Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1953

Part 2-A. South Atlantic Slope Basins, James 

River to Savannah River

Prepared under the direction of J. V. B. WELLS, Chief, Surface Water Branch 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1273

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

oj Georgia, North Carolina, South 

Carolina, and Virginia, and with other 

agencies

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1955
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Douglas McKay, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. E. Wrather, Director

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office 

Washington 25, D. C. - Price $1 (paper cover)
PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation 

with the States of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and 

Virginia, and with other agencies, by personnel of the Water Resources 

Division, C. G. Paulsen, chief, under the general direction of J. V. B. 

Wells, chief, Surface Water Branch, and B. J. Peterson, chief, Annual 

Reports Section.

The data were computed under supervision of district engineers. 

Surface Water Branch, as follows:

A. E. Johnson___________________________Columbia, S. C. 

E. B. Rice_______________________________Raleigh, N. C. 

M. T. Thomson____________________________Atlanta, Ga. 

D. S. Wallace________________________Charlottesville, Va.
CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1953

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IV
CONTENTS

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

Cooperat ion.......................................................................... 1

Division of work..................................................................... 2

Definition of terms and abbreviations................................................ 2

Downstream order of listing gaging stations.......................................... 3

Explanation of data.................................................................. 3

Accuracy of field data and computed results.......................................... 7

Publications......................................................................... 8

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

Hydrologie conditions................................................................ 11

Gaglng-station records............................................................... 13

James River basin:

Jackson Kiver (head of James River): 

Bolar Run:

Bolar Spring at Bolar, Va...................................................... 13

Muddy Run:

Muddy Run Spring near Warm Springs, Va......................................... 13

Back Creek near Mountain Grove, Va............................................... 14

Jackson River at Palling Spring, Va................................................ 15

Dunlap Creek near Covington, Va.................................................. 16

Potts Creek near Covington, Va................................................... 17

Smith Creek above old dam, near Clifton Forge, Va................................ 18

Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge, Va.......................................... 19

Stuart Spring near McDowell, Va................................................ 19

James River at Lick Run, Va........................................................ 20

Craig Creek:

Johns Creek at Newcastle, Va................................................... 21

Craig Creek at Parr, Va.......................................................... 22

James River at Buchanan, Va........................................................ 23

Purgatory Creek:

Karnes Spring near Buehanan, Va................................................ 24

Calfpasture River (head of Maury River) above Mill Creek, at Goshen, Va.......... 24

Maury River at Rockbridge Baths, Va.............................................. 25

Kerrs Creek near Lexington, Va................................................. 26

Big Spring at Kerrs Creek, Va................................................ 27

Maury River near Lexington, Va................................................... 27

South River near Riverside, Va................................................. 28

Maury River near Buena Vista, Va................................................. 29

Pedlar River near Pedlar Mills, Va............................................... 30

James River at Holeombs Rock, Va................................................... 31

James River at Bent Creek, Va...................................................... 32

Buffalo River near Norwood, Va................................................... 33

Tye River near Lovingston, Va.................................................. 34

Piney River at Piney River, Va............................................... 35

RockfIsh River near Greenfield, Va............................................... 36

James River at Scottsvllle, Va..................................................... 37

Slate River near Arvonia, Va..................................................... 38

North Fork Moormans River near Whitehall, Va..................................... 39

South Fork Rivanna River near Earlysville, Va.................................... 40

Rlvanna River at Palmyra, Va..................................................... 41

Willis River at Flanagan Mills, Va............................................... 42

James River at Cartersville, Va.................................................... 43

Fine Creek at Fine Creek Mills, Va............................................... 44

James River near Richmond, Va...................................................... 45

James River & Kanawha Canal near-Richmond, Va...................................... 46

Falling Creek near Drewrys Bluff, Va............................................. 47

Appomattox River at Farmville, Va................................................ 48

Buffalo Creek near Hampden Sidney, Va.......................................... 49

Appomattox River at Mattoax, Va.................................................. 50

Deep Creek near Mannboro, Va................................................... 51

Appomattox River near Petersburg, Va............................................. 52

Chiekahominy River near Providence Forge, Va..................................... 53

Dismal Swamp basin:

Lake urummona in Dismal Swamp, Va.................................................. 54

Chowan River basin;

Nottoway River (head of Chowan River) near Burkeville, Va......................... 55

Nottoway River near Rawlings, Va................................................... 56

Nottoway River near Stony Creek, Va................................................ 57

Stony Creek near Dinwiadie, Va................................................... 58

Hunting Quarter Creek:

Anderson Branch at Sussex, Va.................................................. 59

Nottoway River near Sebrell, Va.................................................... 60

Blaekwater River near Dendron, Va................................................ 61

Blaekwater River at Zuni, Va..................................................... 62

Blaekwater River near Franklin, Va............................................... 63

North Meherrin River near Keysv ille, Va.......................................... 64

North Meherrin River near Lunenburg, Va.......................................... 65

Meherrin River near Lawreneevllle, Va............................................ 66

Meherrin River at Emporia, Va.................................................... 67

Fontaine Creek near Emporia, Va................................................ 68

Chowan River: 

Wlccacon Creek:

Ahoskle Creek at Ahoskie, N. C................................................. 69

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VI CONTENTS

Gaglng-statlon records Continued 

Roanoke River basin:

South Fork Roanoke River: Page

Big Springs at Elliston, Va...................................................... 70

Roanoke River at Lafayette, Va..................................................... 70

Roanoke River at Roanoke, Va....................................................... 71

Roanoke River at Niagara, Va....................................................... 72

Blackwater River near Union Hall, Va............................................. 73

Roanoke River near Toshes, Va...................................................... 74

Pigg River near Toshes, Va....... ............................................... 75

Goose Creek near Huddleston, Va.................................................. 76

Roanoke River at Altavista , Va..................................................... 77

Otter River near Bedford, Va..................................................... 78

Otter River near Evington, Va.................................................... 79

Roanoke River at Brookneal, Va..................................................... 80

Falling River near Naruna, Va.................................................... 81

Cub Creek at Phenix, Va.......................................................... 82

Roanoke River at Randolph, Va...................................................... 83

Roanoke Creek at Saxe , Va........................................................ 84

Dan River near Francisco, N. C................................................... 85

Mayo River:

North Mayo River near Spencer, Va............................................ 86

Mayo River near Price, N. C .................................................... 87

Dan River near Wentworth, N. C................................................... 88

Smith River at Bassett, Va..................................................... 89

Smith River at Martinsville, Va................................................ 90

Smith River at Spray, N. C ..................................................... 91

Sandy River near Danville , Va.................................................. 92

Dan River at Danville, Va........................................................ 93

Dan River at Paces , Va........................................................... 94

Banister River at Halifax, Va.................................................. 95

Hyco River near Denniston, Va.................................................. 96

Roanoke River at Buggs Island, Va.................................................. 97

Roanoke River at Roanoke Rapids , N. C .............................................. 98

Roanoke River near Scotland Neck, N. C ............................................. 99

Pamlico River basin:

Tar River (head of Pamlico River) near Tar River, N. C ............................. 100

Tar River near Nashville, N. C ..................................................... 101

Sapony Creek near Nashville , N. C ................................................ 102

Fishing Creek near Enfield, N. C ................................................. 105

Tar River at Tarboro, N. C ......................................................... 106

Tar River at Greenville, N. C ...................................................... 108

Herring Run near Washington, N. C................................................ 109

Heuse River basin:

Eno River (head of Neuse River) at Hillsboro, N. C................................. 110

Flat River at Bahama, N. C ....................................................... Ill

Dial Creek near Bahama, N. C ................................................... 112

Flat River at dam, near Bahama, N. C ............................................. 113

Neuse River near Northside, N. C................................................... 114

Middle Creek near Clayton, N. C.................................................. 116

Contentnea Creek near Wilson, N. C ............................................... 120

Contentnea Creek at Hookerton, N. C.............................................. 121

Swift Creek near Vanceboro, N. C ................................................. 122

Trent River near Trenton, N. C................................................... 123

New River basin:

New River near Gum Branch, N. C .................................................... 124

Cape Fear River basin:

Haw River (head of Cape Fear River) near Benaja, N. C.............................. 125

Reedy Fork:

Horsepen Creek at Battle Ground, N. C...............................'........... 126

Reedy Fork near Gibsonville, N. C................................................ 127

Buffalo Creek:

South Buffalo Creek near Greensboro, N. C.................................... 128

North Buffalo Creek near Greensboro, N. C .................................... 129

Stony Creek near Burlington, N. C................................................ 130

Haw River at Haw River, N. C ....................................................... 131

Haw River near Pittsboro, N. C..................................................... 132

New Hope River near Pittsboro, N. C .............................................. 133

West Fork Deep River near High Point, N. C ....................................... 134

East Fork Deep River near High Point, N. C..................................... 135

Deep River near Randleman, N. C.................................................. 136

Deep River at Ramseur, N. C ...................................................... 137

Bear Creek at Robbins, N. C .................................................... 138

Deep River at Moncure, N. C ...................................................... 139

Cape Fear River at Lillington, N. C................................................ 140

Little River at Linden, N. C ..................................................... 141

Rockf ish Creek near Hope Mills , N. C.................'............................ 142

Cape Fear River at lock 3, near Tarheel, N. C...................................... 143

Black River: 

Coharie Creek:

Little Coharie Creek near Roseboro, N. C.................................... 144

Black River near Tomahawk, N. C ................................................. 145

South River near Parkersburg, N. C ............................................ 146

Colly Creek near Kelly, N. C .................................................. 147

Northeast Cape Fear River near Chinquapin, N. C................................. 148

Waccamaw River basin:

Waccamaw River at Freeland, N. C .................................................. 149

Waccamaw River near Longs, S. C ................................................... 150
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records Continued

Pee Dee River basin: Page

Yadkin River (head of Pee Dee River) at Patterson, N. C............................ 151

Reddies River at North Wilkesboro, N. C .......................................... 152

Yadkin River at Wilkesboro, N. C................................................... 153

Fisher River near Copeland, N. C................................................. 154

Forbush Creek near Yadkinville , N. C ............................................. 155

Yadkin River at Yadkin College, N. C............................................... 156

South Yadkin River:

Rocky River at Turnersburg, N. C ............................................... 157

South Yadkin River near Mocksville, N. C......................................... 158

Hunting Creek near Harmony, N. C ............................................... 159

South Yadkin River at Cooleemee, N. C............................................ 160

Third Creek at Cleveland, N. C................................................. 161

Abbotts Creek at Lexington, N. C ................................................. 162

Yadkin River at High Rock, N. C .................................................... 163

Uwharrie River near Eldorado, N. C ............................................... 164

Rocky River near Norwood, N. C................................................... 165

Brown Creek near Polkton, N. C ................................................... 166

Pee Dee River near Rockingham, N. C................................................ 167

Thompson Creek:

Juniper Creek near Cheraw, S. C................................................ 168

Pee Dee River at Peedee, S. C...................................................... 169

Lynches River near Bishopville, S. C ............................................. 170

Lynches River at Effingham, S. C ................................................. 171

Little Pee Dee River near Dillon, S. C........................................... 172

Drowning Creek (head of Lumber River) near Hoffman, N. C....................... 173

Lumber River at Boardman, N. C................................................. 174

Little Pee Dee River at Galivants Ferry, S. C.................................... 175

Black River near Gable , S. C ..................................................... 176

Black River at Kingstree, S. C................................................... 177

Santee River basin:

Catawta River (head of Santee River) near Marion, N. C............................. 178

Linville River at Branch, N. C................................................... 179

Catawba River at Catawba, N. C..................................................... 180

Henry Fork (head of South Fork Catawba River) near Henry River, N. C............. 181

Indian Creek near Laboratory, N. C............................................. 182

South Fork Catawba River:

Long Creek near Bessemer City, N. C ............................................ 183

South Fork Catawba River at Lowell, N. C......................................... 184

Catawba River near Rock Hill, S. C................................................. 185

Sugar Creek:

Little Sugar Creek near Charlotte, N. C ........................................ 186

Rocky Creek at Great Falls , S. C ................................................. 187

Wateree River (continuation of Catawba River) near Camden, S. C.................... 188

Broad River near Chimney Rock, N. C .............................................. 189

Green River near Mill Spring, N. C ............................................. 190

Second Broad River at Cliffside, N. C.......................................... 191

Broad River near Boiling Spring, N. C............................................ 192

First Broad River near Lawndale, N. C.......................................... 193

Broad River near Gaffney, S. C ................................................... 194

North Pacolet River at Pingerville, S. C ....................................... 195

South Pacolet River Reservoir near Fingerville, S. C......................... 196

Pacolet River near Fingerville, S. C ........................................... 197

Pacolet River near Clifton, 3. C............................................... 198

Broad River near Carlisle , S. C .................................................. 199

North Tyger River near Fairrnont, S . C .......................................... 200

Middle Tyger River at Lyman , S. C............................................ 201

North Tyger River near Moore, S. C............................................. 202

South Tyger River near Reidville , S. C....................................... 203

South Tyger River near Woodruff, S. C ........................................ 204

Tyger River near Woodruff, S. C ................................................ 205

Fairforest Creek near Union, S. C............................................ 206

Enoree River near Enoree , S. C ................................................. 207

Broad River at Richtex, S. C ..................................................... 208

Saluda River near Greenville, S. C ............................................. 209

Saluda River near Pelzer , S . C ................................................. 210

Lake Greenwood near Chappells, S. C ............................................ 214

Saluda River at Chappells, S. C................................................ 215

Saluda River near Silverstreet, S. C ........................................... 216

Lake Murray near Columbia, S. C ................................................ 217

Saluda River near Columbia, S. C ............................................... 218

Santee River:

Lakes Marion-Moultrie diversion canal near Pineville, S. C ....................... 219

Lake Marion near Pineville, S. C ................................................... 220

Santee River near Pineville , S. C .................................................. 221

Cooper River basin:

Cooper River:

West Branch Cooper River:

Lake Moultrie near Pinopolis , S. C............................................. 222

Edisto River basin:

South Fork Edisto River near Montmorenci, S. C ..................................... 223

South Fork Edisto River near Denmark, S. C......................................... 224

North Fork Edisto River at Orangeburg, S. C ...................................... 225

Edisto River near Branchville, S. C................................................ 226

Edisto River near Givhans, S. C .................................................... 227

Combahee River basin:

Salkehatchie River (head of Combahee River) near Miley, S. C....................... 228

Combahee River near Yemassee , S. C ................................................. 229
VIII CONTENTS

Oaglng-station records Continued

Broad River basin: Page

Coosawhattchle River (head of Broad River) near Hampton, S. C...................... 230

Savannah River basin:

Chattooga River (head of Savannah River) near Clayton, Ga.......................... 231

Panther Creek near Toccoa, Ga.................................................... 232

Tugaloo River (continuation of Chattooga River) near Hartwell, Ga.................. 233

Keowee River near Newry, S. C.................................................... 234

Seneca River near Anderson, S. C................................................. 235

Savannah River near Iva, S. C...................................................... 236

Rocky River near Calhoun Palls, S. C.......................................... .. 237

South Beaverdam Creek at Dewy Rose, Ga........................................... 238

Savannah River near Calhoun Falls, S. C............................................ 239

Broad River near Bell, Ga........................................................ 240

Little River near Mount Carmel, S. C............................................. 241

Little River near Washington, Ga................................................. 242

Clark Hill Reservoir near Clarks Hill, S. C........................................ 243

Savannah River:

Stevens Creek near Modoc, S. C................................................... 245

Augusta Canal near Augusta, Ga................................................... 246

Savannah River at Augusta, Ga...................................................... 247

Savannah River at Burtons Ferry Bridge, near Millhaven, Ga......................... 248

Brier Creek at Millhaven, Ga..................................................... 249

Savannah River near Clyo, Ga....................................................... 250

Miscellaneous discharge measurements................................................. 251

Index................................................................................ 281

ILLUSTRATIONS

Page 

Figure 1. Gaging-station structures: A, James River at Scottsville, Va.; B, Roanoke

River at Niagara, Va.................................................... 4

2. Map of the United States showing areas covered by the 18 annual volumes on

surface water supply.................................................... 9

3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1953 water

year with median discharge for 25-year period........................... 12
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF SOOTH ATLANTIC SLOPE BASINS, JAMES RIVER 

TO SAVANNAH RIVER, 1953

SCOPE OF WORK

This volume is one of a series of 18 reports presenting measurements of stage, discharge, and content of streams, lakes, and reservoirs in the United States during the water 

year ending September 30, 1953. Since 1888, when the United States Geological Survey first 

studied streamflow in relation to problems of irrigation, similar measurements have been 

made at more than 12,800 gaging stations in the 48 States and at many others in the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. On September 30, 1953, the Geological Survey and cooperating 

organizations were maintaining 6,750 gaging stations, including those in Alaska and Hawaii. 

Discharge measurements only were made at many other points in the 1953 water year, most of 

which are published at the end of this report.

COOPERATION

Many State, municipal, and private organizations have cooperated with the Geological 

Survey in this work by either furnishing or helping to collect data. Organizations that 

supplied data are acknowledged in station descriptions, and organizations that assisted in 

the collection of data through cooperative agreements with the Survey are:

Georgia: State Department of Mines, Mining and Geology, Garland Peyton, director, 

and State Highway Department, G. L. Gillls, director.

North Carolina: State Department of Conservation and Development, G. R. Ross, 

director, succeeded by B. E. Douglas; city of Burlington, E. C. Brandon, Jr., city 

manager, succeeded by J. D. Mclntosh, Jr.

South Carolina: State Highway Department, C. R. McMillan, chief highway commissioner; State Public Service Authority, R. M. Jefferles, general manager; State Research, Planning and Development Board, L. W. Bishop, director; State Water Pollution Control Authority, W. T. Linton, executive director; city of Spartanburg, 

Taylor Blalock, chairman of commissioners of public works.

Virginia: State Department of Conservation and Development, S. S. Kellam, director, succeeded by R. V. Long, acting director; State Department of Highways, 

J. A. Anderson, director; city of Norfolk, C. A. Harrell, cifcy manager; Newport News 

Waterworks Commission, E, F. Dugger, general manager.

Assistance in the form of funds or services was given by the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, in collecting records published herein for 133 gaging stations, of 

which 7 were in Georgia, 49 in North Carolina, 27 in South Carolina, and 50 in Virginia. 

The following organizations aided in collecting records: 

Georgia: City of Augusta.

North Carolina: State Highway and Public Works Commission, State Stream Sanitation Committee, cities of Durham and Gastonla, Carolina Power & Light Co., and Duke 

Power Co.

South Carolina; Greenwood County Electric Power Commission, South Carolina Electric & Gas Co., and South Carolina Public Service Authority.

Virginia: Appalachian Electric Power Co., Virginia Electric & Power Co., and 

Camp Manufacturing Co.
2 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1953, PART 2-A

DIVISION OF WORK

The stream gaging work was done by the Water Resources Division of the Geological Survey 

under the direction of personnel shown in the preface. The data for stations in the several States were collected and prepared for publication in the district offices listed 

below.

State District Address

Georgia a/............... Atlanta ................... 644 Peachtree-Seventh Building.

North Carolina........... Raleigh................... Federal Building.

South Carolina V- ....... Columbia. ................. 210 Creason Building.

Virginia................. Charlottesville........... Natural Resources Building, University of Virginia.

a/ Except Augusta Canal near Augusta and Savannah River at Augusta, at Burtons Ferry Bridge, near 

Millhaven, and near Clyo.

b/ Including Augusta Canal near Augusta, Ga., and Savannah River at Augusta, Ga., at Burtons Ferry 

Bridge, near Millhaven, Ga., and near Clyo, Ga.

Information of a more detailed nature than that published for most of the gaging stations given in this report is on file in the district offices listed above. Provisional 

records of discharge prior to publication, and other unpublished data concerning the gaging records may usually be obtained from the district office.

DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

The terms of streamflow and other hydrologic data, as used in this report, are defined 

as follows:

Cubic foot per second (cfs) is the rate of discharge of a stream whose channel is 

1 square foot in cross-sectional area and whose average velocity is 1 foot per second.

Cubic feet per second per square mile (cfsm) is the average number of cubic feet of 

water flowing per second from each square mile of area drained, assuming that the runoff 

is distributed uniformly in time and area.

Runoff in Inches is the depth to which an area would be covered if all the water draining from it in a given period were uniformly distributed on its surface. The term is used 

for comparing runoff with rainfall, which is also usually expressed in inches.

Acre-foot is the quantity of water required to cover an acre to the depth of 1 foot and 

is equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet. The term is commonly used in relation to storage for 

irrigation. 

Cfs-day is the volume of water represented by a flow of 1 cubic foot per second for 24 

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

and represents a runoff of 0.0372 inch from 1 square mile.

Stage-discharge relation is the relation between gage height and the amount of water 

flowing in a channel, expressed as volume per unit of time.

Control designates a feature downstream from the gage that determines the stagedischarge relation at the gage. This feature may be a natural constriction of the channel, 

a long reach of the channel, or an artificial structure.

Contents is the volume of water in a reservoir. Unless otherwise indicated, volume is 

computed on the basis of a level pool and does not include bank storage.

The drainage area of a stream at a specifiec location is that area, measured in a horizontal plane, which is so enclosed by a topographic divide that direct surface runoff from 

precipitation normally would drain by gravity into the river above the specified point. 

Figures of drainage area given herein include all closed basins, or noncontributing areas, 

within the area unless otherwise noted.
EXPLANATION OF DATA 3

WSP Is used as an abbreviation for "Water-Supply Paper" In references to previously 

published reports.

DOWNSTREAM ORDER OF LISTING GAGING STATIONS

Beginning with the series of reports for the water year ending September 30, 1951, the 

order of listing gaglng-statlon records was changed. In this report, In a downstream direction along the main stem all stations on a tributary entering above a main-stem station 

are listed before that station. If a tributary enters between two main-stem stations, It 

Is listed between them. A similar order Is followed in listing stations on first rank, 

second rank, and other ranks of tributaries. To indicate the rank of any tributary on 

which a gaging station Is situated and the stream to which It is immediately tributary, 

each indention in the listing of gaging stations in the table of contents of this report 

represents one rank. This downstream order and system of Indention show which gaging stations are on tributaries between any two stations on a main stem and the rank of the tributary on which each gaging station Is situated.

The order of listing used before the publication of the 1951 report listed first all 

stations on the main stem from headwaters toward mouth, then all stations on the uppermost 

tributary to the main stem from the tributary's source to mouth, and then all stations 

from source to mouth of the uppermost tributary to the tributary.

EXPLANATION OP DATA

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

of discharge. In addition, observations of factors affecting the stage-discharge relation, weather records, and other Information Is used to supplement base data in determining the dally flow. The records of stage are obtained either from direct readings on a 

nonrecording gage or from a water-stage recorder that gives a continuous record of fluctuations. Measurements of discharge are made with a current meter by the general methods 

adopted by the Geological Survey on the basis of experience In stream gaging since 1888. 

These methods are described In Water-Supply Paper 888 and are also outlined in standard 

textbooks on the measurement of stream discharge. Typical structures In use at gaging 

stations are shown in figure 1.

Rating tables giving the discharge for any stage are prepared from stage-discharge relation curves defined by discharge measurements. If extensions to the rating curves are 

necessary to define the extremes of discharge, they are made on the basis of indirect 

measurements of peak discharge (such as slope-area or contracted-opening measurements, 

computation of flow over dams or weirs, and by other methods), velocity-area studies, and 

logarithmic plotting. The application of the daily mean gage height to those rating 

tables gives the dally mean discharge, from which the monthly and the yearly mean discharge 

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

cont^.iual change in the physical features that form the control, the dally mean discharge 

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

the gage heights to the rating tables. If the stage-discharge relation for a station is 

temporarily changed by the presence of aquatic growth or debris on the control, the daily 

mean discharge is computed by what is essentially the shifting-control method.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 19S3, PART 2-A

JAMES RIVER AT SCOTTSVILLE, VA

. ROANOKE RIVER AT NIAGARA, VA.

FIGURE 1. GAGING-STATION STRUCTURES.
EXPLANATION OP DATA 5

At sane gaging stations the stage-discharge relation is affected by backwater from 

reservoirs, tributary streams, or other sources. This necessitates the use of the slope 

.method in which the slope or fall in a reach of the stream is a factor in determining 

discharge. Information requisite for determining the slope or fall is obtained by means 

of an auxiliary gage set at some distance from the base gage. At some stations the stagedischarge relation is affected by changing stage. If so, the rate of change in stage is 

used as a factor in the determination of discharge.

At most gaging stations in the northern part of the United States and at some in the 

mountainous regions of other parts the stage-discharge relation is affected by ice during 

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

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

comparable records of discharge for other stations in the same or nearby basins. If the 

stage-discharge relation is affected by ice, this information is given in a note to the 

table. No mention ib made of occasional days of ice effect if the degree of accuracy of 

daily records is not changed.

The data herein presented generally comprise a description of the station, a skeleton 

rating table, and a table showing the daily discharge and monthly and yearly discharge and 

runoff of the stream. Records are published for the water year which begins on October 1 

and ends on September 30. A calendar for the water year 1953 is shown on page IV for the 

purpose of finding the day of the week for an; date.

The description of the station gives the location, drainage area, records available, 

type and history of gages, average discharge, extremes of discharge, general remarks, and 

notations of revisions of the previously published record. The location of the gaging 

station and the drainage area are obtained from the most accurate maps available. River 

mileage, given under "Location" for some stations, is that determined and used by the 

Corps of Engineers unless otherwise noted. Under "records available" are given the periods 

for which there are published records generally equivalent to those at the present site. 

Under "Gage" are given the type of gage currently in use and the datum of the present gage 

above mean sea level, and a condensed history of the types of gages, locations, and datums 

of previous gages used during the period of records available. Under "Average discharge" 

is given the average discharge for the number of years indicated. It is not given for 

stations having fewer than five complete years of record or for stations where changes in 

water development during the period of record cause the figure to have little significance. 

Under "Extremes" are given the maximum discharge and gage height; the minimum discharge if 

there is little or no regulation; the minimum daily discharge if there is extensive regulation (also the minimum discharge if useful); and the minimum gage height (unless it is 

of no importance). Unless otherwise qualified, the maximum discharge corresponds to the 

crest stage obtained by use of a water-stage recorder, a crest-stage indicator, or a nonrecording gage read at the time of the crest. If the maximum gage height did not occur 

at the same time as the maximum discharge, it is given separately. Information pertaining 

to the accuracy of the records and conditions which affect the natural flow at the gaging 

station is given under "Remarks."
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1953, PART 2-A

Previously published records of some stations have been found to be in error on the 

basis of data or information later obtained. Revisions of such records are usually published along with the current records in one of the annual reports. In order to make it 

easier to find such revised records, a paragraph headed "Revisions (water years)" has been 

added to the description of all stations for which revised records have been published. 

Listed therein are all the reports in which revisions have been published, each followed 

by the water years for which figures are revised in that report. In listing the water 

years only one number is given; for instance, 1933 stands for the water year October 1, 

1932, to September 30, 1933. If no daily, monthly or annual figures of discharge are concerned in the revision, that fact is brought out by notations after the year dates as 

follows: "(M)" means that only the instantaneous maximum discharge was revised; "(m)" 

that only the instantaneous minimum was revised; and "(P)" that only peak discharges were 

revised. If the drainage area has been revised, the report in which the revised figure 

was first published is given. It should be noted that for all stations for which cubic 

feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches are published, a revision of the 

drainage area necessitates corresponding revision of all figures based on the drainage 

area. Revised figures of cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches resulting from a revision of the drainage area only are usually not published in the annual 

series of reports.

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

discharge for the greater part of the open-water period was determined by the shiftingcontrol method, the slope method, or other special methods involving an equivalent adjustment to the gage height of more than one-tenth foot. Skeleton rating tables are generally 

not published for stations on canals.

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

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

daily mean gage height. For stations subject to such fluctuation the daily mean gage 

height may not indicate the true daily mean discharge, which must be obtained by averaging 

the discharge for parts of the day or by using the discharge integrator, an instrument for 

obtaining the daily mean discharge from a continuous gage-height graph and containing, as 

an essential element, a curve representing the stage-discharge relation at the station. 

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

discharge corresponding to once-daily readings of the gage, or to the mean of twice-daily 

readings, or to the mean gage height determined from gage-height graphs based on gage 

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

from gage-height graphs based on gage readings, the frequency of which is stated in the 

station description.

In the table of daily discharge, the values for the maximum day and the minimum day for 

each month are underlined. If the value is repeated, it is underlined only on the first 

day of its occurrence.

In the monthly summary below the daily table, the line headed "Total" gives the sum of 

the daily values; it is the total cfs-days for the month. The line headed "Mean" gives 

the average flow in cubic feet per second during the month. Runoff for the month may be 

expressed in cubic feet per second per square mile (line headed "Cfsm"), or in inches 

(line headed "in."), or in acre-feet (line headed "Ac-ft"). Values for cubic feet per
ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS 7

second per square mile and runoff In Inches are omitted If the drainage area Includes 

large noncontributing areas, or If the average annual rainfall over the drainage basin is 

usually less than 20 inches.

In the yearly summary below the monthly summary, the values of maximum are the maximum 

daily discharges, not the momentary discharges when the water was at crest stage. Likewise, the minimums in this summary are the minimum daily discharges.

Peak discharges and the times of their occurrence and corresponding gage heights of 

most stations are listed below the table of daily and monthly discharge. All independent 

peaks above the selected base are given. The base discharge, which is given in parentheses, is selected so that an average of about three peaks a year will be presented. 

Peak discharges are not published for canals, ditches, drains, or for any stream for which 

the peaks are subject to substantial control by man.

Footnotes to the table of daily discharge indicate periods when discharge was computed 

or estimated by unusual or special methods during periods of no gage-height record and ice 

effect, or by other effects that reduce the degree of accuracy of the records. Days on 

which discharge measurements were made are indicated by asterisk and footnote unless they 

were made at frequent regular intervals, in which instance the general frequency of discharge measurements is given under "Remarks" in the station description.

For most gaging stations on lakes and reservoirs the data presented comprise a description of the station and a monthly summary table of stage and contents. For some reservoirs a table showing daily contents or stage is given. A skeleton table of capac.ity at 

given stages is usually given in the first report in which data for the reservoir are published, but it is omitted from succeeding reports.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of streamflow data depends primarily on (1) the stability of the stagedischarge relation or, if the control is unstable, the frequency of discharge measurements, 

and (2) the accuracy of observations of stage, measurements of discharge, and interpretation of records.

The station description states the degree of accuracy of the records. "Excellent" indicates that, in general, the error in the daily records is believed to be less than 5 percent; "good," less than 10 percent; "fair," less than 15 percent; and "poor," probably 

more than 15 percent. The records of monthly and yearly mean discharge and runoff are, 

in general, more nearly accurate than the daily records.

Runoff at some stations, as indicated by the monthly mean, may vary widely from natural 

runoff, owing to diversion, consumption, regulation by storage, increase or decrease in 

evaporation due to artificial causes, or to other factors. For such stations, values of 

cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches are not published unless storage or diversion records are included to indicate the extent of the regulation or diversion, or unless satisfactory adjustments can be made for changes in contents of reservoirs 

or for other changes incident to use and control. Evaporation from a reservoir is not included in the adjustments for changes in reservoir contents, unless it is so stated. Even 

at those stations where adjustments are made, large errors in computed runoff may occur 

when relatively large negative adjustments are made or when evaporation is large in comparison with the observed discharge.
8 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 19S3, PART 2-A

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

does not actually show the water supply available at the stations for further development, 

because water must first be supplied to existing irrigation systems.

PUBLICATIONS

To facilitate publication of the annual series of reports, the area of the United 

States is divided into 14 parts whose boundaries coincide with certain natural drainage 

lines. Formerly, the results of streamflow measurements were published in 14 volumes, one 

for each of the 14 parts. Beginning with the reports for 1951, the records are published 

in 18 volumes, there being 2 volumes each for Parts 1, 2, 3, and 6. The boundaries of the 

various parts are indicated by the following list and the map in figure 2.

Part 1. North Atlantic slope basins, in two volumes:

A, North Atlantic slope basins, Maine to Connecticut. 

B, North Atlantic slope basins, New York to York River.

2. South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, in two volumes: 

A, South Atlantic slope basins, James River to Savannah River. 

B, South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, Ogeechee River 

to Pearl River.

3. Ohio River basin^ in two volumes:

A, Ohio River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee River basins. 

B, Cumberland and Tennessee River basins.

4. St. Lawrence River basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins.

6. Missouri River basin, in two volumes:

A, Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa. 

B, Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa.

7. Lower Mississippi River basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

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

13. Snake River basin.

14. Pacific slope basins in Oregon and lower Columbia River basin.

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

the water resources of the United States may be purchased or consulted as follows:

1. Copies may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing 

Office, Washington 25, D. C., who will, on application, furnish lists giving prices. A 

list of Geological Survey publications may also be obtained by applying to the Director, 

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

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

the United States.

3. Sets are available for consultation in the offices of the Water Resources Division 

of the Geological Survey. Addresses of the offices in the area covered by this report are 

given on page 2.

Early records of the flow of streams in the United States are published in the reports 

listed below. In many of these reports records for years earlier than those indicated have 

been included for some streams.

Streamflow data for the years 1884-1901, In reports of the Geological Survey 

(A Annual Report; B Bulletin)

Report

loth A, pt. 

llth A, pt. 

12th A, pt. 

13th A, pt. 

14th A, pt. 

B 131...... 

16th A, pt.

2 

2 

2 

3 

2

'2

Character of data

Descriptive information only. 

Monthly discharge and descriptive In forma

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights. 

Descriptive information only. 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, 

monthly discharge.

and ratings. ...... 

ratings, and

Year

1884 to 

18S4 to 

1884-92 

1SSS-93 

1S93-94.

1895.

September 1890. 

June 3O, 1S91.
PUBLICATIONS

M H

341607 0-55-2
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1963, PART 2-A

Streamflow data for the years 1884-1901, In reports of the Geological Survey Continued 

(A = Annual Report; B = Bulletin)

Report

WSP 11. ......

18th A, pt. 4 

WSP 15 .......

WSP 16.......

19th A, pt. 4

WSP 47 to 52.

WSP 75 .......

Character of data

Descriptions, measurements ratings, and monthly discharge.. 

Descriptions, measurements and gage heights of streams east 

of the Mississippi River and Missouri River and tributaries above Kansas River.

of the Mississippi River except Missouri River and tributaries above Kansas River. 

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge.

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries.

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries.

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

Monthly discharge ...........................................

Year

1896.

1895-96. 

1897.

1897.

1897. 

1898.

1898.

1900. 

1900.

1901.

Reports on surface-water supply containing records from 1899 to date for drainage basins In this report are listed below. The data for any particular gaging station will, 

In general, be found In the reports covering the years during which the station was maintained. Before 1951, records for the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to Savannah 

River, were Included with those for the South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico 

basins.

Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream measurements In the South 

Atlantic slope basins, James River to Savannah River, 1899-1953

Year

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907-8

1909

1910

WSP

335, 36

48

65, 75

a82, 83

a97, 98

bias, 127

b!67, 168

b203, 204

242

262

282

Year

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919-20

1921

1922

WSP

302

322

352

382

402

432

452

472

502

522

542

Year

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

WSP

562

582

602

622

642

662

682

697

712

727

742

Year

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

WSP

757

782

802

822

852

872

892

922

952

972

Year

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

WSP

1002

1032

1052

1082

1112

1142

1172

1203

1233

1273

a James River only.

b Susquehanna River to Yadkin River.

The records at most of the stations discussed In these reports extend over many years. 

Discharge measurements at many points other than regular gaging stations have been made 

each year and are published under "Miscellaneous discharge measurements" at the end of 

each report. The streams and points of measurement are listed In the same order as the 

streams and gaging stations In the body of the report. An Index of the records obtained 

before 1904 has been published In Water-Supply Paper 119.

Each of the reports on the surface-water supply for the year 1939 (Water-Supply Paper 

872 for the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to Savannah River), contains, for 

the area Included In that report, a summary of yearly discharge at gaging stations at 

which 10 or more complete years of record had been collected. These summaries were reprinted separately.

Reports also have been published that are compilations of records for various areas, 

usually a single State or drainage basin. These reports contain records previously published (some of which may have been revised), as well as some records not contained In 

the annual series of water-supply papers. The only such report for any part of the area 

covered by this report is Water-Supply Paper 197, "Water resources of Georgia, 1895-1905."

Records of discharge have been published also in State reports. Some of these are not
HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS 11

contained In the publications of the Geological Survey or are revisions of records previously published In Its water-supply papers. The following table contains a list of 

these reports for the area covered by this report.

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge

State

North Carolina

South Carolina

Do...... ...

Period

1689-1923

1864-1946

1927 42

Report

Bull. 34, Discharge records of North Carolina streams.

lina streams. 1 

basin.

basin.

Elver basins. 

Bull. 17, Summary of records of surface 

water supply of South Carolina.

(James Elver basin).

(Eoanoke and Chowan Elver basins).

(James Elver basin).

(Chowan and Eoanoke Elver basins).

Issued by

Do.

Department of Conservation 

and Development.

South Carolina Eesearch, 

Planning and Development 

Board.

V

1 Contains records of maximum and minimum dally, weekly, and monthly discharge and yearly mean 

discharge.

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

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

stage and discharge of many streams during major floods has been included in special reports on these floods published by the Geological Survey. The more recent of these special reports also contain other pertinent hydrologic information and analyses and compilations of data relating to earlier notable floods. The following ^ist gives the numbers 

and titles of these reports:

WSP .Title

96...

771.. 

800.. 

847.. 

1066.

Destructive floods In the United States In 1903.

Floods In the United States, magnitude and frequency.

The floods of March 1936, Part 3, Potomac, James, and upper Ohio Rivers.

Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations through September 1938.

Floods of August 1940 in southeastern States.

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

The city of Lynchburg, Va., has collected records of daily discharge of Pedlar River at 

Pedlar Dam, Va., since August 1921 and the Agricultural Research Service of the United ' 

States Department of Agriculture has collected records of runoff from 3 areas of less than 

20 acres each near Chatham, Va., since 1938.

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

The water year 1953 was characterized by below normal runoff for the year over most of 

the South Atlantic slope basin, James River to Savannah River. Moderate flooding occurred 

during February and March over most of the area covered by this report which made the runoff for the first half of the water year above normal. Drought conditions beginning late 

in May in the southeastern part of North Carolina and slowly extending into the rest of 

the area during July to September caused near record lows to occur in Virginia and North 

Carolina In September. Some relief came for parts of the area by way of heavy precipitation in 'the latter part of September. For three key gaging stations in the area covered 

by this report, a comparison of monthly and yearly mean discharges during the 1953 water 

year with the median discharges for the 25-year period 1921-45 is shown In figure 3 on the 

following page.
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1953, PART 2-A

500 Slate River near Arvonia, Va. 

Drainage area, 235 sq mi.

300

200

100

m

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

J^HT

2000

,1500

 1000

500

Neuse River near Clayton, N- C 

Drainage area, 1,140 sq mi.

Apr. May June July Aug. Sapt

Lynches River at Effingham, S. C. 

Drainage area, 1,030 sq mi.

,1900

§,1000

500

Oct Nov. Dec. Jan. Tab. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sapt The y* Explanation

lil! Median of monthly mean discharge for 25-year period 1921-45. 

Monthly mean discharge during water year 1953.

Figure 3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1953 water year 

with median discharge for 25-year period.
QAQINQ-STATION RECORDS 13

JAMES RIVER BASIN 

Bolar Spring at Bolar, Va.

Location. Lat 38°13'05", long. 79°40'40", In Highland County, 1,000 ft north of Bolar 

which Is on county line between Bath and Highland Counties.

Records available. August 1947, October 1949 to September 1953 (discharge measurements 

only).

Extremes. 1947, 1949-53: Maximum discharge measured, 17.6 cfs Feb. 3, 1950; minimum 

measured, 3.59 cfs Aug. 28, 1947.

Remarks. Discharge measurements generally made once a month 75 ft downstream from source.

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1952 to September 1953

Apr. 6.......... 6.38

May 28.......... 4.94

July 10.......... 4.51

Aug. 7.......... 3.88

Sept.11.......... 4.73

Nov 

Jan 

Peb

21.......... 4.14

5..'........ 5.66

9.......... 7.40

Muddy Run Spring near Warm Springs, Va.

Location. Lat 38°06'25", long. 79°45'05", 2.7 miles upstream from Jackson River and 3.9 

miles northeast of intersection of U. S. Highway 220 and State Highway 39 at Warm 

Springs, Bath County.

Records available. June 1946 to September 1953 (discharge measurements only).

Extremes. 1946-53: Maximum discharge measured, 12.3 cfs Feb. 3, 1950; minimum measured, 

2.21 cfs Sept. 11, 1953.

Remarks.--Discharge measurements generally made once a month 50 ft downstream from spring

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1952 to September 1953

Oct. 13.......... 2.25

Nov. 21.......... 3.65

Jan. 5.......... 3.69

Feb. 9.......... 6.40

Mar. 12.......... 7.18

Apr. 4.......... 6.71

May 28.......... 3.85

July 10.......... 2.79

Aug. 7.......... 2.92

Sept.11.......... 2.21
14 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Back Creek near Mountain Grove, Va.

Location.--Lat 38°04'10", long. 79°53'50", on left bank 0.4 mile downstream from 

CummTngs Run, 0.9 mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 39, and 2.1 miles 

south of Mountain Grove, Bath County.

Drainage area.--131 sq ml.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 1,707 ft above mean sea level (by 

barometer).

Extreme s. Maximum discharge during year, 7,800 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 9.05 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 2,700 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of 

peak flow; minimum, 2.4 cfs Sept. 3, 4; minimum gage height, 1.73 ft Nov. 7, 8.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 21, 1953; minimum, that of Sept. 3, 4, 

1953; minimum gage height, that of Nov. 7, 8, 1953.

Remarks. Records good. **

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21 Feb. 22 to Sept. 3O

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.7 

3.0

7.5

11

20

44

98

179

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

390 

69O 

1,480 

2,480 

3,8OO 

5,600

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.3

2.0

5.8

11

33

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.5

114

175

390

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 3.5 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

11

12

11

11

11

11

12

13

13

15

16

15

*14

13

12

12

11

11

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.2

9.2

8T9- 8.9

349.4

11.3

0.086

0.10

Nov.

8.9

972

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.9

8.9

8.9

10

11

12

12

11

12

11

11

11

12

70

*78

81

6T

51

41

37

33

29

26

24

-

730.6

24.4

0.186

0.21

Dec.

21

20

2O

19

21

29

38

33

31

70

*1,140

418

214

134

96

77

65

56

51

46

50

55

73

84

83

77

67

56

51

45

55

3,295

106

O.B09

0.93

Jan.

67

66

73

77

71

62

77

685

1,260

1.180

816

445

277

207

166

147

139

139

134

125

153

233

237

901

795

423

286

237

207

179

160

10,024

323

2.47

2.85

Feb.

144

128

116

107

93

4SB" 91

467

312

233

193

225

222

190

210

200

190

169

166

345

*5,220

*1,480

690

456

335

269

215

175

-

_

-

13,046

466

3.56

3.71

Mar.

146

137

128

521

1,040

548

385

326

256

223

200

*186

223

326

390

704

506

418

478

428

331

265

326

2,940

*1,140

634

456

350

277

219

186

14,696

474

3.62

4.17

Apr.

162

143

123

109

96

96

240

*390 3?B"

281

236

215

269

350

308

281

227

200

227

215

207

252

281

252

211

193

172

146

128

126

6,462

215

1.64

1.83

May

123

109

102

89

89

109

232

273 53-6

193

159

134

120

104

128

104

106

106

120

211

240

193

149

117

96

77

64

*54

47

43

40

3,967

128

0.977

1.13

June

37

35

31

28

26

28

94

66

46

43

44

36

32

31

27

24

197

204

TT4

79

58

47

41

35

31

31

30

26

32

31

-

1,584

52.8

0.403

0.45

July

24

22

33

40

35

79

6?

44

*35

28

24

21

18

17

14

13

12

10

10

9.4

9.4

10

22

16

12

10

8.9

7,9

7.4

6.8

5.8

666.6

21.5

0.164

0.19

Au

5.8

5.4

12

14

*17

16

14

12

12

15

12

9.4

8.4

7.4

6.3

5.8

7.4

7.9

7.9

6.8

5.8

5.4

5.0

4.7

4.3

4.3

3.9

3.9

3.5

3.5

3.1

249.9

8.06

0.062

0.07

Sept.

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.8

10

15

T4

10

8.4

7.4

*6.8

7.4

6.8

7.4

7.4

6.8

6.3

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.0

5.0

4.7

-

195.1

6.50

0.050

0.06

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,620 Min 7.2 Mean 180 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.74

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,220 Mln 2.8 Mean 151 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.70

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 cfs). --Dec. 11 (7 a.m.) 1,700 cfs (5.26 f t) j Jan. 24 (4:30 p.m.)

1,480 cfs (5.02 ft); Feb. 21 (9:30 a.m.) 7,800 cfs (9.05 ft)j Mar. 4 (11 p.m.) 1,570 cfs (5.08 ft);

Mar. 24 (7 a.m.) 4,460 cfs (7.40 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 15

Jackson River at Falling Spring, Va.

Location. Lat 37°52'36", long. 79°58'39", on right bank 20 ft upstream from Smith 

Bridge, 0.8 mile south of town of Falling Spring, Alleghany County, 1.6 miles downstream from Falling Springs Creek, and 5.5 miles north of Covington.

Drainage area. 409 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1925 to September 1953. Prior to October 1934, published as 

"at Barber."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,333.49 ft above mean sea level (levels 

cy Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 26, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--28 years, 487 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,500 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 12.44 ft); 

minimum, 62 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 2.93 ft).

1925-53: Maximum discharge, 24,700 cfs Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 14.74 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs on basis of records for other stations in 

James River basin; minimum, 36 cfs Oct. 12, 1946 (gage height, 2.65 ft); minimum 

daily, 58 cfs Sept. 28-30, Oct. 1, 3, 5, 1930.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of backwater from brush and logs, which 

are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 952: 1926(M), 1927, 1928(M), 1929-30, 1932-40.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 except periods of backwater 

from logs and "brush (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

107

204

345

765

10.0

11.0

1,370

3,060

7,500

10,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per seaond, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

0

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

96

93

91

91

96

97

101

99

102

104

104

107

105

*104

104

101

99

97

97

96

94

94

93

93

93

93

93

93

91

91

i°

3,002

96.8

0.237

0.27

Nov.

90

90

91

94

93

91

90

90

90

§1

94

96

96

94

94

96

96

96

99

*180

326

299

274

215

174

156

144

132

123

119

-

3,910

130

0.318

0.35

Dec.

115

111

109

107

TI3

123

139

141

132

*146

1,750

1,110

615

435

329

272

236

209

190

177

180

204

226

247

247

234

218

196

161

150

190

8,792

284

0.694

0.80

Jan.

236

236

244

263

253

*220

23T

820

1,980

2,180

1,860

1,180

792

615

519

451

415

398

390

362

387

615

555

1,040

1,750

1,040

765

638

575

503

451

21,964

709

1.73

1.99

Feb.

412

376

342

323

299

280

7JT

1,040

765

*595

507

595

660

555

595

660

615

535

487

570

9,880

4,990

2,020

1,340

1,020

820

685

575

-

-

-

32,288

1,153

2.82

2.94

Mar.

495

463

423

83S

2,420

1,440

1,040

875

738

615

555

523

575

738

1,110

1,640

1,270

1,040

1,180

1,040

675

738

605

8,220

*3,400

1,980

1,400

1,110

902

738

615

39,601

1,277

3.12

3.60

Apr.

555

511

463

415

376

359

6TF

*875

765

685

615

555

638

765

710

660

595

535

638

595

575

555

595

575

507

491

463

415

376

362

-

16,839

561

1.37

1.53

May

373

352

332

305

293

323

463

575 555"

483

419

376

339

313

313

307

288

288

305

390

439

390

339

299

274

*247

226

204

185

174

169

10,338

333

0.814

0.94

June

159

154

144

134

129

127

244

291

204

174

167

151

139

137

129

125

274

575

35?

272

223

193

169

151

134

127

141

134

144

146

-

5,650

188

O.460

0.5]

July

129

121

121

146

137

196

253

199

*159

137

123

113

107

104

101

96

94

91

91

93

91

91

101

104

94

90

88

87

84

84

84

3,609

116

0.284

0.33

Aug.

84

84

c90

c!07

*cl27

c!09

c96

c91

c91

c91

c91

c64

c83

c78

c76

c76

c90

084

c83

cBO

c76

c74

c73

c73

c72

c69

c69

c69

c66

c68

c§7

2,573

83.0

0.203

0.23

Sept.

c68

c64

C64

c77

c!92

258

159

119

*102

96

91

c93

c93

c90

c8B

c88

c87

c85

c85

c87

085

c85

c84

c83

c84

c85

c87

c83

c81

c80

-

2,923

97.4

0.238

0.27

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,900 Mln 88 Mean 488 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.23

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,880 Mln 64 Mean 415 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.76

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs).--Feb. 21 (5 p.m.) 15,500 cfs (12.43 ft); Mar. 24 (l p.m.) 

11,300 cfs (11720 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

c Backwater from logs and brush-.
16 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Dunlap Creek near Covlngton, Va.

Location. Lat 37°48'10", long. 80°02'50", on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 60, 2.2 miles downstream from Ogle Creek, and 3.0 miles west of Covington, 

Alleghany County.

Drainage area.--166 sq mi.

Records available. December 1928 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,294.21 ft above mean sea level (levels 

By Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 8, 1949, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years (1929-53), 158 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,720 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 7.04 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1-4 (gage height, 0.95 ft).

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 8,370 cfs Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 10.52 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 4,500 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies 

and records for other stations in James River basin; minimum observed, 8 cfs Aug. 27, 

28, 30, 1932 (gage height, 0.88 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Occasional diurnal fluctuation caused by dam above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 972: 1929-30, 1932-34, 1942.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21 Feb. 22 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

14

32

74

179

321

3.0 550

4.0 1,130

5.0 1,840

7.0 3,720

0.9 

1.0 

1.3 

1.5

Note. Same as preceding table above 

1.5 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

18

T8

19

18

18

20

28

25

23

24

25

23

22

*20 

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

20

20

20

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

644

20.8

0.125

0.14

Nov.

20

20

20

20

20

20

IE

19

19

20

21

21

20

20 

19

19

19

19

20

*36

50

87

85

56

43

38

33

30

28

27

-

883

29.4

0.177

0.20

Dec.

25

25

25

24

26

29

36

38

36

*53

480

Z2l

136

99 

76

62

54

49

43

40

47

76

89

84

72

64

56

50

44

43

62

2,264

73.0

0.440

0.51

Jan.

121

115

119

134

119

*97

113

294

510

520

450

263

191

156 

132

115

103

95

87

82

134

307

246

226

224

191

163

154

147

136

126

5,870

189

1.14

1.31

Feb.

119

107

97

89

82

72

143

213

186

*152

134

196

321

257 

304

356

369

297

240

337

5.120

1,260

570

356

269

224

189

156

-

-

10,215

365

2.20

2.29

Mar.

134

130

124

7T5

1,360

590

382

290

229

*193

165

147

145

134 

327

515

364

287

301

269

226

196

332

3.020

1,010

550

360

278

229

191

165

13,358

431

2.60

3.00

Apr.

149

138

126

113

103

101

*263

348

278

240

206

181

275

374 

287

251

206

186

232

243

216

186

172

156

141

141

130

117

107

109

-

5,775

192

1.16

1.29

May

132

141

132

121

113

134

321

290

235

189

158

136

119

103 

93

84

76

72

113

382

249

177

143

115

99

*82

69

60

51

47

43

4,279

138

0.831

0.96

June

41

38

36

32

31

32

49

43

36

42

39

33

32

38 

36

33

39

47

38

33

31

34

34

29

26

24

26

24

23

21

-

1,020

34.0

0.205

0.23

July

2t

21

21

2O

20

30

35

35

*31

26

23

21

20

19 

19

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

20

18

17

15

15

14

14

14

14

620

20.0

0.120

0.14

Aug.

14

14

16

17

*17

17

17

17

20

19

17

15

15

14 

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

460

14.8

0.089

0.10

Sept.

12

12

12

14

li

42

31

24

*21

19

18

17

17

16 

16

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

-

541

18.0

0.108

0.12

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,160 Min 15 Mean 153 Cfsm 0.922 In. 12.60

Water year 195.2-53: Max 3,120 Min 12 Mean 126 Cfsm 0.759 In. 10.29

Peak dlscharae (base. 2.000 cfs). Feb. 21 (12 m.l 3.720 cfs (7.04 ft): Mar. 4 (11:30 p.m. 2,380

cfs (5.65 ft); Mar. 24 (8:30 a.m.) 3,720 cfs (7.02 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 17

Potts Creek near Covington, Va.

Location. Lat 37°44'10", long. 80 0 01'55", near center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, 0.2 mile upstream from Hays Creek and 3.2 miles southwest of Covington, 

Alleghany County.

Drainage area. 158 sq mi.

Records available. December 1928 to September 1953.

gage. Chain gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 

T,257.61 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--24 years (1929-53), 175 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,030 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 7.43 ft); minimum observed, 20 cfs Sept. 23-30; minimum gage height, 1.21 ft Sept. 28-30.

1928-53: Maximum discharge observed, 9,710 cfs Jan. 23, 1935 (gage height, 10.10 

ft), from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum discharge, 13 cfs Nov. 29, 1930; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 28-30, 1953.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 727: 1931.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 15-30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21 Feb. 22 to Sept. 30

1.5

1.8 

2.1

.25 2.5 338 

3.0 700 

16O 4.O 1,470 

Note. Same as following 

table above 4.O ft.

1.4 16

1.6 33

1.9 78

2.2 152

2.5 300

4.0 1,470

6.0 3,270

7.0 4,460

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

33

29

28

28

28

26

31

38

39

42

45

42

38

33

31

*31

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

31

31

31

32

3?

32

32

32

991

32.0

0.203

0.23

Nov.

32

32

32

33

33

32

31

31

31

31

33

35

36

36

35

35

33

32

35

*110

237

265

125

122

98

77

70

63

58

58

-

1,911

63.7

0.403

0.45

Dec .

68

52

52

52

52

51

58

68

68

*212

770

366

255

237

141

116

98

82

77

72

144

167

164

154

138

119

110

90

68

65

119

4,285

138

0.873

1.01

Jan.

196

157

157

147

138

*122

147

212

283

38O

408

408

352

265

1S9

16O

141

125

116

115

128

338

288

327

359

283

237

221

221

192

174

6,984

225

1.42

1.64

Feb.

157

147

128

122

110

104

147

2O4

182

*167

160

182

237

212

246

345

338

274

233

1,000

5.240

1,710

87O

550

438

552

267

215

-

-

12,557

441

2.79

2.90

Mar.

178

169

156

555

1,070

650

417

526

278

*240

195

195

205

210

215

225

272

294

404

513

256

225

868

5.560

1,630

950

590

458

552

500

267

15,965

515

5.26

5.76

Apr.

225

195

169

149

159

159

*346

515

267

235

210

182

267

565

500

278

245

225

225

210

205

161

152

142

155

126

126

125

115

116

-

6,081

205

1.28

1.45

May

200

169

159

126

126

182

630

446

565

272

210

178

149

155

120

116

111

102

225

1.070

424

5O6

225

182

146

*12O

109

98

90

84

78

6,951

224

1.42

1.64

June

78

73

67

64

60

57

109

82

71

220

289

78

74

78

74

67

98

152

107

84

78

75

67

64

57

50

48

51

57

51

-

2,578

85.9

0.544

0.61

July

48

45

43

43

48

75

82

64

*57

50

45

43

40

40

58

58

58

53

53

53

52

52

40

38

53

51

51

29

29

27

.26

1,282

41.4

0.262

0.50

Aug.

25

25

40

55

*55

58

38

32

40

55

29

29

28

27

25

25

26

25

25

25

25

23

23

25

25

23

23

25

22

22

22

855

27.5

0.174

0.20

Sept.

22

22

22

27

11

57

45

33

*30

29

27

27

27

27

27

25

24

24

24

25

23

21

20

?5

20

20

20

20

20

20

821

27.4

0.173

0.19

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,890 Mln 26 Mean 196 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.94

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,560 Mln 20 Mean 167 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.36

Peak discharge (base. 2.400 efs).--Feb. 21 (time unknown) 4,460 cfs (7.00 ft); Mar. 24. (time unknown) 5,030 cfs (7.43 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
18 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Smith Creek above old dam, near Clifton Forge, Va.

Location. Lat 37°51'10", long. 79°50'50", on left abutment of bridge on city of Clifton 

Forge" highway, 0.2 mile upstream from old water-supply dam, 0.8 mile upstream from new 

water-supply dam, 3.1 miles northwest of Clifton Forge, Alleghany County, and 3.5 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 13.5 sq mi.

Records available. May 1947 to September 1953.

Gage. Staff gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 

~~TT,406 ft (by barometer) .

Average discharge. 6 years, 30.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 752 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 5.95 ft); minimum, 

1.4 cfs Aug. 31 to Sept. 3 (gage height, 1.08 ft).

1947-53: Maximum discharge observed, 1,200 cfs Dec. 7, 1950 (gage height, 7.30 ft); 

minimum, 1.4 cfs July 31, 1952, Aug. 31 to Sept. 3, 1953; minimum gage height, 1.05 ft 

Aug. 29, Sept. 5, 1348.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

125

183

263

362

Disi-harge 2tuber 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Get .

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

3.1

2.1

2.3

2.8

3.1

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.2

*2.3

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.8

2.8

2.6

73.8

2.38

0.176

0.20

13 DV.

2.8

2.5

278

2.8

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.4

3.4

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.6

*4.0

14

23

IB

10

7.6

6.3

5.4

4.7

4.4

4.0

4.0

-

161.9

5.40

0.400

0.45

Dee.

i-§

4.0

4.0

4.0

5.8

7.2

6.3

5.8

*5.4

16

83

42

28

18

13

9.8

8.1

7.2

6.3

6.3

7.9

9.3

9.8

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.3

8.1

7.2

7.4

382.6

12.3

0.911

1.05

Jan.

8.7

87T

12

13

12

9.8

12

*22

51

78

60

43

34

28

22

18

15

13

11

10

15

19

18

41

44

35

32

29

23

20

18

775.2

25.0

1.85

2.13

Feb.

16

14

12

11

10

10

18

18

18

18

*17

24

25

25

30

28

27

25

23

52

257

114

73

50

40

33

28

23

_

-

1,039

37.1

2.75

2.86

Mar.

19

17

16

30

60

49

42

35

30

26

*23

21

26

25

49

60

47

44

41

39

33

28

54

302

108

73

49

41

36

31

28

1,482

47.8

3.54

4.08

Apr.

26

22

20

17

16

19

33

*33

32

30

26

25

38

41

38

35

32

29

33

33

32

29

26

24

21

21

18

16

15

20

800

26.7

1.98

2.21

May

17

15

15

14

14

16

16

15

15

14

14

13

12

12

10

9.8

9.3

9.3

14

S3.

22

20

16

13

11

*9.8

8.7

7.2

6.5

6.7

6.3

404.6

13.1

0.970

1.12

June

5.4

4.9

4.7

4.4

3.8

3.7

9.8

5.8

4.7

4.5

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.6

12

7.6

5.4

4.4

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.5

2.5

16

14

7.2

-

162.5

5.42

0.401

0.45

July

5.1

4.4

3.6

3.4

3.7

6.7

5.8

*4.2

3.7

3.1

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.3

2.1

2.6

3.1

2.3

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

88.6

2.86

0.212

0.24

Aug.

1.7

1.7

6.3

3.7

2.4

*2.2

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

5.8

2.6

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

69.9

2.25

0.167

0.19

Sept.

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

6.7

2.8

2.2

*1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

*1.6

57.7

1.92

0.142

0.16

Calendar year 1952 : Max 255 Min 1.5 Mean 17.3 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.48

Water year 1952-53 : Max 302 Min 1.4 Mean' 15.1 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.14

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs).--Feb. 21 (time unknown) 425 cfs (4.82 ft); Mar. 24 (time unknown) 

752 cfs (5.95 ft). -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 19

Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°47'30", long. 79°45'35", in left bank 100 ft downstream from highway

bridge, 2.5 miles upstream from confluence with Jackson River, and 4.0 miles southeast

of Clifton Forge, Alleghany County. 

Drainage area.--456 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1907 to August 1908, March 1925 to September 1953. 

Gage.--tfater-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,006.93 ft above mean sea level (levels

o"y Corps of Engineers). May 1907 to August 1908 staff gage 100 ft upstream (corrected)

at different datum. March 1925 to October 1934 chain gage 100 ft upstream (corrected)

at present datum.

Average discharge.--28 years (1925-53), 527 cfs. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,800 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 12.63 ft);

minimum, 60 cfs Sept. 3, 4 (gage height, 1.73 ft).

1907-8, 1925-53: Maximum discharge, 34,200 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 18.62

ft), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of records for other stations

in Jarnes River basin; minimum, 38 cfs Sept. 2, 1932 (gage height, 1.70 ft).

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 20.8 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, about

45,000 cfs), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of records for other

stations in James River basin. 

Remarks. Records good. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 952: 1925(M), 1926-40, 1941(M). W3P 972: 1913(M).

Day

1

_

3

4

5

£

7

8

9

1C

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Gale

Wate

E

n, t .

107

107

103

100

100

105

134

128

128

131

137 

137

125

117

112

*112

115

110

107

107

105

105

105

105

107

107

105

105

105

103

103

3,477

112

0.246

U.28

idar yeai

- year It

^charge

NOV.

103

100

100

100

103

98

98

95

95

98

lu3 

105

105

103

105

112

112

112

*112

784

848

950

681

426

312

253

218

197

175

166

-

6,969

232

0.509

0.57

' 1952: P

52-53: P

, In cut

De: .

157

151

TIB- 142

154

175

204

201

185

338

3,830 

2 , 300

950

635

474

380

324

288

257

235

265

380

474

426

371

328

296

265

228

204

261

15,023

485

1.06

1.22

lax 8,02

lax 8,96

Jan.

435

454

478

518

454

376

345

*771

2,200

2,410

2,150 

1,420

950

722

596

523

488

459

449

416

426

570

565

1,480

2,520

1 , 340

882

741

635

518

454

26,745

863

1.89

2.18

0 P

0 P

Feb.

421

384

349

328

312

288

515

800

700

600

500 

*554

675

580

704

1,140

915

765

624

624

8,960

8 , 460

2,520

1,600

1,140

915

753

629

-

_

-

36,755

1,313

2.88

3 . 00

<Iin 85

lin 60

Mar.

544

503

478

713

2,410

1,730

1,260

1,020

882

759

687 

635

675

915

1,490

2,360

1,640

1,300

1,600

1,340

1,020

822

827

8 , 140

5,260

2,740

1,860

1,340

1,060

848

722

47,580

1,535

3.37

3.88

Mes

Mes

Apr.

646

586

518

474

435

416

687

*950

765

692

635 

565

652

829

704

652

613

554

635

652

596

554

513

483

454

454

454

435

402

ToT

17,412

58O

1.27

1.42

n 612

n 505

May

464

445

398

362

337

412

848

882

765

635

539 

464

407

371

345

337

312

300

333

1,100

652

474

394

341

304

280

*242

210

194

185

175

13,507

436

0.956

1.10

r f sr

Cfsr

June

169

163

154

148

142

145

218

250

210

188

160 

154

142

137

137

131

421

1,160

316

242

218

194

166

151

154

163

148

169

250

6,903

230

0.504

0.56

n 1.34

n 1.11

July

233

316

201

166

169

384

333

253

191

163

151 

137

125

117

112

105

103

100

98

98

93

95

105

105

103

91

87

85

80 go"

82

4,561

147

0.322

0.37

In. 1

In. 1

1953

Aug.

82

85

167

*134

178

137

120

110

105

103

98 

93

89

85

80

76

105

163

105

89

82

76

76

74

72

72

70

69

67

67

65

2,994

96.6

0.212

0.24

8.27

5.01

Sept.

65

64

6060"

82

125

TT5

107

*87

78

72 

74

82

78

80

78

74

76

74

72

72

72

74

72

72

72

74

74

74

72

2,331

77.7

0.170

0.19

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Dec. 11 (8 p.m.) 5,650 

cfs (12.63 ft); Mar. 24 (10:30 p.m.) 11,000 cfs (10.94 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

:fs (7.86 ft); Feb. 22 (2 a.m.) 14,80O

Stuart Spring near McDowell, Va.

Location. Lat 38°29'15", long. 79 0 26'05", on west side of State Highway 614, 5 miles east

of McDowell, Highland County. 

Records available.--August 1947, October 1949 to September 1953 (discharge measurements

only) . 

Extremes. 1947, 1949-53: Maximum discharge measured, 33.0 cfs Mar. 24, 1953; minimum

measured, 1.18 cfs Aug. 28, 1947. 

Remarks.--Discharge measurements generally made once a month 300 to 400 ft below source of

spring.

Discharge measurements, In cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1952 to September 1953

Oct. 7. ...... 2.62

Nov. 10....... 2.20

Dec. 8....... 2.69

Jan. 21....... 4.30

Feb. 26....... 9.56

Mar. 24....... 33.0

Apr. 28....... 2.67

Hay 27....... 2.51

July 1....... 3.05

Sept. 8....... 2.31
20 JAMES RIVER BASIN 

James River at Lick Run, Va.

Location. Lat 37°46'25", long. 79°47'05", on right bank 10 ft downstream from old highway 

bridge at Lick Run, Botetourt County, 1,000 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 

220, 0.9 mile downstream from confluence of Cowpasture and Jackson Rivers, 1.8 miles 

south of Iron Gate, and at mile 338.9.

Drainage area. 1,369 sq mi. * ' 

Records available.--April 1925 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 978.30 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 26, 1928, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 1,589 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 38,900 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 20.55 ft); minimum, 175 cfs Sept. 4, 5 (gage height, 1.50 ft).

1925-53: Maximum discharge, 66,600 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 25.65 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 33,000 cfs on basis of records for other stations in James 

River basin; minimum, 153 cfs Oct. 11, 1930.

Flood in November 1877 reached a stage of about 33 ft (discharge, about 120,000 cfs). 

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 30.4 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, about 

98,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 757: Drainage area. WSP 852: 1936-37. WSP 972: 1927, 

1930(M), 1932(M), 1935-36.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

175

435

1,135

1,980

6.0

10.0

16.0

4,650

11,600

25,600

Discharge, in cubic feet pe scond, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

21

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

297

297

287

271

771

297

367 350"

345

356

362

356

345

323

307

*297

297

297

292

287

281

281 

281

281

292

287

287

287

287

276

271

9,412

304

0.222

0.26

Nov.

271 TTT

281

292

292

287

276

271

271

271

292

297

297

297

307

302

297

297

318

1,550

1,800

1,980 

1,680

1,140

860

677

592

534

483

465

-

17,248

575

0.420

0.47

Dec .

435

412

406

406

412

471

547

*547

502

850

7,050

5,560

2,770

1,990

1,460

1,180

1,020

868

767

697

788

1,100 

1,300

1,220

1,140

1,020

935

845

739

632

795

38,864

1,254

0.916

1.06

Jan.

1,260

1,340

1,380

1,460

1,340

1,140

1.060

1.8SO

5,250

6. 370

6,370

4,200

2,900

2,240

1,900

1,640

1,510

1,420

1,380

1,260

1,340

2,080 

2,130

2,900

5,880

3,750

2,700

2,240

2,030

1,760

1,590

75,670

2,441

1.78

2.05

Feb.

1,460

1,340

1,220

1,140

1,060

980 1,'2~60"

2,700

2,400

1,940

1,720

*1,800

2,340

2,130

2,340

3,390

2,900

2,520

2,130

2,130

22,600

24.300 

7 , 900

4,950

3,750

3,040

2,520

2,130

_

_

-

110,090

3,961

2.89

3.01

Mar .

1,850

1,720

1,640

2,080

8,930

5,880

4,050

3,320

2,840

*2,400

2,130

1,980

2,030

2,460

3,390

6,040

4,650

3,750

4,200

3,750

3,110

2,640 

2,590

24.000

16,300

8,240

5,560

4,200

3,390

2,700

2,290

144,110

4,649

3.40

3.92

Apr.

2,080

1,900

1,680

1,550

1,420

1,340

1,980

2,970

2,640

2,340

2,130

1,940

2,130

2,900

2,580

2,340

2,180

1,940

2,130

2,180

1,980

1,850 

1,800

1,760

1,640

1,590

1,550

1,420

1,340

1.300

58,580

1,953

1.43

1.60

May

1,420

1,420

1,300

1,220

1,140

1,340

2,520

2,580

2,290

1,980

1,720

1,510

1,340

1,220

1,100

1,100

980

965

1,420

2,900

2,130

1,720 

1,460

1,220

1,100

965

830

704

625

580

560

43,359

1,399

1.02

1.18

June

528

483

471

447

424

447

638

890

690

606

573

521

465

453

459

429

1,180

2,180

1,340

920

704

606 

547

489

441

424

424

465

453

547

19,244

641

0.468

0.52

July

495

612

447

401

471

845

*W5

690

566

447

406

367

350

328

323

302

297

292

302

302

276

281 

313

292

287

261

246

242

237

232

23?

11,965

386

0.282

0.33

Aug.

227

237

338

*362

384

345

323

292

287

281

271

256

246

237

227

222

242

323

261

242

227

222

217

213

208

203

198

198

198

198

189

7,874

254

0.186

0.21

Sept.

189

184

Tso" 180

256

644

465

*367

297

261

237

237

242

232

232

232

227

232

232

232

232

227 

222

222

222

222

222

222

222

217

7,588

253

0.185

0.21

Calendar year 1952: Max 22,200 Min 261 Mean 1,800 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.91

Water year 1952-53: Max 24,300 Mln 180 Mean 1,490 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.82

Peak discharge (base. 12.000 efs).--Feb. 22 (1:30 a.m.) 38,900 efs (20.55 ft); Mar 

30,800 cfs U7~88 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

24 (9 p.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 21

Johns Creek at Newcastle, Va.

Location. Lat 37°30i20", long. 80°06'25", on right bank 20 ft downstream from highway

 bridge at Newcastle, Craig County, and 1,700 ft upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 106 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1926 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,254.43 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to June 7, 1937, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--27 years, 126 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,880 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 9.64 ft); mini-

 mum, 7.8 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 2.44 ft).

1926-53: Maximum discharge observed, 8,000 cfs Jan. 23, 1935 (gage height, 10.80 

ft), from rating curve extended above 3,200 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum discharge, 6 cfs Dec. 5, 1946 (gage height, 2.72 ft), result of freezeup; minimum 

daily, 7 cfs Aug. 11, Sept. 3, 6, 7, 1930.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 972: 1935-36(M), 1940(M). WSP 1203: 1928, 1934.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.4 

2.8 

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

18 

31 

58 

HO 

175

5.0 

5.5

275

450

680

1,240

2,070

3,490

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

al5

a!5

a!5

a!5

a 15

a20

28

24

22

28

27

23

20

18

*17

16

16

15

15

15

15

15 

16

16 

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

553

17.8

0.168

0.19

Nov.

TB" 16

17

17

17

18

17

16

16

18

19

20

20

19

19

18

19

18

*21

207

160

T52- 210

92

72

61

56

47

42

41

-

1,461

48.7

0.459

0.51

Dec.

38

37

37

39

46

86

75

63

*58

130

630

Ff5

176

134

a 100

a80

a70

a65

a55

a70

a90

al20 

allO

a 100 

a90

a80

a70

a65

a55

a60

allO

3,211

104

0.981

1.13

Jan.

a HO

a!20

al40

al20

allO

a 100

*alOO

133

182

554

522

a300

a220

alSO

alSO

a 130

a!2O

allO

a 100

1°

190

363 

242

302 

320

230

190

184

186

166

151

6,115

197

1.86

2.14

Feb.

139

122

112

104

92

86

2TJT

230

176

150

*138

147

151

137

176

a 300

a29O

a25O

a 300

a 600

al,600

a2,QOQ 

a700

422

311

246

198

166

_

_

-

9,544

341

3.22

3.35

Mar.

143

144

129

?85

945

522

370

290

224

186

*163

159

196

194

288

434

302

342

470

320

236

206 

344

5,570 

1,060

590

414

505

244

194

169

15,258

428

4.04

4.66

Apr.

152

158

125

111

101

98

575 2-54

*222

194

168

151

220

234

196

198

178

164

166

150

140

127 

121

111 

103

106

99

90

82

TO

4,690

156

1.47

1.64

May

118

107

98

90

96

179

410

262

204

166

139

120

103

90

85

75

66

62

171

655

270

184 

144

116 

101

81

*65

56

48

45

42

4,424

145

1.55

1.56

June

36

32

29

26

24

24

42

38

30

45

49

35

35

56

46

40

99

~eO 118

6O

47

40 

57

30 

26

24

~Z8 22

28

24

1,228

40.9

0.386

0.45

July

21

18

21

26

TO

22

21

*25

19

16

15

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

11 

14

15 

13

11

11

10

10

9.9 779-

462.8

14.9

0.141

0.16

Aug.

9.9

14

13

12

12

 11

12

13

16

11

15

15

12

11

1O

9.9

9.6

9.3

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0 

9.0

8.8 

8.6

8.4

8.2

8.0

870

8.0

8.0

334.7

10.8

0.102

0.12

Sept.

8.2

8.0

875

10

22

 57 33

16

13

 11

11

11

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.3

9.0

9.0

9.9

12

11 

10

10 

10

10

11

11

10

9.6

353.8

11.8

0.111

0.12

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,210 Mln 9.6 Mean 139 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.85

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,370 Mln 8.0 Mean 125 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.01

Peak discharge (base, 2,100 cfs).--Feb. 21 (time unknown) 4,200 cfs (9.55 ft); Mar. 24 (ll a.m.) 

4,880 cfs (9.64 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, 1 discharge 

measurement, and records for Cralg Creek at Parr.
22 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Craig Creek at Parr, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°39'55", long. 79°54'40", on right bank 12 ft upstream from Chesapeake 

& Ohio Railway bridge, 700 ft downstream from Stony Run, 0.2 mile northeast of Horton, 

0.4 mile northwest of Parr, Botetourt County, and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--331 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1925 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 992.50 ft above mean sea level (leve]s by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 7, 1937, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--28 years, 384 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,680 :fs Mar. 24 (gage height, 11.93 ft); minimum, 34 cfs Sept. 3-5 (gage height, 3.37 ft).

1925-53: Maximum discharge, 19,100 cfs Jan. 23, 1935 (gage height, 17.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs; minimum, 

26 cfs Dec. 23, 1943 (gage height, 3.26 ft), result of freezeup.

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

Revisions (water years) . --WSE 852: 1937. W3P 692: 1935-36. WSP 1203: 1935(M) , 1938(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.3 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

128

265

510

5.5

e.o

7.0 

11.0

785

1,200

2,230

8,150

Discharge cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

62

60

57

56

54

57

55

71

82

82

93

90

80

75

*69

68

67

64

61

61

61

61

61

60

a60

a60

a60

a60

a60

a60

a60

2,037

65.7

0.198

0.23

Hov .

a60

60

60

61

61

60

60

60

60

58

62

65

65

65

68

68

65

65

*71

624

719

922

691

428

305

245

217

194

170

ies

-

5,873

196

0.592

0.66

Dee.

153

144

140

137

146

191

305

265

*229

312

2,970

1,430

768

565

428

341

285

252

226

208

235

428

460

400

346

310

273

248

223

202

239

12,859

415

1.25

1.44

Jan.

526

488

576

636

526

416

360

375

521

996

1,750

1,020

702

582

477

411

360

323

310

261

297

845

719

708

930

730

609

543

516

450

395

18,358

592

1.79

2.06

Feb.

365

341

297

281

258

239

293

648

570

455

*400

395

411

365

455

824

837

780

648

620

4, 550

5,740

2,230

1,290

948

752

642

548

_

_

-

26,182

935

2.82

2.94

Mar.

460

438

400

433

2,530

1,680

1,160

882

719

609

538

516

626

719

741

1, 160

922

798

1,200

975

758

642

734

7,510

4,440

2,060

1,340

957

774

653

554

37,928

1,223

3.69

4.25

Apr.

494

438

385

341

310

293

688

1,080

*708

604

532

444

494

620

538

526

521

472

472

428

390

355

332

314

289

281

277

255

239

239

-

13,359

445

1.34

1.50

May

293

293

281

269

255

314

988

930

675

548

438

360

310

269

242

223

208

194

239

1,870

1,110

697

538

400

332

273

232

199

75

61

49

13, 65

34

1.31

1.51

June

137

124

115

107

100

102

124

137

124

135

156

140

113

111

120

128

149

253

217

170

144

130

113

104

92

84

81

81

86

88

-

3,765

126

0.381

0.43

July

76

71

68

67

-78

84

93

*92

86

76

68

60

56

54

52

51

49

48

46

46

45

49

48

47

48

46

42

41

40

40

39

1, 806

58.3

0.176

0.20

Aug.

38

38

48

~65 107

*53

51

52

54

57

65

57

51

46

45

42

41

41

40

40

40

40

40

39

39

38

38

37

37

37

36

1,452

46.8

0.141

0.16

Sept.

35

35

34

34

46

82

87

68

54

*46

41

40

38

39

38

37

37

37

37

37

40

40

40

39

37

37

40

40

39

38

-

1,292

43.1

0.130

0.14

Calendar year 1952: Max 

Water year 1952-53: Max

Mln 

Mln

423 

;79

17.40

15.52

Peak discharge (base, 4,200 cfs).--Feb. 21 (11 p.m.) 8,6fiO cfs (11.31 ft); Mar. 24 (3 p.m.) 9,680 

cfs (11.93 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Johns Creek at Newcastle and 

James River at Buchanan.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 23

James River at Buchanan, Va.

Location. Lat 37°31'50", long. 79°40'45", on left bank at Chesapeake & Ohio Railway 

station at Buchanan, Botetourt County, 300 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 

11, 1,000 ft upstream from Purgatory Creek, 1-4- miles downstream from Looney Creek, 

and at mile 301.2.

Drainage area. 2,084 sq mi.

Records available. August 1895 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. February 1898 to September 1916, some of which has been revised, in Virginia Geological 

Survey Bulletin 31.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 802.56 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 21, 1903, wire-weight gage at same site; datum 

lowered 2 ft on Apr. 3, 1897. Nov. 21, 1903, to July 1, 1927, chain gage at present 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 54 years (1898-1912, 1913-53), 2,519 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 48,000 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 19.15 ft); minimum, 310 cfs Sept. 3, 4, 5 (gage height, 1.70 ft).

1895-1953: Maximum discharge, about 105,000 cfs Mar. 27, 1913 (gage height, 31 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 53,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting 

and records for other stations in James River basin; minimum, 255 cfs for several days 

in September 1932 (gage height, 1.60 ft).

Flood in November 1877 reached a stage of 34.9 ft, from floodmark (discharge, about 

125,000 cfs).

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

Records of water temperatures and sediment loads for the water year 1953 are given in 

WSP 1290.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 602; 1917-24. WSP 757: Drainage area. WSP 952: 1913(M) . 

W.SP 972: 1935-36. See also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

310

480

820

1,230

4.0

6.0

10.0

17.0

2,280

5,700

15,800

39,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

528

522

510

480

468

474 

516

582

588

642

635

635

614

582

552

528

*a510

a490

a480

a470

a470

a460

a460

a460

a470

a470

a460

a460

a460

a450

a450

15,876

512

0.246

0.28

Nov.

a450

a460

a480

aSOO

a520

a500 

a480

a460

a440

a450

a460

a480

492

486

528

534

516

504

510

3,200

3,530

5,800

3,440

2,280

1,730

1,430

1,230

1,090

996

940

-

32,916

1,097

0.526

0.59

Dec.

884

844

812

788

812

988 

1,120

*1,200

1,120

1,120

10,200

*11.200

5,090

3,270

2,460

2,060

1,730

1,530

1,380

1,260

1,330

1,630

2,000

1,950

1,840

,680

,530

,380

,260

,140

,280

66,888

2,158

1.04

1.20

Jan.

2,120

2,280

2,460

2,650

2,400

2,120 

1,900

1,900

5,020

a9,000

alo.OOO

a7,000

a5, 000

a3,500

a3,000

a2 , 500

a2,300

a2,200

a2,000

al,800

a2,500

a3,500

a3,200

a5, 000

a8, 000

a6,000

a4, 500

3,620

3,100

2,720

2,400

115,690

3,732

1.79

2.06

Feb.

2,220

2,060

1,900

1,730

1,680

1.550 

2,220

3,020

5,550

2,860

2,460

*2,340

2,790

2,860

5,270

5,290

4,710

4,250

3,440

3,020

20,200

*59.500

14,600

8,750

6,140

4,800

5,890

5,270

-

-

-

158,150

5,648

2.71

2.82

Mar.

2,790

2,580

2,400

2,740

11,000

10,500 

6,820

5,290

*4,450

3,800

3,270

3,020

3,270

5,800

4,540

8,000

7,280

5,700

6,140

5,920

4,800

5,980

5,550

28,500

29.900

13,500

9,000

6,590

5,290

4,250

5,530

215,960

6,966

5.34

5.85

Apr.

5,100

2,790

2,520

2,340

2,170

2,060 

2,520

4.620

4,070

*3,440

3,100

2,790

2,790

5,710

5,620

3,270

5,100

2,790

2,790

2,940

2,790

2,580

2,460

2,540

2,220

2,170

2,170

2,060

1,950

1.840

-

85,110

2,770

1.55

1.48

May

2,060

2,120

2,000

1,840

1,780

2,060 

3,270

4,430

5,710

5,100

2,650

2,280

2,060

1,840

1,680

1,630

1,580

1,480

1,630

5.290

4,900

5,270

2,580

2,170

1,900

1,680

1,480

1,290

1,150

1,070

1.010

70,990

2,290

1.10

1.27

June

956

900

852

804

764

740 

924

1,040

1,180

1,050

964

924

852

772

772

764

972

2,280

2,.54Q

1,580

1,190

1,080

948

852

764

698

684

T40

772

764

-

29,902

997

0.478

0.53

July

796

796

788

663

656

1.840 

*1,580

1,520

1,180

916

796

698

655

594

570

540

522

504

498

504

498

474

528

516

480

474

444

420

414

409

a550

21,203

684

0.528

0.38

Aug.

a370

a5 50

a650

*a700.

621

607 

528

588

552

504

486

468

444

420

398

386

575

398

474

409

392

575

564

364

353

353

542

357

337

332

332

13,809

445

0.214

0.25

Sept.

526

521

515

515

332

570 

868

663

528

*462

409

586

586

581

575

370

370

564

370

575

381

381

575

570

564

564

570

575

364

359

-

12,189

406

0.195

0.22

Calendar year 1952: Max 34,200 Min 403 Mean 2,698 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.63

Water year 1952-53= Max 39,300 Min 315 Mean 2,292 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.93

Peak discharge ( 

fs (

base, 21,000 cfs). --Feb. 22 (10:30 a.m.) 48,OOO cfs (19.15 ft); Mar. 25 (3:30 

a.m.) 41,600 cfs (17.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at Lick Run and 

Holcombs Rock.
24 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Karnes Spring near Buchanan, Va.

Location. Lat 37 0 35'55", long. 79°40'50", 4.7 miles north of Buchanan, Botetourt County. 

Records "available. July 1928, August 1947, October 1949 to September 1953 (discharge measurements only). 

Extremes. 1928, 1947, 1949-53: Maximum discharge measured, that of July 7, 1953; minimum

measured, 1.49 cfs Dec. 3, 1951. 

Remarks. Discharge measurements generally made once a month near mouth of spring.

Discharge measurements, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Oct. 17.......... 3.03

Nov. 18.......... 2.28

Dec. 8.......... 8.11

Jan. 8.......... 8.24

Feb. 12.......... 6.67

Mar. 9.......... 15.7

Apr. 10.......... 11.0

May 25.......... 8.87

July 7......... 21.4

Aug. 4......... 3.43

Sept. 8......... 2.48

30......... 2.24

Calfpasture River above Mill Creek, at Ooshen, Va.

Location. Lat 37°59'15", long. 79°29'40", on left bank 20 ft upstream from highway bridge

at Goshen, Rockbridge County, and 400 ft upstream from Mill Creek. 

Drainage area. 147 sq mi.

Records available. January 1939 to September 1953. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,384.84 ft above mean

sea level, datum of 1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944. 

Average discharge. 14 years, 166 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,080 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 9.87 ft); mini- 

 mum, 2.5 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.40 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge. 14,800 cfs June 18, 1949 (gage height, 12.14 ft), from

rating curve extended above 9,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 1.8 cfs Oct. 9,

1941 (gage height, 1.22 ft). 

Remarks. Records good except those below 30 cfs, which are fair. Discharge given herein

Includes diversion 50 ft above control by Stlllwater Worsted Mill. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 972: 1936(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 4 to Sept. 30)

1.5 

1.8 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

2.0

5.1

10

25

40

65

3.0 

3.4 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

150

310

640

1,270

2,280

5,420

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

10

10

9.4

9.4

9.6

11

11

10

11

11 

10

*9.6

9.2

8.5

8.1

7.9

8.3

7.9

7.8

7.8

1^2

7.6

8.1

8.3

8.3

8.5

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.1

279.5

9.02

0.061

0.07

Nov.

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.7

8.3

1*1

7.9

8.1

8.1

8.7

9.4 

9.4

9.0

8.7

11

12

12

10

11

202

*458

536

260

164

120

98

82

67

58

51

-

2,271.1

75.7

0.515

0.57

Dec.

44

4O

36

34

35

42

46

50

51

62

"634 1.040 

321

206

154

128

109

96

84

74

84

140

168

150

132

120

107

96

82

74

88

4,527

146

0*993

1.14

 

Jan.

114

TT8

148

171

*160

138

125

434

820

910

820 

502

326

236

188

157

140

132

123

114

116

140

142

636

880

464

300

232

188

154

132

9,260

299

2.03

2.34

Feb.

116

107

96

88

80

75

98

174

185

160

142 

145

140

125

148

216

213

210

182

182

4,790

2,100

712

453

321

248

202

168

_

-

11,876

424

2.88

3.00

Mar.

142

132

128

265

940

541

365

285

240

210

188 

174

*220

295

574

1,200

640

475

519

442

332

256

228

5.990

1,430

1,030

640

448

316

240

199

17,079

551

3.75

4.32

Apr.

174

150

135

120

109

*107

T64

236

240

2z5

192 

171

202

240

228

213

185

168

178

164

164

154

145

140

130

130

128

118

111

111

-

4,927

164

1.12

1.25

May

118

111

107

100

96

109

196

'220 248

185

154 

132

116

107

92

82

77

72

79

164

142

128

114

94

84

68

58

49

*42

38

34

3,416

110

0.748

0.86

June

29

27

24

22

20

20

29

43

33

30

25 

23

22

20

19

18

76

88

74

49

38

36

28

24

21

19

17

25

20

18

-

932

31.1

0.212

0.24

July

16

T4

13

13

14

12

10

9.4

9.2

*9.0

9.0

8.5

7.8

7.4

6.9

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.1

7.0

7.0

6.1

6.5

6.1

5.8

5.1

4.7

4.4

4.2

3.9

3^7

248.7

8.02

0.055

0.06

Aug.

4^2

4.3

5.2

6.2

8.5

7.9

*7.6

6.9

6.9

6.4

6.1 

5.4

4.9

4.9

4.8

4.7

19

13

10

8.7

7.9

7.4

7.0

6.5

6.1

5.7

5.5

5.9

6.1

5.5

4.9

214.1

6.91

0.047

0.05

Sept.

4.4

4.1

3.9

4.0

6.9

10

ii

10

8.7

7.8

6.5 

5.8

5.2

4.7

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.7

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.1

3.3

3.5

3.7

3.4

3.0

2.7

-

151.1

5.04

0.034

0.04

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,610 Mln 5.5 Mean 175 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.22

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,790 Mln 2.7 Mean 151 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.94

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 cfsK--Peb. 21 (5 p.m.) 9,080 ofs (9.87 ft); Mar. 24 (11:30 a.m.) 7,050 

ofs (8.92 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 25

Maury River at Rookbrldge Baths, Va.

Location. Lat 37°54'26", long. 79°25'20", on right bank at Rockbridge Baths, Rockbridge 

County, 700 ft upstream from highway bridge and 1 mile upstream from Hays Creek.

Drainage area.--329 sq mi.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1953. Prior to October 1945, published as 

North River at Rockbridge Baths.

Page.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,100.33 ft above mean sea level (levels 

by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--24 years (1929-53), 364 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,800 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 9.40 ft); minimum, 21 ofs Sept. 3, 4 (gage height, 0.98 ft).

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 33,000 cfs Mar. 17, 1936 igage height, 13.07 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 11 cfs Nov. 28, 

1930 (gage height, 0.76 ft).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water yearsJ.--WSP 972: 1929-40, 1941(M). WSP 1002: 1930(m).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

22

38

69

116

250

770

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

1,480

2,370

3,650

5,500

8,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

36

36

35

34

34

34

55 *5l

44

53

44

43

41

37

36

35

35

34

35

34

33 

37

34

34

35

35

35

34

34

34

34

1,161

37.5

0.114

0.13

Nov.

34

35

35

34

35

34

33

31

34

35

38

38

*36

36

43

53

47

42

42

728

1,000 

1,000

523

312

223

179

150

127

108

104

-

5,172

172

0.523

0.58

Dec .

91

*89

82

~5? 78

124

124

116

111

144

2,170

1.28C

682

462

326

258

211

186

163

144

193 

290

322

290

250

219

193

169

144

138

182

9,313

300

0.912

1.05

Jan.

312

294

430

496

400

322

304

706

1,400

1,760

1,640

 1,040

710

556

446

370

322

294

270

242

290 

420

375

1,300

1,720

970

699

589

474

385

322

19,858

641

1.95

2.25

Feb.

286

250

227

211

189

"5TO 175

425

410

345

312

385

375

326

506

800

666

567

501

534

7,520 

4,360

1,880

1,250

900

716

589

479

_

-

-

25,454

909

2.76

2.87

Mar.

400

375

'658" 355

1,990

1,220

900

752

666

584

518

496

*644

722

1,200

2,550

1,440

1,140

1,250

1,000

800

672

633

7,530

3 , 440

2,430

1,560

1,140

865

699

600

39,229

1,265

3.84

4.43

Apr.

534

457

395

350

304

*290 ~5TI

660

616

567

490

435

600

682

WS

584

501

446

545

479

457 

415

385

360

326

355

410

355

322

330

-

13,861

462

1.40

1.56

May

410

365

326

290

274

299

567

710

572

462

375

312

262

234

207

186

182

169

197

922

572 

430

345

270

230

189

153

130

*111

101

94

9,946

321

0.976

1.13

June

82

76

69

64

58

56

130

141

98

133

84

67

65

58

56

51

425

365

219

144

108

108

98

76

64

56

53

73

67

65

-

3,209

107

0.325

0.36

July

90

297

T04

73

78

282

163

*114

87

65

60

51

47

43

39

35

34

34

34

39

37 

35

39

36

34

34

33

32

28 28

29

2,134

68.8

0.209

0.24

Aug.

27

27

28

34

38

35

*33

33

34

32

29

28

26

25

23.

23

87

69

43

36

33 

29

28

28

27

26

26

25

25

25

23

1,005

32,4

0.098

0.11

Sept.

23

23

22 22

27

48

Iff

*36

31

28

28

32

36

29

28

27

26

26

25

26

27 

26

24

23

23

23

25

25

24

23

-

834

27.8

0.084

0.09

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,050 Bin 23 Mean 425 Cfsro 1.29 In. 17.60

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,530 Bin 22 Mean 359 Cfsro 1.09 In. 14.80

Peak discharge (base 4,500 cfs).--Feb. 21 (7 p.m.) 12,800 cfs (9.40 ft); Mar. 24 (12 m.) 11,000 

cfs (8.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

341607 O - 55 - 3
26 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Kerrs Creek near Lexington, Va.

Location. Lat 37°49'33", long. 79 0 S6'28", near center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, 1.2 miles upstream from mouth and 2.8 miles north of Lexington, Rockbridge 

County.

Drainage area. 34 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1927 to September 1953 (fragmentary prior to August 1930).

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

is 972.04 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 12, 

1942, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years (1930-53), 38.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,560 cfs July 1 (gage height, 8.45 ft), from

rating curve extended above 800 cfs on basis of 1 slope-area determination at gage height 

9.3 ft, and 1 contracted-opening and 1 slope-area determination at gage height 13.8 ft; 

minimum, 7.8 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 2.27 ft).

1927-53: Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs Sept. 10, 1950 (gage height, 13.8 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 800 cfs on basis of 1 slope-area determination at gage height 

9.3 ft, and 1 contracted-opening and 1 slope-area determination at gage height 13.8 ft; 

minimum, 4 cfs for many days in August and September 1932, Sept. 12, 1934, July 17, 

Nov. 21, 1938.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 1303: 1927-49 (maximum only, 1930-34, 1941, 1943-48).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

118

230

610

1,120

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.0

9.8

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

*14

9.8

11

12

11

11

9.8

9.4

9.4

9.8

9.4

9.0

9.4

8.7

8.7

8.7

9.0

8.7

9.0

9.0

8.7

8.7

8.4

8.4

8.4

294.2

9.49

0.279

0.32

Nov.

8.7

8.4

8.4

8.1

6F74

8.4

8.1

8.1

8.4

8.1

8.7

8.7

*8.1

8.1

11

9.8

9.0

8.4

17

104

61

38

26

19

16

16

14

13

13

13

-

504.9

16.8

0.494

0.55

Dec.

11

*T2

11

11

17

17

15

14

13

29

118

48

35

29

25

22

19

18

16

16

23

19

18

17

16

16

15

14

11

13

28

686

22.1

0.650

0.75

Jan.

34

28

70

48

35

29

32

33

45

175

75

*54

44

37

32

29

28

26

24

ZZ

34

31

28

-75 305

55

46

40

35

31

28

1,608

51.9

1.53

1.76

Feb.

27

25

24

23

22

21

33

28

*24

22

24

32

28

26

80

70

55

46

40

54

*732

ISO

92

75

62

52

46

38

-

-

-

1,981

70.8

2.08

2.17

Mar.

35

36

40

126

111

75

64

56

48

44

39

38

*75

54

111

111

75

92

80

67

58

52

54

622

210

118

92

75

62

54

50

2,824

91.1

2.68

3.09

Apr.

46

42

38

35

33

35

75

50

45

*41

38

38

50

42

38

42

35

35

36

35

34

31

30

28

J=Z

31

40

34

31

40

-

1,155

38.5

1.13

1.26

May

38

35

32

29

29

30

34

28

26

25

24

22

22

20

20

20

19

18

26

134

62

46

38

32

*28

26

24

22

22

21

19

971

31.3

0.921

1.06

June

18

18

17

16

15

14

26

18

16

16

14

14

14

14

13

13

70

46

26

21

18

17

16

14

13

13

12

14

12

14

-

562

18.7

0.550

0.61

July

687

425

46

29

25

75

49

*36

29

25

24

22

19

18

16

16

16

14

14

19

14

14

16

13

12

12

11

11

11

10

9^8

1,737.8

56.1

1.65

1.90

Aug.

9.8

10

*12

14

12

11

12

12

11

11

10

9.8

9.4

9.0

8.7

8.7

9.0

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.7

8.7

8.4

8.1

8.1

297.9

9.61

0.283

0.33

Sept.

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.4

11

14

11

*9.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

12

11

9.8

9.4

9.0 9.0'

8.7

8.7

8.7

9.0

8.7

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.7

8.1

8.1

7.8

-

275.4

9.18

0.270

0.30

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,920 Min 8.1 Mean 42.3 Cfsm 1-24 In. 16.92

Water year 1952-53; Max 732 Min 7.8 Mean 35.3 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.10

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs).--Fe

2,970 cfs (7.97 ft); July 1 (time unl

b. 21 (time unknown) 1,300 cfs (6.3 ft); Mar. 24 (time unknown) 

mown) 3,560 cfs (8.45 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 27

Big Spring at Kerrs Creek, Va.

Location. Lat 37°50'50", long. 79°28'30", 1.3 miles east of town of Kerrs Creek, Rockbridge County. 

Records available. August 1947, October 1949 to September 1953 (discharge measurements

only) .

Extremes. 1947, 1949-53: Maximum discharge measured, 9.41 cfs Apr. 9, 1951; minimum 

 measured, that of Nov. 13, 1952. 

Remarks. Discharge measurements generally made once a month at bridge on State Highway 623.

Discharge measurements, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Oct. 7.......... 4.91

Nov. 13.......... 4.17

Dec. 3.......... 4.79

Jan. 12.......... 7.61

Feb. 9.......... 6.43

Mar. 13.......... 8.18

Apr. 10.......... 7.36

May 25.......... 6.13

July 8.......... 6.81

Aug. 10.......... 4.70

Sept. 8.......... 4.95

Maury River near Lexington, Va.

Location. Lat 37°48'49", long. 79°26'42", on right bank 900 ft upstream from Lime Kiln 

highway bridge, 0.2 mile downstream from Kerrs Creek, and 2.8 miles upstream from Lexington, Rockbridge County.

Drainage area. 487 sq mi.

Records available. August 1925 to September 1953. Prior to October 1945, published as 

North River near Lexington.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 906.56 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

cTorps of Engineers) .

Average discharge. 25 years (1928-53), 515 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,900 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 13.66 ft); min-

 imum, 55 cfs Sept. 2-5 (gage height, 1.92 ft).

1925-53: Maximum discharge, 40,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 23.58 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 9,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting and on 

basis of records for other stations in James River basin; minimum, 34 cfs Sept. 6, 1930, 

Sept. 18, 1932.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 952; 1936(M). WSP 972: 1936.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21 Feb. 22 to Sept. 30

2.0 69

2.3 122

2.8 273

3.8 725

5.0

7.0

11.0

1,470

3,360

8,950

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

52

107

182

355

4.0 835

5.0 1,470

7.0 3,360

11.0 8,950

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oft.

84

84

87

80

80

78

*87

109

97

107

107

95

92

87

84

82

80

78

76

78

76

76

76

76

76

78

80

80

76

76

76

2,598

83.8

0.172

0.20

Nov.

76

78

80

80

78

78

76

75

75

80

84

86

*82

80

94

113

100

90

89

849

1,350

1,330

725

456

333

277

238

205

181

172

-

7,690

256

0.526

0.59

Dec.

161

*150

147

140

144

193

196

190

178

218

2.460

1,790

920

630

469

382

326

288

259

235

270

357

399

374

337

299

270

248

205

202

270

12,707

410

0.842

0.97

Jan.

424

399

545

665

550

456

416

704

1,470

2,030

2,030

*1,330

920

725

590

502

446

403

378

541

357

535

478

1,340

2.160

1,300

920

780

635

520

451

24,800

800

1.64

1.89

Feb.

412

370

355

318

292

270

349

502

506

433

399

456

469

420

615

1,070

862

725

655

640

7,900

6,090

2,300

1,540

1,160

950

808

660

-

-

-

31,504

1,125

2.31

2.40

Mar .

570

540

516

780

2,400

1,540

1,160

1,010

890

752

680

645

808

890

1,340

3,130

1,860

1,470

1,580

1,330

1,070

890

862

8,630

4,750

3,560

2,120

1,580

1,220

1,010

862

50,245

1,621

3.33

3.84

Apr.

780

685

600

540

489

467

780

835

780

752

655

590

725

862

752

752

655

595

695

630

595

555 sie

484

450

480

615

520

471

471

-

18,776

626

1.29

1.44

May

590

525

476

435

412

435

685

835

715

605

498

433

379

343

316

294

291

270

352

1,620

862

645

525

429

383

336

287

*256

232

222

209

14,891

480

0.986

1.14

June

194

185

174

163

155

152

291

298

209

248

194

168

160

152

145

140

753

585

383

280

228

219

206

177

158

148

142

163

160

152

-

6,782

226

0.464

0.52

July

312

450

252

177

166

454

305

*232

191

160

150

138

125

118

109

103

98

96

96

118

105

98

105

1008 17

85

81

80

78

76

T2_

4,817

155

0.318

0.37

Aug.

76

72

74

85

98

92

85

85

85

*105

81

76

72

69

67

64

96

152

103

85

78

72

67

67

66

62

61

60

60

60

60

2,435

78.5

0.161

0.19

Sept.

56

55

55

55

62

116

116

*92

78

71

67

78

150

72

67

66

64

62

62

66

66

62

61

60

60

60

60

60

58

-

2,117

70.6

0.145

0.16

Calendar year 1952 : Max 9,160 Mln 75 Mean 595 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.63

Water year 1952-53: Max 8,630 Mln 55 Mean 491 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.71

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfa).--Feb. 21 (10 p.m.) 13,900 cfs (13.66 ft); Mar. 24 (3 p.m.) 11,900 

cfs (12.72 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
28 JAMES RIVER BASIN

South River near Riverside, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°47'00", long. 79°21'35", on right bank 20 ft upstream from highway 

bridge, 1.1 miles southwest of Riverside, Rockbridge County, 1.9 miles upstream from 

mouth, and 4 miles east of Lexington.

Drainage area.--Ill sq mi.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 910 ft (from topographic mapj.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,440 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 6.25 ftj; minimum, 14 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 2.01 ft).

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 3,860 cfs Dec. 7, 1950 (gage height,- 8.67 ftj; minimum, 

that of Sept. 3, 1953.

Flood in March 1936 reached a stage of about 13.7 ft, fnm information by local 

residents.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 21

2.1 22

2.4 46

3.0 112

3.5 179

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

295

685

1,260

Nov. 22 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

3.0

3.5 200

4.0 304

5.0 685

6.0 1,260

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

41

43

49

42

39

37

*37

38

44

55

49 

45

42

41

39

36

36

36

36

35

35

35

35

35

33

33

33

33

32

31

3?

1,187

38.3

0.345

0.40

Nov.

31

31

31

31

31

31

30

29

30

32

36 

*33

31

30

62

58

44

41

42

264

785

530

304

217

173

147

132

118

105

101

-

3,560

119

1.07

1.19

Dec .

91

87

*81

77

84

87

83

80

77

126

1,090 

530

338

249

205

176

157

143

130

123

133

120

113

109

104

99

97

90

84

88

112

5,163

167

1.50

1.73

Jan.

116

113

TJ3

165

154

140

136

136

164

388

452 

324

*255

217

189

171

154

148

139

132

146

153

144

317

396

283

235

210

182

160

147

6,209

200

1.80

2.08

Feb.

139

129

122

116

109

105

129

119

*112

108

108 

119

112

108

171

226

200

173

158

154

822 785"

502

362

291

249

219

192

_

_

-

6,139

219

1.97

2.05

 

Mar.

173

170

162 '228

318

262

226

214

190

174

162 

*164

192

190

396

640

482

407

344

288

251

228

222

1,170

972

890

662

498

386

318

269

11,248

363

3.27

3.77

Apr.

243

219

198

182

170

168

221

195

*187

182

168 

168

233

257

239

260

228

221

221

203

190

176

165

154

144

236

478

362

278

307

-

6,653

222

2.00

2.23

May

403

341

276

233

212

231

239

212

197

181

161 

147

137

129

123

123

125

112

148

312

222

194

164

144

134

123

112

*101

98

94

88

5,519

178

1.60

1.84

June

85

87

77

73

69

67

130

115

81

87

84 

70

69

64

64

61

286

137

105

88

80

94

74

66

62

58

57

57

54

54

-

2,555

85.2

0.768

0.86

July

50

49

47

44

52

64

*52

47

44

40

42 

38

37

35

33

33

32

31

29

31

29

28

31

28

27

25

24

24

23

22

2JL

1,112

35.9

0.323

0.37

Aug.

26

24

24

27

30

27

27

31

38

*T7

28 

26

25

23

22

22

22

22

21

20

19

19

18

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

709

22.9

0.206

0.24

Sept.

15

14

T4

14

24

52

29

24

*22

20

20 

37

57

29

24

23

22

21

20

21

22

22

21

20

19

19

19

19

19

18

-

700

23.3

0.210

0.23

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,520 Min 28 Mean 170 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.81

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,170 Min 14 Mean 139 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.99

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs). --Nov. 21 (9 a.m.) 862 cfs (5.36 ft); Dec. 11 (5 a.m.) 1,400 cfs

(6.20 ft); Feb. 21 (5 p.m.; 1,260 cfs (6.00 ft); Mar. 15 (8 p.m.) 810 cfs (5.27 ft); Mar. 24 (llajn.)

1,4*0 cfs (6.25 ft); June 17 (7:30 a.m.) 835 cfs (5.29 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 29

Maury River near Buena Vista, Va.

Location. Lat 37°45'45", long. 79°23'30", on right bank 0.5 mile downstream from South 

River and 2.8 miles northwest of Buena Vista, Rockbridge County.

Drainage area. 649 sq mi.

Records available. March 1939 to September 1953. Prior to October 1945, published as 

North River near Buena Vista.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 846.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge.--14 years, 689 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,600 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 12.88 ft); minimum, 85 cfs Sept. 2-5 (gage height, 1.70 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 22,400 cfs Sept. 10, 1950 (gage height, 16.2 ft); minimum, 20 cfs Oct. 10, 1941 (gage height, 1.23 ft), occurred furing filling of a small 

reservoir 2 miles upstream.

Flood of Mar. 18, 1936, reached a stage of about 22 ft, from information by local 

residents.

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

Revisions (water years).--WSF 952: 1940-41.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge 

in cubic feet per second)

Feb. 22 to Sept. 30

1.9 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21

115

289

472

1,000

6.0 2,600

8.0 4,880

11.0 9,760

1.7 

2.1

85

170

2.5 

3.0

290

472

Note.--Same as preceding table above 3.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

136

138

151

136

129

124

129

*159

161

178

176

156

148

138 

133

129

124 

122

120

117

115 

115

115

115

117

117

117

120

3120

a!20

a!20

4,095

132

0.203

0.23

Nov.

a!20

aT2D

a!20

3120

a!20

a!20

al20

3120

a!20

a!20

a!30

*a!30

126

120

176

187

161 

143

138

1,380

2,080 

1,860

1,140

728

545

452

402

354

316

303

-

12,071

402

0.619

0.69

Dec.

282

263

*256

246

256

299

306

292

286

402

5.310

2,370

1,360

935

728

604

514

460

421

387

417 

485

527

506

468

424

394

365

330

323

413

18,629

601

0.926

1.07

Jan.

558

545

702

840

728

628

581

728

1,620

2,460

2,460

1,740

1,250

968 

810

702

628 

581

549

506

536 

677

652

1,550

2,640

1,66O

1,210

1,000

840

702

628

31,679

1,022

1.57

1.81

Feb.

581

532

493

468

436

159" 409

628

*628

581

545

581

628

558 

834

1,360

1,140 

968

840

810

7,880 

6,840

2,890

1,990

1,580

1,320

1,070

902

_

_

-

37,981

1,356

2.09

2.18

Mar.

782

754

728

1,C545

2,690

1,990

1,510

1,280

1,140

1,000

870

840

1,000

1,100 

1,790

3,760

2,460 

1,990

2,030

1,700

1,440 

1,210

1,100

9,020

5,420

4,120

2,790

2,120

1,700

1,440

1,210

62,024

2,001

3.08

3.55

Apr.

1,070

968

840

782

702

677

1,000

1,100

*1,040

968

870

782

968

1.140 

1,040

1,040

935 

840

902

840

810 

754

702

677

628

702

1,070

902

782

782

-

26,313

877

1.35

1.51

May

1,000

870

782

702

652

702

935

1,070

968

810

702

628

554

510 

476

456

452 

421

476

2,030

1,250 

902

754

628

558

501

444

*402

369

351

554

21,689

700

1.08

1.24

June

316

306

287

271

258

252

432

489

334

365

326

274

258

252 

240

228

1/560 

810

540

421

351 

365

323

284

255

240

228

243

:.'49

237

-

10,494

?50

0.539

0.60

July

283

628

358

261

240

514

413

*326

274

237

225

207

190

178 

170

160

152 

148

145

162

158 

145

152

150

140

134

129

127

122

118

116

6,762

218

0.336

0.39

Aug.

120

120

120

131

145

140

134

138

152

*158

134

122

116

112 

108

106

104 

192

145

124

116 

110

104

102

100

99

95

94

94

92

90

3,717

120

0.185

0.21

Sept.

88

87

85

85

88

170

160

131

*112

106

106

116

190

127 

112

104

100 

99

97

97

99

100

97

94

94

94

94

94

94

92

-

3,212

107

0.165

0.18

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,260 Min 115 Mean 811 Cfsro 1.25 In. 17.01

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,020 Min 85 Mean 654 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.66

12,iOO Peak discharge cfs (base 6,200 cfs).--Feb. 21 (10:30 p.m.) 13,600 cfs (12.88 ft); Mar. 24 (4 p.m.) (12720 ft). ' 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, 1 discharge 

measurement, and records for station near Lexington.
30 JAMES RIVER BASIN 

Pedlar River near Pedlar Mills, Va

Location. Lat 37°32 T 35", long. 79°15 1 10", on right bank 6 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 1.2 miles south of Pedlar Mills, Amherst County, 1.5 miles downstream from 

Horsley Mill Creek, and 3.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 91 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--July 1942 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 656 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 11 years, 124 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,820 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 7.89 ft); minimum, 4.4 cfs Sept. 4, 5 (gage height, 1.88 ft).

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 11,200 cfs Aug. 8, 1942 (gage height, 14.1 ft, from 

floodmark in gage well), from rating curve extended above 2,200 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 2.3 cfs Sept. 8, 1944 (gage height, 1.83 ft).

Remarks.--Records good. Diversion above station for municipal supply of Lynchburg.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 29, 30)

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

4.0 

8.0

2.8 

3.5 

5.0 

7.0

108

290

973

2,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

29

28

34

31

29

27

*27

29

31

60

57

45

37

32

30

28

27

27

27

30

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

27

2 7

26

2j>

952

30.7

+13.9

Nov.

25

25

25

26

25

25

2-4 24

24

28

30

*32

29

27

109

74

41

38

38

471

714

356

202

145

121

102

93

79

70

68

-

3,090

103

+13.2

Dec .

62

60

*58

57

65

74

63

62

60

193

950

356

229

171

140

123

110

100

91

83

106

93

85

79

76

70

66

62

50

50

135

3,979

128

+13.0

Jan.

174

134

131

125

110

100

95

95

147

485

301

213

*171

147

129

121

110

127

116

106

169

210

166

879

512

301

229

199

169

150

140

6.261

202

+ 12.5

Feb.

129

118

112

106

95

91

143

129

*112

100

100

112

102

93

274

264

192

157

138

134

1,620

738

420

298

246

213

186

164

-

-

-

6,586

235

+12.9

Mar.

150

157

150

272

352

240

202

186

166

152

145-

*164

402

264

310

328

260

264

249

216

192

179

192

*1,650

762

466

352

287

249

221

202

9,381

303

+12.9

Apr.

189

171

159

150

140

140

344

229

*192

176

157

159

243

226

194

197

171

164

164

147

138

131

127

123

121

192

194

174

157

236

-

5,305

177

+12.8

May

298

232

189

166

164

179

174

157

143

136

125

118

110

102

98

93

93

89

140

560

147

121

110

93

89

81

74

*68

66

66

_65

4,146

134

+1E.8

June

62

60

55

51

48

46

87

74

57

65

72

57

49

46

45

45

*269

123

85

65

58

131

98

74

62

55

49

49

46

44

-

2,127

70.9

+15.7

July

38

37

36

31

52

*81

49

41

35

29

26

25

23

21

19

18

17

16

15

15

15

15

26

16

14

13

13

12

11

10

10

779

25.1

+11.4

Aug.

10

19

15

19

39

18

16

17

19

19

16

14

14

12

12

11

10

10

10

9.0

*9.0

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.2

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

386.4

12.5

+10.5

Sept.

6.0

5.2

4.8

4.4

9.0

28

13

10

*8.5

8.5

8.5

11

17

10

10

8.5

8.0

7.6

8.0

8.0

9.0

8.5

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.0

8.5

7.6

6.8

-

273.2

9.11

+8.4

Adjusted for diversion ntents of Lynchburg Reservoir

Mean 

Cf sin 

In.

44.6 

0.490

o.se

lie

1.27 

1.42

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53 :

141 

1.55 

1.79

214 

2.35 

2.71

246 

2 . 73 

2.84

316 

3.47 

4.UO

190 

2.09 

2.33

147 

1.62 

1.87

Observed

Max 2,120 Min 15 Mean 139 

Max 1,650 Mln 4.4 Mean 119

84.6 

0.930 

1.04

36.5 

0.401 

0.46

23.0 

0.253 

0.29

17.5 

0.192 

0.21

Adjusted

Mean 152 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.78 

Mean 131 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.52

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 efs).--Dee. 11 (12:30 a.m.) 1,960 cfs (6.78 ft); Jan. 

1,400 cfs (5.86 ft); Fet. 21 (12 m.) 2,2tO cfs (7.25 ft); Mar. 24 (10 a.m.) 2,820 e

t Diversion and change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, of Lynchburg Reservoir 

furnished by city of Lynchburg.

14 (9 a.m. 

fs (7.89 ft).
JAMES RIVER BASIN 

James River at Holcombs Rock, Va.

31

Location.--Lat 37°30 I 04", long. 79°15'46", on right bank at Holcombs Rock, Bedford County, 

6.9 mile downstream form Pedlar River and at mile 263.2.

Drainage area.--3,250 sq. ml.

Records available. January 1900 to September 1915 (gage heights only), December 1926 to 

September 1953. Published as "at Salt Creek" December 1926 to June 1931.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 548.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. January 1900 to September 1915 float gage In powerhouse of Virginia Electrolytic 

Co. 1,000 ft upstream at different datura. December 1926 to June 1931 water-stage recorder at site 2 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--25 years (1927-30, 1931-53], 3,758 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 56,100 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 21.63 ft); minimum, 323 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 3.66 ft); minimum daily, 450 cfs Sept. 4.

1926-53: Maximum discharge, 115,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 30,78 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 57,000 cfs on basis of records for other stations in James 

River basin; minimum, 100 cfs Sept. 21, 1941 (gage height, 3.02 ft); minimum daily, 

223 cfs July 28, 1930.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 31.3 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 118,000 

cfs, from rating curve extended above 57,000 cfs on basis of records for other stations 

in James River basin).

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

Plow regulated by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years).-- WSP 972: 1913(M), 1932-33, 1935(M), 1936. WSP 1203: 1928(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.8 

4.4

6.0

410

933

3,370

10.0

15.0

21.0

11,800

27,100

53,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Totsl

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

868

841

834

840 

704

768

776

869

928

1,150

1,120

1,080

992

945

912

851

782

968

811

560

782

681

826

665

754

773

8740

8780

3720

3700

8740

25,758

850

0.255

0.29

Nov.

8700

8680

3750

3680 

3750

3800

a870

3750

3800

3650

3700

3800

754

760

950

988

925

834

834

3,880

7,690

7,470

6,200

4,300

3,170

2,590

2,250

2,040

1,750

1,700

-

57,993

1,955

0.595

0.66

Dec.

1,550

1,470

1,410

*1,520 

1,350

1,530

1,690

1,960

1,800

1,870

10,800

15,900

9,010

5,800

4,230

5,560

2,940

2,560

2,400

2,190

2,170

2,340

2,810

5,000

2,830

2,460

2,380

2,240

1,990

1,890

2,030

101,480

3,274

1.01

1.16

Jan.

5,000

3,630

3,640

4,080 

4,010

3,570

3,080

2,980

5,000

11,500

15.500

11,000

*7,690

5,800

4,720

4,170

3,680

5,460

5,280

5,120

5,570

4,440

5,400

8,130

11,500

10,100

7,250

5,800

5,010

4,350

3,990

173,850

5,608

1.75

1.99

Feb.

3,460

3,370

5,120

2,780 

2,700

2, 620

2,700

5,720

5,010

*4,260

5,640

5,580

5,810

4,170

4,720

7,470

7,250

5,410

5,400

4,820

22,100

52,500

25,600

13,000

9,900

7,910

6,620

5,400

-

-

226,040

8,073

2.48

2.58

Mar.

4,760

4,550

4,120

4,540 

11,500

15 , 000

10,400

8,350

7,040

6,000

5,200

5,010

6,000

6,200

6,850

12,000

11,800

9,450

9,250

9,230

7,910

6,620

5,800

35,700

45,500

21,500

14,200

10,800

8,790

7,250

6,200

523,280

10,430

5.21

3.70

Apr.

5,400

5,010

4,540

4,080 

3,720

3,540

4,820

6,200

6,410

*5,600

5,010

4,630

4,720

, 5,600

6,000

5,600

5,400

4,630

4,540

4,630

4,440

4,170

5,810

5,810

3,650

5,720

5,990

5,900

5,460

5,460

-

158,470

4,616

1.42

1.58

May

4,080

4,080

3,720

5,370 

5,280

3,630

5,010

6,410

6,000

5,200

4,440

5,810

3,570

2,940

2,700

2,700

2,620

2,540

2,620

7,250

8,550

5,600

4,550

5,650

5,200

2,780

2,620

2,500

2,060

1,980

1,800

118,440

5,821

1.18

1.56

June

1,700

1,680

1,460

1,590 

1,300

1,540

1,550

2,110

1,890

1,840

1,780

1,640

1,320

1,560

1,510

1,270

2,440

3,900

4,050

2,760

2,210

2,130

1,820

1,520

1,590

1,590

1,220

1 180

1*260

1,510

-

53,500

1,785

0.549

0.61

July

1,320

1,920

1,720

1,290 

1,220

3,580

*2,690

2,130

2,060

1,620

1,330

1,240

1,090

1,000

944

814

828

862

861

760

774

816

780

770

824

690

660

674

635

636

625

56,961

1,192

0.567

0.42

Aug.

626

818

687

698 

987

923

884

794

972

860

755

741

678

717

645

574

652

655

594

719

*728

596

501

508

560

512

500

486

486

524

488

20,826

672

0.207

0.24

Sept.

453

462

485

450 

494

605

900

1,040

850

708

611

628

611

594

628

544

560

514

504

572

580

547

568

548

479

556

548

516

544

528

-

17,625

588

0.181

0.20

Calendar year 1952: Max 46,700 Kin 560 Mean 4,202 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.58

Water year 1952-55: Max 52,500 Min 450 Mean 3,546 Cfsm 1.O9 In. 14.79

Pesk discharge (bsse. 25.500).--Feb. 22 (l p.m.) 56,100 cfs (21.65 ft)j Mar. 25 (2:30 a.m.) 52,000 

cfs (20.80 ft;7

* Discharge measurement made on this dsy.

3 No gsge-height record; dischsrge estimated on bssis of recorded range in stsge and records for 

station 3t Bent Creek.
32 JAMES RIVER BASIN

James River at Bent Creek, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°32', long. 78°50', on left bank 100 ft downstream from highway bridge at 

town of Bent Creek, Appomattox County, 150 ft downstream from Bent Creek, 1 mile downstream from Gladstone, and at mile 222.9.

Drainage area.--3,671 sq ml.

Records available.--March 1925 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 381.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Sept. 13, 1930, chain gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 4,197 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 56,700 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 16.07 ft); minimum, 533 cfs Aug. 30 (gage height, 2.58 ft); minimum dally, 6U2 cfs Sept. 4.

1925-53: Maximum discharge, 115,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 23.02 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 74,000 cfs on basis -of velocity-area studies and records for 

other stations In James River basin; minimum, 222 cfs Oct. 13, 14, 1930 (gage height, 

2.21 ft); minimum dally, 222 cfs Oct. 13, 1930.

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

Flow regulated by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 742: 1931(m). WSP 757: Drainage area. WSP 972: 1935-36. 

WSP 1066: T94CT: WSP 1203: 1942.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

555 

1,080 

1,960 

3,02O 

5,420

8.O 

11.0 

15.0 

16.0

14,900 

27,6OO 

49,500 

56,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

al,100 

al,100 

al,100 

al,150 

al,100

al,200

al,200 

al,300 

al,500

al,800

82,100 

al,800

81,600

81,400

al,300

al,200 

81,100

81,300

81,000

3700

a900

a850

1,000

1,070

845

1,080

983

1,120

956

922

1,000

36,776

1,186

0.323

0.37

Nov.

928 

914 

1,040 

904 

1,020

1,030

1,110 

910 

1,070

814

1,090 

992

1,040

1,100

1,840

1,940 

1,300

1,260

1,180

4,730

10.200

9,570

8,030

6,500

4,100

3,490

2,820

2,700

2,090

2,140

-

77,852

2,595

0.707

0.79

Dec.

2,160 

1,810 

1,850 

1,680 

1,740

1,730

2,080 

2,090 

2,380

2,160

6,980 

17.600

12,400

7,960

5,880

*4,320 

3,690

3,580

2,840

3,020

2,620

2,560

3,140

3,210

3,600

3,120

2,770

2,770

2,540

2,270

3,040

119,590

3,858

1.05

1.21

Jan.

3,870 

4,070 

4,620 

4,680 

4,900

4,670

3,640 

3^690 

4,490

11,800

14,200 

13,500

9,880

7,840

6,200

5,390 

4,700

4,080

4,280

3,770

4,120

5,310

5,880

9,160

11,800

12,500

9,570

7,560

6,710

6,280

5,080

208,240

6,717

1.83

2.11

Feb.

4,920 

3,960 

3,960 

3,960 

5 , 200

3,370

3,700 

3,600 

5,440

5,770

4,480 

4,110

4,200

4,700

5,720

7,600 

8,950

7,780

7,310

5,790

12,600

50,200

33,800

16,000

11,800

9,570

7,980

7,420

_

-

251,890

8,996

2.45

2.55

Mar.

5,910 

5,600 

5.160 

5,500 

10,100

17,200

12,500 

9,880 

8,640

7,680

6,510 

6,820

7,770

7,670

7,760

11,500 

13,800

11,500

10,500

10,800

9,570

8,330

7,580

22,900

50,200

27,200

17,600

13,100

10,800

9,260

8,030

367,370

11,850

3.23

3.72

Apr.

7,280 

6,500 

5,800 

5,370 

5,070

4,470

6,490 

6,400 

8,000

7,580

6,380 

6,050

6,690

6,650

7,040

7,010 

6,460

6,070

5,810

5,600

5,550

5,270

4,940

4,600

4,620

4,520

4,580

4,860

4,610

4, 200

-

174,470

5,816

1.58

1.76

May

5,040 

4,900 

4,740 

4,210 

3,980

4,270

5,840 

6,100 

7,430

6,480

5,900 

4,580

4,350

3,920

3,260

3,360 

3,600

2,920

3,580

7,430

9,880

7,580

5,720

4,610

4,160

3,640

3,140

2,850

2,600

2,580

2,330

144,990

4,677

1.27

1.46

June

2,080 

2,060 

2,030 

1,760 

1,780

1,560

2,340 

2,160 

2,470

2,390

2,160 

2,050

2,210

2,160

1,480

1,290 

3,480

5.340

83,800

34,000

33,000

a2,700

a2,800

82,100

32,100

81,900

81,700

32,300

81,800

81,800

70,800

2,360

0.643

0.72

July

81,600 

31,700 

31,800 

al,900 

81,600

33,500

* a 4,000 

33,060 

32,560

32,000

81,700 

al,500

81,300

31,200

al,2OO

81,200 

31,100

al,100

8900

31,000

81,300

31,000

8800

8950

81,000

8950

8850

8850

8800

8700

8700

45,760

1,476

0.402

0.46

Aug.

3800 

8900 

31,200 

31,000 

31.600

31,300

31,200 

31,200 

al,300

31,300

81,400 

3950

3950

3900

3800

8800 

8800

a800

3850

*3850

812

912

870

657

714

784

660

650

688

746

652

29,045

937

0.255

0.29

Sept.

634 

642 

605 

602 

6156

679

870 

1.230 

1,220

1,060

949

860

1,140

883

739

736 

796

745

760

740

758

768

748

679

729

730

684

676

735

751

23,754

792

0.216

0.24

Calendar year 1952: Max 46,500 Min 700 Mean 5,043 cfsro 1.37 In. 18.69

Water year 1952-53: Max 50,200 Min 602 Mean 4,248 Cfsro 1.16 In. 15.68

Peak discharge (base, 26,500 cfs).- Feb. 22 (8s30 p.m.) 56,700 cfs (16.07 ft); Mar. 25 (ll a.m.) 

54,000 cfs (15.68 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day,

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, 2 discharge measurements, and records for stations at Holcombs Rock and at Seottsville.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 

Buffalo River near Norwood, Va.

33

Location. Lat 37°38', long. 78°53', on right bank 1 mile downstream from Tye River,

3 miles upstream from Rucker Run, and 4j miles upstream from mouth and Norwood, Nelson 

County.

Drainage area. 360 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 400.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 13 years, 508 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6.270 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 6.77 ft); minImum, 40 cfs Sept. 4, 5 (gage height, 1.89 ft).

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 33,500 cfs Oct. 15, 1942, Sept. 19, 1944 (gage height, 

18.1 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 30 cfs Oct. 10, 1941 (gage height, 1.64 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

133

210

320

3.0 

3.5

6.0

630

1,130

4,880

Mar. 25 to Sept. 30

1.8 27 2.2 113 

2.0 60 2.6 320

Note. Same as preceding table above 2.6 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

185

176

185

172

168

168

168

176

181

235

240

220

193

185

172

168

168

168

168

161

158 

*161

161

161 

161

164

161

161

154

150

T50

5,399

174

0.483

0.56

Nov.

150

Tso

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

164

189

176

161

154

614

341

235

210

210

1,540

1.970 

1,700

1,150

890 

720

639

570

505

442

420

-

14,350

478

1.33

1.48

Dec.

390

376

369

348

376

390

a370

a350

a340

a330

a2,000

al,500

al,000

a800

a700

*a600

554

505

458

428

450 

420

390

376 

355

341

327

308

284

308

528

16,271

525

1.46

1.68

Jan.

693

497

521

473

428

405

398

405

810

1,830

1,370

1,030

870

*774

711

657

604

675

622

562

738 

765

657

2.570 

1,970

1,440

1,190

1,060

943

860

a 800

27,328

882

2.45

2.82

Feb.

a740

a680

a620

a580

a540

aSOO

a 600

a540

a500

*450

450

545

489

450

970

830

702

613

579

570

5.120 

2,780

1,760

1,370 

1,150

998

880

7S3

-

-

-

24,789

885

2.46

2.56

Mar.

720

702

693

1,090

1,230

921

830

783

738

684

648

702

*1 420

060

150

270

100

150

100

943

880 

810

820

4,570 

3,410

2,480

1,970

1,700

1,470

1,330

1,210

39,384

1,270

3.53

4.07

Apr.

al,100

1,020

943

965

943

954

1,700

al,200

a950

*a850

738

738

1,170

900

783

801

720

693

711

648

613 

588

570

545 

521

711

657

622

596

711

24,661

822

2.28

2.54

May

921

792

729

675

666

711

684

596

554

529

497

465

435

412

398

383

405

369

450

1,170

588 

489

450

412 

398

376

334

334

*320

320

501

16,163

521

1.45

1.67

June

301

308

277

258

247

236

405

308

270

270

264

236

230

230

224

219

1,100

505

390

a310

289 

420

376

334 

308

320

301

412

301

283

9,932

331

0.919

1.03

July

264

258

241

224

219

289

241

213

213

187

182

178

168

163

153

137

*129

129

121

158

141

121

153

133

113

107

104

98

95

89

83

5,104

165

0.458

0,53

Aug.

121

224

137

153

578

178

145

153

192

182

153

129

117

113

104

98

95

107

89

*83

78 

76

72

72 

69

62

60

58

56

53

51

3,658

118

0.328

0.38

Sept.

49

46

42

40

105

163

129

78

62

*65

60

72

236

TT3

92

81

74

67

67

69

72 

72

69

65 

62

62

67

67

60

60

2,366

78.9

0.219

0.24

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,620 Min 150 Mean 628 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.73

Water year 1952-53 : Max 4,370 Min 40 Mean 519 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.56

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 cfs).--Jan. 24 (11 a.m.) 4,370 cfs (5.66 ft); Feb. 21 (8:30 a.m.) 

4,370 cfs (5.72 ft); Mar. 24 (6:30 a.m.) 6,270 cfs (6.77 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorder graph, records for 

Tye River near Lovlngston and Piney River at Piney River.
34 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Tye River near Lovingston, Va.

Location. Lat 37°43', long. 78°58', on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 

H miles downstream from Hat Creek, 4 miles upstream from Piney River, and 6 miles 

southwest of Lovingston, Nelson County.

Drainage area.--92 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1938 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 578.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929.

Average discharge. 15 years, 156 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,150 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 7.17 ft); 

minimum, 6.7 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 0.59 ft).

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 9,670 cfs Sept. 19, 1944 (gage height, 13.7 ft); 

minimum, 4.5 cfs Oct. 9, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.29 ft Oct. 4, 1943.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 892: 1938.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.3 

1.5 9

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 

33

Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

193

460

1,480

0.6

.7

1.0

1.4

2.0 216

3.0 500

4.0 940

6.0 2,160

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

L'ay

1

2

I

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

46

44

52

44

42

*41

41

43

48

12

68

57

50

46

44

42

41

41

41

40

40

40

40

33

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

1,375

44.4

0.483

0.56

liov .

39

39

39

39

39

38

37

37

37

41

*48

44

41

40

114

76

56

50

53

807

990

600

358

270

225

198

176

155

143

136

-

4,965

166

1.80

2.01

Dec .

124

119

111

*107

124

122

113

109

105

195

965

500

376

308

263

234

208

190

176

164

180

159

149

138

132

128

122

114

108

114

183

6,140

198

2.15

2.48

Jan.

173

156

173

161

152

144

147

152

247

450

420

*360

320

280

245

224

208

219

195

180

226

221

206

980

680

465

390

341

295

263

242

8,915

288

3.13

3.61

Feb.

224

203

190

180

166

159

213

176

*161

156

156

178

161

152

258

242

219

198

193

200

1.860

1,140

600

450

390

341

303

268

-

-

-

9,137

326

3.5A

3.69

Mar.

247

245

245

330

311

276

255

247

232

216

203

*23"9

376

336

376

405

362

376

344

311

287

268

284

1,870

1,230

940

660

518

435

376

333

13,133

424

4.61

5.32

Apr.

306

276

252

234

213

211

405

300

*284

276

252

250

300

265

250

260

234

232

234

216

203

193

185

183

176

258

252

234

219

284

7,437

' 248

2.70

3.01

May

314

287

260

247

239

245

232

206

190

183

166

156

147

140

136

134

138

126

156

545

183

161

142

130

128

118

108

*102

98

97

91

5,405

174

1.89

2.18

June

93

93

81

77

74

73

126

97

81

81

77

70

70

66

66

64

~§7 193

80

70

70

77

67

62

56

54

79

85

62

56

2,397

79.9

0.868

0.97

July

51

49

44

41

46

*50

46

43

40

36

35

34

31

29

28

26

25

25

25

44

35

28

32

26

23

22

21

20

*18

17

22

1,012

32.6

0.354

0.41

Aug.

44

44

36

38

54

36

31

32

36

39

30

25

25

22

21

18

18

18

18

16

*15

14

13

13

12

11

10

10

9.5

9.0

8.5

726.0

23.4

0.254

0.29

Sept.

8.0

7.5

7.0

7.0

17

44

27

18

*15

13

13

22

48

24

20

17

15

13

13

15

16

15

13

13

13

13

13

12

10

9.5

-

491.0

16.4

0.178

0.20

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,090 Min 37 Mean 195 Cfsm 2.12 In. 28.89

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,870 Min 7.0 Mean 167 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.73

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs). --Nov. 20 (12:30 a.m.) 1,360 cfs (4.82 ft); Dec. 11 (1:30 a.m.)

1,660 cfs (5.32 ft); Jan. 24 (10 a.m.) 1,540 cfs (5.12 ft); Feb. 21 (11:30 a.m.) 2,880 cfs (6.92

ft); Mar. 24 (6 a.m.) 3,150 cfs (7.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 35 

Piney River at Plney River, Va.

Location. Lat 37°42ilO", long. 79°01 "40", on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 151, 0.2 mile southwest of Piney River Post Office, Nelson County, 1.7 

miles downstream from Indian Creek, and 2.5 miles southeast of Lowesville.

Drainage area.--48 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 633.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T989, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,570 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 4.89 ft); minImum, 2.6 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 0.76 ft).

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 2,740 cfs Dec. 7, 1950 (gage height, 6.08 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 4, 1953.

Flood in June 1949 reached a stage of 9.9 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.3

2.0

4.0

6.8

10

16

33

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

58

145

281

460

925

1,660

Discharge cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

23

23

24

22

22

*21

22

22

27

35.

34

30

25

23

22

22

21

23

22

22

22

23

22

22

21

22

21

20

19

19

18

714

23.0

0.479

0.55

llov.

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

22

*22

19

18

17

52

34

27

23

24

276

520

389

259

191

153

135

117

102

91

90

-

2,743

91.4

1.90

2.12

Dec.

82

80

75

*68

71

69

72

63

65

160

472

337

249

202

166

143

123

111

90

90

98

86

82

77

72

68

66

64

62

64

92

3,624

117

2.44

2.81

Jan.

86

78

82

77

74

71

71

74

105

265

284

*234

197

168

149

131

117

121

105

96

119

109

105

496

420

320

262

219

181

158

141

5,115

1£5

3.44

3.97

Feb.

127

113

103

95

88

83

111

88

*83

UL

82

90

82

78

141

123

115

109

103

107

1,170

698

480

361

291

240

197

171

-

-

-

5,607

200

4.17

4.34

Mar.

153

145

143

181

171

162

153

149

139

129

123

*141

237

237

271

262

243

249

216

194

176

1G4

202

*1.110

675

496

393

323

275

231

197

7,940

256

5.33

6.14

Apr.

176

153

139

127

119

129

219

181

*171

160

149

145

162

145

141

145

131

135

129

121

115

109

103

98

91

137

119

117

117

151

"

4,134

133

2.88

3.21

May

176

176

166

156

158

143

133

125

115

111

103

95

88

83

80

74

71

65

104

125

88

83

80

75

71

66

62

*57

54

52

49.

3,084

99.5

2.07

2.39

June

48

45

43

38

35

38

54

39

35

39

40

34

32

31

31

30

113

55

46

40

39

71

55

49

43

3B

39

41

35

31

"

1,307

43.6

0.90B

1.01

July

29

26

26

24

28

*28

24

22

21

19

19

18

16

14

14

15

16

14

14

16

14

12

15

12

9.4

9.0

7.8

7.4

*7.4

7.4

ii

511.5

16 . 5

0 . 344

Aug.

10

16

11

14

18

12

11

13

17

12

9.7

9.0

9.0

8.1

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.4

6.5

*6.5

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.4

4.8

4.8

5.1

4.3

4.0

4.3

271.6

3.76

0.182

0.401 0.21

Sept.

3.8

3.4

3.0

3.4

6.8

15

8.4

7.1

*5.4

4.8

5.1

12

14

6.8

6.0

5.1

4.3

4.6

4.0

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.3

3.8

4.0

3.8

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.4

-

168.1

5.60

0.117

0.13

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,250 Min 17 Mean 108 Cfsm 2.25 In. 30.57

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,170 Min 3.0 Mean 96.5 Cfsm 2.01 In. 27.28

Peak discharge (base, 50O cfs).--Mov. 21 (3 p.m.; aoa crs ^D.ZB IT;;; jjec. lu { lu p.m.; aoc 

JanT 24 (9:30 a.m.] 630 cfs (3.42 ft); Feb. 21 (10 a.m.) 1,520 cfs (4.85 ft); Mar

 c, t A Oa f*4- \

(4.04 ft)

(4 a.m.) 1,570 cfs (4.89 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on thi

585 cfs (3.28 ft); Dec. 10 (10 p.m.) 952

day.
36 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Rockfish River near Greenfield, Va.

Location. Lat 37°52'10", long. 78°49'25", on left bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 634, 2.8 miles downstream from confluence of North and South Porks, and 

4.1 miles south of Greenfield, Nelson County.

Drainage area.--96 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 530.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Aug. 21, 1943, wire-weight 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 145 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,040 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 9.60 ft); minImum, 5.2 cfs Sept. 3, 4, 5 (gage height, 1.33 ft).

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 13,700 cfs Sept. 19, 1944 (gage height, 17.2 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 8,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 17.2 and 23.4 ft; minimum, 3.0 cfs July 30, 1944; minimum gage height, 1.25 ft 

Sept. 17, 18, 19, 1946.

Flood in October 1942 reached a stage of 23.4 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, about 

30,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.8

2.0

3.0 234

Oct. 1 to Mar. 25 

29

Mar. 26 to Sept. 30

4.0

5.0 

8.0

455

750

2,100

1.3

1.4 

1.6

4.0

8.0

22

1.8 44

2.5 148

3.0 234

Note. Same as preceding table above 3.O ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

I 

Oct.

34

39

42

36

34

*3333"

33

38

52

80

54

46

42

39

38

38

37

36

36

36

36

37

37

37

37

36

36

36

36

36

1,220

39.4

0.410

0.47

 

Nov.

36

36

36

36

36

36

35

34

34

42

*47

42

39

38

124

68

51

46

51

1,070

790

480

311

238

195

169

150

130

119

114

-

4,633

154

1.60

1.78

Dec.

106

100

97

91

102

102

95

91

87

164

609

332

262

215

184

*162

147

135

124

115

135

119

112

108

102

99

93

89

85

85

147

4,494

145

1.51

1.74

Jan.

170

148

162

145

135

124

121

T23

192

442

368

*291

251

221

197

179

165

165

150

140

177

170

159

1,080

600

418

332

291

247

215

195

7,7^3

251

2.61

3.01

 

Feb.

183

164

154

143

135

128

176

145

*131

126

123

126

119

114

238

211

183

162

152

150

1 , 560

830

505

392

322

282

247

219

-

-

-

7,420

265

2.76

2.87

Mar.

202

201

197

282

291

253

230

226

206

190

177

*204

355

291

354

*405

344

344

311

282

253

234

245

*1,660

*1,910

1,280

770

555

442

368

322

13,384

432

4.50

5.19

Apr.

291

272

242

223

202

206

380

282

*253

242

221

217

291

262

245

253

223

215

210

192

185

172

164

154

148

238

202

188

178

232

-

6,783

226

2.35

2.62

May

238

213

194

192

182

177

167

150

140

130

121

115

110

106

104

104

108

98

127

351

162

139

124

114

109

102

92

*88

84

84

80

4,305

139

1.45

1.67

June

80

80

72

68

64

62

106

80

72

76

80

67

66

62

62

61

91

82

73

64

58

78

58

54

50

48

45

45

44

_43

-

1,991

66.4

0.692

0.77

July

39

39

34

32

55

*47

39

36

34

31

29

27

26

25

23

22

20

18

28

47

28

30

36

25

20

20

19

17

16

14

16

892

28.8

0.300

0.35

Aug.

33

51

34

34

37

37

31

31

30

29

24

22

21

19

17

16

16

17

14

*12

12

11

11

9.8

9.2

8.6

8.0

7.6

7.2

6.8

JLJ

622.6

20.1

0.209

0.24

Sept.

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.2

9.6

34

20

13

*11

11

11

13

20

13

12

g9.0

gS.O

gS.O

g9.0 gio

gll

g!3

811 gio

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.2

6.8

-

323.4

10.8

0.112

0.12

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,820 Min 28 Mean 175 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.74

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,910 Min 5.2 Mean 148 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.83

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs). Nov. 20 (3 p.m.) 1,460 cfs (6.66 ft); Jan. 24 (12 m. ) 1,95O cfs 

(7.68 ft); Feb. 21 (1 p.m.J 2,500 cfs (B.66 ft); Mar. 24 (8:30 a.m.) 2,560 cfs (8.77 ft); Mar. 25 

(3:30 p.m.) 3,040 cfs (9.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 

James River at Scottsville, Va.

37

Location.--Lat 37°47'50", long. 78°29'30", on left bank 50 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Scottsville, Albemarle County, 6.8 miles upstream from Hardware River, and 

at mile 184.6.

Drainage area. 4,571 sq mi.

Records available. February 1925 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 253.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 28, 1928, chain gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 5,230 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 67,000 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 19.48 ft); 

minimum, 575 cfs Sept. 4, 5 (gage height, 2.20 ft); minimum daily, 612 cfs Sept. 4, 5.

1925-53: Maximum discharge, 133,000 cfs Sept. 19, 1944 (gage height, 26.0 ft); minimum, 302 cfs Oct. 1, 1930 (gage height, 1.46 ft); minimum daily, 307 cfs Oct. 15,

1930.

Data-for some outstanding floods prior to establishment of this station are given 

in the following table:

Date

October 1870. .....

March 1913........

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

About 160,000

121,000

Gage height 

(feet)

30.7

27.9

25.16

Remarks

Gage height from information

by local resident. 

Do.

Prom floodmarks.

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

Flow regulated by powerplants above station. Records of water temperatures and sediment loads for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1290.

Revisions (water years). WSP 727: 1931(m). WSP 972: 1913(M), 1936(M), 1940(M). 

WSP 1066:1940.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.2 

2.8

5.0

575

1,120

4, 630

8.0

12.0

18.0

11,500

25,900

57,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,690

1,530

1,540

1,440

1,420

1,410

1,400

1,440 

1,410

1,690

2,060

2,450

1,690

1,840

1,560

1,620

*1,450

1,440

1,440

1,520

1,340

1,180

1,240

1,320

1,320

1,190

1,390

1,370

1,450

1,200

1,250

46,290

1,493

0.327

0.38

Nov.

1,290

1,190

1,340

1,420

1.140

1,320

1,310

1,320 

1,180

1,360

1,240

1,540

1,340

*1,350

2,420

3,810

2,210

1,980

1,690

7,250

15.000

13,300

10,400

8,400

6,430

5,010

4,260

3,460

3,120

3,120

-

110,200

3,673

0.804

0.90

Dec.

2,780

2,860

2,530

2,860

2,420

2,690

2,860

2,860 

3,120

2,860

7,620

18.100

16,700

10,100

7,940

6,220

5,210

4,170

4,080

4,070

3,630

3,540

3,630

3,990

4,260

3,720

3,720

3,540

3,120

3,280

3,370

151,850

4,898

1.07

1.23

Jan.

5,410

5,010

5,810

5,610

5,610

5,610

*5,210

4.440 

5,210

12,200

17.800

16,700

12 , 400

9,350

8,170

6,640

6,220

5,610

5,410

5,010

5,010

6,430

6,850

10 , 500

16,400

15,700

12,400

9,600

8,170

7,280

6,850

258,620

8,343

1.82

2.10

Feb.

6,010

5,210

5,010

4,820

4,350

4.170

4,260

5,010 

5,010

6,850

5,810

5,410

5,210

5,210

6,640

8,630

9,600

8,870

8,170

7,280

11,100

42,300

50,900

22,700

15,300

12,100

9,850

8,870

_

_

-

294,650

10,520

2.30

2.40

Mar.

7,940

6.850

6,850

7,280

10, 100

17,800

16,400

12,100 

10,400

8,870

*8,170

7,720

10,100

9,850

9,350

11,200

16,400

14,000

12,700

12,100

11,500

9,850

8,870

19,000

56 , 400

45,700

25, 100

18,100

14,000

11,500

9,850

446,050

14,390

3.15

3.63

Apr.

9,110

8,170

7,500

6,850

6,430

6,010

8,630

8,870 

8,630

9,110

8,630

7,280

9 . 550

9,350

8,630

8,630

8,400

7,500

7,500

6,640

7,060

6,640

6,430

6,220

5,610

6,010

5,810

6,010

5,810

5,810

-

222,630

7,421

1.62

1.81

May

6,640

6,430

6,430

5,810

5,610

5,410

6,220

7,280 

7,720

7,940

7,060

5,810

5,410

5,010

4,350

4,260

4,260

4,080

4,170

7,500

10,400

7*720

5,610

5,210

4,630

4,170

3,720

3,370

3,200

5.120

177,900

5,739

1.26

1.45

June

2,940

2,780

2,690

2,450

2,290

2,140

2,610

3,120 

2,780

a5,000

a2,800

a2,600

a2,800

a2,700

*a2,400

1,980

2,530

5.610

4,820

5,010

5,720

5,200

3,540

2,530

2,610

2,210

2,060

2,940

2,140

2,210

-

87,210

2,907

0.636

0.71

July

1,840

2,060

2,290

2,370

1,910

2,290

4.080

3,280 

2,860

a2,500

a2,000

al, 800

al,700

1,560

1,570

1,480

1,290

1,390

1,100

1,190

1,570

1,220

947

1,140

1,240

1,200

1,030

1,060

947

867

886

52,667

1,699

0.372

0.43

Aug.

1,050

1,140

1,540

1,240

2.060

1,540

1,530

1,460 

1,690

1,610

1,690

1,170

1,180

1,120

1,010

1,010

905

905

*926

829

848

886

905

886

702

725

784

680

658

702

718

34,099

1,100

0.241

0.28

Sept.

650

635

*642

612

612

742

838

916 

1,280

1,180

1,000

958

968

1.520

926

810

742

793

742

759

759

776

759

750

688

742

742

702

710

710

-

24,463

815

0.178

0.20

Calendar year 1952: Max 48,600 Mln 1,120 Mean 6,255 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.62

Water year 1952-53: Max 56,400 Mln 612 Mean 5,224 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.52

Peak discharge (base, 27,000 cfs).--Feb. 23 (7 a.m.) 60,900 cfs (18.58 ft); Mar. 25 (9 p.m.)

67,000 cfs (19.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at Cartersvllle and

at Bent Creek.
38 JAMES RIVER BASIN 

Slate River near Arvonia, Va.

Location. Lat 37°42'10", long. 78°22'40", on left bank 100 ft upstream from Bumpers Bridge, 

1.8 miles northwest of Arvonia, Buckingham County, 2.9 miles upstream from Hunt Creek, 

and 3.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 235 sq mi.

