Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1948

Part 5. Hudson Bay and 

Upper Mississippi River Basin

Prepared under the direction of C. G. PAULSEN, Chief Hydraulic Engineer

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY P/PER 1115

Prepared in cooperation with 

the States of Illinois, Indiana, 

Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, 

North Dakota, and flFisconsin 

and other agencies

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : If50
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Oscar L. Chapman, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. E. Wrather, Director

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PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation 

with the States of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, North 

Dakota, and Wisconsin and other agencies by personnel of the Water 

Resources Division under the direction of:

C. G. Paulsen_________________ Chief Hydraulic Engineer 

J. V. B. Wells_______________ Chief, Surface Water Branch 

B. J. Peterson_______________ Chief, Annual Reports Section

District Engineers (Surface Water)

H. C. Bolon_____________________________ Rolla, Mo. 

F. C. Christopherson_____________________ Madison, WLs. 

D. M. Corbett________________________ Indianapolis, Ind. 

L. O. Crawford________________________ Iowa City, Iowa 

R. E. Marsh_________________________ Bismarck, N. Dak. 

J. H. Morgan__________ ________________ Urbana, 111. 

P. R. Speer__________________________ St. Paul, Minn. 

A. H. Tuttle______ __________________ Helena, Mont. 

J. W. Odell______________ Engineer in Charge, St. Louis, Mo.

m
CONTENTS

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

Definition of terms.................................................................. 1

Explanation of data.................................................................. 2

Accuracy of field data and computed results.......................................... 5

Publications....... ................................ ,................................. 6

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey.......... 12

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

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

Gaging-station records............................................................... 14

Hudson Bay Basin................................................................... 14

Oldman River Basin............................................................... 14

Belly River at international boundary.......................................... 14

North Fork Belly River at international boundary............................... 16

Waterton River near international boundary..................................... 17

Street Creek at international boundary......................................... 19

Boundary Creek at international boundary....................................... 20

St. Mary Lake near St. Mary, Mont.............................................. 21

Lower St. Mary Lake near Babb, Mont............................................ 22

St. Mary River near Babb, Mont.............................................. i.. 23

St. Mary River near Kimball, Alberta........................................... 24

St. Mary Canal at intake, near Babb, Mont...................................... 25

St. Mary Canal at St. Mary crossing, near Babb, Mont........................... 26

St. Mary Canal at Hudson Bay divide, near Browning, Mont....................... 27

Swiftcurrent Creek at Many Glacier, Mont....................................... 28

Sherburne Lake Reservoir at Sherburne, Mont.................................... 29

Swiftcurrent Creek at Sherburne, Mont.......................................... 30

Red River of the North Basin..................................................... 31

Otter Tail River near Detroit Lakes, Minn...................................... 31

Otter Tail River below Pelican River, near Fergus Falls, Minn.................. 32

Red River of the North at Wahpeton, N. Dak..................................... 33

Red River of the North at Fargo, N. Dak........................................ 34

Red River of the North at Haistad, Minn........................................ 35

Red River of the North at Grand Forks, N. Dak.................................. 36

Red River of the North at Oslo, Minn........................................... 37

Red River of the North at Drayton, N. Dak...................................... 38

Red River of the North at Emerson, Manitoba.................................... 39

Pelican River near Detroit Lakes, Minn......................................... 40

Pelican River near Fergus Palls, Minn.......................................... 41

Lakes in Otter Tail River Basin................................................ 41

Height of Land Lake near Detroit Lakes, Minn................................. 41

Otter Tail Lake near Battle Lake, Minn....................................... 42

Melissa Lake near Shoreham, Minn............................................. 42

Lizzie Lake near Pelican Rapids, Minn........................................ 42

Boijs de Sioux River near White Rock, S. Dak.................................... 43

Mustinka River above Wheaton, Minn............................................. 44

Twelve Mile Creek below Mustinka ditch, near Charlesville, Minn................ 45

Mustinka ditch above Twelve Mile Creek, near Charlesville, Minn................ 46

Mustinka ditch below Twelve Mile Creek, near Charlesville, Minn................ 47

Rabbit Creek at Campbell, Minn............................................'..... 48

Wild Rice River near Mantador, N. Dak.......................................... 49

Wild Rice River near Abercrombie, N. Dak....................................... 50

Antelope Creek at Dwight, N. Dak............................................... 51

Sheyenne River near Harvey, N. Dak............................................. 52

Sheyenne River at Sheyenne, N. Dak............................................. 53

Sheyenne River near Cooperstovm, N. Dak........................................ 54

Sheyenne River at Valley City, N. Dak.......................................... 55

Sheyenne River at West Fargo, N. Dak........................................... 56

Devils Lake near Devils Lake N. Dak........................................... 57

Maple River at Mapleton, N. Dak................................................ 57

Rush River at Amenia, N. Dak................................................... 58

Buffalo River near Hawley, Minn................................................ 59

Buffalo River near Dilworth, Minn.............................................. 60

South Branch Buffalo River at Sabin, Minn...................................... 61

Wild Rice River at Twin Valley, Minn........................................... 62

Wild Rice River at Hendrum, Minn............................................... 63

South Branch Wild Rice River near Borup, Minn.................................. 64

Goose River near Portland, N. Dak.............................................. 65

Goose River at Hillsboro, N. Dak............................................... 66

Marsh River below Ada, Minn.................................................... 67

Marsh River near Shelly, Minn.................................................. 68

Sand Hill River at Beltrami, Minn.............................................. 69

Sand Hill ditch at Beltrami, Minn.............................................. 70

Sand Hill River at Climax, Minn................................................ 71

Lower Red Lake near Red Lake, Minn............................................. 72

Red Lake River near Red Lake, Minn.............................................. 72

Red Lake River at High Landing, near Goodridge, Minn........................... 73

Red Lake River at Crookston, Minn.............................................. 74
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Gaging-station records Continued. 

Hudson Bay Basin--Continued.

Red River of the North Basin--Continued. Page

Thief River near Thief River Palls, Minn....................................... 77

Clearwater River at Plummer, Minn.............................................. 78

Clearwater River at Red Lake Falls, Minn....................................... 79

Turtle River at Manvel, N. Dak................................................. 80

Forest River near Fordville, N. Dak............................................ 81

Forest River at Minto, N. Dak.................................................. 82

South Branch Park River near Park River, N. Dak................................ 83

Park River at Grafton, N. Dak.................................................. 84

Two Rivers below Hallock, Minn................................................. 85

North Branch Two Rivers near Lancaster, Minn................................... 86

North Branch Two Rivers near Northcote, Minn................................... 87

State ditch 85 near Lancaster, Minn............................................ 88

Pembina River near Manitou, Manitoba........................................... 89

Pembina River near Walhalla, N. Dak............................................ 90

Pembina River at Neche, N. Dak................................................. 91

Tongue River at Cavalier, N. Dak............................................... 92

Roseau River below South Fork near Mailing, Minn................................ 93

Roseau River near Roseau, Minn................................................. 94

Roseau River at Roseau Lake, Minn.............................................. 95

Roseau River at Ross, Minn..................................................... 96

Roseau River near Badger, Minn................................................. 97

Roseau River near Duxby, Minn.................................................. 97

Roseau River near Haug, Minn................................................... 98

Roseau River at Oak Point, Minn................................................ 99

Roseau River below State ditch 51, near Caribou, Minn.......................... 99

Roseau River at international boundary, near Caribou, Minn..................... 100

Mud Creek near Sprague, Manitoba............................................... 101

Pine Creek near Pine Creek, Minn............................................... 102

Souris River near Sherwood, N. Dak............................................. 103

Lake Darling near Foxholm, N. Dak.............................................. 104

Souris River near Foxholm, N. Dak.............................................. 105

Souris River above Minot, N. Dak............................................... 106

Souris River near Verendrye, N. Dak............................................ 107

Souris River near Bantry, N. Dak............................................... 103

Souris River near Westhope, N. Dak............................................. 109

Long Creek near Crosby, N. Dak................................................. 110

Des Lacs River at Foxholm, N. Dak.............................................. Ill

Wintering River near Karlsruhe, N. Dak......................................... 112

Lake of the Woods Basin.......................................................... 113

Basswood River near Winton, Minn............................................... 113

Namakan River at outlet of Lac La Croix, Ontario............................... 114

Rainy River at Manitou Rapids, Minn............................................ 115

Kawishiwi River near Winton, Minn.............................................. 116

Vermilion River below Lake Vermilion, near Tower, Minn......................... 117

Little Fork River at Little Fork, Minn......................................... 118

Sturgeon River near Chisholm, Minn......... '. ................................... 119

Dark River near Chisholm, Minn................................................. 120

Big Fork River at Big Falls, Minn............................................... 121

Rainy Lake at Ranier, Minn..................................................... 122

Warroad River near Warroad, Minn............................................... 122

Bulldog Run near Warroad, Minn................................................. 123

East Branch Warroad River near Warroad, Minn................................... 124

Upper Mississippi River Basin...................................................... 125

Mississippi River main stem...................................................... 125

Winnibigoshish Reservoir near Deer River, Minn................................. 125

Mississippi River at Winnibigoshish Dam, near Deer River, Minn................. 126

Mississippi River near Deer River, Minn........................................ 127

Pokegama Reservoir near Grand Rapids, Minn..................................... 128

Mississippi River at Grand Rapids, Minn........................................ 129

Mississippi River below Sandy River, near Libby, Minn.......................... 130

Mississippi River at Aitkin, Minn.............................................. 131

Mississippi River near Royalton, Minn.......................................... 132

Mississippi River at Elk River, Minn........................................... 133

Mississippi River near Anoka, Minn............................................. 134

Mississippi River at St. Paul, Minn............................................ 135

Mississippi River at Prescott, Wis.............................................. 136

Mississippi River at Winona, Minn,............................................. 137

Mississippi River at La Crosse, Wis............................................ 138

Mississippi River at McGregor, Iowa............................................ 139

Mississippi River at Clinton, Iowa............................................. 140

Mississippi River at Keokuk, Iowa.............................................. 141

Mississippi River at Alton, 111................................................ 142

Leech Lake River Basin........................................................... 143

Leech Lake Reservoir at Federal Dam, Minn...................................... 143

Leech Lake River at Federal Dam, Minn.......................................... 144

Sandy River Basin................................................................ 145

Sandy Lake Reservoir at Libby, Minn............................................ 145

Sandy River at Sandy Lake Dam, at Libby, Minn.................................. 146

Mud River Basin.................................................................. 147

Bay Lake near Bennettville, Minn............................................... 147

Pine giver Basin................................................................. 147

Pine River Reservoir at Cross Lake, Minn....................................... 147

Pine River at Pine River Dam, at Cross Lake, Minn.............................. 148

Pelican Lake diversion near Pequot Lakes, Minn................................. 149

Rabbit River Basin............................................................... 149

Rabbit River near Crosby, Minn................................................. 149
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station reoords--Continued.

Upper Mississippi River Basin Continued. Page

Crow Wing River Basin............................................................ 151

Crow Wing River at Nimrod, Minn................................................ 151

Gull Lake Reservoir near Brainerd, Minn........................................ 152

Gull River at Gull Lake Dam, near Brainerd, Minn............................... 153

Hubert Lake at Lake Hubert, Minn............................................... 154

Sauk River Basin................................................................. 154

Sauk River near St. Cloud, Minn................................................ 154

Elk River'Basin.................................................................. 155

Elk River near Big Lake, Minn.................................................. 155

Crow River Basin................................................................. 156

North Pork Crow River near Regal, Minn......................................... 156

Crow River at Rookford, Minn................................................... 157

South Pork Crow River at Cosmos, Minn.......................................... 158

South Pork Crow River near Mayer, Minn......................................... 159

Rum River Basin.................................................................. 160

Rum River near S^. Francis, Minn............................................... 16Q

Oriamfa' Lake at' Onamia, Minn..__._...._._._._."......................................... 160

Minnesota River" Basin.....".. '.. r.~................................................. 161

Little Minnesota River near Peever, S. Dak..................................... 161

Minnesota River at Ortonville, Minn............................................ 162

Minnesota River near Odessa, Minn.............................................. 163

Minnesota River near Lao qui Parle, Minn....................................... 164

Minnesota River at Montevideo, Minn............................................ 165

Minnesota River at Judson, Minn................................................ 166

Minnesota River at Mankato, Minn............................................... 167

Minnesota River near Carver, Minn.............................................. 168

Whetstone River near Big Stone City, S. Dak.................................... 169

Yellow Bank River near Odessa, Minn............................................ 170

Pomme de Terre River near Appleton, Minn....................................... 171

Lao qui Parle River near Lao qui Parle, Minn................................... 172

Chippewa River near Milan, Minn................................................ 173

Yellow Medicine River near Granite Palls, Minn................................. 174

Spring Creek near Hazel Sun, Minn.............................................. 175

Redwood Hiver at Marshall, Minn................................................ 176

Reflwood River near Redwood Palls, Minn......................................... 177

Cottonwood River near New dim, Minn............................................ 178

Lakes in Minnesota River Basin................................................. 179

Big Stone Lake at Ortonville, Minn........................................... 179

Madison Lake near Madison Lake, Minn......................................... 179

Prior lake at Prior Lake, Minn............................................... 179

St. Croix River Basin............................................................. 180

St. Croix River near Danbury, Wis.............................................. 180

St. Croix River near Grantsburg, Wis........................................... 181

St. Croix River near Rush City, Minn........................................... 182

St. Croix River at St. Croix Palls, Wis,....................................... 183

Namekagon River near Trego, Wis................................................ 184

Apple River near Somerset, Wis................................................. 185

Lakes in St. Croix River Basin................................................. 186

Yellow Lake near Webster, Wis................................................ 186

Shell Lake at Shell Lake, Wis................................................ 186

Cannon River Basin............................................................... 187

Cannon River at Welch, Minn.................................................... 187

Chippewa River Basin............................................................. 188

Chippewa River at Bishops Bridge, near Winter, Wis............................. 188

Chippewa River near Bruoe, Wis................................................. 189

Chippewa River near Holcombe, Wis.............................................. 190

Chippewa River at Holoombe, Wis................................................ 191

Chippewa River at Chippewa Palls, Wis.......................................... 192

Chippewa River at Eau Claire, Wis.............................................. 193

Chippewa River at Durand, Wis.................................................. 194

Reservoirs in Chippewa River Basin............................................. 195

Flambeau River at Flambeau Reservoir, Wis...................................... 196

Flambeau River at Babbs Island, near Winter, Wis............................... 197

Flambeau River near Ladysmith, Wis............................................. 198

South Fork Flambeau River near Phillips, Wis................................... 199

South Fork Jump River near Ogema, Wis.......................................... 200

Jump River at ShefQbn, Wis..................................................... 201

Yellow River at Cadott, Wis.................................................... 202

Duncan Creek at Bloomer, Wis................................................... 203

Duncan Creek at Chippewa Falls, Wis............................................. 204

Eaji Clafre River near Pall Creek, Wis.......................................... 205

Refl Cedar River near Coifax, Wis............................................... 206

Refl Cedar River at Menomonie, Wis.............................................. 207

Eau Oalle River at Spring Valley, 'Wis.......................................... 208

Eau Oalle River at Elmwood, Wis................................................ 209

Buffalo River Basin.............................................................. 210

Buffalo Elver near Tell, Wis................................................... 210

Zumbro River Basin............................................................... 211

Zumbro River at Zumbro Falls, Minn............................................. 211

Zumbro Elver at Theilman, Minn................................................. 212

Whitewater River Basin........................................................... 213

Whitewater River at Beaver, Minn............................................... 213

South Fork Whitewater River near Altura, Minn.................................. 214

Gilmore Creek Basin.............................................................. 215

Gilmore Creek at Winona, Minn.................................................. 215

Trempealeau River Basin.......................................................... 216

Trempealeau River at Dodge, Wis................................................. 216

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VIII CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued.

Upper Mississippi River Basin Continued: Page

Black River Basin................................................................ 217

Black River at Nelllsvllle, Wls................................................ 217

Black River near Oalesville, Wls............................................... 218

La Crosse River Basin............................................................ 219

La Crosse River near West Salem, Wls........................................... 219

Little La Crosse River near Leon, Wls.......................................... 220

Root River Basin................................................................. 221

Root River near Lanesboro, Minn................................................ 221

Root River near Houston, Minn.................................................. 222

Root River below South Fork, near Houston, Minn................................ 223

Rush Creek near Rushford, Minn................................................. 224

Upper Iowa River Basin,.......................................................... 225

Upper Iowa River near Decorah, Iowa............................................ 225

Yellow River Basin............................................................... 226

Yellow River at Ion, Iowa....................................................... 226

Wisconsin River Basin............................................................ 227

Wisconsin River at Rainbow Reservoir, near Lake Tomahawk, Wis.................. 227

Wisconsin River at Whirlpool Rapids, near Rhinelander, Wis..................... 228

Wisconsin River at Merrill, Wis................................................ 229

Wisconsin River at Rothschild, Wis............................................. 230

Wisconsin River near Nekoosa, Wis.............................................. 231

Wisconsin River near Necedah, Wls.............................................. 232

Wisconsin River near Wisconsin Dells, Wis...................................... 233

Wisconsin River at Prairie du Sac, Wls......................................... 234

Wisconsin River at Muscoda, Wis........................................... .... 235

Reservoirs in Wisconsin River Basin............................................ 236

Anvil Lake near Eagle River, Wis. .................*............................. 237

Tomahawk River at Tomahawk, Wls................................................ 237

Spirit River at Spirit Falls, Wis............................................... 238

Prairie River near Merrill, Wls................................................ 239

Rib River at Rib Falls, Wis.................................................... 240

Eau Claire River at Kelly, Wls.............................................:... 241

Bull Creek, Jr., near Rothschild, Wis.......................................... 242

Big Eau Pleine River near Colby, Wis........................................... 243

Big Eau Pleine River near Stratford, Wis....................................... 244

Plover River near Stevens Point, Wis........................................... 245

Yellow River at Babcock, Wis................................................... 246

Yellow River at Necedah, Wis................................................... 247

Lemonweir River at New Lisbon, Wis............................................. 248

Baraboo River near Baraboo, Wis................................................ 249

Devils Lake near Baraboo, Wis.................................................. 249

Klckapoo River at La Farge, Wls................................................ 250

Klckapoo River at Steuben, Wis................................................. 251

Turkey River Basin............................................................... 252

Turkey River at Qarber, Iowa................................................... 252

Grant River Basin................................................................ 253

Grant River at Burton, Wls..................................................... 253

Platte River Basin............................................................... 254

Platte River near Rockvllle, Wis............................................... 254

Little Maquoketa River Basin..................................................... 255

Little Maquoketa River near Durango, Iowa...................................... 255

Galena River Basin............................................................... 256

Galena River at Buncombe, Wis.................................................. 256

Maquoketa River Basin............................................................ 257

Maquoketa River near Manchester, Iowa.......................................... 257

Maquoketa River near Maquoketa, Iowa........................................... 258

Apple River Basin,......... .^., .................................................. 259

Apple River near Hanover, 111.................................................. 259

Plum River Basin................................................................. 260

Plum River below Carroll Creek, near Savanna, 111.............................. 260

Wapsipinicon River Basin......................................................... 261

Wapsipinicon River at Independence, Iowa....................................... 261

Wapsipinicon River near Dewitt, Iowa........................................... 262

Rock River Basin................................................................. 263

Rock River at Watertown, Wis.................................................... 263

Rock River at Afton, Wis....................................................... 264

Rock River at Rockton, 111..................................................... 265

Rock River at Oregon, 111...................................................... 266

Rock River at Como, 111........................................................ 267

Rock River near Joslin, 111.................................................... 268

Crawfish River at Milford, Wis................................................. 269

Whitewater Creek near Whitewater, Wis.......................................... 270

Whitewater Creek at Whitewater, Wis,........................................... -271

Lake Mendota at Madison, Wls........ .......................................... 272

Lake Monona at Madison, Wis.......... ......................................... 272

Yahara River near McFarland, Wis...... ........................................ 273

Turtle Creek near Clinton, Wis......... ....................................... 274

Pecatonica River at Darlington, Wis............................................ 275

Pecatonlca River at Martlntown, Wls............................................ 276

Peoatonica River at Freeport, 111.............................................. 277

Pecatonlca River at Shirland, 111.............................................. 278

East Branch Pecatonlca River near Blanchardville, Wis.......................... 279

Sugar River near Brodhead, Wis................................................. 280

Kishwaukee River at Belvidere, 111............................................. 281

Kishwaukee River near Perryville, 111.......................................... 282

South Branch Kishwaukee River near Falrdale, 111............................... 283

Kllbuck Creek near Monroe Center, 111.......................................... 284

Leaf River at Leaf River, 111.................................................. 285
CONTENTS IX

Gaging-station records--Continued. 

Upper Mississippi River Basin--Continued.

Rock River Basin--Continued. Page

Kyte River near Plagg Center, 111.............................................. 286

Elkhorn Creek near Penrose, 111................................................ 28?

Rock Creek near Morrison, 111.................................................. 288

Qreen River at Amboy, 111...................................................... 289

Green River near Oeneseo, 111.................................................. 290

Mill Creek at Milan, 111....................................................... 291

Iowa River Basin. ................................................................. 292

West Pork Iowa River near Klemme, Iowa......................................... 292

Iowa River near Rowan, Iowa.................................................... 293

Iowa River at Marshalltown, Iowa............................................... 294

Iowa River near Belle Plains, Iowa............................................. 295

Iowa River at Iowa City, Iowa.................................................. 296

Iowa River at Wapello, Iowa.................................................... 297

East Pork Iowa River near Klemme, Iowa...........;.......;..................... 298

Salt Creek near Elberon, Iowa.................................................. 299

Bear Creek at Ladora, Iowa..................................................... 300

Rapid Creek near Iowa City, Iowa............................................... 301

Ralston Creek at Iowa City, Iowa............................................... 302

English River at Kalona, Iowa.................................................. 303

Cedar River near Austin, Mlnn.................................................. 304

Cedar River at Waterloo, Iowa.................................................. 305

Cedar River at Cedar Rapids, Iowa.............................................. 306

Cedar River near Conesville, Iowa.............................................. 30?

turtle Creek at Austin, Minn................................................... 308

Shell Rock River near Northwood, Iowa.......................................... 309

Shell Rock River at Marble Rook, Iowa.......................................... 310

Lime Creek at Mason City, Iowa................................................. 311

West Pork Shell Rock River at Flnchford, Iowa.................................. 312

Beaver Creek at New Hartford, Iowa............................................. 313

Lakes in Iowa River Basin...................................................... 313

Upper Pine Lake at Eldor^, Iowa.............................................. 313

Lower Pine Lake at Eldora, Iowa.............................................. 314

Lake Macbride near Solon, Iowa............................................... 315

Clear Lake at Clear Lake, Iowa............................................... 316

Edwards River Basin.............................................................. 317

Edwards River near Orion, 111.. ................................................ 317

Edwards River near New Boston, 111............................................. 318

Pope Creek Basin................................................................. 319

Pope Creek near Keithsburg, 111................................................ 319

Henderson Creek Basin............................................................ 320

Henderson Creek near Little York, 111.......................................... 320

Henderson Creek near Oquawka, 111.............................................. 321

North Henderson Creek near Seaton, 111......................................... 322

Cedar Creek at Little York, 111................................................ 323

South Henderson Creek at Biggsville, 111....................................... 324

Skunk River Basin................................................................ 325

Skunk River near Ames, Iowa.................................................... 325

Skunk River at Augusta, Iowa................................................... 326

Lake Keomah near Oskaloosa, Iowa............................................... 327

.North Skunk River near Sigourney, Iowa......................................... 328

Des Moines River Basin........................................................... 329

West Pork Des Moines River at Jackson, Minn.................................... 329

Des Moines River near Boone, Iowa.............................................. 330

Des Moines River at Des Moines, Iowa........................................... 331

Des Moines River below Raccoon River, at Des Moines, Iowa...................... 332

Des Moines River near Tracy, Iowa.............................................. 333

Des Moines River at Ottumwa, Iowa.............................................. 334

Des Moines River at Keosauqua, Iowa............................................ 335

East Pork Des Moines River near Hardy, Iowa.................................... 336

North Lizard Creek near Clare, Iowa............................................ 337

Boone River near Webster City, Iowa............................................ 338

Raccoon River near Jefferson, Iowa............................................. 339

Raccoon River at Van Meter, Iowa............................................... 340

South Raccoon River at Redfield, Iowa.,........................................ 341

North River near Norwalk, Iowa..................................... *........... 342

Middle River near Indlanola, Iowa.............................................. 343

South River near Ackworth, Iowa................................................ 344

Whitebreast Creek near Knoxville, Iowa. ......................................... 345

Cedar Creek near Bussey, Iowa.................................................. 346

Lakes in Des Moines River Basin................................................ 346

Heron Lake near Heron Lake, Minn............................................. 346

Tuttle Lake near Ceylon, Minn................................................ 347

Springbrook Lake near Guthrie Center, Iowa................................... 347

Lake Ahquabi near Indianola, Iowa............................................ 348

Lake Wapello near Drakesville, Iowa.......................................... 349

Fox River Basin.................................................................. 350

Fox River at Cantril, Iowa.-.................................................... 350

Fox River at Wayland, Mo.....................................................'.. 351

Bear Creek Basin................................................................. 352

Bear Creek near Marcelline, 111...,..........................................'.* 352

Wyaconda River Basin................................... . ' 353

Wyaconda River above Canton, Mo..................................... . 353

Fabius River Basin................................................ 3°4

North Pabius River at Monticello, Mo........................................... 354

Middle Fabius River near Baring, Mo................................. 355

Middle Pabius River near Montioello, Mo.............................. . 356

South Fabius River near Taylor, Mo....................... 367
A CONTENTS

Gaging-station records--Continued.

Upper Mississippi River Basin Continued. Page

North River Basin,............................................................... 358

North River at Bethel, Mo...................................................... 358

North River at Palmyra, Mo..................................................... 359

Bear Creek Basin................................................................. 360

Bear Creek at Hannibal, Mo..................................................... 360

Salt River Basin................................................................. 361

Salt River near* Shelbina, Mo................................................... 361

Salt River near Monroe City, Mo................................................ 362

Salt River near New London, Mo................................................. 363

South Fork Salt River at Santa Fe, Mo.......................................... 364

Youngs Creek near Mexico, Mo................................................... 365

Middle Fork Salt River at Paris, Mo............................................ 366

Elk Fork Salt River near Paris, Mo............................................. 367

The Sny Basin.......'............................................................. 368

Hadley Creek at Kinderhook, 111................................................ 368

Bay Creek at Pittsfield, 111................................................... 369

Bay Creek at Nebo, 111......................................................... 370

Cuivre River Basin............................................................... 371

C uivre River near Troy, Mo..................................................... 371

Illinois River Basin............................................................. 372

Des Plaines River near Gurnee, 111............................................. 372

Des Plaines River near Des Plaines, 111........................................ 373

Des Plaines River at Riverside, 111............................................ 374

Illinois River at Marseilles, 111.............................................. 375

Illinois River at Kingston Mines, 111.......................................... 376

Illinois River at Meredosia, 111............................................... 377

Salt Creek at Western Springs, 111..... A ...................................... 378

Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Lookport, 111............................... 378

Hickory Creek a.t Joliet, 111................................................... 381

Du Page River at Troy, 111..................................................... 382

Kankakee River at Davis , Ind................................................... 383

Kankakee River at Shelby, Ind.................................................. 384

Kankakee River at Momence, 111................................................. 385

Kankakee River near Wilmlngton, 111............................................. 386

Yellow*River at Knox, Ind...................................................... 387

Singleton ditch at Illinoi, 111................................................ 388

Iroquois River at Iroquois, 111................................................ 389

Iroquois River near Chebanse, 111............................................... 390

Sugar Creek at Milford, 111.................................................... 391

Mazon River near Coal City, 111................................................ 392

Fox River at Wilmot, Wis........................................................ 393

Fox River at Johnsburg, 111.................................................... 394

Fox River near McHenry, 111.................................................... 395

Pox River at Algonquin, 111.................................................... 396

Fox River at Dayton, 111....................................................... 397

North Pork Vermilion River near Charlotte, 111................................. 398

Vermilion River at Pontiac, 111................................................ 399

Vermilion River at Lowell, 111................................................. 400

Bureau Creek at Princeton, 111...;.............................................. 401

Bureau Creek at Bureau, 111.................................................... 402

West Bureau Creek at Wyanet, 111............................................... 403

East Bureau Creek near Bureau, 111............................................. 404

Crow Creek near Washburn, 111.................................................. 405

Farm Creek at East Peoria, 111................................................. 406

Kickapoo Creek near Kickapoo, 111.............................................. 407

Kickapoo Creek at Peoria, 111.................................................. 408

Mackinaw River near Congerville, 111........................................... 409

Mackinaw River near Green Valley, 111.......................................... 410

Money Creek above Lake Bloomington, 111........................................ 411

Money Creek at Lake Bloomington, 111........................................... 412

Hickory Creek above Lake Bloomington, 111...................................... 413

Spoon River at London Mills, 111............................................... 414

Spoon River at Seville, 111.................................................... 415

Brush Creek at Lake Bracken, near Galesburg, 111............................... 416

Sangamon River at Mahomet, 111................................................. 417

Sangamon River at Monticello, 111.............................................. 418

Sangamon River at Riverton, 111................................................ 419

Sangamon River at Petersburg, 111.............................................. 420

Sangamon River near Oakford, 111............................................... 421

Spring Creek near Springfield, 111............................................. 422

South Fork Sangamon River at Kincaid, 111...................................... 423

Salt Creek- near Rowell, 111.................................................... 424

Salt Creek near Greenview, 111................................................. 425

Lake Pork near Cornland, 111................................................... 426

Kiokapoo Creek at Waynesville, 111............................................. 427

Kickapoo Creek near Lincoln, 111............................................... 428

Sugar Creek near Armington, 111................................................ 429

Sugar Creek near Hartsburg, 111................................................ 430

La Moine River at Colmar, 111.................................................. 431

La Moine River at Ripley, 111.................................................. 432

Macoupin Creek near Kane, 111.................................................. 433

Lakes in Illinois River Basin.................................................. 434

Holden Lake near Elkhorn, Wis................................................ 434 '

, Channel Lake near Antioch, 111............................................... 435

Fox Lake near Lake Villa, 111................................................ 436

Nippers ink Lake at F.ox Lake, 111. ............................................ 437

Cahokia Creek Basin............................................................ 438

Indian Creek at Wanda, 111.. .................................................. 438
CONTENTS . XI

Gaging-station records Continued. 

Upper Mississippi River Basin--Continued.

Cahokia Creek Basin Continued. Page

Canteen Creek at Caseyvllle. 111..............................................: 439

Long Lakfe at Stallings, 111.................................................... 440

Kaskaskia River Basin............................................................ 441

Kaskaskia River at Shelbyville, 111............................................ 441

Kaskaskia River at Vandalia, 111............................................... 442

Kaskaskia River at Carlyle, 111................................................. 443

Kaskaakia River at New Athens, 111............................................. 444

Shoal Creek near Breese, 111................................................... 445

Big Muddy River Basin............................................................ 446

Big Muddy River near Benton, 111............................................... 446

Big Muddy River at Plumfield, 111.............................................. 447

Big Muddy River at Murphysboro, 111............................................ 448

Beaucoup Creek near Matthews, 111.............................................. 449

Records available on lakes in Indiana............................................ 450

Miscellaneous discharge measurements................................................. 451

Index................................................................................ 45?

ILLUSTRATION

Page 

Figure 1. Gaglng-station structures: A, Mississippi River at Le Claire, Iowa;

B, Rock River at Afton, Wis.; C, Minnesota River near Carver, Minn..... 3
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF HUDSON BAY AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS, 1948

SCOPE OF WORK

This volume Is one of a series of 14 reports presenting results of measurements of 

stage and flow made on streams, lakes, and reservoirs in the United States during the 

water year ending September 30, 1948. The work was begun in 1888 in connection with 

special studies relating to irrigation. Measurements of the flow of streams and of the 

stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs have been made at about 11,370 gaging atations 

in the 48 States and also at many in the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. In July 1948, 

5,960 gaging stations, including those in Hawaii, were being maintained by the Geological 

Survey and cooperating organizations. Miscellaneous discharge measurements were made 

during the water year at many other points.

In the execution, of the work many State and private organizations have cooperated, 

either by furnishing data or by assisting in collecting data. Cooperation of th1* first 

kind is acknowledged in connection with the description of each station affected; cooperation of the second kind-is acknowledged, under the heading "Cooperation," In tin introductory matter that precedes the gaging-station records in each volume. In the present 

volume, the section on cooperation of the second kind appears on page 12.

DEFINITION OP TERMS

The units in which stream-flow data are presented in this report and other te^ms used 

nerein are defined as follows:

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

rate of discharge of a stream whose channel is 1 square foot in cross-sectional area and 

whose average velocity is 1 foot per second.

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

second from each square mile of area drained, on the assumption that ths runoff is distributed uniformly both as regards time and area.

"Runoff in Inches" is the depth to which an area would be covered if all the water 

draining from it in a given period were uniformly distributed on its surface. It is used 

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

An "acre-foot" is the quantity of water required to cover an acre to the depth of 

1 foot and is equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet. The term is commonly used In connection 

with storage for irrigation.

"Second-foot-day" is the volume of water represented by a flow of 1 second-foot 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 an abbreviation for the term "relation between gage height 

and discharge."

"Control" is a term used to designate a feature downstream from the- gage that determines the stage-discharge relation at the gage. This feature may be a natural section, 

a reach of the channel, or an artificial structure.

1
2 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1948, PART 5

"Contents" is a term applied to the volume of water in a reservoir. It Is computed on 

the basis of a level pool and does not include bank storage unless otherwise indicated.

EXPLANATION OP DATA

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

of discharge, and general information uaed to supplement the records of stage and discharge 

measurements in determining the daily 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 the fluctuations. Measurements of discharge are made with a current 

meter by the general methods outlined in standard textbooks on the measurement of river 

discharge. Typical structures in use at gaging stations are shown in figure 1.

Rating tables giving the discharge for any stage are prepared from the discharge measurements. The application of the daily mean gage height to those rating tables gives the 

daily 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 ba^ed on individual discharge measurements and notes by engineers and observers are used in applying the 

gage heights to the rating tables. At times the stage-discharge'relation for a station 

may be temporarily changed by the presence of aquatic growth or debris on the control. 

For such times the daily mean discharge is computed by what is essentially the "shiftingcontrol" method, described above.

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

reservoirs, tributary streams, or other sources, which necessitates the use of the "slope 

method," in which the slope or fall in a reach of the stream is a factor in the determination of 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, tt some stations 

the stage-discharge relation is affected by changing stage, and for them the rate of 

change of 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, which makes it impossible to compute the discharge in the usr^l 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 stations in the same or nearby basins. For those 

stations at which the stage-discharge relation is affected by ice, the days included in 

the periods of ice effect either are indicated in the table by symbols referring to a 

footnote that states this fact or are given in a general note following the table. The 

days on which discharge measurements were made during or between periods of ice effect, 

shortly before the first period, or shortly after the last period are similarly indicated 

by a footnote.

For most of the gaging stations on streams in the area covered by this report the data 

presented comprise a description of the station, a table showing the daily discharge of
EXPLANATION OP DATA

A. MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT LE CLAIRE, IOWA

B. ROCK RIVER AT AFTON, WIS.

C. MINNESOTA RIVER NEAR CARVER, MINN.

FIGURE 1. GAGING-STATION STRUCTURES.
4 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1948, PART 5

the stream, and a table of monthly and yearly discharge and runoff. Skeleton rating 

tables are published for all stations except those at which the dally discharge for the 

greater part of the year was determined by the shifting-control method, the slope method, 

or other special methods.

The description of the station gives the type of gage, location, drainage area, records 

available, average discharge, extremes of discharge, general remarks, and notations of revisions of previously published record. The location of the gaging station and the drainage area are obtained from the most accurate maps available. Under "Average discharge" is 

given the average discharge for the number of years Indicated. It Is not given for Stations having less than 10 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 dally discharge If there Is extensive regulation (also the minimum discharge If useful); and the minimum gage height (unless It IB 

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

crest stage, obtained by use of a water-stage recorder or a nonrecordlng gage read at the 

time of the crest. Information pertaining to the accuracy of the records and conditions 

which affect the natural flow at the gaging station Is given under "Remarks."

For some stations previously published records have been found to be In error on the 

basis of data or Information obtained subsequently. 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 station description of all stations for which revised records have been 

published. Listed therein are all the reports In which revisions appear, each followed by 

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

number, W. means Water-Supply Paper. In listing the years, water years are Indicated by 

only 1 year, for Instance, 1933 stands for the water year October I, 1932, to September 30, 

1933. If there were no dally, monthly, or annual figures of discharge involved 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 second-feet per square mile and runoff In 

inches are published, a revision of the drainage area necessitates corresponding revision 

of all figures based on the drainage area. Revised figuree of second-feet 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.

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

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

gage height. For stations subject to such fluctuation the daily mean gage height may not 

Indicate the'true daily mean, discharge, which must be obtained by averaging the discharge 

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

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 nonrecording gages, the table of daily discharge gives the discharge
ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA ABD COMPUTED RESULTS 6

corresponding to either once-daily readings of the gage, the mean of twioe-daily readings, 

or the mean gage .height determined from gage-height graphs based on gage readings. For 

periods of rapidly changing stage, the daily mean discharge is determined from grw height 

graphs based on gage readings, the frequency of which is stated in the station description.

In the table of monthly discharge the column headed "Second-foot-days" gives the sum 

for each month of the figures given in the table of daily discharge. The column headed 

"Maximum" gives the maximum daily discharge, not the momentary discharge when the water 

surface was at crest stage. Likewise, in the column headed "Minimum" the quantity given 

is the minimum daily discharge. The column headed "Mean" gives the average flow In cubic 

feet per second during the month.

Peak discharges with the times of their occurrence are listed below the table of monthly 

discharge for most stations. 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.

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 usually given in the first report in which data for a station an published 

 but is omitted from succeeding reports.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of stream-flow data depends primarily on (1) the permanency of fie stagedischarge relation or, if the control is unstable, the frequency of discharge measurements 

and (2) the accuracy of observations of stage, measurements of flow, and interpr3tation of 

records.

The station description gives a statement in regard to the general accuracy o*" 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 pe-cent; and 

"poor," probably more than 15 percent. The records of monthly and yearly mean d'scharge 

and runoff are, in general, more accurate than the daily records.

Yield at some stations as indicated by monthly means may vary widely from natural yield, 

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

due to artificial causes, or other factors. For such stations figures of "seeonl-feet per 

square mile" and "runoff in inches" are not published unless storage or diversion records 

are included indicating the extent of the regulation or diversion or unless satisfactory 

adjustments can be made for changes in contents or 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 its inclusion is indicated. Even at those stations 

where adjustments are made, in some instances large errors In computed yields mav occur 

when relatively large negative adjustments are applied or when evaporation is large in 

comparison with the observed discharge. Figures of second-feet per square mile and runoff 

in inches are also omitted if the drainage area includes large noncontributing e-eas or if 

the average annual rainfall over the drainage area is less than 20 inches.

911165 O - 50 - 2
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1948. PART 5

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 show the water supply available for further development, as prior appropriations below 

the station must first be satisfied.

The table of monthly discharge presents In summary the distribution of the flow past the 

station. The table of dally discharge affords opportunity for more detailed studies of the 

variation In flow. As further observations In each succeeding year may be expected to 

throw new light on data previously published, It should be borne In mind that such data are 

subject to revision In succeeding water-supply papers.

PUBLICATIONS

The results of stream-flow measurements are now published annually In 14 parts, each 

part covering an area whose'boundaries coincide with natural drainage features as indicated 

below:

Part 1. North Atlantic slope basins '(St. John River to York River).

2. South Atlantic slope'and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins (James River to Mississippi 

	River).

3. Ohio River Basin.

4. St. Lawrence River Basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River Basins.

6. Missouri River Basin.

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 obtained or consulted as explained below.

1. Copies may be purchased at nominal cost from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., who will, on application, furnish lists giving 

prices.

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 as follows:

East of the Mississippi River:

Albany, N. Y., 526 Federal Building.

Asheville, N. C., 220 Post Office Building.

Atlanta, Ga., 411 Grand Theater Building.

Augusta, Maine, 420 Statehouse.

Baton Rouge, La., 538 Florida Street.

Boston, Mass., 939 Post Office Building.

Champaign, 111., 605 South Nell Street.

Charleston, W. Va., 408 Union Building.

Charlottesville, Va., Cabell Hall, University of Virginia.

Chattanooga, Term., 442 Post Office Building.

College Park, Md., L06 Engineering Building, University of Maryland.

Columbia, S. C., 207 Creason Building.

Columbus, Ohio, 2590 West Hardin Street, Ohio State University.

Harrisburg, Pa., 490 Education'Building.

Hartford, Conn., 203 Federal Building.

Indianapolis, Ind., 311 West Washington Street.

Jackson, Miss., 208 Millsaps Building..

Knoxville, Term., 337 Post Office Building.

Louisville, Ky., 531 Federal Building.

Madison, Wis., 666 State Office Building.

Montgomery, Ala., 507 Post Office Building.

New Philadelphia, Ohio, Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District BuiWing.

Ocala, Fla., 302 Post Office Building.

Pittsburgh, Pa., 515 Plaza Building.

Raleigh, N. C., 908 Capitol Club Building.

St. Paul, Minn., 1427 New Post Office Building.

Trenton, N. J., 228 Federal Building.

Washington, D. C., General Services Administration Building.
PUBLICATIONS 7

West of the Mississippi River:

Austin, Tex., 302 West Fifteenth Street.

Bismarck, N. Dak., 7 Eltlnge Building.

Boise, Idaho, 429 Federal Building.

Denver, Colo., 126 New Customhouse.

Fort Smith, Ark., 6 Post Office Building.

Helena, Mont., 408 Federal Building.

Honolulu, Hawaii, 285 Federal Building.

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 804 Federal Building.

Iowa City, Iowa, 508 Hydraulic Laboratory, University of Iowa.

Lincoln, Nebr., 510 Rudge-Guenzel Building.

Los Angeles, Calif., 429-F United States Post Office and Courthouse.

Oklahoma City, Okla., 803 Council Building.

Pierre, S. Dak., 207 Federal Building.

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building.

Holla, Mo., 811 Ramsey Building.

St'. Louis, Mo., 1004 New Federal Building.

Salt Lake City, Utah, 303 Federal Building.

San Francisco, Calif., 702 Appraisers Building.

Santa Fe, N. Mex., 204 United States Courthouse.

Tacoma, Wash., 807 Federal Building.

Topeka, Kans., 305 Federal Building.

Tucson, Ariz., 810 Post Office Building.

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

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

Prior to publication, records of discharge in provisional form for individual stations 

may usually be obtained from the district offices listed above.

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

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

have been included for some streams.

Stream-flow data for the years 1884-1901, in reports of the Geological Survey 

(A . Annual Report; B « Bulletin; W . Water-Supply Paper)

Report

10th A, pt. 2

16th A, pt. 2

18th A, pt. 4 

W 15

W 1 a

19th A, pt. 4 

W 27.........

W

5»o

20th A, pt. 4

21st A, pt. 4

W 47 to 52...

22d A, pt. 4.

W 75.........

Character of data

Descriptive information only.

Descriptive information only.

monthly discharge.

Descriptions, measurements ratings, and monthly discharge...

pf 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 .

Year

1893-94

1895-96. 

1897

1 QQ7

1897.

1898

1901.

Papers on surface water supply containing records from 1899 to date, grouped by years 

aid drainage basins, are listed by number on page 8. The data for any particula" gaging 

station will, in general, be found in the reports covering the years during whic'i the 

station was maintained. For example, the data for 1910 to 1920 for any station in the 

area covered by part 3 are published in Water-Supply Papers 883, 303, 323, 353, 403, 433, 

453, 473, and 503, which contain recoflBs for the Ohio River Basin for those yeari.
Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream measurements, 1899-

Year

1899 a..................

1903....................

1906....................

1909................. ...

1910. ...................

1913.............. ......

1914............. .......

1915..... ...............

1916....................

1919-80.................

1921 ....................

1923....................

1924

19Z5... .................

1926.................... 

1927....................

1928....................

1929....................

1930....................

1931.... ................

1933....................

1934....................

1935. ...................

1937....................

1938.. ..................

1939....... .............

1940. ...................

1941...... ............ . 

1942....................

1943....................

1945......... ...........

1948. ..........:.. ......

1

35 

47, h48

65, 75

82

97

0201, p202, q203

261

£81

381

4O1

471

501

521

601

621

681

696

711

781

801

891

951

1031 i«n

mi

1 b3S, 36

48

65, 75

b97, 98

q!67, 168

q203, 204

242

262

282

322

382

4OZ

472

502

522

602

622

662

682

697

71Z

782

802

opo

892

922

1032 , ^g,.

1112

3

36

48, 149

65, 75

98

169

205

263

283

353

383

403

473

503

523

563

603

673

683

698

713

783

803

DO«

S93

92S

973

1033 ' " ifts?

1113

4

36

65, 75

97

206

264

284

324

384

404

504

524

604 1 1584"

684

699

714

744

784 804 

894

- SSr

1034 1 TTTsT1114

5

36

k98, 99, nlOO

245

265

285

TtriC

385

405

505

525

605 11 ' "6SS

700

715

785 80S'

895 .. .._..,.., .., flgs

1035 1 TK55-

1115

6

c36, 37

99

266

286

386

4O6

506

526

eoc

606

626

701

716

786 " " ""BW

896

556

1036

h -TWS5

1116

7 . , .... , J7

k98. 99

267

287

387

407

507

527 

547

607

627

702

717

787

807

897

927 

957

1037

W

1117

8

1

9

2

2

3

4

4

5

5

6

6

7

7

7

8

8

8

 

9

9

10

' W

If

11

a Rating tables and Index to WSP 35-39 e Mojave River only. J Loup, Platte, and Elkhor

contained In WSP 39. Monthly discharge f Kings and Kern Rivers and south Pacific slope. tributaries below Plat

for 1899 In 21st Annual Report, part 4. g Rating tables and Index to WSP 47-52 k Tributaries of Mississip

b James River only. contained In WSP 52. Monthly discharge m Lake Ontario and tribut

e Gallatln River. for 1900 In 22d Annual Report, part 4. Lawrence River proper.

d Green and Ounnlson Rivers and Colorado h Schuylklll River to James River. n Hudson Bay only.

River above Ounnlson River. 1 Scloto River. o New England rivers only
PUBLICATIONS

The records at most of the stations discussed in these reports extend over a series of 

years. Miscellaneous measurements at nany points other than regular gaging stations have 

been made each year and are published under "Miscellaneous discharge measurements" at the 

end of each report, the streams and points of measurement listed appearing in th<s same 

relative order as the streams and gaging stations in ths body of the report. An index of 

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

Each of the reports on surface water supply for the year 1939, issued as Wate--Supply 

Papers 871 to 884 (see table on p. 8), contains, for the area covered by that re-rort, a 

summary of yearly discharge at gaging stations at which 10 or more complete year* of record 

have been collected. These summaries are available also as separate reprints.

Reports have been published that are compilations of records for various area-?, usually 

a single State or drainage basin. These reports contain records previously published 

(some of which have been revised), as well as some records not contained in the annual 

series of water-supply papers. The following table gives the numbers and titles of these 

reports, arranged alphabetically, some by States and some by drainage basins.

Reports containing compilations of records of discharge by States and drainage basins

Report

STATE 

Alabama, Water powers of, with an appendix on stream measurements in 

Mississippi. 

California, Water resources of, part 1, Stream measurements in Sacramento River Basin. 

California, Water resources of, part Z, Stream measurements in San 

Joaquln River Basin. 

California, Water resources of, part 5, Stream measurements in the Great 

Basin and Pacific Coast river basins. 

California, southern, Surface water supply of Pacific slope of ...........

California, southern. Surface water supply of Pacific slope basins In.... 

California, Surface water supply of minor San Francisco Bay, northern 

Pacific, and Great basins in.

Massachusetts, Hydrology of, Part 1, Summary of stream-flow and precipitation records.

DRAINAGE BASIN 

Colorado River (Ariz., Colo., N. Hex., Utah, Wyo.) and its utilization...

Colorado River Basin (Ariz., Calif., Colo., Utah, Wyo.), Surface waters 

at base stations in. 

Colorado River Basin (Ariz., Calif., Nev., N. Hex., Utah), Surface waters 

at stations on tributaries In lower.

New-Kanawha River Basin (N. C., Va., W. Va.), Surface water supply of....

Potomac River Basin (D. C., HA,, W. Va.)..... ............................ 

Rio Qrande Basin (Colo., N. Hex., Tex.). Water resources of .............. 

St. Mary and Milk Rivers (Mont., Canada), Water supply of ................ 

St. Mary River. See St. Mary and Milk Rivers; Missouri and St. Mary 

River Basin. 

Sevier Lake Basin (Utah). Utilization of surface water resources of......

Period

1895-1903 

1387-1912 

1878-1912 

1891-1912 

1890-1918

1894-1927 

1895-1927

1863-1945 

1S94-1906

1S88-1914

1891-1938 

1883-1938

1895-1920

1895-1906 

1883-1913 

1898-1917

1889-1937 

1890-1904

Hater-Supply 

Paper

107 

293 

299 

300 

447

636-E 

637-A

1105

S70

AfiQ

395

918 

1049

1 QQ

536

192 

358 

491

920 

109

Records of discharge have been published also in State reports. Some of thes-» are 

not contained in the publications of the Geological Survey or are revisions of records 

previously published in its water-supply papers. The following table contains a list of 

these reports.
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1948, PART 5

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge

State

Connecticut . . .

Illinois......

Do.........

Kansas ........

Louisiana..... 

Maine .........

Minnesota..... 

Missouri. .....

Hew Hampshire. 

Hew Jersey. .. .

Hew Mexico.... 

North Carolina

North Dakota. .

Oregon « 

1 Contains re 

2 Contains re 

discharge.

Period

1895-1915

1904-47

1857-1928 

1881-1935

1881-1938

1900-1927

1912-33 

1898-1946 

1895-1906 

1907-19 

1908-11 

1900-1934 

1923-27 

1927-30 

1873-1932 

1873-1940

1941-42 

1895-1919

1924-28 

1928-35

1910-20 

1903-38

1887-1920 

1929-37

1892-1943

1909-12 

1857-1926 

1927-39

1889-1911 

1881-1938

1894-1914

1914-28 

1889-1922 

1892-1928

1928-34 

1934-40

1888-1925 

1889-1923

1889-1936

1866-1945 

1820-1945-

1866-1945 

1872-1945 

1919-21

1882-1938 

1882-1944

1898-1921

1898-1944 

1902-39

1898-1939 

1878-1914 

1914-24 

1924-30 

1930-36 

1936-41

cords of ye 

cords of na

Report

Special Report 20, Water Resources and Hydrology of southeastern Alabama.

Water resources of Colorado, Appendix 2, 

Data on stream-gaging stations of 

Colorado. 1 

Water resources of Colorado, Appendix 3, 

vola. 1 and 2, Stream-flow data of 

Colorado. 

Bull. 44, Water resources of Connecticut...

Pub. 72, Surface water supply of Indiana... 

Pub. 112, Surface water supply of Indiana..

Water-Supply Bull. 1, Summaries of yearly 

and flood flow relating to Iowa streams.. 

Water-Supply Bull. 2, Surface water 

resources of Iowa. 

Surface waters of Kansas ...................

Report of Division of Water Resources ......

Geol. Bull. 16, Surface water supply of 

Louisiana. 

1st annual report .......................... 

Plow data and -draft storage curves for 

major streams In Maryland. 

Bull. 1, Summary of records of surface 

waters of Maryland and the Potomac 

River Basin. 

Water-resources Investigation of Minnesota. 

Vol. 20, 2d series, Water resources of 

Missouri. 

Vol. 26, 2d series » Surface waters of 

Missouri.

Special Rept. 10, vols. 1-4, Water resources of Montana.

Annual and statistical report, vol. 12..... 

Bull. 33, Surface water supply of New 

Jersey. 

Special Rept. 5, Surface water supply of 

New Jersey. 

Special Rept. 9, Surface water supply of 

New Jersey. 

Surface water supply of New Mexico. ........ 

Bull. 34, Discharge records of North 

Carolina streams. 

Bull. 39, Discharge records of North 

Carolina streams.' 

Hydrologic Data on the Neuse River Basin. 

Hydrologic Data on the Cape Pear River 

Basin. 

Hydrologic Data on the Yadkln-Pee Dee River 

Basin. 

Hydrologic Data on the Catawba and Broad 

River Basins 

Report to Governor of North Dakota on 

flood control.

Bull. 200, Compilation of stream- flow 

records of Ohio.

Bull. Ill, Ohio stream-drainage areas and 

flow-duration tables. 

Bull. 4, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon. 

Bull. 7, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon . 

Bull. 8, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon. 

Bull. 9, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon. 

Bull. 10, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon.

arly discharge only, 

xlmum and minimum dally, weekly, and monthly

Issued by

Geological Surrey of Alabama,

Do

Arkansas Geological Surrey. 

State Planning Commission, 

Water Cor serration Board, 

State engineer. 

Do.

State Geological and Natural 

History Survey. 

State Water Commission. 

Florida Geclogical Survey. 

Geological Surrey of Georgia. 

Do. 

Rivers and Lakes Commission. 

Division of Waterways. 

Department of Conservation. 

Do. 

State Planrlng Board. 

Iowa Geological Survey.

Do.

Kansas Water Commission. 

Do. 

State Boart1 of Agriculture. 

Do. 

Do. 

Kentucky Geological Survey. 

Department of Conservation.

Maine Water Power Commission. 

State Planning Commission and 

Water Resources Commission. 

Department of Geology, Mines, 

and Water Resources.

State Drainage Commission.

Missouri Brreau of Geology 

and Mines. 

Mlssquri Geological Survey 

and Water Resources . 

Office of the State Engineer. 

Montana Agricultural Experiment Station. 

Bureau of Water Power, Irrigation, and Drainage. 

Do. 

Public Service Commission. 

Department of Conservation 

and Development . 

State Water Policy Commission.

Do.

Office of the State Engineer. 

Department of Conservation 

and Development.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

State chle." engineer.

State Planning Board. 

State Water* Conservation 

Commission. 

Engineering Experiment Station, 

Ohio Sta^e University. 

Do. 

Department of Agriculture, 

Division of Conservation 

and Natural Resources. 

Engineering Experiment Station, 

Ohio Sta*:e University. 

Office of the State Engineer.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do.

discharge and yearly mean
PUBLICATIONS 11

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge Continued*

State

Pennsylvania.. 

Bo.........

South Carolina

Do.........

Do.........

Washington.... 

Wisconsin.. .. . 

Do.........

Period

1890-1911

1684-1946

1906-10

1878-1933 

1888-1914

Report

Heport of the Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania .

Bull. 17, Summary of records of surface 

water supply of South Carolina.

(Potomac, Rappahannook, and York River 

Basins ) .

(James River Basin).

(Roanoke and Chowan River Basins ) .

(Hew, Tennessee, and Big Sandy River 

Basins). 

Bull. 5, Monthly and yearly summaries of 

hydrometrlc data. 

1st report of Railroad Commission of Wisconsin to Legislature on water powers.

consln to Legislature on water powers.

Issued by

Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania .

Waters .

South Carolina Research, 

Planning and Development 

Board.

Do.

mission.

Department of Conservation 

and Development. 

Railroad Commission of Wisconsin.

Title

3 Includes records of discharge for all stations In North Carolina In the Tennessee River Basin.

Note.- In addition to the records contained In the reports listed above, the following Sftes 

have Issued annual or biennial reports In which are contained records of discharge) Califo-nia, 

Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New 

Mexico, New York (also New York City Board of Water Supply and city of Rochester), North Da'-ota, 

Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Washington, and Wyoming.

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 Oeological Survey. The more recent of th^se 

special reports also contain other pertinent hydrologic information and analyses and compilations of data relating to earlier noteworthy floois. The following list gives the numbers and titles of these reports:

Water-Supply 

Paper

88 The Passaic flood of 1902.

92 The Passaic flood of 1903.

96 Destructive floods in the United States in 1903.

147 Destructive floods in the United States in 1904.

162 Destructive floods in the United States in 1905.

334 The Ohio Valley flood of March-April 1913.

426 Southern California floods of January 1916.

487 The Arkansas River flood of June 3-5, 1921.

488 The floods in central Texas in September 1921.

520-0 Some floods in the Rocky Mountain region.

636-C The New England flood of November 1927.

771 Floods in the United'States, magnitude and frequency.

773-E The New York State flood of July 1935.

796-B Flood on Republican and Kansas Rivers, May and June 1935.

796-C Flood in La Canada Valley, Calif., January 1, 1934.

796-0 Major Texas floods of 1935.

798 The floods of March 1936, part 1, New England rivers.

799 The floods of March 1938, part 2, Hudson River to Susquehanna River region.

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

816 Major Texas floods of 1936.

836-A Stages and flood discharges of the Connecticut River at Hartford, Co-?n.

838 Floods of Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, January-February, 1937.

842 Floods in Canadian and Pecos River Basins of New Mexico, May and June 1937.

843 Floods of December 1937 in northern California.

844 Floods of March 1938 in southern California.

847 Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations through September 1938.

867 Hurricane floods of September 1938.

869 Flood of August 1935 in Muskingum River Basin, Ohio.

914 Texas floods of 1938 and 1939.

966 Minor floods of 1938 in North Atlantic States.

967-A Floods of September 1939 in Colorado River Basin below Boulder (Hoover) Dam.

967-B Flood of July 5, 1939, in eastern Kentucky.

967-C Flood of August 21, 1939, in town of Baldwin, Maine.

994 Cloudburst floods in Utah, 1850 to 1938.

997 Floods in Colorado.

1046 Texas floods of 1940.

1066 Floods of August 1940 in the southeastern States.

1080 Floods of May-June 1948 in Columbia River Basin.
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1948, PART 5

RECORDS OP DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SUBSWY

The following table contains a list of gaging stations for the area covered by this 

'report at which records of daily discharge were collected during the water year October 

1947 to September 1948 by agencies other than the Geological Survey. The records for 

these stations are not contained in the publications of the Geological Survey, nor have 

they been published elsewhere.

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey

Stream

Blue Earth River. . . . 

Cannon River, ....... 

Minnesota River. ....

Mississippi River. . . 

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

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

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

Location

Near Rapidan, Minn., at Rapldan 

hydroelectric plant. 

Near Cannon Palls, Minn., at Cannon 

Falls hydroelectric plant. 

Hear Granite Palls, Minn., at 

Minnesota Palls hydroelectric 

plant. 

Hear Anoka, Minn. , at Coon Rapids 

hydroelectric plant. 

'Minneapolis, Minn., at lower-dam 

hydroelectric plant. 

St. Cloud, Minn., at St. Cloud 

hydroelectric plant. 

St. Paul, Minn. , at Twin City 

Lock and Dam.

Period

1911-4S 

19E1-48 

1938-48

1918-48 

1900-1948 

1924-48 

1925-48

Col ISO ted by

Northern states Power Co. 

DO. 

DO.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Ford Motor Co.

Note.- The Soil Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture has collected 

records of runoff from five areas in Wisconsin, four in Illinois, and one in lowe. One area in 

Wisconsin, comprising less than S acres, is near La crosse (records begin in 193?) , and the other

areas in Illinois, comprising less than 300 sores each, are near gdwardsville (r*<»ords begin in 

1938). The area in Iowa, comprising 3.S square miles, is near Iowa City (records begin in 1925). 

These records are in the files of the Soil Conservation Service.

COOPERATION

The work in the several States was done under cooperative agreements with the organizations listed below:

Illinois: State'Department of Registration and Education, P. G. Thompson, 

director, through the Division of Water Survey, A. M. Buswell, chief; and State 

Department of Public Works and Buildings, W. A. Rosenfield, director, through 

the Division-of Waterways, T. B. Casey, chief engineer.

Indiana: State Department of Conservation, J. H. Nigh, director, through 

the Division of Water Resources, C. H. Bechert. director; State Highway 

Commission, J. H. Lauer, chairman, and C. E. Vogelgesang, chief engineer, 

Construction; and State Board of Health, Dr. L. E. Burney, commissioner, and 

B. A.- Poole, director, Bureau of Sanitary Engineering.

Iowa: Iowa Geological Survey, A. C. Trowbrldga, H. G. Hershey, director 

and State geologist; University of Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research, P. M. 

Dawson, dean of College of Engineering and Hunter Rouse, director; and Iowa 

State Conservation Commission, B. F. Stiles, director.

Minnesota: State Department of Conservation, Division of Water Resources 

and Engineering, W. S. Olson, director succeeded by C. T. Ekman; State Iron 

Range Resources and Rehabilitation Comnission, R. E. Wilson, director; and 

State Highway Department, M. J. Hoffnan, Commissioner.

Missouri: Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources, E. L. Clark, 

State geologist; and State Highway Department, C. W. Brown, chief e-igineer.

North Dakota: State Water Conservation Commission, J. J. Walsh, chief engineer.

Wisconsin: Public Service Commission of rfisconsin, G. P. Stelniretz, chief 

engineer; and Wisconsin Committee on Water Pollution, Edward Schneberger, chairman.
DIVISION OP WORK 13

Financial assistance was furnished by the Corps of Engineers in the operation of 

213 gaging stations, of which 69 were in Illinois, 46 in Iowa, 46 in Minnesota, 12 in 

Missouri, 9 in North Dakota, 2 In South Dakota, and 29 in Wisconsin.

Several gaging stations in the Hudson Bay Basin were maintained from funds appropsiated 

by the United States Department of State.

Pull cooperation exists between this organization and the Dominion-Water and Power 

Bureau, Department of Mines and Resources, Canada. On waters adjacent to the international boundary, certain stations are maintained jointly by the United States and Canada under 

the terms of the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909, and others are maintained under a subsequent agreement between the two Governments. The records from all these stations are 

obtained in such a manner as to be equally acceptable and available in both countries. 

These stations are herein designated international gaging stations.

Assistance in collecting records was also rendered by the following organizatiors:

Illinois: North Counties Hydroelectric Co., city of Bloomington, and East 

Side Levee and Sanitary District.

Iowa: Union Electric Power Co., Interstate Power Co., Iowa Electric Co., 

Iowa Electric Light & Power Co., Des Moines Waterworks, Jacob E. Decker & Sone, 

Boone Water Department, Iowa State College, State University of Iowa and the 

cities of Ames, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Iowa City, Marshalltown, Mason City, 

Ottumwa, and Waterloo.

Wisconsin: Northern States Power Co., Wisconsin Public Service Corporation 

and Wisconsin Valley Improvement Co.

DIVISION OF WORK

The stream-gaging work was conducted by the water resources division of the Geological 

Survey, Carl G. Paulsen, chief hydraulic engineer, and J.- V. B. Wells, chief of the 

surface water branch.

The data for the stations in the several States were collected and prepared for publication under the supervision of district engineers as follows: In Illinois (except for 

Mississippi River at Alton and East Fork Galena River at Council Hill), J. H. Morgrn; in 

Indiana, D. M. Corbett; in Iowa, L. C. Crawford; in Minnesota (except for St. Croix River 

near Rush City and Red River of the North at Halstad and at Oslo), in South Dakota, and 

for Mississippi River at Prescott and at La Crosse, Wis., P. R. Speer; in Missouri and 

for Mississippi River at Alton, 111., H. C. Bolon; in Montana, A. H. Tuttie; in North 

Dakota and for Red River of the North at Halstad and at Oslo, Minn., R. E. Marsh; in 

Wisconsin (except for Mississippi River at Prescott and La Crosse), for St. Croix River 

near Rush City, Minn., and for East Fork Galena River at Council Hill, 111., F. C. 

Christopherson.

The records were reviewed and the manuscript prepared for publication und^r the direction of B. J. Peterson, chief, annual reports section.
14 GAGING-STATION RECORDS

HUDSON BAY BASIN

OLDMAN RIVER BASIN

Belly River at international boundary

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 49°00i, long. 113°40'50", in NW£ sec. 2, T. 37 N.,

 RTTETW. (unsurveyed), 200 feet south of international boundary, 11 miles southeast 01 

Waterton Park, Alberta, and 15 miles northwest of Babb, Mont. Staff gage at same site 

and datum prior to Sept. 26, 1947.

Drainage area.- 74.8 square miles.

Records available.- May 1947 1 September 1948.

Extremes.- 1947: Maximum discharge "observed during period May to September, 718 second-

 i'eet June 20 (gage height, 3.66 feet); minimum daily, 125 second-feet Sept. 16.

1947-48: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,810 second-feet June 17 (gage 

height, 5.52 feet); minimum daily, 45 second-feet Mar. 18-30.

Remarks.- Records good except those for May to September 1947 and those for periods of

 ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor. No regulation or diversion.

Rating tables, May 1947 to September 1948, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

May 22, 1947, to June 17, 1948

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

47

93

136

2.4 

2.8 

3.2 

3.6

242

371

522

691

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.4

380

1,150

1,460

1,730

June 18 to Sept. 30, 1948

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

82

125

205

348

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.3

580

850

1,150

1,460

1,660

Discharge, In second-feet, 1947-4 

1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. NOT. Oeo. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

 a600

a450

a450

474

a500

3500

a550

a650

a600

a550

a500

a500

8600

June

a600

8600

3600

a600

600

3650

3650

3650

3650

3700

3700

3650

3650

3650

3650

a600

588

621

3700

718

3600

3550

a550

a550

579

a700

a700

a700

630

a550

-

Jul-r

a600

3600

3600

a600

3550

3550

3550

3550

3F50

sfOO

3600

579

aEOO

474

3470

3450

3440

422

3410

8400

3390

335

aS^O

3370

a3'50

a 350

a3SO

8340

a330

a320

294

Aug.

a290

3290

8280

3270

3260

a240

233

3220

3210

3200

3190

3180

170

160

158

155

170

155

150

150

150

327

330

324

311

285

248

227

218

8200

a!90

Sept.

a!90

3180

3160

3140

3140

3140

3140

a!40

3130

8130

a!30

3130

3130

3130

127

a!25

3130

3130

3135

a!40

8150

a200

8300

a350

8300

a300

291

275

254

236

-

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Mountain View 

and records for stations on nearby streams.
OLDMAN RIVER BASIN 15

Discharge, In second-feet, of Belly River at international boundary, 1947-48 Contin'ie.d

1947-48

089

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

IT

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

218

215

233

254

269

272

263

251

239

227

215

212

209

193

196

272

508

613

848

1,160

910

651

510

426

375

364

340

330

324

320

311

Nov.

291

272

257

*248

233

218

209

198

190

180

172

168

162

155

140

130

130

130

129

123

100

100

105

105

110

106

106

99

99

97

-

Dec.

95

90

90

90

90

89

89

77

88

86

88

89

93

91

89

88

95

91

97

97

97

95

91

84

77

72

66

65

6,0

60

65

Jan.

70

70

70

70

75

80

86

90

*95

95

90

80

75

75

75

70

70

65

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

55

55

55

55

55

55

Feb.

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

60

60

60

60

60

60

-

-

Mar.

60

60

55

55

55

55

55

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

50

Apr.

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

55

55

55

55

55

55

60

60

65

110

130

130

*198

215

242

257

257

251

239

221

209

221

272

-

Hay

272

266

254

248

242

239

269

347

327

298

278

266

269

269

260

263

301

444

696

885

9l5

1,370

1,670

1,520

1,360

1J350

1,380

1,290

1,170

1,070

1,010

June

1,100

1,230

1,300

1,640

1,650

1,428

1,320

1,340

1,340

1,250

1,070

968

890

830

860

1,190

1,690

1,610

1,320

1,130

1,010

928

910

892

874

806

751

702

685

690

-

July

680

648

590

529

490

462

448

425

386

365

348

328

316

308

304

293

286

271

271

365

340

336

332

348

320

293

275

278

434

490

452

Aug.

399

373

332

304

290

271

257

240

227

217

211

205

199

194

191

191

191

188

18E

183

\72

166

166

161

164

164

166

164

15£

15f

153

Sept.

148

142

140

130

125

120

116

109

104

100

98

98

100

104

107

100

96

92

88

86

80

73

74

74

73

73

74

68

67

66

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 sec.-ft.).- Oct. 20 (10:30 a.m.) 1,200 sec.-ft.; May 23 (6 to 9 a.m.) 

1,700 see.-ft.; June 5 (1 a.m.) 1,740 see.-ft;; June 17 (2 p.m.) 1,810 see.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 15-18, Nov. 21-25, 29, Dec. 1-5, Dec. 28 to 

J<"^ 5, Jan. 8 to Apr. 8. (No gage-height record Feb. 6-22, Feb. 28 to Mar. 7, Mar. 9 to Apr. 7, 

Apr. 9-19j discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station near Movntain Ti«*r, Alberta.)

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1947-48

Month

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

February * March.........................

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

October 1947

January 1948

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

Bay...........................

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

Seoondfoot-days

17,124 

18,936 

14,364 

6,941 

5,453

-

11,728 

4,762 

2,634

-

2,151 

1,625 

1,530 

3,817 

20,798 

33,396 

12,011 

6,637 

2,925

104,014

Maximum

650 

718 

600 

330 

350

-

1,160 

291 

97

-

95 

60 

60 

272 

1,670 

1,690 

680 

399 

148

1,690

Minimum

550 

294 

150 

125

-

193 

97 

60

-

55 

55 

45 

50 

239 

685 

271 

153 

66

45

Mean

552 

631 

463 

224 

182

-

378 

159 

85.0

-

69.4 

56.0 

49.4 

127 

671 

1,113 

387 

214 

97.5

284

Per 

square 

mile

7.38 

8.44 

6.19 

2.99 

2.43

-

5.05 

2.13

1.14

-

.928 

.749 

.660 

1.70 

8.97 

14.88 

5.17 

2.86 

1.30

3.80

Rumff

Inches

8.51 

9.41 

7.14 

3.45 

2.71

-

5.83 

2.37 

1.31

-

1.07 

.81 

.76 

1.90 

10.34 

16.60 

5.97 

3.30 

1.45

51.71

J!'! re- feet

33", 960 

37,560 

28,490 

13,770 

10,820

124,600

23,260 

9,450 

5,220

-

4,270 

3,220 

3,030 

7,570 

41,250 

66,240 

23,820 

13,160 

5,800

206,300
16 OLDMAN RIVER BASIN

North Pork Belly River at International boundary

Location,-- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°59'20", long. 113°45'50", in S| sec. 6, T. 37

 N., K". 16 W. (unsurveyed), three-quarters of a mile south of International boundary, 

5f miles upstream from mouth, 8 mllea southeast of Waterton Park, Alberta, and 17? 

miles northwest of Babb, Mont.' Staff gage at same site and datum prior- to Oct. 1, 

1948.

Drainage area.- 10.1 square miles.

Keeoras available.- September 1947 to September 1948.

Extremes.- 19T71Maximum discharge observed during September, 56 second-feet Sept. 24

 (gage height, 2.50 feet); minimum daily, 11 second-feet, Sept. 15, 16.

1947-48; Maximum discharge during water year, 386 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 

4.23 feet); minimum, 0.5 second-foot Apr. 3 (gage height, 1.23 feet). 

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

which are fair. No regulation or diversion.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1947-48 

1947

Day

Sept. 1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6

Discharge

22 

21 

20 

19 

17.5 

16.5

Day

Sept.

Discharge

7 15.6 

8 14.7 

9 14 

10 14.2 

11 13.8 

12 12.9

Day

Sept. 13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18

Discharge

11.6 

11.2 

11 

11 

12 

13

Day

Sept. 19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24

Discharge

14 

15 

20 

25 

45 

55

Day

Sept. 25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30

Discharge

47.3 

41.7 

38.9 

34.7 

31.4 

28.2

Hote.- Ho gage-height record Sept. 1-4, 9, 15-23; discharge computed on basis of records for Belly 

River at International boundary and near Mountain view, Alberta. A discharge of SI second-feet was 

measured on May 23, and 19.3 second-feet was measured on Aug. 12. A discharge or 84 second-feet was 

observed on June 30.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

h26.S

29.4

37. S

40.3

48.0

43.8

36.8

35.4

32.0

30.8

30.1

28.2

26.3

26.3

28.2

70

91

76

208

173

105

75

61

52

54

63

57

53

48.8

44.5

40.3

NOT.

37.5

36.1

32.0

30.1

27.5

25. 7

23.9

23.3

22.1

20. S

19.5

18.5

18.0

17.6

17.0

15.2

15.6

14.7

13.8

13.4

11.6

12.4

12.4

11.6

10.9

10.5

9.7

9.3

9.0

8.2

-

D90.

8.6

7.9

?.9

7.3

6.4-

6.1

bS.S

bS.5

bS.5

6.1

6.1

6.4

6.1

bfi

bS.S

b5

4.5

5.0

b5

b4.5

4.5

4.3

4.5

4.8

6.1

6.1

5.5

5.2

b4.5

b4

b4.5

Jan.

4.8

5.S

6.1

5.2

4,8

4.S

6.7

b6

b5

4.5

4.3

b4

b4.S

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.1

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

b2.5

b2

b2

b2.5

3.4

3.0

3.0

3.2

Feb.

3.0

b2.5

b2

bl.S

bl.S

t>2

b2

b2

bl.S

bl.S

bZ

b2.S

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

bE.S

b2.5

62

bl.S

bl.S

b2

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

2.7

2.8

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

_

-

Har.

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.0

1.8

bl.S

bl.S

bl

bl

bl.S

bl.S

bl.S

bl.S

bl.S

bl.S

bl.S

bl.S

bl.S

b2

b3

2.4

b2

b2

b2

bl.S

bl.S

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.8

Apr.

1.8

1.6

bl.S

bl.S

bl.S

bl.S

bl.S

bl.S

1.8

1.6

1.8

bl.S

1.8

2.0

3.4

9.2

16.5

18.0

17.5

18.5

20.5

24.5

21.5

19.5

17.0

14.7

12.9

12.4

19.8

32.0

-

Hay

26.9

21.5

19.0

18.5

17.5

19. S

25.7

26.9

23. S

19. 5

17. S

16.5

18.8

19.5

1S.O

20.5

47.7

98

116

127

128

273

264

195

195

201

206

188

180

165

173

June

201

210

212

28S

248

228

22S

225

221

180

182

199

171

143

158

334

357

283

208

182

167

141

139

137

125

111

105

104

105

106

-

July

102

91

32

74

71

68

64

59

S4

SO

47.3

45.2

43.1

41.7

39.6

36.8

34.7

32.7

35.4

102

87

67

58

53

46.6

41.7

39.6

49.7

172

120

83

Aug.

65

58

51

47. S

4S.2

41.7

35.4

31.4

£9.4

29.4

28. 6

27. S

26.3

£5.1

24.5

23.9

22.7

82.1

21.0

20.0

18.0

17.5

18.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

16.0

16.0

15.2

14.7

14.7

Sept.

13.4

12.4

18.0

11.2

8.6

7.9

7.9

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.9

9.0

9.0

8.2

7.5

7

6.5

6

6

6

6

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6

6

6

Peak discharge (base. 210 sec.-ft.).- Oct. 19 (2 p.m.) 262 sec.-ft.,- May 22 (7:30 p.m.) 342 seo.- 

ft.; June 4 (11 a.m.) 295 sec.-ft.; June 16 (9 p.m.) 386 sec.-ft.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

NOte.- Ho gage-height record Sept. 15-3O; discharge computed on basis of records for Belly River 

at International boundary near Mountain View, Alberta.

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, 1947-48

September 1947 . ...............

October 1947 .................

December

March. ...'.....................

toy.. .........................

June.

Water year 1947-48 .........

Seoondfoot-days

667.2

547 5

55

65,

11 22.2

Per

mile

2.20

-t-iv

I

Inches

2.46

tunoff

Acre-feet

1,320

597
OLDMAN RIVER BASIN 17

Waterton River near international boundary

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°57' , long. 113<1 54 I , in NW£ sec. 23', T. 37 N., R.

 18 W. (unsurveyed), 100 feet downstream from mouth of Olson Creek, 3 miles south of 

international boundary, and 7 miles south of Waterton Park, Alberta. Staff gaga at 

site a quarter of a mile downstream from recorder site, at independent datum, prior to 

Sept. 12, 1947.

Drainage area.- 61.0 square miles.

Records available.- May 1947 to September 1948.

Extremes.- 1947: Maximum discharge observed during period May to September, 1,380 second-

 feet June 26 (gage height, 2.45 feet); minimum observed, 69 second-feet Aug. 20, 21.

1947-48: Maximum discharge during water year, 2,080 second-feet May 23 (gage height, 

6.30 feet); minimum daily, 11 second-feet Apr. 4-7.

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

which are poor. No regulation or diversion.

Rating table, September 1947 to September 1948, except periods of lee effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

3.0 

£.1 

Z.Z

2.3

2.4

Sept. 12, 1947, to Sept. 30, 1948

6.0

14

26

42

63

3.6 

3.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

113 

175 

£53 

475 

7£0

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.3

995

1,380

1,580

3,085

Discharge, In second-feet, 1947-48 

1947-48

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

IT

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Hay

.31,300

I

i- a750

J

685

a820

a850

a900

1,££0

1,330

930

830

930

1,030

al.100

June

al,150

al.300

1,130

31,100

1,090

1,020

al.OOO

al.OOO

970

al.OOO

al.OOO

al.OOO

al.100

al.300

al.OOO

a900

a900

al.OOO

1,190

al.050

a900

aSOO

a750

aSOO

al.100

1,330

al.300

a900

676

a650

-

July

658

a700

aSOO

a700

aS50

3600

a600

a600

633

3600

a550

480

a450

8400

a400

a400

a370

354

338

370

a £50

a330

3330

8310

3300

3300

3190

183

3170

163

8160

Aug.

a!60

3170

150

3140

8140

132

135

3130

3110

alOO

890

87

85

380

880

380

390

880

370

69

69

110

171

177

165

156

141

130

108

110

110

Sept.

3105

3100

98

98

93

87

80

78

83

83

83

87

83

83

77

77

80

75

75

77

87

135

338

353

334

301

183

165

148

135

-

3 No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Swiftcurrent Creek at Many 

Glacier.
18 OLDMAN RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, 'of Waterton River near International boundary, 1947-48 Continued

1947-46

Day

1

2

8

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

124

121 ise

175

194

162

172

168

158

168

175

172

168

172

175

647

858

695

1,090

1,190

808

595

480

403

549

318

295

291

304

308

291

Nov.

270

253

237

220

197

186

175

161

148

138

130

124

119

116

108

97

97

97

92

87

73

70

77

80

75

73

68

65

61

63

-

Deo.

63

57

59

55

55

52

50

48

47

46.2

46.2

46.2

44.1

44.1

42.0

38.8

42.0

45

45

44

44

45

46

47

48

50

50

47

40

35

35

Jan.

37

38

38

37

36

38

38

37

36

36

33

32

34

35

35

34.0

34.0

34.0

32.4

32.4

32.4

30.8

30.8

29.2

£4.8

20

20

22

24

24

24

Feb.

23

22

22

20

18

18

19

19

18

18

20

24

24

22

20

19

18

16

14

15

17

19

19

19

20

20

19

18

17

_

-

Bar.

17

17

17

18

20

19

18

16

15

15

18

19

18

17

17

16

16

16

15

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

13

14.0

15.2

15.2

13.2

Apr.

13.2

13

12

11

11

11

11

12

12.4

12.4

11.6

12

14

20

40

60

70

90

100

150

170

200

240

270

300

290

280

280

300

340

May

340

320

300

300

300

300

350

400

370

350

300

320

350

400

380

350

500

700

800

1,200

1,370

1,770

1,880

1,560

1,570

1,690

1,820

1,570

1,520

1,220

1,270

June

1,600

1,640

1,690

1,600

1,500

1,560

1,670

1,760

1,720

1,290

1,050

1,040

99S

978

1,040

1,140

1,220

1,110

995

973

924

885

973

984

934

802

802

731

748

770

July

720

SI'5

493

448

416

3'ie

3'2

332 2'31

274

2,33 2.'1

228

220 2^2

197

186

179

172

212

208

205 2'2

Z'Z

182

158

151

186

335

462 3'?4

Aug.

331

291

266

232

212

190

172

155

141

138

144

151

141

130

120

118

116

114

112

110

120

100

96

94

90

88

86

84

83

82

80

Sept.

80

76

76

74

70

70

72

70

76

70

66

62

60

60

60

56

54

54

54

60

58

56

54

52

52

50

50

50

48

46

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, 1947-48

November. ....

Septenbor

Odtober 1947 .................

Decenber. ...

llay... ........................

Water year 1947-48 .........

Secondfoot-days

"

_

~ ~ "

~

269

Per

mile

~

*

I

Inches

~

~

0 «

lunoff

Acre-feet

~
OLDMAN RIVER BASIN 19

Street Creek at international boundary

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°59'20", long. 113°52'40", in NE£ sec. 11, T. 37 

w., K. 18 W. (unsurveyed), half a mile upstream from mouth, three-quarters of a mile 

south of international boundary, and 5 miles south of Waterton Park, Alberta.

Drainage area.- 6.0 square miles.

Records available.- October 1947 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year, 142 second-feet Oct. 19 (gage height, 

 H.63 i'eet); no flow Mar. 1 to Apr. 14.

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

wnich are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 tc September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

a

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

13 

13 

12.8 

12.5; 

13.5

12.8 

11.8 

11.2 

10.2 

10.8

10.8 

10.5 

10.2 

9.9 

10.5

41.5 

87 

42.3 

109

es

52 

38.2 

30.7 

25. 2 

22.2

22.6 

23.4 

24. 8 

26.2 

24.4 

21.4

Nov.

20.1 

18.5 

17.0 

b!4 

b!2

b!2 

bll 

blO 

b8 

7

6.5 

6 

5.5 

5 

4.5

4 

3.5 

3.5 

3 

2.5

2.5

2.5 

2.5 

2 

2

2 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5

Dec.

 0.8

Jan.

1 0.4

Month

Octc 

Nove 

Deoe

Ce

Jam 

Feb: 

Marc 

ApH 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sep1

We

mber ......................

lendar year 

ary

h . . . ...

.ember .....................

iter year 1947-48 ..........

Feb.

' 0.1

Secondfoot-days

820.4 

193.1 

24.8

-

12.4 

2.9 ' 0 

207.5 

1,745 

2,303.5 

711.1 

 265.2 

40.2

6,326.1

Mar.

Maximum

109 

20.1

-

0 

24 

125 

109 

83 

35 

2.6

125

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

.5

3 

8 

10 

10 

12

16 

20 

18 

17 

15

13 

13 

12 

16 

24

May

23 

23 

22 

20 

20

20 

23 

26 

25 

23

20 

21 

23 

26 

25

24

3Q 

45 

54 

80

90 

115 

125 

105 

105

113 

111 

109 

105 

98 

96

Minimum

9.9 

1.5

-

0 

0 

20.0 

37.0 

10.2 

2.8 

.8

0

June

104 

107 

107 

109 

104

100 

102 

104 

94 

78

78 

81 

72 

60 

72

105 

104 

104 

86 

72

60 

52 

52 

54 

49.1

43.0 

28.8 

37.0 

37.0 

37.6

Mean

26.5 

6.44 

.8

-

.4 

.1

0 

6.92 

56.3 

76.8 

22.9 

8.55 

1.34

17.3

July

36.4 

32.3 

27.5 

23.9 

23.0

21.8 

21.0 

18.9 

17.0 

15.2

14.9 

13.8 

13.2 

12.5 

11.8

11.5 

11.2 

10.2 

11.5 

26.2

23.0 

20.1 

18.2 

16.7 

14.2

12.1 

11.8 

18.2 

83 

70 

50

Per 

square 

mile

4.42 

1.07 

.133

-

.067 

.017 

0 

1.15 

9.38 

12.80 

3.82 

1.42 

.223

2.88

Aug.

35 

25 

20 

16 

14

12 

10 

9 

8 

7

8 

9 

8.1 

7.8 

7.3

7.0 

6.5 

5.8 

5.3 

4.9

4.5

4.5 

4.2 

3.8 

3.6

3.5 

3.5 

3.2 

3.0 

2.9 

2.8

Sept.

2.6 

2.4 

2.1 

2.1 

2.0

2.0 

1.9 

1.8 

1.6 

1.5

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.2 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

.9

.6 

.8

1.0 

.9 

.9

.9

.9 

.9 

.8 

.8

Runoff

Inches

5.09 

1.20 

.15

-

.08 

.02 

0 

1.29 

10.82 

14.28 

4.41 

1.64 

.25

39.23

Peak discharge (base, 80 sec. -ft.).- Oct. 19 (12 m.) 142 sec. -ft.; May 23, 125 sec. -ft.

Acre-feet

1,630 

383 

49

-

25 

5.8 

0 

412 

3,460 

4,570 

1,410 

526 

80

12,550

; Junft 15

(1O p.m.) 113 seo.-ft.j July 29 (5:30 a.m.) 98 sec.-ft.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.- No gage-height record Oct. 1, 2, Nov. 10 tc May 25, July 30 to Aug. 12; discharge computed 

on basis of records for stations on nearby streams.
20 OLDMAN RIVER BASIN

Boundary Creek at international boundary

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°59'50", long. 113°54'20", in NE£ sec. 3, T. 37

 Jl., K. 18 W. (unsurveyed), a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth, a quarter of a 

mile south of international boundary, and 4 miles south of Waterton Park, Alberta.

Drainage area.- 21.0 square miles.

Records available.- October 1947 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 504 second-feet May 22 (gage height, 4.60

 i'eet'}; minimum daily, 4.0 second-feet Mar. 23-26, Apr. 3-8, 12.

Remarks.- Records poor. No regulation or diversion.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septembe- 1948

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

48.6 

48.6 

52 

52 

56

56 

54 

54 

54 

56

58 

58 

58 

57 

60

130 

210 

240 

280 

350

250 

200 

160 

140 

120

105 

100 

100 

97 

95 

92

Nov.

90 

86 

82 

78 74

73 

70 

65 

60 

57

54 

48 

44 

40 

38

37 

36 

35 

32 

29

27 

27 

28 

28 

28

28 

27 

27 

26 

25

Dec.

24 

24 

24 

23 

23

22 

22 

22 

22 

23

23 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

24 

25 

25 

25

26 

26 

26 

27 

27

27 

27 

25 

23 

21 

22

Jan.

22 

22 

22 

23 

23

24 

24 

23 

23 

23

22 

22 

23 

24 

23

 22 

22 

21 

21 

21

21 

18 

16 

15 

13

13 

12 

12 

13 

13 

12

Month

Octc 

Move 

Decs

Ce

jam 

Febi 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

Jnlj 

Augx 

Sepl

Wl

her .......................

mber ......................

lendar year 

&ry

h .........................

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

embsr .....................

it»r year 1947-48 ..........

Feb.

11 

10 

9.0 

8.5 

8.0

7.5 

7.5 

7.0 

7.0 

6.5

7.0 

7.5 

7.5 

7.0 

7.0

7.0 

6.5 

6.0 

5.5 

5.5

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.0 

6.0

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

S.O

Seoondf oot-days

3,491.2 

1,399 

748

-

608 

205.5 

169.6 

1,196.1 

7,295 

10,084 

2,884 

1,437.5 

756.3

30,274.2

Peak discharge (base, 270 see. -ft.).- Qct

J7:3O p.m.) 504 see. -ft.

Mar.

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

5.5 

6.0

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.0 

 5.6

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

6.5 

6.0 

6.0 

5.5 

5.0

5.0 

5.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

^5.0

UaximuB

350 

90 

27

-

24 

11 

6i 

119 

456 

456 

195 

85 

31.6

456

Apr.

5.0 

4.5 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.0 

6.0 

10.0 

22.5

36.7 

47.4 

48.5

51 

60

85 

105 

101 

92 

81

75 

66 

64 

75 

119

May

119 

107 

99 

99 

97

103 

119 

145 

134 

121

111 

105 

111 

115 

115

121 

a!50 

3200 

a220 

a290

315 

441 

441 

399 

429

456 

450 

432 

417 

408 

426

UinimuB

48.6 

25 

21

-

12 

5.5 

4.0 

4.0 

97 

210 

59 

32.4 

18.4

4.0

June

444 

456 

441 

423 

408

411 

408 

420 

417 

355

332 

335 

320 

306 

335

372 

375 

358 

323 

309

298 

282 

282 

276 

263

249 

236 

225 

215 

210

Mean

113 

46.6

24.1

-

19.6 

7.09 

5.47 

39.9 

235 

336 

93.0 

46.4 

25.2

82.7

July

195 

178 

159 

143 

130

117 

107 

97 

87 

80

81 

80 

80 

77 

75

70 

66 

64 

64 

80

77 

75 

72 

70 

64

60 

59 

69 

109 

105 

94

Per

square 

mile

5.3* 

2.23

1.15

-

.933 

.338 

.2>0 

1.90 

11.2 

16.0 

4.43 

2.21 

1.20

3.9.<

Aug.

85 

78 

73 

67 

63

59 

55 

53 

48.5 

48.5

48.5 

47.4 

45.2 

44.1 

42.1

41.2 

40.3 

38.5 

37.6 

38.5

35.8 

34.0 

34.0 

34.9 

35.8

35.8 

36.7 

35.8 

34.9 

34.0 

32.4

Sept.

31.6 

30.8 

29.2 

30.8 

30.8

27.6 

27.6 

27.6 

26.0 

25.3

25.3 

24.6 

22.5 

24.6 

24.6

26.0 

26.0 

 25.3 

25.3 

24.6

23.9 

23.2 

23.9 

23.9 

23.9

20.4 

19.0 

18.4 

22.5 

21.1

Runoff

Inches

6.18 

2.48 

1.32

-

1.08 

.36 

.30 

2.12 

12.92 

17.86 

5.11 

2.55 

1.34

53.62

19 or 20 (time unknown) abeut 5OO sec. -ft.;

Acre-feet

6,920 

2,770 

1,480

-

1,210 

408 

336 

2,370 

14,470 

20,000 

5,720 

2,850 

1,500

60,030

May 22

Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage»-helght record; discharge computed on basis of records for Waterton River at International boundary.

Note.- Recorder Inoperative most of time Oct. 8 to Apr. 14, occasional days with gage-height recera (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during most of period); discharge computed on basis 

 f weather records, 3 tlicharge measurements, and records for stations on nearby streams.
OLDMAN RIVER BASIN 21

St. Mary Lake near St. Mary, Mont.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°44', long. 113°26', in NE$ sec. 4, T. 34 N...R. 

J.4 w., at site of former St. Mary Chalet in Glacier National Park, half a mile upstream 

from outlet, and 1 mile southwest of St. Mary.

Records available.- May 1929 to September 1948 (incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 7.04 feet June 5; minimum observed, 0.97 foot 

Dec. Y, minimum recorded, 0.97 foot Sept. 30.

1929-48: Maximum gage height recorded, that of June 5, 1948; minimum observed, 0.02 

foot Dec. 16, 29, 30, 1929, Jan. 1, 1930.

Remarks.- No diversion.

Page height, In feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

1C

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

asa*

50

31

Oot.

2.26

2.24

2.43

2.66

2.81

2.86

2.85

2.80

2.75

2.70

2.68

2.62

2.48

2.44

2.48

2.69

3.22

3.38

3.76

4.38

4.50

4.40

4.23

4.00

3.70

3.53

3.35

3.24

3.16

3.»7

2.91

Nov.

2.88

2.80

2.72

2.61

2.52

2.45

2.37

2.25

2.22

2.17

2.07

2.04

1.97

1.90

1.86

1.S4

1.77

1.67

1.64

1.60

1.57

1.57

1.51

1.41

1.34

1.31

1.30

1.26

1.26

1.20

-

D»o.

1.18

1.19

1.14

1.17

1.14

1.09

h.97

-

-

-

.

.

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

.

.

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

Jan. Fob. liar. Apr.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

.

-

_

.

_

.

-

_

_

_

_

1.22

1.37

1.57

1.77

1.94

2.05

.

_

.

_

_

-

Hay

.

_

2.54

2.59

2.58

2.57

2.62

2.75

2.87

2.88

2.85

2.82

2.85

2.83

2.76

2.75

2.80

3.00

3/53

4.27

4.82

5.47

6.17

6.39

6.39

6.41

6.52

6.48

6.3-8

6.18

5.99

June

5.99

6.12

6.33

6.85

7.02

6.84

8.71

6.64

6.58

6.291

5.91

5.60

5.34

5.15

5.11

5.31

5.80

5.99

5.89

5.67

5.51

5.36

5.26

-

^

_

..

_

-

July

.

_

_

,1

-

_

_

.

3.16.2

3.50

3.42

3.55

3.26

3.17

3.15

3.08

3.03

2.99

2.94

2.96

3.00

2.98

3.00

2.99

2.95

2.88

2.83

2.85

2.93

2.98

2.99

Aug.

2.99

2.9*

2.89

2.86

2.81

2.76

2.6f

2.6]

2.5?

2.4F

z.-vi

2.4C 2.3e

2.32

TT.TK

2.28

2.2E

2.22

2.21

2. IE

2.08

2.03

2.03

2.09

2.19

2.23

2.26

2.23

2.19

Sept.

2.04

1.97

1.96

1.86

1.82

1.77

1.72

1.66

1.64

1.56

1.53

1.49

1.50

1.47

1.45

1.39

1.56

1.31

1.29

1.27

1.26

1.18

1.17

1.13

1.12

1.09

1.09

1.04

1.00

2.17 .98

2.12

h Staff-jage reading. 

MUM O - SO - 3
22 OLDMAN RIVER BASIN

Lower St. Mary Lake near Babb, Mont.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°50', long. 113°25', NE£ sec. 3, T. 35 N., R. 14 

w., naif a mile upstream from outlet and 2 miles southeast of Babb.

Records available.- May 1929 to September 1948 (incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 6.25 feet June 6; minimum recorded, -0.49 

 i'oot Jan. 26.

1929-48: Maximum gage height, that of June 6, 1948; minimum recordsd, -0.76 foot 

Mar. 11, 1944.

Remarks.- No diversion. Stage increased by inflow of Swiftcurrent Creek.

Qage height. In feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

1.00

.97

.95

1.03

1.02

1.00

1.02

1.00

.96

.91

.86

.85

.79

.75

.70

.70

.85

1.05

1.34

1.77

2.09

2.22

2.16

2.05

1.89

1.72

fl.60

fl.48

fl.39

fl.30

fl.20

MOT.

1.10

1.02

.95

.87

.81

.74

.68

.62

.58

.54

.49

.47

.42

.38

.34

.30

.27

.23

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-.09

-.12

-.14

-.15

-

D»o.

-0.15

-.14

-.18

-.18

-.22

-.23

_

_

.

-.32

-.33

-.33

-.33

-.33

-.34

-.35

-.36

-.36

-.36

-.36

-.37

-.39

-.43

-.44

-.45

-.46

-.46

-.45

-.45

-.45

-.45

Jan.

-0.45

-.45

-.45

-.45

-.44

-.43

-.40

-.39

-.39

-.40

-.41

-.41

-.42

-.44

-.43

-.43

-.44

-.45

-.46

-.47

-.47

-.48

-.47

-.47

-.46

-.47

_

_

_

_

-

F»b. Mar. Apr.

_

_

_

_

-

.

_

.

-

_

_

_

.

-

-0.39

-.34

-.30

-.25

-.12

.11

.42

.66

.85

.97

1.03

1.11

1.20

1.29

1.71

May

1.98

2.09

2.07

1.85

1.72

1.63

1.66

1.82

1.90

1.99

1.80

1.57

1.45

1.37

1.27

_

_

_

_

-

._

_

4.80

5.12

5.14

5.09

5.09

5.09

5.02

4.92

4.75

JUM

4.63

4.64

4.76

5.48

6.13

6.20

6.03

5.74

5.47

5.30

5.07

4.85

4.55

4.22

3.82

3.92

5.06

5.71

5.70

5.45

5.12

4.94

4.57

4.25

4.07

3.88

3.69

3.49

3.18

2.94

July

2.8'

2.71

2.5S

2.40 2.2"

2.13

2.03

1.9*5

1.8T

1.73

1.6^

1.5^

1.5\

1.45

l.«

1.51

1.57

1.60

1.5^

1.6>

.1.75

1.73

1.77

1.73

1.73

1.70

1.6?

1.63

1.73

1.77

1.7^

Aug.

1.75

1.73

1.73

1.70

1.66

1.63,

1.59

1.55

1.52

1.49

1.45

1.43

1.47

1.50

1.51

1.52

1.51

1.49

1.47

1.45

1.44

1.40

1.40

1.39

1.36

1.38

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.39

1.38

S«pt.

1.40

1.41

1.39

1.39

1.40

1.37

1.36

1.34

1.30

1.28

1.28

1.28

1.27

1.25

1.23

1.21,

1.18

1.15

1.13

1.13

1.10

1.06

1.03

.98

.90

.85

.68

.55

.58

.59

f Partly estimated gage-height record.
OLDMAN RIVER BASIN 23

St. Mary River near Babb, Mont.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°51', long. 113°25', in NE& sec. 27, T. 3f N., R. 

 14 W., 600 feet downstream from diversion dam and head gates of St. Mary Canal on 

Blackfeet Indian Reservation and 1 mile east of Babb.

Drailinage area.- 278 square miles (including area drained by Swiftcurrent Creek above 

point of diversion into St. Mary Lake since Oct. 1, 1915),

Records available.- April 1902 to September 1925, May 1929 to September 1932, October 

1934 TO septemoer 1948 (summers only since 1924).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,930 second-feet June 5 (gage height, 7.51

 feet); minimum recorded, 118 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 1.71 feet).

1902-25, 1929-32, 1934-48: Maximum discharge observed, 7,980 second-feet June 5. 

1908 (gage height, 9.4 feet, estimated); minimum observed, 2 second-feet (regulated) 

Oct. 19, 1945.

Remarks.- Records fair. Entire flow of Swiftcurrent Creek below Sherburne Lake Reser-

 vo'lr is diverted into lower St. Mary Lake' above station. Records since 1929 do not 

include flow in St. Mary Canal, which diverts water from river at left end of dam.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to May 2 May 3 to Sept. 30

1.9 

2.1 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

128

165

235

335

450

3.5 695

4.0 1,020

4.5 1,405

4.8 1,670

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

2.8

132

165

207

293

405

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

550

765

1,060

1,410

1,855

5.5 2,360

6.0 2,940

7.0 4,220

7.5 4,920

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7

8

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

630 

615 

615 

651 

640

625 

620 

a615 

a600 

a585

a5S 5 

a565 

a540 

a525 

a510

a520 

610 

673 

872 

1,230

1,500 

1,600 

1,540 

1,450 

1,310

1,160 

1,060 

978 

904 

840 

774

Nov.

731 

673 

635 

600 

560

526 

490 

459 

442 

422

398 

382 

366 

338 

324

307 

296 

265 

259 

241

a231 

a222 

a212 

a203 

a!93

al84 

a!74 

a!66 

a!64 

a!61

Dec.

a!63 

165 

155 

151 

149

142 

al40 

al38 

a!37 

h!35

Jan.

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

Feb.

mber 1-1 

lendar y

0 .......------------------------

ear

ter year .......................

Mar. Apr.

174

187 

247 

321 

495 

620

646 

662 

695 

814 

1,140

Secondfoot -days

25,922 

10,624 

1,475

,

6,001 

61,691 

106,130 

21,086 

11,098 

6,843

-

May

,350 

,440 

,400 

,220 

,160

,090 

,120 

,210 

,270 

,340

,200 

,040 

952 

892 

776

710 

644 

585 

792 

1,240

1,890 

2,900 

3,830 

4,130 

4,120

4,010 

4,000 

4,000 

3,920 

3,820 

3,640

Maximum

1,600 

731 

165

-

1,140 

4,130 

4,880 

1,760 

535 

339

-

June

3,440 

3,300 

3,410 

4,140 

4,820

4,880 

4,710 

4,400 

4,120 

3,950

3,730 

3,480 

3,140 

2,780 

2,380

2,600 

3,950 

4,640 

4,570 

4,260

3,950 

3,710 

3,480 

3,170 

3,000

2,820 

2,640 

2,470 

2,200 

1,990

Minimum

July

510 

161 

135

-

174 

585 

1,990 

307 

276 

132

-

1,760 

1,580 

1,450 

1,320 

1,230

1,140 

906 

721 

622 

555

490 

423 

373 

324 

307

369 

405 

423 

418 

495

535 

535 

535 

545 

540

520 

520 

500 

495 

515 

535

Aug. Sept.

535 300 

520 304 

510 307 

490 324 

470 328

455 335 

428 339 

405 339 

385 274 

361 187

343 198 

328 207 

343 212 

373 224 

365 224

321 222 

324 212 

321 198 

314 187 

307 187

300 179 

293 163 

293 155 

300 140 

283 132

276 146 

286 134 

290 163 

290 198 

296 325 

293

Mean

836 

354 

148

-

546 

1,990 

3,538 

680 

358 

228

-

Runoff In 

acre-feet

51,420 

21,070 

2,930

-

11,900 

122,400 

210,500 

41,820 

22,010 

13,570

-

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for lover St. Mary Lake rear Babb 

and St. Mary Canal at Intake, near Babb. 

h Computed from staff-gage reading.
24 OLDMAN RIVER BASIN

St. Mary River near Kimball, Alberta 

(International gaging ptation)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 49°04' , long. 113° 14', in SW£ sec. 25, T. 1, R. 25 

w. rourth meridian, lj miles southwest of Kimball and 4 miles north of international 

boundary. Datum of gage is 3,917 feet above mean sea level (Dominion Weter and Power 

Bureau levels.) Wire-weight gage at site 3 miles downstream used Nov. 19 to Apr. 16, 

June 21-25.

Drainage area.- 497 square miles.

Records available.- January 1913 to September 1948. September 1902 to December 1912 at 

site half a mile north of international boundary. 1905 at site half a mile downstream 

published in reports of Department of Mines and Resources, Canada.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,920 second-feet June 17 (gage Veight, 8.20 

reet); minimum, 45.6 second-feet, discharge measurement, Feb. 5.

1902-48: Maximum discharge, 18,000 second-feet (estimated) June 5, 1908; minimum, 

16 second-feet Nov. 29, 1936.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gfge-height record, which are fair. Since 1917 St. Mary Canal has diverted water from river near 

Babb, Mont., at North Fork Milk River. Alberta Railway & Irrigation Co.'s canal 

diverts from river 2 miles below station. Flow regulated by Sherburne Lake Reservoir 

on Swiftcurrent Creek.

Cooperation.- This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly 

oy tne United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have 

been collected and compiled jointly with the Dominion Water and Power Bureau, Department of Mines and Resources, Canada.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1F48

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

568 

746 

738 

761 

776

761 

753 

776 

746 

715

685 

693 

649 

615 

588

602 

642 

769 

1,020 

1,460

1,610 

1,650 

1,600 

1,510 

1,420

1,310 

1,220 

1,130 

1,020 

964 

911

Nov.

859

809 

769 

730 

693

649 

615 

581 

562 

538

507 

490 

478 

440 

424

403 

379 

a382 

386 

350

314 

324 

329 

*h334 

H290

h295 

a290 

h286 

a271 

a256

Dec.

h241 

238 

236 

211 

186

182 

178 

175 

165 

*154

145 

146 

148 

150 

151

151 

151 

*151 

150 

148

150 

151 

152 

154 

151

148 

151 

154 

157 

155 

154

Jan.

151 

151 

151 

150 

148

146 

145 

*135 

142 

138

134 

129 

130 

132

132

132 

132 

132 

132 

132

*132 

135 

134 

132 

125

91 

101 

112 

102 

91 

85

Feb.

79 

74 

70 

65 

*47

55 

81 

80 

79 

85

91 

101 

112 

115 

119

123 

120 

118 

108 

98

103 

108 

112 

110 

*109

110 

112 

110 

109

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1947

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

123 

114 

104 

112 

*12o

120 

120 

120 

113 

106

109 

112 

114 

116 

118

120 

123 

124 

126 

*115

116 

118 

111 

104 

105

106 

*106 

150 

193 

168 

142

Apr.

134 

126 

122 

*118 

115

114 

112 

114 

115 

115

115 

115 

*123 

314 

595

876 

1,080 

1,070 

840 

664

678 

814 

866 

947 

975

984 

1,060 

1,160 

1,390 

1,860

Seeondfoot-days

29,408 

14,033 

5,134

283,943

4,014 

2,803 

3,748 

17,711 

83,504 

152,940 

32,285 

17,285| 

9,737

372,602

May

1,860 

1,770 

1,740 

1,580 

1,450

1,410 

1,560 

1,930 

1,820 

1,800

1,720 

1,590 

1,460 

1,330 

1,190

1,080 

1,060 

994 

1,340 

1,900

2,190 

3,550 

5,290 

5,380 

5,420

5,470 

5,700 

5,310 

5,100 

4,940 

4,570

Maximum

1,650 

859 

241

3,050

151 

123 

193 

1,860 

5,700 

8,390 

2,430 

875 

436

8,, 390

June

4,440 

4,240 

4,310 

5,580 

6,470

6,400 

6,160 

5,720 

5,120 

4,810

4,640 

4,660 

4,170 

3,670 

3,100

4,970 

8,390 

8,180 

7,260 

6,490

h5,800 

h5,540 

h5,630 

h5,180 

h4,710

4,240 

3,880 

3,460 

3,040 

2,680

July

2.43C 

2,17C 

1.98C 

1.84C 

1,72C

1.59C 

1.38C 

1,120 

1,000 

902

840 

764 

685 

642 

603

621 

664 

671 

656 

823

875 

840 

814 

797 

772

7312 

7 Of 

7 OP 

90? 

1,080 

955

Minimum

568 

256 

145

128

85 

47 

104 

112 

994 

2,680 

603 

432 

164

47

Aug.

875 

832 

780 

732 

693

849 

615 

580 

563 

542

521 

502 

506 

532 

547

568 

563 

552 

532 

516

502 

492 

478 

a468 

459

446 

454 

454 

454 

446 

432

Mean

949 

468 

166

778

129 

969 

121 

590 

2,694 

5,098 

1,041 

558 

325

1,018

Sept.

436 

436 

432 

432 

423

419

406 

393 

380 

360

360 

351 

351 

339 

331

319 

299 

287 

287 

283

272 

252 

240 

217 

202

164 

221 

191 

295 

359

Runoff In 

acre-feet

58,330 

27,830 

10,180

563,100

7,690 

5,560 

7,430 

35,130 

165,600 

303,400 

64,040 

34,280 

19,310

739,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated, 

h Computed from wire-weight gage readings.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 19-23, Dec. 2 to 

winter section read every other day during winter period.)

pr. 16 (wire-weight gage at
OLDMAN RIVER BASIN 25

St. Mary Canal at intake, near Babb, Mont. 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°51', long. 113°25', in HW^NEs- sec. 27, T. 36 N., 

K. 14 W., 600 feet downstream from intake of canal on Blackfeet Indian Reservation and 

1 mile east of Babb.

Records available.- 1918-48 (irrigation seasons only).

Remarks.- Records good. Canal diverts water from west bank of St. Mary River near Babb 

and discharges, it into North Fork Milk River. This water then flows in the natural 

channel of Milk River through Canada and back into Montana where it is used for irrigation in Milk River Valley east of Havre. Some water may be returned to St. fary 

River at Kennedy Creek and St. Mary crossings.

Cooperation.- This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly 

by the united States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have 

been collected and compiled jointly with the Dominion Water and Power Bureau, Department of Mines and Resources, Canada.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

Z 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

1Z 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

ZO

21

zz

Z3 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dee. Jan. Feb.

Month

do to 

Hove 

Deee

Ca

janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Th

lendar year

e period ................................

Mar. Apr.

Secondfoot -days

3,889.8 

9.03Z.3 

17,244 

18,371 

15.Z05

-

May

6.Z 

8.6 

10.0 

8.0 

7.Z

7.Z 

7.6 

7.6 

8.4 

45.0

85 

145 

Z88 

Z96 

305

303 

Z76 

235 

Z30 

Z30

Z34 

23Z 

230 

228 

227 

225

Maximum

308 

59 Z

636 

633 

566

-

June

Z70 

484

571 

578 

5Z9

5Z5 

513 

536 

570 

578

574 

570 

575 

59 Z 

584

538 

Z82

17.3 

15.0 

14,0

13.6 

13.0 

13.4 

1Z.6 

11.8

13.0 

10.6 

10. Z 

9.6 

9.Z

Minimum

July

6.2 

9.2 

158 

562 

109

-

158 

324 

323

319 

318

316 

457 

60Z 

616 

6ZO

616 

616 

613 

618 

619

6Z5 

629 

630 

629 

633

636 

634 

634 

634 

633

63Z 

630 

6Z9 

634 

634 

633

Aug.

633

633 

630 

629 

627

6Z5 

623 

6ZO 

616 

613

598 

585 

590 

591 

591

591 

585 

584 

581 

578

576 

573 

570 

569 

566

566 

569 

567 

566 

564 

562

Mean

150 

301 

556 

593 

507

Sept.

