Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1959

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 1623

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Georgia, North Carolina, South 

Carolina, and Virginia, and with other 

agencies

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1960
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

FRED A. SEATON, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

Thomas B. Nolan, 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, L. B. Leopold, chief, under the general directionof J. V. B. Wells, chief, Surface Water Branch, succeeded 

by E. L. Hendricks, and F. J. Flynn, chief, Basic Records Section.

The data were collected and 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.

J. W. Gambrell......................................................................Charlottesville, Va.

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CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1959

OCTOBER 1958

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CONTENTS

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

Cooperation.......................................................................... 1

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

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

Downstream order and station numbers................................................. 3

Explanation of data.................................................................. 4

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

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

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

Hydrologio conditions................................................................ 11

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

James River basin

Jackson River (head of James River) at Palling Spring, Va.......................... 13

Dunlap Creek near Covington, Va.................................................. 14

Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge, Va.......................................... 15

James River:

Catawba Creek near Catawba, Va................................................... 16

James River at Buchanan, Va........................................................ 17

Maury River at Rockbridge Baths, Va.............................................. 18

Maury River near Buena Vista, Va................................................. 19

James River at Bent Creek, Va...................................................... 20

James River at Scottsville, Va..................................................... 21

Slate River near Arvonia, Va..................................................... 22

Mechum River (head of Rivanna River):

North Fork Moormans River near Whitehall, Va................................... 23

South Fork Rivanna River (continuation of Mechum River) near Earlysville, Va..... 24

Rivanna River at Palmyra, Va..................................................... 25

James River at Cartersville, Va.................................................... 26

Falling Creek near Chesterfield, Va.............................................. 27

Falling Creek near Drewrys Bluff, Va.............................................. 28

Appomattox River at Farmville, Va................................................ 29

Appomattox River near Petersburg, Va............................................. 30

Chickahominy River near Providence Forge, Va..................................... 31

Dismal Swamp basin

Lake Drummond in Dismal Swamp, Va.................................................. 32

Chowan River basin

Nottoway River (head of Chowan River) near Stony Creek, Va......................... 33

Nottoway River near Sebrell, Va.................................................... 34

Blackwater River near Franklin, Va............................................... 35

Chowan River:

Meherrin River near Lawrenceville, Va............................................ 36

Potecasi Creek near Union, N. C................................................ 37

Wiccacon Creek:

Ahoskie Creek at Ahoskie, N. C................................................. 38

Roanoke River basin

Roanoke River at Roanoke, Va....................................................... 39

Tinker Creek near Daleville , Va.................................................. 40

Roanoke River at Niagara, Va....................................................... 41

Blackwater River near Union Hall, Va............................................. 42

Roanoke (Staunton) River near Toshes, Va........................................... 43

Pigg River near Toshes, Va....................................................... 44

Roanoke (Staunton) River at Altavisfca, Va.......................................... 45

Otter River near Evington, Va.................................................... 46

Roanoke (Staunton) River at Brookneal, Va.......................................... 47

Falling River:

East Fork Palling River near Appomattox, Va.................................... 48

East Fork Falling River at Spring Mills, Va.................................... 49

Falling River near Naruna, Va.................................................... 50

Roanoke (Staunton) River at Randolph, Va........................................... 51

Roanoke Creek at Saxe, Va........................................................ 52

Dan River near Francisco, N. C................................................... 53

Mayo River near Price, N. C.................................................... 54

Dan River near Wentworth, N. C................................................... 55

Smith River near Philpott, Va.................................................. 56

Smith River at Bassett, Va..................................................... 57

Smith River at Spray, N. C..................................................... 58

Dan River at Danville, Va........................................................ 59

Dan River at Paces, va........................................................... 60

Banister River at Halifax, Va.................................................. 61

Hyco River near Denniston, Va.................................................. 62

Roanoke River at Buggs Island, Va.................................................. 63

Roanoke River at Roanoke Rapids, N. C.............................................. 64

Pamlico River basin

Tar River (head of Pamlico River) near Tar River, N. C............................. 65

Cedar Creek near Louisburg, N. C................................................. 66

Tar River near Nashville, N. C..................................................... 67

Sapony Creek near Nashville, N. C................................................ 68

Fishing Creek near Enfield, N. C................................................. 69

Tar River at Tarboro, N. C......................................................... 70

Conetoe Creek near Bethel, N. C.................................................. 71

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VI CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued 

Pamlico River basin Continued 

Pamlico River:

Runyon Creek: Page 

Herring Run near Washington, N. C.............................................. 72

Neuse River basin

Eno River (head of Neuse River) at Hillsboro, N. C................................. 73

Flat River at Bahama, N. C....................................................... 74

Dial Creek near Bahama, N. C................................................... 75

Plat River at dam near Bahama, N. C.............................................. 76

Neuse River near Northside, N. C................................................... 77

Neuse River near Clayton, N. C..................................................... 78

Swift Creek: 

Middle Creek near Clayton, N. C................................................ 79

Little River near Princeton, N. C................................................ 80

Neuse River near Goldsboro, N. C................................................... 81

Neuse River at Kinston, N. C....................................................... 82

Contentnea Creek: 

Nahunta Swamp near Shine, N. C................................................. 83

Contentnea Creek at Hookerton, N. C.............................................. 84

Little Contentnea Creek near Farmvllle , N. C.................................... 85

Swift Creek near Vanceboro, N. C....,...........................'................. 86

Trent River near Trenton, N. C. ..... ;............................................ 87

New River basin

New River near Gum Branch, N. C.................................................... 88

gape Pear River basin

Haw River (head of Cape Pear River) near Benaja, N. C.............................. 89

Reedy Pork near Oak Ridge, N. C.................................................. 90

Horsepen Creek at Battle Ground, N. C.......................................... 91

Reedy Fork near Gibsonville, N. C................................................ 92

Buffalo Creek: 

North Buffalo Creek near Greensboro, N. C.................................... 93

Stony Creek near Burlington, N. C................................................ 94

Haw River at Haw River, N. C....................................................... 95

Alamance Creek near Elon College, N. C........................................... 96

Haw River near Pittsboro, N. C..................................................... 98

New Hope River near Pittsboro, N. C.............................................. 99

West Pork Deep River:

East Pork Deep River near High Point, N. C..................................... 100

Deep River near Randleman, N. C.................................................. 101

Deep River at Ramseur, N. C...................................................... 102

Bear Creek at Robbins, N. C.................................................... 103

Rocky River: 

Tick Creek near Mount Vernon Springs, N. C................................... 104

Deep River at Moncure, N. C...................................................... 105

Cape Pear River at Lillington, N. C................................................ 106

Little River at Linden, N. C..................................................... 107

Cape Pear River at lock 3, near Tarheel, N. C...................................... 108

Hood Creek near Leland, N. C..................................................... 109

Black River: 

Coharie Creek: 

Little Coharie Creek near Roseboro, N. C..................................... 110

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

South River near Parkersburg, N. C............................................. 112

Colly Creek near Kelly, N. C................................................... 113

Northeast Cape Pear River near Seven Springs, N. C............................... 114

Northeast Cape Pear River near Chinquapin, N. C................................... 115

Rockfish Creek near Wallace, N. C.............................................. 116

Waccamaw River basin

Waccamaw River at Preeland, N. C................................................... 117

Waccamaw River near Longs, S. C.................................................... 118

Pee Dee River basin

Yadkln River (head of Pee Dee River) at Patterson, N. C............................ 119

Reddles River at North Wilkesboro, N. C.......................................... 120

Yadkin River at Wilkesboro, N. C................................................... 121

Pisher River near Copeland, N. C................................................. 122

Porbush Creek near Yadkinvllle, N. C............................................. 123

Yadkin River at Yadkin College, N. C............................................... 124

South Yadkin River:

Rocky Creek at Tumersburg, N. C............................................... 125

South Yadkin River near Mocksville, N. C......................................... 126

Hunting Creek near Harmony, N. C............................................... 127

South Yadkin River at Cooleemee, N. C............................................ 128

Third Creek subwatershed No. 7A (Third Creek) near Stony Point, N. C........... 129

Third Creek at Cleveland, N. C................................................. 130

Yadkin River at High Rock, N. C.................................................... 131

Uwharrie River near Eldorado, N. C............................................... 132

Rocky River: 

Long Creek: 

Big Bear Creek near Richfield, N. C.......................................... 133

Rocky River near Norwood, N. C................................................... 134

Brown Creek near Polkton, N. C................................................... 135

Little River near Star, N. C...................................................... 136

Pee Dee River near Rockingham, N. C................................................ 137

Pee Dee River at Peedee, S. C...............................:...................... 138

Lynches Riv'er rtear Bishopville , S. C............................................. 139

Lynches River at Effingham, S. C................................................. 140

Little Pee Dee River near Dillon, S. C........................................... 141

Drowning Creek (head of Lumber River) near Hoffman, N. C....................... 142

Lumber River at Boardman, N. C................................................. 143

Little Pee De'e River at Galivants Perry, S. C.................................... 144
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records Continued

Pee Dee River basin Continued Page 

Black River near Cable, S. C..................................................... 145

Black River at Kingstree, S. C................................................... 146

Santee River basin

Catawba River (head of Santee River) near Marion, N. C,............................ 147

Linville River at Branch, N. C................................................... 148

Lower Little River near All Healing Springs, N. C................................ 149

Catawba River at Catawba, N. C..................................................... 150

Mountain Creek near Terrell, N. C................................................ 151

Henry Fork (head of South Pork Catawba River) near Henry River, N. C............. 152

Indian Creek near Laboratory, N. C............................................. 153

South Fork Catawba River:

Long Creek near Bessemer City, N. C............................................ 154

South Fork Catawba River at Lowell, N. C.......t................................. 155

Catawba River near Rock Hill, S. C................................................. 156

Sugar Creek:

Little Sugar Creek near Charlotte, N. C........................................ 157

Rocky Creek at Great Falls, S. C................................................. 158

Wateree River (continuation of Catawba River) near Camden, S. C.................... 159

Broad River (head of Congaree River):

Cove Creek near Lake Lure, N. C................................................ 160

Second Broad River at Cliffside, N. C.......................................... 161

Broad River near Boiling Springs, N. C........................................... 162

First Broad River near Casar, N. C.............................................. 163

First Broad River Lavmdale, N. C............................................... 164

Broad River near Gaffney, S. C................................................... 165

North Paoolet River at Fingerville, S. C....................................... 166

South Pacolet River Reservoir near Fingerville, S. C......................... 167

Paoolet River near Fingerville, S. C........................................... 168

Pacolet River near Clifton, S. C............................................... 169

Broad River near Carlisle, S. C.................................................. 170

North Tyger River (head of Tyger River) near Fairmont, S. C..................... 171

Middle Tyger River at Lyman, S. C............................................ 172

North Tyger River near Moore, S. C............................................. 173

South Tyger River near Reidville, S. C....................................... 174

South Tyger River near Woodruff, S. C........................................ 175

Tyger River:

Fairforest Creek near Union, S. C............................................ 176

Enoree River near Enoree, S. C................................................. 177

Broad River at Richtex, S. C..................................................... 178

Saluda River near Greenville, S. C............................................. 179

Saluda River near Pelzer, S. C................................................. 180

Saluda River near Ware Shoals, S. C............................................ 181

Reedy River near Greenville, S. C............................................ 182

Reedy River near Ware Shoals, S. C........................................... 183

Lake Greenwood near Chappells, S. C............................................ 184

Saluda River at Chappells, S. C................................................ 185

Saluda River near Silverstreet, S, C........................................... 186

Lake Murray near Columbia, S. C................................................ 187

Saluda River near Columbia, S. C............................................... 188

Congaree River (continuation of Broad River) at Columbia, S. C................... 189

Santee River:

Lakes Marion-Moultrie diversion canal near Pineville, S. C....................... 190

Lake Marion near Pineville, S. C................................................... 191

Santee "River near Pineville, S. C.................................................. 192

Cooper River basin 

Cooper River: 

West Branch Cooper River:

Lake Moultrie near Pinopolis, S. C............................................. 193

f

disto River basin 

outh Fork Edisto River near Montmorenci, S. C..................................... 194

South Fork Edisto River near Denmark, S. C......................................... 195

North Fork Edisto River at Orangeburg, S. C...................................... 196

Edisto River near Branchville,- S. C................................................ 197

Edisto River near Givhans, S. C.............................. .,.................... 198

§

ombahee River basin 

alkehatchie River (head of Combahee River) near Miley, S. C....................... 199

Broad River basin

Coosawhatchie River (head of Broad River) near Hampton S. C....................... 200

Savannah River basin

Chattooga River (head of Savannah River) near Clayton, Ga.......................... 201

Panther Creek near Toccoa, Ga.................................................... 202

Tugaloo River (continuation of Chattooga River) near Hartwell, Ga.................. 203

Toxaway River (head of Seneca River): 

Whitewater River at Jocassee, S. C............................................. 204

Keowee River (continuation o'f Toxaway River) near Jocassee, S. C,................ 205

Keowee River near Newry, S. C.................................................... 206

Twelvemile Creek near Liberty, S. C............................................ 207

Seneca River near Anderson, S. C................................................. 208

Savannah River near Iva, S. C...................................................... 209

Rooky River near Calhoun Falls, S. C............................................. 210

South Beaverdam Creek at Dewy Rose, Ga........................................... 211

Savannah River near Calhoun Falls, S. C............................................ 212

Broad River: 

North Fork Broad River subwatershed No. 1 (North Fork Broad River) above

Toccoa, Ga............................................................... 213

North Fork Broad River subwatershed No. 2 (Denmans Creek) near Toccoa, Ga.... 214

- North Fork Broad River near Tocooa, Ga......................................... 215
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Gaging-station records Continued 

Savannah River basin Continued 

Broad River Continued

North Pork Broad River Continued Page 

North Pork Broad River subwatershed No. 6 (Bear Creek) near Mize, Ga......... 216

North Pork Broad River near Lavonia, Ga........................................ 217

North Pork Broad River subwatershed No. 11 (Toms Creek) near Eastanollee, Ga. 218 

North Fork Broad River subwatershed No. 14 near Avalon, Ga................. 219

Toms Creek near Martin, Ga................................................... 220

North Pork Broad River near Carnesville, Ga.................................... 221

Hudson River at Homer, Ga...................................................... 222

Broad River near Bell, Ga........................................................ 223

Little River near Mount Carmel, S. C............................................. 224

Little River near Washington, Ga................................................. 225

Clark Bill Reservoir near darks Hill, S. C........................................ 226

Stevens Creek near Modoc, S. C................................................... 227

Savannah River at Augusta, Ga...................................................... 228

Savannah River at Burtons Ferry Bridge, near Millhaven, Ga......................... 229

Brier Creek:

Brushy Creek near Wrens, Ga.................................................... 230

Brier Creek at Millhaven, Ga..................................................... 231

Savannah River near Clyo, Ga....................................................... 232

Discharge at partial-record stations and miscellaneous sites;

Low-flow partial-record stations................................................... 233

Crest-stage partial-record stations................................................ 243

Measurements at miscellaneous sites................................................ 250

Index................................................................................ 265

ILLUSTRATIONS

Figure 1. Map of the conterminous United States showing the areas covered by 18

of the 20 volumes on surface water supply............................... 9

2. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1959 water

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

TO SAVANNAH RIVER, 1959

SCOPE OP WORK

This volume is one of a series of 20 reports presenting records of stage, discharge, 

and content, of streams, lakes, and reservoirs in the United States during the 1959 water 

year. Since 1888, when the United States Geological Survey first studied streamflow in 

relation to problems of irrigation* similar records have been obtained at more than 15,200 

gaging stations in the 50 States. On September 30, 1959, the Geological Survey and cooperating organizations were maintaining 7,110 gaging stations. Partial-record stations for 

low flow or for flood flow have been operated at many other points. In addition, discharge measurements are made at miscellaneous sites. The records for the 1959 water year 

at gaging stations, partial-record stations, and miscellaneous sites in the South Atlantic 

slope basins, James River to Savannah River, are given in 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, R. P. Chalker, chairman, succeeded by J. L. Gillis.

North Carolina: State Department of Conservation and Development, W. P. Saunders, 

director, succeeded by State Department of Water Resources, H. E. Brown, director; 

State Highway Commission, W. F. Babcock, director; city of Burlington, J. D. 

Mackintosh, Jr., city manager; and city of Greensboro, J. R. Townsend, city manager.

South Carolina: State Highway Department, C. R. McMillan, chief highway commissioner; State Public Service Authority, R. M. Jefferies, general manager: State 

Development Board, R. M. Cooper, director; State Water Pollution Control Authority, 

W. T. Linton, executive director; and city of Spartanburg, Taylor Blalock, chairman 

of commissioners of public works.

Virginia: State Department of Highways, S. D. May, commissioner; city of Norfolk, 

R. W. Fitzgerald, superintendent. Division of Water Supply; city of Newport News, 

W. B. Harman, director, Department of Public Utilities; county of Chesterfield, 

M. W. Burnett, executive secretary; city of Charlottesville, J- E. Bowen, Jr., city 

manager; and city of Roanoke, A. S. Owens, city 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 102 gaging stations, of which 

5 were in Georgia, 43 in North Carolina, 20 in South Carolina, and 34 in Virginia.

Assistance was also furnished by the Agricultural Research Service and Soil Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, the Atomic Energy Commission, 

and the Weather Bureau of the United States Department of Commerce.
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The following organizations aided in collecting records:

North Carolina: State Stream Sanitation Committee; city of Durham; Erwln Mills; 

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.

DIVISION OP WORK

The stream gaging work was don© 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 office Address

Georgia a/............. Atlanta................... 805 Peachtree Street.

North Carolina......... Raleigh................... 436 Federal Building.

South Carolina b/...... Columbia.................. 210 Creason Building.

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

a/ Except Savannah River at Augusta, at Burtons Ferry Bridge, near Mlllhaven, and near Clyo. 

b/ Including Savannah River at Augusta, Qa., at Burtons Ferry Bridge, near Mlllhaven, Oa., and 

near Clyo, Qa.

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. All gagingstatlon records for Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia have been analyzed by electronic computer to give: (1) the number of days in each year that the daily discharge 

was between selected limits (duration tables); and (2) the lowest mean discharge for 

selected numbers of consecutive days in each year. In addition, the records for Georgia 

and North Carolina give the highest wean discharge for selected numbers of consecutive 

days in each year. Provisional records of discharge, information on the availability of 

electronic computer results, and other unpublished data concerning the gaging-station 

records may generally be obtained from the district office.

DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

The terms of streamflow and other hydro-logic data, as used in this report, are defined 

as follows:

Gaging station is a particular site on a stream, canal, lake, or reservoir where systematic observations of gage height or discharge are obtained. When used in connection with 

a discharge record, the term is applied herein, only to those gaging stations where a continuous record of discharge is obtained.

Partial-record station is a particular site where limited streamflow data are collected 

systematically over a period of years for use In hydrologic analyses.

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 l.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 (in.) shows the depth to which the drainage area would be covered if 

all the runoff for a given time period were uniformly distributed on it.
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Acre-foot (ac-ft) Is the quantity of water required to cover an acre to the depth of 

1 foot and is equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet.

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 specific 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.

WSP is used as an abbreviation for "Water-Supply Paper" in references to previously 

published reports.

DOWNSTREAM ORDER AND STATION NUMBERS

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

order of listing gaging-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.

As an added means of identification, each gaging station and partial-record station has 

been assigned a station number. The numbers have been assigned in the same downstream 

order used in this report. In assigning station numbers, no distinction is made between 

partial-record stations and regular gaging stations, so that the station number for a 

partial-record station indicates downstream-order position in a list made up of both types 

of stations. Gaps are left in the numbers to allow for new stations that may be established; hence the numbers are not consecutive. The complete number for each station includes the part number, but the station number as shown in this report, Just to the left 

of the station name, consists of only the essential digits of the complete number. Porexample, for a station with the complete number 2A-0125.00, the station number shown In
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this report Is 125. The notation to the left of the hyphen Is the part number; It is 2A 

for all stations In this report and Is therefore omitted.

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 are 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.

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 dally 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 

continual change in the physical features that form the control, the daily 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 eontrol, the daily 

mean discharge is computed by what is essentially the shifting-control method.

At some 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 is 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
EXPLANATION OP DATA 5

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 1959 is shown on page IV for the 

purpose of finding the day of the week for any 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, 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). In the first paragraph, the data given are for the complete current 

water year unless otherwise specified. In the second paragraph, the data given are for 

the periods of record within the calendar year dates in the heading (not necessarily those 

for the complete years indicated by the heading dates). Reliable information concerning 

major floods that have occurred outside the period of record are given in the third or 

last paragraph under "Extremes." 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."

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
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1959, PART 2-A

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 generally published for all stations except those at which 

the dally discharge for the greater part of the open-water period waa determined by the 

shifting-control 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 dally table gives the discharge corresponding to the 

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

height may not Indicate the true dally 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 dally 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 nonrecordlng gages, the table of dally 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 dally 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 dally discharge, the figures for the maximum day and the minimum day 

for each month are underlined. If the figure Is repeated, It Is underlined only on the 

first day of Its occurrence.

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

the dally figures; 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. Discharge 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"). Figures for cubic feet per 

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

large noncontrlbutlng 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 figures of maximum are the maximum 

dally discharges, not the momentary discharges when the water was at crest stage. Likewise, the mlnlmums In this summary are the minimum dally discharges.

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

most stations are listed below the table of dally 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 dally 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
ACCURACY OP FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS 7

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 capacity at 

given stages is published each year for all reservoirs for which records are published on 

a daily basis, but is not published for reservoirs for which only monthly data are given.

At many gaging stations water samples are collected from the streams for the purpose of 

making chemical analyses, computing dissolved solids, suspended sediment loads, and 

particle-size distribution, or measuring water temperatures. For most of these samples 

the results are published in an annual series of water-supply papers entitled "Quality of 

Surface Waters of the United States" which is issued in four volumes. In this report 

under "Remarks" a reference is made to quality-of-water records collected at gaging stations on a regular basis and published in the quality-of-water reports. At many other 

gaging stations quality-of-water data are obtained at irregular intervals and published as 

"miscellaneous analyses" in quality-of-water reports; such records are not referred to in 

"Remarks" paragraph in this report. At many gaging stations water temperature is obtained 

also at the time a discharge measurement is made; such temperature readings are not 

reported in the quality-of-water annual reports.

Data collected at partial-record stations and at miscellaneous sites are given at the 

end of each report. Partial-record stations are presented in two tables. The first is a 

table of discharge measurements at low-flow partial-record stations, and the second is a 

table of annual maximum stage and discharge at crest-stage stations. Discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites are given in a third table. Occasionally, a series of discharge measurements are made within a short time period to investigate the seepage gains 

or losses along a reach of a stream or to determine the low-flow characteristics of an 

area. Such measurements are given in special tables after the list of measurements at 

miscellaneous sites.

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.

Discharge 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, figures 

of cubic feet per second per square mile and of runoff in inches are not published unless 

satisfactory adjustments can be made for diversions, 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.
8 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1959, PART 2-A

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.

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

Basic data for gaging stations are published in an annual series of reports consisting 

of 20 volumes, including one each Tor the States of Alaska and Hawaii. The area of the 

other 48 States is divided into 14 parts whose boundaries coincide with certain natural 

drainage lines. Formerly, the annual series of reports on surface-water supply consisted 

of 14 volumes, one for each of the 14 parts. Beginning with the reports for 1951, the 

records for the 48 States were 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 1.

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 herein. In many of these reports records for years earlier than those indicated 

have been included for some streams.
PUBLICATIONS
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1959, PART 2-A

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

(A * Annual Report; B s Bulletin)

Report

10th A, pt. 2 

llth A, pt. 2

B 131........ 

16th A, pt. 2

18th A, pt. 4

19th A, pt. 4

21st A, pt. 4

WSP 47 to 52.

E2d A, pt. 4.

WSF 65, 66....

WSF 75........

Character of data

Descriptive Information only. 

Monthly discharge and descriptive Information.. .............

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

Descriptive Information only.

monthly discharge.

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge..

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.

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

Year

1884 to September 1890.

1893-94.

1895-96.

1897.

1899.

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, 1899-1959

Year

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907-8

1909

1910

1911

WSF

a35, 36

48

65, 75

a82, 83

a97, 98

b!26, 127

b!67, 168

b203, 204

242

262

282

302

Year

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919-20

1921

1922

1923

1924

WSP

322

352

382

402

432

452

472

502

522

542

562

' 582

Year

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

WSF

602

622

64E

662

682

697

712

727

742

757

782

802

Year

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

WSF

822

852

872

892

922

952

972

1002

1032

1052

1082

1112

Year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

WSF

1142

1172

1203

1233

1273

1333

1383

1433

1503

1553

1623

a James River to Yadkln River.

b Susquehanna River to Yadkln River.

A compilation of records for the area covered by this report through September 1950 has 

been published as Water-Supply Paper 1303. That report contains a summary of monthly and 

annual discharges for all previously published records as well as some records not contained in the annual series of water-supply papers. All records were reexamined and 

revised where warranted. Estimates of discharge were made to fill short gaps whenever 

practical.

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 list gives the numbers and 

titles of these reports:

Report

WSP 96: Destructive floods in the United States in 1903. 

WSP 771: Floods in the United States, magnitude and frequency.

WSP 800: The floods of March 1936, Part 3, Potomac, James, and upper Ohio Rivers. 

WSP 846: Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations through September 1938.
HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS 11

Special reports on floods published by the Geological Survey and other agencies Continued

Report

WSF 1066; Floods of August 1940 In southeastern States. 

WSF 1137-1: Summary of floods In the United States during 1950. 

WSF 1260-F: Summary of floods In the United States during 1952. 

WSF 1370-C: Summary of floods In the United States during 1954. 

Clr. 100: Floods In Georgia, frequency and magnitude.

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

The table below contains a list of gaging stations for the area covered by this report, 

at which records of discharge were collected during the 19EC water year by agencies other 

than the Geological Survey. Current records of these stations are not contained In publications of the Geological Survey. Prior to July 1, 1957, records now collected by the 

Virginia Department of Conservation and Development were collected through cooperative 

agreements with the Survey, Or by agreements between other State agencies and the Survey.

Records of discharge collected .by agencies other than the Oeologlcal Survey

Stream

Back Creek. ................

Blackwater River. ..........

Buffalo Creek. ............. 

Buffalo River. ............. 

Calfpasture River. .........

Deep Creek. ................

Fontalne Creek. ............ 

Georges Creek. ............. 

Goose Creek. ............... 

Great Creek. ...............

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

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

Johns Creek. ............... 

Kerrs Creek. ...............

North Mayo River. .......... 

North Meherrln River. ...... 

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

Nottoway River. ............

Otter River. ............... 

Pedlar River. ..............

Rockflsh River. ............ 

Sandy River. ...............

South River. ............... 

Stony Creek. ...............

Wlllls River. ..............

Location

Near Mountain Grove, Va.... 

Near Dendron, Va. ..........

Near Hampden Sydney, Va. . . . 

Near Norwood, Va. .......... 

Above Mill Creek at Goshen, 

Va. 

At Parr, Va. ...............

Near Mannboro, Va. .........

Near Brink, Va. ............ 

Near Gretna, Va. ........... 

Near Huddleston, Va. ....... 

Near Cochran, Va. ..........

Scottsvllle, Va.

Near Richmond, Va. ......... 

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

At Newcastle, Va.. .........

Near Lexlngton, Va. ........

Near Spencer, Va. .......... 

Near Keysvllle, Va......... 

Near Lunenburg, Va. ........ 

Near Burkevllle, Va........

Near Bedford, Va. .......... 

At Pedlar Dam, Va. .........

Near Greenfleld, Va. .......

Near Riverside, va. ........ 

Near Dlnwlddle, Va. ........

At Flanagan Mills, Va......

Period

19Z6-59 

1951-59 

1941-59

1946-59 

1940-59 

1939-59

1925-59

1946-59 

1944 59

1953-59 

1949-59 

1930-59 

1951-59

1926-59 

1925 59

1934-59

1926-59 

1927-59

1928-59 

1948-59 

1946-59 

1946-59

1943-59 

1921-59

1943-59 

1929-59

1949-59 

1946-59

19Z6-59

Collected by

Development. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

City of Lynchburg, Va.

Development. 

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

a Gage heights or gage heights and discharge measurements only.

Note. The Agricultural Research Service of the U. S. Department of Agriculture has collected records of runoff from three areas of 185 to 1,450 acres In Brunswick and Halifax Counties, Va., beginning In 1958. These records are In the files of the Agricultural Research Service.

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

During the 1959 water year streamflow averaged about 10 percent more than median along 

the coastal areas, but was deficient In southern Virginia. At the Index gaging station In 

southeastern Virginia, monthly mean discharge was record-low for March, but record-high 

for April. Beginning In December and continuing through the end of the water year, frequent local floods occurred at many points In each State within the area covered by this 

report.

Figure 2, on page 12, for which records of three long-term gaging stations were used, 

shows a comparison of the monthly and yearly mean discharge for the 1959 water year with 

the median discharge for the period 1921-45.
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1959, PART 2-A

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. The

Neuse River near Clay ton, N. C. 

Drainage area, 1,140 sq mi.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. The

year

P55 2,041

Lynches River at Effingham, S. C. 

Drainage area, 1,030 sq. mi.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. The

Explanation

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

Monthly mean discharge during 1959 water year.

Figured. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1959 water year with 

median discharge for 25-year period.
GAGING-STATION RECORDS 13

JAMES RIVER BASIN

125. Jackson River at Palling 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 Palling Spring, Alleghany County, 1.6 miles downstream from 

Palling Springs Creek, and 5.5 miles north of Covington.

Drainage area.--409 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1925 to September 1959. 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 

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

Average discharge. 34 years, 478 cfs.

Extreme s. Maximum discharge during year, 6,440 cfs June 3 (gage height, 9.62 ft); minimum, 64 cfs Dec. 26 (gage height, 2.89 ft).

1925-59: Maximum discharge, 24,700 cfs Mar. 17, 1936 (gags height, 14.74 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of records for other stations in James 

River basin; minimum, 36 cfs Oct. 12, 1946; minimum daily, 58 cfs Sept. 28-30, Oct. 1, 

3, 5, 1930.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 952: 1927, 1928(M), 1929-30, 1932-40. WSP 1303: 1926(M), 

1930-34 (MJ. 

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge", In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7-ll)

2.9 

3.1 

3.4 

4.0

170

355

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

755

1,350

3,120

5,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

115

113

109

109

102

100

94

*94

93

93

91

89

87 

87

87

89

89

87

89

89

89

89

91

91

91

91

91

93 

93 

91

89

2,903

93.6

0.229

0.26

Nov.

93

100

105

105

107

100

96

93

93

94

93

93

94 

93

91

87

89

*94

96

96

96

96

94

93

93

93

94

100 

152

3,005

100

0.244

0.27

Dec.

135

128

128

130

138

140

125

113

blOO

b90

b85

b80

bBO 

b80

b!5

b80

b90

102

105

93

b90

93

91

98

b35

b75

b80

89 

508

195

3,562

115

0.281

0.32

Jan.

170

231

334

273

219

182

*160

b!50

b!40

b!30

b!20

b!20

113 

118

120

158

b!20

bllO

b!20

140

165

1.280

925

555

436

355

306

282 

249 

231

219

8,231

266

0.650

0.75

Feb.

207

195

JL78

190

237

231

204

195

201

195

192

192

228 

450

642

686

*575

481

408

310

255

264

252

246

228

201

190

180

8,015

286

0.699

0.73

Mar.

175

170

165

162

158

698

1,390

825

642

555

492

642

710 

575

1,090

1,390

1,000

755

598

503

450

414

376

334

302

282

932

1,510 

778

732

19,780

638

1.56

1.80

Apr.

688

665

800

1,550

1,510

1,030

800

*665

575

507

688

1,590

2,250 

1,710

1,950

1,590

1,190

925

825

825

755

688

875

850

732

665

598

598 

925

850

29,869

996

2.44

2.72

May

688

575

503

460

425

386

355

327

299

286

' 279

267

*380 

1,160

875

688

555

492

460

515

411

640

875

755

555

464

474

737 

1.190

850

1,160

18,088

583

1.43

1.64

June

925

1,780

4.550

1,910

1,120

825

642

519

432

376

330

296

270 

249

228

213

204

192

188

178

170

162

158

158

155

162

188

162 

148 

135

16,805

560

1.37

1.53

July

130

130

120

116

113

111

109

*102

96

94

94

100

107

120

125

128

111

102

122

155

130

:22

150

120

128

160

142

3Q± 

270 

207

175

4,193

135

0.330

0.38

Aug.

195

158

138

170

*505

270

201

178

168

155

140

135

130 

122

125

122

125

148

138

130

120

116

116

113

109

107

102

100 

107 

132

132

4,705

152

0.372

0.43

Sept.

138

142

122

111

105

98

96

*96

96

94

93

91

91 

91

93

93

93

87

91

93

94

94

93

91

89

87

85

87 

87 

662

3,483

116

0.284

0.32

Calendar year 1958 : Max 4,100 Mln 75 Mean 487 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.17

Water year 1958-59 : Max 4,330 Mln 75 Mean 336 Cfsm 0.822 In. 11.15

peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). June 3 (3 a.m.) 6,440 cfs (9.62 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
JAMES RIVER BASIN

130. Dunlap Creek near Covington, Va.

Location.--Lab 370 48'10", long 80°02'50", on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on

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

Drainage area. 166 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1928 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1303.

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. 31 years, 159 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2.830 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 6.06 ft); minimum, 10 cfs July 8 (gage height, 0.77 ft).

1928-59: 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, 6.7 cfs Aug. 31, 

Sept. 2, 1957.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Occasional 

diurnal fluctuation caused by dam above statipn.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 972: 1929-30, 1932-34, 1942. WSP 1303: 1929-35(M),

1937-38(M), IS

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 1-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

2.0 208

2.5 355

3.0 555

4.0 1,130

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

11

23

43

87

187

2.5 325

3.0 550

4.0 1,130

5.0 1,840

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

26

26

25

21

23

22

*22

22

23

22

21

22

23

23

23

23

24

26

2,6

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

25 

25 

25

25

748

24.1

0.145

0.17

Nov.

25

26

31

28

26

24

23

22

22

23

22

21

21

20

20

20

21

20

*20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

23 

34

12

682

22.7

0.137

0.15

Dec.

29

28

27

29

30

30

b26

b25

b23

b22

b20

b20

b!9

b!8

b!7

b!7

b!8

19

IS

20

18

18

17

19

19

15

b!6

21 

307 

244

151

1,300

41.9

0.252

0.29

Jan.

116

136

141

110

b90

b70

*b60

b55

b50

b50

b45

b42

39

38

38

40

b35

b36

37

38

54

928

365

211

159

133

115

100 

87 

79

74

3,571

115

0.693

0.80

Feb.

63

64

60

63

65

60

53

51

50

50

50

49

68

141

228

267

*213

178

145

111

98

94

91

89

79

70

67

65

2,687

96.0

0.578

0.60

Mar.

61

61

60

60

54

318

428

261

209

183

159

395

428

294

311

261

209

172

143

129

121

111

98

89

82

77

951

388 

278

228

7,359

237

1.43

1.65

Apr.

201

201

204

353

365

281

223

*189

165

151

350

1,400

1.730

860

699

486

333

261

228

216

197

218

920

740

446

314

253

228 

209 

185

12,606

420

2.53

2.82

May

174

153

139

135

133

123

115

105

98

92

35

81

*96

103

94

87

81

79

74

67

63

60

74

74

63

60

61

min123

3,181

103

0.620

0.71

June

107

295

555

245

159

123

98

81

67

60

53

47

44

40

36

33

32

31

29

23

28

26

25

27

27

26

26

24

£C

2,396

79.9

0.481

0.54

July

21

23

24

22

20

20

20

*17

17

17

17

16

19

21

20

19

17

18

25

63

43

32

28

26

24

26

27

27 

26 

25

27

752

24.3

0.146

0.17

Aug.

41

32

27

*34

63

49

38

32

29

26

25

22

21

20

20

19

21

35

28

23

22

20

22

26

28

25

24

27 

39 

36

30

904

29.2

0.176

0.20

Sep't .

39

40

32

27

23

22

21

*20

20

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16 

18 

ott 22.

658

21.9

0.132

0.15

Calendar year 1958 > Max 3,920 Min 15 Mean 208 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.99

Water year 1958-59 : Max 1,730 Min 15 Mean 101 Cfsm 0.608 In. 8.25

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Apr. 12 (11 p.m.) 2,830 cfs (6.06 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 15

160. Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge, Va.

Location. Lat 37°47 I 30", long 79°45 I 35" , on 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 . March 1925 to September 1959. Records for May 1907 to August 1908, 

published in WSP 242, have been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

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

by Corps of Engineers). March 1925 to October 1934 chain gage at site 100 ft upstream 

at present datum.

Average discharge. 34 years, 513 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,950 cfs June 3 (gage height, 9.52 ft); minimum, 58 cfs Sept. 27, 28 (gage height, 1.68 ft).

1925-59: 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 James 

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 except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 952: 1925-41. See also Records available.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

66

138

315

3.0 548

4.0 1,270

5.O 2,200

1.6 43

2.0 130

2.5 300

3.0 530

4.0 1,270

5.0 2,200

7.0 4,800

9.0 8,OOO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

100

98

98

95

93

90 

*88

90

90

90

88

86

M

84

84 

86 

88

88

88

88

88 

88

93

93

93

93

93

93 

90

66

2,808

90.6

0.199

0.23

Nov.

88

90

98

98

98

95

88 

64

81

81

81

81

84

81

81

79 

79 

*79

79

79

79

77 

77

75

75

75

75

86

133 

171

2,627

87.6

0.192

0.21

Dec.

150

115

110

122

130

133

b!20 

bllO

blOO

b95

b90

b9O

b85

b80

b80

b90 

blOO 

bllO

b!20

125

b!20

120 

138

95

b90

b80

b90

105

'T^C 748 

/CD

444

4,911

158

0.346

0.40

Jan.

319

381

506

416

298

174

*b!70 

b!60

b!50

b!40

b!30

b!40

178

200

138

159

mb!30

b!40

162

1.550 

1,350

637

470

394

332

292

264 

236

220

10,076

325

0.713

0.82

Feb.

204

187

175

181

204

236

210 

197

200

200

197

197

240

455

637

171 

*552 

470

398

324

264

224 

244

240

224

200

181

178

-

7,890

282

0.618

0.64

Mar.

169

166

163

160

152

840

1.450 

950

664

541

470

611

950

735

795

990 

810 

630

505

440

394

354 

324

284

264

248

961

1,430

1,030

692

18,932

611

1.34

1.54

Apr.

604

630

926

990

1,070

848

*678 

558

490

440

723

2,320

5.550

2,200

2,440

1,840 

1,350 

1,030

848

772

699

611 

848

1,030

810

671

580

541

644 

735

31,256

1,042

2.29

2.55

May

611

520

450

403

376

354

316 

288

268

248

244

*232

300

1.880

1,150

713 

540 

455

412

354

320

288 

372

580

408

324

308

349

765 

664

1,640

16,132

520

1.14

1.32

June

1,150

3,300

7.150

2,500

1,350

902

664 

515

421

358

308

292

272

264

228

197 

181 

175

166

157

149

144 

138

138

135

138

146

149

128 

115

21,930

731

1.60

1.79

July

110

112

105

98

94

92

92 

*87

85

83

92

118

120

112 

101 

98

146

264

210

181 

152

166

187

200

248

437

490 

340

248

5,036

162

0.355

0.41

Aug.

217

181

149

*149

276

200

154 

146

166

135

112

101

94

90

87

83 

81 

79

87

94

96

81 

75

77

77

75

68

66

75

98

1 no1 A 

3,587

116

0.254

0.29

Sept.

192

284

178

122

101

92

90 

*83

85

77

72

68

66

66

66

66 

66 

66

64

62

64

62 

62

62

62

60

58

58

66 

2.210

4,730

158

0.346

0.39

Calendar year 1958 : Max 4,950 Min 75 Mean 525 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.59

Water year 1958-59 : Max 7,150 Min 58 Mean 356 Cfsm 0.781 In. 10.59

Peak discharge (base 

(7.94 ft).

5,000 cfs). June 3 (ll a.m.) 8,950 cfs (9.52 ft); Sept. 30 (8 p.m.) 6,150 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
16 JAMES RIVER BASIN

185. Catawba Creek near Catawba, Va.

Location. La t 37° 28'05", long 80° 00'20", on right bank 80 ft above highway bridge, 

1.0 mile downstream from Little Catawba Creek, 1.9 miles west of Haytnakertown, and 

8.2 miles northeast of Catawba, Roanoke County.

Drainage are a.--34 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1943 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,299.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 1, 1953, staff gage at site 80 ft downstream at same datum.

Average dlscharge.--16 years, 36.4 cfs (adjusted for pumpage since October 1952).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,150 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 6.09 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 1.8 cfs Dec. 21 

(gage height, 1.35 ft).

1943-59: Maximum discharge, 5,670 cfs Mar. 1, 1954 (gage height, 6.58 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of 

Dec. 21, 1958.

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 13.26 ft, from information by observer.

Remarks.--Records fair. Lone Star Cement Co. pumps about 0.4 cfs below gage and returns 

it above the gage pool.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1300: 1944-45(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7 

2.0 

2.3

Oct. 1 to Mar

2.4 

4.2 

6.8

Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

2.6 

3.0 

3.4 

3.7 

4.0 

5.0

98

175

305

455

695

1,760

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

2.7

1.6

1.7 

2.0

Mote. Same as preceding 

table above 2.O ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second; water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

5.2

5.8

4.7

4.5

4.2

3.8

*3.8

4.0

4.0

3.8

3*1

3.7

3. -8

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.5

5.0

5.5

5.0

1^6

7.6

6.5

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.7

4.7

5.0

148.4

4.79 -0.4

Nov.

5.2

7.2

8.1

7.2

6.3

6.0

5.5

5.2

5.5

5.2

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.2

5.8

5.5

5.8

5.8

*5.2

4.7

4.5

4.5

4±1

5.0

4.7

4.5

4.2

6.3

IS.

6.8

173.2

5.77

-0.4

Dec.

6.3

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.3

5.5

. 4,2

5.5

4.7

4.7

4.0

5.0

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.7

4.2

5.0

5.2

4.7

2.9

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.2

3.5

3.5

16

224

51

29

447.8

14.4

-0.4

Jan.

23

25

21

16

8.9

*8.0

9.0

9.7

8.1

7.2

7.2

7.6

8.5

8.5

8.9

8.9

7.2

7.2

7.2

8.1

12

171

52

35

27

24

21

18

16

15

11

617.2

19.9 -0.4

Feb.

11

10

9.3

10

9.7

8 5

8 1

7 6

8 1

8 1

7.2

7.6

13

16

16

*15

15

16

13

12

13

11

10

9.7

8.5

8.9

8.5

7.6

-

298.4

10.7

-0.4

Mar.

!*£

8.1

7.6

7.6

8.1

98

49

36

32

26

22

32

29

26

24

22

20

17

16

15

14

13

13

11

11

11

66

49

39

37

807.0

26.0 -0.4

Apr.

34

35

32

32

29

27

25

*24

23

22

26

246

254

120

88

71

58

49

48

47

41

55

206

120

85

66

55

52

45

40

2,055

68.5

-0.4

May

36

32

29

28

26

23

22

20

19

19

18

20

*29

23

20

17

16

17

14

14

19

16

13

11

10

10

11

10

10

8 - 8

9.2

57O.O

18.4

-0.4

June

10

22

22

14

11

10

8.8

8.4

7.3

6.7

6.7

6.4

5.8

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.4

6.4

5.5

5.0

4.4

3.8

3.4

 3.2* 

218.8

7.29

-0.4

July

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.9

279

3.2

*3.4

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.4

4.0

4.7

7.6

7.3

4.4

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

9.6

7.3

5.0

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.0

9.6

5.2

5.0

5.5

152.7

4.93

-0.4

Aug.

5.2

4.7

4.0

11

*19

7.3

6.7

6.1

5.8

4.7

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.0

4.0

3.8

3.2

3.0

2.9

3.8

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.7

3.2

3.6

8.0

148.1

4.78

-0.4

Sept.

27

21

8.4

6.4

5.2

4.7

7.0

5.2

*4.4

4.0

3.8

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.9

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.6

T7e

2.6

2.6

2.9

7.0

968

1,322.6

37.4

-0.4

Adjusted for pumpage

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

4.39 

0.129 

0.15

5.37 

0.158 

0.18

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

14.0 

0.412 

0.48

19.5 

0.574 

0.66

10.3 

0.303 

0.32

25.6 

0.753 

0.87

Observed

68.1 

2.00 

2.23

18.0 

0.529 

0.61

Wax 858 Kin 2.9 Mean 43.4 

Max 968 Mln 2.6 Mean 18.5

6.89 

0.203 

0.23

4.53 

0.133 

0.15

4.38 

0.129 

0.15

37.0 

1.09 

1.22

Adjusted

Mean 43. 0 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.19 

Mean 18.1 Cfsm 0.532 In. 7.25

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs).--Apr. 12 (8 p.m.) 666 cfs (3.97 ft)j Sept. 3O (4 p.m.) 4,150 cfs 

(6.09 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Pumpage, equivalent in cubic feet per second, by Lone Star Cement Co.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 17

195. James River at Buohanan, 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, If miles downstream from Looney Creek, and at mile 

301.2.

Drainage area.--2,084 sq mi.

Records available. February 1898 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some

 periods, published in WSP 1303. Records for August 1895 to Feb. 11, 1898, published in

WSP 11, 15, and 27, have been found to be in error and should not be used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 802.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 21, 1903, wire-weight gage and 

Nov. 21, 1903, to July 1, 1927, chain gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 61 years, 2,482 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,100 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 11.63 ft); mlnimum, 268 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 1.57 ft).

1898-1959: 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 study of records for other stations in James River basin; minimum, 208 cfs Jan. 9, 

1956 (gage height, 1.46 ft), result of freezeup; minimum daily, 259 cfs Sept. 11, 12, 

19, 20, 1932.

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

125,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 602:

WSP 972: 1935-36. WSP 1303: 

See also Records available.

1917-24. WSP 757: Drainage area. WSP 952: 1913(M). 

1898-1916, 1917-20(M), 1922(M), 1924(M). WSP 1383: 1927.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 14, Jan. 8-10, 17, 18)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 25 Jan. 24 to Sept. 30

1.8 340

2.3 630

3.0 1,140

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

2,200

5,400

7,600

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

240

470

1,190

4.0 2,300

6.0 5,400

11.0 18,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

440

452

446

440

435

425

420

*410

400

395

385

375

370

370

370

370

375

375

395

400

400

410

420

420

420

415

405

405

400 

395

12,528

404

0.194

0.22

Nov.

395

420

452

452

476

476

446

420

410

405

405

400

400

400

400

405

410

*405

400

395

390

380

380

380

380

380

385

410

539 

591

12,587

420

0.202

0.22

Dec.

672

610

513

526

539

532

532

500

470

440

446

385

395

370

360

360

365

405

415

415

400

395

395

405

400

380

350

400

3,440

5.040

'

23,505

758

0.364

0.42

Jan.

1,780

1,620

1,780

1,730

1,370

945

*840

800

750

720

707

700

728

700

686

693

500

450

458

598

700

2,950

7.270

3,920

2,770

2,240

1,880

1,600

1,440

1,280 

1,140

45,745

1,476

0.708

0.82

Feb.

1,070

1,000

940

908

932

1,000

972

892

839

860

846

818

900

1,190

2,120

2.630

*2,630

2,360

2,060

1,760

1,380

1,240

1,240

1,190

1,140

1,060

980

916

-

35,873

1,281

0.615

0.64

Mar.

876

853

832

818

797

2,460

6,000

5,040

3,480

2,910

2,560

2,500

3,850

3,550

3,050

3,780

3,700

3,050

2,500

2,120

1,880

1,760

1,600

1,440

1,330

1,280

2,510

6.440

5,400

4,000 

3,480

85,846

2,769

1.33

1.53

Apr.

3,260

3,190

3,480

3,780

5,040

4,330

*3,620

3,050

2,630

2.560

2,560

6,720

17.900

12,900

9,520

8,320

6,220

4,860

4,080

3,920

4,160

3,920

5,760

8,800

6,220

4,860

4,000

3,620

3,400

3,550

160,030

5,334

2.56

2.86

May

3,190

2,770

2,430

2,180

2,000

1,940

1,710

1,600

1,440

1,330

1,280

*1.240

1,380

2,500

3.620

2,630

2,180

1,880

1,710

1,540

1,540

1,380

1,540

2,240

1,940

1,540

1,330

1 , 490

2,840

2^840

62,210

2,007

0.963

1.11

June

3,700

6,120

15. 500

10,000

5,040

3,480

2,700

2,180

1,820

1,490

1,280

1,140

1,100

996

908

852

755

727

692

664

650

598

579

573

573

585

573

579

567

_0u_

66,689

2,223

1.07

1.19

July

476

454

454

432

410

395

400

*375

560

360

360

347

380

432

525

459

442

420

437

630

797

671

585

543

573

537

630

699

940

1.080 

818

16,421

530

0.254

0.29

Aug.

727

713

637

*555

630

1.550

972

874

776

618

543

481

452

400

580

556

552

552

575

400

380

570

542

524

529

529

324

524

585

410

561

15,981

516

0.248

0.29

Sept.

678

1,100

1,020

762

567

481

442

426

*405

385

360

338

324

312

308

308

304

300

296

288

288

288

288

288

280

276

272

272

312

2.900

14,868

496

0.238

0.27

Calendar year 1958 : Max 25,600 Min 350 Mean 2,636 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.15

Water year 1958-59 : Max 17,900 Min 272 Mean 1,513 Cfsm 0.726 In. 9.86

Peak discharge (base, 21,000 cfs).--No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
18 JAMES RIVER BASIN

215. Maury River at Rockbridge Baths, Va.

Location.- -La t 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.

Dralnage| area. 329 sq mi,

Records available. October 1928 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1303. Prior to October 1945, published as North River at 

Rockbridge Baths.

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

corps of Engineers ) .

Average discharge. 31 years, 355 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,550 cfs June 3 (gage height, 7.85 ft); minimum, 17 cfs Sept. 28, 29 (gage height, 0.99 ft), but may have been less during period 

of ice effect.

1928-59: Maximum discharge, 33,000 cfs Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 13.07 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 9 cfs Nov. 28, 

1930 (gage height, 0.76 ft), result of freezeup.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 972: 1929-40, 1941(M). WSP 1002: 1930(m). WSP 1553: 

1931(mK

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

18

28

55

120

250

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

770

1,480

2,370

3,650

5,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

34

SB- 36

34

34

32

29

28

28

28

26

24

24

24

24

25

24

25

26

*26

25

27

29

30

29

30

30

29

29

28

881

28.4

0.086

0.10

Nov.

28SB44 

42

35

34

32

30

30

32

29

30

29

30

30

32

*33

33

30

29

28

28

28

28

28

28

29

36

84

63

1,027

34.2

0.104

0.12

Dec.

54

44

43 

49

52

50

42

46

42

b38

b37

b36

b35

34

34

SB- 33

35

34

38

36

38

35

38

b35

b34

b33

34

489

619

2,514

81.1

0.247

0.28

Jan.

214

360

370 

270

*166

b!50

b!70

138

bllO

b90

b84

b95

89

75

81

85

70

b70

b73

71

83

1.060

786

468

340

270

222

196

169

151

140

6,716

217

0.660

0.76

Feb.

128

120

108 

ISF

151

142

130

132

*135

135

132

120

156

326

425

415

375

317

266

196

163

166

154

148

132

122

115

108

5,142

184

0.559

0.58

Mar.

10O

98

93 

91

11

868

544" 970

496

410

345

509

682

545

572

60O

518

410

326

282

258

234

*200

178

163

151

526

758

616

550

501

12,781

412

1.25

1.44

Apr.

430

643

900

935

830

694

550

452

385

355

892

2,420

2,430

1,880

2,100

1,520

1,110

830

699

655

550

490

672

704

622

545

484

490

545

484

26,276

876

2.66

2.97

May

452

390

340 

*308

335

294

262

230

203

192

182

157

384

935

633

452

340

290

254

203

175

160

379

274

192

163

169" 148

340

309

479

9,624

310

0.942

1.09

June

375

2,370

4.410 

1,400

800

545

390

282

214

175

145

136

250

151

*115

98

91

83

75

69

61

57

52

52

52

54

59

50

42

58

12,691

423

1.29

1.43

July

38

36

35 

35

33

32

30

28

26

27

38

35

38

44

69

48

38

55

59

95

108

83

306

222

154

162

*477

435- 847

294

278

4,205

136

0.413

0.48

Aug.

TS2" 178

102 

89

100

85

87

81

73

59

50

46

42

39

36

34

33

30

29

28

28

27

25

39

38

35

28

40

52

44

54

1,763

56.9

0.173

0.20

Sept.

69

81

55 

43

*38

34

34

32

29

28

28

26

25

25

25

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

20

18

18

18

20

1.730

2,604

86.8

0.264

0.29

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,300 Min 24 Mean 367 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.13

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,410 Min 18 Mean 236 Cfsm 0.717 In. 9.74

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs).--June 3 (2 a.m.) 7,550 cfs (7.85 ft); Sept. 30 (9 p.m.) 5,610 cfs 

(7.04 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 19

240. 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.--October 1938 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1303. Prior to October 1945, published as North River near 

Buena Vista.

Sage . Water-stage recorder. 

"^929.

Datum of gage is 346.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge. 21 years, 646 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,020 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 10.58 ft); minimum, 75 cfs Dee. 27 (gage height, 1.68 ft), result of freezeup.

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 22,400 efs Sept. 10, 1950 (gage height, 16.2 ft); minimum, 20 cfs Oct. 10, 1941 (gage height, 1.23 ft), occurred during 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 excellent except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 952: 1940-41.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.6 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

63

95

164

289

472

4.0

6.0

9.0

10.0

1,000

2,600

6,310

7,950

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7.

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

129

141

T2S 

124

120

115

111

109

109

107

105

101

99 99"

99

99

99

103

107

*105

103

111

117 

113

109

107

107

107

105

105 

103

3,394

109

0.168

0.19

Nov.

105

115

129 

133

122

115

113

109

107

107

109

107

107 

107

107

109

*109

109

109

105

103

101

9-9" 99 

101

101

101

115

227

19T5

3,476

116

0.179

0.20

Dec.

141

129

129 

143

148

143

126

115

120

115

b93

b90

b90 

b90

b90

b90

105

107

103

105

101

99

101 

103

105

99

88

103

1,500

1. 620 

782

6,973

225

0.347

0.40

Jan.

558

581

677 

549

*372

b300

337

334

259

212

208

212

212 

205

199

218

181

154

170

176

205

1,340

1.480 

870

652

536

460

413

372

340 z-\ et 

OJ.D

13,098

423

0.652

0.75

Feb.

292

276

256 

266

303

296

272

263

*269

266

263

246

282

417

549

581

545

497

440

365

309

320

309 

299

276

253

240

230

_

9,180

328

0.505

0.53

Mar.

218

218

208 

205

199

1,000

1.620

1,070

810

677

581

628

902 

782

702

754

702

604

514

456

424

398

*365 

340

316

299

578

1,040

870

754 

728

18,962

612

0.943

1.09

Apr.

628

1,010

1,470 

1,550

1,400

1,180

935

782

677

604

831

3,000

5.880 

2,790

3,200

2,460

1,860

1,470

1,210

1,180

1,000

870

1,040 

1,180

1,040

935

840

810

870

782

41,484

1,383

2.13

2.38

May

728

652

604 

*558

581

536

493

452

413

402

387

354

415 

1.040

870

652

527

472

444

383

354

326

504 

468

365

313

513

367

618

618 

628

15,837

511

0.787

0.91

June

628

4,080

ffi

1,470

1,040

782

628

518

448

398

554

435 

394

*313

282

266

250

237

218

205

193

178 

181

178

178

178

170

151

138

23,371

779

1.20

1.34

July

129

158

151 

120

115

113

113

105

103

105

113

115

146 

198

208

170

136

122

162

193

351

282

252 

787

707

652

*902

1.120

754

604 

545

9,691

313

0.482

0.56

Aug.

432

35T

282 

269

276

246

215

254

245

202

176

159

148 

138

131

126

124

120

115

117

111

107

105 

105

227

145

122

126

141

151 

255

5,679

183

0.282

0.33

Sept.

254

240

202

161

*136

126

126

122

115

109

105

99

95 

95

95

93

93

92

88

86

86

86

85 

83

81

78

78

76

85

2.790

6,040

201

0.-310

0.55

Calendar year 1958: Max 5,560 Min 88 Mean 677 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.17

Water year 1958-59: Max 6,420 Min 76 Mean 431 Cfsm 0.664 In. 9.03

Peak discharge (base, 6,200 cfs). June 3 (6 a.m.) 8,660 cfs (10.45 ft); Sept. 30 (12 p.m.) 9,020 

cfs (10.58 ft). _____________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
20 JAMES RIVER BASIN

260. 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. October 1924 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some

periods, published In WSP 1303. Published as "at Bent Creek, near Gladstone" prior to 

1926.

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.--35 years, 4,101 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 27,600 cfs June 4 (gage height, 10.71 ft): minimum, 540 cfs sometime during period July 7-9 (gage height, 2.62 ft, from recorded range 

in stage); minimum daily, 600 cfs July 8, Sept. 27, 28.

1924-59: 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 daily, 222 cfs Oct. 13, 1930.

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

Large diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 742: 1931 (m). WSP 757: Drainage area. WSP 972: 1935-36. 

WSP 1066: 1940. WSP 1203: 1942.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

10.0

520

1,010

3,020

8,850

24,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

4

5

G

7

3

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

13

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In

Oct.

961

1,09O

1,010

1,060

985

985

885

940

895

1,010

835

780

835

845

850

845

840

895

820

805

815

860

1.540

1,120

1,200

945

765

950

765

795

825

28,551

921

0.251

0.29

Nov.

930

,O1O

,1OO

,210

,140

955

,010

,030

885

850

930

950

935

885

970

920

865

885

860

975

955

980

865

765

940

840

835

850

1^ 2 40

1,220

28,785

960

0.262

0.29

Dec.

* ,140

Jan.

5,120

,1901 5,170

,46O

,3OO

,280

,340

,140

695 955"

1,120

1,100

865

1,060

9O5

845

1,030

880

920

860

960

1,020

855

1,040

860

805

895

845

875

6,980

11,000

9 ' °OO "~

55,420

1,788

0.487

0.56

3,540

3,590

3,760

2,960

1,700

1,560

2,440

2,010

1,750

1,540

1,520

1,810

1,620

1,660

1,500

1,260

1,500

1,310

1,330

3,540

8,600

9 , 900

6,330

4,560

4,010

3,580

2,710

2,680

2,420

96,980

3,128

0.852

0.98

Feb.

2,120

2,180

2,020

1,740

1,820

1,950

2,040

1,940

1,860

1,660

1,820

1,780

1,780

2,080

2,680

3,490

4,460

4,540

4,070

3,400

2,870

2,460

2,190

2,470

2,140

2,120

1,770

1,910

67,360

2,406

0.655

0.68

Calendar year 1958: Max 38,500 Mln 695

Mar.

1,860

1,500

1,660

1,520

1,580

5,760

7,480

9.900

7,980

5,710

5,090

4,680

4,230

6,560

5,740

4,770

6,130

5,660

4,940

3,900

3,520

3,310

2,700

2,770

2,480

2,400

3,200

6,160

8,680

7,860

6,590

146,320

4,720

1.29

1.48

Apr.

5,600

6,020

7,360

8,060

8,5OO

9,200

7,950

6,700

5,480

4.600

4,600

6,350

19,800

24. OOP

16,800

15,200

12,700

10,200

8,680

8,850

7,720

7,420

8,260

10,600

11,600

9,200

7,860

6,870

6,040

5,860

278,080

9,269

2.52

2.82

May

5,860

5,360

a4,000

a3, 500

a3,700

a3,300

a3,100

a2,900

a2,700

a2,600

a2,500

a2,400

a2,500

a2,700

4,720

6.140

3,790

3,680

2.9OO

2,920

2,670

2,440

2,360

2,340

3,370

2,910

2,390

2.080

2,870

4,440

4,250

103,390

3,335

0.908

1.05

June

4,360

10,800

23.600

22,700

12,400

8,320

6,420

 4,860

3,980

3,420

a2,600

a2,400

a2,3OO

a2,500

a2,100

a2,000

al,800

al,700

al,700

al,600

al,400

*al,100

1,440

1,310

1,070

1,040

945

985

1,040

1,060

132,950

4,432

1.21

1.35

July

1,120

1,010

940

700

890

985

a8OO

a600

a700

770

955

980

830

1,050

1,170

1,230

1,090

1,230

950

a2,000

al,800

al,700

1,570

1,330

al,500

a2,OQO

aS.OOO

a2,500

a2,500

a2,800

a2,100

42,800

1,381

0.376

0.43

Aug.

a2,ooo

al,70Q

al,6oo

al.500

al,400

1,300

1,680

a2,500

aZ.OOO

al,600

1,310

1,360

885

775

865

960

740

785

735

675

625

740

630

2,870

2.990

1,020

930

800

870

775

2,500

41,120

1,326

0.361

0.42

Sept.

3,670

1,530

2,120

2,120

1,840

1,800

1,220

1,070

1,220

1,060

935

815

860

720

850

692

668

656

620

620

*656

656

656

656

644

632

600

600

644

5.700

34,530

1,151

0.314

0.35

Me in 4,936 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.26

Water year 1958-59: Max 24,000 Min 600 Mean 2,894 Cfsm 0.788 In. 10.70

Peak discharge (base, 26,500 cfs). Apr. 14 (12:30 a.m.) 26,800 cfs (10.49 ft); June 4 (2 a.m.) 

27,600 cfs (10.71 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 at Scottsvllle.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 

290. James River at Scottsville , Va.

21

Location. Lat 37 0 47'50", long 78°29'30", on left bank 50 ft downstream from highway

bridge at Scottsvllle, Albemarle County, 6,8 miles upstream from Hardware River, and at 

mile 184.6.

Drainage area. 4,571 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1924 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

- periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 253.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T.929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 28, 1928, chain gsige at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--35 years, 5,059 cfs.

Extreme s. Maximum discharge during year, 29,300 cfs June 3 (gage height, 12.81 ft); minimum, 620 cfs July 8 (gage height, 2.16 ft); minimum daily, 665 cfs July 8.

1924-59: 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 the establishment of this station are 

given in the following table:

Date

March 1913. .........

Discharge 

(cfs)

alSO.OOO

121,000

Gage height 

(feet)

30.7

27.9

25.16

Remarks

by local resident. 

Do.

From f loodmarks .

a About. ,

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

Large diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 727: 

1940(M).

1931(m). WSP 757: Drainage area. WSP 972: 1936(M),

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

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.

1,080

1,250

1.500 

1,220

1,200

1,160

1,040

1,020

1,020

1,000

1,080

880

§18" 835

915

920

895

900

915

*850

840

1,000

1,100

1,300

1,200

1,200

1,050

840

1,000

860

900

31, 655

1,021

0.223

0.26

Nov.

900

1,000

1,200 

1,400

1,400

1,350

1,200

1,100

1,100

1,050

1,000

1,000

1,050

1,000

1,000

1,050

1,000

1,050

1,050

1,000

1,050

1,050

1,000

960

*940

975

875

895

1,110

1.600

32,355

1,078

0.236

0.26

Dec.

1,420

1,280

1,400 

1,720

. 1,540

1,460

1,400

1,190

795

1,120

1,200

1,000

1,100

1,100

1,000

920

920

1,050

1,050

1,100

940

1,000

1,330

1,100

920

840

1,100

930

8,050

14.000

10,900

64,875

2,093

0.458

0.53

Jan.

7,500

6,640

5,610 

4,580

4,320

4,000

3,300

3,000

2,300

2,500

2,700

2,400

2,000

2,100

2,100

2,200

2,200

2,000

1,500

1,700

2,000

2,500

4,000

7,000

8.000

6,000

4,500

4,000

3,500

3,300 

3,120

112,570

3,631

0.794

0.92

Feb.

2,640

*2,380

2,400 

2,440

2,280

2,240

2,340

2,350

2,240

2,170

2.000

2,070

2,240

2,540

2,720

3,260

4,080

4,590

4,270

3,810

3,500

3,000

2,700

2,400

2,500

2,400

2,100

2,400

________

76,060

2,716

0.594

0.62

Mar.

2,100

2,200

1.720 

1,940

1,760

4,910

8,630

9.550

8,870

7,060

5,700

5,210

4,570

4,860

6,640

5,210

4,960

5,820

4,860

4,330

3,760

3,500

*3,100

2,900

2,600

2,700

3,500

5,000

8,000

9,000

7,500

152,260

4,912

1.07

1.24

Apr.

6,600

7,000

8,000 

9,000

10,000

10,000

9,000

7,000

6,000

5,200

4.700

7,000

20,000

25,000

19,600

16,400

14,000

10, 900

9,350

10, 600

8,870

8,170

8,400

8,870

12,400

9,850

8,400

7,500

6,640

6, 220

300,670

10,020

2.19

2.45

May

5,810

6.010

5,360 

*4,380

4,480

4,040

3,840

3,320

3,120

3,090

2,990

2,660

2,770

2,860

3,080

5,850

4,560

3,740

3,820

3,120

3,050

2,840

2,620

2,500

2,480

3,280

2,900

2.440

3,030

3,720

4,120

111,880

3,609

0.790

0.91

June

4,280

8,290

27 . 600 

27,600

16,200

9,600

7,720

5,810

4,720

4,080

3,560

2,890

2,560

2,390

2,570

2,090

1,920

1,940

1,820

1,640

1,380

1,290

1,380

1,720

1,340

1,220

1,160

1.040

1,130

1,080

152,020

5,067

1.11

1.24

July

1,210

1,080

990 

925

780

875

810

665

795

725

805

995

945

895

1,100

1,190

1,300

1,160

1,200

1,180

2,290

1,810

1,590

1,660

2,280

2,110

*2,940

4.140

2,820

3,160

2,590

47,015

1,517

0.332

0.38

Aug.

2,540

2,160

1,640 

1,490

1,420

1,490

1,460

2,320

3,500

2,020

1,900

1,540

1,220

980

860

910

965

805

800

770

725

695

740

745

3,260

2,270

1,040

930

850

945

1,050

43,840

1,414

0.309

0.36

Sept.

4.860

3,510

2,460 

2,610

2,340

2,600

3,480

*1,880

1,670

1,440

1,220

1,070

960

970

842

940

786

770

763

749

749

756

749

735

728

721

688

700

682

2,820"

45,248

1,508

0.330

0.37

Calendar year 1958: Max 42,900 Mln 795 Mean 5,500 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.35

Water year 1958-59: Max 27,600 Mln 665 Mean 3,207 Cfsm 0.702 In. 9.54

Peak discharge (base, 27,000 cfs). Apr. 14 (1 to 2 p.m.) 28,000 cfs (12.51 ft); June 3 (10:30 a.m.) 

29,300 cfs (12.81 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 21 to Nov. 25, Dec. 12-22, Jan. 6-30, Feb. 21 to Mar. 2, Mar. 23 

to Apr. 14; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for stations at Bent 

Creek and Cartersvllle.
22 JAMES RIVER BASIN

305. 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 Hunts Creek, 

and 3.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 235 sq ml.

Records available .--April 1926 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published In WSP 1303.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 238.78 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 18, 1935, chain gage and Sept. 18, 1935, to Feb.14, 

1936, staff gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--33 years, 222 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,050 cfs Dec. 29 (gage height, 11.18 ft); minimum dally, 23 cfs July 9; minimum gage height, 2.01 ft July 9.

1926-59: 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 periods of Ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 972: 1928-29, 1932, 1933-34(M), 1935.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 29, Aug. 25 to Sept. 6)

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

22

58

114

194

300

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

10.0

600

1,500

2,680

3,280

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

81

~T2 129

59

56

50

44

44

45

44

41

38

38

39

41

41

41

39

39

39

40

54

60

55

50

48

48

47

48

. 47

46

1,563

50.4

0.214

0.25

Nov.

41

56

*92

79

60

56

54

51

50

52

51

49

49

50

50

52

52

53

54

52

50

48

48

48

49

49

49

50

78

90

1,668

55.6

0.237

0.26

Dec.

*61

56

57

68

78

67

58

52

53

b52

b50" b50

b50

b50

b50

b50

59

64

65

65

63

61

60

63

b56

b50

b50

63

2.950

2,640

*410

7,621

246

1.05

1.21

Jan.

243

530

300

196

b!40

b90

b!30

b!32

b!05

blOO

bllO

b!05

108

110

108

114

b!05

b90

b95

111

124

476

295

171

147

134

122

115

108

*104

103

4,921

159

0.677

0.78

Feb.

96

93

90

103

134

125

103

99

99

96

96

89

129

194

180

148

131

124

117

103

100" 88

100

104

94

92

*90

.88

_

3,105

111

0.472

0.49

Mar.

88

90

89

86

85.

1.180

736

265

194

165

14.4

163

176

139

129

125

114

107

101

101

101

100

94

93

93

93

292

440

214

316

 455

6,568

212

0.902

1.04

Apr.

260

256

278

302

258

196

163

147

138

151

213

1,020

2.520

690

395

274

220

190

190

1,930

754

515

515

410

289

254

204

187

180

162

13,021

434

1.85

2.06

May

*147

Tie

151

135

128

115

108

114

100

96

99

94

95

117

98

88

85

108

145

107

92

86

81

75

68

67

ST

74

 117

80

72

3,125

101

0.430

0.49

June

105

275

561

164

108

88

78

72

67

62

59

56

58

62

50

48

48

51

52

49

46

44

41

42

45

44

41

5B

56

*53_

2,523

84.1

0.358

0.40

July

59

58

57

54

32

29

27

25

~26 £3

Zl

27

£9

29

32

34

35

36

57

58

41

48

115

95

75

103

141

159

95

73

*98

1,651

53.3

0.227

0.26

Aug.

70

58

51

48

51

52

105

726

547

204

106

81

69

61

56

52

48

46

44

41

39

58

45

172

383

80

50

44

49

176

63

3,673

118

0.502

0.58

Sept.

*255

266

192

83

61

141

£45

106

78

68

60

54

51

50

50

49

47

46

45

44

44

43

41

38

37

37

38

546

2,689

69.6

0.381

0.43

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,950 Min 34 Mean 205 Cfsm 0.872 In. 11.82

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,950 Min 23 Mean 143 Cfsm 0.609 In. 8.25

iak discharge (base. 2,100 cfs). Dec. 29 (2:30 p.m.) 4,050 cfs (11.18 ft); Apr. 13 (3:30 a.m.) 

2,680 cfs (9.02 ft); Apr. 20 (2:30 p.m.) 2,500 cfs (8.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Doubtful gage-height record June 30 to July 31j discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge 

measurements and reconstructed gage-height graph.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 23 

315. North Pork Moormans River near Whitehall, Va.

Location. Lat 38°08'25", long 78°45 I 05", on left bank 0.5 mile upstream from confluence 

with South Pork, 0.8 mile upstream from city of Charlottesvllle dam, and 5.1 miles 

west of Whitehall, Albemarle County.

Drainage area. 11.4 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1951 to September 1959.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 909 ft (by barometer). Concrete control 

November 1932 to August 1955.

Average discharge. 7 years (1952-59), 14.2 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,180 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 5.97 ft); min- 

 Imum, 0.3 cfs Oct. 1, 7, 8; minimum gage height, 1.30 ft Aug. 22, 23, 26, 27.

1951-59: Maximum discharge, 2,400 cfs Aug. 18, 1955 (gage height, 7.94 ft); no flow 

Oct. 1-14, 1954.

Flood of Oct. 15, 1942, reached a stage of 11.7 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

7,620 cfs, by slope-area measurement of peak flow).

Remarks. Records good except those below 1.0 cfs and those for periods of Ice effect, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1503: 1956(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

0.4 

1.0 

3.0 

6.5

12

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

93

200

365

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

0.7

1.0

.7

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.6

.7

.8

1.2

5^9

3.0

1.7

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.5

*1.2

1.0

1.0

30. 2

0.97

0.085

0.10

Nov.

1.0

2.7

' 8.0

276

1.7

1.4

1.1

.9

.8 

.9

.8

.7

'^6

.6

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

*.7

.7

.8

.8

1.2

4.1

2.5

41.3

1.38

0.121

0.13

Dec.

1.9

1.8

1.9

4.0

3.9

3.2

2.6

2.4

2.4 

2.2

bl.8

bl.6

bl.3

bl.2

bl.2

bl.2

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.2

1.2

3.4

"86 325

44

510.0

16.5

1.45

1.66

Jan.

31

30

25

22

16

13

12

11

9.0 

b7.0

b6.5

*b6.0

b6.0

6.8

7.2

7.2

5.1

b4.7

b4.8

5.1

7.0

49

43

31

24

20

17

14

12

11

9.9

473.3

15.3

1.34

1.54

Feb.

8.8

8.0

8.2

9.9

10

8.5

7.8

8.0

8.0 

8.2

8.0

6.8

7.8

8.0

8.2

*7.8

7.8

8.2

7.8

6.8

6.1

6.3

6.8

6.8

5.9

5.5

5.5

5.1

-

210.6

7.52

0.660

0.69

Mar.

5.1

5.3

5.1

4.5

4.2

*61

5T

39

30 

24

19

20

17

14

13

12

11

9.6

9.0

8.8

9.0

8.5

7.5

7.2

6.8

6.8

8.8

8.0

7.0

7.2

*7.2

454.6

14.7

1.29

1.48

Apr.

1*0 11

13

25

28

27

22

20

17 

17

40

72

73

67

77

81

59

42

33

30

24

22

20

18

16

15

16

17

18

18

945.0

31,5

2.76

3.08

May

16

15

14

13

11

 10

9.3

8.5

7.8 

7.5

*7.0

6.5

8.5

7.2

6.3

5.5

4.9

5.5

5.1

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.8

3.4

3.0

3.0

4.8

5.2

3.8

3.2

3.4

214.7

6.93

0.608

0.70

June

4.2

*46

66

38

24

18

12

9.6

8.2 

7.2

6.5

6.1

6.3

5.7

5.3

5.1

4.9

*4.4

3.9

3.4

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.2

1.8

1.6

309.3

10.3

0.904

1.01

July

1.4

1.8

1.3

1.0

.9

1.0

1.1

.9

tf

1.0

1.3

1.9

1.5

1.6

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

3.0

5.0

2.3

3.0

4.7

8.5

2.7

1.9

1.9

1.4

1.2

3.3

60.8

1.96

0.172

0.20

Aug.

2.4

1.2

*.8

1.0

1.1

.8

.7

1.8

5.9 

9^8.

3.2

2.0

1.5

1.1

.8

.8

.8

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.8

.6

.4

.4

.6

4.2

5.1

7.0

57.7

1.86

0.163

0.19

Sept.

4.9

7.7

4.5

2.7

2.0

3.4

5.3

3.6

2.5 

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.0

1.0

*.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

1.0

277

330.8

11.0

0.965

1.08

Calendar year 1958 : Max 325 Min 0.2 Mean 19.0 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.58

Water year 1958-59 : Max 325 Mln 0.4 Mean 9.97 Cfsm 0.875 In. 11.86

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs). Dec. 29 (8 a.m.) 592 cfs (4.65 ft); Sept. 30 (6 p.m.) 1,180 cfs 

(5.97 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ioe.
24 JAMES RIVER BASIN

325. South Fork Rivanna River near Earlysville, Va.

Location. Lat 38°C7'30", long 78°31'05", on left bank C.3 mile upstream from Fishing 

Creek , 3.0 miles southwest of Earlysville, Albemarle County, and 8.7 miles upstream 

from confluence with North Fork.

Drainage area.--216 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1951 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 369 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 7 years (1952-59), 183 cfs.

Extreme s. Maximum discharge during year, 25,500 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 24.35 ft); minimum, 14 cfs July 9, 10 (gage height, 0.90 ft).

1951-59: Maximum discharge, 30,200 cfs Aug. 18, 1955 (gage height, 26.1 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,600 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; minimum observed, 2.2 cfs Sept. 18, 1954 (gage height, 0.71 ft).

Flood in October 1942 reached a stage of about 33 ft, from information by local 

resident.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some diurnal fluctuation, mostly at medium flow, caused by city of Charlottesville reservoir on 

Moormans River. Records of discharge do not include diversions for Charlottesville 

municipal water supply which averages about 6 cfs.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 2 3 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

3.0 380

4.0 700

7.0 2,120

8.0 2,720

2.5

4.0 700

6.0 1,620

8.O 2,72O

10.0 4,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

C4

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

57

83

59

56

53

48

59

47

47

44

40

36

36

38

40

40

37

36

36

36

39

91

79

61

52

50

50

50

*46

43

43

1,532

49.4

0.229

0.26

Nov.

43

52

101

72

61

56

52

50

49

50

49

47

47

47

47

50

50

51

50

49

47

46

45

*45

47

46

47

48

96

68

1,608

53.6

0.248

0.28

Dec.

55

58

56

74

76

70

59

58

59

55

b45

b40

b40

b40

b40

b40

b55

59

56

59

52

54

56

57

b40

b40

b40

59

1.200

987

485

4,164

134

0.620

0.72

Jan.

353

530

366

287

219

b!80

b!70

b!60

b!5o

b!40

b!30

*b!20

bllO

blOO

blOO

blOO

blOO

blOO

blOO

blOO

110

270

287

226

193

171

154

150

133

127

5,554

179

0.829

0.96

Feb.

106

100

100

117

123

112

101

100

100

100

100

100

104

107

104

*96

93

93

90

83

b70

b70

83

82

76

74

75

72

2,631

94.0

0.435

0.45

Mar.

72

75

71

71

§1

860

578

380

303

251

212

264

214

184

166

164

133

130

118

115

112

114

101

98

96

93

128

137

106

*106

107

5,628

182

0.843

0.97

Apr.

103

173

269

380

345

300

251

217

188

171

238

479

920 780"

682

595

500

410

353

353

290

256

251

224

198

182

171

188

191

173

9,831

328

1.52

1.69

May

158

146

139

128

120

109

104

103

86

87

*90

82

164

154

109

94

84

96

103

83

75

74

74

72

59

57

59

84

70

61

205

3,129

101

0.468

0.54

June

158

»2.450

1,930

665

455

331

258

202

161

132

112

96

102

94

73

67

61

*58

58

52

48

44

42

47

44

40

42

43

35

28

7,928

264

1.22

1.37

July

25

24

25

20

18

18

20

17

15

15

18

22

47

29

25

25

22

20

38

39

349

83

90

73

484

130

188

105

168

90

164

2,406

77.6

0.359

0.41

Aug.

217

76

*50

52

55

42

39

312

431

348

124

80

60

49

42

38

35

32

35

29

25

27

24

39

61

37

50

149

173

383

641

3,755

121

0.560

0.65

Sept.

423

272

214

134

96

586

955

303

191

143

112

93

81

*69

62

56

52

50

46

44

43

42

38

36

35

34

35

35

35

3.510

7,825

261

1.21

1.35

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,120 Min 30 Mean 23O Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.49

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,510 Min 15 Mean 153 Cfsm 0.708 In. 9.65

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--June 2 (6:30 p.m.) 6,190 cfs (12.22 ft); Sept. 6 (12 p.m.) 3,540 

cfs (9.10 ft); Sept. 30 (9:30 p.m.) 25,500 cfs (24.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 25

340. Rivanna River at Palmyra, Va.

Location. Lat 37°a;| 28"-, long 78°15'58", on left bank 10 ft upstream from highway bridge 

at Palmyra, FlaySRna County, 0.5 mile upstream from Cunningham Creek, and 15 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 675 sq mi.

Records available . October 1933 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some

periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 210.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, 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. 26 years, 692 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,900 cfs June 3 (gage height, 15.78 ft in gage 

well, 16.3 ft from outside gage); minimum, 54 cfs Dec. 27 (gage height, 2.79 ft), 

result of freezeup.

1933-59: 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, 11 cfs Sept. 14, 15, 1954 (gage height, 

2.36 ft); minimum gage height, 1.53 ft Oct. 9, 1941, site then in use.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 802-; 1936(M). WSP 852: 1937. WSP 892: 1934-35. 

WSP 1303:1945-46(M). WSP 1503: 1956.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22, 

Apr. 13 to Sept. 7

Jan. 23 to Apr. 12, 

Sept. 8-SO

3.0 

3.3 

3.6 

4.0

95

185

320

620

4.5 1,100

5.O

6.0

12.0

14.0

1,800 

2.6OO 

6.5OO 

8.2OO

3.3 

3.6 

4.0

21O 

37O 

650

4.5 1,100

5.0 

6.0

1,800 

2.60O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

El

Z2

Z3

Z4

Z5

Z6

27

25

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

168

217

2O5

178

168

157

141

147

147

141

138

126

118

12O

126

126

126

126

126

*126

126

208

315

234

193

171

160

164

164

157

154

4,973

160

0.237

0.27

Nov.

150

290

310

23Q

205

193

178

171

164

164

160

157

157

157

160

*174

178

182

174

168

164

157

154

154

154

154

154

221

300

5,502

183

0.271

0.30

Dec.

225

201

205

221

275

275

238

209

213

209

160

138

b!30

b!30

b!30

b!30

171

182

174

185

160

164

174

193

197

b!40

126

182

1,810

5.060

1,260

11,267

363

0.538

0.62

Jan.

850

1.590

1,080

773

*593

338

368

436

362

310

295

315

310

295

295

295

275

157

258

285

310

774

937

666

57O

514

465

444

406

364

15,292

493

0.730

0.84

Feb.

334

305

290

316

412

394

340

316

316

310

310

290

300

370

370

346

322

322

310

285

245

2?0

275

*290

275

265

260

260

-

8,688

310

0.459

0.48

Mar.

260

255

255

245

245

*2,480

2,360

1,150

874

730

634

674

730

586

535

50O

451

412

394

376

370

370

340

328

322

316

406

578

430

*382

394

18,382

593

0.879

1.01

Apr.

376

412

674

1,060

1,030

847

706

618

556

521

586

1,390

5,260

2,600

1,920

1,540

1,250

1,020

9OO

1,1OO

900

728

710

683

593

53O

490

49O

514

514

28,518

951

1.41

1.57

May

490

450

429

415

380

362

344

326

305

295

*295

280

320

575

415

332

300

315

380

326

280

266

280

326

256

225

217

221

266

684

10,593

342

0.507

0.58

June

620

2,290

*8.070

2,370

1,700

1,200

900

700

560

450

370

320

3OO

32O

250

210

2O6

180

180

170

160

*150

141

138

147

138

132

164

144

115

22,789

760

1.13

1.26

July

126

118

HO

95

79

73

73

73

67

75

69

89

89

138

147

100

89

81

89

290

8O2

460

270

217

1.910

632

506

338

230

574

*414

8,423

272

0.403

0.46

Aug.

506

320

197

160

168

157

132

462

3,O20

5,50O

1,OOO

400

250

200

150

130

120

110

110

10O

90

80

80

110

234

174

132

225

256

506

776

13,855

447

O.662

0.76

Sept.

1,530

810

557

387

290

542

1,850

784

514

400

328

275

240

 215

202

198

186

178

170

164

161

158

152

146

138

135

130

130

132

427

11,509

384

0.569

0.63

Calendar year 1958: Max 5,850 Mln 108 Mean 666 Cfsm 0.987 In. 13.41

Water year 1958-59: Max 8,070 Mln 67 Mean 438 Cfsm 0.649 In. 8.78

Peak discharge (base, 6,OOO cfs). June 3 (1 p.m.) 9,900 c-fs (15.78 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record June 5-22, Aug. 10-24; discharge estimated on basis of records for 

South Pork Rivanna River near Earlysvllle and Slate River near Arvonla.
JAMES RIVER BASIN

350. James River at Cartersville , Va.

Location. Lat 37°40', long 78°05', 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. October 1898 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1303.

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. 61 years, 7,076 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 42.300 cfs June 3 (gage height, 14.47 ft); minimum, 808 cfs July ^ (gage height, 0.59 ft); minimum daily, 860 cfs July 9.

1898-1959: 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. Large diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station.

visions (water years ). WSP 582: 

1901-2(M), 1924-25(M), 1928(M).

Revisions (water years ). WSP 582: Drainage area. WSP 972: 1936(M). WSP 1203: 

924-2

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

0.6 820

2.0 3,080

5.0 9,000

10.0

13.0

24,100

35,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,740

1,930

1,950

1,870

1,760

1,660

1,630

1,500

1,480

1,470

1,420

1,440

1.240

1,240

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,310

1,320

*1,320

1,280

1,470

1,720

1.980

1,860

1,820

1,580

1,470

1,500

1,460

1,330

47,770

1,541

0.247

0.28

Nov.

1.550

1,530

1,880

2.060

2,050

2,010

1,770

1,650

1,700

1,580

1,520

1,510

1,580

1,540

1,540

1,580

1,540

1,600

1,580

1,530

1,590

1,560

1,540

1,460

*1,440

1,460

1,480

1,420

1,630

2,040

--------

48,720

1,624

0.260

0.29

Dec.

2,280

1,920

1,980

2,150

2,320

2,220

2,130

1,940

1,660

1,400

1,700

1,540

1,620

1,640

1,530

1,430

1,420

1,610

1,560

1,690

1,460

1,520

1,720

1,740

1,600

1,400

1.240

1,450

9,050

27.400

18,100

102,420

3,304

0.529

0.61

Jan.

15.000

10,500

10,000

6,580

5,820

5,200

4,280

4,020

3,060

3,440

3,500

3,190

2,700

2,960

2,900

2,980

2,980

2,620

2.050

2,360

2,980

5,680

6,860

10,500

10,500

7,440

5,840

5,280

4,740

4,160

5,840

159,940

5,159

0.826

0.95

Feb.

5,800

*5,400

5,120

5,170

5,540

5,420

5,140

5,200

5,580

2,950

2,860

2,950

2,900

5,610

4,020

4,060

4,440

5.560

5,540

4,850

4,260

5,710

5,760

5,250

5,580

5,450

2.850

5,150

-

--------

101,280

5,617

0.579

0.60

Mar.

2,840

2,960

2,640

2.480

2,650

5,870

15.900

11,900

12,400

9,750

7,620

6,850

6,800

5,900

7,660

7,040

5,860

6,780

6,510

5,750

4,980

4,570

*4, 160

5,910

5,540

5,620

5,840

6,490

8,060

10,800

10 , 500

200,610

6,471

1.04

1.20

Apr.

8,760

7,840

9,500

11,600

12 , 200

11,500

11,100

9,500

8,290

7,000

6.400

9,140

24,000

55.000

27,800

20,600

18,100

14,700

12,200

15,000

14,200

11,100

10,800

11,500

15,500

15,000

10,500

9,500

8,290

7,640

587,660

12,920

2.07

2.51

May

7.140

7,080

6,680

*5,790

5,560

5,080

4,790

4,280

3,960

3,740

5,670

5,500

5,580

3,680

3,820

4,970

6,560

4,510

4,720

4,220

5,800

5,540

3,400

3,260

5,000

3,480

5,540

5,520

5,760

5,970

5,220

157,220

4,426

0.709

0.82

June

6,060

7,100

35.500

53 800

23,800

15,600

9,750

7,580

6,180

5,000

4,420

3,800

3,760

3,100

3,090

2,540

2,370

2,360

2,540

2,160

2,010

1,740

1,670

1,760

2,070

1,680

1,520

1,460

1.540

1,440

-------

195,000

6,500

1.04

1.16

July

1,490

1,620

1,580

1,250

1,110

1,020

1,060

960

860

990

1,020

1,150

1,400

1,520

1,470

1,560

1,560

1,540

1,580

2,580

3,740

5.500

2,580

2,320

3,160

4,360

*5,680

4,800

4,560

5,510

4,980

69,710

2,249

0.560

0.42

Aug.

5,820

3,410

2,610

2,060

1,960

1,870

2,070

3,500

7.620

 5,820

3,800

2,740

2,240

1,700

1,520

1,340

1,400

1,320

1,140

1,100

1,050

960

895

1,060

2,480

5,720

2,080

1,420

1,420

1,660

1,960

71,745

2,514

0.571

0.45

Sept.

4,560

6.880

4,520

5,480

5,110

2,850

6,150

*4,560

2,820

2,480

2,050

1,770

1,560

1,470

1,440

1,310

1,340

1,210

1,150

1,150

1,120

1,100

1,100

1,060

1,040

1,010

995

965

980

1,280

------

66,070

2,202

0.555

0.59

Calendar year 1958: Max 50,200 Min 1,200 Mean 7,287 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.84

Water year 1958-59: Max 35,500 Mln 860 Mean 4,351 Cfsm 0.697 In. 9.46

Peak discharge (base, 40,000 cfs). June 3 (5:30 p.m.) 42,500 cfs (14.47 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 27

380. Falling Creek near Chesterfield, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°26'37", long 77°31'2l", on left upstream side of bridge on State Highway 651, 0.8 mile downstream from Licking Creek, 2.8 miles upstream from Pocoshock 

Creek, and 4.7 miles northwest of Chesterfield, Chesterfield County.

Drainage area. 32.8 sq ml.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 130 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 815 cfs Dec. 29 (gage height, 9.92 ft); minimum, 

1.4 cfs June 29, 30, July 1; minimum gage height, 1.86 ft June 30.

1955-59: Maximum discharge, 855 cfs Aug. 4, 1958 (gage height, 10.07 ft); minimum, 

1.3 cfs Aug. 11-15, 1957; minimum gage height, 1.80 ft Aug. 14, 15, 1957.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 5 cfs and those for periods of ice effect, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 27 to Apr. 2)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 29 Dec. 30 to Apr. 12, 

July 15 to Sept. 30

Apr. 13 to July 14

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

2.6 

5.2

9.0

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

73

150

340

635

2.1 

2.3 

2.5

3.0

2.2 

3.2

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

158

340

635

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

15

20

11 

11

9.0

6.1

4.9

4.8

4.5

4.2

3.8

LA

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.7

3.8

3.8

3.7

*3.8

5.0

27

34

17

11

9.0

9.2

11

8.6

7.8

7.2

273.8

8.83

0.269

0.31

Nov.

7.6

34

30 

18

13

11

10

9.0

8.8

9.6

' 8.4

8.0

7.6

7.8

7.8

8.0

*8.6

9.0

9.2

8.4

8.2

7.8

7.6

8.8

9.4

9.2

9.2

11

17

13

335.0

11.2

0.341

0.38

Dec.

10

9.8

10 

15

14

12

9.2

9.2

9.2

9^£

b3.0

b9.0

b9.0

b9.0

 bS.O

b9.0

b9.0

12

13

14

15

12

13

22

19

14

12

15

583

513

166

1,593.4

51.4

1.57

1.81

Jan.

98

146

95 

65

*50

34

33

35

32

27

26

24

26

25

26

b30

b23

b20

21

26

31

40

31

25

24

24

23

22

21

21

20

1,144

36.9

1.12

1.30

Feb.

18

17

17 

31

72

44

30

28

26

27

25

21

53

72

li

*51

41

36

32

26

23

24

26

25

22

21

21

20

_

923

33.0

1.01

1.05

Mar.

20

19

18 

20

18

50

48

29

25

24

22

24

22

20

19

19

17

15

15

15

16

15

14

TZ

14

14

49

52

30

*66

838

27.0

0.823

0.95

Apr.

60

96

174 

102

65

50

41

36

32

30

39

95

248

156

' 100

74

60

52

61

202

132

144

114

80

63

53

47

43

41

37

2,527

84.2

2.57

2.87

May

3229"

28 

26

23

19

17

- 14

12

12

*13

12

16

19

14

11

10

15

20

14

11

14

27

16

11

9.1

8.4

7.7

7.0

H

479.8

15.5

0.473

0.54

June

7.0

26

ft

11

8.6

7.2

6.1

5.5

5.1

4.7

4.3

7.0

14

7.9

5.5

4.7

4.1

3.8

3.3

2.8

*2.5

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

T^

212.2

7.07

0.216

0.24

July

11

7.0

7.0 

4.0

2.8

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.7

779

4.5

4.3

4.7

117

108

23

11

7.6

6.6

6.8

14

11

7.6

5.2

3.8

3.7

3.5

3,5

4.3

4.2

5.5

404.5

13.0

0.396

0.46

Aug.

5.5

3.8

*3.2 

3.0

3.1

2.9 o:

415

190

33

18

13

10

8.4

7.2

6.1

5.5

5.0

4.6

4.3

4.2

3.7

3.4

4.2

3.7

3.4

23

41

22

16

12

887.3

28.6

0.872

1.01

Sept.

~.8 12

7.2 

5.9

5.7

12

11

8.2

6.8

5.7

4.8

4.0

3.7

*3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

4.0

142.5

4.75

0.145

0.16

Calendar year 1958: Max 583 Min 3.4 Mean 45.7 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.92

Water year 1958-59: Max 583 Min 1.5 Mean 26.7 Cfsm 0.814 In. 11.08

Peak discharge (base, 350 cfs). Dec. 29 (6 to 7 p.m.) 815 cfs (9.92 ft); July 14 (11 p.m.) 460 cfs 

(7.93 ft); Aug. 8 (5 to 6 p.m.) 635 cfs (8.97 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
28 JAMES RIVER BASIN

385. Palling Creek near Drewrys Bluff, Va.

Location. Lat 37°27'4Q", 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 1956, July 1957 to September 1959.

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 datum 5.39 ft higher.

Average discharge. 16 years, 54.1 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,530 cfs Dec. 29 (gage height, 5.95 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs June 30, Sept. 26, 27, 28; minimum gage height, 1.74 ft Sept. 28.

1942-56, 1957-59: Maximum discharge, 7,270 cfs July 18, 1945 (gage height, 10.1 ft, 

site and datum then in use); minimum, 0.12 cfs Aug. 13, 1953, Sept. 6, 7, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.54 ft Sept. 7, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those below 20 cfs, which are fair. Chesterfield County 

diverts up to 1.5 cfs for water supply from reservoir 600 ft upstream from gage. Some 

regulation by water-supply reservoir.

Revisions (water years) , WSP 1032: 1943-44(M). WSP 1553: 1955. Revised figures of 

discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water year 1958, superseding those published in WSP 1553, are given herewith:

Date

1958

Aug. 6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Discharge

51

28

20

15

13

13

13

13

15

Date

1958 -Con.

Aug. 15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Discharge

15

30

27

16

13

12

11

10

10

Date

195S-Con.

Aug. 24

2S

29

30

31

Sept. 1

2

3

4

Discharge

10

62

39

25

20

16

13

12

11

Date

1958 -Con.

Sept. 5

6

7

8

21

22

23

24

Discharge

9.4

8.4

7.4

6.8

7.2

10

8.4

7.2

, Month Cfs -days Maximum Minimum Mean

Water year 1957-58. ........................ - 1,170 .8 88.7

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 17)

Z.I 

2.2

2.4:

2.6

4.0 

6.0

Oct. 1 to Dec. 29

2.8 45

3.0 74

3.5 170

4.0 300

Dec. 30 to Sept. 30

4.4 490

5.0 910

6.0 1,560

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

0.6 

1.0 

1.7 

2.7 

4.4

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

7.1

11

3.5 

4.0 

4.4 

5.0 

6.0

170

300

490

910

1,560

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13

31

20

17

16

12

9.6

8.7 

8.4

7.9

7.2

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.8

*5.8 H

7.1

36

55 

31

20

16

14

14

13

12

11

431.3

13.9

_

_

Hov.

11

33

3T

22

18

16

14 

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

*13

12 

12

12

11

11

11 

11

11

12

11

11

16

19

466

15.5

_

.

Dec.

16

14

13

16

17

16

14

12 

12

12

11

IT

11

11

11

14

14

15 

16

18

20

18

17 

22

27

22

17

17

819

'294,

2,617

84.4

.

_

Jan.

-156

158' 218

105

*77

53

44

47

44

37

33

30

31

32

31

40

35

27 

26

29

38

50

44 

33

30

30

29

28

26

26

25

1,612

52.0

_

-

Feb.

24

22

30

103

72

44

37 

34

34

33

36

60

110

119.

*84

63

56

48

37

33

33

34 

35

30

28

27

28

1,316

47.0

_

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,170 Mln 0.8

Mar.

27

26

25

12

2.3

1.9

1.2.

1.2 

44

74

3.4

28

40

2.1

6.7

20

20

19 

18

22

21

19

25 

20

14

24

81

93

43

*103

172.

1,008.8

32.5

_

-

Apr.

101

147

258

170

99

68

52

45 

39

34

50

152

414

256

132

90

68

56 

71

347

208

230

170 

110

80

65

52

47

44

36

3,661

122

_

-

May

30

27

24

23

22

22

21

19 

17

17

*1S

17

19

24

19

16

15

20 

26

20

17

21

£

16

13

12

11

9.4

H

599.0

19.3

-

June

9.8

27

66

^Z

14

11

8.2

6.5 

5.0

4.0

3.2

2.8

43

26

13

6.5

4.7

4.0 

3.4

2.9

2.5

*2.2

1.7 

1.8

2.1

1.3

1.0

.7

.7

.6

297.6

9.92

_

-

July

64

14

8.6

5.0

3.0

2.4

1.9

1.5 

Ttf

9.4

6.1

6.8

160

282

53

20

14 

12

14

23

18

13 

8.6

8.3

7.9

6.3

5.3

15

10

13

815.0

26.3

-

-

Aug.

9.0

5.5

*3.6

2.9

3.6

2.8

31

819 

358

53

24 17

12

9.4

7.1

5.5

4.4

3.4 

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.0

fcl

2.6

2.3

12

82

51

34

19

1,587.4

51.2

-

-

Sept.

17

12

9.0

5.8

19

24

23

21 

11

7.5

5.5

4.0

3.4

*3.2'

3.6

4.0

3.4

3.0 

2.5

2.4

1.9

1.6

1.4 

1.2

.8

.8

,6

.7

.9

15

209.4

6.98

-

-

Mean 75.2 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,070 Min 0.6 Mean 40,1 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). Dec. 29 (11 p.m.) 1,530 ofs (5.95 ft); Apr. 13 (l a.m.) 532 cfs

(4 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 29

395. Appomattox River at Parmvllle, Va.

Location. Lat 37°18', long 78°23', on left bank 15 ft downstream from highway bridge,

 1,000 ft north of town limits of Parmvllle, Prince Edward County, and l£ miles downstream from Buffalo Creek.

Drainage area.--306 sq ml.

Records available.--March 1926 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 281.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929. Prior to Nov. 29, 1928, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 33 years, 285 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,930 cfs Dec. 30 (gage height-, 16.13 ft); mini-

 munTaaily, 35 cfs July 8-11, Aug. 24, 25.

1926-59: 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 except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair, and those 

for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. Diurnal fluctuation at low 

flow caused by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 972: 1927-37, 1938(M). WSP 1303: 1927(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 30 Dec. 31 to July 12 July 13 to Sept. 30

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

7.0

150

218

520

9.0

13.0

14.0

16.0

900

1,880

2,200

3,800

3.2 

3.6 

4.0

35

66

109

5.0

8.0

12.0

224

700

1,600

3.9 

4.4 

5.0 

8.0

34

168

685

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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 sra

In.

Oct.

100

300

250

200

130

110

100

95

94

90

88

87

86

88

88

88

88

87

90

89

88

*95

104

105

100

98

99

99

96

96 

95

3,423

110

0.359

0.42

Nov.

103

149

1TO

144

120

114

114

112

110

112

108

106

105

104

104

106

106

106

107

105

*101

100

99

99

100

100

100

102

140

163

3,409

114

0.373

0.41

Dec.

117

114

114

134

141

124

112

105

108

105

66

66

b66

b66

b66

b74

b86

blOO

bl!5

127

b!20

124

129

150

149

116

104

174

1,960

5.550

1,210

9,592

309

1.01

1.17

Jan.

472

586

472

342

269

188

b220

b220

*b220

188

188

182

194

20O

194

206

194

128

T64

194

206

276

328

230

200

188

176

170

164

164

7,281

235

0.768

0.88

Feb.

153

148

148

170

256

236

188

170

170

164

158

148

212

320

320

256

212

200

182

*164

148

158

158

170

153

148

148

142

5,200

186

0.608

0.63

Mar.

142

142

142

139

136

316

472

262

206

188

176

176

176

158

153

153

142

139

135

135

136

136

131

129

129

129

241

395

236

337 

536

6,223

201

0.657

0.76

Apr.

335

342

*488

358

290

236

212

194

182

176

176

391

1.420

1,040

520

358

283

242

249

520

520

395

425

380

298

249

224

212

200

188

11,103

370

1.21

1.35

May

170

164

166

256

176

153

142

135

126

123

128

121

120

142

*130

113

109

153

188

140

121

116

109

104

95

91

90

89

96

90 

92

4,048

131

0.428

0.49

June

109

200

328

176

126

107

96

89

84

80

77

74

75

76

69

62

63

62

62

62

59

58

55

55

57

*56

52

50

45

50

2,614

87.1

0.285

0.32

July

56

45

45

45

50

45

40

35

35

35

35

45

50

60

70

80

80

70

70

70

650

300

100

90

90

90

150

250

200

150 

25O

3,381

109

0.356

0.41

Aug.

100

70

6O

58

56

*64

80

180

170

150

100

80

65

55

50

50

45

45

45

40

40

40

40

3535-

50

90

70

50

45 

45

2,105

67.8

0.222

0.26

Sept.

45

60

100

90

7O

60

60

55

55

55

60

70

9O

80

60

80

60

*5O

50

50

50

56

60

62

61

59

59

61

65

154

1,967

65.6

0.214

0.24

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,350 Min 66 Mean 309 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.74

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,350 Min 35 Mean 165 Cfsm 0.539 In. 7.34

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). Dec. 30 (9 to 10 a.m.) 3,930 efs (16.13 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-8, June 26 to Sept. 23j discharge estimated on basis of 3 dis 

charge measurements and records for stations at Mattoax and Petersburg.
30 JAMES RIVER BASIN

415. Appomattox River near Petersburg, Va.

Location. Lat 37°13'33" J long 77°32'20", on right bank 2.2 miles upstream from dam of 

Virginia Electric & Power Co., 4.2 miles downstream from Wipponock Creek, and 5.9 miles 

west of corporate limits of city of Petersburg, Dinwiddie County.

Drainage area. 1,335 sq mi.

Records available. October 1926 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 118 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

^Sept. 22, 1931, at site 0.8 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 33 years, 1,169 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 7,950 cfs Jan. 1 (gage height, 9.85 ft); minimum, 

80 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 2.08 ft).

1926-59: 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 ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 757: 1932-33, drainage area. WSP 802: 1936(M). WSP 972: 

1932, 1934-35.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.0 

2.3 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

130

256

385

685

4.0

6.0

8.0

]0.0

1,100

3,200

5,500

8,250

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6 

7

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.

322 

BST

T^!§ 'eoe

636 

526

457

410

385

376

348

330

330

326

335

339

339

335

326

*339

376

474

462

457

435

415

405

400 

400

395

14,853

479

0.359

0.41

Nov.

390

866 

993

787

636

563

514

484

479

479

468

462

457

452

452

457

*462

468

462

457

446

435

425

435

435

435

435

468 

532

15,327

511

0.383

0.43

Dec.

556 

550

514 

520

582

589 

538

484

457

457

405

b350

b300

b300

b350

b400

b400

b420

b500

b550

b600

622

615

664

800

857

738

544

4,230

7,080

7,650

33,622

1,085

0.813

0.94

Jan.

7.950 

7,650

7,080 

6,800

3,040

*1,280 

968

1,010

b980

b930

b900

b720

b800

b920

950

1,000

1,130

900

b710

722

968

1,240

1,380

1,330

1,110

968

891

840

800 

776

752

57,495

1,855

1.39

1.60

Feb.

722 

685

657 

722

1,380

1,530 

1,330

1,060

934

874

840

792

925

1,480

1.990

1,990

*1,530

1,280

1,120

984

857

800

808

848

816

776

738

715

29,183

1,042

0.781

0.81

Mar.

700 

692

671 

685

671

898 

1,380

1,430

1,240

968

857

816

808

776

730

700

664

650

615

596

602

608

589

576

570

570

840

1,580

1,630

1,530

*2.260

27,902

900

0.674

0.78

Apr.

2,320 

2,170

3,640 

3,420

2,540

1,630 

1,280

1,110

1,000

934

968

1,280

4,150

5.020

4,540

3,640

1,990

1,430

1,330

2,310

3,420

3,970

3,640

2,430

1,880

1,530

1,280

1,130

1,040

976

67,998

2,267

1.70

1.89

May

891 

800

792 

993

832

1.020 

800

650

582

544

532

*563

550

608

582

550

514

526

776

800

722

622

800

715

563

479

425

395

385

367

357

19,735

637

0.477

0.55

June

420 

688

1.780 

1,780

1,130

692

514

435

390

357

330

305

292

305

296

264

260

246

235

228

221

212

*206

199

190

187

184

172

160

151

12,829

428

0.321

0.36

July

163 

238

848 

508

292

206 

172

145

127

151

344

367

292

620

2.040

1,430

760

457

622

808

1,080

1,060

1,160

715

415

300

309

520

1,240

708

1,050

19,127

617

0.462

0.53

Aug.

1.430 

582

*376 

276

276

309

246

1,400

1,330

685

496

357

276

221

190

169

151

145

130

125

114

114

112

100

94

94

120

249

187

154

142

10,650

344

0.258

0.30

Sept.

172 

199

218 

296

500

249 

235

215

232

212

184

184

209

218

»199

160

196

190

156

112

107

104

102

98

92

88

.84

82

84

107

5,064

169

0.127

0.14

Calendar year 1958: Max 7,650 Mln 256 Mean 1,479 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.04

Water year 1958-59: Max 7.95O Mln 82 Mean 86O Cfsm 0.644 In. 8.74

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Jan. 1 (2 to 9 a.m.) 7,950 cfs (9.85 ft); Apr. 14 (4 to 8 p.m.) 

5,020 cfs (7.58 ft)._______________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 31

425. Chlckahomlny River near Providence Forge, Va.

Location. Lat 37°26'10", long 77°03'40", on left bank 100 ft downstream from highway 

bridge (relocated), 1.1 miles southwest of Providence Vorge, New Kent County, and 

1.7 miles downstream from Schiminoe Creek.

Drainage area. 249 sq ml.

Records available. January 1942 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 6.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 17 years, 264 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,590 cfs Aug. 12 (gage height, 8.86 ft); minimum, 17 cfs July 1 (gage height, 2.21 ft).

1942-59: Maximum discharge, 7,710 cfs Aug. 15, 1955 (gage height, 11.67 ft); minimum, 3.4 cfs Aug. 1, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.56 ft Aug. 25, 26, 1943.

Remarks. Records good above 200 cfs and fair below. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1553: 1956.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 13-16)

2.2 

2.6 

3.0 

5.0 270

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

393

568

955

1,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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.

77

106

137

172

182

172

al50

a 110

a80

a70

a60

a54

a52

a50

a45

a45

*a46

44

43

11

46

220

£64

292

393

423 

379

340

316

264

210

4,883

158

0.635

0.73

Nov.

162

157

162

162

177

188

198

210

226

226

204

177

152

137

128

123

118

116

115

113

*111

108

106

103

101

if

102

129

137

4,349

145

0.582

0.65

Dec.

137

142

137

152

157

152

142

137

129

122

110

95

90

90

90

100

116

124

130

137

147

152

162

182

188

177 

188

177

432

1,000

1,400

6,694

216

0.867

1.00

Jan.

1,250

1,250

1,400

1,320

1,120

a900

a700

a600

a450

a350

316

276

270

254

259

254

254

220

220

226

248

304

304

292

281

264 

254

242

220

*204

166

14,690

474

1.90

2.19

Feb.

177

172

167

172

237

264

292

292

292

292

292

259

254

292

316

328

340

340

353

566

328

292

248

232

204

188 

182

177

7,348

262

1.05

1.10

Mar.

177

172

167

177

177

198

237

264

292

264

270

304

292

248

210

188

177

167

152

*142

137

129

123

122

125

119 

147

198

232

270

516

6,193

200

0.803

0.92

Apr.

366

393

471

526

592

592

568

568

546

471

395

353

506

592

686

651

651

725

686

620

568

546

568

592

651

767 

725

592

488

379

16,832

561

2.25

2.51

May

*292

242

210

204

188

162

152

152

147

142

121

104

92

101

116

118

104

97

111

119

115

106

100

114

130

152 

142

142

112

75

75

4,217

156

0.546

0.63

June

83

102

137

195

252

193

172

167

110

62

47

*40

52

92

137

157

96

51

39

35

52

29

28

26

27

24 

24

26

21

2,452

81.7

0.528

0.57

July

152

504

408

526

592

686

592

425

292

254

1,060

1,120

725

439

366

755

1.180

1,000

725

506

506

1,060

*1,060

686

455

516 

198

416

1,000

905

686

19,575

625

2.51

2.89

Aug.

568

620

598

248

220

167

157

237

292

292

362

1.400

1,120

725

459

215

116

alOO

39O

79

75

68

65

71

88

104 

117

152

124

129

124

8,940

288

1.16

1.34

Sept.

157

188

210

*182~

117

142

147

 137

127

147

131

89

72

64

66

64

59

55

51

49

47

45

47

44

41

58 

57

36

40

52

2,681

89.4

0.359

0.40

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,490 Min 36 Mean 379 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.64

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,400 Min 18 Mean 270 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.73

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Blackwater River near Dendron.
32 DISMAL SWAMP BASIN

430. 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 avai1able.--May 1926 to September 1959.

Gage.--Staff gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 15 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 5.61 ft Apr. 6; minimum, 2.93 ft Nov. 25.

1926-59: Maximum gage height, 6.20 ft Feb. 9, 1957; minimum, -0.67 ft Nov. 3, 1952.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1032: 1934-43.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Oct.

3.55

3.61

3.71

3.81

3779

5.75 

5.70

5.69

3.70

5.69

5.67

5.63

5.58

3.51

5.50

5.48

5.44

5.59

5.54

5.29

5.30

3.42

5»43

5.46

3.44

5.45

5.41

3.40

5.34

3.28

5.29

Nov.

3.26

5.29

3.29

3.50

3.50

3.31 

3.27

3.26

3.25

3.28

5.24

3.20

5.18

3.16

3.15

5.16

5.10

5.10

3.08

3.04

3.00

2.98

2.95

2.94

2.95

3.10

5.09

5.08

5.16

5.15

Dec.

3.11

3.10

3.13

3.16

3.15

5.16 

3.14

3.15

5.15

3.18

3.20

5.21

3.24

3.24

5.24

5.24

3.24

3.24

5.29

3.45

3.56

5.36

5.36

3.37

3.41

3.40

5.41

3.47

5.65

5.82

5.91

Jan.

4.02

ITST

4.46

4.62

4.70

4.69 

4.7O

4.72

4.77

4.81

4.82

4.86

4.93

4.92

5.02

5.09

5.15

5.14

5.13

5.12

5.16

5.22

5.52

5.59

5.47

5.47

5.47

5.48

5.47

5.46

5.45

Feb.

5.46

5.46

5.45

5.43

5.53

HI

5.45

5.45

5.42

5.40

5.35

5.36

5.36

5.58

5.52

5.31

5.55

5.59

5.57

5.56

5.35

5.56

5.36

5.34

5.36

5.53

5.34

_ __ __

Mar.

5.57

5.45

5.37

5.41

5.55

5.45 

5.41

5.52

5.37

5.40

5.38

5.41

5.42

5.58

5.52

5.55

5.53

5.21

5.17

5.15

5.16

5.18

5.16

5.19

5.22

5.21

5.51

5.57

5.57

5.55

5.46

Apr.

5.45

5.46

5.52

5.56

5.58

5746

5.44

5.57

5.56

5.51

5.58

5.46

5.49

5.42

5.42

5.46

5.47

5.49

5.41

5.55

5.34

5.27

5.22

5.20

5.17

572T

5.19

5.18

5.22

_______

May

5.21

5.27

5.51

5.56

5.54

5.37 

5.55

5.55

5.55

5.55

5.54

5.35

5.50

5.57

5.59

5.56

5.50

5.30

5.29

5.28

5.28

5.29

5.27

5.22

5.15

5.16

5.11

5.10

5.10

5.05

4.98

June

4.97

5.00

5.12

5.12

5.11

5.10 

5.07

5.01

5.00

4.97

4.91

4.91

4.90

4.92

4.85

4.77

4.81

4.74

4.72

4.67

4.65

4.59

4.54

4.51

4.47

4.44

4.44

4.57

4.55

4.29

__-_ _

July

.24

.21

.25

.19

.11

.07 

.08

.02

.97

.97

.99

.98

.02

.04

.08

.10

.14

.17

.19

.19

.19

.19

.19

.16

.15

.16

.14

.15

.25

.32

.57

Aug.

4.45

4.72

4.82

4.95

5.07

5.15 

5.20

5.28

5725"

5.25

5.24

5.21

5.17

5.15

5.11

5.09

5.06

5.05

.98

.95

.94

.91

.86

.82

.82

.77

.75

.70

.64

.65

4.63

Sept.

4.57

4.55

4.52

.57

.56

-rH

!52

.50

.49

.44

.59

.54

.52

.28

.27

.21

.21

.16

.15

.07

.04

.02

.01

3.96

5.91

3.87

5.84

5.87

5.84

 
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 33

455. 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 area. 586 sq mi.

Records available. October 1929 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 58.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 11, 1934, chain gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 547 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,460 cfs Dec. 30 (gage height, 14.83 ft); minimum, 42 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 2.14 ft).

1929-59: 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 except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). WSF 802: 1935(M). WSP 972: 1931(M) , 1932, 1934-35, 1939.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except period of toe effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5 to Nov. 3, Nov. 5 to Dec. 28)

2.1

2.2 

2.6 

3.0

95

163

5.0

7.0

11.0

15.0

601

1,140

2,450

4,660

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

11.

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

Ill

266

800

565

376

290

222

182

169

159

149

136

128

121

121

128

133

135

136

128

 131

168

290

376

300

220

188

174

169

165

159

6,795

219

0.374

0.43

Nov.

159

207

445

529

364

280

250

238

222

216

210

205

197

197

199

201

203

*205

207

209

205

195

190

186

188

195

193

193

222

280

6,990

233

0.398

0.44

Dec.

280

238

220

228

260

270

238

207

201

199

b!80

b!80

b200

b!80

b!80

b200

b230

260

270

280

320

320

300

310

353

331

240

276

2,590

4.570

'

17,831

575

0.981

1.13

Jan.

5 520

1,950

1,920

1,410

875

*675

541

541

553

517

445

457

457

493

505

505

625

577

433

469

505

725

990

850

650

553

517

481

457

433

422

24,051

776

1.32

1.53

Feb.

410

387

376

422

919

1.080

825

613

541

517

517

469

517

960

1,080

990

*850

700

675

577

493

469

469

517

505

445

433

422

-

17,178

614

1.05

1.09

Mar.

410

410

398

410

445

625

930

825

601

505

469

445

445

410

387

387

376

353

331

320

331

331

331

310

300

300

376

800

960

750

*l_a _260.

15,531

501

0.855

0.99

Apr,

1,140

930

1,590

2,020

1,380

825

675

589

541

505

493

717

2,800

2.950

2,280

1,170

875

725

700

900

1,110

1,290

1,200

960

775

650

577

529

577

529

31,982

1,066

1.82

2.03

May

Ml

398

376

364

353

331

310

290

260

240

232

*232

270

310

300

250

216

218

320

364

353

433

320

260

220

199

180

165

159

147

158

8,665

280

0.478

0.55

June

145

238

323

445

320

220

172

147

133

120

111

109

100

100

94

84

79

76

76

74

71

69

*65

63

59

57

59

56

52

50

3,767

126

0.215

0.24

July

50

48

64

109

205

111

79

61

57

130

878

1,110

457

240

1,030

2.850

1,740

613

750

589

840

1,230

700

457

a300

260

238

282

445

a3oO

445

16,668

538

0.918

1.06

Aug.

529

445

a290

*a205

158

154

147

135

126

120

allo

a!05

a98

a92

a87

85

81

79

75

71

69

67

65

64

62

59

63

76

78

98

87

3,980

128

0.218

0.25

Sept.

108

133

131

240

150

a!20

300" 422

216

a!38

a95

a74

a63

a61

*a58

59

58

57

57

53

53

52

52

55

46

50

48

48

45

58

3,100

103

0.176

0.20

Calendar year 1958: Max 7,620 Min 98 Mean 791 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.29

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,370 Min 45 Mean 429 Cfsm 0.732 In. 9.94

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 efs). Dee. 50 (10 to 11 a.m.) 4,460 cfs (14.85 ft).________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on .basis of reconstructed gage-height graph. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
34 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

470. Nottoway River near Sebrell, Va.

Location. Lat 36"46'13", long 77°09'59", on right bank at upstream side of highway bridge,

 1 mile downstream from Three Creek 2.5 miles southwest of Sebrell, Southampton County, 

and 5.5 miles upstream from Assamoosick Swamp.

Drainage area. 1,451 sq mi.

Records available. September 1941 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Aug. 23, 1950, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 years, 1,254 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,240 cfs Jan. 3 (gage height, 17.55 ft); mini-

 mum, 82 cfs July 3; minimum gage height, 3.61 ft Sept. 29, 30.

1941-59: 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 by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1333: 1942, 1944, 1948-49.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except period of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-4, June 25 to July 5, July 10)

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

155

354

604

9.0

13.0

16.0

18.0

1,530

3,500

6,200

8,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

E5

E6

E7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ocb.

202

199

264 

755

820

656

539

450

578

532

300 

280

270

250

244

240

240 

238

234

232

236

*250

542

1,250

1.570

1,500

1,030

736

604

500

450

15,791

509

0.351

0.40

Nov.

426

487

604 

764

1.000

880

756

656

591

559

500 

474

450

438

414

402

402 

402

*414

438

414

402

390

378

566

554

354

366

390

474

14,905

497

0.343

0.38

Dec.

552

643

643 

565

539

559

565

552

500

438

414 

414

b400

b400

b400

b400

b500 

578

591

604

682

736

764

736

764

792

764

708

1,150

2,700

5.850

25,883

770

0.531

0.61

Jan.

5,200

7,040

8,100 

7,820

6,800

5,720

*4,520

3,320

2,550

1,890

1,650 

1,420

1,560

1,590

1,390

1,420

1,460 

1,500

1,420

1,250

1,220

1,320

1,690

2,100

2,150

1,850

1,500

1,520

1,250

1,150

1.090

85,660

2,699

1.86

2.14

Feb.

1,050

1,000

940 

940

1,280

1,970

2,450

2,400

1,950

1,610

1,460 

1,320

1,280

1,460

2,100

2,600

2,750 

*2 , 600

2,500

2,010

1,770

1,500

1,320

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,180

1,090

-

46,040

1,644

1.15

1.18

Mar.

1,030

1,030

1,050 

1,000

1,030

1,120

1,460

2,050

2.450

2,300

1,890 

1,570

1,420

1,250

1,120

1,030

970 

940

850

792

736

756

708

708

682

682

708

910

1,590

1,950

2 250

57,772

1,218

0.859

0.97

Apr.

*2,650

5,020

3,260 

3,320

5,500

5,710

5,500

2,600

1,770

1,390

1,280 

1,900

5,520

4,360

5,300

6,200

6.520 

5,400

4,060

5,080

2,700

2,850

3,020

5,260

5,200

2,750

2,100

1,690

1,530

1,500

94,540

5,151

2.17

2.42

May

1,590

1,220

1,050 

940

1,000

1,000

910

764

656

565

500 

462

*458

526

604

617

526 

450

450

552

617

617

708

630

513

450

590

545

510

290

270

19,738

637

0.459

0.51

June

260

280

539 

565

620

660

660

550

450

350

520 

300

250

220

200

180

160 

150

150

140

150

120

110

*110

108

105

100

97

95

94.

8,075

269

0.185

0.21

July

89

86

97 

133

177

354

552

390

246

171

155 

350

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,000

3,500 

4,500

4,500

2,500

1,500

1,500

2,000

1,800

1,600

1,000

800

600

600

600

800

56,100

1,165

0.805

0.93

Aug.

1,000

1,300

1.500 

*1,450

1,060

650

474

450

578

543

321 

290

260

254

208

189

177 

164

157

146

138

131

126

121

118

113

107

105

115

140

191

12,154

391

0.269

0.51

Sept.

216

200

250 

300

550

400

400

250

600

600

500 

300

200

160

140

*135

128 

124

116

115

111

108

105

100

100

102

92

94

92

92

6,480

216

0.149

0.17

Calendar year 1958 : Max 16,700 Min 161 Mean 1,934 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.08

Water year 1958-59 : Max 8,100 Min 86 Mean 1,095 Cfsm 0.753 In. 10.23

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record June 5-24, July 11 to Aug. 4, Sept. 2-16; discharge estimated on basis 

of records for station near Stony Creek.
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 35

495. Blackwater River near Franklin, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°45'45", long 76°53'55", on right bank 0.4 mile south of town of Burdette,

 0.5 mile upstream from Black Creek, 3.3 miles downstream from Corrowaugh Swamp, and 

6 miles north of Franklin, Southampton County.

Drainage area.--613 sq mi.

Records available. August 1944 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--15 years, 603 cfs (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during y&ar, 2,970 cfs Jan. 5 (gage height, 10.40 ft); mini-

 mum daily, 4 cfs June 29, 30; minimum gage height, 0.75 ft July 1.

1944-59: Maximum discharge, 5,450 cfs May 9, 19SS (gage height, 13.47 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 10, 11, 1944 (gage height, O.So ft).

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of about 22 ft (discharge, 21,000 cfs, from 

rating curve extended above 5,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks.--Records good except those below 20 cfs, which are poor. Diversion above station 

by city of Norfolk for municipal supply some years.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except period of indefinite stage-discharge

relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 2,2)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 3

1.4 32

2.0 65

3.0 140

4.0 240

5.0 375

Nov. 4 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

3.0 

4.0

35

126

220

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

11.0

350

550

820

1,260

3,450

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

£2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

f

ean

t)

Oct.

40

38

35

46

71

103

145

180

210

210

180

126

89

73

65

57

51

46

41

32.

34

*54

95

150

170

195

225

252

264 246"

246

3,769

122

0

Nov.

276

336

375

390

390

366

336

294

268

250

232

214

208

193

178

168

158

150

*150

142

134

130

126

126

126

122

119

116

122

138

6,333

211

0

Dec.

154

173

193

203

214

214

203

193

183

173

173

168

150

158

154

150

154

168

173

183

203

220

238

256

274

274

274

322

584

850

1,240

8,269

267

3.0

Jan.

1,970

2,570

2,810

2,890

2,970

2,810

*2,570

2,250

1,900

1,620

1,350

1,160

1,040

920

850

775

730

675

612

600

600

638

688

730

715

700

688

662

638

625

612

40,368

1,302

25.3

Feb.

588

562

525

475

535

612

638

662

662

675

662

638

612

675

760

865

900

*880

850

790

715

662

638

625

588

550

525

488

-

18,360

656

30.6

Mar.

475

462

462

450

440

450

538

575

625

662

675

675

662

612

575

538

500

450

414

390

358

336

315

294

274

250

244

336

374

422

625

14,458

466

11.7

Apr.

*760

BBtT

1,290

1,560

1,690

1,620

1,560

1,410

1,240

1,080

960

985

1,500

2,180

2,490

2.570

2,490

2,330

2,110

1,900

1,760

1,620

1,500

1,410

1,260

1,160

1,060

940

900

850

45,065

1,502

1.1

May

775" 805

700

638

550

488

430

398

350

301

250

193

*150

134

134

146

146

142

138

146

154

154

168

168

158

154

158

134

116

102

88

8 t 568

276

0

June

75

73

146

274

390

390

294

183

116

77

56

42

38

31

23

22

21

17

16

14

e!2

elO

e9

*e8

67

e6

e5

e5

e4

e4

2,368

78.9

0

July

e5

IT

30

142

193

146

88

52

34

40

41

40

59

117

252

462

612

1,020

1,470

1,500

1,290

1,060

850

700

612

562

550

625

625

512

488

14,188

458

13.7

Aug.

562

805

920 863"

*820

700

588

488

440

414

382

329

262

188

142

105

78

58

44

34

28

26

22

19

16

13

11

10

lo

12

14

8,405

271

3.0

Sept.

17

20

45

56

46

54

130

262

336

2BO

158

88

57

39

44

*42

38

43

45

41

36

31

25

20

16

14

12

11

IF

44

2,065

68.8

5.56

Adjusted for diversion by city of Norfolk

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

122 

0.199 

0.23

211 

0.344 

0.38

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

270 

0.440 

0.51

1,327 

2.16 

2.49

687 

1.12 

1.17

478 

0.780 

0.90

1,503 

2.45 

2.73

Observed

276 

0.450 

0.52

Max 5,370 Min 28 Mean 966 

Max 2,970 Min 4 Mean 472

78.9 

0.129 

0.14

472 

0.770 

0.89

Adjusted

274 

0.447 

0.52

74.4 

0.121 

0.14

Mean 966 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.39 

Mean 480 Cfsm 0.783 In. 10.62

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Diversion, in cubic feet per second, by city of Norfolk.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and 

records for station at Zuni (State Water Resources). 4
36 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

515. Meherrin River near Lawrenceville, Va.

Location.--Lat 36"43'00", long 77°49'55", on right bank 50 ft upstream from Gholson Bridge, 

 O'.S mile upstream from Alien Creek, and 3 miles southeast of Lawrenceville, Brunswick 

County.

Drainage area. 553 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1928 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 136.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 17, 1931, chain gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 495 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,660 cfs Dec. 31 (gage height, 22.67 ft); minimum,- 47 cfs July 1.

1928-59: 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, 4.2 cfs Oct. 7, 8, 

1954 (gage height, 0.92 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 972: 1932(M), 1935.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except period of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor for most days above 650 cfs)

Oct. 1 to July 10 July 11 to Sept. 30

1.7 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

132

212

416

8.0

12.0

17.0

22.0

1,490

3,000

5,250

8,100

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.5

48

91

143

3.0 225

4.0 452

8.0 1,490

10.0 2,200

Discharge, in cuoie feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

SI

1,400

772

416

298

236

186

160

149

140

132

122

115

114

114

114

114

111

111

111

114

*132

212

191

167

150

142

138

136

133 

132

6,659

215

0.389

0.45

Nov.

135

219

579

329

234

198

186

179

172

167

161

158

154

154

154

154

154

*154

154

152

149

146

143

143

143

146

146

145

171

196

5,473

182

0.329

0.37

Dec.

207

171

161

167

180

184

167

158

154

154

132

96

b!30

blOO

blOO

b!20

b!20

b!50

b!80

226

249

258

247

241

258

225

198

419

4,900

7.570 

6,470

24,092

777

1.41

1.62

Jan.

1,140

2.200

1,700

866

622

462

*394

450

405

350

350

372

372

394

416

405

660

517

340

428

428

754

1,310

660

498

439

405

385

350

340 

 329

18,739

604

1.09

1.26

Feb.

308

288

288

361

1.590

1,170

622

486

439

416

405

361

442

1,280

1,030

1,110 "710

572

*510

428

372

350

372

405

416

350

329

329

 .

15,539

555

1.00

1.04

Mar.

318

308

298

308

308

421

1,030

585

416

372

350

329

318

298

288

288

278

258

247

243

249

258

247

236

252

234

308

1,280

762

548 

*1.580

12.995

419

0.758

0.87

Apr.

893

736

3,380

1,750

866

635

535

462

428

405

394

545

5.710

2,890

1,210

866

685

572

572

1,230

1,610

947

1,030

893

685

560

498

450

474

428

30,459

1,015

1.84

2.05

May

372

340

308

687

670

372

298

268

240

226

221

230

234

268

221

198

182

191

258

268

226

249

243

205

174

156

148

143

138

132 

133

7,999

258

0.467

0.54

June

142

148

222

240

TfT

139

125

114

105

102

98

93

92

88

79

75

74

70

70

68

66

64

62

*59

60

60

56

54

51

49

2,896 95:5

0.175

0.19

July

51

61

446

301

107

73

62

56

52

1,110

2.210

331

195

365

1,270

773

262

175

176

234

532

553

302

272

162

152

215

669

468

527 

719

12,881

416

0.752

0.87

Aug.

411

243

180

146

*135

126

119

116

116

111

102

96

89

84

79

76

72

68

66

65

60

57

a54

a52

a300

142

81

70

74

104

129

3,623

117

0.212

0.24

Sept.

193

185

173

139

112

539

648

204

143

108

95

84

76

a72

a72

*a70

a65

a65

a65

a65

a60

a 60

a60

a60

a60

a55

a55

a50

a50

alOO

3,783

126

0.228

0.25

Calendar year 1958: Max 9,080 Min 90 Mean 717 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.60

Water year 1958-59: Max 7,570 Min 49 Mean 398 Cfsm 0.720 In. 9.75

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs).--Dec. 31 (12:30 a.m.) 8,660 cfs (22.67 ft)j Apr. 14 (1 a.m.) 4,660 

cfs (15.76 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for 

Nottoway River near Stony Creek.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 37

532. Potecasi Creek near Union, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°22', long 77°02', on downstream side of county highway bridge, 2f miles 

 north of Union, Hertford County, 3 miles downstream from Cutawhiskie Swamp, and 

85- miles upstream from Bells Branch.

Drainage area. 191 sq mi.

Records available. March 1958 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is about mean sea level (by barometer). 

Prior to Dec. 1, 1958, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,360 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 11.62 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs July 1. , , , , , ^...i , ,

1958-59: Maximum discharge, 4,050 cfs May 10, 1958 (gage height, 19.12 ft); minimum, that of July 1, 1959. **-,*,

Flood in 1929 reached a stage of 19.1 ft (discharge, 4,050 cfs), and flood in 

August 1940 reached a stage of 24.1 ft (discharge, 7,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs), from information furnished by North Carolina State Highway 

Commission.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for period of ice effect or those below 10 cfs, which 

are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

*1.1

4.1

32

89

122

95

62

43

34

29

24 

20

15

13

11

8.4

6.5

5.0

4.0

3.3

4.0

11

16 

19

20

18

16

22

38 

46

46

877.4

28.3

0.148

0.17

Nov.

42

60

92

*111

95

86

89

95

92

89

84 

76

68

60

54

49

45

42

37

35

52

50

28 

27

26

25

25

24

26 

27

1,671

55.7

0.292

0.55

Dec.

28

*28

28

28

28

29

29

29

29

28

28 

28

b28

b28

b50

b52

b55

b40

47

56

66

74

78 

89

98

95

84

108

424

860

3,392

109

0.571

0.66

Jan.

940

1,010

1.050

960

860

740

580

475

586

510

276 

253

203

194

185

181

177

157

161

153

150

173

238 

260

248

265

276

270

254 

233

218

11,796

381

1.99

2.30

Feb.

198

177

165

TIT

*464

715

715

735

715

635

550 

453

395

379

379

365

365

352

359

326

302

262

235 

220

205

192

182

178

-

10,377

371

1.94

2.02

Mar.

174

174

*187

205

215

356

585

585

565

620

585" 655 

483

379

302

256

220

182

157

137

125

118

107 

97

91

85

9T

149

165 

166

344

8,540

275

1.44

1.66

Apr.

*453

499

775

1,020

1,200

1,220

1,050

855

620

455

514 

504

665

975

1,170

1.560

1,280

1,070

815

620

499

534

735 

815

900

835

695

530

379

*272

22,890

763

3.99

4.46

May

205

161

125

110

97

79

65

54

44

37

31 

28

24

23

20

14

11

9.5

*10

*9.5

8.5

8.3

10'9.2 

7.9

5.7

4.5

3.6

2.8 

2.2

7.6

1,227.3

39.6

0.207

0.24

June

54

82

94

94

62

54

48

37

26

17

13 

10

20

44

56

*22

*11

6.6

4.5

3.1

2.1

1.5

1.2 

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4 

.5

767.0

25.6

0.154

0.15

July

0.1

25

96

62

20

9.5

5.0

2.7

1.7

5.8

40 

142

267

215

*225

176

157

153

121

94

65

44

54 

29

25

21

20

27

62

*58

120

2,281.5

75.6

0.585

0.44

Aug.

521

313

210

98

52

*68

64

56

94

70

45 

28

19

13

9.6

6.9

5.2

3.8

4.0

4.6

4.2

3.7

2*1 

6.8

26

24

*19

20

21 

26

26

1,664.2

53.7

0.281

0.32

Sept.

20

22

32

50

70

115

393

660

590

460

358 

259

180

115

74

50

*36

26

19

14

11

8.4

6.5 

*5.0

4.0

3.1

2.6

2.3

375

3,591.0

120

0.628

0.70

Calendar year 1958 : Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59 : Max 1,360 Min 0.3 Mean 189 Cfsm 0.990 In. 13.45

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
38 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 

535. Ahoskie Creek at Ahoskie, N. C.

Location Lat 36°17' , long 77 C 00' , on right bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on State 

 Highway 350, half a mile upstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, and threequarters of a mile southwest of Ahoskie, Hertford County.

Drainage area. 64,3 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1950 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 22 ft (by barometer). Prior to May 24, 

1951, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 61.6 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 635 cfs Aug. 1, 2 (gage height, 7.07 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 1.

1950-59: Maximum discharge, 1,420 cfs Sept. 22, 1955 (gage height, 8.77 ft); no 

flow at times during most years.

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 11.1 ft, from floodmark witnessed by local 

resident (discharge not determined).

Remarks. Records good except those below 30 cfs and those for period of no gage-height 

record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except period of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 19 to Dec. 28, May 17-20)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 29 Dec. 30 to Sept. 30

Q.Z 

.5

1.0 

2.0 

3.5 

7.5

4.8 

5.0 

5.2 

5.6 

6.0

15

25

41

96

186

3.9

4.0 

4.2 

4.4 

4.6 

4.8

0.2 

.7 

2.0 

4.5 

8.0 

15

5.0 

5.Z 

5.4 

5.8 

6.4 

7.0

25

42

67

148

335

600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IS

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

23

23

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*0.2

10

27

44

39

49

52

52

48

38

30

24

18

14

9.5

7

5

3.5

2.5 "

e

20

12

8

7.5

6.5

6

5

4

3

2 5

555.2

17.9

0.278

0.32

Nov.

2.5

14

13

*12

13

15

17

17

Dec. Jan.

6.5

6.5

6

6

6

6

5.5

5

17 5

18

18

IB

16

5

4.5

5

b5

15 b5

14

13

13

13

14

14

13

11

9.5

9

e

B

8

7.5

7.5

7

375.0

12.5

0.194

0.22

b6

b7

b8

b9

11

14

16

17

18

22

24

24

26

43

173

*322

474

1,291.0

41.6

0.647

0.75

442

3TT

260

215

186

158

134

117

100

85

69

60

56

56

54

53

53

51

49

46

46

76

74

93

112

119

117

102

87

72

63

3,552

115

1.79

2.05

Feb.

53

48

72" 43

*163

272

375

359

274

206

163

132

119

112

110

108

108

110

106

94

80

67

63

61

56

57

54

54

-

3,519

126

1.96

2.04

Mar.

54

54

56

61

66

187

260

323

307

242

184

143

114

93

76

67

59

52

48

42

40

36

32

30

27

25

2T

30

30

41

63

2,869

92.5

1.44

1.66

Apr.

*87

132

184

224

242

221

170

132

100

76

63

87

185

312

433

391

270

200

163

141

130

203

278

347

339

251

184

136

104

*74

5,859

195

3.03

3.39

May

60

48

38

32

26 .

23

18

14

10

S

7

5.5

5.5

6

5

4

3.S

3

3

#2

2

1.5

1.5

1.5

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6 

1

332.9

10.7

0.166

0.19

June

2

2

f.S

1

.7

T4**^

.4

.4

.5

.7

.8

2

1

.6

.4

.5

.6

.6

.7

.8

.8

.9

1

1

1

.9

1

1

28,6

0.95

0.015

0.02

July

1

22

63

18

8.5

4

2.5

1.5

a!8~

a!2

aB

alS

aSO

alSO

*a!30

91

64

46

31

28

20

12

8

5.5

25

137

1S6

311

364

420

2,252.9

72.7

1.13

1.30

Aug.

600

546

324

197

143

98

67

81

90

67

53

41

30

21

13

8

5

3

2

1.5

1

.6

.4

. 6

3

1.5

*.S

.5

2

^ 86

2,514.6

81.1

1.26

1.45

Sept.

85

59

36

26

26

79

178

209

200

143

96

61

41

26

20

14

*10

7

5.5

4

3

2.5

2

2

1.5

1

.9

79" .7

1.5

1,341.5

44.7

0.695

0.78

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,080 Min 0.1 Mean 93.8 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.82

Water year 1958-59 : Max 600 Mln 0.2 Mean 67.1 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.17

* 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.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 39

550. Roanoke River at Roanoke, Va.

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.--February 1899 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some

 periods, published in WSP 1303. Records for July 1896 to January 1899 published in 

WSP 11, 15, and 27, and 20th Annual Report, Part 4, have been found to be unreliable, 

due to doubtful gage-height record, and should not be used.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 906.84 ft above mean sea level (levels by

 tTorps of Engineers). Prior to June 7, 1937, wire-weight or chain gage on downstream 

side of highway bridge 50 ft upstream at same da^um.

» 

Average discharge. 60 years, 381 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,900 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 13.28 ft); min-

 imum, 45 cfs Dec. 16 (gage height, 0.47 ft).

1899-1959: Maximum discharge, 26,400 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 18.25 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of slopearea measurement, 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. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplants above 

station prior to 1949.

Revisions (water years). WSP 972: 1928, 1930, 1933. WSP 1433: 1899-1904, 1914-17(M), 

1918-24, 1925-34(M), 1935, 1936-40(M). See also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.5

48

90

155

285

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

7.7

560

1,260

3,070

6,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

"6

7

8

9

10

11

IE

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

79

84

85

82

80

77

*74

74

76

73

70

70

70 

74

71

68

TQ

70

73

90

84

94

100

104

88

88

87

84

82

82

77

2,480

80.0

0.206

0.24

Nov.

82

98

106

102

90

85

82

79

79

82

84

82

79 

79

79

80

84

*85

84

79

76

77

77

1

77

76

77

76

92

126

152

2,586

86.2

0.222

0.25

Dec.

100

85

92

96

94

90

85

77

79

79

73

64

77 

79

74

63

76

82

80

77

79

76

76

76

79

76

60

248

*4.280

1,380

755

8,807

284

0.732

0.84

Jan.

a350

a200

a!60

a!40

a!20

*a!30

168

172

155

130

130

124

130 

142

140

152

128

100

120

138

165

1,790

995

592

435

345

294

265

234

210

195

8,549

276

0.711

0.82

Feb.

180

170

162

165

170

158

142

140

140

140

138

130

175 

261

265_

*265

257

242

224

192

168

180

172

180

160

148

138

135

-

4,997

178

0.459

0.48

Mar.

132

132

128

124

130

534

638

447

355

308

265

257

265 

242

231

217

198

 180

170

162

160

158

158

148

138

130

350

514

360

365

402

7,998

258

0.665

0.77

Apr.

375

360

335

360

355

316

*285

253

234

217

242

808

2.420 

1,340

960

768

644

547

554

890

638

658

1,920

1,480

995

768

651

606

528

430

20,937

698

1.80

2.01

May

375

326

294

285

298

261

238

217

204

201

*198

186

217 

.238

192

172

16O

155

148

152

170

217

217

175

152

140

T55

234

336 265"

402

6,980

225

0.580

0.67

June

277

958

820

521

340

265

231

186

162

148

138

132

142 

126

114

110

106

104

100

96

94

87

87

108

104

96

85

79

74

IP5,960

199

0.513

0.57

July

67

67

64

64

63

63

*66

66

61

63

61

64

110 

90

85

73

67

73

71

85

80

189

246

126

96

118

222

237

183

195

145

3,260

105

0.271

0.31

Aug.

135

128

108

*192

477

231

160

132

118

106

94

87

80 

76

73

70

67

66

73

70

71

71

63

104

66

64

58

56

61

90

293

3,540

114

0.294

0.34

Sept.

269

253

160

126

108

100

108

114

*100

92

84

77

74 

71

70

70

68

68

67

66

66

63

61

59

59

58

56

58

117

*6,590

9,132

304

0.784

0.88

Calendar year 1958: Max 5,160 Min 6O Mean 413 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.46

Water year 1958-59: Max 6,390 Mln 56 Mean 233 Cfsm 0.6O1 In. 8.18

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs).--Dec. 29 (11 a.m.) 6,65O cfs (7.76 ft); Sept. 30 (12 p.m.) 14,900 

cfs (13.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

records for stations at Niagara and Toshes.
40 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

551. Tinker Creek near Daleville, Va.

Location. Lat 37°25'03", long 79"56'08", on left bank 300 ft downstream from footbridge, 

 1,100 ft downstream from Norfolk and Western Railway bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from unnamed tributary, half a mile south of Glebe mills, and 1.3 miles northwest 

of Daleville, Botetourt County.

Drainage area. 11.5 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1956 to September 1959,

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,220 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 418 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 4.98 ft); minimum, 

0.9 cfs July 7 (gage height, 1.14 ft).

1956-59: Maximum discharge, 455 cfs May 5, 1958 (gage height, 5.20 ft); minimum, 

that of July 7, 1959. %

Flood in 1940 reached a stage of 9.0 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good except those below 5 cfs, which are fair. Some pumpage for irrigation occurred during low flow.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 2 to Dec. 28)

Oct. 1 to'Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 3O

1.2 0.6

1.3 1.6

1.4 3.8

1.5 6.6

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

10

28

68

1.2 1.6

1.3 3.0

1.4 5.0

1.5 7.4

1.6 11

2.0

2.5 72

3.0 122

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

ze

27

28 

29 

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.6

3.8 

3.8

3.8 

3.6

3.4

*3T4

3.4

3.4

3.4

4.6

5.8

4.4

4.4

4.9

4.6

4.9

5.5

5.8

5.5

5.8

8^0.

6.9 

6.3 

6.3

6.3

6.9

6.6 

5.2 

4.1

4.1

153.5

4.95

0.430

0.50

Nov.

3.8

fcf

3.4

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

*2.0

1*8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0 

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.9 

2.9

1.8

77.2

2.57

0.223

0.25

Dec. Jan.

l.s| 9.7

1.8 

2.0

2.5

1.8

1.6

'1.61.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.5 

1.6 

1.5

1.4

1.5

14 

S

9.3

131.3

4.24

0.369

0.42

9.0 

9.0

8.0 

7.6

*6.6

6.3

6.3

6.6

6.9

6.0

5.8

6.3

6.0

6.3

6.3

5.8

5.8

5^5

6.3

7.3

3414" 

11 

9.5

8.4

7.8

7.4 

6.8 

6.8

6.3

255.4

8.24

0.717

0.83

Feb.

5.8

6.0 

6.0

6.3

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.0

778

6.8

6.8

*6.3

6.6

6.6

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.6

6.0 

5.8 

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

165.4

5.91

0.514

0.53

Mar.

5.4

5.4 

5.2

fc*

33IB"

12

10

9.5

8.8

11

8.8

8.1

7.8

7.4

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.0 

5.8 

5.8

5.8

16

9.5 

8.8 

9.8

8.8

272.7

8.80

0.765

0.88

Apr.

a. 4

11

9.5

9.5 

8.8

8.1

7.8

*7.2

6^8.

7.2

9.8

54

45

29

22

20

17

16

16

16

14

20

40 

25 

22

18

17

16 

15 

14

530.1

17.7

1.54

1.71

May

13

12 

12

12 

11

9.8

9.5

8.4

8.1

8.1

7.8

7.8

*10

8.1

7.2

6.8

6.6

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.8

6.3

5.8 

5.6 

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.4 

5.4

t *g

240.7

7.76

0.675

0.78

June

5.4

.ifg

sis

5.4

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.4

4.0 

3.6 

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.0 

370 

3.0

136.0

4.53

0.394

0.44

July

5.0

3.0 

2.9

2.9 

2.9

2.9

*2.8

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.6

5.4

3.8

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.2

3.0

3.0

H

4.0

£,6.