Records available. April 1926 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 238.78 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

CTorps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 18, 1935, chain gage at same site and datum. 

Sept. 18, 1935, to Feb. 14, 1936, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years (1926-35, 1936-53), 230 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,780 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 10.80 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 1.86 ft).

1926-53: Maximum discharge, 13,600 cfs Sept. 6, 1935 (gage height, 22.18 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,500 cfs on basis of velocity-area 

studies; minimum, 2 cfs Sept. 28 to Oct. 2, 1930.

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

Prior to October 1947, occasional diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by gristmill 

5.4 miles above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 972: 1928-29, 1932, 1933-34(M), 1935..

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 21 to June 17)

1.8 

2.1 

2.5 

3.O

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

10.0

286 

60O

Discharge, cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

£8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

68

65

65

66

65

64

63

63

67

84

124

103

84

75

72

71

69

68

68

67

63

65

68

70

71

71

70

71

71

70

*69

2,230

71.9

0.306

0.35

Nov.

69

70

71

78

82

75

71

69

68

75

95

100

88

78

264

318

137

108

116

5,150

2,500

726

308

218

179

158

148

*140

128

126

-

9,793

326

1.39

1.55

Dec.

125

124

128

132

150

237

17O

14O

120

20O

70O

550

350

250

200

170

160

150

140

130

140

150

140

130

130

120

120

110

100

90

*250

5,806

187

0.796

0.92

Jan.

760

318

284

245

192

170

160

155

422

1.050

636

332

243

211

192

177

165

170

190

165

238

456

271

1,000

778

327

253

232

*203

183

174

10,332

333

1.42

1.64

Feb.

168

158

151

153

145

140

220

286

203

174

163

188

201

168

527

564

299

234

203

192

376

492

282

237

218

*201

188

174

_

-

-

6,707

240

1.02

1.06

Mar.

162

172

188

1,OOO

1,760

528

332

280

259

232

213

222

582

442

370

474

325

308

410

295

249

228

220

883

923

804

424

320

278

*245

232

13,360

431

1.83

2.11

Apr.

222

215

201

194

188

184

74O

546

315

271

241

282

1,570

1,280

456

370

325

278

322

280

249

232

222

213

201

203

203

184

*177

203

-

10,567

352

1.50

1.67

May

492

269

215

188

183

241

273

222

184

172

165

150

142

137

132

131

174

150

226

925

362

232

198

170

162

155

139

125

121

T22

121

6,676

215

0.915

1.05

June

*121

145

126

114

107

102

121

151

119

134

181

142

145

165

126

118

195

243

172

125

106

97

100

90

82

77

75

81

*89

76

-

3,725

124

0.528

0.59

July

71

68

66

6O

61

127

100

81

83

74

65

60

58

55

53

51

49

47

46

49

54

48

47

47

44

39

39

37

35

*33

J52

1,779

57.4

0.244

0.28

Aug.

43

42

5O

48

588

86

58

56

66

68

56

47

46

44

41

38

36

36

36

35

32

30

29

27

26

24

24

22

22

21

*20

1,597

51.5

0.219

0.25

Sept.

20

18

18

17

16

20

26

31

26

23

21

22

28

49

32

26

24

23

22

23

24

24

24

23

23

24

24

26

27

*25

-

729

24.3

0.103

0.11

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,340 Mln 48 Mean 273 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.81

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,130 Mln 16 Mean 201 Cfsm O.855 In. 11.58

Peak discharge (base, 2,1OO cfs).--Nov. 20 (1 p.m.) 3,780 cfs (10.8O ft); Mar. 5 (12:30 a.m.) 2,380 

cfs (8.47 ft); Apr. 13 (8:30 p.m.) 2,260 efs (8.34 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Dec. 7-31; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage 

and records for Appomattox River at Farmville and Willis River at Planagan Mills.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 39

North Fork Moormans River near Whitehall, Va.

Location-. Lat 38°08'25", long. 78°45'05", on left bank 0.5 mile upstream from confluence with South Fork, 0.8 mile upstream from city of Charlottesville dam, and 

5.1 miles west of Whitehall, Albemarle County.

Drainage area. 11.4 sq mi.

Records available. December 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since November 1952. Altitude of gage 

~^Ts 999 ft (by barometer) .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 492 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 4.61 ft); minImum daily, 0.01 cfs Sept. 4, 5.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 24, 1953; minimum daily, that of Sept. 4, 

5, 1953.

Flood of Oct. 15, 1942, reached a stage of 11.7 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

7,620 cfs, by slope-area determination of peak flow).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 21-27)

Oct.

0.9

1.0

1.2

1-29

O.

1.

4,

,6

,5

,7

0.2

.4

.7

.9

1.0

Oct.

0.01

.02

.03

.10

.55

30 to

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

Sept.

1,

2,

6,

12,

22

,3

,4

,8

,8

30

2,

2,

3,

4,

4,

.0

.5

.0

.0

.5

, and

35

77

140

333

464

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.8

2.0

2.6

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.5

2.0

3.2

4.5

372

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.8

2.0

 1.8

1.6

al.5

al.4

al.4

al.3

al.3

al.2

al.2

1.1

1.1

56.9

1.84

0.161

0.19

Nov.

1.0

1.1

*1.1

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.8

1.9

1.5

1.3

1.2

12

5.6

2.8

2.1

2.4

88

*220

130

58

35

25

20

16

14

12

11

671.5

22.4

1.96

2.19

Dec .

9.3

8.8

8.2

1~7.9

15

14

14

13

15

91

*67

46

31

24

19

16

14

12

11

15

13

12

12

12

11

11

9.6

9.0

9.0

12

572.8

18.5

1.62

1.87

Jan.

12

13

18

18

15

13

12

12

*20

78

87

62

45

33

26

23

a22

a20

a!9

a!8

28

29

29

77

85

60

46

38

30

25

22

1,035

33.4

2.93

3.38

Feb.

20

18

17

16

14

13

18

16

14

13

13

14

13

12

24

32

26

22

20

21

50

65

49

38

29

25

*20

17

_

_

-

649

23.2

2.04

2.12

Mar.

14

14

13

38

54

42

32

26

22

18

16

16

25

26

42

*83

64

50

40

32

26

23

29

357

312

221

109

73

51

36

28

1,932

62.3

5.46

6.30

Apr.

23

20

17

15

14

13

16

13

12

12

11

1?

59

85

57

47

34

29

26

22

20

17

16

14

14

34

84

66

45

38

885

29.5

2.59

2.89

May

34

28

24

20

19

18

20

17

15

14

13

12

11

9.9

9.6

9.3

9.0

7.9

11

22

15

13

12

9.9

9.0

7.9

6.8

5.8

5.1

5.1

4.9

418.2

13.5

1.18

1.36

June

4.9

4.0

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.7

9.6

5.1

3.4

2.6

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.0

3.4

4.6

3.2

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

.91

*!!

1.2

.91

-

79.21

2.64

0.232

0.26

July

1.9

1.4

.79

.56

.56

.79

.67

.56

1.3

*.67

.55

.42

.16

.16

.15

.14

.13

.12

.14

.16

.16

.15

.15

.13

.11

.10

.10

.09

.09

.08

.08

12.57

0.405

0.036

0.04

Aug.

0.09

.56

*.55

.56

.56

.55

.55

.56

.67

.67

.56

.42

.29

.16

.14

.13

.13

.15

.14

.14

.13

.12

.10

.09

.08

.07

.06

.05

.04

.04

a. 03

8.39

0.271

0.024

0.03

Sept.

aO.03

a.o2

a. 02 *.Q1

a. 01

.08

.09

.10

.11

705

.09

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.09

.09

.08

.08

.07

.07

.07

.06

.05

.04

a. 04

a. 03

a. 03

a. 02

-

1.97

0.066

0.006

0.007

Calendar year 1952: Max 301 Min 1.0 Mean 23.9 Cfsm 2.10 In. 28.48

Water year 1952-53: Max 357 Mln 0.01 Mean 17.3 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.64

Peak discharge (base, 150 efs). Nov. 20 (9 p.m.) 255 cfs (3.63 ft)j Mar. 24 (4:30 a.m.) 492 cfs 

(4.61 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorder graph, 1 discharge 

measurement, and records for South Fork Rivanna River near Earlysville.
40 JAMES RIVER BASIN

South Pork Rivanna River near Earlysville, Va.

Location. Lat 38 0 07'30", long. 78°31'05", on left bank 0.3 mile upstream from Pishing 

Creek, 3.0 miles southwest of Earlysville, Albermarle County, and 8.7 miles upstream 

from confluence with North Pork.

Drainage area. 216 sq mi.

Records available. December 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitudre of gage is 369 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,750 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 11.71 ft); 

minimum observed, 7.2.cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 0.88 ft).

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 7,480 cfs Mar. 11, 1952 (gage height, 13.55 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 4, 1953.

Flood probably in October 1942 reached a stage of about 33 ft, from information by 

local resident.

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

Some diurnal fluctuation, mostly at medium flow, by city of Charlottesville reservoir 

on Moormans River for municipal water supply which averages about 6 cfs.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 1-9, Mar. 26 to Apr. 13)

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

4.0

12

23

48

116

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

1O.O

214

349

1,040

2,060

4,3OO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf stn

In.

Oct.

57

57

64

56

56

55

55

57

61

84

106

90

74

67

64

62

60

60

58

55

*54 

58

60

60

60

60

58

60

58

57

58

1,941

62.6

0.290

0.33

Nov.

58

58

60

61

61

60

58

56

57

70

87

73

66 *a60

also

a300

a200

a!40

alOO

1,300

1.860 

1,110

590

410

326

272

238

207

186

184

-

8,458

282

1.31

1.46

Dec.

170

156

152

146

168

201

180

174

166

176

1.080

*606

410

358

289

261

207

190

184

190

216 

207

172

164

156

150

150

170

138

T58

206

7,351

237

1.10

1.27

Jan.

384

256

272

248

*219

205

196

207

*347

1,210

865

606

474

426

329

312

292

264

248

228

284 

303

256

1.590

980

639

524

426

358

343

264

13,555

437

2.02

2.33

Feb.

243

24S

264

*2O3

188

192

238

216

216

180

188

214

178

164

491

524

391

320

289

248

1.410

672

540

458

358

367

284

_

-

10,225

365

1.69

1.76

Mar.

300

259

272

507

606

490

426

382

337

326

289

314

507

474

725

*1,040

706

672

606

507

426 

388

398

3,270

5.560

2,400

1,120

774

606

490

442

23,619

762

3.53

4.07

Apr.

398

329

303

334

261

259

426

*30O

261

256

238

254

602

656

507

524

379

373

422

323

320

300

289

286

259

404

499

458

404

442

-

11,066

369

1.71

1.91

May

540

426

358

326

320

314

317

286

264

248

228

214

201

192

188

192

210

188

234

876

355

281

246

210

210

196

166

146

138

138

138

8,346

269

1.25

1.44

June

138

136

121

113

106

100

228

444

174

144

132

116

132

119

116

108

127

190

158

124

108 

100

97

84

80

76

71

69

76

73

-

3,860

129

0.597

0.67

July

98

"69 111

60

58

77

64

60

66

*56

52

49

46

44

41

38

36

34

34

73

53

41

39

34

30

29

28

26

24

23

26

1,519

49.0

0.227

0.26

Aug.

36

39

*39

37

41

37

35

37

43

41

33

29

26

24

21

19

19

22

19

18

16 

15

14

16

16

15

14

13

12

11

10

767

24.7

0.114

0.13

Sept.

9

8

8

 Z.2.

11

15

21

16

15

11

13

15

20

17

15

13

12

11

10

15

19 

21

20

19

18

17

16

16

15

15

-

438.2

14.6

0.068

0.08

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,800 Min 49 Mean 299 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.86

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,560 Min 7.2 Mean 250 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.71

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfs) . Nov. 21 (8 p.m.) 2,440 cfs (7.64 ft); Jan. 24 (1:30 p.m.) 

2,720 cfs (8.00 ft); Feb. 21 (2:30 p.m.) 2,440 cfs (7.63 ft); Mar. 25 (7 p.m.) 5,750 cfs (11.71 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements and records for 

North Fork Mormans River near Whitehall and Rivanna River at Palmyra.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 41

Rlvanna River at Palmyra, Va.

Location. Lat 37°51'28", long. 78°15'58", on left bank 10 ft upstream from highway 

bridge at Palmyra, Fluvanna County, 0.5 mile upstream from Cunningham Creek, and 15 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 675 sq mi.

Records available. May 1934 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 210.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Oct. 24, 1942, water-stage 

recorder at site 200 ft downstream at same datum. Oct. 24, 1942, to Dec. 18, 1947, 

wire-weight gage on upstream side of highway bridge 10 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 761 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,800 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 16.23 ft); minimum, 39 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 2.63 ft).

1934-53: Maximum discharge, 78,000 cfs Oct. 16, 1942 (gage height, 36.5 ft at site 

then in use, 37.4 ft at present site); minimum, .19 cfs Oct. 9, 1941 (gage height, 1.53 

ft, site then in use).

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 802: 1936(M). WSP 852: 1937. WSP 892: 1934-35.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.6 

2.9 

3.2 

3.6 

4.0

130

280

530

4.5

5.0

6.0

10.0

15.0

900

1,450

2,400

5,000

8,650

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

195

192

223

207

188

188

184

*181

184

2Z7

280

305

258

223

211

203

199

195

192

188

118

178

184

188

192

192 

188

192

192

188

*184

6,279

203

0.301

0.35

Nov.

al80

al80

al80

a!90

a 190

a!90

a 190

188

184

199

248

26Z

227

211

652

1,010

474

348

305

4,680

6 ,250

5,300

Z,060

1,170

909

772 

691

621

551

530

-

29,142

971

1.44

1.61

Dec.

509

474

460

439

453

656

593

530

495

481

2.240

*1,990

1,140

936

788

691

635

572

537

516

551

600

551

509

460

446 

432

418

378

350

544

20,374

657

0,973

1.12

Jan.

1,170

927

S52

820

712

656

614

*614

1,120

3,590

3,310

*2,120

1,350

1,100

927

812

756

719

684

635

664

1,000

804

2,720

5.640

1,800 

1,190

1,010

876

780

712

38,704

1,249

1.85

2.13

Feb.

663

628

635

*628

586

565

756

836

670

621

572

621

628

544

1,080

1,780

1,080

868

756

a700

al,SOO

a5. 500

a2,500

a2,000

al,500

al,300 

al,100

a900

_

_

-

29,517

1,054

1.56

1.62

Mar.

a8OO

a700

al.OOO

al,500

a2,000

al,600

al,300

al.100

*a950

844

772

756

2,160

1,650

1,180

*3,800

*2,190

1,790

1,640

1,220

1,060

963

918

3,990

6,600

8.210 

3,660

2,470

1,850

1,400

1,200

61,273

1,977

2.93

3,38

Apr.

1,060

963

868

844

788

*772

1,730

1,270

981

918

860

836

2,280

2.890

1,730

1,450

1,200

1,030

1,080

936

868

828

788

764

7Z6.

788 

1,020

963

900

860

-

32,991

1,100

1.63

1.82

May

1,260

1,010

876

796

772

764

756

740

a720

a700

a660

a640

aeoo

a580

a560

a580

3640

a580

al,500

a5 . OOP

aZ , 000

al.100

a900

a700

a680

614 

516

446

411

411

516

26,028

840

1.24

1.43

June

530

446

390

360

a330

a600

a800

al.OOO

a600

a450

a400

a350

a450

a400

a360

a330

a700

a 900

aeoo

a450

a350

a320

a300

a270

a250

a230 

a210

a200

a250

a300

-

13,126

438

0.649

0.72

July

a400

aSOO

a350

a250

a220

*a200

223

188

244

227

184

167

154

148

139

133

125

118

112

112

157

130

157

128

108

94 

88

84

79

74

72_

5,365

173

0.256

0.30

Aug.

92

120

*219

139

130

148

125

125

136

160

133

110

97

88

81

74

69

72

81

77

69

64

62

60

62

58 

55

51

51

50

49

2,907

93.8

0.139

0.16

Sept.

48

45

43

42

40

43

54

57

54

49

46

48

51

52

53

50

47

44

43

43

44

47

50

50

48

48 

48

*49

49

47

-

1,432

47.7

0.071

0.08

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,400 Hin 170 Mean 878 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.71

Water year 1952-53: Max 8,210 Min 40 Mean 732 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.72

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 efs).--Nov. 20 (10 p.m.) 9,800 cfs (16.23 ft); Mar. 26 (8:30 a.m.) 

9,700 cfs (16.12 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

South Fork Rlvanna River near Earlysvllle.

341607 O - 55 - 4
42 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Willis River at Flanagan Mills, Va.

Location. Lat 37°40', long. 78°11' ( on left bank 15 ft upstream from highway bridge, a 

quarter of a mile downstream from Flanagan Mills, Cumberland County, half a mile downstream from Trices Lake, and 4 miles downstream from Reynolds Creek.

Drainage area. 247 sq mi.

Records available . April 1926 to January 1935, September 1936 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 178.98 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 3, 1935, chain gage at site a quarter of a mile upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 25 years (1926-34, 1936-53), 247 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,380 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 14.54 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 2.82 ft).

1926-35, 1936-53: Maximum discharge, 9,580 cfs Apr. 27, 1937 (gage height, 23.86 

ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,800 cfs on basis of velocityarea studies, with backwater correction; minimum, 2 cfs Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 4, 12, 1930.

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

Complete regulation of flow from Trices Lake, tributary to Willis River, slightly affects flow at gage.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 872: 1936-37. WSP892: 1928-29, 1932-34(M), 1935. 

WSP 972: 1937, 1940. WSP 1203: 1929.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1-9)

Oct. 1 to Nov Nov. 21 to Sept. 30

3.6

4.O 

4.5 

5.5

101

214

7.0

12.0

14.0

461

1,470

2,100

2.8 

3.2 

3.6

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

180

461

Note.--Same as preceding table above 7.O ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

45

45

47

46

43

43

42

*42

46

49

68

15

68

58

54

53

52

52

50

53

52

49

54

54

54

53

55

55

54

54

56

1,621

52.3

0.212

0.24

Nov.

54

52

54

58

66

64

63

56

52

*a55

a60

a80

a70

a60

a!30

a250

a!50

a 100

aSOO

a2.000

al,800

al.100

a900

a700

aSOO

a350

a250

a200

al80

a!70

-

10,124

337

1.36

1.52

Dec.

a!60

al50

a!60

also

a20O

a250

a200

*a!70

152

147

447

613

613

304

224

191

174

164

152

152

152

164

164

152

142

142

142

133

115

110

238

6,457

208

0.842

0.97

Jan.

632

632

470

356

*283

218

196

186

319

746

841

765

423

290

240

218

202

191

196

186

213

398

414

784

1.100

1,080

880

356

290

252

224

13,581

438

1.77

2.04

Feb.

208

*196

180

180

169

164

291

518

432

264

218

218

240

224

438

727

708

423

270

240

296

518

594

334

252

235

224

202

-

-

-

8,963

320

1.30

1.35

Mar.

186

186

202

460

1,000

1,020

1,000

452

*326

a300

252

537

594

a550

499

67O

689

537

518

432

311

264

246

920

1,290

1.540

1,360

689

372

304

270

17,976

580

2.35

2.71

Apr.

252

235

218

213

202

*191

310

470

414

283

246

269

860

1,100

1.120

920

423

334

318

311

270

240

224

213

196

191

208

196

174

186

-

10,787

360

1.46

1.63

May

389

372

257

191

174

218

304

218

196

164

142

132

122

114

109

108

110

110

180

461

432

270

180

137

»123

122

109

91

86

81

80

5,782

187

0.757

0.87

June

78

86

86

80

74

71

67

74

78

83

210

318

296

, 213

164

127

104

142

191

135

103

86

86

80

75

66

63

57

58

59

-

3,410

114

0.462

0.52

July

54

53

49

50

45

*57

80

82

66

62

54

41

41

36

36

34

35

34

32

470

240

122

66

65

59

45

42

38

37

37

34

2,196

70.8

0.287

' 0.33

Aug.

34

40

45

*48

68

61

49

51

46

48

43

42

34

32

32

28

28

25

25

24

26

22

21

20

20

19

20

19

20

17

17

1,024

33.0

0.134

0.15

Sept.

16

16

*16

17

16

17

32

38

26

23

23

23

45

24

67

52

37

41

31

22

23

23

23

23

23

21

21

23

25

23

-

860

28.7

0.116

0.13

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,000 Min 30 Mean 261 -Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.40

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,000 Min 16 Mean 227 Cfsm 0.919 In. 12.46

Peak discharge (base. 1.700 cfs). --Nov. 20 (time unknown) 2.380 cfs (14.54 ft).
JAMES RIVER BASIN 43

James River at Cartersville, Va.

Location. Lat 37°40 T , long. 78 005', on left bank 200 ft downstream from highway bridge 

between Pemberton and Cartersville, Cumberland County, 2 miles downstream from Willis 

River, and at mile 152.4.

Drainage area. 6,242 sq mi.

Records available. January 1899 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 161.57 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 4, 1927, wire-weight or chain gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--53 years (1899-1904, 1905-53), 7,204 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 75,600 cfs Mar. 26 (gage height, 20.90 ft); 

minimum, 724 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 0.52 ft); minimum daily, 760 cfs Sept. 5.

1899-1953: Maximum discharge, 180,000 cfs Sept. 20, 1944 (gage height, 29.6 ft, 

from floodmark in gage well); minimum, 320 cfs Sept. 22, 1932; minimum daily, 348 cfs 

Oct. 5, 1930; minimum gage height, 0.10 ft Oct. 2, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 582: Drainage area. WSP 972: 1936(M). WSP 1203: 

1901-2(M), 1924-25(M), 1928(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar 26 Mar. 27 to Sept. 30

1.0 1,550

3.0 5,080

5.0 9,030

10.0

18.0

21.0

24,100

59,200

76,200

0.5 

3.0 

6.0

700

4,820

11,600

10.0

14.0

24,100

40,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

2,030

2,030

2,030

2,030

1,940

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,940

2,030

2,470

5.010

2,920

2,290

2,380

2,030

*2,120

1,980

1,940

2,030

2,030

1,800

1,670

1,860

1,860

1,830

1,840

1,840

1,940

2,030

1,750

63,230

2,040

0.327

0.38

Nov.

1,810

1,830

1.750

2,030

2,030

1,750

*1,860

1,940

1,800

1,860

1,940

2,120

2,200

2,030

2,470

6,160

4,720

3,010

2,740

13,300

51.800

27,000

18,700

13,300

9,750

7,100

6,160

5,440

4,720

4,270

-

187,570

6,252

1.00

1.12

Dec.

4,450

3,910

3,910

5.550

4,000

4,180

4,180

*4,270

4,000

4,360

7,520

19,300

22.700

14,400

10,500

8,130

6,710

5,980

5,440

4,900

5,080

4,900

4,720

4,900

5,080

5,260

4,720

4,540

4,360

4,000

4,720

198,670

6,409

1.03

1.19

Jan.

8,270

8,130

7,500

7,710

7,300

7,100

*6,710

5^,980

6,900

14,700

25,200

22,000

17,400

13 , 000

10,500

8,570

7,710

7,100

6,900

6,710

6,340

8,570

9,030

13,500

25.900

20,300

17,800

13,300

11,100

9,500

8,800

349,530

11,280

1.81

2.09

Feb.

7,500

7,300

5,340

6,340

6,160

5.440

5,800

7,300

6,520

7,710

7,500

6,900

6,710

6,520

8,130

13,300

12,700

12,200

10,300

9,500

9,500

26,300

58.700

34,300

20,000

15,300

12,700

11,100

_

_

-

358,070

12,790

2.05

2.14

Mar.

10,000

8,350

8.150

10,000

17,400

19,000

22,000

16,200

13,300

11,300

*10,500

9,260

13,600

15,300

13 , 000

15,900

20,000

19,300

17,800

15,900

15,000

13,000

11,600

18,800

53,200

71.400

39,300

25,200

19,300

15,600

13,300

581,940

18,770

3.01

3.47

Apr.

12,200

10,300

9,750

8,760

8,290

7,840

10,000

13 , 900

11,100

11,600

10,800

9,750

15 , 000

19.700

13,300

12,700

11,900

10,000

10,000

9,500

8,760

8,520

8,060

7,800

7.200

7,200

7,620

7,620

7,620

7,410

-

304,200

10,140

1.62

1.81

May

8,760

9,000

8,060

7,620

7,000

7,000

7,620

8,760

8,760

9,500

8,520

7,620

6,600

6,200

5,800

5,010

5,400

5,400

5,200

10,100

14.200

12,700

9,750

7,620

6,400

6,000

 5,200

4,540

4,180

3,840

5.760

226,120

7,294

1.17

1.35

June

3,760

3,680

3,500

3,250

2,820

3,000

2,660

3,760

3,930

3,760

4,020

4,100

3,590

3,590

3,250

2,820

2,570

5,310

6.200

5,400

5,200

4,020

4,100

4,020

2,910

2,820

2,570

2,740

3,080

2. 460

-

108,910

3,630

0.582

0.65

July

2,480

2,140

2,660

2,740

2,480

2,570

3,160

4,540

 3,500

3,000

2,910

2,320

1,900

2,030

1,770

1,800

1,720

1,550

1,640

1,610

1,850

1,980

1,390

1,390

1,420

1,500

1,390

1,280

1,230

1,180

1.060

64,190

2,071

0.332

0.38

Aug.

1,160

1,310

1,550

*1,870

1,870

2^570

1,850

1,720

1,770

2,130

1,960

1,680

1,420

1,340

1,320

1,240

1,130

1,080

1,100

1,120

1,010

1,070

1,160

1,070

1,100

898

911

924

846

808

846

41,833

1,349

0.216

0.25

Sept.

859

784

 772

784

760

772

924

1,060

1,100

1,470

1,320

1,150

1,120

1,320

1,450

1,120

980

950

950

911

911

924

924

911

»898

820

846

846

820

820

-

29,276

976

0.156

0.17

Calendar year 1952 : Max 57,700 Min 1,580 Mean 8,377 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.27

Water year 1952-53 : Max 71,400 Win 760 Mean 6,886 Cfsm 1.10 In. 15.00

Peak discharge (base, 40,000 cfs). Feb. 23 (5 p.m.) 62,000 cfs (18.52 ft); Mar. 26 (11 a.m.)

75,600 cfs (20.90 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
44 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Pine Creek at Pine Creek Mills, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°35'52", long. 77°49'12", on left bank 10 ft upstream from highway 

bridge at Pine Creek Mills, Powhatan County, 0.8 mile upstream from mouth, and 6.7 

miles northeast of Powhatan.

Drainage area. 23 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1944 to September 1953.

Sage.--Staff gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 

T60 ft (from topographic map). Prior to July 16, 1946, chain gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 21.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 253 cfs Jan. 25 (gage height, 3.25 ft); minimum, 

0.8 cfs Aug. 27 to Sept. 1 (gage height, 1.53 ft).

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 1,650 cfs Aug. 4, 1948 (gage height, 7.0 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, that of Aug. 27 to Sept. 1, 1953.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years1.--WSP 1203: 1948.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dee. 11 Dec. 12 to Sept. 3O

1.6 3.2 2.5 66 1.5 0.4 1.8 12

1.7 6.2 2.8 120 1.6 2.6 2.O 23

1.8 10 3.0 173 1.7 7.0

2.0 23 3.2 236 23 45 Note.--Same as preced- 

	ing table above 2.O ft. 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.0

4.0

6.2

3.4

5.2

*4.2

4.9

4.9

6.2

15

9.8

10

6.5

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.Z

6.2

5.6

5.6

5.6

184.3

5.95

0.259

0.30

Nov.

5,6

5.6

5.9

11

9.2

7.2

6.9

5.6

5.6

*6.9

7.2

8.8

7.2

6.5

20

20

9.2

9.2

7.2

90

220

179

45

22

20

19

20

20

16

20

-

835.8

27.9

1.21

1.35

Dec.

17

19

15

13

30

29

19

*15

13

13

69

30

25

24

23

20

16

14

14

14

23

21

18

14

13

13

14

14

12

12

34

620

20.0

0.870

1.00

Jan.

47

27

29

24

*17

17

16

16

36

50

33

33

24

22

20

18

17

19

18

17

22

30

22

56

185

45

28

24

22

19

19

970

31.3

1.36

1.57

Feb.

19

*17

17

18

17

17

73

34

25

20

22

51

21

20

41

45

54

24

22

22

54

54

26

25

24

22

20

18

_

_

-

740

26.4

1.15

1.20

Mar,

17

18

25

47

80

35

26

24

*25

25

22

50

89

56

56

40

29

51

54

26

24

25

21

*89

109

158

42

54

50

26

24

1,247

40.2

1.75

2.02

Apr.

25

23

22

22

21

*19

27

25

19

19

17

59

109

109

41

59

56

51

31

26

23

22

21

19

18

17

17

16

16

24

-

889

29.6

1.29

1.44

May

50

22

20

17

16

24

54

29

22

18

17

14

13

13

12

12

13

12

34

36

20

14

15

12

*12

16

9.8

9^3

9.5

9.5

10

582.7

18.8

0.817

0.94

June

11

11

9.5

7.8

7.0

7.0

7.4

7.0

7.0

7.4

7.8

7.0

13

14

13

9.3

9.8

9.3

7.8

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.1

5.2

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.3

-

235.0

7.77

0.358

0.38

July

4.3

3.9

3.5

3.5

4.3

*6.1

4.7

4.3

4.7

3.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.6

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.1

1.1

4.3

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.4

82.8

2.67

0.116

0.13

Aug.

2.6

1.8

3.1

*2.6

3.1

2.6

2.6

2.2

ea

2.6

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

53.6

1.73

0.075

0.09

Sept.

0.8

1.1

*1.1

1.1

1.8

3.5

2.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

3.5

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.6

1.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

5.5

-

52.5

1.75

0.076

0.08

Calendar year 1952: Max 304 Mln 3.2 Mean 23.5 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.87

Water year 1952-53: Max 220 Mln 0.8 Mean 17.8 Cfsm 0.774 In. 10.50

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs). --Nov. 21 (time unknown) 253 cfs (3.23 ft); Jan. 25 (time unknown)

253 cfs (3.Z5 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 45

James River near Richmond, Va.

Location. Lat 37°33'47", long. 77°32'50", on left bank 0.1 mile upstream from Huguenot

 Memorial Bridge, 1.7 miles downstream from Bosher Dam, 2.9 miles west of city limits of 

Richmond, Henrico County, 3.3 miles upstream from Powhite Creek, and at mile 111.7.

Drainage area. 6,757 sq mi.

Records available. October 1934 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Control consists of two dams at Williams Island. Datum of 

gage is 98.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--18 years (1935-53), 7,797 cfs (includes flow in James River & Kanawha 

Canal).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 71,100 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 15.95 ft); minimum daily, 46 cfs Aug. 31 to Sept. 6.

1934-53: Maximum discharge, 175,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 23.42 ft); minimum daily, 46 cfs Sept. 18-20, 25-27, Oct. 1-4, 7, 1941, Sept. 8, 9, 12, 1944, Aug. 31 

to Sept. 6, 1953.

Remarks. Records good. City of Richmond diverts average of 46 cfs from gage pool. Flow

 regulated by powerplants above station. James River & Kanawha Canal diverts water 

around station (see following page). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1290.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 972: 1936(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.94

3.0

3.1 

3.5 

4.0

140

880

2,000

5.0 

7.0

10.0

16.0

4,720

11,800

26,600

71,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September- 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean (ty

Oct.

1,320

1,260

1,300

1,240

1,200

1,150

1,130

1,090

1,150

1,240

1,410

1,800

2.520

*1,900

1,570

1,570

1,340

2,050

1,950

1,150

1,150

1,150

964

880

1,800

1,950

1,170

1,050

1,030

1,130

1,170

42,584

1,374

753

Nov.

1,700

1,900

1,220

1,050

1,220

1,240

1,130

1,920

2,000

1,130

*1,170

1,20O

1,410

1,320

1,370

3,230

5,520

3,260

2,150

5,740

55.000

32,300

22.0OO

14,800

11,000

8,220

6,340

5,360

5,200

4,880

-

183,980

6,133

698

Dec.

3,560

3,420

3,260

5.020

3,240

3,420

3,840

3,560

3,560

3,420

4,720

13,500

22.000

17,000

11,400

9,120

7,170

6,010

4,880

4,720

4,570

4,420

4,270

4,120

4,420

4,570

4,420

4,120

3,840

3,420

3,840

180,830

5,833

993

Jan.

6,500

9,490

7,690

7,860

7,170

6,840

6,670

6,180

5.840

9,490

22,600

22.6OO

18 , 900

14,300

11,400

9,490

8,040

7,340

7,000

6,500

6,340

7,170

9,120

12,200

25.400

22,000

18,900

14,300

11,400

9,860

8,760

347,350

11,200

1,041

Feb.

8,040

7,000

*6,340

6,010

5,680

5.5&0

5,520

7,000

7,520

6,340

7,860

7,000

6,670

6,500

7,000

11,800

13,000

12,200

10,600

9,860

9,120

20,100

50.100

48,600

22,600

16,600

13,500

11,400

-

_

-

349,320

12,480

1,061

Mar.

10,200

9,120

8.040

8,760

15,200

17 , 500

21,500

18,000

13,900

12,200

10,600.

9,860

11,000

16,100

13 , 900

13,500

18 , 000

19,400

17,500

16,100

14,800

13,500

11,800

13,500

37,800

63.500

58,700

28,400

20,400

16,100

13,900

572,780

18,480

1,083

Apr.

12,200

11,000

9,860

9,120

8,400

7,690

7,690

* 12, 600

11,800

10,600

10.6OO

10,200

12,200

22.000

15 , 600

13,000

12,200

11,000

9,860

9,860

8,760

8,580

8,220

7,860

8,040

_ .000

,170

,340

,340

,170

304,960

10,170

1,028

May

8,400

9,490

8,220

7,690

7,000

6,670

7,690

8,220

8,580

8,760

8,760

8,04O

6,670

6,010

5,520

5,360

4,720

4,720

5,040

6,010

15.500

12,600

11,400

8,760

6,500

6,000

5,000

4,500

3,980

3,560

5.420

220,790

7,122

989

June

3,290

3,240

3,050

2,890

2,660

2,300

2,400

2,320

3,560

3,180

3,290

3,840

3,560

3,420

3,160

2,710

2,150

2,250

5,840

5,360

6.010

3,840

3,160

3,700

2,860

i 2,280

2,020

1.800

2,320

2,150

-

94,610

3,154

909

July

1,750

1,700

1,520

1,950

2,050

1,820

1,900

3,160

5.260

2,710

2,380

2,050

*1,570

1,200

1,280

1,050

1,070

985

796

922

922

1,170

1,280

691

650

775

754

630

530

490

412

43,427

1,401

866

Aug.

412

372

550

838

1,110

*1,370

1.590

1,170

1,110

1,110

1,430

1,260

943

712

650

590

530

412

314

314

314

294

262

248

248

262

140

91

140

77

46

18,909

610

830

Sept.

46

46

*46

46

46

46

70

84

248

314

630

550

530

392

510

670

392

248

167

234

167

167

167

167

167

167

154

194

180

133

-

6,978

233

8OO

Adjusted for diversion by James River & Kanawha Canal

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

2,127 

0.315 

0.36

6,831

1.01 

1.13

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

6,826 

1.01 

1.16

12,240 

1.81 

2.09

13,540 

2.00 

2.08

19,560 

2.89 

3.33

11,200 

1.66 

1.85

8,111 

1.20 

1.38

Observed

Max 55,500 Min 880 Mean 7,945 

Max 63,500 Min 46 Mean 6,484

4,063 

0.601 

0.67

2,267 

0.336 

0.39

1,440 

0.213 

0.25

1,033 

0.153 

0.17

Adjusted

Mean 8,892 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.90 

Mean 7,404 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.86

Peak discharge (base. 50.OOP cfs).--Feb. 24 (5 a.m.) 57,900 eta (14.45 ft); Mar. 27 (2 a.m.) 

71,100 cfs (15.95 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion, in cubic feet per second, by James River & Kanawha Canal.
46 JAMES RIVER BASIN

James River & Kanawha Canal near Richmond, Va.

Location. Lat 37°33'52", long. 77°34'28", on left bank 75 ft downstream from canal bridge, 

400 ft downstream from headgates, 1,200 ft north of north end of Bosher Dam on James 

River, 2.1 miles upstream from Huguenot Memorial Bridge, and 4.4 miles west of city 

limits of Richmond, Henrico County.

Records available.--September 1936 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 106.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1938, at datum 3.06 ft higher.

Average discharge.--17 years, 883 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,230 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 8.79 ft); no 

flow at times when headgates were closed.

1936-53: Maximum gage height, 19.7 ft Sept. 20, 1944 (discharge not determined); no 

flow at times when headgates were closed.

Remarks.--Records good. Canal diverts from James River 1,200 ft above Bosher Dam and discharges into river at several points below gaging station near Richmond. Figures given 

show flow in canal only; for record of flow of James River near Richmond (see preceding 

Page).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

2.0

0

1.0

10

111

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

361

680

1,280

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

870

870

870

870 

870

870

850

850

870

870

870

890

910

*770

870

870

834

0

236

870

870

870

850

744 

0

313

850

850

850

870

761

23,331

753

_

-

Nov.

O

75

870

870 

870

870

531

0

0

810

810

*810

830 

830

830

910

950

890

870

1,010

1,010

1,070

1,070

950 

810

850

850

774

0

0

-

20,945

698

_

-

Dec.

370" 950

950

950 

950

950

970

950

*950

950

990

1,110

1,050 

1,030

1,050

1,050

1,030

1,030

1,010

1,010

1,010

990

990

990 

990

1,010

990

990

970

950

990

30,770

993

_

-

Jan.

1,070

1,090

1,050

1,050 

1,030

1,050

1,070

1,050

1,030

936

565

1,070

1,110 

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,050

1,050

1,030

1,030

1,030

1",050

1,050

1,030 

1,030

1,090

1,110

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,070

32,271

1,041

_

-

Feb.

1,070

*1,070

1,050

1,050 

1,050

1,030

1,050

1,070

1,050

1,030

1,070

,030

,010 

,030

,050

,070

,050

1,090

1,070

1,070

1,050

1,090

1,050

1,110 

1,110

1,110

1,070

1,070

_

_

-

29,720

1,061

-

Mar.

1,070

1,070

1,070

1.050 

1,670

1,050

1,090

1,070

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090 

1,090

1,050

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,110

1,110

1,070

1,070

1,090

1,090 

1,070

1,090

1,070

1,150

lillO

1,110

1,110

33,570

1,083

_

-

Apr.

1,110

1,110

1,090

1,070 

1,030

1,050

1,050

1,090

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,030 

1,110

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,070

981 

165

,010

,010

,010

,010

,010

-

30,846

1,028

_

-

May

,050

,070

,030

,050 

,050

,050

,070

,070

,070

1,090

1,090

1,070

1,050 

1,050

941

543

990

990

990

1,030

1,070

919

343

1,03"U 

*1,030

1,030

1,010

990

970

970

950

30,656

989

_

-

June

950

950

950

930 

930

910

910

910

950

930

930

950

950 

930

950

950

930

930

1,030

772

252 970"

950

970 

930

910

910

910

930

910

-

27,284

909

_

-

July

890

890

890

890 

910

890

*890

950 150"

930

910

890

870 

850

870

850

850

850

850

850

850

870

870

830 

830

F50" 708

830

830

830

830

26,848

866

_

-

Aug.

830

830

830

850 

870

890

890

870

850

870

870

870

850 

830

830

830

830

810

810

810

810

810

810

810 

810

810

790

790

810

790

770

25,730

830

_

-

Sept.

790

*790

770

775 

770

810

790

790

810

810

850

830

830 

810

830

830

810

810

790

810

790

790

790

790 

790

790

790

790

790

790

-

24,000

800

_

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,110 Mln 0 Mean 947 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,130 Mln 0 Mean 920 Cfsm - In.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 47

Falling Creek near Drewrys Bluff, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°27'40", long. 77°28'00", on left bank 300 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 600 ft downstream from Chesterfield County Reservoir, 2.4 miles northeast of 

town of Drewrys Bluff, Chesterfield County, 2.7 miles downstream from Pocoshock Creek, 

and 3.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 54 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1942 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 60 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Oct. 1, 1952, water-stage recorder at site 300 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 55.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,020 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 5.30 ft); minimum, 0.12 cfs Aug. 13 (gage height, 1.55 ft).

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 7,270 cfs July 18, 1945 (gage height, 10.1 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum, that of Aug. 13, 1953.

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

Chesterfield County diverts about 1 cfs for water supply from reservoir 600 ft upstream 

from gage.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1032: 1943-44(M) .

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3 to Nov. 19)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

O.1O 

.15 

.40 

.90

1.5

2.1

2.2

2.3 

2.5 

3.0

3.8

5.7

10

22

61

3.5 130

4.0 265

4.5 480

5.O 790

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

*a6

a6

7.8

9.1

9.1

*7.8

6.6

6.6

7.4

20

35

33

26

21

14

7.8

5.1

4.9

4.8

4.4

3.4

4.0

4.2

4.8

4.9

4.9

5.1

4.9

2.4

1.5

T76

284.1

9.16

0.170

0.20

Nov.

1.8

1.9

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.8

2.9

3.2

*3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.5

2.8

4.2

25

20

17

202

654

606

206

100

69

57

49

42

38

36

2,164.8

72.2

1.34

1.50

Dec.

34

34

42

39

44

54

42

38

35

*35

120

109

67

52

44

40

38

36

35

34

37

38

34

35

32

32

31

29

27

27

105

1,399

45.1

0.835

0.96

Jan.

182

100

104

89

*63

53

49

48

100

168

132

136

103

81

69

61

54

55

56

49

56

89

67

527

474

200

126

109

94

74

68

3,636

117

2.17

2.50

Feb.

66

57

54

*61

56

49

a 2 00

a 100

a70

a75

a70

78

73

59

222

240

134

99

82

74

139

185

116

94

87

81

71

61

_

_

-

2,753

98.3

1.82

1.90

Mar.

56

62

67

132

257

150

108

94

85

74

*68

89

206

160

140

212

128

110

121

94

78

73

72

*170

178

168

122

109

87

77

69

3,596

116

2.15

2.48

Apr.

66

61

56

55

61

50

74

*73

58

53

46

98

398

425

206

175

150

115

121

106

85

73

65

55

50

47

43

38

36

41

2,980

99.3

1.84

2.05

May

96

73

49

41

41

45

67

66

51

36

31

29

26

24

23

21

20

20

25

36

29

24

21

19

20

21

*16

13

11

16

20

1,030

33.2

0.615

0.71

June

24

22

18

14

11

9.6

9.1

1O

12

42

21

16

18

24

21

18

18

17

15

11

9.6

7.4

6.1

4.9

4.4

.*._2

?72

7.8

11

21

431.3

14.4

0.267

0.30

July

11

5.7

4.6

3.8

4.2

4.8

*5.3

4.9

4.4

4.2

2.9

3.0

2.8

2.3

1.8

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.9

3.7

2.3

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.2

.65

.35

.25

89.35

2.88

0.053

0.06

Aug.

0.32

.40

.40

.55

*3.1

*4.5

3.8

.71

.15

7.1

.14

.13

713

*.14

.18

.14

.14

.14

.28

.39

.18

.15

.14

.14

.14

.18

.18

.20

.15

.15

.14

24.59

0.793

0.015

0.02

Sept.

0.15

*.14

752

1.5

2.2

49

18

7.8

4.2

3.3

2.5

7.5

48

18

9.1

5.7

4.2

3.5

3.2

4.2

4.4

3.5

2.8

2.3

2.3

2.3

9.8

8.3

4.9

4.6

237.61

7.92

0.147

0.16

Calendar year 1952 : Max 790 Mln 1.5 Mean 62.8 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.82

Water year 1952-53: Max 654 Min 0.13 Mean 51.0 Cfsm 0.944 In. 12.84

Peak discharge (baae. 500 cfs).--Nov. 21 (9 p.m.) 1,020 cfs (5.30 ft); Jan. 24 (4 p.m.) 964 cfs 

(5.23 ft); Apr. 13 (9 p.m.) 624 cfs (4.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Pine Creek at Pine Creek 

Mills.
48 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Appomattox River at Farmville, Va.

Location. Lat 37°18', long. 78°23', on left bank 15 ft downstream from highway bridge 

i.uuu ft north of town limits of Farmville, Prince Edward County, and if miles downstream from Buffalo Creek.

Drainage area. 306 sq mi.

Records available. March 1926 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 281.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Nov. 29, 1928, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 300 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,020 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 16.82 ft); 

minimum, 34 cfs Sept. 2 (gage height, 3.32 ft).

1926-53: Maximum discharge, 21,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 23.60 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 3.8 cfs 

Sept. 25, 1941; minimum daily, 9 cfs Sept. 20, 1932.

Remarks.--Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 972: 1927-37, 1938(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

99

99

110

102

97

95

*94

94

101

144

161

132

119

111

103

101

101

98

97

95

92

92

97

99

100

100

99

101

101

97

98

3,229

104

0.340

0.39

Nov.

100

100

104

128

122

108

103

98

98

106

132

152

130

*112

258

485

314

193

159

1,520

4,O6O

1,880

645

366

284

242

221

207

185

178

-

12,790

426

1.39

1.55

Dec.

171

165

176

178

185

242

214

182

169

193

*912

169

468

306

249

221

2O7

193

183

175

183

2OO

179

171

164

159

155

149

127

149

408

7,702

248

0.810

0.93

Jan.

848

468

389

359

270

235

*221

207

404

890

848

468

322

270

249

228

214

207

207

193

292

500

344

949

1,400

626

375

322

300

257

236

13,098

423

1.3S

1.59

Feb.

236

*222

208

208

201

194

465

574

368

285

250

264

278

243

577

848

495

345

292

271

528

912

574

375

330

300

271

250

_

-

-

10,364

370

1.21

1.26

Mar.

229

236

257

492

1,570

806

450

368

330

292

271

292

542

510

495

1,280

1,000

558

526

420

345

308

292

1,040

1,350

1,000

558

420

360

322

292

17,011

549

1.79

2.06

Apr.

278

271

257

243

236

229

495

*510

345

292

271

292

961

 558" 1,210

454

412

342

384

342

300

279

266

259

246

259

266

233

"?72 226

-

10,988

366

1.20

1.34

May

510

356

279

246

246

328

398

286

233

220

207

194

188

181

168

165

174

164

240

426

272

207

188

168

*160

152

143

129

126

128

128

7,010

226

0.739

0.85

June

130

137

129

120

112

107

120

151

132

138

257

154

208

138

114

108

187

229

143

121

109

100

106

103

90

85ssiie

104

88

-

3,921

131

0.428

0.48

July

80

77

74

70

109

134

146

*118

101

88

77

74

68

65

63

60

60

58

73

550

124

89

122

101

82

77

75

72

69

66

*64

2,866

92.5

0.302

0.35

Aug.

70

69

81

87

82

S8

91

80

90

92

79

70

67

66

61

56

52

57

57

53

51

49

48

48

44

43

44

43

40

39

3_8

1,935

62.4

0.204

0.24

Sept.

*36

35

35

35

41

66

89

112

215

125

56

90

368

162

84

70

64

62

64

68

69

68

65

64

64

64

76

86

75

66

-

2,574

85.8

0.280

0.31

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,060 Hin 73 Mean 327 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.55

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,060 Min 35 Mean 256 Cfsm 0.837 In. 11.35

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 cfs).--Nov. 21 (11 a.m.) 5,02O cfs (16.82 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 49

Buffalo Creek near Hampden Sidney, Va.

Location. Lat 37°15', long. 78°29', on left bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on State 

Highway 626, 0.8 mile upstream from Locket Creek, 2 miles northwest of Hampden Sidney, 

Prince Edward County, and 6 miles southwest of Parmville.

Drainage area.--70 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 340 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

Aug. 19, 1953, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 71.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,040 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 7.77 ft); minImum, 10 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 1.48 ft).

1946-53: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 21, 1952; minimum, that of Sept. 1, 1953. 

Flood In August 1940 reached a stage of about 15 ft, from information by local 

resident.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 19)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 20 Nov. 21 to Sept. 30

1.9 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

25

110

160

320

472

820

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

22

112

162

320

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.5

472

820

1,500

3,440

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

25

26

45

30

30

27

*27

26

26

48

42

35

32

32

30

30

30

30

30

30

28

27

27

27

27

27

27

32

32

32

32

949

30.6

0.437

0.50

Nov.

32

31

30

42

38

32

32

31

32

33

35

40

*40

38

45

193

97

62

100

650

3,240

474

105

99

77

72

72

54

64

64

-

5,954

198

2.83

3.16

Dec .

62

57

64

62

67

77

64

60

57

72

*281

168

102

77

70

64

62

60

57

54

60

62

54

54

52

50

55

50

52

50

120

2,291

73.9

1.06

1.22

Jan.

138

96

105

90

*77

62

60

57

120

201

138

74

72

67

62

62

77

60

52

52

105

112

74

281

568

281

82

77

74

72

64

3,312

107

1.53

1.76

Feb.

62

*57

57

57

57

57

215

120

87

72

67

74

72

62

215

238

124

77

72

67

124

383

120

87

82

77

72

72

-

-

2,926

104

1.49

1.55

Mar.

67

67

70

93

550

138

82

72

*72

67

62

77

138

57

lT6

472

246

124

112

96

87

80

74

300

310

168

99

93

84

77

72

4,222

136

1.94

2.24

Apr.

70

62

62

62

62

*60

144

87

72

70

62

80

272

 230

99

105

87

77

77

74

67

64

64

62

57

62

62

54

54

54

-

2,514

83.8

1.20

1.34

May

~84 105

62

60

57

54

82

62

54

54

52

47

44

44

44

44

42

42

47

72

50

44

42

42

*40

37

37

34

34

34

34

1,580

51.0

0.729

0.84

June

34

32

32

32

32

34

34

34

42

37

*72

42

37

42

40

37

40

62

42

37

34

37

37

32

29

28

27

37

34

28

-

1,117

37.2

0.531

0.59

July

26

26

26

25

26

29

42

32

*27

24

22

20

19

18

18

18

17

T7

17

44

26

20

27

30

20

20

19

19

18

17

*17

726

23.4

0.334

0.39

Aug.

17

21

26

24

22

19

19

22

30

29

24

24

22

19

18

17

14

32

20

16

16

15

16

14

13

14

14

14

13

12

II

587

18.9

0.270

0.31

Sept.

*11

11

11

11

11

42

47

24

18

18

17

14

M

34

22

18

18

17

18

16

18

18

17

17

17

18

24

27

22

18

~

638

21.3

0.304

0.34

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,240 Min 18 Mean 84.8 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.49

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,240 Min 11 Mean 73.5 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.24

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfsl. Nov. 21 (time unknown) 4,040 

cfs (5.63 ft); Mar. 16 (time unknown) 775 cfs (5.96 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

fs (7.77 ft); Mar. 5 (7 a.m.) 550
50 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Appomattox River at Mattoax, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°25'17", long. 77°51'33", on right bank 75 ft upstream from Southern 

Railway bridge at Mattoax, Amelia County, 0.3 mile upstream from Skinquarter Creek, 

and 3.7 miles upstream from Plat Creek.

Drainage area.--729 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1900 to December 1905, March 1926 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 174.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. August 1900 to December 1905 chain gage at 

same site at different datum. March 1926 to October 1936 chain gage at present site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 735 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,800 cfs Nov. 24 (gage height, 21.70 ft); minImum, 50 cfs Sept. 4, 5 (gage height, 4.75 ft).

1900-1905, 1926-53: Maximum discharge, 35,000 cfs Aug. 18, 1940 (gage height, 35.3 

ft, from floodmark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs on 

basis of records for stations at Parmville and near Petersburg; minimum, 11 cfs 

Oct. 2, 1930 (gage height, 3.52 ft).

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 782: Drainage area. WSP 892: 1938. WSP 972: 1928,

1932, 1934-38.

Ratii

5.8 

6.5 

8.0

ig tables,

Oct. 1 to

160 

245 

580

wate

Nov.

13.0 

20.0 

22.0

r year 1952-53 

in cubic fe

24

2,000 

4,650 

6,120

(gage height, ii 

et per second)

N(

4. 7 

5.0 

6.0 

7.O

i feet,

3V. 25

47 

70 

205 

372

and discharge,

to Sept.

9.0 

13.0 

2O. O 

22.0

30

855 

2,000 

4,650 

6,120

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsro

In.

Oct.

160

160

166

188

188

171

*166

160

166

188

277

296

260

218

200

194

182

182

176

171

171

171

171

171

176

182

182

182

182

182

182

5,821

188

0.258

0.30

Nov.

176

182

182

212

218

224

212

194

188

188

206

245

*268

260

294

731

861

6O5

407

1,950

3,370

3,750

4,030

5,440

4,660

1,060

755

655

582

534

-

32,639

1,088

1.49

1.66

Dec.

498

486

486

498

582

630

63O

582

510

486

*1,000

1,970

1,940

1,060

780

655

582

534

510

486

510

510

510

462

438

414

414

393

372

'ess 344

19,927

643

0.882

1.02

Jan.

1,680

2,000

1,270

1,030

880

*705

630

582

730

1,410

2,160

2,000

1,130

855

730

655

606

594

570

546

594

1,000

1,130

2,100

5,050

3,050

2,870

1,130

905

805

730

38,127

1,230

1.69

1.95

Feb.

655

630

*594

582

558

534

830

1,680

1,440

955

755

730

730

7O5

980

2,000

2,100

1,240

880

78O

980

1,780

2,26O

1,900

1,000

880

780

705

_

-

-

29,643

1,059

1.45

1.51

Mar.

655

630

655

955

2,060

2,390

2,350

1,130

930

*83O

755

755

1,240

1,680

1,470

1,710

2,460

2,830

1,840

1,320

1,030

880

305

1,56O

2,730

3,080

5.250

2,220

1, 100

955

855

47,090

1,519

2.08

2.40

Apr.

805

755

705

680

655

630

*730

1,000

1,050

780

705

705

1,720

2,8OO

2,850

2,190

1,320

1, 130

1,000

1,000

880

780

705

655

630

6O6

594

594

546

570

-

29,730

991

1.56

1.52

May

1,350

1,580

905

705

606

6O6

1,060

980

705

582

554

486

450

414

393

382

372

372

426

68O

805

570

438

382

353

*335

308

a300

a300

a300

a510

17,789

574

0.787

0.91

June

a520

a520

a510

a500

a280

a280

a300

a330

a340

a50O

854

930

855

955

486

353

308

362

498

372

300

275

251

235

235

220

205

205

235

259

-

11,673

389

0.534

O.6O

July

212

190

173

163

156

298

522

*335

300

251

205

173

156

147

134

130

121

117

110

371

655

344

220

228

220

175

145

133

121

114

106

6,725

217

0.298

0.34

Aug.

100

112

116

119

149

*144

137

145

169

275

198

158

131

116

106

98

90

82

81

127

95

81

76

74

70

69

66

64

62

61

59

3,430

111

0.152

0.18

Sept.

*56

55

53

52

53

79

106

113

134

183

235

154

152

582

Tn

205

144

119

106

102

103

106

106

102

99

100

109

121

145

148

"

4,193

140

0.192

0.21

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,440 Mln 121 Mean 766 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.31

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,440 Mln 52 Mean 676 Cfsm O.927 In. 12.60

Peak discharge (base. 4,000 cfs).--Nov. 24 (8 p.m.) 5,8OO cfs (21.70 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at Parmville and 

ear Petersburg.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 51

Deep Creek near Mannboro, Va.

Location. Lat 37°16'59", long. 77°52'22", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 38, 0.9 mile upstream from Sweathouse Creek, 3.4 miles northwest of 

Mannboro, Amelia County, and 7.5 miles southeast of Amelia.

Drainage area. 156 sq mi.

Records available. September 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 177.20 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Sept. 2, 1949, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--? years, 144 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,980 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 11.64 ft); 

minimum, 3.9 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 0.73 ft).

1946-53: Maximum discharge observed, 7,140 cfs Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 13.1 

ft, from floodmarks); minimum discharge, that of Sept. 5, 1953.

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 14.8 ft (discharge, 10,000 cfs, from 

rating curve extended above 3,800 cfs), from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1203: 1948 (calendar year figures only).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 10-20, June 15 to July 9)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 25, 

Sept. 15-30 Jan. 26 to Sept. 14

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

16

33

63

139

243

393

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

615

900

1,300

1,910

2,820

4,160

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

38

69

148

4.0 260

5.0 402

6.0 615

7.0 900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

-12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

28

28

40

46

35

31

*30

35

34

73

95

7^

58

47

42

40

38

37

37

36

33

32

35

37

39

39

39

40

40

38

38

1,295

41.8

0.268

0.31

Nov.

38

40

42

49

58

50

46

41

40

43

60

76

*69

56

130

423

376

118

85

612

3,700

1,170

615

250

157

134

122

110

99

94

-

8,903

297

1.90

Z.12

Dec.

92

89

106

114

153

283

186

134

118

110

*191

283

181

134

118

105

104

100

96

92

114

134

114

102

96

92

88

85

70

82

196

3,9S2

128

0.321

0.95

Jan.

578

540

304

297

*191

148

130

122

176

350

393

262

176

148

130

126

118

114

118

UO

122

196

162

470

1.000

615

254

200

194

163

148

8,055

260

1.67

1.92

Feb.

144

*130

121

130

126

ill

229

473

300

178

148

153

158

134

256

590

440

218

168

153

238

602

549

248

200

178

158

139

-

-

-

6,678

238

1.53

1.59

Mar.

T3"4 126

153

248

540

540

254

194

173

*158

144

158

335

464

286

445

552

286

286

230

178

158

148

266

516

445

292

200

173

153

139

8,374

270

1.73

1.99

Apr.

139

134

126

117

126

*117

148

163

130

117

109

130

516

868

565

280

260

189

173

158

139

130

121

113

109

105

101

95

91

109

-

5,678

189

1.21

1.35

May

299

266

130

105

101

101

163

153

144

101

89

81

76

71

68

66

65

63

150

236

126

84

73

63

*60

58

54

48

46

48

47

3,235

104

0.667

0.77

June

47

52

50

46

42

39

38

40

40

40

134

139

262

552

220

80

80

113

84

61

54

48

43

39

36

34

34

41

75

60

-

2,623

87.4

0.560

0.62

July

46

37

32

28

26

54

43

*40

43

35

29

26

25

22

21

21

20

18

18

50

41

32

28

29

25

21

19

18

17

16

15

895

28.9

0.185

0.21

Aug.

14

16

18

20

22

*21

20

20

49

46

39

28

23

22

20

18

16

28

36

36

24

18

16

15

14

12

11

10

9.2

8.4

7.2

656.8

21.2

0.136

0.16

Sept.

6.4

*6.0

5.4

24~ 4.8

195

47

32

22

17

16

24

362

428

TT8

44

30

24

22

22

21

21

20

19

19

20

27

50

39

28

-

1,713.6

57.1

0.366

0.41

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,700 Min 24 Mean 169 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.75

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,700 Min 4.8 Mean 143 Cfsm 0.917 In. 12.40

Peak discharge (base. 1,200 cfs). Hoy. El (9 a.m.) 4,980 cfs (11.64 ft); Jan. 25 (3 p.m.) 1,210

cfs (7.77 ft).

* Discharge measu this day.
52 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Appomattox River near Petersburg, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°13'33", long. 77°32'20", 2.2 miles upstream from dam of Virginia

Electric & Power Co., 4.2 miles dovmstream from Whipponock Creek, and 5.9 miles west 

of corporate limits of city of Petersburg.

Drainage area . 1,335 sq mi.

Records available. May 1927 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 118 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

Sept. 22, 1931, water-stage recorder at site 0.8 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--25 years (1927-30, 1931-53), 1,234 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,800 cfs Nov. 23 (gage height, 9.72 ft); minimum, 58 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 1.96 ft).

1927-53: Maximum discharge, 28,000 cfs Aug. 20, 1940 (gage height, 18,15 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 21-27, 1932.

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

Revisions (water years).--WSP 757: 1932-33. WSP 802: 1936(M). WSP 972: 1932, 1934-35.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 4-22, Apr. 15-30, 

May 14 to June 11)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 23 Nov. 24 to Sept. 30

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

221

385

685

4.0

7.0

10.0

1,100

4,300

8,250

1.9 

2.2 

2.6

50

104

221

Note. Same as preceding table above 

2.6 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

"556 249

280

296

322

300

272 

272

272

322

440

550

508

425

*371

339 

318

305

296

292

284

272

268

272

280

288

288

296

292

288

284

9,797

316

0.237

0.27

Nov.

"284 284

288

318

362

371

362 

330

300

296

322

*376

435

440

484

968 

1,480

1,060

708

1,920

5,870

7,470

7,650

6,540

5,630

4,780

1,280

950

824

752

-

53,134

1,771

1.33

1.48

Dec.

708

685

722

760

792

1,180

1,120 

968

848

776

1,100

2,380

2,700

1,990

1,240

1,020 

891

824

784

738

752

874

848

784

730

685

664

636

596

563

913

30,271

976

0.731

0.84

Jan.

2,650

3,310

2,870

2,040

1,630

*1,280

1,100 

1,000

1,150

2,210

2,980

3,310

2,540

1,580

1,280

1,120 

1,040

976

959

916

908

1,380

1,780

3,420

5,760

5,760

4,660

3,090

1,680

1,430

1,240

67,049

2,163

1.62

1.87

Feb.

1,140

1,060

1,000

984

976

916

1,380 

2,650

2,760

1,880

1,380

1,240

1,240

1,170

1,880

3,530 

5.640

2,760

1,680

1,380

1,630

2,980

3,640

3,310

2,100

1,530

1,330

1,190

-

-

-

52,356

1,870

1.40

1.46

Mar.

1,070

1.040

1,080

1,480

3,310

3,860

3,530 

2,480

1,630

*1,430

1,280

1,280

2,100

2,870

2,980

4,660 

4,190

4,080

3,970

2,480

1,880

1,530

1,380

a2,200

a3,000

a3,500

a4,000

33,500

a2,500

al,700

al , 400

77,390

2,496

1.87

2.16

Apr.

al,300

1,190

1,150

1,080

1,080

1,050

1,190 

1,430

1,630

1,380

1,170

1,380

3,530

5,580

5,020

4,080 

2,540

1,940

1,630

1,530

1,380

1,190

1,070

993

934

882

848

832

'800 800

-

50 , 409

1,680

1.26

1.41

May

al,000

a2,700

a ,600

a ,300

a ,100

a ,000

a ,500 

a ,900

a ,300

a ,000

a900

a800

a700

650

615

608 

589

608

925

1,280

1,330

1,060

768

629

570

*556

520

474

435

405

395

29,217

942

0.706

0.81

June

390

395

415

400

371

348

326 

313

326

490

500

1,830

1,330

2.160

1,580

808 

596

622

722

722

563

468

425

395

362

353

335

576

395

420

-

18,936

631

0.473

0.53

July

415

348

305

276

252

365

60"2

474

415

344

288

252

*228

215

202 

193

184

175

169

499

685

390

280

276

264

221

190

175

163

157

9,702

313

0.234

0.27

Aug.

145

142

163

184

*172

209

206 

193

228

322

357

272

221

190

172

160 

151

148

148

154

184

157

127

114

107

100

94

92

84

82

80

5,158

166

0.124

0.14

Sept.

76

*72

68

63

68

339

414 

232

181

175

199

284

1,330

1.580

1,060

479 

284

215

181

160

154

157

157

157

154

151

184

215

238

235

-

9,062

302

0.226

0.25

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,950 Min 203 Mean 1,351 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.78

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,650 Min 63 Mean 1,130 Cfsm 0.846 In. 11.49

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). --Nov. 23 (1:30 a.m.) 7,800 cfs (9.72 ft); Jan. 25 (11 p.m.)

5,890 cfs (8.28 ft); Mar. 16 (9 a.m. 5,020 cfs (7.55 ft); Apr. 14 (4 p.m.) 5,500 cfs (8.02 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Mattoax.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 53

Chickahomlny River near Providence Forge, Va.

Location. Lat 37°26'10", long. 77°03'40", on left bank at upstream side of highway

bridge, 1.1 miles southwest of Providence Forge, New Kent County, and 1.7 miles downstream from Schlminoe Creek.

Drainage area. 249 sq mi.

Records available. January 1942 to September 1953.

Sage- Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 11 years, 257 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,820 cfs Nov. 25 (gage height, 9 10 ft)- minimum; 5.3 cfs Sept. 3, 4, 5 (gage height, 1.79 ft).

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 5,750 cfs July 21, 1945 (gage height, 10.6 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 3, 4, 5, 1953; minimum gage height, 1.56 ft Aug. 25, 26, 1943.

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 25

2.2

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

86

180

408

7.0 

8.0 

8.5 

9.0

567

955

1,250

1,700

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

4.0 

6.0

Nov. 26 to Sept. 30

5.5 7.0 568

13 8.0 955

44 8.5 1,250

176 9.0 1,700

395

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

31

31

39

49

53

*48

38 

33

36

60

97

131

126

111

87

61

49

43

39

35

32

29

28

29

31

33

34

34

34

34

33

1,548

49.9

0.200

0.23

Nov.

33

34

34

40

49

54

55

54

50

48

*57

73

82

82

89

118

126

136

140

150

a250

a600

a900

al,200

»al,700

1,700

1,250

955

686

506

11,251

375

1.51

1.68

Dec.

382

297

258

231

221

216

216 

216

221

*226

297

344

369

410

410

395

382

356

308

253

221

212

194

185

180

180

180

172

162

154

180

8,028

259

1.04

1.20

Jan.

248

275

344

382

410

455

*455 

425

395

425

425

470

526

568

620

620

568

488

440

369

332

320

308

320

356

395

585

905

1,000 gfg"

767

15,151

489

1.96

2.26

Feb.

592

455

369

*320

286

264

275 

332

382

395

395

440

488

470

470

568

620

686

620

592

620

592

546

470

440

455

470

440

_

_

-

13,052

466

1.87

1.95

Mar.

382

332

308

332

382

425

455 

470

488

546

*526

488

470

506

546

686

725

725

725

620

546

48a

440

410

410

455

455

440

488

506

506

15,281

493

1.98

2.28

Apr.

455

395

320

275

253

242

*248 

258

258

248

236

236

332

455

488

526

592

767

811

T25

592

488

395

332

297

258

226

203

185

172

11,268

376

1.51

1.68

May

216

208

194

180

180

198

253 

226

198

185

176

180

172

144

109

100

101

100

131

158

154

136

a!30

a!30

a!40

a!3o

*allO

75

73

64

58

4,609

149

0.598

0.69

June

64

77

83

88

70

49

40 

38

41

44

63

90

136

131

113

98

79

87

113

105

62

42

37

32

28

25

22

22

58

90

-

2,027

67.6

0.271

0.30

July

90

53

28

23

26

53

*79 

50

36

36

31

22

18

16

14

14

14

13

12

12

11

11

13

14

18

19

14

11

*9.9

9.5

8.7

779.1

25.1

0.101

0.12

Aug.

9.1

9.9

11

15

17

17

16 

17

30

39

36

31

22

36

53

40

28

20

16

14

13

12

11

10

9.5

*9.1

8.4

8.0

8.0

7.3

6.6

579.9

18.7

0.075

0.09

Sept.

6.2

5.9

*5.5

5T¥

5.5

17

66 

82

83

76

50

27

50

78

81

52

28

20

17

15

18

29

35

28

22

20

26

49

59

54

-

1,110.6

37.0

0.149

0.17

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,700 Min 19 Mean 299 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.37

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,700 Min 5.5 Mean 232 Cfsm 0.932 In. 12.65

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 ef3).--Nov. 25 (10 p.m.) 1,820 cfs (9.10 ft); Jan. 29 (7 a.m.) 1,000 

cfs (8.13 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, 1 discharge 

measurement, and records for Dragon Run near Church View.
54 DISMAL SWAMP BASIN

Lake Drummond in Dismal Swamp, Va.

Location. Lat 36°35'40", long. 76°26'20", on left bank in outlet canal, in Norfolk 

County, 200 ft upstream from dam and gates, 0.5 mile downstream from Lake Drummond, 

2.5 miles east of Nansemond County line, 3.1 miles north of North Carolina State line, 

and 20 miles southwest of Norfolk.

Records available.--May 1926 to September 1953.

gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 15 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 5.16 ft Feb. 25, May 26, June 13, 14; minimum, -0.67 ft Nov. 3.

1926-53: Maximum gage height, 6.09 ft Oct. 7, 1929; minimum, that of Nov. 3, 1952.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1032: 1934-43.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

 20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.09

-.21

.37

.23

.06

-.08

.06

.09

.16

.27

.45

.30

.30

.28

.23

.26

.27

.26

.27

.41

.33

.03

.00

-.10

-.33

-.50

-.58

-.33

.35

-.03

-.29

Nov .

-0.46

-.62

-.67

.22

.OO

.02

.19

-.01

-.21

-.37

-.42

.22

.05

-.12

-.12

.05

-.05

-.17

-.29

-.38

.30

.53

.57

.56

.54

.56

.60

.66

.61

.72

-

Dec.

0.60

.64

.76

.73

.74

.77

.76

.77

.79

.76

.90

.91

.99

.98

1.07

1.06

1.07

1.08

1.11

1.13

1.25

1.26

1.29

1.30

1.33

1.37

1.41

1.46

1.42

1.44

1.53

Jan.

1.71

1.73

1.82

1.85

1.96

1.99

2.04

2.10

2.17

2.26

2.32

2.44

2.47

2.53

2.62

2.68

2.69

2.75

2.83

2.87

2.92

2.98

3.00

3.03

3.20

3.18

3.16

3.20

3.29

3.28

3.30

Feb.

3.32

3.36

3.46

3.48

3.51

3.54

3.55

3.71

3.85

3.86

3.89

3.96

4.03

4.10

4.25

4.33

4.42

4.54

4.60

4.70

4.85

4.91

5.00

5.08

5.12

5.02

5.00

5.03

_

_

-

Mar.

5.03

5.01

5.02

5.00

5.02

5.01

5.01

5.02

5.01

4.99

5.00

5.05

5.02

5.00

5.00

5.02

5.01

5.00

5.00

5.01

4.99

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.02

5.03

5.01

5.04

5.04

5.06

5.08

Apr.

5.08

5.08

5.08

5.O7

5.03

5.03

5.08

5.05

5.01.

5.01

4.99

4.98

5.08

5.08

5.01

5.06

5.06

5.OO

4.99

5.02

5.00

5.05

5.07

5.03

5.09

5.08

5.08

5.09

5.10

5.10

-

Hay

5.12

5.O7

5.03

5.03

5.01

5.00

5.04

5.07

5.05

5.09

5.08

5.04

5.02

5.00

4.99

4.98

4.98

4.98

5.O7

5.00

4.98

5.00

4.97

4.99

5.01

5.10

5.05

5.07

5.00

5.OO

5.00

June

5.OO

4.96

4.93

4.96

4.97

4.94

4.89

4.89

4.98

4.99

5.00

5.03

5.16

5.12

5.05

5.04

4.96

4.95

4.98

4.99

4.96

4.99

5.01

4.99

5.00

4.98

4.98

5.11

5.10

5.11

-

July

.10

.04

.06

.03

.98

.97

.95

.96

.91

.87

.86

.83

.84

.79

.77

.72

.68

.67

.64

.61

.58

.55

.56

.59

.52

.49

.48

.39

.38

.35

.31

Aug.

4.29

4.23

4.23

4.20

4.19

4.18

4.30

4.26

4.28

4.29

4.26

4.28

4.30

4.91

4.85

4.94

5.03

5.0-9

5.12

5.12

5.06

4.99

4.99

4.99

5.02

5.01

5.02

5.02

5.02

5.01

4.99

Sept.

.98

.97

.97

.91

.92

.88

.84

.84

.78

.76

.70

.69

.66

.62

.55

.54

.54

.51

.47

.44

.50

.51

.46

.40

.37

.33

.41

.55

.55

.55

-
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 55

Nottoway River near Burkeville, Va.

Location. Lat 37°05', long. 78°12', on left bank at downstream side of bridge on Secondary State Highway 723, 2f miles upstream from Modest Creek, 6 miles north of 

Victoria, and 7| miles south of Burkeville, Nottoway County.

Drainage area. 38 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1946 to September 1953.

;e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 354.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to July 4, 1951, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--? years, 37.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,640 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 13.92 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 1.00 ft).

1946-53: Maximum discharge observed, 3,020 cfs Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 18.15 

ft); minimum observed, 0.3 cfs Sept. 20, 1947 (gage height, 1.02 ft).

Maximum stage known, 27.4 ft August 1940, from Corps of Engineers floodmark.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tablesj water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 15)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

1.4 2.1

1.6 4.3

1.8 7.5

2.0 12

2.5 28

3.5 70

5.0 161

7.0 317

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

0.6 

1.1 

1.7 

4.0 

7.0

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

15

32

55

114

254

8.0 424

10.0 738

11.0 942

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.5

2.5

3.7

4.2

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.4

3.1

7.5

7.2

5.0

3.7

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.7

*2.7

3.1

3.3

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.7

107.8

3.48

0.092

0.11

Nov.

3^8

3.8

4.1

5.2

5.4

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.9

4.6

7.5

10

6.5

5.0

20

28

*12

9.1

8.7

60

250

88

39

26

21

19

18

17

16

14

~

718.0

23.9

0.629

0.70

Dee.

14

14

19

16

18

28

19

16

*14

15

90

43

26

20

17

15

14

14

13

12

15

16

14

13

12

12

11

10

9.6

10

174

733.6

23.7

0.624

0.72

Jan.

138

50

77

46

31

26

*24

22

108

198

86

50

35

30

27

25

23

23

23

21

46

52

32

772

167

60

45

42

39

31

29

2,378

76^7

2.02

2.33

Feb.

29

25

24

25

23

22

82

60

37

29

27

30

29

23

233

*107

56

38

33

31

381

208

66

49

42

37

32

28

-

-

-

1,806

64.5

1.70

1.77

Mar.

26

30

31

186

205

70

48

40

34

31

28

43

253

80

86

*72

46

52

64

40

34

30

30

333

174

118

62

47

39

34

30

2,396

77.3

2.03

2.34

Apr.

30

28

25

24

23

22

44

32

25

24

21

46

308

114

53

66

48

36

34

*30

27

24

22

21

20

21

19

17

16

24

1,244

41.5

1.09

1.22

May

61

26

20

18

18

16

20

20

15

14

12

11

11

9.8

9.4

9.6

10

11

32

33

16

12

11

8.8

 8.2

7.6

6.5

5.7

5.4

5.7

5.3

469.0

15.1

0.397

0.46

June

5.1

5.4

5.0

4.4

4.0

3.8

4!e

4.3

4.0

7.2

28

126

16

11

9.2

14

15

10

8.0

6.8

5.9

5.4

4.8

*4.3

4.0

6.2

31

11

11

379.2

12.6

0.332

0.37

July

6.7

5.4

4.6

3.9

3.5

6.2

5.3

4.8

5.0

3.6

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

2.4

38

6.7

4.1

6.2

4.7

2.9

2.4

*1.9

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.3

141.2

4.55

0.120

0.14

Aug.

1.6

6.8

12

4.7

3.5

2.7

2.4

8.8

34

6.5

3.9

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.0

1.6

1.9

24

5.3

3.4

2.7

2.0

1.8

1.6

 1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

_J3

149.0

4.81

0.127

0.15

Sept.

0.8

.8

.8

1 1

Ts

1.8

2.9

2.4

1.3

1.0

1.0

3.2

41

5.0

2.4

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

 1.0

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

4.1

6.4

2.8

1.8

-

93.1

3.10

0.082

0.09

Calendar year 1952: Max 890 Mln 0.6 Mean 36.2 Cfsm 0.953 In. 12.96

Water year 1952-53: Max 772 Mln 0.7 Mean 29.1 Cfsm 0.766 In. 10.40

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs). Ji

(10.98 ft)} Mar. 24 (1:30 p.m.) 719 <

in. 24 (6 p.m.) 1,640 cfs (13.92 ft); Feb. 21 (10 p.m.) 942 cfs 

:fs (9.86 ft): Apr. 13 (5:30 p.m.) 663 cfs (9.58 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
56 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

Nottoway River near Rawllngs, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°59'00", long. 77°48 I 00", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 612, at Harpers Mill, 2.6 miles northwest of Rawllngs, Brunswick County.

Drainage area. 323 sq ml.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 174 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,020 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 12.14 ft); minImum, 15 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 2.14 ft).

1950-53: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 21, 1952; minimum, that of Sept. 5, 1953.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 22 to Nov. 15. Jan. 27 to Feb. 21, 

Apr. 15-26, June 14 to July 5}

Oct. 1 to July 5 July 6 to Sept. 3O

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.4

44

72

114

175

262

4.0

6.0

8.0

11.0

574

1,690

2,940

5,140

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

2.8 72

3.0 114

3.2 175

3.4 262

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

52

50

87

85

68

63

74

70

72

162

179

128

98

83

76

68

68

64

63

62

58

56

60

*60

56

57

57

58

58

58

56

2,306

74.4

0.230

0.27

Nov.

57

57

58

72

76

72

68

62

60

68

96

136

120

98

193

763

366

202

158

*1,110

5.060

3,430

1,140

496

371

314

272

238

206

194

15,613

520

1.61

1.80

Dec.

183

191

238

228

262

371

314

248

219

2O6

324

*501

376

283 

233

2O6

194

191

179

172

191

228

206

187

175

168

162

155

142

139

354

7,196

232

0.718

0.83

Jan.

1,030

775

564

579

418

330

*293

272

340

601

790

564

397

330 

298

272

252

248

248

258

252

361

356

1,260

2,420

1,870

564

444

418

350

298

17,432

562

1.74

2.01

Feb.

283

252

233

233

228

206

387

763

496

356

298

293

309

272 

725

1.420

817

*491

382

330

522

1,390

1,280

612

517

465

408

366

-

_

-

14,334

512

1.59

1.66

,Mar.

330

335

366

444

1,030

1.06O

579

475

418

382

350

392

844

1,140 

671

*709

590

491

538

496

418

371

361

564

1,250

1,030

736

543

465

408

576

18,142

585

1.81

2.O9

Apr.

366

356

530

509

514

309

408

460

366

530

304

418

1,450

1.930 

1,050

6O1

548

444

597

361

324

*288

272

257

248

233

233

219

214

243

13,562

452

1.40

1.56

May

56?

460

335

278

262

330

585

444

335

278

252

228

219

206

194

194

194

191

628

844

486

319

252

210

194

179

*158

142

134

134

131

9,360

302

0.935

1.08

June

128

151

125

114

109

102

1OO

102

102

125

350

224

639

677 

514

219

210

285

258

187

158

159

128

117

*107

100

98

156

198

191

5,851

195

0.604

0.67

July

155

120

100

85

141

192

1O5

89

83

72

62

55

49

46 

42

40

38

36

35

100

145

80

62

54

45

56

33

31

29

*27

25

2,210

71.3

0.221

0.25

Aug.

26

27

40

78

55

39

35

35

109

152

70

45

55

55 

50

27

25

50

62

50

52

26

24

22

22

20

19

*18

17

17

16

1,232

39.7

0.123

0.14

Sept.

16

T§

16

16

17

55

38

31

26

22

21

21

42

"69 122 

58

29

24

23

22

22

23

23

*22

21

22

48

87

64

44

1,040

34.7

0.107

0.12

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,060 Min 34 Mean 36O Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.17

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,060 Min 16 Mean 297 Cfsm 0.920 In. 12.48

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 efs).--Nov. 21 (l to 2 p.m.) 6,020 cfs (12.14 ft); Jan. 25 (8 to 10 

p.m.) 2,620 ofs (7.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 57

Nottoway River near Stony Creek, Va.

Location. Lat 36°54'00", long. 77°24'00", on left bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 301, 1.8 miles upstream from Island Swamp, 3.3 miles south of town of 

Stony Creek, Sussex County, and 4.4 miles upstream from Stony Creek.

Drainage aresu 586 sq mi.

Records available. March 1930 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 58 ft (by barometer). Prior to Oct. 11, 

1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 551 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,140 cfs Nov. 23 (gage height, 16.16 ft); minimum, 20 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 1.87 ft).

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 25,200 cfs Aug. 17, 1940 (gage height, 23.66 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of records for 

stations on Appomattox River; minimum, 5 cfs Sept. 2, 5, 1932 (gage height, 0.62 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 802: 1935(M) . WSP 972: 1931(M) , 1932, 1934-35, 1939.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 15 to July 6)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 17 Nov. 18 to Sept. 30

3.5 80

3.5 343

5.0 595

7.0 1,17O

1.9 

3.1 

2.5 

3.0

3.5 317

4.5 456

6.0 87O

8.0 1,510

1O.O 2,19O

14.0 4,000

16.0 5,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

33

24

25

26

27

28

39

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

90

85

el

107

134

110

104

104

138

156

384

274

2O4

167

145

134

134

132

116

114

113

112

*107

107

114

116

118

118

123

134

122

4,063

131

0.234

0.26

Nov.

119

122

135

142

176

181

159

148

137

136

151

331

305

353

239

887

960

469

*306

683

3,34O

4,73O

5.90O

3,460

734

534

456

405

343

306

-

25,135

838

1.43

1.60

Dec.

394

29O

380

430

380

495

534

430

355

342

*724

930

752

534

430

368

342

318

3O6

292

297

368

38O

330

306

288

274

260

245

232

455

12,311

397

0.677

O.78

Jan.

1,650

1,680

1,O80

1,O5O

84O

638

531

469

628

1.31O

1,370

1,170

78O

614

521

482

456

430

469

443

418

482

547

870

3,170

5.60O

3,350

930

840

753

614

31,164

1,O05

1.72

1.98

Feb.

56O

531

483.

482

495

443

641

1,650

1,370

870

668

638

710

638

1,290

2,970

3,360

*1,340

840

71O

752

1,650

3,050

1,340

9OO

78O

696

614

_

_

-

38,340

1,013

1.73

1.80

Mar.

534

531

638

78O

1,680

1,830

1,300

810

71O

638

56O

668

1,31O

1,780

1,480

1,44O

1,170

87O

84O

84O

696

600

547

810

1,510

1.88O

1,370

960

752

654

587

30,535

985

1.68

1.94

Apr.

547

547

495

469

531

508

600

84O

654

531

482

456

1,78O

2.970

3,590

1.34O

1,O5O

84O

696

628

*560

5O8

469

443

418

380

368

342

318

330

33,670

756

1.39

1.44

May

834

900

587

483

393

393

668

930

641

430

355

306

269

345

223

208

211

211

288

1.080

870

469

318

356

319

196

175

152

134

139

129

12,699

410

0.7OO

0.81

June

128

138

134

133

116

1O8

104

103

T07

163

406

547

443

1.050

641

355

258

272

*306

253

306

176

159

145

134

133

120

118

137

200

7,263

343

0.413

0.46

July

184

155

132

120

103

348

294

139

110

99

91

80

70

72

59

61

58

54

54

49

64

145

99

76

70

65

56

50

*50

46

45

3,098

99.9

0.170

0.30

Aug.

43

37

44

38

71

76

61

56

60

85

"97 171

73

68

59

55

56

42

36

53

73

54

49

46

36

33

*39

30

29

26

34

1,719

55.5

0.095

0.11

Sept.

37

34

28

24

Z2

31

55

61

50

46

37

35

33

33

80

85

58

48

41

40

34

28

*36

34

39

34

42

50

103

79

1,325

44.3

0.075

0.08

Calendar year 1953: Max 7, ISO Mln 65 Mean 675 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.68

Water year 1953-53: Max 5,90O Mln 23 Mean 494 Cfsm O.843 In. 11.46

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 ofs).--Nov. 33 (l p.m.) 6,14O cfs (16.16 ft)j Jan. 26 (11 a.m.) 3,660 

cfs (13.51 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

341607 O - 55 - 5
58 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

Stony Creek near Dinwiddie, Va.

Location. Lat 37°04'00", long. 77°36'10", near center of span on upstream side of bridge 

onUTS. Highway 1, 1.2 miles southwest of Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie County, 1.7 miles downstream from Chamberlains Bed Creek, and 5.7 miles downstream from confluence of White 

Oak and Butterwood Creeks.

Drainage area. Ill sq mi.

Records available. September 1946 to September 1953. Published as "at Dinwiddie" September 1946 to September 1947 and October 1949 to September 1950.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Crest-stage indicator since Nov. 28, 1950. 

Altitude of gage is 131 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 7 years, 104 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,190 cfs Jan. 25 (gage height, 10.38 ft, from 

crest-stage indicator); minimum observed, 0.7 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 0.95 ft).

1946-53: Maximum discharge observed, 2,530 cfs Jan. 29, 1952 (gage height, 10.93 

ft); minimum observed, that of Sept. 5, 1953.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53.(gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 23 to Dec. 3O)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 25 Jan. 26 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

7.E 

12 

33

4.5 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

441

645

1,100

1,470

1,950

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

0.4 

1.0 

2.5 

4.7 

7.3

1.5 15

1.9 47

2.5 131

3.5 291

4.5 441

Note. Same as preceding table above 4.5 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

13

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

10

10

12

13

14

14

13

16

20

32

54

38

31

21

17

14

13

11

11

9.5

8.6

9.1

9.5

*10

12

19

18

17

14

13

13

516.7

16.7

0.150

0.17

Nov.

12

11

10

16

19

19

18

16

16

16

20

34

22

17

38

214

139

69

59

*222

970

940

427

270

98

73

48

40

35

38

-

3,926

131

1.18

1.32

Dec.

37

37

55

55

51

72

61

51

43

39

139

*196

163

74

60

50

45

42

40

40

44

51

48

43

38

38

35

31

29

25

147

1,883

60.7

0.547

0.63

Jan.

483

371

315

238

155

123

*106

92

115

343

254

270

188

131

115

101

92

91

88

86

85

123

163

553

1,500

753

291

200

208

161

131

7,925

256

2.31

2.66

Feb.

124

108

98

108

98

91

368

469

307

176

138

131

146

161

455

818

427

*242

168

138

242

632

483

259

184

168

146

124

_

_

-

7,009

250

2.25

2.34

Mar.

108

108

124

242

567

427

208

161

138

124

116

138

427

398

242

368

338

*176

208

168

146

116

94

307

225

307

200

161

131

116

108

6,697

216

1.95

2.25

Apr.

101

108

95

93

87

87

124

161

108

98

86

160

667

990

511

275

200

168

146

131

108

*101

94

87

79

76

66

62

59

57

-

5,185

173

1.56

1.74

May

176

146

97

84

66

95

275

192

108

88

66

54

48

43

40

42

42

37

108

208

124

70

54

42

40

35

*31

27

20

24

21

2,503

80.7

0.727

0.84

June

21

23

24

21

20

18

16

16

17

338

59

54

116

469

242

73

37

47

*42

35

29

25

24

19

16

15

15

26

23

26

-

1,906

63.5

0.572

0.64

July

20

16

14

12

14

26

38

29

20

16

13

11

11

9.2

7.7

7.3

6.8

6.3

5.7

5.7

5.2

4.5

4.7

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.4

*2.9

2.2

2.0

329.3

10.6

0.095

0.11

Aug.

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.9

3.6

6.8

6.5

6.3

6.0

6.3

5.7

5.7

6.0

6.3

5.5

5.2

4.7

4.3

3.8

6.3

6.5

6.5

6.0

5.5

5.0

3.4

2.9

*2.4

2.4

1.9

1.8

141.2

4.55

0.041

0.05

Sept.

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

3.6

25

29

17

11

8.8

7.7

11

48

32

22

14

11

8.4

7.3

6.8

6.3

5.5

*4.7

4.5

4.3

7.3

12

18

15

-

345.3

11.5

0.104

0.12

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,190 Hln 1.7 Mean 133 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.37

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,500 Hln 0.7 Mean 105 Cfsm 0.946 In. 12.87

Peak discharge (base. 1,200 efs).--Nov. 21 (11 p.m.) 1,310 cfs 

2,190 cfs (10.38 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

3.60 ft); Jan. 25 (time unknown)
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 59

Anderson Branch at Sussex, Va.

Location. Lat 36°55'10", long. 77°15'45", on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 40, 1.0 mile east of Sussex, Sussex County, and 1.5 miles upstream from 

mout h.

Drainage area.--5.4 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 96 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 5 years, 3.91 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 40 cfs Feb. 15, (gage height, 4.45 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 126 cfs Sept. 12, 1950 (gage height, 6.12 ft); no flow 

for prolonged periods.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.6

2.7

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

.5 

1.0

1.6

3.3 

3.5 

3.8 

4.1 

4.4

2.4

5.0

11

22

37

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

o

0

0

Nov.

0

S

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.4

.3

.2

.2

.3

6.1

10

5.7

3.6

2.4

1.9

1.5

1.2

.9

.8

-

35.6

1.19

0.220

0.25

Dec.

0.6

TTI

2.8

2.3

2.3

3.0

2.3

1.8

1.5

1.6

*7.8

11

7.6

4.7

3.3

2.3

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

a. 8

a. 8

al.5

a4.0

77.9

2.51

0.465

0.54

Jan.

a!3

a!2

all

alO

a8.0

a6.0

*a4.0

3.3

5.5

16

18

T2

8.8

6.4

4.9

4.2

3.7

4.2

5.0

4.4

3.7

3.0

2.5

575

12

8.6

5.4

4.7

5.0

4.1

3.4

217.8

7.03

1.30

1.50

Feb.

3.4

2.8

2.5

2.9

2.S

2.2

5.7

13

12

7.8

5.7

5.9

7.0

5.5

23

32

*18

11

7.8

6.4

8.8

11

8.2

6.3

6.3

5.9

5.0

4.0

_

-

-

232.9

8.32

1.54

1.60

Mar.

3.0

475

5.5

12

23

15

9.5

7.2

5.5

4.7

4.1

5.9

10

9.7

10

20

*14

9.5

8.4

6.4

4.7

3.8

3.6

5.2

11

28

T6

9.9

7.2

5.4

4.4

286.6

9.25

1.71

1.97

Apr.

4.4

4.0

3.0

2.8

4.1

3.7

5.9

5.4

3.8

3.2

2.3

5.2

24

27

14

13

12

8.4

6.4

5.0

*4.0

3.3

2.8

2.2

1.9

1.5

1.2

1.0

.8

175

-

177.8

5.93

1.10

1.23

Hay

6.3

3.7

2.0

1.2

.8

1.6

9.9

6.8

3.3

1.5

.S

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

.6

3.6

1.5

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

45.4

1.46

0.270

0.31

June

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

0.3

0.01

0.0019

0.002

July

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

o

0

0

Calendar year 1952-. Max 66 win ° Mean 4.61 CFsm 0.854 In. 11.61

Water year 1952-53: Max 32 Hin 0 Mean 2.94 Cfsm 0.544 In. 7.40

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Stony Creek near Dinwiddie 

and Pontaine Creek near Emporia.
60 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

Nottoway River near Sebrell, Va.

Location. Lat 36 G 46'13", long. 77°09'59", on right bank at upstream side of highway 

bridge 1.0 mile downstream from Three Creek, 2.5 miles southwest of Sebrell, Southampton County, and 5.3 miles upstream from Assamoosick Swamp.

Drainage area.--1,451 sq mi.

Records available. September 1941 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5.96 ft above mean sea level. Prior to 

Aug. 23, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--12 years, 1,230 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,260 cfs Nov. 26 (gage height, 15.72 ft); 

minimum, 32 cfs Sept. 4, 5 (gage height, 3.30 ft).

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs July 22, 1945 (gage height, 24.5 ft); minimum observed, 12 cfs Oct. 23, 1941 (gage height, 3.30 ft).

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 29.7 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 48,000 

cfs, from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53

4.0 

5.0 

8.0

Oct. 1

105 

324

1,140

to May 3

12.0 

14.0 

16.0

2,560 

3,640 

5,580

3.3 

3.7 

4.5

ge height, in feet, and discharge

May 4 to Sept. 30

32 6.0 604

8.0 1,190

10.0 1,890

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

117

114

117

110

110

146

152 

140

146

166

206

324

396

348

283

233

204

182 

166

158

146

*140

132

132

128

132

138

142

144

148

150

5,350

173

0.119

0.14

Nov.

150

148

146

156

166

188

233 

219

208

197

193

202

254

396

360

456

865

*1,270 

960

728

930

2,020

2,560

3,120

4,160

Sjieo

4,660

2,930

1,660

1,050

-

35,745

1,192

0.822

0.92

Dec.

840

756

756

840

960

990

1,080 

1,140

990

*870

930

1,430

1,940

2,050

1,800

1,430

1,200

1,050 

960

900

840

812

840

870

812

784

728

702

676

624

676

31,276

1,009

0.695

0.80

Jan.

1,080

1,980

2,480

2,740

2,740

2,480

2,050 

1,660

1,430

1,560

2,090

2,480

2,740

2,790

2,480

1,980

1,630

1,430 

1,330

1,300

1,270

1,270

1,240

1,270

1,490

2,160

2,700

3,290

4,260

4,070

3,020

66,490

2,145

1.48

1.71

Feb.

2,090

1,560

1,360

1,300

1,300

1,300

1.200 

1,400

2,120

2,560

2,740

2,440

1,980

1,870

1,870

2,240

*2,790

3,420 

4,360

4.660

3,890

2,930

2,740

2,930

3,230

3,290

2,840

2,240

_

_

-

68,650

2,452

1.69

1.76

Mar.

1,840

1,600

1, 560

1,730

2,020

2,480

2,840 

3,120

3,120

2,560

2,020

1,730

1,730

2,090

2,520

3,020

3,230

3.420 

3,230

2,930

2,560

2,240

1,870

1,630

1,770

2,480

2,880

3,120

3,170

2,740

2,240

75,490

2,435

1.68

1.94

Apr.

1,840

1,600

1,430

1,330

1,270

1,330

1,400 

1,490

1,770

1,730

1,490

1,300

1,460

2,200

2,840

3,490

4,460

4.760 

3,980

3,020

*2, 240

1,730

1,460

1,270

1,110

990

900

812

756

702

-

56,160

1,872

1.29

1.44

May

870

1,400

1,730

1,560

1,190

996

966 

1,220

1,560

1,460

1,060

906

792

682

565

488

440

416 

416

500

1,190

1,390

966

656

539

452

404

356

334

290

270

26,064

841

0.580

0.67

June

257

250

242

242

242

224

209 

202

195

191

217

500

764

682

1,190

1.390

996

682 

476

452

392

323

290

*268

239

213

195

198

' 180

176

-

12,077

403

0.278

0.31

July

224

242

217

191

167

162

220 

428

272

231

195

176

158

138

129

127

113

113

106

100

97

91

134

171

133

115

106

*99

86

82

83

4,906

158

0.109

0.13

Aug.

80

72

70

64

67

65

104 

107

97

106

94

165

184

154

133

115

96

92

86

71

58

80

99

78

72

*68

58

50

54

48

12

2,729

88.0

0.061

0.07

Sept.

40

37

36

36

33

38

38 

36

72

92

92

83

68

58

52

49

169

150 

111

88

76

*65

57

45

42

48

71

68

78

94

-

2,022

67.4

0.046

0.05

Calendar year 1952: Max 12,000 Min 102 Mean 1,559 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.64

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,160 Min 33 Mean 1,060 Cfsm 0.731 In. 9.94

Discharge measurement made on this day.
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 61

Blackwater River near Dendron, Va.

Location. Lat 37°01'30", long. 76°52'30", on left bank 10 ft upstream from Walls

Bridge, 1.2 miles downstream from Cypress Swamp, and 3.5 miles southeast of Dendron, 

Surry County.

Drainage area. 285 sq mi.

Records available. January 1942 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 30.99 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge.--11 years, 282 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,220 cfs Mar. 18 (gage height, 5.08 ft); no 

flow for many days during July, August, and September.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 4,710 cfs July 21, 1945 (gage height, 8.90 ft);- no 

flow at times.

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet

per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 28 to Dec. 24)

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.6

2.0

1.1

1.8

4.0

12

24

Oct. 1 to

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.4

Mar. 18

39 4.0

53 5.0

75 6.0

111

218

447

1,140

1,960

0.8 0

.9

1.0 1.

1.1 3,

1.3 7.

Mar.

.3

,6

.2

,3

19 to

1.5

1.9

2.1

2.5

2.7

Sept.

12

24

30

51

71

30

2,

3,

3,

4,

5.

.9

.3

.7

.1

.0

107

212

348

560

1,150

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

rs" 1.2

1.5

2.9

9.6

36

44

25

19

17

16

15

14

12

9.9

6.9

5.4

*4.8

4.0

3.8

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.8

276.2

8.91

0.031

0.04

Nov.

2.8

2.8

2.9

3.9

4.4

5.0

5.8

8.4

10

12

17

22

24

25

33

51

64

*77

99

107

256

489

845

875

65?

546

523

484

423

360

6,030.0

201

0.705

0.79

Dec.

299

261

242

212

195

189

172

158

143

138

*156

161

183

255

281

239

242

258

258

230

206

181

164

148

140

130

123

116

109

105

143

5,837

188

0.660

0.76

Jan.

192

221

292

344

360

386

423

423

*399

395

399

433

458

506

558

564

552

541

506

458

418

369

329

321

310

292

281

271

268

288

329

11,886

383

1.34

1.54

Feb.

344

325

292

271

248

233

227

242

251

264

278

292

321

348

413

452

523

589

558

589

666

692

652

601

558

529

541

529

_

_

-

11,828

422

1.48

1.54

Mar.

484

442

404

428" 399

506

535

512

517

523

489

458

468

474

512

608

*950

1.180

1,150

1,080

1,010

842

680

572

530

590

608

578

542

455

429

18,955

611

2.14

2.47

Apr.

429

403

352

316

290

270

287

287

284

280

276

287

352

424

500

638

693

790

810

745

626

518

434

370

308

264

230

201

176

165

12,005

400

1.40

1.56

May

198

224

242

227

204

198

224

251

264

254

215

170

141

121

99

79

58

46

41

47

56

63

50

40

38

*40

36

29

24

20

16

3,715

120

0.421

0.49

June

14

14

12

10

8:0

6.7

5.2

5.0

572

6.0

7.3

6.5

6.5

7.3

8.0

6.5

aS.O

a20

a!8

a!5

a!4

a!2

a!5

*a20

23

25

33

53

71

157

-

612.2

20.4

0.072

0.08

July

170

97

73

20

29

129

179

154

114

53

32

22

14

10

6.9

4.8

3.8

2.9

2.2

1.9

1.3

1.0

.8

.6

.3

.2

.2

*.l

.1

0

0

1,123.1

36.2

0.127

0.15

Aug.

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

20

30

38

ii

28

21

12

8.0

5.2

3.6

2.6

1.8

1.2

*.6

.7

2.4

2.2

1.8

222.1

7.16

0.025

0.03

Sept.

1.2

.7

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

.3

1*8

1.3

1.0

-

6.7

0.22

0.0008

0.001

Calendar yearigsg : Max 2,400 Min 0.7 Mean 331 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.78

Water year 1952-53 : Max 1,180 Min 0 Mean 199 Cfsm 0.698 In. 9.45

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Zuni.
62 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

Blackwater River at Zuni, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°52'05", long. 76°50'07", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 460 at Zuni, Isle of Wight County, 1.6 miles downstream from Pope 

Swamp and 4.2 miles upstream from Antioch Swamp.

Drainage area. 448 sq mi.

Records available. January 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 8.56 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 10 years, 421 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,260 cfs Mar. 22 (gage height, 8.76 

ft); minimum observed, 0.51 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 0.86 ft).

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 5,200 cfs July 25, 1945 (gage height, 15.05 ft); no 

flow Sept. 10-18, 1944.

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 23.2 ft.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 20 cfs, which are poor.

Rating tables, wate

1.0 

1.2

1.4

1.5 

1.9 

2.3 

2.7

1.1 

2.4 

4.1 

5.2

year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 16 to Mar. 21

5.0 

6.0 

6.6 

8.0 

9.0

149

244

380

900

1,340

22 to Sept. 30

0.6

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.2

1.6

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

17

32

50

149

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 5.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.1

3.2 

3.2

2.4

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

2.6

5.5

8.Z

13

16

Z4

32.

31

24

20

16

15

14

12 

*12

10

10

9.7

9.4

7.7

7.4

7.1

6.3

33Z.5

10.7

0.024

0.03

Nov.

5.8

578 

5.8

6.6

6.8

7.1

7.4

7.4

7.9

9.1

10

14

16

20

31

44

48

 60

94

163

244

350 

620

860

1.050

940

900

820

740

660

-

7,733.7

258

0.576

0.64

Dec.

585

515 

480

445

410

380

324

300

280

260

»280

280

300

325

325

325

380

380

380

380

350

325 

525

280

244

231

208

197

179

171

179

10,024

323

0.721

0.83

Jan.

244

325 

380

410

445

480

480

515

*550

585

660

660

660

660

660

700

700

740

700

660

660

620 

585

550

515

480

480

445

410

380

380

16,719

539

1.20

1.38

Feb.

380

380 

410

410

380

350

325

380

410

480

445

445

445

445

480

620

*780

860

860

820

820

860 

900

860

860

820

780

740

_

_

-

16,745

598

1.33

1.38

Mar.

740

700 

700

700

740

780

780

780

780

740

740

700

740

780

780

820

*820

860

860

985

1,080

1.260 

1,120

1,160

1,160

985

900

820

780

780

700

26,270

847

1.89

2.18

Apr.

620

585 

550

515

480

445

410

410

410

380.

380

380

380

550

620

700

740

820

860

900

*900

860 

780

700

585

480

410

325

260

251

-

16,666

556

1.24

1.38

May

325

325 

325

300

280

260

244

219

208

219

231

231

219

188

156

127

112

97

87

87

87

62 

58

58

54

*48

42

38

35

32

2J»

4,783

154

0.344

0.40

June

24

17 

16

14

12

10

8.6

7.8

7.2

8.6

8.0

7.8

12

14

15

*15

14

38

32

28

20

15 

14

13

16

23

38

77

131

127

-

789.0

26.3

0.059

0.07

July

132

107 

92

72

54

56

92

179

188

179

137

102

67

40

29

16

10

8.9

6.4

5.3

32

67

19

9.4

5.8

4.8

*3.4

2.5

3.4

2^3

1,754.2

56.6

0.126

0.15

Aug.

4.4

3.2 

29

8.6

8.3

7.2

5.8

5.8

5.1

4.4

3.4

2 .3

2.3

8.6

300

380

300

219

127

82

52

35 

29

24

17

12

*6.6

5.6

4.6

4.1

3.2

1,699.5

54.8

O.122

0.14

Sept.

2.5

2.3 

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.2

1.1

.9

.7

.6

.7

1.2

1.0 

*.7

.7

.6

.5

1.2

36

46

35

-

156.2

5.21

0.012

0.01

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,920 Mln 0.6 Mean 487 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.80

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,260 Mln 0.5 Mean 284 Cfsm 0.634 In. 8.59

Discharge measurement made on this day.
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 63

Blackwater River near Franklin, Va.

Location. Lat 36°45'44", long. 76°53'55", on right bank at mouth of Black Creek, 0.4 

mile south of town of Burdette, 3.3 miles downstream from Corrowaugh Swamp, and 6.0 

miles north of Franklin, Southampton County.

Drainage area. 613 sq mi.

Records available. August 1944 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1.56 ft (revised) above mean sea level, 

aatum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 9 years, 591 cfs (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,430 cfs Mar. 22 (gage height, 8.44 ft); min- 

 imum daily, 2 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 22-26; minimum gage height, 0.63 ft Sept. 18.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 5,360 cfs July 25, 1945 (gage height, 13.4 ft, from

f

raph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 10, 11, 1944 (gage height, 0.36 

t).

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

poor. Diversions above station by city of Norfolk for municipal supply some years.

Rating table, water year 1952-55 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 26 to July 4, July 50 

to Aug. 17, Sept. 17, 18)

0.7

.8

.9

1.3

2.0

3.5

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

344

514

800

1,200

1,760

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

9

9

10

8

10

9

7

a6

a5

a6

a7

a!2

a!7

a25

a30

41

38

33

29

24

20 

*18

16

15

14

13

12

12

11

10

10

486

15.7

0

Nov.

10

9

8

10

9

9

9

9

9

11

14

16

18

24

31

41

52

*60

68

92

260 

536

720

870

1,040

1.150

1,150

1,040

888

784

8,947

298

5.1

Dec.

704

640

612

572

536

514

482

452

408

*356

363

416

434

425

408

392

384

392

392

384

377 

377

370

356

332

304

276

250

225

216

245

12,594

406

24.4

Jan.

363

452

503

536

560

572

584

*584

584

612

672

688

688

704

688

688

688

704

720

756

736 

720

672

626

612

598

560

536

514

492

462

18,854

608

35.7

Feb.

443

425

425

434

434

425

416

514

656

704

672

626

612

598

640

870

1,000

1,040

1,040

1,020

980 

980

1,000

1,000

1,020

1,000

940

870

_

-

20,784

742

33.2

Mar.

818

784

818

870

940

980

980

960

922

888

835-

818

852

905

960

1,020

*1,080

1,100

1,180

1,320

1.400 

1,400

1,350

1,250

1,120

1,060

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,000

922

31,652

1,021

11.1

Apr.

835

752

672

626

612

584

560

572

560

548

525

514

584

736

835

922

1,020

1.040

1,040

1,020

1,020 

1,000

922

835

720

626

536

452

384

558

21,390

715

0

May

434

525

505

452

408

592

565

552

298

276

265

260

255

255

202

166

140

122

117

144

122 

92

79

74

65

*58

50

44

40

a5 7

a55_

6,585

212

0

June

a50

a27

a25

26

28

26

24

21

20

18

18

16

26

40

47

*56

56

55

61

36

28 

26

26

24

22

22

32

78

122

140

1,134

37.8

0

July

109

87

99

122

a!50

a!50

a!70

a2OO

a250

a210

a!70

a!20

a90

a50

a55

a20

a!5

all

aB

al

a!5 

a70

a55

a20

a!5

a9

a8

*a7

aB

10

11

2,241

72.3

0

Aug.

12

12

20

58

28

25

18

16

24

28

15

20

49

68

265

356

392

377

304

180

105 

74

60

48

38

*54

50

24

20

16

15

2,707

87.5

0

Sept.

11

7

a6

a5

a5

a5

a5

a4

a4

a4

a4

a4

a4

a4

a4

a4

4

5

a2

a2

a5 

*a2

a2

a2

a2

a2

a5

al5

a50

a50

204

6.80

0

Adjusted for pumpage by city of Norfolk

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

15.7 

0.026 

0.05

502 

0.494 

0.55

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-55:

450 

0.701 

0.81

644 

1.05 

1.21

775 

1.26 

1.51

1,052 

1.68 

1.94

715 

1.16 

1.29

212 

0.346 

0.40

Observed

Max 4, 190 Mln 4 Mean 654 

Max 1,400 Mln 2 Mean 550

57.8 

0.062 

0.07

72.5 

0.118 

0.14

87.3 

0.142 

0.16

6.80 

0.011 

0.01

Adjusted

Mean 555 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.57 

Mean 359 Cfsm 0.586 In. 7.92

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Pumpage, equivalent in cubic feet per second, by city of Norfolk, 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Blackwater Riv< 

Nottoway River near Sebrell.

r at Zunl and
64 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

North Meherrin River near Keysville, Va.

Location. Lat 37°03', long. 78°25', on right bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 

3 miles northeast of Keysville, Charlotte County, and 4 miles upstream from Owl Creek.

Drainage area.--9.2 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Sept. 4, 1953. Altitude of gage is 

475 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 5 years, 10.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 582 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 5.74 ft); minimum, 

0.6 cfs July 21 to Aug. 1, Aug. 3-7, Aug. 10-16; minimum gage height, 0.10 ft July 17- 

22, Aug. 31.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 800 cfs Sept. 1, 1952 (gage height, 6.80 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 220 cfs; minimum, 0.2 cfs June 29, 1952; minimum gage 

height, that of July 17-22, Aug. 31, 1953.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 7, May 1 to July 24, 

Aug. 18 to Sept. 1)

Oct. 1 to Sept. 3 Sept. 4-30

0.1 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.5 

.6

0.6

.7

.9

1.2

2.0

3.2

0.7 

.8 

1.0 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

5.0

9.2

22

92

174

300

0.5 

.6

.7

0.3 

1.5 

3.9

7.6

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195Z to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.6

1.7

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.7

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.2

1.0

T7I

1.2

 1.6

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.7

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.5

52.8

1.70

0.185

0.21

Nov.

2.5

2~. 3

3.4

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.4

3.4

4.1

4.1

3.6

2.6

2.6

16

5.0

3.7

3.6

3.7

256

*55

21

12

8.3

6.1

5.8

5.5

5.1

4.8

4.8

-

460.8

15.4

1.67

1.86

Dec.

4.6

5.5

6.1

5.1

7.0

7.6

5.1

4.8

*4.6

5.5

52

14

9.2

7.6

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.5

5.0

5.0

7.6

6.1

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.1

j>9_

285.1

9.20

1.00

1.15

Jan.

21

12

15

9.8

7.6

6.5

*6.1

6.1

29

37

16

11

8.3

7.6

6.5

6.1

5.8

6.1

6.1

5.8

17

10

7.0

191

23

13

12

12

11

8.3

7.6

541.3

17.5

1.90

2.19

Feb..

7.6

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.1

6.5

27

14

8.3

7.0

7.0

11

9.2

7.0

51

*18

12

8.3

7.0

7.6

116

35

21

23

18

13

11

9.2

_

-

480.3

17.2

1.87

1.95

Mar.

9.2

12

14

55

28

12

9.8

9.2

7.6

5.8

6.5

19

34

12

25

*16

12

19

16

9.2

9.8

9.2

9.2

122

43

30

23

19

17

16

15

644.5

20.8

2,26

2.61

Apr.

15

15

14

14

14

15

27

16

14

14

13

29

72

77

18

29

18

16

15

10

5.8

5.3

5.1

5.0

4.8

5.5

4.8

4.6

3T-4.5

-

486.4

16.2

1.76

1.96

May

23

TT

7.6

6.1

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.3

5.0

5.1

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.8

13

8.3

5.0

4.6

4.3

4.1

*3.9

3.7

3.4

3.2

37?

3.2

3.2

179.8

5.80

0.630

0.73

June

3.7

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.7

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.7

4.0

2.4

2.8

3.0

2.5

2.2

 577 6.5

2.5

2.2

2.0

*2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

178

2.9

1.8

1.7

-

83.5

2.78

0.302

0.34

July

iil

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.4

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

76

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

25.4

0.82

0.089

0.10

Aug.

 0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

8.0

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

 .6 65

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

*1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

105.1

3.39

0.368

0.42

Sept.

1.1

1.0

.9

*il

3.6

3.9

3.4

1.5

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

4.3

1.5

1.1

1.5

3.2

3.4

3.7

2.7

1.1

.9

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.3

 STs 4.6

1.5

1.3

-

58.1

1.94

0.211

0.24

Calendar year 1952: Max 256 Mln 0.4 Mean 15.0 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.22

Water year 1952-53: Max 256 Mln 0.6 Mean 9.32 cfsm 1.01 In. 13.76

Peak discharge (base. 500 eta}. Nov. 20 (8 a.m.) 582 cfa (5.74 ft); Jan. 24 (8 a.m.) 440 cfs 

(4.93 ft); FebT 21 (2:30 p.m.; 474 cfs (5.14 ft); Mar. 24 (5 a.m.) 546 cfs (5.47 ft)j Aug. 17 (9 p.m.) 

546 cfs (5.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 65 

North Meherrin River near Lunenburg, Va.

Location. Lat 36°59', long. 78°21', on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 40, half a mile downstream from Tusekiah Creek, 4 miles upstream from Juniper 

Creek, and 5 miles northwest of Lunenburg, Lunenburg County.

Drainage area.--60 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 338 ft (by barometer). Prior to July 5, 

1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--? years, 50.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,790 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 16.15 ft); minimum, 1.3 cfs Aug. 1, Sept. 4, 5; minimum gage height, 0.98 ft Sept, 4, 5.

1946-53: Maximum discharge observed, 3,340 cfs Oct. 31, 1949 (gage height, 18.25 

ft), from rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum discharge, that of Aug. 1, Sept. 4, 5, 1953.

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 48 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

1.8 

2.2

1.3

3.8

12.5

25

51

3.0

4.0

6.0

11.0

129

271

624

1,560

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.4

5.6

9.1

6.9

5.9

5.6

5.4

5.4

7.2

JL3

8.8

7.2

6.4

5.9

5.6

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.6

*5.1

5.9

6.7

6.9

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.5 

7.8

7.5

7.5

209.1

6.75

0.112

0.13

Nov.

7.8

TTff

8.0

11

9.8

8.3

7.8

7.8

7.8

9.4

15

17

10

8.6

45

27

*15

12

12

1.540

*305

110

48

34

28

25

24

20 

19

19

-

2,419.1

80.6

1.34

1.50

Dec.

18

20

29

24

28

42

26

22

*21

25

258

71

43

33

27

25

23

22

20

20

26

24

21

20

19

18

18

17

20

336

1,336

43.1

0.718

0.83

Jan.

138

59

89

53

38

32

*30

29

188

261

94

57

42

36

33

31

28

30

29

2T_

71

58

39

1.040

141

71

54

52 

48

39

36

2,973

95.9

1.60

1.84

Feb.

35

31

30

30

28

27 iUT

68

43

36

33

40

40

32

361

*120

67

48

42

39

669

178

82

62

58

50

43

36

_

-

2,435

87.0

1.45

1.51

Mar.

33

IT

42

312

230

86

62

53

45

40

38

81

327

88

127

 91

60

81

80

53

45

42

40

"263 617

146

85

66 

55

48

44

3,421

110

1.83

2.11

Apr.

43

40

36

35

34

33

77

47

38

36

32

72

392

TI5

66

95

62

50

48

*40

35

32

30

28

27

30

26

24 

22

126

-

1,771

59.0

0.983

1.10

May

106

46

36

31

31

29

29

27

23

24

21

19

18

17

16

16

16

74

94

51

27

20

18

16

*15

14

12

11

11

11

890

28.7

0.478

0.55

June

11

11

9.8

9.1

8.6

8.3

8.8

9.1

8.6

7.8

9.4

9.1

.32.

19

11

9.4

29

15

11

9.1

8.3

*7.8

7.2

6.4

5.9

5.4

29

26 

9.1

8.3

-

359.5

12.0

0.200

0.22

July

6.7

6.1

5.1

4.6

4.3

4.6

4.8

5.4

5.6

4.1

3.5

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.8

JL7

4.1

3.1

3.8

3.5

3,0

2.5

*2.2

1.8 

1.7

1.5

1.4

123.3

3.98

0.066

0.08

Aug.

1.3

275

6.1

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.5

22

36

7.5

3.4

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.1

65

 8.0 110

5.1

4.1

3.5

3.4

3.2

*3.0

2.7

2.7

2.5 

2.4

2.2

2.1

322.3

10.4

0.173

0.20

Sept.

2.0

1.8

1.6

T7§

15

7.8

3.5

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.5

-1.1 23

2.8

2.4

2.2

g.2

2.2

2.3

*2.2

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.4

9.8

6.9 

3.5

3.1

-

122.6

4.09

0.068

0.08

Calendar year 195Z: Max 1,540 Min 2.8 Mean 59.0 Cfsm 0.983 In. 13.40

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,540 Min 1.3 Mean 44.9 Cfsm 0.748 In. 10.15

Peak discharge (base, 850 cfs). Nov. 20 (12 m.) 2,790 cfs (16.15 ft)j Jan. 24 (ll a.m.) 2,710 cfs 

(15.§3 ft); Feb.' 15 (ll a.m.) 1,OOO cfs (8.08 ft); Feb. 21 (3 p.m.) 1,800 cfs (12.10 ft)j Mar. 24 

(7 a.m.) 1,730 cfs (11.83 ft)j Apr. 13 (11:30 a.m.) 966 cfs (7.86 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this
66 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

Meherrin River near Lawrencevllle, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°43'00", long. 77°49 I 55", on right bank 50 ft upstream from Gholson 

Bridge, 0.6 mile upstream from Alien Creek, and 3.0 miles southeast of Lawrenceville, 

Brunswick County.

Drainage area.--553 sq mi.

Records available. December 1928 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 136.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 17, 1931, chain gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 34 years (1929-53), 506 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,930 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 22.7 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 21 cfs Sept. 4, 5 (gage height, 1.33 ft).

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 38,000 cfs Aug. 17, 1940 (gage height, 42.0 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies and records for Nottoway River near Stony Creek; minimum, 5 cfs Sept. 23, 24,1932 

(gage height, 0.72 ft); minimum daily, 5 cfs Sept. 24, 1932.

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

Revisions (water years).--WSP 972: 1932(M), 1935.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 12 to Sept. 30

2.0 

3.0

84

226

1.3 19

1.5 32

1.9 68

2.5 143

3.5 322

5.0 669

7.0 1,200

11.0 2,560

20.0 6,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

32

23

34

25

36

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsn

In.

Oct.

101

92

89

104

97

86

M

107

121

161

.234

T57

126

117

107

103 

99

98

96

87

*93

98

99

96

89

90

89

108

99

97

97

3,313

107

0.193

0.22

Nov.

95

55

97

121

132

111

112

110

104

101

137

182

207

170

305

1,310 

*478

272

3250

al.OOO

a3,000

aS.OOO

36,000

al.500

a700

3500

a 450

a 400

3350

a300

-

23,589

786

1.42

1.58

Dec.

a280

a300

a370

a420

3400

3520

3500

34.00

*3350

292

375

1,140

572

420

343

302 

282

272

253

243

263

332

302

272

252

243

225

220

204

200

255

10,994

355

0.642

0.74

Jan.

2,450

1,090

821

979

608

466

409

375

501

1,310

1,610

847

584

466

409

386 

364

354

364

354

'550" 234

536

1,960

4.950

4,000

899

719

669

608

501

30,313

978

1.77

2.04

Feb.

466

444

409

398

386

364

715

1,430

821

584

490

490

644

584

1,610

*4.000 

1,370'

847

644

572

669

3,020

1,340

795

719

669

584

512

_

-

35,580

914

1.65

1.72

Mar.

466

TTB

536

694

2,370

1,370

821

669

584

524

490

524

1,610

1,710

979

1,220 

899

694

719

719

548

490

466

1,250

3.380

1,960

1,170

821

669

584

536

29,850

963

1.74

2.01

Apr.

512

490

444

420

420

444

548

952

644

501

444

536

3,130

5.280

1,1/0

847 

847

669

584

*524

478

444

420

398

375

354

343

332

312

3T5

21,194

706

1.28

1.43

May

1,090

847

560

608

409

501

952

644

432

364

322

292

262

243

234

216 

223

211

694

1,250

669

375

282

243

218

200

188

170

160

162

156

13,177

425

0.769

0.89

June

140

162

168

153

144

144

135

133

146

147

159

160

1.170

744

398

223 

204

*354

282

190

162

144

150

136

120

103 TIB

144

207

165

6,802

227

0.410

0.46

July

135

125

115

99

89

90

103

92

98

90

89

83

a80

370

360

a60 

62

62

59

72

466

alSO"

allO

390

380

370

*370

68

61

60

55

3,013

97.2

0.176

0.20

Aug.

54

52

49

57

64

65

60

60

60

280

130

89

75

72

59

52

45

45

200

129

84

66

56

48

*43

42

34

32

31

28

_26

2,187

70.5

0.127

0.15

Sept.

25

24

25

22

21

24

32

41

45

52

44

38

35

29

28

34

31

34

34

24

*25

24

24

23

23

26

46

 62 91

56

1,042

34.7

0.063

0.07

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,080 Mln 80 Mean 598 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.71

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,000 Mln 21 Mean 469 Cfsra 0.848 In. 11.51

Beak discharge (base. 4.500 cfs). Nov. 22 (time unknown) 7,930 cfs (22.7 ft)j Jan. 26 (3 3.m. ) 

5,520 cfs (18.76 ft;.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

3 No gsge-helght record; discharge estimated on bssls of records for Meherrln River 3t Emporla and 

Nottoway River nesr Stony Creek.
CHOWAW RIVER BASIN 67

Meherrln River at Einporia, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°41'20", long. 77°32'20", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 301, in Emporia, Greensville County.

Drainage area.--749 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1951 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 68 ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,200 cfs Nov. 23 (gage height, 21.90 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Aug. 8 (gage height, 1.16 ft).

1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 23, 1952; minimum, that of Aug. 8, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good. Low and medium flow regulated by powerplant 0.8 mile above 

station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.4 

2.0 

2.4

3.0

10

28

66

103

200

6.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

21.0

820

2,180

3,080

4,360

9,970

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

170

174 

182

30

J27

168

172

81

182

295

270

216

118 

168 

169

204 

204

47

46

188

114

106

166

*187

44

43

175

155

101

125

216

4,543

147

0.196

0.23

Nov.

41

40 

222

152

136

246

210

23

197

208

172

215

268 

272 

262

1,240 

1,010

504

*306

842

5,770

9,410

9.690

2,440

908

613

542

521

411

390

-

37,261

1,242

1.66

1.85

Dec.

400

390 

462

509

578

532

605

521

442

*426

678

1,060

1.070 

668 

493

557 

314

407

380

340

360

458

494

422

255

470

275

392

339

238

638

15,153

489

0.653

0.75

Jan.

2,000

2,120 

1,130

1,210

1,010

742

*589

496

678

1,280

1,920

1,390

988 

696 

578

583 

473

496

580

476

581

460

755

992

5,230

7.290

2,67(5

1,150

1,110

838

668

41,182

1,328

1.77

2.04

Feb.

668

584 

580

578

689

558

646

1,660

1,480

1,040

759

688

866 

808 

1,400

*4.980 

3,840

1,460

1,040

866

802

2,020

2,760

1,240

856

886

820

732

_

_

-

35,306

1,261

1.68

1.75

Mar.

647

73"2 610 

864

1,750

2,460

1,240

930

798

710

668

689

1,150 

2,230 

1,520

1,660 

1,440

*1,020

908

974

842

710

668

886

3.570

3,190

1,890

1,170

864

841

776

38,407

1,239

1.65

1.90

Apr.

710

689 

668

668

508

568

689

1,040

974

732

576

647

2,690 

4,680 

2,630

1,330 

1,150

996

798

*776

689

626

649

668

502

380

SIS

452

381

591

-

28,999

967

1.29

1.44

May

782

1.320 

894

840

682

632

1,230

1,160

782

653

546

510

384 

252

380

380 

168

273

503

1,300

1,090

616

514

559

340

256

*268

292

221

182

128

18,137

585

0.781

0.90

June

222

222 

218

222

223

225

164

141

183

237

196

200

558 

1.080 

697

442 

281

*390

542

279

21

138

185

186

184

317

178

21

176

232

-

8,360

279

0.372

0.421

July

222

226 

234

23

Si

164

218

137

136

164

31

30

140 

146 

104

98

132

26

24

111

281

330

138

144

24

23

212

393

412

Tea

57

4,570

147

0.196

0.23

Aug.

73

73 

108

55

54

80

15

18

21

16

16

16

19 

214 

27

26 

28

28

27

200

228

23

22

133

22

*110

23

136

24

23

23

1,881

60.7

0.081

0.09

Sept.

23

23 

23

23

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16 

18 

16

98 

101

17

16

16

16

*21

27

24

18

18

28

149

150

T55

-

1,121

37.4

0.050

0.06

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,690 Mln 23 Mean 867 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.75

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,690 Mln 15 Mean 644 Cfsm 0.860 In. 11.66

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 cfs). Nov. 23 (2 to 3 a.m.) 11,200 cfs (21.90 ft); Jan. 26 (l to 3

p.m.) 7,640 cfs (19-18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
68 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

Fontalne Creek near Emporia, Va.

Location. Lat 36°38 I 10", long. 77°35'10", near center of span on upstream side of highway 

bridge, 4.4 miles southwest of Emporia, Greensville County, and 7.1 miles upstream from 

Cattail Creek.

Drainage area. 96 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--.July 1944 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage.--Chain gage read twice daily. Crest-stage indicator since May 29, 1951. Altitude 

of gage is 98 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 9 years, 101 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,030 cfs Mar. 26 (gage height, 6.CO 

ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 17-26; minimum gage height, 1.25 ft Sept. 25.

1944-53: Maximum discharge observed, 3,500 cfs July 19, 1945 (gage height, 10.58 

ft); minimum daily, that of Sept. 17-26, 1953.

Remarks.--Records poor. Occasional regulation at low flow by mill above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-21, Oct. 23 to Nov. 22, 

Aug. 7, 8, Aug. 11 to Sept. 3, Sept. 6-8)

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

0.1

.2

3.5

7.4

13

2.6 

2.9 

3.2 

3.6 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

25

57

112

204

320

670

1,080

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsrn

In.

net.

4.0

3.0

3.2

3.7

3.5

2.9

3.2

4.9

6.7

7.7

6.3

5.0

3.7

2,8

3.2

3.0

1.7

1.0

T79

3.0

4.0

*a4.5

5.2

5.4

5.2

4.9 

5.0

5.6

6.3

7.0

7.4

134.9

4.35

0.045

0.05

toov.

iT~ 8.7

13

22

18

14

12

10

11

12

15

19

25

33

43

55

77

166

*231

320

450

484

IaJ

416

320

259

204

166

132

118

-

4,148.7

138

1.44

1.61

Dec.

~62 108

42

39

47

56

51

44

42

*41

50

59

52

51

51

51

45

43

40

!§

a40

a50

a60

a50

a45

a42 

a40

a40

a38

a36

a60

1,511

48.7

0.507

0.58

Jan.

a 200

a300

aZS5

a!70

a!50

allO

aSO

*65

81

112

154

166

alSO

191

218

245

274

204

154

73

65

84

104

112

166

143 

120

130

128

120

120

4,619

149

1.55

1.79

Feb.

143

178

245

274

320

450

556

592

520

450

670

352

384

484

750

830 630"

484

352

259

191

204

231

218

204

178 

166

154

_

_

-

10,469

374

3.90

4.06

Mar.

143

124

128

178

218

384

520

484

450

384

320

274

245

231

592

*710

484

204

154

120

96

88

77

2(34

556

1.040 

830

592

450

320

245

10,845

350

3.65

4.21

Apr.

178

128

108

92

88

128

178

204

178

154

128

178

320

484 320"

259

191

166

128

allO

92

73

67

62

£0

60 

154

218

191

154

-

4,851

162

1.69

1.89

May

124

114

86

63

a60

a80

allO

alSO

alOO

a70

a60

aSO

a 45

a42

a40

a36

a34

a40

a90

alSO

a!40

a80

a60

aSO

*26

26 

23

19

14

13

JL2

2,037

65.7

0.684

0.79

June

13

11

11

9.7

11

12

12

12

12

24

29

24

19

a!7

a!5

a 18

a!9

*15

12

10

7.9

6.7

6.1

5.9

5.Z

4.4

TTI

7.4

9.5

9.2

-

372.4

12.4

0.129

0.14

July

8.7

7.9

7.4

alO

aJL2

9.2

9.2

7.9

7.2

6.1

5.0

4.4

3.8

2.9

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.0

a. 8

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5 

.4

75

*. 5

.5

.5

117.2

3.78

0.039

0.04

Aug.

0.6

1.0

1.4

1.3

1.4

2.4

2.0

1.6 al.8

a2.2

1.9

.6

.7

1.6

2.2

?Ta" 2.9

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.0

1.0

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

^_4

40.9

1.32

0.014

0.02

Sept.

0.4

.3

.2

a. 2

a. 3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*. 1

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.0

1.6

1.7

aTT4

-

10.7

0.36

0.0037

0.004

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,610 Mln 1.0 Mean 116 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.47

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,040 Mln 0.1 Mean 107 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.18

Peak discharge (base. BOO cfs).--Feb. 16 (about 10 a.m.) 870 cfs (5.46 ft)j Mar. 26 (5 p.m.) 1,080 

cfs (6.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Meherrln River near Lawrencevllle and Hottoway River near Stony Creek.
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 

Ahoskie Creek at Ahoskie, N. C.

69

Location.--Lat 36°17', long. 77°00', on right bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on State 

Highway 350, half a mile upstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, and 

three-quarters of a mile southwest of Ahoskie, Hertford County.

Drainage area.--64.3 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1950 to September 1953.

gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 22 ft (by barometer). Prior to May 24, 

1951, staff gage at same site.and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 356 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 6.33 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 904 cfs Feb. 29, 1952 (gage height, 7.47 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 800 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times during 

each year.

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 11.1 ft, from floodmark witnessed by local 

resident (discharge not determined).

Remarks --Records poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 31,

July 6 to Aug. 6, Aug. 14 to Sept. 27)

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9 

4.1 

4.3 

4.5

4.7 

5.0 

5.3 

5.6 

6.0 

6.4

31

64

116

236

384

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

0

*0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.3

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

o£

.6

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.5

0.11

0.0017

0.002

Nov.

0

0

.1

.3

.4

.5

.5

.6

.6

.8

1.7

3.4

*2.1

1.3

1.6

2.5

2.3

1.7

2.3

7.9

46

28

19

19

22

24

23

22

19

18

-

270.6

9.02

0.140

0.16

Dec.

15

15

17

15

14

15

14

14

13

13

21

20

19

19

19

20

19

19

19

18

18

18

17

*15

14

13

12

11

10

2U&

34

509.6

16.4

0.255

0.29

Jan.

54

64

78

92

95_

92

80

72

64

63

60

56

51

48

44

42

38

36

35

31

29

26

24

36

46

44

48

52

60

60

59

1,679

54.2

0.843

0.97

Feb.

58

51

50

54

55

*55

60

106

116

166

220

263

260

250

299

340

356

336

281

220

178

172

166

185

204

201

172

142

-

-

5,016

179

2.78

2.90

Mar.

116

110

110

121

163

204

223

204

163

*126

101

92

90

35

81

81

88

106

134

129

110

88

77

70

55

54

47

40

36

32

29

3,165

102

1.59

1.83

Apr.

25

24

21

19

19

19

24

27

25

25

26

30

64

*101

160

191

194

157

116

90

72

58

46

36

28

22

18

14

11

13

-

1,675

55.8

0.868

0.97

May

24

17

15

15

17

18

27

35

32

27

22

18

15

12

9.4

7.6

6.4

6.0

24

12

24

17

14

15

*13

11

7.2

4.4

2. 7

1.3

.3

499.8

16.1

0.250

0.29

June

0.6

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

.1

.2

0

0

.2

11

2.9

1.1

.5

.3

. .3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

-

18.0

0.60

0.0093

0.01

July

Q

0

0

0

1.3

8.8

2.8

4.5

22

7.2

5.6

22

il

23

14

8.1

*4.7

2.8

1.3

.7

.3

.1

.1

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.3

161.0

5.19

0.081

0.09

Aug.

0 5

5

6

6

7

7.2

24

5.6

23

24

*20

17

23

*119

121

119

112

124

95

77

52

36

27

22

16

11

7.6

4.5

2.5

1.0

.a

1,093.7

35.3

0.549

0.63

Sept.

0.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1115

5.2

3.2

-

40.5

1.35

0.021

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 875 Min 0 Mean 71.4 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.11

Water year 1952-53: Max 356 Min 0 Mean 38.7 Cfsm 0.602 In. 8.16

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
70 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Big Springs at Elliston, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°13', long. 80°14', a quarter of a mile upstream from South Fork Roanoke

River and 0.3 mile south of Elliston , Montgomery County. 

Records available.--June 1928, August 1947, December 1949 to September 1953 (discharge

measurements only). 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge measured during year, 4.32 cfs Apr. 1; minimum measured,

3.08 cfs Oct. 22

1928, 1947, 1149-53: Maximum discharge measured, 6.51 cfs May 3, 1950; minimum

measured, that 01 Oct. 22, 1952. 

Remarks. Discharge measurements made at bridge where spring crosses U. S. Highway 11.

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1952 to September 1953

<>ct . 22. . . . 3.08

Nov. 18.... 3.55

Dec. 9.... 3.74

29.... 4.02

Feb. 3.... 3.92

Mar. 3.... 4.19

Apr. 1.... 4.32

30.... 4.00

June 2.... 3.78

July 17.... 3.61

Aug. 27.... 3.22

Roanoke River at Lafayette, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°14', long. 80°13', on right bank at Lafayette, Montgomery County, a 

third of a mile downstream from confluence of North and South Porks and lj miles upstream from Mill Branch.

Drainage area.--257 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,174.47 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1939, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to July 30, 1949, staff gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--10 years, 276 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,260 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 8.00 ft); minimum, 28 cfs Aug. 25 (gage height, 0.90 ft).

1943-53: Maximum discharge observed, 11,600 cfs Aug. 4, 1948 (gage height, 10.88 

ft); minimum observed, 26 cfs for many days in August and on Sept. 1, 1944 (gage 

height, 0.85 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of doubtful gage-height record, which are

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, ir 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.0 

1.2

1.5 

2.0

980

1,620

2,340

3,250

4,650

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

;

4

5

g

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

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

63

60

60

60

60

60

65

67

76

107

83

72

67

65

63

60

60

60

58

58

58

*58

60

60

60

60

60

58

58

58

58

1,972

63.6

0.247

0.28

Kov .

58

56

56

56

56

54

52

49

49

56

67

70

58

56

67

75

60

*58

63

360

325

465

285

190

155

131

120

107

97

97

-

3,448

115

0.447

0.50

Dec .

.89

94

94

94

176

203

163

143

*127

217

890

465

340

255

180

151

139

127

117

110

260

226

203

185

172

155

143

131

*110

127

305

6,191

200

0.778

0.90

Jan.

385

320

355

325

270

226

246

290

315

950

710

480

370

310

265

231

172

212

180

155

425

545

425

460

450

370

330

310

275

241

d220

10,818

349

1.36

1.57

Feb.

d200

d!90

d!80

d!70

d!70

d!60

261

345

290

250

231

250

246

180

505

580

500

425

375

355

1,470

1,100

710

eoo

530

465

400

335

-

-

-

11,473

410

1.60

1.67

Mar.

260

226

*180

713

1,250

735

575

485

420

365

330

325

325

295

350

425

385

445

545

460

395

350

442

5.860

1,340

835

660

560

485

430

.185

18,836

608

2.37

2.73

Apr.

360

325

330

290

265

280

590

435

370

335

305

285

320

285

260

275

255

246

255

231

217

208

198

190

190

194

198

180

172

*185

"

8,229

274

1.07

1.19

May

246

222

217

203

194

385

835

545

410

335

280

246

212

198

180

1S3

159

151

555

1.270

580

430

350

285

241

159

131

124

139

127

nz

9,689

313

1.22

1.41

June

107

114

110

104

97

107

159

124

124

107

107

97

129

147

104

97

236

131

107

91

117

135

94

86

80

80

83

101

86

JZ.

3,333

111

0.432

0.48

July

67

65

101

80

75

72

91

76

76

67

60

56

52

56

56

58

*60

63

63

60

60

60

67

63

58

56

54

54

52

49

49

1,976

63.7

0.248

0.29

Aug.

47

47

52

63

65

58

56

12

94

75

60

56

54

52

49

47

45

45

45

43

45

45

43

42

40

40

*38

40

40

38

38

1,599

51.6

0.201

0.23

Sept.

38

38

36

36

45

56

60

54

47

45

42

42

42

43

42

40

40

40

40

40

42

42

38

38

38

36

40

40

38

36

~

1,254

41.8

0.163

0.18

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,500 Min 40 Mean 230 Cfsm 0.895 In. 12.18

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,860 Min 36 Mean 216 Cfsm 0.840 In. 11.43

(base, 4.500 efs).--Mar. 24 (4 a.m.) 6,260 cfs (8.0O ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this da;j 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis 

Niagara.

of records for stations at Roanoke and
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 

Roanoke River at Roanoke, Va.

71

Location.--Lat 37°15'30", long. 79°56'20", on left bank 50 ft downstream from Walnut 

Street Bridge in Roanoke, Roanoke County, 3.2 miles upstream from Tinker Creek, and 

at mile 360.6.

Drainage area. 388 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1896 to September 1953.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 906.84 ft above mean sea level (levels 

by Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 7, 1937, wire-weight or chain gage on downstream side of highway bridge 50 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--55 years (1896-1905, 1907-53), 396 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,220 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 8.79 ft); min- 

 imum, 50 cfs Aug. 28; minimum gage height, 0.65 ft Sept. 5, 25; minimum daily discharge, 51 efs Aug. 27.

1896-1953: Maximum discharge, 28,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 18.25 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of 

slope-area determination by Geological Survey, unit hydrograph and flood-routing 

studies by Corps of Engineers, and records for other stations in Roanoke River basin; 

practically no flow Dec. 23, 1909, when flow was retarded by freezing (gage height, 

0.0 ft); minimum daily, 27 cfs Feb. 20, 1934.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which 

are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 972: 1928, 1930, 1933, 1935, 1936-39(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 13-25, Mar. 25, 

Apr. 1-6)

0.6 

.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

48

64

138

323

585

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

1,300 

2,150 

4.O7O 

6,2OO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

100

98

95

92

90

95

102

105

130

154

150

127

113

105

100

92

90

90

92

92

90

*90

92

95

95

95

98

95

92

88

90

3,132

101

0.260

O.30

Nov.

83

83

85

83

83

81

77

22

74

81

88

100

88

81

95

110

98

*79

88

344

346

597

394

276

214

183

163

147

127

124

4,544

151

0.389

0.43

Dec .

124

116

121

013

132

196

207

189

*169

176

1.550

766

573

444

360

306

280

256

222

207

272

351

310

297

289

272

256

244

203

176

304

9,261

299

0.771

0.89

Jan.

555

454

465

470

394

346

323

351

403

1.230

1,040

633

492

408

341

295

260

260

268

244.

468

724

545

573

579

525

525

508

465

403

364

14,907

481

1.24

1.43

Feb.

541

314

297

289

272

256

382

551

454

369

364

369

384

337

627

1,000

751

633

579

531

1,680

1,840

1,080

766

633

585

549

492

-

-

"

16,885 "603

1.55

1.61

Mar.

444

428

*d420

d630

2,100

1,220

888

d690

d570

d480

d440

d470

d580

d510

d520

d580

d560

d670

d84o

d610

d520

d470

1,090

5.290

2,420

dl,540

dl,150

d910

d760

d670

d600

29,070

938

2.42

2.79

Apr.

*549

503

465

459

403

398

.761

697

549

486

439

403

434

408

364

369

560

337

546

552

323

306

297

280

272

280

293

268

248

264

-

11,873

596

1.02

1.14

May

319

297

293

276

268

553

1,190

843

639

514

423

355

310

289

264

272

264

256

470

1.700

858

645

537

434

384

332

506

276

248

235

218

14,266

460

1.19

1.37

June

207

*189

176

169

163

163

214

200

176

163

154

147

172

207

176

150

264

308

193

165

157

260

176

147

132

124

132

176

154

132

-

5,344

178

0.459

0.51

July

121

116

121

154

121

116

121

132

116

108

100

95

95

88

85

*85

83

83

83

83

83

95

100

90

81

74

72

70

66

66

64

2,965

95.6

0.246

0.28

Aug.

62

70

66

77

90

81

77

125

144

110

90

79

74

72

70

62

61

61

61

61

61

61

59

58

56

54

51

*53

58

56

56

2,216

71.5

0.184

0.21

Sept.

56

54

54

56

68

92

85

83

77

66

64

86

74

68

64

61

59

59

62

66

68

66

62

61

59

58

62

64

62

61

-

1,977

65.9

0.170

0.19

Calendar year 195?: Max 3,960 .Min 64 Mean 361 Cfsm O.930 In. 12.68

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,290 Min 51 Mean 319 Cfsm O.822 In. 11.15

Peak discharge (base. 4.OOP efs).--Mar. 24 (7 a.m.) 7,220 cfs (8.79 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at Lafayette 

and at Niagara.
72 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 

Roanoke River at Niagara, Va.

Location. Lat 37°15'18", long. 79°52 I 18" ) on right bank 200 ft downstream from powerplant of Appalachian Electric Power Co. at Niagara, Roanoke County, 2.0 miles downstream from Tinker Creek, 2.1 miles southeast of Vinton, and at mile 355.3.

Drainage area. 511 sq mi.

Records available. July 1926 to September 1953.

Sage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 820.15 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 27 years, 536 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,100 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 12.42 ft); 

minimum, 29 cfs Oct. 25, 26 (gage height, 0.71 ft); minimum daily, 92 cfs July 11.

1926-53: Maximum discharge, 35,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 17.5 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting on 

basis of velocity-area study by Geological Survey, unit hydrograph and flood-routing 

studies by Corps of Engineers, and records for other stations in Roanoke River basin; 

minimum, 13 cfs June 4, 1937 (gage height, 0.42 ft); minimum daily, 22 cfs Oct. 18,

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated at dam and powerplant 200 ft above station.

Revisions

WSP 972

(water years). WSP 892: 1928(M), 1930(M), 1933(M), 1935-36(M),

: 1927-28, 1929(M), 1930, 1933-38, 1940,

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.3 91 4.0 920 

1.6 139 5.0 1,470 

2.O 221 7.0 3,120 

2.5 36O 11.0 7.8OO 

3.0 530

1938(M)

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

184

176

173

162

185

176

180

183

264

258

207

199

198

196

182

167

176

154

177

170

 171

152

152

150

ISO

152

154

153

145

140

128

5,414

175

0.342

0.39

Nov.

144

136

152

139

138

151

134

134

136

144

160

164

150

148

208

170

176

146

170

624

559

792

520

445

332

302

208

389

216

233

7,520

251

0.491

0.55

Dec.

222

209

210

222

252

276

339

*318

286

326

1.640

932

634

504

462

387

342

304

302

210

378

476

387

366

290

372

238

270

340

246

422

12,162

392

0.767

0.88

Jan.

706

626

591

612

584

472

439

449

532

1,400

1.470

952

773

612

562

474

370

474

522

416

750

1,200

918

1,010

968

817

735

656

616

504

454

21,664

699

1.37

1.58

Feb.

476

462

4O5

4O6

380

335

484

690

615

524

480

492

506

404

932

1,290

968

854

728

681

2.610

2,580

1,610

1,070

916

796

692

564

_

_

-

22,950

820

1.60

1.67

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,600 Min 124

Mar.

544

634

564

875

2.76O

1,540

1,120

939

810

714

674

716

970

888

938

968

896

918

1,120

962

834

750

1,020

7.780

3.38O

1,99O

1,340

1,060

938

815

720

40,177

1,296

2.54

2.93

Apr.

*674

642

618

547

524

595

98O

946

753

678

574

458

648

580

50O

517

508

428

506

492

426

416

389

390

545

587

457

360

358

383

16,077

556

1.05

1.17

May

428

565

573

430

373

662

1,550

1,030

779

656

570

502

452

414

592

591

544

423

675

2.070

1,030

754

577

490

489

408

570

328

511

253

274

17 , 905

578

1.13

1.30

June

362

507

266

256

260

230

520

572

250

294

257

256

252

282

554

244

468

620

540

214

250

410

248

212

226

2OO

206

256

258

208

-

8,658

289

0.566

0.65

July

210

190

21O

223

152

554

223

221

203

144

92

160

550

162

154

*147

147

143

159

145

157

139

176

147

135

128

150

126

126

121

125

5,459

175

0.542

0.59

Aug.

128

157

145

179

182

182

189

502

578

277

258

253

253

255

248

255

245

240

238

258

240

240

235

240

240

255

235

233

233

231

238

7,158

231

0.452

0.52

Sept.

238

240

245

243

266

344

293

293

285

279

274

341

299

285

282

277

266

266

271

271

277

263

255

250

248

243

250

253

245

240

-

8,082

269

0.526

0.59

Mean 506 Cfsm 0.990 In. 13.44

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,780 Mln 92 Mean 475 Cfsm 0.930 In. 12. 6O

Peak discharge (base. 7.000 cfsl-, Mar. 24 (4:30 a.m.) 11,100 cfs (12.42 ft). 

» Discharge measurement made on this day.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 73

Blackwater River near Union Hall, Va.

Location. Lat 37°02'35", long. 79"41'07", on left bank 100 ft upstream from highway 

bridge at Kemps Ford, 3 miles upstream from Gills Creek, and 3 miles north of Union 

Hall, Franklin County.

Drainage area. 208 sq mi.

Records available. March 1925 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 693.13 ft above mean sea level. Prior to 

Nov. 22, 1929, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 235 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,730 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 8.88 ft); minimum, 34 cfs Sept. 3, 5 (gage height, 1.56 ft).

1925-53: Maximum discharge, 19,700 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 19.52 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of unit hydrograph and flood-routing studies by Corps of Engineers, and records for other stations 

in Roanoke River basin; minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 20, 1932 (gage height, 1.42 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 892: 1930(M), 1933(M), 1938-39(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 25 to Apr. 15)

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

60

128

317

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

560

1,090

2,390

3,130

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

123

*123

123

120

12O

120

120

137

140

182

175

143

134

125

125

120

120

120

117

117

112

112 

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

109

106

3,841

124

0.596

O.69

Nov.

106

109

109

109

106

106

1O4

104

104

109

117

117

114

106

134

158

125

*114 

112

207

290

388 

243

185

168

161

161

155

152

152

-

4,425

148

0.712

O.79

Dec.

*152

146

149

149

155

175

168

158

152

161

505

336

251

215

196

185

178

172 

168

165

192

196 

178

172

168

165

161

155

*152

168

317

5,960

192

0.923

1.06

Jan.

383

255

247

226

207

200

192

192

215

446

388

294

251

234

219

207

200

203 

219

20O

411

490 

317

1,270

600

398

336

299

276

243

234

9,852

318

1.53

1.76

Feb.

226

211

*203

200

189

185

ZTZ

286

226

211

203

215

207

196

427

535

336

276 

255

251

1.890

860 

550

441

393

345

312

281

-

_

-

10,182

364

1.75

1.82

Mar.

264

294

*308

615

925

530

427

374

340

308

304

359

510

436

585

870

505

461 

466

393

359

340 

388

5.050

1,090

710

570

495

436

407

*378

17,497

564

2.71

3.12

Apr.