563

563 

559 

56Z 

566

565 

56Z 

561 

558 

555

556 

555 

555 

552 

548

548 

544 

541 

540 

538

537 

534 

531

5Z7 

5ZO

46O 

390 

Z88 

Z18 

109

Rinoff in 

acre-feet

7,720 

17.9ZO 

34, ZOO 

36,440 

30,160

1Z6.400

Note.- Canal not in operation before May 6 or after Sept. 30.
26 OLDMAN RIVER BASIN

St. Mary Canal at St. Mary crossing, near Babb, Mont. 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°57', long. 113°21', in NEi sec. 30, T. 37 N., 

H. 13 W., 500 feet east of outlet of St. Mary River siphon, 9 miles northeast of 

Babb, and 10 miles downstream from intake.

Records available.- 1918-48 (irrigation seasons only) 

Remarks.- Records excellent.

Cooperation.- This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly 

by the United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have 

been collected and compiled jointly with the Dominion Water and Power Bureau, Department of Mines and Resources, Canada.

Discharge, in second-feet, May to October 1948

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

May

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

0.6

10.2

28.3

97

115

243

262

276

276

287

232

224

220

229

234

222

220

220

217

June

220

392

504

539

498

478

471

476

516

534

534

536

527

557

557

554

165

62

34.1

27.8

25.0

26.0

39.0

34.8

27.8

20.5

21.5

24.0

16.7

8.4

-

Month

May 13-31. ..... ...

junft . .

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

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

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

October 1 ...................................

The period. ....... . . ...........

July

64

283

287

286

283

28O

339

530

545

550

545

543

537

537

545

557

561

563

563

567

568

567

565

567

565

563

561

561

567

565

563

Aug.

563

563

563

561

559

555

554

552

552

548

541

525

525

527

527

528

523

521

521

519

518

516

516

519

519

516

518

519

518

. 518

518

Sept,

518

519

519

519

523

523

521

519

518

516

516

514

516

514

512

510

509

505

503

505

503

500

498

492

487

453

365

306

210

159

-

foo^ys ***«

3,613.1 287

8,425.6 557

15,177 568

16,522 563

14,272 523

4.8 4.8

-

Oct.

4.8

Minimum

0.6

8.4

64

516

159

4.8

-

Mean

190

281

490

533

476

4.8

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

7,170

16,710

30,100

32,770

28,310

10

115,100

Note.- Canal not in operation before May 13 or after Oct. 1.
OLDMAN RIVER BASIN 27

St. Mary Canal at Hudson Bay divide, near Browning, Mont. 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°59', long. 113 C 04', in sec. 5, T. 37 N.., R. 11 

w., on Blaokfeet Indian Reservation, 3 miles upstream from oanal outlet and 30 miles 

north of Browning.

Records available.- 1917-48 (Irrigation seasons only).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height reftord, which are

Cooperation.- This station is one of the International gaging stations maintained Jointly 

by the united States and Car.ada under'the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been 

collected and compiled Jointly with the Dominion Water and Power' Bureau, Department of 

Mines and Resources, Canada.

Discharge, in second-feet, ApaJil to October 1948

Day

1

2

s

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IS

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

JO

31

Apr.

_

-

_

.

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

.

-

-

-

_

-

.

_

-

al.O

5.7

3.5

2.9

2.2

1.4

.5

.4

1.7

3.4

-

May

0.9

.8

.5

.9

.5

.7

1.6

6.6

6.4

4.4

3.6

5.8

5.7

5.7

3.4

28.6

96

151

257

281

277

305

277

235

226

227

247

232

223

221

219

June

213

265

426

526

530

4S9

476

467

491

522

537

541

530

541

568

605

8605

8300

8150

79

75

50

91

75

59

45.5

42.0

34.0

30.8

26.4

-

Month

April 21-30. ............. . . . . ...............

Uav

July. .........:.............................

October 1-7 .................................

July

17.3

129

274

281

27S

276

277

423

52S

548

550

54S

544

541

548

555

561

563

566

570

574

572

56B

572

566

566

563

566

581

568

563

 Aug.

563

566

561

559

563

555

555

552

550

550

546

530

522

524

526

528

526

524

522

522

515

517

522

519

513

508

515

515

515

517

515

Sept.

511

515

517

511

519

519

519

519

519

519

515

511

515

515

515

504

508

8506

8504

502

497

493

493

a491

489

484

418

344

257

207

-

Second- !«=,< , foot-daye Maximum

25.7 5.7

3,550.1 305

9, 389. 7 605 

14,836.3 581

16 515 563

14^436 519

164.7 121

-

90 1.

121

25.1 e.8

4.4

83.0

82.0

81. 0

-

.

-

.

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

Minimum Mean %£*£

0.4 2.6 51

.5 115 7,040

26.4 313 18,620 17 3 479 29 430

508 533 32|760

207 481 28,630

1.0 23.5 327

116,900

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, or computed on basis -of records for station at 

St. Mary crossing. 

Note.- Canal not In operation before Apr. 21 or after Oct. 7.
OLDMAN RIVER BASIN

Swiftcurrent Creek at Many Glacier, Mont. 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°48 , long. IIB'SS', In sec. 12, T. 35 N., R. 16

 W., atpjitlet of Swiftcurrent Lake at Many Glacier, Glacier National Psrk, 14 miles 

southjwsskof Babb.

 Drainage area.- 31.4 square miles.

Kgeorqs available.- June 1912 to September 1948 (winter records incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,250 second-feet June 4 fgage height, 5.02

 feet); minimum observed, 11.5~ second-feet Mar. 24 (gage height, 1.46 fe«t).

1912-48: Maximum discharge, 2,250 second-feet June 13, 1937 (gage height, 6.89

feet, backwater* from bridge); minimum observed, 9.6 second-feet Mar. 14, 15, 1940

(gage height, 1.46 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. No diversions or regulation. 

Cooperation.- This station. Is one of the international gaging stations maintained Jointly

 by' the 'United States and Canada under the' Bouhdary Waters Treaty. The records have 

been collected and compiled Jointly with the" Dominion Water and Power Bureau, Department of Mines and Resources, Canada.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to NOT. 1

1-1 32

1.8 47

1.9 63

2.0 81

2.1 102

2.3 151

2.5 208

2.7 271

2.9 339

3.1 412

1.5 14

1.6 23

1.7 34

1.8 46

2.0 78

Mar. 1 to Sept. 30

2.2 127

2.4 185

2/7 277

3.1 412

~5.Z 489

3.6 609

3.9 733

4.2 B63

4.5 999

4.9 1,190

Note.- Same as following

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

89 

96 

133 

211 

227

199 

168 

148 

133 

128

128 

125 

120 

114 

114

269 

481 

458 

882 

874

529 

350 

258 

202 

173

157 

148 

151 

159 

159 

148

Nov.

135

Dec.

"

Jan. Feb.

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ber. ....................................

lendar year

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 680 sec. -ft.).- Oct.

sec. -ft.; June 4 (10 a.m.} l,2bO sec. -ft. j J

Mar.

alS.8 

15.8 

alS.3 

a!4.8 

al4.4

14.0 

a!3.7 

al3.4 

a!3.1 

12.8

a!2.8 

a!2.8 

a!2.8 

a!2.8

a!2.8 

12.8 

a!2.7 

a!2.5 

a!2.3

a!2.1 

all. 9 

all. 7 

11.6 

alE.O

a!2! 8 

a!3.2 

a!3.6 

14.0 

a!4.0

Apr.

a!4.0 

14.0 

al4.0 

al4.0 

14,0

a!4.9 

alS.8 

a!6.7 

al7.6 

alS.5

19.4 

a!9.4 

519.4 

19.4 

27.4

36.4 

62.8 

149 

167 

158

155 

197 

185 

173 

149

117 

101 

106 

111 

122

Secondfoot-days

7", 531

-

409.5 

2,247.7 

13,201 

18,653 

6,109 

2,487 

1,443.6

-

May

149 

155 

127 

117 

106

106 

144 

185 

167 

149

127 

111 

133 

127 

127

144 

203 

405 

625 

746

712 

981 

1,040

854 

828

876 

890 

759 

763 

675 

670

Maximum

882

-

15J 

197 

1,040 

1,190 

373 

221 

80

-

June

832 

854 

881 

1,190 

958

881 

872 

876 

850 

634

501 

481 fst

427 

435

650 

912 

798 

601 

513

501 

442 

431 

451 

423

369 

369 

352 

359 

376

July

373 

33-! 

28^ 

24^ 

241

227 

22^

20") 17" 

167

153 

147 

14'

14- 

13.T 

127 

127 15'

19" 

19.' 

19- 

16-

130 

ISA 

283 

312 

262

Aug.

221 

194 

170 

149 

147

133 

122 

106 

94

94

99 

101 

94 

94 

92

92 

92 

90 

92 

90

76 

72 

85 

74 

127

155 

I3| 

111 

99 

94 

87

Minimum Mean

89 243

-

11.6 13.2 

14.0 74.9 

106 426 

352 622 

127 197 

72 112 

29.6 48.1

-

Sept.

80

76

359

56 

, 52 

49.9 

49.9 

49.9

51 

52 

54 

52 

54

46.0 

44.8 

43.6 

40.0 

42.4

37.6 

36.4 

40.0 

40.0 

37.6

36.4 

34.0 

31.8 

30.7 

29.6

Runoff in 

acre-feet

14,940

-

in

4,460 

2S7ISO 

37,000 

12,120 

6,920 

2,860

-

19 (7 to 8 p.m.) l,140~aec.-ft.j May 23 (1 a.m.) 1,140 

une 17 (2 p.m.) 948 sec. -ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated. 

Note.- Computed from staff-gage reading Mar. 2, 6, 10, 17, 24, 30, Apr. 2, 5, 11, Apr. 14 to May 

16.
OLDMAN RIVER BASIN 29

Sherburne Lake Reservoir at Sherburne, Mont. 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48 <> 50' ,,long. US'Sl', in sec. 35, T. 36 N., R. 15 

w., in gatehouse at Sherburne Lake Dam on Swlftcurfent Creek, 6 miles southwest of 

Babb. Datum of gage is 4,700.0 feet above mean sea level. Gage heights have been 

reduced to elevations above mean sea level.

Drainage area.-64 square miles.

Heeorai available.-Hay to June 1915, May 1,917 to September 1918, June 1921 to September 

iy4d. ' Extremes. -, Maximum contents during year, 60,420 acre-feet July 15 (elevation, 4,78-?,60 

" minimum estimated, 4,604 acre-feet Oct. 3.

J.J7.J.5, 1917-18, 1921-48: Maximum contents, 61 

vatlon, 4,785.03); no usable contents at times.

Remarks.- Reservoir Is formed on natural lake by earth-fill dam completed in 1921, 

storage began in 1919. Capacity, 66,100 acre-feet between elevations 4,726 feet 

(6 feet above lowest outlet gate sill) and 4,788 feet (spillway crest). Stream bed 

above gates prevents withdrawal of storage to sill elevation. Dead storage negligible 

Figures given-herein represent usable contents. Water is used for irrigation or Milk 

River project of Bureau of Reclamation.

Cooperation. - This station is one of the International gaging stations maintained Jointly 

oy tne united States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records t*ve 

been collected and compiled Jointly with the Dominion Water arid Power Bureau, Department of Mines and Resources, Canada.

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Daj

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

4,739

4,634

4,604

4,848

5,419

5,931

6,133

6,518

6,855

7,170

7,487

7,796

8,094

8,378

8,662

9,414

10,775

12,086

14,668

17,227

18,851

19,823

20,545

21,134

21,622

22,068

22,463

22,852

23,261

23,392

23,535

Nor.

23,744

23,986

24,217

24,470

24,712

24,930

25,150

25,380

25,600

25,822

26,064

26,317

26,559

26-, 570

26,416

26,251

26,086

25,921

25,760

25,600

25,440

25,290

25,140

24,990

24,840

24.679

24,514

24,349

24,184

24,261

-

Deo.

24,569

24,860

25,130'

25,400

25,670

25,965

26,273

26,570

26,867

27,164

27,461

27,758

28,055

28,352

28,649

28,946

29,244

29,580

29,928

30,084

30,144

SO, 204

30,264

30,333

30,399

30,476

30,564

30,641

30,729

30,817

30,894

Jan.

30,971

31,048

31,125

31,191

31,257

31,323

31,378

31,389

31,389

31,400

31,400

31,400

31,412

31,424

31,448

31,508

21,580

31,676

31,772

31,880

32,000

32,108

32,192

32,264

32,348

32,420

32,492

32,564

32,644

32,710

32,776

Feb.

32,842

32,897

32,952

33,007

33,062

33,117

33,172

33,227

33,282

33,337

33,381

33,425

33,469

33,513

33,568

33,623

33,678

33,736

33,796

33,844

33,892

33,940

34,000

34,060

34,120

34,180

34,240

34,240

34,252

.

-

Mar.

34,252

34,264

34,264

.54,276

34,276

34,288

34,288

34,288

34,300

34,300

34,300

34,324

34,396

34,468

34,540

34,612

34,684

34,768

34,852

34,926

35,004

35,082

35,160

35,238

35,329

35,407

35,485

35,576

35,667

35,758

35,849

Apr.

35,940

36,031

36jl22

36,224

36,320

36,416

36,512

36,608

36,704

36,800

36,896

36,992

37,088

37,184

37,280

37,376

37,478

37,790

38,141

38,466

38,570

38,570

38,518

38,440

38,375

38,245

38,089

37,491

36,704

35,420

-

May

34,084

32,897

32,240

31,868

31,448

31,136

30,994

30,916

30,333

29,916

29,976

30,276

30,718

31,015

31,202

31,580

32,216

33,249

35,030

36,548

37,280

38,700

40,065

40,988

42,054

43,412

44,825

45,822

46,746

47,425

48,100

June

49,120

50,185

51,608

52,776

52,904

52,744

52,712

53,270

53,795

53,795

53,525

53,105

52,728

52,808

53,585

54,916

55,860

55,860

55,236

54,564

53,990

53,255

53,015

53,000

53,000

5?, 776

52,744

52,840

53,570

54,305

-

July

55,028

55,700

56,324

56,352

57,348

57,785

58,380

58,635

58,924

59,230

59,536

59,774

59,978

60,250

60,335

60,029

59,689

59,332

59,043

58,754

58,363

57,921

57,540

57,092

56,596

56,100

55,556

55,140

55,060

55,060

54± 820

Aug.

54,470

54,155

53,720

53,240

52,760

52,216

51,720

51,100

50,545

49,930

49,375

48,685

47,755

46,900

45,990

45,200

44,255

43,384

42,483

41,599

40,754

39,896

39,051

38,050

37,268

36,584

35,862

,35,056

34,216

33,502

32,644

Sept.

31,700

30,894

29,796

28,682

27,417

26.261

25,1320

24,360

23,348

22,200

21,070

20,060

18,952

17,900

16,854

15,791

14,819

13,856

12,921

11,860

10,852

9,880

8,933

7,950

. 7,108

6,889

6,392

5,939

5,559

5,243

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1946 to September 1947

jate

Dec. 31. ................

Calendar year 1947....

Sept. 30.... .............

Water year 1947-48....

Elevation 

(feet)t

4,763.54

-

4,735.71

-

Contents 

(acre -feet)

30,894

5,243

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+6,633

+11,194

+1,476

-27,401

+347

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

Note.- Mo gage-height record Oct. 1-29; contents computed on basis of 

records for Swlftcurrent Creek at Many Glacier and total change_in_contents 

during period. Contents computed from graph based on twice^monthly gage 

readings Oct. 30 to Apr. 16, Sept. 24-30, from graph based on dall7 gage 

readings Apr. 17-27.
30 OLDMAN RIVER BASIN

Swiftcurrent Creek at Sherburne, Mont. 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°50', long. 113°31', in sec. 35, T. 36 N., R. 

J.5 w., 800 feet downstream from spillway of Sherburne Lake Dam at Sherburne.

Drainage area.- 64 square miles.

Records available.- July 1912 to September 1948 (winter records incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,360 second-feet June 17 (gage height, 6.38 

reetj; minimum recorded, 0.1 second-foot Oct. 15 (gage height, 0.50 foof.).

1912-48: Maximum discharge, 2,280 second-feet June 17, 1916 (gage height, 7.83 

feet); no flow at times when gates in dam were closed.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those below 2 second-feet, which are good. No diversionrr Plow regulated by dam above station.

Cooperation.- This station is one of the international gaging stations .maintained Jointly 

oy tne united States and Canada under the Boundary Waters[Treat"' " " "" ' '

collected and compiled jointly with the Dominion Water and Power 

of Mines and Resources, Canada.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, Jn feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

The recorcts have been 

ureau, Department

Oct. 1 to Nov. 1

.8

l.o 

1.2

o.i

0.4 

 1.3 

3.5 

7.7

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2. Z

13

E2.5

36

53

72

2.6 119

3.0 180

3.2 315

2.2 58

2.4 81

2.7 12O

3.0 169

Apr. 20 to Sept. 30

3.5 274

4.0 398

4.5 541

5.0 733

5.5 955

6.0 1,190

6.4 1,370

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 194s

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

200

183

192

142

1.0

.7

118

.9

.7:s

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.6

.5

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

Nov.

0.2

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Octo 

Nove

ber.....................................

mber. ...................................

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

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

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

March. ...................................... April .

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

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

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

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

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

water year .......................

Mar. Apr.

h57

Secondfoot -day B

843.6

13,333

24 934

8^130

15,708 

15,693

-

May

.

_

_

488

488

485

500

515

629

659

476

432

130

73

73

73

74

"76 75

440

704

960

973

827

661

575

582

586

593

593

593

Maximum

200

973

1,350

454

575

638

-

June

600

604

646

1,160

1,3OO

1.300

1,140

882

852

924

942

937

853

514

262

602

1,270

1,350

1,340

1,190

1,100

1,090

805

687

687

661

551

411

137

137

July

12?

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

79

79

79

2CO

seo

3?8

3f8

3f8

4fO

4f4

451

451

451

451

448

448

448

446

446

446

Minimum

OTJ]

~

*

73

137

77

432

162

-

Aug.

446

446

446

443

443

440

438

438

435

435

432

479

575

575

572

568

565

558

555

555

551

548

541

535

531

528

522

5T5" S19

515

559

Mean

27.2

"

"

~

~

iis

831

262

507

oco

-

Sept.

5S6

579

619

638

630

619

607

597

589

623

638

627

611

6OO

586

572

555

538

551

551

531

506

509

482

363

251

162

274

366

333

Runoff In 

acre-feet

1,670

"

-

-

-

~

26,450

49,460

16,130

31,160

31,130

-

h Computed from staff-gage reading.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 31

Otter Tail River near Detroit Lakes, Mlnn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 46°50', long. 95°42', In sec. 

23T7 139 N., R. 40 W., 5 miles downstream from Height of Land Lake and 7j miles east 

of city of Detroit Lakes.

Drainage area^- 270 square miles.

Records available.- March 1937 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1937-48), 52.5 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 119 second-feet Apr. 30; maxlmumcage height 

 recorded, 4.71 feet Jan. 28 (backwater from ice), minimum, 1.6 seconotfelt |Nov. 9

(gage height, 2.66 feet).

1937-48: Maximum dally jUsicharge, 368 second-feet June 26, 1943; minimum drily,

0.1 "second-foot Mar. 23, 1940.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageneignt record, which are TaTr. Plow partly regulated by dams of Minnesota Department 

of Conservation on several lakes above station.

Rating table, water year, JL947-48, except jerlod^of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in secrond-reet;

2.6 0.6 3.0 11 3.4 3S 

2.7 2.2 3.1 15 3.6 65 

2.6 4.0 3.2 21 3.S 95 

2.9 7.0 3.3 23 4.0 133

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 to Septenberl948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

12 

12 

12 

8.5 

5.8

4.9 

4.0 

3.6 

3.5 

3.3

^ 3.1 

3.0 

3.0 

2.8

2.S

2.8 

2.6 

2.6 

2,6 

2.4

2.4 

2.4

2.6 

2.8 

2.6

2.8 

2.8 

2.6 

2.6 

2.4 

2.4

Nov.

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.8

2.8 

2.6 

2.2 

2.1 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1

3.4 

6.5 

7.5 

9.0 

10

11 

12 

14 

14 

IS

16 

17 

17 

17 

17

Dec.

17 

17 

17 

 17 

17

18 

16 

16 

15 

15

* 15 

15 

15 

16 

16

15 

15 

16 

17 

18

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

18 

18 

17

Jan.

17 

18 

19 

19 

20

20

 20 

20 

20 

OT

20 

19 

19 

19 

 19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

20 

20 

20

Feb.

20 

20 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

20

20 

 20 

20

20 

20

22 

22 

22 

a22 

a22

h22

).

h25 

a25

Month

Goto 

Hove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Nav

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

nber

Bber. . . .......----- - - - - -------------

lendar year 1947

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

I a25

26 

a26 

a27 

a28 

Ifc8

a20

h!4 

a!4 

a!4

a!5 

is

20 

31 

10

75 

76 

68 

64 

62 

51

Apr.

I a60

h72 

a74 

a76 

a79 

h82

a84 

h85 

a85 

a8S 

h85

a86 

,U87 

H85 

95 

97

95 

99 

102 

109 

115

115 

117 

115 

117 

117

Secondfoot -days

125.9 

220.5 

528

23,734.6

596 

619 

959 

2,658 

3,109 

2(299

ft 

579

15,703.4

May

117 

117 

117 

115 

US

115 

115 

115 

115 

111

109 

106 

102 

104 

100

108 

108 

106 

100 

99

95 

99 

93 

90 

87

82 

79 

78 

75 

71 

68

Maxima

12 

17 

19

202'

20 

25 

76 

117 

117 

87 

84 

78 

31

117

June

65 

62 

64 

87

64

ei

62 

81 

81 

84

el

7S 

76 

75 

73

72 

71 

73 

69 

68

72 

76 

84 

82 

82

81 

78 

79 

JW 

79

July

78 

78 

79 

76 

75

76 

75 

72 

69 

68

79 

81 

78 

75 

76

71 

66 

65 

64 

64

65 

62 

57 

55 

84

81 

76 

73 

76 

84 

81

Aug.

78 

76 

75 

69 

69

65 

65 

65 

66 

68

62 

61 

59 

59 

59

59

64 

62 

59 

57

52 

50 

47 

45 

42

40 

37 

37 

37 

35 

32

Sept.

31 

29 

27 

24 

22

22 

22 

21 

20 

19

18 

18 

17 

17 

19

18 

16 

16 

17 

18

22 

20 

18 

18 

17

16 

IS 

14 

14 

14

m«<«, u.,, Rmoff In Mlniaun Mean * ._ , 

2.4 4.06 250 

1.9 7.35 437 

15 17.0 1,050

1.9 65.0 47,090

17 13i2 1,180 

TS~ 2lj 1,230 

14 "3079 1,900 

88.6 5,270 

68 100 6,170 

62 76.6 4,560 

55 72.9 4,480 

32 56.5 3,470 

14 19.3 1,150

1.9 42.9 31,150

 Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a 10 gage-height record} discharge interpolated, 

h Computed from Jstaff-gage reading.

Kote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice HOT. 15 to Feb. 21, Mar. 6. 

basis of doubtful gage heights Mar. 23*29.

Discharge co-routed on
38 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Otter Tail River below Pelican Rivers near: Fergua Palls, Mlnn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46 0 13'45", long. 96°07'00", in SW£ S3c. 20, T. 132 

«., K. 43 W., 500 feet downstream from Dayton Hollow Dam, 5 miles downstream from 

Pelican River, and 5 miles southwest of city of Fergus Falls. Datum of gage is 1,069.95 

feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Enginsers).

Drainage area.- 1,810 square miles.

Records available.- November 1933 to September 1948. October 1930 to Novenber 1933 at 

site 4 miles downstrearn.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1931-32, 1933-48), 200 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 900 second-feet May 18; maximum gage height, 

4.ZY reet Feb. 19 (backwater from ice); minimum, 18 second-feet Mar. 11 (gage height, 

1.20 feet).

1930-48: Maximum discharge, 1,200 second-feet June 4, 1944; minimum. 1.0 secondfoot May 2, 1934, Sept. 30, 1935; minimum daily, 1.6 second-feet Feb. 7, 1937.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow completely regulated by power plants above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September ISiS

Day

1 

2 

5

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

22 

25 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

24O 

200 

235 

225 

195

210 

200 

22O 

195 

210

210 

200 

ISO 

190 

190

210 

210 

215. 

215' 215 

242 

185 

293 

206 

240

216 

242 

247 

292 

209 

249

Nov.

196 

210 

234 

202 

220

253 

233 

205 

201 

210

175 

198 

193 

2O7 

200

222 

214 

226 

223 

222

189 

178 

222 

223 

229

182 

197 

207 

197 

168

Dec.

162 

195 

220 

203 

196

231 

215 

176 

219 

203

202 

206 

214 

201 

189

187 

180 

176 

181 

181

182 

187 

205 

190 

174

183 

179 

2OO 

167 

174 

168

Jan.

144 

183 

170 

206 

167

163 

167 

157 

132 

182

195 

162 

173 

172 

169

161 

168 

115 

157 

170

170 

131 

163 

149 

122

171 

139 

133 

131 

118 

138

Feb.

143 

145 

144 

130 

150

140 

172 

106 

154 

157

152 

121 

116 

117 

108

138 

118 

111 

171 

122

132 

92 

107 

89 

104

122 

182 

116 

108

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 1947

h. ......................................

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

ember. ...................................

ter yean 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

157 

~B7 106 

108 

93

122 

114 

102 

1O6 

128

251 

90 

252 

137 

235

227 

181 

204 

216 

210

230 

281 

368 

342 

347

463 

425 

549 

568 

526 

446

Apr.

314 

268 

356 

454 

395

540 

559 

554 

4O1 

488

474 

511 

458 

451 

476

471 

40O 

435 

471 

462

478 

495 

480 

438 

611

601 

578 

597 

611 

592

Secondfoot-days

6.786 

6,236 

5,946

158,196

4,878 

3,767 

7,671 

14,419 

20,064 

13,315 

7,880 

6,607 

5,713

103,282

Hay

587 

66O 

685 

660 

660

660 

685 

685 

660 

737

711 

685 

685 

660 

660

685 

685 

711 

625 

660

660 

635 

635 

630 

587

625 

§SZ 

582 

526 

578 

573

Maximum

293 

253 

231

1,160

206 

182 

568 

611 

737 

578 

378 

264 

270

737

June

568 

522 

490 

522 

549

578 

522 

5O3 

476 

421

441 

458 

442 

414 

469

426 

399 

449 

382 

304

389 

438 

494 

429 

414

401 

329 

405 

362 

319

July

271 

37^ 

17> 

29 .^ 

23?

322 

311 

219 

233 

22^

35* 

32T 

353 

290 

24?

23' 

' 21<> 

21- 

231 

28^

214 22' 

24? 

230 

19?

249 

2O3 

216 

249 

217 

217

Minimum

180 

168 

162

129

115 

89 

87 

268 

526 

304 

176 

142 

144

87

Aug.

199 

142 

206 

196 

209

215 

225 

198 

237 

222

213 

223 

200 

215 

208

230 

213 

264 

187 

225

200 

176 

218 

260 

239

205 

190 

250 

220 

215 

207

Mean

219 

208 

192

433

157 

130 

247 

481 

647 

444 

254 

213 

19O

282

Sept.

175 

191 

189 

183 

184

180 

202 

222 

27O 

265

201 

173 

179 

188 

144

183 

-J95 

2OO 

159 

2O3

172 

170 

175 

160 

178

19O 

2O9 

167 

165 

241

Runoff In 

acre-feet

13,460 

12,370 

11,790

313,800

9,680 

7,470 

15,220 

28,600 

39,800 

.26,410 

15., 630 

13, 100 

11,330

204,900

Note.- No gage-height record Oct. 1-19; discharge computed from power-plant record. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 24 to Mar. 21. Backwater from aquatic vegetation Oct. 20-3i, 

May IS to Sept. 3O.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 33

Red River of the North at Wahpeton, N. Dak.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 46°15'55", long. 96°35'40", in NE£ sec. 8, T. 132 N., F. 47 

W., in tfahpeibon. 800 feet downstream from confluence of Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail 

Rivers. Datum of gage is 942.97 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 4,010 square miles.

Records available.- April 1942 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,300 second^fe_eiJiBl; 6 (gage height, 8.58 

reet, backwater from ice); minimum daily, 80 second!-feetTPetT. 29 to Mar. 2.

1942f-£g: Maximum daily discharge, 5,000 second-feet Apr. 2-6, 1943; maximum gage 

height, 14.75 feet Apr. 2, 1943, from floodmark (backwater from ice); minimum daily 

discharge, 66 second-feet Feb. 16, 1946.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Gage read 

twice daily. Plow regulated by storage in Lake Traverse Reservoir and by several 

power plants on Otter Tail River.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

218 

198 

208 

2O2 

202

191 

185 

176 

180 

183

189- 

182 

18? 

17* 

169

174 

171 

191 

18S 

189

212 

189 

258 

216 

212

204 

200 

208 

208 

2O6 

216

MOV.

216 

2O6 

185 

*196 

210

2O2 

193 

196 

237 

216

167 

178 

149 

157 

206

237 

239 

224 

216 

233

250 

22O 

180 

ISO 

210

210 

230 ^iS; 200 

200

Dec.

190 

180 

*170 

180 

190

195 

200 

205 

210 

190

200 

200 

190 

210 

200

190 

170 

180 

170 

180

180 

180 

180 

180 

200

185 

180 

180 

175 

ISO 

160

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janv 

Febi 

Marc

Aprl 

Wav

June 

July

Augu 

Sept

We

Jan.

140 

140 

130 

150

160

180 

170 

170 

 170 

160

150 

150 

18O 

160 

16O

150 

140 

160 

160 

150

150 

140 

140 

130 

120

120 

120 

140 

140 

140 

140

Feb.

130 

130 

130 

130 

120

120 

120 

110 

130 

110

130 

130 

140 

130 

140

*130 

120 

130 

120 

100

90 

100 

100 

100 

100

95 

90 

85 

80

lendar year 1947

ter year 1947-48 ........................

Peaic discharge (base, 700 sec. -ft.

Mar.

80 

80 

100 

100 

9O

95 

100 

110 

110 

95

*100 

130 

200 

130 

170

200 

200 

22O 

230 

200

220 

230 

*240 

250 

300

450 

580 

600 

750 

780 

800

Apr.

850 

1,150 

1,300 

*1,650 

1,800

2,100 

*2,200 

1,650 

1,350 

 1,200

1,050 

1.000 

985 

904 

*873

877 

846 

682 

616 

652

669 

1,160 

1,470 

1,550 

1,610

1,660 

1,650 

1,640 

1,610 

1,620

Secondfoot-days

6,085 

6,153 

5,780

258,194

4,610 

3,340 

7,940 

38,374 

43,492 

16,360 

7,920 

6,731 

5,377

152,162

May

1,610 

1,610 

1,630 

1,640 

1,620

1,600 

1,590 

1,590 

1,580 

1,550

1,550 

1,390 

1,010 

913 

859

990 

1,270 

1.360 

1,380 itreo

1,470 

1,460 

1,450 

1,410 

1,420

1,390 

1,380 

1,390 

1,350 

1,290 

1,280

Maximum

258 

250 

210

4,540

180 

140 

800 

2,200 

1,640 

1,120 

359 

265 

241

2,200

June

1,120 

922 

823 

753 

797

779 

779 

700 

595 

508

442 

463 

467 

459 

420

417 

387 

456 

463 

394

347 

463 

445 

532 

524

467 

a400 

330 

372 

336

Minimum

July

169 

143 

160

135

120 

80 

80 

616 

859 

330 

183 

183 

139

80

330 

297 

284 

272 

267

237 

246 

262 

183 

198

214 

287 

359 

356 

324

265 

244 

235 

230 

226

246 

248 

244 

244 

237

222 

244 

244 

206 

230 

239

Aug.

222 

204 

226 

222 

204

204 

210 

237 

228 

224

228 

2 2O 

2 2O 

237 

233

230 

237 

265 

262 

220

196 

191 

183 

193 

196

216 

206 

193 

212 

204 

208

Mean

196 

205 

186

707

149 

115 

256 

1,279 

1,403 

545 

255 

217 

179

416

Sept.

193 

166 

174 

185 

169

155 

155 

187 

135 

214

241 

214 

174 

180 

176

152 

139 

169 

191 

164

180 

198 

174 

174 

169

174 

200 

178 

187 

160

RuTof f in 

ac-e-feet

12,070 

12,200 

11,460

512,100

9,140 

6,620 

15,750 

76,110 

86,270 

32,450 

15,710 

13, 350 

10,670

301.800

_ .- Apr. 6 (11 p.m.) 2,30O sec. -ft.; Apr. 26 (9 p.m.) 1,840 sec.

each dayj, 1,470 sec.-ft. 

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-hedght record? discharge interpolated. 

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Hov. 22 to Apr. 12.
34

RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Red River of the North at Pargo, N. Dak.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°52«10", long. 96°47'00", in sec. 7, T. 139 N., R. 48 W.,

just upstream from Island Park Dam in Pargo and 10 miles upstream from Sheyenne River.

.Datum of gage is 870.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area.- 6,800 square miles. 

Records availably.- May 1901 to September 1948.'

Average discharge.- 46 years (1902-48), 463 second-feet (unadjusted). 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,390 second-feet Apr. 10; maxinum gage height,

i2.45 feet Apr. 10; minimum daily discharge, 75 second-feet Mar. 12; minimum gage height,

7.74 feet Mar. 1.

1901-48: Maximum discharge, 17,000 second-feet (revised) Apr. 7, 1S43 (gage height,

28.40 feet); no flow for many days In each year during period 1932-41.

Maximum stage known, 40.1 feet Apr. 7, 1897, U. S. Weather Bureau gage, datum of

which Is 863.5 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Remdrks.- Records good. Gage read once or twice dally. Flow partly regulated by several

lakes In Otter Tall River Basin and municipal pools created by dams in channel of Red

River. Figures of. dally discharge do" not include diversion by city of Fargo. 

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge, In second-feet, for the high-water period In the

water year 1943, superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 975, are given

herewith:

Apr. I.... 4,650 

Z.... 6,500 

3.... 8,700 

4....11,600

Apr. 5-.... 14,000

6.... 16,000

7.... 16,600

8.... 15,800

Apr. 9.... 14,500

10.... 12,500

11.... 10,800

12.... 8,800

13.... 7,200

14.... 6,000

15.... 4,900

16.... 3,900

Apr. 17....-3,100 

18....'2,400

Month

Water year 1942-43.. 

Calendar year 1943..

Observed

Secondfoot-days

188,810 

493,014 

486,458

Maximum

16,600 

16,600 

16,600

Minimum

1,590 

210 

188

Mean

6,294 

1,351 

1,333

Runoff in 

acre -feet

374,500 

977,800 

964,800

Diversion 

(acrefeet)

191 

2,540 

2,540

Adjusted for diversion

Discharge In 

second- feet

6,297 

1,354 

1,336

Runoff In 

acre-feet

374,700 

980,300 

967,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 .to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6-

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26'

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

224

224

232

224

228

213

213

209

202

202

217

209

213

202

209

224

188

191

a!93

195

209

198

220

217

235

262

247

239

239

220

232

Nov.

235

239

2^7

243

224

zee

232

220

 220

184

118

114

145

145

173

184

184

213

247

255

255

239

217

198

195

J84

. 191

b200

b210

d200

-

Dec.

195

 202

b!90

b!80

166

159

8170

b!85

3180

3180

b!85

b!90

188

188

195

191

184

195

202

184

177

173

180

180

180

180

184

184

180

bl75

b!70

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1947 . .

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

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

March..........:. ......

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

May................'....

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 . .

Jan.

also

bl

1

1

50

52

59

148

148

 1

1

1

56

66

84

180

152

1

1

1

53

52

38

al40

b!50

bl

1

1

50

31

31

131

131

al

al

bl

25

15

10

b!20

b!20

al

1

1

1

20

18

14

18

118

Secondf cot-days

6,730

6,139

5,672

318,891

4,346

2 996

<& f 688

54,174

50,190

18,763

8,484

6,752

5,164

176,098

Feb.

108

1C

1C

S

5

8

8

105

111

1C

alC

1C

8

6

5

114

114

11

S

1]

4

2

4

 131

118

1C

1C

1E

E

E

S

1C

5

5

8

6

6

3

>&

5

105

£e

c

a£

8

9

8

9

Mar.

80

E

S

£

3

2

8

92

£

1]

£

b£

8

1

8

0

b75

b90

 bS

b£

E

0

5

8

105

131 I'c

13

IE

4

8

9

195

224

24

2E

21

7

5

0

303

348.

37

42

51

7C

4

6

6

6

877

Apr.

981

1,040

1,070

1,840

2,200

2,410

2,720

3,030

3,0.80

3,340

3,110

2,760

2,350

1,940

1,580

1,480

1,360

al,300

1,240

1,040

877

819

847

1,230

81,480

. 1,730

1,750

1,780

1,830

1,860

May

1,860

al,860

1,850

1,860

1,860

1,900

1,900

1,950

81,970

1,990

1,990

1/970

1,970

1,820

1,480

al/340

1,190

1,280

1,460

1,400

1,410

1,460

1,460

1,480

1,420

1,390

1,380

1,360

1,330

al,310

al,29Q

June

1,270

1,220

1,200

981

826

8785

744

725

732

652

597

526

488

469

478

469

441

464

459

a478

497

459

469

488

492

526

531

469

432

396

Observed

Maximum

262

255

202

9,200

184

131

877

3,340 

1,990

1,270

414

228

3,340

Minimum

188

114

159

114

114

83

75

819

1,190

396

173

195

139

75

Mean

217

183

874

140

103

1,806

*625

274

218

172

481

Runoff in 

acre -feet

13,350

11*250

632,500

8,620

i^'^Tn

107*500

99,550

37 220

16*830

13,390 

10,240

349,300

Julj414

396

3P7

8345

303

319

247

243

251

270.

8225

180 ifz

247

340

353

3R7

a2P7 2''7

224

255

251

2fS>

2f»>

8258

255

2.' 7

228

217 2.'7

224

Diversion

( acrafeet)

401

370

376

4,663

380

355

380

369

461

435

477

528

5,025

Ang.

8228

232

217

20?

198

209

20?

195

202

213

220

213

224

224

209

217

?32

224

220

217

228

220

209

220

217

209

217

239

255

224

209

Sept

209

202

198

160

152

8152

152

145

152

152

166

184

220

228

194

169

157

157

139

139

175

181

172

181

175

175

163

157

169

169

Adjusted for 

diversion

Runoff In 

a-sre-feet

13,750

12 1 550

11,630

637,200

9,000

6,300

13,650

107,800

100,000

37,650

17,300

13,880 

10,770

354,300

Mean

224

211

189

880

146

109

222

1 fQlfi A19

1,627 

633

281

226 

181

488

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 35

Red River of the North at Halstad, Minn.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 47°21', long. 96 C 51', on line between sees. 24 and 25, 

T. lib N., R. 49 W., at highway bridge half a mile wesT~oTT!alstad and 2| mile^ below 

Wild Rice River. Datum of gage is 826.65 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 21,800 square miles (includes 3,940 square miles in closed Devils Lake 

tsasinj.

Records available.- March 1936 to June 1937 (no winter records), April 1942 to Seitemoer lasts (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period April to July, 16,000 second-feet Apr. 10; 

maximum gage height, 26.78 feet Apr. 13; minimum not determined.

1936-37, 1942-48: Maximum discharge, 24,500 second-feet Apr. 10, 1947; maximum 

gage height, 34.00 feet Apr. 17, 1947; minimum observed, 5.4 second-feet Oct. 8, 9, 

12-14, 1935.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read once daily during high stages.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

S

8 

7 

B 

,9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

2! 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Ooto 

Hove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May.

June 

Julj 

Augv 

Sept

T)

lendar year

Mar. Apr.

15,000 

15,500 

15,900 

16,000

15,800 

15,500 

14,500 

15,600 

12,400

11,100 

9,850 

8,450 

7,100 

5,880

4,880 

4,150 

3,740 

4,180 

a4,340

4,490 

4,440 

4,410 

4,400 

4,380

Secondfoot-days

217,990 

107,850 

35,708 

17,298

.

May

4.400 

4,400 

4,410 

4,420 

4,410

4,420 

4,380 

4,400 

84,400 

4,400

4,400 

4,420 

4,360 

4,330 

4,270

a4,040 

3,810 

,3,510 

3,130 

2,920

2,730 

2,530 

a2,430 

2,330 

2,270

2,210 

2,100 

2,090 

2,020 

al,980 

1,930

Maximum

16,000 

. 4,420 

1,890 

846

.

June

1,890 

1,850 

1,780 

1,750 

1,700

al,590

1,480 

1,410 

1,360 

1,350

1,280 

1,210 

al,140 

1,060 

1,000

976 

952 

916 

885 

a885

865 

912 

960 

996 

956

940 

a930 

920 

904 

881

July

846 

803 

803 

3786 

768

721 

660 

622 

551 

510

a514 

518 

488 

391 

385

438 

506 

a521 

536 

492

506 

474 

506 

452 

a468

485 

525 

518 

510 

503 

492

Minimum

3,740 

1,930 

881 

385

.

Aug.

t415

Mean

9,083 

3,479 

1,190 

558

_

Sept.

Rinoff in 

a-: re-feet

432,400 

213,900 

70,830 

34,310

751,400

t Result of discharge measurement. 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.
36 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Red River-of the North at Grand Forks, N. Dak.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°56'26", long. 97°Q2'47", in SE£H3£ sec. 33, T 

lb2 M., R. 50 W., in Grand Porks, 2 miles downstream from Red Lake River. Auxiliary 

staff gage 3| miles downstream from recorder. Datum of each gage is 778.42 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 30,100 square miles (includes 3,940 square miles in closed Devils Lake 

basin).

Records available.- May 1901 to September 1948 in reports of the Geological Survey. April 

iBbk! to wovemDer 1912 in report of Minnesota State Drainage Commission.

Average discharge.- 66 years, 2,217 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 34,200 second-feet Apr. 16 (gage height, 41.68 

FeeTTT minimum, 638 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 4.04 feet).

1882-1948: Maximum discharge observed, 43,000 second-feet Apr. 10, 1897 (gage height, 

50.2 feet), from rating curve extended above 32,000 second-feet; minimiam, 2.4 secondfeet Feb. 3-5, 12, 14, 16-19, 1937 (caused by unusual regulation during repair of dam 

at Grand Forks).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

Kevisioris (water years).- W 855: 1936(M). Revised figures of discharge, in second-feet, 

ror the nigh-water period in the water year 1942, superseding those published in WaterSupply Papers 955 and 975, are given herewith:

Apr. 30.. 5,450

May 1.. 7,150

2.. 8,050

May 3.. 9,100

4.. 10,200

5.. 10,800

May 6.. 10,700

7.. 10,400

a.. 9,900

Month

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

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

Calendar year 1942.....

Secondfoot -days

201,230

830,652

Maximum

10,800

11,000

Minimum

3,560

4SO 

480

Mean

6,491

2,309 

2,276

Runoff In 

acre-feet

399,100

1,671,220 

1,647,430

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,600 

1,580 

1,590 

1,570 

1,600

1,590 

1,500 

1,520 

1,550 

1,500

1,520 

1,540 

1,640 

1,590 

1,650

1,580 

1,600 

1,650 

1,660 

1,660

1,590 

1,620 

1,610 

1,590 

1,650

1,650 

1,630 

1,590 

1,630 

1,660 

1,650

Nov.

1,660 

1,620 

1,620 

1,660 

*1,660

1,710 

1,750 

1,730 

1,640 

1,450

1,060 

860 

760 

780 

920

1,080 

1,240 

1,320 

1,310 

1,340

1,400 

1,480 

1,470 

1,360 

1,160

1,100 

1,060 

1,180 

1,240 

1,270

Dec.

1,310 

1,360 

1,400 

1,460 

1,420

 1,340 

1,340 

1,400 

1,380 

1,330

1,300 

1,290 

1,220 

1,190 

1,210

1,160 

1,180 

1,150

1,150 

1,160

1,160 

1,160 

1,170 

1,180 

1,180

1,190 

1,220 

1,210 

1,190 

1,240 

1,240

Jan.

1,220 

1,240 

1,220 

1,190 

1,190

1,190 

1,170 

1,160 

1,170 

1,170

1,130 

1,160 

1,140 

1,150 

1,180

1,160 

1,100 

1-.100 

1,100

1,100

1,080 

1,060 

1,030 

1,010 

1,020

1,020 

970 

910 

990 

990 

980

Feb.

970 

960 

940 

920 

940

940 

920 

920 

920 

900

*930 

90O 

880 

890 

890

880 

890 

900 

920 

910

890 

910 

940 

930 

900

870 

900 

920 

900

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apri 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1947

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

890 

890 

880 

890 

890

S80 

910 

920 

930 

960

930 

930 

950 

950 

960

960 

960 

980 

960 

1,000

1,020 

1,030 

1,040 

1,060 

1,120

 1,210 

1,290 

1,350 

1,480 

1,460 

1,580

Apr.

1,690 

1,820 

2,140 

3,110 

5,050

9,050 

13,200 

16,500 

19,000 

21,400

24,000 

26,800 

30,400 

32,500 

33,200

34,000 

33,800 

33,100 

32,200 

30,300

27,500 

25,100 

22,900 

20,800 

19,000

17,600 

16,200 

14,800 

13,800 

13,000

Secondfoot-days

49,560 

39,890 

38,890

1,576,730

34,300 

26,480 

32,260 

593,960 

242,330 

75,070 

52,520 

35,860 

26,747

1,247,867

May

12,300 

11,700 

11,200 

10,800 

10,500

10,300 

10,100 

9,800 

9,600 

9,400

9,100 

8,900 

8,700 

8,500 

8,300

8,200 

7,950 

7,650 

7,310 

6,960

6,500 

6,000 

5,620 

5,240 

5,010

4,860 

4,690 

4,500 

4,360 

4,180 

4,100

Maximum

1,660 

1,750 

1,460

34,900

1,240 

970 

1,580 

34,000 

12,300 

3,990 

2,630 

1,460 

1,120

34 , 000

June

3,990 

3,820 

3,780 

3,670 

3,400

3,100 

2,990 

2,900 

2,780 

2,670

2,520 

2,440 

2,380 

2,220 

2,170

2,08O 

1,970 

1,910 

1,880 

1,840

1,840 

1,900 

2,080 

2,090 

2,090

2,160 

2,110 

2,080 

2,120 

2,090

July

2,010 

1,900 

1,940 

2,060 

2 , 320

2,540 

2,630 

2,440 

2,120 

1,970

1,800 

1,720 

1,790 

1,790 

1,670

1,530 

1,360 

1,370 

1,410 

1,390

1,440 

1,420 

1,350 

1,330 

1,380

1,320 

1,250 

1,330 

1,270 

1,320 

1,350

Minimum

1,500 

760

1,150

740

910 

870 

880 

1,690 

4,100 

1,840 

1,250 

1,000 

647

647

Aug.

1,370 

1,390 

1,430 

1,460 

1,340

1,190 

1,150 

1,110 

1,050 

1,060

1,100

1,070

1,000

1,120 

1,170

1,100 

1,160 

1,110 

1,010 

1,040

1,130 

1,180 

1,140 

1,120 

1,140

1,160 

1,170 

1,090 

1,100 

1,110 

1,090

Mean

1,599 

1,330 

1,255

4,320

1,106 

913 

1,041 

19,800 

7,817 

2,502 

1,694 

1,157 

892

3,409

Sept.

1,090 

1,090 

1,120 

1,040 

1,040

1,000 

976 

960 

988 

910

940 

944 

902 

899 

895

918 

933 

921 

918 

918

840 

797 

766 

746 

739

729 

710 

647 

690 

681

Runoff in 

acre -feet

98,300 

79,120 

77,140

3,128,000

68,030 

52,520 

63,990 

1,178,000 

480,700 

148,900 

104,200 

71,130 

53,050

2,475,000

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 sec. -ft.).- Apr. 16 (8:30 p.m.) 34,200 sec. -ft.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 11 to Mar. 25.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 37

Red River of the North at Oslo, Minn.

.Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 48°11', long. 97°09'. In sec. 31, T. 155 N., R. 50 W , 

on highway bridge in Oslo. Prior to Apr. 2, 1948, staff gage 800 feet upstrea-n, 

at same datum. Auxiliary staff gage, lat. 48°13'30", long. 97°07 I 10", In SEtSWi sec. 

20, T. 155 N., R. 50 W., 7} miles downstream from Oslo.

Drainage area.- 30,500 square miles (includes 3,940 square miles In closed Devils Lake 

aasin).

Records available.- April 1936 to June 1937, April 1941 to September 1948 (fragmentary) 

Records prior to 1945 do not Include flow in bypass channel.

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during period April to June, 41,400 second-feet 

Apr- 17; maximum gage height, 31.17 feet Apr. 15; minimum discharge not determined. 

1936-37, 1941-48: Maximum dally discharge, that of Apr. 17, 1948; maximum gage 

height, that of Apr. 15, 1948; minimum not determined.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read once or twice daily. For stages above 13 feet, 

discnarge includes flow in bypass channel ij miles west of Oslo.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

28 

27 

2S 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Jam) 

Febi 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

Julj 

Augv 

Sept

Th

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

lendar year

e period ...............................

Mar. Apr.

b|40,400 

41,400 

40/600 

39,800 

38,400

36,000 

33,300 

30,300 

28,300 

26 , 600

25,200 

23,300 

20,400 

18,200 

16,200

Secondfoot -days

455,400 

256,630 

75,250

-

May

14,400 

13,600 

13,000 

11,700 

11,600

10,900 

11,300 

10,900 

10,300 

9,810

8,580 

9,160 

8,700 

8,720 

8,740

8,610 

8,080 

8,010 

7,500 

7,060

6,780 

6,220 

5,620 

5,140 

4,990

4,920 

4,700 

4,560 

4,450 

4,410 

4,170

Maximum

41,400 

14,400 

3,970

-

June

3,970 

3,790 

3,690 

3,600 

3., 470

3,220 

3,040 

2,910 

2,780 

2,620

2,480 

2,410 

2,340 

2,230 

2,120

2,050 

2,010 

1,980 

1,940 

1,840

1,790 

1,920 

2,000 

2,080 

2,190

2,230 

2,240 

2,180 

2,110 

2,020

July

tl,780

Minimum

16,200 

4,170 

1,790

-

Aug.

tl,07->

Mean

30,560 

8,278 

2,508

-

Sept.

Runoff In 

acre-feet

909,200 

509,000 

149,300

1,568,000

T Result or discharge measurement.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

911165 O - 50 - 4
38 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Red River of the North at Drayton, N. Dak.

Location,- Wire-weight gage, lat. 48°34' long. 97°10', in sec. T. 159 N., R. 51 W. on

highway bridge in Drayton,

Drainage area.- 34,800 square miles (includes 3,940 square miles in closed Devils Lake 

Basin).

Records available.- April 1936 to June 1937, April 1941 to September 1948 (fragmentary)-

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during period April to July, 57,000 seccnd-feet Apr. 21; 

 maximum gage height, 40,05 feet Apr. 22; minimum discharge not determined.

1936-37, 1941-48: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 21, 1948; maximum gage height, 

that of Apr. 22, 1948; minimum discharge not determined.

Maximum stage known, about 41 feet in 1897, from marks furnished by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Apr. 18-22, which are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

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

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Octo 

Nove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Tt

lendar year 

ai*y

Mar. Apr.

k43,200 

k48,SOO 

k53,900

k57,000 

k56,500 

56,000 

50,900 

47,200

44,200 

41,800 

37,600 

34,600 

31,200

Secondfoot -days

602,600 

393,650 

92,870 

64,090

-

May

28,500 

26,200 

24,700 

23,300 

22,000

20,600 

19,400 

18,200 

16,600 

16,200

15,200 

14,200 

13,300 

12,300 

11,300

10,300 

9,700 

9,400 

8,800 

8,250

7,850 

7,480 

7,040 

6,520

6,100

5,700 

5,250 

5,050 

4,680 

4,750 

4,580

Maximum

57,000 

28,500 

4,440 

2,870

-

June

4,440 

4,270 

4,230 

4,150 

4,050

3,920 

3,720 

3,410 

3,130 

2,980

2,860 

2,740 

2,650 

2,540 

2,420

2,330 

2,240 

2,200 

2,310 

2,470

2,680 

2,880

3,070 

3,210 

3,280

3,190 

3,080 

2,940 

2,800 

2,680

Minimum

July

31,200 

4,560 

2,200 

1,560

-

2,620 

2,540 

2,470 

2,410 

2,36C

2,34C 

2,46C 

2,63C 

2,82C 

2.87C

2.82C 

2,47C 

2,22C 

2.08C 

2,03?

1.98C 

1.88C

1.68C 

1.56C 

1.57C

,59C

,60C 

,63C 

,67C 

,67C

,68C 

,69C 

,70C 

,68C 

,69C 

,68C

Aug.

tl,150

Mran

46,350 

12,700 

3,096 

2,067

-

Sept.

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,195,000 

780,800 

184,200 

127,100

2,287,000

t Result of discharge measurement.

k Computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor.
RED RIVE? OP THE NORTH BASIN

Red River of the North at Emerson, Manitoba 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 49°00'30", long. 97°13 I 00", on Canadian National Railway 

bridge in Emerson. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, adjustment of 1923 (corrected) 

by Geodetic Survey of Canada. The statement that datum of gage was to the adjustment 

of 1928 as published in previous reports was erroneous.

Drainage area.- 40,200 square miles (includes 3,940 square miles of closed Devils Lake 

Basin) .

Records available.- March to November 1902 and October 1929 to September 1948 in reports 

or Geological Survey; May 1912 to September 1948 in reports of the Dominion Water and 

Power Bureau, Department of Mines and Resources, Canada.

Average discharge.- 35 years (1913-48), 2,372 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 51,800 second-feet Apr. 27 (elevation, 

 787 . 41 feet); minimum daily discharge, 734 second-feet Sept. 30 (elevation, 746.26

feet ) .

1912-48: Maximum daily discharge, that of Apr. 27, 1948; minimum observed, 0.9

second-foot Feb. 6-8, 1937.

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

once daily. 

Cooperation.- This

Canada under ag 

Revisions (water y

station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by 

reement with, the United States.

ear).- W 925: 1940.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

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

Oct.

1,730 

1,750 

1,740 

1,750 

1,760

1,750 

1,750 

1,740 

1,730 

1,700

1,720 

1,800 

2,000 

2,150 

2,160

2,150 

2,110 

2,070 

2,060 

1,990

1,970 

1,930 

1,910 

1,850 

1,800

1,790 

1,770 

1,770 

1,790 

1,800 

1,820

Nov.

1,840 

1,900 

1,910 

1,890 

1,860

1,910 

1,890 

1,860 

1,880 

1,910

1,910 

1,930 

1,890 

1,840 

1,820

1,780 

1,700 

1,660 

1,640 

1,590

1,520 

1,460 

1,400 

1,350 

 1,280

1,240 

1,210 

1,190 

1,170 

1,150

Dec.

1,150 

1,170 

1,250 

1,340 

1,340

1,400 

1,460 

1,510 

1,540 

1,480

 1,480 

1,460 

1,450 

1,420 

1,410

1,390 

1,350 

1,330 

1,320 

1,310

1,300 

1^290 

1,290 

1,290 

1,290

1,290 

1,300 

1,290 

1,290 

1,270 

1,260

Jan.

1,250 

1,230 

1,220 

1,210 

1,190

 1,180 

1,170 

1,160 

1,140 

1,140

1,130 

1,110 

1,100 

1,100 

1,090

1,080 

1,090 

1,080 

,070 

,040

,040 

,030 

,020 

,010 

999

993 

972 

954 

*952 

945 

921

Feb.

906 

912 

921 

912 

898

888 

875 

863 

855 

850

848 

845 

 830 

838 

833

823 

821 

819 

813 

813

813 

801 

809 

815 

819

819 

 819 

821 

813

Month

Octo 

Hove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr!

Mav

June 

July 

Augu

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1947

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

805 

799 

795 

793 

791

787 

785 

783 

783 

785

783 

 782 

781 

797 

801

805 

809 

813 

819 

821

825 

833 

840 

*853 

878

898 

918 

948 

1,050 

1,150 

1,270

Apr.

1,410 

1,500 

1,560 

1,640 

1,800

1,990 

2,560 

4,880 

7,420 

9,550

11,600 

13,500 

15,500 

18,400 

21,100

23,500 

26,300 

30,900 

*35,400 

38,200

41,600 

643,600 

645,600 

647,600 

649,500

 51,600 

*51,800 

50,300 

49,000 

47,300

Secondfoot -days

57,810 

49,600 

41,720

1,794,992

33,616 

24,492 

26,380 

746,610 

621,610 

115,730 

97,320 

51,500 

30,262

1,896,650

May

45,100 

42,800 

40,800 

38,700 

36,700

35,000 

33,100 

31,100 

29,200 

27,200

25,400 

22,800 

20,700 

18,600 

17,100

15,400 

14,200 

13,300 

12,200 

11,400

10,900 

10,400 

9,770 

9,070 

8,420

7,900 

7,470 

7,140 

6,850 

6,570 

6,320

Maximum

2,160 

1,930 

1,540

28,400

1,250 

921 

1,270 

51,800 

45,100 

6,030 

4,500 

2,630 

1,260

51,800

June

6,030 

6,010 

5,890 

5,690 

5,550

5,410 

5,050 

4,720 

4,320 

4,060

3,790 

3,550 

3,550 

3,310 

3,000

2,850 

2,760 

2,620 

2,520 

2,400

2,300 

2,310 

2,450 

3,180 

3,780

4,170 

3,940 

3,750 

3,490 

3,270

July

3,130 

3,060 

3,210 

3,320 

3,540

3,850 

3,890 

4,120 

4,410 

4,500

4,390 

4,020 

3,520 

3,040 

2,670

2,470 

2,450 

2,350 

2,230 

2,070

2,090 

2,320 

2,620 

2,810 

3,030

3,150 

3,190 

3,120 

2,930 

2,940 

2,888

Aug.

2,630 

2,420 

2,200 

2,090 

2,020

1,990 

1,950 

1,830 

1,700 

1,600

1,530 

1,470 

1,420 

1,420 

1,410

1,390 

1,470 

1,580 

1,670 

1,720

1,720 

1,610 

1,490 

1,430 

1,430

1,400 

1,380 

1,460 

1,390 

1,380 

1,300

Minimum Mean

1,700 1,860 

1,150 1,650 

1,150 1,350

804 4,920

921 1,080 

801 845 

781 851 

1,410 24,900 

6,320 20,100 

2,300 3,860 

2,070 3,140 

1,300 1,660 

734 1,010

734 5,180

Sept.

1,260 

1,250 

1,190 

1,180 

1,160

1,140 

1,130 

1,110 

1,080 

1,070

1,050 

1,030 

1,030 

1,010 

1,010

990 

978 

974 

970 

978

982 

978 

974 

950 

890

843 

781 

770 

770 

734

Rinoff in 

a-s re-feet

114,700 

98,380 

82,750

3,560,000

66,680 

48,580 

52,320 

1,481,000 

1,233,000 

229,500 

193,000 

102,100 

60,000

3,762,000

* Winter discharge, measurement mede on this day.

e Discharge estimated

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 12 to Apr. 21.
HED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Pelican River near Detroit Lakes, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°43'26", long. 95°54'56", in NEt;-SW£, sec. 31, T. 138 N. , R. 

41 w., at highway crossing at Buck's Mill, 200 feet downstream from concrete millpond 

dam and 6j miles southwest of city of Detroit Lakes.

Drainage area.- 123 square miles.

Records available.- July 1942 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 94 second-feet May 3-10; maximum gage 

height observed, 3.20 feet May 7, 8; minimum dal-ly discharge, 0.3 seconl-foot Oct. 30, 

Sept. 27-30; minimum gage height observed, 0.30 foot Sept. 27-30.

1942-48: Maximum discharge observed, 139 second-feet July 18, 1946 (gage height, 

4.04 feet); minimum discharge observed, 0.2 second-foot at times In 1943, 1943, 1945, 

1946; minimum gage height, 0.22 foot Aug. 25, 1942.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of backwater from debris, or of doubtful 

gage-height record, which are fair. Plow affected by regulation of ponds and lakes 

above gage.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to May 7

0.6 ' .7

.9

1.2

2.4

4.0 

7.8

1.5 

1.8 

2.4 

3.2

May 8 to Sept. 30 

0.2 0.1

.8 

1.3 

2.0

0.7 

.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

2.9 

4.1

13

.6 2.0 1.5 22 

Note.- Same as preceding table above 1.5 fset.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 19 18

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

oct.

0.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

 P

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.4

.4 

.4 

.5 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.4

Nov.

0.4 

.4 

.4

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

d.6

d.6 

d.7 

d.7 

d.S 

d.8

Dec.

do. 9 

d.9 

dl.O 

dl.O 

dl.O

dl.O 

dl.O 

dl.O 

dl.O 

dl.O

dl.O 

dl.O 

dl.O 

dl.O 

dl.O

1.1 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.9

3.2 

3.4 

3.6 

3.7 

3.9 

4.0

Jan.

4.0 

4.0 

4.2 

4.0 

4.2

4.6 

5.2 

5.5 

5.9 

6.1

5.9 

5.7 

5.5 

5.3 

5.0

4.4

3.9 

3.7 

3 6 

3.9

4.4 

5.0 

5.3 

5.5

5.7

5.9 

6.3 

6.7 

7.0 

7.4 

7.6

Feb.

7.8 

7.8 

8.0 

8.0 

8.2

8.2 

8.2 

8.4 

8.6 

8.6

9.2 

9.4 

9.6 

9.8 

10

10 

10 

10 

9.8 

9.6

9.4 

9.2 

9.0 

8.8 

8.8

8.6 

8.6 

8.6 

9.8

Month

Oeto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

12 

15 

16 

17 

17

18 

18 

18 

18 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

21 

21

21 

19 

19 

21 

22

25 

25 

25 

25 

24 

25

Apr.

25 

25 

25 

42 

45

43 

49 

49 

49 

51

51 

53 

55 

55

55

70 

75 

70 

75 

75

75 

80 

80 

84 

89

89 

89 

89 

89 

89

Secondfoot -day a

13.8 

15.9 

55.4

12,908.5

161.4 

260.0 

613 

1,890 

2,349 

776 

573 

344.6 

55-.«,

7,077.7

May

89 

89 

94 

94 

94

94 

94 

94 

94 

94

89 

84 

84 

84 

80

80 

80 

80 

75 

75

75 

75 

70 

65 

60

58 

53 

51 

49 

30 

22

Maximum

0.5 

.8 

4.0

127

7.6 

10 

25 

89 

94 

43 

28 

17 

6.5

94

June

22 

22 

22 

35 

43

35 

37 

35 

32 

. 32

28 

27 

23 

23 

22

20 

20 

19 

19 

15

20 

25 

25 

27 

28

28 

25 

23 

22 

22

July

22 

20 

20 

19 

18

18 

17 

17 

16 

16

28 

28 

23 

22 

18

18 

17 

16 

16

16

18 

16 

15 

15 

18

16 

15 

15 

19 

2£

Minimum

0.3 

.4 

.9

.3

3.6 

7.8 

12 

25 

22 

15 

15 

6.9 

.3

.3

Aug.

17 

16 

15 

15 

14

12 

12 

11 

12 

11

10 

9.9 

9.6 

8.7 

8.4

8.2 

12 

11 

11 

7.7

.7 

.9 

.9 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.5 

.3 

.1 

.9

Mran

0.45 

.53 

1.79

35.4

5.21 

8.97 

19.8 

63.0 

75.8 

25.9 

18.5- 

10.1 

1.85

19.3

Sept.

6.5 

6.1 

5.7 

5.4 

5.2

5.1 

2.7 

2.0 

1.7 

1.4

1.1 

.9 

.8 

.8 

.8

.7 

.7 

.7 

.6 

.6

1.3 

1.2 

.9 

.6 

.5

.4 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3

Runoff In 

acre-feet

27 

32 

110

25,610

320 

516 

1,220 

3,750 

4,660 

1,540 

__ 1,140 

624 

110

14,050

d Doubtful gage-height record Nov. 25 to Dec. 15; discharge 

measurement and weather records.

Note.- Backwater from debris Oct. 17 to Nov. lo.

omputed. on basis of discharge
RED RIVKR OF THE NORTH BASIN

Pelican River near Fergus Palls, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°20'10", long. 96°07'00", in NE^ sec. 17, T. 133 N., R. 43

W., on highway bridge 3 miles northwest of Fergus Falls and 7^ miles upstream from

mouth.

Drainage area.- 482 square miles.

Records available.- June 1909 to November 1912, July 1942 to September 1948. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year not determined; minimum not determined; minimum

gage height, 1.09 feet Sept. 28-30.

1909-12, 1942-48: Maximum discharge observed, 756 second-feet Mar. 29, 1943 (gage

height, 5.53 feet); no flow on many days in 1946. 

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read twice daily. Plow regulated by lakes above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

38 

38 

38 

38 

39

39 

39 

39 

39 

39

38 

38 

38 

37 

37

37 

37 

38 

39 

39

39 

39 

39 

39 

40

40 

41 

41 

42 

41 

41

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Nov.

38 

37 

37 

36 

35

34 

33 

33 

32

31

30 

30 

29 

28 

28

27 

26 

25 

25 

24

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

Dec.

19 

19

*19 

17 

17

16 

16 

15 

15 

14

14 

13 

13 

12 

12

12 

11 

11 

10 

10

9.5 

9.5 

9.0 

9.0 

8.5

8.0 

8.0 

7.5 

7.5 

7.0 

7.0

Jan.

6.5 

6.5 

S.O 

6.0

5.8

*5.6 

5.6 

5.0 

4.8 

4.6

4.4 

4.2 

4.0 

4.0 

3.6

3.6 

3.4 

3.2 

3.2

3.0

2.8 

2.8 

2.6 

2.6 

2.4

2.4 

2.2

2.0 

2.0 

1.9 

1.8

Feb.

1.8 

1.7 

1.6 

1.6 

1.5

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.2 

*1.2

1.2 

1.3 

1.3 

1.4 

1.4

1.5 

1.6 

1.6 

1.7 

1.8

1.8 

1.9 

2.0 

2.0 

2.1

2.2 

2.2 

2.4 

2.4

Month

lendar year 1947

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

2.4 

2.4 

2.6 

2.6 

2.8

3.0 

3.0 

3.2 

*3.4 

3.4

3.4 

3.6

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

9.0 

*10

12 

16 

19 

24

30

38 

48 

60 

75 

90 

*116

Apr.

^ 120

i 150

*198 

150

140 

130 

116 

116 

116

120 

> 130

Secondfoot-days

1,206 

828 

375.5

29,856.7

118.5 

48.5 

620.3 

3,866 

3,666 

1,520 

918 

830 

363.3

14,360.1

May

135

138 

123 

123 

123

130 

130 

123 

116 

116

109 

109 

102 

102 

102

95 

95 

88 

88 

87 

82

Maximum

42 

38 

19

210

6.5 

2.4 

116

81 

36 

30 

23

-

June

81 

77 

73 

70 

68

81 

77 

71 

56 

52

50 

53 

48 

44 

42

40 

40 

40 

41 

41

41 

42 

40 

39

37

37 

35 

36 

35 

33

July

} "

29 

23 

21 

21 

20

22 

23 

23 

23 

25

25 

26 

30 

34 

34

34 

35 

35 

36 

36

36 

36 

34 

33 

32 

32

Minimum

37

20 

7.0

5.2

1.8 

1.2 

2.4

82 

33 

20 

24 

5.4

1.2

Aug.

30 

28 

28 

27 

26

26 

26 

26 

25 

26

26 

26 

26 

27 

28

28 

26 

27 

27 

28

27 

26 

26 

25 

25

26 

29 

30 

29 

26 

24

Sept.

23 

21

20 

20 

20

19 

18 

18 

17 

17

16 

15 

13 

12 

10

9.5 

9.0 

9.0

8.0 

8.0

7.6 

6.6 

6.6 

6.2 

6.2

5.7 

5.7 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4

 ..,._ ' Runoff in ltean acre-feet

38.9 2,390 

27.6 1,640 

12.1 745

81.8 59,220

3.82 235 

1.67 96 

20.0 123 

129 7,670 

118 7,270 

50.7 3,010 

29.6 1,820 

26.8 1,650 

12.1 721

39.2 27,370

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Mote.- HUUC.-Ho wugage-height KGHse-ne-LgnL. record Nov.OV 19 isto Apr. 12 (stage- ge-discharge relation affected by ice most of

period), Apr. 14, Apr. 16 to May 11, July l-5i

Height of Land Lane near Detroit Lakes, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°53', long. 95°38', in sec. 5, T. 139 N., R. 39 W., on abutmentof concrete dam at outlet, 11 milps northeast of city of Detroit Lakes. Datura of

gage Is 1,449.95 feet above mean sea level, adlustment of 1912 

Records available - March 1938 to September 1948 (fragmentary). 

Extremes.- laaB^g; Maximum gage height observed, 5.68 feet June 20, 21, 24, 28, 1943-

minimum observed, 2.35 feet Feb. 20, Mar. 18, 1940. 

Remarks.- Lake level artificially regulated by type "C" dam (identification number 9-9)

with six 5-foot bays, permitting a 5-foot control by stop logs. Datum of eae-- is at ton

of concrete sill of dam.

Gage height, in feet, 1947-48

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

31

30

29

3.50

a3.54

3.60

Jan.

Mar.

Apr.

8

t»9

19

3.56

3.60

4.16

May 31

June 30

July 31

,,

a\

4

90

03

04

Aug.

Sept

M W 3.6'd

3.44

a Interpolated.

Mote.- Readings other than those shown above were made
42 RED RIVER OlP THE NORTH BASIN

Otter Tail Lake near Battle Lake, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°21'35", long. 95°43'55", in sec. 4, T. 133 K., R. 40 W., 

on abutment of dam at outlet, 5 miles northwest of village of Battle Lake. Datum of 

gage is 1,315.92 feet above mean sea level (levels by engineers of Emergency Conservation Works)

Records available.- September 1933 to September 1948 (fragmentary).

extremes.- laaa^Tg: Maximum gage height observed, 5.70 feet July 20, 1946; minimum observed, 2.02 feet, present datum, Oct. 15, 1934.

Remarks.- Lake level artificially regulated by modified type "C" dam (identification 

number 9-19), with seventeen 5-foot bays, permitting a 5.25-foot control by stop logs.

Gage height, in feet, 1947-48

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

31

£8

23

3.46

3.70

3.74

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

19

27

30

.,.78

3.75

3.52

Apr.

May

June

26

30

25

4.45

4.40

4.06

July

Aug.

Sept

31

31

25

3.90

3.66

3.48

Mote.- Readings other than those shown above were made.

Melissa Lake near Shoreham, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°43'S5", long. 95°54'"50", in sec. 31, T. 138 N., R. 41 W.,

on abutment of concrete dam at outlet at Buck's Mill, 3 miles south of S'loreham. 

Records available - April 1937 to September 1948 (fragmentary). 

Extremes.- ibJ37-^8 : Maximum gage height observed, 9.94 feet Oct. 10, 1943; minimum observed, 5.24 feet May 14, 1937. 

Remarks - Lake level artificially regulated by special type dam (identification number 9-18)

y-18),with eight 5-foot bays, permitting a 9-foot control. Datum of gag3 is at top of

concrete sill of dam.

Gage height, in feet, 1947-48

Oct. 31

Nov. 20

Dec. 31

8.92

9.12

9.28

Jan. 31

Feb. 29

Mar. SI

9.22

9.34

9.46

Apr. 30

May 31

June 30

9.52

9.44

9.45

July 31

Aug. 30

Sept. 30

9.43

9.29

9.11

Note.- Readings other than those shown above were made

Lizzie Lake near Pelican Rapids, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°36'45", long. 96°02'00", in NE^NE^ sec. 12, T. 136 N., R.

43 x., on abutment of concrete dam at outlet 4 miles northeast of town of Pelican

Rapids. Datum of gage is 1,309.0 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels

by Minnesota Department of Conservation).

Records available - June 1938 to September 1948, fragmentary (discontinued). 

Extremes.- j.aaa-4»: Maximum gage height observed, 4.58 feet Aug. 13, 1947; minimum observed, 1.04 feet Oct. 12, 23, 1941. 

Remarks.- Lake level artificially regulated by type "C" da^ (identification number 9-43)

wifFTten 5-foot bays, permitting a 5-foot control by stop logs. Datum of gage is at

top of concrete sill of dam.

Gage height, in feet, 1947-48

Oct. 31

Nov. 30

Dee. 31

aK.70

2.70

2. a?.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

SI

?.9

31

2.90

2.98

3.04

Apr. 30

May 21

June 30

a3.56

83.33

3.36

July 31

Aug. 31

Sept. 29

3.18

a2.94

2.74

a Interpolated.

Mote.- Readings other than those shown above
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN . 43 

Bois de Sioux River near White Rock, S. Dak.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°51'45", long. 96°34'25", in SW^SW^ sec. 27, T. 

las N., R. 47 W., Just downstream from Big Slough outlet, 300 feet downstream from 

White Rock Dam, 4 miles south of White Rock, and 5 miles northwest of Wheaton, Minn. 

Datum of gage is 959.89 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps 

of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,160 square miles.

Records available.- October 1941 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 1,000 second-feet Apr. 24 to May 2; maximum gage height, 8.20 feet Apr. 27; no flow on many days.

1941-48: Maximum discharge observed, 1,120 second-feet May 24, 1943; maximon gage 

height, 9.28 feet June 23, 1944; no flow at times in most years.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, those based on staff-gage 

readings, and those for Apr. 5 to June 6, which are fair. Plow partly regulated by 

Lake Traverse-Bois de Sioux Flood Control and Water conservation project. Available 

capacity for flood control, 137,000 acre-feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19

20 

21

22

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4.9 

4.5 

4.1 

4.1. 

5.3

5.3 

5.7 

4.9 

5.3

6.2

6.2 

6.2 

5.7 

6.6 

7.0

10 

8.0 

7.5 

8.0 

7.5

9.0 

10 

8.0 

8.0 

7.5

7.5 

8.0 

7.0 

7.5 

7.0 

7.0

Nov.

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.5 

7.5

7.5 

8.5 

9.5

7.5 

6.2

5.7 

6.6 

6.6 

6.6 

8.5

7.5 

6.6 

11 

18 

13

22 

12 

8.5 

6.0 

5.5

5.5 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0

Dec.

4.8 

4.8 

»4.8 

4.8 

4.4

3.8 

3.2 

2.2 

2.0 

1.7

1.7 

1.8 

2.0 

2.0 

1.8

1.5 

1.2 

1.1 

^9 

.9

.9 

.9 

.9

.6 

.5

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.2 

.2

Jan.

0.1 

.1 

0 

0 

0

»0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0o'

0

Feb.

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Apr!

MAV

June 

Jvllj 

Augv 

Sept

We

lender year 1947 

&z*y

^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: i.. .....................................

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

»0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

»0 

5.0 

10 

*13 

»20

36 

70 

150 

260 

260 

320

Apr.

280 

240 

180 

180 

110

50 

3S 

40 

26 

26

26 

h26 

h26 

12 

12

10 

7.0 

6.5 

7.0

60

550 

900 

950

1,000 

1,000

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000

Secondfoot-days

209.5 

250.8 

57.1

54,799.7

.2

0 

1,144.0 

10,762.5 

23,255 

2,535.0 

477.5 

563 

449.9

39,704.5

May

1,000 

1,000 

950 

950 

950

950 

900 

900 

900 

900

650 

130 

95 

90 

240

700 

650 

700 

850 

850

850 

850 

850 

800 

850

850 

850 

800 

g800 

g750 

g650

Maximum

10 

22

4.8

900

:i

0 

320 

1,000 

1,000 

380 

27 

30 

38

1,000

June

g380 

h340 

h340 

h340 

g280

280 

100 

45 

42 

42

34 

35 

34 

37 

31

29 

25 

22 

9.0 

8.0

8.0 

8.5 

11 

8.5 

7.0

7.0 

7.5 

7.0 

9.0 

8.5

July

7.5

11 

12 

12 

17

17 

14 

13 

18 

14

10 

7.0 

9.5 

10 

10

9.5 

13 

11 

13 

16

16 

19 

16 

16 

27

26 

24 

22 

21 

24 

22

Minimum

4.1 

5.0 

.2

.2

0 

0 

0 

6.5 

90 

7.0 

7.0 

14 

.7

0

Aug.

Mean

6.76 

8.36 

1.84

150

.01 

0 

36.9 

359 

750 

84.5 

15.4 

18.2 

15.0

108

22 

17 

19 

17 

15

15

16 

18 

17 

17

18 

16 

14 

14 

14

14 

30 

28 

21 

22

19 

19 

18 

17 

19

19 

18

18 

18 

17 

17

Sept.

19 

18 

19 

19

h20

h22 

h21 

h20 

h!9 

h20

18 

19 

17 

16 

15

14 

16 

16 

15 

15

16 

16

16 

38 

1.7

1 0 

1 1 

7 

7 

7

Runoff in 

acre-feet

416 

497 

113

108,700

.4

0 

2,270 

21,350 

46,130 

5,030 

947 

1,120 

892

78,770

* Winter discharge measurement, estimate, or observation of no flow made on this day. 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings 

h Computed from staff-gage readings.

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 18 to Jan. 18, Feb. 19 to Apr. 4. 

control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 17, Apr. 5 to Sept. 30.

Shifting-
44 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Mustinka River above Wheaton, Minn.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 45°49', long. 96°29' , on line between sees. 7 and 8, T.

 127 N., R. 46 W., 1 mile upstream from Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad 

bridge, l£ miles northeast of Wheaton and 8 miles upstream from mouth. Datura of gage 

is 977.30 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Minnesota Highway Department ).

Drainage area.- 834 square miles.

Records available.- March to September 1917; June 1919 to September 1924; March 1931 to 

September 1948; June to November 1916 at site 3^ miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1920-24, 1933-36, 1939-48), 42.3 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year. 2,080 second-feet Apr. 1; maximum gage 

neight, 14.87 feet Mar. 29 (backwater from ice); no flow on many days.

1917, 1919-24, 1931-48: Maximum discharge observed, 2,710 second-feet Apr. 13, 1947 

jgage height, 14.68 feet); no flow during several periods.

Flood of late March or early April 1916 reached a stage of 17.4 feet, former datum 

(discharge, 2,980 second-feet).

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

which are fair. Gage read once or twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1?48

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov.

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0

V al.O

( ;

Dec.

aO 

a *b 

a 

a

)...

1" 

)..,

> 0

Jan. Feb.

Month

Oct» 

N»ve 

Jece

Ca

Janu 

Fekr 

Marc 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

leniar year 1S47 

ary

ter year 19*7-48 .......................

Mar.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

*0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

*bO 

0 

0 

*b3 

»b90

b280 

b400 

*bl,100 

b2,000 

b2,000 

bl,900

Apr.

1,830 

1,900 

1,710 

1,680 

1,530

1,290 

980 

648 

480 

410

399 

377 

324 

324 

314

294

275 

266 

257 

239

230 

212 

196 

188 

188

188 

180 

172 

156 

140

Secondf sot -days

0 

13.9

9.5

42,175.9

 

0

7,773 

17,377 

1,648 

368.0 

561.9 

115.2 

5.6

27,872.1

May

132 

124 

116 

108 

100

92 

84 

80 

76 

68

60 

56 

56 

48 

48

52 

46 

40 

37 

34

28 

25 

24 

21 

18

16 

14 

12 

12 

11 

10

Maximum

0

2,710

0 

0 

2,000 

1,900 

132 

31 

96 

10 

1.3

2,000

June

10 

9.0 

8.7 

9.9 

9.3

9.3

8.7 

7.5 

7.5 

6.9

5.7 

6.3 

6.1 

5.7 

5.2

4.6 

4.5 

7.1 

5.7 

6.7

9.6 

13 

28 

27 

30

31 

27 

24 

19

15

July

12 

10 

9.3 

8.1 

6.9

5.5 

4.8 

4.1

3.8 

3.3

4.5 

7.5 

5.9 

5.5 

5.2

3.6 

3.2 

2.8

3.6 

3.6

8.1 

7.8 

9.9 

9.9 

56

72 

96 

88 

56 

28 

17

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

140 

10 

4.5 

2.8 

1.2 

0

0

Aug.

10 

7.8 

6.5 

5.5 

5.0

4.1 

3.2 

3.2 

2.8 

3.2

2.7 

2.7 

2.5 

3.3 

3.5

1.9 

5.2 

3.5 

2.7 

4.5

5.9 

5.3 

3.3 

2.5 

2.2

2.0 

2.4 

2.7 

2.2

1.7 

1.2

Mean

0 

.46

.31

116

0 

0 

251 

579 

53.2 

12.3 

18.1 

3.72 

.19

76.2

Sept.

1.3 

a. 8 

.4

.1 

.2

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.5 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2 

.2

Runoff In 

acre-feet

0 

28 

19

83,660

0 

0 

15,420 

34,470 

3,270 

730 

1,110 

228 

11

55,290

a Mo gage-height recordj discharge interpolated, or computed on basis of discharge measurements 

and weather records.

k Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 45

Twelve Mile Creek below Mustinka ditch, near Charlesville, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 45°53'30", long. 96°21'40", on line between sec. 18 and 19,

 '!'. liid N., R. 45 W., at highway bridge 40 feet downstream from Mustinka ditch, 1^- 

miles upstream from mouth, and 6 miles southwest of Charlesville. Datum of gage is 

990.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Enginee-s). 

Prior to May Hi 1948., reference mark referred to same datum.

Records available.- April 1943 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,320 second-feet Mar. 30; maximum gage 

neignt not determined; no flow on many days.

1943-48: Maximum daily discharge, 1,500 second-feet Apr. 12, 1947; maximum g^ge 

height, 13.57 feet, from floodmark, sometime during period Apr. 1-5, 1943; no flow 

most winters.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height j-ecord dur-

 ing period of flow, or backwater from debris, which are fair. Reference mark readings 

made once daily. Plow is diverted to Mustinka ditch at stages above 1.6 feet to relieve flood conditions in Twelve Mile Creek Basin.

Revisions (water year).- W 1055: 1945.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 25 Mar. 26 to Sept. 30

0.5

.6

.7

.8

1.0

1.5

0

.8

2.0

3.9

9.5

25 1.0

1.6 

3.2 

5.4

1.2 

1.5 

1.8 

2.3 

2.7 

3.1

11

21

34

57

81

117

4.5 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

263

453

793

1,010

1,320

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

Z 

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

Oct.

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

al.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

2.3 

a2.2 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

1.3 

1.3 

al.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

3.2

a2.0 

.8 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

MOV.

2.3 

a2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

a2.0 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

. al.O

1- 

)...

Dec.

aO.9 

».9 1 - 

},

)...

! -

1 a. 3

Jan.

[ aO.2 

«.2

I"

. a.l 

0

Feb.

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

 »0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

»0 

.5 

1.9 

3.2 

23

a280 

3540 

a800 

al,060 

*1,320 

962

Apr.

576 

512 

497 

467 

411

439 

 497 

453 

359 

310

310 

298 

274 

274 

274

263 

241 

230 

219 

208

187 

187 

177 

167 

187

177 

167 

167 

157 

137

Secondfoot-days

52.9 

42.9 

15.8

-

3.0 

0 

4,990.6 

8,822 

1,795 

404.1 

237.0 

123.3 

3.9

16,490.5

May

127 

127 

117 

102 

9S

94

81 

78

78

71

65 

60 

54 

54 

62

60 

57 

54 

47 

36

36 

31 

28 

31 

29

2S 

24 

21 

13 

16 

16

Maximum

3.2 

2.3

-

0 

1,320 

576 

127 

36 

19 

23 

1.9

1,320

June

15

14 

12 

11 

8.7

8.1 

7.6 

5.9 

5.4 

5.0

4.5 

4.5 

4.1 

3.4 

3.2

3.0 

3.2 

6.5 

12 

16

17 

18 

18 

28 

36

-36 

34 

28 

19

17

Minimum

July

7.8 

7.8 

7.6 

7.3 

5.7

4.7 

3.9 

3.2 

2.7 

2.2

3.0 

5.2 

7.0 

6.2 

3.4

2.6 

2.2 

1.8 

2.4 

2.9

S.I 

15 

17 

14 

11

10 

9.3 

12 

15 

17 

19

0.8

-

0 

0 

0 

137 

13 

3.0 

1.8 

.6 

0

0

Aug.

23 

16 

10 

5.9 

3.0

3.0 

3.0

2.7 

2.6 

2.4

2.2

2.1 

1.6 

1.4 

1.3

1.5 

2.4 

3.6 

6.2 

5.9

2.6 

1.5 

1.1 

.6 

.6

.6 

1.3 

2.9 

3.9 

5.0 

3.4

Mean

1.71 

1.43 

.51

-

.10 

0 

161 

294 

57.9 

13.5 

7.65 

3.98 

.13

45.1

Sept.

1.9

1.1 

.6 

.2 

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Runoff in 

acre-feet

105 

85 

31

-

6.0 

0 

9,900 

17,500 

3,560 

802 

470 

245 

7.7

3?, 710

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 6, Mar. 22 to Apr. 6. Backwater from debris 

Oct. 11 to Nov. 14, Dec. 2.
46 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Mustinka ditch above Twelve Mile Creek, near Charlesvllle, Mlnn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 45°53!30", long. 96°21<30", in NE^NEi sec. 19, T. ;28 N., R. 

15 w., 0.2 mile upstream from Twelve Mile Creek and 6 miles southwest of Charlesville. 

Datum of gage is 990.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps 

of Engineers). Prior to May 11, readings made from reference point, and referred to 

same datum. _ ,

Records available.- April 1943 to September 1948 (some winter records incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 130 second-feet Apr. 3; maximum gage 

neigm; observed, 11.98 feet Mar. 29, backwater from ice; no flow on many days.

1943-48: Maximum dally discharge, 420 second-feet Apr. 11, 1947; nmlmum gage 

height, 12.13 feet Apr. 11, 1947; no flow for several months each year.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, shifting control, backwater 

rrom debris, or no gage-height record, which are fair. Gage read onca "dally

Cooperation.- Gage readings furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in eeoond-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

a. 3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

1.0 

a. 6 

.3

.3 

.3

.3

1.0 

1.0 

a. 6 

.3

.3

is"

1.9 

2.9

al.6 

.3 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.4

Nov.

1.9 

al.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

al.4 

.9

.7 

.5

 a. 3

I"

Deo.

0.2 

'.Z

a.l 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Jan. Feb.

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 

ai*y

uary. .. .«» »..» ». ...

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

!

*# Mto BO fa 

ooooo ooooo ooooo 

Apr.

100 

120 

130 

122 

114

107 

91 

67 

60 

62

60 

56 

49 

49 

47

44

40 

36 

36 

35

35 

33

31 

31 

35

35

31 

30 

27 

25

Secondfoot -days

20.7 

24.2 

1.2

-

0 

0 

20.0 

1,740 

393.7 

124.4 

76.6 

33.9 

4.4

2,439.1

May

24 

24 

22 

22 

22

20

17 

17 

17 

16

15 

14 

13 

14 

17

17 

15 

14 

12 

8.5

7.5 

7.0 

6.5 

5. 5 

4.5

4.2 

4.1 

3.8 

3.6 

3.4 

3.1

Maximum

2.9

1.9 

.2

-

0 

0 

20 

130 

24 

13 

7.8 

2.7 

.9

130

June

2.8 

2.3 

1.8 

1.6 

2.1

2.0 

1.2 

.8 

.6 

.6

.6 

.5 

.4 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1 

1.4 

2.9 

4.4

6.0 

7.6 

9.0 

13

12

12 

11 

10 

8.7 

8.5

July

Minimum

0.3 

0

-

0 

0 

0 

25 

3.1 

.1 

.6 

.3 

0

0

7.8 

5.9 

4.3

3.3 

3.0

2.4 

2.1

1.9 

1.7 

1.6

2.1 

3.6 

4.9

3.3 

1.1

.7 

.6 

.6 

1.7 

2.0

3.6 

2.9 

1.4 

1.0 

.8

.7 

.6 

1.0 

3.1 

3.6 

3.3

Aug.

2.7 

2.6 

2.1 

1.8 

1.4

1.4 

.5 

.3 

.3

1.8

1.4 

1.2 

1.0 

.9 

.9

.9 

1.1 

1.0 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9 

.8 

.7 

.6

.5

.6 

.9 

1.0 

1.0 

.9

Mean

0.67 

.81 

.04

-

0 

0 

.65 

5S.O 

12.7 

4.15 

2.47 

1.09 

.15

6.66

Sept.

0.9 

.8 

.7 

.5 

.4

'.2 

.2

.1

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Runoff in 

acre-feet

41 

48 

2.4

-

0 

0 

40 

3,450 

781 

247 

152 

67 

8.7

4,840

* Winter discharge measurement, estimate, or observation of no flow made on th's day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, or computed on basis of weather records. 

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 10-14, Dec. 2, Mar. 31 to Apr. 3. Shiftingcontrol method used June 2-30. Backwater from debris Sept. 4-11.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 47

Mustinka ditch below Twelve Mile Creek, near Charlesville, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 45°53'30", long. 96°21'40", on line between sees. 18 ard 19, 

T. J.28 N., R. 45 W., at highway bridge over Twelve Mile Creek, 40 feet downstreejn 

from inlet to Mustinka ditch and 6 miles southwest of Charlesville. Datum of gege 

is 990.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Prior to May 11, 1948, reference mark at same site referred to same datum.

Records available.- April 1943 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge, 127 second-feet Apr. 7; no flow during several months.

IW3-48: Maximum daily discharge, 580 second-feet Apr. 12, 1947; maximum gage 

height, 13.57 feet, from floodmark, during period Apr. 1-5, 1943; no flow for several 

months in each year.

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

Readings made once daily. Plow is diverted from Twelve Mile Creek to Mustinka ditch 

at stages above 1.6 feet to relieve flood conditions in Twelve Mile Creek Basin.

Cooperation.- Gage readings furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

Mflv

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1947

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar. Apr.

0.1 

2.2 

11 

21 

84

107 

*127 

112 

80 

63

63 

59 

51 

51 

51

47 

42 

37 

34 

31

27 

25 

23 

22 

24

23 

20 

22 

19 

16

Secondfoot-days

0 

0 

0

7,018.7

0 

0 

0 

1,294.3 

98.8 

0 

0 

0 

0

1,393.1

May

15 

14 

12 

10 

8.9

8.2 

6.4 

5.4 

5.3 

4.0

2.9 

1.1 

.4 

.5 

1.8

1.2 

.6 

.4 

.3 

.1

.1 

.1 

0 

.1

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Maximum

0 

0 

0

580

0 

0 

0 

127 

15 

0 

0 

0 

0

127

June

Minimum

July

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0 

0 

0

19.2

0 

0 

0 

43.1 

3.19 

0 

0 

0 

0

3.81

Sept.

Runoff In 

acre-feet

0 

0 

0

13,920

0 

0 

0 

2,570 

196 

0 

0 

0 

0

2,770

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Apr. 1-6.
48 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Rabbit Creek at Campbell, Minn.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 46°05'40", long. 96°24'40", in sec. 1, T. 13C N., R. 46 W., 

at highway bridge in Campbell, three-quarters of a mile downstream frcm an unnamed 

tributary and 10 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 266 square miles.

Records available.- June 1942 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 700 second-feet Apr. 3; maximum gage 

neignt, 10.83 feet Apr. 3 (backwater from ice); no flow for several months.

1942-48: Maximum discharge observed, 1,860 second-feet June 4, 19*4; maximum daily, 

1,800 second-feet (estimated) Apr. 3, 1943; maximum gage height, 15.07 feet Apr. 2, 

1943, from floodmarks (backwater from ice); no flow during large part of each year.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for flow during periods of no gage-height record, 

wtiich are poor. Gage read once daily.

Cooperation.- Gage readings furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec.

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

Jan. Feb.

mber. ...........------

lendar year 194 

ary

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

0 

0 

0 

0 

O

0 

0 

0 

*0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

*o

0 

0 

0 

*.2

5.0 11

40 

65 

100 

400

Apr.

550 

600 

700 

650 

600

550 

380 

 280 

215 

197

197 

162 

162 

100 

77

74 

59 

51 

34 

32

a30 

a28 

a26 

a24 

23

a21 

19 

17 

a!4 

all

Secondfoot-days

0 

0 

0

15,094.1

0 

0 

621.2 

5,883 

81.5 

4.5 

6.8 

4.2 

0

6,601.2

May

a9.0 

a8.0 

6.9 

5.9

V a5.0

i a4.0 

3.1

I a2.5 

\ al.5

} "

1-

} "'

Maximum

0 

0 

0

1,290

0 

0 

400 

700

O

700

June

, aO

] 

) ) H

H

i ... j

Minimum

i

July

< aO

a.l 

, aO 

a. 3

a. 8

Aug.

L aO.2

! 

.3 

a. 3

. aO

Mean

o o

0 0 

0 0

0 41.4

0 0 

0 O 

0 20.0 

1 196 

2.63 

0 .15 

0 .22 

0 .14 

0 0

0 18.0

Sept.

Runoff In 

acre -feet

0 

0 

0 

29,940

0 

0 

1,230 

11,670 

162 

8.9 

13 

8.3 

0

13,090

* Winter discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated, or computed on basis of engineers' notes and 

weather records.

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Mar. 25 to Apr. 8.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 49

Wild Rice River near Mantador, N. Dak.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°10'20", long.. 97°00'35", in SE£ sec. 12, T. 131 N., R. 51 

W., if miles west of Mantador. Datum of gage is 997.78 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Records available.- March 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 140 second-feet Apr. 6; maximum gage 

neignt, 5.75 feet Apr. 6, from graph based'on gage readings (backwater from ice); no 

flow during several months.

1944-48: Maximum discharge, 938 second-feet Mar. 20, 1945 (gage height, 9.5T feet); 

no flow at times in each year.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Gage read 

once daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

1? 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov.

0 

0 

0

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Dec. Jan.

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

MRV

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

We

Feb.

lendar year 194

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

*0 

0 

0

5 

10 

20 

30 

40 

50

Apr.

60 

70 

80 

*95 

130

140 

100 

90 

70 

*70

60 

55 

40 

35 

*33

38 

40 

40 

40 

34

29 

27 

25 

29 

31

29 

28 

26 

23 

21

Secondfoot -days

0 

.5 

0

14,624.5

0 

0 

155 

1,588 

324.1 

133.3 

88.1 

243.5 

.7

2,533.2

May

20 

20 

19 

19 

19

19 

17 

14 

13 

12

12 

11 

9.9 

9.2 

13

12 

12 

10 

8.7 

8.3

7.9 

6.6 

5.8 

4.7 

4.7

4.3 

3.9 

3.5

2.2 

1.3 

1.1

Maximum

0 

.1 

0

551

0 

0 

50 

140 

20 

15 

14 

63 

.4

140

June

1.0 

1.0 

.8 

3.5 

3.5

3.2 

2.8 

2.5 

2.2 

1.5

1.0 

.8 

.7 

.5 

.3

.2 

.1 

1.9 

1.9 

2.0

3.9

11 

12 

15

15

12 

10 

8.7 

8.1 

6.2

Minimum

July

4.3 

3.9 

2.8 

1.9 

1.5

1.1 

.8 

.3 

.4 

.3

.1 

.1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

14 

13 

9.6 

6.6 

6.6

4.7 

4.3 

3.9 

3.2 

2.5 

2.2

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

21 

1.1 

.1 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

1.9 

1.5 

1.1 

.5 

.4

.2 

.2 

.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

63 

60

43 

33 

15 

7.7 

2.3

2.2 

1.7 

1.5 

1.5 

1.3

1.3 

1.1 

1.0 

.8 

.7 

.5

Mean

0 

.02 

0

40.1

0 

0 

5.0 

52.9 

10.5 

4.44 

2.84 

7.85 

.02

6.92

Sept.

0.4 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.2 

.1 

0 

0 

0

Runoff In 

acre-feet

0 

1.0 

0

29,000

0 

0 

307 

3,150 

643 

264 

175 

483 

1.4

5,020

Peak discharge (base, 50 sec.-ft.).- Apr.' 6 (time and discharge unknown)1 ; Aug. 14 Is a.m.) 76 sec. 

ft,

* Winter discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 9 to Apr. 14.
£() RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Wild Rice River near Abercrombie, N. Dak.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°28'35", long. 96°47'15", in NE^SWi sec. 25, T. 135 N., R.

 49 W., 160 feet upstream from rubble masonry dam which serves as control, 3f miles 

northwest of Abercrombie, and 8 miles downstream from Antelope CreeX, Datum of gage 

is 907.94 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 2,170 square miles.

Records available.- April 1932 to September 1948,

Average discharge.- 12 years U932-33, 1936-37, 1938-48), 72.9 second-f^t.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 729 second-feet Apr. 11 (gage height,

 4.66 feet); no flow Oct. 1 to Mar. 21, July 17, Sept. 5-30.

1932-48: Maximum discharge, 5,500 second-feet Apr. 2, 1943 (gag's height, 21.02 

feet, from floodmark) from rating curve extended above 2,100 second-feet; no flow 

for some periods each year.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read once or twice daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September. 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

Z8 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Octo 

Hove

De'ce

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl 

Nay

June 

July 

Augu

Sept

Wa

her. ....................................

mber. ...................................

lendar year 1947 

apy

tor year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

al.O 

1.9 

*.9 

.9

a3.0 

6.6 

8.0 

9.8 

21 

 64

Apr.

Secondfoot -days

0 

0 

0

31,029.1

0 

0 

117.1 

6,515 

608.8 

188.8 

172.9 

222.1 

1.8

7,826.5

105 

*67 

47 

209 

223

250 

360 

291 

455 

636

680 

520 

356 

295 

258

239 

231 

212 

164 

123

114 

108 

69 

114 

89

72 

64 

60 

54 

50

May

44 

41 

40 

a39 

38

34 

32 

30 

26 

25

24 

22 

20 

19 

17

14 

16 

15 

14 

12

13 

13 

11 

9.2 

8.3

7.7 

6.0 

a5. 4 

4.9 

4.4 

3.9

Maximum

0 

0 

0

2,450

0 

0 

64 

680 

44 

28 

20 

44 

.8

680

June

3.6 

a3.2 

2.9 

4.9 

7.1

5.4 

3.9 

3.4 

3.2 

2.7

2.1 

1.4 

1.2 

1.1 

1.4

1.1 

1.4 

2.5 

2.5 

2.1

3.4 

3.4 

8.0 

8.0 

8.3

8.6 

12 

27 

28 

25

JVy

Minimum

0 

0 

6

0

0 

0 

0 

47 

3.9 

1.1 

0 

.3 

0

0

20 

15 

14 

a\Z 

9.5

8.6 

6.0 

4.4 

3.2 

2.5

2.1 

2.5 

2.1 

1.8 

_ »

.8 

O 

.3 

.1 

.1

.8 

.9 

1.6 

2.9 

3.4

3.4 

8.0 

14 

13 

11 

8.0

Aug.

5.2 

4.9 

3.9 

3.4 

2.9

2.1 

1.9 

1.6 

1.2 

1.2

.9 

.9 

.6 

.5 

.3

.8 

.9 

1.1 

3.4 

17

44 

38 

28 

23 

11

7.4 

5.2 

3.9 

3.2 

82.3 

1.4

Mean

0 

0 

0

85.0

0 

0 

3.78 

217 

19.6 

6.29 

5.58 

7.16 

.06

21.4

Sept.

0.8 

.5 

.3 

.2 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

o 

0 

0 

0 

0

Runoff in 

aore-faet

0 

0 

0

61,550

0 

0 

232 

12,920

1,210 

374 

343 

441 

3.6

15,520

* Winter discharge measurement mede on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 51

Antelope Creek at Dwight, N. Dak.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 46°18'50", long. 96 C 44'05", in SE£SE£ sec. 20, T. 133 N., R. 

48 w., at bridge on U. S. Highway 81, half a mile north of Dwight and 7 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area.- About 250 square miles.

Records available.- March 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 100 second-feet Apr. 6, 7; maximum gage 

neignt observed, 5.00 feet Apr. 6 (backwater from ice); no flow during several months.

1944-48: Maximum discharge, 1,360 second-feet Mar. 21, 1946 (gage height, 12.33 

feet); no flow during several months of each year.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Gage read 

once daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

S 

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

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dace

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Ma v

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194-

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

»0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

1

2

Apr.

3 

5 

5 

»10 

15

100 

100 

95 

95 

»94

93

60 

37 

31 

30

28

25 

£3 

19 

16

13 

9.4 

9.1

9.1 

9.1

7.5 

6.3 

5.2 

4.1 

3.8

Secondfoot-days

0 

0 

0

7,498.7

0 

0 

3 

960.6 

14.6 

0 

0 

0 

0

978.2

May

2.2

1.9 

1.7 

1.5 

1.2

1.1 

.9 

.6 

.6 

.5

.4 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Maximum

0 

0 

0

1,100

0 

0 

2 

100 

2.2 

0 

0 

0 

0

100

June July

Minimum

0 

0

0

0

0 

0 

0 

3 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0 

0 

0

20.5

0

0 

.10 

32.0 

.47 

0 

0 

0 

0

2.67

Sept.

Rumff in 

acr^-feet

0 

0 

0

14,880

0 

0 

6,0 

1,910 

29 

0 

0 

0 

0

1,940

* Winter discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Mar. 30 to Apr. 9.
52 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Sheyenne River near Harvey, N. Dak.

Location.- Staff gage and loose rook dam, lat. 47°47'25", long. 99°53'25", In SE^-SWi sec. 

 2TTT7 150 N., R. 72 W., 300 feet north of Harvey Water Works and 2^ miles northeast 

of Harvey.

Records available.- October 1945 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,220 second-feet Apr*. 18 (gage height, 

b.4b reet); no flow during several months.

1945-48: Maximum discharge observed, that of Apr. 18, 1948; no flow during several 

months in each year.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from aquatic 

growth, which are fair. Gage read once daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septenber 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

B 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

IS

16 

17 

IB 

19 

SO

21 

22 

S3 

S4 

S5

26 

27

sa

S9 

30 

31

Oct.

0.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.9

1.2 

1.2 

.9 

1.0 

1.3

1.6 

1.6 

.4 

.2 

.2

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1

.2 

.2 

.2 

.4

.5 

.7

Nov.

0.9 

1.4 

1.3 

1.3 

1.0

.8 

.7 

.6 

.5 

.4

*.4 

.3 

.2 

.2

.7

.7 

.6 

.6 

.B 

.6

.9 

.9 

.7 

.6 

.5

.4 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.5

Dec.

0.6 

.8 

.8 

*.B 

.6

1.0 

.B 

1.0 

1.0 

.8

.8 

.7 

.9 

.7 

.6

.6 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4

.5 

.5

.6

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

Jan.

0.4 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

*.3 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Feb.

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber. . .........------- ........ .....

Lendar year 1947 

ary

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

1

2 

2

Apr.

*3 

3 

4 

20 

40

BO 

90 

39 

 26 

42

4B 

50 

49 

BO 

308

535 

505 

952 

835

505

354 

266 

241 

251 

234

193 

168 

154 

125

104

Secondfoot-days

17.9 

20.3

19.2

1,825.6

3.5 

0 

5 

6,304 

907.2 

97.2 

36.9 

7. '4 

0

7,418.6

May

89 

88 

80 

76 

74

69 

54 

37 

29 

25

22 

23 

18 

26 

27

14 

33 

33

27 

14

7.7 

7.2 

6.2 

5.7 

5.2

4.2 

3.6 

2.8 

2.4

2.1 

2.1

Maximum

1.6 

1.4 

1.0

150

.4 

0 

2 

952 

89 

15 

4.0 

.7 

0

952

June

2.4 

2.4 

3.2

6.7 

15

11 

5.2 

3.2 

2.8 

2.2

1.8 

2.1 

1.8 

1.5 

1.2

.9

.7 

.6 

.7 

.7

.8 

.6 

1.2 

1.2 

3.2

6.7 

6.2 

5.2 

3.6 

2.4

Minimum

July

0.1 

.2 

.4

0

0 

0 

0 

3 

2.1 

.6 

.3 

0 

0

0

2.1 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.2 

1.5 

1.2 

1.0 

.8

.8 

.6 

.6 

.4 

.4

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3

.6

1.0 

4.0 

3.0 

2.1 

2.2

2.1 

1.6 

.8 

.6 

.4 

.6

Aug.

0.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.6 

.6 

.6 

.7 

.7

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3

.2 

.1

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

0.58 

.68 

.62

5.00

.11 

0 

.2 

210 

29.3 

3.24 

1.19 

.24 

0

20.3

Sept.

Run«ff In 

acre-feet

36

40 

38

3,620

6.9 

 

9.9 

12,500 

1,800 

193 

73 

15 

0

14,710

Peak discharge (base, 100 sec.-ft.).- Apr. 18 C6 p.m.) 1,220 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 13 to Apr. 7. Backwater from aquatic growth 

Oct. 1 to Nov. 12, July 23 to Aug. 8.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 53

Sheyenne River at Sheyenne, N. Dak.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 47 0 50'20", long. 99°07'30", In NEi sec. 5, T. 150 N., R. 66 

 W., at recreation-pond dam, 1 mile north of Sheyenne. Datum of gage Is 1,408.65 feet 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 1,980 square miles.

Records available.- April 1929 to June 1933, October 1939 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1929-30, 1939-48), 34.1 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,840 second-feet Apr. 18, 19 (gage height, 8.51 

reet); no flow at times.

1929-33, 1939-48: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 18, 19, 1948; no flow duri-g 

parts of most years.

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read once dally. Stage-discharge relation substantially 

arrected by wind at times.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 194S

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

B 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IB 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0 

0 

.3 

.1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

1.7 

.2 

.3 

.3

.7 

.7

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.3

.7

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

1.7

Nov.

1.7 

1.2 

1.2 

1.7 

1.2

1.7 

1.7

.1 

.1 

.1

»o

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.2 

.3 

.2

.2

.2

.1 

.1 

0

0 

0 

0 

.£ 

.3

Dec.

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

*.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

Jan.

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Feb.

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 ».l 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Month

Octo 

Hove

Dece

Ca

janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

wa

lendar year 194' 

&ry

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.6 

1.2 

»2

Apr.

d2 

d2 

d5 

dlO 

d25

d40 

d50 

d30 

d!5 

d30

d50 

d50 

dlOO 

1,600 

dl,800

1,630 

1,700 

3,840 

3,840 

3,640

3,460 

2,120 

2,090 

1,610 

1,290

72E 

665 

572 

549 

501

Secondfoot -days

9.1 

12.5 

6.2

8,368.5

3.7 

2.9 

6.6 

32,038 

3,809 

412.3 

276.9 

20.3 

0

36,597.5

May

448 

381 

287 

312 

287

231 

176 

144 

127 

127

110 

110 

103 

110 

72

72 

52 

52 

52 

72

72 

58 

58 

52 

39

39 

39 

34 

34 

34 

25

Maximum

1.7 

1.7 

.2

600

.2 

.1 

2 

3,840 

448 

39 

18 

1.7 

0

3,840

June

25 

20 

16 

39 

25

20 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

12 

dlO 

d9 

8.5

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5

8.5 

8.5 

5.1 

5.1 

5.1

8.5 

16 

20 

20 

8.5

July

12 

12 

8.5 

12 

8.5

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

5.1

5.1 

5.1 

5.1 

5.1 

18

14 

18 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14

10 

6.6

1. 

1. 

2. 

3.

2.

1.

Aug.

1.7 

1.4 

1.0 

1.0 

.5

1.0 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

.1 

.5

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sept.

Mini, Mean *£**£

0 0.29 18 

0 .42 25 

.2 .20 12

0 22.9 16,600

.1 .12 7.3 

.1 .10 5.8 

.1 .21 13 

2 1,068 65,550 

25 123 7,560 

5.1 13.7 818 

1.7 8.93 549 

0 

00 

.65 40 

0

0 100 72,600

Peak discharge (base, 100 sec. -ft.).- Apr. 18, 19, 3,840 sec. -ft.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

stations near Harvey and near Cooperstown.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 11 to Mar. ;i.

911165 O - 50 - 5
54 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Sheyenne River near Cooperstown, N. Dak.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 47°26', long. 98°02', in NE^SE^ see. 27, T. 146 N., R.

 58 W., at county bridge 5 miles east of Cooperstown, Datum of gage is 1,874.57 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 {Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Records available.- March 1945 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5.60CT second-feet Apr. 23 (gage height, 18.10

 feet, from floodmark); minimum daily, 1.3 second-feet Sept. 27 {gage height, 3.52 feet).

1945-48: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 23, 1948; minimum daily, 1 second-foot 

Mar. 1-9; 1947; minimum gage height observed, 3.52 feet Sept. 6, 1945, Sept. 27, 1948.

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

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1946

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7

e

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

12 

14 

12 

10 

9.0

5.7 

4.8 

4.0 

7.3 

3.6

2.2 

7.8 

17 

12 

18

25 

24 

24 

34 

37

36 

36 

35 

32 

31

24 

22 

21 

18 

20 

21

Nov.

19 

25 

26 

27 

27

24 

24 

 15 

12 

12

12 

11 

11 

12

13

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

13 

13 

13 

13 

12

12 

12 

13 

13 

13

Dec.