3T8 

3.2 

3.2

3.2

101.3

3.27

0.284

0.33

Aug.

4.6

3.8

3.8

1*1 *4.6

3.4

3.0

4.3

4.0

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.4

3.8

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8 

4.2 

3.4

2.9

2.9

2.9 

3.4 

3.8

5.6

105.7

3.41

0.297

0.34

Sept.

6.6

3.2 

2.6

2.2 

2.0

2.1

2.1

1.8

*1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

fct

1.6

1.7

2.1

2.1 

5.2 

110

172.6

5.75

0.500

0.56

Calendar year 1958 : Max 117 Min 1.4 Mean 14.3 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.88

Water year 1958-59: Max 110 Min 1.4 Mean 6.42 Cfsm 0.558 In. 7.57

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). Sept. 30 (3 p.m.) 418 cfs (4.98 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 41

560. Roanoke River at Niagara, Va.

Location. Lat 37°15'18", long 79°52'18", on right bank 200 ft downstream from powerplant 

of Appalachian Electric Power Co. at Niagara, Roanoke County, 2 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 1959.

Oage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 820.15 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 33 years, 517 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum peak discharge during year, 8,180 cfs Dec. 29 (gage height, 11.08 ft, 

from high-water mark): a higher discharge and stage occurred at midnight Sept. 30 

(20,100 cfs, 14.85 ft) on a rising stage preceding a peak on Oct. 1, 1959; minimum, 

1.7 cfs Aug. 4 (gage height, 0.34 ft); minimum daily, 79 cfs July 7.

1926-59: 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, 1.0 cfs Oct. 16, 20, 1956; minimum daily, 8 cfs Oct. 9, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those below 150 cfs, which are fair, 

dam and powerplant 200 ft above station.

Low flow regulated by

Revisions (water years). WSP 892: 

WSP 972:1927(7(M) , 19

1928(M), 1930(M) , 1933(M) , 1935-36(M) , 1938(M). 

'929(M), 1934(M), 1937(M). WSP 1303: 1928, 1930, 1933-38, 1940.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.4

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

75

103

221

520

915

2.O8O 

3,800 

6,400 

9,950

1.2 

1.4 

2.0 

3.0 

4.O

75

103

221

526

955

6.0

8.0

1O.O

12.0

2,080

3,800

6,400

9,950

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

00

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

166

174

168

161

158

156

*150

152

141

140

140

130

146

132

146

132

132

126

T45

176

158

182

173

185

162

150

176 

162

176

159

159

4,813

155

0.303

0.35

Nov.

142

184

182

184

170

149

154

144

142

146

152

148

140

146

134

139

152

138

153

136

141

140

130

138

141

131

140 

174

202

250

4,602

153

0.299

0.33

Dec.

176

152

150

200

130

160

140

144

144

145

132

118

125

147

146

129

143

156

154

138

142

146

122

180

139

148

133 

a400

aS.OOO

a2,000

al,100

12,439

401

0.785

0.91

Jan.

a600

a400

a300

a250

a230

*a240

278

330

306

192

214

264

235

202

276

278

190

188

214

264

263

2.05O

1,180

78O

597

497

440 

411

351

336

£58

12,594

406

0.795

0.92

Feb.

300

313

276

240

286

313

216

205

2S3

264

237

205

309

354

400

*414

388

466

292

236

242

226

329

254

281

258

247 

2O8

-

8,021

286

0.560

0.58

Mar.

226

212

230

242

254

875

890

658

442

454

466

372

447

416

357

306

372

311

296

294

288

241

309

192

316

216

538 

668

554

578

580

12,600

406

0.795

0.92

Apr.

528

560

528

492

584

484

*436

438

352" 348

474

988

2.850

1,620

1,160

978

842

674

715

1,010

764

810

2,130

1,680

1,180

932

811 

736

638

548

26,290

876

1.71

1.91

May

502

465

450

445

422

372

295

384

295

260

322

*323

312

388

304

250

250

224

?54

316

285

351

334

330

250

254

262

354

436

363

548

10,600

342

0.669

0.77

June

474

1.610

1,050

680

518

422

288

370

262

244

228

227

238

214

188

207

212

128

195

206

111

169

204

194

132

216

115

207

118

130

9,557

319

0.624

0.70

July

139

113

133

158

154

138

*79

104

140

111

106

195

222

134

202

138

100

203

109

209

208

286

428

230

130

342

395

33O

290

272

6,223

201

0.393

0.45

Aug.

282

346

180

334

646

420

260

231

230

217

136

174

178

133

112

204

114

216

116

1O6

175

194

100

181

142

110

92 

193

102

178

651

6,753

218

0.427

0.49

Sept.

466

324

304

198

196

210

138

220

212

*129

183

178

122

104

192

102

132

107

170

116

98

112

122

117

96

105

142 

124

290

 9 * 250

14,259

475

0.930

1.04

Calendar year 1958: Max 6,880 Mln 103 Mean 586 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.56

Water year 1958-59: Max 9,250 Mln 79 Mean 353 Cfsm 0.691 In. 9.37

Peak discharge (base, 7,OOO cfs),--Dec. 29 (time unknown) 8,180 cfs (11.OS 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 stations at Roanoke and near Toshes.
42 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

570. Blackwater River near Onion 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. October 1924 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 693.13 ft above mean sea level. Prior bo 

Nov. 22, 1929, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 35 years, 225 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum peak discharge during year, 4,810 cfs Dec. 29 (gage height, 9.10 ft); 

a higher discharge and stage occurred at midnight Sept. 30 (6,030 cfs, 10.58 ft) on a 

rising stage preceding a peak on Oct. 1, 1959; minimum, 31 cfs July 7,8,9.

1924-59: 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 fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years) . WSF 892: 1930(M) , 1933(M) , 1938-39(M) . WSP 1303: 1926-29(M).

Rating table, water yew 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, und discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 17 to July 13)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0

2.5 

3.5 

5.5 

8.0

150

380

930

2,060

3,930

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

79

92

89

84

84

79

74

74

77

77

72

68

65

68

70

70

70

68

68

70

74

86

122

103

84

79

79

* 77

77

77

74

2,430

78.4

0.377

0.43

Nov.

81

103

115

100

89

84

81

81

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

81

81

81

77

74

74

74

74

77

77

77

79

112

126

2,530

84.3

0.405

0.45

Dec.

92

*89

92

98

98

89

84

84

86

84

b80

b70

b60

b60

b60

b70

b80

b90

b90

b80

b90

b80

b80

b80

b90

bSO

b80

402

5,510

688

345

6,961

225

1.08

1.24

Jan.

266

330

253

204

186

b!70

b!70

b!90

b!90

b!90

b!90

b200

*b250

b200

blSO

b!50

b!20

106

b!30

blSO

158

414

302

208

182

174

170

162

154

150

146

6,045

195

0.937

1.08

Feb.

140

132

136

150

154

143

129

126

129

129

132

122

175

208

182

166

154

150

143

129

122

129

132

*136

129

122

122

122

3,938

141

0.678

0.70

Mar.

118

118

118

122

118

848

432

258

208

190

170

170

162

150

143

140

129

122

122

118

118

118

115

112

112

109

166

194

143

178

212

5,533

178

0.856

0.99

Apr.

174

207

315

244

235

204

*186

178

166

158

174

385

858

424

315

248

208

190

212

222

178

208

424

365

271

230

204

194

182

166

7,725

258

1.24

1.38

May

154

146

143

150

271

166

136

126

118

118

122

118

143

158

129

118

115

115

*118

129

150

143

122

112

106

103

153

106

118

136

140

4,132

133

0.639

0.74

June

126

370

380

199

154

132

122

112

106

100

98

95

103

100

81

74

74

72

72

70

68

65

*61

65

72

65

58

50

45

11

3,230

108

0.519

0.58

July

41

45

38

36

35

32

32

32

33

58

42

40

47

327

291

84

63

58

54

586

247

100

95

86

86

84

83

77

86

86

112

3,116

101

0.486

0.56

Aug.

89

176

118

151

880

186

214

292

143

103

*89

84

77

72

70

70

72

74

65

63

65

61

59

58

54

63

56

52

56

58

445

4,115

133

0.639

0.74

Sept.

528

276

162

115

98

257

771

558

208

140

112

98

89

81

77

77

74

72

72

70

70

*70

65

65

63

61

61

61

151

5.040

7,642

255

1.23

1.37

Calendar year 1958 : Max 3,310 Min 65 Mean 239 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.62

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,310 Min 32 Mean 157 Cfsm 0.755 In. 1O.26

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Dec. 29 (2 p.m.) 4,810 cfs (9.10 ft); July 14 (10:30 p.m.) 2,190 

cfs (5.68 ft); July 20 (9 p.m.) 4,250 cfs (8.42 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 43

575. Roanoke (Staunton) River near Toshes, Va.

Location. Lat 37°02'03", long 79°31'18", on right bank if miles downstream from Wltchers 

Creek, 3 miles upstream from Plgg 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 1959.

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. 34 years, 1,001 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum peak discharge during year, 16,600 cfs Dec. 29 (gage height, 14.13 ft); 

a higher discharge and stage occurred at midnight Sept. 30 (20,800 cfs, 16.27 ft) on a 

rising stage preceding a peak on Oct. 1, 1959; minimum, 86 cfs Dec. 12, result of 

freezeup.

floo

1925-59: Maximum discharge, 70,000 cfs Aug. 15. 1940 (gage height, 27.36 ft, from 

oodmark) , 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, 55 cfs Sept. 14, 1954.

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). WSP 1303: 

1927-30(M) .

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except period of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 4 to Dec. £8)

1.1 

1.4 

2.0

156

304

685

4.0

7.0

12.0

2,570

5,850

13,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3 

4

5.

6

7

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.

311

388

357 

352

334

320

304

308

308

311

297

277

2Tf 

290

298

308

291

296

296

300

336

366

484

428

396

352

346

*348

325

328

316

10,248

331

0.325

0.37

Nov.

332

390

442 

390

34S

337

316

312

300

298

308

299

301 

312

304

302

301

314

312

309

294

294

284

290

298

292

296

294

450

459

9,778

326

0.320

0.36

Dec.

378

*336

334 

362

368

339

327

290

309

308

262

217

b200 

b200

b200

b300

b320

b340

b340

b310

b320

b320

b300

313

324

251

304

817

12.700

4,700

1,930

28,319

914

0.896

1.03

Jan.

1,310

1,440

1,120 

860

766

513

566

712

608

542

498

578

*615 

602

616

652

531

416

468

584

562

1,970

2.780

1,510

1,140

920

814

734

684

632

605

26,348

850

0.833

0.96

Feb.

578

540

534 

550

586

558

503

486

498

494

489

480

s§a

821

a5o

755

708

673

663

607

542

532

590

*561

564

500

518

486

15,214

579

0.568

0.59

Mar.

480

472

496 

481

476

2.620

2,180

1,450

1,080

958

879

816

812 

748

709

686

659

602

589

568

573

534

538

528

440

568

718

1,150

979

1,000

1,070

25,859

834

0.818

0.94

Apr.

1,020

1,060

1,350 

1,150

1,130

970

*927

840

7S8

718

748

1,480

ffl

2,370

1,870

1,570

1,300

1,310

1,720

1,580

1,410

2,930

3,410

2,370

1,820

1,480

1,300

1 180

1,''50

49,261

1,642

1.61

1.80

May

936

828

792 

739

928

832

687

573

676

562

590

558

593

756

638

556

520

514

*536

505

590

596

598

548

471

444

432

454

574

734

718

19,478

628

0.616

0.71

June

710

1,610

5,150

1,4BO

896

739

591

556

484

444

428

406

403 

408

354

346

350

340

324

324

326

302

*314

326

346

316

319

256

268

255

17,329

578

0.567

0.63

July

234

246

220 

220

214

207

214

200

190

454

299

214

232

483

859

362

268

228

256

1,590

2.540

452

480

542

357

298

566

543

495

474

556

14,293

461

0.452

0.52

Aug.

450

695

535

346

1.680

1,040

586

908

839

438

*371

308

292

270

266

236

256

240

236

243

218

239

218

216

248

228

212

202" 192

238

1,320

13,766

444

0.435

0.50

Sept.

1,510

936

658 

444

360

346

850

1,180

514

422

335

325

289 

285

254

278

264

255

242

240

248

*253

229

228

221

210

'225 206

369

7.590

19,561

652

0.639

0.71

Calendar year 1958: Max 12,700 Mln 277 Mean 1,193 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.86

Water year 1958-59: Max 12,700 Mln 190 Mean 686 Cfsm 0.673 In. 9.12

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 cfs).--Dec. 29 (2 p.m.) 16,600 cfs (14.13 ft); July 20 (11:30 p.m.) 

10,800 cfs (10.58 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lc<.
44 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

585. Pigg River near Toshes, Va.

Location. Lat 36°59'01", long 79°30 I 52", on right bank 0.5 mile downstream from Pryingpan 

Creek and 1.7 miles northwest of Toshes, Pittsylvania County.

Drainage area. 394 sq mi.

Records available. August 1930 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 602.55 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 29 years, 396 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,200 cfs Dec. 29 (gage height, 21.33 ft); minimum daily, 100 cfs July 9.

1930-59: 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 measurement 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 fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. 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.

Iiating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 24 to Nov. l)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 6, 

Sept. S-30 Mar. 7 to Sept. 7

3.2 

3.5

4.0 

6.0

112

170

300

1,150

9.0

15.0

20.0

2,680

6,900

12,500

3.1 

3.5

4.0

110

195

340

6.0 

9.0

1,150

2,680

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

225

258

235

235

213

206

213

199

185

208

185

183

183

190

183

194

174

204

188

188

213

235

294

264

210

183

192

*208

188

194

188

6,418

207

0.525

0.61

Nov.

192

294

300

270

222

213

208

204

201

199

210

201

201

199

199

194

192

213

204

199

192

194

192

197

197

197

197

204

282

261

6,428

214

0.543

0.61

Dec.

222

*208

210

238

235

215 204'

199

201

206

192

b!50

b!40

b!40

b!40

b!70

b200

b220

b220

b200

b210

b210

b200

b200

b200

bl70

b!90

1,110

12.000

3,650

880

22,930

740

1.88

2.16

Jan.

700

1.080

700

530

422

335

402

410

360

b350

b350

b400

*b500

374

362

384

334

b300

b300

b350

316

764

688

450

378

344

318

304

292

280

274

13, 351

431

1.09

1.26

Feb.

265

257

260

306

371

316

273

270

268

276

265

244

322

"SEo" 389

318

302

284

280

257

239

ZIS

273

*281

257

244

240

242

_

7,905

282

0.716

0.75

Mar.

254

216

250

236

234

2.460

1,110

528

422

364

342

336

326

290

292

280

269

257

250

248

250

254

241

235

232

232

322

364

278

340

413

12,125

391

0.992

1.14

Apr.

340

378

525

440

380

340

*301

284

275

263

344

1,320

2.500

948

600

475

401

358

430

980

528

528

880

745

528

436

383

364

342

326

16,942

565

1.43

1.60

May

302

294

284

278

998

440

331

300

270

2 53

264

252

292

390

280

254

248

252

*269

249

336

300

270

238

221

217

219

218

244

280

244

9,292

300

0.761

0.88

June

258

436

728

320

280

236

219

205

199

193

188

184

181

170

161

162

158

160

164

148

150

147

*141

184

174

159

143

130

124

118

6,220

207

0.525

0.59

July

121

156

138

122

116

112

114

110

100

255

150

120

120

250

500

200

150

130

130

1,000

1.500

300

210

200

190

180

180

180

180

200

280

7,689

248

0.629

0.73

Aug.

230

350

250

200

1.000

600

350

400

350

250

*170

154

146

143

135

133

130

138

136

143

122

118

112

T56

164

124

118

112

112

135

544

7,205

232

0.589

0.68

Sept.

1,370

446

316

206

176

255

1,070

1,430

406

261

215

177

164

160

166

158

150

150

142

154

125

*144

133

131

125

125

116

123

192

3.000

11,786

393

0.997

1.11

Calendar year 1958 : Max 12,000 Min 140 Mean 503 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.33

Water year 1958-59 : Max 12,000 Min 100 Mean 351 Cfsm 0.891 In. 12.12

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs).--Dec. 29 (8 p.m.) 14,200 cfs (21.33 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record May 8, 9, July 8 to Aug. 11; discharge estimated on basis of records 

for nearby stations.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 45

605. Roanoke (Staunton) River at Altavista, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°06'16", long 79°17'44", on right bank 12 ft upstream from highway

bridge, a quarter of a mile south of Altavista, 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 ml.

Records available. August 1930 to September 1959.

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 50 ft 

downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 1,923 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 31,800 cfs Dec. 30 (gage height, 24.71 ft); minimum daily, 346 cfs July 9.

1930-59: Maximum discharge, 105,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 40.08 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 52,000 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 except those for periods of ice effect and doubtful or no gageheight record, which are poor. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant 

at Niagara, 69 miles above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 892; 1938(M) . WSP972: 1931-33.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except period of ice effect (gage height,

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control, method used Sept. 9-15)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 29 Dec. 30 to Sept. 30

3.0 440

4.0 930

5.0 1,680

9.0 5,400

13.0 9,600

17.0 15,500

£1.0 23,500

2.6 330

3.0 490

4.0 1,020

6.0 2,700

9.0

13.0

17.0

21.0

5,400

9,600

15,500

23,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

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.

635

785

785

735

735

685 

660

660

660

660

660

610 

585

585

610

610

635

610

635

610

635

710

930

1.000

810

760

*685

685

685

660 

660

21,370

689

0.382

0.44

Nov.

660

760

930

965

810

760 

735

710

710

685

685

685 

685

685

685

710

685

710

735

710

710

685

685

660

685

685

685

710

810

1.070

22,085

736

0.408

0.46

Dec.

*870

760

760

785

840

785 

735

660

685

685

660

540 

bSOO

b450

b450

b450

b700

bSOO

bSOO

b700

b750

b750

b700

b700

710

635

540

713

18,500

25.100 

4,970

65,683

2,119

1.18

1.36

Jan.

3,240

3,600

3,150

2,340

2,070

1,710 

1,420

1,540

1,580

1,420

1,300

*1.200 

1,300

1,450

1,700

1,900

1,800

1,600

1,300

1,300

1,500

2,800

5.090

3,060

2,250

2,000

1,800

1,700

1,600

1,500 

1,450

61,670

1,989

1.10

1.27

Feb.

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,600

1,400 

1,200

1,100

1.050

1,050

1,050

1,050 

1,100

1,600

1.800

1,600

1,450

1,350

1,300

1,200

1,100

1,100

*1,150

1,200

1,100

1,050

1,050

1,050

-

35,300

1,261

0.700

0.73

Mar.

1,050

1,050

1,000

1,050

1,050

5,000 

6.120

3,150

2,340

2,000

1,800

1,700 

1,600

1,500

1,400

1,400

1,300

1,200

1,200

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,000

1,000

900

1,000

1,500

2,200

2,200

2,000 

2,200

54,210

1,749

0.971

1.12

Apr.

2,200

2,200

2,700

2,520

2,250

*2,050 

2,000

1,800

1,600

1.500

1,500

2,900 

9.270

6,966

4,500

3,510

2,880

2,520

2,340

3,870

3,330

2,880

4,140

5,900

4,320

3,420

2,790

2,400

2,200

2,000

94,390

3,146

1.75

1.95

May

1,800

1,700

1,600

1,600

2.200

2,100 

1,500

1,300

1,400

1,200

1,200

1,100 

1,100

1,500

1,400

1,200

1,100

*1,100

1,020

1,020

1,090

1,260

1,160

1,120

990

900

870

870

930

1,090 

1,260

39,680

1,280

0.710

0.82

June

1,300

1,380

5.660

2,790

1,900

1,350 

1,200

1,100

1,000

920

850

800 

740

740

700

650

650

600

600

550

550

*500

450

500

550

600

600

600

600

550

30,980

1,033

0.573

0.64

July

550

500

500

450

400

400 

382

386

346

528

1,170

630 

563

1,760

^2,340

1,420

765

625

580

680

5.160

1,410

960

1,020

815

715

715

1,310

930

840 

1,100

29,950

966

0.536

0.62

Aug.

1,060

1,160

1,730

815

1,980

2.450 

1,290

1,260

2,290

*1,150

815

690 

625

565

540

495

486

462

470

486

470

422

450

438

458

510

430

406

406

426 

1,310

26,525

856

0.475

0.55

Sept.

4,140

2,540

1,620

1,060

815

715 

1,300

3,560

1,540

960

740

640 

565

560

520

520

500

480

470

450

*450

450

450

430

430

430

420

420

450

5.210

32,835

1,094

0.607

0.68

Calendar year 1958: Max 23,100 Min 450 Mean 2,320 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.52

Water year 1958-59: Max 23,100 Min 346 Mean 1,410 Cfsm 0.782 In. 10.64

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 cfs). Dec. 30 (3 a.m.) 31,800 cfs (24.71 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b-Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Doubtful or no gage-height record Jan. 12-22, Jan. 26 to Mar. 6, Mar. 10 to Apr. 3, 

Apr. 6-12, Apr. 23 to June 2, June 5 to July 6, Sept. 14-29; discharge estimated on basis of 

charge measurements, reconstructed gage-height graph, and records for nearby stations.
46 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

615. Otter River near Evington, Va.

Location. Lat 37°12'30", long 79°18'14", on right bank 10 ft upstream from highway bridge,

 2 miles upstream from Plat Creek, and 2 miles southwest of Evington, Camptel-1 County.

Drainage area. 325 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1936 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 544.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~l!929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 23 years, 351 cfs.

Extremes."Maximum peak discharge during year, 3,420 cfs June 2 (gage height, 11.05 ft);

 a higher discharge and stage occurred at midnight Sept. 30 (6,010 cfs, 14.90 ft) on a 

rising stage preceding a peak on Oct. 1, 1959; minimum, 39 cfs Aug. 23 (gage height, 

1.07 ft).

1936-59: 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, 33 cfs Sept. 19, 1956 (gage height, 

1.02 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 852: 1937. WSP 892: 1938-39(M). WSP 972: 1937-39. 

WSP 1032: r§40:

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

95

172

265

3.0 

7.0 

10.0

390

1,640

2,960

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

143

162

140

137

132

124

119

120

120

116

104

9£

104

110

112

113

110

108

112

112

106

118

174

Tel

138

128

*125

124

122

120

125

3,837

124

0.382

0.44

Nov.

128

169

175

146

134

132

131

125

125

125

122

125

125

125

126

137

132

134

134

130

125

118

119

125

124

120

118

122

259

175

4,085

136

0.418

0.47

Dec.

*134

145

140

153

150

140

132

120

131

136

107

blOO

blOO

blOO

blOO

bllCJ

b!30

b!30

b!30

b!30

b!30

140

136

138

126

95

119

287

2.740

936

465

7,830

253

0.778

0.90

Jan.

374

660

405

315

212

154

248

219

182

151

b!60

*b!50

b!70

b!70

b!60

b!50

145

122

b!40

b!70

192

938

570

365

302

265

246

231

217

210

201

8,194

264

0.812

0.94

Feb.

186

180

177

202

233

199

178

185

185

182

183

166

302

352

315

265

250

238

217

193

172

199

*202

208

183

178

178

175

5,883

210

0.646

0.67

Mar.

174

174

167

170

167

1.520

675

435

352

315

278

290

259

234

231

225

204

193

186

188

190

188

177

177

177

177

521

510

340

431

405

9,530

307

0.945

1.09

Apr.

340

438

585

675

540

*465

390

352

315

502

340

845

1.290

735

555

465

405

365

450

690

450

510

990

720

555

465

405

378

352

315

15,682

523

1.61

1.79

May

290

265

265

254

278

236

223

212

197

195

202

183

214

259

197

182

175

*185

192

177

185

182

164

153

142

140

142

145

142

136

146

6,058

195

0.600

0.69

June

153

1,010

1.150

810

390

290

240

212

185

166

154

143

197

136

122

118

114

118

118

110

100

*96

95

101

106

98

88

79

74

§3.

6,822

227

0.698

0.78

July

65

66

68

57

53

56

59

56

52

89

274

110

92

598

178

124

96

115

132

142

193

134

128

108

94

91

108

120

100

100

116

3,774

122

0.375

0.43

Aug.

126

92

83

82

114

91

78

82

108

*91

78

73

66

64

62

56

50

48

47

50

50

47

12

74

86

73

57

56

52

105

175

2,959

95.5

0.294

0.34

Sept.

6OO

340

223

158

125

124

208

150

125

104

90

79

76

74

73

73

72

69

66

60

*64

62

61

57

55

52

53

56

73

2.420

5,842

195

0.600

0.67

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,920 Mln 90 Mean 371 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.51

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,740 Mln 43 Mean 221 Cfsm 0.680 In. 9.21

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 47 

625. Roanoke (Staunton) 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 1959.

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, water-stage 

recorder at site 1,800 ft downstream at same datum (destroyed by flood). Aug. 16 to

 Oct. 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. 36 years, 2,449 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32,500 cfs Dec. 30 (gage height, 26.98 ft); minimum, 452 cfs Aug. 23 (gage height, 5.87 ft).

1923-59: 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 54,000 

cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of slope-area measurement 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 except those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 622: Drainage area. WSP 892: 1928(M). WSP 972: 1928-34. 

WSP 1303: 1924-27(M) , 1929(M) , 1941(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except for period of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

5.9

6.5

7.0

12.0

470

880

1,330

7,000

16.0

20.0

23.0

11,800 

16,600 

22,500 

30.OOO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

&

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

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

,010

,100

,150

,080

,030

979

916

889

880

880

848

816

184

784

816

824

824

816

816

816

816

898

1,070

m

1,050

934

934

952

916

*916

29,024

936

0.387

0.45

Nov.

925

,070

,240

,280

,200

,070

,040

997

970

952

943

961

952

952

952

961

961

961

997

979

952

925

907

907 

907

925

916

943

1,120

1.420

30,285

1,010

0.417

0.47

Dec.

,280

,100

,060

,090

* ,150

1,110

1,050

988

934

952

916

699

596

b550

b550

b550

b600

1,110

1,200

1,150

1,150

988

1,030

1,050 

1,100

889

706

1,350

18,200

28. BOO

6,900

80,798

2,606

1.08

1.24

Jan.

3,800

4,140

4,020

2,990

2,440

1,970

1,620

1,870

1,970

1,570

1,470

1,470

1,720

1,970

*1,970

1,920

1,870

1,470

1,240

1,520

1,870

2,240

5.520

4,260 

2,990

2,600

2,290

2,130

2,020

1,920

1, 820

72,470

2,338

0.966

1.11

Feb.

1,770

1,720

1,720

1,770

2,080

2,020

1,670

1,470

1,380

1,380

1,380

1.550

1,470

2,080

2.240

2,080

1,870

1,770

1,720

1,620

1,470

1,380

1,420

1,520 

1,470

*1,420

1,380

1,330

-

45,930

1,640

0.678

0.71

Mar.

1,330

1,330

1.240

1,280

1,280

4,160

8.200

4,140

2,990

2,440

2,180

2,020

1,970

1,870

1,770

1,670

1,620

1,520

1,470

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,380

1,330 

1,330

1,240

1,670

2,550

2,500

2,240

2,770

65,750

2,121

0.876

1.01

Apr.

2,550

2,390

2,880

3,220

3,100

2,660

2,340

2,130

1,970

*1.870

1,870

3,310

11.000

9,400

5,680

4,140

3,450

2,990

2,880

4,840

4,260

3,560

4,480

7,000 

5,440

4,140

3,450

2,990

2,660

2,440

115,090

3,836

1.59

1.77

May

,240

,080

,920

,920

,820

.660

,970

,720

,470

,520

,470

,470

,470

,720

,820

,520

,380

,380

,420

,380

,380

,570

,470

,420 

,280

,200

,150

.150

,200

,280

,470

48,900

1,577

0.652

0.75

June

,520

,620

.120

,320

,660

,970

,620

,420

,330

,240

,130

,070

,070

,040

943

880

848

840

824

824

784

768

744

720

768

*824

792

713

664

614

41,680

1,389

0.574

0.64

July

614

632

6 2O

596

554

536

518

506

530

650

1,030

1,280

776

1,760

1,820

2,390

1,200

872

776

784

5.200

2,720

1,330

1,150 

1,140

916

856

1,200

1,280

1,100

1,040

36,376

1,173

0.485

0.56

Aug.

1,280

1,120

1,620

1,280

943

2.550

1,770

1,240

1,720

1,880

1,070

856

752

*678

632

602

578

548

536

548

584

542

512

730 

1,420

784

638

560

530

524

703

29,730

959

0.336

0.46

Sept.

5.910

3,680

2,080

1,520

1,110

934

1,100

2,710

2,550

1,380

1,100

916

816

752

720

713

706

671

657

638

638

608

596

602 

 566

536

530

524

554

2,070

35,887

1,196

0.494

0.55

Calendar year 1958 : Max 28,800 Min 550 Mean 2,884 Cfsm 1.19 In. IS. 18

Water year 1958-59: Max 28,80O Min 506 Mean 1,731 Cfsm 0.715 In. 9.72

Peak discharge (base, 21,OOO cfs). Dec. 30 (9 a.m.) 32,500 cfs (26.98 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
48 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 

630. East Pork Falling River near Appomattox, Va.

Location. Lat 37°19'40", long 78°51'20", on right bank 130 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 644 and 2.0 miles southwest of Appomattox, Appomattox County.

Drainage area. 5.1 sq mi, approximately, of which 3.5 sq mi is above flood-detention 

structure.

Records available. June 1954 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 740 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 3.70 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 101 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.61 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 52 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.5 cfs June 29, 

30 (gage height, 1.09 ft).

1954-59: Maximum discharge, 338 cfs Aug. 17, 1955 (gage height, 5.24 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 60 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 16- 

20, 1956.

Flood In 1928 reached a stage of 8.0 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Since August 1956, flow from 3.5 sq mi above station has been partly 

controlled by Soil Conservation Service flood-detention reservoir a quarter of a mile 

above station.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except period of Ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge* in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 29 Dec. 30 to Mar Mar. 7 to Sept. 30

1.1 0.8

-1.2 1.8

1.3 3.0

1.4 5.2

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

1.1 

1.15

1.2

1.3

1.4

0.6 

1.2 

1.9 

3.5 

6.0

9.8

15

1.8 

2.3

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

3.9

2.8

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0 

1.8

1.7

1J5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.6

*1.9

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3 

2.3 

2.3

63.8

2.06

-

-

Nov.

2.7

3.1

2.6

2.4

2.1

1 i.

I-)..,

i ' ' 1 " 5

1.5

1.6

2.4

±=J. 

2.8

59.9

2.00

-

-

Dec.

2.5

2.5

2.8

3.1

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.5

2.4 

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.0

itS

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.3

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.3

2.1

4.0

10

35 

*15 

5.7

131.0

4.23

-

-

Jan.

 

7.4

11

5.4

4.2

3.3

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8 

2.4

2.3

2.3

b2.2

b2.2

b2.2

b2.2

b2.2

2.2

2.2

2.6

2.9

10

4.0

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4 

2.6 

2.4

105.6

3.41

-

-

Feb.

2.3

2.3

2.4

3.1

3.7

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.6 

2.6

2.6

2.3

4^8

4.5

4.2

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.8

*2.3

2.2

272

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

._. :_.

77.6

2.77

_

-

Calendar year 1958 : Max 49 Min -

Mar.

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

*20

5.4

3.5

3.1 

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

7.7

3.7

2.6 

7.9

4.8

113.8

3.67

_

-

Apr.

3.5

5.7

*4.3

4.8

3.5

3.1

2.8

2.8 

2.6

2.6

5.4

20

21

8.2

5.1

4.1

3.7

3.5

4.5

5.4

3.9

4.8

6.0

4.3

3.7

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.1 

3.0

154.9

5.16

-

-

May

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4 

2.2

2.4

2.5

2.4

5.6

3.1

*2.4

1.9

1.9

2.8

2.5

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.6

lii

1.6

1.6

1.6

2.0 

2.2 

1.8

69.8

2.25

-

-

June

2.6

lii

3.5

2.4

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.4 

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

*1.0

.8

.7

.7

JL§.

.8

44.2

1.47

-

-

July

1.2

.9

.7

.6

.6

.7

.9

1.0 

1.4

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.6

2.4

2.2

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

4.6

7.2

2.5

1.9

1.8

1.6

6.0

64

5.9

18 

20 

3 9

163.7

5.28

-

-

Aug.

2.8

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

*2.5

2.2 

2.2

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1^°

1.0

1.0

1.0

4.7

1.9

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3 

1.4 

1.8

52.2

1.68

-

-

Sept.

2.0

1.9

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.4 

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.3

*1.0

.±1

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

2.1 

57

72.4

2.41

-

-

Mean 5.19 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59 : Max 64 Min O.6 Mean 3.04 Cfsra - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge Stage-discharge relation relation affected affected by ice.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Oct. 9-22, Nov. 1 to Dec. 30; discharge estimated on basis of 3 dis 

iharge measurements, recorded range in stage, and records for station at Spring Mills.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

635. East Pork Palling River at Spring Mills, Va.

Location. Lat 37°14'40", long 78°55'30", on right bank 300 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 646 at Spring Mills, Appomattox County, 0.6 mile upstream from Burger 

Branch, and 5 miles upstream from confluence with North Pork.

Drainage area. 52.2 sq mi, of which 9.8 sq mi is above flood-detention structures. 

Records available. June 1954 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 470 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 5 years, 37.4'cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 758 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 4.70 ft); minimum, 6.8 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 0.76 ft).

1954-59: Maximum discharge, 1,530 cfs Aug. 18, 1955 (gage height, 7.93 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs July 2, 1956 (gage height, 0.52 ft).

Flood in 1940 reached a stage of 19.2 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height record, or 

those below 20 cfs, which are fair. Prior to 1958, regulation caused by gristmill 

400 ft above station. Plow from 9.8 sq mi above station slightly regulated by three 

Soil Conservation Service flood-detention reservoirs (two completed in 1956, one in 

1958).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.7 

.9

1.2 

1.5

5.0

12

32

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

148

364

590

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

37

27 

20

21

19

16

16

18

18

16

16

16

16

16

17

16

16

17

19

17

16

*20

27

22

20

19

20

20

19

18

593

19.1

0.366

0.42

Nov.

21

32 

28

23

22

22

21

20

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

21

20

22

21

20

*20

20

20

20

20

20

21

24

49

678

22.6

0.433

0.48

Dec..

26

26 

28

33

30

27

25

26

25

25

22

b21

b20

b!8

b!8

b!8

b20

b25

26

27

26

25

26

27

24

b21

b24

52

375 

145

64

1,295

41.8

0.801

0.92

Jan.

58

101

45

36

b35

b34

34

*35

b35

b34

b33

32

32

32

35

b28

b30

b31

32

35

104

53

42

38

36

34

32

31 

31

29

1,257

4O.5

0.776

0.90

Feb.

28

28 

28

35

43

34

30

30

30

30

29

28

52

49

48

39

36

35

32

*29

28

29

32

32

28

28

28

28

-

926

33.1

0.634

0.66

Mar.

28

30 

2S

28

28

*234

77

72

91

40

36

41

35

32

32

32

30

29

28

29

29

28

27

28

28

27

88

51

38 

90

68

1,482

47.8

0.916

1.06

Apr.

50

74 

*58

65

49

41

37

35

33

32

60

229

244

106

74

58

52

50

67

98

70

86

113

86

65

a55

a47

a43

a42

a40

2,159

72.0

1.38

1.54

May

a37

a34 

a32

a32

a 30

a28

a27

a26

25

24

24

23

31

32

*26

25

2<«

36

30

26

28

24

23

21

20

20

20

20

If

21

809

26.1

0.500

0.58

June

29

49

40

30

22

20

18

17

16

16

16

16

17

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

*12

12

11

10

10

1^2

515.2

17.2

0.330

0.37

July

12

11 

10

9.6

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

11

16

16

14

13

16

17

14

12

11

11

18

64

18

14

12

11

13

161

32

64 

68

24

729.4

23.5

0.450

0.52

Aug.

18

15 

13

14

15

13

*25

18

22

14

12

12

11

11

10

10

9.6

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.8

lil

11

56

16

12

11

11

11 

13

446.4

14.4

0.276

0.32

Sept.

22

16 

13

12

11

11

12

12

11

10

10

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.8

*8.8

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.4

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.7

9.6

 

481.7

16.1

0.308

0.34

Calendar year 1958: Max 375 Mln 14 Mean 51.5 Cfsm 0.987 In. 13.39

Water year 1958-59 : Max 375 Mln 7.1 Mean 31.2 Cfsm 0.598 In. 8.11

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs). Mar. 6 (7:30 a.m.) 6O2 cfs (4.05 ft); Apr. 12 (11 p.m.) 758 cfs 

(4.70 ft); Sept. 30 (8 p.m.) 710 cfs (4.53 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Palling Creek near Naruna.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
50 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

640. Palling 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 Palling 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 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 412.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 12, 1929, to Jan. 15, 1935, chain gage 

at same site and datum.

Average dlscharge . 23 years (1929-34, 1941-59), 145 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,610 cfs Dec. 29 (gage height, 9.84 ft); minimum, 24 cfs Sept. 26, 27; minimum gage height, 2.57 ft Aug. 23, 24.

1929-35, 1941-59: 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 

slope-area measurements at gage heights 23.9 and 26.5 ft; minimum, 3 efs 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 measurement).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Prior to 1958, diurnal fluctuation caused by gristmill at Spring Mills.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1333: 1930, 1931-34 (M), 1935.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.5 

2.8 

3.0 

3.5

85

203

4.0 

7.0 

9.0

358

1,430

2,260

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

EO

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

128

100

80

75

70

70

65

65

65

65

62

62

62

65

65

65

63

63

65

65

63 

63

100

90

70

64

68

66

64

60

*64

2,192

70.7

0.411

0.47

Nov.

69

104

96

79

74

72

71

69

68

69

68

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

68

65

65 

63

62

62

63

62

63

65

128

82

2,149

71.6

0.416

0.46

Dec.

68

69

69

82

*80

71

66

65

68

65

b60

bSO

b50

b50

b50

b60

b65

b70

b70

b80

bSO 

b70

b70

b65

b60

b50

b60

186

2.150

583

226

4,888

158

0.919

1.06

Jan.

190

374

197

148

112

bllO

blOO

100

102

blOO

blOO

b96

94

104

96

*106

96

bSO

b90

98

102

304

175

128

114

106

98

94

89

87

85

3,875

125

0.727

0.84

Feb.

80

79

ZZ

106

142

104

89

89

87

85

85

79

166

165

158

123

112

106

98

89

82 

85

94

94

82

82

*79

79

2,796

99.9

0.581

0.60

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,130 Min 50

Mar.

79

83

79

79

25

881

314

183

218

135

117

125

110

100

96

94

89

83

82

82

82 

83

79

79

79

79

303

192

125

274

247

4,726

152

0.884

1.02

Apr.

172

220

206

223

172

145

123

114

108

*104

191

692

1.140

409

268

203

170

152

217

526

232

265

400

262

197

165

148

138

132

117

7,611

254

1.48

1.65

Mean 186

May

110

104

100

100

94

87

85

85

79

80

83

77

97

110

85

80

79

100

104

87

*91 

83

79

74

68

66

66

66

66

65

65

2,615

84.4

0.491

0.57

Cfsti

June

96

110

185

227

85

80

68

63

62

58

55

55

63

54

50

48

48

48

48

47

45 

45

43

42

45

*43

43

39

36

15

1,966

65.5

0.381

0.43

n 1.08

July

48

61

40

36

34

34

34

32

80

96

59

51

48

55

75

52

46

45

46

84

556

91

66

55

50

48

238

112

61

146

63

2,542

82.0

0.477

0.55

Aug.

55

48

45

46

54

47

56

52

69

51

45

42

42

*39

36

36

35

33

34

34

33

31

30

205

221

52

40

39

35

40

59

1,684

54.3

0.316

0.36

Sept.

119

63

47

40

36

36

50

42

39

36

34

32

31

30

31

31

30

31

30

29

29 

29

27

*26

26

24

25

27

34

588

1,452

48.4

0.281

0.31

In. 14.68

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,130 Min 24 Mean 105 Cfsm 0.610 In. 8.32

Peak discharge (base, 1,6OO cfs).--Dec. 29 (5:30 p.m.) 2,610 cfs (9.84 ft); Mar. 6 (11 a.m.) 2 

cfs (8.48 ft); Apr. 15 (1:50 a.m.) 2,480 cfs (9.53 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 2-31; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge raeasureti 

recorded range in stage, and records for Otter River near Evington and East Fork Falling River 

Spring Mills.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 51

660. Roanoke (Staunton) River at Randolph, Va.

Location. Lab 36°54'54", long 78°44'28", on right bank 14 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 746, 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. ml, approximately.

Records available.--August 1900 to September 1906, October 1927 to September 1930, October 

1950 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1303. 

Prior to October 1902, published as Staunton River at Randolph.

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. 18 years, 3,355 cf s .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 33,800 cfs Dec. 31 (gage height, 25.74 ft); mlnimum, 680 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 4.80 ft).

1900-1906, 1927-30, 1950-59: Maximum discharge, 97,000 cfs Dec. 31, 1901 (gage 

height, 35.0 ft, from graph based on gage readings, site and datum then In use); minimum, 256 cfs Sept. 16, 1954 (gage height, 3.88 ft).

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 except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Records of suspended sediment loads for the water year 1959 are given 

In WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1203: 1928-30. WSP 1303: 1901-6.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.8 

5.6 

7.0 

9.0

620

1,020

1,960

4,050

13.0

18.0

22.0

25.0

7,500

12,800

21,500

31,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

1,510

1,960

1,540

1,470

1,400

1,300

1,200

1,170

1,120

1,100

1,080

1,060

'1,040

1.000 

1,050

1 , 050*

1,050

1,050

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,260

*1,470

1,540

1,400

1,260

1,170

1,170

l|l70

37,870

1,222

0.407

0.47

Nov.

1,170

1,300

1,500

1,610

1,540

1,400

1,300

1,260

1,230

1,230

1,200

1,170

1,200

1,200 

1,200

1,200

1,230

1,230

1,230

*1,260

1,200

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,330

1,610

37,990

1,266

0.422

0.47

Dec.

1,720

1,440

1,300

1,360

1,400

1,440

1,330

1,230

1,200

1,170

1,170

900

800

750 

bTOO

b700

bl.OOO

bl,400

bl,400

bl , 400

bl , 300

bl,300

bl , 300

bl , 300

1,330

1,230

1,170

1,580

14,400

27^700

105,820

3,414

1.14

1.31

Jan.

8,480

5,720

6,060

5,090

3,500

2,500

2,000

2,300

2,500

2,000

1,800

1,800

1,900

2,200 

2,200

2,200

2,000

1,800

1,600

2,000

2,500

4,000

5,190

5,990

3,500

3,100

2,800

2,600

2,500 

2,400

2,300

96,530

3,114

1.04

1.20

Feb.

2,200

2,100

2,100

2,200

2,60O

2,500

2,000

1,800

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

2,000

2,600 

2.800

2,500

2,300

2,200

2,100

2,040

1,890

1,750

1,820

1,890

1,890

1,820

1,750

1,680

-

57,330

2,048

0.683

0.71

Mar.

1,680

1,680

1,640

1,610

1,610

2,650

9,020

6,460

4,450

3,610

2,950

2,730

2,510

2,400 

2,210

2,120

2,040

1,960

1,890

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,750

1,720

1,640

1,640

1,980

3,610

3,610

3, 280 

3,940

83,850

2,705

0.902

1.04

Apr.

3,940

*3,500

3,940

4,450

4,350

3,830

3,390

2,950

2,620

2,510

2.500

3,390

10,400

12.700 

7,980

5,900

4,820

4,000

3,600

6,620

6,380

5,180

5,450

7,180

7,100

5,630

4,640

4,150

3,720

3,390

150,010

5,000

1.67

1.86

May

3.060

2,730

2,510

2,400

2,300

2,800

2,840

2,120

1,960

1,82O

1,820

1,750

1,720

*1,820 

2,120

1,960

1,720

1,640

1,720

1,680

1,680

1,720

1,820

1,720

1,610

1,470

1,360

1,330

1.300

1,360 

1,500

59,360

1,915

0.638

0.74

June

1,750

1,890

3,940

7.660

4,450

2,730

2,040

1,750

1,580

1,470

1,360

1,260

1,230

1,300 

1,200

1,100

1,050

1,050

1,020

1,000

980

960

920

900

960

1,030

950

880

820 

760

49,990

1,666

0.555

0.62

Calendar year 1958: Max 29,400 Min 700 Mean 3,656 Cfsm 1.22

July

760

800

760

740

700

660

640

640

700

835

1,020

1,540

1,200

 1,080 

2,730

2,510

1,820

1,230

1,050

990

3,000

5.490

2,010

1,400

1,360

1,230

1,080

1,540

1,680 

1,470

1,440

44,105

1,423

0.474

0.55

Aug.

1,360

1,470

1,260

1,890

1,260

*1,930

2,620

1,640

1,500

2,400

1,580

1,140

960

885 

835

785

760

710

685

685

685

710

660

760

1,700

1,540

935

785

735 

760

760

36,385

1,174

0.391

0.45

Sept.

2,960

5,000

3,170

2,040

1,500

1,230

1,140

1,640

3,830

1,960

1,400

1,170

1,050

935 

885

885

*860

810

785

785

760

760

710

710

710

685

660

660

660

1,080

41,430

1,381

0.460

0.51

In. 16.56

Water year 1958-59: Max 29,400 Min 640 Mean 2,194 Cfsm 0.731 In. 9.93

Peak discharge (base, 20,000 cfs).--Dec. 31 (2 a.m.) 33,800 cfs (25.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b uStage-discharge ouage-aiBunai'Bt; relation i-ej.atJ.on affected aiiecTieti by oice.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 9-22, Dec. 12-14, Jan. 5-22, Jan. 25 to Feb. 19, Apr. 

June 15 to July 9, July 27 , discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements and 

station at Brookneal.

18, 19, 

records for
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

665. Roanoke Creek at Saxe, Va.

Location. Lat 36°55'49", long 78°39'56", 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 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 322.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to July 21, 1950, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 117 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,020 cfs Dec. 30 (gage height, 10.37 ft); mini-

 mum, 6.4 cfs Sept. 26; minimum gage height, 1.26 ft Aug. 23, 24.

1946-59: Maximum discharge, 4,710 cfs Aug. 18, 1955 (gage height, 13.58 ft); no 

flow for part of Sept. 18, 1954, from information by local observer.

Flood of Aug. 16, 1940, reached a stage of 25.7 ft (backwater from Roanoke River), 

from floodmark.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1333: 1949.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except period of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3 to Dec. 28, Jan. 2 to Mar. 6)

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

5.3

10.0

15

27

69

202

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

11.0

281

400

680

1,110

2,470

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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".

71

156

179

90

64

53

40

33

31

29

28

26

28

29

29

29

29

29

28

28

29

33

35

*37

37

36

35

35

34

34

34

1,408

45.4

0.280

0.32

Nov.

36

74

80

60

50

45

40

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

40

*40

34

32

32

31

32

32

33

33

53

62

1,224

40.8

0.252

0.28

Dec.

57

48

47

49

50

50

46

43

42

42

b40

b35

b30

b30

b30

b30

b35

b40

49

56

57

57

57

61

64

60

51

141

1,390

*1< 880

1,140

5,807

187

1.15

1.33

Jan.

400

250

350

300

150

110

100

90

99

105

100

90

90

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

90

200

200

130

110

100

90

90

80

80

4,044

130

0.802

0.93

Feb.

75

75

70

70

100

170

130

100

90

80

80

80

80

200

200

170

130

120

*110

99

87

78

90

96

93

81

78

75

-

2,907

104

0.642

0.67

Mar.

72

72

72

72

69

128

170

153

114

93

81

75

72

69

64

63

61

58

56

55

55

56

55

54

53

53

131

202

174

156

1 95

2,853

92.0

0.568

0.65

Apr.

188

*188

281

233

164

125

99

84

75

69_

69

142

426

555

334

202

142

114

139

363

680

444

297

249

188

136

111

96

87

78

6,358

212

1.31

1.46

May

69

62

59

57

54

51

48

45

42

40

39

39

38

*38

41

38

36

39

51

54

48

43

40

37

33

31

29

28

27

26

26

1,308

42.2

0.260

0.30

June

27

42

78

108

59

40

32

28

26

24

22

21

21

26

26

23

21

20

19

18

17

17

16

16

*15

15

14

14

13

12

830

27.7

0.171

0.19

July

11

12

14

15

14

12

11

11

12

13

15

17

17

21

69

75

46

29

25

26

35

28

28

27

23

20

46

50

64

44

40

870

28.1

0.173

0.20

Aug.

35

26

22

20

19

*19

19

18

19

27

24

20

17

16

14

13

11

10

8.8

8.5

8.0

7.1

6.8

11

22

«X24"

16

14

16

20

551.2

17.8

0.110

0.13

Sept.

22

24

26

24

22

20

17

16

16

16

14

13

12

12

11

11

*10

10

9.5

9.5

9.2

8.8

8.2

7.8

7.3

6.6

678

7.1

8.8

20

405.6

13.5

0.083

0.09

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,880 Min 17 Mean 141 Cfsm O.870 In. ^.1.77

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,88O Mln 6.6 Mean 78.3 Cfsm O.483 In. 6.55

Peak discharge (base, l.OOO cfs). Dec. 30 (7 to 9 a.m.) 2,020 cfs (10.37 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day .

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Kote. No gage-height record Nov.. 3-20, Jan. 2-8, Jan. 11 to Feb. 19, July 1-8; discharge estited on basis of recorded range In stage and records for nearby stations.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 53

685. Dan River near Francisco, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°30 I 54", long 80°18'12", on left bank 200 ft upstream from 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 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 830 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Nov. 15, 1929, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 35 years, 185 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,840 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 7.15 ft); minimum, 37 cfs July 9 (gage height, 0.97 ft); minimum daily, 44 cfs July 6.

1924-59: 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 in 1916 reached a stage about 3 ft higher than that of Oct. 19, 1937.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and regulation from mills and powerplants above station. Talbot and Townes Reservoirs above Pinnacles Hydroelectric Plant 

in Virginia, 28 miles above station and having a combined capacity of 416,000,000 cu ft, 

were completed in 1938.

Revisions (water years). WSP 892: Drainage area. 

WSP 1433:1925-26, 1928-29, 1931, 1942, 1948.

WSP 1303: 1938-50 (monthly runoff).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2 

1,5 

2.0 

2.5

107

223

421

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

720

1,490

2,450

3,470

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

143

120

113

120

107

80

95

97

93

101

102

96

75

100

93

98

96

94

92

76

93

104

103

99

94

88

77

94

94

*94

91

3,022

97.5

-7

Nov.

102

147

TI5

112

109

103

100

97

94

80

95

94

96

97

97

95

79

100

98

91

90

92

93

80

95

100

98

108

131

103

2,991

99.7

-2

Calendar year 1953: 1

Water year 1958-59! 1

Dec.

aSO

alOO

alOO

allO

allo

alOO

a95

a90

alOO

a96

a92

aSO

a!05

alOO

*a90

bloO

b!05

b!05

bllO

109

110

91

110

103

100

b85

b90

1.070

*796

330

221

5,083

164

+11

Jan.

180

197

163

139

b!05

b!20

b!40

140

b!30

b!30

b!40

b!20

b!50

144

133

180

b!25

b!20

bllO

b!30

149

423

234

200

172

*149

173

162

159

153

118

4,888

158

+6

Feb.

119

104

122

136

146

133

123

122

108

128

116

121

163

150

140

132

160

150

142

142

135

127

128

147

154

138

148

140

3,774

135

-5

Mar.

130

116

145

149

144

456

220

172

168

179

172

178

167

161

148

141

162

152

158

155

144

134

118

131

121

98

193

165

159

169

148

5,053

163

+1

Observed

Apr.

158

335

266

239

192

170

*194

174

141

169

279

550

495

323

274

247

231

212

228

232

194

219

287

261

223

196

198

232

201

207

7,327

244

+6

May

2OO

183

163

197

171

160

160

161

148

140

124

144

270

187

148

133

117

113

147

157

*176

154

141

133

98

132

132

161

172

164

loo

4,871

157

-9

June

148

196

164

155

139

130

124

109

124

121

121

120

112

101

79

96

95

91

95

92

93

68

104

94

100

101

93

91

77

106

3,339

111

-10

July

102

88

99

76

53

*44

69

68

61

90

95

81

61

95

92

84

84

75

92

75

162

109

102

96

101

133

110

132

117

115

104

2,865

92.4

+10

Aug.

103

153

73

104

119

99

103

108

98

65

90

98

93

90

92

96

60

95

126

121

141

122

98

81

103

347

157

109

107

220

""o

4,356

141

-1

Adjusted

Sept.

604

354

247

197

184

502

502

330

249

204

179

160

141

131

147

156

152

151

133

125

113

143

141

*128

98

108

110

94

2.750

8,738

291

+21

*ax 1,190 Mln 68 Mean 21O Mean 209 Cfum 1.69 In. 22.94

<ax 2,750 Mln 44 Mean 154 Mean 156 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.10

Peak discharge (base, 2,OOO cfs). Dec. 28 (8:3O p.m.) 3,ISO cfs (5.70 ft); Sept. 3O (5 p.m.) 4,840 

cfs (7.15 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Talbot and Townes Reservoirs; furnished by city of Danville, Va.

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

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
54 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

705. Mayo River near Price, N. C.

Location. Lab 36°32'00", long 79°59'30", on right bank 300 ft downstream from Angllns 

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, Rocklngham County.

Drainage area. 260 sq ml.

Records available. July 1929 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 689.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 29, 1929, staff gage at- same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 318 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,500 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 9.05 ft): minimum, 87 cfs July 9.

1929-59: 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, 32 cfs Oct. 8, 

1954 (gage height, 0.55 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are poor. Slight infrequent diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by 

small mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1433: 1930-31 (m), 1932, 1949(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11

1.3 155

1.6 248

1.8 328

Dec. 12 to Sept. 3O

1.0 

1.4 

2.0 

3.0

103

192

445

1,O6O

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

1,900 

3,020 

6,190-

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

3

4

5

6"7

a

9

LO

11

13

14

15

16

17

13

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

192

316 218-

207

221

192

178

175

175

172

168

160" 160

160

162

162

168

170

165

160

162

192

237

198

180

175

172

172

172

168

168

5,677

183

0.704

0.81

Nov.

178

280

244

204

195

*186

180

172

172

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

172

175

175

172

170

168

T68

168

168

168

172

178

292

210

5,557

185

0.712

0.79

Dec.

186

180

183

198

195

180

175

175

178

172

172

142

b!90

b!70

b!60

b!75

b210

b200

*b!90

b!90

b!85

b!80

b!80

173

165

158

177

2,230

4.450

852

485

12,856

415

1.60

1.84

Jan.

430

636

435

360

292

b240

b300

b270

b250

b240

b250

b260

b270

268

264

385

314

b230

b230

b260

253

659

460

350

309

284

272

*256

d240

d230

d225

9,722

314

1.21

1.39

Feb.

d220

d220

d253

d400

d330

249

235

238

d300

253

246

246

d350

d310

268

268

249

260

d240

d210

d!90

d200

214

218

198

198

198

192

-

6,953

248

0.954

0.99

Mar.

195

198

195

192

T95

1.560

562

365

314

284

268

280

260

242

242

255

224

218

214

214

218

235

211

211

208

208

328

313

249

296

309

9,043

292

1.12

1.29

Apr.

280

585

530

400

327

300

276

268

249

242

333

1,430

1.510

654

*485

410

565

340

375

505

385

425

556

460

395

355

332

327

327

292

13,718

457

1.76

1.96

May

280

264

264

288

318

256

246

235

228

228

238

231

349

338

260

246

235

228

231

224

300

272

249

218

202

*205

208

208

253

235

314

7,851

253

0.973

1.12

June

336

364

445

3T4

256

231

218

 208

202

195

189

187

195

173

163

163

163

160

163

156

149

147

144

147

158

160

154

140

129

121

5,930

198

0.762

0.85

July

114

122

144

125

114

110

110

103

108

228

168

351

142

147

219

154

138

136

136

413

652

224

184

156

179

236

254

376

208

189

221

5,961

192

0.738

0.85

Aug.

222

485

211

205

202

170

160

160

165

144

134

129

125

119

117

114

110

108

117

129

129

114

107

202

144

*121

158

134

127

445

1,180

6,187

200

0.769

0.88

Sept.

1,340

794

371

260

291

2,210

2,390

779

535

395

352

292

264

246

238

224

208

202

192

184

181

178

170

165

*163

160

160

160

300

5.810

19,194

640

2.46

2.75

Calendar year 1958: Max 4,450 Min 142 Mean 372 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.40

Water year 1958-59: Max 5,810 Min 103 Mean 298 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.52

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). --Dec. 29 (4 a.m.) 7,360 cfs (7.62 ft); Sept. 6 (11 p.m.) 5,460 cfs

(6.60 ft); Sept. 30 (11 p.m.) 10,500 cfs (9.05 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby stations
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 

710. Dan River near Wentworth, N. C.

55

Location. Lat 36 025' , long 79°50' , on right bank 600 ft downstream from Settles Bridge, 

3| miles northwest of Wentworth, Rockingham County, and 7| miles downstream from Mayo 

River.

Drainage area. 1,050 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for October 

1939, published in WSP 1303.

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.--20 years, 1,150 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,900 cfs Dec. 29 (gage height, 20.90 ft); minimum, 185 cfs July 8 (gage height, 1.50 ft); minimum daily 242 cfs July 8.

1939-59: 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-area measurement of peak flow 

at gage height 26.9 ft and runoff comparisons; minimum, 65 cfs Oct. 8, 1954 (gage 

height, 0.93 ft); minimum daily, 107 cfs Oct. 2, 1954.

Flood in 1908 reached a stage about 7 ft higher than that of Sept. 18, 1945, and 

flood in 1937 reached a stage of 29.8 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Slight diurnal fluctuation and regulation at low flow caused by powerplants above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

-3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IS

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

966

1.510

*770

601

620

*564

476

492

492

476

460

444

460

428

444

460

444

444

444

460

428

476

582

564

476

476

476

460

460 

460

460

16,573

535

0.510

0.59

Nov.

460

756

810

639

564

546

528

510

510

528

476

492

492

492

492

*510

528

510

510

492

476

460

460

492

476

476

476

492

700 

796

16,149

538

0.512

0.57

Dec.

564

510

528

582

601

528

510

510

492

510

492

379

b430

b550

b450

bSOO

b620

b600

b600

b590

b590

b580

b570

b550

528

444

397

4,700

*17.800

i!sio

44,305

1,429

1.36

1.57

Jan.

1,360

2,350

1,570

1,220

1,020

675

T75

998

840

715

715

735

840

952

952

1,220

1,510

818

818

1,020

1,020

2.450

2,020

1,240

1,070

998

885

840

*840 

795

775

34,036

1,098

1.05

1.21

Feb.

715

715

675

818

1.420

1,120

908

795

885

908

885

795

948

1,360

1,140

1,020

908

930

840

775

715

715

775

818

755

735

735

695

-

24,503

875

0.833

0.87

Mar.

715

715

675

7T5

695

5.530

2,980

1,450

1,200

*1,020

998

975

952

862

840

885

795

795

755

755

755

775

795

675

715

695

755

1,170

908 

930

1,140

33,620

1,085

1.03

1.19

Apr.

975

1,440

2,520

1,510

1,220

1,100

975

952

862

795

885

2,730

7.400

2,810

*1,870

1,510

1,270

1,170

1,330

1,810

1,510

1,390

2..210

1,930

1,480

1,240

1,140

1,130

2,210 

1,330

50,704

1,690

1.61

1.80

May

1,100

998

908

1,020

1.450

998

885

818

775

755

755

715

715

1,260

885

755

695

695

635

675

795

885

755

675

635

*576

595

595

635 

675

695

25,008

807

0.769

0.89

June

930

1,020

1,390

1.640

1,080

755

655

635

576

556

552

525

517

479

445

406

413

406

406

403

373

386

367

376

406

410

449

373

341 

516

17,586

586

0.558

0.62

July

310

310

399

390

310

304

260

242

277

697

675

517

475

1,020

*800

595

434

441

445

456

1.600

1,260

795

556

490

885

807

1,120

795 

615

735

19,015

613

0.584

0.67

Aug.

1,040

1,170

906

715

775

695

521

595

595

517

424

406

406

383

363

341

367

319

316

347

391

364

390

780

528

*412

938

667

460 

834

2.110

19,075

615

0.586

0.68

Sept.

3,250

3,370

1,280

S57

658

4,820

12.500

2, 930

1,740

1,160

942

796

736

698

620

639

601

582

564

546

528

492

510

492

*492

428

444

444

487 

7,530

51 , 136

1,705

1.62

1.81

Calendar year 1958: Max 17,800 Min 376 Mean 1,339 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.29

Water yejir 1958-59: Max 17,800 Mln 242 Mean 964 Cfsm 0.918 In. 12.47

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 cfs). Dec. 29 (5 p.m.) 19,900 cfs (20.90 ft); Sept. 7 (10 a.m.) 14,800 

cfs (18.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
56 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

720. Smith River near Philpott, Va.

Location. Lat 36°47', long 80°02', on left bank 900 ft downstream from Philpott Dam, 

3.1 miles west of Philpott, Henry County, and 11.6 miles (revised) upstream from Reed 

Creek.

Drainage area. 212 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1946 to. September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 804.27 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark). Prior to Oct. 8, 1952, at site 1.9 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 287 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,560 cfs Oct. 22, 30, Jan. 27, Sept. 30; maximum gage height, 5.27 ft Sept. 30; minimum discharge, 10 cfs Jan. 22, 23 (gage height, 

1.82 ft); minimum daily, 30 cfs Oct. 12.

1946-59: Maximum discharge, 17,000 cfs June 29, 1949 (gage height, 20.3 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 9,700 cfs on basis of slopearea measurements at gage heights 18.2 and 20.3 ft; minimum, 4 cfs Aug. 12, 1953 (gage 

height, 1.50 ft); minimum daily, that of Oct. 12, 1958.

Remarks. Records good. Since August 1950, flow regulated by Philpott Reservoir (usable 

capacity, 145,200 acre-ft).

Revisions (water years)-. WSP 1553: 1953(M), 1955-56(M)

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

2.1 

2.3 

2.6

30

60

125

2.9 

4.0

215

700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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)

Qct.

307

314

305

45

45

312

314

318

314

308

32

30

30?

310

308

303

308

36

35

318

520" 326

310

320

32

32

309

*296 

322

315

94

7,242

234

-102

Nov.

23O

220

226

23O

230

34

34

227

225

219

215

230

38

36

276

278

268

270

268

36

36

318

319

264

224

226 

37

36

5,320

177

-60

Dec.

234

*232

239

226

234

4O

35

236

235

233

236

224

38

38

229

229

23O

232

229

35

36

228

226

225

77

228

36

37 

224

220

225

5,426

175

+81

Jan.

300

298

34

33

3O2

298

305

293

293

42

44

356

*308

301

308

300

47

46

305

307

302

178

170

44

52

305

318

307 

306

316

48

6,866

221

+27

Feb.

47

243

249

246

251

249

44

45

247

246

242

252

245

39

4O

283

29O

290

294

294

38

38

294

*290

287

30O

?94

38

5,715

204

-44

Mar.

38

233

228

226

232

242

37

36

235

233

229

232

229

37

37

231

229

233

234

228

36

38

231

231

240

235

232

38 

38

279

fftc

5,493

177

+65

Apr.

230

229

230

38

37

216

*229

235

234

235

32

33

150

149

146

153

161

235

40

28O

232

228

228

227

47

52

237

235 

233

227

5,238

175

+186

May

303

43

43

300

302

310

308

304

43

42

3O8

303

298

306

304

43

42

388

*362~

369

298

305

33

34

344

339

299

305 

301

36

35

7,05O

227

-54

June

295

243

222

230

228

36

23~9 35

229

228

224

229

36

36

232

232

241

238

194

42

42

235

*235

240

242

242

44

43 

233

237

5,482

183

-91

July

238

242

241

44

45

231

233

244

236

244

46

45

237

228

226

237

236

46

46

244

244

235

234

228

44

44

236

233 

236

232

77

5,632

182

-86

Aug.

33

37

223

230

235

232

229

32

32

229

*232

242

250

252

46

46

277

286

241

244

241

52

52

296

286

243

250

241 

52

52

313

5,706

184

-92

Sept.

230

226

226

238

36

36

236

244

242

240

235

51

50

236

244

242

247

318

54

54

316

*309

302

307

322

57

57

m335

6,407

214

+439

Adjusted for change In contents In Philpott Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

132 

0.623 

0.72

117 

0.552 

0.62

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

256 

1.21 

1.40

248 

1.17 

1.35

160 

0.755 

0.79

242 

1.14 

1.31

Observed

361 

1.70 

1.90

173 

0.816 

O.94

Max 1,520 Mln 30 Mean 360 

Max 388 Mln 30 Mean 196

92 

0.434 

0.48

96 

0.453 

0.52

92 

0.434 

O.50

653 

3.08 

3.44

Adjusted

Mean 345 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.11 

Mean 218 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.97

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second. In Philpott Reservoir, furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 57

725. Smith River at Bassett, Va.

Location.~Lat 36 046'15n , long 80°00'00", on left bank 5 ft upstream from highway bridge 

at north edge of North Bassett, 1.0 mile northwest of Bassett, Henry County, 3.0 miles 

downstream from Tovm Creek, and 5.6 miles upstream from Reed Creek.

Drainage area. 253 sq mi.

Records available. April 1939 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. 

CTorps of Engineers).

Datum of gage is 753.09 ft above mean sea level (levels by

Average discharge. 20 years, 339 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 6,100 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 7.00 ft); mln- 

 ImuE7 43 cfs Aug. 9, 10 (gage height, 1.46 ft); minimum daily, 48 cfs Aug. 8, 9.

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 26,600 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height. 18.28 ft); minimum, 19 cfs July 19, 1956 (gage height, 1.25 ft); minimum daily, that of Aug. 8,. 9, 

1959.

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 fair. Since August 1950, flow regulated by Philpott Reservoir (usable 

capacity, 145,200 acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 11)

1.4 

1.8 

2.2 

2.6

30

127

265

110

5.0 

5.5 

4.0

620

1,040

1,650

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

316

320

287

84

79

330

316

330

316

320

61

59

308

297

308

298

326

63

63

320

340

314

342

32T

65

65

329

311

*312

316

113

7,633

246

-102

Nov.

72

86

238

233

232

231

238

67

65

228

230

230

230

218

72

63

26T

276

276

258

264

70

65

294

306

262

236

220

82

65

5,669

189

-60

Dec.

222

224

*224

224

226

66

61

208

216

209

214

214

64

65

220

214

217

235

218

68

61

222

214

224

94

215

63

680

1.180

a300

246

7,108

229

+81

Jan.

a270

388

104

86

296

3290

300

a290

296

a80

80

a300

302

*284

302

300

83

101

312

298

314

278

198

86

96

322

308

316

316

308

84

7,388

238

+27

Feb.

79

248

240

256

250

246

74

74

240

234

234

229

247

81

74

296

278

292

290

289

67

70

304

292

*282

286

269

63

5,884

210

-44

Mar.

63

218

221

214

222

566

Tl2

91

223

229

224

227

230

67

67

230

217

233

224

217

67

65

228

227

214

226

230

70

67

276

236

6,001

194

+65

Apr.

232

268

260

84

74

236

220

*217

230

214

79

203

282

201

1S6

170

170

219

93

512

256

250

291

266

96

93

236

234

216

6,116

204

+186

May

312

76

76

312

332

296

318

312

76

76

306

287

344

308

306

74

72

376

350

*343

306

300

70

65

345

350

295

292

294

67

70

7,406

239

-54

June

295

26T

239

250

226

65

63

214

215

216

219

217

61

56

208

210

214

210

183

63

61

215

214

*a220

a220

a230

a65

a65

a200

a210

5,385

180

-91

July

a210

a210

a210

a65

a65

a220

a220

a220

210

222

63

63

216

216

255

214

220

63

2T2~ 61

232

224

221

214

72

67

246

232

225

210

84

5,470

176

-86

Aug.

50

56

208

209

226

213

220

48

48

206

212

*206

206

208

54

52

249

251

206

a210

214

56

56

a250

279

218

219

220

59

67

504

5,280

170

-92

Sept.

252

232

a220

a220

63

96

358

242

230

a23o

a220

65

63

210

207

209

214

304

63

61

284

286

*282

282

304

63

67

365

356

1. , 650

7,658

255

+439

Adjusted for change In contents In Philpott Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

144 

0.569 

0.66

129 

0.510 

0.57

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

310 

1.23 

1.42

265 

1.05 

1.21

166 

0.656 

0.68

259

1.02 

1.18

390 

1.54 

1.72

185 

0.731 

0.84

Observed

Max 1,650 Mln 59 Mean 398 

Max 1,650 Mln 48 Mean 211

89 

0.352 

0.39

90 

0.356 

0.41

78 

0.308 

0.36

694 

2.74 

3.06

Adjusted

Mean 385 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.54 

Mean 233 Cfsm 0.921 In. 12.50

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Philpott Reservoir; furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near Philpott.
58 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

740. Smith River at Spray, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°31'45", long 79°46'10", on right bank 0.9 mile south of Virginia-North 

 Carolina State line, 1 mile downstream from Stuart Creek, and 1 mile north of Spray, 

Rockingham County.

Drainage area. 538 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 539.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 20 years, 610 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 10.80 ft); 

minimum, 73 cfs July 6 Tgage height, , 1.49 . ft); minimum daily, , 120 cfs Feb. 22.

Maximum discharge, 45,600 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 19.28 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1

1939-59: , ,

ing curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam, 

Ij miles downstream; minimum, 60 cfs Oct. 12, 1953; minimum daily, 66 cfs Sept. 10, 1944.

Remarks . Records good except those for1 period of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Plow regulated since August 1950 by Phllpott Reservoir (.usable capacity, 145,200 

acre-ft). Some additional regulation by powerplant at Martinsville, Va.

Revisions (water- years). WSF 1433: 1946.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14 Dec. 15 to Sept. 30

1.9 

2.2 

2.8

160

262

635

1.6 

1.9 

2.3 

2.7

102

178

345

605

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

840

2,680

6,750

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1z

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

31

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

SI

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

582

627

486

508

236

230 

422

448

442

460

463

ISO

215

444

467

464

460

470

180

206

466

541

530

528

468

ill 2yj

448 

432 

447

425

12,689

40b

-102

Nov.

306

323

371

440

430

*412 

385

394

195

242

389

392

392

397

388

181

251

436

436

438

425

410

179

244

479

476

450

394

10,995

366

-60

Dec.

267

414

424

450

447

413 

194

256

411

424

403

394

396

232

243

500

428

442

*426

398

220

251

398

408

384

270

343

1,920 

6.710 

1,820

853

21,139

682

+81

Jan.

708

1,160

798

402

392

548 

599

596

590

500

260

368

643

593

608

701

594

269

380

614

584

1,060

786

530

328

366

575

566 

*564 

555

526

17,763

573

+27

Feb.

200

338

464

534

60S

546 

487

216

374

487

476

464

516

534

302

338

514

493

550

550

550

450" 120

540

540

540

540

540

12,811

458

-44

Mar.

150

350

450

450

450

3.300 

920

310

430

*540

517

526

496

446

234

324

446

443

436

442

432

196

300

434

448

429

564

570 

214 

428

644

16,321

526

+65

Apr.

526

698

801

630

352

368 

508

479

500

462

568

1,450

2.670

1,070

684

582

516

475

568

604

725

685

1,050

907

654

412

482

600 

584 

560

21,170

706

+186

May

540

584

292

384

848

693 

634

611

542

268

388

596

620

786

625

586

232

391

712

683

820

680

636

244

376

651

654

578 

574 

546

243

17,017

549

-54

June

457

810

"638 986

567

488 

210

335

446

443

440

437

484

180

209

380

388

379

356

320

148

227

355

364

368

367

332

204 

. 306

11,755

392

-91

July

310

312

326

324

138

132 

30T

290

289

426

362

140

256

865

 1.120

408

346

356

147

196

832

466

392

354

339

158

236

439 

369 

356

427

11,412

368

-86

Aug.

273

470

248

436

476

395

380

388

229

188

340

337

331

346

328

147

160

357

376

342

316

300

137

TSS.

406

*372

332

338 

306 

150

596

10,032

324

-92

Sept.

990

660

443

372

348

1,340 

1,670

883

602

450

444

366

162

248

375

364

362

364

394

136

212

427

382

425

396

388

136

212 

598 

S.650

19,799

660

+439

Adjusted for change In contents in Phllpott Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

307 

0.571 

0.66

306 

0.56S 

0.62

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59;

763 

1.42 

1.64

600 

1.12 

1.29

414 

0.770 

0.80

591 

1.10 

1.27

892 

1.66 

1.85

495

0.920 

1.06

Observed

Max 6,710 Mln 150 Mean 767 

Max 6,710 Mln 120 Mean 501

301 

0.559 

0.62

.282 

0.524 

0.60

232 

0.431 

0.50

1,099 

2.04 

2.28

Adjusted

Mean 752 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.00 

Mean 523 Cfsm 0.972 In. 13.19

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t -Change in contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Phllpott Reservoir; furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.

Note. Ho gage-height record Feb. 19 to Mar. 10; discharge estimated on basis of records for 

station at Martinsville, Va.
ROAWOKE RIVER BASIN 59

750. 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 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 379.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--25 years, 2,332 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32,100 cfs Dec. 29 (gage height, 13.43 ft); minimum, 441 cfs Aug. 4 (gage height, 1.97 ft); minimum daily, 580 cfs July 6.

1934-59: 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, 245 cfs Sept. 14,

1954.

Remarks. Records, good except those for periods of no gage-height record or those prior to 

Mar. 27, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by cotton mills above station. 

Since August 1'950, flow regulated by Philpott Reservoir on Smith River (usable capacity, 

145,200 acre-ft).

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

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6 

7 

&

9

10

11

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct..

2,460

5.120

2,410 

1,320

1,080

1,020 

1,030 

1,030

1,060

1,020

1,040

810

685

920

975

1,020

1,040

970

810

655

860

1,170

1,260

1,340

1,230

880

790

1,010

*1,100

1,040

1,080

36,235

1,169

-102

Nov.

1,040

1,180

1.640 

1,460

1,320

1,220 

1,220 

1,150

980

885

1,040

1,080

1,100

1,140

1,100

980

825

1,080

1,210

1,210

1,160

1,140

945

890

1,020

1,240

1,240

1,180

1,500

1,640

34,815

1,160

-60

Dec.

1,210

1,180

*1,200 

1,260

1,360

1,290 

1,070 

825

1,120"

1,160

1,150

975

845

965

935

830

1,000

1,280

1,340

1,300

1,190

930

1,050

1,180

1,280

1,060

860

6,270

29.500

25,300

6,500

97,415

3,142

+81

Jan.

3,500

4,900

4,600 

2,900

2,200

1,900 

1,700 

1,9OO

2,200

1,800

1. 400

1,400

1,700

*2,100

2,100

2,500

3,200

2,300

1,500

2,000

2,300

3,300

6.000

3,200

2,200

2,100

2,000

2,000

1,800

1,900

2,000

76,600

2,471

+27

Feb.

1,600

1.500

1,600 

1,800

2,700

5.000 

2,200 

1,800

1,600

2,000

2,000

1,900

al,900

a2,500

a3,000

a2,500

a2,200

a2,100

a2,000

al,900

al.800

al,700

al,500

al,600

*a2,000

1,800

1,800

1,800

_

55,600

1,986

-44

Mar.

1,400

1,500

1,600 

1,500

1,600

6,100 

11.000 

4,500

5,100

2,500

2,500

2,100

2,000

1,900

1,500

1,600

1,700

1,500

1,400

1,400

1,400

1.200

1,200

1,400

1,500

1,400

1,400

2,280

2,000

1,780

2,400

70,160

2,265

+65

Apr.

2,560

2,200

5,780 

5,400

2,510

2,020 

1,940 

*1,860

1,800

1,700

1.660

2,750

12.000

7,580

5,880

2,650

2,360

2,100

2,220

5,440

5,160

2,660

3,580

4,150

5,000

2,200

2,010

1,980

5,080

2,900

92,510

5,084

+186

May

2.O6O

1,840

1,480 

1,540

1,970

2.570 

1,680 

1,580

1,460

1,200

1,180

1,300

1,350

1,580

1,940

1,450

1,150

1,040

1,310

*1,300

1,600

1,660

1,480

1,140

955

1,140

1,180

1,170

1,150

1,150

1,000

44,365

1,431

-54

June

1,180

1,580

2,150 

2,040

2.280

1,440 

1,050 

925

1,040

990

965

960

955

780

705

705

855

825

835

880

650

680

765

*840

840

930

955

755

610

720

50,825

1,028

-91

July

710

700

760 

790

690

580 

585 

655

750

1,110

1,500

890

875

2,500

5.470

1,960

1,260

1,070

1,060

855

1,450

5,160

1,790

1,310

1,020

1,190

1,460

1,480

1,760

1,240

1,160

41,770

1,547

-86

Aug.

1,540

1,210

1.880 

,420

,340

,580 

,120 

,080

,220

995

880

*875

810

800

805

675

a600

a640

a700

aSOO

795

800

695

850

1,250

980

855

1,440

1,020

775

1,840

52,050

1,053

-92

Sept.

4,250

4,66O

2,920 

1,680

1,250

1,790 

17.500 

11,20O

a4,OOo

a2,500

a2,000

al,6oO

al,500

al,100

al.200

al.EOO

1,100

1,110

1,060

925

900

855

*1,070

980

1,040

1,050

955

650

1,010

6,010

 

78,845

2,628

+459

Adjusted for change In contents In Philpott Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,067 

0.520 

0.60

1,10C 

0.537

0.6C

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1958-59:

3,225

1.57 

1.81

2,498 

1.22 

1.41

1,942 

0.947 

0.99

2,528 

1.14 

1.51

5,270 

1.60 

1.78

1,577 

0.672 

0.77

Observed

Max 29,500 Mln 610 Mean 2,866 

Max 29,500 Mln 580 Mean 1,894

937 

0.457 

0.51

1,261 

0.615 

0.71

941 

0.459 

0.53

3,067 

1.50 

1.67

Adjusted

Mean 2,851 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.86 

Mean 1,916 Cfsm 0.935 In. 12.69

Peak discharge (base, 22,000 cfs). Dec. 29 (6 p.m.) 32,100 cfs (15.43 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Philpott Reservoirs furnished by 

Corps of Engineers, 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Paces.
60 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 

755. 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 Tpby 

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 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 317.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 8 years (1951-59), 2,433 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 30,300 cfs Dec. 30 (gage height, 24.30 ft); minimum, 292 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 2.03 ft); minimum daily, 600 cfs July 7, 8.

1950-59: Maximum discharge, 34,000 cfs Oct. 17, 1954 (gage height, 25.40 ft); minimum, 193 cfs Sept. 4, 1956 (gage height, 1.71 ft); minimum daily, 244 cfs Sept. 4, 

1956.

Flood of Aug. 16, 1940, reached a stage of 32.3 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from return of overbank flow, 

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by cotton mills at Danville. Since August 

1950, flow regulated by Philpott Reservoir on Smith River (usable capacity, 145,200 

acre-ft). Records of suspended sediment loads for water year 1959 are given in 

WSP 1641.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of backwater from 

return of overbank flow (gage height, In feet, and discharge,In 

cubic feet per second)

2.7 

5.0 

12.0

600

1,790

7,400

17.0

24.0

14,300

29,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

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

( + )

Oct.

2,240

5.480 

3,000

1,970 

1,550

1,300

1,200

1,350

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,180

1,000

950

1,180

1,180

1,200

1,200

1,180

1,000

900

1,180

1,400

1,450

1,450

1,350

1,080

1,020

1,300

 1 , 300

1,250

43,740

1,411

-102

Nov.

,300

,500 

,730

.790 

,610

,450

,400

,350

,300

,150

,050

,250

,250

,250

,250

,250

,120

,080

,300

,300

,300

,250

,250

.020

,080

,300

,300

,250

,450

,670

39,550

1,318

-60

Dec.

1,610

1,250 

1,350

*1,350 

1,400

1,450

1,350

1,150

1,050

1,250

1,250

1,200

1,080

1.020

1,180

1,020

1,050

1,180

1,400

1,400

1,450

1,200

1,080

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,020

3,800

21,800

29. 000

013,000

101,240

3,266

+81

Jan.

c4,000

04,500 

C4.500

3,800 

2,680

2,110

1,910

2,040

2,180

2,040

1,790

1.450

1,610

 2,110

2,250

2,460

3,160

3,000

1,850

1,790

2,320

3,400

5,000

4,200

2,760

2,250

2,110

2,110

2,040

1,970

1,910

81,300

2,623

+27

Feb.

2,040

1.530 

1,500

1,910 

3,560

5.800

2,840

2,180

1,850

1,910

2,180

2,040

2,040

2,680

5,080

2,920

2,590

2,250

2,180

2,040

1,850

1,790

1,550

1,750

 1,910

1,850

1,790

1,750

60,920

2,176

-44

Mar.

1,670

1.450 

1,500

1,670 

1,500

2,770

9. 580

5,240

5,160

2,550

2,180

2,250

2,110

2,O40

1,850

1,670

1,670

1,730

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,450

1,500

1,550

1,550

1,670

2,110

2,520

1,910

2 , 110

69,420

2,259

+65

Apr.

2,550

2,520 

5,100

4,120 

5,080

2,520

2,110

2,040

 1,970

1,850

1,910

2,760

9,650

12.200

5,480

5,800

3,000

2,680

2,680

6,040

5,000

4,200

5,080

5,720

4,440

3,400

2,760

2,530

5,800

4,200

116,770

5,892

+186

May

2.920

2,390 

2,250

1,910 

2,460

2,920

2,590

1,970

1,790

1,730

1,450

1,450

1,610

1,670

2,250

1,910

1,610

1,300

1,300

 1,670

1,670

1,970

1,850

1,670

1,300

1.180

1,350

1,550

1,550

1,300 

1,400

55,340

1,785

-54

June

1,400

1,730 

2,460

2^920

2,180

1,550

1,220

1,150

1,220

1,200

1,150

1,150

1,120

975

825

875

950

950

925

925

675

725

850

*a960

al.OOO

al,100

a.l,OOO

a800

a 700

58,645

1,288

-91

July

aSOO

a80o 

a80o

a900 

a900

a760

a600

a600

a700

962

1,400

1,450

950

1,100

5.800

2,820

1,450

1,150

1,180

1,050

900

2,740

2,590

1,550

1,250

1,100

1,450

1,790

1,850

1*550

42,092

1,358

-86

Aug.

1,350

18,550 

,580

,550

,500

,200

,550

1,500

975

*975

975

900

900

900

650

675

750

850

900

850

850

975

1,500

,350

,080

,100

,450

,100

,300

55,205

1,156 -92

Sept.

3,400

4,680 

4,360

2,250 

1,610

2,250

8,810

16.000

c5,000

c5,000

2,320

1,850

1,790

1,180

1,500

1,550

1,550

1,300

1,250

1,300

975

1,150

 1,000

1,500

975

1,120

1,250

700

675

3,210

78,705

2,624

+439

Adjusted for contents In Philpott Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,309 

0.513 

0.59

1,258 

0.495 

0.55

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

5,547 

1.31 

1.51

2,650 

1.04 

1.20

2,152 

0.856 

0.87

2,304 

0.904 

1.04

4,078 

1.60 

1.78

1,731 

0.679 

0.78

Observed

Max 29,000 Mln 775 Mean 5,140 

Max 29,000 Mln 600 Mean 2,090

1,197 

0.469 

0.52

1,272 

0.499 

0.58

1,044 

0.409 

0.47

5,063 

1.20 

1.34

Adjusted

Mean 5,125 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.62 

Mean 2,112 Cfsm 0.828 In. 11.25

Peak discharge (base, 22,000 cfs). Dec. 30 (6 to 7 p.m.) 50,500 cfs (24.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Philpott Reservoir; furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

station at Danville.

c Backwater from return of overbank flow.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 61

770. Banister River at Halifax, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°46'35", long 78°54'58", on left bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. 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 ml.

Records available. September 1904 to December 1905, October 1928 to September 1959. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1303.

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. 32 years (1904-5, 1928-59), 519 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,000 cfs Dec. 30 (gage height, 24.30 ft); minimum dally, 28 cfs Aug. 18, 25, Sept. 15.

1904-5, 1928-59: 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 

measurement of peak flow and velocity-area study; minimum, 6 cfs on many days In August 

and September 1932; minimum dally, 6 cfs Aug. 30, 1932.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 50 cfs and for period of no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Low and medium flow regulated by powerplant half a mile above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 892: 1929-30, 1932-35. WSP 972: 1938(M), 1940. WSP 1112: 

1943(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor for most days above 1,1OO cfs)

-0.3

0.0

.1

.3

.5

1.0

73

120

2.0

4.0

9.0

17.0

20.0

24.3

262

660

2,100

5,500

7,500

11,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

714

724

359

264

6.6

217

194

240

149

138

203

156

187

160

196

158

184

185

148

202

196

269

372

140

232

212

210

223

152

*232

220

7,302

236

0.428

0.49

Nov.

201

484

310

234

230

238

227

272

164

230

200

226

216

215

234

178

338

222

132

194

232

200

206

191

192

215

193

310

247

376

7,107

237

0.429

0.48

Dec.

276

255

200

*256

292

220

220

214

250

247

292

57

235

242

196

238

238

134

308

350

134

284

246

260

249

210

175

1,090

7,320

10.300

7,150

32,138

1,037

1.88

2.17

Jan.

1.950

1,360

1,300

976

686

521

374

728

546

254

344

428

523

440

*517

626

579

347

374

572

530

600

904

493

468

480

354

407

358

358

331

18,758

605

1.10

1.26

Feb.

338

308

330

510

928

624

312

398

413

366

394

309

533

625

742

493

530

456

457

270

280

397

396

415

328

*340

364

309

-

12,165

434

0.786

0.82

Mar.

270

298

348

272

306

672

1.680

1,070

834

316

446

409

418

352

332

379

308

294

270

317

312

309

304

296

288

289

532

630

482

485

594

14,112

455

0.824

0.95

Apr.

494

572

644

588

369

448

410

222

*410

231

532

665

2.270

2,270

1,200

867

601

508

632

2,260

1,520

976

1,000

1,180

928

802

398

545

447

452

24,441

815

1.48

1.65

May

304

371

346

428

402

348

226

368

205

272

228

238

253

286

246

246

224

268

231

328

] '"'

> a500

J

a200

8,518

275

0.498

0.57

June

a300

,

\ a200

J

a!50

1

> alOO

J

-,

> a80

J (*)

211

68

49

98

145

4,721

157

0.284

0.32

July

32

152

91

142

96

60

92

66

105

213

512

738

33

726

1,560

858

296

246

154

213

446

330

216

214

189

113

386

324

307

40

258

9,008

291

0.527

0.61

Aug.

200

222

163

145

85

203

100

208

88

382

86

204

*126

58

114

80

128

28

114

62

66

168

60

"28 500

52

95

144

94

296

33

4,352

140

0.254

0.29

Sept.

423

253

124

210

176

206

386

116

234

62

115

133

80

188

28

130

99

118

96

68

162

48

124

*71

87

82

84

80

446

764

5,193

173

0.313

0.35

Calendar year 1958 : Max 10,300 Mln 35 Mean 649 Cfsm 1.18 In. 15.98

Water year 1958-59 : Max 10,300 Min 28 Mean 405 Cfsm 0.734 In. 9.96

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Dec. 30 (l p.m.) 11,000 cfs (24.30 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated.
62 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

775. Hyco River near Denniston, Va.

Location. Lat 36°35'16", long 78°53'56", on left bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on

U. 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. 289 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1928 to September 1934, October 1950 to September 1959. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303.

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. 15 years, 245 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 18.92 ft Dec. 30 (discharge not determined); 

minimum discharge, 4.8 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 4.16 ft).

1928-34, 1950-59: Maximum gage height, 21.88 ft Oct. 3, 1929, from graph based on 

gage readings (discharge uncertain); minimum discharge, 0.004 cfs Sept. 14, 1932 

(gage height, 3.58 ft), result of discharge measurement.

Floods in August 1928 and September 1945 reached stages of 26.4 and 25.6 ft, respectively, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those above 1,000 cfs, 

which are poor. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow by mill above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1383: 1930, drainage area. WSP 1503: 1930(M) .

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5 

4.7 

5.0

6.0

7.0

10.0

14.0

15.0

19.0

105

215

690

1,500

1,820

5,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

L7

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

20

59

53

44

39

28

20

20

17

15

14

13

11

10

12

12

12

11

11

10

IT- 9.7

20

31

28

24

20

19

19

*19 

18

651.7

21.0

0.073

0.08

Nov.

 gg 20

"83" 116

56

45

40

36

34

33

32

30

29

28

28

30

29

29

32

32

31

30

29

26

27

28

E8

29

37

50

1,173

39.1

0.135

0.15

Dec.

44

42

38

*40

50

45

39

33

31

34

28

24

b23

b23

b23

b25

b30

b35

b35

b35

b30

b30

b35

b35

b35

b30

48

604

4,710

5.560 

4,600

16,194

522

1.81

2.08

Jan.

1.560

1,010

1,010

604

320

201

b!60

b!50

blSO

b!40

b!30

b!30

170

215

*222

250

455

318

b.200

b!60

2OO

617

798

478

290

238

192

170

155

145 

140

11,008

355

1.23

1.42

Feb.

124

113

110

265

1.110

1.O9O

685

335

275

245

222

180

280

583

728

970

1,070

481

328

238

185

170

175

215

180

*155

145

135

10,792

385

1.33

1.39

Calendar year 1958: Max 5,360 Mln 8.2

Mar.

130

130

150

160

150

431

583

432

275

222

185

170

165

145

135

135

125

112

103

101

103

103

99

94

92

91

102

145

124

155 

312

5,459

176

0.609

0.70

Apr.

260

328

852

566

365

268

208

170

*155

140

135

336

1.510

1,290

990

425

290

230

245

471

618

708

1,050

1,130

764

380

282

245

886

625

15,722

524

1.81

2.02

May

275

185

155

275

260

165

125

101

87

78

75

74

68

105

136

77

64

59

58

56

*73

121

215

111

64

52

44

42

40

36

34

3,310

107

0.370

0.43

June

338

214

200

1,160

1.780

553

160

105

82

68

60

51

48

45

39

38

33

31

28

26

24

22

21

21

*20

19

18

15

L3

11

 5,243

175

0.606

0.67

July

9.7

8.5

10

13

11

8.2

6.9

6.7

677

9.4

65

37

31

37

58

28

22

45

99

44

26

26

28

20

18

15

20

65

98

43 

91 .

1,006.1

32.5

0.112

0.13

Aug.

153

147

56

37

25

23

24

22

29

19

16

14

*12

11

9.4

8.2

6.7

5.7

579

5.9

7.3

12

9.1

30

22

57

33

41

24

22 

25

912.2

29.4

0.102

0.12

Sept.

22

24

31

19

19

261

248

286

188

74

47

34

24

20

18

17

15

14

14

13

11

10

9.7

*8.8

7.8

6.9

6.7

6.1

TTf

456

1,919.7

64.0

0.221

0.25

Mean 333 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.63

Water year 1958-59: Max 5,360 _ Mln S.-7 Mean 201 Cfsm 0.696 In. 9.44

Peak discharge (base, 2,5OO cfs).--Dec. 30 (7 p.m.) discharge unknown (18.92 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

795. Roanoke River at Buggs Island, Va.

Location. 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 

U. S. Highway 1, 6.7 miles southeast of Boydton, Mecklenburg County, and at mile 178.4.

Drainage area. 7.780 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1921 to August 1923 (gage heights only), April 1947 to 

September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 196.72 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark). November 1921 to August 1923 at site 0.3 mile upstream at 

different datum. April 1947 to Sept. 30, 1952, at site 2,800 ft downstream at different 

datum .

Average discharge. 12 years, 7,519 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 39,600 cfs May 29 (gage height, 10.26 ft), but 

may have been higher during period of no gage-height record in April; minimum, 160 cfs

Oct. 12 (ga 

7-59:

age height, 1.60 ft); minimum daily, 168 cfs Oct. 12.

1947-59: Maximum discharge, 76.000 cfs Dec. 7, 1948 (gage height, 14.97 ft); minimum, 99 cfs July 3, Oct. 24, 1953 (gage height, 1.53 ft); minimum daily, 140 cfs 

Oct. 7, 1956.

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 33.9 ft, from levels by Corps of Engineers.

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

and those below 1,000 cfs, which are poor. Since August 1950, flow regulated by Philpott Reservoir on Smith River (usable capacity, 145,200 acre -ft) and by John H. Kerr 

Reservoir (usable capacity, 2,324,300 acre-f t ) .

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

160

250

385

970

1,820

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

8.0

2,870

4,350

8,250

23,900

.Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

5,610

3,380

12.200

2,500

192

5,580

4,460

4,750

5,100

6,590

*260

168

6,760

8,580

7,240

7,810 

7,070

445

172

5,800

6,950

7,040

6,900

5,700

760

196

7,690

4,410

4,790 

3,480

2,860

147,443

4,756

-2,236

Nov.

740

223

4,800

7,520

6,610

8.580

7,060

2,010

310

6,360

3,230

5,190

4,330

2,660

1,170

192 

6,3§0"

4,640

5,020

3,840

3,780

1,420

310

3,640

5,080

6,990

1,900

3,700

1,290 

1,020

109,995

3,666

-1,162

Dec.

6,100

4,720

6,730

4,160

3,560

2,320

1,620

5,960

6,100

7,210

8,180

5,600

1,440

460

5,440

4,510 

3,700

5,380

3,420

590

885

4,980

5,080

2,900

518

2,320

1,580

340

5,590 

9.790

9,640

130,623

4,214

+5,209

Jan.

4,140

7,820

3,470

2,740

9,020

10,100

6,600

7,470

6,060

3,200

1,040

4,400

4,890

7,740

3,940

5,390 

2,350

2,060

9,910

8,330

8,220

8,260

11.500

32TJ

268

8,900

10,100

9,940

9,930 

5,850

2,140

186,098

6,003

+2,179

Feb.

850

9,450

7,920

6,460

5,840

6,560

2,440

1,020

11,300

6,450

8,100

8,490

6,180

1,740

2,330

alS.OOO 

al7,000

alS.OOO

a!8,000

16,300

800

430

5, ISO"

7,070

7,710

6,000

4,900

950

-

205,520

7,340

-1,607

Mar.

370

4,710

4,080

1,450

1,740

1,460

490

245

4,660

5,660

8,100

8.520

6,980

250

825

4,470 

1,520

1,860

3,200

5,380

2,360

1,440

3,300

2,620

2,330

1,940

1,470

240

245 

2,580

4,030

88,325

2,849

+3,261

Apr.

3,770

7,020

6,310

640

262

5,840

9,020

8,020

8,950

8,070

2,030

286

013,000

017,000

a!6,000

816,000 

813,000

alO,000

819.000

al5,5&6

817,000

a!7,000

al4,000

a!4,000

18,100

3,540

12,300

9,740

8,900 

8,820

302,618

10,090

+1,359

May

10.200

i.soo

3,960

8,700

7,370

8,380

9,640

7,820

1,920

4,230

10,000

8,780

6,530

4,840

8,600

2,270 

3,970

7,140

8,110

8,320

7,840

8,280

3,340

3,280

6,580

6,710

8,240

6,870

6,740 

2,150

3,400

195,910

' 6,320

-2,534

June

5,140

6,040

3,540

7,400

8,300

1,840

310

6,9B6~

7,810

5,670

7,420

8,140

1,560'

310

3,160

4,780 

4,320

4,700

3,470

1,440

318

8,670

4,460

3,490

5,540

3,580

1,100

310

10.200 

4,140

134,138

4,471

-1,454

July

2,490

1,930

1,850

304

298

2,660

3,390

4,550

5,740

7.800

286

292

4,970

4,990

4,240

5,530 

4,800

1,950

286

5,830

3,460

6,540

6,040

4,520

280

280

4,320

4,340

4,600 

3,840

3,900

106,306

3,429

+20

Aug.

645

268

5,820

5,240

8,300

5,260

5,420

256

256

8,240

5,900

6,160

8,160

5,920

1,580

235 

9.740

8,020

8,230

7,830

8,290

1,520

240

8,880

7,020

6,020

6,670

6,080

430 

220

5,420

152,270

4,912

-2,837

Sept.

6,760

6,180

5,630

3,660

220

230

1,950

5,340

7,240

8,320

3,680

225

225

3,740

7,740

5,670 

6,760

8,340

1,150

225

8.880

6,520

6,540

6,520

6,040

715

210

8,355

7,880 

6,060

141,040

4,701

-97

Adjusted for change In contents in Phllpott and John H. Kerr Reservoirs

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

2,520 

0.324 

0.37

2,504 

0.322 

0.36

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-58:

9,423 

1.21 

1.40

8,182 

1.05 

1.21

5,733 

0.737 

0.77

Observed

6,110 

0.785 

0.90

11,450 

1.47 

1.64

3,786 

0.487 

0.56

Max 26,000 Mln 168 Mean 8,768 

Max 19,000 Mln 168 Mean 5,206

3,017 

0.388 

0.43

3,449 

0.443 

0.51

2,075 

0.267 

0.31

Adjusted

4,640 

0.592 

0.66

Mean 8,7O8 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.20 

Mean 5,231 Cfsm 0.672 In. 9.12

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Phllpott and John H. Kerr Reservoirs} 

furnished by Corps of Engineers.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of powerplant records.
64 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 

805. 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 at Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County, Z\ miles upstream from Chocyott Creek, 

2tf miles downstream from Roanoke Rapids Dam, and at mile 133.6.

Drainage area. 8,410 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1911 to September 1959. Prior to January 1933, published as

 "at Old flaston." Records published for both sites February 1930 to December 1932. 

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 

is 43.84 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. 47 years (1912-59), 8,215 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,500 cfs Apr. 14, 15 (gage height, 8.47 ft); 

minimum, 420 cfs Mar. 21 (gage height, 1.20 ft); minimum daily, 602 cfs Mar. 21.

1911-59; Maximum discharge, 261.000 cfs Aug. 18, 1940 (gage height, 39.0 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum, about 250 cfs Dec. 16, 1955; minimum daily, 472 cfs Sept. 21, 

1932.

Flood in November 1877 at Old Gaston reached a stage about 2 ft lower than flood in 

August 1940, which was 21.5 ft.

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

 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) and since June 1955 by Roanoke Rapids Reservoir (usable capacity, 79,600 

acre-ft).

Revisions (water years). WSP 712: 1930. WSP 822: 1936. WSP 1032: 1912, 1928(M),

 1930(M), 1932-33(M). WSP 1433: 1912-23, 1925-28, 1930, 1932-33, 1935, 1937-39.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

* In cubic feet per second)

1.4 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

550

1,050

2,320

4,100

6.0

8.0

10.0

9,500 

17,000 

27,OOO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

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.

5,330

6,020

9.160 

6,040

1.500

6,720

4,140 

5,980

5,040

6,730

1,590

1,500

5,770

7,780

7,330

7,300

7,740

2,100

*1,600

6,010

8,020

8,760

8,540

6,140

1,910

1,630

6,030

4,330

4,420

3,940

3,190

161,290

5,203

-2,109

Nov.

1,190

3,300

8.020 

7,060

6,300

7,620

6,220 

2,050

760

5,470

3,170

5,800

4,110

5,840

1,570

697

5,820

5,740

5,650

4,510

4,300

2,210

668

4,470

4,820

7,890

1,430

4,990

1,520

1,110

124,305

4,144

-1,112

Dec.

4,950

4,86O

7,920 

5,100

5,630

2,750

*1,150 

7,220

4,090

8,620

9,800

6,560

2,210

1,250

5,130

4,670

3,730

6,750

4,770

2,970

1,070

4,880

4,150

3,240

665

3,250

1,930

4,380

12,200

19.000

14,200

169,095

5,455

+4,988

Jan.

9,210

10,900

2,990 

al.800

a 10, 000

a!2,000

a7,000 

a6,600

a7,600

a3,400

al,400

a5,50o

a3,900

a9,3OO

a6,100

a7,700

a2,500

a67O

alO,300

a8, 800

a9,80O

alO,200

al2.600

al 700

a670

alO,600

9,700

9,910

9,710

8,940

2,580

214,080

6,906

+2,343

Feb.

a70O

a9,200

a9,000 

a8 , 200

7,580

8,690

3,830 

718

10,100

7,640

9,250

11,800

13,000

1,060

625

13,300

19.000

18,500

19,000

18,200

8,780

656

4,530

7,250

9,010

6,400

5,660

2,260

-

233,939

8,355

-1,553

Mar.

689

6,720

4,130 

1,770

2,980

5,78O

1,340 

697

3,850

6,090

8,270

8 . 960

7,650

1,360

746

4,710

2,100

3,350

5.040

8,220

602

633

3,870

3,890

2,990

2,910

1,840

998

665

6,440

5,530

114,820

3,704

+3,022

Apr.

2,840

10,600

7,820 

2,180

2.040

5,030

7,600 

8,620

9,420

8,350

2,210

5,560

14, 900

19.500

19,500

19,000

19,000

19,000

14,300

19,000

18,100

17,900

15, £00

14,500

15,100

18,300

9,000

10,300

9,910

10,800

355,580

11,850

+1,413

May

6,880

5,750

6,000 

7,080

8,020

8,620

11.500 

8,240

5,750

5,700

7,370

8,110

7,550

7,960

7,400

5,750

5.610

6,870

8,070

7,660

8,100

7,600

5,750

5,880

6,000

6,000

6,420

7,480

7,180

6,000

5,880

217,980

7,032

-2,454

June

4,180

8,070

4,610 

9.O8O

6,060

2,220

2.040 

5,780

6,930

5,230

6,810

8,040

2,280

2,040

3,200

4,010

3,590

4,200

3,460

2,520

2,110

6,800

3,080

3,100

5,000

3,930

2,570

2,550

5,390

4,540

133,420

4,447

-1,368

July

2,700

2,180

2.120 

2,180

2,180

2,350

2,190 

2,200

7,050

11.100

a2 , 400

2,180

2,750

a2,900

a4,900

a7,200

a5,200

a3, 100

a2,300

a4, 100

a4,400

a7,100

6,290

2,720

2,250

2,400

3,590

4,130

4,410

4,530

5,300

120,400

3,884

-21

Aug.

3,190

2,320

3,070 

4,020

8,210

3,970

7,150 

2,230

2,180

4,160

5,420

6,300

8,530

7,560

2,400

*2,400

5,710

8,560

8,590

8,820

9.590

2,360

*a2,300

a6,400

a6,400

a6,000

a7,200

a7,800

a2,400

a2 , 30O

a4, 100

161,440

5,208

-2,852

Sept.

a5,500

6,630

6,540 

4,450

2,250

2,250

2,750 

4,540

7,570

8,380

2,650

2,920

2,320

3,470

5,600

5,850

7,020

9.OOO

2,620

2.180

5,680

7,140

7,440

7,210

5,920

2,180

2,250

8,360

9,900

12.100

162,670

5,422

-363

Observed Adjusted

Calendar year 1958! '. Water year 1958-59: 1

lax 33,900 Mln 665 Mean 9,855 Mean 9,803 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.88

tax 19,500 Mln 602 Mean 5,943 Mean 5,954 Cfsm 0.708 In. 9.61

* Dlscliarge 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) and Roanoke Rapids Reservoir (furnished by Virginia Electric and 

Power Co.).

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

discharge for Roanoke Rapids hydroelectric plant.
PAMLICO RIVER BASIN 65

815. Tar River near Tar River, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°11'40", long 78°35'00", on right bank 90 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 96, 1-5- miles upstream from Pishing Creek, 2| miles east of town of Tar 

River, Granville County, and 8 miles south of Oxford.

Drainage area. 161 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control with a sharp-crested weir notch. Datum 

of gage is 287.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 20 years, 153 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,050 cfs Dec. 29 (gage height, 13.00 ft); minimum, 3.4 cfs Oct. 21, 22.

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 13,100 cfs Aug. 18, 1955 (gage height, 18.07 ft); minimum, 0.07 cfs Oct. 14, 1954.

Remarks. Records excellent. Town of Oxford diverts about 1 cfs for municipal water supply.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 972: 1940-41. WSP 1112: 1941 (calendar year figures). 

WSP 1273: 1941(M) .

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.4 

2.6

2.6

5.6

13

29

55

81

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0 

12.0

175

458

1,200

2,880

5,150

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

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.

4.4

5.0

9.1

20

T8

14

*10 

9.1

7.7

7.0

6.0

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.0

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.0

3.7

4. o

6.0

7.0

7.7

6.7

6.7

7.0

7.7

7.4

7.0

224.9

7.25

0.045

0.05

Nov.

7.7

24

43

25

17

14

13 

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

9.9

9.9

9.9

11

10

9.9

9.5

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.5

12

16

381.9

12.7

0.079

0.09

Dec.

15

14

13

13

13

12

12 

11

11

11

10

TT

11

11

12

11

12

12

13

15

18

19

18

18

18

16

14

717

4.960

1,100

223

7,364

238

1.48

1.70

Jan.

148

557

281

153

112

83

70 

70

80

66

64

55

65

100

105

119

318

128

90

85

85

645

364

162

121

105

90

87

87

80

74

4,649

150

0.932

1.07

Feb.

65

57

58

408

1.440

387

186 

143

1E6

*116

107

89

268

374

815

631

235

175

140

112

92

85

90

116

100

87

80

75

_

6,657

238

1.48

1.54

Mar.

72

96

146

186

162

809

572 

203

146

123

109

100

90

81

75

75

69

62

55

53

54

56

*53

49

47

46

80

181

107

238

434

4,629

149

0.925

1.07

Apr.

189

478

810

278

178

136

114 

98

89

81

85

693

2.580

706

324

200

151

128

260

593

374

669

635

354

200

148

123

109

121

105

10,789

360

2.24

2.49

May

85

70

60

*69

96

66

49 

40

34

32

32

30

29

122

93

46

32

28

26

26

47

177

85

46

30

24

21

20

18

17

17

1,567

50.5

0.314

0.36

June

20

25

28

"350 637

100

55 

36

28

23

20

18

21

44

32

19

15

13

12

11

11

9.9

9.5

9.1

8.4

7.7

7.4

6.7

6.3

5.6

1,568.6

52.3

0.325

0.36

July

5.0

4.0

14

66

26

14

9.9 

7.0

5.6

*2J000

*2,070

180

92

64

273

203

66

40

35

62

*219

*121

66

40

31

22

20

30

56

92

292

6,425.5

207

1.29

1.48

Aug.

456

151

93

44

30

24

21 

18

440

112

47

28

21

18

15

14

12

11

10

9.9

9.5

8.4

7.4

7.0

28

18

12

8.8

7.4

49

135

1,865.4

60.2

0.374

0.43

Sept.

64

30

20

15

18

155

1.410 

194

*83

49

34

26

22

18

16

16

15

14

13

13

11

11

10

9.5

8.8

8.1

7.4

7.0

6.7

207

2,511.5

83.7

0.520

0.58

Calendar year 1958 : Max 4,960 Min 3.7 Mean 204 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.24

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,960 Min 3.7 Mean 133 Cfsm 0.826 In. 11.22

Peak discharge (base

2,880 cfs (9.02 ft

2,000 cfs). Dec. 29 (12:30 p.m.) 6,050 cfs (13.00 ft); Apr. 13 (11:30 a.m.)

; July 10 (8 p.m.) 4,800 cfs (11.58 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
66 PAMLICO RIVER BASIN

818. Cedar Creek near Louisburg, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°03'15", long 78°20'25", on downstream end of center pier of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 401, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Camping Creek, 3.7 miles 

southwest of Louisburg, Franklin County, and 5.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--47.8 sq mi.

Records available. October 1953 to August 1956 (annual maximum only), September 1956 to 

September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 205 ft (by barometer-). Prior to Sept. 1, 

1956, crest-stage gage at upstream side of bridge at datum 6.39 ft higher.

Extremes. The annual maximum discharges for the water years 1954-56 are given in the 

following table:

Water 

year

1954 

1955 

1956

Date

Jan. 27, 1954 

Aug. 18, 1955 

Mar. 17, 1956

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,980 

2,100 

1,000

Gage height* 

(feet]

6.62 

6.78 

4.98

* Adjusted to present datum.

1958-59: Maximum discharge during water year, 2,170 cfs Dec. 29 (gage height, 

6.86 ft, from floodmarks); minimum, 14 cfs July 1 (gage height, 1.74 ft).

1953-59: Maximum discharge, 2,240 cfs May 6, 1958 (gage height, 6.96 ft).

1956-59: Minimum discharge, 4.2 cfs Aug. 13, 17, 18, 1957 (gage height, 1.45 ft).

Flood in 1935 reached a stage of about 14 ft, from information from North Carolina 

State Highway Commission.

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

are poor.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7

1.8 

2.O 

2.5

3.0 

4.O 

5.0 

6.0

207

580

1,050

1,590

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2C

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

69

94

55

37

*30

29

28

27

24

23

24

25

26

26

24

25

25

25

38

46

42

33

30

28

28

27

26

26

27

1,O28

33.2

0.695

0.80

Nov.

28

50

46

34

31

30

30

29

28

28

27

26

26

26

27

27

27

*28

28

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

32

42

885

29.5

0.617

0.69

Dec.

39

36

33

33

33

31

31

2929"

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

31

31

34

39

47

50

48

47

45

43

36

170

1.200

350

140

2,808

90.6

1.90

2.18

Jan.

90

*153 ~97

69

54

46

44

49

53

44

40

39

44

45

41

47

47

39

38

41

45

65

50

41

40

39

39

38

37

37

37

1,588

51,2

1.Q7

1.2*4

Feb.

34

33

38

72

174

98

65

57

55

50

47

40

78

82

89

82

63

57

53

46

41

42

50

49

41

41

41

38

_

1 1,656

59.1

. 1.24

. 1.29

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,6OO (Mih 18

Mar.

38

57

55

73

56

143

81

66

57

51

50

46

42

45

44

41

38

37

37

41

38

*35

35

35

35

62

55

40

72

82

1,755

56.6

1.18

1.37

Apr.

57

101

122

76

60

55

49

46

45

42

42

141

542

243

103

77

65

62

248

61 0

296

207

160

96

78

67

60

56

53

49

3,908

130

2.72

3.04

May

45

41

40

*57

66

45

40

37

34

35

48

37

94

380

79

53

46

42

42

40

57

61

45

39

36

34

34

33

31

3T

34

1,736

56.0

1.17

1.35

June

61

53

59

65

56

40

36

33

31

29

28

26

31

195

73

36

*33

28

26

25

24

23

22

24

26

24

20

17

17

16

1,177

39.2

0.820

0.92

July

21

25

72

57

26

22

21

IB- 18

138

424

14?

82

67

94

133

56

45

65

67

*415

132

61

46

48

90

85

168

73

*59

234

3,008

97.0

2.03

2.34

Aug.

93

61

46

42

56

44

38

38

45

37

32

30

28

27

28

25

24

23

22

23

19

18

17

33

20

17

1618-

33

itf

1,237

39.9

0.835

0.96

Sept.

78

47

45

83

102

186

103

61

*48

40

37

34

32

31

32

32

30

30

29

28

28

27

27

26

35.

25

25

25

29

61

1,406

46.9

0.981

1.09

Mean 75.0 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.29

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,200 ,Mln 16 Mean 60.8 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.27

Peak discharge (base, 450 cfs). Dec. 29 (time unknown) 2,170 cfs (6. 

(4.13 ft); Apr. 20 (7:3O a.m.) S6O cfs (4.61 ft); May 14 (1O a.m.) 

(5 p.m.) 520 cfs (3.84 ft); July 21 (3:30 p.m.) 560 cfs (3.93 ft).

86 ft); Apr. 13 (3 p.m.) 648 cfs 

496 cfs (3.79 ft); July 11

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Doubtful or no gage-height record Nov. 1, 2, Nov. 21 to Jan. 1, Jan. 11, 18, 19; discharge 

estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.
PAMLICO RIVER BASIN 67

820. Tar River near Nashville, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°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, 10 miles south of

Nashville, Nash County, and at mile 93.8.

Drainage area. 701 sq mi.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 110.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior bo Feb. 28, 1935, chain and staff gages 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 748 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,230 cfs Jan. 2 (gage height, 12.68 ft); minimum, 92 cfs July 2 (gage height, 2.23 ft).

1928-59: Maximum discharge, 16,900 cfs Dec. 3, 1934 (gage height, 20.8 ft); minimum, 7.0 cfs Sept. 7, 1954 (gage height, 1.51 ft); minimum daily, 11 cfs Sept. 20, 1932.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Considerable 

diurnal fluctuation and some regulation at low flow caused by small mills above station.

Revisions (water-years).--WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 1273: 1930.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except period of ice effect ( 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.3

3.0 

5.0

107

300

1,140

7.0

10.0

12.0

2,200

4,100

5,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

136

T5I

538

1.160

880

590

387

290

249

228

211

180

172

172 

167

172

172

162

162

159

188

261

328

321

300

252

225

211

200

194

188

9,049

292

0.417

0.48

Nov.

191

307

395

410

357

300

267

252

237

234

228

220

222

217 

211

217

222

231

228

222

222

220

205

208

214

208

208

208

237

307

>

7,405

247

0.352

0.39

Dec.

*318

274

255

252

249

243

231

225

217

217

b215

blTS

b215

b225 

b240

b250

270

290

300

297

324

324

318

328

318

290

258

519

2,900

3,890

4.800

19,267

622

0.887

1.02

Jan.

5.520

5,330

1,750

1,540

960

700

570

550

590

570

498

466

486

514 

530

570

570

740

610

482

514

680

1,090

1,480

810

630

570

514

486

478

454

31,262

1,008

1.44

1.66

Feb.

434

410

391

672

1,900

2,580

2.950

1,340

855

765

700

610

700

1,010 

1,440

1,440

2,080

1,270

900

740

610

550

550

610

610

590

550

510

-

27,747

991

1.41

1.47

Mar.

486

650

740

900

940

2,050

2,420

2.690

1,510

985

830

740

675

610 

570

570

550

510

470

458

462

474

466

438

422

418

49?

765

765

740

*1,120

25,919

836

1.19

1.38

Apr.

1,540

"1,340

1,590

2,310

1,710

985

790

700

630

590

550 i,Ti5"

3,330

4,170 

4,730

5.040

1,980

1,030

1,370

2,860

3,820

3,960

2,750

2,640

1,870

1,220

960

830

*740

675

57,820

1,927

2.75

3.07

May

650

570

510

474

570

550

510

430

380

350

346

368

354

615 

900

720

466

380

354

350

339

391

570

486

361

293

258

243

231

214

194

13,427

433

0.618

0.71

June

289

551

1,010

810

1,180

1.200

550

368

300

255

234

214

197

186 

285

376

*240

194

175

159

152

127

*146

174

228

264

228

167

134

129

10,522

351

0.501

0.56

July

125

134

162

506

474

277

191

162

132

154

972

2,830

4,460

4.990 

2,040

2,530

1,710

862

550

462

634

1,460

1,700

765

462

530

1,160

1,780

1,120

700

700

34,734

1,120

1.60

1.84

Aug.

802

1.590

830

502

454

368

335

300

280

467

593

332

255

222 

202

177

183

177

185

204

186

162

132

129

154

*159

152

146

460

791

900

11,629

375

0.535

0.62

Sept.

1,160

1,180

795

631

2,780

3.120

2,870

2,420

1,850

720

510

399

332

293 

280

*258

252

234

222

202

200

205

191

180

186

180

159

T64

183

231

22,387

746

1.06

1.19

Calendar year 1958 : Max 11,200 Mln 129 Mean 989 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.15

Water Hauei year yts&L 1958-59: j.^ao-o;'. Max I'lgm 5,520 a,3£lf Mln 1'IJ.II 125 J.CO Mean rjeoji 743 1 tJ Cfsm ^i am 1.06 j-.uo In. J-ii. 14.39 j.t,-jy

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs).--Jan. 2 (9 a.m.) 6,230 cfs (12.68 ft); Apr. 16 (4:30 p.m.) 5.120 

cfs (11.38 ft); Apr. 22 (8 a.m.) 4,240 cfs (10.22 ft)j July 13 (12 p.m.) 5,520 cfs (11.9,: ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
68 PAMLICO RIVER BASIN

825. Sapony Creek near Nashville, N. C.

Location. Lat 35"53'07", long 77"54'43", on right bank 275 ft upstream from bridge on 

 county road, 1 mile upstream from mouth, and 65 miles southeast of Nashville, Nash 

County. Prior to Jan. 20, 1959, at site 275 ft downstream.

Drainage area. 64.8 sq ml.

Records available. April 1950 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 100 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

July 14, 1953, staff gage and July 14, 1953, to Jan. 19, 1959, wire-weight gage at 

bridge 275 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 65.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 785 cfs July 29 (gage height, 8.84 ft); minimum, 

0.35 cfs June 19 (gage height, 2.25 ft).

1950-59: Maximum discharge, 2,200 cfs Jan. 24, 1954 (gage height, 14.34 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 0.02 cfs on several days in September 1954.

Remarks.--Records fair Oct. 1 to Jan. 19, good Jan. 20 to Sept. 30, except those for 

periods of ice effect or backwater from Tar River, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect or backwater from

Tar River (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4-22, Jan. 6-19)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 19 Jan. 20 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.4

1.5

4.3

10

33

62

4.0 

6.0

8.0 

9.0

140

351

660

856

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.2

0.5

.95

2.4

5.3

11

22

3.6 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

102 

325 

S35 

930

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

L3

14

L5

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.5

18

68

162

256

256

167

76

35

27

22

18

16

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

15

29

56

89

68

44

29 

25

24

20

19

1,627.5

52.5

0.810

0.93

Nov.

20

46

65

82

*82

44

33

31

31

29

25

24

24

24

24

24

»24

24

24

24

22

20

20

20

20

19

19 

18

20

22

904

30.1

0.465

0.52

Dec.

*22

22

22

20

20

20

19

18

17

16

16

16

17

b21

b26

b30

33

35

41

44

54

56

59

59

56

59

59 

95

264

606

*679

2,521

81.3

1.25

1.45

Jan.

c419

c262

195

238

195

140

101

82

86

65

62

72

82

78

78

82

75

68

78

60

56

71

77

110

126

90

66 

59

55

52

50

3,330

107

1.65

1.91

Feb.

49

46

44

91

208

 380

448

304

163

104

89

80

90

102

168

193

160

114

84

71

61

53

52

58

68

77

68 '66

3,491

125

1.93

2.00

Mar.

66

96

124

206

208

*315

414

563

406

*214

L31

L04

88

80

72

68

67

65

56

49

48

51

52

51

45

42

55

89

144

176

 155

4,300

139

2.15

2.47

Apr.

190

260

235

277

265

166

92

70

61

55

£1

144

360

*685

*635

392

206

120

131

250

363

512

433

418

309

168

102 

78

»64

56

7,148

238

3.67

4.19

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,570 Min 0.5 Mean 91.6

May

48

43

36

32

30

27

24

21

18

17

17

16

16

17

16

15

14

12

14

 13

13

24

40

20

12

8.3

6.4 

5.1

4.5

3.7

3.2

586.2

18.9

0.292

0.34

June

*3.7

30

68

88

58

21

12

8.6

6.0

4.5

3.6

2.8

2.4

2.3

1.9

1.4

 1.1

.95

-4

71?5

.6

.7

*.6

]3

16

15

7.4 

3.7

1.9

1.2

377.70

12.6-

0.194

0.22

Cfsm 1.41

July -

1.0

577

9.4

11

16

9.0

4.7

2.3

1.6

4.2

21

30

154

184

*160

*275

559

»416

191

 90

98

83

82

*42

23

16

48 

286

681

W

115

3,920.9

126

1.94

2.25

Aug.

62

67

74

59

34

27

21

18

19

18

17

12

9.6

7.4

6.9

5.3

4.5

3.6

11

27

15

7.9

5.1

4.3

3.6

2.9

142e136~

134

958.6

30.9

0.477

0.55

Sept.

74

44

29

35

92

50

92

~83 112

34

21

16

12

11

10

*9.6

9.0

8.3

7.1

6.4

5.5

4.8

4.7

*4.0

4.0

3.6

frf

3.7

8.3

800.6

26.7

0.412

0.46

In. 19.19

Water year 1958-59 : Max 685 Min 0.5 Mean 82.1 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.20

Peak discharge (base, 450 cfs).--Dec. 31 (1 a.m.) 755 cfs (8.53 ft); Feb. 7 (6 a.m.) 463 cfs (7.02 

ft); Mar. 8 (10 a.m.) 563 cfs (7.63 ft)j Apr. 14 (9 p.m.) 745 cfs (8.64 ft); Apr. 22 (5:30 a.m.) 

597 cfs 7.78 ft); July 17 (5:30 p.m.) 615 cfs (7.86 ft); July 29 (5 a.m.) 785 cfs (8.84 ft); 

Aug. 29 (6 p.m.) 580 cfs (7.69 ft).___________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

c Backwater from Tar River.
PAMLICO RIVER BASIN 69

830. Fishing 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, 4§ miles downstream from Rooky Creek, and at

mile 27.7.

Drainage area.--521 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1923 to September 1959. Figures of daily discharge below 

 250 cfs Oct. 1, 1923, to July 3, 1924, below 350 cfs May 30, 1925, to May 31, 1926,

below 150 cfs June 1 to Nov. 16, 1926, and below 100 cfs Nov. 17, 1926, to Sept. 30,

1928. published in WSP 622, 642, and 662, have been found subject to considerable error 

and should not be used. Gage-height records collected at site 2,000 ft upstream at 

different datum July 1, 1910, to Apr. 30, 1914, and at present site and datum since 

May 1, 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. 28, 1932, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 36 years, 502 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,180 cfs July 17 (gage height, 14.55 ft); minimum, 62 cfs July 1, 2 (gage height, 0.85 ft).

1923-59: Maximum discharge, 12,600 cfs Dec. 2, 1934, Aug. 18, 1940; maximum gage 

height, 17.72 ft Aug. 18, 1940; minimum discharge, 10 cfs Oct. 19, 1933, Sept. 21, 1954.

The flood of Apr. 19, 1910, reached a stage of 20.1 ft, present datum (from floodmarks of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.) at site 2,000 ft upstream. Flood of 

July 24, 1919, reached a stage of 19.6 ft (discharge 20,300 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Slight 

fluctuation and some regulation at low flow caused by mills above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 872: 1935(M). WSP 1172: Drainage area. WSP 1333: 

1928(M) , 1932-33, 1935. See also Records available.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except period of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Oct. 3, 23, Nov. 2, Dec. 28, 29, 

Jan. 2, 3, 22, Feb. 4, 5, 7, Mar. 6, 8-10, 27, 30, 31, Apr. 2, 12, 13, 

16-20, May 14, July 3-6, 11-15, 17-19, 21, 23, 24, 26-28, 3O, 31, 

Aug. 1-4, 25, 29, 31, Sept. 3-8, 30)

Oct. 1-23 Oct. 24 to Sept. 30

1.5 

2.0 

5.0

140

190

532

0.8 58

1.0 76

3.0 276

6.0 727

10.0 1,670

12.0 2,290

14.0 4,100

15.0 6,OOO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

165

284

474

488

366

270

220

195

185

180

165

155

145

145

150

150

145

145

145

155

190

407

523

419

294

227

202

192

182

177

7,285

235

0.451

0.52

Nov.

177

324

523

478

*352

288

254

238

227

217

212

207

202

197

197

202

207

207

207

207

202

197

192

187

187

187

187

187

197

279

7,125

238

0.457

0.51

Dec.

339

265

*232

222

222

217

212

197

192

187

b!85

b!85 bias

b!95

b210

b220

b230

238

260

276

300

326

313

313

326

300

260

413

2,870

3,940

4.610

18,440

595

1.14

1.32

Jan.

4,980

3,160

1,780

1,400

944

635

493

463

508

493

448

405

448

493

523

508

508

493

391

552

419

622

828

689

538

463

433

405

405

405

391

25,023

807

1.55

1.79

Feb.

378

352

339

436

1,490

1.750

1,520

1,020

671

569

523

478

500

807

934

978

870

689

618

538

463

419

433

508

538

478

448

419

-

19,146

684

1.31

1.37

Mar.

405

448

*569

635

747

1,620

2.500

2,160

1,300

803

635

569

523

478

448

448

433

405

378

352

365

365

365

339

526

326

368

585

569

529

1,110

21,103

681

1.31

1.51

Apr.

1,190

*1,010

1,350

1,330

960

653

523

463

433

405

378

1,220

3,060

4,100

4.610

3,570

1,710

912

971

1,890

1,970

2,090

2,090

1,740

1,230

819

635

553

493

463

42,821

1,427

2.74

3.06

Calendar year 1958 : Max 11,600 Min 115 Mean 750

May

*433

391

352

326

326

320

294

270

254

238

232

227

227

364

601

405

282

243

254

288

306

270

254

232

207

182

162

157

152

147

137

8,533

275

0.528

0.61

June

157

212

408

419 2~7o

212

182

157

147

129

119

113

110

101

100

96

*90

89

84

80

83

84

*77

77

83

86

92

86

80

72

4,095

136

0.261

0.29

Cfsm 1.44

July

64

70

143

752

694

293

152

114

96

104

159

348

345

1,740

*2,730

4,290

4.470

1^840

651

352

1,130

1,880

1,310

583

352

490

470

1,240

1,910

1,410

852

31,034

1,001

1.92

2.22

Aug.

538

818

841

448

294

254

232

217

243

265

248

197

172

152

142

128

123

119

115

110

111

105

98 10"6

143

*212

157

127

135

243

353

7,446

240

0.461

0.53

Sept.

*448

405

361

1,380

2.040

1,300

1,410

902

618

415

265

222

197

177

167

167

*162

157

147

142

137

130

127

123

120

117

110

TTT

112

165

12,334

411

0.789

0.88

In. 19.55

Water year 1958-59 : Max 4,980 Min 64 Mean 560 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.61

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
70 PAMLICO RIVER BASIN 

835. Tar River at Tarboro, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°53'40", long 77°32 I 00", near right bank on downstream end of pier of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 64 in Tarboro, Edgecombe County, 6^ miles downstream from Pishing Creek and at mile 46.2.

Drainage area. 2,180 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--July 1896 to December 1900, October 1931 to September 1959. Gageheight records at various daturas 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 at different datum. Oct. 1 to 

Dec. 8, 1931, chain gage at site 100 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 2,273 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14.000 cfs Jan. 4 (gage height, 21.72 ft); minimum, 278 cfs July 2 (gage height, 1.87 ft).

1896-1900, 1931-59: 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 July 27, 1919, from floodmarks (discharge, 52,800 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 38,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records excellent except those below 500 cfs, which are good. Some diurnal

fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station. Town of Henderson diverts about 

2 cfs out of basin above station. Town of Tarboro diverted 1.2 cfs for municipal 

supply. Records of suspended sediment loads for the water year 1959 are given in 

WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1172: Drainage area. WSP 1273: 1899-1900, 1933. WSP 1503: 

1932.WSP 1553:Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

2.0 314

3.0 636

7.0 2,380

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

3

1 

5

6

1

3

10

11

12

13

14

15

Ifi

17

13

20

21

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

380 

565 

766

3,160 

4.530

4,140

3,040

2,280 

1,770

1,420

1,200

1,030

890

790

692

673

636

600

600

548

582 

673

1,010

1,420

1,590

1,510

1,290

1,160

1,200

1,030

1,010

42,035

1,356

0.622

0.72

Nov.

910 

1,120 

1,680

*1.910 

1,910

1,770

1,590

1,420 

1,380

1,250

1,160

1,070

990

910

910

870

850

850 

830

850

830 

830

790

750

770

711

750

750

770

750

--------

31,931

1,064

0.48B

0.54

Dec.

*830 

990 

970

890 

850

830

850

830 

830

770

790

810

830

850

910

970

930

1,070 

1,070

1,160

1,250 

1,380

1,420

1,460

1,550

1,550

1,460

1,420

3,880

6,600

8.220

48,220

1,555

0.713

0.82

Jan.

9,120 

11,500 

13,100

15.900 

11,700

9,160

6,550

4,390

3,310

2,920

2,700

2,430

2,230

2,230

2,280

2,280

2,330

2,230 

2,280

2,180

1.950 

2,180

2,810

3,250

3,720

3,140

2,700

2,430

2,230

2,090

2,000

137,320

4,430

2.03

2.34

Feb.

1,910 

1,770 

1.750

1,980 

4,520

6,120

6,850

7,550 

6,990

6,200

4,160

3,420

2,980

3,200

3,660

4,260

4,320

4,620 

4,320

3,540

3,030 

2,590

2,330

2,380

2,380

2,380

2,380

2,230

_

__ ___.

103,580

3,699

1.70

1.77

Mar.

2,130 

2,180 

2,860

3,250 

3,420

4,500

6,400

7,060 

7,620

7.760

6,820

5,320

3,950

3,200

2,700

2,430

2,280

2,130 

1,950

1,820

1,730 

1,730

1,680

1.640

1,640

1,730

1,730

1,910

2,330

2,480

3,030

101,410

3,271

1.50

1.73

Apr.

3,660 

4,500 

5,45'0

5,980 

6,380

6,320

4,770

3,590 

2,980

2,430

2.180

2,560

5,500

7,770

9,170

10,600

12,200

12 . 700 

10,300

9,210

8,530 

9,210

10,600

12,100

12,000

10,400

8,000

5,680

3,960

3,080

 ----

211,810

7,060

3.24

3.61

May

2,540 

2,280 

2,000

1,770 

1,590

1,550

1,550

1,420 

1,290

1,120

1,070

1,030

1,030

990

1,070

1,680

1,640

1,290 

1,070

1,030

1,030 

1,070

1,030

1,120

1,120

930

750

692

654

618

548

38,572

1,244

0.571

0.66

June

565 

530 

1,130

1,820 

1,820

1,860

1,910

1,380 

1,010

810

673

600

565

462

459

*430

548

530 

452

394

371 

348

348

322

368

478

415

443

406

359

 

21,806

727

0.333

0.37

July

711

618 

801

1,290

990

673 

512

478

565

1,320

3,360

5,090

6,840

7,620

7,620

7,400 

7,130

6,790

5,470 

3,570

3,840

4,080

3,200

2,810

2,700

3,590

5,430

5,980

5,980

107,163

3,457

1.59

1.83

Aug.

5,650 

5.910 

5,850

4,300 

2,920

1,990

1,730

1,640 

1,550

1,290

1,200

1,380

1,070

910

810

711

618

548 

530

478

582 

495

436

409

383

*345 403'

462

505

2,190

2,210

49,505

1,597

0.733

0.84

Sept.

2,040 

2,090 

2,040

2,180 

4,260

6,200

6,850

7.130 

6,790

5,560

3,430

2,210

1,680

1,330

1,120

*970

870

790 

730

673

673 

565

548

565

512

495

478

443" 440

530

64,192

2,140

0.982

1.10

Calendar year 1958: Max 26,700 Win 380 Mean 3,305 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.59

Water year 1958-59: Max 13,900 Win 317 Mean 2,623 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.33

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PAMLICO RIVER BASIN 71

838. Conetoe Creek near Bethel, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°46'32", long 77°27'46", on right bank 5 ft downstream from bridge on 

.county road, 5| miles downstream from Crisp Creek and 5| miles west of Bethel, Pitt 

County.

Drainage area. 78.1 sq mi.

Records available. December 1956 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 30 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 747 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 12.00 ft); minimum, 

5.4 cfs June 30, July 1,8.

1956-59: Maximum discharge, 998 cfs Aug. 29, 1958 (gage height, 13.87 ft); minimum, 

2.5 cfs Aug. 12, 14, 30, 1957.

Flood in 1955 reached a stage of 16.7 ft, from information by local resident (discharge not determined).

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except period of ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 8 to Nov. 12, Mar. 27 to Apr. 18)

0.6 

1.0 

1.5

5.4

17

34

2.0

9.0

12.0

55

487

747

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

230

493

608

688

735

628

304

200

160

126

102

87

75

66

60

54

49

45

44

*54

90

120

108

87

72

63

56

50

46

44

5,568

180

2.30

2.65

Nov.

45

278

275

184

144

120

99

84

75

68

60

54

50

47

44

44

42

40

40

38

35

34

32

31

31

30

30

28

30

30

2,142

71.4

0.914

1.02

Dee.

*28

28

27

28

27

25

25

25

24

24

b24

b24

b26

b28

b32

b38

42

48

58

66

75

67

66

75

70

57

50

86

468

507

*TeT ODJ.

2,529

81.6

1.04

1.20

Jan.

235

284

260

200

160

126

108

102

105

96

84

78

81

78

72

72

66

57

50

50

52

112

150

111

93

81

72

66

65

63

64

3,293

106

1.36

1.57

Feb.

62

56

*573

599

560

316

222

194

166

132

180

227

189

153

129

120

114

96

81

72

78

102

84

81

87

78

-

4,962

177

2.27

2.36

Calendar year 1958 : Max 970 Mln 8.0

Mar.

72

88

166

144

120

380

534

368

224

*173

141

132

126

102

99

123

105

84

69

64

, 64

66

56

50

48

"55 45

117

90

119

*298

4,322

139

1.78

2.06

Apr.

218

258

387

265

184

144

177

99

84

72

66

m

*608

655

546

307

206

156

166

410

*384

570

677

655

372

206

156

123

*102

84

8,448

282

3.61

4.02

Mean 131

May

70

58

50

52

47

41

37

34

30

29

28

26

25

26

24

22

22

20

20

20

19

20

18

18

17

16

16

15

15

ii

14

' 863

27.8

0.356

0.41

June

15

15

15

19

23.

16

14

12

12

11

11

12

11

10

10

 10

10

10

9.4

8.9

8.7

8.4

*7.8

7.6

8.4

16

8.0

7.0

6.4

6.1

338.7

11.3

0.145

0.16

July

6.1

7.3

14

8.4

7.0

6.4

6.1

6.1

9.0

11

13

25

162

80

70

*71

99

58

40

182

286

162

87

59

45

191

173

270

262

178

300

2,894.4

93.4

1.20

1.38

Aug.

292

405

360

164

123

90

68

59

96

72

50

40

33

28

25

23

21

19

21

18

16

16

15

14

14

14

12

T2

13

22

30

2,185

70.5

0.903

1.04

Sept.

45

26

22

19

32

79

-6T 166

52

38

29

25

22

20

18

30

34

22

18

17

16

15

14

*14

13

13

12

12

14

16

934

31.1

0.398

0.44

Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.80

Water Water year year 1958-59 1958-59: : Max Max 735 735 Mln Mln 6.1 6.1 Mean Mean 105 105 Cfsm crsm 1.34 1.34 In. in. 18.31 18.31

Peak discharge (base, 470 cfs).--Oct. 6 (10:30 a.m.) 747 cfs (12.00 ft); Dec. 30 (5 a.m.) 527 cfs 

(9.55 ftb Feb. 6 (9 p.m.) 608 cfu (10.70 ft)i Mar. 7 (8 a.m.) 547 cfu (9.90 ft); Apr. 14 (3 p.m. 

666 cfs (10.80 ft)j Apr. 20 (8 p.m.) 480 cfs (8.91 ft); Apr. 24 (2:30 a.m.) 688 cfs (11.48 ft);

.Tiilu July 5>n 20 (Q (9 n p.m.) m.^ AH 473 ofo cfs ffl.flA (8.84 ft)! ft-.\

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
72 PAMLICO RIVER BASIN

845. Herring Run near Washington, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°34'03", long 77°01'09", on left bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on

 county road, 1 mile upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 264, 1^ miles upstream from 

mouth, and 2f miles northeast of Washington, Beaufort County.

Drainage area. About 15 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1950 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 2 ft (from topographic map). Prior to May 8, 1951, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 7.87 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 208 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height, 11.05 ft); maximum

 gage height, 11.54 ft July 14; minimum discharge, 0.7 cfs June 23, 24 (gage height, 

5.05 ft).

1950-59: Maximum discharge, 548 cfs Sept. 19, 1955 (gage height, 14.77 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 330 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 

0.7 cfs at times in several years.

Flood in 1946 reached a stage of 17 ft, from information by local resident (discharge not determined).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Natural runoff affected by ditches and canals above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Z4

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cram

In.

Oct.

al.8

al.7

8.2

17

11

7.0

5.2

*4.6

4.1

3.5

2.8

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.4

T74

1.4

1.5

1.9

*6.5

*10

11

6.0

4.4

3.8

3.3

2.9

2.5

2.2

1.9

136.8

4.41

-

-

Nov.

.8

.8

.1

.0

.8

.5

.1

.9

.8

.6

.5

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

* .2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.2

.1

49.4

1.65

-

-

Dec.

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

T70

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.8

2.3

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.9

3.2

3.0

2.9

24

50

22

16

156.9

5.06

-

-

Jan.

14

18

15

13

11

8.9

7.9

7.4

7.4

6.9

6.5

6.5

6.3

5.6

4.7

4.5

4.2

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.7

4.1

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.5

*3.6

3.6

3.7

200.8

6.48

-

-

Feb.

3.1

3.8

3.8

21

40

25

19

16

a!4

a!2

all

alO

a!5

alB

a!7

a!5

al3

a!2

*all

9.3

8.1

7.7

8.1

9.5

8.4

10

12

16

_

369.5

13.2

-

-

Mar.

16

22

27

25

21

"61 123

44

37

32

*29

32

29

26

25

24

22

19

17

16

14

13

11

10

8.9

7.9

12

15

11

14

20

783.8

25.3

-

-

Apr.

18

a20

alB

a!6

a!4

12

9.5

*7.9

6.5

5.8

10

58

92

52

39

32

26

22

20

26

24

~60 115

44

37

30

27

23

20

17

901.7

30.1

-

-

May

14

IT

8.6

6.7

6.0

4.9

4.2

3.7

3.2

2.9

2.5

2.3

*3.0

5.4

6.0

4.7

4.1

3.6

3.2

2.9

2.8

2.5

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

122.5

3.95

-

-

June

1.5

6.2

8.1

3.6

2.9

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

*.7

19ife.s

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

75.0

2.50

-

-

July

1.0

14

34

3.0

1.7

1.1

.8

78

3.1

26

13

14

64

*118

78

76

76

44

32

31

30

23

19

16

14

14

14

18

16

13

11

819.5

26.4

-

-

Aug.

9.3

8.2

7.0

5.9

5.1

*4.4

4.2

8.7

14

12

8.3

6.2

4.8

4.0

3.5

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

*1.3

1.2

1.3

1.7

1.7

135.0

4.35

-

-

Sept.

1.5

1.4

1.6

4.4

9.1

8.3

13 .

17

13

11

8.6

7.1

5.6

4.7

4.0

*4.6

3.8

3.2

3.1

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.7

2.7

144.2

4.81

-

-

Calendar year 1958 : Max 60 Mln 0.8 Mean 8.96 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 123 Mln 0.7 Mean 10.7 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge ("base, 120 cfs).--Mar. 6 (8 a.m. 

(9.59 ft); Apr. 22 (5 a.m.) 168 cfs (10.31 ft 

184 cfs (10.65 ft); July 14 (l p.m.) 207 cfi

208 cfs (11.05 ft); Apr. 13 (12:30 a.m.) 132 cfs 

; June 24 (4 p.m.) 136 cfs (9.70 ft); July 2 (ll p.m.' 

11.54 ft); July 16 (10 p.m.) 148 cfs (10.58 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 73

850. Eno River at Hillsboro, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°04', long 79°06', on right bank 1,000 ft downstream from bridge on

 State Highway 86, at Hillsboro, Orange County, and 2 miles downstream from Sevenmile 

Creek.

Drainage area. 66.5 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1927 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1303.

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.--32 years, 63.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,600 cfs Dec. 28 (gage height, 10.70 ft); minimum, 2.6 cfs Oct. 1.

1927-59: 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, 0.1 cfs 

Sept. 5, 1953, Oct. 6-14, 1954.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

Diversion of about 0.4 cfs for Hillsboro water supply is partly returned above station 

as sewage.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1032: 1939(M), 1944(M). WSP 1203: 1930(M). WSP 1333:

 1928-29, 1932, 1933-34(M), 1938(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except period of Ice effect ( 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.5 

1.8

2.1

2.6

6.6

16

2.5 

3.0

5.0 

6.0

69

137

487

672

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

3.3

9.8

11

To

8.0

6.6

5.3

*4.6

4.2

4.0

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.1

375

*3.7

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.3

4.O

5.9

5.7

6.2

5.3

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

153.1

4.94

0.074

0.09

Nov.

7.3

14

T2

8.3

6.6

6.2

5.9

5.7

5.3

5.3

5.1

571

5.1

5.3

5.3

5.5

5.7

5.7

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

6.2

9.4

8.8

193.1

6.44

O.O97

0.11

Dec.

7.7

6.6

6.9

7.7

6.6

6.4

6.2

5.7

5.5

575

b5.5

b5.5

US. 5

t)5.5

1)5.5

b6.0

6.6

7.2

8.0

8.6

10

9.8

8.8

8.6

8.3

7.4

7.2

559

~§0 593

49

1,479.8

47.7

0.717

0.83

Jan.

47

174

68

43

31

23

22

23

26

22

20

19

21

25

25

37

69

34

26

26

26

~5T 182

48

39

34

30

28

27

26

24

1,326

42.8

0.644

0.74

Feb.

22

21

24

207

567

102

62

50

53

58

*49

40

181

135

214

128

77

65

53

43

37

35

37

43

36

33

33

31

_

2,236

79.9

1.20

1.25

Mar.

30

41

53

82

56

318

131

73

59

52

46

43

40

35

33

34

32

30

28

28

29

31

28

*26

26

26

57

71

41

94

100

1,773

57.2

0.860

0.99

Apr.

60

154

166

82

60

50

44

41

38

35

38

375

627

186

108

80

64

55

139

315

128

315

265

135

91

71

60

54

49

44

3,929

131

1.97

2.20

May

40

36

34

35

*54

38

31

29

26

27

27

25

36

54

30

25

23

22

21

21

36

40

26

21

18

16

16

16

15

T5

15

858

28.0

0.421

0.49

June

19

21

69

~6T 359

35

26

21

19

16

15

15

15

13

12

*10

10

9.8

9.4

8.6

8.3

8.0

7.7

7.4

8.3

8.0

6.6

5.9

5.3

4,8

834.1

27.8

0.418

0.47

July

5.5

8.3

9.1

7.7

6.2

5.5

4.8

12 4.2

118

73

23

16

13

16

11

9.1

8.6

8.6

8.6

24

30

21

11

8.6

54

115

47

20

57

*107

862.8

27.8

0.418

0.48

Aug.

39

25

16

45

48

25

17

15

14

12

9.4

8.3

7.7

6.9

6.2

5.9

5.5

5.1

4.4

4.0

3.7

4.8

3.9

33

16

8.0

5.7

4.4

4.0

44

21

467.9

15.1

0.227

0.26

Sept.