364

345

326

308

299

294

359

3O8

272

268

255

247

290

268

238

258

222

222 

222

215

207

200 

196

196

189

207

196

185

178

192

-

7,506

250

1.20

1.34

May

*251

203

189

178

178

211

222

211

192

182

175

172

165

W

161

172

165

172 

417

359

230

189 

172

161

168

155

143

12i

134

134

134

5,890

190

0.913

1.05

June

*128

123

120

120

117

114

143

152

152

149

196

143

137

131

134

128

146

238 

189

146

143

155 

125

120

112

112

120

128

120

112

-

4,153

138

0.663

0.74

July

1O9

104

104

104

101

120

112

125

192

120

101

96

*94

92

90

87

90

87 

83

80

76

78 

85

83

71

67

65

64

60

57

56

2,853

92.0

0.442

0.51

Aug.

56

59

90

67

73

71

65

69

85

85

71

62

57

54

52

49

47

49 

47

47

46

47 

46

44

*44

43

42

40

39

38

38

1,722

55.5

0.267

0.31

Sept.

38

37

36

37

36

42

52

*53

45

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

42

40 

4O

45

50

50 

49

46

46

47

53

54

53

5O

-

1,342

44.7

0.215

0.24

Calendar year 1952; Max 3,610 Min 76 Mean 253 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.57

Water year 1952-53; Max 3,050 Min 36 Mean 206 Cfsm 0.990 In. 13.43

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfs).--Feb. 21 (l p.m.) 3,450 cfs (7.32 ft); Mar. 24 (9 a.m.) 4,730 

cfs (8.88 ft).

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

341607 O - 55 - 6
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Roanoke River near Toshes, Va.

Location. Lat 37°02'03", long. 79°31'18", on right bank if miles downstream from Witehers 

Creek, 3 miles upstream from Pigg River, 5 miles northwest of Toshes, Pittsylvania 

County, and at mile 313.1.

Drainage area. 1,020 sq mi.

Records available. September 1925 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 588.99 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 14, 1929, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 28 years, 1,032 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,400 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 13.97 ft); 

minimum, 150 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 1.09 ft).

1925-53: Maximum discharge, 70,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 27.36 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 31,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting on 

basis of unit hydrograph and flood-routing studies by Corps of Engineers, and records 

for other stations in Roanoke River basin; minimum, 93 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 1932 (gage 

height, 0.96 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant at Niagara. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1032: 1933(M), 1938-39(M), 1940, 1944(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

153

236

399

685

4.0

6.0

9.0

12.0

2,330

4,380

8,400

13,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a420

*a40o

370

367

350

378

376

410

428

659

611

496

454

413

395

398

370

384

364

374

574

372

386

384

380

572

376

380

370

350

546

12,487

403

0.395

0.46

Nov.

352

564

551

558

350

344

557

556

543

363

392

409

412

566

491

599

461

414

584

*780

1,510

1.470

1,220

888

752

666

625

518

571

500

-

16,746

558

0.547

0.61

Dec.

491

492

493

470

501

602

626

634

596

568

2,060

2,010

1,290

1,020

858

765

734

670

625

606

618

805

762

710

672

612

657

540

522

620

981

23,610

762

0.747

0.86

Jan.

1,520

1,210

1,120

1,130

1,010

926

855

828

1,000

2,300

2,720

1,920

* 1 , 400

1,190

1,060

940

876

840

928

877

1,400

2,490

1,800

3.910

2,600

1,840

1,470

1,300

1,220

1,090

985

44,753

1,444

1.42

1.64

Feb.

921

877

870

821

791

752

956

1,290

1,120

1,000

938

950

934

902

1,750

,510

,930

,600

,560

,260

.400

,920

,900

,130

,820

,580

,390

,210

_

_

-

44,882

1,603

1.57

1.64

Mar.

1.150

1,17O

1,190

1,980

4,O20

3,000

2,220

1,840

1,630

1,390

1,280

1,420

2,230

2,050

2,280

3 , 000

2,050

1,820

2,120

1,910

1,670

1,490

1,470

11.900

6,840

3,700

2,700

2,170

1,890

1,670

1,510

76,740

2,475

2.43

2.80

Apr.

1,400

1,290

1,200

1,150

1,190

1,060

1,360

1.720

1,380

1,250

1,150

1,070

1,160

1,170

1,010

1,010

1,000

930

956

940

*902

867

840

826

790

836

864

841

781

798

-

31,741

1,058

1.04

1.16

May

944

899

802

766

788

810

1,500

1,800

1,360

1,110

971

858

810

756

708

710

732

705

1,420

2.550

2,030

1,340

1,050

868

822

792

700

620

590

578

481

30,870

996

0.976

1.13

June

522

609

502

482

458

458

590

615

608

522

652

520

492

560

558

559

568

1,260

810

650

465

545

639

474

417

404

464

590

472

440

-

16,905

564

0.553

0.62

July

398

382

370

376

367

*508

660

412

493

399

322

219

274

468

300

284

279

274

270

260

260

255

306

295

260

241

232

227

227

214

223

10,055

324

0.318

0.37

Aug.

227

250

255

241

260

279

260

260

436

425

312

*265

250

256

227

219

206

206

210

210

210

202

202

195

189

185

181

177

173

173

165

7,284

235

0.230

0.27

Sept.

165

165

157

177

169

193

265

*223

210

197

185

177

322

219

189

185

181

169

169

177

197

197

195

185

181

177

193

197

193

189

-

5,796

193

0.189

0.21

Calendar year 1952: Max 15,000 Min 264 Mean 1,060 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.16

Water year 1952-55: Max 11,90O Min 157 Mean 882 Cfsm 0.865 In. 11.77

Peak discharge (base. 7,500 cfs) .--Feb. 21 (4 p.m.) 8.850 cfs (9.30 ft); Mar. 24 (2 p.m.) 16,400

cfs (13.97 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at Niagara and at

Altavista.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 75

Pigg River near Toshes, Va.

Location. Lat 36°59'01", long. 79°30'52", on right bank 0.5 mile downstream from Fryingpan Creek and 1.7 miles northwest of Toshes, Pittsylvania County.

Drainage area. 394 sq mi.

Records available. August 1930 to September 1953.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 602.55 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 33 years, 407 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,360 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 13.23 ft); minimum, 66 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 2.87 ft).

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 34,300 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 32.5 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting on 

basis of slope-area determination at gage height 25.8 ft, and records for other stations in Roanoke River basin; minimum, 22 cfs Aug. 31, 1932 (gage height, 2.32 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 972: 1931-32(M), 1933, 1934-35(M), 1936, 1937(M), 1938-40.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.9 

3.2

3.6 

4.0

69

112

192

290

5.0 

8.0 

11.0

582

1,960

3,760

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

185

217

256

197

185

183

185

185

204

274

274

227

208

206

201

201

199

199

179

192

206

190

*192

201

197

183

208

201

199

194

194

6,322

204

0.518

0.60

Nov.

197

188

201

215

199

199

197

192

190

197

246

254

225

206

317

312

246

225

22O

*471

651

686

399

330

290

269

264

239

254

229

-

8,308

277

0.703

0.78

Dec.

234

252

242

220

262

249

246

239

246

*244

599

486

358

304

277

267

256

246

239

242

277

287

369

249

244

234

232

229

201

239

534

8,693

280

0.711

0.82

Jan.

651

413

385

358

304

304

285

282

599

1,250

686

456

*371

344

314

298

282

282

282

269

427

634

413

1.600

1,000

502

413

385

358

330

317

14,794

477

1.21

1.40

Feb.

306

293

282

280

272

272

371

471

371

314

309

317

312

293

905

880

502

413

358

344

2.990

2,100

722

533

471

427

399

358

-

-

-

15,865

567

1.44

1.50

Mar.

344

385

413

828

1,750

759

549

471

413

385

371

517

1,100

668

786

*902

582

517

517

456

413

399

399

. 5.760

1,250

722

566

502

456

427

413

22,02O

710

1.80

E.08

Apr.

399

385

371

358

344

358

427

399

358

344

344

344

471

427

371

371

344

330

330

330

*330

317

312

309

301

344

330

301

298

317

-

10,564

352

0.893

1.00

May

413

358

304

285

287

317

442

399

330

293

280

264

254

249

246

249

256

249

344

371

295

254

239

220

239

217

204

197

192

194

188

8,629

278

0.706

0.81

June

183

179

177

*170

162

16D

239

254

197

217

227

220

192

188

192

188

256

371

309

215

192

633

677

267

208

190

295

256

192

179

-

7,385

246

0.624

0.70

July

168

162

158

177

188

*220

183

170

304

201

157

ISO

146

142

137

131

127

125

123

118

116

110

210

166

131

118

114

110

106

101

101

4,671

151

0.383

0.44

Aug.

135

291

220

146

142

137

127

127

156

148

137

 118

112

109

112

96

86

190

109

99

102

102

99

99

93

92

86

82

79

79

16

3,786

122

0.310

0.36

Sept.

75

74

73

74

74

116

118

*109

99

90

87

86

82

79

77

75

11

71

73

75

81

88

86

79

79

80

93

112

106

94

-

2,576

85.9

0.218

0.24

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,660 Mln 112 Mean 399 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.80

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,760 Mln 71 Mean 311 Cfsm 0.789 In. 10.73

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs).--Feb. 21 (8 p.m.) 5,360 cfs (13.23 ft); Mar. 24 (3 p.m.) 4,600 

cfs (12.16 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
76 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Goose Creek near Huddleston, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°10', long. 79°32', on left bank a quarter of a mile upstream from Haden 

Bridge, three-eighths of a mile upstream from Rockeastle Creek, and 4 miles upstream 

from Huddleston, Bedford County.

Drainage area. 187 sq mi.

Records available. March 1925 to September 1927 (gage heights only), September 1930 to 

September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 592.91 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Mar. 15, 1925, to Sept. 30, 1927, chain gage 

at site a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--23 years (1930-53), 186 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,150 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 9.22 ft); minimum, 26 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 1.19 ft).

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 20,300 cfs Oct. 19, 1937 (gage height, 25.75 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 6,400 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height, 24.1 ft; minimum, 3 cfs Aug. 31, 1932, Jan. 30, 1934.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 892: 1933, 1935(M), 1939. WSP 972: 1931-32(M), 1934(M), 

1935-38; 1940, 194l(M). WSP 1082: 1940(P). WSP 1142: 1938-40(M),

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

5

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

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

92

92

92

92

92

92

96

98

101

120

111

101

96

92

88

88

88

88

88

86

*86

90

92

92

94

90

92

94

92

92 

92

Z ,899

93.5

0.500

0.58

Nov.

92

92

96

96

94

96

94

90 

92

101

111

107

101

98

146

130

*107

105

105

211

217

192

144

128

118

115

113

107

103

105

3,506

117

0.626

O.70

Dec.

103

105

107

107

113

133

122

*111 

107

113

392

211

164

142

128

122

118

115

111

107

135

124

115

111

109

107

105

103

99

107 

220

4,066

131

0.701

0.81

Jan.

209

158

168

156

137

130

126

1Z4 

171

626

390

*268

215

189

176

162

156

182

179

162

419

414

289

1.050

505

310

247

215

189

169 

159

8,030

259

1.39

1.60

Feb.

153

147

*141

144

138

135

223

193 

159

150

147

156

150

141

473

365

263

215

193

186

1.280

615

387

305

268

238

215

196

_

-

7,376

263

1.41

1.47

Mar.

182

196

*204

479

5O8

346

284

255 

223

207

200

242

421

350

520

475

334

326

338

284

255

234

267

1.750

654

460

346

280

247

223 

204

11,294

364

1.95

2. 25

Apr.

196

186

179

172

169

169

255

211 

189

182

172

176

207

196

176

186

176

169

179

*165

159

156

156

156

155

193

176

165

162

186

5,372

179

0.957

1.07

May

230

186

176

165

165

189

289

242

207

195

176

169

159

156

1S6

162

211

207

372

589

214

171

155

158

151

124

114

109

165

105 

105

5,864

189

1.10

1.16

June

101

97

*95

95

91

91

151

107 

99

105

101

95

95

95

95

91

156

251

129

107

99

114

97

89

83.

83

99

124

39

83

3,155

105

0.561

0.63

July

79

91

85

79

74

168

*120

101 

114

87

81

78

76

74

72

69

a66

a64

a62

a60

a60

a64

a76

a68

a60

a56

55

52

49

49 

47

2,354

75.3

0.403

0.46

Aug.

50

53

52

53

58

55

49

59 

122

72

56

55

49

47

45

42

56

46

45

42

42

41

40

41

*40

37

57

56

35

34 

35

1,520

49.0

0.262

0.3O

Sept.

33

32

32

33

36

46

53

*41 

38

36

36

82

161

60

54

51

48

48

49

52

54

51

48

48

49

51

54

54

51

48

1,529

51.0

0.275

0.30

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,140 Mln 6O Mean 221 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.12

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,750 Mln 32 Mean 156 Cfsm 0.834 In. 11.33

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs).--Peb. 21 (10:50 a.m.) 3,150 cfs (9.22 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Blackwater River near Union 

Hall and Otter River near Bedford.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 77 

Roanoke River at Altavlsta, Va.

Location.--Lat 37 0 06'21", long. 79°17'38", on right bank 12 ft upstream from highway

bridge a quarter of a mile south of Altavlsta, Campbell County, half a mile downstream 

from Sycamore Creek, 3| miles upstream from Otter River, and at mile 286.5.

Drainage area. 1,802 sq mi.

Records available. August 1930 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and telemark. Datum of gage Is 503.10 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Feb. 22, 1951, at 

site on left bank 50 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 1,977 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26,300 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 22.15 ft); minimumV 295 cfs Sept. 2, 3, 4 (gage height, 2.55 ft).

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 105,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 40.08 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 41,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting on 

basis of unit hydrograph and flood-routing studies by Corps of Engineers, and records 

for other stations in Roanoke River basin; minimum, 94 cfs Jan. 31, 1934 (gage height, 

1.66 ft) .

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant at Niagara, 

69 miles above station. Records of water temperatures and sediment loads for the water 

year 1953 are given In WSP 1290.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 892: 1938(M) . WSP 972: 1931-33.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 10 Jan. 11 to Sept. 30

3.4 

5.0 

9.0

730

1,840

5,400

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

280

445

1,740

9.0

13.0

18.0

5,200

9,600

17,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

880

850

970

880

820

820

820

850

910

1,090

1,340

1,090 

970

910

880

880

850

820

820

778

790

790

*820

820

820

790

790

820

790

790

778

27,026

872

0.484

0.56

Nov.

772

772

1*18

820

790

772

772

766

742

778

880

940 

910

850

1,030

1,370

1,090

970

910

 1,560

3,240

3,550

2,790

1,920

1,600

1,400

1,540

1,160

1,160

1,060

-

57,272

,1,242

0.689

0.77

Dec .

1,060

1,060

1,090

1,060

1,060

1,200

1,230

1,260

1,200

1,200

2,790

4.500 

2,790

2,970

1,720

1,560

1,400

1,340

1,260

1,200

1,230

1,520

1,520

1,370

1,540

1,250

1,200

1,120

1,090

1,090

1,800

47,460

1,551

0.850

0.98

Jan.

3,600

2,700

2,340

2,250

2,000

1,840

1,640

1,600

2,340

5,400

5,200

3,690 

*2,780

2,500

1,980

1,860

1,670

1.560

1,700

1,670

1,940

4,410

5,420

6,570

6,780

3,690

2,940

2,620

2,380

2,140

1,900

88,710

2,862

1.59

1.83

Feb.

,780

,740

,670

,600

,530

1,460

1,670

2,460

2,220

1,940

1,740

1,740 

1,780

1,670

2,540

5,200

3,690

2,940

2,540

2,500

7,800

12 . 200

5,700

4,050

3,420

5,020

2,700

2,460

-

_

-

85,560

5,056

1.70

1.77

Mar.

2,220

2,220

2,580

3,180

8,100

5,900

4,140

3,420

3,020

2,700

2,460

2,620 

4,320

4,230

3,960

*6,340

4,140

3,510

3,690

3,510

3,100

2,860

2,700

15.600

15,500

6,890

4,900

4,050

3,510

5,180

2,940

141,290

4,558

2.55

2.92

Apr.

2,700

2,540

2,380

2,300

2,140

2,140

2,460

2.940

2,620

2,380

2,220

2,140 

2,300

2,540

2,140

2,060

2,060

1,980

1,900

1,900

1,820

1,740

1,700

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,700

1,700

1,560

1,550

-

62,600

2,087

1.16

1.29

May

1,980

1,940

1,700

1,600

1,560

1,600

2,380

3,020

2,540

2,140

1,900

1,740 

1,560

1,460

1,420

1,390

1,500

1,420

2,460

3,780

5.870

2,540

2,060

1,820

1,670

1,600

1,460

1,320

1,220

1,180

1,110

58,940

1,901

1.05

1.21

June

1,080

1,110

1,040

*1,000

900

900

1,000

1,200

1,100

1,080

1,180

1,140 

1,000

1,000

1,080

1,110

1,250

1,980

2.140

1,280

1,040

1,320

1,780

1,520

970

865

850

1,460

1,000

970

-

55,125

1,171

0.650

0.75

July

830

760

795

760

700

1,080

*1.640

1,040

1,000

1,110

795

622 

530

748

688

586

565

555

530

526

508

494

565

718

575

498

465

453

442

428

424

21,430

691

0.383

0.44

Aug.

481

830

760

592

530

555

530

516

604

1.000

700

570 

*503

473

442

431

400

438

457

410

406

396

389

382

364

361

350

340

331

319

515

15,175

489

0.271

0.51

Sept.

307

304

301

304

328

358

445

*445

410

378

361

354 

538

555

375

347

340

325

322

325

337

361

358

344

334

337

358

389

396

378

-

11,014

367

0.204

0.23

Calendar year 1952: Max 34,800 Min 575 Mean 2,235 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.90

Water year 1952-53: Max 15.60O Min 301 Mean 1,730 Cfsm 0.960 In. 13.04

Peak discharge (base. 18.000 cfs).--Mar. 24 (12 p.m.) 26,300 cfs (22.15 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
78 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Otter River near Bedford, Va.

Location. Lat 37°22' , long. 79°25' , on left bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 460, 1 mile downstream from Roaring Run, 5 miles upstream from Elk Creek, 65 

miles northeast of Bedford, Bedford County, and 8 miles upstream from Little Otter 

River.

Drainage area. 116 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 647.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~T929.

Average discharge. 10 years, 145 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,080 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 6.54 ft); minimum, 8.6 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 1.05 ft).

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 12,100 cfs Mar. 23, 1949 (gage height, 17.3 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 12.1 and 17.3 ft; minimum, 5.6 cfs Sept. 8, 1944 (gage height, 0.89 ft).

Flood in 1937 or 1939 reached a stage of 21.8 ft, from mud lines on bridge piers. 

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 12.1 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 8,080 

cfs), from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs as explained above.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1142: 1940(M) , 1944(M) , 1948(M) .

Rating tables, water year 1953-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 2O)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 2O Nov. 21 to Sept. 30

1.5 

1.9

2.3 

2.7

81

148

258

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.8 

2.2

7.2

14

25

60

123

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.O 

5.0

229

375

600

880

1,590

Discharge, in cubic feet per se:ond, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

66

60

56

55

56

55

58

63

69

82

78

68

64

60

60

64

62

61

60

57

*56

58

60

55

54

45

44

44

42

414~2

1,795

57.9

0.499

0.58

Nov.

43

43

43

40

41

41

39

38

39

46

53

46

49

48

113

73

*58

56

62

248

229

187

134

112

102

96

93

93

102

70

-

2,437

81.2

0.700

0.78

Dec.

64

70

78

79

90

102

88

*85

80

109

445

243

184

152

134

119

112

105

100

96

136

110

105

98

95

90

86

82

79

80

203

3,699

119

1.03

1.19

Jan.

184

145

160

134

119

112

110

112

187

484

313

*229

192

170

155

143

132

173

150

136

308

270

210

"439 779

328

274

239

210

184

170

6,951

224

1.93

2.22

Feb.

158

148

145

138

127

123

198

158

138

127

125

141

125

118

363

263

204

173

160

162

1.200

635

423

339

291

256

223

198

_

-

-

6,859

245

2.11

2.20

Mar.

184

192

192

*334

391

288

246

229

207

192

184

217

399

294

395

391

309

331

316

266

243

229

236

1.560

560

423

351

305

266

243

226

9,999

323

2.78

3.20

Apr.

214

195

184

176

167

170

359

239

214

204

184

184

246

210

195

204

181

178

178

162

158

148

145

143

154

210

162

145

138

188

-

5,615

187

1.61

1.80

May

204

170

158

148

160

288

288

245

210

190

170

158

145

156

158

208

162

158

519

734

256

198

167

150

141

130

114

107

105

103

98

5,956

191

1.65

1.90

June

95

90

85

*82

78

79

132

93

85

98

95

80

80

80

76

74

205

T73

107

88

160

190

102

84

76

72

72

82

68

11

-

2,945

98.2

0.847

0.94

July

57

53

fo

47

57

247

*88

84

73

57

51

48

46

44

43

40

40

38

36

34

32

51

38

52

28

25

25

25

22

21

20

1,550

49.4

0.426

0.49

Aug.

28

50

50

50

52

28

27

74

68

40

50

26

24

23

21

19

20

20

19

18

18

18

16

15

*14

13

12

12

12

11

IP778

25.1

0.216

0.25

Sept.

10

9.4

9.2

9.2

14

14

18

*15

12

11

11

17

21

16

14

15

12

11

12

14

24

24

25

22

22

22

25

25

21

16

-

482.8

16.1

0.159

0.16

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,640 Min 24 Mean 187 Cfsra 1.61 In. 21.95

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,360 Min 9.2 Mean 134 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.71

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 cfs).--Jan. 24 (9:50 a.m.) 1,590 cfs (4.98 ft); Feb. 21 (8 a.m.) 1,950 

cfs (5.58 ft); Mar. 24 (4 a.m.) 3,080 cfs (6.54 ft); May 20 (12:50 a.m.) 2,270 cfs (5.76 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 79

Otter River near Evlngton, Va.

Location. Lat 37°13', long. 79°18' , on right bank 10 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

2 miles upstream from Flat Creek, and 2 miles southwest of Evington, Campbell County.

Drainage area. 325 sq ml.

Records available. November 1936 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 544.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

7T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 16 years (1937-53), 372 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,970 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 13.63 ft); mlnimum recorded, 67 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 1.36 ft), but may have been less during 

period of no gage-height record.

1936-53: Maximum discharge, 27,500 cfs Oct. 19, 1937, Aug. 19, 1939 (gage height, 

23.1 ft), from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis 

of unit hydrograph and flood-routing studies by Corps of Engineers, and records for 

other stations In Roanoke River basin; minimum, 39 cfs Dec. 16, 1943 (gage height, 1.07 

ft), result of freezeup.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 852: 1937. WSP 892: 1938-39(M). WSP 972: 1937-39. 

WSF 1032:1940.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 21 to Dee. 10)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24, Aug. 10 to Sept. 30

5.0 918

7.0 1,640

11.0 3,420

Mar. 25 to Aug. 9

1.2 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

52

108

154

345

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

73

153

383

960

2,060

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24 

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

206

199

197

184

185

185

190 

208

208

259

259 

251

211

206

199

201

197

196

192

187

187

*189

190

187 

185

182

177

177

170

T70

175

6,087

196

0.605

0.70

Nov.

175

178

178

178

175

173

m170

180

204 

196

184

182

441

545

258

217

215

946

*828

664

408

522 

279

259

250

226

253

215

-

8,591

286

0.880

0.98

Dec.

194

T§4

208

208

226

269

256 

224

*215

258

1.170 

664

492

408

545

511

290

279

269

250

554

511

279

269 

259

250

258

229

209

240

609

9,917

520

0.985

1.14

Jan.

694

450

506

436

557

554

522

511

852

1,800

978 

*650

520

450

595

569

545

595

408

557

750

798

563

2.000 

1,080

725

606

554

464

422

595

19,244

621

1.91

2.20

Feb.

569

334

322

*522

500

290

506 

464

557

534

322 

357

522

500

904

768

554

456

595

582

2.850

1,450

858

694 

606

554

478

422

_

-

-

16,170

578

1.78

1.85

Mar.

582

408

408

*1,020

1,250

694

578 

520

464

422

595 

492

918

650

954

1,110

708

694

725

578

520

478

464

5.200 

1,540

960

778

673

599

542

514

25,436

756

2.33

2.69

Apr.

487

460

434

421

596

596

808 

570

487

460

454 

434

645

542

460

474

454

421

434

*596

585

558

558

546 

555

454

585

546

333

396

-

13,261

442

1.36

1.52

May

556

408

370

546

546

447

614 

487

454

596

570 

555

521

504

295

309

447

346

748

1,650

675

500

421

570 

546

509

275

251

242

257

228

15,579

432

1.33

1.53

June

216

207

*196

188

182

178

321 

235

201

207

212

184

176

186

176

176

484

434

285

230

201

421

292

205 

180

168

528- 164

214

174

-

7,021

234

0.720

0.80

July

a!60

alSO

a!40

alSO

a350

*a700

283 

221

278

178

157 

140

155

128

123

121

121

120

116

115

112

108

107

108 

105

99

94

92

88

86

8_4

4,967

160

0.492

0.57

Aug.

108

214

135

120

120

118

115 

112

447

211

128 

*117

124

125

120

114

124

128

117

110

105

100

97

94 

92

88

86

85

81

79

z§

5,882

125

0.585

0.44

Sept.

74

72

71

69

68

78

89 

*a80

a70

a.60

a 60 

alOO

540

aTTO

a80

a70

a70

69

69

72

80

86

82

80 

82

84

88

89

84

80

-

2,606

86.9

0.267

0.50

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,240 Mln 111 Mean 494 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.64

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,200 Mln 60 Mean 552 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.72

Peak discharge (base. 4. 

4,970 efs (15.65 ft).

OOP ofs).--Feb. 21 (4:50 p.m.) 4,890 cfs (13.46 ft); Mar. 24 (10:50 a.m.)

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 

and Otter River near Bedford.

ecords for Ooose Creek near Huddleston
80 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Roanoke River at Brookneal, Va.

Location. Lat 37°02'28", long. 78°57'02", on left bank 1,600 ft upstream from highway 

bridge at Brookneal, Campbell County, 3 miles upstream from Falling River, and at 

mile 255.9.

Drainage area. 2,420 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1923 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and telemark. Datum of gage is 351.96 ft above mean sea

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Aug. 30, 1929, chain 

gage at' site 1,800 ft downstream at same datum. Aug. 30, 1929, to Aug. 15, 1940, waterstage recorder at site on left bank 1,800 ft downstream at same datum (destroyed by 

flood). Aug. 16 to'Oc't. 1, 1940, staff gage at site 1,800 ft downstream at same datum. 

Oct. 2, 1940, to Sept. 30, 1941, chain gage at site 1,600 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 2,518 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,400 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 22.84 ft); minimum, 390 cfs Sept. 20 [gage height, 5.81 ft).

1923-53: Maximum discharge, 130,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 46.5 ft, at 

present site from gage-height relation curve), from rating curve extended above 44,000 

cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of slope-area determination by Geological Survey, 

unit hydrograph and flood-routing studies by Corps of Engineers, and records for other 

stations in Roanoke River basin; minimum, 191 cfs Sept. 2, 1932.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 622: Drainage area. WSP 892: 1928(M). WSP 972: 1928-34.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

5.8

6.0

7.0

12.0

21.0

385

500

1,330

6,750

19,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195Z to September 1953

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

1,150 

1,150 

1,200

1,200

1,060

1,040 

1,040

1,060

1,150

1,240

1.620 

1,570

*1,330

1,240

1,150

1,150

1,100

1,060

1,060

1,040

1.050 

1,040

1,040

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,040

1,050

1,060

1,040

1,030

35,120

1,133

0.468

0.54

Nov.

1,030 

1,040 

1,040

1,060

1,100

1,040 

1,030

1,010

997

1,335

1,150 

1,240

1,240

1,200

1,380

2,020

1,670

1,330

1,240

2,340

4,920 

4,370

3,500

2,600

2,130

1,820

1,720

1,620

1,420

1,520

-

50,807

1,694

0.700

0.78

Dec.

1.580 

1,380 

1,420

1,380

1,420

1,570 

1,620

1,570

*1,570

1,570

3,280 

5.570

3,600

2,760

2,340

2,020

1,870

1,770

1,670

1,620

1,620 

1,820

1,920

1,770

1,670

1,620

1,520

1,570

1,420

1,380

2,080

59,570

1,922

0.794

0.92

Jan.

4,150 

3,500 

2,860

2,860

2,600

2,290 

2,130

2.020

2,500

6,520

7,350 

5,030

3,710

2,970

2,600

2,390

2,180

2,080

2,180

2,180

2,340 

4,700

4,480

6,290

10.400

5,370

4,040

3,500

3,080

2,760

2,550

113,610

3,665

1.51

1.74

Feb.

2,340 

2,240 

2,180

2,080

2,020

1.920 

2,180

2,970

2,970

2,500

2,290 

2,340

2,340

2,240

3,080

6,290

5,030

*3,710

3,180

2,860

5,780 

15.100

8,320

5,600

4,700

4,260

3,710

3,390

-

_

-

107,620

3,844

1.59

1.66

Mar.

m3,080

3,820

8,580

8,320 

5,720

4,700

4,150

3,820

3,500 

3,500

5,030

5,940

5,260

8,320

6,060

4,920

4,920

4,700

4,150 

3,820

3,600

9,390

19.500

9,850

6,400

5,140

4,480

4,040

3,710

174,360

5,625

2.32

2.68

Apr.

3,500 

3,280 

3,080

2,860

2,760

2,660 

3,390

5.820

3,600

3,180

2,970 

2,860

3,600

3,820

3,180

2,970

2,860

2,760

2,660

*2,660

2,600 

2,440

2,390

2,340

2,340

2,340

2,550

2,440

2,290

2.240

-

86,440

2,881

1.19

1.33

May

2,660 

2,760 

2,500

2,240

2,180

2,240 

2,760

3,500

3,390

2,970

2,600 

2,390

2,240

2,080

2,020

1,920

1,970

2,180

2,660

4,920

5.260 

3,500

2,760

2,440

2,130

2,020

1,870

1,720

1,620

1,620

1,570

78,690

2,538

1.05

1.21

June

1,470 

1,380 

1,380

1,280

1,240

1.200 

1,280

1,670

1,570

1,470

1,420 

1,520

1,420

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,670

2,240

2.760

1,920

1,570 

1,470

2,080

2,020

1,420

1,240

1,240

1,570

1,620

1,280

-

46,390

1,546

0.639

0.71

July

1,200 

1,150 

1,150

1,100

1,100

1,200 

*2.290

1,620

1,280

1,470

1,280 

1,100

952

925

1,110

970

925

916

907

961

872 

832

916

952

979

840

776

752

736

"696 696

32,653

1,053

0.435

0.50

Aug.

824 

1.620 

1,380

1,060

872

840 

856

840

907

1,330

1,240 

943

832

760

720

672

633

612

696

664

598 

591

556

549

542

514

500

488

476

464

452

24,031

775

0.320

0.37

Sept.

440 

429 

412

402

412

482 

563

656

605

*556

521 

500

598

988

664

488

440

424

407

402

412 

434

470

452

440

434

464

488

507

500

-

14,990

500

0.207

0.23

Calendar year 1952 : Max 29,000 Mln 872 Mean 2,843 Cfsm 1.17 In. 16.00

Water year 1952-53 : Max 19,500 Mln 402 Mean 2,258 Cfsm 0.933 In. 12.67

Peak discharge (base. 21.000 cfs). Mar. 25 (10 to 11 a.m.) 23,400 cfs (22.84 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 81

Falling River near Naruna, Va.

Location. Lat 37°07', long. 78°58', on left bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 

2 miles upstream from Little Falling River and 2| miles northeast of Naruna, Campbell 

County.

Drainage area. 172 sq mi.

Records available. July 1929 to January 1935, September 1941 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 412.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 12, 1929, to Jan. 15, 1935, chain gage 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years (1929-34, 1941-53), 152 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,800 cfs Mar. 15 (gage height, 7.86 ft); minimum, 20 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 2.50 ft).

1929-35, 1941-53: Maximum discharge, 15,800 cfs Sept. 18 or 19, 1944 (gage height, 

23.9 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 6,100 cfs on basis of slopearea determinations at gage heights 23.9 and 26.5 ft; minimum, 3 cfs Oct. 9, 1932 

(gage height, 2.18 ft).

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 26.5 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 22,000 

cfs, by slope-area determination).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24 Jan. 25 to Sept. 3O

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.O

55

85

203

358

1,040

2.5 

2.7 

2.9 

3.3

20

38

64

138

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

323

668

1,O4O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

61

62

69

62

62

62

65

61

66

98

112

^53

*74

69

69

66

68

66

65 

65

62

65

68

68

68

66

68

68

66

65

66

2,135

68.9

0.401

0.46

Nov.

66

66

68

75

68

66

65

63

65

72

89

87

74

71

329

155

*1OO

87

85 

6O5

486

313

170

132

114

1O6

100

96

91

89

-

4,053

135

O.785

0.88

Dec.

89

89

93

89

108

145

108

1OO

*93

114

'223 554

158

13O

114

108

102

98

94

91

108

102

94

91

89

87

85

83

80

19

353

3,961

128

O.744

0.86

Jan.

304

175

192

162

13O

121

114

110

352

69O

361

*226

168

150

135

128

119

117

114 

108

242

226

162

845

336

196

162

158

140

125

121

6,689

216

1.26

1.45

Feb.

119

1O9

108

109

104

104

197

176

' 134

121

119

151

134

113

417

*278

186

151

138 

134

630 "3~56

211

176

167

151

136

125

_

_

-

5,054

180

1.05

1.09

Mar.

119

134

142

617

666

281

206

178

160

147

138

188

578

260

598

*7O4

287

287

266 

200

176

165

162

722

6l4

349

238

200

178

167

156

9,283

299

1.74

2.01

Apr.

156

149

138

138

134

142

650

255

193

176

158

20O

668

330

230

23O

19O

178

203

*172

160

153

149

145

138

156

145

134

132

151

-

6,153

205

1.19

1.33

May

216

156

147

132

132

147

174

138

123

123

115

109

104

102

98

100

100

100

Iff

132

115

1O8

98

98

91

84

80

80

80

78

3,835

124

0.721

0.83

June

78

77

72

*72

69

67

91

80

93

93

74

69

67

80

72

74

237

113

89 

78

74

160

172

80

67

67

100

151

80

70

2,766

92.2

0.536

0.60

July

63

69

63

58

6O

125

*188 "57

77

64

56

54

58

54

48

51

50

51

46 

63

50

50

63

50

44

44

42

43

39

37

35

1,886

60.8

0.353

0.41

Aug.

46

119

69

53

56

51

50

70

"63 130

50

46

*46

46

44

39

39

39

38 

35

39

36

33

33

33

30

30

27

31

25

3T

1,477

47.6

0.277

0.32

Sept.

26

26

26

26

28

42

46

37

*34

29

28

30

-45 165

34

32

32

33

32 

32

32

32

34

32

35

33

40

42

35

*35

1,133

37.8

0.220

0.25

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,83O Min 53 Mean 174 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.79

Water year 1952-53: Max 845 Min 25 Mean 133 Cfsm 0.773 In. 10.49

Peak discharge (base. 1,600 efs).--Mar. 15 (10:30 p.m.) 1,800 cfs (7.86 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
82 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Cub Creek at Phenlx, Va.

Location. Lat 37°05', long. 78°46', on right bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 40, 0.9 mile west of Phenlx, Charlotte County, 2 miles downstream from Rough 

Creek, and 6 miles upstream from Louse Creek.

Drainage area. 102 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 371 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

duly 14, 1950, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 107 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,300 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 11.76 ft); 

minimum, 20 cfs Sept. 4,5; minimum gage height, 1.19 ft Aug. 16, 17.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 2,340 cfs Apr. 1, 1948 (gage height, 11.88 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 16 cfs Oct. 31, 1947; minimum gage height, 1.16 ft Sept. 5, 1947.

Flood of August 1940 reached a stage of 17.5 ft, from floodmark.

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 3 to Sept. 6,

Sept. 8-25, 29-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24 Jan. 25 to Sept. 30

1.4 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

10.0

35

82

133

197

479

1,750

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

222

520

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

40

39

43

42

40

40

38

39

43

61

63

54

*48

47

46

46

46

45

45

44

43

44

46

47

47

47

47

48

47

46

46

1,417

45.7

0.448

0.52

Nov.

48

48

48

56

56

52

50

48

48

51

65

69

59

54

96

155

*79

66

64

692

1.570

533

230

117

97

89

85

78

74

74

-

4,851

162

1.59

1.77

Dec.

72

72

77

75

78

98

81

75

*73

82

265

314

122

98

87

81

79

76

75

73

83

81

76

73

71

69

68

66

63

68

134

2,905

93.7

0.919

1.06

Jan.

251

134

114

105

89

82

80

78

131

265

335

*154

105

95

88

85

81

79

78

76

104

159

103

197

475

201

130

124

118

106

103

4,325

140

1.37

1.58

Feb.

102

97

94

94

92

90

172

208

126

110

104

113

113

102

186

*280

153

119

109

106

236

T86~ 378

136

127

118

110

104

_

_

-

3,965

142

1.39

1.45

Mar.

100

106

109

163

340

295

154

137

121

112

108

118

174

164

167

*415

385

180

186

142

126

118

115

229

355

288

174

141

127

118

113

5,580

180

1.76

2.03

Apr.

Ill

108

104

103

101

100

180

164

119

112

105

113

243

378

180

155

140

120

134

*120

113

108

105

alOO

a90

alOO

a96

a90

a86

alOO

-

3,878

129

1.26

1.41

May

a!30

a!20

allO

alOO

a90

a90

allO

alOO

a90

a80

a76

a74

a70

a68

a66

a64

a66

a90

a200

a!20

alOO

a80

a70

a66

a60

a 60

a56

a52

a50

a49

a47

2,604

84.0

0.824

0.95

June

a46

a45

*44

44

42

4°

49

54

56

53

59

46

44

61

49

46

123

133

74

63

58

58

71

56

50

48

49

76

57

50

-

1,744

58.1

0.570

0.64

July

46

46

46

44

46

56

75

58

52

*44

41

39

37

36

35

34

34

32

43

73

41

37

73

45

37

33

32

30

29

28

27

1,329

42.9

0.421

0.49

Aug.

28

33

56

to

38

35

34

36

47

40

33

30

29

29

26

24

*32

44

37

35

35

32

32

31

29

28

27

26

25

24

24

1,019

32.9

0.323

0.37

Sept.

23

21

21

20

22

64

a35

27

*24

23

23

24

66

40

29

26

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

24

a25

a27

a30

27

24

-

835

27.8

0.273

0.30

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,570 Mln 36 Mean 113 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.04

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,570 Mln 20 Mean 94.4 Cfsm 0.925 In. 12.57

Peak discharge (base. 1,000 cfs).--Nov. 21 (2 a.m.) 2,300 cfs (11.76 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Palling River near Naruna 

and Roanoke Creek at Saxe.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 83

Roanoke River at Randolph, Va.

Location. Lat 36°54'54", long. 78°44 I 28", on right bank 14 ft downstream from bridge 

on State Highway 26, 2.8 miles northwest of Randolph, Charlotte County, 3.6 miles upstream from Roanoke Creek, and at mile 227.3.

Drainage area. 3,000 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1900 to August 1906, October 1927 to March 1930, and October 

1950 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. Prior to January 1905, published as Staunton River at Randolph. Records prior to August 1906, republished in 

Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin 31 with some revisons and corrections.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 307.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Aug. 27, 1900, to Oct. 13, 1902, wire-weight 

gage at site 3.2 miles downstream at different datum. Oct. 14, 1902, to Aug. 11, 

1906, and Oct. 1, 1927, to Mar. 31, 1930, wire-weight or chain gage at site of original gage at datum 3.87 ft lower than present datum.

Average discharge. 8 years (1902-5, 1927-29, 1950-53), 3,428 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 23,100 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 23.39 ft); 

minimum, 540 cfs Sept. 5, 20, 21, 22 (gage height, 4.55 ft).

1900-1906, 1927-30, 1950-53: Maximum discharge, about 80,000 cfs Dec. 30, 1901 

(gage height, 34.0 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum, that of Sept. 5, 20-22, 

1953.

Flood of Aug. 16, 1940, reached a stage of 41.6 ft (discharge, 150,000 cfs), from 

information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the 

water year 1953 are given in WSP 1290.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1203: 1927-30. See also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

4.5 

5.2 

7.0

520

88O

2,240

13.0

19.0

22.0

7,54O 

13,200 

19,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,340

1,340

1.34O

1,400

1.34O

1,300 

1,300

1,300 

1,340

1,440

1,720

2.000

1,720

1,520 

1,400

*1,370

1,340

1,340

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

42,990

1,387

0.462

0.53

Nov.

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340 

1,340

1,340 

1.500

1,300

1,340

1,480

1,520

1,400 

1,520

2,690

2,420

*1,840

1,600

5,420

9.670

7,960

5,680

4.O40

2,960

2,510

2,240

2,080

1,920

1,880

75,490

2,516

0.839

0.94

Dec.

1,760

1,720

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,960 

2,080

2,000 

1,960

1.960

*4, 740

6,680

5,770

3,940 

3,050

2,600

2,420

2,160

2,080

2,000

2,000

2.080

2,330

2,240

2,080

2,040

1,880

1,880

1,720

1.680

2,380

76.470

2,467

0.822

0.95

Jan.

5,040

5,410

3,840

3.840

3,440

2,960 

2.69O

2.51O 

2,870

6,410

8.96O

7,050

5,230

4,140 

*3,540

3,140

2,960

2,690

2,600

2,78O

2,870

4.540

6,120

6,350

11.400

7,960

5,500

4,540

4,140

3,740

3,340

142,600

4,600

1.53

.1.76

Feb.

3,050

2,870

2.690

2.600

2,510

2.420 

3,050

3.940 

4.140

3,440

3,050

2,960

3,050

2,870 

3,640

6,910

6,980

5,320

4,340

3,740

5,180

15.100

12,700

7,120

5,770

5,140

4,540

4,040

_

_

-

133,160

4,756

1.59

1.66

Mar.

3,640

5.54O

3,440

4,040

8,680

9,760 

7.12O

5,68O 

4,940

4,340

3,940

3,840

5,230

7,050 

6,280

8,320

8,030

6,200

5,860

5.680

5.140

4,540

4,140

7,120

19 . 400

18, 300

8,170

6,440

5,680

5,040

4,540

203,920

6,578

2.19

2.52

Apr.

4,340

4,040

3,740

3,540

3,440

3,240 

4,040

5,040 

4,640

4.O40

3,640

3,440

4,740

5.950 

4,740

3,840

3,840

3.540

3,340

3,340

3.140

3,050

*2,870

2,780

2,690

2,690

2,870

2,870

2,690

2.600

108,760

3,625

1.21

1.35

May

3,140

3,540

3.140

2,780

2,600

2,600 

2,870

3,840 

4,240

3,540

3,050

2,780

2,510

2,420 

2,240

2,160

2,160

2,420

2,780

4,840

6.360

4,840

3,540

2,960

2,510

2,330

2,240

2,000

1,840

1,760

1.720

91,750

2,960

0.987

1.14

June

1,680

1,600

1,600

1,520

1,440

1.400 

1,400

1.680 

1.960

1.800

1.760

1.680

1,640

1,560 

1,520

1,560

1.840

2,780

5.050

2,870

1,920

1,720

2,240

2,420

1,960

1,520

1,440

1,760

2,160

1,600

55.080

1,836

0.612

0.68

July

1,440

1.300

1,300

1.3OO

1,230

1.26O 

2,320

2.420 

1,680

*1,480

1,560

1,230

1.06O

915 

985

1,090

915

880

880

1,520

985

850

985

1,020

1,020

950

820

760

730

706

690

36,281

1,170

0.390

0.45

Aug.

736

1,560

2.550

1.370

1,120

985 

915

950 

1,300

1,300

1,520

1,260

1,020

880 

820

790

*754

1,230

790

760

760

730

712

695

685

670

655

630

610

592

580

29,709

958

0.319

0.37

Sept.

572

564

556

548

630

915 

695

690 

724

*665

610

588

592

1.120 

1,020

724

600

572

556

544

544

548

568

580

572

568

600

645

650

650

-

19,410

647

0.216

0.24

Calendar year 1952: Max 27,100 Mln 880 Mean 3,432 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.58

Water year 1952-53: Max 19,400 Mln 544 Mean 2,783 Cfsm 0.928 In. 12.59

Peak discharge (base. 20.000 cfs).--Mar. 25 (12 p.m.) 25.100 cfs (25.59 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
84 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Roanoke Creek at Saxe, Va.

Location. Lat 36°56', long. 78°41', on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 

500 ft northwest of Saxe, Charlotte County, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 162 sq mi.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 325 ft (from Corps of Engineers maps). 

Prior to July 21, 1950, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 128 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,710 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 11.33 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 1.42 ft).

1946-53: Maximum discharge observed, 3,190 cfs Dec. 6, 1948, Nov. 1, 1949 (gage 

height, 11.94 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 5, 1953.

Flood of Aug. 16, 1940, reached a stage of 25.7 ft (backwater from Roanoke River), 

from floodmark. A discharge of 10.8 cfs was measured on Sept. 13, 1943.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 17 Nov. 18 to Feb. 22 Feb. 23 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.5 

3.5 

4.5

26

51

111

176

2.7 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

54

132

281

400

8.0

9.0

11.0

680

1,110

2,470

1.4 

2.0 

2.6

4.0 

6.0

141

281

Note. Same aa preceding table above 6.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

26

27

28

30

30

28

28

27

32

46

58

55

44

38 

36

*34

34

33

32

32

30

26

31

32

34

35

35

36

36

36

35

1,064

34.3

0.212

0.24

Nov.

36

38

38

41

44

44

42

39

38

42

52

65

66

57 

70

111

152

*99

66

506

2.310

1,380

516

265

146

108

93

81

72

69

6,686

223

1.38

1.54

Dec .

66

66

75

81

72

96

99

87

*75

93

339

615

463

217 

128

96

87

81

75

72

75

81

81

72

69

64

63

60

58

55

160

3,821

123

0.759

0.88

Jan.

315

348

233

167

139

108

93

84

132

273

348

289

174

122 

102

90

84

81

78

i5.

99

146

156

291

615

500

249

146

128

125

105

5,895

190

1.17

1.35

Feb.

96

87

81

78

75

72

118

214

273

167

114

105

114

105 

217

*425

400

225

136

108

290

830

670

289

183

155

132

114

_

_

-

5,873

2-10

1.30

1.35

Mar.

102

102

111

158

352

450

288

176

138

120

111

117

211

204 

225

239

267

211

190

183

141

120

111

427

790

599

362

225

155

129

117

7,131

230

1.42

1.64

Apr.

108

105

99

93

87

87

123

176

152

114

99

123

296

555 

44?

246

197

190

138

120

108

96

*87

84

78

81

84

78

71

85

-

4,402

147

0.907

1.01

May

172

176

197

108

87

84

84

84

75

68

63

58

54

52 

50

48

48

52

108

126

108

75

60

53

48

44

40

36

35

33

33

2,359

76.1

0.470

0.54

June

33

33

32

31

29

28

29

35

36

38

46

44

38

43 

52

47

58

126

111

61

45

38

42

78

56

38

34

39

51

46

-

1,417

47.2

0.291

0.32

July

36

33

31

33

36

34

36

32

*31

30

27

24

23

22

21

20

20

19

19

46

41

28

28

32

27

23

21

20

19

18

il

847

27.3

0.169

0.19

Aug.

18

20

25

40

36

28

25

28

78

93

48

30

25

23

21

19

*19

35

108

78

36

26

23

21

20

18

18

17

16

16

15

1,023

33.0

0.204

0.24

Sept.

14

14

13

13

19

41

67.

61

38

*26

22

21

23

25 

25

22

20

18

18

18

18

18

17

16

16

17

27

32

31

26

-

736

24.5

0.151

0.17

Calendar year 1952 : Max 2,310 Mln 18 Mean 136 Cfsm 0.840 In. 11.44

Water year 1952-53= Max 2,310 Min 13 Mean 113 Cfsm 0.698 In. 9.47

Peak discharge (base, 1.000 efs).--Nov. 21 (2 to 3 p.m.) 2,710 cfs (11.33 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 85

Dan River near Francisco, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°30'54", long. 80 C 18'12", on left tank at downstream side of bridge 

on State Highway 704, an eighth of a mile downstream from Georges Mill, 3 miles east 

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

Drainage area. 124 sq mi.

Records available. August 1924 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 830 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

co Nov. 15, 1929, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 189 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,440 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 7.72 ft); minimum, 30 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 0.90 ft); minimum daily, 52 cfs Sept. 14.

1924-53: Maximum discharge, 12,400 cfs Oct. 19, 1937 (gage height, 12.45 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 8,500 cfs; minimum, 7.1 cfs Sept. 8, 1932 (gage 

height, 0.43 ft); minimum daily, 30 cfs Sept. 18, 20, 1932.

Flood of 1916 reached a stage about 3 ft higher than that of Oct. 19, 1937.

Remarks. Records good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation by Pinnacles powerplant and two reservoirs 28 miles above station with a combined capacity 

of 416,000,000 cu ft.

Revisions. WSP 892: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to July 2

1.4 

2.0 

3.5 

3.0

100

263

470

750

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

1,090

1,490

2,450

July 3 to Sept. 30

1.0 46

1.3 89

1.7 173

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

148

156

140

119

103

100

143

151

*176

166

152

139

111

147

150

159

*156 

146

115

108

163

162

155

152

143

136

120

156

161

163

162

4,457

144

1.16

1.34

Nov.

146

157

119

146

152

150

154

145

121

123

172

168

153

155

194

136

122 

154

167

226

*342

318

175

154

156

156

151

133

129

153

-

4,826

161

1.30

1.45

Dec.

129

154

154

122

151

141

132

129

124

167

220

156

137

135

125

132

131 

120

115

117

129

120

138

131

114

104

108

104

101 10"5

187

4,122

133

1.07

1.24

Jan.

150

132

138

129

132

122

*122

120

142

174

142

130

126

123

120

117

116 

139

134

123

250

178

156

437

242

186

176

176

155

150

140

4,857

157

1.27

1.46

Feb.

133

133

137

131

124

120

236

180

151

145

144

164

146

135

394

228

187 

168

*156

160

1.680

538

356

307

367

219

189

192

-

-

-

7,020

251

2.03

2.11

Mar.

213

259

306

448

371

302

273

243

235

344

246

375

260

239

424

425

355 

322

300

267

254

260

1,510

*2, 140

761

496

414

357

234

313

390

13,036

421

3.40

3.91

Apr.

292

380

265

259

239

340

368

309

365

258

342

239

272

250

244

353

239 

243

230

214

226

218

220

223

219

225

195

210

196

356

-

7,389

246

1.98

2.22

May

263

242

211

197

326

*239

281

218

185

174

178

170

168

183

175

187

170 

166

198

171

148

152

158

154

145

150

149

136

124

133

132

5,573

180

1.45

1.67

June

120

127

103

106

109

120

179

119

126

313

333

140

138

138

116

*129

8*172

163

193

352

158

136

138

139

149

210

247

163

-

5,195

173

1.40

1.56

July

143

150

155

132

135

145

152

141

122

117

113

106

107

106

108

111

106 

104

101

98

115

121

141

114

105

89

88

*108

117

121

127

3,698

119

0.960

1.11

Aug.

103

89

113

175

166

128

118

130

121

96

109

114

114

112

112

*84

84

110

114

95

91

95

82

92

101

102

99

101

107

81

70

3,298

106

0.855

0.99

Sept.

103

90

*94

90

95

86

64

61

65

70

66

71

66

52

61

64

165 

62

66

71

68

69

65

70

66

73

84

68

77

68

-

3,270

75.7

0.610

0.68

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,480 Mln 83 Mean 303 Cfsm 1.64 In. 23.35

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,140 Mln 53 Mean 180 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.74

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfs). Feb. 21 (12 m.) 3,350 cfs (5.83 ft); Mar. 23 (11 p.m.) 5,440 

fs (7.7.73 ft); June 17 (9 p.m.) 2,150 cfs (4.70 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
86 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

North Mayo River near Spenoer, Va.

Location Lat 36°34'05", long. 79°59'15", on left bank 800 ft downstream from highway

 bridge at Moores Mill, 2 miles downstream from Horse Pasture Creek, and 4 miles 

southeas-t of Spencer, Henry County.

Drainage area. 108 sq mi.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1953.

Gaffe --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 730.94 ft above mean sea level (levels 

~^V Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 23, 1936, chain gage at site 800 ft upstream

at datum 1.50 ft higher. July 25 to Sept. 27, 1936, staff gage at present site and

datum.

Average discharge. 23 years (1929-35, 1936-53), 123 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,500 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 6.28 ft); min-

 ImumT 25 cfs Sept. 17, 18 (gage height, 1.26 ft).

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 17,200 cfs Oct. 9, 1947 (gage height, 15.80 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of velocityarea study; minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 2-5, 1930 (gage height, 2.12 ft, site and datum 

then in use) .

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tahles, water year 1952-53 (gage height.'in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22

1.5 43

1.7 73

2.1 165

Nov. 23 to May 1

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

52

84

156

297

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

478

975

2,270

May 2 to Sept. 30

1.2 21

1.4 37

1.7 77

2.1 173

2.7 360

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*54

53

57

54

54

54

53

56

62

93

70

63

60

59

57

57

57

56

56

54

53

54

56

56

56

57

57

56

56

54

54

1,788

57.7

0.534

0.62

Nov.

54

54

54

53

54

54

54

53

54

57

68

71

60

57

73

73

62

59

*59

95

122

152

108

88

82

77

79

75

71

70

-

2,142

71.4

0.661

0.74

Dec.

68

*70

70

68

70

75

68

66

66

75

200

118

95

84

77

79

71

71

70

70

84

79

75

73

70

66

66

66

65

58

153

2,496

80.5

0.745

0.86

Jan.

148

106

99

88

82

79

77

79

175

635

225

151

123

111

102

95

91

102

99

88

226

205

143

685

251

161

135

123

111

99

95

4,989

161

1.49

1.72

Feb.

93

*88

88

88

84

84

170

148

113

102

97

104

95

88

313

205

146

118

111

111

1.210

456

233

189

170

151

138

128

.

-

5,121

183

1.69

1.76

Mar.

123

148

170

390

439

219

178

159

143

135

133

180

233

178

342

268

191

175

167

148

138

138

213

1,580

340

236

203

183

170

159

*151

7,630

246

2.28

2.63

Apr.

146

140

135

130

128

130

175

140

130

128

123

125

200

148

130

135

125

123

123

118

116

113

113

111

111

130

116

111

108

135

-

3,896

130

1.20

1.34

May

178

120

108

102

102

125

154

130

113

106

97

93

89

87

87

87

87

87

104

115

89

87

83

77

77

75

71

69

69

69

66

3,003

96.9

0.897

1.03

June

*64

61

61

61

60

58

101

83

72

104

93

71

66

67

66

64

78

133

79

69

64

172

160

79

67

64

86

~99 230

93

-

S.625

87.5

0.810

0.90

July

72

67

126

131

74

69

87

66

64

58

56

53

52

51

*49

49

49

48

47

46

44

48

"81 340

63

57

54

51

48

46

47

2,193

70.7

0.655

0.76

Aug.

61

51

54

57

61

51

51

54

66

54

48

45

44

41

39

38

36

37

72

57

46

44

42

40

38

*36

34

33

32

32

51

1,425

46.0

0.426

0.49

Sept.

30

29

28

28

32

46

42

35

32

32

31

31

30

27

27

27

26

26

27

30

32

30

27

27

27

30

37

39

33

*32

-

930

31.0

0.287

0.32

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,180 Mln 41 Mean 120 Cfsm l.ll In. 15.19

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,580 Mln 26 Mean 105 Cfsm 0.972 In. 13.17

Peak discharge (base, 1.400 cfs).--Feb. 21 (3:30 p.m.) 1,680 cfs (5.14 ft)j Mar. 24 (11:30 a.m.) 

2,500 cfs (6.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 87

Mayo River near Price, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°32'00", long. 79°59'30", on right bank 300 ft downstream from Anglins 

Bridge, half a mile downstream from confluence of North and South Mayo Rivers, threequarters of a mile downstream from Virginia-North Carolina State line, and 4 miles 

west of Price, Rockingham County.

Drainage area. 260 sq mi.

Records available. July 1929 to September 1953.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 689.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 29, 1929, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 327 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,130 cfs. Mar. 24 (gage height, 7.65 ft); minimum, 66 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 0.74 ft).

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs Oct. 19, 1937 (gage height, 14.00 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 41 cfs 

Sept. 19, 1932 (gage height, 0.52 ft); minimum daily, 44 cfs Sept. 19, 1932.

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

Infrequent diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above stati'on.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 7-2l)

0.7 

.9 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

60

91

170

272

468

3.0 

4.O 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

1,060

1,900

3,110

4,710

6,750

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

2S

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

154

154

163

152

152

152

152

154

168

245

181

170

165

163

 156

156

154

154

152

149

145

T?9

154

154 

154

154

154

161

152

149

156

4,928

159

O.612

0.70

Nov.

145

156

154

149

156

156

149

141

15?

158

184

208

178

161

208

223

176

165

170

266

366

484

294

233 

208

»195

205

192

184

184

-

6,000

200

0.769

0.86

Dec.

178

181

184

178

184

198

181

181

170

192

539

52T

253

226

208

208

198

187

184

184

216

205

190

190 

184

181

176

170

165

IST

357

6,553

211

0.812

0.94

Jan.

364

264

253

223

216

202

"Sos" 198

409

1,210

544

359

303

272

256

245

230

249

256

233

532

528

374

1.480

712

457

379

345

312

285

264

12,159

392

1.51

1.7-4

Feb.

260

245

237

233

225

223

439

399

312

281

268

290

276

26O

774

560

404

*330

303

307

5.500

1,260

677

533

468

419

379

350

_

-

-

14,010

5OO

1.92

2.00

Mar.

335

559

452

992

1,040

594

479

43O

389

364

350

452

544

452

793

766

558

479

463

404

374

364

519

4,760 

1,100

748

626

566

506

468

441

21,177

685

2.63

5.05

Apr.

450

414

589

384

364

379

511

409

379

364

350

354

572

4T9

564

374

345

340

345

326

316

307

303

303 

298

340

307

294

281

345

-

10,906

364

1.40

1.56

May

465

32T

290

272

268

390

*441

359

303

281

260

245

237

230

223

223

219

216

254

285

219

198

198

195 

190

184

175

163

165

165

161

7,791

251

0.965

1.11

June

154

147

147

147

145

145

251

202

175

280

264

190

165

161

161

165

212

 347

354

170

161

590

355

225 

198

187

187

548

291

332

-

7,077

236

0.908

1.01

July

219

202

555

294

198

257

276

205

192

175

156

152

149

152

145

141

141 13"9

135

129

119

152

525

192 

a!60

a!50

a!50

147

157

121

125

5,744

185

0.712

0.82

Aug.

175

154

141

200

a!90

a!60

alSO

a!70

alSO

a!40

 135

127

121

114

114

112

105

106

158

158

153

125

121

116 

110

101

89

93

93

89

86

4,034

150

0.500

0.58

Sept.

80

78

81

81

94

152

15T

106

98

*91

89

88

86

80

78

75

72

70

7?

85

95

86

75

74 

85

77

106

114

96

88

-

2,679

89. 5

0.545

0.38

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,200 

Water year 1952-55: Max 4,760

Min 

Min

119

70

Mean 

Mean

518

282

Cfsm 

Cfsm

1.22

1.08

In. 

In.

16.61

14.75

Peak dlscha:arge (ba 

.65 ft).

ase, 5,500 cfs). Feb. 21 (5:50 p.m.) 4,710 cfs (6.O1 ft); Mar. 24 (8 a.m.)

8,130 cfs (7.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Mo gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of records of nearby streams.
88 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Dan River near Wentworth, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°25', long. 79°50', on right bank 600 ft downstream from Settles Bridge, 

3£ miles northwest of Wentworth, Rockingham County, and 1\ miles downstream from Mayo 

River:

Drainage area. 1,050 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 518 ft (by barometer). Prior to Aug. 3, 

T949, at site 150 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 1,194 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,600 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 20.47 ft); mlnimum, 178 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 1.52 ft); minimum daily, 200 cfs Sept. 20, 24.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 56,800 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 27.78 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 16,500 cfs on basis of slope-aft-ea determination of peak flow 

at gage height 26.9 ft, and runoff comparisons; minimum, 149 cfs Sept. 11, 1944 (gage 

height, 1.32 ft); minimum daily, 182 cfs Sept. 11, 1944.

Flood of 1908 reached a stage about 7 ft higher than that of Sept. 18, 1945, and 

flood of 1937 reached a stage of 29.8 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation and regulation at low flow caused 

by powerplants above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(ShiftIng-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 2O, Nov. 24 to Dec. 11, 

Dec. 13-30, Jan. 2-8, 13-20, Aug. 2O to Sept. 30)

1.5 

1.9 

2.2 

3.0 

4.0

190 

290 

391 

72O 

1,190

6.0

9.0

12.0

18.O

2,300

4,600

7,500

14,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

458

455

510

502

421

428

384

432

510

632

632

526

462

443 

*470

482

486

482 

447

432

391

428 

455

462

451

447

447

421

451

447

455

14,449

466

0.444

0.51

Nov.

486

458

443

421

443

447

462

421

413

458

470

61O

568

478 

568

698

610

482 

510

720

1,240

2.040 

1,020

788

654

*632

610

632

539

522

-

18,843

628

0.598

0.67

Dec.

568

535

610

589

568

632

610

568

531

568

2.100

1,500

922

765 

676

610

632

610 

589

568

610

720 

610

610

610

568

547

531

514

"961 502

21,534

695

0.662

0.76

Jan.

1,64O

1,020

832

720

698

589

589

*610

1,990

5.O2O

2,360

1,440

1,040

922 

832

788

720

742 

900

788

1,740

2,510 

1,490

4,840

3,220

1,700

1,340

1,240

1,190

1,060

990

45,560

1,470

1.40

1.61

Feb.

945

922

855

855

810

788

1,360

2,060

1,340

1.O9O

990

1,140

1,490

1,190 

3,920

3,380

1,760

*1,390 

1,220

1,140

7,940

*9.980 

2,720

1,940

1,700

1,490

1,340

1,220

_

_

-

56,975

2,035

1.94

2.02

Mar.

1.160

1,540

1,880

3,360

4,330

2,240

1,700

1,490

1,390

1,260

1,220

1,490

1,880

1,640 

3,320

4,700

2,370

1,820 

1,700

1,490

1,340

1,290 

1,430

13.600

10,600

3,000

2,240

1,940

1,700

1,590

1,490

82,200

2,652

2.53

2.91

Apr.

1,440

*1,440

1,340

1,26O

1,240

1,220

1,590

1,590

1,340

1,260

1,220

1,220

1,880

1.940 

1,390

1,340

1,290

1,190 

1,160

1,140

1,060

1,060 

1,040

1,040

1,020

1,120

1,140

990

"555 968

-

37,918

1,264

1.20

1.34

May

1.540

1,190

1,090

990

945

1,040

1,390

1,340

1,090

968

945

878

855

832 

810

832

810

810 

765

945

878

765 

720

720

720

676

654

610

568

568

568

27,512

887

0.845

0.97

June

568

510

514

474

384

436

1,240

1,390

855

1,140

1.640

1,060

720

676 

698

610

2,630

*5.700 

1.340

945

788

2,320 

1,380

900

698

676

654

1,450

1,150

1,250

32,796

1,093

1.04

1.16

July

832

720

1.470

1,060

742

698

742

81O

698

539

535

478

486

451 

451

443

432

421 

388

413

377

388 

814

766

447

395

398

353

353

370

336

17,856

576

0.549

0.63

Aug.

424

380

346

494

742

676

455

413

474

*494

366

339

329

312 

300

269

278

303 

654

698

428

356 

300

319

293

290

272

249

241

238

233

11,965

386

0.368

0.42

Sept.

206

210

215

210

290

810

 945

421

*287

263

260

275

224

255 

226

215

222

206 

202

200

233

246

222

200

202

206

306

398

287

246

8,688

290

0.276

0.31

Calendar year 1952: Max 11,700 Mln 384 Mean 1,147 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.87

Water year 1952-53: Max 13,600 Mln 200 Mean 1,031 Cfsm 0.982 In. 13.31

Peak discharge (base. 12,000 cfs). Feb. 22 (6 a.m.) 14,400 cfs (17.99 ft); Mar. 24 (12 p.m.) 

19,600 cfs (20.47 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 89

Smith River at Bassett, Va.

Location. Lat 36°46'15", long. 80°00'00", on left bank 5 ft upstream from highway bridge 

at north edge of North Bassett, 1 mile northwest of Bassett, Henry County, 3.0 miles 

downstream from Town Creek, and 5.6 miles upstream from Reed Creek.

Drainage area. 253 sq mi.

Records available. April 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 753.09 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

CTorps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 14 years, 366 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,470 cfs Dec. 13 (gage height, 4.50 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Sept. 18, 26 (gage height, 1.06 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 26,600 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 18.28 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 18, 26, 1953.

Maximum stage known, about 22.9 ft Oct. 19, 1937, from information by local residents 

(discharge, 38,200 cfs, from rating curve extended above 24,000 cfs on basis of backwater 

studies and records for station at Martinsville).

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

Flow regulated since August 1950 by Philpott Reservoir (usable capacity, 145,200 acreft).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

143

310

2.5

3.0 

4.0

580

920

1,910

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

*186

190

194

186

186

186

186

182

198

198

190

186

182

182

182

182

182

178

178

178

178

178

178

182

178

178

178

178

182

182

182

5,686

183

-29

Nov.

178

178

155

79

79

76

76

79

81

84

88

88

86

86

98

91

86

86

*86

111

142

121

98

91

88

86

86

86

86

96

-

2,951

98.4

+142

Dec.

*137

133

133

133

137

137

133

133

133

147

226

155

1.260

718

143

143

143

143

147

147

151

147

147

147

147

147

143

143

143

*143

226

6,265

202

+39

Jan.

190

162

162

162

159

117

88

91

101

174

121

104

98

96

94

91

91

94

91

91

148

98

108

412

151

124

114

111

108

106

104

3,961

128

+288

Feb.

101

98

98

98

98

98

143

121

106

104

104

104

101

101

210

127

124

114

111

117

764

155

106

94

94

106

101

98

_

_

-

3,796

136

+442

Mar.

98

*96

84

194

190

108

94

84

86

101

106-

108

117

104

166

130

117

114

108

104

101

101

190

485

130

106

121

114

114

111

111

3,993

129

+687

Apr.

108

106

106

106

104

108

106

96

96

101

101

104

111

104

101

104

101

101

101

101

101

101

101

101

101

108

101

101

101

111

-

3,093

103

+262

May

*88

104

101

101

101

111

127

111

106

104

101

101

101

101

101

101

101

98

114

104

101

101

101

96

96

96

101

127

94

145

124

3,259

105

+156

June

91

88

96

alOO

a 100

a!20

alSO

a!60

a!30

a!20

a!30

alSO

allO

allO

allO

a!50

a210

a220

a 200

alSO

a210

a300

a270

a250

a230

a210

a210

a210

a210

a210

-

5,065

169

+46

July

a220

260

182

174

174

174

182

182

*186

186

182

182

186

182

174

174

170

178

178

166

170

182

194

130

127

127

127

147

124

108

158

5,236

169

-47

Aug.

117

121

124

166

130

124

143

137

133

130

127

108

TIT

127

124

124

124

124

124

124

121

127

124

124

124

*117

111

111

111

111

111

3,850

124

-27

Sept.

Ill

118

199

189

461

114

258

256

259

252

250

64

95

314

573

539

448

248

314

124

296

284

283

299

274

91

118

240

187

*318

-

7,576

253

-171

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

154 

0.609 

0.70

240 

0.949 

1.06

Calendsr year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53;

241 

0.953 

1.10

416 

1.64 

1.89

578 

2.28 

2.37

816 

3.23 

3.72

365 

1.44 

1.61

261 

1.03 

1.19

Observed

Max 2,180 Min 76 Mean 307 

Max 1,260 Min 64 Mean 150

215 

0.850 

0.95

122 

0.482 

0.56

97.0 

0.383 

0.44

82.0 

0.324 

0.36

Adjusted

Mean 367 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.77 

Mean 297 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.95

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, In Philpott Reservoir.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Martinsville.

341607 O - 55 - 7
90 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 

Smith River at Mart Insville, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°39'45", long. 79°52'55", on right bank 800 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highways 58 and 2LO, 2 miles south of Martinsville, Henry County, and 5.0 miles 

downstream from Beaver Creek.

Drainage area.--374 sq mi.

Records available. August 1929 to September 1953.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 657.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--24 years, cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 4,880 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 6.37 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Jan. 17 (gage height, 1.43 ft); minimum daily, 78 cfs Sept. 13.

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 39,000 cfs Oct. 19, 1937 (gage height, 21.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of computations of flow over dam at 

gage heights 16.76 and 21.50 ft; minimum, 5 cfs May 20, 1934 (gage height, 1.20 ft); 

minimum daily, 19 cfs Oct. 6, 1935.

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

Flow regulated since August 1950 by Philpott Reservoir (usable capacity, 145,200 acreft). Some additional regulation by powerplant 1,000 ft above station.

Revisions (water years) . --WSP 1032: 1933-35(M), 1936-39, 1940-41(P).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

163

438

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

1,760

2,860

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

D3y

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

Tbt3l

Mean

(t)

Oct.

"20T 206

283

241

236

236

240

246

272

526

279

219

258 

248 

239

256

236

236

226

242

220

226

245

220

236

208

242

230

224

3230

3240

7,453

240

-29

Nov.

3220

3210

3200

3150

3120

3130

a!20

a!30

3130

3130

3120

3120

3120 

3120 

3140

3130

3130

3120

*a!90

256

361 

284

178

162

148

160

148

142

142

145

4,856

162

+142

Dec.

200

193

198

204

190

213

185

194

193

205

492

238

847 

1,150 lib

201

205

198

200

208

230 

214

200

211

178

226

194

170

T5Z

*184

464

8,367

270

+39

Jan.

325

279

246

233

222

208

152

150

297

594

280

222

178 

166 

156

170

154

168

168

147

424 

247

225

1.050

423

242

212

192

178

190

96

7,974

257

+288

Feb.

167

196

158

156

144

148

298

281

176

189

174

184

172 

160 

619

348

250

184

176

181

1.920 

631

280

197

206

210

205

190

_

-

8,200

293

+442

Mar.

176

*"535

238

548

717

324

232

192

190

184

232

300

444 

263 

518

408

278

260

260

218

196 

220

308

1,880

475

292

253

265

232

222

214

10,774

348

+687

Apr.

218

193

213

204

186

188

276

212

180

192

196

216

"222

201

222

192

188

206

192

176

181

197

180

244

184

198

194

230

-

6,191

206

+262

May

258

204

186

195

179

252

 221 296

203

196

189

174

188 

178 

182

182

174

172

260

216

184 

179

182

168

180

156

160

200

168

"255 108

6,081

196

+156

June

*149

157

153

171

178

96

303

202

176

194

276

252

169 

188 

164

236

338

311

273

255

278 

512 456"

357

322

344

328

374

385

346

-

7,925

264

+46

July

334

36]

264

24]

253

248

253

279

294

264

230

242

260 

231 

*243

242

240

252

249

231

222 

250

716

"2T5S

205

174

191

181

217

162

148

7.88E

254

-47

Aug.

160

186

171

226

196

191

168

188

218

196

158

168

141 

155

174

136

159

164

193

162

158

160

134

174

138

*159

140

142

134

107

157

5,113

165

-27

Sept.

126

119

236

178

488

259

219

273

275

265

258

125

78 

33l 

556

"278 594

239

294

238

286 

290

294

323

288

153

114

297

168

*271

-

7,916

264

-171

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean

Cf BID

In.

211 

0.564

0.65

304 

0.812 

0.9]

Calendar year 1952s 

Water year 1952-53:

309 

0.826 

0.95

545 

1.46 

1.68

735 

1.97 

2.05

1,035 

2.77 

3.19

468 

1.25 

1.40

352 

0.941 

1.08

Observed

Max 2,650 Mln 120 Mean 422 

Max 1,920 Mln 78 Mean 243

310 

0.829 

0.92

207 

0.553 

0.64

138 

0.369 

0.43

93.0 

0.249 

0.28

Adjusted

Mean 482 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.56 

Mean 390 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.18

Peak discharge (base, 6.500 cfs). No pesk above lia.se.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Chsnge In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Philpott Reservoir.

3 No gsge-helght record) discharge estimated on bssls of records for ststlon 3t Bassett.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 91 

Smith River at Spray, N. C.

Location.--Lat 3C°31'45", long. 79°46 T 10", on right tank 0.9 mile south of Virginia-North 

Carolina State line, 1 mile downstream from Stuart Creek, and 1 mile north of Spray, 

Roekingham County.

Drainage area.--538 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 539.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--14 years, G42 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,750 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 7.95 ft); minimum, 66 cfs Sept. 13 (gage height, 1.39 ft); minimum daily, 107 cfs Sept. 13.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 45,600 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 19.28 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam 

l| miles downstream; minimum, 63 cfs Jan. 12, 1942 (gage height, 1.38 ft); minimum 

daily, 66 cfs Sept. 10, 1944.

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

Flow regulated since August 1950 by Fhilpott Reservoir (usable capacity, 145,200 acref t). Some additional regulation by powerplant at Martinsville, Va.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6-24)

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

106

223

475

840

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

1,690

2,680

3,840

5,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per .second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24 

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

294

252

356

254

277

266

258

262

298

555

284

524

262

270

282

*275

270

254

270

272

265

256

272

258 

285

280

271

502

280

271

273

8,596

277

-29

Nov.

272

302

290

260

198

181

170

179

152

T9T

248

245

228

196

281

284

224

214

204

544

482

652

340

276 

258

259

270

224

248

255

-

7,906

264

+ 142

Dec.

254

292

287

289

296

522

281

276

270

296

764

506

756

1.800

557

502

308

300

296

286

337

328

308

298

287

514

288

274

270

502

549

12,055

589

+59

Jan.

692

444

590

582

549

545

276

*265

665

1,150

754

449

543

530

330

a340

a340

a540

a540

a550

a500

a700

422

1.680 

918

477

411

386

546

311

292

15,277

493

+288

Feb.

266

333

294

274

273

264

fSS

515

553

320

332

325

531

305

1,140

1,010

514

400

356

358

5.200

1,600

618

476 

407

379

384

359

-

-

-

15,853

566

+442

Mar.

"555 318

479

988

1,670

722

492

414

381

559

368-

519

885

594

953

957

560

500

464

414

394

398

444

5.990 

1,170

610

470

450

411

564

556

21,514

694

+687

Apr.

558

555

538

355

525

526

444

549

334

316

338

300

550

156

546

372

350

322

333

313

310

296

501

502 

302

364

526

294 "29"5

537

-

10,267

342

+262

May

446

346

316

316

308

*355

462

376

354

516

316

302

294

302

288

290

270

332

338

410

526

305

504

293 

308

262

244

268

290

259

352

9,926

520

+156

June

234

220

250

240

232

'535 216

328

283

358

339

342

288

258

256

289

369

*452

557

534

356

754

588

441 

588

588

590

440

393

394

-

10,492

550

+46

July

567

575

398

326

288

287

326

505

358

302

264

280

282

263

254

248

268

254

250

248

252

246

*777

222

222

196

206

254

200

172

8,988

290

-47

Aug.

187

158

250

224

251

218

211

222

255

190

256

T75

186

163

198

170

171

190

256

217

203

193

182

177 

176

188

166

156

162

140 r?s

6,000

194

-27

Sept.

158

150

182

226

326

472

153

504

294

*294

278

284

107

141

404

640

154

365

246

588

167

318

298

300 

328

305

171

187

300

226

-

8,564

285

-171

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

248

0.461 

0.53

406 

0.755 

0.84

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

428 

0.796 

0.92

781 

1,45 

1.67

1,008 

1.87 

1.95

1,381 

2.57 

2.96

604 

1.12 

1.25

476 

0.885 

1.02

Observed

Max 4,450 Min 152 Mean 561 

Max 3,990 Min 107 Mean 371

396 

0.736 

0.82

243 

0.452 

0.52

167 

0.310 

0.56

114 

0.212 

0.24

Adjusted

Mean 621 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.74 

Mean 518 Cfsm 0.963 In. 13.08

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Philpott Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per second, furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of records for Mayo River near Price and Dan 

River near Wentworth.
92 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Sandy River near Danville, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°37'10", long. 79°30'10", on right bank 200 ft downstream from Hickory 

Forest Creek, 400 ft upstream from bridge on road between Callahans Store and Mount 

Cross, 5.5 miles northwest of western corporate limits of Danville, Pittsylvania County, 

and 5.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--113 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1929 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 460.38 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to June 26, 1942, water-stage recorder at site 1,200 ft downstream at datum 5.57 

ft lower.

Average discharge.--23 years (1930-53), 103 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,330 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 4.18 ft); minimum, 7 cfs Sept. 5; minimum gage height, 1.06 ft Oct. 1, 20; minimum daily discharge, 

14 cfs Sept. 2-4.

1S29-53: Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 14.8 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 3,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 3 cfs Sept. 29, 1930 (gage height, U.40 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum 

daily, 8 cfs Aug. 29, 31, Sept. 1, 2, 1932.

Remarks.--Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mill above 

station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 972: 1930-41.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 25 to July 23)

Oct. 1 to July 23 July 24 to Sept. 3O

1.1 18

1.3 43

1.6 104

2.0 203

2.5 350

3.0 595

4.0 1,190

1.2 12

1.3 18

1.4 26

1.6 

1.8

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

36

36

42

39

37

3236-

37

45

BO

52

46

43

*43

43

43

42

48

43

37

40

45

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

1,339

43.2

0.382

0.44

Nov.

46

46

48

48

46

48

46

45

Te

50

64

66

52

50

92

70

53

50

*50

109

174

138

81

68

60

58

58

55

52

52

-

1,921

64.0

0.566

0.63

Dec .

 55 52

55

52

57

64

55

53

52

*81

294

1375

95

83

75

73

66

64

62

60

79

70

64

62

62

60

60

58

62

60

140

2,355

76.0

0.673

0.78

Jan.

130

97

95

88

77

73

70

75

186

422

198

130

106

99

92

86

81

86

83

77

152

147

114

498

216

140

121

116

111

97

92

4,150

134

1.19

1.37

Feb.

90

83

81

81

77

77

145

128

99

90

88

106

99

90

408

232

*152

121

111

106

681

319

172

142

133

121

111

99

_

_

-

4,242

152

1.35

1.41

Mar.

97

123

138

40O

475

198

150

135

118

111

111

147

245

164

366

245

164

147

135

121

114

109

133

880

245

177

145

133

121

111

114

6,072

196

1.73

1.99

Apr.

Ill

99

95

92

90

95

140

104

97

95

88

102

167

T23

106

121

104

97

97

90

88

*81

79

79

77

86

75

70

75

90

-

2,908

96.9

0.858

0.96

May

116

83

73

68

68

70

73

66

62

62

58

55

53

53

53

52

52

48

60

64

52

50

45

42

42

40

36

33

^5

35

35

1,734

55.9

0.495

0.57

June

30

27

28

28

27

26

43

37

35

102

70

36

42

40

35

32

61

50

37

35

40

106

-58 158

48

45

52

86

48

45

-

1,507

50.2

0.444

0.50

July

39

40

52

55

37

37

83

*48

55

39

35

32

28

29

26

25

25

25 '25

25

20

26

~27 111

20

17

TT

17

19

22

29

1,085

35.0

0.310

0.36

Aug.

44

29

44

37

34

33

32

35

32

29

25

23

22

22

21

21

21

*70

34

34

29

28

26

23

22

20

20

18

17

16

18

879

28.4

0.251

0.29

Sept.

15

14

14

14

27

47

35

25

*23

22

22

20

21

20

18

17

16

16

15

17

20

16

15

16

17

18

34

29

24

21

-

628

20.9

0.185

0.21

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,280 Min 21 Mean 100 Cfsm 0.885 In. 12.09

Water year 1952-53: Max 880 Min 14 Mean 79.0 Cfsm 0.699 In. 9.51

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measruement made on this day.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Dan River at Danville, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°35'15", long. 79°22'55", on left bank 50 ft downstream from Southern 

Railway bridge in Danville, Pittsylvania County, 1,000 ft upstream from Pall Creek, 

and at mile 62.7.

Drainage area.--2,050 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--August 1934 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 379.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--19 years, 2,400 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 21,900 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 10.36 ft); minimum, 110 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 1.63 ft); minimum daily, 340 cfs Sept. 3.

1934-53: Maximum discharge, 75,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 20.96 ft); minimum, 40 cfs Dec. 8, 1946 (gage height, 1.19 ft); minimum daily, 333 cfs Sept. 12, 

1944.

Remarks.--Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by cotton mills above station. Flow 

slightly regulated since August 1950 by Fhilpott Reservoir on Smith River (usable capacity, 145,200 acre-ft).

Revisions (water yearsJ.--WSP 972: 1936.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 25 Jan. 26 to Sept. 30

2.3 570

2.5 810

3.0 1,610

4.0 

6.0

3,700

8,800

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

300

710

1,300

2,160

4.0 3,300

6.0 8,800

10.0 20,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

880

805

860

905

810

810 

765

730 

895

1.160

1,140

1,020

945

*860 

830

890

870

825

820

820

350

705

920

810

840

880

850

860

880

660

26,925

869

-29

Nov.

845

905

930

840

765

760 

750

665 

715

800

885

960

1,040

935

880

1,240

1,160

930

*830

1,640

2,480

5.220 

2,47'0

1,680

1,240

1,060

945

1,050

995

860

-

54,455

1,148

+142

Dec.

950

990

955

1,020

1,060

1,060 

1,140

1,080 

975

1,220

*4,72Q

4,210

2,270

2,520 

2,290

1,280

,180

,180

,120

,060

,120

,290 

1,240

1,070

1,120

1,060

1,140

925

975

950

1,610

44,740

1,443

+59

Jan.

3,080

2,580

1,900

1,680

1,560

1,400 

1,240

1.150 

2,270

7,140

6,560

5,260

2,240

*1,820 

1,570

1,450

1,550

1,290

1,440

1,510

2,100

4,600 

2,160

5,620

8,800

3,720

2,040

1,800

1,660

1,480

1,320

81,790

2,638

+288

Feb.

1,120

1,270

1,240

1,140

1,080

1.050 

1,950

2,940 

2,580

1,640

1,420

1,460

2,040

1,860 

4,600

8,800

*5,740

2,560

1,800

1,540

6,960

17 . 400 

7,400

5,600

2,870

2,460

2,180

1,820

_

-

90,500

5,225

+442

Mar.

1,600

2,380

3,190

5,160

9,920

5,440 

3,460

2,370 

2,500

1,950

1,810

2,120

3,550

3,500 

3,620

8,800

*5,300

3,500

2,630

2,450

2,160

1,760 

2,070

12,200

20,600

7,960

4,500

3,360

3,020

2,580

2,450

137,290

4,429

+678

Apr.

2,520

2,200

2,100

2,060

1,790

1,920 

2,540

2,840 

2,520

2,100

1,740

1,900

5,010

4,040 

2,65(5

2,280

2,250

1,800

1,860

1,960

1,750

*1,650 

1,640

1,700

1.440

1,460

1,940

1,550

1,480

1,560

-

61,790

2,060

+262

May

1,920

2,180

1,756

1,680

1,500

1,500 

1,800

2,120 

1,620

1,500

1,500

1,540

1,260

1,240 

1,200

1,200

1,150

1,240

1,190

1,340

1,460

1,220 

1,060

1,040

1,050

1,120

910

940

885

935

765

41,595

1,342

+156

June

1,030

810

*760

815

705

740 

680

2, "470 

1,540

1,620

1,890

2,000

1,550

985

1,000

985

1,140

5.510

3,120

1,520

1,150

1,550 

4,030

1,940

1,500

1,180

1,110

1,440

2,210

1,560

-

47,940

1,598

+46

July

1,640

1,220

1,520

2.120

1,56C

1,100 

1,340

*1,220 

1,200

1,050

950

850

865

865 

790

795

735

765

750

770

705

725 

1,000

1,940

995

720

690

715

"625 615

645

51,080

1,003

-47

Aug.

700

710

680

730

955

1,080 

860

800 

725

745

780

670

650

590 

575

460

620

*580

1,110

1.280

910

755 

540

570

610

605

600

490

500

"520" 565

21,745

701

-27

Sept.

405

445

540

415

520

1,030

*805

700

585

655

600

520 

425

820

900

840

585

500

720

515 

690

595

650

655

705

670

780

695

-

20,335

678

-171

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sm

840 

0.410 

0.47

1.29C 

0.629 

0.7C

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-55:

1,482 

0.725 

0.85

2,926 

1.45 

1.65

3,667 

1.79 

1.86

5,116

2.50 

2.88

2,322 

1.13 

1.26

1,498 

0.751 

0.84

Observed

Max 21,900 Mln 549 Mean 2,557 

Max 20,600 Mln 340 Mean 1,755

1,644 

0.802 

0.89

956

0.466 

0.54

674 

0.329 

0.38

507 

0.247 

0.28

Adjusted

Mean 2,417 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.05 

Mean 1,900 Cfsm 0.927 In. 12.58

Peak discharge (base, 22,000 cfs). No peak above base.

- uiBcnarge measurement maae on tnis aay.

t Change in contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Phllpott Reservoir.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Dan River at Paces, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°38'32", long. 79°05'23", on right bank 12 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 0.5 mile southeast of Paces, Halifax County, 0.5 mile upstream from Big Toby 

Creek, 2.7 miles upstream from Birch Creek, and at mile 36.0.

Drainage area.--2,550 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1950 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-sbage recorder. Altitude of gage is 330 ft (from Corps of Engineers map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,200 cfs Mar. 26 (gage height, 20.00 ft); minimum, 380 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 2.00 ft).

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 25,700 cfs Mar. 26, 1952 (gage height, 22.12 ft); minimum, that of Aug. 31, 1953.

Flood of Aug. 16, 1940, reached a stage of 32.3 ft, from levels to floodmark.

Remarks. Records excellent. Diurnal fluctuation caused by cotton mills at Danville. 

Flow slightly regulated since August 1950 by Philpott Reservoir on Smith River (usable 

capacity, 145,200 acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.2 

3.0 

5.0

440

740

1,970

10.0

14.0

19.0

5,470

9,160

18,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,060

1,000

1,060

950

1,060

922 

895 

840 

895

1,270

1.550

1,300

1,150

1,030

*978

950

978

950

978 

922

950

895

840

950

978

950 

978

1,000

978 

950

978

30,965

999

-29

Nov.

950

978

1,030

1,030

978

868 

895 

840 

1T50"

840

1,000

1,180

1,210

1,180

1,180

1,360

1,460

1,300

*1,090 

4,070

5.700

4,980

4,280

2,670

1.970

1,620 

1,500

1,360

1,400 

1,300

-

51,059

1,702

+142

Dec.

1,180

1,240

1,360

1,360

1,400

1,560 

1,500 

1,430 

1,360

*1,430

6,000

6.220

4, 280

2,880

3,230

1,900

1,590

1,560

1,500 

1,400

1,530

1,620

1,760

1,500

1,430

1,430 

1,360

1,400

1,150 

1,240

2,110

60,910

1,965

+39

Jan.

4,140

4,210

2,880

2,390

2,110

1,900 

1.660 

1,970 

2,600

7,320

8,800

5,050

3,090

*2,530

2,250

1,970

1,830

1,830

1,830 

1,970

2,180

4,210

4,420

5,190

9.720

6,000 

3,720

2,880

2,740 

2,530

2,250

108,170

3,489

+288

Feb.

2,040

1,970

1,970

1,830

1,760

1.690 

2,670 

4,070 

4,070

2,880

2,390

2,320

2,880

3,020

5,050

9,720

7,080

3,860

3,020 

2,670

4,490

14,800

15.400

4,980

3,720

3,370 

3,020

2,810

-

-

1T9,550

4,270

+442

Mar.

2.250

g tt\0

3J860

5,260

8,680

7,570 

4,490 

3,440 

3,300

2,670

2,600-

2,740

3,860

4,420

3,790

6,300

*6,300

4,210

3,580 

3,090

2,880

2,530

2,600

6,500

16,800

16,400 

5,190

4,000

3,580 

3,300

2,810

151,810

4,897

+687

Apr.

2,810

2,670

2,530

2,460

2,250

2,250 

3,020 

3,370 

2,950

2,530

2,390

2,320

3,930

4.840

3.930

2,950

2,740

2,460

2,320 

2,320

2,180

2,040

1,970

1,900

2,180

1.690 

2,110

2,110

1,760 

1,830

76,810

2,560

+262

May

2,250

2.600

2,320

2,040

1,900

1,900 

1,970 

2,250 

2,250

1,900

1,830

1,660

1,500

1,430

1,400

1,430

1,360

1,360

1,400 

1,360

1,590

1,500

1,300

1,210

1,180

1,210 

1,180

950

950 

978

922

49,080

1,583

+156

June

922

1,000

*815

840

765

815 

740 

1,7513 

2,250

1,690

2,180

2,320

2,250

1,830

1,300

1,210

1,760

3,300

4.350 

2,110

1,620

1,360

3,300

2,600

1,760

1,430 

1,270

1,360

2,110 

2,110

52,857

1,762

+46

July

1,830

1,560

1,360

2.110

1,830

1,500 

1,500 

*1,430 

1,360

1,240

1,240

868

922

895

895

790

790

840

695 

765

790

740

790

1,500

1,530

922 

765

695

672 

'655 630

34,104

1,100

-47

Aug.

672

790

740

740

740

1,090 

1,090 

978 

895

695

815

790

650

630

570

570

535

*610

610 

1.360

1,150

895

672

590

570

590 

570

535

485 

485

440

22,552

727

-27

Sept.

485

470

455

440

TTC

610 

1,400 

1,560 

*1,000

695

650

590

630

552

485

535

790

895

740 

500

570

590

590

570

570

570 

718

740

718 

765

20,353

678

-171

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean

Cf sm 

In.

970 

0.380 

0.44

1,844 

0.723 

0.81

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

2,004 

0.786 

0.91

3,777 

1.48 

1.71

4,712 

1,85 

1.93

5,584 

2.19 

2.52

2,822 

1.11 

1.24

1,739 

0.682 

0.79

Observed

Max 23,400 Min 672 Mean 2,707 

Max 16,800 Min 440 Mean 2,132

1,808 

0.709 

0.79

1,053 

0.413 

0.48

700 

0.275 

0.32

507 

0.199 

0.22

Adjusted

Mean 2,767 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.77 

Mean 2,279 Cfsm 0.894 In. 12.16

Peak discharge (base, 22,000 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Philpott Reservoir.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 95

Banister River at Halifax, Va.

Location. Lat 36°46'35", long. 78°54'58", on left bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. 3. Highway 360, 1,700 ft downstream from Terrible Creek, 1 mile northeast of Halifax, Halifax County, and 10 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 552 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1904 to December 1905 (gage heights only), December 1928 to 

September 1953. Published as "near Houston" 1904-5.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 318.54 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Sept. 28, 1904, to Dec. 31, 1905, chain gage at site 400 ft upstream at different datum. Dec. 9, 1928, to Sept. 20, 1950, water-stage recorder at 

site 400 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 24 years (1929-53), 541 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,500 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 14.10 ft); minimum, 26 cfs June 3 (gage height, -0.28 ft); minimum daily, 27 cfs for many days in 

September.

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs Sept. 20, 1944 (gage height, 40.8 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow and velocity-area study; minimum, 6 cfs for many days in August 

and September 1932; minimum gage height, that of June 3, 1953; minimum daily discharge, 

6 cfs Aug. 30, 1932.

Remarks. Records good, 

station.

Low and medium flow regulated by powerplant half a mile above

Revisions (water years). WSP 892: 1929-30, 1932-35. WSP 972: 1938(M), 1940. WSP 1112: 

1943(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

-0.2 

0.0

1.0

27

30

36

60

110

2.0 

4.0 

8.0 

12.0

262

635

1,590

2,760

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

158

150

125

178

150

179

130

155

198

194

236

184

150

*270

82

156

264

116

127

189

130

160

184

180

166

160

181

186

159

146

226

5,269

170

0.308

0.36

Nov.

156

162

195

182

165

242

129

146

229

162

106

293

268

174

438

327

240

 238

228

1,690

2.540

1,560

970

460

361

374

322

324

266

266

-

13,213

440

0.797

0.89

Dec.

237

306

237

254

304

362

334

268

296

390

*1,480

1.590

942

567

362

354

352

342

300

298

358

376

336

367

220

344

209

242

276

256

606

13,165

425

0.770

0.89

Jan.

924

796

480

502

430

326

376

378

584

1,410

1,830

1,050

856

336

521

392

433

388

362

373

505

764

678

1,060

1.940

1,120

871

593

550

514

418

21,560

695

1.26

1.45

Feb.

397

442

346

334

334

381

665

998

890

476

466

522

574

396

896

1,750

 1,040

904

880

591

570

2.140

1,360

890

810

584

563

575

_

_

-

20,774

742

1.34

1.40

Mar.

444

569

856

916

1,360

1,610

918

892

552

538

551

581

901

1,010

946

1,380

1,070

894

641

786

512

430

484

1,030

1.690

1,220

919

818

527

576

454

26,075

841

1.52

1.75

Apr.

486

474

410

423

314

504

608

891

311

520

315

544

848

1.540

915

656

691

503

526

436

343

329

*402

483

302

340

527

270

370

394

-

15,475

516

0.935

1.04

May

686

546

373

455

290

390

232

436

224

277

298

276

314

152

292

196

210

284

451

261

306

270

251

145

154

197

216

182

176

186

145

8,870

286

0.518

0.60

June

182

156

166

144

154

144

148

198

207

140

172

416

188

192

226

190

634

586

203

212

212

138

220

366

240

108

264

1,220

891

301

-

8,618

287

0.520

0.58

July

178

204

166

174

136

185

274

331

 217

147

145

122

140

94

117

120

84

106

109

138

92

119

132

230

143

130

114

91

110

84

84

4,516

146

0.264

0.30

Aug.

89

962

894

422

156

166

149

270

350

120

131

114

129

90

126

88

*91

387

267

122

114

116

80

90

93

94

76

90

82

66

72

6,096

197

0.357

0.41

Sept.

74

27

88

27

128

285

43

86

115

*92

27

184

27

62

71

52

58

68

56

66

74

90

27

27

128

28

184

62

10.5

80

-

2,441

81.4

0.147

0.16

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,100 Min 36 Mean 481 Cfsm 0.871 In. 11.87

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,540 Min 27 Mean 400 Cfsm 0.725 In. 9.83

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
96 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Hyco River near Denniston, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°35'16", long. 78°53'56", on left bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on 

H. S. Highway 501, 0.8 mile upstream from Mayo Creek, 2 miles -east of Denniston, 

Halifax County, and 8 miles south of South Boston.

Drainage area. 219 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1929 to March 1934, October 1950 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 315.24 ft above mean sea level. July 10, 

1929, to Mar. 14, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years (1929-33, 1950-53), 227 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,080 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 16.32 ft); minimum, 1.9 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 3.92 ft).

1929-34, 1950-53: Maximum discharge observed, 3,420 cfs Mar. 2, 1934 (gage height, 

19.18 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,900 cfs; minimum discharge, 0,004 cfs 

Sept. 14, 1932 (gage height, 3.58 ft), from discharge measurement.

Floods in August 1928 and September 1945 reached stages of 26.4 and 25.6 ft, respectively, from levels to floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar

5.0

6.0

7.0

9.0

12.0

17.0

24

25

87

190

485

1,070

2,260

Mar. 25 to Sept. 30

3.9

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

1.9 

2.4 

2.7 

3.7 

5.9

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.1

9.2

29

54

96

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 6.1 ft.

able feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

36

32

38

32

30

28

28

28

37

100

72

60

49

43

*40

38

37

36

35

34

32

31

30

33

32

35

32

35

36

34

33

1,196

38.6

0.176

0.20

Nov.

34

33

35

38

38

38

38

37

39

34

48

73

83

65

34

140

*124

83

69

1,210

2.030

1,950

1,950

1,280

311

229

190

162

135

125

10,655

355

1.62

1.81

Dec.

114

110

140

140

130

196

190

152

130

130

864

*1 .110

820

318

229

184

162

152

135

125

162

289

236

184

168

146

130

122

109

106

610

7,793

251

1.15

1.33

Jan.

1,410

1,430

1,150

536

362

269

229

210

1,030

1,640

1,870

1,820

948

378

297

255

222

210

216

196

210

348

283

959

1,480

1,390

622

378

385

385

289

21,407

691

3.16

3.64

Feb.

255

222

196

190

179

162

335

740

553

325

255

276

468

400

1,070

1,790

*1.920

1,570

434

332

889

1,480

1,640

1,430

485

378

318

262

-

-

-

18,553

663

3.03

3.16

Mar.

222

342

660

1,090

1.460

1,410

843

417

318

269

236

283

720

860

624

570

*570

385

318

269

229

203

190

1,150

1,410

1,240

502

340

276

236

210

17,852

576

2.63

3.03

Apr.

196

196

216

174

157

146

190

210

162

146

130

140

655

780

397

262

216

174

152

135

120

109

101

96

89

86

82

74

70

78

-

5,739

191

0.872

0.97

May

283

236

140

98

86

97

97

90

75

64

58

55

55

53

50

48

44

46

42

46

57

52

43

36

32

34

37

32

30

27

25

2,168

69.9

0.319

0.37

June

23

21

*20

18

17

1£

17

22

31

50

61

48

804

924

502

206

808

1,590

304

124

82

63

54

46

40

38

37

55

179

73

-

6,073

202

0.922

1.03

July

49

39

35

32

29

42

101

48

*32

31

26

24

22

19

18

17

16

15

15

14

13

24

25

22

20

19

17

14

11

8.9

7.9

805.8

26.0

0.119

0.14

Aug.

7.2

23

15

9.6

8.2

7.6

6.9

7.9

9.2

10

8.5

6.9

5.9

5.7

4.4

3.4

2.9

*2.7

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

175.0

5.65

0.026

0.03

Sept.

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

10

26.

21

no

5.9

3.7

2.9

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

3.1

26

14

8.9

-

172.3

5.74

0.026

0.03

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,430 Mln 19 Mean 344 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.41

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,030 Mln 2.0 Mean 254 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.74

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 97

Roanoke River at Buggs Island, Va.

Location (revised).--Lat 36°36'06", long. 78°17'56", on left bank 1,200 ft downstream 

from John H. Kerr Dam, 2.4 miles upstream from Aliens Creek, 5.3 miles upstream from 

bridge on D. S. Highway 1, 6.7 miles southeast of Boydton, Mecklenburg County, and at 

mile 178.4.

Drainage area. 7,780 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--November 1921 to August 1923 (gage heights only), April 1947 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 196.72 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

"^Kngineers benchmark). November 1921 to August 1923 (gage heights only), water-stage

recorder at site 1.3 miles upstream at different datum. Prior to Oct. 1, 1952, at

site on same bank 2,800 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 8,695 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32.300 cfs Mar. 26 (gage height, 9.45 ft); minimum, 99 cfs July 3 (gage height, 1.53 ft); minimum daily, 380 cfs Nov. 16.

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 76,000 cfs Dec. 7, 1948 (gage height, 14.97 ft, 

site and datum then in use); minimum, that of July 3, 1953; minimum daily, that of 

Nov. 16, 1952.

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 33.9 ft, from levels by Corps of Engineers.

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

Plow regulated since August 1950 by Philpott Reservoir on Smith River (usable capacity, 145,200 acre-ft) and by John H. Kerr Reservoir (usable capacity, 2,324,300 

acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Z.O 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

370

970

1,820

2,870

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

4,350

8,250

18,400

29,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

2,200

2,200

2,400

2,300

2,300

2,400

2,500

3,000

3,500

6.400

5,000

4,500

3,500

3,500

2,340

2,280

2,300

2,300

2,320

2,320

2,320

2,080

1,780

1,670

1.510

1,350

1,350

1,360

1,360

1,350

1,360

76,850

2,479

+381

Nov.

1,380

1,360

1,350

1,610

1,200

628

628

628

616

628

640

652

765

688

553

380

496

1,540

1,440

2,920

13,800

21,700

18,100

21,200

13,000

8,610

3,550

4,550

4,580

3,890

-

133,082

4,436

+3,138

Dec.

3,450

3,280

2,970

2,930

2,960

1,010

492

3,220

2,940

3,120

3,010

4,320

4,490

2,730

5,220

6.400

6,070

5,770

5,580

5,160

4,810

5,540

5,870

5,800

4,950

5,550

5,050

4,990

5,550

5,820

5,760

134,812

4,349

L +2,104

Jan.

5,160

5,760

5,090

5,250

15,800

10 , 400

5,760

5,720

9,080

19 , 000

22,800

22,800

16,800

10,500

6,950

7,760

7,450

5,780

6,080

6,110

5,760

6,850

5,780

14,800

23 , 000

26,000

26 .600

21,600

11,800

7,220

5.000

352,460

11,370

+1,074

Feb.

1.760

6,680

6,680

6,680

6,780

6,680

3,250

1,800

6,780

6,880

7,050

7,050

7,050

3,420

3,520

9. 600

9,600

9,450

9,380

9,400

8,080

7,190

7,230

6,180

6,540

6,420

6,470

2,500

-

-

-

180,100

6,432

+7,542

Mar.

*481

6,540

6,490

6,490

5,910

7,800

8,790

5,580

8,900

9,170

9,460-

*9,800

*9,600

9,040

5,280

9,650

9,810

11,600

9,680

9,660

9,320

5,220

12,800

15,500

*23,900

*27.800

27,500

27,500

22,200

*17,300

12,700

361,471

11,660

+4,662

Apr.

13,200

13,300

15.600

12,800

615

9,220

9,200

9,250

12,300

12,500

12,700

5,040

11,200

12,500

12,300

9,220

8,920

3,650

4,360

10,100

8,950

8,630

8,960

9,130

4,280

2,260

6,050

6,100

5,930

6,100

-

262,565

8,746

-662

May

5,540

4,020

2,320

6,690

6,610

6,300

6,020

6,560

3,070

2,320

6.790

6,460

6,580

6,580

6,320

2,390

2,400

6,210

5,390

4,770

4,680

4,620

2,300

2,380

4,640

4,540

4,400

4,520

4,550

2.280

*2,500

144,550

4,663

+613

June

*4,130

*3,800

3,920

5,750

5,590

2,570

2,210

4,060

5,620

5,580

5,520

5,680

2,200

2,210

5,960

3,650

5,590

7,520

7,180

2,140

2,170

7.550

5,760

4,920

3,680

5,650

2,020

1.990

3,980

3,600

-

113,780

5,793

+1,049

July

3,460

5,600

5,580

1,970

2,020

5,890

5,600

3,650

3,600

5,660

1.460

1,900

5,660

5,400

5,450

5,420

5,850

1,650

2,120

4,200

5,840

5,860

3,790

3,940

1,660

2,150

4,200

4,040

4,180

4,020

5,840

109,600

5,555

-1,286

Aug.

1,740

2,280

5,180

5.450

4,940

5,190

4,810

1,700

2,280

5,420

4,950

5,130

5,200

4,900

1.570

2,100

4,760

4,760

4,960

4,920

4,850

1,740

2,280

4,820

4,810

4,810

4,860

5,300

1,740

2,240

4,920

124,670

4,022

-2,278

Sept.

5,280

5,660

5,000

4,430

1 '.52(?

2,080

2,240

5,740

3,300

3,240

3,040

1,640

2,260

5,400

5,570

5,560

5,600

2,920

1,570

1,920

4,810

4,420

4,520

5,220

4,560

2,000

1,980

7.070

6,960

6,190

-

111,300

5,710

-2,494

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

2,860 

0.568 

0.42

7,574 

0.974 

1.09

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53 :

6,453 

0.829 

0.96

12,440 

1.60 

1.84

13,970 

1.80 

1.87

16,320 

2.10 

2.42

8,084 

1.04 

1.16

5,276 

0.678 

0.78

Observed

Max 55,500 Min 580 Mean 7,559 

Max 27,800 Min 380 Mean 5,767

4,842 

0.622 

0.69

2,249 

0.289 

0.33

1,744 

0.224 

0.26

1,216 

0.156 

0.17

Adjusted

Mean 8,696 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15 .'24 

Mean 6,877 Cfsm 0.884 In. 11.99

Peak discharge (base. 50.000 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Philpott and John H. Kerr Reservoirs, furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Mote. No gage-height record Oct. 1-14; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at 

Roanoke Rapids, N. C., and near Scotland Neck, N. C.
98 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Roanoke River at Roanoke Rapids, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°28', long. 77°38', on right bank l£ miles downstream from bridge on

 State Highway 48 (highway renumbered) at Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County, 2£ mile& upstream from Chocyott Creek, and at mile 133.6. 

Drainage area. 8,410 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--December 1911 to December 1932 (published as "at old Qaston ), Febru-

 ary 1930 to September 1953. Gage-height records collected at site of auxiliary gage 

since November 1890 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder at present site and datum since February 1930. Datum of gage

~i!s 43.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Dec. 7, 1911, to Nov. 21, 1921, and Apr. 7 to Dec. 31, 1932, chain gage and Nov. 21, 

1921, to Apr. 7, 1932, water-stage recorder, both at site 9 miles upstream at different datum. Since Aug. 6, 1941, auxiliary water-stage recorder 3.6 miles downstream 

from base gage.

Average discharge.--42 years, 8,449 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 31,200 cfs Mar. 26 (gage height, 10.67 ft); 

minimum discharge, 681 cfs Nov. 7, 9 (gage height, 1.57 ft).

1911-53: Maximum discharge, 261,000 cfs Aug. 18, 1940 (gage height, 39.0 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum, 458 cfs Sept. 21, 1932 (gage height, 1.25 ft); minimum daily, 

472 cfs Sept. 21, 1932.

Flood of November 1877 at Old Gaston reached a stage about 2 ft lower than flood of 

August 1940, which was 21.5 ft.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated since August 1950 by Philpott Reservoir on Smith

 River (usable capacity. 145,200 acre-ft) and by John H. Kerr Reservoir (usable capacity, 2,324,300 acre-ft). Some additional diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant at 

Roanoke Rapids.

Revisions (water years). WSP 712: 1930. WSP 822: 1936. WSP 1032: 1912, 1923(M), 

1928(M), 1930(M), 1933(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

625 

1,050 

1,630 

2,320 

4,1OO

8.0 

11.0

6,5OO

9.5OO

17,000

33,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1353

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

*2,250

2,250

2,320

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,880

3,410

3,6OO

7,150

5,680

3,320

3,320

3,230

2,720

2,110

2,040

2,040

2,040

2,O4O

2,040

2,O4O

1,970

1,500

1,600

1,190

1,180

1,220

1,190

1,170

1,190

75,420

2,433

+3B1

Nov.

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,300

1,390

1,440

897

713

689

721

794

853

*879

836

1,040

1,340

1,310

862

1,290

2,460

12,200

25,5OO

18,700

20 , 800

18,500

12,700

6,020

3,400

4,420

4,500

-

147,044

4,901

+3,138

Dec.

3,690

3,540

3,230

3,030

3,030

3,150

1,360

1,100

2,490

3,240

3,440

3,420

4,110

4,430

2,890

5,080

6,260

5,960

5,690

5,660

5,110

5,010

5,620

5,880

5,760

5,O3O

5,470

4,940

4,910

5,630

6,270

134,430

4,336

+2,104

Jan.

7,330

6,050

6,O1O

5,520

8,5OO

15,OOO

7,020

5,790

6,020

13,100

22,300

22,100

22,000

13,200

9,1OO

7,630

7,710

6,660

5,830

5,980

5,980

6,240

6,270

7,460

25,400

24,500

26, OOP

22,400

21,400

8,200

6,720

363,420

11,720

+1,074

Feb.

2,060

1,520

5,270

6,420

6,470

6,540

6,720

3,810

2,180

6,690

7,110

7,360

7,440

7,O6O

4,300

8,200

11.000

10,OOO

9,780

9,630

9,570

9,260

3,250

7,750

6,710

6,900

6,830

6,810

-

-

191,440

6,837

+7,542

Mar.

2,710

U7.10

6,780

7,390

8,040

7,110

8,29O

9,020

6,380

9,260

9,460

10,OOO

10,600

1O,3OO

10,300

7,860

10,600

12,100

10,200

9,900

9,790

10,600

6,400

13,800

22,800

2B.600

2 8, '200

27,400

26,400

18,200

15,900

374,100

12,070

+4,662

Apr.

13 , 300

13,500

13,500

13,300

12,300

2.000

9 , 590

10,100

9,780

11,900

12,900

12,300

9,320

14.100

13,500

13,500

1O,1OO

9,250

4,100

6,440

9,440

9,490

9,490

9,450

8,270

4,520

2,620

6,030

6,660

6,390

-

286,940

9,565

-662

May

7,O8O

6,590

4,570

2,770

6,860

7,220

8.160

6,870

6,820

3,270

2,570

6,790

6,770

6,8OO

6,790

6,440

2,590

2,54O

6,260

5,880

5,100

4,840

4,750

2,430

2,390

4,690

4,570

4,430

4,490

4,430

2 , 250

157,810

5,091

+ 613

June

2.250

4,O4O

3,860

3,910

3,840

3,650

2,400

2,250

4,330

3,980

3,890

3,750

6,470

5,650

3,130

4,240

4,110

5,860

8,240

7,720

2,480

2,390

7,530

6,100

5,080

3,810

3,800

2,560

2,320

4,250

-

127,890

4,263

+1,049

July

3,790

3,590

3,760

3,650

1,970

2,040

4,140

3,850

3,730

3,780

3,600

1,540

1,710

5,750

5,560

5,560

5,450

3,950

1,460

2,110

4,230

4,040

4,030

3,96O

3,900

1,450

1,970

4,160

3,970

4,110

4,110

110,720

3,572

-1,286

Aug.

4,260

1,830

2,180

5,460

5,300

4,890

5,020

5,050

1,580

2,180

5,230

5,100

5,090

5,150

4,930

*1,450

2,040

4,910

4,820

4,770

4,890

4,740

1,550

*2,110

5,010

4,840

4,850

4,860

5,120

1,760

2,110

123,060

3,970

-2,278

Sept.

4,770

5,210

5,530

5,060

4,610

1,480

2,040

2,180

3,630

3,410

3,260

3,090

*1,420

2,110

3,360

3,340

3,320

3,440

3,200

1,510

1,760

4,510

4,410

4,440

5,060

4,640

2,400

2,320

6,930

7,140

-

109,380

3,646

-2,494

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

2,814 

0.335 

0.39

8,039 

0.956 

1.07

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

6,440 

0.766 

0.88

12,800 

1.52

1.75

14,380

1.71 

1.78

16,730 

1.99 

2.29

8,903 

1.06

1.18

5,704 

0.678 

0.78

Observed

Max 35,900 Min 689 Mean 7,906 

Max 28,600 Min 689 Mean 6,032

5,312 

0.632 

0.71

2,286 

0.272 

0.31

1,692 

0.201 

0.23

1,152 

0.137 

0.15

Adjusted

Mean 9,043 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.66 

Mean 7,142 Cfsm 0.849 In. 11.52

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Philpott and John H. Kerr Reservoirs, furnished by Corps of Engineers.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 

Roanoke River near Scotland Neck, N. C.

99

Location.--Lat 36°12', long. 77°23', on right bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 258, 1 mile downstream from tributary on right, 3 miles downstream from 

Bridgers Creek, 5f miles north of Scotland Neck, Halifax County, and at mile 102.5.

Drainage area. 8,700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--July 1896 to May 1903 (published as "at Meal"), August 1940 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 1896 to May 1903 chain gage at different 

datum at site of auxiliary gage. Aug. 15 to Oct. 18, 1940, wire-weight gage at present site and datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 8.9 miles downstream. Aug. 15, 

1940, to Jan. 13, 1941, auxiliary staff gage at same site as present auxiliary gage.

Average discharge. 19 years (1896-1902, 1940-53), 9,066 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26,400 cfs Mar. 29; maximum gage height, 28.12 

ft Mar. 30; minimum discharge, 750 cfs Nov. 10.

1896-1903, 1940-53: Maximum discharge, 260,000 cfs Aug. 19, 1940; maximum gage 

height, 41.98 ft Aug. 19, 1940; minimum discharge, that of Nov. 10, 1952.

Maximum stage observed during period June 1930 to July 1940, 35.1 ft Jan. 24, 1936 

(from unpublished U. S. Weather Bureau records adjusted to present datum). The 

following data on major floods (adjusted to present datum) were furnished by State 

Highway and Public Works Commission: 1877, about 37.8 ft; March 1912, 36.8 ft; 1919, 

34.9 ft; 1924, 32.9 ft.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated since August 1950 by Philpott Reservoir on Smith 

KTver (usable capacity. 145,200 acre-ft) and by John H. Kerr Reservoir (usable capacity, 2,324,300 acre-ft).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

2,600

*2,350

2,520

2,320

2,320

2,320

2,400

3,170

3,480

4,370

7,580

4,500

3,450

3,360

3,290

2,600

2,210

2,060

2,130

2,130

2,080

2,100

2,080

1,950

1,660

1,610

1,340

1,280

1,280

1,280

1.260

78,880

2,545

+381

Nov.

,280

,280

,310

,340

,360

,500

,440

,000

800

150

775

825

*930

960

930

1,280

1,500

1,390

1,070

1,500

6,500

18,000

20,400

19,900

20.600

1 7 , 500

12,700

6,700

5,140

4,830

-

155,490

5,183

+3,138

Dec.

4,240

3,960

3,590

3,390

3,320

3,360

3,080

1,790

1.500

2,930

3,520

3,850

3,810

4,500

4,120

4,110

6,110

6.550

6,070

5,990

5,690

5,720

5,770

6,100

6,130

5,490

5,630

5,360

5,120

5,660

6,270

142,530

4,598

+2,104

Jan.

7,780

7,270

6,730

6,140

6,090

14,400

12,300

7,230

6,310

9,670

16,500

20,600

21,400

19,500

14,100

10,100

8,740

8,040

6,700

5,940

6,270

6,000

7,030

6,220

16,700

22,400

22,900

25 , 70O

23,200

18,300

11,900

380,160

12,260

+1,074

Feb.

7,100

4,100

4,120

6,210

6,730

6,590

6,800

5,250

4,390

5,110

7,420

7,800

8,220

7,920

5,640

7,660

11,800

12.000

10,800

10,900

10,400

10 , 400

9,500

9,100

7,910

7,490

7,340

7,270

-

-

-

215,970

7,713

+7,542

Mar.

4,860

5,570

4,470

7,820

8,560

8,520

8,580

9,520

7,840

8,870

9,860.

10 , 600

11,100

11,700

11,100

9,920

11,000

11,800

12,700

11,200

11,200

11,100

8,280

11,600

17,000

22,000

24,3OO

25 . 800

25,800

25,000

21,700

386,970

12,480

+4,662

Apr.

18,2OO

16,600

15,500

15,400

14,400

7,680

7,600

10,400

10,400

12,200

15,400

13,600

10,000

14,300

15,000

14,400

12,700

11,200

6,280

5,540

9,660

9,910

10,100

10,100

10,000

6,060

4,550

4,630

6,550

6,660

-

522,800

10,760

-662

May

7,650

7,550

5,520

4,620

5,500

7,350

8,040

7,900

7,370

5,130

3,610

5,050

7,050

7,210

7,070

7,070

4,710

2,890

4,420

6,420

6,090

5,390

5,070

3,920

2.500

3,510

4,770

4,650

4,680

4,680

3,700

171,050

5,518

+613

June

2,440

2,980

3,880

3,920

5,880

5,700

3,100

2,490

3,050

4,100

5,950

5,880

4,250

6,750

4,570

3,760

4,090

5,070

7,750

8.500

5,090

2,740

5,420

7,050

5,790

4,430

3,940

5,180

2,610

5,200

-

129,500

4,310

+1,049

July

3,880

3,770

3,700

3,770

3,100

2,2OO

2,920

5,920

5,770

3,770

3,740

2,880

1.590

5,920

5,560

5.690

5,500

4,540

5,060

1,850

2,980

4,050

4,100

5,990

5,990

3,040

1,730

2,800

3,880

5,960

4,100

111,730

3,604

-1,286

Aug.

4,170

* 5,050

1,940

5,500

5,120

5,090

5,010

5,560

3,630

2,080

3,690

5,120

5,140

5,360

5,230

5,440

1.920

5,780

5,070

5,010

5,190

5,010

5,550

*1,920

3,490

4,810

4,870

4,770

4,980

3,610

2,020

126,690

4,087

-2,278

Sept.

5,400

4,860

5,410

5,470

4,880

5,390

1,790

2,060

2,540

3,450

5,290

3,230

2,640

*1,640

2,310

3,250

5,330

3,230

3,290

2,600

1.510

2,640

4,330

4,390

4,580

4,890

5,890

2,870

4,600

7,250

-

106,990

5,566

-2,494

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

2,926 

0.536 

0.39

8,321 

0.956

1.07

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-55:

6,702 

0.770 

0.89

13,340 

1.53 

1.76

15,260 

1.75 

1.82

17,140 

1.97 

2.27

10,100 

1.16 

1.29

6,151 

0.705 

0.81

Observed

Max 30,000 Min 750 Mean 8,528 

Max 25,800 Min 75O Mean 6,580

5,559 

0.616 

0.69

2,518 

0.266 

0.51

1,809 

0.208 

0.24

1,072 

0.125 

0.14

Adjusted

Mean 9,465 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.82 

Mean 7,490 Cfsm 0.861 In. 11.68

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Philpott and John H. Kerr Reservoirs, furnished ty Corps of Engineers.
100 PAMLICO RIVER BASIN

Tar River near Tar River, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°12', long. 78°34', on right bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on State 

Highway 96, !£ miles upstream from Fishing Creek, 2|- miles east of town of Tar River, 

Granville County, and 8 miles south of Oxford.

Drainage area.--161 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 280 ft (from topographic map) .

Average discharge.--14 years, 156 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,500 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 13.78 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 24, 25.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 10,600 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 16.51 ft)- 

minimum, 0.2 cfs Nov. 9-22, 1941, Oct. 18, 1943, Sept. 24, 25, 1953.

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1941 has been revised to 4,380 

cfs Nov. 15, 1940 (gage height, 10.64 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 922,

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

Town of Oxford diverts about 0.5 cfs for municipal water supply.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 972: 1940-41. WSP 1112: 1941 (calendar year figures).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-31, June 20-26,

June 29 to July 23)

1.0 

1.2

0.2 

1.1 

3.0

5.7

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

21

223

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

524

867

1,830

3,070

4,740

Discharge, In lubie feet per seaond, water year October 1952 to September 1953

lay

1

2

2

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

!

2

3

4

5

6

7

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ort .

15

14

20

16

14

12

12

11

18

47

50

34

26

22

*18

16

15

14

13

12

11

11

10

9.8

10

11

11

11

11

11

10

515.8

16.6

0.103

0.12

llov.

11

11

11

12

13

13

13

14

13

13

18

38

40

30

30

99

69

44

35

3,610

4.620

1,210

3oa

193

140

117

103

89

75

68

~

11,060

369

2.29

2.55

Dec .

63

63

90

88

77

100

103

79

69

66

313

298

154

108

90

76

69

65

62

59

111

190

119

95

85

75

68

62

57

54

851

3,859

124

0.770

0.89

Jan.

1,200

317

366

333

197

147

119

112

730

1,230

664

301

197

157

134

119

110

108

112

105

102

122

108

1.990

1,800

355

223

230

378

210

170

12,446

401

2.49

2.87

Feb.

150

131

114

119

112

100

459

534

267

177

147

296

426

213

2.260

1,930

384

247

a260

a230

al,000

a 700

a360

a260

a240

a220

a!90

a!70

-

-

-

11,696

418

2.60

2.70

Mar.

al60

a400

aSOO

a 800

a700

a340

a260

a220

a!90

a!80

a!70

a400

a900

a340

a340

a440

a260

a220

a!90

a!70

a!60

alSO

alSO

a4,000

a3,000

al,000

a300

alSO

alSO

a!30

a!20

16,520

533

3.31

3.82

Apr.

*122

216

157

119

119

108

418

332

174

134

108

465

1.470

762

267

396

233

160

154

112

102

92

87

82

75

69

65

60

11

63

"

6,758

225

1.40

1.56

May

340

134

86

70

66

114

301

105

76

75

56

48

44

41

38

36

53

41

46

114

69

47

38

33

36

134

59

36

27

24

22

2,411

77.8

0.483

0.56

June

20

18

16

15

14

13

14

16

18

20

20

20

1,180

681

95

60

1,560

2.250

180

91

68

54

45

38

32

28

50

1,000

117

63

*

7,796

260

1.61

1.80

July

44

34

28

24

20

20

*18

17

16

15

14

12

11

10

9.4

8.8

8.5

7.9

7.2

39

39

16

13

11

8.8

7.9

7.2

7.2

6.3

*6.0

5.4

491.6

15.8

0.098

0.11

Aug.

4.9

4.6

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

*2.0

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

73.2

2.36

0.015

0.02

Sept.

0.6

.5

.4

* . 4

.3

.4

.5

.5

.5

.6

.7

.7

.7

.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.6

*.4

*z

.2

.3

12

20

10

7.6

"

60.9

2.03

0.013

0.01

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,050 Mln 6.3 Mean 222 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.76

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,620 Mln 0.2 Mean 202 Cfsm 1.25 In. 17.01

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 efs).--Mov. 20 (12 p.m.) 7,500 cfs (13.78 ft); Jan. 24 (12 p.m.) 3,520 

cfs (9.62 ft); Feb. 15 (10 p.m.) 4,200 cfs (10.39 ft); Mar. 24 (time unknown) 7,280 cfs (13.57 ft); 

June 18 (1 a.m.) 4,200 cfs (10.43 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

Plat River at Bahama.
PAMLICO RIVER BASIN 101

Tar River near Nashville, N. C.

Location. Lat 3S°51'00", long. 77°55'50", on left bank 15 ft downstream from Cockrell 

Bridge on State Highway 58, 5 miles upstream from Sapony Creek, and 10 miles south 

of Nashville, Nash County.

Drainage area. 701 sq. mi.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 110.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. supplementary adjustment of 1936. Oct. 18, 1928, to Oct. 11, 1929, and Mar. 26,

1930. to Sept. 18, 1934, chain gage at bridge at same datum. Oct. 11, 1929, to

Mar. 26, 1930, staff gage at same datum 45 ft upstream. Oct. 13, 1934, to Feb. 27,

1935, staff gage at present site and datum. 

Average discharge. 25 years, 752 cfs. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,600 cfs Nov. 25 (gage height, 13.07 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 1.59 ft); minimum daily, 17 cfs Sept. 19.

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 16,900 cfs Dec. 3, 1934 (gage height, 20.8 ft); minimum observed, 10 cfs Sept. 20, 1932 (gage height, 1.50 ft).

Revisions. The maximum discharge observed for the water year 1930 has been revised

to 11,100 cfs Oct. 6, 1929 (gage height, 16.98 ft), superseding figure published in

WSP 697. 

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

Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation at low flow caused by small mills

above station. 

Revisions. WSP 822: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per

second, for high-water period in the water year 1930, superseding those published

in WSP 697, are given herewith:

Month

Calendar year 1929..... 

Water year 1929-30.....

Maximum

10,800 

10,800

Minimum

186 

38

Mean

1,202 

832

Per square 

mile

1.71 

1.19

Runoff in 

inches

23.27 

16.12

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

159

175

181

192

213

186

178

178

207

314

449

361

295

264

232

222

210

204 

186

189

181

170

170

172

178

172

175

178

181

181

170

6,523

210

0.300

0.35

Nov.

172

164 ITSIS!

184

198

213

192

181

178

207

274

321

306

295

441

461

441 

341

1,080

2,620

3,800

4,880

6,050

5,140

838

655

590

517

461

31,556

1,052

1.50

1.67

Dec.

433

425

489

521

521

537

505

493

457

429

497

615

835

590

493

441

413

397 

385

377

457

a600

a650

a550

489

445

421

389

377

357

710

15,298

493

0.703

0.81

Jan.

1,750

2,640

2,420

1,340

1,160

835

705

635

635

1,310

2,250

2,470

1,400

860

725

655

615

565 

615

590

557

549

545

635

1,820

3,330

4,510

3,240

1,040

1,200

925

42,326

1,365

1.95

2.25

 

Feb.

770

705

635

*635

680

635

655

1,680

2,250

1,430

998

885

1,430

1,770

2,100

3,470

4,240

4,800 

3,990

1,140

1,120

1,820

2,420

1,870

1,200

1,040

925

835

_

_

-

46,128

1,647

2.35

2.45

Mar.

745

860

1,290

1,770

2,090

2,200

1,620

1,070

905

815

745

860

1,340

2,280

2,870

3,050

3,190

2,460 

1,340

1,110

950

835

795

815

1,820

3,190

4,280

3,120

1,020

860

770

51,065

1,647

2.35

2.71

Apr.

725

1,040

998

860

725

705

770

1,170

1,360

905

745

1,200

2,340

2,810

5,350

2,500

1,430

1,340 

950

860

745

680

635

590

557

529

501

473

453

449

32,375

1,079

1.54

1.72

May

835

1,090

835

590

521

489

655

975

705

529

469

429

585

557

537

314

288

295 

345

561

680

561

585

310

*285

285

437

397

288

248

204

15,084

487

0.695

0.80

June

201

198

189

184

170

170

151

192

473

401

281

264

2,550

4,660

5.600

5,600

2,580

3,680 

4,450

4,880

4,150

725

565

497

435

361

525

732

1,880

1,720

-

48,262

1,609

2.30

2.56

July

680

441

345

292

285

254

288

281

285

255

207

186

178

178

167

148

136

148 

133

126

143

295

216

181

161

146

116

116

123

*99

99

6,688

216

0.308

0.35

Aug.

99

86

67

99

104

99

84

92

111

111

97

95

95

111

97

95

102

274 

295

213

151

116

95

76

97

80

92

72

80

78

47

3,410

110

0.157

0.18

Sept.

70

58

63

39

56

60

24

69

68

67

73

62

61

22

58

59

48

38 

TT~ 17

22

46

26

*53

21

28

88

544

615

27T

-

2,773

92.4

0.152

0.15

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,100 Min 72 Mean 831 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.12

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,050 Min 17 Mean 826 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.00

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs).--

cfs (10.78 ft); Feb. 19 (5 a.m.) 5,12

Nov. 25 (4 a.m.) 6,600 cfs (13.07 ft); Jan. 28 (3 a.m.) 4,660 

0 cfs (11.41 ft); Mar. 28 (2 a.m.) 4,590 cfs (10.69 ft); June

16 (3 a.m.) 5,780 cfs (12.21 ft); June 21 (6 a.m.) 5,120 cfs (11.37 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for

nearby stations.
102 PAMLICO RIVER BASIN 

Sapony Creek near Nashville, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°53'05", long. 77°54'45", on downstream side of highway bridge, 1 mile 

upstream from mouth and 6-| miles southeast of Nashville, Mash County.

Drainage area.--64.8 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1950 to September 1953.

gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 107 ft (from topographic 

map). Prior to July 14, 1953, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1950-53 are contained in 

the following table :

Water 

year

1950t 

1951 

1952 

1953

Maximum

Date

Aug. 25, 1950 

Apr. 11, 1951 

Mar. 5, 1952 

Apr. 14, 1953

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,630 

316 

1,350 

970

Uage height 

(feet]

a!2.30

5.40 

11.20 

a9.6

Minimum observed

Date

June 18, 19, 1950 

July 14, 1951 

July 29, 1952 

Sept. 17, 1953

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.78 

.09 

.8 

.04

Gage height 

(feet)

0.74 

.58 

.10 

.72

t Period April to September.

a Prom graph based on gage readings.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 1,630 cfs Aug. 25, 1950 (gage height, 12.30 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 0.04 cfs Sept. 17, 1953.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 3 cfs, which are poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet pe ;eond, April to September 1950

Day

1

3

4

5

e

7

8

9

10

"ll

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

E6

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mir. Apr.

50

34

29

25

27

34

38

29

22

19

19

17

17

16

14

14

*13

14

14

14

15

16

15

14

13

12

10

9.6

17

66

-

b46.6

21.6

0.333

0.37

May

119

166

198

125

58

29

17

14

10

8.1

8.7

44

74

35

80

5 u

40

23

16

14

12

9.6

7.2

6.8

6.5

5.5

5.0

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.5

1,258.1

40 . 6

0 . 627

0.72

June

6.8

6.2

4.5

6.8

6.5

6.2

*5 . 0

3.8

2.8

2 .3

5.8

6.8

5.5

3.8

2.7

2.0

1.2

.35

2.4

36

98

178

117

31

14

9.2

12

18

24

17

-

636.25

21.2

0.327

0.37

July

51

37

13

8.1

4.8

9.6

30

103

146

*80

*40

53

56

60

160

411

434

*324

174

69

27

43

86

83

23

14

16

29

32

18

12

2,646.5

85.4

1.32

1.52

Aug.

11

10

13

9.6

8.5

8.1

10

8.5

7.8

6.2

3.8

3.5

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.5

8.1

12

12

6.8

5.5

3.5

2.8

96

1,180

558

148

*34

14

10

7.8

2,209.5

71.3

1.10

1.27

Sept .

6.2

5.5

6.8

4.8

5.8

14

15

9.6

14

38

32 "43

66

86

112

61

20

14

9.6

8.1

7.5

7.2

36

20

112

36

17

14

13

13

847 .1

28.2

0.435

0.49

Calendar year 

water year

Min 

Min

Cfsm 

Cfsm

In. 

In.
PAMLICO RIVER BASIN

Sapony Creek near Nashville; N. C. Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

103

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In,

Oct.

13

12

10

9.2

23

43

50

43

*4S

40

36

29

19

13

10

8.8

8.1

7 .8

7.5

22

38

46

40

38

48

50

46

36

34

29

27

882.4

28.5

0.440

0.51

Nov.

25

24

23

22

21

23

22

23

23

23

23

32

34

34

32

29

29

27

24

23

27

27

27

27

48

64

*66

58

46

40

-

946

31.5

0.486

0.54

Dec .

36

36

34

43

56

98

182

150

105

134

119

92

134

105

58

53

50

48

43

40

48

43

40

40

43

40

40

38

38

43

53

2,082

67.2

1.04

1.19

Calendar year 1950: Max -

Jan.

58

58

50

46

43

43

46

58

*89

126

75

53

50

48

46

48

53

48

43

40

38

38

34

36

38

38

38

36

34

32

34

1,517

48.9

0.755

0.87

Feb.

36

40

43

40

40

36

38

56

64

66

50

*48

46

43

40

38

38

53

72

86

58

56

58

50

40

40

34

34

_

_

-

1,343

48.0

0.741

0.77

Mar.

32

36

38

36

36

40

50

43

36

32

25

Si

23

58

98

119

72

46

46

112

198

283

198

105

69

61

50

40

38

43

48

2,132

68.8

1.06

1.22

Apr.

53

*46

69

92

182

158

75

86

142

234

294

166

86

61

50

40

38

36

34

34

38

43

40

61

78

64

36

27

21

17

-

2,401

80.0

1.23

1.38

May

16

14

12

11

32

86

86

46

25

17

12

10

9.2

7.8

*6.2

5.0

6.2

5.5

5.8

7.8

8.8

8.8

8.5

6.8

5.5

4.2

3.8

3.0

2.5

2.0

2.3

476.7

15.4

0.238

0.27

June

2.0

1.5

.95

.78

*.6Q

.60

.78

1.0

1.3

3.0

3.2

2.7

1.8

61

S£

40

9.6

8.1

8.5

6.8

5.5

4.0

2.7

2.0

*1.3

.95

.78

11

12

9.2

-

269.64

8.99

0.139

0.15

July

6.2

3.2

1.8

3.5

3.0

2.3

1.6

.86

.43

.37

.27

.17

.11

*.10

.11

.11

.52

.69

2.3

7.2

3.2

2.3

.69

13

3_6

9.2

9.2

5.8

3.8

11

15

144.03

4.65

0.072

0.08

Aug.

8.1

4.8

5.0

11

13

*11

6.5

3.8

20

53

43

19

14

22

8JL

48

12

7.8

11

11

11

6.5

11

18

12

9.6

6.5

5.8

5.2

4.8

4.0

499.4

16.1

0.248

0.29

Sept.

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.0

1.5

1.2

.95

.86

*.52

.37

.37

.37

.37

.95

4.0 r^

3.2

2.5

2.3

2.0

1.6

.69

.95

.69

1.8

2.0

1.6

1.2

.86

-

52.25

1.74

0.027

0.03

Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1950-51: Max 294 Min 0.10 Mean 34.9 Cfsm 0.539 In. 7.30

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.86

1.1

.60

.52

.43

.43

.40

.69

.69

.95

1.8

2.5

1.8

1.2

.95

.78 

.60

.43

.40

.40

.40

.60

.52

*.78

.86

.86

.86

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.6

27.61

0.891

0.014

0.02

Nov.

2.0

2.2

4.8

7.2

5.2

3.8

18

25

15

6.8

4.8

4.0

3.5

3.8

4.2

5.5 

7.2

7.2

5.2

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.5

8.5

7.5

6.5

6.5

-

199.9

6.66

0.103

0.11

Dec.

5.8

6.2

6.2

*7.5

14

20

16

12

10

8.8

7.8

7.2

*6.8

6.5

7.2

8.8 

9.2

12

27

32

38

53

58

58

36

29

32

29

27

27

23

641.0

20.7

0.319

0.37

Jan.

22

20

18

15

19

32

32

22

25

*46

69

78

80

56

48

38 

34

29

25

24

23

46

92

126

142

105

69

56

86

150

22_5

1,852

59.7

0.921

1.06

Feb.

216

112

80

98

134

182

166

98

69

58

53

48

43

46

53

64 

92

126

174

150

98

72

64

69

182

263

409

434

460

_

-

4,113

142

2.19

2.36

Mar.

361

216

*216

500

1.120

910

517

283

158

134

150

174

182

174

119

105 

92

86

98

112

150

134

98

150

273

502

434

225

134

105

92

8,004

258

3.98

4.59

Apr.

80

78

75

72

58

52

48

46

*43

39

39

37

39

41

35

32 

28

27

24

22

19

18

15

12

22

35

105

142

134

92

-

1,509

50.3

0.776

0.87

Calendar year 1951: Max 294 Mln 0.10 Mean 26.6

May

64

34

24

18

14

11

10

11

13

18

24

24

19

18

12

8.7 

i^6

8.7

34

58

72

50

30

12

12

*9.9

13

16

10

9.7

11

673.6

21.7

0.335

0.39

June

27

21

12

8.2

5.6

4.2

3.5

2.9

3.0

2.1

1.7

1.3

1.1

1.0

3.0

1

25

16

7.9

5.8

3.9

3.5

3.3

3.6

2.5

*1.5

1.1

.9

.7

-

218.3

7.28

0.112

0.13

Cfsm 0.410

July

0.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.6

2.5

7.9

9.7

4.4

3.5

2.6

*2.1

1.4

1.0 

.9

.9

6.3

2.5

2.6

1.3

1.0

.6

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.4

i§_

71.8

2.32

0.036

0.04

Aug.

32

62

92

61

24

9.2

8.8

28

53

119

105

37

12

5.6

3,6.

4.1 

14

*11

9.0

65

98

119

66

20

12

8.8

12

14

16

27

36

1,184.1

38.2

0.590

0.68

Sept.

78

126

158

37

15

14

8.6

7.3

6.2

6.0

5.6

*7.1

6.7

6.0

4.7

3.6 

3.2

2.9

4.6

7.1

11

18

41

39

26

15

7.7

4.6

4.9

4.1

678.9

22.6

0.349

0.39

In. 5.56

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,120 Mln 0.2 Mean 52.4 Cfsm 0.809 In. 11.01

Discharge measurement made on this day.
104 PAMLICO RIVER BASIN

Sapony Creek near Nashville, N. C. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

*4.3

3.8

4.7

4.7

4.5

3.8

3.8

3.3

6.6

16..

16

13

12

9.6

7 .8

7.8

8.3

7.4

6.6

5.5

4.5

4.0

3.8

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.8

*3.5

2.9

2.7

2.7

187.3

6.04

0.093

0.11

Nov.

5.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.8

4.7

5.2

5.2

4.7

5.2

7.4

15

16

*13

16

25

28

29

20

72

243

487

487

316

207

88

58

48

41

37

-

2,294.4

76.5

1.18

1.32

Dec.

32

33

54

64

78

74

67

61

51

44

58

78

102

81

58

44

40

35

31

30

44

»67

102

95

64

51

43

37

32

28

88

1,766

57.0

0.880

1.01

Jan.

142

243

253

158

104

83

68

62

62

83

104

118

104

77

59

53

47

47

56

62

65

56

50

62

83

126

142

97

68

71

68

2,873

92.7

1.43

1.65

Feb.

59

50

50

*53

65

83

86

134

243

338

234

142

126

158

283

338

473

421

225

118

118

166

263

305

207

134

118

104

_

_

-

5,094

182

2.81

2.92

Mar.

80

90

134

234

263

216

166

111

»86

71

65

80

142

225

283

243

*385

385

216

126

97

74

65

68

77

97

104

80

50

44

3£

4,396

142

2.19

2.52

Apr.

36

68

97

142

90

59

59

68

90

71

41

80

*256

811

612

294

142

83

65

56

56

44

35

30

26

22

20

17

16

17

-

3,503

117

1.81

2.01

May

33

71

86

39

26

21

36

62

83

74

59

29

19

15

13

11

9.8

9.5

9.5

16

21

18

9.8

6.3

*4.1

4.1

3.3

2.7

2.0

1.6

1.3

796.0

25.7

0.397

0.46

June

1.1

.85

.85

.68

.68

.68

.68

2.5

4.4

9.2

6.6

6.6

109

158

409

409

198

198

*612

421

142

32

36

21

20

16

14

15

*31

37

-

2,912.82

97.1

1.50

1.67

July

21

18

13

11

17

13

9.5

8.8

10

8.2

7.2

6.3

5.4

3.0

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.0

.95

1.2

1.2

1.2

.95

.75

.45

.45

.35

.30

*.25

.19

166.64

5.38

0.083

0.10

Aug.

0.15

.15

.15

.15

.75

.95

1.2

1.0

2.0

2.7

1.8

1.4

1.7

*4.6

3.5

2.3

17

36

19

6.9

4.1

2.5

1.8

1.4

1.0

.85

.68

.60

.40

.25

*.23

117.21

3.78

0.058

0.07

Sept.

0.17

.15

.11

.11

.09

.13

.13

.23

.45

.27

.19

.11

.08

.06

.08

.06

.04

.06

.05

.08

.06

.06

.05

*.06

.05

.08

15

7.6

6.0

5.2

-

36.81

1.23

0.019

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,120 Min 0.2 Mean 61.6 Cfsm 0.951 In. 12.95

Water year 1952-53: Max 811 Min 0.04 Mean 66.1 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.86

Discharge measurement made on this day.
PAMLICO RIVER BASIN 105

Pishing Creek near Enfield, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°09', long. 77°42', on right bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 301, 2,000 ft downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, 2 miles 

southwest of Enfield, Halifax County, and 4^ miles downstream from Rooky Creek.

Drainage area. 521 sq mi.

Records available . October 1923 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1918 to December 1936 (annual discharge summaries) in Bulletin 39 of North Carolina 

Department of Conservation and Development. Gage-height records collected at site 

2,000 ft upstream July 1910 to April 1914 and at same site since May 1914 are contained 

in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 76.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 27, 1932, staff gage at highway 

bridge at same datum. July 1, 1910, to Apr. 30, 1914, U. S. Weather Bureau gages at site 

2,000 ft upstream at different datum and since May 1, 1914, at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--35 years (1918-53), 511 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,390 cfs Nov. 23 (gage height, 13.35 ft); minimum, 25 cfs Sept. 24-26 (gage height, 0.26 ft).

1923-53: Maximum discharge, 12,600 cfs Dec. 2, 1934, Aug. 18, 1940; maximum gage 

height, 17.72 ft Aug. 18, 1940; minimum discharge, about 10 cfs Oct. 19, 1933.

Flood of Apr. 19, 1910, reached a stage of 21.0 ft (from floodmarks) at site 2,000 

ft upstream at different datum. Flood of July 24, 1919, reached a stage of 19.6 ft 

(discharge, 20,300 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those computed from once-daily staff-gage readings, which 

are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation and some regulation at low flow caused by mills 

above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 872: 1935(M). WSP 1172: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods when rate of change 

in stage was a factor (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 12-15)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22 Nov. 23 to Sept. 30

1.2 

2.0 

4.0

7.0

120

208

480

1,020

10.0

12.0

14.0

1,720

2,400

4,200

0.3 

1.0 

2.0

29

95

197

4.0 

7.0

465

1,020

Note .--Same as preceding

table above 7.0 ft.

Discharge, in r-ublc feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Testa 1

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

*118

117

121

140

150

H5

127

120

156

256

421

365

262

208

184

166

156

150

145

140

135

129

125

126

130

135

135

140

140

135

135

5,112

165

0.317

0.36

Nov.

130

135

135

145

150

166

178

161

150

145

161

190

238

*220

226

k601

677

465

330

Ic636

Ic2,250

2,780

5.290

Ic2,190

kl.OOO

574

465

405

368

332

-

18,893

630

1.21

1.35

Dec.

310

303

375

435

405

465

495

420

360

339

510

740

591

465

390

353

324

317

310

296

346

*525

g510

g420

g360

g332

g317

g303

g284

272

k551

12,423

401

0.770

0.89

Jan.

kl.660

1,630

gl,130

g940

g780

g574

g480

g450

g495

gl,040

gl,350

gl,100

g760

g574

g495

465

435

420

450

465

435

405

390

420

872

kl,180

1,220

950

662

644

540

23,411

755

1.45

1.67

Feb.

495

480

435

*435

510

495

465

kl,200

1,630

1,260

860

k798

1,350

1,240

kl,560

2,780

5.190

2,650

kl,460

860

780

1,240

1,260

960

760

681

626

557

_

_

-

31,017

1,108

2.13

2.21

Mar.

510

558

kl,050

1,420

1,550

1,310

940

720

*626

557

525

617

1,060

1,220

kl,260

2,190

*2.400

*2,120

kl,250

880

700

591

557

574

800

940

1,100

1,060

669

540

495

30,789

993

1.91

2.20

Apr.

480

574

591

480

450

480

510

880

780

557

480

k503

kl,920

2.540

2,360

kl,600

1,530

1,060

760

644

540

480

450

420

405

368

346

324

303

332

-

22,947

765

1.47

1.64

May

kl.OSO

960

593

435

368

390

525

540

480

390

346

*290

260

242

224

208

202

202

242

k848

k634

368

266

224

202

196

194

182

162

149

144

11,496

371

0.712

0.82

June

143

138

135

130

124

117

113

127

159

183

202

230

kl,050

1,750

1,600

kl,110

k780

k2 , 100

2.710

2,710

kl,420

k516

kl,450

k775

339

248

222

kl,080

1,080

k483

-

23,224

774

1.49

1.66

July

296

230

197

171

169

214

183

162

174

163

142

132

123

115

108

105

99

84

87

83

87

110

138

114

99

95

85

77

72

72

72

4,068

131

0.251

0.29

Aug.

68

62

*61

60

60

62

62

103

137

108

83

71

70

108

110

96

*78

k!40

148

102

77

68

63

62

59

59

57

55

51

49

46_

2,435

78.5

0.151

0.17

Sept.

44

43

41

37

35

32

31

33

35

41

49

46

41

42

42

39

39

36

33

31

30

27

26

25

25

26

40

k449

350

200

-

1,968

65.6

0.126

0.14

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,050 Min 59 Mean 556 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.53

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,290 Min 25 Mean 514 Cfsm 0.987 In. 13.40

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily staff-gage readings.

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

341607 O - 55 - 8
106 PAMLICO RIVER BASIN 

Tar River at Tarboro, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°53'40", long. 77°32'00", near right bank on downstream end of pier of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 64 in Tarboro, Edgecombe County, 6j miles downstream from 

Fishing Creek, and at mile 46.2.

Drainage area.--2,140 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--July 1896 to December 1900, October 1931 to September 1953. Gageheight records collected at same site since 1905 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 10.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 1896 to December 1900 chain gage at 

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, 600 ft downstream au different datum. Oct. 1 to 

Dec. S, 1931, chain gage at site 100 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. --26 years, 2,244 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,950 cfs Feb. 20; maximum gage height, 18.13 

ft Feb. 20; minimum discharge, 108 cfs Sept. 24, 26 (gage height, 1.02 ft).

1896-1900, 1931-53: Maximum discharge, 37,200 cfs Aug. 20, 1940 (gage height, 31.77 

ft); minimum, 36 cfs Oct. 17, 22, 1933 (gage height, 0.45 ft).

Maximum stage known, 34.0 ft, present datum, July 27, 1919, from floodmarks 20 ft 

downstream (discharge, 52,800 cfs, from rating curve extended above 38,000 cfs).

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

Remarks .

tion.

basin

WSP

(t)

727

742

Water

year

1899

1932

1933

Feb. 11, 1899

Mar. 12, 1932

Apr. 24, 1933

Dischar

(cfs)

22,400

12,100

8,050

t Published in 21st Annual Report,

ge Gage height

(feet)

25.00

20.24

15.95

Part 4.

--Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by

Town

above

of Henderson diverted an average of 2.2

station. Town of Tarboro diverts about

cfs during water

mills above stayear 1953 out of

1 2fs for municipal supply.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1172:. Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in 

cubic feet per second, for the water years 1899, 1900, 1932, and 1933, superseding 

those published in 21st Annual Report, Part 4, WSP 727 and 742, are given herewith:

Date

1899

Feb. 8

9

10

11

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

Sept. 10

Oct. 21

1932

Mar. 7

8

Discharge

13,600

17,800

21,000

22,400

14,000

17,900

19,300

19,900

19,400

17,900

15,800

350

735

4,730

6,470

Date

1932-Con.

Mar. 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Dec. 16

17

18

19

26

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge

7,420

8,890

10,900

1 1 , 800

10,900

8,050

4,940

4,560

5,260

5,580

5,020

4,380

4,740

5,260

5,910

6,250

6,050

Date

1933

Jan. 1

2

27

28

29

30

31

Feb. 1

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Discharge

5,580

4,760

4,940

5,980

6,850

6,920

5,980

4,750

4,380

4,740

4,800

4,680

4,930

5,520

5,780

5,060

4,560

Date

1933-Con.

Feb. 22

23

24

Apr. 18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Apr. 25

26

27

Discharge

4,440

4,680

,440

,400

,670

,650

,470

,910

,980

,980

,760

6,570

4,840

Month

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

Water year 1898-99 ............. . .

October 1899 ................ ..........

Water year 1899-1900 .................

Water year 1931-32 ...................

Calendar year 1932 ...................

Maximum

22,400

12,970

11,800

11,800

Minimum

350

453

134

38

38

42

Mean

12,920

3,474

1,334

2,284

1,140

1,370

Per 

square 

mile

.319

1.62

.619

1.59

1.07

.583

.640

.808

Runoff in 

Inches

22.04

.72

14.59

7.24

8.70

10.97
PAMLICO RIVER BASIN 

Tar River at Tarboro, N. C.--Continued

107

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods when rate of change in 

stage was a factor (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

122

202

320

636

1,030

6.0

8.0

10.0

14.0

18.0

1,910

2,920

4,080

6,650

9,750

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

462

459

*443

436 

456

462

479

446

462

548

618

910

990

830

750

673

600

565

512

479

449

462

421

415

424

406

427

427

430

430

409

16,280

525

0.245

0.28

Nov.

424

427

418

495 

436

392

421

459

462

462

479

512

548

*654

711

730

990

1,290

1,290

1,120

k:2,180

k:4,670

6,070

6,920

7,910

B.770

k7,890

k4,920

k:2 , 840

2,130

-

67,020

2,234

1.04

1.16

Dec.

1,820

1,640

1,550

gl,640 

gl,730

gl,730

gl,770

gl,820

gl,730

gl,590

gl,770

gl,910

K2.550

g2,280

62,230

61,860

gl,730

gl,550

gl,460

gl,380

gl,460

gl,550

gl,590

2,000

1,910

,680

,590

,510

,420

,,350

,420

52,980

1,709

0.799

0.92

Jan.

k:2,700

k:4,130

5,060

5,650 

4,810

4,140

3,250

2,640

2,330

2,280

3,210

4,140

4,680

k3,750

2,860

2,430

2,180

2,000

1,910

1,910

1,910

1,860

1,730

1,770

2,040

k:3,340

4,680

5,390

5.780

k3,680

3,140

101,380

3,270

1.53

1.76

Feb.

2,860

2,380

2,130

2.040 

2,040

*2,130

2,130

2,660

k:4,210

5,120

5,320

4,800

4,320

4,620

5,320

5,980

7,060

7,980

8,940

9.660

8,580

7,030

6,580

6,520

6,520

5,300

4,440

3,720

_

_

-

140,390

5,014

2.34

2.44

Mar.

3,200

2,860

3,250

4,310 

5,060

5,780

6,110

5,910

4,510

3,660

3,030

2,810

3,200

4,080

4,930

5,910

6,720

7,260

7,760

6,830

5,740

k4,410

3,310

2,860

2,760

3,620

4,560

5,390

5,850

k3,530

2,640

141,850

4,576

2.14

2.47

Apr.

2,280

2,180

2,430

2,540 

2,330

2,090

2,000

2,180

2,640

3,030

2,540

2,180

k:3,220

5,090

5,980

6,920

7.470

6,320

5,240

4,060

3,140

2,590

2,230

2,000

1,820

1,640

1,510

1,380

1,250

1,200

-

91,480

3,049

1.42

1.59

May

1,640

2,280

2.920

2,590 

2,230

2 , 000

1,910

2,180

2,380

2,180

1,730

1,510

1,380

1,200

1,030

910

830

770

711

770

1,200

1,680

1,550

1,380

1,290

1,120

890

830

870

692

600

45,253

1,460

0.682

0.79

June

530

462

449

433 

409

418

421

412

565

636

790

673

kl,100

k:3,370

5,290

6,110

7,130

7,910

7,690

7,620

7,910

8.130

7,160

k:5,080

k:3,660

k:2,390

1,770

1,550

k:2,450

k:4,310

-

96,828

3,228

1.51

1.68

July

4.930

k:3,520

2,360

1,760 

1,330

1,120

830

790

890

950

790

692

582

530

495

479

436

415

386

381

386

370

462

530

462

427

392

349

330

*330

500

28,004

903

0.422

0.49

Aug.

269

295

255

315

271

230

k560

400

360

368

370

349

360

415

479

452

424

794

830

790

711

548

436

351

330

273

269

230

255

211

209

12,409

400

0.187

0.22

Sept.

241

181

197

202 

163

211

173

179

163

157

179

175

195

181

165

179

142

171

173

173

136

129

150

115 142"

122

216

376

k:499

1,160

-

6,645

222

0.104

0.12

Calendar year 1952 : Max 17,500 Min 204 Mean 2,453 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.61

Water year 1952-53 : Max 9,660 Min 115 Mean 2,193 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.92

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily staff-gage readings.

k: Computed by using rate of change in stage as a factor.
108 PAMLICO RIVER BASIN

Tar River at Greenville, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°37'00", long. ?7°22'30", at bridge on State Highway 11, 600 ft downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge at Greenville, Pitt County, and at mile 

21.0.

Drainage area. 2,620 sq mi (revised).

Records available. March to September 1935, August to September 1940 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2.37 ft (revised) below mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Gage-height records collected at 

same site or at site 600 ft upstream at same datum, since 1905 are contained in reports of the U. S. Weather Bureau.

Extremes.--1935, 1940: Maximum discharge, 36,500 cfs Aug. 22, 1940 (gage height, 22.07 

ft); minimum not determined.

Maximum stage known since at least 1877 is 24.5 ft July 28, 1919, from U. S. Weather 

Bureau records (discharge, 46,500 cfs, from rating curve extended above 37,000 cfs by 

logarithmic plotting).

Remarks. Low and medium stages affected by tide.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the 1940 water 

year, superseding those published in WSP 1066, are given herewith:

Aug. 700

650

650

750

700

1940-Con.

Sept. 23 ........... 700

25 ........... 650

27 ........... 700

28 ........... 700

29 ........... 650

30 ............ 600

Month

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

Cf s-days

39.760

Maximum

3.120

Minimum

6OO

Mean

1.325

Per square 

mile

.506

Runoff in 

Inche s

.56
PAMLICO RIVER BASIN 109

Herring Run near Washington, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°34 I , long. 77°01', on left bank 10 ft downstream from highway bridge, 

1 mile upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 264, 2j miles northeast of Washington, 

Beaufort County, and 3 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. January 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage Is 2 ft, revised 

[from topographic map). Prior to May 8, 1951, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 139 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 9.22 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs Nov. 3, 4.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 271 cfs June 27, 1951 (gage height, 11.21 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs Nov. 18, 19, 1950, Oct. 22-24, 1951, Nov. 3, 4, 1952.

Flood In 1946 reached a stage of 17 ft, from information by local resident (discharge not determined).

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 12 May 13 to Sept. 30

5.0 0.8

5.1 2.0

5.2 5.6

5.4 14

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

5.1 

5.3 

5.5 

5.7

0.9 

2.1 

5.0

12

6.0 22

7.0 42

8.0 77

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.8

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1 . 1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

.9

*.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

27.3

0.88

-

-

Nov.

0.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

1.5

1.0

.9

.8

1.4

5.6

21

11

5.6

3.3

2.7

*2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

-

81.2

2.71

-

-

Dec .

1.5

1.7

l.B

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.7

4.6

4.1

3.3

2.7

2.5

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

il

72.9

2.45

-

~

Jan.

15

8.8

8.8

8.4

7.0

6.1

*5.1

4^6

6.5

11

11

10

8.8

8.0

7.0

6.1

5.1

4.6

4.6

4.6

18

17

12

17

16

12

10

10

11

10

9.2

293.3

9.46

-

"

Feb.

8.4

7.5

10

12

13

11

17

58

30

21

18

19

22

19

32

27

22

*18

17

15

15

17

17

16

20

19

16

14

-

-

-

530.9

19.0

-

Mar.

13

16

19

22

23

19

16

15

14

12

12

16

22

19

17

17

16

14

13

12

11

10

9.2

10

11

12

11

8.8

8.4

7.5

6^5

432.4

13.9

-

"

Apr.

7.0

*8.0

8.4

7.5

6.5

5.6

7.0

7.5

7.0

6.5

5.6

5.6

6.1

6.1

5.1

4.6

4.6

4.1

4.1

3.7

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.7

a2.5

a2.3

a2.1

a2.1

a2.0

a2.0

-

145.3

4.84

-

-

May

a8

a6

a5

a5

a4

a4

a6

alO

a8

a 7

6.5

5.6

4.5

*4.1

*3.7

3.4

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.7 *;U5

1.5

1.5

124.9

4.03

-

-

June

1.4

1.3

1.2

*1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

6.6

2.3

1.6

3.9

2.3

1.9

1.8

12

6.8

*5.0

3.9

3.2

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.5

2.1

1.9

1.8

2.0

2.4

-

81.1

2.70

-

"

July

2.0

1.8

1.5 1.-4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.9

2.0

6.8

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

2.1

6.5

2.2

1.7

4.8

2.1

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

^1

57.7

1.86

-

"

Aug.

0,9

.9

.9

.9

.9

£.1

2.2

1.0

1.2

1.2

n.i

2.4

21 *24

9.5

6.0

4.8

4.6

4.3

3.7

3.1

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

119.0

3.84

-

~

Sept.

1.2

*1.1

1.0

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

4.9

4.2

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

52

18

9.0

*5.8

-

117.9

3.93

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 84 Min 0.8 Mean 3.92 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1952-53: Max 58 Min 0.8 Mean 5.71 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 180 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, 

nd records for Swift Creek near Vanceboro.
110 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

Eno River at Hillsboro, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°04', lo. 

State Highway 86, at Hill 

Creek.

ng. 79°06', on right bank 1,000 ft downstream from bridge on 

illsboro, Orange County, and 2 miles downstream from Sevenmile

Drainage area. 66.5 sq mi.

Records available. November 1927 to September 1953 (fragmentary prior to April 1930).

Gage . Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir. Datum of gage is 487.44 ft above

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 29,

1937, staff gage at same site and datum with natural control.

Average discharge . 23 years (1930-53), 65.7 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 3,000 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 14.84 ft); minimum, about 0.1 cfs Sept. 5 (result of emergency municipal water-supply diversion upstream); minimum unregulated daily discharge, 0.3 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 0.95 ft).

1927-53: Maximum discharge, 11,000 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 20.01 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of Sept. 5, 

1953; minimum unregulated daily discharge, 0.3 cfs Oct. 20-27, 1941, Sept. 25, 1953.

Remarks . Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair. Diversion of about 

0.25 cfs for Hillsboro water supply is partly returned above station as sewage. Town 

of Mebane diverted 1.5 acre-ft Sept. 2-4, 1953, for emergency municipal water supply.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1032: 1939(M) , 1944(M) . WSP 1203: 1930(M) .

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.93

1.0

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

e.o

8.0

11.0

38

81

145

312

655

1,030

1,660

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oc t .

14

14

22

16

13

13

12

12

17

31

20

17

15

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

9.7

9V7

10

12

12

11

11

12

11

11

11

420.4

13.6

0.205

0.24

Nov.

11

14

14

14

15

16

16

16

15

18

26

28

22

16

50

43

26

21

53

1,660

1,020

244

117

63

64

56

51

44

40

37

-

3,852

128

1.92

2.15

Dec .

36

36

45

' 40

40

64

46

40

37

41

165

88

60

49

44

40

38

36

35

34

97

73

52

47

42

40

37

35

32

33

503

2,005

64.7

0.973

1.12

Jan.

236

112

121

93

70

*59

55

56

458

544

196

120

89

76

68

63

59

56

61

54

63

76

56

"247 777

125

97

98

125

84

73

4,469

144

2.17

2.50

Feb.

70

63

59

58

55

51

173

136

86

69

63

205

170

98

1.140

277

152

107

94

88

537

330

162

122

108

97

84

77

-

-

-

4,731

169

2.54

2.65

Mar.

70

196

173

254

207

118

98

68

77

72

73

200

295

140

171

399

144

114

103

88

77

74

80

1.540

244

154

117

100

89

80

77

5,712

184

2.77

3.19

Apr.

82

104

76

69

64

62

77

71

60

57

52

113

246

T20

79

123

84

68

R3

56

53

50

48

46

43

42

40

37

36

42

-

2,163

72.1

1.08

1.21

May

74

46

39

36

37

45

46

40

33

30

28

26

25

24

23

22

23

22

28

53

27

23

21

19

19

21

17

15

15

15

14

906

29.2

0.439

0.51

June

14

13

12

12

11

11

19

29

21

26

20

16

24

267

30

21

52

42

24

20

17

16

15

13

12

12

15

108

124

28

-

1,044

34.8

0.523

0.58

July

18

15

13

11

10

10

10

11

11

9.1

*8.4

7.8

7.5

7.3

7.0

6.7

6.4

6.1

6.1

23

14

9.4

12

9.1

7.5

6.7

6.1

5.9

5.3

5.3

4.9

290.6

9.37

0.141

0.16

Aug.

4.4

4.2

4.4

4.2

4.0

6.1

6.1

5.6

5.3

5.9

4.9

4.4

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.8

4.2

3.8

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.4

2.3

1.9

*1.7

1.3

1.3

1.5

113.6

3.66

0.055

0.06

Sept.

1.0

1.3

*1.0

.4

^2

2.1

2.7

4.2

3.8

2.7

2.6

2.3

1.9

1.7

1.3

.8

.8

1.0

.8

.4

*.6

1.0

1,0

.8

.3

.4

19

13

4.9

3.3

-

77.3

2.58

0.039

0.04

Calendar year 1952: - Max 2,470 Min 5.8 Mean 79.6 Cfsm 1.2O In. 16.30

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,660 Min 0.2 Mean 70.6 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.41

Peak discharge (base, 1.500 efs).--Mov. 20 (8 a.m.) 2,080 cfs (12.46 ft): Jan. 24 (12 m.) 1,610 

cfs (10.85 ft); Feb. 15 (12:30 p.m.) 2,200 cfs (12.86 ft); Mar. 24 (7 a.m.) 3,000 cfs (14.84 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 

Plat River at Bahama, N. C.

Ill

Location. Lat 36°11'00", long. 78°52 1 45", on right bank half a mile upstream from Lake 

Michie, l£ miles upstream from highway bridge, l£ miles north of Bahama, Durham County, 

and l-J miles upstream from Dial Creek.

Drainage area. 150 sq mi.

Records available. July 1925 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 346 ft (by barometer). Prior to Oct. 12, 1925, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 146 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,500 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 9.35 ft); minimum, 1.1 cfs Sept. 23 (gage height, 0.85 ft).

1925-53: Maximum discharge, 16,100 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 11.90 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs; minimum, 0.37 cfs Sept. 26, 27, 1932 (gage 

height, 0.23 ft).

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

Some diurnal fluctuation and occasional regulation at low flow caused by small mill 

5 miles above station. Town of Roxboro diverted an average of 1.7 cfs during water 

year 1953 out of Hyco River (Roanoke River basin) returning sewage to Plat River above 

station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In Ir feet,

and discharge, iti cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug.

0.8

.9

1.0

1.3

1.6

2.0

1.3

3.1

5.7

20

53

153

2.5

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

8.0

. 4-28)

341

5SO

1,220

2,100

3,300

6,500

charge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

5

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

28

27

30

22

23

25

22

23

28

57

46

34

31

27

27

23

23

22

21

20

19

20

20

16

T6

20

23

22

18

19

20

772

24.9

0.166

0.19

Nov.

18

19

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

31

50

42

32

90

114

53

39

36

«5.990

2,250

672

274

183

*147

125

112

96

86

78

-

10,699

357

2.38

2.65

Dec.

73

78

93

86

83

139

103

83

73

98

545

230

145

114

98

88

83

76

73

69

187

177

117

98

90

80

76

69

63

63

1,140

4,590

148

0.987

1.14

Jan.

640

253

332

242

165

139

125

120

1,170

1,640

515

296

205

174

153

142

131

122

131

114

122

162

117

2.100

654

296

212

249

372

202

168

11,463

370

2.47

2.84

Feb.

156

139

128

125

117

106

572

346

189

145

128

219

332

174

2.380

716

346

*234

193

174

*1,100

745

346

242

219

193

168

147

_

-

-

9,879

353

2.35

2.45

Mar.

133

383

500

868

745

310

223

193

165

150

147

394

896

336

334

418

238

193

180

153

136

128

T31

5.970

708

441

283

219

189

165

150

13,479

435

2.90

3.34

Apr.

150

248

162

139

128

114

202

183

131

117

106

455

905

3^9

193

180

150

128

122

112

98

93

90

86

83

76

73

69

65

54

-

5,101

170

1.13

1.26

May

~98~ 180

73

69

65

67

83

67

59

53

52

47

47

43

40

38

39

38

54

114

53

42

39

35

47

83

46

35

32

30

!§

1,794

57.9

0.386

0.44

June

26

25

23

22

20

 23 20

25

34

55

53

38

5.540

153

83

365

al.OOO

a3 60

a!50

a 90

a6O

a50

a40

a36

34

33

29

203

88

46

-

6,424

214

1.43

1.59

July

36

32

28

23

23

66

39

30

24

20

18

17

15

14

13

13

12

11

11

191

47

27

20

20

18

14

12

11

11

9.6

8.5

834.1

26.9

0.179

0.21

Aug.

8.2

7.4

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.4

5.7

6.0

6.4

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.4

*4.9

4.9

4.4

3.9

3.4

3.4

3.6

4.1

5.9

4.1

5.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

*3.1

2.9

2.9

2.7

148.9

4.80

0.032

0.04

Sept.

2.6

2.4

2.4

*2.1

2.4

3.4

2.9

2.6

2.6

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.3

*1.5

1.5

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

6.8

5.2

12

TT

-

92.9

3.10

0.021

0.02

Calendar year 1952 : Max 5,990 Mln 12 Mean 207 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.73

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,990 Mln 1.2 Mean 179 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.17

Peak discharge (base. 4,500 efs).--Nov. 20 (9:50 a.m.) 9,500 cfs (9.55 ft); Mar. 24 (6:30 a.m.) 

7,300 cfs (8.43 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

nearby stations.
112 NEUSE RIVER BASIN 

Dial Creek near Bahama, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°10'35", long. 78°51'20", on right bank three-eighths of a mile upstream 

from mouth and Lake Michie and lj miles northeast of Bahama, Durham County.

Drainage area. 4.9 sq mi, approximately.

Records available October 1925 to September 1953. Prior to October 1929, published 

as "at Bahama."

Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir. Altitude of gage is 356 ft 

(from topographic map).

Average discharge. 28 years, 4.39 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,010 cfs June 13 (gage height, 5.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 270 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow 

and computation of peak flow over dam at gage height 4.83 ft; no flow Sept. 1-5, 16- 

26.

1925-53: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred May 24, 1940 (gage height, 

7.60 ft); no flow at times in many years.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1233: 1926-40, 1941-42(M) , 1944-45, 1946-47(M) , 1948- 

50(P) .

Rating table, water year- 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

.4

.01 

.07 

.17 

.30

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

0.73 

i:58 

2.42 

4.75 

8.0

2.0 

2.3

3.0 

3.3

50

95

142

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.08

1.11

2.24

1.22

1.11

1.05

1.02

.96

1.95

2.75

1.85

1.46

1.30

1.22

1.15

1.11

1.08

1.02

1.02

*.93

.81

787

.93

.99

.96

.96

1.02

1.08

1.02

.96

.96

37.17

1.20

0.245

0.28

Nov.

0.99

T752

1.02

1.18

1.26

1.11

1.08

1.05

1.O5

1.18

2.16

3.08

1.85

1.50

6.90

4.30

2.60

2.18

2.00

li

44

16

7.8

5.2

4.30

3.95

3.63

3.31

2.87

2.80

230.37

7.68

1.57

1.75

Dec.

2.66

3.23

3.47

2.80

3.31

3.63

2.80

2.73

2.73

3.33

9.3

4.66

3.55

3.08

2.87

2.66

2.60

2.48

2.36

2.30

5.4

3.55

3.01

2.80

2.66

2.54

2.42

H.30

2.18

2724

29

124.65

4.02

0.820

0.95

Jan.

12

7.3

9.5

5.7

4.66

4.12

3.87

4712

20

31

12

7.2

5.7

4.93

4.57

4.48

4.3O

4.39

4.30

3.87

4.75

4.39

3.87

88

16

9.1

7.5

9.7

8.7

6.6

6.1

322.72

10.4

2,12

2.45

Feb.

5.9

5.2

5.0

5.0

4.48

4.30

13

9.8

6.6

5.7

5.2

10

8.8

6.6

16

19

12

8.7

7.5

7.2

18

15

10

8.7

7.9

7.2

6.4

5.7

_

-

304.88

10.9

2.22

2.31

Mar.

5.2

12

16

20

16

10

8.4

7.3

5.9

6.0

6.O

14

22

12

12

14

9.4

8.O

7.4

6.2

5.7

5.5

5.3

131 ~22

13

10

8.3

7.4

6.9

6.4

439.3

14.2

2.90

3.33

Apr.

6.1

7.4

5.3

5.0

5.4

4.94

9.7

6.6

5.5

5.0

4.30

10

23

12

8.0

12

7.8

6.0

5.5

4.93

4.48

4.12

3.87

3.55

3.31

3.15

2.87

2.73

2.66

7.9

-

193.11

6.44

1.31

1.47

May

7.4

4703

3.31

3.01

3.15

4.28

5.6

3.63

2.87

2.48

2.3O

2.06

1.95

1.80

1.65

1.65

1.70

1.55

3.55

a3.8

a2.1

al.6

al.5

al.4

a5

a2.7

1.60

1.26

1.18

1.11

1.05

82.27

2.65

0.541

0.62

June

0.93

.90

.87

.81

.75

.75

1.76

1.70

1.26

5.2

1.65

1.26

122

7.2

3.79

3.01

58

12

5.4

3.79

2.94

2.48

2.24

1.85

1.65

1.55

4.48

15

5.0

2.66

-

272.88

9.10

1.86

2.07

July

2.12

1.65

1.50

1.50

1.42

1.60

1.38

1.30

1.18

1.O2

.96

.90

.81

.78

.70

.68

.66

.60

.60

1.90

.81

.73

.96

.73

.56

.53

.48

.46

.41

.37

.55

29.65

0.956

0.195

0.22

Aug.

O.34

.52

.29

.55

.39

.30

.43

.43

.68

.43

.34

,27

.25

.21

.17

.14

.14

.22

.25

.26

.21

.15

.12

.10

.09

.06

.05

.04

.03

.02

.01

7.09

0.229

0.047

0.05

Sept.

0

0

0

0

.01

.49

.30

.24

.14

.10

.09

.08

.06

.03

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

.01

O

0

O

.01

4.51 ~756

.27

.21

-

7.15

0.258

0.049

0.05

Calendar year 1952: Max 126 Mln 0.14 Mean 5.81 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.15

Water year 1952-53: Max 131 Mln 0 Mean 5.62 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.55

Peak discharge (baae. 160 cfs).--Nov. 20 (9 a.m.) 198 ofa (3.58 ft)} Jan. 24 (8 a.m.) 227 cfs (3.69 

ft); Feb. 15 (9 a.m.) 180 cfa (3.50 ft); Mar. 24 (5 a.m.) 416 ofa (4.23 ft); June 13 (5 a.m.) 1,010 

cfs (5.25 ft); June 17 (12 m.) 180 cfa (3.50 ft).

* Dlacharge meaaurement made on thla day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on baals of weather records, recorded range In atage, 

and recorda for nearby stations.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 113

Flat River at dam, near Bahama, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°08'55", long. 78°49'43", on right bank 900 ft downstream from Durham 

municipal dam, 3 miles southeast of Bahama, Durham County, and 5 miles upstream from 

confluence with Eno River.

Drainage area. 171 sq-mi.

Records available. August 1927 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 255.05 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 26 years, 159 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,300 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 14.50 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Sept. 23 (gage height, 0.34 ft); minimum daily, 0.5 cfs Sept. 22.

1927-53: Maximum discharge, 18,600 cfs July 26, 1938 (gage height, 19.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over 

Durham municipal dam; no flow Sept. 3-14, 1938 (result of construction work upstream).

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

Considerable regulation since 1926 by Lake Michie (usable capacity, 12,610 acre-ft) 

above station. An average of 13.7 cfs was diverted above station for Durham municipal 

water supply and about 5.0 cfs was returned as sewage to Neuse River 3 miles upstream 

from Northside gage during water year 1953.

Revisions (water years). WSP 802: 1935.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June-19 June 20 to Sept. 30

0.5 3.6 2.0 160 O.3 0.1 0.6 6

.6 5.8 3.0 398 .4 .9 .7 10

.7 9.7 4.0 720 .5 2.8

.8 15 6.0 1,560

1.0 27 8.0 2,550 Note. Same as pre1.3 54 10.0 3,900 ceding table above 0.7

1.6 91 12.0 5,800 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

99

50

50

62

11.

11

11

11

*16

48

49

49

24

11

11

11

11

11

11

39

11

11

11

11 

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

717

23.1

_

-

Nov.

11

11

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

13

10

9

9

9

9

9

38

5.59O

3,120

1,040

378

202 

241

178

178

112

73

67

-

11,200

373

_

-

Dec .

52

44

44

44

74

152

166

156

152

81

175

312

198

152

152

136

54

61

73

43

54

210

288

202 

79

53

it

56

69

78

625

4,076

131

_

-

Jan.

934

413

398

264

196

198

196

196

620

1.870

712

428

326

384

228

194

188

214

98

72.

80

90

94

1,660 

1,040

428

307

283

352

370

192

13,025

420

_

-

Feb.

194

196

142

84

85

85

282

398

297

192

194

198

256

292

2.240

1,220

*440

356

356

248

526

979

473

384 

384

334

202

200

_

_

-

11,237

401

_

-

Mar.

129

240

302

575

912

443

398

398

257

194

174

228

504

458

369

504

369

334

328

205

172

194

108

5.980 

1,260

550

369

342

342

220

144

15,002

484

_

-

Apr.

144

*154

142

155

180

150

242

246

137

120

73

116

830

57T

384

333

259

165

105

45

44

45

69

86 

84

84

69

42

48

83

-

5,205

174

-

May

162

T62

80

53

53

80

156

79

52

52

53

53

53

60

73

87

87

87

52

52

54

54

54

54

28

*11

1,864

60.1

_

-

June

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

2,420

428

207

146

628

577

356

214

65

65

65

75 

83

26

2.5

67

71

50

-

5,587.5

186

_

-

July

41

30

12

41

6_L

24

2.3

29

41

42

21

2.1

27^

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

15 

43

42

14

2.8

2.8

2.8

12

513.1

16.6

_

-

Aug.

ii.

40

15

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.5

4

*4

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.8

2.8 

2.8

2.8

2.8

*2.5

2.8

2.8

2.8

175.3

5.65

_

-

Sept.

2.8

4

3

*3

3

3

3

2.8

3

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.8

2.5

2.3

1.2

1.0

a. 9

a. 8

a. 6

a. 5

*1.0

2.1 

2.8

2.5

3

2.3

1.7

1.7

-

68.2

2.27

_

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,920 Min 9 Mean 221 cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,390 Min 0.5 Mean 188 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of streamflow continuity.
114 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

Neuse River near Northside, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°02'07", long. 78*44'59", on right bank 10 ft downstream from Fish Dam 

Bridge, Ij miles downstream from Rooky Creek, 2^ miles downstream from Seaboard Air 

Line Railway bridge, and 2| miles south of Northside, Granville County.

Drainage area.--526 sq mi.

Records available. July 1927 to September 1953.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 226.32 ft above mean sea level (levels 

oy Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 2, 1928, chain gage at bridge 10 ft upstream 

at same datum. Since Sept. 29, 1950, auxiliary water-stage recorder at bridge at 

U. S. Highway 15, 4 miles upstream. Mar. 25, 1949, to Sept. 28, 1950, auxiliary wireweight gage at same site.

Average discharge. 26 years, 541 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,200 ofs Nov. 21 (gage height, 23.12 ft);

'minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 1.06 ft).

1927-53: Maximum discharge, 36,600 cfs Sept. 18, 1945; maximum gage height, 31.02 

ft Sept. 18, 1945, from floodmark; minimum discharge, 3.1 cfs Sept. 20, 1932 (gage 

height, 0.87 ft).

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

Moderate diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station. Flow slightly regulated by Durham municipal dam. For diversion see page for records for Flat River 

at dam near Bahama.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 1032: 1933(M), 1935-36, 1937(M), 

1938-39, 1944(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Pall used as a factor Nov. 20-27, Dec. I, Jan. 2-5, 1O-13, Z6-28, 

Feb. 17-19, 23-24, Mar. 18, 19, Z4-29, Apr. 14, 15, June 14, 

15, 18-20)

Oct. 1-31, 

July 2 to Sept. 3O Nov. 1 to July 1

1.7 

2.0 

4.0

136

438

1.4

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

42

57

110

225

550

7.0

10.0

13.0

17.0

21.0

1,010 

1,860 

2,860 

4.6OO 

8,000

Discharge cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

92

175

118

175

121

69

60

58

64

139

207

178

132

88 

73

73

65

62

60

60

78

51

46

47

49

56

56

55

49

53

51

2,660

85.8

0.163

0.19

Nov.

54

52

52

52

59

*57

52

54

54

54

62

101

141

100 

77

266

201

119

97

2,360

9.260 

8,540

4,500

1,830

982

*578

451

434

325

288

-

31,252

1,042

1.98

2.21

Dec.

260

232

*267

267

253

355

410

386

340

318

523

985

592

434 

386

362

*288

246

232

225

288 

592

571

530

348

274

239

201 539"

225

1.250

12,098

390

0.741

0.86

Jan.

3,440

2,610

1,370

1,050

621

530

*490

470

1,560

3,440

4,130

2,350

1,070

760 

676

530

500

50O

*460

578

m402

1,950

4.550

*3,630

1,530

850

1,010

935

655

43,235

1,395

2.65

3.06

Feb.

550

530

490

402

386

355

768

1,640

1,060

613

530

785

1,610

1,010 

2,370

5.460

4,400

2,760

1,080

759

1,150 

2,990

2,300

1,180

960

a850

a65O

a550

_

-

58,168

1,565

2.59

2.70

Mar.

a500

a800

al , 400

a2,000

a2 , 7OO

al , 700

a950

a800

a700

a550

a500

a700

a2,500

al,800 

al , 200

a3,200

2,180

1,100

901

718

550 

530

500

3,420

8.480

4,770

2,210

1,260

874

697

530

50,720

1,636

5.11

3.59

Apr.

*510

592

550

470

490

426

592

760

510

410

370

495

2,070

2.400 

1,060

1,000

1,070

654

490

370

325 

502

288

310

302

281

274

225

207

225

-

18,006

600

1.14

1.27

May

550

470

555

232

219

239

589 434"

267

219

195

183

177

165 

165

189

177

183

177

225

259 

177

148

142

131

148

*117

84

69

66

63

6,794

219

0.416

0.48

June

57

57

57

57

57

58

57

90

105

148

165

101

1,170

2.490 

792

306

627

2,020

770

408

207 

154

*148

136

148

126

68

733

530

348

-

12,190

406

0.772

0.86

July

171

139

98

93

103

*129

71

64

86

83

78

56

36

30 

34

30

28

29

29

115

299 

*85

64

62

71

78

67

38

29

*28

98

2,421

78.1

0.148

0.17

Aug.

88

85

75

38

26

32

32

29

26

29

31

a26

aZ4

a22 

a20

20

20

23

26

27

22 

20

17

15

19

20

20

21

20

16

14

899

29.0

0.055

0.06

Sept.

15

15

15

16

15

67

51

30

22

20

18

15

15

tt

15

15

15

14

14

14 

16

*20

20

19

14

249

336

12Z

65

-

1,290

43.0

0.082

0.09

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,57O Min 28 Mean 643 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.64

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,260 Min 14 Mean 602 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.54

Peak discharge (base. 4.500 efs). Nov. 21 (7 p.m.) 11,200 cfs (23.12 ft); Jan. 25 (8 p.m.) 5.120 

cfs (17.80 ft); Feb. 16 (6:30 p.m.) 6,360 cfs (19.55 ft)j Mar. 25 (11 a.m.) 9,3OO cfs (21.97 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated from recorded range in stage and records at other 

stations in the basin.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 115

Neuse River near Clayton, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°39', long. 78°25i, on left bank 5 ft downstream from bridge on State 

Highway 42, 1.8 miles upstream from Mill Creek, and 3 miles east of Clayton, 

Johnston County.

Drainage area. 1,140 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. July 1927 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 128.12 ft above mean sea level (levels 

oy Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 18, 1942, 1,100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 1,227 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,450 cfs Nov. 25 (gage height, 11.81 ft); 

minimum, 54 cfs Sept. 24 (gage height, 0.86 ft).

1927-53: Maximum discharge, 22,900 cfs Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height. 22.12 ft); 

minimum, 44 cfs Sept. 15, 1932 (gage height, 0.28 ft, site then in use).

Flood of July 23, 1919, reached a stage of 21.15 ft from floodmark at former site, 

(discharge, 21,200 cfs).

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

Revisions (water years).--WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 1032: 1930, 1935(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

51

106

226

468

1,080

4.0

6.0

8.0

12.0

1,750

3,160

4,850

8,650

Discharge ubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*216

209

238

279

246

266

250

212

258

583

338

348

357

519

279

258

226

212

206

195

199

195

202

202

195

186

183

T95 

199

199

*195

7,445

240

0.211

0.24

Nov.

192

189

180

199

212

209

219

206

189

186

250

315

297

301

348

388

534

462

362

1,940

5,020

5,860

6,330

7,650

8.450

7,800

3,860

1,030 

860

709

-

54,547

1,818

1.59

1.78

Dec.

618

600

666

630

624

618

648

709

685

648

709

919

1.420

1,050

788

691

642

594

516

492

636

860

1,080

1,050

925

740

612

546 

498

486

1,270

22,970

741

0.650

0.75

Jan.

3,870

*4,170

4,510

4,000

2,180

1,460

1,150

1,050

1,120

3,100

4,340

4,510

4,680

3,160

1,490

1,250

1,050

990

1,020

960

890

890

860

1,940

6.390

6,380

5,590

5,310 

3,180

1,950

1,680

85,120

2,746

2.41

2.78

Feb.

1,380

1,150

1,050

1,020

925

860

1,160

2,720

2,940

2,190

1,520

1,320

2,350

2,790

 4,080

7.010

6,440

6,050

6,140

4,770

2,220

3,290

3,820

4,000

2,820

1,880

1,620

1,380

_

-

78,895

2,818

2.47

2.57

Mar.

1,180

1,320

2,100

3,010

3,400

3,400

2,900

1,880

1,550

1,380

1.150

1,390

3,420

4,170

4,480

6,230

5,310

4,680

3,020

1,950

1,580

1,280

1,220

1,760

4,530

5,050

6,140

6.980 

6,660

3,300

1,460

97,860

3,157

2.77

3.19

Apr.

*1,180

1,620

1,490

1,220

1,050

990

1,080

1,280

1,460

1,120

925

1,370

3,920

4.850

4,170

3,030

2,080

1,950

1,490

1,150

960

818

770

733

703

685

636

612 

570

502-

44,494

1,483

1.30

1.45

May

925

1.220

1,050

806

654

594

776

1,120

1,050

740

594

528

486

462

433

427

427

450

462

691

558

570

474

399

367

573

393

348 

301

266

250

18,194

587

0.515

0.59

June

*226

223

209

206

195

195

206

297

301

288

343

357

3,750

5.020

3,910

2,970

1,610

3,240

3,490

2,700

1,120

660

558

427

388

373

373

705 

1,880

1,790

-

38,010

1,267

1.11

1.24

July

860

540

399

685

516

329

319

301

275

a240

a220

a200

a200

a220

a220

a200

a!90

alSO

alSO

a200

a350

a300

alSO

alSO

alSO

alSO

a!70

a!70 

*165

154

T55

8,668

280

0.246

0.28

Aug.

142

156

202

199

183

165

168

154

227

202

165

142

134

142

123

117

103

661

32T

195

159

137

123

109

109

98

84

86 

98

84

73

5,061

163

0.143

0.17

Sept.

*73

78

95

92

114

126

126

142

148

134

128

106

92

81

*73

70

70

64

62

64

64

67

*70

59

64

70

713

1.180 

678

404

-

5,307

177

0.155

0.17

Calendar year 1952: Max 12,000 Min 89 Mean 1,318 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.73

Water year 1952-53: Max 8,450 Min 59 Mean 1,278 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.21

Peak discharge (base. 7.100 efs). Nov. 25 (3 p.m.) 8,450 cfs (11.81 ft); Jan. 25 (10 p.m.) 7,270 

cfs 110-63 ft;; Feb. 16 (7 p.m.) 7,460 cfs (10.77 ft); Mar. 28 (7 p.m.) 7,170 cfs (10.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, 

and records for nearby stations.
116 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

Middle Creek near Clayton, N. C.

Location. Lat 35 C 34'10", long. 78 0 35'30", on right bank 300 ft downstream from bridge

on State Highway 50, a quarter of a mile upstream from Buffalo Branch, 3-J- miles

downstream from county line, and 9-J- miles southwest of Clayton, Johnston County.

Drainage area.--80.7 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 177 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

Nov. 21, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 87.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 cfs Feb. 16 (gage height, 8.47 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 22-24.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 4,100 cfs Sept. 1, 1952 (gage height, 12.31 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 22-24, 1953.

Remarks.--Records fair. Occasional diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by gristmill 

above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 952: 1940(M), 1941. WSP 1233: 1943(M), 1945, 1949.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 25 to Nov. 11, Sept. 3o)

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

Oct. 1 to June 17

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

120

219

352

500

940

June 18 to Sept. 30

0.3 0.4 0.8 6.0

.4 1.0 1.0 11

.6 2.8 1.2 17

Note.--Same as preceding 

table above 1.2 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

oct.

*42

38

38

38

35

33

31

31

44

M

71

54

46

40

37

36

35

32

31

28

26

24

25

25

25

24

24

31 

31

26

*£3.

1,112

35.9

0.445

0.51

Nov.

23

23

23

24

25

26

26

27

23

23

33

62

58

43

43

62

54

44

39

379

560

64O

426

177

128

112

100

86

77

72

3,438

115

1.42

1.58

Dec .

*67

71

137

112

90

92

82

73

68

70

84

90

75

66

62

59

57

55

53

52

99

142

94

84

77

71

65

60 

56

55

218

2,536

' 81.8

1.01

1.17

Jan.

440

*426

192

172

124

104

94

91

108

187

236

152

108

95

88

82

81

87

167

112

114

162

116

200

704

*712

318

182 

167

152

128

6,101

197

2.44

2.81

Feb.

116

104

96

104

108

91

152

331

268

*198

120

132

242

177

447

940

600

288

187

162

240

410

440

270

214

182

162

128

_

-

6,909

247

3.06

3.18

Mar.

112

179

268

268

324

219

152

132

116

104

104

264

455

540

366

593

665

310

208

167

142

128

128

172

172

128

102

90 

84

80

16

6,848

221

2.74

3.16

Apr.

*76

196

148

98

91

82

120

116

90

77

69

218

514

765

402

152

112

90

120

95

80

72

68

63

57

56

50

47 

44

54

-

4,222

141

1.75

1.95

May

116

95

88

68

57

53

165

223

77

56

46

40

35

32

28

25

24

23

23

44

44

31

25

21

20

20

19

16 

14

13

13

1,554

50.1

0.621

0.72

June

*13

11

11

11

10

10

18

26

29

20

16

14

17

37

32

20

109

268

97

37

27

22

19

17

15

14

13

14 

147

77

-

1,171

39.0

0.483

0.54

July

31

24

21

73

63

32

25

35

24

19

18

15

13

12

11

10

9.6

9.2

8.2

*7.8

7.1

7.1

6.9

6.7

6.4

5.2

4.6

*4.3 

4.2

3.7

4.0

521.0

16.8

0.208

0.24

Aug.

3.6

5.5

99.

28

12

8.7

9.4

8.2

20

23

12

8.2

7.1

7.1

5.8

5.7

5.8

7.3

16

*11

7.8

5.5

4.3

3.8

3.6

3.4

*3.4

2.8 

2.4

2.1

2.0

344.5

11.1

0.138

0.16

Sept.

*1.9

2.1

2.1

2.2

3.1

4.0

6.0

9.6

7.3

5.7

4.2

3.4

2.6

1.8

*1.4

1.1

.8

.e

.6

.6

.5

 1

*.4

.4

.6

.9

24

50 

T4

8.0

-

160.5

5.35

O.066

0.07

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,720 Min 2.4 Mean 105 Cfsm 1.3O In. 17.68

Water year 1952-53: Max 94O Min 0.4 Mean 95.7 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.09

Peak discharge (base. 600 cfs) . Nov. 22 (3 a.m.) 700 cfs (7.05 ft); Jan. 25 (8 p.m.) 1,070 cfs 

(8.42 ft); Feb. 16 111 a.m.) 1,100 cfs (8.47 ft); Mar. 16 (9 p.m.) 915 cfs (7.86 ft); Apr. 14 

(6 a.m.) 865 cfs (7.66 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 

Little River near Princeton, N. C.

117

Location. Lat 35°30 I 20", long. 78°09'30", on left bank a quarter of a mile upstream 

from highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Little Creek, and 3 miles 

north of Princeton, Johnston County.

Drainage area. 229 sq mi.

Records available. February 1930 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 108 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

TTov. 16, 1934, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 240 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,710 cfs June 16 (gage height, 11.09 ft); minimum, 7 cfs Sept. 23-25.

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 4,470 cfs Dec. 2, 1934 (gage height, 12.68 ft): minimum, 1.0 cfs several times in September and October 1932 (gage height, 0.30 ft).

Flood of September 1924 reached a stage of 14.90 ft; July 1919, 14.57 ft; October 

1929, 13.47 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation and occasionally some regulation for 

short periods caused by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 1233: 1935(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 12 to Sept. 30)

0.7 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

7

21

37

61

117

2.0 

3.0 

6.0 

9.0 

11.0

183

410

1,000

1,760

2,650

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

39

35

39

38

44

32

*28

27

28

37

74

81

6T

54

*49

41

35 

32

31

30

27

26

24 

24

24

27

24

*23

22

ZZ

22

1,103

35.6

0.155

0.18

Nov.

24

11

23

23

23

24

30

25

26

25

31

40

53

58

57

64

86 

75

67

74

568

960

1.160 

*1,020

764

510

336

226

172

146

-

6,713

224

0.978

1.09

Dec .

124

113

135

193

193

2OO

195

159

135

121

146

202

202

165

141

117

106 

95

90

86.

108

219

255 

226

205

170

141

121

106

95

185

4,749

153

0.668

0.77

Jan.

530

630

57?5

530

*430

326

250

214

214

295

358

368

347

316

258

212

181 

T79~ 170

214

209

265

288 

270

389

400

*347

347

326

278

233

9,944

321

1.40

1.61

Feb.

214

195

181

205

285

275

241

470

710

670

530

450

510

530

570

*920

1^090

940

690

510

670

880 

840

764

670

550

440

_

_

-

16,110

575

2.51

2.62

Mar.

358

389

590

650

728

728

590

480

389

326

290

420

670

746

670

900

1.020 

1,020

940

746

530

400

336 

347

368

358

316

278

238

209

*185

16,213

523

2.28

2.63

Apr.

176

326

358

298

300

265

298

378

326

265

217

348

1,320

1.870

*1,460

860

630 

430

336

378

305

226

195 

170

152

130

117

104

90

93

-

12,42]!

414

1.81

2.02

May

270

358

336

262

190

157

358

590

480

298

195

139

*97

84

67

58

53 

48

47

58

81

97

90 

72

54

49

42

38

36

36

35_

4,775

154

0.672

0.78

June

*35

34

33

33

33

33

34

35

33

34

36

38

638

1,990

*2,380

2,650

2,020 

1,330

1,230

1,020

813

480

530 

630

260

146

117

110

193

250

-

17,198

573

2.50

2.79

July

250

165

95

97

490

570

248

*128

113

90

79

52

42

39

35

35

33 

32

31

29

29

28

26 

23

22

20

18

16

*16

14

14

2,879

92.9

0.406

0.47

Aug.

15

22

18

13

14

14

14

15

18

*16

23

26

27

22

19

22

19 

25

21

16

~97 128

44 

26

22

20

21

21

17

16

16

807

26.0

0.114

0.13

Sept.

*16

15

14

14

13

14

14

12

11

10

10

10

11

10

10

9

9 

9

8

8

9

8

*7 

7

7

8

20

14

20

69.

396

13.2

0.058

0.06

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,870 Min 17 Mean 188 Cfsm 0.821 In. 11.18

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,650 Min 7 Mean 256 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.15

Peak discharge (base. 1.200 cfs). Apr. 14 (2 p.m.) 1,910 cfs (9.42 ft); June 16 (8 a.m.) 2,710 

cfs (11.09 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this.day.
118 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

Neuse River near Goldsboro, N. C.

Location --Lat 35°20', long. 78°00', on left bank 5 ft downstream from highway bridge 

BO?^ ? upstream from Stony Creek, 1.5 miles downstream from Atlantic Coast Line 

Tltt^R^i SS'H ? ?? S ?uPVf Goldsboro, Wayne County, 4.3 miles downstream from Little River, and at mile 135 (by U. S. Weather Bureau).

Drainage area.--2.390 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. February 1930 to September 1953.

^SSe-:-Water-stage recorder. Datum of saee Is 42.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 ^VS !$Pleme"}tary adjustment of 1936. Prior to July 23, 1931, chain gage at railToao brldge 1.5 miles upstream at datum 5.84 ft higher. July 23, 1931, to Aug 31 

 .«' "a * erstage reader at site 2.3 miles upstream at datum 1.71 ft higher than' piesenu OHuunit

Average discharge. 23 years, 2,437 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,300 cfs Feb. 23 (gage height 16 92 ft)- 

minimum, 103 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 1.62 ft).

ft qm?~5|U ^^ ,dlSChargei 30 ' 700 cfs SePt- 23 > 1945 ' maximum gage height, 26.72 

qL^ P?; looo i ' lte and datum then ln use ; minimum unregulated discharge, 85 cfs 

n^nS i'o^ ? (gage h?lght > i- 03 ", 3 ite and datum then In use); minimum; 80 cfs 

,'. S i (result of temporary closure of river channel upstream).

 JShM^ a S H harge ^°Ti 3i?' 300 cfs Oct - 5 > 1929 (gage height, 31.1 ft, at railroad bridge and present datum), by current-meter measurement.

Remarks. Records good. 

Revisions. WSP 822: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods computed using rate of 

change in stage as a factor (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 21

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

392

540

930

1,850

8.0

10.0

13.0

17.0

2,900

4,100

6,100

9,400

Mar. 22 to Sept. 30

1.6 99 3.0 530 

2.0 190 4.0 930 

2.5 339

Note. Same as preceding table above 4.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

750

670

592

558

540

558

558

5Z5

558

558

670

830

650

830

*790

770

690

610

575

525

510

480

465

450

450

450

435

435

420

435

435

17,972

580

0.243

0.28

Nov.

420

420

406

406

406

420

435

435

435

435

450

510

558

670

750

770

810

850

830

995

kl,620

k3 , 460

4,230

*4,880

5,680

6,590

7,360

7,920

8,320

8.500

"

69,971

2,332

0.976

1.09

Dec.

7.520

4,420

2,340

2,000

2,000

2,000

1,950

1,850

1,800

1,750

1,750

1*750

1,850

2,150

2,300

1,950

1,660

1,520

1,420

1,330

1.260

1,380

1,710

2,050

2,150

2,050

1,850

1,620

1,470

1,330

1,420

63,620

2,052

0.858

0.99

Jan.

k2.190

k3,740

4,490

4,940

*5,330

5,680

5,890

5,080

k3,400

2,730

3,080

3,920

4,420

4,810

5,270

5,540

5,400

k3,470

2,510

2,250

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,510

2,790

3,800

4,420

4,880

5,610

6,380

6.960

128,540

4,146

1.73

2.00

Feb.

7,280

6,330

4,090

2,960

2,620

2,620

2.570

2,790

3,900

4,620

5,070

5,270

4,880

4,230

4,360

4,750

5,200

5,750

6,520

7,360

8,240

9,000

9.300

9,200

8,800

8,240

7,760

7,360

-

-

-

161,070

5,752

2.41

2.51

Mar.

k5,930

4,710

3,920

4,160

4,750

5,140

5,400

5,750

5,820

5,680

4,350

3,680

3,800

4,490

5,140

5,680

6,100

6,660

7,280

7,920

8,400

8.500

7,290

k5,120

5.520

3,800

4,360

4,750

5,140

5,610

6,100

168,950

5,450

2.28

2.63

Apr.

6,520

6,730

k5,290

3,980

3,260

2,680

2,400

2,460

2,680

2,790

2,620

2,300

3,100

4,360

5,270

6,240

7,120

7.520

7,360

6,660

k4,510

k3,000

2,300

2,000

1,800

1,660

1,570

1,420

1.280

1,280

-

112,160

3,739

1.56

1.75

May

1,950

2,460

*2,960

3,140

2,730

2,300

2,510

3,380

3,920

5,980

3,060

2,400

1,850

1,470

1,240

1,080

950

890

850

850

930

1,040

1,040

970

850

770

730

690

670

630

570

52,860

1,705

0.713

0.82

June

506

474

446

418

380

356

363

370

363

450

498

474

kl,380

k4,270

5,270

6,100

6,880

7,760

8.080

7,600

6,960

6,450

k4,620

k2,520

2,050

1,620

1,280

1,150

995

kl,480

-

81,563

2,719

1.14

1.27

July

2.300

2,150

1,470

1,040

890

1,280

1,470

1,280

970

890

770

670

590

538

490

454

414

380

359

336

313

295

304

366

442

359

313

*285

261

255

264

22,198

716

0.300

0.35

Aug.

267

258

298

267

298

356

345

298

273

*261

298

356

336

307

249

223

258

270

282

610

570

370

366

292

246

212

195

187

185

174

169

9,076

293

0.122

0.14

Sept.

164

159

162

150

150

167

182

243

276

267

237

214

204

198

164

140

136

125

129

122

131

118

*118

108

125

114

243

234

789

1 . 150

"

6,699

223

0.093

0.10

Calendar year 1952 : Max 17,100 Min 216 Mean 2,384 Cfsm 0.997 In. 13.57

Water year 1952-53 : Max 9,300 Min 105 Mean 2,451 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.93

- Discharge measurement made on this day.

k Computed by using rate of change in stage as a factor.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 

Nense River at Kinston, N. C.

119

Location. La t 35°15'30", long. 77°35'10", on left bank at Kinston, Lenolr County, 600 

ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 11 and at mile 90.

Drainage area. 2. 6 90 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. --February 1930 to September 1953.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 10.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 25, 1934, chain gage at highway 

bridge 1 mile downstream at datum 0.80 ft lower.

Average discharge. 23 years, 2,804 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,020 cfs Feb. 26, 27; maximum gage height, 

15734" ft Feb. 26; minimum discharge, 189 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 2.06 ft).

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 25,900 cfs Sept. 27, 1945; maximum gage height, 22.44 

ft Sept. 27, 1945; minimum discharge, 124 cfs Sept. 26, 1932 (gage height, 1.29 ft, 

site and datum then in use).

Maximum stage known, 25.0 ft, present site and datum, July 1919 (discharge, about 

39,000 cfs), from information furnished by North Carolina State Highway and Public 

Works Commission.

Remarks . Records good. 

Revisions. WSP 822: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods when rate of change in 

stage was used as a factor (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 26 Feb. 27 to Sept. 30

2.8 

3.2 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

462

604

914

1,360

2,340

9.0

11.0

13.0

16.0

3,540

4,900

6,440

10,100

2.1 

2.5

195

285

430

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

835

1,300

2,340

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 7.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.070

914

810

752

678

641

641

641

660

696

678

734

872

936

914

*893

851

790

715

678

604

586

568

550

532

514

514

496

m479

21,365

689

0.256

0.30

Nov.

496

479

479

162

462

462

462

496

496

496

532

604

660

660

752

830

851

872

936

957

1,200

kl,730

2,760

3,360

3,930

4,480

5,040

5,640

6,280 

^900

-

53,764

1,792

0.666

0.74

Dec.

7,400

7.850

7,730

k5,590

k3,500

2,500

2,230

2,120

2,020

1,970

1,970

1,970

1,920

1,970

2,120

2,280

2,120

1,870

1,680

1,580

1,500

1.450

1,500

1,720

1,970

2,180

2,120

1,970

1,770 

1,630

1,630

81,830

2,640

0.981

1.13

Jan.

1.870

2,230

3,150

3,670

*4,200

4,620

5,040

5,490

5.560

5,260

3,910

3,480

3,670

4,000

4,340

4,690

4,970

5,260

5,120

3,690

2,790

2,640

2,580

2,580

2,700

2,880

3,300

3,800

4,270 

4,690

5,190

121,640

3,9-24

1.46

1.68

Feb.

5,720

6,200

6,620

6,530

5,050

3,740

3,300

3.240

3,360

3,670

4,130

4, '620

4,970

5,190

5,120

4,900

4,830

5,040

5,260

5,640

6,120

6,710

7,400

8,090

8,740

9,020

9,020

8,600

.

-

160,830

5,744

2.14

2.22

Mar.

8.090

7,730

7,100

5,810

5,260

4,970

5,040

5,260

5,490

5,640

 5,720

5,720

5,340

4,630

4.690

4,900

5,340

5,720

6,040

6,440

6,800

7,300

7,850

8,090

7,850

6,240

5,020

4,690

4,690 

4,760

5,120

183,540

5,921

2.20

2.54

Apr.

5,490

5,880

6,200

6,360

5,960

4,560

3,570

3,000

2,820

2,820

2,940

2,880

2,700

2,940

3,540

4,270

4,900

5,560

6,280

6,800

7.000

6,620

5,120

k3,500

2,480

2,120

1,910

1,760

1,660 

1.500

"

123,140

4,105

1.53

1.70

May

1,710

2,340

2,760

3,000

3,240

3,120

2,820

3,000

3,480

3,860

4,060

3,860

2,990

2,220

1,810

1,500

1,300

1,150

1,080

1,040

1,110

1,080

1,150

1,150

1,110

1,010

920

858

790 

770

750

61,038

1,969

0.732

0.84

June

685

625

580

540

520

462

482

500

520

500

520

580

705

kl,930

3,370

4,190

5,070

5,640

6,280

6,900

7.300

7,300

7,100

6,800

5,630

3,710

k2,300

1,760

1,450 

1,300

"

85,269

2,842

1.06

1.18

July

1,400

2,070

2.230

1,760

1,300

1,060

1,250

1,500

1,400

1,130

988

900

790

705

645

600

560

500

465

500

500

451

426

402

412

482

454

409

*356 

356

338

26,339

850

0.316

0.36

Aug.

332

335

330

332

325

330

395

426

380

*344

328

322

430

500

465

389

330

420

465

392

500

665

500

458

406

341

312

285

280 

255

242

11,814

381

0.142

0.16

Sept.

244

244

237

230

217

215

226

237

251

302

315

298

268

253

248

242

226

199

194

219

255

248

*217

197

195

194

318

500

482 

5|2

8,023

267

0.099

0.11

Calendar year 1952: Max 16,800 Min 290 Mean 2,530 Cfsm 0.941 In. 12.80

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,020 Mln 194 Mean 2,571 Cfsm 0.956 In. 12.96

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

k Computed by using rate of change In stage as a. factor.
120 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

Contentnea Creek near Wilson, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°41 I 15", long. 77°56'50", in left abutment midway between separated 

lanes of bridge on U. S. Highway 301, 250 ft downstream from municipal powerplant, 

1 mile upstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, and 3 miles southwest of 

Wilson, Wilson County.

Drainage area.--236 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1930 to September 1953.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 78 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to June 24, 1934, staff gage at tailrace of municipal powerplant 250 ft upstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge .--23' years, 236 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,100 cfs June 16 (gage height, 8.29 ft); rnin1murn, 0.5 cfs Sept. 22-26, 28-30.

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 4,830 cfs Aug. 17, 1940 (gage height, 13.80 ft); minimum, about 0.2 cfs Oct. 6-15, 1932, Nov. 24 to Dec. 26, 1933.

Maximum stage known, 24.3 ft in September 1924, from information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records fair except those below 20 cfs, which are poor. Extreme diurnal fluctuation and considerable regulation during low flow caused by reservoir and municipal 

powerplant above station. City of Wilson diverted an average of 3.4 cfs above station 

for municipal supply during water year 1953.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 782: 1934. WSP 822: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

 18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

21

21

22

9.5

5.6

6.4

*25

21

21

113

106

61

60

50

35

38

*32

31

20

19

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

14

13

12

12

847.5

27.3

0.116

0.13

Nov.

12

13

14

34

17

17

11

8.9

2~8.7

50

36

75

47

65

59

83

81

58

83

294

548

946

1.040

688

*328

152

138

114

94

"

5,138.6

171

0.725

0.81

Dec.

93

90

118

156

167

167

184

138

194

142

137

182

208

143

131

102

97

101

97

108

106

212

266

253

166

139

121

109

103

93

223

4,546

147

0.623

0.72

Jan.

393

526

570

541

408

290

197

155

172

228

310

350

344

242

189

163

156

134

147

195

220

250

283

258

337

368

*361

258

221

285

271

8,822

285

1.21

1.39

Feb.

172

169

143

204

271

265

239

320

585

711

711

585

529

555

600

765

960

*1.100

1,070

738

480

555

765

819

792

684

525

420

-

-

-

15,732

562

2.38

2.48

Mar.

334

313

480

644

792

792

684

525

400

357

250

350

540

670

711

900

1.040

1,010

980

792

495

330

258

264

274

282

280

188

159

122

T37

15,353

495

2.10

2.42

Apr.

138

*238

246

282

299

165

212

266

275

179

151

215

978

1,590

*1.920

1,680

980

555

351

371

355

193

200

138

139

107

103

83

83

145

-

12,637

421

1.78

1.99

Hay

260

322

*304

206

109

209

424

528

516

422

230

132

70

80

61

59

59

59

57

44

107

115

63

40

21

29

29

18

19

19

18

4,629

149

0.631

0.73

June

*18

18

18

6.9

3^5

3.5

4.1

26

15

16

32

38

333

1,160

1,850

2.030

1,650

1,650

1,550

1,300

873

425

1,270

1,050

508

178

120

177

213

335

~

16,871.0

562

2.38

2.66

July

234

93

69

90

346

523

463

*93

89

327

250

64

102

81

50

48

17

3^6

31

23

15

22

18

7.4

8.1

8.5

8.6

8.8

*8.8

8.8

8.8

3,119.4

101

0.428

0.49

Aug.

8,5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.4

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.6

7.4

5.9

6.2

6.5

6.5

6.4

6.4

6.1

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

213.7

6.89

0.029

0.03

Sept.

*^6

5.6

4.4

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

1.9

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

*.5

.5

.5

.7

.5

.5

1.1

~

49.9

1.66

0.0070

0.008

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,310 Mln 0.7 Mean 191 Cfsm 0.809 In. 10.98

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,030 Mln 0.5 Mean 241 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.86

Discharge measurement made on this day.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 121

Contentnea Creek at Hookerton, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°25'40", long. 77°35'05", on right bank at Hookerton. Greene County, 

0.3 mile (revised) upstream from bridge on State Highway 123 and 2j miles upstream 

from Wheat Swamp Creek.

Drainage area . 789 sq ml.

Records available. November 1928 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 16 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Nov. 26, 1934, staff gage at site 200 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 748 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,470 cfs June 22 (gage height, 12.11 ft); minEnumT 29 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 1.70 ft).

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 11,100 cfs Oct. 6, 1929 (gage height, 18.9 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 16, 17, 1932 (gage height, 1.17 ft).

Maximum stage known, 23.3 ft in September 1928, from floodmark (discharge, 34,000 

cfs), from rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting. High 

water of autumn 1924 was at practically the same stage.

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

Revisions.--WSF 822: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-24)

Oct. 1 to June 27

2.7 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

122

239

395

7.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

770

1,200

1,850

3,160

June 28 to Sept. 50

1.7 29 2.7 95 

2.0 45 5.0 122 

2.5 64 4.0 239

Note. Same as preceding table above 4.0 ft.

Discharge, In eubir feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

111" 

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

132

122

112

103

97

91

90

88

90

a!20

a!60

alBO 

a!70

a!60

*15B

142

137

132

122

112

102

96

90

85

82

79

75

73

*70

69

61

3,406

110

0.139

0. 16

Nov.

67

67

67

69

69

69

71

80

82

80

91

127 

158

187

169

175

181

200

187

200

416

664

730

*810

890

990

l.OSO

1,060

670

456

"

10,162

339

0.430

0.48

Dec.

378

327

311

327

352

386

422

440

422

386

449

521 

521

503

485

458

386

336

304

296

304

327

370

413

467

503

431

370

319

296

373

12,183

393

0.498

0.57

Jan.

689

810

910

990

1.050

1,030

990

799

618

557

594

651 

730

750

710

651

539

485

Mi

449

458

503

594

651

770

830

870

890

870

790

690

22,347

721

0.914

1.05

Feb.

632

613

£Z£

575

613

651

690

880

990

1,080

,130

,200 

,260

,310

,370

* ,400

,420

,420

,450

,510

,570

.610

,570

,510

,480

,510

,540

,540

-

-

-

33,099

1,182

1.50

1.56

Mar.

,510

,420

,310

',2.60

,290

,340

,420

,480

,510

,480

,340

,170 

,130

,150

,230

,370

,450

,510

,540

.610

,610

,610

,510

,300

1,030

910

810

770

710

613

*557

38,950

1,256

1.59

1.84

Apr.

485

503

575

651

670

651

651

594

594

613

613

539 

610

859

1,040

1,260

1,460

1,610

1.850

2.000

1,810

1,320

906

603

485

404

344

296

252

239

24,487

816

1.03

1.15

May

732

,180

,260

,260

,230

994

890

,240

,370

,570

,770

,810 

,690

,120

*635

392

304

246

220

274

252

220

194

206

187

163

147

127

113

108

103

22,007

710

0.900

1.04

June

93

88

79

74

71

68

70

84

95

106

118

102 

283

710

1,050

1,220

1,450

1,790

2,050

2,280

2,400

2,470

2,400

2,220

2,000

1,900

1,950

1,800

1,170

717

-

30,908

1,030

1.31

1.46

July

651

651

473

323

246

206

274

431

485

331

288

386 

395

243

181

158

137

122

109

100

82

76

79

77

78

76

*69

*62

56

53

51

6,949

224

0.284

0.33

Aug.

50

49

48

53

51

47

47

46

46

*46

46

46 

88

132

118

80

65

71

101

74

63

56

51

47

45

43

41

40

38

38

57

1,803

58.2

0.074

0.08

Sept.

58

*57

56

56

36

37

36

37

58

58

37

56 

54

54

52

52

52

50

50

52

36

36

36

34

52

34

68

122

163

122

-

1,381

46.0

0.058

0.07

Calendar year 1952: Max f,950 Min 43 Mean 533 Cfsm 0.676 In. 9.20

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,470 Mln 30 Mean 569 Cfsm 0.721 In. 9.79

Peak discharge (base. 1,900 cfs). Apr. 20 (12 ra. ) 2,000 cfs (11.30 ft); June 22 (10 a.m.) 2,470 

cfs (12.11 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

stations nearby.

341607 O - 55 - 9
122 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

Swift Creek near Vanceboro, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°20'42", long. 77° 11'44", on left bank at highway bridge, Similes upstream from bridge on State Highway 118, 2j miles downstream from Clayroot Swamp, 

and 3|- miles northwest of Vanceboro, Craven County.

Drainage area.--182 sq mi.

Records available. January 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Tan. 16, 1951, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,050 ofs Feb. 10 (gage height, 7.08 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 2.28 ft).

1950-53: Maximum discharge observed, 2,330 cfs July 10, 1950 (gage height, 9.54 

ft); minimum, that of Sept. 18, 1953.

Flood of 1909 reached a stage of 16 ft, and flood of 1928 reached a stage of 11.7 

ft, from information by local resident.

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 2 to Nov. 20, June 18 to July 20, 

Sept. 28-30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22

2.7 4.7

3.0 12

3.3 23

3.6 36

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

62

130

252

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.2

0.8 

2.1 

4.0 

8.5

Nov. 23 to Sept.

3.5 22

3.7 31

4.0 49

4.3 80

4.6 146

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

260

590

1,000

Discharge, in cubic? feet per second, wate October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

36

30

27

23

20

18

16

15

15

18

19

18

16

13

12

12

*12

11

9.7

8.6

7.8

6.4

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.2

6.0

5.8

*5.1

b.3

5.1

417.4

13.5

0.074

0.08

Nov.

S±B

6.4

7.1

9.1

10

10

10

11

11

12

15

20

23

22

20

20

19

19

28

46

108

236

260

208

157

*125

102

89

75

70

-

1,754.4

58.5

0.321

0.36

Dec.

62

58

57

58

60

60

60

58

55

55

70

152

146

120

100

87

76

70

64

60

60

65

70

68

66

64

61

57

54

51

67

2,211

71.3

0.392

0.45

Jan.

262

425

366

316

270

222

*188

157

143

146

166

182

196

180

157

138

123

111

107

107

109

120

138

141

212

242

202

174

163

166

154

5,783

186

1.02

1.18

Feb.

138

123

136

239

313

323

296

500

861

1.020

868

645

508

458

425

576

642

*524

392

306

260

273

339

336

356

491

474

392

-

-

-

12,234

437

2.40

2.50

Mar.

310

257

346

425

474

508

425

336

263

208

180

185

326

491

442

382

372

316

257

219

180

152

130

123

133

157

157

130

113

100

.89

8,186

264

1.45

1.67

Apr.

80

*91

109

105

91

77

72

71

68

62

57

52

53

55

55

51

47

44

45

47

47

42

38

33

29

26

28

28

23

21

1,647

54.9

0.302

0.34

May

34

51

43

40

38

33

a46

a!50

al70

94

64

50

41

34

*26

22

18

15

13

12

16

15

11

9.7

8.5

7.8

6.7

6.0

*5.1

4.7

4^

1,089.0

35.1

0.193

0.22

June

4.7

4.4

3.6

3.3

3.0

Z&

3.0

4.7

8.1

20

12

7.8

17

136

94

42

38

*120

163

64

42

32

24

24

23

18

15

23

16

12

-

980.4

32.7

0.180

0.20

July

14

12

9.9

7.4

6.2

6.0

6.4

6.9

*28

27

14

11

as

a6

a5

a4

a3.5

a3.5

3.2

6.2

24

11

*6.1

5.0

5.8

3.3

2.4

1.8

 1.5

1.3

Jol

251.5

8.11

0.045

0.05

Aug.

1.0

-u£

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.9

9.3

13

16

18

*11

5.5

7.1

*38

52

34

17

34

41

28

16

9.7

7.2

5.8

4.5

3.4

2.9

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.9

389.6

12.6

0.069

0.08

Sept.

1.8

*1.8

1.9

2.1

2.5

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

^1

.6

.6

.8

9.6

53

44

31

24

18

13

276

680

625

*392

-

2,190.9

73.0

0.401

0.45

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,330 Mln 1.6 Mean 131 Cfsm 0.720 In. 9.79

Water year 1952-53 : Max 1,020 Mln 0.6 Mean 102 Cfsm 0.560 In. 7.58

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stag 

and records for Herring Run near Washington.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 

Trent River near Trenton, N. C.

123

Location. Lat 35°03'54", long. 77°27'25", on left bank 50 ft downstream from Free Bridge, 

800 ft downstream from Little Chinquapin Branch, ij miles southwest of Phillips Crossroads, and 6 miles west of Trenton, Jones County.

Drainage area.--168 sq mi.

Records available. January 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 18.5 ft above mean sea level (from Corps 

of Engineers benchmark.). Prior to Mar. 21, 1951, wire-weight gage on bridge 50 ft upstream at same datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,680 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 12.87 ft), fron 

rating curve extended above 1,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 4.5 cfs Aug. 6 

(gage height, 2.40 ft),

1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 30, 1953; minimum, 2.9 cfs June 12, 13, 

1951.

Flood of 1928 reached a stage of 17.3 ft, from information furnished by State Highway and Public Works Commission.

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

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures are given in WSP 1290.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4 to Jan. 2)

Oct. 1 to Jan. Z Jan. 3 to Sept. 30

2.8 6.2

2.9 8.3

3.1 13

3.5 26

4.0 48

5.0 110

7.O 264

2.5 

2.7 

2.9 

3.3 

4.0

5.0

8.4

14

29

69

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.O

13.0

230

447

788

1,370

1,920

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

g

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

21

T7

16

16

14

a!3

a!2

all

a!4

a!8

al9

18

a 18

a!7

a!6

*16

alS

a!4

12

al2

all

alO

a9

a8

a7

6.4

a6

a6

*6.6

aS

a6

392.0

12.6

0.075

0.09

Nov.

aS

a6

a6

36

a6

36

a7

36

6.0

36

39

a!3

314

al5

a!6

16

al6

al6

al6

a26

a70

385

67

360

*54

52

52

50

45

40

-

793.0

26.4

0.157

0.18

Dec.

37

35

35

36

38

40

40

40

40

38

47

60

64

W

55

51

48

44

41

38

39

40

39

38

38

38

36

35

32

30

4T

1,299

41.9

0.249

0.29

Jan.

120

152

Teo" 164

148

*132

116

102

93

96

102

113

113

105

96

89

81

73

70

66

68

77

80

88

113

116

*109

97

96

92

84

3,211

104

0.619

0.71

Feb.

78

74

119

225

300

321

332

502

635

J396

654

585

486

376

321

343

*354

354

332

290

245

230

250

270

321

376

398

387

_

_

-

9,854

352

2.10

2.18

Mar.

343

300

343

376

398

410

387

343

280

215

176

192

316

*387

410

410

376

310

260

215

184

156

132

124

128

140

136

124

116

109

16

7,892

255

1.52

1.75

Apr.

*!2

80

72

66

61

56

54

52

50

48

44

39

40

46

52

52

48

44

41

35

30

27

24

22

20

19

17

15

13

I?

1,267

42.2

0.251

0.28

May

15

19

29

35

41

40

48

132

210

245

220

160

102

*67

46

32

24

19

16

14

14

13

12

11

11

11

10

8.9

*7.8

7.1

6.7

1,626.5

52.5

0.31?

0.36

June

6.3

5.9

5.6

5.5

5.3

5.0

57?

8.4

8.0

8.9

8.4

7.6

13

50

83

132

188

*215 T§8~

152

109

78

62

68

72

100

120

128

160

142

-

2,140.8

71.4

0.425

0.47

July

128

61

42

27

21

26

18

14

12

10

9.4

8.4

7.8

7.6

7.4

6.3

5.9

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.4

5.4

*5.4

5.1

4.9

4.8

4.8

*4.8

4.8

4.7

4.6

482.6

15.6

0.093

0.11

Aug.

4.6

T76

4.9

4.8

4.6

38

39

106

98

61

*35

23

28

112

97

67

60

129

176

128

83

55

38

29

22

18

15

13

12

10

9.7

1,525.2

49.2

0.293

0.34

Sept.

9.2

8.9

8.4

7.8

7.4

7.8

12

18

17

13

10

8.4

8.0

6.9

6.3

6.0

5.8

5.5

5.3

^79

36

74

71

49

32

25

422

1,090

1,540

1.600

-

5,119.6

171

1.02

1.13

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,050 Min 3.8 Mean 102 Cfsm 0.607 In. 8.30

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,600 Min 4.6 Mean 97.5 Cfsm 0.580 In. 7.89

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records at supplementary gage located 

downstream on State Highway 12.
124 NEW RIVER BASIN

New River near Gum Branch, N. C.

Location.--Lat 34°51'05", long. 77°31'05", on right bank 5 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, half a mile downstream from Jenkins Swamp, 1-f miles southwest of Gum Branch, 

Onslow County, and ?f miles southeast of Richlands.

Drainage area.--74.5 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1949 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-atage recorder. Datum of gage is 3 ft above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Mar. 22, 195H, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 668 cfs Feb. 9 (gage height, 8.76 ft); minimum, 

3.2 cfs Sept. 19, 20 (gage height, 0.67 ft).

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 3,120 cfs July 9, 1950 (gage height, 16.16 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs; minimum, that of Sept. 19, 20, 1953.

Flood of 1906 reached a stage 2 ft higher than that of July 9, 1950, from information furnished by local resident.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

Oct. 1 to May 9

9.7

15

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

81

141

216

305

545

May 10 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

3.5

6.2

9.9

17

26

37

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

56

81

141

216

305

able feet pel October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

1

3

4

f

f

7

8

a

lu

11

1C

11

14

15

16

17

la

19

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

'>t .

24

21

21

20

18

17

17

18

26

39

35

29

26

24

22

*24

23

20

19

18

15

14

14

13

13

12

12

*12

11

TT11

599

19.3

0.259

0.30

Hov .

12

12

12

11

TT

11

12

12

12

12

17

31

29

23

23

26

24

22

21

36

108

144

118

71

*54

48

44

41

38

37

-

1,072

35.7

0.479

0.54

Dec.

36

35

45

47

43

46

44

40

38

38

60

71

63

52

45

41

38

37

35

34

36

38

36

35

35

36

35

33

31

29

62

1,291

41.6

0.558

0.64

Jan.

141

158

118

100

81

*68

59

55

55

65

76

89

78

65

58

54

51

48

55

54

58

76

64

78

109

100

*78

68

68

64

56

2,347

75.7

1.02

1.17

Feb.

54

50

96

197

275

257

224

382

'565 620

346

224

196

180

172

200

*216

169

130

115

106

112

138

141

166

224

232

196

_

_

-

5,978

214

2.87

2.98

Mar.

148

138

208

266

257

240

192

148

121

103

94

126

240

*292

240

176

141

115

103

92

78

74

71

88

162

172

138

106

100

92

78

4,599

148

1.99

'2.30

Apr.

*71

63

56

52

48

44

48

52

46

43

39

35

40

48

39

34

31

28

27

26

24

*23

22

20

18

17

17

15

14

13

-

1,053

35.1

0.471

0.53

May

20

29

41

32

31

27

36

174

240

TJi

64

44

35

*29

25

21

18

17

16

15

15

15

13

13

15

12

10

9.0

8.6

*8.2

8.C

1,174,8

37.9

0.509

0.59

June

7.8

7.8

7.5

6.9

6.7

6.6

8.4

18

14

10

9.1

8.4

88

240

265

132

*62

127

141

66

37

28

23

24

46

65

62

54

39

36

-

1,646 .2

July

24

18

14

12

11

17

16

12

9.9

9.1

9.1

8.4

7.8

7.3

6.4

5.9

5.4

5.2

5.3

14

9.7

6.9

8.6

8.0

6.0

5.2

5.0

4.6

"O4.3

4.3

284.7

54.9 9.18

0.737^ 0.123

0. 82 0. 14

Aug.

4.7

5.4

5.9

5.2

4.8

4.8

12

7.5

8.0

8.4

*6.9

5.9

12

61

53

22

14

18

28

18

12

9.1

8.0

7.3

6.6

5.9

5.4

5.3

4.8

4.7

4.5

377. a

12.2

0.164

0.19

Sept.

4.3

8.9

6.9

5.3

4.8

5.4

15

14

7.5

5.6

4.8

4.5

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.3

875

27

18

11

7.8

6.7

6.4

165

388

434

248

-

1,432.4

47.7

0.640

0.72

Calendar year 195:1: Max 1,090 Min 4.5 Mean 66.1 Cfsm 0.887 In. 12.08

Water year U52-55: Max 620 Min 3.3 Mean 59.9 Cfsm 0.804 In. 10.92

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs). No peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEAR RIVER BASIN 125

Haw River near Benaja, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°15' , long. 79°34', on left bank 200 ft upstream from site of old High 

Rock Mill, 500 ft upstream from highway bridge, half a mile upstream from county line, 

6 miles downstream from Troublesome Creek, and 6 miles east of Benaja, Roekingham 

County.

Drainage area.--168 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1928 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 629 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge.--25 years, 165 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 816 cfs Feb. 23 (gage height, 5.03 ft); minimum, 

6.7 cfs Sept. 3-5.

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 12,300 cfs Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 19.22 ft, from 

high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determination of peak flow; minimum, 6.3 cfs Sept. 1, 1932 (gage height, 0.73 ft).

Flood of July 1916 reached a stage of about 17.5 ft, from floodmark on tree 500 ft 

below gage.

Remarks. --Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 23 Feb. 24 to Sept. 3O

1.3 39

1.6 69

2.0 125

2.5 216

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

323

576

816

0.7 

.9

5.3

12

1.2 

1.6

Note. Same as preceding table above 1.6 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

L6

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

43

40

40

43

39

39

38

37

58

100

84

67

58

54

51

50

50

49

48

46

44

44

44

46

48

49

49

50

*50

49

47

1,554

50.1

0.298

0.34

Nov.

48

39

50

50

50

51

51

50

50

54

76

94

84

69

69

85

75

68

68

318

318

348

311

226

147

115

102

*93

85

81

-

3,335

111

0.661

0.74

Dec.

77

88' 75

90

85

111

114

100

90

96

442

660

744

156

268

155

122

112

106

98

114

125

120

112

104

98

93

89

86

82

209

5,321

172

1.02

1.18

Jan.

299

336

299

222

165

135

*122

117

228

451

502

552

490

348

220

160

139

130

134

132

158

230

275

423

576

564

432

277

216

193

169

8,694

280

1.67

1.92

Feb.

151

139

128

127

122

117

ztt

336

373

311

212

205

240

256

571

792

*768

514

348

232

574

744

792

552

412

288

208

174

_

_

-

9,900

354

2.11

2.19

Mar.

153

153

242

336

412

399

348

252

193

167

156

206

256

258

250

288

299

299

248

197

173

155

155

477

588

624

464

360

248

188

164

8,748

282

1.68

1.94

Apr.

*155

164

158

147

134

132

203

206

180

147

132

153

264

360

599

360

271

182

149

134

122

115

112

108

104

115

114

102

96

153

-

5,121

171

1.02

1.13

May

135

132

112

100

97

*108

108

103

94

88

81

76

71

68

65

64

64

61

60

79

82

69

65

65

60

58

50

44

42

42

58

2,381

76.8

0.457

0.53

June

37

34

33

34

3_2

32

59

117

114

100

125

153

169

138

81

69

76

108

156

195

169

93

115

109

77

58

50

75

112

86

-

2,806

93.5

0.557

0.62

July

65

BT

49

51

47

42

38

37

36

33

29

26

25

23

21

20

19

19

19

19

17

*16

26

35

26

21

20

24

18

14

13_

900

29.0

0.173

0.20

Aug.

16

18

16

15

17

19

18

19

19

*18

15

13

12

10

8.9

7.8

7.8

47

49

45

34

26

22

20

18

16

*14

13

12

10

9.2

584.7

18.9

0.112

0.13

Sept.

8.9

7.5

6.7

6.7

6.7

15

44

50

*29

21

18

16

16

15

13

11

11

9.2

8.5

8.5

9.6

10

8.5

*7.8

8.1

8.5

28

61

41

28

-

532.2

17.7

0.106

0.12

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,640 Mln 18 Mean 162 Cfsm 0.964 In. 13.16

Water year 1952-53: Max 792 Mln 6.7 Mean 137 Cfsm 0.815 In. 11.04

Peak discharge (base, 1,4QO cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
126 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Horsepen Creek at Battle Ground, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°08'34", long. 79°51 1 24", on right bank 10 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 0.5 mile downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway £20, three-quarters of a mile 

north of Battle Ground, Guilford County, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--15.9 sq mi.

Records available. November 1925 to July 1931 (fragmentary November 1925 to October 

1928), May 1934 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Datum of gage is 737.94 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. "November 1925 to July 31, 

1931, water-stage recorder at site 1,000 ft upstream at datum 1.45 ft higher.

Average discharge.--20 years (1929-30, 1934-53), 15.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 620 cfs Feb. 15 (gage height, 6.52 ft); minimum, 

1.3 cfs Sept. 1, 5 (gage height, 0.44 ft).

1925-31, 1934-53: Maximum discharge, 6,400 cfs Sept. 24, 1947 (g^ge height, 10.36 

ft), from rating curve extended above 800 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of peak flow; minimum, 0.7 cfs July 24, 1926.

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

Discharge, in cubic feet second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

o-t.

a5

ae

as

a5

a5

a5

a5

as

al5_

a9

a7

as

aS

a5

*4.9

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.2

4.2

4.3

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.7

5.2

4.9

4.9

5.2

170.3

5.49

0.345

0.40

Nov.

5.4

5.2

5.4

5.2

4.9

4.7

4.5

TTs

4.9

6.0

10

9.3

6.2

5.8

6.6

6.0

5.4

5.2

5.8

20

"20 47

12

9.1

7.8

7.6

6.8

*6.2

6.0

6.8

-

260.3

8.68

0.546

0.61

Dec.

6.8

8.4

8.4

16 6.2

13

8.6

7.4

7.2

85

~32 258

18

14

11

10

9.5

8.9

8.9

8.9

16

10

8.7

8.2

7.9

7.2

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.7

149

779.7

25.2

1.58

1.82

Jan.

38

20

21

15

12

10

9.5

*13

196

155

35

21

16

15

13

13

12

12

11

10

36

16

13

165

38

21

17

29

21

15

14

Ij032.5

33.3

2.09

2.42

Feb.

12

11

13

13

11

11

139

37

21

17

15

56

26

18

273

59

31

21

17

18

*284

*63

32

24

20

17

15

13

_

-

1,287

46.0

2.89

3.01

Mar.

12

10

38

65

34

20

16

14

13

12

16

42

34

20

53

128

27

20

17

14

13

13

31

~?3 207

27

20

17

16

14

13

1,049

33.8

2.13

2.45

Apr.

20

*21

14

13

12

13

21

13

11

10

9.3

19

65

22

16

15

13

12

13

12

12

11

11

10

9.7

11

9.7

9.1

~sn 8.6

-

446.1

14.9

0.937

1.04

Hay

14

Tl

10

9.7

9.1

8,6

*9.3

7.8

7.6

9.3

7.6

6.2

5.8

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.1

5.1

6.4

5.4

4.9

4.3

4.2

5.2

5.1

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

5.2

200.5

6.47

0.407

0.47

June

3.1

3.0

2 8

278

2.8

2.8

56

73

51

246

52

18

13

11

8.2

7.4

171

38

17

12

9,5

8.9

9.5

7.6

6.8

6.4

6.2

7.0

7.0

6.2

-

866.0

28.9

1.82

2.02

July

5.4

571

4.9

5.1

4.9

4.7

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.2

4.0

3.7

3.6

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.6

*2.2 "272

107.4

3.46

0.218

0.25

Aug.

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.6

2.3

2.0

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

4.8

7.6

TTJ

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

75.8

2.45

0.154

0.18

Sept.

14T7T

1.7

1.7

6.3

6.0

3.7

*2.3

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.3

1.9

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.3

 .8 20

2.4

2.2

-

88.4

2.95

0.186

0.21

Calendar year 1952: Max 531 Min 2.2 Mean 17.5 Cfsm 1.10 In. 15.00

Water water year year 1952-53: JLS52-b3: Max Max 284 284 Min Min 1.6 1.6 Mean Mean 17.4 17.4 Cfsm CI sm 1.09 1.09 In. in. 14.88 14.88

Peak discharge Tbase. 300 cfs).--Dec. 11 (6:50 a.m.) 560 cfs (6.44 ft); Dec. 31 (2 p.m.) 322 cfs 

[5.80 ft); Jan. 9 (8:30 p.m. ) 385 cfs (6.00 ft); Feb. 15 (l p.m.) 62O efs (6.52 ft); Feb. 21 (9 a.m.) 

560 ofs (6.40 ft); Mar. 16 (3 a.m.) 351 ofs (5.87 ft); Mar. 24 (5 a.m.) 460 cfs (6.17 ft); June 10 

(7 a.m.) 560 ofs (6.35 ft); June 17 (5 p.m.) 385 ofs (6.03 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated from records Tor nearby stations.
CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN 127

Reedy Pork near Gibsonvllle, N. C.

Location. Lat 36 0 11', long. 79°37', on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream from 

Hufflnes Mill, l£ miles upstream from Buffalo Creek, and 6 miles northwest of Gibsonville, Guilford County.

Drainage area. 133 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1928 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and rock-masonry control. Datum of gage is 626.88 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 25 years, 114 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,430 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 6.31 ft) minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 18, 19 (gage height, 0.48 ft); minimum daily, 0.5 cfs Sept. 19.

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 11,600 cfs Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 20.77 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 18, 19, 1953; minimum daily, that of Sept. 19, 1953.

Flood of July 1916 reached a stage of 17.90 ft, from information by local resident 

(discharge, 8,640 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station. Flow partly regulated since 1923 by Lake Brandt (capacity, 113,256,000 cu ft) 

14 miles above station and since 1943 by Richland Lake 12 miles above station. City 

of Greensboro diverted from Lake Brandt an average of 15.4 cfs for municipal supply 

and Cone Mills diverted from Richland Lake an average of 4.9 cfs during 1953 water 

year.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.2

0.6

1.2

2.7

5.6

10

16

32

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

54

96

157

284

415

710

1,330

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

28

24

27

20

22

24

21

19

37

57

59

SI

46

39

34

29

26

25

23

20

20

22

22

17

i§

20

20

19

*18

18

18

844

27.2

-

-

Nov.

16

19

20

13

11

13

20

18

19

20

34

48

50

47

46

44

40

36

36

327

307

204

155

122

84

86

55

50

42

39

-

2,002

66.7

.

-

Dec.

3£M

42

44

49

60

63

59

52

94

488

607

fSS

260

114

81

71

62

58

54

66

74

74

67

59

54

52

48

46

44

229

3,584

116

-

-

Jan.

219

245

240

164

116

88

*74

75

275

457

725

471

209

110

101

92

86

82

84

77

109

129

142

401

471

415

176

120

139

135

122

6,349

205

-

-

Feb.

103

90

82

80

75

71

1W

237

388

229

107

150

227

191

628

864

665

326

129

114

590

*1.160

1 674

242

188

167

129

90

_

_

-

8,184

292

-

-

Mar.

88

125

179

271

318

331

222

98

100

98

101

174

250

274

162

214

294

323

110

109

105

98

107

546

839

575

250

127

127

114

105

6,838

221

_

-

Apr.

*112

157

179

162

127

118

171

157

137

116

114

129

214

227

362

146

120

107

96

88

82

74

71

67

64

74

74

62

"SS 58

3,728

124

-

-

May

74

80

71

63

63

*62

67

67

60

53

46

43

39

37

34

31

30

32

31

36

38

37

37

42

3-1

29

29

20

23

19

i§

1,346

43.4

_

-

June

18

12

16

17

18

28 9.1

39

112

235

486

402

190

43

29

29

*46

169

680

255

68

53

64

71

59

43

36

36

39

36

-

3,333.1

111

-

-

July

33

55

35

16

11

20

10

15

10

12

12

7.4

13

7.0

14

12

l7T^ 5.0

7.4

12

10

*13

10

6.9

8.2

8.7

20

9.3

5.0

8.5

14

431.4

13.9

-

-

Aug.

8.4

5.0

5.0

5.3

8.2

3.0

6.4

8.2

6.0

i?.

7.2

2.4

3.8

6.5

2.4

1.1

1.1

1.6

2.0

2.2

5.1

4.2

2.0

2.1

4.0

2.3

j8

175

2.1

3.3

6.9

131.6

4.25

-

-

Sept.

0.8

.8

2.0

.7

.9

2.4

4.8

3.4

*7.5

1.5

1.5

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.8

6.0

1.0

.5

79

1.5

2.2

3.6

5.3

5.6

5.3

9.6

14

T.3

10

-

103.9

3.46

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,400 Mln 8.7 Mean 118 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,160 Mln 0.5 Mean 101 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
128 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

South Buffalo Creek near Greensboro, N. C. 

(Formerly published as Buffalo Creek near Greensboro, N. C.)

Location. Lat 3G°03'37", long. 79°43'33", on left bank 5 ft downstream from bridge on

McConnell road crossing, 3.8 miles east of post office in .Greensboro, Guilford County,

and 6 miles upstream from North Buffalo Creek.

Drainage area. 32.8 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1928 to September 1953. Prior to October 1952, published as 

Buffalo Creek near Greensboro.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 696.2 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 25 years, 38.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,540 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 7.96 ft); minimum,2.8 cfs Aug. 30.

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 10,000 cfs July 15, 1949 (gage height, 11.54 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determinations 

at gage heights 8.69, 10.64, and 11.54 ft; minimum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 2, 1930.

Remarks. Records fair. Sewage from Greensboro enters above station affecting low-water

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 972: 1928-33, 1934(M), 1935-37, 1939, 1940(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 19, Jan. 9-12)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

2.8 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5

7.2

11

20

80

cubic

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

120

171

260

440

775

2.7 

Z.9 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

3.0 

5.7

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5

104

165

270

450

710

1,080

feet per second, water year October 1952 to Septembe

Day

1

2

;

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

1£

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2C

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.4

7.7

16

8.5

6.5_

6.5

7.9

7.9

38

52.

15

9.8

9.0

9.8

9.4

*9.2

9.8

9.2

7.9

8.3

9.0

9,4

9.4

9.2

8.8

7.4

8.5

8.8

*8.6

8.6

8.6

352.1

11.4

_

-

Nov.

8.5

7.4

7.6

9.4

10

9.0

8.6

8.3

6.8

10

21

20

12

9.4

12

10

8.8

8.8

11

385

537

324

77

36

28

24

22

19

17

15

-

1,682.6

56.1

_

-

Dec.

*14

17

21

18

24

42

21

18

18

60

517

334

54

33

26

22

21

19

18

16

58

38

26

22

19

16

15

14

14

15

234

1,784

57.5

_

-

Jan.

438

82

73

47

34

29

26

33

*230

460

170

52

40

34

30

28

26

32

33

28

55

47

33

350

343

66

45

51

57

39

32

3,043

98.2

_

-

Feb.

28

25

25

25

22

20

129

186

51

40

34

127

193

54

538

451

*79

47

38

41

862

*446

110

52

46

41

35

30

_

_

-

3,775

135

_

-

Mar.

25 '96

111

148

180

53

40

34

30

28

35

162

205

62

63

260

106

45

41

34

28

28

31

441

271

65

43

37

32

29

28

2,791

90.0

_

-

Apr:

28

39

*27

25

20

19

72

38

27

24

20

47

~56 108

32

30

24

20

19

18

18

17

17

16

15

14

13

14

14

23

-

854

28.5

_

-

May

35

18

18

15

18

30

*32

20

14

12

12

12

12

10

10

9.1

8.1

8.6

9.8

11

9.6

9.3

8.4

9.8

9.3

9.3

9.6

8.1

7.2

7.4

5.7

408.3

13.2

_

-

 

June

6.0

6.6

6.9

6.9

6.7

6.4

60

260

368

326

359

104

26

16

13

13

300

526

*53

22

14

17

34

15

12

10

8.6

10

9.8

8.4

-

2,624.3

87.5

_

-

July

7.9

7.1

8.6

20

8.1

7.6

8.8

8.8

8.6

8.6

7.4

5.7

5.9

7.6

7.2

6.4

6.4

5.9

5.1

5.9

7.1

6.9

8.6

8.4

6.6

4.6

FTo

6.2

6.6

6.6

6.2

230.4

7.43

-

-

Aug.

5.9

4.5

4.6

6.6

6.7

8.1

6.0

7.8

14

*8.4

7.1

6.7

6.4

5.4

4.8

3.8

3.8

7.2

8.1

7.6

6.9

6.2

4.1

4.2

6.2

5.6

5.6

6.2

4.8

3.5

4.1

190.9

6.16

-

L

Sept.

6.0

6.4

6.6

6.4

13

49

29

8.8

7.4

6.7

*7.1

6.2

4.4

4.6

6.0

5.2

6.2

5.6

5.1

4.0

4.6

6.0

5.9

5.7

6.0

5.4

44

16

7.4

6.0

-

300.7

10.0

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,560 Mln 4.2 Mean 54.8 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1952-53: Max 862 Mln 3.5 Mean 49.4 Cfsm - In. -

650 efs).--Nov. 20 (8 p.m.) 662 cfs (6.85 ft); Dec. 11 (9 p.m.) 775 cfs 

(7.00 ft); Pet. 15 (9 p.m.) 1,040 cfs (7.45 ft): Pet. 21 (4 p.m.) 1 ( 540 cfs (7.96 ft); Mar. 24

Peak discharge (tas

. ; e. p.m. , cs . : e. p.. ( 

(6 p.m.) 752 cfs (7.07 ft); June 17 (11:30 p.m.) 1,130 cfs (7.56 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 129

North Buffalo Creek near Greensboro, N. C.

Location. La t 36°07'13", long. 79°42'30", on left bank 5 ft downstream from highway 

bridge , 4.2 miles upstream from mouth, and 5.8 miles northeast of post office in 

Greensboro, Guilford County.

Drainage area. 36.4 sq mi.

Records available. August 1928 to September 1953.

Gage . Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 679 ft (from topographic map) .

Average discharge. 25 years, 46.0 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,430 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 9.17 ft); minimum, 7.6 cfs Aug. 16, 23 (gage height, 1.83 ft). 1- 

rati

96 ft), from 

rminations

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

Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station. Diversion into basin 

from Greensboro and Proximity Mills enters above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

3.0

4.0

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

343

575

773

944

_'ubi'' feet per s-=:ond, water year October 1952 to Septembe

Day

1

2

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

24

35

49

25

19

22

24

23

~55 129

29

22

21

22

22

*23

21

20

17

19

22

22

22

21

22

16

18

23

20

24

24

855

27.6

-

-

Nov.

20

16

19

26

25

24

24

21

19

32

46

34

24

23

32

21

20

21

29

486

272

78

38

33

31

31

25

*26

25

21

-

1,542

51.4

-

-

Dec.

22

32

31

27

49

38

25

25

25

131

520

75

42

31

31

30

31

29

27

25

57

34

31

27

22

24

22

22

27

25

405

1,942

62.6

-

-

Jan.

97

56

74

46

44

42

*41

50

200

400

100

50

43

41

40

36

34

37

32

32

92

52

40

494

110

61

48

83

62

46

38

2,621

84.5

-

-

Ftb.

34

34

34

36

33

32

240

76

51

45

43

172

74

51

717

126

*70

57

50

53

898

191

96

60

50

46

40

36

-

-

-

3,445

123

-

-

Mar.

34

100

150

200

70

50

46

40

36

32_

34

220

100

80

130

270

70

50

46

40

36

34

40

500

150

70

48

42

40

40

36

2,832

91.4

-

-

Apr.

*74

67

56

38

29

33

104

48

42

39

33

110

146

61

43

45

39

33

27

27

30

32

32

32

28

22

26

28

28

50

-

1,402

46.7

-

-

May

38

27

21

23

35

*40

41

33

30

24

26

29

30

30

30

30

27

29

30

32

28

28

36

22

25

25

25

24

23

18

14

873

28.2

-

-

June

16

21

22

22

22

18

220

180

162

277

71

34

27

21

21

24

*295

53

34

24

18

34

58

26

24

24

20

31

20

24

-

1,843

61.4

-

-

July

23

22

26

24

13

18

21

22

21

22

16

10

14

18

19

19

21

16

11

14

*21

24

31

22

16

12

13

13

13

16

13

564

18.2

-

-

Aug.

12

11

16

22

22

24

21

23

23

16

20

21

20

19

16

11

16

25

27

21

21

14

10

14

19

19

20

20

17

11

14

565

18.2

-

~

Sept.

19

20

20

20

44

70

25

16

*18

20

20

16

11

13

17

19

19

18

15

13

14

20

19

20

18

14

~22 128

20

20

-

728

24.3

-

~

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,380 Mln 12 Mean 58.9 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1952-53: Max 898 Mln 10 Mean 52.6 Cfsra - In.

Peak discharge (base. 920 cfs).--Feb. 15 (12:30 p.m.) 1,280 cfs (8.57 ft); Feb. 21 (8 a.m.). 1,430 

cfs (9.17 ft); Mar. 24 (time unknown) 1,130 cfs (8.04 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-heighb record Jan. 8-12, Feb. 24 to Mar. 31; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage when available, and records for nearby stations.
130 CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN

Stony Creek near Burlington, N. C.

Tnpaflon rat 36"11' Ions: 79°25' on right bank a quarter of a mile upstream from 

highway bridge, half a mile upstream from Buttermilk Creek, 4* miles upstream from 

mouth, and 6 miles north of Burlington, Alamance County.

Drainage area. 44.2 sq mi.

Records available. July 1952 to September 1953.

gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes.-1952: Maximum discharge during period July to September, 1 090 cfs Sept. 1 

 [sage height 6.54 ft); minimum discharge observed, 0.4 cfs July 29, 30.

1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,670 cfs Feb. 15 (gage height, 

9.08 ft); no flow for Sept. 25, 26. 

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

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1952

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

B

July Aug.

g20 

alO 

a5.0 

g3.2 

g2.1 

g4.2 

g3.6 

g4.6

Sept.

*487 ~IB" 

*7.8 

5.1 

4.0 

3.4 

3.1 

2.9

Day

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16

July

1

Aug.

a4.0 

a3.2 

g2.8 

gl.6 

gl.2 

al.O 

*.9 

1.0

Sept.

Z.8 

2.8 

2.9 

2.8 

2.6 

i*S. 

2.6 

2.8

Day

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24

July

gO.8

Aug.

3.3 

3.4 

.8 

.3 

.2 

.7 

.2 

.2

Sept.

2.6 

3.6

4.0 

3.9 

3.9 

88 

16 

6.6

Day

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Mean ....................... ' 

Cubic feet per second per square mile. ................... 

Runoff In Inches. ........................... 

July

gO.7 

a. 6 

a. 6 

g.5 

g.4 

*g.4 

g!7

-

Aug.

0.8 

.6 

.6 

1.7 

2.2 

6.5 

117

212.9

0.156 

0.18

Sept.

4.6 

4.0 

3.6 

3.2 

3.0 

3.0

703.1

0.529 

0.59

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated from records for nearby stations.

g Computed from graph based on twice-daily staff-gage readings.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

3.0

3.0

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.5

4.9

4.0

2.9

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.8

*1.8

1.8

1.9

2.2

2.4

2.3

2.5

2.6

2.4

2.5

2.5

*2.4

2.5

2.3

2.2

78.5

2.53

0.057

0.07

Nov.

2.4

276

3.9

3.6

3.1

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.9

5.8

6.8

5.1

3.6

6.5

13

6.0

4.8

5.0

352

372

103

30

19

15

13

11

9.7

8.6

8.4

-

1,031.5

34.4

0.778

0.87

Dec.

*8.1

8.4

11

10

11

22

14

12

11

105

778

93

38

25

20

17

15

14

13

12

44

34

23

20

17

15

13

12

11

11

459

1,896.5

61.2

1.38

1.60

Jan.

207

55

58

40

28

23

20

20

*488

503

122

54

34

27

24

21

20

19

21

18

102

71

35

642

162

55

38

58

68

36

29

3,098

99.9

2.26

2.61

Feb.

26

22

20

20

18

17

199

104

42

30

26

84

75

37

979

*195

73

47

37

36

*935

289

88

56

49

42

34

30

_

-

3,610

129

2.92

3.04

Mar.

26

100

109

279

181

65

46

38

32

29

30

140

- 187

72

71

154

60

45

40

32

28

27

27

404

106

58

40

34

30

27

24

2,541

82.0

1.86

2.14

Apr.

24

24

*21

21

19

20

113

44

30

24

21

94

201

78

41

35

30

25

22

20

19

18

17

16

15

15

14

12

12

17

-

1,062

35.4

0.801

0.89

May

32

17

15

13

12

18

16

*13

11

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.2

7.0

6.3

5.8

5.8

5.6

6.3

8.7

6.5

5.6

5.1

6.3

5.6

5.1

4.1

3.3

2.8

278

2.8

279.2

9.01

0.204

0.23

June

2.6

2.4

2.1

271

2.2

2.2

6.1

14

9.6

10

9.5

7.0

4.6

~9.5 27

5.8

7.0

13

*7.3

4.8

3.2

4.2

13

6.8

3.8

2.5

5.5

18

6.0

3.8

-

215.6

7.19

0.163

0.18

July

2.6

1.7

.85

.70

.65

.80

.75

.70

.70

.70

.60

.55

.38

.38

.33

.29

.29

.27

.27

.49

*.38

.33

.55

.40

.29

.18

.14

.10

.08

a. 08

a. 07

16.60

0.535

0.012

0.01

Aug.

aO.07

a. 06

a. 06

a. 05

a. 05

a. 05

a. 10

a. 10

a. 10

a. 10

.15

.08

.05

a. 04

a. 04

a. 04

a. 04

a. 10

a. 20

a. 10

a. 08

a. 06

a. 04

a. 02

a. 02

a. 02

*.01

701

.01

.01

.01

1.87

0.060

0.0014

0.002

Sept.

0.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01

**.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

p_

.0

.07

.04

.03

.02

-

0.44

0.015

0.00034

0.0004

Calendar year 1952: Max 

Water year 1952-53: Max 979

Mln 

Mln

Cfsm - In. 

Cfsm 0.857 In.

Peak discharge (base. 900 efs).--Dec. 11 (l p.m.) 1,340 cfs (7.65 ft); Dec. 31 (9 p.m.) 940 cfs

(5.90 ft); Jan. 24 (4 p.m.) 1,120 cfs (6.63 ft); Feb. 15 (5 p.m.) 1,670 cfs (9.08 ft); Feb. 21

(3:30 p.m.) 1,460 cfs (8.19 . ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

** Field estimate made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge stimated from records for nearby stations.
CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN 131

Haw River at Haw River, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°05', long. 79°22', on left bank at town of Haw River, Alamance County, 

650 ft downstream from Southern Railway bridge, and 3 miles downstream from Stony Creek.

Drainage area. 599 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1928 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 471.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 25 years, 590 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,400 cfs Feb. 15 (gage height, 17.00 ft); 

minimum, 21 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 1.24 ft); minimum daily, 23 cfs Sept. 26.

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 37,000 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 31.10 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 26,000 cfs on basis of contractedopening determination of peak flow; minimum, 3 cfs Sept. 5, 1930 (gage height, 0.92 

ft); minimum daily, 5 cfs Sept. 6, 1930.

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

poor. Large diurnal fluctuation and some regulation for short periods at low flow 

caused by powerplants above station. City of Burlington diverted an average of 5.8 

cfs for municipal supply from basin above station during water year 1953.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 757: 1929(M) . WSP 782; 1934. WSP 822: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-55 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.5 

3.0

77

140

258

384

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

705

1,460

2,340

3,400

4,600

6,000

Discharge eubi? feet per econd, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

. alOO

a!90

a300

a22o

a!90

a!60

a!40

a!25

a!20

116

114

116

105

97

95

97

105

99

83

112

*147

97

99

99

3,826

123

0.205

0.24

Nov.

103

114

103

110

108

101

101

70

127

118

158

248

240

202

256

296

238

183

222

2,510

5.580

2,250

1,180

758

540

408

371

270

246

223

-

15,429

514

0.858

0.96

Dec.

*236

586" 221

333

323

358

371

320

346

447

4.210

2,340

1,920

1,140

722

a450

a380

a340

a320

a300

a440

a500

a410

a360

a320

a300

a280

a270

a270

a260

a2,200

20,973

677

1.13

1.30

Jan.

a2,70O

al,200

al.100

aSOO

a600

a420

a400

a410

a2, 500

a4,200

a2,400

al,800

1,140

792

622

507

412

442

442

584

707

880

722

3,440

2,690

1,790

1,100

845

950

705

606

37,706

1,216

2.03

2.34

Feb.

556

458

408

408

371

346

1,300

1,460

1,260

985

656

1,020

1,220

1,020

5.890

4,000

2,440

1,540

950

722

5,460

4,900

2,790

1,540

1,100

915

740

600

_

_

-

45,055

1,609

2.69

2.80

Mar.

a500

a900

al,200

al,700

al,600

al,300

al,000

a700

a600

a550

aSOO

al.100

al,800

al,200

al,200

a2, 200

al,300

al,100

aSOO

a650

a600

aSOO

a540

a5. OOP

a2,900

a2, 100

al,250

a900

a700

a600

a540

37,530

1,211

2.02

2.33

Apr.

a560

a600

*639

573

524

474

915

810

656

524

458

753

1.580

1,240

1,100

880

705

556

490

412

384

358

303

300

285

310

358

346

296

298

-

17,685

590

0.985

1.10

May

474

55?

584

313

293

275

506

308

263

231

226

221

165

184

192

202

174

162

193

288

223

197

164

174

197

169

167

158

122

85.

95

6,985

225

0.376

0.45

June

116

152

85

80

142

60

114

458

713

889

1,050

1,060

705

474

278

140

207

860

1,080

758

442

273

520

500

268

204

180

245

300

266

-

12,215

407

0.679

0.76

July

207

187

133

149

222

187

133

108

68

67

103

101

95

110

67

87

85

68

79

81

77

85

97

77

72

65

72

85

74

60

50.

5,145

101

0.169

0.20

Aug.

62

50

50

54

50

57

47

57

65 *105

87

62

62

57

52

44

42

44

40

44

87

49

96

49

57

89

50

59

42

36

51

1,774

57.2

0.095

0.11

Sept.

39

36

38

36

48

93

a200

a200

alOO

a70

*60

49

52

55

40

38

39

34

49

59

39

34

28

26

27

22

80

141

149

122

-

1,962

65.4

0.109

0.12

Calendar year 1952: Max 12,OOO Min 47 Mean 666 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.15

Water year 1953-53: Max 5,890 Min 23 Mean 560 Cfsm 0.935 In. 12.69

Peak discharge (base. 6,000 efs).--Peb. 15 (3 p.m.) 8,400 cfs (17.00 ft); Feb. 21 (5 p.m.) 7,770 

cfs (16.26 ft); Mar.24 (time and discharge unknown).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated from recorded range in stage and other records in 

basin.
132 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Haw River near Pittsboro, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°42', long. 79°05', on left bank 100 ft upstream from Robeson Creek, 

2 miles downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 64, and 5 miles east of Pittsboro,

Chatham County.

Drainage area.--1,310 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1928 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 180.06 ft above mean sea level (levels 

oy Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 14, 1929, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--25 years, 1,270 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,100 cfs Feb. 15 (gage height, 15.52 ft); 

minimum, 4.5 cfs Sept. 20, 21 (gage height, 1.24 ft); minimum daily, 5.3 cfs Sept. 20.

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 79,000 cfs during night of Sept. 18-19, 1945 (gage 

height, 28.58 ft, from high-water mark in gage shelter); minimum, 4.5 cfs Sept. 27, 

1948, Sept. 20, 21, 1953 (gage height, 1.24 ft); minimum daily, that of Sept. 20, 1953.

Flood of August 1908 reached a stage of 32.1 ft, from floodmarks, 1,000 ft upstream 

(discharge, 98,000 cfs). Flood of 1865 reached a stage about 1 ft lower than flood 

of 1908, from information by local residents. Flood of September 1928 reached a stage 

of 20.3 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 39,200 cfs).

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

poor. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation for short periods at low 

flow caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions. WSP 822: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

3.0

6.8

108

212

379

580

950

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

13.0

1,360

2,260

4,560

7,600

15,100

In cutic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

> a310

241

244

248

431

441

420

298

a300

282

299

207

108

90

65_

86 

205

163

269

282

262

8,321

268

0.205

0.24

IIDV.

178

186

202

179

235

178 

172

118

14?

223

176

235

430

392

466

318

578

481

356

7,850

12.500

6,730

2,510

1,660

1,190

974 

778

749

583

491

-

41,060

1,369

1.05

1.17

Dec .

570

536

430

578

680

658 

622

744

643

582

4,500

4,480

2,310

1,920

1,400

1,010

860

748

695

672

653

1,310

1,010

822

740

688 

636

608

665

650

5,740

38,160

1,231

0.940

1.08

Jan.

7,940

2,990

2,360

2,020

1,480

1,150 

1,020

935

5,800

11,200

5,560

3,430

2,260

1,700

1,360

1,150

1,030

898

1,030

982

920

1,600

1,310

8,720

6,710

3,430 

2,310

1,740

2,060

1,660

1,310

88,065

2,841

2.17

2.50

Feb.

1,150

1,150

982

928

928

845 

1,760

3,820

2,310

1,880

1,440

1,810

3,640

2,210

15.500

1C, 100

4,560

2,990

2,060

*1,660

7,050

11,400

5,670

3,240

2,310

1,920 

1,660

1,360

_

-

96,133

3,453

2.62

2.73

Mar.

1,150

2,080

5,520

3,910

4,430

2,770 

2,110

1,700

1,440

1,250

1,190

2,920

5,560

5,240

5,220

6,190

5,400

2,460

2,060

1,570

1,360

1,190

1,270

14.400

6,380

3,910 

2,770

1,970

1,610

1,440

1,230

93,480

3,015

2.30

2.65

Apr.

1,150

1,840

1,570

1,190

1,020

998 

1,230

1,790

1,310

1,150

982

1,420

4.580

5,180

1,920

2,160

1,700

1,270

1,070

1,070

958

882

850

755

718

361 

575

752

740

850

-

59,979

1,355

1.02

1.15

May

845

1,110

710

815

748

1,170 

974

710

702

451

575

710

444

565

290

524

268

507

585

648

748

575

342

227

394

451 

272

290

276

186

212

16,498

532

0.406

0.47

June

194

244

222

258

224

107 

200

822

1,520

1,480

1.980

1,520

1,190

702

898

622

389

916

1,440

1,150

740

656

645

451

429

457 

302

950

345

205

-

21,154

704

0.557

0.60

July

582

506

218

182

182

722 

680

284

175

106

99

99

182

114

145

157

155

68

104

177

86

53

alOO

5,570

180

0.137

0.16

Aug.

a75

(*)

(*)

61

56

91

164

81

48 

59

29

24

10

26

2,109

68.0

0.052

0.06

Sept.

75

54

58

31

28

26 

24

130

66

42

114

81

127

167

95

98

55

42

10

5.5

99

67

49

59

54

12 

875

355

104

196

"

3,138.3

105

0.080

0.09

Calendar year 1952: Max 34,200 Min 54 Mean 1,457 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.13

Water year 1952-53: Max 14,400 Min 5.3 Mean 1,243 Cfsm 0.949 In. 12.88

Peak discharge (base. 17.000 ofs).--Peb. 15 (6 p.m.) 21,100 cfs (15.52 ft); Mar. 24 (10 a.m.) 

18,600 cfs (14.65ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, and records for 

nearby stations.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 133

Location.--Lat 35°44', long. 79°02', on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 64, a quarter of a mile downstream from Whiteoak Creek, and 8^ miles 

east of Pittsboro, Chatham County.

Drainage area.--285 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1949 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 17C.42 ft above mean sea level (from 

Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Mar. 1~\ 1950, staff gage at same site and 

datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,310 :fc Mar. 25 (gage height, 19.50 ft); 

minimum, 2.0 cfe Sept. 4.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 7,900 cfg Mar. 5, 1952; minimum, that of Sept. 4, 

1953.

Flood of September 1945 reached a stage of 27.Gt ft; 1929 flood, 25. 'j ft; I9i s 

flood, S3.35 ft, from information ty State Highway and r utlic Works '"oinmission.

Discharge, in 2uti * feet per second, water year October 1952 to 3epterr,be

Day

1

Q

3

4

5

e

7

8

y

10

ll

12

13

14

15

ie

17

18

19

0

1

£

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

23

22

22

22

23

22

19

17

18

29

46

4T

33

27

*23

20

18

17

16

16

14

12

11

10

To

11

12

12

*12

12

12

602

19.4

0.068

0.08

Nov.

12

12

12

12

12

12

*12

14

14

15

16

24

44

46

41

40

55

58

46

1,080

2,230

3 , 840

3,130

2,120

1,100

320

201

*164

137

116

-

14,935

498

1.75

1.95

Per.

102

98

120

126

120

116

116

106

95

89

123

269

294

191

144

116

102

95

89

82_

118

248

306

216

164

140

120

106

95

89

580

4,775

154

0.540

0.62

Jan.

1,440

1,700

2 , OOO

1,610

862

408

254

*211

614

1,280

1,700

2,000

1,640

787

312

232

201

186

201

196

T96~ 177

216

1,000

1,960

2,780

2,400

1,400

602

490

390

29,445

950

3.33

3.84

Feb.

288

232

2O6

191

196

186

307

762

820

706

387

297

553

686

1,580

2,710

3,540

2" 520

1^380

*480

491

950

1,020

970

682

403

306

254

-

-

23,103

825

2.89

3.01

Mar.

211

307

708

1,020

1,220

1,100

742

393

270

222

491

473

1,220

1,340

1,600

1,910

1,850

1,850

1,300

532

342

248

226

1,310

3,610

4,240

2,500

1,340

499

306

*242

33,622

1.085

3.81

4.39

Apr.

211

460

742

597

286

211

222

318

288

206

168

329

1,370

*1,700

1,790

1,330

598

378

282

208

172

148

134

123

112

10R

9B

92

82

114

-

12,875

429

1.51

1.68

May

514

552

332

156

123

129

588

650

444

201

120

92

80

70

60

54

49

4F

42

50

70

59

44

38

32

*31

32

35

25

Si

4,769

154

0.540

0.62

June

23

22

21

20

19

18

20

48

81

58

74

82

47

31

44

50

39

18R

152

72

42

29

26

23

22

20

20

434

704

390

-

2,817

93.9

0.329

0.37

July

138

59

34

26

23

20

28

74

48

*25

20

17

15

13

11

10

10

8.8

7.8

7.8

7.2

*6.P

10

12

14

12

8.3

8.5

6 .9

*5.2

6.0

692.1

22.3

0.078

0.09

Aug.

6.0

7.3

a.5

6.4

*4.5

4.2

4.8

4.8

£.4

*B.2

6.8

6.8

*6.8

7.2

7.2

7.2

12

107 "SOlo

9.6

7.7

6.0

4.8

4.4

3.e

*3.2

3.0

3.2

3.6

3.2

340.4

11.0

0.039

0 . 04

Sept .

3.2

3.0

*2.4

2.2

772

11

20

21

12

7.7

5.6

4.0

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.0

2 .a

2.8

3.0

3.6

3.6

3 , 6

*3.2

3.2

3.2

4.0

194

*343

aT60

a70

-

912.3

30.4

0.107

0.12

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,940 Min 10 Mean 335 Cfsrn 1.18 In. 16.03

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,240 Min 2.2 Mean 353 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.81

(1 p.m.J 4,100 cfs (17.42 ft); Jan. 26 (3 p.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record! discharge estimated on basis of records for arby stations.
134 CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN

 West Pork Deep River near High Point, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°00'15", long. 79C 58'42", on left bank 2,300 ft upstream from highway 

bridge and High Point Lake, 2.3 miles west of Jamestown, and 2.5 miles northeast of 

High Point College, High Point, Guilford County.

Drainage area.--32.1 sq mi.

Records available. June 1923 to September 1926, July 1928 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 758 ft (from topographic map). June 14, 1923, to Sept. 30, 1926, staff gage at site 2,300 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--28 years, 31.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,400 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 11.15 ft); 

minimum, 2.2 cfs Sept. 1, 2 (gage height, 2.45 ft).

1923-26, 1928-53: Maximum discharge, 8,450 cfs Sept. 24, 1947 (gage height, 19.92 

ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of contractedopening determination of peak flow; minimum, 0.3 cfs Sept. 1, 1932.

Remarks. Records good except those above 25 cfs, which are fair, and those for period 

of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 852: Drainage area. WSP 922: 1928-29(M), 1933(M), 

1936(MJ.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.5

2.6 

£.8 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6

16

27

40

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

6.0 

10.0

61

116

193

319

518

950

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

a9.4

a!6

a!3

alO

a9.4

a9.4

a9.4

a9.4

a30

a!5

a 12

all

alO

*9.8

9.8

10

9.8

9.5

9.5

8.7

8.4

8.7

9.0

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.5

8.7

8.7

9.0

330.3

10.7

0.333

0.38

Calendar yea

Nov.

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.0

8.7

WTT

12

17

15

11

11

12

11

10

10

11

31

149

38

21

17

16

15

15

13

13

13

-

543.2

18.1

0.564

0.63

Dee.

1214"

14

13

30

22

17

15

14

187

-BT 464

32

25

21

19

18

17

16

17

36

22

19

18

17

16

16

15

14

15

343

1,552

50.1

1.56

1.80

Jan.

76

40

48

30

23

21

*21

47

342

567

68

40

30

27

24

23

21

24

22

20

68

35

29

339

74

38

32

56

46

31

28

2,090

67.4

2.10

2.42

Feb.

26

23

22

22

20

20

308

72

38

31

29

222

67

39

557

99

48

35

31

39

768

150

59

44

39

35

29

26

-

_

-

2,898

104

3.24

3.36

Mar.

"5

IT

85

163

71

42

34

31

27

25

35

96

63

39

74

174

46

37

33

28

25

29

120

"96 643

53

40

35

30

28

*26

2,334

75.3

2.35

2.70

- 1952: Max 1,140 Mln 4.6 Me?

Apr.

26

34

24

23

22

25

42

25

23

22

19

63

152

T?

30

28

23

22

22

20

19

18

18

17

17

17

15

15

15

25

863

28.8

0.897

1.00

May

24

18

17

16

17

18

20

16

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

12

15

12

11

10

9.8

9.5

9.0

~7S.9

.9

.9

.9

394.8

12.7

0.396

0.46

June

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.3

tt

6.6

TO" 445

44

33

50

19

16

20

14

*14

341

55

25

18

17

37

17

13

12

12

11

16

11

11

1,360.2

45.3

1.41

1.58

July

9.5

9.5

10

9.0

8.7

8.4

8.2

8.2

7.9

7.4

6.8

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.6

8.4

-6.8 12

6.1

5.9

5.6

5.4

*5.0

4.6

^T

220.9

7.13

0.222

0.26

Aug.

5.2

4.4

4.6

8.2

5.9

5.4

5.4

9.5

77T

5.2

4.4

4.4

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.4

7.1

7.1

5.6

5.2

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.1

2.9

2^7

147.6

4.76

0.148

0.17

Sept.

2.6

2.4

2/7

4.0

23

24

9.8

5.6

5.0

4.6

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.4

3.8

3.6

*3.6

3.8

4.4

~9.0 41

6.1

5.4

-

212.6

7.09

0.221

0.25

n 39.5 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.75

Water Water year year 1952-53: 1952-55: Max Max 768 768 Mln Mln 2.4 2.4 Mean Mean 35.5 35.5 Cfsm Cfsm 1.11 1.11 In. In. 15.01 15.01________

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs).--Dec. 11 (3:30 a.m.) 950 cfs (9.97 ft)j Feb. 15 (9:30 a.m.) 

1,110 cfs (10.54 ft); Feb. 21 (5 a.m.) 1,260 cfs (10.92 ft); Mar. 24 (1:30 a.m.) 1,400 cfs (11.15 

ft); June 7 (2:30 p.m.) 765 cfs (9.54 ft); June 17 (5 p.m.) 740 cfs (9.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

station on East Pork Deep River.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 

East Fork Deep River near High Point, N. C.

135

Location.--Lat 36°Q2'15", long. 79°56'46", on left bank 5 ft upstream from highway 

bridge, 3.3 miles upstream from High Point Dam, and 5.2 miles northeast of High 

Point College, High Point, Guilford County.

Drainage area. 14.2 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1928 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 764.02 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Intake pipe extended to downstream side of bridge since Mar. 1, 1934.

Average discharge. 25 years, 14.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,760 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 4.19 ft); minimum, 2.2 cfs Sept. 2 (gage height, 0.24 ft).

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 6,300 cfs Sept. 24, 1947 (gage height, 10.87 ft, from 

floodmark), by contracted-opening method based on floodmarks at gage height 14.11 ft 

on upstream side of bridge and 10.87 ft on downstream side of bridge; minimum, 0.7 

cfs Sept. 22, 1941 (result of temporary regulation); minimum,unregulated, 1.2 cfs 

Sept. 25, 1941.

Remarks. Records good above 15 cfs and fair below. 

Revisions.--WSP 852: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.2 

.3

.7

1.6

3.0

5.0

7.6

16

0.9 

1.2 

1.5

2.0 

2.5

65

126

280

470

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.6

7.8

6.6

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

15

7.3

6.0

5.5

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

164.3

5.30

0.373

0.43

Nov.

4.4

4TT

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

5.8

7.1

6.6

5.0

4.8

5.3

5.0

4.8

4.8

5.0

13

40

TT

7.6

6.8

6.3

6.3

6.0

5.8

5.5

5.5

-

208.4

6.95

0.489

0.55

Dec.

5.3

673

6.3

5.8

14

9.6

7.1

6.6

6.3

106

~2? 160

15

10

9.0

7.9

7.6

7.3

7.1

7.3

15

9.3

9.0

8.6

8.3

7.9

7.6

6.6

6.3

6.3

142

653.4

21.1

1.49

1.71

Jan.

27

19

22

13

10

9.3

9.0

31

191

T^O

28

17

14

13

11

10

9.3

10

9.6

9.3

32

15

12

162

30

18

15

32

20

15

13

946-. 5

30.5

2.15

2.48

Feb.

12

10

10

9.6

9.5

9.3

140

28

18

14

14

83

25

18

317

33

22

16

*14

23

~49 397

24

19

IB

16

13

12

_

-

-

1,373.2

49.0

3.45

3.60

Mar.

11

41

39

71

27

18

15

13

12

11

IB

40

27

18

88

46

21

17

ie

13

12

12

122

140

35

22

18

15

13

12

11

974

31.4

2.21

2.55

Apr.

15

14

11

11

10

13

20

12

11

10

9.3

29

65

T§

13

13

11

10

10

9.3

8.6

8.6

8. '3

8.3

7.9

7.9

7.6

7.3

777

11

-

398.4

13.3

0.937

1.04

May

10

8.3

7.9

7.6

8.3

7.9

8.3

7.3

6.8

6.6

6.3

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

6.6

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4^4

193.0

6.23

0.439

June

4.2

4.2-

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

159

30

13

79

32

11

8.6

7.9

6.8

6.8

~ro 233

11

8.3

19

15

11

7.1

6.3

6.0

6.0

10

6.0

5.8

-

743.2

24.8

1.75

0.51 1.95

July

5.5

6.0

6.3

5.8

5.3

5.3

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.8

3.8

4.0

3.8

3.6

5.3

5.0

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3T6

4.2

138.3

4.46

0.314

0.36

Aug.

3.8

3.6

3.6

4.6

3.8

3.6

3.8

4.0

3.8

3.4

3.4

*3.0

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

5.1

T77

4.2

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

103.5

3.34

0.235

0.27

Sept.

2.4 2"76

2.6

2.4

16

7.5

4.0

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.9

3.2

21

4.0

3.4

3.2

-

126.2

4.21

0.296

0.33

Calendar year 1952 : Max 585 Mln 2.9 Mean 18.2 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.50

Water year 1952-53: Max 397 Mln 2.4 Mean 16.5 Cfsm i.is In. 15.78

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs).--Feb. 15 (5:30 a.m.) 1,370 cfa (3.56 ft); Feb. 21 (2 a.m.) 1,760 

cfs (4.19 ft)j Mar. 23 (10 p.m.) 1,300 cfs (3.45 ft)j June 17 (8 a.m.) 1,640 cfg (4.00 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Deep River near Randlemari, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°54'10", long. 79°51'15", on left bank 500 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from Coltrane's mill, half a mile south of 

Guilford County line, 4-f miles upstream from Muddy Creek, and 7 miles north of 

Randleman, Randolph County.

Drainage area. 124 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1928 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 638.11 ft above mean sea level (levels 

Dy Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--25 years, 120 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,850 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 18.93 ft); 

minimum not determined, occurred during period of no gage-height record.

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 32.2 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 7,100 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

determination of peak flow at bridge if- miles upstream; minimum, 0.5 cfs Nov. 28, 

1931 (gage height, 1.41 ft); minimum daily, 1.2 cfs Nov. 12, 1933.

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

Large diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by Coltrane's mill. Flow slightly regulated by High Point Lake (total capacity, 5,064 acre-ft). City of High Point diverts 

about 3 cfs for municipal supply above station and discharges sewage effluent into 

Rich Fork in Pee Dee River basin.

Revisions (water years). WSP 7S2: 1929-30.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5 1.5 4.0 337

1.6 3.7 6.0 785

1.8 10 8.0 1.C80

2.O 23 10.0 2,800

2.5 72 16.0 3,600

3.0 141

Discharge, in r>ufcic feet per se?ond, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Out.

24

18

27

19

22

16

17

20

7156"

34

23

44

*27

25

23

24

26

18

28

24

31

18

11

18

22

19

19

16

20

17

779

25.1

0.202

0-.23

Hov .

31

17

11

11

8.9

14

12

16 7 . 2

38

36

31

29

37

24

21

24

60

22

339

663

253

110

101

61

50

70

36

32

39

-

2,204.1

73.5

0.593

0.66

Dec.

65

*49

34

30

65

80

56

76

47

207

1,800 3ld~

151

109

109

62

81

56

57

72

104

100

76

72

66

62

58

54

66

44

1,150

5,372

173

1.40

1.61

Jan.

439

183

211

136

116

*73

84

105

1,450

1,260

354

198

155

106

103

108

66

91

107

74

163

154

126

1,190

395

195

157

169

191

141

101

6,403

271

2.19

2.52

Feb.

104

103

76

88

91

51

694

340

181

143

116

588

352

162

2,380

581

255

176

153

138

3,330

804

301

219

187

167

152

119

_

-

-

12,071

431

3.48

3.62

Mar.

93

289

306

491

342

193

153

150

a!90

a!30

a!2O

3500

326

alBO

223

610

234

177

159

a 130

allO

allO

a!20

al,100

a400

a240

al50

a 130

a!20

allO

*a!00

7,686

248

2.00

2.31

Apr.

a 100

a200

allO

a90

a9O

a90

alOO

alSO

alOO

72

80

143

348

2T34"

139

98

a90

a80

a70

a70

a 60

360

50

43

68

380

-

3,145

105

0.847

0.94

May

 I

Y aSO

J

59

90

66

70

23

51

39

40

41

39

40

22

31

26

37

29

45

35

49

24

26

18

43

22

16

34

1,419

45.6

0.369

0.43

June

24

14

17

23

19

17

727

400

145

150

276

114

56

51

68

*46

912

357

131

84

54

372

189

71

65

47

48

211

99

63

-

4,850

162

1.31

1.45

July

36

47

32

41

28

30

28

32

24

14

15

32

18

17

17

18

16

28

19

21

30

41

73

34

21

13

2.6

*4.3

5.2

6.1

10

605.4

26.0

0.210

0.24'

Aug.

18

29

14

30

20

22

18

70

42

43

17

15

14

13

13

11

11

37

20

17

14

12

11

11

12

11

12

12

30

16

11

624

20.1

0.162

0.19

Sept.

11

12

9.9

11

14

39

37

16

310

a20

350

320

a 10

~

429.9

14.3

0.115

0.13

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,970 Min 1.9 Mean 145 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.88

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,330 Min - Mean 131 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.33

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 cfs).--Dec. 10 (7:30 a.m.) 3,O20 

4,040 cfs (17.06 ft); F' '

.______,_ _ _.,..... ... , _, . (14.21 ft); Feb. 15 (12:30 p.m.

'eb. 21 (9 a.m.) 4,650 cfs (16.93 ft). 

 * Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby streams.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Deep River at Ramseur, N. C.

Drainage area. --346 sq mi.

Records available. --November 1922 to September 1953.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 41J.50 ft above mean sea level (levels 

by Corps of Engineers) .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,100 cfs Feb. 15 (gage height, 15.37 ft); 

minimum, 6.8 cfs Aug. 3, Sept. 25, 26 (gage height, U.40 ft), minimum daily, u.8 cfs 

Aug. 3.

1922-53: Maximum discharge, 43,DUO cfs Sept. 13, 1345 (gage height, 34.U4 ft, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 15,OUu cfs on basis of slope-area 

determination of peak flow; minimum, 0.4 cfs May 27, Nov. 28, 29, 1941; minimum 

daily, 0.7 cfs Nov. 29, 1941.

Flood of August 1901 reached a stage of 28.75 ft, frum floodmarks, about a quarter 

of a mile upstream (discharge, U 0,OOU cfs).

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

poor. Large diurnal fluctuation causes by powerplants above station. Flow regulated 

by High Point Lake and small powerplant reservoirs. Town of Asheboro diverted an 

average of 1.3 cfs during water year 1953 from Pee Dee River basin into this basin 

above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

164

258

3.0 

4.0

8.0 

12.0

645

930

1,540

2,880

4,120

6,980

Discharge, In ruble feet per se:ond, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

£3

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sra

In.

Oct.

25

35

24

24

a 60

26

55

110

123

90

77

*24

90

93

89

28 

33

104

20

21

52

88

27

26

69

22

99

57

24

1,735

56.0

0.162

0.19

 

Nov.

24

24

107

18

54

89

18

17

17

31

117

168

105

25

60

98

112

91 

94

1.010

2,360

1,240

388

265

224

207

92

170

87

98

-

7,410

247

0.714

0.80

Dec .

154

*122

192

111

84

160

151

153

180

206

3,070

970

401

282

235

232

177

151

176

94

270

285

202

167

170

156

146

136

187

157

3,390

12,567

405

1.17

1.35

Jan.

1,830

586

553

426

309

*277

234

225

3,620"

5,900

1,200

598

410

339

290

241

255

242

286

275

245

382

282

2,940

1,490

614

426

420

557

379

321

24,152

779

2.25

2.60

Feb.

279

281

259

240

222

213

1,330

1,180

534

375

329

1 , 140

1,360

570

6,730

2 , 800

870

536 

432

382

6,180

3,240

1,050

658

539

463

401

352

_

-

-

32,944

1,177

3.40

3.54

Mir.

290

7OO

990

1,200

1,160

567

426

376

335

318

310

1,580

1,540

728

900

1,340

728

489 

426

354

321

314

307

3,620

1,340

658

460

388

344

328

*298

23,135

746

2.16

2.49

Apr.

287

585

336

282

262

217

a200

a460

a500

a300

a200

1,140

*2,100

782

429

a400

a300

a280 

251

272

a260

a250

a220

a200

al80

161

188

146

117

178

-

11,483

383

1.11

1.23

May

283

234

310

273

*189

220

291

284

161

170

183

118

HE

119

100

30

98

144 

85

302

121

114

115

37F

T94

117

121

80

63

284"F

5,084

164

0.474

0.55

June

104

55

53

50

54

28

795

1,200

432

252

340

262

149

141

180

95

1,220

1,380 

 333

174

160

780

488

242

159

125

£4

472

408

344

-

10,539

351

1.01

1.13

July

152

122

68

105

73

66

105

£7

54

73

41

53

92

43

28

27

15

9.6 

12

106

~el 174

80

72

45

48

55

32

32

32

31

1,973.6

63.7

0.184

0.21

Aug.

28

IB

6.8

10

14

57

50

44

151

137

28

62

'31

30

30

30

78

24 

71

26

26

27

27

26

26

31

28

15

8.6

9.6

10

1,160.0

37.4

0.108

0.12

Sept.

12

75

22

ie

12

13

13

*39

89

26

19

10

11

16

40

22

14

8.6 

9.6

12

14

65

21

21

12

55~7.7

236

94

28

-

1,032.9

34.4

0.099

0.11

Calendar year 1952: Max 16,900 Min 17 Mean 423 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.66

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,730 Min 6.8 Mean 365 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.32

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs).--Jan. 9 (9 p.m.) 6,080 cfs (10.76 ft); Feb. 15 (1 p.m.) 10,100 

cfs (15.87 ft); Feb. 21 (7 p.m.) 9,620 cfs (15.28 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records at Randleman and Moncure.

341607 O - 55 - 10
138 CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN 

Bear Creek at Robbins, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°26', long. 79°36', on right bank 300 ft downstream from Cabin Creek and 

half a mile west of Robbins, Moore County.

Drainage area.--134 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 323.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by North Carolina Highway and Public 

Works Commission).

Average discharge.--14 years, 144 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,460 cfs Feb. 15 (gage height, 13.40 ft); minImutri, 2.9 cfs Sept. 5.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 27,000 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 32.02 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow Oct. 2, 22-27, 1941.

Remarks. Records fair except those for August and September, and those for period of 

no gage-height record, which are poor. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by mills above 

station. Diversion of about 300,000 gal daily, from the gage pool, for municipal water 

supply of town of Robbins is included in these records.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3-6, Oct. 22 to Nov. 19, May 29 to 

June 6, Aug. 10 to Sept. 26, Sept. 29, 30)

1.7 

2.0 

2.3

2.6

Oct. 1 to 

14

22 to Sept. 30

3.0 

4.0

5.0 

6.0

211

560

970

1,430

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.3 

2.6

3.3

5.6

25

64

114

3.0 206

4.0 560

5.0 970

6.0 1,430

9.0 2,940

In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Dciy

1

;

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IE

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

29

27

29

31

29

28

*25

25

95

110

58

45

39

34

32

32

34

32

32

34

35

28

28

25

22

23

22 

*23

29

29

28

1,092

35.2

0.263

0.30

Nov.

29

26

27

30

29

30

30

29

29

32

57

82

45

32

50

66

39

33

34

816

1,420

299

139

97

81

73

74 

64

56

54

-

3,902

130

0.970

1.08

De-.

51

62

146

79

68

93

72

60

*56

68

293

126

82

70

63

58

57

56

53

53

93

84

67

89

76

66

59 

56

50

52

1,670

4,028

130

0.970

1.12

Jan.

450

211

242

164

124

106

97

102

al50

a6oO

a350

a 200

alSO

a!30

a!20

allO

a!30

*118

97

1,310

433

224

169 

180

230

148

127

6,912

223

1.66

1.92

Feb.

122

110

104

106

101

92

424

284

153

124

116

353

309

162

2,990

520

279

206

174

164

1,400

680

328

243

240

211

181 

157

_

_

-

10,333

369

2.75

2.87

Mar.

139

401

375

436

318

198

169

157

*139

129

170

1,800

840

343

1,180

502

279

232

214

179

159

159

179

2.010

440

276

216 

191

171

157

144

12,302

397

2.96

3.41

Apr.

139

162

139

122

114

110

155

120

103

97

89

1,350

1,530

395

233

229

176

148

142

122

*120

110

103

95

89

85

81 

74

72

119

-

6,622

221

1.65

1.84

May

333

340

219

127

106

103

222

144

92

76

68

60

56

50

47

45

44

43

42

70

57

46

40

41

32

29

23

18

16 "24

23

2,636

85.0

0.634

0.73

June

*20

17

17

18

17

17

57

118

62

48

46

38

79

153

66

49

363

162

56

39

33

182

74

170

133

52

39 

34

66

102

-

2,327

77.6

0.579

0.65

July

38

28

54

118

43

28

26

103

51

34

25

22

19

*17

18

18

18

16

17

60

41

23

41

37

22

18

15

15

14

14

13

1,006

32.5

0.243

0.28

Aug.

11

11

13

30

27

25

19

18

17

14

13

14

13

11

9.4

7.1

8.8

*7.9

6.7

7.1

7.1

6.7

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.1

*5.1 

5.1

4.9

4.7

4.7

343.6

11.1

0.083

0.10

Sept.

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.3

3.3

3.5

5.6

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.4

149

19

5.4

4.9

4.7

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.2

*4.2

4.4

*4.2

1.700 

166

58

33

-

2,231.5

74.4

0.555

0.62

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,100 Min 4.7 Mean 193 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.54

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,990 Min 3.3 Mean 147 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.92

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 efs).--Feb. 15 (11 a.m.) 5,460 cfs (13.40 ft): Mar. 24 (7 a.m.) 3,960 

cfs (10.80 ft); Apr. 12 (7:30 p.m. j 3,900 cfs (10.70 ft)j Sept. 27 (11 a.m.) 3,720 cfs (10.45 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, 

and records for Deep River at Ramseur, Uwharrie River near Eldorado.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 139

Deep River at Moncure, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°36', long. 79°05', on right bank 1^ miles northwest of Moncure, Chatham 

County, 2^- miles downstream from Rocky River, and 4| miles upstream from confluence 

with Haw River.

Drainage area. 1.410 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1898 to December 1899, July 1930 to September 1953 in reports of 

Geological Survey. Revised records for May 1898 to December 1899 in Bulletin 34 of 

North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 185.88 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). May 1898 to December 1899, chain gage at railroad bridge 1 mile 

downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 1,466 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22,200 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 8.98 ft)- minimuni, 39 cfs Sept. 16, 17 (gage height, 0.79 ft); minimum daily, 39 cfs Sept. 16, 17.

1898-S9, 1930-53: Maximum discharge, 80,300 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 17.20 

ft), from rating curve extended above 66,000 cfs; minimum, 9 cfs Nov. 11, 1941- minimum daily, 10 cfs Nov. 5-6, 8-12, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good above 250 cfs and fair below except those for periods of no gagehelght record, which are poor. Diurnal fluctuation and considerable regulation at low 

flow caused by small powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years). WSF 822: Drainage area. WSP 1082: 1930-46 (1943-46 not previously published) . See also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.0

139

276

398

621

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

1,110

1,800

3,740

6,240

9,340

17,300

Discharge, In :utl? ftet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

9

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

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

 a350

174

77

160

385

347

317

317

353

299

147

101

£55

224

162

166

126

240

183

a!60

7,443

240

0. 170

0.20

Nov.

> a250

. a350

a450

a450

a!2,000

a 14, OOP

a9,000

36,000

33,000

al,500

31,000

3800

754

638

630

-

54,972

1,832

1.30

1.45

Dec.

557

497

589

880

791

681

707

735

647

565

1,070

4,640

2,420

1,230

920

781

707

673

565

526

772

1,070

1,110

930

870

781

673

647

605

526

6,990

35,155

1,134

0.804

0.93

Jan.

12,400

8,480

3,410

2,700

1,850

1,350

1,130

1,010

4,870

10,800

10,500

4,280

2,220

1,760

1,330

1,180

1,070

1,020

1,190

1,310

1,150

1,190

1,270

9,740

11,200

6,200

2,640

1,880

2,170

2,130

1,580

115,010

3,710

2.63

3.03

Feb.

1,320

1,180

1,090

1,020

1,010

950

1,860

5,550

3,600

1,990

1,440

1,500

4,500

3,960

13,500

15,200

14,400

4,960

2,100

1,530

4,880

 K-12,400

10,700

4,360

2,500

2,180

1,860

1,580

-

-

-

123,120

4,397

3.12

3.25

Mar.

1,330

1,910

4,070

5,420

5,290

3,480

2,180

1,710

1,490

1,300

1,210

5,490

12,400

7,690

8,230

10,100

4,780

2,800

2,100

1,780

1,520

1,330

1,310

*16,200

14,000

8,180

2,770

1,990

1,650

1,440

1,300

136,450

4,402

3.12

3.60

Apr.

1,210

1,400

1,490

1,270

1,060

970

920

1,260

1,310

1,010

910

1,570

9,190

8 , 520

3,380

1,930

1,910

1,430

1,180

1,080

970

870

850

781

726

690

573

647

638

695

-

50,440

1,681

1.19

1.33

May

1,880

1,910

2,170

1,330

1,030

950

1,650

1,600

1,230

880

690

597

605

511

398

453

419

360

254

630

446

526

482

334

534

605

497

398

234

3TT

255

24,169

780

0.553

0.64

June

101

139

158

260

224

95

84

711

2,130

1,300

726

549

549

446

482

482

405

2,290

2.400

960

541

1,970

2,290

1,210

690

630

497

1,610

655

910

-

25,494

850

0.603

0.67

July

754

613

432

589

690

426

426

234

250

240

178

250

196

75

59

132

178

82

126

82

64

64

101

276

129

151

84

129

139

166

84

7,399

239

0.170

0.20

Aug.

116

72

54

113

75

52

52

139

101

61

50

178

151

132

75

122

266

1,100

215

305

147

72

59

57

106

77

57

113

75

55

54

4,301

139

0.099

0. 11

Sept.

52

52

54

55

90

262

87

55

47

45

43

43

43

42

40

39

39

84

116

75

57

52

50

50

50

54

3,330

4,910

1,120

541

-

11,577

386

0.274

0.31

Calendar year 1952 : Max 33,800 Mln 70 Mean 1,891 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.27

Water year 1952-53: Max 16,200 Mln 39 Mean 1,632 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.72

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 cfs).--Nov. 21 (time and discharge unknown); Jan. 24 (3:30 p.m.) 

15,200 cfs ("'.47 ft); Feb. 15 (5:30 p.m.) 20,600 cfs (8.66 ft); Mar. 24 (12 m. ) 22,200 cfs (8.98 ft).

* Discharge messurement made on this day.

a No gsge-helght record; discharge estlmsted on basis of recorded range In stage, when available, 

and records from nearby stations.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Cape Fear River at Lillington, N. C.

Gage. Water-s

jrps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 8,"1927, chain

recorder. Datum of gage is 105.71 ft above mean sea level (levels by

aj. game s j^e an(} datum.

Location. Lat 35°24', long. 78°49', near right bank in downstream end of pier of bridge 

on TJ. S. Highway 15-A, 1,800 ft downstream from Norfolk Southern Railway bridge, 0.5 

mile north of Lillington, Harriett County, and 1 mile downstream from Neill Creek.

Drainage area.--3,440 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--December 1923 to September 1953.

Gage.

Average discharge.--29 years (1924-53), 3,336 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 44,100 cfs Feb. 16 (gage height, 17.34 ft); minimum, 53 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 0.35 ft); minimum daily 61 cfs Sept. 20, 21.

1923-53: Maximum discharge, 192,000 cfs Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height, 33.19 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 70,000 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting and velocity-area studies; minimum, 29 cfs Oct. 8, 1926 (gage height, 0.01 ft); 

minimum daily, 29 cfs Oct. 8, 1926.

Remarks. Records good except those below 500 cfs, which are fair, and those for period 

oTrlo gage-height record, which are poor. Large diurnal fluctuation and considerable 

regulation at low flow caused by powerplants above station.

Revlsions (water years).--W3P 822: Drainage area. 

1942 (T!) . WSP 1002: 1930(M). WSP 1032: 1927,

Rating table, water yea 

and discharge, I

240

503

870

1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

cubic feet per second)

3.0

5.0

7.0

11.0

15.0

19.0

1,860

4,850

8,580

19,300

34,000

52,400

1*7

I

Ij

 i

C

7

5

9

-'-

11

1C

13

14

IE

16

17

IB

19

20

21

12

23

24

25

2G

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

O'Vt .

720

609

790

660

838

726

616

589

697

568

628

888

906

854

88H

846

576

573

392

751

704

415

400

334

364

337

326

378

398

446

499

18,722

604

0.176

0.20

;:ov.

468

461

410

392

411

420

400

470

394

355

452

720

411

1,030

1,030

1,020

598

1,280

814

12,900

52,000

30,400

18,300

8,160

4,680

3,140

2,420

1,980

1,520

1,700

-

128,736

4,291

1.25

1.39

!«.: .

1,400

1,420

1,500

1,810

1,920

Jan.

27,000

16,300

9,010

7,560

5,360

1,800 3,770

1,640 2,920

l,700j 2,560

1,640' 6,930

1,530 22,900

2,6,10

10.400

6,790

4,260

2,920

2,360

1,960

1,640

1,580

1,420

1,640

2 , 63O

2,840

2,490

2,040

1,380

1,640

1,480

1,460

1,530

8,370

80,440

2,595

0.754

0.87

21,200

11,900

7,170

5,190

3,690

3,000

2 , 650

2,420

2,630

2,920

2,770

3,070

3,370

16>600

27,000

14,900

8,790

6,240

5,530

5,190

4,010

264,530

8,533

2.48

2.86

FPb.

3,300

2,920

2,770

Mar.

3,220

3,770

8,580

2,360 11,200

2,420

2.500

3 200

10,900

8,370

5,530

4,090

3,530

8,520

7,760

21,000

40,900

25 800

14^800

7,170

4,850

8,340

*26,600

21,200

10,900

6,790

5.E30

4,680

3,850

-

_

-

270,380

9,656

2.81

2. 92

12,400

8,790

6,060

4,680

3,690

3,220

3.000

7,070

21,600

16,100

13,400

21,900

13,000

8,160

6,600

4,850

3,850

3,220

3,140

21,600

28,900

19,600

10,400

6 , 600

4,510

3,610

3,220

289,940

9,353

2.72

3.13

Apr.

2,920

3,610

4,340

3,690

2,920

2,490

2,490

3,450

3,370

2,770

2,360

5,300

16,600

17,400

8,790

6,240

5,360

3,850

3,140

2,630

2,490

2,300

2,040

1,860

1,640

1,580

1,050

1,530

1,640

1,580

-

119,410

3,980

1.16

1.29

May

3,050

4,010

4,170

2,840

2,360

1,980

3,940

4,010

2,920

2,300

1,530

1,420

1,420

1,100

870

822

798

870

782

915

1,640

1,230

1,060

870

623

1,290

838

660

660

589

568

52,135

1,682

0.489

0.5R

June

555

241

3T9

375

667

302

426

842

3,740

3.3OO

2,770

2,360

1,980

1,530

1,050

1,390

1,290

1,730

4,660

2,920

1,860

1,400

3,450

2,420

1,220

1,150

1,020

1,780

2,920

1,980

-

50,667

1,689

0.491

0.55

July

1,420

1,180

862

1,320

1,080

987

1,700

1,320

410

637

340

288

355

386

246

236

301

517

85

*122

270

232

124

150

244

95

194

269

238

256

318

16,182

522

0.152

0.17

Aug.