14 

14 

14 

14 

*14

13 

13 

13 

12

12

12 

11 

11 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

11 

11

11 

11 

12 

12 

12

12 

13 

13 

13 

13 

14

Jan.

14 

14 

15 

15 

15

15 

14 

14 

14

14

*14 

13 

13 

12 

12

11 

11 

10 

10 

9

9 

8 

8 

7 

7

6 

6 

5 

5 

5 

5

Feb.

5 

5 

5 

4 

4

4

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

4

5 

5

5 

5 

6 

6

6

6 

6 

7 

7 

7

7 

8 

8 

8

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

wa

lender year 1947

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 200 sec. -ft.).- Apr.

Mar.

a 

a

8

7 

7

7 

7 

6 

6 

6

6

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

*6

6 

6

6

6 

6 

6 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

*8 

12

Apr.

10 

8 

10 

50 

150

350 

550 

550 

550 

600

600 

600 

750 

900 

1,200

1,600 

2,220 

2,430 

2,240 

»2,320

2,450 

4,380 

5,130 

4,640 

4,210

3,760 

3,260 

2,890 

2,620 

2,380

Secondfoot -days

578.8 

467 

375

24,474.3

330 

157 

210 

53,408 

19,178 

2,080 

1,451 

824.4 

82.7

79,141.9

May

2,170 

1,990 

1,800 

1,610 

1,450

1,250 

1,060 

892 

698 

558

462 

413 

376 

352 

386

416 

408 

368

356 

311

272 

239

206 

184 

168

156 

146 

138 

128 

121 

114

Maximum

37 

27 

14

1,100

*~ 15 

8 

12 

5,130 

2,170 

124 

86 

66 

7.0

5,130

June

ioa

100 

95 

124 

96

89 

84 

78 

83

90

84 

78 

72 

69 

66

62 

56 

52 

48 

45

44

47 

50 

50 

48

52 

56 

54 

52 

48

Minimum

Jul"

2.2 

11

10

1

5 

4

6 

S 

114 

44 

27 

7.3 

1.3

1.3

23 (1 a.m.) 5,600 sec. -ft.

47 

45 

48 

62 

58

54 

50 

46 

41 

39

41 

42 

43 

41 

37

32 

33 

31 

28 

27

30 

35 

43 

50 

54

52 

86 

81 

64 

61 

50

Aug.

45 

43 

36 

35 

34

31 

28 

28 

26

56

31 

28 

24 

22 

21

52 

66 

40 

29 

26

23 

16 

14 

10 

7.8

7.3 

8.1 

9.9 

9.6 

8.7 

9.0

Mean

18.7 

15.6 

12.1

67.1

10.6 

5.4 

6.8 

1,780 

619 

69.3 

46.8 

26.6 

2.76

216

Sept.

7.0 

6.2 

5.7 

5.3 

3.1

3.2 

3.6 

2.8 

2.6 

3.2

2.4 

2.4 

2.0 

2.2 

2.1

2.2 

1.9 

1.9 

2.4 

1.9

2.2 

2.8 

1.5 

1.6 

1.5

1.7 

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

Runoff In 

acre-feet

1,150 

926 

744

48,550

' 655 

311 

417 

105,900 

38,040 

4,130 

2,880 

1,640 

164

157,000

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 10 to Apr. 16.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 55

Sheyenne River at Valley City, N. Dak.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 46°54'50", long. 98°00'30", 

SKt-Hw£ sec. 28, T. 140 N., R. 58 W., 100 feet downstream from College Dam In Valley 

City and 15 miles downstream from Baldhlll Creek.

Drainage area.- 8,360 square miles (Includes 3,940 square miles in closed Devils Lake 

Basinj.

Records available.- March to August 1919, March 1938 to September 1948. 

Average discharge.- 10 years (1938-48), 106 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,580 second-feet Apr. 28 (gage height, 17.51 

reet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Dec. 24 (gage height, 2.45 feet).

1919, 1938-48: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 28, 1948; no flow during several 

periods in 1938-41.

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

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

Z 

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 

SO 

31

Oct.

2.0 

6.6 

14 

13 

9.8

9.2 

6.6 

5.7 

7.5 

7.5

8.6 

12 

8.6 

8.6 

9.8

15 

14 

17 

19 

33

60 

60 

62 

58 

54

52 

52 

47 

12 

21 

36

Oeto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

Nov.

29 

6.6 

3.4 

3.7 

3.0

1.9 

1.9 

36 

49 

47

47 

44 

44 

43 

35

8.0 

3.7 

2.4 

1.8 

1.5

1.8 

1.5 

1.3 

1.0 

.8

1.2 

4.9 

12 

13 

13

Dec.

15 

31 

33 

33 

31

31 

30 

30 

29 

29

28 

27 

24 

7.O 

2.6

1.5 

1.1 

.7 

.6 

.7

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

2.4 

11 

15 

16 

15 

13

Month

Jan.

12 

11 

11 

11 

11

*11 

11 

12 

12 

12

11 

9.8 

8.6 

8.0 

9.2

8.O 

6.6 

6.6 

6.1 

6.1

6.1 

5.3 

5.3 

5.7 

6.1

5.7 

4.9 

4.9 

5.7 

5.3 

4.9

Feb.

5.3 

5.3 

4.9 

4.6 

4.6

4.6 

4.0 

3.7 

4.3 

4.3

4.3

4.3 

4.3 

4.6 

4.6

4.9 

*4.9 

4.9 

6.1 

5.7

4.9 

4.6 

4.6 

4.9 

5.3

5.3 

6.1 

7.5 

7.0

lender year 1941

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

7.0 

6.6 

6.6 

6.1 

6.1

6.1 

6.6 

6.6 

*6.1 

6.1

6.1 

5.7 

5.7 

6.6 

7.O

7.5 

7.0 

8.0 

12 

19

16 

*21 

54 

68 

52

43 

36 

68 

138 

170 

176

Apr.

158 

129 

200 

620 

703

786 

1,160 

1,570 

1,530 

1,370

1,300 

1,340 

1,390 

1,510 

1,850

2,420 

2,880 

2.62O 2.54O2,500

2,470 

2,460 

2,470 

2,700 

3,330

3,980 

4,49O 

4.4OO 

3.9OO 

3.53O

Secondfoot-days

741.5 

462.4 

460.6

35,523.5

253.9 

144.4 

990.5 

62,306 

29,753 

2,946 

1,690 

1,256 

313.9

101,318.2

May

3,270 

3.O20 

2,810 

2,650 

2.43O

2,210 

1,910 

1,520 

1,210 

989

8O7 

661 

563 

497 

451

424 

426 

431 

413 

396

363 

340 

3O9 

283 

253

225 

205 

189 

176 

167 

155

Maximum

62 

49 

33

1,890

12 

7.5 

176 

4,490 

3,270 

146 

88 

72 

18

4,490

June

146 

141 

143 

143 

138

138 

135 

116 

105 

100

98 

100 

98 

93 

88

84 

79 

81 

88 

74

79 

79 

81 

74 

77

79 

77 

74 

7O 

68

July

68 

64 

7O 

62 

42

56 

64 

62 

58 

56

58 

52 

47 

44 

52

49 

49 

46 

42 

43

58 

49 

40 

38 

43

44 

49 

SO 

66 

88 

81

Minimum

2.O 

.8 

.6

.6

4.9 

3.7 

5.7 

129 

155 

68 

38 

19 

1.3

.6

Aug.

Mean

23.9 

15.4 

14.9

97.3

8.19 

4.98 

32.0 

2,077 

960 

98.2 

54.5 

40.5 

10.5

277

72 

6O 

52 

46 

4O

43 

44 

42 

44 

52

58 

64 

58 

49 

43

35 

38 

33 

36 

50

44

36 

34 

30 

28

26 

2O 

19 

21 

2O 

19

Sept.

18 

17 

16 

14 

15

16 

16 

17 

18 

16

16 

16 

16 

14 

13

12 

12 

8.O 

6.6 

6.1

5.7 

4.9 

4.6 

4.0 

3.4

2.4 

1.6 

1.8 

1.5 

1.3

Runoff In 

ac-e-feet

1,470 

917 

914

7O.460

5O4 

286 

1,960 

123,600 

59,010 

5,84O 

3,350 

2,490 

623

201.OOO

Peak discharge (-base, 20O sec.-ft.).- Apr. 28 (12:3O p.m.) 4,580 sec.-ft. 

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Backwater from aquatic growth Oct. 1 to Jan. 8. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice 

Jan. 9 to Mar. 9.
56 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Sheyenne River at West Fargo, N. Dak.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°53'20", long. 96°54'55", in sec. 31, T. 140 N., 

K. 49 tf., 1 mile north of West Fargo and 3 miles upstream from Maple River. Datum of 

gage is 877.19 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 9,460 square miles (includes 3,940 square miles in closed Devils Lake 

uasin).

Records available.- S.eptember 1929 to September 1948. March 1902 to June 1907 and March 

to August iyj.9 at site a quarter of a mile upstream.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 124 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,650 second-feet May 7 (gage height, 18.46 

reetj; minimum, 21 second-feet Oct. 5; minimum gage height, 3.00 feet Aug. 14.

1902-7, 1919, 1929-48: Maximum discharge, 2,800 second-feet Apr. 18, 1947 (gage 

height, 20.53 feet); minimum, 2.0 second-feet Dec. 14, 1936 (gage height, 1.90 feet).

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

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

24 

24 

25 

24 

22

22 

23 

25 

23 

22

23 

24 

26 

28 

28

29 

28 

34 

43 

42

38 

38 

38 

42 

44

44 

43 

42 

44 

64 

82

Nov.

86 

88 

88 

89 

89

88 

84 

75 

 62 

56

64 

76 

65 

42 

43

36 

33 

32 

32 

35

68 

88 

85 

79 

70

65 

61 

58 

55 

52

Dec.

48 

*46 

44 

43 

40

36 

33 

50 

39 

37

35 

35 

35 

33 

50

38 

42 

50 

59 

62

63 

64 

63 

61 

60

58 

55 

53 

49 

48 

44

Jan.

42 

40 

38 

36 

34

32 

*32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

31 

31 

31 

31 

31

31 

31 

31 

31 

31

30 

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

Feb.

30 

30 

3D 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

30 

*30

30 

30 

30 

30 

3D

3D 

30 

3D 

3D 

3D

3D 

3P 

3D 

3D

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

»ay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Via

lendar year 1947

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 20O sec. -ft.).- May

Mar.

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

31

31 

31 

31 

31

31 

*31 

31 

32 

33

34 

35 

36 

37 

38

39

40 

41 

*43 

41

40 

41 

50 

60 

80 

110

Apr.

*150 

200 

*250 

4OO 

500

750 

900 

1,000 

1,200 

1,150

*1,100 

1,200 

1,300 

*1,600 

1,830

1,940 

1,950 

1,750 

1,630 

1,620

1,680 

1,780 

1,940 

2,060 

2,170

2,240 

2,280 

2,300 

2,310 

2,320

Secondfoot-days

1,058 

1,944 

1,473

67,923

1,000 

870 

1,228 

43,500 

50,476 

8,166 

4,646 

3,206 

1,634

119,201

7 (3 s.m.) 2

May

2,330 

2,340 

2,350 

2,380 

2,480

2,620 

2,620 

2,6OO 

2,580 

2,520

2,510 

2,490 

2,440 

2,380 

2,280

1,990 

1,660 

1,410 

1,120 

896

767 

700 

665 

645 

621

593 

562 

527 

496 

467 

437

Maximum

82 

89 

64

2.8OO

42 

30 

110 

2,320 

2,620 

409 

188 

127 

86

2,620

,650 sec. -ft

June

409 

384 

37O 

384 

382

361 

339 

324 

309 

292

282 

268 

259 

249 

239

230 

222 

218 

214 

216

220 

227 

239 

239

241

235 

220 

207 

197 

190

July

Minimum

22 

32 

33

22

30 

30 

30 

150 

437 

190 

123 

76 

40

22

184 

177 

172 

167 

162

160 

154 

152 

150 

148

147 

140 

132 

126 

128

131 

128 

126 

123 

123

134 

130 

148 

150 

176

188 

184 

166 

158 

149 

133

Aug.

122 

126 

127 

116 

109

111 

122 

127 

122 

117

113 

109 

105 

80

104

106 

104 

102 

104 

105

106 

104 

98 

89 

85

82 

78 

76 

80 

88 

89

Mean

34.1 

64.8 

47.5

186

32.3 

30.0 

39.6 

1,450 

1,628 

272 

150 

103 

54.5

326

Sept.

86 

83 

79 

75 

69

64 

59 

56 

56 

54

54 

54 

54 

56 

56

54 

50 

48 

48 

46

44 

44 

45 

46 

44

44 

44 

42 

40 

40

Runoff In 

acre-feet

2,100 

3,860 

2,920

134,800

1,980 

1,730 

2,440 

86,280 

100,100 

16,200 

9,220 

6,360 

3,240

236,400

Winter discharge measurement made on ttyls day. 

Mote.- Stage-dlschsrge relation affected by Ice Nov. 21 to Apr. 13 (no gage-height record Jan. 1- 

6, Jan. 16 to Feb. 14, Feb. 21 to Mar. 9j discharge computed on basis of weather records and records 

for station at Valley City.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 57

Devils Lake near Devils Lake, N. Dak.

Location.- Temporary staff gage, lat. 48°03'45", long. 98°56'30", in SW£ sec. 18, T. 153 

N., R. 64 W., at Lakewood, on east bank at mouth of Creel Bay and 6 miles southwest of 

city of Devils Lake. Creel Bay, which is half a mile wide, is an arm of Devils Lake 

and extends 2 miles to the north of the lake. Datum of present gage is 1,400.00 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 3,940 square miles (including lake surface).

Hecoras available.- 1867, 1879, 1883, 1887, 1890, 1896 (one gage height for each year;, 

ana 19U1-4B (fragmentary).

Extremes.- 1867-1948; Maximum elevation observed, 1,438.40 feet in 1867, present datum; 

minimum observed, 1,400.87 feet Oct. 24, 1940.

Remarks.- Elevations of lake determined from temporary gage. To refer elevations obtained 

during period 1867 to 1938 to datum of 1929, subtract 0.56 foot.

Elevation, in feet, 1947-48

Oct. 13 

June 11

1,402.98 

1,405.25

July 3 

Aug. 2

1,405.22 

1,404.97

Aug. 31 

Sept. 28

1,404.65 

1,404.44

Maple River at Mapleton, N. Dak.

Location.- Wire-weight gage and loose-rock dam, lat. 46°53'20", long. 97°03'20", in NE£ 

W$ sec. 1, T. 139 N., R. 51 W., in Mapleton, 10.5 miles upstream from mouth. Datum 

of gage is 886.67 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers, bench 

mark).

Drainage area.- 1,480 square miles.

Hecoras available.- April 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,500 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage height, 

IV.28 feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Feb. 13 to Mar. 11, Sept. 27-30.-^

1944-48: Maximum discharge-, 3,880 second-feet Apr. 14, 1947 (gage height, 18.11 

feet); no flow at times in most years.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are poor. Gage read twice daily.

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11- 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

Z5

26 

27

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.0 

.9 

.8 

.7 

.7

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.5

.5 

.7 

.6 

.7 

.6

.7 

.7 

1.0 

1.6 

2.2

3.2 

3.4 

4.1 

4.8 

4.4

4.8

5.6 

6.4 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9

Nov.

6.4 

6.4 

 6.4 

6.4 

6.4

6.4 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4

6.0 

6.4 

6.4 

6.0 

6.4

6.4 

6.0 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4

6.9 

6.9 

6.4 

6.9

. 6 ' 9 

6.4 

6.9 

6.9 

6.4 

6.9

Dec.

6.9 

6.4 

6.9 

*6.9 

6.9

6.9 

6.9

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

5 

5

S 

5 

5 

5

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

Jan.

4

4 

4 

4 

4

4

*3 

5

3 

3

4 

4 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

Month

Oc to 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

MAV

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Va

Feb.

0.8 

.7 

.7 

.6 

.5

.5 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.3

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2 

*.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 -.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

lendar year 194

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

0.2' 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.3 

.4

.5 

.6

.7 

.8 

.9

1 

1

1 

»2 

1 

1 

.8

2 

10 

20 

40 

50 

60

Apr.

60 

100 

300 

600 

900

1,200 

1,450 

*1,460 

1,400 

1,300

1,100 

*847 

695 

577 

546

369 

352 

314 

279 

238

202 

184 

179 

165 

143

125 

123 

108 

106 

104

Secondfoot -days

73.8 

194.3 

173.8

45,076.7

80 

9.4 

196.2 

15,526 

1,591 

584 

42A 

283.4 

46.6

19,186.5

May

104 

104 

92 

87

89

94 

87 

82 

75 

70

66 

62 

60 

53 

54

51 

42 

33 

30 

26

23 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

20 

18 

15

Maximum

6.9 

6.9 

6.9

3,820

4 

.8 

60 

1,460 

104 

28 

16 

13 

4

1,460

June

15 

13 

13 

28 

27

28 

27 

26 

25 

25

24 

23 

22

20 

20

18 

16 

16 

18 

18

18 

18 

17 

16 

16

16 

16 

15 

15 

15

Minimum

July

14 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

13 

13 

14

15 

15 

14 

14 

14

18 

16 

18 

16 

15

14 

13 

12 

12 

14 

14

0.5 

6.0 

5

0

1 

.2 

.2 

60 

15 

13 

12 

4.4 

.2

.2

Aug.

13 

13 

13 

13 

12

12 

12 

12 

11 

11

11 

11 

10 

10 

10

9 

9 

9 

8 

8

8 

7 

7 

7 

6

6 

6 

5 

5 

5 

4.4

Mean

2.38 

6.48 

5.61

123

2.6 

.32 

6.33 

518 

51.3 

19.5 

13.8 

9.14 

1.55

52.4

Sept.

4 

4 

4 

4

3

3 

3 

3

2 

2

2 

2 

1 

1 

1

1 

.3 

.8 

.8 

.6

.6 

.6 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

Runoff In 

ao re-feet

146 

385 

345

69,410

159 

19 

369 

11,800 

3,160 

1,160 

849 

562 

92

38,070

Peak discharge (baae, 200 sec.-ft.).- Apr. 7 (9 a.m.) 1,500 aec.-ft,

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 8 to Apr. 11. Doubtful gage-height record 

Aug. 4 to Sept. 30; discharge computed on basis of 3 discharge.measurements, weather records, and 

records for Sheyenne River at West Fargo and Rush River at Amenia.
58 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Rush River at Amenia, N. Dak.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 47°00'40", long. 97 0 13'10", on line between sees. 23 

 and 24, T. 141 N., R. 52 W., on bridge on State Highway 18, 0.4 mile north of Amenia. 

Prior to Sept. 7, 1947, staff gage 150 feet downstream at same datuir.

Records available.- July 1946 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 520 second-feet Apr. 11, 12; maximum 

gage height observed, 10.20 feet Apr. 8 (backwater from ice); no flow during several 

months.

1946-48: Maximum discharge, 1,230 second-feet Apr. 14, 1947; maximum gage height, 

that of Apr. 8, 1948; no flow during several months in each year.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

or shifting control, which are poor.

Discharge,. In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

ZB 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.1 .1 .1 .1 .1

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

Nov.

0.1 

.1 

*.l 

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

".1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Dec.

0.1 

1 

.1 

*.l 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Jan.

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

*.l 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Feb.

Month.

00 to 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

SejSt

Wa

her. .............................'......,

mber. ...........--------

lendar^year 1947

ter year 1947 -48 .......................

Mar. Apr.

1

1 

1 

2 

2

2 

5 

10 

100 

350

 520 

520 

500 

 425 

330

»284 

216 

190 

161 

131

84 

52 

27 

41 

60

48 

31 

19 

13 

10

Secondroot-days

1.1 

3.0 

4.0

7,645.9

3.1 

0 

0 

4,136 

170.6 

45.1 

15.7 

3.5 

0

4,382.1

May

8.6 

13 

10 

S.8 

9.6

9.2

8.3 

6.9 

6.3 

5.8

5.7 

5.4 

5.3 

5.0 

4.7

6.8 

6.6 

5.8 

6.8 

4.5

4.4 

3.6 

3.1 

2.4 

3.2

3.1 

1.8 

1.8 

1.6 

1.2 

1.3

Maximum

0.1 

.1 

1

1,180

.1 

0 

0 

520 

13 

4.0 

1.6 

.2 

0

520

June

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

3.6 

2.6

2.0 

2.7 

4.0 

2.9 

2.5

1.9 

1.6 

1.6 

1.2 

.7

.6 

.6 

.5

.5 

.8

.8 

.9 

1.2 

1. 

1.

1. 

1. 

1. 

1.2 

1.0

Minimum

July

07 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.1

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

1.3 

1.6 

1.0 

1.0 

1.3

1.5 

1.0 

.7 

.7 

.4 

.3

0 

.1 

.1

0

.1 

0 

0

1

1.2 

.5 

.1 

0 

0

0

Aug.

0.2 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

0

Mean

0.04 

.10 

.13

20.9 ,

.10 

0 

0 

138 

5.50 

1.50 

.51 

.11 

0

12.0

Sept.

Runoff In 

acre-feet

2.2 

6.0 

7.9

15,170

6.1 

0 

0 

8,200 

338 

89 

31 

6.9 

0

8,690

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation Indefinite Oct. 1 to Dec. 2} discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements, observation of no flow, weather records, and records for Maple River at Mapleton. Stage-discharge affected by Ice Dec. $ to Apr. 15. Shifting-control method used June 25 to 

Sept. 30.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 59

Buffalo River near Hawley, Minn.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 46° 51 '15", long. 96° 19 '20", in NE^SEv, sec. 14, T. 139 N. , R. 

45 w. , on bridge on State aid road 7, 1.4 miles south of Hawley.

Drainage area . - 322 square miles.

Records available.- March 1945 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 280 second-feet Apr. 12, 13; maximum gage 

neignt observed, 8.14 feet Apr. 1 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 11 secondfeet Sept. 17, 18 (gage height, 2.98 feet).

1945-48: Maximum discharge observed, 878 second- feet Apr. 13, 14, 1947; max4 mum 

gage height observed, 9.44 feet Mar. 16, 18, 1945; minimum discharge observed, 6.8 

second-feet July 28, 1945 (gage height, 2.85 feet).

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are poor.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7

a

9 

10

11

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

30

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

88

29 

30 

31

Oct.

28 

28 

28 

28

28

28 

27 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

25 

24 

23

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Nov.

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

Dec.

22 

22 

22 

22 

 22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

21 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

Month

Jan.

20 

20 

20

20 

20

20 

20 

 20 

20 

20

20 

19 

18 

18 

18

18 

16

15

\ "

Feb.

14 

14

1- 

) 

 12 

12 

12 

12

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13

15 

15 15'

15 

15 

16 

17

lender year 1947 

ary

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

17 

17 

17 

17 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

 17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

 17 

18

20 

24 

 28 

36 

44

50 

60 

75 

100 

120 

150

Apr.

 169 

180 

180 

190 

 191

200 

220 

220 

240 

242

"260 

280 

280 

240 

220

191 

191 

199 

180 

160

140 

127 

120 

120 

113

120 

113 

100 

100 

100

Secondfoot-days

776 

701 

660

31,471

538 

388 

1,054 

5,386 

1,807 

1,545 

809 

687 

439

14,790

May

95 

90

85 

80 

75

75 

75 

75 

65 

60

60 

55 

56 

55 

60

65 

65 

61 

61

56

53 

48 

48 

42 

39

39 

37 

34 

34 

32 

32

Maximum

28 

25 

22

878

20 

17 

150 

280 

95 

80 

48 

38 

23

280

June

32 

32 

32 

60

70

80 

80 

70 

60 

53

50 

50 

50 

48 

48

42 

42 

42 

42 

44

46 

50 

56 

56 

56

53 

53 

50 

50 

48

Minimum

July

48 

45 

42 

34 

28

26 

23 

22 

.22 

20

22 

25 

25 

22 

18

22 

23 

22 

22 

22

22 

24 

23 

21 

26

22 

23 

26 

25 

34 

30

22 

22

20

15

17 

100 

32 

32 

18 

17 

11

11

Aug.'

28 

26 

26 

24 

23

22 

21 

19 

17 

20

20 

17 

19 

17 

20

ai

36 

34 

28 

26

24 22' 

19 

19 

19

19 

25 

21 

a20 

18 

17

Mean

25.0 

23.4

21.3-

86.2

17.4 

13.4 

34.0 

180 

58.3 

51.5 

26.1 

22.2 

14.6

40.4

Sept.

18 

a!7 

16 

15 

 15

15 

14 

15 

14

15

15 

14 

15 

13.

12

a!2 

11 

12 

14 

14

23 

18 

18 

16 

14

12 

13 

a!3 

al3

13

Runoff in 

ac'-e-feet

1,540 

1,390

1,310

62,440

1,070 

770 

2,090 

10,680 

3,580 

3,060 

1,600 

1,360 

871

29,320

* Vinter discharge measurement made on this day 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated. 

Note.- Doubtful or no gage-height record Oat. 11 to Apr. 8, Apr. 11-15, 17 19-21, Apr. 23 to 

(stage-discharge relation affected by ice during most of winter period).

Hay 15, May 14-17, June 3-9, ll-21j discharge computed on basis'of records for Buffalo~River near Dilvorth (st " " ------ . . ... . .,
60 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Buffalo River near Dilworth, Mlnn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°57'40", long. 96°39'40", in SW£SE£, sec. 6, T. 

WO N., R. 47 W., 6 miles north of U. S. Highway 10, 8 miles northeast of Dilworth, and 

9 miles downstream from South Branch.

Drainage area.- 1,040 square miles.

Records available.- March 1931 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1935-48), 108 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,250 second-feet Apr. 8; maximum gage 

neignt, about 16.0 feet Apr. 2 or 3'; minimum daily discharge, 18 second-feet Sept. 30; 

minimum gage height, 1.49 feet Sept. 19 {backwater from debris).

1931-48: Maximum discharge, 4,530 second-feet Apr. 2, 1943; no flow at times in 

1936,

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from debris, 

 Which are fair,

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

8 

5

4

S

6 

7 

8

9 

10

11 

12 

15 

14 

IS

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

81 

22 

83 

24 

25

26 

27

28 

29 

30

31

Oct.

86 

26 

26 

26 

26

86 

86 

86 

86 

28

28 

88 

88 

88 

28

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

28 

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

Nov.

30 

30 

30 

88 

30

30 

28 

26 

28 

86

26 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

Dec.

24 

24 

24 

24 

 24

24 

24 

24 

84 

24

24 

84 

24 

84

24

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

28 

82 

28

22 

28 

80 

20 

19 

19

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deee

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Jan.

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

18 

18 

18 

 18 

18

18 

17

17 

17 

17

17 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16

16

Feb.

16

 16 

16 

17

17 

18 

17 

16

18

15 

1$

18 

1$ 

1$

16

16 

17 

17

ber...................................^.

lendar year 194"

h. ......................................

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

19 

19 

18 

18 

18

 17

17

 17 

18

18 

19 

#20 

22 

84

30 

34 

65 

110 

180 

500

Apr.

 1,000 

1,000 

1,100 

1,100 

 1,200

1,200 

1,200 

1,250 

1,070 

950

S38 

720 

626 

568 

515

475 

418 

373 

320 

304

296 

272 

272 

234 

220

213 

206 

206 

199 

199

Seoondfoot-daya

840 

770 

708

59,226

528 

469 

1,375 

18,544 

3,059 

1,863 

1,076 

731 

439

30,396

Bay

198 

178 

166 

160 

145

142 

151 

145

130 

116

108 

100 

96 

90 

83

83 

86 

93 

90 

86

81 

75 

69 

63 

59

53 

48 

46 

44

42 

39

Maximum

30 

30 

24

3,280

19 

18 

500 

1,250 

192 

90 

59 

40 

19

1,350

June

36 

35 

34 

48 

55

65 

77 

81 

81 

83

90 

88 

79

73 

65

59 

53 

51 

50 

48

48 

50 

53 

59 

69

75 

69 

67 

63 

59

July

57 

59 

59 

57 

48

40 

39 

35 

37 

32

89 

29 

23 

28 

30

30 

24

27 

27

27

30 

29 

27 

28 

29

29 

33 

28 

30 

36 

40

Minimum

26 

24 

19

12

15

199 

39 

34 

23

19 

12

12

Aug.

40 

37 

35 

34 

30

25 

22

21 

20 

20

21 

19 

19 

21 

24

19 

20 

22 

24 

23

24

23 

21 

20 

19

19 

22 

82 

21 

23 

21

Mean

27.1 

25.7 

22.6

162

17.0 

16.2 

44.4

618 

98.7 

62.1 

34.7 

23.6 

14.6

83.0

Sept.

19 

17 

16 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

16 

15 

15

15

15 

14 

13 

13

13

14 

15 

15 

14

14

14 

14 

13 

13 

12

Runoff In 

acre-feet

1,670 

1,530 

1,390

117,500

1,050 

930 

2,730 

36,780 

6,070 

3,700 

2,130 

1,450 

871

60,300

 Winter discharge measurement made on thia day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 7 to Apr. 7 (no gage-height record Jan. 24 to 

Feb. 1Z, Mar. 12-18, Apr. 2, 3; discharge Interpolated). Backwater from debris Oct. 1 to Nov. 6, 

Aug. 30 to Sept. 30.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 61

South Branch Buffalo River at Sabin, Minn.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 46°46'20", long. 96°37'40", in SW£sw£ sec. 9, T. 138 N., R. 47 

w., at highway bridge 1 mile east of Sabin and a quarter of a. mile downstream from 

Whiskey Creek. Prior to Aug. 17, 1948, at site 1 mile downstream;

Drainage area.- 522 square miles (524 square miles prior to Aug. 17, 1948). 

Records available.- March 1945 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 700 second-feet Apr. 3-5; maximum g?ge 

neignt, 15.00 feet Mar. 29, from graph of observed readings (backwater from ice); no 

flow on many days.

1945-48: Maximum discharge observed, 1,480 second-feet Mar. 18, 1945 (gage height, 

14.69 feet); no flow on many days in 1945-46, 1948.

Remarks - Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from debris, 

wnicR are fair, or those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. Gage 

read once daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 194s

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

Oct.

2.6 

2.6 

2.7 

3.2 

4.2

4.9 

6.3 

6.7 

.1 

.3

.3 

.6 

.9 

.9

.7

.5 

.3 

.3 

7.1 

6.9

6.3 

6.1 

5.9 

5.6 

5.4

5.6 

5.9 

6.3 

6.7 

6.9 

7.3

Nov.

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

7.3 

6.9

6.3 

5.7 

5.2 

4.6 

3.4

2.8 

2.6 

2.4 

2.2 

2.0

1.9 

l.S 

1.8 

1.6 

1.5

1.4 

1.0 

.8 

.6 

.4

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2

Dec.

0.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

*0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Jan.

(*)

Feb.

(*)

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr!

Ma v

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1947 

ary

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

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

*0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

*0 

0

0 

0 

*0 

4.0 

8.0

12 

40 

120 

420 

SSO 

600

Apr.

*650 

650 

700 

700 

*700

670 

590 

476 

370 

314

273 

236 

196 

166 

142

118 

102 

92 

77 

72

64 

58 

54 

52 

54

58 

67 

77 

66 

64

Secondfoot-days

190.1 

88.0 

.5

19,250.5

0 

0 

1,754.0 

7,913 

688.4 

266.8 

135.9 

58.4 

14.7

11,109.8

May

58 

54 

51 

47 

44

42 

42 

40 

36 

32

27 

24 

21 

16 

IS

18 

14 

14 

13 

12

10 

9.0 

S.O 

7.0 

6.0

5.5 

S.O 

4.5 

4.0 

3.4 

3.0

Maximum

7.9 

7.5 

.2

1,230

0 

0 

600 

700 

58 

26 

12

1.8

700

June

2.5 

2.1 

2.4 

4.1

3.1

5.0 

6.5 

8.0 

9.5 

8.8

S.6 

9.0 

9.0 

8.8 

8.4

8.0 

7.7 

7.2 

6.8

6.2 

5.7 

5.5 

6.2 

8.2

26 

25 

21 

17 

14

Minimum

July

11 

9.0 

12 

10 

9.0

8.0 

7.0 

5.8 

S.2 

4.6

4.3 

3.6 

3.0 

2.6 

2.3

2.2 

2.0 

1.8 

2.0 

2.0

},..

} > 3.5 

3.5 

5.0

2.6 

.2 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

52 

3.0 

2.1

.5 

.1

0

Aug.

1"

V 2.8

1"

1.8 

1.6 

1.4 

1.2

1.0 

.8 

.6 

.6 

.6

.5 

.9 

.6 

.6 

.5 

.5

Mean

6.13 

2.93

.02

52.7

0 

0 

56.6 

264 

22.2 

8.89 

4.38 

1.88 

.49

30.4

Sept.

0.5 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.2 

.2 

.1

.1 

.2

.2 

.1 

.2 

.4 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.4 

.5

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.8 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

Ruroff in 

acre-feet

377 

175 

1.0

33,180

0 

0 

3,480 

15,700 

1,370 

529 

270 

116 

29

£2,050

Winter discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

Note.- No gage-height record Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26, Nov. 2, 9, 11, 16, 21, Nov. 23 to Dee. 4, Mar. 24, 

25, 27, Apr. 29, 30, May 3-8, 10-12, 14-16, 18, 19, 21-25, May 27 to June 1, June 3, 6-9, It-22, 24, 

26-28, June 30 to July 7, 9-14, 16-19, July 21 to Aug. 16; discharge computed on basis of records for 

Buffalo River near Hawley. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 10, 12-15, 17-20, 22, 

Dec. 5, Jan. 8, Feb. 13, Mar. 26 to Apr. 5.
62 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Wild Rice River at Twin Valley, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°16', long 96°14', In SW£ sec. 22, T. 144 N.,

 H. 44 W., three-quarters of a mile northeast of village of Twin Valley and 7 miles 

downstream from Marsh Creek.

Drainage area.- 888 square miles.

Keeoras avaiiaPle.- July 1930 to September 1948, June 1909 to September 1917 at site a 

quarter or a mile downstream.

Average discharge.- 25 years (1910-17, 1930-48), 143 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 916 second-feet Apr. 9; maximum gage height, 

5.95 feet Apr. 5 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 3.4 second-fset Sept. 14 

(gage height, 0.81 foot).

1909-17, 1930-48: Maximum discharge, 9,200 second-feet July 22, 1909 (gage height, 

20.0 feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 3,300 secondfeet; minimum, 0.5 second-foot Nov. 4, 1939 (gage height, 0.74 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Which are fair. Plow 

partly regulated by Rice Lake and many other small lakes above station. Diurnal 

fluctuation caused by mill at Faith, 17 miles above station.

Revisions (water year).- W 955: 1941.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except perioda of lee effect 

(gage height. In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 7 Apr. 8 to Sept. 30

1.1 18 2.3 145 0.8 3.2 1.9 91 

1.3 30 3.0 272 .9 5.6 2.4 160 

1.5 48 4.0 484 1.1 14 3.0 272 . 

1.8 79 5.1 771 ' 1.3 27 4.0 484 

1.5 46 5.4 858

Discharge, In aecond-feet, Mater year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

91 

86 

81 

92 

85

87 

83 

81 

81 

77

85 

91 

103 

95 

91

89

81 

81 

79 

85

77 

71 

71 

78 

79

72 

81 

80 

75 

79 

75

Nov.

71 

71 

76 

71 

72

75 

79 

71 

56 

55

55 

55 

60 

60 

65

65 

65 

65 

- 65 

65

65 

60 

60 

60 

60

60 

60 

60 

60 

60

Dec.

60 

60 

60 

60 

60

60 

 55 

55 

55 

55

55 

55 

55 

55 

60

55 

55 

55 

55 

55

60 

60 

55 

55 

55

55 

55 

55 

55 

55 

55

Jan.

55 

55 

60 

60

60

60 

60 

65 

60 

»60

60 

60 

55 

55 

55

SO 

50 

48 

46 

44

44 

44 

42 

42 

40

40 

40 

38 

38 

38 

38

Feb.

40 

38 

34 

34 

32

30 

30 

28 

26 

24

24 

26 

26 

26

*26

26 

26 

26 

24 

24

22 

22 

24 

24 

24

26 

26 

28 

26

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1947 

ary

uary .............. .

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

28 

28 

28 

26 

24

24 

26 

28 

30 

30

34 

*36 

38 

40 

42

46 

48

50 

60 

»70

80 

90 

130 

200 

240 

280

Apr.

»320 

360 

400 

550 

600

650 

750 

800 

858 

716

800 

743 

771 

716 

650

637 

624 

624 

624 

585

572 

546 

533 

533 

533

546 

546 

546 

533 

520

Secondfoot-days

2,562 

1,922 

1,750

109,872

1,562 

792 

1,886 

18,186 

9,725 

3,451 

2,466 

1,076 

32L6

45,6936

May

508 

496 

496 

496 

484

472 

460 

437 

404 

384

373 

362 

342 

322 

312

312 

312 

282 

262 

250

244 

234 

206 

195 

181

170 

162 

154 

148 

135 

130

Maximum

103 

79 

60

2,450

65 

40 

280 

858 

508 

175 

114 

54 

26

858

June

127 

124 

131 

175 

167

157 

151 

146 

145 

130

117 

113 

103 

98 

92

86 

84 

84 

75 

77

85 

86 

114 

116 

127

116 

104 

107 

107 

107

July

114 

112 

109 

105 

107

103 

95 

?0 

96 

E7

ES 

E6 

E4 

79 

76

79 

79 

75 

77 

70

70 

69 

64ei

E9

eo

E6

58 

49

Aug.

Minimum Mean

71 82.6 

55 64.1 

5S 56.5

20 301

38 50.4 

22 27.3 

24 60.8 

320 606 

130 314 

75 115 

49 79.5 

10 34.7 

5.4 10.7

5.4 125

47 

54 

48 

40 

37

37 

37 

35 

36 

45

41 

44 

46 

46 

37

36 

38 

45 

39 

32

32 

27 

13 

30 

27

25 

24 

22 

26 

10 

20

Sept.

21 

13 

14 

14 

12

7.6 

12 

6.4 

17

13

13 

12 

5.6 

10 

11

10 

7.6 

9.2 

10 

7.6

14 

8.0 

6.8 

6.0 

6.4

5.4 

6.8 

6.S 

9.4 26'

Runoff In 

acre-feet

5,080 

3,810 

3,470

217,900

3,100 

1,570 

3,740 

36,070 

19,290 

6,840 

4,890 

2,130 

638

90,630

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge affected by ice Nov. 10 to Apr. 7.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 63

Wild Rice River at Hendrum, Minn.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 47°16 I 05", long. 96°47'50", in SE£ sec. 19, T. 144 N., R. 48 

w., at highway bridge half a mile east of Hendrum and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 1,600 square miles.

Records available.- March 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 2,200 second-feet Apr. 8; maximum gage 

height observed, 20.13 feet Apr. 8 (backwater from Red River of the North); no flow 

, Sept. 13, 17-22, 27-30.

1944-48: Maximum daily discharge, 4,200 second-feet Apr. 15, 16, 1947; maxiirum 

gage height observed, 27.70 feet Apr. 15, 1947; no flow Sept. 13, 17-22, 27-30, 1948.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from Red Fiver, 

or no gage-height record, which are fair. Gage read once daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

B 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

IB 

17 

IB 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

Oct.

12 

12 

13 

14 

12

13 

14 

15 

16 

15

14 

13 

12 

12 

15

16 

16 

17 

15 

14

' 13 

12 

11 

12 

11

11 

12 

12 

12 

13 

13

Nov.

14 

13 

14 

13 

12

11 

10 

11 

10 

9,5

9.5 

9.0 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5

8.8 

9.0 

9.5 

9.5 

9.2

9.0 

9.0 

8.8 

8.5 

8.5

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

7.5

Dec.

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5

 7.5 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

6.8

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

6.5 

6.5 

6.2 

6.0 

6.0

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

5.8 

5.5 

5.0

Jan.

4.6 

4.5 

4.4 

4.4 

4.6

4.8 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 5.0

5.0 

5.0 

4.8 

4.4 

4.2

4.0

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8

3.6 

3.6 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4

3.4 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2

Feb.

3.2 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

3.0 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

2.8 

3.0 

3.0 

 3.2 

3.2

3.4 

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

3.8

3.6 

3.4 

3.4 

3.8 

4.0

4.2 

4.4 

4.4 

4.2

Month

lender year 194'

uary

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

4.2 

4.2 

4.0 

4.0 

3.8

3.8 

3.6 

3.0 

2.2 

1.6

1.5 

1.5 

1.6 

1.6 

1.7

1.8 

 1.8 

2.0 

2.0 

2.2

2.2 

2.6 

2.8 

2.8 

*3.0

3.8 

4.2 

5.0 

6.0 

7.5 

8.5

Apr.

*12 

150 

280 

550 

1,200

1,700 

1,900 

2,200 

2,000 

2,000

1,900 

1,800 

1,600 

1,300 

900

750 

600 

500 

460 

400

380 

340 

320 

300 

300

280 

260 

260 

240 

240

Secondfoot-days

412 

290.8 

205.8

109,304.5

126.7 

98.6 

100.5 

25,122 

4,852 

1,162 

571.1 

121.7 

5.5

33,068.7

May

240 

240 

220 

220 

220

220 

220 

200 

200 

200

200 

190 

190 

180 

170

170 

160 

160 

160 

141

125 

117 

117 

103 

96

73 

73 

70 

70 

67 

50

Maximum

17 

14 

7.5

4,200

5.0 

4.4 

8.5 

2,200 

240 

67 

34 

14 

.8

2,200

June

43 

43 

40 

50 

50

67 

67 

56 

53 

50

48 

43 

34 

30 

28

24 

23 

24 

21 

22

24 

28 

30 

32 

40

43 

43 

40 

36 

30

Minimum

July

11 

7.5 

5.0

.7

3.2 

2.8 

1.5 

12 

50 

21 

6.5 

.9 

0

0

28 

28 

34 

34 

32

26 

24 

24 

21 

20

19 

20 

21 

17 

18

16 

17 

15 

15 

16

18 

15 

16 

11 

12

8.9 

7.0 

6.5 

7.7 

11 

13

Aug. Sept.

14 0.8 

9.4 .5 

7.0 .3 

6.0 .2 

4.2 .3

3.8 .5 

3.0 .3 

2.6 .2 

2.2 .2 

1.6 .2

1.3 .1 

1.1 .1 

2.2 0 

4.7 .1 

4.2 .2

3.4 .1 

4.7 0 

5.6 0 

7.0 0 

6.0 0

4.0 0 

4.2 0 

2.6 .5 

1.8 .6 

1.4 .2

1.8 .1 

3.0 0 

3.4 0 

2.8 0 

1.8 0 

.9

Mean

13.3 

9.69 

6.64

299

4.09 

3.40 

3.24 

837 

157 

38.7- 

18.4 

3.93 

.18

90.4

Rvnoff In 

acre-feet

817 

577 

408

216,800

251 

196 

199 

49,830 

9,620 

2,300 

1,130 

241 

11

65,580

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note..- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 10 to Apr. 5 (no gage-height record Nov. 14- 

23 and other scattered days In December and January) Backwater from Red River of the North Apr. 6 

to May 19.
64 RED RIVEft OF THE NORTH BASIN

South Branch Wild Rice River near Borup, Minn.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 47°11'40", long. 96°34'40", in NW£ sec. 24, T. 143 N., R. 47

 W., at highway bridge half a mile downstream from channel fork, 3? miles upstream 

from Wild Rice River, and 3f miles northwest of Borup.

Drainage area.- 254 square miles.

Records available.- March 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 500 second-feet Apr. 5; miximum gage

 height observed, 12.73 feet Apr. 2 (backwater from ice); minimum dischirge observed, 8.1 

second-foot Sept. 6, 17-20.

1944-48: Maximum discharge observed, 1,110 second-feet Apr. 13, 1947; no flow 

Apr. 1, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, backwater f^om debris, or 

shirting control, which are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 194V to September 1948

.Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.6 

3.1 

3.2 

4.0 

4.7

4.2 

4.4 

4.5 

4.5

4.2

4.5

5.6 

5.2 

5.2 

5.6

5.3 

5.8 

6.6 

6.4 

6.4

6.1 

5.5 

5.6 

6.3 

6.4

5.8 

5.5 

6.3 

5.8 

6.4 

6.4

Nov.

6.9 

6.4 

6.1 

6.9 

7.2

7.1 

6.9 

5.5 

6.5 

6.0

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.0 

6.5

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

6.0 

6.0 

5.5 

5.5 

5.0

4.8 

4. .6 

4.6 

4.2 

4.0

Dec.

4.0 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.6

*3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.2 

3.0

3.0 

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

3.2

3.2

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

3.2 

3.2

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

3.0 

3.0 

2.8 

2.4 

2.2 

1.9

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Jan.

1.7

1.3 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

*.9 

.9

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.6 

.6 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3

Feb.

0.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

*.3 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

lendar year 1947

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3

.3

.3 

.4 

*.5 

.7 

.9

1.1 

1.3 

2.8 

5.0 

8.0

17 

20 

22 

28 

34 

38

Apr.

50 

200 

300 

380 

500

440 

340 

*220 

220 

240

238

218 

199 

160 

160

147 

134 

140 

121 

96

90 

78 

78 

78 

78

62 

58 

46 

38 

28

Secondfoot-days

162.1 

180.2 

97.1

17,082.3

23.7 

7.4 

183.2 

5,137 

459.6 

206.4 

102.2 

43.2 

6.8

6 , 6O8 . 9

May

27 

26 

28 

28 

25

23 

20 

19 

17 

15

14 

14 

12 

12 

14

15 

15 

15 

14 

13

13 

12 

11 

9.8 

9.0

8.1 

7.3 

6.8 

6.1 

5.5 

5.0

Maximum

6.6 

7.2 

4.0

1,090

1.7 

.3 

38 

500 

28 

12 

10 

3.9 

.5

500

June

5.0 

4.1 

3.8 

12 

10

6.5 

8.5 

8.8 

7.6 

6.8

6.3 

5.7 

5.0 

4.9 

3.8

3.8 

3.6 

4.4 

4.1 

4.1

4.9 

6.3 

9.6 

10 

10

10 

9.5 

8.5

8.8 

10

Minimum

July

2.6 

4.0 

1.9

.1

.3 

.2 

.2

28 

5.0 

3.6 

1.5

.3 

.1

.1

10 

9.3

8.0 

6.6 

5 7

4.2 

3.5 

2.8 

2.1 

2.2

2.4 

2.5 

2.9 

2.1

1.6

1.9

2.0 

2.0 

1.6 

1.5

2.8 

2.3 

2.0 

1.6 

2.5

2.2

2.0 

1.9 

2.2 

4.7 

3.1

Aug.

2.0 

1.7 

1.2 

.9 

1.0

.7 

.9 

.9 

1.1 

2.1

3.3 

2.2 

1.7 

1.5

1.6

2.1 

3.9

3.6 

2.4 

1.7

1.1 

.8 

.7 

.5 

.3

.3 

.3

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

Mean

5.23 

6.01 

3.13

46.8

.76 

.26 

5.91 

171 

14.8 

6.88 

3.30 

1.39 

.23

18.1

Sept.

0.4 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2

.1 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.2 

.2 

.3 

.3

.3

'.2

.3 

.2

Runoff In 

acre-feet

332 

357 

193

33,880

47 

15 

?63 

10,190 

912 

409 

203 

86 

13

13,120

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected fay Ice Nov. 9 to Apr. 10. 

Shifting control used Apr. 10-29.

Backwater f -om debris Oct. 1
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 65

Goose River near Portland, N. Dak.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 47°33', long. 97°28', on line between sees. 12 and 13, T. 

147 N., R. 54 W., at highway bridge 6^ miles northwest of Portland. Datum of gage 

is 978.76 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 544 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year,- 4,700 second-feet Apr. 21 (gage height, 21.30 

feet FT no flow during several months.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 21, 1948; no flow during several months 

in each year.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of backwater from debris or no gageheight record, which are fair. Gage read once daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

bay

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

ZZ 

Z3 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1947

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar. Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0- 

*0

0 

a20 

*b40 

a 50 

aSO

a70 

aSO 

*b90 

*b200 

*b500

*b850 

*bl,230 

2,320 

3,100 

4,110

3,620 

2,580 

1,650 

984 

673

527 

525 

590 

429 

276

Secondfoot -days

0 

0 

0

4,122.6

0 

0 

0 

24,584 

2,052 

218.1

93.8 

0

27,141.1

May

200 

162 

136 

117 

105

103 

108 

97 

85 

72

64 

62 

53 

52 

58

52 

52 

60 

54 

51

46 

43 

35

30 

28

26 

25 

22 

18 

19 

17

Maximum

0 

0 

0

260

0 

O 

0 

4,110 

200 

16 

31 

8.0 

0

4,110

June

16 

13 

11 

12 

11

10 

8.9 

8.3 

6 . 

6.

4.

5. 

5. 

4. 

4.

4.

4!i

4. 

4.

6. 

7. 

9. 

8. 

6.

6. 

5. 

5. 

6.0 

5.7

July

5.7 

5.7 

6.5 

31 

9.4

7.2 

8.3 

5.2 

4.2 

3.4

4.7 

4.7 

4.4 

4.2 

4.0

4.7 

4.7 

3.6 

4.4 

4.7

6.0 

6.7 

6.3 

5.7 

5.4

5.4 

6.0 

5.5 

5.0 

5.5 

5.0

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

17 

4.2 

3.4 

.2 

0

0

Aug.

5.0 

5.0 

4.0 

3.8 

3.5

3.2 

3.5 

3.5

4.0 

8.0

6.0 

4.0

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

4.0 

5.0 

5.0 

3.0 

3.0

2.6 

2.0 

1.5 

1.0 

1.0

1.0

.8 

.6 

.4

.3 

.2

Mean

0 

0 

0

11.2

0 

0 

0 

819 

66.2 

7.27 

6.23 

2.03 

0

74.2

Sept.

Runoff In 

acfs-feet

0 

0 

0

8,180

0 

0 

0 

43,760 

4,070 

433 

383 

186 

0

5^,830

Peak discharge (base. 200 sec.-ft.).- Apr. 21 (1 a.m.) 4,700 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for station at Hillsboro.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.- Backwater from debris July 27 to Sept. 3o; discharge computed on basis of 1 dlscharpe 

measurement, 1 observation of no flow, gage-height record, weather records, and records for station 

at Hillsboro.
66 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 

Goose River at Hillsboro, N. Dak.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°24', long. 97°03', in NW£ sec. 5, T. 145 N., R. 

5U W., 50 feet upstream from city water-supply dam.

Drainage area.- 1,200 square miles.

Records available.- March 1931 to September 1948 (no winter records prior to 1938).

.Average discharge.- 10 years (1938-48), 42.8 second-feet.

 Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,180 second-feet Apr. 16 (gage height, 10.63

 feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Feb. 1 to Mar. 18; minimum gage heigh4-,, -0.55 foot 

Oct. 1.

1931-48: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 16, 1948; no flow at times in 1936, 

1938-47.

Maximum stage known since 1897, 11.55 feet Mar. 25, 26, 1920, present datum (discharge, 4,800 second-feet). Stage in 1897 was about 3 feet higher.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, no 

or backwater from debris, which are fair.

Revisions (water years).- W 925: 1935, 1936, 1939.

ge-height record,

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

l" 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.7

.7 

.7

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.9 

1.0 

1.0 

1.1 

1.2

Nov.

1.3 

1.5

2.1 

*2.3

2.3 

2.5 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1

2.5 

2.3 

1.9 

1.9 

2.5

2.3 

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

2.8

2.8 

2.5 

2.5 

2.3 

2.1

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

1.9

Dec.

1.9 

2.3

*2.1 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

1.8 

1.7 

1.7

1.6 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.4

1.4

l'.3 

1.3 

1.3

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

.9 

.9

Jan.

0.8 

.8

.7 

.7

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6 

*.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

Feb.

0.1'

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

!l

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Month

Octo 

Hove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1947

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 200 sec. -ft.).- Apr.

Mar.

0.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

'*.! 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2 

.4

.6 

.8 

1.0 

1.1 

1.2

l'.5 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

Apr.

1.5 

1.5

3.0 

5.0

58 

310 

*511 

600 

*770

1,100 

1,400 

»1,900 

 2,700 

»3,800

4,010 

»3,820 

4,010 

4,150 

4,140

4,040 

4,000 

3,950 

3,360 

2,230

1,340 

863 

710 

749 

665

Secondfoot-days

23.8 

65.6 

45.2

18,868.3

14.0 

2.9 

16.5 

55,198.8 

4,588 

696 

485 

307.0 

28.5

61,471.3

May

474 

367 

321 

282 

250

223 

208 

208 

197 

173

151 

130 

120 

., Ill 

101

101 

107 

104 

101 

104

101 

90 

84 

78 

72

65 

60 

58 

53 

48 

46

Maximum

1.2 

2.8 

2.3

1,660

.8 

.1 

1.6 

4,150 

474 

44 

46 

18 

2.0

4,150

June

44 

41 

41 

44 

35

32 

29 

24 

24 

22

22 

18 

16 

15 

15

15 

15 

14 

14 

15

16 

20 

22 

24 

22

24 

22 

20 

16 

15

July

Minimum

0.6 

1.3 

.9

0

.2

.1 

.1 

1.5 

46 

14 

10 

2.0 

.2

.1

14 

14 

14 

16 

22

41 

46 

32 

22 

18

16 

15 

12 

11 

11

12 

11 

11 

10 

10

15 

14 

12 

11 

12

11 

11 

10 

10 

11 

10

Aug.

10 

10 

9.5 

11 

14

10 

9.5 

8.7 

7.9 

7.9

9.5 

14 

18 

18 

16

14 

12 

12 

13 

14

14 

12 

10 

8.0 

6.0

5.0 

4.0 

3.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

Mean

0.77 

2.19 

1.46

51.7

.45 

.10 

.53 

1,840 

148 

23.2 

15.6 

9.90 

.95

168

Sept.

2.0 

2.0 

1.9 

1.7 

1.9

1.7 

1.5 

1.3 

1.2 

1.1

1.1 

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.9

.8 

.8 

.7 

.7 

.6

.6 

.6 . 

.5 

.4 

.4

.3

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2

Runoff In 

acre-feat

47 

130 

90

37,420

28 

5.8 

33 

109,500 

9,100 

1,380 

961 

609 

57

121,900

16 (1:30 a.m.) 4,180 sec. -ft.

scharge measurement made on tills day. 

i Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 8 to Apr. 5, Apr. a-15. Ho gage-height record Aug. 18 to Sept. 2; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station at 

Portland. Backwater fron debris Sept. 3-30} discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measure- 

 nts and gage-height record.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASTN 67

Marsh River below Ada, Minn.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 47°17"50", long. 96°33'50", in NW^NW£ sec. 18, T. 144 N., R. 

46 W., at bridge on farm lane 1.9 miles west of Ada.

Record's available.- April to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 393 second-feet Apr. 16; maximim

gage neight observed, 8.40 feet Apr. 7 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge observed, 

3.0 second-feet Sept. 15 (gage height, 2.16 feet).

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

wnicn are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

B 

9 

10

11 

IS 

1Z 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Tt

lendar year

le period ......................

Mar. Apr.

50 

100 

180 

220 

250

240 

*220 

220 

220 

220

200 

200 

220 

260 

 300

383 

363 

363 

353 

343

333 

323 

313 

313 

293

303 

303 

303 

303 

293

Secondfoot-clays

7,985 

6,697 

3,033 

2,295 

1,109 

315.2

-

May

293 

283 

293 

283 

283

274 

274 

274 

265 

256

247 

238 

238 

229 

229

220 

212 

212 

212 

196

188 

188 

180 

164 

157

150 

143 

143 

136 

122 

115

Maximum

383 

293 

136 

101 

54 

19

-

June

115 

108 

101 

122 

129

136 

129 

122 

115 

122

108 

101 

95 

89 

89

74 

83 

83 

77 

77

77 

83 

95 

103 

101

108 

108 

95 

95 

95

Minimum

July

95 

95

101 

101 

39

89 

89 

83 

77 

77-

83 

83 

77 

71 

71

68 

71 

71 

66 

66

77 

66 

64 

58 

56

56 

56 

54 

58 

66 

61

50 

115 

74 

54 

18 

4.2

-

Aug.

43 

47 

54 

47 

38

37 

37 

37 

39 

39

47 

43 

43 

41 

49

41 

39

43 

35 

41

35

30 

28 

20 

21

19 

24 

24 

23 

26 

18

Mean

266 

216 

101 

74.0 

35.8 

10.5

-

Sept.

14 

16 

16 

12 

15

19 

10 

8.0 

8.2 

8.0

13 

14 

1 

.4 

.2

.4 

.4 

8.5 

7.4 

9.0

10 

8.5

12 

11 

7.4

9.0 

9.3 

8.5 

9.0 

9.0

R'moff in 

a-; re-feet

15,840 

13,280 

6,020 

4,550 

2,200 

625

42,520

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Apr. 6-15. No gage-weight record Apr. 1-5; discharge computed on basis of records for Marsh River near Shelly.
68 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 

Marsh River near Shelly, Minn.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 47°24'45", long. 96°45'50", in NE^NWt sec. 3, T. 145 N., R.

 48 W., on downstream truss of bridge 3^ miles southeast of Shelly and 10 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area.- 151 square miles.

Records available.- March 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,040 second-feet Apr. 13, 14; maximum

 gage height observed, 11.03 feet Apr. 7 (backwater from Ice); minimum discharge observed, 

5.3 second-feet Sept. 28, 29 (gage height, 1.12 feet).

1944-48: Maximum discharge, 4,150 second-feet Apr. 14, 1947 (gage height, 17.80 

feet, from floodmark); no flow on many days.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, shifting control, backwater 

rrom debris, or no gage-height record, which are fair. Gage read once daily.

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

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

Oct.

a78 

a78 

78 

a76 

a75

a74 

73 

73 

73 

a73

73 

a73 

73 

78 

880

82 

a8 2 

880 

a76 

a73

a70 

68 

68 

a 68 

68

a 68 

68 

68 

64 

64 

68

Nov.

a72 

a69 

64 

59 

55

59 

64 

64 

a 60 

55

a52 

a49 

a 44 

a44 

46

a48 

a53

60 

a SO 

60

a 60 

a 60 

60 

858 

854

852 

50 

848 

48 

848

Dec.

48 

855 

858 

856 

a 55

*55 

a52 

50 

850 

848

48 

848 

50 

850 

a 50

848 

844 

842 

42 

42

842 

844 

844 

44

846

46 

846 

844 

844 

842 

838

Jan.

836 

836 

836 

836 

838

38 

840 

842 

44 

*46

846 

a46 

844 

842 

40

38 

834 

834

832 

832

830 

830 

30 

828 

828

828 

a 28 

828 

828 

a30 

830

Feb.

830 

830 

828 

26 

824

24

822 

a22 

822 

22

822 

822 

824 

*26 

826

826 

a26 

828 

828 

826

a24

824 

824 

824 

826

826 

826 

26 

824

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1947

ter year 1947-4S ...................... \

Mar.

824 

824 

822 

822 

a22

820 

820 

818 

a!8 

a!6

a!6

816

a!8

818 

818

18 

820 

20 

*20 

822

824 

26 

828 

32 

38

50 

55 

860 

60 

865 

65

Apr.

110 

160 

220 

380 

650

900 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

950

8900 

a 900 

1,040 

1,040 

944

824

824 

8760 

693 

8650

630 

570 

510 

465 

8450

435 

a425 

420 

420 

420

Seoondfoot-days

2,263 

1,675 

1,471

83,406.3

1,098 

728 

895 

19,690 

8,240 

3,066 

2,357 

1,258 

350.8

43,091.8

May

8400 

8400 

390 

390 

8400

8390 

375 

8360 

345 

a330

315 

286 

8282 

272 

259

8255 

259 

8250 

234

222

211 

8205 

189 

178 

8170

158 

148 

8145 

a!50 

8142 

8130

Maximum

82 

72 

58

3,830

46 

30 

65 

1,040 

400 

155 

115 

62 

26

1,040

June

118 

109 

109 

allO 

114

8340 

a!55 

a!34 

118 

109

109 

100 

alOO 

96 

894

86 

a 90 

82 

880 

890

892 

86 

82 

86 

91

91 

allO 

96 

91 

898

Minimum

July

64 

44 

38

0

28 

22 

16 

110 

130 

80 

55 

24 

5.3

5.3

86 

a 90 

a96 

al!2 

8115

a 104 

a-33 

a90 

78 

78

73 

a34 

78 

876 

a76

a72 

69 

69 

69 

73

68 

68 

68 

63 

a32

57 

57 

857 

57 

55 

64

Aug.

62 

a56 

50 

45 

50

49 

42 

a42 

a42 

39

38 

41 

45 

45

45

B48 

a52 

45 

39 

44

39 

42 

38

33 

30

24 

24 

a26 

27 

27 

28

Mean

73.0 

55.8 

47.5

229

35.4 

25.1 

28.9 

656 

266 

102 

76.0 

40.6 

11.7

118

Sept.

26 

20 

15 

13

a!5

13 

a23 

17 

13 

all

al4 

al4 

8.8

13 

15

10 

8.2 

5.8 

a7.2 

all

8.8 

8.5 

8.8 

8.8 

8.2

9.8 

8.8 

5.3 

5.3 

5.5

Runoff in 

acre-feet

4,490 

3,320 

2,920

165,400

2,180 

1,440 

1,780 

39,050 

16,340 

6,080 

4,680 

2,500 

696

85,480

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for Marsh River below Ada and Buffalo River near Dllworth.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 15 to Apr. 10. Backwater from debris Oct. 8 

to Nov. 8. Shifting-control method used Sept. 1-ZO.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 69 

Sand Hill River at Beltrami, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 47°32'50", long. 96°32'00", in NE£SW£ sec. 16, T. 174 N., R. 

46 w., at highway bridge in Beltrami, a quarter of a mile north of post office, Datum 

of gage is 696.80 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Co-ps of 

Engineers).

Drainage area.- 324 square miles (includes that of Sand Hill ditch as the two ai"» crossconnected).

Records available.- March 1943 to September 1948 (winter records incomplete some years).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 75 second-feet Apr. 13; maximun gage 

neignt, 4.83 feet Apr. 9 (backwater from ice); no flow on many days.

1943-48: Maximum discharge observed, 167 second-feet June 12, 1947; maxianm gage 

height observed, 5.40 feet Apr. 4, 1943; no flow on many days in most years.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from debris, or 

no gage-height record, which are poor. Diversion through Sand Hill ditch (se3 following page) from point 5 miles above station, returns to river 4 miles below station. 

Gage read once daily.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

al.O 

a. 9 

a. 8 

a. 8 

a. 8

a. 8 

a. 8 

a. 9 

al.O 

1.2

al.9 

aS.O 

3.6 

3.4 

a3.2

al.O 

2.9 

2.6 

a2.3 

2.0

1.8 

al.7 

a2.2 

3.2 

2.8

a2.7 

2.6 

2.6 

a2.4 

a2.4 

2.2

Nov.

2.2 

2.2 

2.4 

a2.6 

a2.8

al.O 

3.1 

3.4 

a2.8 

2.2

2.2 

aS.O 

al.4

1.3 

1.2

al.2 

1.1 

1.0 

a. 9 

a. 8

a. 8 

a. 6 

a. 5 

a. 4 

«.4

a. 4 

a. 3 

.3 

.2 

a. 2

Dec.

> aO.2

*.2 

' a. 2

}..,

Jan.

 aO.l

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Feb.

(")

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Maro 

Aprl

MAV

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Lendar year

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

a. 2

a. 2 

a. 3 

a. 3 

«.4 

a. 4

a. 4 

a. 5 

a. 5 

a. 5 

a. 6 

a. 6

Apr.

a2.0 

aS.O 

a7.0 

aS.O 

alO

 12 

a20 

a30 

55 

65

a72 

a74 

75 

a72 

a70

a62 

a54 

a46 

a36 

31

a28 

a24 

21 

a!9 

a!7

a!6 

a!6 

a!7 

19 

a20

Seoondfoot-days

63.5 

43.9 

5.6

,r i.o 0 

4.9 

1,003.0 

180.0 

105.5 

301.0 

1S5.4 

54.2

1,898.0

May

a20 

a!9 

a!7 

a!4 

alO

aS.O 

a6.0 

a4.5 

aS.5 

3.3

3.7 

a3.8 

aS. 8 

a3.6 

a3.4

a3.6 

aS. 8 

a3.8 

a3. 6 

aS. 6

aS. 4 

a3.4 

a3.2 

a3. 2 

3.3

4.0 

3.7 

aS.7 

3.7 

aS. 4 

aS.O

Maximum

3.6 

3.4

-

0 

.6 

75 

20 

7.2 

43 

10

75

June

a2.5 

a2.0 

1.7 

a3.2 

at. 8

a7.0 

5.9 

aS.3 

4.7 

a3.4

2.2 

2.5 

a2.4 

a2.2 

2.0

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.0

1.7 

2.4 

4.6 

7.2 

a7.2

7.2 

a6.1 

5.0 

2.9 

a2.9

Minimum

July

2.6 

2.2 

aS.O 

al.7 

al.5

al.4 

al.4 

al.4 

a6.0 

23

43 

33 

27 

17 

10

a7.0 

a6.0 

a5.2 

a4.5 

a4.1

a6.0 

a9.5 

a!2 

a!2 

all

a9.0 

aS.O 

a7.5 

a7.5 

a8.5 

alO

0.8 

.2

-

0 

0 

0 

2.0 

3.0 

1.0 

1.4 

2.8

0

Aug.

10 

a9 0 

aS.O 

a6.0 

4.4

4.1 

3.6 

aS. 3 

aS.O 

aS.O

aJ.O 

a3.4 

3.8 

a3.9 

a4.0

4.1 1.8

ai. 5

f.2 

at. 9

at. 6 

4.2 

3.5 

aJ.O 

a?. 8

a?. 9 

5.7 

3.7 

4.0 

a*.0 

a*.0

Mean

2.05 

1.46 

.18

-

.03 

0 

.16 

33.4 

5.81 

3.52 

9.71 

4.37 

1.81

5.19

Sept.

I aJ.O 

I a2.0

> al.5 

I al.8

> al.5

1.4 

aL.4

I al.2

Runoff In 

acre-feet

126 

87 

11

-

2.0 

0 

9.7 

1,990 

357 

209 

597 

269 

108

3,770

* Winter dlecharge measurement or estimate or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, or computed on basis of discharge measurements, 

weather records, and records for stations In Sand Hill River Basin.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by loe Nov. 14 to Apr. 10. Backwater from debris Oct. 1 

to Nov. 13, May 25 to Aug. 21.

911165 0-50-6
70 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Sand Hill ditch at Beltrami, Minn.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 47°32'10", long. 96°32'00", in SE^NItf^ sec. 21, T. 147 N., R. 

4b w., at highway bridge in Beltrami, a quarter of a mile south of post office. Datum 

of gage is 893.50 feet above mean sea level, 1912 adjustment (levels by Corps of Engineers) .

Records available.- March 1943 to September 1948 (winter records incomplete most years).

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 650 second-feet Apr. 11; minimum discharge 

not determined; minimum gage height observed, 0.32 foot Sept. 14-18.

1943-48: Maximum discharge observed, 1,220 second-feet Apr. 16, 19^7; maximum gage 

height observed, 8.07 feet Apr. 3, 1943 (backwater from ice); no flow at times during 

most winter periods.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from debris, 

which are fair, and those for period iof no gage-height record, which are poor. Ditch 

diverts from Sand Hill River 4} miles above station and returns to river at point 3£ 

miles below station. Gage read once daily.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Corps' of Engineers.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 19"3

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

19 

19 

19 

19 

18

18 

18 

17 

17 

18

19 

20 

30 

20 

20

20 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

21

19 

20 

20 

19 

19 

19

Nov.

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

19 

19 

19 

a2Q

20 

20 

20 

20 

a20

20 

20 

20 

20 *20

20 

19 

a!8 

18 

18

Dec.

, a!7

1 ale

 16 

al6 

al6

> al4 

> alO

Jan.

I aS.O 

I a7.0

. aS.O

^ a3.0 

 a2.0

Feb.

al.O 

al.o 

a. 9 

a. 8 *.8

a. 8 

a. 8

. a. 7

, a. 8

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr!

MRV

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year

ter year!947-48 ...............

Mar.

> aO.8

 a2.0

L a4.0 

> a6.0

Apr.

alO 

a30 

alOO 

also 

a25o

 320 

380 

440 

500 

600

650 

629 

548 

574 

523

298 

343 

327 

298 

224

a210 

a!96 

183 

a!83 

183

161 

154 

154 

126 

161

Secondfoot -days

590 

590 

458

-

152.0 

22.9 

80.4 

8,905 

 2,011 

899 

762 

634 

359

15,463.3

May

168 

175 

154 

133 

112

105 

67 

a62 

58 

58

55 

52 

52 

52 

55

a54 

52 

49 

49 

46

46 

41 

38 

38 

36

36 

36 

33 

33 

33 

33

Maximum

21 

20

-

1.0

650 

175 

38 

29 

31 

14

650

June

33 

36 

38 

a38 

38

36 

33 

31 

a30 

29

27 

27 

27 

27 

25

a25 

25 

d24 

d22 

20

d26 

31 

33 

33 

33

a32 

31 

31 

29 

29

July

27 

25 

24 

a24 

2*

2<- 

23 

23 

2F 

21

Z1 

21 

21 

22 

2J

23 

2J 

23 

24 

24

25 

25 

a25 

25 

27

27 

27 

29 

29 

29 

29

Minimum

17

18

-

10 

33 

20 

22 

15 

11

-

Aug.

31 

29 

29 

27 

25

24 

20 

a20 

20 

20

20 

21 

22 

22 

a22

22

22 

22 

20 

19

18 

16 

17 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

a!6 

15 

15

r«an

19.0 

19.7 

14.8

-

4.90 

.79 

2.59 

297 

64.9 

30.0 

24.6 

20.5 

12.0

42.2

Sept.

14 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

a!2

12 

al2 

12 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

all 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

12

a!2 

12 

12 

12 

12

Runoff In 

acre-feet

1,170 

1,170 

908

-

301 

45 

159 

17,660 

3,990 

1,780 

1,510 

1,260 

712

30,660

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or computed on basis of discharge measurements, 

weather records, and records for Wild Rlee River near Hendrum.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

Note-.-- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 8 to Apr. 11. Backwater from debris Oct. 1 

to Nov. 7, Aug. 12 to Sept. 30.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 71

Sand Hill River at Climax, Minn.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 4? 0 36'10", long. 96°47'40", in SE^SE^ sec. 29, T. 148 N., R. 

4b w., at county highway bridge a quarter of a mile southeast of Climax. Datum of gage 

is 833.69 feet above mean sea level, 1912 adjustment (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 402 square miles. -

Records available.- March 1943 to September 1948 (winter records incomplete some years).

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,600 second-feet Apr. 14; maximum gage 

Height observed, 13.67 feet Apr. 13 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge not determined; minimum gage height observed, 0.83 foot Sept. 28, 30.

1943-48: Maximum discharge observed, 1,790 second-feet Apr. 19, 1947 (gage height, 

13.24 feet); minimum not determined.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from debris, 

which are fair, or those for period of doubtful or no gage-height record, which are 

poor. Gage read once daily.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

19" 19 

19 

18 

17

16 

16 

16 

15 

15

15 

16 

18 

20 

22

22 

23 

22 

21 

19

19 

21 

20 

21 

22

21 

21 

21 

21 

21 

22

Nov.

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

20 

20 

20

20 

19 

19 

19 

19

18 

18 

18 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

 17

a!7 

al7 

a!7 

al6 

al6

Dec.

1-

> a!3

1"

 10 

i alO

Jan.

> a9.0

> aS. 5

 8.5 

aS.S 

aS. 5 

aS.S

Feb.

y a7.5 

L a7.0 

j> a6.5

' a6.0 

1 aS.S

Month

Octo 

Hove

Dace

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

Hlkv

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

VI

mber 4 . . . _ , . _ _ ............ .......

lendar year

.ember > .. . » ......... * *

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

^ a5.5

. aS.O

 5.0 

aS.O 

aS.O

, a6.0

a7.0 

a7.0

 7.1 

I a7.5

a8.0 

aS.O

Apr.

aS.S 

 9.0 

alO 

a40 

alOO

a250 

a350 

a450 

 550 

750

 1,000 

al.200 

1,500 

1,600 

 1,500

1,300 

1,090 

782 

491 

341

278 

243 

227 

211 

a200

al90 

alSO 

a!70 

a!60 

alSO

Seoondfoot-daya

598 

559

350

-

271.0 

187.0 

180.1 

15,330.5 

2,354 

1,042 

1,047 

692 

381

22,991.6

May

a 140 

a!30 

a!2o 

112

 alOO

I a85 

V a70

> a55 

42

40 

40 

37 

35 

30 

33

Maximum

23 

21

1

8.0 

1,600 

140 

54 

52 

37 

,16

1,600

June

30 

29 

28 

33 

49

54 

46 

46 

52 

46

42 

35 

30 

28

26 

24 

25 

24 

23 

23

25 

24 

30 

37 

40

44

42 

40 

37 

30

July

Minimum

15 

16

-

8.5 

30 

23 

20 

16 

10

-

28 

26 

33 

28 

26

25 

22 

20 

20 

2)5

44

49 

52 

44 

40

35 

37 

40 

35 

IS

33 

33 

35 

42

37

35 

35 

33 

35 

29 

35

Aug.

Mean

19.3 

18.6 

11.3

-

8.74 

6. 45 

5.81 

511 

75.9 

34.7 

33.8 

22.3 

12.7

62.8

35 

37 

33 

29 

30

27 

25 

22 

21 

24

26 

24 

21 

21 

20

20 

22 

22 

22 

21

20 

17 

16 

18 

17

17 

16 

17 

17 

17 

18

Sept.

16 

16 

14 

14 

13

13 

13 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

13 

13 

12

13 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

11 

10 

10 

10

Runoff In 

 ore-feet

1,190 

1,110 

694

-

538 

371 

357 

30,410 

4,670 

2,070 

2,080 

1,370 

756

45,620

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Wild Rice River near Hendrum. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 8 to Apr. 14 (doubtful gage-height record 

Nov. 10-24). Backwater from debris Oct. 1 to Nov. 7.
72 RED RIVER Of1 THE NORTH BASIN 

Lower Red Lake near Red Lake, MInn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°57', long. 95°17', in NW^ sec. 28, T. 152 N., R. 

36 W., just upstream from dam at outlet, 18 miles northwest of village of Red Lake. 

Datum of gage is 1,169.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels and adjustments by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,950 square miles.

Hecprds available.- May 1933 to September 1948 and April 1930 to September 1933 at site on 

upper Kea iiake at Waskish. June 1930 to November 1932 at site at Redby.

Extremes.- 1930-48: Maximum gage height, 8.25 feet June 10, 1947; minimum recorded, 0.80 

foot Nov. 20, 1936.

Remarks.- Water level subject to fluctuation caused by change in direction and velocity of 

wind" and by seiches.

Qage height, In feet, 1947-48

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

31

30

31

6.57

6.36

6.28

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

31

29

31

6.21

6.3J9

6.313

Apr.

May

June

30

31

30

6.58

6.55

6.31

July

Aug.

Sept

31

31

30

6.01

5.93

5.43

7- Only montn-ena readings puonsnea

Red Lake River near Red Lake, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°57', long. 95°17', in NW£ sec. 28, T. 152 N., R. 

36 W., just downstream from dam at outlet of Lower Red Lake, 18 miles northwest of 

village of Red Lake, Minn. Datum of gage is 1.169.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,950 square miles.

Records available.- May 1933 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 339 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,210 second-feet May 23; maximum gage height, 

6.88 feet Oct. 23 (backwater from aquatic vegetation); minimum discharge, 254 secondfeet Sept. 8 (gage height, 5.33 feet, Backwater from aquatic vegetation).

1933-48: Maximum discharge, 1,960 Second-feet June 10, 1947 (gage height, 7.41 

feet); no flow Sept. 19, 1933, Aug. 31 to Sept. 10, Oct. 1, 1935, May 16, 17, 19-22, 

Nov. 20, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good. Plow completely regulated by Red Lake.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1943

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

822 

845 

822 

815 

830

838 

845 

882 

845

860

852 

800 

793 

852 

875

852 

822 

822 

830 

838

882 

800 

1,020 

845 

830

808 

80S 

838 

845 

822 

830

Nov.

815 

808 

830 

830 

724

765 

688 

536 

600 

652

751 

670 

724 

815 

838

758 

744 

*744 

724 

724

730 

724 

758 

751

737

744 

737 

737 

737 

744

Dec.

772 

786 

800 

808 

808

815 

793 

786 

800 

786

793 

786 

793 

786 

786

793 

793 

800 

800 

786

779 

779 

772 

765 

765

765 

758 

765 

758

*751 

751

Jan.

765 

765 

765 

765 

751

751 

751 

751 

737 

737

744 

724 

724 

737 

718

718 

718 

712 

712 

706

694 

706 

706 

706 

694

694 

668 

694 

694 

694 

694

Feb.

682 

676 

676 

*658 

646

646 

634 

640 

646 

646

640 

640 

646 

640 

652

640 

628 

634 

628 

634

634 

646 

634 

628 

634

634 

646 

646 

640

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1947

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

640 

640 

640 

*634 

634

634 

634 

628 

622 

622

622 

622 

640 

646 

646

634 

652 

670 

658 

676

688 

700 

*676 

682 

688

712 

718 

718 

718 

*724 

712

Apr.

706 

706 

724 

700 

706

706 

712 

730 

737 

737

737 

737 

744 

751 

751

751 

779 

779 

808 

808

822 

875 

890 

920 

950

988 

988 

988 

1,020 

988

Seeondfoot-days

26,068 

22,139 

24,278

284,553

22,415 

18,674 

20,530 

24,238 

31,886 

26,268 

20,065 

14,073 

11,521

262,155

May

950 

1,020 

1,020 

1,020 

1,020

1,060 

1,100 

1,100 

1,100 

1,100

1,060 

1,020 

1,020 

1,060 "912

1,020 

1,020 

1,100 

1,020 

1,020

1,020 

1,060 

1,100 

1,060 

1,020

988 

1,020 

988 

988 

950 

950

Maximum

1,020 

838 

815

1,690

765 

682 

724 

1,020 

1,100 

1,060 

838 

524 

444

1,100

June

98S 

950 

950 

1,060 

988

920 

875 

950 

928 

928

882 

838 

845 

912 

882

860 

905 

838 

772 

793

838 

868 

860 

838 

890

830 

815 

779 

700 

786

July

808 

786 

779 

765 

779

838 

800 

724 

718

712

724 

744 

737 

682 

652

548 

580 

595 

580 

610

718 

610 

552 

556 

516

452 

532 

556 

532 

408 

472

Minimum

793 

536

751

380

688 

628 

622 

700 

912 

700 

408 

412 

349

349

Me

Aug.

492 

508 

520 

500 

492

484 

476 

480 

524 

464

448 

480 

468 

456 

440

448 

436 

433 

448 

422

422 

419 

430 

422 

412

426 

436 

419 

433 

419 

416

 VI

841 

738 

783

780

723 

644 

662 

808 

1,029 

876 

647 

454 

384

716

Sept.

412 

402 

412 

391 

391

402 

374 

381 

358 

349

374 

352 

374 

419 

444

374 

381 

378 

378 

433

398 

381 

388 

391 

374

368 

352 

358 

371 

361

Runoff In 

acre-feet

51,710 

43,910 

48,150

564,400

44,460 

37,040 

40,720 

48,080 

63,240 

52,100 

39,800 

27,910 

22,850

520,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on this flay.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 9 to Mar. 28.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 73

Red Lake River at High Landing, near Goodridge, Mlnn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°03', long. 95°48', on line between sees. 28 and 

 <J9, T. 153 N.. R. 40 W., at bridge at High Landing, 7 miles south of Goodridge and 33 

miles upstream from Thief River.

Dra&iage area.- 2,300 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 333 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,390 second-feet Apr. 20 (gage height, 9.20 

feet); minimum, 372 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 4.50 feet, backwater from 

aquatic vegetation).

1930-48: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 20, 1948; no flow during infrequent 

periods in 1931-34, 1936, 1937.

Remarks.- Records are good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Flow 

partly regulated by Red Lake.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,030 

1,030 

1,030 

1,050 

1,050

1,030 

1,030 

1,050 

1,050 

1,050

1,050 

1,050 

1,070 

1,070 

1,050

1,050 

1,050 

1,050 

1,030 

1,030

1,050 1,030" 

1,030 

1,050 

1,050

1,050 

1,050 

1,050 

1,050 

1,050 

1,070

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Nov.

1,070 

1,070 

1,070 

1,070 

1,070

1,070 

1,070 

942 

900 

900

900 

850 

850 

850 

850

850 

800 

*800 

8OO 

800

800 

800 

800 

800 

800

800 

800 

800 

800 

800

Dec.

800 

800 

800 

800 

800

800 

800 

800 

800 

750

750 

750 

750 

750 

.750

750 

750 

750 

750 

750

750 

750 

*750 

750 

750

750 

750 

750 

750 

750 

750

Jan.

750 

750 

750 

750 

750

750 

750 

750 

700 

700

700 

700 

700 

700 

700

650 

650 

650 

650 

650

650 

650 

650 

650 

650

650 

650 

650 

*650 

650 

650

Feb.

650 

600 

600 

600 

600

600 

600 

550 

550 

550

550 

550 

550 

550 

550

550 

550 

550 

550 

550

550 

550 

550 

550 

550

*550 

600 

600 

600

Month

lendar year 1947 

ary

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

6OO 

600 

600 

600 

60O

600 

600 

600 

600 

550

550 

550 

550 

550 

550

600 

600 

600 

600 

650

650 

700 

*700 

700 

750

750 

750 

750 

750 

750 

*750

Apr.

750 

750 

7EO 

800 

850

850 

950 

950 

1,000 

1,000

1,100 

1,200 

1,300 

1,400 

1,500

1,800 

2,200 

2,990 

*3,310 

3,390

3,230 

2,990 

2,780 

2,640 

2,500

2,310 

2,190 

2,130 

2,070 

2,010

Secondfoot -days

32,430 

26,582 

23,700

332,159

21,300 

16,500 

19,750 

53,690 

45,470 

26,523 

19,026 

13,873 

11,985

310,829

May

1,960 

1,900 

1,840 

1,790 

1,790

1,750 

1,700 

1,700 

1,650 

1,600

1,600 

1,550 

1,500 

1,500 

1,500

1,500 

1,460 

1,460 

1,410 

1,320

1,320 

1,280 

1,280 

1,230 

1,180

1,180 

1,140 

1,140 

1,120 

1,070 

1,050

Maximum

1,070 

1,070 

800

2,660

750 

650 

750 

3,390 

1,960 

1,050 

754 

514 

401

3,390

June

1,050 

1,030 

1,010 

1,010 

1,010

986 

964 

986 

964 

964

942 

921 

900 

878 

878

856 

856 

835 

835 

792

814 

814 

814 

814 

792

792 

792 

754 

735 

735

Minimum

July

716 

716 

754 

754 

716

697 

697 

678 

659 

640

640 

621 

602 

602 

602

602 

584 

584 

584 

567

567 

567 

567 

550 

550

532 

532 

532 

532 

550 

532

1,030 

800 

750

380

S50 

550 

550 

750 

1,050 

735 

532 

401 

386

386

Aug.

514 

514 

49^ 

48' 

481

467 

46"3 

449 

449 

46?

465 

46) 

449

44"? 

46>

46> 46" 

44' 

435 

435

417 

417 

417 

417 

417

417 

401 

417 

417 

417 401

Mean

1,046 

886 

765

910

687 

569 

637 

1,790 

1,467 

884 

614 

448 

400

849

Sept.

401 

401 

401 

401 

401

401 

401 

401 

401 

401

401 

401 

401 

401 

401

401 

401 

401 

401 

401

401 

401 

401 

401 

401

401 

401 

386 

386 

386

Runoff In 

acre-feet

64,320 

52,720 

47,010

658,800

1 42,250 

38,730 

39,170 

106,500 

90,190 

52,610 

37,740 

27,520 

25,770

616,500

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 9 to Apr. 17.
74 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Red Lake River at Crookston, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°47' , long. 96°36', in sec. 30, T. 1SO,N., R. 46 

w., at highway bridge in Crookston, a quarter of a mile downstream froir dam and powerhouse of Crookston Light & Power Co. Datum of gage is 833.03 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1989.

Drainage area.- 5,880 square miles.

Records available.- May 1901-to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 47 years, 954 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,520 second-feet Apr. 19; maximum gage height, 

iH.Ob feet Apr. 8 {badc/ater from ice); minimum discharge, 200 second-feet Sept. 86 

(gage height, 3.40 feet, backwater from aquatic vegetation).

1901-48: Maximum discharge observed (revised), 14,600 second-feet Apr. 15, 1906; 

minimum, 2.0 second-feet Dee. 14-16, 1937.

Revisions.- The figures of maximum discharge for some water years hfve been revised, 

as sncwn in the. following table. They supersede those published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

207

405

435

505

505

545

605

645

685

Water 

year

1906

1915

1916

1919

1920

1922

1925

1927

1989

Date

Apr. 15

June 29

Apr. 17

July 5

Mar. 25

May 13

June 9

Apr. 13

Mar. 19

Gage height 

(feet)

21.0

14.25

21.8

21.1

23.3

13.0

13.5

14.0

14.9

Discharge 

(second-feet)

14,600

7,860

13,900

13,300

9,520

6', 910

7,300

7,700

7,620

Rr-n'/a-ks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from aquatic 

vegetation, which are fair. Plow regulated by power plants above station.

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge for high-water periods in the water years 1906, 

1915, 1916, 1919, 1980, 1922, 1985, 1927, and 1989 are given herewith. They supersede 

those published in Water-Supply Papers 807, 405, 435, 505, 545, 605, 645, 685, and 875.

Day 

(wa,ter year)

1905-6 

Apr. 14. ....

15.....

16.....

1914-15

June 27. ....

28.....

"9... ..

30. ....

July 1.....

2. ....

3. ....

4. ....

5... ..

1915-18

Apr. 12.....

13.....

14.....

15.....

16.....

17.....

18.....

19.....

20.....

21.....

22.....

2J,....

24. ...

25. ...

26. ...

27. ...

28. ...

29. ...

30. ...

May 1 . ...

2. ... -

3. ...

4. ...

5. ...

6. ...

7. ...

8. ...

9. ...

10. ...

11. ...

1918-19...

July 3 .....

4.. ...

Discharge 

(second-fteet)

13,400

14,600

13,400

4,940

7,300

7,62D

7,230

6,830

6,360

5,800

5,370

4,860

5,650

7,860

9,520

11,300

IK, 500

13,600

13,300

11,600

10.6OO

10,100

9.99P

9,830

9.52D

.9,200

8,810

8,570

8,250

7,940

7,460

6,990

6,750

6,360

6,040

5,880

5,720

5,410

5,250

5,100

4,860

4,630

7,540

11,600

Day 

(water year)

1918-19--Cont. 

July 5.....

6... ..

7.....

a.....

9.....

10.....

11.....

12.....

13.....

14.....

15.....

16.....

17.....

18.....

19.....

1919-20

Mar. 25.....

2S.....

27.....

28.....

29.....

30.....

31.....

Apr. 1.....

2.....

3. ....

12... ..

13. ....

14.....

15.....

16. ....

1921-22

Apr. 10.....

11. ....

13.....

May 12.....

13.....

14.... .

15.. ...

1924-25

June 8. ....

9.... .

10. ....

11.... .

12.....

Discharge 

(second-feet)

13,100

12,400

10,500

9,040

8,250

7,700

7,230

6,910

6,520

6,360

6,280

6,040

5,720

5,330

4,860

9,520

8,650

7,970

7,290

6,610

5,930

5,250

5,330

5,65O

4,780

4,710

4,780

4,710

4 , 860

5,170

5,330

4,940

4,780

5,720

6,910

6,040

5,410

5,330

7,3OO

6,440

5,570

4,710
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 75

Revised figures of discharge for high-water periods for 

Red Lake at Crookston, Hlnn. Continued

Day 

(water year)

1926-27

Apr. 11....

12....

13....

14... .

15....

16....

17....

18... ,

19....

20....

21....

22....

May 6 ....

10....

11....

12....

13....

14....

IS....

16....

17. ...

18....

19....

20....

.

Discharge 

(second-feet)

5,650

6,750

7,070

5,490

5,330

5,410

5,330

5,330

5,490

5,250

4,940

4,710

4,630

5,720

6,520

6,280

5,800

5,800

5,720

5,720

5,960

5,490

4,940

5,020

Day 

(water year)

1926-27--Cont.

Hay 24 > ....

25.....

26.....

27.....

28.....

29.....

30.. ...

31.....

June 2 .....

1928-29

Mar. 17....

18. ...

19....

20....

21....

22....

23....

24....

25....

26....

27....

28....

29....

30....

Discharge 

(second-feet)

6,520

7,150

7,150

6,830

6,520

6,120

5,410

4,940 '

4,630

4,930

6,280

7,620

7,070

6,520

5,960

5,410

5,230

5,040

4,860

4,920

4,980

5,040

5,100

Month

Water year 1905-6... 

Calendar year 1906..

Water year 1914-15.. 

Calendar year 1915. .

Water year 1915-16.. 

Calendar year 1916..

March 25-31, 1920.....

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

Water year 1921-22. . 

Calendar year 1922..

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

Water year 1926-27. . 

Calendar year 1927..

Water year 1928-29.. 

Calendar year 1929. .

Maximum

14,600 

14,600

7,620 

7,620

13,600 

13,600

9,520

6,910

6,910 

6,910

4,630

7,150

7,150

7,620 

7,620

Minimum

289 

152

5,250

1,030

125

1,140

_

90 

90

Mean

2,380 

2,130

2 'SO

1,030 

1,030

1,950 

2,030

7,320

2,610

819 

790

2,710

1,420 

1,490

983 

838

Acre -feet

1,720,000 

1,540,000

743,000 

745,000

1,410,000

1,470,000

102,000

160,000

593,000 

572,000

161,000

1,030,000 

1,080,000

712,000 

607,000

Rating tible, water year 1947-48, except periods of Ice effect or 

backwater from aquatic vegetation (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In second-feet)

3.6 331

4.0 507

5.5 1,260

7.0 2,150

9.0 3,540

11.0 5,020

13.0 6,600

15.0 8,360

16.2 9,520
76 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Red Lake River at Crookston, Mlnn., 

water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7a

9 

10

11

12 

IS 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct..

1,160 

1,290 

1,160 

1,290 

1,180

1,060 

1,260 

1,160 

1,180 

1,180

1,130 

1,400 

1,160 

1,400 

1,100

1,340 

1,290 

1,290 

1,260 

1,130

1,320 

1,130 

1,180 

»1,340 

1,230

1,200 

1,200 

1,320 

1,290 

1,230 

1,290

Nov.

1,200 

1,260 

1,260 

1,160 

1,320

1,320 

1,230 

1,200 

1,100 

700

380 

340 

400 

700 

900

950 

900 

900 

900 

850

750 

700 

600 

800 

 650

800 

800 

850 

900 

950

Dec.

1,000 

1,100 

1,100 

950

1,000

1,000 

1,100 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000

950 

900 

950 

950 

1,000

950 

»900 

950 

1,000 

1,000

1,000 

1,000 

950 

900 

1,000

1,000 

950 

950 

1,000 

950 

850

Jan.

1,000 

950 

950 

1,100 

1,100

1,000 

1,100 

1,000 

1,100 

950

1,100 

950 

1,000 

1,000 

900

850 

900 

900 

900 

850

900 

800 

800 

800 

750

700 

750 

 850 

800 

800 

750

Feb.

750 

700 

750 

750 

700

700 

650 

600 

6SO 

600

600 

600 

6SO 

550 

550

650 

650 

650 

550 

650

600 

650 

650 

590 

650

600 

600 

650 

»600

Month

Octo 

Hove

Deoe

Ca

janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

Mflv

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1947

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

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

650

600 

650 

600 

600

650 

650 

700 

600 

600

600 

600 

600 

650 

600

650 

550 

700 

650 

750

550 

700 

550 

850 

850

750 

950 

700 

»850 

700 

850

Apr.

650 

800 

950 

1,800 

»4,200

6,000 

7,500 

8,000 

7,000 

6,500

7,000 

»7,000 

7,000 

7,500 

8,000

8,500 

«,000 

9,500 

9,500 

»9,320

8,820 

8,450 

8,000 

7,460 

7,100

6,760 

6,440 

6,120 

5,880 

5,800

Secondfoot -days

38,200 

26,770 

30,350

680,452

28,300 

18,500 

20,950 

196,550 

105,690 

32,130 

29,595 

20,439 

17,006

564,480

May

5,560 

5,320 

5,170 

5,020 

4,870

4,800 

4,640 

4,500 

4,270 

3,900

3,750 

3,680 

3,680 

3,470 

3,400

3,330 

3,260 

3,260 

3,190 

2,980

2,560 

2,560 

2,350 

2,280 

2,220

2,080 

2,020 

1,960 

1,890 

1,890 

1,830

Maximum

1,400 

1,320 

1,100

12,200

1,100 

750 

950 

9,500 

5,560 

1,710 

1,890 

980 

755

9,500

June

1,650 

1,710 

1,590 

1,290 

955

1,100 

1,230 

1,160 

1,100

980

1,030 

905 

955 

1,030 

955

930 

905 

880 

880 

830

980 

980 

1,030 

1,030 

1,130

1,000 

955 

1,100 

880 

980

July

Minimum

1,060 

340 

850

340

700 

550 

550 

650 

1,830 

830 

615 

526 

364

340

9C5 

9C5 i.oeo

1,540 

1,770

1,890 

l,4fO 

1,2 JO i.ieo

l.OEO 

1,100

i.iro

1,030 

9EO 

7EO

7£5 

7£5 

6?5

7EO 

7£5

7F5 

6EO 

7£5 

7EO 

615

7E5 

6E5 

625 

7C5 

7C5 

3C5

Aug.

780 

980 

905 

730 

650

635 

62S 

536

585 

620

541 

555 

680 

590 

595

680 

541 

526 

635 

755

755 

630 

680 

655 

705

640 

585 

680 

680 

730 

555

Mean

1,232 

892 

979

1,864

913 

638 

676 

6,552 

3,409 

1,071 

955 

659 

567

1,542

Sept.

755 

615 

655 

680 

620

550 

730 

620 

605 

680

655 

615 

605 

630 

645

605 

605 

640 

570 

536

456 

474 

474 

474

433

364 

424

420 

438 

433

Runoff in 

acre-feet

75,770 

53,100 

60,200

1,350,000

56,130 

36,690 

41,550 

389,900 

209,600 

63,730 

58,700 

40,540 

33,730

1,120,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 8 to Apr. 19. 

tlon Aug. 10 to Sept. 30.

Backwater from aquatic vegeta-
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 77

Thief River near Thief River Falls, Hinn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 48°11', long. 96°10' , in sec. 

a, T. 154 N., R. 43 W., 5 miles north of city of Thief River Falls and 7 miles upstream 

from mouth. Datum of gage is 1.112.33 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1923 {levels 

by Minnesota Highway Department).

Drainage area.- 959 square miles.

Records available.- July 1909 to September 1917, April 1920 to September 1921, October 1922 

£o septemcer 1S24, October 1928 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 30 years {1909-17, 1922-24, 1928-48), 96.9 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,850 second-feet Apr. 19; maximum gage height, 

J.0..94 feet Apr. 15 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 0.5 second-foot Mar. 6, 

Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 3.97 feet June 21.

1909-17, 1920-21, 1922-24, 1928-48: Maximum discharge observed, 4,080 seco"d-feet 

Apr. 23, 1916 {gage height, 14.5 feet); no flow in fall and winter of several years.

Flood of July 1919 reached a stage of 16.3 feet, according to floodmarks established 

by observer {discharge, 5,040 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from debris,

snirtlng control, and those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. Flow 

partly regulated by Thief and Mud Lakes and swamps above station. Some water diverted 

into Mud Lake which is used as a game preserve.

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

83 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

7.7 

8.2 

8.2 

8.2 

7.8

7.2 

7.8 

6.3 

6.7 

7.7

7.7 

10 

10 

10 

11

18 

18 

10 

9.5 

8.6

7.7 

9.5 

6.7 

9.0 

9.5

8.8 

8.8 

9.0 

9.5 

9.5 

10

NOV.

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

10

11

11 

10 

9.5 

9.0 

7.7

7.0 

6.5 

5.5 

6.0 

7.5

9.0 

9.5 

10 

 10 

10

9.5 

8.5 

7.5 

6.5 

6.0

100 

369 

354 

324 

305

Dec.

294 

280 

260 

240 

240

840 

240 

280 

93 

28

20 

16 

12 

11 

10

8.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

6.5 

7.0 

 7.0 

7.5 

8.5

8.5 

8.5 

8.0 

7.5 

7.0 

6.0

Jan.

4.6 

4.0 

3.6 

3.4 

3.8

3.2 

3.0 

3.0 

2.6 

8.4

8.4 

8.2

1.9 

1.8 

1.7

1.5 

1.3 

1.2 

1.1 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

.8 

.8 *.8

Feb.

0.8 

.8

'.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.7 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

Month

Octo 

Hove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

MAV

June 

July 

Augxi 

Sept

Wa

mber ...... ..........---...-.-..--.....

lendar year 1947

Bt........ ...............................

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

0.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.6

.6 

.7 

.7 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.8 

1.8

80 

 190 

150 

75 

38

16 

12 

8.0 

6.0 

5.5 

 11

Apr.

150 

140 

130 

110 

100

130 

150 

160 

260 

300

400 

 550 

700 

900 

1,800

1,400 

1,590 

1,750 

1,820 

1,750

1,690 

1,650 

1,580 

1,550 

1,590

1,590 

1,590 

1,620 

1,650 

1,650

Secondfoot -days

278.2 

1,666.8 

2,320.5

66,344.5

59.1 

19.0 

605.4 

29,790 

30,323 

1,070.0 

1,945 

2,918 

3,240.1

74,228.5

May

1,590 

1,550 

1,550 

1,580 

1,490

1,460 

1,480 

1,420 

1,330 

1,200

1,170 

1,140 

1,100 

1,040 

943

943 

943 

911 

783 

703

655 

639 

623 

591 

575

543 

527 

511 

495 

479 

479

Maximum

12 

369 

294

1,560

4.6 

.8 

190 

1,880 

1,590 

463 

301 

192 

185

1,820

June

463 

149 

41 

31 

27

87 

87 

25

21 

13

10 

6.3 

4.3 

2.7

1.7

1.3 

1.0 

.8 

.7 

.6

.7 

1.9 

14 

89 

29

38 

32 

28 

25 

25

July

21 

18 

79 

836 

301

250 

195 

139 

111 

93

60 

46 

43 

35 

29

87 

24 

81 

18 

16

18 

84 

22 

19 

18

15 

14 

18

12 

13 

16

Minimum

6.3 

5.5 

6.0

O

.8 

.6 

.6 

100 

479 

.6 

12 

10 

.7

.6

Aug.

ie

2C 

21ie ie

if 11

1C

IP

10

ir

IF 

11 

12 

17

18 

75 

177 

198 

198

190 

190 

187 

187 

187

187 

1S7 

187 18 ri

isr>

18'?

Mean

8.78 

55.5 

74.9

182

1.91 

.66 

19.5 

993 

978 

35.7 

62.7 

94.1 

108

203

Sept.

182 

179 

179 

185 

182

188 

179 

179 

179 

177

174 

174 

178 

178 

172

166 

86 

71 

67 

43

25 

84 

22

21 

20

16 

6.7 

3.0 

1.7 

.7

Runoff in 

acre-feet

540 

3,300 

4,600

131,600

117 

38 

1,200 

59 ,090 

60,140 

2,180 

3,860 

5,790 

6,430

147,200

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. U-26, Dec. 2-8, Dec. 12 to Apr. 16 (no gageheight record Jan. 23-30, Mar. 27-3O, Apr. 2-5; discharge computed on basis of weather records and 

records of nearby stations. Backwater from debris Oct. 1 to Nov. 8. Shifting-control method used 

June 17 to July 3, July 16 to Aug. 17, Sept. 19-29.
78 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Clearwater River at Plummer, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°55', long. 96°03', in SE^SWi sec. 4, T. 151 N., 

H. 45J W., on U. S. Highway 59, three-quarters of a mile northwest of Plumraer. Datum 

of gage is 1,099.12 feet, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 512 square miles.

Records available.- April 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 929 second-feet Apr. 25, 26; maximum gage

neignt, 7.52 feet- Apr. 7 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 27 second-feet Sept. 

25 (gage height, 2.45 feet).

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 1,420 second-feet June 11, 1947; maximum gage height, 

8.51 feet Apr. 15, 1940 (backwater fr»om ice); minimum discharge, 7.9 feet Aug. 18, 1940 

(gage height, 2.05 feet, backwater from aquatic vegetation).

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

(gage height, in feet and

2.5

2.8

3.1

3.5

Oct. 1

30

55

91

149

(Backw

to Apr. 7

4.0

4.5

5.2

ater from

240

346

523

discharge, In second-fee

debris Oct. 1-21)

Apr. 8

24 24

2

2

3

3

5 30

8 55

1 91

5 149

to Sept.

4.0

4.5

5.0

6.0

6.8

240

346

463

714

929

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

122 

124 

124 

125 

128

128 

130 

130 

130 

130

132 

132 

137 

137 

137

137 

136 

136 

132 

131

130 

126 

125 

126 

125

122 

116 

113 

112 

112 

112

Nov.

Ill 

109 

108 

108 

108

106 

104 

86 

70 

90

100 

100 

90

70

70

70 

70 

75 

75 

80

80 

80 

80 

 75 

75

70 

70 

70 

65 

65

Dec.

65 

70 

70 

70 

75

75 

75 

75 

70 

70

70 

70 

70

70 

70

70 

70 

70 

70 

70

70 70 

70 

65 

65

65 

65 

65 

65 

65 

60

Month

Octo 

Hove

Dace

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

MAV

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Jan.

60 

60 

60 

60 

60

60 

60 

65 

65 

60

60 

60 

55 

55 

55

50 

48 

48 

48 

46

46 

44 

42 

42

40

40 

38 

38 

38 

*38 

38

Feb.

38 

34 

34 

34 

34

34 

32 

32 

30 

30

30 

30 

32 

32 

34

34 

36 

38 

37 

36

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

34 

*34 

36 

36

lendar year 1947 

ary

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

34 

36 

36 

34 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

38 

 38 

38 

38

40

42 

46 

50 

55 

60 

 65

Apr.

70 

75 

80 

140 

240

 380 

500 

550 

600 

600

650 

600 

 600 

624 

662

714 

766 

793 

820 

820

847 

874 

874 

901 

929

929 

901 

874 

874 

847

Secondfoot-days

3,937 

2,530 

2,140

95,757

1,579 

982 

1,206 

19,134 

14,005 

1,649 

2,395 

1,509 

1,040

52,110

May

820 

793 

766

740 

714

714 

688 

649 

636

611

586 

561 

548 

536 

536

524 

499 

463 

404 

324

277 

248 

224 

203 

183

160 

143 

130

iia

109 

98

Maximum

137 

111 

75

1,400

65 

38 

65 

929 

820 

90 

183 

68 

45

929

June

90 

81 

73 

71 

66

65 

65 

58 

59 

63

56 

52 

50 

49 

48

46 

44 

41 

40 

38

40 

41 

52 

50 

44

48 

49 

53

57 

60

Minimum

July

112 

65 

60

34

38 

30 

34 

70 

98 

38 

51 

42 

28

28

6? 

64 

113 

18.3 

149

115 

9A 

82 

83 

86

83 

81

73 

70 

67

7C

ee

64 

5£

se

6? 

67 

65 

58 

56

54 

53 

51 

52 

78 

81

Aug.

68 

59 

55 

53 

50

49 

47 

46 

48 

55

59 

56 

53 

52 

51

50 

49 

46 

44 

44

43 

42 

42 

42 

42

43 

44 

46 

45 

44 

42

Mean

127 

84.3 

69.0

262

50.9 

33.9 

38.9 

638 

452 

55.0 

77.4 

48.7 

34.7

142

Sept.

41 

41 

40 

40 

41

43 

44 

45 

44 

43

40 

38 

36 

34 

33

32 

31 

29 

28 

28

29 

29 

29 

30 

28

29 

29 

29 

29 

28

Runoff in 

acre-feet

7,810 

5,020 

4,240

189,900

3,130 

1,950 

2,390 

37,950 

27,780 

3,270 

4,760 

2,990 

2,060

103,400

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 10 to Apr. 13.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 79

Clearwater River at Red Lake Palls, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°-S3', long. 96° 17", in sec. 22, T. 151 N., R. 44 

w., at Great Northern Railway bridge at Red Lake Palls, If miles upstream from mouth 

and 2 miles downstream from nearest tributary, which enters from left. Datum of gage 

is 949.49 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,370 square miles.

Records available.- June 1909 to September 1917, November 1934 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 21 years (1909-17, 1935-48), 265 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,000 second-feet Apr. 7; maximum gage height, 

1U.9V feet Apr. 6 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 0.2 second-foot Mar. 19 

(gage height, 1.23 feet, backwater from ice).

1909-17, 1934-48: Maximum discharge, 5,430 second-feet Apr. 15, 1947; no f^ow 

Sept. 15, 1936, Sept. 14, 1939, Aug. 19-22, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair, and 

those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Plow partly regulated by Clearwater 

Lake and several smaller lakes. Diurnal fluctuation caused by mill 600 feet a^ove 

station.

Revisions (water years).- W 355: '1911, 1912.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

30' 29 

31

Oct.

146 

149 

152 

146 

146

140 

143 

149 

149 

 146

152

166 

163 

166 

169!

169 

169 

169 

166 

158

158 

158 

158 

160 

155

160 

166 

160 

155 

152 

149

Nov.

152 

152 

149 

149 

158

152 

149 

138 

95 

65

70 

85 

75 

100 

100

100 

95 

100 

110 

110

110 

110 

100 

 95 

95

90 

90 

80 

70 

75

Dec.

85 

90 

80 

75 

80

85 

80 

70 

80 

70

85 

85 

85 

85 

75

75 

70 

75 

75 

80

85 

 80 

80 

80 

80

80 

80 

80 

80 

75 

70

Month

OcttJ 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

MAV

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Jan.

70 

70 

70 

70 

75

70 

70 

70 

65 

60

65 

60 

55 

50 

50

48 

44 

44 

46 

46

46 

42 

42 

42 

42

40 

40 

40 

40 

 42 

42

Feb.

42 

42 

38 

34 

34

32 

30 

28 

26 

28

28 

26 

28 

28 

30

30 

30 

30 

28 

24

26 

26 

26 

28 

28

28 

30 

30 

 30

lendar year 1947

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

30 

30 

30 

28 

28

26 

26 

26 

26 

24

24

26 

28 

28 

30

32 

36 

38 

42

60

65 

70 

85 

85 

95

100 

110 

140 

»160 

180 

200

Apr.

180 

160 

170 

650 

1,700

2,600 

3,000 

2,800 

2,400 

2,500

2,600 

 2,400 

2,560 

2,480 

2,400

2,480 

2,480 

2,480 

2,400 

2,240

2,080 

2,010 

1,940 

1,860 

1,820

1,750 

1,640 

1,570 

1,500 

1,430

Secondfoot -days

4,844 

3,219 

2,455

216,377

1,656 

868 

1,908 

58,380 

22,675 

3,134 

4,262 

2,352 

1,327

107,080

May

1,320 

1,290 

1,260 

1,220 

1,190

1,130 

1,100 

1,060 

1,000 

945

888 

832 

779 

753 

753

753 

779 

753 

703 

603

513 

450 

409 

365 

336

307 

275 

256 

225 

225 

203

Maximum

169 

. 158 

90

5,010

75 

42 

200 

3,000 

1,320 

180 

295 

179 

67

3,000

June

180 

163 

153 

142 

132

131 

126 

112 

96 

107

106 

96 

89 

82 

79

78 

74 

71 

67 

64

71 

76 

97 

113 

113

104 

105 

99 

103 

105

Minimum

July

140 

65 

70

42

40 

24 

24 

160 

203 

64 

88 

37 

26

24

107 

111 

173 

277 

295

237 

179 

147 

142 

169

160 

140 

127 

117 

112

112 

111 

110 

103 

97

103 

108 

117 

111 

101

95 

91 

88 

101 

126 

195

Aug.

179 

144 

120 

104 

92

83 

74 

72 

76 

92

91 

89 

85 

82 

81

75 

80 

70 

58 

. 63

55 

55 

59 

57 

52

37 

45 

44 

' 47 

45 

46

Mean

156 

107 

79.2

593

53.4 

29.9 

61.5 

1,946 

731 

104 

-137 

75.9 

44.2

293

Sept.