11

8.3

7.2

6.6

13

21

183

40

25

15

12

10

9.1

8.3

7.7

7.7

7.2

6.9

6.4

5.7

5. 7

5.3-

5.5

5.7

5.5

5.3

5.1

4.8 10 

61

525.0

17.5

0.263

0.29

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,20O Mln 1.6 Mean 65.5 Cfsm 0.985 In. 13.36

Water year 1958-59 : Max 627 Mln 3.1 Mean 40.1 Cfsm 0.603 In. 8.20

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Dec. 28 (11 p.m.) 1,600 cfs (10.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
74 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

855. Plat River at Bahama, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°11'00", long 78°52'45", on right bank half a mile upstream from Lake 

Michie, l£ miles upstream from highway bridge, l£ miles north of Bahama, Durham County, 

and 1-J miles upstream from Dial Creek.

Drainage area.--ISO sq mi.

Records available. July 1925 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 356 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Oct. 22, 1925, staff gage at same site at datum 0.58 ft lower.

Average discharge. 34 years, 142 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,700 cfs Dec. 29 (gage height, 8.65 ft); minimum, 4.9 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.00 ft).

1925-59: Maximum discharge, about 20,000 cfs July 26, 1938 (gage height not determined), computed on basis of records at nearby stations; minimum, 0.37 cfs Sept. 26, 

27, 1932 (gage height, 0.23 ft).

Remarks. Records good above 25 cfs and fair below. Some diurnal fluctuation and infrequent regulation at low flow caused by small mill 5 miles above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1333: 1926, 1928(M), 1938, 1946.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

4.9

8.5

13

19

39

71

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

148

341

580

1,220

2, 100

4,750

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September- 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IS

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.5

12

22

26

2T

19

15

*13

11

9.8

8.5

8.1

7.8

7.1

6.7

6.7

6.3

6.3

6.0

5.6

6.0

6.7

8.1

6.7

7.8

10

10

9.4

8.5 

8.1

7 R I O

316.5

10.2

0.068

0.08

Nov.

26 9.0

42

31

23

17

14

12

11

10

9.8

9.8

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.8

9.8

10

9.8

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

 9.8

9.8

10

12

13

390.2

13.0

0.087

0.10

Dec.

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

- 11

11

11

12

13

13

13

15

19

24

24

22

20

19

18

2,630

5.800

«oo Goo 

*184

7,401

239

1.59

1.83

Jan.

146

644 236~

142

103

75

69

71

75

64

57

~SZ 54

93

82

136

255

101

75

78

80

48%

234

134

106

93

82

78

75 

69

4,119

133

0.887

1.02

Feb.

61

57

59

320

1.150

299

170

134

119

114

*103

82

277

272

1,090

404

223

174

136

106

91

86

93

114

91

80

75

71

-

6,031

215

1.43

1.50

Mar.

69

104

142

198

136

1.100

381

198

151

128

109

103

93

82

80

80

71

66

62

61

62

64

61

*56

54

52

116

128

73

 1 DO J.OC 

251

4,513

146

0.973

1.12

Apr.

128

456

489

208

145

111

93

84

78

11

75

607

1.480 ' '424

251

*74

136

114

206

538

318

610

634

318

198

148

125

111

106 

93

8,529

284

1.89

2.11

May

82

71

68

78

*78

68

59

54

51

48

50

46

55

~5§ 114

52

45

45

51

45

57

93

75

52

44

39

36

34

32

ft

1,751

56.5

0.377

0.43

June

86

73

64

5.610

423

167

101

80

66

56

51

46

45

54

42

38

37

36

34

30

29

26

25

23

22

21

19

18

15

14.

5,351

178

1.19

1.33

July

13

14

11

11

12

10

9.4

8.5

i±i

22

183

54

31

23

22

20

18

19

30

34

167

96

51

36

26

66

279

212

75 

63

 291

1,915.0

61.8

0.412

0.47

Aug.

229 165-

68

48

44

38

32

29

57

48

37

27

22

18

17

15

15

14

14

12

12

11

9,8.

44

56

28

18

13

12 

23

31

1,206.8

38.9

0.259

0.30

Sept.

23

18

15

13

15

67

~TZ 277

39

31

*24

17

14

13

12

11

11

9.8

9.4

8.5

8.1

7.8

7.4

*7.1

6.7

6.3

6.0

5.3

6.6 

246

1,007.0

33.6

0.224

0.25

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,800 Min 5.6 Mean 159 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.37

Water Water year year 1958-59: 1958-59: Max Max 3,800 3,800 Min Min 5.3 5.3 Mean Mean 117 117 Cfsm CXsm 0.780 0.780 In. In. 10.54 10.54

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs). Dec. 29 (12:30 a.m.) 7,700 ofs (8.65 ft); June 4 (11 a.m.) 6, 

cfa (8.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 75

860. Dial Creek near Bahama, N. C.

'Cation. Lat 36°10'35", long 78°51'20", on right bank three-eighths of a mile upstream 

from mouth and Lake ke Michie and 1? miles northeast of Bahama, Durham County,

Drainage area. 4.9 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1925 to September 1959. 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. 34 years, 4.32 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 385 cfs Dec. 28 (gage height, 4.16 ft); minimum, 

0.22 cfs Aug. 29 (gage height, 0.34 ft).

1925-59: Maximum gage height, 7.60 ft May 24, 1940 (discharge not determined); no 

flow at times in many years.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or 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). 

WSP 1333:T5ST

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.3

.4

.6

.8

1.0

1.3

0.17

.30

.73

1.38

2.42

4.75

1.6 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.1 

3.4

8.0

14

26

50

109

160

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

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.

0.93

5.25 

OF

2.94

a2.1

al.5

al.2

 al.l 

1.02

.93

.81

.70

.75

.87

.78

.73

.70

.68

^66

TeT

.66

1.02

2.16

1.15

.99

.93

.96

.90

.87

87

 84

36.12

1.17

0.259

0.27

Nov.

1.14

4.92

T79T

1.42

1.30

1.22

1.18

1.11 

1.11

1.11

1.02

1.02

1.02

.99 175?

1.02

1.02

1.05

 1.05

1.05

1.02

.99

.99

.99

al.O

al.O

1.02

1.02

al.6

al.4

37.75

1.26

0.257

0.29

Dec.

1.54

1.50 

1.18

1.26

1.18

1.08

.99

.99 

1.02

.99

bl.O

b.95

b.95

b.9 b79"

.90

1.08

1.22

1.26

bl.5

bl.4

1.46

1.46

1.55

1.38

1.26

1.30

~6T 160

10

6,2

268.80

8.67

1.77

2.04

Jan.

7.1

12 

6.5

4.93

3.71

3.55

5.51

5.47 

3.55

3.23

2.94

572T

5.47

5.63

5.51

6.8

5.5

b4.0

b5.6

5.47

5.47

22

7.9

5.4

4.66

4.12

3.71

4.03

5.55

5 39

3 ' 08

156.61

5.05

1.03

1.19

Feb.

2.87

2.66 

3.55

25

23

9.1

6.2

5.4

5.1

4.75

4.12

3.55

12

8.1

13

7.9

6.2

5.6

4.48

5.87

3.63

3.55

4.48

4.03

3.39

3.39

3.25

3.15

185.30

6.62

1.55

1.41

Mar.

3.15

5.2 

4.21

5.6

4.21

29

10

6.6 

5.7

4.84

4.21

4.12

3.65

5.47

5.47

5.51

5.15

2.87

2.80

2.94

3.08

2.94

2.66

2.66

2.66

2.60

6.4

4.11

3.15

11

7.3

161.04

5.19

1.06

1.22

Apr.

5.3

19 

12

7.5

5.5

4.93

4.21

5.95 

3.63

3.55

4.59

42

48

14

8.8

6.7

5.6

5.0

8.6

12

7.8

17

15

9.2

7.2

5.5

4.84

4.48

4.85

5.79

504.52

10.1

2.06

2.31

May

3.51

5.01 

2.87

3.51

2.87

2.60

2.42

2.18 

2.12

2.24

2.06

1.90

3.37

3.03

2.06

1.95

1.80

2.04

2.66

2.31

5.1

5.39

2.72

1.85

1.55

1.46

1.42

1.38

1.26

I76T

73.09

2.56

0.482

0.55

June

5.29

2.28 

2.60

~"8.6 110

4.12

2.87

2.56 

 2.06

1.75

1.60

1.50

1.55

1.79

1.18

1.15

1.11

1.05

.99

.90

.87

.84

.78

.75

.81

.68

.58

.48

.44

.45

159.41

5.51

1.08

1.21

July

0.39

.37 

.56

.48

.59

.37

.32

&

9.8

2.65

1.58

1.15

2.68

2.51

1.26

.99

3.70

6.8

8.9

13

7.8

3.56

1.85

1.42

1.65

3.92

2.99

1.46

1.92

4.16

88.77

2.86

0.584

0.67

Aug.

al.9

al.7 

al.6

al.4

al.2

al.O

.96

1.25 

3.39

1.15

.90

.78

.73

.65

.60

.60

.48

.46

.43

.41

.37

.34

.30

.58

.40

.30

.26

.25

677" .24

1.54

32.65

1.05

0.214

0.25

Sept.

0.90

.73

.60

^53

3.16

52

24

4.50 

2.18

1.60

1.26

1.08

1.02

.96

1.02

.99

.87

.87

.81

.75

.73

.73

.63

.60

.58

.53

.53

.58

1.36

6.9

112.78

3.76

0.767

0.86

Calendar year 1958: Max 160 Mln 0.53 Mean 6.38 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.37

Water year 1958-59: Max 160 Mln 0.24 Mean 4.43 Cfsm 0.904 In. 12.27

Peak discharge (base, 160 cfs). Dec. 28 (8 p.m.) 385 cfs (4.16 ft); June 4 (5:30 a.m.) 338 cfs (4.04

ft); Sept. 6 (10 p.m.) 314 cfs (3.97 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.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
76 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

865. Flat River atdam, 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 1959 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 255.05 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 19, 1927, at datum 1.30 ft higher.

Average discharge. 32 years, 153 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,900 cfs Dec. 28 (gage height, 13.6 ft); minimum, 2.6 cfs on several days during October, November, and September (gage height, 

0.66 ft).

1927-59: Maximum discharge, 19,700 cfs July 26, 1938 (gage height, 19.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over Durham 

municipal dam at gage heights 13.1, 13.60, 14.60, 16.70, and 19.50 ft; no flow Sept. 3- 

14, 1938 (result of construction work upstream).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods Dec. 7-27, Mar. 22-24, June 14-16,

July 29-31, Aug. 2-6, 12-18, which are fair, or those for period Dec. 28-31, which are 

poor. Considerable regulation since 1926 by Lake Michie (usable capacity, 12,610 

acre-ft) above station. An average of 14.4 cfs was diverted above station for Durham 

municipal water supply. About 8.1 cfs was returned as sewage to Neuse River 3 miles 

upstream from Northside gage and the remainder, about 6.0 cfs, is diverted into the 

Cape Pear River basin.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1333: 1928-30, 1932(M), 1934, 1935-39(M), 1944.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.6

5.4

6.4

10

23

52

2.0 

5.0 

5.0 

8.0 

11.0

139

380

1,120

2,550

4,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4 -

5

6

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.

10

To

10

10

10

10

10

*10

10 

10

10

10

10 

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10 

10

10

7.4

HZ 0Q 

2 oO 

878.6

8.99

-

Nov.

3.2

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.0

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0 

3.0

3.0

2^8

2.8 

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

*3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8 

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0 

3.0

3.0

89.2

2.97

-

-

Dec.

3 0

570

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

a3

a3

a3 

a3

a3

a3

a3 

a3

a3

a3

a3

a3

83

a3

a3

a3

a3

a3 

a3

a3

a3

8280 

a3.950

a§?0 *377

5,288.0

171

-

-

Jan.

297

548

577

500

268

209

107

75

75 

75

73

73

77 

77

77

77

77

77

34

8.9

8.9

321

575

175

150

170

187 

150

80

7ft i O

4,945.8

160

-

-

Feb.

78

78

77

166

659

444

360

265

217 

189

*187

191

191 

185

455

598

368

296

299

232

189

193

134

§

80

81

81

6,406

229

-

-

Mar.

80

78

78

78

80

578

587

32?

186 

150

170

185

185 

178

187

117

80

80

76

82

81

a80

a36

I

*al2 

10

10

10

10 

10

43

82

3,947

127

-

-

Apr.

119

356

670

571

272

168

117

82

82 

82

82

509

1^80

548

286

189

191

222

326

317

578

701

445 

310

288

225

189 

114

82.

9,974

332

-

-

May

84

84

60

50

*84

SB- 85

34

B

3.9

4.2

4.7

4^4

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

15

74

74

73

73 

73

72

73

. 73 

72

72

72

1,427.9

46.1

-

-

June

27

3.4

3.5

5.610

777

388

224

116

84 

82

76

72

26 

a3.2

aBT?

*a3.2

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6 

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.9 

3.9

4.2

5,548.5

185

-

-

July

4.2

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.2

4.2

13

20

4.2

4.2 

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

5.9

4.2

4.4

101

172

125

74 

74

73

99

aliT

a84

-Q* aao

1,326.9

42.8

«

-

Aug.

238

a!70

a90

a77

a77

a77

77

97

105 

102

76

a77

a77 

a29

a5_

a5

as

a5

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

6.5

3.6

3.6

3.6 

3.9

4.4

4.2

1,431.0

46.2

-

-

Sept.

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.9

32

405

264

187 

108

69

68

67 

47

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8 

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.6 

2.8

2 O o

1,311.4

43.7

_

 -

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,930 Mln 2.8 Mean 170 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,930 Mln 2.6 Mean 115 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage 

when available, Lake Michie elevations, Durham municipal powerplant records, and records for nearby stations.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 77

870. Neuse River near Northside , N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°02'07", long 78°44'59", on right bank 25 ft upstream from Fish Dam

 Bridge, 1? miles downstream from Rooky Creek, 2f miles downstream from Seaboard Air 

Line Railroad bridge, 2^ miles south of Northside, Granville County, 85 miles downstream from confluence of Eno and Plat Rivers, and 9^ miles northeast of Durham, 

Durham County.

Drainage area. 526 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1927 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 226.32 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 2, 1928, chain gage at site 10 ft upstream at same 

datum. Since Sept. 29, 1950, auxiliary water-stage recorder at bridge on U. S. Highway 15, 4 miles upstream. Mar. 25, 1949, to Sept. 28, 1950, auxiliary wire-weight 

gage at same site.

Average discharge. 32 years, 524 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,120 cfs Dec. 30 (gage height, 20.25 ft); minimum daily, 26 cfs Oct. 20, 31.

1927-59: Maximum discharge, 36,600 cfs Sept. 18, 1945; maximum gage height, 31.02 

ft Sept. 18, 1945, from floodmark; minimum discharge, 3.1 efs Sept. 20, 1932 (gage 

height, 0.87 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Moderate 

diurnal fluctuation caused by power-plant above station. Plow regulated by Durham municipal dam. For diversion, see records for Plat River at dam near Bahama, preceding 

page.

Revisions (water years). WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 1032: 1933(M), 1935-36, 1937(M),

 1938-39; 1944(M). WSP 1333: 1928-31, 1933, 1934(M)

Rating'table, water year 1958-59, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 9, 10, 30; fall used as a factor 

Dec. 30 to Jan'. 4, Jan. 23, 24, Feb. 6, 7, 14-17, Mar. 7, 8, 31, 

Apr. 3-5, 14-17, 21, 24, 25, June 6, 7, July 11, 12, Aug. 31, 

Sept. 8, 9)

1.3 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

20

113

246

593

8.0

15.0

18.0

20.0

1,290

3,590

5,260

6,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

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.

35

47

91

144

100

68

*53 

46

41

39

34

30

27

29 

30

30

28

29

27

26

31

44

*88

88

73

53

42

40 

33

*26

1,500

48.4

0.092

0.11

Nov.

28

65

"88 104

71

56

47

41

35

33

33

34

34

33 

33

33

34

*34

35

36

36

34

31

29

31

33

33

30 

52

70

1,286

42.9

0.082

0.09

Dec.

52

47

44

42

41

39

35 

31

13

33

b33

b33

b33

b33 

b33

b34

36

41

46

52

54

56

58

56

50

40

36

619 

4,160 

et -1 on bjiyu 

5, ISO

15,210

491

0.933

1.08

Jan.

1,110

*1,210

1,110

722

536

451

315 

231

254

231

203

196

217

231 

238

261

508

400

246

190

170

744

1,470

793

498

390

356

373 

356

231

14,492

467

0.888

1.02

Feb.

210

196

2bT

584

2.720

2,380

1,040 

673

593

536

517

442

770

1,390 

1,220

1,880

1,030

735

673

574

424

398

398

331

276

268

261

246

20,968

1 749

1.42

1.48

Mar.

238

301 451'

536

517

1,300

2.550 

1,170

654

496

442

442

416

382 

373

356

254

231

217

210

217

224

210

147

136

IBS' 133

531 

268

329

908

14,577

470

0.894

1.03

Apr.

566

869

2,260

1,320

807

496

424 

299

276

261

254

1,060

3,870

4.700 

2,560

1,170

665

517

975

2,420

1,7'Q

*1, 770

2,350

1,700

968

714

593

479 

.416

307

36,788

1,226

2.33

2.60

May

276

254

231

*224

315

299

231 

196

126

108

108

106

105

222 

180

117

100

95

15T

103

279

382 irn?

196

164

150

143

139 

137

134

131

5,628

182

0.346

0.40

June

134

100

104

1,480

5.720

1,580

592 

291

196

170

164

152

134

94 

76

*58

54

52

50

52

48

47

50

50

52

59

53

44

37

36

9,729

324

0.616

0.69

July

35

47

344

288

94

53

41 

35

31

1,270

2.760

' 649

286

202 

593

326

142

101

100

110

408

713

424

268

177

207

661

612 

470

520

911

13,078

422

0.802

0.92

Aug.

708

407

284

210

331

299

203 

170

238

203

158

132

125

116 

64

47

41

41

39

37

35

34

344

120

73

55 

92

664

6,135

198

0.376

0.43

Sept.

224

114

83

64

74

934

2.740 

1,880

*511

284

170

142

127

118 

88

66

61

56

54

47

41

42

42

41

39

37

34

»§3"

548

8,744

291

0.553

0.62

Calendar year 1958: Max 6,270 Mln 26 Mean 569 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.69

Water year 1958-59: Max 6,190 Mln 26 Mean 406 Cfsm 0.772 In. 10.47

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs). Dec. 30 (8 a.m.) 7,120 efs (20.25 ft)) Apr. 14 (8:30 a.m.) 5,260 

of a (18.05 ft). ___ ___________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN

875. Neuse River near Clayton, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°39', long 78°25', 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 mi, approximately. 

Records available.--July 1927 to September 1959.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 128.12 ft above mean sea level (levels by

 Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 18, 1942, at site 1,100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--32 years, 1,205 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,250 cfs Dec. 30 (gage height, 11.58 ft); minimum, 199 cfs July 2 (gage height, 1.33 ft).

1927-59: 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 periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water-years) .--WSF 822: Drainage area. WSP 1032: 1930, 1935 (M). WSP 1333: 

1935.WSP 1503:T949.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.3

2.0 

2.5

190

254

468

770

3.0 

7.0 

12.0

1,080

4,000

8,650

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7 

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.

*241

565

1,160

1.820 

1,080

654

457 

392

362

336

313

286

272 

276 

272

268

272

265

265

265

324

374

457

397

374

341

317

301

286

283

272

13,547

437

0.383

0.44

Nov.

276

436

366 

379

357

317 

301

290

286

279

268

272 

268 

272

272

272

276

276

276

268

268

261

261

268

268

265

258

294

336

8,874

296

0.260

0.29

Dec.

*294

305

294

294 

283

276

258 

254 258"

258

b255

b255

b255 

b255 

b255

b270

b280

b300

b320

341

366

362

362

370

362

332

320

1,110

6,250

7.850

'

29,474

951

0.834

0.96

Jan.

6,140

6.610

5,320

2,620 

1,680

1,220

1,020 

890

890

818

752

666

66~6 

666 

697

709

830

960

860

727

 672

890

1,550

2,150

1,580

1,080

890

830

782

782

709

46,656

1,505

1.32

1.52

Feb.

642

*594

1,140 

3,780

4,420

4,170 

3,040

1,620

1,420

1,280

1,150

1,350 

2,520 

2,790

2,940

2,940

2,290

1,620

1,420

1,180

990

960

990

925

830

782

746

49,129

1,755

1.54

1.60

Mar.

697

830

1,150

1,550 

1,680

2,940

4.080 

3,820

3,080

1,680

1,280

1,150

1,050 

960 

925

890

860

740

672

636

642

660

630

600

552

498

600

890

830

925

1, 620

39,117

1,262

1.11

1.28

Apr.

*1,820

1,750

2,940

3,400 

2,940

1,820

1,280 

1,050

890

806

770

1,756"

6,080 

7,270 

6,330

6,140

5,390

2,210

2,810

6,890

7,270

6,510

5,590

4,250

3,570

2,260

1,620

1,380

1,150

1,020

98,906

3,297

2.89

3.23

May

*890

794

764

890 

794

830

794 

678

594

528

624

516

480 

1.650 

860

691

546

474

463

468

111

1,020

960

770

600

504

457

431

420

410

402

21,079

680

0.596

0.69

June

*510

662

1,460

2,500 

4.250

3,910

3,910

1,810

794

600

516

468

442

406 

370

349

320

298

286

276

268

261

265

254

370

301

265

241

231

 

22 1

26,814

894

0.784

0.87

July

*228

209

488

,890 

709

384

294 

251

231

581

4,000

5,490

5,680 

2,840 

2,150

2,290

1,320

800

588

552

964

1,620

1,620

1,020

709

1,600

2,790

2, 170

1,750

1,620

2,980

48,818

1,575

1.38

1.59

Aug.

4.000

2,060

*1,080

750 

900

800

700 

600

550

500

460

460

440 

420 

400

360

300

280

260

240

240

220

220

240

460

340

300

280

300

500

3,000

21,660

699

0.613

0.71

Sept.

2,150

1,190

612

1,620 

1,500

1,720

4.580 

4,250

3,740

1,750

860

630

498 

447 

420

402

357

328

313

301

290

280

280

270

*268

261

251

251

268

1,500

31,587

1,053

0.924

1.03

Calendar year 1958: Max 13,500 Min 221 Mean 1,456 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.36

Water year 1958-59: Max 7,850 Min 209 Mean 1,194 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.21

Peak discharge (base, 7,100 cfs). --Dec. 30 (9 a.m.) 8,250 cfs (11.58 ft); Apr. 14 (8:30 a.m.) 7,550

cfs (10.90 ft); Apr. 21 (8:30 a.m.) 7,460 cfs (10.81 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Aug. 4-31, Sept. 22-24; discharge estimated on basis of recorded 

range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 79

880. Middle Creek near Clayton, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°34'10", long 78°35'30", on right bank 300 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 50, a quarter of a mile upstream from Buffalo Branch, 3£ miles downstream 

from county line, and 9£ miles southwest of Clayton, Johnston County.

Drainage area. 80.7 sq ml.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published In WSP 1303.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 177 ft (by barometer). 

Average discharge. 20 years, 92.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,760 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 9.64 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.17 ft).

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 5,400 cfs Sept. 4, 1955 (gage height, 13.14 ft In gage 

well); no flow Oct. 11-13, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of Ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). WSF 952: 1940(M) , 1941. WSP 1233: 1943(M) , 1945, 1949.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 29 Dec. 30 to Sept. 3O

1.1 

1.3 

1.9 

3.0

1O

16

43

115

4.0 

5.0 

7.O

ZOO 

315 

670

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

11

21

46

122

220

6.0 

7.0 

8.O 

9.0

490 

67O

1,400 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7-8 '

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.

*11 108"

195

265

233

104

68

56

49

42

37

33

30

30

29

28

27

26

26

*27

42

75

153

82

6O

51

46

45

42 

40

38

2,098

67.7

0.839

0.97

Nov.

43

*96- 104

70

6O

54

50

45

43

42

40

38

38

37

37

38

39

40

40

38

36

34

32

32

32

32

32

32

34 

4O

1,328

44.3

0.549

0.61

Dec.

*37

34

35

36

35

33

31

30

30

29.

29

b29

b29

b29

b29

b33

b43

54

57

63

7O

62

56

56

51

43

40

186

640

 JjJ 830

3,193

103

1.28

1.47

Jan.

*18O

236 236"

160

122

99

90

93

118

112

94

84

82

81

78

87

113

94

74

73

75

162

205

132

98

88

80

76

72

70

73

^~ 3,437

111

1.38

1.58

Feb.

72

*66

6T

202

520

570

355

155

150

160

136

1O8

192

296

27O

20O

150

131

113

98

89

86

93

113

96

93

98

90

-

4,769

170

2.11

2. 2O

Mar.

83

*130

200

264

230

4O4

650

475

209

150

126

122

108

95

98

113

99

86

77

74

77

84

75

69

66

64

89

140

98 

116

4,871

157

1.95

2.24

Apr.

*158

191

276

242

136

107

91

81

76

7O

73

322

939

888

468

244

160

131

265

1.240

862

630

550

445

264

175

145

126

113 

101

9,569

319

3.95

4.41

May

*92

80

74

70

83

77

65

56

48

49

79

62

53

114

180

75

55

49

46

46

49

75

70

56

42

34

30

28

26

25

24

1,912

61.7

0.765

O.88

June

*29

48

164

*740

658

310

93

68

56

47

39

35

32

28

25

23

22

20

19

18

17

17

17

16

16

15

15

13

12

IJL

2,573

85.8

1.06

1.19

July

73

24

27

23

20

16

14

1313"

112

275

505

246

126

492

4O2

143

94

82

70

67

68

65

50

39

44

136

132

136 

20O

352

4,059

131

1.62

1.87

Aug.

385

312

*94

70

150

131

80

65

56

47

38

32

29

27

26

25

23

21

20

18

17

16

16

49

40

24

19

17

103 

240

246

2,436

78.6

0.974

1.12

Sept.

*258

236

122

602

897

360

917

588

250

118

90

75

65

59

56

56

53

50

46

42

40

38

35

33

*32

29

28

28

31 

70

5,304

177

2.19

2.44

Calendar year 1958: Max 3.38O Min 9.8 Mean 125 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.01

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,24O Min 11 Mean 125 Cfsm 1.55 In. 20.98

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN

885. Little River near Princeton, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°30'40", long 78°09'30" , on left bank 600 ft (revised) downstream 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 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 108 ft (by barometer). Prior to Nov. 17, 

.1934, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--29 years, 247 cf s .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,820 cfs July 17 (gage height, 11.43 ft); minimum, 23 cfs June 21, 22.

1930-59: Maximum discharge, 4,770 cfs Jan. 24, 1954 (gage height, 12.79 ft ; minimum, 1.0 cfs several times in September and October 1932 [gage height, 0.30 ft).

Flood in July 1919 reached a stage of 14.57 ft; September 1924, 14.90 ft; September 

1928, 13.3 ft; October 1929, 13.47 ft; from information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. 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).

Hating table, water year 1958-59, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

1Z3 

311

8.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

1,400

2,050

2,530

3,410

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

ifi 

119

593 

1,030

1.260

1,180

885

581

388

228

149

117

95

92

83

79

71

67

64

*58

120

290

410

388

270

207

167

142

113 

109

100

9,491

306

1.34

1.54

Nov.

89 

208

434 

355

250

219

185

158

134

120

121

104

98

100

95

101

101

110

107

109

*106

107

91

79

86

87

80

64

77 

74

4,049

135

0.590

0.66

Dec.

79 

89

88 

84

86

79

75

74

75

69

b70

b70

b70

b70

b70

blOO

b!30

165

181

205

248

260

230

260

280

211

167

271

1,200 

1 800

*l'.85Q

8,686

280

1.22

1.41

Jan,

1.690 

1-, 530

1,260 

966

710

526

399

344

366

377

333

290

270

260

260

260

270

234

198

183

181

428

647

581

a440

a360

*a300

a270

a250 

a220

a210

14,613

471

2.06

2.37

Feb.

a!90 

alBO

aJUQ 

556

1,860

1.970

1,450

1,030

788

647

537

410

484

762

788

668

*581

502

445

344

280

242

236

290

280

290

344

290

-

16,614

593

2.59

2.70

Mar.

246 

544

1,030

905

730

*1,280

1.750

1,480

1,140

905

689

559

480

366

311

355

311

260

217

188

183

202

202

181

165

ifil

172

250

260 

314

559

16,375

528

2.31

2.66

Apr.

548 

662

1,120 

*1,010

603

537

388

*290

234

200

JJ9

952

2,130

*2.270

1,900

*1,450

1,010

*581

666

1,320

*1,730

1,930

2,050

1,830

1,220

769

559

399

311

29,084

969

4.23

4.72

May

194 

165

139 

191

333

344

250

181

156

126

*120

134

126

113

102

110

133

158

121

110

69

95

125

113

110

95

74

56

46 

43

40

4,172

135

0.590

0.68

June

46 

53

68 

*272

*647

710

647

388

194

H3

91

80

71

57

47

44

40

39

38

33

28

24

*2T

29

34

70

137

104

73 

62

4,266

142

0.620

0.69

July

48

41

30 

66

211

169

102

77

66

73

376

726

1,600

2,130

2,010

2,130

2.660

*2,470

1,540

818

581

526

603

548

399

682

474

876

885 

1 130

l!560

25,607

826

3.61

4.16

Aug.

1.550 

1,010

925 

*788

491

410

311

226

174

154

131

112

101

89

80

69

58

*34

31

34

42

48

45

43

43

43

42

42

41 

40

166

7,353

237

1.03

1.19

Sept.

179 

217

183 

196

148

288

625

750

559

456

290

160

112

*88

78

71

66

66

67

58

54

52

46

*42

41

41

40

40

40 

45

5,098

170

0.742

0.83

Calendar year 1958 : Max 3,700 Min 25 Mean 393 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.33

Water year ir1958-59 1958-59 : Max 2,660 Min 24 Mean 398 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.61 d.5. 61 %

:harge (base, 1,200 cfs). Oct. 5 (6 p.m.) 1,260 cfs (7.43 ft); Dec. 31 (3 a.m.) 1,870 cfs 

't)j Feb. 6 (2 a.m.) 2,090 cfs (10.13 ft); Mar. 7 (1:30 p.m.) 1.760 cfs (9.18 ft); Apr. 14 

i.m.) 2.370 cfs (l0.67 ft)j Apr. 23 (12 m.) 2,050 cfs (10.05 ft)j July 17 (6:30 p.m.) 2,820

I _ 4^ ft: 1 .Tiilv ^1 / T ? r, m \ 1 . fiQO /»fe /P Q7 ft.\

Peak disch__ 

f9.47 ft);

(1:30 a.m.; £,oru uia ^J.W.D/ il»;j ipr. cj V-L£ HI.; c,uov 

efs (11.45 ft); July 31 (12 p.m.) 1,690 cfs (8.97 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, 

1 discharge measurement, observer's readings, and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 81

890. Neuse River near Goldsboro, N. C.

Location. Lat 358 20'15", long 77"59'50" , on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 0.2 mile upstream from Stony Creek, 1.5 miles downstream from Atlantic Coast 

Line Railroad bridge, 3.2 miles south of Wayne County courthouse in Goldsboro, 

4.3 miles downstream from Little River, and at mile 135.

Drainage area.--2,390 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1930 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 42.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to July 24, 1931, chain gage at railroad 

bridge 1.5 miles upstream at datum 2.00 ft higher. July 24, 1931, to Aug. 31, 1948, 

water-stage recorder at site 2.3 miles upstream at datum 1.71 ft higher than present 

datum.

Average discharge.--29 years, 2,457 cfs.

Extreme s.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 20.72 ft); minimum, 429 cfs July 2.

1930-59: Maximum discharge, 30,700 cfs Sept. 23, 1945; maximum gage height, 26.72 

ft Sept. 23, 1945, site and datum then in use; minimum discharge, 80 cfs Dec. 3, 1951 

(result of temporary closure of river channel upstream); minimum unregulated discharge, 

85 cfs Sept. 14, 1932 (gage height, 1.03 ft, site and datum then in use).

Maximum discharge known, 38,600 cfs Oct. 5, 1929 (gage height, 27.3 ft, at railroad 

bridge and present datum).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Records of water temperatures and chemical analyses for the water year 

1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years). WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 1333: 1931, 1935.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except period of ice effect (gage height, in

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Oct. 3, 4, 8-10, Dec. 28-30, Jan. 8, 

9, 27, 28, Feb. 4-7, 13, 14, 21-23, Mar. 2, 3, 6, 14-16, 30, Apr. 2, 8-10, 

12-15, Apr. 29 to May 5, May 15, June 2, 4, 5, 11, 12, July 2, 5, 12-16, 

21-27, Aug. 6-8, 28, 29, Aug. 31 to Sept. 1, Sept. 5, 13-15, 29)

Oct. 8 to Sept. 30

3.0

6.0

9.0

12.0

465

1,640

3,220

5,000

3.3

4.0 

7.0 2,030

14.0

19.0

21.0

6,350

10,900

13,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

516

634

1,110

3,030

3,930

4,470

*4, 600

3,680

2,680

1,880

1,450

1,140

942

820

740

700

680

645

645

645

800

942

1,270

1,540

1,880

1,830

1,540

1,360

1,230

1,100 

965

49,394

1,593

0.667

0.77

Nov.

9OO

965

1,100

1.540

1,540

1,400

1,310

1,230

1,120

1,010

920

880

840

800

780

780

760

760

760

760

*760

760

740

720

700

680

680

680

680 

680

27,235

908

O.380

0.42

Dec.

720

800

800

800

780

760

740

720

680

*662

662

700

680

b720

b750

b850

b920

1,030

1,100

1,180

1,270

1,400

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,490

1,400

1,470

2,370 

4 140

*s'.25Q

39,194

1,264

0.529

0.61

Jan.

5,930

6,860

7,980

8,950

9,690

9.900

9,690

8,340

6,110

a3,700

a3,500

a2,500

a2,100

a2,000

a2,000

a2,100

a2,150

a2 , 100

a2,100

al.950

a2,00o

a2,05o

a2,050

a2,20o

a3,700

a3,900

*3,390

2,740

2,360

2,140

2,030

128,210

4,136

1.73

2.00

Feb.

2,030

1,930

1.850

2,250

4,340

5,920

6,960

7,820

8,390

8.660

8,660

8,220

6,860

5,540

5,180

5,250

5,440

5,510

5,510

5,440

4,860

3,690

3,000

2,740

2,690

2,690

2,690

2,690

-

136,790

4,885

2.04

2.13

Mar.

2,580

3,040

4,160

4,860

5,370

6,720

7,340

7,820

8,390

8,750

8.850

8,750

8,060

6,240

4,490

3,720

3,450

3,210

2,850

2,520

2,360

2,190

2,140

2,080

1,930

1,830

1.780

1,830

2,080 

2 520

2,9

134,880

4,351

1.82

2.10

Apr.

3,570

4,470

5,000

5,440

5,790

6,070

6,000

5,630

4,200

2,850

2.410

3,480

6,330

7,870

9,120

10,200

11,200

11,700

11,900

11,800

11,400

10,900

10,800

*1 1,300

12,300

12.900

12,900

12,300

10,700

8,510

249,040

8,301

3.47

3.88

May

5.940

3,590

2,610

2,300

2,470

2,520

2,300

2,140

1,830

1,630

*1,540

1,630

1,730

1,680

2,040

2,360

1,980

1,680

1,450

1,270

1,270

1,230

1,590

1,780

1,680

1,450

1,230

1,050

920 

860

800

58,550

1,889

0.790

0.91

June

920

1,110

1,450

2,270

3,160

3,870

4,47O

5,000

5,250

5.510

3,600

1,790

1,310

1,080

942

840

760

680

628

592

558

522

*505

470

505

470

558

610

575

540

50,545

1,678

0.702

0.78

July

470

444

616

540

680

1,120

1,010

720

592

575

592

1,750

5,650

4,710

6,540

8,200

9,150

*10,400

11,200

11.400

10,700

8,210

6,090

4,950

4,150

5,000

5,690

4,670

5,250

5,860

6,350

137,059

4,421

1.85

2.13

Aug.

6,780

6.940

6,940

*6,780

6,490

5,270

3,680

2,900

2,360

*1 , 930

1,680

1,590

1,450

1,180

1,010

900

820

*760

720

662

610

610

575

558

540

540

522

610

848

1,050

1,090

68,395

2,206

0.923

1.06

Sept.

2,450

5,210

5,690

5,750

2,950

5,090

3,390

4,110

4,60O

5,120

5,790

6,420

6.500

*4,290

2.0OO

1,450

1,230

1,120

1,010

920

860

*780

720

680

645

628

592

575

6lT 

680

75,841

2,461

1.05

1,15

Calendar year 1958 : Max 16,100 Min 516 Mean 3,173 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.03

Water year 1958-59 : Max 12,900 Min 44.4 Mean 3,159 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.94

* 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.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
82 NEUSE RIVER BASIN 

895. Neuse River at Kinston, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°15'30", long 77°35 t lQ", on left bank at Kinston, Lenoir County, 600 ft 

downstream from bridge on State Highway 11 and at mile 90.

Drainage area. 2,690 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . A -Pebruary 1930 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 10.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, 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. 29 years, 2,812 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,100 cfs Apr. 29, 30; maximum gage height, 

17.64 ft Apr. 29; minimum discharge, 610 cfs June 25, 27, 28 (gage height, 3.80 ft).

1930-59: 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 July 1919, present site and datum (discharge, about 

39,000 cfs), from information by North Carolina State Highway Commission. Flood of 

Oct. 9, 10, 1929, reached a stage of 22.48 ft (discharge, 28,000 cfs), from information 

by North Carolina State Highway Commission.

Remarks . --Records good. 

W§P~1641.

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1959 are given in 

Revisions (water years ).--WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 1333: 1931-32.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor Oct. 4, 5, 11, 12, Jan. 11-14, 

Feb. 4-7, 24, Mar. 6, 17, 18, Apr. 11, 12, 14, May 3-6, June 5, 5, 

13-15, July 13-18, 25-27, Aug. 9-11, Sept. 2, 16-18)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 28 Apr. 29 to Sept. 30

3.6

4.0

6.0

10.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

656

826

1,730

4,000

7,390

10,100

14,100

3.8

4.0

8.0

11.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

610

690

2,620

4,630

7,390

10,100

14,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

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.

656

697

890

1,750

3,000

3,610 

4,140

4,490

4.560 

4,180

2,930 

1,980 

1,590

1,350

1,170

1,080

998

955

934

955

1,260

1,730

1,930

1,930

2,080

2,230

2,230

2,030

1,780

1 , 590

1,450

62,155

2,005

0.745

0.86

Nov.

1,350 

1,450

1,590

1,680

1,930

1.980 

1,830

1,730

1,590 

1,500

1,400 

1,310 

1,210

1,170

1,120

1,080

1,080

1,080

*1,080

1,080

1,040

1,040

1,020

1,020

998

998

976

976

976

976

38,260

1,275

0.474

0.53

Dec.

955 

976

1,040

1,080

1,080

1,040 

1,020

1,020

976 

955

976 

1,040 

1,020

1,040

1,080

1,210

1,310

1,350

1,400

1,500

1,590

1,680

1,730

1,830

1,880

1,880

1,830

1,930

2,550

3,120

5.670

45, 758

1,476

0.549

0.63

Jan.

4,350 

5,080

5,730

6,420

7,270

8,090 

9,020

9,620

9.780 

9,470

7,800 

5,820 

4,320

3,390

2,940

2,660

2,550

2,450

2.400

2,400

2,450

2,400

2,400

2,600

3,000

3,420

3,730

3,860

3,550

3,060

2,660

144,690

4,667

1.73

2.00

Feb.

2,500 

2,400

2.280

2,380

3,240

4,170 

5,170

5,820

6,620 

7,390

8,210 

8,600 

8 . 880

8,880

8,340

7,390

6,520

*6,070

5,990

5,900

5,900

5,820

5,400

4,460

3,860

3,360

3,240

3,180

151,970

5,428

2.02

2.10

Mar.

3,120 

3,240

3,730

4,420

5,080

6,880 

7,730

8,210

B,470 

8,600

8,880 

9.170 

9,170

9,170

8,880

8,090

6,320

5,080

4,490

3,860

3,420

3,060

2,830

2,660

2,550

2,450

2.280

2,280

2,280

2 450

2^890

161,740

5,217

1.94

2.24

Apr.

*3 . 500 

3,730

4,350

5,000

5,560

5,900 

6,070

6,240

6,330 

6,070

5,050 

4,420 

5,010

6,250

7,050

8,090

9,020

9,940

10,800

11,500

11,900

12,500

12,700

12,300

11,900

11,900

12,100

12,700

15.100

13,100

255,880

8,465

5.15

5.51

May

12.500 

11,000

8,150

5,650

5,920

5,110 

2,850

2,620

2,420 

2,170

1,970 

1,820 

1,870

1,920

1,920

2,020

2,520

2,220

1,970

1,720

*1 , 570

1,620

1,520

1,670

1,870

1,820

1,620

1,420

1,240

1,100

1.050

90,560

2,915

1.08

1.25

June

1,070 

1,240

1,940

2,070

2,220

2,720 

5,190

5,680

4,100 

4,470

4.650 

4,630 

5,710

1,970

1,360

1,140

1,050

935

850

790

750

710

670

*650

630

650

650

650

690

690

54,445

1,815

0.675

0.75

July

670 690"

958

1,050

790

790 

1,100

1,120

958 

890

850 

935 

1,770

5,190

4,610

5,730

6,850

7,990

8,880

9,780

10,600

11.100

11,100

10,100

8,170

6,700

5,810

4,710

4,710

5,460

6,160

144,201

4,652

1.75

1.99

Aug.

6,720 

7,050

7,270

7.590

7,590

7,270 

7,050

6,420

4,920 

3,680

2,630 

2,220 

1,920

1,770

1,520

1,320

1,140

1,050

980

912

870

790

810

912

830

750

710

690

810

1,050

1,420

90,264

2,912

1.08

1.25

Sept.

1,570 

2,240

2,850

5,260

5,680

5,890 

5,750

3,680

3,890 

4,170

4,470 

4,960 

5,460

5,990

6.160

5,110

2,770

1,740

1,420

1,270

1,120

*1,070

980

912

850

810

770

750

750

850

80,972

2,699

1.00

1.12

Calendar year 1958 : Max 15,800 Mln. 597 Mean 3,678 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.56

Water- year 1958-59: Max 13,100 Mln 630 Mean 3,613 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.23

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily float-tape-gage readings of U. S. Weather Bureau Nov. 19 

o Dec. 17, Apr. 25, 26.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 83

910. Nahunta Swamp near Shine, N. C.

Location. Lab 35°29 I 20", long 77°48'20", on right bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on 

county highway, 2 miles upstream from Appletree Swamp, 3| miles north of Shine, Greene 

County, and 8 miles northwest of Snow Hill.

Drainage area. 77.6 sq ml.

Records available.--July 1954 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 50.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Apr. 1, 1955, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--5 years, 75.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 958 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 8.86 ft); minimum, 

7.6 cfs July 8, 9.

1954-59: Maximum discharge, 2,050 cfs Sept. 20, 1955 (gage height, 12.37 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Oct. 7, 8, 1954 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or ice effect, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except period of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 13 to Dec. 28)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 19 Feb. 20 to Sept. 30

1.4 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

112

301

570

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

6.0

15

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

8.5

122

347

883

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

20

105

254

152

216

112

*82

69

60

53

45

40

37

36

35

33

32

31

48

44

220

166

120 

90

74

64

58

56

52

48

46

2,798

90.3

1.16

1.34

Nov.

47

182

108

80

69

64

59

54

53

54

48

45

44

43

43

43

43

44

46

*43

42

38

37 

38

38

38

38

37

42

33

1,598

53.3

0.687

' 0.77

Dec.

35

35

37

40

38

35

32

32

33

32

32

b32

b34

b38

b42

b46

51

60

63

69

77

65

63 

75

65

54

50

131

383

199

*136

2,114

68.2

0.879

1.01

Jan.

116

158

T32

108

94

80

77

70

74

78

74

70

68

66

66

66

70

68

62

5_8

62

90

115 

98

82

74

70

66

64

60

64

2,500

80.6

1.04

1.20

Feb.

70

66

62

120

190

310

350

260

180

150

120

105

110

180

200

180

140

120

105

*87

81

79

95 

110

87

111

108

94

_

3,870

138

1.78

1.85

Mar.

87

247

358

225

166

*686

883

338

214

176

156

171

161

131

150

176

136

112

99

95

98

93

81 

77

74

71

92

98

73

165

223

5,912

191

2.46

2.83

Apr.

146

340

382

208

146

122

104

*92

84

Zi

78

460

*883 836"

*390

*242

186

*151

151

298

225

488

*407 

220

161

126

108

93

98

82

7,427

248

3.20

3.56

May

69

61

57

71

62

54

46

42

37

39

52

42

39

*52

38

32

30

28

30

37

42

44

46 

31

24

22

21

19

18

17

17

1,219

39.3

0.506

0.58

June

39

52

82

36

30

25

21

18

16

14

14

14

20

14

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

9.6 &* 

23

*17

13

11

109 3

586.8

19.6

0.253

0.28

July

8.3

10

27

15

11

9.6

8.6

1.8

12

22

68

39

176

*240

556

454

182

126

92

89

89

113

80 

49

40

45

38

199

95

55

221

3,177.3

102

1.31

1.52

Aug.

115

165

66

46

*53

57

42

42

42

42

28

24

22

20

19

18

17

16

16

16

15

14

17 

24

16

14

13

16

17

48

32

1,092

35.2

0.454

0.52

Sept.

44

42

27

20

24

54

33

30

21

18

17

16

15

14

14

15

*15

14

14

13

12

11

10 

9.6

8.9

8.9

8.9

*8.9

14

34

586.2

19.5

0.251

0.28

Calendar year 1958: Max 726 Min 13 Mean 105 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.37

Water year 1958-59= Max 883 ,Min 7.8 Mean 90.1 Cffem 1.16 In. 15.74

Peak discharge (base, 390 cfs). Oct. 4 (11:30 a.m.) 510 cfs (6.61 ft); Dec. 29 (5:30 a.m.) 495 cfs

(6.47 ft); Mar. 2 (11 p.m.) 472 cfs (5.93 ft); Mar. 7 (7:30 a.m.) 939 cfs (8.75 ft); Apr. 2

(9 p.m.) 562 cfs (6.50 ft); Apr. 14 (3 a.m.) 958 cfs (8.86 ft); Apr. 22 (3:30 p.m.) 592 cfs (6.70

ft); July 15 (8 p.m.) 865 efs (8.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 8 to Feb. 19; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in 

stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
84 NEUSE RIVER BASIN 

915. 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 upstream from bridge on State Highway 123 and 2\ miles upstream from Wheat 

Swamp Creek.

Drainage area. 729 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1928 to September 1959.

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.--30 years (1929-59), 732 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,070 cfs July 21 (gage height, 14.41 ft); minimum, 70 cfs June 24 (gage height, 2.90 ft).

1928-59: Maximum discharge, 11,100 cfs Oct. 6, 1929 (gage height, 18.90 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Oct. 28, 1933 (gage height, 1.22 ft).

Maximum stage known, 23.3 ft in September 1928, from floodmark. High water of 

autumn 1924 was at practically the same stage.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1333: 1930-35. WSP 1383: Drainage area. WSP 1503: 

1932, 1951.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except period of Ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 21-30; rate of change In stage used as a 

factor Oct. 3-5, 12-14, 21-23, 28-30, Nov. 2, 3, 8, 9, Dec. 28, 29, 

Jan. 11, 30, Feb. 4-6, Mar. 6, 16, 30, 31, Apr. 10-13, May 1-5, June 2, 

6, 10, 11, 25, July 3-5, 13-15, 25-27, 31, Aug. 1, 7-9, 11-13, 28, 

Sept. 1, 2, 13, 14)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 17

3.5 151

4.0 198

6.0 436

9.0 985

11.0 1,630

12.0 2,150

De

2.9 70

4.0 171

6.0 418

9.0 94O

18 to Sept. 30

11.0 1,560

12.0 2,07O

13.0 2,930

14.5 5,270

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

I

2

3

4,

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14,

15

IB

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

156

169

421

1,020

1,370

,510

,630

* .670

,670

,630

,470

,020

592

401

342

300

278

261

250

256

442

825

1,000

1,060

1,06O

1,030

985

799

574 

470

422

25,083

809

1.11

1.28

Nov.

381

637

878

910

955

935

890

770

609

542

480

436

408

381

368

355

368

355

355

*355

355

342

330

318

318

3O6

306

300

300 

306

14,529

484

0.664

0.74

Dec.

306

300

294

294

3OO

300

294

288

283

*278

278

b280

b280

b280

b300

b340

b380

446

474

503

562

592

608

624

640

624

592

643

1,030 

1,240

*1 . 400

15,053

486

0.667

0.77

Jan.

1,520

1,830

2,070

2,290

*2,370

2.450

2,370

2,140

1,830

1,560

1,240

1,120

990

895

809

749

711

674

640

608

592

608

657

730

830

920

990

990

940

711

37,622

1,214

1.67

1.92

Feb.

640

608

577

675

1,230

1,620

2,010

2,370

2,820

3,160

5,220

3,040

2,720

2,290

1,950

1,730

1,600

1,520

1,480

1,440

1,330

1,210

1,060

940

850

809

830

850

44,579

1,592

2.18

2.27

Mar.

875

897

1,090

1,300

1,440

2,100

2,540

2,930

3,290

3,420

5.49O

3,420

3,160

2,720

2,290

1,800

1,640

1,400

1,240

1,090

965

850

769

711

657

624

592

624

640

nr>1 90 1

50,152

1,618

2.22

2.56

Apr.

1.040

1,210

1,440

1,680

1,830

1,890

1,890

1,890

1,730

1,440

1,170

1,190

1,770

2,140

2,720

*3,420

4,010

*4,260

4,010

3,700

*3,290

3,160

3,040

3,360

3,780

4,260

*4.550

3,930

3,360 

2,720

79,680

2,656

3.64

4.06

May

2.010

1,440

1,050

736

556

503

460

418

390

349

330

330

*323

323

323

310

297

273

*291

297

285

310

316

336

310

267

231

203

186

171

156

13,780

445

0.610

0.70

June

161

189

237

249

243

314

404

432

418

315

232

181

156

141

124

116

1O9

103

98

94

92

86

*77

72

*104

190

220

176

231 

203

5,767

192

0.263

0.29

July

171

131

343

294

202

192

255

255

214

220

237

279

478

*818

Aug.

2,600

3,040

5.160

3,160

*2,930

2,540

1,910

1,470

1,140

1,120

865

620

473

418

1,650 349

2,290 3O4

2,930

* ,630

,260

,790

.070

,880

,180

,490

,580

,970

,580

,330

,300 

,440

, 830

53,289

1,719

2.36

2.72

273

237

225

203

192

208

192

181

176

166

156

211

285 

285

304

29,393

948

1.30

1.50

Sept.

430

672

830

920

990

920

850

8O9

875

990

1.090

1,060

676

423

336

*279

243

231

225

208

181

*161

156

146

141

136

130

128 TiT

166

14,543

485

0.665

0.74

Calendar year 1958= Max 4,640 Mln loO Mean 1,027 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.13

Water year 1958-59 : Max 5,O70 Mln 72 Mean 1,051 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.55

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice
NEU3E RIVER BASIN 85

917. Little Contentnea Creek near Farmville, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°32'41", long 77°30'41", on right bank 5 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 264, l| miles upstream from Middle Swamp, and 5j miles southeast of 

Farmville, Pitt County.

Drainage area. 93.3 sq mi.

Records available. October 1956 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 30 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Aug. 19, 1958, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,160 cfs Aug. 9 (gage height, 13.95 ft); minimum, 1.4 cfs June 21, 22 (gage height, 6.95 ft).

1956-59: Maximum discharge observed, 1,380 cfs Feb. 28, 1958 (gage height, 14.33 

ft); minimum discharge, 0.1 cfs Aug. 11, 1957 (gage height, 6.43 ft).

Floods in August and September 1955 reached stages of 18.9 and 18.5 ft, respectively.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except period of Ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 12 to Dec. 11)

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

64

142

267

470

775

1,190

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2

3

4

5

6

7

9

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

13

35

188

577

£25

510

288

163

117

88

67

52

42

36

32

29

27

24

27

24

61

163

238

231

180

128

94

73

60

52

46

4,290

138

1.48

1.71

Nov.

44

344

497

347

231

168

125

98

82

73

67

58

53

49

46

44

42

40

40

*40

38

36

34

"32 32

36

38

34

36

38

2,842

94.7

1.02

1.13

Dec. 1 Jan.

34

32

32

33

32

30

28

26

25

23

20

b23

b25

b30

b38

b46

b60

75

90

103

112

108

98

96

91

79

68

92

627

740

625

3,541

114

1.22

1.41

414

347

347

292

*224

174

132

121

127

130

119

107

100

96

91

88

84

75

68

62.

64

123

198

163

130

108

93

83

80

*76

80

4,396

142

1.52

1.75

Feb.

87

83

77

153

390

970

792

610

337

245

204

168

168

292

292

245

192

158

142

*118

98

86

86

109

109

108

117

115

-

_ _ __ ___.

7,051

252

2.70

2.81

Mar.

105

136

378

400

309

674

1.050

758

550

292

211

180

180

158

140

174

174

137

105

89

83

83

74

66

60

56

64

86

73

86

245

7,156

231

2.48

2.85

Apr.

267

*260

445

434

292

186

131

99

82

69

65

232

953

1.050

990

740

372

218

168

260

434

750

850

655

410

231

158

111

89

72

11,073

369

3.95

4.41

May

59

48

40

33

29

24

20

18

16

14

14

15

14

*20

24

17

13

11

11

10

12

16

20

27

16

11

8.2

6.4

5.5

5.0

4.7

581.8

18.8

0.202

0.23

June

6.3

7.6

11

9.9

35.

14

9.0

6.1

5.1

4.2

3.7

3.3

3.5

2.9

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.6

*1.6

1.5

4.8

*19

5.0

4.3

2.5

2.1

177.3

5.91

0.063

0.07

July

1.8

1.6

21

11

4.5

3.3

2.7

2.3

7.7

34

33

18

69

144

264

520

580

*610

326

121

141

211

106

56

37

83

342

445

422

202

125

4,944.9

160

1.71

1.97

Aug.

334

595

368

168

*91

61

46

72

988

592

224

103

59

40

29

22

18

16

14

16

13

10

1^1

32

31

26

16

14

43

32

48

4,130.2

133

1.43

1.65

Sept.

83

93

91

50

35

41

150

106

66

38

28

21

17

14

13

13

*14

14

13

12

10

9.0

7.8

7.0

6.4

5.8

5.5

5.7

11

43

1,023.2

34.1

0.365

0.41

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,240 Mln 4.2 Mean 129 Cfsra 1.38 In. 18.78

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,050 Mln 1.5 Mean 140 Cfsra 1.50 In. 20.40

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
86 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

Location. Lat 35°20'42", long 77°11'44" > on left bank at highway bridge, 2| miles upstream 

from bridge on State Highway 118, 2| miles downstream from Clayroot Swamp, and 3^ miles 

northwest of Vanceboro, Craven County.

Drainage area.--152 sq mi.

Records available. January 1950 to September 1959.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Jan. 17, 1951, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. --9 years, 156 cf s .

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 2,180 cfs July 18 (gage height, 8.90 ft); minimum, 3.0 cfs July 2 (gage height, 2.40 ft).

1950-59: Maximum discharge, 6,060 cfs Sept. 22, 1955 (gage height, 13.67 ft); no 

flow Aug. 8-29, Oct. 4 to Nov. 9, 1954.

Flood in 1909 reached a stage of 16 ft, and flood in 1928 reached a stage of 11.7ft, 

from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Records of water temperatures and chemical analyses for the water year 

1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Bay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

a50

a74

a!70

a350

aSOO

a550

aSOO

*340

195

133

104

78

62

52

46

41

37

35

35

37

89

253

346

346

284

200

143

115

95

77 

63

5,500

177

0.973

1.12

Nov.

55

63

Dec.

48

44

176 | 41

195

143

115

97

81

72

67

61

56

51

49

46

44

44

43

*41

40

38

36

35

33

32

32

35

45

44

45

1,914

63.8

0.351

0.39

42

42

41

38

35

34

*33

b33

b34

b35

b40

b45

b55

b65

81

100

125

148

171

159

161

180

173

141

164

518

945

1 1 Of) 1 , J.UU

4,871

157

0.863

1.00

Jan.

1.120

1,100

*995

820

600

420

305

238

210

210

195

171

152

141

133

125

121

104

92

86

83

- 88

100

104

95

86

83

78

*72 

70

72

8,269

267

1.47

1.69

Feb.

75

81

78

114

400

760

845

970

932

740

520

386

324

386

488

470

390

334

*306

276

235

211

199

220

245

235

250

279

10,749

384

2.11

2.20

Mar.

303

344

540

835

925

1,260

1,790

1,970

2.040

1,850

*1,610

1,300

893

560

421

428

505

435

337

276

242

230

213

191

174

168

170

202

218

199 

262

20,891

674

3.70

4.27

Apr.

*386

354

446

600

580

424

312

252

215

184

164

261

680

1,100

1,270

1.300

1,240

995

580

282

348

466

828

1,020

1,040

925

580

358

265

240

17,795

593

3.26

3.64

May

206

176

154

132

116

100

82

70

59

49

43

37

*46

51

53

37

30

24

*22

30

57

61

51

35

27

23

19

17

15

12

13

1,848

59.6

0.327

0.38

June

16

25

116

166

86

78

50

33

23

18

14

12

12

13

9.6

8.1

7.7

6.9

6.4

5.9

5.6

5.3

*4.8

4.5

*5.0

5.9

6.9

5.6

4.2 

3.5

757.9

25.3

0.139

0.15

July

3.2

3.4

26

57

18

11

8.3

7.0

13

115

290

329

382

595

*895

1,320

1,820

2.120

2,120

1,940

1,580

1,120

668

298

157

114

100

176

320

341

408

17,354.9

560

3.08

3.55

Aug.

502

555

502

311

170

*124

99

87

192

438

595

'635 675

436

180

107

83

*66

53

54

51

36

28

50

59

51

56

41

60 

87

64

6,447

208

1.14

1.3?

Sept.

54

54

50

56

100

240

335

440

415

238

144

106

84

69

57

*54

48

41

35

30

26

24

*22

19

17

15

li *15

23 

53

2,878

95.9

0.527

0.59

Calendar year- 1958 : Max 1,100 Mln 6.5 Mean 208 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.49

Water year 1958-59 : Max 2,120 Min 3.2 Mean 272 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.30

* 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.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 87

925. Trent River near Trenton, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°03 I 54", long 77°27'25", on left bank 50 ft downstream from Free Bridge, 

800 ft downstream from Little Chinquapin Branch, lj miles southwest of Phillips Crossroads,,, and 6 miles west of Trenton, Jones County.

Drainage area. 168 sq mi.

Records available. January 1951 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 19.15 ft (revised) above mean sea level 

(unadjusted). Prior to Mar. 21, 1951, wire-weight gage on bridge 50 ft upstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 170 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,760 cfs Mar. 8 (gage height, 15.47 ft); minimum, 3.6 cfs July 5 (gage height, 2.78 ft).

1951-59: Maximum discharge, 9,100 cfs Sept. 21, 1955 (gage height, 17.84 ft); minimum, 1.3 cfs Oct. 11-15, 1954.

Flood in 1928 reached a stage of 17.3 ft (discharge, 7,600 cfs), from information 

furnished by North Carolina State Highway Commission.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Records of 

water temperatures and chemical analyses for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Rating table, water year L958-59, except period of ice effect (gage height,

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 29 to Dec. 12, Dec. 18-28; rate of change

In stage used as a. factor Oct. 21, 22, Dec. 28-30, Feb. 4-6, Mar. 2-4,

LO-12, Apr. 12-14, June 3, July 13, 15-18, 23-25)

E.7 

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

2.2

8.5

15

29

57

194

363

10.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

646

1,190

1,540

2,070

3,080

4,560

O . V OOO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September

Day

1

2

3

45"

6

7

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.

325

272

216

232

335

400

460

476

420

344

256

178

124

93

78

65

56

50

45

45

173

389

492

626

690

626

524

410

307 

232

171

9,110

294

1.75

2.02

Nov.

138

135

160

174

174

167

152

135

121

110

100

87

81

75

71

67

64

*61

59

58

56

52

49

49

50

50

51

50

50 

49

2,695

89.8

0.535

0.60

Dec.

50

50

47

46

47

47

45

43

40

36

39

41

b40

b45

b50

b60

b80

107

128

146

167

190

201

216

248

256

264

315

592 

1,020

1,550

5,986

193

1.15

1.33

Jan.

1,260

972

*760

626

540

460

381

325

281

256

232

209

194

178

167

160

156

146

135

124

121

128

152

163

163

156

146

135

*132 

138

142

9,138

295

1.76

2.02

Feb.

156

163

167

217

430

601

810

862

736

590

476

381

335

344

363

381

372

*354

335

316

289

256

232

209

194

186

194

248

-

10,197

364

2.17

2.26

Mar.

289

430

820

1,400

1,620

2,000

*2,840

*5,620

2,960

1,800

1,160

739

572

460

410

420

446

446

420

381

335

281

248

209

190

171

T7T

224

248 

256

289

25,855

834

4.96

5.72

Apr.

*316

335

363

400

420

432

391

325

256

201

160

254

597

1,000

1,290

1,260

972

690

508

391

298

307

354

372

372

344

298

240

194 

194

13,534

451

2.68

3.00

May

224

272

298

281

256

209

152

114

90

78

67

*59

52

58

87

100

90

75

68

57

49

62

75

78

78

72

66

55

42 

33

2 6

3,323

107

0.637

0.74

June

24

28

58

104

121

121

110

93

66

45

32

25

20

17

14

11

9.8

8.3

7.4

6.4

6.2

5.8

5.3

*5.1

5.5

5.1

4.7

4.4

4.2 

4.2

971.4

32.4

0.193

0.22

July

4.0

3.8

4.0

4.0

3.6

4.0

4.2

4.2

8.0

10

24

24

54

93

*241

404

748

1,100

1.550

1,260

1,000

736

478

292

162

114

142

132

163

156

8,880.8

286

1.70

1.97

Aug.

142

146

121

100

84

*75

66

56

53

53

47

38

32

28

26

23

20

18

20

30

30

22

17

15

13

13

13

11

12 

16

22

1,362

43.9

0.261

0.30

Sept.

26

26

24

38

51

84

128

152

135

104

84

53

42

*35

32

30

28

24

21

18

16

*14

13

12

11

10

*9.8

 12 

17

1,317.8

43.9

0.261

0.29

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,330 Min 6.8 Mean 234 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.88

Waber year 1958-59 : Max 3,6EO Min 3.6 Mean 253 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.47

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
(JEW RIVER BASIN

930. 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, Itr miles southwest of Gum Branch, 

Onslow County, and 3f miles southeast of Richlands.

Drainage area. 74.5 sq mi.

Records available. August 1949 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark). Prior to Mar. 23, 1950, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 95.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,730 cfs Mar. 7 (gage height, 14.09 ft); minimum, 5.6 cfs July 6 (gage height, 0.82 ft).

1949-59: Maximum discharge, 7,900 cfs Sept. 20, 1955 (gage height, 19.99 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 1.8 cfs Oct. 7, 1954 (gage height, 0.50 ft).

Flood in 1908 reached a stage of about 18 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except period of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 2, 8-21, Oct. 25 to Dec. 28, 

Jan. 21 to Feb. 4, Sept. 14-25)

0.8 

1.0 

1.3 

2.0 

3.0

5.3 

8.7

5.0

7.0

11.0

14.0

202

378

960

1,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

314

202

156

221

385

429

304

196

*140

111

88

71

59

52

47

42

40

31

37

49

165

420

530 4"54

324

221

157

126

106

94

84

5,661

183

2.46

2.83

Nov.

74

84

111

106

91

81

74

65

61

58

52

49

47

46

45

44

44

*44

43

41

39

37

35

43

76

65

54

47

46

45

1,747

58.2

0.781

0.87

Dec.

40

39

38

38

37

35

32

30

30

28_

32

b34

b35

b40

b45

b55

b65

74

88

98

108

117

106

108

132

138

114

153

467

785

646

3,787

122

1.64

1.89

Jan.

411

*304

£73

256

209

170

144

135

129

126

114

106

98

96

91

88

88

81

74

71

71

78

91

88

78

71

67

*63

62

63

65

3,861

125

1.68

1.93

Feb.

76

76

74

125

340

530

462

310

217

188

167

144

138

186

216

198

164

*147

160

150

126

108

101

101

96

96

120

181

-

4,997

178

2.39

2.49

Mar.

224

352

903

1,150

946

1,200

*1.670

*1,290

791

*460

319

256

232

202

188

248

291

232

181

153

141

135

123

108

104

96

115

206

240

195

*20Z

12,953

418

5.61

6.47

Apr.

216

188

202

216

178

132

111

98

88

81

74

138

452

705

580

380

248

178

144

126

111

130

233

224

156

120

98

84

76

104

5,871

196

2.63

2.93

May

96

74

62

55

55

50

42

39

34

31

29

*27

26

37

39

32

26

24

22

20

22

38

48

60

42

27

21

18

16

14

il

1,139

36.7

0.493

0.57

June

18

24

32

31

21

17

13

12

11

9.8

9.4

9.2

8.7

8.2

7.7

7.3

7.0

6.8

6.7

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.2

*6.2

14

12

9.2

7.3

6.5

6.0

346.3

11.5

0.154

0.17

July

6.2

6.2

6.5

6.3

6.2

6.3

7.7

6.8

9.8

32

45

88

90

237

406

*478

399

628

545

325

216

144

96

69

56

62

91

71

69

71

65

4,345.0

140

1.88

2.17

Aug.

59

62

44

34

30

26

*24

33

144

169

75

39

30

26

25

21

19

18

T9

57

52

24

18

22

52

50

28

20

19

55

65

1,359

43.8

0.588

0.68

Sept.

58

48

34

47

111

114

150

206

121

66

48

38

32

29

*29

32

30

26

23

20

18

17

*16

14

13

li

12

12

*23

81

1,480

49.3

0.662

0.74

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,160 Min 7.8 Mean 146 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.67

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,670 Min 6.O Mean 130 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.74

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs, revised).--Dec. 30 (12 m.) 819 cfs (10.17 ft); Mar. 4 (7:3O a.m.) 

1,170 cfs (11.96 ft); Mar. 7 (7:30 a.m.) 1,730 cfs (14.09 ft); Apr. 14 (11:30 a.m.) 721 cfs 

(9.65 ft); July 18 (5 p.m.) 675 cfs (9.54 ft)._______________________________________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 89

935. 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 RockinghamGuilford County line, 6 miles downstream from Troublesome Creek, and 6 miles east of 

Benaja, Rockingham County.

Drainage area. 168 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1928 to September 1959.

Gage_.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 629 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 31 years, 159 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,010 cfs Dec. 29 (gage height, 5.70 ft); minimum, 16 cfs July 9.

1928-59: 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 

measurement of peak flow; minimum, 0.6 cfs Oct. 7-9, 1954.

Flood in July 1916 reached a stage of about 17.5 ft, from floodmark on tree 500 ft 

below gage.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in 

WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1383: 1933(M) , 1941.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

54

126

3.0 

5.0 

6.0

320

810

1,090

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1L

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.

66

129

T2T

96

72

58

47

43

42

40

36

33

33" 32

34

35

34

34

35

34

34

41

53

54

50

47

45

45

46

44

43

1,556

50.2

0.299

0.34

Nov.

48

57

105

90

72

65

*61

56

54

54

52

51

52

52

55

56

56

58

56

53

51

51

51

51

52

53

58

67

99

96

1,872

62.4

0.371

0.41

Dec.

76

70

69

70

67

64

60

58

59

58

53

52.

b52

b52

b52

56

60

69

71

76

74

70

*71

71

69

54

60

370

842

978

773

4,676

151

0.899

1.04

Jan.

507

I4T

353

288

206

134

121

126

128

116

124

124

118

123

128

150

175

154

140

140

145 27"0

320

310

245

175

*143

128

118

112

107

5,875

190

1.13

1.30

Feb.

102

97.

97

139

245

270 243"

183

163

170

168

150

170

200

263

247

235

198

159

133

115

110

115

124

118

107

104

100

-

4,525

162

0.964

1.00

Mar.

99

99

99

100

99

208

257

270

*215

159

134

126

120

112

107

110

105

100

97

94

94

105

105

94

90

99- 86

120

110

120

138

3,871

125

0.744

0.86

Apr.

131

141

161

152

134

118

105

99

94

90

94

146

263

310

320

*245

168

134

178

471

331

299

331

310

265

198

154

136

165

156

5,899

197

1.17

1.31

May

126

W

99

91

110

90

79

71

66

65

66

62

61

70

66

59

54

52

52

a52

a95

a80

a75

a70

*a52

46

44

44

41

39

42

2,126

68.6

0.408

6.47

June

74

102

176

221

172

154

100

66

53

47

43

41

39

35

30

29

27

27

28

26

26

25

23

23

25

26

22

20

1925"

1,719

57.3

0.341

0.38

July

21

22

24

32

25

24

23

21

18

53

62

44

37

*66

121

99

55

42

45

40

61

141

192

202

133

130

118

165

239

387

310

2,952

95.2

0.567

0.65

Aug.

~85 170

62

83

92

70

54

71

84

56

42

36

32

29

27

26

25

21

26

30

28

28

26

54

99

71

48

53

41

36

66

1,673

54.0

0.321

0.37

Sept.

100

85

64

45

43

184

396

483

655

520

283

126

74

60

56

54

49

46

44

42

40

39

37

35

*33

33

3"5~ 32

46

279

4,018

134

0.798

0.89

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,540 Min 20 Mean 143 Cfsm 0.881 In. 12.00

Water year 1958-59: Max 978 Min is Mean 112 Cfsm 0,667 In. 9.02

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 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, 

and records for stations on other streams in the basin, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
90 CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN

938. Reedy Pork near Oak Ridge, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°10' , long 79°57' , on left bank at downstream side of county road bridge,

 three-quarters of a mile downstream from Beaver Creek and 2 miles east of Oak Ridge, 

Guilford County.

Drainage area. 19.9 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1955 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 771.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929, unadjusted. Prior to Dec. 13, 1955, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,460 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 9.67 ft); minimum, 2.7 cfs July 1 (gage height, 2.01 ft).

1955-59: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 7, 1959; minimum, that of July 1, 1959.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

fair.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 9 to Dec. 28, Dec. 31, 

Jan. 1, 3-21, 23-2S)

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

102

160

245

381

607

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

I

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

15

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

22.

15

*11

11 

8.2

7.5

6.7

6.7 

7.2

6.1

5.3

5.8

6.1

5.8

6.1

6.4

5.6

5.3

5.3

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.9

6.4

6.9

6.7

6.9

7.2

6.4

6.7

6.7

232.2

7.49

0.376

0.43

Nov.

10

15

10

8.9

*8.6

9.2

8.9

fcf

9.9

8.6

9.6

9.9

9.2 

9.9

10

11

10

10

10

9.6

10

10

11

9.6

11

11

12

26

T3

318.3

10.6

0.533

0.59

Dec.

11

11

11

13

11

10

10

11 

11

11

10

101111 11

11

11

*11

S.9

9.2

8.6

9TF

8.9

8.9

8.6

8.9

9.2

160 *240

*SO

30

766.4

24.7

1.24

1.43

Jan.

37

60

28

20 

16

14

14

16 

16

16

12

12

15

15 

15

26

21

18

13

16

18

99

5T

22

18

16

16

*15

15

15

14

685

22.1

1.11

1.28

Feb.

14

U

15

28 

53

29

21

20 

27

27

23

18

35

37

84.

38

27

23

19

16

16

16

20

17

15

15

15

15

.

697

24.9

1.25

1.30

Mar.

15

16

15

15 

15

60

30

22

19

18

*16

18

16

15 

17

d!5

d!4

dl4

d!3

d!3

14

16

13

12

12

13

21

17

14

23

549

17.7

0.889

1.03

Apr.

16

24

18

18 

15

15

14

14 

13

12

19

44

*64

31 

22

19

16

16

33

43

27

48

50

31

24

20

18

18

16

15

733

24.4

1.23

1.37

May

13

12

17

20 

14

12

11

11 

10

11

11

9.2

13

. ft

9.9

9.2

8.9

9.2

15

21

13

11

8.9

8.9

*8.9

8.6

7.9

6.7

6.4

15

364.7

11.8

0.593

0.68

June

16

33

26

80 

23

15

12

9.9 

9.2

8.2

8.6

8.2

7.2

6.4 

6.4

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.8

5.0

5.3

5.3

5.6

5.0

5.6

5.3

4.3

4.1

3.9

5.5

345.0

11.5

0.578

0.64

July

3.1

7.9

13

5.8 

5.3

5.3

4.5

3.5 

18

36

18

16

9.2

76

*19

13

9.0

10

9.0

12

~59~ 214

28

16

19

84

185

50

25

19

63

1,065.6

35.0

1.76

2.03

Aug.

24

18

14

15

17

12

11

17 

11

9.2

8.6

7.5

7.8

7.2 

8.2

7.2

7.1

6.7

6.9

7.2

6 1 str

6.4

8.5

6.7

6.4

*10

6.6

6.4

17

25

327.8

10.6

0.533

0.61

Sept.

14

9.6

8.6

L.2. 

8.2

326

~57 452

31

21

16

15

11

12 

12

12

11

10

9.2

9.6

6.9

B.9

6.9

*8.9

8.6

7.5

8.2

8.2

28

1,331.5

44.4

2.23

2.49

Calendar year 1958: Max 335 Min 4.3 Mean 20.3 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.80

Water year 1958-59: Max 452 Min 3.1 Mean 20.4 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.88

Peak discharge (base, 350 cfs). Dec. 29 (4 a.m.) 417 cfs (7.21 ft); July 21 (9 p.m.) 457 

ft); July 27 (4:30 a.m.) 447 cfs (7.34 ft); Sept. 7 (l a.m.) 1,460 cfs (9.67 ft).

3fs (7.42

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for 

nearby stations.
CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN 91

940. Horsepen Creek at Battle Ground, N. C.

Location. -^Lat 36°08 I 34", long 79°51'24", on right bank 10 ft downstream from highway 

triage , 0.5 mile downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 220, three-quarters of a mile 

north of Battle Ground, Oullford County, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

area .--15.9 sq mi,

Records available. October 1925 to September 1959 (discontinued). Monthly discharge 

only Tor some periods, published in WSP 1303.

e. Water-stage recorder and Parshall ilume. Datum of gage is 737.94 ft above mean sea 

evel, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Nov. 9, 1925, to July 31, 1931. 

water-stage recorder at site 1,000 ft upstream at datum 1.45 ft higher.

Average discharge . 34 years, 14.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 303 cfs Aug. 8 (gage height, 6.28 ft); minimum 

dally, 2.5 cfs July 1,8.

1925-59; Maximum discharge, 6,400 cfs Sept. 24, 1947 (gage height, 10.36 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 800 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak 

flow; minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 7, 1954 (gage height, 0.59 ft).

Remarks . Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height record, or 

shifting control, which are poor,

Revisions ( water years ). WSP 1383: 1926, 1927(M) , 1929, 1937(m).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect or shifting 

control (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

1.8 

3.9

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

5.7

41

12

123

187

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

-7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

fcf

5.0

4.7

4.5

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.5

3,5

3.4

3.2 374-

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.4

4.0

3.7

3.6

3.9

4.5

4.1

3.9

4.4 

4.0

4.5

4,3

4.4

4.1

127.5

4.11

0.258

0.30

Nov.

9.1 

9.3

4.9

4,0

*3.7

4.0

4.4

4.4

4.7

5.9

7.6

7.6

8.0

7.9

7.8

7.8

6.4

5.2

3.8

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.6

3.5

3.6

4.9

5.8

9.8

167.1

5.57

0.350

0.39

Dec.

4.5 

4.5

5.4

6.5

5.7

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.7

b4

b4

b4

b4

b4

b4,5

5.1

4.7

4.9

4.5

4.3

*4.1

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.6 

5.3

163

TSS

32

*21

470.7

15.2

0.956

1.10

Jan.

37 

35

20

15

12

11

9.9

11

11

9.9

9.2

8.6

9.6

9.7

9.6

28

16

12

9.7

10

11

118

26

19

15

14 

13

*12

11

9,6

8 Q, y

551.7

17.8

1.12

1.29

Feb.

8.3 

7.6

39 7.5

39

18

12

10

29

21

15

11

36

25

103

27

19

15

13

11

11

10

11

12

9.9

9.7 

9.6

9.3

548.9

19.6

1.23

1.28

Mar.

9.2

9.3

9.3

9.6

9.3

§2

21

14

13

12

12

*11

11

10

9.7

9.7

9.3

8.7

8.3

7.9

8.2

9.0

7.6

7.3

7.1

7.1 

14

10

8.3

1 A-LO

12

374.9

12.1

0.761

0.88

Apr.

9.9 

24

17

14

11

9.9

9.0

8.6 976"

9.4

11

40

*37

21

15

12

10

9.7

41

II

26

51

62

26

17

14 

11

10

9.7

"

631.4

21.0

1.32

1.48

May

8.5 

8.0

9.5

~9.2 13

7.9

8.3

6.5

6.2

6.5

6.4

5.9

6.2

9.6

7.5

6.6

6.2

5.9

6.1

6.1

7.5

12

9.0

6.2

5.4

*5.1 

5.0

574

5.4

5.0

10

226.1

7.29

0.458

0.53

June

30 

49

24

"33 148

14

10

8.9

7.8

7 1

6.4

6.1

5.7

5.2

5.0

4.7

4.6

4.4

4.3

4.1

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.7 

3.2

2.9

2.7

2,6

416.7

13.9

0.874

0.97

July

2.5. 

2.8

5.1

3.7

a3.5

a3.5

a3.0

a2.5

a8. 5

a9.5

a9.0

a5. 5

a4.0

a75

a8.5

*a5.5

4.6

5.8

6.4

6.5

27

16

8.6

6.5

11

66 

~6T 155

25

16

15

583.5

18.8

1.18

1.36

Aug.

12 

10

9.0

9.2

9.4

8.6

10

179

45

22

14

10

7.8

6.8

6.1

5.5

4.9

4.7

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.5

4.6

3.9

*3.6 

3.5

3.4

3.1

3.8

25

443.3

14.3

0.899

1.04

Sept.

25 

16

8.6

14

13

110

94

31

19

13

11 .

9.3

8.0

6.9

5.9

5.4

4.7

6.2

9.7

7.1

4.3

4.4

3.9

3.7

3.5

ir! 3.5

18

126

591.9

19.7

1.24

1.38

Calendar year 1958: Max 163 Min 2.8 Mean 13.2 Cfsm 0.830 In. 11.29

Water year 1958-59: Max 179 Min 2.5 Mean 14.1 Cfsm 0.887 In. 12.00

Peak discharge (base 300 cfs).--Aug. 8 (12:30 p.m.) 303 cfa (6.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record} discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in 

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Shifting-control method used Apr. 14, 15, Aug. 8 to Sept. 30.
92 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

945. Reedy Pork near Gibsonville, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°11', long 79°37', on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream from 

Huffines 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 1959.

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. 31 years, 108 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,590 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 6.80 ft); minimum daily, 6.4 cfs July 2, 8, 9.

1928-59: Maximum discharge, 11,600 cfs Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 20.77 ft); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Oct. 14, 1954.

Flood in July 1916 reached a stage of 17.90 ft, from information by local resident 

(discharge, 8,640 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. 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 17.9 cfs for municipal supply and Cone 

Mills diverted from Richland Lake an average of 2.8 cfs during the year.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1303: 1929-40 (monthly and yearly runoff). WSP 1383: 1929- 

30, 19331M), 1934, 1937(M) , 1939-42(M), 1948.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 21

per second) 

Dec. 22 to Sept. 3O

1 1

1 4

1 7

8.7

11

57

102

1 1

1 4

1.7 

2.0 

4.0 

6.0

108

169

710

1.330

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

20

43

60

91

37

22

17

13

53

102

38

16

12

13

8.4

9.3

9.6

8.9

10

11

13

13

18

23

18

16

16

16 

al4

a!3 

13

767.2

24.7

-

-

Nov.

18

36

33

25

21

18

a!7

al6

al6

a!5

a!4

al4

a!3

al3

*al2_

12

15

13

13

12

a!2

a!2

a!2

a!2

a!2

a!3

a!4

al6

a36

a35

520

17.3

.

-

Dec.

a28

a26

a24

a24

a22

al9

al7

a!6

al4

a!3

a!3

a!3

al3

a!3

313

316

a!7

a!9

a20

a22

a21

*a20

19

20

20

19

17

470 

758

1.060 SOo

3,286

106

-

-

Jan.

277

225

176

183

145

106

67

67

68

58

b62

62

46

4242"

85

114

98

b90

b75

68

209

249

287

220

86

*71

98 

86

57

47

3,566

115

-

-

Feb.

44

38

40

86

143

96

65

56

64

69

60

49

93

103

210

234

350

201

143

112

88

72

72

80

75

68

58

54

2,823

101

.

-

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,060 Mln 2.8

Mar.

53

56

57

57

52

157

154

206

180

91

72

*65

64

65

64

61

60

52

48

45

45

46

48

48

46

44

49

53 

52

72 

81

2,243

72.4

_

-

Me

Apr.

78

96

103

101

93

83

69

57

52

49

48

87

162

206

215

*121

91

78

158

557

220

258

275

239

222

180

131

100 

93

74

4,076

136

-

-

in 88.6

May

64

56

49

46

49

54

51

42

35

33

31

31

31

35

31

32

32

28

26

26

47

45

47

49

44

32

*26

21 

19

18 

21

1,151

37.1

-

-

June

32

61

128

149

174

290

156

58

42

34

27

23

19

15

14

12

11

10

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.0

9.0

10

9.5

7.6

8.0 

7.2

6J3

1,361.1

45.4

-

-

July

6.8

6.4

10

8.5

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.4

6.4

14

14

14

12

*283

174

80

85

57

45

42

94

89

179

302

83

101

110

1.070 

575

171 

108

3,767.7

122

-

-

Aug.

88

83

62

56

45

39

34

48

119

278

91

38

30

25

21

18

16

16

14

13

12

12

12

57

*31

22

16

14 

13

12 

30

1,365

44.0

-

-

Cfsm - In.

Sept.

57

48

48

42

33

120

701

1.160

457

180

101

71

52

40

34

37

91

103

103

101

85

32

24

20

19

17

1616" 

24

496

4,328

144

-

-

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,160 Mln 6.4 Mean 80.1 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 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, 

and records for nearby stations. . 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 93

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

Location.--Lat 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 

Greenstoro, Guilford County.

Drainage area.--37.0 sq mi.

Records available. August 1928 to September 1959.

Sage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 679 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--31 years, 47.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,310 cfs June 2 (gage height, 8.86 ft); mini-

 mum, 11 cfs Oct. 19, Nov. 23 (gage height, 1.88 ft).

1928-59: Maximum discharge, 6,000 cfs Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 15.96 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,900 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement at 

gage heights 14.15 and 15.96 ft;, minimum, 1.6 cfs Aug. 28, 1932.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station. 

Diversion into basin from Greensboro and Proximity Mills enters above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSF 1303: 1929, 1931-42, monthly and yearly runoff. WSP 1383:

 Drainage area, 1928(M) , 1929, 1933-34(M) , 1936(M) , 1941(M) , 1943(M) , 1945(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

feet,

2.1 

2.4 

2.7

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

128

551

1,130

charge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

bay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

75

76

35

32

22

25

26

25

24

24

20

16

21

25

30

30

26

21

16

20

28

32

38

26

21

17

21

25

24

24

22

867

28.0

-

-

Nov.

82

44

27

23

24

23

27

19

16

20

22

22

24

22

19

17

21

22

23

25

28

20

14

19

22

22

17

18

58

18

758

25.3

-

-

Dec.

21

25

24

33

24

21

16

21

23

23

23

22

22

20

23

26

29

31

32

26

19

24

25

19

16

16

16

972

308

72

45

2,017

65.1

-

-

Jan.

126

110

45

33

32

32

32

40

42

29

24

30

37

38

35

133

50

34

36

40

38

303

60

37

32

36

*36

42

34

32

26

1,654

53.4

-

-

Feb.

29" 22

61

184

133

52

36

31

121

64

50

41

179

84

441

87

59

51

43

38

31

28

57

44

39

41

37

30

2,113

75.5

-

-

Mar.

26

38

42

40

36

237

50

38

40

38

35

*42

33

26

33

32

32

30

31

30

29

34

29

32

31

32

91

35

25

92

45

1,384

44.6

-

-

Apr.

38

126

56

45

30

33

32

32

32

32

36

141

105

*58

39

32

30

29

214

252

69

161

156

62

44

34

35

36

33

32

2,054

68.5

-

-

May

32

27

54

48

34

30

29

27

23

23

25

26

50

73

28

23

19

23

25

82

74

53

32

21

23

25

*26

26

26

23

 128

1,158

37.4

-

-

June

385

620

116

451

75

42

30

32

32

30

30

28

25

21

23

28

26

25

25

22

17

21

24

26

26

26

22

16

2T

24

2,289

76.3

-

-

July

24

8C

51

20

ML

21

23

22

7Z

139

27

23

25

152

29

*25

24

62

34

116

156

50

34

29

38

68

330

141

38

29

61

1,981

63.9

-

-

Aug.

36

23

26

48

31

30

33

265

38

30

30

30

29

26

26

20

21

24

29

32

29

24

19

70

24

26

*32

30

35

65

469

1,650

53.2

-

-

Sept.

123

67

41

50

48

300

158

62

49

42

35

27

21

26

28

27

26

26

21

11

22

26

30

27

26

21

18

23

157

565

2,109

70.3

-

-

Calendar year 1958: Max 972 Mln 14 Mean 56.1 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 972 Min 14 Mean 54.9 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 920 cfs). --Dec. 28 (12:30 p.m.) 1,290 cfs (8.82 ft); June 2 (2:30 a.m.) 1,310

cfs (8.86 ft); June 4 (6:30 a.m.) 936 cfs (6. ft); Jul

(6 p.m.) 1,060 cfs (7.55 ft).

. 

uly 27 (10 p.m.) 989 cfs (7.21 ft); Aug. 31

Discharge measurement made on this day.
94 CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN

960. Stony Creek near Burlington, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°11', long 79°25', on right bank a quarter of a mile upstream from highway 

bridge, half a mile upstream from Buttermilk Creek, \\ miles upstream from mouth, and 

6 miles north of Burlington, Alamance County.

Drainage area. 44.2 sq ml.

Records available.--July 1952 to September 1959 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 536.3 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 7 years, 35.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,170 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 11.04 ft); minimum, 0.08 cfs July 9.

1952-59: Maximum gage height, 15.26 ft Oct. 16, 1954 (discharge not determined); 

no flow at times in most years.

Remarks. Records fair except those above 400 cfs after May 14, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 1, Sept. 5-3O)

0.4 

.5

1.0 

1.2

0.05 

.15 

.34 

.68

1.2

3.0

6.3

11

24

44

86

146

330

1,340

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

4

5

6

7

ti

9

10

11

1C

15

14

15

L6

L7

18

L9

20

21

2C

23

24

25

26

27

23

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

fcP

3^8

2.6

2.3

1.5

.99

.84

.73

.73

.65

.61

.61

.61

.58

.61

.65

.73

.73

.65

.78

.84

.99

2.2

2.4

1.9

2.4

1.7

1.5

1.6

1.6

41.30

1.33

0.030

0.03

Nov.

2.5

25

9.8

*6.1

4.8

4.1

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.1

3.1

*3.3

3.4

3.7

3.8

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.7

4.4

4.0

4.1

4.1

4.4

5.9 

8.6

150.0

5.00

0.113

0.13

Dec.

6.1 

5.0

.0

.4

.3

.7

.8

.4

.4

Jan.

56 

185

60

36

22

IB

15

17

IB

.4| 19

~75g

.8

.6

.2

.8

.8

.5

.3

.2

.5

!e

* .4

.6

.2

6.1

5.5

444

n. 100

99

48

1,844.2

59.5

1.35

1.55

14

13

15

23

22

56

74

34

34

21

23

236

76

39

30

24

*20

19

17

16 

15

1,267

40.9

0.925

1.07

Feb.

13 

12

14

110

260

68

39

31

38

45

36

25

107

BB

343

111

57

43

32

25

22

20

23

28

20

19

IB

17

-

1,664

59.4

1.34

1.40

Mar.

17 

17

17

17

16

46

4T

25

20

19

17

17

15

13

13

14

12

11

10

10

11

12

11

10

9*8

9.8

13

17

12

20

33

525.6

17.0

0.385

0.44

Apr.

21 

48

89

47

34

24

20

17

15

14

26

14O

305

84

50

33

*25

21

47

262

81

133

213

82

48

36

28

24

46 

26

2,039

68.0

1.54

1.72

May

19 

15

13

16

15

12

9.8

8.5

7.4

7.4

7.6

7.0

6.3

9.5

7.6

6.1

5.5

5.2

5.0

5.2

9.9

23

23

8.5

*5.5

4.4

4.0

3.7

3.4

4VO

280.5

9.05

0,205

0.24

June

37 

20

30

326

46

21

13

9.8

7.6

6.1

5.2 

4.4

3.8

3.6

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.3

E.I

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.7

1.4

1.4

.99

.94

.99

.78 

.37

561.87

18.7

0.423

0.47

July

0.37 

.41

3.4

4.0

.61

.26

.17

.11

.12

5.5

2.8

1.4

1.7

159

19

6.7

4.1

3.4

2.9

3.3

2.9

4.7

5.0

3.0

2.6

2.9

22

7.9

5,5

3.4

2.4

281.55

9.08

0.2O5

0.24

Aug.

4.4

7.6

3.4

26

42

10

5.4

6.6

5.5

4.4

2.7

1.8

1.4

1.1

.99

.89

.84

.68

.61

1.1

.73

.44

.44

2.3

*7.1

2.6

1.4

1.4

1.2 

2.7

7.9

160.62

5.18

0.117

0.14

Sept.

5.6 

4.1

3.1

2.5

74

581

1.210

132

72

29

15

10

7.8

6.7

6.5

5.7

5.2

4.6

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.1

2.8

*2.6

2.4

2.2

2,1

2.1

4.8

2,286.0

76.2

1.72

1.92

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,100 Min 0.24 Mean 43.6 Cfsm 0.986 In. 13.37

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,210 Min 0.11 Mean 30.4 Cfsm 0.688 In. 9.35

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs).--Dec 

2,170 cfs (11.04 ft).

29 (4:30 a.m.) 2,070 cfs (10.78 ft); Sept. 7 (1:30 a.m.)

Discharge nent made on this day.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

965. Haw River at Haw River, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°05', long 79°22', on left bank at town of Haw River, Alaraance 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 1959.

;e.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 471.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 31 years, 573 cfs.

29 (gage height, 17.55 ft); minigage height, 31.10 ft, from

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 8,940 cfs Dec 

mum, 53 cfs July 7,8; minimum daily, 56 cfs July 7.

1928-59: Maximum discharge, 37,000 cfs Sept. 18, 1945

floodmark) , from rating curve extended above 26,000 cfs on basis of contracted -opening 

measurement of peak flow; minimum, 3 cfs Sept. 5, 1930 (gage height, 0.92 ft); minimum daily, 5 cfs Sept. 6, 1930.

Remarks . Records good. Large diurnal fluctuation and some regulation for short periods 

at low flow caused by powerplants above station. City of Burlington diverted from 

Stony Creek an average of 7.4 cfs for municipal supply, about 4.8 cfs of which is 

returned above the station as sewage, and 2.6 cfs is returned to Haw River below station 

during the year. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1959 are given in 

WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 757: 1929(M). WSP 782: 1934. WSP 822: 

WSP 1383: 1930, 1932(M) , 1933(m) , 1936, 1943, 1944(M) , 1947(m) .

Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharg

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 25 to June l)

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

140

334

6.0

10.0

16.0

1,460

3,400

7,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

 6

7

3

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

13

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

70

264

305

286

228

149

120

114

129

170

178

107

85

74

83

79

83

87

70

S£

68

77

114 

142

118

99

87

87

99

103

87

3,822

123

0.205

0.24

Nov.

118

310

293

*207

183

164

151

151

142

136

131

138

125

138

147

140

120

131

142

142

133

142

133

120

118

133

162

103

169 

276

4,698

157

0.262

0.29

Dec.

204

174

162

171

190

153

155

140

108

138

162

158

101

147

136

155

164

133

164

171

180

171

155 

160

178

136

116

3,170

6,750

4,480

2,100

20,682

667

1.11

1.28

Jan.

1,430

1.960

1,180

828

672

442

371

371

384

296

310

320

293

37T

358

458

775

590

427

474

427

1,570

1,240 

1,060

828

556

412

427

427 

353

333

19,948

643

1.07

1.24

Feb.

126

333

326

693

1,800

1,060

740

573

540

740

622

474

896

1,080

2.780

1,700

1,260

862

639

507

412

427

384 

442

398

384

358

358

-

21,114

754

1.26

1.31

Mar.

358

320

276

293

298

804

915

845

722

540

412

384

346

296

313

326

346

313

248

248

238

270

298 

248

240

240

293

398

346 

426

606

12,206

394

0.658

0.76

Apr.

469

618

915

672

540

413

384

320

288

273

302

891

2,040

1,180

985

758

540

458

810

2.600

1,470

1,580

1,790 

1,220

915

740

573

458

458

25,058

835

1.39

1.56

May

328

300

333

326

303

296

328

248

174

180

185

174

171

276

264

174

169

142

151

171

286

308

357 

348

*165

144

140

125

127

120

T R~\ 1OJ.

6,974

225

0.376

0.43

June

437

1,300

1,380

5.150

1,380

880

556

300

223

185

183

151

142

114

125

125

93

97 ioe

103

99

89

97 

110

101

79

72

87

87 

TO.

11,923

397

0.663

0.74

July

70

62

108

131

95

70

5£

68

63

278

323

187

116

1,060

552

286

233

195

209

224

381

590

427 

656

371

474

507

1.420

1,410 

323

12,128

391

0.653

0.75

Aug.

752

458

246

542

398

253

180

648

573

507

328

180

144

129

114

112

*97

15

gg

95

97

97

108 

168

*313

223

140

125

129 

262

251

7,860

254

0.424

0.49

Sept.

1,160

810

333

202

452

1..460

5.790

2,590

1,670

1,160

656

358

216

171

160

164

180

209

204

192

185

149

120 

118

110

103

97

97

144 

1,630

18,890

630

1.05

1.17

Calendar year- 1953 : Max 6,330 Mln 41 Mean 572 Cfsm 0.955 In. 12.97

Water year 1953-59 : Max 6,750 Mln 56 Mean 453 Cfsm 0.756 In. 10.26

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). Dec. 29 (2:30 a.m.) 8,940 cfs (17.55 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
96 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

967. Alamance Creek near Elon College, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°02', long 79°32', on right bank at upstream side of bridge on county 

highway, l£ miles upstream from Beaver Creek and 4^ miles south of Elon College, 

Alamance County.

Drainage area. 116 sq mi.

Records available. August 1957 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 495 ft (by barometer). Prior to Nov. 15, 

1957, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. 1957: Maximum discharge during period August to September, 515 cfs Sept. 30 

"(gage height, 7.70 ft), from graph based on gage readings; minimum, 5.9 cfs Sept. 5.

1957-58: Maximum discharge during water year, 3,540 cfs Apr. 10; maximum gage 

height, 17.38 ft Jan. 25; minimum discharge, 3.9 cfs Sept. 19, 20.

1958-59: Maximum discharge during water year, 4,130 cfs June 4 (gage height, 18.44 

ft); minimum, 5.3 cfs Oct. 13, 21.

Flood in September 1945 reached a stage of 29.4 ft (discharge not determined), from 

information by local resident.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

Aug.

-

-

-

-

-

-

Sept.

9.0

8.7

7.4

6.8

Day

7

8

9

10

11

12

Aug.

-

-

-

-

-

< 

Sept.

30

17

15

28

22

18

Day

13

14

15

16

17

18

Aug.

-

-

-

..

-

-

Sept.

13

9.8

8.1

8.7

54

187

Day

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

tlO.5

-

9.8

8.7

7.8

11

Sept.

68

37

29

45

180

68

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff In Inches ....................................................................

Aug.

228

70

30

19

14

12

10

_

_

_

-

Sept.

33

25

20

18

63

377

Iy426.4

47.5

0.46

Peak discharge (base, 2,OOO ofs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

E8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

m84

55

38

33

31

28

28

26

24 

24

24

23

23

23

26

*84

53

33

28

26

26

40

90

48

36

32

30

29

30

1,425

46.0

0.397

0.46

Nov.

33 

34

31

29

28

28

26

28

42

40

32 

28

28

30

*64

51

52

49

266

208

92

68

885

385

*1.670

*901

243

206

218

236

6,031

201

1.73

1.93

Dec.

196

130

109

221 17-5

115

56

313

206" 373

144 

107

85

81

76

71

66

61

59

64

106

71

60

56

54

114

118

81

72

64

58

3,562

115

0.991

1.14

Jan.

60 

60

50

49

b48

b50

53

b60

b55

b55

b55 

56

63

672

268

158

111

91

75

67

85

209

115

594

1.800

328

200

150

124

113

102

5,976

193

1.66

1.92

Feb.

146 

181

116

94

86

85

199

384

164

121

104 

93

86

76

78

b80

b74

b80

*b85

b70

74

91

107

84

73

690

1,190

424

-

5,135

183

1.58

1.65

Calendar year 1957 : Max - Mln -

Mar.

253 

180

152

128

109

102

95

90

98

128

94 

86

87

121

91

79

72

73

113

104

84

72

65

62

152

216

150

117

112

105

*417

3,807

123

1.08

1.22

Apr.

270 

158

128

115

124

1,090

396

206

153

1,180

1.270 

334

221

173

161

235

160

130

116

104

95

154

246

132

133

112

98

549

448

468

9,159

305

2.63

2.94

May

214 

247

270

164

134

574

1.130

406

229

168

134 

120

101

83

*74

68

70

307

112

82

71

58

8T

215

846

483

158

112

93

71

61

6,936

224

1.93

2.22

June

56 

62

61

50

46

42

42

40

38

50

36 

32

29

27

26

26

23

22

20

20

20

-82 623

53

42

100

112

46

33

28

1,887

62.9

0.542

0.60

July

*25 

23

22

20

20

20

20

21

32

82

35 

27

32

76

35

27

103

*40

32

71

184

98

40

28

24

22

20

18

16

14

12.

1,239

40.0

0.345

0.40

Aug.

11 

11

12

26

18

13

11

9.8

9.0

8.4

*7.8 

6^8

6.8

18

16

39

181

33

19

14

12

11

11

16

110

130

42

27

20

17

14

880.6

28.4

0.245

0.28

Sept.

12 

11

9.8

8.7

8.4

8.1

7.1

6.5

6.5

6.8

5.9 

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.1

4.8

4.5

5.9

3.9

22

35

20

15

*13

12

11

10

9.4

7.8

290.0

9.67

0.083

0.09

Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,800 Mln 3.9 Mean 127 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.85

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). --Nov. 25 (4 p.m.) 3,020 cfs (17.23 ft): Jan. 25 (3 a.m.) 3,100 cfs 

(17.38 ft); Feb. 26 (10 p.m.) 2,440 cfs (15.50 ft); Apr. 10 (8:30 p.m.) 3,540 cfs (17.09 ft); 

May 25 (7:30 p.m.) 2,590 ofs (14.60 ft); June 22 (7:30 a.m.) 2,080 cfs (13.07 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 97

967. Alamance Creek near Elon College, N. C. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IB

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

7.1

17

23

27

2T

20

16

14

11

9.4

7.4

6.5

5.6 579^

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

7.1

11

17

13

10

8.7

12 

9.0 

8.7

3*1

343.4

11.1

0.096

0.11

Nov.

12

46

30

*18

15

13

14

13

13

11

11

10

11

10

*11

11

13

12

12

12

11

10

11

10

10

10

9_.4

9.8

16 

20

415.2

13.8

0.119

0.13

Dec.

16

14

13

*14

14

12

11

10

To

11

bll

b!2

b!2

b!2

b!2

b!2

*b!5

b20

28

32

32

28

25

23

25

27

22

1,290 

1,160

143

3,322

107

0.922

1.07

Jan.

194

417

166

112

85

77

80

70

77

73

79

70

63

59

54

107

156

88

84

65

64

463

193

115

92

80

71

69 

*65

59

3,509

113

0.974

1.12

Feb.

51

44

47

241

*511

186

120

99

197

200

137

100

351

300

610

263

169

136

112

91

8Z

78

84

96

75

68

65

62

4,575

163

1.41

1.47

Mar.

60

64

66

64

59

166

134

85

73

68

62

*63

59

52

51

56

48

43

40

39_

42

47

42

39

40

40

80

101 

56 

104

120

2,063

66.5

0.573

0.66

Apr.

78

180

235

128

96

77

66

58

53

48.

50

260

578

235

155

*121

96

84

293

1,540

344

643

388

235

168

132

107

94

84 

74

6,700

223

1.92

2.15

May

65

59

54

137

90

58

49

42

38

38

38

35

35

100

45

35

30

29

30

32

61

64

48

35

28

25

*26

22

21 

20

88

1,477

47.6

0.410

0.47

June

517

629

*486

*2 , 240

316

165

112

90

76

67

61

54

47

40

38

36

32

29

29

28

25

24

23

23

24

24

26

24 

12

11

5,323

177

1.53

1.71

July

16

15

21

17

16

14

14

13

15

250

78

48

36

*56

32

26

23

23

22

24

84

109

43

30

24

34

86

200 

60 

41

126

1,576

50.8

0.438

0.51

Aug.

78

43

30

34

35

27

64

192

84

41

29

24

21

19

17

16

14

12

12

25

19

13

11

38

*62

28

21

18 

16

30

459

1,512

48.8

0.421

0.48

Sept.

544

114

67

72

62

152

140

76

62

44

37

31

26

23

23

23

21

19

18

17

15

15

14

*13

12

11

11

11 

24 

341

2,038

67.9

0.585

0.65

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,800 Min 3.9 Mean 108 Cfsm 0.931 In. 12.63

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,240 Min 5.6 Mean 90.0 Cfsm 0.776 In. 10.53

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Dec. 28 (10 p.m.) 3,100 cfs (16.01 ft); Apr. 20 (3 p.m.) 2,350 

ofs (13.92 ft); June 4 (6:30 a.m.) 4,130 cfs (18.44 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN

970. 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. October 1928 to September 1959. October 1928 monthly discharge only, 

published in WSP 1303.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 180.06 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 15, 1929, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--31 years, 1,230 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,400 cfs Dec. 29 (gage height, 14.88 ft); mini-

 mum, 15 cfs Sept. 28 (gage height, 1.44 ft); minimum daily, 43 cfs Oct. 26.

1928-59: Maximum discharge, 79,000 cfs during night of Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 

28.58 ft, from floodmark in gage shelter), from rating curve extended above 46,000 cfs 

and confirmed by current-meter measurements (discharge, 78,000 cfs) made at site 6 miles 

upstream; minimum, 3.1 cfs Sept. 13, 1954; minimum daily, 5.3 cfs Sept. 20, 1953.

Flood in August 1908 reached a stage of 32.1 ft, from floodmarks 1,000 ft upstream 

(discharge, 98,000 cfs). Flood in 1865 reached a stage about 1 ft lower than flood in 

1908, from information by local residents. Flood in September 1928 reached a stage of 

20.3 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 39,200 cfs).

Remarks. Records excellent above 200 cfs and good below. Considerable diurnal fluctuation 

and some regulation for short periods at low flow caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 1383: 1929(M), 1931, 1933-34, 

1936(m), 1937, 1941-44(m), 1946-47(m) , 1948.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

39

86

169

318

580

4.0

6.0

10.0

13.0

17.0

1,370

3,500

9,320

15,100

26,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

239

262

130

423

438

397

324

224

240

130

115

171

207

173

233

168

77

46

45

141

208

249

174

86

49

43

196

222

226

184

142

5,962

192

0.147

0.17

Nov.

72

iS

462

513

360

277

238

150

195

266

188

151

214

 183

86

149

*217

252

218

188

178

104

154

173

217

192

104

265

199

124

6,135

204

0.156

0.17

Dec.

323

345

262

232

208

157

261

265

208

210

237

246

139

lii

264

240

253

231

235

200

268

314

286

235

217

210

256

3,180

16 . 400

6,310

3,620

35,933

1,159

0.885

1.02

Jan.

2,300

4.210

2,840

1,700

1,320

1,000

783

713

786

783

587

577

649

600

713

745

1,460

1,240

943

818

806

2,410

3,480

2,000

1,460

1,240

1,000

817

786

783

708

40,257

1,299

0.992

1.14

Feb.

559

594

600

1,240

6.580

3,190

1,850

1,280

1,240

1,800

1,600

1,240

2,310

3,660

4,280

4,660

2,580

2,000

1,500

1,200

1,040

792

936

944

966

839

783

713

50,976

1,871

1.39

1.45

Mar.

647

816

843

996

931

3.080

2,910

1,750

1,460

1,200

1,040

895

826

729

619

695

690

642

668

550

579

539

606

575

553

530

607

1,010

864

960

1,850

30,640

988

0.754

0.87

Apr.

1,320

1,720

3,020

1,850

1,280

1,130

914

829

*725

644

640

5,450

10,300

3,940

2,580

1,900

1,420

1,160

2,660

12.600

6,040

5,740

5,290

3,500

2,300

1,750

1,420

1,200

1,040

1,000

85,362

2,845

2.17

2.42

May

845

677

629

692

909

802

643

631

552

392

430

496

483

539

772

530

412

383

455

397

739

1.280

856

665

608

532

361

336

324

 yzA "*

247

17,851

576

0.440

0.51

June

467

1,950

3,260

5.760

4,490

1,800

1,240

856

650

491

392

418

218

272

291

214

208

208

203

146

117

142

181

169

173

178

126

55

57

156

24,888

830

0.634

0.71

July

106

139

124

132

160

204

186

135

135

1,710

1,750

755

504

373

1,250

732

451

290

277

332

419

1,360

1,080

711

802

714

1,400

2,150

2.940

1,460

2,630

25,411

820

0.626

0.72

Aug.

1.800

1,120

796

526

1,080

797

504

605

1,400

829

732

494

*305

273

133

180

212

177

138

136

151

124

140

166

313

511

405

251

107

T57

1,140

15,702

507

0.387

0.45

Sept.

- 1,900

1,730

1,000

580

917

2,180

7.720

4,090

2,840

1,900

1,240

881

498

401

361

296

307

273

192

226

342

342

296

242

189

73

54

130

266

838

32,304

1,077

0.822

0.92

Calendar year 1958 : Max 18,000 Min 26 Mean 1,357 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.04

Water year 1958-59 : Max 16,400 Min 43 Mean 1,018 Cfsm 0.777 In. 10.55

* Discharge measurement made on this day'.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 99

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

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 8f miles east of 

Pittsboro, Chatham County.

Drainage area. 285 sq mi.

Records available. January 1949 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control since 1953. Datutft of gage is 176.42 ft 

above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Mar. 18, 1950, staff 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 256 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,100 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 17.37 ft); minimum, 8.2 cfs Oct. 17.

1949-59: Maximum discharge, 7,900 cfs Mar. 5, 1952 (gage height, 19.74 ft); minimum, 2.0 cfs Sept. 4, 1953.

Flood in September 1945 reached a stage of 27.65 ft; 1929 flood, 25.3 ft; 1908 

flood, 23.85 ft; from information by North Carolina State Highway Commission.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. City of 

Durham discharged an average of about 6.0 cfs sewage effluent into basin above station, 

diverted from Neuse River during water year 1959.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

7.0

13

21

34

57

82

4.0

6.0

8.0

13.0

15.0

17.0

128

355

685

1,760

2,500

3,760

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

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.

15 

15 

25

73

84

66

3S

24 

19 

15

13

12

11

10

10

9.4

8^

8.8

9.4

9.4

*9.4

10

11

18

30

26

19

15

13

12

12

651.2

21.0

0.074

0.08

Nov.

ii 

14 

21

30

29

24

19

18 

15 

14

13

12

15

15

16

16

*16

16

16

16

15

18

18

16

15

15

15

14

15

19

507

16.9

0.059

0.07

Dec.

25 

*26 

20

19

19

17

1715' 

15 

ii

14

15

15

blS

b!5

blS

b!6

17

19

26

29

30

29

28

26

22

20

208

1,360

1,440

1.610

5,156

166

0.582

0.67

Jan.

1.560 

1,140 

765

504

333

187

109

99 

123 

135

99

*94

94

86

88

99

164

190

137

119

100

300

504

426

313

213

149

119

100

87

30

8,516

275

0.965

1.11

Feb.

74 

67 

286' 65

1,170

1.280

1,260

1,160 

612 

383

348

270

440

885

965

1,020

1,000

865

534

333

230

169

149

*174

190

159

139

122

_

14,349

512

1.80

1.87

Mar.

109 

128 

248

428

498

758

1,060

1.080 

1,060 

634

316

215

180

149

126

123

118

99

82

75

75

81

78

70

65

64

91

230

241

234

542

9,257

299

1.05

1.21

Apr.

557 

612 

985

1,040

1,000

634

303

190 

149 

122

104

675

1,980

5.670

3,440

2,260

1,340

540

805

1,650

1,960

2,810

2,380

1,730

1,340

852

426

258

195

159

34,166

1,139

4.00

4.46

May

128 

102 

83

73

71

1O3

73

63 

54 

47

43

41

42

63

64

58

44

37

35

36

*41

73

97

67

45

34

26

24

21

19

19

1,726

55.7

0.195

0.23

June

19 

25 

36

169

521

575

466

189 

62 

40

34

28

24

21

19

17

15

15

15

15

13

13

13

12

16

35

37

24

18

15

2,501

83.4

0.293

0.33

July

13 

13 

20

64

55

33

19

15 

15 

47

486

922

1.220

804

208

117

80

62

46

39.

39

122

194

90

50

82

294

366

736

699

788

7,738

250

0.377

1.01

Aug.

965 

1.060 

856

213

108

193

159

83 

68 

73

55

39

*34

31

29

25

22

21

19

17

16

15

15

14

11

45

38

24

18

87

876

5,231

169

0.593

0.63

Sept.

1,160 

1,O20 

388

96

258

497

645

1,080 

1.220 

768

197

80

59

44

38

36

35

34

29

28

26

22

21

21

*19

19

18

16

15

17

7,906

264

0.926

1.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,620 Min 7.0 Mean 341 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.21

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,670 Min 8.8 Mean 268 Cfsm 0.940 In. 12.75

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs, revised).--Apr. 14 (7 p.m.) 4,100 cfs (17.37 ft); Apr. 22 (12 m.) 

2,870 cfs (15.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
100 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

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

Location.--Lat 36°02'15", 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.--14.7 sq mi.

Recgrds available.--July 1928 to September 1959.

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. 31 years, 14.7 cfs.

i. Maximum discharge during year, 1,720 cfs Aug. 8 (gage height, 4.18 ft); minimum daily, 2.8 cfs July 1, 8.

1928-59: Maximum discharge, 6,300 cfs Sept. 24, 1947 (gage height, 10.87 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

measurement of peak flow using 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, 1,1 cfs Oct. 7, 1954.

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

Occasional temporary regulation of unknown origin during low flow in some water years.

Revisions (water years).r-WSP 1383: Drainage area, 1941.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.3 

.4 

.6

2.8 

4.9

21

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

2.1

38

82

154

314

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

L

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

 Q

~" 7*. 6

sis

5.2

4.1

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.2

lil

3.2

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.6

4.1

3.8

3.6

4.0

3.8

4.1 

4.0

4.1

3.8

L25.7

4.05

0.276

0.32

Nov.

5.0

7.6

5.0

4.5

*4.1

4.1

4.3

1*8.

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.1

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.5

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.1 

4.1

4.1

4.3

4.5

4.3

4.5

"4.7 10

137.5

4.58

0.312

0.35

Dec.

4.3

4.3

4.5

4.9

4,5

4.3

. 4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3_.8

475

4.3

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.1

4.1

3.8 

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.1

~67 247 

21

12

460.5

14.9

1.01

1.17

Jan.

41

30

14

9.6

7.3

6.8

6.8

7.6

7.6

6.5

6.2

6^0

6.8

7.1

7.1

39

16

9.0

7.6

8.3

13

m.

18

12

10

9.0

7.9

8.6 

7.6

7.6

7.1

523.1

16.9

1.15

1.32

Feb.

6.8

O

ft z.

69

36

 16

11

10

41

21

15

11

51

27

135

24

18

14

11

9.3

9.0

8.6 

15

10

8.5

8.5

8.3

7.9

615.3

21.9

1.49

1.55

Mar.

7.6

8.5

7.9

7.6

7.6

100

19

15

11

10

*9.0

9.6

8.5

7.6

9.3

8.5

7.6

7.1

6.8

7.1

7.5

8.5 

7.3

7.1

6.8

7.1

17

10 

8.6

20

12

584.2

12.4

0.844

0.97

Apr.

10

22

14

15

10

9.5

8.6

8.5

7.9

7.6

9.5

40

28

#16

12

10

9.5

9.0

64

6T

25

57 

43

19

14

12

10

9.6 

9.0

3.3

576.2

19.2

1.31

1.46

May

7.6

7.3

7.9

9.5

7.5

6.5

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.5

6.0

5.7

8.4

11

6.0

5.4

5.2

5.7

5.2

9.6

8.6

4.6

6.0

5.4

5.2

*5.2

H4.5

11

215.6

6.95

0.475

0.55

June

24

35

15

84

3T

8.6

6.8

6.0

5.7

5.2

4.9

4.5

4.3

4.1

5.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

5.8

3.8

5.8

5.6 

5.4

3.6

5.6

3.6

5.6

3.2 

5.2

5^

279.5

9.32

0.634

0.71

July

2il

575

4.1

3.4

5.2

5.2

3.0

2.8

10

15

11

7.4

4.5

101

10

6.2

5.2

6.2

5.4

8.8

96

18 

8.6

6.5

24

31

25

13 

7.3

64

46

557.1

18.0

1.22

1.41

Aug.

12

7.9

6.2

6.2

7.4

5.4

19

298

18

11

9.6

7.9

6.2

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.5 

5.2

9.5

7.6

5.2

*4.5

ITT

6.0

20

526.8

17.0

1.16

1.33

Sept.

9.8

6.5

5.2

10

24

204

46

18

12

9.0

7.5

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.2

6.0

5.4

5.4

5.7

6.2

6.2

6.0 

5.7

5.7

5.7

4.9

4.5

29^

666.2

22.2

1.51

1.69

Calendar year 1958 : Max 247 Mln 2.5 Mean 13.3 Cfsm 0.905 In. 12.28

Water year 1958-59 : Max 298 Mln 2.8 Mean 13.9 Cfsm 0.946 In. 12.83

Peak discharge (base, 800 ofs).--Aug. 8 (4 a.m.) 1,720 ofs (4.18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-hslght record Oct. 1 to Nov. 4j discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In 

stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 101

995. Deep River near Randleman, 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, 4f miles upstream from Muddy Creek, and 7 miles north of Randleman, Randolph County.

Drainage area. 124 sq mi.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 638.11 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 31 years, 118 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,200 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 17.51 ft); minimum, 5.5 cfs Oct. 13 (gage height, 1.66 ft); minimum daily, 12 cfs July 1.

1928-59: 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 

measurement of peak flow at bridge l£ miles upstream; minimum, 0.5 cfs Nov. 28, 1931 

(gage height, 1.41 ft); minimum daily, 1.2 cfs Nov. 12, 1933.

Remarks. Records excellent above 100 cfs and good below. Large diurnal fluctuation at 

Iow~flow caused by Coltrane's mill. Flow slightly regulated by High Point Lake (capacity, 220,588,000 cu ft). City of High Point diverted about 8.8 cfs for municipal 

supply during water year; about two-thirds was discharged as sewage effluent into Richland Creek above station and remainder into Rich Fork Creek in Pee Dee River basin.

Revisions (water years). WSP 782: 1929-30. WSP 1383: 1934-35, 1941.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.8

1.9 

2.1 

2.5

10

15

29

3.0

6.0

12.0

139

785

2,360

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year- October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

48

44

29

34

23

17 

16

20 

15

16

17

i|

IS

15

15

18

16

17

17

19

14

26

32

22

20

19 

18

20 

19 

21

24

659

21.3

0.172

0.20

Nov.

45

34

29

21

30 

31

24

21

22

31

27

22

23

20

20

20

23

21

22

23

18

T?

19

20

21 

20

19 

49

25

799

26.6

0.215

0.24

Dec.

21

22

23

25

24

22 

19

20 

21

20

20

19

20

19

19

20

20

#18

23

24

21

20

19

20

19

$

1-.210 

1,050 

278

158

3,227

104

0.839

0.97

Jan.

195

382

168

108

94

42

5?

60 

73

56

50

46

52

56

57

252

222

95

93

53

90

837

25T

127

104

103 

81

*59

51

C7O /

72

4,054

131

1.06

1.22

Feb.

Si

64

42

291

498

206 

114

87 

310

255

188

106

359

326

907

330

202

147

122

114

63

66

121

100

86

79

55

83

5,355

191

1.54

1.61

Mar.

52

90

74

63

55

2"2lT

130 

128

79

84

92

80

63

65

89

70

66

63

63

58

58

76

64

62

ift

88

55 

120

134

2,980

96.1

0.775

0.89

Apr.

88

233

192

150

81

100 

70 '65

75

44.

72

139

357

194

114

110

57

79

518

1.310

292

531

418

237

152

119 

130

68 

95

62

6,152

205

1.65

1.85

May

62

52

42

65

60

48 

45

41 

35

38

36

37

36

47

40

34

31

27

32

32

51

62

85

41

33

34 

28

28

25r>-z

£3. 

143

1,393

44.9

0.362

0.42

June

344

454

261

424

192

81 

57

68 

34

30

28

33

32

22

21

27

23

32

23

25

28

25

26

22

23

25 

29

24 

25 

22

2,465

82.2

0.663

0.74

July

12

2T

23

25

23

20 

14

24 

51

177

38

36

28

30

46

*28

22

21

39

101

313

236

99

35

35

40 

350

252 

91 

59

480

2,775

89.5

0.722

0.83

Aug.

150

78

54

50

72

41 

130

2.310 

728

180

83

92

42

34

43

40

33

35

34

34

34

30

29

43

34

25 

*23

26 

22. 

31

700 1 OC

5,342

172

I.o9

1.60

Sept.

236

154

82

350

270

1,410 

2.360

299

193

109

52

44

51

50

51

51

44

43

41

39

38

40

39

37

37

||

35 

96 

774

7,095

236

1.90

2.13

Calendar year 1958 s Max 1,540 Min 8.5 Mean 109 Cfsm 0.879 In. 11.96

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,360 Min 12 Mean 116 Cfsm 0.935 In. 12.70

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 efs).--Apr. 20 (1:30 a.m.) 2,900 cfs (13.77 ft)j Aug. 8 (8:30 a.m.) 

3,880 cfs (16.73 ft); Sept. 7 (3 a.m.) 4,200 ofs (17.51 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
102 CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN

1005. Deep River at Ratnseur, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°44', long 79°30', on right bank 1,600 ft downstream from railroad station

 at Ramseur, Randolph County, and l£ miles downstream from Sandy Creek.

Drainage area.--546 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1922 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 419.50 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 36 years (1983-59), 342 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 cfs Apr. 20 (gage height, 18.24 ft); Win-

 TmumT 10 cfs Oct. 17; minimum daily, 22 cfs Oct. 17.

1922-59: Maximum discharge, 43,000 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 34.04 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum, 0.4 cfs May 27, Nov. 28, 29, 1941; minimum daily, 0.7 cfs 

Nov. 29, 1941.

Flood in August 1901 reached a stage of 28.75 ft, from floodmarks, about a quarter 

of a mile upstream (discharge, 30,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records excellent except those below 100 cfs, which are fair, and those for

 periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. Large diurnal fluctuation caused by 

powerplants above station. Flow slightly regulated by High Point Lake and small power" 

plant reservoirs. Town of Asheboro diverted an average of 2.2 cfs from Pee Dee River 

basin Into this basin above station during water year.

Revisions (water years). WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 1032: 1923-24. 1985(M), 1988,

 1927-28{M)Y 1929, 1930(M), 1932-33, 1934(M), 1935, 1936-37(M), 1944(M). WSP 1383: 

1923(m), 1925, 1927, 1930, 1936.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.5

.7 

1.0 

1.5

94

226

2.0 

3.0 

6.0 

13.0

408

930

2,880

7,780

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1969

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6 

7

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.

34

52

81

105 

43

"83 139 

46

32

34

34

35

34

55

68

28

22

24

26

102

39

36

92

89

35

34

74

75

36

35

52

1,674

54.0

0.156

0.18

Nov.

37

101

188

TfT 

35

78 

62

43

43

106

36

73

36

76

41

40

109

35

98

37

70

37

36

37

98

37

36

36

40

61

1,933

64.4

0.186

0.21

Dec.

177

98

39

64

50

42

40

118

70

36

37

96

39

37

87

75

76

36

65

37

37

124

69

40

40

54

58

5.850

3,580

886

420

10,477

338

0.977

1.13

Jan.

384

1,330

532

331 

278

204 

138

150

272

188

160

190

138

175

138

338

701

290

218

240

172

1.850

823

395

293

250

255

220

195

128

163

11,119

359

1.64

1.20

Feb.

150

T73

153

778 

1,800

631 

352

280

734

801

490

357

1,060

1,020

1,560

1,060

523

442

351

291

215

197

283

304

265

196

*194

174

14,834

530

1.53

1.59

Mar.

188

251

215

272 

193

1.050 

726

384

324

293

205

241

253

174

175

288

214

170

174

166

152

208

219

181

164

163

319

396

242

499

504

9,003

290

0.838

0.97

Apr.

354

714

796

423 

352

303 

236

*207

208

202

140

755

1,660

709

440

333

289

226

800

7.640

1,220

2,740

1,430

815

545

396

345

336

236

248

25,123

837

2.42

2.70

May

217

169

173

306 

219

178

165

170 '

92

110

180

138

209

291

178

85

103

151

126

105

164

189

158

135

165

72

97

89

42

S4

986

5,546

179

0.517

0.60

June

1,260

1,280

1,310 ilsjo

TO?

510 

182

202

152

122

115

60

77

63

148

51

59

74

59

106

42

113

31

34

49

35

40

42

77

91

8,230

274

0.792

0.88

July

58

40

SB

f

35 

35 *47

42

3.700

439

177

202

133

107

152

122

61

76

170

436

685

280

150

113

190

398

1,310

369

198

1,260

11,084

358

1.03

1.19

Aug.

568

301

280

1BB

167

184 

390

4,390

2,323

504

263

*190

170

122

83

78

146

108

42

iff

103

46

48

388

318

125

45

84

48

1,480

3,310

16,560

534

1.54

1.78

Sept;.

1,740

669

296

263 

969

1,680 

3, 7.8.0

TOff

aiOO

aSOO

a250

alSO

alOO

a!60

a 140

alSO

a!60

allO

a45

a45

allo

allO

a80

*a80

93

39

42

alOO

a250

al,500

14,303

477

1.38

1.54

Calendar year 1958: Max 6,190 Min 19 Mean 368 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.45

Water year 1358-59: Max 7,640 Min 22 Mean 356 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.97

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). --Dec. 28 (8:30 p.m.) 8,340 cfs (13.66 ft)j Apr. 20 (,B a.m.) 12,200 

cfs (18.24 ft); July 10 (7:30 a.m.) 7,060 cfs (12.07 ft); Aug. 8 (12:30 p.m.) 6,380 cfs (11.15 ft);

Aug. 31 (7 p.m.) 7,060 cfs (12.14 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage 

when available, and records for nearby stations.
CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN 103

1010. Bear Creek at Robblns, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°26', long 79°35', on right bank 0.2 mile west of post office in Bobbins, 

Moore County, and a quarter of a mile downstream from Cabin Creek. Prior to Mar. 6, 

1958, at site 800 ft upstream.

Drainage area. 134 sq mi.

Records avai]able. November 1939 to September 1959.

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

~322.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (leve 

by North Carolina State Highway Commission). Prior to M?.r. 6, 1958, water-stage recorder at site 800 ft upstream at datum 0.65 ft higher.

Average discharge. 20 years, 149 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,980 cfs Apr. 20 (gage height, 13.26 ft); minimum, 7.5 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 0.34 ft).

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 43,600 cfs July 20, 1956 (gage height, 34.57 ft, from 

floodmarks, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs on 

basis of slope-area measurements of peak flow at gage heights 27.52 and 34.57 ft at 

former site; no flow Oct. 2, 22-27, 1941 (result of storage of flow in gage pool after 

construction of new station control); minimum unregulated flow, 0.1 cfs Oct. 21, 22, 

1941, Oct. 12-14, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Town of 

Bobbins diverted an average of 0.6 cfs for municipal supply during water year.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1433: 1944-45, 1950(M), 1952, 1955(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.3 

.4 

.6 

.8

1.0

5.7

10

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

9.0

162

283

589

1,400

3,480

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

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.

7.5

20 

116

132

60

30

21

17

16

16

15

12

11

10

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

155

21

16

128

*148

49

32

27

24

22

22 

22

21

1,206.1

38.9

0.290

0.33

Nov.

22

f

30

28

26

25

24

24

24

24

22

22

22

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

22

22

21

2T

22

21

21

23

33

778

25.9

0.193

0.22

Dec.

27

24 

24

*Z5

26

26

24

22

22

22

22

b24

b£4

b27

b30

b30

33

41

46

54

62

44

38

37

33

28

28

2.140

1,120 

210

118

4,431

143

1.07

1.23

Jan.

180

427 

157

104

84

72

67

74

189

92

74

69

62

60

*59

106

157

79

70

60

56

756

210

116

102

84

74

72

70 

67

82

3,931

127

0.948

1.09

Feb.

80

64 

76

1.150

1,030

267

158

132

781

366

*215

149

908

404

470

259

183

155

130

115

104

100

100

106

87

*94

90

84

7,857

281

2.10

2.18

Mar.

82

175 

178

359

160

2.650

360

203

160

144

124

115

100

87

164

174

115

104

92

92

113

102

87

82

80

422" 79

226

115 

449

294

7,667

247

1.84

2.13

Apr.

180

664 

406

199

158

142

124

*115

109

99

95

2,720

1,790

413

270

206

176

155

874

5.210

448

1,610

492

310

240

203

174

158

167 

136

16,043

535

5.99

4.45

May

116

106 

102

147

109

92

87

79

73

124

132

88

119

181

88

74

69

64

64

*69

T95~ 519

95

72

55

50

49

46

43 

40

44

3,191

105

0.769

0.89

June

75

2,680 

810

1,030

298

144

111

79

70

64

59

56

62

49

41

40

37

55

52

50

28

28

26

*20

2T

31

52

29

27 

20

6,065

202

1.51

1.68

July

17

20 

103

40

24

- 19

16

15

*46

1.400

170

80

62

50

52

73

194

49

38

66

67

65

160

46

30

293

285

106

57 

54

266

3,963

128

0.955

1.10

Aug.

116

54 

36

36

59

64

44

49

48

28

23

*21

18

16

27

21

16

15

15

29

14

13

13

12

8.9

9.4

8.9

8.9

8.9 

119

163

1,114.0

35.9

0.268

0.31

Sept.

135

80 

49

34

75

688

145

57

40

38

32

22

20

17

16

16

18

16

15

13

13

13

13

*12

12

12

10

8.5

17

199

1,835.5

61.2

0.457

O.E1

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,250 Mln 6.0 Mean 179 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18. 1O

Mater year 1958-59: Max 3,210 Mln 7.5 Mean 159 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.12

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). --Dec. 28 

(11.7 ft); Apr. 2O (6:30 a.m.) 5,980 efs

(9 p.m.) 3,650 cfs 

(1

(9.31 ft); Apr. 12 (11 p.m.) 5,030 efs 

(13.26 ft); June 2 (5:30 a.m.) 4,22O efs (10.3 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice
104 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

1018. Tick Creek near Mount Vernon Springs, N. C.

Drainage area. 15.3 sq mi.

Records available. June 1958 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 455 ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--1958: Maximum discharge during period June to September, 1,110 cfs Aug. 23 

(gage height, 6.59 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Aug. 11, 12.

1958-59: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,940 cfs July 10 (gage height, 

7.97 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs July 2, 8, 9.

Remarks. Records good above 30 cfs, fair between 10 and 30 cfs, and poor below 10 cfs.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

June

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

July

1.3

1.0

.9

.9

.8

1.0

1.0

8.4

6.3

4.0

Aug.

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.3

1.2

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

Sept.

2.8

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.3

.9

.8

.7

.6

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

June

_

-

2.2

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.2

July

2.6

4.5

31

22

10

4.6

*3.2

5.5

20

39

Aug.

0.4

2.2

5.5

*5.4

2.4

2.6

4.8

2.0

1.0

.8

Sept.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.8

.8

.7

.6

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff in inches .......................................................

June

48

20

5.4

4.0

2.8

2.2

3.2

2.6

1.8

1.6

-

_

_

-

July

19

13

5.4

18

11

4.3

2.8

2.6

2.2

 1.6

1.3

0.61

Aug.

0.8

.6

179

27

55

46

16

8.2

*5.9

4.0

3.2

12 3

0.93

Sept.

4.0

1.8

.9

.8

.8

.7

.9

.8

.7

*.7

-

0.072

0.08

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Zl

ZZ

23

24

25

Z6

Z7

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.9

2.2

4.8

4.8

2.8

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0 1.1

3.0

1.4

1.5

3.1

*5.8

2.6

1.8

1.6

1.7

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.7

59.7

1.93

0.126

0.15

Nov.

1.9

3^

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.3

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

T7T

1.3

2.7

1.8

52.3

1.74

0.114

0.13

Dec.

1.6

1.5

1.5

 1.6

*1.5

1.4

1.1

1.0

rr

1.0

bl.O

bl.l

bl.2

bl.2

bl.4

bl.4

bl.5

2.0

2.6

3.1

3.5

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.9

-98 321

12

500.2

16.1

1.05

1.22

Jan.

28

40

16

10

7.3

5.9

5.9

7.0

12

12

6.2

5.6

5.6

5.6

*5.1

12

11

6.5

5.6

5.6

5.9

61

IT

11

8.6

7.6

6.8

6.2

5.9

5.3 

5.3

353.5

11.4

0.745

0.86

Feb.

5.1

4.4 ffTT"

114

82

24

14

12

26

22

*14

9.9

131

43

66

29

19

17

12

9.9

8.2

8.2

10

9.9

7.6

7.6

*7.0

6.8

-

725.7

25.9

1.69

1.76

Mar.

6.8

16

15

30

15

161

32

18

15

12

10

9.9

8.6

7.6

11

10

7.9

6.8

6.5

6.2

7.3

7.0

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.1

32

15

9.1

45 

24

566.0

18.3

1.20

1.38

Apr.

14

57

32

18

12

10

8.2

7.0

6.5

5.9

6.2

252

184

45

26

18

14

12

116

128

54

173

52

29

20

15

13

11

9.7

8.5

1 , 357 . 0

45.2

2.95

3.30

May

7.6

6.7

9.0

13

19

7.9

6.1

5.3

4.7

7.1

6.5

4.7

5.5

6.5

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.5

3.3

*3.7

35

To

5.7

4.2

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.4

HI C. * O

206.1

6.65

0.435

0.50

June

*4.0

23

*14

*9.1

5.3

3.5

2.8

*2.4

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.2

.8

.8

.7

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.7

1.5

1.5

1.0

.5

.4

o' *-

84.8

2.83

0.185

0.21

July

0.2

.3

1.4

.7

.5

*.4

.2

.2

54

*705

28

14

8.8

*64

*28

11

6.7

7.5

5.5

4.0

*8.9

9.1

5.5

3.6

2.8

18

7.3

274

115

105 

*266

1,753.6

56.6

3.70

4.26

Aug.

31

14

9.4

8.8

8.8

6.3

5.1

5.1

4.3

3.5

3.0

2.6

*2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2. -2

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

ITS" 1.5

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.0

3.3

2 8

143.4

4.63

0.303

0.35

Sept.

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.8

5.4

8.6

3.2

2.6

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

.9

*.8

.8

.7

*tf

1.4

25

79.6

2.65

0.173

0.19

Calendar- year- 1958 : Max - ' Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water- r-year 1958-59 1958-59 : Max 703 - Min 0.2 Mean 16.1 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.31

discharge, (base, 35O cfs).--Dec. 28 (6 p.m.) 62O cfs (5.48 ft); Mar. 6 (4:3O a.m.) 388 cfs 

.81 ft); Apr. 12 (11:30 p.m.) 602 cfs (5.47 ft); Apr. 22 (3 a.m.) 361 cfs (4.72 ft); July 10

a.m.) 1,940 cfs (7.97 ft); July 28 (7:30 p.m.) 1,450 cfs (7.18 ft)j July 29 (7:30 p.m.) 443 cfs 

.98 ft): July 31 (1 a.m.) 935 cfs (6.24 ft1.

Peak discharge 

(4

(8 .. , . ; y :w p 

(4.98 ft); July 51 (1 a.m.) 955 cfs (6.24 ft)

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 105

1020. Deep River at Moncure, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°36' , long 79°05' , on right bank l| miles northwest of Moncure, Chatham 

County, 2-5- miles downstream from Rocky River, and 4j miles upstream from confluence 

with Haw River.

Drainage area. 1,410 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1930 to September 1959. Records for May 1898 to December 1899 

published in 21st Annual Report, Part 4, and in Bulletins 34 and 39 of North Carolina 

Department of Conservation and Development have been found to be unreliable and should 

not be used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 185.88 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 29 years, 1,428 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32.100 cfs July 10 (gage height, 10.60 ft); minimum, 46 cfs Dec. 3 (gage height, 0.84 ft).

1930-59: Maximum discharge, 80,300 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 17.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 66,000 cfs; minimum, 5.5 cfs Oct. 10, 1954 (gage height, 

0.35 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those below 250 cfs or periods of fragmentary gage-height 

record, which are fair, and those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Diurnal fluctuation and some regulation at low flow caused by small powerplants above 

station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 1082: 

viously published). See also Records available.

1930-46 (1943-46 not preRatlng table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

.9 

1.1

1.7 

2.0

101

213

393

619

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

1,110

1,800

3,740

9,340

22,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

64

84

265

291

449

442

290

172

251

204

99

125

122

150

190

116

82

66

60

101

421

348

212

277

291

213

208

157

218

213

142

6,323

204

0.145

0.17

Nov.

91

131

168

229

407

298

229

204

168

104

131

213

101

131

138

116

96

153

161

168

161

240

322

251

172

213

213

125

73

54

5,261

175

0.124

0.14

Dec.

58

48

111

251

190

164

168

*157

*172

157

168

138

150

150

161

190

208

153

186

208

168

182

224

285

245

224

168

2,280

12,000

10,800

3,240

33,004

1,065

0.755

0.87

Jan.

1,300

2,780

3,430

1,710

1,060

850

663

603

554

900

880

595

523

554

530

516

792

1,580

990

707

562

2,220

4,660

2,340

1,270

940

781

754

663

611

578

36,896

1,190

0.844

0.97

Feb.

508

508

546

1,800

10,400

7,210

2,760

1,520

' 1,900

4,900

3,160

1,860

3,250

6,630

4,780

4,900

3,010

1,900

1,600

1,310

1,070

910

860

850

950

900

850

726

_

71,568

2,556

1.81

1.89

Mar.

654

915

1,590

2,180

2,110

6,530

7.590

3,480

1,910

1,430

1,220

1,080

980

930

850

940

1,160

960

763

637

707

707

763

707

645

619

7T6

2,400

1,760

1,490

3,740

52,223

1,685

1.20

1.38

Apr.

2,520

3,440

5,500

3,430

1,940

1,430

al,100

a900

a900

a850

a550

a5,000

a!5,000

all, 000

6,000

a3,000

a2,000

1,400

4,000

15,000

15,500

15,500

13,000

6,000

3,500

2,300

1,700

1,400

1,200

1,100

146,160

4,872

3.46

3.86

May

1,000

850

750

850

1,600

1,300

950

750

650

 550

550

750

650

800

1,000

900

550

430

450

550

750

2.700

1,500

1,000

700

550

450

450

480

350

a500

25,310

816

0.579

0.67

June

al,000

a3,000

7.000

7,000

5,000

2,080

1,100

- 754

603

523

456

374

380

341

304

218

256

334

218

186

138

153

273

200

138

229

182

101

84

182

32,807

1,094

0.776

0.87

July

310

298

400

400

367

245

164

142

94

20,800

13,800

5,770

*1,220

800

2,210

2,430

2,000

890

672

463

466

1,240

1,520

1,010

681

518

592

1,430

4,840

2,310

4,940

73,072

2,357

1.67

1.93

Aug.

3,470

1,840

1,070

754

654

772

672

554

4.990

3,440

1,240

672

485

380

367

380

328

334

225

150

216

223

131

371

374

517

434

268

247

631

3,700

29,895

964

0.684

0.79

Sept.

5,290

4,140

1,430

821

872

4,540

6.450

5,130

1,910

1,070

767

547

456

341

334

341

360

310

302

246

87

222

187

248

279

218

120

195

243

409

3-7 , 845

1,262

0.895

1.00

Calendar year 1958: Max 18,200 Mln 48 Mean 1,741 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.77

Water year 1958-59: Max 20,800 Mln 48 Mean 1,508 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.54

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 cfs). Apr. 13 (time unknown) 16,900 cfs (7.87 ft); Apr. 20 (time unknown) 18,200 cfs (8.20 ft); July 10 (2 p.m.) 52,100 cfs (10.60 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.

Note.--Fragmentary gage-height record Apr. 15, Apr. 18 to May 30, June 3-5; discharge estimated on 

basis of reconstructed gage-height record and records for nearby stations.
106 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

1025. Cape Fear River at Lllllngton, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°24' , long 78°49', near right bank In downstream end of pier of downstream 

bridge on U. S. Highway 401, 1,800 ft downstream from Norfolk Southern Railway bridge, 

0.5 mile north of Lllllngton, Harnett County, and 1 mile downstream from Neill Creek.

Drainage area. 3,440 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. December 1923 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 105.71 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

tTorps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 8, 1927, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--35 years (1924-59), 3,314 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 40,000 cfs Apr. 20 (gage height, 16.42 ft); minimum, 112 cfs Dec. 28, June 29 [gage height, 0.62 ft).

1923-59: Maximum discharge uncertain, occurred Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height, 33.19 

ft, from floodmark); minimum, 11 cfs Oct. 14, 15, 1954 (gage height, -0.17 ft).

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

poor. Large diurnal fluctuation and considerable regulation at low flow caused by 

powerplants above station. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1959 are 

given in WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 1002: 1930(M) . WSP 1032: 1942(m). 

 WSP 1303: 1944(M). WSP 1333: 1945. WSP 1383: 1924-29, 1936.

Rating table, water year- 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

132

240

503

870

1,900

5.0

8.0

12.0

16.0

4,910

10,900

22,600

38,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water- year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

L7

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

330

947

1,020

1,160

1.480

1,140

1,050 

790

468

590

432

262

?56 

418

450

542

*380

250

250

400

700

1,000

1,100

1,000

900

800

640

700

660

710

600

21,425

691

0.201

0.23

Nov.

440

425

720

1,100

1.200

1,100

900 

760

600

600

462

566

489 

570

575

270

5T2

393

490

493

378

386

391

568

524

466

578

274

538

439

16,207

540

0.157

0.18

Dec.

308

252

540

560

594

755

247 

450

502

471

454

249

453 

590

229

513

617

649

411

620

500

681

680

480

906

442

619

1,840

29.500

25,500

11,400

81,652

2,654

0.766

0.88

Jan,

6,170

7,520

8,540

5,190

5,560

2,650

2,250 

1,600

1,780

1,720

2,050

1,600

1,590 

1,390

1,390

1,550

1,900

3,140

2,720

2,050

1,660

2,690

9.420

6,080

5,920

2,950

2,440

2,100

1,660

1,660

1,660

96,120

5,101

0.901

1.04

Feb.

1,440

1.120

1,550

2,860

19.200

16,100

7,480 

,910

,240

,160

,550

,240

,840 

12,600

9,780

12,200

7,930

5,630

4,400

3,440

2,790

2,440

2,100

2,030

2,500

2,440

2,100

1,780

155,450

5,552

1.61

1.68

Mar.

1,720

2,100

5,220

4,240

4,570

9,920

15.500 

8,090

5,450

4,240

3,290

2,790

2,440 

2,230

2,230

1,720

2,160

2,300

1,720

1,600

1,440

1,500

1,550

1,600

1,500

1,590

1,440

2,950

3,680

2,790

6,180

107,550

3,469

1.01

1.16

Apr.

5,650

5,300

10,600

7,840

5,270

5,920

5,070 

2,580

2,500

1.720

1,780

8,590

54.600 

25,900

16,400

8,740

5,990

4,080

8,850

32,700

51,700

26,100

25,500

14, 500

8,220

5,990

4,400

3,600

3,000

2,720

519,590

10,650

5.10

3.45

May

2,440

2,160

1,720

'1,660

2,580

2,930

2,100 

1,600

1,390

1,320

1,660

1,240

1,500 

2,790

2,510

2,100

1,440

978

879

978

1,430

5.480

5,270

2,300

1,600

1,060

1,140

951

782

704

652

55,344

1,721

0.500

0.58

June

704

2,480

9,330

12,500

15.800

5,730

5,400 

2,570

1,840

1,500

862

888

879 

798

657

368

765

276

712

538

404

314

344

550

697

477

532

258

180

238

64,211

2,140

0.622

0.69

July

488

618

763

764

520

704

555 

256

578

11,900

21.000

11,200

3,910 

3,540

5,240

3,720

5,950

2,340

1,450

1,150

1,300

1,980

3,000

2,650

1,720

2,100

2,620

4,100

8,130

6,170

9,590

117,586

3,795

1.10

1.27

Aug.

8.180

5,680

3,600

2,510

1,960

2,160

1,840 

1,500

3,820

5,640

3,080

1,840

996 

814

790

505

662

750

508

498

341

4l5~ 282

490

806

838

1,150

840

452

1,450

5,010

59,340

1,914

0.556

0.64

Sept.

7,110

9,220

4,220

2,480

1,900

6,020

14.900 

*12,100

7,260

4,660

3,140

2,090

1,320 

1,080

888

782

774

759

697

682

357

426

782

630

418

682

285

154

567

956

87,557

2,911

0.846

0.94

Calendar year 1958: Max 35,000 Min 105 Mean 3,912 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.43

Water year 1958-59: Max 54,600 Min 154 Mean 5,232 Cfsm 0.940 In. 12.74

Peak discharge (base, 30,000 cfs). Dec. 29 (6:50 p.m.) 35,300 cfs (15.32 ft); Apr. 13 (3 p.m.) 

38,300 cfs (16.02 ft); Apr. 20 ( 11 p.m.) 40,000 cfs (16.42 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 18 to Nov. 10j discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 

summation of stations upstream, Buckhorn Shoals powerplant records, records for Cape Fear River at 

lock 3, near Tarheel, N. C., and other nearby streams.
CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN 107

1035. Little River at Linden, N. C.

Prior to October 1950, published as

Location. tat 35°16'j long 78°47' , on left bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 401, 1.6 miles west of Linden, Cumberland County, 2 miles upstream from Stewart 

Creek, and 4j miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 460 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1928 to September 1959. 

Lower Little River at Linden.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 73.10 ft abcv.j mean sea level, datum of 

~1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Aug. 27, 1934, chain gage at same

site and datum. Since June 18, 1948, auxiliary wire-weight gage 2£ miles downstream

read twice or more often daily during periods of backwater.