300

209

67

117

218

212

212

190

138

278

216

206

336

286

244

167

256

1,480

580

404

464

264

76

97

227

211

73

116

98

67

71

7,880

254

0.074

0.09

Sept.

129

73

92

96

67

155

340

 a'150

158

124

132

67

61

61

70

155

68

124

280

1,720

6.610

2,760

996

-

15,738

525

0.153

0.17

Calendar year 1952 : Max 71,500 Mln 168 Mean 4,186 :fsm 1.22 In. 16.55

Water year 1952-53 : Max 40,900 Mln 61 Mean 3,602 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14. 2O

Peak discharge (base, 50,000 cfs). --Hoy. 22 (3 a.m.) 34,800 cfs (15.25 ft); Jan. 25 (2 a.m.) o2,400 

cfs (14.60 ft); Feb. 16 (7 a.m.) 44,100 cfs (17.34 ft); Mar. 24 (11 p.m.) 37,800 cfs (15.93 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

No gage-height record; discharge estimat 

records for other stations In basin.

d on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records,
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 141 

Little River at Linden, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°16' , long. 78°47' , on left bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 15-A, l| miles west of Linden, Cumberland County, 2 miles upstream from Stewart 

Creek, and 4-| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 460 sq mi.

Records available. November 1928 to September 1953. Prior to 1950, published as Lower 

Little River at Linden.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 73.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Aug. 26, 1934, chain gage at same 

site and datum. Since June 18, 1948, auxiliary wire-weight gage 2-j miles downstream 

read twice daily during periods of backwater.

Average discharge.--25 years, 548 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, C ,610 cfs Mar. 14 (gage height, 9.46 ft); maximum gage height, 10.26 ft Feb. 16 (backwater from Cape Fear River); minimum discharge, 

46 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1 (gage height, 2.02 ft).

1928-53: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred Sept. 18, 1945, during period 

of backwater from Cape Fear River; maximum gage height, 41.47 ft Sept. 19 or 20, 1945 

(from floodmark); minimum discharge, 26 cfs Oct. 14, 1940.

Flood of Sept. 21, 1928, reached a stage of 37.3 ft, from floodmark.

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

Revisions. WSP 822: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Backwater from Cape Fear River Jan. 24, 25,

Feb. 15-21, Mar. 24-26)

44

141

197

3.5

4.0

6.0

10.0

330

1,220

2,810

Hay

1

3

*

t

7

8

10

11

1 °

II.

14

15

16

17

18

19

u

1

2

3

4

5

b

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

>f srn

In.

 

191

180

167

158

150

148

*144

144

176

309

342

336

278

235

211

199

189

180

174

169

156

153

153

153

153

155

155

153

151

151

151

5,764

186

0.404

0.47

II 3V .

151

151

151

151

151

151

153

153

155

156

172

238

267

248

235

248

253

253

220

918

1,960

2,500

2,100

1,780

1,100

820

690

620

568

520

-

17,233

574

1.25

1.39

Dec .

488

488

602

*708

708

637

602

536

486

456

456

488

488

456

408

389

380

370

358

355

472

637

655

585

520

472

424

408

376

361

645

15,416

497

1.08

1.25

1,220

1,540

1,540

1,180

950

800

690

637

655

880

1,000

1,040

895

725

637

585

568

536

568

*602

602

620

620

835

1,430

1,620

1,380

1,040

910

860

800

27,965

902

1.96

2. 26

Feb.

725

655

620

602

637

655

672

990

1,100

1,020

800

690

690

742

1,300

*2,170

«2,330

1,820

1,260

928

1,050

1,540

1,820

1,700

1,420

1,220

1,060

990

-

-

-

31,206

1,114

2.42

2.52

I'ctr.

860

910

,180

* ,420

,460

,300

,100

930

820

742

690

1,180

2,390

2,580

2,380

1,940

1,620

1,460

1,220

1,060

950

880

880

*1,020

905

1,520

1,500

1,060

880

800

725

38,362

1,237

2.69

3.10

Apr.

672

672

690

655

620

585

620

620

58E

552

520

Miy

602

890

1,460

1,220

970

672

910

1,100

1,300

910

637

536 1 504

880

1,140

1,340

1,000

725

602

520

520

472

456

424

392

373

355

336

321

300

315

-

17,798

593

1.29

1.44

424

355

3E1

266

267

250

238

286

315

330

264

225

199

*180

167

151

143

136

130

15,842

511

1.11

1.28

June

127

122

116

113

108

106

107

150

180

174

169

155

144

167

171

182

193

383

408

330

232

163

146

197

253

242

211

178

160

184

-

5,571

186

0.404

0.45

July

165

163

143

122

124

165

189

172

141

F05

186

208

153

131

118

108

100

94

88

87

allO

a!30

allO

100

92

87

80

72

69

69

6_7_

4,448

143

0.311

0.36

Aug.

61

57

56

54

72

102

136

128

113

104

94

85

82

80

80

73

67

130

143

110

96

87

80

74

67

62

*58

55

51

49

!§

2,554

82.4

0.179

0.21

Sept.

48

49

54

73

76

124

195

162

119

96

85

78

80

98

104

108

100

87

77

73

72

69

66

62

61

63

224

392

355

312

-

3,562

119

0.259

0.29

ralendar year 1952 : Max 5,520 Min 63 Mean 523 Cl'am 1.14 In. 15.50

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,580 Mln 48 Mean 5O9 Cfarr, 1.11 In. 15.02

Peak discharge (base, 2,100 cfs).--Nov. 22 (8 a.m.) 2,580 cfs (9.45 ft); Feb. 16, (10 p.m. 

cfs (10.26 ft); Mar. 14 (6 p.m.) 2,610 cfs (9.46 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
142 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Rockfish Creek near Hope Mills, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°58', long. 78°55', on left bank 50 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 301, at mouth of Little Rockfish Creek, if miles east of town of Hope Mills, 

Cumberland County, and 5f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 284 sq mi, includes that of Little Rockfish Creek.

Records available. October 1902 to May 1903 (gage heights only), Ncvember 1928 to December 1931, February 1939 to September 1953. Published as "near Brunt" 1902-3 and as 

"near Fayetteville" 1928-31.

;e-.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 52.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. October 1902 to May 1903 and November 1928 

to December 1931, chain gages at sites 4 miles downstream at different datums. Since 

June 18, 1948, auxiliary wire-weight gage 4 miles downstream.

Average discharge.--16 years (1929-31, 1939-53), 382 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,670 cfs May 2 (gage height, 12.55 ft); minimum, 31 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 3.80 ft); minimum daily, 36 cfs Dec. 14, May 31.

1928-31, 1939-53: Maximum discharge, 8,000 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 31.75 

ft), from rating curve extended above 4,500 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow 

over dams three-quarters of a mile upstream on Rockfish"Creek and if-miles upstream 

on Little Rockfish Creek; minimum, 2.6 cfs Oct. 24, Nov. 22, 23, 1941; minimum daily, 

2.8 cfs Nov. 23, 1941.

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

Large diurnal fluctuation and considerable regulation caused by mills and reservoirs 

above station.

Discharge, in cutic feet per second, water year October 1952 tc

Da;/

1

H

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

in

11

ll

13

14

15

Ib

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct .

285

317

388

122

IP231

297

*350

350

350

120

4O

300

350

350

350

350

120

40

300

350

350

350

350

120

40

300

350

350

350

350

8,310

268

0.944

1.09

Nov.

120

40

300

350

350

350

350

120

40

300

60

300

350

350

120

40

300

350

350

350

350

789

989

782

564

450

437

442

192

343

-

10,228

341

1.20

1.34

Dec .

481

380

385

*460

44O

166

203

428

444

385

422

426

125

36

276

396

386

351

390

337

49

309

559

166

285

252

317

276

357

400

430

10,317

333

1.17

1.35

Jan.

497

560

304

398

578

501

436

396

405

286

143

538

499

434

364

439

240

62

470

439

377

415

391

385

54

517

504

548

491

471

375

12,517

404

1.42

1.64

Feb.

188

445

430

425

418

423

229

130

567

513

504

458

435

244

176

*640

*695

667

617

547

444

406

650

579

625

576

532

408

-

_

-

12,971

463

1.63

1.70

Mar.

298

549

625

582

717

639

485

366

537

503

464

622

1,050

1,100

1,040

850

786

695

586

533

449

365

576

574

608

658

546

455

334

560

514

18,666

602

2.12

2.44

Apr.

452

428

457

288

119

443

482

453

390

394

302

380

671

*649

598

481

448

416

176

513

439

364

336

411

243

124

350

360

325

362

-

11,854

395

1.39

1.55

May

600

804

990

930

874

708

1,270

729

666

561

595

515

410

372

450

308

96

393

424

394

361

387

218

71

387

344

315

337

321

80

36

14,946

482

1.70

1.96

June

107

300

230

228

166

78

39

257

305

321

303

318

229

39

246

347

323

444

443

292

270

457

328

306

332

403

97

140

384

529

-

8,261

275

0.968

1.08

July

477

446

337

150

288

339

460

297

366

324

218

193

421

505

315

315

127

45

49

300

*257

225

215

220

116

41

192

214

227

230

139

8,048

260

0.915

1.05

Aug.

41

41

186

212

267

330

*348

*43

176

569

301

322

337

353

43

41

197

222

226

123

220

146

46

96

212

222

*91

173

78

43

*166

5,671

183

0,644

0.74

Sept.

106

148

111

202

89

45

185

273

272

265

*256

111

49

253

255

271

237

246

87

45

200

130

225

146

223

*83

68

390

430

430

-

5,829

194

0.683

0.76

Calendar year 1952 : Max 2,910 Min 27 Mean 330 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.79

Water year 1952-53 : Max 1,270 Min 36 Mean 350 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.70

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 8 to No\ 

by stations.

21; discharge estimated on basis of records fc
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 143

Cape Fear River at lock 3, near Tarheel, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°50', long. 78°48 I , on right bank 100 ft upstream from lock 3, 1 mile 

downstream from county line, 7 miles north of Tarheel, Bladen County, 9 miles upstream from Philips Creek, and at mile 95.

Drainage area.--4,810 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete lock and dam control. Datum of gage is 28.935 

rt above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to 

Jan. 7, 1939, staff gage on upper lock wall 100 ft downstream at same datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 600 ft downstream; prior to Jan. 14, 1943, auxiliary staff 

gage 400 ft downstream on lower end of lock wall.

Average discharge. 16 years, 4,843 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 41,000 cfs Feb. 16; maximum gage height, 21.93 

ft Feb. 17; minimum discharge, 252 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 0.51 ft); minimum daily, 

275 cfs Aug. 31.

1937-53: Maximum gage height, 43.44 ft Sept. 22, 1945 (discharge not determined); 

minimum discharge, 200 cfs Oct. 20, 1940 (gage height, 0.42 ft); minimum daily, 260 

cfs Oct. 19, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good except those computed using submergence as a factor, those for 

period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, and those computed from twice-daily 

gage readings, which are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation and some regulation for 

short periods at low flow caused by powerplants above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-55, except periods computed using submergence 

as a factor and period of Indefinite stage-discharge relation (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.5

320

480

670

1,200

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

7.0

1,830

3,460

5,690

14,600

Discharge, In cubic feeb per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,470

1,320

1,300

1,310

1,040

1,160

1,420

1,250

1,260

1,380

1,480

1,400

1,570

1.700

1,640

1,560

1,430

1,280 

958

840

1,200

1,090

980

925

881

690

680

870

870 

925

881

36,760

1,186

0.247

0.28

Nov.

1,000

810

840

936

925

936

958

925

790

780

1,010

1,270

1,500

1,340

1,760

1,650

1,580

1,570 

1,830

3,030

k21,900

k29,600

k29 . BOO

k!9,900

k!4,000

k8,720

5,320

4,170

3,460 

2,740

-

165,050

5,502

1.14

1.28

Dec.

2,900

2,660

2,900

3,080

3,750

3,560

2,990

2,990

3,080

2,900

2,740

6,800

KlO . BOO

g7,270

g5,080

g4,170

g3,560

g2,990 

g2,820

g2,990

g2,580

g3,180

g4,720

4,170

3,750

3,270

2,990

2,740

2.420 

2,500

3,180

115,530

3,727

0.775

0.89

Jan.

k!5,400

k23,800

k20,300

k!3,700

klO,800

7,540

5,690

4,720

4,390

k!3,700

k22,600

k22,100

k!5,200

klO,400

6,860

5,320

4,610

5.960 

3,960

4,390

4,610

4,610

4,960

6,500

k25 , 200

k24.900

*k!9,100

klS.OOO

10 , 800 

8,090

7,270

346,480

11,180

2.32

2.68

Feb.

5,690

4,960

4,720

4,500

4,170

4,170

4,, 060

7.8OO

k!3,400

10,800

7,810

6,200

7,000

10,800

11,400

e32,000

»e5B.OOO

I

e29,000 

e2 1,000

e!4,000

klO,900

k!9,000

k30,400

k26,300

k!6,300

kll,900

8,950

7,540

-

-

372,770

13,310

2.77

2.88

Mar.

6,330

6,070

8,950

13,500

16,100

15,400

12,600

8,950

6,860

5,940

5.200

6,330

k!6,100

k23,100

k20,300

k21,700

k23,600

k!7,200 

k!2.800

kll.OOO

7,540

6,200

5,560

7,920

<k29.900

k27,200

k20,700

k!4,700

k9,910 

6,460

5,560

399,680

12,890

2.68

3.09

Apr.

4,960

4,610

5,690

5,820

4,720

4,170

4,170

4,170

5,080

4,610

4,060

3,650

9,960

k!9 . 600

k!7,400

k!2,200

8,950

7,000 

5,080

4,500

4,170

3,650

3,360

3,080

2,900

2,420

2,340

2.040

2,420 

2,580

-

169,360

5,645

1.17

1.31

May

3,960

6,330

8.090i

7,270

5,690

4,610

5,690

7,810

6,860

5,690

4,280

3,180

2,820

2,420

2,040

1,830

1,450

1,500 

1,690

1,700

1,970

2,420

2,200

1,560

1,390

1,390

1,760

1,420

1,220 

1,160

892

102,292

3,300

0.686

0.79

June

850

958

790

730

790

903

670

760

1,600

3,750

3,650

3,270

2,990

2,270

1,830

1,830

1,970

2,500 

3,960

5,200

3,270

2,340

2,740

3,650

2,660

1,900

1,830

1,390

2,740 

3,460

-

67,251

2,242

0.466

0.52

July

2,740

2,200

1,700

1,420

2,120

1,690

1,830

2,270

1,700

1,260

1,570

1,140

790

958

860

710

630

590 

650

440

480

561

640

561

489

456

392 498"

580 

630

590

33,145

1,069

0.222

0.26

Aug.

561

507

480

507

456

610

740

660

570

590

780

660

740

760

680

498

416

850 

1,850

1,100

800

790

580

360

360

480

507

376

392 

305

275

19,220

620

0.129

0.15

Sept.

376

376

356

368

424

384

416

800

680

600

640

489

416

384

620

*620

640

570 

516

368

*312

392

344

440

424

456

810

4,310

6.240 

3,160

-

26,911

897

0.186

0.21

Calendar year 1952: Max 68,400 Mln 471 Mean 5,719 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.20

Water year 1952-53: Max 38,000 Mln 275 Mean 5,081 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.34

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement.

g Computed from twice-daily gage readings.

k Computed by using submergence as a factor.
CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN 

Little Coharie Creek near Roseboro, N. C.

Location.--Lat 34°57', long. 78°29', on downstream end of center pier of bridge on 

State Highway 24, l£ miles east of Roseboro, Sampson County, and l-=r miles upstream 

from Bearskin Swamp.

Drainage area.--96.4 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1950 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 81 ft (estimated from previously

aestroyed benchmark at site). Prior to Jan. 12, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site 

and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 379 cfs May 10 (gage height, 6.58 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Aug. 31 to Sept. 4; minimum gage height, 1.12 ft Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 2.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 569 cfs Mar. 27, 1952 (gage height, 6.98 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 430 cfs; minimum, that of Aug. 31 to Sept. 4, 1953.

Flood of 1924'reached a stage of 11.6 ft, from information furnished by State 

Highway and Public Works Commission.

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

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1290.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 26 to Jan. 20)

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

0.7 

1.3 

3.0 

5.2

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.5

118

215

348

ubic feet per se^cnd, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

0

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

n;t.

13

12

11

9.3

8.7

8.2

13

13

17

*27

33

33

30

25

23

25 

23

22

19

17

16

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

*12

12

529.2

17.1

0.177

0.20

Nov.

13.

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

16

20

36

45

50

50

46 

42

37

33

66

116

128

125

118

115

112

94

62

48

42

-

1,530

51.0

0.529

0.59

Dec.

38

a40

a48

a5O

*52

56

54

52

48

45

46

46

46

44

42

39 

38

37

36

37

40

45

46

45

44

40

39

37

36

36

81

1,383

44.6

0.463

0.53

Jan.

103

103

106

112

112

103

89

76

76

86

89

92

94

97

92

83 

73

69

67

65.

73

80

*78

94

103

97

92

89

92

83

80

2,748

88.6

0.919

1.06

Feb.

78

83" 73

89

92

86

94

128

139

139

139

139

139

128

132

136

128

122

125

122

122

136

136

128

136

142

139

136

^

_

-

3,386

121

1.26

1.31

Mar.

125

139

158

163

173

179

185

179

173

158

150

173

204

201

205

237 

233

215

192

168

154

139

125

125

118

112

103

94

83

73

67

4,803

155

1.61

1.85

Apr.

65

60

56

50

46

44

60

73

76

69

52

44

60

76

89

*94 

86

60

45

44

38

34

32

28

26

24

21

19

17

31

-

1,519

50.6

0.525

0.59

May

128

179

246

309

290

251

287

337

312

579

330

268

212

168

119

56 

40

34

30

30

36

39

34

30

36

36

*27

20

15

13

12

4,303

139

1.44

1.66

June

11

10

8.9

7.9

7.6

7.1

10

18

*28

27

18

15

22

62

52

33 

37

67

69

71

73

57

25

18

23

24

21

21

19

16

-

878.5

29.3

0.304

0.34

July

16

13

10

10

15

11

8.9

19

38

23

15

10

8.2

6.8

6.3

5.8 

5.0

4.4

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.8

5.6

*5.2

4.6

3.8

3.5

3.7

3.3

3.0

2.6

276.1

8.91

0.092

0.11

Aug.

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.5

1.9

1.8

1.9

2.9

4.5

4.0

3.5

5.8

4.4

3.9

3.2 

3.5

3.8

4.0

4.1

*3.3

2.8

2.2

1.6

1.4

*1.1

.8

.7

.6

.6

*.5

74.2

2.39

0.025

0.03

Sept.

0.5

.5

.5

.5

*.7

9.4

25

31

34

30

18

11

9.6

11

12

8.7 

6.5

5.2

4.4

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.2

3.0

*2.8

2.9

24

48

54

56.

~

423.6

14.1

0.146

0.16

Calendar year 1952 : Max 553 Mln 1.3 Mean 87.7 Cfsm 0.910 In. 12.37

Water year 1952-53 : Max 379 Mln 0.5 Mean 59.9 Cfsm 0.621 In. 8.43

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height re

;nt made on this day.

ird; discharge estimated from recorded range in stage and other records.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 

Black River near Tomahawk, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°45', long. 78°17', on upstream side of highway bridge near center of 

span, a quarter of a mile downstream from Clear Run Swamp and 3§ miles northeast of 

Tomahawk, Sampson County.

Drainage area.--G80 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1953.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 0.39 ft below mean sea 

level, datum of 1989, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,510 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 34.35 

i't) ; minimum observed, 24 cfs Sept. 2 (gage height, 25.83 ft).

1951-53: Maximum discharge observed, 2,090 cfs Mar. 8, 1952 (gage height, 36.14 

ft); minimum observed, that of Sept. 2, 1953.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

25.8

26.0

26.5

27.0

36

80

138

289

980

1,680

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

125

107

96

80

75

70

70

69

70

*107

138

151

T44

132

132

125

119

113

107

107

96

90

85

85

85

85

85

80

80

75

75

3,058

98.6

0.145

0.17

Nov.

25.

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

85

90

119

172

179

193

223

223

208

193

223

476

731

663

612

578

510

476

459

425

391

-

7,944

265

0.390

0.43

Dec.

357

323

340

357

374

357

391

374

357

357

374

374

357

323

305

289

272

255

255

255

255

272

272

272

272

289

289

272

255

239

272

9,606

310

0.456

0.53

Jan.

578

714

680

680

612

561

527

493

493

561

612

629

595

544

493

476

459

459

459

442

442

510

*510

527

765

782

TsT

731

731

629

561

17,986

580

0.853

O.9B

Feb.

527

510

510

595

697

714

782

902

1,080

1.120

1,060

1,020

920

833

850

960

1,000

920

816

748

714

782

867

902

920

1,000

960

902

_

-

-

23,611

843

1.24

1.29

Mar.

816

816

1,020

1,180

1,270

1,320

1,290

1,200

1,040

960

884

1,000

1,270

1,440

1.490

1,490

1,470

1,420

1,320

1,200

1,120

1,000

902

867

867

850

799

697

646

612

561

32,817

1,059

1.56

1.79

Apr.

527

493

459

425

391

374

391

442

a520

a500

a450

a370

a400

a520

a600

a5BO

a500

a440

a350

a350

340

323

323

289

255

223

193

179

172

151

-

11,530

384

0.565

0.63

May

223

629

920

960

850

782

799

960

1,000

1,180

1,160

1,060

920

816

765

629

425

357

272

239

255

223

223

179

165

158

*158

144

113

96

90. 

16,750

540

0.794

0.92

June

80

75

70

68

67

67

68

119

*151

151

125

119

113

425

646

612

527

850

1,140

1.220

1,220

1,020

748

663

663

646

527

425

306

289

-

13,200

440

0.647

0.72

July

239

T93

138

125

113

101

90

90

90

90

113

101

90

75

66

59

55

49

46

50

52

50

41

38

37

35

34

31

30

29

29

2,379

76.7

0.113

0.13

Aug.

30

29

29

30

33

49

90

113

66

38

30

30

40

67

75

54

49

158

374

223

*113

80

52

52

44

39

*3B

33

31

30

28

2,147

69.3

0.102

0.12

Sept.

26

25

*2B

26

28

47

70

85

80

75

70

66

56

46

39

38

35

35

32

29

29

29

29

28

28

29

96

408

357

255

-

2,224

74.1

0.109

.0.12

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,090 Min 43 Mean 462 rfsm 0.679 In. 9.24

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,490- Mln 25 Mean 392 Cfsm 0.576 In. 7.83

* Discharge measurement made an this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of re 

oseboro, Northeast Cape Pear River near Chinquapin.

:ords for Little Coharle Creek near
146 CAPE FEAR 'RIVER BASIN

South River near Parkersburg, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°48', long. 78°27', on dovmstream side of highway bridge near center 

of span, at Bladen-Sampson County line, 1.9 miles southwest of Parkersburg, Sampson

County.

Drainage area.--382 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 0.38 ft ebove mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 880 cfs Mar. 17-19; maximum gage height, 59.51 

ft Mar. 17, 18; minimum, 1.7 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 52.07 ft).

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 1,480 cfs Mar. 8, 1952 (gage height, 60.37 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 26, 1953.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

52.1

52.3

52.5

52.7

53.0

53.5

Discharge, In uublc feet pe

2.0

4.3

8.4

14

23

44

54.0

55.0

56.0

57.0

58.0

59.0

69

136

222

320

470

700

se2ond, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

cvt.

58

53

50

44

41

39

37

37

39

*48

50

53

53

50

46

48

50

48

48

46

44

41

41

39

39

37

37

37

35

35

35

1,358

43.8

0.115

0.13

11 3V.

35

33

33

33

30

30

30

30

28

28

33

48

63

69

75

87

93

100

93

128

259

320

346

360

360

360

360

346

346

360

-

4,516

151

0.395

0.44

Der.

375

405

470

490

*470~

435

405

375

346

332

309

289

269

249

249

240

240

231

231

222

222

231

231

231

222

222

222

213

204

195 213-

9,038

292

0.764

0.88

Jan.

289

30T

332

360

375

390

390

390

405

420

450

470

470

470

450

435

420

405

405

375

375

375

375

405

420

405

405

390

375

360

346

12,241

395

1.03

1.19

Feb.

346" 346

360

390

420

420

435

470

470

470

450

450

470

450

470

490

510

530

550

570

550

570

570

595

645

670

670

670

-

_

-

14,007

500

1.31

1.36

 

Mar.

670

670

700

730

765

*800

800

800

765

730

700

730

730

765

800

840

880

880

880

840

765

730

670

645

645

620

595

570

530

470

435

22,150

715

1.87

2.16

Apr .

405

360

320

289

269

259

259

259

259

259

240

240

249

259

249

*249

259

269

289

309

346

375

375

375

360

332

299

249

186

152

8,599

287

0.751

0.84

May

279

332

470

570

645

645

670

730

765 765"

765

700

670

595

510

435

360

289

204

160

121

100

100

121

107

81

*63

50

41

35

30

11,408

368

0.963

1.11

 

June

26

23

21

19

17

15

I?

26

*39

35

28

26

30

63

72

58

50

87

87

69

50

41

39

39

41

46

58

75

87

107

1,390

46.3

0,121

0.14

July

128

144

144

128

107

81

66

69

81

93

93

69

48

35

30

28

41

50

48

46

35

26

21

18

15

12

11

9.4

8.4

7.1

6.2

1,698.1

54.8

0.143

0.17

Aug.

6.0

6.2

7.5

6.2

5.1

5.1

8.2

8.6

7.3

5.2

4.5

7.3

11

8.9

7.1

6.0

6.6

16

44

23

*15

9.8

7.3

6.0

5.4

4.5

4.0

*3.5

3.2

2.9

2.6

264.0

8.52

0.022

0.03

Sept.

2.4

2.4

*2.4

4.9

4.3

5.1

6.6

5.1

3.6

2.9

2.5

2.4

2.9

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.9

1*8

2.0

3.2

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.8

18

69

53

39

255.3

8.51

0.022

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,480 Mln 5.4 Mean 269 Cfsm 0.704 In. 9.58

Water year 1952-53: Max 880 Mln 1.8 Mean 238 Cfsm 0.623 In. 8.47

Discharge measuren nade on this day.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 147

Colly Creek near Kelly, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°28', long. 78° 15', on right bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 53, 4 miles east of Kelly, Bladen County, and 6f miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 85.2 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 15.4 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Dec. 13, 1950, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 344 cfs War. 14 (gage height, 5.35 ft); no 

flow for several days during July, August, and September.

1950-53; Maximum discharge observed, 647 cfs July 16, 1950 (gage height, 6.30 

ft), from rating curve extended above 500 cfs; no flow at times during several years.

Flood of 1908 reached a stage of 11.1 ft; September 1945, 10.2 ft, from information 

by local resident. Flood of 1928 reached a stage of 7.7 ft, from information furnished by North Carolina Highway and Public Works Commission.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for June to September, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1-14 Oct. 15 to Sept. 30

3.5 

4.0

71

106

.6 

.7 

.9

1.1

.7 

1.2 

2.4 

4.3

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

4.5 165

5.0 £54

5.5 385

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

90

94

96

94

88

82

75

69

*70

70

68

63

58

50

43

40

36

32

29

26

23

21

19

18

17

16

15

14

*13

12

11.

1,452

46.8

0.549

0.63

Nov.

10

10

9.7

8.9

8.3

7.9

7.5

7.2

7.1

772

9.7

13

14

14

16

18

18

17

16

22

42

52

51

55

59

59

57

58

56

59

-

789.5

26.3

0.309

0.34

Dec.

62

66

77

78

85

92

9T

91

90

87

88

86

84

83

80

76

73

70

69

67

70

70

69

68

70

73

72

71

68

64

73

2,364

76.3

0.896

1.03

Jan.

86

91

96

98

96

94

93

90

91

97

105

109

109

108

107

106

104

105

110

113

119

*121

118

124

125

120

118

118

118

117

115

3,321

107

1.26

1.45

Feb.

113

111

136

142

141

137

158

191

194

194

190

186

194

192

221

231

229

229

223

219

219

223

225

219

227

240

242

245

-

-

-

5,471

195

2.29

2.39

Mar.

249

254

261

268

273

273

273

271

264-

254

256

308

335

344

34T

333

333

341

341

335

319

306

290

283

271

259

238

221

206

194

182

8,676

280

3.29

3.79

Apr.

172

160

150

141

132

124

118

111

106

100

94

88

91

94

94

*90

82

74

69

62

55

52

48

43

40

37

34

30

27

25.

-

2,543

84.8

0.995

1.11

May

35

43

66

80

87

87

107

163

149

142

132

123

120

112

102

92

82

70

61

55

50

43

36

30

25

22

*16

13

10

8.3

6.6

2,167.9

69.9

0.820

0.95

June

5.3

4.0

3.2

2.5

2.0

1.6

1.5

2.2

*2.6

2.2

1.7

1.5

2.0

3.4

3.2

2.5

4.9

8.0

7.2

5.1

3.6

2.8

2.3

1.9

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

.8

3^6.

-

83.7

2.79

0.033

0.04

July

ao.5

a. 4

a. 4

5.0

3.9

3.4

2.5 1'.8

1.8

5.0

5.0

3.1

2.1

1.6

1.3

.9

a. 7

a. 5

a. 4

a. 3

a. 2

a.l

*0

ao

ao

aO

ao

aO

aO

ao

aO

40.9

1.32

0.015

0.02

Aug.

aO

ao

aO

aO

aO

a. 2

a. 4

a. 8

.9

.8

a.7

a. 7

a. 7

.8

.8

.8

. .8

.8

.8

*.4

a. 2

a.l

aO

aO

*0

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

10.7

0.35

0.0041

0.005

Sept.

ao

ao

a.0

a.o

a.o

ao

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 2

aO

aO

ao

aO

ao

*0

aO

a. 2

a. 3

1.3

2.7

-

8.3

0.28

0.0033

0.004

Calendar year 1952: Max 249 Min 0 Mean 57.1 Cfsm 0.670 In. 9.11

Water year 1952-53: Max 344 Mln 0 Mean 73.8 Cfsm 0.866 In. 11.76

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of known regimen of st 

of Little Coharle Creek.

.ream and from records
148 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Northeast Cape Fear River near Chinquapin, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°49' , long. 77°50', on right bank 540 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 41, half a mile downstream from Muddy Creek, and l£ miles west of 

Chinquapin, Duplin County.

Dra inage are a .--600 sq mi.

Records available. July 1940 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 17.D8 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--13 years, 620 cfs.

Extreme s. Maximum discharge during year, 2,020 cfs June 19 (gage height, 9.77 ft); minimum; 13 cfs Sept. ly.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 11,000 cfs Oct. 16, 1942 (gage height, 16.74 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 8,100 cfs; minimum, 10 cfs Oct. 25, 1941.

Flood of 1908 reached a stage of 22.6 ft at old bridge 1,000 ft upstream from 

gage. Flood of 1928 reached a stage of 0.8 ft lower than that of 1908, from information by State Highway and Public Works Commission.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 21 to May 7, June 14-28)

0.9 13

1.1 23

1.4 49

1.7 88

2.0 130

2.5 202

Discharge, in 2ubie feet per

3.0 278

4.0 445

5.0 637

7.0 1,110

10.0 2,260

1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

°6

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oc t .

95

79

66

62

59

56

49

46

48

57

80

96

102

95

88

*80

79

76

68

61

54

48

43

45

47

46

43

*39

36

35

35

1,913

61.7

0.103

0.12

1I3V.

35

34

35

34

34

12

33

36

36

37

41

52

82

112

127

131

133

130

124

129

208

310

368

111

*411

402

394

352

318

278

-

4,859

162

0.270

0.30

De^ .

247

224

217

232

232

247

254

254

247

240

286

360

377

368

334

294

262

247

232

217

210

210

202

202

202

202

202

202

196

188

219

7,606

245

0.408

0.47

Jan.

450

575

659

681

681

*637

595

517

445

428

436

445

445

436

411

386

352

334

318

310

318

352

368

377

411

436

*454

445

445

436

420

14,003

452

0.753

0.67

Feb.

402

371

488

694

961

1,060

1,080

1,380

1,780

1 . 980

1,900

1,740

1,460

1,230

1,170

1,290

*1,350

1,350

1,230

1,060

889

889

985

1,010

1,110

1,230

1,260

1,230

-

-

"

32,585

1,164

1.94

2.02

Mar.

,110

,060

,200

,320

,460

,500

,460

,350

,170

,010

865

889

,140

,350

,500

,540

,580

1 . 620

1,500

1,290

1,110

913

796

750

796

819

819

727

659

595

517

34,415

1,110

1.85

2.13

Apr.

*463

411

360

326

294

278

262

262

254

247

224

E10

224

302

334

326

278

247

217

196

190

*196

188

171

154

134

116

103

92

87

7,146

238

0.397

0.44

May

115

202

334

386

368

310

286

522

681

681

517

445

420

*386

286

210

155

120

92

76

66

66

65

76

66

57

47

40

34

*31

ZQ

7,168

231

0.385

0.44

June

26

24

22

21

JL9

19

20

23

28

42

45

42

120

958

1,420

1,500

*1,460

1,780

1.980

1,940

1,620

1,140

704

445

402

436

481

463

428

352

-

17,960

599

0.998

1.11

July

262

202

168

133

108

103

85

101

78

61

53

47

42

37

34

34

30

26

24

26

22

21

25

29

24

22

22

19

18

18

17

1,891

61.0

0.102

0.12

Aug.

11

17

18

18

18

24

34

42

29

33

*29

24

23

25

35

72

71

70

94

120

134

105

78

58

43

34

27

25

23

21

19

1,379

44.5

0.074

0.09

Sept.

*19

17

16

17

19

21

27

52

68

57

34

26

21

19

17

16

15

14

13

19

63.

88

123

112

*78

56

362

1,400

1_.98Q

1,940

-

6,709

224

0.373

0.42

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,480 Min 23 Mean 412 Cfsm 0.687 In. 9.31

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,980 Min 13 Mean 377 Cfsm 0.628 In. 8.53

Discharge ent made on this day.
WACCAMAW RIVER BASIN 

Waccamaw River at Freeland, N. C.

149

Location. Lat 34°05'43", long. 78°32'56", on left bank 150 ft downstream from New

Britton Bridge on State Highway 130, 1 mile southwest of Freeland, Brunswick County, 

and 7 miles downstream from Juniper Creek.

Drainage area.--626 sq mi.

Records available. July 1939 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 15.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to July 14, 1943, staff gage at site 

150 ft upstream at same datum. Since July 15, 1952, auxiliary water-stage recorder 

at site 3.3 miles downstream; Oct. 7, 1949, to July 14, 1952, auxiliary staff gage 

at same site.

Average discharge.--14 years, 633 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,450 cfs Mar. 15-19; maximum gage height, 

14.23 ft Mar. 17; minimum discharge, 0.9 cfs Sept. 23, 25, 26.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 7,400 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 15.92 ft); minimum observed, 0.5 cfs Nov. 10, 11, 1940.

Remarks.--Records fair except those below 5 cfs, which are poor. 

Revisions.--WSP 1172: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per ater year 0:tob^r 1952 1-o September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

in

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

£1

£2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

al.400

al,300

al,250

al,150

al,040

a900

aSOO

a660

*648

605

579

553

528

492

447

425

403

362

334

307

290

266

251

228

213

191

166

149

129

114

102

16,282

525

0.839

0.97

Nov.

92

84

77

71

71

69

59

55

53

51

70

89

94

96

117

144

129

132

132

a!70

a 400

aSOO

a550

a580

a600

a630

a650

a650

a630

a590

"

7,635

254

0.409

0.45

De-.

a580

a580

a600

a620

664

664

664

664

648

619

605

498

459

413

389

380

371

327

294

275

306

309

309

309

317

310

310

318

298

290

290

13,680

441

0.704

0.81

Jan.

322

340

380

384

403

413

413

403

403

417

527

619

648

664

664

664

664

664

664

680

712

*780

865

965

1,050

,110

,170

,210

.250

,250

,250

21,948

708

1.13

1.30

Feb.

1,210

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1.140

1,210

1,370

1,530

1,680

, 780

,830

,930

,980

.090

,090

,090

,030

,980

,880

,830

,780

,730

,680

,680

,730

,780

,880

-

-

~

46,590

1,664

2.66

2.77

Mar .

1,880

1,880

1,930

1,980

*2,030

2,090

2,090

2,090

2,090

2,030

1,980

2,150

2,330

2,390

2,450

2,450

2,450

2,450

2,450

2,390

2,330

2,270

2,150

2,090

2,030

1,930

1,830

1,680

1,530

1,410

1,350

64,160

2,070

3.31

3.81

Apr.

1,210

1,110

1,020

940

840

780

a700

a650

a600

a580

a550

a 500

a490

a470

444

425

392

352

325

307

274

259

236

213

191

174

156

135

120

120

-

14,563

485

0.775

0.87

May

117

117

112

106

117

113

109

113

102

96

92

86

84

79

81

77

75

57

51

46

44

41

38

34

31

28

26

*23

18

17

IS.

2,146

69.2

0.111

0.13

June

13

10

7.9

6.6

6.3

5.3

5.0

*6.2

4.8

3.6

3.4

3.3

7. 1

8.5

11

11

11

12

22

15

a!3

a9

a8

a7

a6

a5

a5

a4

a3

sZ

-

236.0

7.87

0.013

0.01

July

a!

a3

*a4

all

a9

12

14

16

18

19

22

21

17

17

15

15

12

9.6

5.2

13

22

23

*21

16

15

13

11

9.6

8.4

14

15

423.8

13.7

0.022

0.03

Aug.

20

16

12

14

21

32

44

74

92

123

132

102

86

79

71

61

58

56

51

49

40

35

32

29

27

25

22

*17

16

13

II

1,460

47.1

0.075

0.09

Sept .

11

7.6

6.3

5.9

5.7

6.4

12

24

18

14

13

11

8.3

6.7

5.4

3.3

3.2

2.6

2.3

1.8

1.8

1.1

^9

1.0

*.9

1.1

14

34

30

22

-

275.3

9. 18

0.015

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,670 Mln 2.7 Mean 350 f'fsm 0.559 In. 7.61

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,450 Mln 0.9 Mean 519 Cfsm 0.829 In. 11.26

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records at auxiliary gage or streamflow 

continuity.
150 WACCAMAW RIVER BASIN

Waccamaw River near Longs, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°54 I 45", long. 78°42 I 55", near right bank on upstream side of bridge 

on State Highway 9, 500 ft downstream from Buck Creek and 2.1 miles southeast of 

Longs, Horry County.

Drainage area.--1,030 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 5.28 ft above mean sea level, 

^cTatum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,360 cfs Mar. 15 (gage height, 11.50 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 25, 26.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 15, 1953; minimum, 9 cfs July 30 to 

Aug. 1, 1952.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 7 to Sept. 3O)

31

0.5

1.0

1.5 59

2.0 96

3.0 191

5.0 445

8.0 990

8.5 1,140

9.0 1,420

9.5 1,860

10.0 2,520

10.5 3,440

11.0 4,770

11.5 6,360

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1C)

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.860

1,760

1,760

1,670

1,580

1,500

1,420

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,180

1,100

1,040

990

924

884

844

804

766

728

673

603

537

490

431

389

336

297

*260

248

215

29,157

941

0.914

1.05

I ov.

180

170

150

131

122

108

104

96

92

BB

88

92

96

113

170

272

297

323

349

403

521

709

844

924

1,020

,070

,140

,180

,180

,180

"

13,212

440

0.427

0.48

Dec.

.180

,140

,100

,100

,070

,070

,100

,140

* ,020

968

946

946

924

904

904

884

864

844

804

785

785

766

766

747

747

766

785

785

785

785

785

28,195

910

0.883

1.02

Jan.

804

824

844

864

884

904

904

904

924

946

968

990

990

,020

,040

,040

,070

,070

,070

,100

,340

,580

,760

,860

,860

,960

,960

,960

,960

,960

,960

39,320

1,268

1.23

1.42

Feb.

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,960

2,080

2,220

2,360

2,680

2,860

3,040

3,040

3,240

3,240

3,240

5.440

*3 , 440

3,240

3,240

3,240

3,240

3,040

3,040

2,860

2,860

2,860

3,040

3,040

-

-

-

78,380

2,799

2.72

2.83

Mar.

3,240

3,240

3,240

3,440

3,660

3,660

3,900

3,900

3,660

*3,660

3,660

4,170

5,370

6,030

6.560

6,030

6,030

6,030

6,030

5,700

5,370

4,770

4,470

4,170

*3,900

3,660

3,440

3,040

2,860

2,680

2.520

131,890

4,255

4.13

4.76

Apr.

2,220

2,080

1,860

1,760

1,580

1,580

1,420

1,350

1,230

1,140

1,040

990

946

904

844

804

747

709

655

603

569

*505

475

417

375

362

310

272

236

213.

28,196

940

0.913

1.02

May

191

180

160

150

150

140

140

131

131

131

131

131

122

113

108

100

92

84

80

76

70

66

62

56

53

50

44

41

36

33

31

3,083

99.5

0.097

0.11

June

30

29

28

27

25

23

22

21

19

*17

16

16

15

15

16

16

30

96

62

34

26

22

30

32

29

24

22

21

20

19

-

802

26.7

0.026

0.03

July

17

14

!i

14

19

23

20

24

88

77

44

30

25

24

23

23

23

22

22

22

23

*23

23

23

22

21

20

19

18

18

18

795

25.6

0.025

0.03

Aug.

IS

18

19

20

21

65

342

505

490

475

475

445

389

297

236

180

180

180

180

170

140

122

104

84

73

*59

53

47

41

38

36

5,502

177

0.172

0.20

Sept.

32

30

27

26

25

25

26

24

22

21

21

21

21

20

19

17

17

16

16

16

16

15

14

13

12

12

51

^31

100

88

-

894

29.8

0.029

0.03

Calendar year 1952 : Max 2,520 Mln 9 Mean 612 Cfsm 0.594 In. 8.08

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,360 Mln 12 Mean 985 Cfsm 0.956 In. 12.98

Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 

Yadkin River at Patterson, N. C.

151

Location. Lat 35°59'30", long. 81°33'30", on left bank 200 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 268, half a mile south of Patterson, Caldwell County, three-quarters 

of a mile upstream from Warrior Creek, and 2 miles downstream from Walnut Branch.

Drainage area. 28.8 sq mi.

Records available November 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,212.47 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Feb. 9, 1940, staff gage read twice daily at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 46.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,380 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 4.28 ft); minimum, 9.4 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 0.11 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 16,200 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 12.70 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over 

dam at gage heights 4.58, 7.70, and 12.70 ft; minimum, 6 cfs Sept. 7, 1944, May 28, 29, 

1947; minimum daily, 9 cfs June 22, 1941.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.1 

.2 

.3 

.5

Oct. 1 to Feb. 20

6.3 0.7 58

11 1.0 101

18 1.3 155

36

Feb. 21 to Sept. 30

0.1 

.2 

.3

9.0

14

20

1.0 110

1.5 214

2.0 344

3.0 691

Discharge, In cubic feet second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

10

10lil 9.7

10

*10

10

11

2Z

25

16

14

13

13

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

369.4

11.9

0.413

0.48

Nov.

12

ii

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

13

15

13

*11

11

11

11

11

15

79

*44

35

23

19

17

19

23

18

17

16

-

533

17.8

0.618

0,69

Dec.

15

15

16

15

17

19

16

16

*15

37

SA.

33

27

21

18

19

18

17

16

16

18

17

16

16

16

15

14

13

J£

13

30

600

19.4

0.674

0.77

Jan.

32

24

24

22

19

IS.

18

20

28

132

61

45

38

33

31

29

27

34

32

30

52

*49

45

102

76

56

48

45

39

35

33

1,277

41.2

1.43

1.65

Feb.

31

30

29

27

25.

26

50

40

34

31

31

43

40

36

64

61

54

46

43

140

 655

206

119

90

77

67

58

51

-

-

-

2,204

78.7

2.73

2.85

Mar.

11

66

61

106

92

71

63

56

51

49

58

78

81

70

103

*96

81

77

68

60

55

69

391

433

186

124

102

86

75

68

63

3,086

100

3.47

3.98

Apr.

60

56

52

49

46

49

55

47

45

43

40

40

41

38

37

37

36

35

35

34

34

33

32

32

34

39

33

*31

21

52

-

1,224

40.8

1.42

1.58

May

46

38

34

32

37

48

£3.

45

39

36

34

32

31

29

31

31

30

29

34

34

29

27

26

25

24

23

22

SQ

20

20

20

986

31.8

1.10

1.27

June

20

19

19

19

*18

11

59

160

43

36

32

27

31

31

31

29

26

24

23

23

23

40

31

24

23

21

20

23

21

20

-

933

31.1

1.08

1.20

July

19

18

56

52

30

38

29

24

23

20

19

18

17

16

17

*17

17

17

19

17

16

25

44

22

17

17

15

15

ii

14

14

696

22.5

0.781

0.90

Aug.

14

13

13

12

13

13

12

14

13

15

13

12

11

*12

11

11

11

13

22

21

16

17

16

13

13

12

12

11

11

10

10

420

13.5

0.469

0.54

Sept.

10

9^9

9.9

18

11

29

19

16

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

29

25

16

14

13

13

15

22

19

15

14

502.8

16.8

0.583

0.65

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,020 Kin 9.7 Mean 36.9 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.46

Water year 1952-53: Max 655 Mln 9.7 Mean 35.2 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.56

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 cfs). Feb. 21 (10:30 a.m.) 1,380 cfs (4.28 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
15^ PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Reddles River at North Wilkesboro, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°10>, long. 81°10', on left bank 400 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

l£ miles northwest of North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, l£ miles upstream from North 

Wilkesboro municipal dam, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--93.9 sq mi.

Records available. December 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 978.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--14 years, 142 cfs.

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 2.5UO cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 7.29 ft); minlirium, 36 cfs Sept. -2 (gage height, 0.71 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 27,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 22.02 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over 

dam; minimum, that of Sept. 2, 1953.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.5

2.0 

5.0 

4.0 

5.0

236

525

900

1,350

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

in

11

12

13

14

15

Ib

17

18

19

20

21

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cf sm

In.

n-t.

53

54

52

52

53

53

65

57

90

£6

71

65

61

59

57

56

55

55

55

54

54

55

55

56

56

56

56

56

55

*55

55

1,822

58.8

0.626

0.72

Nov .

55

55

54

53

53

53

53

53

53

55

65

66

57

56

57

56

55

55

120

318

*519

206

123

99

92

104

102

88

82

80

-

2,937

97.9

1.04

1.16

lee.

75

78

77

74

84

84

74

73

TO

136

264

142

117

102

93

87

86

84

82

82

93

82

87

*84

81

78

77

75

73

75

*148

2,917

94.1

1.00

1.16

Jan.

131

109

107

94

88

84

82

88

99

162

141

117

107

101

94

92

88

114

99

93

247

165

139

357

214

162

142

134

120

112

107

3,989

129

1.37

1.58

Feb.

102

96

94

92

87

93

160

120

107

*102

104

115

104

101

210

183

154

136

123

249

*1.290

402

253

210

189

171

160

152

-

-

-

5,359

191

2.03

2.12

Mar.

144

181

176

260

236

187

170

160

149

144

154

218

232

192

314

*283

227

216

202

181

171

190

854

998

460

332

276

243

218

204

194

8,166

263

2.80

3.23

Apr.

190

181

174

170

165

171

202

171

165

163

157

157

160

149

*147

146

139

139

139

134

133

130

128

128

126

141

125

122

118

205

-

4,573

152

1.-62

1.81

May

173

173

149

139

159

214

121

181

160

147

138

133

125

123

128

123

118

117

144

130

115

112

107

106

102

99

96

92

92

92

88

4,096

132

1.41

1.62

June

*86

82

82

82

81

88

175

260

119

132

104

94

107

152

122

106

99

90

87

84

89

134

106

84

78

77

85

126

82

78

"

3,171

106

1.13

1.26

July

74

73

88

133

122

87

84

78

74

*67

65

65

63

61

60

60

61

63

74

61

57

62

100

65

59

59

55

54

52

56

54

2,186

70.5

0.751

0.87

Aug.

52

55

188

98

70

*57

57

60

63

53

51

49

*47

46

44

42

44

62

80

63

54

51

51

50

47

44

43

42

41

40

*39

1,783

57.5

0.612

0.71

Sept.

37

37

42

57

152

86

61

52

49

47

46

47

47

44

44

43

43

42

43

108

83

53

49

49

50

57

78

60

51

*48

-

1,685

56.2

0.599

0.67

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,070 Mln 52 Mean 124 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.90

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,290 Mln 37 Mean 117 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.91

Peak discharge (base, 2.000 cfs). Feb. 21 (9:30 a.m.) 2,500 cfs (7.29 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 153

Yadkin River at Wilkesboro, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°09' , long. 81°09', on right bank 150 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 421 between North Wilkesboro and Wilkesboro, 150 ft downstream from Reddles 

River, and half a mile northeast of Wilkesboro, Wilkes County.

Drainage area. 493 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1903 to June 1909, October 1920 to September 1953. Prior to 

October 1928, published as "at North Wilkesboro." Discharge records April 1903 to 

June 1909, published in water-supply papers, are considerably in error. Revised records 

April 1903 to May 1907 in Bulletin 34 of North Carolina Department of Conservation and 

Development.

Gage. Water-stage reeorder at present site since Jan. 9, 1930. Datum of gage is 942.35 

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Apr. 10, 

1903, to June 30, 1909, and Oct. 15, 1920, to Apr. 10, 1929, staff or chain gages at 

site IT; miles downstream at different datum. Apr. 11, 1929, to Jan. 9, 1930, chain 

gage at present site and datum. Datum used 1920-28 was about 1.2 ft lower than that 

used 1903-9.

Average discharge. 36 years (1903-6, 1920-53), 788 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,300 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 15.10 ft); 

minimum, 169 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 1.67 ft); minimum daily, 180 cfs Sept. 2.

1903-9, 1920-53: Maximum discharge, 160,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 37.6 

ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs on basis of slopearea determination of peak flow; minimum, 101 cfs Jan. 20, 1940, result of freezup; 

minimum daily, 162 cfs July 21, 24, 1926.

Flood of July 1916 reached a stage of 34.5 ft (present site and datum), from floodmark (discharge, 116,000 ofs, from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs as explained 

above).

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant on Reddles River 

1 mile above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 892: 1930(M). See also Records 

available.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 20 Feb. Z\ to Sept. 30

1.8 202

2.0 291

2.2 232

2.4 502

2.8 740

Discharge

3.2 1,000

3.5 1,200

4.0 1,520

4.5 1,840

180

262

398

560

870

1,200

4.0

5.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

14.0

1,520

2,170

3,570

5,130

6,930

9,980

;t per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

250

241

245

232

245

259

254

273

391

491

366

320

301

301

286

286

277

273

268

259

250

263

268

259

259

259

254

250

250

245

*250

8,625

278

0.564

O.65

Nov.

250

250

254

245

245

236

241

241

241

250

282

306

263

*259

263

259

250

250

327

1.620

1,530

1,010

537

430

382

403

463

392

361

340

-

12,380

413

0.838

0.93

Dec.

330

340

340

330

345

387

350

330

320

538

1,590

680

525

452

403

382

371

356

350

345

392

356

356

345

335

330

316

316

306

311

*668

12,895

416

0.844

0.97

Jan.

d680

d543

d514

d446

d419

d392

d382

376

474

1.680

1,130

740

596

525

480

452

435

59Q

554

491

1,300

l.OOO

753

1,580

1,200

844

710

680

608

548

519

21,641

698

1.42

1.63

Feb.

502

480

457

452

*455

435

902

734

602

537

519

668

644

572

1,320

1,320

935

753

662

1,030

*9.200

3,730

1,780

1,290

1,130

968

864

798

_

_

-

33,719

1,204

2.44

2.54

Mar.

740

1,060

1,000

1,490

1,520

1,160

968

864

779

728

753

1,290

1,520

1,200

1,840

*1,780

1,260

1,100

1 , OOO

870

805

870

3,310

6.220

2,640

1,780

1,390

1,230

1,100

1,000

935

44,202

1,426

2.89

3.33

Apr.

902

850

805

786

753

772

902

792

740

728

704

698

722

668

650

650

632

626

626

596

590

584

578

572

566

662

578

548

543

792

-

20,615

687

1.39

1.56

May

902

716

650

590

608

824

1.050

870

728

650

602

572

548

525

*531

596

514

502

548

614

502

480

464

459

448

433

413

398

393

398

584

17,892

577

1.17

1.35

June

384

369

360

36O

546

356

1,110

1,520

722

602

674

d486

d480

d596

d652

d557

d491

d455

d425

d408

d405

d560

d740

d554

d475

d435

d408

d475

d415

588

-

15,958

532

1.08

1.20

July

550

546

584

626

652

455

418

595

560

*541

524

324

519

306

306

306

306

315

393

328

295

306

584

369

310

295

288

271

271

258

506

11,079

357

0.724

0.84

Aug.

271

306

284

550

515

275

280

506

574

297

258

241

*252

220

212

208

206

525

544

408

515

271

275

254

245

252

220

212

208

200

196

8,542

276

0 . 560

0.64

Sept.

188

180

192

249

654

548

346

280

254

241

241

237

252

220

216

212

208

196

212

439

546

293

254

245

254

297

588

341

280

*254

-

8,697

290

0.588

0.66

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,100 Min 232 Mean 643 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.73

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,2OO Min ISO Mean 592 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16. 3O

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 cfsy.--Peb. 21 (4:30 p.m.) 11,500 cfs (15.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Gage-height record doubtful; discharge computed on basis of doubtful gage heights

341607 O - 55 - 11
154 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Fisher River near Copeland, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°20', long. 80°40', on left bank 500 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 268, 1 mile upstream from Cody Creek, and 2 miles northwest of Copeland, Surry

County.

Drainage area. 121 sq mi.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 913 ft (by barometer). Prior to Sept. 5, 

1936, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 184 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,120 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 10.35 ft), minimum, 37 cfs Sept. 2 (gage height, 1.86 ft).

1931-53: Maximum discharge, 27,300 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 18.4 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,800 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum observed, 21 cfs Sept. 18, 1932 (gage height, 1.70 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. WSP 822: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, a 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 10 Dec. 11 to Sept. 30

105

183

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

3.0

104

178

328

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

562

806

1,350

2,020

3,620

cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to Septembe

Da;/

1

3

4

E

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

£8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

80

79

79

75

75

77

80

*84

108

138

107

94

92

90

86

84

84

84

82

80

79

80

80

82

80

82

82

80

79

79

79

2,640

85.2

0.704

0.81

Nov.

80

80

79

79

11

77

77

77

77

80

90

99

86

82

103

94

86

84

86

334

631

332

186

151

*138

136

146

128

121

119

-

4,015

134

1.11

1.23

Dec.

114

114

116

112

121

131

116

112

110

167

537

210

170

150

138

131

126

122

119

117

131

124

122

122

117

115

111

108

106

104

215

4 , 408

142

1.17

1.35

Jan.

194

153

150

138

131

126

124

128

140

188

178

153

143

138

136

128

126

140

138

128

404

254

200

424

285

217

194

181

170

156

150

5,515

178

1.47

1.70

Feb.

148

140

136

136

128

131

256

184

158

148

143

150

143

136

370

285

207

178

*167

229

2.510

609

387

306

273

246

221

210

.

_

-

8,135

291

2.40

2.50

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,760 Min 62

Mar.

194

258

342

509

391

285

250

232

210

200

204

281

337

269

599

461

319

294

277

242

228

239

1,280

5.150

684

514

*433

382

332

302

285

13,963

450

3.72

4.29

Apr.

277

262

246

242

228

235

294

246

228

224

210

204

269

210

200

200

191

188

191

181

178

175

172

172

172

181

167

164

161

252

-

6,320

211

1.74

1.94

May

254

188

172

164

255

*266

365

254

197

178

164

156

150

145

143

150

143

140

161

170

140

136

131

124

119

113

106

102

102

102

100

5,090

164

1.36

1.56

June

99

90

88

88

84

88

176

128

115

122

119

106

115

115

*106

*104

563

172

126

115

108

153

115

102

99

99

92

197

133

119

-

3,936

131

1.08

1.21

July

98

90

389

512

728

207

175

140

131

115

106

104

96

94

90

88

86

84

94

86

79

79

131

84

76

74

*70

67

67

64

64

4,368

141

1.17

1.34

Aug.

66

66

68

111

90

77

76

82

92

79

67

63

59

54

*51

48

47

54

68

79

64

60

59

57

53

49

47

45

42

41

3_9

1,953

63.0

0.521

0.60

Sept.

38

*37

39

47

95

88

79

61

56

53

52

51

51

47

47

46

49

42

45

59

76

57

51

51

51

56

69

67

57

53

-

1,670

55.7

0.460

0.51

Mean 187 Cfsm 1.54 In. 21.09

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,130 Min 37 Mean 170 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.04

Peak discharge (base, 2.200 cfs).--Feb. 21 (11 a.m.) 3,620 cfs (8.00 ft)j Mar. 24 (B a.m.) 6,120 

cfs (10.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 155

Porbush Creek near Yadkinville, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°08', long. 80°33', on left bank 900 ft upstream from highway bridge,

three-quarters of a mile north of Porbush Church, 2f miles upstream from Logan Creek,

3^ miles upstream from mouth, and 6 miles east of Yadkinville, Yadkin County.

Drainage area. 21.7 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 728 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 13 years, 21,8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,220 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 8.76 ft); minimum, 4.1 cfs Aug. 17.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 2,450 cfs Sept. 30, 1944 (gage height, 11.02 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 700 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; minimum, 2.1 cfs 

Sept. 22, 24, 25, 1941; minimum daily, 2.5 cfs Sept. 25, 1941.

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan Jan. 25 to Sept. 30

0.6

.3

1.0

1.4

5.6

13

Note.--Same as 

following table 

above 1.4 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet pe

1.0 

1.4

2.0

3.2

5.8

14

25

54

106

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

163

223

288

353

483

cond, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

£

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

£^3

6.3

7.7

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.6

 7.0

9.6

9.3

8.5

8.1

8.1

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7 .7

7.7

7.3

7.3

7.7

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.5

8.1

8.1

8.1

240.3

7.75

0.357

0.41

Nov.

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.7

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

9.3

11

11

8.9

8.9

10

9.3

8.9

8.9

9.3

12

38

22

14

12

 11

10

10

9.6

9.3

9.3

-

325.2

10.8

0.498

0.56

Dec.

8.9

9.6

9.6

9.3

10

11

9.6

9.6

9.6

25

39

17

14

12

12

11

10

10

10

10

12

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.6

44

404.8

13.1

0.604

0.69

Jan.

24

17

16

14

13

*12

 12

23

53

66

32

22

18

16

15

15

14

28

22

18

109

42

28

136

44

29

24

25

22

20

19

948

30.6

1.41

1.62

Feb.

18

18

20

20

19

19

38

31

25

23

23

31

26

23

135

44

30

 24

21

27

449

74

40

34

31

28

28

27

_

_

-

1,326

47.4

2.18

2.27

Mar.

28

37

37

74

42

a32

a30

a28

a28

a26

a26

a44

aso

a40

169

66

38

31

28

26

23

27

248

265

57

*39

*33

29

27

25

24

1,677

54.1

2.49

2.87

Apr.

23

22

21

21

20

21

25

21

20

20

18

24

28

21

20

*20

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

16

16

18

16

16

15

25

-

589

19.6

0.903

1.01

May

24

19

17

16

16

*16

19

17

15

14

14

13

12

12

12

14

12

12

13

14

12

12

11

11

11

10

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.7

413.1

13.3

0.613

0.71

June

8.0

7.6

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.6

49

33

16

56

44

17

32

36

*17

15

59

20

16

13

16

30

15

12

12

11

90

270

93

40

-

1,058.8

35.3

1.63

1.81

July

23

20

18

16

16

16

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

9.0

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.3

8.0

7.6

9.4

11

8.0

7.2

7.2

*6.9

6.5

5.8

5.8

6.2

340.0

11.0

0.50?

0.58

Aug.

5.8

5.8

16

24

8.7

8.0

8.0

8.3

7.6

6.9

6.5

6.2

5.5

5.2

*4.9

4.6

23

12

79

13

9.8

8.7

8.3

7.6

7.2

7.2

6.9

6.5

6.2

6.2

5.8

339.4

10.9

0.502

0.58

Sept.

5.5

*5.2

5.2

6.5

52

187

33

15

12

10

9.8

9.4

8.7

8.3

8.0

7.6

7.2

7.6

12

11

9.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.0

8.7

12

8.7

8.0

*8.0

-

506.2

16.9

0.779

0.87

Calendar year 1952: Max 336 Min 4.7 Mean 22.3 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.00

Water year '1952-53: Max 449 Min 4.6 Mean 22.4 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.98

Peak discharge (base. 570 cfs).--Feb. 21 (1:50 p.m.) 758 cfs (6.95 ft); Mar. 25 (12 p.m.) 1,220 

cfs (8.76 ft); June 28 (3-a.m.) 818 cfs (7.36 ft); Sept. 6 (3 p.m.) 724 cfs (6.75 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Fisher 

River near Cope land.
156 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Yadkin River at Yadkin College, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°51 I 24", long. 80°23'09", on left bank 80 ft downstream from bridge on 

Q. S. Highway 64, l| miles south of Yadkin College, Davidson County, and 6£ miles 

downstream from Reedy Creek.

Drainage area. 2,280 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--July 1928 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 638.65 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 25 years, 2,917 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 35,000 efs Mar. 25 (gage height, 21.93 ft); 

minimum observed, 455 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 0.05 ft).

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 80,200 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 33.75 ft); minimum, 395 cfs Sept. 20, 1932 (gage height, 0.05 ft).

Maximum stage known, 35.0 ft, from floodmarks, sometime in July 1916 (discharge, 

86,600 efs).

Revisions tars). WSP 822: Drainage area

Rating table, water year 1952-55 

and discharge, in cubic fe

0.4 580 

.7 740 

1.0 955 

1.5 1,550 

2.0 1,790 

4.0 5,750

. WSP 852: 1935-37(m).

(gage height, in feet, 

et per second)

6.0 5,900 

9.0 9,740 

12.0 14,000 

15.0 19,100 

18.0 25.200 

21.0 52,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

1U

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,070

1,070

gl,110

g910

g992

gl,150

gl,000

gl,010

gl,110

gl,270

gl.520

1,430

1,270

1,190

1,150

1,150

1,110

1,070

1 , 07 0

1,110

1, 110

1,070

1,030

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,070

1,070

34,652

1,118

0.490

0.57

Nov .

1,050

1,110

1,150

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,030

1,070

1,150

1,190

1,310

1,310

1,230

1,190

1,310

1,310

1,190

1,150

1,310

3,830

7.010

4,180

2,400

1,880

1,660

1,610

1,610

1,560

1,480

-

50,540

1,685

0.739

O.B2

Dec.

,480

,390

,430

,430

,430

,520

,610

* ,520

,430

,480

,300

,550

,750

,150

,880

,740

,610

,560

,560

,480

,610

,660

,610

,560

,520

,430

,430

,430

,430

,590

,280

54,650

1,763

0.773

0.89

Jan.

3,250

2,850

2,200

2,060

1,920

1,740

1.700

1,700

3,450

3,550

3,450

3,550

2 ,550

2,150

1,970

1,880

1,740

1,840

2,150

2,060

3,050

5,900

4,050

6,190

S.880

4,550

3,550

2,950

3,050

2,500

2,200

92,430

2,982

1.31

1.51

Feb.

2 , 100

2,060

1,920

1 , 880

1,790

1,740

3,050

3,950

3,150

2,500

2,250

2,750

3,050

2,500

5,760

7,400

4,970

3,550

2 ,950

2,650

11,100

26.400

g!5,600

g5,900

g4,650

g4 , 050

g3,E50

g3 , 150

_

-

-

156,570

4,870

2.14

2.22

Mar.

g2,950

g5,150

g5,950

5,190

*7,400

5,500

4,050

5,550

3,250

2,950

2,850

3 , 150

5,750

4,250

4,780

10,500

6,380

4,550

4,150

3,850

3,550

5,150

4,580

24,000

52.200

g 12, 100

g6,580

g5,190

g4,550

g4,150

g5,850

195,050

6,227

2.75

3.15

Apr.

g3,650

g5 ,950

g5,550

g5 , 150

g3,150

g5,050

g3,550

g5,650

g5,250

g5,050

g2,850

g2,950

g5,950

g5,950

g5,050

g2,850

2,750

2,550

2,650

2,650

2,500

2,450

2,40O

2,400

2,550

2 , 500

2,550

2,450

2,250

2,550

-

88,000

2,953

1.29

1.44

May

3,550

5,450

2,950

2,650

2,450

2,550

5,150

5,950

3,250

2,750

2,550

2,550

2,250

2,150

2,100

2,020

2,150

*2,100

2,060

2,500

2,500

2,060

1,880

1,880

1,840

1,740

1,660

1,560

1.480

1,480

1,480

71,890

2,519

1.02

1.17

June

1,480

1,550

1,550

1,510

1,510

1.250

2,850

4,150

5,150

5,950

5.16O

5,050

2 , 500

2,650

2,650

2,200

2,760

5 , 050

2,650

2,020

1,840

5,220

2,950

2,550

2,020

1,740

1,610

5,970

5,550

5,550

-

77,620

2,587

1.15

1.27

July

2,500

*1,740

1,970

2,290

2,950

5.550

2,300

1,970

1,740

1,560

1,590

1,550

1,550

1,270

1,230

1,190

1,190

1,110

1,150

1,560

1,510

1,150

1,190

1,590

1,480

1,190

1,070

1,010

1,000

895

859

47,504

1,532

0.672

0.77

Aug.

895

955

1,190

1,570

1.920

1,390

1,190

1,110

1,430

*1,270

1,190

1,030

910

873

782

789

789

1,030

1,190

1,610

1,520

1,150

1,030

985

955

895

817

796

698

716

734

35,409

1,078

0.473

0.54

Sept.

665

64O

635

g620_

*g680

3,400

4.920

1,790

1,230

1,020

888

852

859

873

789

789

747

747

655

740

838

1,230

1,150

932

810

796

1,150

1,190

1,150

970

-

33,755

1,125

0.493

0.55

Calendar year 1952: Max 24,600 Win 910 Mean 2,771 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.53

Water year 1952-53 : Max 32,200 Min 620 Mean 2,504 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.90

Peak discharge (base. 18,000 cfs).--Feb. 22 (6 p.m.) 28,000

35,000 cfa (21.93 ft)7

* Discharge measurement made 

g Computed frcm once-daily, c

(19.20 ft); Mar. 25 (9 a.m.)

n this day. 

more frequ< it, wire-weight gage readings.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 157

Rocky River at Turnersburg, H. C.

Location.--Lat 35°54', long. 80°48', on right bank 1,000 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. 3. Highway 21 at Turnersburg, Iredell County, 1 mile downstream from Mud Creek, 

and If miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 85.5 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1940 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 724.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 19, 1950, at site 170 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 111 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,990 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 6.38 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 1.25 ft); minimum daily. 25 cfs Sept. 1-3.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 6,080 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 12.08 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,400 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 1 cfs Oct. 18, 

1940, Oct. 26, 1941; minimum daily, 22 cfs Oct. 26, 1941.

A stage of about 18 ft was reached by flood sometime during years 1936 to 1938, 

from information by local resident.

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

Considerable diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station in some 

past years but only slight fluctuation in recent years.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21, 

Sept. 6-30

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

Note. Same as 

following table 

above 2.5 ft.

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

Feb. 22 to Sept. 5

3.0 357

4.0 80O

5.0 1,290

6.0 1,790

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

46

46

58

48

47

47

47

47

59

76

61

55

53

53

52

52

51

51

51

48

47

49

51

51

51

51

51

*50

48

48

49

1,594

51.4

0.601

0.69

Nov.

49

50

50

48

49

50

49

48

49

52

60

62

55

53

58

58

54

53

53

72

135

122

73

62

59

58

59

56

53

53

-

1,802

60.1

0.703

0.78

Dec.

52

55

58

55

56

62

56

55

54

78

126

90

75

66

62

59

58

58

56

56

65

60

59

59

56

56

54

54

53

53

154

1,990

64.2

0.751

0.87

Jan.

122

90

86

76

69

*66

65

80

140

150

120

100

85

75

70

70

65

70

90

80

240

180

150

320

300

160

130

120

120

100

95

3,684

119

1.39

1.60

Feb.

90

85

80

80

78

76

129

130

105

*92

89

153

143

116

382

244

168

134

118

130

1.150

642

262

195

168

147

131

119

_

-

5,436

194

2.27

2.36

Mar.

Ill

149

166

248

219

164

143

127

117

109

116

149

164

143

350

268

185

157

145

*129

119

129

332

1.460

425

*256

203

175

157

145

137

6,896

222

2.60

3.00

Apr.

133

125

117

115

111

113

133

115

108

106

99

109

115

108

99

97

95

93

95

92

90

88

88

86

85

104

90

85

83

97

-

3,074

102

1.19

1.34

May

123

99

90

85

83

85

137

109

95

86

81

75

73

72

70

70

73

7O

75

*83

72

66

65

63

60

57

55

53

53

53

51

2,382

76.8

0.898

1.04

June

49

47

47

46

46

46

467

265

244

148

305

141

115

139

106

95

88

80

73

69

68

106

92

74

66

65

63

75

126

105

-

3,456

115

1.35

1.50

July

66

60

63

66

61

59

59

63

55

*51

50

48

48

48

47

47

46

45

46

47

42

42

52

47

41

40

40

37

35

35

48

1,534

49.5

0.579

0.67

Aug.

40

36

36

58

43

39

40

45

46

43

*37

34

33

32

29

29

29

32

50

§4

46

40

38

37

33

32

30

29

28

26

26

1,160

37.4

0.437

0.50

Sept.

25

25

25

*33

88

164

90

46

39

37

37

36

36

34

34

33

31

31

33

36

42

38

33

33

34

40

60

53

42

38

-

1,326

44.2

0.517

0.58

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,540 Min 34 Mean 112 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.76

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,460 Min 25 Mean 94.1 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.93

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--No gage-height record Jan. 7 to Feb. 4; discharge 

stage and records for stations on nearby streams.

Btimated on basis of recorded range in
158 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 

South Yadkin River near Mocksville, N. C

Location. Lat 35°51', long. 80°40', on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 

 r mile upstream from Little Creek, 4 miles downstream from Fifth Creek, 4^ miles upstream from Hunting Creek, and 6^ miles southwest of Mocksville, Davie County.

Drainage area. 313 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 660 ft (by barometer).

Averaga discharge. 15 years, 317 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,450 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 10.48 ft); 

minimum, 60 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 1.52 ft).

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 8,000 cfs Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height, 16.02 ft); 

minimum, that of Sept. 3, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 22.6 ft October 1929, from floodmark established by local 

resident.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5 

1.7

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

57

91

157

4.0 

6.0

8.0 

10.0

760

1,440

2,180

3,150

Discharge, In jubie econd, water year O:tober 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

^

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

127

122

134

139

129

127

125

122

139

188

176

155

146

146

141

139

136

136

136

134

129

129

134

136

136

136

136

136

136

134

134

4,273

138

0.441

0.51

llov.

134

136

136

136

*134

136

136

136

136

141

162

171

164

150

159

164

159

152

152

171

201

362

240

193

176

171

171

171

164

159

-

4,373

166

0.530

0.59

Dec .

157

Jan.

426

159 280

169 250

167

167

181

176

167

164

192

332

285

220

200

186

*171

174

169

167

164

176

181

171

171

167

164

162

157

155

152

408

5,831

188

0.601

0.69

232

210

200

193

238

410

430

378

299

260

238

225

215

210

210

270

240

501

*744

430

945

846

480

371

335

350

299

275

10,990

355

1.13

1.31

F^b.

262

250

240

232

225

220

381

400

313

275

262

340

446

353

920

991

578

417

350

374

1,880

2.540

1,780

710

546

463

397

350

_

_

-

16,295

582

1.86

1.94

Mar.

321

378

463

595

727

*529

427

375

338

315

310

427

496

427

556

892

578

463

414

365

329

324

1,100

2.700

2,700

1,480

694

562

480

420

384

20,569

664

2.12

2.44

Apr.

365

347

327

315

307

302

350

329

299

288

280

285

341

302

275

*270

262

255

258

250

242

240

238

238

235

255

258

230

225

238

-

8,406

280

0.895

1.00

May

318

275

250

232

228

228

291

318

265

240

225

215

205

198

193

191

198

193

222

245

218

193

183

176

171

164

155

150

146

146

145

6,575

212

0.677

0.78

June

136

129

127

*125

120

118

679

1.570i

1,200

578

710

1,040

480

423

344

302

272

248

225

210

200

232

272

225

195

183

179

198

256

407

-

11,183

373

1.19

1.33

July

225

181

205

270

193

200

174

171

*167

152

140

140

140

140

140

140

130

130

130

130

130

120

150

140

120

110

110

110

100

100

134

4,622

149

0.476

0.55

Aug.

122

116

87

107

116

103

99

105

127

111

*99

89

86

82

77

73

75

82

127

195

146

116

105

99

93

86

82

78

75

70

68

3,094

99.8

0.519

0.37

Sept.

65

62

60

*68

215

1.510

599

208

150

129

120

118

134

113

107

105

99

97

99

105

111

120

101

97

97

107

171

167

134

116

-

5,384

179

0.572

0.64

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,030 Mln 101 Mean 335 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.58

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,700 Mln 60 Mean 280 Cfsm 0.895 In. 12.15

Peak discharge (base, ;,700 cfs). Ma

this day.

p.m.) 3,450 cfs (10.48 ft).

Discharge measurement .___ _.. ..._ _ .

Note.--No gage-height record July 11-30; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage 

and records for stations on nearby streams.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 159

Hunting Creek near Harmony, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°00', long. 80°44' , on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 

three-quarters of a mile downstream from Kennedy Creek, 1 mile east of Houstonville, 

Iredell County, 2 miles downstream from U. S. Highway 21; and 3j miles northeast of 

Harmony.

Drainage area. 153 sq mi.

Records available. January 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 731 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

Tpr. 5, 1951, wire-weight gage on upstream side of bridge at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,620 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 13.30 ft); minImum, 36 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 1.40 ft).

1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 24, 1953, minimum, that of Sept. 18, 

1953.

Remarks. Records good. Small diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above 

station. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1290.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 31 to Apr. 26)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24 Jan. 25 to Mar. 24, Sept. 7-30 Mar. 25 to Sept. 6

1.8 

2.3 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

135

250

440

680

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

46

108

266

457

6.0

8.0

11.0

950

1,550

2,650

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

56

122

284

482

702

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

76

81

84

71

71

73

73

73

96

129

94

84

82

77

74

72

73

74

74

72

67

70

70

72

73

72

73

*74

70

68

71

2,383

76.9

0.503

0.58

Nov.

72

73

74

72

72

72

70

71

71

77

87

91

77

76

88

90

81

78

78

143

328

246

137

112

105

101

108

95

91

91

-

3,027

101

0.660

0.74

Dec.

87

91

97

*91

98

111

94

90

88

126

224

145

118

105

102

104

98

92

92

91

105

97

94

94

94

92

88

84

82

84

214

3,272

106

0.693

0.80

Jan.

194

146

137

120

110

101

*99

167

194

209

183

140

114

104

94

88

82

156

145

111

509

210

193

607

320

209

172

196

170

143

134

5,557

179-

1.17

1.35

Feb.

131

124

119

116

109

109

221

204

161

*148

140

197

180

155

496

356

249

*197

172

194

2,210

800

376

283

249

224

199

183

_

_

-

8,302

296

1.93

2.02

Mar.

173

254

258

383

337

 258

224

204

188

180

185

258

300

249

575

646

346

283

266

232

215

232

729

2,490

654

*428

348

311

275

249

232

11,962

386

2.52

2.91

Apr.

224

208

208

200

194

195

232

208

194

189

182

192

232

208

182

*181

170

166

165

160

158

152

149

146

142

168

154

143

137

158

-

5,397

180

1.18

1.31

May

224

165

146

137

132

132

212

181

144

130

118

111

107

107

108

118

116

114

121

149

116

114

109

105

104

101

95

90

90

91

89

3,876

125

0.817

0.94

June

84

81

82

*81

84

81

482

216

226

259

404

181

165

208

*160

144

137

125

118

114

115

 306

165

132

119

115

114

158

121

111

-

4,888

163

1.07

1.19

July

102

105

262

23?

130

115

147

167

111

98

91

88

90

90

85

89

84

81

81

80

77

81

115

88

76

73

 72

69

64

62

Te

3,183

103

0.673

0.77

Aug.

72

93

97

262

104

86

88

111

108

88

78

72

69

67

64

61

80

77

147

132

91

81

78

74

71

68

66

61

60

57

55

2,718

87.7

0.573

0.66

Sept.

51

*52

55

70

116

227

124

74

67

58

57

56

56

53

54

54

49

44

48

58

79

61

52

53

53

67

100

88

64

59

-

2,099

70.0

0.458

0.51

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,250 Mln 60 Mean 175 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.60

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,490 Min 44 Mean 155 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.78

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfs). Feb. 21 (5:30 p.m.) 3,430 cfs (12.90 ft); Mar. 24 (6:30 

3,620 cfs (13.30 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

.m.)
160 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

South Yadkin River at Cooleemee, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°48' , long. 80°34' , on left bank 150 ft downstream from tailrace of 

Erwin Cotton Mills at Cooleemee, Davie County, 550 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 801, 2£ miles downstream from Bear Creek, and 2| miles upstream from Third 

Creek.

Drainage area. 569 sq mi.

Records available. June 1928 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 624.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). June 27, 1949, 

to Dec. 8, 1952, auxiliary wire-weight gage at bridge on U. 3. Highway 601, 5 miles 

downstream.

Average discharge.--33 years (1930-53), 621 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,450 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 18.20 ft); minimum, 36 cfs Nov. 5 (gage height, 0.76 ft); minimum daily, 82 cfs Sept. 4.

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 24,800 cfs Oct. 3, 1929 (gage height, 32.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; 

minimum, 10 cfs Nov. 25, 1931 (gage height, 0.40 ft); minimum daily, 23 cfs Oct. 12, 

19, 1941.

Flood of July 16, 1916, reached a stage of 27.3 ft, from floodmark in Erwin Cotton 

Mill.

Remarks. Records fair except those above 1,500 cfs, which are poor. Large diurnal 

fluctuation and slight regulation during low and medium flow caused by Erwin Cotton 

Mills above station.

Revisions. WSP 822: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 30 to Sept. 30)

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

70

114

198

350

696

5.0 1,430

8.0 2,400

12.0 3,900

18.0 6,350

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water Cetober 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

203

205

215

215

236

256

191

199

214

268

287

278

296

239

200

252

213

164

236

262

220

222

220

220

244

200

271

205

231 

198

224

7,084

229

0.402

0.46

Nov.

217

204

220

258

*248

221

238

198

215

277

253

285

262

227

256

298

257

255

270

297

460

789

466

402

273

334

284

353

239 

287

-

8,843

295

0.518

0.58

Dec.

295

272

308

262

276

278

302

330

272

288

595

546

420

325

372

*253

318

292

291

257

314

335

304

286

302

293

290

284

305 

215

868

10,348

334

0.587

0.68

Jan.

860

527

449

416

405

*348

337

339

926

867

696

541

456

422

394

388

363

340

484

435

836

*1,400

801

1,740

Ij720

943

676

609

667 

547

496

20,428

659

1.16

1.34

Feb.

475

446

423

412

399

391

849

791

592

503

469

653

814

612

1,760

2,010

1,150

768

632

603

3,010

4.500

4,230

1,610

1,040

845

714

632

-

-

31,333

1,119

1.97

2.05

Mar.

585

710

948

1,230

1,460

*1,040

806

696

601

569

555

822

990

849

950

1,660

1,340

909

791

689

620

619

1,440

6,040

6,040

4,190

1,430

1,080

886 

787

735

42,067

1,357

2.38

2.75

Apr.

689

646

610

581

550

545

627

630

552

537

504

533

798

629

525

*501

499

475

482

475

458

444

424

431

426

449

469

434

417 

429

-

15,769

526

0.924

1.03

May

562

521

449

430

423

412

474

568

459

416

390

374

360

352

336

323

337

332

388

416

380

334

318

306

302

287

275

260

*257 

257

263

11,561

373

0.656

0.76

June

248

239

242

239

239

310

962

1.850

1,560

905

1,120

1,370

734

677

585

499

449

432

390

366

353

432

550

416

344

340

331

353

1

449 

621

-

17,605

587

1.03

1.15

July

390

328

315

578

403

357

324

363

*337

290

272

260

254

248

245

239

233

230

230

239

236

227

224

251

230

221

218

138

172 

184

210

8,446

272

0.478

0.55

Aug.

230

201

239

366

306

224

201

201

248

224

*204

198

192

186

161

149

100

158

224

306

278

221

207

204

166

152

152

152

152 

147

112

6,261

202

0.355

0.41

Sept.

95

137

144

*82

277

2. 570

1,610

390

275

254

224

155

204

204

195

192

189

186

136

152

198

210

192

192

195

161

239

296

248 

215

-

9,817

327

0.575

0.64

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,660 Mln 120 Mean 608 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.54

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,040 Mln 82 Mean 519 Cfsm 0.912 In. 12.40

Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 

Third Creek at Cleveland, M. C.

161

Location. Lat 35°45' , long. 80°41', on left bank 200 ft downstream from highway bridge, 

three-quarters of a mile north of Cleveland, Rowan County, and 7 miles upstream from 

Fourth Creek.

Drainage area. 87.4 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 684.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to May 22, 1950, on right bank at site 

200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 89.2 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,620 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 12.27 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Sept. 2 (gage height, 0.41 ft).

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 3,080 cfs about Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height, 15.76 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 900 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, that of Sept. 2, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 22.5 ft sometime in July 1916, from floodmark witnessed by 

local resident. Creek channel improved considerably by dredging since 1916.

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

Town of Statesville diverts about three-quarters of a cubic foot per second into 

basin above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1112: 1944-46.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.0 

3.0

31

50

87

134

237

5.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

475

710

920

1,280

1,830

Discharge, In cubic ;cond, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

It

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

32

32

32

31

32

32

31

30

38

44

38

36

36

35

35

35

35

34

34

33

*32

34

35

35

35

35

35

36

35

35

35

1,067

34.4

0.394

0.45

Nov.

36

36

36

35

*36

36

35

35

36

38

46

46

39

38

42

40

38

38

38

51

58

59

44

41

41

40

41

39

38

38

-

1,214

40.5

0.463

0.52

Dec.

38

39

41

39

42

44

41

39

39

55

92

56

49

45

42

*41

41

41

41

41

48

44

42

42

41

41

40

39

39

39

246

1,567

50.5

0.578

0.67

Jan.

120

86

71

63

58

56

54

69

£18

179

111

81

71

66

63

60

58

59

59

56

164

*108

81

374

164

105

89

87

85

73

70

3,058

98.6

1.13

1.30

Feb.

68

64

62

60

58.

58

171

105

79

71

69

99

93

77

4O9

194

121

93

83

107

856

771

226

149

123

105

92

82

_

_

-

4,545

162

1.85

1.93

Mar.

77

102

142

186

*150

106

92

86

78

75

78

120

116

93

102

102

85

81

78

73

70

81

334

1.500

1,010

210

144

119

101

92

85

5,568

180

2.06

2.37

Apr.

81

77

74

72

70

71

aS 5

a75

a70

a70

a65

a70

aS5

a75

*a70

67

63

61

62

60

60

58

58

58

58

63

58

56

56

71

-

2,019

67.3

0.770

0.86

May

81

63

59

57

57

57

67

59

55

53

51

49

48

46

46

46

48

46

59

74

51

47

45

43

42

41

39

37

37

37

56

1,576

50.8

0.581

0.67

June

33

32 *331

32

32

32

276

134

124

70

235

83

66

60

54

51

51

46

44

43

41

205

61

49

45

44

42

46

42

46

-

2,152

71.7

0.820

0.92

July

39

38

39

58

42

41

41

39

*37

33

31

30

30

28

28

28

27

27

28

30

26

26

33

26

24

23

22

22

20

36

*69_

1,021

32.9

0.376

0.43

Aug.

30

26

35

31

28

30

*27

28

29

26

23

22

22

20is

18

48

28

89

48

32

28

28

26

25

24

22

22

20

20

18

891

28.7

0.328

0.38

Sept.

18

17

18

*20

49

166

86

40

33

31

31

35

39

32

28

26

25

25

27

29

30

26

24

25

26

32

70

38

30

28

-

1,104

36.8

0.421

0.47

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,710 

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,300

Min 

Min

Mean 

Mean

93.5

70.6

Cfsm 

Cfsm

1.07

0.808

In. 

In.

14.55

10.97

Peak discharge (base. 1,050 cfs).--Mar. 25 (1 a.m.) J.,620 efs (12.27 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

South Yadkin River near Mocksville.
162 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Abbotts Creek at Lexington, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°48'24", long. 80°14'06", on right bank 200 ft downstream from small 

tributary, 300 ft upstream from highway bridge, 0.6 mile downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 64, l-J miles southeast of Lexington, Davidson County, and 4.9 miles 

downstream from Rich Pork.

Drainage area. 174 sq ml.

Records available. March 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 622.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to July 28, 1949, at site 600 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 162 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,030 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 13.56 ft); minImum, 7.9 cfs Sept. 24 (gage height, 1.34 ft).

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 14,800 cfs Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 22.12 ft, 

site then in use, from floodmarks); minimum, 1.8 cfs Oct. 22, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good. Town of Lexington diverted an average of 3.1 cfs during water 

year 1953 above station for water supply. City of High Point discharges about 3 cfs 

sewage effluent diverted from Deep River (Cape Pear River basin) into Rich Pork above 

station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

104

182

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

12.0

301

570

820

1,300

1,850

3,010

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

24

25

22

28

24

22

21

22

34

68

43

33

28

27

26

27

26

26

27

26

23

26

26

28 

27

29

28

26

26

26

26

868

28.0

0.161

0.18

Nov.

26

28

28

M

26

27

26

25

25

*28

59

48

56

28

28

33

28

26

27

60

238

518

133

76 

58

54

54

50

44

44

-

1,685

56.2

0.323

0.36

Dec.

41

41

50

47

55

107

74

55

50

114

1,020

1.090

259

144

108

88

*81

74

70

69

121

144

92

84 

77

72

66

64

56

56

885

5,330

172

0.988

1.14

Jan.

1,250

404

263

209

146

122

111

139

936

1.570

952

501

194

154

134

119

108

111

115

100

*228

248

160

887

1,010

321

206

218

275

191

148

11, 130

359

2.06

2.38

Feb.

134

117

106

102

92

86

745

1,000

337

206

173

490

866

329

1,870

2,290

541

263

206

209

2,690

*2.950

768

357 

272

227

194

166

-

-

-

17,784

635

3.65

3.80

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,760 Min 7.0

Mar.

141

298

440

700

*724

329

221

188

154

154

138

453

557

309

251

309

239

182

166

141

122

122

322

2,600 

1, 870

510

278

221

188

157

141

12,605

407

2.34

2.69

Apr.

136

227

*170

126

115

108

206

163

124

115

102

194

531

466

190

160

136

119

115

100

92

84

79

77 

74

72

67

62

61

74

-

4,345

145

0.833

0.95

May

165

100

158

86

79

96

108

90

69

62

55

51

47

45

42

42

42

*40

41

58

46

40

37

39 

56

50

28

25

25

25

25

1,808

58.5

0.555

0.59

June

22

19

19

18

18

16,

524

981

616

585

571

149

126

163

108

74

302

958

367

141

100

405

*224

88 

64

55

48

615

234

138

-

7,344

245

1.41

1.57

July

70

60

52

46

40

36

55

55

54

29

26

26

23

*20

20

20

18

18

19

91

28

24

57

54 

25

21

18

15

15

14

14

981

51.6

0.182

0.21

Aug.

20

18

68

501

91

164

62

51

221

*69

55

28

26

22

20

20

18

21

58

40

26

21

20

18 

15

15

14

15

12

12

11

1,510

48.7

0.280

0.52

Sept.

9.5

9.2

9.0

9.8

*16

70

77

40

21

18

16

15

16

14

11

11

10

10

*10

12

13

10

9.2

H

12

86

98

36

22

-

708.0

23.6

0.136

0.15

Mean 200 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.65

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,950 Min 8.3 Mean 181 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.12

Peak discharge (base, 2,400 cfs). Feb. 16 (4 a.m.) 5,010 cfs (12.00 ft); Feb. 22 (1 a.m.) 4,030

efs (13.56 ft); Mar. 24 (9 p.m.) 5,420 cfs (12.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 163

Yadkin River at High Rock, N. C.

Location Lat 35°35'46", long. 80° 13'59", on right bank 0.3 mile downstream from High

Rock Dam, 0.6 mile west of High Rock, Davidson County, if miles upstream from Lick

Creek, and at mile 253.

Drainage area.--3.980 sq mi, approximately.

Keeords available. January 1919 to November 1927, November 1941 to September 1953. 

Uage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 558.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, and 590.00 ft above Carolina Aluminum Co. datum. January 1919 to November 1927

at datum 590.00 ft lower. 

Average discharge.--18 years (1919-25, 1926-27, 1942-53), 4,806 cfs (adjusted for

storage). 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 54,000 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 13.33 ft);

minimum, 17 cfs Sept. 28; minimum daily, 23 cfs Oct. 5.

1919-27, 1941-53: Maximum discharge, 76,600 cfs July 21, 1919 (gage height, 15.9

ft, present datum, from floodmarks determined by Tallassee Power Co.), from rating

curve extended above 53,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; minimum, 10 cfs

Aug. 10, 1942 (gage height, 1.84 ft); minimum daily", 12 cfs Aug. 9, 1942.

Maximum stage known, 23.1 ft (present datum) in July 1916, from floodmarks, from

records by Tallassee Power Co. 

Remarks.--Records good except those below 2,000 cfs, which are fair. Except for major

floods, flow completely regulated by High Rock Reservoir since 1927 (usable capacity,

Revisions'(water years).--WSP 972: 1919(M), drainage area. Previously published records 

for this station prior to November 1941 are occasionally subject to error, owing to 

faulty or no gage-height record and a rating curve extended above 26,000 cfs which 

gave results considerably larger than present rating.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.7

28

42

83

189

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

390

940

1,710

2,730

4,130

6.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

7,780

12,500

23,500

36,500

51,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,240

1,190

*1,230

32

23

2,950

2,870

2,900

2,820

2,800

44

26

3,560

5.680

3,340

3,370

3,410

92

42

3,380

3,430

1,040

1,440

3,500

89

32

1,170

1,160

1,150

1,170

890

54,070

1,744

-259

Nov.

96

32

1,610

2,410

2,440

3,060

2,720

45

26

2,600

2,900

2,510

2,310

2,260

75

32

2,110

*2,010

2,120

1,880

1,870

60

32

5.070

2,840

2,700

152

1,990

112

31

-

46,103

1,537

+769

Dec.

2,100

3,520

2,820

3,370

4,540

2,670

32

5,100

5.280

4,700

4,760

3,870

2,460

32

3,660

4,340

4,430

3,610

3,690

673

55

4,240

5,070

3,280

2,750

2,770

2,690

36

3,820

4,800

4,280

97,428

3,143

-241

Jan.

6,160

5,470

3,340

5,310

6.650

5,480

4,900

5,290

5,700

4,380

3,480

5,350

5,530

5,520

5,350

5,090

5,550

4,790

5,080

5,420

4,960

5,000

5,090

5,420

5,150

5,530

5., 240

4,600

4,890

4,940

4,070

156,490

5,048

+375

Feb.

4,790

5,370

5,410

5,610

5,670

5,410

5,610

4,790

5,170

4,910

4,860

6,160

5,520

4.070

9,870

16,700

9,800

7,050

5,900

5,620

27,200

55.800

29,500

11,000

8,640

6,700

5,590

4,520

-

-

-

257,240

9,187

+107

Mar.

5,130

6,620

6,200

9,000

*10,700

9,520

6,160

5,860

6,560

5,550

5,520

5,800

5,810

6,650

6,560

13,000

10,500

7,650

6,850

6,400

5,550

3,110

9,200

35,800

46.800

28,800

10,300

7,960

7,120

6,460

4,900

311,780

10,060

+24

Apr.

5,920

6,400

6,210

5,850

5,010

7,020

5,580

4,230

4,520

4,150

5,170

5,050

4,360

5,400

3,040

4,220

4,720

4,480

1,910

3,140

6,760

7,010

7,750

7,270

1,080

44

898

3,320

4,990

3,300

-

136,562

4,552

-606

May

3,920

216

44

5,720

3,080

3,890

3,960

3,420

1,190

44

4.140

3,760

*3,550

3,840

5,400

1,170

322

4,120

4,090

3,980

5,970

4,050

160

46

5,970

3,820

3,400

1,960

1,750

49

28

79,059

2,550

+274

June

1,650

5,420

2,160

1,620

1,520

618

32

3,520

4,960

5,020

5,880

4,600

2,570

3,240

4,670

4,300

5,490

5,430

5.980

5,590

46

5,100

4,740

4,890

4,710

4,270

54

25

1,520

5,100

-

100,705

3,557

+ 162

July

3,930

3,920

4,570

1,440

70

2,620

5,160

2,350

2,590

1,750

267

38

5.260

4,760

4,440

4,080

4,150

730

27

918

2,710

1,390

2,880

2,810

1,280

38

1,120

1,260

1,100

1,160

4,220

70,838

2,285

-520

Aug.

97

39

3,380

3,240

3,260

3,280

*5.470

191

59

5/240

1,510

576

595

586

32

2i

696

611

583

577

1,130

58

32

2,510

2,620

2,910

1,830

1,350

68

25

1,390

39,949

1,289

+90

Sept.

1,380

2,700

2,640

2,330

447

41

3,900

5.920

3,240

1,550

5,050

1,580

59

3,820

781

778

728

794

84

39

860

689

950

900

900

237

40

1,820

1,830

2,650

-

44,277

1,476

+211

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean

Cfsra 

In.

1,485 

0.375 

0.45

2,506 

0.579 

0.65

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

2,902 

0.729 

0.84

5,423 

1.36

1.57

9,294 

2.34 

2.44

10,080 

2.53 

2.92

3,946 

0.991 

1.11

2,824 

0.710 

0.82

Observed

Max 45,800 Mln 15 Mean 4,484 

Max 46,800 Mln 23 Mean 3,820

5,519 

0.884 

0.99

1,765 

0.443 

0.51

1,379 

0.546 

0.40

1,687 

0.424 

0.47

Adjusted

Mean 4,462 Cfsra 1.12 In. 15.26 

Mean 3,850 Cfsm 0.967 In. 13.15

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in High Rock Reservoir; furnished by 

Carolina Aluminum Co.
164 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Uwharrie River near Eldorado, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°25'30", long. 80°01'00", on right bank 300 ft downstream from State 

Highway 109, 1 mile upstream from McLeans Creek, and 3 miles south of Eldorado, 

Montgomery County.

Drainage area. 347 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1953.

;e_. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 297 ft (by barometer) .

Average discharge. 15 years, 324 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,020 cfs Feb. 15 (gage height, 10.85 ft); 

minimum, 5.1 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 0.66 ft); minimum daily, 8.8 cfs Sept. 22.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 23,300 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 26.22 ft, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 0.5 cfs Sept. 21, Oct. 13, 14, 1941; minimum daily, 0.5 cfs Oct. 13, 1941.

Flood of August 1928 reached a stage of 22.2 ft, from floodmark established by 

local resident (discharge, 17,900 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good. Marked diurnal fluctuation and some regulation for short periode 

at low flow caused by gristmill above station. Town of Asheboro diverted an average 

of 1.3 cfs during water year 1953 above station for water supply. Sewage is discharged into Deep River (Cape Fear River basin).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 892: 1939.

Rating table, *ater year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.8 

.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 91

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

10.0

187

343

555

1,090

2,400

5,320

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

59

56

56

53

53

46

48

46 

73

99

118

77

73

61

56

58

53

53

52

52

46

50

52

40

41

41

44

50

47

46

47

1,746

56.3

0.162

0.19

Nov.

41

41

.39

53

39

44

39

41 

44

42

56

106

111

82

70

56

63

63

61

250

762

1,070

318

195

144

122

111

107

97

84

-

4,351

145

0.418

0.47

Dec.

87

84

107

99

99

137

165

132 

*116

113

1,080

962

362

253

204

168

147

139

132

120

152

295

201

168

155

142

139

118

120

109

1.750

8,055

260

0.749

0.86

Jan.

3,230

728

528

466

329

263

230

218 

2,150

4.200

1,670

675

443

347

298

272

247

241

288

247

253

*380

282

2,230

2,240

782

502

443

560

434

347

25,523

823

2.37

2.74

Feb.

315

292

263

253

238

215

1,070

1,660 

675

448

362

542

1,500

675

3,980

5.290

1,090

625

490

438

2,910

5,030

1,330

782

625

537

466

394

-

-

-

32,495

1,161

3.35

3.48

Mar.

343

456

728

1,300

1,060

640

486

420 

365

326

322

1,620

2,330

975

1,090

1,240

675

524

474

398

343

340

412

2.790

1,590

728

528

443

384

347

515

23,992

774

2.23

2.57

Apr.

305

295

298

263

253

244

329

394

288

256

241

1,200

2.120

1,120

542

528

506

365

329

298

269

247

232

227

218

204

201

187

J76

218

-

12,353

412

1.19

1.32

May

486

326

266

263

221

209

343

430 

263

212

187

174

155

142

134

132

122

122

118

218

160

122

111

111

139

111

99

82

73

75

66

5,672

183

0.527

0.61

June

66

61

54

52

52

50

59

867 

401

336

176

142

127

147

122

99

253

675

221

139

105

103

282

155

103

82

68

465

1.090

470

-

7,022

234

0.674

0.75

July

238

139

144

152

103

82

87

150 

68

61

50

41

41

36

35

37

28

28

35

407

389

120

164

141

73

53

46

39

34

33

30

3,084

99.5

0.287

0.33

Aug.

32

25

24

71

106

96

133

63

81

147

63

42

37

27

28

26

20

534

89

61

68

32

35

25

28

28

29

18

16

15

IS

2,022

65.2

0.188

0.22

Sept.

23

22

18

13

23

156

122

64 

41

30

25

21

63

28

26

20

22

11

17

14

10

B^B

18

12

10

13

470

306

91

48

-

1,745.8

58.2

0.168

0.19

Calendar year 1952: Max 13,200 Min 28 Mean 404 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.86

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,290 Min 8.8 Mean 351 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.73

Peak discharge (baa

5,580 cfs (10.27 ft). 

* Discharge measures

4.600 efs).--Feb. 15 (10:30 a.m.) 6,020 cfs (10.85 ft); Feb. 22 (12 

nt made on this day.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 165

Rooky River near Norwood, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°09iOO", long. 80°10'30", on left bank 1,000 ft downstream from Lanes 

Creek, If miles upstream from highway bridge, and 6 miles southwest of Norwood, 

Stanly County.

Drainage area . 1,370 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1929 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 212.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--24 years, 1,261 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 29,400 cfs Feb. 15 (gage height, 20.24 ft); 

minimum, 50 cfs about Aug. 14 (gage height, 0.25 ft from recorded range in stage).

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 155,000 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 46.37 ft, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 70,000 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determination of peak flow; minimum, 19 cfs Oct. 28, 1931, Nov. 13, 1933.

Flood of August 1908 reached a stage of 35 ft, from information by local residents.

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

Revisions (water years).--W3P 8S2: Drainage area. WSP 852: 1937. WSP 1052: 1936(M).

ating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

60

158

261

500

810

3.0

5.0

9.0

13.0

16.0

1,820

4,100

9,300

15,600

21,000

Discharge, In :ubic feet per serond, water year October 1952 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

209

196

189

174

158

148

140

137

186

261

286

223

183

158

153

153

150

148

145

135

120

114

112

112

120

122

124

120

114

127

124

4,841

156

0.114

0.13

Nov .

122

122

122

117

114

114

122

122

122

117

122

158

203

186

161

148

145

142

142

183

357

357

257

199

174

164

167

170

170

161

4,960

16b

0.120

0.13

Dec.

150

153

183

216

231

246

357

274

220

213

1,510

1,260

648

450

357

299

269

250

242

231

231

295

303

286

299

274

250

231

216

206

6.930

17,280

557

0.407

0.47

Jan.

8.500

2,630

1,760

1,380

946

752

641

603

4,170

6,560

3,480

1,760

1,110

874

758

660

603

579

628

615

*693

1,230

842

6,900

5,630

2,320

1,360

1,130

1,470

1,210

914

62,508

2,016

1.47

1.70

Feb.

797

726

648

622

585

538

2,900

6,620

2,660

1,380

1,050

1,040

2,240

1,480

19 , 200

17,300

4,630

2,120

1,450

1,220

14,400

17,700

6,840

2,760

2,540

2,180

1,700

1,370

-

-

-

118,696

4,239

3.09

3.22

Mar.

1,130

3,150

4,850

5,140

4,680

2,420

1,580

1,280

1,O6O

906

882

8,750

10 , 700

3,710

5,470

5,600

2,480

1,760

1,450

1,200

997

882

1,890

11.900

8,820

3,720

1,820

1,330

1,220

962

850

102,589

3,309

2.42

2.78

Apr.

797

784

946

712

615

573

667

771

641

550

489

1,880

6 . 560

2,740

1,230

954

1,040

758

654

579

516

462

425

405

381

348

321

299

282

312

-

27,691

923

0.674

0.75

May

1,410

2,130

2,720

1,310

1,040

1,050

4.540

3,580

1,240

790

579

472

410

357

316

282

257

238

227

238

253

234

206

189

238

216

167

148

135.

127

122

25,221

814

0.594

0.68

June

*120

allO

allO

alOO

a95

93

a 100

aeoo

a350

a250

a 700

a450

a250

a2oO

al70

164

158

202

261

174

140

120

483

320

213

253

186

137

137

148

-

6,794

226

0.165

0.18

July

295

206

172

585

256

319

997

2 . 150

661

295

174

135

110

93

*85

85

83

81

76

327

140

110

306

183

153

114

90

72

60

58

60

8,531

275

0.201

0.23

Aug.

a70

a70

a500

a5. 000

a70o

a250

122

alOO

a 500

a!5o

a9o

a70

a60

a55

65

alOO

a4,000

*a2,900

3,760

4,890

901

357

220

158

130

117

107

102

100

93

78

25,815

833

0.608

0.70

Sept.

69

65

67

67

1,250

4,630

1,670

597

290

180

137

117

2,150

634

278

170

140

122

105

97

110

97

93

88

83

85

14.700

4,320

858

467

-

33,736

1,125

0.821

0.92

Calendar year 1952: Max 41,600 Min 58 Mean 1,450 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.41

Water year 1952-53: Max 19,200 Min 55 Mean 1,202 Cfsm 0.877 In. 11.89

Peak discharge (base, 16.000 cfs). --Feb. 15 (6:30 D.m.) 29,400 cfs (20.24 ft); Feb. 21 (4:30 p.m.)

21,200 cfs (16.08 ft); Mar. IS (9:30 p.m.) 16,10O cfs (13.32 ft); Sept. 27 (ll a.m.) 26,400 cfs

(18.68 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records,

and records for nearby stations.
166 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Brown Creek near Polkton, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°02'10", long. 80°08i40", on left bank 100 ft downstream from site of 

 Medley's mill, 400 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 742, 3f miles downstream from Little Brown Creek, and 4 miles northeast of Polkton, Anson County.

Drainage area.--110 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir. Altitude of gage is 216 ft (by 

oaroraeter).

Average discharge.--16 years, 83.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,640 cfs Feb. 15 (gage height, 10.29 ft); 

minimum, 0.04 cfs Sept. 24-26 (gage height, 0.82 ft).

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 17,300 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 17.68 ft, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 

no flow for several days of most years.

Flood of August 1908 reached a stage of 16.4 ft, from floodmark witnessed by local 

resident (discharge, 12,500 cfs); July 1916, 15.7 ft (discharge, 10,400 cfs); September 1928, about 15 ft.

Remarks.--Records good above 5 cfs and fair below.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.5 

1.7

2.0 

Z.5 

3.0 

4.0

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

37

108

168

268

470

741

1,470

^Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1C)

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

£4

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct. '

3.6

3.1

2.5

2.0

1.83

1.74

1.38

1.22

2.0

4.0

4.5

5T2

3.1

2.7

2.3

1.92

1.65

1.47

1.30

1.14

.98

.69

.69

.69

.55

.48

.48

.48

.42

*.42

.56

52.89

1.71

0.016

0.02

Nov.

0.36

.31

.31

.36

.31

.31

.36

.31

.42

.55

.69

.69

.69

.83

1.14

.98

1.06

1.22

1.60

9.5

13

7.0

5.1

4.6

3.9

3.2

2.8

2.5

2.2

1.92

-

68.22

2.27

0.021

0.02

Dec.

1.74 2.'s

12

9.6

7.2

9.1

8.6

6.8

5.9

5.4

31

20

16

12

9.6

8.0

6.7

6.1

5.6

5.0

7.0

11

8.3

8.0

8.6

8.0

7.0

6.5

5.9

5.4

427

691.84

22.3

0.203

0.23

Jan.

608

426

481

260

96

60

44

41

145

253

218

178

92

56

43

36

32

31

32

31

*30

29

26

315

317

307

326

128

104

80

60

4,885

158

1.44

1.65

Feb.

50

42

36

37

38

.35

96

135

113

82

57

64

87

80

1,030

1,550

1,460

812

325

109

402

514

492

481

506

195

157

113

-

-

-

8,876

317

2.88

3.00

Mar.

80

236

376

448

525

481

293

126

84

*66

68

595

1,030

1.110

812

446

198

121

93

70

56

49

86

666

509

405

210

121

81

59

49

9,549

308

2.80

3.23

Apr.

44

38

33

29

26

25

55

30

25

22

18

202

653

558

547

264

75

49

37

50

25

*20

18

15

15

12

9.9

8.8

8^

10

-

2,880.0

96.0

0.873

0.97

May

44

177

225

173

106

103

307

278

288

142

44

26

18

13

11

8.8

7.7

6.7

5.8

7.5

5.8

5.1

4.5

3.6

2.8

2.4

1.83

1.38

1.14

.90

,83

2,019.78

65.2

0.593

0.68

June

0.62

.42

.36

.31

.26

*2i

.69

.62

.76

.83

.76

1.47

2.7

T~Z 5.0

1.56

1.22

1.06

.76

.62

.42

.45

1.12

1.30

.83

.42

.31

.21

.49

.36

-

28.54

0.951

0.0086

0.01

July

0.21

.19

5.0

5.2

.76

.74

187

410

45

11

5.0

2.9

1.74

1.14

.76

*.55

.42

.31

.26

.31

.36

.31

.31

.26

.26

.26

.21

.11

.11

.tfll

.07

68O. 82

22.0

0.200

0.23

Aug.

0.07

.07

36

418

39

44

16

7.5

5.6

4.8

2.7

1.83

.98

.69

.42

.36

3.0

4.2

155

55

8.8

12

5.6

5.2

1.92

1.14

.76

.48

.36

.26

.21

809.95

26.1

0.237

0.27

Sept.

0.21

.16

.16

.16

.21

.69

1.06

.76

.42

1.06

.98

.55

.36

.36

.26

.21

.16

.16

.16

.16

.16

.11

.07

.,04

.04

.16

300

162

121

49

-

640 . 85

21.4

0.195

0.22

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,520 

Water year 1952-55: Max 1,530

Peak discharge (base. 810 cfs).

cfs (9.32 ft); July 7 (9:50 p.m.) 

* Discharge measurement made on

Min 0 

Min o

--Feb. 15 

920 cfs 

this day

.51

.04

(10:

(8.67

Mean 

Mean

50 p.m. ) 

ft); Aug

118 

85.4

1,640 

. * (1

Cf sm 

Cfsm

cfs (10 

a.m. )

1 

O

.29 

871

.07

.776

ft); 

cfs

In. 

In.

Mar. 

(8.51

14. 

10.

14 

ft)

54 

53

(6 a.m. ) 1,160
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 167

Pee Dee River near Rockingham, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°56'40", long. 79°52'10", on left bank at bridge on U. S. Highway 74, 

2.5 miles upstream from Falling Creek, 3.3 miles downstream from Blewett Falls hydroelectric plant, and 6 miles west of Rockingham, Richmond County, and at mile 187.

Drainage area.--6,870 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1906 to January 1912 (gage heights and fragmentary discharge), 

September 1927 to September 1953. Published as Yadkln River near Peedee 1906-12.

;e_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 120.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). August 1906 to January 1912 staff gage at site 

4 miles upstream at different datum. September 1927 to Sept. 30, 1931, water-stage 

recorder at present site at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 26 years (1927-53), 7,871 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 64,100 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 11.90 ft); minImum, 150 cfs July 13 (gage height, 0.58 ft); minimum daily. 215 cfs Aug. 30.

1927-53: Maximum discharge, 270,000 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 30.80 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 194,000 cfs; minimum, 50 cfs Dec. 2,3, 1951; minimum 

dally, 58 cfs Dec. 2, 1951.

Maximum stage known, 31.28 ft Aug. 27, 1908 (present datum), from records of State 

Highway and Public Works Commission (discharge, 276,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Large diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station. 

Flow largely regulated since 1928 by four reservoirs above station which have a combined usable capacity for normal operation of 17,638,000,000 cu ft.

Revisions (water years). WSP 822: Drainage area. WSF 1203: 1928-37.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

222

314

700

1,450

2,700

4,350

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

12.0

8,300

13,300

25,700

40,000

65,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

4,000

3,880

3,670

792

295

3,400

3,710

3,800

3,760

3,620

1,280

279

2,530

2,150

3,480

3,640

3,260

2,050

470

2,460

4.030

3,860

1,900

3,620

1,810

317

2,400

2,360

3,240

3,020

3,070

62,153

2,650 -712

Nov.

1,820

296

3,490

3,290

2,700

2,880

2,570

1,370

565

2,970

4,510

3,570

3,440

3,710

1,540

325

2,020

3,050

3,900

4,810

4,700

4,630

1,640

4,040

4.650

4,590

4,490

3,140

1,990

332

-

87,208

2,907

+324

Calendar year 1952:

Water year 1952-53:

Dec.

3,880

4,140

4,150

4,170

3,850

1,340

268

2,755

2,580

2,400

2,700

5,430

5,220

1,060

4,540

4,330

4,070

3,530

3,670

3,190

758

3,500

3,790

3,550

1,880

3,940

4,040

1,640

4,710

5,050

9.050

109,176

3,522

+807

Jan.

27.000

16,000

11 , 900

10,600

8,880

5.500

7 , 940

7,860

8,860

22,800

18,800

11,900

10,400

8,980

6,190

8,980

7,860

5,900

6,100

5,740

7,130

7,260

7,780

11,900

21,800

13,200

10,400

9,880

9,650

9,420

6,960

333,570

10,760

+171

Feb.

6,220

6,910

6,780

6,860

7,170

6.740

8,520

12,400

13,000

10,100

9,420

9,200

9,200

9,200

27,800

55,600

33,500

16,600

12,700

10,600

27,400

61.600

57,800

28,900

18 , 600

13,600

11,400

9,880

-

_

-

509,700

18,200

+89

Mar.

9,200

6.750

13,800

16,200

21,800

19,200

12,700

9,880

8,750

8,750

8,750-

13,600

35,500

19,000

15,000

25,000

20,500

15,000

11,400

9,880

9,420

9,200

8,750

34,200

60,700

54,000

24,000

14,200

11,100

9,650

9,200

547,080

17,650

+103

Apr.

8,980

8,750

8,750

8,750

8,520

6,840

7,250

7,990

8,750

8,080

6,550

6,140

23.500

18,400

11,400

9,880

9,200

8,750

6,590

5,980

7,520

4,330

4,350

4,770

4,720

890

4,820

6,540

6,100

6,720

-

239,810

7,994

-797

May

8,640

8,400

9,080

6,390

5,210

5,460

7,120

10.100

9,420

2,570

5,590

5,050

5,090

4,560

3,990

2,340

1,480

4,720

3,540

3,060

3,060

3,320

3,100

2,020

4,670

4,820

3,160

2,480

3,360

3,720

723

146,263

4,718

+366

June

2,220

1,760

3,370

3,000

2,310

2,410

1,610

3,830

3,430

3,170

3,780

5,140

6,270

4,740

5,050

6,780

7,320

7.560

7,470

6,640

954

4,200

5,390

5,460

5,120

5,610

3,280

2,220

4,720

4,680

-

129,514

4,317

+146

July

3,880

3,160

2,830

4,690

499

3,450

3,730

4,810

6.610

5,060

3,080

825

3,550

4,080

4,750

5,120

4,230

3,900

502

6,530

4,740

3,280

2,850

3,290

1,660

478

3,180

2,360

2,210

2,470

1,960

103,964

3,354 -536

Aug.

3,180

410

2,360

6,560

7,460

2,710

1,750

2,150

380

842

1,590

2,960

3,050

1,940

2,020

241

2,220

4,540

7,430

8.750

7,430

1,900

467

1,380

1,600

1,240

1,210

1,560

1,400

215

1,960

82,905

2,674

-45

Sept.

2,960

2,870

2,830

2,610

2,540

4,210

4,590

2,140

85&

696

1,520

1,420

1,110

3,200

2,080

1,950

2,400

2,470

2,370

610

1,650

834

781

1,110

1,390

2,770

14,200

18.600

7 ,340

1,340

-

95,449

3,182

+355

Observed Adjusted

«lax 117,000 Mln 268 Mean 7,972 Mean 7,965 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.79

lax 61,600 Mln 215 Mean 6,758 Mean 6,780 Cfsm 0.987 In. 13.40

t Adjusted for change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In High Rock and Narrow 

Reservoirs (furnished by Carolina Aluminum Co.) and Tlllery and Blewett Reservoirs (furnished by 

Carolina Power and Light Co.).
168 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Juniper Creek near Cheraw, S. C.

Location. Lat 34 C 39', long. 79°54', at left end of Eureka Lake Dam, ij miles upstream 

rrom mouth and 3-| miles south of Cheraw, Chesterfield County.

Drainage area. 64 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1940.to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete spillway. Altitude of gage is 90 ft (from Corps 

of Engineers map).

Average discharge. 13 years, 76.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 880 cfs June 9 (gage height, 2.30 ft); minimum, 

 16.2 cfs July 31.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 3,910 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 5.71 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 880 cfs by logarithmic plotting and computation of peak 

flow-over dam; no flow May 30, 1945, and part of May 29, 1945, and May 7, 1951 (water 

below spillway crest and gates closed).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of gate operation, which are fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

36

34

29.5

27.0

27.0

27.0

27.0

27.0

33

42

50

50

47

42

39

39

38

38

37

34

32

32

34

35

35

36

36

*37

35

35

35

1,105.5

35.7

-

-

Nov.

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

37

38

47

66

71

73

70

64

61

55

54

105

128

137

T22

108

81

66

56

53

50

48

-

1,878

62.6

-

-

Dec .

46

53

67

73

76

76

68

*64

59

54

53

53

53

51

49

48

47

47

47

49

67

71

75

74

68

63

59

54

53

49

74

1,840

59.4

-

-

Jan.

99

114

125

TTi

97

81

66

85

85

85

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

95

95

95

95

100

95

*95

95

95

95

95

3,001

96.8

-

-

Feb.

95

95

95

90

90

90

90

120

130

130

130

130

130

130

140

95

55

55

55

55

75

95

140

220

220

220

200

200

_

-

3,370

120

-

Calendar year 1952; Max 700 Min 6

Mar.

200

T90

130

80

80

85

85

120

*140

140

140

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

140

140

100

55

55

55

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

3,405

110

-

-

Apr.

60

70

75

70

70

70

75

75

80

70

65

65

80

110

140

130

110

80

70

65

*65

60

60

60

60

60

60

65

75

100

-

2,295

76.5

-

"

May

150

180

200

200

170

160

180

190

190

170

150

120

100

95

90

85

85

80

85

110

120

120

110

90

85

80

75

70

To

70

70

3,750

121

-

"

June

65

65

65

65

65

65

85

200

*750

500

280

190

160

150

130

110

110

110

120

120

100

95

90

85

85

90

90

90

95

110

-

4,335

144

-

-

July

110

120

140

240

480

340

220

170

160

160

140

110

100

90

90

85

85

80

80

75

*55

35

59

70

49

33

28.6

24.6

23.8

21.6

17.5

3,492.1

113

-

-

Aug.

32 20.2

45

60

64

76

133

209

243

2^9

150

108

74

52

40

34

29.5

47

63

56

55

46

37

30

*27.0

25.4

23.1

22.4

21.6

21.6

20.9

2,074.7

66.9

-

-

Sept.

20.9

23.8

37

42

38

39

86

114

137

119

74

45

30

24.6

23.8

22.4

21.6

20.9

20.2

21.6

24.6

22.4

20.9

19.5

"2079

27.3

157

408

358

194

-

2,213.4

73.8

-

-

2 Mean 66.9 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.23

Water year 1952-53: Max 750 Min 17.5 Mean 89.8 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.04

Peak discharge (base. 250 ef3).--June 9 (2:30 p.m.) 880 cfs (2.30 ft); July 5 (2 p.m.) 522 cfs 

(1.51 ft); Sept. 28 (6 p.m.) 484 cfs (1.56 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Gates in dam open making spillway partly inoperative as control Jan. 8 to July 21; discharge computed from flow over spillway plus computed flow through gates.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 169

Pee Dee River at Peedee, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°12'15", long. 79°32'55", in pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 76 at Peedee .""Marion County, 0.2 mile downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, 8-| 

miles downstream from Black Creek, and at mile 102.8 upstream from Winyah Bay.

Drainage area. 8,830 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1939 to September 1953. Prior to October 1947, published 

as "near Mars Bluff." Gage-height records collected at practically same sites since 

1923 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 24.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 1, 1947, at site 1.6 miles 

downstream at datum 1.27 ft lower.

Average discharge. 14 years, 8,873 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 39,700 cfs Feb. 28 (gage height, 23.54 ft): minimum, 1,260 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 2.09 ft, from graph based on gage readings).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 220,000 cfs Sept. 22, 1945 (gage height, 33.30 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 48,000 cfs on basis of 

discharge measurement of 221,000 cfs at Cheraw; minimum, 805 cfs Oct. 9, 1951 (gage 

height, 1.26 f t) .

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by powerplants above station. 

Revision^.--WSP 1233: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

12.0

16.0

1,260

1,820

3,890

8,460

12,300

18.0 

20.0 

22.0 

£4.0

15,200

19,900

29,800

43,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

4,340

5,020

5.240

5,020

4,420

2,600

2,140

3,890

4,560

4,790

4,790

4,490

3,020

2,200

3,090

3,440

4,190

4,420

4,040

3,090

2,140

3,320

4,340

4,340

3,590

3,820

2,880

2,010

2,810

*3,300

3,740

115,080

3,712

-

-

Nov.

3,820

3,660

2,810

2,010

3,520

3,890

3,590

3,590

3,300

2,460

2,080

3,740

4,860

4,640

4,560

4,340

3,090

2,140

2,810

4,190

5,920

7,190

7,260

6,440

4,790

5,690

5,990

6,140

5,160

4,49O

128,170

4,272

-

-

Dec.

3,440

2,600

4,490

5,240

5,540

5,460

4,860

3,370

2,460

*3,590

3,740

3,890

4,420

5.920

5,320

3,590

4,940

5,160

4,940

4,640

4,490

4,190

3,300

4,490

4,940

4,790

3,960

4,790

4,790

3,890

5,460

136,700

4,410

-

-

Jan.

7,550

13,000

15,200

15.400

14,700

13,800

11,700

10,600

10,100

10,000

12,500

14,700

15,000

14,500

13,500

11,600

10,800

10,400

9,310

8,140

7,900

8,140

8,620

8,950

10,700

13,900

15,000

14,700

*14,100

13,400

12,600

370,490

11,950

-

-

Feb.

11,400

1O,6OO

9,760

9,040

8,700

8,620

8,460

8,950

10,300

12,100

12,200

11,600

11,200

10,900

10,900

13,300

16 , 400

16,200

21,100

24,300

26,900

26,900

26,400

28,000

31,000

35,500

39,000

39,700

_

-

501,430

17,910

-

-

Mar.

36.200

31,000

24,800

21,500

19,900

19,900

20,300

20,700

19,900

17,700

16,200

15.500

15,900

17,400

19,600

22,000

23,600

24,800

25,300

23,800

21,100

18,600

16,600

15,500

16,200

18,000

20,300

23,800

28,600

32,200

32,200

679,300

21,910

-

-

Apr.

29.200

23,600

19,200

16,800

15,200

13,900

12,600

11,600

11,100

10,900

10,700

9,850

9,310

12,600

15,200

15,500

15,000

14,100

13,000

11,600

9,940

9,490

*8,360

7,040

6,590

6,590

5,760

4.260

6,440

7,120

362,770

12,090

-

-

May

7,660

8,950

9,940

11,200

10,900

9,670

9,670

9,580

11,200

11,900

10,300

8,300

7,660

7,190

6,820

6,290

5,390

4,190

3,890

5,390

5,090

4,860

4,720

4,720

4,120

3,890

5,320

5,240

4,190

5,740

4,120

216,100

6,971

-

-

June

3,960

2.4OO

2,740

2,810

3,740

3.520

3.090

3,370

4,490

7,420

*7,580

7,040

6,690

7,340

7,120

6,360

6,820

7,500

8,060

8.140

7,980

6,520

3,740

5,160

5,990

6,060

6,060

5,760

4,640

3,890

166,190

5,540

-

-

July

5,390

5,240

4,790

4,340

5,240

5,460

4,120

5,090

5,690

7,040

6,690

5,620

4,420

2,810

4,040

4,860

5,320

5,090

4,640

4,040

3,300

5,240

*4,860

3,960

3,590

3,520

2,600

1,820

3,020

2,950

2,740

137,730

4,443

-

-

Aug.

2,810

2,670

3,090

1,940

4,170

7,120

6,290

4,340

3,370

3,230

2,270

2,080

2,670

3,520

3,520

2,880

2,460

1.560

3,000

5,990

7,420

8.060

5,990

3,370

1,940

1,940

*2,140

1,940

1,820

2,010

1,940

107,550

3,469

-

~

Sepb.

1,380

2,010

3,090

3,500

3,230

3,020

3,300

4,940

4,490

3,020

2,010

1,620

2,080

2,010

2,200

2,810

2,460

2,400

2,740

2,740

2,600

1,680

1,680

1,500

1,500

1,480

2,080

7,020

12,300

12.600

99,090

3,303

"

Calendar year 1952 : Max 61,500 Min 1,440 Mean 9,376 Cfsra - In. -

Water year 1952-53 : Max 39,700 Min 1,300 Mean 8,276 Cfsra - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

341607 O - 55 - 12
170 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Lynches River near Bishopville, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°15' , long. 80°13' , near center of span on downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 15, 1 mile upstream from Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, 2.9 miles 

northeast of Bishopville, Lee County, and 3.3 miles downstream from Bells Branch.

Drainage area. 675 sq mi.

Records available. May 1942 to September 1953.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 161 ft (by barometer). 

Prior to June 11, 1948, at site 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 738 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,350 cfs Feb. 19 (gage height, 13.86 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 184 cfs Aug. 16, 17.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 29,400 cfs Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height, 22.35 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum, 134 cfs Oct. 10, 11, 1951.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 6, Jan. 3, 4, July 7, 8, Aug. 20, 21)

Oct. 1 

July 9

5.4

5.5

6.0

7.0

9.0

to Dec. 6, 

to Aug. 21

184

193

244

369

704

Dec. 7

7.0

9.0

11.0

12.0

to Jan. 4

337

700

1,180

1,650

Jan. 5 to

5.8

6.0

7.0

9.0

July

245

269

411

779

8, Aug. 22

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

to Sept. 30

1,270

1,870

2,970

4,520

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

£

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

0,- 1 .

369

355

355

341

315

328

328

328

341

341

398

398

383

355

341

341

341

341

355

328

315

302

315

315

341

328

315

315

315

328

*315

10,486

338

0.501

0.58

Nov.

315

328

328

341

328

328

315

315

328

328

341

383

428

428

383

369

369

355

369

428

523

540

523

459

398

383

383

383

369

369

11,437

381

0.564

0.63

Dec.

355

355

428

540

523

443

417

400

368

*368

384

434

469

434

400

368

352

352

337

352

400

487

524

451

417

400

400

384

352

368

451

12,713

410

0.60Y

0.70

Jan.

720

982

1,210

1.650

1,570

971

659

619

599

619

905

949

759

599

563

527

510

510

510

510

545

563

599

699

927

1,120

1,230

1,040

*779

619

581

24,643

795

1.18

1.36

Feb.

545

545

563

545

545

510

545

581

679

619

510

581

739

861

949

1,170

1,780

3,860

4,180

2,720

1,680

1,350

1,450

1,840

2,590

2,250

1,870

1,570

_

-

37,627

1,344

1.99

2.07

Mar.

1,450

1,300

1,060

1,230

1,510

2,080

2,470

2,050

1,530

971

*861

1,120

1,360

2,180

4,020

3,550

2,430

*1,660

1,230

993

883

819

799

905

993

1,170

1,200

905

779

639

679

44,826

1,446

2.14

2.47

Apr.

659

659

639

619

599

581

581

639

639

581

545

545

699

993

1,220

1,710

1^700

1,040

659

619

563

545

527

*510

476

459

443

443

427

443

20,762

692

1.03

1.15

May

639

905

1,140

1,140

1,040

993

1,230

1,450

1,790

2,560

2,250

1,340

719

581

510

476

443

427

427

476

493

510

443

411

365

336

322

322

295

282

282

24,397

787

1.17

1.35

June

282

269

257

245

245

245

245

282

322

365

350

*350

322

295

282

257

295

380

380

308

295

282

282

282

295

295

282

257

257

245

-

8,748

292

0,433

0.48

July

245

282

295

395

619

739

635

493

459

507

574

459

413

278

244

244

223

213

203

195

213

266

*266

244

255

244

223

223

213

203

203

10,270

331

0.490

0.56

Aug.

203

203

223

223

266

355

290

315

341

341

290

244

213

203

193

184

184

193

244

398

540

545

295

269

245

234

*223

213

223

213

203

8,309

268

0.397

0.46

Sept.

203

203

213

203

234

348

699

861

779

429

308

295

269

257

223

213

223

223

213

223

213

203

223

223

203

231

591

993

1,090

1,860

-

12,449

415

0.615

0.69

Calendar year 1952 ; Max 13,700 Hin 203 Mean 753 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.18

Water year 1952-53 : Max 4,180 Min 184 Mean 621 Cfsm 0.920 In. 12.50

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 efs).--Peb. 19 (1:30 a.m.) 4,350 cfs (13.86 ft); Mar. 15 (4 p.m.)4,180 

cfs (13.78 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 171

Lynches River at Effingham, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°03'05", long. 79°45'15", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 52, 75 ft upstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge and 1 mile 

south of Effingham, Florence County.

Drainage area. 1,030 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1929 to September 1953. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1891 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 58.49 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Sept. 7, 1934, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 950 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,920 cfs Feb. 23 (gage height, 12.35 ft); min- 

 imum, 212 cfs Sept. 5.

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs Sept. 22, 1945 (gage height, 21.21 ft), from

rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 116 cfs July 1,

1935.

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions. WSP 952: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 8 to Dec. 7, Feb. 21 

to Mar. 26, July 10 to Sept. 30}

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

220

265

340

505

6.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

894

1,840

2,610

4,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

685

595

541

505

469

451

469

417

417

417

417

417

434

469

469

451

417

417

401

401

385

385

378

370

362

355

355

355

355

*348

348

13,255

428

0.416

0.4B

Nov.

346

348

348

348

348

348

348

348

355

362

385

417

417

417

451

487

505

487

469

523

595

595

613

631

685

741

703

631

559

523

-

14,335

478

0.464

0.52

Dec.

*505

487

505

505

505

541

613

667

667

631

595

559

541

541

559

595

595

541

523

505

523

523

541

577

631

722

722

685

667

631

*685

18,087

583

0.566

0.65

Jan.

761

741

801

868

948

1,060

1,160

1,220

1,400

1,600

1,560

1,280

976

894

948

1,040

1,060

976

894

844

948

1,060

976

1,100

1.650

1,490

1,240

1,160

*1,160

1,220

1,280

34,295

1,106

1.07

1.23

Feb.

1,340

1,340

1,220

1,040

894

844

844

1,060

1,060

976

921

921

948

921

976

1,120

1,220

1,300

1,400

1,490

1,700

2,290

3,750

5,840

3,500

3,340

*3,190

2,980

_

-

-

46,425

1,658

1.61

1.68

Mar.

3,040

3,260

3,190

3,040

2,840

2,610

2,370

2,220

2,120

2,080

2,330

3,090

3,580

3,420

2,980

2,660

2,500

2,460

3,330

5.750

3,120

2,610

2,260

2,020

1,840

1,660

1,490

1,420

1,400

1,400

*1,420

77,510

2,500

2.43

2.80

Apr.

1.460

1,400

1,220

1,000

894

844

822

801

761

741

722

741

741

685

685

722

781

868

976

1,100

1,280

1,420

1,280

844

667

595

559

523

505

*487

-

26,124

871

0.846

0.94

May

559

559

559

595

685

761

967

1,120

1,180

1,240

1,300

1,340

1,400

1,490

1,700

1,770

1,460

934

613

505

469

451

469

487

487

451

401

570

548

552

518

25,520

817

0.793

0.91

June

*295

280

280

272

265

258

250

288

348

288

295

548

355

348

340

310

295

272

288

340

370

370

332

295

272

280

295

288

280

*265

-

9,062

302

0.295

0.55

July

250

242

235

258

272

288

378

451

541

685

894

894

722

667

577

417

348

310

288

265

250

242

242

265

302

288

280

280

272

258

*242

11,903

384

0.373

0.43

Aug.

242

235

220

242

272

265

280

370

385

355

362

378

362

318

272

242

242

235

228

235

258

325

378

469

487

370

302

272

258

242

*228

9,329

301

0.292

0.34

Sept.

228

"220 220

220

220

228

258

302

385

469

577

667

577

378

318

288

272

250

242

235

235

228

228

228

235

255

280

295

570

505

-

9,595

515

0.504

0.34

Calendar year 1952 : Max 10,000 Mln 205 Mean 975 Cfsm 0.947 In. 12.89

Water year 1952-53 : Max 3,840 Mln 220 Mean 806 Cfsm 0.784 In. 10.65

Discharge measurement made on this day.
172 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 

Little Pee Dee River near Dillon, S. C,

Location. Lat 34°24', long. 79?20', near center of span on downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 9, 1.1 miles east of Dillon, Dillon County, and 3 miles upstream from 

Maple Swamp.

Drainage area. 524 sq mi.

Records available. March 1939 to September 1953.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 76 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 14 years, 492 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,240 cfs May 9 (gage height, 9.58 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 62 cfs Aug. 7 (gage height, 3.78 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 9,810 cfs Sept. 20, 1945 (gage height, 14.64 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs by velocity-area studies and logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 43 cfs Sept. 6, 1951 (gage height, 3.62 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1953 are given 

IrTCTSP 1290.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 27, Jan. 27, 

June 12 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 30, Jan. 28 to Sept. 30

3.9 62

4.0 67

4.5 95

5.0 127

6.0 202

6.5 254

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

378

575

850

1,630

2,710

Dec. 1 to Jan. 27

6.9 303

7.0 327

7.5 507

8.0 775

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

470

450

396

317

247

202

206

362

470

332

282

a271

262

254

254

262

262

262

a254

240

223

210

206

210

210

a210

218

206

*190

190

182

8,310

268

0.511

0.59

Nov.

178

a!74

174

174

170

170

178

178

a!78

182

182

206

218

228

262

a292

304

317

332

378

470

620

a755

850

985

985

a915

915

818

755

-

12,543

418

0.798

0.89

Dec.

660

605

555

531

463

423

405

387

*405

423

443

423

423

a387

371

371

355

341

315

505

303

303

315

327

341

355

371

a371

371

371

387

12,404

400

0.763

0.88

Jan.

423

443

463

485

463

443

443

463

485

507

531

531

507

463

443

405

371

371

355

355

355

371

387

405

a423

485

555

*645

725

755

755

14,811

478

0.912

1.05

Feb.

755

755

725

698

645

575

552

a552

552

575

598

645

645

620

a645

645

698

785

850

985

1,060

1,130

1,200

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,200

_

_

-

23,210

829

1.58

1.64

Mar.

al,130

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,200

1,200

1,200

31,130

1,060

*985

985

1,060

1,280

1,720

1.920

1,920

1,920

1,820

1,820

1,630

1,360

1,130

1,060

985

985

915

915

915

850

850

818

38,153

1,231

2.35

2.71

Apr.

755

725

725

698

620

575

552

530

490

450

432

3433

432

432

432

413

396

396

3450

490

378

*346

332

317

292

3262

254

228

218

210

-

13,263

442

0.844

0.94

May

254

a304

3413

470

552

698

1,130

1,780

32,150

a2,130

1,630

1,360

1,130

915

785

3670

3575

490

432

362

282

240

234

3240

254

254

254

234

214

3186

162

20,764

670

1.28

1.48

June

144

138

134

134

127

110

a!07

W

113

*138

449

1.760

1,540

31,130

818

645

575

552

530

490

3490

510

530

552

620

1,060

1,060

3850

670

670

-

16,753

558

1.06

1.18

July

620

530

450

3432

3530

598

530

490

510

510

450

3378

332

332

304

271

218

194

3166

174

162

*141

144

134

124

3116

110

107

101

95

89

9,342

301

0.574

0.66

Aug.

86

a89

89

86

80

72

62

70

a!04

127

138

152

170

194

210

a210

214

198

182

186

182

186

190

178

162

*155

141

130

124

a!07

95

4,369

141

0.269

0.31

Sept.

89

95

134

141

141

a 148

162

174

174

178

190

202

3214

228

218

182

148

134

130

8120

104

95

95

104 '107

116

158

194

210

218

-

4,603

153

0.292

0.33

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,540 Mln 50 Mean 423 Cfsm 0.807 In. 10.98

Water year 1952-53 : Max 2,130 Mln 62 Mean 489 Cfsm 0.933 In. 12.66

* Discharge measurement msde on this dsy.

3 No gage-height record; dlschsrge interpolsted or estimated on basis of weather records.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 173

Browning Creek near Hoffman, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°03'38", long. 79°29'39", on right bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 1, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Deep Creek, 1 mile upstream 

from Seaboard Air Line Railway bridge, and 4 miles northeast of Hoffman, Richmond 

C ounty.

Drainage area.--178 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 270 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--14 years, 258 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,660 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 6.95 ft); minimum, 59 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 1.81 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 10,900 efs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 10.29 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 5.600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 28 cfs 

Aug. 4, 1940 (gage height, 1.32 ft).

Remarks. --Records fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 972: 1941(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 17-18)

Oct. 1 to June 19, 

Sept. 19-30

June 20 to Sept. 18

1.9 60

2.5 93

3.0 120

4.0 185

5.0 299

6.0 770

6.5 1,150

7.0 1,730

1.8 58

2.5 104

3.0 135

4.0 200

5.0 300

5.5 490

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11 

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Cf sra

In.

Oct.

123

117

120

112

112

109

112

112

135

193

m153

138 

132

132

132

129

123

129

123

120

126

132

132

129

129

129

129

*126

129

4,113

133

0.747

0.86

Nov.

132

132

132

129

T29

132

132

129

129

135

153 

193

201

174 

166

189

177

156

153

230

645

1,470

935

692

520

409

341

306

281

265

-

8,967

299

1.68

1.87

Dec.

246

246

273

319

544

314

273

258

240

230

240 

258

265

240 

220

210

206

206

201

197

235

265

290

258

235

225

210

201

193

"282 189

7,569

244

1.37

1.58

Jan.

508

650

704 58"4

476

413

344

306

290

273

252

230

"25T5

252 

281

327

351

366

348

*299

281

281

290

334

413

595

686

530

435

400

387

12,116

391

2.20

2.53

Feb.

358

316

309

316

312

312

299

273

246

246

258 

290

304

322

431

606

849

751

551

444

431

495

674

728

590

495

453

422

_

_

-

12,094

432

2.43

2.53

Mar.

383

379

440

515

573

535

495

431

366

*334

150" 331 

802

l.OQO

680

606

656

568

490

444

422

422

556

770-

905

728

568

490

444

418

17,111

552

3.10

3.58

Apr.

396

371

355

355

453

387

362

387

392

358

312 

304

383

540 

855

698

530

431

383

355

327

*306

290

281

273

258

246

240

230

230

-

11,268

376

2.11

2.35

May

299

520

716 69~2

578

449

535

606

535

431

312 

265

235

210 

197

185

177

170

170

201

235

201

163

144

138

135

120

109

106

T59

106

9,049

292

1.64

1.89

June

98

*90

87

87

87

84

93

163

220

185

147 

123

132

193 

210

150

166

258

 314 355

186

186

245

300

238

193

170

154

145

170

-

5,229

174

0.978

1.09

July

187

129

110

148

219

327

160

142

164

135

113 

104

94

91 

94

91

*82

79

78

156

240

243

167

176

123

97

90

88

84

79

li

4,164

134

0.753

O.S7

Aug.

69

80

73

170

278

*472

306

170

186

151

116 

100

94

97 

94

82

83

113

*135

138

126

97

85

79

77

74

70

67

64

62

»61

3,869

125

0.702

0.81

Sept.

61

75

71

70

74

90

167

129

91

79

74 

71

85

151 

135

85

72

67

69

74

74

71

63-

61

*62

71

190

372

"G17 656

-

4,022

134

0.753

0,84

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,470 Min 54 Mean 273 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.84

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,470 Min 61 Mean 273 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.80

Peak discharge (base, 850 cfs). He

(6.22 ft)j Mar. 14 (12 m. ) 1,030 cfs

v. 22 (6a.m.) 1,660 cfs (6.95 ft); Feb. 17 (7 p.m.) 920 efs 

(6.36 ft)j Mar. 26 (6 a.m.) 950 cfs (6.26 ft); Apr. 15 ( 11 a.m.)

884 cfs (6.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
174 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Lumber River at Boardman, N. C.

Location. Lat S4°26', long. V8°58', on right bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 74, 1 mile downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge at Boardman, 

Columbus County, and 1-| miles downstream from Big Swamp.

Drainage area.--1,230 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1929 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 72.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 30, 1936, staff gage at site 100 

ft downstream at same datum. Sept. 30, 1936, to June 8, 1943, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--24 years, 1,227 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year. 3,940 cfs May ?age height, 7.73 ft); minimum,

148 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 0.61 ft).

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 13,400 cfs Sept. 24, 1945 (gage height, 10.64 ft); minimum, 116 cfs Sept. 15, 16, 1951.

Maximum stage known, 11.8 ft in August 1928, from floodmark witnessed by local resident (discharge, 25,000 cfs).

Remarks. --Records fair.

Revisions.--WSP 892: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Oct. 5-7, Nov. 21, May 2-5, 

9, 10, 26, 27, June 17, July 9-1O, Aug. 7, 17-21, Sept. 7, 27, 28)

May 13 to July 4

0.6

1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

Oct.

July

146

208

365

528

722

, 1 to May 12,

5 to Sept. 30

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

1,070

1,670

2,740

4,420

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

255

318

510

Note. Same as

preceding table 

above 3.7 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

FTo" 870

838

806

679

557

480

461

445

461

478

478 

494

511

511

528

528

528

511

494

461

445

429

413

405

389

381

373

373

'365 365

15,927

514

0.421

0.49

Nov .

357 

357 

349

349

349

349

349

349

349

541

349

373 

381

405

429

461

494

511

528

578

719

748

838

970

1,070

1,140

1,220

1,300

1,390

1.600

-

19,002

633

0.519

0.58

Dec.

1,800 

1.840 

1,800

1,670

*1,530

1,420

1,360

1,300

1,240

1,200

1,140

1,120 

1,100

1,100

1,070

1,050

1,030

990

950

910

910

910

890

870

895

910

910

910

910

910

970

35,610

1,149

0.942

1.09

Jan.

990 

1,7515 

1,030

1,050

1,070

1,110

1,120

1,140

1,220

1,330

1,460

1,550 

1,530

1,500

1,420

1,360

1,300

1,270

1,240

1,220

*1,270

1,300

1,300

1,330

1,330

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,330

1,360

1,390

33,400

1,271

1.04

1.20

Feb.

1.420 

1,460 

1,530

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,530

1,560

1,530

1,530

1,560

1,600 

1,600

1,600

1,640

1,640

1,670

1,710

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,840

1,980

2,130

2,360

2,480

2,610

2,610

_

_

-

49,520

1,769

1.45

1.51

Mar.

2,540 

2,540 

2,610

2,740

2,810

2,810

2,740

2,680

2,540

2,480

2,420

2,610 

2,740

2,960

3,260

3,420

3,500

3,580

3,670

3,760

3.850

3,760

3,500

3,340

3,180

2,960

2,740

2,610

2,480

2,300

2.130

91,260

2,944

2.41

2.78

Apr.

*2,080 

2,030 

2,030

1,980

1,880

1,750

1,640

1,530

1,420

1,330

1,240

1,200 

1,170

1,140

1,100

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,050

1,010

990

990

1,030

1,070

1,100

1,030

950

838

776

696

38,260

1,275

1.05

1.17

May

748 

815 

1,050

1,310

1,580

1,710

1,930

2,180

2,620

3,510

3,760

3,850 

3,676

3,340

3,030

2,740

2,420

2,130

1,800

1,560

1,360

1,200

1,070

970

858

711

628

*600

560

500

440

54,6!30

1,763

1.45

1.67

June

390 

344 

318

294

278

263

255

*286

Z86

Z94

302

318 

318

326

344

353

385

430

460

520

560

570

580

550

520

510

550

560

590

620

-

12,374

412

0.338

0.38

July

650 

672 

650

735 6T6"

672

672

650

559

502

478

461 

429

413

373

333

301

378

262

246

239

239

223

216

23T

246

262

293

317

293

246

12,837

414

0.339

0.39

Aug.

223 

223 

208

193

190

188

243

270

278

285

309

333 

357

389

429

429

416

587

*"498

364

298

278

270

278

270

254

231

*216

193

182

170

9,052

292

0.239

0.28

Sept.

162 

156 

156

162

164

180

243

254

239

246

262

278 

285

285

262

223

200

193

200

208

200

179

168

157

154

*156

279

 JsT 388

333

-

6,753

225

0.184

0.21

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,740 Min 190 Mean 944 Cfsm 0.774 In. 10.54

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,850 Min 154 Mean 1,054 Cfsm 0.864 In. 11.75

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 175

Little Pee Dee River at Galivants Perry, S. C.

Location.--Lat 34°03'25", long. 79°14 I 50", near left bank on downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 501, at Galivants Ferry, Horry County, 1.0 mile downstream from Lake 

Swamp.

Drainage area. 2,790 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. January 1942 to September 1953.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 23.95 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--11 years, 2,934 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,730 cfs Mar. 19 (gage height, 9.47 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 367 cfs Sept. 25, 26.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 26,800 cfs Sept. 23, 1945 (gage height, 13.23 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 282 cfs Sept. 15-17, 1951.

Maximum stage known, 16.0 ft in September 1928, from floodmark set by local resident.

Remarks.--Records good.

Hating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 17, Aug. Zl)

Oct. 1 to June 17, 

Aug. 22 to Sept. 30 June 18 to Aug. 21

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

350

690

1,390

2,230

8.0

9.0

10.0

4,050

7,510

12,000

3.2 493

3.5 595

4.0 765

6.0 

7.0

1,470

2,420

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3,390 

3,010

2,670

2,370

2,110

1,890 

1,720

1,570

1,390

1,320

1,210

1,180

1,180

1,140

1,100

1,070

1,070

1,070 

1,070

1,040

1,040

1,000

965

930

895

860

826

792

792

 758

755

42,186

1,361

0.488

0.56

Nov.

724 

724

690

690

656

656 

656

656

656

656

690

724

724

758

792

792

860

895 

930

1,040

1,180

1,280

1,390

1,570

1,890

2,230

2,510

2,670

2^650

27830

-

35,349

1,178

0.422

0.47

Dec.

2,830 

3,010

3,010

3,010

3,010

3.190 

3,190

3,190

3,190

3,010

2,830

2,670

2,510

2,510

2,370

2,370

2,230

2,230 

2,110

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,990

1.890

1,890

1,890

1,890

1,890

1,890

1,990

75,750

2,444

0.876

1.01

Jan.

1.990 

2,116

2,230

2,230

2,370

2,370 

2,370

2,370

2,370

2,510

2,510

2,510

2,510

2,670

2,670

2,830

2,830

3,010 

3,010

3,010

3,190

3,010

3,010

3,190

5.590

3,390

3,390

3,390

3,190

3,190

3,190

86,010

2, .775

0.995

1.15

Feb.

5.190 

3,190

5,190

5,190

5,190

5,190 

5,390

3,590

3,590

5,810

4,050

4,510

4,510

4,510

4,510

4,510

4,310

4,310

4,310

4,050

4,050

4,310

4,310

4,310

4,590

4,890

5,210

5.550

_

-

-

115,520

4,047

1.45

1.51

Mar.