53 

56 

53 

51 

51

51 

46 

 67 

63 

34

38 

47 

52 

41 

51

44 

40 

31 

40 

40

41 

46 

40 

26 

36

36 

37 

36 

40 

40

Runoff In 

acre-feet

9,610 

6,380 

4,870

429,200

3,280 

1,720 

3,780 

115,800 

44,980 

6,220 

8,450 

4,670 

2,630

212,400

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Hov. 9 to Apr. 

Oct. 1 to Nov. 8.

12. Shifting-control method used
80 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 

Turtle River at Manvel, N. Dak.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 48°05 1 , long. 97 0 !! 1 , in SE£ sec. 10, T. 153 N., R. 51 W., 

 at bridge on State Highway 33, 0.3 mile west of Manvel and 10 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Records available.- October 1945 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3..450 second-feet Apr. 19 (gage height, 17.88 

feet); minimum discharge, 0.1 second-ifoot Jan. 6 to Apr. 7.

1945-48: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 19, 1948; minimum, 0.1 second-foot at 

times each year.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from aquatic 

growth, which are fair. Gage read ontee daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September

Day

1 

2 

3

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

6.1 

5.6 

5.2

3.4

2.8 

2.3 

2.6

2.3 

1.7

5.6 

7.1 

10 

11 

12

12 

11 

9.2 

7.8 

6.1

4.1 

4.3 

4.3 

4.9 

v 7.8

7.8 

8.3 

7.8 

7.4 

6.9 

6.5

Nov.

6.3 

6.3 

6.9

9.2

»9.4 

9.9 

8.7 

8.7 

8.5

8.5 

8.0 

8.0 

7.5 

7.0

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0

6.5 

6.5 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0

5.5 

5.5 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0

Dec.

5.0 

5.0 

4.5

4.5

»4.8 

4.5 

4.2 

4.0 

3.8

3.5 

3.2 

3.0 

3.0 

2.6

2.2 

2.0 

1.6

1.4 

1.4

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

.8 

.6 

.5 

.4 

 3

Month

Octo 

Kove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebn 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Jan.

0.2 

.2 

.2

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

».l 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

!i .1

.1 .1.1 .1.1 .1

Feb.

0.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

«.l 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Lendar year 1947 

siry

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 200 sec. -ft.).- Apr.

Mar.

0.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

».l 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

».l 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Apr.

»0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

».l

.1 

».l 

50 

*100 

150

200 

250 

320 

*420 

600

900 

"2,340 

2,450 

3,360 

3,120

2,620 

2,270 

1,930 

1,600 

1,260

944 

745 

617 

5O1

316

Secondfoot-days

198.4 

211.6 

77.4

11,533.2

3.6 

2.9 

3.1 

27,063.7 

2,121 

2,646 

654.3 

310.0 

65.7

33,357.7

19 (6:45 p.

May

212 

166 

144 

128 

115

108 

104 

94 

84 

76

72 

63 

59 

56 

51

49 

48 

57 

66 

57

48 

41 

33 

30 

27

25 

23 

22 

22 

20 

21

Maximum

12 

9.9 

5.0

418

.2

.1 

.1 

3,360 

212 

447 

62 

28 

19

3,360

June

21 

22 

19 

240 

447

263 

136 

97 

76 

63

54 

47 

41 

36 

32

30 

28 

27 

27 

25

29 

40 

62 

89 

127

149 

135 

109 

96 

79

July

62 

43 

34 

29 

34

43 

39 

32 

24 

20

19 

15 

14 

13 

12

11 

9.8 

8.6 

7.9 

10

12 

14 

13 

13 

15

15 

13 

14 

16 

21 

28

Minimum

1.7 

5.0 

.3

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

20 

19 

7.9 

3.4 

.4

.1

Aug.

28 

21 

16 

14 

12

10 

9.0 

7.9 

7.5 

7.7

6.7 

6.7 

6.0

11 

11

9.0 

12 

12 

13 

16

14 

11 

8.4 

7.1 

6.7

6.0 

5.2 

4.5 

3.8 

3.4 

3.4

M<*an

6.40 

7.05 

2.50

31.6

.12 

.10 

.10 

902 

68.4 

88.2 

21.1 

10.0 

2.19

91.1

Sept.

3.0 

2.7 

2.3 

2.7 

2.3

2.3 

1.6 

2.0 

7.7 

19

6.0 

.7 

.6 

.6 

.8

1.0 

.6 

.7 

.4 

.5

.7 

.8 

1.3 

.8 

.7

1.0 

.8 

.8 

.6 

.5

Runoff In 

acre -feet

394 

420 

154

22,880

7.1 

5.8 

6.1 

53,680 

4,210 

5,250 

1,300 

615 

130

66,170

m.) 3,450 sec. -ft.; June 5 (5 a.m.) 483 sec.

* Winter discharge discharge measurement measurement made on this dayy.

Note . - Stage -discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 10 to Apr. 16. Backwater from aquatic 

owth Oct. 1-15, May 21 to June 3, 'Sept. 26-30; discharge computed on basis of 4 discharge me 

nts ae hehts an enn' n

. , , . 

ments, gage heights, and engineers' notes
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 81

Forest River near Fordville, N. Dak.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 48°12', long. 97°44', on line between sees. 32 and 33, T. 155 

to., R. 55 W., at highway bridge a quarter of a mile downstream from South Branch and 

3 miles southeast'of Fordville.

Drainage area.- 491 square miles.

Records available.- April 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 19,000 second-feet Apr. 18 (gage height, 14.25 

reet, from floodmarks), by slope-area method; minimum daily discharge, 3.5 second-feet 

Sept. 8, 19, 20 (gage height, 1.27 feet).

1940-47: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 18, 1948; no flow Apr. 1-13, Sept. 3, 

1940.

Remarks.- Records fair except those above 5,000 second-feet and those for periods of ice 

errect, backwater from debris, or doubtful or no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Gage read once daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4.0 

4.0 

4.2 

4.2 

4.4

5.0 

5.0 

5.O 

5.5 

5.5

6.O 

7.0 

7.6 

7.O 

6.0

6.0 

5.5 

5.5 

5.0 

4.5

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

Nov.

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

4.0 

4.O 

*3.9 

3.8 

3.8

a3.8 

a3.8 

a3.8 

a4.0 

a4.2

a4.4 

aS.O 

35.5 

6.0 

6.0

6.0 

6.0

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

5.0 

5.0 

5.O 

5.0 

5.0

Dec.

5.5 

6.O 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0

6.0 

6.O 

6.O 

5.8 

*5.8

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

5.8

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

5.5 

5.5 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0

Jan.

5 

5 

5

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5

5 

5 

5

5

5 

5 

5 

5

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5

Feb.

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5

5

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

wa

lendar year 1947

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

5 

5 

5

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5

5

5 

5 

5 

5.5 

5.5

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

*5.5

Apr.

5 

5

5 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

7 

7

12 

20 

40 

50 

250

6OO 

32,500 

*7,480 

6,750 

3,000

1,360 

1,070 

825 

66O 

577

486 

391 

288 

199 

153

Secondfoot -days

150.9 

139.5 

174.1

4,800.6

155 

145 

161.5 

26,770 

1,416 

638 

276.1 

261.9 

118.3

3O,406.3

May

126 

109 

75 

69 

d68

d67 

d66 

63 

d57 

d52

46 

39 

37 

35 

37

d43 

49 

d40 

d36 

d32

29 

29 

29 

28 

d26

d24 

d23 

d22 

d21 

d20 

d!9

Maximum

7.6 

6.0 

6.0

600

5 

5 

5.5 

7,480 

126 

72 

15 

20 

4.5

7,480

June

d!8 

dl7 

22 

50 

72

53 

31 

20 

17 

16

14 

12 

12 

12 

13

13 

14 

14 

15 

22

24 

24 

23 

21 

18

15 

14 

14 

14 

14

July

14 

12 

11 

9.9 

9.3

8.7 

8.7 

8.2 

7.7 

7.7

d7.3 

d7.0 

d6.6 

d6.3 

5.9

d6.o 

d6.0 

d6.O 

d6.O 

d6.0

8.7 

8.7 

13 

15 

15

14 

11 

8.7 

7.7 

7.2 

6.8

Aug.

5.9 

5.9 

6.3 

6.3 

5.9

5.9 

6.3

ae.o 

a6.0 

a6.0

36.0

36.0

20 

14 

11

9.9 

20 

18 

15 

11

9.9 

7.7 

7.2 

7.2 

6.3

6.3 

5.9 

d5.5 

d5.0

ds.o

U4.5

Minimum Mean

4.0 4.87 

3.8 4.65 

5.0 5.68

1.7 13.2

5 5.0 

5 5.0 

5 5.21 

5 892 

19 45.7 

12 21.3 

5.9 8.91 

4.5 8.45 

3.5 3.94

3.5 83.1

Sept.

d4.5 

d4.5 

d4.0 

d4.0 

d4.0

d3.8 

d3.6 

3.5 

d3.6 

d3.7

d3.8 

d4.0 

d4.2 

4.3 

4.3

4.3 

4.3 

3.9 

3.5 

3.5

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9

Runoff In 

sere-feet

299 

277 

345

9,530

307 

288 

320 

53,100 

2,810 

1,270 

548 

519 

235

60,320

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.1 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station at 

Minto. 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed as explained in footnote a. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 19 to Apr. 16. Backwater from debris Oct. 1 

to Nov. 1O, Sept. 22-30; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station at 

Minto.
82 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 

Forest River at Minto, N. Dak.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 48°16'10", long. 97°22'10", in SEi sec. 31, T. 156 N., 

 K. by W., in Minto.

Records available.- April 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,000 second-feet Aor. 19 (gage height, 11.80 

reet, from floodmarks), by contracted-opening method; minimum, 0.1 second-foot Mar. 4- 

22 (gage height, 1.07 feet).

1944-48: Maximum discharge, that of Aor. 19, 1948; no flow at tilths each year except 1948.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage" read once daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

e

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

2.3

3.0 

2.3 

1.7 

1.7 

2.3

2.3 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

4.6

6.2 

5.4 

5.4 5.4 ' 

5.4

5.4

5)4

5.4 

4.6

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4

Nov.

5.4 

d5.5 

d6.0 

d7.0 

d7.0

 7.2 

d7.0 

d7.0 

d6.5 

d6.5

a6.4 

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

6.2

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

6.2

6.2 

6.2 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4

Dec.

5.4 

5.4 

5.4

4.6

aS.O 

*5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4

5.4 

5.4 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6

Jan.

4.6 

4.6 

4.6

4.6

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6

4.6 

*4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

3.0

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

2.3

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3

Feb.

2.3 2.3' 

2.3

1.7

1.7 

1.7 

.8 

.8 

.5

.5 

*.5 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.5 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

Month

Octo 

Hove

Dace

Ca

janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Ap'rl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lender year 1947

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

0.3 

.3 

.3

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

. .1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

*.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

Apr.

 0.5 

.5 

.5 

2.3 

 2.3

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

4.6

5.4 

12 

23 

41 

60

140 

1,400 

"5,730 

9,9OO 

6,830

3,800 

2,530 

1,800 

1,250 

923

882 

811 

593 

422 

341

Secondfoot-days

121.3 

182.9 

162.2

8,055.6

107.0 

21.9 

5.5 

37,519.3 

3,294 

1,215 

581 

294.8 

142.2

43,647.1

May

270 

240 

211 

198 

198

194 

157 

140 

124 

111

101 

99 

90 

90 

90

87 

87 

90 

85 

74

71 

62 

58 

54 

54

50 

45 

43 

43 

39 

39

Maximum

6.2 

7.2 

5.4

700

4.6 

2.3 

.3 

9,900 

270 

80 

 35 

16 

7.2

9,900

June

37 

35 

35 

35 

35

56 

64 

47 

45 

43

37 

31 

30 

28 

28

27 

27 

24 

24 

23

31 

31 

80 

69 

60

56 

54 

47 

39 

37

JUl-r

Mlnlnun

1.7 

5.4 

4.6

0

2.3 

.3 

.1 

..5 

39 

23 

12 

5.4 

3.8

.1

35 

30 

35 

30 

28

26 

20 

18 

18 

18

20 

21 

20 

19 

18

18 

18 

15 

14 

12

15 

15 

14 

13 

16

14 

13 

12 

12 

1? 

13

Aug.

10 

9.3 

9.3 

7.2 

6.2

6.2 

6.2 

8.2 

8.2 

6.2

7.2 

6.2 

5.4 

12 

10

10 

14 

14 

14 

16

14 

13 

13 

12 

10

10 

8.2 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2

Mean

3.91 

6.10 

5.23

22.1

3.45 

.76 

.18

'l06 

40.5 

18.7 

9.51 

4.74

119

Sept.

7.2 

6.2 

5.4 

5.4 

4.6

4.6 

' 4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

3.8

3.8 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

6.2

6.2 

4.6 

3.8 

4.6 

4.6

5.4 

5 '.4 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8

Runoff In 

acre-feet

241 

363 

322

15,980

212

43 

11 

74,420 

6,530 

2,410 

1,150 

585 

282

86,570

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge interpolated, 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records ard records for station near Pordville.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23 to Apr. 17.
RED RIVZR OF THE NORTH BASIN 

South Branch Park River near Park River, N. Dak.

63

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 48°24', long. 97°50', on line between sees. 15 and 16, T. 157 

N., R. 56 W., at highway bridge half a mile upstream from small stream and 4§ miles 

northwest of town of Park River.

Drainage area.- 255 square miles.

Records available.- March 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,000 second-feet Apr. 18 (gage height, 11.80 

reet, from floodmark); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Jan. 16 to Mar. 18.

1940-48: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 18, 1948; no flow during part of mcst 

years.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 2,000 second-feet and those for periods cf ice 

errect, backwater from debris, or no gage-height record, which are fair. Gage read 

once daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, Mater year October 1947 to September 1946

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7

e

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.5 

al.2 

.9

a.e

.8 

a.8

.e 

.e

a.e

a2.0 

5.6 

aS.O 

a4.0 

a3.0

aZ.O 

1.5 

1.5 

al.2 

.9

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

al.l 

1.1

1.1 

al.l 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

Nov.

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.1

*1.4 

al.2 

al.l

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

a. 9 

.9

a. 9 

.9 

.9 

.9

a.e

a. 7 

.6 

a. 6 

.6 

.6

Dec.

0.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6

.6

.5 

.5 

.5 

 5

.5 

.4

[4

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

Month

Goto 

Hove

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Jan.

0.2 

.2 

.2 '.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 *.2 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

Feb.

0.1

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1

!i

.1

.1 *.i.1.1 .1

.1 .1 .1 .1.1

.1 .1 .1. .1 .1

.1 .1 .1 .1

lender year 1947

ember .

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Peak discharge (base, ZOO sec. -ft.).- Apr

Mar.

0.1.1 .1 .1 .1

.1 

!i

.1

.1 .1 .1 *.i .1

.1.1 .1

.2

a. 3

.5 

.5 

a. 5 

a. 5 

.5

a.6 *.e

.8 

.8 

a.8 

.8

Apr.

0.9 

.8 

.9 

al.O 

 1.0

al.2 

1.4 

al.4

1.4

1.5 

 1.5 

1.5 

1.8 

4.0

121 

1,130 

 "4,900 

4,390 

1,430

923 

765 

681 

728 

656

578 

409 

286 

196 

136

Seoondfoot-days

46.0 

28.4

14.3

4,911.6

4.6 

2.9 

9.4 

17,354.7 

1,420 

349 

625.4 

673.3 

7.8

20,537.8

Bay

113 

96 

93 

88 

74

66 

65 

58 

47 

42

38 

31 

28 

25 

27

96 

78 

59 

49 

38

31 

27 

a25 

23

19

16 

15 

14 

13 

al2 

12

Maximum

5.6 

1.4 

.6

256

.2 

.1 

.6 

4,900 

113 

18 

59 

144 

.9

4,900

June

11 

9.4 

12 

11 

10

alO 

10 

10 

9.7 

9.7

8.9 

8.1 

aS.O 

7.6 

7.6

7.8 

7.4 

6.8 

6.8 

a7.0

18 

18 

17 

17 

17

17 

a!7 

17 

16 

16

Minimum

July

19 

18 

18 

16 

19

19 

19 

37 

48 

50

59 

34 

19

17

13

14 

13 

a!2 

12 

11

15 

20 

20 

16 

13

13 

13 

12 

10 

9.4 

15

0.6 

.6 

.3

0

.1 

.1 

.1 

.8 

12 

6.8 

9.4 

2.2 

.2

.1

Aug.

13 

12 

10 

9.9 

11

20 

22 

28 

37

42 

39 

144 

66 

23

15 

12 

12 

11

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

10 

10 

9.7 

8.4 

6.1 

2.2

Mean

1.55 

.95 

.46

13.5

.15 

.10 

.30 

576 

45.8 

11.6 

20.2 

21.7 

.26

56.1

sept.

0.9 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

is

.2

.2 

.2

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

..2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2

Runoff in 

acr^-feet

95 

56 

28

9,740

9.1 

5.6 

19 

34,420 

2,820 

692 

1,240 

1,340 

15

40,740

18 (10:30 p.m.) 11,000 sec. -ft.; Aug. 13 (7 p.m.) 541

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

& No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Hov. 13-18, Dee. 3 to Bar. 19, Apr. 16, 17. Backwater from debris May 24 to June 8, Aug. 15-29, Sept. 3-30.
84 RED RIVER'OP THE NORTH BASIN

I-ark River at Grafton, N. Dak.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 48°25', long. 97°24', in NEi sec. 13, T. 157 N., R. 

i>a w., at Grafton. Rubble masonry control dam 2 miles downstream. latum of gage 

is 807.39 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1929.

Drainage area.- 753 square miles.

Records available.- April 1931 to September 1948 (incomplete prior to 1537).

Average discharge.- 12 years (1936-48), 44.3 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,700 second-feet Apr. 19 (gage height, 20.06 

feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Feb. 6 to Mar. 18.

1931-48: Maximum discharge, that of Apr.. 19, 1948; no flow at tiires in most years.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Gage read 

once or twice daily.

Revisions (water year).- W 955: 1941.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.5 

1.2 

1.0 

.9 

.9

.8 

.6 

.5 

.4 

.3

.4 

.6 

2.2 

2.2

3.3

3.3 

2.2 

1.8 

1.8 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.2 

1.2 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

Nov.

1.0 

1.2 

1.2 

5.3 

4.6

 2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2,2 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7

2.7 

2.7 

2.5 

2.5 2.5

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.6

Dec.

2.7 

2.8 

3.0 

3.0 

3.2

3.2

 3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3

3.3 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7

2.7 

2.7 

2.2 

2.2 

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.5 

1.5 

1.2 

1.0

Jan.

1.0

.9 

.8 

.8 

.7

.7 

.6 

.6 

.5 

.5

.5 

».5 

.5 

.5 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3

.3

.3

Feb.

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 ».l 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 1947

ter year 1947 -48 .......................

Mar.

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1

!i .1

.1 .1 .1 ».i 

.1

.1 .1 .1

.2 

.3

.4 

.5 

.6 

.9

1.0

1.2 

 1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

Apr.

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.8

 3.3

2.2 

6.7 

8.3 

6.0 

5.3

2.7 

2.2 

2.7 

6.7 

15

40 

280 

1,200 

8,680

10,500

7,740 

5,620 

4,100 

3,110 

2,720

2,740 

2,500 

2,140 

1,640 

1,180

Secondfoot -days

39.8 

75.3 

74.6

8,787.2

15.0 

3.4 

14.4 

54,257.4 

6,744 

J, 134 

1,400 

945.1 

70.0

64,773.0

May

868 

647 

476 

400 

358

320 

290 

257 

236 

211

185 

166 

150 

142 

149

172 

212 

222 

206 

164

134 

117 

104 

94 

86

79 

77 

65 

57 

53 

47

Maximum

3.3 

5.3 

3.3

500

1.0 

.2 

1.5 

10,500 

868 

88 

80 

261 

7.5

10,500

June

40 

45 

43 

36

33

31 

28 

31 

31 

31

28 

28 

24 

22 

18

17 

16 

16 

15 

14

26 

73 

84 

88 

65

65 

56 

48 

43 

39

Jul-r

35 

31 

28 

28 

27

26 

26 

38 

53 

80

77 

73 

72 

71 

64

55 

45 

35 

27 

23

42 

43 

45 

43 

40

45 

54 

49 

46 

42 

37

Minimum

0.3 

1.0 

1.0

0

.3 

.1 

.1 

1.5 

47 

14 

23 

7.5 

.9

.1

Aug.

36 

32 

27 

25 

21

17 

a!5 

a!4 

a!3 

a!2

all 

10 

10 

64 

261

56 

60 

43 

37 

32

23 

19 

18 

15 

14

13 

12 

11 

9.1 

7.5 

7.5

Maan

1.28 

2.51 

2.41

24.1

.48 

.12 

.46 

1,S09 

218 

37.8 

45.2 

30.5 

2.33

177

Sept.

7.5 

6.7 

6.0 

5.3 

4.6

3.9 

2.2 

1.5 

1.5 

1.8

2.2 

2.2 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.9

Runoff In 

.acre-feet

79 

149 

148

17,430

30 

6.7 

29 

107 , 600 

13,380 

2,250 

2,780 

1,870 

139

128,500

Peak discharge (base, 200 sec.-ft.).- Apr. 19 (5 p.m.) 11,700 sec.-ft. ; May 18 (2 a.m.) 228 sec.- 

ft.} Aug. 16 (B a.m.) 372 sec.-ft: 

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23 to Apr. 18 (no gage-height record Nov. 23 

to Dec. 6, Jan. 1 to Mar. 20; discharge computed on basis of 5 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for South Branch Park River near Park River).
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 85

Two Rivers below Hallock, Mlnn.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 48°46'50", long. 9?°02'-25", in NE^SE^ sec. 7, T. 161 N., R. 49 

w.,.4 miles west of Hallock, and 5 miles upstream from North Branch Two Rivers.

Records available.- March 1945 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 2,200 second-feet Apr. 26, 27; maximum 

gage height, 22.84 feet Apr. 25; no flow on many days.

1945-48: Maximum daily discharge, that of Apr. 26, 27, 1948; no flow at times; 

minimum gage height observed, 1.63 feet Sept. 17, 1946.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from debris, backwater from Red River of the North, or no gage-height record, which are fair. Gage read 

twice dally.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

14 

15 

16 

17 

18

17 

17 

16 

16 

19

27 

27 

23 

17 

16

18 

22 

29 

35 

39

35 

31 

31 

29 

27

31 

39 

50 

65 

80 

80

Goto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Nov.

SO 

75 

65 

58 

48

41 

33 

29 

24 

22

20 

19 

18 

17 

17

16 

15 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

*14 

14 

14

14 

14 

13 

13 

13

Dec.

13 

13 

13 

13 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

13 

13 

*13 

13 

13

13 

13 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

11 

10 

8.5 

7.5

Month

Jan.

7.0 

6.5 

6.0 

5.5 

5.0

5.0 

5.0 

4.8 

4.6 

3.8

3.4 

3.0 

2.6 

2.2

1.9

1.5 

1.3 

1.0 

.7 

.6

.6 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

Feb.

0.2 

.2 

*.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

p

lendar year 1947

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

.2 

.6

2.0 

4.0 

5.0 

5.5 

2.6

1.4 

1.0 

.8 

.6 

*.4 

.4

Apr.

0.4 

.4 

.6 

1.2 

4.6

9.5 

80 

130 

140 

120

150 

220 

380 

600 

650

700 

800 

900 

1,000 

L.100

L.200 

1,400 

1,600 

1,800 

2,000

2,200 

£.200 

2,000 

1,800 

1,700

Secondfoot-days

916 

776 

372.0

31,705.5

75.4 

1.7 

24.5 

24,886.7 

16,586 

2,981 

9,327 

3,337.2 

89.4

59,372.9

May

1,500 

1,400 

1,300 

1,100 

1,000

950 

850 

750 

650 

600

500 

480 

436 

409 

409

409 

355 

274 

283 

355

364 

310 

265 

247 

229

211 

211 

202 

193 

176 

168

Maximum

80 

80 

13

1,280

7.0 

.2 

5.5 

2,200 

1,500 

168 

530 

238 

8.7

2,200

June

160 

152 

145 

131 

131

131 

117 

104 

92 

80

75 

70 

65 

65 

60

d48 

d37 

44 

d29

d31

39 

65 

92 

124 

145

138 

138 

145 

160 

168

Minimum

July

14 

13 

7.5

2.8

.3 

0 

0 

.4 

168 

29 

60 

8.2 

.1

0

168 

152 

138 

168 

265

346 

409 

500 

530 

520

427 

373 

319 

229 

124

80 

60 

d427 

d346 

d21I

d98 

124 

229 

346 

436

500 

481 

391 

373 

301 

256

Aug.

229 

211 

184 

152 

124

104 

80 

7.0 

60 

50

41 

41 

39 35- 

35

58 

92 

145 

193 

238

229 

184 

131 

80 

53

75 

152 

80 

131 

33 

8.2

Mean

29.5 

25.9 

12.0

86.9

2.43 

.06 

.79 

830 

535 

99.4 

301 

108 

2.98

162

Sept.

3.8 

4.0 

8.7 

4.6

4.1

3.3 

.8 

1.4 

.9 

.4

1.5 

1.9 

2.0 

3.7 

5.8

4.0 

5.8 

7.6 

5.9 

5.2

4.4 

4.8 

3.7 

.2

.1

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1

Ruioff In 

ac-e-feet

1,820 

1,540 

738

62,890

ISO

3.4 

49 

49,360 

32,900 

5,910 

18,500 

6,620 

177

117,800

» Winter discharge measurement or estimate of low flow made on this day. 

d Discharge computed on basis of doubtful gage height. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 8 to Apr. 15. Backwater from debris Oct. 1- 

28. Backwater from Red River of the North Apr. 16 to May 12.

911165 O - 50 - 7
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

North Branch Two Rivers near Lancaster, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 48°53'21", long. 96°40'01", in NW£ sec. 6, T. 162 N., R. 46 

w., 8 miles northeast of Lancaster^. Datum of gage is 963.69 feet above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 32 square miles.

Records available.- April 1929 to September 1939, April 1941 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1929-37, 1941-48), 5.28 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 264 second-feet Apr. 18, 19 (gage 

neignt, 3.60 feet); no flow on many days.

1929-38, 1941-48: Maximum discharge observed, 290 second-feet Sept. 25, 1941; no 

flow during several months each year.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect and those below 20 secondFeeTT which are poor. Gage read once daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, Mater year October 1947 to September 1946

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.9 

.5 

.4 

.5

.6

.1 

.3 

.5

.3 

.2

.8 

2.4 

4.7 

7.0 

6.8

6.6 

6.2 

5.8 

5.4 

5.1

4.9 

5.8 

4.5 

4.9

5.8

5.6 

4.9 

4.3 

4.3 

3.8 

3.6

Nov.

4.O 

3.3 

3.3 

3.4 

3.0

2.6 

2.6 

2.1

1.5 

1.1

.9 

.9 

.5 

.4 

.4

.3 

.2 

.3 

.2 

.3

.3 

«.3 

.3 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2

.2 

.2

Dec.

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

«.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

Jan.

O.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2

^2

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2

.'s

.4

Feb.

0.4 

.4 

«.4

.2

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

O

0

o

0

o 

o

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

o

0 

0

Month

Ooto 

Hove

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1947

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar. Apr.

0 

0

o 

o

0

.4

1.3 

5.5 

5.5 

8.5

13 

22 

 42 

70 

 110

138 

231 

264 

264 

231

192 

157 

144

132 

120

114 

 109 

104 

99 

89

Secondfoot -days

107.5 

33.6 

6.2

1,822.0

6.6 

1.4 

0 

2,666.2 

1,671 

314.9 

603.2 

134.2 

1.0

5,545.8

May

89 

89 

84 

84 

80

72 

68 

64 

60 

56

53 

50 

46 

46 

46

SO 

46 

46 

50 

50

50 

43 

42 

4O 

38

41 

43 

40 

37 

35 

33

Maximum

7.0 

4.0 

.2

203

.4 

.4

0 

264 

89 

29 

50 

13 

.3

264

June

29 

26 

28 

23, 

21 '

19 

17 

15 

12 

11

5.9 

3.9 

2.7 

2.0

1.2

1.0 

.6 

.4 

.2

.1

.2 

.3

9.9

20 

18

15 

11 

8.0 

7.2 

6.3

Nlnlmua

July

5 1 

5 4 

30 

SO 

50

35 

24 

32 

43 

28

17 

13 

9.3 

6-8 

5.4

5-6 

7.2 

6.1 

5 8 

4 5

10 

28 

22 

15 

26

26 

19 

14 

16 

26 

18

0.1 

.2 

.2

0

.2 

O 

0 

0 

33 

.1 

4.5 

.4 

0

0

Aug.

13 

11 

6.7 

5.1 

4.5

4.0 

3.7 

3.7 

3.9 

5.1

4.5 

4.0 

3.9 

5.2 

5.9

7.8 

7.2 

6.3 

5.2 

3.9

3.5 

2.9 

2.6 

2.5 

2.2

1,7 

1.4 

1.1 

.8 

.5 

.4

Mean

3.47 

1.12 

.20

4.99

.21 

.05 

O 

88.9 

53.9 

10.5 

19.5 

4.33 

.03

15.2

Sept.

0.3 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1

0 

O 

0 

0 

O

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0

o 

o

o 

o 

o

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

o

Runoff In 

acre-feet

213 

67 

12

3,610

13 

2.8 

0 

5,290 

3,310 

625 

1,200 

266 

2.0

11,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 9 to Apr. 15.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 87 

North Branch Two Rivers near Northcote, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 48°49'06", long. 97°03'11", In NE^NW£ sec. 31, T. 162 N., R. 

49 w., at highway bridge 3 miles southwest of Northcote and 3.8 miles upstream from 

mouth." Datum of gage is 769.03 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels 

by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 386 square miles.

Records available.- March 1941 to September 1942, March 1945 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 850 second-feet Apr. 26; maximum gage 

 height observed, 23.52 feet Apr. 26, backwater from Red River of the North; no flow

at times.

1941-42, 1945-48: Maximum daily discharge, 1,700 second-feet Apr. 2, 1942; maximum

gage height observed, that of Apr. 26, 1948; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect, backwater from Red River, or 

doubtful gage-height record, which are poor. Gage read once daily prior to Apr. 4, 

twice daily thereafter.

Discharge, In aecond-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

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

Oct.

21 

20 

19 

19 

19

10 

10 

10 

9.9 

9.9

9.9 

173 

383 

257 

208

201 

173 

152 

145 

124

98 

86 

71 

65 

60

60 

60 

57 

54 

50 

48

Nov.

45 

45 

43 

41 

41

41 

40 

38 

36 

32

32 

28 

26 

24 

22

19 

18 

16 

15 

13

13 

12 

*11 

10 

9.5

9.0 

9.0 

8.5 

8.0 

8.0

Dec.

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

7.0 

7.0

6.5 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0

6.0 

6.0

6.0 

6.0 

6.0

6.0 

6.0 

*6.0 

5.5 

5.5

5.0 

5.0 

4.4 

3.8 

3.4

3.0 

2.8 

2.4 

2.2 

1.9 

1.8

Jan.

1.9 

1.8

.7

.6 

.6

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.4

.2 

.1 

1.0 

.8

.6

.5

.4 

.3

.2

.2

.1 

.1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Feb.

C)

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

(*)

Apr.

0

o 

o 

o

4

11

40 

90 

130 

220

320 

400 

 500 

550 

550

600 

600 

650 

650 

700

700 

750 

750 

800 

800

850 

800 

800 

750

700

Secondfoot-days

2,682.7 

713.0 

161.7

17,917.5

22.5

0 

0 

13,715 

12,147 

5,232

l!399.4 

34.2

44,390.5

May

650 

600 

600 

550 

500

440 

420 

400 

400 

380

360 

360 

340 

340 

340

320 

320 

318 

318 

318

363 

402 

392 

372 

354

345 

336 

336 

S3 6 

327 

310

Maximum

383 

45

7.5

500

1.9 

0 

0 

850 

650 

554 

720 

190 

5.8

850

June

294 

294 

363 

554 

449

336 

262 

230 

206 

182

150 

134 

119 

91 

81

69 

58 

51 

44 

40

d27 

d38 

51 

150 

198

198 

182 

150 

119 

112

Minimum

July

98 

88 

91

278 

372

382 

327 

336 

576 

720

554 

363 

262 

198

174

150 

126 

119 

105 

91

119

278 

363 

327 

386

310 

310 

254 

20C 

206 

214

9.9 

8.0 

1.8

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

310 

27 

88 

7.0 

0

0

Aug.

190 

150 

119 

105 

81

69 

58 

51 

44 

38

d36 

d36 

d32 

d34 

27

30 

34 

38 

36 

30

27 

25 

20 

17 

15

13 

11 

10 

8.7 

7.7 

7.0

Mean

86.5 

23.8 

5.22

49.1

.73 

0 

0 

457 

' 392 

174 

267 

45.1 

1.J4

121

Sept.

5.8 

5.1 

4.3 

3.2 

2.5

2.0 

1.4 

.8 

.5 

1.7

1.8 

1.5 

1.2 

.6 

.5

.5

.5 

.2 

.1

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Evnoff In 

a 1? re-feet

5,320 

1,410 

321

35,530

45 

0 

0 

27,200 

24,090 

10,380 

16,430 

2,780 

68

88,040

 Winter discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

d Discharge computed on basis of doubtful gage-height.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by loo Nov. 7 to Jan. 24, Apr. 4-14. 

River of the North Apr. 14 to May 17.

Backwater from Red
88 RED RIVKR OP THE NORTH BASIN

State ditch 85 near Lancaster, Mlnn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 48°52 I 02", long. 96°40'0l", in southwest corner of sec. 6, T. 

lea H. , R. 46 W., 7 miles northeast of Lancaster. Datum of gage is 9059.88 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 95 square miles.

Records available.- April 1929 to September 1938, March 1942 to September'1948.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 12.1 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 888 second-feet May 1, 2, 3 (gage 

height , 5.26 feet); no flow on many days.

1929-38, 1948-48: Maximum discharge observed, 298 second-feet Apr. 5, 1942, discharge measurement; no flow for several months in most years.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater, from, debris, 

which are fair, and those for period of no gage-height record, which are -poor. Gage 

read once daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

11 

11 

10 

9.9 

9.5

9.1 

8.8 

9.0 

9.1 

9.3

11 

30 

33 

34 

31

28 

26 

23 

20 

18

16 

15 

14 

15 

15

15 

15 

14 

14 

13 

13

NOT.

12 

11 

11 

10 

11

12 

12 

11 

9.5 

8.0-

6.5 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0

4.6 

4.6 

4.4 

4.3

4.0

3.8 3.6

L 3.0:

} «

2.0 

2.0

Dec.

} ...

1"

1.0

(»)

.7

1-

Jan.

. 0.2 

' 0

Feb.

( )

Month

Octe 

Neve 

Decs

Ct

janv 

Pebi 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

Julj 

Augl 

Sept

We

lender year 1947

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

C) 

(*)

Apr.

1 '

2 

5 

10 

15 

25

35

50 

68 

62 

 97

158 

191 

188 

158 

232

246 

246 

246 

246 

246

248 

248 

280 

274 

274

Seccndfcot-daya

509.7 

183.8 

29.3

8,329.4

2.6 

0 

0 

3,804 

7,304 

2,520 

907 

301.3 

23.8

15,585.5

May

288 

288 

268 

274 

274

274 

260 

260 

248 

248

246 

232 

232 

218 

218

218 

218- 

218 

218 

218

218 

218 

218 

218 

218

218 

218

218 

218 

204 

204

Maximum

34 

12

218

0 

0 

274 

288 

191 

70 

23 

3.0

288

June

191 

191 

179 

168 

158

149 

133 

119 

102 

92

78 

86 

58 

48 

41

41 

32 

29 

26 

23

21 

23 

68 

97 

87

78 

66 

54 

54

48

JUlf

Minimum

8.8

0

0 

0

204 

21 

11 

2.2 

0

0

41 

41 

66 

7d 

62

48 

34 

35 

31 

26

Zl 

20

g

14

14 

14 

13 

.12 

11

20 

32 

31 

26 

32

29 

26 

23 

24 

32 

27

Aug.

23 

21 

19 

16 

14

13 

12 

11 

9.7 

11

10 

9.7 

9.9 

10 

13

13 

13 

11 

9.2

8.2

7.3 

8.4 

5.5 

4.0 

4.0

3.8 

3.1 

3.7 

2.2 

2.3 

2.5

Mean

16.4 

8.13 

.95

17.3

.08 

0 

0 

127 

236 

84.0 

29.3 

9.72 

.79

42.6

Sept.

2.1 

2.4 

2,7 

2.2 

1.2

.6 

.3 

.4 

.3 

.2

0 

0

6 

.1

.3

3.0 

2.1 

1.6 

1.2 

.8

.6 

.5 

.4 

.3 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

0 .

Runoff In 

acre -feet

1,010 

365 

58

12 ,'550

5.2 

0 

0 

7,550 

14,490 

5,000 

1,800 

598 

47

30,920

Winter discharge measurement or estimate or observation of no flow made on this day. 

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by loe Nov.. 6-22, Apr. 12. No gage-height record NOT. 23 

to Jan. 31, Apr. 1-11, 18, discharge Interpolated, or computed on basis of discharge measurements, 

estimates, and veather records. Backwater from debris Oot. 1-19.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 89

Pembina River near Manitou, Manitoba

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 49°08'50", long. 98°33'30", on bridge near Lea's farm, 9 miles 

south of Manitou.

Drainage area.- 2,060 square miles.

Records available.- October 1929 to September 1948 (Incomplete) in reports of Geological 

survey. April 1921 to September 1948 in reports of Dominion Water and Power Bureau, 

Department of Mines and Resources, Canada.

Extremes . - Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,190 second-feet Apr. 21 (gage height, 

98.18 feet); minimum discharge not determined.

1921-48: Maximum daily discharge observed, 1,620 second-feet Apr. 19, 1923, from 

rating curve extended above 550 second-feet; no flow on many days In 1934, 1937, 1939-

41.

Remarks . - Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Gage read 

once daily.

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Dominion Water and Power Bureau, Department of Mines 

ana Kesources, Canada.

Hating tables, water year 1947-48, except period of Ice effect 

(gage' height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 7 Apr. 12 to Sept. 3O

90.3 

9O.6

90.9

91.5

92.1

93.2

94.2

99

147

246

346

95.2

95.7

96.5

97.2

96.2

463

541

700

880

1,200

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

4 

5

6

7

10

15

1 Q

20

21

23

25

26

?7

28

29

30

31

Oot.

40.8

39.0 

37.8

36.6 

35.4

37.8

34 2

33.6

33.6

30.5

28.0

29.0

Nor.

29.0

30.0 

30.5

31.0 

31.5

-

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

-

Dec. Jan.

Month

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

Calendar year .........

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

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

Augi 

Sep1

ist ........................

tember .....................

Water year ..........

Feb.

Secondfoot-days

_

4,287 

2,576

-

Mar.

Maximum

.

199 

113

-

Apr.

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

t>10

b20

b30

b40

1350

b60

b250

13500

1,040

1,190

1,040

862

713

698

684

686

688

656

620

-

May

600 

606

610

618 

628

634 

650 

646

636

630

624

618

614

602

646

670

664

670

654

624

602

574

562

534

519

496

482

464

448

432

413

Minimum

.

106 

58

-

June

399 

386

369

348 

336

324 

308 

297

296

296

290

284

275

267

256

252

246

242

236

229

221

215

206

201

194

192

189

182

176

172

-

Mean

-

138 

86

-

July

167 

161

237

258 

205

176 

152 

145

142

137

132

131

139

161

173

171

167

160

153

145

152

167

161

145

140

133

133

133

166

149

137

Per 

square 

mile

_

385

.067 

.042

-

Aug. Sept.

127 113 

126 112

123 110

117 112 

114 107

112 104 

116 103 

106 . 103

113 101

115 98

125 97

127 96

122 94

158 90

1S6 82

199 78

181 78

174 77

167 77

164 77

159 75

156 72

152 70

146 70

139 68

137 66

133 64

130 63

125 61

121 58

117

Runoff

Inches

-

329

.077 

.047

-

Acre-feet

418 .

-

8,500 

5,110

-

\> Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
90 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Pembina River near Walhalla, N. Dak.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°53'32", long. 97°59 I 09", in SEtew£ sec. 35, T. 

1B3 N., R. 57 W., lj miles downstream from Little Pembina River and 3-j miles southwest 

of Walhalla.

Drainage area.- 3,020 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,280 second-feet Apr. 19 (gage height, 14.94 

 1'eet); minimum daily, 5 second-feet Feb. 5 to Mar. 11; minimum gage height, 1.90 feet

Nov. 8.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 19, 1948; no flow at times in 1940, 1941,

1947.

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

which are fair.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

49 

49 

49 

49 

48

48 

48 

48 

49 

48

56 

64 

53 

51 

49

48 

48 

44 

43 

43

42 

40 

40 

40 

38

38 

39 

a39 

a39 

a39 

a38

Nov.

a37 

a37 

a37 

a37 

a37

a37 

 22 

23 

25 

27

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

28

27

25 

22 

20 

18 

16

16 

16

16 

16 

17

Dec.

18 

18 

18 

17 

17

17 

17 

 17 

16 

15

14 

14 

14 

14 

13

12 

11 

11 

11 

11

, 11 

12 

13 

14

16

16 

15 

14 

13 

13 

13

Month

Octo 

Hove

Dece

Ca

Janui 

Pebn 

Marc 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ma

Jan.

13 

13 

13 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

13

13 

13 

*13 

13 

13

13 

13 

12 

12 

12

12 

11 

11 

11 

11

10 

10 

10 

9 

9 

8

Feb.

7 

6 

6 

6 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

*5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5

ber. ....................................

lender year 1947

h. ......................................

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

6 

6 

6 

*7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

8 

8 

8 

8 

9

9 

9 

9 

10 

 10 

10

Apr.

11 

11 

11 

12 

14

*15

14 

15 

16 

16

16 

16 

18 

30 

100

200 

1,000 

3,500 

4,340 

2,520

2,260 

1,870 

*1,720 

2,140 

2,180

2,060 

1,600 

1,320 

1,180 

1,110

Secondfoot-days

1,416 

780 

445

41,062.7

375 

150 

213 

29,315 

25,826 

10,833 

8,493 

5,896 

3,324

87,066

May

1,040 

958 

938 

907 

88O

860 

852 

845 

841 

825

806 

798 

782 

794 

1,050

1,040 

970 

911 

892 

880

860 

821 

782 

767 

739

724 

704 

681 

650 

626 

603

' Maximum

64 

37 

18

1,240

14 

7 

10 

4,340 

1,050 

580 

504 

260 

154

4,340

June

580 

557 

546 

523 

496

482 

457 

426 

412 

398

379 

366 

352 

343 

Z34

330 

318 

309 

296 

287

296 

290 

284 

272 

260

263 

254 

248 

245 

230

Minimum

July

38 

16 

11

.4

8 

5 

5 

11 

603 

230 

171 

154 

76

5

227 

263 

504 

3?4 

3?4

3?7 

281 

248 

221 

198

190 

179 

171 

245 

257

318 

312 

287 

257 

242

3*9 

436 

372 

3^4 

290

257 

236 

218 

212 

212 

212

Aug.

212 

198 

190 

179 

174

168 

164 

156 

154 

154

156 

154 

164 

a260 

a220

204 

239 

248 

233 

224

215 

207 

204 

201 

193

187 

176 

174 

166 

164 

158

Mean

45.7 

26.0 

14.4

112

12.1 

5.2 

6.9 

977 

833 

361 

274 

190 

111

238

Sept.

154 

148 

144 

139 

139

137 

132 

132 

130 

128

125 

123 

121 

119 

112

110 

108 

99 

95 

93

93 

91 

91 

89 

85

81

78 

76 

76 

76

Runoff In 

acre-feet

2,810 

1,550 

8S3

81,450

744 

298 

422 

58,150 

51,230 

21,490 

16,850 

11,690 

6,590

172,700

Peak discharge (base. 800 

5 (6 p.m.) 1,

see. -ft.).- ftpr. 19 (l a.m.) 7.280 sec. -ft. ; Apr. 25 (6:30 p.m.) 2.59O

sec. -ft.; May 15 (6 p.m.) 1,090 see. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Heche.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 7 to Apr. 18 (no gage-height record Nov. 14 

to Dec. 7, Jan. 17, 21 to 25, Feb. 2 to 12, Apr. 15 to 17; discharge computed on basis of records 

for stations on nearby streams).
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 91

Pemblna River at Neohe, N. Dak.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete dam, lat. 48°59'20", long. 97°33'05", in 

 J>KtNV/£ sec. 31, T. 164 N., R. 53 W., In Neche.

Drainage area.- 3,080 square miles.

Records available.- May 1903 to September 1915, April 1919 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 29 years (1919-48), 132 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,770 second-feet Apr. 21 (gage height, 20.36 reet}; minimum daily, 5 second-feet Feb. 8 to Mar. 30; minimum recorded gage height, 

5.78 feet Mar. 26, Apr. 3.

1903-15, 1919-48: Maximum discharge observed, 3,870 second-feet May 2, 1904 (gage 

height, 20.p feet); no flow at times during each year 1932-41.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-helpht record, which are fair.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22

23 

24 

25

26 

27

28 

29 

30

31

Oct.

58 

58 

56 

56 

54

53

53 

53 

53 

54

56 

60 

60 

66 

64

58 

56 

53 

51 

49

49 49' 

48 

49 

49

49 

51 

49 

48 

48 

48

HOT.

48 

46 

46 

46 

46

46 

 44 

24 

20 

20

22

25 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

25 

22 

20 

19

18 

18 

18 

18 

19

Dec.

20 

20 

19 

19 

19

18 

18 

 18 

17 

16

16 

15 

15 

15 

14

14 

14 

13 

13 

13

12 

12 

12 

13

14

15 

16 

15 

15 

14 

14

Jan.

14 

14 

15 

15 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

 16 

16 

15

15 

15 

14 

14 

14

14 

13 

13 

13 

12

12 

12 

11 

11 

10 

10

Feb.

9 

8 

7 

7 

6

6 

6 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 »5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

MAV

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

mber. ................................ .^.

lendar year 194

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 900 sec. -ft.).- Apr

Mar.

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

»5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

 5 

5 

6

Apr.

1, 

2,

3, *3, 

2, 

2, 

1,

2, 

2,

2,

1, 

1,

Secondfoot-days

1,658 

844 

478

44,883.4

436 

159 

156 

27,907 

27,542 

12,387 

9,671 

6,106 

3,517

90,861

21 (8:30 a.

6 

6 

6 

7 

7

»8 

10 

10 

10 

11

12 

12 

13 

13 

16

20 

80 

850 

500 

500

600 

040 

520 

070 

970

140 

250 

110 

680 

430

May

1,310 

1,220 

1,120 

1,050 

978

924 

894 

879 

864 

851

843 

825 

801 

796 

811

967 

1,120 

1,070 

976 

908

879 

864 

834 

792 

767

747 

727 

711 

690 

670 

654

Maximum

66 

48 

20

1,290

16 

9 

6 

3,600 

1,310 

628 

510 

255 

162

3,600

June

628 

612 

592 

581 

561

550 

535 

510 

484 

459

440 

425 

411 

392 

383

369 

365 

352 

343 

334

326 

322 

330 

326 

314

301 

297 

289 

282 

274

July

274 

270 

278 

402 

510

406 

374 

360 

318 

282

255 

238 

227 

213 

220

297 

305 

334 

322 

297

289 

293 

430 

430 

383

343 

309 

274 

259 

241 

238

Aug.

230 

227 

220 

207 

200

190 

184 

181 

175 

172

168 

165 

165 

168 

184

255 

220 

210 

227 

230

224 

213 

210 

204 

200

197 

187 

181 

175 

172 

165

Minimum Mean

48 53.5 

18 28.1 

12 15.4

.6 123

10 14.1 

5 5.5 

5 5.0 

6 930 

654 888 

274 413 

213 312 

165 197 

84 117

5 248

m.) 3,770 sec. -ft. s May 17 (11 a.

Sept.

162 

159 

156 

147 

144

142 

136 

133 

130 

127

127 

124 

122 

119 

117

111 

111 

106 

104

101 

99 

96 

96 

94

91 

89 

89 

87 

84

Hinoff In 

a-sre-feet

3,290 

1,670 

948

89,020

865 

315 

309 

55,350 

54,630 

24,570 

19,180 

12,110 

6,980

180,200

m.) 1,130

sec. -ft. 

* Hlnter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 8 to Apr. 20 (no gage-height record Dec. 13- 

22, Dec. 24 to Jan. 1, Jan. 3-7, 9-12, 15-27, Jan. 30 to Feb. 8, Feb. 19-24, Mar. 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 

18, 20-23, 27-28; discharge computed on basis of 5 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for station near Halhalla).
92 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Tongue River at Cavalier, N. Dak.

Location.- Staff gage and concrete control, lat. 48°47'55", long. 97°37'35", in

 sec. 4, T. 161 N., R. 54 W., half a mile upstream from State Highway 5 in Cavalier.

Drainage area.- 135 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 18.7 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,300 second-feet Apr. 21 (gage height, 4.38 

feet, from floodmarks); minimum, 0.5 second-foot Feb. 10 to Mar. 19.

1938-48: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 21, 1948; no flow during several months 

in some years.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from aquatic 

growth or debris, which are fair. Gage read once daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3.8 

3.1 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.0 

2.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.0

5.2 

4.5 

a6.0 

a7.0 

7.9

7.9 

7.9 

7.9 

6.9 

6.9

5.2 

5.2 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9

6.9 

6.0 

5.2 

6.0 

6.0 

4.5

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebn 

Hare 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Nov.

5.2 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

5.2

5.2 

*6.0 

8.9 

6.9 

6.9

6.0 

5.2 

4.5 

3.8 

2.0

1.5 

2.0 

2.0 

2.5 

2.5

3.1 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.6 

2.8

Dec.

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

 3.1 

3.1

3.1 

3.1 

3.1

3.1 

3.1

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

3.0 

3.0

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

Jan.

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

2.8 

2.8 

2.7 

*2.7 

2.6

2.5 

2.4 

2.3 

2.2

2.1

2.0 

1.9 

1.8 

1.7 

1.6

1.5 

1.4 

1.3 

1.2 

1.1 

1.0

Feb.

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.8 

.8

.7 

.7 

.6 

.6 

.5

.5 

*.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

Month

lender year 1947 

ary ... .

ter year 1947-48 ...............

Peak discharge (base, 100 sec. -ft.).- Apr.

see. -ft.; May 16 (time unknown) 145 sec. -ft.

Mar.

0.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

*.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.6

.6 

.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

*2.0 

2.2 

2.2

Apr.

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.4 

2.5

*2.5 

2.6 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

3.0 

*3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0

20 

400 

500 

907 

1,010

"1,100 

786 

568 

525 

538

699 

512 

253 

181 

147

Secondfoot-days

157.7 

120.3 

94.0

4,833.2

69.6 

17.0 

26.9 

8,190.6 

1,996 

460 

613.7 

236.4 

61.6

12,043.8

May

128 

109 

104 

109 

98

88 

79 

75 

66 

62

52 

48 

48 

48

77

138 

102 

72 

64 

54

48

43 

44 

35

33

35 

30 

a29 

28 

25 

25

Maximum

7.9 

8.9 

3.1

300

2.8 

1.0 

2.2 

1,100 

138 

24 

56 

21 

3.8

1,100

June

24 

21 

19 

17 

17

17 

18 

17 

17 

14

14 

13 

12 

12 

11

11 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

19 

22 

22

17 

17 

18

17 

14

Minimum

Jul1.5 

1.5 

3.0

0

1.0 

.5 

.5 

2.2 

25 

10 

6.0 

3.8 

1.1

.5

11 

11 

14 

17 

28

56 

41 

25 

16 

13

10 

7.9 

7.9 

6.0 

7.9

12 

16 

17 

12 

10

12 

40 

5* 

a4?

30

24 

2] 

13 

13 

alS 

al?

Aug.

13 

11 

8.9 

8.9 

6.9

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

a!2 

19

21 

16 

10 

6.9 

6.0

5.2 

5.2 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8

Mean

5.09 

4.01 

3.03

13.2

2.25 

.59 

.87 

273 

64.4 

15.3 

19.8 

7.63 

2.05

32.9

Sept.

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

2.5

2.5 

2.5 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.5 

1.5

al.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

Runoff in 

acre-feet

313 

239 

186

9,590

138 

34 

53 

16,250 

3,960 

912 

1,220 

469 

122

23,900

21 (2 a.m.) 1,300 sec. -ft. j Apr. 26 {2 p.m.) about 750

 * winter uiscnarge measurement roaue on bnj,» uay.

a Ho gsge-height record; discharge interpolated.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 17 to Apr. 18 (no gage-height record Dec. 19 

to Apr. 16; discharge computed on basis of 6 discharge measurements, weather records, and recorda 

for nearby streams). Backwater from aquatic growth or debris Oct. 1 to Nov. 16, May 7 to 9, July 9 

to 21, 26 to 29, Aug. 1 to Sept. 30; discharge computed on basis of 9 discharge measurements and 

gage-height record.
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 93

Roseau River below South Pork, near Malung, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°47'30", long. 95°44 I 40", In SW£ sec. 6, T. 161 

N., K. 39 W., a quarter of a mile downstream from South Pork and If miles northwest 

of Malung.

Records available.- October 1946 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,800 second-feet Apr. 21 (gage height, 18.39 

reec); minimum daily, 1.3 second-feet Sept. 28-30; minimum gage height, 2.94 fe<?t 

Mar. 14, 19, 20 (backwater from ice).

1946-48: Maximum discharge, 3,190 second-feet June 13 (gage height, 20.20 feet); 

minimum daily, 0.1 second-foot Mar. 3-8; minimum gage height, that of Mar. 14, 19, 20.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from beaver 

dams, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7

e

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

Zl 

22 

Z3 

24 

25

26 

27 

Z8 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

41 

39 

37 

39 

44

48 

49 

49 

50 

53

54 

52 

56 

56 

50

46 

46 

48 

44 

39

34 

30 

28 

29 

32

34 

34 

33 

33 

33 

32

Nov.

31 

30 

30 

32 

34

38 

42 

38 

34 

32

28 

24 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

24 

24 

*22

22 

22 

20 

20 

19

19 

19 

18 

18 

18

Dec.

18 

19 

19 

18 

18

17 

17 

17 

16 

15

15 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

15 

15 

15 

*15

15 

15 

14 

14 

14

14

14 

14 

13 

12 

11

Jan.

11 

10 

10 

11 

11

12 

12 

11 

11 

11

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.0 

9.0

9.0 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr! 

MAV

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Feb.

9.0 

9.0 

*9.0 

9.0 

9.0

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.0

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0

8.0 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5

lendar year 1947

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

8.5 

*8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.0 

8.0

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.5

8.5 

9.0 

9.0 

9.5 

*9.5

9.5 

9.5 

10 

10

11

12 

12 

12 

13 

14 

15

Apr.

15 

15 

16 

18 

20

26 

50 

*65 

60 

65

75 

170 

420 

*850 

1,200

1,560 

1,990 

2,490 

2,690. 

2,710

2,780 

2,580 

2,260 

1,990 

1,740

1,600 

1,400 

1,250 

1,080 

923

Secondfoot -days

1,292 

768 

469

43,573.1

320.0 

240.5 

298.0 

32,108 

7,803 

1,555 

3,038 

4,981 

136.3

52,990.8

May

790 

642 

554 

469 

421

389 

352 

315 

280 

254

224 

206 

184

167 

162

172 

200 

230 

242 

230

200 

178 

156 

136 

121

107 

97 

87 

87 

81 

70

Maximum

56 

42 

19

3,110

12 

9.0 

15 

2,780 

790 

112 

374 

554 

18

2,780

June

59

53 

48 

45 

80

94

105 

112 

112 

107

91

71 

57 

46 

37

32 

27 

24 

20 

18

14 

14 

20 

23 

21

39 

48 

48 

47 

43

Minimum

July

41 

39 

52 

58 

83

121 

136 

126 

108 

88

71 

57

46 

40 

32

29 

28 

22 

20 

21

31 

42

116 

184 

218

212 

184 

151 

136 

172 

374

28 

18 

11

.1

8.5 

8.0 

8.0 

15 

70 

14 

20 

23 

1.3

1.3

Aug.

503 

537 

554 

469 

329

248 

189 

151 

122 

105

101 

95 

88 

89 

98

113 

141 

151 

146 

123

106 

97 

83 

72 

59

49 

43 

38 

32 

27 

23

Mean

41.7 

25.6 

15.1

119

9.74 

8.29 

9.61 

1,070 

252 

51.8 

98.0 

161 

4.54

145

Sept.

18 

14 

12 

10

8.6

7.8 

6.9 

6.4 

5.8 

4.9

4.3 

3.6 

3.0 

2.7 

2.5

2.4 

2.2 

2.2 

2.0 

1.9

1.8 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.4 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

Evnoff In 

a ire-feet

2,560 

1,520 

930

86,370

599 

477 

591 

63,690 

15,480 

3,080 

6,030 

9,880 

270

105,100

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 7 to Apr. 15. Backwater from beaver dams 

Oct. 1 to Nov. 6, Aug. 29 to Sept. 30.
94 RED RIVER OP'THE NORTH BASIN 

Roseau River near Roseau, Nlnn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 48°55'24", long. 95°46'02", In SWi see. 24. T. 163 N., R. 40 

W., on steel highway bridge, If miles upstream from Mud Creek and 5* miles north of 

Roseau. Datum of gage is 1,023.21 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1928 of 

Geodetic Survey of Canada. Gage readings have been reduced to elevation^ above mean 

sea level.

Records available.- April 1930 to September 1948 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum elevation observed during year, 1,036.85 feet Apr. 22; minimum observed, 1,023.21 feet Sept. 18, 19, 21-30,

1930-48: Maximum water-surface elevation observed, 1,037.49 feet Mar. 29, 1948; 

minimum observed, 1,023.00 feet Sept. 2, 1936.

Remarks.- Oage read once or twice daily.

'Elevation, In feat, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Got. Nor. D«o. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

_

-

_

-

_

_

25.55

_

-

_

f

_

33.41

34.31

gSS.Ol

35.71

3S.97

g36.47

36.75

36.85

36.61

36.31

36.35

36.05

35.81

35.63

35.47

35.29

-

May

35.09

34.91

34.71

34.51

24.33

33.11

33.89

33.87

33. SI

33.09

32.76

32.46

32.26

31.83

31.53

31.51

31.15

30.9]

30.63

30.51

30.21

29.97

29.41

29.01

28.61

28.17

27.69

26.99

26.37

25.97

25.51

June

23.17

24.83

24.61

24.49

824.44

g24.96

25.11

25.21

25.23,

25.19

25.03

24.79

24.59

24.37

24.21

24.07

23.97

23.71

23.91

23.79

23.83

23.89

23.93

24.01

24.07

24.15

24.29

24.39

24.43

24.29

-

July

24. 2f

24. 2T

24.3]

25.01

25. 06

25.43. 25. er

25.73

25. 6f

25.3]

25. OT

24.8?

24.77

24.57

24.77

24.3]

24.27

24. 2f

24.23

24.13

24.17

24.29

24.81

g26.ll

26.87

g27.11

27.07

26. 75

26.57

g27.01

g28.02

Aug.

g28.6S

g29.77

29.97

28.73

g29.0S

28.51

28.01

27.61

27.13

23.61

26.53

26.19

26.01

g25.87

g26.48

g27.04

g26.58

26.51

26.55

26.21

25.91

25.67

25.47

25.23

25.03

24.81

24.63

24.49

24.33

24.29

24.19

S«pt.

24.15

24.09

24.03

23.99

23.83

23.79

23.73

23.71

23.71

23.69

23.65

23.67

23.65

23.61

23.53

23.43

23.31

23.21

23.21

23.23

23.22

23.21

23.21

23.21

23.21

23.21

23.21

23.21

23.21

23.21

-

g Elevation from graph based on gage readings. 

Mota.- Add 1,000 feet to obtain elevation above mean sea level (adjustment of 

Survey of Canada).
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 95

Roseau River at Roseau Lake, Mlnn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 48°54'22", long. 95°49'55", In SW£SWi sec. 28, T. 163 N., R. 

<JU w., at Roseau Lake, 3? miles upstream from Pine Creek, 3t miles downstream from Mud 

Creek, and 7 miles northwest of Roseau. Datum of gage is I t 018.59 feet above mean sea 

level, adjustment of 1928 of Geodetic Survey of Canada. Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1948 (incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum elevation observed during year, 1,034.83 feet Apr. 28; minimum ob- 

 served, 1,020.53 feet Sept. 28-30.

1939-48: Maximum elevation observed, that of Apr. 28, 1948; minimum observed, 

1,019.75 feet Aug. 16, 1941.

Remarks.- Gage read once daily.

Elevation, in feet, water year October 19*7 to September 1948

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

Oct.

23.81

23.71

23.59

23.45

23.25

23.03

22.83

22.65

22.47

22.57

22.80

23.27

24.06

24.55

24.67

24.59

24.43

24.31

23.99

23.73

23.41

23.17

22.95

22.89

22.93

22.99

23.03

22.97

82.87

22.73

22.67

NOT.

22.63

22.59

22.53

22.55

22.57

22.63

22.61

22.77

22.51

22.39

22.27

22. 17

22.05

21.93

21.83

21.77

21.77

21.77

21.77

21.77

21.77

21.7.7

21.75

21.73

21.71

21.69

21.67

21.65

21.63

21.63

-

Dec.

21.63

21.63

21.63

21.63

21.63

21.63

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

.

_

_

.

-

.

_

.

-

,

_

_

-

~

-

Jan. Feb. Kar. Apr.

22.07

22.07

22.07

22.50

23.53

23.47

23.64

24.55

25.15

25.43

25.83

26.29

26.87

27.67

29.39

30.09

31.09

31.85

32.18

32.85

33.38

33.84

34.18

34.44

34.57

34.69

34.81

34.83

34.81

34.81

-

"ay

34.65

34.53

34.39

34.25

33.99

33.89

33.69

33.47

33.23

32.99

32.75

32.45

32.15

31.83

31.57

31.31

31.01

30.75

30.53

30.29

29.99

29.73

29.39

29.05

28.63

28.14

27.52

26.85

26.14

25.54

25.05

June

24.57

24.04

23.73

23.75

23.59

23.43

23.27

23.11

22.99

22.87

22.81

22.61

22.37

22. 17

22.01

21.91

21.81

21.61

21.53

21.45

21.37

21.31

21.27

21.97

22.53

22.61

22.69

22.61

22.53

22.47

-

July

22.41

22.31

22.19

22.30

22.81

23.19

23.51

23.89

24.19

24.13

23.73

23.41

23.29

23.05

22.71

23.51

22.41

22.57

22.51

22.45

22.41

23.32

24.06

24.68

25.20

25.49

25.61

25.59

25.49

26.05

26.75

Aug.

27.57

27.87

27.97

28.01

27. T3

27. *9

27. f5

26. f 9

26.47

26. C7

25. T7

25. £"1

25. ?3

24. ?7

25.11

25:?1

25. £9

25. IS

25. ?3

24. $*

24. £3

24. C3

23. $3

23. SI

22. S5

22.65

22.35

22.17

22.01

21. 85

21.71

Sept.

21.59

21.49

21.41

21.33

21.25

21.21

21.17

21.13

21.09

21.07

21.05

21.01

20.95

20.91

20.87

20.81

20.73

20.65

20.63

20.61

20.59

20.57

20.55

20.55

20.55

20.55

20.55

20.53

20.53

20.53

-

Note.- Add 1,000 feet to obtain elevation above sea level (adjustment of 1928 of Geodetic Survey 

of Canada).
96 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Roseau River at Ross, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°54'37", long. 95°55'18", in SE^ fee. 27, T. 163 

«., K. 41 W., a quarter of a mile north of Ross. Datum of gage is 1,018.44 feet above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1928 of Geodetic Survey of Canada.

Drainage area.- 1,210 square miles.

Records available.- July 1928 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 204 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,220 second-feet Apr. 29 (gage height, 15.88 

reet}; minimum, 14 second-feet Sept. E6-30; minimum gage height, 0.38 foot Sept. 29, 30.

1928-48: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 29, 1948; minimum recorded, 1.1 secondfeet Jan. 16, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from aquatic 

vegetation, or bank foliage, which are fair. Plow partly regulated by Roseau Lake.

Revisions (water year).- W 1055: 1945.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 19"5

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

35

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

206 

201 

192 

180 

168

152 

144 

133 

122

126

136 

176 

351 

284 

284

278 

268 

240 

225 

201

176 

160 

144 

140 

148

156 

152 

152 

148 

144 

144

Nov.

144 

144 

144 

144 

148

152 

150 

150 

140 

130

120 

100 

90 

75 

70

65 

60 

60 

55 

60

 60 

60 

55 

55 

50

50 

48 

48 

46 

46

Dec.

46 

44 

44 

44 

42

42 

43 

44 

44 

42

42 

42 

40 

40 

40

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

 40 

38 

38 

38 

38

36 

36 

36 

36 

36 

34

Jan.

34 

34 

32 

32 

34

34 

34

34 

36 

36

34 

34 

34 

32 

32

32 

32 

30 

30 

30

30 

28 

28 

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

28 

26 

»26

Feb.

26 

26 

26 

26 

24

24 

24 

24 

23 

22

20 

20 

19 

19 

30

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

19 

19 

18 

19

19 

19 

30 

20

Month

Goto 

Hove 

Dace

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1947

ter year 1947 -48 .......................

Peak discharge (base. 300 sec. -ft.).- Apr.

Mar.

 30 

32 

22 

22 

22

22 

23 

23 

22 

22

20 

20 

22 

22 

22

32 

24 

24 

24 

26

26 

38 

30 

 32 

32

34 

34 

34 

34 

34 

32

Apr.

32 

33 

32 

34 

 36

40 

55 

85 

120 

160

180 

220 

280 

380 

480

 600 

800 

1,100 

1,400 

1,800

2,200 

2,600 

*2,800 

2,940 

3,080

3,080 

3,180 

3,180 

3,180 

3,180

Secondfoot-days

5,630 

2,719 

1,244

106,036

966 

615 

794 

37,386 

56,569 

4,966 

7,457 

11,189 

832

130,207

May

3,120 

3,080 

2,980 

2,900 

2,800

2,760 

2,670 

2,590 

2,510 

2,390

2,320 

2,180 

2,070 

1,940 

1,850

1,790 

1,700 

1,620 

1,520 

1,460

1,390 

1,320 

1,240 

1,150 

1,060

956 

857 

728 

628 

536 

454

Maximum

284 

152 

46

3,400

36 

26 

34 

3,180 

3,120 

389 

480 

613 

72

3,180

June

389 

341 

295 

284 

262

246 

230 

325 

315 

200

182 

156 

128 

106 

86

74 

64 

56 

52 

48

47 

44 

52 

110 

173

182 

186 

182 

178 

173

July

Minimum

122 

46 

34

11

26 

18 

20 

32 

454 

44 

136 

81 

14

14

29 (8 p.m.) 3,220 sec. -ft.; July

16f> 

151'

is;;

16* 

191

235 

240 

2513 

268 

2£8

'2315 

20!5 

1913 

173 i5i>

136 

136 

144 

144 

136

140 

200 

262 

306 

365

377 

389 

389 

389 

415 

480

Aug.

566 

596 

612 

612 

596

566 

536 

508 

467 

441

415 

389 

365 

341 

353

365 

377 

377 

365 

341

317 

278 

246 

215 

186

160 

140 

120 

106 

92 

81

Mean

182 

90.6 

40.1

291

31.2 

21.3 

25.6 

1,243 

1,825 

166 

241 

359 

27.7

356

9 (]0 p.m.]

Sept.

73 

63 

54 

45 

40

38 

37 

35 

33 

31

30 

30 

39 

29 

28

24 

20 

18 

16 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

14 

14 

14 

14

Runoff In 

acre-feet

11,170 

5,390 

2,470

310,300

1,920 

1,220 

1,570 

73,960 

112,200 

9,850 

14,790 

22,070 

1,850

258,300

377 aec.-

ft.; Aug. 3 (6 p.m.) 956 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on* this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge affected by ice Nov. 7 to Apr. 22. Backwater from aquatJc vegetation Oct. 

1 to Nov. 6. Backwater from foliage along banks June 25 to Sept. 12.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 97

Roseau River near Badger, Mlnn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 480 54'42", long. 96°00'24", in SW£ sec. 30, T. 163 

« i K- 41 W., 9 miles north of Badger. Datum of gage is 1,016.90 feet above meun sea 

level, adjustment of 1928 of Geodetic Survey of Canada. Gage readings have bee-i reduced to elevations above mean sea level.

Records available.- August 1928 to September 1948 (incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum elevation recorded during year, 1,031.37 feet Apr. 29; minimum recorded,

 I7DI8T29 feet Sept. 30.

1928-48: Maximum elevation recorded, that of Apr. 29, 1948; minimum recordel, 

1,017.73 feet Sept. 2, 1929, July 22, 1932.

Elevations, In feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

22.89

22.80

22.68

22.53

22.36

22.13

21.95

21.77

21.61

21.59

21.72

22.21

22.98

23.28

23.3*

23.28

23.15

22.93

22.71

22.45

22.15

21.91

21.68

21.56

21.59

21.68

21.68

21.61

21.49

21.36

21.27

Nov.

21.20

21.13

21.06

21.02

21.02

21.03

21.03

21.08

21.23

21.14

20.95

20.68

2O.44

20.23

20.10

20.03

2O.OO

19.97

19.96

20.00

f20.06

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

.

.

-

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

_

_

_

_

-

_

.

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

T20.21

20.23

20.25

20.29

20.36

20.45

20.49

20.51

20.49

20.45

20.43

20.41

20.40

Apr.

20.39

20.37

20.36

20.39

20.49

20.72

21.39

22.30

23.13

23.50

23.87

24.25

24.79

25.78

26.62

27.20

27.50

28.19

28.89

29.44

29.97

30.45

30.85

31.04

31.17

31.26

31.32

31.33

31.35

31.34

-

Hay

31.28

31.21

31.12

30.98

30.87

30.75

30.62

30.47

30.29

30.08

29.85

29. 6O

29.32

29.03

28.76

28.54

28.26

28.01

27.73

27.51

27.26

27.00

26.73

26.45

26.13

25.76

25.36

24.82

24.26

23.74

23.26

June

22.80

22.34

21.97

21.86

21.71

21.56

21.42

21.35

21.26

21.16

20.99

20.77

20.50

20.23

20.OO

19.85

19.70

19.59

f!9.52

T19.49

F19.48

19.45

19.57

20.26

21.13

21.41

21.47

21.47

21.44

21.38

-

July

21.32

21.22

21.17

21.29

21.73

22.11

22.39

22.76

23.03

23.06

22.82

22.60

22.47

22.51

22.10

21.92

21.84

21.90

21.96

21.87

21.93

22.71

23.26

23.72

24.16

24.45

24.61

24.60

24.59

24.88

25.31

Aug.

25.88

26.12

26.21

26.22

26.11

25.95

25.79

25.55

25.25

24.96

24.71

24.49

24. 25

24.02

24.06

24.16

24. 20

24.22

24.]?

23.92

23.59

23.19

22.82

22. 4S

22. 2C

21.91

21.64

21. 4C

21.17

20.96

20.77

Sept.

20.60

20.43

20.25

20.05

19.87

19.73

19.65

19.56

19.45

19.32

19.23

19.15

19.05

18.97

18.97

18.87

18.73

18.59

18.50

18.41

18.37

18.37

18.37

18.36

18.35

18.34

18.33

18.31

18.30

18.30

-

f Oage height partly estimated.

Hote.- Add 1,000.00 feet to obtain elevations above mean sea level (adjustment of 1928, Geodetic 

Survey of Canada).

Roseau River near Duxby, Mlnn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 48°55 I 12", long. 96°04'22", In !«&«£ sec. 27, T. 163 N., R.

 42 W. , at highway bridge H miles northwest of Duxby. Datum of gage is 1,016.59 feet

above mean sea level (Geodetic Survey of Canada datum, adjustment of 1928). 

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1948 (fragmentary). 

Extremes.- laaa-qa: Maximum elevation observed, 1,027.86 feet Apr. 24, 1948; minimum

 observed, 1,017.90 feet July 30, 1929.

Elevation, In feet, 1943-48

Apr.

May

July

Aug.

Sept

Apr.

May

1943

15

19

23

26

8

13

5

17

1944

15

21

20

1,026

1,026

1,025

1,025

1,025

1,024

1,019

1,019

1,025

1,024

1,019

97

60

86

38

01

45

08

92

07

16

63

July

Aug.

Mar.

Apr.

Aug.

Apr.

June

Apr.

11

18

25

5

14

30

10

19

14

1944

1,022

1,022

1945

1,024

1,026

1,026

1,022

1946

1,025

1,018

1947

1,023

95

83

60

80

47

05

80

86

62

Apr.

May_

June

Aug.

Apr.

May

July

Aug.

1947

23

25

7

16

17

20

25

1948

24

5

27

18

1,022

1,022

1_,022

1,027

1,027

1,027

1,022

1,027

1,027

1,024

1,024

.81

.45

.73

.29

.33

.46

.00

.83

.84

.12

.14
98 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Roseau River near Haug, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°55'2.8n , long. 96°12'26", In SE£ sec. 21, T. 163 

n., H. 43 W., 5 miles south of international boundary and 8£ miles northwest of Haug. 

Datum of gage is 1,014.02 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1928 of Geodetic 

Survey of Canada. Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level.

Records available.- April 1932 to September 1948 (incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum elevation recorded during year, 1,023.76 feet Apr. 29; minimum recorded, 

1,015.38 feet Sept. 28.

1932-48: Maximum elevation recorded, that of Apr. 29, 1948; minimum recorded, 

1,014.74 feet Aug. 8, 1933.

Elevation, In feet, water year September 1947 to October 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

262*7

28

29

30

31

Dot.

18.99

18.91

18.82

18.70

18.56

18.39

18.19

13.02

17.89

17.84

17.91

19.24

18.88

19.37

19.56

19.57

19.51

19.37

19.17

18.93

18.69

18.42

18.22

18. 06

18. 05

18.11

18.13

18.09

18. OO

17.90

17.81

HOT.

17.75

17.69

17.64

17.61

17.64

17.70

17.69

17.66

18.06

17.91

17.63

17.40

17.16

17. OO

16.88

16.82

.

.

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

.

-

-

-

-

Dec. Jan. Fab. Mar. Apr.

_

_

.

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

.

.

-

_

_

_

_

-

'

.

_

23.55

23.62

23.66

23.70

23.72

23.75

23.74

-

Hay

23.73

23.72

25.71

23.70

23.69

23.67

23.64

23.61

23.59

23.55

23.51

23.48

23.43

23.37

23.33

23.30

23.24

23.18

23.11

23.04

22.98

22.89

22.80

22.70

22. 6O

22.50

22.34

22.17

21.90

21.60

21.24

Juna

20.77

20.22

19.71

19.22

18.61

18.49

18.26

18.10

17.96

17.84

17.70

17.54

17.31

17.09

16.85

16.69

16.54

16.42

16.32

16.27

16.29

16.32

16.59

16.82

17.32

17.72

17.86

17.90

17.90

17.85

-

July

17. 8T

17. 75

17. 8^

17.8-

17. 9'

18.23

18.47

18.73

lB.9->

19.16

19.14

18.9'

18.80

18.63

18.55

18.44

18.3;;

18. 2 3

18.2''

18.22

18. ZZ

18.97

19.46

19.75

20.07

20.37

20.66

20. 76

20.82

20.89

-

Aug.

.

_

_

-

.

._

.

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

20.29

20.23

20.12

.

.

_

-

_

_

_

.

_

-

Sept.

.

.

_

-

.

_

.

_

-

_

_

-

.

_

.

,

-

_

15.41

15.39

15.36

15.34

15.32

15.31

15.29

15.30

15.31

-

Note.- Add 1,000 feet to obtain elevation above mean sea level (adjustment of 1928'of Qeodetlo Survey of Canada).
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 99

Roseau River at Oak Point, Mlnn. 

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 48°58'48", long. 96°24'19", in SE^SEj sec. 36, T. 164 N., R.

45 W., at Oak Point, 2 miles east of Caribou. Datum of gage'is 1,005.30 feet above

mean sea level, adjustment of 1928 of Geodetic Survey of Canada. Gage reading! have

been reduced to elevations above mean sea leyel.

Records available.- April 1933 to September 1939, March 1941 to September 1948 (Incomplete). 

Extremes.- Maximum elevation observed during year, 1,016.76 feet May 3: minimum observed.

1,009.34 feet Aug. 20.

1933-48: Maximun elevation observed, that of May 3, 1948; minimum observed 1 006 19

feet Mar. 27, 1941. 

Remarks. - Gage ;-ead on:e or twice daily.

Elevation, in feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Apr. 15

23

24

25

26

12

15

15

15

15

65

50

60

76

95

Apr.

May

27

28

29

30

1

16

16

16

IK

16

19

29

40

56

68

May 2

3

24

25

27

16.72

16.76

15.96

15.94

15.82

July 28

Aug. 20

10.62

9.34

Note.- Add 1,000 feet to obtain elevation above mean sea level 

(adjustment of 1928, Geodetic Survey of Canada).

Roseau River below State ditch 51, near Caribou, Minn. 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°58 I 54", long. 96°27'46", In SE^SW^ sec. 34, T.

164 N., R. 45 W., 400 feet downstream from State ditch 51 (known locally as Caribou

cut-off ditch) and 0.6 mile west of Caribou. Datum of gage is 1,002.14 feet above mean

sea level, adjustment of 1928 of Geodetic Survey of Canada. 

Drainage area.- 1,530 square miles.

Heeoras available.-'April 1929 to September 1948 (some winter records Incomplete). 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,460 second-feet May 2-5; maximum gage height,

9.23 reet May 4; minimum discharge, 14 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 1.75 feet). 

1929-48: Maximum discharge, that of May 2-5, 1948; maximum gage height, 9.85 feet

Apr. 1, 1942 (backwater from Ice); no flow Aug. 13, 1936. 

Remarks.-! Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or shifting control, which

are fair. Some flow at high stages Is diverted above station to headwaters of Two

Rivers. 

Cooperation.- This is one of the International gaging stations maintained by the United

states under agreement with Canada.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

309

309

298

276

254

240

215

197

190

186

192

298

342

414

462

475

475

462

426

390

354

320

287

276

265

265

276

. 276

265

248

240

Nov.

224

215

210

208

215

224

220

200

180

160

140

130

110

95

90

85

75

75

70

70

70

65

_

-

_

_

_

-

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

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

November 1-22 ..............................

December. ......... ., .............. t . .....,..,

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

h 23-31

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

Augu 

Sept

st......................................

ember. ..................................

Water year .......................

Mar.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

.

.

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

28

28

30

32

34

36

34

34

 34

Apr.

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

Secondfoot -days

9,482

3,131

_

290 

29,245 

63,480

9,422

8,485

13,309 

893

-

34

32

32

34

38

50

85

110

130

160

220

260

340

440

550

700

950

300

500

600

640

730

880

990

040

160

220

280

340

400

-

Hay

2,400

2,460

2,460

2,460

2,460

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,340

2,340

2,280

2,220

2,220

2,160

2,160

2,100

2,100

2,040

2,040

1,990

1,940

1,880

1,780

1,730

1,680

1,640

1,600

1,560

1,480

1,440

1,320

Maximum

475

224

_

36 

2,400 

2,460

1,220

540

636 

69

-

June

1,220

1,080

935

770

622

501

438

378

331

298

254

226

190

156

130

106

90

78

68

61

61

66

118

152

147

175

195

193

197

186

-

July

168

170

242

236

224

217

232

242

254

265

276

254

224

199

179

174

161

146

141

141

161

238

298

331

366

402

462

488

514

540

540

Aug.

553

56

60

62

6

P

?.

6315

6313

63

63

63

63

3

5

3

*

eoa

58

54

50

-

0

473

450

45

45

43

 >

 >

^

423

391

35

29

25

\

0

201

173

14

13

1C

9

7

T

6

1

7"!

Minimum Mean

186 306

65 142

_

28 32.2 

32 975 

1,320 2,048

61 314

141 274

76 429 

16 29.8

Sept.

69

61

54

47

43

43

39

37

35

34

33

31

29

28

26

27

26

23

22

20

19

18

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

~

Runoff In 

acre-feat

18,810

6,210

...

_

575 

58,010 

125,900

18,690

16,830

26,400 

 1,770

-

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 7-22, Mar. 23 to Apr»-19. shifting-control 

method used Oct. 1-13, June 16 to Sept. 30.
100 RED RIVER DP THE NORTH BASIN

Roseau River at International Boundary, near Caribou, Mlnn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°59'57", long. 96°30'20", near center of see. 29, 

T. 164 N., R. 45 W., 400 feet upstream from last International boundary crossing and 

3 miles northwest of Caribou. Datum of gage Is 1,002.59 feet above meaT sea level, adjustment of 1928 by Geodetic Survey of Canada. Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level.

Records available.- May 1933 to September.1948 (incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum-elevation recorded during year, 1,006.87 feet May 2-5; minimum recorded, 

1,UUB.73 feet Sept. 29.

1933-48: Maximum elevation recorded, 1,007.06 feet Mar. 24, 1945; minimum recorded, 

1,001.97 feet Aug.-14, 1933.

Elevation, In feet, water Tear October 1947 to September 1946

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

3.99

3.99

3.96

3.92

5.89

3.61

3.76

3.71

3.67

3.65

3.65

3.91

.02

.IS

4.26

.32

.31

.26

.19

~ .11

4.04

3.96

3.69

3.65

3.63

3.84

3.66

3.66

3.63

3.79

3.80

Nor.

3.76

3.73

3.71

3.70

3.72

3.74

3.75

3.70

3.76

3.94

3.65

3.53

3.45

3.37

3.32

3.28

3.25

3.25-

3.24

3.23

3.25

3.25

_

-

_

_

.

_

_

-

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

.

..

_

_

-

_

_

_

.

-

_

.

.

_

-

6. 52

6.67

6.49

6.51

6.53

6.57

6.61

6.67.

6.72

6.75

6.77

6.79

6.60

6.62

6.63

Hay

6.86

6.86

6.67

6.67

6.67

6.66

6.65

6.84

6.63

6.62

6.82

6.62

6.82

6.62

6.62

6.62

6.61

6.61

6.80

6.79

6.77

6.73

6.70

6.67

6.63

6.59

6.56

6.49

6.43

6.35

6.20

June

6.02

5.75

5.44

5.10

4.72

4.44

4.26

4.13

4.02

3.96

3.66

3.61

3.72

5.63

3.55

3.46

3.42

3.36

3.33

3.30

3.29

3.31

3.53

3.67

3.65

5.75

3.76

3.76

3.60

3.77

-

July

3.72

3. 7? 3.9'

3.9*

3.90

3.6* 3.9'

3.9<'

4.00

4.011

4.01?

3.9f>

3,8f>

3.60

3.7''

3.70

3.6P

3.6S

3.60

3.60

3.6.r3.9."

.10

.19

.30

.1?.

.sr

.70

.74

.81

.61

Aug.

4.65

4.92

5.01

5.07

5.10

5.11

5.11

5.10

5.09

5.06

.99

.69

.79

.66

.59

.52

.49

.47

.46

.42

.33

.23

.10

3.98

3.86

3.76

3.66

3.62

3.55

3.49

3.42

Sept.

3.38

3.32

3.29

3.25

3.22

3.20

3.17

3.15

3.13

3.10

3.08

3.06

3.03

3.01

3.00

3.00

2.99

2.97

2.98

2.69

2.67

2.64

2.60

2.79

2.79

2.78

2.77

 2.75

2.74

2.74

-

Hote.- Add 1,000 feat to obtain elevation above Bean sea level (adjustment .of 1928 of Geodetic 

Survey of Canada)
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 101

Mud Creek near Sprague, Manitoba 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°59'33", long. 95°39'43", in Nfi£ sec. 34, T. 164 

i)., R. 39 W., half a mile south of international boundary, 3j miles south of Sprague, 

Manitoba, 8 miles upstream from mouth, and 14 miles northeast of Roseau, Minn. Datum 

of gage is 1,038.4 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1928 by Geodetic Survey of 

Canada.

Drainage area.- 158 square miles.

Records available.- September 1928 to September 1948 (winter records incomplete prior to

1941) . |

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,010 second-feet Apr. 21 (gage height, 12.33 

reetj; minimum daily, 2.0 second-feet Feb. 9-11; minimum gage height, 0.83 foot 

Sept. 27, 28, 30.

1928-48: Maximum discharge, 2,070 second-feet Sept. 1, 1942, from rating curve 

extended above 860 second-feet; no flow at times in 1936, 1939, 1942, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or shifting control, which 

are fair.

Cooperation.- This station is one of the International gaging stations maintained by the 

United states under agreement with Canada.

Revisions (water year).- W 1055: 1944.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

72 

66 

60 

59 

54

48 

42 

36 

37 

59

59 

93 

a!35 

a!40 

123

115 

107 

97 

87 

76

67 

59 

53 

54 

66

64 

60 

54 

50 

47 

46

00 to 

Hove 

Dece

ca

jam) 

Febr 

Hare

Apri 

Mav

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Nov.

46 

44 

42 

41 

41

42 

40 

37 

34 

30

19 

15 

12 

11 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

 10

11 

11 

10 

9.5 

9.5

9.0 

8.5 

8.0 

7.5 

7.5

Dec.

7.5 

7.8 

7.5 

7.0 

7.0

7.0 

7.5 

6.5 

6.0 

5.5

5.5 

5.0 

5.0 

5.5 

5.5

5.0 

5.0 

4.8 

5.0 

 5.0

4.8 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6

4.6 

4.4 

4.2 

4.0 

4.0 

3.8

Jan.

3.8 

4.0 

5.2 

4.4 

4.6

4.4 

4.6 

4.6 

4.4 

4.0

4.2 

4.2 

3.8 

3.6 

3.4

3.4 

3.2

3.0 

2.8 

3.0

3.0 

2.8 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

2.6 

2.4 

2.4 

2.6 

2.6 

3.0

Feb.

3.2 

 2.8 

2.6 

2.4 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.2 

2.2 

2.4 

2.4

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

2.6 

2.6 

2.8 

2.8

Month

lendar year 1947

ter year 1947 -48 .......................

Peak discharge (base. 70 sec. -ft.).- Oct.

Mar.

2.8 

 2.8 

2.8 

2.6 

2.6

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.4 

2.2

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.6 

2.8

3.0 

2.8 

2.8 

3.0 

3.2

3.6 

4.0 

4.4 

 5.0

6.5

8.0 

10 

10 

9.0 

a8 

aS

Apr.

a7 

a6 

a7 

8 

10

20 

30 

44 

40 

»f36

34 

36 

50 

65 

a90

a!40 

280 

500 

580 

834

956 

 857 

881 

812 

769

729 

692 

710 

550 

467

Secondfoot-days

2,185 

605.5 

168.8

19,795.2

106.8 

71.2 

129.9 

10,240 

4,853 

784.3 

2,278 

3,102 

139.9

24,664.3

13 (12 p.m.)

May

404 

351 

312 

294 

285

260 

236 

208 

189 

166

151 

131 

123 

111 

136

171 

166 

161 

146 

131

119 

103 

89 

76 

64

58 

52 

48 

42 

38 

32

Maximum

140 

46 

7.8

1,390

4.6 

3.2 

10 

956 

404 

59 

382 

382 

10

956

June

28 

24 

40 

53 

40

31 

30 

31 

25 

22

18 

16 

14 

12 

9.8

9.1 

8.3 

7.4 

6.8 

6.1

5.4 

6.3 

17 

59 

59

50 

47 

37 

36 

36

July

30 

25 

22 

21 

44

38 

54 

74 

99 

74

56 

67 

64 

46 

34

27 

38 

50 

42 

36

34 

97 

"83 103 

67

60 

74 

85 

93 

259 

382

Minimum

36 

7.5 

3.8

0

2.4 

2.0 

2.2 

6 

32 

5.4 

21 

11 

2.1

2.0

146 sec. -ft.; Apr. 21

Aug. Sept.

371 10 

371 9.6 

382 8.8 

321 7.3 

236 6.9

177 7.3 

146 7.3 

119 7.3 

97 6.6 

80 6.5

80 5.5 

72 5.5 

59' 4.9 

52 4.8 

54 3.7

60 3.5 

60 3.2 

58 3.2 

48 2.9 

40 2.8

35 2.4 

28 2.8 

26 2.1 

23 2.2 

21 2.1

18 2.2 

17 2.1 

15 2.1 

13 2.1 

12 2.2 

11

Mean

70.5 

20.2 

5.45

54.2

3.45 

2.46 

4.19 

341 

157 

26.1 

73.5

 loo

4.66

67.4

R'jnoff in 

a-s re-feet

4,330 

1,200 

335

39,260

212 

141 

258 

20,310 

9,630 

1,560 

4,520 

6,150 

277

48,920

(1 a.m.) 1,010 sec.-

July 31 (2 p.m.) 393 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Mo gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Pine Creek near Pine Creek.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage height.

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 9 to Apr. 18. Shifting-control metlod used 

July 10 to Sept. 30.

911165 O - 50 - 8
102 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

Pine Creek near Pine Creek, Mlnn. 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°59"35", long. 95°55"04", in SWi<?w£ sec. 26, T. 

164 H., R. 41 W., half a mile south of international boundary, 2 miles northeast of 

village of Pine Creek, and 6 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage Is 1,038.42 

feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1928 of Geodetic Survey of Canada.

Drainage area.- 73.1 square miles.

Records available.- August 1988 to September 1948 (winter records incomplete 1930-40),

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 590 second-feet Apr. 19 (gage height, 9.62 

reet); minimum dally, 7.1 second-feet Sept. 29, 30; minimum gage height, 1.54 feet 

Feb. 20, 21 (backwater from Ice).

1928-48: Maximum discharge, 706 second-feet Sept, 25, 1941 (gage height, 9.79 

feet), .from rating curve extended above 450 second-feet; no flow Jan. 5-14, 1942.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or backwater from debris, 

which are fair.

Cooperation.- This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the 

united states under agreement with Canada.

Revisions (water year).- W 1055: 1945. tf 1085: 1941.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

47 

42 

39 

38 

35

32 

31 

29 

32 

39

43 

86 

88 

90 

100

100 

82 

56 

43 

36

32 

31 

29 

34 

36

36 

34 

31 

29 

28 

28

Nov.

27 

27 

26 

26 

27

28 

28 

26 

24 

20

17 

15 

14 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

12

*12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

Dec.

12 

12 

12 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

*11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11 

10

Jan.

10 

10 

10 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

9.5

9.5 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

8.5

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5

Feb.

8.5 

*8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5

8.5 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.5

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.0

8.0 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

bar. ....................................

lendar year 1947

ember. ..................................

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

9.5 

9.5 

 9.5 

9.5 

9.5

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10

11 

11

12 

13 

14 

14

14 

13 

13 

13 

12 

12

Apr.

12 

12 

12 

13 

*17

22 

30 

32 

34 

34

34 

36 

38 

42 

55

*75 

200 

392 

590 

530

443 

402 

378 

338 

289

261 

238 

208 

182 

154

Secondfoot-days

1,436 

515 

343

11,876.8

296.5 

243.5 

339.5 

5,103 

1,584 

718.3 

1,336 

1,472 

238.9

13,625.6

May

130 

110 

96 

90 

86

77 

68 

58 

50 

43

39 

35 

33 

31 

51

70 

76 

72 

62 

50

41 

34 

28 

25 

22

20 

19 

20 

18 

16 

14

Maximum

100 

28 

12

510

11 

9.0 

14 

590 

130 

58 

146 

208 

11

590

June

13 

15 

22 

30 

26

23 

26 

26 

22 

20

17 

16 

15 

12 

11

12 

11 

11 

9.4 

8.5

9.3 

13 

29 

51 

58

56 

46 

40 

36 

34

July

Minimum

28 

12 

10

7.6

8.5 

8.0 

9.5 

12 

14 

8.5 

10 

12 

7.1

7.1

30 

28 

25 

30 

30

24 

33 

34

29 

21

17 

18 

17 

12 

10

14 

24 

28 

23 

16

28 

60 

68 

72 

74

63 

72 

72 

100 

118 

146

Aug.

208 

198 

154 

107 

62

36 

28 

22 

19 

19

20 

20 

19 

E7 

70

70 

72 

67 

48 

31

26 

22 

18 

16 

16

14 

13 

13 

13 

12 

12

Mean

46.3 

17.2 

11.1

32.5

9.56 

8.40 

11.0 

170 

51.1 

23.9 

43.1 

47.5 

7.96

37.2

Sept.

11 

10 

9.0 

8.8 

8.6

8.5 

8.4 

8.2 

8.1 

8.0

8.O 

8.0 

.8 

.7 

.7

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.4

.2 

.2 

.2 

,1 

.1

Runoff In 

acre-feet

2,850 

1,020 

680

23,550

588 

483 

673 

10,120 

3,140 

1,420 

2,650 

2,920 

474

27,020

Peak discharge (base. 115 sec.-ft.).- Apr. 19 (8 p.m.) 59O sec.-ft.j Aug. 1 (6 to 10 p.m.) 218 sec.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 9 to Apr. 17. Backwater from debris Aug. 25- 

29, 31, Sept. 2, 4-30.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 103

Souris River near Sherwood, N. Dak. 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 48°59', long. 101°58', in

 HTffSec. 33, T, 164 N., R. 87 W., three-quarters of a mile south of international 

boundary and 16 miles northwest of Sherwood. Datum of gage is 1,603.70 feet atnve 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 9,570 square miles.

Records available.- March 1930 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1934-48), 96.7 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,400 second-feet Apr. 28 (gage height, 23.80

 feet); minimum daily, 4 second-feet Jan. 23-27, Mar. 9, 10.

1930-48: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 28, 1948; no flow for periods in most 

years.

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

Cooperation.- This is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the United 

States under agreement with Canada.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

5 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

El 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

50 

SI

Oct.

5.9 

6.2 

6.2 

4.9 

5.2

4.5 

4.7 

4.5 

6.4 

27

29 

24

15 

11 

8.6

7.8 

27 

27 

16 

10

7.5 

5.0 

5.2 

22 

27

27 

25 

15 

10 

 9.2 

8.4

Nov.

7.0 

6.7 

6.4

6.7 

6.7

6.4 

6.2 

6.2

7 

10

11 

11 

10 

10 

11

12 

12 

11 

11 

11

10 

10 

9 

10 

11

12 

11 

10 

11 

14

Dec.

15 

15 

*15 

12 

12

11

11 

11 

11 

10

10 

10 

10

11

10

10 

10 

10

11 

11

10 

10 

10

11 11

11 11

10 

9 

8 

8

Jan.

8 

9 

10 

10 

10

10 

11 

12 

11 

11

10 

9 

9 

10 

10

9

8 

8 

9 

8

6 

5 

4 

4 

4

4 

4

6 

6 

6 

6

Feb.

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

*6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

3

6 

6 

6 

6

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc

Aprl

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

mber. ...........--.--.-..---------..-...

lendar year 1947

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 500 sec. -ft.).- Apr

Mar.

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

4 

4

5 

5 

6 

6 

5

*5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

6 

6 

5 

5

5 

6 

6 

6 

6 

5

Apr.

5 

5 

6

7 

7

6 

5 

5 

6

6

6 

10 

100 

50 

40

30 

20 

40

*70 

547

1,180 

1,760 

2,310 

2,790 

3,350

*3,610 

5,790 

6,650 

7,380 

7,320

Secondfoot-days

410.2 

287.3 

329

74,738.0

247 

174 

161 

41,111 

73,509 

5,040 

2,870 

1,500 

375.4

126,013.9

28 (11 p.m

May

7,070 

6,750 

6,450 

5,880 

5,300

4,750 

4,400 

3,920 

3,500 

3,180

2,880 

2,640 

2,440 

2,150 

1,820

1,540 

1,260 

1,100 

986 

850

688 

590 

546 

503 

445

390 

338 

307 

294 

280 

262

Maximum

29

14 

13

2,250

12 

6 

6 

7,380 

7,070 

248 

140 

149 

21

7,380

) 7,400 sec

June

248 

236 

228 

216 

207

204 

202 

197 

196 

195

190 

184 

172 

162 

155

149 

146 

143 

140 

136

136 

136 

135 

133 

138

143 

140 

131 

124 

118

July

112 

108 

104

100

98

95 

91 

86 

82 

79

76 

74 

76 

91 

93

93 

93 

88 

82 

79

84 

88 

82 

93 

138

140 

108 

88 

89 

84 

76

Minimum

4.5 

6.2 

8

.1

4 

6 

4 

5 

262 

118 

74 

23 

8.4

4

.-ft.

Aug.

65 

57 

54 

52 

50

49

46 

44 

104 

149

76 

65 

56 

49 

46

45 

43 

40

37 

37

41 

39 

36 

34 

32

29 

27 

26 

25 

24 

23

Mean

13.2 

9.58 

10.6

205

7.97 

6.0 

5.2 

1,370 

2,371 

168 

92.6 

48.4 

12.5

344

Sept.

21 

20 

20 

19 

18

16 

16 

16 

15 

15

13 

11 

11 

11 

12

11 

11 

10 

9.2 

8.9

8.4 

9.2 

10 

9.7 

9.7

8.9 

8.4 

9.2 

9.2

8.6

Rinoff in 

aire-feet

814 

570 

653

148,200

490 

345

319 

81,540 

145,800 

10,000 

5,690 

2,980 

745

249,900

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 9 to Apr. 19 (no gage-height record Jan. 19 

to 'Pet. 10, Feb. 12-17, 19-21, Feb. 23 to Mar. 10, Mar. 12-15, Mar. 17 to Apr. 12, Apr. 14-18; discharge computed on basis of weather records, 5 discharge measurements, and records for nearby stations) .
104 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Lake Darling near Poxholm, N. Dak.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 48°27', long. 101°35' , in NE^NEi sec. 1, T. 157 N., R. 85 W., 

on control dam of Lake Darling, reservoir of Pish and Wildlife Service, on Souris River, 

about 6 miles north of Poxholm. Datum of gage is 1,577.00 feet above mean sea level 

(Pish and Wildlife Service reference mark).

Records available.- April 1937 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 22.68 feet May 16; minimum observed, 

1 il.96 feet Apr. 21.

1937-48: Maximum gage height observed, 22.83 feet Apr. 23, 24, 1943; minimum observed, 1.53 feet Mar. 1, 1938.

Remarks . - Reservoir is formed by concrete dam; storage began in April 1936; dam completed 

in July 1936. Capacity, 128,500 acre-feet between gage heights 0.0 foot (sill of control gates) and 23.0 feet (top of 2-foot f lashboards ) . Dead storage, 3,500 acre-feet. 

Water is used during periods of low flow at wildlife refuges downstream. Gage read 

from 1 to 20 times per month except while lake was frozen, when no readings were made.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Fish and Wildlife Service.

Date

Sept. 30.....: ...........

Dec. 31........ .........

Calendar year 1947

Sept. 30...... ...........

Vater year 1947-48

Cage height 

(feet)

15.64

15.70

-

16.96

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

64,100

64,600

-

_

75,200

-

' Change in Consents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+500

O

-

-

_

_

_

+8,200

+33,600

-16,500

-1,200

+9OO

-5,100

1+11,100
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 105

Souris River near Poxholm, N. Dak.

Location,- Water-stage recorder and artificial control, lat. 48°22', long. 101°30', in 

BWtSEt sec. 34, T. 157 N., R. 84 W., 3 miles east of Poxholm. Datum of gage is 

1,560.73 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 10,100 square miles.

Records available.- June 1904 to November 1905, April 1937 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1937-48), 93.6 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,040 second-feet May 16 (gage height, 14.79 

 feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Nov. 8 (gage height, 5.13 feet).

1904-5, 1937-48: Maximum discharge, that of May 16, 1948; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good. Plow completely regulated by Lake Darling and several smaller 

reservoirs.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

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

Oct.

6.0 

6.0 

13 

6.0 

7.5

2.8 

2.8 

1.2 

3.3 

3.3

9.0 

5.2 

2.0 

3.3 

2.3

3.9 

6.7 

3.3 

1.7 

2.3

3.3 

9.0 

1.2 

2.3 

2.3

2.3 

4.5 

2.8 

3.3 

6.7 

6.7

Mov.

3.9 

3.9 

4.5 

9.9

7.5

6.0 

6.0 

1.2 

2.8 

2.8

4.5 

3.9 

4.5 

4.5 

6.0

7.5 

8.2 

8.2 

7.5 

7.5

8.2 

8.2 

9.0 

9.9 

9.0

9.9 

9.9 

9.0 

8.2 

8.2

Dec.

*9.0 

9.9 

9.9 

9.9 

9.9

11 

9.9 

9.9 

9.9 

9.0

8.2 

8.2 

8.2 

9.0 

9.0

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.9 

9.0

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

14 

12 

12

12 

11

Jan.

9.9 

9.9 

9.9 

9.9 

9.0

9.9 

9.9 

*9.9 

9.9 

9.9

9.9 

9.9 

9.0 

9.9 

9.9

9.0 

9.9 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10

10

10

Feb.

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

*10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Va

lendar year 194" 

Az*y

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

40 

80 

90 

90 

90

90 

90 

90

120 

*170

170 

170 

170 

170 

170

170 

*170 

170 

180 

200

200 

200 

220 

280 

380 

380

Apr.

*420 

500 

500 

500 

*500

550 

600 

650 

676 

653

618 

635 

734 

*797 

819

838 

846 

852 

770 

500

6.0 

3.9 

78 

496 

797

944 

1,120 

1,530 

2,010 

2,090

Secondfoot-days

136.0 

200.3 

310.8

69,184.7

305.6 

290 

4,400 

22,032.9 

68,420 

13,536.9 

3,338 

1,113 

2,946

117,029.5

May

2,170 

2,290 

2,420 

2,290 

2,200

2,120 

2,110 

2,200 

2,430 

2,450

2,460 

2,650 

2,530 

2,540 

2,790

2,790 

2,250 

1,930 

2,340 

2,540

2,110 

1,980 

2,000 

1,940 

1,880

1,920 

1,940 

1,870 

1,860 

1,860 

1,560

Maximum

13 

9.9 

12

1,340

10 

10 

380 

2,090 

2,790 

1,190 

195 

106 

122

2,790

June

1,190 

1,020 

934 

882 

798

770 

762 

755 

751 

747

744 

740 

736 

732 

554

7.5 

5.2 

5.2 

14 

48

94

116 

127 

130 

150

152 

147 

155 

144 

127

July

127 

133 

127 

136 

130

133 

133 

138 

130 

130

130

127 

133 

166 

195

152 

127 

116 

114

114

124 

114 

89 

64 

54

56 

50 

37 

28 

18 

13

Minimum

1.2 

1.2 

8.2

.1

9.0 

10 

10 

3.9 

1,560 

5.2 

13 

1.2 

91

1.2

Aug. Sept.

6.0 104 

3.3 122 

2.0 111 

1.7 '106 

1.7 96

1.7 96 

1.2 91 

1.4 104 

21 111 

32 106

25 101 

25 98 

26 96 

26 96 

28 96

28 96 

30 94 

30 94 

30 94 

30 94

30 94 

30 94 

30 94 

50 94 

80 94

80 94 

86 94 

91 94 

86 ?4

94 ^94 

106

Mean

4.39 

6.68

10.0

190

9.86 

10.0 

142 

734 

2,207 

451 

108 

35.9 

98.2

320

Runoff in 

acre-feet

270 

397 

616

137,200

606 

575 

8,730 

43,700 

135,700 

26,850 

6,620 

2,210 

5,840

232,100

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Ngte - Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 18 to Apr. 8. Mo gage-height record Jan. 18 

to Feb. 9, Feb. 11 to Mar. 5, Mar. 9-14, 17-21, 27, 28, 31, Apr. 3, 4, 8, May 24, Aug. 12-26; discharge computed on basis of records for station above Minot and record of release at dam above 

gage.
106 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Souris River above Minot, N. Dak.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 48°14'45", long. 101°22'15", 

near center of sec. 17, T. 155 N., R. 83 W., 3j miles west of Minot. Datum of gage 

is 1,545.75 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 11,300 square miles.

Records available - May 1903 to March 1924, April 1927 to September 1928, and October 

1929 to September 1934 at site at Minot, 10 miles downstream, and October 1934 to 

September 1948 at present site in reports of Geological Survey. May 1903 to September 

1948 in reports of State engineer. Records equivalent except those for periods of low 

flow, when considerable industrial and sanitary waste enters river between the two 

sites.

Average discharge.- 35 years (1913-48), 120 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,700 second-feet May 17 (gage height, 16.34 

feet); minimum, 3.1 second-feet Oct. 2 (gage height, 4.22 feet).

1903-48: Maximum discharge, 12,000 second-feet Apr. 20, 1904 (gage height, 21.9 

feet at site at Minot), from rating curve extended above 8,100 secon(?-feet; no flow 

at times in many years.

Maximum stage known at present site, about 23 feet in April 1904.

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

which are fair. Plow of Souris and Des Lacs Rivers completely regulated by Fish 

and Wildlife Service dams above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

e

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

9.7 

4.6 

5.3 

14

16

11 

11 

9.7 

9.7 

8.7

8.7 

12 

26 

15 

9.7

8.7 

7.8 

7.8 

7.8 

7.8

7.8 

6.8 

7.8 

8.7 

8.7

6.8 

6 

6 

5.3 

5.3 

8.7

Nov.

9. 

9. 

9. 

9. 

9.

12 

12 

12 

11 

9.7

9. 

8. 

8. 

8. 

8.

9. 

9.

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

9.7 

9.7 

9.7

12 

IE 

12 

11 

9.7

Dec.

*n

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

IE 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

IE

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

Jan.

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

*12 

12

12

12

12 

12

11

11

11

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

10 

10 

10

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

Feb.

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

*10

10 

10 

10 

10

11

11 11 11 11 

, 11

11 11 11 11 11

11 11

11n

Month

Octo 

Move

Dece

Ca

janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May. 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1947

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

11 11 11 11 11

11

11

40 

80 

90

90 

90 

90 

90 

130

160 

180 

180 

ISO

180

180 

190 

180 

180 

190

200 

200 

220 

240 

280 

340

Apr.

380 

400 

480 

500 

520

520 

550 

600 

650 

680

660 

640 

700 

820 

900

985 

*1,030 

1,110 

1,180 

1,090

852

585 

499 

622 

877

1,050 

1,160 

1,230 

1,370 

1,650

Secondfoot-days

288.9 

309.9 

371

74,562.8

344

305 

4,057 

24,290 

67,080 

15,478 

4,208 

2,386 

3,299

122,416.8

May

1,920 

2,060 

2,000 

2,340 

2,380

2,360 

2,270 

2,180 

2,150 

2,840

2,330 

2,380 

2,450 

2,450 

2,470

2,610 

2,680 

2,430 

2,140 

2,140

2,270 

2,180 

2,030 

1,940 

1,870

1,820 

1,320 

1,830 

1,800 

1,780 

1,760

Maximum

26 

12

12

1,350

12 

11 

340 

1,650 

2,680 

1,660 

203 

111 

130

2,680

June

1,660 

1,370 

1,080 

944 

869

303

771 

755 

750 

748

748 

747 

746 

743 

739

462 

97 

39 

27 

24

55 

97 

121 

127 

141

158 

158 

167

172 

160

Minimum

July

4.6 

8.7

11

.4

10 

10 

11 

380 

1,760 

24 

53 

39 

97

4.6

149 

147 

149 

149 

147

138 

143 

145 

145 

138

138 

138 

138 

149 

196

203

181 

174 

160 

149

152 

152 

141 

125 

113

93

87 

81 

72 

63 

53

Aug.

47 

44 

50 

44 

41

39 

39 

41 

47 

58

85 

99

85 

91 

111

81 

78 

79 

78 

78

83 

85 

91 

97 

97

93 

93 

103 

109 

109 

111

Mean

9.32 

10.3 

12.0

204

11.1 

10.5 

131 

810 

2,164 

516 

136 

77.0 

110

334

Sept.

119 

123 

130 

125 

121

115 

111 

109 

117 

123

119 

115 

113 

109 

109

107 

107 

105 

103 

103

103 

105 

105 

105 

105

101 

99 

99 

97 

97

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

573 

615

736

147,900

682 

60S 

8,050 

48,180 

133,100 

30,700 

8,350 

4,730 

6,540

242,900

charge measurement made on this day. 

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 12 to Apr. 15. No gage-feight record Dec. 

to Jan. 7, Jan. 14 to Feb. 9, Feb. 19 tp Mar. 14, Mar. 20, 21, 27, 28, Apr. 3, 4, 7, 8, 111 discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Souris River near Fcxholm an3 Des Lacs 

River at Foxholm.
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 107

Sour Is River near Verendrye, N. Dak.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°09', long. 100°44', in NWiSW^ sec. 17, T. 154 

N., K. 78 W., 3 miles northeast of Verendrye and 7? miles southwest of (19 miles 

upstream from) mouth of Wintering River. Datum of gage is 1,464.87 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 12,200 square miles.