Average discharge.--30 years (1929-59), 549 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,320 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 14.64 ft); minimum, 85 cfs June 30 (gage height, 2.21 ft).

1928-59: Maximum discharge, 13,500 cfs Sept. 18, 1945, occurred during period of 

backwater from Cape Pear River; maximum gage height, 41.47 ft Sept. 19 or 20, 1945 (from 

floodmark); minimum discharge, 26 cfs Oct. 14, 1940.

Plood of Sept. 21, 1928, reached & stage of 37.3 ft, from floodmark; maximum discharge, 13,000 cfs Sept. 20 or 21.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from Cape Pear 

River, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 1383: 1930-33, 1937, 1945.

Rating table, water year 1958*59, except periods of ice effect or 

backwater from Cape Fear River (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 6 to Feb. 3)

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

84

127

213

339

4.0 

8.0 

14.0

505

2,050

4,430

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

Z

3

 4

5

6

1

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IB

16

1?

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

94 

4T2 

900

1.540

1,270

978

*693

418

342

280

239

213

197

184

179

172

166

166

433

366

324

426

883

655

542

469

375

324

288

267

255

14,050

453

0.985

1.14

Nov.

257 

530 

I5T

452

395

348

313

288

275

262

*243

234

228

224

221

224

221

219

221

219

221

213

207

203

201

201

205

T9~9~ 199

199

7,909

264

0.574

0.64

Dec.

197 

197 

203

207

207

203

203

195

191

188

b!90

b!95

b200

b210

b22o

b240

270

288

307

345

398

418

398

398

401

363

322

493

01,240

01,420

1.620

11,927

385

0.837

0.96

Jan.

1.270 

1,120 

1,040

978

364

731

636

617

674

712

' 693

617

560

524

*505

487

560

617

560

487

452

662

883

921

807

674

579

524

524

487

505

21,270

686

1.49

1.72

Feb.

560 

560 

542

958

2.480

2,400

2,320

1,740

1,310

1,230

1,280

1,310

1,240

1,350

1,430

1,430

1,210

997

940

345

788

712

674

674

674

674

674

674

31,676

1,131

2.46

2.56

Mar.

617 

760 

1,040

1,230

1,230

1,700

1,900

2.050

1,860

1,310

1,070

978

921

864

807

940

940

883

769

693

655

636

617

598

560

524

524

598

636

*693

921

29,524

952

2.07

2.39

Apr.

978 

1,080 

1,080

1,040

978

807

693

617

542

505

487

1/660"

04,090

C4.200

3,960

2,620

1,700

1,310

1,240

01,520

02,110

3,790

3,400

2,520

2,090

1,540

1,270

1,120

1,040

1,040

51,027

1,701

3.70

4.13

May

1,040 

902

769

712

*940

1,150

1.250

902

655

542

731

864

750

750

712

769

560

418

379

354

418

636

750

731

542

391

307

265

239

224

215

19,845

640

1.39

1.60

June

246 

437 

1,080

1,780

2,430

1,310

750

542

388

316

278

248

228

207

201

188

166

155

144

132

122

109

*109

114

120

130

122

124

116

104

12,396

413

0.898

1.00

July

302

257 

1,200

921

487

291

209

172

153

4T7

1,120

1,760

2,360

1,580

1,700

2,840

5. 650

2,790

2,210

1,380

1,040

1,080

902

693

560

524

1,040

1,800

1,840

1,350

2,310

38,938

1,256

2.73

3.15

Aug.

2.300 

1,800 

1,390

1,200

*921

940

1,040

978

1,150

864

617

487

418

363

342

327

299

278

345

324

418

395

333

296

327

310

250

224

254

807

1,220

21,217

684

1.49

1.72

Sept.

1,350 

1.430 

1,080

807

693

636

1,070

*1,350

1,150

*826

655

524

382

348

322

316

313

286

288

288

262

230

215

213

207

193

188

184

207

602

16,615

554

1.20

1.34

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,040 Min 84 Mean 630 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.59

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,200 Min 94 Mean 757 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.35

Peak discharge (base, 2,100 cfs). --Feb. 5 (8:30 a.m.) 2,600 ofs (9.35 ft); Mar. 8 (8 p.m.) 2,130 cfs 

(8.18 ft); Apr. 13 (12 p.m.) 4,320 ofs (14.64 ft); Apr. 22 (8 p.m.) 4,080 cfs (13.23 ft); June 5 

(11 a.m.) 2,600 efs (9.37 ft); July 17 (5 a.m.) 3,920 efs (12.76 ft); July 29 (1:30 a.m.) 2,290 

ofs (8.55 ft); July 31 (10 p.m.) 2,750 ofs (9.78 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

o Backwater from Cape Pear River.
108 CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN

1055. Cape Pear River at lock 3, near Tarheel, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°50', long 78°48' , on right bank 100 ft upstream from lock 3, 1 mile 

downstream from county line, 7 miles north of Tarheel, Bladen County, 9 miles upstreaig 

from Philips Creek, and at mile 95.

Drainage area. 4,810 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete lock and dam control. Datum of gage is 28.968 ft 

(revised) above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior 

to Jan. 8, 1939, staff gage on upper lock wall 100 ft downstream at same datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 1.8 miles downstream; prior to Jan. 14, 1943, auxiliary staff 

gage 400 ft downstream on lower end of lock wall; Jan. 14, 1943, to Sept. 30, 1953, 

auxiliary water-stage recorder at site 600 ft downstream.

Average discharge. 22 years, 4,864 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 41,500 cfs Apr. 14; maximum gage height, 22.38 

ft Apr. 15; minimum discharge, 472 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 0.79 ft); minimum daily, 

610 cfs Oct. 1.

1937-59: Maximum gage height, 43.44 ft Sept. 22, 1945 (discharge not determined); 

minimum discharge, 170 cfs Sept. 20, 1954; minimum dally, §08 cfs Sept. 13, 1954.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those computed using submergence as a factor, which are 

fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation and some regulation for short periods at low flow 

caused by powerplants above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods computed using submergence as a 

factor (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.0 

2.0 

3.0

570

670

1,830

3,460

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

5,690

11,500

15,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

I 

Z

3

4

5

6 

7 

8

9

10

U 

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.

610 

T540"

2,420

4,610

5.690

4,610 

3,650 

2,580

1,970

1,580

1,490 

1,130

1,080

1,020

1,130

1,020

1,110

1,130

1,000

1,100

1,420

1,830

3,080

3,270

2,420

2,040

1,830

1,620

1,530

1,560

1,470

61,840

1,995

0.415

0.48

Nov.

1,220 

1,440

1,830

1,830

2.120

2,120 

1,900 

1,600

1,440

1,300

1,370 

1,360

1,240

1,300

1,180

1,020

1,020

1,170

1,220

1,270

1,300

1,180

1,000

1,050

1,310

1,270

1,220

1,090

969

1,110"

40,449

1,348

0.280

0.31

Dec.

1,140 

1,110

1,060

1,300

1,340

1,140 

1,310 

1.020

1,180

1,320

1,320 

1,200

1,240

1,330

1,400

1,330

1,430

1,620

1,600

1,670

1,760

1,760

2,040

2,040

1,970

2,120

1,760

1,970

k!2,100

k27.700

k25,900

107,180

3,457

0.719

0.83

Jan.

kl6.800 

klO, 900

k!2,200

10,700

7,270

5,440 

4,390 

3,750

3,460

3,560

3,460 

3,560

3,180

2,900

2.820

2,820

3,080

3,460

4,500

4,060

3,270

3,560

7,520

10,700

7,270

5,560

4,610

3,960

3,360

3,080

3,180

168,380

5,432

1.13

1.30

Feb.

3,180 

2.900

2,900

4,700

k!5,300

»k24.200 

k20,100 

k!3,900

k9,810

9,250

11,100 

9, £50

7,810

12,400

klS.100

k!4,900

k!4,200

klO, 700

8,370

6,860

5,690

4,840

4,390

4,170

4,170

4,280

4,390

3,960

252,820

9,029

1.88

1.95

Mar.

3,560 

4,400

6,070

7,000

8,090

11,500 

kia.100 

klT, 900

k!3,400

klO.OOO

7,540 

6,330

5,560

4,840

4,610

4,840

4,390

4,840

4,390

3,850

3,560

3,360

3,360

3,270

3,180

2.990

2,990

3,460

5,200

5,560

6,600

194,740

6,282

1.31

1.51

Apr.

8,950 

8,660

12,200

k!3,400

klO,500

7,540 

6,070 

4,840

4,170

3,650

3.270 

6,620

k25,000

k39.400

V37 500

k27,600

k!8,400

k!2 , 700

k9,160

k!7,800

k31,400

k33,800

k34,100

k27,800

k!9,200

k!4,900

klO,400

7,810

6,330

5,690

468,860

15,630

3.25

3.63

May

5,200 

4,720

4,170

3,850

4,610

5.690 

5,560 

4,500

3,650

2,740

3,430 

4,060

3,560

3,960

4,720

4,280

3,460

2,660

2,270

2,120

2,120

3,240

5,690

4,720

3,750

2,820

2,120

2,120

1,760

1,520

1.310

110,380

3,561

0.740

0.85

June

1,450 

2,440

8,590

k!5,400

kl9.000

k!6,400 

k9,340 

5,200

3,650

2,900

2,420

1,830

1,760

1,570

1,470

1,330

1,070

1,270

903

1,300

936

850

936

881

1,300

1,420

1,110

958

840

750

109,274

3,642

0.757

0.84

July

1.050 

1,570

2,120

2,990

2,580

1,830 

1,570 

1,340

1,100

1,670

k!8,900 

kl9.600

k!5,700

kll.100

11,100

k!3, 100

k!3, 700

kl 1,500

8,950

6,860

5,200

4,840

5,320

5,200

4,170

3,460

4,060

6,330

8,700

k!2,700

k!3,700

222,010

7,162

1.49

1.72

Aug.

kie.soo

kl3,500

k9,560

7,000

5,690

5,320

4,960 

4,390

4,060

7,820

6,460 

4,170

2,900

2,200-

1,970

1,700

1.540

1,650

1,760

1,900

2,120

1,970

1,540

1,560

1,700

1,900

1,830

1,900

1,690

2,420

4,210

127,890

4,125

0.858

0.99

Sept.

8,370 

11,400

10,200

6,070

4,170

4,920 

12,600 

k!6.900

kl4,300

klO.OOO

6,730 

4,720

3,270

2,580

2,200

1,970

1,830

1,760

1,570

1,600

1,560

1,300

1,280

1,440

1,300

1,280

1,300

9U 1,315

2,120

140,664

4,689

0.975

1.09

Calendar year 1958: Max 38,400 Mln 480 Mean 5,773 Cfsra 1.20 In. 16.31

Water year 1958-59: Max 39,400 Min 610 Mean 5,492 Cfsra 1.14 In. 15.50

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

k Computed by using submergence as a factor.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 109

1059. Hood Creek near Leland, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°16'42", long 78°07'32", on right bank at bridge on U. S. Highways 74 and

76, 0.4 mile downstream from Pasture Pond Branch, 1 mile southeast of Maco, and 4f miles

northeast of Leland, Brunswick County. 

Drainage area.--21.6 sq mi. 

Records available. October 1952 to September 1956 (annual maximum only), November 1956 to

September 1959. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 15 ft (from topographic map). Prior to

Nov. 28, 1956, crest-stage gage at same site at datum 9.79 ft higher. 

Extremes. The annual maximum discharges for the water years 1953-56 are given in the followIng table:

Water 

year

1953 

1954 

1955 

1956

Date

Mar. 12 or 13, 1953* 

Jan. 23, 1954* 

Sept. 20, 1955 

May 10, 1956

Discharge 

(cfs)

246 

240 

t2,050 

600

Gage height 

(feet)*

6.23 

6.20 

10.39 

7.71

* Most probable date, based on study of precipitation 

records and records for stations on nearby streams, 

t From rating curve extended above 650 cfs. 

t Present datum.

1958-59: Maximum discharge during water year, 780 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height, 8.14 ft); 

minimum, 0.1 cfs June 28 to July 1.

1952-59: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 20, 1955.

1956-59: Minimum discharge, 0.05 cfs several days in August and September 1957. 

Remarks.--Re cords fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 1 to Feb. 5, Mar. 19 to 

May ZO, July Z4-Z9)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 18 Mar. 19 to Sept. 30

Z.O 

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

4.5

5.0

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

111

zzz

4Z5 

730

1.3

1.4

0.05 

.35 

1.1 

2.2 

5.5 

9.4

Z.O 

Z.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

14

Z6

43

94

184

3Z5

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

Z3

24

Z5

26

Z7

28

Z9

30

31

total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1Z8 

96

79

79

111

100

74

*56

43

35

Z6

Zl

17

14

1Z

11

9.8

9 0

176

14

107

Z53 Z30~

15Z

111

79

6Z

51

42

36

30

Z,097.4

67.7

3.13

3.61

Nov.

Z6 

Z7

30

Z9

25

ZZ

ZO

18

17

15

13

*1Z

12

11

10

10

9.9

9.8

*9.5

9.Z

8.6

8.1

7.7

975

16

19

14

1Z

11

9.6

451.3

15.0

0.694

0.78

Dec.

8.8 

8.3

8.Z

8.2

8.0

7.5

7.1

6.6

6.4

6.2

1Z

Z8

37

36

42

47

4Z

39

38

36

3Z

Z8

Z4

Z6

34

36

31

7Z

Z86

137

1,354.3

43.6

Z.OZ

Z.33

Jan.

103 

107

115

TTT

92

7Z

64

54

57

60

54

46

4Z

38

35

*35

a36

a3Z

a30

a28

Z6

Z6

26

25

Z3

Zl

19

18

17

16

Iff

1,446

46.6

2.16

Z.49

Feb.

Z3

Z9

34

7Z

176

176

119

86

7Z

67

63

53

5Z

67

75

64

53

46

40

35

30

Z5

Z3

2Z

ZO

»Z4

36

55

-

1,637

58.5

Z.71

Z.82

Mar.

68 

138

310

Z02

147

51Z

*454

Z37

158

115

89

76

66

60

60

75

79

62

51

47

46

48

45

37

3Z

Z8

30

4Z

38

36

*38

3,4Z6

111

5.14

5.90

Apr.

35 

31

3Z

Z9

23

19

17

16

15

13

1Z

Z9

68

67

46

34

26

20

18

17

15

14

13

11

10

8.6

7.4

6.4

11

34

697.4

Z3.Z

1.07

l.ZO

May

39 

Zl

15

15

ZO

18

 13

9.Z

6.8

5.7

*4.6

4.0

3.8

5.3

4.6

3.0

Z.Z

1.6

1.3

1.0

Z.8

Z.7

3.3

4.1

3.3

Z.I

1.4

1.0

.6

373^ .45 

219.05

7.07

0.3Z7

0.38

June

19 

36

ZZ

11

6.8

4.5

Z.8

1.8

1.1

.7

.45

.Z5

.Z5

.Z

.15

.15

1.0

.45

».35

.25

.Z

.2

.2

*.Z

.Z

.2

.15

TT

.1

110.85

3.70

0.171

0.19

July

0.1

TTs

.15

.2

.15

1.5

Z.Z

4.4

14

11

1Z

81

98

145

*307

Z58

»146

*88

64

59

55

44

Z9

»ZO

16

13

11

1Z

33

111

213

1,848.85

59.6

Z.76

3.18

Aug.

165 

1Z4

104

60

37

27

Z3

Z2

aZO

a!5

all

a9

alZ

*a!5

17

16

15

Zl

15

Zl

Zl

15

9.4

6.6

5.2

6.6

7.4

13

47

73

103

1,056.Z

34.1

1.58

1.8Z

Sept.

T5z~ 194 

76

5Z

105

101

88

85

*6Z

45

30

Z7

ZZ

17

16

16

14

13

10

8.4

7.0

6.3

5.5

4.6

4.0

3.3

2.8

*Z.8 "13

3Z

1,194.7

^9.8

1.84

Z.06

Calendar year 1958: Max 960 Min 0.3 Mean 47.5 Cfsm 2.20 In. 29.84

Water year 1958-59: Max 512 Min 0.1 Mean 4Z.6 Cfsm 1.97 In. Z6.76

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs).--Dec. Z9 (1:30 p.m.) 330 cfs (6.61 ft); Mar. 3 (7 a.m.) 350 cfs 

(6.69 ft); Mar. 6 (6 p.m.) 780 cfs (8.14 ft); July 15 (5 p.m.) 3Z5 cfs (5.99 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.
110 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 

1060. 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 Ij miles upstream from 

Bearskin Swamp.

Drainage area. 96.4 sq mi.

Records available. January 1950 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 81 ft (estimated from description of 

previously destroyed bench mark at site). Prior to Jan. 12, 1951, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--9 years, 98.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,260 cfs Aug. 1 (gage height, 7.68 ft); minimum, 

 O~cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.96 ft).

1950-59: Maximum discharge, 1,860 cfs Sept. 6, 1955 (gage height, 9.00 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 27, Oct. 1-11, 1954.

Flood in 1924 reached a stage of 11.6 ft, from information furnished by North 

Carolina State Highway Commission.

Remarks. Records good below 200 cfs and fair above, except those for periods of ice effect 

or no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except period of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4-21, Nov. 5 to Dec. 10, Mar. 5, May 28, 29)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 5 Mar. 6 to May 28 May 29 to Sept. 30

1.9 

2.2 

2.6 

3.0

6.7

11

4.0 58

5.0 106

6.0 194

7.0 490

2.6 19

3.0 28

4.0 61

5.0 116

6.0 216

7.0 582

7.5 900

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0

14

49

105

5.0 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.7

180

286

441

706

1,280

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

l~8.0

24 

67

85

95

116

137

141

*102

57

44

35

30

27

25

24

23

24

27

72

90

112

112

112

103

80

54

45 

39

36

1,958.0

63.2

0.656

0.76

Nov.

34

41

50 

58

60

54

48

42

40

38

35

33

32

*30

31

32

33

33

32

32

32

30

28

28

28

, 28

28

27

25 

30

1,076

35.9

0.372

0.42

Dec.

29

28

28 

31

32

31

29

27

26

M

b25

b26

b30

b40

b45

b45

b50

56

*60

64

70

70

70

78

78

72

70

82

129 

T33" 133

1,712

55.2

0.573

0.66

Jan.

137

159

164 

154

141

129

125

118

109

95

88

85

82

78

72

72

*70

68

66

66

64

78

82

80

82

85

82

78

75 

72

82

2,938

94.8

0.983

1.13

Feb.

88

IS^J 

138

236

270

279

360

357

312

262

226

220

236

228

211

202

208

206

188

174

164

154

146

137

. 133

133

137

5,580

199

2.06

2.15

Calendar year 1958: Max 570 Mln 6.0

Mar.

137

164

224 

232

248

*455

525

530

492" 593

*392

324

*282

246

232

230

218

202

193

186

180

169

160

150

142

138

142

150

146 

150

174

7,806

252

2.61

3.01

Apr.

*200

270

372 

331

310

298

260

230

202

180

169

249

566

*656

844

711

516

400

331

288

248

253

255

238

243

250

234

208

186

9,667

322

3.34

3.73

May

150

126

102 

90

78

68

59

51

45

40

42

*46

51

59

50

47

40

35

32

30

31

34

34

32

29

25

22

20

18 

16

15

1,517

48.9

0.507

0.59

June

18

35

118 

140

330

501

400

294

229

184

126

62

46

36

29

24

21

19

17

15

15

25

29

22

*24

45

59

50

a28

2,959

98.6

1.02

1.14

July

a40

a35

a70 

a 60

a40

a30

a27

a26

a25

a55

a200

a250

a300

a250

a400

*a700

820

a820

a600

a400

a320

a280

*a250

*220

180

136

a!20

a!15

allO 

a80o

al.ZOO

8,879

286

2.97

3.43

Aug.

al.250

aSOO

a500 

a300

a350

a300

a250

a230

a250

a270

*215

164

114

78

a60

a50

a42

40

39

42

a64

a55

a40

a36

a3_5

a45

a40

a36

a40

a!90

a!60

6,085

196

2.03

2.35

Sept.

a!20

alOO

a90 

a80

a!90

a!60

a!40

*144

268

685

524

357

270

222

176

124

92

78

67

57

50

*45

41

38

35

33

30

*29

34 

110

4,389

146

1.51

1.69

Mean 129 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.15

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,250 Mln 8.0 Mean 149 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.06

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage, 

and records for nearby stations.

b. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 111

1065. Black River near Tomahawk, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°45', long 78°17', near center of span on downstream side of bridge on

 State Highway 411, a quarter of a mile downstream from Clear Run Swamp and 3u miles 

northeast of Tomahawk, Sampson County.

Drainage area. 680 sq ml.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1959.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice dally. Datum of gage Is 0.39 ft below mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 8 years, 650 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,420 cfs Mar. 9 (gage height, 42.56 ft); mlnl-

 mum, 116 cfs June 23, 24 (gage height, 27.30 ft).

1951-59: Maximum discharge observed, 6,550 cfs Sept. 9, 1955 (gage height, 44.16 

ft); minimum, 8.5 cfs Oct. 13, 1954 (gage height, 25.59 ft).

Flood in 1928 reached a stage of 47.0 ft (discharge, 9,000 cfs) and floods In 1945 

and 1948 reached a stage of 42.6 ft (discharge, 5,420 cfs), from Information furnished 

by North Carolina State Highway Commission.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 13 to July 15)

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

27.0 116

28.0 246

33.0 1,200

37.0

40.0

43.0

2,340

3,700

5,700

27.6

28.0

31.0

178

232

735

34.0

38.0

1,410

2,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

205 

205

232

544

949

1,010

908

d748

*d628 

533

476

421

369

321

275

232

205

192

192

192

456

868

1.090

1,050

949

949

708

590

514

439

403

16,853

544

0.800

0.92

Nov.

369 

439

590

533

495

439

421

386

369

337

337

321

*305

305

290

290

290

275

275

275

275

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

9,956

332

0.488

0.54

Dec.

260 

246

246

260

275

260

260

246

232 

246

246

275

305

386

421

439

439

439

*495

552

590

609

609

628

708

708

628

590

899

1J250

14,877

480

0.706

0.81

Jan.

1.250 

1,220

1,170

1,090

1,030

d949

d888

808

768 

708

688

648

590

590

552

552

*533

514

495

476

476

495

571

609

609

590

533

495

476

476

514

21,363

689

1.01

1.17

Feb.

590 

590

628

858

1,380

1,800

2,040

2,240

2.580 

2,380

2,240

2,070

1,920

1,890

1,890

1,860

1,770

1,710

1,650

dl,570

1,440

1,340

1,220

dl,110

1,050

990

*1,010

1,050

-

42,666

1,524

2.24

2.33

Mar.

1,110 

1,200

1,570

1,890

2,100

2,730

3,700

4,650

5.280 

5,210

*4, 580

3,880

3,300

2,780

2,440

2,100

1,920

1,770

1,590

1,440

1,340

1,250

1,170

1,090

1,030

949

949

1,070

1,150

1,170

1,300

67,708

2,184

3.21

3.70

Apr.

*1.590 

1,490

1,650

1,950

2,200

2,380

2,450

2,300

2,040 

1,770

1,540

1,680

2,400

3,150

4,290

4.860

4,790

4,370

3,940

3,350

2,870

2,480

2,300

2,200

2,070

1,950

1,680

1,540

1,490

1 1 540

74,110

2,470

3.63

4.05

May

1.590 

1,470

1,200

1,000

888

828

728

628

533 

476

476

*476

495

590

628

552

495

439

386

352

337

403

421

495

533

514

533

386

305

260

246

18,663

602

0.885

1.02

June

246 

321

590

928

990

1,110

1.520

1,300

1,130 

1,010

848

648

d476

d352

290

246

205

179

154

135

129

122 lie

116

*122

160

260

218

179

154

14,054

468

0.688

0.77

July

T66

290

321

305

275

192

166

192 

272

571

708

788

967

dl,270

dl,520

dl,650

1,950

2,200

2,380

2.410

2,400

2,200

1,940

1,480

1,240

1,040

1,060

1,110

1,340

1 * 730

34,274

1,106

1.63

1.87

Aug.

1,980 

2,240

2,410

2.550

2,450

2,340

2,070

1,610

1,510 

1,430

1,240

*902

678

484

416

352

320

304

295

1,020

759

535

368

320

289

416

400

352

384

989

1,110

32,523

1,049

1.54

1.78

Sept.

962 

835

716

642

764

1,390

1,560

*1,770

1.840 

1,530

1,090

a850

a750

a650

a550

aSOO

a460

433

400

352

289

*260

246

218

191

191

178

T78

*191

384

20,370

679

0.999

1.11

Calendar year 1958 : Max 2,620 Min 78 Mean 910 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.17

Water year 1958-59: Max 5,280 Min 116 Mean 1,007 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.07

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

streams.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of graph based on gage readings, weather 

records, and records for nearby streams.
112 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

1070. South River near Parkersburg, N. C.

Location. --Lat 34°48' , long 78°27' , on downstream 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 1959.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 0.38 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 8 years, 375 cf s .

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,040 cfs Mar. 9, 10 Apr. 19, 20; maximum gage 

 height, 61.43 ft Mar. 10; minimum discharge, 22 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 53.04 ft).

1951-59: Maximum discharge, 5,000 cfs Aug. 24, 1955 (gage height, 64.20 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 3-6, 11-14, 1954.

Flood in 1918 or 1928 reached a stage of 65.88 ft, from high-water mark witnessed 

by local resident.

Remarks . Records good.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, .in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1 to Dec. 27)

53.0

53.5

54.0

55.0

56.0

57.0

115

190

58.0

59.0

60.0

61.0

61.4

455

700

1,100

1,710

2,040

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

24

22

46

109

190

208

199

199

*190

190

190

173 

149

142

128

122

109

103

97

103

165

285

369

369

369

354

339

325

285

239

218

6,010

194

0.508

0.59

Nov.

199

199

199

208

208

208

199

190

181

173

165

157 

*149

142

142

135

135

135

142

142

135

135

128

122

115

109

103

103

97

91

4,546

152

0.398

0.44

Dec.

91

85

85

91

91

91

85

85

80

80

85

91 

97

103

115

128

128

135

*149

165

190

208

239

261

285

298

285

298

369

437

474

5,404

174

0.455

0.53

Jan.

513

580

605

635

665

665

700

730

765 765

730

700 

665

635

580

555

*534

493

455

437

402

402

402

402

402

385

402

419

419

419

437

16,898

545

1.43

1.65

Feb.

455

T55

474

555

730

875

1,050

1,200

1,430

1,500

1.570

1,500 

1,500

1,430

1,370

1,310

1,250

1,250

1,200

1,150

1,050

1,000

915

835

800

765

*700

700

-

29,019

1,036

2.71

2.83

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,970 Min 15

Mar.

665

730

800

875

915

*1,250

1,500

1,790

2.040

2,040

*1,950

1,790 

1,640

1,500

1,310

1,200

1,100

1,000

915

835

800

730

700

635

580

 534 534

555

555

555

580

32 , 603

1,052

2.75

3.17

Apr.

*605

735

875

,000

,100

,100

,050

,000

915

875

800

955 

1,250

*1,570

1,870

1,950

1,950

1,870

2.040

2,040

1,870

1,710

1,500

1,310

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

39,135

1,304

3.41

3.81

May

1,100

1,000

915

800

700

605

513

455

385

339

298

*261 

239

261

261

218

190

165

149

157

190

239

285

261

218

165

135

115

103

91

JLL

10,904

352

0.921

1.06

June

91

97

149

208

285

369

513

800

955

1,000

1,050

1.100 

955

835

665

534

437

339

228

149

109

91

80

75

*?5

65

55

58

60

55

11,480

383

1.00

1.12

July

46

5T

75

109

115

103

85

75

91

122

135

149 

181

250

325

474

765

1,100

1,370

1,450

1,430

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,430

1,310

1,150

1,100

1,000

1,100

1,570

21,251

685

1.79

2.07

Aug.

1,500

1,570

1.710

1,640

1,450

1,200

1,000

875

835

855

875

*875 

835

730

605

513

402

311

239

511

402

369

273

190

142

122

115

122

128

228

525

20,707

668

1.75

2.02

Sept.

605

730

765

765

730

700

700

*700

700

800

915

1.000 

1,000

955

875

765

665

580

495

419

569

325

298

261

228

190

149

122

122

208

17,134

571

1.49

1.67

Mean 482 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.15

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,040 Min 22 Mean 589 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.96

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 113

1075. Colly Creek near Kelly, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°27'50", long 78°15 I 28", 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. 108 sq mi.

Records available. January 1950 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 15.27 ft (revised) above mean sea level, 

"datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). 

Prior to Dec. 13, 1950, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 91.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 850 cfs Mar. 11, 12 (gage height, 6.85 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs June 25 (gage height, 0.75 ft).

1950-59: Maximum discharge, 910 cfs Sept. 22, 1955 (gage height, 7.20 ft); no flow 

at times during several years.

Flood in 1908 reached a stage of 11.1 ft; September 1945, 10.2 ft, from information 

by local resident. Flood in 1928 reached a stage of 7.7 ft, from Information by North 

Carolina State Highway Commission.

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

Revisions. WSP 1433: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 3 to Feb. 4, Mar. 31 to Apr. 11, 

July 12 to Aug. 25)

.8 

1.2 

1.6 

2.0

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

6.9

101

150

216

453

880

3.0 42

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

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. .

122

120 

114

114

115

114

121

*144

180

208

208

216

200

193

175

161

150

139

128

125

180

208

244

294

516

316

316

305

294 

273

6,054

195

1.81

2.08

Nov.

263

284 

273

263

253

234

216

200

180

167

156

144

*129

123

116

110

106

102

99

95

91

88

84

84

84

82

82

82

79

2J_

4,346

145

1.34

1.50

Dec.

73

70 

66

63

60

58

54

52

49

47

49

52

54

61

69

74

81

85

86

84

84

82

79

81

84

84

85

105

129 

139

144

2,583

76.9

0.712

0.82

Jan.

156

161 

167

173

173

173

173

173

173

167

167

161

156

156

150

*144

139

134

128

124

120

120

119

114

110

107

106

105

100

31

4,342

140

1.30

1.50

Feb.

100

102 

109

156

216

244

253

273

294

305

328

359

363

386

586

363

339

339

328

505

284

275

263

244

234

254

234

244

-

7,538

269

2.49

2.60

Mar.

244

273 

294

505

305

478

570

615

*710

792

*850

850

792

710

*63B

549

*471

*420

363

328

305

284

263

244

225

216

208

216

200 

200

*193

13,111

423

3.92

4.51

Apr.

193

200 

208

208

208

208

208

208

208

200

200

225

253

305

351

405

420

405

405

405

405

405

386

539

316

294

273

253

244 

244

8,582

286

2.65

2.96

May

234

216 

208

193

186

173

161

144

129

116

104

*95

93

100

100

97

91

91

100

107

107

106

102

99

98

92

87

77

67

57 

50

3,680

119

1.10

1.27

June

45

42 

44

43

42

34

27

22

19

16

13

12

10

8.6

6.9

5.6

4.6

3.8

*3.2

2.5

1.9

1.4

1.2 *T!

3.3

4.8

4.2

3.0

2.0

427.6

14.5

0.132

0.15

July

2.0

1.9 

3.1

8.3

9.5

8.7

6.8

5.5

11

22

47

90

121

134

212

272

305

351

351

565

565

563

*339

305

273

225

193

173

IBS 

297

5,294.8

171

1.58

1.82

Aug.

186

161

156

161

217

223.

273

244

216

186

161

139

*120

105

89

78

72

66

58

56

55

50

43

34

12

48

65

56

52 

56

74

3,577

115

1.06

1.23

Sept.

110

127 

127

129

144

144

150

156

*167

167

161

156

150

139

134

129

120

109

a95

aBS

a75

a65

a55

a4B

a40

a34

a50

*26

38 

65

3,175

106

0.981

1.09

Calendar year 1958: Max 351 Min 0.6 Mean 150 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.86

Water year 1958-59= Max 850 Mln 0.8 Mean 171 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.53

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on ba 

ings, and records for nearby stations.

sis weather records, observer's weekly gage read-
114 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

1076. Northeast Cape Fear River near Seven Springs, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°10'20", long 77"55'56", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on

county highway and at Wayne-Duplin County line, 4-j miles upstream from Buck Marsh Branch

and 6 miles southwest of Seven Springs, Wayne County. 

Drainage area. 47.5 sq mi.

Records available. July 1958 to September 1959. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 89.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of

JT929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes. 1958: Maximum discharge during period July to September, 171 cfs Aug. 5 (gage 

 height, 5.94 ft); minimum, 5.3 cfs Sept. 20, 21 (gage height, 2.82 ft).

1958-59: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,160 cfs Mar. 7 (gage height, 8.25ft);

minimum, 6.0 cfs June 29, 30 (gage height, 2.91 ft). 

Remarks.--Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. The operafTon of small mills on tributaries above station may cause slight diurnal fluctuation

during periods of low flow.

Rating table, July 29, 1958, to Sept. 30, 1959, except period of ice effect

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 2 to Dec. 29, Jan. 1 to Feb. 4)

2.8

2.9

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

5.0 

6.7

6.0 

6.5

60

105

182

310

505

1,010

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5 

6

7

8

July

_

-

.

_

:_-

Aug.

10

22

23

82

160 

104

34

17

Sept.

19

18

15

12

10 

9.1

8.1

7.1

Day

9

10

11

^?

13 

14

1R

16

July

_

-

-

-

:_

Total

Aug.

12

10

8.8

8.5

16 

*21

21

16

Sept.

6.7

6.4

6.0

6.4

7.6 

7.1

6.5

*6.7

Day

17

18

19

20

21 

22

?3

24

July

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Aug.

13

11

9.2

8.1

7.1 

6.4

6.2

7.2

Sept.

6.4

5.8

5.8

5,3

5.7 

9.4

9.8

8.0

Day

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

July

-

-

-

-

15 

16

12

_

_

_

-

Aug.

11

36

*125

130

85 

43

25

1,088.5

35.1

0.739

0.85

Sept.

7.1

6.7

13

34

34 

20

-

322.7

0.227

0.25

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Result of discharge measurement made Apr. 23, 40.1 cfsj June 4, 32.5 cfs; July 9,

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

29

38 

94

127

110

62

34

26

21

19

17

15

14

14

13

IS

13

18

21

48

118

143

111

72

45

34

30

27

25 

23

1,392

44.9

0.945

1.09

Nov.

23

46

75

Si

6?

42

32

28

26

26

26

25

24

23

22

23

23

23

23

23

*22

21

20

20

20

20

20 

20

21

22

889

29.6

0.623

0.70

Dec.

21

20

20 

20

20

20

18

17

17

ii

b!6

b!8

b20

b23

b26

b26

b27

28

31

34

38

40

36

42

49

42

32

41

*134

*207 143"

1,242

40.1

0.844

0.97

Jan.

*90

83

87 

81

67

52

40

38

40

40

37

35

33

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

33

35

41

48

37

33

31 

30

29

31

1,325

42.7

0.899

1.04

Feb.

35

35

If

297

204" 393

132

112

106

98

88

82

105

123

107

*86

76

80

77

64

54

52

56

55

52

58 

64

-

2,791

99.7

2.10

2.19

Mar.

69

138

380 

325

196

511

*959

3BT

199

149

116

109

113

100

88

97

96

81

69

61

61

67

60

50

45

44

79

69

59 

*88

4,892

158

3.33

3.83

Apr.

120

121

203 

199

132

97

77

64

56

50

45

144

616

#566

280

186

136

117

105

97

88

136

197

148

106

81

77 

69

55

46

4,414

147

3.09

3.46

May

42

55

32 

36

41

35

28

25

22

21

*22

25

23

24

22

20

18

19

24

25

26

31

26

21

18

15

14 

13

12

II 

11

737

23.8

0.501

0.58

June

24

39

3"(58"

131

80

43

28

22

19

16

15

15

16

13

11

10

9.2

8.8

8.3

8.0

8.0

*7.6

7.8

10

11

9.0 

7.4

6.7

6^2.

1,209.0

40.3

0.848

0.95

July

6.5

7.2

17 

22

18

12

10

9.0

17

27

28

31

42

116

199

*242

314

180

127

115

90

61

40

32

24

21

30 

43

159

560 

550

3,149.7

102

2.15

2.47

Aug.

298

192

134 

*78

54

56

56

44

36

33

29

25

22

21

20

19

17

17

17

18

31

28

21

18

17

17

if

25

62

134

1,572

50.7

1.07

1.23

Sept,

100

71

46 

34

58

117

104

85

59

40

31

26

22

*21

21

22

22

21

20

18

17

17

16

15

14

14

14 

15

21

35

1,116

37.2

0.783

0.87

Calendar year 1958: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59= Max 959 Min . 6.2 Mean 67.7 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.38

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN 115

1080. Northeast Cape Pear 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 It miles west of Chinquapin, 

Duplin County.

Drainage area. 600 sq ml.

Records available.--July 1940 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 17.28 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

(Torps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 19 years, 634 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 cfs Mar. 8 (gage height, 15.77 ft); minimum, 42 cfs July 2, 3.

1940-59: Maximum discharge, 15,200 cfs Sept, 22, 1955 (gage height, 17.97 ft); minimum, 5.3 cfs Oct. 10, 11, 1954.

Flood in 1908 reached a stage of 22.6 ft at old bridge site 1,000 ft upstream from 

gage. Flood In 1928 reached a stage 0.8 ft lower than that in 1908, from information by 

North Carolina State Highway Commission.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-22, Apr. 23 to 

July 13, Sept. 83-30)

1.4 

2,0 

4.0 

7.0

36

104

425

1,040

10.0

12.0

14.0

15.8

2,000

3,190

6,030

10,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2S'.

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.

1,060

963

871

1,060 

1,390

1,550

1,490

1,300 

*1,060

848

648

479

33C

244

182

142

116

100

20

90

284

912

1,300

1,490

1,490

1,330

1,140

940

763 

629

515

24,806

800

1.33

1,54

Nov.

434

437

553

610 

648

629

591

534 

497

452

398

364

330

312

296

278

270

*262

253

244

244

g'5J3

236

236

236

244

253

253 

262

10,888

363

0.605

0.67

Dec.

262

253

244

244 

244

244

236

256 

228

22T

228

228

262

338

425

461

497

534

591

648

705

724

724

743

80S

825

783

858

1,500

2,180 

2.560

18,836

608

1.01

1.17

Jan.

2.410

*2,220

1,930

1,700 

1.520

1,330

1,140

986 

894

803

743

686

648

610

572

553

534

497

461

452

443

461

497

515

515

497

461

*45Z

452 

461

461

25,904

836

1.39

1.61

Feb,

515

534

553

872 

1,460

2,090

2,410

2.520 

2,460

2,310

2,130

1,890

1,620

1,520

1,490

1,490

1,390

*1,330

1,300

1,270

1,160

1,040

940

848

783

763

783

940

-

38,411

1,372

2.29

2.38

Mar,

1,040

1,260

2,060

2,930 

3,500

4,360

*7 , 800

*10.000 

9,500

*7 , 800

*5,840

4,360

*3,190

2,310

1,850

1,660

1,550

1,430

1,270

1,160

1,060

986

917

825

763

724.

743

963

1,040

1,040 

*1,110

85,041

2,743

4.57

5.27

Apr.

1,190

1,250

1,430

1,620 

1,740

1,770

1,700

1,580 

1,430

1,190

940

1,080

1,850

2,710

4,090

4.800

4,650

3,960

3,100

2,310

1,770

1,460

1,330

1,300

1,250

1,250

1,220

1,090

963 

871

56,894

1,896

3.16

3.53

May

848

894

940

848 

667

515

425

372 

321

278

244

*228

212

287

321

287

244

205

181

166

158

180

198

244

212

190

166

144

125 

116

109

10,325

333

0.555

0.64

June

110

129

*290

398 

416

434

554

724 

803 756-

373

228

187

164

145

112

90

76

69

62

58

55

50

*47

60

79

91

88

79

6,787

226

0.377

0.42

July

50

43

49

75 

82

78

66

58 

79

139

190

270

372

802

1,510

*2,270

2,930

3,610

3.840

3,610

3,100

2,460

1,890

1,360

940

629

641

667

894

1,040 

1,190

34,934

1,127

1.88

2.17

Aug.

1,330

1,490

1,740

1.810 

1,700

1,390

*1,060

763

1,110

1,490

1,140

638

425

330

262

228

198

190

180

172

166

170

180

156

148

150

144

162

198 

304

519

19,943

643

1.07

1.24

Sept.

686

667

572

572 

803

1,190

1,490

1.740 

1,700

1,360

986

648

461

355

*304

296

278

262

228

205

180

158

141

128

114

103

94

87

*9T 

131

16,031

534

0.890

0.99

Calendar year 1958 ! Max 3,300 Min 50 Mean 800 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.09

Water year 1958-59! Max 10,000 Min 43 Mean 956 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.63

Discharge measurement made on this day.
116 CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN

1085. Rockfish Creek near Wallace, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°44', long 78°02', on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 41, 

1-f miles upstream from Doctors Creek, and 2-| miles west of Wallace, Duplin County. 

Prior to Oct. 1, 1958, at site 1.0 mile downstream.

Drainage area. 63.8 sq ml. At site used prior to Oct. 1, 1958, 65.2 sq mi. 

Records available. July 1955 to September 1959.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 29.36 ft above mean sea level, 

aatum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 1, 1958, wire-weight 

or staff gage at site 1.0 mile downstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,470 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height, 11.90 ft); minimum, 2.2 cfs June 30 (gage height, 0.42 ft).

1955-59: Maximum discharge , 2,800 cfs Sept. 20, 1955 (gage height, 15.5 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs 

July 27-30, 1955.

Flood in 1948 reached about same stage as that of Sept. 20, 1955. These two floods 

were the highest in 20 years (from information by local resident).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except period of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July.22-31}

Oct. 1 to Mar

9.7

17

1.1

1.5

2.0

3.0 59

Note. Same as 

following table 

above 3.0 ft.

0.4 

.7 

1.0 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

Mar. 7 to Sept. 30

2.0 6.0

5.8 7.0

10 8.0

30 9.0

59 10.0

104 11.0

166 12.0

256

388

575

850

1,250

1,800

2,550

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

13S

173

180

357

515

388

256

166

109

59

38

25

20

16 

13

11

11

SjJ.

9.7

23

116

256

343

329

245

180

126

89

63

45

39

4,348.4

140

2.19

2.53

Nov.

33

45

63

84

104

84

67 

51

42

34

30

28

*27

27 

26

25

24

23

23

22

22

Si

22

22

23

23

23

23

23

22

1,086

36.2

0.567

0.63

Dec.

21

20

20

19

19

20

19 

18

17

16

17

b!8

b!9

b21 

b25

b30

b45

b60

71

75

84

84

79

84

94

94

94

118

*329

*405

357

2,392

77.2

1.21

1.39

Jan.

267

196

152

109

89

67 

63

59

59

51

51

45

45 

42

42

*42

39

34

33

33

42

48

48

42

38

33

32

30

30

34

2,027

65.4

1.03

1.18

Feb.

15

48

51

120

432

760

535 

343

245

196

166

138

120

145 

173

180

152

132

132

126

114

89

71

67

63

71

84

114

-

4,962

177

2.77

2.89

Calendar year 1958 : Max 595 Mln 1.1

Mar.

138

220

6OO

650

515

*1,760

*2.150 

*1,040

*515

329

234

196

173

132 

114

120

126

120

99

84

75

75

67

63

56

50

53

112

132

138

132

10,268

331

5.19

5.99

Apr.

*114

132

196

234

214

166

114 

34

67

56

50

104

481

970 

575

354

214

173

132

104

84

89

99

99

94

75

56

44

li

47

5,262

175

2.74

3.07

May

50

50

41

29

27

25

32

27

21

18

16

*15

15

29 

38

47

35

21

16

14

16

36

50

90

92

84

61

26

18

14

12

1,065

34.4

0.539

0.62

Mean 89 , 2 Cfs

June

15

41

*334

238

159

99

56 

36

21

15

12

9.6

9.6

9.6 

8.2

7.0

6.2

5.7

*5.1

4.4

4.4

3.9

3.8

*3.9

6.4

7.3

8.0

5.1

3.2

 * 

1,139.6

38.0

0.596

0.66

n 1.40

July

22

8.0

6.6

8.5

7.3

5.1

36'tfi

59

90

240

256

762 

1.160 .

770

495

388

357

222

120

71

59

*44

30

24

20

19

22

41

67

5,419.0

175

2.74

3.16

Aug.

99

158

121

67

41

30

30 

69

53

67

89

*67

31

21 

16

13

Ts

18

*27

64

164

214

114

44

28

50

44

50

138

376

476

2,794

90.1

1.41

1.63

Sept.

329

196

132

79

84

240

4o3~ 555 

*267

167

120

63

44

34 

29

30

29

27

24

21

18

14

14

13

12

12

11

9^5.

12

30

3,020.5

101

1.58

1.76

In. 18.66

Water year 1958-59 : Max 2,150 Mln 2.2 Mean 120 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.51

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Doubtful gage-height record Oct. 1 to Nov. 17j discharge computed on basis of recomputed 

gage height^, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
WACCAMAW RIVER BASIN 117

1095. Waccamaw River at Preeland, N. C.

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 Preeland, Brunswick County, and 

7 miles downstream from Juniper Creek.

Drainage area. 626 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1939 to September 1959.

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 15, 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. 20 years, 623 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,390 cfs Mar. 10, 11; maximum gage height, 16.12 

ft Mar. 11; minimum discharge, 14 cfs July 3.

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 10,200 cfs Sept. 25, 1955; maximum gage height, 16.63 

ft Sept. 26, 1955; minimum discharge, 0.1 cfs Aug. 30, Sept. 9, 10, 28, Oct. 4-14, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1959 are given In 

WSP 1641.

Revisions. WSP 1172: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,210

1,320

1,290

1,180

1,040

974

837

*714

612

527

445

405

376

6350

6330

319

327

330

348

348

6370

599

783

902

959

949

959

902

828

757

671

21,961

708

1.13

1.30

Nov.

599

595

658

694

742

742

715

679

637

570

523

*481

439

409

380

357

330

*319

308

298

272

254

246

248

261

256

256

256

243

228

12,995

433

0.692

0.77

Dec.

217

198

208

201

199

183

182

165

164

152

164

199

216

246

298

336

364

*366

371

380

380

359

358

350

358

358

358

e370

464

609

 

9,541

308

0.492

0.57

Jan.

902

1,000

1,010

1,070

1,120

al,120

al,120

al.160

al,160

al,120

al,120

al,090

al,060

al.OOO

a960

*940

856

818

781

744

704

664

644

644

610

596

570

559

535

513

524

26,714

862

1.38

1.59

Feb.

524

535

547

588

765

1,110

1,460

1,830

2,210

2,640

3,040

3,290

5,560

5,190

2,990

2,740

2,500

2,350

2,200

2,070

1,850

1,760

1,690

1,590

*1,460

1,400

1,340

1,550

-

52,379

1,871

2.99

3.11

Mar.

1,350

1,430

1,600

1,340

2,130

3,100

*4,790

6,160

7,460

*8.5SO

8,200

7,780

6,670

5,650

*4,900

4,250

*5,450

*3,020

2,590

2,320

2,070

1,950

1,770

1,580

1,410

1,250

1,080

1,070

998

940

#QT1 .SOi

102,069

5,293

5 . 26

6.06

Apr.

892

864

882

911

920

940

949

980

1,000

1,020

1,050

1,070

1,070

1,100

1,100

1,060

1,070

1,150

1,320

1,530

1,830

1,920

2.010

1,840

1,650

1,460

1,260

1,080

967

910

35,805

1,194

1.91

2.13

May

902

931

892

827

716

*618

575

508

508

476

*452

396

376

365

355

353

345

550

288

264

238

211

251

214

224

214

223

223

223

207

T Q<= Ia3

12,858

415

0.663

0.76

June

197

212

252

303

303

323

313

270

208

192

e!60

e!40

6130

121

111

102

93

*77

70

60

57

48

39

*35

50

54

32

25

24

21

3,980

133

0.212

0.24

July

18

17

19

ZO

ZS

34

25

23

28

29

34

110

267

*e500

e540

6900

*1,170

1,360

1.440

1,330

1,220

1,060

965

880

819

724

647

588

552

500

490

16,152

521

0.832

0.96

Aug.

480

470

444

431

404

437

525

639

745

761

753

714

678

629

602

608

621

641

*635

595

548

497

425

586

337

309

32i

304

514

336

398

15,964

515

0.823

0.95

Sept.

447

479

511

546

571

602

670

675

*768

781

794

794

794

768

742

72S

716

690

677

641

617

581

557

525

490

434

392

582

562

890

18,825

627

1.00

1.12

Calendar year 1958 : Max 3,170 Min 49 Mean 959 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.82

Water year 1958-59 : Max 8,350 Min 17 Mean 902 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.56

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No auxiliary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of base gage height and estimated 

fall.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of gage height and 1 discharge 

measurement.

Note. No auxiliary gage-height record June 5-7, Sept. 9-30j discharge computed using rate of 

change in stage as a factor.
118 WACCAMAW RIVER BASIN

1105. Waccamaw River near Longs, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°54'45" long 78°42'55", 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, 

Kerry County.

Drainage area. 1,030 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1950 to September 1959.

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

5.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels 

by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 9 years, 917 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,760 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 13.40 ft); minimum, 42 cfs July 5-8.

1950-59: Maximum discharge, 10,300 cfs Sept. 28-30,'1955; maximum gage height, 

13.82 ft Sept. 29, 1955; minimum discharge, 1 cfs Oct. 14, 1954.

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

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. l-?3, Apr. 30 to June 7, 

July 20 to Sept. 30)

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

104

196

453

786

8.0

9.0

9.5

10.0

11.0

13.4

1,000

1,430

1,900

2,600

4,320

9,760

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.440 

2,440 

2,440

2,300

2,300

2,160

2,020

1,900

1,780

1,580

1,500

1,370

1,210

1,100

1,000

906

824

730

659

642

712

a824

a906

al,060

1,210

1,370

1,500

1,680

*1,780

1,780

1,780

45,903

1,481

1.44

1.66

Nov.

1.680 

1,580 

1,500

1,370

1,260

1,210

1,170

1,100

1,060

1,030

1,000

975

950

906

864

824

786

730

676

642

576

528

483

453

438

410

396

IS"? 382

«OQ 3QC

25,743

858

0.833

0.93

Dec.

368 

368 

354

341

328

315

302

289

277

 253

a241

a241

a315

368

438

483

544

608

642

676

694

712

730

748

a748

748

748

805

906

1,000

1..150

16,720

539

0.523

0.60

Jan.

1,310 

1,500 

1,580

1,780

1,900

2,020

2.160

2,160

2,160

2,160

2,160

2,020

*2,020

1,900

1,900

1,780

1,780

1,680

1,580

1,-SOO

1,430

1,370

1,310

1,260

1,210

1,170

1,130

1,130

1,060

1,030

1.000

50,150

1,618

1.57

1.81

Feb.

975 

975 

al,000

1,100

1,310

1,680

2,300

2,600

2,920

3,420

3,780

3,960

4,140

4.520

4,320

4,320

4,320

4,320

4,320

4,320

3,960

3,780

3,600

3,240

3,080

2,760

2,760

2,600

-

86,180

3,078

2.99

3.11

Mar.

2,440 

2,440 

2,600

 2,920

3,080

4,140

5,320

6,620

7,780

8,500

9,240

9,500

9.760

9,500

9,240

8,740

8,260

7,780

7,060

6,400

a5, 740

5,320

4,720

4,320

3,780

3,420

3,080

2,760

2,440

2,300

2.020

171,220

5,523

5.36

6.18

Apr.

1,900 

1,680 

1,580

1,500

1,500

1.450

1,430

*1,430

1,430

1,430

1,500

1,500

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,580

1,780

1,780

1,780

1,900

1,900

2.020

2,626

2,020

1,900

2,020

49,750

1,658

1.61

1.80

May

2.160 

2,160 

1,900

1,780

1,580

1,430

1,370

1,370

1,210

1,100

1,030

950

864

786

748

676

608

576

513

»468

438

410

368

341 3?8~

396

468

592

625

642

625

28,552

921

0.894

1.03

June

592 

560 

544

560

592

625

625

592

560

528

468

424

368

315

265

229

196

175

146

120

112

104

89

*82

75

68

62

62

56

53

9,247

308

0.299

0.33

July

53 

47 

47

44

42

42

42

47

68

56

59

144

392

712

846

1,680

2,680

5.240

3,240

3,080

2,920s

a2,760

a2,600

a2,300

al,900

al,580

al,310

al,130

al,030

al.OOO

al,030

36,121

1,165

1.13

1.30

Aug.

al.100 

al.150 

al,030

a950

a884

805

748

694

642

625

625

608

608

608

608

730

767

786

844

824

824

786

748

694

625

560

483

453

424

438- 396

22,047

711

0.690

0.80

Sept.

<*R468

453

483

5?6

608

642

694

786

844

884

906

950

m

975

975

950

928

884

864

824

786

767

748

676

625

592

a.659

934

22,327

744

0.722

0.81

Calendar year 1958: Max 7,300 Min 89 Mean 1,811 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.86

Water year 1958-59: Max 9,760 Min 42 Mean 1,545 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.36

Discharge measurement made on this day.

No gage-height record; discharge estimated from graph based on records for preceding and following days, weather records, and records for station at Preeland, N. C.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 119

1110. Yadkin River at Patterson, N. C.

Location (revised). Lat 35°59'29", long 81°33'27", on left bank 200 ft upstream from

 bridge on State Highway 268, 0.4 mile upstream from Warrior Creek, half a mile south 

of Patterson, Caldwell County, and 2 miles downstream from Walnut Branch.

Drainage area.--28.8 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published In WSP 1303.

Gage.. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,212.47 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Feb. 9, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--20 years, 44.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,910 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 4.85 ft); minimum not determined, occurred during period July 8-11 when stage was at times below 

gage Intake as a result of regulation at dam 1 mile upstream; minimum dally, 14 cfs 

Dec. 12, 15, 16. 1939-59: 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 

1 mile upstream at gage heights 4.58, 7.70, and 12.70 ft; minimum observed, 3.0 cfs 

May 15, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair, and those

 for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. Prior to 1948 some diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by mill above station. Occasional regulation for short 

periods since Feb. 25, 1958, by detention dam 1 mile upstream.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1303: 1947-48(M). WSP 1553: 1948(P).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

.3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

42

28

26

28

24

22

22

21

21 *20

11

19

19

19

19

20

20

23 

37

23

22

22

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

699

22.5

0,781

0.90

Nov.

25

31

27

22

22

22

21

20

20

"11

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19 

19

19

*19

19

19

19

19

19

19

24

"oT

630

21.0

0.729

0.81

Dec.

19

19

19

19

19

19

Jan.

60

57

48

42

b30

b34

18 1 b36

18 ' 38

18

18

18

b!4

18

18

b!4

b!4

bl6

19 

18

18

17

17

16

17

17

15

19

493

?46

92

60

1,362

43.9

1.52

1.76

36

31

b30

b30

30

30

 31

38

b30 

b30

30

40

*174

81

59

50

46

44

40

38

37

35

1,358

43.8

1.52

1.75

Feb.

33

32

33

38

37

33

32

33

33

33

34

32

66

56

52

46

44

42 

38

36

33

34

39

36

33

*33

33

32

1,056

37.7

1.31

1.36

Mar.

32

31

30

30

40

133

73

56

49

46

42

44

39

37

39

36

35

33 

33

33

36

35

33

32

31

34

83

55

47

60

55

1,392

44.9

1.56

1.80

Apr.

53

73

62

55

49

47

42

41

39

 37

79

192

181

113

84

69

60

60 

93

97

84

*93

90

77

68

60

56

55

52

47

2,208

73.6

2.56

2.85

May

44

41

40

40

44

37

35

32

32

34

33

30

40

35

31

30

30

ft

49

57

48

40

35

33

39

40

44

49

50

£9.

1,219

39.3

1.36

1.57

June

*288

223

135

101

77

65

56

49

45

42

40

37

35

34

33

31

30

30 

30

28

27

26

26

26

34

29

25

23

1,669

55.6

1.93

2.16

July

22

22

26

22

21

29

22 aie

a!7

al£

a30

26

24

25

23

22

30

30 

28

35

50

75

57

33

33

36

49

82

sa

35

30

1,027

33.1

1.15

1.33

Aug.

27

26

25

49

39

28

46

44

30

25

22

»23

20

19

18

18

18

26 

24

24

19

21

24

20

26

26

*21

a36

336

a24

alOO

904

29.2

1.01

1.17

Sept.

a200

116

59

44

a44

aeo

*a!20

*83

66

51

45

40

35

33

31

29

27

27 

26

24

24

23 *22

21

21

20

21

21

45

853

2,231

74.4

2.58

2.88

Calendar year 1958: Max 493 Mln 14 Mean 56.5 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.60

Water year 1958-59 : Max 853 Mln 14 Mean 43.2 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.34

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs).--Dec. 28 (6 p.m.) 1,060 cfs (3.74 ft);-Sept. 30 (9 a.m.) 1,910 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of fragmentary gage-height record and records 

for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
120 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

1115. Reddles River at North Wilkesboro, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°10', long 81°10', on left bank 400 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

1-f miles northwest of North Wilkesboro, Wllkes County, l± miles upstream from North

Wilkesboro municipal dam, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--93.9 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 978.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 20 years, 133 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,040 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 9.60 ft); minimum not determined, occurred during period of ice effect.

1939-59: 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, 22 cfs Aug. 17, 1954 (gage height, 0.63 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Slight 

diurnal fluctuation at low flow during growing season.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1433: 1944.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

3

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.

102

82

80

90

76

71

70

70

69

67

65

64

64

65

65

65

66

112

168

84

80

94

90

78

72

71

70

69

67

67

66

2,419

78.0

0.831

0.96

Nov.

78

98

90

75

74

72

70

67

69

*69

66

67

67

66

66

67

69

69

66

_64

64

64

64

64

64

65

64

72

106

72

2,128

70.9

0.755

0.84

Dec.

69

69

69

71

69

64

64

64

64

62

62

b44

b55

62

b40

*b36

b50

b60

b65

62

60

60

61

61

59

55

69

1.260

*603

216

159

3,864

125

1.33

1.53

Jan.

154

168

137

120

b90

b60

bllO

113

113

b70

b85

blOO

98

95

98

120

b60

b5_0_

b90

103

104

420

181

140

123

112

106

101

98

*93

90

3,602

116

1.24

1.43

Feb.

87

84

89

100

100

89

84

86

89

89

86

82

150

*128

115

105

100

98

90

84

81

84

95

87

82

81

*81

80

2,606

93.1

0.991

1.03

Mar.

82

81

76

76

89

374

188

142

125

117

108

113

103

100

101

97

92

89

87

87

92

92

84

84

84

86

157

118

105

150

*135

3,514

113

1.20

1.39

Apr.

122

159

135

123

113

108

103

100

98

95

170

559

438

247

194

170

152

*144

190

212

176

*227

212

183

163

147

139

193

185

*143

5,400

180

1.92

2.14

May

127

117

112

108

108

101

98

92

89

100

95

88

114

96

88

84

82

80

90

120

174

161

116

96

90

98

101

95

101

108

135

3,264

105

1.12

1.29

June

nso

185

265

381

191

152

127

112

104

100

95

89

88

82

79

77

75

73

73

70

68

68

66

77

108

86

70

66

63

*60_

3,300

110

1.17

1.31

July

65

112

108

75

66

65

65

59

56

60

80

84

76

79

69

63

65

76

106

120

83

79

88

76

77

79

84

88

88

69

63

2,423

78.2

0.833

0.96

Aug.

76

73

63

88

76

63

60

73

60

*55

56

55

51

51

51

54

50

78

64

61

61

55

54

51

58

81

83

66

65

114

252

2,178

70.3

0.749

0.86

Sept.

714

258

125

94

85

176

184

123

101

86

80

78

72

70

69

66

64

' 65

64

61

60

*60

59

58

58

56

58

59

185

2.150

5,438

181

1.93

2.15

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,260 Min 36 Mean 157 Cfam 1.67 In. 22.66

Water year 1958-59 : Max 2,150 Min 36 Mean 110 Cfam 1.18 In. 15.89

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 ofa).--Dec. 28 (7 p.m.) 3,000 

(6.47 ft); Sept. 30 (3 p.m.) 4,040 cfa (9.60 ft).

!fa (8.25 ft); Sept. 1 (4 p.m.) 2,080 cfa

* Discharge meaaurement made on this day. 

b Stage-dlacharge relation affected by ice.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 121

1120. Yadkin River at Wilkesboro, N. C.

Locatloa.--I.at 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 Reddies 

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 1959. Prior to 

October 1928, published as "at North Wilkesboro.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 942.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Apr. 10, 1903 to June 30, 1909, and Oct. 17, 

1920 to Apr. 10, 1929, staff or chain gages at site H miles downstream at different 

datum. Apr. 11, 1929, to Jan. 9, 1930, chain gage at present site and datum. Datum 

used 1920-29 was about 1.2 ft lower than that used 1903-9.

Average discharge. 44 years (1903-8, 1920-59), 792 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,200 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 18.30 ft); min-

 imum, 254 cfs Dec. 16 (gage height, 1.88 ft) , result of freezeup; minimum daily, 293 cfs 

Aug. 17

i903-9, 1920-59: Maximum discharge, 160,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 37.6ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs on basis of slope-area 

measurement of peak flow; minimum, 99 cfs Sept. 28-30, 1954; minimum daily, 110 cfs 

Sept. 18, 19, 1956. , >**-,,, Flood in July 1916 reached a stage of 34.5 ft (present site and datum), from floodmark (discharge, 116,«00 cfs, from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs as explained 

above). 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Slight

 diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant on Reddies River 1 mile above 

station. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 1433: 1903-9, 1922, 1925-26(M) , 

1930, 1932, 1934, 1946-48(M)', drainage area at former site.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

262

401

561

870

1,520

2,170

7.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

3,650 

5,250 

7,000 

8,950 

11,OOO

Discharge, in" cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

634

539

473

494 

457

411

401

401

396

386

376

367

372 

372

372

372

376

407

686

457

421

473

473

426

411

4O1

396

386

381

*376

376

13,269

429

0.870

1.00

Nov.

416

561

511

432

416

406

396

386

391

386

376

376

376 

376

381

386

396

391

*381

367

362

362

362" 357

362

362

362

381

*602

4ET

12,045

402

0.8i5

0.91

Dec.

391

386

391

411 

386

376

362

362

362

362

357

. 334

b340 

362

338

b310

b310

b330

352

352

343

334

334

334

324

297

329

4,340

*6.950

1,490

*968

23,197

748

1.52

1.75

Jan. .

902

1,000

818

723 

626

b500

b600

b650

705

b500

b480

b500

b550 

539

539

755

579

b480

b550

567

555

2.010

1,200

870

748

662

614

579

550

*533

516

21,400

690

1.40

1.61

Feb.

489

478

489

561 

602

527

489

494

516

516

522

478

870

Fro

748

656

614

590

544

511

463

484

527

527

478

468

*463

457

_

15,431

551

1.12

1.16

Mar.

457

463

442

437 

513

2.190

1,200

850

723

650

596

608

550 

516

527

516

489

473

463

463

478

505

463

452

447

452

880

799

650

805

*786

19,843

640

1.30

1.50

Apr.

699

902

818

742 

656

608

573

544

527

505

844

2,570

*5.180 

1,520

1,130

935

818

761

1,060

1,420

1,100

1,290

1,230

1,060

935

850

786

824

968

767

30,622

1,021

2.07

2.31

May

711

668

644

632 

638

585

561

533

511

573

550

511

730 

644

533

500

505

"516 463

608

1.050 838"

761

608

550

590

644

596

662

644

818

19,357

624

1.27

1.46

June

1,000

1,650

1,800

2,200 

1,100

870

755

680

620

596

573

539

522 

494

*468

468

457

447

447

432

421

416

406

426

516

489

416

391

367

*357

20,323

677

1.37

1.53

July

376

511

561

416 

376

367

376

343

329

334

362

489

421 

437

411

367

367

478

505

500

533

494

544

473

437

478

550

"632" 638

478

413

13,996

451

0.915

1.06

Aug.

429

498

367

704 

680

463

401

527

411

362

338

329

315 

302

297

311

293

362

376

338

362

306

324

315

343

452

573

533

573

662

1.280

13,826

446

0.905

1.04

Sept.

3,380

2,140

935

674 

561

680

1,600

1,030

968

742

632

561

516 

489

484

457

421

426

411

396

396

396

386

386

376

-372 367

372

644

10.500

31,698

1,057

2.14

2.39

Calendar year 1958: Max 6,930 Min 297 Mean 885 Cfsm 1.8O In. 24.35

Water year 1958-59: Max 10,500 Min 293 Mean 644 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.73

Peak discharge (base, 8,OOO cfs). Dec. 29 (2 a.m.) 11,700 cfs (15.61 ft); Sept. 30 (6:30 p.m.) 

15,2OO efs (18.5O ft)._________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Legation. La t 36°2u T , long dU 40 T , on left bank 500 ft upstream from bridge on Stat

ighway 363, 1 mile upstream from Cody Creek, and 2 miles northwest of Copeland ,

Drainage area.--121 sq mi.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1959.

Gage. 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. 28 years, 177 cfs.

Extremes. -'-Maximum discharge during year, 5,000 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 9.36 ft); minimum, 51 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 2.02 ft).

1331-59: 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 measurement of peak flow; minimum, 14 cfs Aug. 28, 1956.

Remarka. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). WSF 822: Drainage area. WSP 1303: 1933(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cutic feet per second)

120

170

318

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.O 

3.0

Discharge, in cubir feet- per second, water year October 1958 to Septembe

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

13

14

15

16

17

13

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

0:t.

160

T27

109

125

111

100

98

98

*94

92

86

82

84

88

86

88

90

90

113

102

98

127

125

109

102

96

98

94

94

94

94

3,154

102

0.843

0.97

Nov.

109

144

122

105

100

96

92

88

86

*84

82

82

82

84

84

88

88

88

88

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

94

165

113

2,836

94.5

0.781

0.87

Dec.

102

102

102

109

105

98

94

94

92

92

90

b80

b90

b90

*b90

b90

b90

b90

b90

b90

b90

b90

b90

88

86

80

96

2.160

1,240

361

234

6,495

210

1.74

2.00

Jan.

227

273

194

170

142

bllO

b!20

142

137

bllO

b90

bllO

b!20

122

120

160

122

blOO

b!20

127

125

679

246

185

165

*154

147

139

132

130

125

5,043

163

1.35

1.55

Feb.

120

ne

118

132

144

125

116

116

118

120

116

109

165

160

144

132

130

127

118

111

109

109

120

118

107

107

102

102

-

3,411

122

1.01

1.05

Mar.

107

107

*102

100

1OO

728

282

191

167

157

147

157

142

134

132

130

122

us

116

113

118

122

111

109

109

111

182

147

130

173

160

4,824

156

1.29

1.48

Apr.

157

250

182

165

147

139

*130

127

125

118

296

1,090

733

347

254

214

194

179

224

238

197

265

282

231

203

188

176

325

288

185

7,649

255

2.11

2.35

May

167

157

162

224

170

152

144

134

127

132

149

132

334

191

149

139

134

127

137

*152

476

203

173

149

134

134

134

134

191

203

254

5,398

174

1.44

1.66

June

203

197

188

160

147

134

127

122

116

109

107

102

100

92

88

33

86

84

84

80

78

76

73

75

90

90

76

70

66

61

3,169

106

0.876

0.97

July

60

61

82

71

63

*61

63

56

54

60

88

111

102

295

113

90

80

107

98

118

94

94

90

78

109

120

98

92

92

78

71

2,849

91.9

0.760

0.88

Aug.

135

110

84

145

105

7b

71

88

75

64

60

60

58

56

54

53

52

63

86

109

94

112

76

56

68

66

54

54

125

349

1.510

4,168

134

1.11

1.28

Sept.

763

410

214

147

130

218

265

194

157

132

116

111

102

96

96

92

88

88

86

82

78

78

75

73

T0_

70

70

70

153

5.280

7,604

253

2.09

2.34

Calendar year 1958 : Max 2,160 Min 80 Mean 218 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.50

Water year 1958-59 : Max 3,280 Min 52 Mean 155 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.40

Peak: discharge (base, 2,200 cfs).--De.;. 28 (9 p.m.) 4,600 cfs 

(8.38 ft); Sept. 30 (3 p.m.) 5,000 cfs (9.36 ft).

ft); Aug. 31 (6 ii.) 4,050 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 123

1155. Forbush Creek near Yadkinville, N. C.

Location. Lat 36 0 08', long 80°33", on left bank 900 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

three-quarters of a mile north of Porbush Church, 2-f miles upstream from Logan Creek, 

3| miles upstream from mouth, and 6 miles east of Yadkinville, Yadkln County.

Drainage area. 21.7 sq mi.

Records available. April 1940 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 728 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 19 years, 21.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,080 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 10.34 ft); min- 

 imum, 4.3 cfs July 9 (gage height, 0.53 ft); minimum daily, 5.0 cfs July 8.

1940-59: Maximum discharge, 2,450 cfs Sept. 30, 1944, from rating curve extended 

above 1,500 cfs on basis of velocity-area study and slope-area measurement of peak 

flow at gage height 10.38 ft; maximum gage height, 11.08 ft Aug. 3, 1958; minimum 

daily discharge, 0.6 cfs Aug. 16, 17, Sept. 14-18, 1956.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.56 

.6

1.0 

1.5

5.0 

6.0

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

110

227

370

734

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5-

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

41

2T

14

14

12

11

11

11

*11

11

10

10

10

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

11

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

379

12.2

0.562

0.65

Nov.

15

15

14

12

11

11

11

10

10

*9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

11

19

11

316.8

10.6

0.488

0.54

Dec.

10

10

10

11

10

10

9.6

976

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

10

*10

9.6

10

10

9.6

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

10

11

589

142

43

31

1,071.4

34.6

1.59

1.83

Jan.

54

70

34

30

26

b23

b22

22

22

b!8

b!8

b!8

18

18

19

40

b26

b20

blS

blS

18

73

?9

23

21

19

18

17

16

16

16

800

25.8

1.19

1.37

Feb.

15

T5

16

22

25

20

18

18

21

20

18

17

37

32

26

21

20

19

17

16

16

16

18

17

16

16

16

15

-

543

19.4

0.894

0.93

Mar.

16

16

*15

14

16

114

35

25

22

20

18

18

17

17

18

17

16

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

20

16

15

22

13

636

20.5

0.945

1.09

Apr.

17

68

29

23

20

18

17

*17

16

T6

22

102

74

36

26

22

20

20

47

52

30

31

43

29

24

22

20

20

21

18

920

30.7

1.41

1.58

May

17

16

17

19

16

15

14

14

14

15

16

14

28

29

16

15

14

14

13

*16

25

15

13

13

12

13

13

12

12

11

17

488

15.7

0.724

0.84

June

26

49

26

18

15

14

13

12

11

11

11

10

10

9.2

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

9.6

10

8.9

7.4

7.1

6.7

6.0

367.8

12.3

0.567

0.63

July

5.8

6.0

6.7

5.8

5.6

*5.6

5.6

5.0

8.3

2_0

12

11

8.9

13

8.9

8.2

8.9

11

12

8.5

8.2

13

12

8.2

8.2

8.2

11

8.9

7.4

7.1

6.7

275.7

8.89

0.410

0.47

Aug.

62

54

16

132

40

16

25

25

17

12

11

10

9.6

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.5

8.2

7.4

8.2

7.4

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.1

23

20

9.6

59

215

244

1,097.2

35.4

1.63

1.88

Sept.

~65 603

31

22

21

175

371

147

55

30

22

18

16

15

15

14

13

13

12

11

11

11

11

10

*10

10

10

9.6

28

250

2,029.6

67.7

3.12

3.48

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,030 Min 7.8 Mean 30.7 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.17

Water year 1958-59: Max 603 Min 5.0 Mean 24.4 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.29

Peak discharge (base, 570 

(5.34 ft); Aug. 29 (12 p.. 

(9:50 a.m.) 928 cfs (6.82 ft).

cfs). --Dec. 28 (8 p.m.) 1,080 

.m.) 599 cfs (5.34 ft); Sept.

cfs (7.44 ft); Aug. 1 (11 p.m.) 599 cfs 

1 (l a.m.) 2,020 cfs (10.34 ft); Sept.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ic
124 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

1165. Yadkin River at Yadkin College, N. C.

Location ~Lat 35°51'24", long 80° 23 < 10", near left bank on downstream end of pier of

 bridge on U. S. Highway 64, l| miles south of Yadkin College, Davldson County, and 

6tj- miles downstream from Reedy Creek.

Drainage area. 2,280 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1928 to September 1959.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 638.65 ft above mean sea level (levels by

 Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 26, 1957, at site on left bank 80 ft downstream at 

"same datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 2,837 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 28,700 cfs Dec. 30 (gage height, 20.13 ft); mini-

 mum observed, 750 cfs July 1 (gage height, 0.75 ft); minimum dally, 930 cfs July 2, 9.

1928-59: Maximum discharge, 80,200 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 33.75 ft); minimum observed, 177 cfs Oct. 12, 1954 (gage height, -0.42 ft); minimum daily, 330 cfs 

Oct. 9, 1954, Sept. 23, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 36.3 ft during July 1916, from floodmarks (discharge, 94,300 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of fragmentary gage-height record or ice

 effect, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by small powerplant 

with little storage capacity 10 miles upstream from station. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1959 are 

given In WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years ). WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 852: 1935-37 (m).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.4

2.0 

4.0

6.0

900

1,170

1,620

3,550

5,700

9.0

12.0

14.0

17.0

21.0

9,600 

14,000 

17,1OO 

22,30O 

30,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2 

I

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,700

2.550 

2,320

1,760

1,710

1,620

1,450

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,340

1,280

1.240 

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,660

1,640

1,450

1,620

1,660

1,530

1,410

1,380

 1,380

1,340

1,310

1,310

46,480

1,499

0.657

0.76

Nov.

1,340

1,710 

1,890

1,800

1,580

,490

,450

,410

,380

,380

1,380

1,340

1,380 

1,340

1,380

1,340

1,340

1,410

1,380

1,340

1,310

1.280

1,310

1,340

1,340

1,310

1,310

1,340

1,650

2.080

43,330

1,444

0.633

0.71

Dec.

,780

,490 

,450

,450

,490

1,490

1,380

*1,380

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,280

1.170 

bl,200

1)1,200

1)1,200

1,170

1,410

1,530

1,530

1,410

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,310

1,280

1,170

6,340

23,400

*25, 600

6,740

98,890

3,190

1.40

1.61

Jan.

4,160

5,480 

4,600

3,450

2,850

2,360

2,030

2,220

2,410

2,220

1,980

1.890

2,030 

2,080

2,080

2,640

3,450

2,460

1,890

2,170

*2,270

4,200

6.780

4,270

3,250

2,750

2,550

2,360

2,220

2,120

2,080

89,300

2,881

1.26

1.46

Feb.

1,980

1,890 

1,890

2,220

3,250

2,650

2,270

2,030

2,270

2,360

2,270

2,080

2,650 

3,450

4.160

3,250

2,650

2,460

2,320

2,120

1,940

1,840

2,030

2,120

2,030

1,840

1,800

1.710

-- -

65, 530

2,340

1.03

1.07

Mar.

1,760

1,840 

1,800

1,710

1.660

5,980

8^520

4,600

3,350

2,850

2,550

2,410

2,360 

2,120

2,120

2,170

2,030

1,890

1,800

1,760

1,760

1,890

1,940

1,800

1,710

1,710

1,940

2,650

2,750

2 550

2I750

78,730

2,540

1.11

1.28

Apr.

2,750

3,350 

4,160

3,350

2,850

2,550

2,320

2,220

2,080

2.030

2,030

3,630

14.600 

10,500

5,590

4,160

3,550

3,150

3,450

5,590

4,490

4,380

4,710

4,490

3,750

3,350

3,050

2,850

*3,700

3,750

122,430

4,081

1.79

2.00

May

2,950

2,650 

2,460

2,750

2,850

2,550

2,220

2,120

1,940

1,940

2,030

2,080

1,940 

5.910

2,750

2,120

1,940

1,840

1.800

1,840

2,620

3,750

2,750

2,550

2,120

1,890

1,840

1,940

1,940

1, 980

2,120

72,180

2,328

1.02

1.18

June

2,750

3,850 

4,380

3,950

4.410

2,950

2,460

2,170

1,980

1,800

1,710

1,660

1,580 

1,490

1,410

1,340

1,310

1,310

1,280

1,310

1,280

1,200

1,170

1,170

1,200

1,340

1,410

1,240

1,170

f995

57,275

1,909

0.837

0.93

July

f995

*930 

1,060

1,310

1,200

1,030

960

960

930

1,310

1,240

1,340

1,490 

1,840

2,850

1,660

1,280

1,310

1,490

1,660

3,870

2,320

1,940

1,710

1,490

1,620

1,660

5,970

2,410

1 j 800

2,950

52,585

1,696

0.744

0.86

Aug.

1,890

3,450 

2,650

2,410

3,950

2,650

2,120

5,590

2,950

2,030

1,450

1,280

1,170 

1,100

1,060

1,030

1,030

995

995

1,140

1,170

1,060

1,100

1,100

995

1,030

2,930

2,080

1,380

8, 660

7,120

69,565

2,244

0.984

1.13

Sept.

13,100

15,500 

7,760

3,650

2,650

3,000

12,600

10,800

5,150

3,350

2,850

2,320

2,080 

1,840

1,760

1,660

1,580

1,490

1,410

1,410

,380

,340

,340

,310

.240

,280

,240

1,240

1,310

7,110

114,750

3,825

1.68

1.87

Calendar year 1958: Max 29,000 Mln 1,170 Mean 3,518 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.93

Water year 1958-59: Max 25,600 Mln 930 Mean 2,496 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.86

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 cfs).--Dec. 30 (5 a.m.) 28,700 cfs (20.13 ft)} Sept. 7 (11 p.m.) 18,000 

cfs (14.61 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 125

1175. Rocky Creek at Turnersburg, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°54', long 80°48', on right bank 1,000 ft downstream from bridge on U. S.

; Highway 21 at Turnersburg, Iredell County, 1 mile downstream from Mud Creek, and 

1-| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 102 sq ml.

Records available . April 1940 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods,

 published in WSP 1303. Prior to October 1956, published as Rocky River at Turnersburg.

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.--19 years, 108 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum peak discharge during year, 2,070 cfs Dec. 29, Sept. 7; a higher dis-

 charge and stage occurred at midnight Sept. 30 (2,570 cfs, 7.65 ft) on a rising stage 

preceding a peak on Oct. 1, 1959; minimum discharge, 31 cfs Dec. 26, result of freezeup; 

minimum dally, 40 cfs Aug. 24.

1940-59: Maximum discharge, 6,080 cfs Jan. 22, 1954 (gage height, 13.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,400 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; 

minimum, 1 cfs Oct. 18, 1940, Oct. 26, 1941; minimum dally, 8.8 cfs Aug. 17, 18, 1956. 

A stage of about 18 ft was reached by flood sometime during the years 1936-38, from 

Information by local resident.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1333: 1945(M). WSP 1503: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16-18, Jan. 19)

Oct. 1-8, 

Apr. 21 to Sept. Oct. 9 to Apr. 20

1.5

1.7

1.9

2.0 102

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

203

348

776

1,270

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

92

202

3.0 348

4.0 776

6.0 1,770

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

103

-"86 118

74

68

59

55

55

*55

53

51

50

51

51

52

51

51

52

53

58

55

75

82

66

60

58

58

56

56 

56 

55

1,923

62.0

0.608

0.70

Nov.

67

98

77

68

65

63

61

60

59

58

58

*58

59

58

59

58

59

60

60

58

56

56

56

56

56

56

58

58

112 

82

1,909

63.6

0.624

0.70

Dec.

66

62

62

65

62

59

58

58

58

56

56

55

55

60

58

60

60

60

58

62

*61

60

60

61

59

53

65

695

1.290 

294 

183

4,071

131

1.28

1.48

Jan.

185

245

169

137

116

96

100

100

112

92

82

82

85

82

82

133

127

100

100

102

92

212

164

*125

112

102

94

90

85 

84

$0

3,567

115

1.13

1.30

Feb.

75

75

77

94

114

92

85

84

92

89

84

80

143

155

146

122

112

106

94

87

84

84

92

90

82

78

77

75

-

2,668

95.3

0.934

0.97

Mar.

77

78

*75

72

78

342

215

148

125

112

104

102

94

87

94

89

85

78

75

75

78

96

82

75

75

75

112

110

92

114 

114

3,228

104

1.02

1.18

Apr.

104

164

169

*135

114

104

96

89

85

84.

92

175

398

218

164

140

122

118

185

616

273

*234

239

196

167

150

137

128

120 

115

5,131

171

1.68

1.87

May

106

102

97

122

154

102

97

91

86

93

100

88

124

Tl3~ 162

98

91

88

82

84

106

124

106

86

76

79

84

82

82

8T ay

3,068

99.0

O.971

1.12

June

111

139

139

145

122

100

88

81

74

*70

67

64

62

59

58

56

55

55

55

54

52

55

52

54

58

58

51

50

46 

44.

2,174

72.5

0.711

0.79

July

43

44

52

50

45

43

44

41

41

58

50

65

53

50

65

54

52

89

78

59

64

68

*76

55

50

50

50

68

62 

58 

56

1,733

55.9

0.548

0.63

Aug.

50

90

58

154

200

88

71

74

70

58

53

50

47

45

44

44

43

41

44

55

47

44

41

40

42

64

131

65

51 

671 

461

3,036

97.9

0.960

1.11

Sept.

291

614

182

124

102

100

1.120

68O

280

165

131

115

100

93

89

84

78

76

74

70

88

67

64

63

62

59

59

60

a75 

al.100

6,245

208

2.04

2.28

Calendar year 1958 : Max 2,950 Kin 46 Mean 146 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.47

Water year 1958-59 : Max 1,290 Mln 4O Mean 1O6 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.13

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Dec. 29 (5 a.m.) 2,070 cfs (6.65 ft); Sept. 7 

(6.55 ft).

i p.m.) 2,O70 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of fragmentary gage heights, high-water mark, 

and records for nearby stations.
126 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 

1180. South Yadkin River near Mocksville, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35"51', long 80°40', on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 

 1 mile upstream from Little Creek, 4 miles downstream from Fifth Creek, 4f miles upstream from Hunting Creek, and 6-j miles southwest of Mocksville, Davie County.

Drainage area. 313 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 660 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge.--21 years, 311 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,080 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 10.00 ft); minimum, 115 .cfs July 9, Aug. 26 (gage height, 1.80 ft).

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 9,240 cfs Jan. 23, 1954 (gage height, 16.73 ft); minimum. 30 cfs Aug. 14, 16, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 22.6 ft-Oct. 3, 1929, from floodmark established by local 

resident.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Records of 

suspended sediment loads for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1-23

1.9 143

2.1 188

2.3 237

2.6 318

Oct. 24 to Sept. 30

1.8 115

2.0 157

3.0 435

4.0 745

5.0 1,060

7.0 1,740

9.0 2,570

10.0 3,080

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

176

318

255

217

205

188

179

176

174

172

165

161

161

161

163

165

163

163

163

172

172 

195

255

*218

189

181

179

176

176 

174

174

5,786

187

0.597

0.69

Nov.

186

287

254

220

202

197

194

189

186

181

179

*176

176

176

176

176

179

179

181

176

174 

174

171

171

171

174

174

174

254 

270

5,777

193

0.617

0.69

Dec.

207

191

189

191

194

186

179

176

176

176

174

164

b!60

189

bl80

b!60

*b!60

b!60

b!70

181

176 

169

167

169

169

157

blSO

1,560

2,390 

2.620

855

12,145

392

1.25

1.44

Jan.

590

775

560

435

358

298

290

307

335

298

254

248

254

251

254

375

405

b280

b260

310

296

525

510

*390

343

318

298

287

276 

262

256

10,898

352

1.12

1.29

Feb.

248

240

240

318

390

321

279

268

301

304

282

262

435

510

620

450

375

346

318

293

279 

265

273

284

265

251

248

245

-

8,910

318

1.02

1.06

Calendar year 1958: Max 5,360 Kin 140

Mar.

240

251

*248

240

272

1.130

908

525

420

366

335

324

310

287

290

301

276

262

251

248

254 

273

273

251

245

242

315

375

307

352

10,700

345

1.10

1.27

Apr.

324

480

560

435

363

329

310

290

*284

276

282

468

988

838

525

435

375

352

577

1,150

1.440 

1,170

775

635

510

450

405

375

358 

338

16,097

537

1.72

1.91

May

318

304

290

298

375

301

276

268

251

262

287

268

256

481

346

290

268

254

242

240

324 

318

329

251

229

223

234

240

*229 

215

248

8,715

281

0.898

1.04

June

318

360

435

525.

544

338

284

254

234

220

215

202

197

184

176

171

169

164

164

162

157 

162

162

159

171

176

164

162

146 

 139

6,964

232

0.741

0.83

July

131

129

142

144

135

129

127

*123

117

150

153

181

174

153

212

174

148

245

290

235

274 

212

248

186

157

181

164

240

194 

199

248

5,595

180

0.575

0.66

Aug.

212

359

254

248

525

298

231

234

251

197

164

153

146

139

135

133

131

125

121

131

133 

153

137

121

125

205

*350

197

153 

668

1.510

7,939

256

0.818

0.94

Sept.

673

998

936

369

284

262

1,490

2,670

2, 170

620

435

360

310

279

262

248

229

215

212

199

191 

186

179

174

169

167

162" 162

191 

1,450

16,252

542

1.73

1.93

Mean 412 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.89

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,670 Mln 117 Mean 317 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.75

Peak discharge (base, 2,700 cfs).--Dec. 30 (11 a.m.) 2,750 cfs (9.40 ft); Sept. 8 (12 p.m.) 3,080 cfs 

(10.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.
PEE DEB'RlVER BASIN 127

1185. 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 Houstonvllle, 

Iredell County, 2 miles downstream from U. S. Highway 21, and 3j miles northeast of 

Harmony. *

Drainage area. 153 sq ml.

Records available. January 1951 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 731 ft (bv barometer). Prior to Apr. 5, 

1951, wire-weight gage on upstream side of bridge at same datum.

Average discharge . 8 years, 170 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,400 cfs Dec. 29, Sept. 30; maximum gage height, 

15.04 ft Sept. 30; minimum discharge, 49 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 1.00 ft), but may 

have been less during periods of Ice effect.

1951-59: Maximum discharge, 6,210 cfs Apr. 28, 1958 (gage height, 18.80 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Oct. 8, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. Diurnal 

fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station.

Eating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6 to Nov. 17, Mar. 7 to May 5)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 28 Dec. 29 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

79

112

149

220

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

303

500

735

1,320

2,060

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

3.0

153

241

340

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

12.0

545

795

1,390

2,060

3,150

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

146

132

122

107

102

102

*101

100

94

92

97

98

99

96

97

96

119

108

113

137

170

*125

113

110

108

110

107

104

105

3,637

117

0.765

0.88

Nov.

130 

175

137

119

114

113

111

106

107

*105

102

100

101

102

102

106

110

111

107

100

100

98

96

98

94.

96

94

101

*212

135

3,382

113

0.739

0.82

Dec.

114 

111

111

118

112

102

98

98

97

96

93

b85

b90

97

b75

*b60

b80

b90

b90

b90

91

91

89

89

90

87

100

*1,960

2,410

510

320

7,744

250

1.63

1.88

Jan.

328 

430

300

235

201

177

blSO

184

196

160

145

b!40

148

145

147

278

237

180

b!70

186

165

465

296

*239

208

197

178

172

163

162

155

6,567

212

1.39

1.60

Feb.

145 

142

147

185

218

177

162

160

178

178

177

163

290

310

2TO

230

209

197

182

168

160

160

180

178

156

153

*151

147

-

5,173

185

1.21

1.26

Calendar year 1958: Max 4,850 Min 60

Mar.

148 

153

145

142

149

694

400

290

250

215

194

197

177

165

168

162

150

139

134

133

137

156

130

129

124

123

194

172

142

204

196

5,912

191

1.25

1.44

Apr.

168 

307

280

*211

175

156

143

136

131

129

168

572

959

440

310

260

232

220

475

605

360

*370

410

330

290

260

241

235

250

220

9,043

301

1.97

2.20

May

208 

197

197

281

386

199

177

158

*150

168

167

150

339

280

199

173

160

150

150

187

327

190

165

148

139

142

150

145

156

137

190

5,965

192

1.25

1.45

June

250 

291

350

241

199

173

155

142

134

*130

127

123

121

113

111

110

108

108

108

104

102

109

103

117

124

118

104

100

97

92

4,264

142

0.928

1.04

July

91 

100

140

108

98

96

98

90

89

136

121

139

116

107

109

101

107

139

124

101

97

110

*124

94

106

92

97

97

89

89

86

3,291

106

0.693

0.80

Aug.

78 

105

97

226

182

104

120

140

112

*87

78

74

70

67

65

66

65

61

67

71

63

58

59

70

72

136

214

85

226

240

 

3,491

113

0.739

0.85

Sept.

792 

951

226

143

118

731

1,660

480

270

196

165

148

131

126

124

118

110

108

104

97

96

92

91

88

86.

89

90

92

147

2, 680

10,549

352

2.30

2.56

Mean 263 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.36

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,880 Min 58 Mean 189 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.78

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Dec. 29 (3 a.m.) 4,400 cfs (15.03 ft); Aug. 29 (10:30 p.m.) 2,1OO 

cfs (9.07 ft); Sept. 1 (ll p.m.) 2,170 cfs (9.34 ft); Sept. 7 (8:30 a.m.) 2.62O cfs (10.57 ft); 

Sept. 30 (9 p.m.) 4,400 cfs (15.04 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
128 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

1190. South Yadkln River at Cooleemee, H. C.

Location. Lat 35°48', long 80°34', on left bank 150 ft downstream from tailraoe of Erw'in 

Cotton Mills at Cooleemee, Davie County, 550 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 

801, 2-5- miles downstream from Bear Creek, and 2f miles upstream from Third Creek. 

Drainage area.--569 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1928 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1303. Figures of discharge above 2,000 efs are subject to error owing 

to absence of sufficient information to make corrections for backwater from tributary 

inflow and High Rock Lake.

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).

Average discharge.--31 years, 614 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,560 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 17.58 ft); minimum, 130 cfs June 24 (gage height, 1.48 ft); minimum daily, 184 cfs Aug. 19.

1928-59: 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 

half a mile upstream; 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 27.2 ft, from floodmark in Erwin Cotton 

Mill, *

Remarks.--Records good except those above 1,500 cfs and those for period of no gage-height 

record, which are poor. Large diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation during low anc 

medium flow caused by Erwin Cotton Mill above station.

Revisions ons (water (wa years). WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 1433: 1931. See also Records

ilable.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 4 to Sept. 30

2.0 

3.0

312

686

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

5.0

165

297

669

1,420

8.0 2,450

11.0 3,550

14.0 4,790

18.0 6,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

ZZ

Z3

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

322

588

466

369

347

315

294

290 

290

280

272

259

259

255

259

259

255

255

252

269

276

290

417

*399

337

290

283

286

290

286

9,592

309

0.543

0.63

Nov.

290

458

447

376

344

333

322

315

304

301

297

*294

290

290

315

319

245

297

301

297

290

286

286

283

283

286

290

294

399

498

9,630

321

0.564

0.63

Dec.

351

326

319

322

329

319

304

294 

294

290

290

262

255

322

269

215

*22"8

351

326

326

304

290

286

283

283

269

242

2,570

5,440

5.970

2,920

24,849

802

1.41

1.62

Jan.

1,160

1.700

1,200

S40

669

555

480

536 

612

555

458

424

447

443

432

698

880

574

454

555

517

1,200

1,180

*802

669

612

612

413

480

462

454

21,073

680

1.20

1.38

Feb.

432

424

413

593

977

650

517

480 

574

612

536

480

977

1,130

1.64,0

al.OOO

a750

a650

a550

a500

a480

a460

a480

a500

a460

a440

a420

a420

-

17,545

627

1.10

1.15

Mar.

a420

a440

*a420

406

406.

2.750

2,320

1,140 

821

707

650

593

555

498

498

517

555

462

402

413

443

465

480

410

413

406

536

707

536

593

669

20,631

666

1.17

1.35

Apr.

593

892

1,130

821

669

593

536

517

498

473

469

823

2,100

2,060

1,210

880

745

669

1,050

2,240

2,230

5.070

1,800

1,270

1,020

860

745

688

*631

612

31,894

1,063

1.87

2.08

May

555

517

498

517

899

631

498

473 

439

447

498

465

428

840

650

498

454

428

410

402

650

612

555

436

391

380

391

406

384

380

388

15,520

501

0.880

1.01

June

536

726

958

1,020

1,240

498

480

498 

340

322

351

347

333

322

272

272

276

*266

294

290

206

259

294

280

272

272

283

266

248

238

12,259

409

0.719

0.80

July

255

212

209

245

238

242

228

199 

242

218

408

347

304

269

358

308

266

308

498

384

821 380"

402

351

272

384

290

347

*473

399

432

10,289

332

0.583

0.67

Aug.

345

1,180

493

406

1,020

574

486

910 

593

395

319

245

313

202

252

235

212

199

184

196

215

228

232

202

218

306

966

413

286

962

2.040

14,807

478

0.840

0.97

Sept.

1,560

1,720

2,010

764

498

436

3,210

*6 . 450 

4,930

1,530

749

612

517

498

443

380

384

355

358

344

395

255

308

308

301

290

272

280

438

2,150

32,745

1,092

1.92

2.14

Calendar year 1958: Max 9,610 Mln 215 Mean 823 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.63

Water year 1958-59: Max 6,450 Min 184 Mean 6O5 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.43

* 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.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

1194. Third Creek subwatershed No. 7A (Third Creek) near Stony Point, N. C.

Location. Lat 35"52'20", long 81°04'00", on left bank 200 ft upstream from dam on Third 

Creek, 900 ft upstream from highway bridge, l£ miles northwest of Stony Point, Alexander County, and 2£ miles upstream from Alexander-Iredell County line.

Drainage area.--4.84 sq mi.

Records available. December 1955 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir. Datum of gage is 976 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Soil Conservation Service).

Extremes.--Maximum outflow during year, 62 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 11.29 ft); minimum, 

2.1 cfs July 9. Maximum inflow, 420 cfs (average for 20-minute period) Sept. 30, computed from outflow and change in reservoir contents, adjusted for rainfall on reservoir 

surface during time of peak inflow.

1955-59: Maximum outflow, 67 cfs Sept. 27, 1956, Sept. 17, 1957; maximum gage 

height, 14.42 ft Sept. 27, 1956; no flow May 10-15, 1956 (result of reservoir storage). 

Maximum inflow, 540 cfs (average of 30-minute period, computed as above) June 1, 1958.

Remarks. Records fair. Records of daily discharge are outflow from reservoir, determined 

from stage-discharge relation for outlet structure. Peak inflow rates are determined 

for short intervals of time on basis of change in reservoir contents and outflow. Reservoir is formed by earth dam; dam completed and storage began in December 1955. Outlet structure is 3 x 3 x 9-foot concrete drop inlet connected to a 24-inch concrete 

outlet pipe. Top of drop inlet is at elevation 978 ft. A 2-foot sharp-crested rectangular weir is set in one side of the drop inlet with crest at elevation 977 ft. 

There is an emergency spillway at elevation 1,003 ft. Top of dam embankment is 1,010 

ft. There is an 18-inch diameter cleanout gate at elevation 969.5 ft at bottom of drop 

inlet. Available capacity, 876 acre-ft between elevations 977 ft (crest of weir) and 

1,003 ft (crest of spillway). Records of suspended sediment loads- for the water year 

1959 are given in WSP 1641.

The following table gives the relation between gage height and outflow (shiftingcontrol method used Dec. 31 to Jan. 23, Aug. 31 to Sept. 6, Sept. 8-29), reservoir capacity, and water-surface area during the 1959 water 'year.

Qage 

height 

(feet)

1.4

1.7

2.0

2.2

2.5

2.8

3.0

4.0

Outflow 

(cfs)

1.8

3.5

7.2

12

23

41

48

51

Contents 

(acrefeet)

5.0

8.7

12.7

15.3

19.5

23.7

26.5

41.2

Surface 

area 

(acres)

12.8

13.0

13.3

13.5

13.8

14.1

14.3

15.5

Qage 

height 

(feet)

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

Outflow 

(cfs)

53

55

56

58

59

60

62

63

Contents 

(acrefeet)

57.5

75.6

96.1

119

143

168

193

218

Surface 

area 

(acres)

17.0

19.2

21.9

23.5

24.5

25.0

25.4

25.8

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

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

iil, \ ,

Oct.

5.3

6.3

3.8

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2/L

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.7

2.9

3.4

4.1

*5.4

3.2

3.0

2.9

3.0

3.0 

2.9

2.9

99.8

3.22

7.5

12.9

2.70

Nov.

3.9

5.3

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

a2.9

a2.9

a2.9

a2.9

a2.9

a3.0

*a7.2 

4 5

99.5

3.32

9.1

13.0

2.20

Dec.

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

3.1

44

58 

47

7.6

237.8

7.67

14.1

13.4

4.40

Jan.

9.4

10

5.8

5.5

5.3

5.0

5.3

5.7

4.9

.4

.2

75

.2

.4

.8

.6

.7

.4

.5

.7

.6

.2

* .5

.2

.0

.9

.6

* .8 

.6

.2

168.7

5.44

9.4

13.1

2.75

Feb.

3.8

*3.7

5.0

6.2

5.0

4.3

4.2

4.5

4.5

4.2

3.9

8.6

8^8.

8.6

7.0

6.0

5.5

5.0

4.5

4.3

4.1

4.6

4.5

4.1

3.9

3.8

3.8

-

140.4

5.01

9.0

13.0

2.20

Mar.

4.1

5.1

4.1

4.7

32

12

9.0

7.6

6.4

5.7

6.0

5.2

4.9

5.7

5.5

5.0

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.4

5.5

4.5

*4.3

4.2

4.2

8.2

6.3

5.2

7.8

201.7

6.51

11.7

13.2

4.45

Apr.

5.8

12

7.2

6.0

5.6

5.1

5.0

4.5

4.4

6.3

14

18

10

8.4

7.2

6.3

6.3

20

53.

22

13

11

8.8

*7.6

6.4

6.0

5.6

5.3

4.7

304.5

10.15

10.8

13.2

4.75

May

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.8

3.7

3.4

*3.5

4.5

4.6

4.2

6.9

5.5

4.2

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

4.6

4.0

3.4

3.1

2.9

3.4

3.8

3.4

3.2

3.0

4.1

121.8

3.93

11.7

13.2

3.35

June

4.7

5.7

7.2

5.1

4.4

3.7

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

*2.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.3

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.4 

*2.7

100.5

3.35

6.7

12.8

1.30

July

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

272

2.6

3.1

3.4

2.8

2.7

5.5

3.5

19

~8.a 29

5.5

4.3

6.4

5.6

4.0

3.4

3.1

3.7

5.1

4.3 

4.9

3.7

155.4

5.01

8.5

13.0

4.60

Aug.

3.4

3.8

7.8

5.8

4.0

3.8

21

13

6.6

.7

.0

.4

.2

.2

.3

.3

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.1

2.9

2^8

2.9

2.9

2.8

*2 , 6

2.9

6.5 

56

8.0

182.7

5.89

16.0

13.5

9.10

Sept.

17

15

5.7

5.2

5.1

39

*39

9.7

7.4

5.7

4.7

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.8

5.6

5.5

5.4

5.3

3.2

5.2

5.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

277

4.6

52

270.4

9.01

188

25.3

4.40

Calendar year 1958: Max 65 

Water year 1958-59; Max 58 Win

2.2 

2.2

Mean 7.35 

Mean 5.71

* Discharge measurement made on this day. t Contents, in acre-feet, at end of month in reservoir No. 7A. * Surface area, in acres, at end of month of reservoir No. 7A. ** Precipitation, 

in inches, during month at rain gage 800 ft west of reservoir. a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and recorded range In stage.
130 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

1205. Third Creek at Cleveland, N. C.

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 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 684.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to May 22, 1950, on right bank at site 

200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 87.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,380 cfs Dec. 28, 29 (gage height, 9.0 ft); 'minimum, 34 cfs July 9, but may have been less during period of ice effect.

1940-59: Maximum discharge, 3,080 cfs about Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height, 15.76 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 900 efs by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum. 10 cfs Sept. 19, 20, Oct. 7, 1954, Sept. 18, 19, 21, 22, 1956 (gage height, 

0.20 ft) . 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 periods of ice effect, which are fair. City of 

Statesville diverts about 1 cfs sewage effluent into basin above station. Seven flooddetention reservoirs (combined capacity, 2,900 acre-ft) in operation upstream at end of 

water year. Main stem creek banks cleared of vegetation from point 4 miles below gage 

to Third Creek Subwatershed No. 7A near Stony Point in the headwaters. Clearing began 

in 1955 and was completed in 1958.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1112: 1944-46.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 24-31)

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

Oct. 1 to Mar. 2

34 5.0

63 7.0

102 9.0

498

895

1,380

0.9

l.E 

1.5 

2.0

Mar. 3 to Sept. 30

31 3.0

49 4.0

70 6.0

112 8.0

221

362

730

1,210

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1£

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

48

58

50

49

46

43

41

42

*41

40

38

38

38

39

40

39

36

38

38

38

40

96

70

*45

40

38

38

37

36 

36

36

1,354

43.7

-

-

Nov.

51

73

51

46

44

44

44

41

41

40

39

*40

41

40

41

42

42

42

42

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

41

64 

49

1,318

43.9

-

"

Dec .

44

44

45

47

45

43

42

43

43

42

42

b40

b42

b43

b41

b38

*b38

44

40

41

40

40

41

41

40

40

43

*897

*307

156

3,562

115

-

-

Jan.

180

245

130

99

81

70

66

71

79

64

60

58

58

58

59

110

96

b6 9

b63

64

66

286

120

*92

83

76

72

69

65 

64

62

2,835

91.5

-

-

Feb.

59

57.

59

100

138

87

73

70

83

79

73

68

210

156

291

145

112

100

88

78

73

70

76

75

68

66

65

65

-

2,684

95.9

-

-

Mar.

66

84

*73

67

74

925

248

148

119

104

93

94

84

80

98

88

79

73

71

71

82

89

75

71

69

69

130

94

82

120

102

3,722

120

-

-

Apr.

90

159

122

*96

88

82-

78

75

74

21

77

157

246

137

108

95

86

83

183

244

302

*923

268

170

132

114

104

96

89 

83

4,63£

154

-

-

May

78

75

73

74

71-

67

66

63

*64

75

69

65

66

69

61

59

57

57

56

61

71

62

60

55

53

55

58

57

*53 

50

97

1,997

64.4

-

-

June

79

134

220

761

192

127

88

76

69

65

62

*59

56

55

50

49

48

47

47

46

45

54

47

47

61

55

49

46

44

11

2,819

94.0

-

-

July

40

42

67

44

40

38

39

36

36

57

59

66

47

47

149

55

50

90

112

77

101

64

*60

51

47

45

70

146

69

56

1,958

63.2

-

~

Aug.

57

103

53

115

124

69

119

532

456

121

87

73

64

60

58

55

51

49

53

47

45

44

46

42

11

45

*87

50

47 

242

186

3,221

104

-

-

Sept.

132

100

74

61

56

55

*612

818

215

119

94

82

70

67

65

63

57

55

55

51

50

49

47

47

46

45

45

45

72

4,329

144

-

-

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,350 Min 30 Mean 110 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.10

Water year 1958-59 : Max 1,070 Min 36 Mean 94.3 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.66

* Discharge measu 

b Stage-discharge

ement made on this day. 

relation affected by ice
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 131

1225. 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 252.

Drainage area. 4,000 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1919 to November 1927, November 1941 to September 1959. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 558.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, and 589.58 ft (revised) above Yadkin Inc. (formerly Carolina Aluminum Co.) datum. 

January 1919 to November 1927 at datum 590.00 ft lower.

Average discharge . 25 years (1919-27, 1942-59), 4,507 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27,100 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 9.55 ft); minimum, 21 cfs Dec. 22, 25-27; minimum daily, 21 cfs Dec. 26.

1919-27, 1941-59: Maximum discharge, 85,000 cfs (estimated) July 21, 1919; minimum, 

10 cfs Aug. 10, 1942, Nov. 20, 21, 1955, Aug. 12, Sept. 2, 1957; minimum daily, 11 cfs 

Nov. 20, 1955.

Maximum stage known, 22.1 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 Lake since 1927 (usable capacity, 

10,230,000,000 cu ft).

Revisions (water years). WSF 1433: Drainage area. WSP 1503: 1919-24, 1925(M), 1926-27.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

cubic feet per second)

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

189

390

940

1,710

2,730

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

4,130

7,780

17,800

29,700

cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

3,450

3,570

3,580

3,470

46

3,840

3,640

3,720

3,420

2,440

1,980

38

2,630

2,680

2,510

2,710

2,870

2,350

*38

2,730

2,900

3,020

2,980

3,630

4,140

38

2,910

2,070

1,800

1,790

1,760

78,750

2,540

-536

Nov.

2,600

39

2,520

2,780

2,840

2,850

5.520

2,700

39

2,850

2,000

1,960

1,840

1,820

2,470

39

2,550

1,900

2,260

2,410

2,490

2,440

41

2,200

2,140

2,160

1,940

2,290

2,570

2,510

62,568

2,086

0

Dec.

3,300

2,770

2,820

2,570

2,540

2,700

2,080

3,260

*2,620

1,970

2,640

2,280

2,320

2,100

2,710

3,380

2,050

3,030

2,930

2,300

32

2,660

2,720

1,280

25

11

22

38

5,290

8,420

9.100

81,978

2,644

4-2,736

Jan.

9,100

9,100

9,100

9,100

9,100

4,620

3,910

3,750

3,310

2,590

3,070

4,000

3,600

3,450

3,810

3,320

3,200

3,130

3,010

3,020

2,990

3,070

4,150

3,090

4,000

4,100

4,130

3,430

5,030

3,180

3,230

435,690

4,377

4-421

Feb.

3,230

3,050

3,160

4,130

6,780

6,400

4,290

3,310

5,460

5,100

6,210

5,730

4,420

6,030

9.560

7,780

6,210

6,210

5,850

5,560

4,460

2,280

5,270

4,840

4,790

4,790

5.090

5,380

-

145,370

5,192

-616

Mar.

3,410

.910

,660

,820

* ,650

,320

,690

,030

,490

,130

,960

,960

,130

,960

,430

,130

,130

,130

,960

,960

,130

,510

,130

,130

,790

,960

,790

,960

,370

,130

,790

14 ,350

,753 -282

Apr.

4,620

4,620

4,450

4,450

2,570

4,790

5,130

5,130

4,960

5,070

5,250

2,730

5,270

5,380

6,450

5,940

5,260

5,460

6,240

12,200

11,500

12. 500

9,560

7,780

6,680

5,550

6,030

5,840

5,460

4,800

181,670

6,056

4-815

May

5,270

5,230

3,300

5,230

5,290

5,360

5,010

5,050

4,940

3,380

5,070

5,280

5.450

5,090

4,940

5,180

3,450

3,370

3,400

3,450

3,430

3,450

3,370

3,340

3,400

3,400

3,400

3,400

3,750

5,760

40

127,460

4,112

-747

June

2,610

1,400

1,400

2,390

3,030

3,490

3,100

3,400

3,780

3,690

5,570

3,570

3,230

3,230

3,600

3,570

3,660

3,660

3,750

4.290

62

3,060

3,060

2,770

2,800

2,850

3,460

137

2,840

3,240

88,699

2,957

-65

July

3,160

3,170

5.580

3,390

146

3,310

3,200

*3,090

2,200

228

212

30

3,420

5,460

3,480

3,220

2,850

2,800

45

3,170

3,230

3,040

2,840

3,000

2,850

48

2,920

3,010

2,980

2,770

2,170

77,019

2,464

+643

Aug.

2,150

2,680

4,620

3,610

4,080

4,500

3,420

12,500

15.900

6,970

3,280

2,740

3,270

5,560

3,390

3,190

3,640

3,690

3,730

3,620

3,790

3,650

50

2,910

2,860

2,900

2,990

3,050

2,480

50

4,320

123,590

3,927

4-143

Sept.

11,700

16,700

13,500

6,760

5,160

3,740

10,300

23,500

15,600

7,990

5,330

5,130

4,350

3,590

3,700

3,600

3,640

3,670

3,630

3,230

3,570

3,740

3,660

3,630

3,610

3,520

43

2,760

2,540

6,930

188,803

6,293

-358

Adjusted for change In contents In High Rock Lake

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

2,004 

0.501

0.58

2,086 

0.522 

0.58

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

5,380 

1.34 

1.54

4,798 

1.20

1.38

4,576 

1.14 

1.19

4,471 

1.12 

1.29

6,871 

1.72 

1.92

3,365 

0.841 

0.97

Observed .

Max 42,400 Min 21 Mean 5,446 

Max 23,500 Min 21 Mean 3,942

2,892 

0.723 

0.81

3,127 

0.782 

0.90

4,130 

1.03 

1.19

5,935 

1.48 

1.65

Adjusted

Mean 5,421 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.39 

Mean 4,129 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.00

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change in contents, equivalent In cubic feet pe 

Xadkin Inc.

ond, in High Rock Lake; furnished by
132 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

1235. 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 ml.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1959.

Gage..--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 303.66 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, unadjusted.

Average discharge.--21 years, 317 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,200 cfs Apr. 20 (gage height, 11.02 ft); minimum. 12 cfs Oct. 2, 3 (gage height, 0.95 ft); minimum dally, 15 cfs Oct. 2.

1938-59: 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 dally, 0.5 cfs Oct. 13, 1941.

Flood In August 1928 reached a stage of 22.2 ft, from floodmark established by local 

resident (discharge, 17,900 cfs).

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair, Marked 

diurnal fluctuation and some regulation for short periods at low flow caused by gristmill above station. Town of Asheboro diverted an average of 2.2 cfs during water year 

1959 from basin above station for water supply. Sewage is discharged into Deep River 

(Cape Pear River basin).

Revisions (water years ). WSP 892: 1939.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of lee effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

52

107

178

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

9.0

342

555

1,720

4,500

Discharge, In cubl: feet per second, water year October 1958 'to September 1959

Day

1

^

4

5

6

7

3

10

11

11

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

23

15

23

48

52

44

35

31

17

24

22

21

16

19

IB

19

20

16

22

20

28

*23

44

72

44

32

24

26

23

23

24

868

28.0

0.081

0.09

Nov.

24 

36

137

78

49

37

34

43

26

33

32

32

26

31

28

32

26

32

28

3E

28

31

29

24

27

27

28

24

34

34

1,082

36.1

0.104

0.12

Dec.

44 

38

35

27

35

44

35

32

32

31

32

34

33

35

b35

b35

b35

36

37

43

46

49

49

46

43

42

38

1,160

4,000

990

7,499

242

0.697

0.80

Jan.

230 

1,200

576

298

198

150

115

122

189

225

b!40

b!05

b!45

*209

203

260

654

377

244

206

175

1,100

982

420

270

203

192

195

145

138

128

9,794

316

0.911

1.05

Feb.

120 

111

109

422

2,160

786

422

277

598

1,050

514

331

1,120

1,380

1,130

1,060

514

398

350

260

218

195

195

218

198

*175

165

157

-

14,633

523

1.51

1.57

Mar.

152 

165

209

234

206

1,180

1,080

444

320

270

231

222

218

192

195

291

244

198

175

165

178

209

192

168

162

152

430

671

357

630

849

10,389

335

0.965

1.11

Apr.

478 

640

865

546

425

331

284

*244

222

200

195

807

2,340

939

555

402

324

288

2,300

4,450

2,560

2,720

1,760

935

605

470

380

327

284

254

27,130

904

2.61

2.91

May

222 

203

178

175

189

165

145

138

126

118

122

120

126

317

173

126

107

103

95

93

126

170

168

122

99

87

79

76

76

63

74

4,181

135

0.389

0.45

June

1,390 

1,610

1,580

1,040

463

237

168

138

120

107

87

91

78

72

66

60

55

54

52

50

44

44

44

40

42

57

50

43

37

35

7,954

265

Q.764

0.85

July

31 

36

72

43

28

26

32

24

494

2,550

1,130

268

160

115

*93

93

81

76

66

89

113

319

165

97

79

153

243

143

E40

242

548

7,629

246

0.709

0.82

Aug.

430

173

122

99

101

93

79

368

1,140

407

155

103

81

74

76

58

58

49

46

95

82

54

42

34

35

32

32

32

43

273

2,290

6,756

218

0.628

0.72

Sept.

2.480 

427

246

157

120

495

1,270

594

311

195

138

107

91

81

78

76

68

65

62

55

54

55

*49

46

43

43

42

37

46

1,150

8,681

289

0.833

0.93

Calendar year 1958 : Max 9,000 Hin 11 Mean 382 Cfsm 1 . lo In. 14.96

Water year 1958-59 : Max 4,450 Mln 15 Mean 292 Cfsm 0.841 In. 11.42

Peak discharge (base. 4,600 cfs).--Apr. 20 (2:30 a.m.) 6,200 cfs (11.O2 ft); Aug. 31 (6:30 p.m.) 

4,820 ofs (9.40 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 133

1250. Big Bear Creek near Richfield, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°20'05", long 80°20'10", 200 ft upstream from highway bridge, 300 ft downstream from Little Creek, and 10 miles southwest of Richfield, Stanly County.

Drainage area. 55.7 sq mi.

Records available. May 1954 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 426.62 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 5 years, 56.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,700 cfs July 9 (gage height, 14.55 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,700 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam 

1 mile downstream; minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 1.

1954-59: Maximum discharge, that of July 9, 1959; no flow Sept. 12 to Oct. 14, 1954.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1503: 1955, 1956(M). WSP 1553: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

L7

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

~Ts 0.1

.35

.4

.3

.25

.25

.25

*.25

.25

.2

.2

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

.35

*1 . 1

.3

.25

*1.8

1.7

1.2

1.0

.8

e.7

e.7

e.7

e.6

e.6

15.85

0.511

0.0092

0.01

Nov.

el. 6

62^3

el. 3

el.O

*e.8

e.B

e.

e.

e.'

e.

* t

# t

*_

1 .C

'

18.9

0.63

0.011

0.01

Dec.

0.6

.6

. 5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.6

670

276

72

*39

1,072.5

34.6

0.621

0.72

Jan.

129

230

78

46

28

18

16

18

49

27

19

15

15

14

13

66

70

31

24

22

22

294

92

52

40

31

24

21

19

17

1,558

50.2

0.901

1.04

Feb.

16

13

17

371

310

109

61

50

208

142

82

52

398

236

281

142

88

72

52

40

32

30

28

27

22

21

20

18

-

2,938

105

1.88

1.96

Mar.

19

32

37

27

*24

397

124

66

50

41

32

44

32

26

94

82

51

36

28

26

39

34

25

23

20

18

170

96

53

314

156

2,216

71.4

1.28

1.48

Apr.

84

271

130

82

57

45

36

30

25

11

145

230

96

65

47

35

33

398

544

157

*577

235

137

91

63

48

40

36

29

3,810

127

2.28

2.b4

May

24

20

18

15

13

11

10

8,1

7.7

7.7

7.3

6.7

32

29

11

7.7

6.7

6.1

5.5

5.8

10

20

15

7.0

5.0

3.9

3.6

3.2

*2.6

2.1

30

354.7

11.4

0.205

0.24

June

21

710

179

203

45

25

16

11

8.1

7.O

6.4

5.5

5.3

5.3

3.9

3.2

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.1

1,282.8

42.8

0.768

0.86

July

0.9

1.1

1.3

1.1

.9

.9

.8

*.6

*1, 500

452

89

54

67

240

126

258

84

94

64

71

322

146

53

29

19

256

113

385

557

111

935

6,032.6

195

3.50

4.03

Aug.

236

96

50

178

2S4

144

*68

276

1.040

100

50

34

25

22

20

15

12

12

13

27

12

8.5

7.3

6.7

6.1

5.5

5.3

5.3

22

24

26

2,840.7

91.6

1.64

1.90

Sept.

64

79

23

12

9.0

204

166

94

37

23

15

12

9.4

8.5

8.1

*7.7

6.7

6.1

5.3

4.7

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.6

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

50

1.520

2,392.1

79.7

1.43

1.60

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,590 Min 0.1 Mean 52.3 Cfsm 0.94 In. 12.74

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,520 Mln 0.1 Mean 67.2 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.39

ak dlschar

7.46 ft);

11 p.m.)

10.38 ft)

ge (base, 1,600 cf

June 2 (3:30 a.m.

3,600 cfs (9.51 ft

; Sept. 30 (12 m. )

3). --Dec. 28 (5 p.m.)

1,790 cfs

; July 31

3,44O cfs

(6.97 ft);

6 a.m.) 2,

9.27 ft).

1,770 cfs (7.89 ft

July 9

450 cfs

(8:30

(8.03

p.m.

ft);

); Apr.

9,700

Aug. 9

19

Cf£

(4

(12 p.m

(14.55

a.m. ) 4

.) 2,100 cfs

ft); Ji

,450 cf£

ily 28

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, gageheight record, and discharge measurements.
134 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

1260. Rocky River near Norwood, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°09'00", long 80°1Q'30", on left bank 1,000 ft downstream from Lanes

 Creek, ij 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 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 21S.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--3Q years, 1,244 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 35,500 cfs July 10 (gage height, 22.92 ft); minimum, 63 cfs Oct..I (gage height. 0.32 ft).

1929-59: Maximum discharge, 105,000 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 46.37 ft, from 

floodmark) , from rating curve extended above 70,000 efa by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 17 cfs Oct. 8, 1954 (gage height, 0.00 ft).

Flood in August 1908 reached a stage of 35 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Records of

 chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 852: 1937. WSP 1052: 1936(M) . 

WSP 1503: 1935, 1945.

Rating table, 

height, j

Mater year 1958-59, 

i feet, and discharj

121

232

Dlsi-harge, In cutlc feet per second,

ept periods of 

in cubic feet p

effect 

ec ond)

2.5 

3.0

14.0

18.0

1,110

1,660

7,900

17,300

25,000

tear October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

1C

13

L4

15

16

17

13

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

65

82

145

366

587

213

153

123 

110

108

106

101

95

86

76

84

86

86

106

99

97

108

126

171

171

128

106

97

88

95

99

3,963

128

0.093

0.11

Nov.

103

121

277

191

143

126

123

117 

114

110

99

97

103

108

108

110

106

101

103

106

110

112

108

106

101

101

106

112

119

3,569

119

0.087

0.10

Dee.

161

135

*119

121

126

128

126

117 

103

103

b!05

b!05

108

112

bllZ

110

106

121

131

131

131

126

112

108

112

110

103

2,420

11.100

4,320

1,300

22,322

720

0.526

0.61

Jan.

1,380

5.700

2,710

1,240

823

600

470

440 

583

725

550

415

377

*377

354

410

1,330

936

572

495

495

3,760

3,800

1,640

948

753

647

572

512

465

495

34,574

1,115

0.814

0.94

Feb.

695

600

528

4,080

12,900

4,220

1,780

1,160 

1,780

2,760

1,790

1,160

5,360

7,250

4,440

3,180

1,860

1,390

1,180

932

753

671

623

623

*588

556

534

soo

-

63,893

2,282

1.67

1.73

Mar.

475

528

998

1,090

910

7.020

5,700

2,340 

1,300

1,030

858

865

948

767

1,040

3,530

1,720

1,060

816

701

713

823

713

611

556

517

762

2,390

1,160

2,460

3,470

47,871

1,544

1.13

1.30

Apr.

1,720

3,780

4,100

1,920

1,230

948

788

689 

623

566

528

5,540

18 . 000

5,970'

2,380

1,450

1,070

910

3,680

9,620

3,810

7,000

5,360

3,060

1,660

1,280

1,000

865

872

830

91,449

3,048

2.22

2.48

May

701

594

500

435

395

363

340

310 

283

271

260

290

298

2.060

790

425

310

253

*226

232

453

681

700

646

358

246

216

210

203

186

211

13,466

434

0.317

0.37

June

573

3,920

6.240

5,750

2,960

1,070

665

470 

372

310

275

246

239

206

180

161

155

148

140

138

133

126

114 lie

138

168

150

128

110

93 ~

25,490

850

0.620

0.69

July

86

88

110

106

101

99

78

68 

1,770

24,900

5,330

2,310

1,390

7,300

2,380

2,620

1,880

2,060

1,330

2,370

8,430

5,820

2,180

1,130

695

924

2,150

3,420

4,420

1,170

14,400

101,115

3,262

2.38

2.74

Aug.

8,800

,600

,140

,980

,200

,790

,910

.570 

,920

,560

,890

,030

725

611

635

594

435

367

336

450

386

 286

246

222

200

194

188

318

571

549

5,080

73,583

2,374

1.73

2.00

Sept .

7,740

3,790

1,180

677

485

2,480

2,090

4,460 

2,090

1,020

647

485

390

328

294

294

290

271

246

226

206

191

*186

186

183

174

163

153

793

22,400

54,118

1,804

1.32

1.47

Calendar year 1958; Max 28,000 Min 65 Mean 1,289 Cfsm 0.941 In. 12.77

Water year 1958-59: Max 24,900 Min 65 Mean 1,467 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.54

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 cfs). Feb. 5 (4:30 a.m.) 16,100 cfs (13.31 ft); Apr. 13 (8:30 a.m.) 

20,800 cfs (15.90 ft); July 10 (7 a.m.) 35,500 cfs (22.92 ft); July 31 (10 p.m.) 19,500 cfs (15.19 

ft); Sept. 30 (8 p.m.) 52,600 cfs (21.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 135

1270. Brown Creek near Polkton, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°02'10", long 80°08'40", on left bank 100 ft downstream from site of

Medley's mills, 400 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 742, 3| 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 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir. Altitude of gage is 216 ft (by barometer) .

Average discharge. 22 years, 80.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,220 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 12.70 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1.

1937-59: 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 in 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 (discharge, 8,500 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good above 5 cfs and fair below except those for period of no gage-height 

record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1503: 1938-39, 1940(M) , 1941-42.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 25 to Dec. 3)

0.8

1.0

1.1 

1.3

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

.42

.95

1.56

3.6

6.5

9.0

18.5

34

2.5

3.0

6.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

12.3

151

409

680

920

1,320

2,120

3,270

3,660

Discharge second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Da;,

1

. 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

2E

26

27

29

29

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

.10

44

251

138

140

52

19

10

6.5

4.2

2.6

1.78

1.28

.95

.63

.52

.42

.42

.47

.52

.68

1.28

1.34

.89

.57

.42

.31

.31

* 26

.16

680.61

22.0

0.200

0.23

Nov .

0.26

.42

.68

.74

.79

.68

.63

.74

.63

.52

.36

.31

.16

Dec.

0.16

.16

.21

.21

.16

.16

.16

.16

.16

ill

.16

.26

.26

.07 .36

.11

.16

.21

.11

.07

.07

.07

.04

.04

.16

.11

.16

.16

.16

.36

. 26

9.24

0.308

0.0028

0.003

.47

.47

.52

.57

.79

1.22

.41

.48

.41

.34

.28

1.22

1.16

189

399

196

213

1,013.03

32.7

0.297

0.34

Jan .

196

270

194

198

105

48

31

27

28

24

19

17

*16

15

14

16

22

16

13

14

14

132

118

151

123

57

42

32

25

21

54

2,052

66.2

0.602

0.69

Feb.

75

88

112

437

1,070

liiza '882

484

204

155

142

113

250

277

237

208

123

88

72

66

57

44

39

35

*30

27

26

25

-

6,636

237

2.15

2.24

Mar.

23

33

56

103

110

476

512

626

468

179

78

65

55

45

103

151

155

133

69

51

51

50

43

38

30

27

30

35

35

130

179

4,139

134

1.22

1.40

Apr.

187

389

357

431

377

145

*62

51

41

3_4

67

1,140

5.600

1,950

950

464

160

90

174

524

382

647

486

344

198

92

61

46

49

45

13,523

451

4.10

4.57

May

45

33

24

18

15

12

10

8.7

7.4

8.1

9.4

7.4

10

26

20

15

8.7

6.4

5.1

6.1

106

98

54

30

17

10

7.4

5.8

4.9

fH? 4.o

637.0

20.5

0.186

0.22

June

7.4

20

75

73

81

56

28

13

8.4

5.8

4.1

2.9

2.2

1.56

1.22

.95

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

+S-

. L.

386.23

12.9

0.117

0.13

July

0^

.5

2

1

.6

.4

.2

.2

3

*113

102

108

41

31

69

*1Z4

155

146

108

76

78

80

106

64

26

13

9.0

144

260

129

482

2,472.1

79.7

0.725

0.84

Aug.

223

113

42

21

17

32

17

11

7.8

6.4

*6.2

3.8

2.6

4.1

5.5

3.2

1.78

1.22

.95

2.1

2.4

1.22

.79

.63

.47

.42

+56

1.00

1.05

95 9 '.2

540.14

Sept.

56

219

30

12

6.8

15

40

238

141

95

36

17

11

7.2

6.0

5.6

4.9

3.7

3.2

2.7

2.2

 1.72

1.48

1.22

1.05

.89

.74

.68

47

412

1,429.08

17.4 ' 47.6

0.158

0.18

0.433

0.48

Calendar year 1958 : Max 2,020 Min 0 Mean 96.3 Cfsm 0.875 In. 11.87

Water year 1958-59 : Max 3,600 Min 0 Mean 91.8 Cfsm 0.835 In. 11.32

Peak discharge 

(12.70 ft).

(base, 810 cfs).--Feb. 6 (6:30 a.m.) 1,320 cfs (10.03 ft); Apr. 13 (7 a.m.) 4,220 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record June 17 to July 9; discharge estimated on basis 

recorded range in stage, and records for Big Bear Creek near Richfield.
136 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

1280. Little River near Star, N. C.

Location --Lat 35°23', long 79°50', on left bank 12 ft downstream from highway bridge, 

 a quarter of a mile upstream from Norfolk Southern Railway bridge, 0.3 mile downstream 

from West Fork Little River, and 3 miles west of Star, Montgomery County.

Drainage area. 97.6 sq ml.

Records available. April 1954 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 409.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 5 years, 109 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,640 cfs Apr. 19 (gage height, 9.34 ft); minimum, 6.6 cfs Oct. 1, 12-17.

1954-59: Maximum discharge, 10,400 cfs Oct. 15, 1954 (gage height, 16.46 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.3 cfs 

Oct. 6, 9-14, 1954.

Flood In September 1945 reached a stage of about 20 ft, from Information by local 

resident.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

4.6

7,5

22

51

96

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

206

340

670

1,550

2,090

 Discharge, in cubic.feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.9

15

21

25

19

16

13

12

10

9.4

7.9

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.2

71

26

15

 19

73

33

21

16

14

13

13

12

12

5,400

17.4

0.178

0.21

Nov.

15

36

36

24

20

18

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

16

21

24

531

17.7

0.181

0.20

Dec.

20

20

*18

18

18

18

17

17

16

16

b!6

b!7

b!7

b!8

b!8

b!9

20

21

23

26

28

27

25

22

20

19

19

903

929

143

74

2,582

93.3

0.853

0.98

Jan.

Ill

394

118

72

56

46

b45

46

88

73

b50

b46

b44

*42

42

74

160

72

b58

51

49

320

144

78

66

59

54

51

48

47

48

2,652

85.5

0.876

1.01

Feb.

47

43

47

273

802

166

93

76

336

253

128

89

514

315

307

210

121

104

98

81

73

70

70

76

70

*67

64

61

_

4,654

166

1.70

1.77

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,380 . Min 4.4

Mar.

61

70

84

128

94

499

2T2

111

89

82

76

76

73

67

81

111

81

70

64

64

68

73

67

61

60

59

241

216

94

264

244

3,640

117

1.20

1.39

Apr.

123

204

194

119

102

88

79

74

73

70

70

1,370

1,330

277

168

126

106

102

1,280

1.680

310

983

361

206

148

123

109

100

96

91

10,162

339

3.47

3.87

May

81

76

74

72

70

67

66

64

58

56

59

55

59

98

63

51

49

48

47

*47

108" 199

70

55

47

43

42

41

40

38

48

1,991

64.2

0.658

0.76

June

63

521

295

193

104

64

51

46

42

40

39

36

34

32

29

28

27

26

26

25

24

24

22

*21

24

32

27

25

21

1,959

65.3

0.669

0.75

July

16

23

112

30

22

19

17

15

35

877

194

76

50

47

49

51

46

40

35

44

48

47

46

35

27

30

36

70

46

47

244

2,474

79.8

0.818

0.94

Aug.

173

92

53

56

61

48

36

356

197

70

44

*35

30

28

28

26

24

22

21

21

22

21

19

19

18

17

16

15

14

113

754

2,449

79.0

0.809

0.93

Sept.

881

150

69

50

190

431

127

70

60

50

42

39

36

34

34

35

34

32

31

30

28

28

*24

24

22

21

2T

21

31

466

3,111

104

1.07

1.19

Mean 124 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.19

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,680 Min 6.6 Mean lol Cfsm 1.O3 In. 14.00

Peak discharge (base, 2,OOO cfs). Dec. 28 (9 p.m.) 2,400 cfs (7.52 ft): Apr. 12 (11 p.m.) 2,85o cfs 

(8.24 ft); Apr. 19 (11:30 p.m.) 3,640 cfs (9.34 ft); Aug. 31 (12 p.m.) 2,460 cfs (7.58 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
PEE DEE'RIVER BASIN 137

1290. 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 Palling Creek, 3.3 miles downstream from Blewett Falls hydroelectric plant, 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_, September 1927 to September 1959. Published as Yadkin River near Pee Dee, N. C. , August 1906 to January 1912.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 120.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (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 . 37 years (1906-11, 1927-59), 7,746 cfs (unadjusted).

Extreme s . Maximum discharge during year, 52,200 cfs July 10 (gage height, 10.52 ft); mirr 

imum, 145 cfs Nov. 24 (gage height, 0.56 ft); minimum daily, 272 cfs Nov. 9.

1906-12, 1927-59: Maximum discharge, 276,000 cfs Aug. 27, 1908 (gage height, 31.28 

ft, present site and datum, from records of State Highway Commission), from rating curve 

extended above 194,000 cfs; minimum, 50 cfs Dec. 2, 3, 1951; minimum daily, 58 cfs 

Dec. 2, 1951, result of abnormally low shutdown of Blewett Falls hydroelectric plant to 

produce steady flow for current-meter measurements at this gaging station; minimum discharge from normal regulations, 96 cfs Oct. 25, 1943; minimum daily, 142 cfs Sept. 16, 

1956.

Remarks . Records good. Large diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station. 

Plow largely regulated since 1928 by four reservoirs above station which have a combined usable capacity for normal operation of 24,259,016,000 cu ft. Records of chemical 

analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years). WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 1203: 1928-37. WSP 1303: 1928- 

43 (monthly and yearly runoff), 1943-46 (adjusted monthly runoff ). WSP 1503: 1906-12,

1928-32(m).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.3 

1.7 

2.2 

2.6

264

516

940

1,890

3,010

3.0

4.0

7.0

10.0

4,350

8,300

25,700

48,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

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.

3,420

4,690

6.660 

5,320

558

3,200

2,360

3,580

2,780 

3,640

3,420

1,610

3,640

3,150

3,270

3,700

3,590

3,620

1,650

3,840

3,700

3,670

4,060

2,900

3,880

1,220

3,670 

4,100

*3,170

2,820

2,960

103,648

3,343

-902

Nov.

2,970

1,600

3,560 

3,240

2,370

2,710

2,800

2,690

272 

2,950

3,030

2,620

2,750

3,220

3,540

1,120

2,800

3,070

3,380

3,570

3,070

3,280

408

2,740

3,120

3,030

4,470 

4,440

4,410

3,600

86,830

2,894

-448

Calendar year 1958 : 1 Water year 1958-59: 1

Dec.

3,540

,130

,220 

,680

,760

,650

,320

,230

,470 

,020

,740

,690

,130

,200

,600

,030

,010

2,310

3,350

3,200

402

3,060"

2,130

4,460

455

2,430

980 

5,190

12,800

16.400

10,100

137,737

4,443

+2,476

Jan.

7,860

8,980

9.420 

8,980

5,790

5.550

4,420

4,700

4,790 

5,000

5,620

4,270

4,550

3,660

4,670

6,360

5,120

4,600

4,880

4,540

4,590

8,080

9,200

9,420

6,520

4,980

6,060 

5,760

7,120

6,480

5,520

182,890

5,900

+1,314

Feb.

5,310

4.510

5,890 

8,550

22,400

20, 500

11,400

9,880

9,200 

9,200

9,420

9,420

9,650

19,400

16,200

17,400

11,900

10,800

10,100

9,650

9,650

9,200

7,220

7,220

4,960

6,780

6,410 

6,330

-

288,150

10,290

-549

Mar.

5.010

5,410

5,780 

5,990

6,940

10,100

19.200

13,000

8,090 

8,980

8,740

9,650

8,660

8,120

6,500

6,520

9,600

6,970

7,190

6,910

7,470

6,400

6,500

7,080

5,650

7,150

8,500 

8,750

7,640

6,870

10,100

249,230

8,040

-12

Apr.

10,600

10,400

13,900 

11,900

10,400

,860

,860

,440

.810 

,200

6,980

15,000

40.200

50,200

16,400

11,100

8,980

6,970

9,650

55,500

50, 600

28,000

26,000

21,100

15,300

11,100

9,200 

7,860

8,080

8,080

434,670

14,490

+706

May

8,080

8,080

4,270 

5,370

6,590

6,580

6,550

6,490

5,880 

6,060

5,550

6,160

5,600

8.520

7,860

,710

,580

,850

,250

,240

,400

,740

,130

,050

,680

,110

,300 

,930

,520

3,780

2.570

169,200

5,458

-753

June

3,790

7,080

12,600 

15.500

11,900

9,420

5,200

4,830

5,830 

5,510

4,490

4,660

4,250

4,240

4,090

4,080

4,240

4,280

4,240

5,470

1,540

2,950

5,480

4,020

5,450

5,280

2,910 

389

3,020

3,540

150,059

5,002

-125

July

5,540

3,300

3,470 

5,600

582

4,440

5,190

5,610

4,970 

28.100

24,700

9,950

5,350

5,720

6,800

*7,010

3,300

6,800

3,560

4,220

8,660

12,400

10,100

8,520

3,380

2,110

4,360 

7,220

6,790

8,750

12,700

225,982

7,290

+ 926

Aug.

22,800

11,600

10,400 

9,650

6,940

11,900

10,100

15,900

28.000 

21,800

13,100

9,650

6,950

5,560

5,210

5,960

4,800

4,250

4,170

4,220

4,470

5,570

1.260

5,570

5,240

3,010

3,390 

3,740

3,320

2,760

6,070

249,360

8,044

 -14

Sept.

19,-SOC

22,400

17,400 

15,600

11,800

9,650

9,880

17,000

25.700 

17,400

12,400

9,880

7,940

5,680

5,050

2,950

2,830

3,310

4,300

3,650

3,920

3,980

5,880

5,770

4,050

4,590

1.740 

3,770

5,810

20,600

276,490

9,216

-525

Observed Adjusted

fax 73,800 Mln 272 Mean 8,714 Mean 8,600 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.97

fax 40,200 Mln 272 Mean 6,998 Mean 7,182 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.25

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In High Rock and Badln Lake, furnished 

by Yadkin, Inc., and Lake Tillery and Blewett Falls Lake, furnished by Carolina Power and Light Co.
138 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

1310. Pee Dee River at Peedee, 3. C.

Location. Lat 34°12'15", long 79°32'55", in pier of bridge on U. 3. 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.--October 1938 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some

 periods, published in W3P 1303. 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. Figures of discharge in cubic feet per second per 

square mile, and runoff in inches, for 1939, 1941-51, previously published in watersupply papers, may be subject to error because of regulation in reservoirs upstream and 

should not be used.

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. 21 years, 8,696 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 28,800 cfs Apr. 26 (gage height, 21.44 ft); min-

 imum, 1,820 cfs June 30 (gage height, 2.80 ft).

1938-59: 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, 700 cfs Sept. 29, 1954 (gage 

height, 0.60 ft, from graph based on gage readings).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by powerplants and reservoirs above station. Com-

 bined usable capacity of four largest reservoirs 24,259,016,000 cu ft.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1233: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.4

4.0

5.0

10.0

£,210 

2,600 

3,£50 

6,890

15.0

18.0

20.0

22.0

11,200 

15,200 

21,OOO 

32,6OO

Discharge, in cutlc feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

,250

,320

,430

,740

.740

,590

,720

,790

,430

,720

,430

,430

,220

,520

,220

,150

,150

,360

,290

,870

,590

,430

,720

,020

,860

,430

,220

,250

,290

* ,570

,080

139,830

4,511

-

-

Nov.

3,800

3,870

3,800

3,380

4,150

4,080

3,660

3,660

3,730

3,380

2.400

3,380

3,660

3,590

3,730

4,080

3,660

2,800

3,450

3,870

4,080

4,080

3,940

3,660

2,470

3,180

3,730

4,220

4,860

5.090

111,440

3,715

-

-

Dec.

5,090

4,570

4,500

4,860

4,940

5,320

5,020

4,150

3,940

4,570

4,860

5,090

5,160

5,240

5,090

5,090

5,240

5,090

4,640

4,080

4,430

4,080

2,990

3,870

4,150

4,360

2 , 860

3,320

4,020

8,900

12.200

151,720

4,894

_

-

Jan.

12.600

11,700

11,100

11,000

10,800

8,860

7,660

6,140

5,990

6,140

6,220

6,060

*5.520

5,390

5,390

5,320

6,060

6,660

6,140

5,920

5,840

5,840

7,420

8,780

9,580

9,040

7,740

7,260

6,960

7,500

7,500

233,930

7,546

-

-

Feb.

7,420

7,340

6.960

7,120

10,300

14,200

16,600

17,500

17,800

17,500

16,600

15,600

14,900

14,400

15,100

16,000

16,600

16,800

16,200

15,400

14,600

13,800

13,100

12,000

11,000

9,760

9,130

8,950

________

372,680

13,310

_

-

Mar.

8,700

8,300

8,060

 8,620

9,040

10,300

13,000

15,600

16,400

16.600

16,000

15,100

14,200

13,500

12,800

11,600

10,600

11,000

10,600

9,940

9,400

9,400

9,220

8,620

8,540

8,140

8,300

9,130

10,100

10,300

10,300

341,410

11,010

-

-

Apr.

11,500

12,700

13,400

14,200

14,700

14,600

13,800

12,700

*11,600

10,600

9,850

9,490

11,700

15,600

17,800

20,000

23,600

25,200

23,000

19,600

18,800

20,500

23,000

25,200

27,600

28.800

27,600

24,200

19,400

16,800

537,540

17,920

-

-

May

15 . 100

13,800

12,700

11,100

9,130

8,950

8,860

8,780

8,460

7,980

7,580

7,340

7,340

7,260

8,220

8,780

8,300

7,420

6,290

*6,060

5,760

6,660

7,500

7,260

6,890

6,290

6,140

5,620

5.020

5,240

5,540

247,370

7,980

-

-

June

4,860

4,430

6,220

9,940

12,200

15.100

12,800

11,200

9,040

7,900

7,340

6,660

6,060

5,840

5,540

5,240

5,020

4,940

4,940

4,940

4,790

4,080

2,990

3,450

 4,080

4,570

4,220

3,940

3,520

2.210

_--_-___

186,060

6,202

-

-

July

3,320

3,940

4,150

4,150

4,150

3,800

2.800

4,010

3,870

4,720

9,250

14,700

15.800

14,700

13,100

12,100

11,400

11,200

10,900

9,940

8,220

9,670

12,000

12,600

12,100

10,200

6,890

4,500

7,040

8,060

9,220

262,500

8,468

-

-

Aug.

10,700

13,900

15,200

15,100

14,400

13,200

12,700

12,700

12,800

14,900

16,400

16.800

16,200

14,400

12,100

10,600

8,300

6,740

6,290

6,060

6,140

6,220

6,220

5,240

4.010

4,500

4,500

4,500

4,430

4,940

5,390

305,580

9,857

-

"

Sept.

5,990

8,960

14,700

15,800

16,200

16,400

15,800

15,100

15,100

16,200

17.000

17,000

16,200

14,600

12,600

10,200

7,900

6,290

5,460

5,460

5,690

5,240

5,320

5,320

5,090

5,020

5,240

4,940

5.940

6,220

304,980

10,170

-

"

Calendar year 1958; Max 48,100 Min 2,400 Mean 11,070 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 28,8oO Mln 2,210 Mean 8,754 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

"Note. Discharge for June 26 to Sept. 2 computed from graph based on once-daily wire-weight-gage 

readings by U. S. Weather- Bureau.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 139

1315. 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 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 161 ft (by barometer). Prior to June 11, 

1948, wire-weight gage at site 100 ft upstream at same datum. June 11, 1948, to Dec. 15, 

1954, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 695 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,400 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 14.75 ft); minimum, 214 cfs Oct. 1.

1942-59: Maximum discharge, 29,400 cfs Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height, 22,3£ ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs by velocity-area studies; Minimum, 125 cfs Sept. 16, Oct. 8, 1954, Sept. 21, 1956.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 29 to June 5)

5.4

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

214

290

444

824

11.0

12.0

13.0

15.0

1,350 

1,870 

2,970 

6,40O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to Septembe

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7-

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

CO

21

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

214

238

346

670

894

1,060

1,040

548

412

372

349

326

304

290

290

283

283

283

283

290

342

349

349

364

356

342

319

312

304

*304

312

12,428

401

0.594

0.68

Nov.

312

334

372

412

3M

364

349

349

349

342

349

326

326

326

326

334

342

342

342

342

334

326

326

326

326

326

334

342

349

342

10,257

342

0.507

0.57

Dec.

342

342

342

356

364

364

349

342

334

334

342

364

396

412

444

478

461

444

495

529

564

529

478

444

444

461

428

444

699

990

1.260

14,575

470

0.696

0.80

Jan.

5.250

5,020

1,910

1,500

1,500

1,200

780

636

636

656

656

582

564

*546

546

546

582

656

618

546

529

618

824

1,090

1,170

911

676

618

600

564

582

29,092

938

1.39

1.60

Feb.

716

894

894

965

1,380

,600

,830

.230

,300

,150

,550

,320

,170

,090

,230

,380

,550

,460

,200

,060

966

802

736

736

716

696

716

758

-

40,095

1,432

2.12

2.21

Mar.

736

736

846

1,020

*1,140

1,530

1,660

1,980

4.320

3,470

2,210

1,490

1,140

1,020

942

318

1,060

1,260

1,230

942

824

824

870

802

716

696

716

942

1,140

1,350

1,420

39,350

1,289

1.91

2.20

Apr.

,500

,820

,960

,760

,720

,600

,290

942

802

736

696

716

,040

,350

,660

.540

,230

,060

,400

,060

,040

,350

,350

,350

,290

990

802

716

716

780

46,066

1,536

2.28

2.54

May

870

736

618

564

546

529

495

478

444

444

512

618

564

478

564

546

444

412

388

380

*478

716

758

600

529

444

444

461

428

388

572

16,248

524

0.776

0.89

June

388

512

636

966

1.090

681

478

412

364

326

304

290

276

270

263

244

304

356

342

270

250

250

343

412

*600

676

471

319

276

244

12,613

420

0.622

0.69

July

349

388

372

356

349

290

250

232

232

419

758

1,020

,170

,290

,500

,320

,230

,260

,290

,260

,020

,140

,420

1.550

1,300

655

478

444

461

618

696

25,117

810

1.20

1.38

Aug.