5,910 

6,290

6,690

6,690

6,690

6,690 

6,690

6,690

6,690

6,690

6,690

7,510

7,950

8,570

8,370

8,810

9,270

9,270 

9.750

9,276

8,810

8,810

8,570

7,950

7,510

*7,510

6,690

6,290

5,910

5,910

5.210

229,890

7,416

2.66

5.07

Apr.

4'| 890

4,590

4,310

4,050

3,810 

3,590

3,590

3,590

3,190

3,010

2,830

2,670

2,510

2,230

2,230

2,110

1,990 

1,890

1,800

1,800

1,720

*1,640

1,570

1,500

1,440

1.390

1,390

1,390

1,390

-

79,120

2,657

0.945

1.05

May

1,590 

1,590

1,350

1,350

1,320

1,350 

1,410

1,570

1,720

2,110

2,510

3,190

5,810

4,310

4,590

4,890

5,210

4,890 

4,590

4,310

4,050

3,590

3,010

2,510

2,230

1,890

1,640

1,440

1,320

1,210

1.070

81,220

2,620

0.939

1.08

June

1,000 

895

792

724

690

656 

656

622

622

622

*588 "SW

656

758

930

1,140

1,350

1.470, 

1,470

1,470

1,380

1,350

1,320

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,550

1,380

1,470

-

31,349

1,045

0.375

0.42

July

1,520

T7520

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,420 

1,380

1,4L'0

1,470

1,470

1,380

1,320

1,280

1,180

1,100

1,040

969

901 

833

765

731

697

*697

663

629

595

561

561

561

561

561

32,195

1,039

0.372

0.43

Aug.

561 

527

527

493

493

493 

527

561

561

561

561

595

663

697

731

731

765

799 

799

655

833

758

690

622

588

554

*554

520

486

452

455

18,970

612

0.219

0. 25

Sept.

418 

401

384

384

384

418 

486

486

452

486

486

486

486

486

520

520

520

520 

486

452

418

418

401

384

567

384

520

554

588

656

-

13,951

465

0.167

0.19

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,690 Min 459 Mean 1,929 Cfsm 0.691 In. 9.39

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,730 Min 367 Mean 2,299 Cfsm 0.824 In. 11.19

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
176 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Black River near Gable, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°54'00", long. 80 0 09'55'', near left bank on downstream side of McBride 

Crossing on U. S. Highway 378, 1 mile downstream from Church Branch and 6.3 miles 

northwest of Gable, Clarendon County.

Drainage area. 401 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1951 to September 1953.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 95 ft (from topographic 

map) .

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,660 cfs Feb. 28 (gage height, 3.95 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 1 cfs Aug. 6.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 4,150 cfs Sept. 3, 1952 (gage height, 5.22 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, that of Aug. 6, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good except those between 15 and 100 cfs, which are fair, and those 

below 15 cfs, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-55 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 26 to Dec. 51. May 18 

to July 20, Aug. 26 to Sept. 13, Sept. 30)

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.5

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

218

501

1,020

1,740

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

g

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

388

330

283

247

224

204

189

189

194

204

213

224

224

218

213

208

208

208

204

204

204

199

184

170

162

162

158

154

150

150

150

6,419

207

0.516

0.59

Nov.

150

146

146

146

146

154

158

162

166

175

230

264

283

289

296

296

289

276

276

366

460

418

388

366

343

316

310

283

276

259

-

7,833

261

0.651

0.73

Dec.

*253

270

270

276

276

276

276

289

289

*289

289

289

283

283

276

264

253

247

255

241

264

264

276

283

296

310

323

336

323

323

550

8,772

283

0.706

0.81

Jan.

588

596

460

495

510

510

528

556

556

510

476

460

*451

455

426

418

418

426

426

426

519

510

501

519

510

495

476

476

468

468

476

14,685

474

1.18

1.56

Ftb.

493

493

484

468

435

410

426

443

435

418

410

410

426

468

501

519

592

711

784

784

850

850

905

962

1,210

1,420

*1,580

1.660

_

-

19,547

698

1.74

1.81

Mar.

1,500

1,350

1,350

1,280

1,280

1,210

1,080

962

905

850

850

962

,080

,210

,350

,350

,280

,080

,020

905

795

742

690

742

690

670

641

612

574

546

519

30,075

970

2.42

2.79

Apr.

484

451

418

396

373

366

375

366

350

325

505

296

510

303

289

276

283

316

530

323

283

241

224

213

189

180

166

154

158

*154

-

8,851

295

0.736

0.28

May

230

270

283

296

516

536

519

680

690

670

631

546

493

451

396

316

253

208

180

146

142

120

102

83

65

60

50

42

52

28

22

8,656

279

0.696

0,80

June

*20

17

12

7

4

3

3

10

32

62

92

102

120

227

276

189

138

166

180

175

162

249

116

95

74

55

36

40

48

*50

-

2.76C

92. C

0.229

0.26

July

34

30

24

28

54

54

50

24

24

152

224

247

218

170

126

95

68

48

54

22

18

20

26

24

18

18

17

12

12

7

*7

1,825

58.9

0.147

0.17

Aug.

4

3

2

2

2

2

9

10

10

14

24

77

109

83

60

38

40

92

112

162

134

125

154

150

154

154

112

86

74

58

*56

2,050

66.1

0.165

0.19

Sept.

28

28

28

26

56

65

98

120

98

58

40

50

22

20

20

18

15

15

15

14

14

12

12

12

24

55

98

154

189

180

~

1,544

51.5

0.128

0.14

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,910 Win 34 Mean 436 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.78

Water year 1952-53= Max 1,660 Min 2 Mean 310 Cfsm 0.773 In. 10.47

Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 

Black River at Kingstree, S. C.

177

Location. Lat 33°39'40" , long. 79°50'10", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U.S. Highway 52 at Kingstree, Williamsburg County, 1.0 mile downstream from Kingstree Swamp Canal.

Drainage area. 1,260 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1929 to September 1953. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1893 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 25.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 7, 1934, tape gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--24 years, 787 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,240 cfs Mar. 2-7; maximum gage height, 11.44 

ft Mar. 3; minimum discharge, 8 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1.

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 29,100 cfs Sept. 20, 1945 (gage height, 16.07 ft); 

minimum, 4 cfs June 30, July 1, 4, 5, 1935, Sept. 5,6, Oct. 15-19, 1944.

Maximum stage known, 18.0 ft Sept. 21, 1928 (discharge, 41,600 cfs, from rating 

curve extended above 27,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with 0. S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1032: 1928(M), drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, Dec. 10 

to Feb. 11, Mar. 26 to June 13, Sept. 8-30)

Oct. 1 to May 17

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

104

199

462

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

1,240

1,790

2,740

4,340

7,020

May 18 to Sept. 30 

0.3 7

Hote.--Same as 

preceding table 

above 0.6 ft. 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

in.

Oct.

898

898

844

818

742

671

*586

530

512

586

649

606

530

431

373

319

286

268

256

244

232

210

199

183

173

163

153

144

139

130

126

12,899

416

0.330

0.38

Nov.

116

112

112

108

103

99

95

92

90

90

94

108

130

153

178

199

210

232

*256

286

338

387

431

446

446

446

462

462

478

478

-

7,237

241

0.191

0.21

Dec .

462

462

462

462

462

478

495

495

495

462

462

446

431

431

431

401

387

387

373

373

373

387

401

416

416

446

462

478

478

478

495

13,687

442

0.351

0.40

Jan.

530

586

649

694

742

767

*767

742

742

742

742

767

767

767

792

767

767

742

718

694

718

792

898

987

1,090

1,340

1,870

2.500

2,110

1,860

1,600

30,049

969

0.769

0.89

Feb.

1,430

1,330

,200

,120

,090

.050

,090

,280

,330

,430

,480

,600

,600

,540

,480

,380

,330

,280

,240

,240

,240

,330

,480

,720

,110

,620

,310

.150

-

-

44,480

1,589

1.26

1.31

Mar.

4,760

5.240

5,240

5,240

5,240

5,240

5,240

4,760

4,150

3,630

3,310

3,470

3,630

3,970

4,340

4,340

4,150

3,970

3,800

3,470

3,160

2,740

2,510

2,400

2,200

2,020

1,940

1,790

1,660

1,540

1.450

110,580

3,567

2.83

3.26

Apr.

1,550

1,240

1,160

1,090

1,020

927

871

792

*742

671

627

586

567

548

512

478

446

416

587

559

332

312

300

293

286

274

256

226

204

185

-

17,435

581

0.461

0.51

May

194

221

244

250

244

256

268

300

575

451

495

550

548

567

606

627

649

606

548

*478

401

519

244

188

148

116

94

75

59

48

40

10,167

528

0.260

0.30

June

54

28

25

22

19

17

17

20

92

221

188

210

258

199

221

185

150

104

90

90

104

116

121

116

*108

101

95

92

104

95

-

5,198

107

0.085

0.09

July

82

70

60

56

51

46

42

59

56

55

51

52

54

55

53

28

25

22

19

19

21

20

19

18

15

14

14

14

13

12

11

364

31.1

0.025

0.03

Aug.

11

1]

10

11

10

12

95

66

71

46

25

20

*20

17

15

15

16

29

22

20

17

14

12

11

10

10

10

9

9

9

8.

657

21.2

0 . 017

0.02

Sept.

9

9

11

16

17

20

45

42

45

58

72

78

78

68

60

56

56

52

44

41

54

28

22

18

15

16

51

74

94

*108

-

1,333

44.4

0.055

0.04

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,500 Min 12 Mean 775 Cfsm 0.615 In. 8.36

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,240 Min e Mean 692 Cfsm 0.549 In. 7.44

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
178 SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

Catawba River near Marion, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°42'20", long. 82°02'10", on right bank 15 ft downstream from bridge 

on D. S. Highway 221, 0.2 mile downstream from Tom Creek, and 2.2 miles northwest of 

Marion, McDowell County. Records include flow of small tributary which enters above 

control.

Drainage area. 171 sq mi (including area of small tributary which enters above control). 

Records available.--October 1941 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,208 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 12 years, 324 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,750 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 8.40 ft); minimum, 35 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 0.60 ft); minimum daily, 38 cfs Sept. 18.

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 19,700 cfs Aug. 28, 1949 (gage height, 15.02 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting and contractedopening determinations at gage heights 15.02 and 19.34 ft; minimum, that of Sept. 18, 

1953; minimum daily, that of Sept. 18, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 19.34 ft Aug. 13, 1940 (discharge, 71,400 cfs, from rating 

curve extended above 10,000 cfs as explained above).

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

Considerable diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation for short periods at low flow 

caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1032; 1942, 1943(P).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 

0.8 54

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

35

58

130

215

400

860

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

90

152

241

395

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

610

870

1,510

2,220

3,680

Discharge, in cubic feet per ond, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

95

93

95

91

93

91

91

91

305

212

159

107

*118

89

87

133

163

93

91

114

123

130

87

87

85

85

123

121

82

80

108

3,522

114

0.667

0.77

Nov.

85

87

111

*82

109

84

78

104

84

113

130

99

114

112

87

85

110

107

232

476

257

218

135

145

114

165

192

121

112

112

4,060

135

0.789

0.88

Dec.

133

123

155

*162

145

125

114

141

158

146

246

226

135

133

161

184

118

154

148

139

125

140

112

135

107

139

152

101 122"

101

346

4,626

149

0.871

1.01

Jan.

274

203

238

152

160

*134

164

199

259

1,060

552

391

319

288

259

214

223

273

274

192

475

371

440

1.090

632

448

383

363

331

307

281

10,949

353

2.06

2.38

Feb.

204

198

*217

220

211

224

279

273

212

178

208

315

293

235

356

407

374

277

299

736

*5,240

1,230

732

588

508

448

399

371

_

-

13,232

473

2.77

2.88

Mar.

332

404

387

587

555

466

411

383

*351

331

395

556

565

484

504

440

391

375

359

331

319

468

2,200

1,500

898

680

565

512

462

419

395

17,035

550

3.22

3.70

Apr.

379

359

343

331

296

299

339

307

268

267

281

256

259

266

*221

229

227

222

221

212

208

205

202

199

196

217

200

188

192

400

-

7,789

260

1.52

1.69

May

340

247

208

*247

214

225

321

281

220

175

204

194

182

184

152

198

184

163

189

202

178

136

167

162

121

152

149

T20~ 109

141

109

5,874

189

1.11

1.28

June

129

*133

92

92

120

132

345

257

170

218

283

177

123

121

168

127

146

144

109

144

120

140

147

100

123

101

98

127

102

132

4,420

147

0.860

0.96

 July

106

93

112

98

100

103

115

116

79

99

72

69

*95

69

75

144

92

94

145

101

98

83

120

79

69

98

66

62

59

88

66

2,865

92.4

0.540

0.62

Aug.

71

72

93

86

103

147

283

138

92

99

76

65

77

75

59

56

*80

68

68

99

76

65

87

60

53

50

76

52

46

44

39.

2,555

82.4

0.482

0.56

Sept.

55

42

40

61

151

90

57

53

48

78

53

54

48

*43

43

69

43

38

44

552

a!70

allO

a80

a80

a7O

118

174

121

100

77

2,542

84.7

0.495

0.55

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,430 Min 75 Mean 265 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.14

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,240 Min 38 Mean 218 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.28

Peak discharge (base, 5.400 cfs).--Feb. 21 (l p.m.) 4,750 cfs (8.40 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated from records for nearby stations.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

Linville River at Branch, N. C.

179

Location. Lat 35°47'50", long. 81°53'20", on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 126 at Branch, Burke County, and 0.2 mile upstream from Lake James.

Drainage area. 65 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1907 to December 1908 (fragmentary), June 1922 to September 1953. 

Published as "at Fonta Flora" 1907-8.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,205.87 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. May 1907 to December 1908 staff gage 

1.2 miles downstream at different datum. June 7, 1922, to July 5, 1936, staff gage 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--31 years (1922-53), 140 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,820 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 5.66 ft); min- 

 imum, 13 cfs Sept. 3, 4 (gage height, 1.33 ft); minimum daily, 13 cfs Sept. 3.

1907-8, 1922-53: Maximum discharge, 39,500 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 11.4 

ft), from rating curve extended above 6,400 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

of peak flow; minimum, 3 cfs Jan. 2, 1940, result of freezeup; minimum daily, 8 cfs 

Sept. 7-9, 1925.

Flood of July 1916 reached a stage about 0.4 ft lower than that of Aug. 13, 1940.

Remarks. Records fair. 

above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP

Occasional slight diurnal fluctuation caused by small mill

1928-29, 1935, 1937.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

Oct. 1 to July 23

16

38

108

158

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

4.6

264

570

1,000

1,520

2,250

1.3

1.4 

1,6

nd discharge,

4 to Sept. 30

11

19

42

72

110

158

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

3

4

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

23

22

22

21

21

20

21

28

57

110

65

46

*39

36

33

31

31

30

28

27

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

24

23

23

982

31.7

0.488

0.56

Nov.

23

23

23

*23

23

22

22

22

22

24

31

33

33

28

27

26

25

24

60

466

153

104

83

78

76

95

155

104

85

76

-

2,011

67.0

1.03

1.15

Dec.

66

66

66

*62

63

74

66

58

57

100

273

170

131

108

91

87

87

85

78

74

78

76

72

68

63

60

58

57

49

51

106

2,600

83.9

1.29

1.49

Jan.

144

115

110

93

7f3

*81

89

89

159

1.680

546

320

236

203

177

155

142

155

158

136

262

236

203

748

434

287

232

210

196

161

147

7,982

257

3.95

4.57

FPb.

131

122

*113

108

100

98

139

131

110

102

100

206

224

180

200

180

174

150

147

312

*2, 200

829

448

330

278

236

200

180

_

_

-

7,728

276

4.25

4. 42

Mar.

161

183

214

305

305

236

206

186

*167

158

164

327

402

282

372

320

256

228

217

186

167

198

1,980

1,300

674

441

335

273

240

210

189

10,882

351

5.40

6.23

Apr.

180

161

150

142

134

134

147

142

122

117

113

108

110

113

*104

102

95

93

95

93

91

87

85

83

81

91

85

79

76

298

-

3,511

117

1.80

2.01

May

317

174

139

*124

120

142

186

150

131

122

113

106

100

95

93

93

85

81

87

117

87

78

72

68

65

60

57

52

51

49

M

3,262

105

1.62

1.87

June

45

*41

38

37

36

38

167

139

104

74

113

79

63

68

58

55

55

52

46

80

68

80

65

62

108

79

63

58

54

52

-

2,077

69.2

1.06

1.19

July

48

42

56

186

93

63

55

5S

54

45

41

37

*36

36

34

34

37

41

50

49

39

45

92

92

53

43

39

34

32

36

36

1,636

52.8

0.812

0.94

Aug.

30

49

38

64

45

37

43

49

43

38

32

28

26

23

22

21

*20

22

30

50

39

34

50

36

27

23

21

18

17

17

15

1,007

32.5

0.500

0.58

Sept.

15

14

13

31

157

66

50

36

29

26

23

23

22

20

*19

17

17

16

21

133

114

58

39

32

30

37

59

69

46

36

-

1,248

41.6

0.640

0.71

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,370 Mln 15 Mean 115 Cfsm 1.77 In. 23.99

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,200 Mln 13 Mean 123 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.72

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs).--Jan. 10 (6 a.m.) 2,950 cfs (5.10 ft); Feb. 21 (9 a.m.) 3,820 

fs (5.66 ft); Mar. 23 (1 p.m.) 3,010 cfs (5.14 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
180 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Catawba River at Catawba, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°43', long. 81°04', on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. 

Highways 64 and 70, half a mile upstream from Lyle Creek, five-eighths of a mile upstream from Southern Railway bridge, and 1 mile northeast of Catawba, Catawba County. 

Records include flow of Lyle Creek.

Drainage area. 1,535 sq mi, includes that of Lyle Creek.

Records available.--July 1896 to April 1902 (gage heights only, 1900, 1902), November 1934 

to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 746.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 1896 to April 1902, wire-weight gage at 

bridge five-eighths of a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 21 years (1896-99, 1935-53), 2,352 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,000 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 11.85 ft); minimum, 93 cfs July 12 (gage height, 2.11 ft); minimum daily, 101 cfs July 12.

1896-1902, 1934-53: Maximum discharge, 177,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 36.8 

ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 24,000 cfs on basis of computation by Duke Power Co. of peak flow over dam; minimum, that of July 12, 1953; minimum 

daily, that of July 12, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 44.1 ft July 16, 1916, affected by failure of earth dike at 

Lookout Shoals Dam, 4 miles above station, from information furnished by State Highway 

and Public Works Commission.

Remarks. - -Record? good except those below 1,000 cfs and those for periods of no gageheight record, which are fair. Flow regulated by four reservoirs above station which 

have a combined usable capacity of 14,975,000,000 cu ft.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 892: 1936-38. WSP 952: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.1

2.2

2.3 

2.5 

2.8

90

118

158

260

465

3.3 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

11.0

890

1,680

4,800

8,400

14,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

2,100 

1,860 

2,030

733

238

2,160

2,400

2.690 

2,480

2,290

828

158

1/515

1,930

1,840

2,070

2,270

726

158

1,770

2,090

2,140

1,780 

1,640

564

252

1,930

1,830

2,010

1,900

1,590

50,367

1,625

-812

Nov.

930 

264 

2,080

1,880

1,820

1,720

1,960

1,330 

158

2,070

2,040

1,960 

1,930

1,900

678

a260

al',500

al,600

al,600

2.230

1,980

348

146 

1,250

1,640

1,820

320

1,950

150

138

-

39,652

1,322

-210

Calendar year 1952 :

Water year 1952-53 :

Dec.

1,520 

2,000 

1,820

1,690

1,560

306

163

1,680 

1,820

1,680

1,290

1,270 

448

256

1,680

1,410

1,760

1,770

*1,530

205

150

1,190

1,190 

182

142

130

252

240

1,920

1,940

1,770

34,964

1,128

+50

Jan.

330 

1,010 

210

158

1/225

1,660

1,520

1,320 

1,340

450

285

1,340 

1,660

1,530

937

1,010

172

163

1,490

1,150

1,090

1,170

1,700 

665

E49

2,450

3,030

2,730

3, .120

2,740

625

38,524

1,243

+1,421

Feb.

182 

1,990 

2,240

2,130

2,330

1,930

278

172 

2/515

1,770

1,880

1,870 

1,980

249

398

2,550

2,320

2,320

1,420

2,320

7,380

*15.800

4,970 

4,630

4,460

3,900

1,680

227

_

-

-

73,386

2,621

+1,286

Mar.

177 2,880" 

3,780

3,450

2,720

2,380

422

200 

2,750

2,760

4,010-

3,730 

3,370

2,670

1,280

3,810

3,750

3,630

3,480

3,100

1,050

238

3,360 

8,000

10.400

8,070

6,960

5,400

3,210

4,460

4,460

109,897

3,545

+587

Apr.

4.460 

3,940 

1,640

307

167

2,640

4,460

2,880 

2,600

2,780

961

388 

1,740

2,120

2,320

2,480

2,290

384

172

2,870

2,110

2,160

2,080 

2,060

283

172

2,060

2,590

2,010

2,970

-

60,094

2,003

-174

May

2,500 

518 

163

2,150

2,350

2.860

2,460

2,060 

729

158

2,210

2,780 

2,660

2,170

2,350

300

158

2,460

2,160

2,140

2,500

1,940

296 

158

2,240

2,780

*1,700

1,570

1,630

228

158

50,516

1,630

-155

June

2,220 

1,700 

1,840

1,690

1,620

274

1,260

5.390 

2,75'0

2,090

2,750

1,530 

346

158

1/615

1,870

2,180

2,020

1,910

228

150

2,190

1,800 

1,880

1,740

1,650

352

146

673

172

-

44,149

1,472

+150

July

600 

154 

163

172

107

761

1.^0

1,830 

1,620

1,360

118

101 

al,300

al,500

a2,500

1,820

1,540

203

150

1,950

2,500

2,150

2.580 

l/4b6

218

126

1,680

2,550

2,130

2,040

2,040

38,923

1,256

-411

Aug.

255 

126 

2.320

1,646

1,670

2,150

1,270

150 

142

1,900

2,240

2,150 

1,660

1,450

192

118

1,780

1,810

2,020

1,740

1,270

*154

122 

1,640

2,030

1,870

1,790

1,650

182

115

1,890

39,496

1,274

-597

Sept.

1,760 

2.160 

1,780

1,440

172

177

158

1,560 

1,540

1,550

1,470

165 

138

1,760

1,590

1,840

1,010

1,090

212

150

1,320

1,520

1,220 

1,290

1,150

199

259

1,090

1,210

1,940

-

32,698

1,090

-17

Observed Adjusted

»1ax 17,000 Mln 122 Mean 2,079 Mean 1,937 cfsm 1.26 In. 17.15

Max 13,800 Mln 101 Mean 1,679 Mean 1,764 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.61

* Discharge measurement wade on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per sedond, In Brldgewater, Rhodlss, Oxford and 

Lookout Shoals Reservolrsj furnished by Duke Power Co.

a Ho gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of powerplant records.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 181

Henry Fork near Henry River, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°41' , long. 81°24', on left bank 450 ft downstream from highway bridge 

at site of old Link Ford, l£ miles downstream from Burke-Catawba County line, and 

2 miles southeast of village of Henry River, Burke County.

Drainage area. 80 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1925 to November 1931, December 1941 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 890.99 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

~1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 30, 1931, at site 450 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--17 years (1925-31, 1942-53), 125 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,420 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 8.30 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow and computation of peak flow over dam; minimum, 6.8 cfs Aug. 14; minimum daily, 

7.2 cfs Oct. 6.

1925-31, 1941-53: Maximum discharge, 15,300 cfs Oct. 2, 1929 (gage height, 18.40 

ft, site then in use), from rating curve extended above 2,300 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam at Henry River, at gage height 29.2 ft; minimum, 3 cfs 

Dec. 20, 1942; minimum daily, 4 cfs Nov. 15, Dec. 20, 1942.

Maximum stage known, 29.2 ft Aug. 13, 1940, at former site, from floodmarks (discharge, 31,300 cfs).

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

Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation caused by mill above station. 

An average of about 3 cfs is diverted for water supply by city of Morganton and 

Morganton State Hospital and wasted into Catawba River.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 952: 1928, 1930.

Rating table, water year 195Z-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.7 

.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.7

50

83

174

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water

2.0 264

3.0 625

5.0 1,520

6.0 2,020

ear October 1952 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

58

59

58

43

7.2

40

*62

58

51

89_

57

52

72

65

62

64

64

29

*8.1

55

59

59

62

64

28

7.6

47

58

60

62

65

1,624.9

52.4

0.655

0.76

Nov.

29

9.3

40

58

60

64

33

40

8.1

41

58

58

58

59

62

17

41

*58

65

155

89

64

48

62

58

59

59

59

51

25

-

1,587.4

52.9

0.661

0.74

Dec.

52

59

58

59

60

59

30

61

58

75

185

107

79

63

70

72

74

67

65

60

38~8.5

52

52

53

49

48

48

59

62

245

2,125.5

68.6

0.858

0.99

Jan.

177

116

107

80

89

74

74

*76

99

533

243

153

116

103

103

a 100

alOO

allO

161

a!50

a300

*217

158

301

251

169

134

131

126

114

97

4,762

154

1.92

2.21

Feb.

97

101

99

103

90

65

138

177

134

109

103

120

111

99

319

312

199

*153

131

367

1,890

546

305

226

194

169

151

136

_

-.

-

6,644

237

2.96

3.09

Mar.

129

173

174

256

291

199

166

146

141

129

146

267

339

226

781

*452

288

232

205

180

161

237

959

772

397

291

242

214

196

188

174

8,751

282

3.52

4.07

Apr.

169

161

153

146

143

153

164

143

136

131

124

131

138

124

120

122

116

114

114

116

107

109

103

107

99

120

109

 101

93

138

-

3,804

127

1.59

1.77

May

141

111

105

105

101

113

169

122

105

101

101

95

95

83

67

64

79

95

101

99

79

64

42

69

88

79

69

70

72

34

28

2,746

88.6

1.11

1.28

June

73

67

70

64

47

31

383

*386

120

45

220

116

87

85

96

95

79

67

76

38

57

120

91

66

65

78

39

30

79

65

-

2,935

97.8

1.22

1.36

July

67

69

33

31

85

74

65

64

74

85

44

46 7.6

59

59

*39

48

34

30

58

58

60

60

62

32

8.5

41

59

13

41

29

1,535.1

49.5

0.619

0.71

Aug.

12

63

78

58

58

*59

62

31

9.7

47

58

59

43

22

29

*8.9

42

62

*969

124

97

42

34

52

54

56

42

58

27

7.6

39

2,403.2

77.5

0.969

1.12

Sept.

58

26

43

60

659

461

202

111

95

79

81

49

124

82

65

64

60

58

40

217

226

111

85

85

83

83

133

151

99

83

-

3,773

126

1.58

1.75

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,560 Mln 6 Mean 128 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.85

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,890 Mln 7.2 Mean 117 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.85

Peak discharge (base. 2.800 nfs).--Feb. 21 (3 a.m.) 2,970 cfs (7.59 ft); Aug. 19 (5 a.m.) 3,420 

cfs (8.30 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for near'ov stations.
182 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Indian Creek near Laboratory, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°25'20", long. 81°15'50", on left bank 250 ft upstream from remains of 

RudisilJ Mill dam, half a mile upstream from highway bridge, 1^ miles upstream from 

mouth, 1-j- miles south of Laboratory, Lincoln County, and 3f miles south of Lincolnton.

Drainage area.--68.4 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 736 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,400 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 4.85 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Aug. 31 to Sept. 4 (gage height, 0.74 ft).

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 5,030 cfs Mar. 4, 1952 (gage height, 8.74 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 830 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam 

1 mile downstream at gage heights, 4.95. 6.27, and 8.74 ft; minimum, that of Aug. 31 

to Sept. 4, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1953 are given 

TrTTTSP 1C90.

Rating table, 

and dis

= a.T 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

in cubic feet per second)

2.0 

2.5 

3.O 

4.0 

5.0

232

290

355

420

74O

1,540

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

33

31

31

31

31

31

31

30

60

48

40

36

36

34

33

34

33

33

33

*31

30

31

31

31

31

31

3 1

31

30

30

30

1,037

33.5

0.490

0.56

Nov.

31

31

31

30

30

30

30

29

30

31

38

40

31

31

33

31

*33

33

34

52.

40

34

34

33

33

34

36

33

33

33

-

1,002

33.4

0.488

0.54

Dec.

33

*38

36

34

40

40

34

34

33

62

108

48

41

40

36

36

34

34

34

34

40

36

38

38

36

34

34

34

33

34

197

1,383

44.6

0.652

0.75

Jan.

98

69

67

54

50

46

46

82

176

475

159

101

82

69

67

63

61

63

58

54

267

109

118

379

141

101

87

98

85

74

69

3,466

112

1.64

1.88

Feb.

69

65

63

61

58.

61

218

103

82

74

72

90

79

72

342

144

106

*87

82

218

1.110

542

216

135

115

103

92

85

_

_

-

4,544

162

2.37

2.47

Mar.

79

115

109

157

115

95

87

85

77

77

90

188

123

101

115

101

90

87

85

77

2±

144

264

 514

188

132

115

103

95

87

85

3,854

124

1.81

2.10

Apr.

82

77

74

74

69

74

85

72

69

69

67

69

74

67

65

69

65

63

63

61

61

58

58

58

56

74

58

54

54

IPS

-

2,047

68.2

0.997

1.11

May

101

82

67

63

»61

63

95

65

58

54

52

50

48

46

4C

45

46

46

67

69

48

45

41

41

40

38

36

34

34

34

33

1,647

53.1

0.776

0.90

June

31

30

30

30

29.

31

61

65

106

160

202

58

50

79

150

58

52

*45

41

40

42

103

45

41

41

38

38

36

36

41

-

1,809

60.3

0.882

0.98

July

34

42

67

95

38

34

82

92

40

33

30

30

29

27

27

27

26

27

29

27

29

27

30

25

23

23

21

20

20

 19

21

1,094

35.3

0.516

0.60

Aug.

19

52

128

29

27

47

25

25

24

21

19

19

18

17

17

16

18

21

 98

41

26

25

24

20

19

18

17

17

16

15

15

893

28.8

0.421

0.49

Sept.

15

»15

15

19

74.

50

36

25

21

19

19

19

50

21

19

17

17

17

19

51

41

23

20

19

23

33

65

34

27

25

-

848

28.3

0.414

0.46

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,750 Min 18 Mean 99.0 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.68

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,110 Min 15 Mean 64.7 Cfsm 0.946 In. 12.84

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Long Creek near Bessemer City, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°18'20", long. 81°14'05", on right bank at upstream side of highway 

bridge , 2 miles northeast of Bessemer City limits, Gaston County, 8^ miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 31.4 sq mi.

Records available. December 1952 to September 1953.

-^"929. Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 706.1 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 816 cfs June 10 (gage height, 4.95 ft); minimum, 2.8 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 0.93 ft); minimum daily, 3.8 cfs Sept. 17.

Remarks. --Records good. Bessemer City diverts out of basin approximately 0.5 cfs for 

water supply causing small diurnal fluctuation at low flow.

Rating table, Dec. 13, 1952, to Sept. 30, 1953 (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

3.8

7.1

10.4

15.8

35

2.4

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

175

296

452

635

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, December 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

til

t!2

Nov.

t!2

Dec.

.

_

_

-

.

.

.

-

_

t!9

16

15

14

14

14

13

13

14

16

14

15

15

14

14

14

13

12

13

113

_

_

-

Jan.

36

27

27

22

19

19

18

93

*132

242

56

37

31

28

27

25

24

28

25

23

83

34

54

214

60

41

34

35

31

28

28

1,581

51.0

1.62

1.87

Feb.

27

25

24

25

23.

23

150

53

37

33

32

49

*38

33

194

64

46

37

34

153

517

152

72

58

51

47

40

37

_

_

-

2,074

74.1

2.36

2.46

Mar.

34

66

52

58

47

39

37

34

33

32

45

74

52

42

49

40

36

35

33

32

30

61

215

»254 ~74

*52

46

41

39

36

34

1,752

56.5

1.80

2.07

Apr.

33

32

32

30

29

32

34

29

29

*28

27

29

29

27

26

31

27

26

27

24

25

24

24

23

23

25

22

22

21

48

-

838

27.9

0.889

0.99

May

40

34

29

28

26

*26

40

26

24

22

22

22

21

19

19

19

19

18

20

19

18

19

17

17

15

14

13

12

13

13

12

655

21.1

0.672

0.78

June

12

11

JO

11

10

12

24

75

133

179

71

27

22

20

19

17

18

*15

15

14

14

38

16

17

17

14

17

14

13

13

-

888

29.6

0.943

1.05

July

11

11

35

24

12

12

11

11

10

9.7

9.0

9.2

8.7

9.0

8.4

8.4

8.7

8.7

10

21

9.2

11

11

8.7

8.1

8.4

7.6

7.6

7.4

*7.3

6.6

340.7

11.0

0.35O

0.40

Aug.

11

26

10

7.4

8.1

11

8,1

9.2

11

7.4

7.1

6.6

6.6

5.7

5.4

5.4

6.6

7.7

*20

10

7.6

7.3

7.1

6.8

6.2

6.2

*5.9

5.2

5.6

5.1

4.6

257.9

8.32

0.265

0.31

Sept.

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.8

6.2

17

9.8

6.4

5.9

5.7

5.6

5.6

5.4

4.8

4.6

*4.4

3^

4.3

5.4

6.5

6.6

*5.1

4.9

4.6

6.0

9.5

30

8.7

7.4

7.1

-

209.7

6.99

0.223

0.25

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Peak discharge (base. 650 cfs).--Feb. 21 (2 a.m.) 795 cfs (4.E 

(-4.72 ft); June 10 (7:30 p.m.) 816 cfs (4.95 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.

ft); Mar. 23 (9 p.m.) 714 cfs
184 SAWTEE RIVER BASIN

South Fork Catawba River at Lowell, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°17'09", long. 81°06'04", on right bank 120 ft downstream from Housers 

Creek, 1 mile north of Lowell, Gaston ^ounty, and 3 miles downstream from Long Creek.

Drainage area. 630 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1942 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 603.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,190 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 10.58 ft); minimum, R3 cfs Aug. 1 (gage height, 1.16 ft); minimum daily, 146 cfs Aug. 17.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 22,000 cfs Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height, 16.98 ft); 

minimum, 33 cfs Oct. 11, 1951; minimum daily, 92 cfs Oct. 7, 1951.

Maximum stage known, 21.33 ft in August 1940, from floodmarks (discharge, 34,000 

cfs).

Remarks.--Records good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation for short 

periods at low flow caused by powerplant above station. City of Gastonla diverted an 

average of 6.5 ofs.during water year 1953 for water supply from Long Creek. For diversion by town of Morganton see Henry Fork near Henry River.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1002: 1943(m).

Eating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

3.0 

4.0

103

211

365

547

1,040

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

1,720

2,500

4,500

7,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

317

311

330

264

247

352

279 

218

345

459

399

346

349

331

330

325

337

314

296

353

263

262

311

267

345

268

314

297

266

298

304

9,697

313

0.497

0.57

Nov.

304

289

317

290

267

309

300 

314

239

3U3

317

353

339

380

295

320

353

280

289

374

542

454

337

407

296

365

340

358

330

311

-

9,973

332

0.527

0.59

Dec.

324

314

*348

365

356

389

327

381

317

381

679

601

533

414

419

358

396

347

383

365

340

404

330

304

362

358

351

307

382

354

1,150

12,619

407

0.646

0.74

Jan.

1,160

838

668

542

549

465

469 

634

*1,490

2,560

1,990

1,250

865

714

626

583

570

536

568

615

1,350

1,250

950

2,540

1,520

1,160

865

760

737

691

626

30,141

972

1.54

1.78

Feb.

606

606

566

566

528

528

1,290 

950

838

714

647

691

*737

647

3,170

1,560

1,220

920

785

1,020

5,540

4,990

3,870

1,860

1,250

1,070

950

865

_

_

-

38,984

1,392

2.21

2.30

Mar.

737

980

1,070

1,320

1,350

1,160

950 

838

785

737

760

1,160

1,250

1,220

1,100

1,680

1,520

1,070

920

838

760

838

2,850

5.660

3,170

*2,030

1,320

1,130

980

920

892

41,995

1,355

2.15

2.48

Apr.

838

810

760

736

681

709

764 

741

674

646

626

604

699

634

626

626

606

586

586

626

586

566

536

"528 520

580

606

547

528

626

-

19,201

640

1.02

1.13

May

950

Til

609

*613

539

574

754

810

626

547

554

509

509

470

450

454

411

462

528

701

528

458

440

386

411

393

390

379

317

354

317

16,180

522

0.829

0.96

June

324

280

3U5

299

305

284

320 

1,360

1,810

796

2.420

920

668

512

820

586

*509

461

425

400

371

864

509

526

466

382

351

483

398

499

-

18,652

622

0.987

1.10

July

430

306

422

3-53 785

392

397 

658

397

358

333

302

351

272

181

258

284

244

227

275

273

240

304

274

257

197

244

212

176

235

208

9,885

319

0.506

0.58

Aug.

154

270

501

459

*319

303

258 

236

218

255

214

179

186

205

214

147

*146 "2IC

425

1,800

1,070

443

340

283

256

261

241

230

240

156

157

10,376

335

0.532

0.61

Sept.

190

165

172

193

204

973

1.160 

666

422

306

292

253

838

788

425

308

286

262

254

205

519

691

429

317

298

330

582

519

551

366

-

12,904

430

0.683

0.76

Calendar year 1952: Max 16,600 Win 122 Mean 878 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.96

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,660 Mln 146 Mean 632 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.60

Peak discharge (base. 8.000 cfs). Mar. 24 (12:30 a.m.) 8,190 efs (10.58 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 185

Catawba River near Rock Hill, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°59', long. 80°58', on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. 

Highway 21, 3? miles downstream from Catawba Dam, 5 miles norttjeast of Rock Hill, York 

County, and 7f miles upstream from Sugar Creek.

Drainage area.--3.050 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1895 to July 1903, April 1942 to September 1953. Revised 

records for period September 1895 to July 1903 published in North Carolina Department 

of Conservation and Development Bulletin 34 and South Carolina Research, Planning and 

Development Board Bulletin 17.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 492 ft (by barometer). Sept. 23, 1895, 

to July 31, 1903, chain gage at Southern Railway bridge, 2 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 18 years (1895-1902, 1942-53), 4,740 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 38,900 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 13.49 ft); 

minimum, 386 cfs July 12 (gage height, 2.93 ft); minimum daily, 899 cfs July 12.

1895-1903, 1942-53: Maximum discharge, 151,000 cfs May 23, 1901 (gage height, 24.15 

ft, site and datum then in use); minimum, 42 cfs Apr. 25, 1943 (gage height, 2.59 ft); 

minimum daily, 815 cfs Sept. 2, 1945.

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

Flow regulated by Catawba Reservoir (usable capacity, 6,542,000,000 cu ft) and by 

other powerplants above station.

Revisions. See Records available.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.3 

3.5 

4.0

890

1,210

2,120

5.0 

8.0 

11.0

4,670

15,600

27,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4,72O

4,690

5,150

1,410

1.070

4,820

5,170 

5,720

4,620

2,730

1,230

1,150

2,120

3,240

3,370

2,840

2,000

1,230

1,070

2,540

2,480

2,540

1,520

1,480

1,680

1,330

1,840

1,790

1,960

2,350

1,900

81,760

2,637

-

-

Nov.

1,070

1,230

1,900

2,140

1,960

2^,400

1,810 

1,510

1,020

2,370

1,930

2,130

1,960

1,670

1,130

1,100

*1,460

2,240

2,130

1,590

,340

.OOP

,110

,700

,760

,280

,170

,740

,130

,080

-

48,060

1,602

_

-

Dec.

1,720

2,180

1,820

2.790

2,000

1,200

1,200 

2,600

2,200

2,400

1,600

1,500

1,100

1,300

2,600

2,400

2,000

1,800

2,200

1,000

1,200

1,700

1,100

1,200

900

1,100

1,200

1,100

2,200

*1,770

1,620

52,700

1,700

-

-

Jan.

1,O80

1.050

1,100

1,050

1,380

1,840

2,260 

3,700

2,580

1,150

1,230

2,620

4,070

3,740

5,690

4,160

1,420

1,070

3,350

5,140

4,810

4,850

4,570

1,670

1,150

6,250

6.520

5,950

5,830

4,690

2,400

98,370

3,173

_

-

Feb.

1,230

4,330

5,880

5,100

5,990

4,340

1,430 

1,100

3,840

3,710

3,680

3,260

2,980

1,540

1,680

1,280

2,560

7,190

9,570

9,130

12,700

16,700

21.200

11,700

9,260

8,540

4,760

2,600

_

_

-

167,280

5,974

_

-

Mar.

1,340

5,330

8,340

6,250

6,220

5,880

2,760 

1.130

5,580

7,800

8,070

7,550

3,750

3,300

4,130

7,980

8,350

9,400

7,810

5,560

2,200

1,160

6,530

25.900

16,500

14,400

10,800

8,770

8,480

11,200

7,350

229,820

7,414

_

-

Apr.

6,250

6,370

*5,140

1,180

1,100

5,090

6.610 

5,440

5,980

5,200

2,220

1,970

2,310

3,910

4,120

4,020

2,590

1,140

1,810

4,640

4,320

2,970

3,080

2,730

1.000

1,000

3,600

4,070

3,190

3,190

-

106,240

3,541

_

-

May

1,700

2,170

986

2,670

3,640

6.490

4,410 

3,340

1,100

1,000

4,460

5,640

5,170

4,290

*3,430

998

1,050

4,090

3,340

2,570

2,690

2,680

1,220

1,070

4,220

3,960

4,230

2,030

1,850

1,030

1,050

88,574

2,857

_

-

June

3,270

2,410

2,060

2,080

1,640

1,170

1,000 

1,530

2,220

2,790

6,680

6,680

930

970

3,000

2,540

2,870

3,080

2,860

970

970

3,100

4,370

4,200

3,930

1,810

986

909

1,080

1,360

-

73,465

2,449

_

-

July

1,030

1,090

1,000

938

1,000

1,520

1,840 

1,860

2,880

1,490

964

899

3,010

2,460

4,070

*3,490

3,190

1,040

1,020

3,010

3,890

2,520

3,680

2,380

948

1,020

3,310

3,630

3,860

4,710

3,92&

71,669

2,312

-

-

Aug.

988

970

4.260

2,230

2,220

1,830

1,650 

1,020

*1,050

3,040

1,820

1,830

2,720

2,190

1,000

1,090

1,100

2,860

2,090

2,100

1,240

922

970

2,370

3,280

2,580

2,960

2,590

994

1,070

3,910

60,944

1,966

_

-

Sept.

4,110

2,92O

2,840

1,900

954

1,020

970 

1,970

1,880

3,140

2,680

938

986

2,520

2,680

2,99O

1,970

1,300

1,040

970

1,750

1,410

1,410

1,310

1,340

1,020

1,200

1,160

1,210

1,510

-

53,098

1,770

_

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 46,600 Min 860 Mean 4,158 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 25,900 Min 899 Mean 3,101 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Dec. 5-29; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and powerplant records at Catawba Reservoir.

341607 O - 55 - 13
186 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Little Sugar Creek near Charlotte, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°09'20", long. 80°51'10", on right bank 50 ft downstream from tributary 

on right, 500 ft downstream from Briar Creek, 600 ft upstream from sewage-disposal 

plant of city of Charlotte, and 4.7 miles south of city hall, Charlotte, Mecklenburg 

County.

Drainage area. 41.4 sq mi.

Records available. July 1924 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 571.6 ft above mean 

sea level (city of Charlotte datum). Prior to Apr. 21, 1927, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--29 years, 44.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,850 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 9.40 ft); minimum, 3.9 cfs Sept. 14 (gage height, 1.57 ft).

1924-53: Maximum discharge, 8,370 cfs Apr. 6, 1936 (gage height, 16.2 ft, from 

floodmarks), from, rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations of peak flow at 10.42, 11.47, and 12.00 ft; minimum, 1.6 cfs July 30, 31, 

Aug. 1, 1925.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1052: 1939-44.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

Oct. 1 to June 22

4.1 2.5

9.0 3.0

16 4.0

35 5.0

126

277

570

897

June 23 to Sept. 30

4.6 

9.0

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 1.7 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

10

10

12

9.7

8.5

9.7

10

10

40

a20

a 12

all

alO

a9.0

alO

a9.0

aS.O

aS.O

aS.O

aS.O

aS.O

aS.O

8.5

9.0

8.5

7^5

8.5

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

325.4

10.5

0.254

0.29

Nov.

8.5

7.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

*9.0

9.7

8.5

8.0

11

30

16

12

12

14

12

13

13

56

60

16

13

10

10

12

13

12

11

10

9.0

-

441.7

14.7

0.355

0.40

Dec.

9.7

30

18

*13

75

35

22

22

21

148

81

24

19

15

15

15

15

14

14

17

24

15

23

19

15

14

14

12

13

14

442

1,227.7

39.6

0.957

1.10

Jan.

59

39

43

27

23

22

20

47

162

150

45

33

*28

24

22

21

20

33

24

21

110

34

38

357

67

39

33

40

33

27

25

1,666

53.7

1.30

1.50

Feb.

24

22

23

23

21

22

403

77

42

34

34

56

»40

35

823

94

52

39

35

339

728

202

76

66

58

50

40

34

_

_

-

3,492

125

3.02

3.14

Mar.

31

195

*101

150

67

45

39

36

32

32

79

277

90

54

336

82

53

47

42

37

33

71

455

282

84

53

43

39

34

33

33

2,985

96.3

2.33

2.68

Apr.

32

30

29

28

26

36

37

28

27

26

23

150

69

36

30

49

28

25

25

24

23

23

22

22

20

19

19

19

19

145

-

1,089

36.3

0.877

0.98

May

58

153

38

37

94

125

156

45

32

27

25

24

22

21

19

19

18

18

23

20

18

17

15

15

15

15

13

13

14

13

12

1,134

36.6

0.884

1.02

June

12

12

12

12

12

82

79

28

17

24

22

15

61

14

14

14

*20

12

15

12

22

106

15

14

12

12

12

9.7

10

10

-

711.7

23.7

0.572

0.64

July

10

10

15

16

8.1

8.1

11

10

9.0

8.1

6.8

5.9

6.8

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.4

5.9

5.9

6.4

20

To

6.8

5.9

4.6

5.0

5.5

5.9

*5.5

6.8

253.8

8.19

0.198

0.23

Aug.

215

74

12

10

9.0

10

8.5

25

9.4

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.2

5.9

5.9

5.5

22

15

57

15

9.0

7.7

6.4

6.8

7.2

8.1

7.2

6.8

5.5

4,6.

5.9

602.0

19.4

0.469

0.54

Sept.

6.8

5.9

*15

8.1

28

34

7.7

7.2

5.9

6.4

5.5

5.5

6.2

1^1 5.5

5.5

5.5

5.0

4.6

4.6

6.4

6.8

6.4

5.5

6.8

41

120

9.0

7.2

6.8

-

393.4

13.1

0.316

0.35

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,080 Min 5.9 Mean 48.3 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.88

Water year 1952-53: Max 823 Min 4.6 Mean 39.2 Cfsm 0.947 In. 12.87

Peak: discharge (base, 2,100 cf si . Feb. 15 (4 a.m.) 2,170 cfs (8.00 ft); Feb. 20 (12 p.m.) 2,850 

cfs (9.40 ft); Aug. 1 (9 p.m.) 2,750 cfs (9.21 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records 

at Charlotte airport, and records for stations on nearby streams.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 187

Rocky Creek at Great Palls, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°34', long. 80°55', on left bank 350 ft downstream from Turkey Branch, 

1 mile west of Great Falls, Chester County, and 1.6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 194 sq mi.

Records available. February 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 299 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,230 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 7.71 ft); minimum, 2.2 cfs Sept. 19, 20 (gage height, 0.30 ft).

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 8,880 cfs Mar. 4, 1952 (gage height, 9.77 ft); minimum, 

that of Sept. 19, 20, 1953.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.3 

.4 

.5 

.6

2.2 

3.4 

5.0

7.6

15

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

155

289

477

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

1,080

1,880

4,210

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

39

37

33

32

32

32

32

31

37

42

38

35

35

33

33

33

33

33

32

31

28

27

30

31

31

31

30

31

30

29

30

1,011

32.6

0.168

0.19

Nov.

31

31

32

32

31

32

32

31

31

»32

38

47

38

35

35

35

34

33

35

11

69

46

39

38

36

37

40

39

36

36

-

1,138

37.9

0.195

0.22

Dec.

35

47

86

56

50

71

59

48

46

46

201

121

69

60

54

49

49

48

47

47

57

54

50

51

50

49

47

46

44

44

1.550

3,131

101

0.521

0.60

Jan.

1.250

248

213

161

118

100

*92

100

735

1,130

414

208

146

122

110

100

92

100

126

105

137

190

107

1,230

912

231

166

143

131

112

102

9,131

295

1.52

1.75

Feb.

98

91

88

84

77

75

270

407

182

129

256

778

423

215

2,930

*2,570

388

235

184

177

5.200

1,580

552

332

402

368

270

203

_

_

-

16,564

592

3.05

3.18

Mar.

166

419

809

762

649

295

218

184

153

137

380

1.640

877

359

564

631

268

213

192

155

137

147

251

845

380

221

174

151

133

119

114

11,743

379

1.95

2,25

Apr.

*110

103

96

91

86

85

97

84

78

77

73

741

1.100

306

181

151

122

110

107

92

86

81

78

75

70

68

64

61

59

109

-

4,641

155

0.799

0.89

May

447

160

228

368

266

579

1,900

836

265

175

136

114

*98

85

77

72

68

62

62

70

62

56

51

47

46

42

39

56

35

35

34

6,551

211

1.09

1.26

June

31

28

26

26

26

28

38

32

30

35

57

30

28

25

41

30

27

24

22

21

20

41

43

24

22

20

25

21

45

*29

-

875

29.2

0.151

0.17

July

20

15

15

38

26

18

16

19

16

15

20

12

»10

8.6

9.0

*9.0

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.6

7.9

10

16

13

8.6

6.3

5.5

8.2

10

8.6

8.8

405.7

15.0

0.067

O.08

Aug.

8.4

10

5.5

5.6

16

18

94

32

17

13

10

8.6

7.6

6.8

5.5

4.7

*12

18

54

125

29

15

11

10

9.0

7.6

6.6

5.5

4.7

4.2

4.0

558.3

18.0

0.093

0.11

Sept.

4.1

8.4

6.8

21

16

20

3E

15

8.8

6.6

6.3

5.3

5.3

3.9

3.2

3.9

3.3

2.8

2.3

273

3.2

4.8

3.3

»2.4

2.6

7.9

695

96

32

21

-

1,045.7

34.9

0.180

0.20

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,100 Min 5.3 Mean 177 Cfsm 0.912 In. 12. 4O

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,200 Min 2.3 Mean 156 Cfsm 0.804 In. 10.90

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 efs).--Feb. 16 (3:30 a.m.) 4,780 cfs (7.41 ft); Feb. 21 (7 p.m.) 5,23O 

cfs (7.71 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
188 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Wateree River near Camden, S. C.

Location.--Lat 34°14'40", long. 80°39'15", in pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 1, 1,500 

ft downstream from Twentyfivemile Creek, 4,000 ft upstream from Seaboard Air Line 

Railroad bridge, 2.2 miles west of Camden, Kershaw County, and 7.4 miles downstream 

from Wateree Dam.

Drainage area. 5,070 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January to December 1903 (gage heights only), September 1904 to 

June 1910, October 1929 to September 1953. Gage-height records collected at site 

1-J miles downstream 1891-1934, at site 1,000 ft upstream January 1935 to September 

1942, and at present site since October 1942, are contained in reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 119.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. January 1903 to June 1910 staff or chain gages 

at site ij miles downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1929, to Sept. 1, 1942, waterstage recorder at site 1,000 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 24 years (1929-53), 5,875 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 24,500 cfs Feb. 24 (gage height, 20.82 ft); minimum daily, 179 cfs Apr. 26.

1904-10, 1929-53: Maximum discharge uncertain, occurred Aug. 26, 1908 (gage height, 

39.7 ft, site and datum then in use, from records of U. S. Weather Bureau); minimum 

daily, 170 cfs June 3, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 40.4 ft July 18, 1916, at site l£ miles downstream, from records of U. S. Weather Bureau (discharge uncertain).

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated by Wateree Reservoir (capacity, 7,626,000,000 

cu ft) and by other powerplants above station.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions (water years). WSP 802: 1930. WSP 952: Drainage area. WSP 1082: 1908(M), 

1934(m).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

5,770

5,360

4,060 

1,720

454

4,280

4,520

4,970

6,060

5,840

2,880

821

4,140

4,380

4,660

4,990

4,890

1,060

460

2,850

3,650

4,790

4,840

5,010

1,820

578

3,130

3,360

2,950

2,980

2,140

109,413

3,529

-

-

Nov.

1,560

520

2,580 

2,760

2,720

2,710

2,070

830

348

4.T20

3,260

2,280

2,390

1,500

610

371

2,310

3,410

3,310

*3,140

3,270

1,030

404

2,260

2,910

1,860

1,380

3,470

1,130

450

-

60,963

2,032

-

-

Dec.

2,900

3,490

2,860 

4,370

4,080

1,240

494

2,700

3,430

2,520

1,880

950

716

403

2,360

2,680

2,510

2,770

2,120

708

416

3,710

3,890

960

354

340

321

316

4,290

4,690

5,650

70,118

2,262

-

-

Jan.

3,820

2,560

884 

508

4,840

5,490

4,860

*5,510

5,940

5,540

2,570

5,200

6,380

6,540

7,400

7,540

4,980

780

5,510

7,140

7,730

7,320

8,090

10,500

5,850

8,380

8,270

8,780

8,280

6,870

178,612

5,762

-

-

Feb.

1,520

5,840

8,600 

8,070

7,780

7,720

7,000

1.430

4,310

5,690

5,960

6,560

6,930

5,670

9,430

12,100

13,000

*12,900

12,800

12,900

14,300

11,400

19,600

25.800

20,200

18,200

17,000

13,700

_

-

294,410

10,510

-

-

Mar.

4,110

8,160

14,900 

16,000

16.100

16,000

13,100

i

3,640

6,160

9,160

9,300

11,500

11,500

13,500

10,600

12,000

11,500

11,300

11,400

10,100

6,640

1,620

6,470

14,800

15,800

16,000

16,000

16,000

13,800

14,100

15,300

356,560

11,500

-

-

Apr.

15.600

11,000

5,660 

2,020

782

4,820

5,830

4,680

6,590

6,790

1,930

877

6,620

8,590

7,060

6,570

5,660

2,720

831

3,900

4,520

*5,150

3,080

3,070

1,030

179

2,540

3,340

3,450

4,620

137,509

4,584

-

-

May

4,260

2,240

1,510 

8,680

8,220

11,500

14,800

16.200

14,300

3,430

5,520

7,100

6,840

6,520

6,010

2,340

349

3,520

3,940

3,560

3,280

3,360

1,160

409

3,940

4,460

2,620

2,290

2,020

615

.228

155,221

5,007

-

-

June

3,190

2,800

2,930 

3,390

2,760

889

240

1/550

2,660

3,370

2,360

3,640

1,430

274

1,800

2,350

2,920

*3,640

2,580

838

243

2,660

3,980

4.580

4,190

3,550

1,920

264

1,190

2,010

69,988

2,333

-

-

July

1,550

993

256 

340

311

981

2,480

3,560

5,540

5,850

556

210

5, '675

5,950

7,040

5,570

4,040

885

247

5,560

5,440

5,640

4,160

3,290

865

316

3,010

5,540

3,820

6,900

7.110

95,220

3,072

-

-

Aug.

2,080

364

4,020 

4.55_Q

4,040

3,470

2,420

721

444

1,990

3,220

2,850

2,040

1,700

442

554

1,940

5,060

3,290

3,210

2,110

*684

369

2,460

3,520

3,330

2,610

2,210

670

326

5,110

67,204

2,168

-

"

Sept.

4,050

5,630

5.560 

4,456

1,140

1,160

578

1,130

3,900

4,900

1,670

326 5~§6

2,590

3,760

4,030

3,570

3,280

986

385

1,380

1,480

992

1,180

824

471

2,940

2,150

1,960

5,670

-

68,268

2,276

-

"

Calendar year 1952 : Max 72,200 Min 316 Mean 6,247 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53 : Max 23,800 Min 179 Mean 4,557 Cfsra - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 189

Broad River near Chimney Rock, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°25'35", long. 82°10'45", 1,000 ft downstream from Lake Lure Dam, 1.5 

miles downstream from Buffalo Creek, and 3 miles east of Chimney Rock, Rutherford 

County.

Drainage area.--97 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1907 to June 1909 (fragmentary), March 1927 to September 1953. 

Published as "at Uree" 1907-9.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 860 ft (from topographic map). May 17, 

T907, to June 30, 1909, staff gage at-site 1 1/8 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 26 years (1927-53), 175 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,300 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 3.05 ft); minimum, 2.9 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 0.50 ft); minimum daily, 3.5 cfs Dec. 13, 20, 

Apr. 17-23.

1927-53: Maximum discharge, 26,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1928 (gage height, 16.8 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,200 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over Lake 

Lure Dam at gage heights 12.2 and 16.8 ft; minimum, 0.7 cfs Sept. 13, 1928 (gage height, 

0.26 ft); minimum daily, 0.8 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 1928.

Remarks. Records good. Large diurnal fluctuation and complete regulation at low flow 

caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 892: 1927(M) , 1928-30, 1933, 1935-39(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

.9

2.9 

5.9

10

IS

30

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

64

115

183

420

750

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

e

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

90

85

88

5.0

5.0

46

90

93

93

93

92

47

93

*91

90

93

52

4.1

42

88

89

94

88

55

5.8

39

90

90

86

91

54

2,159.9

69.7

0.719

0.83

Nov.

50~~ 4.4

94

92

89

47

4.4

4.7

50

95

96

94

94

43

4.7

54

89

92

95

95

42

5.0

50

92

106

91

90

52

4.7

41

1,860.9

62.0

0.639

0.71

Dec.

38

91

86

89

49

4.1

44

89

90

89

87

54

3~3.5

88

87

89

89

54

3.5

42

86

90

92

93

59

4.4

36

93

94

54

2,096.5

67.6

0.697

0.80

Jan.

92

57

^3

46

52

80

*88

81

118

327

400

273

215

219

220

152

74

8.2

220

218

218

217

180

172

167

267

155

218

238

149

151

5,077.5

164

1.69

1.95

Feb.

7.3

154

152

142

157

151

83

7.3

220

222

211

220

219

70

7.7

220

217

218

219

334

587

656

483

458

458

458

415

158

_

_

-

6,904.3

247

2.55

2.65

Mar.

4.4

145

203

293

215

208

70

4.4

217

309

224

220

214

146

5.0

219

216

258

265

218

109

5.3

617

see- 676

so 9

481

383

22

315

396

7,735.1

250

2.58

2.97

Apr.

309

277

160

88

12

265

388

475

475

488

434

277

176

95

13

*6.9

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.8

4.4

5.0

5.0

10

5.3

101

4,097.9

137

1.41

1.57

May

298

T76

172

172

*172

176

172

172

132

6.4

225

151

147

149

85

42

9.1

80

126

156

153

91

51

9.1

156

157

88

85

88

9.1

7.7

3,713.4

120

1.24

1.42

June

89

87

80

91

91

8.7

10

157

150

148

"154 161

82

8.2

155

149

83

86

83

7.7

7.7

88

90

89

89

89

86

87

152

89

-

2,747.3

91.6

0.944

1.05

July

90

87

8.2

7.7

82

87

86

7.7

82

86

7.7

32

79

90

*89

89

90

56

37

86

88

89

89

88

57

36

87

87

87

54

7.5

2,048.6

66.1

0.681

0.79

Aug.

7.3

42

95

M

93

53

11

11

45

90

88

86

52

6.8

7.3

40

86

*86

50

52

5.9

5.9

39

82

83

49

3§ 5.3

50

37

83

1,574.5

50.8

0.524

0.60

Sept.

82

50

5.3

5.3

5.9

5.9

5.9

41

85

86

50

5.6

39

84

89

*51

6.8

6.8

7.3

8.7

85

153

85

84

83

130

53

147

86

83

-

1,709.5

57.0

0.588

0.66

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,520 Min 3.5 Mean 148 cfsm 1.53 In. 20.71

Water year 1952-53 : Max 676 Min 3.5 Mean 114 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.00

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
190 SAKTEE RIVER BASIN

Green River near Mill Spring, N. C.

Location.~Lat 35°20'10", long. 82°04'50", on right bank at abandoned ford 1.5 miles 

northeast of Pea Ridge Church, 2 miles downstream from Walnut Creek, and 5.2 miles 

northeast of Mill Spring, Polk County.

Drainage area. 174 sq mi.

Records available. December 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 770 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 14 years, 387 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 7.43 ft Feb. 21 (maximum discharge at gage 

not determined); maximum discharge at Turner Shoals Dam, 9 miles upstream, drainage 

area,135 sq mi, 4,180 cfs Feb. 21, by computation of flow over dam; minimum discharge, 

36 cfs Sept. 13 (gage height, 1.48 ft); minimum daily, 38 cfs July 5.

1939-53: Maximum gage height, 22.15 ft Aug. 13, 1940 (maximum discharge at gage, 

not determined); maximum discharge at Turner Shoals Dam, 12,000 cfs Aug. 28, 1949, by 

computation of peak flow over dam; minimum and minimum daily, 25 cfs July 6, 1940 (gage 

height, 1.42 ft).

Maximum stage known, 24.2 ft in July 1916, from flood crest reference mark placed 

by local resident.

Remarks. Records good except those above 2,000 cfs, which are poor. Large diurnal 

fluctuation caused by powerplants above station; considerable regulation by Lake 

Summitt and Turner Shoals Reservoirs (combined usable storage, 338,875,000 cu ft).

Revisions (water years). WSF 1233: 1940(M) .

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 21 Nov. 22 to Sept. 3O

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

150

275

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

3S

69

150

275

450

3.O 

3.5 

4.O 

5.O 

6.0

7 2O 

1,120 

1,57O 

2,280 

2j9OO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

142

173

202

49

79

162

143

143 

173

141

61

49

134

*156

156

184

155

74

51

136

163

146

144

146

IDS

87

138

126

157

169

154

4,101

132

-

-

Nov.

90

73

147

151

*144

*115

14S

129 

133

147

144

140

1O5

101

91

99

98

103

138

176

260

122

55

205

193

276

168

244

2O4

55

-

4,254

142

-

-

Dec.

132

154

240

188

*235

77

48

132

246

347

431

467

78

51

296

212

287

317

250

141

72

181

281

82

53

48

48

48

180

232

559

6,113

197

-

-

Jan.

174

140

16O

2'67 60

282

*28O

300 

396

948

274

292

301

343

294

3O3

221

76

282

318

364

384

439

89O

191

308

548

411

34O

322

300

10,208

329

-

-

Feb.

85

284

312

*287

3O2

295

333

162 

271

3OO

474

336

307

214

144

334

566

526

327

803

2.81O

1,720

1.15O

907

434

648

652

54O

-

-

-

15,523

554

-

-

Mar.

104

567

610

522

472

361

259

5O 

622

*598

619

481

777

278

111

538

625

369

364

611

259

349

1,710

1.940

1,200

1,060

896

600

375

589

597

18,513

597

_

-

Apr.

644

499

369

3O2

76

556

36O

647 

395

326

198

67

590

607

36O

*332

351

252

65

515

332

32O

315

29O

17O

65

291

319

328

634

-

10,578

353

-

-

May

546

395

154

574

*489

394

813

564 

513

67

282

358

311

321

5O4

178

55

384

496

55S

46O

218

53

47

205

261

284

184

151

51

46

9,916

320

_

-

June

179

246

*179

215

242

66

684

9*1 

360

336

522

3O9

160

58

282

307

288

259

267

80

ii

272

189

155

165

163

296

71

271 '290

-

7,900

263

_

-

July

247

174

176

44

38

255

314

345 

266

275

94

92

367

162

290

298

165

95

142

161

167

153

232

150

118

95

161

181

155

141

232

5,785

187

-

-

Aug.

237

232

156

199

149

158

256

246 

232

148

142

135

153

237

219

223

145

*151

*16O

215

210

241

237

155

146

140

232

237

146

223

138

5,898

190

_

-

Sept.

133

141

232

182

184

47

58

84 

46

44

42

42

54

80

68

*61

124

96

42

118

371

152

48

44

88

290

197

167

143

227

-

3,555

118

.

-

Calendar year 1952 : Max 5,OOO Min 44 Mean 368 Cfsm 2.11 In. 28.72

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,810 Min 38 Mean 280 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.86

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

Second Broad River at Cliffside, N. C.

191

Location. Lat 35°14', long. 81°46', on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream from 

dam of Cliffside Mills, at Cliffside, Rutherford County, and l£ miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 211 sq mi.

Records available. June 1925 to September 1953.

;e.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 670 fb (by barometer). Prior to 

une 21, 1934, at site 50 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 294 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,070 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 5.20 ft); minimum, 7.6 cfs June 19 (gage height, 0.51 ft); minimum daily, 15 cfs Aug. 28.

1925-53: Maximum discharge, 15,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 17.93 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,100 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over Cliffside Mills dam; minimum, 4 cfs July 24, 1943; minimum daily, 6 cfs June 9, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those below 100 cfs, which are fair, and those for period 

of no gage-height record, which are poor. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some 

regulation caused by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 892: 1928(M), drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.6

.7

.6

1.0

1.3

1.6

13

22

35

67

138

25O

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

445

735

1,160

2,030

2,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

126

97

99

63

33

145

129 

152

103

176

13S

109

125

110

115

107

124

109

100

132

*121

160

92

64

103

95

141

119

105

160

78

3,530

114

0.540

0.62

Nov.

76

92

130

126

126

108

110 

95

84

121

131

111

132

115

103

105

134

117

112

416

210

171

112

151

196

112

110

151

126

116

-

3,999

133

0.630

0.70

Dec.

14S

135

137

132

169

144

141 

159

135

199

436

231

188

168

182

154

154

148

148

164

132

198

149

148

135

146

140

124

164

137

444

5,389

174

0.825

0.95

Jan.

 426

262

221

204

216

191

182 

191

304

*786

521

373

293

230

22S

207

202

230

337

256

508

412

339

544

467

366

306

233

275

234

216

9,760

315

1.49

1.72

Feb.

210

223

211

204

186

207

372 

405

325

252

260

305

232

242

707

716

453

380

582

534

2,340

*785

511

43O

369

343

250

-

-

14,454

516

2.45

2.55

Mar.

26S

336

375

344

462

378

281 

286

289

255

254

372

374

319

547

553

386

344

326

238

239

386

864

*1.200

741

491

402

344

325

328

343

12,628

407

1.93

2.23

Apr.

184

254

244

233

229

238

256 

234

219

213

191

227

248

192

201

200

190

170

190

208

188

172

185

174

158

201

216

180

169

234

-

6,198

207

0.981

1.09

May

402

228

216

229

212

*360

355

199

216

232

170

186

168

175

157

161

193

190

188

169

176

148

135

175

154

149

131

89

126

126

6,191

200

0.948

1.09

June

133

137

130

140

167

67

186 

417

239

429

334

137

154

178

520

200

201

167

220

11

126

*158

158

129

111

148

100

100

124

129

-

5,495

183

0.867

0.97

July

130

127

106

95

88

88

100 

126

125

132

100

69

121

111

105

40

95

88

98

138

154

allO

alOO

a 100

alOO

a80

a70

81

104

100

131

3,212

104

0.493

0.57

Aug.

Ill

62

90

121

107

*93

107 

95

93

144

109

96

91

17

39

141

236

T5o

105

145

102

91

67

107

93

95

94

15

53

83

112

3,014

97.2

0.461

0.53

Sept.

90

41

17

175

1.990

1,230

367 

254

109

154

130

109

62

132

115

124

92

98

91

273

336

109

126

169

94

94

314

230

173

163

-

7,464

249

1.18

1.32

Calendar year 1952 : Max 4,560 Mln 33 Mean 288 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.60

Water year 1952-53 : Max 2,42O Mln 15 Mean 223 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.34

Peak discharge (base. 3.000 cfs). Feb. 22 (3 a.m.) 3,070 cfs (5.20 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
192 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Broad River near Boiling Springs, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°12'35", long. 81°41'50", on right bank half a mile upstream from Sandy 

Run Creek, 3 miles downstream from Second Broad River, and 3? miles southwest of 

Boiling Springs, Cleveland County.

Drainage area. 864 sq mi.

Records available. June 1925 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 639.92 ft above mean sea level (Duke 

Power Co. benchmark). Prior to July 20, 1934, at site 500 ft upstream at datum 1 ft 

higher.

Average discharge. 28 years, 1,423 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 8.62 ft); min- 

 Imum, 186 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 1.44 ft); minimum daily, 271 cfs Oct. 5.

1925-53: Maximum discharge, 73,300 cfs Aug. 16, 1928 (gage height, 24.3 ft, former site, present datum); minimum, 61 cfs July 21, 1940 (gage height, 1.06 ft); minimum daily, 157 cfs Oct. 12, 1941.

Remarks. Records good'. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation caused by 

powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 892; 1928, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

271

346

508

690

1,250

3.0 

4.O 

6.0 

8.0

1,900

3,300

6,240

9,480

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

570

508

508

508

271

401

466

500 

660

931

662

543

442

552

587

578

643

578

409

401

*534

606

561

508

552

442

450

552

526

615

552

16,616

536

0.620

0.72

Nov.

526

425

425

561

596

561

534

475 

458

475

605

596

596

552

517

433

466

517

526

1, 580

1,020

908

578

534

791

750

865

750

790

652

-

18,862

629

0.728

0.81

Dec.

508

671

730

780

780

811

543

517 

662

976

1,770

1,250

1,020

605

578

844

780

844

865

790

596

570

690

822

596

570

561

450

483

671

1,740

24,073

777

0.899

1.04

Jan.

1,700

954

886

7 SO

645

886

876

931 

1,320

3.080

2,580

1,47O

*1,390

1,240

1,200

1,140

1,080

920

954

1,200

1,900

1,770

1,590

2,650

2,380

1,340

1,500

1,560

1,390

1,290

1,150

43,750

1,411

1.63

1.88

Feb.

1,080

750

1,020

1,050

1,010

1,010

1,560

1,560 

987

1,210

1,310

1,56O

1,290

1,260

2, 130

1,900

1,770

1,700

1,610

2,270

9,520

7,780

4,020

2,940

2,440

2,040

2,180

1,970

-

-

-

60,727

2,169

2.51

2.61

Mar.

1,510

1,200

1,840

1,900

2,110

1,770

1,480

1,180 

954

1,640

1,560

1,970

1,770

1,900

1,510

1,440

1,770

1,770

1,510

1,410

1,590

1,630

3,520

6.540

*4, 170

3,080

2,580

2,180

1,970

1,300

1,970

62,724

2,023

2.34

2.70

Apr.

1,700

1,840

1,590

1,320

1,150

897

1,670

1,610 

1.900

1,590

1,580

1,390

1,170

1,480

1,410

1,080

1,050

1,010

886

750

1,170

942

954

942

886

865

750

908

942

1,150

-

36,582

1,219

1.41

1.57

May

2,110

1,970

1,420

1,050

1,540

*1,710

2,110

1,840 

1,600

1,150

801

1,110

1,070

1,050

1,050

1,180

730

643

1,110

1,240

1,350

1,010

811

587

570

780

854

770

643

624

483

34,966

1,128

1.31

1.51

June

442

615

681

643

690

643

927

2,180 

1,920

2,070

1,690

1,150

954

801

1,480

1,170

1,060

897

905

750

578

596

844

690

671

700

662

770

662

865

-

28,706

957

1.11

1.24

July

770

710

705

570

433

458

770

i

aii 

710

681

700

386

477

671

*578

690

730

596

643

561

615

615

615

596

552

475

370

491

534

534

652

18,699

603

0.698

0.80

Aug.

570

500

508

543

605

*534

739

740 

671

652

561

517

491

433

425

627

885

517

578

710

552

552

500

526

491

475

491

393

417

433

491

17,127

552

0.639

0.74

Sept.

425

401

362 642"

3.080

2,720

908

634 

450

517

475

442

286

370

466

458

417

401

362

794

942

801

578

526

450

591

1,370

920

730

662

-

22,180

739

0.855

0.95

Calendar year 1952: Max 16,500 Mln 271 Mean 1,366 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.54

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,320 Mln 271 Mean 1,055 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.57

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs). --Feb. 21 (5:30 p.m.) 10,600 cfs (8.62 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 193

First Broad River near Lawndale, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°22 I 50", long. 81°32'40", on left bank 0.2 mile upstream from Shoal 

Rock Creek, 0.4 mile downstream from highway bridge at Double Shoals, and 2^ miles 

southeast of Lawndale, Cleveland County.

Drainage area. 198 sq mi.

Records available. February 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 750 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 13 years, 271 .cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,880 ofs Sept. 4 (gage height, 15.48 ft); 

minimum, 22 cfs Oct. 5; minimum daily, 52 cfs Aug. 30.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 32,500 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 37.8 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of records for nearby streams; minimum, 16 cfs June 23, 30, 1940, July 25, 1943; minimum daily, 29 cfs July 29, 1940.

Flood of July 1916 reached a stage of 37.8 ft, from floodmark established by local 

resident.

Remarks. Records good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation at low 

flow caused by powerplants and mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 952: Drainage area. WSP 1142: 1945-46(M) .

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21 Feb. 22 to Sept. 30

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

81

134

208

350

625

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

1,240

1,640

2,450

3,950

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

49

85

138

209

350

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

10.0

625

1,240

1,640

2,450

3,950

Discharge, In cubic- feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

109

106

103

103

88

99

101

99

145

156

128

112

109

103

109

109

122

112

103

*109

106

103

103

106

106

109

106

106

106

103

109

3,388

109

0.550

0.64

Nov.

106

103

109

109

1O3

103

106

106

103

112

131

128

118

112

109

111

116

106

112

571

178

128

122

122

118

122

138

128

112

106

3,748

125

0.631

0.70

Dee.

115

*115

128

118

125

134

122

118

115

179

312

200

152

138

138

125

122

122

115

112

112

118

122

118

112

106

109

109

109

109

592

4,321

139

0.702

0.81

Jan.

330

236

189

181

166

156

145

188

275

1.140

482

*310

240

217

200

193

166

174

222

189

561

350

342

554

385

291

249

245

249

217

193

9,035

291

1.47

1.70

Feb.

181

181

170

170

159

166

291

310

254

217

204

213

208

185

584

472

345

272

*231

520

2,760

1,100

565

416

360

320

290

230

_

_

-

11,374

406

2.05

2.14

Mar.

243

286

281

345

385

320

248

248

239

222

222

286

286

257

498

457

340

295

262

239

222

346

929

1.060

*571

433

365

300

295

276

257

11,013

355

1.79

2.07

Apr.

252

243

230

213

218

222

248

222

209

205

190

205

222

194

190

194

186

175

186

179

175

171

171

171

164

190

182

164

164

222

-

5,957

199

1.00

1.12

May

266

194

190

182

*179

197

679

262

209

198

182

175

164

161

161

145

145

151

190

190

161

145

145

145

132

132

132

124

124

115

Til

5,693

184

0.929

1.07

June

115

112

112

109

107

128

350

344

383

243

252

158

145

132

138

129

129

129

124

115

109

159

*132

121

121

112

107

102

Tl5

135

4,667

156

0.788

0.88

July

118

109

99

104

121

109

112

166

104

102

79

73

81

83

83

85

87

85

US

109

90

90

112

102

77

69

69

77

69

69

102

2,953

95.3

0.481

0.55

Aug.

86

99

97

75

*168

104

79

79

82

76

63

63

63

62

59

63

175

81

400

151

102

85

77

77

75

71

67

67

57

52

60

2,915

94.0

0.475

0.55

Sept.

62

*65

60

2,630

5.640

1,730

452

323

190

186

179

188

143

109

129

126

118

112

102

6O5

352

198

151

138

141

186

325

230

201

182

-

13,253

442

2.23

2.49

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,410 Mln 75 Mean 284 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.52

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,640 Mln 52 Mean 215 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.72

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efa).--3ept. 4 (5 p.m.) 6,880 cfs (15.48 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
194 SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

Broad River near Gaffney, S. C.

Location. Lat 35 0 05'20", long. 81°34'20", on right bank at downstream side of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 29A, 0.3 mile upstream from Cherokee Creek, 4.4 miles downstream 

from Gaston Shoals Dam, and 4.5 miles east of Gaffney, Cherokee County.

Drainage area. 1,490 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1896 to December 1899, December 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 539.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 12, 1896, to Dec. 31, 1899, chain or 

staff gages at sites 1.1 miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 16 years (1896-98, 1939-53), 2,540 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,900 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 10.13 ft); 

minimum, 445 cfs Aug. 30; minimum daily, 466 cfs Aug. 30.

1896-99, 1938-53: Maximum discharge, 119,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 19.78 

ft), by computation of flow over Gaston Shoals Dam; minimum, 242 cfs Sept. 18, Oct. 30, 

1939; minimum daily, 443 cfs July 2, 1940.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at medium and low flow by powerplants above 

sTaTfion. Capacity of reservoirs insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff.

Revisions. WSf 972: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 2 to Feb. 14)

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

423

670

1,250

2,100

5.0

7.0

10.0

4,200

9,360

21,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,260

1,110

872

1,170

808

885

824 

950

1,200

1.750

1,250

1,140

1,140

870

1,240

1,200

1,080

1,160

1,030

1,030

855

1,250

1,110

1,000

1,140

900

1,120

889

1,260

1,060

1,080

33,633

1,085

0.728

0.84

Nov.

1,020

1,020

1,100

842

1,270

1,160

943 

958

980

1,180

974

1,400

1,110

1,180

1,040

904

*1,040

1,150

992

2,150

2,020

1,490

1,210

1,020

1,220

1,330

1,320

1,280

1,180

1,150

-

35,633

1,188

0.797

0.89

Dec.

1.1SO

910

1,300

1,180

1,440

1,290

1,100 

1,050

968

1,650

2,700

2,360

1,860

1,230

1,170

1,230

1,470

1,280

1,380

1,460

1,020

1,250

1,010

1,510

1,100

1,030

992

1,050

925

1,060

2,690

41,845

1,350

0.906

1.04

Jan.

3,650

2,180

1,540

1,490

1,290

1,310

1,430 

1,830

3,450

8,150

5,400

3,330

2,600

2,310

*2,140

2,030

1,890

1,510

1,750

1,950

4,030

3,440

2,950

6,040

4,640

3,020

2,600

2,600

2,460

2,320

2,000

87,310

2,816

1.89

2.18

Feb.

1,960

1,580

1,610

1,820

1,790

1,740

1.250 

3,120

2,360

2,180

2,230

2,600

2,430

2,190

4,540

4,420

*5, 540

5,220

2,910

3,700

17.800

15, 500

7,050

' 5,220

4,420

3,650

3,540

3,330

_

_

-

111,680

3,989

2.68

2.79

Mar.

2,800

2,800

5,120

5,440

5,760

5,220

2,800 

2,340

2,040

2,590

2,700

3,120

3,120

5,220

2,600

5,220

5,120

5,020

2,600

2,420

2,600

2,700

5,680

11.000

7,230

5,220

4,530

3,980

3,440

2,700

*3,020

110, 150

3,553

2.38

2.74

Apr.

5.120

2,910

2,690

2,520

2,160

1,710

2,480 

2,600

2,800

2,600

2,400

2,500

2,140

2,520

2,270

1,920

1,660

1,680

1,540

1,420

1,840

1,520

1,610

1,580

1,560

1,600

1.560

1,440

1,490

2,120

-

61,160

2,059

1.37

1.55

May

5,540

4,090

2,860

2,120

2,520

2,500

4.180 

5,440

2,600

2,580

1,600

1,830

1,890

*1,700

1,720

1,850

1,480

1,360

1,600

2,240

2,050

1,840

1,560

1,100

1,190

1,100

1,360

1,250

1,180

1,020

978

61,728

1,991

1.34

1.54

June

895

852

1,050

1,180

961

1,180

1,700 

4,900

4,640

2,650

5,060

2,460

1.8SO

1,480

2,600

2,070

1,750

1,670

1,510

1,250

1,150

1,240

*1,380

1,360

1,180

1,240

1,180

1,120

1,370

1,470

-

54,366

1,812

1.22

1.36

July

1,210

1,210

1,OSO

1,850

957

936

1,130 

1,250

1,420

932

1,130

834

816

897

1,070

891

1,130

1,140

875

1,270

950

1,010

1,040

1,000

823

900

750

741

858

822

1,220

32,122

1,036

0.695

0.80

Aug.

1,030

966

896

1,000

1,040

1,040

872 

1,240

900

1,140

794

822

758

*754

6S8

619

1,700

945

820

1.970

976

920

774

810

788

788

813

732

672

466

818

28,531

920

0.617

0.71

Sept.

734

688

662

1,380

9.950

8,620

3,060 

1,720

1,260

1,100

1,040

1,030

848

788

776

794

730

902

781

2,280

3,400

1,610

1,030

1,260

916

1,310

2,850

2,340

*1,450

1,350

-

56,639

1,888

1.27

1.42

Calendar year 1952: Max 35,800 Mln 808 Mean 2,543 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.24

Water year 1952-53: Max 17,800 Mln 466 Mean 1,958 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.84

Peak discharge (base. 16.000 efs).--Peb. 21 (8:15 p.m.) 21,900 cfs (10.13 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 195

North Pacolet River at Fingerville, S. C.

Location. La t 35°07' , long. 81°59' , on right bank at McMillin Mill, about 400 ft downstream from Obed Creek and 1 mile south of Fingerville, Spartanburg County.

Drainage area.--116 sq mi.

Records available. November 1929 to September 1953.

f

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 19 

stream at datum 5.60 ft higher.

gage is 715.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

36. Prior to Nov. 23, 1933, at site 400 ft downAverage discharge. 23 years (1930-53), 206 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,360 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 10.01 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; 

minimum discharge, 19 cfs Aug. 3, 18; minimum daily, 42 cfs Sept. 18.

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 12,500 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 27.13 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs as explained above; minimum, 10 cfs Oct. 7, 

1940, June 22, 1941; minimum daily, 34 cfs Oct. 1, 2, 1931.

Remarks. Records fair. Some diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by mill 

above station. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1952 are given in 

WSP 1250.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 2O, Dec. 11, 31, Jan. 1, 9-14, 21,

22, 24-28, Feb. 1, 8, 15, 16, 20-28, Mar. 1-6, 12, 13, 22-28,

May 1-9, June 7-12, 15-17, Sept. 20, 21)

2.9

3.0 

3.5

41

52

132

4.0 

5.0 

9.0

238

484

1,720

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

71

71

72

7O

68

65

66

66

163

170

1O9

98

91

88

88

86

85

83

82

78

74

77

80

78

78

77

80

80

77

77

78

2,626

84.7

0.730

0.84

Nov.

77

78

78

77

80

77

78

2i

78

82

88

91

83

82

78

83

82

78

*93

276

156

121

110

103

100

101

128

114

100

100

2,946

98.2

0.847

0.94

Dec.

96

109

114

105

109

118

107

101

101

183

336

172

140

127

118

110

103

103

103

98

101

10O

100

100

94

94

93

91

91

90

332

3,839

124

1.07

1.23

Jan.

286

183

166

144

*128

121

119

154

245

474

398

298

245

192

174

144

138

160

162

142

256

203

191

484 362-

255

229

203

174

158

150

6,738

217

1.87

2.. 16

Feb.

150

144

140

132

127

130

302

225

183

168

179

209

179

162

500

358

*223

194

181

472

1.510

1,500

614

382

334

284

248

227

_

_

-

9,457

338

2.91

3.03

Mar.

201

276

272

331

322

240

207

187

179

172

196

281

252

212

236

2 2O

192

187

181

170

166

350

614

1.040

121

419

322

262

234

207

205

9,060

292

2.52

2.90

Apr.

*203

196

190

185

181

183

198

181

176

172

166

183

176

162

154

162

158

152

154

152

146

144

142

138

142

164

144

136

134

209

-

4,983

166

1.43

1.60

May

312

468

419

284

252

276

346

26O

209

174

164

154

*148

140

136

132

132

134

158

158

142

125

121

119

118

112

105

98

101

100

9JS

5,693

184

1.59

1.83

June

94

88

86

95

86

114

291

304

9061

353

216

179

144

150

582

310

190

140

121

127

119

148

116

alOO

allO

*103

153

130

114

112

-

5,776

193

1.66

1.85

July

1O5

100

91

91

101

105

101

107

98

88

77

85

75

76

80

118

91

85

86

83

77

86

~93 132

78

76

74

74

70

65

65

2,733

88.2

0.760

0.88

Aug.

65

64

62

587*2

62

131

98

88

74

68

*64

57

57

55

59

62

59

62

68

64

58

58

55

52

49

48

46

44

43

43

1,955

63.1

0.544

0.63

Sept.

44

44

49

77

92

96

76

62

56

55

55

50

49

46

46

45

43

*i

43

203

164

87

a70

a65

a70

a!30

a260

a!70

a 110

*93

-

2,492

83.1

0.716

0.80

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,440 Min 65 Mean 213 Cfsm 1.84 In. 24.97

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,510 Min 42 Mean 160 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.69

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs). --Feb. 21 (9 p.m.) 2,360 cfs (10.01 ft).

asis of records for Pacolet River near FingerPacolet River.
196 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

South Pacolet River Reservoir near Fingerville, 3. C.

Location. Lat 35°07', long. 81°59' , on downstream side of right pier of highway bridge, 

1 mile upstream from dam and if miles south of Fingerville, Spartanburg County.

Drainage area. 92 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1930 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 761.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 15.93 ft Feb. 22; minimum, 7.09 ft Sept. 18. 

1930-53: Maximum gage height, 17.68 ft Oct. 19, 1937; minimum, 2.76 ft Oct. 8,

1930.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by concrete dam completed in 1926. Capacity, 879,000,000 

gal~between gage heights 0.0 ft (limit of drawdown) and 15.0 ft (top of flashboards). 

Dead storage is about 350,000,000 gal. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Spillway crest is at gage height 12.0 ft. City of Spartanburg diverted about 

9,750,000 gal daily (15.1 cfs) from reservoir for municipal supply during water year 

1953. Surplus water is used for generation of power.

Mean gage height, in feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

10.63

10.51

10.22

9.97

9.75

9.56

9.34

9.12

8.92

9.26

9.74

9.88

9.74

9.78

9.81

9.81

9.77

9.75

9.74

9.67

9.58

9.50

9.44

9.41

9.35

9.32

9.28

9.23

9.16

9.11

9.07

Nov.

9.04

9.05

9.05

9.01

8.99

8.96

8.95

8.94

8.91

8.94

9.03

9.15

9.18

9.14

9.11

9.08

9.03

9.06

9.16

9.49

10.83

11.20

11.21

11.13

10.97

10.84

10.83

10.77

10.70

10.59

-

Dec.

10.43

10.42

10.47

10.43

10.52

10-. 63

10.76

10.82

10.77

10.87

11.76

12.83

12.92

12.78

12.65

12.53

12.40

12.20

12.09

11.98

11.86

11.72

11.56

11.41

11.31

11.27

11.26

11.14

11.01

11.00

11.32

Jan.

12.43

13.19

13.12

12.91

12.65

12.15

11.58

11.34

11.58

12.38

13.90

14.80

13.97

13.03

12.70

12.41

11.99

11.63

11.40

10.96

10.91

11.33

11.46

12.00

13.56

14.29

13.56

12.56

12.12

11.85

11.60

Feb.

11.44

11.19

11.10

10.98

10.94

10.95

11.19

11.95

12.31

12.18

11.97

12.03

12.36

12.56

13.18

14.61

14.86

14.19

13.26

12.47

14.52

15.73

15.23

14.97

14.59

14.11

13.44

12.59

_

-

Mar.

12.20

13.60

13.06

12.88

12.89

13.48

13.61

13.77

13.78

13.71

13.37

12.61

12.41

12.48

12.75

13.11

13.24

13.23

13.14

12.88

12.55

12.70

14.18

15.13

15.10

14.84

14.28

13.56

13.31

13.56

13.46

Apr.

13.30

13.14

12.93

12.70

12.59

12.55

12.33

12.10

11.73

. 11.54

11.52

11.56

11.85

11.84

11.90

12.02

12.23

12.39

12.42

12.40

12.44

12.41

12.48

12.54

12.59

12.75

12.94

13.00

13.04

13.05

-

May

13.57

14.72

15.22

15.17

14.89

14.29

13.81

13.53

12.97

12.93

12.98

12.71

12.22

12.00

11.79

11.81

11.66

11.51

11.55

11.80

12.03

12.04

11.97

11.86

11.71

11.51

11.28

11.09

10.99

10.92

10.85

June

10.75

10.58

10.41

10.28

10.29

10.22

9.91

10.40

10.95

12.85

14.17

15.00

14.32

13.82

14.13

14.88

13.80

12.37

11.39

10.87

10.59

10.19

10.14

10.25

10.31

10.35

10.52

11.50

12.10

12. 3£

-

July

12.50

12.53

12.49

12.11

12.31

12.91

13.00

12.76

12.73

12.65

12.50

12.39

12.24

12.11

11.95

12.04

12.28

12.26

12.17

11.85

11.75

11.64

11.75

11.80

11.70

11.50

11.33

11.17

10.99

10.77

10.55

Aug.

10.36

10.13

9.90

9.74

9.80

9.80

9.65

10.19

10.55

10.62

10.39

10.15

9.90

9.75

9.69

9.80

9.45

9.19

9.21

9.18

9.15

9.10

9.29

9.37

9.25

9.09

8.93

8.73

8.61

8.66

8.64

Sept.

8.24

7.90

7.74

7.72

7.67

8.02

8.20

8.16

8.11

8.01

7.91

7.84

7.92

7.93

7.76

7.55

7.32

7.12

7.12

7.52

8.95

9.85

10.03

10.08

10.28

10.61

11.22

12.15

12.64

12.68

-

Monthly gage height and contents, water year- October 1952 to September- 1953

Date

Nov . 30 ...............

Calendar- year 1952..

Mar. 31.............. .

May 31. ..............

June 30 ...............

Water- year 1952-53. .

Gage height 

(feet)t

-

-

Contents 

(millions of 

gallons)

590

-

-

Change In contents 

during month (equivalent, In cubic 

feet per second)

+4 4

-.4

+6.4

t Gage height at 12 p.m.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

Pacolet River near Fingerville, S. C.

197

Location.--Lat 35°07', long. 81°58', on right bank 100 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 55, a quarter of a mile downstream from confluence of North Pacolet and South 

Pacolet Rivers, and 2j miles southeast of Fingervllle, Spartanburg County.

Drainage area. 212 sq ml.

Records available. November 1929 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 706.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--23 years (1930-53), 338 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,710 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 6.27 ft); minimum daily, 66 cfs Aug. 30, Sept. 13, 17-19.

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 22,800 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 22.43 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,600 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum daily, 38 cfs 

Oct. 4, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 46 ft in June 1903, from floodmark (discharge not determined).

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation by South Pacolet River Reservoir (see preceding 

page). Some diurnal fluctuation caused by mill on North Pacolet River. About 

9,750,000 gal a day (15.1 cfs) diverted above station for city of Spartanburg water 

supply during water year 1953. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1953 

are given in WSP 1290.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1-10, 

Jan. 1 to Aug. 16

Oct. 11 to Dec. 31, 

Aug. 17 to Sept. 30

l.O

1.5

72

111

248

446

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

697

1,340

2,740

0.3

.5 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

66

102

233

419

674

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

118

125

127

111

124

116

118

116

251 

290

174

151

148

134

134

134

129

129

126

122

122

122

124

124

124

122

124

122

122

122

124

4,234

137

-

-

Nov.

122

126

122

120

124

120

117

ill

122

124

131

138

131

134

126

134

126

12O

*131

556

197

187

166

169

156

158

177

169

156

155

"

4,407

147

-

-

Dec.

1*8

150

179

155

155

169

148

143

158 

243

4O4

287

243

221

196

185

194

182

171

171

177

180

177

177

166

158

151

161

166

151

131

5,993

193

.

-

Jan.

589

324

524

280

*275

285

280

253

589 

655

571

530

492

581

293

302

294

294

316

298

592

522

546

658

501

460

497

442

548

520

286

11,793

580

_

-

Feb.

285

258

258

248

207

223

457

373

556 

520

528

573

348

520

624

648

*600

5O6

478

757

2,160

2.710

1,160

697

60O

550

511

485

-

-

"

16,796

600

_

-

Mar.

509

421

497

590

515

394

368

509

536 

509

421

540

406

356

356

348

324

328

324

320

3O9

470

775

1.450

1,110

688

585

540

56O

564

575

14,775

477

-

Apr.

*564

552

540

528

502

515

560

356

328 

276

256

5O9

278

262

245

241

229

229

252

226

229

220

210

210

213

235

210

204

207

338

-

8,102

270

-

-

May

456

628

784

708

474

550

603

526

394 

298

291

298

*290

259

226

210

242

232

223

248

219

207

201

201

198

192

181

164

164

164

159

9,990

322

-

-

June

156

149

149

136

127

194

399

380

1.020 

479

356

529

364

296

724

545

446

581

269

229

222

245

162

154

162

*165

206

192

170

164

-

9,170

306

-

-

July

156

152

161

177

164

164

178

195

159 

149

156

140

133

129

141

175

146

146

161

155

152

136

191

149

144

144

134

139

129

125

122

4,660

150

-

-

Aug.

125

119

126

126

118

118

192

145

109 

158

127

*125

105

96

76

137

139

92

96

100

96

78

69

80

85

76

74

71

68

66

74

5,242

105

-

-

Sept.

85

74

74

93

112

101

104

87

80 

78

76

69

66

69

69

69

66

66

66

225

194

115

102

96

102

172

350

223

161

*151

-

3,391

115

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,22O 

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,710

Mln 

Mln 66

Mean 350 

Mean 265

Cfsm - 

Cfsm -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
198 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Pacolet River near Clifton, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°58'10", long. 81°48 | 05", on left bank 1.2 miles downstream from dam at 

Clifton Mill 2, 1.3 miles southeast of Clifton, Spartanburg County, 2.7 miles upstream from Lawson Fork, and 2.7 miles northeast of Glendale.

Drainage area.--320 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 540 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 13 years (1940-53), 485 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,800 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 6.12 ft); minimum daily, 66 cfs Aug. 31.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 26,800 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 21.19 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,400 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam at 

Clifton Mill 2; minimum daily, 17 cfs Oct. 19, 1941.

Remarks. Records fair. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above 

station and South Pacolet River Reservoir (see p. 196). City of Spartanburg diverts 

water above station from South Pacolet River Reservoir for municipal supply.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

50

97

164

306

2:0 

3.0 

5.0

706

1,600

3,580

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

156

170

179

174

142

198

174

173

242

598

288

174

262

183

193

193

197

188

168

216

180

178

193

184

186

174

227

189

201

188

194

6,162

199

-

-

Nov.

196

158

222

193

189

197

193

175

152

190

193

198

180

202

194

146

202

184

*176

592

316

258

202

244

234

225

225

230

227

184

-

6,277

209

-

-

Dec.

228

220

240

226

208

260

167

220

224

520

572

592

525

261

288

246

258

244

240

205

225

259

. 254

227

204

244

242

160

256

210

592

8,153

265

-

-

Jan.

652

430

417

559

*572

538

356

574

680

1.170

725

655

609

556

379

582

548

558

442

565

781

548

520

1,050

741

609

627

609

479

444

394

16,725

540

-

-

Feb.

540

412

346

355

298

299

734

502

550

446

501

583

550

486

1,010

900

820

688

656

*1,270

3,120

5.560

1,600

979

820

752

688

632

-

-

-

25,797

850

-

-

Mar.

482

704

724

820

820

600

522

449

510

450

557

724

671

518

510

566

470

461

426

455

447

889

1,120

1.460

1,420

952

794

715

565

546

*521

20,824

672

-

-

Apr.

504

496

478

456

564

490

492

480

452

442

445

354

507

410

364

408

350

576

514

408

331

344

326

544

324

262

344

295

301

466

-

11,927

398

-

-

May

715

1.550

948

944

671

671

1,120

724

594

428

429

586

 402

361

346

318

294

565

547

592

504

292

502

225

288

268

248

258

219

244

190

14,621

472

-

-

June

241

197

197

201

180

206

326

912

1,080

1.150

958

566

570

566

648

715

550

496

376

310

292

507

260

*212

224

244

238

278

278

222

-

12,980

433

-

-

July

255

222

210

287

209

262

231

272

200

234

155

172

205

174

188

217

196

264

562

Ml

220

198

247

224

206

154

202

180

179

164

160

7,068

228

-

-

Aug.

160

140

252

168

198

160

175

210

142

182

159

155

146

*144

142

155

5QJ.

216

147

164

152

158

94

160

150

151

125

124

150

151

66

5,079

164

-

-

Sept.

102

124

150

155

267

183

174

155

154

150

155

154

6£

142

97

121

119

108

126

560

582

191

164

154

170

255

600

598

*246

225

-

5,702

190

-

-

Calendar year 1952 : Max 8,460 Min 110 Mean 498 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1S52-53 : Max 3,560 Min 66 Mean 382 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 199

Broad River near Carlisle, S. C.

Location.--Lat 34°36', long. 81°25', on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 72, 2 miles upstream from Sandy River, 2 miles downstream from Seaboard Air 

Line Railroad bridge, 2-J miles east of Carlisle, Union County, and 5 miles downstream 

from Neals Shoals Dam.

Drainage area. 2,790 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 290.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--14 years (1939-53), 3,772 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 33,200 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 15.77 ft, from 

graph based on records for U. S. Weather Bureau station at Blairs); minimum, 57 cfs 

Aug. 31 (gage height, 1.14 ft); minimum daily, 460 cfs Aug. 30.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 103,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 29.41 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 52,000 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over Neals 

Shoals Dam; minimum, 47 cfs July 28, 1952; minimum daily, 57 cfs July 28, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above station. 

Capacity of reservoirs insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 892: 1939(m), drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per lecond

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

400

565

1,090

1,770

4.0

10.0

15.0

3.540

17,400

30,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,590 

1,170

1,710

1,200 

1,020

1,100

1,740 

1,470

1,190

1,930

2.280 

1,036

1,480

2,060

1,370

1,780

1,880

1,410

916 I,lj3"0"

1,430

1,690 

1,500

1,200

1,630

1,010

1,410

1,320

1,930

1,210

1,640

45,826

1,478

0.530

0.61

Nov.

1,620 

866

1,155

1,650 

1,460

1,350

1,610 

1,580

1,140

1,120

1,540 

1,550

1,730

1,690

1,470

1,120

1,580

1,750

1,820 

1,520

*2,380

2.490 

1,320

1,900

2,120

1,470

2,050

1,640

2,460

1,090

-

48,506

1,617

0.580

0.65

Dec.

1,480 

2,180

2,170

1,410 

2,190

2,100

1^150

1,716

1,990

1,980

3,080

2,950

1,450

1,990

2,270

1,920

1,960

1,600 

1,900

1,750

1,820 

2,490

1,760

1,410

1,390

1,820

1,250

1,930

1,840

3,720

62,580

2,019

0.724

0.83

Jan.

5,420 

4,870

3,740

1.520 

2,53'6

2,220

2,350 

2,130

5,630

15.000

11,300 

6,740

5,090

3,490

3,020

3,540

2,840

1,840

3,240 

3,070

3,720

6,080 

5,310

10,500

10,400

6,520

4,870

4,040

3,940

3,440

3,540

149,940

4,837

1.73

1.99

Feb.

1.960 

3,640

2,830

2,460 

2,790

2,660

4,430 

6,080

5,090

3,580

3,900 

4,980

4,870

3,940

9,370

*11,300

6,960

5,310

4,870 

5,500

18,000

30.000

27,666

17,000

12,000

7,180

5,640

4,870

_

-

218,210

7,793

2.79

2.90

Mar.

3,540 

5,310

6,300

6,740 

6,960

6,080

4,870 

5.220 4,iio

3,540

4,220 

5,090

5,420

5,090

5,530

5,640

5,090

4,870

4,180 

3,540

3,940

3,640 

9,050

26,000

19,000

9,500

7,000

6,500

5,000

5,500

4,000

198,800

6,413

2.30

2.65

Apr.

4.600 

4,26o

4,600

3,600 

2,600

4,200

2,800 

3,800

3,800

4,200

3,800 

2,600

3,880

3,400

2,910

3,240

2,850

2,840

1,900 

"27755

2,390

2,380 

2,420

2,540

2,580

2,020

2,460

2,450

2,160

2,800

-

92,810

3,094

1.11

1.24

May

5,200 

10,000

11.800

"6,520 

4,980

4,540

3,940 

7,620

5,090

3,480

*3,840 

2,960

2,610

2,990

2,650

2,630

1,980

2,940

2,670 

2,080

3,300

2,530 

3,040

1,830

1,710

2,110

1,890

2,020

1,570

2,640

817

113,977

3,677

1.32

1.52

June

1,620 

1,380

1,630

1,620 

1,600

1,870

1,280 

4,040

5,860

5,320

5,530 

5,860

3,126

1,990

3,750

3,240

3,040

2,270

2,670 

2,250

1,030

2,210 

2,590

1,870

1,660

1,920

1,650

774

1,895

2,080

-

77,614

2,587

0.927

1.03

July

1,860 

2,220

2,060

2,290 

2,100

2,090

1,240 

1,840

1,860

1,760

1,630 

821 i/saTj

1,220

1,220

1,150

1,440

1,390

1,160 

2,080

2.600

1,466 

1,660

1,780

1,750

840

1,020

1,420

1,260

1,090

903

48,734

1,572

0.563

0.65

Aug.

1,270 

981

1,410

2,050 

1,210

1,330

1,500 

1,390

1,030

1,220

*1,410 

1,570

1,140

1,140

1,100

568

1,400

3.360

1,466 

1,330

1,860

1,420 

762

1,050

1,420

1,500

1,190

944

828

460

636

39,939

1,288

0.462

0.53

Sept.

987 

1,080

1,100

981 

3,440

10.900

Y.426 

3,340

1,390

1,600

1,280 

1,470

1,160

950

1,190

1,040

940

992

1,110 

954

4,340

3,470 

1,880

1,150

1,400

1,840

2,930

4,650

2,440

2,140

-

69,544

2,318

0.831

0.93

Calendar year 1952: Max 53,800 Mln 57 Mean 3,929 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.17

Water year 1952-53: Max 30,000 Mln 460 Mean 3,196 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.53

Peak discharge (base. 25.000 cfs). Feb. 22 (6 p.m.) 33,200 cfs (15.77 ft); Mar. 24 (7 p.m.) 29,200 

cfs 114.35 ft>.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Doubtful or no gage-height record Feb. 20-25, Mar. 24 to Apr. 12s discharge estimated on 

basis of recorder graph, powerplant records, and dally gage readings for U. S. Weather Bureau station at Blairs.
200 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

North Tyger River near Fairmont, S. C.

Location.--Lat 34°55'45", long. 82°02'40", on left bank 80 ft downstream from Prey Creek 

and 2.2 miles north of Fairmont, Spartanburg County.

Drainage area. 44 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 680 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 722 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 4.91 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 1; minimum daily, 12 cfs Sept. 1.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 2,280 cfs Mar. 4, 1952 (gage height, 10.56 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 4, 1951; minimum daily, 11 cfs Sept. 2-5, 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 20. Feb. 21 to

Apr. 29, May 21 to July 16)

0.4

.6

1.2

1.5

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

172

418

619

722

=ond, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*21

20ia20

20

20

21

21

59

46

35

31

29

28

26

27

26

26

26

25

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

25

24

24

811

26.2

0.595

0.69

Nov.

25

25

26

25

25

26

26

26

25

26

28

29

29

28

28

28

26

26

29

*59

42

38

35

34

32

32

33

32

31

31

-

905

30.2

0.686

0.77

Dec.

11

32

38

37

36

38

36

34

38

59

79

45

42

40

37

35

35

34

34

34

35

34

34

34

34

33

32

32

32

32

154

1,280

41.3

0.939

1.08

Jan.

76

53

53

45

43

42

40

67

128

258

91

62

53

48

*46

44

41

48

45

40

132

62

75

220

87

68

59

56

53

48

44

2,227

71.8

1.63

1.88

Feb.

42

40

39

38

36

36

131

72

54

48

52

74

62

48

245

*105

75

63

59

210

635

277

128

106

95

81

71

63

-

-

-

2,985

107

2.43

2.53

Calendar year 1952 : Max l,51o Win 17

Mar.

58

78

84

92

88

66

58

54

51

49

60

74

69

62

69

60

54

53

52

49

48

151

Jli

126

102

82

71

66

61

57

54

2,272

73.3

1.67

1.92

Apr.

*54

53

51

50

49

50

55

49

49

48

46

48

63

50

48

50

50

48

48

42

40

40

38

38

38

40

38

38

23.

65

1,412

47.1

1.07

1.19

May

100

260

180

90

65

80

200

95

80

65

55

50

46

*44

42

40

40

40

65

55

44

44

44

42

44

42

42

42

42

42

40

2,160

69.7

1.58

1.82

June

40

37

38

38

38

48

55

251

134

133

*506

103

69

71

186

70

55

48

45

42

38

38

35

*32

2i

32

35

35

31

29

-

2,341

78.0

1.77

1.98

July

26

26

24

23

27

26

24

24

22

21

19

19

19

19

26

13

26

22

22

23

*22

21

27

22

19

18

18

17

17

16

16

694

22.4

0.509

0.59

Aug.

22

17

16

20

31

19

17

20

20

17

16

*16

15

14

14

14

19

22

20

21

19

18

18

18

16

15

15

14

14

13

13

545

17.6

0.400

0.46

Sept.

12

14

14

35

24

24

24

19

18

17

17

16

15

15

15

14

13

13

14

54

35

36

24

22

24

38

19

47

33

*29

-

774

25.8

0.586

0.65

Mean 63.9 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.79

Water year 1952-53 : Max 635 Win 12 Mean 50.4 Cfsm 1.15 i In. 15.56

Peak discharge (base. 700 cfs). Feb. 21 (3 p.m.) 722 cfa (4.91 ft); June 11 (1:30 p.m.) 712 cfs 

(4.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Doubtful or no gage-height record Apr. 14 to May 31; discharge estimated on basis of reconstructed gage-height graph and record for station near Moore.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 201

Middle Tyger River at Lyman, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°56"35", long. 82°08'00", on left bank 200 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 292 at Lyman, Spartanburg County, 600 ft downstream from Southern Railway bridge, and 0.8 mile northeast of Duncan.

Drainage area.--68.3 sq ml.

Records available.--January 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and masonry control. Datum of gage Is 776.05 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--15 years, 97.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,840 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 6.92 ft); minimum; 8 cfs Oct. 19; minimum dally, 20 cfs Sept. 18.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 4,800 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 16.16 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,900 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; 

minimum, 1 cfs Sept. 25, 1940; minimum dally, 13 cfs Oct. 12, 18, 26, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by steam powerplant above 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June lo June 11 to Sept. 30

1.2 29

1.4 42

1.7 70

2.0 111

2.5 198

3.0 310

4.0 620

6.0 1,440

0.9 

1.2

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

19

33

46

73

113

2.5 205

3.0 315

4.0 620

5.0 1,020

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

33

*32

30

31

34

30

30

30

84

98

59

48

41

43

40

43

40

42

43

38

36 

38

41

41

40

41

38

40

40

41

42

1,307

42.2

0.618

0.71

Nov.

41

41

59

41

40

41

41

41

41

40

46

47

44

44

45

46

43

42

44

*122

73 

58

54

49

48

50

54

52

48

48

-

1,463

48.8

0.714

0.80

Dec.

«.

55

60

54

56

59

54

47

50

84

165

103

71

63

57

57

54

54

54

52

57 

52

51

53

52

51

50

50

46

49

1§9

1,972

63.6

0.931

1.07

Jan.

199

108

92

80

68

66

64

75

170

458

170.

162

114

99

89

*82

78

85

77

74

131 

111

108

284

209

119

102

96

100

85

82

4,137

133

1.95

2.25

Feb.

80

76

74

70

68

69

190

146

100

89

104

147

141

108

264

329

154

115

104

*204

1.170 

877

290

183

159

139

122

111

-

-

"

5,683

203

2.97

3.09

Mar.

104

134

152

159

177

132

116

108

98

98

118

139

116

105

116

108

98

95

96

89

ll

272

505

217

147

125

117

110

99

102

4,100

132

1.95

2.22

Apr.

*96

92

92

85

85

82

98

83

82

78

78

89

99

85

77

81

77

75

76

70

69 

69

69

68

68

91

69

67

54

114

2,428

80.9

1.18

1.32

May

240

306

405

187

137

124

186

137

108

98

88

82

76

*74

75

66

69

64

82

111

74 

68

66

62

59

56

54

53

54

52

57

5,370

109

1.60

1.84

June

53

49

46

44

11

45

94

159

201

502

125.

248

100

87

75

73

68

65

59

76

60 

60

60

55

*52

59

85

107

104

68

"

3,276

109

1.60

1.78

July

64

59

53

53

57

53

52

56

52

48

46

45

40

40

44

19.

52

49

49

46

43 

47

61

49

42

44

38

37

57

IS

38

1,499

48.4

0.709

0.82

Aug.

37

39

35

71

105

47

53

47

48

42

40

*58

56

54

54

55

56

41

41

45

40 

41

54

54

55

52

51

27

51

52

£2

1,261

40.7

0.596

0.69

Sept.

24

28

51

59

36

40

33

50

27

26

26

25

26

22

23

22

21

20.

21

105

91 

48

58

56

57

66

1Z£

78

55

47

-

1,245

41.4

0.606

0.68

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,870 Min 30 Mean 113 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.58

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,170 Mln 20 Mean 87.0 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.27

Peak discharge (baae. 1.000 eta). Feb. 21 (7:30 p.m.) 1,840 cfs (6.92 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

341607 0-55-14
202 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

North Tyger River near Moore, S. C.

Location.--Lat 34°48 I 10", long. 81°57'57", on right bank at Ott Shoals, 2.0 miles upstream from Wards Creek, 2.6 miles southeast of Moore, Spartanburg County, and 5.3 

miles upstream from confluence with South Tyger River.

Drainage area. 162 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1934 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 564.79 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 19 years, 228 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,160 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 3.43 ft); minimum, 26 cfs Sept. 12; minimum daily, 29 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 11, 12, 14, 18.

1934-53: Maximum discharge, 12,300 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 7.15 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,800 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum, 9.2 cfs 

(estimated) Dec. 29, 1935; minimum daily, 21 cfs Oct. 12, 1941, Sept. 3, 1951.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low flow by powerplants above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet fier second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*82

89

133

76

67

65

67

101

128

275

207

94

108

64

60

114

80

122

76

67

111

74

118

76

130

78

72

130

107

79

119

3,169

102

0.630

0.73

Nov.

82

71

111

76

124

76

118

76

68

132

82

151

76

101

127

88

108

*76

119

145

231

106

89

133

121

82

137

111

133

76

-

3,226

108

0.667

0.74

Dec.

117

93

170

93

152

143

90

150

84

199

288

259

180

96

150

147

123

139

85

167

88

126

87

161

90

79

107

111

144

104

555

4,377

141

0.870

1.00

Jan.

407

288

240

133

205

155

158

217

492

630

785

591

306

*229

198

181

190

141

232

183

414

311

291

638

568

355

256

240

231

209

1S7

9,661

312

1.93

2.22

Feb.

iil

215

180

179

156

152

348

315

282

233

247

319

298

286

581

698

491

322

*235

388

1,110

1.950

1,100

541

393

338

293

252

-

-

-

12,019

429

2.65

2.76

Mar.

194

321

319

368

368

332

248

201

265

204

241

278

304

257

228

288

256

205

219 ias

205

419

664

588

507

350

309

254

196

*256

229

9,265

299

1.85

2.13

Apr.

201

220

199

208

131

222

210

196

192

194

174

119

246

219

192

188

163

164

117

191

181

185

173

184

150

2&

192

179

175

26J

5,528

184

1.14

1.27

May

389

512

803

650

362

329

514

400

306

162

240

*239

188

188

188

163

117

199

201

228

205

188

160

104

166

175

145

137

137

118

82

7,995

258

1.59

1.83

June

132

146

134

110

93

140

120

462

332

419

965

1 . 180

397

166

381

208

191

165

144

125

103

152

146

*142

104

106

132

130

183

144

-

7,352

245

1.51

1.68

July

125

115

115

93

104

127

113

112

104

96

98

61

78

93

97

124

112

107

65

105

US.

125

133

107

107

60

54

98

92

100

88

3,180

103

0.636

0.73

Aug.

90

57

47

51

118

89

79

60

68

109

102

55

*85

50

75

43

44

97

98

59

82

85

52

40

83

46

65

43

60

42ia

2,203

71.1

0.439

0.51

Sept.

68

46

46

79

88

79

97

126

103

35

S3.

29

31

29

66

40

33

29

60

86

197

147

98

53

93

135

227

238

*153

115

"

2,655

88.5

0.546

0.61

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,940 Min 48 Mean 247 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.74

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,950 Min 29 Mean 194 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.21

Peak discharge (base. 1.800 cfs). Feb. 22 (1:30 p.m.) 2,160 ofa (3.43 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 203

South Tyger River near Reidville, S. C.

Location.--Lat 34°52'35", long. 82°05'10", on left bank 0.4 mile upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 296, 1.2 miles downstream from Berry Shoals, 1.8 miles northeast of Reidville, Spartanburg County, and 4 miles upstream from Bens Creek.

Drainage area. 106 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1934 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 626.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 19 years, 157 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,570 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 5.44 ft); minimum, 7.3 cfs Aug. 13, 14 (gage height, 0.68 ft); minimum daily, 8.0 cfs Aug. 14.

1934-53: Maximum discharge, 6,420 cfs Oct. 7, 1949 (gage height, 14.23 ft); minimum, 4.6 cfs June 5, 6, 1941 (gage height, 0.60 ft); minimum daily, 5.5 cfs June 6, 

1941.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above 

station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.6 

.7

1.0 

1.2

4.5

8.5

14

30

54

1.5 

2.0

3.0 

5.0

104

209

517

1,370

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

54

12

67

27

79

73

73

84

224

83

18

85

73

62

13

100

70

34

110

81

73 

12

39 

89

34

96

192

77

67

60

2,304

74.3

0.701

0.81

Nov.

9.6

10

54

11

38

5T~9.0

174

38

110

76

70

59

*10

138

29

100

69

64

82

151

182 

49

85 

70

63

101

~36 214

13

-

2,166.6

72.2

0.681

0.76

Dec.

71

67

62

60

126

89

26

88

70

153

212

131

174

45

158

67

157

73

76

88

21

92 

133

189

18

20

20

136

80

206

2,923

94.3

0.890

1.03

Jan.

328

312

174

19

161

77

134

188

292

567

234

329

330

*196

101

220

53

18

i(5o"

196

204

200 

216

295 

209

290

310

139

171

151

82

6,296

203

1.92

2.21

Feb.

37

204

61

56

106

205

198

113

274

229

208

266

177

83

247

400

395

382

*234

197

869

1.550 

639

437 

335

266

317

262

_

-

8,547

305

2.88

3.00

Mar.

15

237

303

254

103

307

175

118

238

71

236

368

250

56

18

95

135

279

258

204

56

26 

334

402 

353

305

366

162

39

229

*87

6,079

196

1.85

2.13

Apr.

146

 573 298

53

15

96

203

297

105

87

79

28

158

211

263

85

84

73

26

154

89

236 

246

82 

47

16

86

216

140

98

-

3,990

133

1.25

1.40

May

367

285

418

480

395

317

381

93

112

120

214

*262

255

77

69

87

49

185

82

258

159

71 

42

27

161

232

124

66

61

13

13

5,478

177

1.67

1.92

June

75

140

242

66

70

 55 18

628

482

598

939

T5Z

220

141

258

100

289

69

67

36

26

162 

185

65 

*60

188

52

76

46

44

-

5,839

195

1.84

2.05

July

77

90

84

81

79

218

232

158

70

207

56

"SI 13

61

59

88

100

48

29

138

76

62 

222

86 

43

15

66

68

61

16

15

2,632

84.9

0.801

0.92

Aug.

59

69

-81 133

80

14

14

72

30

118

79

79

*12

25

98

81

84

12

12

58 

24

88 

81

80

12

11

12

12

78

1,706.0

55.0

0.519

0.60

Sept.

78

12

13

31

163

39

133

49

47

15

15

28

17

51

53

80

15

15

90

72

129

137 

276

16

60

32

180

240

146

-

2,322

77.4

0.730

0.81

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,830 Min 9.0 Mean 167 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.48

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,350 Min 8.0 Mean 138 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.64

Peak discharge (base. 1.400 cfs). Feb. 22 (6:45 a.m.) 1,570 cfs (5.44 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
204 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

South Tyger River near Woodruff, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°45'21", long. 81°56'19", on left bank at Chesnee Shoals, 0.5 mile upstream from confluence with North Tyger River and 5f miles east of Woodruff, Spartanburg County.

Drainage area.--174 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1934 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 508.35 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 19 years, 232 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,800 cfs Feb. 23 (gage height, 4.62 ft); minimum, 26 cfs Aug. 30, 31 (gage height, 1.54 ft); minimum daily, 28 cfs Aug. 29-31.

1934-53: Maximum discharge, 9,510 cfs Apr. 6, 1936 (gage height, 9.78 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,700 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum, 13 cfs Oct. 17, 

18, 1941 (gage height, 1.40 ft); minimum daily, 14 cfs Oct. 17, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above station. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1290.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5 

1.8

2.1 

2.5

22

59

111

221

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

431

721

1,120

2,350

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*85

80

52

161 

84

59

95

93 

115

140

234

^5

57

103

96

87

51

1^3

97

67

121

102 

97

51

80

104

80

189

133

101

91

3,123

101

0.580

0.67

Nov.

87

49

49

82 

48

69

1-31 46

123

78

129

105

97

88

107

104

72

*119

98

106

127

251 

T55

81

111

102

96

174

197

74

-

3,140

105

0.603

0.67

Dec.

56

ITS

109

96 

105

180

107

72 

115

146

325

163

242

138

98

174

133

166

109

132

107

71 

149

246

113

64

64

64

70

157

3_32

4,216

136

0.782

0.90

Jan.

406

375

391

ffi

181

129

239 

615

1.100

640

291

425

*369

170

201

240

115

102

165

469

282 

358

737

466

267

360

329

216

248

218

10,313

333

1.91

2.20

Feb.

126

150

210

119

ilS

183

443

240 

221

297

356

366

383

231

754

474

552

487

*373

482

1,270

1,450 

1,390

690

526

379

403

514

_

_

-

13,161

470

2.70

2.81

Mar.

157

237

438

553 

324

296

369

289 

225

245

228

452

412

282

234

164

206

305

358

345

218

675 

BIT?

623

541

400

508

380

178

*221

236

10,691

345

1.98

2.28

Apr.

191

305

376

'551 

129

106

199

341 

292

173

174

132

143

205

336

250

150

161

129

121

186

179 

313

248

138

105

81

115

278

268

-

6,145

205

1.18

1.32

May

365

664

376

611 

524

383

712

325 

209

234

215

*264

345

229

133

151

123

161

182

206

291

180 

121

93

102

201

248

137

101

98

64

8,043

259

1.49

1.72

June

63

iSB

246

167 

97

106

86

351 

629

524

778

814

427

194

224

194

218

235

103

102

74

96 

186

*181

90

104

191

128

85

75

-

6,872

229

1.32

1.47

July

72

102

102

98 

94

145

184

212 

TH

128

185

71

42

1C

79

83

107

106

72

81

145

98

135

204

102

65

46

85

86

77

45

3,242

105

0.603

0.70

Aug.

44

100

80

"SB 122 

89

38

43 

79

54

113

88

*89

«34

46

76

46

105

94

94

37

38 

67

42

92

87

87

30

28

JS

28

2,094

67.5

0.388

0.45

Sept.

81

85

SI15

144

139

81

124 

67

64

38

37

46

37

65

66

87

35

50

108

107

119 

226

185

106

66

162

98

-

2,976

99.2

0.570

0.64

Calendar year 1952; Max 3,340 Min 41 Mean 248 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.38

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,430 Min 28 Mean 203 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.83

Peak discharge (baae. 1.800 cfa). Feb. 23 (1:45 a.m.) 1,800 cfa (4.62 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 205

Tyger River near Woodruff, S. C.

Location.--Lat 34°45'15", long. 81°55'30", on left bank at upstream side of Nesbitts Bridge 

on State Highway 49, 0.5 mile downstream from confluence of North Tyger and SouthTyger 

Rivers and 6-J- miles east of Woodruff, Spartanburg County.

Drainage area. 351 sq mi.

Records available. October 1929 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 489.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--23 years (1930-53), 478 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,710 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 5.40 ft); minimum, 61 cfs Aug. 31; minimum daily, 63 cfs Aug. 31.

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 19,200 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 13.27 ft), fron 

rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs on basis of rating curves for North Tyger River 

near Moore and South Tyger River near Woodruff; minimum, 37 cfs Oct. 18, 1941; minimum 

daily, 40 cfs Oct. 17, 1941.

Flood on June 6, 1903, reached a stage of 20.4 ft, from floodmark set by local resident, at site 0.3 mile below gage; that of August 1928, 20.0 ft (present site); that 

of September 1929, 14.65 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 19,600 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above staRevisions. WSP 742: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

( Shifting-control method used Jan. 1, 9-13, 21-28,

Feb. 7-18, 20, 21, Mar. 4, 22-26)

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5

55

100

196

332

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

695

1,770

4,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

156

 156

164

264

150

120

T63

182

229

427

'2liO" 471

162

179 

160

185

142

238

187

131

228

188

200 

128

188

198

144

320

244

188

195

6,307

203

0.578

0.67

Nov.

174

114

147

162

154

149

152

222

196

195

224

254

187

170 

224

233

166

*212

207

224

370

"519" 400

212

239

188

226

281

336

162

-

6,399

213

0.607

0.68

Dec.

157

220

272

200

250

332

205

206

210

337

642

450

442

232 

242

331

248

317

207

290

218

186

241 

388

228

141

TsT

167

183

294

708

8,701

281

0.801

0.92

Jan.

830

696

656

238

333

362

298

434

*1,120

1.650

1,480

939

752

616 

378

388

434

264

318

346

898

602

637 

1,420

1,100

649

634

587

461

478

421

20,599

664

1.89

2.18

Feb.

254

335

442

296

286

337

811

574

473

533

601

726

729

536 

1,420

1,190

1,070

856

 632

892

2,500

3.470

2)590 

1,290

945

724

688

771

_

_

-

25,974

928

2.64

2.75

Mar.

'§59' 357

774

944

711

638

634

491

499

468

482

757

734

554 

480

462

477

528

614

561

429

1,140

1.320 

1,240

1,100

752

838

662

370

466

476

20,517

662

1.89

2.18

Apr.

403

 536

602

SOU

291

308

418

548

510

372

352

272

365

439 

568

466

323

320

257

294

366

380

.510 

417

290

'233 196

336

464

578

-

11,911

397

1.13

1.26

May

776

1,200

1,180

1.280

895

729

1,370

748

520

396

438

 498

540

423

312

309

246

331

388

423

502

365

279 

198

245

381

400

272

232

214

141

16,131

520

1.48

1.71

June

164

252

379

291

170

240

208

739

1,040

955

1,750

2.060

926

386 

567

433

399

427

254

232

174

238

328 

334

*206

211

336

272

268

232

-

14,491

483

1.38

1.54

July

204

228

240

208

200

265

332

349 24"l

222

302

166

114

180 

182

204

224

226

158

152

338

216

269

317

214

146

100

T75

185

182

139

6,673

215

0.613

0.71

Aug.

137

176

134

187

301

182

129

115

151

147

218

152

*152

93 

100

152

98

192

214

182

113

122

140 

93

168

160

146

96

76

96

.§3

4,485

145

0.413

0.48

Sept.

135

156

88

121

220

257

168

231

226

120

78

74

88

128"

130

136

74

103

230

318

282

336 

280

202

218

419

 370

422

"5T37

-

6,049

202

0.575

0.64

Calendar year 1952: Itex 7,280 Mln 103 Mean 508 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.69

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,470 Mln 63 Mean 406 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.72

Peak discharge (base, 3.000 cfs).--Feb. 22 (3:20 p.m.) 3,710 cfs (5.40 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
206 SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

Fairforest Creek near Union, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°41', long. 81°41', on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 92, 0.3 mile downstream from Buffalo Creek and 4.3 miles southwest of Union, 

Union County.

Drainage area. 183 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 393.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--13 years, 200 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,710 cfs May 2 (gage height, 5.57 ft); minimum, 17 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 1.88 ft).

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 8,690 cfs Nov. 29, 1948 (gage height, 7.61 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs by velocity-area studies and logarithmic plotting; minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 5, 1951 (gage height, 1.81 ft).

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

Discharge includes some water diverted from South Pacolet River Reservoir (see p. 196) 

which is discharged into this stream after use.

Rating table, water year 1-952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

68

124

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

264

458

830

1,300

2,670

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsro

In.

Oct.

51

51

*48

48

48

49

49

49

65

80

68

62

60

57

58

62

60

58

57

55

51

51 

58

58

58

58

58

58

57

55

57

1,754

56.6

0.309

0.36

Nov.

58

55

58

58

58

60

60

58

60

62

68

78

70

66

66

68

66

66

66

83

*90

76 

73

66

64

64

66

64

60

62

-

1,972

65.7

0.359

0.40

Dec.

62

74

99

80

76

88

80

76

70

79

121

147

102

86

78

78

78

78

76

76

78

78

76

a75

a70

a70

a70

a70

a70

a70

a380

2,811

90.7

0.496

0.57

Jan.

a420

a 200

al50

a!20

a 100

a 100

a 95

a!20

*445

1.040

716

293

181

143

128

118

112

112

124

115

250

325 

442

1,000

806

367

209

176

162

143

132

8,844

285

1.56

1.80

Feb.

124

118

115

112

108

102

469

424

264

167

276

438

390

253

956

*915

530

264

200

301

1,110

1.780 

1,090

530

377

313

258

220

_

-

-

12,204

436

2.38

2.48

Mar.

190

289

624

607

535

384

264

220

195

181

277

458

384

282

490

444

313

248

226

195

a!80

a380 

al,000

1.420

807

397

288

242

214

*195

181

12,110

391

2.14

2.47

Apr.

176

167

158

154

147

147

158

151

139

135

132

132

147

132

124

124

128

121

124

118

118

118 

115

115

108

108

108

105

T55

366

-

4,180

139

0.760

0.85

May

540

2.260

1,210

564

364

512

1,050

614

306

209

*176

158

139

132

121

118

112

112

118

135

124

108 

102

96

90

88

83

78

76

78

76

9,949

321

1.75

2.02

June

68

64

64

66

64

64

80

83

108

86

100

177

107

86

76

76

73

68

64

62

58

82 

*83

64

j>7

60

71

78

78

60

-

2,327

77.6

0.424

0.47

July

55

86

145

158

98

65

68

66

51

46

42

40

37

36

37

42

46

57

133

67

51

62 

70

67

48

43

40

40

38

36

33

1,903

61.4

0.336

0.39

Aug.

37

34

31

31

44

38

34

32

30

28

*26

25

24

23

21

21

59

93

77

49

42

37 

36

34

33

31

30

28

26

24

22

1,100

35.5

0.194

0.22

Sept.

20

24

31

32

40

43

48

36

31

27

26

26

25

22

21

21

20

19

19

96

128

67 

49

38

40

56

197

*190

110

66

-

1,568

52.3

0.286

0.32

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,720 Mln 38 Mean 207 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.40

Water year 1952-53 : Max 2,260 Mln 19 Mean 166 Cfsm 0.907 In. 12.35

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 cfs). May 2 (9:15 p.m.) 3,710 cfs (5.57 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for stations on nearby streams.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 207

Enoree River near Enoree, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°36' , long. 81°54' , on left bank at upstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 30, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Warrior Creek and 4 miles southeast of Enoree, Spartanburg County.

Drainage area. 307 sq mi.

Records available. August 1929 to September 1953.

e . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 448.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 20, 1929, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 415 efs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 4,110 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 4.29 ft);'minimum, 15 cfs Sept. 19, 20; minimum daily, 51 cfs Sept. 19.

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs Oct. 2, 1929 (gage height, 10.5 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended abo^e 17,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, about 4 cfs Oct. 20, 1935; minimum daily, 32 cfs Oct. 15, 1941.

Remarks . Records good. 

station.

Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above

Revisions (water years ) . WSP 802: 1930(M) . WSP 892: 1929-30, 1931(M) , 1932-33, 1935. 

WSP 1112: 1934 (M) .

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2

144

275

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

545

1,200

2,120

3,320

6,120

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

129

*129

129

124

li

145

150

150

133

MI

225

168

174

191

168

168

125

187

168

168

168

150 

150

150

181

181

181

181 

174

174

181

5,123

165

0.537

0.62

Nov.

187

156

168

168

156

181

181

181

181

158

212

215

186

168

162

156

150

*139

T44

179

211

185 

168

144

144

150

142

156 

169

139

-

5,036

168

0.547

0.61

Dec.

139

162

186

187

168

199

181

168

181

165

377

331

247

205

187

181

174

174

168

162

174

174 

168

212

133

205

112

205 

109

2l9

519

6,172

199

0.648

0.75

Jan.

727

485

391

347

307

283

268

268

*1,010

1.980

1,050

589

436

373

339

323

307

291

339

315

712

603 

496

1,600

983

578

465

418 

400

364

339

17,386

561

1.83

2.11

Feb.

331

323

315

307

299

299

621

691

485

400

494

715

*679

525

1,700

1,470

788

567

485

715

2,960

2| 230

943

763

644

578

515

-

-

24,682

882

2.87

2.99

Mar.

475

545

801

836

834

622

525

495

475

436

505

644

578

515

747

622

515

475

475

436

418

1,560 

2.560

1,160

840

633

545

495 

455

436

418

20,876

673

2.19

2.52

Apr.

400

*391

382

373

364

364

382

382

364

364

347

355

373

364

339

323

347

331

347

339

331

323 

323

323

315

323

355

362 

331

524

-

10,741

358

1.17

1.30

May

788

1.960

1,300

958

622

567

1,020

667

495

418

*391

364

339

323

307

291

291

291

299

373

339

283 

261

254

240

233

219

205 

205

205

212

14,720

475

1.55

1.79

June

219

187

174

174

162

187

240

319

455

461

763

634

382

299

307

291

268

247

226

212

212

226 

219

130

*162

174

174

193 

233

219

-

8,149

272

0.886

0.99

July

181

174

239

600

471

355

261

240

205

193

174

168

144

144

144

168

204

186

168

162

214

168 

187

205

174

113

T35

139 

129

124

120

6,292

203

0.661

0.76

Aug.

86

198

222

129

108

139

120

115

141

162

*199

120

110

105

95

91

176

150

150

134

124

110 

106

105

100

95

92

85 

72

73

75

3,787

122

0.397

0.46

Sept.

71

75

81

280

237

234

192

134

115

105

100

95

92

88

85

74

78

68

51

109

302

206

153

108

117

118

422

*460 '585

233

-

4,768

159

0.518

0.58

Calendar year 1952 : Max 6,740 Min 74 Mean 434 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.22

Water year 1952-53 : Max 3,840 Min 51 Mean 350 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.48

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 efs).--Feb. 22 (5 a.m.) 4,110 cfs (4.29 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
208 SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

Broad River at Richtex, S. C.

Location. Lat 34"11"05", long. 81 "11"48", on right bank 0.8 mile west of Richtex, Fairfield County, 1.2 miles upstream from Little River, and 11 miles downstream from Parr 

Shoals Dam.

Drainage area. 4,850 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1925 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 184.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 25 years (1926-27, 1929-53), 5,859 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 42,000 cfs Feb. 23 (gage height, 11.15 ft); minimum daily, 962 cfs Oct. 5.

1925-53: Maximum discharge, 228,000 cfs Oct. 3, 1929 (gage height, 30.7 ft, from 

floodmarks), on basis of computation of flow over Parr Shoals Dam; minimum daily, 149 

cfs Oct. 13, 1935, from rating curve extended below 320 cfs.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above 

station. Capacity of reservoirs insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff.

Revisions (water years). WSP 757: 1930(M). WSP 972: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

910

1,040

1,860

2,840

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

5,300

12,100

24,600

40,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,200 

1,890

1,380

2,160

962

1,860 

1,790

1,870

2,040

1,760

3.100

2 ,040

2,210

2,400

2,030

2,040

1,890

2,530 

1,210

1,980

1,780

1,820 

2,200 

1,670

1,750

1,610

2,010

1,890 

2,090

2,220

1,650

60,032

1,937

0.399

0.46

Nov.

2,080 

1.540

1,930

2,060

1,880

1,940 

1,880

1,860

1,920

1,810

1,830

*2,070

2,100

2,370

2,210

1,630

2,020

2,230 

2,210

2,470

2,580

5.290 

2,080 

2,630

2,330

2,370

2,210

2,530 

2,550

2,200

-

64,810

2,160

0.445

0.50

Dec.

2,150 

2,290

2,670

2,790

2,160

2,880 

2,360

2,060

2,540

2,560

3,210

4,500

4,500

3,030

2,360

2,740

2,370

2,620 

2,730

2,490

2,110

2,460 

2,780 

2,900

1,670

2,420

2,400

1.370 

2,360

2,480

4.750

82,710

2,668

0.550

0.63

Jan.

8,230 

8,050

6,580

4,070

*2.750

3,580 

3,360

3,030

5,000

15,900

18,900

14,000

8,390

6,730

3,970

4,800

4,140

3,770 

3,550

3,900

4,460

6,610 

7,880 

14,400

19.700

13,600

8,220

6,580 

5,710

5,160

4,800

229,820

7,414

1.53

1.76

Feb.

3,800 

3,640

4,200

3,920

3,840

5.610 

4,650

7,880

8,220

6,580

4,690

7,050

8,390

7,540

14,000

22,800

16,800

11,000 

7,540

6,890

18,800

37,200 

58.400 

25,468

17,200

12,100

9,830

8,220

_

-

324,190

11,580

2.39

2.49

Mar.

6,890 

6,130

8,590

11,500

 12,800

11,000 

8,590

6,890

5,300

5,710

5,850

8,950

10,600

8,950

7,370

10,200

8,390

7,210 

6,730

5,990

5,470

5.150 

7,550 

29,800

55.600

19,000

11,500

9,470 

7,710

6,890

6,730

307,670

9,925

2.05

2.36

Apr.

4,580 

5,710

5,440

5,500

4,780

5,720 

4,650

4,550

5,030

4,560

4,910

4,420

5.850

4,820

4,410

4,490

3,790

5,830 

3,580

5,510

5,620

5,280 

*5,040 

5,480

5,540

5,330

2.710

5,150 

5,050

5,610

-

124,500

4,145

0.854

0.95

May

6,550 

9,110

18.000

16,800

11,000

8,750 

12,800

17,600

10,600

6,890

5,160

4,630

4,070

4,110

3,960

3,670

5,150

5,410 

3,500

3,460

5,840

5,700 

5,910 

5,200

2.200

2,560

2,850

2,560 

2,550

2,550

2,850

189,590

6,116

1.26

1.45

June

1,690 

1,840

2,060

2,220

2,500

2,180 

2,220

3,610

5,300

6,580

5,990

7.570

7,210

4,810

3,300

4,290

4,090

3,520 

3,200

5,110

2,050

2,290 

5,520 

2,760

2,720

2,160

2,660

1.650 

2,510

5,020

-

102,230

3,408

0.703

0.78

July

2,410 

2,590

2,990

5,510

4.680

5,100 

2,790

2,460

2,690

2,580

2,130

2,020

1,730

2,140

1,510

1,880

1,740

2,270 

1,450

2,500

5,240

2,590 

2,290 

2,390

2,420

1,790

1,720

1,670 

1,920

1.250

1,606

71,250

2,298

0.474

0.55

Aug.

1,530 

1,500

1,590

2,550

1,680

1,830 

2,130

2,040

1,460

1,550

1,800

2,010

1,960

1,270

1,450

1,340

1,170

2*490

2,310

2,090

2,050 

1,610 

1,340

1,600

1,850

1,790

1,310 

1,180

1.010

1,280

54,200

1,748

0.360

0.42

Sept.

1.150 

1,190

1,480

1,450

2,340

7,330 

10.600

5,390

2,590

1,910

1,820

1,680

1,620

1,560

1,570

1,680

1,240

1,150 

1,420

1,180

5,590

4,570 

2,850 

2,260

1,700

2,560

4,420

4,660 

4,820

2,900

-

84,080

2,803

0.578

0.64

Calendar year 1952 : Max 75,300 Mln 900 Mean 5,866 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.45

Water year 1952-53 : Max 38,400 Mln 962 Mean 4,644 Cfsm 0.958 In. 12.99

Peak discharge (base. 55.000 cfsK--Feb. 25 (1:50 a.m.) 42,000 cfs (11.15 ft); Mar. 25 (7 a.m.) 

37,200 cfs (10.42 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 209

Saluda River near Greenville, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°50'30", long. 82"28"50", on right bank 500 ft upstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 123 alternate, 1.5 miles downstream from Saluda Lake Dam, 2.5 miles upstream from George Creek, and 4.6 miles west of county courthouse in Greenville, Greenville County.

Drainage area.--293 sq mi.

Records available. January 1942 to September 1953. 

as "near West Greenville."

Prior to October 1948, published

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 810 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 11 years, 628 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,360 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 8.87 ft); minimum, 36 cfs Nov. 13 (gage height, 1.93 ft); minimum daily, 158 cfs Nov. 7.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 11,000 cfs Oct. 7, 1949 (gage height, 19.38 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over-dam 

at Saluda Lake; minimum, 8 cfs July 21, 1946 (gage height, 1.67 ft); minimum daily, 

107 cfs Oct. 7, 1951.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplant at Saluda 

Lake. Capacity of reservoir insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.4

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

150

180

370

630

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

962

1,760

3,210

4,420

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

177

174 

174

174

174

177

177

180

180

288

287

238

174

216

242

245

218

200

180

177

180

180

177

174

174

177

218

226

174

177

177

6,086

196

0.669

0.77

Nov.

184

224 

168

177

*224

165

158

171

208

235

198

228

196

235

190

162

162

186

235

591

545

319 

272

257

245

249

260

299

295

260

-

7,298

243

0.829

0.92

Dec.

231

231 

268

295

300

295

279

235

227

374

1.080

644

394

418

352

*235

244

299

323

291

287

268 

238

242

249

291

279

235

238

227

462

10,031

324

1.11

1.28

Jan.

764

403 

379

411

519

340

319

362

748

1.150

1,110

756

601

512

407

455

393

376

630

470

550

648 

578

889

1,050

768

*694

843

624

561

499

18,609

600

2.05

2.36

Feb.

416

460 

455

450

570

398

749

818

571

559

544

.720

932

660

1,080

1,300

S56

723

629

1,020

3,450

4,000 

2,260

1,500

1,260

962

927

845

_

-

28,872

1,051

5.52

3.66

Mar.

775

774 

976

927

1,180

927

871

743

691

691

*685

815

802

723

749

822

736

685

667

592

595

814 

1,550

2.510

2,080

1,500

1,180

962

962

802

815

29,401

948

5.24

3.74

Apr.

782

749 

729

679

628

691

679

729

630

544

667

561

589

595

556

540

657

442

501

556

*427

510 

455

475

475

507

526

584

445

600

-

17,288

576

1.97

2.20

May

1,150

1,180 

1.420

1,000

892

1,040

1,340

1,380

975

755

775

648

556

601

526

544

515

497

601

538

528

436 

465

384

450

393

384

579

575

579

331

21,455

691

2.56

2.72

June

582

*525 

319

311

519

525

654

1,260

1.500

1,110

901

808

572

534

539

528

431

460

416

455

457

522 

379

370

315

370

404

602

530

486

-

16,580

555

1.89

2.11

July

426

370 

375

375

379

375

375

381

431

561

340

305

546

*187 '306

348

370

311

299

344

311

511 

'520 896

570

570

555

507

507

265

250

11,262

565

1.24

1.45

Aug.

315

299 

311

268

257

263

218

406

456

348

244

236

244

252

500

190

196

279

340

444

344

503 

260

249

242

238

190

195

195

193

193

8,464

273

0.932

1.07

Sept.

193

*196 

196

552

550

524

323

299

260

249

206

190

T53

193

193

193

193

190

193

578

486

290 

190

190

237

454

528

522

379

307

-

8,807

294

1.00

1.12

Calendar year 1952 : Max 4,780 Min 158 Mean 589 Cfsra 2.01 In. 27.35

Water year 1952-53 : Max 4,000 Min 158 Mean 504 Cfsra 1.72 In. 23.38

Peak discharge (base. 2.-800 cfa).--Feb. 22 (6 a.m.) 4,360 cfs (8.87 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
210 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Saluda River near Pelzer, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°40', long. 82°28', on right bank half a mile downstream from Hurricane 

i/reek and 2 miles north of Pelz,er, Anderson County.

Drainage area. 405 sq mi.

Records available. September 1929 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 727.75 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 24 years, 787 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,720 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 5.82 ft)- minimum, 26 cfs Nov. 9 (gage height, 0.82 ft); minimum daily, 190 cfs Oct. 5.

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 13,600 cfs Oct. 7, 1949 (gage height, 10.53 ft); minimum, 6 cfs Oct. 8, 1951 (gage height, 0.65 ft); minimum daily, 62 cfs Oct. 25, 1931.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above 

station. Capacity of reservoirs insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff.

Revisions. WSP 872 : Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

162

250

546

960

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

1,480

2,860

6,040

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

232

236

222

242

190

241

222

236

275

294

372

332

275

241

311

311

311

269

270

227

250

236

241

241

265

222

245

311

270

250

236

8,076

261

0.644

0.74

Nov.

249

280

285

236

*256

280

241

229

241

322

332

300

316

294

311

265

218

255

305

464

814

497

384

354

338

327

316

372

372

360

-

9,808

327

0.807

0.90

Dec.

327

332

360

384

401

407

389

360

322

431

1,080

1,040

580

481

484

*388

354

354

419

389

389

395

341

322

327

360

384

338

332

322

731

13,523

436

1.08

1.24

Jan.

1,080

776

525

583

528

464

484

475

1,080

1,760

1,660

1,210

860

716

598

620

580

546

712

740

749

869

910

1,440

1,480

1,080

*951

804

742

786

675

26,483

854

2.11

2.43

Feb.

568

613

605

583

532

"96~6 505

757

886

699

826

1,050

1,210

988

1,680

1,920

1,390

988

914

1,670

5,240

5.720

4,170

2,330

1,780

1,440

1,230

1,180

-

-

-

42,440

1,516

3.74

3.90

Mar.

1,020

1,120

1,250

1,220

1,400

1,360

1,020

1,060

*905

878

933

998

1,040

960

887

1,030

951

887

869

740

799

1,050

1,850

2,600

5.080

2,130

1,660

1,230

1,180

1,140

952

38,199

1,232

3.04

3.50

Apr.

1.050

914

951

843

782

887

878

869

878

707

765

774

774

786

706

716

740

818

530

T52

*649

586

689

572

620

667

724

571

555

891

-

22,602

755

1.86

2.08

May

1,550

,540

,780

,550

,140

,260

,660

,720

1,590

1,060

896

826

716

707

692

644

667

594

749

873

600

667

512

546

526

525

484

477

458

446

445

27,680

895

2.20

2.54

June

426

*450

378

384

384

595

526

1,210

1,460

1.670

1,030

1,110

745

660

667

660

576

576

561

590

576

837

740

491

458

439

484

664

723

644

-

20,494

685

1.69

1.89

July

561

477

580

498

777

658

491

491

561

477

459

378

468

*293

326

432

451

417

402

434

426

384

689

908

458

432

445

395

572

566

268

14,534

469

1. 16

1.34

Aug.

362

536

420

363

439

342

296

430

590

471

584

252

318

281

372

274

264

378

413

544

461

377

354

310

*300

302

265

238

266

232

224

11,058

357

0.881

1.02

Sept.

230

240

269

368

600

717

494

380

343

305

290

250

260

248

229

246

236

250

257

416

620

463

298

243

274

510

854

691

525

395

-

11,481

383

0.946

1.06

Calendar year 1952 : Max 7,860 Mln 190 Mean 801 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.89

Water year 1952-53 : Max 5,720 Mln 190 Mean 675 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.64

Peak discharge 

3,320 cfs (4.32 ft)

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 211

Saluda River near Ware Shoals, S. C.

Location.--Lat 34°23', long. 82°14 I , on right bank 2 miles southeast of Ware Shoals, 

Greenwood County, 2^ miles downstream from Ware Shoals Dam, and 5 miles upstream 

from Turkey Creek.

Drainage area. 569 sq ml.

Records available. March 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 448 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 14 years, 980 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8.1&0 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 13.59 ft),

from rating curve extended above 6,300 cfs as explained below; minimum, 32 cfs July 2; 

minimum daily, 148 cfs Nov. 13.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 20,600 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 20.48 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 6,300 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over 

dam; minimum, 3 cfs Sept. 18, 1939; minimum daily, 11 cfs Oct. 12, 19, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above 

station. Capacity of reservoirs Insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 892: 1939.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan, 25 to Feb. 20)

0.6 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

141

273

459

667

3.0

5.0

8.0

13.0

1,120

2,190

3,960

7,630

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

316

412

321

238 

224

238

248

248

316

424

402

360

262

248

245

410

400

412

333

256

235

244

199

208

250

379

408

323

*242

248

291

9,340

301

0.529

0.61

Nov.