Records available.- February to June 1933 (gage heights only), April 1937 to September 

iy<5B (winter records incomplete prior to 1945).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,300 second-feet May 22 (gage height, 14.95 

reet); minimum daily, 12 second-feet Nov. 10-13, Feb. 1 to Mar. 18; minimum gage 

height, 3.54 feet Nov. '8.

1937-48: Maximum discharge, that of May 22, 1948; minimum discharge recorded, 

0.3 second-foot Aug. 11-19, 1937, Oct. 10-21, 1939.

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

which are fair. Flow regulated by Fish and Wildlife Service dams on Souris and Des 

Lacs Rivers.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1946

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

82 

23 

24 

ZS

86 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

32 

24 

23 

20 

22

24 

24 

22 

20 

23

26 

24 

22 

22 

22

20 

20 

20 

19 

18

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

16 

16 

IS 

 15 

IS 

16

Nov.

17 

19 

19 

19 

17

16 

15 

15 

14 

12

12 

12 

12 

13 

IS

15 

IS 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

15 

15 

16

16 

16 

15 

IS 

16

Dec.

17 

 17 

16 

15 

IS

IS 

IS 

IS 

14 

14

14

14 

IS 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

16 

16 

16

16 

15 

15 

IS 

15 

15

Jan.

IS 

IS 

IS 

IS 

IS

IS 

IS 

16 

 16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

IS 

IS 

IS 

15 

IS

14 

14

14 

14 

14

13 

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

Feb.

12

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12

12 

12 

12

12 

 12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12

12

12 '

Month

Octo 

Hove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

Mnv

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1947

h. ....................:.................

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12

12 

40 

80

120 

150 

 180 

180 

180

190 

200 

200 

210 

220 

230

Apr.

240 

250 

300 

350 

400

440

480 

510 

540 

570

600 

620 

620 

600 

 620

800 

 1,200 

1,600 

1,800 

 1,930

1,980 

1,870

1,740 

1,570 

1,330

1,140 

1,040 

1,060 

1,140 

1,220

Secondfoot-days

625 

451 

470

79,435.6

456 

348 

2,396 

28,560 

 63,520 

.24,833 

6,571 

3,121 

3,606

134,957

May

1,290 

1,380 

1,500 

1,630 

1,720

1,800 

1,690 

1,960 

2,020 

2,080

2,120 

2,150 

2,170 

2,190 

2,210

2,220 

2,230 

2,250

2,270 

2,280

2,290 

2,290 

2,290 

2,270 

2,260

2,230 

2,200 

2,160 

2,110 

2,050 

2,010

Maximum

32 

19 

17

1,300

16 

12 

230 

1,980 

2,290 

1,970 

291 

131 

147

2,290

June

1,970 

1,940 

1,920 

1,890 

1,810

1,670 

1,480 

1,230 

1,040 

913

846 

810 

790 

776 

765

758 

752 

715 

536 

a 350

a220 

a!90 

al80 

a!70 

a!70

a!70 

alSO 

185 

200 

207

Minimum

July

15 

12 

14

1.0

13 

12 

12 

240 

1,290 

170 

120 

77 

98

12

210 

213 

204 

194

185

185 

185 

182 

176 

176

176 

182 

182 

194

216

250 

291 

291 

267 

243

243 

253 

267 

233 

229

257 

274

204 

156 

133 

120

Aug.

108 

96 

89 

81 

77

77 

77 

77 

77 

81

85 

94 

92

103 

120

118 

113 

131 

120 

105

105 

103 

103 

105 

105

108 

110 

115 

115 

113 

118

Mean

20.2 

1S.O 

IS. 2

218

14.7 

12.0 

77.3 

952 

2,049 

828 

212 

101 

120

369

Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Sept.

126 

126 

128 

136 

139

147 

144 

142

136 

128

123 

126

131 

133 

128

126 

123 

118

115 

110

108 

108 

103 

103 

103

101 

101 

98 

98 

98

Runoff In 

acr-e-feet

1,240 

895 

932

157,600

904

690 

4,750 

56,650 

126,000 

49,260 

13,030 

6,190 

7,150

267,700

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov,

Dec. 1, Jan. 15 to Mar. 22, Mar. 24 to Apr. 5, Apr. (

measurements, weather records,and records for stations

of records for other Souris River stations. 

9 to Apr. 20 (no gage-height record Nov. 11 to 

-14; discharge computed on basis of 4 discharge 

above Minot and near Bantry.
108 RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN

Souris River near Bantry, N. Dak.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°30' , long. 100°25', in SE& sec. 14, T. 158 N.,

 K. 78 W., 8 miles east of Bantry.

Drainage area.- 13,400 square miles.

Records available.- March 1937 to September 1948 (no winter records prio- to 1945).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,000 second-feet May 31 (gage height, 12.43 

reetj; minimum daily, 11 second-feet Feb. 12-20.

1937-48: Maximum discharge, that of May 31, 1948; no flow at time's in each year 

1937-40.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Water

 diverted for irrigation at Eaton Dam, about 42 miles above station. Flow regulated

by Fish and Wildlife Service dams on Souris and Des Lacs Rivers.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

87 

84 

81 

76 

71

66 

62 

59 

55 

52

49 

46 

44 

42

40

37 

35 

33 

31 

29

28 

27 

26 

25 

24

23 

23 

23 

24 

25 

»26

Nov.

30 

32 

32 

31 

30

28 

26 

24 

23 

22

21 

20 

20 

20 

20

21 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

Dec.

21 

21 

21 

*21 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

19

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

19 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

19 

18

Jan.

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

*18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

15 

15 

15 

14 

14 

14

Feb.

13

13 

13 

13 

13

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12

*11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

12 

12 

12 

12 

 12

12 

12 

12 

12

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1947

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

13 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

15

15 

15 

20 

30 

100

150 

180 

190 

200 

200 

210

Apr.

220 

230 

240 

250 

260

300 

350 

400 

430 

460

490 

520 

550 

580 

600

600 

600 

700 

800 

900

*975 

,030 

,110 

,220 

,300

,360 

,490 

,620 

,680 

f 1,700

Secondfoot-clays

1,353

700 

607

85,889.0

522 

344 

1,566 

22,965 

53,970 

39,590 

10,969 

4,785 

3,427

140, 798

May

f 1,700 

fl,710 

fl,710 

f 1,600 

f 1,490

fl,470 

fl,470 

fl,470 

fl,470 

f 1,490

fl,510 

f 1,540 

f 1,560 

,610 

,700

,830 

,830 

,810 

,830 

,840

,860 

,890 

,880 

,890 

,930

,960 

,980 

,970 

,990 

,990 

,990

Maximum

87 

32 

21

1,320

18 

13 

210 

1,700 

1,990 

1,990 

449 

275 

133

1,990

June

,990 

,990 

,990 

,940 

,880

,880 

,870 

,820 

,780 

,730

,680 

,630 

,560 

,480 

,380

,300 

,230 

,170 

,120 

,070

1,000 

930 

860 

796 

716

674 

589 

547

510 

478

Minimum

JulT

449 

421 

389 

367

351

334

318 

306 

291 

277

262 

252 

255 

256 

312

345 

364 

376 

382 

r89

421 

435 

435 

425

417

400 

376 

S60 

352 

MO 

312

23

20 

18

1.0

14 

11 

12 

220 

1,470 

478 

252 

114 

98

11

Aug.

275 

240 

207 

184 

171

161 

146 

139 

149 

173

179 

178 

174 

169 

162

154 

150 

145 

140 

130

135 

140 

135 

130

122

120 

117 

116 

115 

115 

114

Mean

43.6 

23.3 

19.6

235

16.8 

11.9 

50.5 

766 

1,741 

1,320 

354 

154 

114

385

Sept.

113 

113 

112 

114 

116

119 

121 

127 

130 

133

131 

128 

123 

120 

117

119 

120 

119 

116 

110

109 

106 

104 

104 

102

102 

102 

100 

99 

98

Runoff In 

acre-feet

2,680 

1,390 

1,200

170,300

1,040 

682 

3,110 

45,550 

107,000 

78,530 

21,760 

9,490 

6,800

279,200

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day

f Discharge computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 5 to Apr. 20. No gagerheight record Oct. 12- 

30, -Nov. 29 to Dec. 3, Dec. 28 to Jan. 6, Jan. 22 to Feb. 11, Feb. 19, Mar. 12, Mar. 14, Apr. 5, 

Apr. 8-20, June 21-23, Aug. 18-24; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

station near Verendrye.
RED .RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 109

SourIs River near Westhope, N. Dak. 

(International gaging station)

Location,- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 49°00', long. 100°57', in 

swibEt sec. 30, T. 164 N., R. 79 W., 1,200 feet upstream from International Boundary, 

1 mile downstream from Fist) and Wildlife Service dam 357, and 7 miles northeast of Westhope. Datum of gage is 1,401.74 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 17,600 square miles.

Records available.- October' 1937 to September 1948. July 1929 to September 1937 at site 

t>t miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1935-48), 121 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 2,900 second-feet Apr. 26; maximum gage 

neignt, 13.63 feet, from floodmark, sometime during period May 1-5 (backwater); no flow 

Nov. 27 to Dec.- 3, Jan. 17-29.

1929-48; Maximum daily discharge, that of Apr. 26, 1948; maximum gage height, sometime during period May 1-5, 1948; no flow during several periods.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from tribuvaries or pondage, which are fair. Flow regulated by Fish and Wildlife Service dams 

on Souris and Des Lacs Rivers.

Cooperation.- This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the 

United states under agreement with Canada.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

1

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

12 

12 

12 

12

11

11 

10 

9.5 

8.9 

8.9

8.6 

8.6 

S.6 

7.5 

7.5

7.5 

6.8 

13 

15 

11

11 

6.8 

9.5 

12 

11

15 

10 

13 

17 

13 

12

Nov.

21 

41 

31 

30 

24

31 

27 

13 

42 

26

3.2 

2.0 

1.9 

1.8 

1.6

1.4

1.4 

1.1 

.8 

.7

.6 

.4 

.2 

.1 

.1

.1

0 

0 

0 

0

Dec.

0

«

»0 

.1 

.1

.1 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3

.5 

.6 

.7 

.8

.8

.8 

.9 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

i.i

1.2 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.5 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

Jan.

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.5

1.4 

*1.3 

1.4 

1.4 

1.3

1.3 

1.1 

.6 

.3 

.1

.1

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

.1.1

Feb.

0.1

.1.1 .1 .1

.2 

.2 

.2 

»b.2 

b.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr!

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194"

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

0.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

»b.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

 5 

.5

Apr.

1 

25 

50 

50 

50

175 

250 

250 

250 

250

250 

400 

520 

500 

480

720 

830 

800 

800 

830

920 

1,100 

1,900 

2,600 

2,400

2,900 

2,700 

1,500 

1,400 

1,800

Secondfoot -days

331.7 

303.4 

24.9

81,737.0

18.4 

6.4 

14.5 

26,701 

67 , 970 

50,900 

10,536 

7,669 

1,284

165,759.3

May

2,200 

2,600 

2,800 

2,700 

2,700

2,670 

2,600 

2,500 

2,300 

2,000

2,100 

2,100 

2,100 

2,100 

2,100

2,000 

2,100 

2,200 

2,300 

2,200

2,150 

2,150 

2,100 

2,050 

2,000

2,000 

1,900 

1,850 

1,850 

1,800 

1,750

Maximum

17 

42 

1.6

1,800

1.6 

.3 

.5 

2,900 

2,800 

1,900 

§50 

433 

47

2,900

June

1,750 

1,700 

1,700 

1,650 

1,600

1,600 

1,500 

1,500 

1,600 

1,600

1,650 

1,700 

1,750 

1,800 

1,850

1,900 

1,900 

1,900 

1,850 

1,800

1,800 

1,800 

1,800 

1,800 

1,800

1,800 

1,700 

1,600 

1,400 

1,100

July

950 

850 

750 

650 

550

400 

200 

150 

31 

24

21 

21 

24 

24

173

340 

235 

97 

97 

202

315 

315 

410 

480 

476

468 

472 

476 

476 

464 

395

Minimum

6.8 

0 

0

0

0 

.1 

.4 

1 

1,750 

1,100 

21 

47 

36

0

Aug.

395 

395 

405 

433 

420

395 

395

395 

400 

400

395 

395 

390 

390 

385

345 

295 

199 

97 

94

94 

94 

73 

51 

49

47 

49 

49 

49 

49 

47

Mean

10.7 

10.1 

.80

224

.59 

.22 

.47 

890 

2,193 

1,697 

340 

247 

42.8

453

Sept.

47

47 

46 

46 

46

46 

46 

46 

46 

44

44 

44 

44 

44 

44

44 

42 

42 

42 

41

41 

41 

41 

41 

39

41 

39 

38 

36 

36

Funoff In 

fore-feet

658 

602 

49

162,100

36 

13 

29 

52,960 

134,800 

101,000 

20,900 

15,210 

2,550

328,800

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Nobe.- No gage-height record Jan. 29 to Feb. 8, Feb. 11 to Mar. 15, Mar. 17 to Apr. 15j discharge 

computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements, records of release at dam 357, and weather records. 

Backwater from downstream tributaries or-pondage Apr. 16 to July 8; discharge computed on basis of 

gage-height record, 9 discharge measurements, and engineer's notes.
110 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN 

Long Creek near Crosby, N. Dak.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 48°58'30", long. 103°15'40", in NW£ sec. 3, T. 163 N., 

K. 97 tf., on county highway bridge 5 miles northeast of Crosby.

Records available.- March to April 1943, April 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,240 second-feet Apr. 23 (gage height, 16.10 

 feet); maximum gage height, 16.10 feet Apr. 22, 23 (backwater from ice Apr. 22);

no. flow during several months.

1943-48: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 23, 1948; maximum gage height, that of

Apr. 22, 23, 1948; no flow during part of each year.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Gage 

read once daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

z

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

31 

22 

33 

24 

25

26 

27 

38 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

6.6 

7.2 

8.3 

8.1 

7.4

6.6 

7.2 

6.8 

7.7 

6.8

7.7 

7.0 

6.4 

6.3 

5.6

6.0 

6.2 

2.9 

2.6 

2.3,

3.0 

4.2 

.6 

3.8 

4.0

3.6 

3.5 

3.3 

3.8 

4.0 

3.5

Nov.

3.8 

3.6 

4.0 

5.2 

5.4

5.2 

5.2 

5 

4 

4

3 

3 

2 

2

3

3 

3

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

 1.9 

2 

2

Dee.

> 1

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janv 

Pebr 

Marc 

.Aprl

June 

Julji 

Augl 

Sept

WE

Jan.

0.5

Feb.

lendar year 1947 

ary

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

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 30O see. -ft.).- Apr

Mar. Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

o

0 

0

10 

50 

100 

200 

300

600 

800 

1,000 

1,300 

»1,900

4,000 

5,000 

6,010 

»4,660 

3,110

2,140 

1,470 

1,090 

839 

636

Secondfoot -days

162.9 

90.3 

31

16,676.8

15.5 

0 

0 

35,215 

3,716 

189.0 

262.0 

3.5 

0

39,685.2

May

518 

457 

402 

353 

295

247 

198 

164 

138 

108

95

84 

75 

73 

67

56 

44 

43 

37 

35

31 

26 

23 

20 

23

23 

20 

18 

16 

15 

12

Maximum

8.3 

5.4

936

0 

0 

6,010 

518 

13 

110 

.6 

0

6,010

. 23 (8 p.m.) 6,240 sec .

June

11 

13 

11 

9.7 

10

11 

11 

9.2 

11 

7.0

7.2 

.7.0 

B.8 

4.2 

5.0

4!8 

.7 

.2 

.8 

.0

.3 

.0 

.5 

.7 

.3

.3 

.6 

.2 

2.0 

1.5

Julv

1.0 

2.2 

1.7 

1.9 

2.0

3.2 

4.0 

3.0 

1.8 

1.6

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.7 

6.2

6.8 

2.9 

2.6 

2.5 

7.0

110 

57 

12 

8.1 

6.4

4.5 

.9 

.6 

2.3 

1.5 

.7

Minimum

0.6 

1.9

0

0 

0 

0 

12 

1.5 

.6 

0 

0

0

Aug.

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

o

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

5.25

3.01

1

45.7

.5 

0 

0 

1,174 

120 

6.30 

8.45 

.11 

0

103

.6 

.5 

.4

.2

.1

.3

.3

.2 

.1

.2

.5 

.1

Sept.

Runoff In 

acre-feet

323 

179 

61

33,070

31 

0 

0 

69,850 

7,370 

375 

520 

6.9 

0

78,720

-ft.

... . _ _- - _ day.

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 8 to Apr. 22 (no gage-height re-cord Nov. 18- 

357Z77 Nov. 29 to Apr. 10; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Sourls 

River near Sherwood).
RED RIVER OP THE NORTH BASIN 111

Des Lacs River at Foxholm, N. Dak.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°22', long. 101°34', In NW£ sec. 2, T. 156 N., R. 

85 W., at county highway bridge in Foxholm. Datum of gage is 1,632.98 feet abois? mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 31, 1948, staff gage at same site and Ijatum.

Drainage area.- 973 square miles.

Records available.- June 1904 to July 1906, October 1945 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 505 second-feet Apr. 19 (gage height, 10.73 

reet); no flow Jan. 25 to Mar. 21.

1904-6, 1945-48: Maximum discharge, 640 second-feet Mar. 24, 1947 (gage height, 

14.38 feet, from floodmark, backwater from ice); no flow at times in each year. 

Flood in June 1944 reached a stage of 19.0 feet, from floodmarks.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

1 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

25 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

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 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1

1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1

1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1

Nov.

1.1 

.1 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.0 

.0 

.0 

.0

1.0 

.9 

.8 

.8 

.9

.9 

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

Dec.

1.0 

*.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9 

.8 

.8 

.8

.7

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.5 

.5

.5 

.4 

.4 

.3

.3 

.3

Jan.

0.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3

'.3 

.3

.3 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Feb.

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

(tore 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

nber. ...................................

lendar year 1947

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

0 

0 

0

0

o

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0*o

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

*.2 

2.0 

.2 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Apr.

0.1 

.1 

.2 

.3

*.3

1.5 

.3 

.2 

.1 

.2

.3 

.4 

7 

*10 

40

90 

340 

*490 

498 

457

476 

464 

412 

426 

448

380 

285 

233 

184 

146

Secondfoot -days

32.7 

30.3 

19.7

5,943.6

5.6 

0 

3.1 

5,390.0 

1,806.8 

251.1 

1,072 

1,116 

509.7

10,237.0

May

120 

117 

155 

219 

208

133 

114 

99 

79 

66

62 

55 

46 

39 

34

32 

31 

30 

23 

18

16 

14 

13 

12 

11

10 

11 

9.] 

11 

10 9."

Maximum

1.1 

1.2 

1.0

600

.3 

0 

2.0 

498 

219 

32 

63 

86 

23

498

June

8.5 

8.2 

7.6 

5.6 

5.0

4.5 

3.2 

2.9 

2.2 

2.0

5.0 

7.0 

6.0 

4.5 

3.2

3.2 

4.5 

2.9 

2.6 

2.6

4.5 

5.0 

5.6 

4.0 

9.4

9.4 

27 

31 

32 

32

Minimum

July

1.0 

.8 

.3

0

0 

0 

0 

.1 

9.1 

2.0 

23 

24 

6.8

O

33 

34 

30 

27 

27

26 

25 

26 

24 

25

24 

24 

23 

24 

35

47 

63 

53 

43 

39

39 

42 

51 

48 

43

37 

34 

34 

33 

31 

28

Aug.

28 

28 

28 

28 

27

29 

30 

30 

36 

57

69 

51 

70 

86 

42

36 

36 

33 

32 

34

30 

29 

31 

30 

28

28 

28 

27 

26 

25 

24

Mean

1.05 

1.01 

.64

16.3

.18 

0 

.10 

180 

58.3 

8.37 

34.6 

36.0 

17.0

28.0

Sept.

23 

23 

23 

22 

22

21 

21 

21 

20 

20

19 

18 

18 

17 

17

16 

15 

15 

17 

17

16 

16 

16 

15 

13

9.3 

6.8 

13 

12 

7.6

Runoff In 

acr*e-f«et

65 

60 

39

11,780

11 

0 

6.1 

10,690 

3,580 

498 

2,130 

2,210 

1,010

20,300

Peak discharge (base, 100 aec.-ft.).- Apr. 19 (2:20 p.m.) 505 sec.-ft.; May 4 (6 p.m.) 237 sec.- t- 

* Winter discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 8 to Apr. 17. Backwater from beaver dam 

Oct. 1 to Nov. 7j discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements, gage-height record, and 

weather records.
112 RED RIVER1 OF THE NORTH BASIN

Wintering River near Karlsruhe, N. Dak.

Loeatloa.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 48°10', long. 100 0 32', on 

 line between sees. 10 and 11, T. 154 N., R. 77 W., 80 feet upstream from highway 

bridge, 4 miles upstream from mouth, and 7 miles northeast of Karlsruhe.

Drainage area.- 675 square miles.

Records available.- March 1937 to September 1948 (no winter records prior to 1945).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 405 second-feet Apr. 19; maximum gage height, 

ORTTeet Apr. 17 (backwater from ice); no flow Feb. 12 to Mar. 12.

1937-47: Maximum daily discharge, 510 second-feet Apr. 2, 1943; maximum gage 

height, that of Apr. 17, 1948; no flow at times in many years.

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

Which are fair.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

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

Oct.

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.2 

3.2

3.2 

2.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.5

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5

3.5 

3.5 

3.8 

3.5 

3.5

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.5 

3.5

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

*3.5 

3.8 

3.8

Nov.

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2

4.2 

3.2 

2.9 

2.9 

3.2

2.9 

2.6 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

Dec.

2.5 

*2.5 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

1.9 

1.9 

1.8 

1.8

Jan.

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7

 1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7

1.7 

1.6 

1.6 

1.5 

1.5

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.3 

1.3

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1

1.0 

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.8 

.8

Feb.

0.7 

.7 

.6 

.6 

.5

.4 

.4

.'3 

.2

.1 

0 

*0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janui 

Pebn 

Marc 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1947

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

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 100 sec. -ft.).- Apr.

Mar.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

.1 .1 .1

.1 .1.1 .1 .1

.1 .1 ».l

1

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

Apr.

2 

2 

3 

4

4

»4 

4 

4

3 

3

3 

3 

4

5 

*5

10 

*200 

200 

377 

*331

269 

233 

212 

239 

192

168 

172 

209 

195 

158

Secondfoot-days

106.7 

87.9 

65.5

4,956.7

42.9 

4.8 

16.1 

3,218 

1,486 

230.8 

320.0 

404.6 

91.3

6,074.6

May

131 

114 

112 

102 

92

85 

87 

94 

87 

73

58 

48 

42 

38 

33

30 

28 

26 

24 

22

20 

18 

17 

16 

15

14 

13 

13 

12 

11 

11

Maximum

3.8 

4.2 

2.5

156

1.7 

.7 

2 

377 

131 

13 

19 

22 

4.9

377

June

10 

10 

13 

13 

11

10 

9.2 

8.1 

7.6 

7.1

6.6 

6.6 

7.1 

6.1 

5.2

5.2 

5.2 

5.2 

5.2 

4.9

7.6 

8.1 

6.6 

5.6 

*r6

11 

8.6 

7.1 

6.1 

5.2

Minimum

July

3.2 

2.5 

1.8

0

.8 

0 

0 

2 

11 

4.9 

2.6 

5.2 

2.4

0

4.9 

4.5 

4.2 

3.8 

3.5

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

2.9 

2.6

2.6 

3.2 

6.1 

7.1 

19

13 

10 

13 

15 

16

19 

19 

18 

17 

19

18 

16 

15 

13 

13 

12

Aug.

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

14 

16 

16 

19 

22

22 

21 

19 

19 

18

17 

16 

15 

13 

13

12 

11 

10 

9.7 

8.6

8.1 

7.1 

6.6 

6.1 

5.2 

5.2

Mean

3.44 

2.93 

2.11

13.6

1.38 

.17 

.52 

107 

47.9 

7.69 

10.3 

13.1 

3.04

16.6

Sept.

4.5 

4.2 

3.8 

3.5 

3.5

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

4.2 

3.2

2.9 

2.6 

2.4 

3.5 

2.4

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

2.6 

2.9 

4.9 

2.6 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

Runoff In 

acre-feet

212 

174 

130

9,830

85 

9.5 

32 

6,380 

2,950 

458 

635 

803 

181

12,050

19 (4 p.m.) 405 sec . -f t . j Apr. 28 (6 p.m.) 222 sec. -ft.

winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 12 to Apr. 18. No gage-height record Nov. 13 

to Dec. l.Jan. 1-5, Jan. 12 to Feb. 11, Feb. 18 to Mar. 22, Bar. 26 to Apr. 1-5, Apr. 9-14, May 15- 

26; discharge computed on basis of 6 discharge measurements, 1 observation of no flow, and weather 

records.
LAKE OP THE WOODS BASIN 113

Basswood River near Winton, Minn. 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°05', long. 91°39', In sec. 30, T. 65 N., F. 10

 w., on Jackfish Bay of Basswood Lake used to determine discharge at outlet (lat. 48°06', 

long. 91°39', in sec. 19, T. 65 N., R. 10 W., on international boundary 14 miles northeast of Winton). Datum of gage is 1,299.80 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 1,740 square miles (above outlet of Basswood Lake).

Records available.- January 1931 to September 1948 in reports of Geological Survey; August

 19525 to December 1930 in reports of Corps of Engineers. March to June 1924 (gage

heights only) in files of Corps of Engineers. 

Average discharge.- 17 years (1931-48), 1,321 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,230 second-feet May 10 (gage height, 4.82

 feet, from floodmark); minimum, 412 second-feet Mar. 20, 24, 25 (gage height, -0.20 

foot).

1931-48- Maximum discharge, that of May 10, 1948; minimum observed, 184 secondfeet Nov. 23, 27, 30, Dec. 2, 4, 1936 (gage height, -0.78 foot).

Remarks.- Records excellent. Plow affected by storage on Kawishiwi River.

Cooperation.- This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the 

United states under agreement with Canada.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

-0.2 412 1.0 1,610

0.0 545 1.3 2,030

.2 700 1.6 2,490

.4 890 2.0 3,160

.7 1,230 2.4 3,880

3.

3.

4.

4.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10 "u

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

1,690

1,670

1,640

1,620

1,610

1,570

1,560

1,530

1,540

1,530

1,510

1,470

1,450

1,430

1,390

1,380

1,340

1,310

1,290

1,270

1,270

1,220

1,210

1,170

1,150

1,130

1,100

1,070

1,040

1,010

989

Nov.

978

967

945

945

967

956

1,030

1,080

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,080

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,010

989

978

967

967

989

978

989

978

956

956

945

934

923

923

Dec.

923

923

934

934

934

934

934

923

923

923

912

912

912

923

912

901*

890

890

890

901

912

890

880

870

880

880

870

870

870

870

880

Jan.

880

880

870

860

850

830

830

830

830

830

850

840

830

830

840

840

850

840

830

830

830

830

820

820

810

800

800

781

772

772

763

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1947 ............

January .......

February

March

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

May ..........

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

763

754

745

736

727

727

718

718

718

709

700

692

684

676

676

668

652

644

636

636

628

620

605

590

582

5B8

568

575

560

.

-

Seoondfoot-daya

42,15!

29,860

28.00C

695.19]

25,666

19.27E

14.16C

56,84£

205. 87C

53.85C

30,39C

25!52E

18,894

550,526

Mar.

545

538

531

517

510

496

496

482

475

462

456

450

450

444

431

431

425

425

425

425

431

431

425

418

412

437

437

431

437

437

450

Apr.

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

2,

2,

2,

3,

3,

4,

4,

5,

5,

6,

Maximum

1,690

) 1,090

) 934

6,230

880

763

) 545

6,070

) 9,230

2,820

1,170

978

912

9,230

450

450

456

462

469

482

510

560

590

628

692

745

790

850

934

070

180

330

570

890

180

570

900

340

790

260

740

240

650

070

-

0 5,040

6 6,290

2 7,670

8 9,230

to September 1948

May

6,730

7,19

7,67

a8,17

0

0

0

a8,430

a8,690

a8, 69

a8,96

a9,23

0

0

0

a9,230

a8, 960

a8,69

a8,43

8,17

0

0

0

7,920

7,670

7,19

6,96

6,51

0

0

0

6,070

5,860

5,44

5,04

4,74

0

0

0

4,360

4,070

3,79

3,52

3,34

3,16

0

0

0

0

2,990

Minimum

989

923

870

613

763

560

412

450

8,990

1,210

901

692

431

412

June

2,820

2,740

2,650

2,570

2,410

2,330

2,180

2,100

2,030

1,960

1,960

1,880

1,750

1,710

1,640

1,600

1,580

1,530

1,470

1,440

1,400

1,400

1,450

1,430

1,400

1,390

1,350

1,310

1,250

1,210

-

Maan

1,360

996

903

1,905

828

665

457

1,895

6,641

1,795

» QQ1 JOJ.

823

630

1,504

July

1,170

1,130

1,120

1,100

1,060

1,030

1,010

978

978

978

967

978

956

945

923

934

967

978

956

934

967

978

956

945

956

945

912

901

923

901

923

Aug.

Per square 

mile

0.782

.572

.519

1.09

.476

.382

.263

1.09

3.82

1.03

.564

.473

.362

.864

912

901

880

860

850

840

840

840

820

830

830

840

830

820

810

790

781

781

763

754

745

736

736

718

700

692

736

978

978

978

956

Sept.

912

890

870

860

840

820

781

745

709

692

668

652

628

620

605

562

575

566

560

552

531

517

503

469

462

469

462.

444

437

431

-

Runoff in 

inohea

0.90

.64

.60

14.86

.55

.41

.30

1.22

4.40

1.15

.65

.55

.40

11.77

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of floodmarlcs and weather records.
114 LAKE Of THE WOODS BASIN

Namakan River at outlet of Lac La Crolx, Ontario 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Staff gage, lat, 48°24 I , long. 92°11', at Campbell's camp (previously knosm a_s

 Hichardson's Island), 2f miles west of outlet of Lac La Croix. Datum of gage is 

1,179.50 feet above mean sea level (United States and Canada Boundary Survey bench 

mark). Gage re'adings have been reduced to eleyatifiOS_Absve mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 5,165 square miles. '

Hecorqs available.- October 1934 to September 1948 in reports of Geological Survey. August 1921 to September 1948 in reports of Water and Power Bureau, Department of Mines 

and Resources, Canada.

Average discharge.- 26 years (1922-48), 3,403 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 14,900 second-feet Mry 12-16 (elevatlon, 1,189.10 feet); minimum observed, 1,600 second-feet Mar. 20 to Apr. 11 (elevation, 1,182.80 feet).

1921-48: Maximum discharge observed, 18,500 second-feet May 12-17, 1938 (elevation, 1,190.35 feet); minimum daily, 535 second-feet at times in Febraury, March, and 

April 1924 (elevation, 1,181.50 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read once daily.

Cooperation.- This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by 

Canada under agreement with the United States.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (elevation, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet^ *

1,182.80 1,600 1,184.20 3,440 1,186.50 8,130

1,182.90 1,710 1,184.60 4, 1C

1,183.20 2,060 1,185.00 4,82

1,185.40 2,310 1,185.50 5,86 _

K> 1,]

0 1,]

0 1,]

87.50 10,600

88.10 12,200

88,60 13,500

1,183.80 2,850 1,186.9O 6.9SO 1,189.10 14,900

Discharge , in second- feet, water year October 1947 to Septeaber 1948

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

Oct.

5,230

5,230

5,230

5,230

5,130

5,130

5,130

5,090

5,030

5,030

,970

,930

,930

,S3O

,830,

,830

,740

,740

,640

,640

,640

,550

,410

,230

,050

3,880

3,710

3,550

3,520

3,490

3,440

Nov.

3,440

3,440

3,360

3,360

3,280

3,240

3,130

3,210

3,280

3,330

3,390

3,440

3,440

3,360

3,280

3,280

3,240

3,210

3,130

3,130

3,060

3,060

2,990

2,990

2,990

2,990

2,99O

2,990

2,990

2,990

-

Dec.

2,990

2,990

2,990

2,990

2,990

2,990

2,990

2,990

2,990

2,990

2,990

2,990

2,990

2,990

2,990

2,990

2,990

2,99O

2,990

3,990

2,990

2,990

2,990

2,990

2,990

2,990

2,990

2,990

2,990

2,990

2,990

Jan.

2,990

2,990

2,920

2,920

2,920

2,920

2,920

2,920

2,920

2,850

2,850

2,850

2,850

2,850

2,850

2,850

2,780

2,780

2,780

2,780

2,710

2,710

2,710

2,710

2,640

2,640

2,640

2,640

2,570

2,570

2,570

Month

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

November

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

Calandar year 1947 ............

January

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

MaroA

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

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

JUQB .............................

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

2,570

2,510

2,510

2,510

2,510

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,380

2,380

2,380

2/,310

2,310

2,310

2,250

2,250

2,250

2.O6O

2,O60

2,O6O

2,000

2,000

2,000

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,860

_

-

Secondfoot-days

143, 01O

96,010

92,690

1,910,000

86,300

65,910

52,510

75,860

396,920

229,380

126,040

84,250

66,480

1,515,060

Mar.

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,770

1,770;

1,770

1,710

1,710

1.71O

1,710

1,710

1,710

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1.6OO

1,600

1,600

1,600

Apr.

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

Ijt

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

2,

2,

2,

3,

3,

600

600

600

600

600

600

600

600

600

600

6OO

660

660

710

710

710

710

770

860

980

120

380

810

240

760

4,460

5,

5,

6,

6,

Maxima

5,230

3,440

2,990

12,200

2,990

2,570

1,880

6,98O

14,900

11,000

4,830

3,360

2,510

14,900

230

230

080

980

May

7,560

8,02

8,83

9,81

0

O

0

10,800

11,900

12,60

13,10

13,70

O

0

O

14,200

14,700

14,90

14,90

14,90

0

0

O

14,900

14,900

14,80

14,50

14,20

0

0

0

14,000

13,700

13,70

13,50

13,40

0

0

0

13,200

12,900

12,60

12,10

11,80

11,50

o

0

0

o

11,300

MiniauB

3,440

2,990

2,990

2,180

2,570

1,880

1,600

1,600

7,560

4.89O

3,360

2,310

1,740

1,600

June

11,000

10,800

10,500

10,200

9,990

9,740

9,490

9,240

9,000

8,760

6,520

8,200

7,970

7,740

7,510

7,280

7,050

6,820

6,750

6,590

6.370

6,150

5,930

5,710

5,650

5,650

5,500

5,290

5,090

4,890

Mean

4, SIO

3,200

2,990

5,230

2,790

2.26O

1,690

2,52O

12,800

7,650

4,070

2,720

2,220

4,140

July

,830

,740

,640

,550

,46O

,460

,370

,330

,280

,280

,230

,190

,150

,100

,100

,100

.020

,020

3.930

3,930

3,850

3.850

3,850

3,850

3,760

3.680

3,650

3.550

3.490

3 440

3,360

Aug.

3.

-*

3,

3,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

Z,

2-

2,

360

280

210

130

030

950

920

920

920

920

850

850

780

750

710

2,710

2,

2,

z,

640

640

570

2,570

Z,

2,

2,

z,

510

510

440

440

2,380

2,310

2,

2,

2, ^,

310

380

53 O

440

2,440

Pi -square 

 lie

O.89

.62

.58

1.01

.54

.44

.33

.49

2.48

1.48

.79

.53

.43

.80

S«»t.

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,510

2,510

2,440

2,440

2,380

2,380

2,380

2,310

2,310

2,310

2,310

«,310

2,310

2,250

2,220

2,180

2,180

2,120

2,120

2,060

2,020

1,980'

1,940

1,960

1,820

1,770

1,740

Runoff In 

inches

1.03

.69

.67

13.77

.62

.47

.38

.55

2.86

1.65

.91

.61

.48

10.92
LAKE OP THE WOODS BASIN 115

Rainy River at Manitou Rapids, Minn. 

(International gaging station }

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°38'04n , long. 93°,54'47", in sec. 36, T. 160 N., 

H. 26 W., at Manitou Rapids, 3f miles east of Manitou post office and 4 miles west of 

Indus.

Records available.- October 1932 to September 1934 at site 7 miles downstream, published 

as sainy ttiver near Birchdale, and October 1934 to September 1948 In reports of Geological Survey. October 1911 to October 1924 (gage heights only) and June 1928 to 

December 1930 at site near Birchdale in reports of Corps of Engineers.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1934-48), 12,770 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 44,400 second-feet Apr. 28 (gage height, 15.44 

reet); minimum, 5,100 second-feet Sept. 7 (gage height, 2.72 feet).

1933-48: Maximum discharge, 65,400 second-feet May 8, 1938 (gage height, 19.80 

feet); minimum daily, 2,200 second-feet Jan. 18, 19, Feb. 1, 1941.

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

wnicn are fair. Plow partly regulated by operation of power plant at Port Prances 

and by Rainy, Namakan, and many smaller lakes.

Cooperation.- This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained \v the 

united states under agreement with Canada.

Revisions (water years).- W 1055: 1944.

Bating table, water year 1947-46, except periods of ice effect 

(gage hsight, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

5,540

7,510

9,400

11,600

7.0

6.0

9.0

10.0

14,400

17,200

20,200

25,200

11.0

13.0

15.4

26,500

34,000

44,400

Discharge, in eeoond-feet, water year October 1947 to Septcaber 1948

D*j

i

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

14,100

13,600

13,600

13,600

13,800

13,300

15,600

13,800

13,300

13,300

13,500

13,600

13,600

13,000

12,500

12,300

12,000

11,600

11,500

10,600

11,300

11,300

11,500

11,300

11,000

11,000

10,300

11,000

11,300

11,300

11,300

Nov.

11,500

11,500

10,500

11,300

11,600

11,500

11,600

12,000

11,000

9,500

10,000

11,000

11,000

11,000

11,000

10,000

10,000

11,000

11,000

11,500

11,500

11,500

11,000

10,000

11,000

12,000

12,000

11,000

11,000

11,000 -

Month

Dec.

10,000

11,000

11,000

11,000

12,000

12,000

11,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

9,500

9,500

9,500

6,500

10,000

10,000

 10,000

11,000

11,000

11,000

11,000

11,000

11,000

6,000

6,000

6,000

10,000

9,500

10,000

10,000

Jan.

8,500

7,500

9,000

10,000

10,000

11,000

11,000

11,000

10,000

11,000

11,000

10,000

10,000

9,500

9,500

9,000

9,000

9,000

6,500

8,500

8,000

6,000

6,000

6,500

6,000

7,500

8,000

6,500

6,500

6,500

9,000

October

Norember .........................

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

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

February

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

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

Jan* .............................

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

August . . . .

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

later year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

6,500

6,500

8,500

6,500

 6,500

8,500

6,500

6,500

8,000

6,500

8,500

8,000

8,000

8,500

6,500

8,000

9,500

10,000

11,000

11,000

11,000

11,000

11,000

11,000

11,000

11,000

f 11,000

f 10, 000

f 10, 000

_

-

Secondfoe t-days

363,600

331,300

312,500

5,736,670

263,500

272,500

332,300

770,700

927,500

361,060

509,220

322 490

265 I 640

4,872,510

Mar.

fio.ooo

10,000

10,000

 11,000

f 11, 000

fl 1,000

f 11, 000

f 10, 000

10,000

f 10, 000

hi 1,000

hi 1,000

all, 000

hi 1,000

hi 1,000

hi 1,000

hi 1,000

hi 1,000

hi 1,000

11,000

hll.OOO

all, 000

all, 000

hll.OOO

alO.500

hlO.500

alO,500

alO.SOO

hlO.600

11,000

10,500

lazii

Apr.

10,500

10,300

10,500

10,500

11,500

12,500

15,600

15,000

15,500

15,500

15,500

15,800

16,900

18,100

19,900

21,100

23,500

28,400

37,600

41,400

40,000

39,200

36,500

38,700

36,700

39,600

42,200

44,400

44,000

42,200

tarn

14,100

12,000

12,000

53,700

11,000

11,000

11,000

44,400

40,500

22,300

12,300

11 8OO 10)500

44,400

May

40,500

58,300

36,100

34,600

33,600

32,700

51,900

51,100

29,900

28,700

26,700

28,400

28,000

27,700

27,700

28,000

26,400

29,500

30,300

30,300

30,300

29,900

29,100

28,700

28,700

28,400

28,000

26,500

25,300

24,400

23,800

Minim*

10,300 

9,500

6,000

6,000

7,500

6,000

10,000

10,300

25,800

8,960

6,910

7,710

5,540

5,540

June

22,300

20,500

19,900

16,600

13,600

12,000

10,600

11,600

11,300

11,000

11,000

11,000

11,000

10,800

,11,000

11,300

11,000

11,000

10,600

10,500

9,400

10,300

10,500

10,500

10,500

10,300

10,300

6,960

10,500

10,600

Mean

12,36

11,04

10 J06

15,72

9,14

9 39 10)72 pe CQ CD* oa

29 92 12)04 9,97

10,40(

8,85

13.3K

July

11,800

12,300

11,503

10,100

6,910

7,710

9,620

10,500

10,500

10,800

10,300

9,840

10,500

10,500

10,500

10,300

10,300

10,100

8,960

9,840

9,640

9,620

9,400

9,400

6,960

6,120

9,160

9,620

10,100

10,800

11,500

Aug. Sept.

11,300 10,500

10,800 10,100

11,500 9,640

11,300 9,620

11,600 6,960

11,500 7,910

11,500 5,540

10,500 7,310

9,840 9,620

10,500 10,300

10,300 10,300

11,000 9,640

11,300 7,710

11,300 9,400

10,600 9,840

8,960 9,840

10,100 9,640

10,500 9,840

10,500 9,400

10,500 6,120

10,600 6,960

10,100 9,400

8,120 9,620

9,620 6,960

9,840 8,120

9,640 7,510

10,300 7,310

10,300 7,510

9,680 7,510

7,710 7,110

9,840

Per Bquare 

 He

3

3

3

5

1

3

D

3

J

I

3

Runoff in 

inches

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage height.

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 8 to Mar. 24.
116 LAKE OF THE WOOD BASIN

Kawishiwi River near Winton, Minn.

Location.- Lat. 47°56', long. 91°46', in lot 3, sec. 20, T. 63 N., R. 11 W., at power plant

 of Minnesota Power & Light Co., Just upstream from Pall Lake and 2f miles east of Winton.

Drainage area.- 1,200 square miles.

Records available.- June 1905 to June 1907, October 1912 to September 1919, September 1923 

to septemDer iy48.

Average discharge.- 31 years (1913-19, 1923-48), 900 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 11,200 second-feet May 3; minimum daily,

 3V! second-feet Sept. 26.

1905-7, 1915-19, 1923-48: Maximum dally discharge, that of May 3, 1948; no flow at 

times.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 1,000 second-feet, which are poo-. Plow is

 entirely regulated by reservoirs.

Cooperation.- Records collected by Minnesota Power & Light Co., under gene-al supervision

 of Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

960

928

960

960

928

895

895

801

828

828

796

796

796

731

773

771

707

766

819

745

689

675

618

653

620

227

560

588

620

588

588

Nov.

588

588

588

588

620

556

821

839

766

733

600

588

588

588

556

196

666

705

705

599

653

588

588

588

620

588

583

556

58S

588

Deo.

556

588

5S8

556

588

556

588

556

588

588

556

556

439

355

625

588

556

607

556

588

131

670

596

633

353

718

634

499

596

599

698

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1947 . .

January* .

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

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

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

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

Jun6

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 . .

Jan.

378

557

411

258

589

602

634

699

699

602

390

621

681

675

747

590

513

174

791

481

578

578

513

546

303

468

481

513

513

513

, 502

Secondfoot-days

23,109

18,423

17,305

504,262

16,600

9,247

6,861

82,842

168,580

26,460

21,619

17,870

9,897

418,813

Feb.

230

468

449

449

481

481

449

261

371

481

266

396

400

305

165

337

306

354

345

319

214

196

194

246

279

248

223

204

130

-

liar.

245

245

249

212

244

160

113

276

239

244

244

212

105

97

244

212

244

244

244

161

103

273

244

212

179

391

129

184

309

283

320

Apr.

370

403

409

387

564

552

671

799

764

730

924

859

936

594

1,050

1,140

1,100

1,400

1,700

2,480

3,060

3,320

4,400

5,440

6,160

7,000

7,810

8,470

9,280

9,770

-

Observed

Maximum

960

839

698

6,840

791

481

391

9,770

11,200

1 230

917

80 2

560

11,200

Mininun

227

1 JL3O Oft 

131

131

174

130

97

370

1,230

311

243

226

32

32

Mean

745

614

558

1,382

535

319

221

2,761

5,438

882

697

576

330

1,144

Hay

10,400

10,900

11,200

11,100

11,000

10,300

10,000

9,316

8,760

8,370

7,330'

>6,630

5,620

5,250

4,620

4,460

4,210

3,820

3,560

3,220

3,680

2,320

1,920

1,660

1,480

1,250

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,290

June

1,230

1,160

1,070

1,060

1,030

1,040

894

1,060

1,060

923

996

936

903

968

936

936

936

871

807

571

662

839

877

807

807

693

311

783

655

639

-

Change in 

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet H

-107

-55

-60

-

-194

-85

+11

+948

_po* -too

-38

-125

-233

-224

-39

Julj671

704

65<>

504

5^5

7<7

723 9^7

8-vj

871

723 7-6

7?7

an7.n

8^3

917

639

6^4

2'1

8")2

673

T>5

548

3?3

6<>4

715

715

8^4

737

679

Aug.

226

686

705

705

705

705

705

294

621

802

641

705

705

431

258

621

619

681

649

714

681

294

4SO

520

585

649

585

622

258

518

520

Sept.

554

560

431

343

129

290

348

399

431

463

303

129

371

431

463

431

336

238

194

339

829

384

392

336

143

32

395

202

311

290

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

638

559

498

1,361

341

234

232

3,709

5,155

844

572

343

106

1,105

Per square 

mile

0.532

.466

.415

1.13

.284

.195

.193

3.09

4.30

.703

.477

.286

.088

.921

Runoff in 

inohes

O.61

.52

.48

15.39

.33

.21

.22

3.45

4.96

.78

.55

.33

.10

12.54

t Change in contents in Oarden, Farm, Little Farm, White Iron, Birch, Little Gabbro, Bald Eagle, 

and Camp Six Lakes.
LAKE OP THE WOODS BASIN 117

Vermilion River below Lake Vermilion, near Tower, Mlnn.

Location-. - Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°58<, long. 92°28<, In sec. 2, T. 63 N"., R. 17 W., 

auu reet downstream from dam at outlet of Lake Vermilion, 4 miles upstream from Twomlle 

Creek, which enters from the west, and 18 miles across Lake Vermilion from Tower.

Drainage area.- 483 square miles.

Records available.- May 1911 to September 1917, June 1928 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 26 years (1911-17, 1928-48), 312 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,090 second-feet May 1 (gage height, 3.88 feet); 

minimum,- 68 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.37 foot).

1911-17, 1928-48: Maximum discharge observed, 2,290 second-feet May 9, 11, 13, 1938; 

minimum observed, 31 second-feet Oct. 19, 1936 (gage-height, -0.14 foot).

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, vater year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-6, Dec. 1-19)

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

1.4 309 0.4 71 1.9 473

1.6 377 .6 10

1.8 454 .9 16

1.9 496 1.3 26

3 2.3 687

3 2.9 1,085

2 3.4 1,51(5

1.6 353 3.9 2,090

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

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

Oct.

496

492

492

488

492

475

471

475

488

483

488

475

467

467

462

471

462

442

434

422

426 '388

399

396

377

377

370

363

360

363

349

Nov.

346

349

342

335

332

322

322

339

349

363

366

356

352

352

346

342

339

339

339

342

356

352

352

352

352

356

352

352

352

352

-

Dao.

342

346

349

342

339

335

332

329

326

326

323

320

320

317

317

317

311

308

308

302

302

299

299

296

296

293

290

287

284

284

282

Jan.

279

276

270

268

265

259

257

257

257

257

257

259

259

257

254

254

251

248

246

246

248

246

246

246

243

243

243

243

238

232

232

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1947 ............

January .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

230

227

227

225

222

219

217

214

212

209

206

204

204

202

202

199

194

194

194

192

189

186

184

184

184

182

179

184

184

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

13,610

10,400

9,721

165,467

7,836

5,849

5,038

22,601

43,639

14,531

8,720

7,283

4,029

153,256

Mar.

182

179

179

174

174

170

170

170

167

167

170

167

165

160

158

156

153

156

153

153

156

156

153

149

149

alSO

alSO

alSO

a!60

a!60

172

Apr.

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

2,

2,

Maximum

496

366

349

1,420

279

230

182

2,030

2,030

747

343

265

206

2,030

172

172

172

174

174

179

189

209

222

235

265

279

296

323

353

401

451

521

641

816

977

160

360

510

680

790

910

910

030

030

-

May

2,030

2,030

2,030

1,970

1,910

1,910

1,850

1,790

1,730

1,680

1,620

1,560

1,510

1,460

1,460

1,410

1,360

1,360

1,320

1,200

1,160

1,120

1,080

1,010

977

942

908

861

835

790

766

Minimum

349

322

£82

123

232

179

149

172

766

336

222

192

76

76

June

747

729

699

675

652

629

573

573

579

531

516

487

469

455

442

429

421

413

389

385

389

385

405

385

389

378

367

364

340

336

-

Mean

439

347

314

453

253

202

163

763

1,408

AOJ 4O4

ggl

235

134

419

July

340

336

330

333

. 311

317

343

336

327

314

314

305

302

290

287

273

265

259

248

243

248

243

240

238

235

232

222

227

246

251

265

Aug. Sept.

257 206

2

2

2

65 204

62 196

57 199

254 189

254 179

2

2

2

48 167

51 165

51 158

262 156

243 145

2

2

2

46 140

43 134

40 136

238 140

235 134

2

2

2

30 122

27 118

30 114

230 113

214 109

2

2

2

14 102

12 100

06 97

192 92

196 89

2

Z

£

£

04 86

30 83

27 80

30 76

235

Per square 

mile

0.909

.718

.650

.938

.524

.418

.337

1,56

2.92

1.00

.582

.487

.277

.867

Runoff in 

inches

1.05

.80

.75

12.76

.60

.45

.39

1.74

3.36

1.12

 67

.56

.31

11.80

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Bassvood River near Wi-ton, 

911165 O- 50- 9
118 LAKE OP THE WOODS BASIN 

Little Pork River at Little Pork, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°24', long. 93°34', in NW£ sec. 9, T. 68 N., R. 25 

w., 100 feet downstream from bridge on State Highway 65 at town of Little Pork, and If 

miles upstream from Beaver Creek.

Drainage area.- 1,730 square miles.

Records available.- June 1909 to September 1917, June 1928 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 26 years (1911-17, 1928-48), 942 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 14,000 second-feet Apr. 18, 23; maximum

 sight, _ .31.31 - feet Apr. 18 backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 94 second-feet

Sept. 30 (gage height, 5.11 feet

1909-17, 1928-48: Maximum discharge observed, 19,300 second-feet Apr. 18, 1916 

(gage height, 37 feet, backwater); minimum observed, 21 second-feet Aug. 26, 27, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from Rainy 

1 Kiver, which are fair. Plow partly regulated by several small lakes above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

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

Oct.

1,520

1,400

1,280

1,240

1,440

1,480

1,360

1,200

1,080

1,080

1,360

1,520

1,440

1,320

1,160

1,080

980

925

855

802

732

698

646

612

612

612

616

698

680

646

612

Nov.

596

579

562

562

546

546

550

550

550

550

550

550

550

600

600

600

650.

650

650

700

700

750

750

700

700

 700

700

700

700

650

-

 Dec.

650

650

650

650

650

650

650

600

550

480

440

440

420

400

400

380.

360

 360

340

340

320

320

320

320

320

300

300

300

300

300

300

Jan.

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

280

260

240

220

220

200

200

200

200

200

180

160

160

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

Month

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

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

Deoenber .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............'

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

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

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

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

May...............:..............

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

July....."........................

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

Septwnber ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

ISO'

150

150

150

150

 150

150

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

130

130

130

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

31,716

18,741

13,460

480,320

7,070

3 860

4,880

201,610

74,094

13,124

5,963

17,986

8,763

400,867

Mar.

120

120

120

120

110

110

110

 110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

120

120

120

130

140

150

170

190

ZOO

220

240

260

300

340

380

Apr.

440

460

460

500

950

1,600

 1,800

2,000

2,200

2,200

2,400

2,800

3,600

4,200

5,000

6,500

8,500

14,000

13,000

13,000

13,000

13,000

14,000

13,000

12,000

12,000

11,000

10,000

9,500

8,500

-

Maxima

1,520

750

650

11,200

300

150

380

14,000

7,000

750

402

1,320 980

14,000

May

7,000

6,000

5,000

4,400

3,800

3,400

3,200

2,800

2,600

2,400

2,200

2,000

2,000

1,850

1,800

1,850

1,950

2,100

2,100

2,000

1,800

1,650

1,520

1,400

1,280

1,200

1,120

1,040

942

872

820

Minimum

612

546

300

100

150

120

110

440

82O

248

136

195

94

94

June

750

698

662

629

596

629

629

612

579

562

513

464

432

402

370

352

333

306

290

272

256

248

269

272

259

269

316

375

- 402

378

-

Mean

1,023

62;

434

1,316

226

133

157

6,72C

2 '43? 390

192

567

29Z

1,095

July

336

311

293

267

244

224

215

211

206

191

178

171

164

158

154

150

150

144

138

137

136

142

144

144

146

151

156

145

151

204

402

Aug.

680

908

1,120

1,000

820

662

530

417

350

330

364

480

629

680

646

562

513

464

402

361

319

314

316

285

251

215

195

259

954

1,320

1,240'

FT square 

 Us

0.591

.361

.251

.761

.132

.077

.091

3.88

1.38

.253

*328 111

!l69

.633

Sept.

980

785

612

464

370

480

530

464

417

378

358

322

282

241

206

183

170

158

147

140

131

124

116

111

106

103

99

97

95

94

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.68

 40

'.29,

10.33

.15

.08

.10

4.33

3. »59 '.ze

.13

 38

.19

8.60

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 see. -ft.).- Apr. 18 (4 a.m.), discharge unknovn.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Mbbe.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 7 to Apr. 18. Backwater from Rainy River 

.Apr. 19 to May 12.
LAKE OP THE WOODS BASIN 119

Sturgeon River near Chisholm, Mlnn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°40'30", long. 92°54 I 00", in NW£ sec. 20, T. 60

 N., K. 20 W., 1,000 feet upstream from highway bridge, half a mile downstream from 

Little Sturgeon River, and llf miles north of Chisholm.

Drainage area.- 187 square miles.

Records available.- August 1942 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,120 second-feet Apr. 21 (gage height, 5.30

 feet); minimum, 10 second-feet Sept. 24 (gage height, 0.17 foot).

1942-48: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 21, 1948; minimum daily, 6.0 second-feet 

Feb. 18-27, 1944; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 24, 1948_.

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

wnicn are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oet. 1 to Apr. 15 Apr. 16 to Sept. 30

0.1 15 1.1 61 2.6 436 0.1 8.0 1.3 80 3.0 

.2 17 1.3 SI 3.4 790 .3 15 1.5 106 3.S 1 

.4 23 1.5 111 4.3 1,240 .5 23 1.8 163 4.6 1 

.7 35 1.8 175 .8 38 2.1 239 5.3 2 

.9 46 2.2 291 1.1 60 2.4 341

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1- 

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

140 

132 iaa

132 

132

124

119 

113 

117 

124

126 

122 

117 

119 

113

108 

105 

101 

100 

97

95 

97 

89 

91 

100

105 

103 

98 

95 

94 

92

Nov.

92 

92 

92 

91 

95

97 

106 

103 

100 

100

100 

100 

100 

100 

100

100 

95 

100 

100 

100

110 

110 

110 

110 

110

110 

110 

»110 

100 

100

Dec.

95 

95 

90 -90 

90

85 

80 

75 

75 

75

70 

70 

70 

65 

65

'65 

60 

55 

»55 

55

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

50 

48 

46 

46 

46 

46

Jan.

46 

44 

44 

44

44

42 

42 

42

40 

40

36 

34 

34 

34 

34

-32 

32 

32 

32 

32

30 

30 

30 

28 

28

26 

26 

24 

24 

24 

24

Feb.

24 

22 

22 

22

20

20 

20 

20 

19 

19

#19 

18 

18 

18 

18

19 

18 

18 

18 

18

17' 

17 

18 

18 

17

17 

17 

16 

16

unn+h Seoondlkmth foot-days

Octe 

Now 

Deo<

0

Jami 

Febi 

Marc

&' 

Jam 

Julj 

Augi 

Sep1

Wi

b«r ..........................

ftb^r

wber .........................

lendar year 1947 

tary

3,428

3,043 

2,012

............ 54,228

lember ........................

1,054 

.543 

965 

26,040 

7.78S 

1,765 

730 

953 

464

iter year 1947-48 ............ 48,786

Har.

17 

17 

17 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

#16 

16 

IS 

19

20 

20 

20 

24 

28

30 

30 

32 

32 

38

48 

55 

70 

80 

90 

#100

Apr.

100 

110 

120 

140 

240

#340 

440 

500 

550 

550

700 

750 

1,000 

1,100 

1,200

1,310 

1,280 

1,280 

1,450 

1,900

2,080 

1,640 

1,280 

1,090 

1,000

940 

a850 

a750 

a700 

a650

Haxlwia

140 

110 

95

1,060

46 

24

100 

2,080 

600 

105 

68 

66 

26

2,080

Peak d^scharpe (base, 750 sec. -ft.).- Apr. 21 (9 a.m.)

May

a600 

559 

496 

444 

404

368 

334 

308 

280 

264

258 

236 

219 

204 

214

236 

245 

233 

214 

194

179 

168 

155 

146 

138

131 

123 

120 

113 

106 

100

Minima

89 

91 

46

18

24

16 

16 

100 

100 

32 

12 

17 

10

10

June

95 

90 

85 

92 

105

103 

93 

82 

74 

68

63 

58 

S3 

48 

44

- 43

40 

38 

35 

33

32

32 

43 

54 

54

49 

45 

41 

38 

35

Mean

111

101 

64.9

149

34.0 

18.7 

31.1 

868 

251 

58.8 

23.5 

30.7 

15.5

133

July

32

30 

30 

32 

30

28 

27 

24 

23 

21

19 

19 

18 

15 

13

14 

14 

15 

14 

12

15 

19 

18 

17 

20

19> 

20 

19 

24 

61 

68

595 

,000 

,520 

,120

Aug.

P*r square

 lie

0.594 

.540 

.347

.797

.182 

.100 

,.166 

4.64 

1.34 

.314 

.126 

.164 

.083

.711

2,120 sec. -ft.

66' 

58 

48 

41 

34

30 

28 

25 

23 

32

38 

38 

35 

30 

28

26 

25 

24 

22 

22

23 

21 

19 

18 

17

19 

21 

37 

41 

35 

29

Sept.

26 

23 

21 

20 

19

20 

21 

19 

19 

18

18 

17 

15 

-15 

15

15 

14 

13 

13 

IS

12 

11 

11 

10 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

Runoff in 

inches

0,68 

.61 

.40

10.80

,21 

.11 

.19 

5.18 

1.55 

.35 

.15 

.19 

.09

9.71

a Mo gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Partridge River and St. Louis 

River near Aurora.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 9 to Apr. 15 (no gage-height record I>b. 3-10).
120 LAKE OP THE WOODS BASIN

Dark River near Chisholm, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°41'30", long. 92°49'20", in SW$ sec. 12, T. 60 

 N., H. 20 W., at highway bridge 12| miles northeast of Chisholm.

Drainage area.- 54 square miles.

Records available.- August 1942 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during yeair, 709 second-feef Apr. 21 (gage height, 6.00 

reet }; minimum daily, 6.5 second feet Feb. 7-15; minimum gage height, 0.91 foot 

Sept. 29, 30.

1942-48: Maximum discharge, that of Apr,. 21, 1948; minimum daily, 4.2 second-feet 

Feb. 11-22, 29, 1944; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 29, 30, 1948.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from debris, or 

no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year -1947-48,, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 18 Apr. 19 to Sept. 30

O.9 4.8 1.8 58 0.9 6.8 1.3 21 3.O 185 

1.1 9.7 2.2 96 1.0 9.2 1.4 27 4.0 311 

1.2 14 3.0 185 1.1 12 1.7 49 5.O 5OO 

1.3 19 4.0 311 1.2 16 2.2 96 5.9 688 

1.4 25 4.8 423

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

65 

62 

59 

56 

54

52 

48 

46 

47 

47

46 

45 

43 

42

40

38 

35 

33 

31 

29

27 

25 

24 

24 

25

25 

24 

23 

22 

22 

22

Nov.

22 

22 

22 

23 

22

28 

30 

37 

37 

34

32 

30 

28 

28 

30

30 

28 

26 

26 

26

28 

32 

32 

32 

32

30 

30 

 30 

28 

28

Dec.

26 

26 

26 

24 

24

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22. 

22 

22

20 

20 

20 

 19 

18

17 

17 

17 

16 

16

16 

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

Jan.

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

13 

13 

12 

12 

11

10 

9.5 

9.5 

9.0 

9.0

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.0 

8.0

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 bar.............. ..........

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

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

ember . .......................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

8.0 

-8.0 

7.5 

7.0 

7.0

7.0 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

 6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.S

6.5,

7.01 

7.51 

7.5 

7.5 

7.0

7.0 

7.0 

7.01 

7.5, 

8.0

8.0 

8.0 

8.5 

8.5

Seoondfoot-days

1,181 

861 

617

17,440|.2

377 f C 

209 1 C 

384. E 

7,887, 

2,033' 

626 

462.5 

702 

300 (.3

15,640|,3

Peak discharge (base, 140 sec. -ft.).- Apn.

Mar.

8.5 

9.0 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

9.5 

10 

10 

10 

9.5

*9.5 

9.5 

9.5

10 

11

11 

11 

1O 

1011

12 

\Z 

13 

13 

14

15 

16 

18 

22 

24 

*28

Apr.

32 

38 

45 

55 

65

»h75 

90 

105 

130 

160

185 

210 

240 

270 

30O

f 340 

 370 

420 

480 

646

688 

562 

430 

343 

298

285 

292 

278 

246 

209

Maxima

65 

37 

26

528

15 

8.5 

28 

688 

179 

30 

47 

4O 

18

688

21 (2 a.m.)

* Wlnber discharge measurement made on tnjis day. 

h Computed from staff -gage reading. 

Note.- No gage-height record Apr. 1-5, 7-18; discharge

May

179 

156 

139 

124 

11C

99 

90 

81 

73 

65

61 

55 

51 

47 

51

58 

62 

62 

59 

54

47 

43 

39 

35 

33

30 

28 

28 

26 

25 

23

Minima

22 

22 

15

6.5

8.0 

6.5 

8.5 

32 

23 

12 

9.2 

- 10 

7.0

6.5

June

22 

21 

20 

30 

29

28 

27 

25 

22 

22

20 

18 

16 

16 

15

14 

14 

14 

13 

12

13 

14 

23 

26 

28

27 

26 

25 

24 

22

Mean

38.1 

28.7 

19.9

47.8

12.2 

7.21 

12.4 

263 

65.6 

20.9 

14.9 

22.6 

10.0

42.7

July

20 

18 

17

IS 

15

14 

1? ! ? 

14 

12

12 

11 

11

n

9.5

9.5 

9.8 

1? 

9.5 

9.2

12 

13 

11 

11 

13

13 

13 

13 

19 

47 

37

Aug.

40 

40 

40 

36 

32

28 

25 

23 

20 

25

25 

25 

22 

20 

19

18 

17 

16 

15 

14

14 

13 

12 

11 

10

10 

20 

40 

27 

24 

21

Pe- square

 lie

0.706 

.531 

.369

.885

.226 

.134 

.230 

4.87 

1.21 

.387 

.276 

.419 

.185

. .791

Sept.

18 

16 

15 

14 

13 .

 13 

13 

11 

11 

11

10 

9.8 

9.5 

9.2 

9.2

9.0 

8.7 

8.5 

8.2 

8.2

8.O 

7.8 

7.8 

7.S 

7.5

7.5 

7.3 

7.3 

7.0 

7.0

Runoff in 

inohea

O.Sl 

.59 

.42

11.98

.26 

.14 

.26 

5.43 

1.40 

.43 

.32 

.48 

.21

10.75

709 sec: -fb. 

computed on basis of records for Sturgeon

River near Chisholm. Stage-discharge relation affected-by Ice Hov. 10 to Nar. 3r, Apr. 6. Backwater from debris Oct. 15 to Hov. 5.
LAKE OP THE WOODS BASIN 121

Big Pork River at Big/ Palls, Minn.

Location.-^Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°12^ long. 93°48','in sec. 35, T. 155 N., R. 25 

w., at village, of Big Palls, 700 feet downstream from falls and 0.3 mile downstream from 

bridge on 0. S. Highway 71.

Drainage area.- 1,460 square miles.

Records available.- April 1911 to September 1912- (gage heights and discharge measurements 

oruyj, August 1909 to November 1910, June 1928 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 20 years (1928-48), 599 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,600 second-feet Apr. 18 (gage height, 12.49 

reetj; minimum daily, 100 second-feet Mar 10, 11; minimum gage height, 2.91 fee4; Sept. 23.

1909-12, 1928-48t Maximum discharge observed, 13,000 second-feet Apr. 26, 1917 (gage 

height, 15.12 feet, from high-water mark); minimum, 7 secdnd-feet, Aug. 7, 1939; minimum 

daily, 1 14 second-feet Jan. 10, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flo"* partly 

regulated by power plant a quarter of a mile upstream.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 17 Apr. 18 to Sept. 30

2.9 86 4.0 605 8.0 4,270 2.9 109 5.0 1.3JO 

3.1 152 4.6 1,010 9.5 6,000 3.1 173 6.0 2,1£1 

3.4 278 5.6 1,830 10.8 7,560 3.3 250 8.0 4,270 

3.7 431 6.6 2,780 3.6 395 10.0 6,6CO 

4.2 755 11.8 8,760

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1947 to Septenber 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,010 

935 

900 

900 

935

935 

900 

851 

816 

858

935 

935 

935 

900 

865

658 

844 

795 

782 

756

743 

730 

717 

684 

698

691 

698 

730 

724 

710 

704

Nov..

691 

684 

691 

684 

659

659 

653 

650 

600 

550

400 

360 

360 

380 

400

400 

440 

460 

480 

500

500 

550 

550 

550 

550

 500 

500 

480 

480 

480

Deo.

J&SL 

*40 

440 

440 

420

,400 

400 

380 

320 

340

340 

340 

340 

360 

360

320 

 300 

300 

280 

280

260 

260 

280 

280 

280

300 

300 

300 

300 

280 

280

Jan.

280 

280 

300 

300 

300

280 

 260 

280 

280 

280

280 

260 

240 

220 

220

200 

20CF 

200 

190 

ISO

170 

166 

150 

150 

150

160 

170 

180 

190 

190 

200

Month

Goto 

Hove 

Beoe

Ca

Jam] 

Febi 

Hare

£?June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

We

 bar .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

tary

uftrv fa ** < 

WriMF ........................

iter year 1947-48 ............

F«b.

200

2oo

180 

180 

180

 170 

160 

150 

150 

150

150 

150 

160 

160 

170

190 

190 

180 

160 

130

140 

150 

160 

160 

160

170 

170 

170 

160

Seoondfoot-daya

25,474 

15,841 

. 10,380

334,562

6,920 

4,800 

4,330 

111,230 

56,612 

12,295 

5,219 

5,304 

4,374

262,779

Bar.

150, 

150 

150 

140 

130

120 

120 

120 

»110 

100

100 

110 

110 

110 

110

110 

120 

120 

130 

130

130 

130 

160 

170 

170

170 

160 

170 

190 

200 

240

Apr.

280 

280 

280 

300 

400

800 

1,200 

1,400 

1,600 

1,800

1,900 

2,100 

2,300 

2,400 

2,600

3,000 

3,400 

7,500 

8,760 

8,760

8,040 

6,960 

6,120 

5,760 

5,880

6,120 

6,000 

5,640 

5,160 

4,490

Maxima

1,010 

691 

460

5,760

300 

200 

240 

8,760 

3.94Q 

703 

250 

218 

206

8,760

Peak discharge (bam, 1,600 s»o.-ft.-]_.- Apr. 18 (12:20

toy

3,940 

3,500 

3,180 

2,980 

2,780

2,580 

2,430 

2,230 

2,090 

1,960

1,830 

1,700 

1,620 

1,530 

1,620

1,740 

1,870 

1,870 

1,830 

1,660

1,580 

1,450 

1,290 

1,140 

1,060

960 

925 

890 

841 

794 

742

Minima

684 

360 

260

90

150 

130 

100 

280 

742 

266 

124 

134 

131

100

June

705 

660 

630 

594 

588

588 

582 

552 

526 

498

444

417 

417 

380 

370

360 

32.5 

310 

290 

277

272 

272 

277 

277 

277

282 

290 

290 

277 

268

Mean

822 

528 

335

917

223 

166 

140 

3,708 

1,826 

410 

168 

171 

146

720

July

250 

234 

238 

230 

222

210 

206 

192 

184

173

170 

170 

160- 

150 

143

140 

137 

131 

128 

124

134 

137 

131 

131 

137

143 

137 

128 

140 

185 

214

Attg.

216 

210 

201 

192 

171

161 

15C 

14C 

134 

14?

17? 

18C 

19f 

19f 

19f

18* 

175 

170 

150 

147

153 

150 

150 

153 

153

147 

150 

173 

173 

19P 

210

Per square

 He

0.563 

.362 

.229

.628

.153 

.114 

.096 

2.54 

1.25 

.281 

.115 

.117 

.100

.493

p.m.) 9,600 see. -ft/

Sept.

206 

192 

173 

163 

ISO

177 

156 

150 

147 

147

143 

140 

140 

140 

137

134 

134 

140 

137 

131

131 

134 

131 

134 

137

137 

137 

134 

131 

131

Rrnoff in 

inches

0.65 

.40 

.26

8.52

.18 

.12 

.11 

2.83 

1.44 

.31 

.13 

.14 

,.11

6.66

ionarge measurement made oil this day. 

- Stage-discharge relation affected by loe Nov. 8 to Apr. 16.
122 LAKE OP THE WOODS BASIN

Rainy Lake at Ranier, Minn. 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 48°37', long. 93 D 21', in sec. 30, T. 71 N., R. 23 W., near 

rish hatchery at Ranier.

Records available - January 1910 to September 1917 and October 1934 to September 1948 in 

reports or Geological Survey. August 1911 to September 1948 in reports of Dominion 

Water and Power Bureau, Department of Mines and Resources, Canada.

Extremes.- 1910-17, 1934-48: Maximum elevation observed, 1,112.51 feet June 8, 1916; minimum observed, 1,101.26 feet Apr. 17, 1923, Apr. 2, 1930.

Cooperation.- This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by 

Canada under agreement with the United States.

Elevation, in feet, 1947-48

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

31

30

31

7.92

8.02

8.02

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

31

29

31

7.75

7.14

5.97

Apr.

May

June

30

31

30

7.54

7.95

8.42

July

Aug.

Sept

3J

31

30

S.27

7.95

7.37

Note.- Gage read daily. Add 1.1OO feet to obtain elevation above mean 

ea level.

Warroad River near Warroad, Minn.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 48°52'00", long. 95°21'20", in NEir sec. 12, T. 162 N., R. 37 

w., half a mile upstream from Bulldog Run and 2^ miles south of Warroad.

Records available.- March 1946 to September 1948 (winter records incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period. 1,210 second-feet Apr. 19 (gage height, 8.67 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 0.5 second-foot Sept. 30.

1946-48: Maximum discharge observed, 1,350 second-feet June 11, 1947 (gage height, 

9.45 feet); no flow Mar. 28, 1947.

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

twice daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

El

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8.7

8.2

7.5

7.0

5.9

5.3

5.8

5.3

5-3

5.6

5.6

6.0

7.6

13

12

11

10

9.2

8.5

7.8

6.9

6.6

6.9

5.6

5.5

6.2

9.4

7.4

6.9

6.8

6.0

Nov.

6.0

5.8

5.5

5.9

6.2

5.8

5.6

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

3.8

3.6

3.7

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.2

2% 2

-

Dec. Jan. Feb.

*2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

-

-

Month

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

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

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

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

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

March 

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

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

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

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

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

Water year .....................:.

Mar.

2.0

*1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.7

1.5

' 1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

*2.0

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

Apr.

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.2

*2.8

3.8

4.8

6.5

18

30

38

60

90

140

190

2

5

9

40

32

75

1,150

920

8

7

6

10

05

55

555

465

3

3

3

2

Secondfoot-days

229.5

126.6

70.2

55. 8

8,955.3

2,635

321.0

624.8

1,442.3

54.0

-

75

BO

36

34

-

May

245

222

173

157

149

141

134

113

94

82

70

61

52

47

47

82 ioa

113

94

82

70

58

47

39

35

26

24

21

20

17

14

Maximum

13

6.2

_

2.6

2.2

1,150

245

22

120

220

4.6

-

June

12

9.6

12

16

22

19

13

15

14

15

11

9.6

7.8

7.2

5.9

5.0

11

9.2

6.9

4.8

4.6

5.3

5.6

7.4

15

12

10

9.1

12

14

-

July

14

13

1Z

12

22

22

16

14

12

9.5

9.0

8.5

7.0

6.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

4.8

4.2

3.6

4.4

4.8

40

50

38

30

24

22

30

55

120

Aug.

170

220

200

150

95

70

50

40

32

26

32

36

32

28

24

30

30

24

20

19

18

18

16

11

11

9.0

7.5

8.0

5.5

5.5

4.8

Minimum Mean

5.3 7 . 40

2.2 4.22

_ _

2.0 2 . 42

1.4 1.80

1.8 299

14 85.0

4.6 10.7

3.6 20.2

4.8 46.5

.5 1.80

-

Sept.

4.6

4.2

3.6

3.6

4.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

.9

1.0

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.5

1.1

.9

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

.8

.9

.7

.8

.6

.7

.5

-

Runoff In 

acre-feet

455

251

_

139

111

17,760

5,230

637

1,240

2,860

107

, -

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov 12-15, 17, 18, 21-29, Feb. 1 to Apr. 17.
LAKE OP THE WOODS BASIN

Bulldog Run near War-road, Mlnn.

123

Location . - Staff gage, lat . 48°51'30", long. 95°20'20", in SEi; sec. 7, T. 162 N., R. 36 

w., three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth and 3 miles south of Warroad.

Records available.- March 1946 to September 1948.

Extremes . - Maximum discharge observed during year, 204 second-feet Apr. 17 (gage height, 

5.98 feet) ; no flow on many days.

1946-48: Maximum discharge, 420 second-feet June 10, 1947 (gage height, 6.91 feet); 

-no flow on many days .

Remarks.- Records fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

30

31 

23 

33 

34 

35

36 

27 

38 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar. Apr.

0 

0 

0 

.5 

1.0

 1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

2.8 

4.0

6.0 

9.0 

13 

18 

40

130 

180 

180 

144 

 86

44 

34 

26 

33 

19

12 

7.5 

*7.0 

3.6 

1.8

Secondfoot-days

0 

0 

0

1 , 184 .O

0 

0 

0 

985.8 

4.4 

0 

44.1 

41.5 

O

1,075.8

May

0.4 

.2 

.8 

.4 

.6

.4 

.3 

.2

.1 

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.5 

.2

.1

.1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Maxim urn

0 

O 

0

264

0 

0 

0 

180 

.8 

O 

20 

16 

0

180

June

Minimum

July

0 

0 

0

o

0

o 

.1

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

.1

.1

0

.1

0

o

0 

7.7 

16 

30

0 

0 

0

O

0 

0 

O 

0

o

0 

0 

0

o

0

Aug.

16 

15 

6.4 

2.4 

.8

.5 

.3 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

.1

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

0 

0 

0

3.34

0 

0 

0 

33.9 

.14 

0 

1.43 

1.34 

0

2.94

Sept.

Runoff in 

ac-e-feet

0 

0 

0

3,350

0 

0 

0 

1,955 

8.7 

0 

87 

82 

0

2,130

* Winter discharge measurement made on thl§_d.ay.

Note. - No gage-height record Apr. 7-13; discharge computed on. basis of records for Warroac" River 

near Warroad. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Apr. 4-6, 14, 15.
124 LAKE dF THE WOODS BASIN

East Branch Warroad River near Warroad, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 480 51'30", long. 95e 18'40", in SE^SE^ sec. 8, T. 162 N., R. 36 

W., at highway bridge, 2 miles upstream from mouth and' 3 miles south of Warroad.

Records available,- March 1946 to September 1948 (fragmentary prior to April 1947).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 480 second-feet Apr. 22 (gage height, 

8.12 reet); minimum daily, 0,3 second-foot Sept. 29, 30.

1946-48: Maximum discharge, 1,340 second-feet June 11, 1947 (gage height, 9.36 feet, 

'from floodmark); no flow on many days.

Remarks,- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or backwater from debris, 

 .whi'c'h are fair, and those for period of shifting control or doubtful gage-height record, 

which are poor. Oage read twice daily,

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September J946

Day

1 

zs

4

5

e 

7

9

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27

28 

29 

SO 

SI

Got. .

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

5.0 

4.6 

4.4

4.0 

4.0

4.0 

4.0 

4.6 

5.5 

5.4

5.0 

4.4 

S.8 

3.4 

3.0

2.8 

2.3 2.8

3,0 

3.0

3.2 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4

Nov.

3.2

5.2 

3.2 

3.0 

3.0

3.0 

3.0 

S.O 

2.8 

2.8

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

> a2.8 

»2.8 

I a2.6 ... 1 a2.2

Dec.

» a2.2

I a2.0 

»2.0

 a2.0

Jan.

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.0 

2.0

1.9 

'1.9 

1.8 

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

r.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

Feb.

1.9 

1.8 

1.7 

1.6 

1.5

1.4 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

}- 

}...

\ al.6

Month

00 to 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Naro 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lender year

uai*y .... ..... »***« « *

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

ter year 1947-48 .......................

» Winter discharge measurement made on thl 

a No gage-height record; discharge compute 

Kote.- Stage-discharge relation affected b 

Mar. 22 to Apr. 11. Backwater from debris 0 

Discharge computed on basis of doubtful gage

Mar.

1.6 

1.6

, al.6

. al.5 

1

> al.6

, al.8 

i al.9

 1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

Apr.

1.9 

2.0 

2.4 

2.8 

3.2

3.6 

»4.8 

7.0 

12 , 

17

24

36 

52 

71 

96

120 

154 

232 

305 

390

430

480 

430 

390 

360

330 

305 

260 

227 

201

Secondfoot-days

127.2 

82.0 

65.0

-

54.5 

40.2 

53.9 

4,949.7 

1,418.7 

155.9 

172.0 

257.4 

42.6

7,419.3

May

163 

136 

120 

104 

92

77 

68 

60 

54 

46

36 

34 

31

34 

36

34 

34 

31 

31 

29

27 

25 

24 

21

14

12 

11 

9.2 

8.3 

8.2 

7.0

Maximum

5.5, 

3.2

-

2.2

1.9 

2.0 

480 

163 

12 

34 

41

480

June

6.4

10 

5.4 

4.9

12

9.9 

8.0 

6.6 

6.2 

6.0

6.1 

5.5 

5.2 

4.4 

4.4

4.7 

3.9 

3.2 

2.9

2.1

1.8 

2.5 

3.4 

4.4

5.0

4.0 

5.3 

3.9 

4.2 

3.4

July

3.2 

as. 4 

as. 4 

S.5 

5.4

4.1 

3.6 

4.1 

4.6 

3.4

*.^ 

2.o

1.5 

1.4 

1.3

f.O 

1.7 

1.8 

1.9 

1.4

2.3 

4.4 

7.6 

S.2

e.s

6.5 

7.6 

6.8 

9.7 

17 

34

Aug.

41 

56

20 

16 

IS

9.0 

6.2 

5.8 

6.2 

7.3

8.3

7.1 

7.6 

7.1 

6.2

6.7 

4.6 

4.0 

5.2 

4.4

3.9 

3.6

} »

> 3.0

Sept. },

> 2.0

),.. 

"

1.3 ! .5 

.4

.3

.3

m < ,, u..« Runoff in Minimum Mean aor,. feet

2.8 4.10 252 

2.73 163 

2.10 129

-

1.4 1.76 108 

1.39 80 

1.74 107 

1.9 165 9,820 

7.0 45.8 2,810 

1.8 5.20 309 

1.3 5.55 341 

8.30 511 

.3 1.43 85

.3 20.3 14,720

day. 

on basis of records for Warroad Rive- near Warroad. 

Ice Nov. 9-14, 19, Dec. 19, Jan. 1 ti Feb. 15, Mar. 2, 

it. 1 to Nov. 6. Shifting-control method used Aug. 3-22. 

heights Aug. 23 to Sept. 26.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 12S

Winnibigoshish Reservoir near Deer River, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 47°25'42", long. 94°03'00", in sec. 25, T. 146 N.,- R. 27 W., 

'at dam on Mississippi River, 1 mile northwest of Little Winnibigoshish Lake and 14 miles 

northwest of town of Deer River. Datum of gage is 1,289.47 feet above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 1,442 square miles.

Records available.- October 1941 to September 1948.; December 1684 'to September 1941 in 

ru.es or St. Paul office of Corps of Engineers.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 10.15 feet June 6-8; minimum'observed,

 87T!H~Teet Apr. 6.

1884-1948: Maximum gage height observed, 14.48 feet July 31, 1905; minimum, 0.69 

foot Oct. 20, 1931.

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by concrete and timber dam; storage began in 1884; dam com-

 pleted in 1884. Capacity, 653,580 acre-feet between gage heights 6.0 feet, minimjm 

allowable stage, and 14.2 feet, maximum allowable stage. Dead storage, 314,360 acrefeet. Normal operating capacity, 416,270 acre-feet between gage heights 6.0 and 12.0 

feet. Water is used to benefit navigation on Mississippi River below Minneapolis 

Gage read daily at 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Corps of Engineers, in tsrms of second-foot-clays, and 

converted to acre-feet by Geological Survey.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1947 to September 194S

Date

Dec. SI..... ...............

Calendar year 1947. ......

Sepf. 30 ....................

Water year 1947-48. . .....

Gage height* 

(feet)t

9.08

9 33

8.84

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

504,650

-

473,790

488,890

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-13,110

-9,840

-11,170

21,660

-15,100

-11,820

72,870

36,160

-13,840

-13,130

-22,970

-32,170

-49,880

t Oage height at 6 p.m.
126 MISSISSIPPI,RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi -River at Winnibigoshish Dam, near Deer River, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 47°25'42", long. 94°03'00'r , in SW£ sec. 25, T. 146 H., R.

 yV W., in headwater and tailwater of Winnibigoshish Dam, 1 mile northwest of Little 

Winnibigoshish Lake and 14 miles northwest of town of Deer River. Datum of gages 

is 1,289.47 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 1,442 square miles.

Records available.- October 1941 to September 1948; December 1884 to September 1941 in 

files of. St. Paul office of Corps of Engineers.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,017 second-feet Nov. 8; minimum daily,

 46 second-feet Apr. 15, May 12.

1941-48: Maximum daily discharge, 1,706 second-feet Mar. 3, 1945; minimum daily, 

1 second-foot June 27, 1942, June 20, 1944.

Maximum discharge recorded, 4,370 second-feet in August 1905.

Remarks.- Daily discharge is computed on basis of modified weir formula and corrected to

 conform with, discharge measurements, the head being determined from twice-daily readings of headwater and tailwater gages. Plow completely regulated by Winnibigoshish 

Reservoir (see preceding page).

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Corps of Engineers, St. Paul.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

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

Oct.

704

724

724

724

724

728

709

699

724

704

713

724

724

707

684

719

716

700

700

724

730

720

685

720

731

723

726

726

710

696

702

Nov.

710

696

683

679

719

710

787

1,017

798

690

665

655

704

699

699

694

694

704

699

704

728

737

718

713

7O9

709

704

699

694

694

-

Dec.

691

691

704

699

694

711

70S

699

710

710

705

70O

700

700

697

700

»700

697

687

694

694

711

707

702

702

691

703

703

695

720

714

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1947 . .

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

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

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

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

IfaV May. .......... . . .....

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48

Jan.

709

709

709

594

685

696

396

596

596

693

708

708

702

396

7 O2

702

396

388

598

718

718

702

702

598

698

695

595

588

590

703

691

Feb.

677

7

7

7

D9

D9

39

7O6

706

6

6

6

38

32

37

707

699

7

7

7

D9

39

D5

699

691

6

6

7

35

35

L8

707

699

&

6

7

7

99

98

21

.4

714

7

7

7

U

21

50

Mar.

726

7X8

714

714

704

698

721

718

704

698

698

695

695

695

695

675

713

713

713

711

707

694

706

706

701

706

701

701

701

701

697

Apr.

691

679

47

48

50

48

52

60

50

51

56

49

51

56

46

51

53

58

55

61

53

47

52

59

58

47

53

54

58

51

-

Observed

Secondfoot-days

22,134

21,511

21,736

225,341

21,681

20,407

2 , 844

5,108 

9,221

19 332

iz',407

187,842

Maximum

731

1,017

720

1,239

718

730

691

352 

332

535

716

593

1,017

Minimum

664

665

6B7

3

685

677

675

46

46

267

481 

104

46

Mean

714

717

701

617

699

704

704

95

165 

307

310

624 

414

513

May

55

56

59

55

56

49

50

53

56

56

56

46

50

51

59

66

47

46

305

320

346

352

319

313

313

312

313

312

312

312

313

June

313

312

319

319

311

317

325

319

311

311

302

302

291

292

296

297

303

303

303

308

286

294

332

332

308

308

308

301

303

295

-

Change in

reservoir

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet)

-213

-165

-182

+30

-256

-262

+1,225 

+588

-214

-374

-541

-69

July Aug.

Adji

284 694

284 663

283 646

283 694

298 703

270 705 26-J

315

323

316

302

309

292

284

289

301

326

310

297

282

298

301

301

289

305

335

335

289

285

384

585

716

702

693

716

716

710

701

697

697

687

517

512

500

500

512

496

481

500

596

596

592

600

605

600

585

Sept.

589

589

580

593

578

578

518

497

497

487

509

501

495

472

485

500

513

509

499

509

498

483

119

119

122

122

119

112

111

104

-

isted for change in

reservoir contents t

Mean

501

552

519

647

443

442

512

1,320

753

74

96

250

-127

444

Per square 

mile

0.347

. 383

.360

.449

.307

.307

.355

915

522

.'051

.067

.173

-.088

.308

Runoff in 

inches

0.40

.43

.42

6.11

.35

.33

.41

1.02

.60

.06

!20

-.10

4.20
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 127

Mississippi. River near Deer River, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 47°15'10", long. 93°48' in NE^NVJ^ sec. 35, T. 144 N., R. 25 

 W., at Day's Highlanding Bridge, B\ miles south of Deer River and.20 miles downstream

from Leech Lake River. Auxiliary staff gage at Collinge Bridge 1^ miles downs trta:-..

Datum cf both gages is 1,264.31 feet above mean Sfa level, adjustment of 19J2.

Drainage area.- 3,190 square miles.

Records available.- February 1945 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 2,260 second-feet May 4, 5; maximum gage 

neighs observed, 13.98 feet Apr. 29, 30; minimum daily discharge, 248 second-feet 

June 3, 4; minimum gage height observed, 9.00 feet Feb. 13, 14.

1945-48: Maximum daily discharge, 4,200 second-feet Mar. 17-19. 1945; maximum 

gage height observed, 14.86 feet Mar. 17, 1945 (backwater from ice); minimum daily 

discharge, that of June 3, 4, 1948; minimum gage height observed, that of Feb. 13, 14, 

1948.

Remarks.- Records good except thos-e for periods of ice effect, backwater, or o f doubtful 

slope, which are fair. Gage read twice daily. Discharge except for periods of ice 

effect computed by using fall as determined by twice-daily readings of auxiliary staff 

as a factor.

Cooperation.- Gage-height records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 tc September 1948

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

Oct.

1,310

1,350

1,340

1,360

1,340

1,330

1,370

1,340

1,330

1,350

1,360

1,370

1,360

1,380

1,380

1,370

1,370

1,360

1,360

1,350

1,330

1,330

1,320

1,300

1,270

1,320

1,250

1,210

1,210

1,180

1,150

NOV.

1,130

1,050

1,010

973

977

969

987

990

1,000

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,200

1,100

1,000

950

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,100

1,200

1,200

1,300

1,200

 1,100

1,100

1,100

1,200

1,200

1,200

-

Dec.

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,200

1,300

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,100

1,100

1,000

1,000

1,000

 1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,100

1,100

1,100

Jan.

1,100

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,000

1,000

1,000

950

900

900

950

 950

1,000

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

Bonth

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

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

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

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,000

800

700

650

600

550

650

 800

1,000

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,200

1,200

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

 1,200

1,200

1,200

-

Secondfoot-days

40,930

32,536

34,000

468,595

32,350

30,050

42,300

44,110

36 , 95E

18,964

23,297

27,037

21,744

384,273

Bar.

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,500

1,500

1,600

1,600

1,500

1,700

1,700

1,800

1,800

Apr.

1,900

1,900

2,000

2,000

2,100

1,900

1,700

1,100

1,760

1,510

1,470

1,430

1,400

1,350

1,320

1,210

1,100

1,760

1,450

1,370

1,230

1,020

1,120

1,220

1,320

1,370

1,520

1,400

1,060

1,120

Maximum

1,380

1,300

1,300

2,860

1,100

1,300

1,800

^2,100

2 >260

890

915

96O

985

2,260

Bay

1,640

2,090

1,980

2,260

2,260

2,110

2,190

2,000

2,250

2,210

1,840

1,150

1,140

930

743

689

571

559

832

863

846

758

772

724

784

711

546

426

397

375

299

Minimum

1,150

950

1,000

496

900

5 SO

1,200

1,020

299

248

670

726

461

248

June

272

251

248

248

264

268

271

276

397

710

785

772

782

730

723

738

730

713

622

640

713

769

890

872

875

890

883

865

880

885

Mean

1,320

1,085

1,097

1,284

1,044

1,036

1,365

1,470

1,192

632

752

872

725

1,050

July

915

897

886

852

801

816

780

780

758

742

719

736

750

706

704

686

687

688

704

734

797

774

715

670

681

577

693

723

755

726

745

Aug.

730

7H6

778

799

755

751

845 853"

853

860

932

945

945

921

960

943

921

942

947

887

914

914

873

854

813

809

871

905

930

931

930

Per square 

 lie

_

0.40"5

-

.323

Sept.

912

890

902

985

843

726

699

815

836

791

737

740

702

755

935

918

732

635

579

622

613

566

495

582

663

577

691

700

642

461

-

Runoff in 

inches

.

5.47

_

_

_

-

4.48

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Mete.- Slope-stage-discharge ratio affected by ice MOV. 9 to Apr. 8. Backwater ffrorc grass Oct. 1- 

23, June 25 to Sept. 30. Discharges computed on basis of doubtful slope record Apr. 5-20, July 1-6.
128 MISSISSIPPI 4lVER MAIN STEM

Pokegama Reservoir near Grand Rapids, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 47°14'17", long. 93°35'52", in NE^NE^ sec. 23, T. 26 W., T. 

bb W., in Pooles Arm of Pokegama Reservoir on Mississippi River, 2 miles west of Grand 

Rapids. Datum of gage is 1,264.89 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 3,265 square miles.

Records available.- October 1941 to September 1948; September 1884 to September 1941 In 

rues or at. faul office of Corps of Engineers.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 13.47 feet Apr. 29; minimum observed, 

 BTTTTeet Mar. 10.

1941-48: Maximum gage height observed, that of Apr. 29, 1948; minimum observed, 

5.99 feet Apr. 3, 1942.

Maximum gage height observed, I'S.SO feet May 8, 1897; minimum, 4.12 feet Sept. 30, 

1934.

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by natural lakes controlled by concrete dam; storage began 

in 1884; original timber dam C9mpleted in 1884, replaced by present structure in 

1888-89. Capacity, 102,390 acre-feet between gage heights 6.0 feet, miniiium allowable 

stage, and gage height 12.0 feet, maximum operating stage. Dead storage, 18,370 acrefeet. Normal operating capacity, 59,230 acre-feet between gage heights 6.0 and 10.0 

feet, normal maximum operating gage height. Water is used to benefit navigation below 

Minneapolis. Gage read at 10-day intervals.

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Corps of Engineers, in terms of second-foot-days, and 

converted to acre-feet by Geological Survey.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Date

Dec. 31........ ........

Calendar year 1947...

Mar 31

Aug 31

Sept. 30. ...............

Water year 1947-48...

Gage height 

(feet)t

8.75

-

e9 12

11.29

-

Contents 

(acre -feet)

57,100

-

104,610

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-4,670

-2,250

-12,620

-19,020

+120,520

-94,560

+3,850

-180

+41,930

+39,250

t Gage usually read at 10-day intervals. 

e computed from headwater gage reading.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 129

Mississippi River at Grand Rapids, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 47°14'00", long. 93°31'40", in SW^NW^ see. 21, T. 55 N., R. 

25 W . , at highway bridge in Grand Rapids, and 2.5 miles upstream from Prairie River. 

Prior to Sept. 9, 1948, water-stage redorder In turbine pit of Blandln Paper Co. 600 

feet upstream.

Drainage area.- 3,370 square miles.

Records available.- October 1944 to September 1948; October 1941 to September 1944, 

starr gages in headwater and tailwater of Pokegama Dam, 2 miles upstream; September 

1883 to September 1941 in files of St. Paul office of Corps of Engineers.

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 4,300 second-feet May 10; maxlnum gage 

neignt, 15.2 feet Sept. 3, 1948, from floodmark (discharge not determined); minimum 

dally discharge, 22 second-feet Sept. 9, 10; minimum gage height recorded, 1.98 feet 

Aug. 8.

1941-48: Maximum dally discharge, that of May 10, 1948; minimum daily discharge, 

that of Sept. 9, 10, 1948; maximum gage height, that of Sent. 3, 1948; mlnlnum gage 

height recorded, 1.64 feet May 12, 1946.

A discharge of 5,250 second-feet was observed in September 1905; but flood caused 

by dam- failure at Blandin mill on Sept . 3 , 1948 , is known to be greater .

Remarks . - Records good except those for periods of ice effect, shifting-control, backwater from Prairie River, or no gage-height record, which are fair. Flow completely 

regulated by Pokegama Reservoir (see preceding page)-.

Cooperation.- Records at Pokegama Dam furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 194 7 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

IS

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,620

1,620

1,580

1,580

1,210

1,660

1,400

1,540

1,660

1,350

1,540

1,580

1,450

1,660

1,580

1,540

1,270

1,580

1,240

1,450

1,540

1,540

1,500

1,450

1,450

1,580

1,500

1,400

1,450

1,540

1,580

NOV.

1,500

1,270

1,500

1,270

1,540

1,350

1,400

1,450

1,400

1,270

1,400

1,450

1,540

1,330

1,500

250

263

327

1,580

1,580

1,400

1,540

1,450

1,450

1,540

1,450

1,540

1,660

1,700

1,700

-

Month

Dec.

1,500

1,350

1,450

1,450

1,350

1,450

1,350

1,400

1,500

1,540

1,300

1,450

1,400

1,240

1,190

1,300

1,400

1,400

1,340

1,300

1,870

1,400

1,620

1,450

1,130

1,300

1,450

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,300

Jan.

1,100

1,300

1,200

1,300

1,000

1,100

1,200

1,000

1,200

1,200

1,100

1,200

1,300

 1,400

 1,600

1,700

1,600

1,500

1,500

1,500

 1,300

1,600'

1,600

1,600

1,300

1,500

1,500

1,400

1,300

1,400

1,500

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

Noveabar

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

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

toy..............................

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

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

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

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

Watsr year 1947-43 ............

Feb.

1,200

1,300

1,200

 1,400

1,300

1,400

1,400

1,200

1,400

1,300

 1,300

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,100

1,300

1,400

1,300

1,400

1,400

1,300

1,300

1,300

fl,400

 1,300

1,300

1,300

1,500

1,400

-

Seccndf cot-days

46,640

41,100

42,530

535,723

42 j 000

53 j 600

43,420

25>290

67,354

25 f 720

27 » 349

30,124

10,695

440,322

Mar.

1,300

 1,400

1,200

1,300

1,300

1,200

1,300

1,300

1,200

1,300

 1,300

1,300

1,300

1,100

1,300

1,400

1,400

1,500

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,500

1,540

1,540

1,580

1,620

1,660

1,400

1,620

1,700

1,660

Apr.

1,800

1,900

1,360

1,360

2,000

1,970

1,660

1,240

950

327

353

440

430

360

440

420

460

380

400

440

460

420

420

440

460

420

440

440

550

1,500

-

Maximum

1, Q6O

1,830

1,620

2,120

1,700

1,500

1,700

2,000

4 300

1^240

1,100

1,300

2,100

4,300

May

1,800

2,100

3,000

3,600

4,000

4,100

4,000

4,000

4,100

4,300

4,250

3,630

1,450

1,240

1,210

756

1,130

1,210

1,450

1,500

1,500

1,540

1,350

1,540

1,540

1,500

1,500

1,350

1,190

812

706

Minimum

1,210

ocrt CDU

1,130

250

1,000

1,100

1,100

327

706

438

*QQ ODD 

424

22

22

June

1,010

728

897

312

897

812

756

397

897

397

1,010

602

868

312

868

312

812

954

954

734

954

674

674

840

840

1,240

438

983

868

1,130

-

Mean

1,505

1,370

' 1,372

1,468

1,355

1,331

1,401

843

2,173

857

QO« Doc

972

356

1,204

July

1,040

1,010

897

983

1,010

954

954

1,010

668

397

f897

840

368

756

622

926

897

635

897

1,100

1,070

840

312

863

658

338

1,070

397 8-40

812

393

Ang.

424

1,190

1,130

954

1,160

1,240

1,040

868

1,500

954

897

1,100

1,130

1,040

397

1,130

312

863

983

926

933

494

1,270

863

926

897

868

1,100

643

1,130

397

Per squar> 

mile

-

0.436

-

.357

Sept.

723

a750

92,100

a300

a60

a40

a25

a25

22

a22

76

102 "72

64

35

al.100

68

63

93

97

97

58

327

402

582

674

706

784

784

434

-

Runoff in 

inches

-

5.90

^

.

4.85

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of record of flow through Pokegs-na Dam and 

record for NissiBslppl River near Libby.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage height.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 1 to Nar. 21. Backwater from Prairie River 

Apr. 8, Apr. 12 to Nay 10. Shifting-control method used Nay 13 to June 20.
130 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Missiaaippi River below Sandy River, near Libby, Minn.

Location.- Water-atage recorder, lat..46°47', long. 93°20', in aec. 25, T. 50 N., R. 24 

w., 6UO feet downstream from Sandy River and three-quartera of a mile northwest of 

Libby. Datum of gage ia 1,294.55 feet above mean sea level, adjuatment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 5,060 square mi lea.

Recorda available.- April 1930 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 18 yeara, 1,570 aecond-feet.

Extremea.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,060 second-feet Apr. 28 (gage height, 15.70 

feet); minimum, 377 aecond-feet Sept. 25 (gage height, 2.25 feet).

1930-48: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 28, 1948; minimum, 83 second-feet Nov. 

16, 1936 (gage height, 1.44 feet).

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

which are fair. Plow regulated by power plants and Winhibigoahish, Leech, Pokegama, 

and Sandy Lakea, which are Government reservoirs.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

2.4 440 6.0 2,200

3.0 6^2 7.0 2,720

3.7 1,010 8.0 3,240

4.0 1,160 9.0 3,760

4.8 1,580 10.0 4,300

11.0 4,840

12.0 5,400

14.0 6,700

15.7 8,060

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

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

Oct.

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,150

1,990

1,840

1,680

1,780

1,730

1,840

1,940

1,940

2,040

E,100

2,040

2,040

1,940

1,780

1,680

1,730

1,630

1,680

1,780

1,940

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,890

1,940

1,990

Nov.

1,990

2,040

1,990

1,780

1,680

1,580

1,580

1,680

1,680

1,630

1,630

1,420

1,500

1,700

1,940

2,200

2,400

2,200

1,630

1,470

1,890

2,250

2,400

2,200

2,000

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,400

-

Dec.

2,400

2,400

2,200

2,000

1,900

1,900

1,800

1,900

1,900

1-,900

1,900

1,900

1,800

1,800

*1,700

1,600

1,500

1,500

l.bOO

1,600

1,500

1,500

1,400

1,500

1,600

1,600

1,400

1,400

1,500

1,400

1,400

Jan.

1,400

1,400

1,300 '

1,300

1,400

1,500

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,500

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,500

1,600

1,700

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,700

fl.600

al,500

al,600

al,700

al,600

a'1,600

al,700

1,800

1,800

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

 ay ..............................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,800

1,800

*1,700

1,700

1,600

1,700

1,700

al,700

al,700

al,600

al,600

al,700

1,700

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,700

1,700

1,700

-

Secondfoot-days

59,800

57,660

53,300

820,270

47,800

48,800

56,600

153,450

162,920

35,394

31,371

35,322

24,283

766,700

Mar.

1,700

*1,700

1,700

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,700

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,500

1,500

1,600

1,600

I,i600

1,500

1,600

1,700

1,800

1,900

1,900

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,200

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,200

2,400

Apr.

2,400

2,

2,

2,

400

400

600

3,000

3,400

*3,

3,

3,

600

800

800

3,810

3,

4,

4,

4,

920

030

030

620

4,620

4,520

4,

4,

5,

570

730

D60

5,940

6,700

7,

7,

7,

100

540

580

7,740

7,900

7,

8,

7,

7,

Maximum

2,250

2,400

2,400

5,930

1,800

1,800

2,400

8,060

7,660

1,900

1,370

1,420

1,390

8,060

980

D60

380

320

May

7,660

7,340

7,180

7,020

7,020

7,100

f7,180

37,200

a7,200

a7,100

a7,000

f6,940

6,860

6,630

6,000

5,120

4,460

4,030

3,870

3,810

3,810

3,810

3,760

3,710

3,600

3,600

3,500

3,140

2,770

a2,400

a2,100

Minimum

1,630

1,420

1,400

1,040

1,300

1,600

1,500

2,400

2,100

937

736

846

478

478

June

al,900

al,600

hl,3OO

al,160

al,200

al,.200

al.100

al,200

al.300

al,350

1,370

1,370

1,290

1,140

1,080

1,040

1,010

985

985

1,040

1,060

1,010

1,110

1,040

1,110

1,190

1,140

1,240

937

937

Mean

1,929

1,922

1,719

2,247

1,542

1,683

1,826

5,115

5,255

1,180

1,012

1,139

809

2,095

July

1,060

1,370

1,370

1,190

1,080

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,010

1,010

985

960

960

914

891

824

736

891

937

824

1,010

1,240

1,110

937

937

985

824

736

1,240

1,210

1,010

Aug.

937

1,010

914

1,320

1,420

1,240

1,260

1,320

1,290

1,320

1,370

1,320

1,260

1,240

1,140

1,240

1,240

1,210

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,040

1,010

846

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,080

1,080

1,080

985

Per square 

mile

0.381

.380

.340

.444

.305

.333

.361

1.01

1.04

.233

.200

.225

.160

414

Sept.

1,160

1,080

1,080

1,190

1,890

1,420

780

629

566

545

545

608

629

608

587

566

802

1,580

1,040

692

566

511

545

566

478

566

692

758

780

824

Runoff in 

inches

0.44

.42

.39

6.03

.35

.36

.42

1.13

1.20

.26

.23

.26

.18

5.64

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed On basis of records for Mississippi filler at Grand 

Rapids.

f Computed on baa la of partly estimated gage height.

h' Computed on basis of float-tape gage reading.

No'te.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 13, 14, 16-18, Nov. 23 to Apr. 9.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 131

Mississippi- River at Aitkin, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46 0 32'30", long. 93°42'20", in w£ sec. 24, T. 47 N., R. 27 

H., at highway bridge at north edge of Altkin. Datum of gage is 1,185.72 feet above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 6,140 square miles.

Records available.- March 1945 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,000 second-feet Apr. 27, 28 (gage height, 

> it>.Y7 feet); minimum daily discharge, 725 second-feet Sept. 24; minimum gage height 

not determined.

1945-48: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 27, 28, 1948; minimum daily discharge, 

that of Sept. 24, 1948.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of Ice effect or computed gage-height 

record, which are fair. Plow partly regulated by power plants and Winnibigoshish, 

Leech, Pokegama, and Sandy Lakes, which are Government reservoirs. Gage read once 

daily.

Cooperation.- Qage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

-0.5 725 10.0

1.5 1,450 13.0

2.5 1,880 14.5

4.5 2,880 15.1.

7.0 4,260 15.8

6,000

8,000

9,170

10,100

12,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,350

2,300

2,300

2,300

2,250

2,100

2,060

1,920

1,880

1,830

1,830

1,960

1,960

2,060

2,100

2,150

2,200

2,100

2,010

1,960

1,920

2,100

2,010

1,880

1,960

2,010

2,060

2,100

2,010

2,010

2,010

Nov.

2,060

2,100

2,100

2,060

2,010

2,010

1,880

1,880

1,830

1,830

1,740

1,650

1,490

1,490

1,740

1,880

2,010

2,400

2,200

1,900

1,800

1,800

2,000

2,000

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,400

2,400

-

Dec.

2,600

2,500

*2,400

2,400

2,400

2,200

2,200

2,000

2,000

2,000

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,800

1,800

1,700

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

*1 , 600

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,500

Jan.

1,500

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,600

1,600

1,700

1,700

1,800

1,800

*1,800

1,800

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,800

Honth

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

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

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

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

May..,. ..........................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,800

1,900

1,900

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

_

-

Secondfoot-days

63,690

59,460

57,900

1,024,600

49,500

51,300

62,300

229,780

226,230

42,640

34,970

37,850

28,720

944,340

liar.

*1,700

1,700

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,600

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,800

1,800

1,900

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,400

2,400

2,600

2,800

2,800

3,000

Apr.

3,000 3,'

3,3,;

'00

ZOO '00

3,400

3,800 4,'

5,(

5,.

'00

300

500

6,500

7,000

*7,.

8,(

8,(

500

)00

380

8,150

8,150

8,

8,( 8,"

L50

38CT

L50

8,580

8,900

9,'

9,f

10,

1,20

380

500

11,400

11,700

12, (

12,

11,

11,

HazlmuD

2,350

2,400

2,600

7,720

1,800

1,900

3,000

12,000

11,400

2,300

1,530

1 450

l',620

12,000

300

300

700

700

Hay

11,400

11,400

10,800

10,800

10,300

10,100

9,880

9,560

9,290

9,170

9,070

8,900

8,680

8,520

8,380

8,000

7,560

6,760

6,000

5,400

5,040

4,860

4,810

4,590

4,480

4,370

4,260

3,930

3,540

3,440

2,940

lliniBun

1,830

1,490

1,500

1,370

1,400

1,700

1,700

3,000

2,940

1,110

970

1,040

725

725

June

2,300

2,010

1,700

1,570

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,450

1,330

1,250

1,250

1,180

1,140

1,110

1,180

1,180

1,220

1,180

1,250

1,330

1,370

1,410

1,490

1,330

Mean

2,05

1,98

1,86

2,80

1,59

1,76

2,01

7,65

7,29

1,42

1,12

1,22 *95

2,58

July

1,220

1,220

1,450

1,530

1,410

1,290

1,180

1,140

1,110

1,110

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,080

1,080

1,000

1,000

970

970

1,000

1,040

1,040

1,080

1,080

1,110

1,140

1,110

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,250

Auf .

1,250

1,2

1,3

1,C

20

10

80

1,080

1,410 i,;

l.J

1,:

30

?30

70

1,410

1,450

1,4

1,4

1,4

50

50

10

1,330

i.eso i,'

1,5 i.s

50

50

50

1,220

1,140

1,C

l.c

l,c

80

80

380

1,080

1,040

l.c

1»3

1,1 l.c

340

L10

L10

80

1,110

Per square 

mile

5 0.335

2 .323

3 .304

J .457

7 .26C

3 .288

D .327

3 1.25

3 1.19

.231

3 .184

L .19?

7 .156

D .420

Sept.

1,110

1,080 i;oao

1,140

1,180

1,620

1,530

935

830

760

760

795

830

865

830

830

795

830

1,330

1,330

1,140

865

760

725

760

760

760

760

830

900

Runoff in 

inches

0.39

.36

.35

6.21

.3o'

.31

.38

1.39

1.37

.26

.21

.23

!l7

5.72

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 19 to Apr. 13. 

heights based on records for Mississippi River near Llbby Sept. 9-18,

Discharge 

22-30.

mputed from gage
132 MISSISSIPPI I RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River near Royalton, Minn.

Location.- Lat. 45°52i, long. 94°28', in lot. 8, see. 80, T. 39 N., R. 32 W., at plant of 

Minnesota Power & Light Co., 5 miles northwest of Royalton and 5 miles do-rostream from 

Swan River.