780

1,060

1.090

699

512

478

478

428

512

696

512

388

334

319

312

319

319

297

283

660

918

918

604

396

342

342

334

342

334

319

424

15,749

508

0.753

0.37

Sept.

884

1,170

*1.460

1,300

966

716

676

918

1,060

1,090

741

512

444

396

396

412

428

444

428

388

364

342

326

319

312

312

304

297

434

1,040

18,879

629

0.932

1.04

Calendar year 1958 : Max 5,880 Mln 214 Mean 852 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.14

Water year 1958-59: Max 5,340 Min 214 Mean 770 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.47

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 efs).--Jan. 1 (5:30 p.m.) 3,860 cfs (13.42 ft); Feb. 8 (1:30 a.m.) 6.000 

cfs (14.61 ft); Mar. 9 (2 p.m.) 4,690 cfs (13.92 ft); Apr. 15 (10:15 p.m.) 6,400 cfs (14.75 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
140 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

1320. Lynches River at Effingham, 3. C.

Location.--Lat 34°03'OS", long 79°45'15", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

D. 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 1959. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1891 are contained in reports of D. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 58.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Sept. 7, 1934, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 916 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,840 cfs Feb. 12 (gage height, 12.74 ft); minimum, 242 cfs Oct. 1-3.

1929-59: 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, 94 cfs Oct. 10,

1954.

Remarks .--Records good. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given 

 IrTlrfSP 1641.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Revisions.--WSP 952: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 14 to Mar. 8)

Oct. 1-11

2.3 235

3.0 340

4.0 505

6.0 894

Oct. 12 to Sept. 30

2.9 

3.5 

4.0

5.0

291

379

461

654

6.0

8.0

11.0

13.0

894

1,490

2,610

4,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September- 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

g

7

9

3

10

11

12

13

14

15

15

17ia

19

20

21

22

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*242 

242

242

258 

302

378

469

559

667

761

822

721

496

395

349

326

305

291

291

291

305

319

334

356

356

356

356

356

349

342

*326

12,162

392

0.381

0.44

Nov.

326 

319

319

319 

342

364

387

3sT

372

356

349

349

342

342

334

319

319

319

326

342

326

342

342

334

334

334

326

326

334

334

10,164

339

0.329

0.37

Dec.

*342 

342

349

349 

349

349

356

364

364

349

349

356

364

387

g411

g427

g461

478

496

514

514

514

552

592

612

572

533

552

633

*635

612

14,075

454

0.441

0.51

Jan.

676 

768

868

1,000 

1,060

1,440

1,940

1.960

1,800

1,660

1,520

1,300

1,000

842

768

721

698

654

654

654

676

721

744

721

721

768

842

948

1,040

1,100

*1,100

31,384

1,012

0.983

1.13

Feb.

948 

842

792 gi,Too

gl,490

gl,740

gl,840

g2,020

S2,080

2, 120

2,700

5.750

3,660

3,040

2,560

2,260

2,050

1,910

1,770

1,600

1,600

1,660

1,660

1,560

1,420

1,300

*1,220

1,180

_

51,872

1,853

1.80

1.87

Mar.

1.160 

1,280

1,490

1,600 

1,600

g2 , 400

2,910

3,190

3,260

3,040

2,720

2,720

5.420

3,420

2,910

2,420

2,080

1,840

1,630

1,490

1,420

1,460

1,520

1,520

1,420

1,280

1,240

1,280

1,180

*1,220

1,340

61,460

1,983

1.93

2.22

Apr.

1,420 

1,880

2,220

2,300

2,300

2,300

2,260

2,190

2,080

1,980

1,880

1,770

1,660

1,560

1,520

1,600

1,560

1,600

2,780

5.660

3,190

2,660

2,260

1,980

1,840

1,840

1,800

1,770

1,660

*1,700

61,220

2,041

1.98

2.21

May

1.520 

1,220

1,000

976 

976

868

721

635

592

592

792

698

721

1,280

1,360

1,040

744

633

592

514

'67T 478

868

894

976

1,040

976

817

654

552

514

25,912

836

0.812

0.94

June

*533 

496

478

927

1,060

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,000

832

552

444

387

349

519

319

387

387

364

403

427

427

411

456

654

768

744

698

817

592

18,351

612

0.594

0.66

July

*411 

312

305

387 

514

572

478

395

356

372

411

545

964

1,240

1,400

1,600

1,840

1,880

1,740

1,740

1,880

2,020

1,980

1,800

:,660

1,490

1,360

1,360

1,420

1,460

1,520

35,412

1,142

1.11

1.28

Aug.

1,660 

1,770

*1,740

1.640 

1,770

1,630

1,520

1,360

1,000

768

635

592

633

676

612

592

514

444

403

736

921

868

921

948

1,060

1,120

894

612

535

792

698

30,260

976

0.948

1.09

Sept.

*633 

744

817

842 

948

,O40

,160

,340

,490

,630

,770

,560

,560

,520

,460

1,300

1,060

948

842

744

698

633

572

496

461

427

395

372

836

1,980

30,278

1,009

0.980

1.09

Calendar year 1958 : Max 5,160 Mln 242 Mean 1,195 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.74

Water- year 1958-59: Max 3,750 Mln 242 Mean 1,048 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.81

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily staff-gage readings by U. S. Weathe
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 141

1325. Little Pee Dee River near Dillon, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°24', long 79°2C', 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 ml.

Records available. March 1939 to September 1959.

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

is 75.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 

(levels by South Carolina Highway Department).

Average discharge.--20 years, 510 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,710 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 10.04 ft); minimum, 189 cfs June 30 to July 2; minimum gage height, 5.38 ft June 30.

1939-59: 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, 24 cfs Sept. 17, 23, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-13)

5.4 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

189

232

276

378

7.5 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

575

850

1,630

2,710

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

3

9

30

31

Tobal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

203

196

217

248

a323

378

396

396

413

510

598

a575

a490

432

378

348

303

276

a256

248

266

288

323

363

363

3363

363

363

*348 

348

323

10,895

351

0.670

0.77

Nov.

303

a303

303

303

303

3D3

303

303

a303

303

288

276

266

266

266

a266

266

266

256

256

248

a256

a256

266

276

266

a266

256

256 

a266

8,314

277

0.523

0.59

Dec.

266

266

266

266

266

266

a276

276

276

*276

266

a256

a266

a288

288

303

323

323

348

348

a363

378

396

378

378

378

396

a552

818 

915

1.060

11,721

378

0.721

0.83

Jan.

1.150

1,130

1,130

al,130

1,130

1,130

985

915

850

a785

a725

*645

598

575

530

510

490

a470

470

490

490

510

552

598

a645

670

670

645

598 

598

575

22,369

722

1.38

1.59

Feb.

a575

598

670

885

1,370

2,240

2.590

a2,590

2,240

2,020

1,920

al,720

1,630

1,540

al,540

1,360

1,280

1,280

1,200

1,130

1,060

a985

915

850

850

850

850

850

-

37.588

1,342

2.56

2.67

Mar.

a850

985

*985

1,130

1,200

1,540

2,020

32.240

2,130

1,920

1,630

1.540

1,280

1,200

al,130

1,130

1,130

1,060

985

915

850

a618

785

755

755

755

785

818

3850 

985

1,130

36,286

1,171

2.23

2.57

Apr.

1,280

1,540

1,920

2,020

al,920

1,630

*1,360

1,200

1,130

985

850

a915

985

1,450

?,020

2,470

2.710

2,470

a2,130

1,720

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,360

al,200

1,130

1,060

985 

985

45,225

1,508

2.88

3.21

May

915

818

a725

620

620

670

645

598

575

a530

490

470

470

510

490

490

a510

530

*530

490

470

490

470

a432

396

363

348

323

303

0 3Q

15,867

512

0.977

1.13

June

288

276

276

323

396

600

a85D

1,200

1.260

1,200

1,130

985

785

a670

575

470

378

303

288

276

a256

a240

*232

a224

a217

3210

a203

a203

196 

189

14,719

491

0.937

1.05

July

189

189

210

240

a232

210

196

196

210

248

276

a348

470

598

725

915

1,060

1,130

al,280

1,450

1,280

1,630

2.130

1,820

1,360

al,060

850

698

670

942

23,410

755

1.44

1.66

Aug.

985

a725

598

552

552

575

598

575

aSlo

396

323

303

288

288

276

3266

240

224

210

240

414

552

a396

323

266

E40

a224

224

256 

a288

323

12,230

395

0.754

0.87

Sept.

378

*432

490

645

698

a698

670

698

698

698

155

725

a725

698

670

670

575

510

450

a378

303

288

266

256

248

248

a248

246

314

720

15,400

513

0.979

1.09

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,470 Min 126 Mean 814 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.06

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,710 Mln 189 Mean 696 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.03

* Discharge measurement msde on this day.

a Doubtful or no gsge-helght record; disehsrge estlmsted on basis of weathe 

for station at Gsllvsnts Perry.

records snd records
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

1335. Drowning Creek near Hoffman,

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 Railroad bridge, and 4 miles northeast of Hoffman, Richmond 

County.

Drainage area.--178 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 270 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. £0 years, 257 efs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,310 cfs June 4; maximum gage height, 6.63 ft 

Apr. 14; minimum daily discharge, 84 cfs Oct. 1.

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 10,900 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 10.29 ft), from 

rating ?urve extended above 5,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 28 cfs Aug. 4, 

1940 (gage height, 1.32 ft).

Remarks. Records good below and fair above 250 cfs except those for period of ice effect, 

which are fair. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in 

WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years). WSF 972: 1941(M) .

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except period of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 14-24)

Oct. 1 to May 31 June 1 to Sept. 30

2.3 82

3.0 117

4.0 175

4.5 216

5.0 290

5.5 440

6.0 652

7.0 1,310

2.4 87

3.0 117

4.0 175

4.5 225

5.0 312

5.5 515

6.0 810

7.0 1,730

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1359

Day

1

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

2 9

* 3

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

84

146

320

582

582

539

400

208

156

138

128

117

112

110

110

107

104

104

166

203

*183

204

269

325

314

228

175

161

157

150

150

6,732

217

1.22

1.41

Nov.

147

164

187

183

164

158

156

153

147

144

141

138

138

138

138

141

141

144

144

141

141

138

136

136

141

138

138

136

144

153

4,408

147

0.826

0.92

Dec.

150

*144

144

147

147

141

138

136

136

136

138

b!45

b!50

b!55

b!60

b!65

168

183

203

216

226

226

199

191

203

187

161

224

426

582

641

6,368

205

1.15

1.33

Jan.

506

416

384

380

367

302

245

232

238

269

260

232

*212

207

203

207

232

260

232

199

199

238

312

353

328

252

216

207

207

207

212

8,314

268

1.51

1.74

Feb.

232

252

226

300

534

666

657

526

419

377

380

391

394

402

433

467

416

356

328

309

280

260

252

*252

£52

245

238

245

10,089

360

2.02

2.11

Mar.

23a

238

280

331

359

448

526

582

526

419

345

314

304

292

280

317

356

348

302

252

252

260

269

245

226

216

221

252

280

304

356

9,938

321

1.80

2.08

Apr.

394

391

394

426

440

384

*312

269

245

232

226

376

806

970

850

582

482

426

408

455

463

518

604

652

556

459

402

367

364

384

13,837

461

2.59

2.89

May

370

350

302

269

300

325

302

238

216

195

221

290

297

269

302

290

232

187

*175

172

179

232

297

245

175

144

138

136

128

125

7,225

233

1.31

1.51

June.

165

280

*875

*1.510

1,120

862

587

*429

301

239

208

188

179

175

150

136

133

128

123

120

114

114

112

110

117

*117

112

94

92

87.

8,777

293

1.65

1.83

July

128

130

147

156

123

102

94

87

111

*516

927

928

7T7

781

598

745

*778

680

515

475

500

570

416

301

239

225

340

395

465

550

485

13,324

427

2.40

2.76

Aug.

452

614

550

318

271

312

323

301

340

310

*220

175

162

162

168

168

153

141

138

186

262

174

144

172

202

179

147

T42- 136

359

668

8,049

260

1.46

1.68

Sept.

632

609

609

510

318

320

555

540

442

312

239

213

188

175

179

188

188

179

175

165

156

*150

147

141

144

136

133

136

153

328

8,360

279

1.57

1.75

Calendar year 1958: Max 910 Min 76 Mean 294 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.40

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,310 Min 84 Mean 289 Cfsm 1.62 In. 22.01

Peak discharge (base, 850 cfs). --Apr. 14 (6 p.m.) 1,040 cfa (6.63 ft); June 4 (3 a.m.) 1,310 cfs

(6.62 ft); July 11 (5 p.m.) 1,040 cfs (6.30 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 143

1345. Lumber River at Boardman, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°26', long 78°58', on right bank 50 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. 1,220 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1929 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 72.Ob 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. 30 years, 1,243 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,990 cfs Mar. 9, 10 (gage height, 8.89 ft); 

minimum, 275 cfs July 1,2.

1929-59: Maximum discharge, 13,400 cfs Sept. 24, 1945 (gage height, 10.64 ft); minimum, 87 cfs Oct. 14, 1954 (gage height, -0.03 ft).

Maximum stage known. 11.8 ft August 1928, from floodmark witnessed by local resident 

(discharge, 25,000 cfs).'

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years) ."WSP 892: Drainage area. WSP 1303: 1932(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 4-25; rate of change in stage used 

as a factor Oct. 4-6, 16-19, 21-24, Feb. 4-7, Mar. 6-8, 12-19, 

Apr. 4, 5, 10, 12, 13, 23-27, June 5, 6, 10, 11, 15-19, July 10, 

13-15, 17, 18, Aug. 25, 26, Sept. 7, 8, 19, 20, 29, 30)

1.8 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

275

306

473

665

960

6.0

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

1,560

2,520

4,080

6,230

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

.1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

13

20

21

23

24 

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

575

575

575

760

856

1,010

*1,140

1,220

1,250

1,280

1,380

1,460

1,490

1,420

1,280

1,050

884

730

625

605

717

856

1,010

1,220 

1,350

1,520

1,640

1.6BO

1,600

1,520

1,420

34,698

1,119

0.917

1.06

Nov.

1.520

1,280

1,250

1,220

1,140

1,040

960

920

880

845

*815

785

760

735

710

685

665

645

635

615

615

595

595

595 

585

585

575

575

565

575

23,765

792

0.649

0.72

Dec.

565

565

556

556

565

556

556

565

585

556

556

585

595

605

635

665

675

*710

748

785

815

862

880

940 

985

1,010

1,010

1,110

1,280

1,460

1.640

24,176

780

0.639

0.74

Jan.

1,890

2,180

2,340

2,400

2,400

2.520

2,520

2,520

2,520

2,400

2,240

2,130

1,980

1,840

1,760

1,680

1,600

1,490

1,460

1,380

1,320

1,320

1,280

1.250 

1,250

1,280

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350

55,700

1,797

1.47

1.70

Feb.

1.580

1,380

1,420

1,840

2,400

3,450

4,070

4,180

4.460

4,460

4,360

4,360

4,360

4,360

4,270

4,180

3,890

3,610

3,350

3,120

2,900

2,770

2,640

2,520 

*2,360

2,290

2,240

2,180

-

88,800

3,171

2.60

2.71

Mar.

2,130

2,290

2,400

2,640

2,840

4,500

5,630

5,910

5.990

5,870

5,630

4,910

4,460

4,010

3,740

3,320

3,070

2,790

2,630

2,520

2,340

2,180

2,080

1,980 

1,890

1.800

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,890

1,980

98,940

3,192

2.62

3.02

Apr.

2.080

2,340

2,580

3,100

3,500

3,520

3,610

3,440

3,270

2,890

2,840

3,540

3,770

3,980

4,180

4,360

4,560

4,560

4,650

4,650

4,650

4.750

4,330

3,930 

3,620

3,200

2,930

2,900

2,700

2,640

107,070

3,569

2.93

3.26

May

2.520

2,400

2,180

2,030

*1,890

1,760

1,640

1,490

1,380

1,320

*1,250

1,160

1,080

1,080

1,060

1,010

940

880

830

785

772

800

800

800 

800

785

722

675

645

615

605

36,704

1,184

0.970

1.12

June

605

565

518

518

614

716

760

*830

890

1,190

1,490

1,640

1.690

1,520

1,190

967

772

642

553

518

473

448

*439

414

*380

362

346

338

322

298

21,998

733

0.601

0.67

July

282

275

290

322

330

314

314

338

388

496

518

509

573

*675

856

940

1,250

1,680

1,980

2,130

2,290

2,460

2.580

2,580 

2,460

2,290

2,030

1,800

1,680

1,720

1,720

38,070

1,228

1.01

1.16

Aug.

1.680

1,600

1,520

1,520

1,560

1,600

*1,640

1,600

1,560

1,490

1,380

1,220

1,140

985

880

815

772

722

655

635

665

675

645

605 

502

452

448

473

491

518

556

31,004

1,000

0.820

0.95

Sept.

585

605

645

675

685

698

811

991

1,110

*1,160

,190

" ,160

,140

,110

,110

,110

,040

920

774

674

635

585

536

509 

491

473

456

439

566

692

23,575

786

0.644

0.72

Calendar year 1958 : Max 5,060 Win £75 Mean 1,862 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.73

Water year 1958-59 : Max 5,990 Min 275 Mean 1,601 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.83

Discharge measurement made on this day.
144 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

1350. Little Pee Dee River at Galivants Ferry, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°03'25", long 79°14'50", 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. October 1941 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in W3P 1303.

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

is 23.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 18 years, 2,871 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,600 cfs Mar. 10 (gage height, 11.21 ft); minimum, 690 cfs July 2,3.

1941-59: Maximum discharge, 26,800 cfs Sept. 23, 1945 (gage height, 13.23 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 155 cfs Oct. 12, 13. 1954.

Maximum stage known, 16.0 ft in September 1928, from floodmark set by local resident.

Remark's .--Records good.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

965

1,000

1,070

1,180

1,240

1,320

1,350

1,390

1,500 

1,570

1,640

1,640

1,720

1,800

1,890

1,890

1,890

1,890

1,890

1,800

1,890

1,890

1,800

1,890

1,890

1,990

1,990

2,110

*2,230

2,370

2.510

53,195

1,716

0.615

0.71

Nov.

2,510

2,510

2.670

2,510

2,510

2,370

2,230

2,110

1,990

1,890

1,800

1,720

1,640

1,570

1,500

1,440

1,390

1,320

1,280

1,240

1,180

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1.070

49,370

1,646

0.590

0.66

Dec.

1,070

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,070

1,070

1.040

1,040

1,040 

*1,040

1,040

1,100

1,100

1,140

1,210

1,240

1,320

1,350

1,390

1,440

1,500

1,500

1,570

1,640

1,640

1,720

1,720

1,890

2,110

g 230

2^510

43,030

1,388

0.497

0.57

Jan.

^,630

3,010

3,390

3,810

4,050

4,590

4,890

4,890

5.210 

5,210

5,210

5,210

4,890

4,590

4,590

4,310

4,050

3,810

3,590

3,390

3,190

3,190

3,010

2,830

2,830

2.670

2,670

2,670

2,670

2,670

2,670

116,590

3,761

1.35

1.56

Feb.

2.850

2,830

3,010

3,390

4,310

5,210

6,690

8,370

9,730 

11,100

12.OOO

12,000

11,600

11,100

10,600

10,200

9,730

9,270

9,270

8,810

8,370

7,930

7,510

7,090

6,690

6,690

5,910

5,910

218,150

7,791

2.79

2.90

Calendar year 1958: Max 12,000 Mln 622

Mar.

5,910

5,910

6,290

6,690

7,090

9,270

12,000

15,200

17,100 

17.600

17,100

15,700

14,800

13,000

12,000

11,100

10,200

8,810

8,370

7,510

7,090

6,690

5,910

5,550

5,210

4,890

4,590

4,590

4.510

4,310

4,590

279,380

9,012

3.23

3.72

Apr.

4,590

4,890

5,210

5,910

6,690

7,090

7,510

*7,930

8,370 

7,930

7,930

7,510

7,510

7,510

7,510

7,930

8,370

9,270

9,270

9.750

9,730

9,270

9,270

8,810

8,370

8,370

7,930

7,950

7,510

7,090

232,940

7,765

2.78

3'. 10

May

7.090

6,690

6,290

5,910

5,550

5,210

4,590

4,310

3,810 

3,590

3,190

3,010

2,850

2,670

2,510

2,510

2,370

2,230

*2,110

1,990

1,890

1,890

1,800

1,800

1,990

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,110

1,890

1.720

100,240

3,234

1.16

1.34

June

1,640

1,500

1,500

1,800

1,890

1,990

2,110

1,990

1,800 

1,720

1,800

1,990

2,110

2 . 250

2,230

2,230

2,250

2,250

2,110

1,890

1,640

1,390

1,240

*1,100

1,040

930

860

826

758

724

49,498

1,650

0.591

0.66

Mean 4,677 Cfsm 1.68

July

724

690

690

724

724

724

724

724

724 

758

792

895

1,070

1,240

1,590

1,640

1,890

2,570

5,010

5i,190

3,390

3,590

4,050

4,310

4,590

4,890

5.210

5,210

5,210

4,890

4,590

74,623

2,407

0.863

0.99

Aug.

4.590

4,310

4,050

4,050

4,310

4,050

5,810

5,590

5,390 

3,190

3,010

2,850

2,830

2,670

2,510

2,230

2,110

1,990

1,800

1,640

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,640

1,720

1,640

1,570

1.590

1,390

1,440

80,030

2,582

0.925

1.07

Sept.

1,570

*1 , 800

2,110

2,370

2,670

2,830

2,850

5,010

3,590 

5.590

5,590

5,590

5,190

5,010

5,010

5,190

5,190

5,010

2,830

2,670

2,370

2,110

1,890

1,640

1,440

1,240

1,180

1.100

1,210

1,570

-----

73,000

2,433

0.872

0.97

In. 22.77

Water year 1958-59 : Max 17,600 Mln 690 Mean 3,754 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.25

Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 145

1355. Black River near Gable, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°54'00", long 80°09'55", near left bank on downstream side of McBrlde

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 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 95 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Dec. 9, 1955, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 282 cfs.

Extremes..-1 -Maximum discharge during year, 2,320 cfs Mar. 8 (gage height, 4.44 ft); minimum, 8 cfs June 23.

1951-59: Maximum discharge, 4,150 cfs Sept. 3, 1952 (gage height, 5.22 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow July 10-17, Aug. 2 to Oct. 17, 1954, July 17, 18, 

1956, Aug. 9-15, Sept. 6, 7, 1957.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record and those between 

15 and 100 cfs, which are fair, and those below 15 cfs, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 14 to Feb. 8, July 20 to Aug. 22)

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

2.8

Oct. 1 to Mar. 6

119

224

3.1 

3.4 

3.7 

4.0

365

560

930

1,470

Mar. 7 to Sept. 30

2.8 308

3.1 482

3.5 853

4.0 1,570

5.0 3,450

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

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

Cram

In.

Oct.

*21

38

58

67

74

80

103

128

134 

125

122

114

103

90

83

71

60

48

48

42

67

83

83

85

90

95

92

87

85

85 

*80

2,541

82.0

0.204

0.24

Nov.

80

85

85

85

83

80 

78

78

80

80

83

85

85

85

85

85

85

85

87

87

90

90

90

97

100

100

100

100

103

103

2,639

88.0

0.219

0.24

Dec.

*100

103

108

116

116

119 

119

120

120

120

150

170

220

280

240

240

240

240

240

260

260

260

237

250

250

250

250

305

324

*3T9 

309

6,435

208

0.519

0.60

Jan.

319

329

329

329

320

340 

320

300

300 

300

280

280

260

260

258

258

250

246

241

246

246

267

276

276

276

286

286

281

281

276 

286

8,802

284

0.708

0.82

Feb.

290

290

314

409

560

684

1,000

1,200

1,130 

984

870

768

708

732

684

640

590

536

474

432

392

365

350

334

324

334

*345

350

_

-~- 

16,089

575

1.43

1.49

Mar.

365

444

512

560

597

1,330

2,000

2,290

2,000

1,600

1,290

1,100

940

797

712

643

600

550

512

482

482

469

450

436

417

411

424

436

424

4G9 

520

24,262

783

1.95

2.25

Apr.

557

663

712

916

1,020

853 

712

626

550 

504

469

469

504

542

600

550

490

456

450

424

417

400

394

388

417

388

366

350

334

360

15,881

529

1.32

1.47

May

417

371

334

344

334

293 

*250

222

200 

272

355

350

350

646

603

424

350

298

259

245

324

430

476

497

512

456

436

400

339

298

279

11,364

367

0.915

1.05

June

279

284

308

443

682

682

518

371

298 

250

218

192

187

196

138

98

65

43

30

21

15

10

10

11

447

731

752

602

424

313

8,618

287

0.716

0.80

July

*284

241

250

388

456

450 

334

250

331 

520

653

731

763

853

915

977

878

865

903

775

566

436

360

360

394

339

288

245

231

274 

329

15,639

504

1.26

1.45

Aug.

362

527

*482

780

952

692 

497

400

329 

269

227

192

162

162

142

120

109

95

77

163

274

355

388

334

313

269

284

298

279

303 

279

10,115

326

0.813

0.94

Sept.

*250

245

222

196

187

213 

259

371

456 

574

542

490

450

456

469

482

476

469

417

350

318

298

279

254

236

213

192

174

295

617

10,450

348

0.868

0.97

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,450 Mln 9 Mean 412 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.95

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,290 Mln 10 Mean 364 Cfsm 0.908 In. 12.32

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mobe.--Ho gage-height record Dec. 8-22, Jan. 5-14; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range 

In stage, weather records, and record for preceding and following days.
146 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

1360. Black River at Kingstree, S. C.

Location.--Lat 33°39'40", long 79"50'10", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

ui 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 1959. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1893 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Sage. 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. 30 years, 762 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,000 cfs Mar. 9 (gage height, 13.58 ft); minimum, 75 cfs Oct. 10, 11.

1929-59: Maximum discharge, 29,100 cfs Sept. 20, 1945 (gage height, 16.07 ft); minimum, 2 cfs Sept. 12-15, Oct. 7, 8, 1954.

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 U.S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions (water years ).--WSP 1032: 1928(M), drainage area. W3P 1333: 1930(M),1931, 1936.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 9 to Aug. 5)

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

124

165

263

391

553

762

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

13.5

1,080 

1,560 

2,520 

3,83O 

5,740 

9,240 

11,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

94

90

94

98

93

88

83

79

76

25

75

76

80

87

94

104

112

116

120

116

128

140

148

152

152

140

132

120

*112

104

98

3,276

106

0.084

0.10

Nov.

98

104

108

116

116

116

112

108

104

101

94

90

87

85

84

83

84

83

83

81

82

83

84

85

87

90

92

93

94

94

2,821

94.0

0.075

0.08

Dec.

98

98

*101 '104

108

112

112

112

116

116

128

140

156

183

211

231

246

258

258

258

263

263

263

274

286

298

310

342

421

484

518

6,868

222

0.176

0.20

Jan.

553

580

619

649

670

670

660

649

660

670

670

670

660

639

609

590

571

562

535

518

*501

492

501

501

510

501

492

492

484

484

501

17,863

576

0.457

0.53

Feb.

553

600

649

806

1,310

2,160

2,820

3,080

3,340

5,400

3,270

3,140

3,080

3,140

3,270

3,270

3,200

3,200

3,080

2,880

2,640

2,340

2,070

1,870

1,660

1,530

1,470

1,440

_

65,268

2,331

1.85

1.93

Mar.

1,440

1,500

1,660

2,070

*2,400

3,630

6,760

11,100

11,500

9,240

7,420

6,280

5,360

4,560

3,900

3,400

5,010

2,640

2,340

2,120

2,020

1,920

1,780

1,660

1,600

1,500

1,470

1,340

1,270

1,270

1,270

109,230

3,524

2.80

3.23

ftpr.

1,290

1,540

2,080

2,760

5,080

5,140

5,010

2,760

2,520

2,340

2,120

1,870

1,660

1,530

1,470

01,420

1,420

1,420

1,340

1,290

1,200

1,160

1,120

1,080

1,020

948

870

788

714

659

49,599

1,653

1.31

1.46

May

580

535

501

452

45_6

436

421

377

556

298

265

246

246

504

414

544

670

762

870

965

1,040

1,080

1,040

948

885

*856

900

1,040

1,160

1,220

1,200

31,025

678

0.538

0.62

June

1 , 140

1,040

982

965

930

842

814

788

714

649

670

714

726

681

571

444

349

280

226

178

148

124

108

104

108

124

116

128

128

116

14,907

497

0.394

0.44

July

128

225

356

452

444

349

268

211

231

304

436

590

801

*1,020

1,340

1,840

2,760

3,270

3,270

3,400

3,400

3,200

3,270

3,540

5,760

3,400

2,940

2,340

1,780

1,440

1,240

52,005

1,678

1.33

1.53

Aug.

1,320

1,420

1,530

2,090

2,520

2,540

2,120

2,020

2,020

2,120

1,970

1,700

1,440

1,390

1,390

1,540

1,180

1,040

900

750

629

660

670

571

428

*342

298

504

349

484

580

57,915

1,223

0.971

1.12

Sept.

670

726

726

692

775

965

1,080

1,140

1,220

1,240

1,140

1,020

1,080

1,180

1,220

1,220

1,240

1,240

1,180

1,120

1,060

1,000

900

801

703

619

510

452

652

1,260

28,811

960

0.762

0.85

Calendar year 1958: Max 11,500 Min 75 Mean 1,242 Cfsm 0.986 In. 13.36

Water year 1958-59'. Max 11,300 Min 75 Mean 1,122 Cfsm 0.89O In. 12.09

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 147

1380. Catawba River near Marion, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°42'20", long*82°02"10", on right bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. 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 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,208 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 18 years, 307 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum-discharge during year, 6,600 cfs Dec. 28 (gage height, 10.30 ft); minimum, 76 cfs Dec. 16 (gage height, 0.92 ft).

1941-59: 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 measurements at gage heights 15.02 and 19.34 ft; minimum, 28 cfs Sept. 30, 

Oct. 1, 5, 1954 (gage height, 0.50 ft).

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. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation for short 

periods at low flow caused by powerplant above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1032: 1942, 1943(P).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

90

129

207

395

3.0

4.0 

5.0

7.0

870

1,510

2,220

3,680

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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.

270

201

175

131

119

109

105

121

131

101

100

96

107

119

98

*109

127

105

125

140

162

165

145

111

105

103

119

127

113

100

98

3,937

127

0.743

0.86

Nov.

138

184

192

152

117

131

136

105

107

109

117

138

103

*101

101

101

123

129

101

127

129

98

98

98

111

129

101

117

178

119

3,690

123

0.719

0.80

Dec.

109

107

121

181

155

101

100

98

98

115

123

98

100

105

100

111

127

*101

100

100

98

123

136

98

94

88

101

2,610

2,330

588

415

8,931

288

1.68

1.94

Jan.

427

423

359

292

224

210

241

245

227

173

168

190

224

192

192

292

231

140

150

195

269

*924

504

391

351

307

273

259

241

227

207

8,748

282

1.65

1.90

Feb.

178

187

221

241

270

227

178

175

207

231

187

181

391

427

395

327

288

277

248

231

184

181

227

231

214

*214

184

168

-

6,670

238

1.39

1.45

Mar.

168

T95

217

190

289

1.040

529

399

359

323

285

277

245

201

252

263

273

245

224

204

1S4

187

198

221

207

198

453

375

331

371

*331

9,234

298

1.74

2.01

Apr.

304

458

395

363

311

277

259

259

252

245

273

1.420

1,240

705

524

453

395

403

565

680

538

556

556

496

440

407

383

*363

343

304

14,167

472

2.76

3.08

May

' 285

277

288

304

285

252

248

238

207

234

255

245

266

241

214

190

168

T98

207

758

1,560

952

760

538

520

898

398

732

610

538

520

13,886

448

2.62

3.02

June

655

1,480

*1,020

815

632

588

484

431

395

363

315

327

304

273

241

234

227

241

227

178

187

217

224

207

252

217

173

160

175

160

11,402

380

2.22

2.48

July

140

208

198

147

152

190

165

138

*131

143

121

1S4

228

165

339

337

491

383

834

721

1,230

608

440

343

319

458

411

363

331

323

277

10,518

339

1.98

2.29

Aug.

231

231

221

238

270

241

255

238

184

187

207

181

168

160

155

170

184

190

187

157

173

152

147 192"

245

198

176

226

213

273

1.020

7,070

228

1.33

1.54

Sept.

842

632

415

335

363

379

1,740

1,290

815

588

484

440

387

351

335

292

263

285

263

231

241

238

217

214

214

187

175

210

353

*5,180

15,959

532

3.11

3.47

Calendar year 1958 : Max 2,610 Min 83 Mean 328 Cfam 1.92 In. 26.02

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,180 Min 88 Mean 313 Cfam 1.83 In. 24.84

Peak discharge (base, 3,400 cfs).--Dec. 28 (10:30 p.m.) 6.600 cfs (10.30 ft); Sept. 7 (7 p.m.) 3,830 

cfs (7.18 ft); Sept. 30 (11:30 a.m.) 5,700 cfs (9.42 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
148 SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

1385. Linville River at Branch, H. C.

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.

DrainaRe area. 65 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1907 to August 1908 (fragmentary, published as "at Fonta Flora"), 

June 1922 to September 1959. Records for October to December 1908, "at Fonta Flora," 

published in WSP 242 have been found unreliable and should not be used.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,205.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

j!929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. May 1907 to August 1908 staff gage about 

1.2 miles downstream at different datum. June 1922 to Aug. 12, 1937, staff gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge.--37 years (1922-59), 139 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,900 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 7.10 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Dec. 16 (result of freezeup).

1907-8, 1922-59: Maximum discharge, 39,500 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 11.4ft), 

from rating curve extended above 6 ,400 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak 

flow; minimum, 2 cfs Jan. 9, 1956 (result of freezeup); minimum daily, 8 cfs Sept. 7-9, 

1925.

Flood in July 1916 reached a stage about 0.4 ft lower than that of Aug. 13, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water yearsl.-rWSP 892: 1929, 1935, 1937. WSP 1503: 1923(M), 1924-28, 1930, 

1932-33(M), 1938(M), 1939(P). See also Records available'.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.5 

1.7

1.9

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

160

275

550

985

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,490

2,740

4,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

2B 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

45

52

44

41

42

37

34

32

31

30

29

28

27

27

27

*29

52

42

61

61

45

49 

60

50

42

38

36

35 

35

34

34

1,229

39.6

0.609

0.70

Nov.

38

60

69

58

47

41

38

36

34

35

35

34

33

*33

33

33

33

33

32

31

31

30 

30

29

28.

28

29

32 

62

55

1,140

38.0

0.585

0.65

Dec.

38

35

35

34

34

32

30

25

b29

b29

28

b!9

blS

32

25

22

29

*30

28

30

26

26 

29

31

28

19

25

1.260 

1,070

325

207

3,635

117

1.80

2.08

Jan.

170

192

148

127

88

b65

b85

104

86

b60

b55

b65

84

77

77

101

b65

b55

b70

80

107

*1.060 

335

227

188

154

 136

125 

112

104

97

4,499

145

2.23

2.57

Feb.

88

84

84

95

114

97

82

84

84

84

88

84

176

243

219

181

154

145

127

109

88

92 

114

125

101

*95

92

88

3,217

115

1.77

1.84

Mar.

84

84

80

77

82

552

302

211

178

157

136

130

122

114

109

109

97

90

84

84

88

86 

80

77

21

75

327

243 

181

203

*227

4,540

146

2.25

2.60

Apr.

195

345

298

251

211

178

160

142

130

122

151

415

531

325

255

215

188

164

263

320

284

267 

280

251

211

192

170

*160 

164

142

6,980

233

3.58

3.99

May

130

120

150

145

117

109

99

90

88

88

86

80

92

109

86

78

73

71

69

80

184

154 

125

101

95

109

120

120 

158

215

gQ3

3,544

114

1.75

2.03

June

219

460

*298

227

188

164

145

125

112

104

97

86

82

75

69

66

62

60

58

56

54

50 

49

49

56

58

50

44 

39

37

3,239

108

1.66

1.85

July

35

34

75

55

43

41

41

*37

35

33

33

54

61

56

104

68

122

130

133

157

167

127 

112

114

92

90

133

164 

114

88

73

2,621

84.6

1.30

1.50

Aug.

73

62

55

82

150

86

68

64

60

50

48

45

44

41

3_9

45

42

49

64

61

75

66 

75

80

97

101

73

75 

77

78

122

2,127

68.6

1.06

1.22

Sept.

164

157

104

109

160

178

877

622

444

259

195

160

130

117

104

97

88

84

78

71

68

64 

61

58

56

54

54

54 

62

*3.250

7,979

266

4.09

4.57

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,260 Min 19 Mean 136 Cfsm 2.09 In. 28.4,7

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,250 Min 19 Mean 123 Cfsm 1.89; In. 25.60

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs).--Dec. 28 (7 p.m.) 3,830 ofs (5.72 ft)j Jan. 22 (6 a.m.) 1,830 cfs 

(4.30 ft); Sept. 30 (9 a.m.) 6.9OO cfs (7.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 149

1420. Lower Little River near All Healing Springs, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°57', long 81°14', on left bank at upstream side of highway bridge,

0.3 mile downstream from Grassy Creek, 0.4 mile upstream from Lambert Creek, 2.2 miles 

northeast of All Healing Springs, and 4 miles northwest of Taylorsvllle, Alexander 

County.

Drainage area.--31.2 sq ml.

Records available.--October to December 1952 (monthly discharge only), January 1953 to 

September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 1,070 ft (by barometer). 

Average discharge.--? years, 29.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,350 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 11.90 ft); min-

 TmumT 13 cfs Dec. 12, June 29, 30, July 1, 7, 8, 9, Aug. 25, 26.

1952-59: Maximum discharge, 2,550 cfs Apr. 28, 1958 (gage height, 13.94 ft); minimum, 2.9 cfs Sept. 20, 21, 1955.

Remarks.--Records good except those above 200 cfs or those for periods of fragmentary

 gage-height record, which are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flows during the 

growing season.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 19 pr. 20 to Sept. 30

1.1 14

1.3 22

1.5 32

2.0 65

3.0 165

4.0 285

5.0 418

1.1 14

1.4 27

1.7 42

2.0 62

3.0 147

4.0 252

5.0 362

7.0 582

9.0 832

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

26

22

21

19

18

18

17

17

*16L

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

22

18

20

21

20

*19

18

18

18

18

18 

18

18

587

18.9

0.606

0.70

Nov.

22

24

22

20

20

19

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

*16

Tf

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

22

26

19

544

18.1

0.580

0.65

Dec.

18

18

18

19

18

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

*16

16

16

16

1JL

15

16

362

*251 

70

46

1,175

37.9

1.21

1.40

Jan.

54

52

41

36

30

28

26

29

28

26

25

23

22" 22

*27

49

34

31

30

28

31

88

49

39

35

32

30

28

26

26

24

1,049

33.8

1.08

1.25

Feb.

24

22

24

28

30

26

24

25

26

25

24

24

45

44

40

35

33

30

28

26

25

24

28

25

24

*24

23

22

-

778

27.8

0.891

0.93

Mar.

24

24

22

22

30

*150

71

50

43

38

35

35

32

30

31

28

28

26

26

26

28

28

26

25

24

26

44

35

34

42

38

1,121

36.2

1.16

1.34

Apr.

36

74

55

45

39

36

33

31

30

*28_

48

236

179

85

59

50

42

43

139

185

93

*98

80

64

*54

47

43

40

38

35

2,065

68.8

2.21

2.46

May

33

31

37

34

32

37

34

30

29

38

32

28

82

57

42

36

32

30

29

45

51

38

32

29

28

30

31

28

26 

24

38

1,103

35.6

1.14

1.31

June

*38

150

78

68

47

40

34

30

28

26

24

24

22

21

20

20

19

*19

19

18

17

17

17

IP

20

18

17

16

15

14

914

30.5

0.978

1.09

July

i±

21

20

17

16

16

16

*14

14

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

40

22

18

25

22

24

20

17

18

19

41

30

24 

19

17

615

19.8

0.635

0.73

Aug.

29

31

23

57

38

26

24

38

22

20

18

*17

17

16

16

16

15

19

17

19

19

15

14

14

14

14

18

16

16

23

44

690

22.3

0.715

0.82

Sept.

f331

118

49

37

30

fl!7

*f220

*89

70

49

40

34

30

29

28

26

24

24

23

21

21

20

20

19

19

18

18

18

39

^726

2,307

76.9

2.46

2.75

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,280 K"i 14 Mean 49.5 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.53

Water year 1958-59: Max 726 Min 14 Mean 35.5 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.43

Peak discharge (base, 550 cfs). Dec. 28 (6 p.m.) 895 cfs (8.50 ft); Sept. 1 (about 2 p.m.) 653 cfs 

(7.65 ft); Sept. 30 (1 p.m.) 1,350 cfs (11.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.
150 SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

1425. Catawba River at Catawba, N. C.

Location. --Lat 35°43', long 81°04 I , 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 ml, Includes that of Lyle Creek.

Records available . July 1896 to December 1899; June 1900, April 1901 to April 1902 (gage

 heights only); July 1900 to March 1901 (monthly discharge only, published In WSP 1303); 

November 1934 to June 1935 (fragmentary); July 1935 to September 1959. Records of 

discharge for April to December 1901, published In WSP 65 and 75, have been found unreliable and should not be used.

--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 746.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

j.929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 1896 to December 1899, June 1900 to 

April 1902, wire-weight gage at bridge five-eighths of a mile downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge . 27 years (1896-99, 1935-59), 2,277 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 16,200 cfs Dec. 29 (gage height, 11.94 ft); minimum; 94 cfs Dec. 26, July 6 (gage height, 2.14 ft); minimum daily, 100 cfs Dec. 26.

1896-1901, 1934-59: 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, 85 cfs Sept. 15, 1957; 

minimum daily, 89 cfs Sept. 15, 1957.

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. Records fair. Plow regulated by four lakes above station, which have a combined usable capacity of 18,065,500,000 cu ft (revised). Plow regulated since 1915.

Revisions (water years ). WSP 892: 1936-38. 

1896-1900. See also Records available.

WSP 952: Drainage area. WSP 1503:

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.1 85

2.3 137

2.5 221

2.8 

3.3 

4.0

408

880

1,770

5.0

7.0

10.2

3,310

6,730

12,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

2,080

2,010

2,020

818

128

2,120

1,960

2,420

2,110

1,960

876

348

1,650

2,420

2.550

2,030

2,190

889

298

1,390

1,830

1,490

1,940

1,660

832

276

1,520

2,030

1,810

2, 060

1,740

49,435

1,595

-515

Nov.

386

512

1,580

2,020

1,360

2,180

2,180

484

119

1,660

1,950

1,950

1,590

1,770

154

135

1,940

2.190

1,990

1,630

1,310

789

622

1,330

1,560

1,020

344

1,110

346

677

36,886

1,230

-161

Calendar year 1958: 1

Water year 1958-59: t

Dec.

2,060

1,980

2,120

1,450

1,750

657

302

2,260

1,540

1,860

2,090

1,640

559

778

1,730

1,510

1,520

. 2,200

1,830

262

229

734

792

162

107

100

T59

3,070

12.700

7,310

4,620

60,081

1,938

+370

Jan.

4.510

4,150

3,140

559

2,580

2,750

5,160

2,960

2,520

697

522

2,110

2,570

1,680

2,330

2,210

592

263

1,900

1,560

1,320

2,890

3,250

2,340

157

1,610

2,410

2,370

1,960

1,410

551

62,791

2,026

+72

Feb.

165

2.01O

1,920

2,210

1,410

588

617

148

2,540

1,780

1,970

1,750

1,510

364

346

2,280

*2,510

2,520

2,100

1,850

452

131

2.T70

1,660

1,810

2.660

2,160

154

42,023

1,501

+294

Mar.

226

1,860

1,770

2,180

2,110

5.680

1,940

454

2,900

2,880

2,96O

2,880

2,140

148

566

2,380

2,590

2,130

1,600

1,450

281

136

2,250

1,910

2,670

1,600

2,290

406

144

2 500

2 , 580

55,411

1,787

+466

Apr.

2,860

5,100

1,720

624

137

2,470

2,750

2,110

2,100

1,740

982

2,070

4.790

4,620

4,620

4,450

2,660

2,550

2,460

3,550

4,590

5,620

2,990

3,100

3,150

1,710

3,110

4,620

4,620

4,450

88,283

2,945

+477

May

5.290

2,070

162

2,420

2,510

2,450

2,120

1,110

152

125

928

1,080

2,580

2,480

2,210

420

110

2,440

2,550

2,100

2,740

2,980

1,930

158

2,610

2,510

2,750

3,100

3,210

1,700

885

57,840

1,866

+217

June

2,970

5.020

4,620

4,790

4,620

4,620

2,980

2,980

2,990

3,040

5,040

2,540

1,490

113

2,380

2,450

2,720

2,080

2,260

1,680

125

1,830

1,660

1,410

1,760

1,450

430

107

1,010

890

70,055

2,335

-204

July

560

970

481

105

105

668

920

1,610

1,550

602

110

527

955

2,440

1,660

2,320

2,550

2,420

157

2,450

2,010

2,000

2,700

2,960

2,210

679

2,450

2,590

*2,750

2,740

2 , 660

48,287

1,558

+ 16

Aug.

416

170

2,590

2,640

936

1,640

545

168

146

2,530

2,900

2,720

2,550

1,160

175

116

1,600

1,500

1,610

1,760

1,510

288

116

2,060

2,330

1,930

2,670

1,570

745

2,320

5.140

46,351

1,495

+33

Sept.

,760

,620

,620

,620

,580

136

,100

,620

,620

,620

,620

,360

,300

,620

,620

,240

,480

2,970

940

,695

2,740

2,880

3,030

3,100

2,760

2,250

301

2,480

1,880

5.580

96,142

3,205

+407

Observed Adjusted

iax 12,700 Mln 98 Mean 2,687 Mean 2,606 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.08

lax 12,700 Mln 100 Mean 1,955 Mean 2,076 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.32

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Lake James, Rhodhlss Lake, Lake 

Hickory, and Lookout Shoals Lake; furnished by Duke Power Co.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 151 

1426. Mountain Creek near Terrell, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°34'00", long 80°59'45", on right bank 280 ft upstream from highway

bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from Reed Creek, 1.7 miles southwest of Terrell, 

Catawba County, and 2? miles upstream from mouth. Prior to Jan. 30, 1959 at site 

220 ft upstream.

Drainage area.--42.4 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1957 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Dec. 16, 1958, staff gage and crest-stage indicator 

and Dec. 16, 1958, to Jan. 29, 1959, water-stage recorder, at site 220 ft upstream at 

datum 0.52 ft higher.

Ejctremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,160 cfs Apr. 21, Aug. 4; maximum gage height, 

10773 ft Apr. 21; minimum discharge, 15 cfs Oct. 6-20.

1957-59: Maximum discharge, 3,130 cfs Nov. 19, 1957 (gage height, 13 18 ft, from 

rloodmarks, at site and datum then in use); minimum, 15 cfs Sept. 9-12, 19, 20 

Oct. 6-20, 1958.

v, .F16 £o°^ln Au§Yst 194 ° reached a stage of about 19j ft (present datum) at highway 

bridge 280 ft downstream, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records fair prior to Dec. 18 and good thereafter, except those for periods of 

no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3 to Nov. 25)

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6

Oct. 1 to Jan. 29

15 4.0

24 4.5

37 5,0

70 6.0

115 7.0

191

320

470

750

1,020

1.05

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

Jan. 30 to Sept. 30

17 2.0

21 3.0

29 4.0

55 6.0

106 8.0

160

349

540

940

1,410

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

o

3

4

5

6"7

8

9

10

11

1C

13

14

15

16

n

18

19

20

21

22

2;

24

25

26

27

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a37

26

17

17

16

15

IS

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

*15

16

*a20

aZl

17

17

17

17

*17

17

17

17

531

17.1

0.403

0.47

Nov.

a!7

a!8

a!9

19

18

18

*18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

*18

18

18

a70

a34

22

620

20.7

O.488

0.54

Dec.

21

20

21

22

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

a20

a20

a20

20

*20

20

20

19

II

19

20

20

19

22

*783

T92

65

46

1,630

52.6

1.24

1.43

Jan.

9O

88

53

43

37

35

34

36

36

31

31

30

30

30

30

52

41

35

34

32

36

~55 137

44

40

37

35

34

33

33

33

1,345

43.4

1.02

1.13

Feb.

31

30

33

50

57

42

37

36

41

39

36

37

123

106

200

86

65

55

*47

42

40

39

41

37

35

35

35

34

-

1,489

53.2

1.25

1.31

Mar.

34

37

34

~66 33

*415

89

62

54

48

42

42

40

37

51

44

40

36

36

35

41

41

36

36

34

36

54

42

40 

57

47

1,739

56.1

1.32

1.53

Apr.

42

70

49

44

41

40

36

36

35

54

39

87

*94

64

51

47

44

44

82

94

428

591

142

96

77

65

60

54

51 

48

2,685

89.5

2.11

2.36

May

45

44

60

48

44

39

37

37

42

45

39

35

39

*36

34

33

31

30

30

46

41

34

33

29

28

30

31

29

*28

27

74

1,178

38.0

0.896

1.03

June

127

222

118

130

57

48

40

36

34

33

31

*29

27

27

27

26

26

25

25

24

23

25

23

25

26

25

22

21

20

il

1,341

44.7

1.05

1.18

July

19

64

40

24

22

21

21

20

21

29

26

25

*23

23

43

23

23

23

23

23

25

25

27

21

20

28

25

23

20 

27

30

807

26.0

0.613

0.71

Aug.

20

24

20

*1,090

173

58

49

48

121

45

36

33

30

28

27

27

26

24

24

24

23

23

22

22

21

94

56

27

35 

31

36

2,317

74.7

1.76

2.03

Sept.

34

27

24

23

23

24

340

82

48

37

33

31

28

27

27

27

25

25

25

25

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

22

138 

1.170

2,428

80.9

1.91

2.13

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,480 Min 15 Mean 54.5 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.42

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,170 Min 15 Mean 49.6 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.90

Peak discharge (base, 750 cfs). --Dec. 28 (about 5 p.. 

cfs (6.40 ft); Apr. 21 (11 p.m.) 2,160 cfs (10.73 ft) 

(8 a.m.) 2,160 cfs (10.70 ft); Sept. 7 (2 p.m.) 1,140 

(9.83 ft).

) 1,430 cfs (8.54 ft); Mar. 6 (3 a.m.) 1,020 

); June 1 (11 p.m.) 860 cfs (5.65 ft); Aug. 4 

(6.92 ft); Sept. 30 (1O a.m.) 1,90O cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of once-daily gage readings, weather record 

streamflow continuity, and records for stations on nearby streams.
152 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

1430. Henry Pork 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 Pord, lv 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 1959.

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 890.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

.929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 1925 to November 1931, at site 450 ft 

upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--23 years (1925-31, 1942-59), 123 cfs.

Bxtremes.--Maximum height, 10.53 ft); min- discharge during year, 5,350 cfs Sept. 30 (gag 

 imum, 9.2 cfs July 8; minimum daily, 11 cfs Aug. 15.

1925-31, 1941-59: 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 ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation caused by mill 

above station. An average of about 2.0 cfs was diverted for water supply by city of 

Morganton and Morganton State Hospital and discharged into Catawba River.

Revisions (water years K--WSP 952; 1928, 1930.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2 

1.6

7.0

12

19

41

70

142

2.0 

J.O 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

255

660

1,150

1,650

2,220

2,830

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

100

81

75

70

65

60

60

58

58

55

55

55

55

55

55

54

56

61

56

55

70

73

58

58

56

68

57

56

55

50

1,940

62.6

0.782

0.90

Nov.

66

88

73

62

56

61

56

37

52

*64

52

49

51

47

15

49

51

48

49

48

48

47

47

61

52

42

41

59

112

72

1,675

55.8

0.698

0.78

Dec.

64

58

58

60

58

55

54

67

58

55

56

61

23

55

b70

b60

b55 *b50

b55

54

b50

51

52

52

51

47

57

2.520

880

248

149

5,083

164

2.05

2.36

Jan.

250

290

177

129

107

b80

b80

91

93

75

b70

b70

75

72

*78

134

119

b95

b90

91

86

226

161

119

105

100

91

83

78

76

70

3,461

112

1.40

1.61

Feb.

70

72

70

89

107

93

78

78

88

78

73

72

193

205

T69

132

112

101

*88

7B

70

72

76

70

70

68

68

56

2,596

92.7

1.16

1.21

Mar.

67

75

73

72

80

688

262

161

132

117

107

108

98

86

101

100

89

86

83

84

80

88

89

*75

76

78

103

96

89

154

147

3,744

121

1.51

1.74

Apr.

121

217

180

138

114

108

98

94

88

89

101

658

747

269

185

154

134

125

196

255

199

205

223

*205

154

140

134

123

121

121

5,696

190

2.38

2.65

May

107

100

103

119

107

98

94

89

81

138

116

100

154

152

114

100

96

94

89

96

112

100

B9

S6

91

100

161

140

112

94

149

3,3B1

109

1.36

1.57

June

161

601

*373

245

174

142

127

112

101

98

94

89

83

81

83

78

80

105

80

30

33

75

72

75

80

76

25

58

130

44

3,605

120

1.50

1.68

July

48

100

107

34

IS

101

70

43

74

49

25

67

*173

134

110

85

81

127

94

151

91

159

220

94

80

73

78

107

91

78

2,845

91.8

1.15

1.32

Aug.

73

68

62

69

145

98

100

44

12

113

70

57

61

44

11

12

138

48

47

47

*60

15

13

49

96

70

72

72

36

210

132

2,142

69.1

0.864

1.00

Sept.

268

153

104

72

33

64

557

272

149

112

90

75

80

90

96

90

80

80

70

30

70

60

60

70

85

80

40

70

127

2.750

5,977

199

2.49

2.78

Calendar year 1958 : Max 2,320 Min 6.2 Mean 164 Cfsm 2.05 In. 27. S3

Water year 1958-59 : Max 2,750 Min 11 Mean 115 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.60

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 cfs). Dec. 28 (8 p.m.) 4,970 cfs (9.98 ft); Sept. 30 (10 a.m.) 5,350 cfs 

(10.55 ft).__________ __________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1, 4-13, Sept. 10-14, 16-28; discharge estimated on basis of 

weather records and records for Lower Little River near All Healing Springs.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 153

1435. Indian Creek near Laboratory, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°25'20", long 81 "15"50", on left bank 250 ft upstream from remains of 

Rudisill Mill dam, half a mile upstream from highway bridge, l|- miles upstream from 

mouth, l| miles south of Laboratory, Lincoln County, and 3j miles south of Lincolnton.

Drainage area. 68.4 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1951 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 736 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 8 years, 79.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,080 cfs Dec. 29 (gage height, 6.69 ft); minimum, 26 cfs Dec. 16, result of freezeup.

1951-59: Maximum discharge, 5,030 cfs Mar. 4, 1952 (gage height, 8.74 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,900 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; 

minimum, 4.6 cfs Oct. 8, 1954.

Peak discharge of flood in October 1929 was 9,920 cfs (the maximum discharge known); 

flood in July 1916, 7,840 cfs; flood in August 1940, 6,000 cfs. Discharge based on 

computations of peak flow over dam 1 mile downstream, using information by local 

resident.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 1

30

49

Nov. 2 to May 31

0.9

1.0

1.1

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

May 31 to Sept. 30 

3.0 485 0.85 291.2 103 

4.0 890 .90 35 1.5 200 

5.0 1,620' 1.0 52 2.0 315 

6.0 2,440 Note.--Same as preceding table above 2.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

196

315

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

55

61

51

51

47

43

41

41

41

41

38

36

38

38

*38

36

36

38

54

40

40

41

43

40

38

36

38

36

36

36

36

1,265

41.5

0.607

0.70

Nov.

49

61

42

39

39

39

37

37

37

37

36

36

*36

36

36

36

36

36

36

il

34

34

34

34

*34

36

36

39

72

42

1,170

39.0

0.570

0.64

Dec.

37

39

39

40

39

37

37

37

37

37

37

36

37

39

37

39

39

*39

37

37

37

37

37

37

36

34

44

*1,250

*1.S30

125

4,451

144

2.10

2.42

Jan.

228

231

125

91

77

72

69

74

80

66

61

59

56

56

59

113

83

69

66

64

74

*274

Tl3

86

80

74

72

66

64

61

59

2,624

91.1

1.33

1.54

Feb.

56

54

64

103

116

80

72

69

80

74

69

64

236

*209

307

156

119

106

*68

83

77

74

74

72

66

66

64

64

-

2,762

98.6

1.44

1.50

Mar.

69

80

64

61

113

*613

161

106

103

88

83

86

77

74

122

88

80

74

72

72

83

80

72

72

69

72

139

97

83

139

37

3,309

107

1.56

1.80

Apr.

86

361

189

125

100

91

83

8080"

21

91

279

314

149

*116

103

94

97

249

202

255

741

290

174

142

116

103

100

97

88

5,072

169

2.47

2.76

May

83

80

77

95

124

80

74

72

80

97

77

72

113

*66

72

69

66

64

64

72

74

66

61

59

59

94

86

69

64

59

129

2,437

78.6

1.15

1.33

June

106

116

92

92

81

78

70

66

66

64

61

59

57

52

52

52

50

50

50

49

47

54

49

66

66

64

50

47

45

44

1,895

63.2

0.924

1.03

July

42

42

44

42

40

38

38

35

38

69

62

86

*49

44

75

50

47

59

49

45

70

.89.

70

47

42

40

45

50

42

36

37

1,564

50.5

0.738

0.85

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,120 Min 34 Mean 114 Cfsm 1.67 In. 2C

Aug.

45

114

45

226

202

75

61

59

201

70

57

49

45

44

42

40

38

37

37

35

*34

33

11

31

31

31

49

40

37

45

42

1,926

62.1

0.908

1.05

.55

Sept.

47

40

35

33

31

34

486

914

116

81

70

59

52

49

49

47

44

44

42

42

40

*38

38

37

35

35

35

35

140

1,890

4,636

155

2.27

2.52

Water year 1956-59: Max 1,890 Min 31 Mean 91.3 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.14

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Dec. 29 (2 a.m.) 3,080 cfs (6.69 ft); Sept. 6 

(S.50 ft); Sept. 30 (6 p.m.) 2,990 cfs (6.64 ft).

a.m.} 2,020 cfs

Discharge measurement made on this day.
154 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

1440. Long Creek near Bessemer City, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°18'SO", long 81 "14'05", on right bank 700 ft upstream from highway

bridge, 2 miles northeast of Bessemer City limits, Gaston County, and 8-f miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area.--31.4 sq mi.

Records available. December 1952 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 706.1 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--6 years (1953-59), 29.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,330 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 5.67 ft); minimum, 7.£ cfs Dec. 16, result of freezeup; minimum daily, 7.7 efs Sept. 28.

1952-59: Maximum discharge, 5,290 cfs Nov. 19. 1957 (gage height, 8.26 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 7, 1954; minimum daily,-0.8 cfs Oct. 7, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 12 cfs, which are fair. Bessemer City diverts 

out of basin for water supply causing diurnal fluctuation at low flow; an average of 

1.0 cfs was diverted during the year. ,

Rating table

2.4

ar 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge

in cubic feet per second)

7.2 2.7 120

8.0 3.0 175

11 3.5 296

18 4.0 462

35 5.0 895

76 6.0 1,640

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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.

23

25

21

23

20

18

17

17

17

16

15

14

14

14

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

17

17

15

15

14

15

14

14

14

14

501

16.2

0.516

0.59

Nov.

23

21

17

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

*15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

13

14

14

13

13

13

15

23

15

466

15.5

0.494

0.55

Dec.

14

14

14

16

15

14

IS

14

12

12

14

12

14

15

15

12

15

*14

14

13

14

12

14

14

14

14

19

698

232

54

39

1,399

45.1

1.44

1.66

Jan.

75

*66

43

35

29

27

26

33

37

28

26

25

25

25

25

55

35

29

27

28

40

164

53

41

37

33

32

30

29

27

1,213

39.1

1.25

1.44

Feb.

26

25

30

35

68

42

36

34

41

38

34

31

155

*84

81

54

46

43

*37

34

32

31

32

30

28

28

28

27

_

1,210

43.2

1.38

1.43

Mar.

28

35

30

28

139

*521

77

54

47

41

38

43

35

33

85

50

41

37

34

34

37

34

32

31

30

29

54

35

34

68

43

1,857

59.9

1.91

2.20

Apr.

38

76

47

41

37

34

Zl

May

35

33

32

33

15

32

29

3;-. 28

June

31

37

28

24

24

23

Jl

Ib

r.i c ^ i 19

i": 3- ! ia

2d la

July

9.7

16

21

14

12

11

11

3.4

iLi

It

1-5 .': _ : "- " . in i :=

10C,

57

*,5

40

37

43

141

96

230

313

104

69

54

46

42

46

52

39

2,142

71.4

2.27

2.54

£y ' 17

23

26

25

24

23

24

31

32

29

28

24

24

38

34

27

24

23

41

915

29.5

0.939

1.08

1C

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

15

13

16

*16

15

12

12

11

1°

534

17.8

0.567

0.63

J.S

17

18

15

19

22

18

26

48

27

20

17

15

20

37

23

17

15

23

683.1

22.0

0.701

0.61

Aug.

22

53

19

219

183

*40

29

37

55

25

22

20

19

18

18

18

17

17

17

18

16

14

14

13

13

15

19

IS

15

17

25

1,042

33.6

1.07

1.23

Sept.

21

16

14

13

13

14

50

22

18

16

16

14

14

14

14

14

12

10

12

12

11

9.1 ni

8.6

8.6

9.1

7.8

7.7

165

976

1,542.9

51.4

1.64

1.83

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,320 Min 12 Mean 45.0 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.45

Water year 1958-59: Max 975 Min 7.7 Mean 37.0 Cfsm 1.18 In. 15.99

Peak discharge (base, 650 cfs). Dec. 28 (5 p.m.) 1,180 cfs (5.47 ft); Mar. 6 (1 a.m.) 1,070 cfs

(5.29 ft); Apr. 21 (12 p.m.) 950 cfs (5.12 ft); Aug. 4 (8 p.m.) 680 cfs (4.57 ft); Sept. 30 (9

1,330 cfs (5.67 ft). . V

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
3ANTEE RIVER BASIN

1450. South Pork Catawba River at Lowell, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°17'09", long 81°06'04", on right bank 50 ft north of private mill road, 

120 ft downstream from Housers Creek, 1 mile north of Lowell, Gaston County, and 

3 miles downstream from Long Creek.

Drainage area.--63Q sq ml.

Records available.--January 1942 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 603.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--17 years, 777 cfs.

K xtr'eme s. - -Maximum discharge during year, 10,500 cfs Dec. 29 (gage height, 11.79 ft): minimum, 98 cfs Aug. 25, 26 (gage height, 1.43 ft); minimum daily, 237 cfs Aug. 24.

1942-59: Maximum discharge, 22,000 cfs Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height, 16.98 ft); minimum, 25 cfs Sept. 27, Oct. 4, 1954 (gage height, 0.75 ft); minimum daily, 31 cfs 

Oct. 8, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 21.33 ft in August 1940, from floodmarks (discharge, 34,000 

cfs]

Hiver. A parr or rne diversion is returned to Long ureeK as sewage, for diversion uy 

town of Morganton see Henry Fork near Henry River, and by Bessemer City see Long Creek 

near*ear "Rpssempr Bessemer 1 City. C1tv.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1002:

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage he 

in cubic feet per s

ight, in feet, and discharge, 

ond)

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

222

365

550

1,040

10.0

12.0

2,440

4,140

6,9OO

10,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

I

o

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

1

2

3

4

5

g

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf 3JT1

In.

Oct.

355

550

530

478

405

419

368

375

349

274

340

327

277

343

*308

328

294

318

372

355

333

362

385

416

375

346

352

339

339

318

315

11,245

363

0.576

0.66

Nov.

368

53O

486

419

366

374

355

346

312

343

324

324

*343

318

309

324

336

333

333

324

321

312

303

312

*321

333

333

333

463

510

10,708

357

O.567

0.63

Dec.

452

385

375

375

375

372

339

324

350

365

344

35O

326

343

359

346

343

375

340

388

315

362

333

365

336

324

330

5,050

9.740

6,730

3,380

34,491

1,113

1.77

2.04

Jan.

1,610

*2.560

1,560

1,160

905

780

702

730

805

702

618

595

595

595

595

836

980

805

685

662

685

1,860

1,380

1,040

855

780

7O2

662

618

595

572

28,029

904

1.43

1.65

Feb.

530

572

530

760

1,130

830

702

640

730

702

662

618

,5OO

* ,700

.980

,6OO

,160

980

855

755

707

64O

662

662

618

595

572

550

_

23,942

855

1.36

1.41

Mar.

530

651

595

560

633

*4J 520

2,72O

1,580

1,070

93O

830

830

755

707

883

880

780

707

640

618

662

685

662

618

595

572

832

855

730

1,010

9O 5

29,335

946

1.50

1.73

Apr.

830

1,340

1,490

1,100

905

805

730

707

662

640

640

1,140

2,760

2,440

1,630

1,070

9O5

830

1,430

1,700

 1,600

4.690

2,21O

1,560

1,220

1,040

93O

88O

905

830

39,619

1,321

2.10

2.34

May

780

730

662

730

905

707

662

618

595

707

755

685

640

905

780

64O

595

572

572

595

714

685

595

585

550

595

730

755

681

734

21,034

679

1.08

1.24

June

,O1O

,510

.770

,720

,420

980

780

707

640

595

550

510

510

455

455

452

433

433

444

430

402

398

422

444

433

478

440

372

37?

378

19,943

665

1.06

1.18

July

388

386

474

426

382

312

342

327

330

495

669

572

530

510

755

662

486

530

618

550

730

618

1.010

662

490

466

723

598

482

444

440

16,407

529

0.840

0.97

Aug.

422

780

595

1,180

2.680

1,190

685

880

1,9OO

805

595

506

448

459

408

378

352

371

378

359

362

359

339

237

260

438

1,090

640

490

968

1,190

21,744

701

1.11

1.28

Sept.

905

830

707

510

444

405

1,610

4,990

1,840

930

707

685

550

510

498

510

482

422

412

422

388

365

430

402

318

359

437

300

737

8.250

30,335

1,011

1.60

1.79

Calendar year 1958 : Max 10,600 Min 274 Mean 1,004 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.63

Water year 1958-59 : Max 9,74O Min 237 Mean 786 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.92

Peak discharge (base, 8,OOO cfs).--Dec. 29 (11 a.m.) 10,50O cfs (11.79 ft); Sept. 3O (9:3O p.m.) 

10,300 cfs (11.68 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
156 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

1460. Catawba River near Rock Hill, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°59 I , long 80°58i , on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. 

Highway 21, 3i miles downstream from Catawba Dam, 5 miles northeast of Rock Hill, York 

County, and 7f miles upstream from Sugar Creek.

Drainage area. 3,050 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1895 to September 1903, April 1942 to September 1959.

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1303. Figures of discharge, 

in cubic feet per second per square mile, and runoff, in inches, published in watersupply papers subsequent to Apr. 7, 1942, may be subject to error because of regulation 

In reservoirs upstream and should not be used.

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. 25 years, 4,546 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 25,100 cfs Dec. 30 (gage height, 10.39 ft); minimum, 207 July 9 (gage height, 2.67 ft); minimum daily, 530 cfs July 3.

1895-1903, 1942-59: Maximum discharge, 151,000 cfs May 23, 1901 (gage height, 24.15 

ft, site and datum then in use); minimum, 143 cfs Apr. 25, 1943 (gage height, 2.59 ft); 

minimum daily, 490 cfs Oct. 21, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Catawba Lake (usable capacity, 6,542,000,000 

cu ft) and by other powerplants above station. Records of chemical analyses for the 

water year 1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1303: 1895-1903. WSP 1333: 1942-43(m) , 1953(m).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

2.9 

3.4 

4.0 

4.5

425

1,050

2,120

3,270

5.0

7.0

10.0

4,670

11,500

23,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

23"

4

5

6

7

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.

2,730

3,370

3,060

1,390

598

2,980

5.720

2,500

3,320

1,610

1,570

760

1,970

3,290

*3,060

1,900

2,170

1,450

847

2,860

3,180

2,170

2,200

1,940

1,960

814

2,190

2,160

2,290

2,110

2,400

68,569

2,212

_

-

Nov.

1,190

886

1,750

2,290

1,930

2,340

2,160

1,010

674

5,120

2,130

2,570

1,9.50

2,030

696

625

2,840

2,140

2,090

1,830

1,860

1,110

705

1,780

1,700

788

695

2,020

1,160

988

49,057

1,635

_

-

Dec.

2,670

2,120

2,220

3,220

1,820

664

866

3,030

2,000

2,490

2,620

2,700

1,680

890

2,030

2,470

2,040

3,600

2,480

1,010

748

1,190

1,920

902

640

640

720

876

8,920

20.100

13,400

92,676

2,990

_

-

Jan.

9,150

9.240

8,740

7,560

6,970

7,780

9,060

7,170

5,580

3,520

1,050

4,690

6,190

*2,290

3,880

4,590

1,270

1.010

4,480

3,390

2,790

5,040

4,760

2,470

1,730

4,680

5,040

5,200

5,080

4,120

2,310

150,830

4,865

_

-

Feb.

686

3,240

4,460

4,320

894

1,310

3,580

1,400

5,220

4,930

4,570

3,980

2,040

1,700

2,370

5,590

6.870

6,290

5,920

5,170

3,070

1,580

4,180

5,690

3,440

3,370

2,570

626

-

99,066

3,538

_

-

Calendar year 1958: Max 34,600 Min 592

Mar.

704

4,000

4,000

4,000

3,000

2,780

5,680

5,480

8.520

6,020

5,900

7,240

5,350

4,910

924

4,910

6,180

6,870

4,150

2,740

696

795

4,750

3,880

3,530

3,530

3,270

800

926

5,390

*4,990

125,915

4,062

_

-

Apr.

5,140

4,930

2,850

1,560

2,430

5,140

5,590

4,380

5,080

3,010

1.550

1,720

4,700

7,120

9,900

9,700

10 , 100

6,550

3,790

6,470

6,920

10,100

10 . 600

8,720

8,190

5,790

7,260

9,680

9,160

7,610

185,320

6,177

_

-

May

5,270

3,200

658

5,030

4,140

3,620

2,830

1,480

1,330

620

1,140

1,930

2,750

1,980

3,220

1,450

574

3,450

4,600

4,600

5.660

4,200

2,090

630

3,970

3,830

5,410

4,910

3,970

634

1,010

90,186

2,909

_

-

June

6,550

6,350

9.170

8,420

8,690

4,470

2,160

5,220

5,570

3,450

2,800

4,050

2,530

594

2,500

2,860

3,200

4,690

4,890

1,590

546

4,200

3,580

2,220

3,070

*2,940

1,440

610

1,560

1,470

111,390

3,713

_

-

July

1,430

760

530

552

576

538

538

759

1,190

574

598

628

580

4,640

4,480

4,540

2,480

2,350

760

4,820

1,140

642

6,930

7,490

8. 860

1,600

6,400

3,390

3,290

3,800

1,360

78,225

2,523

_

-

Aug.

648

808

4,700

6,280

8.970

8,790

6,560

1,670

1,080

5,160

6,360

6,580

5,580

3,950

1,570

580

2,080

1,950

1,460

1,390

1,800

940

692

3,660

2,250

3,490

3,080

2,410

5,300

1,450

2,020

103,258

3,331

.

-

Sept.

4,220

7,530

9,370

6,520

992

1,250

4,380

8,130

*10,800

11.500

9,690

6,440

3,430

7,190

?,220

4,800

4,670

4,880

1,020

616

3,480

2,070

5,450

3,270

2,360

3,490

642

4,420

3,600

8,590

152,020

5,067

_

-

Mean 4,561 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 20,100 Min 530 Mean 3,579 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN

1465. Little Sugar Creek near Charlotte, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°09'13", long 80°51'18", on right bank 10 ft upstream from highway bridge 

at sewage-disposal plant of city of Charlotte, 1,500 ft downstream from Briar Creek, 

and 4.8 miles south of city hall in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County. Prior to Oct. 1, 

1958, at site 1,000 ft upstream.

Drainage area. 40.5 sq mi.

Records available . July 1924 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 568.9 ft above mean sea level (city of 

<?harlotte datum). Prior to Apr. 26, 1927, staff gage and Apr. 26, 1927, to Sept. 30, 

1958, water-stage recorder, at site 1,000 ft upstream at datum 2.7 ft higher. Concrete 

 control prior to June 4, 1958.

Average discharge. 35 years, 44.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,900 cfs Aug. 29 (gage height, 10.65 ft); minimum, 3.3 cfs Oct. 13.

1924-59: Maximum discharge, 8,370 cfs Apr. 6, 1936 (gage height, 16.2 ft, from 

floodmarks, at site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 2,600 cfs 

on basis of slope-area and contracted-opening measurements of peak flow at gage heights 

10.42, 11.47, 12.00, and 13.10 ft; minimum, 1.2 cfs Sept. 27, 1954.

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

Diurnal fluctuation at low flow. At present an unknown quantity of cooling and wash 

water, and prior to 1957 as much as 1.6 cfs of industrial sewage, diverted into the 

basin from Catawba River through city of Charlotte storm sewers.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1052: 1939-44. WSP 1503: 1924-27(M) , 1928-30, 1931(M) , 

1932-34!WSP 1553: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

3.0 

4.5

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

140

300

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

530

830

1,220

1,640

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

2324-

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a66

*a72

IT

27

8.1

6.8

6.6

7.1

6.8

6.8

5.4

4.0

BTo

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.2

16

5.6

7.8

*18

9.7

8.1

6.1

5.4

8.4

6.6

6.8

6.3

6. 8

401.2

12.9

0.319

0.37

Nov.

73

T6

9.0

8.1

7.4

6.8

6.6

5.9

5^4

5.9

6.3

6.3

6.8

7.4

6.8

6.3

*6.8

6.8

6.8

6.3

6.3

6.8

5.4

6.6

6.8

*7.4

6.3

28

36

7.1

327.4

10.9

0.269

0.30

Dec.

6.3

6.6

8.4

8.4

8.1

6.6

5.6

6.3

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.3

13

12

8.7

8.1

8.4

'7.4 8.4

6.1

6.8

7.1

14

5.9

6.6

30

*663

91

*19

1,033.5

33.3

0.822

0.95

Jan.

182

69

30

19

16

16

16

48

30

16

14

14

14

13

14

132

32

21

21

18

53

273

36

25

20

20

18

18

16

16

*24

1,254

40.5

1.00

1.15

Feb.

14

14

60

299

89

33

24

22

*48

31

26

23

~8~2 326

113

45

37

52

30

25

24

22

24

22

20

23

20

18

-

1,566

55.9

1.38

1.44

Mar.

18

66

*28

21

128

321

49

31

28

26

29

60

26

22

200

47

31

26

23

38

62

30

25

24

22

22

139

34

33

123

44

1,776

57.3

1.41

1.63

Apr.

32

174

52

51

30

28

26

25

24

22_

24

772

*169

65

41

34

30

68

247

116

*171

268

102

54

40

30

28

36

34

30

2,823

94.1

2.32

2.59

May

22

21

18

18

18

16

16

15

14

19

23

16

306

45

22

17

14

16

*20

44

31

265

69

a30

a25

a25

a22

a!8

a!6

al6

a450

1,667

53.8

1.33

1.53

June

a5O

*a400

61

32

23

20

16

16

15

14

14

14

12

9.0

10

10

11

9.7

10

9.4

7.4

9.0

13

32

12

9.4

8.1

6.3

7.1

7.4

867.8

28.9

0.714

0.80

July

9.4

6.8

6.8

5.6

4.7

6.1

6.1

5.9

557

212

66

35

20

38

18

15

89

80

30

57

*104

46

28

17

16

12

291

90

28

166

2,451.4

79.1

1.95

2.25

Aug.

51

118

*26

275

135

38

26

22

17

16

14

13

13

18

14

11

11

11

16

11

11

9^0

22

9.7

9.0

31

27

12

347

129

490

1,952.7

63.0

1.56

1.79

Sept.

56

26

17

16

78

489

98

56

32

20

18

15

13

13

14

14

12

13

11

9.7

*11

12

12

11

11

10

ITT

853

*1. 550

3,289.4

110

2.72

5.02

Calendar year 1958: Max- 1,130 Min 3.4 Mean 48.6 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.29

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,330 Min 4.0 Mean 53.2 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.82

Peak discharge (base, 2,100 cfs). July 9 (5 p.m.) 2,350 cfs (9.50 ft); Aug. 29 (6:30 p.m.) 2,900 

cfs (10.65 ft); Sept. 6 (3 p.m.) 2,700 cfs (10.25 ft); Sept. 29 (6:30 p.m.) 2,800 cfs (1O.40 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and streamflow continuity.
158 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

1475. Rocky Creek at Great Falls, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°34', long 80°55', on left bank 350 ft downstream from Turkey Branch, 

I 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 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 299 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. --8 years, 156 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 10.23 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Oct. 1, July 8.

1951-59: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 30, 1959; minimum, 0.04 cfs Oct. b-13, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Hating table, water ye

2.4

1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

cubic feet per second)

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

254

477

1,080

1,930

4,290

7,800

Discharge, in cutie feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

4

5

6

7

3

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.

li

22

59

221

83

41

30

28

27

26

24

22

*21

22

22

22

23

22

24

25

23

23

24

25

24

23

23

23

22

23

23

1,034

33.4

0.172

0.20

Nov.

26

44

34

29

27

27

27

26

26

26

26

25

26

26

26

27

27

*28

28

27

27

26

26

26

27

27

28

28

32

33

838

27.9

0.144

0.16

Dec.

29

28

31

35

32

29

28

28

28

28

30

24

36

39

35

36

32

37

36

35

33

30

30

35

36

30

32

688

1.160

270

112

3,092

99.7

0.514

0.59

Jan.

175

461

198

119

87

69

*67

71

73

64

56

53

56

55

53

66

90

60

54

60

58

595

411

146

111

96

83

76

70

67

114

3,814

123

0.634

0.73

Feb.

156

102

136

1,380

2.400

465

232

177

177

167

143

117

842

764

338

*219

170

163

154

117

100

94

92

90

82

83

80

76

_

9,116

326

1.68

1.75

Mar.

74

155

252

197

216

2.450

1,130

304

209

165

138

154

130

109

349

526

226

160

130

120

169

167

124

107

99

94

138

155

108

*486

456

9,297

300

1.55

1.79

Apr.

224

877

418

236

172

145

128

113

104

95

89

297

1.180

363

210

156

128

117

154

165

339

766

373

226

151

122

104

92

101

96

7,741

258

1.33

1.48

May

77

69

64

92

63

56

53

48

46

48

*42

39

39

55

40

35

34

32

32

42

71

60

60

40

35

45

41

36

31

30

43

1,498

48.3

0.249

0.29

June

132

759

1.260

191

1O4

78

112

64

56

47

43

38

36

31

28

27

27

25

23

22

143

52

*30

34

32

26

23

21

20

ii

3,502

117

0.603

0.67

July

17

16

20

19

16

11

14

14

1,250

4.960

1,730

3,340

814

2,180

905

834

464

862

397

402

817

609

348

168

109

86

76

160

91

62

249

21,043

679

3.50

4.04

Aug.

189

85

*63

80

77

62

53

73

50

43

39

36

36

35

35

32

30

33

32

39

29

26

24

23

29

25

162

66

145

2.590

1,910

5,951

192

0.990

1.14

Sept.

1,030

283

134

94

76

110

2,920

1,560

989

353

179

128

102

94

92

94

*83

76

67

62

58

52

50

48

46

44

43

12

674

*7.590

17,171

572

2.95

3.29

Calendar year 1958: Max 4,690 Min 12 Mean 166 Cfsm 0.856 In. 11.57

Water year 1958-59: Max 7,590 Min 14 Mean 230 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.13

cfs (6.02 ft); July 10 (4 p.m.) 7,340 cfs (8.84 ft); Aug. 30 (12:45 p.m.) 3,260 cfs (6.25 ft); 

Sept. 7 (7.15 p.m.) 4,850 ------ - - - - - - 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 15S

1480. Wateree River near Camden, S. C.

Location. Lab 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), October 1904 to September 1910, October 1929 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1303. Gage-height records collected at site l£ miles downstream 1891- 

1934, at site 830 ft upstream January 1935 to September 1942, and at present site since 

October 194S, are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. Monthly and yearly 

figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second per square mile, and runoff, in inches, 

published in water-supply papers subsequent to Sept. 30, 1929, may be subject to error 

because of regulation in reservoirs upstream and should not be used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 119.?6 rt above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. January 1903 to September 1910 staff or chain 

gage at site l| miles downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1929, to Sept. 1, 1942, 

water-stage recorder at site 830 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 36 years (1904-10, 1929-59), 6,084 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,300 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 17.45 ft); 

minimum daily, 230 cfs July 5.

1903-10, 1929-59: Maximum discharge, 366,000 cfs Aug. 26, 1908 (gage height, 

39.7 ft, site and datum then in use, from records of U. S. Weather Bureau) , from 

rating curve extended above 122,000 cfs as explained below; 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, 400,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 

122,000 cfs on basis of computation by Duke Power Co., of peak flow of 382,000 efs ovedam at Rocky Creek Reservoir).

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated by powerplant at Wateree Reservoir (capacity, 

7,626,000,000 cu ft) and by other powerplants above station.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with D. S. Weather Bureau.

RevlsionsTwater years).--WSP 802: 1930. WSP 952: Drainage area. WSP 1082: 1934(m). 

WSP 1433: 1905-10.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 19 to Sept. 30)

1.0 

1.5

2.0 

3.0

465

840

1,850

6.0

11.0

17.0

5,180

10,800

18,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8

9 

10

11

13 

14 

15

16

17

18

19

CO

21

^

E4

25

26

29

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,800

4,010

4,770 

2,530 

*653

3,640

3,410 

4,840

4,900 

4,580

2,300

636

2,200 

3,340 

3,340

2,910

2,940

2,780

1,100

1,970

3,400

1,830 

3,610

2,700

2.890

1,750

2,380

3,710

3,430

3,500

3,130

91,979

2,967

-

-

Nov.

1,270

695

2,310 

1,950 

2,750

2,840

2,240 

1,380

473 

2,740

2,260 

3,040

3,010 

2,230 

1,110

299

2,690

3,710

3,950

2,630

2,170

l,84n 

2,120

2,390

2,080

2,320

833

2,220

1,500

528

61,578

2,053

-

"

Dec.

2,410

1,960

2,440 

3,850 

4,370

1,990

1,040 

3,250

3,310 

3,980

3,630 

2,330

2,610 i,83a

2,650

2,880

3,270

4,oin

3,890

856

878

2,620 

2,610

1,090

426

330

375

3,230

13,100

16,000

16.200

113.415

3,659

-

"

Jan.

16,300

16.600

16,400 

11,200 

8,710

11,400

11,200 

11,300

10,800 

8,440

3,580 

4,880

6,260 

6,240 

6,400

6,390

4,540

655

3,720

4,670

4,390

6,850 

8,810

3,450

3,500

5,670

8,280

8,580

7,300

7,070

2,540

241,125

7,778

-

-

Feb.

614

5,390

5,850 

8,260 

15.800

15,600

12,700 

4, 440

6,460 

8,540

8,310 

7,040

8,190 

9,570 

7,490

7,250

9,120

9,690

9,220

9,500

6,940

3,200 

3,610

4,920

6,280

7,070

5,120

1,020

_

207,194

7,400

-

"

Mar.

630

3,320

6,160 

6,910 

7,780

15,600

16,700 

10,900

12,400 

9,900

9,350 

10,600

,630 

,740 

,780

,320

,980

,090

,740

,990

,780

,030 

,410

,180

,110

6,010

7,090

5,400

1,750

6,850

9,730

231,860

7,479

-

"

Apr.

9,430

9,610

9,420 

8,400 

4,880

6,510

8,980 

8,830

7,320 

6,270

3,600 

5,010

13,200 

13,000 

13,100

13,900

14,600

14,800

7,390

6,920

9,030

12,300 

13,200

14,000

14,800

8,540

fi,740

11,200

11,900

9,440

296,320

9,877

-

"

May

9 . 400

6,070

642 

5,220 

5,850

5,110

4,740

4,220

1,160 

405

1,760 

2,580

2,090 

2,740 

3,470

1,500

342

2,630

4,450

5,610

6,750

7,340 

3,390

427

3,640

5,260

6,700

7,440

6,390

1,760

350

119,436

3,853

-

"

June

5,570

8,810

12,500 

13,900 

14.200

9,370

3,550 

5,160

6,320 

4,950

3,530 

4,050

2,180 

338 

3,360

3,710

4,080

4,000

5,690

2,680

308

3,560 

4,840

6, 150

5,040

4,620

1,520

280

2,840

1,780

148,886

4,963

-

"

July

346

294

252 

252 

250

308

271 

3,840

5,960 

15,900

17,100 

13,700

12,300

11,600 

10,900

12,400

12,100

10,600

3,370

6,380

13,200

14,500 

15,100

14,500

14,400

5,220

5,740

8,280

6,560

4,860

6,320

246,783

7,961

-

"

Aug.

10,100

3,510

4,280

6,630 

10,100

11.900

11,900 

9,290

5,560 

6,500

8,950 

8,450

8,180 

4,330 

3,220

*421

3,850

3,660

2,210

1,880

1,810

1,730 

334

2,270

3,370

2,230

4,910

6,620

6,620

6,580

11,900

173.295

5,590

-

Sept.

13,100

13,900

13,800 

12,900 

3,120

490

7,790 

15,800

16,300 

14,900

13.600 

13,300

3,900 

6,330 

8,960

5,900

5,900

6,170

2,100

582

3,400

2,980 

*4, 820

5,740

3,860

3,320

525

3,510

9,010

17,600

233,407

7,780

-

Calendar year 1958: Max 30,000 Mln 

'Water year 1958-59: Max 17,600 Mln

Mean 6,718 

Mean 5,932

Cfsn 

Cfsn

Discharge measurement made on this day.
160 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

1490. Cove Creek near Lake Lure, C.

Location. Lat 35°25'30", long 82°06'35", on left bank 40 ft upstream from bridge on D. S. 

Highways 64 and 74, 1 mile upstream from mouth, and 5 miles east of town of Lake Lure, 

Rutherford County.

Drainage area. 77.0 sq mi.

Records available. January 1951 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 815.4 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 20, 1954, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 100 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,230 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 9.59 ft); minimum, 46 cfs Aug. 20 (gage height, 2.04 ft).

1951-59: Maximum discharge, 7,050 cfs June 5, 1957 (gage height, 18.53 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 21 cfs Sept. 8, 

9, 28, 30, Oct. 1-3, 5-7, 11-13, 1954.

Flood in 1916 reached a stage of about 23 ft, from records of State Highway and 

Public Works Commission.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

2.1 

2.3 

2.6

4.0

5.0 

6.0

446

705

970

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

134

89

78

80

73

68

68

68

67

65

62

61

59

59

*59

58

59

59

65

61

64

68

65

62

61

61

62

62

62

62 

62

2,083

67.2

0.873

1.01

Nov.

83

85

70

62

61

61

59

58

59

59

58

58

58

*58

59

59

58

58

57

5_6

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

73

111

68

1,880

62.7

0.814

0.91

Dec.

62

62

62

64

61

58

58

58

57

57

57

57

57

59

58

58

*58

59

58

59

58

57

57

58

56

56

65

766

492

191

140

3,175

102

1.32

1.53

Jan.

174

176

138

117

104

98

98

100

100

87

82

80

80

18

80

109

91

80

92

82

100

292

157

126

109

98

94

89

85

82 

7 8

3,356

108

1.40

1.62

Feb.

76

73

78

91

96

83

78

78

78

78

73

73

140

142

128

107

100

94

87

83

78

78

82

75

*72

72

70

70

_

2,433

86.9

1.13

1.18

Mar.

72

72

68

67

108

398

186

136

117

106

98

100

91

87

111

98

91

85

83

83

83

87

78

75

73

78

142

113

100

126 

111

3,323

107

1.39

1.60

Apr.

113

220

157

128

113

104

96

92

89

*87

113

580

436

230

176

151

136

134

193

222

174

172

168

149

134

126

117

115

109

100

4,934

164

2.13

2.38

May

94

92

114

106

96

*91

87

85

85

140

100

87

98

92

82

80

76

25

75

249

272

161

140

123

233

495

398

258

*203

174 

172

4,633

149

1.94

2.24

June

155

391

235

182

155

151

132

119

111

106

102

96

92

89

85

83

80

78

76

75

75

73

70 ' 75

89

83

72

67

65

61

3,324

111

1.44

1.61

July

68

73

73

65

62

59

58

54

54

79

72

135

*187

85

100

138

146

134

113

107

128

192

126

104

91

83

76

75

68

67 

67

2,939

94.8

1.23

1.42

Aug.

65

61

61

88

80

67

67

65

61

58

58

56

54

*53

52

54

53

50

50

52

59

57

67

79

72

59

82

85

91

252

 

2,371

76.5

0.994

1.15

Sept.

210

144

98

82

73

122

469

298

180

136

119

106

91

89

83

78

75

76

73

68

67

65

64

62

61

61

61

62

 99

*1.080

4,352

145

1.88

2.10

Calendar year 1958 : Max 766 Mln 56 Mean 138 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.25

Water year 1958-59 : Max 1,080 Min 50 Mean 106 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.75

=ak discharge (base, 700 cfs).--Dec. 28 (7 p.m.) 1,620 cfs (8.03 ft); Apr. 12 (7:30 p.m.) 1,270 cfs 

(7.04 ft); May 26 (6:30 a.m.) 705 cfs (5.00 ft); June 2 (3 a.m.) 705 cfs (5.00 ft); July 12(12 p.m.) 

810 cfs (5.44 ft); Aug. 30 (4 a.m.) 1,120 cfs (6.50 ft); Sept. 7 (7 p.m.) 835 cfs (5.50 ft); 

Sept. 30 (7 a.m.) 2,230 cfs (9.59 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 161

1510. Second Broad River at Cllffslde, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°14' , long 81°46', on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream from dam 

at Cllffslde Mills, at Cliffside, Rutherford County, and 1^ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 211 sq mi.

Records available. June 1925 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 670 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 34 years, 287 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,640 cfs Dec. 29 (gage height, 5.88 ft); minimum, 37 cfs Oct. 26 (gage height, 0.90 ft); minimum daily. 94 cfs Nov. 16.

1925-59: 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 Sept. 27, 1935, Aug. 3, 1937, July 24, 1943; minimum 

daily, 6 cfs June 9, 1940.

Remarks. Records good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation caused by 

mills above station. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years). WSP 892: 1928(M), drainage area. WSP 1553: 1935-39(m) . 

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.1 81 Z.5 735

1.3 137 3.0 1,110

1.5 £08 4.0 1,930

2.0 445 6.0 3,730

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

13

19

20

£1

22

£3

24

25

£6

E7

£8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

188

259

237

164

175

201

164

164

168

168

151

113

175

164

*140

144

144

140

125

168

161

164

154

151

186

103

168

157

144

151

144

5,035

162

0.768

0.89

Nov.

158

E1E

E04

178

157

161

151

164

126

175

151

151

147

157

174

94

*175

154

144

147

147

1E8

144

171

140

144

134

147

E48

18E

4,765

159

0.754

0.84

Dec.

175

175

151

157

147

147

12E

171

154

140

140

140

154

116

168

147

*140

134

144

119

134

144

134

116

137

147

1E8

1,630

5,280

QDQ otsy

451

10,131

3E7

1.55

1.79

Jan.

539

709

4E6

360

330

250

E4E

246

E64

E83

168

E4E

E04

212

EE1

385

350

E33

E64

E46

27E

*572

467

330

290

E82

E54

E33

E29

212

190

9,505

307

1.45

1.68

Feb.

208

E1E

E04

E7E

E77

259

EE5

E04

E54

EE5

E25

193

365

435

577

467

380

345

E86

27E

277

197

277

233

*221

2E1

216

193

-

7.7EO

E76

1.31

1.36

Mar.

193

E33

E01

190

EOS

974

690

380

375

330

315

300

305

212

E72

340

290

E50

E1E

E42

233

E50

E64

E1E

208

233

E90

325

E59

370

350

9,506

307

1.45

1.68

Apr.

286

430

405

295

Z77

300

Z59

£37

E37

237

Z72

667

1,980

861

533

415

370

335

46E

516

410

467

467

430

385

315

335

305

310

E54

13,05E

435

E.06

2.30

May

E90

E37

E33

E50

E37

E21

*E16

E1E

E16

E68

3E5

EE9

375

450

E77

254

2E5

250

237

233

400

370

E86

221

350

819

81E

610

46E

385

506

10,456

337

1.60

1.84

June

577

1.7EO

1,5EO

640

478

410

370

330

E95

*E64

E59

242

216

201

E37

229

204

E1E

E08

208

171

E29

201

225

201

E29

197

154

171

164

10,762

359

1.70

1.90

July

164

EE9

E01

175

171

E01

157

154

157

154

157

370

1.010

566

48E

E86

390

400

E64

28E

46E

462

420

E82

EE5

229

28E

336

24E

250

£33

9,393

303

1.44

1.66

Aug.

161

364

E4E

310

3EO

E95

197

E50

380

E4E

*201

190

171

171

154

134

193

164

147

151

157

161

1EE

193

168

171

171

E74

171

510

385

6.9EO

EE3

1.06

1.22

Sept.

500

57E

3EO

EE9

E01

EE1

817

1,390

716

440

350

259

2E5

250

E16

EOS

*208

190

190

164

E16

190

182

164

175

161

131

208

E01

 2 * 090

11,384

379

1.80

E.01

Calendar year 1958 : -Max 3,280 Min 91 Mean 370 Cfsm 1.75 In. E3.78

Water year 1958-59 : Max 3,280 Min 94 Mean E98 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.17

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Dec. E9 (9 a.m.) 3,640 cfs (5.88 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day
162 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

1515. Broad River near Boiling Springs, N.

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 3f miles southwest of 

Boiling Springs, Cleveland County.

Drainage area. 864 sq mi.

Records available. June 1925 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 639.92 ft above mean sea level (Duke Power 

Co. bench mark). Prior to July 20, 1934, at site 500 ft upstream at datum 1 ft higher.

Average discharge .--34 years, 1,384 cfs.

Extremes.-'-Maximum discharge during year, 14,100 cfs Dec. 29 (gage height, 9.88 ft); minimum, 401 cfs Oct. 26 (gage height 1.67 ft); minimum daily, 491 cfs Oct. 26.

1925-59: Maximum discharge, 73,300 cfs Aug. 16, 1928 (gage height, 24.3 ft, former 

site, present datum); minimum, 40 cfs Oct. 17, 1954 (gage height, 1.02 ft); minimum 

daily, 105 cfs Oct. 10, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation caused by 

powerplants above station. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the 

water year 1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years). WSP 892: 1928, drainage area.

Rating bable, wate

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second,

year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharg 

In cubic feet per second)

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

4,750

6,240

9,800

12,000

year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

EO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,060

1,150

1,080

822

643

634

Gil

854

865

770

700

508

570

826

876

906

740

730

543

*578

784

844

671

730

760

491

570

710

760

811

770

23,567

760

0.880

1.01

Nov.

844

897

730

906

962

910

896

899

587

508

801

770

811

811

833

624

*605

730

770

770

790

1,000

740

615

750

790

790

671

1,070

1.110

23,990

800

0.926

1.03

Dec.

671

811

954

854

854

920

624

605

790

811

822

876

954

596

605

865

770

844

634

552

552

561

740

844

710

596

552

5,530

12.000

3,880

2,510

43,887

1,416

1.64

1.89

Jan.

2,240

5.080

2,440

1,700

1,080

1,500

1,410

1,330

1,280

1,200

908

833

976

1,060

1,180

1,540

1,540

1,170

865

1,060

1,110

2,680

2,240

1,590

1,470

1,130

1,430

1,290

1,250

1,140

1,200

44,922

1,449

1.68

1.93

Feb.

1,170

844

1,120

1,580

1,610

1,320

1,110

1,050

833

987

1,050

976

1,390

1,770

1.900

1,550

1,580

1,510

1,350

1,350

1,320

1,070

865

1,200

1,080

1,080

1,190

1,090

-

------

34,945

1,248

1.44

1.50

Mar.

886

760

1,010

1,010

1,060

5.650

2,720

1,970

1,560

1,440

1,330

1,210

1,260

1,110

1,270

1,380

1,250

1,130

1,070

1,200

1,120

1,040

954

1,210

*1,250

1,130

1,260

1,290

1,170

1,200

1,560

41,460

1,337

1.55

1.78

Apr.

1,340

1,770

1,840

1,410

1,350

954

1,370

1,380

1,320

1,230

1,320

3,000

6.720

3,800

2,720

2,380

2,110

1,900

2,240

2,180

2,440

2,440

2,380

2,180

1,840

1,590

1,320

1,410

1,540

1,470

60,944

2,031

2.35

2.62

May

1,440

1,250

1,070

931

1,190

1,320

1,150

1,090

1,130

1,180

1,640

1,640

1,520

2,240

1,460

920

790

908

1,470

1,590

2,870

2,380

1,840

1,390

1,900

7.550

5,490

4,020

3,230

2,800

2,440

61,839

1,995

2.31

2.66

June

2,650

4.020

3,730

2,870

2,440

2,110

1,640

1,300

1,840

1,770

1,550

1,370

1,320

1,150

833

1,330

1,260

1,240

1,230

1,230

790

750

1,140

1,130

1,250

1,230

1,110

643

624

833

46,383

1,546

1.79

2.00

July

897

1,250

1,090

833

886

671

*897

865

710

1,010

1,010

1,140

2,150

2.460

1,840

1,340

2,040

2,140

1,550

931

1,840

2,110

2,020

1,380

1,090

920

886

1,390

1,250

1,110

1,090

40,796

1,316

1.52

1.76

Aug.

1,050

1,260

720

1,150

1,130

1,170

931

999

1,150

700

854

865

942

811

770

624

561

720

833

770

770

750

508

596

811

876

897

965

876

1,280

2.520

28,659

924

1.07

1.23

Sept.

3,570

2,870

1,970

1,580

1,050

954

1,950

4,240

2,800

1,770

2,040

1,550

976

1,110

1,260

1,500

376

886

1,010

886

652

965

1,200

999

942

811

561

578

920

7.860

49,856

1,661

1.92

2.14

Calendar year 1958 : Max 12,000 Min 483 Mean 1,681 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.42

Water year 1958-59: Max 12,000 Min 491 Mean 1,373 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.55

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 163

1521. First Broad River near Casar, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°29'35", long 81°40'55", on right bank 570 ft upstream from highway

bridge, half a mile upstream from No Business Creek, and 4.0 miles southwest of Casar, 

Cleveland County.

Drainage area. 63.2 sq mi.

Records available. March to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 890 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 3,150 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 10.30 ft); 

 minimum, 30 cfs Aug. 17-20, 23, 24 (gage height, 1.15 ft).

A base flow discharge of 14.5 cfs was measured on Sept. 21, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those above 20Q cfs, which are fair.

Rating table, Mar. 1 to Sept. 30, 1959 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.1 

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

3.0 

5.0

7.0

170

400

990

1,750

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, March to September 1959

Day

1

2

4

5

6

7

3

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.

Gale

Wate

Oct.

idar yea

- year

Nov.

. r

: t

Dec.

4ax

1ax

Jan.

t

Feb.

_

_

_

_

-

.

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

t!27

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

t52.0

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

lin

lin

Mar.

49

52

48

46

53

*319

144

95

81

73

67

68

*64

62

78

73

67

62

60

60

62

62

56

56

55

58

76

68

66

90

89

2,359

76.1

1.20

1.39

Me

Me

Apr.

82

142

110

89

76

72

67

64

61

*60_

85

342

356

158

110

92

82

81

123

140

110

109

116

102

90

82

78

76

76

70

3,301

110

1.74

1.94

in

in

May

66

62

62

62

60

58

55

54

56

97

67

*58

100

82

66

58

55

54

50

62

67

60

62

60

56

116

166

116

*87

74

138

2,286

73.7

1.17

1.35

Cfsi

Cfsr

June

156

*521

T5T

134

105

92

81

72

66

64

*60

58

55

52

50

49

48

46

46

45

44

44

46

64

60

54

45

42

40

39

2,472

82.4

1.30

1.45

n

EI

July

46

50

45

41

39

37

37

34

*34

39

49

49

~J6 174

98

62

87

66

56

55

63

82

64

52

46

45

42

42

44

42

39

1,735

56.0

0.886

1.02

In.

In.

Aug.

36

36

38

71

56

42

49

42

44

39

36

*34

32

31

31

31

30

30

30

31

41

32

31

32

50

35

67

67

70

574

128

1,896

61.2

0.968

1.12

Sept.

341

243

109

78

68

68

114

110

102

76

66

58

54

50

49

*49

48

48

46

44

42

42

41

40

39

39

39

39

120

*1.700

3,962

132

2.09

2.33

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.
164 SMJTEE RIVER BASIN

1525. First Broad River near Lawndale, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°22'50", long 81 C 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 ml.

Records available. February 1940 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 735.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 19 years, 261 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,080 cfs Dec. 28 (gage height, 14.84 ft); minimum, 39 cfs Dec. 25; minimum dally, 94 cfs Dec. 7.

1940-59: 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, 

13 cfs Sept. 18, 1955; minimum dally, 17 cfs Aug. 11, 1956.

Flood In July 1916 reached a stage of 37.8 ft, from floodmark established by local 

resident.

Remarks. Records good except those above 3,000 cfs, which are fair. 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 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 28 Dec. 29 to Sept. 30

1.8 87

2.0 141

2.5 365

3.0 650

4.0

6.0

8.0

12.0

1,220

2,040

2,870

4,650

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

104

199

340

630

5.0 1,750

7.0 2,640

9.0 3,550

12.0 4,950

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

210

227

176

189

112

135

144

141

141

138

141

121

129

132

*138

138

144

144

142

105

135

144

144

162

132

116

135

132

132

135

141

4,455

144

0.727

0.84

Nov.

201

166

138

138

138

138

152

152

110

138

135

135

135

141

138

110

*126

132

135

135

138

138

107

126

132

13H

132

152

214

158

4,222

141

0.712

0.79

Dec.

132

129

132

138

152

135

94

121

126

124

126

132

129

102

132

118

*126

129

126

129

97

124

124

126

111

121

132

3.570

2,640

644

368

10,589

342

1.73

1.99

Jan.

636

*632

373

285

243

212

199

203

221

208

157

159

162

162

169

290

248

169

203

177

215

534

371

248

262

192

195

188

188

169

166

7,836

 253

1.28

1.47

Feb.

156

159

166

221

217

212

184

162

188

177

169

169

357

431

665

433

330

290

262

199

199

192

199

192

*180

180

180

177

6,646

237

1.20

1.25

Mar.

150

177

166

162

192

*866

496

300

281

252

230

225

225

212

225

234

225

203

199

199

199

182

188

184

184

188

320

248

182

281

290

7,665

247

1.25

1.44

Apr.

276

576

416

333

271

252

243

230

217

221

225

677

 * 552

378

351

315

239

437

380

386

390

402

368

310

266

262

281

239

225

11,048

368

1.86

2.08

May

230

230

189

*280

212

199

195

195

184

212

239

199

356

276

234

199

169

162

169

243

243

203

217

208

199

281

412

362

300

217

499

7,513

242

1.22

1.41

June

525

1.620

756

528

384

438

309

262

239

221

221

221

199

150

166

173

177

177

166

156

140

33?

184

243

195

221

180

141

140

146

9,010

300

1.52

1.69

July

140

162

159

134

112

131

*131

131

131

146

243

234

311

221

700

230

266

252

184

173

225

508

448

248

188

162

166

184

169

169

180

6,838

221

1.12

1.28

Aug.

162

327

169

786

442

234

199

195

290

192

173

153

140

*134

137

118

131

126

126

123

140

134

115

126

162

199

153

243

180

710

330

6,849

221

1.12

1.29

Sept.

433

544

300

221

177

165

1,240

594

368

271

234

221

155

169

169

169

*159

162

159

118

137

140

140

140

140

134

128" 109

355

4.990

12,441

415

2.10

2.34

Calendar year 1958: Max 4,350 Min 84 Mean 346 Cfam 1.75 In. 23.73

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,990 Min 94 Mean 261 Cfam 1.32 In. 17.87

Peak diacharge (baae, 5,000 cfa). Dec. 28 (2 p.m.) 6,080 cfa (14.84 ft); Sept. 30 (7 a.m.) 5,780 cfs 

(13.52 ft). ______

* Diacharge meaaurement made on thia day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 165

1535. Broad River near Gaffney, S. C.

Location. Lat 35°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 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only), October 1938 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303. Discharges for July 12, 1896, to Dec. 31, 1899, published in the 

18th, 19th, and 21st Annual Reports, Part 4, have been found to be unreliable and 

should not be used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 539.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, 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 . 21 years (1938-59), 2,314 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 38,600 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 12.77 ft): minimum, 245 cfs Nov. 13; minimum daily, 867 cfs Dec. 7.

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 119,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 19.78 ft), by 

computation of flow over Gaston Shoals Dam; minimum, 140 cfs Oct. 24, 1954; minimum 

daily, 224 cfs Oct. 24, 1954.

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

Some regulation at medium and low flow by powerplants above station. Capacity of reservoirs insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff.

Revisions. WSP 972: Drainage area. See also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0

788

1,120

1,890

6,400

8.0

10.0

11.0

12,800

21,400

26,600

Discharge, in cubic feeb per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

1,500

1.600

1,500

1,300

1,200

1,100

1,300

1,300

1,400 

1,300

1,100

950

1,000

1,200

1,300

 1,360

1,260

1,190

988

1,130

1,110

1,340

1,320

1,130

1,300

1,020

1,060

1,070

1,220

1,340

1,230

38,118

1,230

0.826

0.95

Nov.

1,360

1,780

1,380

1,280

1,520

1,460

1,340

1,510

1,470 

1,030

1,160

1,260

1,280

1,080

1,090

1,160

1,070

1,320

1,330

 1,320

1,390

1,520

1,270

1,140

1,150

1,300

1,300

1,220

1,680

1,890

39,660

1,322

0.887

0.99

Dee.

1,320

1,250

1,490

1,410

1,580

1,570

867

1,060

1,230 

1,330

1,330

1,340

1,780

956

1,100

1,220

1,300

1,330

1,250

1,110

1,040

1,070

1,020

1,340

1,220

1,130

1,130

9,350

24,900

8,530

4,410

80,963

2,612

1.75

2.02

Jan.

3,920

6, 140

4,300

3,290

2,180

2,310

2,210

2,180

*2,190 

2,000

1,710

1,450

1,480

1,570

1,620

2,280

2,670

2,060

1,660

1,710

1,850

4,580

4,180

3,080

2,530

2,180

2,180

2,160

2,080

1,890

2,000

77,640

2,505

1.68

1.94

Feb.

1,890

1,410

1,500

2,410

2,980

2,410

2,020

1,870

1,730 

1,710

1,850

1,730

2,780

3,730

4,300

3,620

3,080

 2,770

2,490

2,430

2,230

2,000

1,730

1,890

1,890

1,840

1,980

1,890

-

64,160

2,291

1.54

1.60

Mar.

1,620

1,490

1,650

1,690

1,920

7,580

5,810

3,730

3,080 

2,670

2,550

2,350

2,290

2,160

2,610

2,610

2,530

2,100

2,000

2,120

2,120

2,040

1,780

1,980

2,230

1,980

2,230

2,550

2,180

2,250

2,770

78,670

2,538

1.70

1.96

Apr.

2,410

*3,800

3,730

2,980

2,570

2,040

2,250

2,470

2,310 

2,180

2,250

3,270

12.000

7,300

5,120

4,180

3,840

3,290

4,640

4,760

6,210

8,980

5,366

4,520

3,730

3,180

2,870

2,510

3,080

2,670

120,500

4,017

2.70

3.01

May

2,630

2,590

2,140

2,000

2,200

2,430

2,180

2,060

2,000 

2,160

2,590

2,770

*2,550

4,060

2,770

1,770

1,480

3,290

1,990

2,590

3,950

4,090

3,200

2,470

2,100

9,240

8,290

6,010

4,760

4,180

3,840

100,380

3,238

2.17

2.50

June

4,410

8,750

7,500

4,880

4,180

3,620

3.O8O

2,310

2,530 

2,870

2,430

2,290

2,120

1,910

1,450

1,880

1,930

1,910

1,880

1,870

1,390

1,470

1,760

1,980

*2,090

2,030

1,890

1,240

1.130

1,220

79,990

2,666

1.79

2.00

July

1,340

1,680

2,080

1,370

1,160

1,130

1,320

1,300

1.110 

1,510

2,390

2,470

2,200

3,840

2,980

3,080

2,620

3,840

2,670

1,730

2,490

3,080

4,300

2,510

1,830

1,540

1,740

2,220

1,870

1,670

1,630

66,700

2,152

1.44

1.66

Aug.

1,650

2,260

1,620

2,560

*3,950

2,470

1,800

1,660

2,380 

1,670

1,300

1,570

1,480

1,260

1,300

1,130

1,080

1,020

1,260

1,170

1,190

1,180

1,030

986

1,180

1,440

2,280

1,470

1,710

1,780

3,330

52,166

1,633

1.13

1.30

Sept.

5,120

4,640

3,400

2,470

1,910

1,590

3,700

7,820

4,930 

3,400

2,670

2,870

1,790

1,720

2,080

2,080

*1,550

1,500

1,800

1,900

1,500

1,600

1,900

1,800

1,800

1,400

1,500

1,400

1,500

20.000

93,140

3,105

2.08

2.32

Calendar year 1958: Max 26,000 Min 867 Mean 3,001 Cfsm 2.01 In. 27.33

Water year 1958-59: Max 24,900 Min 867 Mean 2,444 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.25

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 cfs).--Dec. 29 (9 a.m.) 28,400 cfs (11.30 ft); Sept. 30 (about 10 p.m.) 

38,600 Cfs (12.77 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

ftote. No gage-height record Oct. 1-15, Sept. 18-30; discharge estimated on basis of peak gage 

height from crest-stage indicator, once-daily staff-gage readings by U. S. Weather Bureau, and powerplant records.
166 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

1545. North Pacolet River at Plngervllle, S. C.

Location.--Lat 35°07', long 81°59', on right bank at McMlllln Mill, about 400 ft down-

 stream from Obed Creek and 1 mile south of Flngervllle, Spartanburg County.

Drainage area. 116 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1929 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods ,~pubTTsEed In WSP 1303.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 715.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 TT929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 24, 1933, at site about 400 ft 

downstream at datum 5.60 ft higher.

Average discharge. 30 years, 199 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,680 cfs May 26 (gage height, 18.64 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,300 cfs as explained below; minimum, 55 cfs Dec. 20; minimum dally, 90 cfs Oct. 12.

1929-59: Maximum discharge, IS,500 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 27.13 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,300 cfs on basis of computation of flow over dam 2 miles 

above station; minimum, 9 cfs Oct. 6, 1954; minimum dally, 28 cfs Oct. 6, 7, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair. Some diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by mill

above station.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 12-28, May 20-28, May 3O to 

June 15, Aug. 20 to Sept. 7, Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 17 Jan. 18 to Sept. 30

3.2 

3.5 

4.0

134

265

6.0 965

8.0 1,730

3.2 80

3.5 132

4.0 238

6.0 754

9.0 1,720

13.0 3,430

16.0 4,980

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

L

2

3

4

5

g

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

E4

25

2fi

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

Oct.

140

163

136

124

120

109

105

103

103

100

94

90

91

*94

94

94

94

96

105

103

98

101

109

105

98

96

96

94

94

94

94

3,235

104

0.897

1.03

Nov.

127

176

128

114

109

109

105

101

101

101

98

98

100

100

100

101

103

100

103

*100

98

98

98

98

98

100

100

108

180

132

3,286

110

0.948

1.06

Dec.

116

114

114

116

112

109

105

105

105

105

105

103

103

107

110

105

107

107

109

102

103

103

103

103

101

104

108

688

1,600

324

6,414

207

1.78

2.05

Jan .

3L4

419

282

223

190

168

166

 168

180

156

147

145

145

143

147

237

193

160

154

156

170

370

293

218

196

181

174

166

162

158

156

6,137

198

1.71

1.97

Feb.

150

148

154

181

201

168

156

154

158

156

154

148

272

260

284

252

216

*201

183

172

164

162

160

158

152

L48

148

146

5,006

179

1.54

1.60

Mar.

146

1SD

140

140

172

432

334

229

203

187

179

194

174

164

220

212

185

183

164

162

170

164

154

152

150

148

179

164

154

201

185

5,791

187

1.61

1.86

Apr.

*172

218

194

176

164

162

156

154

152

150

179

515

990

597

346

287

267

267

432

370

305

298

334

276

245

231

223

216

207

190

8,473

282

2.43

2.71

May

181

176

170

174

166

164

162

156

176

234

207

*179

265

281

196

176

166

162

156

222

406

274

248

216

1,070

4,720

1,490

828

549

419

471

14,460

466

4.02

4.64

June

549

985

818

432

358

346

296

262

229

214

205

194

185

174

168

172

166

168

168

164

158

162

158

203

*192

172

160

152

144

140

7,894

263

2.27

2.53

July

138

212

185

154

146

142

140

132

132

142

142

148

296

298

245

207

370

432

279

223

288

279

227

192

172

162

162

156

146

146

150

6,243

201

1.73

1.99

Aug.

138

146

128

*128

*138

130

134

146

136

125

121

116

110

109

107

103

98

101

103

96

118

96

100

107

100

91

96

130

112

132

514

3,809

123

1.06

1.22

Sept.

293

220

156

132

127

140

291

291

255

190

176

187

160

150

150

*148

136

134

130

127

125

121

119

118

114

114

114

114

160

*642

5,334

178

1.53

1.71

Calendar year 1958= Max 2,630 Min 90 Mean 231 Cfsm 1.99 In. 27.05

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,720 Min 90 Mean 208 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.37

Peak discharge (bas 

efs (18.64 ft).

'1,600 cfs).--Dec. 29 (6 p.m.) 2,180 cfs (9.12 ft); May 26 (8:30 a.m.) 6,680

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 16 1/ 

1550. South Paoolet River Reservoir near Pingerville, S. 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.--9B sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--March 1930 to September 1959.

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, 17.24 ft May 26; minimum, 11.36 ft Jan. 9.

1930-59: Maximum gage height, 18.03 ft Nov. 19. 1957; minimum, 2.76 ft Oct. 8, 1930.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by concrete dam completed in 1926. Capacity, 1,104,000,000 

gal between gage heights 0.0 ft (limit of drawdown) and 17.0 ft (top of new gates completed in August 1956). 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 10,641,000 gal per day (16.5 cfs) from reservoir for municipal 

supply during water year 1959. Surplus water is used for generation of power.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1383: 1933, 1947-48.

Capacity table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and usable

contents. In millions of gallons)

(Prepared by engineers for- trie Bosrd of Water Commissioners, 

city of SpartanburE , 3. 0,, In 1929, from contour survey)

11

15

17.3

E35

392

379

1,142

Mean gage height, in feet, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

11}

oot.

13.84 

13.67 

13.60 

13.50 

13.49

13.64 

13.73 

13.87 

13.92

14.04

14.18 

14.12 

13.96 

13.79

13.75

13.72

13.74 

13.77 

13.74 

13.74

13.71 

13.60 

13.57 

13.61 

13.71

13.82 

13.95

14.03 

14.11

14.18

794 

+1.5

Nov.

14.18 

14.50

14.44 

14.20 

13.90

13.80 

13.72 

13.70

13.84 

13.78

13.78 

13.82 

13.88 

13.86 

13.86

13.89 

13.98 

14.03 

14.12 

14.18

14.20 

14.20 

14.25 

14.28 

14.22

14.18 

14.13

14.09 

14.24 

14.40

814

Dec.

14.24 

14.11 

14.05 

13.92

13.94

14. OO 

14.13 

14.16 

14.18 

14.21

14.25 

14.30 

14.37 

14.40 

14.44

14.39 

14.30 

14.22 

14.11 

14.10

14.12

14.13 

14.15 

14.14 

14.13

14.14 

14.18 

14.90 

14.95

14.14

783

Jan.

13.82 

13.61 

13.47 

13.27

13.05

12.54 

12.00 

11.75 

11.47 

11.48

11.51 

11.52 

11 . 50 

11.47 

11.41

11.51 

11.80 

11.98 

12.10 

12.12

12.12 

12.60 

13.97 

14.73 

14.85

14.81

14.59 

14.30 

13.96 

13.65 

13.33

708

Feb.

13.05 

12.89 

12.94 

12.92 

12.99

12.96 

12.73 

12.59 

12.47 

12.25

12.02

11.75

11.82 

12.75 

13.56

13.98 

14.15 

14 . 20

14.13 

13.94

13.78

13.66 

13.55 

13.32 

13.02

12.73 

12.43 

12.12

_ ___ _-

603

Mar.

11.87 

11.67

11.88 

12.11 

12.36

13.11 

14.57 

14.83

14.50 

13.74

13.21 

12.82 

12.50 

12.84 

13.31

13.90 

14.11 

13.67 

13.80 

13.87

13.81 

13.94 

14.08 

14.04 

13.98

13.88 

13.82

13.95 

14.10 

14.17 

14.09

780

Apr.

13.98

14.07 

14.13 

13.97 

13.88

13.88 

14.04 

14.23 

14.23

14.12

14.17 

14.90 

15.41 

14.95 

14.93

14.89

14.83 

14.69 

14.98

15.05

14.99 

14.61 

14.41 

14.40 

14.31

14.30 

14.21 

13.84 

13.67 

14.00

792

May

14 . 20 

14.32 

14.31 

14.22 

14.08

14.02 

14.11 

14.22 

14.41

14.57

14.63 

14.61 

14.54 

14.49 

14.07

13.63 

13.73

13.90 

14.07 

14.23

14.41 

14.07 

13.89 

14.05

14.70

16.24 

15.14 

15.39 

15.18 

14.45 

14.56

855

June

15.12 

14.86 

15.03 

14.91 

13.70

14.60 

15.25

13.97 

14.05 

14.10

14.12 

14.06 

13.92 

13.74 

13.51

13.62 

13.95 

14.22 

14.39

14.08

14.32 

14.63 

14.82 

14.97 

15.00

14.95 

14.83 

14.95 

15.03 

14.98

867

July

14.70 

14.80 

15.12 

15.17 

14.91

14.78 

14.58 

14.40 

14.30 

14.24

14.26 

14.31

14.52 

15.19

15.09

14.85 

14.14 

14.66 

14.50 

13.95

14.20 

14.35 

13.82 

14.00 

13.79

13.60 

13.50 

13.70 

13.89 

14.01 

14.16

799

Aug.

14.24 

14.63 

14.90

14.69 

14.40

14.13 

14.20 

14.36 

14.41 

14.41

14.26 

14.04 

13.77 

13.50 

13.31

13.22 

13.23

13.31 

13.40 

13.52

13.60 

13.70 

13.76 

14.20 

14.45

14.32 

13.94 

13.68 

13.53 

13.65 

14.01

797

Sept.

13.85 

13.75 

14.06 

13.02 

12.71

12.79 

13.61 

13.63 

13.74 

13.50

12.86 

12.75 

12.69 

12.59

12.67

12.86 

12.99 

13.12 

13.21 

13.24

13.27 

13.35 

13.38 

13.40 

13.40

13.41 

13.42 

13.46 

13.44

13.83

788

-0.5

t Contents, in millions of gallons, at 12 p.m. on last day of 

* Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second.
168 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

1555. Pacolet River near Fingerville, S. C.

Location.--Lat 35°07', long 81 058', on right bank 100 ft upstream from highway bridge, a 

quarter of a mile downstream from confluence of North Pacolet and South Pacolet Rivers, 

and 2-5 miles southeast of Fingerville, Spartanburg County.

Drainage area. 212 sq mi.

Records available. October 1929 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 706.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 30 years, 328 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 cfs May 26 (gage height, 13.82 ft); minimum daily, 134 cfs Oct. 29.

1929-59: 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, 32 cfs 

Oct. 6, 7, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 46 ft in June 1903, from floodmark (discharge not determined).

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

Some regulation by South Pacolet River Reservoir (see preceding page). Some diurnal 

fluctuation caused by mill on North Pacolet River. About 10,641,000 gal per day 

(16.5 cfs) diverted above station for city of Spartanburg water supply during the water 

year 1959. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1303: 1930-39 (monthly and yearly runoff).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.6 134

1.0 248

1.5 446

2.0 697

4.0

6.0

9.0

12.0

2,040

3,470

6,250

9,510

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

13

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a220

a280

a260

a220

alSO

a!60

alSO

alSO

a!60

a!40

alSO

alSO

a!70

*160

146

146

138

149

157

159

159

175

167

149

136

136

136

136

134

142

149

5,074

164

-

~

Nov.

184

248

244

208

209

181

175

149

157

163

152

143

156

159

159

159

154

149

*152

152

149

149

152

159

155

164

170

184

247

232

5,214

174

-

"

Dec. Jan.

219

182

187

198

170

156

149

159

156

154

152

152

154

167

172

178

178

178

175

155

159

159

159

162

159

158

167

992

5,020

1,700

591

10,817

349

-

-

569

680

545

378

373

340

308

290

*317

248

235

232

232

232

235

356

308

258

238

258

258

561

469

368

324

311

313

309

290

283

272

10,390

335

-

-

Feb.

255

226

232

298

336

294

272

255

266

263

266

255

417

424

457

411

«560

524

305

294

269

258

262

269

266

255

255

252

_

8,276

296

-

-

Mar.

242

213

186

181

217

616

611

577

457

379

521

355

272

204

303

329

544

294

232

255

276

255

232

238

235

252

285

245

'540 229

320

9,233

298

-

-

Apr.

*280

364

340

516

266

252

207

222

258

258

248

859

2,250

1,300

590

469

389

424

728

785

560

521

521

451

594

348

368

373

283

266

14,870

496

-

-

May

255

266

263

269

272

232

222

201

232

552

520

*266

407

516

575

283

216

213

201

281

736

657

385

305

2,090

9.000

2,660

1,540

845

721

703

25,282

816

-

-

June

1,100

1.660

1,460

928

594

478

769

489

381

364

552

327

352

516

299

226

219

215

261

257

189

204

206

*279

506

265

251

200

210

218

15,551

445

-

-

July

227

271

258

259

242

216

229

195

195

204

202

219

576

448

585

794

723

799

626

457

452

680

498

575

502

298

252

216

204

201

207

10,990

555

-

-

Aufe.

196

210

252

*266

272

226

201

216

207

201

207

204

201

201

165

164

144

149

142

156

173

149

163

161

175

179

216

216

186

200

588

6,546

205

-

-

Sept.

715

451

460

290

220

216

508

754

702

675

375

324

269

245

*216

210

204

201

198

192

185

178

175

172

170

170

172

172

315

1,460

10,570

552

-

-

Calendar year 1958: Max 4,270 Mln 109 Mean 387 Cfsm - In. -

Water- year 1958-59: Max 9,000 Mln 134 Mean 357 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

station near Clifton, North Pacolet River at Fingerville, and records of powerplant operation on 

South Pacolet River.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

1560. Pacolet River near Clifton, S. C.

169

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 Pork, and 2.7 miles northeast of Glendale.

Drainage area. 320 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 540 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 20 years, 459 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,600 cfs May 26 (gage height, 12.11 ft); minimum daily, 179 cfs Oct. 26.

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 26,800 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 21 19 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam 

at Clifton Mill No. 2; minimum daily, 17 cfs Oct. 19, 1'941.

Remarks.--Records fair. Some regulation at low and medium flow by power-plants above 

station and South Pacolet River Reservoir (see p. 167). City of Spartanburg diverts 

water above station from South Pacolet River Reservoir for municipal supply.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

164

205

306

706

3.0 

5.0 

8.0 

11.0

1,600

3,580

7,100

11,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean 

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

292

426

369 

348

268

276

241

233

234

222

211

198

269

*244

224

224

214

231

199

267

226

257

252

241

222

179 

232

214

207 

217

232

7,669

247

-

Nov.

308

326

368 

302

313

266

258

243

194

261

226

218

220

220

240

240

231

224

*206

222

214

236

200

218

220

226 

229

246

316

319

7,510

250

-

Dec.

305

260

262 

266

242

246

204

206

220

213

214

216

214

205

254

234

234

244

243

222

206

246

220

210

206

238 

230

1,840

3.590

2,410

908

15,000

484

-

Jan.

829

970

776 

557

493

462

450

*410

474

358

297

331

319

312

296

461

460

340

343

334

352

-698

741

540

432

462 

453

410

387

372

360

14,679

474

-

Feb.

328

348

292 

428

524

422

372

334

386

376

363

344

678

698

604

654

*521

504

444

414

384

338

388

384

364

363 

346

335

-

11,936

426

-

Mar.

312

360

272 

274

316

1.090

856

598

594

548

462

530

461

296

502

583

470

496

334

369

435

311

358

344

334

331 

446

378

300

524

*484

13,968

451

-

Apr.

420

681

539 

462

386

409

331

312

325

350

344

1,300

2.500

1,900

926

713

600

574

1,150

1,240

1,100

1,200

900

732

662

550

588

542

536

424

22,696

757

-

May

413

392

371 

430

406

376

344

331

324

416

516

*419

470

812

556

452

301

354

304

357

770

930

564

367

2,280

*10. 700 

4,240

1,880

1,080

970

1,390

33,515

1,081

-

June

1,470

2.000

1,600 

1,400

1,000

700

1,000

750

550

460

400

380

400

360

340

320

280

260

280

320

280

240

280

*380

422

375 

395

252

304

284

17,482

583

-

July

315

344

330 

298

351

288

292

264

266

288

300

290

368

655

472

776

996

916

829

642

754

832

838

485

432

412 

428

£88

288

298

281

14,616

471

-

Aug.

284

614

326 

*336

380

346

294

300

252

304

274

272

270

264

252

206

230

220

225

207

252

230

198

^22

264

239 

354

276

315

262

622

9,260

299

-

Sept.

1,290

696

518 

449

369

250

580

893

1,020

856

618

406

344

392

*300

298

290

290

268

240

294

262

246

247

248

246 

224

254

414

5,j20

16,722

557

-

Calendar year 1958 : Max 5,860 Min 141 Mean 569 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 10,700 Min 179 Mean 507 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 13-16, June 2-24; discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

and records for station near Fingerville.
170 SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

1565. Broad River near Carlisle, 3. 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-| miles east of Carlisle, Union County, and 5 miles downstream 

from Neals Shoals Dam.

Drainage area.--2,790 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 290.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 21 years, 3,624 cfs. '

Extremes.--Maximum peak discharge during year, 28,700 cfs Dec. 30 (gage height, 14.21 ft);

 a higher discharge and stage occurred at midnight Sept. 30 (33,500 cfs, 15.90 ft) on a 

rising stage preceding a peak on Oct. 1, 1959; minimum discharge, 53 cfs Oct. 13; minimum daily, 813 cfs Aug. 23.

1938-59: 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, 37 cfs Aug. 29/1955; minimum daily, 44 cfs Sept. 2, 1956.

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

Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above station. Capacity of reservoirs insufficient to affect irnnthly figures of runoff.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 832: 1939(m), drainage area.

Rating table, water year- 195R-59 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-cuntrol method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 16)

9.0 14,800

14.0 28,100

Discharge, in cubi: feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Feb. Apr July Sept.

1.810

3,210

2,450

3,000

6.290

5,000

4,400

4,400

3,400

3,200

5,640

5,010

4,710

3,830

3,540

3,090

3,750

12,600

15.100

8,610

6,070 

5,220 

4,510 

6,720 

*9,100

2,200 

2,800 

*2,740 

2,740 

2,660

3,010

2,250

3,240

3,180

3,300

4,510

3,500

3,450

2,170

2,970

2,320

1,680

2,110

2,580

2,240

1,180

1,780

1,680

1,270

2,290

1,740

2,480

813

1,970

1,460

1,840

4,000

3,640

3,030

2,340

7.400

9,350 

6,960 

*5,320 

4,410 

3,540

1,720

5,490

8,850

9,100

5,850

4,410

3,740

3,140

2,820

2,540

2,570

2,570

2,480

2,400

1,410

2,440

2,180

1,790

2,070

2,430

2,400

1.090

1,890

2,430

27.400

114,570

3,696

1.32

1.52

101,150

3,612

1.29

1.34

178,490

5,950

2.13

2.38

143,800

4,639

1.66

1.91

125,310

4,177

1.50

1.67

114,540

3,695

1.32

1.52

81,423

2,627

0.942

1.09

134,790

4,493

1.61

ear 1958: Mas 

1358-59: Mas

Mlr 917

813

4,438

3,661

Cfs 1.59

1.31

In. 21.50 

In. 17.79

Peak discharge (base, E5,000 cfs). Dec. 30 (6 a.m.) 28,700 cfs (14.21 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Nc.te.--Nc gage-height record Apr. 23 to June 17; discharge estimated on basis of 

stage and fowerplant records.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 171 

1570. 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 

 IH3T.2 miles north of Fairmont, Spartanburg County.

Drainage area.--44 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1959.

Oage.-Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 680 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 9 years, 55.4 cfs.

26, 1959; .In!-., 6.0 cfs S.pt. 19, 20,

1954; minimum daily, 7.0 cfs Sept. 19, 1954.

Remarks. -Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

atlng table, water y 

and discharge,

0.7 26

1.0 47

1.5 107

2.0 194

ar 1958-59 (gage height, 1 

In cubic feet per second)

4.0

6.0

8.0

11.0

651

829

1,380

2,440

Discharge, In cubic st per second, water year October 1958 to Septe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

DO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. .

47

42

36

35

33

32

32

30

32

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

28

28

27

27

27

29

30

28

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

942

30.4

0.691

0.80

Nov.

40

42

32

31

*30

30

30

30

30

30

30

28

28

28

28

28

30

30

30

30

30

28

28

28

28

28

28

32

51 

36

932

31.1

0.707

0.79

Dec.

34

32

32

38

36

32

32

33

33

33

32

31

32

34

35

33

34

*34

33

33

32

32

32

33

31

31

33

304

335 

89

65

1,683

54.3

1.23

1.42

Jan.

88

89

66

56

49

46

45

50

52

45

43

42

42

41

42

64

48

45

43

44

48

127

72

57

52

48

*46

45

43 

43

41

1,662

53.6

1.22

1.41

Feb.

39

39

43

61

73

52

47

46

48

4S

47

43

135

85

S4

66

59

66

55

50

48

47

46

46

44

42

42

41

-

1,542

55.1

1.25

1.30

Mar.

41

41

39

39

52

184

92

67

59

*54

52

66

53

49

110

S3

65

57

53

52

54

50

47

45

45

45

76

56

52

76

62

1,916

61. S

1.40

1.61

Apr.

60

110

75

62

56

54

51

49

47

15

54

298

371

115

88

78

68

72

285

133

*110

108

96

80

73

67

62

72

73 

60

2,972

99.1

2,25

2.51

May

55

53

51

49

48

47

50

46

74

66

55

51

56

56

46

44

42

41

40

88

107

62

95

58

324

2.150

306

137

106 

99

336

4,809

155

3.52

4.06

June

1,010

299

160

190

129

116

104

84

75

70

67

65

62

58

55

*54

50

47

48

47

45

45

43

50

54

49

45

41

38 

37.

3,237

108

2.45

2.73

July

58

72

68

48

44

43

41

38

37

43

330

230

107

152

78

150

127

400

119

105

133

227

155

97

76

55

44

48

*57 

54

51

3,287

106

2.41

2.78

Aug.

49

92

57

71

68

56

62

59

51

47

45

43

41

41

39

38

38

60

54

43

45

39

72

104

54

48

52

48

46

45

92

1,699

54.8

1.25

1.44

Sept.

268

*91

66

58

54

125

258

154

114

85

73

65

59

57

57

60

54

53

51

48

47

46

45

44

13

43

43

44

71 

855

3,111

104

2.36

2.63

Calendar year 1958: Max 607 Mln 24 Mean 65.0 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.05

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,130 Mln 27 Mean 76.1 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.48

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs).--May 26 (3:45 a.m.) 3,610 cfs (13.58 ft); June 1 (9:15 a.m.) 1,650 

cfs (8.85 ft); July 11 (9.45 p.m.) 1,410 cfs (8.11 ft); July 18 5 a.m.) 722 cfs (4.56 ft): 

Sept. 30 (10 a.m.) I,o20 cfs (6.78 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day."~ ~ 

fcte.--Doubtful or no gage-height record Oct. 6-18, Nov. 10-28, Dec. 1-6, July 26-28; discharge

eetimated from reconstructed gage-height graph based on recorded graph, weather records, and records

for station near Moore.
172 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

1575. Middle *Fyger River at Lyman, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°56'35", long 82°08'00", on left bank 200 ft upstream from bridge «n 

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 mi.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1303.

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.--22 years, 95.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,070 cfs May 26 (gage height, 10.36 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Nov. 26; minimum daily, 41 cfs Jan. 15.

1937-59: 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, Oct. 3, 1954, Aug. 30, 1956; minimum daily, 5 cfs 

Sept. 24, 1955.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by reservoir 3 miles above station.

Rating tables, wate

Dot. 1 to Mar

year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Mar. 7 to Sept. 30

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

102

300

594

990

1.5 50

1.7 70

2.0 111

2.5 198

3.0 310

4.O 620

6.0 1,440

8.0 2,280

10.0 2,9 C'-

Discharge, in cubic feeb pe eoond, water year October 195S to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

.14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

£3

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

65

87

74

68

62

57

53

50

50

49

48

43

43

45

46

47

47

47

48

46

44

49

50

49

50

47

48

47

45

45

46

1,595

51.5

-

-

Nov.

59

83

69

*59

55

55

54

51

50

50

47

49

50

51

50

51

51

49

53

50

49

47

47

51

49

45

49

51

82 

73

1,629

54.3

_

-

Dec.

59

56

55

56

56

53

50

49

50

50

49

48

48

53

54

50

51

*53

51

51

48

47

48

50

47

46

48

233

822 

336

143

2,910

93.9

«

-

Jan.

132

150

127

105

94

86

84

87

92

87

84

84

77

48

11

49

57

64

68

70

80

187

197

127

105

93

*86

79

75 

74

73

2,862

92.3

_

-

Feb.

69

66

70

88

107

93

77

73

75

77

78

74

150

192

147

125

105

105

94

80

77

75

75

78

70

69

68

69

2,526

90.2

_

-

Mar.

69

69

66

64

76

203

200

127

106

*98

92

100

95

90

132

161

123

104

96

93

99

98

90

86

83

83

110

108

93 

114

108

3,236

104

_

-

Apr.

100

125

111

100

90

86

105

538

338

110

72

145

231

258

166

134

119

109

280

237

*154

144

134

121

108

102

96

97

100 

92

4,602

153

_

-

May

86

83

82

78

76

74

74

79

116

124

108

89

113

124

90

80

76

72

69

130

229

152

331

146

678

2,800

1,160

272

247 

159

399

8,396

271

_

-

June

1.220

568

568

478

276

210

216

165

139

127

119

111

105

99

90

*90

89

86

85

85

82

81

80

82

96

89

81

77

74 

IS.

5,738

191

-

-

July

68

82

83

74

69

66

66

62

60

66

81

82

75

86

142

270

191

198

170

115

114

150

124

98

82

72

74

71

*70 

70

70

3,101

100

-

-

Aug.

70

80

74

89

89

77

70

78

72

68

58

61

59

58

57

55

54

61

68

59

57

57

60

71

59

58

68

67

66 

63

 

2,081

67.1

-

-

Sepb.

*263

251

157

92

76

95

145

260

494

196

121

98

86

80

78

83

78

75

74

70

68

66

67

66

64

62

62

62

79 

779

4,247

142

-

-

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,800 Min 43 Mean 122 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,800 Min 41 Mean 118 Cfsm - In. -

ak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). --May 26 (1:15 p.m.) 3,070 cfs (10.36 ft); June 1 (9:15 a.m. 

1,580 cfs (6.32 ft)j Sept. 30 (8:30 p.m.) 1,300 cfs (5.68 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 173

1580. North Tyger River near Moore, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°48'10", 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 ml.

Records available.--October 1933 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published In WSP 1303.

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. 26 years, 221 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,020 cfs May 26 (gage height, 5.30 ft); minimum, 67 cfs Nov. 24; minimum dally, 67 cfs Nov. 24.

1933-59: 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, 13 cfs 

Dec. 29, 1935; minimum dally, 16 cfs Oct. 3, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation at low flow by powerplants above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1333: 1936(m), 1940(m).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 25 May 26 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

97

166

256

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

443

604

1,050

1,580

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

104

175

266

604

2.5 1,050

3.0 1,580

4.0 3,120

5.0 5,270

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

29

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

97

188

198

103

107

171

138

89

113

149

76

11

99

137

76

131

134

79

76

76

156

93

84

143

96

81

84

170

79

74

140

3,508

113

0.698

0.80

Nov.

118

120

171

*165

84

176

87

87

103

132

153

81

84

176

84

79

138

133

111

154

84

146

163

67

114

81

76

122

187

108

3,584

119

0.735

0.82

Dec.

151

160

89

175

95

149

105

84

137

141

84

111

157

84

99

167

84

146

94

143

89

144

99

81

87

103

140

387

961

"477 977

6,000

194

1.20

1.38

Jan.

310

360

294

211

217

227

118

227

172

172

115

193

183

100

182

162

122

103

166

160

134

443

328

299

175

*199

207

155

210

113

212

6,269

202

1.25

1.44

Feb.

115

157

153

220

280

213

194

139

199

178

188

159

392

396

347

294

288

220

223

224

177

129

183

176

170

148

168

144

-

5,874

210

1.30

1.35

Mar.

103

185

164

103

213

476

466

297

*281

232

187

229

213

157

316

392

329

241

195

227

144

187

226

164

185

164

247

275

136

299

233

7,266

234

1.44

1.66

Apr.

270

320

366

179

174

225

178

302

538

377

224

342

1.080

730

461

347

287

238

620

820

528

*514

415

341

193

218

264

205

320

211

11,287

376

2.32

2.59

May

187

253

178

129

261

144

133

136

224

256

227

200

207

246

208

179

170

148

155

201

451

345

424

397

462

5.660

3,570

1,170

588

430

432

15,771

509

3.14

3.62

June

1,340

1.850

938

838

732

507

414

356

304

277

266

252

247

223

197

*231

205

171

145

148

145

202

159

181

188

185

191

141

179

147

11,359

379

2.34

2.61

July

127

221

188

175

156

160

150

143

165

137

177

569

268

367

229

404

403

785

626

344

400

420

531

310

198

175

247

*164

172

159

176

8,746

282

1.74

2.01

Aug.

iei

180

189

192

272

223

193

233

156

159

180

141

137

159

134

127

127

127

161

149

158

130

117

226

174

137

145

172

134

134

180

5,127

165

1.02

1.18

Sept.

446

*515

362

231

148

201

721

630

538

547

338

218

173

233

168

185

216

152

187

153

137

137

197

141

145

137

130

130

205

1.280

9,001

300

1.85

2.06

Calendar year 1958 : Max 2y480 Min 67 Mean 262 Cfsm 1.62 In. 21.98

Water year 1958-59 : Max 3,660 Min 67 Mean 257 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.52

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs). May 26 (7:30 p.m.) 6,020 cfs (5.30 ft); Ju 

cfs (3.64 ft); Sept. 30 (9:30 p.m.) 1,950 cfs (3.29 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

2,480
174 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

1585. South Tyger River near Reidvllle, S. C.

Location.--Lat 34°52'35", long 82 0 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 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 626.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--35 years, 151 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year. 1,320 cfs May 26 (gage height, 4.94 ft); minimum, 

8.5 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 0.70 ft); minimum daily, 9.0 cfs Nov. 9, 23.

1934-59: Maximum discharge, 6,420 cfs Oct. 7, 1949 (gage height, 14.23 ft); minimum, 

3.7 cfs July 20, 1957; minimum daily, 5.5 cfs June 6, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. l-ll)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 17

8.5

14

1.0 

1.2

1.5

2.0 

2.2

Dec. 18 to Sept. 3O 

8.5

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

57

106

2.0 218

3.0 522

4.0 915

4.3 1,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

C f sm

In.

Oct.

115

244

125

18

17

80

77

163

134

75

16

15

88

76

132

84

169

14

13

73

69

159

125

84

12

11

71

105

73

68

83

2,588

83.5

0.788

0.91

Nov.

14

13 

84

*86

63

89

70

9.6

9.0

89

61

61

91

70

9.6

9.6

67

148

86

79

111

9.6

9.0

91

77

119

69

12

78 

37

1,821.4

60.7

0.573

0.64

Dee.

137

224 

142

68

59

20

38

136

85

62

128

90

13

12

101

78

101

*227

93

28

23

61

161

87

27

26

27

122

551 

444

345

3,716

120

1.13

1.30

Jan.

339

179 

155

63

175

169

175

89

141

80

20

*9T

155

174

76

69

98

149

146

95

185

252

202

219

87

156

121

229

160 

87

68

4,404

142

1.34

1.54

Feb.

19

167 

102

183

254

107

80

20

173

107

220

110

267

63

80

326

310

292

173

149

77

23

89

234

173

88

144

21

4,051

145

1.37

1.43

Mar.

21

124 

261

135

86

152

121

206

267

*548

223

119

127

157

241

173

241

217

167

211

76

62

130

239

199

56

196

167

60

123

233

5,138

166

1.57

1.81

Apr.

300

116 

283

175

64

61

281

148

60

2JT

74

219

550

688

421

421

336

163

298

330

*387

406

286

E73

88

78

81

288

273 

80

7,445

248

2.34

2.61

May

229

105

68

64

96

306

94

117

157

87

227

313

213

108

265

66

58

57

94

307

208

109

199

74

238

1.050

602

437

406 

381

205

6,940

224

2.11

2.43

June

741

649

688

689

412

163

199

314

342

313

130

210

35

33

131

239

*217

95

54

80

60

209

97

137

134

184

34

32

140 

109

6,870

229

2.16

2.41

July

31

30 

30

31

68

260

320

122

85

34

36

37

166

126

228

143

157

232

146

201

136

306

354

293

90

33

127

33

*55

118

258

4,286

138

1.30

1.50

Aug.

190

3« 

13

23

202

157

81

81

62

168

135

142

124

25

25

25

109

100

111

113

105

48

53

128

111

99

22

99

22 

53

171

2,833

91.4

0.862

0.99

Sept.

*441

489 

388

215

146

110

312

619

652

399

390

124

28

136

122

259

232

127

33

32

75

132

226

111

33

32

32

119

151 

602

6,767

226

2.13

2.38

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,350 Min 9.0 Mean 176 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.55

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,050 Min 9.0 Mean 156 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.95

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 cfs). No peak above bas

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 175

1590. South Tyger River near Woodruff, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°45 I 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.--October 1933 to September 1959. Monthly discharge dnly for some 

periods, published in WSP 1303.

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. 26 years, 222 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2.500 cfs May 25 (gage height, 5.10 ft); minimum, 

 48 cfs Oct. 13, 20 (gage height, 1.72 ft); minimum daily, 48 cfs Oct. 20.

1933-59: 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, 11 cfs 

Sept. 23, 1955 (gage height, 1.37 ft); minimum daily, 12 cfs Sept. 23, 1955.