323

375

420

322 

259

238

262

242

218

262

403

598

148

*2lT

395

348

348

224

225

471

506

822

376

360

371

356

392

279

392

546

-

10,692

356

0.626

0.70

Dec.

360

408

414

374 

396

388

344

405

378

590

876

1.570

946

518

*454

487

586

470

337

408

532

463

401

405

432

514

412

352

451

436

1,000

15,907

513

0.902

1.04

Jan.

1,240

1,270

778

404

614

775

582

479

1,320

1,970

2.560

2,020

1,480

1,020

841

560

644

797

638

797

1,400

1,120

1,070

2,190

1,800

*1,700

1,320

1,020

785

546

885

34,425

1,110

1.95

2.25

Feb.

500

667

540

436 

468

507

814

1,020

1,570

934

690

1,570

1,520

1,520

2,110

2,760

2,140

1,550

1,120

1,520

6,240

7.560

6,120

3,840

2,880

2,520

2,080

1,920

_

_

-

56,096

2,003

3.52

5.66

Mar.

1,640

1,860

1,860

1,970 

1,860

1,970

1,800

1,640

*1,420

1,320

1,570

1,580

1,270

1,480

1,420

1,480

1,420

1,200

1,180

1,240

930

2,280

a, 7 eo

3,120

5.780

5,300

2,520

2,140

1,800

1,800

1,480

56,890

1,855

3.22

3.71

Apr.

1.410

1,330

975

1,360 

928

1,040

1,370

1,100

1,070

1,200

841

707

1,140

1,180

775

914

998

908

892

*724

950

732

667

906

667

646

819

902

688

1,100

-

28,919

964

1.69

1.89

May

1,640

2,350

2,460

5.060 

2,140

1,920

2,460

2,460

2,500

1,860

1,700

1,520

1,160

819

1,100

908

826

960

975

1,250

1,120

775

755

672

752

755

752

752

503

532

445

41,415

1,556

2.35

2.71

June

*624

646

583

485 

495

509

428

988

1,640

1.920

1,800

1,270

1,250

710

865

865

797

488

756

594

695

748

1,000

812

503

459

542

660

775

863

-

24,744

825

1.45

1.62

July

912

496" 262

625 

788

1,180

686

463

688

648

498

474

*502

447

487

467

491

499

452

1,200

692

561

511

1,090

946

375

510

481

490

475

452

18,826

607

1.07

1.23

Aug.

532

1.050

664

500

410

313

323

316

524

774

624

440

275

252

280

345

534

458

462

540

646

624

371

505

*248

259

447

397

590

242

262

15,565

438

0.770

0.89

Sept.

259

277

273

530 

580

532

920

520

266

280

412

420

341

549

277

207

259

259

262

709

767

438

432

447

556

491

1.040

954

582

646

-

14,085

470

0.826

0.92

Calendar year 1952: Max 11,800 Min 148 Mean 1,034 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.74

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,360 Min 148 Mean 890 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.23

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 efs). Feb. 21 (10:45 p.m.) 8,180 cfs (13.59 ft); Mar. 25 (8 p.m.) 

4,050 cfs (8.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
212 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Reedy River near Greenville, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°48'00", long. 82°21 I 55", on right bank 200 ft upstream from State 

highway bridge, 0.5 mile upstream from Brushy Creek, 2.5 miles upstream from dam at 

Conestee, and 3.9 miles southeast of county courthouse in Greenville, Greenville 

County.

Drainage area.--48.6 sq mi.

Records available. November 1941 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 800 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 11 years (1942-53), 82.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,250 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 3.90 ft); minimum, 7 cfs Aug. 17.

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 3,590 cfs Oct. 7, 1949 (gage height, 7.88 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum, that of 

Aug. 17, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.6

.7

1.5 

2.0 

3.O 

4.0

242

426

845

1,3OO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

16

16

17

30

25

25

25

22

72

35

32

23

22

22

19

19

20

28

23

20

22

19

19

20

32

25

27

28

19

19

20

761

24.5

0.504

0.58

Nov.

32

23

23

*23

22

19

1726-

22

22

32

22

19

19

31

23

22

22

39

59

33

34

25

22

23

28

27

23

30

25

-

787

26.2

0.539

0.60

Dec.

23

49

34

27

40

39

28

27

32

154

97

63

48

36

34

*30

28

28

28

37

32

28

34

30

27

27

28

25

25

37

29S

1,473

47.5

0.977

1.13

Jan.

126

9O

75

54

45

41

39

157

217

254

161

97

70

58

52

48

52

95

60

*50

141

82

19O

216

143

87

68

70

60

54

56

2,978

96.1

1.98

2.28

Feb.

48

43

45

41

37.

66

220

124

77

60

134

157

118

93

333

221

118

82

7O

611

958

45T

197

142

115

101

85

82

_

-

4,835

173

3.56

3.71

Mar.

7O

133

1O1

132

109

82

77

7O

63

*65

120

96

82

84

84

70

68

69

65

58.

68

215

190

200

149

104

82

80

70

68

65

2,989

96.4

1.98

2.28

Apr.

65

63

60

65

56

65

68

60

58

58

60

73

63

56

52

64

52

56

56

5O

*50

48

48

48

62

63

48

43

45

245

1,900

63.3

1.30

1.45

May

186

249

251

155

1O6

138

165

120

87

70

60

58

56

56

54

58

50

50

122

1O8

58

50

56

45

43

41

35

34

35

45

35

2,676

86.3

1.78

2.05

June

34

*34

28

28

2T_

44

45

37

75

156

72

43

41

41

39

48

45

37

38

50

36

46

54

37

32

39

57

65

37

34

-

1,379

46.0

0.947

1.06

July

3O

30

3O

~69 148

40

3O

36

36

27

23

20

22

*30

86

44

28

25

23

29

36

67

47

27

23

19

19

34

34

30

23

1,165

37.6

0.774

0.89

Aug.

75, 3s1

47

51

58

50

51

3O

38

23

52

27

25

21

15

12

44

41

54

50

25

17

al9

a24

a54

a26

a22

a!9

a!5

all

alO

897

28.9

0.595

0.69

Sept.

alO

*T7

40

118

50

25

17

15

16

25

27

20

16

15

16

15

15

14

40

195.

38

27

19

17

42

75

142

56

57

52

-

1,169

59.0

0.802

0.89

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,440 Min 16 Mean 80.3 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.51

Water year 1952-53: Max 958 Min 10 Mean 63.0 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.61

Peak discharge (base, 1.000 cfs).--Feb. 20 (3:15 p.m.) 1,250 cfs (5.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on "basis of recorder graph, weather records, together with gage readings and miscellaneous discharge measurements at Hudson Street Bridge 

in Greenville.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 213

Reedy River near Ware Shoals, S. C.

Loeatlgn.--Lat 34°27', long. 82°12', on left bank if miles downstream from dam at 

Boydis mill, 4.5 miles northeast of Ware Shoals, Greenwood County, and 10.5 miles 

upstream from Redburn Creek.

Drainage area.--228 sq mi.

Records available. March 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 489 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 14 years, 295 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,200 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 5.31 ft, from 

graph based on partly estimated gage-height record), from rating curve extended above 

2 700 cfs on basis of computations of peak flow over dam at gage heights 7.56 and 

13.32 ft; minimum, 18 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 0.88 ft); minimum daily, 22 cfs 

Sept. 13.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 7,750 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 13.32 ft), by 

computation of peak flow over dam at Boyd's mill; minimum, 6 cfs Nov. 11, 1948 (gage 

height, 0.54 ft); minimum daily, 10 cfs Oct. 14, 18, Dec. 31, 1950, Mar. 4, 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of fragmentary gage-height record, which 

are fair. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above station. Capacity of reservoirs insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff.

Revisions (water years). WSP 892: 1939. WSP 922: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.9

1.0 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

100

142

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

240

516

960

1,980

2,960

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

I

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

145

145

150

93

37

115

142

95

108

147

153

145

152

150

150

145

138

128

39

143

173

T50

140 

138

93

32

135

145

*153

148

88

3,910

126

0.553

0.64

Nov.

28

68

112

138

140

138

138

73

26

112

138

140

147

142

91

34

116

142

161

147

145

128

40 

136

164

194

150

144

138

76

-

3,546

118

0.518

0.58

Dec.

99

133

164

147

156

102

162

255

140

140

150

289

303 258~

*161

182

156

158

164

158

78

66

202 

262

118

115

164

156

135

135

181

5,089

164

0.719

0.83

Jan.

627

498

394

288

282

221

153

161

376

940

950

554

471

455

332

236

119

30

225

293

396

516

509 

859

1.160

*539

475

462

320

257

96

13,194

426

1.87

2.16

Feb.

31

253

279

262

268

166

194

692

431

407

288

470

612

509

979

1,550

758

509

386

f389

f991

f2,87Q

1,780 

926

675

577

475

468

_

-

-

18,192

650

2.85

2.97

Mar.

372

270

492

592

682

562

342

324

399

325

379

531

482

475

406

*561

516

475

359

372

157

754

1.630 

1,100

817

617

319

456

494

414

26Z

15,936

514

2.25

2.59

Apr.

262

266

266

145

147

283

279

307

279

274

274

273

274

274

274

196

214

274

278

*274

270

266

266 

103

55

210

266

258

257

Z62

-

7,306

244

1.07

1.19

Hay

602

878

1.250

982

684

516

787

717

489

480

370

262

262

262

257

95

127

262

262

266

270

274

270

91

211

270

266

155

114

153

£8

11,912

384

1.68

1.94

June

*217

242

195

168

131

103

26

216

Z14

197

147

258

235

117

220

216

192

143

131

88

35

250

217 

206

202

195

128

£5

152

202

-

5,068

169

0.741

0.83

July

198

150

54

35

256

479 si?

279

178

145

90

35

*154

198

163

140

147

101

36

191

394

283

213 

192

119

31

160

195

165

122

108

5,337

172

0.754

0.87

Aug.

27

94

293

2ZT

201

195

153

83

31

168

210

202

154

105

28

36

128

133

129

137

145

95

34 

135

138

136

140

131

86

24

7?

3,893

126

0.553

0.64

sept.

74

104

117

110

52

28

108

131

129

125

128

81

22

102

100

96

116

91

23

28

94

140

147 

147

142

150

150

446

314

249

-

3,744

125

0.548

0.61

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,5OO Min 22 Mean 326 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.45

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,870 Min 22 Mean 266 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.85

Peak discharge (base. 2.2OO ufs).--Feb. 22 (time unknown) 3.2OO cfs (5.31 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.
214 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Lake Greenwood near Chappells, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°10', long. 81°54', at left upstream end of dam on Saluda River, 0.7 

mile upstream from Wilson Creek and 2.4 miles west of Chappells, Newberry County.

Drainage area.--1,150 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 400.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Dan T. Duncan Engineering Co.); gage readings have been reduced to 

elevations above mean sea level. Prior to June 11, 1940, staff gage at same site and 

datum.

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 441.34 ft Feb. 24; minimum, 424.70 ft Dec. 24.

1940-53: Maximum elevation, 442.02 ft Mar. 5, 1952; minimum elevation since normal 

reservoir level was first reached, 424.42 ft Oct. 16, 1947.

Remarks. Lake is formed by earth dam; storage began in May 1940; dam completed in 1940. 

Usable capacity, about 8,330,000,000 cu ft between elevations 420.0 ft (limit of drawdown) and 441.5 (top of 1^-foot flashboards on top of spillway gates) above mean sea 

level. Dead storage is about 3,500,000,000 cu ft. Figures given herein represent 

usable contents. Elevation of spillway crest is 415.0 ft above mean sea level. 

Water is used for generation of power.

Revisions. WSP 972: Drainage area.

Mean elevation, in feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

33.90

33.78

33.64

33.51

33.43

33.34

33.14

32.95

32.80

32.66

32.59

32.60

32.56

32.40

32.24

32.10

31.99

31.91

31.92

31.84

31.60

31.35

31.15

30.98

30.87

30.84

30.79

30.68

30.46

30.24

30.09

Nov.

30.04

30.06

29.92

29.79

29.64

29.48

29.26

29.15

29.14

29.09

28.96

28.82

28.64

28.44

28.36

28.39

28.37

28.19

28.00

27.90

27.85

27.84

27.92

27.90

27.73

27.57

27.44

27.38

27.24

27.29

-

Dec.

27.26

27.03

26.87

26.68

26.50

26.40

26.41

26.35

26.15

25.99

25.97

25.99

26.21

26.39

26.41

26.16

25.92

25.75

25.54

25.33

25.32

25.29

24.92

24.75

24.89

25.01

25.16

25.24

25.19

24.92

24.99

Jan.

25.17

25.49

25.77

25.89

25.90

25.80

25.70

25.57

25.68

26.24

27.07

27.78

28.10

28.29

28.40

28.44

28.50

28.67

28.78

28.75

28.93

29.25

29.51

30.52

31.31

31.88

32.06

32.34

32.51

32.52

32.63

Feb.

32.79

32.83

32.87

32.82

32.76

32.71

32.85

33.20

33.52

33.67

33.71

33.88

34.14

34.38

35.18

35.99

36.63

36.91

37.06

37.16

37.75

39.42

40.81

41.28

41.27

41.24

41.08

40.82

-

-

-

Mar.

40.68

40.60

40.37

40.17

40.00

39.76

39.49

39.51

39.42

39.02

38.66

38.51

38.27

38.03

38.13

38.29

38.39

38.45

38.50

38.52

38.56

38.69

39.17

39.61

39.83

39.96

39.90

39.82

39.88

39.89

39.58

Apr.

39.26

38.94

38.63

38.28

38.14

38.10

38.14

38.16

38.15

38.18

38.00

37.86

37.81

37.78

37.72

37.72

37.66

37.69

37.84

37.77

37.66

37.62

37.58

37.53

37.51

37.55

37.49

37.41

37.36

37.50

-

May

38.08

38.46

39.20

39.82

39.95

39.91

40.05

40.05

39.99

39.99

39.93

39.61

39.26

39.18

39.12

39.13

39.08

39.00

39.00

39.00

39.01

38.95

38.89

38.86

38.74

38.58

38.42

38.26

38.12

37.99

37.90

June

37.74

37.58

37.49

37.37

37.22

37.10

37.08

37.02

37.03

37.10

37.23

37.26

37.29

37.38

37.44

37.40

37.31

37.19

37.01

36.90

36.89

36.94

36.85

36.81

36.65

36.52

36.26

36.11

36.18

36.41

-

July

36.53

36.60

36.58

36.67

36.78

36.79

36.74

36.62

36.47

36.40

36.34

36.35

36.29

36.14

36.00

35.88

35.71

35.59

35.60

35.60

35.55

35.46

35.37

35.19

35.19

35.21

35.13

34.98

34.79

34.60

34.38

Aug.

34.21

34.26

34.28

34.05

33.84

33.58

33.33

33.15

33.12

33.03

32.91

32.78

32.60

32.36

32.15

32.08

32.00

31.83

31.66

31.54

31.38

31.32

31.38

31.28

31.01

30.74

30.48

30.27

30.13

30.11

29.96

Sept.

29.67

29.48

29.23

28.96

28.85

28.95

29.01

28.93

28.66

28.35

28.0S

27.94

27.95

27.81

27.50

27.14

26.75

26.39

26.14

26.34

26.42

26.23

25.95

25.76

25.60

25.55

25.89

26.14

26.15

26.04

-

Note. Add 4OO ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Dec. 31. ..............

Calendar year 1952..

Feb. 28. ..............

May 31 ...............

Water year 1952-53..

Elevation 

(feet)t

425.01

-

-

Contents 

(billions of 

cubic feet)

1.54

-

7.95

5.05

1.87

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(equivalent, in 

cubic feet 

per second)

-374

-306

-191

+1,486

-220

-274

-4

-370

-525

-97

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 215

Saluda River at Chappells, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°11', long. 81°52', on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 39 at Chappells, Newberry County, 7 miles downstream from dam at Lake Greenwood and 8£ miles upstream from Little River.

Drainage area. 1,350 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1927 to September 1953. Gage-height records collected at 

practically same site since 1905 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 363.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 1, 1939, at site 300 ft downstream at datum 0.10 ft lower.

Average discharge.--26 years, 1,983 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,380 cfs Feb. 25 (gage height, 13.70 ft); minimum, 286 cfs Oct. 6; minimum daily, 312 cfs Dec. 26.

1927-53: Maximum discharge, 63,700 cfs Oct. 2, 1929 (gage height, 31.5 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 

8 cfs Oct. 29, 1939; minimum daily, 8 cfs Oct. 29, 1939, caused by construction work 

above station.

Maximum stage known, 35.7 ft Aug. 26, 1908 (present datum), from reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Lake Greenwood (see preceding page). 

Revisions. WSP 972: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 29

1.6 312

2.0 410

4.0 1,020

6.0 1,850

Dec. 30 to Feb. 24

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

501

616

774

5.0

8.0

12.0

1,520

2,900

5,150

Feb. 25 to Sept. 3O

1.4

1.5 

2.0 

4.0

332

360

510

1,240

6.0 2,090

9.0 3,540

12.0 5,210

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,110

1,150

1,080

804

488

1,010

1,240

1,290

1,260

1,220

766

453

969

1,120

1,150

1,170

1,150

678

458

1,090

1.400

1,320

1,110 

1,070

689

435

947

1,190

1,180

1,200

1,100

31,277

1,009

-

-

Nov.

659

455

945

1,050

1,040

1,100

1,160

558

370

843

1,120

1.470

*1,140

1,080

604

587

956

1,130

1,180

1,140

1,110

744

425 

983

1,230

1,410

826

983

766

434

-

27,276

909

-

-

Dec.

1,240

1,510

1,380

1,440

1,270

901

454

1,420

1,270

1,520

1,280

1,100

724

462

1,210

1,570

1,500

1,330

1,360

1,080

541

1,470

1,720 

712

556

512 336"

360

1,550

1,610

2.000

54,548

1,114

-

-

Jan.

1,750

1,520

1,040

639

1,380

*1,560

1,550

1,400

1,610

1,450

801

1,280

1,410

1,310

1,200

1,100

841

512

1,160

1,370

1,270

1,270

1,270 

1.860

1,610

1,540

V,530

1,380

1,530

1,260

874

40,077

1,295

-

-

Feb.

558

1,150

1,260

1,370

1,450

1,450

1,140

782

1,510

1,470

1,510

1,300

1,380

1,220

2,710

2,970

*2,100

1,690

1,770

1,860

3,240

5,040

5,920 

4,970

5.210

4,460

4,550

4,150

_

_

-

65,710

2,275

-

-

Mar.

2,840

3,620

4,740

4,910

5.050

4,620

4,080

1,920

3,300

4,400

4,570

4,850

4,430

3,440

2,210

2,470

2,110

2,090

2,180

2,040

1.450

2,440

3,650 

4,520

4,020

*3,910

3,860

3,310

1,760

3,100

3,910

105,780

3,412

-

-

Apr.

5.740

3,590

3,640

3,340

1,800

1,970

1,780

1,720

1,680

1,690

2,790

2,890

2,860

1,930

1,820

1,670

1,500

966

1,260

2,000

1,610

1,570

1,580 

1,570

958

1,180

1,830

1,500

1,530

1,810

-

59,774

1,992

-

-

May

2,870

2,150

1,590

3,580

4,240

4,050

4.620

4,570

3,550

2,650

3,270

3,740

5,200

*1,800

1,790

1,300

1,480

1,960

1,830

1,790

1,760

1,770

1,360 

1,500

2,060

2,020

1,870

1,770

1,680

1,510

1.240

74,170

2,595

-

-

June

1,940

1,580

1,580

1,480

1,480

1,190

1,020

1,420

1,720

1,850

1,740

1,750

1,400

747

1,160

1,600

1,640

1,770

1,770

1,530

706

1,510

1,710 

1,590

*1,610

1,550

2.500

1,150

620

498

-

43,571

1,446

-

-

July

526

558

522

545 512"

1,860

1.960

1,820

1,720

1,640

774

505

1,120

1,490

1,460

1,570

1,780

981

504

1,540

1,850

1,770

1,880 

1,920

1,120

485

1,280

1,610

1,690

1,780

1,860

40,428

1,504

-

-

Aug.

1,040

674

1,660

2.040

1,790

1,820

1,700

1,010

570

1,560

1,490

1,430

1,450

1,500

1,060

460

1,190

1,550

*1,400

1,320

1,410

746

346

1,520

1,540

1,550

1,540

1,520

850

421

1,510

39,06*7

1,260

-

-

Sept.

1,350

1,550

1.860

1,740

1,040

509

1,080

1,600

1,680

1,570

1,550

899

450

1,360

1,660

1,780

1,810

1,720

720

455

1,420

1,540

1,460 

1,530

1,360

860

856

1,400

1,500

1,470

-

39,337

1,311

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 27,400 Mln 312 Mean 2,016 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,210 Min 512 Mean 1,641 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
216 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Saluda River near Silverstreet, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°11' , long. 81°44' , on left bank 200 ft upstream from Higgins Ferry 

Bridge on State Highway 19, 1 mile downstream from Little River, and 2f miles south 

of Silverstreet, Newberry County.

Drainage area. 1,620 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--January 1927 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 345.13 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Oct. 15, 1929, staff gage at same site and datum. Since Mar. 8, 1939, waterstage recorder for station on Lake Murray near Columbia has been used as an auxiliary 

gage for this station.

Average discharge: 26 years, 2,270 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,860 cfs Feb. 25 (gage height, 14.20 ft); minimum daily, 372 cfs Aug. 23.

1927-53: Maximum discharge, 83,800 cfs Oct. 3, 1929 (gage height, 33.97 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 19,000 cfs on basis of discharge measurements made at 

Chappells and near Chapin; minimum daily, 49 cfs July 4, 1940.

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

fair. Flow regulated by Lake Greenwood (see p. 214).

Revisions. WSP 972: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,180 

1,140

1,100

979

587

664

1,260

1,360

1,340

1,370

1,020

544

648

1,220

1,180

1,210

1,250

964

5OO

722

1,440 

ffl

1,150

888

495

666

1,210

1,290

1,280

1,190

32,557

1,050

-

-

Nov.

846 

486

634

1,160

1,110

1,110

1,270

782

375

545

1,210

1,450

*1.680

1,160

810

436

624

1,210

1,220

1,290

1,260 

1975 

561

672

1,240

1,430

1,210

850

928

562

-

29,296

977

.

-

Dec.

S73 

1,590

1,620

1,550

1,49O

1,160

63O

1,070

1,490

1,440

1,470

1,260

936

650

950

1,600

1,600

1,500

1,500

1,300

800 

1,300 

1,8OO

1,000

550

440

400

420

1,000

1,800

2.800

37,989

1,225

-

-

Jan.

3,000 

1,9OO

1,200

800

1,100

*1,490

1,650

1,540

2,160

2,480

1,460

1,210

1,55O

1,4OO

1,310

1,190

982

596

892

1,510

1,430 

1,530 

1,460

3,2OO

5.400

1,970

1,720

1,640

1,440

1,400

1,020

49,630

1,601

-

-

Feb.

636 

812

1,320

1,380

1,460

1,460

1,400

1,240

1,200

1,620

1,640

1,520

1,560

1,440

3,840

4,780

*3,25O

1,920

1,760

1,940

4,270 

4,560 

4.71O

5,420

6.560

5,330

5,010

4,640

-

76,478

2,731

-

-

Mar.

1

3,360 

3,470

5,490

5,920

6,090

5,250

4,640

2,420

2,830

4,640

5,010

5,830

5,090

4,230

2,610

2,570

2,310

2,130

2,240

2,050

1.650 

2, 130 

3,940

6.560

5,170

*4,520

4,180

3,680

2,170

2,580

4,11O

118,450

3,821

-

-

Apr.

5.960 

3,960

3,9OO

3,900

2,430

1,640

1,900

1,820

1,700

1,700

2,740

3,340

5,760

2,190

1,890

1,750

1,550

1,150

1,090

1,820

1,650 

1,570 

1,550

1,540

1,440

972

1,67O

1,590

1,550

1,750

-

65,452

2,114

-

-

May

3,900 

5,400

2,560

5,840

5,580

4,950

6,270

6.560

4,440

3,260

5,080

4,160

3,980

*1,960

1,910

1,620

1,530

1,920

1,940

1,950

1,880 

1,870 

1,650

1,290

1,820

2,080

1,970

1,800

1,720

1,460

1.200

86,950

2,804

-

-

June

1,780 

1,710

1,420

1,410

1,490

1,590

1,O50

1,150

1,740

1,920

1,820

1,800

1,620

928

792

1,570

1,700

1,730

1,710

1,600

850 

1,500 

1,800

1,700

*1,610

1,540

2.450

1,790

770

556

-

44,656

1,489

-

-

July

560 

579

552

429

464

1,590

2.050

2,020

1,860

1,7OO

1,000

650

850

1,500

1,500

1,600

1,800

1,200

650

1,500

1,900 

1,900 

2,000

2,000

1,300

650

1,000

1,700

1,700

1,800

1,900

41,684

1,345

-

-

Aug.

1,3OO 

SOO

1,50O

2.200

1,900

1,900

1,SOO

1,200

70O

1,100

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,300

600

900

1,600

*1,510

1,370

1,410 

1,040 

372 92~2~

1,640

1,620

1,57O

1,580

1,150

495

927

40, 406

1,303

-

-

Sept.

1,490 

1,350

1,77O

1,930

1,450

684

914

1,540

1,790

1,700

1,590

1,250

562

974

1,760

1,820

1.950

1,800

1,240

525

1,150 

1,800 

1,600

1,460

1,450

1,150

1,380

1,550

1,710

1,650

-

42,779

1,426

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 24, 6OO Min 375 Mean 2,267 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,360 Mln 372 Mean 1,820 Cfsm - In.

, June 20-24, July 10 to Aug. 18; discharge estler records, and records for station at Chappells.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 217

Lake Murray near Columbia, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°03'05", long. 81°13'15", In intake tower 500 ft upstream from dam on 

Saluda River, 10 miles upstream from confluence of Saluda and Broad Rivers at Columbia, Richland County.

Drainage area. 2,420 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. August 1929 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 0.64 ft below mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 31, 1930, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 348.32 ft May 19; minimum, 326.58 ft Dec. 30.

T329-53: Maximum gage height, 361.51 ft Apr. 10, 1936; minimum gage height since 

generation of power was started, 320.96 ft Dec. 23, 1941.

Remarks. Lake is formed by earth dam; storage, began Aug. 31, 1929; dam completed in 

T9"3lT. Usable capacity, 70,300,000,000 cu ft between gage heights 300.0 ft (limit of 

drawdown) and 360.0 ft (maximum normal lake level). Dead storage, about 21,800,000,000 

cu ft. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Gage height of one spillway 

crest (completed in 1946), 330 ft with top of gates 362 ft; gage height of other spillway crest 340 ft with top of gates 365 ft. Water is used for generation of power.

Revisions. WSP 972: Drainage area.

Mean gage height, in fee.t, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

41.68

41.42

41.14

40.95

40.92

40.84

40.60

40.43

40.22

39.99

39.83

39.79

39.75

39.53

39.30

39.07

38.87

38.72

38.71

38.61

38.32

38.05

37.85

37.64

37.39

37.27

37.18

36.94

36.69

36.39

36.13

Nov.

35.97

35.93

35.88

35.64

35.37

35.09

34.79

34.60

34.57

34.53

34.36

34.13

33.92

33.72

33.62

33.62

33.47

33.19

32.92

32.77

32.51

32.23

32.13

32.03

31.75

31.50

31.34

31.25

31.07

30.98

-

Dec.

30,89

30.63

30.37

30.13

29.82

29.62

29.58

29.50

29.19

28.90

28.72

28.48

28.40

28.37

28.27

27.95

27.70

27.47

27.23

27.13

27.16

27.09

26.88

26.85

26.95

26.97

27.02

27.02

26.95

26.95

26.79

Jan.

26.97

27.05

27.08

27.11

27.05

26.94

26.92

26.92

26.99

27.27

27.47

27.50

27.46

27.45

27.44

27.44

27.46

27.57

27.58

27.55

27.57

27.59

27.64

27.99

28.34

28.51

28.57

28.57

28.55

28.52

28.56

Feb.

28.62

28.64

28.60

28.61

28.55

28.53

28.61

28.73

28.83

28.85

28.87

28.94

28.99

29.06

29.69

30.41

30.80

30.99

31.12

31.24

31.88

32.51

32.87

33.28

33.95

34.50

34.96

35.27

_

-

Mar.

35.57

35.85

36.25

36.77

37.27

37.62

37.93

38.18

38.32

38.51

38.82

39.51

40.00

40.30

40.56

40.72

40.88

41.03

41.18

41.30

41.42

41.55

41.80

42.23

42.66

42.89

43.09

43.31

43.47

43.56

43.73

Apr.

43.97

44.17

44.35

44.53

44.67

44.76

44.82

44.81

44.82

44.82

44.84

45.07

45.44

45.52

45.51

45.53

45.51

45.50

45.55

45.42

45.40

45.28

45.18

45.09

45.08

45.12

45.13

45.06

44.98

44.95

-

May

45.15

45.36

45.52

45.79

46.03

46.25

46.93

47.40

47.65

47.83

47.94

48.07

48.20

48.26

48.23

48.19

48.21

48.23

48.19

48.19

48.15

48.09

48.05

48.02

48.02

47.89

47.77

47.66

47.56

47.48

47.43

June

47.34

47.20

47.10

46.92

46.76

46.63

46.62

46.61

46.52

46.41

46.34

46.30

46.31

46.36

46.37

46.38

46.40

46.39

46.39

46.41

46.46

46.48

46.46

46.42

46.37

46.34

46.33

46.41

46.47

46.43

-

July

46.32

46.21

46.11

46.07

46.05

46.06

46.05

46.10

46.11

46.12

46.13

46.13

46.08

46.01

45.95

45.88

45.80

45.78

45.82

45.79

45.78

45.69

45.63

45.54

45.46

45.48

45.43

45.22

45.05

44.86

44.70

Aug. ,

44.63

44.62

44.51

44.30

44.16

43.96

43.76

43.71

43.77

43.68

43.47

43.31

43.17

43.02

42.87

42.84

42.78

42.65

42.59

42.56

42.49

42.44

42.44

42.35

42.17

41.99

41.81

41.62

41.46

41.42

41.32

Sept.

41.04

40.80

40.62

40.55

40.44

40.60

40.67

40.66

40.56

40.40

40.25

'40 . 10

40.04

39.96

39.74

39.53

39.26

38.99

38.76

38.74

38.70

38.55

38.34

38.14

37.98

37.99

38.55

38.69

38.65

38.54

~

Note.--Add 30O ft to obtain gage heights. Gage heights for Feb. 27 to Mar. 13, Mar. 15-20, 23- 

31 computed from 4 gage readings daily at powerhouse.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Date

Oct. 31. ...............

Calendar year 1952... 

Jan. 31................

Feb. 28................

Sept. 30................

Water year 1952-53

Gage height 

(feet)t

341.77 

335.98 

330.98 

326.86

-

328.57 

335.44 

343.84 

345.02 

347.42 

346.37 

344.63 

341.11 

338.43

-

Contents 

(billions of 

cubic feet)

37.90 

30.23 

24.41 

20.10

-

21.84 

29.57 

40.90 

42.68 

46.46 

44.78 

42.09 

36.97 

33.34

-

Change in contents 

during month (equivalent, i n cubic feet 

per second)

-2,864 

-2,245 

-1,609

-115

+650 

+3,195 

+4,230 

+687 

+1,411 

-648 

-1,004 

-1,912 

-1, 400

-145

t Gage height at 12 p.m.

341607 O - 55 - 15
218 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Saluda River near Columbia, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°00'50", long. 81°05'17", on left bank 0.4 mile upstream from site of 

old Saluda mill, 1.6 miles upstream from confluence with Broad River, and 3.3 miles 

west of State Capitol In Columbia, Rlchland County.

Drainage area. 2,510 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. August 1925 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 149.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment o'f 1936. Prior to Sept. l t 1929, at datum 1.00 ft 

higher.

Average discharge. 28 years, 2,888 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,600 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 6.13 ft); minimum, 118 cfs Dec. 15; minimum dally, 141 cfs Dec. 26.

1925-53: Maximum discharge, 67,000 cfs Oct. 2, 1929 (gage height, 15.22 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 26,000 cfs on basis of discharge measurements made at 

Wise Ferry Bridge near Chapin; minimum, 11 cfs July 13, 1930; minimum dally, 12 cfs 

July 13, 1930, caused by construction work above station.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Lake Murray (see preceding page) and Lake 

Greenwood (see p. 214).

Revisions. WSP 972: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

131

155

220

320

521

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

975

1,620

3,440

6,050

Discharge able feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5,280

5,120

4,760 

1,950

402

4,630

5,170

5,100

5,020

4,550

2,230

308

3,590

4,270

4,860

4,500

4,190

1,800

251

4,130

5,170

4,920

4,060

5,440

3,480

408

4,150

4,500

4,800

4,820 

4,020

117,879

3,803

_

-

Nov.

2,170

271

3,910 

4,560

*4,810

5.150

4,490

1,980

238

3,510

4,090

4,390

4,100

4,010

1,840

386

3,850

4,560

4,680

4,540

4,780

3,580

400

4,140

4,630

4,990

1,250

3,820

2,720

308

97,933

3,264

_

-

Dec.

4,050

5,220

4,900 

5,440

5.460

2,010

334

4,780

4,770

4,850

4,640

3,140

1,180

326

4,400

4,830

4,520

4,200

3,680

1,940

344

3,680

3,680

484

158

141

214

271

2,930

4,450 

2,820

93,842

3,027

-

-

Jan.

1,040

2,910

1,140 

428

2,920

2,060

1,860

1,800

1,350

904

533

1,700

1,980

1,500

1,720

1,300

426

266

1,500

1,910

1,390

1,080

1,100

374

380

1,350

1,850

2,140

1,910

1,340 

677

42,538

1,372

-

-

Feb.

242

1,630

1,650 

1,640

2,240

1,820

562

258

1,130

1,320

1,560

1,260

1,120

448

757

798

650

571

760

610

416

638

1,140

1,360

958

830

455

310

_

I

27,133

969

_

-

Mar.

213

291

811 

795

959

759

354

216

712

868

1,030

1.140

843

360

363

414

461

426

292

271

220

205

423

861

859

577

406

278

348

528 

464

16,747

540

_

-

Apr.

356

346

319 

375

412

1,300

1,610

1,560

1,450

1,860

495

466

1,170

1,780

2,060

1,590

1,880

1,010

236

3,150

»5.96o

3,130

3,200

2,360

940

276

2,170

2,900

2,640

3,250

48,191

1,606

-

-

May

984

515

271 

1,200

2,740

2,560

1,370

864

808

322

749

1,440

1,160

2,320

2,900

1,120

374

2,770

2,320

2,790

2,350

3,060

2,340

423

3,220

5.950

3,820

3,080

3,510

1,890 

1,760

58,980

1,903

_

-

June

4,170

2,920

3,350 

4,220

4.450

2,380

850

2,890

3,720

3,800

3,930

1,540

935

200

726

890

1,340

1,750

1,550

494

155

1,290

2,310

2,080

1,800

2,160

960

269

788

2,390

60,265

2,009

_

-

July

2,580

2,450

1,390 

750

604

1,430

2,180

2,020

1,710

1,850

421

158

2,000

2,570

2,490

5,000

2,840

566

182

2,860

5,600

5,680

3,010

5,670

949

163

3,910

4,730

4,260

5.510 

4,520

71,833

2,317

-

-

Aug.

1,210

510

4,900 

4,500

4,620

5.150

4,270

742

242

3,730

4,770

3,420

3,510

4,530

2,070

521

5,780

2,440

2,860

2,060

2,320

950

292

5,300

4,250

4,050

4,550

4,870

2,530

657 

4,800

92,184

2,974

-

-

Sept.

5,840

5,800

5.880 

5,480

923

504

404

2,500

5,200

3,980

3,870

2,140

422

3,580

4,340

5,210

5,720

5,770

2,280

270

3,750

5,610

5,560

5,970

2,650

1,120

1,500

2,100

3,000

3,740

96,913

3,230

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,800 Min 120 Mean 2,729 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,880 Min 141 Mean 2,259 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 219

Lakes Marion-Moultrle diversion canal near Pineville, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°23'15", long. 80°08'25", on right bank 0.6 mile upstream from bridge

 on State Highway 45 and 7.0 miles southwest of Pineville, Berkeley County.

Records available. February 1944 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 3.9 miles downstream from

 base gage. Datum of gage is 60.0 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by South Carolina Public Service Authority).

Average discharge. 9 years, 14,480 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 28,100 cfs Feb. 28; minimum daily, 1,170 

cfs July 5.

1944-53: Maximum daily discharge, 40,200 cfs Mar. 10, 1952; maximum daily reverse 

flow, 12,100 cfs Feb. 9, 1947.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of very low fall between gages, which

 are~~poor. Canal diverts water from Lake Marion to Lake Moultrie for generation of 

power and for navigation. Water is discharged from powerplant and navigation lock 

into West Branch Cooper River.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952* to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13,000

14,400

14,700

13,500

9,450

9,450

10,700

12,200

13,300 

13,900

15. 500

10 > 500

7.830

11,700

13, 500

14,000

14,100

13,800

10, 200

8,840

11,900

12,900

13,700 

13,800

14,100

12,500

11, 800

13,2OO

13,000 

13,000

13,300

387,770

12,510

_

-

Nov.

12,900

10, 800

10, 800

11,600

12,300

*13.000

12,900

12, 400

11,100 

6,500

10,700

11,100

12, 000

12,400

12,400

10,700

9,580

10, 300

10, 400

11,500

11,700

11,800

11,000 

9,710

10, 800

11,900

12,300

12,000

11,800 

13,000

-

343,390

11,450

_

-

Dec.

12,100

11,600

12,100

12, 800

13,500

13.700

13, 400

12,600

12,400 

12,600

13,700

13,700

13,500

13,OOO

12,500

12,300

12,500

13,000

13,400

13,600

13,5OO

a!3,400

a!3,000 

*a!2, 700

a!2,200

10,700

9,640

8,380

7,750 

a8, 540

a9,270

377,080

12,160

_

-

Jan.

a9,800

alO, 500

all, 500

a 11, 200

all, 200

all, 000

alo, 800

alO, 900

alO,900 

10,400

10,300

10,100

10,700

11,400

12,000

12,300

12, 200

11,400

10, 700

10, 400

10,200

9,890

9,730 

li,66c10, 800

10,100

11,500

12,500

15.200 

13,100

13,000

344,720

11,120

_

-

Feb.

11,600

10,900

11,000

11, 100

*10, 900

10,400

10,800

9,860

8.800 

10,100

11,200

11,900

11,900

11 , 200

11,800

9,830

12,800

14,600

14,700

15,800

17,800

18,400

18,800 

19,900

21,800

24,700

27,000

28.100

;

-

407,690

14,560

_

-

Mar.

27.900

27,200

27 , 000

26,800

26,200

25,700

25,500

25,200

24, 300 

24, 500

23, 600

23,900

23,700

23,300

22,800

22,800

23,100

23,300

23,700

23,000

22,200

21, 100

20. 500 

*21,400

22,600

21,700

22,800

24,500

25, 700 

24,500

24, 800

745,300

24,040

_

-

Apr.

25.700

25, 600

25,000

24,200

23,700

22,200

22,300

21,700

21, 200 

21,200

20,700

19,800

20, 600

18,800

17 , 300

19,300

17,300

16,600

17,300

16,200

14,700

14,200

14,900 

14,500

13,500

14,400

13,100

7.150

8,760 

11,700

-

543,590

18,120

_

-

May

12,300

8,470

6,790

8,220

12,200

15,200

17,900

19,700

21,000 

21,600

21,500

*22 . 300

21,900

21,000

18,100

15,600

13,800

8,960

9,410

8,510

*10,300

12,500

13,400 

8,010

8,450

*1 1,900

11,800

10, 600

6,990

8,780

e5,250

412,420

13,300

_

-

June

e5,230

6,890

7,730

8,160

10,300

9,380

e4,640

7,730

8,530 

11,000

11.900

11,900

11,900

10,400

6,890

9,450

11,100

8,960

9,380

7,230

62,040

6,360

e4,640 

6,360

10,200

11,000

8,470

6,740

6,320 

8,830

-

249,660

8,322

-

July

e5,390

e4,540

6,640

el, 580

*el.!70

e5,000

9,610

8,760

10, 500 

9,970

7,020

e4,100

e3,660

e5,310

e4,040

8,220

11,000

9,040

e4,470

5,760

9,110

8,630

11.500 

11,500

8,220

6,970

e4,890

7,750

8,980 

10,900

11,300

225,530

7,275

_

- -

Aug.

9,400

8,160

8,570

7,690

11,200

12,900

12,600

12,500

7.570 

8,770

9,840

12,300

13,400

13,200

13,400

11,800

11,300

12,400

12,200

14,500

14.600

14,100

12,900 

11,200

11 , 800

12,400

13,000

13,300

13, 000 

11,500

10,300

361,800

11,670

-

Sept.

11,200

11,000

*1 1,500

12,000

11,800

10,800

9,390

10,100

11,400 

12.500

12,100

11,500

9,990

7.250

9,160

9,890

10,800

11,500

11,400

10,900

10,900

9,750

9,930 

10, 600

10, 800

9,690

9,470

9,000

10, 100 

11 ,500

-

317,480

10, 580

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 40,200 Hin 5,570 Mean 14,470 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 195E-53: Max 28,100 Hin 1,170 Mean 12,920 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of fall between Lake Marion near Pineville 

and Lake Moultrie near Pinopolis. 

e Very low fall between gages.
220 SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

Lake Marion near Pinevllle, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°27'00", long. 80°09'50", at right upstream end of spillway, 2.8 miles 

upstream from old Santee Canal, 5.4 miles upstream from Dead River, and 8 miles west 

of Pineville, Berkeley County.

Drainage area. 14.700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1942 to September 1953. Prior to October 1942, published as 

Santee Reservoir near Pineville.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Harza Engineering Co.). Prior to May 6, 1942, 

staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 76.66 ft Apr. 1; minimum, 64.40 ft Dec. 30. 

1942-53: Maximum elevation, 77.12 ft Mar. 11, 1952; minimum, 61.36 ft Oct. 17, 

1951.

Remarks. Lake is formed by earth dam. Storage began in November 1941; dam completed in 

1941 Usable capacity, 39,640,000,000 cu ft between elevations 60.0 ft (limit of drawdown) and 75.0 ft (maximum normal lake elevation). Dead storage, about 15,250,000,000 

cu ft. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Elevation of spillway crest, 

63.0 ft; top of spillway gates, 76.8 ft. Water is diverted from Lake Marion through 

canal to Lake Moultrie (see p. 219) for generation of power and for navigation.

Elevation at 12 p.m., In feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

74.48

74.47

74.33

74.29

74.26

74.17

74.00

74.00

74.00

73.92

73.86

73.86

73.79

73.67

73.58

73.50

73.39

73.35

73.32

73.11

72.95

72.84

72.76

72.66

72.57

72.51

72.40

72.29

72.07

71.96

71.87

Nov.

71.77

71.68

71.60

71.37

71.28

71.14

70.98

70.87

70.77

70.69

70.62

70.48

70.38

70.28

70.17

70.07

69.92

69.78

69.74

69.79

69.71

69.61

69.60

69.47

69.34

69.29

69.22

68.99

68.86

68.70

-

Dec.

68.55

68.44

68.31

68.23

68.21

68.11

68.01

67.82

67.61

67.62

67.40

67.28

67.14

67.01

66.81

66.57

66.44

66.33

66.19

66.14

65.97

65.69

65.45

65.35

65.33

65.14

64.93

64.76

64.61

64.41

64.57

Jan.

64.60

64.80

65.09

65.07

65.10

65.01

65.03

65.06

75.10

65.17

65.39

65.58

65.87

66.13

66.40

66.58

66.70

66.90

66.93

66.88

67.04

67.15

67.39

67.69

67.83

68.09

68.42

68.79

69.02

69.22

69.42

Feb.

69.61

69.74

69.75

69.79

69.87

69.99

70.23

70.37

70.52

70.60

70.70

70.86

70.80

70.93

71.23

71.42

71.62

71.81

72.06

72.33

72.69

72.86

73.08

73.45

73.86

74.50

75.03

75.40

_

-

Mar.

75.67

75.84

75.99

76.15

76.10

76.12

76.17

76.23

76.20

76.19

76.20

76.21

76.19

76.20

76.28

76.30

76.29

76.32

76.31

76.23

76.11

76.18

76.20

76.17

76.17

76.07

76.14

76.40

76.47

76.57

76.60

Apr.

76.63

76.57

76.48

76.50

76.34

76.25

76.08

75.88

75.76

75.68

75.50

75.42

75.26

75.04

74.99

74.90

74.81

74.79

74.71

74.56

74.41

74.35

74.32

74.24

74.20

74.16

73.96

73.88

73.86

73.96

-

May

74.15

74.14

74.28

74.45

74.60

74.77

74.90

74.97

75.04

75.17

75.27

75.27

75.20

75.07

75.00

74.99

75.01

74.97

74.97

75.00

74.96

74.93

74.89

74.85

74.85

74.75

74.62

74.59

74.59

74.60

74.54

June

74.39

74.37

74.32

74.24

74.21

74.20

74.26

74.25

74.20

74.16

74.22

74.27

74.40

74.38

74.37

74.29

74.24

74.18

74.13

74.12

74.19

74.18

74.10

74.04

74.09

74.04

74.02

74.03

73.95

73.84

-

July

73.77

73.73

73.75

73.77

73.84

73.80

73.95

73.85

73.79

73.70

73.66

73.65

73.64

73.54

73.60

73.59

73.57

73.61

73.60

73.76

73.64

73.70

73.65

73.60

73.56

73.55

73.55

73.48

73.41

73.39

73.36

Aug.

73.41

73.43

73.35

73.23

73.20

73.16

73.10

73.10

73.10

72.96

72.80

72.70

72.60

72.44

72.29

72.15

72.10

71.92

71.94

71.84

71.64

71.46

71/30

71.09

70.87

70.70

70.57

70.44

70.30

70.17

69.93

Sept.

69.76

69.70

69.63

69.59

69.64

69.73

69.66

69.68

69.58

69.48

69.38

69.30

69.19

69.09

68.98

68.86

68.79

68.70

68.64

68.62

68.47

68.23

68.14

68.08

67.98

68.00

68.15

68.18

68.20

68.23

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Oct. 31...............

Nov. 30. ..............

Calendar year 1952..

Jan. 31.......... .....

Feb. 28.. .............

Mar. 31......... ......

May 31...............

July 31............. ..

Water year 1952-53..

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

-

Contents, 

(billions of 

cubic feet)

27.30

17.41

-

19.43

32.88

-

Change In contents 

during month (equivalent, In cubic feet 

per second)

_

-3,864

-3,816

-3,569

-176

+4,323

+9,094

+2,072

-4,522

+911

-709

-1,836

-681

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 221

Santee River near Pineville, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°27'15", long. 80°09'25", on right bank 3.0 miles upstream from Dead 

River, 3.3 miles downstream from Lake Marion Dam, and 6.7 miles west of Pineville, 

Berkeley County.

Drainage area.--14,700 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1942 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 23.00 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

;?outh Carolina Public Service Authority).

Average discharge. 11 years, 2,430 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,830 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 7.15 ft); minimum daily, 403 cfs Nov. 19.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 155,000 cfs Sept. 23, 1945 (gage height, 31.1 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs by computations of flofa over 

spillway at Lake Marion and by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 9 cfs Feb. 23, 

1947.

Remarks. Records good. Flow completely regulated by Lake Marion see preceding page). 

Water is diverted above station from Lake Marion through canal see p. 219) into Lake 

Moultrie (see p. 222) for generation of power and for navigation, then discharged 

into Cooper River basin.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

528

510

510

510

510

510

510

*528

528

528

528

528

510

510

492

492

510

528

510

510

528

475

492

492

475

475

475

475

475

475

475

15,602

503

-

"

Nov.

458

458

458

458

458

458

458

458

440

440

433

433

440

433

426

423 

420

*416

403

413

420

423

416

420

437

492

510

510

492

492

-

13,396

447

-

-

Dec.

492

510

492

475

492

475

475

475

492

475

510

492

492

528

510

458 

420

510

528

492

492

510

492

510

528

510

510

528

510

492

528

15,403

497

-

-

Jan.

510

528

528

528

510

528

510

*510

528

528

545

545

528

510

492

492 

510

510

510

528

528

510

510

545

528

492

492

492

510

492

510

15,987

516

-

-

Feb.

510

528

528

492

510

510

510

545

528

528

528

528

492

510

492

475 

528

492

510

492

492

510

581

726

744

763

*782

782

-

-

-

15,616

558

-

-

Mar.

782

782

800

837

1,070

744

782

875

782

763

782

818

800

782

782

782 

782

818

837

818

763

763

763

763

1.870

1,870

875

915

1,760

905

837

28,302

913

-

-

Apr.

1,080

1.190

818

800

989

800

782

782

782

*708

545

581

799

653

599

784 

617

599

689

726

635

599

599

617

617

617

635

599

581

617

-

21,439

715

-

-

May

617

635

671

635

635

635

617

617

599

617

617

617

617

617

617

617 

617

599

617

617

*599

599

599

599

617

617

617

599

599

617

599

19,091

616

-

-

June

581

£17

599

528

528

528

528

528

528

528

528

528

528

528

528

545 

545

492

528

545

545

545

545

545

545

545

528

492

528

528

-

16,134

538

-

-

July

510

528

*528

492

510

528

528

528

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

510 

528

528

528

528

528

528

528

528

510

528

528

528

528

528

545

16,151

521

-

-

Aug.

528

545

528

528

528

528

528

528

545

528

528

528

528

*510

528

528 

581

581

563

563

510

492

492

492

492

492

492

492

510

510

510

16,236

524

-

-

Sept.

510

510

510

510

510

510

528

510

528

528

528

528

528

510

528

510 

510

510

510

510

492

492

510

510

492

492

528

492

510

510

-

15,354

512

-

-

Calendar year 1952 : Max 63,800 Min 403 Mean 2,143 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53 : Max 1,870 Min 403 Mean 572 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
222 COOPER RIVER BASIN

Lake Moultrie near Pinopolls, S. C.

Location.--Lat 33°14'40", long. 79°59'30", at powerplant, 0.7 mile upstream from Atlantic 

Coast Line Railroad bridge and 2.8 miles northeast of Pinopolis, Berkeley County.

Records available.--January 1942 to September 1953. Prior to October 1942, published as 

Pinopolis Reservoir near Pinopolis.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary a'djustment of 1936 (levels by Harza Engineering Co.). Prior to May 16, 1942, staff 

gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 75.58 ft Apr. 5; minimum, 62.96 ft Jan. 20.

1942-53: Maxim urn elevation, 76.18 ft Feb. 24, 1946 (caused by high wind); minimum, 58.52 

ft Dec. 21, 1951.

Remarks.--Lake is formed by earth dikes and dam, with concrete navigation lock; dikes and 

dam completed in 1941. Storage began in November 1941. Water is diverted through canal 

from Lake Marion (see p. 219) and discharged through tailrace canal into West Branch 

Cooper River. Usable capacity, 28,314,000,000 cu ft between elevations 60.0 ft (limit 

of drawdown) and 75.0 ft (maximum normal elevation). Dead storage, about 19,600,000,000 

cu ft. Figures given herewith represent usable contents. Water is used for generation 

of power and for navigation.

Elevation at 12 p.m., in feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

74.22

74.09

74.01

74.07

74.25

74.02

73.84

73.78

73.69

73.56

73.63

73.85

73.62

73.42

73.26

73.09

72.98

73.06

73.31

73.03

72.74

72.51

72.33

72.15

72.13

72.36

72.12

71.98

71.70

71.46

71.29

Nov.

71.33

71.57

71.32

70.99

70.71

70.53

70.32

70.32

70.62

70.36

70.20

69.92

69.71

69.52

69.63

69.82

69.56

69.40

69.27

69.16

68.96

68.97

69.31

68.99

68.68

68.41

68.52

68.21

68.04

68.15

-

Dec.

67.80

67.56

67.27

66.96

66.71

66.65

66.85

66.61

66.30

65.99

65.68

65.44

65.46

65.57

65.27

64.94

64.59

64.27

63.88

63.72

63.82

63.45

63.16

63.23

63.64

63.85

64.02

64.17

63.71

63.37

63.17

Jan.

63.18

62.99

63.19

63.44

63.36

63.41

63.46

63.44

63.51

63.91

64.41

64.41

64.49

64.61

64.78

64.96

65.41

65.99

66.12

66.23

66.42

66.50

66.54

67.05

67.43

67.46

67.55

67.81

68.03

68.25

68.72

Feb.

69.21

69.26

69.30

69.40

69.45

69.54

70.00

70.31

70.27

70.26

70.28

70.40

70.40

70.70

71.13

71.06

71.18

71.15

71.24

71.38

71.66

71.94

71.96

72.08

72.23

72.52

72.80

73.21

_

_

-

Mar.

73.78

74.18

74.33

74.55

74.63

74.70

74.81

75.03

75.00

75.01

75.12

75.13

75.11

75.12

75.35

75.35

75.30

75.30

75.33

75.28

75.26

75.42

75.41

75.39

75.38

75.22

75.10

75.21

75.40

75.40

75.40

Apr.

75.40

75.40

75.40

75.46

75.53

75.53

75.30

75.10

75.O2

74.95

74.80

74.79

74.72

74.54

7'4.41

74.41

74.31

74.32

74.51

74.34

74.13

74.01

74.00

73.98

73.90

73.91

73.91

73.81

73.71

73.78

-

May

73.83

74.10

74.26

74.28

74.32

74.24

74.18

74.08

74.01

74.21

74.21

74.20

74.20

74.29

74.51

74.63

74.86

74.88

74.89

74.87

74.80

74.74

74.77

74.90

74.73

74.61

74.49

74.50

74.46

74.51

74.62

June

74.42

74.29

74.22

74.10

74.00

74.05

74.29

74.13

74.08

74.03

74.04

74.01

74.15

74.38

74.30

74.18

74.17

74.09

74.00

74.14

74.20

74.18

74.03

73.91

73.91

73.89

73.91

74.00

73.88

73.80

-

July

73.74

73.69

73.96

73.88

73.87

73.74

73.70

73.72

73.69

73. S5

73.72

73.82

73.69

73.61

73.58

73.50

73.47

73.58

73.67

73.66

73.59

73.54

73.51

73.49

73.51

73.65

73.54

73.39

73.27

73.21

73.21

Aug.

73.36

73.41

73.26

73.13

72.96

72.86

72.79

73.08

73.09

72.86

72.62

72.45

72.31

72.08

71.99

72.00

71.84

71.60

71.42

71.20

70.98

70.97

71.04

70.81

70.49

70.31

69.96

69.75

69.78

69.85

69.51

Sept.

69.30

69.16

69.06

68.94

69.10

69.51

69.53.

69.25

68.99

68.85

68.75

68.84

69.16

68.89

68.63

68.42

68.19

68.01

67.99

68.30

68.08

67.77

67.59

67.36

67.33

67.67

68.02

67.77

67.54

67.39

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Sept. 30. ................

Dec. 31.................

Calendar year 1952....

Sept. 30... ..............

Water year 1952-53....

Elevation 

(feet)t

74.33 

71 29

63.17

-

73 2X

67.39

-

Contents 

(billions of 

cubic feet)

26.59

4.22

-

25 20

25 25

11.20

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(equivalent, in cubic 

feet per second)

-3,155

«.3

-1,636

-488

t Elevation at 12 p.
EDISTO RIVER BASIN 

South Pork Edisto River near Montmorenci, S. C.

223

Location. Lat 33°34'35", long. 81°30i50", near center of span on downstream side of 

bridge on State Highway 215, 0.4 mile upstream from Cedar Creek, 1 mile upstream from 

Shaw Creek, and 7v6 miles northeast of Montmorenci, Aiken County.

Drainage area. 198 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1940 to September 1953.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 250.18 ft above mean sea

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 13 years, 241 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,400 cfs May 8, Sept. 28; maximum gage height, 

7.T32 ft May 8, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge, 82 cfs Sept. 1 

(gage height, 2.10 ft).

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 2,460 cfs Aug. 15, 1940, July 19, 1941 (gage height, 

8.81 ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 58 cfs June 8, 1941 

(gage height, 1.52 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions.--WSP 1032: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 12 to Jan. 2, Jan. 4= 

to Feb. 15)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 15 Feb. 16 to Sept. 30

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

102 lie

158

204

5.5 249

6.0 334

6.5 502

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

82

98

118

166

226

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5

281

372

580

935

1,320

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

106

110

106

106

102

*106

106

110

134

150

162

146

130

122

114

110

114

110

122

118

102

110

114

118

118

118

114

118

118

118

118

3,650

118

0.596

0.69

Nov.

122

130

130

126

126

126

126

126

126

130

146

158

166

166

154

150

*146

138

144

174

174 iai 187

158

142

142

142

150

146

142

-

4,380

146

0.737

0.82

Dec.

138

142

172

187

187

170

162

154

150

150

154

162

166

158

150

142

142

138

138

146

162

178

192

182

178

182

187

182

162

162

182

5,057

163

0.823

0.95

Jan.

211

275

556

313

262

238

204

187

192

211

228

262

238

211

187

187

187

187

187

174

182

219

228

228

238

277

294

221

192

*187

182

6,947

224

1.13

1.30

Feb.

182

187

198

198

198

182

182

166

192

192

178

174

182

198

239

*429

685

510

339

288

274

429

685

550

495

520

580

650

-

-

-

9,282

332

1.68

1.75

Mar.

490

360

360

446

615

550

430

332

274

274

303

360

475

685

467

372

320

295

281

288

288

281

288

303

349

372

320

281

250

*240

226

11,175

360

1.82

2.10

Apr.

230

230

230

214

211

208

218

226

245

222

218

226

235

286

559

288

226

204

201

192

186

178

176

176

174

171

176

176

166

174

6,402

213

1.08

1.20

May

540

450

650

450

414

470

666

1.240

1,080

580

585

520

288

250

*222

208

198

186

184

181

204

235

211

176

161

148

136

126

120

120

118

10,517

359

1.71

1.97

June

118

114

llfi

110

110

112

154

164

166

250

585

360

311

235

186

176

164

164

166

151

136

*151

154

184

171

156

181

195

201

181

5,556

179

0.904

1.01

July

168

158

158

122

118

116

118

124

164

229

265

162

151

118

110

110

110

110

122

164

174

176

161

141

122

110

108

112

120

110

102

4,313

139

0.702

0.81

Aug.

104

120

*122

112

118

118

108

104

106

122

120

106

100

94

90

88

90

96

113

164.

148

131

118

110

104

94

92

90

90

88

86

3,546

108

0.545

0.63

Sept.

84.

102

116

194

240

505

585

220

168

156

124

116

112

106

100

102

100

102

100

112

168

195

181

128

122

166

418

898

225.

450

6,685

223

1.13

1.26

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,650 Mln 86 Mean 219 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.04

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,240 Mln 84 Mean 211 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.49

Peak discharge (base. 900 cfs). M,

cfs (7.56 ft}.

ay 8 (6 a.m.) 1,400 cfs (7.62 ft); Sept. 28 (11:30 p.m.) 1,400

Discharge measurement made on this day.
224 EDISTO RIVER BASIN

South Fork Edisto River near Denmark, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°23'35", long. 81°08'00", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

[J. S. Highway 321, 200 ft downstream from Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, 1.8 

miles downstream from Little River, and 4.8 miles north of Denmark, Bamberg County.

Drainage area. 720 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1931 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 155.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Oct. 27, 1931, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 768 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,600 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 7.56 ft); 

minimum, 266 cfs Aug. 17.

1931-53: Maximum discharge, 13,500 cfs Apr. 11, 1936 (gage height, 10.91 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 4,800 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies and 

logarithmic plotting; minimum, 183 cfs June 30 to July 3, 1935.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 9 to Sept. 30)

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

272

330

397

472

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.7

565

780

1,330

2,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

Z2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

376

356

343

324

318

*312.

312

318

383

412

427

434

434

434

434

427

412

404

390

383

369

362

362

362

356

356

356

362

356

356

362

11,592

374

0.519

0.60

Nov.

569

369

376

376

376

383

390

390

390

404

450

503

521

531

541

541

541

531

531

541

*553

565

565

593

593

593

593

593

579

553.

-

14,834

494

0.686

0.77

Dec .

521

512

541

565

579

593

610

610

610

610

593

593

579

565

553

541

531

531

521

521

541

565

565

579

610

648

669

669

669

648

69i

18,136

585

0.812

0.94

Jan.

774

832

855

855

818

795

810

818

795

780

732

694

669

621

627

627

648

669

694

669

769

855

810

864

873

825

*795

788

756

732

726

23,581

761

1.06

1.22

Feb.

720

694

669

669

648

627

648

669

669

648

627

627

627

610

684

832

927

1,000

989

956

1,160

1,440

1,440

1,350

*1,360

1,590

2,110

2.570

-

-

27,360

977

1.56

1.42

Mar.

2.110

1,860

1,840

1,750

1,680

1,560

1,450

1,350

1,500

1,270

1,270

1,460

1,560

1,560

1,470

1,320

1,300

1,380

1,330

1,210

1,060

1,000

1,010

1,060

1,090

1,090

1,060

989

956

918

882

41,105

1,326

1.84

2.12

Apr.

825

768

726

694

669

648

669

*669

648

648

648

669

694

720

669

648

627

627

627

648

648

595

555

551

512

495

480

472

451

464

-

18,746

625

0.868

0.97

May

557

694

768

909

967

1,110

1,290

1,710

2.070

1,880

1,750

2,030

1,710

1,290

1,000

818

694

627

*579

531

503

487

472

464

457

464

450

597

569

550

556

27,755

895

1.24

1.43

June

318

512

306

300

294

288

306

512

550

536

350

369

397

442

480

512

553

565

512

457

412

450

464

457

464

450

487

512

464

457

-

12,356

412

0.572

0.64

July

*541

595

579

531

565

555

565

553

512

457

427

412

412

434

442

376

336

324

318

343

376

397

450

472

464

434

390

585

369

336

318

13,662

441

0.612

0.71

Aug.

306

306

312

330

343

343

383

562

556

530

324

324

318

500

283

272

272

318

356

457

495

505

495

472

420

356

*324

300

294

283

278

10,795

348

0.483

0.56

Sept.

272

306

318

330

376

397

442

464

487

521

593

669

627

495

390

362

350

336

318

312

312

318

330

562

383

420

964

2,120

2.600

2,320

-

18,494

616

0.856

0.96

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,370 Min 245 Mean 653 Cfsm 0.907 In. 12.37

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,600 Mln 272 Mean 653 Cfsm 0.907 In. 12.34

Discharge measurement made on this day.
EDISTO RIVER BASIN 225

North Fork Edisto River at Orangeburg, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°29'00", long. 80°52'25", on left bank at downstream side of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 301 at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, 0.5 mile upstream from 

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge and l| miles downstream from Caw Caw Swamp.

Drainage area. 683 sq mi.

Records available. December 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 149.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Feb. 23, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1939-53), 739 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,160 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 8.43 ft); 

minimum, 271 cfs June 5-7.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 9,500 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 14.28 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 3,900 cfs by velocity-area studies and logarithmic, 

plotting; minimum, 236 cfs July 3, 1945.

Remarks. Records good.

Revision^.--WSP 1032: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 2, May 10

to June 15)

2.9

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

264

278

350

425

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

785

1,080

1,760

2,720

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

505

473

441

418

402

*410

402

418

489

548

557

521

505

489

473

473

465

449

433

425

410

402

402

402

395

395

395

395

395 

388

388

13,663

441

0.646

0.74

Nov.

395

402

402

402

402

402

410

410

41O

418

481

557

611

629

584

566

548

539

521

*539

566

620

611

593

602

602

611

602

575 

548

-

15,558

519

0.760

0.85

Dec.

530

539

584

629

685

665

656

647

638

638

638

629

611

593

575

575

566

557

557

548

566

611

629

529

665

695

725

715

685 

656

715

19,351

624

0.914

1.05

Jan.

775

850

912

S88

875

*850

838

815

805

805

785

765

745

725

705

705

705

725

765

775

862

9(30

925

1,030

1.050

1,010

900

850

815 

795

775

25,725

830

1.22

1.41

Feb.

755

725

735

745

745

725

725

755

775

755

715

-695 695

695

795

888

990

955

940

925

1,010

1,270

1,400

1,370

1,400

1,590

1.710

1,710

-

-

27,193

971

1.42

1.48

Mar.

1,520

1,370

1,340

1,400

1.630

1.48O

1,300

1,150

1,050

1,030

*1,030

1,100

1,210

1,240

1,210

1,180

1,100

1,080

1,080

1,010

940

912

912

990

1,030

972

925

940

925 

888

850

34,794

1,122

1.64

1.89

Apr.

815

755

755

735

725

715

735

*765

745

7?5

725

775

805

805

765

725

695

695

705

725

725

685

638

602

584

575

575

566

548 

548

-

20,966

699

1.02

1.14

May

656

765

862

888

940

1,120

1,180

1,240

1.340

1,210

1,080

955

955

862

765

685

593

539

*497

481

465

441

418

410

402

402

388

358

342 

3Z8

320

21,887

706

1.03

1.19

June

306

299

292

285

278

271

278

285

306

313

306

320

335

388

465

497

481

465

433

402

388

365

358

358

358

365

388

395

395 

380

-

10,755

358

0.524

0.58

July

*380

395

380

410

473

497

513

'530 530

489

441

418

418

441

481

465

395

358

350

342

335

358

395

388

365

358

342

342

335 

320

313

12,557

405

0.593

0.68

Aug.

320

320

350

380

395

380

365

365

388

372

*358

350

335

320

306

313

313

313

393

539

584

656

505

410

365

335

320

313

313 

306

299

11,581

374

0.548

0.63

Sept.

299

320

335

365

433

441

425

418

425

433

457

481

489

449

395

358

342

328

320

313

313

313

313

306

306

358

629

1,100

*2.120 

1,800

-

15,384

513

0.751

0.84

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,360 Mln 285 Mean 703 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.00

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,120 Min 271 Mean 629 Cfsm 0.921 In. 12.48

Discharge measurement made on this day.
226 EDISTO RIVER BASIN 

Edisto River near Branchville, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°10'35", long. 80°48'05", on right bank 400 ft downstream from bridge 

 on U. S. Highway 21, 4.7 miles downstream from Brier Branch, and 5.2 miles south of 

Branchville, Orangeburg County.

Drainage area. 1,720 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 80.02 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

(Torps of Engineers). Prior to May 19, 1949, at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 7 years (1946-53), 1,922 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,950 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 8.27 ft); minimum, 614 cfs Sept. 2 (gage height, 0.84 ft).

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 10,000 cfs Oct. 6, 1948 (gage height, 10.21 ft, present datum); minimum, 544 cfs Aug. 1, 1952.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 2

1.6 743

2.0 855

4.0 1,470

6.0 2,400

7.0 3,220

8.0 4,430

9,0 6,490

Mar. 3 to Sept. 30

0.8 614 4.0 1,500 

1.0 662 6.0 2,400 

2.0 914

Note.--Same as preceding 

table above 6.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,340

1,180

1,040

915

855

*799

771

771

855

885

975

1,000

1,000

1,000

975

975

945

945 

915

885

855

827

799

799

799

771

771

771

771

771

745

27,703

894

0.520

0.60

Nov.

743

771

771

771

771

771

771

771

771

799

827

855

915

1,000

1,060

1,100

1,120

1,160 

1,160

*1,160

1,120

1,120

1,160

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1.Z20

1,226

-

29,807

994

0.578

0.64

Dec.

1,220

1,180

1,220

1,180

1,220

1,220

1,240

1,240

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,240

1,220

1,180

1,160 

1.120

1,120

1,120

1,160

1,160

1,180

1,240

1,300

1,360

1,440

1,470

1,500

l._540

38 , 910

1,255

0.730

0.84

Jan.

1,580

1,610

1,690

1,810

1,850

*1,950

1,950

1,950

1,900

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,810

1,730

1,650

1,580

l,5'6o' 1.500 

1,500

1,560

1,730

1,950

2,220

2,470

2,690

2.770

2,770

2,540

2,340

2,220

60,240

1,943

1.13

1.30

Feb.

2,050

1,950

1,900

1,850

1,810

1,810

1,770

1,850

2,000

2,050

2,050

2,000

1,900

1,770

1.750

1,770

1,850

2,OOO 

2,160

2,280

2,340

2,470

2,690

3,120

*3,640

4,130

4,590

4 7? n

..

'

66,300

2,368

1.38

1.44

Mar.

4,770

4,770

4.950

4,770

4,590

4,590

4,430

4,270

3,870

3,640

3,420

3,320

3,320

3,420

3,530

3,420

3,420

3,320 

3,120

3,030

2,940

2,940

2,940

3,030

2,940

2,850

2,850

2,690

2,610

2,470

2.400

108,630

3,504

2.04

2.35

Apr.

2.280

2,220

2,100

2,000

1,900

1,770

1,730

*1,660

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,590

1,590

1,560

1,590

1,590

1,560 

1,530

1,470

,410

,380

,380

,380

,380

,320

,230

,200

1,140

1.110

-

47,550

1,585

0.922

1.03

May

1,110

1,140

1,230

1,320

1,410

1,560

1,770

2,220

2,690

2,770

2,850

5.050

2,940

2,850

2,770

2,690

2,400

2,160 

*1,850

1,620

1,470

1,290

1,170

1,080

998

970

914

914

888

862

81Q

53,746

1,734

1.01

1.16

June

784

758

734

710

710

686

686

686

686

710

734

734

734

758

810

836

862

914 

914

914

914

888

862

836

836

862

888

888

914

914

-

24,162

805

0.468

0.52

July

*888

856

856

914

970

1,030

1,050

1,030

1,050

1.080

1,080

1,030

914

862

836

862

862

836 

810

734

710

715

734

758

784

784

810

810

784

758

710

26,842

866

0.503

0.58

Aug.

686

662

662

662

662

686

710

734

758

758

734

710

*686

686

662

662

638

638 

662

784

914

942

970

970

970

888

810

734

710

662

662

25,074

744

0.433

0.50

Sept.

638

614

138

662

686

710

784

784

784

810

810

810

862

888

914

914

836

734 

710

686

662

638

638

638

638

662

810

942

*1,080

1.260

-

23,242

775

0.451

0.50

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,000 Min 557 Mean 1,540 Cfsm 0.895 In. 12.18

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,950 Min 614 Mean 1,453 Cfsm 0.845 In. 11.46

Discharge measurement made on this day.
EDISTO RIVER BASIN 227

Edisto River near Givhans, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°01'40", long. 80°23'30", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 61 (revised), 2.3 miles downstream from Pour Hole Swamp and 2.8 miles 

west of Givhans, Dorchester County.

Drainage area. 2,730 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. January 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 20.46 ft above mean sea level (levels 

Dy Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 14 years, 2,510 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,400 cfs Mar. 7 (gage height, 12.26 ft); 

minimum, 560 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 1.57 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 24,300 cfs Sept. 21, 1945 (gage height, 17.28 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 442 

cfs June 3, 1941 (gage height, 1.12 ft).

Remarks. Records good. About 44,310,000 gal a day (68.6 cfs) diverted above station 

for Charleston water supply during year.

Revisions. W.SP 1032: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

2.4

2.5

3.0

4.0

Oct. 1

675

910

1,080

1,500

to Mar.

6,

8.

10,

15.

, 7

.0

.0

.0

.0

In 0

2

5

6

12

,500

,790

,160

,100

1,

2.

2.

3.

4.

jond

.6

,0

.5

.0

.0

) 

Map. 8

574

690

846

1,020

1,420

to Sept.

6.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

30

2,

3,

6,

12,

380

700

160

100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

2.580 

2,280

2,160

2,020

1,760

1,540 

*1,360

1,280

1,400

1,580

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,540

1,500

1,400

1,320

1,280

1,240

1,200

1,120

1,080

1,050

1,010 

1,010

980

945

945

945

"9TO" 910

43,035

1,388

-

-

Nov.

910 

910

'575 875

875

875 

875

875

875

910

980

1,050

1,080

1,120

1,160

1,200

1,280

1,320

1,320

*1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360 

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,450

1,450

1,450

34,715

1,157

-

-

Dec.

1.450 

1,450

1,500

1,540

1,540

1,540 

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,580

1,540

1,540

1,500

1,500

1,540

1,540

1,540 

1,580

1,680

1,760

1,860

1,920

1,960

2.020

50,230

1,620

-

-

Jan.

2.120 

2,220

2,280

2,380

2,380

2,440 

*2,500

2,550

2,600

2,600

2,660

2,660

2,600

2,600

2,6BO

2,550

2,500

2,380

2,330

2,220

2,160

2,160

2,220

2,330 

2,500

2,720

2,840

2,960

3,080

3,200

5.540

78,680

2,538

-

~

Feb.

3,340 

3,340

3,270

5,200

5,080

2.960 

2,960

5,080

5,270

5,540

5,410

5,480

5,410

5,410

3,340

3,540

5,340

5,270

5,270

5,200

5,270

5,540

5,410

5,480 

5,650

*4,060

4,810

6.010

-

_

-

97,320

3,476

-

~

Mar.

7,100 

7,800

8,160

8,940

9,760

10.200 

10,200

9,980

9,340

8,740

8,160

7,800

7,620

7,440

6,940

6,460

6,160

6,160

6,010

5,720

5,440

5,170

4,910

4,780 

4,780

4,660

4,540

4,420

4,310

4,090

5.890

209,680

6,764

-

-

Apr.

5.790 

3,610

3,440

3,280

3,140

3,000 

2,820

2,650

*2,480

2,330

2,250

2,180

2,150

2,150

2,080

1,980

1,930

1,930

1,880

1,880

1,850

1,730

1,640

1,600 

1,550

1,500

1,460

1,370

1,280

1.200

-

66,050

2,202

-

-

May

1,200 

1,160

1,160

1,240

1,520

1,420 

1,500

1,640

1,780

1,980

2,180

2,430

2,600

2,760

2.880

2,880

2,880

2,820

2,760

*2,650

2,480

2,230

1,850

1,460 

1,200

1,050

945

878

878

846

798

55,855

1,801

-

-

June

766 

755

705

675

660

645 

645

650

'616 616

616

645

660

690

690

705

750

782

814

846

846

846

846

798 

798

798

814

846

846

846

-

22,175

739

-

~

July

846 

*814

798

766

814

878 

910

945

980

980

1.020

1,020

980

910

814

798

782

798

798

782

735

705

720

720 

720

755

755

750

750

755

690

25,428

820

-

~

Aug.

660 

645

616

660

660

675 

750

798

798

782

*766

798

782

735

720

675

645

630

630

645

766

945

1,020

1.080 

1,080

1,080

1,020

910

814

755

675

24,195

780

-

"

Sept.

660 

66CT

660

660

660

660 

660

690

755

755

735

735

750

766

782

814

846

846

766

690

660

616

588

574 

574

616

690

782

910

*980

-

21 , 500

717

-

"

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,776 Mln 565 Mean 2,134 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 10,200 Mln 574 Mean 1,997 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Discharge for Feb. 27 to Apr. 8, Sept. 1-8, 26-29, computed on basis of recorded range In 

stage and once-daily gage readings by U. S. Weather Bureau.
228 COMBAHEE RIVER BASIN

Salkehatchie | River near Miley, S. C.

Location. Lat 32°59'20", long. 81°03'10", near right bank at dovmstream side of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 601, 2.6 miles dovmstream from Savannah Creek, 3.1 miles upstream 

from Hampton and Branchville Railroad bridge, and 3.1 miles northwest of Miley, 

Hampton County.

Drainage area.--341 sq mi.

Records available. February 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 64.35 ft above mean sea level, 

Saturn of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 950 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 4.04 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 43 cfs June 3-5.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 30, 1953; minimum, 38 cfs July 14, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 21 to Dec. 27, 

June 27 to Aug. 22)

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

37

51

98

163

3.0 

3.4 

4.0

262

422

860

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

128

115

104

98

92

87

87

116

163

179

171

179

188

188

171

163

148

134

128

128

115 

104

98

98

92

92

92

92

*92

92

92

3,826

123

0.361

0.42

Nov.

98

98

104

104

104

104

109

109

109

128

179

214

225

225

236

249

262

262

249

249

249 

236

225

225

214

225

236

225

214

205

-

5,671

189

0.554

0.62

Dec .

*188

188

205

205

214

225

236

249

262

249

249

236

225

214

205

196

196

196

196

196

214 

225

225

236

262

293

329

350

*329

350

391

7,540

243

0.713

0.82

Jan.

422

422

397

372

372

397

397

372

350

311

278

262

249

236

23?

236

236

236

262

278

278

278

311

397

511

543

578

578

543

450

372

11,160

360

1.06

1.22

Feb.

329

*293

293

293

311

329

350

397

422

450

479

450

397

329

311

329

329

350

372

372

422

511

543

543

578

652

774

774

-

-

-

11,982

428

1.26

1.31

Mar.

774

*732

732

732

774

817

691

652

652

614

578

614

614

652

732

732

691

652

578

511

m511

614

691

691

614

578

543

*511

450

19,599

632

1.85

2.13

Apr.

372

311

293

262

249

236

249

249

249

262

278

293

293

278

249

236

225

205

188

179

171 

163

163

163

156

156

156

148

*141

A5i

6,707

224

0.657

0.73

May

171

196

214

262

293

311

488

£14

511

450

397

350

311

278

214

156

128

109

104

104

115 

121

109

98

87

77

*68

64

55

55

SL

6,561

212

0.622

0.72

June

48

44

43

43

*44

44

48

59

64

64

82

77

72

98

134

115

104

115

115

98

87 

77

87

121

179

236

262

329

329

293

-

3,511

117

0.343

0.38

July

*262

214

171

141

148

148

134

134

163

188

205

179

128

115

98

92

92

81

115

141

156 

188

264

331

372

311

225

249

*196

156

141

5,610

181

0.531

0.61

Aug.

121

109

98

134

121

92

82

87

109

104

92

87

82

87

98

92

82

115

131

262

262 

225

214

225

225

179

115

98

92

82

*77

3,979

128

0.375

0.43

Sept.

72

82

77

77

82

98

115

115

109

98

87

72

64

59

59

55

55

55

a64

72 

68

59

59

64

98

294

479

*450

755

-

3,942

131

0.384

0.43

Calendar year 1952: Max 905 Mln 44 Mean 251 Cfsm 0.736 In. 10.02

Water year 1952-53.: Max 817 win 43 Mean 247 Cfsm 0.724 In. 9.82

Discharge measurement made on this day.
COMBAHEE RIVER BASIN 

Combahee River near Yemassee, S. C.

229

Location.--Lat 32°42'25", long. 80 0 49'3S", near left bank on downstream side of pile 

bent of bridge on U. S. Highway 15, 0.2 mile upstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, 1.8 miles northeast of Yemassee, Hampton County, and 5 miles downstream 

from Black Creek.

Drainage area.--1,100 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--June 1951 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 10.2 miles downstream 

from base gage.

Extremes .--Maximum discharge dui*ing year, 3,110 cfs Mar. 7, 8; maximum gage height, 

7.32 ft Mar. 8; minimum daily discharge, 37 cfs Sept. 19.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 3,530 cfs Feb. 19, 1952 (gage height, 7.51 ft); minimum daily, 37 cfs Oct. 20, 1951, Sept. 19, 1953.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

555

*524

473

404

329

257

203

210

414

443

433

414

386

348

311

293

275

266

275

275

212

184

175

179

157

136

128

138

136

123

119

8,775

283

0.257

0.30

Nov.

131

128

128

121

107

109

104

98

98

106

131

180

210

239

248

248

257

275

293

302

311

311

320

320

329

348

348

329

329

320

-

6,778

226

0.205

0.23

Dee.

Ill

311

348

338

329

348

329

320

*320

320

320

320

338

348

357

357

357

357

348

338

386

395

404

414

424

453

473

493

513

524

544

11,737

379

0.345

0.40

Jan.

588

610

634

622

634

634

634

634

610

610

610

610

610

610

588

566

534

515

534

544

544

555

544

534

513

534

555

577

599

645

682

18,211

587

0.534

0.62

Feb.

710

740

790

825

808

755

740

808

928

1,000

1,110

1,140

1,080

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,080

1,020

1,000

928

885

905

975

1,020

1,080

1,260

1,560

1.970

-

-

-

28,267

1,01O

0.918

0.96

Mar.

2,430

2,750

2,930

3,020

3,020

*3,020

5.110

3,110

3,020

2,930

2,750

2,590

2,510

2,510

2,510

2,430

2,360

2,290

2,220

2,090

1.970

1,970

2,090

2,290

2,450

2,430

2,590

2,750

2,670

2,430

2,220

79,440

2,563

2.33

2.69

Apr.

1.910

1,650

1,420

1,260

1,080

905

825

740

669

634

645

657

657

*634

599

577

544

524

503

483

463

414

357

320

293

284

248

230

225

210

-

19,960

665

0.605

0.68

May

239

266

284

302

376

386

414

443

463

473

503

577

657

710

740

695

599

503

414

329

320

293

221

168

141

133

114

98

92

90

84

11,127

359

0,326

0.38

June

70

50

56

*54

54

58

56

63

61

67

75

68

70

134

186

192

165

162

143

126

123

114

114

106

106

146

177

184

174

184

-

3,338

111

0.101

0.11

July

210

239

248

239

320

357

275

191

153

150

133

114

106

99

101

95

78

22.

77

90

86

86

107

124

124

140

177

217

257

284

302

5,249

169

0.154

0.18

Aug.

284

239

189

138

124

129

152

179

179

165

140

*109

88

98

93

80

72

131

145

172

199

175

180

216

257

257

239

221

239

266

205

5,360

173

0.157

0.18

Sept.

150

123

104

86

82

96

103

101

72

68

70

68

78

56

47

47

48

44

il

78

98

61

*74

92

87

99

293

443

453

424

3,682

123

0.112

0.12

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,530 Min 43 Mean 575 Cfsra 0.523 In. 7.13

Water year 195E-53: Max 3,110 Min 37 Mean 553 Cfsm 0.503 In. 6.85

Discharge measurement made on this day.
230 BROAD RIVER BASIN

Coosawhatchie River near Hampton, S. C.

Location. Cat 32°50'10", long. 81°07'55", near left bank on downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 601, 1.6 miles downstream from Black Creek and 2.5 miles southwest of 

Hampton, Hampton County.

Drainage area.--203 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1951 to September 1953.

gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 50.30 ft above mean sea level, 

3atum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,750 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 5.78 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow for part of June 6, July 19.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 24, 1953; no flow Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1951, 

and for part of July 31, 1952, June 6, July 19, 1953.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 25 to Dec. 21)

1.5

1.6

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

5.3 

5.7

41

88

163

321

649

1,160

1,850

2,550

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

37

29

22

18

14

12

9.5

9.9

107

185

189

176

154

112

64

56

46

44

42

39

30

25

20

17

14

14

12

9.9

*9.1

9.1

8.7

1,534.2

49.5

0.244

0.28

Nov.

9^5

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

12

17

39

84

101

107

107

84

86

70

59

53

64

81

86

84

70

56

46

42

40

38

-

1,519.5

50.6

0.249

0.28

Dee.

*35

21

35

41

45

51

53

54

50

45

44

45

42

41

41

40

39

35

35

36

95

119

134

134

146

173

189

182

*169

160

154

2,493

80.4

0.396

0.46

Jan.

154

157

166

169

169

146

126

116

109

116

124

129

129

107

98

105

124

143

146

151

179

202

224

256

285

265

231

202

169

148

129

4,972

160

0.788

0.91-

Feb.

132

*134

163

195

195

176

212

364

404

364

283

239

202

182

206

239

256

252

 235

220

209

256

332

364

433

649

782

782

_

_

-

8,460

302

1.49

1.55

Mar.

649

*534

534

534

803

*829

735

649

498

404

466

711

829

735

692

570

498

433

375

353

412

631

1,390

2.550

2,050

1,360

1,040

782

610

*534

466

23,656

763

3.76

4.34

Apr.

404

375

337

311

287

273

273

283

278

278

321

359

370

337

292

244

220

182

169

173

179

169

134

116

107

101

103

92

*81

68

6,916

231

1.14

1.27

May

64

117

213

321

466

404

307

287

343

404

337

210

143

105

70

50

45

41

35

24

20

19

16

14

8.0

4.8

*3.3

2.2

1.8

1.4

1.2

4,077.7

132

0.650

0.75

June

0.9

.8

.6

.3

_._!

.1

.1

.5

.9

1.3

1.5

1.4

1.6

7.3

44

90

77

44

30

22

5.4

2.8

2.2

2.9

6.1

11

27

50

67

67

-

565.8

18.9

0.093

0.10

July

*53

37

25

16

8.0

8.3

8.7

8.3

7.9

4.2

2.6

2.0

1.6

1.1

.8

.5

.4

.2

.2

29

56

51

44

36

21

12

17

14

*19

19

10

513.8

16.6

0.082

0.09

Aug.

4.8

2.2

1.3 ia

13

20

20

17

37

75

56

33

18

17

17

11

6.7

7.9

18

88

129

132

109

59

26

15

11

9.1

16

35

 39

1,044.1

33.7

0.166

0.19

Sept.

42

41

38

48

70

96

122

82

39

42

34

19

11

4.6

3.8

3.0

2.5

2.2

2.2

4.3

5.0

7.2

8.0

7.6

9.6

50

394

735

*735

534

-

3,192.0

106

0.522

0.58

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,560 Min 0.1 Mean 147 Cfsm 0.724 In. 9.84

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,550 Min 0.1 Mean 161 Cfsm 0.793 In. 10.80

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 

Chattooga River near Clayton, Ga.

231

Location. -Lat 34°49', long. 83°18', on left bank. 150 ft downstream from new bridge on 

U. S. Highway 76, 2f miles upstream from Stekoa Creek, 7 miles southeast of Clayton, 

Rabun County, 9 miles downstream from War Woman Creek, and 9 miles upstream from confluence with Tallulah River.

Drainage area. 203 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1907 to June 1908, November 1939 to September 1953.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,165.6 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by State Highway Department of Georgia). 

May 1907 to June 1908 staff gage at site 400 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1939-53), 611 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,020 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 5.4 ft); minimum, 133 cfs Nov. 8, 9.

1907-8, 1939-53: Maximum discharge, 29,000 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 13.8 

ft), from rating curve extended above 4,700 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations 

at gage heights 9.9 and 13.8 ft; minimum, 122 cfs Oct. 6, 7, 1947.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

130

238

398

760

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

l,26a 

1,900 

3,410 

5,220

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

£4

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

167

160

157

151

154

154

160

160

262

276

204

185

174

171

167

160

160

157

154

148

145

 145

148

151

148

148

148

148 

145

145

145

5,097

164

0.808

0.93

Nov.

145

145

145

142

142

139

139

136

136

151

178

178

154

148

145

145

142

139

497

1.420

530

380

322

280

262

338

565

392 

338

312

-

8,285

276

1.36

1.52

Dec.

Z85

322

 368

322

338

368

322

296

296

888

1.080

640

502

429

380

344

327

312

296

285

296

276

276

271

262

247

238

238 

234

234

565

11,537

372

1.83

2.11

Jan.

509

410

423

374

333

322

322

772

1,480

2.240

1,380

922

744

*648

586

537

502

736

680

593

814

720

769

1,700

1,130

895

796

814 

805

696

648

24,300

1 84

3.86

4.45

Feb.

624

586

565

544

516

516

696

704

593

551

744

1,260

980

805

990

886

814

752

704

2,050

4.740

2,540

1,760

1,490

1,340

*1,220

1,080

1,000

_

-

31,050

1,109

5.46

5.69

Mar.

940

1,130

1,030

1,280

1,170

1,000

922

886

832

796

877

904

859

814

931

850

796

787

769

720

712

1,080

2.620

1,900

1,380

1,170

1,060

990 

940

895

859

31,899

1,029

5.07

5.84

Apr.

 832

796

769

744

720

728

814

720

688

680

648

696

688

632

616

640

593

593

600

565

558

551

544

530

530

551

502

495 

495

1.140

-

19,658

655

3.23

3.60

May

1,020

805

704

895

970

1,200

1.490

1,010

850

760

704

672

*624

6OO

579

558

551

537

579

586

523

495

481

464

448

435

417

398 

392

386

374

20,507

662

3.26

3.76

June

362

344

338

338

333

356

558

429

398

380

481

374

350

460

404

386

380

350

350

410

435

398

368

 374

586

586

704

680 

624

632

-

13 , 168

439

2.16

2.41

July

502

441

593

474

423

404

410

467

386

344

333

322

306

301

296

481

410

333

728

696

565

832

960

616

502

448

417

386 

374

374

495

14,619

472

2.33

2.69

Aug.

398

368

344

386

350

317

312

374

410

306

 296

285

280

271

262

252

296

356

368

608

398

317

301

280

296

266

252

238 

230

234

225

9,876

319

1.57

1.81

Sept.

217

213

234

285

333

350

280

238

234

221

217

213

209

196

192

 192

185

182

182

238

234

196

185

178

230

495

600

362 

266

234

-

7,591

253

1.25

140

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,820 Min 136 Mean 581 Cfsm 2.86 In. 38.94

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,740 Min 136 Mean 541 Cfsm 2.66 In. 36.21

Peak discharge (base. 3.400 cfs).--Feb. 21 (1 p.m.) 6,020 cfs (5.4 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
232 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Panther Creek near Toccoa, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°41', long. 83°21', on left bank at Yonah Dam Settlement, a quarter of 

a mile upstream from mouth and 7 miles north of Toccoa, Stevens County.

Drainage area. 31.4 sq mi.

Records available. January 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder; Datura of gage is 673.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Georgia Power Co.).

Average discharge. 10 years, 75.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,740 cfs July 22 (gage height, 8.78 ft); minImum, 20 cfs Oct. 3.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 15,100 cfs June 16, 1949 (gage height, 18.0 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 800 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 14 cfs Sept. 6, 7, Oct. 7, 1947.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

2.4 

3.0

4.0

165

350

730

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

24 

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

51

33

27

26

26

25

25

25

24

25

24

24

23

*23

24

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

777

25.1

0.799

0.92

Nov.

24 

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

28

32

27

25

24

24

24

24

23

67

78

36

32

30

28

28

34

30

28

27

27

-

886

29.5

0.939

1.05

Dec.

 if

34

32

40

34

32

30

30

72

58

43

37

34

33

32

30

29

28

33

34

30

32

32

29

28

28

28

27

30

.96

1,118

36.1

1.15

1.33

Jan.

53 

52

52

44

40

37

35

6T

194

248

113

74

61

*54

51

48

46

58

48

47

74

54

96

135

85

67

61

63

57

53

52

2,213

71.4

2.27

2.62

Feb.

52

48

47

46

44

51

69

58

52

53

91

124

86

75

150

106

83

72

67

322

402

176

124

111

100

*92

85

79

_

-

-

2,865

102

3.25

3.38

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,120 Min 22

Mar.

77 

106

90

122

102

90

83

81

77

75

100

98

90

85

86

81

77

79

79

22.

74

128

223

145

115

102

96

90

83

81

*81

2,968

95.7

3.05

3.52

Apr.

81

77

75

74

72

77

*75

72

69

69

67

83

72

69

66

72

66

66

66

64

64

63

63

63

63

64

61

60

60

180

-

2,173

72.4

2.31

2.58

May

124 

102

90

102

111

152

162

115

98

90

83

*77

75

72

71

69

69

69

81

72

67

64

63

63

61

60

58

57

57

56

5_i

2,544

82.1

2.61

3.01

June

54 

52

52

51

51

56

57

54

134

64

64

54

52

57

54

54

53

49

48

69

60

53

*49

47

53

53

66

61

78

66

-

1,765

58.8

1.87

2.09

July

53 

49

49

58

52

47

54

61

49

44

44

42

42

41

48

115

60

52

55

343

100

634

276

117

86

75

69

64

60

63

61

2,963

95.6

3.04

3.50

Aug.

56 

53

54

*58

52

49

49

49

49

47

47

44

43

42

41

41

69

54

54

52

47

46

44

43

42

41

40

40

40

38

57

1,461

47.1

1.50

1.73

Sept.

36

48

43

52

43

40

40

35

34

34

34

33

32

30

30

*29

28

28

30

44

34

30

29

29

60

66

21

46

40

36

-

1,170

39.0

1.24

1.38

Mean 71.8 Cfsm 2.29 In. 31.15

Water year 1952-53: Max 634 Min 22 Mean 62.7 Cfsm 2.00 In. 27.11

Peak discharge (base. 900 efs) .--July 20 (5 a.m.) 1.850 efs (6.15 ft); July 22 (8 p.m.) 3,740 cfs 

(8.78 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 233

Tugaloo River near Hartwell, CJa.

Location. Lat 34°29', long. 82°55', on right bank three-quarters of a mile upstream from 

Beaverdam Creek, 5 miles upstream from confluence with Seneca River, and 10 miles north 

of Hartwell, Hart County.

Drainage area. 905 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1925 to September 1927, February 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 570 ft (by barometer). April 1925 to 

September 1927 at datum about 1 ft higher.

Average discharge.--15 years (1925-27, 1940-53), 2,014 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,300 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 8.25 ft); minimum daily, 318 cfs Oct. 27.

1925-27, 1940-53: Maximum discharge, 28,600 cfs Aug. 31, 1940 (gage height, 10.8 

ft); minimum daily, 189 ofs Oct. 6, 1941.

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

Flow regulated by powerplants above station and by Burton and Mathis Reservoirs on Tallulah River. Burton Reservoir, completed in 1920, and Mathis Reservoir, completed in 

1914, have combined usable capacity of 129,000 acre-ft and regulate the flow from 150 

sq mi of Tallulah River basin.

Cooperation. Records of monthly reservoir contents furnished by Georgia Power Co. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1142: 1926.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.5 

3.0

299

370

652

1,180

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

8.0

2,630

4,740

10,600

14,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

tt)

Oct.

916

1,010

1,320

1,320

462

338

932

644

866

1.660

1,030

394

358

755

1,300

1,040

1,010

366

576

340

1,060

»1,220

1,120

952

890

610

318

469

555

1,440

1,470

26,741

863

-202

Nov.

982

348

331

561

943

1,110

1,040

906

870

351

935

800

901

914

1,020

415

328

700

733

2.970

2,430

2,240

441

381

930

1,160

1,150

573

1,650

571

-

28,684

956

-37

Dec.

368

*920

1,450

1,050

1,710

1,820

512

402

1,740

1,950

3,280

2,620

2,460

1,670

512

2,020

1,870

1,900

1,610

1,640

616

463

1,450

1,860

1,740

438

1,820

438

430

2,180

3,540

46,479

1,499

-218

Jan.

3,230

1,130

2,80C

1,230

566

1,280

1,200

1,530

5,180

8.150

4,480

2,210

*3,250

2,140

1,910

1,850

1,780

1,210

1,060

1,570

1,670

1,980

2,550

4,340

3,000

1,580

2,100

2,080

1,800

1,900

1,630

72,386

2,335

+314

Feb.

948

662

1,930

1,960

1,370

1,550

2,500

1,160

1,270

1,890

2,060

3,220

3,410

2,03O

3,680

2,880

3,280

2,610

2,500

6,590

14.000

9,240

4,940

3,830

*5,070

4,010

3,220

2,470

_

_

-

94,280

3,367

+407

Mar.

1,150

2,440

3,620

3.8QO

3,580

3,870

3,080

1,490

1,560

3,470

2,790.

3,010

3,230

2,280

1,270

1,480

2,860

2,590

2', 930

2,970

2,470

2,100

3,500

5.790

4,840

3,590

3,670

3,270

1,540

1,840

»3,000

89,060

2,873

+ 107

Apr.

2,910

2,700

3,030

2,340

968

841

2,470

2,620

2,530

2,360

1,660

1,160

1,OOO

2,400

1,830

2,210

1,920

1,840

1,600

925

2,210

1,600

1,820

1,770

1,660

1,030

1,530

1,440

2,080

5.570

-

58,024

1,934

+91

May

4,780

4,330

1,640

2,280

3,430

4,620

6,090

4,660

3,430

1,920

1,420

*2,190

2,260

2,350

2,680

1,900

1,300

1,040

2,090

2,900

2,600

2,340

1,930

754

710

2,460

1,870

1,750

1,560

1,710

840

75,834

2,446

+52

June

800

1,600

960

1,000

l.OOO

1,900

1,000

660

2,000

2,100

2,100

1,600

1,100

720

1,100

1,300

1,800

1,100

1,700

2,200

1,600

1,300

*1,700

1,690

1,930

2,030

1,130

2.220

1,550

1,070

-

43,960

1,465

-119

July

1,390

1,510

1,530

1,630

1,210

538

1,280

1,870

1,630

1,660

1,690

570

471

766

1,510

1,270

1,710

1,400

774

3,080

1,610

2,330

5.550

2,180

1,830

706

566

1,630

1,600

1,470

1,490

48,451

1,563

+67

Aug.

1,340

524

641

*1,970

2.140

2,090

1,250

1,460

506

429

1,190

1,070

1,420

922

742

385

559

1,880

1,420

1,700

1,280

1,320

440

404

1,280

551

1,270

1,240

1,050

422

570

33,265

1,073

-145

Sept.

1,290

1,590

1,650

2,070

1,170

678

45S

480

960

1,280

916

96O

394

£53.

*653

1,240

978

1,430

1,920

480

436

808

701

918

1,260

2.590

1,720

708

1,270

873

-

32,234

1,074

-114

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

661 

0.750 

0.84

919 

1.02 

1.14

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53 :

1,281 

1.42 

1.64

2,649 

2.93 

3.38

3,774 

4.17 

4.34

2,980 

3.29

3.79

2,025 

2.24 

2.50

2,498 

2.76 

3.18

Observed

Max 20,300 Mln 318 Mean 2,119 

Max 14,000 Mln 318 Mean 1,779

1,346 

1.49 

'1.66

1,630 

1.80 

2.08

928 

1.03 

1.19

960 

1.06 

1.18

Adjusted

Mean 2,111 Cfsm 2.33 In. 31.08 

Mean 1,793 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.93

Peak discharge (base. 10.000 cfs).--Peb. 21 (8 a.m.) 15,300 cfs (8.25 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Burton and Mathis Reservoirs, furnished by Georgia Power Co.

Note. No gage-height record May 31 to June 23; discharge estimated on basis of power output at 

Yonah Dam.

341. 17 O - 55 - 16
234 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Keowee River near Newry, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°44', long. 82°53', on left bank 0.4 mile upstream from Six Mile Creek, 

1 mile downstream from Little River, and 1.5 miles east of Newry, Oconee County.

Drainage area. 455 sq mi.

Records available. December 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 625.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 13 years (1940-53), 1,193 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,300 cfs Feb. 21; maximum gage height, 18.89 

ft Feb. 21; minimum discharge, 199 cfs Oct. 21; minimum daily, 248 cfs Nov. 17.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 25,200 cfs Aug. 13, 1940; maximum gage height, 24.60 

ft Aug. 13, 1940; minimum discharge, 164 cfs July 26, 1952; minimum daily, 175 cfs 

July 30,. 1952.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation at low flow by powerplant above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

333

306

308

280

278

315

416 

321

588

622

375

315

369

350

350

344

350

294

315

327

281 

327

333

311

301

321

327

327

290 

321

309

10,604

342

0.752

0,87

Nov.

310

315

327

308

327

*353

288 

304

298

333

389

396

350

333

458

311

248

527

464

5.650

1,340 

816

689

598

557

698

1,120

766

655 

589

-

17,877

596

1.31

1.46

Dec.

550

655

757

614

647

732

589 

550

526

1,600

2.520

1,380

1,020

876

774

698

*655

630

598

581

622

589

573

573

550

534

511

495

495 

488

1,720

24,102

777

1.71

1.97

Jan.

1,420

1,040

1,050

902

816

757

748 

1,290

2,860

4,640

3,200

1,930

1,500

1,210

1,050

944

842

1,380

1,290

1,070

1,800 

1,550

1,460

3,800

2,270

1,590

1,290

»1,250

1,250 

1,010

876

48,085

1,551

3.41

3.93

Feb.

842

766

714

672

606

614

1,550 

1,290

1,040

868

1,210

2,360

1,890

1,380

3,120

2,100

1,550

1,290

1,160

5,480

14.900 

S,580

3,380

2,700

2,360

2,100

1,890

1,760

;

-

65,172

2,328

5.12

5.33

Mar.

1,590

2,140

1,890

2,360

2,270

1,800

1,590 

1,460

1,380

1,250

* ,460

,840

,500

,380

,720

,460

,290

,210

1,250

1,060

2^610

6 , 190

4 540

3,120

2,520

2,270

2,060

1,840 

1,760

1,680

61,520

1,985

4.36

5.03

Apr.

1,590

1,550

1,420

1,380

1,290

1,380

1,550 

1,340

1,210

1,210

1,120

1,250

1,250

1,080

1,050

1,020

978

952

1,020

927

884 

»868

850

834

782

893

800

748

114 

1.900

-

33,840

1,128

2.48

2.77

May

2,440

2,100

1,630

1,890

2,700

4,130

4.820 

2,700

2,140

1,840

1,680

1,550

1,460

1,340

1,290

1,250

1,160

1,210

1,210

1,340

1,120 

1,060

1,020

970

970

927

834

834

800 

842

698

49; 955

1,611

3.54

4.08

June

723

672

*664

647

647

698

2.440 

1,380

2,060

1,120

1,500

1,080

927

1,040

1,550

1,120

1,060

910

884

944

944 

986

927

986

927

1,420

1,840

1,720

1,250 

1,340

-

34,406

1,147

2.52

2.81

July

1,080

944

1,010

748

791

800

664 

927

689

622

630

581

451

495

*526

1,460

952

748

2,020

1,340

1,050 

1,760

2,560

1,380

1,080

936

918

800

757 

732

689

29,940

966

2.12

2.44

Aug.

774

622

698

961

816

622

581 

782

970

689

581

518

511

495

542

451

766

622

655

664

842 

698

565

589

534

*503

488

451

iff 402

19,157

617

1.36

1.57

Sept.

389

356

396

614

1,380

1,420

952 

680

589

534

488

473

466

458

444

396

376

389

402

714

639 

429

382

363

644

1,420

1.680

1,050

655 

630

-

19,808

660

1.45

1.62

Calendar year 1952 : Max 17,100 Mln 175 Mean 1,160 Cfsm 2.55 In. 34.70

Water year 1952-53: Max 14,900 Mln 248 Mean 1,135 Cfsm 2.49 In. 33.88

Peak discharge (base, 10.000 cfs). --Feb. 21 (2 p.m.) 16,300 cfs.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 

Seneca River near Anderson, S. C.

235

Location.--Lat 34°30i, long. 88°50', on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream from 

bridge on State Highway 80, li miles downstream from Deep Creek, 4 miles upstream 

from confluence with Tugaloo River, and 10^ miles west of Anderson, Anderson County.

Drainage area.--1.026 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1931 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. 

Way 1928 to September 1931 in House Document 64, 74th Congress, 1st session.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 520 ft (from Corps of Engineers prorile). Prior to Oct. 13, 1933, water-stage recorder at site 15 ft downstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge.--22 years (1931-53), 2,050 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,200 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 13.21 ft) 

from rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 275 cfs 

July 5; minimum daily, 583 cfs Aug. 31.

1931-53: Maximum discharge, 55,800 cfs Oct. 1, 1936 (gage height, 20.07 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, about 90 cfs 

Nov. 18, 1934; minimum daily, 326 cfs Oct. 13, 1941.

Flood of Aug. 17, 18, 1988, reached a stage of 25 ft, observed (discharge, 77,000 

cfs, from rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low flow by powerplants above station. 

Revisions.--WSP 757: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

536

699

980

1,540

5.0

7.0

10.0

13.0

2,870

6,170

13,000

22,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October'1952 to September 1953

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6 

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

665

657

623

607

607

599 

640 

702

738

1,020

854

699

699

699

682

691

691

691

672

615

657

599

649

674

623

699

640

*674

657

626

665

21,014

678

0.661

0.76

Nov.

657

682

640

682

623

640 

665 

623

665

623

726

788

752

691

726

802

599

632

735

5.510

"2,110

1,160

995

882

844

854

1,210

1,060

951

931

-

27,256

909

0.886

0.99

Dec.

855

951

1,150

990

951

1,110 

1,010 

892

902

1,560

5,920

2,050

,520

,240

,110

,050

,020

* ,000

980

960

980

1,010

960

980

951

911

902

844

855

854

2,360

36,548

1,179

1.15

1.33

Jan.

3,080

1,780

1,640

1,450

1,260

1,180 

1,080 

1,500

4,550

6,170

5,770

3,320

2,240

1,910

1,640

1,540

1,420

1,550

2,040

1,650

1,950

2,440

2,300

5,290

4,210

2,800

2,170

1,980

*2,040

1,780

1,650

75,180

2,425

2.36

2.72

Feb.

1,570

1,450

1,440

1,380

1,350

1,510 

3,180 

2,940

2,240

1,850

1,960

3,960

3,720

2,580

5,500

5,380

3,100

2,370

2,100

5,580

18,400

19,600

7,230

4,440

3,960

3,400

3,020

2,720

-

_

-

117,710

4,204

4.10

4.27

Mar.

2,440

2,870

3,320

3,240

4,040

3,020 

2,650 

2,440

2,240

2,170

2,300

*3,020

2,650

2,370

2,510

2,510

2,240

2,100

2,240

1,980

1,980

5,820

7,140

8,460

4,780

5,640

3,100

2,800

2,580

2,440

2,300

95,390

3,077

3.00

3.46

Apr.

2,240

2,170

2,100

1,980

1,910

1,910 

2,100 

2,040

1,850

1,780

1,720

1,780

1,980

1,780

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,600

1,660

1,620

1,540

1,540

*1,510

1,480

1,450

1,570

1,540

1,400

1,400

2,220

-

52,850

1,762

1.72

1.92

May

4,990

4,020

3,840

3,400

3,400

4,280 

7,550 

4,480

3,020

2,440

2,240

1,980

1,850

1,780

1,720

1,620

1,570

1,610

1,850

2,170

1,660

1,540

1,450

1,370

1,370

,310

,2^0

,200

,190

,180

1,170

74,510

2,404

2.54

2.70

June

1,110

1,070

1,060

*1,050

1,050

1,090 

2,160 

2,220

2,420

2,700

1,780

1,610

1,560

1,560

1,660

1,780

1,400

1,280

1,220

1,460

1,400

1,460

1,290

1,450

1,430

1,550

2,570

2,240

1,850

1,500

-

47,160

1,572

1.53

1.71

July

1,670

1,230

1,250

1,160

865

1,500 

1,160 

1,280

1,100

1,030

951

941

862

854 9"ST

*1,120

1,510

1,110

1,620

1,660

1,300

1,230

2,900

1,770

1,360

1,080

1,000

990

980

941

911

38,016

1,226

1.19

1.57

Aug.

892

932

816

1,040

1,040

931 

835 

930

1,320

1,030

882

807

770

755

770

752

854

1,270

921

1,400

1,270

976

835

854

807

744

755

744

699

657

585

27,851

898

0.875

1.01

Sept.

665

607

*632~

699

1,040

2,500 

1,460 

931

844

779

744

755

699

682

674

691

632

623

640

860

1,150

835

674

674

768

1,780

2,580

1,930

1,110

970

-

29,408

980

0.955

1.07

Calendar year 1952: Max 24,900 Mln 599 Mean 1,996 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.49

Water year 1952-53: Max 19,600 Mln 583 Mean 1,761 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.31

Peak discharge (base, 13,000 ef3J.--Feb. 22 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

(12:45 a.m.) 23,200 cfs (13.21 ft).
236 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Savannah River near Iva, S. C.

Location.--Lat 34°15', long. 82°45', on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 184, half a mile upstream from Little Generostee Creek, 5.8 miles southwest 

of Iva, Andersen County, and at mile 281.5 upstream from Savannah, Ga.

Drainage area.--2,S31 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1950 to September 1953.

Gage.- -Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 432.255 ft above mean sea level (levels 

by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 36,800 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 10.44 ft); 

minimum, 980 cfs Sept. 1; minimum gage height, 2.43 ft Oct. 7; minimum daily discharge, 1,080 cfs Aug. 31.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 54,400 efs Mar. 12, 1952 (gage height, 12.74 ft); 

minimum, 809 cfs Oct. 15, 1951 (gage height, 2.26 ft); minimum daily, 874 cfs Oct. 15, 

1951.

Remarks,.--Records good. Some regulation by Burton and Mathis Reservoirs 

monthly change in contents) and powerplants above station.

[see p. 233 for

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 23 to May 7, Sept. 3, 4)

Oct. 1-10

2.5 1,140

3.0 1,910

3.5 2,970

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

Oct. 11 to Sept. 30

1,040

1,690

2,590

3,740

5.0 6,710

7.0 15,2OO

10.0 34,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

1,830

1,960

2,070

2,180

1,360

1,250

1,560

1,590

2,030

2,6OO

2,200

1,500

1,200

1,400 

2,000

1,900

1,700

1,400

1,300

1,200

1,500

1,900

1,900 

1,800

1,700

1,400

1,200

*1,130

1,390

2,050

2,130

52,330

1,688

-

-

Nov.

1,970

1,300

1,120

1,280

1,680

1,850

1,830

1,780

1,660

1,340

1,610

1,960

1,790

1,760 

1,980

1,540

1,300

1,230

1,570

3,980

5,810

3,880

2,050 

1,580

1,870

2,220

2,500

2,180

2,720

1,930

-

61,270

2,042

-

-

Dec.

1,680

1,910

2,800

2,490

2,800

3,170

2,110

1,660

2,460

2,910

6,690

5,530

3,990

3,200 

2,030

2,900

3,000

2,760

*3,040

2,610

2,000

1,690

2,400 

2,910

2,740

1,720

2,590

1,680

1,390

2,750

5,870

87,480

2,822

-

-

Jan.

7,240

3,740

4,990

3,490

2,510

2,900

2,770

3,020

9,490

14,100

11,600

6,230

5,910

4,840 

4,200

3,870

3,980

3,140

3,760

3,250

4,520

5,020

4,930 

10,500

8,440

5,130

4,930

4,620

4,560

*4,190

3,900

165,770

5,347

-

-

Feb.

3,020

2,490

3,640

3,630

3,320

3,200

5,710

4,980

4,270

4,230

4,130

6,400

7,820

5,590 

9,4OO

9,450

7,220

5,910

5,400

10,300

53,400

15,' 100 

9,500

10,100

8,900

7,490

6,580

_

-

-

233,780

8,349

-

-

Mar.

4,550

5,100

8,280

8,130

8,850

8,120

7,350

4,830

4,000

6,370

6,020

7,080

*6,930

6,100 

4,410

4,690

5,640

5,620

6,140

5,650

5,820

7,090

11,400 

15,800

10,500

8,110

7,320

7,400

4,830

4,270

6,200

212,600

6,858

-

-

Apr.

5,560

5,350

5,500

5,430

3,620

3,140

4,970

5,090

5,120

4,460

4,350

3,450

3,490

4,750 

4,090

4,250

4,290

3,980

3,750

2,910

4,100

3,840

*3,6BO 

3,790

3,610

2,800

3,600

3,180

3,790

5,870

-

125,810

4,194

-

-

Hay

11,700

9,300

7,440

7,580

7,540

8,800

14,200

10,200

7,530

5,130

3,740

4,860

4,540

4,630 

4,590

4,100

3,250

2,760

4,150

5,560

4,540

4,420

3,780 

2,550

2,300

3,880

3,300

3,110

2,870

3,060

2,510

167,920

5,417

-

-

June

2,460

2,870

2,410

2,450

2,400

2 ,920

2,530

3,620

4,060

*5,450

4,060

3,760

3,270

2,590 

3,430

3,530

3,390

3,700

2,980

3,650

2,550

2,260

3,330 

3,340

3,320

3,730

3,300

4,430

4,120

2,740

-

98,680

3,289

-

-

July

3,300

3,080

3,020

2,920

2,640

1,900

2,520

3,460

3,090

2,970

2,820

1,980

1,680

1,580 

2,540

2,370

*3,700

2,790

2,370

4,450

4,020

3,290

7,800 

4,940

3,670

2,390

2,000

2,830

2,830

2,600

2,890

94,440

3,046

-

-

Aug.

2,450

2,030

1,510

2,890

3,450

3,290

2,500

2,490

2,160

1,940

2,180

2,150

2,160

1,900 

1,780

1,370

1,280

3,070

2,800

2,810

3,020

2,500

1,750 

1,360

1,960

1,640

1,870

2,130

1,770

1,420

1,080

66,710

2,152

-

-

Sept.

1,640

2,400

*2,510

3,310

2,440

3,120

2,740

1,730

1,780

2,020

1,710

1,730

1,450

1,150 

1,240

1,880

1,630

2,020

1,910

1,640

1,800

1,710

1,470 

1,600

2,000

4,260

5,080

3,590

2,930

2,210

-

66,70O

2,223

-

-

Calendar year 1952 : Max 47.200 Hin 1,120 Mean 4,480 Cfsm 2.01 In. 27.32

Water year 1952-53 : Max 35,400 Hin 1,080 Mean 3,927 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.89

Peak discharge (base/ 22,000 cfs).--Feb. 22 (3:30 a.m.) 36,800 cfs (10.44 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. No gage-height record Oct. 10-27; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby 

stations.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 237

Rocky River near Calhoun Falls, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°08' , long. 82°38', on right bank 2,000 ft upstream from Swanigan 

Mill bridge on county road, 3£ miles northwest of Calhoun Falls, Abbeville County, 

and Sir miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 267 sq mi.

Records available. February 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 403.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,240 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 4.54 ft); tninimum, 17 cfs Aug. 31; minimum daily, 44 cfs Aug. 24.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 9,450 cfs Mar. 25, 1952 (gage height, 9.44 ft), from 

rating curve e'xtended above 3,300 cfs by velocity-area studies and logarithmic plotting; minimum, 14 cfs Sept. 10, 1951; minimum daily, 24 cfs Sept. 3, 1951.

Remarks. Records 

Flow regulated

;ood except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Dy Lake Secession (usable capacity, about 1,742,000,000 cu ft).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

41

98

183

354

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

625

925

1,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 ,

30

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

173

175

170

168

127

99

172

170

183

*187

176

121

101

172

164

171

168

171

123

96

150

154

157

158

154

115

1-55 93

152

154

152

4,679

151

-

-

Nov.

151

116

91

159

152

152

151

154

121

94

152

183

162

151

148

116

87

149

152

*160

150

14£

110

89

149

151

145

144

148

112

-

4,145

138

-

-

Dec.

89

155

156

148

152

153

110

92

148

157

171

156

153

110

94

150

150

150

150

150

120

120

150

150

150

150

150

120

120

150

150

4,324

139

-

-

Jan.

200

178

184

132

101

161

159

*177

361

423

231

152

191

186

179

178

172

154

172

253

464

304

324

"219 576

213

286

281

276

265

226

7,378

238

-

-

Feb.

153

176

265

258

262

255

313

183

194

270

274

283

287

240

661

322

328

321

*326

512

ljllo

952

889

695

630

620

581

564

_

-

-

11,930

426

-

-

Mar.

229

332

528

550

550

500

460

300

362

443

491

614

576

559

395

437

462

466

473

456

449

1,290

1.560

716

674

603

570

559

554

402

437

16,997

548

-

-

Apr.

*454

426

421

422

208

258

416

413

410

401

391

197

263

392

393

395

392

398

177

227

389

385

369

378

408

170

229

380

376

603

-

10,741

358

-

-

May

563

473

274

663

550

685

753

513

461

239

274

420

416

 416

412

447

200

244

427

437

423

410

416

214

240

403

399

397

402

391

200

12,762

412

-

-

June

227

387

382

382

379

383

197

108

191

207

199

191

188

110

110

189

193

186

187

197

117

106

198

187

179

*179

195

110

110

160

-

6,134

204

-

-

July

175

170

174

187

76

148

209

209

181

178

169

98

82

122

148

141

128

125

98

97

146

125

127

121

122

96

74

121

121

118

118

4,204

136

-

-

Aug.

113

93

62

75

75

70

*70

71

56

49

66

72

70

73

67

50

51

73

90

85

53

46

51

44

48

73

49

56

54

54

69

2,028

65.4

-

-

Sept.

67

51

61

65

61

91

54

47

*48

49

50

46

If

50

47

46

46

50

48

70

67

55

90

140

200

300

240

230

280

280

-

2,981

99.4

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,080 Mln 54 Mean 303 Cfsro - In.

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,560 Mln 44 Mean 242 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this flay.

Note.--No gage-height record Dec. 16-31, Mar. 4-8, June 28-30, Aug. 4-7, Sept. 18-20, 22-30; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, and records of powerplant 

operation at Lake Secession.

341607 O - 55 - 17
238 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

South Beaverdam Creek at Dewy Rose, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°11', long. 82°57', on left bank 50 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

iTmTTe northeast of Dewy Rose, Elbert County, and 3 miles upstream from confluence 

with North Beaverdam Creek.

Drainage area. 36.6 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1953.

Qage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 581.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 20, 1952. staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 54.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 760 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 6.5 ft): minimum 

daily, 9.0 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 2,600 cfs Jan. 18, 1943 (gage height, 13.4 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 6.5 cfs Sept. 9, 1947.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which 

are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

2.0

9.0

13

26

80

3.0 

5.0

6.0

192

490

666

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13

T2" 12

12

12

12

12

12

IB- 18

18

17

15

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

*12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

401

12.9

0.352

0.41

Nov.

13

TS

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

17

19

19

19

18

17

17

17

17

17

28.

18

16

16

16

15

16

17

17

16

16

-

485

16.2

0.443

0.49

Dee.

16 *22

26

19

20

22

19

18

18

22

35

22

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

20

26

22

22

22

21

20

19

19

18

21

142

760

24.5

0.669

0.77

Jan.

107

55

60

43

38

34

32

3T

239

506

210

*75

*63

53

49

44

42

53

47

43

90

53

»84

359

96

66

56

51

46

42

40

2,814

90.8

2.48

2.86

Feb.

39

37

36

36

33

34

111

78

56

47

46

52

47

44

216

109

66

55

47

146

648

STT

106

*95

96

100

84

74

_

_

-

2,849

102

2.79

2.90

Mar.

66

80

122

148

159

80

70

63

59

56

71

79

*67

61

66

57

54

59

91

69

57

141

262

ISS

85

73

66

61

57

*56

54

2,612

84.3

2.30

2.65

Apr.

53

52

50

49

46

48

52

46

45

45

42

56

60

48

43

48

43

42

43

41

40

40

40

38

38

40

36

36

35

9_6

1,391

46.4

1.27

1.42

May

150

73

59

ISO" 200

95

116

75

60

51

47

»45

42

40

38

37

37

36

42

51

39

36

33

32

30

28

26

26

26

26

24

1,720

55.5

1.52

1.75

June

23

22

21

22

22

22

24

25

24

31

30

24

22

30

26

25

25

23

20

33_

25

*22

20

19

18

20

22

22

21

20

-

703

23.4

0.639

0.71

July

17

17

15

16

21

17

15

38

40

24

19

17

15

15

22

42

5?

20

21

20

20

20

25

19

17

15

15

15

15

14

^

634

20.5

0.560

0.65

Aug.

41

18

15

14

*14

13

13

17

22

14

13

13

12

11

11

9.8

9.8

9.8

20

25

17

14

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

9.0.

450.4

14.5

0.396

0.46

Sept.

IT"9.0

18

22

17

16

16

14

13

12

11

11

16

13

*11

11

11

11

11

34

18

15

14

14

26

51

89

5S

25

22

-

598

19.9

0.544

0.61

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,000 Mln 12 Mean 43.8 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.28

Water year 1952-53: Max 648 Mln 9.0 Mean 42.2 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.68

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs).--Feb. 21 (11 a.m.) 760 cfs (6.5 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day,

Note. Doubtful gage-height record Oct. 15-20, 22-30} discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge 

measurement and records for Broad River near Bell.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 239

Savannah River near Calhoun Palls, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°04' , long. 82°38' , on left bank 150 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 72, 1 mile downstream from Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, li miles downstream from Rocky River, 3 miles southwest of Calhoun Palls, Abbevllle County, and 

at mile 264.7 upstream from Savannah, Ga.

Drainage area. 2,876 sq mi.

Records available. August 1896 to December 1900 (fragmentary), January to December 

1903, March 1930 to July 1932, April 1938 to September 1953. Gage-height records 

collected at original site 1 mile upstream during 1899-1928 and at present site 

since 1928 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 363.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to March 1930, chain gage at railroad 

bridge 1 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 17 years (1896-97, 1930-31, 1938-53), 5,009 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 38,400 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 6.94 ft); 

minimum, 970 cfs Sept. 1; minimum daily, 1,190 cfs Sept. 15.

1896-1900, 1903, 1930-32, 1938-53: Maximum discharge, 96,500 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 

(gage height, 11.52 ft), from rating curve extended above 50,000 cfs by velocityarea studies and logarithmic plotting; minimum, 660 cfs Oct. 14, 1941; minimum daily, 

845 cfs Oct. 14, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 28.2 ft Aug. 25, 1908, original site and datum, from records 

of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by Burton and Mathis Reservoirs (see p. 233 

for monthly change in contents) and powerplants above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 12 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

1,290

2,350

3,890

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

1,160

2,090

3,490

7,600

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

13,400

29,400

39,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7 

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,280

2,200

2,230

2,500

1,920

1,400 

1.33O 

2,070

*2,210 

2,620

2.820

2,000

1,430

1,45O 

2,120

2,320

1,960

1,950

1,430

1,600

1,420

2,140 

2,120

2,080

2,000

1,650

1,580

1.320 

1,540

1,900

2,320

59,910

1,933

-

-

Nov.

2,400

1,68O

1,380

1.370

1,610

1,96O 

2,020 

2,080

1,810 

1,880

1,580

2,260

1,950

2,050 

2.21O

1,940

1,600

1.37O

1,810

*3,180

7.060

4,220 

2,640

1,810

1,76O

2,320

2.60O

2,560 

2,540

2,470

-

68.12O

2,271

-

-

Dec.

1,940

1,860

2,960

2,850

2,880

3,340 

2,620 

1,960

2,220 

3,04O

6,520

6.700

4,740

3,700 

2,820

2,870

3,450

3,200

3,330

2,840

2,820

2,140 

2.54O

3,260

3,180

2,570

2,490

2.56O 

1.730

2,540

6,280

97,950

3,160

-

-

Jan.

8,6OO

4,860

5,3OO

4,O30

3,010

2.930 

3,O20 

*3,2SO

10,100 

16.100

14.8OO

7,980

6,880

5,550 

4,840

4,460

4,360

3,510

4,300

3,69O

5,920

5,750 

5,420

13,000

10,8OO

6,500

5,75O

5,550 

5,350

4,920

4,490

195,050

6,292

-

-

Feb.

3,610

6,880

4.OOO

4,180

3,9TO

3.560 

6,100 

6,46O

5,070 

4,900

4,820

6,880

9,420

6,650 

11,200

12,500

8,880

6,880

*6,650

9,440

34,400

36.300

loisoo

10,600

10 , 2OO

8,200

7,100

_

-

268,450

9,588

-

-

Mar.

4,990

5,O6O

8,S60

9,420

1O,2OO

9,150 

8,100 

5,550

4.490 

6,520

6,650

7,750

7,640

6,880 

5,550

5,310

5,980

6,200

6,500

6,380

6,270

9,680 

15,4OO

17,100

13,400

10,200

8,600

8,240 

5,750

4,990

6,760

243,570

7,857

-

-

Apr.

6,430

*6,200

5,960

6,O4O

4,150

3,520 

5,190 

5,710

5,550 

5,090

4,95O

3,940

4,O80

5,090 

4,840

4,82O

4,94O

4,540

4,180

3,460

4,340

4,480 

4,29O

4,460

4,260

5.360

3,980

3,79O 

4,200

6.500

-

142,340

4,745

-

-

May

14,ooo

10,200

9,22O

9,080

9,150

9,900 

16.300 

13,100

9,420 

6,420

4,800

5,980

5,550

*5,550 

5,560

5.15O

4.27O

3,490

5,020

6,650

5,750

5,590 

4,710

3,530

2.930

4,430

4,230

3,830 

3,910

3,910

3,140

2O4,77O

6,605

-

-

June

2,980

3,5SO

3, ISO

3,160

3,320

3,41O 

3,120 

4,110

4,320 

6.270

4,990

4,490

3,880

3,020 

3,650

4,120

3,830

4,010

3,580

4,000

3,250

2.590 

3,610

3,84O

*3,700

4,34O

3,590

4,800 

4,780

3,150

-

114,670

3,822

-

-

July

3.66O

3,560

3,26O

3,170

3,170

2,250 

2,670 

3,730

3,610 

3,340

3,100

2,52O

1,730

1.670 

2,400

3,080

3,750

3,050

2,67O

3,870

5,120

3.4OO 

7.720

5,890

4,020

2,850

2,110

2,660 

3,070

2,840

3,O9O

103,030

3,324

-

-

Aug.

2,620

2,480

1,770

2,540

3.550

*3,420 

2,900 

2,570

2.3SO 

2,160

1,980

2,370

2,160

2,220 

1,960

1,610

1,35O

2,620

3,35O

2,840

3,110

2,670 

2,190

1,500

1,620

2,050

1,640

2,270 

1,S6O

1,750

1.270

70,780

2,283

-

-

Sept.

1,200

2,380

2,230

3,000

2.68O

2,690 

3,090 

1,940

1,6SO 

2,000

1,860

1,710

1,800

1,27O 

1.190

1,630

1,830

1,890

2,090

2,250

1,850

1,710 

1,700

1,610

2,070

4,350

5.750

4,540 

3,34O

2,560

-

69,890

2,330

-

-

Calendar year 1952; Max 53,100 Min 1,320 Mean 5,013 Cfsm 1.74 in. 23.74

Water year 1952-53: Max 36,300 Min 1,190 Mean 4,489 Cfsm 1.56 in. 21.19

Peak discharge (base. 25.OOP cfs). Feb. 22 (4 a.m.) 38,40O cfa (6.94 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
240 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Broad River near Bell, Ga.

Location.--Lat 33°58', long. 82°46', at downstream side of main channel pier of bridge on 

State Highway 17, half a mile downstream from Long Creek, 1 mile south of Bell's Crossroads, and 12 miles southeast of Elberton, Elbert County.

Drainage area.--1,420 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1926 to July 1932, August 1937 to September 1953.

?

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 357.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to October 1928, staff gage at railroad 

bridge about 1 mile downstream at datum 1.12 ft lower. October 1928 to July 1932 and 

August 1937 to January 1939, staff gage at present site and datum.

Avarage discharge.--19 years (1928-31, 1937-53), 1,754 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,500 cfs Feb. 23 (gage height, 16.5 ft); minimum daily, 358 cfs Oct. 5.

1926-32, 1937-53: Maximum discharge, 79,400 cfs Oct. 2, 1929 (gage height, 34.8 

ft), from rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs on basis of slope-conveyance studies; 

minimum daily, 217 cfs Oct. 13, 1941.

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

Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1172: 1928-30.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 11-15, June 22 to Sept. 3O)

2.9 

4.0 

6.0

340

790

1,940

9.0

12.0

16.0

4,240

7,150

11,8OO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21 

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

403

395

387

364

358

364

372

387

432

550

550

498

47O

458

458

482

470

458

450

446

*429 

407

415

443 

450

454

446

44O 

443

443

446

13,568

438

0.308

0.36

Nov.

466" 462

470

470

47O

47O

474

462

470

482

550

570

570

526

518

514

5O6

5O6

514

632

1,040 

745

610

570 

570

570

570

590 

570

550

-

16,487

550

O.387

0.43

Dec.

B70" 55O

745

790

678

722

768

655

632

632

1,260

1,370

94O

79O

700

678

655

655

632

610

7OO 

790

722

745 

745

700

655

655 

632

632

1,740

23,748

766

0.539

0.62

Jan.

3,81O

2,140

1,680

1,580

1,230

1,04O

940" 94O

3,88O

8,310

9,190

5,560

*2,500

1,810

1,490

1,310

1,200

1,200

1,490

1,310

2,210 

2,140

1,680

5,65O 

4,240

2,280

1,750

1,520 

1,430

1,280

1,180

77,97O

2,515

1.77

2.04

Feb.

1,12O

1,090

1,O4O

990

965

940

1,570"

3,250

2,010

1,520

1,340

1,34O

1,550

1,430

4,370

5,750

3,33O

2,010

1,680

1,880

8,090 

11,70O

11,000

4,510 

*4,420

3,81O

3,030

2,350

_

-

88,385

3,157

2.22

2.31

Mar.

2,01O

1,940

2,950

3,560

5,180

3,180

2,28O

2,010

1,810

1,650

1,880

2,73O

2,350

1,940

2,140

2,010

1,680

1,620

1,810

2,070

1,68O 

3,730

7,760

6,550 

3,640

2,5OO

2,070

1,880 

1,750

1,62O

*1,520

81,500

2,629

1.85

2.13

Apr.

1,49O

1,490

1,370

1,341

1,280

1,280

1,37O

1,370

1,280

1,200

1,260

1,490

5,250

1,940

1,430

1,310

1,43O

1,260

1,200

1,20O

1,120 

1,090

1,09O

1,O40 

1,040

1,040

1,040

990 

965

2,450"

-

41,O85

1,370

O.965

1.08

May

9,540

10,000

7,150

5,56O

4,990

3,560

6,950

6,450

3,400

2,350

1,940

*1,720

1,55O

1,430

1,340

1,260

1,230

1,200

1,260

al,6OO

a2,000 

al,500

al,2OO

1,120 

1,O6O

990

940

915 

865

865

840

86,775

2,799

1.97

2.27

June

815

768

722 722"

722

722

768

815

815

815

1,370

1.O4O

84O

865

1,230

a920

a87O

a83O

a800

a920

al.OOO 

1,150

*890

1,23O 

940

890

1,650

1,810 

T7550

1,O2O

-

29,229

974

0.686

1.76

July

865

790

745

768

1,060

1,020

815

840

1,090

890

722

655

610

61O

590

722

1,230

890

815

1,720

1,20O 

1,150

1,180

1,75O 

1,230

89O

745

722 

722

678

655

28,369

915

0.644

0.74

Aug.

940 756"

745

7OO

*655

632

570

678

632

655

550

518

502

478

470

462

462

478

722

632

55O 

51O

482

478 

47O

462

450

446 

440

432

426

17,417

562

0.396

0.46

Sept.

418

418

426

61O

678

590

530

506

462

432

411

403

395

387

387

387

375

364

361

48T

965 

655

514

470 

474

94O

2,500

2,750 

1,260

865

-

20,395

68O

0.479

0.53

Calendar year 1952: Max 26,40O Mln 358 Mean 1,666 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.94

Water year 1952-53: Max 11,700 Mln 358 Mean 1,438 Cfsm l.oi In. 13.73

Peak discharge (base, 14, OOP cfs). No pe 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

eak above base.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Middle Oconee River near

Athens .
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 

Little River near Mount Carmel, S. C.

241

Location.--Lat 34 0 04', long. 82°30', on right bank 480 ft downstream from Island Ford 

Bridge, 2.8 miles upstream from Calhoun Creek, and 4.5 miles north of Mount Carmel, 

McCormick County.

Drainage area. 217 sq mi.

Records available. December 1939 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 353.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--13 years (1940-53), 214 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,970 cfs May 1 (gage height, 12.68 ft); minimum, 17 cfs Sept. 1, 2.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 20,800 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 29.60 ft, from 

high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, that of Sept, 1, 2, 1953.

Remarks. Records good.

Discharge, in oubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

18

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

28 

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

31 

30

28

27

27

28

28

29

*34

44

43

39

37

36

38

39

41

3&

38

37

34

33 

34 

36

37

37

37

37

36

38

38

1,089

35.1

0.162

0.19

Nov.

40 

4T

41

41

41

40

41

41

41

43

46

47

48

46

46

47

47

46

*48

S3

56

FT

47 

46

46

47

48

48

47

47

-

1,367

45.6

0.210

0.23

Dec.

50" 46 

72

71

58

63

63

56

53

54

69

91

63

57

53

52

52

52

52

53

61

62 

59 

62

62

59

57

54

53

56

428

2,193

70.7

0.326

0.38

Jan.

556 

218

166

134

1OO

91

*86

94

655

849

600

277

160

117

100

91

84

98

188

112

533

578 

485 

1,150 ~SBB~

288

194

156

148

117

loo

9,213

297

1.37

1.58

Feb.

96 

86

82

78

72

70

504

501

214

134

112

138

168

121

1,500

1,200

457

*258

178

273

1,350

1,840 

1,180 

644

622

556

457

319

-

-

-

13,210

472

2.18

2.27

Mar.

242 

244

501

711

895

446

298

246

200

174

420

826

490

340

403

757

382

298

319

275

214

1,350 

1,960 

1,240

600

424

340

288

256

228

212

15,579

503

2.32

2.68

Apr.

20O 

*190

170

158

146

140

156

144

126

123

117

202

236

154

119

115

123

108

108

103

96

92 

91

90

86

91

88

81

78

867

4,594

153

0.705

0.79

May

1,870 

826

734

1,100

1,180

932

1,440

987

468

33O

26O

216

184

160

*136

121

112

105

118

204

142

105 

90 

82

75

70

66

62

61

W

62

12,362

399

1.84

2.12

June

56 

51

46

47

47

48

48

52

52

64

126

T08

71

70

72

70

71

70

58

53

51

111 

81 

64

*53

56

88

66

62

54

-

1,966

65.5

0.302

0.34

July

51

44

42

99

77J

53

54

56

98

72

47

42

38

36

37

90

71

50

46

49

57

47 

53

58

42

34

33

36

40

33

30

1,608

51.9

0.239

0.28

Aug.

36 

59

~SI 139

57

*46

34

34

36

46

31

28

27

27

24

23

21

26

42

82

71

37 

32 

30

29

26

24

22

21

20

19

1,209

39.0

0.180

0.21

Sept.

17 

IT

30

243

16O

88

76

51

*40

35

33

32

33

30

29

29

28

27

38

600

355

81 

53 

46

47

84

545

278

90

56

-

3,271

109

0.502

0.56

Calendar year 1952 : Max 6,070 Min 24 Mean 205 Cfsm 0.945 In. 12.69

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,960 Min 17 Mean 185 Cfsm O.853 In. 11.63

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). May 1 (12:3O a.m.) 2,970 cfs (12.68 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
242 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Little River near Washington, Ga.

Location. Lat 33°36'40", long. 82°44'40", near left bank on downstream side of highway 

bridge pier, 700 ft downstream from Reedy Creek, 4 miles downstream from Georgia Railroad bridge, 6 miles upstream from Williams Creek, and 9 miles south of Washington, Wilkes County.

Drainage area.--292 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 360 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,880 cfs May 1 (gage height, 24.8 ft)- minimum 

I^cTs Sept. 17, 18, 19.

1949-53: Maximum discharge,13,100 cfs Mar. 4, 1952 (gage height, 27.6 ft); minimum, 

10 cfs Sept. 11, 12, 1951.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 6 to Sept. 3O)

2.0 

2.4 

3.0 

4.O 

6.0

14

34

79

184

488

12.0

17.0

22.0

24.0

1,760

3,480

7,100

9,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

5O

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

25

22

20

IB- 18

18

18

22

*46

54

58

52

29

26

26

38 

46

36

30

28

24

22

22

24 

26

28

28

27

*25

24

24

862

27.8

0.095

0.11

Nov.

28

2TT

3O

30

29

28

28

28

28

30

34

39

40

58

56

35 

56

56

58

48

5250"

44

40 

*37

36

36

56

56

55

-

1,069

55.6

0.122

0.14

Dec.

35

3ff

55

56

53

55

53

46

42

44

51

47

44

40

39

38 

58

58

58

41

67

68

59

60 

68

72

61

54

50

50

556

2,056

65.7

0.225

O.26

Jan.

560

202

166

158

111

*95

85

8T

250

750

750

404

202

154

132

119 

111

109

117

111

154

184

323

^

257

190

160

149

132

119

8.O63

26O

0.890

1.03

Feb.

123

127

116

109

102

202" 99

257

172

138

127

152

144

152

1,510

1,650 

*790

292

222

196

271

650

578

632 

1,28O

1,570

1,210

560

. _

_

-

13,171

470

1.61

1.68

Mar.

532

292

93O

1,170

1,260

710

548

278

229

202

540

710

588

285

285

278 

222

215

524

524

229

910

1,65O

1,950 

790

540

285

245

215

196

*1§4

16,074

519

1.78

2.05

Apr.

178

166

16O

149

144

144

154

144

13?

154

196

500

650

316

184

160 

158

127

127

119

112

109

1O7

102 

99

105

99

92

88

1,550"

-

6,555

211

0.723

0.81

May

8.700

6,590

2,830

1,870

1,440

1,050

1,510

1,350

578

38O

*285

222

190

166

154

144 

132

127

158

178

144

127

114

1O6 

98

92

87

85

79

78

2±

29,116

959

5.22

5.71

June

72

67

65

60BO61

63

75

73

76

149

1ST

78

75

84

78 

*76

74

68

64

70

73

78

79 

82

75

105

92

91

84

-

2,350

78.3

0.268

0.30

July

68

61

56

54

71

83

60

129

222

1OO

62

52

47

44

47

58 

1ST

87

88

84

71

86

85

68 

57

51

48

74

87

*65

50

2,314

74.6

0.256

0.50

Aug.

44

41

39

36

37

35

35

29

29

30

28

26

*24

22

20

18 

IF

21

144

ITS

47

35

3O

28 

26

24

22

21

20

19

18

1,079

54.8

0.119

0.14

Sept.

18

21

24

53

44

35

29

26

24

22

19

18

17

*15

14

14 

II

14

14

18

21

21

18

16 

18

48

196 T50"

95

65

-

1,139

58 .O

0.150

0.14

Calendar year 1952: Max 10.1OO Win 15 Mean 275 Cfsm 0.940 In. 12.80

Water year 1952-55: Max 8,70O Hln 14 Mean 229 Cfsm O.784 In. 10.67

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 cfs).--May 1 (2 p.m.) 9.88O cfs (24.8 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 243

Clark Hill Reservoir near Clarks Hill, S. C.

Location.--Lat 33°39 I 40", long. 82°12'00", in left spillway elevator tower of dam on 

Savannah River, 1.6 miles west of Clarks Hill, McCormick County, 3.7 miles upstream 

from Kiokee Creek, and at mile 222.3 upstream from Savannah, Ga.

Drainage area. 6,150 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1952 (elevations and contents at end of 

month), October 1952 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1952, 

staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--1952-53: Maximum elevation during water year, 333.20 ft May 7; minimum, 

 300.73 ft Nov. 19.

Remarks. Lake is formed by concrete dam with earth dam at each end; dam completed in 

31552. Storage began in December 1951. Usable capacity, 75,360,000,000 cu ft between 

elevations 305.0 ft (limit of drawdown) and 335.0 ft (top of spillway gates). Dead 

storage, 50,960,000,000 cu ft. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Elevation of spillway crest, 300.0 ft. Water is used for flood control, generation of 

power, and navigation.

Cooperation. Capacity table furnished by Corps of Engineers, 

to September 1952 furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Records for October 1951

Capacity table (elevation, in feet, and contents, in

billions of cubic feet) 

(Computed from table prepared by Corps of Engineers)

305

310

315

320

8.93

18.73

30.06

325

330

335

338

43.12

58.37

75.36

85.81

Elevation at 12 p.m., in feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

304.08

304.03

303.87

303.81

303 . 71

303 . 59

303.55

303.47

303 . 45

303.45

303 . 44

303 . 45

303.40

303.33

303.31

303.32

303 . 24

303 . 25

303.19

303.09

303.01

302.99

302.96

302.93

302.92

302.88

302.79

302.74

302.65

302.59

302.58

Nov.

302.56

302.52

302.50

302.40

302 . 34

302.30

302.20

302.10

301.97

301.82

301.69

301.53

301.39

301.25

301.10

300.98

300.91

300.81

300.77

300.77

301.07

301.11

301.15

301.08

300.98

300.99

300.96

300.94

300.90

300.90

-

Dec.

300 . 81

300 . 83

300.80

300.81

300.89

300.90

300 . 93

300.90

300.83

300 . 95

301.09

301.41

301.52

301.61

301.64

301.61

301.62

301.69

301.71

301.71

301.81

301.80

301 . 79

301.82

301.91

301.95

301.93

301.94

301.90

301.97

302.41

Jan.

302.99

303 . 26

303 . 51

303 . 60

303.68

303.70

303.75

303.86

304.47

305 . 69

306.95

307.51

307.82

308.05

308 . 21

308.36

308.46

308 . 60

308.72

308.80

309.04

309.27

309.69

310.77

311.41

311.67

311.91

312.13

312.25

312.44

312.59

Feb.

312.70

312.78

312.86

312.97

313.01

313.20

313.44

313.80

313.96

314.10

314.24

314.54

314.80

315.19

316.20

317.01

317.50

317.75

317.99

318.30

319.93

321.80

322.86

323.49

324.06

324.55

324.79

324.94

-

-

-

Mar.

324.97

325.08

325.43

325.85

326.22

326.47

326.66

326.68

326.69

326.78

327.15

327.45

327.68

327.71

327.74

327.74

327.72

327.73

327.76

327.79

327.80

328.11

328.60

328.89

328.88

328.69

328 . 60

328.55

328.53

328.45

328.49

Apr.

328.54

328 . 60

328.70

328.82

328.84

328.86

328.92

328.98

329.12

329.14

329.12

329.29

329.45

329.52

329.55

329.57

329.56

329.57

329.51

329.47

329.43

329.40

329.37

329.32

329.34

329.25

329.12

329.07

329.02

330.05

-

May

331.30

331.97

332.35

332.65

332.85

332.96

333.10

333.05

332.72

332.26

331.72

331.20

330.96

330.98

330.98

330.99

330.98

330.92

330.97

331.05

331.05

330.95

330.87

330.63

330.39

330.16

329.97

329.93

329.89

329.88

329.83

June

329.78

329.70

329.61

329.55

329.48

329.43

329.38

329.37

329.35

329.41

329.47

329.47

329.50

329.48

329.50

329.47

329.47

329.51

329.51

329.38

329.28

329.28

329.15

329 . 20

329.22

329.24

329.26

329.30

329.35

329.33

-

July

329.29

329.25

329.18

329.19

329.20

329.11

329.11

329.15

329.12

329.03

329.00

328.97

328.85

328.71

328.62

328.62

328.61

328.67

328.72

328.67

328.67

328.62

328.71

328.74

328.76

328.76

328.68

328.60

328.53

328.45

328.38

Aug.

328.34

328.37

328.25

328.20

328.10

328.10

328.01

328.00

328.00

327.67

327.75

327.65

327.54

327.42

327.33

327.27

327.14

327.08

327.02

326.94

326.84

326.80

326.78

326.63

326.49

326.36

326.21

326.09

326.02

325.99

325.82

Sept.

325.65

325.50

325.39

325.35

325.35

325.33

325.21

324.99

324.79

324.61

324.40

324.31

324.20

323.98

323.78

323.57

323.36

323.15

323.15

323.24

323.10

322.88

322.66

322.47

322.47

322.56

322.77

322.79

322.68

322.57

-

Note. Elevations for periods Oct. 7-9, 1952, Feb. 22-25, May 15 to June 24, July 10-15, Aug. 15- 

24, Aug. 26 to Sept. 3, Sept. 14-30, 1953, obtained from powerplant log.
244 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Clark Hill Reservoir near Clarks Hill, S. C. Continued

Monthly elevation and contents, water years October 1951 to September 1955

Date

Dec. 31................

Calendar year 1951...

Peb . 29 ................

May 31 ................

Sept . 30 ................

Water year 1951-52...

Oct. 31, 1952. .........

Nov. 30................

Dec. 31. ...............

Calendar year 1952...

Mar. 31. ...............

Apr. 30. ...............

May 31. ...............

July 31. ...............

Sept. 30. ...............

Water year 1952-53...

Elevation 

(feet)*

tE67.9

-

T290 *0

T299 8

t304.1

_

302.41

-

312 59

324 94

329 33

322.57

-

Contents 

(billions of 

cubic feet)

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

-

36.77

-

Change in contents 

during month (equivalent, in cubic feet 

per second)

-90

+5,447

-

-7,762

+978

+972

-513

+1,556

-840

-961

+836

+1,015

+4,032

+1,840

-258

-586

-2,916

-3,414

+1,208

* Elevation at 12 p.m.

t Elevation Interpolated between 4 p.m. and 8 a.m. readings. 

Note. Contents not published until dam construction was completed in 

December 1952.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 245

Stevens Creek near Modoc, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°43'45", long. 82°10'55", on left bank at bridge on State Highway 23, 

1.4 miles east of Modoc, McCormick County, and 3.2 miles downstream from Turkey

Drainage area.--545 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1940 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. 

October 1929 to September 1931 in House Document 64, 74th Congress, 1st session.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 197.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Southeastern Power Administration).

Average discharge.--13 years, 380 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,360 cfs Feb. 15; maximum gage height 21 51 

ft Feb. 15; minimum discharge, 1.4 cfs Sept. 1.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 35,100 cfs Aug. 14, 1940; maximum gage height, 41.08 

ft Aug. 14, 1940; minimum discharge, 1.2 cfs Sept. 11, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation daring low flow caused by small 

mills above station.

Revisions.--WSP 1032; Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

2.2 

4.0 

6.6

1.2 

1.5

14.0

19.0

161

290

815

1,900

3,850

6,210

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

18

12

7.1

8.0

5.4

4.1

*11

10

5.3

12

14

11

20

It

17

12

9.0

9.3

9.0

9.0

8.8

13

14

4.0

5.5

5.3

3.8

11~ 3.5

16

5.4

307.5

9.92

0.018

0.02

Nov.

8.5

3.6

3.3 4^-

14

14

4.5

10

7.6

5.0

10

15

14

12

19

20

16

20

*18

19

63

65

43

25

23

18

23

15

14

16

-

540.8

18.0

0.033

0.04

Dec.