-Drainage area.--11,600 square miles. 

Records available.- March 1984 to September 1948. 

Average discharge.< 24 years, 3,375 seconds-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during tear, 18,800 second-feet Apr. 29, 30; minimum 

daily, 1,600 second-feet Sept. 27.

1984-48: Maximum dally discharge, 24,000 second-feet Apr. 5, 1943; minimum dally, 

254 second-feet Nov. 85, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except'those above 4.200 second-feet, which are poor. Flow reguiatea by Government reservoirs on headwaters.

Cooperation.- Records collected by Minnesota Power & Light Co., under general supervision 

or ueoiogical Survey in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Dlioharfe, in Moond-feet, wattr year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oot.

3,250

3,320

3,200

3,190

3,260

2,930

3,270

2,890

2,860

2,880

2,700

2,620

2,840

2,880

2,930

2,920

3,030

2,960

2,990

2,880

2,700

2,660

2,690

2,640

2,760

2,970

3,160

2,860

3,060

3,110

2,960

Nov.

3,030

3,020

3,110

3,160

3,240

3,300

3,260

3,160

2,450

2,460

2,660

2,420

2,200

2,060

2,420

2,250

2,740

2,830

2,920

3,580

3,710

3,330

2,420

2,590

3,020

2,730

2,840

2,240

2,060

2,560

-

Dec-.

2,920

3,460

3,300

3,320

3,500

3,450

3,260

3,030

2,670

2,920

3,230

2,890

2,690

2,950

2,890

2,900

2,900

3,020'

2,910

2,760

2,790

2,700

2,720

2,750

2,590

2,860

2,780

3,090

2,890

2,760

2,700

Jan.

2,650

2,720

2,610

2,620

2,370

2,460

2,460

3,000

2,580

2,640

2,730

2,570

2,530

2,440

2,310

2,450

2,470

2,430

2,340

2,380

2,540

2,550

2,550

2,550

2,570

2,420

2,440

2,440

2,500

2,550

2,540

Month

Ootober ..........................

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

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

Calendar year 1947 ............

January .........

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

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

May

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

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

Auguet ...........................

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

Water year 1947-46 ............

Feb.

2,540

2,550

2,550

2,560

2,760

2,700

2,660

2,730

2,560

2,730

2,690

2,680

2,650

2,610

2,990

2,710

2,600

2,780

2,760

2,700

2,650

2,910

2,730

2,740

2,740

2,700

2,940

2,630

2,730

_

-

Secondfoe t-daye

91,590

63,650

92,060

1,763,610

76,610

76,720

106,640

396,150

342,940 96 » 59 C

74,380

62,060

59,400

1,564,990

Mar.

2,480

2,540

2,560

2,520

2,550

2,530

2,940

2,650

2,550

2,630

2,640

2,690

2,710

2,750

2 f 700

2,740

2,740

2^790

2,630

2,970

3,160

2,930

3,420

3,940

4,640

5,650

5,770

5,820

6,120

6,720

6,940

Apr.

6,640

6,940

7,410

6,020

9,340

10,600

11,100

11,500

12,100

12,600

13,300

13,000

13,900

14,900

14,000

13,900

13,600

13,800

13,400

13,400

13,400

13,800

14,500

14,500

15,500

16,500

18,000

16,500

16,600

18,600

Maximum

3,320

3,710

3,500

15,300

3,000

2,990

6,940

16,800

16,600

4,260

3,400

3,610

2,640

16,600

May

16,600

'17,900

17,400

16,600

16,300

15,700

15,100

14,700

14,100

13,600

11,900

12,100

12,300

12,000

11,700

11,700

11,200

10,300

9,990

9,210

6,140

7,640

7,240

6,710

6,820

6,600

6,170

5,860

5,190

4,990

4,780

Minimum

2,620

2,060

2,590

1,790

2,310

2,540

2,480

 6,640

4,760

2,320

1,620

1,940

1,600

1,600

June

4,260

3,940

3,470

3,220

3,200

3,410

3,620

3,530

3,450

3,260

2,930

3,170

2,950

2,700

2,770

2,550

2,320

2,600

2,420

2,520

2,490

2,600

3,130

3,260

3,660

4,220

4,240

3,570

3,680

3,450

-

Mean

2,955

2,795

2,970

4,832

2,536

2,714

3,505

13,205

11,063

3,220

2,399

2,647

1,960

4,331

July

3,400

2,920

2,660

2,760

2,600

2,950

2,700

2,360

2,200

2,350

2,260

2,100

2,290

2,410

2,160

2,170

2,060

2,200

1,620

1,970

2,260

2,380

2,200

2,000

2,740

2,660

2,210

2,310

2,640

2,120

2,060

AUK.

2,240

2,530

2,330

2,090

1,940

2,100

2,570

2,760

2,640

3*100

3,470

3,610

3,290

3,400

3,250

2,760

3,370

2,660

2,610

2,720

2,700

2,500

1,990

2,310

2,090

1,960

2,000

2,630

2,840

2,450

2,330

Per »quTe 

 lie

0.255

.241

.256

.417

.219

.234

.302

1.14

QKA 

 90%

.276

.207

.226

.171

.37S

Sept.

2,230

2,210

2,100

2,030

2,050

2,160

2,230

2,400

2,290

1,670

1,660

1,610

1,720

1,650

1,620

1,790

1,600

1,610

1,720

1,690

2,640

2,560

Z, 110

2,090

1,890

1,820

1,600

1,720

1,790

1,700

-

Runoff in 

InohM

0.29

.27

.30

5.65

.25

.25

.35

1.27

1.10

.31

.24

.26

.19

5.06
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 193

Mississippi River at Elk River, Mlnn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°18',' long. 93°34', in SE$ sec. 34, T. 33 N., R.

 Mb1 W. fourth principal meridian, In town of Elk River, 2,500 feet downstream from Elk 

River. Datum of gage is* 847.92 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 14,500 square miles.

Records available.- July 1915 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 33 year's, 4,838 second-feet.

'Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, '23,200 second-feet Apr. 30; maximum gage he'.ght,

 Feet Apr. 2 (backwater from Ice); minimum discharge; 1,730 second-feet Sept. 1! ,

14 (gage height, 2.54 feet).

 1916-48: Maximum discharge, 37,700 s'econd-feet Apr. 6, 1943 (gage height, 12.61

Csetli minimum, 278 second-feet Nov. 15, 1933.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of Ice effect of no gage-height record, 

 Which1 are fair. Flow partly regulated by power plants and six Government reservoirs

on headwaters; total usable capacity, 1,640,810 acre-f«et; total normal operating

capacity, 948,900 acre-feet.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, exoept period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and diecharge, in aeaond-feet)

2.7 

3.0 

3.4 

4.0 

4.6

2,000

2,570

3,380

4,700

6,250

6.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0 

9.6

7,370

10,400

17,000

20,700

23,200

Di«ohar(e. In eeoond-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

t>as

.1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

16

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

20

26

27

28

29

SO

SI

Opt.

3,800

3,910

4,020

4,020

3,800

3,800

3,700

3,910

3,700

3,280

3,480

3,480

3,480

3,380

3,590

'3,590

3,590

3,590

3,590

3,480

3,800

3,590

3,480

3,590

3,700

3,700

3,590

3,800

. 3,700

3,590

3,800

Nov.

3,700

3,700

3,590

3,700

4,020

4,020

4,470

4,470

3,910

3,070

3,380

3,480

1,480

3,070

3,170

3,170

3,170

3,170

3,800

3,800'

4,700

4,940

4,360

2,970

3,000

' 3,400

3,800

< 3,600

3,200

3,000

-

Dec.

3,400

3,800

4,000

3,800

3,800

3,400

s;eoo

3,400

2,800

3,200

 3,600

3,400

3,800

3,600

3,600

3,400

3,400

3,600

3,600

4,000

3,800

3,400

3,000

3,200

3,600

3,400

3,600

4,000

3,600

3,200

3,600

Jan,

3,600

J;6

3,4

3,8

00

00

00

3,400

3,000

3,2

3,4

3,8

00

00

00

- 3,600

3,200

3,0

3,2

2,8

00

00

00

 2,400

2,600

2,8

3,0

2,9

00

00

00

2,800

' 2,800

2,9

2,9

3,1

00

00

00

3,100

3/100

3,2

3,2

3,1

 2,9

00

00

00

00

2,900

Month

October '

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

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

Calendar year 1947 ............

February ..:........... ........,..

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

fifty T«£_

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 '......'......

 Winter discharge measurement n

Rote.-. Stage-discharge relation 

to Feb. 18). 

011165 O - 50 - 10

Feb.

3,100

3,100

3,100

3,100

3,200

3,200

3,200

3,100

2,900

3,100

3,100

3,300

3,300

3,500

3,300

3,000

3,100

3,200

3,200

 3,000

3,400

3,400

3,000

2,800

3,000

3,000

3,200

3,600

3,800.

-

Seoondfoot-daym

113,530

109,310

109,800

2,456,61C

96,700

92,200

164,900

544,000

4.43,200

125,530

98,490

107,680

79,100

2,084,440

Mar,

3,400

3,200

3,200

3,200

3,000

3,200

3,400

3,200

2,800

 2,600

2,800

3,000

3,200

3,000

3,200

3,400

3,400

3,600

3,600

4,000

4,200

4,600

5,000

6,000

8,000

 9,500

11,000

12,000

13,000

13,000

14,000

Apr.

14,

14,

14,

14,

15,

16,

17,

17,

19.

16,

18,

18,

18,

19,

19,

19,

19,

18,

17,

17,

17,

17,

17,

18,

18,

19,

20,

22,

22,

22,

-

Maxinua

4,020

4,940

4,000

23,200

3,800

3,800

14,000

22,800

23,200

6 a 250

4,240

4,580

3,480

23,200

mde on thia day.

000

ooo

000

000

000

300

000

600

100

400

800

800

800

100

900

900

100

400

600

600

300

300

600

000

800

500

700

300

300

800

May

23,200

22,300

21,900

21,100

20,700

19,900

18,800

18,400

. 18,000

17,300

17,000

16,300

15,600

14,900

14,900

14,600

14,600

14, -300

13,900

11,000

11,400

10,100

10,400

8,850

8,250

8,550

8,250

8,250

7,660

6,950

5,840

Minlnun

3,260

2,970

2,800

2,670

2,400

2,800

2,600

14,000

5,840

3,280

2,470

2,510

2,130

2,130

June

,250

,820

,940

,580

,5.80

, 020

,130

,580

,'360

,240

4,240

3,800

3,800

3,800

3,590

3,280

3,380

3,380

3,800

3,280

3,280

3,800

3,700

4,130

4,130

4,580

5,060

5,060

4,580

4,360

Mean

3,662

3,644

3,542

6,730

3,119

3,179

5,319

16,130

14,300

 4,164

3,177

3,474

2,637

5,695

July

4,240

4,130

4,130

3,590

3,480

3,480

3,800

3,380

3,280

2,970

3,070

2,870

3,070

2,770

3,170

2,670

2,670

2,770

2,770

2,470

2,570

2,770

2,970

2,970

2,970

3,480

3,590

2,970

2,970

3,380

3,070

AUB.

2,

2,

3,

3,

2,

2,

2,

2,

3,

4,

t

t,

9

>

4,

3,

4,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

2,

2,

3,

2,

2,

3,

3,

3,

Per mquare mile

0.253

.251

.244

.464

.215

.219

.367

1.25

.986

.289

.219

' .240

.182

.393

affected by ice Nov. 25 to Apr. 5

670

770

070

070

970

510

670

870

700

360

240

240

580

360

240

240

800

360

910

700

460

590

380

970

870

070

870

870

170

800

280

Sent.

3,070

2,870

2,970

2,870

2,670

2,770

2,570

2,970

2,970

3,170

2,870

2,570

2,140

2,180

2,280

2,130

2,220

2,530

2,350

2,220

2,430

3,480

3,280

2,670

2,770

2,670

2,370

2,390

2,450

2,200

1 Runoff In inohM

0.29

.28

.28

6.31

.25

.24

.42

1.40

1.14

.32

.25

.28

.20

5.35

no gage-height record Jan. 17
134 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River near Anoka, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°07'36", long. 93°17'48", in S"4 sec. 12, T. 119 

 M., H. 21 W., half a mile downstream from Coon Creek, If miles downstream from hydroelectric plant of Northern States Power Co. at Coon Rapids, and 6f miles downstream 

from Anoka. Datum of gage is 805.02 feet above mean sea level, adj-jstment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 19,100 square miles.

Records available.- June 1931 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 6,027 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 32,800 second-feet Apr. 2; maximum gage.height, 

I2.4i> feet Mar. 26; minimum discharge, 2,060 second-feet Sept. 14 (gage height, 1.33 

feet).

1931-48: Maximum discharge, 47,000 second-feet Apr. 6, 1943 (ga^e height, 14.11 

feet); minimum, 586 second-feet Sept. 13, 1934. .(gage height, 0.37 foot).

Remarks.- Records good. Plow partly regulated by six Government operated headwater reservoirs completed in 1892; total usable capacity, 1,640,610 acre-feet; total normal 

operating capacity, 948,900 acre-feet. Diurnal regulation caused by power plants 

above station.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except periods of lee effect 

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In aecond-feet)

Oct. 1 to Kar. 26 Mar. 27 to Sept. 30

0.7 2,660 4.3 8,990 1.6 2,380 4.0 7,980 7.0 18,

2.2 3,630 4.8 1O.55O 1.8 2,68

2.8 4,980 5.6 13,200 2.8 4,78

3.2 5,940 6.4 16,100 3.4 6,25

3.7 7,250 7.0 18,200

0 4.5 9,450 8.0 22,

0 5.0 11,000 9.E 28,

0 6.0 14,300

30(3

800

600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21'

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4,530

4,640

4,870

4,760

4,530

4,640

4,420

4,530

4,420

4,190

4,190

4,190

4,300

4,080

4,300

4,420

4,300

4,300

4,300

4,190

4,640

4,300

4,190

4,300

4,420

4,420

4,420

4,420

4,640

4,420

4,640

Nov.

4,530

4,530

4)530

4,420

4,760

4,870

5,450

5,500

4,600

3,300

3,800

 4,000

3,800

3,400

3,800

3,800

3,800

3,600

4,400

4,600

5,500

6,000

4,200

3,400

3,200

3,400

4,000

3,600

3,400

3,000

-

Dec.

3,200

3,800

4,600

4,600

4,400

4,800

5,500

5,000

3,200

3,400

4,200

 3,600

4,200

4,000

4,400

4,000

4,000

4,200

4,000

4,400

4,600

4,000

3,600

3,400

3,800

3,600

3,600

4,600

4,200

3,400

3,600

Jan.

3,800

3,600

3,600

4,200

4,200

3,000

3,400

3,400

4,400

4,000

3,800

3,600

3,600

, 3,200

2,800

»2,800

3,400

3,400

3,000

3,200

3,200

3,200

3,200

3,600

3,600

3,600

3,800

3,600

3,600

3,400

3,400

Feb.

3,600

3,400

3,4(>0

3,400

3,400

3,400

3,400

3,600

3,200

3,600

3,600

3,600

3,800

4,000

4,000

3,400

3,200

3,400

3,8<)0

3,600

3,800

4,200

3,800

»3,000

3.4QO

3,600

3,800

4,000

4,000

_

-

unn+h Second- 

*°nth foot-days

October .......................... 136 ,910

November ......................... 125,690

December ......................... 125,900

Calendar year 1947 ............ 3,026,010

January. ......................... 108,600

February ......................... 104,400

March ............................ 259,500

April ............................ 722,000

May .............................. 499,530

June ............................. 148, $40

July ............................. 115,770

August ........................... 124,280

September ........................ 89,250

Water year 1947-48 ............ 2,560,170

Mar.

3,800

3,600

3,600

3,600

3,800

3,600

3,800

3,800

3,200

3,400

3,400

3,600

3,600

3,800

3,800

*3,800

3,800

4,000

4,200

4,600

5,500

6,500

8,000

9,500

14,000

18,000

21,900

22,800

23,800

26,600

28,100

Apr.

28,

27,

25,

25,

24,

23,

24,

24,

25,

24,

24,

24,

24,

24,

25,

24,

23,

22,

21,

21,

21,

20,

20,

21,

21,

22,

23,

25,

26,

26,

-

Maximum

4,870

6,000

5,500

26,600

4,400

4,200

28,100

28,600

26,600

7,260

5)470

3,840

28,600

600

100

200

200

700

800

200

200

700

700

700

700

200

700

200

700

800

800

900

900

000

500

500

000

900

800

800

700

200

600

May

26,600

26,200

25,200

24,700

23,800

23,300

21,400

21,000

20,500

19,600

19,200

18,300

17,000

16 , 200

16,600

16.200

15,400

15,800

15,400

12,300

12,300

11,300

11,000

10,400

9,150

9,450

9,150

9,150

8,270

7,980

6,680

Minimum

4,080

3,000

3,200

3,000

' 2,800

3,000

3,200

20,500

6,680

3,940

2, 780

2, 780

2,310

2,310

June

7,260

5,850

5,720

5,350

5,230

5,000

4,890

5,350

5,000

5,000

5,000

,570

,460

,570

,150

,940

,940

,040

,360

,260

,940

,360

,570

,000

.8901

,470

,850

,850

,350

,120

-

Mean

4,416

4,190

4,061

8,290

3,503

3,600

8,371

24,070

16,110

4,945

3,735

4,009

2,975

6,995

.July

4,890

4,890

4,680

4,360

4,040

3,940

4,360

4,150

3,620

3,620

3,420

3,730

3,310

3,420

3,420

3,420

3,310

3,200

3,520

2,780

3,420

3,100

3,520

3,420

3,520

3,840

4,260

3,730

3,420

3,620

?,840

Aug.

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

2,

3,

3,

100

100

310

620

420

100

780

200

940

5,000

4,890

5,

5,

5,

4,

120

470

230

890

4,890

4,

4,

4,

4,

570

890

780

260

4,040

4,

4,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

4,

040

150

520

310

120

310

310

420

360

3,840

Fir square 

mile

0.231

.219

.213

.434

.183

.188

.438

1.26

.843

.259

.196

.210

.156

.366

Sept.

3,310

3,420

3,200

3,310

3,000

3,000-

3,000

3,200

3,200

3,420

3,420

3,000

2,780

2,310

2,680

2,450

2,450

2,780

2,780

2., 520

2,600

3,520

3., 840

3,200

3,000

3,000

2,780

2,520

2,780

2,780

-

Runoff in 

Inches

0.27

.24

.25

5^.89

.21

.20

.51

1.41

.97

.29

.23

.24

.17

4.99

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected1 by Ice Nov. 8 to Dec. 15, Jan. 16 to Mar. 26. Ho gagehelght record Dec. 16 to Jan. 15; discharge computed on basis of Coon Rapids porer-plant record.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 135

Mississippi River at St. Paul, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°56'40", long. 93°05'20", in NE£ sec. 6, T. 28 N., 

H. & & W., in'St. Paul, 6 miles dovmstream from Minnesota River. Datum of gage is 684.16 

feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Auxiliary water-stage recorder in SEt 

sec. 22, T. 28 N., R. 22 W., in South St. Paul, 7 miles downstream, at same datum.

Drainage area.- 36,800 square miles.

Records available.- March 1887 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 56 years (1892-1948), 9,391 second-feet (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 46,900 second-feet Apr. 2 (gage he'ight, 12.10 

reet }; minimum daily discharge, 2,940 second-feet Aug. 1, 2.

1887-1948: Maximum discharge, 80,800 second-feet Apr. 6, 1897 (gage height, lf.0 

feet); minimum daily discharge, 632 second-feet Aug. 26, 1934.

Maximum discharge known, 107,000 second-feet Apr. 29, 1881 (gage height, 19.7 feet) 

determined by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.- Records good. Plow partly regulated by Government reservoirs on headwater? and 

Dy power plants. Stage-discharge relation affected most of year by backwater froir 

Hastings Dam. Beginning July 20, 1938, sewage from Minneapolis and St. Paul, which 

formerly entered above station, was diverted to a sewage-disposal plant, thence to 

river below station. Figures of daily discharge do not include this diversion.

Cooperation.- Records of Mississippi River at Twin City Lock and Dam computed and furnished 

fay Fora Motor Co. Gage readings at South St. Paul and on outside staff gage at St. Paul 

furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions.- W 875: 1938. W 895: 1939.

Discharge. In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day Dot. NOT. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Hay June July Aug. Sept.

5,130

5,330

6,190

5,490

5,260

4,750 

4,500 

4,720 

5.20O 

5.37O

5,320 

4,630 

4,820 

4.70O 

4,540

4,800

5,010

4,790

5,150

5,120

5,100

4,880

5,560

4,790

4,980

4,990 

4,850 

5,060 

5,660 

5,68O 

5,670

5,430 

5,OOO 

5,750 

6,030 

4,990

5,920

5,450

6,600

5,140

5,130

,990

,920

,710

,060

,660

,810

,610

,530

5,030

5,080

6,150

6,970

5,220

4,910

4,360

4,540

4,840

4,300

4,100

3,640

3,900

4,800

5,220

5,300

5,140

5,320

5,710

6,220

4,160

3,740

 4,290 

4,460 

4.67O 

4,610 

4,710

4,380

4,610

4,460

4,790

5,140

5,760 

5,060 

4,800 

3.95O 

4,680

4,560

4,350

4,910

5,100

4,260

3,960

4,510

4,310

4,290

4,550

4,930

3,420

4,020

4,000

4,600

4,590

4,320

4,210

3,790

4,080

3,380

3,230

3,420

4,180

3,330

3,500

 3,890 

3,320 

3,380 

3,330 

3,890

3,980 

4,090 

3,930 

3,970 

3,76O 

3,640

3,880

3,690

3,690

3,840

3,750

3,630 

3,820 

3,870 

 3,530 

3,780

3,890 

3,390 

3,990 

4,08O 

4,24O

3,790

3,310

3,700

4,080

3,760

4,070

4,720

4,700

4,220

4,250

5,240

5,700

6,040

6,820

7,070

7,460

8,230

8,900

9,720

10,100

10,300

10,300

9,500

9,940

8,970

8,380

,570

,260

,100

,330

,570

,500

8,390

11,100

13,400 

14.50O 

17,200 

24,500 

31,200

36,200

39,300

41,100

42,800

44,600

45,500

46,500

46,000

45,500

44,100

43,600

41,900 

41,000 

4O,_200 

39,700 

39,300

38,900

38,500

38,100

37,700

37,300

36,800 

36.0OO 

34,800 

33,500 

32,300

31,400

30,600

30,100

30,100

30,800

30,600

31,000

32,300

33,500

33,900

34,400

33,900

33,100

32,300

31,400

30.50O 

29,300 

28,400 

27,600 

26,400

25,700 

25,300 

23,700 

23,000 

23.0OO

22,200

21,200

20,900

20,800

18,800

16,100

15,100

14,300

14,100

12,300

11,500

11,400

1O.800

10,500

9,510

8,990

8,290

8,100

7,610

7,500

7,630

7,50O 

6,650 

7,100 

6,960 

6,470

6,650

6,010

5,130

5,490

5,130

4,750

5,130

5,040

5,130

5,390

4,840

5,590

5,590

5,230

5,590

5,860

7,200

7,200

6,770

6,130

7,500 

7,500 

7,O20 

JiOlO 

5,900

5,390

5,390

6,270

5,130

5,040

4,660

5,130

4,370

4,170

4,370

3,640

3,640

3,970

4,250

3,640

4,330

3,320

3,580

4,370

4,050

4,050

4,740

4,740

4,740

3,640

3,640

2,940

2,940

3,640

3,320

3,380

3,320 

3,64O 

3,970 

5,32O 

6,390

6,010 

8,310 

9,470 

9,790 

9,07O

3,970

9,120

8,380

8,290

7,870

7,230

6,770

6,510

5,700

5,040

5,390 

5,040 

5.13O 

4,560 

5,590 

7,200

4,560

4,560

4,290

4,170

4,250

3,720

4,250

4,750

3,580

3,640

4,050 

 4.O50 

3,320 

3,720 

3,970

4,050

4,170

3,580

3,970

3,970

4,540

4,370

4,940

4,560

4,020

3,900

3,580

3,580

4,170

3,640

Secondfoot-days Maximum Minimum Mean

Divers ion

mean 

second-feett

Adjusted

Per square Ruroff in 

mile inches

October.. 

November. 

December.

158,040

151,870

147,020

6,190

6,970

6,220

4,50O 

3,640 

3,740

5,098 

5.O62 

4,743

193

199

177

5,291

5,261

4,920

0.144

.143

.134

0.17 

.16 

.15

Calendar year 1947 .. 4,745,480 46,500 3,640 13,000 13.2OO .359

January... 

February.. 

March.....

April.....

May.......

June......

July......

August....

September.

122,340

121,970

522,990

1,105,400

667,000

187,660

149,250

188,300

121,920

4,930

6,820

45,500

46,500

34,400

8,290

7,500

9,790

4,940

3,230

3,310

7,070

30,100

3,990

4,750

3,320

2,940

3,320

3,946

4,-2O6

16,870

36,850

21,520

6,255

4,315

6,074

4,064

177

194

225

194

193

215

219

224

200

4,123

4,400

17,095

37,044

21,718

6,470

5,034

6,298

4,264

.112

.120

.465

1.01

.059

.176

.137

.171

.116

.13 

.13 

.54 

1.13 

.68 

.20 

.16 

.20 

.13

Water year 1947-48 .. 3,643,760 46,500 2,940 9,956 201 10,160 .276 3.78

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion through sewage.-dlsposal plant (furnished by Mlnneapolls-St. Paul Sanitary District).

Hcte.- Slope-stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Hov. 12 to Mar. 9 (staff-gage readings Jan. 

18-20, Jan. 24 to Feb. 9). Discharge for remainder of year, except Apr. 1-17, computed using fall 

as a factor.
136 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River at- Preacott, Wls.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°44'45", long. 92°48'00", In fee. 9, T. 26 N., R. 

au w., at Prescott, 200 feet downstream from St. Crolx River. Datum of gage is 600.00 

feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Auxiliary water-stage recorder In sec. 14, T-. 25 N., R. 19 W., half a mile upstream from 

Diamond Bluff, 2 miles upstream from Trimbelle River, and 10.7 miles downstream from 

Prescott, at same datum.

Drainage area.- 44,800 square miles.

Records available.- June 1928 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 13,190- second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 63,100 second-feet Apr. 2, 3; maximum gage 

height, 82.49 feet Apr. 2; minimum daily discharge, 4,950 seeond-fe-st Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 74.18 feet Mar. 15 (backwater from ice).

1928-48: Maximum discharge, 87,500 second-feet Mar. 23, 1945 (gage height, 84.17 

feet); minimum dally, 1,380 second-feet July 13, 1940; minimum gage height, 65.08 feet 

Aug. 29, 1934, present datum.

Remarks.- Records good. Plow partly regulated by reservoirs, navigation dams, and power 

plants above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

7,990

8,080

7,710

6,980

7,360

7,840

7,820

7,300

8,170

7,710

8,860

6,860

7,83,0

6,940

7,290

7,690

7,540

7,820

7,800

8,010

8,010

7,670

8,880

8,430

7,160

7,480

6,980

7,890

7,810

8,850

7,800

Nov.

7,850

7,310

7,330

7,840

8,010

9,580

9,160

11,300

9,540

8,710

8,370

8,560

8,130

7,780

7,980

8,860

8,400

8,680

8,720

9,480

10,200

10,600

10,800

9,560

8,800

8,400

8,000

8,100

7,220

7,400

-

Dec.

7,120

 7,730

8,140

8,850

9,470

9,860

10,000

10,000

6,960

»9,180

8,730

8,080

7,740

7,670

8,100

7,980

8,010

7,970

7,970

7,670

8,180

8,520

8,650

8,460

8,140

7,480

7,370

7,110

7,430

8,030

7,950

Jan.

7,810

7,510

7,830

7,530

7,430

7,730

7,730

7,630

7,810

7,110

7,410

6., 850

7,870

6,940

7,000

7,000

6,700

6,340

6,440

 6,910

6,590

6,490

6,390

,6,190

5,870

6,410

6,610

7,060

7,190

7,090

7,090

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

6,830

6,730

6,760

6,410

6,410

6,690

6, 290

5,970

6,270

6,610

 6,690

6,300

6,740

6,390

6,890

6,390

7,080

7,350

6,7180 7,qeo

6,980

6,740

6, TOO

7,1|90

6,9170

7,5|60

9,000

10,800

10,100

_

-

Seoondfoct-days

838,080

259,410

256,210

6,680,920

- - - - -1- - 

217,660

205, DOC

688, -EC

1,576,500

884, 300

279, 340

240,310

269 t p9C

175,880

 5,290,600

Mar.

10,300

11,000

11,400

12,800

12,800

13,000

13,000

13,600

13,300

12,400

11,300

11,200

10,800

10,200

 9,780

9,200

11,000

12,200

14,900

19,500

82,800

24,000

26,000

27,500

33,300

39,400

44,700

51,100

55,700

59,800

60,900

Apr.

62,000

63,100

63,100

62,000

60,900

59,800

57,700

57,700

59,800

60,900

57,700

59,800

55,700

55,700

54,700

55,800

58,000

51,100

48,700

45,500

43,100

42,400

42,400

43,100

42,400

42,400

43,100

43,900

45,500

46,300

Maximum

8,880

11,300

10,000

63,100

7,830

10,800

60,900

63,100

46,300

11,100

11,000

13 800

7J730

63,100

May

46,300

45,500

43,900

42,400

41,100

40,500

39,400

37,700

36,600

34,400

33,300

32,200

31,100

29,500

29,000

28,500

27,000

26,500

25,500

25,500

23,500

21,800

20,100

18,400

16,700

15,600

14,900

14,800

14,900

14,600

13,100

Minimum

6,860

7,220

7,110

6,420

5,870

5,970

9,200

42,400

13,100

6,850

5,940

5,770

4,950

4,950

June

10,900

10,400

10,600

11,000

10,900

10,900

10,200

9,300

9,560

9,270

8,920

7,980

7,730

7,190

7,290

7,150

6,850

7,370

7,320

8,040

8,610

9,180

9,540

9,640

9,600

10,000

10,700

11,100

10,900

10,900

-

Mean

7,680

8,647

8,265

18,300

7,031

7,069

22,200

52,540

28,530

9,301

7 f 766

8, 69C

5,863

14,460

July

11,000

10,100

10,100

10,500

10,400

9,260

9,350

8,950

8,890

8,330

7,800

7,480

7,720

7,340

7,330

6,130

5,940

6,220

6,360

6,420

6,290

7,250

6,860

6,710

6,240

5,980

6,340

7,800

6,560

6,460

6,700

Aug.

6,220

6,040

5,850

5,860

5,850

5,770

5,, 840

6,080

9,070

11,900

10,300

10,000

13,000

13,800

12,600

10,800

10,800

11,500

11,200

10,000

8,480

8,860

8,700

7,910

7,590

7,270

7,300

6,660

7,040

7,890

9,210

Per square 

Bile

0.171

.193

.184

.408

.157

.158

.496

1.17

.637

.208

.173

.194

.131

.323

Sept.

7,730

6,570

6,580

6,250

6,060

5,770

5,880

6,090

5,440

5,400

5,570

5,420

5,270

6,240

5,590

5.B80

5,570

5,100

5,440

5,910

6,260

6,650

6,580

6,550

6,000

5,290

5,460

5,270

5,110

4,950

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.20

.28

.21

5.56

.18

.17

.57

1.31

.73

.23

.20

.22

.15

4.39

 Winter discharge measurement made on tjhis day.

Hote.- Slope-stage discharge relation affected by le« Nov. 10, 12, 14-17, Nov. 25 to Mar. 14. 

charge Oct. 1 to Nov. 9, Nov. 11, 13, 18-214, Mar. 15-20, May 24 to Sept. 30 computed using fall 

between Frescott and Diamond Bluff as a factor. *
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 137

Mississippi River at.Wlnona, Mlnn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°03'20", long. 91°38'1S", In sec. 23, T. 107 N., 

H. Y w:, In Wlnona. Datum of gage Is 639.64 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Auxiliary water-stage recorder at navigation dam S-A, In sec. 9, T. 107 N., R. 7 W., 

2.7 miles upstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 600.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 59,200 square miles.

Records available.- June 1928 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 22,810 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 77,100 second-feet Apr. 5-7; maximum gage hslght, 

iu.43 feet Apr. 7; minimum dally discharge, 7,650 second-feet Sept. 30; minimum gare 

height, 4.99 feet Jan. 31.

1928-48: Maximum discharge, 135,000 second-feet June 22, 1943 (gage height, 14.79 

feet); minimum, 2,250 second-feet Dec. 29, 1933.

Remarks.- Records good. Plow partly regulated by reservoirs, navigation dams, and poner 

plants above station.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record of dam 5-A furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet. water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

13,100

12,900

11,800

11,700

11,300

14,000

13,500

13,400

13,300

12,600

12,800

12,200

11,900

12,100

12,100

12,000

12,000

11,700

11,700

11,900

11,700

11,800

12,700

12,400

12,300

13,500

13,600

13,500

13,100

12,800

12,900

Nov.

13,100

13,300

13,000

12,700

12,400

13,300

14,500

14,700

14,700

14,700

14,700

13,600

13,800

14,100

15,000

16,400

"15,300

14,500

14,700

14,600

14,500

15,500

15,600

15,800

15,900

15,800

15,700

14,600

13,000

12,600

-

Month

Dec.

12,500

12,500

12,200

12,500

 13,700

14,100

14,300

14,700

14,600

14,600

14,400

14,300

14,400

14,400

14,200

14,000

14,000

13,900

13,700

13,200

13,000

" 13,000

12,900

13,100

12,900

12,900

13,000

13,100

12,900

12,700

12,700

Jan.

12,600

12,600

12,700

12,900

12,900

12,300

 12,100

12,100

12,200

12,400

12,300

12,500

12,500

12,400

11,700

11,500

11,500

11,600

11,700

11,800

11,700

11,200

10,900

10,900

10,900

10,900

10,900

10,700

10,600

10,100

9,730

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

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

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

Calendar year 1947 ............

January

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

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

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

Hay..............................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

9,950

10,200

10,300

10.10O

 9,520

9,220

9,320

9,370

9,400

9,370

9,170

8,860

8,900

9,060

9,280

9,760

10,100

10,500

11,600

12,400

11,800

11,800

12,100

12,300

12,800

13,300

15,100

19,800

26,300

_

-

Second 

foot-days

388,300

432,100

418,400

9,899,100

362,830

331,680

1,050,500

1,980,300

1,202,900

390 , 900

346,350

394,700

284,540

7,583,500

Mar.

 26,700

26,000

22,000

22,800

22,500

22,700

24,000

24,400

24,400

23,000

21,200

20,800

20,800

20,800

20,200

16,200

17,500

22,200

26,000

g3O,000

g35,000

g40,000

48,000

53,400

53,400

59,700

59,700

58,800

60,600

61,500

66,200

Apr.

69,300

72,500

73,700

75,900

77,100

77,100

77,100

75,900

74,800

72,500

72,500

71,400

70,300

69,300

68,200

67,200

66 , 200

65,200

64,300

62,400

60,600

57,900

56,100

55,200

54,300

54,300

54,300

54,300

55,200

55,200

-

Maximum

14,000

16,400

14,700

79,400

12,900

26,300

66,200

77,100

57,900

15,600

14,000

17,000

12,100

77,100

May

56,100

57,000

57,900

57,900

57,000

55,200

52,600

52,600

51,000

50,100

47,700

46,000

44,700

43,000

40,800

40,600

38,800

35,800

33,000

32,800

34,100

30,400

28,700

25,700

22,200

19,700

19,900

18,800

18,000

17,800

17,000

Minimum

11,300

12,400

12,200

11,300

9,730

8,860

16,200

54,300

17,000

10,600

8,790

8,810

7,650

7,650

June

14,700

13,000

12,800

13,300

14,400

13,400

13,100

14,400

14,500

13,600

12,400

11,700

10,600

10,700

11,900

11,900

11,400

11,900

11,100

11,100

12,400

11,900

13,000

13,100

13,900

'14,300

14,600

15,000

15,200

15,600

Mean

12,530

14,400

13 , 500

27,120

11,700

11,440

33,890

66,010

38,800

13,030

11,170

12,730

9,485

20,720

July

14,000

13,300

13,400

13,000

13,300

12,600

12,300

12,200

12,300

11,900

11,600

11,900

10,800

11,000

11,300

10,300

11,000

11,600

10,400

9,370

8,790

8,820

9,400

9,440

10 , 900

9,960

10,500

9,550

10,700

9,920

10,8OO

Aug.

9,90O

10,500

10,8OO

9,400

8,810

9,530

9,260

10,200

10,800

13,200

16,200

16,000

15,900

16,700

17,000

16,600

15,300

14,700

14,600

14,400

13,300

13,000

12,200

11,200

11,500

10,900

11,600

11,700

12,800

13,700

13,000

Per square 

mile

0.212

.243

- .228

.458

.198

. .193

.572

1.12

.655

j220

.189

.215

.160

.350

f«pt.

12,100

11,300

11,300

10,500

9,400

8,790

9,290

9,440

10,000

10,100

10,100

10,700

10,100

10,600

9,500

8,930

8,320

8,280

8,300

10,100

9,080

9,730

9,350

8,380

8,550

9,770

8,570

8,520

7,790

7,650

-

Runof * in 

inohes

0.24

.27

.26

6.20

.23

.21

.66

1.24

.76

.25

.22

.25

.18

4.77

' Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

Mote.- Slope-stage discharge relation affected by Ice Hov. 16 to Mar. 23. 

Hov . 15 , May 13 to Sept. 30 computed using fall as a factor.

Discharge Oct. 1 to
138 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 

Mississippi River at La Crosse, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43M8'45", long. 91°15'25", in sec. 31, T. 16 N., R. 

7 w., a quarter of a mile upstream from highway bridge at La Crosse. Datum of gage is 

626.32 feet above mean sea level, adjustment"of 1912. Auxiliary water-stage recorder, 

in sec. 28, T. 105 N., R. 4 W., at navigation dam 7, 4.7 miles upstream. Datum of 

auxiliary gage is 600.00 feet abbve mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 62,800 square miles.

Records available.- June 1929 to September 1948.

Average-discharge.- 18 years (1930-48), 25,850 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 85,300 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage height, 10.18 

reet); minimum daily discharge, 7,750 second-feet Sept. 29; minimum gage height, 2.93 

feet Oct. 3.

1929-48: Maximum discharge, 137,000 second-feet June 22, 1943 (gage height, 13.32 

feet); minimum daily, 3,300 second-feet Dee. 30, 31, 1933; minimum gage height, -2.70 

feet Aug. 19, 20, 1936, present datum.

Maximum stage known, 16.5 feet June 19, 1880, present datum, from floodmark, (discharge, 190,000 second-feet, computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge, except for period of ice effect, computed by using 

rail as determined by auxiliary water-stage recorder as a factor. Flow partly regulated by reservoirs, navigation dams, and power plants above station.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record at dam 7 furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

14,900

14,700

13,100

12,000

13,300

16,900

16,100

14,800

14,700

13,800

13,800

14,300

13,800

14,100

13,500

13,500

13,500

13,700

13,500

13,800

13,800

13,500

13,100

13,000

12,900

14,200

16,500

16,100

16,000

14,900

14,300

NOV.

14,800

15,100

14,400

14,100

13,800

15,000

17,200

17,100

17,600

17,300

16,400

15,700

16,600

15,400

15,400

18,000

17,700

16,300

15,500

16,600

16,600

16,900

17,600

17,300

16,400

16,400

16,100

15,500

15,300

14,800

-

Dap.

13,800

13,400

 13,500

13,800

14,300

14,800

15,300

15,400

15,300

15,300

15,300

15,300

15,400

14,700

15,100

15,200

15,000

14,700

13,900

13,800

14,000

14,000

13,900

13,900

14,000

14,000

13,900

13,900

13,800

13,700

13,500

Jan.

13,500

13,500

13,500

13,500

13,500

13,400

13,100

 13,000

13,000

13,000

13,000

13,100

13,100

13,200

13,000

12,600

12,300

13,300

13,200

13,200

13,300

13>200

12,600

12,300

12,200

12,200

12,200

12,200

12,000

11,600

11,400

Month

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

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

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

Haroh . .

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

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

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

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

Rater year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

11,600

11,700

11,700

 11,800

11,900

11,700

11,600

11,500

11,500

11,500

11,200

ll.OOO

10,1900

11,1100

11,300

12,200

12,900

13,200

13,900

13,800

13,900

13,800

13,800

13,900

14,500

15,800

18,300

22,600

27,300

-

Secondfoot-days

440,100

482,900

445,900

10,837,000

394,200

391,900

1,23$, 300

2, 14$, 400

1,3081,600

439,000

383,410

437,400

301,270

8,402,380

liar.

28,800

27,200

22,000

22,200

23,000

22,300

21,800

23,100

23,000

22,200

21,900

20,700

20,400

20,700

20,400

19,800

19,100

24,600

29,200

41,800

47,000

57,100

 72,300

82,900

71,500

70,000

73,600

72,000

70,900

71,100

72,700

Apr.

76,300

79,300

so; 100

81,400

83,100

83,500

84,800

84,900

83,600

80,400

79,800

78,300

77,600

75,500

74,700

74,200

71,600

71,600

70,300

68,300

64,900

62,100

59,800

59,200

57,000

55,800

57,700

56,800

56,500

57,300

-

Maximum

16,900

18,000

15,400

84,000

13,500

27,300

82,900

84,900

61,500

18,900

17,800

20,000

13,200

84,900

May

58,900

59,500

61,000

61,300

61,500

61,200

57,500

53,400

53,300

52,500

50,300

46,500

46,600

44,800

43,400

42,200

42,100

39,900

36,800

34,500

35,600

35,700

31,900

29,300

27,300

25,300

22,900

21,600

21,400

21,300

21,100

Minimum

12,000

13,800

13,400

12,000

11,400

10,900

19,100

55,800

21,100

11,900

9,140

10,100

7,750

7,750

June

18,900

16,500

14,900

14,200

14,400

14,100

14,300

14,400

15,500

14,600

14,600

13,300

13,600

13,000

12,800

12,600

13,000

12,600

11,900

12,300

12,500

12,600

13,800

15,200

16,100

16,400

16,400

17,600

18,100

18,300

-

July

17,800

15,100

15,200

15,200

15,000

14,700

13 , 700

13,500

12,900

13,000

12,800

12,300

12 , 100

11,800

12,400

11,800

11,100

11,300

11,800

10,600

10,600

9,140

9,970

11,000

11,500

11,200

10,200

10,900

12,300

11,100

11,400

Aug.

12,300

11,400

11,900

11,500

10,900

10,500

10,100

10,400

11,000

13,300

17,400

19,400

19,500

19,400

20,000

18,500

17,400

15,800

15,900

15,500

14,700

14,200

13,600

12,900

12,500

12,000

11,900

ll,400

12,100

16,600

13,400

Mean »* £> 

14,200 0.226

16,100 .256

14,380 .229

29,690 .473

12,850 .205

13,510 :215

39,850 .635

71,550 1.14

41,950 .668

14,630 .233

12,370 .197

14,110 .225

10,040 .160

22,960 .366

Sept.

13,200

11,200

11,200

10,500

9,660

10,000

8,240

9,230

10,000

10,100

9,760

10,600

8,410

11,000

10,300

11,100

11,000

9,440

8,990

9,600

10,700

11,000

10,200

9,630

10,100

9,770

9,450

9,420

7,750

9,720

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.26

.29

.26

6.41

.24

.23

.73

1.27

.77

.26

.23

 26

.18

4.98

 Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note . - Slope-stage-dlscharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25 to Mar: 19.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 139

Mississippi River at McGregor, Iowa

Location - Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°01i40", long. 91°10i22", in city park at north 

end of Main Street in McGregor, 2.6 miles upstream from Wisconsin River and 4.0 miles 

downstream from Yellow River. Datum of McGregor gage is 605.30 feet above mean sea 

level, adjustment of 1912. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at tailwater of dam 9, 

2f miles northeast of Harpers Ferry and 14.2 miles upstream from McGregor gage. I»- 

tum of auxiliary gage is 600.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 67,500 square miles.

Records available.- August 1936 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 32,120 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 84,000 second-feet Apr. 11; maximum 

gage height, 12.81 feet Apr. 3; minimum daily discharge, 9,080 second-feet Sept. 13; 

minimum gage height, 5.75 feet Feb. 4.

1936-48: Maximum daily discharge, 127,700 second-feet Mar.. 29, 1945; maximum gage 

height observed, 18.45 feet Sept. 18, 1938; minimum daily discharge, 6,200 secondfeet Dec. 9, 1936 (discharge measurement); minimum gage height, -0.86 foot Aug. 18, 

1936.

Maximum stage known, about? 21.0 feet in June 1880.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Stagedischarge relation affected by backwater from Wisconsin River and dam 10. Discharge 

computed by using fall.as determined from auxiliary water-stage recorder as a factor. 

Flow regulated by reservoirs and navigation dams.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record at dam 9 furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

18,800

22,400

23,600

21,800

13,800

13,000

12,300

12,000

13,700

15,200

15,900

15,800

15,700

15,600

14,800

14,500

15,100

14,700

14,800

15,200

15,300

15,300

14,000

14,800

14,800

16,400

20,800

26,500

21,600

18,100

17,700

Nov.

18,000

17,600

17,000

17,200

18,300

18,100

18,600

2O.2OO

20,600

20,100

19,700

18,600

18,200

19,100

18,300

20,800

20,400

*20,300

19,800

18,600

18,600

18,500

18,200

18,300

18,200

18,200

18.OOO

18,000

17,100

17,400

-

Dec.

16,800

16,OOO

16,100

16,100

17,200

18,100

17,700

18,000

18,500

18,400

17 , 500

17,100

17,400

17,300

16,800

16,800

17,900

17,400

17 , 200

16,100

15,500

15,000

15,000

15,600

16,400

16,700

16,700

16,600

16,400

16,500

16,400

Jan.

16,200

16,300

16,400

16,200

15,400

15,100

15,500

15,400

14,800

14,400

14,800

14,400

14,400

14,700

14,900

15,000

15,100

15,100

14,900

*15,000

14,000

13,400

13,100

13/400

13,400

13,600

13,800

13,500

12,800

12,500

12,900

Month

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

Novenber .........................

Decenber .*........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

13,000

12,800

12,700

12,300

12,600

13,100

13,200

13,000

13,200

13,700

13,600

13,400

13,400

13,200

13,000

12,700

13,600

15,400

16,100

17,000

16,300

16,300

16,300

re, 700

18,200

20,400

23,800

36,000

42,000

_

-

Seoondfoot-daya

514, 00(

56O,OO(

521, 20(

11,384, 10(

450, 40C

477.0O

1,426,2O'

l)452|60(

492, 20(

398, 101

490, 70( 

353,16

9,359,46(

Mar.

45,500

45,800

44,000

37,200

32,900

30,300

28,100

30,800

26,300

26,800

25,400

27,100

25,800

24,800

24,900

29,800

32,400

35,000

43,800

53,000

54,900

57,100

*61,300

66,600

72,400

75,500

74,800

73,800

73,900

72,800

73,400

Apr.

74,100

75,100

76,100

78,200

30,400

81,500

82,000

83,800

83,000

83,000

84,000

81,200

80,000

78,200

77,300

77,100

74,800

74,500

73,600

73,200

71,700

70,300

69,900

67,400

64,200

63,200

62,500

61,200

61,400

61,000

-

Maximum

) 26,500

) 20.8OO

) 18,500

) 85,500

) 16,400

) 42,000

) 75,500

) 84,000

) 67,000

) 22,600

) 19,200

3 16 ',900

3 84,000

May

61,100

61,500

62 , 600

63,600

65 , 600

67,000

65,100

62,500

61,400

60,500

60,100

58,800

55,700

51,800

52,700

51,100

49,200

46,900

45,300

41,300

40,100

35,100

35,100

35,800

30,700

26,700

22,200

18,600

20,600

21,300

22,600

Minimum

12 000

17^000

15,000

11,700

12,500

12,300

24,800

61.OOO

18,600

11,700 

9,350

11,600 

9,080

9,O80

June

22,600

19,900

14,100

13,700

15,200

17,700

19,200

17,800

16,600

15,800

15,000

15,000

14,600

13,200

12,500

12,400

12,400

12,500

12,700

13,200

11,700

15,900

17,000

17,600

19,000

19,500

20,100

22,200

22,200

20,900

Mean

16.58C

18* 67 C

16,81C

32.56C

14.53C

16.45C

46, OK

74.13C

leUic

isissc

J.1.77C

25.57C

July

19,200

17,400

16,600

16,400

15,900

15,000

14,100

13,000

12,700

12,900

13,100

12,900

13,100

13,000

13,600

14,300

13,900

13,000

11,700

11,000

10,100

9,440

9,400

10,400

11,000

10,300

9,350

9,610

11,100

11,600

13,000

Aug.

14,100

14,400

14,600

14,000

13,500

12,200

11,800

11,700

11,700

13,900

20,500

23,400

24,500

22,800

21,600

21,200

19,200

19,300

17,300

16,100

15,100

15,300

13,600

13,000

13,100

13,400

12,700

12,800

11,600

15,200

17,100

Per square 

Bile

!277

.249

.482

.215

!244

l!lO

243

* 19O

235

'.174

.B79

Sept.

16,900

14,500

14,100

12,700

11,900

12,100

11,100

10,500

10,700

10,600

10,500

9,940

9,080

10,400

10.70O

11,100

9,720

9,540

9,660

14,100

15,000

14,800

13,800

12,200

12,000

11,800

11,700

11,400

11,100

9,520

Runoff in 

inches

0 .28

.31

.29

6.55

 25

.26

.79 1 23

!so

.27

.22

.27 

.19

5.16

* Winter discharge measurement m 

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation

ide on this day.

iffected by Ice Nov. 16 to Mar. 18.
140 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River at Clinton, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 410 53'40", long. 90"09'24", in NE$ sec. 16, T. 22 

n., H. 3 E., in lower lock guide wall at dam 13, 1.2 miles upstream from Otter Creole, 

2 miles north of Pulton, 111., and 2.1 miles upstream from crossing of U. S. Highway 

30 at Clinton, Iowa. Datum of gage is 568.16 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Auxiliary water-stage recorder, in NWfc sec. 34, T. 81 N., R. 6 E., at foot of Yazoo 

Street in Camanche, Iowa, 4.9 miles upstream from Wapsiplnicon River and 10.7 miles 

downstream from base gage. Datum of auxiliary gage Is 562.68 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 85,600 square miles at U. S. Highway 30, where discharge measurements are 

maae.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1948. October 1932 to September 1939 in 

reports or ueoiogical Survey and June 1873 to December 1932 in report of Iowa State 

Planning Board entitled "Stream plow Records of Iowa, 1873-1932," for site 23 miles 

downstream from U. S. Highway 30i, published as Mississippi River at Le Claire. Records 

equivalent except for inflow frota Vtepsipinicon River.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 108,300 second-feet J'ar. 21; maximum gage 

ReTghT, 13.66 feet Mar. 21; minimum daily discharge, 12,800 secontf-feet Sept. 12; minimum gage height, 3.46 feet Sept. 9.

1939-48: Maximum daily discharge, 169,600 second-feet June 13, 1942; maximum gage 

height, 18.60 feet June 28, 1944; minimum daily discharge, 12,000 second-feet Dec. 27- 

30, 1939; minimum gage height, -0.70 foot Dec. 30, !U939.

Flood of June 25, 1880, reached a stage of about 19.6 feet (21.4 feet at auxiliary 

gage); discharge estimated, 243,000 second-feet (data from Corps of Engineers).

Remarks.- Records good except those| for period of ice effect, which ere fair. Stage-dlscnarge relation affected by backwater from Wapslpinicon River and dam 14. Discharge 

computed by using fall as determined from auxiliary water-stage recorder as a factor. 

Plow regulated by reservoirs and navigation dam.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record at dam 13 and results of two and asristance with two dlscnarge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

6

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

Oct.

23,900

25,800

26,800

29,100

29,700

24,100

22,500

22,400

23,000

22,500

22,200

£2, 300

22,200

22,200

22,400

22,400

23,200

23,100

23,100

22,900

22,500

22,200

20,900

21,300

21,000

21,200

22,400

27,100

34,400

32,300

27,100

Nov.

24,000

23,800

23,800

*23,400

25,800

27,200

25,800

27,500

27,100

27,100

27,200

23,400

25,500

23,500

22,800

27,000

28,500

27,800

28,100

28,100

28,000

28,100

27,300

26,000

25,900

25,000

25,500

26,000

24,000

22,200

-

Dec.

22,100

22,800

24,000

25,200

29,500

27,400

25,800

23,500

25,300

27,000

27,600

28,300

27,900

27,700

26,800

24,500

24,600

25,000

25,800

25,400

24,500

23,400

22,700

23,2OO

23,300

23,300

23,400

23,100

23,100

23,100

23,800

Jan.

22,000

24,900

24,300

24,200

23,400

22,700

22,300

22,200

*22,000

21,500

22,500

20,600

22,100

24,600

23,700

23,200

22,900

22,800

22,500

21,100

20,600

20,500

20,400

20,600

19 , 500

19,400

19,500

19,500

19,500

19,400

18,900

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

18,700

19,000

18,300

17,900

17,600

17,800

lit, 700

17,900

17,, 900

18,100

19,100

18,200

18,100

18,200

19,300

13,900

21,700

29,400

33,800

36,200

34,000

30,200

28,900

27,900

28,100

30,500

35,400

56,600

Tj, 400

-

Seaoadfoot-days

748,300

778,400

776,100

17,253,700

673,600

762,600

2,271,300

2,721,100

1,966,900

706,200

591,700

577,200

489,000

13,062,400

Mar.

81,800

75,000

70,600

63,900

66,800

82,500

58,800

54,900

46,500

38,200

39,600

45,000

42,900

39,800

43,400

54,600

67,900

80,100

93,200

107,600

108,300

94,400

86,100

*85,300

84,400

84,800

92,000

98,200

101,800

98,700

101,400

Apr.

102,900

103,400

101,400

1OO.6OO

101,100

101,100

101,100

101,800

100,000

93,100

96,800

96,800

95,300

94.500

9J..300

93,100

89,900

88,100

86,100

86,500

84,700

83,200

83,300

82,100

81,300

78,300

76,700

76,100

75,200

72,300

-

Maximua

34,400

28,500

29,500

125,500

24,900

77,400

108,300

103,400

93,100

33,000

24,100

25,100

20,700

108,300

May

72,300

72,100

72,100

72.7OO

73,700

79,200

79,800

80,700

80,400

84,200

93,100

87,900

82,000

77,500

76,400

78,400

76,400

39,400'

64,100

58,500

58,900

55,000

46,900

41,400

41,600

43,800

39,000

33,100

26,000

23,500

26,800

Minioum

20,900

22,200

22,100

20,900

18,900

17,600

38*200

72,300

23,500

18, 700

16,000

13,400

12,800

12,800

June

29,300

29,300

27,200

23,200

20,200

22,600

25,200

24,800

24,400

23,900

23,100

22,500

22 , 700

 22,500

20,800

20,500

19,900

20,400

20,200

19,300

18,700

19,000

20,700

25,900

24,900

24,000

24,400

25,800

33,000

27,800

-

Mean

24,140

25,950

25,040

47,270

21,730

26,300

73,270

90,700

63,450

23 540

19 1 090

18,620

16,300

35,690

July

24,100

23,600

21,600

21,400

20,500

21,000

21,500

20,000

19,500

19,100

19,200

18,100

18,400

21,300

18,000

20,900

20,200

20,500

20,700

18,100

16,300

16,600

16,400

16,600

18,000

17,100

16,800

16,000

16,200

16,700

17,300

Aug.

18,800

18,000

17,400

17,200

17,400

17,100

15,900

IS, 200

16,600

IS, 000

18,800

20,400

24,000

24,900

25,100

22,500

21,800

20,900

21,300

18,700

18,000

17,700

17,900

17,500

17,000

16,600

16,700

16,000

14,800

13,400

20,600

Per square 

< mile

0.282

.303

.293

.552

.254

.307

 856

1.06

.741

.275

.223

.218

.190

.417

Sept.

18,000

18,200

19,300

19,100

17,100

15,700

15,900

14,700

14,200

13,600

13,000

12,800

13,700

15,800

15,100

15,300

15,700

15,000

15,400

17,000

20,700

20,200

19,300

17,200

16,900

16,300

16,300

15,500

15,900

16,100

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.33

.34

.34

7.51

.29

.33

.99

1.18

 85

.31

.26

.25

.21

5.68

Winter discharge measurement made *n this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 29 to Mar. 2.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River at Keokuk, Iowa

141

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40e 23'35", long. 91"22'25", In tallwatcT at dam 

ana power plant 'of Union Electric Power Co. at Keokuk, 2.8 miles upstream from Dee 

Koines River. Datum of gage Is 477.41 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1989 

levels by Corps of Engineers); 477.83 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912j 

477.34 feet above mean gulf level; and 484.65 feet above Memphis datum.

Drainage area.- 119,000 square miles.

Records available.- October 1932 to September 1948 in reports of Geological Survey. 

January IOYB TO December 1932 in report of Iowa State Planning Board entitled "Stream 

Flow Records of Iowa, 1873-1932." Re.cords for period Hay 1913, when Keokuk Dam was 

completed, to September 1937 adjusted -for change in contents in Keokuk Reservoir, 

those after September 1937 unadjusted. Records prior to 1913 collected at site at 

Oalland, 8 miles upstream.

Average discharge.-' 70 years (1878-1946), 61,400 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge.during year, 233,600 second-feet Mar. 83; minimum 

Bail/, 11,200 second-feet Sept. 12.

1878-1948: Maximum discharge, 314,000 second-feet May 16, 168,8 (gage height, 19.8 

feet); minimum dally, 5,000 second-feet Dec. 27, 1933.

Flood of June 6, 1851, reached a stage of 81.0 feet, estimated at 13.5 feet at 

Oalland (discharge, 360,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge computed from reoprda of operation o^turblneB l|i_

power plant and spillway gates in dim. Flow regulated by reservoirs and" navTgaTton dams.

Cooperation.- Records of dally discharge furnished by Union Electric Power Co. Tlvee Hiscnarge measurements made by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in ssoond-feet, water year October 1947 to September1948

Day

1

2

3

4

8

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

31,500

30,800

.30,300

30,200

32,800

34,000

31,400

28,400

29,100

28,100

27,000

23,500

27,500

26,500

26,500

87,000

27,200

25.000

24,500

26,600

26,700

26,100

26,300

26,600

25,700

22,400

24,700

26,100

34,500

41,600

41,100

Nor.

34,200

27,400

53,100

31,700

30,200

34,900

35,300

27,200

28,900

37,000

37,400

34,100

31,600

30,000

30,900

25,100

36,500

36,500

39,000

37,700

36,100

35,500

35,500

37,300

37,400

36,500

31,700

34,100

31,300

21,800

-

Deo.

23,200

25,900

34,400

40,100

46,900

49,100

46,300

43,800

43,600

39,300 .

40,405

39,500

36,500

34,500

40,000

35,000

31,800

35,200

57,900

35,300

31,700

33,100

33,500

33,200

29,800

29,700

29,200

27,700

51,900

55,600

39,200

Jan.

37,100

32,400

27,400

28,600

33, BOO

36,800

35,000

57,100

37,500

36,500

31,600

33,600

35,100

27,300

24,200

24,100

22,400

21,300

25,300

27,000

27,600

26,500

24,400

22,800

20,100

23,800

24,500

24,500

25,000

22,500

20,300

Month

October Novwnber. ....

Deoenber .........................

OmlMdtr year 1947 ............

January > ...

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

March ............................ April ............................

Ey.... ..........................

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

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

August ........................... Septeober ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

18 ,.200

22,200

23,500

22,500

20,700

19,900

18,300

17,100

19,900

20,800

21,200

21,400

21,300

18,900

16,900

21,500

27,400

36,500

47,800

47,300

47,300

45,000

40,700

39,500

57,200

39,500

55,800

106,300

135,700

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

689,500

995,700

1.113,500

26,385,200

871,900

1,028,100

4,566,800

3,509,000

2,696,500

964,500

1,023,700

723,700

580,700

18,961,200

Mar.

144,800

148,700

148,400

147,700

139,800

134,200

129,000

125,800

111,500

75,200

51,800

52,300

57,700

82,000

104,600

117,400

115,900

130,800

179,800

195,900

213,900

230,200

233,600

224,100

218.900

204., 600

196,800

176,000

165,600

158,900

154,900

Apr.

151,900

148,400

145,300

144,300

140,600

136,500

134,400

132,200

129,100

124,200

128,500

123,400

121,100

116,600

115,900

116,400

110,900

109,600

107,800

105,600

101,500

100,900

98,500

97,900

98,200

94,900

96,800

95,000

91,100

91,500

Maxima

41,600

59,000

49,100

245,700

57,500

135,700

235,600

151,900

115,700

43,900

61,500

32.600

29,700

235,600-

May

91,100

87,900

87,000

89,100

90,900

95,800

95,600

101,000

99,400

106,200

104,400

109,500

114,400

115,700

114,200

106,900

107,100

106,400

104,300

95,200

87,900

81,800

81,900

70,600

60,000

56,500

60,000

58,300

46,200

36,500

32,700

MinUnum

22,400

21,800

23,200

21,700

20,100

16,900

51,800

91,100

Off to 7AA ruw

22,400

21,900

14,400

11.200

11,200

June

57,800

40,700

40,400

38,100

29,300

25,000

31,200

35,200

35,100

34,900

34,000

30,200

29,000

30,800

31,600

31,200

29,300

26,900

25,000

22,400

25,900

24,900

27,900

28,400

58,700

56,500

29.800

32,100

40,300

43,900

Mean

28,690

33,120

55,910

72,290

28,150

35,450

147,500

117,000

M OAfl fW\J

52,150

35,020

23,350

19,360

51,810

July

35,700

29,200

27,200

27,800

55,600

42,200

42,500

31,900

29,600

26,500

24,500

26,700

24,100

28,600

30,500

27,000

31,800

26,600

27,500

28,700

51,600

38,000

42,200

53,600

58,500

61,500

57,000

40,200

.52,400

21,900

25,000

AUK.

27.40C

26.90C

24,80C 22,eoc

21,90C

21.70C

19.SOC

17.70C

18,60C

19, 30t

20.00C

86.10C

32.60C

32,10C

S1.70C

S1,10C

26,80C

26,50C

27.80C

26.80C

22,500

22,500

22,000

20,100

19,600

18,500

18,200

19,700

14,400

20,000

24,000

Per square

 He

0.241

.278

.502

.607

.256

,298

1.24

QQ* 

 0Od

.751

.270

.277

..196

.163

.435

Sept.

27,500

26,500

27,700

24,800

22,300

19,700 ;?,soo

19,200

19,700

16,500

12,500

11,200

14,000

16,500

16,600

14,900

16,200

.12., 200

12,600

15,900

26,800

29,700

25,500

22,900

19,600

16,700

18,800

18,800

17,700

17,300

R-\off in 

inches

0.28

.51

.58

8.25

.27

*O »<7C

1,43

1.10

 64 !so*4 \oc

.23

.18

5.95
142 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River at Alton; 111.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°53'06", long. 90°10156", in sec. 14, T. 5 N., R.

 iU W., tailwater gage for lock and dam No. 26 at Missouri & Illinois Bbidge & Belt 

Railroad bridge at Alton, 7.7 miles upstream from Missouri River. Auxiliary gage is 

water-stage recorder, lat. 38°49'43", long. 90°06'27", at Hartford, 5.9 miles downstream from Alton gage. Datum of gages is mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Datum of Alton gage was 395.48 feet higher March 1933 to January 1938. No other datum changes during period of record.

Drainage area.- 171,500 square miles.

Recoras availaPle.- Discharge: March 1933 to January 1938 and October 1939 to September 

iy40 in reports of Geological Survey. In reports of Mississippi River Commission as 

follows: 1880-1927, results of disaharge measurements made intermittently; 1928-32, 

daily discharge, at Grafton, 15 miles upstream; and 1933 to 1944, daily discharge at 

Alton.

Gage heights: Since January 1904 in reports of Mississippi River Commission. 

December 1890 to "September 1893 and 1917-40 in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1933-37, 1939-48), 95,580 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 366,000 second-feet Mar. 28; msximum gage 

height, 424.41 feet Mar. 27; minimum discharge, 12,200 second-feet Sept. 19; minimum 

gage height, 392.20 feet Feb. 11.

1933-38, 1939-48: Maximum discharge, 437,000 second-feet May 24, 1943 (gage height, 

429.91 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 19, 1948; minimum gage height, 3S0.8 feet Jan. 15, 

1940.

Maximum stage known, 432.-42 feet, present datum, in June 1844.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Fifty discharge measurements made during year. Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from Missouri River. Fall between reference 

and auxiliary gages used as a factor in computing discharge. Flow partly regulated by 

many reservoirs and navigation dams on upper Mississippi River, and by diversion 

through Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal' from Lake Michigan into Illinois River.

Cooperation.- Alton gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October1947 to September 19'9

Day

1 

2 

4' 3 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

38,400 

37,400 

39,100 

41,400 

43 , 900

43,300 

40,4QO 

37,700 

36,700 

34,800

31,800 

30,000 

28,600 

28,300 

31,400

33,500 

34,200 

32,400 

31,500 

29,100

31,500 

32,400 

30,900 

30,300 

39,700

37,200 

35,200 

31,800 

30,600 

41,700 

55,500

Nov.

65,700 

53,900 

38,900 

38,100 

50,100

46,700 

47,400 

46,000 

41,400 

38,100

42,800 

47,600 

47,200 

44,900 

41,000

41,400 

41,000 

50,200 

57,200 

52,400

47,400 

50,100 

48,200 

48,200 

48,000

48,400 

48,600 

48,000 

44,900 

39,300

Dec.

34,600 

34,000 

36,300 

41,600 

70,000

S3, 700 

90,400 

86,400 

77,400 

84,600

78,000 

67,700 

65,800 

60,400 

62,400

60,300 

57,100 

51,200 

49,400 

60,900

56,000 

45,300 

45,300 

47,600 

49,600

47,500 

44,200 

46,700 

45,000 

44,200 

50,400

Jan.

66,400 

66,000 

50,000 

49,800 

43,100

52,100 

56,300 

57,300 

56,900 

61,000

66,700 

64,500 

58,700 

41,800 

59,900

42,900 

57,300 

35,400 

33,700 

33,300

40,200 

41,900 

45,400 

48,100 

48,300

47,800 

49,400 

42,000 

37,100 

36,100 

36,700

Feb.

36,900 

35,700 

32,200 

33,000 

33,900

31,700 

30,000 

28,900 

28,000 

31,100

28,800 

28,300 

28,200 

28,400 

28,300

28,100 

31,600 

40,200 

51,500 

69,600

77,700 

69,400 

71,100 

76,400 

71,000

70,700 

69,000 

127,000 

190,000

Month

Oeto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1947 

ary

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 150,000 sec. -ft. K-

(2 to 4 a.m.) 366,000 sec. -ft. j May 16 (S to 

ft.

Mar.

198,000 

210,000 

224,000 

228,000 

225,000

218,000 

210,000 

211,000 

208,000 

194,000

144,000 

87,500 

80,600 

99,700 

140,000

163,000 

190,000 

195,000 

195,000 

203,000

224,000 

266,000 

299,000 

527,000 

545,000

S55.000 

862,000 

561,000 

549,000 

538,000 

627,000

Apr.

315 

301 

282 

266 

253

244 

234 

231 

232 

225

215 

2O1 

200 

195 

17 J

175 

171 

16 

16i 

161!

15! 

15! 

14

14;

131

131 

131 

13! 

13* 

12!

Secondfoot-days

1,100,700 

1,403,100 

1,784,000

43,225,400

1,486,100 

1,506,700 

7,176,800 

5,819,000 

3,895,700 

1,567,500 

2,307,200 

1,262,500 

885,200

30,194,500

,000 

,000 

,000 

,000 

,000

.000 

,000 

,000 

,000 

,000

,000 

,000 

,000 

,000 

,000

,000 

,000 

,000 

,000

,000

,000 

,000 

,000 

,000

,000

,000 

,000 

,000 

,000 

,000

May

126,000 

131,000 

123,000 

113,000 

212,000

121,000 

123,000 

129,000 

135,000 

141,000

140,000 

142,000 

144,000 

150,000 

157V 000

161,000 

156,000 

151,000 

148,000 

146,000

142,000 

134,000 

124; 000 

116,000 

115,000

97,700 

84,OOO 

90,700 

93,700 

81,600 

'69,000

Maximum

55,500 

65,700 

93,700

378,000

66,700 

190,000 

362,000 

315,000 

161,000 

85,000 

158,000 

62,300 

48,400

362,000

June

62,600 

66,900 

71,100 

71,400 

66,400

54,800 

41,300 

41,100 

46,200 

47,900

48,300 

47,200 

44,400 

39,500 

39,000

42,600 

42,800 

44,800 

41,300 

31,400

41 , 600 

42,300 

38,700 

41,200 

50,100

76,000 

85,000 

71,800 

.64,600 

65,200

July

71,4OO 

61,400 

60,500 

59,700 

64,900

113,000 

98,500 

70,900 

65,100 

52,100

55,300 

47,800 

41.7CO 

54,7CO 

58,7CO

60.3CO 

54.9CO 

56, SCO 

58.0CO 

56.4CO

54, SCO 

68, ICO 

97.6CO 

90,4CO 

76,000

130,000 

158,000 

119,000 

91,400 

89,000 

71,500

Minimum

28,300 

38,100 

34,000

28,300

33,300 

28,000 

80,600 

129,000

ealooo

31,400 

41,700 

29,700 

15,800

15,800

Aug.

58,900 

61,600 

62,300 

55,400 

47,500

38,200 

38,800 

38,500 

35,700 

41,300

37,300 

33,500 

43,100 

51,700 

47,300

45,700 

44,100 

37 , 900 

36,100 

38,000

43,300 

39,300 

34,000 

32,300 

32,900

29,800 

30,500 

29,700 

32,100 

31,600 

34,100

Mean

35., 510 

46.770 

57,550

118,400

47 , 940 

51,960 

231,500 

194,000 

125-700 

52,250 

74,430 

40,730 

29,510

82,500

Mar. 4 (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) 230,000 aec.-ft.: 

8 a.m.) 161,000 sec. -ft.; July 27 (10 a.m.)

Sept.

39,10p 

40,100 

37 , 900 

29,700 

34,800

38,700 

30,800 

23,800 

27,900 

27,100'

27,900 

25,600 

20,300 

23,000 

28,200

29,000 

25,800 

20,200 

15,800 

16,700

29,900 

43,900 

48,400 

39,700 

35,200

28,900 

25,300 

23,700 

23,900 

23,900

Hunoff In 

acre -feet

2,183,000 

2,783,000 

3,539,000

85,750,000

2,948,000 

2,988,000 

14,230,000 

11,540,000 

7,727,000 

3,109,000 

4,576,000 

2,504,000 

1,756,000

59,880,000

Mar. 28 

164,000 sec
LEECH LAKE RIVER BASIF 

Leech Lake Reservoir at Federal Dam, Minn.

143

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°12'23", long. 94°18'31", In lot 2, sec. 14, T. 

143 w., R. 29 W., at head of Leech Lake River on Waboose Bay, 5 miles southwest of 

town of Federal Dam. Datum of gage Is 1,293.23 feet above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Drainage area.- 1,163 square miles.

Records available.- October 1941 to September 1948; March 1884 to September 1941 in files 

or st. faui orrice of Corps of Engineers.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 2.52 feet May 20; minimum obS3rved, 

1.46 reet Sept. 30.

1941-48: Maximum gage height observed, 3.90 feet Aug. 19, Sept. 19, 1944; minimum 

observed, 1.33 feet Feb. 29, 1944.

Maximum gage height observed, 5.18 feet June 30, 1916; minimum observed, -1.18 feet 

Nov. 20, 1934.

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by natural lake controlled by concrete and timber dan;

storage began in 1884; original timber structure completed in 1884, replaced by present 

dam in 1902. Capacity, 689,780 acre-feet between gage heights 0.00 foot, minim-un allowable stage, and 5.24 feet, maximum operating stage. Dead storage, 53,550 acre-feet. 

Normal operating capacity, 356,580 acre-feet between gage heights 0.00 foot and 3.00 

feet, maximum normal operating stage. Water is used to benefit navigation below Minneapolis. Gage read at 10-day intervals.

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Corps of Engineers in terms of second-foot-days and 

converted to acre-feet by Geological Survey.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Date

Calendar year 1947...

Sept. 30. ...............

Water year 1947-48...

Gage height 

(feet)

-

£ 43

1.46

-

Contents 

(acre -feet)

-

215,440

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-53,100

-48,040

-60,680 

e Computed from headwater gage readings.
144 LEECH [LAKE RIVER BASIN

Leech Lake River at Federal Dam, Minn.

Location^- Recording headwater gage and staff tailwater gage, lat. 47°14'45", long.

 94"13 r12", in sec. 29, T. 144 N., R. 28 W., at dam on Leech Lake River at town of 

Federal Dam, 2 miles downstream from natural outlet of Leech Lake. Datum of gages is 

1,293.23 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to July 3, staff headwater gage at same site.

Drainage area.- 1,163 square miles.

Records available.- May to November 192J9; October 1941 to September 1948, April 1884 to

 September 1941 in files of St. Paul office of Corps of Engineers.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 646 second-feet June 7; minimum daily, 25 

second-feet Apr. 28.

1941-48: Maximum daily discharge, 1,254 second-feet Feb. 1, 1945; minimum daily, 

3 second-feet Apr. 28, 1942.

Maximum discharge observed, 1,530 second-feet in July 1904.

Remarks.- Discharge computed on basis of modified weir formula, the head being obtained

 rrom twice-daily readings on tailwater gage and mean gage height from recording headwater gage. Flow completely regulated by Leech Lake Reservoir (see preceding page).

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

401

see

401

428

422

415

415

401

387

401

401

429

436

415 415'

415

401

 422

415

401

361

373

296

315

354

347

347

347

347

347

340

Nov.

347

347

340

347

373

361

316

380

420

366

336

322

347

329

299

310

322

322

322

347

340

336

366

347

361

366

361

347

354

340

-

Dec.

347

340

347

347

361

347

347

347

347

347

347

336

336

336

340

347

336

336

336

347

347

347

347

347

347

347

347

354

340

347

354

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1947 . .

January. . . .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 . .

Jan.

354

554

554

554

340

354

540

540

554

354

354

566

566

566

361

354

. 529

554

554

340

340

1

1

1

140

540

S40

340

354

|

1;

1

40

40

36

76

527

Secondfoot-days

11 981

lo'.STL

10,698

155,159

11,015

14,914

15,583

2,487

4 933 lelsn

v 13,854

12, 258

9,090

133,501

Feb.

505

470

486

512

527

535

512

512

512

535

542

527

527

512

527

542

542

542

512

363

495

512

512

512

527

542

527

495

550

-

Mar.

572

524

536

523

502

495

505

523

502.

494

506

502

506

506

494

506

494

487

506

506

506

506

502

502

480

506

369

506

516

494

506

Apr.

523

393

50

53

67

72

53

75

78

47

59

73

73

44

54

56

37

47

56

73

40

43

43

65

85

61

65

25

37

40

Observed

Maximum

436

420

361

944

527

550

572

523

506

646

519

555

582

646

Minimum

296

299

336

140

329

363

, 369

25

31

430

360

294

105

25

Mean

386

346

345

425

355

514

503

82.9

159

544

447

395

. 303

365

Hay

41

41

52

67

62

56

54

52

46

49

59

59

31

59

92

54

42

34

197

207

200

200

182

188

194

307

346

501

481

474

506

June

500

500

430

614

607

622

646

622

580

576

545

562

545

516

458

489

518

501

518

484

495

513

528

618

564

546

546

546

582

546

Change in 

reservoir

contents 

(equivalent, 

second-feet)

-329

-127

0

-73.3

-41

-110

-267

+1,933

-340

-617

-329

-807 '

-84

Jul---

504

504

504

513

513

465

438

471

471

453

453

453

360

471

444

462'

519

444

453

396

375

375

396

390

414

*71

429

390

366

504

453

Aug.

420

381

351

336

345

345

336

330

294

366

381

351

345

345

351

 360

375

351

345

321

336

330

315

504

513

528

537

555

546

546

519

Sept.

582

560

566

560

552

552

356

324

324

331

312

300

288

264

275

300

314

300

300

26O

286

308

114

112

114

108

110

108

105

105

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents t

Mean

57

219

345

352

314

404

236

2,016

221

204

-170

66

-504

281

Fir square 

mile

0.049

.188

.297

.303

.270

.347

.203

1.73

.190

,175

-.146

.057

-.433

.242

Runoff in 

inches

0,06

.21

.34

4.10

.31

.37

.23

1 . ' 2293

!20

-.17

.07

-.48

3.29

t Negative figures indicate that evaporation and seepage from reservoir exceeded inflow.
SANDY RIVER BASIN 145

Sandy Lake Reservoir at Libby, Mlnn.

Location.- Float gage, lat. 46°46'40", long. 93°19'20", In sec. 36, T. 50 N., R. 2* W., at 

at LlDDy, 1 mile upstream from dam on Sandy River, 2 miles upstream from mouth, and 14 

miles north of McGregor. Datum of gage Is 1,207.71 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 421 square miles.

Records available.- October 1941 to September 1948; August 1895 to September 1941 in 

rues or St. raul office of Corps of Engineers.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 13.76 feet Apr. 30; minimum olserved, 

 fc.ytj feet Mar. 16, 17.

1941-48: Maximum gage height observed, 14.26 feet June 14, 1944; minimum observed, 

5.27 feet Feb. 29, 1944.

Maximum gage height known, 15.05 feet July 13, 1897; minimum, 0.65 foot Jan. 20, 

1921.

Remarks.- Reservoir Is formed by natural lake controlled by concrete dam. Storage began 

in 1893; original timber crib dam completed In 1895, replaced by present structi-re in 

1911. Capacity, 37,540 acre-feet between gage heights 7.00 feet, minimum allowpble 

stage, and 11.0 feet, maximum operating stage. Dead storage, 34,960 acre-feet. Water 

Is used to benefit navigation below Minneapolis. Gage read at 10-day Intervals.

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Corps of Engineers, in terms of second-foot-days and 

converted to acre-feet by Geological Survey.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Date

Calendar year 1947...

Sept. 30................

Water year 1947-48...

Gage height 

(feet)

9 34

-

7.30

-

Contents 

(acre -feet)

-

37 290

37,450

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre -feet)

-14,720

-14,220

-18,660
146 RIVER BASIN

Sandy River at Sandy Lake Dam, at Libby,' Minn.

Location.- Staff'gages, lat. 46°47'18", long. 93°19'06", In sec. 25, T. SO N., R. 24.W., 

in neadwater and tailwater of dam at outlet of Sandy Lake, a quarter of a mile north 

of Libby and 1.4 miles above mouth. Datum of gages is 1,207.71 feet above mean sea 

level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 421'square miles.

Records available.- July 1893 to September 1916, October 1941 to September 1948, August 

iBMb -co September 1941 in files of St. Paul office of Corps of Engineers.

Average, discharge.- 27 years (1896-1916, 1941-48), 222 second-feet (unadjusted). 

Extremes.- Maximum daily disc, arge during year, 1,439 second-feet May 18; no flow

1893-1916, 1941-47: .Maximum discharge.observed, 3,738 second-feet July 12, 1897; 

no flow at times.

Remarks-.- Discharge computed- on basis of head ove'r dam using modified weir formula; the 

neaa being obtained from twice-daily -readings on headwater and tailwater gages. Plow 

completely regulated by Sandy Lake.Reservoir (see preceding page).

Cooperation.- Record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14<

14

Nov.

14

14

10

5

0

0

0

0

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

9

370

760

760

625

310

300

305

305

310

310

300

305

305

315

Deo.

315

315

176

36

36

36

36

36

34

34

34

34

33

34

34

35

36

36

35

35

36

36

36

36

35

35

36

36

36

36

36

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1947 . .

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

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

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

Ito... ..................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 . .

Jan.

36

36

36

36

36

36

37

37

37

3?

37

36

37

37

36

36

35

34

34

33

33

34

34

35

34

34

£4

34

58

131

137

Seoondfoot-days

434

S, 632

1,794

72,052

1,317 

3*845

3,013

13,602

34 354

1 QR 1S7O

. 159

1 508

5', 661

71,514

Feb.

136

134

135

136

135

 134

134

131

131

131

130

129

128

12S

 128

127

139

136

134

136

135

133

133

133

133

133

133

130

130

-

Mar.

128

1

1

1

23

29

31

134

134

1

1

1

32

32

32

131

131

1

1

1

31

30

29

5

5

5

5

5

62

61

61

61

63

62

101

1

1

1

1

25

30

35

35

160

Observed

Maximum

14

760

315

1,291

137

139

160

1,175 

1 439

50

9

136

311

1,439

MlnJJnnMB

14

0

33

0

33 1 90 J.CO

5

5

50

5

5

5

5

0

Apr.

160

160

155

179

305

430

359

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

7

.72

179

343

633

1,080

1,016

1,034

1,042

1,016

1,023

1,009

1,065

1,120

1,175

Mean

14.0

1 looftfl 

57.9

197

42.5

133

Q7 V I 9 C

453

6*5

5.1

48.6

189 '

195

May

1,248

1,322

1,354

1,354

1,334

1,300

1,222

1,159

1,090

1,075

1,065

1,013

983

1,017

1,094

1,280

1,399

1,439

1,426

1,380

1,320

1,265

1,220

1,185

1,160

1,115

1,070

685

355

275

150

June

50

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5'

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

-

Change in 

reservoir

contents 

(equivalent, second-feet}

-6.0

 T J.OC fiJ> 

-29.1

^20.3

-1.3

-121

-36 .8

+1,177

-876

+23 4

. -J 0

Tf 0

-22. 9 -239'

-25.7

July

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

9

5

5

5

Aug.

1

5

5

60

10

110

110

1

1

1

10

36

36

136

131

1

1

1

36

36

02

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

Sept.

5

5

5

5

5

95

197

305

305

305

300 '311

306

306

306

306

301

296

296

301

296

296

296

291

158

17

16

10

10

10

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents t

Hosn F " r square 118811 mile

S.t) 0.019

26 .062

28.8 .068

177 .420

41'. 2 * 098

IB* !o29

60.4 .143

1,630 3.87

232 . 551

29.9 .071

12.9 .031

25.7 .061

-50 -.119

169 .401

Runoff in 

inches

0.02

.07

.08

5.71

.11

.03

 16

4. 32 is*

 08

.04

.07

.13

5.49

' t Negative figures indicate that evaporation and seepage from reservoir exceeded inflow.
MUD RIVER BASIN 147

Bay Lake near Bennettville, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°24'20", long. 93°49'50", in sec. 1, T. 45 N., R. 28 ¥., on 

aDutment of concrete dam at outlet, 2 miles west of Bennettville and 6 miles southeast 

of Deerwood. This lake is one of the Mud River chain of lakes and is located between 

Crooked and Long Lakes.

Records available - April 1937 to September 1948 (fragmentary).

ttxtrernes.- .laay^gB; Maximum gage height observed, 3.00 feet June 28, 1943; minimum ob-

 served, 1.06 feet Mar. 10, 1938.

Remarks.- Lake level artificially regulated by type "C" dam (identification number 10-1), 

witn two 5-foot bays permitting a 2-foot control by stop logs. Datum of gage is at 

top of concrete sill of dam.

Gage height, in feet, 1947-48

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

29

29

22

1.30

1.50

1.54

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

29

18

27

1.60

1.58

1.78

Apr.

May

June

29

29

30

2.42

1.88

1.70

July

Aug.

Sept

31

28

25

1.68

1.92

1.59

Note.- Readings other than those shown above were made.
148 PINE RIVER 9ASIN

Pine River at Pine River Dam, at Cross Lake, Minn.

Location.- Staff gages, lat. 46 C 40'12", long. 94°06<48", In headwater ard tallwater of 

 Pine Hlver Dam at village of Cross Lake. Datum of gages Is 1,218..20,feet above mean 

sea level,, unadjusted. '

'Drainage area.- square miles.

Records'available.- January 1895 to September 1S16, May to November 1929, and October 1941'

 to September 1948; April 1886 to September 1941 in files of St. Paul office of Corps 

of Engineers. ' '

Average discharge.- 33 years (1886-87, 1888-93, 1896-1916, 1941-48), 267 second-feet 

(unadjusted)' 1

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 1,128 second-feet Apr. 28-30; minimum 

daily, 10 second-feet Apr. 16-20.

1895-1916,' 1929, 1941-48: Maximum daily dlscharge { 2,246 second-feet In June 1896 

(does not include flow bypassing dam through crevasse); no'flow June 8-15, 17-, 19, 20, 

1906.

Remarks..- plsoharge computed on basis of modified weir formula, the head being obtained

 Trom' twice-daily readings on. headwater and tailwater gages. Plow completely regulated, 

by Pine River Reservoir (see preceding page).

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in1 aeoond-feet, water year October 1947 to September 19.48

pay

1

2

3

4

5

6-

7

S

9

10

u12

13

14

JS

16

if

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

81

81

79

84

84

84

81

81

81

84

84

97

77

77

76

75

75

77

77

77

75

75

71

75

82

82

86

82

97

123

125

Nov.

123

123

123

123

123

12S

123

123

123

123

123

123

123

123

123

123

123

244

481

480

479

479

479

385

119

119

119

119

119

119

Dec.

119

119

119

119

119

119

119

119

119

119

119

119

119

119

119

119

119

119

119

119

119

119

119

119

119

119

119

119

119

119

119

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1947 . .

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

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

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

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

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

June. ... ....'...........

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

August. .....'...........

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

Water year 1947-48 . .

Jan.

119

119

119

119

119

119

119

U9

L19

119

119

L19

119

L19

119

119

L19

L19

123

216

230

: t

i

>30

:so '30

230

230

J:i

;

I

Seoondf cot-days

2,585

5

Q»0 t Dot.

5,689

106,618

5,006

8,489

12,146

10,721

26,587

2,570

2,290

7,115

9,176

95,802

29

29 '29

29

29

Feb.

229

264

298

29S

298

298

298

298

297

297

296

296

296

296

296

296

296

296

296

296

295

296

295

295

295

295

295

295

295

-

liar.

295

295

315

353

353

353

353

353

353

552

552

395

425

451

431

430

430

430

430

429

42S

424

416

415

415

415

415

415

415

415

415

Apr.

415

415

415

415

297

53

119

120

120

120

120

120

40

40

40

10

10

1010'

10

50

50

604

907

908

911

1,008

1,128

1,128

1,126

Observed

Maximum

123

481

119

846

230

298

451

1,128

1,125

106

77

594

596

1,128

Minimum

71

119

119

71

119

229

295

10

95

57

70

60

62

10

Mean

83

194

119

292

161

295

592

357

851

79

74

229

306

262

May

1,125'

1,125

1,125

1,125

1,125

1,120

1>116

1,111

1,107

1,102

1,105

1,094

1,080

1,075

1,074

1,070

1,060

1,044

865

866

866

862

860

858

856

93

95

95

95

97

97

June

97

97

98

101

101

103

104

IQfi.

106

106

106

106

89

57

57

57

57

57

58

38

57

59

63

65

65

66

67

68

69

70

Change In

reservoir - 

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet ) t

+13.2

-26 . 9

+34.8

-16.1

-13.5

-97.5

-120

+54«

-375

+151

+70.1

-96.6

-242

-15.7

Jvly

Adju

70

70

70

71

72

78

70

72

73

73

73

75

75

75

75

75

76

75

75

75

72

74

74

74

75

77

77

76

76

76

77

Aug.

'1

3

77

76

45

94

3.77

371

3

3

3

60

49

37

343

352

3

3

5

40

34

24

318

321

3

3

3

15

09

01

289

223

1

1

1

25

24

25

103

sted for c

60

61

65

66

65

64

Sept.

65

65

64

63

62

6?

63

174

396

396

594

394

393

392 '392

391

390

390

389

389

388

387

387

387

386

385

384

383

383

382

-

hange

in reservoir contents

Mean

96

1 ft7 J.D I

154

276

143

195

272

900

476

210

144

132

64

246

Per square 

mile

0.171

.297

.274

.491

.263

.347

.484

1.60

.847

.374

.256

.235

.114

.458

Runoff in 

inches

0.20

.33

. .52

6.66

.30

.37

.56

1.79

.98

.42

.30

.27

.13

5.97

t Change In contents of Pine River Reservoir.
INK RIVER BASIN 149

Pelican Lake diversion near Pequot Lakes, Mlnn..

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°37', long. 94°11', in sees. 3 and 10. T. 136 N., R. 28 W., 

 5n~aEutment of dam at outlet of Long Lake (inlet of Pelican Lake), 6 miles east of 

town of Pequot Lakes.

Records available.- April 1938 to September 1948 (fragmentary).

 Extremes.- 1938-48: Maximum gage height observed, 3.E

 served, 1.30 feet Mar. 18, 1943.

feet June 17, 1944; minimum obRemarks.- Level of Long Lake artificially regulated by dam (identification numbe" 10-43) 

permitting a. 3.5-foot control. Datum of gage is at top of apron of dam.

Qage height, in feet, 1947-48

Oct. SO

NOV. 8

Apr. 6

2.72

2.70

3.32

Apr. 29

May 29

June 29

3.64

3.50

3.46

July 31

Aug. 31

Sept. SO

5.46

S.56

5.56

Note.- Readings other than those shown above were 

made.

RABBIT RIVER BASIN 

Rabbit River near Crosby, Mlnn.

Location.-"Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°31 I , long. 93"57'30", In NE^ sec. 35, T. 47 N., 

R. 23 tf., a third of a mile downstream from Clinker Lake control dam, and 2 irlles 

north of Crosby. Datum of gage is 1,190.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 

1912.

Records available.- August 1945 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11 second-feet Apr. 10, 11 (gage helglrt, 5.59 

feet); no flow on many days.

1945-48: Maximum discharge, 94 second-feet June 27, 1946 (gage height, 7.54 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 30 second-feet (release from log jam); no flow on mam 

days In 1947 and 1948.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, backwater from acuatic 

vegetation, or shifting control, which are fair, and those for periods of no gageheight record, which are poor.

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge for jthe j»ater year 1947, superseding those pubnsnea In Water-Supply Paper 1085, are given herewith!

Discharge, in second-feet, 1946-48 

1946-47

Da*

1

8

3

4

S

e

7

s

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

12

16

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

IS

14

14

14

14

13

IS

IS

12

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

Nor.

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

9.8

9.8

9.6

8.8

8.8

8.0

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.5

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

-

D*o.

S.2

»5.0

S.O

.5.p

5.6

S.O

5.0

S.O

S.S

S.S

5.5

S.S

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

Jan.

4.4

4.4

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.8

*4.S

4.8

4.8

4.S

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

Feb.

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

s.s

3.6

5.6

5.6

3.5

3.5

*3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

-

-

Mar.

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

»3.4

3.4

3.4

1.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.3

5.3

3.3

Apr.

3.6

4.0

4.4

4.6

8.0

12

12

12

12

13

15

17

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

15

16

17

18

17

18

18

18

18

-

May

20

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

19

19

18

18

17

17

17

IS

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

June

is

15

15

16

17

18

a20

a22

a22

a23

f23

22

21

21

21

20

20

19

f!9

18

17

17

16

16

16

15

15

14

a!3

alE

July

hll

all

hll

fll

alO

alO

h9.4

 a8. 5

h7.6

7.0

f6.6

6.6

6.1

6.1

5.9

5.7

5.5

5.2

5.0

a5.0

h5.0

35.0

5.0

a4.5

4.0

4.0

a3.6

a3.3

32.9

32.5

a2.2

Aug.

hi. 8

al.S

al.l

t.8

8.6

J-.4

e.S

h.2

e.2

8.2

f.2

f.2 1-.7

8.8

f.S

e.7

r.7

t.6

s.S

s.5

t.4 C.-2

e.3

f.5

.5

.5

.6

.7

.6

.5

.5

Sept.

0.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

f.2

.1

.1

.1

.Z

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated. 

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage height. 

h Computed from staff gage reading

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 18 to Apr. 10. 

tatlon Oct. 1-9. Shifting-control method used Apr. 11 to Sept. 30.

911165 O - 50 - 11

Backwater from aquatic vege-
150 RABBIT RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of Rabbit River near Crosby, Mlnn., 1946-48 Continued

1947-48

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

a. 2

Nov.

aO.2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

h.2

a. 2

.1

.2

.2

.2

a.l

.1

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

h.l

a. 3

.5

.8

.6

*f.5

f.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

-

Dec.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

a. 4

a. 3

.3

.3

.3

a. 3

a. 3

*h.3

a. 3

h.3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

h.2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

h.2

Jan.

aO.2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

h.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

a.l

a.l *h.l

a.l

a.l

h.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

,1

.1

Feb.

0.1

.1

.1

a.l

a.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

-

Mar.

*0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a. 2

.5

.8

1.2

hi. 6

al.8

h2.0

2.8

3.2

3.4

3.6

a4.0

h4.2

a4.5

a4.8

hS.O

3.3

2.4

1.8

*fl.l

Apr.

0.9

.7

.6

1.0

1.6

2.4

2.7

4.8

4.6

6.1

11

*8.8

7.3

6.3

a5.4

h4.4

2.7

.9

1.0

1.6

1.3

1.1

.9

1.0

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.0

.7

Hay

0.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

.6

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

Julj0-1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1.1.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.1

.5

.3

.2

.3

.'9

1.0

.5

Aug.

0.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.1

.8

.6

.3

.6

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.3

1.2

.8

.6

.3

Sept.

0.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1

.1.1.1

.1.1.1.1.1

* Winter discharge measurement or estimate of flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, or computed on basis of weathe- records, 

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage height, 

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Nov. 21 to Mar. 22. Shifting-control used Oct. 1 

to Nov. 12. Backwater from aquatic growth July 21 to Sept. 30.

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, 1946-48

Month

Deoenber. .........................

Calendar year 1946 .............

Unroll .,......,--,,,..-.-,,.. , , . ,

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

Water year 1946-47 .............

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

Calendar year 1947 .............

February . .

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

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

Water year 1947-48 .............

Secondfee t-days

261.6

155.7

4,619.2

18 1

8.1

2,891.9

6.3

9. a

2,107.8

1.5

194.6

Maxima

12

5.5

34

18

23

.5

23

.3

.8

.4

23

.2

11

Minimum

4.0

5.5

4.6

2.9

.1

.1

.2

.1

.2

.1

0

0

Mean

12.6

8.73

5.02

12.7

4 59

3 49

17 9

.27

7.92

.21

.26

.29

5.77

34

.05

.53

Per square

nile

Runoff In 

Inches
CROW WING RIVER BASIN 151

urow Wing River at Nlmrod, Mlnn.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 46-39', long. 940 53', In sec. 32, T. 137 N., R. 33 W., 

-on highway bridge; half a mile north of Nimrod and 0.7 mile upstream from Cat Fiver. 

Prior to Aug. 20, 1948, chain gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 1,010 square miles.

Records available,- April 1910 to September 1914, July 1930 to September 1948 (winter recoras incomplete prior to 1940).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed fluring year, 1,370 second-feet Apr. 7-9, 11; maximum 

 gage height not determined; minimum daily discharge, 260 second-feet Feb. 4-8, 11-14, 

21-25-; minimum gage height observed, 2.83 feet Nov. 14 (backwater from aquatic vegetation).

1910-14, 1930-48: Maximum discharge observed, 2,330 second-feet Apr. 7, 1913; minimum observed, 45 second-feet Aug. 7, 1936.

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

once or twice daily. ,Flow regulated by several lakes.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7

8

1?

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Dot.

430 

402 

402 

375 

375

375 

354 

402 

430 

430

430 

430 

430 

430 

402

375 

430 

430 

430 

430

430 

430 

402 

' 402 

402

402 

402 

402 

402

375 

402

Nov.

402 

402 

402 

430 

430

402 

402 

402 

370 

359

348 

343 

322 

317 

333

380 

380 

360 

360 

340

340 

340 

340 

340 

340

340 

340 

340 

340 

360

Dec.

360 

380 

380 

400 

400

400 

400 *loo

400 

400

400 

400 

400 

400 

400

400 

380 

380 

380 

380

380 

380 

360 

360 

380

360 

360 

360 

360 

360 

360

Jan.

360 

360 

360 

360 

360

360 

360 

360 

340 

340

 340 

320 

320 

320 

320

320 

320 

320 

320 

320

320 

$00 

300 

300 

300

300 

300 

300 

300 

300 

300

Month

Ootc 

Hon 

Deoe

Ca

Jam 

Pobi 

Mare

ft* 

jun« 

Julj 

Augv 

Sep1

It

*ber .........................

londar ysar 1947 

iftry . .

...... . .

BBbtr

tier year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

2SO 

280 

280 

260 

260

260 

260 

260 

280 

280

260 

260 

260 

260 

280

 280 

2SO 

280 

260 

280

260 

260 

260 

260 

260

280 

280 

2SO 

280

Seoondfoot-days

12,643 

10,904 

11,880

181,001

10,100 

7,840 

11,770 

31,744 

21,825 

18,292 

13,574 

12,069 

9,575

172,216

Peak discharge (base, 500 see. -ft.).- Apr.

June 8 (4 p.m.; 662 seo.-rt.; June 2s (4 p.m 

* Vlnter discharge measurement made on thl 

Note.- Stage -discharge relation affected bj 

to Mar. 11, Mar. 13, Mar. 26 to Apr. 1, Apr.

Mar.

280 

280 

280 

280 

280

280 

300 

300 

300 

300

300 

 300 

300 

320 

340

340 

340 

360 

360 

360

420 

460 

460 

 480 

500

500 

550 

550 

550 

550 

550

Apr.

550 

*550 

600 

650 

650

850 

.1,370 

,370 

,370 

,290

,370 

,290 

,290 

1,140 

1,140

1,060 

992 

992 

992 

1,060

992 

992 

992 

1,060 

1,290

1,290 

1,290 

1,210 

1,060 

992

Maximum

430 

430 

400

1,900

360 

280 

550 

1,370 

992 

992 

693 

430 

375

1,370

May

1 992 

992 

992 

922 

922

922

788 

738 

788 

756

724 

693 

662 

662 

S54

756 

693 

£62 

662 

662

632

602 

602 

573 

573

544 

516 

516 

487 

458 

430

Minima

354

317 

360

250

300 

260 

280 

55O 

430 

34S 

338 

348 

270

260

June

402 

375 

348 

516 

632

662 

662 

662 

632 

602

573 

573 

544 

544 

516

487 

487 

45S 

430 

487

516 

7S6 

992 

992 

854

756 

724 

724 

693 

693

Mean

408 

363 

383

496

326 

270 

380 

1,058 

704 

610 

438 

389 

319

471

July

693 

662 

662 

602 

487

487 

402 

375 

348 

338

338 

370 

375 

402 

402

402 

402 

430 

430 

402

402 

375 

375 

375 

402

430 

430 

430 

430 

458 

458

Aug.

430 

430 

430 

40!? 

402

375 

375 

40? 

40? 

40?

430 

430

40? 

40? 

40?

37? 

375 

375 

40? 

375

375' 

375 

375 

370 

354

34 > 

359 

375 

370 

3T5 

3T5

Per square 

mile

0.404 

.359 

.379

.491

.323

.267 

.376 

1.05 

.697 

.604 

.434 

.385 

.316

.466

Sept.

384 

364

354 

354 

364

375 

370 

338 

327 

317

301 

306 

296 

296 

322

322 

296

296 

275 

301

327 

348 

327 

317 

322

296

280 

280 

270 

270

Runoff In 

Inohea

0.47 

.40 

.44

6.67

.37 

.29 

.43 

1.17 

.80 

.67 

.50 

.44 

.35

6.33

(4 p.m.) 1,370 sec. -ft.; May 15 (4 p.m.) 91.2 sec. -ft.) 

1,060 sec. -ft. 

> day. 

r ice Nov. 16 to Apr. 6 (no gage-height re cor 1 Feb. 22 

3-5).
152 CROW W(ING RIVER BASIN 

Gull Lake Reservoir near Brainerd, Minn.

Iiocation.- Staff gage, lat. 46°24'48", long. 94°21'P6", in pool of dam on Gull River, 

in sec. 20, T. 134 N., R. 29 W., at outlet of Gull Lake, a quarter of a mile upstream 

from Gull Lake Dam and 8 miles northwest of Brainerd. Datum of gage is 1,188.14 feet 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 287 square miles.

Records available.- October 1941 to September 1948; May 1911 to September 1941 in files 

or st. faui office of Corps of Engineers.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 6.37 feet Nov. 30, Dec.. 10; minimum 

 observed, 4.98 feet Mar. 22, 25.

1941-48: Maximum gage height observed, 7.20 feet June 3, 4, 1943; minimum observed, 

4.03 feet Mar. 31, 1944.

Maximum gage height known, 7.30 feet June 30, 1914; minimum known, 3.00 feet 

Mar. 20, 1924.

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by natural lake controlled by concrete dam; storage began 

In 1912; dam completed in 1913. Capacity, 26,010 acre-feet between gage heights 5.0 

feet, minimum allowable stage, and 7.00 feet, maximum allowable stage. Dead storage, 

44,810 acre-feet. Water is used to benefit navigation below Minneapolis. Gage read 

at 10-day intervals.

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Corps of Engineers in terms of second-fcot-days and 

convertea to acre-feet by Geological Survey.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1947 to September 1748

Date

Dee. 31....................

Sept. 3O....................

Water year 1947-48. . .....

Oage height 

(feet)

5 O7

6.13

_

5 12

5.98

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

59,460

_

52,320

-

Change In contents 

during mont'i 

(acre-feet)

-3,120

-4,310

-4,390

-5.04O
CROW WING RIVER BASIN 153

Gull River at dull Lake Dan, near Brainerd, Minn.

Location.- Staff gages, lat. 46C 24'40". long. 94C-21'12", 'in sec. 20, 'T. 134 N., F, .29 W.

 in headwater and tailwater of dam at'outlet of GuU Lake, 8 miles northwest of

BrainerM. Datum of gages is 1,188.14'feetr above mean sea level, adjustment of 1918.

Drainage area.- 287 square miles.

Records available.-'May to November 1989, October 1941 to September 1948; Septembei* 1911

 to September"1^41 in files of St. Paul office of Corps of Engineers.

Extremes.- Maximum daily"discharge during year, 630 second-feet Apr. 27, 28; minimum

 daily, 12 second feet," Aug. 15 to'Sept. 9.

1929, 194_l-48: Maximum daily discharge, 1,080 se.cond-feet June 4, 1943f minimum 

daily, 9 second-feet Oct. 21 to Nov.'7, Nov. 10, 1943-

Maximum daily discharge known, 1,123 seconds-feet May 15, 1938.

Remarks. - Discharge computed at dam on basis of modified weir, formulas, the head being,

 oBtalned from twice-daily readings, on headwater and tatlwater gages. Plow cnrapletely 

regulated.by Gull Lake Reservoir (see preceding page)

Cooperation.- Record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

 Discharge, In aeoond-feet, water year October 1947 to Septenber 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

B

6

7 

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Opt.

15

15

15

15

15,

15 

15 

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

Nov.

15

15

15

15

15

15' 

15 

15

15

IS

15

15

15

15

15

15 '

15

15

IS

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

IS

Dec.

15

26

59

59

127

127- 

125 

125

123 121'

120

118

118

117

117

116

115

113

112

110

110

109

151

130

127

126

125

123

122

119.

117

Month

October

November.. ....,,,......

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

Calendar year 1947 . January. ..,.,........,.

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

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

Hay

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

August. ..........',.....

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

Water year 1947-48 . .

Jan.

117

1

1

1

15

14

11

111

136 

136 

135

1 34

132

132

1

1

1

32

51

28

127

125

1

1

1

23

21

20

119

117

1

1

1

1513'

12

112

110

1

1

1

1

08

07

38

38

184

Seoondfoot-daye

^465

450

3,402

51,708

3,853

4,870

4,644

9,906

*390

473

3,117

2,044

43,496

Feb.

181

17

17

n

8

5

3

170

167' 

164 

161

15£

156

187

18

17

17

1fl'

5

172

169

16

16

16

15

6

3

1

9

156

15

15

15

3

0

0

170-

169

16

17

18

-

9

6

3

Mar.

190

178

175

174

189

166 

168 

169

166

163

162

159

156

153

151

149

147

146

144

144

144

143

141

139

109

111 lie

12Q

123

128

153

Apr.

153-

153

154

159

205

213 

230 

247

2.60

267

283

295

305

310

317

321

321

321

329

343

353

360

365

375

391

410

630

630

606

600

-

Observed

Maximum

15

IS

131

632

,184

183

180

630

595

13

27

297

105

630

Minimum

15

15

15

IS

107

ISO

109

153

A3

13

13

12

12

12

Mean

15.0

15.0

110

142

124

168

ISO

350

13.0

15.3

101

68.1

119

»*W

'595

577

575

567

550

678

550 

540

520

510

490

480

470

404

281

£47

230

2£6

224

224

222

217

211

206

110

13

13

15

13

13

13

June

13

13

13

13

13

.13 

15 

13

13 '13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

15

13

13

13

13

-

Change in 

reservoir

contents 

(equivalent, second-feet*

34.2

52.3

-50.6

-6.0

1 '-78.4

-110

-31.6

235 

-198

78.3

75.8

-12.9

-73.7

-6.9

July

1$

,-15

13

13

13

13 

13

13

13

13

15

15

13

13

13

, 13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

27

27

27

27

27

Aug.

27

.

n

!7

S7

£14

£37

2

2

S

2

2

H

n

<7*f

77

12

"

I*

12

HI

LS

12

12

L2

12

12

12

12

12

12

12,

12

12

Sept.

1*

12

IS

IS

12

'I

18

105

108

99

9*

96

94

94

93

91

89

88

91

98

69

88

86

84

84

94

90

89

-

Adjusted for change 

in reservoir, contents*

Mean

49

67

59

156

46'

58

118

S65

121

91

91

88

-6

112

Per square 

mile

0.171

.235

.208

.474

.160

.202

.411

1.97

.422

.517

.317

.507

-.021

.590

Runoff in

inches

0.20

.26

.24

6.58

.16

.82

.47

2.80

.49

.55

.57

.55

-.OS

5.51

t Change in contents dull Lake Reeervolr.

* -Negative figures' indicate' that evaporation and seepage from reservoir ^exceeded inflow
154

CROW WINO RIVER BASIN 

Hubert Lake at Lake Hubert, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°3U'UU", long. 94°15'30", in sec. 19, T. 135 N., R. 28 W.,

at boat landing at Lake Hubert Station. Datum of gage is 1,196.20 feet above mean

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Records available.- September 1943 to September 1948 (fragmentary), discontinued, 

extremes.- ia4a-4H: Maximum gage height observed, 2.54 feet July 12, 1944; minimum observed, 0.95 foot Nov. 10, 1947. 

Remarks.- lake level artificially regulated by type "C" dam (identification number 10-6),

with six 5-foot bays permitting a 2-foot control by stop logs.

Gage height, in feet, 1947-48

Oct. 31 

Nov. 10

1.03 

.95

July 1

30

1.60 

1.76

Aug. 30 

Sept. 29

1.80 

1.59

Note.- Readings other than those shown above were 

made.

SAUK RIVER BASIN 

Sauk River near St. Cloud, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°34', long. 94°14<, in sec. 8, T. 124 N., R. 28 

 W., half a mile northwest of Waite Park, 3 miles west of St. Cloud, and 5 miles upstream

from mouth. Datum of gage Is 1,034.95 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area.- 925 square miles.

Records available.- July 1909 to December 1913, May 1929 to September 1948. 

Average discharge?- 18 years (1909-12, 1930-31, 1934-48), 214 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year. 1,900 second-feet Mar. 30;.maximum gage height,

STOTTTeet Mar. 29 (backwater from ice); minimum daily, 36 second-feet De-:. 29 to Jan. 5,

Jan. 13-23; minimum gage height, 0.5.5 foot (backwater from ice).

1909-13; 1929-48: Maximum daily discharge, 4,540 second-feet Apr. 5, 1943; minimum,

0.2 second-foot Nov. 22, 1936. 

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

ToF period of no gage-height record, which are poor. Flow regulated by power plants

ajid reservoirs above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

e

6t

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

47

47

47

46

45

45

45

47

47

47

1Q f y

51

48

48

49

50

49

49

49

47 

51

56

56

61

62

56

54

57

56

56

55

NOT.

55

58

62

65

67

66

65

60

60

60

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55 

55

55

50

50

50

50

48

48

46

44

-

Month

Dec.

44

44

44

44

44

46

44

44

 42

40

40

40

40

42

40

40

40

38

38

38 

38

38

38

38

38

38

33

38

36

36

36

Jan.

36

36

36

36

36

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

 36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36 

36

36

36

38

38

38

1-

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

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

December .... f ....................

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

. .

I [ 424E

I 1 "

»46

46

"

/ 46

48

48

50

55

60

65

65

-

Secondfoot-days

1,572

1,664

1,244

117,912

IV 15(

1,325

11,180

9,89£

2, 76]

2,134

2,740

1,988

65,555

Mar.