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

Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

75

111

221

3.0 

3.5

4.0 

5.0

1,120

2,350

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

9

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1OO

266

186

154

64

57

111

129

210

122

100

49

49

113

112

144

154

148

51

48

97

111

211

115

114

51

49

130

140

110

120

3,615

117

O.672

0.77

Nov.

85

50

85

*116

121

106

125

107

55

53

124

98

103

128

108

56

55

124

173

125

119

147

56

57

127

121

197

65

103

90

3,079

103

0.592

0.66

Dec.

91

243

229

127

1O5

96

67

87

154

117

107

151

121

59

59

134

*112

228

158

125

69

64

101

225

74

65

67

327

558

598

412

5,130

165

O.948

1.09

Jan.

421

352

235

166

119

183

244

161

137

188

97

73

129

236

147

128

111

133

141

149

133

292

338

232

263

*134

180

238

Z56

153

173

5,942

192

1.10

1.27

Feb.

80

87

194

208

364

243

208

94

107

212

187

232

441

384

146

293

388

365

288

170

223

92

90

199

278

143

148

172

_

6,036

216

1.24

1.29

Mar.

80

82

243

246

148

419

305

223

*265

393

337

225

179

213

464

351

304

313

261

234

216

131

120

259

280

168

215

300

144

251

176

7,545

243

1.40

1.61

Apr.

446

302

272

360

146

130

240

300

160

200

240

260

500

800

700

55O

500

360

340

440

480

530

482

312

272

159

143

245

407

209

10,485

350

2.01

2.24

May

194

255

129

120

110

280

280

160

COO

180

220

380

380

240

260

240

120

100

96

305

379

146

290

147

602

1,930

1,340

693

535

493

351

11,155

360

2.07

2.39

June

520

1.040

769

901

700

414

212

329

402

393

252

193

191

85

106

*202

328

141

127

89

113

138

130

135

181

173

183

70

81

147

8,811

294

1.69

1.89

July

113

59

67

59

61

148

338

185

132

110

65

91

115

285

215

214

303

1 , 04U

378

204

495

462

541

472

360

104

95

*154

82

96

233

7,276

235

1.35

1.56

Aug.

257

168

73

61

103

271

157

258

122

114

176

153

170

152

65

62

66

130

124

136

199

131

86

87

128

124

145

67

118

73

111

4,087

132

0.759

0.88

Sept.

258

*530

393

246

228

139

565

544

701

523

397

337

91

84

154

168

316

161

138

70

70

93

191

171

123

65

64

66

149

1.57»

8,405

280

1.61

1.80

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,8OO Min 48 Mean 257 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.07

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,930 Min 48 Mean 223 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.45

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs).--May 25 (10:45 p.m.) 2,500 cfs (5.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 28 to Nov. 3, Apr. 6-21, May 4-18; discharge estimated on

of weather records and records for station near Reidville.
176 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

1600. Fairforest Creek near Union, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°41', long 81°41', on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State

 Highway 49, 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 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 393.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~]T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 19 years, 193 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4.650 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 5.98 ft); minimum, 46 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 2.18 ft).

1940-59: 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, 4.5 cfs Oct. 8, 1954 (gage height, 1.65 ft).

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge includes some water diverted from South Pacolet River

 Reservoir (see p. 167) which is discharged into this stream after use.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1383: 1947.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

103

185

421

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

765

1,190

1,790

2,610

4,650

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

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.

49

82

91

80

77

65 

59

56

54

54

52

50

49

49

50

50

52

52

50

50

50

50

59

59

56

54

54

52

52 

54

56

1,767

57.0

0.311

0.36

Nov.

65

92

*96

72

67

65 

65

63

63

63

61

IT

63

63

63

67

67

65

67

67

65

65

63

63

65

67

70

70

88

97.

2,068

68.9

0.377

0.42

Dec.

74

70

70

74

74

70 

67

65

67

67

67

65

67

70

72

70

70

70

*67

70

67

65

65

72

74

65

65

258

440

Sf

3,581

116

0.634

0.73

Jan.

190

232

237

162

122

103 

103

107

118

107

91

88

88

88

88

110

129

96

87

97

104

358

402 272"

167

136

122

*110

107 

103

118

4,442

143

0.781

0.90

Feb.

107

97

103

280

486

377 

200

154

149

144

140

125

522

593

468

295

221

195

185

158

144

133

133

129

118

118

114

114

6,002

214

1.17

1.22

Mar.

110

110

107

100

310

1.950 

1,240

508

266

216

180

206

211

176

452

*545

440

249

190

172

172

162

144

133

129

122

172

243

195

307

9,797

316

1.73

1.99

Apr.

227

283

326

252

195

172

162

154

149

140

140

240

506

655

385

243

201

185

350

600

512

376

383

278

216

185

162

158

172 

206

8,211

274

1.50

1.67

May

154

136

129

122

114

110 

110

100

97

107

114

100

199

210

129

103

97

91

88

114

172

149

133

118

266

726

864

542

268 

185

230

6,077

196

1.07

1.23

June

1,670

5.570

1,560

524

301

221 

185

154

136

125

118

107

103

94

88

86

*83

80

77

77

74

74

93

105

110

94

80

74

67 

63

9,993

333

1.82

2.03

July

61

59

67

74

61

56 

54

52

76

160

148

110

178

495

474

188

156

490

219

292

700

489

302

190

136

110

103

94

97 

*83

97

5,871

189

1.03

1.19

Aug.

160

97

156

110

128

180 

155

368

172

103

88

77

74

70

65

63

61

59

64

74

74

63

56

52

56

54

376

112

118 

1.050

924

5,259

170

0.929

1.07

Sept.

580

249

148

100

83

83 

746

1,250

1,230

463

202

140

122

107

103

100

97

91

88

83

80

80

77

74

74

72

72

368" 70

4.520

11,352

378

2.07

2.31

Calendar year 1958 : Max 2,840 Min 42 Mean 209 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.54

Water year 1958-59 : Max 4,320 Min 49 Mean 204 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.12

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). June 2 (12:30 p.m.) 3,880 cfs (5.64 ft); Sept. 30 (10 p.m.) 4,650 

efs (5.98 ft).___________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 177

1605. Enoree River near Enoree, S. C.

Location. Lat 34 0 36', long 81°54', on left bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 49, 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 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 448.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1958 and 1959. Prior to Nov. 20, 1929, staff gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 399 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,810 cfs May 25 (gage height, 4.19 f*t); minimum, 

28 cfs Oct. 19; minimum daily, 86 cfs Oct. 19.

1929-59: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs Oct. 2, 1929 (gage height, 10.5 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 8 cfs Oct. 5, 1941; minimum daily, 20 cfs Oct. 2-4, 7, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low and medium flow by power-plants above 

station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 802: 1930(M). WSP 892: 1929-30. 1931(M) , 1932-33, 1935. 

 WSP 1112: 1934(M). WSP 1383: 1935-36(m) , 1941(m) , 1951-52(m).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1-18, Dec. 29 to Apr. 14, 

July 21 to Sept. 30

Oct. 19 to Dec. 28, 

Apr. 15 to July 20

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.6

144

275

655

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

1,200

2,120

3,320

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2

125

230

2.5 500

3.0 1,180

3.5 2,100

Discharge, in cutic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

3

4

5

e

7

3

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

168

202

253

205

216

185

187

168

162

162

156 

156

156

139

130

156

168

169

86

161

156

148

148

152

152

170

143

148

115 

172

127

5,016

162

0.528

0.61

Nov.

188

200

*218

194

150

181

136

188

130

194

126 

152

182

136

194

126

194

144

200

133

206

128

206

131

202

136

188

200

218 

218

5,199

173

0.564

0.63

Dec.

218

206

194

194

188

188

182

188

176

170

170 

170

170

176

176

170

176

*182

182

182

182

166

194

140

212

13E

206

475

905

c -?-r boo 

408

7,311

236

0.769

0.89

Jan.

382

427

391

339

303

215

247

240

261

234

212 

*233

221

208

226

239

286

254

247

226

250

575

545

400

339

274

270

261

254

254 

250

9,063

292

0.951

1.10

Feb.

247

246

234

366

578

436

327

307

318

300

303 

294

782

828

622

495

427

418

391

332

315

297

299

307

299

299

294

262

-

10,623

379

1.23

1.28

Mar.

266

268

261

£75

325

1.180

824

535

427

391

326 

391

409

364

730

*946

589

465

409

391

382

364

347

331

323

315

399

525

418 

551

515

14,242

459

1.50

1.73

Apr.

436

586

589

475

418

409

391

382

364

364

355 

480

1,440

1,500

864

534

458

416

684

1,270

*888

662

492

540

464

395

368

350

377 

395

17,346

578

1.88

2.10

May

332

314

305

305

298

290

282

268

268

 323

341 

305

390

395

323

282

268

260

252 268"

376

352

282

252

1,040

1.400

957

592

437

350

356

12,463

402

1.31

1.51

June

676

1.260

962

862

794

538

426

377

323

305

290 

275

260

245

238

230

*224

218

218

218

212

230

206

206

206

206

200

182

170

156

10,913

364

1.19

1.33

July

156

264

330

222

188

170

166

161

152

161

166 

306

314

740

239

242

301

1,020

710

523

1.800

1,390

908

537

373

307

291

275

*254 

247

240

13,153

424

1.38

1.59

Aug.

233

233

247

205

219

212

233

324

233

199

181 

168

174

168

156

144

144

98

112

187

258

174

162

150

150

144

181

202

193

212

5,877

190

0.619

0.71

Sept.

320

485

*324

226

193

306

1,360

1,680

1,500

8O3

418 

331

299

275

268

261

254

247

233

226

219

212

205

205

199

193

192

T99

362

5.2OO

15,195

506

1.65

1.84

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,120 Mln 77 Mean 444 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.63

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,200 Min 86 Mean 346 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.32

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs).--May 25 (10:30 p.m.) 3,810 cfs (4.19 ft); Sept. 30 (8 p.m.) 3,58O 

efs (4.08 ft).______________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

1615. 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.--October 1925 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 184.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--34 years, 5,818 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year. 48,100 cfs at 12 p.m. Sept. 30, stage rising, 

peak occurred Oct. 1, 1959; maximum peak discharge during year, 31,200 cfs Dec. 30 

(gage height, 9.31 ft); minimum daily discharge, 1,150 cfs Nov. 16.

1925-59: Maximum discharge, 228,000 cfs Oct. 3, 1929 (gage height, 30.7 ft, from 

floodmarks}, on basis of computation of flow over Parr ghoals Dam; minimum daily, 

149 cfs Oct. 13, 1935, Sept. 2, 1957.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of 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. Records of chemical analyses 

for the 1959 water year are given in WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years ).--WSP 757: 

1933.

1930(M). WSP 972: Drainage area. WSP 1383: 1929 (M),

Hating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1,040

1,870

2,940

3.0 

6.0

10.0

5,650

16,000

35,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 19E9

Day

1

 z,

4

5

G

7

8

3

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

3i3

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,550

3,480

3,230

4.530

2,580

3,430

2,360

2,280

2,330

3,090

3,140

1,220

2,160

2,110

2,060

2,330

2,490

2,450

1,830

2,480

2,120

1,970

2,140

2,840

2,440

1,310

2,560

1,960

2,150

2,020

2,760

75,200

2,426

0.500

0.58

Nov.

2 , 510

1,360

5,550

2,900

2,550

3,000

2,960

2,870

1,320

2,940

2,680

2,070

2,290

2,360

2,640

1,150

2,780

2,400

2,230

2,510

2,350

2,430

2,650

2,350

*2 , 140

2,320

2,610

1,820

3 , 390

1,270

72,380

2,413

0.498

0.56

Dec. Jan.

4,160 10.000

2,760J 8,340

2,870| 10,000

2,540| 8,020

3,070

2,350

2,940

2,660

2,210

2,240

2,520

2,600

2,530

2,240

2,970

2,060

2,370

2,320

2,770

2,610

2,150

2,370

2,290

2,750

1,770

2,230

2,260

4,450

12,700

29,600

134,560

4,341

0.895

1.03

6,660

5,800

4,530

4,260

4,870

3,610

3,820

3,830

*5.280

3,290

3,410

4,170

4,320

4,430

3,650

4,380

4,130

5,600

9,700

9,360

7,100

6,080

5,290

4,610

4,490

4,520

4,060

169,610

5,471

1.13

1.30

Feb.

4,430

5.580

4,800

5,980

15.100

12,200

7,700

5,940

4,970

4,680

4,610

4,360

6,780

12,200

11,500

9,360

8,020

7,550

6 , 960

5,940

5,360

4,360

4,640

4,580

4,160

4,130

4,170

4,220

-

------

180,280

6,439

1.33

1.38

Mar.

5,560

4,070

4,580

4,500

4,400

15,400

25,600

18,200

10,000

7,700

6,520

6,230

6,080

5,070

6,080

8,450

*9,700

7,550

5,940

5,650

5,460

5,360

4,680

4,200

4,500

4,780

5,650

5,360

5,940

7,100

7,700

225,610

7,278

1.50

1.73

Apr.

7,550

7,700

8,020

8,340

6,960

5,650

5,500

4,710

4,620

5,070

4,780

6,660

9,860

20,600

16,000

11,100

8,680

7,550

7,100

11,500

11,800

12,700

17,200

12,200

9,020

7,700

6,080

6,080

5,500

5,650

261,880

8,729

1.80

£.01

May

5,650

4,920

4,510

4,300

4,460

4,290

3,930

3,650

4,180

3,240

4,030

4,210

4,990

5,070

5,800

5,220

3,720

3,530

3,480

*5,070

a4,400

a6,000

6,490

5,570

5,020

6,660

17,100

27.600

19,700

alO.OOO

a8 , 000

202,790

6,542

1.35

1.56

June

a9,000

a!6,000

a24,OOO

a22,000

a!4,000

10,000

8,020

6,810

6,380

4,840

4,980

5,480

4,180

4,270

3,760

4,130

3,250

ag , 800

a4 , 400

3,680

a2,800

a3,400

a3,600

a3,200

a4,400

a3,400

a4,000

a3,200

a3,600

a£,800

196,380

6,546

1.35

1.51

July

al,900

a3,000

a3,4OO

a3,720

a2,000

a5,600

a2,800

a2,600

a3,6OO

7,550

6,630

8,020

7,550

*6,960

9,700

7,550

7,250

6,660

9,360

8,020

13,200

16.400

12,600

10,400

a7,400

a5,000

a4,400

a4,200

a3,600

a4,200

3,770

197,040

6,356

1.31

1.51

Aug.

3,450

3,330

4,080

4,390

3,990

4,480

5,660

4,950

3,920

4,000

4,220

2,820

2,320

2,940

2,940

2,520

2,230

2,450

2,290

2,160

3,030

2,580

2,300

2,170

2,720

1,940

3,410

5,720

4,360

4,260

6.260

107,940

3,482

0.718

0.83

Sept.

13,500

11,100

8,680

7,100

5,800

3,960

5,600

13,200

18,000

*14,500

9,360

6,660

5,800

4,900

3,730

4,080

3,950

3,840

3,500

2,680

3,350

3,450

3,160

2,410

3,620

3,370

1.700

2,850

5,560

34.200

213,610

7,120

1.47

1.64

Calendar year 1958: Max 53,300 Win 1,150 Mean 6,667 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.66

Water year 1958-59: Max 34,200 Min 1,150 Mean 5,582 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.64

Peak discharge (base, 35,000 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a'Ko gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of tailrace records at Parr Shoals powerplant.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 179

1625. Saluda River near Greenville, S. C.

Location.--Lat 34°50'32", long 82°28'51", on right bank 700 ft upstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 123 alternate, 1.5 miles downstream from Saluda Lake Dam, 2.6 miles upstream from Georges Creek, and 4.6 miles west of city hall in Greenville, Greenville 

County.

Drainage area. 293 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1941 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some

periods, published in WSP 1303. Prior to October 1948, published as "near West Greenville."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 810 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 18 years, 577 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,580 cfs June 1 (gage height, 7.65 ft); minimum, 38 cfs Dec. 22 (gage height, 1.75 ft); minimum daily, 115 cfs Dec. 20.

1941-59: 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, 28 cfs Feb. I, 1956 (gage height, 1.65 ft); minimum daily, 70 cfs 

Oct. 16, 1954.

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. Runoff 

during year also affected by filling of new city of Greenville municipal reservoir on 

North Saluda River. About 19,066,000 gal per day (29.5 cfs) diverted above station 

for city of Greenville water supply during water year. Sewage effluent discharged into 

Reedy River below station near Greenville.

Revisions (water years ). WSF 1383: 1944 (m), 1946-49(m) , 1954.

Rating table, water year 1956-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 6 to May 20, Sept. 2-30)

2.2 105

2.5 172

2.7 246

3.0 397

Discharge, In cubic feet per se

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

674

1,020

1,610

3,220

ond, water year October 1956 to September 1959

Day

L

2 -

3

4

5

6

7

8

3

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

EO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.j

Oct.

303

397

455

325

136

260

263

266

194

249

266

264

196

239

303

195

249

242

303

207

123

244

303

189

214

314

200

197

266

201

166

7,677

254

0.667

1.00

Nov.

303

350

376

*314

293

228

236

303

296

209

160

266

293

161

121

242

314

319

269

191

117

119

168

295

266

242

225

266

303

303

7,636

255

0.670

0.97

Dec.

303

303

303

234

227

284

175

210

233

216

252

117

121

303

355

256

117

247

*264

MS

143

218

246

319

246

119

193

635

1.290

464

9,369

302

1.03

1.19

Jan.

406

767

445

439

522

361

296

376

361

355

287

216

324

324

309

392

509

445

421

307

355

826

1.100

671

414

447

*450

450

424

387 

345

13,759

444

1.52

1.75

Feb.

319

319

361

416

397

456

361

361

350

324

3E4

371

669

1.060

804

680

614

447

512

453

376

366

361

387

397

329

309

3T9

-

12,464

445

1.52

1.56

Mar.

329

329

329

329

350

646

1.100

690

497

*366

455

522

424

340

506

666

528

514

438

345

361

397

367

355

345

335

462

564

397

397

14,493

469

1.60

1.84

Apr.

507

572

667

660

514

255

311

467

355

439

472

674

2,640

2,060

1,160

840

756

629

770

*1,140

882

611

660

632

632

543

437

466

745 

469

22,267

743

2.54

2.83

May

355

376

472

566

407

335

361

366

502

665

968

726

626

626

674

557

413

418

424

424

964

854

660

557

764

1,650

,690

.730

,490

,140 

,570

23,592

761

2.60

3.00

June

5.090

2,260

2,130

1,690

1,410

1,160

993

966

647

784

686

750

623

656

564

476

617

*552

461

461

492

487

471

471

471

634

632

552

350 

207

26,227

874

2.98

3.32

July

231

461

455

367

416

367

371

376

355

229

362

662

557

402

381

455

462

662

734

455

434

597

676

498

455

416

397

397

402 

387

381

13,936

450

1.54

1.78

Aug.

254

253

392

332

*198

407

413

366

361

303

175

296

376

265

167

170

175

304

371

224

160

304

355

345

361

355

285

160

162

347

1.110

9,748

314

1.07

1.23

Sept.

2,360

1,370

*875

543

450

450

1,140

2.450

1,640

1,060

744

716

566

461

455

450

503

450

367

324

319

303

303

303

303

303

298

293

£93 

972

21,066

702

2.40

2.66

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,570 Mln 115 Mean 647 Cfsm 2.21 In. 29.97

Water year 1956-59: Max 3,090 Mln 115 Mean 500 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.17

Peak discharge (bas 

cfs (7.65 ft).

2,800 cfs). --Apr. 13 (9:15 2,900 cfs (6.69 ft); June 1 (2 a.m.) 3,530

Discharge measurement made this day.
180 3ANTEE RIVER BASIN

3aluda River near Pelzer,

Location. Lat 34°40'05", long 82°27'55", on right bank 0.4 mile downstream from Hurricane 

Creek and 1.9 miles north of Pelzer, Anderson County.

Drainage area. 405 sq mi.

Records available. September 1929 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 727.75 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Sept. 25, 1929, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--30 years, 755 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,440 cfs June 1 (gage height, 4.97 ft); minimum, 

2 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 0.58 ft); minimum daily, 111 cfs Dec. 21.

1929-59: Maximum discharge, 13,600 cfs Oct. 7, 1949 (gage height, 10.53 ft); minimum, 2 cfs Sept. 2, 1956, Dec. 21, 1958; minimum gage height, 0.53 ft Sept. 2, 1956; 

minimum daily discharge, 57 cfs Oct. 17, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above station. Capacity of reservoirs insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff. For 

diversion by city of Greenville see station near Greenville (preceding page).

Revisions. WSF 872: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

91

162

250

546

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

96O 

1,480 

2,860 

4,440

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

384

460

508

525

269

218

384

332

343

215

333

324

349

201

349

349

197

360

300

352

175

214

354

343

174

360

366

ISO

330

343

176

9,767

315

0.778

0.90

Nov.

361

407

426

*413

354

343

234

364

354

332

211

299

354

332

198

188

378

378

366

305

194

218

332" 160

313

360

261

310

424

354

9,523

317

0.783

0.87

Dec.

366

360

354

366

247

331

354

171

349

216

354

211

211

249

402

401

215

*213

384

280

111

289

226

406

384

253

213

626

1.490

1,220 

734

11,986

387

0.956

1.10

Jan.

454

726

738

532

579

507

401

389

514

385

395

267

354

395

366

473

527

525

525

427

370

795

1.280

992

525

484

*561

533

531

467

417

16,434

530

1.31

1.51

Feb.

407

405

426

565

636

521

484

458

472

439

432

439

900

1.290

1,170

924

799

716

507

728

437

477

529

498

502

475

356

427

.

16,419

586

1.45

1.51

Mar.

401

425

426

426

448

968

1,410

1,040

*782

515

605

694

707

478

769

1,080

869

628

728

518

500

546

576

533

492

455

633

872

561

660

671

20,416

659

1.63

1.88

Apr.

806

798

933

860

799

576

434

540

549

519

802

908

,260

,400

,910

,240

,030

,050

,010

,590

* ,350

,140

,030

878

869

843

652

749

870

918

32,313

1,077

2.66

2.97

May

530

546

565

757

683

484

507

567

586

878

1,200

1,04O

887

782

826

791

568

551

546

613

976

1,140

878

732

794

1,980

2.050

1,980

1,780

1,390

1,340

28,947

934

2.31

2.66

June

5 . 900

3,400

2,780

2,560

1,850

1,440

1,250

1,120

1,060

924

852

869

826

709

799

554

632

*782

561

535

543

625

579

544

597

637

732

699

532

401

33,292

1,110

2.74

3.06

July

264

569

605

518

484

502

451

489

384

419

308

724

808

478

458

653

726

843

1.150

658

513

774

924

650

534

518

464

471

471

458

458

17,726

572

1.41

1.63

Aug.

432

268

398

*480

280

361

477

439

401

419

272

273

419

419

224

265

242

272

407

403

235

272

432

413

543

445

439

308

232

405

705

11,578

373

0.921

1.06

Sept.

2,500

*2,050

1,140

765

532

523

1,160

5.240

2,410

1,480

990

852

774

610

590

553

590

578

543

393

432

419

413

413

407

401

388

392

401

942

26,881

896

2.21

2.47

Calendar year 1958: Max 4,040 Mln 111 Mean 801 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.85

Water year 1958-59 : Max 3,900 Mln 111 Mean 645 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.62

Peak discharge (base. 3,000 cfs).--Apr. 13 (6:45 p.m.) 4,040 cfs (4.75 ft); June 1 (12:30 p.m.) 

4,440 efs (4.97 ft); Sept. 1 (7 p.m.) 3^080 cfs (4.11 ft); Sept. 8 (2 p.m.) 3,640 cfs (4.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 181

1635. Saluda River near Ware Shoals, S. C.

Location.~Lat 34°23', long 82°14', 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 mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 448 ft (by barometer). 

Average discharge. 21 years, 929 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,070 cfs June 2 (gage height, 9.92 ft); minimum, 

15 cfs Oct. 26; minimum daily, 106 cfs Oct. 29.

1938-59: 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 staETon. Capacity of reservoirs insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff. For 

diversion by city of Greenville see station near Greenville.

Revisions (water years). WSF 892: 1939. WSP 1433: 1940-41, 1943-45.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 17, 18, Feb. 15 to Apr. 7, Apr. 15 

to June 26, Aug. 27 to Sept. 8)

0.4 

1.0 

2.0

83

273

667

3.0

6.0

10.0

1,120

2,760

5,270

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

422

488

688

688

486

316

389

256

309

372

581

270

366

568

345

350

400

152

223

688

326

277

380

418

132

203

616

414 

106 

384

570

12,183

393

0.691

0.80

Nov.

280

320

*568

624

401

266

336

667

374

258

287

320

564

270

541

378

277

273

444

620

316

280

313

270

282

398

542

270 

374 

624

11,717

391

0.687

0.77

Dec.

374

364

644

385

252

296

581

414

280

308

298

587

474

313

295

291

603

*459

273

280

280

284

432

516

320

568

423

446 

1,610 

1.640

1,530

15,820

510

0.896

1.03

Jan.

750

413

1,050

832 662-

649

530

296

652

667

283

430

536

271

530

678

608

298

922

650

302

1,250

1,270

1.640

954

*732

624

667 

646 

590

559

20,947

676

1.19

1.37

Feb.

510

466

418

850

1,250

710

710

502

630

667

688

383

1,620

1,860

1,580

1,640

1,100

577

998

632

582

540

634

582

510

286

540

603

22,068

788

1.38

1.44

Mar.

376

360

582

432

528

1,660

1,530

1,420

*1,270

649

582

733

582

540

957

1.750

1,530

1,040

688

667

667

603

710

667

624

646

509

975 

954 

843

646

E5.520

823

1.45

1.67

Apr.

906

1,640

1,320

1,120

1,020

932

646

667

378

731

1,070

974

,010

.550

,420

,020

,480

,100

,050

,200

* ,700

,480

,370

,140

908

530

998

771 

841 

952

39,924

1,331

2.34

2.61

May

1,120

561

487

575

786

920

541

484

744

561

1,080

1,530

1,420

966

797

1,100

646

710

667

688

1,070

1,170

1,320

603

1,070

1,420

2,410

2.460 

2,410

2,080

1,750

34,146

1,101

1.93

2.22

June

2,630

4.680

3,480

3,240

2,520

1,970

1,480

*1,480

1,200

1,020

1,040

797

667

908

930

646

646

710

667

646

561

646

624

624

479

624

667

582 

646 

646

37,456

1,249

2.20

2.46

July

437

331

642

552

603

331

390

624

603

*273

309

571

1,050

866

295

448

1,060

1,020

894

1.410

1,100

1,330

800

1,100

700

540

549

521 

266 

509

646

20,770

670

1.18

1.36

Aug.

451

420

309

273

556

510

284

474

530

262

376

511

291

302

284

273

574

235

273

309

698

478

252

259

512

614

454

228 

238 

235

594

12,059

389

0.684

0.79

Sept.

1,170

*2,520

1,700

1,030

401

467

1,470

2,760

5.840

2,580

1,860

1,360

721

1,270

863

667

732

667

732

491

302

502

688

506

248

392

603

413 

732 

1,450

33,137

1,105

1.94

2.16

Calendar year 1958: Max 4,940 Min 106 Mean 1,015 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.21

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,680 Min 106 Mean 783 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.68

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs).--Apr. 14 (7:45 a.m.) 4,810 cfs (9.28 ft); June 2 (11:15 a.m.) 

5,070 cfs (9.92 ft); Sept. 9 J5 a.m.) 4,290 cfs (8.51 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
182 3ANTEE RIVER BASIN

1640. Reedy River near Greenville, S. C.

Location. Lat 34"48"00", long 82°21'55", on right bank 440 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 city hall in Greenville, Greenville County.

Drainage area. A sq mi.

Records available.--October 1941 tu September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 

Average discharge . 18 years, 77.5 cfs.

ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,320 cfs Sept. 7 height, 5.04 ft); minimum, 22 cfs Nov. 14, 15, 28.

1941-59: 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, 7 cfs Aug. 17, 

1953, Aug. 16, Oct. 4, 1954.

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

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

Dec. 29 to Apr. 20 20 to Sept. 30

61

142

Discharge, in cubic feet pe

242 0.8 33

426 .9 50

159 2.5 626 1.2 124 5.0 640

:ond, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

o

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1C

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

03t.

95

a75

a65

a55

a40

55

a34

a30

31

31

31

31

51

51

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

36

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

1,147

37.0

0.761

0.88

Nov.

103

53

40

36

*31

24

26

E9

27

35

35

29

27

22

24

27

35

38

31

26

35

31

27

35

35

31

24

48

66

42

1,072

35.7

0.735

0.82

Dec.

40

58

35

31

E9

31

27

36

36

31

31

29

29

55

40

36

*33

35

31

31

29

36

35

35

36

31

53

415

221

113

64

1,730

55.8

1.15

1.33

Jan.

108

93

72

54

54

50

43

49

50

43

43

48

45

39

52

99

65

52

48

48

132

194

115

82

65

58

*56

52

48

48

48

2,053

66.2

1.36

1.57

Feb.

43

41

67

127

98

70

56

56

58

65

58

72

287

169

124

93

77

84

77

65

58

56

58

56

54

60

58

60

-

2,247

80.2

1.65

1.72

Mar.

58

63

58

58

188

269

150

86

70

*60

64

96

75

72

271

162

104

77

65

60

70

60

56

54

54

54

214

87

87

104

82

3,028

97.7

2.01

2.32

Apr.

107

147

109

82

70

68

63

60

58

58

77

447

456

239

133

101

82

101

389

*186

116

94

84

77

70

68

65

140

110

74

3,931

131

2.70

3.01

May

65

61

59

76

73

57

54

54

87

65

59

54

154

70

59

50

48

47

47

126

82

70

65

52

415

315

196

127

92

74

244

3,091

99.7

2.05

2.36

June

452

278

256

287

203

127

94

77

70

65

61

59

57

52

50

50

48

*47

47

47

45

45

42

47

47

47

45

42

40

55

2,862

95.4

1.96

2.19

July

19t

128

34

48

42

40

56

35

55

36

280

127

100

87

73

154

208

390

199

115

109

186

lie

92

68

59

52

48

47

45

43

3,273

106

2.18

2.51

Aug.

42

64

40

40

*43

46

47

50

42

36

36

35

36

36

36

35

35

56

40

51

36

36

35

36

38

47

93

38

38

92

±= 

1,555

50.2

1.03

1.19

Sept.

*99

58

43

38

56

108

622

520

241

154

84

63

52

48

48

48

43

45

45

42

42

42

42

42

43

43

45

43

145

554

3,458

115

2.37

2.64

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,060 Min 22 Mean 91.1 Cfsm 1.87 In, 25.45

Water water year year 1958-59: imo-oa: Max max 622 tu;.: Min Min 22 Zd Mean Mean 80.7 HO./ Cfsm ui sm 1.66 i.t>t> In. j_n. 12.54 tc.t.* ..

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). Dec. 28 (11 a.m.) 1,050 cfs (3.49 ft)j July 11 (6:15 p.m.) 1,150

cfs (4.47 ft); Sept. 7 (654^ p.m.) 1,520 cfs (5.04 ft); Sept. 50 (5 a.m.) 1,080 cfs (4.27 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.

Note.--Discharge for Oct. 6, Oct. 9 to Nov. 4, computed from once-daily staff-gage readings by 

State Board of Health.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 183

1650. Reedy River near Ware Shoals, 3. C.

Location. Lat 34°27', long 82°12', on left bank if miles downstream from dam at Boyd's 

mill, 4.5 miles northeast of Ware Shoals, Greenwood County lad 10.5 miles upstream 

from Rabon Creek (revised).

Drainage area.--228 sq mi.

Records available . March 1939 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 489 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge.--20 years, 285 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2.130 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 4.15 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 0.73 ft); minimum daily, 16 cfs Nov. 1.

1939-59: 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, 9 cfs July 1, Aug. 23, 1956.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above station. Capacity of reservoirs insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff. For 

diversion into basin by city of Greenville see Saluda River near Greenville (see p. 1V9).

Revisions (water years). W3P 892: 1939. WSP 922: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

202

332

516

960

1,980

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

B

1

8

3

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

h

7

9

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

189

189

15

18

139

186

169

179

186

186

104

17

132

186

186

143

94

17

18

134

192

164

135

55

19

2_

124

ise

131

183

75

3,83e

12t

0.548

0.63

Nov.

16

18

131

*186

186

182

192

107

17

127

182

138

120

120

51

110

176

189

141

122

118

116

52

75

36

120

156

1 G

183

76

3,695

123

0.559

Dec.

89

124

127

168

195

195

189

142

116

127

122

1E4

124

74

84

122

122

*130

127

118

156

141

124

122

124

138

122

162

74£

656

482

5,b3^

1 ^r

0.739

O.BOJ 0.91

Jan.

328

257

253

257

253

253

206

71

17

196

207

186

179

179

182

186

186

179

179

182

182

252

628

380

341

*266

225

192

192

192

163

6,949

£24

0.96^

1.13

Feb.

120

124

225

266

438

509

379

270

270

249

221

186

401

960

600

502

389

270

270

270

171

228

270

270

270

225

189

186

_

3,72.3

312

1 37

U43

Mar.

83

17F

213

189

185

636

918

539

*375

265

243

262

442

236

254

369

625

509

349

274

274

274

£74

see

?5f

195

354

348

274

332

»^i.

11,196

3ei

1.58

1.82

Apr.

394

274

576

509

392

270

270

270

270

195

55

274

986

1,250

694

516

400

196

410

771

*669

564

516

543

279

274

274

279

283

259

12,712

424-

1.86

2.08

May

436

300

116

142

192

237

274

274

274

105

120

244

293

491

410

257

117

145

311

240

203

256

279

279

218

2B8

691

584

509

3L2

195

6,764

283

1.24

1.43

June

302

718

766

562

6OO

584

516

*344

270

266

232

195

115

22

142

189

192

189

189

189

129

261

274

214

115

23

25

9£

199

192

6,110

270

1.18

1.52

July

195

187

348

391

103

124

192

192

192

*123

20

78

475

335

232

187

141

261

756

548

503

502

418

367

266

249

198

240

244

262

i- 66

8,595

277

1.21

1.40

Aug.

96

21

198

206

186

186

74

20

137

221

138

70

17

19

23

134

186

186

182

183

108

18

20

140

186

83

23

24

70

37

191

3,383

109

0.47d

0.55

Sept.

393

*339

225

119

30

201

597

1,340

1.750

790

412

293

298

240

19E

192

192

192

192

82

143

192

192

192

111

24

6F

189

189

412

9,558

313

1.40

1.56

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,030 Mln 12 Mean 331 Cfsm 1.45 In. 13.66

Water year 1958-53: Max 1,750 Mln 16 Mean 250 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.86

Peak discharge (ba^e, 2,200 cfs). No peak above base, 

Discharge measurement made this day.
184 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

1665. 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 are a.--1,150 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1940 to September 1959.

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, 440.64 ft June 3; minimum, 429.44 ft Jan. 12.

1940-59: 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. 

DsaBle capacity, about 7,640,000,000 cu ft between elevations 420.0 ft (limit of drawdown) and 440.0 ft (normal operating level) 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 and elevation of top of li-foot flashboards on top of spillway gates is 441.5 ft above mean sea level. Water is used for generation of power.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 972: Drainage area. WSP 1383: 1942.

Capacity table, water year 1958-59 (elevation, in feet, and 

usable contents, in billions of cubic feet)

429.0

432.0

436.0

441.0

2.94

4.09

5.82

8.10

Mean elevation, in feet, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IS

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

< f )

(*)

Oct.

435.62 

435.56

435.55

435.59

435.60

435.52

435.39

435.27

435.14

435.03

435.00

434.94

434.79

434.70

434.62

434.52

434.42

434.37

434.24

434.14

434.10

434.02

433.96

433.90

433.87

433.78

433.68

433.63

433.57

433.46

4.70

-366

Nov.

433.47 

433.42

433.26

433.25

433.27

433.23

433.19

433.18

433.20

433.07

433.01

432.98

432.98

433.00

432.98

432.98

432.91

432.88

432.88

432.90

432.93

432.96

432.94

432.81

432.76

432.71

432.75

432.79

432.71

432.71

4.38

-123

Dec.

432. fi5 

432.56

432.54

432.54

432.48

432.47

432.47

432.41

432.36

432.24

432.15

432.03

432.01

431.99

431.80

431.65

431.54

431.46

431.40

431.37

431.30

431.22

431.21

431.32

431.38

431.38

431.45

431.68

431.93

432.28

432.33

4.22

-60

Jan.

432.25 

432.04

431.87

431.94

431.71

431.25

430.84

430.41

429.96

429.62

429.62

429.47

429.52

429.56

429.57

429.79

429.91

429.96

429.87

429.98

430.05

430.35

430.54

430.78

431.05

431.11

431.13

431.08

431. OO

430.93

430.91

3.68

-202

Feb.

430.96 

430.85

430.83

430.96

431.29

431.40

431.45

431.56

431.51

,-431.34

431.21

431.09

431.16

431.66

432.10

432.44

432.49

432.53

432.48

432.41

432.35

432.41

432.36

432.30

432.21

432.09

431.97

431.95

4.10

+174

Mar.

432.04 

431.96

431.92

431.94

431.94

432.47

432.93

433.25

433.53

433.58

433.54

433.59

433.49

433.49

433.69

433.96

434.23

434.35

434.40

434.36

434.41

434.53

434.53

434.48

434.43

434.36

434.41

434.48

434.68

434.92

435. Qg

5.39

+482

Apr.

435.05 

435.29

435.44

435.61

435.81

435.93

435.91

435.87

435.81

435.71

435.73

435.91

436.26

436.96

437.59

437.98

438.18

438.34

438.52

438.63

438.83

439.04

439.17

459.27

439.25

439.23

439.23

439.22

439.23

439.20

7.26

+721

May

439.20 

439.16

439.01

438.84

438.72

438.71

438.67

438.52

438.48

438.59

438.60

438.63

438.72

438.89

438.91

439.OO

439.17

439.17

439.07

439.02

439.07

439.11

439.17

439.26

439.30

439.32

439.49

439.68

459.84

439.84

439.81

7.55

+108

June

439.80 

440.30

440.51

440.45

440.26

440.13

440.23

440.43

440.37

440.28

440.18

440.04

439.95

439.85

439.81

439.69

439.46

439.32

439.24

439.19

439.18

439.11

438.99

438.87

438.77

438. 6O

438.43

438.40

438 . 40

438.40

6.90

-251

July

438.39 

438.37

438.45

438.57

438.69

438.63

438 . 40

438.29

438.33

438.27

438.21

438.20

438.18

438.17

438.02

437.81

437.69

437.65

437.82

438.00

438.10

438.37

438.37

438.28

438.24

438.31

438.29

438.06

437.72

437.37

J57.10

6.32

-217

Aug.

437.09 

437.09

437.00

436.90

436.85

436.87

436.81

436.78

436.80

436.79

436.70

436.64

436.57

436.46

436.42

436.42

436.40

436.32

436.24

436.15

436.14

436.17

436.13

436.05

435.91

435.84

435.79

435.68

435.62

435.62

435. 59_

5.71

-228

Sept.

435.84 

436.21

436.58

436.79

436.88

437.02

437.31

437.74

438.39

438.91

439.15

439.28

439.25

439.11

438.90

g438.63

g438.40

g438.17

437.94

437.80

g437.65

g437.52

g437.44

g437.40

g437.28

437.18

g437.12

g437.10

g437.21

g437.70

6.68

+374

Calendar year 1958.................... * -58

Water year 1958-59.................... * +32

t Contents, in billions of cubic feet, at 12 p.m

* Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second

g Computed from 4 gage readings daily at powerhouse.

on last day of month.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 185

1670. Saluda River at Chappells, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°11', long 81°S2', 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 aj miles upstream from Little River.

Drainage area.--1,350 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1926 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some

 periods, published in WSP 1303. 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 

"^"929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 1, 1939, at site 300 ft downstream at datum 0.10 ft lower.

Average discharge. 33 years, 1,860 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,390 cfs June 3 (gage height, 12.28 ft); mini-

 mum, 82 cfs July 5; minimum daily, 209 cfs July 4.

1926-59: 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

3 °Maximum stage known, 35.7 ft Aug. 26, 1908 (present datum), from reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 400 cfs, which are fair. Plow regulated by 

Lake Greenwood [see preceding page).

Revisions (water years}. WSP 972: Drainage area. WSP 1303: 1942-45 (yearly runoff).

Rating table, water year 1956-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

204

228

360

510

3.0

5.0

9.0

12.0

656

1,640

3,540

5,210

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1959

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,040

1,110

1,060

1,090

602

1,010 

1.130 

1,100

1,090

1,110

692

640

972 

1,070

1,040

1,050

1,060

676

641

924

696

647

832

652

564

626 

946

666

676 

663

784

26,903

932

-

Nov.

694

630

n.ooo

~T3ff

748

820 

802 

634

616

686

644

622

600 

576

525

638

639

606

581

577

552

&§.

TIB

934

571

642 

474

669

963

786

21,177

706

Dec.

1,120

630

938

616

620

1,020

m

860

1,030

1,050

1,060

693 

1,200

1,200

1,160

 1,090

979

614

604

795

721

446

433

468

482 

616

736

798 

1,440

« 9*jr\ 6_t C>_s 1 U

27,782

696

.

-

Jan.

2,450

2,320

1,720

1,350.

2,560

2.940 

2,556 

2,590

2,590

1,490

1,160

1,140

662 

604

646

570

424 I6T

1,150

834

632

1,510

1,630

1,270

1,010

1,170 

1,200

 1,310

1,360 

1,300

1,070

44,239

1,427

.

-

Feb.

978

1,210

1,060

1,660

3.140

2,210 

1,230 

1,120

1,850

2,010

1,820

1,880

2,550 

2,540

1,750

1,930

1,830

1,700

1,750

1,770

1,160

944

1,700

1,550

1,580

1,560 

1,510

816

46,640

1,673

.

-

Mar.

60S i,?3o"

1,050

932

1,120

3.040 

3,540 

1,690

1,470

1,610

 1,660

1,830

1,750 

958

1,000

1,940

1,630

1,740

1,580

1,570

1,050

630

1,500

1,490

1,450

1,460 

1,730

1,510

1,060 

2,040

2,080

48,013

1,549

.

-

Apr.

1,620

1,790

1,560

1,060

870

1,360 

1,430 

1,390

1,440

1,430

900

912

1.950 I,7e6

1,510

1,420

1,320

1,050

1,160

1,770

1,460

 1,510

1,590

1,550

1,620

1,430 

1,570

1,560

1,520 1 1 590

43,102

1,437

-

May

1,550

1,710

1,560

1,760

.1,320

1,320 

1,490 

1,500

643

33J.

1,200

1,420

1,360 

1,290

1,060

600

356

1,060

1,420

1,330

1,280

1,260

1,200

720

1,770

1,820 

2,160

1,980

2,160 

2.710

2,060

43,665

1,409

_

-

June

2,400

3,520

, 5.210

4,740

4,350

3,860 

1,710 

1,740

2,210

1,930

2,120

2,160

1,120 

1,600

1,250

1,960

1,910

1,480

1,360

1,050

906

1,500

1,730

1,590

1,590

1,670 

1,200

689

760

60,321

2,011

-

July

1,000

725

314

3T9~ 209

1,240 

1,670 

1,050

694

1,260

595

930

1,420 

1,570

1,660

2,000

2,120

1,120

431

1,490

1,490

1,760

1,940

2,080

958

440 

1,500

2,220

2,430

2.570

1,6" IS

41,265

1,331

_

-

Calendar year 1958 : Max 10,100 Min 146 Mean 1,836 Cfsm - In. -

Aug.

624

332

 1,030

856

730

766 

775 

492

360

624

766

620

748 

712

346

PiS34

1,010

970

922

904

540

394

875

1,100

Htt902

476 

463 a-tj BO*

22,955

740

.

-

Sept.

 806

772

762

748

326

902 

656 

1,530

1,690

1,460

1,380

1,010

1,560 

2,220

2,500

2,360

2,160

2,140

1,860

1,430

1,430

1,160

1,110

1,120

1,120

632 

943

982

1,300 

3.910

42,219

1,407

.

-

Water year 1956-59: Max 5,210 Min 209 Mean 1,269 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
186 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

1675. 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 2? miles south 

of Silverstreet, Newberry County.

Drainage area. 1,620 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . October 1926 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some

 periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage. -Water- stage recorder. Datum of gage is 345.13 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

~ T'rior 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 .--33 years, 2,122 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,860 cfs Sept. 30; maximum gage height, 15.33 

ft June 3; minimum daily discharge, 388 cfs Nov. 22.

1926-59: 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 backwater from Lake Murray, which are

 fair. Plow regulated by Lake Greenwood (see p. 184). City of Newberry diverts up to 

about 3 cfs above station for municipal supply.

Revisions (water years ). WSP 972: Drainage area. WSP 1303: 1942-45 (yearly runoff).

Discharge et per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Cfam

In.

Oct.

1,120

1,190

1,200

1,230

884

1,170

1,210

1,210

1,240

1,180

1,030

787

1,110

1,120

1,120

1,140

1,130

752

815

1,060

942

922

899

954

730

511

1,060

927

940

942

839

31,364

1,012

-

-

Nov.

778

757

*1.170

880

880

839

839

798

634

1,080

696

675

654

614

527

736

1,000

716

614

634

593

388

511

1,090

634

675

470

654

1,080

675

22,291

743

-

-

Dee.

1,170

880

921

900

900

548

593

1,130

860

982

1,080

1,080

880

882

1,450

1,110

*1,130

1,080

900

716

696

900

478

445

572

572

634

552

1,170

1,300

28,911

933

-

-

Jan.

2,740

2,620

2,180

1,360

2,500

5.220

2,860

2,800

2,800

2,100

1,070

1,390

798

716

736

736

654

788

1,370

962

757

1,-720

2,4OO

1,740

1,080

1,380

1,320

*1,420

1,500

1,460

1,350

50,527

1,630

-

-

Feb.

952

,420

,170

,900

,550

,540

,860

,200

,840

,400

,280

,010

,400

,700

,980

,980

,420

,060

,010

,060

,640

900

,790

,740

,740

,74O

,680

,290

-

 --

57,852

2,065

-

-

Mar.

758

1,340

1,170

1,120

1,200

3,650

4.200

3,260

1,780

1,890

*1,840

2,040

2,030

1,430

1,090

2,230

2,270

2,040

1,840

1,690

1,430

1,010

1,530

1,640

1,5SO

1,600

1,980

2,230

1,300

2,500

2,960

58,608

1,891

-

-

Apr.

2,040

2.220

1,980

1,550

1.100

1,470

1,590

1,530

1,560

1,600

1,300

1,120

2,140

2,160

1,810

1,550

1,470

1,280

1,190

1,740

1,510

*1,540

1,640

1,550

1,720

1,490

1,460

1,520

1,510

1,580

47,920

1,597

-

-

May

1,54O

1,690

1,500

1,770

1,450

1,370

1,500

1,580

1,480

1,010

1,370

1,620

1,490

1,310

1,270

995

859

1,190

1,470

1,560

1,420

1,440

1,470

993

1,840

1,870

2,220

2,010

2,000

2.460

2,180

47,927

1,546

-

"

June

,280

,250

.500

,330

,550

,780

,6SO

,170

,4SO

,8SO

,100

,030

,300

,610

,390

,220

,930

* ,470

,400

,280

,210

,490

,560

,600

,490

,470

,400

,090

1,090

1.050

63,020

2,101

-

"

July

1,320

1,140

1,030

1,000

888

1,260

1,700

1,150

625

1,140

928

1,110

1,310

1,530

1,810

1,950

2,050

1,640

1,060

1,550

1,780

1,970

2,310

2,190

1,640

1,030

1,450

2,080

2,300

2 . 540

2,090

47,371

1,528

-

-

Aug.

1,140

961

*1,170

1,080

892

860

907

675

587

706

822

897

888

861

690

627

948

1,100

1,140

1,120

1,050

816

693

922

1,210

1.250

1,070

969

766

694

1,020

28,531

920

-

-

Sept.

*1,110

1,120

923

927

681

1,020

968

1,850

3,090

2,360

1,650

1,350

1,470

2,150

2,580

2,530

2,250

2,220

2,030

1,750

1,500

1,240

1,220

1,200

1,220

947

1,060

1,050

1,400

6.520

51,186

1,706

-

"

Calendar year 1958: Max 14,100 Kin 388 Mean 2,112 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 6,32O Mln 388 Mean 1,467 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Backwater from Lake Murray Oct. 1-29, Mar. 1, 4, 5, Mar. 9 to Sept. 50.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 187

1685. Lake Murray near Columbi i, 3. C.

Location. Lat 34"03"05", long 81 "13'15", In Intake towe 500 ft upstream from dam on 

Saluda River and 10 miles upstream from confluence of Saluda and Broad Rivers at 

Columbia, Rlchland County.

Drainage area. 2,420 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. August 1929 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 0.64 ft b 'low mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 31, 930, staff gage at same site and 

datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 357.89 ft Ju ie 7; minimum, 343.96 ft Jan. 21.

n?29-59: Maximum gage height, .361.51 ft Apr. 10, 936; minimum gage height since 

generation of power was started, 320.96 ft Dec. 23, 1'41.

Remarks. Lake Is formed by earth dam; storage began Aug 31, 1929; dam completed In 1930. 

Usable capacity, 70,300,000,000 cu ft between gage he ghts 300.0 ft (limit of drawdown) 

and 360.0 ft (maximum normal lake level). Dead stora;e, 21,800,000,000 cu ft. Figures 

given herein represent usable contents. Gage height < f one spillway crest (completed 

In 1946), 330 ft with top of gates 362 ft; gage heigh of other spillway crest 340 ft 

with top of gates 365 ft. Water Is used for generatli n of power.

Revisions. WSP 972: Drainage area.

Capacity table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In eet, and usable contents,

In billions of cubic feet)

(Prepared In 1941 by Lexington Water Power Co. from topographic map, contour 

survey, and study of change In reservoir eleva' Ion due to Inflow)

340.0 

345.0 

350.0 

355.0 

36O.O

35.44

42.64

50.77

59.94

70.30

Mean

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

y

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

HO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

W(*)

Oct.

350.91

350.83

350.78

350.74

350.78

350.76

350.63

350.58

350.50

350.43

350.41

350.40

350.39

350.31

350.12

349.95

349.78

349.66

349.66

349.61

349.43

349.26

349.07

348.92

348.83

348.84

348.77

348.59

348.39

348.22 

348.02

47.28

-1,915

Nov.

347.94

347.97

347.90

347.65

347.45

347.21

346.98

346.80

346.77

346.71

346.46

346.20

345.93

345.76

345.68

345.70

345.70

345.60

345.49

345.38

345.25

345.18

345.18

345.15

345.04

344.94

344.88

344.88

344.90

344.92

42.51

-1,840

gage hel

Dec.

344.88

344.76

344.76

344.58

344.53

344.54

344.54

344.54

344.55

344.52

344.58

344.60

344.62

344.70

344.70

344.66

344.61

344.53

344.58

344.45

344.44

344.45

344.42

344.39

344.39

344.38

344.42

344.62

344.69

344.72 

344.78

42.37

-52

ght, In feet, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Jan.

344.95

345.13

345.26

345.38

345.39

345.35

345.30

345.26

345.30

345.36

345.40

345.39

345.30

345.20

345.12

345.15

345.12

344.58

344.32

344.18

343.99

344.09

344.09

344.10

344.10

344.10

344.10

344.08

344.10

344.13 

344.22

41.51

-321

Feb.

344.28

344.32

344.40

344.71

345.34

345.65

345.80

345.90

346.03

346.15

346.22

346.27

346.61

346.97

347.22

347.35

347.48

347.66

347.75

347.82

347.91

347.93

347.99

348.04

348.11

348.21

348.29

348.37

_

48.08

+2,716

Mar.

348.43

348.55

348.65

348.74

348.84

349.57

349.99

350.24

350.39

350.48

350.57

350.75

350.83

350.88

351.02

351.16

351.27

351.34

351.40

351.49

351.64

351.75

351.78

351.85

351.90

351.95

352.10

352.21

352.30

352.57 

352.81

55.94

+2 , 935

Apr.

352 . 95

353.28

353.49

353.60

353.63

353.67

353.73

353.79

353.87

353.92

353.92

354.05

354.31

354.46

354.50

354.59

354.65

354.71

354.79

354.86

354.96

355.06

355.12

355.18

355.24

355.30

355.38

355.45

355.49

61.08

+1,983

May

355.60

355.66

355.72

355.77

355.84

355.87

355.91

355.93

355.94

356.03

356.04

356.11

356.21

356.26

356.31

356.33

356.33

356.33

356.35

356.41

356.48

356.56

356.63

356.67

356.72

356.81

356.92

357.01

357.07

357.15 

357.30

64.63

+1,325

June

357.38

357.54

357.70

357.78

357.85

357.87

357.88

357.86

357.76

357.76

357.59

357.52

357.43

357.38

357.39

357.37

357.32

357.27

357.23

357.21

357.24

357.24

357.21

357.15

357.14

357.12

357.09

357.09

357.09

356.99

63.71

-355

July

356.88

356.85

356.80

356.79

356.81

356.79

356.79

356.81

357.20

357.36

357.35

357.45

357.46

357.38

357.35

357.35

357.38

357.41

357.44

55_7_._4_8

357.38

357.28

357.16

357.02

356.95

356.96

356.91

356.78

356.69

356.58 

356.53

62.88

-310

Aug.

356.48

356.44

356.40

356.27

356.13

355.98

355.81

355.69

355.63

355.57

355.40

355.20

355.04

354.89

354.79

354.76

354.69

354.54

354.40

354.27

354.14

354.06

354.04

353.99

353.86

353.69

353.53

353.41

353.32

353.32 

353.39

57.02

-2,188

Sept.

353.47

353.42

353.32

353.18

353.09

353.11

353.27

353 . 38

353.49

353.58

353 . 57

353.56

353.58

353.57

353.43

353.38

353.27

353.12

353.07

353.12

353.14

353.01

352.88

352.71

352.57

352.46

352.44

352.39

352.53

354.28

59.57

+984

Calendar year 1958.................... t -295

Water year 1958-59.................... * +227

t Contents, In billions of cubic feet, at 12 p.m. on last day of month. 

* Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 6-9, Jan. 9-30; gage heights computed from 4 gage readings 

dally at powerhouse. ,
188 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

1690. Saluda River near Columbia, S. C.

gage is 149.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

36. Prior to Sept. 1, 1929, at datum 1.00 ft

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, Richland County.

Drainage area. 2,510 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. --August 1925 to September 1959.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of

1929. supplementary adjustment of 19

higher.

Average discharge. 34 years, 2,703 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 6.26 ft); minimum, 172 cfs Nov. 30; minimum daily, 181 cfs Nov. 30.

1925-59: 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 

Perry Bridge near Chapin; minimum, 11 cfs July 13, 1930; minimum daily, 12 cfs July 13,

1930. caused by construction work above station.

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

Plow regulated by Lake Murray (see preceding page) and Lake Greenwood (see p. 184).

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 972: 

yearly runoff).

Drainage area. WSP 1303: 1929-39 (monthly and

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second}

Oct. 5 to Sept. 30

2.4

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

915

1,030

1,700

3,680

6,580

1.3 

1.5 

1.9 

2.5

155

220

449

975

3.0 1,620

4.0 3,440

5.0 6,050

6.0 9,250

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

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.

3,990

2,850

3,410

976

509

5,570 

5,000

2,490

2,210

2,150

656

266

2,110

4,450

4,470

4.650 

4,436

1,770 

556

4,340

4,430

4,470

3,730

3,630

440

4.4ft

4^330

4,450 

4,160

3 ' 640

90,444

2,918

-

Nov.

652

252

4,420

5,130

4,870

5.270 

4,966

2,020

361

4,580

5,200

5,140

4,710

3,190

444

184 

2,670

3,090 

2,860

2,740

2,840

652

246

2,740

2,740

2,060 

447

649

345

S &

75,623

2,527

-

Dec.

5.220

2,860"

2,840

2,460

755

427

875'

764

943

1,060

864

455

195

2,390

2,040 

2,480

2,350 

2,020

538

330

1,560

1,450

663

218

184 

220

437

1,070 Pi c OJ.O

1,060

37,926

1,223

_

-

Jan.

.439

551

514

292

2,870

3,510 

4,050

2,230

2,070

574

276

2,4Tff

2,840

2,300

2,480

4,180 

5,700

6.060 

5,426

3,590

2,160

3,840

3,870

675

373

1,750 

1,640

1,640

1,500 

1,360

476

71,300

2,300

_

-

Feb.

270

404

612

1,010

811

513 

439

309

569

1,860

1.B9Q

412

560

567

357

743

590

930 

822

761

724

265

4^2

609

648

793 

669

665

-

19,304

669

.

-

Mar.

260

593

554

577

456

2.130 

§54

492

389

389

389

369

362

376

370

576 

660

946 

764

665

534

357

626

785

716

714 

798

460

262 

997

471

16,617

601

*

-

Apr.

475

737

499

456

320

455 

505

422

420

465

558

706

964

3ST

456

429 

431

276 

276

420

617

633

556

600

220

220 

552

547

507

552

14,694

490

-

May

471

252

209

444

469

454 

457

434

216

292

501

503

518

447

458

220

it?

507

533

519

292

213

516

431 

449

456

457 

399 '220

12,677

409

-

June

' 964

4,470

4,960

4,180

4,240

3,790 

1,620

4,520

*5.120

4,SV6

5,730

4,200

3,070

524

2,090

2,000 

2,400

1,700 

1,500

540

300

1,900

2,600

1,900

2,400

2,600 

500

300

1,600

2,200

75,968

2,533

-

July

1,800

1,800

650

320 326"

1,500 

1,600

1,200

3,000

5,000

360

540

2,800

3,380

3,550

3,640 

4,330

2,070 

424

5,410

5,290

5jS66

5,160

705

376 

4,220

4,560

4,570

4,560

4,640

66,675

2,667

-

Aug.

3,070

727

4,180

4,450

4,660

4,550 

5,120

3,720

658

4,210

4,890

4,120

3,660

3,620

669

206 

3,156"

4,010 

4,050

5,830

3,640

1,200

250

3,040

3,620

5.680 

4,576

3,970

4,100

1,960

2

fi f\f\ f DUU

103,130

3,327

-

Sept.

2,600

3,000

5,400

4,000

1,700

360 

900

1,600

1,400

2,570

2,230

471

4,95%

5,550

5,460 

5,640

4,450 

600

262

*3,610

4,200

4,440

4,180

4,300

1,230 

440

4,260

3,160 

6.660

" "

87,963

2,932

-

Calendar year 1958! Max 8,760 Mln 181 Mean 3,224 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1956-59: Max 6,660 Mln 181 Mean 1,909 Cfsm - In. -

 .Discharge measurement made on this day,

Note.. --No gage-height record Apr. 24-26, June 16 to July 13, Aug. 31 to Sept. 9j discharge estlmated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, and tallraoe records at Lake Hurray

powerplant.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 189

1695. Congaree River at Columbia, S. C.

a Hnn --Lat 33'59'35" long Sl'OS'OO", on right bank at Columbia, Richland County, 1,000 

£fr§§wnstream from Qerva?5gS?reet Bridge and 1.4 miles downstream from confluence of 

Broad and Saluda Rivers.

Drainage area. 7.850 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. --October 1939 to September 1959. Gage-height records collected at site

1 000 i'fc upstream October 1891 to December 1933 and at present site since January 1934 

are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 113.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

'929, supplementary adjustment of 1936,

Average discharge. 20 years, 8,004 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 53,900 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 17.63 ft); raln- 

 imum, 740 cfs Oct. 27 (gage height, 1.42 ft).

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 121,000 cfs Aug. 16, 1940 (gage height, 26.14 ft); minimum, 588 cfs Jan. 19, 1942 [gage height, 0.94 ft).

Maximum flood known occurred Aug. 27, 1908, discharge 364,000 cfs (gage height, 

39.8 ft, present datum, at site 1,000 ft upstream, from records of U. S. Weather Bureau), 

by conveyance-slope study.

Remarks. --Records good. Flow regulated by Lake Murray (see p. 187) and Lake Greenwood 

(see p. 184) on Saluda River and to some extent, at low and medium flow, by powerplants 

on Broad River. City of Columbia diverts about 25 cfs above station for municipal 

supply. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U.S. Weather Bureau.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

3.0

990

1,180

1,960

2,960

4.0

6.0

10.0

16.0

5,400

12,700

24,700

46,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7 

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.

4,650

5,210 

6,020

4,840

3,310

6,640

5,600 

4,360

4,220

4,520

3,510 

1,340

3,560

6,610

6,240

6,530

6.780

3 900

1,960

6,580

6,500 

6,440

5,640 

6,220

3,470

1.070

S7555

6,150 

6,410

6,130

6,580

157,640

5,085

-

Nov.

5,100

1.580 

7,810

7,890

7,600

7,520

8.040 

4,710

1,800

7,550

7,960 

7,150

*6,960

5,380

2,770

1,680

4,320

5,510

4,530

5,150

5,060 

2,760

2,580 

4,960

4,790

4,080

2,760

2,520

3,050

1,800

143,270

4,778

-

Dec.

5,980

5,800 

5,400

4,890

3,500

2,600

2,940 

3,530

2,360

2,690

5,260 

3,340

2,700

2,410

5,200

4,110

4,620

4,580

4,520

2,960

2,520 

5,680

5,590 

5,360

2,030

2,030

2.010

4,700 

10,100

27.100

23,500

161,960

5,225

-

Jan.

12,000

9,200 

10,600

9,200

9,3.50

9,440

8,680 

6,240

7,200

5.930

4,150 

5,900

6,080

5,440

5,530

8,020

9,960

10,500

9,180

7,460

5,800 

9,210

12.100 

11,500

8,200

7,560

7,100

6,350 

5,620

5,260

4,830

241,370

7,786

-

Feb.

4,560

5.790 

5,300

7,480

15,400

15.700

9,940 

7,100

5,740

6,820

6,630 

5,190

7,330

12,900

13,500

11,000

9,500

9,260

8,600

7,100

6,400 

4,930

4,770 

5,140

4,800

4,690

5,040

4,740

213,200

7,614

-

Mar.

5.660

4,896

5,310

5,440

4,940

19,000

27.700 

22,966

12,100

9,000

7,280 

6,750

6,750

5,400

6,590

8,650

11,500

9,080

7,100

6,580

6,280 

6,400

5,040 

5,560

5,140

5,560

6,290

6,750 

6,400

9,980

9,600

263,400

8,497

-

Apr.

9,000

10,600 

9,800

10,000

8,200

6 , 400

6,220 

5,400

5,080

5,440

4.970 

6,430

11,800

20.200

18,100

12,700

9,600

8,200

7,780

10,800

12,900 

12,500

17,800 

*13,500

10,600

8,400

6,920

6,580 

6,220

5 850

287,790

9,595

-

May

6,240

5,180 

4,520

4,220

5,070

4,290

4,270 

3,820

3,800

3,820

4,410 

4,610

4,826

5,700

5,510

5,880

3,760

4,180

3,700

3.560

4,600 

5,590

6,750 

6,060

5,200

6,750

13,300

25.500

22.S66

13,200

9,000

209,410

6,755

-

June

9,430

17,800 

26,800

28.500

21,166

14,500

10,600 

11,100

11,100

9,440

8,380 

9,340

7,880

4,250

5,000

5,990

5,560

4,820

5,090

4,160

2.860 

6,116

6,180 

4,940

6,440

6,210

4,320

3,240 

4,860

5,240

270,040

9,001

-

July

5,040

4,410 

5,860

3,570

2.160

4,220

3,770 

3,720

9,750

21,100

13,000 

9,400

11,900

10,600

12,600

12,200

11,700

9,010

9,990

15,700

16,600 

22.600

illsoo

9,' 340

5,980

8,030

8,380 

8,210

8,800

9,300

308,040

9,937

-

Aug.

7,200

4,720 

7,500

8,500

9,140

8,780

10.400 

8,726

5,240

7,600

8,760 

7,420

5,650

6,610

3,570

2, 200

5] 500

6,040

6,290

5,500

6,290 

3,220

2,520 

5,040

6,250

7,750

6,480

9,520 

9,096

7.160

9,150

207,810

6.J04

-

Sept.

15,300

14,800 

12,500

11,500

7,760

4,500

6,470 

14,200

19,000

17,500

12,500 

7,860

5,700

8,980

9,440

9,210

9,150

8,420

4,240

2,550

6,720 

7,240

7,590 

6,200

7,560

4,360

2.410

6, §66 

6,880

42,400

299,140

9,971

-

Calendar year 1958: Max 58,400 Mln 1,070 Mean 9,961 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 42,400 Hln 1,070 Mean 7,570 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
190 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

1705. Lakes Marion-Moultrie 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. October 1943 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 60.0 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~]T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by South Carolina Public Service 

Authority). Auxiliary water-stage recorder 3.9 miles downstream from base gage.

Average discharge . 16 years, 13,380 cfs.

Extremes . 1943-59 : Maximum daily discharge, 40,200 cfs Mar. 10, 1952; minimum daily

 discharge (normal operation), 61 cfs Sept. 24, 25, 1956; maximum daily reverse flow,

12,100 cfs Feb. 9, 1947 (caused by unusual operation of gates).

Remarks. --Re cords good except those for period of fragmentary gage-height record, which

 areTfair, and those for periods of very low fall between gages, which are poor. Reverse flow on Sept. 29 caused by passage of Hurricane Oracle. 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 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

e5,300

e5,890

e6,190

7,470

7,470

e5,300

7,470

7,700

e6,740

7,470

7,470

e5,890

e6,190

65,260

66,090

7,350

7,970

8,160

9,240

7,580

66,640

e6, 900

7,900

8,610

8,610

10,700

9,180

8,650

*9,480

9,400

9,400

235,650

7,557

-

-

Nov.

9,400

10 . 500

7,120

es',010

7,460

7,520

8,090

9,480

9,480

9,100

e5,890

9,550

10 , 300

9,330

7,460

66,900

e5,050

66,840

8,020

8,420

8,420

7,960

9,180

7,340

66,030

7,830

65,980

e5,980

7,590

64.580

231,590

7,720

-

-

Dec.

e6,570

*e6,510

7,500

7,500

7,500

7,500

9,000

8,500

7,500

8,500

8,000

7,000

7,500

8,500

8,500

10,000

11,000

10,000

12 . OOP

10,000

8,000

9,000

9,500

9,000

6,50O

4,800

5.000

5,000

6,500

8,000

10,000

246,380

7,948

-

-

Jan.

11,000

11,000

12 , 000

14,000

14,000

16,000

16,000

16,000

16,000

16,000

15,000

13,000

11,000

10,000

10,000

12 , 000

10,000

13,000

14,000

14,000

12,000

*12,900

10,500

10,800

10,900

10,600

10,700

9.850

11,300

10,900

11,500

385,950

12,450

-

-

Feb.

11.500

11,500

12,600

13,800

16,400

15,600

16,600

17,900

18 , 700

20,000

20,600

19,900

21,000

20,400

20,600

20,600

21,100

21.600

21,100

20,000

19,900

19,900

19,800

19,000

17,000

17,500

17,400

17 , 500

509,500

18,190

-

-

Mar.

17,700

17,600

16,200

*16,000

15.500

17,600

18 , 300

18,300

19,600

20,900

21,800

24.200

21,600

20,500

20,600

20 , 600

20,000

19,900

19,900

19,900

19,900

19,200

18,500

17,700

16,800

16,700

17,900

17,200

16,900

18,800

17,500

583,600

18,830

-

-

Apr.

17,400

19,500

18,200

18 , 500

17,000

17,800

17,200

16,400

15,600

15,600

15,600

15,600

15,500

17,000

*16,200

18,500

18,900

19,600

20,300

20,400

19,900

20,000

20,600

20,700

21,400

22,000

22.600

21,600

21,000

19,900

559,900

18,660

-

"

May

19.900

19,200

19,200

17,800

16,100

16,000

14,000

13,900

12,600

12,600

12,600

11,300

11,200

15,300

10,800

68,500

66,660

67,620

67,270

9,890

9,150

9,150

10,200

10,200

*e7,620

9,220

9,850

10,200

12 , 500

12,600

12,800

375,930

12,130

-

-

June

14,100

14,300

14,400

16,400

18,900

20,300

22,300

22.600

22,200

21,800

21,100

19,800

18,900

18,100

17,100

15,900

14, 700

15,600

15,500

14,300

15,200

13,000

10,700

9,860

10,700

10,700

11,600

11,700

10,500

8.960

471,220

15,710

-

-

July

9,120

e7,790

e5,780

e4, 190

e4,190

64,190

e3.550

65,650

67,680

9,850

11,400

11,600

*11,900

14, 600

15,900

17,900

20,300

21,800

23,700

24,900

25,800

26,100

26,500

27.000

27,000

27,000

26,800

26,800

25,800

25,300

24,800

524, 670

16,920

-

-

Aug.

24.400

25,900

22,100

21,500

21,300

21,200

20,400

21,600

22,000

22,000

21,900

21,200

19,900

19,200

19,700

19,600

18,100

15,700

14,600

14,600

13,600

14,300

14,900

13,900

*L3,800

11,800

11,700

10,600

10,600

10,700

11,900

542, 700

17,510

-

"

Sept.

12,000

12,100

15,500

13,400

15,600

15,800

14,000

14,000

15,000

17,400

18,100

19,500

20,000

20.900

19,900

19,400

18,700

18,700

18 , 000

18,000

16,400

14,400

14,300

14,200

14, 100

14,000

14,000

13,800

-8.630

20,000

456, 370

15,210

-

"

Calendar year 1958: Max 30,500 Min 153 Mean 16,090 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 27,000 Min -8,630 Mean 14,030 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

e Very low fall between gages.

Note. Fragmentary gage-height record Dec. 3 to Jan. 21; discharge computed on basis of fall 

between Lake Marion near Pineville and Lake Moultrie near Pinopolis.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 191

1710. Lake Marion near Pineville, 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 1959. 

Santee Reservoir near Pineville.

Prior to October 1942, published as

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, 76.68 ft July 21; minimum, 70.01 ft Dec. 26.

1342-59: 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, 47,930,000,000 cu ft between elevations 60.0 ft (limit of drawdown) and 76.8 ft, revised (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. Some water used for generation of power. Major portion of water is diverted from Lake Marion through canal to 

Lake Moultrie (see preceding page) for generation of power and for navigation.

Capacity table, water year 1958-59 (elevation, In feet, and usable

contents, In billions of cubic feet) 

(Prepared from volume curve drawn by Harza Engineering Co.)

70.0

72.0

75.0

77.0

21.13

27.75

39.64

48.88

Elevation, In feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

III

oot.

72.52 

72.54 

72.53 

72.58 

72.61

72.55 

72.53 

72.54 

72.56 

72.58

72.57 

72.55 

72.49 

72.42 

72.41

72.42 

72.44 

72.47 

72.43 

72.30

72.35 

72.33 

72.32 

72.32 

72.30

72.23 

72.14 

72.04 

72.03 

72.02 

72.01

27.78 

-818

Nov.

72.08 

72.06 

71.90 

71.90 

71.95

72.01 

72.00 

72.05 

72.10 

71.94

71.93 

71.93 

71.91 

71.91 

71.96

71.95 

71.89 

71.83 

71.81 

71.80

71.80 

71.79 

71.72 

71.66 

71.62

71.63 

71.53 

71.64 

71.46 

71.34

25.48 

-887

Dec.

71.32 

71.26 

71.30 

71.25 

71.26

71.22 

71.16 

71.09 

70.98 

70.90

71.02 

70.93 

70.85 

70.89 

70.75

70.64 

70.56 

70.46 

70.38 

70.34

70.30 

70.21 

70.12 

70.07 

70.02

70.04 

70.05 

70.19 

70.20 

70.33 

70.54

22.84 

-986

Jan.

70.91

71.22 

71.62 

71.98 

72.16

72.35 

72.53 

72.77 

72.92 

73.03

73.11 

73.20 

73.25 

73.36 

73.45

73.60 

73.53 

73.54 

73.57 

73.56

73.60 

73.68 

73.75 

73.88 

74.04

74.20 

74.30 

74.40 

74.47 

74.54 

74.63

38.08 

+5,690

Feb.

74.64 

74.58 

74.61 

74.76 

74.76

74.78 

74.91 

75.05 

75.15 

75.19

75.12 

75.10 

75.11 

75.12 

75.13

75.17 

75.20 

75.24 

75.12 

75.10

75.10 

75.02 

74.96 

74.76 

74.63

74.52 

74.45 

74.34

-

~- __ --

36.85 

-508

Mar.

74.20 

74.04 

73.91 

73.78

73.98

74.27 

74.28 

74.42 

74.68 

74.90

75.16 

75.41 

75.40 

75.45 

75.57

75.47 

75.48 

75.40 

75.39 

75.44

75.40 

75.31 

75.23 

75.11 

75.00

74.88 

74.88 

74.61 

74.62 

74.61 

74.53

37.65 

+299

Apr.

74.47

74.60 

74.65 

74.67 

74.75

74.80 

74.77 

74.74 

74.72 

74.70

74.70 

74.71 

74.60 

74.58 

74.62

74.72 

74.82 

74.93 

75.05 

75.08

75.14 

75.18 

75.23 

75.30 

75.39

75.47 

75.50

75.48 

75.45 

75.40

41.43 

+1,458

May

75.37 

75.32 

75.28 

75.21 

75.00

74.94 

74.84 

74.65 

74.60 

74.54

74.47 

74.35 

74.40 

74.33 

74.23

74.22 

74.20 

74.16 

74.09

74.18

74.20 

74.22 

74.25 

74.32 

74.27

74.27 

74.28 

74.36 

74.49 

74.67 

74.91

39.26 

-810

June

75.06 

75.20 

75.34 

75.50 

75.64

75.83 

76.04 

76.21 

76.29 

76.31

76.27 

76.21 

76.16 

76.00 

75.87

75.74 

75.48 

75.40 

75.29 

75.17

75.05 

74.98 

74.88 

74.87 

74.89

74.88 

74.86 

74.79 

74.66 

74.50

37.53 

-667

July

74.51 

74.47 

74.39 

74.34

74.31

74.27 

74.20 

74.12 

74.37 

74.40

74.60 

74.99 

75.34 

75.61 

75.88

76.10 

76.30 

76.44 

76.57 

76.60

76.62 

76.60 

76.61 

76.62 

76.58

76.53 

76.47 

76.40 

76.28 

76.29 

76.31

45.60 

+3,013

Aug.

76.27 

76.22 

76.11 

76.03 

75.96

75.87 

75.81 

75.82 

75.79 

75.70

75.58 

75.48 

75.46 

75.37 

75.28

75.12 

74.90 

74.72 

74.60 

74.50

74.39 

74.25 

74.06 

73.85 

73.76

73.58 

73.57 

73.55 

73.60 

73.70 

73.80

34.62 

-4,099

Sept.

73.90 

74.05 

74.19 

74.39 

74.58

74.81 

74.89 

74.92 

74.92 

75.00

75.05 

75.17 

75.27 

75.35 

75.44

75.48 

75.49

75.47 

75.44

75.30 

75.17 

75.08 

75.01 

74.96

74.90 

74.80 

74.62 

75.02 

75.16

40.36 

+2,214

Calendar year 1958.................... t -561

Water year 1958-59.................... * +329

t Contents, In billions of cubic feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second.
192 SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

1715. Santee River near Plnevllle, S. C.

LocaUon. Lat 33°27'15", long 80°09'25", on right bank 2.4 miles downstream from Lake 

Marion Dam, 3.0 miles upstream from Dead River, and 6,7 miles west of Pineville, 

Berkeley County.

Drainage area. 14,700 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--April 1942 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 23.00 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

"sTouth Carolina Public Service Authority). Prior to Feb. 25, 1943, staff gage at site

2.2 miles upstream or temporary water-stage recorder operated by Corps of Engineers, at

site 200 ft upstream, at different datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 1,939 cfs,

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,840 cfs July 27 (gage height, 12.36 ft); minimum daily, 430 cfs Mar. 25.

1942-59: Maximum discharge, 155,000 cfs Sept. 23, 1945 (gage height, 31.1 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs by computation of flow over 

spillway at Lake Marion and by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 9 cfs Feb. 23, 1947 

(caused by repair work at spillway).

Remarks.--Records good. Flow completely regulated by Lake Marion (see preceding page). 

Water is diverted above station from Lake Marion through canal (see p. 190) into Lake 

Moultrie (a-ee following page) for generation of power and for navigation, then discharged into Cooper River basin. Seepage from north dike of Lake Marion Dam bypasses 

station via Little River. Results of discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, 

of Little River Just below dam made during water year 1959 are given herewith:

Cot, 28......... 25.0

Jan. 21......... 2G.1

Apr. 16......... 30,1

Aug. 25......... 27.7

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

S

4

5

g

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

,50

31

Total

Mean

CTsm

In.

Oct.

599

635

635

635

617

635

635

617

581 

545

545

563

563

563

563

545

545

545

545

581

581

563

563

563

545

545

599

#653

6TT

563

563

18,047

582

m.

-

Nov.

479

563

5g3

510

492

492

510

528

510 

510

545

510

510

510

492

492

510

510

492

528

528

510

492

492

510

528

528

528

528 

528

15,428

514

_

-

Dec.

545 *'BTo

492

492

492

492

510

510

510 

510

545

545

510

528

£28

528

528

492

492

492

492

492

492

475 4~9T

510

492

492

475 

475

492

15,630

504

_

-

Jan.

510

492

510

467

347

528

528

528

545 

545

523

528

528

528

528

716

TT?

581

581

581

#545

599

581

581

581

545

510

510

510 

492

510

16,973

548

-

Feb.

510

510

528

545

31T

492

475

458

m

440

458

458

475

453

475

475

492

545

492

492

475

475

475

458

475

458

458

13,477

481

-

Mar.

440

510

458

#458

458

800

635

475

458 

440

440

1.290

1,216

510

492

492

510

528

492

492

510

510

510

492

430

492

545

563

545

545

510

17,240

556

-

Apr.

492

528

528

528

510

510

492

492

492 

492

492

475

"SSsf

599

*SlO~

492

475

475

475

475

475

492

510

510

492

475

528

528

492 

510

15,072

502

_

-

May

581

55T

563

563

545

545

528

528

510 

528

528

528

528

528

523

528

492

563

528

528

510

510

492

510

#510

528

510

510

510

m

16,291

526

-

June

492

510

510

545

528

528

528

528

528

528

545

528

545

581

528

528

545

510

475 JTF

475

492

492

492

492

492

475

475

475 

475

15,520

511

_

-

July

492

«?

492

492

492

492

492

510

545 

563

510

528

#563

545

545

545

545

563

671

, 837

837

782

800

1,770

6,320

6.760

57626

1,050

782

79A 720

708

36,469

1,176

HI

'

Aug.

599 5"53"

581

563

563

581

545

545

581 

545

545

528

545

545

528

528

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

492

 492

510

510

475

^fm

16,376

528

-

Sept.

510

510

492

t§2

510

510

510

510

510 

528

528

528

545

528

528

510

510

528

528

510

510

510

492

492

492

492

498

492

563

US,

15,515

517

_

-

Calendar ytar 1958! Max 58,300 Mln 410 Mean 2,706 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59! Max 6,760 Mln 430 Mean 580 Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
COOPER RIVER BASIN 193

1720. Lake Moultrie near Pinopolis, 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 1959. Prior to October 1942, published as

Pinopolis Reservoir near Pinopolis.

Page. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of 

mentary adjustment of 1936 (levels 

staff gage at same site and datum,

age is at mean sea level, datum of 1989, suppley Harza Engineering Co.). Prior to May 16, 1942,

Extremes. --Maximum elevation during year, .75, 70 ft June 14: minimum, 69.82 ft Dec. 23.

T9"42-59: Maximum 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 

aara completed in 1941. Storage began in November 1941. Water is diverted through 

canal (see p, 190) from Lake Marion (see p. 191) and discharged through tallrace canal 

Into West Branch Cooper River. Usable capacity, 33,170,000,000 cu ft between elevations 60.0 ft (normal limit of drawdown) and 76.8 ft, revised (maximum normal elevation). 

Dead storage, about 19,600,000,000 ou ft. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Water is used for generation of power and for navigation.

Capacity table, water year 1958-59 (elevation, In feet, and usable

contents, In billions of cubic feet) 

.(Prepared from volume curve drawn by Harza Engineering Co.)

69.0

71.0

75.0

76.0

14.56

13.64

23.26

50.97

Elevation, in feet, at 12 p.m., water year Ootobtr 19SS to September 1959

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12 ,

15

14

15

16

17 

16

19

20

21

22

25 

24

25

26

27

26

29 

50

51

(t)

1*1

Oct.

72.54 

72.50 

72.46

72.53

72.60

72.54

72.55

72.52

72.49

72.46

72.55

72.51

72.46

72.42

72.55

72.55

72.52 

72.54

72.56

72.59

72.55

72.29

72.26 

72.18

72.21

72.09

72.11

71.96

71.91 71 89

mz

20.61

-612

NOV.

71.97

72.00 

71.95

71.66

71.89

71.94

71,93

71.94

71.95

71.96

71.84

71.71

71.72

71.79

71.93

71.91

71.68 

71.60

71.79

71.69

71.75

71.72

71.56 

71.64

71.56

71.57

71.56

71.57

71.52

._ .

19.46

-444

Dec.

71.50 

71. SS 

71.25

71.22

71.23

71.22

71.01

71.02

70.95

70.85

70.98

70.66

70.79

70.82

70.57

70.55

70.25 

70.11

69.96

70.16

70.22

70.02

69.64 

70.66

70.08

70.11

70.15

70.26

70.15 

70.15

70.22

16.95 -937

Jan.

70.62 

70.92 

71.24

71.49

71.54

71.64

71.80

72.21

72,50

72.49

72.73

72.87

73.10

73.22

73.50

73.46

73.30 

73.21

73.15

75.52

75.59

75.61

75.59 

75.69

75.92

74.03

74.22

74.52

74.37 

74.42

74,55

27.05

+5,783

Feb.

74ls6

74.38

74.41

74.36

74.36

74.42

74,42

74.36

74.33

74.30

74.30

74.33

74.35

74.34

74.32 

74.41

74.40

74.33

74.32

74.26

74.26 

74.20

74.09

73.97

73.67

73.77

25.17 -769

Mar. n

73.63 

73.56 

73.47

75.55

73715

73.66

73.66

73.71

73.80

73.97

74.20

74.67

74.73

74.77

74.81

74.84

74.85 

74.75

74.72

74.79

74.84

74.79

74.77 

74.68

74.57

74.42

74.34

74.19

74.02

74.02 

73.96

25.64

+175

Apr.

73 . 88 

73715 

74.00

74.09

74.16

74.22

74.29

74.30

74.30

74.29

74.30

74.36

74.28

74.20

74.06

74.04

74.07 

74.10

74.21

74.30

74.37

74.41

74.47

74.48

74.49

74.55

74.61

74.66

74.76 

74T76

27.70

+795

May

74.78 

74.79

74i 80

74.70

74.61

74.52

74.41

74.32

74.31

74.26

74.19

74.21

74.24

74.19

74.19

74.14 

74.11

74.00

74.01

74.11

74.11

74.11 

74.12

74.15

74.17

74.17

74.20

74.29 

74.46

74.64

27.39 -116

June

74.82

75.01 

75.05

75.02

75.05

75.09

75.18

75.38

75.56

75.62

75.87

75.68

7§ J9

75T8T

75.57

75.47

75.24 

75.12

75.01

74.69

74.79

74.62

74.66 

74.62

74.61

74.79

74.75

74.63

74.56

74.41

26.30

-228

July

74.42 

74.46 

74.47

74.44

74.39

74.36

74.26

74.44

74.26

V4.SS

74.39

74.91

75.13

75.37

75.49

75.55

75.60 

75755

75.56

75.52

75.46

75.41

75.55 

75.29

75.26

75.24

75.18

75.15

75.15 

75.25

75.27

29.03

+833

Aug.

75.31 

75.32 

7JL35

75 .33

75.26

75.17

75.09

74.99

74.94

74.37

74.78

74.75

74.66

74.74

74.61

74.52

74.45

74.34

74.29

74,28

74.10

73.89

73.70 

75.50

75.49

73>4S 75 1 iS

73.44

73.45 

75.54

73.59

24.73

-1,605

Sept.

TBTST

73. S9

74.17

74.37

74.51

74.70

74.67

74.56

74.49

74.47

74.50

74.56

74.73

74.89

74.94

74.99 

75.03

75.05

7,5.06

75.04

74.97

74.87 

74.63

74.78

74.65

74.56

74.49

74.20

74.37

£6.69

+756

Calendar year 1956.................... * -524

Water year 1956-59.................... * +141

contents, In billions of cubic feet, at end of month. 

Change In contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second.
194 EDISTO RIVER BASIN

1725. South Fork Edisto River near Montmorencl, S. C.

Location. Lat 33"34'35", long 81°30'50", 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 7.6 miles northeast of Montmorenci, Aiken County.

Drainage area. 198 sq mi.

Records available . October 1939 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 250.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Oct. 29, 1954, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 220 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,990 cfs May 10 (gage height, 8.33 ft); minimum, 94 cfs Oct. 16 (gage height, 2.53 ft).

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 2,460 cfs Aug. 15, 1940, July 19, 1941 (gage height, 

8.81 ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 37 cfs July 4, Sept. 26, 1954 

(gage height, 1.00 ft).

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

Revisions (water years).

Rating

2.4 

4.0 

5.0 

5.5

tables

 WSP 952: 

, water year

(Shifting-control 

Oct. 1 to May 5

94 6.0 

166 6.4 

226 7.0 

281 8.0 1

1941. 

1958-59

WSP 1032: Drainage 

(gage height, In feet,

method used Oct,

572 

520 

955 

,740

2 

4 

5 

5

7 to

.8 

.0 

.0 

.5

Jan. 25, 

May 4 to

110 

158 

204 

249

area

and 

May 

Sept

6. 

6. 

7. 

8.

discharge, 

3) 

. 50

0 554 

5 502

0 820 

0 1,650

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsrn

In.

Oct.

100

104

122

161

161

178

164

136

118

116

112

108

106

110

102

96

102

106

108

112

120

120

120 

122

122

118

*116

114

114

120

118

3,746

121

0.611

0.70

Nov.

120

122

126

128

126

128

128

128

128

128

122

120

120

122

124

126

126

128

128

128

128

120 at118

120

126

134

138 -1 -z 0

.LOO

3,764

125

0.631

0.70

Dec.

*141

131

134

131

126

124

122

120 120"

120

128

144

156

174

189

208

218

208

192

184

181

181

178

176

171

174

176

189

218

559

5,336

172

0.869

1.00

Jan.

312

268

274

311

288

245

214

201

208

204

214

211

a!90

alSO

a!80

alSO

alSO

a220

211

195

184

201

230 

297

539

274

230

211

201

195

204

7,052

227

1.15

1.33

Feb.

226

250

288

306

422

495

495

470

372

349

*385

560

520

329

398

398

349

305

274

256

240

226

218 

214

214

218

226

250

_

8,851

316

1.60

1.67

Mar.

281

320

303

288

306

491

853

1.160

663

432

549

529

311

311

511

503

320

339

295

274

305

344

398 

339

295

262

262

274

281

311

354

11,662

376

1.90

2.19

Apr.

470

470

470

580

441

349

505

281

268

256

250

262

292

414

408

334

288

262

250

245

240

235

230 

*240

250

226

208

192

186

TSs

9,089

303

1.53

1.71

May

192

186

164

150

150

156

160

154

251

1.550

785

600

342

255

219

224

192

170

158

158

188

294

343 

271

238

244

270

286

270

220

192

9,032

291

1.47

1.70

June

198

230

270

524

525

294

254

208

187

166

156

148

144

138

130

126

122

120

118

116

114

122

156 

187

185

154

142

132

120

112

5,198

175

0.874

0.98

July

120

128

122

158

154

*168

156

116

128

170

200

256

244

292

294

524

558

324

294

334

262

262

318 

335

269

205

178

172

158

146

157

6,762

218

1.10

1.27

Aug.

245

508

546 295"

250

190

170

162

158

150

158

150

126

124

124

126

*138

148

136

175

204

219

174 

144

150

122 122"

152

146

170

212

5,394

174

0.879

1.01

Sept.

558

264

199

170

150

154

189

276

546

477

426

291

218

195

198

224

285

515

294

258

204

184

174 

168

164

160

158

156

192

722

7,525

251

1.27

1.42

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,320 Mln 85 Mean 231 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.85

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,550 Mln 96 Mean 229 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.68

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs). Mar. 8 (4 a.m.) 1,320 "cfs (7.48 ft); May 10 (5:15 a.m.) 1,990 cfs 

(8.55 ft).________________________ ________ __________ _____

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

records.
EDISTO RIVER BASIN 195

1730. South Pork Edisto River near Denmark, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°23'35", long 81°08 I 00", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. 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 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 155.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Oct. 27, 1931, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 726 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,810 cfs May 14 (gage height, 7.70 ft); minimum, 249 cfs Oct. 2.

1931-59: 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, 146 cfs Aug. 12, 1956.

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

Records of water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 4 to June 5)

Oct. I to July 20 July £1 to Sept. 30

4.1 

4.5 

5.0

6.0

Discharge, ir

255

305

375

554

6.5 

7.0

a.o

790

1,360

3,210

6.5 

7.0

8.0

790

1,340

2,890

Note. Same as preceding table below 

6.5 ft.

feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

3

4

5

-6

7

8

9

10

11

1C

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

255 

267

280

280

300

320

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

340

340

320

320

320

320

300

320

320

340

340

340

340

340

320

320

320

320

10,102

326

0.453

0.52

Nov.

30O

300

320

*339

346

353

353

360

Dec.

398

405

413

429

437

437

437

437

360 429

360 | 421

360

353

346

353

360

368

368

375

375

375

375

382

390

390

390

390

390

390

390

398

10,909

364

0.506

0.56

437

462

470

496

517

528

541

541

*541

541

554

554

554

554

554

541

541

604

672

684

706

15,835

511

0.710

0.82

Jan.

770 

798

806

823

864

856

798

756

749

756

742

706

667

644

604

604

622

604

604

585

570

604

644

644

667

667

644

*644

667

678

716

21,503

694

0.964

1.11

Feb.

756 

729

749

970

1,300

,620

.690

.540

,420

,490

1,590

1,500

1,330

1,360

1,330

1,360

1,290

1,180

1,080

1,040

993

921

847

798

756

756

776

798

_

__ _ ._

31,969

1,142

1.59

1.66

Mar.

790 

8l5

931

960

1,030

1,640

2,OOO

2.040

1,900

*1,780

1,880

1,970

1,760

1,500

1,330

1,230

1,140

1,060

993

960

1,190

1,440

1,420

1,330

1,190

1,100

1,080

1,110

1,070

1,190

1,330

41,159

1,328

1.84

2.12

Apr.

1,330 

1,600

2.100

1,900

1,640

*1,490

1,380

1,350

1,240

1,110

993

921

892

872

856

856

847

831

911

911

882

806

763

729

700

678

644

622

585

585

31,024

1,034

1.44

1.61

May

585 

554

541

506

496

506

517

487

453

457

453

478

983

2.710

1,950

1,360

1,000

790

672

622

644

770

770

756

716

729

960

*950

831

736

689

24,651

795

1,10

1.27

June

706 

756

839

892

882

776

711

706

706

667

622

585

528

462

405

368

346

325

312

305

292

292

298

312

325

360

382

380

360

320

15,220

507

0.704

0.79

July

320 

360

400

380

360

340

*339

325

378

494

585

667

790

722

667

736

815

970

1.220

1,120

1,000

941

982

1,070

921

742

678

667

622

585

554

20,750

669

0.929

1.07

Aug.

622 

722

790 72~9

644

622

667

706

678

644

570

517

478

429

398

375

360

*346

346

353

405

421

453

487

496

478

445

405

390

429

478

15,883

512

0.711

0.82

Sept.

470 

453

445 445"

462

496

554

604

570

554

541

541

585

667

831

960

941

872

763

667

622

604

604

604

570

541

517

487

536

1.670

19,176

639

0.888

0.99

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,110 Min 220 Mean 716 Cfsm 0.994 In. 13.48

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,710 Min 255 Mean 707 Cfsm 0.982 In. 13.34

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 3 to Nov. 3, June 28 to July 6s discharge estimated on basis of 

weather records and records for North Pork Edisto River at Orangeburg and Edisto River near Branchville.
196 EDISTO RIVER BASIN

1735. North Fork Edisto River at Orangeburg, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°29'00", long 80°52'25", on left bank under bridge on U. S. Highway 301 

 at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, 0.5 mile upstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad 

bridge and If miles downstream from Caw Caw Swamp.

Drainage area.--683 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some

periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 149.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers), Prior to 

Feb. 23, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--21 years, 686 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,570 cfs May 14 (gage height, 8.80 ft); minimum, 327 cfs Oct. 1,2.

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 9,500 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 14.28 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,900 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies and logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 190 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good, About 2.5 cfs diverted by city of Orangeburg for municipal supply, 

 since 1941. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Revisions.--WSP 1032: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 14 to Sept. 15)

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

327

384

514

709

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

1,060

1,700

2,570

Discharge, in cuLij feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

338" 

372 

408

432

445

445

445

445

445

445

432

408

396

372

360

349

349

349 

349

360

372

384

384

384

384

384

372

372

*372

360

12,039

388

0.568

In. 0.65

Nov.

If 

372 

372

372

372

384

384

384

3dl

384

384

384

384

384

384

384

384

396

396

396

396

396

396

396

396

396

408

40?

408

11,616

387

0.567

0.63

Dec.

408

ZoT

408

420

432

432

432

432

420

420

445

458

485

499

514

529

545

545

*545 

545

545

545

545

545

545

529

529

580

619

709

760

15,773

509

0.745

0.86

Jan,

760 

790

m820

760

734

685

685

685

685

662

619

599

580

580

580

580

562 

545

545

580

599

640

640

619

619

*619

619

619

662

20,416

659

0.965

1.11

Feb.

685 

709 

709 

898

1,220

1,440

1 520

l)310

1,220

1,190

1,220

1,190

1,110

1,140

1,160

1,140

1,080

990

910 

855

820

790

734

709

685

685

709

734

27,562

984

1.44

1.50

Mar.

760

790 

872

950

1,610

2.020

1,980

1,780

 1,580

1,580

1,660

1,480

1,250

1,110

1,040

990

950

890 

890

990

1,040

1,060

1,010

950

890

872

930

950

1,060

1,190

35,884

1,158

1.70

1.96

Apr.

1,190 

1,280 

1,520 

1.580

1,440

1,280

1,140

1,060

1,010

930

872

838

820

820

790

790

760

760

790 

855

838

790

*734

709

685

662

640

619

599

580

27,381

913

1.34

1.50

May

562 

529 

514 

499

545

514

485

458

445

445

471

701

1,270

2.580

1,980

1,480

1,110

890

760 

709

709

890

1,040

990

910

820

855

*930

890

790

755

26,326

849

1.24

1.43

June

1,140 

1,380 

1.440 

1,250

1,110

1,060

1,040

950

855

790

760

709

640

580

514

485

458

432

408 

396

384

384

408

408

408

408

420

485

458

408

20,568

686

1.00

1.12

July

408

420 

420

458

471

*529

562

731

1,020

1,580

1,620

1,820

2,060

2.110

1,820

1,660

1,580

1,440 

1,380

1,250

1,190

1,140

1,110

1,060

950

872

820

760

734

851

33,246

1,072

1.57

1.81

Aug.

1,370 

1.520 

1,280 

1,190

1,140

1,040

930

950

1,010

950

838

734

662

619

562

545

529

*485

485

529

545

545

514

499

471

471

485

514

545

580

23,008

742

1.09

1.26

Sept.

734 

820 

709 

662

709

855

855

872

855

820

820

970

1,010

990

990

930

910

872

790 

734

709

685

662

662

640

599

562

529

Wi

1.590

24,222

807

1.18

1.32

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,100 Min 316 Mean 719 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.28

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,380 Min 327 Mean 762 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.15

Discharge measurement made on this day.
EDISTO RIVER BASIN 197

1740. Edisto River near Branchville, S. C.

Location.--Lat 33°10 I 3S", 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. October 1945 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1303.

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.--14 years, 1,666 cfs.

 Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,150 cfs Mar. 9 (gage height, 8.36 ft); minimum, 671 cfs Oct. 3.

1945-59: Maximum discharge, 10,000 cfs Oct. 6, 1948 (gage height, 10.21 ft, present 

datum); minimum, 323 cfs Aug. 14, 1956.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1956-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. ZZ to June 13, Sept. 21-30)

0.6 

1.0 

2.0 

4.0

657

713

996

1,590

6.0 

7.0 

6.0 

9.0

2,420

3,220

4,430

6,490

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

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.

713 

685

671

685

713

769 

797

625

625

625

625

825

825

797

769 

741 

713

713

699

699

699

713

741

741

741

741

741

741 

*741

741

23,279

751

0.437

0.50

Nov.

2i|

713

713

741

741 

741

741

769 

769

769

769

769

769

769

769 

769 

769 

769

769

769

797

797

797

797

797

797

797

797 

625

23,014

767

0.446

0.50

Dec.

Iff

825

625

625

853 

653

662

662 

662

911

911

940

969

969

998

1,030 

 1,060 

1,060

1,080

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,140

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,200

1,230

1,230

1,290

31,335

1,011

0.588

0.66

Jan.

1.350 

1,410

1,500

1,560

1,620

1,660 

1,700

1,700

1.730

1,736

1,700

1,620

1,590

1,560

1,530

1,530 

1,500 

1,440 

1,410

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,380

1,380

1,410

1,440

*1,440

1,440

1,470

46,550

1,502

0.673

1.01

Feb.

1.500 

1,500

1,590

1,730

1,950

2,150 

2,420

2,690

2,940 

3,120

3,120

3,030

2,940

3,120

3,220

3,320 

3,320 

3,220 

3,030

2,850

2,690

2,480

2,300

2,200

2,110

2,110

2,030

2,030

-

70,710

2,525

1.47

1.53

Mar.

2.030 

2,030

2,070

2,110

2,150

2,740 

3,530

4,270

4.950 

*4,950

4,770

4,430

4,130

3,990

3,990

3,870 

3,530 

3,220 

2,940

2,770

2,770

3,030

3,220

3,320

3,220

3,220

3,030

2,850

2,690

2 j 690

2,940

101,450

3,273

1.90

2.19

Apr.

3,220 

3,530

3,750

4,130

4,590

4.770 

4,436

4,130

3,750 

3,420

3,220

3,030

2,850

2,690

2,550

2,420 

2,300 

2,200 

2,150

2,110

2,070

2,070

*2,110

2,110

2,110

2,030

1,910

1,800

1,730

1,660

84,640

2,828

1.64

1.83

May

1,590 

1,530

1,470

1,440

1,360

1,320 

1,290

1,290

1,260 

1,230

1,170

1,140

1.110

i.Soo

1,440

1,960 

3,660 

4.130 

3,640

3,220

2,850

2,620

2,420

2,250

2,300

2,620

2,690

2,620

*2,480

2,300

2,360

64,000

2,065

1.20

1.36

June

3,220 

3,220

3,220

3,640

5.750

3,530 

3,320

3,030

2,620 

2,250

2,070

1,950

1,840

1,660

1,560

1,410 

1,260 

1,230 

1,200

1,060

969

911

911

853

£553"

653

853

853

653

882

55,831

1,861

1.08

1.20

July

911 

862

625

825

121

625 

*653

653

882 

996

1,110

1,290

1,530

1,800

2,330

3,030 

3.120 

3,030 

2,850

2,770

2,650

2,940

2,940

2,650

2,620

2,420

2,300

2,250

2,110

1,950

1,870

56;611

1,691

1.10

1.27

Aug.

1,670 

1,950

2,200

2.480

2,466

2,360 

2,250

2,200

2,360 

2,300

2,250

2,110

1,990

1,840

1,660

1,500 

1,350 

1,200 

1,060

1,030

969

*940

993

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,060

1,110

49,717

1,604

0.933

1.08

Sept.

1.140 

1,170

1,170

1,260

1,360

1,410 

1,380

1,440

1,530 

1,560

1,590

1,590

1,530

1,530

1,660

1,800 

1,670 

1,990 

2,070

2,110

1,990

1,840

1,730

1,600

1,500

1,400

1,350

1,300

1,300

3.400

48,590

1,620

0.942

1.05

Calendar year 1956 : Max 8,050 Mln 657 Mean 1,833 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.46

Water year 1958-59 : Max 4,950 Mln 671 Mean 1,803 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.22

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
198 EDISTO RIVER BASIN

1750. Edisto River near GLvhans, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°01'40", long 80°23'30", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 61, 2.3 miles downstream from Four Hole Swamp and 2.8 miles west of 

Givhans, Dorchester County.

Drainage area. 2,730 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. January 1939 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 20.46 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers}.

Average discharge. 20 years, 2,305 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14.100 cfs Mar. 9 (gage height, 13.90 ft); minimum, 578 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 1.59 ft).

1939-59: 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, 290 cfs 

Aug. 16, 1956 (gage height, 0.51 ft).

Maximum stage known since at least 1904, 17.5 ft in February 1925, from investigation by Charleston Commissioners of Public Works (discharge, 24,900 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. About 94,700,000 gal a day (147 cfs) diverted above station for 

Charleston water supply during year.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1032: Drainage area. WSP 1303: 1939 (monthly and yearly 

runoff).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second)

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

Oct. 1 to Apr

578

701

1,060

1,960

3,080

pr. 16 to Sept. 30

9.0

11.0

13.0

14.0

4,750

7,490

11,800

14,400

2.1 720

3.0 1,020

5.0 1,880

7.0 2,940

9.0 4,780

10.0 6,160

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

13

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

608

608

593

578

608

623

638

668

684

701

701

701

701

701

701

684

653

638

608

608

608

608

608

608

623

623

623

623

623

*623

623

19,798

639

-

-

Nov.

623

608

608

608

608

608

623

623

658

638

638

638

638

638

638

638

638

638

653

653

653

653

668

684

684

684

701

701

701

701

19,425

648

_

-

Dec.

701

701

701

701

718

718

734

750

750

767

784

835

835

855

852

888

888

*905

922

940

975

975

995

1,020

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,140

1.180

1,180

1,180

27,750

895

-

-

Jan.

1.220

1,300

1,440

1,580

1,660

1,660

1,720

1,760

1,820

1,920

1.960

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,920

1,860

1,860

1,820

1,760

1,720

1,660

1,620

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,530

1,530

*1,530

1,580

1,660

52,290

1,687

-

-

Feb.

1.860

2,020

2,060

2,380

3,270

4,640

5.460

5,460

5,210

 5,090

4,970

4,970

5,090

5,210

5,330

5,460

5,460

5,460

5,460

5,330

5,090

4,970

4,750

4,530

4,230

4,140

3,960

3,960

_

________

125,820

4,494

_

-

Mar.

3,790

3,790

5.710

3,710

5,790

5,870

10,200

15,600

14.100

15,800

* 13, 500

12,600

11,500

10,300

9,390

8,370

7,650

7,170

6,710

6,130

5,720

5,460

5,460

5,460

5,460

5,460

5,330

5,210

4,970

4,970

4,750

2S7.730

7,346

_

-

Apr.

4,750

4,750

5,090

5,460

5,720

5,850

5,990

6.150

6,130

5,990

5,720

5,330

4,970

4,750

4,430

^4,090

3,790

3,440

3,210

5,000

2,880

2,700

*2,650

2,540

2,480

2,430

2,430

2,330

2,230

2.180

123,440

4,115

_

-

May

2,080

1,880

1,730

1,640

1,550

1,460

1,320

1,240

1,200

1,160

1,080

1.050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,080

1,240

1,500

1,880

2,380

2,940

3,360

5,610

3,790

3,890

3,890

4,310

4,910

*5.170

4,910

4,540

73,940

2,385

-

-

June

4,200

3,890

3,990

4,310

4,660

4.780

4,780

4,66O

4,420

4,200

4,200

4,090

5,790

3,360

2,940

2,600

2,280

1,980

1,600

1,460

1,280

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,020

910

878

846

814

782

81,960

2,732

_

-

July

782

846

846

782

750

735

720

*755

798

846

878

1,020

1,920

3,520

4,540

.780

,540

,310

,420

,540

,540

,310

,090

3,890

3,790

3,700

3,700

3,610

5,560

5,210

3,360

83,868

2,705

-

-

Aug.

4,090

4.420

4,090

3,700

3,360

3,210

3,360

5,700

3,990

4,310

4,310

4,200

3,990

3,790

3,790

3,700

*3,360

2,940

2,430

2,030

1,680

1,420

1,200

1,080

1,050

1,020

980

980

945

1,050

1,460

85,635

2,762

-.

-

Sept.

1,680

1,680

1,550

1.420

1,500

2,130

2,650

2,700

2,600

2,480

2,540

2,600

2,480

2,330

2,380

2,820

3,210

5,210

3,140

2,940

2,760

2,650

2,600

2,480

2,330

2,180

1,930

1,730

2,030

5.710

 

72,440

2,415

-

-

Calendar year 1958: Max 12,000 Mln 578 Mean 2,608 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 14,100 Mln 578 Mean 2,724 . Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
COMBAHEE RIVER BASIN

1755. Salkehatchie River near Miley, 3. C.

Location. Lat 32°59'20", long 81°03'10", near right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 601, 2.6 miles downstream from Savannah Creek, 3.1 miles upstream from 

Hampton & Branchville Railroad bridge, and 3.1 miles northwest of Miley, Hampton 

County.

Drainage area.--341 sq ml.

Records available. February 1951 to September 1959.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 64.35 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 8 years, 243 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,600 cfs Mar. 7 (gage height, about 4.61 ft); 

minimum, 54 cfs Oct. 1.

1951-59: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 7, 1959; minimum, 17 cfs Sept. 13, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 20 to Aug. 8, Sept. 4-3O)

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

163

262

3.4 

4.0 

4.5

422

860

1,360

1,700

'Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

a

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

61

74

83

121

141

141 

134

128

115

98

88

83

78

74

74

69

74

83

93

98

104

109

109

109

109

109

109

*104

104

98

3,028

97.7

0.287

0.33

Nov.

98

104

104

104

109

115

115 

121

121

121

121

121

128

128

128

128

134

134

134

141

141

141

148

156

156

148

148

148

148

148

3,891

130

0.381

0.43

Dec.

*156

156

156

156

163

163

163 

171

171

179

188

205

225

236

249

262

293

350

450

652

430

246

196

196

196

196

214

262

*278

293

7,544

243

0.713

0.82

Jan.

329

397

450

511

450

397

372 

397

450

450

397

311

278

262

249

249

249

262

225

255

236

311

293

280

260

260

240

240

220

220

240

9,710

313

0.918

1.06

Feb.

260

280

280

500

*860

850

700 

600

600

750

650

600

550

600

650

600

550

480

420

380

340

320

320

300

320

*372

511

543

14,186

507

1.49

1.55

Mar.

543

600

600

600

650

,3OO

,600 

,400

* ,250

,100

,100

,000

,000

,000

950

1,000

900

750

650

600

500

550

614

614

614

652

614

614

614

614

614

25,207

813

2.38

2.74

Apr.

614

614

652

691

732

774

817 

732

614

578

511

450

422

397

350

350

329

329

329

329

311

293

293

293

278

262

236

214

205

*188

13,187

440

1.29

1.44

May

179

156

148

141

134

128

128 

134

141

134

121

121

121

141

148

141

141

121

1O9

162

214

196

188

196

225

278

329

329

293

278

262

5,537

179

0.525

0.61

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,140 Mln 45 Mean 276 Cfs

June

249

*236

262

293

*293

278

249 

225

179

141

109

93

83

78

74

74

74

88

93

93

98

93

93

88

88

83

83

78

78

74

4,120

137

0.402

0.45

n 0.809

July

83

*115

134

134

134

128

128 

163

188

163

156

163

179

196

225

249

293

350

372

422

543

479

372

278

225

205

196

188

179

205

*262

7,107

229

0.672

0.77

Aug.

320

293

236

196

196

214

236 

196

156

128

109

98

88

83

93

109

115

115

121

128

134

141

148

163

148

121

93

78

*74

117

262

4,709

152

0.446

0.51

In. 11.00

Sept.

329

278

225

188

156

156

163 

179

196

205

179

156

141

141

179

205

249

293

372

450

397

278

196

141

109

98

93

88

119

*617

6,576

219

0.642

0.72

Water year 1958-59 : Max 1,600 Mln 54 Mean 287 Cfsm 0.842 In. 11.43

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Doubtful or no gage-height record Jan. 24 to Feb. 4, Feb. 6-25, Mar. 2-8, 10-22, Aug. 1; 

discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations on nearby streams.
200 BROAD RIVER BASIN

1765. Coosawhatohie River near Hampton, S. C.

--Lat 32°50'10", long 81°07<55", near left bank on downstream side of bridge on 

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 1959.

I 

.--Water- stage recorder. Datum of gage is 50.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 26, 1954, wire-weight gage at

same site and datum, 

Average di charge.--8 years, 128 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,950 ofs Mar, 6 (gage height, 5.87 ft), from 

ratine curve extended above 1,800 ofs by velocity-area studies; minimum, 0.1 ofs Oot.l.

1951-59: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 6, 1959; no flow Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1951, 

for many days during summer and fall months of 1954, Aug. 12-30, 1956, and Sept. 5, 6, 

1957.

Remarks.--Records fair except those below 10 ofs, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 1-25, Sept. 50)

1.8 0,2 2.6 25

1.7 .6 2.6 41

1.6 1.0 5.1 86

1.9 1.5 5.5 154

2.0 2.0 5.5 195

2.1 2.8 5.7 275

2.2 4.5 4.0 433

2.5 7.2 4.5 829

2.4 11 5.0 1,420

2.5 18 5.6 2,750

Dlseharge, In euble feet per seeond, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

'4 

5

i

7a

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

Ofsm

In,

Oat."H

ie'

24 

59

41

22

14

9.1

5.6

5.5

2.2

1.6

1.4

1.1

.9

.6

1.5

1.4

1.6

2,5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.1

1.7 

*1.4

1.5

1.2 

1.2

251.2

6.10

0.040

0.05

Nov.

H1.4

1.4 

1.7

2.0

2.2 

2.4

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

5.1

5.5

5.6

4.0

4.2

4.8

11

12

15

tf

14

12

158.4

5.28

0.021

0.05

Dee.

9,9

11

12 

12

11

10 

9.9

9.5

16

25

55

56

41

40

55

51

27

25

20

19

17

19

19

20

22 

44

64

ft

625.0

26.6

0.151

0.15

Jan.

77 

77

107

124 

154

96

66 

56

67

79

64

65

55

45

40

46

57

65

60

55

46

60

79

92

96

88

72 

62

64

68 

97

2,265

75.7

0.365

0.42

Feb.

rfi

198

456 

*1.260

1,120

722 

520

446

421

410

564

555

522

666

594

505

427

559

507

265

255

215

199

195

2C9

561 

404

.

12,111

453

2.15

2.22

Mar.

587 

559

528 m

2,160

2.650 

1,770

1,160

.659

656

576

554

465

472

465

512

472

410

567

446

599

610

755

602

505

440 

392

370

*427 

556

21,205

664

5.57

5.66

Apr.

541 

594

610

410

545

292 

256

227

209

199

276

561

526

265

227

192

165

146

146

151

146

157

129

114

96

79 

65

57

7,514

244

1.20

1.54

May

42 

56

29

22

18

14

12 

11

9.5

9.1

8.0

lz~~ 6.4

20

54

35

22

12

7.2

20

62

154

146

146

226

614

557

396

206

4,227.2

136

0.670

0.77

June

504

543

297 

255

169

154 

124

96

70

55

41

31

24

16

12

6.3

7.6

6.5

7.6

£.6

6.4

24

60

112

65

59 

19

9.5

2,775.5

92.4

0.455

0.51

July

*2.7

12

276 

239

182

112 

69

49

40

29

25

40

56

96

170

507

302

255

252

224

246

217

202

169

124

146 

111

74

77

*125

4,213.1

136

0.670

0.77

Aug.

249 

£Ii Sir

175 

116

61

66

57

54

44

31

23

16

12

12

14

16

14

12

9.1

6.7

19

19

11

6.4

4.0

2.6

TTO"

72 

222

1,949.5

62.9

0.510

0.36

Sept,

282

154

82

49 

59

59

42 

46

60

79

79

. 52

57

50

62

167

244

244

168

107

72

50

56

50

29

22

16

so

*469

2,662

96.1

0.475

0.53

Calendar year 1958 i Max 1,350 Mln 0.1 Mean 149 Cfsm 0.754 In. 9.95

Water year 1956-59; Max 2,650 Mln 0.2 Mean 165 Cfsm 0.613 In. 11.03

* Dlsaharge measurement made an this day.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 201

1770. Chattooga River near Clayton, Qa.

Location. Lat 34°49 I , long 83°18', on left bank 150 ft downstream from new bridge on

 U. S. Highway 76, 2$ 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.--207 sq mi.

Records available. May 1907 to June 1908, October 1939 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,165.6 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 ^929, 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.--80 years (1939-59), 589 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,620 cfs May 31 (gage height, 5.17 ft); minimum, cfs Dec. 16.

1907-8, 1939-59: 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 measurements at gage 

heights 9.9 and 13.8 ft; minimum, 88 cfs Oct. 8, 12, 13, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1383: 1940-41, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 195S-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.4 

3.0

160

336

760

3.5 

3.0 

4.0

1,360

1,900

3,410

Discharge, In cubic feet per seoond, water year October 1956 to September 1959

Day

1

3

Z

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12 

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

35

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In,

Oet.

§533

SOT

356

317 

296

371

357

347

343

234

335 

317 

317

217

317

317

317

313

309

304

304 

304

304

300

196

193

193

193

189

189

7,557

244

1.18

1.36

Nov.

343

327

*357

221 

313

304

300

196

196

193

169 

189 

165

185

165

196

196

189

185

163

m176

178

178

178

178

313

TTS c to

6,346

312

1.03

1.14

Dec,

»243

330

335

330 

321

309

304

304

300

200

196 

196 

193

317

313

189

304

304

300

200

200 

196

196

300

196

189

304

760

SBT

366

'

7,596

345

1.18

1.36

Jan.

454

*744

503

410 

356

235

317

337

338

296

m280

366

371

429

317

366

317

327

'598

*913

664

565

495

460

439

398

386

368

14,711

475

3.39

3.64

Feb.

350

*333 3to"

435 

516

433

380

368

368

368

404 

386

877

333

680

600

579

516

474

454

441

441

439

404

392

380

374

13,964

499

3.41

3.51

Mar.

368

#363

350

HI

l.gSO '744

593

537

495

474 

586 

509

474

696

683

579

530

495

481

481 

460

435

433

417

417

359

640

565

736

656

17,040

550

3.66

3.07

Apr.

#600

778

656

600 

558

530

509

495

431

AST.

565

1.670

1,700

1,060

877

767

730

738

1,330

1,060

895 

859

886

778

728

696

664

673

673

632

23,851

795

3.84

4.33

May

600

586

573

551 

537

530

516

495

530

544

533 

565 

736

640

537

509

431

5l6

918

3,110 

1,110

1,030

395

1,360

3,320

1,830

1,440

1,430

1,180

3.160

39,310

943

4.55

5.35

June

«3.930

1,900

1,760

1,540 

1,330

1,390

1,250

1,110

1,030

960

904 

868 

332

796

753

730

696

680

656

640

624 

600

579

593

640

586

551

530

503

 481

38,410

947

4.57

5.10

July

431

579

530

461 

460

467

467

439

410

404

439 

557 

516

565

460

503

495

738

1^150

677

1,070 

970

605

656

572

530

572

495

460

460 

*454

18,011

531

3.81

3.24

Aug.

439

417

396

429

441

417

386

330

350

338

327 

336 

338

317

327

374

337

368

368

333

398 

322

317

344

301

313

322

313

390

SoT

518

11,137

359

1.73

1.99

Sept.

*646

460

360

333 

35O

454

1.970

1,386

960

730

730 

744

600

537

516

509

454

435

417

404

393 

330

363

356

344

338

356

363

344

392

16,609

554

3.68

2.99

Calendar year 1958 ! Max 3,630 Mln 178 Mean 631 Cfsm 3.00 In. 40.74

Water year 1958-59) Max 3,160 Mln 178 Mean 533 Cfsm 2.57 In. 34.93

Peak discharge (base, 3,400 cfs).--Jan. 33 (3 a.m.) 4,380 cfs (4.49 ft)j Apr. 12 (7 p.m.) 3,930 cfs 

(4.30 ft)j May 31 ?5 p.m.) 5,630 ofg (5.17 ft).____________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
202 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

1820. 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, Stephens County.

Drainage area. 32.5 sq ml.

Records available . October 1942 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some peri-

 ods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 673.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929 (levels by Georgia Power Co.).

Average discharge. 17 years, 67.7 cfs (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 1,530 cfs May 31 (gage height, 5.6 ft); minimum,

1942-59 : 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 measurement of peak flow; minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 30, 1954, Sept. 23, 24, 1955.

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

 Inversion at point 2.0 miles above station for water supply by city of Toccoa as shown 

in monthly table.

Revisions. WSP 1433: Drainage area.

Rating table, water- year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

2.3 

3.0 

3.3

140

365

470

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

68

51

45

44

40

39

35

35

35

32

28

27

27

28

27

27

27

27

31

*31

31

31

31

30

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

1,030

33.2

1.2

Nov.

45

38

32

28

26

26

25

25

25

25

24

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

25

27

38

45

32

840

28.0

2.3

Dec.

30

29

*29

30

29

28

28

27

27

27

26

25

22

29

28

27

26

23

22

22

22

2122"

29

29

28

39

~57 122

41

37

981

31.6

1.2

Jan.

60

60

45

39

35

37

38

34

34

32

33

30

30

*30

33

48

35

43

45

32

65

126

63

51

45

41

39

37

35

35

33

1,343

43.3

0

Feb.

33

31

33

45

45

34

31

31

31

35

40

45

224

100

94

70

62

58

52

48

45

45

45

*43

41

40

39

39

1,479

52.8

0.9

Mar.

39

39

38

37

56

~63 1O9

54

52

46

52

79

60

5O

9O

70

60

60

60

5O

50

50

50

50

50

60

80

60

60

70

60

1,804

58.2

0

Apr.

60

68

62

57

54

52

52

50

50

48

63

265

167

102

86

77

72

88

215

122

100

92

85

79

75

72

70

*70

72

65

2,590

86.3

0

May

63

62

60

57

56

54

52

51

52

52

52

52

68 -56

51

50

48

46

45

67

63

54

51

48

54

138

96

77

67

63

470

2,275

73.4

0

June

206

122

96

86

77

75

77

68

67

63

62

60

58

56

54

*52

51

51

51

50

48

45

40

48

48

43

40

38

35

34.

1,901

63.4

1.2

July

35

38

39

39

38

39

39

33

29

29

45

43

35

37

35

62

57

74

54

48

60

86

63

51

45

43

40

*40

38

41

43

1,398

45.1

0.7

Aug.

41

39

37

37

35

34

34

33

32

3O

26

25

23

23

23

27

24

28

27

31

3O

24

23

22

22

23

22

20

2T

22

13

881

28.4

1.4

Sept.

39

32

26

*2222"

46

~85 296

63

51

46

54

44

40

40

39

35

37

41

35

33

32

30

28

27

27

31

29

29

33

1,392

46.4

0.8

Adjusted for diversion by city of Toccoa

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

34.4 

1.06

1.22

30.3 

0.932 

1.04

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

32.8 

1.01

1.16

43.3 

1.33 

1.53

53.7 

1.65 

1.72

58.2 

1.79 

2.06

86.3 

2.66 

2.97

Observed

73.4

2.26 

2.61

Max 313 Mln 21 Mean 68.3 

Max 470 Mln 20 Mean 49.1

64.6 

1.99 

2.22

45.8 

1.41 

1.63

29.8 

O.917 

1.06

47.2 

1.45

1.62

Adjusted

Mean 68.8 Cfsm 2.12 In. 28.74 

Mean 49.9 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.84

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs).--May 51 (2 p.m.) 1,550 cfs (5.6 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion by city of Toccoa, In cubic feet per second; furnished by city of Toccoa. 

N°te. No gage-height record Mar. 13 to Apr. 2; discharge estimated on basis of recor 

Chattahoochee River near Leaf. >rds for
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 

1840. Tugaloo River near Hartwell, Ga.

203

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. 909 sq mi.

Records available. April 1925 to September 1927, February 1940 to September 1959. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303.

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. 21 years (1925-27, 1940-59), 1,923 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,800 cfs June 1 (gage height, 7.6 ft); minimum 

daily, 315 cfs Aug. 30.

1925-27, 1940-59: Maximum discharge, 28,600 cfs Aug. 31, 1940 (gage height, 

10.8 ft); minimum daily, 188 cfs Oct. 18, 1954.

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

Plow 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 (mater years). WSP 1142: 1926. WSP 1383: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 19 to Feb. 13, Sept. 9-3O)

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

299

370

652

1,180

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

2,630

4,740

10,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

1,820

2.980

2,650

1,900

532

*622

1,560

1,630

1,300

1,290

-1,140

426

410

805

1,330

1,600

1,800

1,400

420

410

1,700

940

1,500

1,700

1,300

430

410

*800

1,480

986

1,190

38,461

1,241

-263

Nov.

1,750

566

426

680

1,070

1,060

1,390

1,500

434

420

1,570

1,390

982

989

970

437

407

640

1,000

1,050

1,360

896

409

420

1,430

992

1,580

400

2.20U

400

28,818

961

-99

Dec.

4OO

1,300

1,300

1,500

760

1,800

400

400

1,100

1,800

2,500

3.000

800

400

400

1,200

1,800

*820

1,800

1,020

468

384

1,130

1,180

439

385

846

1,870

1,780

1,970

2,000

36,952

1,192

-216

Jan.

1,800

1,260

2,590

585

1,090

1,660

*1,180

1,310

1,980

1,210

476

450

888

460

1,750

2,000

1,450

500

692

1,140

696

5.480

3,380

1,700

796

750

2,070

1,320

1,370

1,310

1,510

44,853

1,447

+ 174

Feb.

466

46l

2,170

1,920

1,750

1,170

1,000

506

500

984

1,070

1,430

5.510

4,210

1,860

2,140

2,150

1,590

1,730

2,050

1,750

585

990

1,290

2,060

1,610

1,090

1,220

45,067

1,610

+266

Mar.

514

512

1,060

1,060

1,010

3,770

3,020

1,470

1,060

2,070

2,060

2,940

2,460

1,260

1,810

1,600

2,250

1,740

*1,570

2,200

1,320

648

840

1,960

1,340

1,250

2,020

2,120

862

1,680

2,890

52,366

1,689

+275

Apr.

1,580

1,980

1,720

1,050

1,130

988

1,630

1,360

1,300

1,580

2,380

2,520

8.920

4,050

2,870

2,440

2,440

2,510

2,860

3,160

3,320

3,070

3,170

2,900

1,840

814

1,340

2,050

3,180

2,180

72,332

2,411

+252

May

2,130

2,680

804

699

2,320

2,04O

1,890

*2,290

1,630

561

545

1/933

1,370

1,960

2,430

860

832

954

1,370

2,700

4,960

4,670

3,300

2,290

1,130

4,830

5.980

4 990

4^360

2,600

5,760

76,865

2,480

+34

June

10.300

7,080

5,760

5,510

*5,110

2,870

2,160

2,090

3,050

2,540

2,430

3,360

2,650

632

1,000

2,370

2,290

2,050

1,670

2,070

580

664

2,050

2,590

1,760

1,850

2,180

622

700

2,310

82,298

2,743

-96

July

2,130

1,720

1,330

622

452

591

1,260

1,850

902

1,340

1,010

1,010

848

1,750

1,930

1,690

1,590

3,000

1,020

1,920

2,890

4.260

3,090

*2,890

1,900

511

604

2,340

1,210

1,260

1,070

49,990

1,613

-7

Aug.

1,380

426

378

940

1,360

713

1,270

1,340

368

647

516

1,270

1,100

693

1,460

353

331

1.870

1,290

903

1,400

1,070

326

536

1,340

1,220

1,100

 1,090

338

315

834

28,177

909

+15

Sept.

2,810

2,320

1,300

1,110

1,540

500

5,210

6.900

4,560

3,040

2,660

2,170

562

628

2,160

3,690

2,500

1,140

r, 100

405

378

1,250

1,620

1,550

1,640

1,450

367

382

1,230

2,040

58,212

1,940

-161

Adjusted for change In contents in Burton and Mathis Reservoirs

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

978 

1.08 

1.24

862 

0.948 

1.06

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

976 

1.07 

1.23

1,621 

1.78 

2.05

1,876 

2.06 

2.14

1,964 

2.16 

2.49

2,663 

2.93 

3.27

2,514 

2.77 

3.19

Observed

Max 7,800 Mln 384 Mean 2,097 

Max 10,300 Mln 315 Mean 1,683

2,647 

2.91 

3.25

1,606 

1.77 

2.04

924 

1.02 

1.18

1,779 

1.96 

2.19

Adjusted

Mean 2,057 Cfsm 2.26 In. 30.70 

Mean 1,696 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.33

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs). Apr. 13 (7 a.m.) 11,300 cfs (7.3 ft); June 1 (5 a.m.) 12,800 cfs

(7.6 ft); Sept. 7 (11 p.m.) 10,600 cfs (7.0 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 Oct. 16-28, Nov. 28 to Dec. 18; discharge estimated on basis of power 

output at Yonah Dam.
204 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

1845. Whitewater River at Jocassee, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°S8', long 82°56', on right bank at highway bridge at Jocassee, Oconee 

County, 0.6 mile upstream from confluence with Toxaway River.

Drainage area. 47. 3 sq mi.

Records available. January 1951 to September 1959.

Gage. Gage. --Water-stage --W recorder. Datum of gage is 777.79 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. --8 years, 164 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,060 cfs May 31 (gage height, 5.11 ft), from 

 rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 

42 cfs Dec. 26 (gage height, 1.84 ft).

1951-59: Maximum discharge, 7,120 cfs Mar. 11, 1952 (gage height, 11.17 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 

22 cfs Dec. 17, 1955; minimum gage height, 1.40 ft Oct. 20, 1951.

Remarks . Records good.

Hating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

l.S 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

37

64

128

221

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

405

710

1,080

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

196

118

92

88

80

75

71

68

66 

64

61

58 

58

56

56

56

56

55

54

54

52

52

54

54

54

50 

50

49

#52

54

54

2,057

66.4

1.40

1.61

Nov.

103

86

71

62

61

60

58

56

55 

54

52

52 

49

49

48

49

50

49

48

45

44

43

43

43

43

43 

43

101

128

73

1,761

58.7

1.24

1.38

Dec.

64

61

61

62

58

56

55

55

#55

55

54

52 

54

56

54

53

55

55

54

55

54

52

52

54

52

ft -361

162

116

99

2,273

73.3

1.55

1.79

Jan.

240

204

148

123

106

103

103

106

101 

88

90

84 

86

82

96

141

90

97

89

#92

344

2l8~ 510

178

156

142 

134

126

120

116

110

4,423

143

3.02

3.48

Feb.

103

TTT

141

134

116

108

108

108 

113

123

118

5?9"

240

190

172

162

148

139

131

126

128

120

116

113 

110

108

_

4,086

146

3.09

3.22

Mar.

106

101

99

»97

253

506

53T

194

181 

168

165

201 

168

159

258

207

187

172

162

159

156

150

142

139

134

144 

302

194

188

251

207

5,786

187

3.95

4.55

Apr.

196

248

204

187

175

168

159

156

148

182

m388

#276

248

229

264

389

307

263

268

263

236

221

211 

204

201

204

187

7,824

261

5.52

6.16

May

178

172

165

162

156

162

159

148

172 

204

165

240 

268

207

178

165

156

148

142

512

750

345

302

259

379

1,020 

941

576

520

410

1 .060

10,441

337

7.12

8.21

June

 782

#550

502

432

372

427

350

312

285 

259

248

232

221

211

201

190

181

178

172

162

159

156

150

172

165

150

142

131

128

125

7,743

258

5.45

6.08

July

128

155

134

123

118

134

123

110

139

126 

369

174

187

183

266

409

522

276

554

446

316

255

221

204 

187

175

175

172

156

6,744

218

4.61

5.32

Aug.

153

150

139

145

139

136

128

126

116 

113

108

129 

113

103

99

101

97

104

116

109

121

105

111

103

92

#86 86"

92

115

136

 ^ 

3,796

122

2.58

2.97

Sept.

301

148

120

116

158

150

§3T

229 

197

194

184 

162

150

153

142

134

128

134

126

118

116

110

108

103

103 

106

106

106

142

4,890

163

3.45

3.85

Calendar year 1958: Max 916 Mln 43 Mean 176 Cfsm 3.72 In. 50.52

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,080 Mln 43 Mean 169 Cfsm 3.57 In. 48.62

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). May 31 (9:45 a.m.) 2,060 cfs (5.11 ft)j Aug. 31 (9:45 p.m.) 2,020 

cfs (5.09 ft)._______________________________________________________ ________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 205

1850. Keowee River near Jooassee, S. C.

Location (revised).--Lat 34°57', long 82°55',, on right bank three-quarters of a mile down-

 stream from bridge on State Highway 11, If miles southeast of Jooassee, Oconee County, 

and 2| miles upstream'from Big Eastatoe Creek.

Drainage area. 148 sq mi.

Records available. December 1949 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 737.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge,.--9 years (1950-59), 448 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,900 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 6.85 ft); mini-

 mum, 131 cfs Dec. 16 (gage height, 1.20 ft).

1949-59: Maximum discharge, 18,400 cfs Mar. 11, 1952 (gage height, 16.23 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 8,500 ofs on basis of velocity-area studies and logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 57 cfs Oct. 7, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 27, 

Apr. 13 to Sept. 30

Dec. 28 to Apr. 12

1.2 131

1.5 252

2.0 565

2.5

3.0 

4.0

960

1,500

2,810

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

225

330

600

2.5 1,040

3.0 1,580

4.0 2,810

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

551

273

257

238

220

215

206

202

194

190

186

182

182

182

178

202

190

186

178

174

174

178

170

166

166 

162

159

*159

159

159

6,374

206

1.39

1.60

Nov.

294

268

210

186

182

178

170

166

166

166

159

159

159

159

159

166

166

162

159

152

152

148

148

148

148

148 

148

275

455

219

5,575

186

1.26

1.41

Dec.

194

186

186

190

178

166

162

162

*159

156

156

156

156

166

159

153

159

162

156

159

159

156

152

156

152

142

195

1.170

590

378

308

6,879

222

1.50

1.73

Jan.

698

669

442

366

314

279

308

297

302

255

252

254

245

240

263

450

286

274

315

*275

950

g ,Q40

808

608

511

455 

422

390

372

360

342

14,042

453

3.06

3.53

Feb.

350

314

352

449

449

372

342

336

342

348

372

354

1 , 59Q

751

726

570

504

476

429

596

572

566

572

360

342

336 

324

314

-

12,358

441

2.98

3.10

Mar.

319

308

297

 297

654

1.6-10

731

578

518

469

448

578

469

436

700

570

497

469

442

429

429

416

384

378

360

384 

682

555

518

748

592

16,465

531

3.59

4.14

Apr.

540

714

570

525

483

462

436

422

410

590

504

2.170

1,570

916

*760

672

618

678

954

846

719

727

664

625

580

551 

529

507

529

479

20,530

684

4.62

5.16

May

459

445

445

425

419

414

425

381

432

546

439

620

712

580

479

439

412

394

375

971

2.760

1,070

880

744

842

2,240 

2,710

1,590

1,250

1,030

2,370

27,298

881

5.95

6.86

June

2.540

*1,780

1,400

1,210

1,040

1,120

944

837

777

711

672

640

602

572

543

522

500

479

466

452

432

419

412

475

459

419 

387

362

345

222.

21,644

721

4.87

5.43

July

327

400

366

327

316

325

316

278

278

*280

306

318

795

410

432

478

565

741

1,050

686

1.550

1,110

978

678

565

556 

473

445

421 

439

406

16,575

535

3.61

4.16

Aug.

375

375

339

360

350

335

321

310

288

278

273

316

278

262

252

268

257

252

272

266

296

268

274

326

247

*238 

258

258

275

339

£70 p ' a

9,343

301

2.03

2.34

Sept.

760

382

288

257

355

360

1.280

966

656

500

459

452

381

350

345

353

304

294

299

288

273

262

252

252

243

238 

243

247

247

392

11,936

396

2.69

3.00

Calendar year 1958 : Max 2,760 Min 142 Mean 523 Cfsm 3.53 In. 47.98

Water year 1958-59 : Max 2,760 Min 142 Mean 463 Cfsm 3.13 In. 42.46

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 ofs).--Jan. 21 (12 p.m.) 4,200 cfs (5.34 ft); Apr. 12 (3:45 p.m.) 5.900 

cfs (6.85 ft); May 21 (2:45 a.m.) 4,970 ofs (6.02 ft)j May 31 (10:45 a.m.) 4,310 cfs (5.38Tt).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
206 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

1855. Keowee River near Newry, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°44'09", long 82°52'19", on left bank 800 ft downstream from Lawrence 

 Bridge, 0.7 mile upstream from Sixmile Creek, and 2£ miles east of Newry, Oconee County.

Drainage area.--455 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 625.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge .--20 years, 1,127 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,400 cfs Apr. 12; maximum gage height, 17.01 

ft Apr. 12; minimum discharge, 363 ofs Dec. 27; minimum daily, 376 cfs Dec. 26.

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 25,200 cfs Aug. 13, 1940; maximum gage height, 24.60 ft 

Aug. 13, 1940; minimum discharge, 120 cfs Oct. 8, 1954; minimum daily, 152 cfs Oct. 8, 

14, 1954.

Remarks.--Records fair. Some regulation at low flow by powerplant above station. t

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

21

22

23

24

25

27

23

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,000

' 1.080

748

714

672

614

581

573

550

542

518

4BO

495

495

473

473

495

495

473

480

45B

466

480

45B

444

437

451

437

*444

409 

429

16,864

544

1.20

1.38

Nov.

576

893

614

511

480

473

466

444

451

458

444

422

444

437

451

458

473

466

451

437

429

429

429

429

422

429

422

466

1.290

655

15,249

508

1.12

1.25

Dec.

518

480

473

488

466

429

429

429

409

*415

415

409

396

444

45B

402

415

422

415

402

402

409

389

396

396

376

410

2.650

1,840

1,050 

825

17,837

575

1.26

1.45

Jan.

1,210

2,100

1,250

995

842

723

714

706

791

655

598

598

589

573

581

1,160

770

554

526

557

586

*4.220

2,020

1,420

1,210

1,070

970

902

834

800 

757

31,281

1,009

2.22

2.56

Feb.

723

698

715

925

1,080

868

757

740

774

766

842

800

5.640

2,270

2,060

1,720

al,400

al,200

al.100

a950

a900

a850

aSOO

a750

a750

a700

689

689

-

30,156

1,077

2.37

2.47

Mar.

689

680

689

680

*774

4.090

2,020

1,420

1,210

1,080

995

1,380

1,120

978

1,800

1,590

1,160

1,030

918

876

884

859

766

723

698

680

1,610

1,210

952

1,460 

1,250

36,271

1,170

2.57

2.96

Apr.

1,060

1,340

1,160

986

893

834

774

740

698

664

893

6,110

6.370

2,520

*1,760

1,460

1,250

1,210

2,520

2,060

1,590

1,420

1,460

1,250

1,120

1,040

970

961

1,160 

893

47,166

1,572

3.45

3.85

May

893

893

927

884

808

868

1,210

800

910

1,120,

986

1,030

1,250

1,160

918

808

740

698

647

884

4,410

1,930

1,420

1,160

1,550

4,680

5,500

3,970

2,520

1,930 

6.970

54,474

1,757

3.86

4.45

June

7.950

4,560

3,120

*2,950

2,140

2,180

2,100

1,930

1,760

1,590

1,590

1,460

1,380

1,290

1,210

1,160

1,080

1,040

978

918

850

825

757

876

1,060

970

850

791

732

680

50,777

1,693

3.72

4.15

July

639

757

970

698

518

589

680

534

495

480

565

850

1,210

*1,080

800

1,080

1,120

1,760

2,060

1,550

2,180

2.360

2,020

1,500

1,250

1,E50

1,070

986

910

910

33,823

1,091

2.40

2.77

Aug.

825

868

766

740

800

766

706

680

622

606

550

573

565

511

488

550

518

495

565

511

630

550

480

723

518

*458

488

488

511 

757

1.550

19,858

641

1.41

1.63

Sept.

2.520

1,250

748

581

680

655

2,100

2,360

1,680

1,290

1,030

1,120

766

680

655

655

573

534

526

503

480

458

437

429

415

396

402

437

415 

723

25,498

850

1.87

2.09

Calendar year 1958: Max 5,370 Mln 376 Mean 1,215 Cfsm 2.67 In. 36.23

Water year 1958-59: Max 7,950 Mln 376 Mean 1,039 Cfsm 2.28 In. 31.01

Peak dlschar 

(6:45 p.m.

3 (base, 10,000 cfs).--Apr. 12 (10:15 p.m.) 14,400 

13,000 cfs (16.37 ft at 8:45 p.m.).

 fs (17.01 ft at 11:30 p.m.); May 31

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Jocassee and Seneca River near Anderson.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 207

1860. Twelvemile Creek near Liberty, S. C.

Location.--Lat 34°48', long 82°45', on left bank 40 ft downstream from State highway 

bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Rices Creek (revised), and 3T miles 

west of Liberty, Pickens County.

Drainage area. 106 sq mi. " 

Records available.--July 1954 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 822.185 ft above mean sea leyel (levels by 

Soil Conservation Service).

Average discharge. 5 years, 158 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,710 cfs June 1 (gage height, 9.30 ft); minimum, 

71 cfs Sept. 29; minimum gage height, 2.22 ft Aug. 15.

1954-59: Maximum discharge, 2,930 cfs Apr. 5, 1957 (gage height, 9.80 ft); minimum, 

30 cfs Sept. 23, 1955 (gage height, 1.79 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 29 to Feb. 4, Apr. 14 to May 31)

2.2 72

2.5 124

3.0 243

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

493

1,140

2,020

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

E4

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

226

173

137

130

124

111

107

103

102

95

93

93

91

91

91

93

93

93

93

91

91

98

98

90

90

90

91

91

91

*90

93

3,243

105

0.991

1.14

Nov.

154

156

118

109

113

113

109

102

105

96

96

96

96

95

96

102

102

103

102

98

96

95

95

95

95

96

95

108

214

3,276

109

1.03

1.15

Dec.

113

111

111

116

107

102

102

102

100

98

*100

111

111

109

109

109

102

103

100

100

100

109

100

100

118

600

364

193

150

4,146

134

1.26

1.45

Jan.

220

256

168

439

114

103

98

105

114

95

88

as

88

86

91

196

130

109

103

103

116

*426

218

156

141

126

118

111

107

105

98

4,213

136

1.28

1.48

Feb.

91

8B

107

148

196

147

130

124

137

132

139

131

664

380

380

290

238

266

218

198

180

176

178

173

156

154

152

150

-

5,523

197

1.86

1.94

Mar.

150

145

*134

132

190

690

318

246

210

190

178

270

203

1B3

392

330

253

218

196

188

196

180

166

156

150

150

270

206

183

268

220

6,961

225

2.12

2.44

Apr.

206

286

196

198

188

176

166

159

159

154

227

1,220

1, 700

498

313

*256

213

225

583

356

268

240

218

188

170

161

154

220

263

168

9,529

318

3.00

3.35

May

154

137

132

122

116

116

152

114

432

273

190

154

208

166

139

122

114

113

111

183

186

134

176

128

178

476

380

316

228

190

JU050

6,690

216

2.04

2.35

June

!_, 790

642

*406

330

278

253

226

203

186

176

168

159

152

145

139

139

134

132

130

130

124

122

114

128

139

130

116

113

107

 100

7,111

237

2.24

2.50

July

96

105

107

102

95

95

96

90

*93

95

114

142

299

268

520

306

305

280

180

176

163

300

238

163

137

120

116

109

105

102

107

5,024

162

1.53

1.76

Aug.

98

98

96

98

127

109

96

96

85

85

83

83

82

74

75

155

88

85

85

88

98

80

122

283

111

96

*116

95

103

181

j?09

4,080

132

1.25

1.44

Sept.

474

310

186

139

118

148

496

445

296

193

156

130

116

111

109

105

96

91

88

86

85

83

82

78

77

74

77

77

77

244

4,847

162

1.53

1.71

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,000 Min 86 Mean 210 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.86

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,790 Min 74 Mean 177 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.71

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 cfs). Apr. 13 (4:30 a.m.) 2,660 cfs (9.18 ft); June 1 (4:45 a.m.) 2,71O

cfs (9.30 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
2 OB SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

1870. Seneca River near Anderson, S. C.

Location. --Lat 34 "29 '10", long 82 "49 '45", on right bank 0.25 mile downstream from bridge 

 on State Highway 80, 1.9 miles downstream from Deep Creek, 4.2 miles upstream from 

confluence with Tugaloo River, and 10 miles west of Anderson, Anderson County.

Drainage area. --1. 026 sq ml.

Records available . --June 1928 to September 1959. 

published in WSP 1303.

Monthly discharge only for some periods,

Page. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 520 ft (from Corps of Engineers profile). 

~~Ttay 28, 1928, to Jan. 23, 1929, staff gage and Jan. 24, 1929, to Oct. 12, 1933, waterstage recorder, at site 15 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. --31 years, 1,997 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,300 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 11.00 ft); minimum. 186 cfs June 28; minimum dally, 646 cfs Aug. 16.

Remarks. --Records good. Some regulation at low flow by powerplants above station. 

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 737: Drainage area. WSP 1433: 1932, 1933-36 (m), 1942.

Rating tabls, water yea- 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic fsst par second) 

(Shifting-control method uisd Fsb. 15 to July 21)

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

1,540

2,870

7.0 

9.0

11.0

6,170

10,500

15,900

Discharge, in oubla fsst psr isaond, watsr ysai' Ootobsr 1958 to Ssptsmbsr 1959

Day

1 

2, 

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14 

18

16

17

18

19

£0

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Of am

In.

Oat.

1,090 

g.04Q 

1,330

1,260

1,060

1,010

980

93B 

92B

921

980

745

870

852 

B59

822

827

941

796

796

827

B04 

849

844

892

696

»788

784

750

28,855

931

0.907

1.05

Nav.

910 

1,370 

1,100

970

893

889

880

921 

752

848

B44

822

332

824 

902

749

864

852

850

824

870

826 

766

782

816

816

826 

846

1.550

1,330

27,324

911

0.888

0.99

Dec.

1,060 

940 

952

950

937

980

812

821 

856

825

841

836

892

780 

950

902

867

868

878

960

758

B40 

862

892

911

873

921 

2,240

4.550

2,220

1,5BO

34,354

1,108

1.08

1.24

Jan.

1,470 

2,920 

2,300

1,620

1,430

1,270

1,200

1,190 

1,300

1,320

1.060

1,100

1,080

1,070 

1,070

1,530

1,780

1,240

1,180

1,210

*1,210

4.470 

3,790

2,370

1,770

1,660

1,510 

1,440

1,320

1,310

1,380

50,570

1,631

1.59

1.83

Feb.

1.160 

1,200 

1,210

1,610

2,170

1,780

1,520

1,240 

1,470

1,400

1,500

1,450

4,810

5.750 

3,400

3,020

2,370

2,170

2,040

1,780

1,720

1,420 

1,610

1,570

1,440

1,420

1,370 

1,390

54,990

1,964

1.91

1.99

Mar.