16

21

28

30

41

36

40

39

31

24

37

62

61

40

30

26

25

20

24

21

31

26

33

41

32

33

36

36

33

31

566

1,550

50.0

0.092

0.11

Jan.

896

287

166

174

124

88

*72

130- 67

1,110

511

248

166

124

104

90

84

84

86

102

100

132

255

2,780

1,426

446

230

184

164

154

131

10,709

345

0.633

0.73

Feb.

118

116

114

109

100

90

254

602

311

191

154

144

181

176

5.560

3,400

788

*342

2.56

225

1,980

1,650

869

1,460

3,290

2,220

1,310

641

_

_

-

26,491

946

1.74

1.81

Mar.

420

381

2., 4 10

2,070

2,080

761

472

368

300

259

1,590

5,600

1,330

680

524

511

368

303

355

339

264

550

707

1,140

576

355

274

241

217

194

184

23 , 823

768

1.41

1.63

Apr.

*174

176

181

146

136

128

13(5

144

128

124

114

1,200

2,72O

761

324

241

204

171

158

151

131

us

111

109

102

90

86

78

72

l^lSC

-

9,574

319

0.585

O.P5

May

4,570

2,700

680

3,040

1,320

1,480

5,590 l,"9~5o"

761

446

*324

267

228

199

178

156

144

126

118

136

161

131

109

100

78

71

73

52

50

33

41

25,342

817

1.50

1.73

June

44

36

31

23

31

21

25

33

49

84

185

194

104

62

49

45

40

39

44

43

32

309

*18~9

72

46

41

44

42

44

38

-

2,039

68.0

0.125

0.14

July

36

24

27

19

20

25

76

483

264

119

67

44

241

28

29

25

27

50

35

35

41

28

22

25

27

24

26

35

44

19

17.

1,987

64.1

0.118

0.14

Aug.

14

9.0

32

33

*27

21

21

17

B8

69

44

28

19

13

11

8.6

8.3

8.6

25

20

12

10

6.3

8.5

8.4

7.6

5'. 6

4.3

27

4.5

2.6

613.3

19.8

0.036

0.04

Sept.

1.6

rrs

1.8

50

97

104

184

92

48

32

25

19

12

10

12

24

13

7.6

6.1

24

26

39

42

24

20

28

538 355"

171

*70

-

2,077.7

69.3

0.127

0.14

Calendar year 1952: Max 14,700 Mln 3.3 Mean 361 Cfsm 0.662 In. 9.02

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,590 Mln 1.6 Mean 288 Cfsm 0.528 In. 7.18

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 efs).--Peb. 15 (8:45 p.m.) 8,36O cfs; May 7 (9 a.m.) 6,550 cfs. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
246 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Augusta Canal near Augusta, Ga.

Location. Lat 33°30'50", long. 82°00'15", on left bank 2.7 miles northwest of Thirteenth 

Street Bridge in Augusta, Richmond County, and 4.6 miles downstream from Stevens Creek 

power dam.

Records available.--November 1930 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 46.58 ft above city of Augusta datum or 

T48.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 3.4 miles upstream from base gage.

Average discharge. 22 years (1931-53), 2,740 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 3,910 cfs May 12; minimum daily, 240 cfs 

Aug. 8.

1930-53: Maximum daily discharge, 4,380 cfs Jan. 2, 28, 1948; no flow Apr. 8 to 

May 10, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of fragmentary gage-height record, which 

are fair. Canal diverts water from Savannah River at dam 1 mile downstream from 

Stevens Creek Dam for power and municipal supply. Waste water from powerhouses returned to river by three channels above Thirteenth Street Bridge. Water is pumped 

from canal for municipal supply of Augusta, and a small amount entering Beaverdam 

ditch is discharged into river about 13 miles below Augusta.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,780

2,790

3,010

2,370 

2,130

2,910

*3,020

5.160

2,670

2,620

2,300

2.100 

2,500

2,710

2,670

2,600

2,710

2,340

2,150

2,780

2,750

2,630

2,660

2,740

2,450

2,310 

2,720

2,680

2,670

2,610

2,670

81,210

2,620

-

-

Nov.

2,560

2,430

2,830

2,810 

2,840

2,830

2,900

2,210

1,920

3,280

5.550

3,480 

3,550

3,510

2,330

1.B90

3,010

*3,130

3,150

3,360

3,250

2,420

2,030

3,050

3,050

3,040 

3,320

3,220

2,450

2,060

-

85,460

2,849

-

-

Dec.

3,040

3,110

3,120

3,100 

3,040

2,490

2,100

3,040

3,190

3,150

3,200

2,940 

2,430

1.890

2,950

3,030

3,070

3,010

3,060

2,430

2,020

2,950

2,880

2,060

2,040

2,110 

2,140

f2,000

f3,200

f3,000

f 5 . 400

85,190

2,748

-

-

Jan.

f3,200

f3,200

f2,400

f2,200 

f3,200

*3,100

3,230

3,130

3,250

2,520

2,090

3,070 

3,340

3,200

3,100

3,280

2,340

2,130

3,080

3,430

3,410

3,370

5.450

2,430

1.980

3,190 

3,190

3,320

3,120

3,240

2,610

91,800

2,961

-

-

Feb.

2,260

3,140

3,090

3,130 

3,360

3,080

2,490

2,150

3,140

3,340

3,320

3,190 

3,230

2,620

2.140

3,560

*3,620

3,400

3,390

3,250

2,540

2,280

3,250

3,580

5.810

3,790 

5,660

2,420

-

-

-

86,250

5,080

-

-

Mar.

2,080

3,480

5.850

5,750 

5,680

3,630

2,620

2,290

3,400

5,580

5,660

3,700 

3,660

2,560

2,320

3,420

3,680

5,680

5,650

3,620

2,470

2,220

3,430

3,820

5,720

5,710 

5,650

f 1,900

f 1.500

5,460

*3,650

99,620

3,214

-

-

Apr.

3,590

3,510

3,120

f2,000 

fB50

3,270

3,520

3,290

3,540

5,260

2,540

2,240 

5,290

5,560

5,530

3,270

5,540

f 1,800

f 1,100

3,130

3,500

5,540

5,370

3,410

2,400

2,210 

5,220

5,480

5,580

5 . 650

-

89,090

2,970

-

-

May

3,850

2,810

2,370

3,550 

5,850

5,750

5,740

5,640

2,520

2.080

*3,600

5.910 

3,810

3,530

3,530

2,540

2,240

3,450

5,620

3,580

3,630

3,840

2,550

2,250

5,440

5,750 

5,700

5,590

5,490

2,600

2,240

100,990

5,258

-

-

June

3,320

3,460

3,500

3,500 

3,500

2,550

2,120

5,420

5,620

5,650

3,640

3,610 

2,600

2,160

5,260

5,590

5,590

3,550

3,550

2,500

2,110

5,410

5.690

*5,640

5,590

3,640 

2,570

2.050

3,590

5,670

-

96,190

5,206

-

-

July

5,530

3,090

2,810

1,910 

2,000

2,850

3,090

3,120

3,120

2,940

2,550

2,180 

5,240

5,550

5.770

5,710

5,710

2,600

2,000

5,180

5,650

5,650

3,630

3,670

2,590

1.900 

3,170

3,550

5,550

5,490

5,580

95,120

5,068

-

-

Aug.

2,550

2,130

3,310

*5.550 

3,510

5,520

5,450

f240

fBOO

5,200

5,490

5,510 

5,500

5,490

2,510

2,190

5,250

5,450

5,520

5,420

5,460

2,460

1,950

3,060

3,430

3,440 

3,450

5,510

2,510

2,120

5,120

90,780

2,928

-

-

Sept.

5,390

3,510

5,450

5,480 

2,280

1.810

1,950

5,240

5,590

5.620

3,620

2,280 

1,920

3,550

5,570

5,580

5,600

5,590

2,390

2,120

3,270

5,450

5,160

3,190

5,100

2,510 

2,200

2,870

*3,160

3,580

-

90,810

3,027

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,850 Min l,81o Mean 2,861 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,910 Min 240 Mean 2,993 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 247

Savannah River at Augusta, Ga.

Location.--Lat 33°22'25", long. 81°56'35", at New Savannah Bluff lock and dam, 0.2 mile 

upstream from Butler Creek, 12 miles downstream from Augusta, Richmond County, and 

at mile 188.2 upstream from Savannah.

Drainage area.--7,508 sq mi, including that of Butler Creek.

Records available.--January 1884 to December 1891, January 1898 to December 1906, June 

1927 to July 1932, and October 1938 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. 

January 1925 to June 1933 in House Document 64, 74th Congress, 1st session. January 

1884 to December 1891, January 1898 to December 1906, and January 1925 to September 

1946 in report of South Carolina Research, Planning and Development Board. Gegeheight records collected at site of Fifth Street gage since 1875 and at New Savannah 

Bluff lock and dam sites since 1937 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 97.00 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). January 1884 to December 1891, January 1898 to December 1906, 

and June 1927 to July 1932, staff gage or water-stage recorder at Fifth Street Bridge 

at datum 102.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1936 (levels by Southeastern Engineering Co.). Oct. 1, 1938, to Nov. 10, 1948, 

water-stage recorder at site 0.2 mile downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 27 years (1898-1906, 1927-31, 1938-53), 10,540 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 35,200 cfs May 8 (gage height, 20.80 ft); minimum, 2,940 cfs Oct. 4; minimum daily, 3,260 cfs several days in October and November. 

1884-91, 18'98-1906, 1925-53: Maximum discharge, 350,000 cfs Oct. 3, 1929; maximum 

gage height, 46.3 ft Sept. 27, 1929 (at site and datum then in use); minimum discharge, 648 cfs Sept. 24, 1939, from rating curve extended below 1,400 cfs; minimum 

daily, 1,040 cfs Oct. 2, 1927.

Maximum flood known occurred in 1796, discharge, 360,000 cfs (gage height, 40 ft, 

marked by local residents, at site and datum of Fifth Street gage) by conveyance-slope 

study.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Clark Hill Reservoir (see p. 243,244 for monthly 

change in contents), Stevens Creek powerplant, and New Savannah Bluff lock and dam 

above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 2, July 1O to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 2, 

May 8 to Sept. 30 Jan. 3 to May 7

2.6 3,260

3.0 3,580

4.0 4,440

6.0 6,330

9.0 9,630

13.0 14,900

17.0 23,100

21.0 36,2OO

3.2 3,410

3.5 3,650

4.0 4,100

5.0 5,030

8.0 8,100

12.0 13,200

16.0 20,600

20.0 32,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3,500

3,420

3,420

3,580

3,500

5.920 

3,580

*3,760

g3,5SO

g3,420

3,340

3,340

3,340

K5.260

g3,340

g3,340

g3,260

g3,340

g3,260

3,260

3,340

3,340

3,260

3,260

3,260

3,260

3,340

3,260

3,340

3,260

3,260

104,940

3,385

-

-

Nov.

5.260

3,260

5,260

5,260

5,260

3,340 

3,260

3,500

4,440

4,620

5.550

4,980

5,080

5,080

5,080

5,080

4,180

*4,1CO

4,100

4,100

4,100

4,010

3,840

5,840

5,760

3,670

3,580

3,670

3,670

3,580

-

120,510

4,017

-

-

Dec.

3.670

3,670

3,840

3,840

3,760

3,760 

3,670

5,760

3,840

5.920

5,920

5,840

5,670

5,670

5,670

5,670

3,670

3,670

5,670

3,760

3,760

5,840

3,760

3,670

5,760

3,760

5,670

5,670

3,760

5,760

3,920

116,270

3,751

-

-

Jan.

4,800

4,800

3,740

3,570

4,100

4,100 

5.410

3,570

5,410

4,190

4,640

5,650

3,410

3,570

3,490

3,410

3,410

5,410

4,010

4,640

4,550

4,640

4,460

6,480

6.750

4,640

5,570

5,570

5,650

5,490

3,490

126,600

4j084

-

-

Feb.

5.410

5,570

'5,570

5,490

5,490

3,740 

3,490

3,57O

4,460

5,740

3,740

5,920

5,570

3,570

7,260

12,400

*11,600

4,580

4,010

3,920

5,780

7,500

5,630

6,050

8,850

10,600

15.200

12,200

-

-

-

164,890

5,889

-

-

Mar.

10,200

9,350

9,250

9,850

10,500

9,950 

9,470

7,940

6.050

7,550

8,430

10,500

11,100

10,500

10,700

11,OOO

11,000

10,800

10,700

10,300

10,100

10,300

11,000

17,900

21.6OO

21,600

19,500

16,700

12,400

8,320

*9,110

352,990

11,590

-

-

Apr.

6.870

7,880

6,190

5.740

4,190

5,150 

6,150

5,750

5,750

6,050

6,050

7,230

7,880

7,580

5,830

5,830

5,850

6,450

7,440

7,250

6,350

5,850

6,430

7,030

6,430

6,730

7,230

7,990

6,430

6,450

-

193,790

6,460

-

-

May

9,960

12,600

17,000

17,200

18,800

18,800 

30,600

54. BOO

31,800

29,800

28,900

*28,900

26,700

14,500

8,470

6,930

7,040

7,370

7,370

6,930

7,150

9,750

9,870

10,800

13,000

13,200

13,300

10,300

6,530

5,740

5.550

469,660

15,150

-

-

June

5,640

5,550

5,550

5,640

5,640

5,740 

5,640

6,150

6.850

6,830

6,350

6,750

5,930

5^560

5,460

5,460

5,460

5,460

5,560

5,550

6,050

*6,550

5,740

5,550

5,550

5,550

5,550

5,640

5,640

-

173,550

5,778

-

-

July

5,550

5,550

5,550

5,550

5,460

5.560 

5,740

6,050

6,550

6.950

5,740

5,550

5,550

5,550

5,550

5,840

6,530

5,950

5,550

5,740

5,840

5,740

5,640

5,550

5,950

5,640

5,550

5,550

5,640

5,640

5,740

178,240

5,750

-

-

Aug.

5,950

5.550

5,640

*5,740

5,740

5,640 

5,640

5,740

5,740

5,640

5,740

5,640

5,640

5,640

5,550

5,550

5,740

5,640

5,740

6,030

6,050

6.530

5,550

5,550

5,550

5,640

5,550

5,640

5,640

5,550

5,640

176,580

5,696

_

-

Sept.

5.640

5,950

7,700

8,470

7,570

5,950 

6,050

6,550

7,700

7,810

7,810

7,570

5,740

6,030

7,480

7,810

8,050

8,050

7,040

5,740

6,150

7,700

7,590

8,030

7,920

8,030

7,480

7,040

*8.910

8,140

216,960

7,232

.

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 38,600 Mln 2,280 Mean 8,221 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1952-53: Max 34,800 Mln 3,260 Mean 6,561 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from graph based on several gage readings dally at lock.
248 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Savannah River at Burtons Ferry Bridge, near Millhaven, Ga.

Location.--Lat 32°56'20", long. 81°30'10", on downstream side of left pier of drawspan 

of bridge on U. S. Highway 301, 2 miles downstream from Rocky Creek, 9 miles east of 

Millhaven, Screven County, and at mile 114.5 upstream from Savannah.

Drainage area. 8,650 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1939 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 52.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 14 years, 10,560 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 31,800 cfs May 13, 14; maximum gage height, 

17.52 ft May 13; minimum daily discharge, 3,850 cfs Oct. 21 to Nov. 2.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 141,000 cfs Aug. 18, 1940 (gage height, 27.0 ft); minimum daily, 2,120 cfs Sept. 9, 1951.

Flood of October 1929 reached a stage of 30.8 ft, from information by Corps of Engineers .

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

Considerable regulation by Clark Hill Reservoir (see p. for change in monthly 

contents), Stevens Creek power-plant, and NeV Savannah Bluff lock and dam above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 16

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

3,850

4,300

5,200

7,000

8,900

5.9 

6.2 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0

Feb. 17 to Sept. 30

6,060

6,350

6,640

7,140

8,160

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

10,400

12,900

16,600

23,000

35,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26 

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.660

4,300

4,120

4,030

4,120

4,120

4,300 

4,590

4,480

4,570

4,390

4,500

4,120

4,120

4,050

4,050

4,050

5,940

5,940

3,940

3.85O

5,850

5,850

5,850

5,850

3,850 

3,850

3,850

*3,850

3,850

3,850

126,280

4,074

-

-

Nov.

5.850

3,850

3,940

5,940

5,940

5,940

5,940 

5,940

3,940

4,570

5,110

5,920

6.100

6,010

5,920

5,920

5,850

5,560

5,020

5,020

5,110

5,290

5,200

5,020

4,840

4,660 

4,570

4,480

4,480

4,480

-

144,590

4,813

-

-

Dec.

4.590

4,480

4,570

4,750

4,840

4,840

4,750 

4,570

4,570

4,660

4,750

4,750

4,750

4,660

4,480

4,480

4,480

4,480

4,480

4,480

4,570

4,660

4,750

4,750

4,750

4,950 

5.020

4,950

*4,840

4,750

4,840

145,000

4,677

-

-

Jan.

5,110

5,740

6,370

5,920

5,380

5,380

5,650 

5,200

4,930

5,020

5,200

5,920

5,650

5,020

4,930

4,950

4.840

4,840

4,840

5,110

5,920

6,280

6,570

6,570

6,910

8.140 

7,580

6,100

5,580

5,200

5,110

175,140

5,650

-

-

Feb.

5.020

*5,020

5,110

5,200

5,110

5,020

5,110 

5,290

5,290

5,650

5,560

5,290

5,290

5,110

5,200

6,910

10,600

12,000

10,400

7,640

6,540

6,940

9,040

8,710

8,490

10,000 

11,700

12.600

-

-

-

199,840

7,157

-

-

Mar.

13,200

*13,600

13,200

12,900

12,800

12,900

12,800 

12,500

11,700

9,920

9.700

10,800

12,200

12,900

13,200

13,200

13, 100

13,100

13,100

12,900

12,900

12,900

13,100

13,200

13,600

14,200 

15,000

15,800

16,800

*18,100

18.400

413,720

13,350

_

-

Apr.

17.400

15,800

13,600

11,400

8,600

6,940

6.740 

7,840

7,840

7,540

7,940

7,840

8,600

9,260

9,700

8,600

7,740

7,440

7,540

8,380

8,710

7,270

7,540

7,540

8,160

8,270 

7,940

8,490

*8,950

8,490

-

269,080

8,969

-

-

May

8.050

9,700

11,400

12,500

15,400

14,200

15,600 

16,800

18,400

20,500

25, 700

50,400

51.800

31,800

31,100

29,200

25,200

20,100

15,800

12,600

10,700

9,700

10,100

10,800

11,100

11,700 

*12,400

12,600

12,600

11,100

8,950

515,980

16,640

-

June

7,540

6,940

6,740

6,640

6,540

6,540

6,640 

6,740

7,140

7.840

7,840

7,540

7,640

7,440

6,840

6,640

6,540

6,440

g t 550

6,550

6,350

6,350

6,740

7,540

7,040

6,740 

6,640

6,740

6,740

6,740

-

206,540

6,878

-

July

*6,740

6,740

6,540

6,440

6,540

6,540

6,350 

6,440

6,640

7,040

7.540

6,940

6,350

6.160

6,160

6,260

6,350

6,640

6,640

6,550

6,640

7,040

7,040

6,740

6,350

6,350 

6,440

6,540

*6,540

6,350

6,260

203,690

6,571

-

Aug.

6,260

6,350

6,160

6,160

6,350

6,550

6,260 

6,550

6,440

6,540

6,440

6,550

6,260

6.060

6,160

6,060

6,060

6,160

6,350

6,640

6.940

6,940

6,940

6,440

6,160

6,060 

6,060

6,060

6,060

6,160

*6, 160

195,740

6,314

-

Sept.

6.260

6,260

6,350

7,240

8,270

8,270

7,500 

7,500

7,000

7,500

8,000

8,000

3,000

7,500

7,000

7,000

7,500

8,000

8,500

8,000

7,500

7,000

7,500

8,000

9,000

10,000 

12.000

11,000

*9,920

10,200

241,770

8,059

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 57,800 Min 5,060 Mean 9,328 cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 31,800 Min 3,850 Mean 7,773 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Sept. 7-28; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near 

Clyo.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 

Brier Creek at Millhaven, Ga.

249

^^f05 ^M?n' 1V long - 81 ° 39 ' 05 "- ^ar right bank on downstream side of pier of 

bridge at Millhaven, Screven County, 8| miles upstream from Beaver Dam Creek.

Drainage area. --656 sq mi.

Records available. April 1937 to September 1953.

2sfiTqoqWa !; er~? t age recorder. Datum of gage is 95.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^ supplementary adjustment of l ^5 . Prior to June 7, 1950, staff gage at site

t 9 ^^ JUM ? ' 195°' t0 Apr ' 3°' 1951 ' ^e'wfight gage at

Average discharge. --16 years, 647 cfs.

ge height ' 9 ' 9 ft);

1 23Z" 53i Max imum discharge, 25,400 cfs Aug. 16, 1940 (gage height 17 4 ft from 

graph based on gage readings!; minimum observed, 110 cfs j^nl 30, Juk 2 1945

ae 'lftin SePt6mber °r °Ct0ber 1929 ' fr°m ^Ltion by'Georgia

Rem|rk|. --Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by gristmills above

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

r.2 

2.0 

4.0

150

228

491

6.0 

8.0 

9.8

997

1,870

3,060

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

9

3

4

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

234

213

208

198

188

183

173

1SS

261

283

278

278

288

318

342

368

368

330

278

256

239

228

218

213

213

213

208

208

*208

208

213

7,597

245

0.373

0.43

No-v .

213

218

223

223

223

223

223

228

228

244

300

330

342

330

330

330

330

330

330

342

355

395

424

409

368

368

381

424

456 440"

-

9,560

319

0.486

0.54

Dec.

395

368

3BT

381

381

381

381

395

395

*409

409

409

409

395

368

368

368

368

368

368

368

381

381

395

424

491

509

528

548

548

551

12,861

415

0.633

0.73

Jan.

661

661

637

614

591

591

614

661

736

762

710

685

661

614

591

637

661

710

736

685

661

*736

736

762

762

762

789

789

789

789

§45

21,638

698

1.06

1.22

Feb.

933

933

845

762

710

661

661

710

685

661

637

591

59T

591

736

873

845

845

873

933

1,290

1,870

1,700

1,420

1,380

1,510

1,600

1,760

_

_

-

27,606

986

1.50

1.56

War .

1,700

1,760

2,220

*2,280

2,040

1,700

1,420

1,250

1,140

1,100

1,250

1,600

1,510

1,420

1,380

1,290

1,340

1,510

1,380

1,210

1,060

1,060

1,100

1,030

965

965

965

933

937

1,030

933

41,538

1,340

2.04

2.35

Apr.

817 736"

710

661

637

614

637

637

614

637

637

614

661

*685

685

661

637

614

637

614

569

528

473

440

424

409

395

381

368 3S8~

-

17,500

583

0.889

0.99

May

368

381

456

548

661

1,300

2,830

2,830

3,060

2T690

2,040

2,160

2,100

1,560

1,210

965

789

685

591

548

509

456

424

395

381

381

*368

355

318

288

256

31,903

1,029

1.57

1.81

June 

239

218

213

208

205

213

239

261

342

409

456

381

330

409

424

456

491 40~9~

342

306

294

261

266

244

261

306

330

424

 409

368

-

9,712

324

0.494

0.55

July

355

342

342

342

381

395

SET

*355

318

306

288

272

250

228

213

198

188

183 T33"

198

256

306

342

368

368

318

306

342

330

330

306

9,290

300

0.457

0.53

Aug.

239

218

218

213

21S

218

203

188

244

266

288

318

300

239

208

203

193

234

*306

288

330 2B3~

223

208

203

193

183

173

168

164

159_

7,084

229

0.349

0.40

Sept.

164

168

173

178

208

223

234

244

239

228

223

213

193

173

168

159

159

154

1BT

154

178

193

188

183

188

234

509

661

685

789

-

7,617

254

0.387

0.43

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,600 Min 136 Mean 512 Cfsm 0.780 In. 10.60

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,060 Min 154 Mean 559 Cfsm 0.852 In. 11.54

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 efs). Mar. 4 (3 a.m.) 2,340 cfs (8.8 ft); May 9 (5 p.m.) 3,140 cfs 

(9.9 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
250 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 

Savannah River near Clyo, Ga.

Location.--Lat 32°31'30", long. 81°15'45", on downstream side of center pier of drawspan 

of bridge on Seaboard Air Line Railroad, 3 miles north of Clyo, Effingham County, and 

at mile 50.1 upstream from Savannah.

Drainage area. 9,850 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey.

April 1930 to June 1933 (below 12,000 cfs only) in House Document 64, 74th Congress, 

1st session. Gage-height records collected at same site 1921-43 by U. S. Weather 

Bureau (unpublished prior to 1933).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 13.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 12, 1945, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 11,460 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 35,800 cfs May 17 (gage height, 15.80 ft); minimum daily, 4,410 cfs Oct. 28 to Nov. 7.

1937-53: Maximum discharge observed, 128,000 cfs Aug. 21, 22, 1940 (gage height, 

23.6 ft); minimum daily, 2,830 cfs Oct. 19, 25-28, 1941.

1921-53: Maximum gage height, 29.7 ft Oct. 6, 1929; minimum, 1.21 ft Sept. 11, 

1951.

Remarks.--Records good. Considerable regulation by Clark Hill Reservoir (see p. 243 for 

change in monthly contents), Stevens Creek powerplant, and New Savannah Bluff lock and 

dam above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1112: 1940.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. I to Dec. 14, Jan. 27 to Feb. 21, 

May 19-23, Aug. 22)

Oct. 1 to May 23, 

Aug. 23 to Sept. 30 May 24 to Aug. 22

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

8.0

4,320

5,220

6,160

9,480

11.0

13.0

16.0

14,500

20,800

37,200

5.3 

6.0 

7.0

6,100

6,800

7,900

9.0 

12.0

10,200

15,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*5.400

5,400

5,150

4,860

4,680

4,680

4,680

4,860

5,150

5,150

5,220

5,150

5,040

4,860

4,770

4,770

4,770

4,770

4,770

4,680

4,590

4,590

4,500

4,500

4,500

4,500

4,500

4.410

4,410

*4,410

4,410

148,050

4,776

-

-

Nov.

4.410

4,410

4,410

4,410

4,410

4,410

4,410

4,500

4,500

4,500

4,860

5,400

5,960

6,560

6.460

6,460

6,460

6,560

6,260

5,860

5,670

5,670

5,760

5,760

5,670

5,490

5,400

5,510

5,220

5,150

-

159,890

5,550

-

-

Dec.

5,150

5,130

5>, 220

5,220

5,400

5,400

5,490

5,310

5,220

5,220

5,220

5,310

5,510

5,510

5,220

5,150

5.040

5,040

5,040

5,040

5,040

5,040

5,150

5,220

5,510

5,310

5,400

5.580

5,580

5,490

5,490

162,990

5,258

-

-

Jan.

5.580

5,760

6,160

6,660

6,760

6,460

6,260

6,560

6,160

5,860

5,760

5,860

6,360

6,560

6,160

5,960

5,760

5,670

5,670

5,670

5,960

6,460

6,960

7,270

7,380

7,710

8,620

8.980

8,150

7,270

6,760

202,970

6,547

-

-

Feb.

6,560

6.560

6,360

6,460

6,560

6,560

6,460

6,660

6,760

6,760

6,860

7,060

6,760

6,660

6,660

6,560

7,380

9,480

10,900

11,900

11,500

9,900

'9,100

9,760

10,900

11,500

11,900

12 . 700

-

-

-

232,980

8,321

-

-

Mar.

15.300

13,900

*14,500

15,OOO

15,800

16,000

16,500

16,800

16,800

16,500

16,500

16,000

15,000

14,800

14,800

15,000

15,200

15,500

15,800

15,800

16,000

16,500

17,100

18,000

18.400

18,000

17,700

17,400

17,100

17,100

*17,100

499,900

16,130

-

-

Apr.

17,700

18,000

18,800

19. 200

19,200

17,700

15,400

12,300

10,600

10,000

9,620

9,480

9,480

9,620

10,200

10,500

10,500

9,760

9,100

8,860

9,100

9,480

9,480

8,980

8.620

8,740

8,860

8,740

8,860

*9,220

-

546,100

11,540

-

-

May

9,540

8.980

9,480

10,600

11,500

12,200

15,100

15,900

14, 800

15,800

17,400

19,200

22,200

26,500

51,400

55,100

55.800

35, 100

52,000

28,500

25,000

20,800

17,100

14,500

12,900

11,800

11,500

*11,400

11,500

11,800

11,800

563,000

18,160

-

-

June

11.500

10,200

8,560

7,570

7,020

6,800

6,800

6,800

6,800

7,020

7,570

7,790

7,900

8,560

8,560

8,120

7,570

7,240

7,020

6,910

6,800

6,700

6.600

6,800

7,130

7,240

7,020

6,910

6,910

6,910

-

225,330

7,511

-

-

July

6,910

*6,910

6,910

6,800

6,700

6,700

6,700

6,600

6,600

6,700

6,910

7,240

7,130

6,700

6,300

6.200

6,200

6,200

6,600

6,700

6,600

6,600

6,910

7,020

6,910

6,600

6,600

6,700

6,700

*6,700

6,600

207,650

6,698

-

-

Aug.

6,400

6,300

6,400

6,400

6,400

6,500

6,600

6,600

6,600

6,500

6,600

6,600

6,500

6,400

6,200

6.100

6,100

6,200

6,200

6,600

6,800

7,240

7.490

7,380

7,160

6,760

6,460

6,460

6,460

6,360

6,460

203,250

6,556

-

-

Sept.

*6.560

6,660

6,660

6,660

7,160

7,930

8,380

8,040

7,490

7,270

7,490

8,040

8,380

8,260

7,710

7,060

7,160

7,710

8,260

8,620

8,620

7,930

7,160

7,380

7,930

8,860

10,300

11,500

12,200

*12.500

-

245,880

8,196

-

-

Calendar year 1952; Max 41,300 Mln 5,610 Mean 10,410 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-55: Max 55,800 Mln 4,410 Mean 8,762 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE JffiASUREMENTS 251

Measurements of streamflow in the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to Savannah 

River, made at points other than gaging stations are given in the following table. Determinations of peak flow at points other than gaging stations are given in a. separate table 

on page 279.

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to 

Savannah River, during water year October 1952 to September 1953

James River basin, Va.

Date

Oct. 14

29

28

30

Jan. 20

Jan. 20

23

30 

Jan. 21

28

Jan. 20

29

29 

29

29

Stream

Palling SpringD 

Creek.

do

Run.

Creek.

do

do

Bullpasture River.

Sinking Creek. ....

Creek. 

Meadow Creek ......

Looney Mill Creek.

do

Purgatory Creek. . . 

Calfpasture River.

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

River. 

St Marys River. . . .

Wreck Island Creek

West Fork Buffalo 

River.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Jackson River. ....

do

do

do

Cowpasture River.. 

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

James River. ......

Craig Creek. ......

James River. ......

James River. ...... 

Maury River .......

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

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

South River. ......

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

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

Buffalo River. ....

Locality

10 miles north of Warm Springs. 

Lat 37°52'05", long. 79°56'45" 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 

220, 2.1 miles southeast of 

town of Falling Spring.

do

do

voir, 2.7 miles southeast of 

Covington.

1 mile east of Covington.

on State Highway 629, 4.5 

miles north of Clifton Forge.

1.6 miles west of headwaters.

at Williamsville. 

300 ft above mouth at 

Williamsville .

Highway 39 at Millboro 

Springs . 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 220 

at Gala.

At bridge on State Highway 

624, 6 miles southwest of 

Newcastle.

Highway 825, 1.5 miles west 

of Eagle Rock. 

At bridge on State Highway 

636, 5 miles southwest of 

Buchanan.

2.5 miles southwest of 

Buchanan.

640, 1 mile northwest of 

Lithia. 

100 ft below ford on State 

Highway 611, 5.2 miles north 

of Buchanan. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 

250, 1.5 miles east of West 

Augusta.

Highway 687, 4.5 miles 

southwest of Craigsville.

Highway 685, 0.4 mile east 

of Craigville. 

At bridge on State Highway 

608, 2.5 miles northeast of 

Vesuvius.

1 mile upstream from crest 

gage on State Highway 608, 3.2 

miles northeast of Vesuvius.

1.5 miles west of Oranoco.

voir, 5 miles southeast of 

Buena Vista.

Railway depot at Monroe. 

At bridge on State Highway 

613, 5.5 miles northwest of 

Appomattox.

at Bent Creek. 

100 ft above confluence with 

North Fork Buffalo River at 

Forks of Buffalo and 11.2 

miles west of Amherst.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

-

-

-

3.7

29.6

-

15.7

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

5.30

1.02

.19

27.6

0

2.07

29.3

0 

12.6

18.6

4 23

6.78

.40
253 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the South Atlantic slope basins, James River 

Savannah River, during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

James River basin, Va. Continued

Date

Sept. 29

30

30

Jan. 23

Jan. 23

30

Nov. 3

23

11

11

Sept. 28

30

28

29 

30

29

Stream

Buffalo River. ....

Spring Reservoir

North Pork Hardware R ive r .

South Branch Hardware River.

Muddy Creek. ......

South Pork Moormans River.

Stockton Creek. . . .

Mechum River ......

North Pork Rivanna 

River.

Mechunk Creek. ....

River.

Willis River. .....

Beaver Dam Creek..

North Branch Appomattox River.

ftppomattox River..

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

James River.......

Rucker Run. .......

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

Hardware River ....

North Pork Hardware River.

Slate River. ......

Moormans River. . . .

Mechum River ......

South Pork Rivanna 

River. 

Rivanna River. ....

Rivanna River. ....

James River. ......

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

Appomattox River.. 

James River. ......

Locality

20 ft below U. S. Highway 60 

at Porks of Buffalo, 11.2 

miles west of Amherst.

29 bridge, 1.7 miles northeast of Amherst. 

j mile east of Lovingston.

mouth .

1.5 miles southwest of 

Covesville .

at Paber.

Highway 800, at Schuyler. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 29, 

0.5 mile wesb of Red Hill.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 29, 

0.1 mile northwest of Crossroads .

0.5 mile west of Buckingham.

5.5 miles northwest of 

Dillwyn. 

At culvert on State Highway 

20, 4.5 miles south of Centenary .

20, 1.5 miles south of Centenary . 

1,000 ft above Charlottesville 

Reservoir, 4.6 miles west of 

Whitehall. 

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

At Bridge on State Highway 

635, 2i miles south of 

Crozet . 

At bridge on State Highway 

614, 3.3 miles north of Ivy. 

400 -f b above bridge on U. S. 

Highway 29, 9 miles northeast of Charlottesville. 

Ab bridge on U. S. Highway 

250, 5 miles west of Zion 

Crossroads.

1.8 miles southwest of 

Georges Tavern.

4.2 miles southeast of 

Sprouses Corner. 

At culvert on U. S. Highway

15, 0.4 mile southwest of 

Curdsville .

200 ft above bridge on U. S. 

Highway IS, 1.0 mile north 

of Curdsville.

600, 4 miles west of Ooochland. 

1 mile above bridge on State 

Highway 6, at State Farm. 

At bridge on State Highway

653, near Midlothian.

At bridge on State Highway 24, 

3 miles northeast of ftppomattox. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 15, 

4.0 miles northwest of Parraville.

460, 2.2 miles southeast of 

Farmville.

1.5 miles southeast of Farmville.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

-

11

6.6

-

-

-

7.1

423 

70

42

6

Discharge 

(cfs)

1.07

.02 

2.98

22.3

.59

.44

1.85

.48

15.2

9.79

2.49

8.50

1.25

.94

4.87

17.0

.86 

.11

.73 

.01

1.21

8.38 

4.89

1.00 

5.68

2.64

5.40

37.4

4.95 

4.88

3.20 

272

20.4

69.2

21.5

.74

1.48 

33.3

4.66

4.05
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 253

Miscellaneous disohari 

Savannah River,

;e measurements in the South Atlantic slope basins, James Rive 

'during water year October 1952 to September 1953--Continued

James River basin, Va. Continued

Date

Sept. 29 

29

28 

29

Jan. 15

June 23

June 23

Apr. 24

Stream

Sandy River .......

Buckskin Creek.... 

Swift Creek. ......

Unnamed stream. . . .

Brook Run .........

Chickahominy River

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Bush River. .......

West Creek. ....... 

Appomattox River.. 

Glebe Creek. ......

Chickahominy River

James River. ......

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

Locality

At bridge on U. S. Highway 

460, 4.0 miles southeast of 

Farmville.

6 miles northwest of Amelia. 

At bridge on State Highway 

640, 3 miles east of Jetersville. 

At bridge on State Highway 

631, 4.3 miles southwest of 

Chester. 

At culvert on State Highway 

155, 2 miles north of 

Charles City.

At Henrico County Disposal 

Plant, 1.5 miles west of 

Richmond.

At Grapevine Bridge on State 

Highway 156.

155, 2s miles south of 

Providence Forge. 

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

73

143 

.7

"

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

5.96 

4.29

.92 

39.6 

.34

7,82

22.4 

7.92

2.34

Chowan River basin

Sept. 30

30

29

29

29

29

29

16 

Jan. 15

23

28 

28

Little Nottoway 

River.

Blackwater River.. 

Seacock Creek. ....

Middle Meherrin 

River.

River .

Meherrin River .... 

Flat Rock Creek. . .

Nottoway River. . . .

Chowan River ...... 

Blackwater River..

Meherrin River. . . .

Chowan River ...... 

Meherrin River. . . .

At bridge on State Highway 40, 

2.6 miles south of Blackstone, Nottoway County, Va.

3.3 miles north of Alberta, 

Brunswick County, Va.

1.8 miles north of Alberta, 

Brunswick County, Va.

612, 2| miles north of Rawlings, Brunswick County, Va.

2.5 miles west of Stony 

Creek, Sussex County, Va.

301, at Stony Creek, Sussex 

County, Va.

301, 3.2 miles north of 

Stony Creek, Sussex County, 

Va.

608, 5j miles west of 

Sebrell, Southampton County, 

Va.

301, 2.4 miles north of 

Emporla, Oreensville County, 

Va.

609, 1 mile west of 653, 3£ 

miles southwest of Sebrell, 

Southampton County, Va.

If miles east of Sebrell, 

Southampton County, Va. 

At bridge on State Highway 

625, 1 mile east of Disputanta, Prince George County, 

Va. 

At bridge on State Highway 

618, 3 miles northwest of 

Ivor, Southampton County, Va.

635, 3 miles southwest of 

Burdette, Southampton 

County, Va.

At bridge on State Highway 49, 

6 miles southwest of Lunenburg, Lunenburg County, Va.

11 miles southwest of Lunenburg, Lunenburg County, Va.

At bridge on State Highway 

635, 8i miles northwest of 

South Hill, Mecklenburg 

County, Va.. 

At bridge on State Highway 

647, 4 miles south of Kenbridge, Lunenburg County, 

Va.

"

-

"

-

11.2

.44

1.49

12.6

0

4.34 

26.3

15.5 

1.70

12.2

49.4 

.50

341607 O - 55 - 18
254 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to 

Savannah River, during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Chowan River basin Continued

Date

Sept. 28 

July 15

June 16 

July 14

Aug. 4

31

June 18 

July 15

31

5

31

June 18

10

Mar. 3 

Apr. 13

July 15

June 18 

July 15

July 16

June 18

July 15

Stream

Great Creek. ...... 

Somerton Creek....

Cypress Creek..... 

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

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

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

Buckhorn Creek. . . . 

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

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

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

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

Kirby Creek. ......

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

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

Wildcat Swamp ..... 

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

Potecasi Creek....

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

Cole Creek. ....... 

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

do

Ahoskie Creek. . , . .

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

3uke Swamp .........

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

Bennetts Creek. . . .

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Meherrin River. . . . 

Chowan River. .....

Meherrin River. . . .

Chowan River ......

Meherrin River....

Potecasi Creek....

Meherrin River. . . .

Sarera Creek. ......

do

Wiccacon Creek. . . .

do

Bennetts Creek....

Chowan River ......

Locality

At bridge on U. S. Highway 58, 

at Lawrenoeville, Brunswick 

County, Va. 

Lat 36°33'30", long. 76°49'10" 

at highway bridge, 1 mile 

below Mill Swamp and 2^ 

miles northwest of Reynoldson, Gates County, N. C.

Lat 36°31'55", long. 77°20'30" 

at highway bridge, in 

Margaretsville, Northampton 

County, N. C., £ mile upstream from Seaboard Air 

Line Railroad bridge.

Lat 36°30'55", long. 76°59'00'; 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 

258, 1.8 miles northeast of 

Como, Hertford County, N. C.

at bridge on State Highway 

35, 1-i miles above Tarraua 

Creek and ij miles north of 

Severn, Northampton County, 

N. C.

Lat 36°28'05", long. 77°08'40j' 

on county road at site of 

Worrell Mill Pond, 2 miles 

upstream from Maple Fork 

Branch and 3j miles northwest of Murfreesboro, Hertford County, N. C.

Lat 35°26'00", long. 77°22'30" 

at culvert on U. S. Highway 

158, 4.1 miles northwest of 

Jackson, Northampton County, 

N. C.

Lat 36°22'15", long. 77"01'40" 

at highway bridge, 2j miles 

north of Union, Hertford 

County, N. C., and 35- miles 

upstream from Bells Branch.

Lat 36°26'30", long. 76°46'30" 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 

158, 3 miles northwest of 

Gatesville, Gates County, 

N. C.

Lat 36°14'45", long. 76°56'50" 

at bridge on State Highway 

350, 1.2 miles north of 

Powellsville, Bertie County, 

N. C.

at culvert on State Highway 

350, 1.0 mile west of 

Coleraln, Bertie County, N. C.

on county road at site of 

old Cessons Mill, 4.6 miles 

southwest of Harrellsville, 

Hertford County, N. C.

Lat 36°28'10", long. 7 6 "38 '10", 

at highway bridge , l£ miles 

below Middle Swamp and 2j 

miles northwest of Sunbury, 

Gates County, N. C.

Lat 36°25'55", long. 76°42'00'; 

at highway bridge 3j miles 

northeast of Oatesville, 

Gates County, N. C. and 4^ 

miles below Duke Swamp.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

87.2

29.8

7.34

74.6

.68

191

30.9

134

36.8

79.6

Discharge 

(cfs)

10.7 

No flow

.05

.08

1.11

.70

24.9 

19 5

1.42

2.88

.53

11.8

.34

8.77 

7.74
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 255

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to 

Savannah River, during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Chowan River basin Continued

Date

Sept. 1

Stream

Bennetts Creek....

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Chowan River ......

Locality

Lat 36°25'55", long. 76°42'00" 

at highway bridge 3| miles 

northeast of Gatesville, 

Gates County, N. C., and 4^ 

miles below Duke Swamp.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

79.6

Discharge 

(cfs)

10.3

Pasquotank River basin, N. C.

at culvert on State Highway 

32, 4.0 miles north of 

Sunbury, Gates County.

3.43 179

Cashie River basin, N. C.

Aug. 18

Sept. 3

Roquist Creek. ....

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

Cashie River. .....

.....ao............

Lat 35°57', long. 76°56', 3-fr

miles above mouth and 3-f

miles south southeast of

Windsor, Bertie County.

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

62.2 4.00

No flow

Roanoke River basin

Sept. 24 

24

24

24

25

25

25

28 

28

29 

29

North Fork Roanoke 

River.

River.

Maggotty Creek. . . .

Goose Creek. ......

Little Stony Creek

Pigg River. .......

East Fork Falling 

River.

Roanoke River. .... 

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

Blackwater River.. 

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

Roanoke River. ....

Otter River. ......

Roanoke River. .... 

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

Falling River. ....

On State Highway 723, 24 miles 

north of Ellett and 3f miles 

northwest of Fagg, Montgomery 

County, Va.

east of Shawsville, Montgomery County, Va.

east of Salem, Roanoke 

County, Va,

south of Hollins station and 

li miles north of Roanoke, 

Roanoke County , Va .

south of Hollins Station and 

If miles north of Roanoke, 

Roanoke County, Va.

south of Roanoke, Roanoke 

County , Va .

220, 4 miles north of Rocky 

Mount, Franklin County, Va. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 

220, 2 miles north of Boones 

Mill, Franklin County, Va.

122, lOf miles northeast of 

Rocky Mount, Franklin County, 

Va. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 

460, 4.7 miles west of 

Thaxton, Bedford County, Va.

122, 9i miles southwest of 

Bedford, Bedford County, Va. 

At bridge on State Highway 43, 

6 miles north of Bedford, 

Bedford County, va.

122, 2 miles northeast of 

Bedford, Bedford County, Va,

460, 9 miles west of Lynchburg, Bedford County, Va.

4 miles south of Bedford, 

Bedford County, Va.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 

220, 1 mile south of Rocky 

Mount, Franklin County, Va.

3 miles west of Toshes, 

Pittsylvania County, Va.

4j miles south of Altavista, 

Pittsylvania County, Va. 

At bridge on State Highway 

644, 2 miles southwest of 

Appomatox, Appomatox County, 

Va.

645, 4 mjles southwest of 

Appomatox, Appomatox County, 

Va

647, 3^ miles south of Spout 

Spring, Appomatox County, Va.

-

-

-

"

-

5.02 

22.4

2.38

15.1

.955 

3.59

8.59

.075 

4.53

4.33

5.85

4.50

25.8

115

9.03

1.11 

3.08
256 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in th< 

Savannah River, during water year Oc

e South Atlantic slope basins, James River to 

tober 195Z to September 1953 Continued

Roanoke River basin Continued

Da be

Sepb.29

29

29

29

30

SOSO

Jan. 13

29

28 

28

28 

28

Sept. 28 

29 

28

29 

Jan . 14

23

Stream

Mountain Branch . . .

River.

River.

River. 

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

River. 

Cub Creek. ........

Nlcklas Creek.....

South Mayo River..

Snow Creek. ....... 

Turkeycock Creek..

Bearskin Creek.... 

Banister River. . . . 

Cherrystone Creek.

Sandy Creek. ...... 

Lawsons Creek. ....

Jolly Hollow Creek.

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Falling River. .....

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

Roanoke River ......

Smith River. .......

Mayo River. ........

Turkeycock Creek. . .

Banister River. .... 

Dan River. ......... 

Banister River. ....

Banister River. .... 

Hyco River. ........

Aliens Creek. ......

Locality

At bridge on State Highway 647, 3^ 

miles south of Spout Spring, 

Appomatox County, Va.

miles north of Spring Mills, 

Appomatox County, Va.

miles north of Spring Mills, 

Appomatox County, Va.

miles northeast of Spring Mills, 

Appomatox County, Va.

miles northeast of Spring Mills, 

Appomatox County , Va .

mile northwest of Spring Mills, 

Appomatox County, Va.

miles east of Rustburg, Campbell 

County, Va.

miles southwest of Spring Mills, 

Campbell County, Va.

mile northwest of Hot Creek, 

Campbell County, Va. 

At bridge on State Highway 615, 1.6 

miles east of Rolling Hill, 

Charlotte County, Va.

miles east of Charlotte Courthouse, 

Charlotte County, Va. 

At bridge on State Highway 623, 5 

miles southwest of Perrum, 

Franklin County, Va.

Philpott, Henry County, Va.

miles north of Martinsville , Henry 

County, Va.

of Martinsville, below city filtration plant, Henry County, Va.

miles southeast of Martinsville, 

Henry County, Va. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 58, 1 

mile west of Stuart, Patrick 

County, Va.

miles east of Stuart, Henry 

County, Va. 

Lat 36°53'51", long. 79°39'05", J 

mile northwest of Sago, Franklin 

County, Va. Drainage area, 60 

sq mi.

miles east of Sago, Pittsylvania 

County, Va.

miles northwest of Danville, 

Pittsylvania County, Va.

ville, Pittsylvania County, Va. 

At bridge on State Highway 612, 4i 

miles west of Chatham, Pittsylvania 

County, Va. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 29, 3j 

miles south of Chatham, 

Pittsylvania County, Va. 

At bridge on State Highway 802, 2£ 

miles northwest of Chatham, 

Pittsylvania County, Va.

Gretna, Pittsylvania County, Va.

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

miles west of Mount Airy, Pittsylvania County, Va.

miles south of Mount Airy, 

Pittsylvania County, Va. 

At bridge on State Highway 57, 9 

miles northwest of Halifax, 

Halifax County, Va. 

At bridge on State Highway 658, i 

mile southeast of Turbeville, 

Halifax County, Va.

At bridge on Stabe Highway 92, 0.5 

mile north of Boydton, Mechlenburg 

County, Va.

Discharge 

(cfs>-

0.75

l;20

.84

10.6

5.08

16.7 

11.6

12.9

.93

7.79

4.37 

24.4

22.2 

5.45

5.19

3.48 

20.4 

2.72 

4.46

3.47

4.84

15.0 

6.04

1.46
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 257

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to 

Savannah River, during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Roanoke River basin Continued

Date

Sept. 28 

Apr 28

Apr. 24

30 

Oct. 30

Sept. 3

Stream

Aliens Creek......

South Countryline 

Creek.

South Hyco River.. 

Ready Branch. .....

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

Tributary to op 

diverting from 

Roanoke River. ....

Countryline Creek.

Hyco River. ....... 

Sweetwater Creek..

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

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

Locality

At bridge on road to 

John H. Kerr Dam, 2 miles 

north of Buggs Island gage, 

Mechlenberg County, Va.

bridge on U. S. Highway 311, 

at Walnut Cove, Stokes 

County, N. C., 4 miles above 

mouth .

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

Lat 36°21', long. 79°16', at 

bridge on first road above 

State Highway 86, 4-£ miles 

above mouth, 4^ miles southeast of Yanceyville, Caswell 

County, N. C.

bridge on State Highway 57, 

1 mile above South Hyco 

Creek, 2j miles southeast 

of Semora, and 9 miles northwest of Roxboro, Person 

County, N. C.

Lat 36°28', long. 79°06, at 

bridge on State Highway 57, 

1 mile above mouth, 2.8 

miles northwest of Concord 

and 5 miles south of Cunningham, Person County, N. C. 

Lat 35°47'21", long. 77°03'36',' 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 

17, just below Dog Branch, 

4j miles south of Williamston, Martin County, N. C.

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

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

114

_

34.8

78.0

76.5 

15.5

Discharge 

(cfs)

14.0

20.6

7.13

.09

2.05 

1.96

1.21

1.13

Pamlico River basin, N. C.

Apr. 27

Apr. 28

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

at bridge on U. S. Highway 

158, 1{ miles above mouth 

and 7j miles west of Oxford, 

Oranville County.

bridge on first road above 

U. S. Highway 1, l£ miles 

from mouth, 2^ miles south 

of Kittrell, Vance County, 

and 4 miles below Ruin Creek. 

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

highway bridge, 3 miles below Sandy Creek, and 3 miles 

northeast of Red Oak, Nash 

County.

bridge on first road above 

State Highway 59, £ mile below Phoebes Creek and 2 

miles southwest of Warrenton, 

Warren County. 

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

at bridge on U. S. Highway 

258, i mile below Bynum Mill 

Creek and 2^ miles east of 

Pinetops, Edgecombe County. 

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

at bridge on State Highway 

30, at Pactolus, Pitt County, 

2 miles below Hunting Run 

and 5j miles from mouth. 

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

44.7

10.2

.11

11.0

19.1

30.1

5.11

34.2 

3.55

14.6
258 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to 

Savannah River, during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Pamllco River basin, N. C. Continued

Date

Apr. 19

Aug. 14

Sept. 2

Stream

Collie Swamp. .....

Upper Goose Creek.

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Tranters Creek....

Pamllco River. ....

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

Locality

at bridge on county road 

1.7 miles above Hunting Run 

and 3j miles northeast of 

Pactolus, Pltt County.

Lat 35°49'30", long. 77°11'55" 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 

64, 1.6 miles west of 

Everett, Martin County.

Lat 35°31'30", long. 76°53'20',' 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 

264, 5j miles west of Bath, 

Beaufort County.

bridge on State Highway 33, 

at Edward, Beaufort County.

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

54.7

29.0

2.01 

21.2

Discharge 

(cfs)

5.82

1.37

23.1

17.2 

2.45

1.18

Neuse River basin, N. C.

Oct. 28

Apr 23

Sept. 2 

2

1

Lower Barton Creek

Walnut Creek ...... 

Slmmons Branch. . . .

Walnut Creek. .....

Neuse River .......

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

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

Neuse River. ...... 

Walnut Creek. .....

Neuse River. ......

at bridge on State Highway 

32, 0.9 mile below Jacks 

Branch and 2.2 miles southeast 

of Plnetown, Beaufort County. 

Lat 35°58'0l", long. 78°38'08, 

at highway bridge, £ mile above 

mouth, ij miles north of 

Bayleaf, and 3j miles northeast of Falls, Wake County.

at bridge on U. S. Highway 

264, 1 mile from mouth and 

4j miles west of Wake Forest, 

Wake County.

Lat 35°50'15", long. 78°40'45",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 

ISA, lj miles above Mine 

Creek and 4j miles northwest 

of Raleigh, Wake County.

at highway bridge, ij miles 

above mouth and 3f miles west of 

Ml lib rook, Wake County.

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

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

Lat 35°51'05", long. 78°37 '23';

at highway bridge, 1 mile 

west of Mlllbrook, Wake 

County and "i\ miles above 

mouth .

Lat 35°46'10", long. 78°43'26" 

at highway bridge, 0.4 mile 

above Johnson Lake and 4.8 

miles west southwest of 

State Capitol Bldg., 

Raleigh, Wake County. 

Lat 35°46'00", long. 78°42'02" 

at highway bridge 0.3 mile 

above mouth, 1.2 miles above 

Lake Raleigh, and 3.6 miles 

west southwest of State 

Capitol Bldg., Raleigh, Wake 

County. 

Lat 35°46'11", long. 78°41'22"

at highway bridge 0.1 mile 

above mouth, 0.3 mile above 

Lake Raleigh, and 2.9 miles 

west southwest of State 

Capitol Bldg., Raleigh, Wake 

County . 

Lat 35°45'32", long. 78°39'29',' 

at Norfolk Southern Ry. 

bridge, 1.3 miles below Lake 

Raleigh and 1.7 miles south 

of State Capitol Bldg., 

Raleigh, Wake County.

13.2

97.8

1.29

4.75

1.04

1.02

4.21 

11.5

7.24

9.57

3.07

.74

1.90

3.01

2.50

1.95

1.10

.08 

.29

.26

.55
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 259

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to 

Savannah River, during water year October 1952 to September 1953--Contlnued

Neuse River basin, N. C.--Continued

Date

Sept. 2

Nov. 5 

Sept. 3

Nov. 5 

5

Aug. 27

Sept. 11 

15

1

2 

Oct. 27

Apr. 20 

July 28 

Sept. 1 

Oct. 27

Apr. 20 

July 28 

Oct. 28

Apr. 20 

June 3 

Sept. 1 

Apr. 13

Oct. 28

Apr. 20 

June 3 

Sept. 1 

Oct. 28

Apr. 20 

June 3 

Sept. 1 

Oct. 28

Apr. 23 

June 3 

Sept. 1

a Disc

Stream

Rocky Branch. .....

Walnut Creek. ..... 

Wildcat Branch. .. . 

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

Swift Creek.......

Middle Creek.. ....

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

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

Long Creek. ....... 

Stony Creek. ......

Deep Run.. ........

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

harge measurement fu

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Walnut Creek. .....

Neuse River ....... 

Walnut Creek. .....

Neuse River. ......

Neuse River. ......

Thoroughfare Swamp

Little River.. .... 

Neuse River .......

Southwest Creek...

rnlshed by N. C. Str

Locality

Lat 35"'45'30" J long. 78°38'24" 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 

ISA, 0.2 mile above mouth 

and 1.5 miles south of State 

Capitol Bldg., Raleigh, Wake 

County . 

Lat 35°45'25", long. 78 0 38'15',' 

at site just below Rocky 

Branch and 1.6 miles south 

of State Capitol Bldg., 

Raleigh, Wake County. 

Lat 35°45'22", long. 78°38'07", 

at mouth, 500 ft above Southern R.R. bridge and 1-J miles 

south of State Capitol Bldg., 

Raleigh, Wake County. 

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

Lat 35°44'27", long. 78°34'05'; 

at highway bridge, 1 mile 

above mouth and 35 miles 

north northwest of Auburn, 

Wake County. 

Lat 35°41', long. 78°39', at 

highway bridge, 2 miles 

northeast of Williams Crossroads and 2^ miles northeast 

of McCullers, Wake County.

Lat 35°40'17", long. 78°37 '50" 

at county road, 300 ft below 

Reedy Branch and 2j miles 

south southwest of Garner, 

Wake County . 

Lat 35°39'441', long. 78°36'44" 

at county road, 300 ft above 

Rands Mill Dam and 3 miles 

south of Garner, Wake County. 

Lat 35°30', long. 78°24', at 

bridge on State Highway 210, 

15 miles above mouth, 2 miles 

below Steep Hill Branch, and 

3 miles west of Smlthfleld, 

Johnston County.

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

Lat 35°28'08", long. 78°27'25", 

at highway bridge, 2^ miles 

northwest of Pour Oakes, 

Johnston County, and 5 miles 

from mouth.

Lat 35°16', long. 78°05', at 

highway bridge, li miles 

above mouth and 2§ miles 

west of Dudley, Wayne County.

Lat 35°38'10", long. 78°15'20 1,1 

at culvert on State Highway 

39, 2j miles above mouth and 

7 miles northeast of Selma, 

Johnston County. 

Lat 35°23', long. 77°58', at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 

2 miles east of Goldsboro, 

Wayne County, and 3j miles 

from mouth.

Lat 35°15'40", long. 77°41'30? 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 

70, at Palling Creek, Lenolr 

County, 4 miles above mouth 

and 6t miles west of Klnstoa

Lat 35°08', long. 77°42', at 

highway bridge, J mile above 

mouth, 0.7 mile east of Deep 

Run, Lenolr County, and llj 

miles southwest of Kinston.

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

earn Sanitation Committee.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

2.74

7.94 

2.16

12.0 

53.9

5.21

2.75 

124

79.0 

17.0

6.87 

21.0

45.4 

6.1

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.90

3.73 

.04

a. 65 

a3.30

1.21

.68

1.21 

.03

.25 

29.4

235 

6.82 

3.75

11.4

112

.005 

1.67

7.38 

.89 

.21

124

3.06

10.5 

2.28 

.68 

6.56

19.1 

3.50 

3.67 

1.17

2.79 

.64

2.20
260 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Mlsoellaneous discharge measurements in the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to 

Savannah River, during water year October 1952 to September 1953--Contlnued

Neuse River basin, N. C. Continued

Date

Oct. 30

Oct. 28

1 

Oct. 29

Mar. 5 

Apr. 28

Aug. 14

Stream

Moccasin Creek. . . .

....dp............

Little Contentnea 

Creek.

Unnamed tributary. 

Upper Broad Creek.

Unnamed tr ibutary .

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Contentnea Creek..

Neuse River. .......

Tuckahoe Creek.... 

Neuse River .......

Upper Broad Creek.

Locality

Lat 35°49', long. 78°15', at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 

264, 3£ miles northwest of 

Middlesex, Nash County, and 

9 miles above Turkey Creek.

at bridge on State Highway 

58, £ mile above mouth and 

5£ miles northwest of Snow 

Hill, Greene County.

Lat 35°32'35", long. 77°30'55" 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 

264, lj miles above Middle 

Swamp and 5i miles southeast 

of Parmville, Pltt County.

at bridge on State Highway 

55, 3£ miles southeast of 

Port Barnwell, Craven County, 

and about 7 miles above 

mouth.

Lat 35 "00 '30", long. 77 "35 '40" 

at culvert on State Highway 

41, 2.3 miles east of 

Hargett and 5.0 miles west 

of Comfort, Jones County. 

Lat 35°11', long. 76°58', at 

highway bridge, ij miles 

southeast of Sprlnghope, and 

3 miles north of Olympia, 

Pamllco County.

Lat 35°08'00", long. 76°56'30" 

at bridge on State Highway 

55, lj miles east of Olympia, 

Pamlico County.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

28.2

97.1

93.3 

59.2

3.35 

22.0

3.31

Discharge 

(cfs)

3.78

14.1

.46

2.16

2.05

12.7 

.06

76.8

Newport River basin, N. C.

July 3 

22

Aug. 26

July 22

21

22

July 1

21

Sept .30

Southwest Prong 

Newport River.

Newport River.

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

Newport River .....

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

Lat 34°46'45", long. 76°56 1 00i; 

at highway bridge 1.6 miles 

above mouth and 4.3 miles 

west of Newport, Carteret 

County.

at bridge on "Nine Foot" 

County road, 0.4 mile above 

mouth and 3.2 miles west 

northwest of Newport, 

Carteret County.

at highway bridge i mile 

above mouth and 1.8 miles 

west of Newport, Carteret 

County.

0.4 mile above mouth at highway bridge 1.5 miles southwest of Newport, Carteret 

County.

at highway bridge Just below 

outlet of Carteret Lodge 

Lake, ij miles above mouth 

and 3 miles east of Newport, 

Carteret County.

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

16.4

11.3

4.11

2.22

10.7

26.4 

5.57

27.6

1.61

1.79

1.24

1.22

2.49

15.6

21.4

Broad Creek basin, N. C.

July 2

Creek, at highway bridge, £ mile 

above mouth and 6 miles 

southwest of Newport, 

Carteret County.

1.72 1.24
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 261

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to 

Savannah River, during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Broad Creek basin, N. C.--Continued

Date

Sept. 29

Stream

Creek.

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

Tributary to or. 

diverting from--

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

Locality

at highway bridge, J mile 

above mouth and 6 miles 

southwest of Newport, 

Carteret County.

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

1.72

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.34

2.34

7.44

Whiteoak River basin, N. C.

Oct. 29

27

July 22

Sept. 30

Whiteoak River.. . .

Starky Creek ...... 

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

Hunters Creek ..... 

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

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

Atlantic Ocean....

Whiteoak River. . . .

White Oak Creek. . .

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

Lat 34°53'30", long. 77°14'00" 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 

17 at Jones-Onslow County 

line, 1 mile south of Maysville, Jones County.

Lat 34°50'10", long. 7 7 "13 '45", 

at highway bridge l£ miles 

above mouth and 3.2 miles 

south of Belgrade, Onslow 

County.

Lat 34°47'35", long. 77°07'40" 

at highway bridge at 

Carteret-Jones County line, 

2.0 miles northwest of 

Stella, Carteret County.

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

53.3

14.1

77.2

2.56

.57 

20.1

16.8 

35.8

52.6

Queens Creek basin, N. C.

Mar. 5

Aug. 14 ....do......... . .. ....do............

Lat 34°42'10", long. 77 "13 '55';

at culvert on State Highway 

172, 1.8 miles south of 

Hubert, Onslow County. 

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

4.95 9.24

82.6

New River basin, N. C.

July 3

Sept. 29

Southwest Creek... 

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

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

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

New River .........

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

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

Lat 34°43'10", long. 77°31'20" 

at highway bridge, 1 mile 

below Harris Creek and 6 

miles southwest of Jacksonville, Onslow County.

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

at highway bridge, 1.6 miles 

below Wolf Swamp, and 2.1 

miles south of Kellum, Onslow County.

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

35.2 3.37 

1.88

1.40

5.86

2.67

70.1

Cape Pear River basin, N. C.

Apr. 28

Sep t 10

Oct. 17

July 21

Haw River .........

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

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

Jordan Creek. .....

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

Cape Pear River . . .

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

Buttermilk Creeki.

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

Lat 36° 14', long. 79°55 r , at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 

220, 2-J- miles north of 

Summerfield, Ouilford 

County.

bridge on U. S. Highway 29, 

l£ miles from mouth and 5^ 

miles south of Reidsville, 

Rockingham County .

highway bridge, 1.6 miles 

above Stony Creek, 2 miles 

southwest of Union Ridge, 

and 7j miles northwest of 

Burlington, Alamance County.

tat 36° 11', long. 79 t> 24,1 at 

highway bridge , 1 mile south 

of Union Ridge , Alamance 

County, 2 miles above mouth, 

and 7 miles north of Burlington, Alamance County.

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

20.2

15.3

21.6

12.5 

2.74

4.61

.76

1.06

3.18

1.75

.71 

.83

5.29

4.69

No flow
262 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to

Savannah River, during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Cape Pear River basin, N. C. Continued

Date

Aug. 27 

Apr. 28

Apr. 28

Oct. 29

May. 27 

July 16

24

May 27

July 15

24

Apr. 24

14

Sept. 1

Aug. 27

24

Stream

Jordan Creek. ..... 

Alamance Creek:. . . .

Creek. 

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

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

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

Sandy Creek. ...... 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sandy Creek. ......

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

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

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Buttermilk Creek.. 

Haw River. ........

Deep River. .......

Deep River. .......

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

Locality

Lat 36°11, long. 79°24', at 

highway bridge, 1 mile south 

of Union Ridge, ftlamance 

County, 2 miles above mouth, 

and 7 miles north of Burlington, Alamance County. 

Lat 36°02', long. 79"°29', at 

bridge on State Highway 62, 

at Alamance, 0.7 mile below 

Little Alamance Creek, and 4 

miles south of Burlington, 

Alamance County.

highway bridge, 4j miles 

west of Whltsett, Gullford 

County, and 8-| miles east of 

Greensboro.

at bridge on State Highway 

54, 1 mile above Third Creek, 

4j miles east of Chapel Hill, 

and 5? miles southwest of 

Durham, Durham' County .

Lat 35°52', long. 79°39', at 

highway bridge 0.4 mile 

southwest of Staley School 

and 4.2 miles west of 

Liberty, Randolph County.

culvert on county road, 0.4 

mile above mouth, 0.7 mile 

southeast of Staley School, 

and 3.3 miles west of 

Liberty, Randolph County.

culvert 1.6 miles above 

Sandy Creek, 1.7 miles northwest of Liberty, Randolph 

County, and 1.8 miles west 

of Liberty Grove Church.

highway bridge 0.2 mile 

above Sandy Creek, 1.8 miles 

east of Randolph Church, 2.6 

miles west of Liberty, 

Randolph County.

Lat 35°51', long. 79°38', at 

bridge on State Highway 49, 

£ mile east of Melancton and 

3j miles west of Liberty, 

Randolph County.

bridge on State Highway 13, 

3j miles above Bachelors 

Creek and 8 miles southeast 

of Asheboro, Randolph County.

bridge on State Highway 27, 

3 miles northwest of 

Carthage, Moore County, and 

3j miles below Juniper Creek.

bridge on U. S. Highway 421, 

1.2 miles northwest of 

Kivetts Church, 2.4 miles 

south of Liberty, Randolph 

County.

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

21.6 

144

8.74

23.3

33 9

Discharge 

(cfs)

No flow 

58.0

b.033

17.7

22 3

24.7

b.019

b Discharge measurement furnished by N. C. Department of Conservation and Development.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 263

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to 

Savannah River, during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Cape Pear River basin, N. C. Continued

Date

Apr. 24

Oct. 28

Oct. 28

Oct. 30

Mar. 5

Stream

Bear Creek. .......

Upper Little River 

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

Rockfish Creek. . . .

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

Six Runs. .........

Limestone Creek...

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Rocky River. ......

Cape Pear River... 

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

Cape Pear River. . .

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

Black River. ......

Northeast Cape 

Fear River.

Locality

Lat 35°38', long. 79°18', at 

highway bridge, 3 miles 

northeast of Qoldston, 

Chatham County, 4^ miles 

below Atlantic & Yadkin Ry., 

and 65 miles above mouth.

Lat 35°21', long. 78°51', at 

bridge on State Highway 210, 

3 miles southwest of 

Lillington, Harnett County, 

and about 9 miles above 

mouth.

bridge on U. S. Highway 1, 

If miles below Herds Creek 

and 2 'miles northeast of 

Vass, Moore County.

Lat 35°00', long. 79°13', at 

highway bridge, 1 mile below 

Nicholsons Creek, and 1 mile 

north of Raeford, Hoke 

County.

highway bridge, If miles 

above Jones Lake outlet, 4j 

miles northeast of Elizabethtown, Bladen County, and 6 

miles from mouth.

bridge on U. S. Highways 74 

and 76, l£ miles southwest 

of Belco and If miles west 

of Acme, Columbus County.

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

bridge on U. S. Highways 74 

and 76, 1 mile southeast of 

Haco, and 4f miles northwest 

of Leland, Brunswick County.

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

Lat 34°59', long. 78°14', af 

bridge on State Highway 24, 

1/8 mile above Atlantic 

Coastline Ry., -J mile below 

Turkey Creek and 5 miles 

east of Clinton, Sampson 

County.

Lat 34°55'40", long. 77°48'ZO" 

at bridge on State Highway 

24, 1.5 miles west of 

Beulahville, Duplin County.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

43.2

180

90.7

110

49.7

Discharge 

(cfs)

7.3

29.9

64.3

2.67

1.13

.11

3.27

167

Lockwoods Polly basin,--N. C.

Oct. 29

June 8

Pinch out Creek...

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

Lockwoods Polly...

do

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

Lat 34°02'5.0", long. 78°10'45"

at bridge on U. S. Highway

17, if miles above mouth,

and 2 miles southwest of

Bolivia, Brunswick County.

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

20.3 3.70

.95

1.20

Pee Dee River basin

Nov. 3 Middle Pork Reddies River.

Reddles River. ....

do

Lat 36°04'20", long. 81°24'15','

at bridge on State Highway 

268, at Elkville, Wilkes 

County, N. C., 0.4 mile 

above mouth.

Lat 36°15 '50", long. 81°17'55I; 

at highway bridge, 1 mile 

east of Wilbar, Wilkes 

County, N. C., and z£ miles 

above mouth.

50

13.9

18.4

77.4

10.6
264 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to 

Savannah River, during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Pee Dee River basin Continued

Date

Sept. 3

Apr 15

Oct. 1

Oct. 2

Oct. 2

Nov. 21

Stream

Middle Fork 

Reddles River.

Lovells Creek. ....

Toms Creek ........

Ararat River. .....

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Reddles River. ....

do

Ararat River ......

Ararat River ......

Yadkin River. .....

Locality

Lat 36°15'50", long. 81°17'55" 

at highway bridge, 1 mile 

east of Wilbar, Wilkes 

County, N. C., and 2-fr miles 

above mouth.

bridge on State Highway 

268, 1.1 miles above mouth 

and l£ miles east of city 

limits of North Wilkesboro, 

Wilkes County, N. C.

Lat 36°15'20", long. 81°02 '30",

at highway bridge, 3 5 miles 

northwest of Roaring River, 

Wilkes County, N. C., and 

4 miles above mouth.

Lat 36°13', long. 81°01 ' , 0.4

mile above State Highway 268 

at Roaring River, Wilkes 

County, N. C., and 0.6 mile 

above mouth.

at Elkin, Surry County, N. C. 

0.2 mile above U. 3. Highway 

21 and 0.3 mile below Elkin 

River.

at highway bridge, l£ miles 

below North Fork, 3 miles 

north of Mt. Park, Surry 

County, N. C.

at bridge on Buyer Ford, 2 

miles below Brass Creek, and 

3£ miles east of State Road, 

Surry County, N. C.

Lat 36°16'40", long. 80°33'10"

at highway bridge, at Siloam, 

Surry County, N. C., 75 ft 

above Hagan Creek and 1.2 

miles above Ararat River.

at East Pine Street Bridge 

on State Highway 103 at Mt. 

Airy, Surry County, N. C., 

2.3 miles upstream from 

Lovells Creek.

Lat 36°29'50", long. 80°37'1O", 

at West Pine Street Bridge 

on State Highway 89 at Mt. 

Airy, Surry County,' N. C., 

2.0 miles above mouth.

at bridge on U. 3. Highway 

601, 2 miles above mouth and 

3 miles southwest of Mt. 

Airy, Surry County, N. C.

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

Lat 36°28'00", long. 80 0 35'40"

1,000 ft below Pilot 

Mountain Dam 1, 1 mile above 

Rutledge Creek, and 2 miles 

south of city limits of Mt. 

Airy, Surry County, N. C.

Lat 36°23'50", long. 80°29'20" 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 52, 

1.4 miles northwest of Pilot 

Mountain, Surry County, N. C. 

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

Lat 36°23'10", long. 80°31'50"

at highway bridge, 2.1 miles 

southeast of Ararat, Surry 

County, N. C., and 3^ miles 

west of Pilot Mountain. 

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

Lat 36 "18 '10", long. 80°31'40',' 

at highway bridge at Harlan 

Ford, 2.2 miles northeast of 

Siloam, Surry County, N. C. , 

and 2.2 miles above mouth.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

13.9

122

136

854

32.8

80.4

1,230

27.4 

89.2

203

29.9

37.8

309

Discharge 

(cfs)

10.7

65.6

184

69.4

449

20.6

23.0

19.8

245

649

103

18.8

22.2 

49.8

81.5

145

55.4

35.5

122

129

13.2 

7.58

16.4

16.6

1,700
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 265

^jellaneous discharge measurements in the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to 

Savannah River, during water year October 1952 to September 1953--Continued

Pee Dee River basin Continued

Date

23

Nov. 10

Stream

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

Second Creek......

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

South Yadkin River

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

Locality

at highway bridge, { mile 

south of Shacktown, 1.0 mile 

above Harman Creek, and 4.8 

miles southeast of Yadkinville, Yadkin County, N. C.

at highway bridge 0.5 mile 

below North Deep Creek, 2.3 

miles east of Shacktown, and 

6.3 miles east of Yadkinvllle, Yadkin County, N. C.

at highway bridge, 500 ft 

below Deep Creek, and 1.0 

mile northeast of Huntsville, 

Yadkin County, N. C.

at bridge on U. S. Highway 

158, l£ miles east of Clemmons, Forsyth County, N. C., 

and 2 miles above Salem 

Creek.

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

at highway bridge, 1.3 miles 

above mouth, and 3.0 miles 

east of Arcadia, Davldson 

County, N. C.

Lat 35°51', long. 80°44'at

highway bridge, 0.8 mile 

west of U. S. Highway 64 

and Coolspring and 1Z 

miles northeast of Statesvllle, Iredell County, N. C.

at highway bridge, 1.2 miles 

west of Mocksvllle, Davie 

County, N. C.

highway bridge, 1^ miles 

southwest of Mocksvllle, 

Davie County, N. C., and 

4-. 5 miles above mfiuth.

at bridge on State Highway 

801, 1 mile south of Cooleemee, Davie County, N. C., 

and 2.9 miles above mouth.

at bridge on U. S. Highway 

601, 1.4 miles below Third 

Creek and 3^ miles southeast 

of Cooleemee, Davie County, 

N. C., and 4 miles north of 

Franklin. 

Lat 35"43'00", long. 80°35'45',' 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 

70, 1.3 miles below confluence of Wlthrow and Carrell 

Creeks, 2.7 miles east of 

Barber, Rowan County, N. C.

at bridge on State Highway 

150, 2 miles west of Salisbury, Rowan County, N. C.

at highway bridge, 0.7 mile 

above Indian Grove Creek, 

1.3 miles west of Lexlngton, 

Davidson County, N. C.

at highway bridge, 0.6 mile 

east of Linwood, Davldson 

County, N. C., and 2 miles 

above mouth.

at highway bridge, 2.8 miles 

northeast of Union Cross, 

and 3j miles south of 

Kennersvllle, Forsyth County, 

N. C.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

27.0

119

4.94

Discharge 

(cfs)

45.9

101

91.6

36.2

24.7

24...

9.21

1.85

737

38.2

» Erroneously published In WSP 1233 as Jan. 31, 1952.
266 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the South Atlantic slope basins , James River to 

Savannah River, during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Pee Dee River basin Continued

Date

Nov. 20

Jan. 29

Dec . 17

Apr. 15 

July 14 

Aug. 15

Oct. 23

Nov. 20 

Oct. 21

Nov. 20 

Oct. 21

Nov. 20 

Aug. 15 

Apr. 24

Aug. 13 

Oct. 7

28 

Nov. 21 

Oct. 28

28

Jan. 9 

Apr. 9 

Oct. 7

28 

Nov. 21 

Oct. 1

Sept. 2 

Jan. 9

a Disc

Stream

Abbotts Creek. .... 

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

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

Uwharrie River. . . .

Rocky River. ......

North Prong Clarke 

Creek.

Clarke Creek. .....

Rocky River. ...... 

harge measurement fu

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

yadkin River......

....do....... .,...

Abbotts Creek.....

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

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

Yadkin River ..,-...

Pee Dee River. ....

Clarke Creek......

Rocky River. ......

Pee Dee River. .... 

rnished by N. C. Str

Locality

Lat 36°03'53", long. 80°05'09" 

at highway bridge, 2.8 miles 

northeast of Union Cross, 

and 3£ miles south of 

Kennersville, Porsyth County, 

N. C. 

Lat 35°57'21", long. 80° 07 '32", 

at bridge on State Highway 

109, 4.2 miles south of 

Wallburg, Davidaon County, 

N. C. 

Lat 35°54'05", long. 80°11'20" 

Just above Thomasville water 

supply intake, 400 ft below 

Brushy Pork Creek and 5^ 

miles west of Thomasville, 

Davidaon County, N. C.

Lat 35°51'21", long. 80°11'46" 

0.2 mile above U. S. Highway 

70, 1.5 miles above Rich 

Pork, and 2f miles north of 

Holly Grove, Davidson County, 

N. C. 

Lat 35°57', long. 80°06 ' , at 

highway bridge, 4^ miles 

east of Wallburg, Davidson 

County, N. C., and 6 miles 

north of Thomasville.

Lat 35 "56 '14", long. 80 "06 '58" 

at bridge on State Highway 

109, 4.2 miles northwest of 

Thomasville, Davidson 

County, N. C.

Lat 35°51'15", long. 80°10'57", 

at bridge on former U. S. 

Highways 29, 70, lj miles 

above Hamby Creek, 2j miles 

north of Holly Grove and 4j 

miles northeast of Lexington, 

Davidson County, N. C.

Lat 35°47'30", long. 80°00'OC)', 

at highway bridge, 2 miles 

above Little Uwharrie River 

and 12 miles northwest of 

Ashboro, Randolph County, 

N. C.

Lat 35°32'20", long. 80°48'OC)', 

at highway bridge, 1 mile 

above mouth and 3t miles 

south of Mooresville, 

Iredell County, N. C.

Lat 35°28'28", long. 80°46'47" 

at highway bridge, 1.3 miles 

above West Branch, and 4£ 

miles southeast of Davidson, 

Mecklenburg County, N. C. 

Lat 35"27'18 , long. 80°45'43" 

at highway bridge, 0.7 mile 

below West Branch, and 4j 

miles east of Caldwell, 

Mecklenburg County, N. C.

Lat 35°25'13", long. 80°47'54" 

at highway bridge, 1.0 mile 

above South Prong Clarke 

Creek and "i\ miles east of 

Huntersville, Mecklenburg 

County, N. C.

Lat 35°24'50", long. 80°45'08" 

at highway bridge, 3.0 miles 

above mouth and 85 miles 

northwest of Harrisburg, 

Cabarrus County, N. C.

Lat 35°24'29", long. 80°43'5l" 

at site of old Cox Mill, 1.6 

miles above Clarke Creek and 

1\ miles northwest of Harriaburg, Cabarrus County, N. C.

earn Sanitation Committee .

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

4.94

33.3 

65,9

76.9 

9.83 

25.5 

47,3

31.9 

2.89

13.4 

39.8

3.61

21.8 

47.7

Discharge 

(cfs)

5.62

46.6 

32.5

68.7 

15.6 

12.6

1.03

11.6 

3.41

49.0 

3.32

19.4 

3.95 

16.5

7.94 

a3.45

a3.74 

4.28 

a5. 25

10.5

147 

28.0 

a. 78

a. 77 

1.11 

4.32

1.25 

264
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 267

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the South Atlantic slope basins, James River ,to 

Savannah River, during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued fl

Pee Dee River basin Continued

Date

Oct. 1

7

Jan. 24 

Oct 29

Oct. 29

Oct. 3

30

Oct. 1

16

Stream

Clarke Creek. .....

Rocky River. ......

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

Coddle Creek. .....

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

Rocky River. ......

Threemile Branch..

Coldwater Creek...

Irish Buffalo 

Creek.

Rocky River. .......

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Rocky River. ......

Pee Dee River. ....

Rocky River. ......

Pee Dee River. ....

Cold Water Creek..

Rocky River .......

Coldwater Creek...

Pee Dee River .....

Locality

Lat 35°23'12", long. 80°43'46" 

at highway bridge, 0.2 mile 

above mouth, f mile northeast of Pleasant Grove, and 

6i miles northwest of Harrisburg, Cabarrus County, N. C.

Lat 35°22'59", long. 80°43'15" 

at highway bridge 0.6 mile 

below Clarke Creek at 

Pleasant Grove, 5j miles 

northwest of Harrisburg, 

Cabarrus County, N. C.

at bridge on U. S. Highway 

29, 2j miles west of Roberta 

Mills, and 6^ miles southwest of Concord, Cabarrus 

County , N . C .

Lat 35°26'12", long. 80°41'5l" 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 

73, 0.7 mile below Mill 

Creek and 7.0 miles north 

northwest of Concord, Cabarrus County, N. C.

at highway bridge, Just below Afton Run, 2i miles below State Highway 73, and 

5 miles west of Concord, 

Cabarrus County, N. C.

Lat 35°19'27", long. 81°33'40',' 

at highway bridge, 2.5 miles 

above Coldwater Creek, 2£ 

miles northeast of town of 

Rocky River, and 5£ miles 

southeast of city limits of 

Concord, Cabarrus County, 

N. C.

Lat 35°24'37", long. 80°34'04", 

at bridge on State Highway 

73 at Concord, Cabarrus 

County, N. C., and 1.4 miles 

above mouth.

Lat 35°20'41 , long. 80°31'4i, 

500 ft above bridge on U. S. 

Highway 601, 0.9 mile above 

Irish Buffalo Creek, and &i 

miles southeast of Concord, 

Cabarrus County, N. C.

Lat 35°29'15", long. 80 8 39'12'; 

at bridge on Pine Street 

extended, 2 miles southwest 

of Kannapolis, Cabarrus 

County, N. C.

at highway bridge, 0.9 mile 

above State Highway 73, and 

4 miles south of Kannapolis, 

Cabarrus County, N. C.

at bridge on U. S. Highway 

 29, 0.9 mile southwest of 

city hall in Concord, Cabarrus County, N. C., and 6.5 

miles above mouth.

at highway bridge, 1 mile 

south of Faggarts Crossroads, 

2 miles upstream from mouth, 

and 4| miles southeast of 

Concord, Cabarrus County, 

N. C.

Lat 35°19'26", long. 81°30'59" 

at bridge on State Highway 

151, 1.0 mile above Hamby 

Branch, l£ miles southeast 

of Faggarts Crossroad* and 

7 miles southeast of Concord, 

Cabarrus County, N. C.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

28.1

77.4

46.5

276

5.69

63.1

15.7

23.9

34.5

44.7

390

Discharge 

(cfs)

a4.88

a!6.6

59.0

477

8.05

a44.1 

150

al.06

a4.17 

12.5

al8.3 

all. 5

14.1

a!3.5

a!6.7

a22.1

158

218

a Discharge measurement furnished by N. C. Stream Sanitation Committee.
268 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to 

Savannah River, during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Pee Dee River basin Continued

Date

Oct. 29

Oct. 30

Oct. 30

Z

28

Nov. 20 

Oct. 3

Oct. 3

Oct. 28

Sept. 25

Stream

.Rocky -River .......

Creek.

Rocky River. ......

Long Creek. .......

Big Bear Creek. . . .

Bearskin Creek.... 

Richardson Creek. .

Niggerhead Creek . .

Little River.. ....

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Pee Dee River. ....

Pee Dee River.....

Rocky River. ......

Long Creek. .......

Richardson Creek.. 

Rocky River .......

Richardson Creek..

Pee Dee River. ....

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

Locality

Lat 35°19', long. 80°29', at 

highway bridge, f mile above 

Dutch Buffalo Creek and 9 

miles southeast of Concord, 

Cabarrus County, N. C.

Lat 35°23'20", long. 80°26'20';

at highway bridge, 0.8 mile 

above Adams Creek and 1 mile 

southwest of Mt. Pleasant, 

Cabarrus County, N. C.

at bridge on State Highway 

200, i mile west of Georgeville, Cabarrus County, N. C. 

and 0.5 mile above mouth.

Lat 35°15'20", long. 80°28'20" 

at bridge on State Highway 

27, ij- miles below Dutch 

Buffalo Creek and 2^ miles 

northeast of Midland, Cabarrus County, N. C.

at highway bridge, 1.5 miles 

above Crooked Creek, 5j 

miles southwest of Stanfield, 

and 7 miles south of Locust, 

Stanly County, N. C.

at highway bridge, at Union, 

Anson and Stanly County line, 

1.9 miles above Long Creek, 

and 3^ miles southeast of 

Oakboro, Stanly County, N. C. 

Lat 35° 16 '50", long. 80 "14 '50',' 

at highway bridge, 2.0 miles 

above Little Bear Creek, 2j 

miles south of Hills. Stanly 

County, N. C., and 5f miles 

south of Albemarle.

at highway bridge, 0.8 mile 

above Little Bear Creek, 1 

mile east of St. Martin, and 

65 miles southwest of 

Alberraarle, Stanly County, 

N. C. 

Lat 35 "16 '45", long. 80° 18 '10" 

at bridge on State Highway 

27, Z\ miles above Stony Run, 

and 8 miles southwest of 

Albermarle, Stanly County, 

N. C.

Lat 34°59'50", long. 80°31'30" 

at bridge on State Highway 

200, at the north city limits 

of Monroe, Union County, N. C, 

and 1.0 mile above mouth. 

Lat 35°02 '00", long. 80°28'20, 

at highway bridge 0.5 mile 

above Stuarts Creek and 3^ 

miles north of Wingate, 

Union County, N. C.

Lat 35 "02 '40", long. 80°22'10" 

at highway bridge , l£ miles 

west of Hamilton Crossroads, 

4 miles north of Marshville, 

Union County, N. C., and 4.4 

miles above mouth.

Lat 35°23'10", long. 79°49'55", 

at highway bridge, i mile 

below West Pork Little River, 

and 3 miles west of Star, 

Montgomery County, N. C.

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

490

64.2

532

624

757

72.4

73.9

71.6

21.0 

98.2

15.4

97.6

) Discharge 

(cfs)

a68.5

a5.97

29.6

81.5

87.4

a96.4

al9.9

a8.64

3.77 

12.5

21.6

5.89 

a3.14 

2.20

1.47

a. 31 

.12

5.68

26.4

76.6

7.18

3.22

a Discharge measurement furnished by N. C. Stream Sanitation Committee.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 269

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to 

Savannah River, during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Pee Dee River basin--Continued

Date

Jan. 13

Oct'. 30

2 

29

2 

29

Apr. 24

Mar. 18

24

Stream

Little River... ...

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

Creek.

Creek.

Brush Pork. .......

Harks Creek .......

Pee Dee River. ....

Little Lynches 

River.

Lynches River .....

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Pee Dee River'. ....

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

North Fork Jones 

Creek.

Pee Dee River. ....

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

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

Atlantic Ocean. . . .

Lynches River. ....

Pee Dee River. ....

Locality

Lat 35°20'30", long. 79°51'05" 

at highway bridge, IE miles 

below Densons Creek and "i\ 

miles southeast of Troy, 

Montgomery County, N. C.

at highway bridge at 

Calepsie, J mile above Big 

Creek and 3 miles southeast 

of Troy, Montgomery County, 

N. C. 

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

at highway bridge 0.6 mile 

above Thickety Creek and 2-J 

miles northwest of Pekin, 

Montgomery County, N. C.

at highway bridge, \ mile 

from mouth, l| miles southeast of Blewett Falls Dam, 

and 5^ miles northwest of 

Rockingham, Richmond County, 

N. C.

at highway bridge, 1 mile 

south of U. S. Highway 1, 

and 4 miles east of Rockingham, Richmond County, N. C.

at site 300 ft below highway 

bridge, 500 ft below dam at 

Cordova, Richmond County, 

N. C., and 1.2 miles above 

mouth.

at bridge on U. S. Highway 

52, 1^ miles above mouth, 2 

miles north of Morven, Anson 

County, N. C.

at bridge on U. S. Highway 

52, 1.4 miles above Brush 

Fork and 3j miles northwest 

of Morven, Anson County, N.C.

Lat 34°55'20", long. 80°01'10',' 

at highway bridge, 0.5 mile 

above mouth and 4j miles 

southeast of Wadesboro, 

Anson County, N. C.

Lat 34°49'40", long. 79°48'00I ; 

at highway, bridge, 2i miles 

northwest of Osbourne, Richmond County, and 7 miles 

southwest of Hamlet, Richmond C ounty , N . . C .

at site 500 ft below bridge 

on U. S. Highway 1 and 7j 

miles west of Osborne, Richmond County, N. C.

mile below Seaboard Air Line 

R. R. bridge and 3.5 miles 

southwest of Cheraw, S. C.

at Society Hill, S. C.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 15, 

near Society Hill, S. C.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 1, 

near Bethune, S. C.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 1. 

near Bethune, S. C., and 1\ 

miles downstream from Cedar 

Creek.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

156 

168

31.4

142

33.7

13.3

29.2

266

55

7,980

163

380

Discharge 

(cfs)

211 

45.4

51.0

4.03

14.3

5.40

8.07

.58

2.30 

1.71

24.1 

20.9

32.5

46.3

30.1

63.7

40.8

5,420

253

96.0

156

341607 O - 55 - 19
270 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to 

Savannah River, during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Pee Dee River basin Continued

Date

June 8 

Mar. 10

Oct. 31

May 2

Apr. 30

Oct. 30

Aug. 27

Stream

Unnamed tributary. 

Jordan Creek. .....

Shoeheel Creek....

Raft Swamp ........

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Bridge Creek ...... 

Shoeheel Creek. . . .

Little Pee Dee 

River.

Lumber River ......

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

Locality

Lat 34°42'20", long. 79°26'40y 

at culvert on U. S. Highway 

501, 0.2 mile northwest of 

Johns, Scotland County, N.C., 

and \ mile above mouth. 

Lat 34*48 '36", long. 79°24'30" 

at highway bridge, 1 mile 

below U. S. Highway ISA, 2^ 

miles above mouth, and 4 

miles northeast of Laurinburg, Scotland County, N. C. 

Lat 34°45", long. 79°23', at 

bridge on U..S. Highway 74, 

t mile. below Seaboard Air 

Line Ry., Zj miles below 

Jcrdans- Creek, and 4f miles 

southeast of Laurinburg, 

Scotland County, N. C.

at bridge on State Highway 

73, 2 miles southwest of 

Jacksonn Springs, Moore 

County, N. C.

at culvert on U. S. Highway 

15, 0.8 mile south of Drowning Creek bridge at HokeScotland County line and 8 

miles south of Aberdeen, 

Moore County, N. C.

highway bridge, £ mile above 

U. S. Highway 74, 3^ miles 

west of Pembroke, Robeson 

County, N. C.

Lat 34°52'00", long. 79°10'30" 

at bridge on county road, 

0.9 mile above Hoke -Robe son 

County line and 3.5 miles 

northeast ->f Red 'Swamp, 

Robeson County, N. C.

bridge on State Highway 

211, ! } miles above Richland Swamp, and 6 miles 

northwest of Lumberton, 

Robeson County, N. C.

highway bridge , i mile south 

of Robeson-Bladen County 

line, 2j miles above Goodman 

Swamp, and 2j miles southwest of Tarheel, Bladen 

County, N. C.

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

6.72 

50

84.5

39.8

225

Discharge 

(cfs)

103 

63.8

36.6

15.0

144

246

31.7

2.05

40.9

28.5

4.06

Santee River basin

July 15

Oct. 13

Catawba River. ....

Curtis Creek......

River.

Wateree River.....

Catawba River. ....

Lat 35°37'30", long. 82°10'30" 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 

64, % mile south of Old Fort, 

McDowell County, N. C., J 

mile above Mill Creek.

Lat 35°38'35", long. 82°09'30" 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 

70, 2 miles northeast of Old 

Port, McDowell County, N. C.

at highway bridge, at Pitts, 

McDowell County, N. C., and 

3-| miles northeast of Woodlawn.

14.0

17.3

33.0

5.75

8.99

12.1

10.6

6.21

8.1?

36.8

42.5

12.0

4.40
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 271

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to 

Savannah River, during water year October 1952 to September 1953--Contlnued

Santee River basin Continued

Date

Nov. 14

Nov. 18

Nov. 5

Stream

Muddy Creek. ......

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

Jacob Fork. .......

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Catawba River. ....

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

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

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

South Pork Catawba 

River.

. . . ;do. ...........

Locality

Lat 35°42'50", long. 81°51'35" 

at bridge on U. S. Highways 64, 

70, -J mile south of Bridgewater, Burke County, N. C.

at highway bridge just above 

Clear Creek, 2| miles southeast of Glen Alpine, Burke 

County, N. C.

at highway bridge, at Collettsville, Caldwell County, 

N. C., £ mile above Mulberry 

Creek.

at bridge on U. 3. Highway 

321, at Lenoir, Caldwell 

County, N. C., 0.2 mile 

above Cane Creek.

highway bridge, 2.2 miles 

northeast of All Healing 

Springs, 4 miles northwest 

of Taylorsyille, Alexander 

County, N. C.

at bridge on State Highway 

90, 2 miles west of Taylorsvllle, Alexander County, . N. C.

at bridge on State Highway 

10, at Catawba, Catawba 

County, N. C., and 1 mile 

above mouth.

at bridge on State Highway 

73, 0.7 mile above mouth and 

4j miles west of Cornelius, 

Mecklenburg County, N. C.

at highway bridge, 1.2 miles 

below Killlan and Leepers 

Creek and 3 miles east of 

Stanley, Qaston County, N. C.

Lat 35°38'25", long. 81°19'25" 

at highway bridge, 0.7 mile 

above confluence with Henry 

Fork and 3 miles west of 

Startown, Catawba County, 

N. C.

at bridge on North Grove St. 

in town of Lincolnton, Lincoln County, N. C., -j mile 

above mouth.

at highway bridge, 3£ miles 

northeast of Bessemer City, 

4.0 miles northwest of 

Gastonia, Gaston County, 

N. C., and e£ miles above 

mouth ;

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

97.3

25.9

31.2

70.7

112

100

92.2

Discharge 

(cfs)

64.0

27.5

104

32.7

12.3

10.0

15.7

14.4

34.7

106

46.7

29.6

6.97

35.3

6.02

33.1

58.4 

130

51.9

75.8

30.7

12.3
272 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to 

Savannah River, during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Santee River basin Continued

Date

Oct. 22

Dec. 18

Oct. Z

Oct. 2

Oct. 27

Apr. 22 

Oct. 14

Stream

Long Creek. .......

McAlplne Creek. . . . 

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

Twelvemile Creek..

Twentyf ivemi le 

Creek.

Wateree River. ....

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Catawba River. ....

Sugar Creek. ......

Catawba River. ....

Wateree River. ....

Santee River. .....

do

Locality

Lat 35°18'15", long. 81°13'40" 

at bridge on State Highway 

275, 3 miles northwest of 

Oastonia, Oaston County, and 

3| miles northeast of 

Bessemer City, N. C.

at bridge on U. S. Highway 

321, i mile below South 

Crowders Creek and 6 miles 

south of Qastonia, Oaston 

County, N. C.

Lat 35°03'35", long. 80°52 '35',' 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 

521,. 1 mile below MoMullen 

Creek and 2 miles south of 

Pineville, Mecklenburg 

County, N. C.

Lat 34°57'05", long. 80°45'20',' 

at bridge on State Highway 

16, 0.1 mile below West Fork 

Twelvemile Creek and 2j miles 

north of Waxhaw, Union 

County, N. C.

At bridge on State Highway 

near Lugoff, S. C., 1.6 

miles above mouth.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 76, 

near Eastover, S. C.

at bridge on U. S. Highways 

64 and 70, 1 mile above 

mouth and 5 miles east of 

Lake Lure , Rutherford 

County, N. C.

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

at .bridge on State Highway 

108, 3 miles southwest of 

Rutherf ordton, Rutherford 

County, N. C.

highway bridge, 1 mile southwest of Bostic, Rutherford 

County, N. C., and Z miles 

north of Forest City.

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

highway bridge, 2 miles 

above Duncan and Ward 

Creeks, and 3j miles southwest of Casar, Cleveland 

County, N. C.

Lat 35°20'55", long. 81°28'45"

at highway bridge, 2-J miles 

southwest of Waco, Cleveland 

County, N. C., and 5 miles 

northeast of Shelby. 

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

near Blacksburg, S. C.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

33.1

70.1

91.7

72.4

123

5,540 

77.0

40.6

170

63.2

43.5

176

Discharge 

(cfs)

12. Z

31.7

11.6

3.30

.95

1.22

23.9

5,480 

45.0

43.9

58.6

70.1

93.8

41.0

46.0

28.6

29.2

112

40.4

35.5

24.0

43.2

17.3

91.1

94.2

186

312
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 273

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to 

Savannah River, during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Santee River basin Continued

Date

Mar. 13

Nov. 5

11

Feb. 13

Nov. 7

Nov. 4

Apr. 16

Oct. 15

Oct. 15

Oct. 15

16 

27

Stream

Buffalo Creek .....

North Pacolet 

River .

Sandy River ........

Warrior Creek. ....

Turkey Creek ......

Unnamed creek......

North Rabon Creek.

Stockman Branch...

Rocky Creek. .......

Ninety Six Creek..

Unnamed creek ..... 

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Broad River. ......

Pacolet River... . . .

Broad River. ......

Enoree River ......

Saluda River. .....

Reedy River .......

Rabon Creek. ......

Wilson Creek. .....

Coronoca Creek....

Wilson Creek ......

Bush C reek ........ 

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

Locality

At bridge on State Highway 5, 

near Blacksburg, S. C.

211, near Sharon, S. C.

Lat 35°12'55", long. 82°10'50',' 

at highway bridge, 1 mile 

below Horse Creek and 3 

miles east of Tryon, 'Polk 

County, N. C.

At bridge on State Highway 72, 

near Leeds, S. C.

near Delta, S. C., 0.3 mile 

below Padgets Creek. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 

221, at Lanford, S. C., 4^ 

miles above mouth.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 25, 

near Ware Shoals, S. C., 1.5 

miles above Lake Greenwood.

Travelers Rest, S. C., 8.3 

miles above Long Branch.

At bridge on Bleachery Road at 

Greenville, S. C., 0.35 mile 

above mouth which is 1.5 

miles above Long Branch.

Greenville, S. C., 0.6 mile 

below Long Branch.

At bridge on State road near 

Laurens, S. C., 0.9 mile below Mountain Creek.

At culvert on State Highway 

near Greenwood , S . C . , 0.8 

mile above mouth.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 

178, near Greenwood, S. C., 

2.7 miles above Turner Branch.

At bridge on State Highway 246,

near Ninety Six, S. C., 6.2 

miles above Ninety Six Creek. 

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

near Ninety Six, S. C., and 

3f- miles above mouth.

At bridge on State Highway 246, 

near Ninety Six, S. C., 4 

miles above mouth.

Laurens, S. C., 5 miles above 

Seaboard Air Line R.R. bridge

near Silverstreet, S. C., 

1.25 miles above Southern Ry. 

bridge .

Clinton, S. C., 10.4 miles 

above Southern Ry . bridge .

At bridge on State Highway 72 , 

near Clinton, S. C., 4. 4 miles 

above Bush Creek. 

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

Drainage 

area 

{ sq mi )

176

84

45.6

104 

759

23.0

~

"

Discharge 

(cfs)

255

50.8

12.5

40.5

33.6 

52.8

12.2 

940

36.6

11.1 

8.65

1.70

3.77 

5.60

5.77

22.3

27.2

15.6

10.0

35.9 

27.0

1.41 

1.43

.59

.55

8.10

8.95

4.71

2.84

29.7

19.8

118

51.0

1.28

1.70 

1.43
274 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Iscellaneous discharge measurements in the South Atlantic slope basins, James River 

Savannah River, during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Sante& River basin Continued

Date

Apr. 20

11 

26

11

12

May 13

Apr. 2

May 13

25

Nov. 18

Aug. 14

Stream

Scotts Creek. .....

Red Bank Creek. . . . 

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

Flat Rock Branch. .

Twelvemlle Creek. .

Red Bank Creek. . . . 

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

Congaree Creek ....

Six Mile Creek....

Congaree Creek....

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

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

Little River... .. .

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Bush River. .......

Little Saluda 

River.

West Creek. .......

Saluda River. .....

Congaree Creek....

Congaree River....

Congaree Creek....

Congaree River , . . .

Santee River. .....

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

Locality

560, near Klnards, 'S. C., 

10.8 miles above Southern 

Ry. bridge.

and 34, near Newberry, S. C., 

5.0 miles above Timothy 

Creek.

At bridge on State highway 19, 

at Newberry, S. C., 1.5 miles 

above mouth.

At bridge on State road near 

Saluda, S. C., 1.6 miles 

ab'ove Mine Creek.

At bridge on State road near 

Batesburg, S. C., 0.3 mile 

above mouth.

At bridge on State road near 

Lexlngton, S. C., 2.8 miles 

above mouth.

At bridge on State Highway 6, 

at Red Bank, S. C., 0.3 mile 

above Crystal Lake.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 21, 

near Cayce, S. C.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 21, 

near Cayce, S. C., 0.5 mile 

above mouth.

At bridge on State road near 

Cayce, S. C., 1.9 miles 

above mouth.

at Columbia, S. C., 1.7 miles 

above South Pork Creek.

760, at Columbia, S. C., 0.5 

mile below South Pork Creek.

near Columbia, S. C.

Just below Lake Marion Dam 

near Plneville, S. C.

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

~

"

"

~

"

136

"

"

65.7

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

215

1.91

8.68

1.46

53.4

20.0

142

9.04

171

3.66

16.6

13.6

30.8

25.8

33.9

28.4

Ashley River basin, S. C.

June 15 

July 21

Sawmill Branch. . . . 

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

Dorchester Creek.. 

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

At bridge on State Highway 

165, at Summerville, 

4.6 miles above Ashley River. 

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

0.36 

.49

Edisto River basin, S_. C.

Mar. 25

May 12

Apr. 15

June 15 

July 21

First Branch. .....

Unnamed creek .....

North Fork Edisto 

River.

Little Walnut 

Branch.

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

South Fork Edisto 

River.

Duncan Creek. .....

Edisto River. .....

Swamp.

Walnut Creek. ..... 

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

At culvert on State road near 

Johnston , 0.4 mile above 

mouth. .

191, at Eureka.

215, near Montmorencl .

At bridge on U. S. Highway 

178, at Batesburg, 

1.4 miles above mouth.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 

321, near North.

St. Oeorge, 3.0 miles above 

Lee Branch.

At bridge on State road near 

Harleyvllle, 5.0 miles above 

mouth.

~

38

"

396

1.64 

.55

20.3

72.4

2.09 

.25

634 

0

0

0 

0
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 275

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to 

Savannah River, during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Ashepoo River basin, S. C.

Date

June 15

July 21

Stream

Ire land Creek .....

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Great Swamp .......

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

Locality

At Bridge on Forest Hill Road 

at Walterboro, 1.7 miles 

above mouth.

Walterboro, 1.3 miles above 

mouth . 

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

"

Discharge 

(cfs)

48.8

.10

.17

Combahee River basin, S. C.

Nov. 6 

Dec. 18

Salkehatchie River 1 

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

Combahee River. . . . 

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

At bridge on State Highway 64, 

near Barnwell , 3£ miles 

above TurTfey Creek. 

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

64.6 29.8 

33.8

Coosawhatehie River basin, S. C.

June 16 

16 

July 1

Zion Branch. ......

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

Coosawhatehie 

River.

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

At bridge on State road at 

Allendale, 0.5 mile above 

mouth. 

At bridge on State Highway 28, 

at Hampton, 2.2 miles above 

House Fork. 

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

-

0 

2.41

1.83

Savannah River basin

Oct. 31

31 

31 

30 

31

5

6

6

Feb. 6

Nov. 5

Jan. 21

Jan. 21

Jan. 6 

20

Toccoa Creek. .....

Walton Creek. ..... 

Eastonellee Creek. 

Tugaloo River. .... 

Shoal Creek .......

Little River. .....

Twelvemlle Creek..

Wolf Creek. .......

Twelvemile Creek..

Seneca River. .....

Martin Creek...'...

Creek .

Three and Twenty 

Creek.

Dye Branch. ....... 

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

Tugaloo River. ....

Wards Creek ....... 

Tugaloo River. .... 

Savannah River .... 

Tugaloo River .....

Keowee River ......

Seneca River. .....

Twelvemile Creek..

Seneca River. .....

Savannah River. . . .

Seneca River. .....

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

Deep Creek. .......

Whitner Creek ..... 

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

At crossing of State Highway 

17, at Toccoa, Ga.

of State Highway 13, 5 miles 

east of Toccoa, Ga. 

At county road, 1 mile above 

mouth, and 6 miles northeast 

of Toccoa, Ga. 

At crossing of State Highway 

17, 1 mile north of Eastonellee, Ga. 

At crossing of State Highway 

59, 6 miles east of Lavonia, 

Ga. 

Lat 34°23', long. 83°04', at 

county road, 1.5 miles 

northeast of Bowersville, Ga.

miles southeast of West 

Union, S. C., and 2.6 miles 

below Little Cane Creek.

At Newry, S. C., 2 miles above 

mouth .

At bridge on State Highway 

183, near Pickens, S. C., l£ 

miles above Wolf Creek.

At bridge on State road near 

Pickens, S. C., 4J- miles 

above mouth.

near Easley, S. C., 6 miles 

above mouth.

Liberty, S. C., Z\ miles 

above mouth.

At bridge on State foad near 

Central, S. C., \ mile below 

Camp Creek.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 

123, at Clemson, S. C.

At bridge on county road near 

Seneca, S. C., 6 miles above 

mouth .

Walhalla, S. C., 7 miles upstream from Richland Creek.

178, at Liberty, S. C., 19.5 

miles above mouth.

At bridge on county road at 

LaFrance, S. C., 0.3 mile 

above Mlllwee Creek.

At Wh^tner St., Anderson, S. C, 

700 ft above mouth. 

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

-

-

"

"

-

"

-

8.27 

5.05

3.12 

7.97 

712 

1.50

40.6

207

62.1

14.8 

29.7

8.70

12.3

152

462

2.38 

1.60

3.68

23.1

24.7

107

.39 

.42
276 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the South Atlantic slope basins, 

Savannah River, during water year October 1952 to September 1953--C

Savannah River basin Continued

James River to 

ontinued

Date

Oct. 30

30 

30

Jan. 6

20

4

Apr. 21

Oct. 31 

31 

30

Jan. 6

Mar. 3

Mar. 4

Feb. 12 

Mar. 2

Feb. 12

Feb. 12

3

24

Mar. 3

Mar. 4

Apr. 21

Oct. 31

30 

31

30

30

Stream

Wrights Branch. . . .

Lightwood Log 

Creek. 

Flat Shoals Creek.

Whitner Creek. ....

Canoe Creek .......

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

Coldwater Creek . . . 

Boyd ' s Creek ...... 

Coldwater Creek...

Cemetery Creek....

East Rock Creek. . .

Rocky River. ......

Beaver Creek. ..... 

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

Betsey Branch. ....

Beaver Creek. .....

Cherokee Creek....

East Beards Creek.

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

Morea Creek .......

Beaver-dam Creek. . .

North Fork Broad 

River .

North Fork Broad 

River .

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Pooles Creek. .....

Savannah River ....

Lightwood Log 

Creek.

Big Oenerostee 

Creek.

Little Generostee 

Creek.

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

Savannah River. . . .

Little Coldwater 

Creek .

Savannah River. . . .

Rocky River. ......

Broadway Creek ....

Savannah River ....

Rocky River ....... 

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

Beaver Creek ......

Rocky River. .......

Hen Coop Creek....

Wilson Creek. .....

South Beavepdam 

Creek.

Savannah River. . . . 

Broad River .......

River .

Broad River .......

Locality

At county road, i mile north 

of State Highway 77, at 

Lavonia, Ga. 

At crossing of State Highway 

77, at Hartwell, Ga. 

Lat 34°22', long. 82°57', at 

county road, 2 miles northwest of Hartwell, Ga. 

0.3 mile above mouth near 

Anderson, S. C.

At bridge on county road near 

Iva , S. C., 2.2 miles above 

mouth.

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

Lat 34"15', long. 82°56', at 

county road, 3 miles southwest of Nuberg, Ga. 

At crossing of State Highway 

172, 4 miles south of 

Hartwell, Ga. 

At crossing of State Highway 

82, 3.5 miles north of 

Ruckersville, Ga.

at Anderson, S. C., 0.7 mile 

below Cox Creek.

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

At Anderson, S. C., 300 ft upstream from Belton St., and 

1.1 miles above Piedmont and 

Northern Ry. 

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

At bridge on State road near 

Belton, S. C., 1 mile above 

mouth . 

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

At bridge on State Highway 

185 near Gluck, S. C., 1.5 

miles below Broadway Creek.

At Gluck, S. C.,' 3.7 miles 

above Nesbit Creek. 

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

At culvert on county road near 

Anderson, S. C., 0.8 mile 

above mouth.

At bridge on county road near 

Gluck, S. C., and 1.6 miles 

above Nesbit Creek.

Belton, S. C., 3.5 miles 

above Cherokee Creek.

At bridge on county road near 

Belton, S. C., 0.4 mile 

above mouth.

At culvert on county road near 

Iva, S. C., 2 miles above 

West Beards Creek.

At crossing of U. S. Highway 

29, 3 miles east of Royston, 

Ga. 

Lat 34°06', long. 82°45', at 

county road at Middleton, Ga. 

At crossing of U. S. Highway 

123, 3 miles southwest of 

Toccoa, Ga.

106, 4 miles west of 

Eastonellee, Ga.

county road, 3 miles southwest of Martin, Ga.

county road at Canon, Ga. 

At crossing of State Highway 

51, 4.5 miles southeast of 

Carnesville, Ga.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

-

"

-

"

-

"

"

"

-

-

Discharge 

(cfe)

1.05

4. 42 

5.34

7.48 

8.44

17.5

9.92 

4.94

1.43

4.97 

1.31 

22.6 

32.0

137

104

.13 

.26

8.88 

8.06

2.79

277

2.39 

3.93

1.07

6.45

2.36

3.41

15.0

5.44

8.69

1.29

2.25

27.5 

5.02

3.09

62.4
"MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 277

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to 

Savannah River, during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Savannah River basin.-Continued

Date

Oct. 31 

30 

7

7 

7 

30

29 

30

30

29 

29

30 

30

29

29

Mar. 26

Apr. 21

Mar. 26

Mar. 26

Oct. 29 

29 

29

29

Stream

Leatherwood Creek.

Middle Fork Broad 

River.

Mountain Creek. . . .

Webb Creek.. ......

Hickory Level 

Creek.

Little Bluestone 

Creek.

South Fork Broad 

River . 

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

Big Clouds Creek..

Little Dove Creek.

Chickasaw Creek... 

Sawney Creek ......

Norris Creek. .....

Double Branch. ....

Rock Creek. .......

North Fork Little 

River .

South Fork Little 

River.

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Middle Fork Broad 

River .

Broad River .......

Middle Fork Broad 

River .

Hudson River ...... 

Grove Creek. ......

Broad River .......

Broad River .......

South Fork Broad 

River.

Broad River .......

Broad River ....... 

Little River. .....

Long Cane Creek...

Norris Creek ......

Middle Creek. ..... 

Little River. ..... 

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

Locality

Lat 34°30', long. 83°Z3', at 

county road, 5 miles southeast of Ayersville, Oa. 

At crossing of State Highway 

59, Z miles southwest of 

Carnesville, Oa. 

Lat 34°35', long. 83 "31', at 

county road, li miles south 

of Hollingsworth, da.

15, at Homer, Oa. 

At crossing of State Highway 

51, 1.5 miles northeast of 

Homer , 3a . 

At crossing of State Highway 

98, 3 miles northeast of 

Maysville, Oa.

59, 1.5 miles northeast of 

Ashland, 3a. 

At crossing of State Highway 

121, 4 miles northeast of 

Danielsville, Oa.

72, 3 miles northeast of 

Carlton, Oa. 

At crossing of State Highway 

106, at Ila, 3a.

county road, 2.5 miles southeast of Davidsville, 3a.

72, 2 miles west of Comer, 

Oa. 

Lat 34°01', long. 83°04', at 

county road, 3 miles southwest of Carlton, Qa.

72, at Carlton, 3a. 

At crossing of State Highway 

72, at Oglesby,- Oa.

county road, 2 miles southwest of Fortsonia, Oa.

78, 3.5 miles southeast of 

Lexington, Oa.

county road, 5 miles northwest of Tignall, 3a. 

At crossing. of State Highway 

17, 4.5 miles north of 

Tignall, Oa. 

At bridge on county highway 

near Calhoun Falls, S. C., 

4.5 miles above mouth.

near Abbeville, S. C., 3 

miles above McCord Creek.

At bridge on county highway 

near Abbeville, S. C., 0.6 

mile above Double Branch.

At bridge on State road near 

Abbeville, S. C., 1 mile 

above mouth.

McCormick, S. C., 4.2 miles 

above mouth.

At crossing of State Highway 

17, 2.5 miles north of Washington, 3a. 

At crossing of State Highway 

22, 7 miles north of Crawfordville, Oa. 

At crossing of State Highway 

22, 5 miles north of Crawfordville, Oa.

44, 6.5 miles southwest of 

Washington, 3a.

47, 5.5 miles east of Crawfordville, Oa.

47, 4.5 miles north of 

Sharon , Ga .

county road, 1.5 miles southwest of Aonia, Oa.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

-

-

-

-

5.34

"

"

6.43 

65.9 

47.5

4.49

24.2

Discharge 

(cfs)

1.48 

55.5 

9.93

6.81 

12.5 

9.06

3.34 

328

3.08

11.1

2.21

2.69

.323

.97 

.42

13.6

3.86 

1.79

.95

.748 

6.88 

4.11

.478

1.71

2.01
278 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the South Atlantic slope basins, James Rive 

Savannah River , during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Savannah River basin Continued

Date

Oct. 28 

28

31 

31

31

Mar. 25

Mar. 25 

Z5

Apr. 2Z

Mar. 25

Oct. 31

31

Nov. 5

May 6

25

Nov. 6

11

Nov. 6

30 

29

Stream

Hart Creek. ....... 

Mattox Creek. .....

Kiokee Creek ...... 

Greenbrier Creek. .

Creek.

Hard Labor Creek . .

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

Unnamed branch .... 

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

Beaverdam Creek . . .

Little Horse Creek 

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

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

Little Horse Creek

Horse Creek. ......

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

Little Creek. ..... 

McBean Creek ......

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Big Creek. ........ 

Middle Creek. .....

Savannah River. . . . 

Kiokee Creek. .....

Stevens Creek .....

Rocky Creek. ......

Turkey Creek ......

Horse Creek. . . . , ...

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

Savannah River. . . .

Spirit Creek. ..... 

Savannah River ....

Locality

Lat 33°34', long. 82°36', at 

county road, Z miles northwest of Wrightsboro, Ga. 

At crossing of State Highway 

223, 3 miles northwest of 

Thomson, Ga. 

At crossing of State Highway 

47, at Appling, Ga. 

At crossing of State Highway 

47, 2 miles north of Appling, 

Ga.

104, 1.5 miles south of Rosemont, Ga.

232, 4 miles east of Appling, 

Ga.

104, 4 miles northwest of 

Evans, Ga. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 

378 near McCormick, S. C., 

l£ miles above Cuffeytown 

Creek.

378 near McCormick, S. C., 

3.5 miles above mouth.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 

378, J mile above Rocky 

Creek.

McCormick, S. C., 0.5 mile 

above mouth.

At bridge on county road near 

Edgefield, S. C., 2i miles 

above Little Beaverdam Creek.

104, 1.5 miles southeast of 

Evans, Ga.

State Highway 28 in Augusta, 

Ga.

1, in south Augusta, Ga. 

At bridge on county road near 

Vaucluse, S. C., 0.8 mile 

above mouth.

 421 at Warrenville, S. C., 

1.5 miles above Horse Creek.

At bridge on State road near 

Clearwater, S. C., l£ miles 

above mouth.

421 at Clearwater, S. C., 

1/8 mile above mouth.

At bridge on State road near 

Clearwater, S. C., 2.5 miles 

above mouth.

U. S. Highway 1, 4 miles 

southwest of Augusta, Ga.

25, 5 miles south of Augusta, 

Ga.

125 near Kathwood, S. C., 1 

mile below Town Creek.

1, 10 miles southwest of 

Augusta, Ga.

25, 3.5 miles northeast of 

Hephzibah, Ga.

56, 8 miles east of Hephzibah, Ga. 

At crossing of State Highway 

56, 8 miles east of Augusta, 

Ga. 

At crossing of U. S. Highway 

25, 6 miles west of McBean, 

Ga.

56, at McBean, Ga.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

15.5 

10

43.9 

33.3

"

10.5

_

41

_

"

28.3 

41.4

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.708 

.022

5.23 

3.96

1.13

80.5

10.4

2.42

2.60 

.32

.08

17.0

.944

1.99

10.2 

10.4

19.9

15.6

32.3

202

16.0 

24.7
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 279

Miscellaneous discharf 

Savannah River,

;e measurements in the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to 

during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Savannah River basin Continued

Date

27

27

5

NOV. 6

6

Oct. 29

Nov. 7 

6

Stream

Sweetwater Creek..

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

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

Sandy Run Creek...

Brushy Creek ......

Brier Creek. ...... 

Mclntosh Creek. . . .

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

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

Brier Creek. ......

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

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

Brier Creek. ......

Brier Creek .......

Savannah River. . . . 

Brier Creek. ......

Locality

12, 4 miles east of Warrenton, Ga.

17, 7 miles south of 

Thomson, Ga. 

At crossing of U. S. Highway 

78, 3.5 miles southeast of 

. Thomson, Ga.

17, 9 miles south of Thomson, 

Ga.

1, 5 miles northeast of Keysville, Ga. 

At crossing of U. S. Highway 

1, 3 miles west of Blythe, 

Ga.

88, at Keysville, Ga. 

At crossing of State Highway 

16, 2 miles north of Staple, 

ton, Ga.

1, at Wrens, Ga.

county road, 5 miles south 

of Keysville, Ga. 

At crossing of State Highway 

56, 4 miles northeast of 

Waynesboro, Ga. 

At crossing of State Highway 

24, at Waynesboro, Ga.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

55

7.46

33.2

1.38

473 

6.80

Discharge 

(cfs)

3.31

1.28

294

580

27.8

21.4

0 

2.92

149 

1.28

The following table contains determinations of peak discharge made at crest stage by 

indirect methods at points other than regular gaging stations in the area covered by this 

report.

Miscellaneous determinations of peak discharge during water year October 1952 to September 1955

Date

June 13

Stream

Marlowe Creek.....

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Hyeo River. .......

Locality

Lat 36°23'30", long. 78°59'00", 

at culvert on State Highway 

49, 1.0 mile east of Roxboro, 

Person County, N. C.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

1.99

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,460

INDEX

Abbotts Creek at Lexington, N. C....... 162

Accuracy of field data and computed

results.......................... 7

Acre-foot, definition of............... 2

Agencies other than the Geological

Survey, records collected by..... 11

Ahoskie Creek at Ahoskie, N. C......... 69

Altavista, Va., Roanoke River at....... 77

Anderson, S. C., Seneca River near..... 235

Anderson Branch at Sussex, Va.......... 59

Appomattox River at Farmville, Va...... 48

at Mattoax, Va....................... 50

near Petersburg, Va.................. 52

Arvonia, Va., Slate River near......... 12,38

Ashepoo River basin, S. C., discharge

measurements in.................. 275

Ashley River basin, S. C., discharge

measurements in.................. 274

Augusta, Ga., Augusta Canal near....... 246

Savannah River at.................... 247

Augusta Canal near Augusta, Ga......... 246

Back Creek near Mountain Grove, Va..... 14

Bahama, N. C., Dial Creek near......... 112

Flat River at.....................

Flat River near.............

Banister River at Halifax, Va. 

Bassett, Va., Smith River at.. 

Battle Ground, N. C., Horsepen Creek at

111

113

95

89

126

Bear Creek at Robbins, N. C............ 138

Bedford, Va., Otter River near.

Bell, Ga., Broad River near............

Benaja, N. C., Haw River near..........

Bent Creek, Va., James River at........

Bessemer City, N. C., Long Creek near.. 

Big Spring at Kerrs Creek, Va.........

Big Springs at Elliston, Va............

Bishopville, S. C., Lynches River near. 

Black River (Cape Fear River basin)

near Tomahawk, N. C ..............

Black River (Pee Dee River basin) at

Kingstree, S. C..................

near Gable, S. C.....................

Blackwater River (Chowan River basin)

at Zuni, Va......................

near Dendron, Va.....................

near Franklin, Va....................

Blackwater River (Roanoke River basin)

near Union Hall, Va.

78

240

125

32

183

27

70

170

145

177

176

62

61

63

73

Boardman, N. C., Lumber River at....... 174

Boiling Springs, N. C., Broad River

near............................. 192

Bolar Spring at Bolar, Va.............. 13

Branch, N. C., Linville River at....... 179

Branchville, S. C., Edisto River near.. 226 

Brier Creek at Millhaven, Ga........... 249

Broad Creek basin, N. C., discharge

measurements in.................260-261

Broad River (Santee River basin) at

Richtex, S. C.................... 208

near Boiling Springs, N. C........... 192

near Carlisle, S. C.................. 199

near Chimney Rock, N. C.............. 189

near Gaf fney, S.. C................... 194

Broad River (Savannah River basin) near

Bell, Ga......................... 240

Brookneal, Va., Roanoke River at....... 80

Brown Creek near Polkton, N. C......... 166

Buchanan, Va., James River at.......... 23

Karnes Spring near................... 24

Buena Vista, Va., Maury River near..... 29

Buffalo Creek near Hampden Sidney, Va.. 49 

Buffalo River near Norwood, Va......... 33

Buggs Island, Va., Roanoke River at.... 97

Burkeville, Va., Nottoway River near... 55 

Burlington, N. C., Stony Creek near.... 130

Calfpasture River above Mill Creek at

Goshen, Va....................... 24

Calhoun Palls, S. C., Rocky River near. 237 

Savannah River near.................. 239

amden, S. C., Wateree River near..... 188

Cape Fear River at Lillington, N. C.... 140

at lock 3, near Tarheel, N. C ........ 143

Cape Fear River basin, N. C., discharge

measurements in.................261-263

gaging-station records in...........125-148

arlisle, S. C., Broad River near...... 199

aptersville, Va., James River at...... 43

Cashie River basin, N. C., discharge

measurements in.................. 255

Catawba River at Catawba, N. C ......... 180

near Marion, N. C.................... 178

near Rock Hill, S. C................. 185

South Fork, at Lowell, N. C .......... 184

fs-day, definition of................. 2

happells, S. C., Lake Greenwood near.. 214 

Saluda River at...................... 215

Charlotte, N. C., Little Sugar Creek

near............................. 186

Chattooga River near Clayton, Ga....... 231

Cheraw, S. C., Juniper Creek near...... 168

Chickahominy River near Providence .

Forge, Va........................ 53

Chimney Rock, N. C., Broad River near.. 189 

Chinquapin, N. C., Northeast Cape Fear

River near....................... 148

Chowan River basin, N. C.-Va., discharge measurements in..........253-255

gaging-station records in............ 55,69

Clark Hill Reservoir near Clarks Hill,

S. C............................243-244

Clayton, Ga., Chattooga River near..... 231

Clayton, N. C., Middle Creek near...... 116

Neuse River near.....................12,115

Cleveland, N. C., Third Creek at....... 161

Cliffside, N. C., Second Broad River at 191 

Clifton, S. C., Pacolet River near..... 198

Clifton Forge, Va., Cowpasture River

near............................. 19

Smith Creek near..................... 18

Clyo, Ga., Savannah River near......... 250

Colly Creek near Kelly, N. C........... 147

Columbia, S. C., Lake Murray near...... 217

Saluda River near.................... 218

Combahee River near Yemassee, S. C..... 229

Combahee River basin, S. C., discharge

measurements in.................. 275

gaging-station records in...........228-229

Contentnea Creek at Hookerton, N. C.... 121

near Wilson, N. C.................... 120

Contents, definition of................ 2

Control, definition of................. 2

Cooleemee, N. C., South Yadkin River at 160 

Cooperation, record of................. 1

Coosawhatchie River near Hampton, S. C. 230 

Coosawhatchie River basin, S. C., discharge measurements in........... 275

Copeland, N. C., Fisher River near..... 154

Covington, Va., Dunlap Creek near...... 16

Potts Creek near..................... 17

Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge,

Va............................... 19

Craig Creek at Parr, Va................ 22

Cub Creek at Phenix, Va................ 82

Cubic feet per second per square mile,

definition of.................... 2

Cubic foot per second, definition of... 2

Dan River at Danville, Va...

at Paces, Va..............

near Francisco, N. C......

near Wentworth, N. C......

Danville, Va., Dan River at.

Sandy River near.

...... 93

...... 94

...... 85

...... 88

...... 93

...... 92

Data, accuracy of...................... 7-8

explanation of....................... 3-7

Deep Creek near Mannboro, Va........... 51

Deep River at Moncure, N. C............ 139

at Ramseur, N. C..................... 137

East Fork, near High Point, N. C..... 135

near Randleman, N. C................. 136

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Deep River, West Fork, near High

Point, N. C..................... 134

Dendron, Va., Blackwater River near... 61 

Denmark, S. C., South Fork Edisto

River near...................... 224

Denniston, Va., Hyoo River near....... 96

Dewy Rose, Ga., South Beaverdam Creek

at.............................. 238

Dial Creek near Bahama, N. C .......... 112

Dillon, S. C., Little Pee Dee River

near............................. 172

Dinwiddie, Va., Stony Creek near...... 58

Dismal Swamp, Va., Lake Drummond in... 54 

Drainage area, definition of.......... 2

Drewrys Bluff, Va., Falling Creek

near............................ 47

Drowning Creek near Hoffman, N. C..... 173

Dunlap Creek near Covington, Va....... 16

Earlysville, Va., South Fork Rivanna

River near...................... 40

Edisto River near Branchville, S. C... 226 

near Givhans, S. C .................. 227

North Fork at Orangeburg, S. C...... 225

South Fork near Denmark, S. C....... 224

near Montmorenci, S. C ............ 223

Edisto River basin, S. C., discharge

measurements in................. 274

gaging-station records in..........223-227

Effingham, S. C., Lynches River at....12,171

Eldorado, N. C. Uwharrie River near... 164 

Elliston, Va., Big Springs at......... 70

Emporia, Va., Fontaine Creek near..... 68

Meherrin River at................... 67

Enfield, N. C., Fishing Creek near.... 105

Eno River at Hillsboro, N. C .......... 110

Enoree River near Enoree, S. C........ 207

Evington, Va., Otter River near....... 79

Fairforest Creek near Union, S. C..... 206

Fairmont, S. C., North Tyger River

near............................ 200

Falling Creek near Drewrys Bluff, Va.. 47

Falling River near Naruna, Va......... 81

Falling Spring, Va., Jackson River at. 15

Farmville, Va., Appomattox River at... 48

Fine Creek at Fine Creek Mills, Va.... 44

Fingerville, S. C., North Pacolet

River at........................ 195

Pacolet River near.................. 197

South Pacolet River Reservoir near.. 196

First Broad River near Lawndale, N. C. 193

Fisher River near Copeland, N. C...... 154

Fishing Creek near Enfield, N. C...... 105

Flanagan Mills, Va., Willis River at.. 42

Flat River at Bahama, N. C............ Ill

at dam, near Bahama, N. C........... 113

Fontaine Creek near Emporia, Va....... 68

Forbush Creek near Yadkinville, N. C.. 155

Francisco, N. C., Dan River near...... 85

Franklin, Va., Blackwater River near.. 63

Freeland, N. C., Waccamaw River at..., 149

Gable, S. C., Black River near........ 176

Gaffney, S. C., Broad River near...... 194

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

Galivants Ferry, S. C., Little Pee Dee

River at........................ 175

Gibsonville, N. C., Reedy Fork near... 127

Givhans, S. C., Edisto River near..... 227

Goldsboro, N. C., Neuse River near... 118

Goose Creek near Huddleston, Va....... 76

Goshen, Va., Calfpasture River at..... 24

Great Falls, S. C., Rocky Creek at.... 187

Green River near Mill Spring, N. C.... 190

Greenfield, Va., Rockfish River near.. 36 

Greensboro, N. C., North Buffalo Creek

near............................. 129

South Buffalo Creek near............ 128

Greenville, N. C., Tar River at....... 108

Greenville, S. C., Reedy River near... 212

Saluda River near................... 209

Gum Branch, N. C., New River near..... 124

Halifax, Va., Banister River at....... 95

Hampden Sidney, Va., Buffalo Creek

near............................ 49

Hampton, S. C., Coosawhatchie River

near............................ 230

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Harmony, N. C., Hunting Creek near..... 159

Hartwell, Ga., Tugaloo River near...... 233

Haw River at Haw River, N. C........... 131

near Benaja, N. C .................... 125

near Pittsboro, N. C................. 132

Henry Fork near Henry River, N. C...... 181

Henry River, N. C., Henry Fork near.... 181

Herring Run near Washington, N. C...... 109

High Point, N. C., East Fork Deep River

near............................. 135

West Fork Deep River near............ 134

High Rock, N. C., Yadkin River at...... 163

Hillsboro, N. C. Eno River at.......... 110

Hoffman, N. C., Drowning Creek near.... 173

Holcombs Rock, Va., James River at..... 31

Hookerton, N. C., Contentnea Creek at.. 121

Hope Mills, N. C., Rockfish Creek near. 142

Horsepen Creek at Battle Ground, N. C.. 126

Huddleston, Va., Goose Creek near...... 76

Hunting Creek near Harmony, N. C....... 159

Hyco River near Denniston, Va.......... 96

Hydrologic conditions.................. 11

diagram of........................... 12

Indian Creek near Laboratory, N. C..... 182

Iva, S. C., Savannah River near........ 236

Jackson River at Falling Spring, Va.... 15

James River at Bent Creek, Va.......... 32

at Buchanan, Va...................... 23

at Cartersville, Va.................. 43

at Holcombs Rock, Va................. 31

at Lick Run, Va...................... 20

at Scottsville, Va................... 4,37

near Richmond, Va.................... 45

James River & Kanawha Canal near Richmond , Va......................... 46

James River basin, Va., discharge measurements in.....................251-253

gaging-station records in............ 13-53

Johns Creek at Newcastle, Va........... 21

Juniper Creek near Cheraw, S. C........ 168

Karnes Spring near Buchanan, Va......

Kelly, N. C., Colly Creek near.......

Keowee River near Newry, S. C ........

Kerrs Creek, Va., Big Spring at......

Kerrs Creek near Lexington, Va.......

Keysville, Va., North Meherrin River 

near...........................

Kingstree, S. C., Black River at.....

Kinston, N. C., Neuse River at.......

Laboratory, N. C., Indian Creek near... 

Lafayette, Va., Roanoke River at.......

Lake Drummond in Dismal Swamp, Va......

Lake Greenwood near Chappels, S. C.....

Lake Marion near Pineville, S. C.......

Lake Moultrie near Pinopolis, S. C.....

Lake Murray near Columbia, S. C ........

Lakes Marion-Moultrie diversion canal

near Pineville, S. C .............

Lawndale , N. C., First Broad River near 

Lawrenceville, Va., Meherrin River near 

Lexington, N. G., Abbotts Creek at......

Lexington, Va., Kerrs Creek near.......

Maury River near.....................

Lick Run, Va., James River at..........

Lillington, N. C., Cape Fear River at.. 

Linden, N. C., Little River at.........

Linville River at Branch, N. C.........

Little Coharie Creek near Roseboro,

N. C.............................

Little Pee Dee River at Galivants

Ferry, S. C ......................

near Dillon. S. C....................

Little River (Cape Fear River basin)

at Linden, N. C ..................

Little River (Neuse River basin) near

Princeton, N. C..................

Little River (Savannah River basin)

near Mount Carmel, S. C ..........

near Washington, Ga..................

Little Sugar Creek near Charlotte, N. C. 

Lockwoods Folly basin, N. C., discharge

measurements in..................

Long Creek near Bessemer City, N. C....

Longs, S. C., Waccamaw River near......

Lovingston, Va., Tye River near........

24

147

234

27

26

64

177

119

182

70

54

214

220

222

217

219

193

66

162

26

27

20

140

141

179

144

175

172

141

117

241

242

186

263

183

150

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Lowell, N. C., South Fork Catawba

River at........................ 184

Lumber River at Boardman, N. C........ 174

Luneriburg, Va., North Meherrin River

near............................ 65

Lyman, S. C., Middle Tyger River at... 201 

Lynches River at Effingham, S. C......12,171

near Bishopville, S. C.............. 170

McDowell, Va., Stuart Spring near.....

Mannboro, Va. , Deep Creek near. .......

Map of the United States ..............

Marion, N. C. Catawba River near......

Marlowe Creek, N. C., discharge measurement of ......................

Martinsville, Va. , Smith River at. ....

Mattoax, Va., Appomattox River at.....

Maury River at Rockbrldge Baths, Va...

near Buena Vista , Va ................

near Lexington, Va.

19'

51

9

178

279

90

50

25

29

27

Meherrin River at Emporia, Va. 

near Lawrenceville , Va .

, . .................

Mayo River near Price , N . C ........... 87

... 67 

... 66 

Middle Creek near Clay ton, N . C ....... 116

Middle Tyger River at Lyman, 3. C..... 201

Miley, S. C.,' Salkehatchie River near. 228 

Mill Spring, N. C., Green River near.. 190 

Millhaven, Ga. , Brier Creek at ........ 249

Savannah River near. ................ 248

Miscellaneous discharge measurements:

Ashepoo River basin. ................. 275

Ashley River basin. ................. 274

Broad Creek basin. ................ .260-261

Cape Pear River basin. ............ .261-263

Cashie River basin. ................. 255

Chowan River basin. ............... .253-255

Combahee River basin. ............... 275

Coosawhatohie River basin. .......... 275

Edisto River basin. ................. 274

James River basin. ................ .251-253

Lookwoods Polly basin. .............. 263

Neuse River basin. ................ .258-260

New River basin. .................... 261

Newport River basin. ................ 260

Pamlioo River basin. .............. .257-258

Pasquotank River basin. ............. 255

Pee Dee River basin. .............. .263-270

Queens Creek basin. ................. 261

Roanoke River basin. .............. .255-257

Santee River basin. ............... .270-274

Savannah River basin. ............. .275-279

Whiteoak River basin. ................ 261

Note . Streams for which only 

miscellaneous measurements are available are not entered by name in this 

index. General entries covering 

such discharge measurements are made 

as usual under the names of the 

respective river basins. 

Mocksvllle, N. C. , South Yadkin River

near. ........................... 158

Modoc , S. C., Stevens Creek near ...... 245

Moncure, N. C., Deep River at......... 139

Montmorenci, S. C., South Fork Edisto

River near ...................... 223

Moore, S. C., North Tyger River near.. 202 

Moormans River, North Fork, near

Whitehall , Va ................... 39

Mount Carmel, S. C., Little River near 241 

Mountain Grove -, Va. , Back Creek near.. 14 

Muddy Run Spring near Warm Springs , Va. 13

Naruna, Va. , Falling River near. ...... 81

Nashville, N. C., Sapony Creek near . .102-104 

Tar River near. ..................... 101

Neuse River at Kinston , N . C .......... 119

near Clayton, N. C ................. .12 ,11

near Goldsboro , N . C ................ 118

near Northside , N . C ................ 114

Neuse River basin, N. C., discharge

measurements in. .............. .258-260

gaging-station records in. ........ .110-123

Newcastle, Va., Johns Creek at........ 21

New Hope River near Pittsboro, N. C... 133 

New River near Gum Branch, N. C. ...... 124

New River basin, N. C., discharge

measurements in. ................ 261

Newport River basin, N. C., discharge 

measurements in..................

JJewry, S. C ., Keowee River near........

Niagara, Va., Roanoke River at.........

North Buffalo Creek near Greensboro,

N. C.............................

Horth Mayo River near Spencer, Va......

North Meherrin River near Keysville,

Va...............................

near Lunenburg, Va...................

North pacolet River at Fingerville,

S. C.............................

North Tyger River near Fairmont, S. C.. 

near Moore, S. C.....................

North Wilkesboro, N. C., Reddles River 

at...............................

Northeast Cape Fear River near

Chinquapin, N. C .................

Northside, N. C., Neuse River near.....

Norwood, N. C., Rocky River near.......

Norwood, Va., Buffalo River near.......

Nottoway River near Burkeville, Va.....

near Rawlings, Va....................

near Sebrell, Va.....................

near Stony Creek, Va.................

Orangeburg, S C., North Fork Edisto

River at.........................

Order, downstream listing of gaging

stations.........................

Otter River near Bedford, Va...........

near Evington, Va....................

260

234

4,72

129

64

65

195

200

202

152

148

114

165

33

55

56

60

57

225

3

78

79

Paces , Va., Dan River at............... 94

Pacolet River near Clifton, S. C....... 198

near Fingerville, S. C............... 197

Palmyra, Va., Rivanna River at......... 41

Pamlico River basin, N. C., discharge

measurements in.................257-258

gaging-station records in...........100-109

Panther Creek near Toccoa, Ga.......... 232

Parkersburg, N. C., South River near... 146 

Parr, Va., Craig Creek at.............. 22

Patterson, N. C.., Hadkin River at...... 151

Pedlar Mills, Va. , Pedlar River near... 30 

Pedlar River near Pedlar Mills, Va..... 30

Pee Dee River at Peedee, S. C.......... 169

near Rockingham, N. C ................ 167

Pee Dee River basin, N. C.-S. C., discharge measurements in..........263-270

gaging-station records in...........151-177

Pelzer, S. C., Saluda River near....... 210

Petersburg, Va., Appomattox River near. 52 

Phenix, Va., Cub Creek at.............. 82

Pigg River near Toshes , Va............. 75

Pineville, S. C., Lake Marion near..... 220

Lakes Marion-Moultrie diversion canal

near............................. 219

Santee River near.................... 221

Piney River at Piney River, Va......... 35

Pinopolis, S. C., Lake Moultrie near... 222 

Pittsboro, N. C., Haw River near....... 132

New Hope River near.................. 133

Polkton, N.C., Brown Creek near........ 166

Potts Creek near Covington, Va......... 17

Price, N. C., Mayo River near.......... 87

Princeton, N, C., Little River near.... 117

Providence Forge, Va., Chickahominy

River near....................... 53

Publications, on streamflow by Geological Survey...................... 8-11

by State agencies.................... 11

Queens Creek basin, N. C., discharge 

measurements in................

Ramseur, N. C., Deep River at..........

Randleman, N. C., Deep River near......

Randolph, Va. , Roanoke River at'. .......

Rawlings, Va., Nottoway River near.....

Reddles River at North Wilkesboro, N.C. 

Reedy Fork near Gibsonville, N. C.......

Reedy River near Greenville, S. C......

near Ware Shoals, S. C ...............

Reldville, S. C., South Tyger River

near.............................

Richmond, Va., James River & Kanawha

Canal near.......................

261

137

136

83

56

152

127

212

213

203

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Richmond, Va., James River near.

Page 

45 

Richtex, S. C. , Broad River at........ 219

Rivanna River at Palmyra, Va.......... 41

South Fork, near Earlysville, Va.... 40

Riverside, Va., South River near...... 28

Roanoke Creek at Saxe, Va............. 84

Roanoke Rapids, N. C., Roanoke River

at.............................. 98

Roanoke River at Altavista, Va........ 77

at Brookneal, Va.................... 80

at Buggs Island, Va................'. 97

at Lafayette, Va.................... 70

at Niagara, Va...................... 4,72

at Randolph, Va..................... 83

at Roanoke, Va...................... 71

at Roanoke Rapids, N. C ............. 98

near Scotland Neck, N. C............ 99

near Toshes, Va..................... 74

Roanoke River basin, N. C.-Va., discharge measurements in.........255-257

gaging-station records in........... 70-99

Robbins, N. C., Bear Creek at.......... 138

Rock Hill, S. C., Catawba River near.. 185 

Rockbrldge Baths, Va., Maury River at. 25 

Rockfish Creek near Hope Mills, N. C.. 142 

Rockfish River near Greenfield, Va.... 36

Rockingham, N. C., Pee Dee River near. 167 

Rocky Creek at Great Falls, S. C...... 187i

Rocky River (Pee Dee River basin) at

Turnersburg, N. C ............... 157

near Norwood, N. C .................. 165

Rocky River (Savannah River basin)

near Calhoun Falls, S. C........ 237

Roseboro, N. C., Little Coharie Creek

near............................ 144

Runoff in inches, definition of....... 2

Salkehatchie River near Miley, S. C.., 228

Saluda River at Chappells, S. C....... 215

near Columbia, S. C................. 218

near Greenville, S. C ............... 209

near Pelzer, S. C................... 210

near Silverstreet, S. C ............. 216

near Ware Shoals, S. C.............. 211

Sandy River near Danville, Va......... 92

Santee River near Pineville, S. C..... 221

Santee River basin, N. C.-S. C., discharge measurements in.........270-274

gaging-station .records in..........178-221

Sapony Creek near Nashville, N. C....102-104

Savannah River at Augusta, Ga......... 247

at Burtons Ferry Bridge, near Millhaven , Ga....................... 248

near Cahoun Falls , S. C ............. 239

near Clyo, Ga....................... 250

near Iva, S. 'C ...................... 236

Savannah River basin, Ga.-S. C., discharge measurements in.........275-279

gaging-station records in..........231-250

Saxe , Va., Roanoke Creek at........... 84

Scotland Neck, N. C., Roanoke River

near............................ 99

Scottsville, Va., James River at...... 4,37

Sebrell, Va., Nottoway River near..... 60j

Second Broad River at Cliffside, N. C. 191 

Seneca River near Anderson, S. C...... 235

Silverstreet, S. C., Saluda River near 216 

Slate River near Arvonia, Va.......... 12,38

Smith Creek above old dam, near

Clifton Forge, Va............... 18

Smith River at Bassett, Va............ 89

at Martinsville, Va................ 90

at Spray, N. C ...................... 91

South Beaverdam Creek at Dewy Rose,

Ga.............................. 238

South Buffalo Creek near Greensboro,

N. C............................ 128

South Pacolet River Reservoir near

Fingerville, S. C............... 196

South River (Cape Fear River basin)

near Parkersburg, N. C.......... 146

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South River (James River basin) near

Riverside, Va.................... 28

South Tyger River near Reidville, S. C. 203 

near Woodruff, S. C .................. 204

South Yadkin River at Cooleemee, N. C.. 160 

near Mocksville, N. C ................ 158

Spencer, Va., North Mayo River near.... 86

Spray, N. C., Smith River at........... 91

Stage-discharge relation, definition

of............................... 2

Stevens Creek near Modoc, S. C ......... 245

Stony Creek, Va., Nottoway River near.. 57 

Stony Creek (Cape Fear River basin)

near Burlington, N. C............ 130

Stony Creek (Chowan River basin) near

Dinwiddie, Va.................... 58

Stuart Spring near McDowell, Va........ 19

Sussex, Va., Anderson Branch at........ 59

Swift Creek near Vanceboro, N. C....... 122

Tar River at Greenville, N. C .......... 108

at Tarboro, N. C....................106-107

near Nashville, N. C................. 101

near Tar River,. N. C................. 100

Tarboro, N. C., Tar River at..........106-107

Tarheel, N. C., Cape Fear River at

lock 3, near..................... 143

Terms, definition and abbreviations of. 2 

Third Creek at Cleveland, N. C ......... 161

Toccoa, Ga., Panther Creek near........ 232

Tomahawk, N. C., Black River near...... 145

Toshes, Va., Pigg River near........... 75

Roanoke River near................... 74

Trent River near Trenton, N. C......... 123

Trenton, N. C., Trent River near....... 123

Tugaloo River near Hartwell, Ga........ 233

Turnersburg, N. C., Rocky River at..... 157

Tye River near Lovingston, Va.......... 34

Tyger River near Woodruff, S. C ........ 205

Union, S. C., Fairforest Creek near.... 206

Union Hall, Va., Blackwater River near. 73

Uwharrie River near Eldorado, N. C ..... 164

Vanceboro , N. C., Swift Creek near..... 122

Waccamaw River at Freeland, N. C....... 149

near Longs, S. C ..................... 150

Waccamaw River basin, N. C.-S. C.,

gaging-station records in.......149-150

Ware Shoals, S. C., Reedy River near... 213 

Saluda River near.................... 211

Warm Springs, Va., Muddy Run Spring

near............................. 13

Washington, Ga., Little River near..... 242

Washington, N. C., Herring Run near.... 109

Wateree River near Camden, S. C ........ 188

Wentworth, N. C., Dan River near....... 88

Whitehall, Va., North Fork Moormans

River near....................... 39

Whiteoak River basin, N. C., discharge

measurements in.................. 261

Wilkesboro, N. C., Yadkin River at..... 153

Willis River at Flanagan Mills, Va..... 42

Wilson, N. C., Contentnea Creek near... 120 

Woodruff, S. C., South Tyger River

near............................. 204

Tyger River near..................... 205

Work, division of...................... 2

s cope of............................. 1

WSP, definition of..................... 3

Yadkin College, N. C., Yadkin River at. 156

Yadkin River at High Rock, N. C........ 163

at Patterson, N. C................... 151

at Wilkesboro, N. C .................. 153

at Yadkin College,-N. C .............. 156

Yadkinville, N. C., Forbush Creek near. 155 

Yemassee, S. C., Combahee River near..

Zuni, Va., Blackwater River at.

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