65

60

60

i 60

55

 55

' 55

\ 65

> 80

 100

140

440

 750

950

1,100

1,400

1,500

1,700

 1,800

Apr.

1,800

1,700

1,700

1,600

1,500

1,470

1,410

1,380

1,260

1,170

1,170

1,080

1,020

990

930

880

830

805

780

755 

705

298

287

331

343

343

351

339

335

331

-

Maxima

62

67

46

1,890

65

1,800

1,800

454

114

! QA »O

128

74

1,800

May

355

368

409

436

450

450

454

440

427

422

427

422

414

396

400

391

351

335

323

323 

304

287

262

242

122

118

118

114

112

112

114

Minimum

45

44

36

36

36

_

287

112

77

55

66

61

36

June

114

112

108

110

97

94

97

98

89

86

84

84

79

78

78

77

77

92

89

82 

89

91

102

97

95

92

97

92

92

89

-

Mean

50.7

55.5

40.1

323

37.3

45.7

361

930

319

92.0

68.8

88.4

66.3

179

July

84

77

77

74

71

68

66

65

65

64

63

59

57

58

58

58

57

57

55

55 

63

62

62

63

98

79

81

82

84

86

86

Ang.

78

74

71

70

68

68

69

66

72

105

116

128

138

118

114

108

116

106

98

94 

91

88

82

81

81

78

77

76

75

72

Per square 

mile

0.055

.060

.043

.349

.040

.049

.390

1.01

.345

.099

.074

.096

'.072

.194

74

Sept.

74

71

70

69

67

67

67

66

68

67

67

66

65

66

66

67

65

64

67

63 

74

67

67

64

64

63

61

62

62

62

-

Runoff im 

inches

0.06

.07

.05

4.74

.05

.05

.45

1.12

.40

.11

.09

.11

.08

2.64

Peak discharge (base. 450 sec.-ft.).- Mar. 30 (7 to 8 p.m.) 1,900 sec.-ft.; May 5 (l p.m.) 472 

sec.-ft..

* Winter discharge measurement made on this Say.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 7 to Apr. 5 (no gage-height record Jan. 27 

to'Feb. 16, Feb. 20-24, Mar. 4-10, 12-21, Apr. 5).
ELK RIVER BASIN IBS

Elk River near Big Lake, Mlnn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 4S°20', long. 930 40', in 

 sec. '23, T. 33 N., R. 27 W., at highway bridge 4 miles east of Big Lake and 4 irlles 

downstream from St. Francis River.

Drainage area.- 615 square miles.

Records available.- April 1911 to September 1917, April 1931 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 20 years (1911-17, 1934-48), 239 second-feet.

ixtrsmes..* Maximum discharge during year, 2,800 second-feet Mar. 30 (gage height, 7.05 

reet); minimum dally, 55 second-feet Feb. 9; minimum gage height, 0.88 foot July 17, 

Sept. 17, 18, 19 (backwater from aquatic vegetation).

1911-17, 1931-48: Maximum discharge, 5,100 second feet May 7, 1918 (gage height, 

10 feet), from rating curve extended above 3,750 second-feet; minimum, 3.6 secondfeet July 31, 1934.

Remark^.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water year).- W 895: 1939.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

bay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

B

10

11

12

13

14

15

IB

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

88

85

88

92

106

101

92

81

79

103

108

111

103

94

106

106

103

127

119

108

101

98

94

106

124

131

127

124

121

116

114

NOT.

114

114

111

111

121

120 lio

100

90

»90

85

85

85

80

80

80

80

75

80

60

85

80

80

75

75

75

70

70

70

70

-

Dec.

70

75

75

75

75

80

80

80

*80

60

80

80

60

60

80

80

80

75

80

80

60

80

80

80

80

80

75

75

75

75

75

Jan.

75

75

75

75

80

60

80

80

80

80

80

80

 75

75

75

70

70

70

70

70

65

65

65

65

65

60

60

60

60

60

65

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1947 ............

January

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

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

yjty

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 .......... A .

Feb.

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

55

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

*65

65

65

70

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

110

_

-

Secondfoot-days

3 25£

2 ',64:

2,42C

76,488

2,205

1 98*

is! 946

19,025

5,471

3,366

2 f 57i

3,471

2,137

64.50C

Mar.

110

llo

llo

110

110

llo

110

llo

100

100

»95

95

90

90

95

100

100

110

*120

140

170

220

280

*3SO

750

 1,200

l',290

1,600

2,440

2,800

2,500

Apr.

2,080

1,750

1,520

1,290

1,130

975

846

770

686

623

590

537

500

477

443

413

386

356

329

318

298

275

275

302

318

318

316

"302 3_14-

290

MaziBUB

131

121

80

950

80

110

2,800

2,080

275

175

116

19d

84

2,800

May

275

267

256

24S

238

230

220

206

199

192

162

179

175

172

179

182

185

179

168

162

155

152

143

133

126

120

116

113

110

108

104

MiniBUB

79

70

70

67

60

55

90

275

104

75

64

75

62

55

June

100

95

93

91

104

106

106

102

100

91

89

89

85

84 "86

77

75

93

118

116

128

149

175

165

155

155

149

143

133

120

Mean

105

88 . C

78.1

210

71.1

68.4

514

634

176

112

83.0

112

71.2

176

July

110

102

100

69

87

60

75

72

67

67

67

89

67

66

66

64

64

67

72

70

60

84

80

78

104

11$

106

106

102

102 -§3-

Aug.

9'

8'

8-'

Sept.

84

78

76

8- 77

77 73

7." 73

7^ 73

77 70

104 69

199 70

189 70

11*

1?0

i:3

12^

U6

1?6

ISO

128

126

120

108

104

100

98

98

95

95

Psr square

Bile

O.J.71

.143

.127

.341

.116

.111

.836

1.03

 286

182

'.135 "lie 182

.286

89

70

69

69

67

66

63

62

62

64

75

82

78

75

73

72

69

69

70

67

Runoff in 

inches

0.20

.16

.15

4.65

.13

.12

 96

1.15

.33

.20

.16

.21

.13

3.90

Peak discharge (base, 260 sec. -ft.).- Mar. 30 (1 p.m.) 2,600 sec. -ft.

Winter discharge measurement made on this .day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6 to Mar. 26.
156 CROW RIVER BASIN

North Pork Crow River near Regal, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°22'55", long. 94 e 47'40", in Sj sec. 11, T. 122 

H., H. 33 W., 3 miles southeast of Regal. Prior to July 14, chain gage at same location.

Drainage area.- 215 square miles.

Records available.- July 1943 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 680 second-feet Mar. 26; maximum gage 

neignt observed. 5.31 feet Mar. 23 (backwater from ice); no flow on manj' days.

1943-48: Maximum discharge observed, 760 second-feet Apr. 11, 1947; maximum gage 

height observed, 5.86 feet Mar. 14, 1946 (backwater from ice); no flow Ft times in 

1945, 1946, 1948.'

Flood of Apr. 15, 1941, renohed a stage of 6.15 feet, discharge not <?etermined.

Remarks. - Records igood except tin/Be for periods of ice effect, backwater from aquatic 

vegetation, or no gage-height record, which are fair. Oage read once or twice daily.

Discharge, In second-fast, water year October 1947 te September I94r<

Day

1

2

3

4

8

6

7

6

9

ID

11

12

13 '14

IB

16

17

16

16

20

21

22

23

24

28

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

3.1

2.4

2. '2

2.1

82.2

2.4

2.7

3.1

2.9

2.4

2; 6

as. 8

2.2 

2.4

3.1

3.6

4.7

a4.2

as. 9

3.6.

S.I

2.7

4.7

.. 10

alO

89.0

8.4 7-J4

6.6

7.0

6.8

Nov.

6.4

a6.0

6.2

6.6

. 7.9

8.9 aio

8.0

86.6

6.5

6.0

>

V 84.6

/

.

1

i, 86. 6

1

.

I

> 86.0

'

86.0

aS..O

5.6

6.0

6.5

-

Dec.'

 6.0

86.6

a6.0

'8.6 6.0

6.6

86.3

6.0

6.0

4.2

3.6

3.6,

3.8 

84.2

3.8

3. '4

3.2 s:o

3.0

3.2

83. 4

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.2

a2.2

2.2

2.0

1.9

Jan.

1.8

1.8

1.7

al.6

 1.8

1.7

1.9

2.0

1.8

1.7

.

1

!> al.2

/

I

> 8.6

|

j . } ...

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Month

October ....;...............,.....

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

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

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

February ............ i ............

March ............;,..............

May

June ..........

July ;...... .....................

August ...

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

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

Seoondfoot-daye

133.1

184* 7

117.9

20,782.1

27.6

0

3,362

4,072

'447.7

302.8

446. 9

10,689.1

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0,

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

82

#40

90

140

 280

680

8630

630

298

349

323

Apr.

8290

220

176

8176

8176

176

143

127

. 120

106

allO also

8120

120

120

112

98

a!04 106'

98

98

alOO

127

135

8140

al36

136

133

127

8124

Maximum

10

10

6.6

760

2,0 0 '

680

290

120

34

31

112.

39

680

May

120

8116

112

112

91

84

83

71

868

66

58

49

44

36

32

aSO

29

30

32

29

28

26

24

23

21

18

18

17

14

13

12

Minimum

2.1

4.8

1.9

.8

0

0

0

98

12

4.4

3.8

3.3

2.4

0

June

11

, 10

8.3

12

alS

all

8.3

7.7

7.7

7.0

7.7

6.4

6.8 

6.6

6.2

4.7

4.4

7.0

23

826

26

28

34

34

26

27

824

20 aie

17

-

Mean

4.29

6.16

3.80

86.9

.89 0 '

108

136

48.5

14.9

9.77

14.5.

9.61

29.8

July

18

17

12

7.7

86.8

6.8

4.4

3.8

3.8

B4.5

86.6

5.6

4.7 

4.4

4.1

3.8

4.1

4.4

4.4

6.6

16

12

11

8.9 29 '

31

21 .

16

11

10

7.7

Per so

Aug.

6.8

6.2

6.0

4.4

3.8

3.6

4.1 '6.2

26

112

61

29

21

18

16

14

16

15

14

11

9.6

7.7

6.4

6.6

6.0

4.4

3.6

6.6

6.2

4.7

4.4

-are

0.020

.0. P9..

.018

.266

.0041

0

.6

.0

 .0

.0..

02

rs

26

AO Off

fSft

.045

.U*

Sept.

4.1

3.8

3.0

2.7

2.4

3.0

26

39

19

13

11

8.3

6.8

6.2

5.0

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.8

12

22

16

. 13

11

10

9.6

. 8.9

8.3

7,. 7

-

Runoff .in 

inches

0.02

.03

.02

3.60

.006

0

.68

.70 .26 

.08.

.06

.08

.0(5

1.-86

. Peak discharge (baee. ISO sec. -ft.).- Mar. 26 (9i30 a.m.) 680 seo.-ft.

..-. ..- ---.-_- _-_ --. __ on this day. 

a No gage-height recordj discharge Interpolated, or computed on baeis of weather records, discharge 

veaeurevente, and records for South Fork.Crow River at Cosmos..

Note.- Stage-discharge relation i affected by loe Nov. 10 to Mar. 26. Baokwater fro* aquatic vegetatlon July 2rto Sept. SO.
CROW RIVER BASIN 157

Crow River at Rockford, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45 0 05'15" l long. 93°44iOO", in sec. 29, T. .119 N., 

K. a* W., at Rockford, 1 mile downstream from confluence of North and South Por.Xs. 

Datum of gage Is 893.65 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 2,520 square miles.

necorae avaiiaole.- June 1909 to September 1917, April 1929 to September 1948. 

average aisonargeT- S3 years (1909-17, 1930-31j 1934-48), 502 second-feet. 

fixwemes.-naxlmusi Buffidischarge during year, 7.196 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 11.45

root); minimum, 31 second-feet Sept. 20 (gage height, 1.62 feet).

1909-17, 1929-43: Maximum discharge observed, 10,600 second-feet Apr. 2, 3, 1916;

minimum discharge, 1.8 second-feet Nov. 15, 1936 (gage height, 1.05 feet), causM by

ice jam upstream.

Revisions.- The maximum discharge for the water year 1932 has been revised to 1,710

second-reet Apr. 8, 1933, superseding figure published in Water-Supply Paper 730. 

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

Kevisions.- Revised figures of discharge, in second-feet, for the high-water period in

tne water year 1932 superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 730, are given

herewith:

Apr. 1.

z.

3.

678

726

726

678

606

Apr. 6., 1,110

1,500

1,700

1,650

1,450

Apr. 1,210

1,010

726

630

Month

April.. . .

Maximum

1,700

Minimum

157

Mean

633

Per square , 

mile

0.251

Runoff In 

Inches

0.28

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

M

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

26

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

66

68

66

66

65

64

62

61

58

57

57

58

58

59

61

61

62

57

54

53

54

52

52

57

65

6B

74

81

81

76

74

MOT.

72

71

70

70

77

79

95

72

64

60

60

60

70

*84

82

86

93

90

97

109

147

130

120

110

100

95

95

95

95

100

Dec.

100

95

90

90

90

90

90

90

*90

85

80

75

75

80

75

75

70

70

70

70

75

75

75

70

75

75

70

70

70

70

70

Jan.

65

65

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

65

65

65

60

60

60

*60

60

60

60

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

60

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

July

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

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

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

60

60

55

55

55

50

48

48

46

*46

44

44

46

46

48

50

50

55

55

50

48

48

50

55

60

60

70

80

90

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,947

2,648

2,445

197,655

1,945

1,572

51,065

73,670

18,971

4,709

2,335

4,533

1,413

167,253

Mar.

120

120

120

120

*110

110

110

100

95

90

80

80

80

80

B5

95

110

130

 170

360

600

1,000

1,600

 2,200

4,000

5,500

6,410

6,950

7,190

6,840

6,410

Apr.

5,780

5,310

4,790

4,450

4,110

3,770

3,450

3,290

3,050

2,810

2,730

2,410

2,330

2,170

2,020

1,940

1,830

1,760

1,640

1,530

1,460

1,350

1,320

1,280

1,240

1,240

1,210

1,180

1,140

1,080

-

MaxlBUB

81

147

100

2,570

70

90

7,190

5,780

1,040

250

136

399

66

7,190

May

1,04C

976

94E

912

91!

91!

88C

85C

82C

76C

74E

724

70C

664

64E

61C

604

55!

50!

40E

421

41E

39]

37S 35"

34C

323

304

291

27S

26!

Minimum

52

60

70

52

55

44

80

1,080

262

90

48

47

32

32

June

250

242

231

220

211

206

203

186

175

164

141

126

115

109

100

95

90 97

106

106

128

147

158

155

155

172

161

158

155

147

_

Mean

62.8

88.3

78.9

542

62.7

54.2

1,647

2,456

612

157

75.3

146

47.1

457

July

133

126

115

102

93

88

82

77.

74

71

65

6B

61

59

56

58

56

50

49

48

66

61

61

65

72

81

86

90

81

71

65

Aug.

59

57

54

53

4?

47

4£

57

B?

194

35T

39S

33!

27?

262

25C

234

20J

18C

16f

16]

14T

13*

123

106

97

8F

8f

BT

76

Per square 

mile

0.025

.035

.031

.215

* .025

.022

.654

.975

.243

.062

.030

.058

.019

.181

72

Sept.

66

64

61

56

54

52

49

4B

47

45

44

44

41

39

36

36

34

34

33

se

45

48

50

49

52

56

53

49

46

46

"

F-tnoff in 

inches

0.03

.04

.04

2.93

.03

.02

.75

1.09

.28

.07

.03

.07

.02

2.47

Peak discharge (base, 600 sec.-ft.).- Mar. 29 (4 to 7 a.m.) 7,190 sec.-ft.

» winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 10-13, Bov. 22 to Mar. 26.
158 CROW RIVER BASIN

South Pork Crow River at Cosmos, Minn.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 44°56'OS", long. 94°40'20", in SWj sec. 14, T. 117 N., 

R7 diTtf., 1 mile east of Cosmos and 2-j miles upstream from mouth of unnamed tributary. 

Datum of gage is 1.088.09 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1929 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Records available.- March 1945 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 400 second-feet Mar. 24; maximum gage 

Height observed, 7.45 feet Mar. 23 (backwater from ice); no flow on many days.

1945-48: Maximum discharge observed, that of Mar. 24, 1948; maximum gage height observed, that of Mar. 23, 1948; no flow on many days.

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

during periods of flow, which are fair. Gage read once daily.

Discharge, In aecond-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

11 

11 

11 

9.6 

a9.2

8.9 

8.5 

7.8 

7.1 

6.7

6.4 

a6.5 

6.7 

6.0

5.7

5.7 

5.4 

5.1 

a4.8 

4.4

3.8 

3.8 

4.4 

5.1 

7.1

a7.1 

7.1 

6.0 

7.1 

6.0 

6.4

Oo to 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Nov.

7.1 

a6.8 

6.4 

7.1 

8.2

9.2 

10 . 

bS.S

ae.o

a7.5

a7.o 

*b6.5 

ae.s 

a7.o 

a7.0

I a6.5

1 ae.o

> 85.5

Dec.

V aS.O

a4.4 

a4.4 

»b4.2 

a4.0 

a4.0

> a3.2 

I a2.4 

I al.6

(.,

Jan.

( )

Psb.

Month

lendar year 1947

uary

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

*0 

as 

alO 

a3S 

alOO

a200 

a3QO 

b380 

*b400 

b360

b320 

b280 

a270 

 252 

215 

188

Apr.

215 

197 

188 

a!80 

172

164 

164 

164 

148 

140

a!40 

132 

132 

118 

118

111 

105 

al05

;os

105

94

94 

89 

84 

a84

84 

89 

89 

80 

80

Secondfoot-days

211.4 

202.8 

86.8

18,722.5

0 

0 

3,315 

3,770 

1,594 

464.5 

53.4 

116.0 

3.5

9,817.4

May

75 

a72 

70 

70 

75

70 

66 

66 

a64 

61

57 

57 

54 

52 

54

aSl 

48 

46 

46 

43

43 

43 

a41 

39

37

35 

33 

33 

31 

a31 

31

Maximum

11

10

267

0

0 

400 

215 

75 

28 

6.0 

35

400

June

28 

36 

26 

24 

28

a26 

26 

24 

22 

19

18 

16 

alS 

13 

11

9.6 

8.2 

10 

13

al2

11 

8.9 

9.6 

9.3 

8.6

8.9 

a9.o 

9.6 

7.9 

6.9

Minimum

July

3.8

0

0 

0 

0 

80 

31 

6.9 

0 

0 

0

0

6.0 . 

5.5 

5.0 

aS.O 

a4.0

3.5 

3.3 

3.3 

2.8 

2.4

a2.4 

2.6 

2.0 

1.3 

.8

.8 

.6 

a. 3 

0 

0

.6 

.5 

.4 

.2 

a. 2

.1

0 

0 

0

0 

0

Aug.

0 

0

o

o

0

0 

0 

a7 

29 

29

35 

4.6 

2.6 

2.1 

al.4

1.0 

1.4 

1.0 

.7 

.5

.3 

a. 2 

.1 

.1

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

6.82 

6.76 

2.80

51.3

0 

O 

107 

126 

51.4 

15.5 

1.72 

3.74 

.12

26.8

Sept.

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 }.,a. 3

a. 3 

,2 

.1 

.1

0

Runoff in 

acre-feet

Peak discharge (base, 100 see.-ft.).- Mar. 24 (10 a.m.) 400 see.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement or observation of no flov made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, or computed on basis of reco"ds for Crov River at 

Rockford.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
CROW RIVER BASIN 159

South Fork Crow River near Mayer, Mlnn.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 44°54', long. 93°53", on line between sees. 30 and 31, 

T. 11V N., R. 25 W. fifth principal meridian, at bridge on Highway 7, If miles north 

of Mayer, 4 miles southwest of Watertown, and 16 miles upstream from confluence with 

North Pork. Datum of gage is 926.00 feet above mean sea level (levels by Hennepln 

County Park Board Survey).

Drainage area.- 1,170 square miles.

Records available.- April 1934 to September 1948 (incomplete prior to 1938).

Average discharge.- 11 years (1937-48), 197 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,620 second-feet Mar. 27 (gage height, 

la.iJ. feet); no flow on many days.

1934-48: Maximum discharge observed, that of'Mar. 27, 1948; no flow at times.

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

which are fair. Gage read once or twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

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

0.6 0 1.6 99 0.5 0 1.5 85 6.5 1,320 

 7 2.0 1.8 128 .6 .5 1.9 144 7.5 1,750 

 8 6.0 2.O 160 .7 2.7 2.5 251 9.O 2,560 

.9 13 2.5 251 .8 8.8 3.5 459 10.6 3,570 

1.0 22 3.5 459 .9 18. O 4.5 710 12.0 4,550 

1.2 46 4.5 710 1.2 49 5.5 999

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

|.

>a!2

a9.O

6.7 

7.4 

10

13 

18 

17 

16 

14 

13

Nov.

13 

12 

11 

13 

16

13 

16 

13 

9.5 

7.5

7.5 

8.0 

9.5 

11 

20

24 

24 

22 

22 

 26

30 

27 

24 

22 

19

18 

17 

16 

15 

15

Dec.

15 

16 

17 

17 

17

18 

19 

*18 

16 

14

12 

12 

12 

14 

12

11 

10 

9.0 

9.O 

9.0

9.5 

9.5 

9.0 

9.0 

9.5

9.O 

9.5 

9.0 

8.0 

8.0 

7.5

Jan.

7.5 

7.5 

8.0 

8.O 

9.0

9.0 

9.0 

9.5 

9.5 

9.0

9.0 

*9.0 

8.0 

8.0 

7.5

6.5 

5.5 

4.8 

4.4 

4.0

3.6 

a3.2 

a2.8 

2.4 

1.8

1.6 

1.2 

1.0 

.8 

a. 8 

a. 9

Month

Goto 

Move) 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

tori 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Bber .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary

uary

enber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

al.O 

al.O 

1.0 

1.0 

.8

.6 

.4

.2 

.2 

0

0 

0 

O 

O 

.2

.4

.8 

1.0 

1.0 

.6

.4

.2 

.2 

.2 

a. 2

.4 

.4 

.4

.2

O

Seoondfoot-days

373.1 

501.0 

374.5

76,051.9

172.8 

12.8 

31,796.2 

28,109 

5,894 

1,137 

308.1 

1,755.3 

114.8

70,548.6

Mar.

0.2 

*0 

0 

0 

0

0

o

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

*0 

0 

0 

*1.0 

55

3220 

a700 

1,400 

2,600 

5,800

4,480 

4,550 

4,120 

3,700 

3,240 

2,930

Apr.

2,680 

2,380 

2,100 

1,850 

1,660

1,480 

1,360 

1,260 

1,160 

1,060

937 

906 

847 

764 

710

657 

605 

555 

505 

482

459 

437 

415 

415 

437

437 

437 

393 

371 

350

Maximum

30

19

1,360

9.5 

1.0 

4,550 

2,680 

330 

60 

36 

232 

15

4,550

May

330 

330 

310 

290 

310

310 

310 

270 

270 

242

242 

232 

213 

204 

195

195 

186 

168 

152 

144

128 

113 

106 

99 

88

85 

82 

78 

75 

7O 

67

Minimum

7.5 

7.5

5.0

.8 

0 

0 

350 

67 

22 

2.0 

1.8 

.2

O

June

60 

56 

53 

51 

51

45 

42 

45 

34 

32

30 

29 

28 

27 

26

24 

22 

24 

28 

30

36 

37 

42 

42 

47

38 

a40 

a40 

40 

38

Mean

12.0 

16.7 

12.1

208

5.57 

.44 

1,026 

937 

190 

37.9 

9.94 

56.6 

3.83

193

July

36 

34 

27 

22 

22

16 

15 

10 

10 

7.2

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

10

5.8 

4.6 

4.6 

5.1

|> a6.0

6.4 

3.1 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.0

Aug.

2.0 

2.0 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

1.8 

2.4 

2.7 

18 

177

232 

16O 

120 

120 

120

106 

88 

77 

72 

67

62 

57 

48 

a42 

a37

31 

25 

22 

22 

20 

16

Per square 

mile

0.010 

.014 

.010

.178

.0048 

.00038 

.877 

.801 

.162 

.032 

.0085 

.048 

.0033

.165

Sept.

15 

12 

9.6 

8.0 

5.8

4.6 

3.6 

2.7 

2.7 

2.0

2.0 

1.6 

1.2 

.8 

.6

.5 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

1.6 

2.0 

8.8 

10 

5.8

4.0 

2.7 

2.4 

2.0 

2.0

Runoff in 

it ones

0.01 

.02 

.01

2.42

.005 

.0004 

1.01 

.89 

.19 

.04 

.01 

.06 

.004

2.25

Peak discharge (base, 600 sec. -ft.}.- Mar. 27 (6:30 a.m.) 4.620 sec. -ft.

Winter discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of record for Crow River at Rookford. 

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Nov. 8 to Mar. 25 (no gage-height record Nov. 16- 

19T2T3SO).
160 RUM RIVER BASIN 

Rum River near St. Francis, Minn.

Location.-Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°19'40", long. 93°22'20", in SE* sec. 19 T 33 

op'o^L, < o«! 4 "lies south of St. Francis and 15? miles upstream from mouth. Datum 

of gage is 861.12 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912

Drainage area.- 1,360 square miles.

Hecords available.- May 1929 to September 1948

Average discharge.- 16 years (1930-31, 1933-48), 484 second-feet

?»»t i|:'in?a?;!f'Um ?i?char>ge during year, 4,910 second-feet Mar. 31 (gage height, 8.27 

TeeTTT minimum 183 second-feet Sept. 81 (gage height, 2.67 feet).

19^9-48: Maximum discharge, 6,780 second-feet June 19, 1944 (gage height, 9 35 

feet); minimum, 29 second-feet Aug. 18, 1934 (gage height, 1.91 ftet) 

WMK' Reo°r?s 8°H? except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

TakPs anrt «^;Q i *°Ve?a,latedv. by M1 ile Lacs Lake (occasionally), Ogechie and Onamia baKes and several small lakes above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1?48

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

304

304

304

299

294

294

290

286

281

281

281

294

290

290

290

294

294

294

290

290

286

286

286

286

308

327

341

341

341

341

341

Nov.

336

331

331

327

331

341

38O

380

375

*365

320

300

300

320

320

340

340

340

340

340

360

340

340

320

320

320

320

320

320

320

-

Dec.

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

*360

360

360

360

360

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

320

320

300

Jan.

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

280

280

28O

260

26O

*260

260

260

240

240

. 220

Month

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

November *

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

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

220

220

 200

*200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

220

220

240

240

-

Second- 

-f cot-days

9,328

10,031

10,560

260,93d

7 940

s',960

26,220

60,560

21,582

13,595

10,202

8,531

6,283

190, 79T

Mar.

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

24O

*220

220

220

220

220

240

240

260

260

*260

300

320

360

500

*850

1,400

»1,820

2,010

2,340

2,920

4,060

4,820

Apr.

4,720

4,240

3,770

3,200

2,820

2,390

2,160

2,010

2,060

2,200

2,300

2,300

2,200

2,060

1,960

1,920

1,820

1,730

1,610

1,490

1,330

1,210

1,170

1,170

1,210

fl,210

1,200

1,100

1,000

1,000

Maximum

341

380

360

3,010

300

240

4,820

4,720

1,000

543

442

370

231

4,820

-

Hay

1,000

1,000

950

950

900

90O

850

800

800

750

700

700

650

650

650

700

700

650

600

f599

592

573

573

561

555

549

549

549

537

525

520

Minimum

281

300

300

281

~

220

1,000

520

355

268

220

186

186

June

514

492

481

470

476

476

476

454

437

426

415

405

390

385

375

365

355

380

390

400

437

464

520

537

537

543

537

508

486

464

-

Mean

301

335

341

715

256

206

846

2,019 696'

453

329

275

209

521

July

442

421

405

.390

375

360

341

322

317

308

294

308

312

346

395

395

365

327

304

286

294

286

281

276

317

308

308

294

281

276

268

Aug.

260

247

243

239

231

223

220

220

264

355

365

370

360 -

322

294

294

308

312

317

312

304

286

266

256

243

243

239

235

235

235

231

Per square 

mile

0.221

.246

.251

.526

.188

.151

.622

1.48

.512

.333

.242

.202

.154

.383

Sept.

227

227

223

220

216

216

223

231

231

227

220

216

212

208

204

201

197

197

190

186

190

197

201

204

208

204

204

201

201

201

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.26

.27

.29

7.12

.22

.16

.72

1-.66

.59

.37

.28

.23

.17

5.22

* Winter discharge measurement made en thlB day.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage height.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice jgov. 11 to Mar. 25. No gage-height record Jan. 

to Feb. 17, Apr. 27 to May 19; discharge computed on basis of records for Elk Rlvnr near Big Lake 

and Crow Wing River at Nlmrod.

Onamia Lak* at Onamia, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°05', long. 93°40', in sec. 31, T. 42 N., R. 26 W., on 

abutment of dam at outlet of Onamia. Datum of gage is 1,244.00 feet above mean sea 

level, adjustment of 1912.

Records available - March 1938 to September 1948 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- J.938-4B: Maximum gage height observed, 6.74 feet June 15-20, 28, 1944; minimum observed, 3.35 feet Nov. 27, 1944.

Remarks.- Lake level artificially regulated by type "C" dam (Identification number 7-7), 

witn nine 5-foot bays permitting a 6-foot control by stop logs. Datum also controls 

Shakopee Lake. Datum of gage is at top of concrete sill of dam.

Gage height, In feet, 1947-48

Oct.

Nov.

Jan.

31

29

20

4.68

4.68

4.82

Mar.

Apr.

6

29

30

4.22

5.49

5.64

Hay

June

July

31

28

31

5.20

4.93

4.53

Aug.

Sept

31

i!7

4.46

4.41

Note.- Readings other than those shown above were made
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 161

Little Minnesota River near Peever, S. Dak.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°36'05", long. 96°52'18", In SVf£ sec. 13, T. 125 

W., K. 50 W., 2 miles northwest of town of Browns Valley, Mlnn., 3i miles upstream 

from proposed Lake Traverse diversion, 5.3 miles northeast of Peever, S. Dak., 7$ 

miles downstream from Jorgenson River, and 8 miles upstream from Big Stone Lake.

Drainage area.- 447 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1948; April 1937 to September 1939 at site 

' 4-f miles downstream (miscellaneous discharge measurements only).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,410 second-f»et Mar. 24 (gage height, 8.84 

feet, Dackwater from Ice); minimum dally discharge, 0.1 second-foot Feb. 12-22; mllilmum gage height recorded, 2.20 feet Oct. 5.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 3,660 second-feet Mar. 31, 1943; maximum gage height, 

13.35 feet Mar. 35, 1943, from floodmark (backwater from Ice); no flow at times In 

1940, 1942.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, shifting control, bsckwater from-debris, or no gage-height record, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1946

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28

29

30 

31

Oct.

0.5. 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.4

.5 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.8

.3 

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.4

.7 

.3 

.8 

1.3 

1.3

1.8 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.4 * 3.1

Nov.

4.5 

5.3 

5.6 

5.9 

7.3

7.3 

7.6 

7.6 

6.5 

6.0

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

6.0

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.5 

7.5

7.5 

6.0 

5.5 

4.8 

4.4

4.2 

4.0 

4.0 

3.6 

3.2

Dec.

2.6 

 2.2 

2.2 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

1.8 1.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.0 

2.0 

1.8 

1.3 

1.5

Jan.

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.8

2.0

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

2.8 

2.6 

 2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.0 

1.5 

.8 

.8 

.7

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

Month

OotC 

Nor* 

Deoi

Ci

Jam 

Peb 

Marc 

Apr May 

Jun 

Jnlj 

Aug 

Sep

W

>ber

imber ......................

ilendar year 1947 .........

LI .......................

lit .

t ember ....................

star year 1947-48 ..........

Feb.

0.6 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.3

.2 

.2

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 ».l 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1. 

.1 

.2 

.3 

.5

1.5 

12 

20 

13

Seoondfoot-days

30.7 

170.8 

60.7

30,236.5

55.4

58.7 

7,829.0 

8,473 

1,442.9 

744.6 

.766.5 

163 j-6 

46.5

17,836.4

Mar.

3.2 

 1.5 

1.1 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.7 

.7 

.6

.6 

.6 

.7 

.8 

.8

.8 

1.1 

 2.6 

14 

40

55 

180 

*950 

1,200 

1100

900 

850 

650 

750 

724 

597

Maximum

3.1 

7.6 

2.6

2,550

3.0 

20 

1,200 

467 

99 

115 

60 

9.8 

3.4

1,200

Apr.

422 

344 

352 

408 

467

366 

344 

320 

284 

267

255 

232 

197 

173 

163

151 

141 

128 

126 

133

132 

113 

104 

109 

133

153 

130 

118 

106 

97

May

94 

99 

96 

89 

84

82 

82 

77 

73 

65

57 

53 

47 

45 

45

42 

40 

38 

37 

34

28 

23 

19 

18 

16

14 12 

9.8 

8.7 

7.7 

7.7

Minimum

0.4 

3.2 

1.5

.4

.6 

.1 

.6 

97 

7.7 

2.3 

8.7 

2.9 

.8

.1

June

6.3 

5.5 

4.4 

5.5 

7.2

4.7 

4.4 

3.8 

3.1 

2.8

2.3 

3.0 

3.4 

3.4 

3.0

3.0 

4.0 

5.8 

15 

12

10 

24 

30 

65 

110

1«5 

90 

75 

65 

58

Mean

0.99 

5.69 

1.96

82.8

1.79 

1.82 

25S 

216 

46.5 

24.8 

24. T 

5.28 

1.55

48.7

July

52 

44 

38 

33 

28

24 

19 

16 13 ' 

10

9.3 

16 

21 

17 

17

16 

12 

10 

8.7 

13

30 

60 

34 

26 

53

41 

34 

24 

19 

16 

12

Per 

square 

mile

0.0022 

.013 

.0044

.185

.0040 

.0041 

.566 

.483 

.104 

.055 

.055 

.012 

.0035

.109

Aug.

9.8 

7.7 

7.2 

6.7 

6.3

5.9 

5.9 

5.9 

6.3 

6.3

6.3 

6.3 

5.9 

5.1 

5.1

5.5 

5.9 

5.5 

5.5 

5.1

5.1 

4.4 

4.4 

4.1 

3.8

3.4 

3.4 

3.1 

2.8 

2.6 

2.3

Sept.

2.1 

1.9 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

.9 

1.4 

1.5 

1.5 

1.4

1.1 

.8 

.9 

1.4 

1.9

3.4 

2.6 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

1.7 

1.7 

1.5 

1.4 

1.5

Runo'f

Inches

0.003 

.01 

.005

2.51

.005 

.004 

.85 

.54 

.12 

.06 

.06 

.01 

.004

1.47

Peak dlicharae (bale 450, sec. -ft.).- Mar. 24 (6 D.m.) 1.410 oeo.-ft.: Aor. S (S a.m.)

Ao re-feet

61 

359 

120

59,980

110 

105 

15,580 

12,840 

2,860 

1,460 

1,520 

324 

92

35,380

530 BOO.-

ftT 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Ho gage-height reoord June 12 ito July 1} discharge computed on basis of records for Whetatone River near Big Stone City. Stage-discharge relation affected by loe Nov. 9 to Mar. 2f>. Backwater from debris Dot. 1 to Nov.- 8, Sept. 6-30. Shlftlng-dontrol method used Hay 10 to Juni^ 11.
162 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

Minnesota River at Ortonvilie, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°17'45", long. 96°26'40", in NW^ sec. 16, T. 121 

 N., K. 46 W., 100 feet upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 12, 1,000 feet below

concrete dam at outlet of Big Stone Lake, and half a mile southwest of Ortonvilie.

Datum of gage is 956.38 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,160 square miles.

Records available.- February 1938 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 118 second-feet. *

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 841 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage height, 9.13 

leet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Oct.. 13 {gage height, 0.89 foot).

193&-48: Maximum discharge, 1 "0 second-feet Apr. 16, 1947; no flow Dec. 13, 

1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or shifting control, 

whTcH are fair. Flow completely regulated'by Big Stone Lake (see p.179).

Revisions (water year).- W 895: 1939.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

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

Oct.

0.2 

.2 

.3 

.2 

.2

.5 

.3 

.4 

.5 

.8

.5 

5.2 

.2 

.3

.6

.5 

.5 

.6 

.5 

.6

.5 

5.5 

.6

.6 

.6

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

54

Nov.

88 

85 

85 

87 

98

91 

110 

100 

90 

85

80 

80 

*80 

79 

82

82 

83 

81 

81 

82

84 

80 

80 

80 

80

80 

78 

75 

75 

77

Dec.

76 

76 

75 

75 

85

103 

103 

100 

*100 

102

100 

99 

99 

99 

95

95 

96 

95 

95 

95

93 

94 

93 

92 

93

92 

92 

91 

91 

90 

85

Jan.

85 

85 

85 

87 

86

ae

85 

86 

86 

85

80 

75 

*70 

70 

65

65 

65 

65 

65 

65

6*5 

65 

60 

60 

60

60 

60 

65 

65 

65 

65

Feb.

65 

65 

60 

60 

60

60 

55 

55

60 

60

60 

60 

60 

62 

60

 61 

65

64 

60 

60

60 

62 

65 

67 

65

66 

88 

102 

99

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Apr! Mn-u

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1947

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

96 

97 

97 

95 

97

95 

97 

95 

95 

95

90 

92 

90 

87 

85

85 

85 

84 

*97 

101

105 

110 

212 

500 

550

600 

600 

550 

550 

700 

802

Apr.

802 

802 

784 

802 

784

802 

821 

821 

784 

784

802 

750 

750 

734 

734

734 

631 

658 

672 

644

581 

534 

534 

581 

545

593 

605 

569 

545 

512

Secondfoot -days

77.4 

2,518 

2,869

81,552.3

2,231 

1,886 

7,134 

20,694 

10,043 

1,870 

1,453 

914 

317.7

52,007.1

May

523 

501 

534 

501 

523

480 

450 

400 

430 

430

420 

400 

350 

276 

420

440 

303 

212 

212 

260

244 

204 

188 

196 

184

168 

212 

164 

146 

138 

134

Maximum

5.5 

110 

103

1,600

87 

102 

802 

821 

534 

146 

136 

64 

34

821

June

117 

115 

112 

122 

115

126 

146 

117 

104 

112

65 

15 

15 

17 

14

10 

10 

14 

12 

11

12 

21 

58 

42 

37

53 

50 

64 

112 

52

July

23 

39 

34 

33 

37

33 

22 

21 

27 

29

29 

34 

27 

20 

23

36 

38 

14 

13 

28

70 

99 

65 

45 

114

109 

72 

37 

78 

136 

68

Minimum

0.2 

75 

75

.1

60 

55 

84 

512 

134 

10 

13 

10 

1.4

.2

Aug.

49 

34 

44 

32 

20

14 

13 

23 

28

64

43 

36 

30 

37 

43

38 

54 

39 

11 

51

24 

21 

25 

22 

28

18 

14 

23 

15 

11 

10

Mean

2.50 

83.9 

92.5

223

72.0 

65.0 

230 

690 

324 

62.3 

46.9 

29.5 

10.6

142

Sept.

19 

11 

6.8 

1.4 

11

34 

29 

24 

26 

9.3

13 

19 

9.2

5.0 

3.4

1.4 

4.6 

9.0 

7.2 

7.0

12 

9.2 

3.6 

1.8 

3.4

3.8 

2.0 

5.1 

5.5 

21

Runoff in 

acre-feet

154

4,990 

5,690

161,700

4,430 

3,740 

14,150 

41,050 

19,920 

3,710 

2,880 

1,810 

630

103,200

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note'.- S'tage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 7-13, 22-25, 28, 29, Dec. 3, 4, 8, 9, 15, 16, 

30, -31, Jan. 10 to Feb. 13, Feb. 15, 19-21, Mar. 4, 8-11, 13, 15-17. Shifting-control method used 

Oct. 13-21, Mar. 24-3O, May 12 to July 11, Aug. 15 to Sept. 13.
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 163

Minnesota River near Odessa, Mlnn.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 458 15'20 H , long. 968 20'30", In SW$ sec.- 29, T. m N., 

K. 4b W., on highway bridge three-quarter's of a mile southwest of Odessa and 3f miles 

upstream from mouth of Yellow Bank River. Datum of gage Is 940.76 feet above mean 

sea l«vel, datum of 1929. Prior- to July 10, 1948, chain gage at site 250 fe,et vpstream, same datum.

Drainage.area.- 1,340 square miles.

Records available.- July 1909 to December 1912, May 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 845 second-feet Apr. 8, 10; ipSxlium 

gage neight observed, 11.68 feet Mar. 25 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge 

observed, 2.2 second-feet Oct. 7 (gage height, 1.47 feet). '

1909-18, 1944-48: Maximum discharge' observed,_1,540 second-feet Apr. 19-23, 1947; 

maximum gage height observed, 13.25 feet Apr. 20, 1947; minimum discharge observed, 

0.5 second-foot Sept. 8, 1947 (gage height, 1.47 feet).

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

ana rnose for discharges less than 88 second-feet, which are fair. Sage read orce 

daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IB

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

2B

26

27

26

29

30

31

Dot.

S.O

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.4

Z.6

4.6

5.8

7.1

12

'4.4 6.0

6.4

5.2

4.7

4.2

3.8

3.6

3.6

18

13

13

13

9.5

9.3

7.4

8.1

12

Nov.

S3

a91

94

94

112

100

120

120

100

100

100

100

94

94

95

94

88

88

94

94

94

88

90

90

90

85

85

80

80

80

-

Dec.

80

SO

75

75

85

95

110

110

110

100

100

100

100

100

100

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

90

60

65

70

65

Jan.

70

75

75

85

95

95

95

100

95

70

80

90

85

a82

80

a78

75

70

70

70

65

65

65

a65

65

65

65

65

70

70

a75

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1947 .........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

August

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

Water year 1947-48 ..........

Feb.

75

70

70

65

65

65

65

65

65

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

65

*65

65

60

60

60

60

65

65

70

70

90

110

-

Secondfcot-days

198

2 822

2^815

91 , ' Ol . C

2,370

1,930

6,888

21, 928

11,913

2,046

1 599

l!o65

367.4

55,941.2

Mar.

120

130

120

*110

110

110

110

100

100

95

95

95

95

95

100

100

100

100

*100

110

120

140

180

320

600

677

660

537

537

516

506

Maximum

18

120

110

1,540

100

110

677

845

604

167

130

60

26

845

Apr.

631

713

731

767

805

785

825

845

825

845

825

805

825

825

805

785

785

749

713

713

660

645

785

785

645

581

570

548

537

570

May

548

604

537

526

516

506

496

456

456

436

436

436

436

436

476

466

476

566

336

326

336

336

306

278

251

227

211

188

167

167

174

Minimum

2.2

80

60

1.2

65

60

95

537

167

15

20

13

2.6

2.2

June

167

146

112

112

118

125

125

132

106

88

34

a20

a24

24

22

17

al6

ais

a!5

18

28

28

73

61

67

61

73

61

82

73

-

Mean

6.41

94.1

90.8

OE1

CO±

76* 5

6s!s

222

731

384

RA 9

5i!e

34.4

12.2

153

July

43

a42

41

a 40

39

35

28

a26

24

24

aso

a35

a39

a31

a32

a35

a38

a46

a30

20

125

94

94

66

alOO

alSO

58

aSO

32

106

66

Per 

equare 

mile

-

0.187

-

.114

Aug.

a60

aSO

a52

a44

32

24

17

a28

32

40

46

37

35

28

46

4*

56

51

30

16

44

26

a32

27

a25

a38

a21

22

27

a20

13

Sept.

24

19

13

alO

4.4

26

26

26

24

20

16

12

18

9.3

7.4

5.2

2.6

2.8

88.0

10

16

14

9.8

alO

a6.5

4.9

5.0

2.6

6.2

6.7

-

Runoff

Inches Acre-feet

394

5,600

5,580

2*55 182*000

4,700

3,830

13,660

43,490

23,630

4,060

3,170

2,110

729

1.56 111,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. .

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Minnesota River at Ortonvllle.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 7-10, 15, Nov. 23 to Mar. 25.
164 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

Minnesota River near Lao qui Parle, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°01'15", long. 95°52_'20", in N£ sec.' 24, T. 118 N. 

K. 42 tf., 200 feet dovmstream from dam at Lac qui Parle outlet, 2| miles northeast of 

village of Lac qui Parle, and 3$ miles northwest of Watson. Datum of a-age is 900.00 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 4,050 square miles.

Records available.- October 1942 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,960 second-feet Mar. 31 (gage height, 35,58 

reefj'i minimum 9.8 second-feet Nov. 28 (gage height, 20.46 feet),

1942-48: Maximum discharge, 7,950 second-feet Apr. 4, 5, 1943; maximum gage height, 

36.34 feet, present datum Apr. 4, 194S; no flow Nov. 17, 1942, Sept. 2f, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of Ice effect, which are fair. Most of 

novrfrom 2,050 square miles of Chippewa River Basin diverted into Mlnreeota River 

above station. Plow partly regulated by Lac qui Parle, Marsh, and Big Stone Lakes.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of loe effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method Oct. 4 to Nov. 21)

20.6 28 24.5 820 32.5 3,070 

20.9 54 26.0 935 33.0 3,440 

21.8 132 28.0 1,360 34.0 4,380 

22.5 262 30.0 1,820 35.6 6,960 

23.5 428 31.5 2,480

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 19<8

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

8 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

112 

112 

112 

hl!2 

hl!2

hl!2 

hl!2 

hl!2 

114

114

116 

117 

117 

116

114

113 

114 

114 

113

113

112 

112 

112 

113 

112

111 

110 

109 

109 

109 

109

Nov.

108 

107 

107 

107 

109

109 

110 

108 

Sfi 

105

105 

153 

238 

238 

236

236 

*238 

238 

236 

238

224

130 

240 

240 

240

240 

240 

240 

240 

240

Dec.

240 

220 

240 

240 

220

220 

220 

240 

240 

*240

240 

220 

220 

220 

220

220 

220 

220 

220 

220

220 

200 

200 

200 

190

150 

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

Jan.

55 

55 

55 

55

55

55 

55 

55 

55 

55

55

55 

55 

55 

55

55 

60 

60 

60 

SO

 55 

55 

55 

55 

55

55 

55 

80 

60 

60 

60

Feb.

80 

60 

55 

55 

55

55 

55 

55 

55

55

55 

60 

60 

60 

65

65 

60 

SO 

SO 

*60

60 

60 

55 

55 

55

90

300 

400 

500

Month

Oo to 

Nove

Dace

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194*

ember. ..................................

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

500 

500 

550 

 550 

480

400 

380 

 360 

320 

300

280 

240 

238 

231 

216

206 

182 

175 

163 

216

376 

725 

1,290 

1,460 

1,700

1,620 

4,270 

5,680 

6,560 

8,760 

6,960

Apr.

6,760 

6,560 

8,200 

5,850 

5,520

5,520 

5,850 

6,020 

5,200 

4,900

4,760 

4,270 

3,970 

3,870 

3,780

3,600 

3,360 

3,260 

3,210

3,070

2,940 

2,760 

2,590 

2,540 

2,420

2,480 

2,540 

2,540 

2,540 

2,540

Seoondfoot-days

3,469 

5,498 

5,950

386,505

1,745 

2,740 

44,130 

121,440 

47,450 

12,126 

10,276 

10,420 

6,563

271,629

May

2,080 

1,520 

1,540 

1,560 

1,610

1,660 

1,680 

1,680 

. 1,860 

1,680

1,860 

1,660 

1,630 

1,590 

1,610

1,630 

1,540 

1,480 

1,460 

1,440

1,420 

1,380 

1,360 

1,360 

1,330

1,310 

1,360 

1,440 

1,420 

1,360 

1,360

Maximum

117 

240 

240

7,180

60 

500 

6,960 

6,760 

2,080 

1,290 

1,100 

455 

437

6,960

June

1,290 

977 

580 

455 

448

448 

437 

437 

384 

278

270 

270 

262 

262 

262

254 

254 

254 

248 

246

246 

254 

254 

262 

262

334 

580 

630 

410 

364

July

520 

704 

1,100 

1,100 

1,080

558 

254 

254 

254 

246

246 

24S 

246 

201

183

183 

183 

163 

183 

185

iee

166 

IBS 

186 

166

166 

166

166 

224 

27C

Aug.

270 

262 

2S2 

262 

262

151 

86 

85 

107 

282

262 

270 

270 

278 

286

350 

448 

446 

437 

446

446 

446 

455 

455 

455

455 

455 

455 

446 

446 

448

Minimum Mean

109 113 

92 163 

50 192

13 1,084

55 5S.3 

55 94.5 

175 1,424 

2,420 4,048 

1,310 1,531 

246 404 

183 332 

65 336 

31 219

31 743

Sept.

437 

437 

428 

428 

428

437 

428 

428 

428 

419

419 

410 

342 

238

139

60 

60 

60 

80 

61

61 

61 

61 

42

31

31 

32 

32 

32 

33

Runoff In 

acre-feet

6,920 

10,910 

11,800

770.800

3,460 

5,430 

87,530 

240,900 

94,120 

24,050 

20,390 

20,670 

13,020

539,200

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

h Computed from staff-gage readings.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by loe Nov. 22 to Mar. 12.
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 165

Minnesota River at Montevideo, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 44"56', long. 95°43', in sec.

19, T. 117 N., R. 40 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 212, across river from Montevideo

and 500 feet downstream from Chippewa River. Datum of gage is 910.87 feet above mean

sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area.- 6,180 square miles. 

ttecoras available. - July 1909 to September 1948, 

Average aischarge.- 39 years, 527 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,900 second-feet Mar. 31 (gage height, 15.43

FeeTJT minimum discharge, 58 second-feet Sept, 30 (gage height, 2.29 feet).

1909-48: Maximum discharge, 22,000 second-feet June 25, 1919 (gage height, about

17.45 feet, from floodmarks) computed from cross-section area and floodmarks by A. F.

Meyer, consulting engineer, Minneapolis; no flow for several days in 1933, 193*, 1936. 

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

wnicn are fair. Flow regulated by Lac qui Parle, Big Stone, and several smaller lakes

above station. 

Revisions (water year).- W 1035: 1919(M). W 1085: 1935-36.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 22

2.4 65

3.0 172

4.0 363

4.8 550

5.8 810

2.3 59

2.8 136

4.0 363

5.0 602

Mar, 23 to Sept. 30

7.0 1,140

9.0 1,840

11.0 2,700

12.0 3,200

13.0 3,880

14.0 4,800

15.0 6,170

15.4 6,900

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

8 

7 

8 

S 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

152 

154 

154 

154 

156

152 

150 

149 

14S 

149

149 

150 

150 

143 

161

159 

158 

154

154 

154

154 

149 

154 

159 

1SS

159 

158 

154 

152 

150 

158

Nov.

158 

154 

1S4 

156 

158

158 

159 

150 

123 

120

140 

140 

260 

320 

320

320 

 300 

300 

300 

300

300 

240 

300 

300 

300

300 

300 

300 

300 

300

Dao.

300

300 

300 

300 

300

300 

300 

280 

300 

300

 300 

300 

300 

300 

280

280 

280 

280 

280 

280

280 

280 

280 

280 

280

280 

170 

90 

85 

90 

85

Jan.

90 

90 

90 

90 

90

90 

95 

95 

90 

65

85 

85 

80 

80 

 85

80 

SO 

BO 

80 

80

80 

30 

80 

80 

80

> 80

Month

Oct< 

Nov< 

Dec!

Ci

Jam 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul; 

Augl 

Sep

W

>ber

imber ......................

ilendar year 1947 .........

&ary

t ember .....................

Uer year 1947-48 ..........

Feb.

80 

80 

80 

80 

80

80 

80 

75 

75 

80

80 

SO

80

75 

75 

75 

75 

 75

80 

260 

460

520

Secondfoot-days

4,756 

7,130 

8,060

424,451

2,600 

3,285 

42,810 

128,100 

52,650 

15,242 

10,187 

11,917 

7,927

294,664

Mar.

550 

600 

650 

700 

700

850 

550 

500 

440

400

360 

340 

320 

300 

280

260 

*240 

220 

240

300

500 

800 

1,300 

1,700 

2,200

2,480 

2,700 

3,380 

5,540 

6,710 

6,900

Maximum

161 

320 

300

8,200

95 

520 

6,900 

6,900 

2,560 

1,390 

1,140 

498 

498

6,900

Apr.

6,900 

8,710 

6,340 

6,170 

5,840

5,540 

5,540 

6,000 

5,690 

5,400

5,140 

4,800 

4,500 

4,220 

4,040

3,880 

3,650 

3,440 

3,380 

3,320

3,150 

3,050 

2,900 

2,800 

2,700

2,610 

2,610 

2,610 

2,610 

2,560

May

2,560 

2,300 

1,920 

1,800 

1,760

1,800 

1,800 

1,800 

1,800 

1,800

1,800 

1,800 

1,800 

1,760 

1,760

1,760 

1,720 

1,680 

1,600 

1,560

1,530 

1,500 

1,460 

1,460 

1,420

1,390 

1,390 

1,500 

1,500 

1,500 

1,420

Minimum

143 

120 

85

60

220 

2,560 

1,390 

334 

103 

109 

59

59

June

1,390 

1,260 

836 

589 

550

537 

524 

511 

498 

383

 343 

343 

343 

343 

334

334 

334 

343 

343

353

353 

363 

394

373

373

361 

524 

810 

680 

498

Mean

153 

238 

260

1,163

83.9 

113 

1,381 

4,270 

1,698 

508 

329 

384 

264

805

July

511 

680 

971 

1,140 

1,110

944 

415 

334 

324 

324

314 

314 

305 

276 

126

108 

103 

103 

105 

109

124 

119 

126 

129 

126

122 

121 

122 

128 

140 

314

Per 

square 

mile

-

0.188

.

.130

Aug.

334 

334 

324 

324 

314

296 

156 

109 

147 

258

334 

334 

343 

353 

353

353 

461 

486 

486 

486

486 

486 

486 

496 

486

436 

486 

486 

466 

473 

473

sept.

4rt

473 

461 

461 

461

498 

486 

473 

473 

473

473 

461 

449 

334 

286

121 

88 

85 

84

90

105 

88 

85 

82 

66

60 

60 

59 

59 

60

Rumff

Inches

-

2.56

.

1.78

Aore-feet

9,430 

14,140 

~ 15,990

841,900

5,160 

6,520 

84,910 

254,100 

104,400 

30,230 

20,210 

23,640 

15,720

584,400

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 10 to Mar. 25 (no gage-height record Jan. 26- 

31, Feb. 12-19, 23, 24) discharge Interpolated).

sines o- so-12
166 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

Minnesota River at Judson, Minn.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 44°12', long. 94°11', in sec. 33, T. 1C9 N., R. 28 W., 

on Bridge three-quarters of ,a mile north of Judson and 11 miles upstream from Blue 

Earth River. Datum of gage is 700.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 11,200 square miles.

Records available.- June 1938 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 1,558 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 14,000- second-feet Mar. 29 (gage 

Height, 79.98 feet); minimum daily discharge, 130 second-feet Jan. 24, Feb. 8, 9; 

minimum gage height observed, 63.36 feet Sept.' 30.

1938-48: Maximum discharge observed, 16,100 second-feet May 8, 1944 (gage height, 

82.43 feet); minimum daily, 17 second-feet Jan. 25-27, 1940.

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

read once or twice daily.

Rating tables, water year, 1947-48, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in aeoond-feet)

Gage

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

63.0 122 68.0 2,100 63.3 211 69.0 2,620 77.0 

63.6 284 70.0 3,160 64.2 474 71.0 3,750 78.5 

64.5 561 73.0 5,020 65.0 780 73.0 5,020 79.9 

66,0 1,150 67.0 1,660 75.0 6,660

Discharge, in second-feet, water year- October 1947 'to September 1S4S

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

342 

343 

342 

343 

342

327 

327 

327 

313 

313

313

313 

313 

298 

298

298 

298 

298 

298 

284

284 

284 

298 

298 

313

313 

327 

327 

327 

327 

327

Nov.

342 

356 

356 

356 

356

356 

356 

400 

371 

400

400 

371 

356 

342 

356

356

400 

400 

459 

491

561 

598 

598 

600 

550

550 

500 

480 

480 

480

Dec.

480 

480 

460 

460 

460

460 

460 

440 

440 

420

420 

420 

420 

420 

420

 420 

420 

420 

4'00 

400

400 

 380 

380 

380 

380

380 

380 

380 

380 

360 

360

Jan.

320 

300 

240 

200

170

160 

160 

160 

160 

160

160 

160 

160 

160 

160

160 

150 

150 

150 

150

150 

140 

*140 

130 

140

140 

140 

140

140 

140 

140

«°"th till

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ...... ...............

lender year 1947 

ary

Feb.

140 

140 

140 

140 

140

140 

140 

130 

130 

140

140 

140 

140 

140 

150

160 

170 

180 

190 

190

190 

200 

220 

280 

300

320 

*850 

1,200

1,300

ond-

-days

9,753 

12,977 

12,880

......... 989,253

1 ......... ...... ........ 2

ember ............ ........

5,130 

7,840 

46,930 

11,640 

93,900 

29,625 

20,784 

34,098 

13,828

ter year 1947 48 .......... 599,385

Mar,

1,500 

1,800 

2,000 

2,200 

2,200

2,000 

1,800 

1,600 

1,400 

1,200

1,100 

1,100 

1,000 

900 

900

850 

900 

*1,100 

2,600 

3,600

5,000 

6,660 

8,870 

10,250 

9,850

10,200 

11,700 

13,400 

13,800 

13,300 

12,200

Maximum

3«2 

600 

480

14,000

320

1,300 

13,800 

 11,200 

4,440 

1,800 

1,260 

2,720 

660

13,800

Apr.

11,200 

10,200 

9,570 

9,010 

9,290

9,290 

9,290 

9,150 

8,870 

8,340

7,970 

7,730 

7,400 

7,180 

6,960

6,760 

6,460 

6,110 

5,940 

5,690

5,460 

5,230 

5,090 

4,960 

4,890

4,890 

4,820 

4,760 

4,630 

4,500

Hay

4,440 

4,370 

4,300 

4,300 

4,240

4,110 

".990 

3,810 

3,690 

3,570

3,450 

3,390 

3,330 

3,220 

3,100

3,000 

2,880 

2,780 

2,670 

2,570

2,520 

2,370 

2,270 

2,170 

2,070

2,020 

1,940 

1,890 

1,840 

1,800 

1,800

Minimum

284 

342

360

284

130 

130 

850 

4,500 

1,300 

620 

294 

252 

227

130

June

1,800 

1,800 

1,800 

1,760 

1,660

1,480 

1,260 

1,080 

945 

900

860 

820 

780 

740 

700

660 

620 

660 

660 

620

660 

660 

700 

6BO 

660

740 

780 

860

1,080 

1,220

Mean

315 

433 

415

2,710

165 

270 

4,740 

7,055 

3,029 

988 

670 

1,100 

461

1,638

July

1,220- 

1,260 

1,170 

1,040 

990

990 

1,120 

1 , 220 

1,220 

1 , 080

820 

700 

620 

543

son

SOP 

50Q 

474 

474

412

382 

352 

352 

367 

412

412 

367 

338 

323 

308 

294

Per 

square 

mile

0.028 

.039 

.037

.242

.015 

.024 

,423 

.630 

.270 

.088 

.060 

.098 

.041

.146

9,010 

11,300 

13,800

Aug.

280 

266 

266 

252 

308

3^2 

367 

382 

820 

2,420

2,670 

2,720 

2,570 

2,170 

2,020

1,800 

1,530 

1,440 

1,260 

1,120

1,040 

945 

900 

860 

820

780 

740 

780 

740 

780 

700

Sept.

660 

620 

620 

581 

581

561 

543 

542 

543 

543

543 

543 

508 

508 

508

474 

474 

474 

412 

412

412 

412 

382 

338 

308

294 

280 

266 

238 

227

Runoff

Inches

0.03 

.04 

.04

3.27

.02 

.03 

.49 

.70 

.31 

.10 

.07 

.11 

.05

1.99

Acre-feet

19,340 

25,740 

25,550

1,962,000

10,180 

15,550 

291,400 

419.800 

186,200 

58,760 

41,220 

67,630 

27,430

1,189,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 24 to Mar. 21.
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

Minnesota River at Mankato, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°11', long. 94°QO' , in sec. 7, T. 108'N., R. 26

w., at Main Street Bridge in Mankato, 2 miles downstream from Blue Earth River. Datum

of gage is 747.92 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.- 14,900 square miles. 

Hecords available.- March 1922 to September 1948; May 1903 to October 1921 at site 1.8

miles upstream from present site and 1,000 feet downstream from Blue Earth River. 

Average discharge.- 45 years (1903-48), 2,348 second-feet. 

extremes. - Maximum discharge during year, 17,900 second-feet Mar. 24; maximum gag'3 height,

IV.59 feet Mar. 22 (backwater from ice); minimum daily, 200 second-feet Feb. 6-12;

minimum gage height, 2.41 feet Feb. 10 (backwater from ice).

1903-48: Maximum discharge, 43,800 second-feet June 26, 1908 (gage height, 21.2

feet, site and datum then in use); minimum, 26 second-feet Aug. 4, 1934.

Maximum stage known, about 27 feet in 1881, original site (discharge, about 65,000

second-feet). 

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

for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. Diurnal fluctuation caused by

power plants on Blue Earth River. 

Revisions (water year).- W 875: 1917. W 1085: 1929.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except period of ice effecb 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

2.2 208

2.6 283

3.0 389

3.3 E01

Oct. 1 to Mar. 23

3.7 702

4.2 1,090

6.0 2,790

8.0 4,850

Mar. 23 to Sept. 30

12.0 9,180

14.0 11,700

16.0 14,900

17.8 19,800

2.7 

3.0 

3.3

306

389

501

702

1,090

B.O

9.0

12.0

15.0

16.8

2,790

6,100

9,700

13,800

17,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

423

434

434

434

420

396

423

420

413

409

399

409

380

403

392

396

389

389

374

345

356

353

359

380

403

409

409

438

476

427

460

Nov.

497

551

510

546

560

560

614

734

651

497

5EO

500

550

550

600

600

600

600

650

*700

850

1,100

900

850

900

850

850

750

750

750

-

Dec.

800

850

850

800

750

750

650

650

650

650

650

650

700

700

650

650

 700

700

650

650

600

550

600

550

550

550

550

600

500

500

480

Jan.

440

400

380

340

320

320

320

320

3OO

300

300

280

280

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

240

 240

240

240

220

220

220

220

220

220

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1947 .........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 ..........

Feb.

220

220

220

220

220

200

200

20O

200

200

200

200

220

220

220

220

240

260

280

280

280

340

480

550

700

1,000

2,000

4,600

5,000

-

Second 

foot-days

12,552

20,170

20,130

1,538,394

8,660

19,390

278,200

279,220

x!36,020

41,638

33,231

68,885

18,158

936,254

Mar.

5,500

6,500

 7,500

8,000

aS.OOO

a7,000

36,000

a5,000

h4,400

a4,000

a3,600

a3,200

a2,8OO

32,600

h2,40Cr

a2,700

33,000

*3,600

7,500

10,000

13,000

14,000

16,000

17,700

16,600

15,700

15,700

16,400

17,400

16,900

15,500

Maximum

476

1.10C

19,80C

44C

5.00C

17.70C

14.10C

6.58C

2.25C

2.15C

6,10C

1.05C

17.70C

Apr.

14,100

13,300

12,500

11,800

11,500

11,500

11,400

11,400

11,100

10,700

10,400

9,960

9,700

9,340

9,100

8,980

8,620

8,020

,780

,420

,940

,700

,700

,700

,940

,300

,540

,540

,300

,940

-

May

6,580

6,340

6,220

6,100

5,980

5,860

5,620

5,390

5,280

5,060

5,390

5,360

5,620

5,390

5,060

4,840

4,510

4,180

3,960

3,740

3,410

3,190

2,990

2,790

2,690

2,590

2,440

2,340

2,250

2,200

2,150

Minimum

345

497

480

345

220

200

2,400

6,700

2,150

831

497

356

326

200

June

2,150

2,200

2,200

2,100

2,060

1,960

1,680

1,580

1,440

1,400

1,260

1,130

1,060

971

1,010

895

895

946

895

831

895

971

1,050

954

895

1,180

1,130

1,680

1,920

2,250

-

Mean

405

672

649

4,215

279

669

8,974

9,307

4,388

1,388

1,072

2,222

605

2,558

July

2,150

2,060

1,820

1,680

1,540

1,400

1,400

1,490

1,490

1,400

1,180

887

824

747

696

937

1,130

1,010

980

734

f635

3640

3640

3720

3840

h904

3820

3740

a660

a580

497

Per

square 

mile

0.027

. 045

.044

.283

.019

.045

.60E

.625

.294

.093

.072

.149

.041

.172

Aug.

493

556

109

116

409

427

f

f

1,

519

176

370

4,250

5,860

6,

5,

5,

LCD

740

2fO

4,840

4,290

3,

2,

2,

520

390

590

2,250

2,060

1,

1,

1,

370

720

540

1,440

1,400

1,

1,

1,

1,

300

440

260

400

1,130

Sept.

1,050

971

928

895

760

674

760

734

645

662

656

589

604

599

594

556

556

528

472

524

532

589

537

506

468

130

345

337

326

331

-

Runoff

Inches

0.03

.05

.05

3.84

.02

.05

.69

.70

.34

.10

.08

.17

.05

2.33

Acre feet

24,900

40,010

3,051,000

17,180

38,460

551,800

553,800

269,800

82,590

65,910

136,600

36,020

1,857,000

Peslc discharge (base, 5,000 sec.-ft.).- Mar. 24 (10 a.m.) 17,900 sec.-ft.; Aug. 11 (9 p.m.) 6,340 

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

3 No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Minnesots River 3t Judson.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated g3ge heighb.

h Computed from wire-weight g3ge resding.

Note.- St3ge-discharge relation sffected by ice Nov. 11 to M3r. 4, Mar. 9, 15, 18-23.
168 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

Minnesota River near Carver, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°44', long. 93°38', in sec. 31, T. 115 N., R. 23 

 W., !i miles south of Carver and 37 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 690.00

feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Auxiliary chain gage, same datum, Z*

miles upstream.

Drainage area.- 16,200 square miles.

Records available.- September 1934 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 2,803 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 22,000 second-feet Mar. 24; maximum gage height, 

!nmn~C,eet Mar. 23; minimum daily discharge, 320 second-feet Jan. 29 tc Feb. 13; minimum gage height, 3.55 feet Oct. 23.

1934-48: Maximum discharge, 25,900 second-feet June 20, 21, 1943; maximum gage 

height, 22.82 feet May 25, 1944; minimum daily discharge, 85 second-rest Jan. 21, 22, 

1940; minimum gage height, 2.66 feet Nov. 22, 1935.

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

gage used to determine fall used in computing discharge during periods of changing 

slope, above gage height 7.0 feet.

Cooperation.- Auxiliary,gage readings furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

676 

686 

686 

886 

69K

6S8 

648 

629 

638 

638

639 

629 

601 

592 

565

565 

556 

547 

538 

538

520 

493 

484 

493 

538

547 

585 

585 

565 

583 

601

Nov.

592

610 

648 

676 

676

696 

762 

781 

820 

810

752 

705 

686 

714 

752

781 

810 

790 

810 

830

980 

1,140 

1,360 

1,400 

1,300

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,100 

1,100

Dec.

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200

1,100 

1,100 

1,100 

 1,000 

1,000

1,000 

1,000 

950 

950 

950

900 

900 

900 

900 

850

850 

850 

850 

800 

800

800 

800 

750 

750 

750 

750

Jan.

700 

650 

650 

650 

600

600 

650 

650 

650 

600

800 

600 

600

550 

550

500 

480 

460 

 440 

440

420 

400 

400 

380 

380

380 

340 

340 

320 

320 

320

Month

Ootc 

Hove 

Deoe

Ce

Janv 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Align 

Sept

We

mber ......................

lendar year 1947 .........

ary

ember .....................

ter year 1947-48 ..........

Feb.

320 

320 

320 

320 

520

320 

320 

320 

320 

 320

320 

320 

320 

340 

540

540 

360 

560 

580 

500

650 

900 

1,000 

1,300 

1,900

2,000 

2,200 

3,000 

3,400

Seoondfoo todays

18,583 

26,681 

29,550

1,665,907

15,580 

25,150 

505,600 

536,450 

160,920 

51,240 

42,970 

74,221 

28,878

1,111,403

Mar.

4,200 

5,000 

5,500 

6,000 

 6,000

6,500 

6,500 

6,500 

8,000 

5,500

4,600 

3,800 

3,400 

3,200 

3,200

3,200 

3,400 

3,600 

5,500 

9,500

11,900 

15,400 

21,500 

21,800 

20,500

19,800 

19,300 

18,200 

17,800 

17,900 

18,400

Maximum

696 

1,400 

1,200

20,400

700 

3,400 

21,800 

18,200 

7,590 

2,660 

2,430 

5,390 

1,570

21,800

Apr.

18,200 

17,400 

18,400 

15,200 

14,600

13,800 

13,600 

13,900 

13,800 

13,100

12,700 

12,500 11,800' 

11,400 

10,900

10 , 500 

10,000 

10,600 

9,160 

8,640

8,350 

,920 

,630 

,570 

,530

,800 

,900 

8,050 

7,910 

7,790

May

7,590 

7,540 

7,190 

6,800 

8,610

6,600 

6,410 

6,260 

5,980 

6,030

5,940 

5,860 

6,260 

6,390 

6,120

5,7*80 

5,310 

5,010 

4,790 

4,550

4,360 

4,300 

3,970 

3,710 

3,370

3,280 

3,220 

3,080 

2,940 

2,870 

2,800

Minimum

484 

592

750

484

320 

320 

3,200 

7,550 

2,800 

1,150 

820 

658 

610

320

June

2,660 

2,660 

2,580 

2,660 

2,580

2,500 

2,430 

2,190 

1,990 

1,870

1,780 

1,660 

1,570 

1,490 

1,360

1,320 

1,270 

1,220 

1,220 

1,220

1,180 

1,150 

1,180 

1,220 

1,220

1,170 

1,220 

1,320 

1,440 

1,910

Mean

595 

889 

947

4,564

505 

798 

9,794 

11,220 

5,191 

1,708 

1,386 

2,394 

963

3,037

July

2,270 

2,430 

2,350 

2,190 

1,990

1,830 

1,660 

1,570 

1,620 

1,660

1,660 

1,490 

1,270 

1,140 

1,100

1,0*0 

1,0*0 

1,180 

1,220 

1,180

1,160 

1,020 

9TO 

9110 

1,050

1,110 

1,050 

1,050 

1,000 

8i'0 

8?0

Per 

square 

mile

0.037 

.055 

.058

.282

.031 

.049 

.605 

.695 

.320 

.105 

.086 

.148 

.059

.187

Aug.

790 

762 

686 

638 

887

658 

687 

743 

850 

1,180

3,150 

4,630 

5,390 

5,390 

5,080

4,900 

4,700 

5,960 

3,580 

3,220

2,870 

2,660 

2,350 

2,270 

2,030

1,870 

1,780 

1,780 

1,740 

1,700 

1,570

Sept.

1,570 

1,400 

1,320 

1,270 

1,220

1,180 

1,080 

1,040 

1,060 

1,040

990 

990 

960 

900 

900

890 

880 

850 

840 

820

870 

850 

850 

840 

810

772 

762 

705 

629 

610

Runoff

Inches

0.04 

.06 

.07

3.81

.04 

.05 

.70 

.77 

.57 

.12 

.10 

.17 

.07

2.56

Acre-feet

36,460 

52,920 

58,210

3,304,000

30,900 

45,880 

602,200 

667,300 

319,200 

101,600 

85,230 

147,200 

57,280

2,204,000

'Beo.-rt.j Aug. 14 (12:05 a.m.; 5,430 sec.-ft.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ioe Nov. 24 to Mar, 20 (discharge computed from graph 

based on gage readings Mar. 8-16). Discharge obtained using fall as a factor Mar. 21 to May 28 and 

Aug. 12-19.
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 169

Whetstone River near Big Stone City, S. Dak.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°17', long. 96°29', in sec. IB, T, 121 N., R. 46 

w. , if miles west of Big Stone City and 2 miles upstream from Big Stone Lake. Datum 

of gage Is 996.96 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 389 square miles. t

Records available.- March 1910 to November 1912 (at site 2 miles downstream) and March 

lyai to September 1948 in reports of Geological Survey. April 1899 to May 1904 and 

March 1910 to November 1912 (at site 2 miles downstream) in publication of State Drainage Commission of Minnesota entitled "Report of Water Resources

Minnesota for 1909-12. s Investigations of

Records incomplete for some winters. 

Average discharge.- 13 years (1935-48), 54.2 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,370 second-feet Mar. 25 (gage height, 10.87 

feet ) T minimum dally, 2.4 second-feet Feb. 8-12.

1910-12, 1931-48: Maximum discharge, 5,500 second-feet Apr. 11. 1947 (gage height, 

13.95 feet); no flow at times in most years.

Maximum stage known, about 26 feet, present site and datum, in June 1919, from 

Information by local resident.

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

ror period of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septesber 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

5.4 

5.4 

5.6 

5.4 

5.4

5.4 

4.7 

4.7 

5.4 

8.0

8.0 

8.0 

8.6 

7.4 

10

11 

9.4 

8.6 

8.6 

9.4

8.0 

6.7 

8.0 

9.4 

10

12 

12 

11 

10 

10 

11

Nov.

12 

11 

11 

12

12

12 

12 

13 

13 

12

11 

10 

*10 

10 

11

10 

10 

9.5 

8.5 

8.5

12 

10 

9.5 

8.5

7.5

7.0 

6.5 

6.0 

' 6.0 

5.0

Dec.

5.0 

4.6 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4

5.0 

4.4 

4.2 

*5.0 

5.0

5.0 

5.5 

5.5 

6.0 

5.5

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

7.5 

7.5

8.0 

8.0 

7.5 

S.O 

8.0

8.0 

8.0 

7.0 

6.5 

6.0 

6.0

Jan.

6.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

7.0 

7.5 

8.5 

8.0 

8.0

7.5 

7.0 

*6.5 

6.0 

5.5

5.0 

5.0 

4.8 

5.0 

5.0

4.8 

4.2 

3.S 

4.0

4.0

4.0 

V a4.4

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Jam: 

Febt 

Hare 

Apra 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Align 

Sep1

We

nber ......................

mber ......................

lenda r year 1947 

ary

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

. st ........................

ember .....................

ter year 1947-48 ..........

Feb.

4.8 

4.8 

4.4

3.6 

3.2

2.8 

2.6 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.6 

2.6 

2.8

3.2 

*3.8 

4.2 

3.8 

3.2

3.4 

3.6 

4.0 

4.4 

5.0

6.5 

11 

16 

22

Secondfoot-days

252.5 

296.5 

187.9

33,057.4

174.1 

140.3 

13,701.0 

5,361 

1,598 

1,289.7 

1,755 

591.6 

281.3

25,628.9

Mar.

19 

17 

16 

14 

14

14 

14 

11 

10 

7.5

6.5 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5 

8.0

7.5 

S.O 

*9.5 

36 

120

200 

340 

1,400 

2,800 

5,070

2,180 

852 

524 

d620 

742 

620

Maximum

12 

13 

8.0

4,710

8.5 

22 

3,070 

382 

109 

196 

434 

43is'

3,070

Apr.

382 

266 

255 

251 

382

308 

233 

211 

200 

178

161 

162 

159 

147 

153

159 

136 

121 

112 

113

124 

124 

111 

109 

120

144 

150 

143 

134 

113

May

104 

103 

109 

105 

92

81 

72 

68 

64 

60

59

58 

56 

54 

50

46 

43 

41 

39 

37

35 

32 

28 

27 

25

23 

20 

IS 

17 

16 

16

Minimum

4.7 

5.0 

4.2

3.6

3.8 

2.4 

6.5 

109 

16 

S.5 

13 

7.3 

5.5

2.4

June

15 

13 

12 

12 

14

13 

11 

10 

9.7 

9.3

8.9 

9.7 

9.3 

8.9 

8.5

8.5 

8.9 

IS 

25 

31

42 

39 

81 

192 

196

134 

106 

99 

81 

64

Mean

8.15 

9.83 

6.06

90.6

5.62 

4.84 

442 

179 

51.5 

43.0 

56.6 

19.1 

9.38

70.0

July

51 

44 

37 

32 

27

24 

20 

18 

15 

14

14 

14 

13 

13 

13

14 

13

13 

13 

73

103 

434 

308 

136 

83

60 

f44

I a30 

h22

Per 

square 

mile

o.oai

.025 

.016

.233

.014 

.012 

1.14 

.460 

.132 

.111 

.146 

.049 

.024

.180

Aug.

» a!9

,-al6

h!3 

a20 

a27 

,h33 

a36

f39 

43 

32 

24 

18

15 

13 

11 

9.7 

8.?

S.I 

f7.7 

h28 

14 

8.9 

7.3

Sept.

6.9 

6.6 

6.2 

5.8

8.0

16 

18 

13 

9.7 

9.3

8.9 

8.1 

7.3 

6.9 

6.6

6.2 

5.8 

5.5 

5.5 

8.0

16 

15 

13

12 

11

10 

9.7 

9.3 

8.9 

8.1

Runoff

Inches to re-feet

0.02 501 

.03 588 

.02 373

3.15 65,560

.02 345 

.01 278 

1.31 27,180 

.51 10,630 

.15 3,170 

.12 2,560 

.17 3,480 

.06 1,170 

.03 558

2.45 50,830

Peak discharge (base 2OO, sec. -ft.).- Mar. 25 (4 a.m.) 3,370 sec. -ft.; Apr. 5 (3 p.m.) 448 sec.-

ft.; June Z4 (Io p.m.) 238 sec.-ft.; July 2o (6 p.m.) 492 sec.-ft.j July 22 (ll:3O a.m.) 524 sec.-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of record for Yellow Bank River near Odessa

d Computed on basis of doubtful gage height.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage height.

h Computed from staff-gage reading.
170 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

Yellow Bank River near Odessa, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°13'. long. 96°21', in SW^SWi sec. 6, T. 120

 N., R. 45 W., 150 feet downstream from nlghway bridge, 2t miles southwest of Odessa, 

and 4-j miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 398 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,460 second-feet Mar. 25; maxi-num gage height,

 Ib.Ub feet Mar. 25 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 2.4 second-feet Feb. 

8-13; minimum gage height, 1.94 feet Aug. 6.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 5,090 second-feet Apr. 11, 1°4V (gage height, 16.61 

feet); no flow Jan. 26 to Feb. 8, 1940, Jan. 8, 9, 1942.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from debris, 

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except periods of ice effect or badtaater from debris 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24 Mai'. 24 to Sept. 30

1.7 2.5 2.2 22 8.0 1,190 1.9 7.3 3.2 143 10.5 2,070 

1.8 4.0 2.- 63 10.0 1,900 2.0 11 4.0 298 12. 0 2,590 

1.9 6.3 3.C 115 11.2 2,420 2.2 21 5.5 614 14.0 3,310 

2.0 9.7 4.5 367 2.5 42 6.5 859 

2.1 15 6.0 650 2.8 77 8.5 1,440

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

IP

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4.6 

4.6 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0

5.0

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.5

5.5 

6.0 

6.0 

6.5 

6.5

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5

8.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.5

Nov.

11 

12 

12 

12 

13

13 

14 

14 

14 

13

13 

12 

12 

 12 

11

12 

12 

12 

13 

13

13 

13 

12 

10 

9.5

9.5 

9.0 

9.0 

8.5 

8.5

Dec.

8.5 

8.5

8.5 

8.0 

8.0

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

*8.5 

8.5

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0

8.0 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5

7.5

7.5 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

6.5 

6.5 

5.5

Jan.

5.0 

4.8 

4.6 

4.8 

5.0

5.0 

5.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

5.5 

5.5 

5.2

*5.0 

5.0

4.6 

4.4 

4.4 

4.6 

5.0

5.0 

4.8 

4.4 

4.0 

4.0

3.8 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.4 

3.4

Feb.

3.2

3.0 

3.0 

2.8 

2.6

2.6 

2.6 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.6 

2.6

2.8 

2.8 

*2.8 

2.8 

2.8

2.6 

2.6 

2.8 

3.4 

4.2

6.5 

8.5 

9.5 

9.5

Month SecondMontn foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1947 ......

ary

192.7 

352.0 

237.5

36,050.2

*uary

......................... i, 

St........................ 3,

ember ..................... i

147.0 

103.0 

895.0 

212 

351 

034 

046 

180.4 

193

ter year 1947-48 .......... 30,943.6

Mar.

8.0 

7.5 

7.0 

6.5 

6.0

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

5.5

5.0 

5.0 

4.6 

4.6 

4.8

5.0 

6.5 

8.0 

*10 

14

48 

160 

5OO 

2,400 

3,330

2,210 

1,140 

75; 

755 

755 

730

Maximum

9.5 

14 

8.5

3,410

6.5 

9.5

3,310 

537 

188 

288 

110 

472 

102

3,310

Apr.

537 

408 

419 

358 

358

338 

288 

258 

244 

224

195 

180 

174 

188 

170

218 

224 

180 

156 

154

145 

147 

141 

136 

172

228 

318 

252 

218 

184

May

167 

152 

167 

188 

163

139 

120 

106 

97 

88

83 

78 

73 

69 

65

58 

56 

52 

49 

44

40 

38 

35 

33 

31

30 

28 

27 

26 

25 

24

June

24 

22 

21 

20 

20

21 

26 

25 

22 

20

19 

19 

19 

18 

18

19 

19 

27 

33 

46

64 

60 

82 

127 

188

174 

212 

288 

224 

157

July

110 

86 

68 

56

46

40 

35 

31 

27 

24

22 

El 

20 

19 

18

19 

18 

1? 

1? 

20

33 

39 

49 

42 

36

31 

26 

22 

2O 

IB 

15

Per 

Minimum Mean square 

mile

4.6 6.22 0.016 

8.5 11.7 .029 

5.5 7.66 .019

3.4 98.8 .248

3.4 4.74 .012 

2.4 3.55 .0089 

4.6 416 1.05 

136 240 .603 

24 75.8 .190 

18 67.8 .170 

15 33.7 .085 

9.0 103 .259 

21 39.8 .100

2.4 84.5 .212

Aug.

13 

12 

11 

1C 

9.4

9.0 

11 

11 

23 

50

130 

220 

222 

157 

138

472 

388 

258 

191 

150

123 

103 

88 

72 

62

53 

46 

41 

38 

36 

33

Sept.

31

28 

26 

23 

24

50 

44 

54 

102 

88

62 

49 

40 

36 

31

27 

24 

22 

21 

21

36 

36 

51 

54 

44

40 

3& 

33 

31 

29

Runoff

Inches

0.02 

.03 

.02

3.36

.01 

.01 

1.20 

.67 

.22 

.19 

.10 

' .30 

.11

2.88

Ao re-feet

382 

698 

471

71,510

292 

204 

25,580 

14,300 

4,660 

4,030 

2,070 

6,310 

2,370

61.370

Peak discharge (base, 300 see.-ft. K- Mar. 25 (9 a.m.) 3,460 sec.-ft.; Apr. 26 (10 to 11 p.m.) 

28 sec.-ft.: June 27 (8:15 p.m.) 318 sec.-ft.; Aug. 16 (11 a.m.) 570 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 9 to Mar. 24. Backwater fr^m debris Oct. 1 

o Nov. 8.
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 171

Ponme de Terre River near Appleton, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 45°14', long. 95°59' , in Nfi£ sec. 1, T. 120 N. , R. .43 W. , 

a miles northeast of Appleton and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 885 square miles.

Records available.- March 1931 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1935-48), 77.7 second-feet.

Extremes . - Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,440 second-feet Mar. 26 (gage height, 

B.il reet); minimum daily, 6.0 second-feet Feb. 8-12, 20-22, Mar. 10-13; minimum gage 

height observed, 0.49 foot Aug. 28, Sept. 18-20.

1931-48: Maximum daily discharge, 3,140 second-feet Mar. 31, 1943; maximum gage 

height observed, 9.52 feet Mar. 30, 1943, from floodmark (backwater from ice); no 

flow during several periods .

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

twice daily. Plow regulated by lakes and dams above station.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except period of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second -feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6 to Nov. 7)

read

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

0.2 4.0 0.8 59 '0.5 19 3.O 538 

.3 6.6 1.4 168 .6 28 4.5 917 

.4 10 2.1 327 .7 40 6.0 1,460 

.5 18 3.0 548 1.0 89 7.O 1,900 

.6 29 3.4 651 1.5 185 7.9 2.34O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

21 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

24 

25 

25 

26

27 

27 

28 

29 

29

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

28 

28 

31 

40 

37

37 

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

Nov.

34 

31 

34 

34 

34

34 

42 

42 

42 

40

38 

36 

34 

»30 

30

30 

30 

28 

28

30

32 

32 

30 

28 

28

28 

28 

26 

26 

28

Dec.

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

28 

26 

24 

22 

*22

22 

22 24' 

24 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

20 

18

Jan.

16 

16 

16 

17 

18

19 

20 

20 

20

20

20 

18 

18 

*18 

18

16 

16 

16 

17 

18

16 

15 

13 

12 

12

10 

9.5 

9.5 

10 

10 

10

Feb.

10 

8.5 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0

7.5 

6.5 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0

6.0 

6.0 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

7.5 

7.5 

6.5 

*6.5 

6.0

6.0 

6.0 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

6.5 

6.5 

7.5 

8.0

Month SecondMontn foot-days

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ......................

882 

967 

722

lendar year 1947 ......... 50,664

ary

ember .....................

484.0 

200.0 

,651.5 

,453 

,715 

,849 

,186 

967 

860

ter year 1947-48. ......... 36,936.5

Mar.

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

*8.0 

7.5

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

6.5 

6.0

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.5 

8.0

8.5 

8.5 

9.0 

12 

13

19 

28 *48 

65O 

1,260

2,340 

1,86O 

1,500 

890 

980 

917

Maximum

40 

42 

28

1,800

20 

10 

2,340 

838 

£53 

8£ 

62 

48 

69

2,340

Apr.

838 

763 

738 

663 

713

638 

588 

538 

513 

488

464 

464 

464 

392 

392

392 

368 

345 

322 

345

322 

299 

288 

253 

299

345 

345 

322 

288 

264

May

253 

242

253 

253 

£30

207 

196 

185 

185 

174

164 

154 

154 

144 

144

144 

134 

134 

134 

123

116 

111 

105 

102 

103

100

loo 

loo

96 

89 

86

June

82 

7£ 

69 

66 

66

62 

59 

59 

56 

53

50 

46 

46 

46 

43

40 

40 

54 

67

67

69 

69 

72 

66 

69

79 

75 

7£ 

69 

66

July

Per 

Minimum Mean square 

mile

21 28.5 0.032 

£6 32.2 .036 

18 23.3 .026

12 139 .157

9.5 15.6 .018 

6.0 6.90 .0078 

6.0 344 .389 

253 448 .506 

86 152 .17£ 

40 61.6 .070 

24 38.3 .043 

19 31.2 .035 

19 28.7 .032

6.0 '101 .114

Peak discharge (base, 2OO sec. -ft.).- Mar. 26 (5~:SO p.m.) 2,440 sec. -ft.; Apr.

6£ 

59 

56 

53 

46

43 

40 

40 

40 

38

35 

33 

30 

28 

28

27 

26 

24 

24 

32

42

38 

38 

35 

35

33 

34 

38 

46 

43 

40

Aug.

3 1? 

3EI 

35

?B 

30

3 ' 

40 

48

*6 

*2 

38 

35 

33

32 

35 

32 

30 

30

27 

£4 

£3 

21

23

21 

21 

19 

26 

£8 

28

Sept.

29 

26 

24 

24 

£1

59 

69 

48 

34 

29

25 

23 

£4 

23 

21

£1 

£1 

19 

19 

19

25 

43 

34 

26 

£6

25 

£4 

£2 

£3 

£3

Runoff

Inches Acre feet

0.04 

.04

.03

2.13

.02 

.01 

.45 

.57 

.£0 

.08 

.05 

.04 

.04

1.57

1,750 

1,920 

1,430

100,500

960 

397 

21,130 

£6,680 

9,350 

3,670 

2,350 

1,920 

1,710

73,270

26 (8:30 a.m.)

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 8 to Mar. 24.
172 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

Lao qul Parle River near Lao qui Parle, Mlnn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°00' , long. 95°5S', In SWt sec. 27, T. 118 N. , R. 

42 w . , 1 mile southwest of village of Lac qui Parle.

Drainage area.- 983 square miles.

Records available, - March 1931 to September 1948; April 1910 to November 1914 at site 

a mnes downstream.

Average discharge.- 17 years (1912-13, 1931-32, 1933-48), 96.0 second-feet.

Extremes , - Maximum discharge during year, 7,490 second-feet Mar. 25; maximum gage height, 

lU'.SSi feet' Mar. 24 (backwater from ice); minimum dally discharge, 1.5 second-feet 

Feb. 24; minimum gage height, 0.88 foot Oct. 12, 13.

1910-14, 1931-48: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 25, 1948; no flow at times In 

several years.

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

for period of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1946

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

19 

21 

22 

22 

22

22 

20 

18 

18 

17

15

15 

15 

15 

16

16 

16 

16 

17 

18

19 

18 

18 

22 

24

27 

31 

32 

32 

32 

33

Nov.

35 

37 

41 

46 

48

50 

51 

48 

42 

42

42 

38 

40 

*42 

47

47 

41 

42 

42 

43

54 

39 

40 

38

38

38 

38 

36 

34 

34

Dec.

32 

30 

30 

28 

28

28 

26 

24 

24 

24

»24 

24 

24 

24 

22

22 

22 

22 

20 

20

20 

20 

19 

20 

20

20 

19 

18 

18 

16 

14

Jan.

13 

13 

14 

15 

14

16 

18 

18 

15 

13

12 

11 

10 

9.5 

9.0

7.5 

7.0 

7.0 

*7.0 

6.5

6.0 

5.5 

5.0 

5.0 

4.8

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8

Feb.

5.0 

4.4 

3.4 

3.0 

2.8

2.4 

2.4 

2.2 

2.0 

1.9

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7

2.0 

2.4 

2.0

1-

 1.5 

1.7

2.4 

4.4 

6.5 

9.5

u_. +h Second- Month foot-days

Octc 

Hove

Decs

Ce

Jan i 

Febi 

Marc 

AprJ 

May 

June 

Jul; 

Augi 

Sept

W:

ber .......................

ilendar year 1947 ......

ary

648 

,253

702

87,502.5

i i

Lit:::::::::::::::::::::::: ;

ember ..................... ]

289.4 

79.4 

,499 

,942 

,914 

,057 

,430 

,860 

.683

iter year 1947-48 .......... 79,356.8

Peak discharge (base, 200 sec. -ft.).- Mar

sec. -ft.; June 28 (5 a.m.) 788 sec. '-ft.; Aui 

480 sec. -ft. 

* Winter discharge measurment made on thi 

a No gage-height record; discharge comput 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected

Mar.

12 

12 

11 

9.5 

9.5

8.5 

8.0 

7.5 

7.0 

6.0

6.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10 

11

*13 

19 

30

75 

120

240 

1,000 

3,400 

*S,500 

6,500

'5,470 

4,960 

3,970 

3,190 

2,650 

2,230

Maximum

33 

54 

32

3,560

18 

9.5 

6,500 

1,830 

437 

728 

291 

480 

113

6,500

Apr.

1,830 

al,600 

1,330 

1,130 

985

884 

773 

698 

608 

550

493 

451 

424 

397 

371

35S 

330 

300 

2S3 

271

269 

273 

273 

273 

317

371 

479 

521 

579 

521

May

437 

397 

397 

384 

371

345

322 

297 

271 

250

234 

220 

206 

191 

176

161 

148 

133 

119 

105

94 

86 

81 

74 

71

66 

62 

58 

55 

52 

51

June

50 

48 

46 

43 

42

40 

38 

36 

35 

33

29 

28 

26 

24 

23

22 

24 

32 

40 

43

60

aeo

8170 

176 

206

440 

638 

728 

493 

364

July

Per 

Minimum Mean square 

mile

15 20.9 0.021 

34 41.8 .043 

14 22.6 .023

6.0 240 .244

4.4 9.34 .0095 

1.5 2.74 .0028 

6.0 1,274 1.30 

269 598 .608 

51 191 .194 

22 135 .137 

30 78.4 .080 

21 157 .160 

26 56.1 .057

1.5 217 .221

291 

239 

198 

168 

142

120 

103 

88 

72 

64

55 

48 

42 

38 

35

35 

35 

34 

36 

38

53 

52 

57 

65 

64

58 

52 

45 

39 

34 

30

Aug.

27 

26 

24 

23 

21

22 

25 

25 

40 

104

218 

340 

229 

186 

254

440 

480 

402 

306 

252

214 

1S6 

166 

146 

131

120 

106 

98 

90 

83 

76

Sept.

66 

58 

51 

44 

40

62 

72 

106 

113 

101

80 

70 

60 

52 

45

38 

33 

29

26 

27

34 

42 

60 

88 

64

57 

52 

48 

44 

41

Runoff

Inches

0.02 

.05 

.03

3.31

.01 

.003 

1.49 

.68 

.22 

.15 

.09 

.18 

.06

2.98

Acre-feet

1,290 

2,490 

1,390

173,600

»574 

157 

78,350 

35,590 

11,730 

8,050 

4,820 

9,640 

3,340

157,400

. 25 (5:30 a.m.) 7,490 sec. -ft.; Apr. 29 (5 p.m.) 594 

g. 12 (9 a.m.) 358 sec. -ft.; Aug. 17 (11 a.m. to 5 p.m.)

s day. 

=d on basis of records for Yellow Bank River near Odessa, 

bv ice Nov. 9-14. Nov. 23 to Mar. 2R.
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 173

Chlppewa River near Milan, Mlnn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45 e 07', long. 95°48', In SEtSE^ sec. 16, T. 119 

 II., H. 41 W., 800 feet upstream from bridge on Stage Highway 40, Sf miles downstream 

from unnamed tributary, and 5f miles east of Milan.

Drainage area.- 1,720 square miles.

Records available.- March 1937 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 186 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,770 second-feet Mar. 26; maximum gage he'.ght, 

8.46 reet (backwater from Ice); minimum dally discharge, 8.0 second-feet Feb. 20, 21; 

minimum gage height, 1.40 feet Oct. 9.

1937-48: Maximum discharge, 5,170 second-feet Apr, 1, 1943; no flow for several 

weeks during 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of Ice effect, which are fair. Plow 

regulated by several small lakes above station.

Rating tables, water year 19*7-48, exoept period of toe effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 26 Mar. ee to Sept. SO

1.1 7.8 1.5 44 S.O 477 1.4 50 2.

1.2 15 1.7 BO 4.0 942 1.5. 41 5. i.s ei e.o 150 4.5 1,200 i.e ss 4.

1.4 50 2.5 e95 1.6 95 5.

e.l 167 5.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year Ootober 1947 to September

Day

2 

3 

4 

5

7 

S

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

56 

96

57 

SB 

SB

56 

54

51 

51 

54

55 

56

56 

54 

56

37 

37 

36 

37 

56

54

S3 

41 

46

4S

46 

52 

54 

52 

51 

54

Nov.

56

52 

52 

56 

58

55 

55

50 

46 

44

40 

40 

40 

 40 

40

40 

40 

40 

SB

38

40 

SB

I* 

36 

SO

28

ee

28 

28 

28

Deo.

28ee 

ee

26

32

se 

se

52

se 32

se 

se

30 

28 

26

24 

24

24 

22 

22

22 

22

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

20 

20

eo 

eo

Jan.

eo 

eo 

ee

24 

24

22 22

22

eo

19

19

IB 

16 

15 

15

 11 

11 

12 

12 

IS

12ie

10 

10 

10

10 

9.5 

10 

10 

10 

10

Feb.

10 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

9.5 

9.5 

B. 5 

9.5

9.5

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

10 

10

10 

10 

6.5 

 8.5 

B.O

8.0 

9.5 

10 

11 

IS

19 

24

se 

se

iinn+v, Seoond- 

*°nth foot-days

Ootc 

MOTI 

Deoe

Ci

Jam 

Febi 

Hare

&'

Juni 

Julj Augi 

S,pi

Hi

inber 1

inber ......................

,215 

,236 

79B

klendar year 1947 ......... 116,327

iftry

h ......................... ie

18t ........................ 2

tenber ..................... l

470.5 

350. 5 

,112 

,705 

,213 

,235 

,634 

,267 

,749

tter year 1947-48. ......... 61,161

Mar.

52 

30 

24

ee 

eo

eo

19 

19 

17 

12

13 

12 

11 

10 

10

10 

 10 

12 

19 

60

150 

*220 

360 

600 

1,200

1,700 

*1,S40 

1,630 

1,630 

1,450 

1,450

Maximum

54

58

se

2,0*0

2*

36 

1,700 

1,450 

627 

159 

93 

122 

67

1,700

Apr.

1,450 

1,280 

1,220 

1,170 

1,120

1,060 

1,010 

963 

911 

664

815 

791 

767 

720 

696

673 

627 

604 

560 

580

539 

531 

514 

514 

560

 582

650 

673 

650 

627

Hay

627 ee?

604 

804 

S04

560 

559

ses

502 

466

475 

459

437 

422 

404

395 

372 

362 

346 

344

309 

290 

273 

254 

236

224 

210 

196 

IBS 

177 

167

June

159 

149 

156 

127 

119

117 

115 

102 

97 

91

85 

85 

81 

77 

69

66 

66 

85 

85 

97

102 

115 

154 

141 

136

129 

124 

117 

110 

99

Minimum Mean

31 39. 2 

26 41.2 

20 25.7

eo 52*

9.5 15. e

e.o ie.i

10 591 

514 790 

167 594 

66 108 

37 59.2 

39 73.1 

56 56.3

6.0 167

4 251 

0 459

0 915 

0 1,450 

4 1,700

1948

July

Per

square 

mile

0.023 

.024 

.015

.186

.0088 

.0070 

.227 

.459 

.229 

.065 

.054 

.042 

.054

.097

95 

65

81 

76 

67

64 

56

54

50 

47

44

39 

38 

SB 

37

40 

38 

40 

40 

40

62

69 

69 

66 

66

64 

67 

75 

87 

79 

64

Aug.

54

46 

44 

44 

59

59

44 

42

77 

61

99

115 

115 

122 

115

104 

108 

99

97 

99

95 

67 

73 

62 

56

53 

50 

46 

46 

56 

56

a^t.

56 

55

48 

41

40

69 

67 

69 

B5

67

69 

62 

56 

55

4B

41 

SB

37 

36 

37

66

M61

77

67 

62 

58 

54 

52

Runoff

Inches

0.03 

.03 

.02

2.58

.01 

.01 

.26 

.51 

.26 

.07 

.04 

.05 

.04

1.55

Aore-feet

2,410 

2,450 

1,580

23*, 700

955 

695

24,020 

47,010 

24,220 

6,410 

5,640 

4,500 

5,470

121,500

Peak discharge (base. 200 seo.-ft.J.-

 winter discharge measurement nacM~on IRIB aay.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ioe Nov. 6 to Mar. 25.

.- Mar, 26 (6iSO a.m.) 1,770 sec.-ft. 

~ in this day
174 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

Yellow Medicine River near Granite Palls, Mlnn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°43 I , long. 9S°31', In see. 35, T. 115 N., R. 39 W., 6 miles 

 upstream from mouth and 8 miles south of town of Granite Palls.

Drainage area.- 653 square miles.

Records available.- March 1931 to June 1938, October 1939 to September 1948 (winter recorwTncompiete prior to October 1939).

Average discharge.- 11 years (1935-37, 1939-48), 81.6 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,510 second-feet Mar. 25; maximum 

gage height observed, 7.00 feet Mar. J3 (backwater from Ice); no flow Jan. 21-27.

1931-38, 1939-48: Maximum discharge observed, that of Mar. 25, 19t8; maximum gage 

height observed, 7.00 feet Mar. 27, 1943, Mar. 23, 1948 (backwater from Ice); no flow 

on several days In 1931, 1933, 1948.

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

 re"ad"'twlce dally.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except period of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-11)

Gage

Oct. 1 to Mar. 23 Mar. 24 to Sept. 30

0.5 0.8 1.0 12 2.2 161 0.6 1.8 1.2 24 3.5 

.6 1,8 1.1 18 2.5 242 .7 3.5 1.5 56 4.0 

.7 5.3 1.5 52 3.0 422 .S 5.7 1.8 97 5.5 

.8 5.8 1.8 65 3.7 750 .9 6.4 2.1 149 6.8 

.9 8.0 1.9 105 4.4 1,220 1.0 12 2.4 219 

1.1 16 2.8 344

Discharge, in eeoond-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Dajn

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

6.1 

6.6 

6.9 

7.2 

7.5

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

6.9

6.4 

6.4 

5.8 

4.9 

5.1

5.3 

5.3 

5.3 

.5.3 

5.6

6.1 

5.3 

6.4 

8.0 

7.5

7.7 

8.7 

11 

10 

10 

11

Nov.

13 

13 

12 

13 

16

16 

17 

15 

13 

12

13 

12 

11 

11 

13

14 

14 

 14 

13 

14

14 

11 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

9.5 

9.0 

8.5

Deo.

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.0 

8.0

8.0 

7.5 

7.0 

6.5 

6.0

6.0 

 6.0 

6.0 

5.5 

5.5

5.0 

4.6 

4.4 

4.4 

4.0

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

3.8 

3.8

3.4 

3.4

3.2 

3.0 

2.8 

2.6

Jan.

2.0 

1.8 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7

1.7 

1.4 

1.2 

1.0 

.8

.6 

.4 

.4 

.4

.2

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.4

.6 

.7 

.8

Feb.

0.8 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.5

.S 

.4 

.2 

.2 

.2

.3 

.4

.5 

.6 

.8

1.0 

1.5 

2.6 

2.4 

2.2

2.0 

2.4 

2.8 

3.8 

 4.8

5.5

10 

28 

32

£££.

Octc 

Nove 

Dec*

Ce

Jam 

Febi 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Augv 

Sep1

WE

mber ......................

lendar year 194 

ary

1 *t

1 ......................... -

ist ........................

ember .....................

218.3 

371.0 

165.9

>, 301.2

28.0 

108.2 

J.333 

i,706 

5,452 

1,117 

615. B 

374.0 

132.5

iter year 1947-48 .......... 31,621.8

Peak discharge (base, 50 sec. -ft.).- Mar.

Mar.

24

20 

18 

80 

20

22 

20 

20 

18 

13

12 

13 

14 

16 

16

 18 

20 

24 

30 

60

130 

320 

1,200 

3,250 

3,380

 2,660 

2,060 

1,820 

1,360 

1,010 

725

Maximum

11

17 

8.E

1,500

2.0 

32 

3,380 

510 

277 

97 

69 

39 

5.7

3,380

Apr.

510 

444 

363 

326 

293

247 

233 

208 

193 

182

170 

160 

140 

140 

130

122 

111 

102 

96 

94

96 

105 

108 

111 

149

193 

465 

510 

363 

344

Hay

277 

247 

206 

193 

193

182 

182 

182 

170 

149

140 

130 

122 

113 

108

99 

88 

78 

69 

66

60 

56 

50 

46 

42

40 

38 

34 

32 

30 

30

June

28 

28 

28 

26 

23

21 

20 

22 

26 

23

21 

21 

18 

16 

16

16 

16 

24 

20 

20

24 

32 

52 

63 

71

96 

97 

91 

82 

76

P 

Minimum Mean sqi 

m

July

69 

62 

54 

44 

37

32 

26 

21 

18 

15

14 

13 

12 

11 

11

11 

12 

11 

12 

12

16 

14 

12 

10 

10

10 

11 

9.8 

9.1 

9.1 

7.9

650 

940 

2,060 

3,380

Aug.

7.0 

6.8 

6.2 

6.5 

6.8

7.3 

7.9 

7.6 

30 

34

. 16 

11 

5.5 

5.7 

39

30 

22 

16 

12 

12

15 

11 

12 

9.8 

8.7

7.6 

6.5 

6.5 

6.2 

5.7 

5.7

Sept.

5.3 

4.8 

4.8 

4.4 

4.4

5.3 

5.5 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8

5.5 

5.3 

5.3 

4.8 

4.4

4.2 

3.9 

3.5 

3.2 

3.2

5.7 

 5.3 

4.6 

3.9 

3.5

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5

er Runoff

i e Inches

4.9 7.04 0.011 0.01 

8.5 12.4 .01? .02 

2.6 5.35 .00£2 .009

2.6 138 .211 2.88

0 .90 .0014 .002 

.2 3.73 .00£7 .006 

12 591 .90f 1.04 

94 224 .34? .38 

30 111 .17C .20 

16 37.2 .057 .06 

7.9 19.9 .03C .04 

5.5 12.1 .01? .02 

3.2 4.42 .0068 .008

0 86.4 .13F 1.80

25 (8:30 a.m.) 3,510 sec. -ft.; Apr. 28 (6:30

Acre-feet

433 

736 

329

99,770

56 

215 

36,360 

13,300 

6,850 

2,220 

1,220 

742 

263

62,720

a.m.) 532

sec. -ft.; June 26-27, 97 sec. -ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 21 to Mar. 23.
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 175

Spring Creek near Hazel Run, Minn.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 44°43'00", long. 95°41'40", in NW^NEi sec. 5, T. 114 N., R. 

4U w., on highway bridge 2 miles southeast of Hazel Run and 1? miles upstream from 

mouth.

Records available.- March 1945 to September 1948 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 616 second-feet Mar. 24 (gage height, 

1U.6U feet); no flow on many days.

1945-48: MaxLuum discharge observed, that of Mar. 24, 1948; no flow on many d^ys 

in 1946, 1947, 1948.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year, 1947-48, except period of loe effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.5 0.1 1 0 2.3 3.5 50 

.6 .3 12 4.0 4.5 97 

.7 .6 15 7.1 6.0 197 

.8 1.0 21 14 8.0 362 

.9 1.6 2 8 27 10.4 594

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 194 .......... ... .......

ter year 1947-48 .......................

Mar.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

*bO 

0 

0 

b2.5 

b5.7

b24 

bllS 

407 

594 

583

*510 

416 

326 

227 

183 

148

Apr.

115 

91 

76 

39 

48

40 

36 

32 

27 

25

24 

21 

19 

17 

16

14 

13 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

16

18 

27 

30 

28 

30

Secondfoot-days

0 

0 

0

6,444

0 

0 

3,541.2 

886 

375.4 

74.2 

34.1 

37.5 

5.1

4,953.5

May

34 

33 

28 

26 

24

22 

21 

19 

17 

16

15 

14 

12 

11 

10

9.3 

8.8 

7.6 

6.7 

6.1

5.6 

5.0 

4.2 

3.6 

3.2

2.8 

2.5 

2.2 

2.0 

1.9 

1.9

Maximum

0 

0 

0

211

0 

0 

594 

115 

34 

8.8 

5.0 

3.7 

.8

594

June

1.6 

1.4 

1.2 

1.0 

.9

.9 

.8 

.7 

.5 

.5

.4 

.6 

.6 

.5 

.4

.5 

.5 

.7 

.8 

1.4

3.5 

4.2 

5.1 

5.0 

3.3

7.6 

8.8 

7.6 

7.1 

6.1

July

5.0 

, 4.1 

3.3 

2.9 

2.5

2.2 

1.9 

1.6 

1.4 

1.0

.8 

.8 

.6 

.5 

.5

.4

.4 

.4 

.5 

.4

.9 

.8 

.5 

.4

.2

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Aug.

\ 0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.2 

.6

.7

.6 

.5

.3 

1.3

3.7

3.6 

2.9 

2.9 

2.7 

2.1

1.7 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.7

1.4 

1.2 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

.9

Sept.

0.8 

.6 

.5 

.3 

.3

.2 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.3

.3 

.2 

.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

T) 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Minimum Mean * «^

00 0 

00 

00 

0 

0

0 17.7 12,790

00 

00 

0 

0 

0 114 7,020 

12 29.5 1,760 

1.9 12.1 745 

.4 2.47 147 

0 1.10 68 

0 1.21 74 

0 .16 10

0 13.5 9,820

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
176 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 

Redwood River at Marshall, Mlnn.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 44°27', long. 95°47', In NW£ sec. 4, T. Ill N., R. 41 W., at 

highway bridge on Fourth Street In Marshall, 10 miles upstream froir Threemile Creek.

Drainage area.- 307 square miles.

Records available.- March 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,100 second-feet Mar. 22; maximum gage 

neignt observed, 8.89 feet Mar. 22 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 0.1 second-foot Sept. 19 (gage height, 0.22 foot).

1940-48: Maximum discharge observed, 1,800 second-feet June 10, 1947 (gage height, 

9.64 feet); no flow at times.