1.170 

1,370 

1,280

*1,190

1,280

5.QSO

4,360

2,510 

2,100

1,780

1,720

2,100

2,100

1,780 

3,000

4,150

2,580

2,040

1,850

1,720

1,780

1,510 

1,580

1,450

1,400

1,350

2,170 

2,720

1,920

2,300

2,510

35,850

2,124

2.07

2.39

Apr.

2,100 

2,370 

2,440

2,040

1,750

1,720

1,660

1,570 

1,520

1.460

1,570

4,010

13.800

8,130 

3,720

»2,870

2,510

2,300

4,660

4,440

3,240

2,800 

2,720

2,510

2,240

2,040

2,100 

1,910

2,240

1,980

90,420

3,014

2.94

3.28

May

1,780 

1,720 

1,460

1,510

1,430

1,370

1,720

1,400 

1,390

1,790

1,720

1,390

1,780

2,040 

1,540

1,430

1,120

1,270

1.100

1,190

1 4,010

3,080 

2,100

1,850

2,040

4,540

6.360 

5,810

3,480

2,720

4,110

70,250

2,266

2.21

2.55

June

12.300 

11,400 

5,910

»5,120

3,960

3,240

3,100

2,650 

2,370

2,240

2,040

1,910

1,780

1,620 

1,660

1,520

1,480

1,380

1,320

1,360

1,140

1,180 

1,150

1,160

1,380

1,300

1,600 

670

1,570

1,020

80,530

2,684

2.62

2.92

July

960 

1,090 

829

1,190

857

746

931

838 

779

1£5

882

1,160

1,180

*1,970 

1,440

2,300

1,980

2,350

2,870

2,230

2,700

3.800 

3,170

2,370

1,980

1,530

1,640 

1,4BO

1,400

1,370 

1,350

50,107

1,616

1.58

1.82

Aug.

1,380 

1,070

1,120

1,060

1,090

1,150

1,070

1,090 

789

946

873

784

841

796 

835

646

Iff

752

772

879

868

970 

697

950

*1,050

806

782 

846

863 

876

3.150

30,633

988

0.963

1.11

Sept',

3,960 

3,220

1,600

1,180

1,170

1,070

3,110

5.650 

3,640

2,440

1,910

2,440

1,740

1,500 

1,270

1,260

1,180

1,100

1,170

950

994

9B6 

923

917

870

960 fti 888 

1,280

50,984

1,699

1.66

1.85

Calendar year 1958 : Max 10,000 Min 696 Mean 2,127 Cfsm 2.07 m. 28.13

Water ysar 1958-59 : Max 13,800 Mln 646 Msan 1,739 Cfsm 1.69 in. 23.02

Peak diioharge (bais, 13,000 ofi). Apr. 13 

14,200 ofs (10.72 ft).

3:30 p.m.) 15,300 Qfi (11.00 ft)j June 2 (12:30 a.m.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 209

1875. Savannah River near Iva, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°15', long 82°45 I , 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, Anderson County, and at mile 281.5 upstream from Savannah, Ga.

Drainage area.--2,231 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1959. 

periods, published in WSP 1303.

Page. Water-stage recorder. 

(Jorps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--10 years, 3,951 cfs.

Extreme s.--Maximum discharge during year, 22,000 cf*3 Apr. 13, June 1; maximum gage height, 

8.22 ft Apr. 13; minimum discharge, 220 cfs Aug. 24, caused by construction work above 

station; minimum dally, 493 cfs Aug. 24.

1949-59: 'Maximum discharge, 54,400 cfs Mar. 12, 1952 (gage height, 12.74 ft); minimum, that of Aug. 24, 1959; minimum daily, that of Aug. 24, 1959.

Monthly discharge only for some

Datum of gage is 432..255 ft above mean sea level (levels by

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by Burton and Mathls Reservoirs 

for monthly change in contents) and powerplants above station.

(see p. 203,

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 30 to Dec. 29, May 27 to July 23, 

Aug. 19 to Sept. 3, Sept. 17-30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 29 Dec. 30 to Sept, 30

2.6 1,280

3.0 1,910

3.5 2,970

4.0 

5.0

4,350

7,850

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

467

599

1,040

1,690

4.0 3,740

5.0 6,710

6.0 10,500

8.0 20,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

2,460

4.900

4,860

3,910

2,520

1,950

2,680

3,120

2,800 

2,750

2,470

1,840

1,580

1,780

2,090

2,660

2,630 

2,420

1,790

1.420

2,160

2,170

2,470 

2,660

2,460

1,700

1,490

*1,870

2,500 

2,240

2,070

76,320

2,459

_

-

Nov.

2,920

2,420

2,100

1,800

2,360

2,360

2,670

2,680

1,700 

1,550

2,510

2,560

2,120

2,060

2,130

1,700

1,580 

1,620

2,090

2,300

2,460

2,080

1,680 

1.460

2,370

2,090

2,790

1,720

3.240 

27850

--------

65,970

1,199

.

-

Dec.

2,000

2,440

2,510

2,770

2,450

2,740

1,780

1,490

1,930 

*2,570

3,260

3,680

2,060

1,680

1,550

2,300

2,780 

1,960

2,680

2,280

1,620

1,420

1,910 

2,340

1,710

1.400

1,630

2,910

6. 840 

4,560

3,930

77,180

2,490

.

-

Jan.

3,680

3,740

5,290

2,760

2,450

3,500

2,690

2,760

3,560 

2,910

2,040

1.850

2,180

1,920

2,760

3,570

3,560 

2,310

2,060

2,620

*2,200

6,490

8.570 

4,830

3,120

2,740

3,910

3,140

3,140 

2,900

3,160

102,410

3,304

».

-

Feb.

2,210

2.000

3,460

3,770

4,250

3,490

2,910

2,280

2,370 

2,670

2,910

3,250

8,400

10.900

5,910

5,280

5,130 

4,000

4,000

3,870

3,870

2,480

2,840 

3,020

3,570

3,470

2,700

2,860

-

" - -

107,870

3,852

_

-

Mar.

2.150

2,150

 2,470

2,480

2,470

7,000

B.370

4,590

3,620 

3,980

4,000

4,750

5,210

3,620

4,420

6,550

5,130 

4,200

4,040

4,050

3,620

2,700

2,650 

3,730

3,140

3,020

3,730

5,310

3,370 

3,740

5,810

lise.oso

4,066

_

-

Apr.

4,270

4,730

4,550

3,740

3,120

3.020

3,490

3,310

3,020 

3,250

4,110

4,170

19.800

 13,600

7,020

5,430

5,130 

5,060

6,050

7,390

6,550

5,800

5,850 

5,260

4,540

3,020

3,140

4,110

4,920 

4,540

 -=---

161,990

5,400

_

-

May

3,910

4,380

2,580

2,390

3,680

3,700

3,260

4,090

3,140 

2,550

2,490

3,380

3,240

3,830

4,300

2,590

2.170 

2,420

2,680

3,560

6,360

8,350

5,860 

4,960

2,800

7,510

11. BOO

11,400

8,740 

6,330

8,170

146,620

4,730

.

-

June

20.200

19,000

12,800

 11,200

9,700

7,810

5,910

5,280

6,150 

5,280

5,130

5,620

5,810

3,140

2,910

4,830

4,350

4,270

3,720

4,070

2,620

2,490

3,640 

4,400

4,210

3,640

4,620

2,520

2.260 

3,860

 -----

181,440

6,048

H

-

July

3,990

3,520

3,000

2,390

2,050

1.830

2,510

3,330

2,390 

2,770

2,420

3,030

2,910

4,040

 4,090

4,110

4,270 

5,320

4,690

4,690

5,610

7.760

'6, 860 

5,270

4,440

2,500

2,150

3,370

3,140 

2,580

2,440

113,470

3,660

.

-

Aug.

2.660

1,940

1,710

1,810

2,430

2,010

2,330

2,450

1,620 

1,640

1,440

1,970

2,170

1,560

2,220

1,520

1,340 

2,240

2,390

2,040

2,580

2,430

1,590

423

 1,140

1,760

2,060

2,150

1,950 

1,690

1,820

59,153

1,908

-

Sept.

3,490

4,550

4,140

3,370

2,910

2,700

3,190

6.170

8.520 

7,220

5,910

5,280

4,410

3,740

5,250

5,740

4,140 

5,870

5,570

2,700

2,150

2,090

2,510 

*2,800

2,910

2,910

2,550

2.060

2,160 

2,800

111,410

5,714

-

Calendar- year 1958 : Max 17,100 Min 1,300 Mean 4,533 Cfsm 2.03 In. 27.58

Water year 1958-59 : Max 20,iOO Mln 493 Mean 3,643 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.16

Peak discharge (base, 22,000 ofs).--Apr. 13 (1:30 p.m.) 22,000 ofs (8.22 ft)j June 1 (12 m.) 22,000 

ofs (7.98 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
210 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

1880. Rocky River near Calhoun Falls, B.C.

Location. Lat 34°08', long 82°38' , on right bank 2,000 ft upstream from Swanlgan Mill 

bridge on county road, 3-J- miles northwest of Calhoun Falls. Abbevllle County, and 

3f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--267 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1950 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 403.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--9 years, 236 of s .

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,860 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 6.23 ft); minimum daily, 43 cfs July 5.

1950-59: Maximum discharge, 9,450 ofs Mar. 25, 1952 (gage height, 9.44 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,300 cfs by velocity-area studies and logarithmic plotting; 

minimum daily, 9 cfs Sept. 21, 22, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record and those prior to 

Mar. 19, which are fair. Flow regulated by Lake Secession (usable capacity, about 

1,742,000,000 cu ft). City of Abbeville diverted a small amount of water during year 

for municipal supply.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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.

208

217

221 2l2~

151

140

214

212

208

206

207

152

140

212

218

184

170

166

124

110

190

194

189

. 166

153

107

73

110

114 

*114

115

5,197

168

-

-

Nov.

116

87

90

144

175

186 T48"

118

86

82

144

170

178

172

170

114

86

136

150

158

158

154

1O3

96

157

150

88

99

153 

93

3,961

132

-

-

Dec.

100

153

152

*152

152

140

94

103

152

152

142

157

152

100

108

156

152

154

154

158

100

108

176

188

116

113

177

164

160

188

4,461

144

-

-

Jan.

137

142

190

114

118

180

178

183

185

173

106

114

174

172

185

210

192

111

128

179

*181

288

202

186

132

118

160

160

170 

170

170

5,108

165

-

-

Feb.

85

120

160

170

170

170

160

80

130

190

220

220

240

280

220

240

300

340

340

340

300

160

24O

319

325

318

321

282

6,440

230

-

-

Mar.

209" 138

282

286

*319

542

316

164

227

308

306

324

314

258

222

293

340

*320

*306

315

269

144

213

313

312

310

392

302

182 

356

382

8,964

289

-

-

Apr.

424

582

ITT

306

175

237

316

320

302

302

260

191

307

*332

316

*300

296

265

159

212

3O4

308

3O4

305

250

143

208

302

314 

312

8,766

292

-

-

May

312

280

120

200 320

320

300

320

280

200

240

300

320

320

320

280

120

*200

320

324

332

330

284

150

562

*459

337

321

310 

26O

202

8,943

288

-

-

June

259

1,150

419

346

312

731

272

242

312

302

298

294

250

136

185

300

294

260

169

158

116

110

167

174

177

176

159

108 109" 

160

8,145

272

-

-

July

164

160

154

98

12.

93

169

130

*153

152

134

259

319 2~56

154

140

252

154

104

96

160

208

174

151

137

98

93

134

137 

194

188

4,858

157

-

-

Aug.

153

94

130

194

194

200

200

156

94

120

197

194

193

191

163

82

122

215

189

*190

182

146

82

120

188

190

196

194

154

85

90

4,898

158

-

-

Sept.

146

126

120

124

125

308

2,470

976

613

505

472

464

172

198

291

287

282

272

268

153

176

272

264

263

264

171

91

82

12T 

240

10,322

344

-

-

Calendar year 1958= Max 3,060 Mln 73 Mean 291 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59= Max 2,470 Mln 43 Mean 219 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 27 to Feb. 23, May 2-17; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

records, recorded range in stage, and records of powerplant operation at Lake Secession. Stagedischarge relation affected by operation of gate Oct. 1 to Mar. 5, Mar. 8-14, 19-26, 28, 29, Mar. 31 

to Apr. 1, May 18-25, June 14 to Sept. 6, Sept. 13-29; discharge computed using gate openings as a 

factor.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 211

1885. South Beaverdam Creek at Dewy Rose, Ga.

Location. Lat 34"II 1 , long 82°57' , on left bank 50 ft upstream from highway bridge,

1 mile northeast of Dewy Rose, Elbert County, and 3 miles upstream from confluence with 

North Beaverdam Creek.

Drainage area. 35.8 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1959.

Gage. 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.--17 years, 47.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 438 cfs June 1 (gage height, 5.80 ft); minimum, 

9.6 cfs Aug. 28.

1942-59: Maximum discharge, 2,600 cfs Jan. 18, 1943 (gage height, 13.4 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.80 cfs Sept. 22, 1954.

Floods of Aug. 25, 1852, and Aug. 25, 1908, reached a stage of about 23.6 ft, from 

information by local residents. Flood of Aug. 15, 1928, reached a stage of 17.8 ft, 

from floodmark.

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

Revisions,.--WSP 1383: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1956-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 19 to Apr. 11, June 3 to July 11, 

July 22 to Aug. 17, Aug. 27 to Sept. 30)

1.8 

2.1 

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

160

310

discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

- 20

30

20

21

20

18

17

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

*14

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

*15

507

16.4

0.458

0.53

Nov.

18

21

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

T6

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

17

18

18

22.

18

514

17.1

0.478

0.53

Dec.

18

18

17

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

18

18

16

*18

18

18

16

17

17

19

18

17

17

45

35

24

21

592

19.1

0.534

0.62

Jan.

27

31

25

22

20

20

19

20

24

20

20

19

18

18

20

37

28

25

23

24

26

76

41

32

29

28

27

*26

25

25

28

623

26.5

0.740

0.85

Feb.

25

24

26

42

73

45

36

33

37

35

39

39

248

184

96

72

63

57

49

45

43

41

41

42

39

38

37

36

1,585

56.6

1.58

1.65

Mar.

36

34

33

33

39

139

73

56

49

44

43

62

47

41

66

100

62

51

*48

46

46

45

41

38

38

36

56

48

43

73

55

1,643

53.0

1.48

1.71

Apr.

52

80

57

50

46

43

41

38

37

35

37

71

~82 206

60

52

46

43

46

45

40

41

38

35

34

32

31

31

45

31

1,525

50.8

1.42

1.58

May

29

28

27

24

23

23

*22

21

22

22

22

21

28

28

22

20

20

19

18

24

146

51

62

40

34

88

114

74

46

39

152

1,329

42.9

1.20

1.38

June

279

142

*82

80

52

105

69

46

37

33

30

29

26

24

22

22

22

23

23

22

21

23

20

22

23

22

19

18

17

16

1,369

45.6

1.27

1.42

July

15

16

16

15

15

14

14

13

12

12

14

115

43

33

28

30

*53

30

28

102

67

71

42

33

27

24

22

20

20

18

17

979

31.6

0.863

1.02

Aug.

16

17

17

16

16

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

29

16

a!6

a!4

a!3

a!2

a!2

all

all

alO.

alO

*10

10

13

16

18

439

14.2

0.397

0.46

Sept.

46

20

16

14

14

20

34

71

41

27

22

43

21

20

21

21

18

16

18

17

16

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

15

34

692

23.1

0.645

0.72

Calendar year 1958: Max 720 Mln 13 Mean 48.1 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.24

Water year 1958-59: Max 279 Mln 10 Mean 32.9 Cfsm 0.919 In. 12.47

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Inspection.
212 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

1890. Savannah River near Calhoun Palls, S. C.

mile 264.7 upstream from Savannah, Qa. 

Drainage are a.--2.8 76 sq mi. , _ , Records available.--August 1896 to August 1898, March 1899 to December 1900 January to 

December 1505, March 1930 to July 1932, April 1938 to September 1959. Published as "at 

Calhoun Palls," 1897-99. Records for January 1901 to December 1902, published in 

WSP 65, 75, and 83 have been found unreliable, and should not be used. 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. ,,.,,. * 

page --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 363.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^[929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to March 1930, chain gage at railroad

bridge 1 mile upstream at different datum. Average discharge.-24 years (1896-97, 1899-1900, 1930-31, 1938-59), 4 857 cfs. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 32.800 cfs June 2 (gage height, 6.41 ft); mini-

 mum, 323 cfs Aug. 24, caused by construction work above station; minimum daily, 641 cfs 

AUK 24 1896 :1900, 1903. 1930-32, 1938-59: Maximum discharge, 96,500 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 

(gage height, 11.52 ft), from rating curve extended above 50,000 cfs on basis of 

velocity-area studies and logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of Aug. 24, 1959; mini-, 

mum daily, 636 cfs Oct. 12, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 28.2 ft Aug. 25, 1908, original site and datum, from records 

of U. S. Weather Bureau. 

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

 Some regulation by Burton and Mathis Reservoirs (see p. 203, for monthly change in

contents) and powerclants above station. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1303: 1930-32, 1938-39 (monthly runoff). WSP 1433: 1899-

 1900, 1932, 1940(m), 1942(m), 1946. See also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

585

895

1,480

2,090

3,470

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

7,160

12,300

19,500

28,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2 

3 4"

5

6

7 

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

Cfsffl

In.

Oct.

2,470 

4,510 

5.500 

4,460

3,200

2,400

3,000 

5,400

5,200

5,000

2,800

2,400

1.600

2,866

2,400

3,000

2,800

2,720

2,500

1,670

1,980

2,600 

2,600 

2,860

2,760

2,450

1,610

1,750

*2,340

2,680

2,280

85,080

2,745

.

-

Nov.

2,950 

3,000 

2,490

2,110

2,320

2,760

2,750 

3,020

2,500

1,650

2,210

2,700

2,470

2,260

2,390

2,290

1,680

1,850

2,050

2,560

2,460

2,500 

2,160 

1.620

2,1S6

2,400

2,860

2,270

2,640

5.590

--------

72,420

2,414

_

-

Dec.

2,350 

2,330 

*2,410 

2,890

2,620

2,710

2,470 

1,710

1,720

2,710

3,250

3,600

2,660

£,120

1,810

2,110

2,960

2,480

2,600

2,920

2,210

1.640 

1,760 

2,680

2,500

1,750

1,770

2,820

6.550

5, 000

4,500

85,190

2,684

-

-

Jan.

5,950 

5,720 

 5,580 

5,420

2,590

3,450

2,940 

2,960

3,650

3,270

2,540

1.980

2,200

2,260

2,580

3,790

3,850

2,920

2,230

2,660

2,590

»5,040 

10.100

5,276

5,530

3,050

3,740

3,430

5,290

5,110

3,380

109,030

3,517

_

-

Feb.

2,700 

2.110 

5,170 

4,260

5,000

4,160

5,580 

2,790

2,540

2,860

5,250

5,450

8,520

15.600

7J110

6,120

5,950

5,000

4,750

4,600

4,600

3,360 

3,180 

3,640

4,010

4,240

3,480

3,410

_

-. .._.

125,180

4,471

_

-

Mar.

2,950 

2.510

2,986

5,040

3,080

*7,260

10.000 

S,S46

4,530

4,490

4,750

5,450

5,930

4,640

4,250

8,040

6,520

5,540

4,320

4,680

4,600

3,490 

3,170 

4,000

4,000

3,770

4,280

5,930

4,520

4,600

6,740

149,830

4,833

_

-

Apr.

5,360 

6,120 

5,740 

4,780

5.640

5,870

4,200 

4,250

5,870

5,870

4,680

4,120

18.800

1^,666

*8, 200

6,520

5,950

5,750

5,680

8,750

7,580

6,740 

6,620 

6,320

5,360

3,870

3,730

5,000

5,640

5,740

 - -

188,110

6,270

_

-

May

4,830 

5,220 

3,610 

3,200

4,220

4,670

4,090 

4,980

4,110

3,490

3,170

4,100

4,850

4,820

5,390

5,790

2.990

3 ( Q4Q

3,530

4,370

6,330

10,100 

7,370 

5,930

4,390

7,810

»11,600

12.500 10, loo

7,480

7,700

175,580

5,599

-

-

June

19,700 

25.800 

14", 666 

11,700

10,500

9,250

6,510 

5,540

6,110

5,680

5,560

5,660

6,000

5,500

5,800

5,500

5,000

5,000

4,600

4,600

4, 000

3,200 

4,200 

4,800

5,000

4,600

5,000

3,400

3,200

4,000

-- --

207,390

6,915

-

-

July

4,600 

4,400 

3,800 

3,200

2,800

2,600

3,200 

*3,270

2,620

2,700

2.470

3, 500

3,770

4,460

4,270

4,180

4,600

5,000

5,110

4,680

5,690

8.040

7,S§6

5,930

5,000

3,540

2,510

3,400

3,720

2,880

2,830

126,150

4,069

-

-

Aug.

5.050 

2,746 

1,940 

1,980

2, 670'

2,710

2,530 

2,890

2,340

1,660

1,940

2,030

2,550

2,120

2,260

2,580

1, 450

. 2,110

»2,830

2,410

2,380

2,700 

2,340

985"

1,730

2,110

2,230

2,280

1,910

1,870

67,746

2,185

-

-

Sept,.

3,580 

4,600 

4,640 

4,060

5,540

4,010

8,500 

8,040

10.000

8,7Sb

7,570

6,550

5,540

4,600

4,150

4,260

4,640

4,570

3,960

3,320

2,540

2,410 

2,700 

3,020

3,140

3,170

2,900

2,210

2.140

3,110

135,780

4,526

*

Calendar year 1958! Max 22,400 Min 1,600 Mean 5,084 Ofsm 1.77 In. 24.00

Water year 1958-59! Max 25,800 Min 641 Mean 4,174 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.69

Peak discharge (base, 25,000 ofs),--Jun» 2 (8:45 a.m.) 32,800 ofs (6.41 ft).

* Disoharge measurement made on this day,

Hs£g.."No gage-height reoord Oct. 5-17, June 13 to July 7j discharge 'estimated on basis of-recorded 

range in stage, weather records, and records for station near Iva.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 213

1890.5. North Fork Broad River subwatershed No. 1 (North Fork Broad River) 

above Tooooa, Qa.

Location.--Lat 34°34 I 25", long 83"22"00", In pool of flood-detention reservoir on left 

side of downstream headwall of arch culvert under county road (abandoned railroad embankment), If miles west of Toccoa, Stephens County, and 2$ miles upstream from Denmans 

Creek.

Drainage area. 3.66 sq ml.

Records available. October 1958 to September 1959.

Page. water-stage recorder and 3-foot square drop Inlet In pool and 5-foot square drop 

inlet on upstream face of dam. Datum of gage is 894.34 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Soil Conservation Service).

Extremes. Maximum outflow during year, 47 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 12.45 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.1 cfs Nov. 26. Maximum Inflow, 186 cfs (average for 15-mlnute Interval) 

Sept. 7, computed from outflow and change in reservoir contents, adjusted for rainfall 

on reservoir surface during time of peaK inflow.

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

Records of dally discharge are outflow from reservoir, determined from stage-discharge 

relation for outlet structure. Reservoir Is formed by earth dam; dam completed and 

storage began In June 1958. Outlet structures are a 3-foot square drop inlet'In pool 

connected to an 18-Inch pipe leading to a 5-foot square drop inlet on upstream face of 

dam from which a 48-inch pipe carries the outflow through the dam. Top of 3-foot 

square drop Inlet is at gage height 8.50 ft, top of 5-foot square drop Inlet Is at gage 

height 20.0 ft, and emergency spillway at gage height 33.5 ft. There Is an 18-inch 

diameter cleanout gate at bottom of 3-foot square drop Inlet. Reservoir capacity at 

top of 3-foot drop Inlet, 28.0 acre-ft; at top of 5-foot drop inlet, 176 acre-ft; and at 

emergency spillway level, 554 acre-ft.

The abandoned railroad embankment In the pool of the reservoir Is capable of acting 

as a flood-detention dam. Assuming no difference In elevation of the reservoir formed 

by this embankment and that of the main reservoir, the following table gives the relation between gage height and outflow, reservoir capacity, and water-surface area 

during the 1959 water year.

Qage 

height 

(feet)

8.5 

8.8 

8.9 

9.1

Outflow 

(°fs)

0 

2.2 

4.8 

13

Contents (aerefeet)

28.0 

30.7 

31.6 

33.4

Surface 

area 

(acres)

7.50 

7.77 

7.86 

8.03

Gage 

height 

(feet)

9.4 

9.5 

10.0 

13.0

Outflow

(cfB)

31 

40 

43 

48

Contents (acrefeet)

36.1 

37.0 

41.5 

72.5

Surface 

area 

(acres)

8.29 

8.37 

8.80 

11.00

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22 

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO 

51

Total

Mean ( "0

(*) (**]

Oct.

w4.0

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.2

*3.1

3.1

5.1 

5.0

3.0

3.0

3.0 *3.2

5.2

5.1

5.0

5.0

5.0 

2.9

*2.6 278"

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

2 a»o

5.0

104.6

5.58

51.6

7.86

1.41

Nov.

5.0 

4.0 

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.0 *2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9 

2.9

*2.9

5.0

3.5

4.0

5.5 

3.0

2.9

»2.9

2.9 

2.9

*9.0

*276

i

,2

3.0

4.0

5.5

96.5

5.21

51.5

7.85

2.18

Dec.

3.1 

*2.9 

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.2 

2.2

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.8 

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4 

2.2

2.6

2.4

2.2

5.6

11

*s!4

5.1

91.4

2.95

51.1

7.80

2.82

Jan.

7.0 

5.8 

3.9

3.4

2.8

2.6

2 ,6

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6 

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.6

2.8

2.8 

2.8

2.8

5.6

H5.9

5.4

3.1

2.6

2.6

2.6 2ci D

2.6

107.7

5.47

50.9

7.79

5.56

Feb.

2.6

H3.9

4.2

3.4

2.8

2.8

3.1

3.4

4.5

6.4

30

To

6.6

4.8

4.2

3.8 

#3.6

3.4

3.1

3.1 

5.6

5.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

-

-----

154.5

4.60

51.1

7.80

4.26

Mar.

3.1 

3.1 

3.1

478" g .3

11

5.8

4.5

4.2

3.6

4.2

5.8 

*4.8

4.2

15

8.6

6.2

5.1 

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9 

5.4

3.4

5.4

3.4

4.8

3.9

4.5

*6.2 

4.8

154.2

4.97

51.6

7.66

5.41

Apr.

4.8 

*5.8 

4.8

4.2

' 3.9

3.9

3.6

3.6

57T

5.1

»

*9.0

7.0

6.2

5.4

7.4 

16

9.4

7.4

7.0 

5.8

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.2

S o 9

214.5

7.15

51.4

7.65

5.60

May

3.9 

3.9 

3.6

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.2

4.0

»3.6

3.1

3.1

3.1 w5.1

4.2

3.6

3.1

2.8

4.5

22

12

7.8

5.4

5.1

51

169.1

5.45

54.0

9.68

8.29

June

ft 

7.0

5.4

5.1

5.1

4.5

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.6 

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.1

5.1 

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

37T

3.4

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

155.2

4.44

51.0

7.79

0.77

July

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

24

27?

2.2

2.8

3.4 

2.6

2.6

3.6

"5". 15 6

9.4 

5.1

4.2

3.6

3.9 

3.6

3.6

3.1

3.1

3.1

2'. 8

*3.1

2

0

|0

4.2

116.2

3.81

52.0

7.90

6.47

Aug.

3.9 

3.1 

3.6

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6 

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

3.1 

3.1

ill

3.6

2.8 

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

z'.z

2.4 

3.4

86.7

2.60

51.3

7.65

1.55

Sept.

3.4 

2.6

2,4

5.8

4.2

43

IS

*7.0

5.4

3.9

3.6 

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.8 

3.4

2.8

2.6

2.6 

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.6

5.4

145.2

4.64

51.2

7.82

7.56

Calendar year 1958: Max - Mln - Mean -

Water year 1956-59! Max 45 Mln 0.1 Mean 4.26

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Content!, In acre-feet, at end of month In reservoir No. 1.

* Surface area, in acres, at end of month of reservoir No. 1.

** Precipitation, In inches, during month at rain gage, 200 yards from water-stage recorder.

Mote.--No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Dec. 8, Feb. 17, 16j May 12, 15, June 50j discharge estimated on baili of 7 discharge measurements, recorded range In stage, and records for Denmans Creek 

near Tooooa.
214 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

1891. North Fork Broad River subwatershed No. 2 (Denmans Creek) near Toccoa, Ga.

Location.--Lat 34°33', long 83"22", at edge of pool near right end of earthfill dam,

 0.5 mile upstream from mouth and 3 miles west of Toccoa, Stephens County.

Drainage area. 0.74 sq ml (revised).

Records available.--April 1956 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir on concrete drop inlet. Datum

 of gage is 846.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Soil Conservation 

Service).

Extremes.--Maximum outflow during year, 36 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 7.24 ft); minimum,

 0.30 cfs Aug. 26-30 (gage height, 5.52 ft).

1956-59: Maximum outflow, that of Apr. 12, 1959; minimum, 0.15 cfs Sept. 21, 22, 1956 

(gage height, 5.45 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Records of dally discharge are outflow from reservoir, determined

 from stage-discharge relation for outlet structure. Reservoir is formed by earth dam; 

dam completed and storage began in April 1956. Outlet structure Is a 3-foot square 

concrete drop inlet connected to a 20-Inch concrete outlet pipe. A 120° V-notch sharpcrested weir is set on side of the drop inlet, with notch at gage height 5.20 ft. Top 

of drop inlet is at gage height 5.87 ft; emergency spillway at gage height 25.9 ft. 

There is an 18-inch diameter cleanout gate at the bottom of drop Inlet at gage height 

-2.60 ft. Reservoir capacity at top of drop Inlet, 18.7 acre-ft. Capacity at emergency 

spillway level, 200 acre-ft. In addition, about 0.6 sq mi of drainage area above station 

is partly controlled by abandoned railroad embankment which in effect acts as a flooddetention dam.

The following table gives the relation between gage height and outflow, reservoir 

capacity, and water surface area during the 1959 water year.

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.5 

5.6 

5.7 

5.8 

5.9

Outflow 

(cfs)

0.23 

.47 

.92 

1.6 

2.7

Contents 

(acrefeet)

17.2 

17.6 

18.0 

18.4 

18.8

Surface 

area 

(acres

4.00 

4.02 

4.04 

4.06 

4.08

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6 0 

6 2 

6 4 

6 6 

7 3

Outflow 

(cfs)

4.7 

11 

20 

33 

36

Contents 

(acrefeet)

19.2 

20.0 

20.8 

21.6 

25.0

Surface 

area 

(acres )

4.10 

4.18 

4.26 

4.34 

4.42

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

$(**)

Oct.

1.3

*.98

.71

.67

.63

.58

.58

.58

.58

.58

.54

.54

.54

.54

.54

.54

.58

.58

.54

.54

.47

.58

.58

.58

.54

.54

.54

.54

*.62 

54

.47

18.67

0.602

17.5

4.02

1.90

Nov.

0.98

.92

.75

.75

.75

.75

.75

.75

.86

.86

.86

.92

.92

.92

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.0

.98

.92

.80

.80

.71

.67

.71

.67

.92

1.2 

.71

26.63

0.888

17.7

4.02

2.37

Dec.

0.63

.58

*.58

.58

.54

.50

.50

.50

.50

.47

.47

.47

.50

.67

.58

.54

.54

.54

.54

.54

.54

.50

*.50

.75

.63

.54

.75

3.3

1.3

67

21.05

0.679

17.8

4.03

3.62

Jan.

1.9

1.9

1.0

.80

*.67

.58

.58

.63

.67

.58

.54

^50

.50

.50

.58

.86

.63

.54

.54

.54

.87

2.5

1.2

.86

.75

*.71

.63

.63

.58 

58

.63

24.98

0.806

17.7

4.03

3.55

Feb.

0.54

'.67

.98

1.2

.80

.71

.71

.75

.75

1.0

1.2

8.6

2.7

1.9

1.4

1.2

1.3

.98

.86

.80

.75

.86

.80

.71

.67

.67

.67

-

34.72

1.24

17.8

4.03

4.37

Mar.

0.63

.63

.58

755

1.4

3.5

1.7

1.2

1.0

.92

.98

1.7

1.2

1.0

5.2

2.5

1.7

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.2

.98

.86

.80

.80

.80

1.4

1.0

1.1 

2.0

1.4

42.26

1.36

18.2

4.05

6.30

Apr.

1.4

*1.8

1.3

1.1

.98

.92

.80

.80

.75

.75

1.3

13

3.9

2.4

1.8

1.4

1.3

2.1

4.7

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

58.80

1.96

18.0

4.04

5.27

May

0.98

.98

.92

.86

.86

.80

.80

.75

.71

.75

.80

.75

1.1

.86

*.71

TST

.67

.67

1.4

1.2

.86

.86

.71

1.0

9.0

4.1

2.4

1.7

1.6 

14

54.14

1.75

19.5

4.11

7.13

Calendar year 1958: Max 8.3 Min 0.44 Mean 1.28

June

4.5

2.'.Z

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

.92

.92

.92

.86

.80

.75

.71

.67

.67

.67

.67

.63

.63

.58

.67

.71

.67

.58

.54

.50

_,47

32.74

1.09

17.6

4.02

3.07

July

0.47

.50

.54

.50

.47

.47

.47

.41

.38

.38

.47

.63

.50

.47

.92

ITs" 1.7

1.2

.98

.86

.71

.86

.75

.71

.63

.58

.58

.54

*.54

.50

.63

20.65

0.666

17.9

4.04

2.75

Aug.

-T54 0.71

.50

.50

.50

.47

.44

.44

.41

.41

.38

.36

.36

.36

.36

.36

.36

.36

.38

.41

.47

.41

.36

.33

.33

.33

.30

.30

.33

* 38

.71

12.86

0.415

17.8

4.03

1.86

Sept.

0.63

.41

.36

.33

1.2

.75

S..8.

1.2

*.75

.54

.44

.41

.38

.38

.41

.38

.36

.36

.38

.36

.33

.36

.36

.36

.33

.33

.33

.36

.36

.50

22.45

0.748

17.5

4.02

5.69

Water year 1958-59: Max 14 Min 0.30 Mean l.ol

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Contents, in acre-feet, at end of month In reservoir No. 2.

* Surface area, in acres, at end of month of reservoir No. 2.

** Precipitation, in inches, during month at rain gage 0.9 mile utheast of reservoil
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 215

1895. North Fork Broad River near Toccoa, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°31 I , long 83°19', on right bank 150 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 106, 1 mile downstream from Carnes Creek, and 5 miles south of Toccoa, Stephens 

County.

Drainage area.--19.3 sq mi.

Records available. May 1954 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 750.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by U. 3. Soil Conservation Service).

Average discharge. 5 years, 21.4 cf s .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 730 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 6.14 ft); minimum, 

6.2 cfs Aug. 28.

1954-59: Maximum discharge, 1,060 cfs Feb. 6, 1955 (gage height, 8.33 ft); minimum, 

4.6 cfs Sept. 2, 3, 21, 1956.

Remarks. Records good. Storm runoff at gage affected during short periods by three small 

flood-detention reservoirs (combined capacity, 1,770 acre-ft) Oct. 1 to July 6, and 

four reservoirs (combined capacity, 1,950 acre-ft) July 7" to Sept. 30.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 23 to Sept. 23)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 3O Mar. 31 to Sept. 30

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

9.0

16

26

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

178

280

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7

5.5 

9.0

25

2.0 50

2.4 96

3.0 180

4.0 320

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

38

*21

18

18

17

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

483

15.6

0.808

0.93

Nov.

23

TT

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

*14

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

18

14

12

11

16

21

16

449

15.0

0.777

0.87

Dec.

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

18

18

17

17

17

16

16

15

14

14

18

15

15

20

80

*29

22

20

587

18.9

0.979

1.13

Jan.

45

35

26

23

*20

18

18

20

19

18

18

18

17

17

18

23

18

18

17

17

40

522~6

22

20

*19

18

18

18

18

18

692

22.3

1.16

1.34

Feb.

17

16

20

26

26

21

20

20

20

22

25

45

"52 243

40

32

29

30

*25

23

21

20

22

21

20

19

19

18

912

32.6

1.69

1.76

Mar.

18

18

18

17

40

66

32

26

24

22

24

36

27

25

125

41

32

28

25

24

25

22

21

20

ZO

20

35

24

26

35

*30

946

30.5

1.58

1.82

Apr.

34

*38

30

26

25

24

23

22

*21

21

30

*225

*96

*45

36

33

29

40

76

44

36

34

31

29

27

25

24

24

24

22

1,193

39.8

2.06

2.30

May

32

22

31

30

19

18

18

17

17

18

17

17

35

30

17

17

17

16

16

27

23

*19

20

17

24

*146

66

40

31

30

*302

1,099

35.5

1.84

2.12

June

~68 135

47

46

32

31

27

24

23

22

21

21

20

19

18

18

16

15

15

15

14

13

13

15

16

14

13

13

12

11

767

25.6

1.33

1.48

July

11

13

12

11

11

11

11

9.8

9.4

9.4

9.8

12

10

9.8

*17

28

29

3319"

16

17

17

15

13

12

11

11

11

11

9.8

11

429.0

13.8

0.715

0.82

Aug.

13

11

12

10

9.8

9.4

9.4

9.0

8.6

8.3

8.0

8.3

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.6

9.4

9.0

9.0

10

8.3

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.2

772

8.0

7.6

24

287.7

9.28

0.481

0.55

Calendar year 1958: Max 239 Min 11 Mean 26.1 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.39

Sept.

17

14

13

12

22

20

260

68

29

21

18

16

15

15

15

14

13

13

14

13

12

12

*12

12

11

11

11

11

10

12

736

24.5

1.27

1.42

Water year 1958-59: Max 302 Min 7.2 Mean 23.5 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.54

Discharge measurement made on this day.
216 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

1896. North Fork Broad River subvre^ershed No. 6 (Bear Creek) near Mize, Oa.

Location. Lat 34"29 1 , long 83°19 I , at edge of pool, 255 ft upstream from left end of 

 earthflll dam on Bear Creek, 1 mile upstream from mouth, and 2 miles east of Mize, 

Stephens County.

Drainage area.--3.62 sq mi.

Records available. December 1956 to September 1959.

Page .--Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir on concrete drop inlet. Datum 

~of gage is 743.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Soil Conservation 

Service).

Extremes. Maximum outflow during year, 37 cfs May 31, Sept. 7; maximum gage height, 11.29 

ft May 31; minimum outflow, 1.5 cfs Aug. 28, 29 (gage height, 7.77 ft). Maximum inflow, 

396 cfs (average for 15-minute interval) May 31, computed from outflow and change in 

reservoir contents) negligible rainfall occurred on reservoir surface during time of 

peak Inflow.

1956-59: Maximum outflow, 38 cfs Apr. 5, 1957 (gage height, 12.1 ft); minimum, 

0.88 cfs Aug. 14, 1957 (gage height, 7.64 ft). Maximum inflow, that of May 31, 1959.

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

Records of daily discharge are outflow from reservoir, determined from stage-discharge 

relation for outlet structure. Reservoir is formed by earth dam; dam completed and 

storage began in November 1956. Outlet structure is a 3-foot square concrete drop inlet 

connected to a 20-inch concrete outlet pipe. Two 120° V-notch sharp-crested weirs are 

set on opposite sides of the drop inlet, with notches at gage height 7.33 ft. Top of 

drop inlet is at gage height 8.00 ft, emergency spillway at gage height 21.0 ft. There 

is an 18-inch diameter cleanout gate at bottom of drop inlet at gage height 0.50 ft. 

Reservoir capacity at top of drop inlet, 118 acre-ft. Capacity at emergency spillway 

level, 920 acre-ft.

The following table gives the relation between gage height and outflow, reservoir 

capacity, and water-surface area during the 1959 water year.

heifht Outflow

7.7 7.1

7.8 1.8

7.9 2.8

8.0 4.3

8.1 6.4

Discharge, In cub

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

-w5.6

4.9

4.5

4.0

3.7

3.6 

3.4

3.2

3.1

3.0

3.0 

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

»2.7

9 A

ftf

112.0

3.61

114

26.7

2.14

NOV.

3.8 

4.3

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.0 

3.0

2^8.

2.8

2.8

2.8 

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8 2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.1

3.7

H

96.3

3.21

117

26.9

2.22

Calendar year 1956 1 M

Dec.

3.7 

3.4

,3.6

3.6

3.2

3.1

3.0

3.0 

3.0

£4

2.8

2.8 2. a

3.4

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.8

 2.8

2.8

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.4

15

Sl4

4.5

116.4

3.75

118

27.0

3.29

Contents Surface Oage 

(acre- area height 

 feet) acres) (feet)

109.3 26.4 8.3

112.2 26.6 8.6

115.1 26.8 9.0

118.0 27.0 12.0

120.8 27.2

Outflow 

fofs)

13

31

34

37

(acre- area 

feet) (acres)

126.4 27.6

134.8 26.2

146.0 29.0

262.0 50.0

Ic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Jan.

7.3 

7.0

5.4

4.5

, 4.0

3.7

3.6

3.8 

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.4

*ftT

4.2

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.4

5.2

"T.o 12

4.9

4.3

4.2

4.0

3.7

3.7 

3.7

3.8

137.9

4.45

117

26.9

3.28

Feb.

3.7

4 JQ

5.1

5.6

.7

.2

.2

.3

.5

4.9

6.5

ft

8.4

6.0

5.6

5.4

4.7 »4.3

4.2

4.0

4.3

4.3

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

177.9

6.35

117

26.9

4.17

Mar.

3.8 

3.7

3.7

all

a7.6

a6.2 

a5.6

4.5

4.7

7.0

5.4 

a5. 9

a20

all

a6.1

a5. 6

aS.l

aS.O

aS.O

a4.8

al.5

4.3

4.3

4.2

7.3

5.6

5.6

7

0

 0

6.0

194.0

6.26

120

27.1

5.73

Apr.

5.8 

7.0

 5.6

4.9

4.7

4.3

4.3

4.2 

*i£ TT7

5.1

21

ft

7.8

6.0

5.4

5.8

8.1

6.4

5.6

5.6

5.4

4.9

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.2

221.2

7.37

117

27.0

4.46

May

4.0 

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.2

ft?

3.4

3.2

4.5 

4.5

»3.7

3.4

3.2

3.1

3.1

4.7

5.6

4.3

3.8

3.6

4.0

22

12

7.6

5.6

5.1

25

170.4

5.50

225

43.8

7.37

June

tf34

18

7.3

7.0

6.0

5.1 

4.7

4.3

4.2

4.0

3.8 

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

2.8

3.1

3.4

3.6

3.2

3.1

2.8

9 e ixH.

224.2

7.47

114

26.7

2.67

July

2.5 

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

 2.1

2.1

1.9 

1.9

1^8.

2.1

3.0

2.7 

2.5

3.0

3.7

6.0

8.1

670

4.7

3.8

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.1

2.8

2.7

2.6

 2.5 

2.4

2.4

97.4

3.14

114

26.7

4.10

Aug.

2.3 

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6 

5.4

5.4

3.4

2.6

2.4

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

HC *y

11

85.6

2.76

122

27.3

4.22

Sept.

6.0 

4.0

5.0

2.6

2.4

2.8

a29

afo"

7.6

4.7

4.3

S.7 

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.2

2\Q

175

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2 ft 0

178.5

5.95

115

26.8

5.30

ax 35 Min 2.2 Mean 4.96

Water year 1958-59 1 Max 36 Min 1.5 Mean 4.96

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Contents, in acre-feet, at end of month in reservoir No. 6.

* Surface area, in acres, at end of month of reservoir No. 6,

*» Precipitation, in inches, during month at rain gage 1.5 miles upstream from dam. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated'on basis of recorded range in stags an 

stations on nearby streams.

and records for
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 217

1900. North Fork Broad River near Lavonia, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°27' , long 83°14', on right bank at bridge on county road, 2.1 miles 

upstream from Toms Creek and 7.8 miles west of Lavonia, Franklin County.

Drainage area. 42.0 sq mi.

Records available. May 1954 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 680.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Soil Conservation Service).

Average discharge. 5 years, 47.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,060 cfs May 31 (gage height, 11.0 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Aug. 27, 28, 29.

1954-59: Maximum discharge, 1,500 cfs Feb. 7, 1955 (gage height, 11.80 ft); minimum, 7.2 cfs Sept. 22-24, 1955.

Flood in 1933 reached a stage of 17.5 ft, and flood in 1950 reached a stage of 

15.5 ft, from information by local residents.

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

Storm runoff at gage affected by six small flood-detention reservoirs (combined capacity, 4,020 acre-ft) Oct. 1 to July 6, and seven reservoirs (combined capacity, 4,200 

acre-ft) July 7 to Sept. 30.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 12-30)

5.9

6.1 37

6.5 70

Oct. 1 to Apr. 

24

Apr. 12 to Sept. 30

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

135

294

490

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

20

56

113

8.0

9.0

10.0

285

490

720

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

6T

*47

43

42

39

38

34

35

35

35

33

32

31

30

31

32

31

32

31

29

31

31

31

30

29

31

31

31

31

31

1,127

36.4

0.867

1.00

Nov.

47

42

35

32

34

34

32

32

34

33

32

*32

31

32

34

33

33

34

35

34

34

32

31

30

30

30

30

30

60

40

1,032

34.4

0.819

0.91

Dec.

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

30soso

30

30

35

40

40

35

35

35

35

30

30

31

39

34

31

37

~72

54

47

1,267

40.9

0.974

1.12

Jan.

88

78

57

49

*43

40

40

44

44

40

38

37

38

37

40

52

40

38

38

38

54

~60 132

50

46

44

43

41

40

40

41

1,510

48.7

1.16

1.34

Pet.

38

37

43

58

60

49

45

45

49

52

58

78

*435

153

108

75

*69

69

58

53

50

48

52

50

48

46

46

45

2,017

72.0

1.71

1.78

Mar.

46

44

43

42

77

162

77

64

58

54

56

87

60

56

280

129

85

71

64

62

62

58

54

53

52

52

93

63

67

92

70

2,333

75.3

1.79

2.06

Apr.

74

93

*64

58

54

52

51

50

49

48

61

431

27T

121

81

69

62

66

136

85

69

65

61

54

52

50

49

48

48

44

2,522

84.1

2.00

2.23

May

45

43

42

41

40

38

38

37

36

36

36

36

49

43

37

34

35

34

35

63

58

*43

40

36

42

222

136

82

64

59

 574

2,152

69.4

1.65

1.90

June

379.

219

152

123

93

86

79

70

60

60

60

50

50

50

50

40

40

40

40

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

30

50

30

2,111

70.4

1.68

1.87

July

25

25

30

30

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

30

25

25

*46

50

61

120

45

51

41

45

39

36

33

31

30

31

30

28

1,110

35.8

0.852

0.98

Aug.

31

27

27

26

26

25

24

24

22

22

22

21

21

22

29

26

23

24

27

25

26

24

23

22

21

21

20

20

21

24

770

24.8

0.590

0.68

Sept.

36

30

25

24

30

31

448

240

140

60

47

58

42

39

39

38

35

35

36

33

31

30

*30

31

31

29

28

28

29

42

1,775

59.2

1.41

1.57

Calendar year 1958: Max 435 Min 26 Mean 56.6 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.26

Water year 1958-59: Max 574 Min 20 Mean 54.0 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.44

* Discharge measurement made on -this day. '

Hote. No gage-height record Nov. 25 to Dec. 22, Fet. 14, 15, June 8 to July 14, Sept. 8-10; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for stations on nearty streams.
218 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

1901. North Fork Broad River subwatershed No. 11 (Toms Creek) near Eastanollee, Oa.

Location.--Lat 34 0 29', long 83°15', at edge of pool, about 750 ft upstream from left end 

01 ear.hflll dam, 2 miles south of Eastanollee, Stephens County, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 3.79 sq ml.

Records available. October 1956 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir on concrete drop Inlet. Datum 

of gage is 730.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Soil Conservation

Extremes.--Maximum outflow during year, 30 cfs Apr. 12, May 31; maximum gage height 11 58 

ft May 31; minimum outflow, 1.4 cfs Aug. 28, 29 (gage height, 8.76 ft). Maximum Inflow, 

376 cfs (average for 15-mlnute Interval) Apr. 12, computed from outflow and change In 

reservoir contents; negligible rainfall occurred on reservoir surface during time of 

peak Inflow.

1956-59: Maximum outflow, 30 cfs Aug. 25, 1958, Apr. 12 and May 31, 1959; maximum 

gage height, 13.30 ft Apr. 5, 1957 (backwater from debris); minimum outflow, 0.95 cfs 

Sept. 7, 1957 (gage height, 8.67 ft). Maximum Inflow that of Apr. 12, 1959.

Remarks.--Records good. Records of dally discharge are outflow from reservoir, determined from stage-discharge relation for outlet structure. Reservoir Is formed by 

earth dam; dam completed and storage began In August 1956. Outlet structure Is a 

3-foot square concrete drop Inlet connected to a 20-Inch concrete outlet pipe. Two 120° 

V-notch sharp-crested weirs are set on opposite sides of the drop Inlet, with notches 

at gage height 8.33 ft. Top of drop Inlet Is at gage height 9.00 ft, emergency spillway at gage height 21.2 ft. There Is an 18-Inch diameter cleanout gate at bottom of 

drop Inlet at gage height 2.50 ft. Reservoir capacity at top of drop Inlet, 115 acre-ft. 

Capacity at emergency spillway level, 860 acre-ft.

The following table gives the relation between gage height and outflow, reservoir 

capacity, and water-surface area during the 1959 water year.

Oage 

height 

(feet)

8.7 

8.8 

8.9 

9.0 

9.2

Outflow 

(ofs)

1.1 

1.8 

2.9 

4.6 

10

Contents 

(acrefee t)

107.2 

109.8 

112.4 

115.0 

121.2

Surface 

area 

(acres)

29.40 

29.60 

29.80 

30.00 

30.40

Oage 

height 

(feet)

9.3 

9.5 

10.0 

12.0

Outflow 

(ofs)

15 

27 

28 

30

Contents (aerefeet)

124.3 

130.5 

146.0 

221.0

Surface 

area 

(acres)

30.60 

31.00 

32.00 

46.00

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

12.

7.6

5.2

4.6

4.2

*3.6

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.9

2^8

278

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

*2.8

2.8

2.9

110.2

3.55

112.4

29.8

2.18

Nov.

4.8

4.6

3.8

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

279

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.2

3.2

4.0

5.8

47?

100.5

3.35

114.0

29.9

2.15

Dec.

3.6

3.4

3.6

3.8

3.4

3.2

3.2

3 .0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.0

*3.2

4.2

3.8

3.3

4.2

~.9 17

5.4

4.6

126.4

4.08

115.0

30.0

3.19

Jan.

7.6

7.0

5.4

4.8

4.2

4.0

3.8

4.4

4.6

4.0

3-4

37-T

3.6

3.6

3.8

5.2

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.8

9.7

5 e s

4.8

4.6

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2

143.1

4.62

114.5

30.0

3.17

Feb.

4.0

3^8.

4.6

5.8

6.1

5.0

4.4

4.6

4.8

4.8

5.2

5.6

28

Ts

8.2

6.1

5.4

5.4

4.8

*4.6

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

_

______

174.2

6.22

114.5

30.0

3.92

Mar.

4.2

4.0

3-1

3.8

6.2

13

6.7

5.4

5.0

4.6

5.2

7.0

5.2

4.8

Z0_

10

6.4

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.4

8.2

5.6

5.4

7.3

5.6

189.8

6.12

116.2

30.1

5.39

Apr.

5.6

7.6

*5.6

5.0

4.6

4.6

Iff

4.2

4.2

5.4

28

29

28

8.8

5.8

5.2

5.8

8.5

6.4

5.6

5.4

5.2

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.2

228.9

7.63

114.5

30.0

5.09

May

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.3

3*2.

3.4

3.8

3.6

5.6

5.4

*3.8

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.4

8.2

6.1

4.6

4.0

3.6

4.4

7.3

8.8

5.8

4.8

4.6

SI.

155.4

5.01

199.7

40.8

7.21

June

29

28

16

6.7

5.4

6.4

5.6

4.8

4.6

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.6

3.3

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.6

2.4

172.8

5.76

111.1

29.7

1.72

July

2.6

3.8

3.3

2.9

2.6

*2.5

2.5

2^2.

2.2

2.2

4.0

4.2

3.8

3.6

3.4

4.8

12"6.4

4.8

4.2

4.4

5.0

4.0

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.4

113.1

3.65

111.4

29.7

4.34

Aug.

2.4

2.3

*2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.6

1-1

1.5

1.5

1.7

3^4

60.6

1.95

114.5

30.0

1.70

Calendar year 1958: Max 30 Min 2.3 Mean 4.96

Sept.

4.0

3.0

2.4

2.2.

2.3

3.2

22

10

5.4

4.2

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.9

2.8

2.5

2.4

2.4

*2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

3.4

112.4

3.75

112.9

29.8

4.52

Water year 1958-59: Max 29 Min 1.5 Mean 4.62

Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Contents, In acre-feet, at end of month In reservoir No. 11.

* Surface area, In acres, at end of month In reservoir No. 11.

** Precipitation, in Inches, during month at rain gage 1.5 miles above dam.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 219

1902. North Fork Broad River subwatershed No. 14 near Avalon, Oa.

Location. Lat 34°30', long 83°13', at upstream edge of crown in earthfill dam on unnamed 

tributary to Toms Creek, 0.8 mile upstream from mouth and 1.6 miles southwest of Avalon, 

Stephens County.

Drainage area. 1.20 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1954 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir on concrete drop inlet. Datum 

of gage is 735.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Soil Conservation 

Service).

Extremes. Maximum outflow during year, 28 cfs July 18, Sept. 7; maximum gage height,

 8.89 ft July 18; minimum outflow, 0.69 cfs several days in August. Maximum inflow,

432 cfs (average for 5-minute interval) July 18, computed from outflow and change In reservoir contents, adjusted for rainfall on reservoir surface during time of peak Inflow.

1954-59: Maximum outflow, 67 cfs Feb. 6, 1955 (gage height, 7.56" ft), from rating 

curve extended above 23 cfs on basis of theoretical rating for drop inlet spillway; no 

flow Dec. 24-28, 1954, and Nov. 22-26, 1955, caused by closing of reservoir drain valve. 

Maximum inflow, 628 cfs (average for 15-minute interval) July 5, 1956, computed from 

outflow and change in reservoir contents ; negligible rainfall occurred on reservoir 

surface during time of peak inflow.

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

Records of daily discharge are outflow from reservoir, determined from stage-discharge 

relation for outlet structure. Reservoir is formed by earth dam; dam completed and 

storage began in October 1954. Outlet structure is a 3-foot square concrete drop inlet 

connected to a 30-inch concrete outlet pipe. An 18-inch orifice installed at the upstream end of the outlet pipe Nov. 21, 1955. A 120° V-notch sharp-crested weir is set 

on one side of the drop inlet, with notch at gage height 5.00 ft. Top of drop inlet is 

at gage height 5.75 ft, emergency spillway at gage height 22.2 ft. There is a 24-inch 

diameter cleanout gage at bottom of drop inlet at gage height -2.75 ft. Reservoir 

capacity at top of drop inlet, 26.5 acre-ft. Capacity at emergency spillway level, 

270 acre-ft. Records of suspended sediment loads for water year 1959 are given in 

WSP 1641.

The following table gives the relation between gage height and outflow, reservoir 

capacity, and water-surface area during the 1959 water year.

Oage 

height 

(feet)

5.4 

5.5 

5.6 

5.7 

5.S

Outflow 

(cfs)

0.59 

.93 

1.6 

2.4 

3.S

Contents (acrefeet)

24.40 

25.00 

25.60 

26.20 

26.30

Surface 

area 

(acres )

6.12 

6.20 

6. 28 

6.36 

6.44

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.9 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

9.0

Outflow 

(cfs)

6.6 

12 

25 

26 

23

Contents (acrefeet)

27.40 

28.00 

31.50 

35.00 

52.00

Surface 

area 

(acres)

6.52 

6.60 

7.05 

7.50 

9.30

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

.2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

M

*l!2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.98 

.98

.93

.89

'.93

.98

.98

.98

.98

.98

.98

.98

.98 

.98

.98

.93

.93

.93

.93 

*.93 

.93

.98

32.35

1.04

25.00

6.20

1.88

Nov.

1.5 

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0 

.98

.98

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1 1.1

1.3

H

32.46

1.08

25.12

6.22

2.15

Dec.

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.0

^98

1.0 

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 

*1.0

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.2

w1.6

1.4

37.38

1.21

25.78

6.32

3.17

Jan.

2.3 

2.2

1.7

1.5

 1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2 

III

1.1

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.8

fit

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2

43.3

1.40

25.24

6.24

2.88

Feb.

TlT i!s

1.8

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4 

1.4

1.6

2.5

H.O

3.0

2.3

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4 

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

59.5

2.12

25.30

6.24

4.21

Mar.

fcf

1.2

1.2

2.2

3.4

2.1

1.8

2.5 

1.7

1.6

2.3

1.7 

1.6

9^6.

3.6

2.4

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.7 

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.5

2.8

1.9 

2.0 

2.6

2.0

67.5

2.18

25.90

6.32

5.97

Apr.

2.2 

2.8

*1.9

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4 

111

1.7

15

s!o

2.4

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.8

2.2

1.9

1.9 

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6 

1.6

1.4

75.2

2.51

25.48

6.27

4.94

May

1.4 

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1 

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.7

1.5

*1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.2 

1.1

^ t Q

TTT

2.1

2.3

1.5 

1.4 

1.4

IT56. 6

1.83

28.98

6.73

6.15

June

li

2J4

2.0

1.7

2.2

1.7

1.5

1.4 

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2 

1.1

1.1

*" 1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.98 

.98

1.1

1.2

1.1

.98

.93 

.93 

a.,9.

43.20

1.44

24.82

6.19

1.71

July

aO.9 

al.3

al.2

al.l

al.O

*.93

.89

.85

it

1.1

1.4

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.2

18

"T. 3

1.8

1.7

1.6 

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0 

.98 

*,93

.93

53.73

1.73

24.88

6.19

6.29

Aug.

0.89 

.89

.85

.89

.89

.85

.81

.81

.81

.81

.77

.73

!73

.77

.73

.73

.73

.77

.77

.85

.77 

.73

.73

*.73

.73

.73

.77 

.81 

.98

2..1

26.59

0.858

28.00

6.00

2.57

Sept.

2.7 

1.3

.98

^89

It?

1.1

~6". 16 2

3.0 

1.9

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.98

.98

1.4 

1.8

1.8

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1 

1.3 

1.6

------

60.12

2.00

25.42

6.26

5.26

Calendar year 1958: Max 14 Min 0.81 Mean 1.75

Water year 1958-59: Max 18 Min 0.73 Mean 1.61

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Contents, in acre-feet, at end of month in reservoir No. 14.

* Surface area, in acres, at end of month of reservoir No. 14.

** Precipitation, in Inches, during month at rain gage 1.4 miles upstream from the dam. 

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

measurement, and records for Toms Creek near Eastanollee.
220 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

1905. Toms Creek near Martin, Ga.

Location.--Lat 34°28', long 83°13', on left bank 30 "ft downstream from highway bridge on 

county road, 1.2 miles upstream from mouth, and 3 miles southwest of Martin, Stephens 

County.

Drainage area.--10.3 sq mi.

Records available. June 1954 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 681.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Soil Conservation Service).

Average discharge. 5 years, 12.4 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 484 cfs Ma,, 31 (gage height, 6.92 ft); minimum, 

4.2 cfs Aug. 26.

1954-59: Maximum discharge, 726 cfs Mar. 16, 1956 (gage height, 8.41 ft); minimum, 

1.2 cfs Aug. 14, Sept. 2, 1956, caused by storage in small flood-detention reservoir 

upstream.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or indefinite 

stage-discharge relation, which are fair. Storm runoff at gage affected by four flooddetention reservoirs (combined capacity, 1,350 acre-ft).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Cfam

In.

Oct.

32

20 

*12

12

10

9.3

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.8

8.8

8.6

8.4

8.6

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.2

8.2

8.0

8.2

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.0

302.1

9.75

0.947

1.09

Nov.

16

IT 

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.2

8.2

7.6

8.0

7.6

7.4

*7.2

7.2

7.4

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.2

6.6

775

7.8

7.6

8.4

8.4

13 -

16

10

258.4

8.61

0.836

0.93

Dec.

9.3

*8.8 

9.6

9.0

8.6

8.2

8.2

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.8

S75

8.0

10

9.6

9.3

*9.6

9.6

9.6

9.3

8.8

8.8

8.4

*9.6

8.0

7.8

13

44

19

*12

elO

325.9

10.5

1.02

1.18

Jan.

e20

e!7 

a 14

a!2

all

*11

10

11

 11

9.8

9.5

9.5

9.5

*9.8

11

13

11

11

11

11

14

23

14

13

12

*11

11

11

11

12

12

377.1

12.2

1.18

1.36

Feb.

12

ll

*20

18

13

12

13

13

a!3

*a!4

a!5

*95

3?

a20

a!7

a!5

a!4

*a!3

a!3

12

12

14

14

*12

12

12

11

_

491

17.5

1.70

1.77

Calendar year 1958: Max 91 Min 6.6

Mar.

11

11

10

10

*24

*42

20

16

16

13

17

25

16

14

Si

33

20

16

15

16

16

16

14

*13

13

13

31

18

20

25

19

634

20.5

1.99

2.29

Apr.

22

27 

*17

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

18

132

*67

47

*24

17

15

20

29

20

17

16

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

ll

687

22.9

2.22

2.48

May

11

11 

10

9.8

9.4

9.4

9.0

9.0

8.6

9.4

9.8

9.4

17

14

*9.4

8.6

8.6

8^2

8.6

22

19

*12

11

9.0

11

24

*28

15

11

11

*156

519.2

16.7

1.62

1.87

June

62

57 

32

20

15

22

16

13

11

11

11

10

9.8

9.4

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.2

8.6

8.2

8.2

7.8

7.4

9.0

9.4

9.0

8.2

7.4

7.0

775

431.2

14.4

1.40

1.56

July

13

12 

9.0

7.8

7.4

*7.0

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

11

12

16

11

12

11

16

117

20

20

16

?.Z

16

12

11

10

9.4

9.0

8.6

*8.2

7.8

459.0

14.8

1.44

1.66

Aug.

7.8

7.8 

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.2

5.8

6.2

7.8

7.0

6.2

5.4

5.8

5.4

5.8

5.4

5^0

5.4

5.8

14

204.0

6.6

0.641

0.74

Sept.

15

8.6 

6.6

6.6

7.0

9.4

126

a52

a20

a!3

10

11

9.0

9.8

9.8

9.4

9.0

9.0

8.6

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.0

*7.4

7.4

7.0

7.4

7.4

7.4

11

434.4

14.5

1.41

1.57

Mean 14.1 Cfam 1.37 in. 18.62

Water year 1958-59: Max 156 Min 5.0 Mean 14.0 Cfam 1.36 In. 18.50

Discharge raeaaurement made on thla day.

No gage-height record; discharge eatlmated on baala of 3 dlaeharge measurementa and records for 

statlona on nearby streama.

Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; dlaeharge eatlmated on baala of reeorda for- stations on

nearby rbv st:r»pflmR_ atreams.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 221

1910. North Fork Broad River near Carnesville, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°19', long 83°11', at bridge on State Highway 51, 1 mile downstream from 

Qnawatti Creek, 3 miles upstream from confluence with Middle Fork Broad River, and 

4£ miles southeast of Carnesville, Franklin County.

Drainage area. 119 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to December 1944, April 1954 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 600.33 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Oct. 1, 1942, to Dec. 31, 1944, wire-weight 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years , 143 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,330 cfs June 1 (gage height, 5.20 ft); minimum, 45 cfs Aug. 14.

1942-44, 1954-59: Maximum discharge, 4,700 cfs Jan. 18, 1943 (gage height, 7.6 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 16 cfs Oct. 5, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Storm runoff at gage affected for short period by 10 small flooddetention reservoirs (combined capacity, 5,370 acre-ft) Oct. 1 to July 6, and 11 reservoirs (combined capacity, 5,550 acre-ft) July 7 to Sept. 30.

Revisions (water years) .--WSF 1383: 1943-44.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feeb, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 19-26 and Feb. 17 to Mar. 4)

2.16

2.3

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

230

590

1,170

Discharge feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

168

200

*130

108

98

84

80

78

77

73

72

68

66

66

66

68

68

70

70

70

70

72

73

72

72

72

72

72 

72

73

73

2,573

83.0

0.697

0.80

Nov.

112

128

90

78

78

78

77

75

73

72

70

70

*73

72

73

72

72

72

72

70

68

66

66

68

75

73

72

73

148

98

2,384

79.5

0.668

0.75

Dec.

82

78

84

86

80

75

73

72

77

77

77

78

77

92

96

88

92

94

84

80

77

*75

73

92

88

77

90

165

132

3,097

99.9

0.839

0.97

Jan.

190

242

180

145

125

*112

108

120

138

115

102

100

102

102

105

170

130

115

105

110

120

293

218

158

138

128

122

118 

112

115

125

4,263

138

1.16

1.34

Feb.

115

105

128

192

239

175

145

138

150

145

190

168

602

732

410

260

*221

195

178

162

152

148

150

155

142

138

132

130

5,797

207

1.74

1.81

Mar.

130

125

122

122

142

329

275

180

150

138

135

200

182

155

360

530

305

192

162

150

155

145

132

130

128

122

188

175 

155

218

192

5,824

188

1.58

1.82

Apr.

175

227

190

165

150

*138

130

128

125

120

145

390

834

510

260

188

160

158

233

230

178

162

150

135

125

122

118

115

118

110

5,989

200

1.68

1.87

May

108

105

100

98

96

94

90

88

88

88

86

86

102

115

94

86

84

82

80

112

188

*120

100

90

88

209

344

269 

185

182

502

4,159

134

1.13

1.30

June

960

610

370

314

198

230

192

158

140

130

122

115

112

102

96

94

90

90

92

86

82

80

78

90

94

92

84

80

75

12

5,128

171

1.44

1.61

July

77

115

84

77

72

72

70

65

62

60

65

90

84

*80

80

128

140

394

293

165

155

140

132

102

92

84

80

75 

72

70

66

3,341 ioe

0.908

1.05

Aug.

66

63

60

59

60

58

56

55

53

51

49

48

46

AS

50

56

58

54

56

54

62

54

50

61

115

56

54

50 

51

56

135

1,841

59.4

0.499

0.58

Sept.

357

98

72

65

.63

80

404

732

302

165

118

363

150

115

108

96

86

84

80

78

75

73

70

*70

68

66

68

66 

66

94

4,332

144

1.21

1.35

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,170 Min 58 Mean 148 Cfam 1.24 In. 16.92

Water year 1958-59= Max 960 Min 45 Mean 134 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.25

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 ofs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
222 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

1912. Hudson River at Homer, Ga.

Location. Lat 34"20'30", long 83"29'10", on downstream side of center pier of bridge on 

 State Highway 15 at Homer, Bank County, 3.6 miles upstream from Webb Creek, and

10.8 miles uptream from Grove Creek. 

Drainage area. 46 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1950 to May 1959 (annual maximum only), June to September 1959. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to June 19, 1959, crest-stage gage at same site and

cTatum. 

Extremes. The annual maximum discharges for the water years 1951-59 are contained in the

following table:

Water 

year

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957 

1958

1959

Date

Oct. 20,

Mar . 4 ,

Feb. 21,

Jan. 16,

Feb. 7,

Mar. 16,

Apr . 5 , 

Apr. 15,

May 31,

*

1950

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957 

1958

1959

Discharge 

(cfs)

t2,270

(*)

**1,250

t3,170

tl,840

tl,420

tl,290 

t792

tl,120

Gage height 

(feet)

10.41

13.76

-

11.04

9.89

8.93

8.60 

6.87

8.06

* Most probable date, based on study of records for nearby stations and precipitation 

records.

t Prom rating curve.

t Discharge not determined.

** Discharge estimated on basis of records for 

nearby stations.

1959: Maximum discharge during period June to September, 1,020 cfs Sept. 7 (gage 

height, 7.75 ft); minimum, 26 cfs Aug. 18, 20, 28, 29. 

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

Rating table, June 1 to Sept. 30, 1959 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 8-15)

1.1

1.5

2.0 81

175

440

700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, June to Septembe

Day

1

2

;

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

ia

13

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

t38.5

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June

500

250

200

150

120

100

90

80

80

70

70

60

60

60

50

50

50

50

*50

50

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40 

40

2,590

86.3

1.88

2.10

July

40

40

40

40

40

40

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

*40

60

70

90

150

70

60

60

50

50

50

45

45

45

42

40 

38

38

1,493

48.2

1.05

1.21

Aug.

44

38

37

37

36

37

49

38

34

33

31

30

30

29

29

28

28

34

32

26

49

31

28

28

32

28

27

27

32 

44

41

1,049

33.8

0.735

0.85

Sept.

69

39

32

*29

31

35

688

*245

90

70

51

70

56

51

50

50

50

45

44

43

41

40

38

38

36

37

36

39

37

59

2,219

74.0

1.61

1.80

Wa Max Min Mean Cfsm

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.

Note. No gage-height record June 1 to July 27; discharge estimated on bas 

stage, 2 discharge measurements, and records for North Fork Broad River near

Ls of recorded range 

Lavonia.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 223

1920. 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. 1,430 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1926 to September 1932, August 1937 to September 1959. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 357.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, 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 staff 

gage and August 1937 to January 1939 wire-weight gage, at present site and datura.

Average discharge.--28 years, 1,644 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,800 cfs June 2 (gage height, 19.3 ft); minimum, 374 cfs Aug. 25, 28.

1926-32, 1937-59: 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, 108 cfs Oct. 8, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 1172: 1928-30. WSP 1383: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 24 to Feb. 3)

3.1

4.0 

6.0

371

720

1,820

10.0

14.0

18.0

5,180

9,300

14,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

S

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

460

820

1.020

745

660

580

520

500

480

480

480

460

460

460

460

464

464

464

468

472

472

472

472

480

480

480

472

464

472

480

*480

16,141

521

0.364

0.42

Nov.

512

620

680

600

560

560

560

560

540

540

540

540

540

540

560

560

560

560

580

560

560

560

540

540

560

560

600

600

640

795

17,227

574

0.401

0.45

Dec. j Jan.

720i 920

640

620

640

640

620

600

600

1,200

1,340

1,070

945

845

795

770

580 | 845

580 1 895

600

600

600

620

660

680

640

640

*640

620

600

600

600

620

680

680

640

820

1.700

1,430

1,020

21,930

707

0.494

0.57

820

770

745

720

700

895

1,170

970

845

795

795

1,430

1,520

1.520

1,170

1,040

970

920

870

*845

870

30,005

968

0.677

0.78

Feb.

945

870

870

1,340

3,100

2,620

1,640

1,220

1,280

1,310

1,280

1,400

5,270

8.200

6,350

3,480

2,380

1,820

1,580

1,430

1,250

1,200

1,120

1,120

1,100

1,040

995

970

-

57,180

2,042

1.43

1.54

Mar.

945

920

895

870

1,370

,480

,060

,620

,820

,400

,250

,640

,140

,640

,900

.510

,720

,300

* ,700

1,520

1,460

1,430

1,280

1,200

1,120

1,120

1,640

2,140

1,640

2 , 860

2,860

59,450

1,918

1.34

1.54

Apr.

2,140

2,780

2,460

1,820

1,520

1,400

1,280

1,220

1,170

1,120

1,100

1,280

3,810

5.080

2,780

1,760

1,520

1,400

1,400

1,700

1,580

1,400

1,280

1,170

1,120

1,040

1,020

970

1,040

1,070

50,430

1,681

1.18

1.32

May

920

870

845

795

770

745

720

*700

700

680

700

700

1,400

1,520

1,020

770

700

680

680

700

1,640

1,430

1,070

970

895

1,970

6,950

9,660

3,980

2,140

4,610

51,930

1,675

1.17

1.35

June

9,300

14.700

13,950

*6,750

3,180

2,620

2,780

1,900

1,580

1,400

1,250

1,170

1,120

1,070

995

970

920

870

845

820

870

970

820

770

920

1,040

970

820

745

700

76,815

2,560

1.79

2.00

July

680

680

720

680

660

620

600

580

560

520

520

1,250

1,120

1,700

920

895

*1,580

1,140

1,900

1,640

3,020

5.550

1,520

1,140

920

945

795

720

660

640

620

35,275

1,075

0.750

0.86

Aug.

620

680

620

540

540

520

508

512

516

476

444

430

412

408

455

480

464

422

419

460

520

484

444

588

581

620

452

*408

405

444

820

15,270

493

0.345

0.40

Sept.

1,460

1,370

770

580

520

2,540

4.700

4,610

3,890

1,980

1,310

1,120

1,250

1,040

970

970

895

795

745

700

640

620

600

580

560

540

540

540

540

895

38,270

1,276

0.892

0.99

Calendar year 1958: Max 14,200 Mln 419 Mean 1,512 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.37

Water year 1958-59: Max 14,700 Mln 381 Mean 1,282 Cfsm 0.897 In. 12.22

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 efs). June 2 (5 p.m.) 16,800 cfs (19.5 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
224 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

1925. Little River near Mount Cartnel, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°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 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 353.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 19 years (1940-59), 195 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,400 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 17.57 ft); minimum, 20 cfs Aug. 27, 28.

1939-59: 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, 0.7 cfs Oct. 9, 1954.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1433: 1948.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. l)

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 179

3.0

4.0

6.0

10.0

15.0

349

554

1,020

2,140

4,080

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

22

28

45

41

44

40

35

32

31

30

29

27

26

26 

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

28

31

30

29

28 

28 

*28

28

29

929

30.0

0.138

0.16

Nov.

31

49

55

40

38

38

38

37

36

36

36

36

36

36 

37

38

39

39

39

40

40

40

40

40

40

41

41 

42 

47

57

1,202

40.1

0.185

0.21

Dec.

49

47

*47

47

47

47

46

45

45

45

45

45

45

47 

49

49

48

47

47

47

47

46

46

48

53

49

48 

74 

168

133

82

1,728

55.7

0 257

U.30

Jan.

83

118

107

83

76

66

64

70

76

79

66

64

69

66 

68

109

121

86

74

83

*77

|2|

139

112

99

94

88 

86

83

91

3,136

101

0.465

0.54

Feb.

96

86

85

303

466

281

163

136

137

136

139

157

978

854 

479

270

198

174

158

136

125

118

115

118

112

107

105 

102

6,334

226

1.04

1.08

Mar.

101

101

96

96

*134

813

504

244

182

160

145

171

168

141 

279

387

244

182

158

147

149

147

134

128

125

121

252 

244 

206

517

320

6,796

219

1.01

1.16

Apr.

219

411

299

201

173

157

147

137

131

126

123

243

664

380 

219

*182

163

155

166

171

149

136

134

128

121

115

110

m117

5,703

190

0.876

0.98

May

99

93

88

83

80

79

76

72

73

79

80

73

238

'228 620 

123

101

93

83

88

149

137

104

86

*402

*455

165 

133 

118

97

152

4,547

147

0.677

0.78

June

187

1,900

693

293

163

230

447

173

123

104

91

83

76

75 

68

64

61

60

57

57

56

59

60

52

52

60

54 

48 

43

40

5,529

184

0.848

0.95

July

38

39

55

45

38

35

32

*36

30

30

32

66

67

315 

208

95

287

183

96

73

92

'234 488

105

79

69

60 

55 

53

48

46

3,129

101

0.465

0.54

Aug.

44

42

42

41

38

48

42

40

36

34

33

30

29

26 

26

25

25

32

*38

27

47

41

51

^6

25

22

1 

30

28

44

1,032

33.3

0.153

0.18

Sept.

76

52

37

29

SI

955

5.840

3,370

1,200

261

161

134

99

89 

89

a90

a85

a80

a75

a65

a60

a60

a55

a55

a55

a55

a50 

350 

54

202

11,510

384

1.77

1.98

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,060 Min 21 Mean 178 Cfsm 0.820 In. 11.16

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,840 Min 20 Mean 141 Cfsm 0.650 In. 8.86

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). June 2 (12:45 p.m.) 3,370 cfs (13.35 ft); Sept. 7 (10:15 a.m.) 

5,400 cfs (17.57 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, observer's inspection, and weather records.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 225

1935. 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. 291 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 360 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 10 years, 201 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,140 cfs June 3 (gage height, 16.2 ft); minimum, 8.6 cfs Aug. 28. "

1949-59: Maximum discharge, 13,100 cfs Mar. 4, 1952 (gage height, 27.6 ft); minimum, 0.32 cfs Oct. 12-16, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. WSP 1383: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 15 to May 30, June 5 to Sept. 30)

2.0 

2.2 

2.7 

3.2

8.0

14

44

98

4.0

7.0

12.0

16.0

202

670

1,760

3,060

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.9

10

13

19

25

26

22 

20

18

17

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

14

15

15

14

14

13

13 

*14

14

454.9

14.7

0.051

0.06

Nov.

17

21

24

24

26

25

24 

23

24

24

23

23

24

25

27

28

28

29

29

29

28

28

29

29

29

32

36

36

41 

40

825

27.5

0.095

0.11

Dec.

35

34

33

35

35

34

33 

31

31

31

37

40

40

51

61

51

44

40

*37

36

36

35

35

38

42

41

40

90

i||

62

1,408

45.4

0.156

0.18

Jan.

72

114

97

70

57

46

43 

45

58

59

52

47

46

47

47

101

140

98

64

64

70

404

335

179

121

101

88

79

*71

92

2,975

96.0

0.330

0.38

Feb.

112

-97 95

754

1.690

1,190

428 

264

476

428

364

396

1,580

1,660

1,000

534

372

290

241

203

180

167

158

151

141

140

142

142

-

13,395

478

1.64

1.71

Mar.

130

123

116

121

180

1,490

1,650 

736

335

264

229

292

307

243

350

653

420

*283

229

210

215

202

181

163

155

147

162

188

175

492

10,947

353

1.21

1.40

Apr.

300

653

428

436

229

201

182 

168

156

145

136

136

159

159

137

125

116

115

127

129

118

104

97

90

84

78

73

73

151 

124

5,229

174

0.598

0.67

May

92

74

68

62

57

54

*53 

50

46

46

46

44

63

163

95

57

48

44

42

68

133

92

64

52

85

364

452

237

150 

145

1 , 650

4,676

151

0.519

0.60

June

860

1,490

3.020

*2,380

567

260

260 

192

149

127

110

98

86

77

69

61

57

52

48

46

45

59

48

50

120

194

54

43

38

3_5

10,695

357

1.23

1.37

July

32

32

37

38

30

27

26 

23

21

20

18

20

23

31

29

32

*181

137

52

47

268

233

90

50

37

43

41

33

27 

32

60

1,770

57.1

0.196

0.23

Aug.

68

51

33

26

23

23

24

18

16

15

14

19

16

14

13

13

12

14

30

37

23

18

16

14

12

10

*9.5

15~ 8.9

22

652.4

21.0

0.072

0.08

Sept.

36

23

16

14

12

300

900 

1,300

1,460

243

130

88

69

64

89

164

119

80

64

55

48

44

40

38

36

35

33

32

43 

444

6,020

201

0.691

0.77

Calendar year 1958: Max 7,460 Mln 8.9 Mean 269 Cfsm 0.924 In. 12.53

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,020 Mln 8.9 Mean 162 Cfsm 0.557 In. 7.56

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). June 3 (7 a.m.) 3,140 cfs (16.2 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
226 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

1945. Clark Hill Reservoir near Clarks Hill, S. C.

Location.--Lat 33°39'40", 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 1959.

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. Maximum elevation during year, 333.59 ft June 5; minimum, 315.97 ft Jan. 21.

1952-59: Maximum elevation, that of June 5, 1959; minimum, 296.48 ft Feb. 1, 1956.

Remarks. Lake is formed by concrete dam with earth dam at each end; dam completed in 

1952". Storage began in December 1951. Usable capacity, 75,360,000,000 cu ft between 

elevations 305.0 ft (normal limit of drawdown) and 335.0 ft (top of spillway gates). 

Dead storage below 305.0 ft, 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.

Capacity table, water year 1958-59 (elevation, in feet, and

usable contents, in billions of cubic feet) 

(Computed from table prepared by Corps of Engineers)

315.0

320.0

325.0

330.0

334.0

18.73

30.06

43.12

58.37

71.96

Elevation, in feet, at 12p.m., water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

ia

Oct.

323.89 

323.86 

323.84 

323.87 

323.93

323.79 

323.67 

323.57 

323.46 

323.38

323.31 

323.33 

323.18 

323.06 

322.92

322.79 

322.67 

322.62 

322.64 

322.53

322.37 

322.23 

322.12 

322.00 

321.98

g322.00 

321.86 

321.68 

321.53 

321.38 

321.27

33.38 

-2,651

Nov.

321.26 

321.34

321.19 

321.05 

320.92

320.82 

320.69 

320.65 

320.74 

320.59

320.44 

320.32 

320 . 18 

320.08 

320.02

320.08 

319.95 

319.79 

319.66 

319.52

319.42 

319.35 

319.38 

319.21 

319.04

318.93 

318.85 

318.83 

318.71 

318.78

27.29 

-2,350

Dec.

318.70 

318.55 

318.44 

318.31 

318.25

318.18 

318.24 

318.12 

317.94 

317.80

317.77 

317.69 

317.64 

317.73 

317.63

317.47 

317.35 

317.22 

317.11 

317.10

317.14 

316.95 

316.74 

316.69 

316.67

316.48 

316.47 

316.70 

316.81 

316.83 

g316.80

22.81 

-1,673

Jan.

g316.87 

316.82 

316.92 

317.08 

316.95

316.87 

316.75 

316.68 

g316.66 

g316.64

316.68 

316.56 

316.44 

316.29 

316.18

316.24 

316.24 

316.32 

316.20 

316.12

g516.05 

316.22 

316.54 

316.66 

316.81

316.77 

316.72 

316.64 

316.57 

316.54 

316.59

22.33 

-179

Feb.

316.68 

316.57 

316.53

316.98 

317.27

317.43 

317.53 

317.73 

317.73 

317.73

317.70 

317.86 

318.51 

319.44 

320 . 08

320.23 

320.35 

320.45 

320.47 

320.48

320.57 

320.69

320.67 

320.62 

320.61

320.57 

320 . 56 

320.58

___ ____

31.57 

+3,819

Mar.

320.74 

320.57 

320.52 

320.43 

g320.65

g321.25 

g 321. -80 

g322.12 

g322.15 

g322.17

322.20 

322.28 

322.36 

322.46 

g322.80

323.07 

323.25 

323.29 

323.35 

323.38

323.48 

323.62 

g323.60 

g323.58 

323.56

323.52 

323.63 

323.75 

324.07 

324.22 

324.39

41.53 

+3,719

Apr.

524.56

324! 90 

324.94 

325.08

325.10 

325.08 

325.07 

325.05 

325.03

325.12 

325.32 

325.89 

326.39 

326.56

326.64 

326.68 

326.84 

327.04 

327.19

327.34 

327.43 

327.49 

327.54 

327.61

327.70 

327.67 

327.70 

327.76 

327.78

51.60 

+3,885

May

327.77 

327.83 

327.91 

327.81 

327.83

327.79 

327.75 

327.72

327.77 

327.81

327.75 

327.74 

327.82 

327.85 

327.85

327.83 

327.87 

327.79 

327.74 

327.79

327.84 

328.02 

328.14 

328.29 

328.37

328.57 

328.95 

329.40 

329.64 

329.87 

330.38

59.66 

+3,009

June

331.15 

332.64 

333.32 

333.54 

333.39

333.04 

332.60 

332.10 

331.74 

331.35

331.09 

330.86 

330.79 

330.67 

330.49

330.34 

330.15 

330.01 

329.83 

329.82

329.93 

329.85 

329.81 

329.79 

329.81

329.78 

329.80 

329.86 

329.77 

329.71

_______

57.49 

-837

July

329.64 

329.57 

329.54 

329.49 

329.51

329 . 38 

329.23 

329.14 

328.97 

328.84

328.83 

328.95 

328.89 

328.86 

328.82

328.86 

328.89 

328.95 

329.09 

329.09

329.17 

329.32 

329.38 

329.37 

329.38

329.40 

329.29 

329.20 

329.14 

329.07 

328.99

55.29 

-821

Aug.

328.96 

329.04

328.88 

328.71 

328.59

328.45 

328.33 

328.29 

328.29 

328.08

327.90 

327.71 

327.54 

327.34 

327.28

327.31 

327.09 

326.96 

326.85 

326.72

326.58 

326.52 

326.54 

326.31 

326.07

325.83 

325.71 

325.52 

325.45 

325.50 

325.43

44.44 

-4,051

Sept.

325.40 

325.37 

325.31 

325.25 

325.24

325.84 

326.29 

326.94 

327.27 

327.41

327.46 

327.52 

327.66 

327.63 

327.61

327.54 

327.46 

327.37 

327.31 

327.31

327.01 

326.71 

326.43 

326.13 

325.85

325.82 

325.88 

325.68 

325.83 

325.63

45.05 

+235

Calendar year 1958.................... t -957

Water year 1958-59.................... t +145

t Contents, in billions of cubic feet, at end of month. 

* Change In contents, equivalent in cubic feet per secon 

g Elevation obtained from powerplant log.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 227

1960. 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 Creek.

Drainage area. 545 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1929 to September 1931, February 1940 to September 1959. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 197.34 ft abo"c mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Southeastern Power Administration). 

Oct. 15, 1929, to Sept. 30, 1931, staff gage at site 1,100 ft upstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge.--20 years (1930-31, 1940-59), 346 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,620 cfs at 12 p.m., Sept. 30, stage rising, 

peak occurred Oct. 1, 1959; maximum peak discharge during year, 7,600 cfs Mar. 6; maximum peak gage height, 20.60 ft Mar. 6; minimum discharge, 0.4 cfs Nov. 7, 8.

1929-31, 1940-59: Maximum discharge, 35,100 cfs Aug. 14, 1940; maximum gage height, 

41.08 ft Aug. 14, 1940; no flow Sept. 14, 15, Sept. 24 to Nov. 16, Nov. 22, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by small mills 

above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1032: Drainage area. WSP 1553: 1954(M) .

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 16 to Dec. 27; rate of change in 

stage used as a factor Feb. 4, 5, 13, 14, Mar. 6, 7, 30, Apr. 2, 

June 2-4, July 17, 18, Sept. 8, 30)

1.0

0

.5

2.5

10

23

45

1.2

1.5

2.0

8.0

16.0

19.0

76

144

282

1,980

4,600

6,210

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

3

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.

2.5

2.3

2.5

2.8

5.0

7.2

6.4

6.0

11

7.6

9.2

7.2

6.4

12

11

7.0

3.6

2.5

1.9

.9

.5

.5

.7

2.3

2.5

2.1

*1.7

1.1

1.1

.9

.7

129.1

4.16

0.0076

0.009

Nov.

0.9

1.7

1.1

.7

.7

.5

.4

.4

2.0

2.8

2.8

12

11

3.9

5.3

2.8

3.3

12

7.5

3.9

2.8

2.5

2.5

5.6

5.0

10

7.7

12

5.6

5.0

134.4

4.48

0.0082

0.009

Dec.

7.0

18

15

10

6.0

6.8

8.0

10

12

10

8.5

14

12

17

22

20

22

25

21

17

17

16

18

16

16

20

19

70

179

140

72

864.3

27.9

0.051

0.06

Jan.

58

53

88

78

56

44

35

34

33

35

37

37

31

29

31

37

53

76

*59

44

43

957

632

215

114

84

69

62

56

52

55

3,287

106

0.194

0.22

Feb.

64

84

78

1,950

4,990

1,330

391

254

562

562

366

313

3,070

2 , 100

982

632

380

310

321

232

187

163

147

142

136

126

129

136

-

20,137

719

1.32

1.38

Mar.

144

132

124

*144

296

6, 100

*2,550

814

408

316

262

327

436

290

618

1,490

604

366

276

234

271

358

338

226

198

179

182

478

422

1,530

1,290

21,403

690

1.27

1.46

Apr.

590

2,160

1,260

548

360

285

251

220

198

179

166

198

*982

478

285

223

190

171

193

229

195

163

149

136

122

112

103

92

94

105

10,437

348

, 0.639

0.71

May

98

84

73

66

59

59

59

55

49

45

49

44

44

49

56

52

45

39

37

15.

48

59

85

59

80

130

*162

193

98

64

95

2,168

69.9

0.128

0.15

June

223

2,010

2,540

1,970

360

204

149

119

94

76

68

59

56

51

45

38

33

35

26

26

25

35

24

21

30

26

41

33

31

22

8,470

282

0.517

0.58

July

15

54

45

80

52

*39

29

19

18

16

11

27

103

75

448

590

5,950

927

209

110

162

276

201

101

62

46

43

31

27

34

20

7,820

C52

0.462

0.53

Aug.

19

20

31

27

21

21

14

13

11

12

19

13

9.2

11

8.8

8.4

*7.6

6.0

8.6

17

29

30

18

16

21

25

18

172

45

23

171

865.6

27.9

0.051

0.06

Sept.

197

270

97

46

61

91

397

3,000

1,550

252

127

172

72

64

68

850

399

179

112

82

69

55

44

48

39

31

32

37

47

6,080

14,568

486

0.892

1.00

Calendar year 1958: Max 13,300 Min 0.4 Mean 415 Cfsm 0.761 In. 10.32

Water year 1958-59: Max 6,100 Min 0.4 Mean 247 Cfsm 0.453 In. 6.17

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). Feb. 5 (7:15 a.m.) 7,100 cfs (20.06 ft); Mar. 6 (4:30 p.m.) 7,600

cfs (20.60 ft at 5:45 p.m.).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
228 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

1970. 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. October 1883 to December 1891, January 1896 to December 1906, January 

1925 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303. 

Gage-height 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 

"liTngineers bench mark). Oct. 1, 1883, to Dec. 31, 1891, Jan. 1, 1896, to Dec. 31, 1906, 

Jan. 1, 1925, to Sept. 30, 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, 1932, to Sept. 30, 1936, 

water-stage recorder at Thirteenth Street Bridge at datum 104.56 ft above mean sea level 

(levels by Corps of Engineers). Oct. 1, 1936, to Nov. 10, 1948, water-stage recorder 

at site 0.2 mile downstream from present site at present datum.

Average discharge. 52 years, 10,120 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,500 cfs June 8 (gage height, 18.65 ft); minimum, 4,980 cfs Oct. 31; minimum daily, 5,260 cfs May 30, Sept. 28.

1883-91, 1896-1906, 1925-59: 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. 226), Stevens 

Creek powerplant, and New Savannah Bluff lock and dam above station.

Revisions (water years ) . WSP 1303: 1927-39 (monthly runoff). WSP 1433: 1888, 1896-99, 

1902^3, 1906-7, 1932.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

15 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

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.

5,550 

5,550 

6,330

5,840

5,460

5,640 

5,550

5,460 

5,550

6.530

5,740

5,550

5,640

5,930

5,550

5,560

6,360

5,740 

5,360

5,740

6,030

5,460

5,550

6,030

5,740

5,360

5,460 

*5,360

5,360

6,130

6,480

177,390

5,722

-

-

Nov.

5.360 

5,360 

5,460

5,460

5,550

6.430 

6,330

5,460 

5,550

5,550

5,550

5,640

5,740

5,930

5,460

5,550

5,550

5,550 

5,550

5,640

6,330

5,640

5,550

5,640

5,640

5,740

5,840 

5,640

5,930

5,640

170,260

5,675

-

-

Dec.

5,640 

*5. 550 

5,640

5,740

5,930

5,640 

5,640

5,550 

5,550

5,640

5,740

6,230

5,640

5,550

5,840

5,740

5,640

5,740 

6.450

5,740

5,550

5,550

5,550

6,030

5,740

5,550

5,640 

5,740

6,350

5,840

6,330

178,660

5,763

-

-

Jan.

6,730 

6,530 

6,220

5,640

5,740

5,640 

5,840

6,430 

6,930

5,640

5.550

5,550

5,550

5,550

5,930

6,430

6,130

5,550 

5,550

*5,550

5,640

7.390

7,290

6,030

5,640

5,550

5,640 

6,230

7,040

6,030

5,640

186,800

6,026

-

-

Feb.

5.550 

5,550 

5,550

7,800

15.400

15,300 

6,650

6,530 

7,720

7,400

7,590

8,360

8,690

10, 100

6,830

5,740

6,930

7,480 

7,480

6,230

5,930

5,640

5,740

5,740

6,430

6,730

6,230 

5,740

-

207,060

7,395

-

-

Mar.

5.740 

S, 740 

6,430

*6,230

7,010

14,400 

17.200

8,400 

6,030

6,630

6,930

8,250

7,010-

6,030

5,930

6,230

8,030

7,810 

7,920

6,530

6,130

5,930

5,740

6,030

6.830

JM&

- <I90 

6,430

5,840

6,130

9,220

226,990

7,322

-

-

Apr.

9,500 

9,620 

11.700

7,040

6,530

6,130 

6,830

7,260 

7,260

6,630

6,230

6,030

7,040

*7,150

6,730

6,930

6,530

5.740 

5,840

5,740

5,740

6,230

6,630

6,030

5, 840

5,740

5,740 

5,740

5,740

5,740

201,630

6,721

-

-

May

5,550 

5,550 

5,360

5,360

5,460

5,460 

5,640

5,930 

5,640

5,930

5,740

5,740

6,030

6,530

5,840

5,550

5,460

5,360 

5,460

5,740

5,460

6,130

5,640

5,460

6,130

6,730

7.040 

*6,630

5,840

5.260

5,550

179,200

5,781

-

-

June

6,580 

10, 800 

16,400

25,500

24,400

26,700 

27,900

28.200 

24,700

23,600

20,400

16,200

16,000

9,310

9,870

10,700

11,000

10, 800 

9,510

7,960

5,460

5,550

5,460

5,460-

5,550

6,230

5.360 

5,360

5,460

5,360

391,780

13,060

-

-

July

5,360 

5,360 

5,550

5,640

5,360

5,360 

*5,460

6,230 

7,370

6,730

5,740

5,460

5,460

5,930

7,480

7,810

8,740

12 . 200 

6,770

5,740

6,030

7,150

8,360

8,030

6,030

6,030

5,930 

7,590

7,150

6,530

6,430

205,010

6,613

-

"

Aug.

5,930 

5.640 

5,740

5,840

7,810

7,920 

7,920

6,230 

5,740

5,840

6,730

8,910

8,470

8,580

6,830

6,130

5,930

*8,410 

8,030

7,810

6,180

6,430

6,030

6,130

8,470

8,800

9.150 

9,150

6,230

6,030

6,130

219,170

7,070

-

-

Sept.

6,930 

7,590 

8,580

7,480

5,930

5,930 

5,930

8,700 

12,000

12,300

7,300

5,930

5,840

6,130

6,930

9,390

10,400

9,390 

7,260

6,730

8,330

12,800

12,900

13.500

12,300

10,600

5,460 

5.260

8,440

10,500

256,760

8,559

-

-

Calendar year 1958 : Max 57,100 Min 5,000 Mean 10,300 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 28,200 Min 5,260 Mean 7,125 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 229

1975. 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 1959.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 52.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 20 years, 9,759 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27,400 cfs June 13 (gage height, 16.59 ft); minimum daily, 5,500 cfs Oct. 1, 17.

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 141,000 cfs Aug. 18, 1940 (gage height, 27.0 ft); minimum daily, 2,120 cfs Sept. 9, 1951.

Flood in October 1929 reached a stage of 30.8 ft, from information by Corps of 

Engineers.

Remarks. Records good. Considerable regulation by Clark Hill Reservoir (see p. 226 ), 

Stevens Creek powerplant, and New Savannah Bluff lock and dam above station. Records 

of water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

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

Cfam.

In.

Oct.

5,500

*5, 590

5,590

6.O6O 

6,160

5,780

5,680

5,780

5,590

5,590

6,060

6,160

5,590

5,590

5,680

5,590

5,500

5,780

6.260

5,780

5,880

6,160

5,880

5,780 

5,970

6,160

5,780

5,780

*5,780 

5,780

5,880

180,140

5,811

-

-

Nov.

6,540

5,970

5.590

5,590 

5,680

5,780

6,160

6.740

6,260

5,970

5,970

5,970

5,970

6,060

6,350

6,060

5,970

6,060

6,160

6,060

6,060

6,350

6,260

6,060 

5,970

6,060

6,060

6,260

6,160 

6, 260

182,410

6,080

-

-

Dec.

*6,260

6,160

6,160

6,160 

6,260

6,540

6,350

6,160

6,160

6,160

6,350

6,740

7,140

6,740

6,540

6,540

6,440

6,260

6,160

6,540

6,350

5.970

5,970

5,970 

6,260

6,350

6,160

6,350

*6,740 

7.240

7,040

198,220

6,394

-

-

Jan.

7,040

7,440

7,640

7,440 

6,840

6,540

6,440

6,540

6,940

7,540

7,040

6,540

6,440

6,350

6.160

6,440

6,940

7,140

6,640

6,440

6,350

6,540

7,540

8.490 

7,840

7,040

6,940

6,940

6,940 

7,540

7,440

216,130

6,972

-

-

Feb.

7,140

*7,040

7,040

7,740 

9,920

12,800

14 . 100

13.6OO

11,700

10, 600

10, 40O

9,700

9,590

9,920

11,100

10, 500

8,710

8,160

8,710

8,600

7,840

7,340

6,540

6.550 

*6,440

6,840

7,540

7,640

-

253,600

9,057

-

-

Mar.

7,340

7,040

6.740

6,940 

7,240

8,490

11,600

13,600

14.200

12,600

10,500

9,480

9,480

9,480

8,500

7,500

7,500

8,500

9,000

9,000

9,OOO

9,000

8,500

8,000 

7,500

7,500

8,000

8,000

8,000 

*7,540

7,740

273,510

8,823

-

-

Apr.

8,820

11,100

11,800

12 . 600 

11,600

9,480

8,160

7,840

8,050

8,160

7,540

7,340

7,040

7,340

7,740

7,440

7,440

7,240

6,940

6,740

6,740

6,740

6,940

7,140 

6,840

6,350

6,160

6,160

5.970 

*5,970

235,420

7,847

-

-

May

5,970

5,880

5,780

5.590 

5,590

5,680

5,680

5,590

5,780

5,970

5,970

6,260

6,440

6,540

6,940

6,740

6,060

5,680

5,680

5,780

5,970

6,640

7,240

6,940 

6,540

6,740

7,440

8.270

7,940 

7,440

6,540

197,300

6,365

-

"

June

*6.55Q

6,840

9,370

11,700 

13,400

14,600

15,800

17,100

19,000

21,200

24, 600

26,800

27.400

26,800

24,600

21,200

17,800

15,400

13,400

12,000

10,400

8,270

7,340

7,240 

7,140

7,040

7,140

6,840

6,440 

6, 350

419,560

13,990

-

"

July

6,350

*6,350

6,440

6,640 

6,640

6,350

6,160

6.060

6,350

7,500

7,000

6,500

6,500

6,500

7,000

7,500

8,500

9,500

11.000

9 500

7,000

6,500

6,500

7,500 

8,000

7,000

6,500

6,500

7,000 

7,000

*7,140

220,980

7,128

-

-

Aug.

6,740

6,840

6,440

6,350 

6,260

6,940

7,640

7,840

7,140

6,160

5.880

6,260

7,540

8,270

8,270

7,740

6,740

6,440

7,240

8,160

7,740

7,240

6,640

6,350 

6,160

7,240

8,270

*8,710

8.950 

7,940

7,040

223,150

7,198

-

"

Sept.

6,840

7,040

7,640

8,270 

7,940

7,040

6.440

67440

7,540

10, 100

11,200

10,000

7,540

6,740

7,340

8,490

10, 100

11, 100

10,800

9,480

8,490

8,710

11,100

12,200 

12,800

13. 100

12,600

9,810

7,640 

9,370

273,900

9,130

-

"

Calendar year 1958: Max 40,600 Min 5,500 Mean 11,O40 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 27.4OO Min 5.5OO Mean 7,875 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge for Mar. 15-29, July 10-30 computed from once-daily staff-gage readings by 

U. S. Weather Bureau.
230 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 

1976. Brushy Creek near Wrens, Ga.

Location. Lat 33°10'40", long 82°18'20", at right bank on downstream side of bridge on 

 State Highway 80, 5 miles southeast of Wrens, Jefferson County, and 5-g miles upstream from

Little Brushy Creek. 

Drainage area. 28.0 sq ml.

Records available .--May 1958 to September 1959. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 282.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Georgia State Highway Department). 

Extremes. 1958: Maximum discharge during period May to September, 224 cfs July 15 (gage

height, 4.44 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 11.

1958-59: Maximum discharge during water year, 425 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height, 5.73 ft);

minimum, 7.5 cfs Aug. 12. 

Remarks.--Reeords good.

Rating tables, May 29, 1958, to Sept. 30, 1959 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 13-19, 24-26, 31, Apr. 6-18, 1959)

May 29 to Sept. 30, 1958, 

Mar. 7 to Sept. 3O, 1959 Oct. 1, 1958, to Mar. 6, 1959

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

6.0

15

30

2.6 

3.6 

5.1

130

316

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

6.4

12

24

2.6 

3.6 

5.1

130

316

Discharge, in cubic feet pep second, 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

May

_

_

_

_

.

_

.

_

.

_

_

_

_

.

June

16

28

31

24

20

17

17

17

18

17

16

15

14

14

25

July

14

14

14

22

40

78

54

40

66

~67 116

39

34

60

106

Total

Aui?.

36

15

15

16

17

15

15

15

14

14

17

*20

IS

15

14

Sept.

12

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

12

12

12

14

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Cubic feet per second per square mile ..............

May

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

*16

16

15

_

_

_

-

June

30

27

18

19

20

18

17

20

18

16

17

20

19

16

15

-

574

19.1

0.682

0.76

July

47

36

29

26

23

21

27

24

20

20

19

20

24

21

17

17

1,155

37.3

1.33

1.53

Aug.

14

14

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

452

14.6

0.521

0.60

Sept.

*13

12

11

11

11

13

16

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

-

364

12.1

0.432

0.48

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

11

11

11

12

15

12

11

11

11

11

10

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

11

11

1111

111111

111111 *11

10

10

338

10.9

0.389

0.45

Nov.

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

14

17

17

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

18

T6

407

13.6

0.486

0.54

Dec.

15

14

15

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

26

22

19

22

21

18

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

14

17

34

26

18

16

526

17.0

0.607

0.70

Jan.

24

24

21

18

16

15

14

17

18

16

14

14

13

12

13

24

20

16

14

13

13

*30

20

16

14

13

13

11

8.6

10

24

508.6

16.4

0.586

0.68

Feb.

20

15

23

83

100

51

32

38

86

60

39

36

47

60

49

42

27

20

20

20

16

15

13

13

15

15

19

24

998

35.6

1.27

1.32

Mar.

18

16

24

27

*46

*312

113

56

39

36

36

56

39

30

36

40

31

25

24

36

54

44

48

21

21

26

38

38

26

38

32

1,426

46.0

1.64

1.89

Apr.

44

113

51

38

34

26

24

24

19

19

22

28

34

*23

20

19

19

19

35

36

26

22

24

21

19

20

18

16

16

15

844

28.1

1.00

1.12

May

16

15

14

13

13

13

12

11

15

14

15

14

14

13

12

12

13

13

12

16

22

16

14

14

17

26

*20

17

16

16

50

478

15.4

0.550

0.63

June

29

28

33

51

28

39

20

16

16

16

14

14

14

13

11

14

12

11

*11

13

12

12

24

26

19

15

14

12

11

10

558

18.6

0.664

0.74

July

17

36

26

33

20

15

*13

12

11

12

16

15

11

14

12

10

18

27

19

19

17

54

24

17

15

13

13

12

11

11

12

555

17.9

0.639

0.74

Aug.

14

12

11

11

11

10

10

9.9

8.7

8.4

8.4

7.8

8.1

8.4

8.7

9.0

9.3

*11

24

20

15

24

11

9.9

9.3

9.0

8.7

8.4

8.4 14'9 9

348.3

11.2

0.400

0.46

Sept.

13

14

12

10

9.9

13

40

32

27

18

16

14

14

37

73

75

40

28

22

18

17

16

14

14

14

14

13

13

*24

*106

77O.9

25.7

0.918

1.02

Calendar year 1958: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1958-59: Max 312 Mln 7.8 Mean 21.3 Cfsm 0.761 In. 10.29

Peak discharge (base, 250 cfs).--Mar. 6 (10 a.m.) 425 cfs (5.73 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 231

1980. Brier Creek at Millhaven, Ga.

Location. Lat 32°56'00", long 81°39'05", near right bank on downstream side of pier of 

highway bridge at Millhaven, Screven County, 8| miles upstream from Beaver Dam Creek.

Drainage area. 646 sq mi.

Records available. October 1936 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1303.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 95.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 7, 1950, staff gage at site

200 ft downstream at same datum. June 7, 1950, to Apr. 30, 1951, wire-weight gage at

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 622 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,340 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 8.8 ft): minimum, 150 cfs Aug. 29.

1936-59: Maximum discharge, 25,400 cfs Aug. 16, 1940 (gage height, 17.4 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 64 cfs Sept. 5-11, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 25.1 ft in September or October 1929, from information by 

Georgia State Highway Department.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record Dec. 21 to Jan. 13, 

which are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by gristmills above 

station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1383: Drainage area. WSP 1503: 1956.

Rating table, water- year- 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 7, Dec. 4-20, Jan. 31 to

Feb. 10, Feb. 13 to Mar. 9, Mar. 14 to Apr. 27, Sept. 12-3O)

1.0 

3.0 

4.0

132

342

491

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

957

1,870

2,480

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

178

188

183

188

208

2~18" 218

218

218

218

218 

208

198

193

193

188

178

173

188

*193

193

198

203

203

203

203

203

203

203

203

203

6,183

199

0.308

0.36

Nov.

203

208

208

208

213

218

228

223

228

228

228 

228

228

228

228

234

234

234

239

239

239

244

244

244

250

250

256

256

261

266

6,995

233

0.361

O.40

Dec.

266

272

278

283

*288

294

294

294

288

283

318 

368

381

381

395

395

395

395

395

409

410

410

410

400

390

380

370

380

400

420

450

11,092

358

0.554

0.64

Jan.

480'

500

510

520

540

560

580

600

610

580

560 

530

*510

473

456

456

473

473

473

456

456

509

548

569

569

569

548

528

528

569

661

16,394

529

0.819

0.94

Feb.

685

661

661

873

1,210

1,250

,250

,210

* ,290

,380

.820 

,820

,560

,460

,460

,660

,560

,340

1,290

1,380

1,290

1,140

997

873

817

817

817

789

_

33,360

1,191

1.84

1.92

Mar.

762

736

710

736

762

1,180

1,420

1,420

1,510

1,660

2,040 

2,280

1,870

1,510

1,340

1,210

1,100

*1,060

997

1,030

1,210

1,290

1,340

1,210

1,060

997

933

965

965

997

997

37,297

1,203

1.86

2.14

Apr.

933

,420

,820

,760

,980

,870

,560

,380

1,290

1,140

997 

873

817

789

762

762

736

710

736

762

736

685

685

685

661

637

614

548

491

456

29,295

976

1.51

1.68

May

424

395

368

355

342

330

318

306

294

283

272 

261

*250

278

278

283

288

261

244

266

368

395

440

509

509

491

424

395

491

591

548

11,257

363

0.562

0.65

June

491

528

637

569

528

637

965

965

817

762

736 

661

528

456

409

342

288

256

228

213

203

381

306

*283

261

256

261

278

306

306

13,857

462

0.715

0.80

July

300

266

261

234

218

239

272

272

256

213

198 

195

283

318

306

283

300

355

342

318

342

*381

424

440

395

368

355

306

256

213

208

9,115

294

0.455

0.52

Aug.

234

234

261

300

272

244

223

203

188

178

173 

168

164

159

193

239

244

239

239

239

342

278

228

223

208

188

173

159

154

T78

234

6,759

218

0.337

0.39

Sept.

288

300

294

300

283

294

300

278

261

261

306 

342

381

456

789

*965

845

736

710

736

762

762

762

710

569

440

355

306

330

614

14,735

491

0.760

0.85

Calendar year 1958: Max 4,200 Min 146 Mean 650 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.64

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,280 Min 154 Mean 538 Cfsm 0.833 In. 11.29

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 efs).--Mar. 12 (7 a.m.) 2,340 cfs (8.8 ft)._________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Dec. 21 to Jan. 13, May 4-12; discharge estimated on basis of recorded 

range in stage, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
232 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

1985. 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 1929 to September 1933, October 1937 to September 1959.

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1303. 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

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Jan. 31, 1933, staff gage at same site 

at datum 4.00 ft higher. Jan. 31, 1933, to June 12, 1945, staff gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 11,080 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 26,000 cfs June 18 (gage height, 14.36 ft); minimum daily, 5,760 cfs Oct. 18.

1929-33, 1937-59: Maximum discharge, 270,000 cfs Oct. 6, 1929 (gage height, 29.7 ft, 

present datum, from information by Corps of Engineers) , from rating curve extended above 

120,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 1,950 cfs Sept. 27, 1931.

Remarks. Records good. Considerable regulation by Clark Hill Reservoir (see p. 226 ), 

Stevens Creek powerplant, and New Savannah Bluff lock and dam above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1112: 1940.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

5,960

*5,96d

5,960

5,960

6,260

6.460

6,160

5,960

5,960 

5,960

5,860

6,060

6,260

6,060

5,860

5,860

5,860

5.760

5,860

6,160

6,160

6,060

6,160

6,160

5,960

6,060

6,160

*6,060

5,960

5,960

5,960

186,860

6,028

-

-

Nov.

6,060

6,360

6,260

5,960

5.860

5,860

5,860

6,160

6.660 

6,560

6,160

6,060

6,060

6,160

6,160

6,360

6,260

6,160

6,160

6,260

6,260

6,160

6,360

6,460

6,260

6,160

6,160

6,260

6,360

6,360

186,200

6,207

-

-

Dec.

6.360

*6,460

6,360

6,360

6,360

6,460

6,560

6,560

6,460 

6,360

6,460

6,560

6,760

7,270

7,270

7,160

7,060

7,060

6,960

6,860

6,960

7,060

6,960

6,860

6,860

6,960

7,160

7,160

7,160

*7,490

7.820

212,170

6,844

-

-

Jan.

8,040

8,O4O

8,260

8,620

8,620

8,260

,820

,710

,710 

,930

,380

,380

,930

,710

,490

.380

,380

,710

,930

,820

,600

,490

,490

8,040

8,740

8.860

8,260

8,040

7,930

7,930

8,260

247,760

7,992

-

-

Feb.

8,500

*8.260

8,260

8,740

10,000

11,500

12,700

13,700

14,500 

15,200

15.500

15,500

15,000

14,800

14,300

14,300

13,900

13,700

13,100

12,300

11,900

11,400

10,600

9,620

8,860

*8,620

8,740

9,100

-

332,600

11,880

-

-

Mar.

9,480

9,480

9,220

8.860

8,860

10, 600

12,200

13,500

14,300 

15,000

15,500

16.000

16,000

15,500

14,800

14,100

12,900

11,900

11,200

11,200

11,400

11,500

11,900

12,200

12,000

11, 500

11,100

10, 600

10, 500

10,600

*10,500

374,400

12,080

-

"

Apr.

10,200

10,500

11,400

12 , 000

12,700

13,300

13,900

14,100

12)200

11,400

10,900

10,200

9,620

9,340

9,480

9,220

9,100

8,980

8,620

8,380

8,150

8,150

8,150

8,260

8,040

7,820

7,380

*7,270

7,060

298,920

9,964

-

"

May

6,960

6,860

6,760

6,560

6,460

6,360

6,260

6,260

6,260 

6,260

6,260

6,260

6,460

6,660

6,760

6,860

6,860

6,560

6,160

6.060

6,160

6,260

6,660

7,160

7,270

7,160

7,160

7,600

8,150

8.380

8,040

209,900

6,771

-

~

June

*7,490

7,060

7,270

8,380

9,760

10,700

11,500

12,200

12,900 

13, 500

14,100

15,000

16,200

18,000

20,800

23,600

25,000

25.500

24,000

22,200

20,000

17,700

15,800

12,900

10,500

8,980

8,260

7,930

7,600

7,270

422,100

14,070

-

-

July

*6,960

6,860

7,060

7,160

7,160

7,160

6,960

6,760

6.560 

6,760

7,270

7,710

7,490

7,270

7,160

7,270

7,820

8,500

9,100

9,900

10,300

9, 620

8,500

8,150

8,620

8,980

8,620

7,820

7,270

*7,490

7,930

242,190

7,813

-

~

Aug.

8,260

7,820

7,820

7,490

7,160

7,060

7,380

8,040

8,380 

8,150

7,380

6.860

6,860

7,600

8,500

8,740

8,620

7,930

7,380

7,600

8,500

8,740

8,380

7,820

7,380

7,060

*7,490

8,380

8,980

9.620

9,480

246,860

7,963

-

-

Sept.

8,620

8,040

7,820

8,150

8,620

8,740

8,150

7,490

7.380 

7,710

9,220

10,300

10,900

9,900

8,500

8,260

8,980

10,000

10, 900

11,500

11,500

10,600

9,900

10,300

11,200

11,900

12,300

12,700

12.900

12,300

294,780

9,826

-

"

Calendar year 1958: Max 45,500 Min 5,760 Mean 12,540 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 25,500 Min 5,760 Mean 8,917 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 233

As the number of streams on which streamflow information is likely to -be desired far exceeds the number of stream-gaging stations feasible to operate at one time, the Geological 

Survey collects limited streamflow data at sites other than stream-gaging stations. When 

limited streamflow data are collected on a systematic basis over a period of years for use 

in hydrologic analyses, the site at which the data are collected is called a partial-record 

station. Data collected at these partial-record stations are usable in low-flow or floodflow analyses, depending on the type of data collected. In addition, discharge measurements are made at other sites not included in the partial-record program. These measurements are generally made in times of drought or flood to give better areal coverage to 

those events. Those measurements and others collected for some special reason are called 

measurements at miscellaneous sites.

Records collected at partial-record stations are presented in two tables. The first is 

a table of discharge measurements at low-flow partial-record stations and the second is a 

table of annual maximum stage and discharge at crest-stage stations. Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites for both low flow and high flow are given in a third 

table.

Low-flow partial-record stations

Measurements of streamflow in the area covered by this report made at low-flow partialrecord stations are given in the following table. Most of these measurements were made 

during periods of base flow when streamflow is primarily from ground-water storage. These 

measurements, when correlated with the simultaneous discharge of a nearby stream where 

continuous records are available, will give a picture of the low-flow potentiality of 

stream. The column headed "Period of record" shows the water years in which measurements 

were made at the same, or practically the same, site.

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1959

Station 

No.

438.5

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

( sq ml )

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Fasquotank River basin

asquotank River 

tributary near 

Elizabeth City, 

N. C.

Lat 36°22'20", long 76°17'40", 

at culvert on U. S. Highway 17, 

2.0 miles above mouth and 6.3 

miles northwest of Elizabeth

City, Pasquotank County.

al.S 1957-59 8-18-59 2.10

Chowan River basin

531.3

533.8

535.8

Potecasl Creek at

Potecasl, N. C.

Cole Creek near

Gatesvllle, N. C.

Duke Swamp near

Sunbury, N. C.

Lat 36°22', long 77° 14', at

bridge on State Highway 35, $

mile north of Potecasl, Northampton County, and 2^ miles

above Urahaw Swamp.

Lat 36°26'3O", long 76°46'3O" J

at bridge on U. S. Highway 158,

3 miles northwest of Gatesvllle, Gates County, and 5.4

miles above Sarem Creek.

Lat 36°28'10", long 76°38'10",

at highway bridge l| miles

below Middle Swamp, and 2|

miles northwest of Sunbury,

Gates County.

53.2

30.9

36.2

1949-52,

1954,

1957-59

1953,

1955,

1956-59-

1951-59

8-17-59

8-18-59

7-15-59

8-18-59

0

1.77

0

.62

Roanoke River basin

689.8

69O.5

694.1

707.2

743.6

750.9

751.7

751.9

a. I

Town Fork Creek at

Walnut Cove,

N. C.

Belews Creek near

Pine Hall, N. C.

Big Beaver Island

Creek near

Madison, N. C.

Hogan Creek near

Madison, N. C.

Wolf Island Creek

near Pelham,

N. C.

Hogans Creek near

Providence, N. C.

Moon Creek near

Providence, N. C.

Rattlesnake Creek

at Blanche, N. C.

bout.

Lat 36°17', long 8O°09', at

bridge on U. S. Highway 311 at

Walnut Cove, Stokes County, 4

miles above mouth.

Lat 36° 19', long 80°O2 ' , at

bridge In Rocklngham County, J

mile above mouth and ij miles

east of Pine Hall.

Lat 36°23', long 79°59', at

bridge on U. S. Highway 311, -f

mile above mouth and 1 mile

southwest of Madison, Rocklngham County.

Lat 36°23', long 79°55', at

highway bridge, 3 mile above

mouth and 3j miles east of

Madison, Rocklngham County.

Lat 36°31'55", long 79°30'05",

at bridge on State Highway 7OO,

J mile above mouth and 2j

miles northwest of Pelham,

Caswell County.

Lat 36°30'55", long 79°22'55",

at highway bridge, 1 mile

northwest of Providence, Caswell County, and 3j miles

above mouth.

Lat 36°29', long 79°22', at

highway bridge, 1 mile southeast of Providence, Caswell

County, and 2 miles below East

Prong Moon Creek.

Lat 36 ff 30'30", long 79°17'35",

at highway bridge In Blanche,

Caswell County, ^ mile above

mouth.

114

79.3

23.7

23.0

68.7

96.1

37.8

24. 0

1925,

1949-57,

1959

1954-59

1954-59

1954,

1956-59

1953-54,

1956-59

1954,

1956-59

1954,

1956-59

1954

1959

9-24-59

11-28-58

9-24-59

11-28-58

9-24-59

11-28-58

9-15-59

9-24-59

9-15-59

9-24-59

9-15-59

9-24-59

9-15-59

9-24-59

9-24-59

30.8

29.3

24.7

8.05

5.20

9.29

1O.2

8.13

17.9

12.4

18.4

11.0

4.84

3.13

3.21
234 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1959 Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(aq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Roanoke River basin Continued

752. Z

752.4

752.7

772.4

772.6

b776.6

782

791

797

797.5

798

807.4

810.8

Country Line Creek

at Yanceyville,

N. C.

South Country Line

Creek near

Yanceyville,

N. C.

Country Line Creek

near Semora,

N. C.

North. Hyco Creek

near Roxboro,

N. C.

South Hyco Creek

near Concord,

N. C.

Mayo Creek near

Woodsdale, N. C.

ftarons Creek near

Oak Hill, N. C.

Little Grassy

Creek near

Stovall, N. C.

Smith Creek near

Norlina, N. C.

Six Pound Creek

near Oakville,

N. C.

Stonehouse Creek

near Littleton,

N. C.

Quankey Creek near

Halifax, N. C.

Ready Branch near

Williamston,

N. C.

Lat 36°23', long 79°20', at hlghway bridge, 1 mile south of

Yanceyville, Caswell County,

and lj miles above South

Country Line Creek.

Lat 36°22', long 79°17', at highway bridge, ij miles below

Penson Creek, and 4j miles

southeast of Yanceyville,

Caswell County.

Lat 36°30', long 79°13', at

highway bridge, 3 miles west

of Semora, Caswell County, and

4j miles above mouth.

Lat 36°28 T , long 79°07', at

bridge on State Highway 57, 1

mile above South Hyco Creek

and 9 miles northwest of Roxboro, Person County.

Lat 366 28', long 79°06', at

bridge on State Highway 57, 1

mile above mouth and 2.0 miles

northwest of Concord, Person

County.

Lat 36°31'50", long 78°52'40",

at highway bridge, 0.1 mile

above unnamed tributary and Similes northeast of Woodsdale,

Person County.

Lat 36°32'15", long 78° 44 '30",

at highway bridge, 5 mile

above Southern Ry. bridge and

6-J miles north of Oak Hill,

Oranville County.

Lat 36°28'30", long 78°36'15" J

at highway bridge, l£ miles

above mouth and 2| miles

northwest of Stovall, Granville County.

Lat 36°32' long 78°14', at highway bridge, 0.2 mile below

Ellington Creek and 6 miles

northwest of Norlina, Warren

County.

Lat 36°31'50", long 78°04'20" J

at highway bridge. lj miles

above mouth and Z\ miles

northeast of Oakville, Warren

County.

Lat 36°29', long 77°57', at

highway bridge, 3jJ- miles above

mouth and 4-J miles northwest

of Littleton, Warren County.

Lat 36°20', long 77°36', at

highway bridge, 0.7 mile west

of Halifax, Halifax County,

and 2j miles aboue mouth.

Lat 35°47'20", long 77°03'35",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 17

below Dog Branch, 4f miles

south of Williamston, Martin

County.

47.8

34.8

123

78.0

76.6

51.2

27.6

22.9

30.7

11.6

15.8

31.2

15.5

1954,

1956-59

1949-54,

1956-59

1954,

1956-59

1949-54,

1956-59

1953-54,

1956-59

1956-59

1956-59

1956-59

1954-59

1954-59

1956-59

1954,

1959

1949-54,

1957-59

9-15-59

9-24-59

9-24-59

9-15-59

9-24-59

9-25-59

9-25-59

9-14-59

9-25-59

9-14-59

9-24-59

11-28-58

7- 1-59

9-14-59

8-17-59

7- 1-59

8-17-59

8-17-59

9-14-59

6-23-59

7.13

6.38

.31

10.8

6.74

1.07

.76

4.82

3.23

1.59

.85

1.24

.42

2.06

4.81

4.00

4.58

2.54

6.39

1.63

Pamlico River basin

811.9

*812.1

816.8

818.9

827.1

827.6

Tar River near

Berea, N. C.

Shelton Creek near

Oxford, N. C.

Ruin Creek near

Kittrell, N. C.

Cypress Creek near

Bunn, N. C.

Sandy Creek near

Alert, N. C.

Red Bud Swamp near

Castalia, N. C.

Lat 36°20'00", long 78°46'10" at

bridge on U. S. Highway 158,

0.9 mile above Cub Creek and

lj miles northwest of Berea,

Granville County.

Lat 36°18'50", long 78°43'20",

at culvert on U. S. Highway

158, ij miles above mouth and

7j miles west of Oxford, Granville County.

Lat 36° 15', long 78°29 ' , at

highway bridge, ij miles above

mouth and 2j miles northwest

of Kittrell, Vance County.

Lat 35°56', long 78°11', at

highway bridge, £ mile above

mouth and 4 miles southeast of

Bunn, Franklin County.

Lat 36°13', long 78°141', at

highway bridge, l£ miles above

Devil's Cradle Creek and ij

miles south of Alert, Franklin

County.

Lat 36°07', long 78°01', at culvert, J mile above mouth and 3

miles northeast of Castalia,

Nash County.

25.7

22.6

27.2

30.2

53.7

18.4

1932,

1958-59

1949-54,

1956-59

1959

1954,

1956-59

1954-59

1954,

1959

9-24-59

9-24-59

9-14-59

10-16-58

8-20-59

11-28-58

9-15-59

0.77

1.40

2.92

14.4

35.6

18.5

7.40

* Also a crest-stage station, 

b Revised.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 235

Discharge measurements made at low-flow Dartlal-record stations during water year 1959 Contlnued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Parallco River basin Continued

827.9

829.1

834.3

836.1

836.4

842.1

845.4

Swift Creek near

Red Oak, N. C.

Shocco Creek near

Elberon, N. C.

Deep Creek near

Speed, N. C.

Town Creek near

Mercer, N. C.

Town Creek near

Plnetops, N. C.

Grlndle Creek near

Pactolus, N. C.

Durham Creek at

Edward, N. C.

Lat 36 0 04', long 77°52', at highway bridge, 3 miles below

Sandy Creek and 3 miles northeast of Red Oak, Nash County.

Lat 36°18', long 78°13', at highway bridge, ij miles south of

Elberon, Warren County, and 1^

miles above Buffalo Branch.

Lat 35°56'55", long 77°28'25",

at highway bridge, 2.1 miles

southwest of Speed, Edgecombe

County, and 2.7 miles above

mouth.

Lat 35°49'20", long 77°39'35",

at bridge on State Highway 43,

J mile above Cokey Swamp and 2

miles southeast of Mercer,

Edgecombe County.

Lat 35°48'00" (corrected), long

77°35'20", at bridge on U. S.

Highway 258, ± mile below Bynum

Mill Creek and Zj miles east

of Plnetops, Edgecombe County.

Lat 35°39'20", long 77°16'15",

at highway bridge, 1.7 miles

above Hunting Run and 3j miles

northwest of Pactolus, Pitt

County.

Lat 35°19', long 76°52', at

bridge on State Highway 33, at

Edward, Beaufort County, and

6f miles above mouth.

180

17.7

85.9

91.8

192

54.7

20.9

1949-54,

1958-59

1954-59

1954,

1959

1954,

1958-59

1949-54,

1957-59

1953-54,

1956-59

1950-54,

1956-59

6-23-59

7- 1-59

10-14-58

9-15-59

9-15-59

6-23-59

6-23-59

6-23-59

8-18-59

34.9

27.5

8.16

18.2

6.60

3.03

1.77

.01

1.03

Neuse River basin

852.2

870.6

871.8

872.2

880.9

882.4

883.1

891.2

892.4

896.2

903.9

905.8

Little River near

Orange Factory,

N. C.

Beaverdam Creek

near Creedmoor,

N. C.

Horse Creek near

Wake Forest,

N. C.

Peeples Creek near

Wake Crossroads,

N. C.

Black Creek near

Pour Oaks, N. C.

Hannah Creek near

Blackman, N. C.

Buck Swamp near

Dudley, V. r.

Walnut Creek near

Best, N. C.

Bear Creek near

La Grange, ?). C.

Southwest Creek

near Woodington,

N. C.

Contentnea Creek

near Kenly, N. C.

Black Creek near

Black Creek,

N. C.

Lat 36°08'20", long 78°54'20",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 501,

1 mile above Mountain Creek

Orange Factory, Durham County.

Lat 36°03'20", long 78°40'40",

at highway bridge in Wake

County, 2\ miles above mouth

and 4f miles south of Creedmoor, Granvllle County.

Lat 356 58'10", long 78°35'30",

at bridge on State Highway 98,

1 mile above mouth and 4j

miles west of Wake Forest,

Wake County.

Lat 35°51'50", long 78°30'55",

at highway bridge, J mile

above Hodges Creek and l£

miles south of Wake Crossroads, Wake County.

Lat 35°28'10", long 78°27'25",

at highway bridge, 2-j miles

northwest of Four Oaks, Johns -

ton County, and 5 miles above

mouth.

Lat 35°23'45", long 78°25'55",

at highway bridge, 0.1 mile

above Rock Branch and 2.1

miles north of Blackman, Johnston County.

Lat 35°16', long 78°05 ' , at highway bridge, lj miles above

mouth and 2^ miles west of

Dudley, Wayne County.

Lat 35°18'55\ long 77°53'QO",

at highway bridge, C.7 miles

southwest of Best, Wayne

County, and 4j miles above

mouth .

Lat 3S c i8'50", long 77° 48 '55",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 70,

li miles northwest of La Grange,

Lenoir County, and 6-| miles

above mouth.

Lat 35°11', long 77°37 ' , at

bridge on U. S. Highway 258, |

mile northwest of Woodington,

Lenoir County, and 4j miles

below Horse Branch.

Lat 35°41'10", long 78°05'40",

at highway bridge, 500 ft below

Buckhorn Branch and 6.8 miles

north of Kenly, Wilson County.

Lat 35°38'15", long 77 0 58'10" ( at highway bridge, 2.3 miles

west of Black Creek, Wilson

County, and 2.5 miles above

Great Swamp.

81.6

44.1

21.0

9.86

79.0

33.6

17.0

9.14

52.2

38.5

166

30.9

1930,

1933,

1954-59

1954-55,

1957-59

1949-55,

1948-59

1954-59

1949-55,

1958-59

1957-59

1949-59

1955-59

1954-59

1956-57,

1959

1957-59

1955-59

11-28-58

9-24-59

9-14-59

12-23-58

12-23-58

8-18-59

8-18-59

8-19-59

8-19-59

8-19-59

8-19-59

8-19-59

8-19-59

3.96

7.90

6.26

11.4

6.83

9.55

1.21

3.22

3.77

13.2

4.19

33.5

0
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1959 Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Neuse River basin Continued

907.2

908.2

*920.2

925.9

Toisnot Swamp near

New Hope, N. C.

Toisnot Swamp near

Stantonsburg, 

N. C.

Palmetto Swamp

near Vanceboro,

N. C.

Upper Broad Creek

near Olympia,

N. C.

Lat 35°49'20", long 77°59'50",

at highway bridge in Nash

County, i mile below Little

Swamp and 3 miles northwest of

New Hope.

Lat 35°36'05, long 77°47'55",

at highway bridge. 1.3 miles 

above mouth and ij miles east

of Stantonsburg, Wilson County.

Lat 35°20'15", long 77°10'15" )

at bridge on State Highway 43,

1.3 miles above mouth and 2.5

miles northwest of Vanceboro,

Craven County.

Lat 35°10'35", long 76°57'55",

at highway bridge, 8.7 miles

above mouth and 3 miles north

of Olympia, Pamlico County.

29.6

112

24.2

22.0

1954,

1957-59

1932,

1955-59

1956-59

1950-54,

1957-59

8-20-59

8-19-59

6-23-59

8-19-59

6-23-59

17.7

13.7

0

.74

0

Cape Fear River basir

932.6

949.8

961.2

962.3

966.1

967.8

968.6

972.2

994.8

1001.8

1007.1

1007.3

1030.9

*1018.9

Haw River at U. S.

Highway 220 near

Sumraerfield,

N. C.

South Buffalo

Creek at Willow

Rd., at (Jreensboro, N. C.

Buttermilk Creek

near Burlington,

N. C.

Jordan Creek near

Union Ridge,

N. C.

Little Alamance

Creek near Whitsett, N. C.

South Prong Stinking Quarter

Creek near Bellemont, N. C. c/

Cane Creek near

Carrboro, N. C.

New Hope Creek at

U. S. Highway 15,

near Durham, N. C.

Richland Creek

near Archdale,

N. C.

Polecat Creek near

Climax, N. C.

Brush Creek near

Coleridge, N. C.

Fork Creek near

Coleridge, N. C.

McLendons Creek

near Carthage,

N. C.

Bear Creek near

Goldston, N. C.

Lat 36°14', long 79°55', at

bridge on U. S. Highway 220, at

miles north of Summerfield,

Guilford County, and Z\ miles

below Rocky Branch.

Lat 36°02'43\ long 79°45'43",

at bridge on Willow Rd., 2Jmiles southeast of intersection of U. S. Highways 70 and

220 in Greensboro, duilford

County, and 65- miles above

mouth.

Lat 36°11', long 79°26', at

highway bridge, 1.6 miles

above mouth and 2 miles southwest of Union Ridge, Alamance

County.

Lat 36°11', long 79°24', at

highway bridge, 1 mile south of

Union Ridge, Alamance County, '

and 2 miles above mouth.

Lat 36°03'15", long 79°38'14",

at highway bridge, 2i miles

above Rock Creek and 4j miles

west of Whitsett, Guilford

County.

Lat 35°59'. long 79°30', at highway bridge, 1.4 miles above

mouth and 4 miles southwest of

Bellemont, Alamance County.

Lat 35° 56', long 79° 15', at highway bridge, 1 mile above mouth

and 10 miles west of Carrboro,

Orange County.

Lat 355 57'35", long 78°58'55",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 15,

1 mile below Sandy Creek and 2j

miles southwest of Durham, Dur

ham County.

Lat 35°56'28", long 79°55'56",

at highway bridge, in Guilford

County, 2.3 miles above mouth

and 3 miles northeast of Archdale, Randolph County.

Lat 35 6 53', long 79°46 ' , at highway bridge in Randolph County,

t mile below unnamed tributary

and 4 miles southwest of Climax, Guilford County.

Lat 35°36', long 79°35', at

bridge on State Highway 22, 1.4

miles above mouth and 3 miles

southeast of Coleridge, Randolph County.

Lat 35°32', long 79°39', at highway bridge, 3 miles above mouth

and 8 miles south of Coleridge,

Randolph County.

Lat 35°Z3', long 79°27 ' , at

bridge on State Highway 22, 3

miles northwest of Carthage,

Moore County, and 3j miles

below Juniper Creek.

Lat 35°38', long 79°18', at highway bridge, 3 miles northeast

of Goldston, Chatham County,

and 6j miles above mouth.

20.2

29.6

15.4

21.6

38.4

33.3

b34.4

36.4

12.7

28.4

66.9

36.5

43.1

43.2

1951-59

1954,

1956,

1958-59

1952-57,

1959

1949-57,

1959

1950-59

1956-59

1954-59

1932,

1954-59

1954-59

1954-59

1954-59

1954-59

1949-54,

1959

1949-59

12- 4-58

9-24-59

12- 5-58

7- 2-59

9-15-59

9-24-59

9-24-59

12- 4-58

12- 4-58

7- 2-59

9-15-59

12- 3-58

7- 2-59

9-14-59

12- 4-58

7- 2-59

9^15-59

12- 4-58

12- 5-58

9-16-59

12- 5-58

9-16-59

6-25-59

12- 5-58

9-14-59

9.38

5.30

5.84

2.45

6.25

.60

1.91

6.07

5.09

2.91

9.76

3.46

.82

10.4

3.08

1.75

5.27

3.63

5.16

15.0

6.20

9.14

1.90

.87

.59

* Also a crest-stage station.

b Revised.

c Formerly published as South Prong Stinking Creek near Bellemont,
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 237

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1959 Continued

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(ofs)

Cape Fear River basin Continued

1024.8

1035.2

1042.2

*1056.3

1056.9

1057.9

1067.6

1075.6

1088.3

Neal Creek near

Lilllngton, N. C.

Stewarts Creek at

Linden, N. C.

Rockfish Creek at

Raeford, N. C.

Turnbull Creek

near Elizabethtown, N. C.

Hammond Creek near

Lisbon, N. C.

Livlngston Creek

near Acme, N. C.

Mingo Swamp near

Dunn, N. C.

Moores Creek near

Atklnson, N. C.

Alien Creek near

Southport, N. C.

Lat 35°26', long 78° 49', at

bridge on U. S. Highway 401, J

mile above mouth and 2 miles

north of Lilllngton, Harnett

County.

Lat 35°16'09", long 7B°45'21",

at highway bridge in Harnett

County, 0.4 mile above mouth

and 1 mile north of Linden.

Lat 35°00', long 79°13', at

highway bridge, 1 mile below

Nicholsons Creek and 1 mile

north of Raeford, Hoke County.

Lat 34°41'30", long 78°35'00",

at highway bridge, if miles

above Jones Lake Outlet and 4j

miles northeast of Elizabethtown, Bladen County.

Lat 34 5 34', long 78°33', at

highway bridge, 2j miles above

Whites Creek and 4 miles north

of Lisbon, Bladen County.

Lat 34°18'55", long 78°14'20",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 74,

if miles west of Acme, Columbus County.

Lat 35°16', long 78°35', at

bridge on U. S. Highway 421,

1 mile below Stony Run and 2.7

miles southeast of Dunn,

Harnett County.

Lat 54°33'25", long 78°07'25",

at highway bridge, 2y miles

below White Oak Branch and 3

miles northeast of Atkinson,

Fender County.

Lat 34°02'45", long 78°02'10",

below Bouncing Log Springj Bf

miles northeast of Southvort ,

Brunswick County.

37.6

10.1

90.7

65.2

17.1

113

50.2

51.9

9.97

1954-59

1955,

1957-59

1950-55,

1959

1949-59

1955,

1957-59

1950-59

1955,

1957-59

1949-52,

1956-59

1956-59

12- 3-58

12- 3-58

8-18-59

6-25-59

IE- 2-58

12- 2-58

6-24-59

8-17-59

6-24-59

12- 2-58

8-18-59

8-17-59

12- 2-58

6-24-59

8-17-59

12.6

1.23

1.33

89.6

20.2

3.38

.66

1.24

.60

15.7

7.74

.23

7.89

3.08

5.43

Lockwoods Folly River basin

1089.1 Pinch Gut Creek

near Bolivia, 

N. C.

Lat 34°02'50", long 78°10'45",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 17, 

IT;- miles above mouth and 2

miles southwest of Bolivia,

Brunswick County.

20.3 1950-54,

1956-59

6- 6-59

6-25-59 

7- 6-59

1.04

.45 

4.21

Pee Dee River basin

1110.9

1112.6

1113.2

1113.7

1121.7

1138.9

1145

1155.9

1156.4

Yadkln River near

Patterson, N. C.

Stony Fork Creek

near Ferguson,

N. C.

North Prong Lewis

Fork Creek at

Champion,

N. C. d/

South Prong Lewis

Fork Creek at

Champion,

N. C. e/

Bugaboo Creek at

Rhonda, N. C.

Toms Creek at

Pilot Mountain,

N. C.

Little Yadkin

River near

Donnaha, N. C.

North Deep Creek

near Yadkinvllle,

N. C.

Deep Creek at

Shacktown, N. C.

Lat 36°01' long Bl°30', below

Buffalo Creek, J mile below

bridge on State Highway 268

and 4 miles northeast of Patterson, Caldwell County.

Lat 36°07', long 81°21', at highway bridge, 1 mile above mouth

and ly miles north of Ferguson,

Wilkes County.

Lat 36°09', long 81°18', at highway bridge, J mile above South

Prong and 1 mile east of

Champion, Wilkes County.

Lat 366 09', long 81° 18', at highway bridge, £ mile above North

Prong and 0.6 mile east of

Champion, Wilkes County.

Lat 36 C 13', long 80° 57', at

bridge on State Highway 268, £

mile above mouth and 1 mile

west of Rhonda, Wilkes County.

Lat 36°24', long 80°29', at

bridge on U. S. Highway 52, l£

mlles below Chinquapin Creek

and 1.4 miles northwest of

Pilot Mountain, Surry County.

Lat 36°15'40", long 80 26'35",

at highway bridge, 1.2 miles

above mouth and 1.3 miles

northwest of Donnaha, Forsyth

County.

Lat 36°08', long 80°37', at

bridge on U. S. Highway 421,

lj miles east of Yadkinvllle,

Yadkln County, and if miles

below Town Branch.

Lat 36°06', lone S0°35', at

highway bridge, -J mile south

of Shacktown, Yaikin County,

and l.n mile above Haimon Creek.

72.4

35.1

33.6

31.2

17.8

29.9

59.7

34.8

65.9

1954-59

1954-59

1954-59

1954-59

1954-59

1952-59

1940*,

1955-59

1954,

1956-59

1952-59

11-21-58

11-19-58

6-23-59

9-22-59

11-19-58

6-23-59

9-22-59

11-19-58

6-23-59

9-22-59

11-19-58

6-24-59

9-22-59

9-24-59

11-20-58

6-24-59

9-24-59

11-20-58

6-24-59

9-25-59

48.5

26.3

30.2

28.6

26.9

31.9

27.3

27.8

31.1

27.8

13.4

9.03

13.3

12.7

24.3

14.0

21.2

19.8

15.3

31.6

* Also a crest-stage station.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

d Formerly published as North Prong Lewis Fork at Champion, II. C.

e Formerly published as South Prong Lewis Fork at Champion, N. C.
238 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(ofs)

Pee Dee River basin--Contlnued

1158.1

1159.1

1172.2

1214.1

1214.8

1225.3

1240.8

1241.6

1243.2

1253.1

1289.6

1292.4

1294.7

1295.7

1304 . 9

1306

1309

1312

1314.4

1314.8

Muddy Creek near

Clemmons, N. C.

South Pork Muddy

Creek near

Wlnaton-Salem,

N. C.

South Yadkln River

near Statesville,

N. .C.

Second Creek near

Liberty, N. C.

Rich Fork near

Holly Grove,

N. C.

Lick Creek at

Healing Springs,

N. C.

Clarice Creek near

Harrlsburg,

N. C.

Mallard Creek at

Harrlsburg, N. C.

Reedy Creek at

Rooky River,

N. C.

Richardson Creek

near Wlngate,

N. C.

Cartledge Creek

near Rookingham,

N. C.

Falling Creek near

Rockingham.

N. C.

South Fork Jones

Creek at U. 8.

Highway 52, near

Morven, N. C.

MarkB Creek near

Osborne, N. C.

Thompson Creek

near Cheraw,

S. C.

Cedar Creek at

Society Hill,

S. C.

Big Black Creek

near HoBee, S. C.

Catfish Canal at

Marion, S. C.

Lynches River near

Bethune, S. C.

Little Lynches

River near

Bethune, S. C.

Lat 36°01'28", long 80°21'16",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 158,

ij miles east of Clemmons,

Porsyth County, and 2 miles

above Middle Pork.

Lat 36°00'40", long 80°16'20",

at bridge on State Highway 150,

3 miles above mouth and 5 miles

south of Wlnston-Salem, Porsyth

County.

Lat 35°53', long 80°57', at

bridge on State Highway 115 , 3

miles above Rocky Creek and 7

miles north of Statesvllle,

Iredell County.

Lat 35°34', long 80°22', at highway bridge, 2,1 miles southwest of Liberty, Rowan County,

and 4| miles above Reedy Creek.

Lat 35°51'15", long 80° 10157",

at highway bridge, l£ miles

above Hamby Creek and 2£ miles

north of Holly drove, Davidson County. 

Lat 35°36'55", long 80°10'31",

at highway bridge, 0.1 mile

east of Healing Springs, Davidson County, and 3 miles above

mouth.

Lat 35°24'50", long 80°45'08",

at highway bridge. 3.0 miles

above mouth and 85 miles

northwest of Harrlsburg,

Cabarrus County.

Lat 35°20'01", long 80°40'06",

at highway bridge, i mile

above mouth and 1.3 miles

northwest of Harrisburg,

Cabarrus County.

Lat 35°18'10", long 81°35'40",

at highway bridge, 0.3 mile

southeast of Rooky River,

Cabarrus County, and 0.4 mile

above Caldwell Creek.

Lat 35°02 ' , long 80°28 ' , at highway bridge, J mile above

Stuarts Creek and 3& miles

north of Wingate, Union Counts

Lat 34°58'35", long 79°51'30",

at highway bridge. £ mile

above mouth and 5$ miles north

west of Roekingham, Richmond

County,

Lat 34°56'28", long 79°42'15",

at highway bridge, 4 miles

east of Rookingham, Richmond

County, and 5 miles above

mouth.

Lat 34°53'28", long 80°01'02",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 52,

If miles above mouth and 2

miles north of Morven, Anson

County.

Lat 34°50', long 79°48', at highway bridge, 3$ miles northwest

of Osborne, Richmond County,

and 9 miles above mouth.

Lat 34°40', long 79°58', at

bridge on county road, J mile

below Seaboard Air Line RR.

bridge and 4 miles southwest

of Cheraw.

Lat 34°31', long 79°51', at

bridge on U. S. Highway 52, at

Society Hill

Lat 34°31', long 80°11', at

bridge on U. S. Highway 1, i

mile above Little Alligator

Oreek and 5} miles northeast

of Mo Bee.

Lat 34°10'20", long 79°25'00",

at bridge on U. S, Highway 76,

at Marion, 1.0 mile below

Atlantic Coast Line RR. bridge.

Lat 34° 26', long 80° 19', at

bridge on U. S. Highway 1, 1.9

miles northeast of Bethune and

2f miles downstream from Cedar

Creek. . 

Lat 34*24', long 80°23', at

bridge on U. S, Highway 1, 2fc

miles southwest of Bethune and

3 miles above Bell Branch.

111

38.5

77.0

32.6

47.3

26.5

21.8

41.2

30.8

98.2

31.4

8.50

33.7

29.2

266

f55

108

1'66

380

163

1949-57,

1959

1955-59

1955-59

1955-59

1948,

1952-59

1955-59

1952-59

1955-59

1955-59

1953-54,

1956-59

1949-54,

1957-59

1939,

1950-54,

1956-59

1950-54,

1958-59

1953-54,

1958-59

1948,

1950-59

1949-59

1956-59

1957,

1959

1953-59

1951-59

9-24-59

11-20-58

9-24-59

11-19-58

6-30-59

9-22-59

11-20-58

6-23-59

9-28-59

11-19-58

9-28-59

11-19-58

6-23-59

9-28-59

11-19-58

6-23-59

9-28-59

11-19-58

6-23-59

9-28-59

11-19-58

6-23-59

9-28-59

8-20-59

11-15-58

6-25-59

8-20-59

6-25-59

8-20-59

6-25-59

9-24-59

5-18-59

4-17-59

9-30-59

9-22-59

5-18-59

5-18-59

45.0

15.1

16.0

45.1

36.0

45.2

6.39

7.11

6.89

14.8

8.38

1.15

.59

.15

5.27

2.69

3.39

6.03

6.33

7.08

5.91

5.28

8.65

7.92

3.71

5.23

4.30

9.62

5.50

31.1

33.6

56.9

303

438

12.0

190

71.8

f Approximately.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 239

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1959 Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Pee Dee River basin Continued

b 1322.1

1322.7

1323.2

1329.1

1336.4

1337.2

1340.8

1344.8

1361

Gum Swamp Creek

near Laurlnburg,

N. C.

Joes Creek near

Olbson, N. C.

Big Shoe Heel

Creek near

Laurlnburg,

N. C.

Drowning Creek at

Jackson Springs,

N. C.

Lumber River near

Pembroke, N. C.

Back Swamp near

Lumberton, N. C.

Raft Swamp near

Lumberton, N. C.

Big Swamp near

Tarheel, N. C.

Black Mlngo Creek

at Nesmlth, S. C.

Lat 34°51'12 n , long 79 0 31'28",

at highway bridge, 2 miles

above Upper Beaverdam Creek

and 6$ miles northwest of

Laurlnburg, Scotland County. 

Lat 34°46'42 ft , long 79°35'58\

at highway bridge, 1.5 miles

northeast of Olbson, Scotland

County, and 3.7 miles above

mouth.

Lat 34°44'59", long 79°23'12",

at bridge on 0. S. Highway 74,

2\ miles below Jordans Creek

and 4| miles southeast of

Laurlnburg. Scotland County. 

Lat 35°11'16" (revised), long

79°38'55", at bridge on State

Highway 73, 2 miles southwest

of Jackson Springs, Moore

County, and 3 miles above

Jackson Creek.

Lat 34°42', long 79°15', at

highway bridge, £ mile below

Qum Swamp and 3j miles west of

Pembroke, Robes on County.

Lat 34°36', long 79°08', at highway bridge, 2.1 miles above

mouth and 7.0 miles west of

Lumberton, Robes on County.

Lat 34°43', long 79°05', at

bridge on State Highway 211,

ij miles above Rlchland Swamp

and 6 miles northwest of

Lumberton, Robe son County.

Lat 35°41'18", long 78°50'07",

at highway bridge In Robes on

County, 2J miles above Qoodman

Swamp and 2{ miles southwest

of Tarheel.

Lat 33°40'10", long 79°30'35",

at Seaboard Air Line RR. trestle at Nesmlth, 0.7 mile above

Headless Creek.

b40.1

28.1

b81.6

b32.1

421

30.1

107

325

130

1949-54,

1956-59

1959

1949-54,

1959

1949-54,

1957-59

1949-54,

1957-59

1954,

1959

1949-54,

1957-59

1949-54,

1957-59

1946,

1959

5-27-59

6-24-59

8-19-59

6-25-59

5-29-59

6-25-59

9-25-59

6-25-59

8-28-59

6-24-59

8- 6-59

6- 9-59

6-25-59

8-25-59

9- 3-59

9-26-59

6-18-59

6-25-59

9-15-59

11-13-58

5-22-59

6-26-59

9-24-59

5-26-59

48.0

56.2

48.1

33.2

55.9

48.4

52.5

20.2

16.5

277

993

7.34

2.48

5.51

8.22

2.43

20.5

10.5

28.5

71.3

52.0

13.1

29.7

16.4

Santee River basin

1380.7

1382.2

1382.7

1384.1

1393.9

1405

1415.6

1423.8

1426.6

1426.9

Armstrong Creek at

Sevler, N. C.

North Muddy Creek

near Nebo, N. C.

South Muddy Creek

near Bridgewatei;

N. C.

Mill Timber Creek

at Cross nore,

N. C.

Warrior Fork near

Morganton, N. C.

Wilson Creek at

Adako, N. C.

Drowning Creek

near Hlldebran,

N. C.

Glade Creek at

Mlllersvllle,

N. C.

MoDowell Creek

near Charlotte,

N. C.

Leepers Creek near

Lowesvllle, N.C.

Lat 35° 38', long 82°01', at highway bridge, 0.2 mile above

mouth and 1 mile southwest of

Sevler, McDowell County.

Lat 35°40', long 81°55', at highway bridge, 1.2 miles below

Caleb Branch and 3 miles southeast of Nebo, McDowell County.

Lat 35°39', long 81°51', at highway bridge In McDowell County,

0.7 mile below Long Branch and

4 miles south of Brldgewater,

Burke County.

Lat 36°01', long 81°55', at culvert at Crossnore, Avery

County,, i mile above mouth.

Lat 35°47'49", long 81°43'08",

at highway bridge, 2£ miles

above mouth and 4 miles northwest of Morganton, Burke

County.

Lat 35°53'55", long 81°42'58",

at highway bridge, below Brown

Mountain Beach, J- mile west of

Adako, Caldwell County, and ij

miles above mouth.

Lat 35° 45', long 81°25', at

highway bridge, 1.1 miles

above mouth and 3.1 miles

northeast of Hildebran, Burke

County.

Lat 35°51', long 81° 11'. 0.1

mile above mouth and f mile

east of Millersville, Alexander County.

Lat 35°23'22", long 80°55'16",

at bridge on Beatty Ford Rd.,

2j miles above mouth and ll£

miles north of Charlotte Post

Office, Mecklenburg County.

Lat 35°24'50", long 81°03'35",

at highway bridge, 2.8 miles

west of Lowesville, Lincoln

County, and 2.9 miles above

mouth.

29.7

42.9 -

36.7

3.84

81.9

69.7

14.7

12.6

26.3

53.0

1956-59

1956-59

1957-59

1956-59

1954-59

1921-22*,

1954-59

1957-59

1956-59

1955,

1957,

1959

1957,

1959

11-20-58

6-24-59

9-23-59

'11-20-58

7- 9-59

9-23-59

11-20-58

6-24-59

7- 9-59

9-23-59

11-20-58

6-24-59

11-20-58

6-24-59

9-23-59

11-21-58

11-19-58

6-30-59

9-23-59

11-19-58

6-30-59

9-22-59

4- 8-59

9-28-59

6-23-59

9-28-59

15.4

33.3

23.8

34.6

27.2

33.8

31.2

38.9

27.0

28.5

1.96

3.58

49.7

60.1

82.3

37.1

13.4

13.1

13.3

9.10

8.80

10.6

16.1

7.21

23.5

22.5

* Operated as a continuous -record gaging station, 

b Revised.
240

Discharge measurements made at Ion-flow partial-record stations during water year 1959 Continued

Station

No. Station name

1427.1

1427.2

1427.6

1428.9

1431.8

1434.4

1435.6

1437.6

1446.8

145P.5

1469

1474

1492.4

1500.4

1502.6

1507.4

1532.8

1534.8

1556

Kllllan Creek near

Lowesville,

N. C.

Dutchmans Creek

near Stanley,

N. C.

Stanley Creek near

Mount Holly,

N. C.

Long Creek near

Thrift, N. C.

Maiden Creek at

Maiden, N. C.

Indian Creek near

Flay, N. C.

Beaverdam Creek

near Crouse,

N. C.

Hoyle Creek near

Alexis, N. C.

Little Long Creek

at Dallas, N. C.

Beaverdam Creek

near Clover,

3. C.

Twelvemlle Creek

near Waxhaw,

N. C.

Fishing Creek near

Fort Lawn, S. C.

Mountain Creek

near Rutherfordton, N. C.

White Oak Creek

near Colllnsvllle, N. C.

Floyds Creek near

Cliffslde, N. C.

Second Broad River

near Bostlc,

N. C.

Buffalo Creek near

Waco, N. C.

Buffalo Creek near

Blacksburg, S. C.

Kings Creek at

Kings Creek,

S. C.

Location

Drainage 

area

(sq mi)

Period 

of

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Santee River basin Continued

Lat 35°25'00", long 81°01'40",

at bridge on State Highway 273,

1 mile west of Lowesvllle,

Lincoln County, and 2.6 miles

above mouth.

Lat 35°22'00", long 81°01'55",

at highway bridge, 1.2 miles

below Killlan and Leepers

Creeks and 3 miles east of

Stanley, Qaston County.

Lat 35°20'25", long 81°01'25",

at highway bridge, 0.5 mile

above mouth and 3.0 miles

north of Mount Holly, Qaston

County.

Lat 35°18'53", long 80°56'38",

at bridge on State Highway 16.

1 mile above Qum Branch and 2i

miles northwest of Thrift,

Mecklenburg County.

Lat 35°35', long 81b 12', at

bridge on U. S. Highway 321, £

mile above Pinfh Out Creek and

0.8 mile north of Maiden,

Catawba Caunty.

Lat 35°27'50", long 81°23'50",

at highway bridge, 2.2 miles

east of Flay, Lincoln County,

and 4-J miles above Mill Creek.

Lat 35°23'55", long Bl°16'00",

at highway bridge In Gaston

County, 2.2 miles above mouth

and 2.7 miles southeast of

Crouse.

Lat 35°22'10", long 81°08'45",

at highway bridge, 0.9 mile

above Little Hoyle Creek and

2.6 miles southwest of Alexis,

Qaston County.

Lat 35°19'15", long 81°09'50",

at bridge on Sbate Highway 275,

J mile northeast of Dallas,

above mouth.

Lat 35°06'50", long 81°07'45",

at bridge on State road, 0.4

mile below Camp Run and 5.6

Lat 34° 57', long 80° 45', at

bridge on State Highway 16,

0.1 mile below West Fork and

2| miles north of Waxhaw,

Union County.

Lat 34°41'30", long 80°56'25",

at bridge on State Highway 9,

2.3 miles west of Fort Lawn and

2.8 miles below Tinkers Creek.

Lat 35°21', long 82°01', at

bridge on State Highway 108,

1-} miles below Maple Creek and

3 miles southwest of Rutherfordton, Rutherford County.

Lat 35° 16', long 82°03', at highway-bridge, if miles above Mil]

Creek and 4-J miles northeast

of Colllnsvllle, Polk County.

Lat 35°13', long 81°51', at highway bridge, 1.3 miles above

mouth and 4j miles southwest of

Cllffside, Rutherford County.

Lat 35°21', long 81°51', at highway bridge, 1 mile below Robinson Creek and 1 mile southwest

of Bostic, Rutherford County.

Lat 35°20'55", long 81°28'45",

at highway bridge, 1.7 miles

above Long Creek and 3 miles

southwest of Waco, Cleveland

County.

Lat 35° 08', long Si" 33', at

bridge on State Highway 5, li

miles above mouth and 2 miles

west of Blacksburg.

Lat 35°04', long 81°27', at

bridge on State Highway 5

at Kings Creek, 3£ miles

below Jumping Branch.

47.2

112

9.94

22.0

14.3

26.2

21.2

17.0

6.91

f!7

72.4

270

40.6

37.1

27.6

170

43.5

176

47.6

1957,

1959

1949-59

1957,

1959

1956-57,

1959

1956-59

1959

1950,

1955,

1957,

1959

1957,

1959

1955,

1959

1956,

1959

1949-59

1957-59

1949-56,

1959

1955-59

1950,

1955-59

1951-56,

1959

1959

1947,

1949-59

1947,

1949-52,

1954-59

6-23-59

9-28-59

11-20-58

9-23-59

9-28-59

4- 8-59

9-28-59

11-19-58

6-30-59

9-22-59

6-23-59

9-22-59

6-23-59

9-23-59

9-23-59

9-23-59

5- 4-59

11-26-58

5- 4-59

7-27-59

9-29-59

11-20-58

6-18-59

6-30-59

8-18-59

11-20-58

6-24-59

7-27-59

9-22-59

6-17-59

6-29-59

7-15-59

7-29-59

9-29-59

5- 7-59

5-14-59

7- 1-59

8-18-59

9-22-59

9-29-59

5-11-59

5- 4-59

9-14-59

14.4

15.4

40.4

2.32

2.41

13.4

4.75

7.08

8.44

10.4

18.8

17.8

12.3

7.54

6.54

2.67

13.2

3.33

106

45.3

35.2

31.3

54.9

44.7

34.4

4.49

28.8

27.4

24.8

132

140

247

160

119

46.4

54.7

26.0

26.4

25.5

27.2

179

45.2

16.9

f Approximately.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 241

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations durinK water year 1959 Continued _

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Santee River basin Continued

1537

1537 .05

1540

1561

1566

1602

1605.2

1620.2

1653

1669

1674.5

1695.5

Thicketty Creek

near Gaffney,

S. C.

Thicketty Creek at

Thicketty, S. C.

North Pacolet

River near

Tryon, N. C.

Lawson Pork Creek

near Inman,

S. C.

Sandy River near

Leeds, S. C.

Enoree River at

Taylors, S. C.

Warrior Creek at

Lanford, S. C.

Little Cedar Creek

near Rlchtex,

S. C.

Ration Creek near

Laurens , S . C .

Wilson Creek near

Ninety Six, S. C.

Little River near

Silverstreet,

S. C.

Congaree Creek at

Cayce, S. C.

Lat 35°03', long 81°43', 300 ft

above bridge on State road, 1

mile above Beaver Dam Creek,

and 4 miles west of Gaffney.

Lat 35°01', long 81°43', at

bridge on U. S. Highway Z9A,

at Thicketty, 2 miles above

Llvlngston Creek.

Lat 35°13', long 8Z°1Z", below

Horse Creek, 3 miles east of

Tryon, Polk County.

Lat 35°01', long 82°03', at

bridge on county road, 2 miles

above Meadow Creek and 3j miles

southeast of Inman.

Lat 34°37', long 81° 22', at

bridge on State Highway 72,

3/8 mile above Little Sandy

River and 2 miles southeast of

Leeds.

Lat 34°55'25", long 82°17'40",

at bridge on county road, at

Taylors, 0.6 mile below

Mountain Creek.

Lat 34°37', long 81°59', at

bridge on U. S. Highway 221,

at Lanford, 4^ miles above

mouth.

Lat 34°11'20", long 81°06'55",

at bridge on Cedar Creek Rd.,

300 ft above mouth and 3.9

miles east of Rlchtex.

Lat 34°28', long 82°09', at

bridge on State Highway 252,

2£ miles above Dirty Creek and

7j miles west of Laurens.

Lat 34° 10', long 81° 57', at

bridge on State Highway 34, ij

miles above mouth and 4 miles

east of Ninety Six.

Lat 34° 13', long 81° 46', at

bridge on State Highway 34,

1.25 miles above Southern Ry.

bridge and 3 miles west of

Sllverstreet.

Lat 33°56'15", long 81°04'40",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 21,

at Cayce, 2 miles above Slxmlle

Creek.

f25

f39

43.6

f8.8

100

f49

f23

f34

f89

f76

230

136

1958-59

1949-52,

1954-59

1924-27*.

1949-56,

1959

1952,

1959

1950-54,

1956-57,

1959

1952,

1954-55,

1957,

1959

1953-55,

1957,

1959

1959

1955-57,

1959

1950-54,

1956-59

1953-59

1925,

1944,

1949-59

9-14-59

5- 5-59

6-23-59

6-30-59

8-17-59

4-17-59

4-24-59

5-12-59

9-19-59

9-19-59

5-19-59

8-18-59

5-18-59

1-26-59

5-18-59

5-29-59

17.8

45.3

70.3

64.6

53.4

11.7

13.0

8.21

20.8

60.1

12.2

9.66

56.8

30.8

55.8

176

Edlsto River basin

1725.2

1731.5

1733

1744.8

Shaw Creek near

Eureka, S. C.

Lightwood Knot

Creek near Leesville, S. C.

North Fork Edisto

River near North,

S. C.

Pour Hole Swamp

near Dorchester,

S. C.

Lat 33°39'30", long 81°43'05",

at bridge on State road, 0.3

mile above Southern Ry. bridge

and 3.7 miles southeast of

Eureka.

Lat 33°52'35", long 81°26'50",

at bridge on State road, 1.4

miles above Hellhole Creek and

4.8 miles southeast of

Leesvllle.

Lat 33°35'25", long 81°06'20", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 321,

0.9 mile below Big Beaver

Creek and ij miles south of

North.

Let 33°08'30", long 80°20'55",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 78,

0.2 mile below Walnut Branch

and 2.9 miles east of

Dorchester.

fSO

f8.7

396

560

1946,

1949-54,

1956-59

1949-50,

1959

1950-59

1959

5-19-59

5-18-59

5-28-59

9-21-59

7- 8-59

28.8

8.36

555

576

.86

Ashepoo River basin

1751 Ireland Creek at 

Walterboro, 

S. C.

Lat 32°54'15", long 80°40'05", 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 15 

at Walterboro, 1.6 miles above 

mouth.

Savannah River basi

1804 

1834.9

Tiger Creek near 

Lakemont, Ga.

Chauga River near 

Westminster, 

S. C.

Lat 34°47', long 83°25', at 

county highway bridge at Lakemont, Rabon County. 

Lat 34°39'50", long 83°09'40", 

at bridge on State road, 3.9 

miles above Toxaway Creek and 

3-f miles west of Westminster.

f35 1950, 

1959

9-21-59 42.0

n

f26

fas

1959 

1955-59

10-17-58 

5-14-59

26.6 

112

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station. 

f Approximately.
242 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1959 Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(oft)

Savannah River basin Continued

1850.5

1853

1866

1871

1873

1879

*1913

1917

1918

1919

1953

1963

1969

1971

1972

1975.3

*1975.5

1975.6

Big Eastatoe Creek

near Nine Times,

S. C.

Little River near

Salem, 3. C.

Conneross Creek at

Rlchland, S. C.

Lightwood Log

Creek near Hartwell, Ga.

Big Generostee

Creek near Stars

S. C.

Broadway Creek

near Anderson,

S. C.

Broad River above

Carlton, Ga.

South Pork Broad

River near

Comer, Qa.

Palling Creek near

Portsonia, Qa.

Long Creek near

Lexington, Ga.

Greenbrier Creek

near Appling,

Ga.

Horn Creek near

Colliers, S. C.

Butler Creek near

Augusta, Ga.

Holley Creek near

Kathwood, S. C.

McBean Creek at

McBean, Ga,

Sweetwater Creek

near Bonesville,

Ga.

Little Brier Creek

near Thomson,

Ga.

Sandy Run Creek

near Blyte, Ga.

Lat 34°56', long 82°53', 400 ft

above bridge on State road, ij

miles below Little Eastatoe

Creek, and 3 miles northwest

of Nine Times.

Lat 34°50', long 82°56', at

bridge on State road, ^ mile

below Stamp Creek and 4-J miles

southeast of Salem.

Lat 34°41', long 83°02', at

bridge on U. S. Highway 76, at

Richland, l£ miles above Richland Creek.

Lat 34°22', long 82°57', at

State Highway 77, ij miles

west of Hartwell, Hart County.

Lat 34°20'30", long 82°47'40",

S6o ft above mouth and 6£

miles southwest of Starr.

Lat 34°30'10", long 82°35'00",

at bridge on State road, 0.1

mile below Cupboard Creek and

3.8 miles east of Anderson.

Lat 34°04', long 83°01', at

State Highway 72, 2j miles

northeast of Carlton, Madison

County.

Lat 34°04', long 83°09', at

State Highway 72, 2 miles west

of Comer, Madison County.

Lat 34°00', long 82°49', at

county road, ij miles southwest of Portsonia, Elbert

County.

Lat 33°50', long 83°04', at

State Highway 10, 3| miles

southeast of Lexington, Oglethorpe County.

Lat 33°34', long 82°19', at

State Highway 47, 2 miles

north of Appling, Columbia

County.

Lat 33°39'05", long 82°04'25",

at bridge on State road, l.i

miles above mouth and 3.8

miles south of Colliers.

Lat 33°23', long 82°OC', at

State Highway 21, 6 miles

south of Augusta, Richmond

County.

Lat 33°21'35", long 81°48'40",

at bridge on State Highway 125,

1 mile below Town Creek and

2.2 miles northeast of

Kathwood.

Lat 33° 14', long 81° 57', at

State Highway 56 at McBean,

Richmond County.

Lat 33°26', long 82°27', at

State Highway 10, 0.8 mile

northwest of Bonesville,

McDuffie County.

Lat 33° 20', long 82° 27', at

State Highway 17, 2 miles

north of Happy Hollow,

McDuffie County.

Lat 33°18', long 82°15', at

State Highway 4, 3 miles west

of Blyte, Richmond County.

f49

fd5

40.6

f!4

f83

f26

760

f89

f44

f31

33.3

f 76

29.4

f87

70.0

7.46

f24

33.2

1955,

1959

1959

1949-52,

1954,

1956-59

1953,

1955,

1959

1951-52,

1954,

1956-59

1949,

1955,

1959

1943,

1953-54,

1959

1951-52,

1955,

1959

1943,

1953,

1955,

1959

1943,

1953,

1956,

1959

1943,

1951,

1953,

1955,

1959

1959

1951,

1953,

1955,

1959

1952-54,

1956-57,

1959

1951,

1953,

1955,

1959

1953,

1955,

1959

1951,

1953,

1955,

1959

1943,

1H53,

1955,

1959

9-16-59

9-16-59

5-14-59

10-16-58

5- 8-59

9-24-59

10-31-58

10-16-58

10-16-58

10-31-58

10-30-58

5-19-59

7- 9-59

10-10-58

9-11-59

10-28-58

10- 9-58

10- 9-58

10- 9-58

84.1

92.2

54.4

7.94

50.6

12.5

394

34.5

4.52

8.69

2.82

10.5

4.80

10.2

117

43.8

1.31

3.72

13.6

* Also a crest-stage station, 

f Approximately.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 

Crest-stage partial-record stations

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial -record stati

Station

No.

Station name

 - 

Location area

(sq mi) record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

James River basin

156

194

202

233

287

292

294

327

342

343

. 378

388

405

. 422

427

Cowpasture River

near Headwaters ,

Va.

Looney Mill Creek

near Buchanan,Va.

Calfpasture River

near West

Augusta, Va.

St . Marys River

near Steeles

Tavern, Va .

Cove Creek near

Covesville, Va .

North Fork Hardware River at

Red Hill, Va.

South Branch of

North Fork Hardware River near

North Garden, Va.

Schenks Branch at

Charlottesville,

Va.

Willis River at

Curds ville, Va.

Libtle Willis

River at Curdsville, Va.

Falling Creek near

Midlothian, Va .

North Branch Appomattox River

near Appomattox,

Va.

Flat Creek near

Amelia, Va.

Glebe Creek tributary near

Charles City,

Va.

Collins Run near

Providence Forge,

Va.

Lat 38°19'30", long 79°26'14",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 250,

1.2 miles west of Headwaters.

Lat 37°29'48", long 79°45'28",

5 miles southwest of Buchanan.

Lat 38°16'24", long 79°18'02",

1.5 miles east of West Augusta.

Lat 37°55'50", long 79°09'55",

3 miles east of Steeles Tavern.

Lat 37°52'06", long 78°43'32",

at bridge, 1.5 miles southwest

of Covesville.

Lat 37°58'03", long 78°37'04",

0.5 mile west of Red Hill.

Lat 37°57'21", long 78°39'35",

1.5 miles northwest of North

Garden .

Lat 38°02'30", long 78°28 I 30",

at Rugby Ave. in Mclntire Park,

Charlottesville.

Lat 37°25'44", long 78°27'35",

1 mile north of Curdsville.

Lat 37°24'38", long 78°27 I 35",

0.5 mile south of Curdsville.

Lat 37°27'15", long 77°35'20",

4 miles southeast of

Midlothian.

Lat 37°22'55", long 78°47'24",

3 miles northeast of

Appomattox.

Lat 37°23', long 7a = 03', at

bridge on State Highway 681,

6 miles northwest of Amelia.

Lat 37°22'05", long 77°04'15",

2 miles north of Charles City.

Lat 37°23'59", long 77°02'54",

2.E miles south of Providence

Forge .

11.3 .flK49-59

29.6

12.8

15.7

4.0

11.0

6.59

1.34

42.3

7.07

18.1

5.79

73

.7

2.84

1950-59

1949-59

1951-59

1944,

1950-59

1950-59

1949-59

1950-59

1950-59

1951-59

1951-59

1955-53

1947*,

1954-59

1948,

1951-59

1948,

1951-59

6- 2-59

9-30-5'd

6- 2-59

9-30-59

9-30-59

3-11-50

8-18-55

9-30-59

9-30-59

9-30-59

12-30-58

9-30-59

8- 8-59

9-30-53

12-30-58

12-23-58

10-22-58

4.10

8.05

4.01

4.43

8.2

8.89

8.84

10.0

8.86

7.99

6.43

4.68

6.95

5.84

8.63

2.18

4.55

305

3,100

1,180

1,080

1,560

a 850

a 7 50

4,030

3,050

580

(O

300

705

670

2,400

29

185

484

497

517

531.1

a531.7

535.3

Seacock Creek near

Ivor, Va.

Cypress Swamp near

Burdette, Va .

Rocky Run at

Lawrenceville,

Va.

Wildcat Swamp near

Jackson, N. C.

Cutawhiskie Creek

near Woodland,

N. C.

Chinkapin Swamp

Lat 36°55'28", long 76 0 55'48",

2 miles northwest of Ivor.

Lat 36°44'29", long 76°56'1B",

3 miles scuthwest of Burdette.

Lat 36°4,6'15", long 77°50'30",

0.8 mile northeast jf

Lawrenceville.

Lat 36°26', long 77°22', at

culvert on U. S. Highway 158,

4 miles northeast of Jackson,

Northampton Ccunty, and B^

miles above mouth.

Lat 36°18', long 77°12', at

bridge on State Highway 35,

2jL miles south of Woodland,

Northampton County, and 63

miles above Chapel Branch.

Lat 36°12', long 76°47', at

near Colerain, culvert on State Highway 350,

N. C. 0.8 mile above Peele Branch

and 1.0 mile west of Colerain,

Bertie County.

27.4

8.55

6.16

.7

11.8

8.89

1350-53

1950-53

1954-53

1355-53

1953-53

L953-53

12-30-58

12-30-58

12-29-58

4-13-59

4-13-59

4-13-53

5.57

4.65

£.17

22.75

20.85

20.75

430

220

(t)

34

138

160

t Discharge not determined.

* Oper ated as a continuous -record gaging station.
244 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cf3)

Roanoke River basir

613

686.1

686.6

690.3

708.1

710

714.1

751.6

75Z.3

759

772. 1

773.1

796

810.6

811.1

Nininger Creek

near Bedford, Va.

Vade Mecum Creek

tributary near

Moores Springs,

N. C.

Little Snow Creek

near Lawsonville,

N. C.

Belews Creek near

Kernersville,

N. C.

Jacobs Creek near

Wentworth, N. C.

Nicholas Creek

near Perrum, Va .

Matrimony Creek

near Leaksville,

N. C.

Moon Creek near

Yanceyville,

N. C.

South Country Line

Creek near Hightowers, N. C.

Lawsons Creek at

Turbeville, Va .

Cobbs Creek tributary near Leas-

" burg, N. C.

Storys Creek near

Roxboro, N. C.

Jolly Holly Branch

at Boydton, Va.

Smithwick Creek

tributary near

Williamston,

N. C.

White Oak Swamp

near Windsor,

N. C.

Lat 37°16"26", long 79°29'31",

4 miles south of Bedford.

Lat 36°24', long 80°19', at

culvert on State Highway 66, 2

miles above mouth and Z\ miles

west of Moores Springs, Stokes

County.

Lat 36° 28', long 80°10 r , at highway bridge, f mile above mouth

and 3j- miles southeast of

Lawsonville, Stokes County.

Lat 36°12', long 80°04', at

bridge on U. S. Highway 158,

4.7 miles above East Belews

Creek and 10 miles north of

S

rsville, Forsyth County.

20', long 79°50', at highridge, 7.3 miles southwest of Wentworth, Rockingham

County .

Lat 36° 52', long 80°03', at

bridge on State Highway 605, 5

miles northeast of Henry.

Lat 36°31'45", long 79°50'10",

at highway bridge, 0.5 mile

above Little Matrimony Creek

and 5 miles northwest of Leaksville, Rockingham County.

Lat 36°28', long 79*23', at highway bridge j mile below East

Prong and 5j miles northwest

of Yanceyville, Caswell County.

Lat 36° 19', long 79°18', at highway bridge, 1* miles above

Penson Creek and 3y miles west

of Hightowers, Caswell County.

Lat 36°36'41", long 79°01'28",

1 mile southeast of Turbeville.

Lat 36°23', long 79°10', li miles

south of Leasburg, Caswell County,

and iy miles above mouth.

Lat 36°24', long 79°01', at

culvert on State Highway 57,

\^ miles above Water Works

Lake and 2£ miles west of Roxboro, Person County.

Lat 36°40'38", long 78°23'13",

0.5 mile north of Boydton.

Lat 35°43'45", long 77°04'40",

at culvert on U. S. Highway 17,

£ mile above mouth and 9.5

miles south of Williamston,

Martin County.

Lat 36°04', long 76°59', at

bridge on U. S. Highway 13, J

mile above mouth and 6 miles

north of Windsor, Bertie

County.

4.77

bl

5.42

14.9

b!2

14

12.0

29.9

7.13

8.7

bl

2.04

3.60

a. 92

17.1

1949-59

1954-59

1954-59

1954-59

1954-59

1949-59

1958-59

1954-59

1954-59

1951-59

1954-59

1954-59

1954-59

1953-59

1953-59

12-29-58

8- 1-59

9-30-59

9- 7-59

12-28-58

12-28-58

9- -59

12-28-58

12-28-58

4-12-59

1959

12-28-58

10-22-58

4- -59

12-28-58

2.87

18.93

19.79

23.75

22.47

9.10

16.55

18.21

15.80

10.88

(d)

19.80

3.65

22.11

17.70

340

88

500

1,550

C480

(t)

(t)

1,380

(t)

(t)

*32

209

(t)

74

0495

Pamlico River basin

*812.1

817.1

825.4

826.3

*828.3

830.9

834.1

Shelton Creek near

Oxford, N. C.

Long Creek at Kittrell, N. C.

Wildcat Branch

near Mapleville,

N. C.

Harts Mill Run

near Tarboro,

N. C.

Fishing Creek near

Warrenton, N. C.

Beaverdam Swamp

near Heaths ville,

N. C.

Deep Creek near

Scotland Neck,

N. C.

See previous table.

Lat 36°14', long 78°27', at highway bridge, 0.7 mile west of

Kittrell, Vance County, and 2j

miles above mouth.

Lat 36°04', long 78°09', at

culvert Ij miles above mouth

and 5 miles east of Mapleville,

Franklin County.

Lat 35°56'00", long 77°36'40",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 64,

lj miles above mouth and 6.2

miles west of Tarboro, Edgecombe County.

See previous table.

Lat 36°17', long 77°42', at

culvert on State Highway 561,

3.5 miles northeast of Heaths -

ville, Halifax County, and 6

miles above Marsh Swamp.

Lat 36°10', long 77°28', at

culvert on State Highway 125,

3 miles west of Scotland Neck,

Halifax County, and 4j miles

above Canal Creek.

22.6

3.26

.35

9.08

44.7

9.44

11.7

1954-59

1954-59

1953-59

1953-59

1954-59

1953-59

1953-59

12-28-58

7-10-59

4- -59

10- -58

4- -59

12-29-58

4-13-59

17.84

16.59

22.15

19.73

16.48

19.64

17.76

(t)

350

72

161

680

210

255

* Also a low-flow partial-record station.

t Discharge not determined.

a Revised.

b About.

c Estimated.

d Peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 245

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Period 

of 

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage 

he Ight 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Pamllco River basln--Contlnued

842.4

845.2

845.7

Collie Swamp near

Everetts, N. C.

Upper Goose Creek

near Yeatsvllle,

N. C.

Acre Swamp near

Pinetown, N. C.

Lat 35°49'30", long 77°12'05",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 64,

1.6 miles west of Everetts,

Martin County.

Lat 35°31'25", long 76°53'23",

at culvert on U. S, Highway

264, 5 miles above mouth and

8j miles west of Yeatsvllle,

Beaufort County.

Lat 35°35'02", long 76°50'23",

at bridge on State Highway 32,

1 mile above mouth and 2j

miles southeast of Plnetown,

Beaufort County.

29.0

b2

(tt)

1953-59

1953-59

1953-59

10- -58

3- 7-59

2- -59

20.56

21.36

20.13

625

107

390

Neuse River basin

850.2

851.9

870.3

871.4

872.4

875.8

879.1

881.4

882.1

Stony Creek tributary near Hills

boro, N. C.

North Fork Little

River tributary

near Rougemont,

N. C.

Lick Creek near

Durham, N. C.

Lower Barton Creek

tributary near

Raleigh, N. C.

Stirrup Iron Creek 

tributary near

Nelson, N. C.

Swift Creek near

Apex, N. C.

Middle Creek near 

Holly Springs,

N. C.

Stone Creek near 

Newton Grove,

N. C.

Hannah Creek near

Benson, N. C.

884.2 Long Creek near

aeima, N. c.

905.6

907.8

909.6

918.1

*920.2

921.2

Lee Swamp tributary near

Lucama , N . C .

White Oak Swamp

tributary near

Wilson, N. C.

Nahunta Swamp near 

Pikeville, N. C.

Halfmoon Creek

near Fort Barnwell, N. C.

Palmetto Swamp 

near Vanceboro,

N. C.

Batchelders Creek 

near New Bern,

N. C.

Lat 36°03', long 79°02', at

culvert, 1 mile above mouth

and 4.2 miles southeast of

Hillsboro, Orange County.

Lat 36°12', long 79°01', at

culvert on State Highway 57,

1-j miles above mouth and 6

miles west of Rougemont,

Orange County.

Lat 35°58'50", long 78°44'20",

at culvert on State Highway 98

0.2 mile below Rocky Branch

and 8 miles east of Durham,

Durham County.

Lat 35°54'45", long 78°40'55" J

at culvert on State Highway 50

1.6 miles above mouth and 7

miles north of Raleigh, Wake

County.

Lat 35°53'10", long 78°49'40", 

0.5 mile above mouth and If

miles east of Nelson, Durham

County.

Lat 35°43', long 78°45', at highway bridge, 2f miles below

Williams Creek and 6 miles

east of Apex, Wake County.

Lat 35° 39', long 78°48', at 

culvert 1 mile above Oxford

Lake and 1.8 miles northeast o

Holly Springs, Wake County. 

Lat 35°20', long 78°22', at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 701 in

Johnston County, 1 mile above

mouth and 6.6 miles north of

Newton Grove.

Lat 35°24', long 78°31', at

culvert on U. S. Highway 301,

2 miles northeast of Benson,

Johnston County, and 3 miles

above Stony Fork.

Lat 35°38', long 78°15', at

culvert on State Highway 39,

2u miles above mouth and 7

miles northeast of Selma,

Johnston County.

Lat 35°38'20", long 78°01'40", 

1,000 ft above Atlantic Coast

Line RR. , 0.5 mile above mouth

and 1.1 miles southwest of

Lucama, Wilson County.

Lat 35°42'25", long 77°47'10", 

at culvert 1.9 miles above

mouth and 7 miles east of

Wilson, Wilson County.

Lat 35°30'40", long 77°59'00", 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 117,

100 ft below Atlantic Coast

Line RR. and 1 mile north of

Pikeville, Wayne County. 

Lat 35°18'00", long 77°21'15",

at bridge on State Highway 55, 

1.5 miles northwest of Fort

Barnwell, Craven County, and

2.3 miles above mouth.

See previous table.

Lat 35°09'00", long 77°10'20", 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 70,

2.1 miles below Rollover Creek

and 6.7 miles northwest of New

Bern, Craven County.

bl

1.43

13.6

.63

.25

19.5

8.23

27.9

- 2.59

6.87

2.52

2.60

18.6

4.87

24.2

33.6

1953-59

1954-59

1954-59

1954-59

1952, 

1954-59

1954-59

1954-59

1953-59

1953-59

1953-59

1953-59

953-59

353-59

953-59

953-59

953-59

12-28-58

12-28-58

4- -59

7-30-59

7-30-59

7-30-59

8-30-59

7-31-59

6- 5-59

4- -59

2- 6-53

3- 6-59

4-12-59

3- 6-59

3- 6-59

3- 6-59

19.93

21.61

19.91

22.57

49.53

21.81

22.91

22.39

23.17

21.97

22.79

20.98

17.23

19.61

21.11

16.10

51

121

705

208

148

1,200

370

1,010

808

310

(t)

88

(t)

380

650

220

* Also a low-flow partial-record station, 

t Discharge not determined. 

tt Indeterminate. 

b About.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Station

No.

Station name

-record s

area

(sq mi)

tations 

of

record

Continued

Annua

Date

1 maxim

Gage

height 

(feet)

urn

Discharge 

(cfs)

River basin Contir

322.3

925.2

926. Z

Tuckahoe Swamp

tributary near

Comfort, N. C.

Vine Swamp near

Kinston, N. C.

Upper Broad Creek

tributary near

(Jrantsboro,

N. C.

Lat 35°00', long 77° 56', at

culvert on State Highway 41,

lj miles above mouth and 5i

miles west of Comfort, Jones

County .

Lat 35°09', long 77°33', at

bridge on State Highway 12, 7

miles south of Kinston, Lenoir

County, and 9 miles above mouth.

Lat 35 "OS 1 , long 7 6° 56', at

bridge on State Highway 55, 1

mile above mouth and s| miles

west of Grantsboro, Pamlico

County.

3.35

5.64

3.31

1953-59

1953-59

1953-59

3- 7-59

3- 7-59

3- 6-59

22.50

23.03

20.67

250

575

216

White Oak River basin

*927.2

927.8

White Oak River at

Belgrade, N. C.

Bell Swamp near

See previous table.

Lat 34°42'04", long 77°14'01",

at culvert on State Highway

172, 1.1 miles southwest of

Hubert, Onslow County, and

2.0 miles above mouth.

53.3

4.95

1953-59

1953-59

3- 8-59 14.28

3- 6-53 21.69

840

280

New River basin

930.4

930.7

Southwest Creek

tributary near

Jacksonville,

N. C.

Southwest Creek

near Jacksonville, N. C.

Lat 34°47'20", long 77°33'10",

at culvert, J mile above mouth

and 10 miles northwest of

Jacksonville, Onslow County.

Lat 34°44'00", long 77°32'00",

at bridge on State Highway 53,

0.5 mile above Harris Creek

and 4.5 miles southwest of

Jacksonville, Onslow County.

bl

26.9

1953-59

1953-59

3- 7-59

3- 7-59

21.25

19.67

165

750

Fear River basir

932.9

966.6

967.4

970.1

979.1

985

1010.3

1014.8

*1018.9

1029.1

1029.3

Haw River near

Summerf ield,

N. C.

Rock Creek near

Whitsett, N. C.

Gun Branch near

Alamance, N. C.

Robeson Creek near

Pittsboro, N. C.

White Oak Creek

near Wilsonville,

N. C.

West Pork Deep

River near High

Point, N. C.

Palls Creek near

Bennett, N. C.

Sugar Creek near

Tramway, N. C.

Bear Creek near

Ooldston, N. C.

Dunhams Creek tributary near

Carthage, N. C.

Crane Creek near

Vass, N. C.

Lat 36°14', long 79°52', at highway bridge, 3.5 miles northeast

of Summerf ield, Guilford

County, and 6 miles above

Mears Pork Creek.

Lat 36°04', long 79°36', at

culvert on U. S. Highway 70A,

J mile above mouth and 2 miles

west of Whitsett, auilford

County.

Lat 36°04', long 79°29', at

bridge on State Highway 62,

1.1 miles north of Alamance,

Alamance County, and 1-J miles

above mouth.

Lat 35°43', long 79°13', at

culvert 500 ft above bridge on

O. S. Highway 64 and 1} miles

west of Pittsboro, Chatham

County .

Lat 35°45', long 79°01', at

bridge, 1 mile above mouth and

1 mile north of Wilsonville,

Chatham County.

Lat 36°00'15", long 79°58'42",

2,300 ft above bridge and High

Point Lake and 2.5 miles northeast of High Point, Ouilford

County.

Lat 35°33', long 79°30', at

culvert on State Highway 902,

2j miles southeast of Bennett,

Chatham County, and 6 miles

above mouth.

Lat 35°25', long 79°15', at

culvert, 1-jL miles above mouth

and 2 miles southwest of Tramway, Lee County.

See previous table.

Lat 35°19', long 79°23', at

culvert, |- mile above mouth

and 3^ miles southeast of

Carthage, Moore County.

Lat 35°17', long 79°16', at

bridge on U. S. Highway 1, \

mile above mouth and 2 miles

northeast of Vass, Moore

County.

26.3

14.4

5.02

1.13

23.6

32.1

3.01

.85

43.2

2.19

32.4

1954-59

1954-59

1954-59

1954-59

1954-59

1924-26*,

1929-58*,

1959

1954-59

1954-59

1952-59

1954-59

1954-59

8-29-59

7-10-59

12-28-58

7-10-59

12-28-58

9- 5-59

7-10-59

4-21-59

7-10-59

4-21-59

4-22-59

22 . 67

16.00

600

(t)

16.65

24.52

23.05

15.18

23.70

22.31

26.86

24.52

25.95

140

385

900

4,150

795

166

5,370

410

2,650

I

* Also a low-now partial-record station.

t Discharge not determined.

t Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

b About.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SJTES 247

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial -record stations Continued

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(aq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Cape Pear River basin Continued

1033.9

1040.8

1055.7

*1056.3

1062.4

a 1064.1

1069.1

1075.9

1076.2

1079.8

1086.1

1086.3

South Prong Anderson Creek near

Lllllngton,

N. C. e/

Reese Creek near

Fayetteville,

N. C.

Browns Creek near

Ellzabethtown,

N. C.

Turnbull Creek

near Elizabethtown, N. C.

Turkey Creek near

Turkey, N. C.

Stewarts Creek

tributary near

Warsaw, N. C.

Big Swamp near

Roseboro, N. C.

Northeast Cape

Fear River tributary near Mount

Olive, N. C.

Mathews Creek near

Pink Hill, N. C.

Limestone Creek

near Beulavllle,

N. C.

Pike Creek near

Burgaw, N. C.

Turkey Creek near

Castle Hayne,

N. C.

Lat 35°15'31", long 78°55'27"

(revised), at culvert on State

Highway 210, 2j miles above

mouth and 11 miles southwest

of Lillington, Harnett County.

Lat 35°04'49", long 78°47'45",

at bridge on old U. S. Highway

301, 3.2 miles above mouth and

4.3 miles northeast of Fayetteville, Cumberland County.

Lat 34°36'30", long 78°36'55",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 701,

1.5 miles south of Elizabethtown, Bladen County, and 3j

miles above mouth.

See previous table.

Lat 35°00', long 78°11', at

highway bridge, 1 mile north

of Turkey, Sampson County, and

2£ miles above mouth.

Lat 34°57', long 78°04', at

culvert on U. S. Highway 117,

5 mile above mouth and 3 miles

southeast of Warsaw, Duplln

County .

Lat 34° 59', long 78°34', at

bridge on State Highway 24, 4

miles northwest of Roseboro,

Sampson County, and 5 miles

above mouth.

Lat 35°11'05", long 77°57'35",

at culvert on State Highway

55, 1.4 miles above mouth and

5.9 miles east of Mount Olive,

Wayne County.

Lat 35°05'50", long 77°49'10",

at bridge on State Highway 111,

1 mile above mouth and 5j

miles northwest of Pink Hill,

Duplln County.

Lat 34°55'40", long 77°48'10",

at bridge on State Highway 24,

li miles west of Beulavllle,

Duplin County, and 2-j miles

above mouth.

Lat 34°30'00", long 77°54'10",

at culvert on U. S. Highway

117, 4.2 miles south of Burgaw,

Fender County, and 4.4 miles

above mouth.

Lat 34°23'50", long 77°54'50",

at bridge on State Highway 40

in Fender County, 3j miles

above mouth and 5 miles north

of Castle Hayne.

7.20

8.05

14.2

64.9

15.7

bl

32.3

.8

9.29

49.7

.55

10.2

1953-59

1953-59

1953-59

1949,

1953-59

1953-59

1953-59

1953-59

1953-59

1953-59

1953-59

1953-59

1953-59

4- -59-

7-31-59

3- 7-59

3- 7-59

3- 7-59

3- 6-59

4- -59

8- 4-59

3- 6-59

3- 8-59

3- 6-59

3- 7-59

21.70

20.64

19.19

21.88

22.02

24.20

20.29

20.69

21.58

22.89

22.33

23.42

180

340

340

520

810

142

535

76

570

1,420

178

640

Waccamaw River basin

1089.6

1096.4

Buckhead Branch

near Bolton,

N. C.

Wet Ash Swamp near

j Ash, N. C.

!

I

1100.2 Mill Branch near

Tabor City,

N. C.

Lat 34°20'51" (revised), long

78°26'20", at culvert on State

Highway 211, 1 mile above

mouth and 2.7 miles northwest

of Bolton, Columbus County.

Lat 34°02'17", long 78°30'13"

(revised), at bridge on State

Highway 130, 0.6 mile above

Flat Branch and 2.2 miles east

of Ash, Brunswick County.

Lat 34°11', long 78°48', at

culvert on U. S. Highway 701,

Z\ miles above mouth and 4-J

miles northeast of Tabor City,

Columbus County.

a!5.3

19.7

3.85

1953-59

1953-59

1953-59

3- 6-59

3- 6-59

3- 6-59

21.72

20.32

23.21

830

600

575

Pee Dee River basin

1113.4

1124.1

South Prong Lewis

Fork creek near

North Wilkesboro, N. C.

Fisher River near

Bottom, N. C.

Lat 36°11', long 81°22', at

culvert on U. S. Highway 421,

10 miles above North Prong

and 15 miles west of North

Wllkesboro, Wllkes County.

Lat 36°27", long 8G°46', at

highway bridge, 3 miles south

of Bottom, Surry County, and

5 miles above Little Fisher

River.

b!5

44.7

1955-59

1954-59

9-30-59

8-31-59

12.95

15.92

(t)

2,750

* Also a low-flow partial-record station.

t Discharge not determined.

a Revised.

b About.

e Formerly published as Anderson Creek tributary.
248 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station

No.

1140

1155.2

1155.4

1158.4

1174.1

1208.2

1221.8

1225.6

1226.1

1240.6

a 1241. 3

1254.1

1273.9

1280.4

1294.4

1295.3

1321.2

Station name

Ararat River near

Pilot Mountain,

N. C.

Logan Creek near

Smithtown, N. C.

South Deep Creek:

near Yadkinville,

N. C.

Fishers Branch

near Kerne rsville, N. C.

McClelland Creek:

near Statesville,

N. C.

Deal Branch near

Salisbury, N. C.

Flat Swamp Creek

near Lexington,

N. C.

Cabin Creek near

Jackson Hill,

N. C.

Beaverdam Creek

tributary near

Denton, N. C. f/

North Prong Clarke

Creek near

Huntersvllle,

N. C.

Mallard Creek near

Charlotte, N. C.

Chinkapin Creek

near Monroe,

N. C.

Palmetto Branch at

Ansonvllle, N. C.

Cheek Greek near

Pekln, N. C.

South Fork Jones

Creek near

Morven, N. C.

Little Creek near

Pee Dee, N. C.

Bridge Creek tributary at Johns,

N. C.

Location

Drainage 

area

(sq ml)

Period 

of

record

Annual maximum

Date

Pee Dee River basin Continued

Lat 36°22', long 80°32', at dam

li miles above Pilot Creek and

4} miles southwest of Pilot

Mountain, Surry County.

Lat 36°13', long 80°34', at

culvert on State Highway 67,

1.0 mile south of Smithtown,

Yadkin County, and 9 . 5 miles

above Spillman Greek.

Lat 36°08', long 80°46', at highway bridge, 6.7 miles west of

Yadkinville, Yadkin County,

and 15,5 miles above North

Deep Creek.

Lat 36°06', long 80°06', at

culvert on State Highway 150,

2 miles above mouth and 2.1

miles southwest of Kernersville, Forsyth County.

Lat 35°57', long 80°57', at

culvert on State Highway 115,

2.2 miles above mouth and 12

miles northwest of Statesville,

Iredell County.

Lat 35°45', long ao"50> at

culvert on U. S. Highway 601,

3£ miles above mouth and 5f

miles north of Salisbury,

Rowan County.

Lat 35°44'05", long 80°06'35",

at culvert 1.6 miles above

Rocky Meadow Branch and 10

miles southeast of Lexington,

Davidson County.

Lat 35° 34 '57", long 80°09'12",

at culvert on State Highway 8,

0.6 mile north of Jackson Hill,

Davidson County, and 4 miles

above mouth.

Lat 35°32', long 80"05', at

culvert on State Highway 109,

3£ miles above mouth and 7i

miles south of Denton, Davidson County.

Lat 35°25'13", long 80°47'54",

at highway bridge, 1.0 mile

above South prong and 3 miles

east of Huntersville, Mecklenburg County.

Lat 35°19'05", long 80°44'15",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 29,

above Toby Creek, 6 miles

northeast of Charlotte,

Mecklenburg County.

Lat 35°03', long 80*30', at highway bridge, 2£ miles above

Stewarts Creek and 5 miles

northeast of Monroe, Union

County.

Lat 35°06'03", long 80°07'll",

at culvert, 0.2 mile west of

Ansonvllle city limits, Anson

County, and 3.5 miles above

mouth .

Lat 35°12'37", long 79°50'49",

at bridge on State Highway 731,

1.4 miles east of Pekin, Montgomery County, and 5 miles

above mouth.

Lat 34°51', long 80°06', at

bridge on State Highway 742,

Si- miles west of Morven, Anson

County, and 9f miles above

mouth .

Lat 34°55'06", long 79°54'42",

at culvert on State Highway 85,

1.9 miles above unnamed tributary, and 2.8 miles southwest

of Pee Dee, Anson County.

Lat 3'"42' (revised), long 79°27',

at culvert on U. S. Highway

501, 0.2 mile north of Johns,

Scotland County, and 0.7 mile

above mouth.

287

1.08

19.5

a2.21

1.6

3.88

4.24

10.8

a2.93

3.61

b21

8.49

bl

14.6

17.3

a. 34

a6.23

1938,

1940,

1947,

1953-59

1954-59

1954-59

1954-59

1954-59

1954-59

1954-59

1954-59

1954-59

1954-59

1954-59

1954-59

1953-59

1954-59

1954-59

1954-59

1953-59

9-30-59

12-28-58

9- 2-59

7-21-59

9-30-59

7-28-59

4- -59

12-28-58

7-10-59

7- -54

8- -55

3-16-56

2- -57

11-19-57

8- 9-59

9-30-59

9-30-59

4- -59

9- 1-59

2- -59

7- -59

4- -59

Gage

height

(feet)

101.10

19.69

22.13

17.43

17.17

21.20

23.48

19.04

20.60

21.26

18.11

16.80

16.28

18.22

22.25

22.12

20.78

20.78

19.52

16.72

18.47

19.41

Discharge

(cfs)

7,900

103

1,180

133

156

820

450

(t)

330

1,780

640

390

318

660

2,450

2,410

(t)

122

745

695

(t)

100

t Also a low-flow partial-record station.

a Revised.

b "About.

f Formerly published as Beaverdam Creek.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 249

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Period 

of 

record

Annual maximum

Date

Oage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Pee Dee River basin Continued

1335.9

1339.6

1343.8

Beaverdam Creek

near Aberdeen,

N. C.

Raft Swamp near

Red Springs,

N. C. £/

Tenmlle Swamp near

Lumberton, N. C.

Lat 35°00 1 42", long 79°26'50",

at culvert on U. S. Highway 15

In Scotland County, 1.0 mile

above mouth and 8.3 miles

south of Aberdeen (revised).

Lat 34°52', long 79"10', at

highway bridge In Hoke County,

2j miles below Hodglns Pond

and 3j miles northeast of Red

Springs .

Lat 34°43'35", long 788 59'30",

at culvert on U. S. Highway

301, 0.9 mile above Companys

Mill Pond and 7.7 miles north

of Lumberton, Robeson County.

4.66

39.8

16.1

1953-59

1953-59

1953-59

4-13-59

5- -59

2- -59

20.47

20.31

20.75

70

680

(t)

Santee River basin

1381.8

1409.8

1418.9

1425.1

1433.1

1468.9

1504.2

1524.2

1526.1

Caleb Branch tributary near

Marion, N. C.

Carroll Creek near

Collettsvllle,

N. C.

Duck Creek near

Taylorsvllle,

N. C.

Hagan Creek near

Catawba, N. C.

^

South Fork Catawba

River tributary

near Llncolnton,

N. C.

East Fork Twelve

Mile Creek near

Waxhaw, N. C.

Camp Creek near

Rutherfordton,

N. C.

Big Knob Creek

near Fallston,

N. C.

Sugar Branch near

Boiling Springs,

N. C.

Lat 35°39', long 81°55', at

culvert on State Highway 26,

1 mile above mouth and 5 miles

southeast of Marion, McDowell

County.

Lat 350 53'21", long 81°44'18",

at bridge In Burke County, 0.9

mile above mouth and 5.0 miles

southwest of Collettsvllle.

Lat 35° 54', long 81°18', at

bridge on State Highway 127,

1 mile above mouth and 8 miles

west of Taylorsvllle, Alexander County.

Lat 358 40', long 81°08', at

culvert on State Highway 10,

li miles above McLln Creek

and 4? miles southwest of

Catawba, Catawba County.

Lat 35°27'45", long 81°13'20",

at culvert 2 miles east of

Llncolnton, Lincoln County,

and 2.6 miles above mouth.

Lat 34°58', long 80°43', at highway bridge, 3.0 miles above

mouth and 3.4 miles northeast

of Waxhaw, Union County.

Lat 35° 28', long 81° 54', at

bridge, 1.1 miles above Little

Camp Creek and 7 miles northeast of Rutherfordton, Rutherford County.

Lat 35°29'35", long 81.°32'25",

at highway bridge, 2.5 miles

above mouth and 5 miles north

of Fallston, Cleveland County.

Lat 35°15'00", long 81°37'15",

at culvert on State Highway

150, ^ mile above mouth and

2.7 miles east of Boiling

Springs, Cleveland County.

bl

2.76

18.6

7.80

bl

42.3

13.1

16.3

1.42

1955-59

1955-59

1954-59

1954-59

1954-59

1954-59

1955-59

1953-59

1954-59

1959

9- 7-59

9-30-59

8- 4-59

9-30-59

9- 7-59

9-30-59

9-30-59

9-30-59

(d)

21.36

16.37

21.27

21.39

25.5

16.37

10.42

24.45

<27

430

1,380

875

136

(t)

(t)

1,170

760

Combahee River basin

1760 Combahee River 

near Yemassee,

Lat 32°42'25", long 80°49'35", 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 21, 

0.2 mile upstream from Atlantic 

Coast Line RR. bridge and 1.8 

miles northeast of Yemassee.

hi, 100 1951-57*, 

1957-59

3- 7-59 10.16 9,850

Savannah River basin

*1375.5 Little Brier Creek 

near Thomson, 

Oa.

Lat 33°20', long 82°27 ' , McDuffie 

and Warren Counties, at State 

Highway 17, and 2 miles south 

of Happy Hollow.

h24 1952-59 3- 6-59 7.66 470

* Also a low-flow partial-record station.

t Discharge not determined.

t Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

b About.

d Peak: stage did not reach bottom or gage.

g Formerly published as Big Raft Swamp.

h Approximately.
250 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Measurements at miscellaneous sites

Measurements of streamflow at points other than gaging stations or partial-record 

stations are given in the following table. Those that are measurements of base flow are 

designated by an asterisk (*); measurements of peak flow by a dagger (t).

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1959

Stream Tributary to Location

Dra Inage 

area 

(sq ml)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

James River basin

Westhampton

Lake Outlet.

Upham Brook . .

Do ........

Big Creek. . . .

Pinch Out

Creek.

North Double

Creek.

North Double

Creek tributary.

Snow Creek. . .

Do.... ....

Town Fork

Creek.

Neatmans

Creek.

Buffalo Creek

Redbank Creek

Lick Creek, , .

Belews Creek.

East Belews

Creek.

Belews Creek.

* Base flow

James River &

Kanawha

Canal .

Chickahominy

River.

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

Dan River. . . .

Big Creek. . . .

Pan River. . . .

North Double

Creek.

Dan River. . . .

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

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

Town Fork

Creek.

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

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

Dan River. . . .

Belews Creek .

Dan River. . . .

t Peak f

Lat 37°34'3£", long 77°32'21",

at culvert and roadway on

University of Richmond

grounds in western section

of Richmond, Va .

Lat 37°35'56", long 77 "29 '16",

at concrete arch culvert at

Richmond, Fredericksburg and

Potomae RR. , 1.6 miles northwest of city limits, Richmond, Va.

Lat 37°35'54", long 77°28'02",

at triple box culvert at

Virginia Highway 161, Richmond, Va .

Roanoke River basl

Lat 36°28', long 80°22', at

highway bridge, 0.1 mile

above Pinch Out Creek and

3 miles south of Francisco,

Stokes County, N. C.

Lat 36°28', long 80°22', at

highway bridge, ^ mile above

mouth and 3 miles south of

Francisco, Stokes County,

N. C.

Lat 36°26', long 80°19', at

highway bridge, 14 miles

above mouth and ij miles

north of Vade Mecum, Stokes

County, N. C.

Lat 36°26', long 80°19 ' , at

highway bridge, 5 mile

northwest of Vade Mecum,

Stokes County, N. C., and

1^ miles above mouth.

Lat 36° 28', long 80° 09', at

highway bridge, 1 mile

below Little Snow Creek,

and 3 miles west of Prestonville, Stokes County, N. C.

Lat 36°24', long 80°08', at

highway bridge, 0.1 mile

above mouth and 2j miles

west of Dlllard, Stokes

County, N. C.

Lat 36°16', long 80°16', at

highway bridge, Ij miles

above Forsyth County line

and 2j miles east of Poplar

Springs, Stokes County, N. C.

Lat 36° 17', long 80°16', at

highway bridge, 2& miles

northwest of Qermanton,

Stokes County, N. C.

Lat 36°16', long 80°13', at

highway bridge, J- mile

above mouth and l£ miles

northeast of Qermanton,

Stokes County, N. C.

Lat 36° 17', long 80" 10', at

highway bridge, ^ mile

above mouth and l£ miles

southwest of Walnut Cove,

Stokes County, N. C.

Lat 36° 17', long 80°08', at

highway bridge, -f mile

above mouth and 1 mile

south of Walnut Cove, Stokes,

County, N. C.

Lat 36°14', long 80°04', at

bridge on State Highway 65,

at Belews Creek, Forsyth

County, N. C., 1.0 mile

above East Belews Creek.

Lat 36°12', long 80°03' at

highway bridge, 2^ miles

southeast of Grimms Crossroads, Forsyth County, N. C.,

and 3-J- miles above mouth.

Lat 36°16', long 80°03', at

highway bridge, 2f miles

above West Belews Creek and

5^ miles southwest of

Walnut Cove, Stokes County,

N. C.

low.

2.53

7.20

17.0

18.7

11.6

12.0

10.2

22.6

43.2

20.5

16.2

19.5

16.7

13.5

22.8

4.63

34.5

1955-56

1955

8- 8-59

8- 8-59

8- 8-59

9-24-59

9-24-59

9-24-59

9-24-59

9-24-59

9-24-59

9-24-59

9-24-59

9-24-59

9-24-59

9-24-59

9-24-59

9-24-59

9-24-59

t3,600

t4,860

t6,330

*8.44

*4.07

*3.22

*1.35

*10.2

*15.2

*6.43

*3.82

*1.29

*5.75

*3.30

*5.62

*2.54

*15.1
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 251

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1959 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Roanoke River basin Continued

Weat Belews

Creek.

Pawpaw Creek.

Hogan Creek. .

Jacobs Creek.

Rockhouse

Creek.

Buffalo Creek

Do ........

Matrimony

Creek.

Town Creek

Town Creek

tributary.

Hogans Creek.

East Prong

Moon Creek.

East Prong

Moon Creek

tributary .

Country Line

Creek.

South Country

Line Creek.

Penson Creek.

North Hyco

Creek.

Do ........

Belews Creek.

Mayo River ...

Dan River. . . .

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

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

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

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

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

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

Town Creek . . .

Dan River. . . .

Moon Creek. . .

East Prong

Moon Creek.

Dan River. . . .

Country Line

Creek.

South Country

Line Creek.

Hyco River. . .

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

Lat 36 8 16', long 80°04', at

highway bridge, 3 miles

above mouth and 4j- miles east

of Walnut Cove, Stokes

County, N. C.

Lat 36°30'15", long 79°57'45",

at highway bridge, ^ mile

above mouth and 4 miles

northwest of Stonevllle,

Rocklngham County, N. C.

Lat 36°20', long 79°58', at

highway bridge, £ mile east

of Ellisboro, Rocklngham

 County, N. C., and 5j miles

above mouth.

Lat 36°23', long 79°53 r , at

bridge on State Highway 704,

1 mile above mouth and 5£

miles east of Madison, Rockingham County, N. C.

Lat 36"24', long 79°48', at

highway bridge, 1^ miles

west of Wentworth, Rockingham County, N . C . , and 2£

miles above mouth.

Lat 36°29', long 79°51', at

highway bridge, 4j miles

above mouth and 5 miles west

of Leaksvllle, Rockingham

County, N. C.

Lat 36°28', long 79°48', at

highway bridge, 1 mile above

mouth and 5.5 miles east of

Stonevllle, Rockingham

County, N. C.

Lat 36°29', long 79°47', at

bridge on State Highway 770

In Leaksville , Rockingham

County, N. C., and 0.9 mile

above mouth.

Lat 36°29', long 79°42', at

highway bridge, 1 mile above

mouth and 3 miles southeast

of Leaksville, Rockingham

County, N. C.

Lat 36°29', long 79°42', at

highway bridge, 0.3 mile

above mouth and 4 miles

southeast of Leaksville,

Rockingham County, N. C.

Lat 36°£4 r , long 79°32', at

highway bridge, 1-J miles

below Jones Creek and 8

miles northeast of Reidsville, Rocklngham County,

N. C.

Lat 36°£5', long 79°25', at

highway bridge, 4 miles

above mouth and 4 miles west

of Yanceyville, Caswell

County, N. C.

Lat 36°25', long 79°25', at

highway bridge, J mile above

mouth and 4 miles west of

Yanceyville, Caswell County,

N. C.

Lat 36°22', long 79°26', at

highway bridge, 1 mile above

Hostler Branch and 1 mile

south of Locust Hill,

Caswell County, N. C.

Lat 36°19', long 79°18', at

highway bridge, ij miles

above Penson Creek and 3^

miles west of Hightowers,

Caswell County, N. C.

Lat 36°21', long 79°19', at

highway bridge, ^ mile above

mouth and 3j miles northeast

of Fitch, Caswell County,

N. C.

Lat 36°19', long 79°14', at

highway bridge, ^ mile above

Lynch Creek and 1 mile southeast of Hightowers, Caswell

County, N. C. 

Lat 36°24 r , long 79°12', at

highway bridge, 14- miles

above Cobbs Creek and 2j

miles west of Leasburg,

Caswell County, N. C.

12.0

7.61

16.1

36.0

19 . 3

7.17

21.4

25 3

12 5

2.54

40.1

6.07

5.30

21.7

7.13

11.2

15.2

44.0

1955,

1957

1954

1954

1954

1954

1954

1954

1953

9-24-59

9-24-59

9-24-59

9-24-59

9-24 59

9 -Q5-59

9-25-59

9 25-59

9-25-59

9-25-59

9-25-59

9-25-59

9-25-59

9-24-59

9-24-59

9-24-59

9-24-59

9-24-59

*4.25

*2.09

*5.39

*10.6

*5.02

*2 .09

*4.90

*7.22

*2 .22

*.46

n.oo

*1.00

*1.02

*3.07

*.22

*.16

*.56

*4.30

* Base flow.
252 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

plgfha-pgp measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1959 Continued

Stream Tributary to

Reedy Fork

Creek.

South Hyco

Creek.

Do ........

Richland

Creek .

Maho Creek. . .

Mill Creek...

Etheridge

Swamp.

Conoho Creek.

Smlthwlck

Creek.

Welch Creek. .

North Hyco

Creek.

Hyco River. . .

South Hyco

Creek.

Hyco River. . .

Maho Creek. . .

Conoho Creek.

Roanoke River

Sweetwater

Creek.

Roanoke River

Kendrick

Creek tributary.

Do ........

Kendrick

Creek tributary No. 2

Main Canal . . .

Kendrick

Creek.

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

Kendrick

Creek tributary No. 1

Kendrick

Creek.

Location

Roanoke River basin Conti

Lat 36°27', long 79°11', at

highway bridge, J mile above

mouth and 1 mile southwest

of Osmond, Caswell County,

N. C.

Lat 36°21', long 79°08', at

highway bridge, 2 miles

north of Hesters Store,

Person County, and 2^- miles

above Mill Creek, N. C.

Lat 36°25', long 79°06', at

highway bridge, £ mile above

Richland Creek and lj miles

west of Longs Store, Person

County, N. C.

Lat 36°25', long 79°06', at

highway bridge, ^ mile above

mouth and l£ miles west of

Longs Store, Person County,

N. C.

Lat 36°26', long 78°53', at

highway bridge, ij- miles

above Donaldson Creek and

2f miles southeast of

Gentrys Store, Person Counts

N. C.

Lat 36°27', long 78°54', at

, highway bridge, l£ miles 

above mouth and lj miles

southeast of Gentrys Store,

Person County, N. C.

Lat 35°58'30", long 77°18'35",

at highway bridge, % mile

above mouth and J mile north

of Oak City, Martin County,

N. C.

Lat 35°58'20", long 77°17'50",

at highway bridge, £ mile

below Etheridge Swamp and J

mile northeast of Oak City,

Martin County, N. C.

Lat 35°46'00", long 77°03'00",

at highway bridge, 1-J miles

above Dog Branch and 4£- miles

east of Bear Grass, Martin

County, N. C.

Lat 36°46'05", long 76° 48' 30",

at highway bridge, ^ mile

northwest of Hinson, Washington County, N. C.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

nued

16.3

29.9

59.8

8.25

16.8

8.50

a24

a!7

11.6

a20

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Kendrick Creek basin

Lat 35°51'21", long 76°37"37",

at highway bridge, 0.7 mile

above mouth and 1.7 miles

southwest of Roper, Washington County, N. C.

Lat 35"53 1 22", long 76°35'02",

at highway bridge, 2.0 miles

northeast of Roper, Washington County, N. C., and 2.7

miles above mouth.

Lat 35°53'22", long 76°35'32",

at highway bridge, 0.2 mile

above mouth and 1.6 miles

northeast of Roper, Washington County, N. C.

Lat 35°52'49", long 76°36'42",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

64 at Roper, Washington

County, N. C., and 0.7 mile

above mouth.

32

-

b25

Measurements

Date

9-24-59

9-25-59

9-25-59

9-25-59

9-25-59

9-25-59

6-23-59

6-23-59

6-23-59

6-23-59

6-23-59

6-23-59

6-23-59

6-23-59

Discharge 

(cfs)

*0

*.83

*.34

*.31

*1.14

*1.06

*0

*0

*0

*.003

*0.05

*0

*0

*4.19

Deep Creek basin

Deep Creek. . . Albermarle

Sound.

Lat 35°55'06", long 76°29'24",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

64, 2.4 miles northwest of

Scuppernong, Washington

County, N. C., and 6.6 miles

above mouth.

b7 6-23-59 *0

Pamlico River basin

Pishing Creek

Jordan Creek.

Tar River. . . .

Coon Creek.. .

Lat 36°15'40", long 78°35'10",

at bridge on State Highway

96, 0.5 mile above mouth and

1.4 miles north of Clay, Granvllle County, N. C.

Lat 36°19'30", long 78°34'50",

at Southern Ry. bridge, 1.2

miles north of Oxford, Granvllle County, N. C., and 1.5

miles above mouth.

12.6

7.58

1 1958

1958

10-17-58

10-29-58

10-17-58

10-29-58

*0.95

*1.88

*.55

*.62

* Base flow.

a About.

b Approximately.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 253

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1959 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfsf

Pamllco River basin Continued

Coon Creek . . .

Sapony Creek.

Beech Branch.

White Oak

Swamp.

Possumquarter

Creek.

Pishing Creek

Bens Creek. . .

Little Pishing Creek.

Town Creek. . .

Conetoe Creek

Conetoe Creek

tributary.

Do ........

Conetoe Creek

Crisp Creek. .

Conetoe Creek

tributary

No. Z.

Conetoe Creek

tributary

No. 3.

Conetoe Creek

Tyson Creek. .

Johnsons Mill

Run.

Tar River. . . .

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

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

Swift Creek . .

Pishing Creek

Tar River. . . .

Little Pishing Creek.

Pishing Creek

Tar River. .. .

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

Conetoe Creek

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

Tar River. . . .

Conetoe Creek

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

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

Tar River. . . .

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

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

Lat 36°16'00", long 78°34'00",

at highway bridge, 1 mile

west of Dlckerson, l£ miles

above mouth and 3 miles south

of Oxford, Oranville County,

N * C .

Lat 35°55'30", long 78°02'50",

at highway bridge, 3.9 miles

southeast of Spring Hope,

Nash County, N. C., and 14.4

miles above mouth.

Lat 36°02' long 77°45', at

bridge, \ mile southwest of

Battleboro, Edgecrombe County,

N. C., and 7 3 miles above

mouth .

Lat 36°05'10", long 77°38'54",

at highway bridge, \ mile

northwest of Qethsemane,

Edgecombe County, N. C., and

7?- miles above mouth.

Lat 36°24', long 78°08', 1 mile

southeast of Warrenton, Warren

County, N. C., and 3j miles

above mouth.

Lat 36°12', long 78°01', at

bridge on State Highway 561,

{ mile below Shooco Creek and

4 miles southwest of Essex,

Halifax County, N. C.

Lat 36°23', long 77°56', at

highway bridge, \ mile below

Enon Church Branch and 3 miles

southwest of Littleton, Warren

County, N. C.

Lat 36°15', long 77°53', at

highway bridge, Ij- miles below

Bear Swamp and Ef miles southeast of Hollister, Halifax

County, N. C.

Lat 35°49'05", long 77°51'35",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 301

0.8 mile north of Elm City,

Wilson County, N. C., and 23

miles above mouth. 

Lat 35°5E'30", long 77°E3'40",

at highway bridge, 3j miles

south of Coakley, Edgecombe

County, N. C., and 4 miles

above Crisp Creek.

Lat 35°54'E51', long 77°E2'15",

at bridge at Fountain Park,

Edgecombe County, N. C., and

3 miles above mouth. 

Lat 35°52'E5", long 77°E3'25",

150 ft above mouth and 1 mile

north of Mayos Crossroads,

Edgecomb County, N. C.

Lat 35°50'00", long 77°25'00",

at highway bridge, \ mile

above Crisp Creek and 2^ miles

northeast of Conetoe, Edgecombe County, N. C.

Lat 35°50'15", long 77°22'55",

at bridge in Edgecombe County,

2 miles above mouth and 2

miles north of Bethel, N. C.

Lat 35°48'40", long 77°27'05",

at highway bridge, \ mile

above mouth and J mile southeast of Conetoe, Edgecombe

County, N. C.

Lat 35°46'00", long 77°E9'25",

at highway bridge, 0.6 mile

above mouth and 1.4 miles

east of Penny Hill, Pitt

County, N. C.

Lat 35°4E'55", long 77°28'40",

at highway bridge, 1 mile

northwest of Bells Crossroads,

Pitt County, N. C., and 1^

miles above mouth.

Lat 35°41'15", long 77°30'20",

at highway bridge, 1 mile

below Lawrence Run and 1 mile

south of Falkland, Pitt

County, N. C.

Lat 35°39'25", long 77°E4'10",

at highway bridge, 1 mile

above mouth and 3j miles

north of Greenville, Pitt

County, N. C.

24.9

12. E

1.98

5.97

1.45

205

8.87

163

5.21

12 3

6.85

11.0

E9.8

17.4

8.78

11.0

99.1

E0.6

18 . 3

1958

1958

1958

1958

1958

1958

1958

1958

1954-55,

1958

10-29-58

10-16-58

10-15-58

10-30-58

10-24-58

10-14-58

10-15-58

10-14-58

11-12-58

11-24-58

10-13-58

6-23-59

6-E3-59

6-E3-59

6-E3-59

6-E3-59

6-E3-59

6-E3-59

6-E3-59

fi-P^-^Q

6-24-59

*2.63

*.70

*1.1E

*.76

*.62

*76.1

*2.13

*32.5

*49.2

*47.6

*.52

* ,08

*0

*.02

*.40

*.07

*£ . 54

*E.54

*1E.3

*£ . 68

*1 "J. > Q7y i

* Base flow.
254 DISCHARGE AT PAETIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1959 --Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(eta)

Pamilco River basin Continued

Moyes Run. . . .

Chlcod Creek.

Cow Swamp ....

Hunting Run . .

Meadow Branch

Briery Swamp.

Old Ford

Swamp .

Cherry Run . . .

Broad Creek. .

Beaverdam

Swamp.

Tar River. . . .

do

Chicod Creek.

Grindle Creek

Tranters

Creek.

do

Aggie Run. . . .

Tranters

Creek.

Pamilco River

Broad Creek. .

Lat 35°37'25", long 77°16'15",

at highway bridge , \ mile

above Baldwin Swamp and l£

miles east of New Belden,

Pitt County, N. C.

Lat 35°31'45", long 77°10'50",

at highway bridge, 2% miles

south of Grimesland, Pitt

County, N. C., and 2j miles

above Cow Swamp,

Lat 35°32'00", long 77°13'30",

at highway bridge, 1 mile

above mouth and 3 miles southwest of Grimesland, Pitt

County, N. C.

Lat 35°40'10", long 77°15'40",

at highway bridge, 2 miles

above mouth and 3£ miles

northwest of Pactolus, Pitt

County, N. C.

Lat 35°42'10", long 77°12'20",

at highway bridge, 1 mile

above mouth and 3j- miles east

of Stokes, Pitt County, N. C.

Lat 35°42'20", long 77°14'30",

at highway bridge, 1^ miles

southeast of Stokes, Pitt

County, N. C., and 3y miles

above mouth.

Lat 35°37'55", long 77°03'55",

at highway bridge, £ mile

south of Mlneola, Beaufort

County, N. C., and l£ miles

above Latham Creek.

Lat 35°35'10", long 77°04'05",

at highway bridge, 2 miles

above mouth and 3 miles north

of Washington, Pitt County,

N. C.

Lat 35°34'39", long 76°56'51",

at highway bridge, 1.2 miles

north of Alligoods, Beaufort

County, N. C., and 3.4 miles

above Beaverdam Swamp.

Lat 35°34'26", long 76°55'53",

at bridge on Slatestone Rd.,

1.3 miles northeast of Alligoods, Beaufort County, N. C.,

and 4.6 miles above mouth.

9.25

17.1

17.3

8.88

5.74

13.8

a 30

6.20

a. 8

al.8

1957

1949-50

1958

6-23-59

6-23-59

6-23-59

6-23-59

6-23-59

6-23-59

6-23-59

6-23-59

6-23-59

6-23-59

*1.78

*0

*0

*0

*0

*.05

*.34

*.002

*.004

*0

Smith Creek. .

Austin Creek.

Hatters

Branch.

Neuse River. .

Smith Creek..

do

Lat 35°58', long 78 g 29', at

bridge on State Highway a8,

i mile above Austin Creek and

1^ miles east of Wake Forest,

Wake County, N. C.

Lat 35° 58', long 78°29', at

highway bridge, 0.2 mile above

mouth and ij miles southeast

of Wake Forest, Wake County,

N. C.

Lat 35°58', long 78°30', at

bridge on State Highway 98,

1 mile east of Wake Forest,

Wake County, N. C., and l£

miles above mouth.

3.00

4.64

1.77

1958

12-23-58

12-23-58

12-23-58

*2.26

*2.73

*1.11

Lockwoods Folly River basin

Middle Swamp.

Half Hell

Branch .

Royal Oak

Swamp.

River Swamp. .

Middle Swamp.

Lockwoods

Folly River.

Lat 34°03'10", long 78°09'10",

at Half Hell Rd., 0.8 mile

above Half Hell Branch and

1.1 miles southwest of Bolivia,

Brunswick County, N. C.

Lat 34°02'35", long 78°09'20",

at culvert, 0.5 mile above

mouth and 1.7 miles south of

Bolivia, Brunswick County,

N. C.

Lat 34°01'55", long 78°17'00",

at bridge on State Highway

211 and 1.3 miles northwest of

Supply, Brunswick County, N. C.

9.33

1.40

17.1

1956 9-16-59

6- 6-59

9-16-59

6- 6-59

6-24-59

9-16-59

*3.65

*.08

*.24

*14.8

*2.12

*20.7

Shallotte River basin

McMilly Swamp

Branch.

* Base flow 

a About.

Shallotte 

River.

Lat 33°57'40", long 78°25'55", 

at culvert, 0.9 mile above 

mouth and 2.8 miles west of 

Shallotte, Brunswick County, 

N. C.

0.5 mile above mouth and 0.7 

mile southwest of Shallotte, 

Brunswick County, N. C.

1.74 6- 5-59 

9-16-59

9-16-59

*1.12 

*.86

*.13
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 255

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous altea during water year 1959 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Waccamaw River basin

Jockey Branch

tributary.

Middle Swamp.

Soules Swamp .

Orlssett

Swamp.

Jockey Branch

Elkton Swamp.

White Marsh..

Seven Creeks .

Lat 34°19'05", long 78°36'20",

at Hallsboro, Columbus County,

N. C., and 0.6 mile above

mouth .

Lat 34° 27 '25", long 78° 33 '30",

at bridge on State Highway

Ell, J mile above mouth and

2 miles east of Elkton,

Bladen County, N. C.

Lat 34°19'30", long 78°48'55",

at Chadbourn, Columbus County,

N. C., and 0.2 mile above

Horsepen Branch.

Lat 34° 09', long 78° 47', at

highway bridge, 1 mile north

of Iron Hill, Columbus County,

N. C., and 2f miles above

Toms Pork.

-

3.7

.51

22.3

1940-42*

7- 9-59

8-18-59

9- 2-59

6-24-59

7- 9-59

9- 4-59

9-27-59

7-10-59

8-15-59

9-24-59

*0.04

*.02

*.10

*0

*.22

*.07

*0

*4.82

*0

*.87

Pee Dee River basin

Big Mountain

Creek.

Do ........

Little Mountain Creek.

Mountain

Creek.

Cartledge

Creek.

Bells Creek..

Marks Creek. .

Whites Creek

tributary.

Pee Dee River

Black Creek. .

Do ...... .

Do. .....

Jefferies

Creek.

Bridge Creek

tributary.

Mountain

Creek.

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

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

Pee Dee River

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

Rocky Pork

Creek.

Pee Dee River

Whites Creek.

Atlantic

Ocean.

Pee Dee River

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

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

Bridge Creek.

Lat 35°10'31", long 79°47'03",

at highway bridge, 0.1 mile

above Silver Creek and 3.5

miles west of Norman, Richmond County, N. C.

Lat 35°07 r , long 79°49', at

bridge on State Highway 73,

3-jj miles above Little Mountain Creek and 5 miles northwest of Ellerbe, Richmond

County, N. C.

Lat 35°05'20", long 79°50'00",

at highway bridge, 0.2 mile

above mouth and 4.2 miles

east of Ellerbe, Richmond

County, N. C.

Lat 35°05'19", long 79°50'07",

at highway bridge, 0.1 mile

below Little Mountain Creek

and 2.5 miles northwest of

Lenzton, Richmond County,

N. C.

Lat 35°01'06", long 79°49'08",

at highway bridge, 0.3 mile

above Treeces Branch and 4.9

Richmond County, N. C.

Lat 35°02'17" J long 79°42'10",

at highway bridge, 0.2 mile

above mouth and 4.0 miles

southeast of Ellerbe, Richmond County, N. C.

Lat 34°51'00", long 79°45'03",

at bridge on State Highway 77,

0.5 mile below Seaboard Air

Line Ry. and 4.1 miles southwest of Hamlet, Richmond

County, N. C.

Lat 34°48', long 79°46', at

bridge at State line, at

Osborne, Richmond County, N.C.

Lat 34°32', long 79°50 r , at

bridge on U. S. Highway 15,

ij mile below Cedar Creek and

1-J miles northeast of Society

Hill, S. C.

Lat 34°23'15", long 80°03'50",

at bridge on State road at

Hartsville, S. C., 0.1 mile

below Seaboard Air Line RR.

bridge . 

Lat 34°23', long 79°54', at

bridge on county road, £ mile

above U. S. Highway 52 and l£

miles southwest of Dovesville,

S. C. 

Lat 34° 16', long 79°47', at

bridge on State road, 2j miles

above High Hill Creek and 5

miles southeast of Darlington,

S . C .

Lat 34°08'05", long 79°37'55",

at bridge on State Highway

327 at Claussen, S. C., 1.4

miles above Middle Branch.

Lat 34°42', long 79°27', at

culvert on U. S. Highway 501,

£ mile north of Johns, Scotland County, N. C. , and f

mile above mouth.

15.6

33.4

24.1

64.7

13.5

8.72

21.2

3.58

7,980

-

_

6.23

1940-42*

1950-58

1957-58

1957-58

1954

6-24-59

6-24-59

6-24-59

6-24-59

6-25-59

6-24-59

6-25-59

6-25-59

6-26-59

5-19-59

4-30-59

5-13-59

5-13-59

5-21-59

5-13-59

5-21-59

5-13-59

5-20-59

6-25-53

*6.51

*7.11

*6.43

*12.6

*13.2

*2.40

*2.77

*25.6

*3.51

1,950

277

256

236

287

333

323

*96 . 5

57.5

*.3

* Base flow.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.
256 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1959 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Pee Dee River basin Continued

Lelth Creek. .

Lelth Creek

tributary.

Gum Swamp

Creek.

Upper Beaverdam creek.

Lower Beaverdam creek.

Do.. ......

Big Shoe Heel

Creek.

Little Shoe

Heel Creek.

Big Shoe Heel

Creek.

Jordan Creek.

Juniper Creek

Jordan Creek.

Big Shoe Heel

Creek tributary.

Drowning

Creek.

East Prong

Drowning

Creek.

Drowning

Creek,

Bridge Creek.

Lelth Creek. .

Little Pee

Dee River.

Gum Swamp

Creek.

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

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

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

Little Pee

Dee River.

Big Shoe Heel

Creek .

Little Pee

Dee River.

Big Shoe Heel

Creek.

Jordan Creek.

Big Shoe Heel

Creek.

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

Lumber River.

Drowning

Creek.

Lumber River.

Lat 34°47'39", long 79°27'46%

100 ft above bridge on

Laurinburg and Southern RR.,

150 ft above culvert on

U. S. Highway 15 and 1.2

miles north of Laurinburg,

Scotland County, N. C.

Lat 34°45'45", long 79°25'17",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

74, below Seaboard Air Line

RR., 2i miles east of Laurinburg, Scotland County, N. C.

Lat 34°55'46", long 79°34'23",

at highway bridge, 0.3 mile

below Mill Creek and 2.8

miles southeast of Cognac,

Richmond County, N. C.

Lat 34°50'31", long 79°33'09",

at highway bridge, 1.7 miles

above mouth and 2.3 miles

north of Laurel Hill, Scotland County, N. C.

Lat 34°46'24", long 79°32'32",

at bridge on State Highway

79, 0.6 mile above mouth and

0,9 mile southwest of Springfield, Scotland County, N. C.

Lat 34°50'42", long 79° 37 '19",

at highway bridge, 1.2 miles

below Klngsbury Creek and

2.2 miles northwest of Old

Hundred, Scotland County,

N. C.

Lat 34°45'27", long 79°32'51",

at highway bridge, 0.3 mile

above mouth and 1.8 miles

north of Masons Cross, Scotland County, N. C.

Lat 34°52'56\ long 79°23'17",

at highway bridge, 0.4 mile

west of Spring Hill, Scotland County, N. C., and 1.1

miles above Little Shoe Heel

Creek.

Lat 34°52'05", long 79°23' 56",

at highway bridge, 0.7 mile

above mouth and 2.3 miles

southwest of Wagram, Scotland County, N. C.

Lat 34°50'47", long 79°22'46",

at highway bridge, 1.5 miles

below Little shoe Heel Creek

and 3.0 miles southeast of

Wagram, Scotland County,

N. C.

Lat 34°52'14", long 79°29'07",

at highway bridge, 1.1 miles

below Monroe Mill Pond dam

and 1.3 miles south of Silver

Hills, Scotland County, N. C.

Lat 34°53'02", long 79°27'08",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

15, 1.8 miles west of Silver

Hill, Scotland County, N. C.,

and 2.2 miles below Beaver

Dam Creek .

Lat 34°48'28", long 79°24'32",

at highway bridge, 0.8 mile

below Juniper Creek and 3.9

miles northeast of Laurinburg, Scotland County, N. C.

Lat 34"45', long 79°22', at

culvert on U. S. Highway 74

at Maxton, Robeson County,

N. C., and 1^- miles above

mouth .

Lat 35°17', long 79°42', at

highway bridge 1 mile below

Norfolk and Southern RR.

and 2 miles east of Candor,

Montgomery County, N. C.

Lat 35*15', long 79°40', at

highway bridge, £ mile

above mouth, and 3j miles

southwest of Klberta, Moore

County, N. C.

Lat 35°12'20", long 79°39'43",

at highway bridge, 2.1 miles

west of Jackson Springs,

Moore County, N. C., and 4.4

miles above Jackson Creek.

7.51

5.2

16.4

6.23

11.0

12.2

34.3

4.61

8.62

17.2

10.6

19.1

51.6

1.39

.66

7.41

28.3

1954

6-24-59

9-23-59

6-25-59

6-24-59

6-24-59

6-25-59

6-25-59

5-27-59

6-25-59

7- 8-59

6-25-59

6-26-59

5-13-59

6-25-59

6-25-59

6-25-59

6-11-59

6-26-59

6-11-59

6-24-59

9-25-59

5-12-59

6-24-59

8-28-59

9-11-59

6-24-59

8-28-59

*0.89

*2.98

*1.35

*19.1

*7.73

*4.60

*15.7

*34.8

*38.0

*27.7

*2.86

*2.28

*22.6

*7.47

*11.8

*22.4

*77.8

*38.8

*.91

*.55

*.46

*3.89

*2.79

*2.46

*2.81

*5.14

*17.0
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 257

Stream Tributary to Location area 

(sq ml)

previously 

(water 

years )

Date Discharge 

(ofs)

Pee Dee River basin Continued

Drowning

Creek.

Naked Creek. .

Rocky Ford

Branch .

Naked Creek. .

Deep Creek. . .

Horse Creek..

Aberdeen

Creek .

Aberdeen

Creek tributary.

Drowning

Creek.

Beaver Dam

Creek.

Quewhlffle

Creek.

Mountain

Creek.

Hills Creek

Drowning

Creek.

Buffalo Creek

Lumber River.

Do ........

Lumber River.

Drowning

Creek.

Naked Creek..

Drowning

Creek.

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

Horse Creek. .

Drowning

Creek.

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

Aberdeen

Creek.

Lumber River.

Drowning

Creek .

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

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

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

Lumber River.

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

Little Pee

Dee River.

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

Lat 35°05'03", long 79"34'59",

at highway bridge, 0.6 mile

above Naked Creek and 5.2

miles southeast of Derby,

Richmond County, N. C.

Lat 35°10'40", long 79°41'56",

at highway bridge lj miles

east of Norman, Montgomery

County, N. C., and 4.7 miles

above Rocky Ford Branch.

Lat 35°07'26", long 79°39'48",

at highway bridge, 0.5 mile

above mouth and 2.2 miles

southwest of Derby, Richmond

County, N. C.

Lat 35°04'55", long 79° 35 '22",

at highway bridge, 0.7 mile

above mouth and 4.2 miles

northwest of Hoffman, Richmond County, N. C.

Lat 35°07'55", long 79°29'35",

at highway bridge, 1 mile

east of Roseland, Moore

County, N. C., and 5.3 miles

above mouth.

Lat 35"07'23", long 79 0 32'34",

at highway bridge, 2 miles

southwest of Roseland, Moore

County, N. C., and 3 miles

above mouth.

Lat 35°05'10", long 79°30'59",

at highway bridge, 1.7 miles

above mouth and 3.2 miles

west of Addor, Moore County,

N. C.

Lat 35°10'36", long 79°26'21",

at highway bridge, 2.2 miles

southeast of Pinehurst, Moore

County, N. C., and 3.5 miles

above Rays Mill Creek.

Lat 35°07'36", long 79°25'42",

0.2 mile above mouth and 0.3

mile south of Aberdeen, Moore

County, N. C.

Lat 35°01'24", long 79°26'36",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

15, 1.3 miles above Quewhiffle Creek and 5.8 miles

west of Hoffman, Richmond

County, N. C.

Lat 35°00'42", long 79°26'50",

at culvert on U. S. Highway

15 In Scotland County, 1.0

mile above mouth and 8.3

miles south of Aberdeen,

N. C.

Lat 35°02'56", long 79°25'01",

at highway bridge, 0.8 mile

west of Pine Hill, Hoke

County, N. C., and 3.3 miles

above mouth.

Lat 35°00'50", long 79°23'25",

at highway bridge, 2.1 miles

above mouth and 3.7 miles

southwest of Montrose, Hoke

County, N. C.

Lat 34°58'57", long 79°24'19",

at highway bridge, 0.9 mile

above mouth and 6.7 miles

west of Timberland, Hoke

County, N. C.

Lat 34°58'27", long 79°22'42",

at highway bridge, 1.6 miles

below Mountain Creek and 1.6

miles northeast of Oak Hill,

Scotland County, N. C.

Lat 34°58'30", long 79°21'30",

at highway bridge, 1.4 miles

above mouth and 4.4 miles

southwest of Timberland, Hoke

County, N. C.

Lat 34°52'38", long 79°20'42",

at highway bridge, 1.4 miles

southeast of Wagram, Scotland

County, N. C., and 7.8 miles

below Buffalo Creek. 

Lat 34°44', long 79°18' ) at

highway bridge ? mile west of

Daystrom, Robeson County,

N. C., and 3^ miles above Gum

Swamp .

81.7

8.94

5.40

38.2

10.5

20.0

41.3

3.91

.84

247

4.66

17.8

9.97

6 26

307

10.5

340

376

1954

1954

1940-42*,

1952

1954

1954

6-25-59

6-26-59

6-25-59

6-25-59

6-26-59

6-26-59

6-26-59

6-16-59

6-26-59

5-19-59

6-16-59

9-26-59

9-24-59

6-24-59

6-24-59

6-19-59

6-24-59

6~24~59

6-24-59

8- 7-59

6-24-59

6-26-59

5-21-59

8- 7-59

*39.8

*7.31

*4.37

*28.0

*14.7

*14.7

*38.0

*5.34

*3.44

*1.02

*.55

».85

*232

*5.20

*17.2

*9.58

*9.41

*214

*523

*6.74

245

*457

*785

* Base flow.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.
258 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1959 Continued

Stream -

Gum Swamp ....

Bear Swamp . , ,

Lumber River.

Raft Swamp . . .

Raft Swamp

tributary.

Raft Swamp

tributary

No. 2.

Raft Swamp. . .

Little Raft

Swamp.

Raft Swamp . . .

Lumber River.

Jacob Swamp. .

Lumber River.

Marsh Swamp. .

Marsh Swamp

tributary.

Little Marsh

Swamp.

Do ........

Tenmile Swamp

Big Swamp. . . .

Bryant Swamp.

Tributary to

Lumber River.

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

Little Pee

Dee River.

Lumber River.

Ra f t Swamp . . .

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

Lumber River.

Raft Swamp. . .

Lumber River.

Little Pee

Dee River.

Lumber River.

Little Pee

Dee River.

Qallberry

Swamp .

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

Big Swamp ....

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

Lumber River.

Big Swamp ....

Location

Pee Dee River basin Con

Lat 34°44', long 79°16', at

highway, 1^ miles above 1

mouth and 1-J miles northwest of Redbanks , Robeson

County, N. C.

Lat 34°38', long 79°05', at

highway, J mile above mouth

and 4i miles west of Lumberton, Robeson County, N. C.

Lat 34°38', long 79°03', at

bridge, lj miles above Raft

Swamp and 2-f miles west of

Lumberton, Robeson County,

N. C.

Lat 34°56', long 79°15', at

bridge, 1 mile above unnamed

tributary and 5 miles west

of Dundarrach, Hoke County,

N. C.

Lat 34°56', long 79°14', at

bridge -- mile above mouth

and 3£ liles south of Raeford, Hoke County, N. C.

Lat 34°55', long 79°14', at

bridge, \ mile above mouth

and Z miles northwest of

Antioeh, Hoke County, N. C.

Lat 34°52', long 79°10', at

bridge in Hoke County, 2-j

miles below Hodgins Pond and

3^ miles northeast of Red

Springs, N. C.

Lat 34°53', long 79°14' , at

bridge, 1^ miles west of

Antioch, Hoke County, N. C.,

and 10j miles above mouth.

Lat 34°40', long 79°04' , at

highway, 2.5 miles above

mouth and 5 miles east of

Moss Neck, Robeson County,

N, C.

Lat 34°37', long 79°01', at

Second Street Bridge at

Lumberton, Robeson County,

N. C., 1 mile below Saddletree Swamp.

Lat 34°35', long 78°59', at

bridge on U. S. Highway 74,

1 mile above mouth and 3£

miles south of Lumberton,

Robeson County, N. C.

Lat 34°31'45", long 78°56'05",

1,6 miles above Qum Swamp

and 4.0 miles northwest of

Orrum, Robeson County, N. C.

Lat 34°54', long 79°09', at

highway bridge, l£ miles

above McNeills Pond dam and

2 miles south of Dundarrach,

Hoke County, N. C.

Lat 34°55', long 79°10', at

highway bridge, l£ miles

south of Dundarrach, Hoke

County, N. C., if miles above

mouth .

Lat 34°56', long 79°07', at

highway bridge, lj miles

below Aberdeen and Rockfish

RR., and 2.\ miles east of

Dundarrach, Hoke County,

N. C.

Lat 34°52', long 78°58', at

highway bridge, 3^ miles

southeast of Parkton. Robeson

County, N. C., and 7^ miles

above mouth.

Lat 34°43'35", long 78°59'30",

at culvert on U. S. Highway

301, 0.9 mile above Companys

Mill Pond and 7.7 miles

north of Lumberton, Robeson

County, N. C.

Lat 34°35', long 78°51', at

bridge on State Highway Ell,

2.4 miles aobve Peter Swamp

and 4.7 miles northwest of

Blade nboro, Bladen County,

N. C.

Lat 34°32'35", long 78°46'15",

at highway bridge, 0.3 mile

above Oaky Swamp and 1.1

miles east of Bladenboro,

Bladen County, N. C.

Drainage 

area 

{sq mi)

tinued

34.9

26.2

502

7.12

10_.0

8.43

39.8

14.1

167

712

13.6

752

4.58

3.72

3.60

35 9

16.1

380

8.09

Measured

previously 

(water 

years )

1954

1954

1954

1954

1954

1954

Measu

Date

6-24-59

6-24-59

6-25-59

8- 5-59

8-25-59

9- 3-59

6-24-59

6-24-53

6-24-59

6-25-59

6-25-59

6-24-59

8-11-59

6-23-59

8- 6-59

6-25-59

6-24-59

8- 6-59

9-10-59

6-25-59

6-25-59

6-25-59

6-26-59

6-25-59

6 -25 -59

9-24-59

6-25-59

rements

Discharge 

(cfs)

*0-.24

*0

*265

*1 , 030

*350

*430

*1.12

*.15

*2.46

*5.60

*2.10

*12.7

*45.5

*234

*1,130

*0

*228

*1,170

*990

*.12

* . 08

*0

#2 90

*0

*31.0

*42.6

*0
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 259

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1959 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Pee Dee River basin--Continued

Porter Swamp.

Cow Branch. . .

Lumber River.

Gapway Swamp.

Ashpole Swamp

Old Field

Swamp.

Machine

Branch.

Hog Swamp ....

Alligator

Branch.

Do ........

Mitchell

Swamp.

Lumber Rirer.

Porter Swiunp.

Little Pe<s

Dee River.

Lumber Ri rer.

do

Hog Swamp ....

Old Field

Swamp.

Ashpole Swamp

Bear Swamp. . .

Hayes Swanp. .

Lat 34°20'48", long 78°55'55",

at bridge on State Highway

242, 0.1 mile below Dunn

Swamp and 1.6 miles north of

Cerro Gordo, Columbus County,

N. C.

Lat 34°22'50", long 78°57'24",

at highway bridge, 1.8 miles

above mouth and 3.7 miles

southwest of Evergreen,

Columbus County, N. C.

Lat 34°19', long 79°02', 1 mile

below Porter Swamp, at Pair

Bluff, Columbus County, N. C.

Lat 34°16'50", long 79°02'20",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

76, at State line, 2.6 miles

south of Pair Bluff, Columbus,

N. C.

Lat 34°24'58", long 79°07'16",

at bridge on State Highway

41, 1.0 mile above Hog Swamp

and 3.3 miles north of

Marietta, Robeson County,

N . C .

Lat 34°31', long 79°06', at

bridge on State Highway 41,

1 mile north of Pairmont,

Robeson County, N. C., and

3j miles above mouth.

Lat 34°30'30", long 79°06'35",

at bridge on Walnut Street

at Pairmont, Robeson County,

N. C., and 0.4 mile above

mouth .

Lat 34°25'33", long 79°06'32",

at bridge, 1.3 miles above

mouth and 3.8 miles west of

Barnesville, Robeson County,

N. C.

Lat 34°22'40" J long 79°08'20",

at culvert on State Highway

41, 1.1 miles west of Marietta, Robeson County, N. C.

Lat 34°22 I 10", long 79°08'00",

at culvert 0.6 mile west of 

Marietta, Robeson County,

N. C., and 1.9 miles above

mouth.

Lat 34°32', long 79°19', at

highway bridge, l£ miles west

of Rowland, Robeson County,

N. C., and 2 miles above

South Carolina line.

56.9

19.4

1,550

45.3

93.9

13.7

3.78

65.0

1.10

2.06

4.57

6-26-59

6-26-59

6-26-59

6-26-59

6-25-59

6-26-59

6-26-59

6-25-59

5-21-59

6-12-59

7-22-59

8-26-59

9-27-59 

5-21 59

6-12-59 

7-22-59

8-26-59

9-27-59

5-14-59

6-12-59

8-12-59

*0

*0

*359

*0

*0

*.10

*.07

*0

*.31

*.04

*.23

*.14

*.15 

*.43

*0 

*.18

*.14

*.28

*1.17

*.24

*.10

Mitchell 

Swamp.

Ramsey Creek.

Wateree River

Broad River. .

Do ........

Hickory Creek

Hayes Swanp. .

Catawba Ri.ver

Santee River.

Congaree

River.

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

Broad River. .

Lat 34°32', long 79°19', at 

highway bridge, l£ miles west 

of Rowland, Robeson County, 

N. C., and 2 miles above 

South Carolina line.

Santee River basin

Lat 35°26'46", long 80°55 1 37",

at highway bridge, 1.6 miles

above mouth and 5.5 miles

west of Caldwell, Mecklenburg County, N. C.

Lat 33°56'50\ long 80°37'40",

at bridge on U. 3. Highway

76, 400 ft below Colonels

Creek and 6.1 miles northeast

of Eastover, 3. C.

Lat 35°29'42", long 82°16'25",

at bridge in Buncombe County,

below Plat Creek, 3.1 miles

north of Bat Cave, N. C. 

Lat 35°27'11", long 82°17'27",

at bridge on U. 3. Highway

74, at Bat Cave, Henderson

County, N. C., 0.1 mile above

Hickory Creek.

Lat 35°28'40", long 82°21'01",

at bridge at Qerton, Henderson County, N. C., 4.3 miles

above mouth.

4.57

5.28

5,540

33.6

40.6

1.52

1957

1951-58

5-14-59 

6-12-59 

8-12-59

4- 8-59

11- 3-58

11-24-58

12-18-58

1-15-59

2-19-59

3-20-59

4-21-59

5-21-59

6-11-59

7-16-59

8-11-59

9- 8-59

6- 9-59

7- 9-59

6- 9-59

7- 9-59

6- 9-59

7- 9-59

8-10-59

8-25-59

*1.17 

*.24 

*.10

*3.67

1,250

2,190

3,260

6,620

9,360

7,460

9,080

6,310

5,040

12,200

7,910

10,100

*75.6

*38.1

*89 . 1

*51.2

*2.21

*.67

*.50

*.28
260 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Stream

Reedypatch

Creek.

Broad River. .

Do ........

Cleghorn

Creek.

Vernon Creek.

Qreen River..

White oak

Creek tributary No . 2 .

Bracketts

Creek .

Bracketts

Creek tributary.

Second Broad

River.

Do ........

Sandy Run

Creek.

First Broad

River.

Do ........

First Broad

River tributary.

Brushy Creek.

Hickory Creek

Tributary to Location

WJ-d-LIlclfec

area 

!sq ml)

previously 

(water 

years)

Santee River basin Continued

Broad River. .

Conga re e

River.

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

Broad River..

Green River. .

Broad River. .

rfhiteoak

Creek tributary.

Ployds Creek.

Bracketts

Creek.

Broad River . .

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

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

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

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

First Broad

River.

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

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

Lat 35°27'00", long 82°17'17",

at bridge at Bat Cave,

Henderson County, N. C., and

0.1 mile above mouth.

Lat 35°26'39", long 82°16'12",

at highway bridge, 0.9 mile

above Fall Creek and 2.8

miles west of Chimney Rock,

Rutherford County, N. C.

Lat 35°26', long 82°15', at

highway bridge, J mile below

Fall Creek and 1 mile west

of Chimney Rock, Rutherford

County, N. C.

Lat 35°22', long 80°57', i

mile south of Rutherfordton,

Rutherford County, N. C.,

and 6 miles above mouth.

Lat 35°12'54", long 82°26'50",

at highway bridge, 0.3 mile

above mouth and 1.2 miles

southwest of Tuxedo, Henderson County, N. C.

Lat 35°12'52", long 82°26'31",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

25, 0.1 mile below Vernon

Creek and 1.1 miles southwest of Tuxedo, Henderson

County, N. C.

Lat 35°15', long 82°11', £

mile southeast of Columbus,

Polk County, N. C., and l£

miles above mouth.

Lat 35°19', long 81°53', at

highway bridge, ly miles

southwest of Forest City,

Rutherford County, N. C.,

and 4f miles above mouth.

Lat 35"20', long 81"52", at

highway bridge, i mile southwest of Forest City, Rutherford County, N. C., and J

mile above mouth.

Lat 35°24', long 81°52', 3£

miles west of Washburn,

Rutherford County, N. C.

Lat 35°18', long 81°48'. at

Southern Ry. bridge, £ mile

above Webbs Creek, and 2j

miles east of Alexander Mills

Rutherford County, N. C.

Lat 35°14'40", long 81°41'40",

at highway bridge, lj miles

west of Boiling Springs,

Cleveland County, N. C., and

2 miles above Qreg Creek.

Lat 35°26'55", long 81°36'10",

at highway bridge, 0.2 mile

below Stoney Run Creek and

3.2 miles northeast of Polkville, Cleveland County,

N. C.

Lat 35°24'55", long 81°33'40",

at bridge on State Highway

182, at Lawndale, Cleveland

County, N. C., and 0.8 mile

below Maple Creek.

Lat 35°18'05", long 81 0 33'25",

at Shelby, Cleveland County,

N. C., and 0.5 mile above

mouth .

Lat 35°20'25", long 81°37'00",

at highway bridge, 1.0 mile

above Little Creek and 1.0

mile northeast of Washburn,

Cleveland County, N. C.

Lat 35°14'40", long 81°33'50",

at highway bridge, £ mile

above Little Hickory Creek

and 3f miles south of Shelby,

Cleveland County, N. C.

12.4

64.5

67.8

1.08

2.04

33.4

.24

3.48

.59

89.6

a!90

54.7

133

191

.62

15.1

14.6

1925-28 c

Date

5-19-59

6- 9-59

8-10-59

6-10-59

7-10-59

6-10-59

7-10-59

7-27-59

5-19-59

6-16-59

7- 1-59

6-16-59

6-29-59

6-16-59

6-29-59

5- 7-59

6-17-59

7- 6-59

8- 4-59

9- 9-59

5- 6-59

6-18-59

6-29-59

7-28-59

9-11-59

9-22-59

5- 6-59

6-18-59

6-29-59

7-28-59

9-11-59

9-21-59

5- 6-59

6-18-59

7-29-59

9-15-59

5-19-59

6-11-59

6-22-59

7- 7-59

9-17-59

5- 5-59

5-18-59

9- 3-59

9-29-59

6-11-59

7- 9-59

9-16-59

6-10-59

7- 9-59

9-16-59

9-21-59

6-11-59

6-30-59

8-12-59

8-11-59

5-19-59

8-13-59

Discharge 

(cfs)

*14.5

*22.3

*12.9

*134

*66.3

*141

*71.0

*92.4

*2.33

*2.20

*1.35

*5.70

*3.92

*85.9

*59.9

*.32

*.40

*.37

*.41

*.47

*3.95

*3.21

*2.89

*4.12

*4.86

*2.72

*.88

*1.06

*1.08

*1.54

*1.37

*.95

*81.7

*72.8

*64.7

*78.8

*161

*218

*152

*122

*176

*63.5

*57.4

*51.9

*36.1

*107

*81.2

*123

*223

*114

*167

*140

*.27

*.35

*.61

*13.2

*12.6

*7.86

* Base flow.

a About.

c Continuous-record gaging station at site 2^ miles downstream.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 261

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1959 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Santee River basin Continued

Pilot Branch.

Buffalo Creek

Buffalo Creek

tributary.

Buck Creek . . .

Lawson Pork

Creek .

Do........

Hamilton

Creek.

Georges Creek

Wilson Creek.

Fairground

Creek .

Unnamed

tributary.

Coronaca

Creek.

Muddy Pork . . .

Broad River..

Buffalo Creek

Pacolet River

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

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

Georges Creek

Saluda River.

Ninety Six

Creek.

Wilson Creek.

do

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

Lat 35°14'40", long 81°21'20",

above sewage effluent outfall,

0.3 mile above unnamed tributary and 0.8 mile northwest

of Kings Mountain, Cleveland

County, N. C.

Lat 35°15'20", long 81°27'30",

at highway bridge, £ mile

below Muddy Pork and 5j miles

southeast of Shelby, Cleveland

County, N. C.

Lat 35° 11 '10", long 81° 27 '10",

at highway bridge, l£ miles

north of Grover, Cleveland

County, N. C., and 2j miles

above mouth.

Lat 35°06', long 81°53' , at

bridge on State road, 1 mile

above mouth and lj miles

northwest of Mayo, S. C.

Lat 34°57'35", long 81°54'40",

at bridge on State road at

Spartanburg, S. C., 0.1 mile

below Chinquepln Creek.

Lat 34°56'50", long 81°48'00",

at bridge on county road, 1.2

miles east of Glendale, S. C.,

and 2.0 miles below Pourmlle

Branch.

Lat 34°50'50", long 82°31'40",

at bridge on State road, 0.6

mile above mouth and 4.6 miles

east of Easley, S. C.

Lat 34°50'00", long 82°29'50",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

123A, 0.5 mile below Little

Georges Creek and 5.6 miles

west of Greenville, S. C.

Lat 34°12'10", long 82°08'10",

at culvert on State Highway

72 bypass, at Greenwood,

S. C., 1.4 miles above Stockman Branch.

Lat 34°12'05", long 82°07'55",

at Greenwood, S. C., 0.4 mile

above mouth which is 0.6 mile

above Stockman Branch. 

Lat 34°12'40", long 82°06'50",

at culvert on State road, 1.2

miles above mouth which Is

2.0 miles above Coronaca

Creek, and 2.1 miles northeast of Greenwood, S. C. 

Lat 34°13'00", long 82°04'10",

at bridge on State road, 0.6

mile above mouth and 3.9

miles northwest of Ninety Six,

0.50

116

1.59

30

70

-

-

-

-

1950-52,

1955

1952,

1954-55,

1957

7- 6-59

8-18-59

9- 2-59

9-11-59

7- 6-59

8-18-59

9- 2-59

9-11-59

6- 4-59

8-25-59

9-23-59

6-15-59

8-17-59

9-23-59

9-29-59

5-12-59

4-17-59

4-24-59

5-12-59

4 24~59

5-12-59

5-20-59

6- 3-59

6-11-59

5-20-59

6- 3-59

6-11-59

12-10-58

12-10-58

12-10-58

12-10-58

*1.00

*1.03

*1.57

*1.40

*65.5

*63.0

*67.5

*90.8

*2.13

*1.36

*.94

*110

*91.5

*82.0

*80.8

*40.9

106

138

*76.1

162

*101

10.2

8.31

*5.62

59.7

62.8

*37.6

*.23

*.10

*.19

*6.19

Combahee River basin

Salkehatchle 

River.

Turkey Creek.

Salkehatchie 

River.

Little Salkehatchle 

River.

Combahee 

River.

Salkehatchle 

River.

Combahee 

River.

Salkehatchle 

River.

Lat 33°14'25", long 81°24'30", 

at bridge on State Highway 

64, 2.7 miles west of Barnwell, S. C., and 4.0 miles

above Turkey Creek. 

Lat 33°14'10", long 81°22'10", 

at Atlantic Coast Line Railroad trestle at Barnwell,

S. C., 2.0 miles above mouth. 

Lat 33°12'35", long 81°21'20", 

at bridge on State Highway 

28, 0.1 mile below Turkey 

Creek and 2.4 miles south of

Barnwell, S. C. 

Lat 33°15'10", long 81°09'40", 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 

321, 2.2 miles north of

Govan, S. C., and 2.4 miles

below Gall Branch.

64.6

-

109

43.5

1949

4-28-59

9-14-59

9-14-59

4-28-59

*43.3

*18.8

*79.0

*19.9

Savannah River basin

Chattooga

River.

Clear Creek. .

Tugaloo River

West Pork

Chattooga

River.

Lat 35°00'57", long 83°07'36",

at bridge 250 ft above Ammons

Branch and 4.7 miles southeast of Highlands, Macon

County, N. C.

Lat 35°00'16", long 83°12'41",

at bridge 300 ft below Brooks

Creek and 3.4 miles south of

Highlands, Macon County, N. C.

22.9

5.62

7-31-59

8-13-59

7-31-59

8-13-59

*51.4

*39.7

*11.0

*8.08
262 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1959--Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Savannah River basin Continued

East Pork

Overflow

Creek .

Big Creek ....

Stekoa Creek.

Shoal Creek. .'

Toxaway River

Logan Creek..

Trays Island

Creek.

Horsepasture

River.

Whitewater

River.

Thompson

River.

Cane Creek...

Little River.

Rices Creek..

Do ........

Do... .....

Golden Creek,

Twelvemlle

Creek.

Llghtwood Log

Creek.

Do ........

Cooda 'Branch.

Overflow

Creek.

West Pork

Chattooga

River.

Chattooga

River.

Tugaloo River

Whitewater

River.

Horsepasture

River.

do

Toxaway River

Keowee River.

Whitewater

River.

Little River.

Keowee River.

Twelvemile

Creek.

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

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

Seneca River.

Savannah

River.

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

Cedar Creek. .

Lat 35°00'44", long 83°14'52",

at culvert, 0.4 mile above

West Pork and 4.0 miles

southwest of Highlands,

Macon County, N. C.

Lat 35° 01 "46", long 83°09'48" J

at bridge 0.7 mile below

Edwards Creek and 2.5 miles

southeast of Highlands, Macon

County, N. C.

Lat 34°50', long 83°24', Rabun

County, at county road, 4j

miles southeast of Clayton,

Ga. 

Lat 34°28', long 83°02 r , Hart

County, at county road, 8

miles north of Hartwell, Ga.

Lat 35°07'27", long 82°55'56",

500 ft above II. S. Highway

64, 0.8 mile below Deep Ford

Creek and 1.0 mile south of

Lake Toxaway, Transylvania

County, N. C.

Lat 35°08'16", long 83°03'49",

at highway bridge, 0.8 mile

above mouth and 2.7 miles

northeast of Cashiers, Jackson

County, N. C.

Lat 35°08'04", long 83°02'33",

100 ft below Palrfield Palls

at Camp Merrie-Woode, in

Jackson County, and 2.7 miles

northwest of Sapphire, N. C.

Lat 35°05'33", long 82°58'34",

at highway bridge, 0.8 mile

below James Creek and 4.0

miles southwest of Lake

Toxaway, Transylvania County,

N. C.

Lat 35°02'13", long 83°01'10",

at highway bridge, 300 ft

above Upper Palls and 6.4

miles southeast of Cashiers,

Jackson County, N. C.

Lat 35°04'35", long 82°59'53",

at highway bridge, 1.2 miles

above Reld Branch and 5.7

miles southwest of Lake

Toxaway, Transylvania County,

N. C.

Lat 34°46', long 83°03' , at

bridge on county road at West

Union, S. C., 2j miles above

Little Cane Creek.

Lat 34°43'20", long 82°54'15",

at Newry, S. C., 2 miles

above mouth.

Lat 34° 52', long 82° 38', at

Soil Conservation Service

Dam 12, 4j miles east of

Pickens, S. C. 

Lat 34*50', long 82°41', at

Soil Conservation Service 

Dam 16, 3 miles south of

Pickens, S. C. 

Lat 34°43', long 82°44', at

bridge on county road, 1.1 

miles above mouth and 3 miles

northwest of Liberty, S. C.

Lat 34°48', long 82°44', at

bridge on State road, 2 miles

northwest of Liberty, S. C.,

and 2j miles above mouth.

Lat 34°42'50", long 82°49'55",

at bridge on State Highway

133, Ij- miles north of Calhoun, S. C., and 2.2 miles

above mouth.

Lat 34°23', long 82°55', Hart

County, at State Highway 20,

Ijr miles north of Hartwell,

Ga.

Lat 34°23', long 82°52', Hart

County, at county road, 4

miles northeast of Hartwell,

Ga.

Lat 34°20', long 82°56', Hart

County, at county road,J mile

south of Hartwell, Ga.

2.98

2.97

b27

b28

7.79

1.09

1.24

24.1

12.9

2.56

-

-

.72

8.4

_

b34

b38

.9

1956

1953,

1956

1955-58

1956 58

1954-58

1953-57

1956

7-31-59

8-13-59

7-31-59

8-13-59

10-17-58

9-28-59

7-30-59

8- 7-59

8-14-59

7-30-59

8- 7-59

a -14 -59

8-13-59

7-3O-59

8- 7-59

8-14-59

7-30-59

8- 7-59

8-14-59

8- 7-59

8-14-59

9-29-59

9-29-59

11-18-58

2-18-59

6-24-59

9- 3-59

11 -18 -58 

2-18-59 

6-24-59

9- 3-59

11-19-58 

2-19-59 

6-24-59

9- 3-59

2-19-59

6-24-59

9- 3-59

9-29-59

9-25-59

Q nj;. ~ Q

9-25-59

*4.17

*3.18

*6.41

*4.34

*36.3

18.1

*16.5

*12.2

*9.69

*2.01

*.68

*.56

*1.29

*61.9

*38.2

*35.6

*51.9

*42.0

*31.6

*6.25

*4,74

*11.0

143

.49

1.00

.91

.29

6 . 60 

13.5 

8.49

6.16

13.0 

20.4 

16.1

10.8

9.52 

13.2

10.3

7.17

114

18.6

24.6

.98

* Base flow.

b Approximately.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 263

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Savannah River basin Continued

Little Cedar

Creek.

Cedar Creek . .

Chlokasaw

Creek.

Park Creek . . .

Hard Labor

Creek.

Cedar Creek. .

Savannah

River.

Little River.

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

Stevens Creek

Lat 34°20>, long 82°54', Hart

County, at county road, lj

miles southeast of Hartwell,

Ga 

Lat 34°19', long 82°48', Hart

County, at county road, 6^

miles southeast of Hartwell,

Sa.

Lat 34°20', long 82°24', at

bridge on State road at Due

West, S. C., and 4j miles

above mouth.

Lat 34°19', long 82°24', at

Due West, S. C., 5- mile

below bridge on State road

and 6{ miles above Reeds

Creek.

Lat 34°09'50", long 82°10'15",

at bridge on State road, 1.0

mile above Panola Branch and

1.1 miles southwest of Greenwood, S. C.

2.8

b27

-

_

-

9-25-59

9-25-59

6-19-59

6-25-59

7- 1-59

6-19-59

6-25-59

7- 1-59

12-10-58

1.68

16.8

2.20

2.52

1.32

1.40

1.78

1.15

*.23

* Base flow.

b Approximately.
INDEX

Page 

Accuracy of field data and computed

results.'........................ 7-8

Acre-foot, definition of.............. 3

Agencies other than the Geological

Survey, records collected by.... 11

Ahoskie Creek at Ahoskie, N. C........ 38

Alamance Creek near Elon College,

N. C............................ 96-97

All Healing Springs, N. C., Lower

. Little River near............... 149

Altavista, Va., Roanoke River at...... 45

Anderson, S. C., Seneca River near.... 208

Appomattox, Va., East Pork Palling

River near...................... 48

Appomattox River, at Parmville, Va.... 29

at Mattoax, Va...................... 11

near Petersburg, Va................. 30

Arvonia, Va., Slate River near........ 12,22

Ashepoo River basin, low-flow partialrecord stations in.............. 241

Augusta, Ga., Savannah River at....... 228

Avalon, Ga., North Pork Broad River

subwatershed No. 14 near........ 219

Back Creek near Mountain Grove, Va.... 11

Bahama, N. C., Dial Creek near........ 75

Plat River at....................... 74

Plat River near..................... 76

Banister River at Halifax, Va......... 61

Bassett, Va., Smith River at.......... 57

Battle Ground, N. C., Horsepen Creek

at.............................. 91

Bear Creek (Cape Pear River basin) at

Robbins, N. C................... 103

Bear Creek (Savannah River basin). 

See North Pork Broad River 

suFwatershed No. 6.............. 216

Bell, Ga., Broad River near........... 223

Benaja, N. C., Haw River near......... 89

Bent Creek, Va., James River at....... 20

Bessemer City, N. C., Long Creek

near............................ 154

Bethel, N. C., Conetoe Creek near..... 71

Big Bear Creek near Richfield,

N. C............................ 133

Bishopville, S. C., Lynches River

near............................ 139

Black River (Cape Pear River basin)

near Tomahawk, N. C............. Ill

Black River (Pee Dee River basin), at

Kingstree, S. C................. 146

near Gable, S. C .................... 145

Blackwater River (Chowan River basin),

at Zuni, Va..................... 11

near Dendron, Va.................... 11

near Franklin, Va................... 35

Blackwater River (Roanoke River basin)

near Union Hall, Va............. 42

Boardman, N. C., Lumber River at...... 143

Boiling Springs, N. C., Broad River

near............................ 162

Branch, N. C., Linville River at...... 148

Branchville, S. C., Edisto River

near............................ 197

Brier Creek at Millhaven, Ga.......... 231

Broad River (tributary to Savannah

River), near Bell, Ga........... 223

North Pork, near Carnesville, Ga.... 221

near Lavonia, Ga.................. 217

near Toccoa, Ga................... 215

subwatershed No. 1, above Toccoa,

Ga.............................. 213

subwatershed No. 2 (Denmans Creek) 

near Toccoa, Ga................. 214

subwatershed No. 6 (Bear Creek) 

near Mize, Ga................... 216

subwatershed No. 11 (Toms Creek) 

near Eastanollee, Ga............ 218

subwatershed No. 14 near Avalon,

Ga.............................. 219

Broad River (tributary to Wateree

River), at Richtex, S. C........ 178

near Boiling Springs, N. C.......... 162

Broad River (tributary to Wateree

River), near Carlisle, S. C...... 170

near Gaffney, S. C................... 165

Brookneal, Va., Roanoke River at....... 47

Brown Creek near Polkton, N. C......... 135

Brushy Creek near Wrens, Ga............ 230

Buchanan, Va., James River at.......... 17

Buena Vista, Va., Maury River near..... 19

Buffalo Creek near Hampden Sydney,

Va............................... 11

Buffalo River near Norwood, Va......... 11

Buggs Island, Va., Roanoke River at.... 63

Burlington, N. C., Stony Creek near.... 94

Calfpasture River above Mill Creek

at Goshen, Va.................... 11

Calhoun Falls, S. C., Rocky River

near............................. 210

Savannah River near.................. 212

Camden, S. C., Wateree River near...... 159

Cape Pear River, at Lillington, N. C... 106 

at lock 3, near Tarheel, N. C........ 108

Cape Fear River basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in......246-247

gaging-station records in............89-116

low-flow partial-record stations in.236-237 

Carlisle, S. C., Broad River near...... 170

Carnesville, Ga., North Pork Broad

River near....................... 221

Cartersville, Va., James River at...... 26

Casar, N. C., First Broad River near... 163 

Catawba Creek near Catawba, Va......... 16

Catawba River, at Catawba, N. C........ 150

near Marion, N. C.................... 147

near Rock Hill ,. S. C................. <*56

South Pork, at Lowell, N. C.......... 155

Cedar Creek near Louisburg, N. C....... 66

Cfs-day, definition of................. 3

Chappells, S. C., Lake Greenwood

near............................. 184

Saluda River at...................... 185

Charlotte, N. C., Little Sugar Creek

near............................. 157

Chattooga River near Clayton, Ga....... 201

Chesterfield, Va., Falling Creek near.. 27 

Chickahominy River near Providence

Forge, Va........................ 31

Chinquapin, N. C., Northeast Cape Pear

River near....................... 115

Chowan River basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in....... 2-43

gaging-station records in............ 33-38

low-flow partial-record stations in.. 233 

Clark Hill Reservoir near Clarks Hill,

S. C. ............................ 226

Clayton, Ga., Chattooga River near..... 201

Clayton, N. C., Middle Creek near...... 79

Neuse River near..................... 12,78

Clevelend, N. C., Third Creek at. 

Cliffside, N. C., Second Broad River

at. ..............................

Clifton, S. C., Pacolet River near.....

Clifton Forge, Va., Cowpasture River

near.............................

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

130

161

169

15

232

Colly Creek near Kelly, N. C........... 113

Columbia, S. C., Congaree River at..... 189

Lake Murray near..................... 187

Saluda River near.................... 188

Combahee River basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in....... 249

gaging-station record in............. 199

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in............................... 261

Conetoe Creek near Bethel, N. C........ 71

Congaree River at Columbia, S. C....... 189

Contentnea Creek at Hookerton, N. C.... 84

Contents, definition of................ 3

Control, definition of................. 3

Cooleemee, N. C., South Yadkin River

at................................ 128

Cooperation, record of................. 1-2

Coosawhatchie River near Hampton, S. C. 200

265
Page 

Copeland, N. C., Fisher River near.... 122

Cove Creek near Lake Lure, N. C....... 160

Covlngton, Va., Dunlap Creek near..... 14

Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge,

Va.............................. 15

Cralg Creek at Parr, Va............... 11

Cub Creek at Phenlx, Va............... 11

Cubic feet per second per square mile,

definition of................... 2

Cubic foot per second, definition of.. 2 

Cypress Swamp at Cypress Chapel,

Va.............................. 11

Daleville, Va., Tinker Creek near..... 40

Dan River, at Danville, Va............ 59

at Paces, Va........................ 60

near Francisco, N. C................ 53

near Wentworth, N. C ................ 55

Danville, Va., Dan River at........... 59

Data, accuracy of..................... 7-8

explanation of...................... 4-7

Deep Creek near Mannboro, Va.......... 11

Deep Creek basin, measurements at

miscellaneous sites in.......... 252

. Deep River, at Moncure, N. C. ......... 105

at Ramseur, N. C.................... 102

East Fork, near High Point, N. C.... 100

near Randleman, N. C ................ 101

Denmans Creek. See North Fork Broad

River subwatershed No. 2........ 214

Denmark, S. C., South Fork Edisto

River near...................... 195

Denniston, Va., Hyco River near....... 62

Dewy Rose, Ga., South Beaverdam Creek

at. ............................. 211

Dial Creek near Bahama, N: C .......... 75

Dillon, S. C., Little Pee Dee River

near............................ 141

Dismal Swamp, Va., Lake Drummond

in.............................. 32

Drainage area, definition of.......... 3

Drewrys Bluff, Va., Falling Creek

near............................ 28

Drowning Creek near Hoffman, N. C..... 142

Dunlap Creek near Covington, Va....... 14

Earlysville, Va,, South Fork Rivanna

River near...................... 24

Eastanollee, Ga., North Fork Broad

River subwatershed No. 11 near.. 218 

Edisto River, near Branchville,

S. C............................ 197

near Givhans, S. C .................. 198

North Fork, at Orangeburg, S. C..... 196

South Fork.near Denmark, S. C....... 195

near Montmorenci, S. C ............ 194

Edisto River basin, gaging-station

records in.....................194-198

low-flow partial-record stations

in.............................. 241

Effingham, S. C., Lynches River at....12,140

Eldorado, N. C., Uwharrie River

near............................ 132

Elon College, N. C., Alamance Creek

near............................ 96-97

Enfield, N. C., Fishing Creek near.... 69

Eno River at Hillsboro, N. C.......... 73

Enoree River near Enoree, S. C........ 177

r Evington, Va., Otter River near....... 46

Fairforest Creek near Union, S. C..... 176

Fairmont, S. C., North Tyger River

near............................ 171

Falling Creek, near Chesterfield, Va.. 27 

near Drewrys Bluff, Va.............. 28

Falling River, East Fork, at Spring

Mills, Va.......................

East Fork, near Appomattox, Va......

near Naruna, Va.....................

Falling Spring, Va., Jackson River

at..... ......................... 13

Farmville, N. C., Little Contentnea

Creek near...................... 85

Farmville, Va., Appomattox River at... 29 

Fine Creek at Fine Creek Mills, Va.... 11

Fingerville, S. C., North Pacolet

River at........................ 166

Pacolet River near.................. 168

South Pacolet River Reservoir near.. 167

First Broad River, near Casar, N. C... 163

near Lawndale, N. C................. 164

	Page 

Fisher River near Copeland, N. C....... 122

Fishing Creek near Enfield, N. C....... 69

Flat River, at Bahama, N. C. ........... 74

at dam, near Bahama, N. C............ 76

Floods, special reports on............. 10-11

Fontaine Creek near Brink, Va.......... 11

Forbush Creek near Yadkinville, N. C... 123

Francisco, N. C., Dan River near....... 53

Franklin, Va., Blackwater River near... 35

Freeland, N. C., Waccamaw River at..... 117

Gable , S. C ., Black River near......... 145

Gaffney, S. C., Broad River near....... 165

Gaging station, definition of.......... 2

Galivants Ferry, S. C., Little Pee

Dee River at..................... 144

Georges Creek near Gretna, Va.......... 11

Gibsonville, N. C., Reedy Fork near.... 92

Givhans, S. C., Edisto River near...... 198

Goldsboro, N. C., Neuse River near..... 81

Goose Creek near Huddleston, Va........ 11

Great Creek near Cochran, Va........... 11

Great Falls, S. C., Rocky Creek at..... 158

Greensboro, N. C., North Buffalo Creek

near. ...\........................ 93

Greenville, S. C., Reedy River near.... 182

Saluda River near.................... 179

Gum Branch, N. C., New River near...... 88

Halifax, Va., Banister River at........ 61

Hampton, S. C., Coosawhatchie River

near............................. 200

Hardware River below Briery Run, near

Scottsville, Va.................. 11

Harmony, N. C., Hunting Creek near..... 127

Hartwell, Ga., Tugaloo River near...... 203

Haw River, at Haw River, N. C. ......... 95

near Benaja, N. C.................... 89

near Pittsboro, N. C .................

Henry Fork near Henry River, N. C......

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

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

near.............................

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

High Rock Lake, contents of............

Hillsboro, N. C., Eno River at.........

Hoffman, N. C., Drowning Creek near....

Homer, Ga., Hudson River at............

Hood Creek near Leland, N. C ...........

Hookerton, N. C., Contentnea Creek

at...............................

Horsepen Creek at Battle Ground, N. C.. 

Hudson River at Homer, Ga..............

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

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

Hydrologic conditions ..................

graph of.............................

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

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

Jackson River at Falling Spring, Va.... 

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

at Buchanan, Va......................

at Cartersville, Va..................

at Holcombs Rock, Va.................

at Lick Run, Va......................

at Scottsville, Va...................

near Richmond, Va....................

James River & Kanawha Canal near

Richmond, Va.....................

James River basin, crest-stage partialrecord stations in...............

gaging-station records in............

measurements at miscellaneous sites 

in...............................

Jocassee, S. C., Keowee River near....,

Whitewater River at..................

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

152

72

100

131

131

73

142

222

109

91

222

127

62

11

12

153

209

13

20

17

26

11

11

21

11

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

Kendrick Creek basin, measurements at 

miscellaneous sites in...........

Keowee River, near Jocassee, S. C......

near Newry, S. C .....................

Kerr, John H., Reservoir, contents of., 

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

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

Kinston, N. C., Neuse River at.........

Laboratory, N. C., Indian Creek near... 153

243 

13-31

250

205

204

11

113

252

205

206

63

11

146

82
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Lake Drummond in Dismal Swamp, Va.....

Lake Greenwood near Chappells, S. C... 

Lake Lure, N. C., Cove Creek near.....

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

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

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

Lakes and reservoirs:

Clark Hill Reservoir near Clarks

Hill, S. C. .....................

Drummond, Lake, in Dismal Swamp, Va. 

Greenwood, Lake, near Chappells,

S. C. ...........................

High Rock Lake, contents of.........

Kerr, John H., Reservoir, contents

of..............................

Marion, Lake, near Pineville,

S. C............................

Moultrie, Lake, near Pinopolis,

S. C............................

Murray, Lake, near Columbia, 3. C... 

Philpott Reservoir, contents of.....

South Pacolet River Reservoir near

Fingerville, S. C...............

Lake Marion-Moultrie diversion canal

near Pineville, S. C............

Lavonia, Ga., North Fork Broad River

near............................

Lawndale, N. C., First Broad River

near............................

Lawrenceville,-Va., Meherrin River

near............................

Leland, N. C., Hood Creek near........

Liberty, S. C., Twelvemile Creek

near............................

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 Contentnea Creek near Farmville, N. C.....................

Little Tee 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 {Pee Dee River basin)

near Star, N. C.................

Little River {Savannah River basin),

near Mount Carmel, S. C.........

near Washington, Ga.................

Little Sugar Creek near Charlotte,

N. C. ...........................

Lockwoods Folly River basin, low-flow

partial-record stations in......

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in..............................

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

Longs, S. C., Waccamaw River near.....

Louisburg, N. C., Cedar Creek near....

Lowell, N. C., South Fork Catawba

River at........................

Lower Little River near All Healing

Springs, N. C ...................

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

Lyraan, S. C., Middle Tyger River at.., 

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

near Bishopville, S. C..............

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Marion, N. C., Catawba River near.....

Martin, Ga., Toms Creek near..........

Maury River, at Rockbridge Baths, Va..

near Buena Vista, Va................

near Lexington, Va..................

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

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

near Lawrenceville, Va..............

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

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

Miley, S. C., Salkehatchie River

near............................

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

Savannah River near.................

Mize, Ga., North Fork Broad River

subwatershed No. 6 near.........

Mocksville, N. C., South Yadkin River 

near............................

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

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79

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loncure, N. C., Deep River at..........

Montmorenci, S. C., South Fork Edisto

River near.......................

loore, S. C., North Tyger River near... 

Moormans River, North Fork, near

Whitehall, Va....................

Mount Carmel, S. C., Little River

near.............................

Mount Vernori Springs, N. C., Tick Creek

near. ............................

Mountain Creek near Terrell, N. C ......

flahunta Swamp near Shine, W. C .........

laruna, Va., Falling River near........

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

Tar River near.......................

Neuse River, at Kinston, W. C.

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near Clayton, N. C................... 12,78

near Goldsboro, N. C .. ............... 81

near Northside, N. C ................. 77

Neuse River basin, crest-stage partialrecord stations in. .............245-246

gaging-station records in............ 73-87

low-flow partial-record stations

in. .............................235-236

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in............................... 254

Mew Hope River near Pittsboro, N. C.... 99

New River near Gum Branch, N. C........ 88

Mew River basin, crest-stage partialrecord stations in............... 246

flewry, S. C., Keowee River near........ 206

Niagara, Va., Roanoke River at......... 41

Worth Buffalo Creek near Greensboro,

N. C.. ........................... 93

Horth Mayo River near SpenceB, Va...... 11

North Meherrin River, near Keysville,

Va............. .................. 11

near Lunenburg, Va................... 11

North Pacolet River at Fingerville,

S. C. ............................ 166

North Tyger River, near Fairmont, S. C. 171 

near Moore , S. C..................... 173

North Wilkesboro, N. C., Reddles River

at............................... 120

Northeast Cape Fear River, near

Chinquapin, N. C ................. 115

near Seven Springs, N. C ............. 114

Northside, N. C., Neuse River near..... 77

Norwood, N. C., Rocky River near ....... 134

Nottoway River, near Burkeville, Va.... 11

near Rawlings, Va.................... 11

near Sebrell, Va..................... 34

near Stony Creek, Va................. 33

Oak Ridge, N. C., Reedy Fork near....

Orangeburg, S. C., North Fork Edisto 

River at.......................

Order of listing gaging stations.....

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

near Evington, Va..................

90

196

3

11

46

Paces, Va., Dan River at............... 60

Pacolet River, near Clifton, S. C...... 169

near Fingerville, S. C............... 168

Palmyra, Va., Rivanna River at......... 25

Pamlico River basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in......244-245

gaging-station records in............ 65-72

low-flow partial-record stations in.234-235 

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in..............................252-254

Panther Creek near Toccoa, Ga.......... 202

Parkersburg, N. C., South River near... 112 

Partial-record station, definition of.. 2 

Pasquotank River basin, low-flow

partial-record stations in....... 233

Patterson, N. C., Yadkin River at...... 119

Pedlar River at Pedlar Dam, Va......... 11

Pee Dee River, at Peedee, S. C......... 138

near Rockingham, N. C................ 137

Pee Dee River basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in......247-249

gaging-station records in...........119-146

low-flow partial-record stations in.237-239 

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in.. ............................255-259

Pelzer, S. C., Saluda River near....... 180

Petersburg, Va., Appomattox River

near............................. 30

Philpott, Va., Smith River near......... 56
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Philpott Reservoir, contents of....... 56

Pigg River near Toshes, Va............ 44

Pineville, S. C., Lake Marion near.... 191

Lakes Marion-Moultrie diversion

canal near...................... 190

Santee River near................... 192

Piney River at Piney River, Va........ 11

Pinopolis, S. C., Lake Moultrie

near............................ 193

Pittsboro, N. C., Haw River near...... 98

New Hope River near................. 99

Polkton, N. C., Brown Creek near...... 135

Potecasi Creek near Union, N. C....... 37

Price, N. C., Mayo River near...... '... 54

Princeton, N. C., Little River near... 80 

Providence Forge, Va., Chickahominy

River near...................... 31

Publications on streamflow, by

agencies other than the Geological Survey..................... 11

by Geological Survey ................ 8-11

Ramseur, N. C., Deep River at......... 102

Randleman, N. C., Deep River near..... 101

Randolph, Va., Roanoke River at....... 51

Reddles River at North Wilkesboro,

N. C...........................

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

near Oak Ridge, N. C...............

Reedy River, near Greenville, S. C... 

near Ware Shoals, S. C.............

Reidville, S. C., South Tyger River

near............................ 174

Reservoirs. See lakes and reservoirs. 

Richfield, N.~CT, Big Bear Creek I 

near............................ 133<

Richtex, S. C., Broad River at........ 1781

Rivanna River, at Palmyra, Va......... 25

South Fork near Earlysville, Va..... 24

Roanoke Creek at Saxe, Va............. 52

Roanoke Rapids, N. C., Roanoke River

at.............................. 64

Roanoke River, at Altavista, Va....... 45

at Brookneal, Va.................... 47

at Buggs Island, Va................. 63

at Lafayette, Va.................... 11

at Niagara, Va...................... 41

at Randolph, Va..................... 51

at Roanoke, Va...................... 39

at Roanoke Rapids, N. C............. 64

near Toshes, Va..................... 43

Roanoke River basin, crest-stage

partial-records in.............. 244

gaging-station records in........... 39-64

low-flow partial-record stations

in.............................233-234

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in.............................250-252

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Santee River basin, low-flow partialrecord stations in..............239-241

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in..............................259-261

Sapony Creek near Nashville, N. C...... 68

Savannah River, at Augusta, Ga......... 228

at Burtons Ferry Bridge, near

Millhaven, Ga.................... 229

near Calhoun Falls, S. C............. 212

near Clyo, Ga........................ 232

near Iva, S. C....................... 209

Savannah River basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in........ 249

gaging-station records in...........201-232

low-flow partial-record stations

in..............................241-242

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in.. ........................... .261-263

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

Scottsville, Va., James River at.......

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

Second Broad River at Cliffside, N. C.. 

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

Seven Springs, N. C., Northeast Cape

Fear River near..................

Shallotte River basin, measurements at

miscellaneous sites in...........

Shine, N. C., Nahunta Swamp near.......

Silverstreet, S. C., Saluda River

near.

52

21

34

161

208

114

Robbins, N. C., Bear Creek at......... 103

Rock Hill, S. C., Catawba River

near............................ 156

Rockbridge Baths, Va., Maury River

at.............................. 18

Rockfish Creek near Wallace, N. C..... 116

Rockfish River near Greenfield, Va.... 11

Rockingham, N. C., Pee Dee River

near............................ 137

Rocky Creek (Pee Dee River basin) at

Turnersburg, N. C............... 125

Rocky Creek (Santee River basin) at

Great Falls, S. C ............... 158

Rocky River (Pee Dee River basin) near

Norwood, N. C. .................. 134

Rocky River (Savannah River basin)

near Calhoun Falls, S. C........ 210

Roseboro, N. C., Little Coharie Creek

near............................ 110

Runoff in inches, definition of....... 2

Salkehatchie River near Miley, S. C... 199 

Saluda River, at Chappells, S. C...... 185

near Columbia, S. C................. 188

near Greenville, S. C ............... 179

near Pelzer, S. C................... 180

near Silverstreet, S. C ............. 186

near Ware Shoals, S. C.............. 181

Sandy River near Danville, Va......... 11

Santee River near Pineville, S. C..... 192

Santee River basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in...... 249

gaging-station records in..........147-192

120 miscellaneous sites in........... 254

92 Shine, N. C., Nahunta Swamp near....... 83

90 

182 near............................. 186

183j Slate River near Arvonia, Va........... 12,22

Smith River, at Bassett, Va............ 57

at Martinsville, Va.................. 11

at Spray , N. C....................... 58

near Philpott, Va.................... 56

South Beaverdam Creek at Dewy Rose,

Ga.. ............................. 211

South Pacolet River Reservoir near

Fingerville, S. C................ 167

South River (Cape Fear River basin)

near Parkersburg, N. C........... 112

South River (James River basin) near

Riverside, Va.................... 11

South Tyger River, near Reidville,

S. C. ............................ 174

near Woodruff, S. C .................. 175

South Yadkin River, at Cooleemee,

N. C............................. 128

near Mocksville, N. C................ 126

Spray, N. C., Smith River at........... 58

Spring Mills, Va., East Fork Falling

River at......................... 49

Stage-discharge relation, definition of 3 

Star, N. C., Little River near......... 136

Station numbers........................ 3-4

Stevens Creek near Modoc, S. C......... 227

Stony Creek, Va., Nottoway River near.. 33 

Stony Creek (Cape Fear River basin)

near Burlington, N. C............ 94

Stony Creek (Chowan River basin) near

Dinwiddie, Va.................... 11

Stony Point, N. C., Third Creek subwatershed No. 7A near............ 129

Swift creek near Vanceboro, N. C....... 86

Tar River, at Tarboro, N. C............ 70

near Nashville, N. C................. 67

near Tar River, N. C................. 65

Tarboro, N. C., Tar River at........... 70

Tarheel, N. C., Cape Fear River at

lock 3, near..................... 108

Terms and abbreviations, definition of. 2 

Terrell, N. C., Mountain Creek near.... 151

Third Creek, at Cleveland, N. C........ 130

subwatershed No. 7A near Stony Point,

N. C............................. 129

Tick Creek near Mount Vernon Springs,

N. C............................. 104

Tinker Creek near Daleville, Va........ 40

Toccoa, Ga., North Fork Broad River

near.............................. 215

North Fork Broad River subwatershed

No. 1 above...................... 213

North Fork Broad River subwatershed

No. 2 near.. ...................... 214

Panther Creek near................... 202

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

Toms Creek, near Eastanollee, Ga. See 

North Fork Broad River subwatershed No. 11. ..................... 218

near Martin, Ga. ..................... 220
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Toshes, Va., Pigg River near........

Roanoke River near................

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

Tugaloo River near Hartwell, Ga.....

Turnersburg, N. C., Rocky Creek at.. 

Twelvemile Creek near Liberty, S. C. 

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

Union, N. C., Potecasi Creek near ....

Union, S. C., Fairforest Creek near. 

Union Hall, Va., Blackwater River

near ..........................

Uwharrie River near Eldorado , N . C . .

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

WSP, definition of ....................

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

near Longs , S . C ....................

Waccamaw River basin, crest -stage

partial -record stations in......

gaging-station records in ......... .117

measurements at miscellaneous sites 

in.. ............................

Wallace, N. C., Rockfish Creek near...

44

43

87

203

126

207

11

37

176

42

132

86

3

117

118

247

118

255

116

Ware Shoals, S. C., Reedy River near... 

Saluda River near....................

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

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

Wateree River near Camden, S. C........

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

White Oak River basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in.......

Whitehall, Va., North Fork Moormans

River near.......................

Whitewater River at Jocassee, S. C.....

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

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

Woodruff, S. C., South Tyger River

near.............................

Work, division of......................

scope of.............................

Wrens, Ga., Brushy Creek near..........

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

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

at Patterson, N. C...................

at Wilkesboro, N. C..................

at Yadkin College, N. C..............

Yadkinville, N. C., Forbush Creek near.

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