Flood In April 1937 reached a stage of 9.5 feet, from floodmark?.

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

reia once or twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except period of loe effect

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 1, Sept. 20-30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 26 Mar. 27 to Sept. 30

0.4 1.1 0.7 6.0 0.2 0 0.8 7.6 2.6 151 

.5 2.3 .8 9.1 .3 .5 ' .9 11 3.6 280 

.6 3.7 1.0 18 .4 1.1 1.1 21 4.5 414 

.6 3.4 1.5 46 

.7 5.1 2.0 87

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

3.4 

4.2 

4.2 

3.4 

S.I,

2.1 

2.7 

3.7 

3.4 

4.6

4.6 

4.8 

4.2 

3.9 

4.2

4.8 

5.3 

5.3 

5.8 

4.6

4.4 

4.4 

8.8 

7.2 

6.9

8.5 

8.8 

8.5 

9.1 

9.5 

13

Nov.

19 

17

17 

16 

17

18 

18 

17 

5.5 

3.3

3.0 

5.5 

5.5 

6.0 

6.0

7.0 

6.0 

 9.0 

6.0 

10

13 

7.0 

770 

7.0 

7.0

7.0 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

Dec.

6.5 

6.0 

5.5 

5.5

5.5

5.5 

5.0 

4.4 

4.2 

4.2

4.0 

 3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.6 

3.6

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

3.6 

3.4 

3.4 

3.2 

2.8 

2.4

Jan.

2.4 

2.4 

2.2 

2.2 

2.6

2.6 

3.0 

3.2 

2.8 

2.S

2.8 

2.6 

2.6 

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

2.6 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

3.0 

 3.0 

2.8 

2.6 

2.4

2.0 

2.0 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

Feb.

2.8 

2.6 

2.6 

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.2 

2.2 

2.6

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

3.0

3.8 

4.4 

5.0 

3.8 

3.4

3.2 

3.4 

3.8 

3.8 

4.2

 4.6 

6.0 

8.0 

13

i&S.

Ooto 

Hove

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber ..,,,,......,,,,.,....

lendar year 1947 

ary

171.4 

285.8 

126.9

......... 28,543,1

at ..... ....

ember ......,.....,..,.,.,.

79.8 

109.2 

,054 

,372 

,416 

828 

409k 3 

145.9 

38.0

ter year 1947-48 .......... 15,036.3

Mar.

16 

16 

15 

 15 

16

16 

16 

15 

13 

12

11 

12 

14 

16 

17

18 

 19 

55 

260 

 480

700 

 1,100 

900 

750 

600

 480 

414 

309 

241 

254 

254

Maximum

13 

19 

6.5

1,480

3.2 

13 

1,100 

267 

145 

69 

37 

9.3 

3.3

1,100

Apr.

202 

176 

151 

134 

122

107 

107 

102 

92 

82

82 

78 

69 

65 

61

57 

53 

50 

46 

46

46 

45 

50 

78 

157

241 

267 

22T 

202 

176

May

145 

128 

112 

102 

107

107 

97 

97 

92 

117

145 

139 

* 117 

107 

102

92 

78 

69 

57 

57

50 

40 

37 

34 

30

28 

28 

24 

22 

28 

28

June

-

Minimum Mean

2.1 5.53 

S.O 9.53 

2.4 4.09

1.3 78.2

2.0 2.57 

2.2 3.77 

11 228 

45 112 

22 77.9 

14 27.6 

6.8' 13.2 

.7 4.71 

.1 1.27

.1 41.1

22 

18 

18 

16 

22

24 

18 

17 

14 

14

16 

18 

16 

14 

14

14 

18 

22 

22 

23

24 

30 

32 

65 

69

57 

50 

50 

50 

41

July

37 

31 

24 

22

20

16 

15 

12 

10 

9.3

8.6 

7.9 

7.9 

9.3 

7.9

6.8 

7.9 

6.8 

9.3

10

14 

22 

14 

14

14

10 

9.3 

6.8 

9.3 

9.3 

7.9

Per 

square 

mil*

0.038 

.031 

.013

.255

.0084 

.012 

.743 

.365 

.254 

.090 

.043 

.015 

.OC41

.134

Aug.

7.9 

8.6 

8.6 

9.3 

7.9

6.8 

8.6 

5.8 

8.6 

6.8

5.4 

5.8 

8.6 

5.4 

6.4

5.4 

3.9 

3.6 

3.6 

3.3

2.8 

2.3 

1.9 

1.9 

1.6

1.0 

.8 

.7 

.9 

.7 

1.0

Sept.

0.8 

.8 

.6 

.5 

.4

1.0 

.7 

2.6 

2.4 

2.3

2.1 

2.0 

1.9 

1.6 

.9

.5 

.3 

.2 

.1 

.7

.6 

2.3 

3.3 

2.2 

1.9

1.2 

1.6 

.9 

.7 

.9

Runoff

Inches

0.02 

.03 

.02

3.46

.01 

.01 

.85 

.41 

.29 

.10 

.05 

.02 

.005

1.82

Ao re-feet

340 

567 

252

56,620

158 

217 

13,990 

6,690 

4,790 

1,640 

812 

289 

75

29,820

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 12 to Mar.
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 177

Redwood River near Redwood Falls, Minn.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 44°31', long. 95°10', in NE£ sec. 9, T. 112 8., R. 

36 w., 3 miles west of town of Redwood Falls and'8,5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 697 square miles.

Records available.- July 1909 to September 1914, August 1930 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1935-48), 86.5 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 2,580 second-feet Mar. 24; maximum gage 

height, 8.05 feet Mar. 23 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 2.0 second-feet 

Sept. 3-6, 14, 15; minimum gage height observed, 1.36 feet Sept. 3-6.

1909-14, 1930-48: Maximum discharge observed, 2,800 second-feet May 21, 1944; 

maximum gage height observed, that of Mar. 23, 1948; no flow for several days in 

January 1940.

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

which are fair. Gage read once or twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

11

12

1?

13

ais

13

12

12

11

11

11

all

10

10

10

10

9.3

9.3

a9.3

9.3

9.3

10

11

12

12

13

14

15

16

16

18

Nov.

19

18

19

22

20

19

17

17

al8

19

18

17

17

19

19

19

20 22

23

25

27

26

a22

20

19

17

15

14

13

a!2

-

Dec.

12

all

11

11

11

9.5

a8.S

8.0

7.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.S *6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

a6.0

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.5

a5. 5

5.5

5.0

Jan.

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.6

5.0

5.5

5.5

a6.0

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.5

aS.S

5.0

aS.O

aS.O

aS.O

5.0

5.0

aS.O

 5.0

a*. 8

4.6

a4.2

4.0

3.8

a3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 4947 .........

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

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

 arch .........................

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

May .

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48. .........

Feb.

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.4

a3.2

3.2

3.2

a3.2

- a3.2

a3.4

3.6

3.8

5.0

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.6

4.0

3.6

2.4

3.8

3.8

4.0

a4.2

 5.0

18

26

30

.

-

Secondfoot-days

365.5

572

223.0

75,709.4

148.9

172.4

15,693

7,140

5*123

958

342.7

82.7

32,314.2

Mar.

38

40

a42

44

40

36

a32

24

22

17

16

16

19

22

55

 75

95

120

190

260

400 550

1,700

2,580

2,280

1,840

1,170

1,170

1,105

-910

785

Maximum

18

27

12

2,310

6*0

30

2,580

695

345

103

79

18

4.5

2,580

Apr.

695

550

468

390

345

300

280

256

220

209

192

178

168

158

146

131

122

109

101

98

96

91

101

112

a!46

181

234

280

368

415

-

May

345

345

322

260

249

234

223

212

206

202

185

195

206

198

202

175

158

143

128

117

101

86

81

76

72

70

68

68

66

66

64

Minimum

9.3

12

5.0

2.2

3.8

3.2

16

91

64

28

15

2.7

2.0

2.0

June

62

60

'53 58

45

39

36

35

34

34

34

34

34

34

32

28

28

30

30

36

37

40

41

48

72

96

98

103

96

86

-

Mean

11.8

19.1

7.19

207

4.80

5.94

506

238

165

so'.a 11.1

2.76

88.3

July

79

74

64

50

42

34

33

32

30

27

25

23

22

21

23

28

26

25

24

23

24

24

24

28

28

27

25

22

19

17

15

Per 

square 

mile

0.017

.027

.010

.297

.0069

.0085

 roc i /CO

 341

 237

.071

.044

.016

.0040

.127

Aug.

14

14

14

12

11

12

15

16

17

18

18

16

16

18

17

16

14

13

11

9.3

9.3

6.7

5.7

4.9

4.5

4.1

a3.8

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.7

Sept.

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.4

3.0

3.2

3.2

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

3.2

3.8

4.1

4.5

4.1

3.5

a3.5

3.2

2.7

2.7

3.0

-

Runoff

Inches Acre-feet

0.02 725

.03 1,130

.01 442

4.04 150 200

.01 295

.01 342

.84 31,130

.38 14,160

.27 10-160

08 2 960

 05 1*900

.02 680

.004 164

1.72 64,090

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Redwood River at Marshall.

Note..- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 22 to Mar. 23.
178 MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN

Cottonwood -River near New Ulm, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°17'40", long. 94°26'40", in N? sec. 33, T. 110

to-. H. 30 W., 1.8 miles south of New Ulm and 2 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of

gage is 799.09 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to June 26, staff

gage at same site. 

Drainage area.- 1,280 square miles. 

Hecoras available.- August 1988 to September 1948. July 1909 to December 1913 and March

1S3JL to March 1938 at site 2t miles upstream (winter records incomplete prior to 1936). 

Average discharge.- 14 years (1911-13, 1935-37, 1938-48), 246 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 5,500 second-feet Mar. 21; maximum gage

neignt, 15.25 feet Mar. 21, from floodmark (backwater from ice); minimum discharge

observed, 1.8 second-feet Sept. 14, 15 (gage height, 2.37 feet).

1909-13, 1931-48: Maximum discharge, 13,800 second-feet July 9, 1947 (gage height,

16.94 feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 9,000 second-feet, result

of dam failure; minimum discharge observed, 0.6 second-foot Aug. I, 1934, Feb. 2-5, 1940. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, shifting control; or no

gage-height record, which are fair. Staff gage read twice daily. Plow partly regulated

by Cottonwood Lake and several other small lakes above station. 

Revisions (water year).- W 355: 1912.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except periods of Ice et'I'e-.t

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used June 3-25)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 18 Mar. 19 to Sept. 30

2.2 16 2.5 34 2.4 2.3 3.0 34 5.0 558 

2.3 21 2.7 58 2.5 4.5 3.2 53 6.0 1,140 

2.4 27 3.0 99 2.6 7.7 3.5 101 S.5 2,830 

2.7 -12 4.0 206 10.5 4,530 

2.8 19 4.5 342 11.4 5,500

Discharge. In second-feet, water year October 1-947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28

29 

30 

31

Oct.

41 

41 

41 

41 

43

41 

41 

38 

35 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

32

32 

32 

32 

35 

40

41 

43 

44 

44 

44 

44

Nov.

46 

46 

49 

49 

53

54 

67 

66 

53 

42

30 

34 

44 

20 

42

59 

53 

55 

59 

58

68 

52 

27 

34 

40

40 

40 

40 

40 

42

Dec.

44 

46 

44 

44 

42

42 

40 

40 

38 

36

36 

36 

36 

36

36

 38 

36 

36 

36 

34

36 

36 

34 

34 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

36 

34

Jan.

32 

30 

30 

28 

28

28 

28 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

24 

24

22 

20 

20 

20 

20

19 

*16 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

16 

17 

18 

18

Feb.

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

17 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

1918

20 

220 

260

220 

220 

200 

190 

240

240 

 360 

500 

500

tionth Seoond- 

*onWl foot-days

Goto 

Hove

Dece

Cs

Jami 

Febi 

Marc

Apr! 

Hay 

June

Julj 

Augt 

Sept

We

mber ......................

lendar year 1947 

ary

L,155 

1,402 

1,156

......... 159,016

ii&ry '

ember .....................

699 

5,475 

N959 

>,484 

J.521 

?,S67 

',810 

:,345 

584. V

ter year 1947-48. ......... 79,157.7

War.

650 

850 

*850 

750 

400

180 

160 

110 

70 

100

80 

80 

85 

90 

100

120 

*190 

1,500 

3,600 

4,400

5,500 

 4,800 

4,400 

83,400 

 2,620

2,060 

al,720 

1,370 

1,020 

896 

808

Maximum

44

68 

46

5,500

32 

500 

5,500 

716 

705 

298 

265 

493 

85

5,500

Apr.

650 

569 

507 

437

366

352 

359 

362 

359 

339

333 

298 

268 

244 

228

206 

197 

183 

174 

170

165 

' 159 

170 

185 

281

464 

666 

716 

584 

493

Hay

459 

384 

349 

315 

336

349 

384 

411 

433 

512

569 

705 

584 

502 

433

359 

321 

273 

247 

216

188 

172 

155 

140 

130

116 

112 

103 

94 

92 

78

June

80 

81 

80 

75 

69

67 

63 

57 

56 

S3

52 

52 

48 

46 

50

50 

53

60 

63 

60

69 

73 

75 

69 

75

110 

120 

165 

298 

298

Minimum Mean

32 37.3 

20 46.7 

34 37.3

20 436

16 22.5 

17 120 

70 1,386 

159 349 

78 307 

46 85.6 

46 90.6 

11 75.6 

4.4 19.5

4.4 216

July

265 

231 

197 

170 

148

118 

94 

75 

67 

61

57 

 53 

50 

48 

53

69 

63 

64 

57 

51

59 

57 

80 

109 

128

99 

72 

59 

56 

54 

46

Per

square 

mile

0.029 

.03-3 

.029

.341

.oie

.094 

1.08 

.273 

.240 

.0£7 

.071 

.Of 9 

.035

.1F9

Aug.

42 

40 

39 

39

36

29 

46 

42 

159 

493

206 

140 

87 

80 

197

95 

101 

72 

54 

46

42 

39 

33 

32 

28

23 

20 

16 

35 

23 

11

Sept.

9.8 

9.8 

9.3 

9.8 

11

11 

11 

8.9 

7.7 

7.7

7.7 

7.3 

7.3 

4.7 

4.4

7.3 

7.3 

7.7 

11 

23

63 

85 

53 

41 

34

29 

26 

25 

23 

22

Runoff

Inches

0.03 

,04 

.03

4.61

.02 

.10 

1.25 

.30 

.28 

.07 

.08 

.07 

.02

2.29

Ac re- feet

2,290 

2,780 

2,290

315,400

1,390 

6,890 

85,210 

20,790 

18,880 

5,090 

5,570 

4,650 

1,160

157,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 12, 13, Nov. 24 to Mar. 23. 

method used June 4-25.

Shifting-control
MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN 179

Big Stone Lake at Ortonvllle, Minn,

Cocatlon.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°18i, long. 96°27'^in sec. 16, T. 181 N., F. 86 

w., in dike at concrete dam at outlet, half a mile southwest of Ortonvllle. Datun of 

gage is 957.69 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engireer8).

Records available.- March 1937 to September 1948.

Extremes.- 1937-48: Maximum gage height observed, 12.40 feet June 12, 1942; minimun observed, 2.20 feet Nov. 20, 1940.

Remarks.- Lake level artificially regulated by concrete dam (identification number -31) 

with sluice gates and stop logs permitting control between elevations 961.70 and 965.20 

feat, maximum legal stage above mean sea level.

Oage height, In feet, 1947-48

Oct.

Mov.

Dec.

31

30

SI

5.78

5.60 -

5.23

Jan.

Feb.

Hap.

19

39

31

f4.97

4.65

8.35

Apr.

Hay

June

30

31

30

7.30

6.14

6.34

July

Aug.

Sept

31

31

30

6.43

6.09

6.17

f Partly estimated.

Note.- Oage read dally except Oct. 7-9, Jan. 20 to Feb. 15,

Madison Lake near Madison Lake, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°10', long. 93°48' at Point Pleasant, at edge of village 

or Madison Lake. Datum of gage is 999.83 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- July 1940 to September 1948 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- 1940-48: Maximum gage height observed, 17.74 feet Mar. 20, 1946; minimum ob- 

 served, 4.32 feet Aug. 12, 1940.

Gage height, In feet, 1947-48

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

31

38

31

15.47

15.77

15.77

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

31

39

31

15.77

315.64

16.52

Apr.

May

June

30

31

30

16.82

al6.58

316.34

July

Aug.

Sept

31

31

30

15.82

a}6.41

a!5.98

a Interpolated.

Note.- Readings other than those shown above were made.

Prior Lake at Prior Lake, Minn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°43'40", long. 93°24'40", in SW^NE^ sec. 36, T. 115 N., R. 

22 W., on abutment of concrete dam at entrance to Candy Cove, three-quarters of a mile 

northeast of village of Prior Lake. Datum of gage is 890.00 feet above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912 (levels by Minnesota Department of Conservation).

Records available.- August 1939 to September 1948 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- 1939-48: Maximum gage height observed, 15.Ob feet July 5, 6, 1945; minimum 

ooserved, -1.00 foot Oct. 16, 1939.

Remarks.- Lake level partly regulated by special type dam (identification number 5-11) 

with one 8-foot opening permitting a 5-foot control by stop logs. Datum of gage is 

5.00 feet below crest of spillway. Temporary gage, same datum, located half a mile 

north of dam read intermittently during year.

Oage height, In feet, 1947-48

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

39

15

31

8.36

8.30

8.30

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

31

39

31

7.92

7.94

9.96

Apr.

May

June

30

31

28

10

9

9

34

64

18

July 31

Aug. 30

Sept. 30

8.52

8.40

7.74

Mote.- Readings other than-those shown above were made.
180 ST.' CROIX RIVER BASIN

St. Croix River near Danbury, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°04', long. 92°15', in sec. 3f, T. 42 N., R. 15

 H. , on State Trunk Highway 35, 3f miles downstream from Namekagon Fiver and 10 miles 

northeast of. Danbury.

Drainage area.- 1,550 square miles.

Records available.- March 1914 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 34 years, 1-.224 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,450 second-feet Mar. 27 (fage height, 4.52

 TSeTJT-minimum, 586 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.30 foot).

1914-48: Maximum discharge, 8,990 second-feet June 6, 1944; maximum gage height, 

7.95 feet Mar. 19, 1945 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge observed, 393 secondfeet Aug. 6, 13, 1934 (gage height, -0.20 foot, site then in use).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which ar« fair. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septemtor 19*8

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

798

798

828

828

828

828

828

828

828

828

798

859

828

828

828

828

828

828

798

798

798

798

798

828

859

859

859

890

890

890

859

Nov.

859

859

859

859

890

890

1,070

1,400

1,270

1,190

1,150

1,030

995

1,070

1,030

1,070

1,030

1,070

1,030

1,030

1,070

1,050

1,070

1,000

950

920

880

850

830

830

-

Dec.

830

830

830

850

870

890

900

900

880

850

850

840

840

840

840

830

830

830

830

830

830

830

830

850

830

830

850

830

830

830

630

Month

Jan.

830

850

850

850

850

.860

860

860

860

860

860

*856

840

830

820

810

800

790

770

760

750

750 

740

740

730

730

730

730

720

720

720

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

Hwsnber .........................

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

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

toy..............................

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

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

August .

Septenber ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

720

720

720

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

720

720

730

740

750

750

760

760

770

770

780

780

780

-

Seoondfoot-days

25,769

30,101

26,120

436,394

24,726

2^,200

44,981

85,760

38,814

2ft > 978

25,336

oft ygj^

 IB! 990

387,566

Mar.

780

780

790

790

810

 821

840

850

860

880

890

900

910

930

950

980

1,000

1,050

1,100

1,100

1,150

1,200

1,250

1,300

2,000

3,750

4,210

4,090

3,120

2,540

2,560

Apr.

2,450

2,450

2,310

2,540

2,820

2,920

3,120

3,530

3,530

3,420

3,860

4,090

3,750

3,420

3,220

3,120

2,820

2,730

2,540

2,450

2,360

2,260

2,170

2,360

2,540

2,630

2,730

2,630

2,540

2,450

MaxiBUB

890

1,400

900

3,420

860

780

4,210

4,090

2,310

1,030

859

798

668

4,210

May

2,310

2,170

2,040

1,900

1,760

1,680

1,580

1,500

1,450

1,400

1,360

1,270

1,190

1,110

1,070

1,110

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,110

1,110

1,070

1,030

995

960

925

890

859

859

828

828

Minimum

798

830

830

693

720

710

780

2,170

828

718

693

646

605

60S

June

828

798

768

768

798

798

768

768

768

768

768

743

743

743

743

718

718

768

798

798

828

925

1,030

1,030

995

1,030

995

960

925

890

July

859

859

859

828

798

768

743,

718*

718

718

718

743

743

743

718

718

693

693

693

693

718

768

743

718

743

743

743

743

798

828

768

Aug.

743

743

743

718

718

718

718

693

 718

* 798

743

718

693

693

693

693

718

718

718

693

693

668

668

668

668

668

646

693

668

. 693

,£.668

 _, Per square 

Mean Bile

821 0.536

1,003 .647

843 . 544

1,196 .772

798 .515

731 .472

1,451 .936

2,859 1.84

1,284 .828

833 .537

753 .488

703 .454

633 .408

1,059 .683

Sept.

646

646

646

624

624

624

624

646

668

646

646

646

624

646

646

646

624

624

624

624

646

646

624

624

624

624

624

624

605

605

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.62

.72

.63

10.50

.59

.51

1.08

2.05

.95

.60

.56

.52

.46

9.29

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 8ec.-ft.) t - Mar. 27 (6 p.m.) 4,450 see. -ft.; Apr. 12 (6 a.m.) 4,090

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 24 to Mar. 25.
ST. CRODC RIVER BASIN 181

St. Crolx River near Orantsburg, Wls.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°56', long. 9B°39', near center of see. 30, T. 40 

w., K. 18 W., at Norway Point, 0.5 mile downstream from Sand Creek andJULmiles north 

of Orantsbucg. Datum of gage Is 848.98 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 

(levels.by Northern States Power Co.).

Drainage area.- 2,820 aquare miles.

Records available.- April 1923 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 25 years, 2,133 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,700 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 9.56 

reet); minimum, 800 second-feet Sept. 6, 18, 30 (gage height, 3.55 feet).

1923-48: Maximum discharge, 15,900 second-feet June 7, 1944 (gage height, 12.79 

feet); minimum, 510" second-feet Aug. 14, 17, 1934.

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

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Da*

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

1,320

1,320

1,360

1,360

1,320

1,320

1,320 1,320

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,360

1,360

1,410

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,510

.1,510

1,460

Nov.

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,510

1,510

1,510

1,700

2,040

2,090

1,990

1,940

1,890

1,890

1,840

1,840

1,800

1,800

1,840

1,800

1,800

1,840

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,940

1,890

1,750

1,650

1,550

-

Month

Dec.

1,500

1.50O

1,500

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,350

1.350

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

Jan.

1,30O

1,300

1,250

1,250

1.25O

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

*1,210

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

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

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

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

Calendar year 19*7 ............

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

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

March ...........'.................

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,100

1,100 1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100 1,100

1,100

1,100 1,100

1,100 1,100

1,100

1,100 1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

-

-

Second 

foot-days

42,650

53,750

41,900

772,292

37,010

32,450

84,640

173,160

67,320

40,970

36,980

31,719

28,508

671,057

Mar.

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,30O

1,300

*1,320

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,450

1,450

1,500

1,500

1,550

1,600

1,600

1,700

1,800

2,000

2,200

2,600

3,300

4,500

7,030

7,690

3,360

8.53O

8,360

Apr.

8,190

7,290

5,240

4,940

5,530

6,230

,750

,060

,530

,530

,370

,530

,690

,370

,750

,980

,390

,800

,380

,980

,720

,720

,590

,980

4,520

5,090

5,390

5,530

5,240

4,800

-

Maximum

1,510

2,090

1,500

6,900

1,300

1,200

8,530

8,190

4,240

1,940

1,410

1,230

1,000

8,530

Peak discharge (base, 5,900 sec. -ft.).- Mar. 29 (5:2O i

May

4,240

3,720

3,350

3,130

2,920

2,810

2,660

2,550

2,290

2,290

2,290

2,190

2,140

2,040

1,990

1,940

1,990

1,940

1,890

1,800

1,840

1,750

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,560

1,510

1,460

1,460

1,410

1,360

Minimum

1,320

1,460

1,300

936

1,100

1,100

1,250

3,590

1,360

1,030

1,050

912

912

June

1,410

1,360

1,290

1,300

1,300

1,260

1,250

1,250

1,240

1,260

1,230

1,180

1,120

1,140

1,030

1,030

1,080

1,160

1,260

1,290

1,320

1,410

1,800

1,940

1,840

1,750

1,750

1,650

1,560

1,510

-

Mean

1,376

1,792 1 352

2,116

1,194

1,119

2,730

5 772

2^172

1,366

1 193

1^023

950

1,833

July

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,360

1,260

1,170

1,150

1,110

1,050

1,170

1,230

1,250

1,210

1,200

1,180

1,100

1,050

1,070

1,070

1,110

1,100

1,170

1,140

1,170

1,180

1,130

1,100

1,140

1,260

1,210

Aug.

1,110

1,060

1,100

1,060

1,040

1,000

996

987

1,020

1,230

1,150

1,040

996

996

1,010

996

969

1,050

1,030

1,000

1,000

1,030

1,010

1,000

969

936

944

960

1,030

1,040

960

Per square 

mile

0 .488

.635

.479

.750

.423

.397

.968

2.05

.770

.484

.423

.363

.337

.650

Sept.

96O

936

928

920

928

936

928

960

960

1,000

987

987

960

936

960

936

936

912

960

944

944

987

978

969

952

1,000

920

928

944

912

-

Ruioff in 

inches

0.56

.71

.55

10.19

.49

.43

1.12

2.29

.89

.54

.49

.42

.38

8.87

i.m.) 8,700 sec. -ft.; Apr. 13 (l p.m.) 7.69O

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29 to Mar. 26.

911165 O - 50 - 13
182 ST. CBOIX RIVER BASIN

St. Crolx River near Rush City, Minn.

SWi sec. 8, T. 37 N., R. 20 W., .200 

, 5 miles east of Rursh City, and 10

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 45°42 I , long. 92°52 I , in SW 

reec upstream from Northern Pacific Railway bridge,

miles downstream from Snake River. Datum of gage is 772.47 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 5,120 square miles.

Records available.- April 1923 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 25 years, 3,348 second- feet.

Extremes . - Maximum discharge observed during year, 15,300 second-feet Apr. 8, 9; maximum 

 gage height observed, 9.40 feet Mar. 28 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 

1,140 second-feet Sept. 8, 22-30 (gage height, 2.68 feet).

1923-48: Maximum discharge, 38,900 second- feet June 7, 1944, from rating curve extended above 28,000 second-feet; maximum gage height observed, 18.8 fe?t Mar. 19, 1945 

(backwater from ice); minimum discharge observed, 630 second-feet Aug. 14, 1933.

Remarks . - Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Gage read 

once daily .

Revisions (water years) .- W 785: 1927(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,680

1,780

1,680

 1,590

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,880

1,980

1,880

1,880

1,980

1,780

1,780

Nov.

1,780

1,780

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,780

2,180

2,590

2,590

2,480

2,590

2,590

2,800

3,010

3,220

3,010

3,430

3,010

2,590

2,590

2,590

2,590

2,700

2,700

2,650

2,600

2,550

2,400

2,300

2,200

-

Dec.

2,150

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,050

2,000

2,000

2,000

1,950

1,950

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,850

1,850

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,700

1,700

1,700

Jan.

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,650

 1,640

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

May

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

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

AUKUSt

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

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

-

Secondfoil t-days

51.69C

74,94C 

57,95C

1,218,536

51,04C 

46 401

liaise

359j87C

106, 74C

58,30C

51,14C

42,38C 

36.70C

1.055.93C

Mar.

1,600

1,650

1,650

1,700

*1,730

1,750

1,750

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,850

1,850

1,900

1,950

2,000

2,050

2,150

2,200

2,300

2,500

2,700

3,000

3,500

4,500

5,800

7,000

9,000

10,200

11,200

11,700

12,200

Apr.

11,900

11,900

12,200

11,200

12,500

14,000

14,800

15,300

15,300

15,300

14,800

14,800

14,800

14,800

13,800

12,500

11,400

11,200

10,600

10,600

10,600

10,600

10,400

10,600

10,600

10,100

9,580

8,550

7,570

7,570

-

Maximum

3)430

2,150

15,100

1,700

1,600

12,200

15,300

7,330 

3,430

2,180

1,500 

1,310

15,300

Hay

7,330

7,090

6,170

6,170

5,240

4,550

4,550

4,090

3,870

3,870

3,650

3,430

3,430

3,010

3,010

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,700

2,700

2,480

2,480

2,480

2,380

2,380

1,980

1,880

1,880

1,780

1,880

1,880

Minimum

1,590

1,780 

1,700

880

1,600

1,600

1,600

7,570

1,780 

1,310

1,500

1,220 

1,140

1,140

June

1,880

1,780

1,880

1,680

1,590

1,680

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,310

1,310

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,500

1,500

1,590

1,590

1,980

2,380

2,700

3,430

3,220

3,010

2,800

2,700

2,700

2,590

-

Mean

1 1 66*

2f 49( 

1,869

3,338

1 j 64f

1,600

3» 83!

12,000

3,443

1 j 942

1,650

1,367 

1,223

2,885

July

2,180

2,180

2,080

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,680

1,590

1,590

1,500

1,500

1,590

1,880

1,760

1,680

1,660

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,590

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

Aug.

1,400

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,400

1,400

1,310

1,400

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,400

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,220

1,310

1,310

1,310

Per square 

mile

0 326

468

'.Z65

.652

.321

.312

.748

2.34

 672

379

!322

. 267

.239

.563

Sept.

1,220

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,220

1,220

1,140

1,310

1,310

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.36

.54

.42

8.65

.37 '

.34

 66

2. 61

.77

.42

.37

.31 .'27

7.66

Peak discharge (base, 7,700 sec. -ft.).- Apr. 8 (9:50 a.m.) 9 (6:30 a.m.) 15,300 sec. -ft.

w winder uj-Bcnsrge measurement mane on tniB uay.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected "by Ice Nov. 24 to Mar. 28.
ST. CROIX RIVER BASIN 

St. Crolx River at St. Croix Palls, Wls.

183

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°24'30", long. 92 e 38'45", In MWfc sec. 30, T. 34 

w., K. 18 W., 1,800 feet downstream from Northern States Power Co. power plant In town 

of St. Croix Falls. Datum of gage Is 690.1 feet above mean sea level (unadjusted).

Drainage area.- 5,930 square miles.

Records available.- January 1910 to September 1948 In reports of Geological Survey. January isua to October 1813 (monthly discharge only, July 1905 to December 1909) in publication of Minnesota State Drainage Commission entitled "Report of water resources 

investigation of Minnesota" for 1909-12.

Average discharge.- 43 years (1902-5, 1908-48), 3,762 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 18.5UO second-feet Apr. 10-13; minimum 

discharge, 106 second-feet Feb. 7, 14 (gage height, 0.90 foot); minimum dally, 296 

second-feet Jan. 24.

1902-5, 1908-48: Maximum discharge, 44,600 second-feet Mar. 20, 1945 (gage height, 

20.53 feet, from floodmark); minimum daily, 75 second-feet July 17, 1910.

Revisions.- The minimum daily discharge for the water year 1929 has been revised to 

179 second-feet Mar. 10, 1929, superseding figure published in Water-Supply Paper 685.

Remarks.- Records good, 

miles above station. Flow controlled by power plant and regulated by Nevers Dm, 10

Revisions.- Revised figure of discharge, in second-feet, for September 30, 1929 superseding tnat published in Water-Supply Paper 685 is given herewith:

Sept. 30, 1929.... 2,740 sec.-ft.

Month

September 1929. ..... 

Water year 1928-29

Maximum

2,760 

16,900

Minimum

1,230 

179

Mean

2,022 

4,038

Per square 

mile

0.341 

.681

Runoff In 

Inches

0.38 

9. 23

Discharge, in etoona-f»»t, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,730

1,730

1,840

1,810

1,810

1,960

1,870

1,840

1,860

1,840

1,820

fc.OOO

1,800

1,890

1,840

1,990

1,970

2,060

1,890

1,940

2,000

2,000

1,870

2,150

1,720

1,840

2,420

2,310

2,360

2,150

2,410

Nov.

1,170

1,520

1,980

2,240

2,290

2,500

1,660

2,640

2,700

2,900

1,110

2,620

2,510

2,260

1,560

2,280

2,680

2,900

2,890

2,940

3,240

2,010

2,160

2,990

2,480

2,680

1,020

2,120

2,150

1,080

-

Dec.

2,180

3,050

3,140

3,360

3,540

8,370

2,130

3,460

2,420

2,410

2,300

3,650

1,260

1,350

3,360

3,370

3,330

2,350

2,230

1,120

1,760

2,400

2,640

2,120

1,200

1,750

3,120

1,540

2,350

2,610

2,270

Jan.

1,320

2,190

2,600

902

2,500

2,050

2,130

2,110

1,670

1,520

1,100

2,300

1,960

2,510

2,140

2,100

1,080

1,080

2,240

2,150

2,450

1,640

2,080

296

1,360

2,310

2,220

2,030

1,530

1,330

1,460

Month

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

Novenber

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

. Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

 aroh ............................

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

Ky.... ..........................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

1,040

2,290

2,160

1,970

1,910

1,500

1,520

880

2,490

2,160

1,950

1,770

1,310

1,190

1,120

1,780

1,960

1,960

2,280

1,260

1,160

1,190

2,130

2,480

1,870

1,680

2,580

92S

1,010

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

60.72C

69 ;30C

66.14C

1,400,30C

So TCO 36 >3DC 

49 42(

15lj21C

424, 86C

126, 68C

S3.20C

55.63C

50.01C

42,28C

1,215,816

liar.

2,350

2,470

2,110

2,030

1,840

1,360

1,560

2,510

2,230

2,530

2,220

2,130

1,550

1,260

2,850

2,720

2,370

2,420

2,650

3,920

4,540

3,990

4,170

6,510

7,220

8,500

13,200

13,000

14,300

15,000

15,700

Apr.

15,000

14,800

14,800

13,600

13,900

15,700

17,000

17,700

17,700

BlS, 500

118,500

ale, 500

il8, 500

17,300

16,400

14,800

13,400

10,100

9,590

10,000

9,970

11,400

11,600

11,400

11,900

12,800

13,200

13,200

12,800

10,800

MaxinuB

2,420

3,240

2,650

17,700

2,600

2,580

15,700

18,500

9,840

4,070

2,690

1,890

1,540

18,500

Hay

9,840

8,810

7,520

6,900

6,900

6,260

5,640

5,260

3,940

4,000

3,940

3,720

3,940

3,520

3,380

2,480

3,320

3,110

3,070

3,300

3,170

3,250

2,380

3,380

2,480

2,550

2,410

82,470

81,810

el, 970

81,980

HiniBUD

1,720

1,020

1,120

1,020

296

660

1,260

9,590

1,810

1,310

1,600

1,370

1,330

296

June

a2,300

82,080

1,890

1,940

1,670

1,650

1,770

1,670

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,560

1,310

1,390

1,660

1,650

1,650

1,650

2,600

2,570

3,030

4,070

3,250

. 2,420

3,190

3,310

3,020

Mean

1

0 BO * »O;

2,310

2,134

3,836

I »OiC fli a

1,704

4,878

14,160

4,086

2,107

1

7QB

> f 39

1,613

1,409

3,322

July

2,690

2,630

2,590

2,040

1,790

1,860

1,670

1,750

1,810

1,790

1,800

1,650

1,690

1,670

1,690

1,710

1,710

1,710

1,670

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,650

1,690

1,690

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,670

Au8.

1,67P

1,670

1,650

1,580

1,580

1,600

1,480

1,370

1,600

1,690

1,890

1,850

1,690

1,670

1,650

1,870

1,670

1,670

1,630

Ij650

1,650

1,580

1,560

1,650

1,540

1,480.

1,500

1,560

1,520

1,540

1,500

Per square 

mile

0.330

* 390

.360

.647

.307

 267 !e23

2.39

* 669 isss

«A« * JUO

.272

.238

.560

Sept.

1,540

1,540

1,480

1,460

1,440

1,440

1,420

1,370

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,390

1,390

1,350

1,330

1,350

1,400

1,400

1,370

1,400

1,440

1,390

1,390

1,390

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.38

.44

.42

8.80

.35

.31

QE 39

2 C7 O I

.79

.40

.35

.31

.27

7.64

Ho gage-height record Apr.10 

plant just upstream.

-13, Hay 28 to June 2; discharge computed from records at power
184 ST. CRQIX RIVER BASIN

Namekagon River near Trego, Wis.

Location.- Lat. 45°57', long. 91°S3*, in SW£ sec. 17, T. 40 K., R. 12 W., at powerhouse

 oi' Wisconsin.Hydroelectric Co., 5 miles northwest of Trego.

Drainage area.- 489 square miles.

Records available.- October 1927 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 21 years, 445 second-feet-,

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 957 second-feet Mar. 27; minimum daily,

 yya second-feet Sept. 28.

1927-48: Maximum daily discharge, 5,200 second-feet Sept. 2, 1941; minimum daily, 113 

second-feet Aug. 17, Sept. 7, 1930.

Remarks.- Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by power plant above station.- Daily 

discharge computed from hourly records of plant load, head on turbines and gates, and 

gate openings. Load-discharge ratings of hydroelectric units and rating for discharge 

through taintor gates developed by Geological Survey in 1937 and 1941, respectively. 

Two discharge-measurements made in 1948 check load-discharge ratings within 8.2.per 

cent.

Revisions.. ^ 805: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

310

317

331

342

332

312

322

323

323

318

314

298

313

309

314

313

310

293

273

281

285

307

307

302

312

312

339

333

333

298

308

Nov.

318

318

329

320

319

319

446

469

358

435

365

336

339

348

394

411

402

380

372

383

402

390

354

350

340

342

315

312

306

313

-

Dec.

314

312

310

332

332

347

.360

346

339

324

300

316

316

316

321

321

321

321

317

311

303

308

317

326

320

324

324

315

314

320

320

Jan.

311

319

319

313

318

328

320

312

312

307

299

298

298

297

297

285

286

271

275

261

260

266

266

280

280

294

294

286

278

274

273

Month

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

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

December ............... ^ ..........

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

February ...:.....................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

273

273

275

262

261

261

261

261

264

264

247

252

262

267

277

271

272

277

277

280

304

298

299

3OO

299

299

302

299

300

-

Secondfoot-days

9,684

10,785

9,967

149,776

9,077

8,035

13,962

20,866

13,900

10,066

8 947

8 *228

7,717

131,234

Mar.

294

294

294

270

292

309

309

342

329

343

345

347

348

350

351

376

391

394

442

447

443

446

446

465

460

780

957

949

810

659

680

Apr.

681

564

655

608

648

724

775

800

784

827

888

879

840

800

789

679

720

657

617

617

598

578

578

582

617

651

744

700

652

616

Maximum

342

469

360

959

328

304

957

888

CT Oif7

395

334

292

957

May

617

598

570

570

524

516

490

484

473

462

441

427

434

434

432

430

464

468

459

452

i23

402

402

405

386

374

374

374

341

335

335

Minimum

273

306

300

225

260

247

270

564

335

292

266

249

232

232

.June

334

335

336

337

337

322

319

319

319

312

312

312

312

329

306

293

293

292

313

356

384

394

385

395

385

381

349

335

335

335

Mean

312

360

322

410

293

277

450

696

448

336

289

265

257

359

July

334

3.T<*

334

3126

216

2-">6

2f>5

270

234

276

273

273

2*6

2*5

2*5

236

276

236

236

236

235

2*5

2*5

2*5

2,">5

307

233

2*5

2*5

2*5

2i*0

Aug.

280

280

275

286

270

270

264

265

265

266

263

262

262

262

262

262

267

275

273

268

269

269

267

263

264

250

250

250

271

249

249

fer square

mile

0.638

.736

.658

.838

.599

.566

.920

1.42

.916

.687

.591

 542

!526

.734

Sept.

266

248

238

238

258

238

267

292

284

267

278

266

277

256

256

256

256

256

247

257

257

263

263

263

254

256

262

23Z

243

243

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.74

.82

.76

11.39

.69

.61

1.06

1.58

1.06

.77

. Cft oo

. 62

.59

9.98
ST. CROEC RIVER BASIN 

Apple River near Somerset, Wis.

185

Location.- Lat. 45°10i, long. 92°43', In sec. 21, T. 31 N., R. 19 W., at power plart of 

Mortnern States Power Co., 3i miles downstream from Somerset.

Drainage area.- 550 square miles.

Records available.- January 1901 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- \\7 years, 304 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,780 second-feet Mar. 28; minimum daily, 

au second-feet Sept. 15.

1901-48: Maximum daily discharge, 2,460 second-feet June 17, 1943; no flow Sept. 

30-, 1929, Aug. 2, 1933.

».

Remarks.- Records good. Records] of daily discharge computed on basis of average dfily 

load, head, and plant efficiency. The discharge as computed was checked within 1 percent by two discharge measurements made in October 1947 by the Geological Survey. Plow 

regulated by many power plants upstream.

Cooperation.- Records of daily discharge furnished by Northern States Power Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

265

29S

274

268

255

307

263

284

228

238

233

249

240

233

263

328

283

284

243

226

217

233

220

257

293

278

258

256

244

249

282

Nov.

2 SO

302

278

300

314

300

288

307

272

253

258

261

281

310

266

280

303

323

336

312

331

414

335

360

331

324

335

247

281

300

-

Dec.

299

294

294

263

275

307

307

265

211

308

288

290

308

279

277

250

289

281

256

292

271

260

270

224

271

154

303

202

233

260

221

Jan.

212

218

204

216

224

259

312

299

269

242

219

260

212

212

217

219

221

210

248

249

231

230

242

217

225

224

224

238

231

231

248

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1947- ..........

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

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

torch ............................

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

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

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

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

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

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

water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

230

223

207

204

219

209

272

240

192

214

?18

227

222

218

218

231

266

232

232

189

228

328

183

205

154

227

246

175

270

-

Seoondfoot-days

8,046

9,082

8,302

119,305

7,263

6,479

19,338

16,689

9,069

5,340

4,718

4,998

4,132

103,456

Mar.

277

240

199

199

193

254

271

250

230

210

239

246

282

246

282

282

356

356

454

758

824

1,030

1,010

1,090

1,120

1,340

1,360

1,780

1,430

1,320

1,210

Apr.

912

865

657

638

677

602

613

660

619

600

603

594

579

600

289

438

487

544

420

450

504

356

384

385

453

554

475

557

592

582

-

Maximum

328

414

308

1,150

312

328

1,780

912

476

247

211

210

228

1,780

May

371

415

366

295

378

432

476

296

257

270

270

270

253

253

283

289

325

270

318

332

296

277

277

258

231

252

230

216

249

190

174

Minimum

217

247

154

139

204

154

193

289

174

115

98

94

80

80

June

121

171

196

247

177

129

146

177

173

149

125

115

134

183

140

141

144

172

214

205

133

200

225

246

246

225

207

199

187

213

-

Mean

260

303

268

327

234

223

624

556

293

178

152

161

138

283

July

211

198

179

182

127

182

158

132

138

160

117

124

110

20O

166

133

144

111

98

104

115

123

165

158

211

154

175

142

149

169

183

Aug.

185

160

127

130

148

153

157

133

127

184

164

210

199 '205

182

187

190

192

183

180

190

148

154

120

94

144

169

150

174

136

123

Per square 

mile

0.473

.551

.487

.595

.425

.405

1.13

1.01

.533

.324

.276

.293

.251

.515

Sept.

103

113

116

159

149

121

114

99

88

100

108

114

98

91

80

100

115

93

185

228

204

210

190

193

199

166

129

134

155

178

-

Runoff in 

inches

0 .55

.61

.56

8.09

1

1

.49

.44

.30

.13

.61

.36

.32

.34

.28

6.99
186 ST. CROIX RIVER BASIN 

fellow Lake near Webetsr, Wie.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 4S°S6', long. 98"85 in Wi sec. 86, T. 40 N., R. 17

 W., at outlet, 4 miles northwest of Webster. Drainage .area.- 868 square miles, Area of Yellow Lake, 8,087 acres.

Hedords available.- February 1941 to September 1948.

Bxtremes1 .- Maximum gage height during year, 3.17 feet Aug. 88; minimum, 1.09 feet Mar. 16.

 ISSl-48: Maximum gage height observed, 4.46 feet Sept. 16, 1941; mirlmum, 1.09 feet

Mar. 16, 1948. Remarks.- Natural outlet to Little Yellow Lake dredged in May 1941. Dam 5 miles down river

 from Little Yellow Lake may at times have some effect on stage of Yellov Lake.

Oage height, in feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Dm

i

2

9

4

5

6

T

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

IT

IS

IB

20

28

24

2B

26

27

2S

20

30

31

Dot.

2.72

2.74

2.77

2.78

2.80

2.82

2.81

2.88

2.81 e.s2

2.82

2.85

2.67

2. -88

2.89

2.91

2.91

2.69

2.86

2.84

2.82

2.79

B.75

2.72

2.71

2.69

2.67

2.64

2.61

2.60

2.56

Nov.

2.56

2.54

2.52

2.51

e.ss

2. S3

2.62

2.69

2.67

2.64

2.57

2.49

2. 43

2.39

2.40

2.40

2.39

2.35

2.34

2.34

2.38

2.36

2.36

2.29

2.24

2.19

2.16

2.16

2.14

2.11

DM.

2.08

2.06

2.02

2.01

2.00

1.98

1.98

1.97

1.95

1.95

1.92

1.89

1.87

1.86

1.86

1.86

1.6$

1.86

1.86

1.85

1.82

1.80

1.78

1.76

1.72

1.66

1.63

1.62

1.59

1.55

1.54

Jan.

1.54

1.54

1.56

l.SS

1.53

1.52

1.53

1.53

1.54

I'.SS

l.SS

1.53

1.52

1.158

1.53

1.54

1.53

1.53

1.51

1.51

1.51

1.50

1.49

1.49

1.49

1.47

1.46

1.45

1.44

1.44

1.44

Feb.

1.44

1.42

1.42

1.42

1.42

1.42

1.42

1.43

1.42

1.42

1.41

1.40

1.39

1.38

1.37

1.36

1.35

1.34

1.34

1.35

1.35

1.34

1.34

1.35

1.35

1.37

1.39

1.42

1.44

-

Mar.

1.44

1.40

1.35

1.32

1.29

1.27

1.26

1.23

1.20

1.16

1.14

1.12

'1.11

1.11

1.10

1.09

1.10

1.10

1.12

1.14

1.17

1.20

1.26

1.35

1.52

1.88

8.05

2.24

2.42

2.53

2.61

Apr.

2.60

2.56

2.52

2.50

2.51

2.55

2.60

2.67

2.71

2.76

2.64

2.88

2.93

2.95

2.95

2.95

2.95

2.96

2.98

2.88

3.00

3.00

3.02

3.02

3.04

3.09

3.13

3.14

3.13

3.13

IUy

3.12

3.11

3.06

3.04

3.00

2.96

2.90

2.86

2.61

2.76

2.70

2.66

2.63

2.60

2.58

2.57

2.55

2.53

2.53

2.52

2.50

2.49

2.47

2. 4*

2.43

2.43

2.41

2.40

2.33

2.38

2.37

June

2.36

2.34

2.30

2.29

2.25

2.23

8.23

2.20

2,20

2.18

8.16

2.14

8.12

2.12

2.13

8.12

8.13

2.22

8.28

8.27

8.33

8.38

8.46

8.48

8.52

8.53

8.57

8.59

2.61

2.61

-

July

2.61

2.61

2.62

2.60

2.58

2.55

2.53

2.51

2.49

2.49

2.51

2.64

2.59

2.53

2.48

2.46

2.44

2.45

2.45

2.45

2.47

2.47

2.46

2.46

2.48

2.47

2.45

2.45

2.48

2.52

2.49

Aug.

2.48

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.52

2.53

2.58

2.68

2.78

2.82

2.87

2.82

2.93

2.94

2.95

2.95

2.96

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.01

3.04

3.06

3.09

3.11

3.13

3.14

3.17

3.16

3.13

3.08

Sept.

3.10

3.09

3.07

3.04

3.01

2.99

2.98

2.95

2.95

2.94

2.92

2.91

2.88

2.85

2.84

2.82

2.77

2.75

2.72

2.70

2.69

2.68

2.68

2.65,

2.69

2.64

2.64

2.63

2.64

2.63

-

Note.- Add 94 feet to obtain elevation above datum assumed for this lake by Public Service Cpmmission -of Wisconsin.

Shell Lake at Shell Lane, Wis.

Location. Staff gage, lat. 4S°44i, long. 91"56', in sec. 25, T. 38 N,, R. 13 W., attached

to poet in bed of lake 80 feet from engine house in town of Shell Lake. 

Drainage area.- 14 square miles. Area of Shell Lake, 3,200 acres. 

Heooras available.- August 1936 to September 1948 (fragmentary), 

Extremes.- maximum gage«helght observed during year, 1.78 feet Apr, 12; mirlmum observed,

1936-48: Maximum gage height observed, 4.11 feet June 22, 1945; minimum observed, 

0.03 foot Oct. 28, 1940, Jan. 3, 1941. 

Remarks.- Lake has no surface outlet. 

nevisions (water years),- W 975: ' 1942. W 1055i 1944 .

Oage height, in feet, 1947-46

Oct. 4

7

11

13

20

25

Apr. 12

29

Hajr 3

7

10

14

17

1.47

1.37

1.37

1.37

1.17

.89

1.76

1.77

1.77

1..7S

1.67

1.67

1.6.7

May 22

24

28

June 1

5

8

11

IS

16

22

25

28

30

1.57

1.47

1.42

1.41

1.98

1,35

1.30

1.20

1.30

1.30

1.28

1.20

1.20

July 2

8

12

17

19

21

'27 23

30

Aug. 3

6

8

13

1.20

1.10

1.80

1,10

1.04

1.04

1.00

1.00

.90

.67

.65

.80

.75

Aug. 17

20

24

28

30

Sept. 3

6

10

11

14

17

20

24

29

0.72

.67

.61

.57

.47

,37

.31

.27

.34

.30

.20

.20

,16

.10
CANNON RIVER BASIN 187

Cannon River at Welch, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°34', long. 92 e 44', in sec. 28, T. 113 N., R. 16 

w., at Welch, 3 miles upstream from Belle Creek.

Drainage area.- 1,320 square miles.

Records available.- June 1909 to January 1914, November 1930 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1911-13, 1931-48), 448 second-feet.,

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,050 second-feet Mar. 20j maximum gage height, 

ii.VY feet Mar. 20, backwater from ice; minimum discharge, 19 second-feet July 26 

(gage height, 0.43 foot).

1909-14. 1930-48: Maximum discharge, 11,300 second-feet Mar. 23, 1936 (gag's height, 

12.04 feet), from rating curve extended above 9,500 second-feet; minimum, 11 secondfeet Dec. 31, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or shifting control, which 

are ralr. Plow partly regulated by power plants above station.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except period of ioe effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 1-9, 15-18)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 19 Mar. 20 to Sept. 30

0.6 

.8 

1.1 

1.6 

2.0

81

118

186

316

456

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.1

901

1,440

2,100

2,920

4,010

0.8 

1.0 

1.3 

1.8

64

102

174

325

2.1 

3.0 

4.5 

5.5

442

890

1,750

2,490

' 7.0 

8.2 

9.5

10.2

3.90C 

5.37C 

7.34C 

8.63C

Discharge, in «eoond-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

toy

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

18

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

198

203

240

253

319

133

133

210

218

218

218

184

ISO

203

210

205

205

198

172

131

144

191

157

164

164

164

157

160

397

315

258

Nov.

256

203

94

105

229

240

sse

312

248

218

212

258

193

184

179

155

143

150

167

232

261

300

300

380

360

360

280

200

320

340

-

Deo.

200

320

320

340

300

280

200

160

320

300

340

 320

320

240

200

300

340

320

300

300

280

220

240

300

220

170

190

170

170

150

170

Jan.

180

140

130

130

120

100

160

170

180

170

150

85

140

190

160

170

180

160

110

170

#180

190

190

180

130

120

170

160

150

140

120

Month

October

November

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

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

%y... ...........................

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

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

Auguet ...........................

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

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

90

110

220

240

180

#160

150

110

130

240

260

 200

170

180

160

120

260

320

420

360

420

380

280

420

500

600

950

2,800

3,200

.

-

Seoondfoot-dayi

6 ,C 979 1 C

7,£>0

8,000

186,663

4,725

13,630

70,430

97 Cft QUO \e\\

13,356

5,620

4 

077 Off

6,097

3,851

171,401

Mar.

2,600

 2,000

1,900

1,700

1,500

1,400

1,200

1,100

900

800

750

750

750

800

900

850

850

 1,200

4,000

8,500

7,500

4,970

3,790

3,190

2,740

2,570

2,490

2,410

2,330

2,100

1,890

Apr.

1,750

1,650

1,530

1,480

1,280

832

730

918

945

1,000

972

821

332

945

862

890

730

755

620

300

446

434

455

835

780

780

916

835

808

780

Maximum

397

seo

340

4,970

190

£,200

8,500

1 7Krt f f OW

755

323

244,

660

161

8,500

-

May

755

605

630

595

620

600

630

605

605

486

425

514

546

566

680

311

221

410

400

429

354

229

141

134

235

308

305

317

446

164

90

Minimum

131

94

150

85

QIC OD

90

750

434

90

80

O9oc

77

71

71

June

147

92

134

235

204

104

174

235

235

229

221

188

323

98

80

178

223

241

198

106

208

191

219

201

221

255

318

80

92

190

Itean

202

211

258

512

152

470

2,272

910

431

187

157

197

128

468

July

187

214

238

117

106

96

197

204

215

244

104

153

158

178

174

166

138

82

104

156

167

171

169

181

84

99

166

166

169

128

166

Aug.

102

130

166

168

164

143

84

77

91

591

680

496

388

244

182

151

179

177

174

171

131

131

12C

116

141

141

148

146

146

141

151

Per square mile

0.153

.183

.193

.368

.115

.356

1.72

.339

.327

.142

.119

.149

.097

.355

Sept.

138

138

138

138

141

129

104

134

136

136

136

136

143

156

146

124

122

134

117

92

143

138

143

138

138

75

71

84

122

161

r-noff in inohee

0.18

.20

.23

5.26

.13

.36

1.98

.77

.38

.16

.14

.17

.11

4.83

Winter discharge measurement, made on this day. 

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affeoted by Ioe Nov. 22 to Feb. 29, Mar. 10-14, 19, 20. ShlftlngoontroT method used Mar. 1-9, 15-18.
188 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

Chippewa River at Bishops Bridge, near Winter, Wis.

.location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 4S°S1', long. 91°04 I , in sec. 23, T. 39 U., R. 

b W,, at highway bridge 3 miles downstream from Chippewa Reservoir Dam and 4 miles 

northwest of Winter.

Drainage area.- 775 square miles.

Records available.- February 1912 to September 1948

Average discharge.- 35 years (1913-48), 701 second-feet (unadiusted).

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 919 second-feet Oct. 27-31, Nov. 1, 2, 4, 

 5 (gage height, 5.41 feet); minimum discharge, 21 second-feet Mar. £4 (gage height,

3.39 feet).

1912-48: Maximum discharge, 7,520 second-feet Sept. 4, 5, 1941 (gfge height, 11.05

feet); minimum, 14 second-feet ftpr. 17-20, 1925 (gage height, 3.25 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Flow completely regulated by Chippewa and Moose Lake Reservoirs. 

Revisions (water years).- W 405: 1913(M).

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except period of Ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

'inlftlng-eontrol method used May 3 to Aug. 26)

3.7 

3.9

4.1

4.4

116

174

283

4.7 

5.0 

5.4

423

610

910

Discharge, in second-feet, water year Ootpber1947 to September1948

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

450

450

450

' 450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

456

456

456

456

456

456

568

638

638

638

638

631

798

886

S62

919

919

919

919

919

Nov.

919

919

878

919

919

910

910

878

910

910

910

910

886

870

882

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

854

830

83.0

830

830

830

830

830

-

Dec.

830

822

822

822

822

822

822

822

822

822

822

822

822

814

822

822

782

782

782

782

782

798

774

774

774

774

774

766

774

774

774

Month

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

November. ...... '. .......

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

Calendar year 1947 . .

January .

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

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

April.....'. ............

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 . .

Jan.

a764

a755

a746

736

736

743

736

715

750

750

701

701

701

701

701

694

694

694

694

694

694

694

694

694

694

701

694

782

886

886

886

Feb.

886

886

886

886

886

886

878

878

838

878

878

854

838

838

838

798

822

798

798

d818

838

722

722

722

384

384

384

384

384

_

-

Mar.

384

384

384

439

526

526

496

540

550

iSO

550

530

520

514

514

508

428

267

292

297

320

283

68

64

111

147

141

130

116

127

122

Apr.

122

124-

127

147

159

150

153

153

141

141

150

141

138

136

136

165

168

168

165

165

165

165

165

168

171

187

187

181

174

171

Observed

Secondfoot-days

18,578

26,264

24,818

275,934

22,711

21 99S

10 >838

4 683

5J038

5/626

5,803

8 1 246

12,224

166,821

Maximum

919

919

830

2,030

886

886

560

18?

184

194

190

401

520

919

Minimum

450

830

766

174

694

384

64

122

133

184

181

181

384

64

Mean

599

875

801

756

733

7 58

Z~0

156

163

is?

266

407

456

May

168

165

165

165

162

159

159

159

159

159

159

162

159

153

136

133

133

133

136

144

162

177

174

181

181

181

181

181

184

184

184

June

184

184

184

187

184

187

187

187

187

187

187

187

187

184

187

187

187

190

187

187

190

190

194

187

187

190

190

190

190

190

Change In 

contents

(millions of 

cubic feet)T

-903

-1,062

-1,356

-4,156

1 T 98

1 875

+ I,'o72

+4,491

-24

-216

-474

-874

-1,796

Julv

190

190

190

190

190

190

187

187

190

187

187

190

187

187

187

187

187

187

187

187

190

187

187

187

187

184

181

181

187

184

184

Aug.

191

181

181

191

184

184

184

184

187

184

184

184

184

259

311

311

306

306

306

301

301

306

306

301

301

301

349

401

401

401

395

Sept.

395

395

395

395

395

395

395

395

395

395

390

390

390

390

384

390

390

395

401

401

401

395

290

4i3

514

520

467

411

411

411

-

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean

262

465

295

"24

211

10

750

1 '474 889

175

106

89 70

399

Per square 

mile

0.338

.600

.381

.805

.272

.013

2 t 44

. 612

.226

.137

.115

.090

.515

Runoff in 

inches

0.39

.67

.44

10.94

.31

.01

1.12

2.72

.71

.25

.16

.13

.10

7.01

t Change In contents In Chippewa and Moose Lake Reservoirs, 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge'Interpolated.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Mar. 8-13. Discharge computed from chain-gage 

reading Oct. 26 to Mar. 9.
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 189

Chippewa River near Bruoe, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45 0 28 I I long. 91°15', in SE£ sec. 5 T. 34 N., R. 

7 w., 1 mile east of Bruce and 1 mile downstream from Thornapple River.

Drainage area.- 1,600 square miles.

Records available.- December 1913 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 34 years (1914-48), 1,403 second-feet (unadjusted)

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,960 second-feet Mar. 27 (gage height, 8.09 

feet); minimum, 328 second-feet June 13, Aug. 9 (gage height, 1.36 feet).

1914-48: Maximum discharge, 25,800 second-feet Sept. 1, 1941 (gage height, 20.46 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 20,000 second-feet; minimum, 

155 second-feet June 10, 1932 (gage height, 0.9 foot, site and datura then in use.)

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Flow from 

48 percent of the drainage area regulated by Chippewa and Moose Lake Reservoirs.

Revisions (water years).- W 435: Drainage area. W 875: 1936-38.

Rating tablej water year 1947-48, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage hei^nb, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.4

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

340 

42S 

§30

650 

77S

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

S.O

1,040

1,320

1,680

2,050

2,830

6.0 

7.0

7.9

3,800

4,800

5,740

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

 17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

698

686

686

644

638

620

620

620

644

638

632

650

638

650

632

638

638

^~£

775

820

827

834

814

834

1,110

,140

,180

,220

,220

,140

1,140

Kov.

1,110

1,140

,110

,110

,140

,110

,250

,500

,500

,360

,250

,250

,220

,250 ,'2t

,180

,180

,180

,180

,180

,250

,390

,390

,360

39O

,110

,220

926

1,100

1,200

-

Dec.

1,140

1,110

1,100

1,100'

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,090

1,090

1,080

1,070

1,060

1,050

1,040

1,040

1,030

1,030

1,020

1,010

1,010

1,000

1,000

1,000

990

990

990

990

Month

October. !..............

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

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

Calendar year 1947 . .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September

Water year 1947-48 . .

Jan.

990

990

980

970

970

960

950

*935

930

920

910

910

910

910

910

910

900

900

90O

900

900

900

900

890

890

900

910

960

1,020

1,090

1,100

Feb.

1,090

1,080

. 1,080

1,070

1,060

1,050

1,040

1,030

1,020

1,010

1,000

1,000

980

970

960

940

930

920

910

880

860

830

790

730

660

580

540

530

520

-

Mar.

520

530

550

580

620

640

640

630

630

630

640

650

660

670

670

670

720

990

1,100

1,350

1,700

2 ,OOO

2,400

2,800

3,500

4,800

5,740

4,900

3,4OO

2,590

2,280

Apr.

2,050

1*940

1,790

1,900

2,430

2,670

2,510

2,430

2,200

1,900

1,860

1,970

1,720

1,500

1,320

1,180

1,110

1,040

1,040

1,080

1,110

1,040

1,010

1,420

1,790

1,790

2,350

2,430

1,970

1,640

-

Observed

Secondroot-days

24,658

36,756

32,730

501,490

29,115

26,060

50,090

52 , 190

20,653

12,396

11,419

12,660

15,032

323,759

Maximum

1,220

1,500

1,140

4,700

1,100

1,090

5,740

2,670

1,360

614

455

508

596

5,740

Minimum

620

926

990

620

890

520

520

1,010

425

337

344

475

337

Mean

795

l[o56

1,374

939

899

1 ,616

1,740

666

413

368

408

501

885

May

1,360

1,140

1,010

1,010

968

905

827

749

716

674

614

608

578

542

590

638

692

656

620

578

524

524

530

475

465

465

440

445

435

425

450

June

389

384

339

372

398

389

372

380

380

3P4

360

360

337

360

356

340

356

380

455

416

455

492

584

614

542

475

435

435

420

407

-

Change in 

contents

(millions of 

cubic feet)t

-903

-1,063

-1,356

-4,156

-1,398

-1,875

+1,072

+4,491

+834

-34

-216

-474

-874

-1,796

July

402

394

402

394

360

348

344

348

356

130

352

348

360

372

356

356

352

352

352

340

360

376

352

360

380

394

560

356

360

455

398

Aug.

38C

368

364

356

. Sept.

486

486

486

492

344 486

352

348

356

356

492

497

497

492

380 486

372

36C

348

348

486

497

475

475

389 475

475 480

45C

465

445

486

492

486

435 480

430 £OE

435

43C

43C

519

502

497

425 530

412

43C

497

508

486

590

596

554

508

502

486

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Meau

458

815

550

1,242

417

151

2,016

3,473

977

400

287

231

164

828

Per square 

mile

0.286

.509

.344

.776

.261

.094

1.26

2.17

.611

.250

.179

.144

.102

.518

linoff in 

inches

0.33

.57

.40

10.53

.30

.10

1.45

2.42

.70

.28

.21

.17

.11

7.04

 * Winter windischarge discharge measurement measurement made on thisn day.

t Change in contents in Chippewa and Moose Lake Reservoirs.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29 to Mar. 24.
190 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

Chippewa River near Holcombe, Wis.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 4S°18', long. 91°14', NW$ sec. 35, T. 33 N., R. 7 W. at 

Fiamceau Store, It miles downstream from Flambeau River and 7 miles northwest of 

Holcombe.

Drainage area.- 3,790 square miles.

Records available.- March 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 10,200 second-feet Mar. 27; maximum gage 

height, 8.98 feet Jan. 5 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 776 secondfeet Aug. 15 (gage height, 4.46 feet).

1944-48: Maximum discharge observed, 32,000 second-feet Mar* 17, 1946 (gage height, 

13.68 feet); maximum gage height, 18.36 feet Apr. 9, 1944 (ice Jam); minimum daily discharge, that of Aug. 15, 1948.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for.periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height rec-' 

ora, which are poor. Gage read twice daily. Plow regulated by Chippera, Moose Lake, 

Flambeau, and Rest Lake Reservoirs.

Discharge, in seoond-rfeet, water year October 1947 to September if48

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct..

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,710

1,580

1,150

1,640

1,580

1,580

1,510

1,510

1,390

1,330

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,330

1,450

1,390

1,510

1,450

1,510

1,780

1,930

2,090

2,250

1,930

1,930

2,250

2,250

2,250

Nov.

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,090

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,410

2.570

2,570

2,570

2,730

2,570

2,250

2,090

2,090

2,090

2,090

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,090

2,050

2,000

1,950

1,900

1,900

1,900

-

Dec.

1,920

1,950

1,920

1,900

1,900

1,880

1,860

1,850

1,840

1,840

1,820

1,800

1,820

1,820

1,840

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,888

1,880

1,860

1,860

1,840

1,820

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,820

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1947 . .

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

February

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947 -48 . .

Jan.

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,380

*1,760

1,740

1,720

1,720

1,740

1,720

 1,700

1,680

1,660

1,640

1,640

1,660

1,680

1,690

1,700

1,700

1,640

1,660

1,700

1,760

1,800

1,840

1,880

1,880

Feb.

1,880

1,860

1,840

1,800

1,740

1,700

1,600

1,620

1,700

1,700'

1,700

1,640

1,600

1,560

1,540

1,520

1,500

1,500

1,540

1,540

1,520

1,500

1,500

1,460

1,400

1,320

1,260

1,240

1,240

_

-

Mar.

1,240

1,280

1,330

*1,390

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,420

1,440

1,440

1,460

1,480

1,490

1,500

1,510

1,530

1,560

1,600

1,700

2,000

2,600

3,200

3,800

5,000

7,600

10,000

10,200

10,000

9,400

7,80CT

5,800

Apr.

5,800

5,500

5,200

4,600

5,000

5,600

6,400

6,780

6,200

5,600

5,300

5,200

5,000

4,700

4,400

4,000

3,700

3,500

3,350

3,250

3,200

3,100

3,100

4,710

5,390

5,600

5,800

5,390

4,710

4,070

Observed

Secondfoot-daye

51,370

66,660

57 , 560

1,158, 7 90

53,890

45,520

104,970

144,150

66,560

36,530

-1,780

31,112

29,610

719,712

Maximum

2,250

2,730

1,950

15,500

1,680

lo',200

6,780

.5,670

1,640

1,390

1,450

1,270

10,200

Minimum

1,270

1,900

1,800

1,270

1,640

1,240

1 240

z',ioo

1,300

970

880

776

$80

776

Mean

1,657

2,222

1,857

3,175

1,738

1,570

3,iBS

4,805

2,147

1 218

l|o25

1 '937 004

1,966

May

3,670

3,670

3,270

3,270

3,080

3,080

2,900

2,900

2,500

2,250

2,100

1,980

1,900

1,840

1,860

1,900

1,940

1,970

1,960

1,940

1,900

1,840

1,760

1,600

1,300

1,306

1,340

1,370

1,390

1,390

1,390

June

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,300

1,220

1,200

1,170

1,130

1,080

1,040

1,030

1,030

1,010

990

980

970

970

980

1,000

1,030

1,100

1,450

1,450

1,580

1,640

1,640

1,600

1,300

1,250

1,220

Change In 

contents

(millions of 

cubic feetjt

-1,523

-991

-1,786

-6,496

-2,074

-2 204

+957

+6,241

+587

-579

-616

-880

-1,087

-3,955

July

1.25C

1,

1,

1,

28C

32C

39C

1,25C

1,

1,

1,

190

150

070

980

36C

980

980

980

980

930

930

980

980

980

930

980

330

930

930

930

880

930

380

380

980

1,040

Ang.

1,210

1,040

1,040

980

930

930

880

880

880

809

820

820

820

787

776

1,210

1,270

1,150

1,040

980

1,100

1,150

1,270

980

930

820

930

1,150

1,450

1,100

980

Sept.

980

1,040

880

900

920

920

930

930

920

930

980

1,270

1,100

980

880

980

980

1,100

1,020

950

940

940

950

960

990

1,020

1,040

1,100

1,040

1,040

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean

Ii088

1,840

1,190

2,969

QCA yo*

690

3,743

7,213

2,366

995

795

675

568

1,8*41

Per square 

mile

0.287

.485

.314

.783

 254

Il82

 988

1.90

RVA. DC*

 265

.210

 JL 1 7A fO

.150

.486

Runoff in 

Inches

0.33

.54

.36

10.63

.29

.20

1.14

2.12

.72

.29

.24

.21

.17

6.61

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Chippewa, Moose Lake, Flambeau and Rest Lake Reservoirs.

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25 to Mar. 24. Qage heights doubtful Mar. 25 

to Apr. 23, Apr. 26, 27, May 9-27, June 4-21, June 27 to July 3, July 5-10, Sept. 4-10, 19-26; discharge was computed on basis of records for station at Bruce plus Flambeau River near Ladysmith 

(drainage area, 3,510 square miles) and for station at Holcombe minus Jump River at Sheldon (drainage area, 4,190 square miles).
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 191

Chippewa River at Holcombe, Wis.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 45°14", long. 91°07', in sec. 28, T, 32 N., R. 6 W., 500 feet 

upstream from highway fridge at west edge of Holcombe, 3 miles upstream from F.'.sher 

River, and 4 miles downstream from Jump River. Datum of gage- is 998.00 feet above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1929. Auxiliary wire-weight gage at site 500 fe-st downstream at same datum.

Drainage area.- 4,700 square miles.

Records available,- October 1948 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 18,100 second-feet Mar. 27 (ga?e height, 

neignt, 13.06 feet); minimum discharge observed, 1,000 second-feet Aug. 15 (ga^e 

height, 5.00 feet).

1942-48: Maximum discharge, 55,000 second-feet June 28, 1943 (gage height, 16.60 

feet, from wire-weight gage); minimum daily, 800 second-feet Oct. 5, Nov. 25, 1944.

High water of Sept. 1, 1941, reached bridge girders at about 2P feet stage, site of 

wire-weight gage.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Staff gage 

read once daily or oftener. Plow regulated by Chippewa, Moose Lake, Flambeau, and Rest 

Lake Reservoirs.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

5.0 

5.3 

5.7 

6.1 

6.5

1,000

1,180

1,320

1,590

1,980

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

6.5

9.0

2,620

3,460

4,460

5,620

6,670

10.0 9,570

11.0 12,300

12.2 15,600

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1946

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

I

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,090

2,090

2,090

2,210

1,980

1,770

1,590

1,870

1,590

1,440

1,660

1,590

1,590

1,670

1,670

1,770

1,870

1,670

1,870

1,660

2,090

1,670

1,960

1,960

2,090

2,340

1,960

2,460

2,480

2,620

2,620

NOV.

2,340

2,210

2,090

2,210

2,340

2,340

2,210

2,460

3,260

2,930

2,930

2,620

2,480

2,620

2,620

2,460

2,090

2,210

2,340

2,340

2,480

2,620

2,460

1,960

2,260

2,250

2,200

2,200

2,000

2,000

-

Deo.

2,020

2,100

2,200

2,300

2,200

2,100

2,000

1,700

2,000

2,000

1,900

1,920

2,020

2,020

1,900

2,000

1,900

1,900

2,000

2,100

2,150

1,900

1,700

1,900

2,300

2,200

2,100

2,000

1,900

2,100

2,050

Month

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

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

Deoeaber. ..............

Calendar year 1947 . .

January

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-46 . .

Jan.

2,000

1,950

1,920

1,660

1,600

1,900

 2,030

1,900

1,900

1,700

1,900

2,000

1,900

1,800

1,700

1,750

1,620

1,600

1,650

1,600

1,700

1,900

2,000

1,600

1,620

1,750

1,620

1,620

1,900

2,100

2,050

Feb.

1,950

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,950

2,050

1,600

1,700

1,700

1,680

1,600

1,900

1,950

1,900

1,650

1,700

1,750

1,600

1,760

1,700

1,420

1,500

1,700

1,650

1,700

1,500

1,450

1,400

1,350

-

Mar.

1,200

1,200

 1,520

1,500

1,580

1,600

1,400

1,380

1,600

1,600

1,700

1,650

1,700

1,600

1,750

1,700

1,700

1,750

1,900

2,400

3,300

4,300

5,200

7,000

11,500

15,600

15,600

14,600

13,700

10,700

8,200

Apr.

6,200

7,390

6,610

5,860

6,110

7,390

7,660

7,660

7,660

6,360

6,360

6,670

6,360

5,620

5,620

4,660

4,460

4,250

4,250

4,250

4,250

4,040

4,040

4,250

6,360

6,360

7,130

6,740

9,290

7,660

-

Observed

Seoondfoot-days

60,910

71,650

62,560

Lj 3 70, 090

57,160

50,130

142,730

165,740

85,470

42,650

38,430

34,970

33,660

666,460

Maximum

2,620

3,280

2,300

24,000

2,100

2,050

15,600

9,290

6,360

2,340

1,680

1 ) 260

1,210

15,600

Minimum

1,440

1,980

1,700

1,440

1,600

1,350

1,200

4,040

1,510

1,080

1,080

1,000

1,040

1,000

Mean

1,965

2,386

2,019

3,754

1,844

1,729

4,604

6,191

2,757

1,426

1,240

1 > 128

1,129

' 2,367

May

6,360

5,380

4,910

4,250

3,640

3,650

3,650

3,650

3,100

2,770

2,620

2,340

2,340

2,090

2,340

2,340

2,480

2,480

2,460

2,340

2,340

2,210

2,090

2,090

1,510

1,510

1,770

1,590

1,660

1,660

1,590

June

1,660

1,360

1,680

1,360

1,360

1,380.

1,360

1,320

1,160

1,210

1,210

1,260

'1,210

1,160

1,120

1,210

1,060

1,160

1,210

1,210

1,260

1,510

1,590

1,770

2,340

2,090

1,980

1,510

1,510

1,510

-

Change In 

contents

(millions of 

cubic feet)t

-1,523

-991

-1,786

-6,496

-2,074

-2,204

+957

+6,241

+587

-579

-616

-680

-1,067

-3,955

July

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

I

I

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

440

510

590

660

440

360

360

210

120

120

160

260

160

120

160

160

210

210

160

060

060

120

120

060

210

210

160

160

160

320

260

Aug.

1,260

1,210

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,120

1,160

1,060

1,120

 1,060

1,040

1,120

1,160

1,040

1,000

1,160

1,210

1,120

1,210

1,120

1,160

1,000

1,120

1,080

1,000

1,000

1,120

1,260

1,260

1,160

1,120

Sept.

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,060

1,120

1,040

1,060

1,120

1,160

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,210

1,160

1,210

1,160

1,060

1,060

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,060

-

Adjusted for chrnge In 

reservoir contents

Mean

1,396

2,006

1,352

3,548

1,070

849

4,961

6,599

2 1 976

1,205

1,010

799

710

2,242

Per square mile

0.297

.427

.288

.755

« 228

.181

1.06

1 1 . ft* OO

. 633

.256

.21^

!l70

.151

.477

Runoff in 

Inches

0.34

.46

.33

10.25

t 26

.20

1.22

2.04

.73

.29

.25

.20

.17

6,51

Winter discharge measurement made on thla flay, 

t Change In contents In four reservoirs above station. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25 to Mar. 24.
192 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

Chippewa River at Chippewa Palls, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°55'35", long. 91°24>40", In lot 1, sec. 12, T.

 ii8 N., R. 9 W., at Chippewa Palls, 1 mile downstream from Duncan Creek. Datum of gage

Is 799.3 feet above mean sea level (Northern States Power Co. bench mark). 

Drainage area.- 5,600 square miles. 

Records available.- June 1888 to September 1948.

Average dlsc'hargeT- 38 years (1907-10, 1913-48), 4,974 second-feet (unadjusted). 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,860 second-feet Mar. 28 to Apr. 3, Apr. 9, 26.

 Hay 1 (gage height, 7.6 feet); minimum, 48 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 0.61 foot); 

minimum dally discharge, 64 second-feet Jan. 31.

1888-1948: Maximum discharge, 102,000 second-feet Sept. 1, 1914 (gage height, 24.8 

feet); minimum, 22 second-feet Apr. 2, 1934 (gage height, 0.63 foot); irlnimum dally, 

40 second-feet Feb. 4, 1917.

Maximum stage known, 26.94 feet Sept. 10, 1884, site and datum In use to June 1932. 

Remarks.- Records good. Plow completely regulated by many power plants atove station,

 especially Chippewa Palls Hydroelectric plant, which Is just above, and by Chippewa,

Moose Lake, Flambeau, Rest Lake and Wlssota Reservoirs. 

Revisions (water years).- W 785: 1934(m).

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

78

122

191

310

460

615

855

1,110

1,390

1,690

2,030

2,540

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

2,960

4,460

6,330

8,480

9,860

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3,020 

2,740 

2,560

1,580 

359

2,780 

2,430 

2,420 

2,500 

2,340

2,420 

514 

3,160 

2,810 

2,680

2,660 

2,560 

2,300 

376 

2,520

2,770 

3,000 

2,740 

3,100 

1,760

258 

2,440 

2,360 

2,520 

2,870 

2,450

Nov.

1,O6O 

588

2,760 

3,150 

3,209

3,150 

2,940 

2,190 

813 

3,090

2,460 

2,510 

2,840 

3,150 

1,560

491 

3,170 

3,120 

3,120 

2,880

3,500 

1,460 

878 

3,170 

2,900

2,580 

728 

2,740 

2,510 

473

Dec.

2,380 

2,650 

2,260 

2,6OO 

2,200

2,610 

1,920 

2,460 

3,480 

3,240

2,880 

3,080 

1,360 

156 

2,990

2,730 

2,560 

3,010 

2,800 

1,340

558 

3,320 

3,840 

2,040 

142

3,130 

2,070 

1,580 

3,530 

3,960 

2,310

Month

Oo to 

Hove 

Deoe:

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 ber. ..............

lendar year 1947 . . 

uy...... ..........

u&rv S?7:::::::::::::::

ter year 1947-48 . .

Jan.

421 

2,140 

2,500 

465 

3,230

3,220 

2,680 

2,600 

2,450 

601

481 

3,350 

3,900 

4,110 

3,820

3,660 

733 

355 

4,290 

4,160

2,980 

3,120 

2,770 

452 

579

3,710 

3,030 

1,630 

1,280 

1,460 

64

Fee.

252 

2,030 

3,550 

al,490 

31,330

al,110 

a707 

a852 

a3,170 

a2,500

al.800 

1,420 

972 

1,370 

1,490

2,580 

3,020 

2,370 

3,090 

2,530

329 

268 

2,850 

3,280 

2,030

1,200 

3,260 

1,430 

286

Mar.

3,050 

a4,080 

a3,490 

a3,260 

a3, 140

3,210 

2,230 

3,560 

4,000 

3,970

33,300 

a2,970 

a940 

a446 

33,400

a3,760 

a3,660 

a3,690 

a3,700 

4,520

3,710 

8,480 

8,480 

8,940 

9,170

9,170 

9,400 

9,630 

9,630 

9,630 

9,860

Apr.

9,860 

9,860 

9,630 

9,630 

7,760

9,130 

9,690 

9,340 

9,020 

8,300

7,140 

6,490 

7,390 

7,010 

6,290

 5,760 

3,850 

2,720 

4,490 

4,460

4,740 

5,310 

5,010 

4,910 

6,200

9,360 

8,260 

9,400 

9,630 

9,630

Observed

Secondfoot-days

70,997 

69,181 

75,186

1,586,308

70,341 

52,566 

165,476 

220,270 

96,758 

48,752 

42 , 000 

45,218 

31,002

987,747

Maximum

3,160 

3,500 

3,960

25,900

4,290 

3,550 

9,860 

9,860 

9,630 

2,640 

2,550 

2,550 

1,880

9,860

Minimum

258

473

145

142

64 

252 

446 

2,720 

321 

322 

313 

274 

270

64

Mean

2,290 

2,306 

2,425

4,346

2,269 

1,813 

5,338 

7,342 

3,121 

1,625 

1,355 

1,459 

1,033

2,699

May

9,630 

6,040 

5,610 

4,680 

4,620

4,510 

4,330 

3,330 

2,210 

3,270

3,430 

3,300 

2,920 

2,670 

1,570

566 

2,400 

2,490 

3,420 

3,430

2,520 

2,860 

653 

3,490 

3,030

2,930 

2,740 

2,500 

558 

321 

730

June

2,470 

1,850 

1,770 

2,410 

897

322 

1,540 

1,620 

1,590 

1,630

1,100 

444 

648 

2,170 

1,750

1,630 

1,750 

2,470 

517 

528

1,690 

2,590 

1,610 

1,580 

2,640

1,570 

466 

2,620 

2,610 

2,270

Change in 

contents 

(millions of 

cubic feet)t

-2,133 

-127 

-2,021

-6,645

-2,621 

-1,753 

+1,093 

+5,830 

+928 

-400 

-666 

-1,358 

-484

-3,712

July

1,720 

1,680 

1,4CO 

340 

826

2,5EO

2,490 

2,260 

2,350 

860

Tit

2.4CO 

1,670 

1,120 

1,060

1,260 

7C2 

49* 

1,530 

2,380

2, ICO 

1.3SO 

1,060 

a3]3 

a4£0

al,2CO ai,ieo

al,2!0 

al,710 

al.OfO 

a461

Aug.

d.610 

al,400 

1,700 

1,110 

1,310

1,190 

660 

403 

1,940 

1,190

2,100 

1,670 

1,320 

274 

392

2,330 

2,550 

2,020 

2,270 

2,220

1,090 

369 

2,320 

2,270 

1,980

1,770 

1,880 

1,440 

640 

1,480 

1,320

Sept.

1,390 

1,300 

1,490 

512 

438

740 

1,200 

1,470 

853 

947

270 

1,140 

1,470 

1,230 

1,180

1,510 

1,550 

288 

378 

1,880

1,570 

856 

688 

750 

330

342 

1,230 

1,350 

1,100 

1,550

Adjusted for change in

Mean

1,494 

2,257 

1,670

4,135

1,290 

1,113 

5,746 

9,591 

3,467 

1,471 

1,106 

952 

846

2,582

Pe- square 

mile

0.267 

.403 

.298

.738

.230 

.199 

1.03 

1.71 

.619 

.263 

.198 

.170 

.151

.461

Runoff in 

inches

0.31 

.45 

.34

10.01

.27 

.21 

1.19 

1.91 

.71 

.29 

.23 

.20 

.17

6.28

.,nange in contents in Chippewa, Moose Lake, Flambeau, Rest Lake, and Wls=ul,a n-servoirs 

a no gage-height record; discharge computed from records at Chippewa Palls plant, 1 mile upstream.
CHIPPEWA RIVER'BASIN 193

Chlppewa River at Eau Claire, Wls.

Location..- Chain gage, lat. 44°48'40", long. 91°32' 10", In NEi sec. 25, T. 27 N., R. 10 

" "ge on State Highways 37 and 85 at Eau Claire, ij miles upstream from Lowes

miles downstream from Eau Claire River. 

Drainage area.- 6,630 square miles.

Records available.- March 1944 to September 1948. November 1902 to March 1909 (winter 

records incomplete) at same site, published as Chlppewa River near Eau Claire.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 13,500 second-feet Mar. 26 (gage 

neignt, 9.67 feet).; minimum observed, 720 second-feet Sept. 13, 27, 28, 29 (gage 

height, 4.30 feet).

1902-9, 1944-48? Maximum discharge observed, 70,000 second-feet (revised) June 7, 

1905, computed on basis of records for station at Chippewa Palls; maximum gage height 

observed, 19.6 feet June 8, 1905, datum then in'use, but probably was higher or June 7, 

1905; minimum daily discharge, 190 second-feet Dec. 18, 1907

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of Ice effect, which are fair. Gage read 

twice dally. Plow regulated by many power plants above station and by Chippews, Moose 

 Lake, Flambeau, Rest Lake, and Wlssota Reservoirs.

Revisions W 1005: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septesber 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

SB 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3, ISO 

3,150 

2,760 

2,660 

1,480

2,760 

2,570 

2,S70 

2,760 

2,390

2,300 

1,320 

3,550 

2,570 

2,860

2,480 

2,760 

2,570 

1,400 

1,71O

2,860 

2,860 

2,950 

4,190 

2,04,9

1,250 

2,480 

2,570 

3,350 

2,57O 

2,570

Nov.

' 1,790 

1,790 

3,150 

3,760 

3-, 550

3,350 

4,190 

1,790 

1,190 

1,790

2,300 

2,12O 

2,480 

3,550 

2,300

1,630 

2,480 

4i630 

3,970 

3,550

4,630 

2,040 

1,400 

3,76O 

2,390

3,350 

1,630 

a3,000 

2,860 

1,960

Dec.

1,790 

2,950 

1,870 

2,040 

2,480

2,210 

1,790 

2,860 

2.O4O 

3,150

3,760 

3,350 

2,120 

1,24O 

1,790

3,760 

3,150 

3,550 

3,550 

1,870

1,320 

2,390 

4,41O 

2,950 

1,25O

1,630 

1,550 

1,710 

3,970 

4,190 

2,950

Month

Octo 

More 

Dece

Ca

Janxi 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri

June 

July 

Aogu 

Sept

Wa

 her. ..............

aber..... ..........

lendar year 1947 . .

*uary

ember. .............

ter year 1947-48 . .

Jan.

1,870 

2,120 

2,040 

1,320 

2,950

3,550 

3,550 

3,760 

2,950 

1,960

1,400 

3,150 

4,OOO 

4,500 

4,150

3.6OO 

1,700 

2,OOO 

4,2OO 

4,400

3,700 

3,500 

3,000 

1,500 

2,000

3,000 

2,800 

1,800 

1,600 

1,600 

1.3OO

Feb.

1,700 

2,OOO 

2,800 

1,650 

1.900

1,550 

1,500 

1,650 

3,100 

2., 700

2,000 

1,600 

1,600. 

1,600 

1,650

2,800 

3,150 

3,200 

3,200 

2,800

1,600 

1,450, 

1,400

3)000

1,700 

2,500 

1,800 

1,200

Mar.

2,000 

3,900 

4.0OO 

3, SOO 

3,500

3,200 

2,40O 

3.5OO 

4,2OO 

4,100.

3,800 

3,300 

1,900 

1,300 

3,600

4,100 

4,150 

4,150 

4, SOO 

7,000

12,200 

11,900 

12,800 

12,500 

11,900

12,800 

11,300 

12,2OO 

11.90O 

11,000 

9,40O

Apr,

10,400 

10,4OO 

10,40O 

10,400 

7,51O

9,10O 

IO,OOO 

.10,000 

8,90O 

8,100

6,990 

6,490 

6.99O 

6,740 

6,490

6,490 

5,770 

3,150 

6,010 

6,010

4,860 

5,540 

5,770 

6,49O 

6,490

8,900 

8,330 

9,400 

10,400 

10,400

Observed

Seoondfoot-days

79,460 82,380- 

79,640

1,777,160

84,770 

61,200 

202,100 

233,920 

118,480 

57,76O 

51,310 

5O, 730 

35,078

1,136,328

Maximum

4,190 

4, -630 

4,410

30,500

4,400 

3,200 

12,800 

10,400 

10,400 

3,350 

2,860 

2,66O 

2,040

12, SOO

Minimum

1,250 

1,190 

1,240

1,190

1,300 

1,200 

1.3OO 

3,150 

1,400 

1,12O 

1,050 

1,140 

720

720

Mean

2,563 

2,746 

2,569

4,869

2,735 

2,110 

6,519 

7,797 

3,822 

1,925 

l;655 

1,636 

1,169

3,106

May

10,400 

6,250 

6,250 

6,250 

5,080

5,310 

3,97O 

3,970 

3,350 

4,190

4,190 

3,55O 

3,970 

3,150 

2,950

1,870 

2,390 

4,190 

3,550 

3,550

3,35O 

3,350 

1,710 

4,190 

3,150

3,150 

3,150 

2,950 

2.3OO 

1,400 

1,400

June

1,480 

1,400 

1,960 

2,570 

1,790

1,400 

1,400 

1,870 

2,O40 

2,120

1,790 

1,320 

1,250 

1,320 

2,040

1,790 

2,300 

1,960 

1,320 r,iso

1,63O 

2,950 

3,150 

2,570 

2,210

1,550 

1,120 

2,39O 

2,570 

3,350

Change In 

contents 

(millions of 

cubic feetjt

-2,133 

-127 

-2,021

-6,645

-2,621 

-1,753 

+1,093 

+5,830 

+928 

-400 

-666 

-1,358 

-484

-3,712

July

1 

1 

1

1 

1

2 

2 

2

1

1

1 

2 

2 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

2

1 

1 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

1

870 

550 

550 

210 

180

120 

S60 

860 

55O 

250

050 

860 

04O 

550 

320

,320 

,150 

 170 

,400 

,960

,390 

,710 

,32O 

,19O 

,250

,320 

,320 

,250 

,300 

,120 

,320

Aug.

1,250 

1,32O 

1,320 

1,320 

1,320

1,400 

1,250 

1,140 

1,150 

1,870

2,660 

1,630 

1,430 

1,240 

1,210

1,25O 

2,570 

1,630 

1.55C 

1.63C

1,32C 

1,25C 

1,44C 

2V57C 

2,3OC

2,21C 

2.39C 

1.87C 

1,48C 

1,79C 

1.96C

Sept.

1,48O 

1,960 

2,040 

1,400 

d900

d840 

dl,200 

1,4OO 

d800 

d9.60

1.4OO 

984 

744 

828 

1,320

1,320 

1.4OO 

1,080 

944 

1.O80

1,960 

1,250 

1,25O 

1,400 

792

1,100 

720 

72O 

756 

1,110

Adjusted for change In

Mean

1,767 

2,697 

1,814

4,658

1,756 

1,410 

6,927 

10,046 

4,168 

J.77.1 

1,406 

1,129 

982

2,989

Per square 

mile

0.267 

.407 

.274

.703

.265 

.213 

1.04 

1.52 

.629 

.267 

.212 

.170 

.148

.451

B-moff in 

inches

0.31 

.45 

.32

9.54

.31 

.23 

1.20 

1.70 

.73 

.30 

.24 

.20 

.17

6.16

t Change In contents In Chippewa, Moose Lake, Flambeau, Rest Lake, and tflaaota Reservoir?, 

a No gage-height; discharge computed on basla of records for station at Chlppewa Palls, 

d Doubtful gage-height 'record; discharge computed on baala of records for station at Chlppewa 

Falls.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 13 to Mar. 20.
194 CHIPPIWA RIVER BASIN

Chippewa River at Durand, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44 0 37M5", long. 91"58'10", in SW$ s<sc. SI, T. S5

 N'., H. 13 W., at Durand, 75 feet downstream from highway bridge. Datura of gage is 

695.20 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 9,010 square miles.

Records available.- July 1928 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 30 years, 7,399 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year. 24,600 second-feet Mar. 85; maximum gage height,

 9.81 / i'eet Mar. 23 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 1,430 second-feet Sept. 14 

(gage height, 0.77 foot).

1988-48: Maximum discharge, 93,600 second-feet Sept. 2, 1941 (gage height, 15.43 

feet); minimum, 1,320 second-feet (estimated) Dec. 27, 1933. 

Maximum stage known, 18.4 feet Sept. 12, 1884.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Plow partly

 regulated by power plants, Chippewa, Moose Lake, Flambeau, Rest Lake, and Wissota Reservoirs and four reservoirs on upper Red Cedar River.

Revisions (water years).- W 785: 1930, 1934(M). W 875: 1930 (second-feet per square 

miie and runorr in inches). W 925: 1938.

Dieoharge, in Moond-feet, water year Ootober 1947 to September iff*8

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4,000

4,510

4,200

4,100

5,600

2,500

5,500

5,700

5,900

3,900

5,600

5,800

2,590

5,900

4,000

4,000

3,800

3,800

5, BOO

2,500

3,400

4,000

4,000

4,100

4,680

3,310

2,850

3,500

3,900

4,000

4,300

Nov.

4,200

3,030

2,760

3,500

4,780

4,620

4,620

4,720

3,800

3,030

4,100

4,000

4,100

4,500

4,730

3,800

3,030

4,000

4,720

4,720

4,720

5.2BO

3,900

3,220

4,510

4,400

4,200

2,850

4,620

4,100

-

D»o.

2,900

3,900

4,050

4,100

4,150

4,100

4,000

5,500

5,500

4,900

4,850

4,800

4,700

5,600

3,000

3,000

4,500

4,600

4,700

4,700

3,300

3,000

4,200

5,200

5,300

2,100

4,500

5,700

2,900

4,600

5,200

Month

October. ..,......,.,.,. Novrabir. ..............

De'omber. ..............

Calendar ytar 1947 . ,

January. ............... February.. .........,,,.

March. ......,...,., April,.....,,,.......,.

Ky. ...................

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

August,, ,.,.,.,....,., .

September, .............

ffattr year 1947-48 , ,

Jan.

3,500

2.5

5,0

5,5

00

00

00

2,600

3,800

4,5

4,4

4.2

00

00

00

5,900

3,500

2,7

3,3

5,4

00

00

00

5,400

5,000 *4,S

3,0

2,7

90

00

00

4,000

5,600

5,4

5,1

4,9

00

00

00

5,200

2,700

4,6

4,6

5,4

2,8

00

00

00

00

2,800

Seoondfoot-daye

115,860

122,290

123,550

2,400,690

120,390 

109,300

507,790

290,770

164,280

82,930

78,990

76,870

56,610

L, 661, 060

Feb.

2,900

2,850

5,500

5,900

3,400

3,000

8,700

2,600

8,600

4,000

4,800

3,300

8,800

2,700

2,750

3,000

4,500

4,800

4,900

5,000

4,700

3,500

3,200

4,500

5,000

5,100

4,600

4,800

4,900

.

-

Mar.

4,000

5,000

6,000

5,400

#5,190

4,900

4,600

4,200

5,600

6,200

6,000

5,700

5,200

4,800

4,200

6,200

7,600

8,500

9,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

17,000

19,000

22,200

20,800 '

18,600

17,700

17,700

16,400

14,100

Apr.

15,800

15,400

15,100

15,100

11,800

10,900

11,800

12,100

10,900

10,500

9,650

9,060

9,060

9,550

9,060

8,480

8,800

5,860

4,940

6,220

6,220

6,220

7,110

7,580

7,110

9,550

10,900

11,800

18,100

12,100

Observed

Maximum

4,620

5,280

5,200

32,500

5, BOO 

5,100

22,200 

13,800

12,100

5,900

5,500 

5,400

2,500

28,800

Minimum

3,500

3,760

3,100

3,100

3,500 

3,600

4,000 

4,940

2,500

8,180

1,880

1,880 

1,460

1,460

Mean

3,758

4,076 

5,985

6,677

5,884

S i 'JflO 199

8,989 

9,698

5,899 

 2,764

Z e A ft * D*Q

8,460 

1,954

4,511

May

12,100

11,200

8,200

7,920

7,380

6,780

6,780

6,280

5,590

4,510

5,620

5,860

5,280

4,720

4,720

5,600

3,310

5,800

4,500

4,850

4,780

4,500

4,100

8,940

4,510

4,400

4,100

4,800

5,900

8,590

8,500

June

2,420

2,500

5,050

2,850

5,800

8,680

2,340

8,540

2,480

2,760

2,590

2,500

2,860

2,160

2,180

2,500

8,500

2,850

5,900

2,500

2,260

8,760

5,120

5,280

2,940

3,500

2,680

2,340

5,510

5,700

Change In 

oonttnti

(mlllioni of 

oubio fettjt

m Z , 347 

-550

-8,156

-6,550

-2,745

-1,764 ( 1,186

+6,381 

+993

 Od9 ao

-708

-1,577 

-570

-5,864

July

3

2

Z

2

2

Z

2

3

Z

3

Z

2

5

2

2

2

2

2

1

2

2

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

,510

,8t«

,940

,4?0

,1CO

,OfO

,780

,500

,9*0

,500

,540

,020

,880

,680

,420

,180

,180

,020

,860

,180

,SM>

,120

,500

,2130

,3*0

,500

,430

,2>'0

,180 ,6*0

,8i-<0

AUK.

2,540

8,860

2,540

8,180

8,100

2,100

8,100

1,940

1,880

8,180

2,540

2,760

2,760

2,500

2,100

2,080

2,180

3,400

3,310

8,940

5,310

2,340

2,020

2,180

5,180

2,760

2,760

2,850

2,680

2,860

2,860

' Sept.

2,540

8,100

8,860

2,420

2,020

1,910

1,940

2,020

1,940

8,020

2,020

1,760

1,650

1,460

1,600

1,830

2,020

2,500

1,940

1,640

1,940

2,500

2,180

2,100

1,940

1,760

2,080

1,640

1,580

1,560

Adjuitei for ohangt in 

rtitr"'oir oonttnti

Htan

2 aaa |dOC 

SOA1 1 94Ji

5,180

6,569

8,860

5,067

10,870

19 1 KO Ji C f 1 D V

5,670

8,614

2,884

1,946 

1,754

4', 569

Pi r iquar* mile

0.318

.457 

.353

.70,7

.817' 

.839

1.15

1.35

.689

.290

.858

.816 

.192

.487

Runoff In

inohee

0.87

.49

.41

9.61

.57

.57

l.SS

1.51

.78

.88

.29

ail

 co

.81

6.65

* Winter diiohargt ntaiuremtnt madt on thii day.

t Change in oonttnti in 9 rtiervoiri above itation.

Note.- Stage-diioharge relation affected by lot Nov. SO to Mar. 84.
RESERVOIRS IN CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 195

Nine reservoirs are used to stabilize flow of Chippewa, Flambeau, and Red Cedar Rivers. 

Moose Lake, Chippewa Reservoir, Rest Lake and Flambeau Reservoir are owned and operated by 

the Chippewa-Flambeau Improvement Co. Wissota, Birch, Cedar, Long, and Bear Lakes are 

operated by the Northern States Power Co., Eau Claire, Wis. The Northern States Power Co. 

furnishes gage heights and contents for all the above reservoirs. The relation of these 

reservoirs to the gaging stations on the Chippewa, Flambeau, and Red Cedar Rivers is as 

follows (figures In parentheses following name of reservoir show usable capacity in winter 

in millions of cubic feet): Moose Lake (400) and Chippewa Reservoir (9,650) are on Chippewa River upstream from station at Bishop's Bridge; Rest Lake (660) and Flambeau Reservoir 

(5,900) are on Flambeau River and tributary which enter upstream from station on Flambeau 

River at Flambeau Reservoir; Lake Wissota (3,547) is on Chippewa River upstream from 

station at Chippewa Falls; Birch Lake (908), Cedar Lake (577), Long Lake (637), and Bear 

Lake (413) are on Red Cedar River.or its tributaries which enter upstream from station on 

Red Cedar River near Colfax and Chippewa River at Durand. The usable capacity of these 

reservoirs Is usually less In summer than in winter because the allowable summer draw-down , 

is limited in the interest of riparian property owners. There are from time to time formal 

or informal changes In capacity and In minimum draw-down levels. For detailed location of 

these reservoirs see Water-Supply Paper 955, page 179.

Combined total contents, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Date

Sept. SO................

Nov. 30.......... ......

Dec. 31. ...............

Calendar year 1947.. .

Sept. 30................

Water year 1947-48...

Date

Calendar year 1947...

Sept. 30................

Water year 1947-48...

Date

Calendar year 1947. ..

Feb. 29................

Sept. 30................

Water ysar 1947-48...

Moose Lake and Chippewa Reservoir

Contents 

(millions of 

cubic feet)

7,878 

6,975 

5,912 

4,556

-

3,158 

1,283 

2,355 

6,846 

7,680 

7,646 

7,430 

6,956 

6,082

-

Change In contents

Millions 

of 

cubic feet

-903 

-1,063 

-1,356

-4,156

-1,398

-1,875 

+1,072 

+4,491 

+834 

-34 

-216 

-474 

-874

-1,796

Equivalent 

mean seoond- 

. feet

-337 

-410 

-506

-132

-522 

-748 

+400 

+1,733 

+311 

-13 

-81 

-177 

-337

-57

Chippewa River near Holsombe, Wls.

10,846 

9,323 

8,332 

6,546

-

4,472 

2,268 

3,225 

9,466 

10,053 

9,474 

8,858 

7,978 

6,891

-

-1,523 

-991

-1,786

-6,496

-2,074 

-2,204 

+957 

+6,241 

+587 

-579 

-616 

.-880 

-1,087

-3,955

-569

-382 

-667

-206

-774 

-880 

+357 

+2,408 

+219 

-223 

-230 

-329 

-419

-125

Four Reservoirs dbove station on 

Red Cedar River near Colfax, Wls.

1,846 

1,632 

1,409 

1,274

-

1,152 

1,121 

1,214 

1,785 

1,830 

1,841 

1,800 

1,780 

1,694

-

-214 

-223

-135

+95

-122 

-31 

+93 

+551 

+65 

+11 

-41 

-20 

-86

-152

-as

-86 

-50

+3

-46

-12 

+35 

+213 

+24 

+4 

-15 

-7 

-33

-5

Rest Lake and Flambeau Reservoir

Contents 

(millions of 

cubic feet)

2,968 

2,348 

2,419 

1,990

-

1,315 

985 

870 

2,620 

2,373 

1,828 

1,429 

1,022 

808

-

Change in contents

Millions 

of 

cubic feet

-620 

+71 

-429

-2,340

-675 

-330 

-115 

+1,750 

-247 

-545 

-399 

-407 

-214

-2,160

Equivalent 

mean 

second- 

. feet

-231 

+27 

-160

-74

-252

-132 

-43 

+675 

-92 

-210 

-149 

-152 

-83

-68

Five reservoirs above station on 

Ihlppewa River at Chippewa Falls, Wls.

14,492 

12,359 

12,232 

10,211

-

7,590 

5,837 

6,930 

12,760 

13,688 

13,288 

12,622 

11,264 

10,780

-

-2,133 

-127 

-2,021

-6,645

-2,621 

-1,753 

+1,093 

+5,830 

+928 

-400 

-666 

-1,358 

-484

-3,712

-796 

-49 

-755

-211

-979 

-700 

+408 

+2,249 

'+346 

-154 

-249 

-507 

-187

-117

Nine reservoirs above station on 

Chippewa River at Durand, Wls.

16,338 

13,991 

13,641 

11,485

-

8,742 

6,958 

8,144 

14,525 

15,518 

15,129 

14,421 

13,044 

12,474

-

-2,547 

-350 

-2,156

-6,550

-2,743 

-1,784 

+1,188 

+6,381 

+993 

-389 

-708 

-1,377 

-570

-3,884

-876 

-135 

-805

-208

-1,024 

-712 

+443 

+2,462 

+371 

-150 

-264 

-514 

-220

-122
196 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

Flambeau River at Flambeau Reservoir, Wls.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°04'05", long.' 90°13'45", near north line of sec. 

a, T. 41 N., R. 2 E., a quarter of a mile downstream from dam of Flambeau Reservoir, 

Datum of gage is 1,540.0 feet above mean sea level (Northern States Power Co. bench 

mark). Prior to Oct. 24, 1947, staff gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 647 square miles.

Records available.- September 1927 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 21 years, 639 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 585 second-feet May 24-27 (gag1? height, 4,64 

TeeTJT minimum, 170 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 3.67 feet).

 1927-48: Maximum discharge observed, 3,440 second-feet May 28, 1979 (gage height, 

8.39 feet); minimum observed, 3.1 second-feet Apr. 12, 1934 (gage height, 2,39 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by Flambeau and Rest Lake Reservoirs, 

twice dally when recorder not operating.

Revisions (water years).- W 805: Drainage area. W 875i 1936, 1938

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Sage read

3.7 

3.9 

4.3 

4.7

178

239

393

585

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 tc September 1948

 Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

485

485

485

462

462

462

462

462

462

462

462

462

462

462

462

462

462

462

433

438

438

438

438

438

438

438

438

438

438

416

393

Nov.

393

393

372

330

330

330

291

291

291

291

291

291

291

291

310

310

310

310

310

310

310

291

291

291

291

291

291

291

310

310

Dec.

310

330

330

330

330

330

330

h330

h330

372

372

393-

418

462

462

462 .

462

462

462

462

438

438

416

372

372

372

372

372

372

372

 372 '

Month

October. .........-..;...

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

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

Calendar year 1947 . .

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

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

Haroh..... .............

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 . .

Jan.

372

372

416

416

416

416

416

416

416

416

393

393

393

416

438

462

485

485

462

462

462

462

462

462

462

438

438

438

438

416

416

Feb.

416

h438

h438

.h438

h438

h438

h438

h438

h438

h438

h438

h416

h416

h416

h416

310

262

259

269

310

310

310

291

262

262

310

330

330

330

_

-

Mar.

330

330

350

350

350

350

350

372

393

393

393

372

372,

393

416

416

416

416

393

393 '

393

438

462

462.

485

485 510'

534

510

h510

h510

Apr.

510

510

534

534

534

560

510

462

462

372

330

330

330

350

350

350

350

350

372

393

393

393

393

393

416

416

416

350

350

350

-

 Observed

Secondfoot-days

14,012

9,303

12,005

216,621

13,355

10,605

12)363

13I052

9 930

s)l60

6,928

138,459

Maximum

485

393

462

1,760

485

438

534

560

585

560

350

310

242

585

Minimum

393 291*

310

110

372

 .

330 *cri OOU

350

310

242

170

170

Mean

452

310

387

593

431

414 412

513

435

320

263

231

378

May

350

372

416

393

393

438

485

485

485

534

534

534

534

534

534

534

534

534

534

534

534

534

560

585

585

585

585

560

560

560

560

June

560

560

56&

534

534

534

534

510

510

510

510

438

438

438

416

393

372

393.

393

393

372

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

350 350'

-

Change in 

contents

(millions of 

cubic feet)t

-620

+71

-429

-2,340

-675

-330

-115

+1,750

-247

-545

-399

-407

-214

, -2,160

Jul'r

350

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

310

310

310

310

310

310

310

310

310

310

310

310

310

330

510

530

530

330

530

510

510

Aug.

310

310

291

291

291

291

291

291

272

272

269

265

262

256

256

252

252

249

249

246

246

246

246

246

246

246

246

246

242

242

242

Sept.

242

242

242

242

242

242

242 242'

242

239

239

239

236

236

236

236

233

233

233

233

233

230

230

230

230

230

227

205

172

170

Adjusted for change in 

res-srvoir contents

Mean

221

337

227

519

179

234

371

1,087

421

171

111

148

310

P-)r square 

mile

0.342

.521

.351

.802

.277

362

!573

-L 1 . Afl DO

.651

 348

 264

!l72

.229

.479

Runoff In 

inches

0.39

CO DO

.40

10.71

«n 

tO£

 59

 66

1.87

.75

39

 OU*A

..20

.26

6.51

t Change in contents in Flambeau and Rest Lake Reservoirs. 

h Computed from staff-gage readings.
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 

Flambeau River at Babbs Island, near Winter, Wis,

197

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°47' , long. 90°45' , near west line of see, 16, 

 T. 38 N., R. 3 W., 13 miles east of Winter.

Drainage area.- 1,020 square miles.

Records available.- August 1929 to September 1948 (prior to 1938-39, winter records 

incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 2,200 second-feet Mar. 27; maximum gige 

Height, 3.86 feet Mar. 28 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 236 second-feet 

Sept, 30 (gage height, 0.33 foot).

1929-48; Maximum discharge, 9,440" second-feet June 25, 1946 (gage height, 9.^5 

feet); minimum recorded, 218 second-feet Oct. 28, 1930 (gage height, 0,37 foot); minimum dailv recorded, 240 second-feet Sept. 30, 1948

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

latea by Flambeau and RpRt Lake Reservoirs.

Revisions (water years).- VI 805: Drainage area. W 855: 1935-36. 

W 8b5:193b, 193b.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 tc September 1948

Flow reguDay

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

892

706

706

765

736

650

676

645

640

629

634

624

603

634

614

603

583

569

554

578

588

588

549

564

593

583

564

598

578

564

549

Nov.

540

503

490

494

508

508

54.9

598

588

535

526

503

490

477

473

482

451

469

473

469

503

540

549

526

508

494

475

470

475

490

-

Dec.

580

BIO

620

610

390

570

550

540

540

530

530

520

510

530

560

600

600

605

605

605 (

605

605

605

590

560

540

600

540

530

530

520

Month

October. .............. r

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

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

Calendar year 1947 . .

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

February i March..................

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

Ey. ...................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 .

Jan.

520

520

525

535

545

560

575

595 »606

600

580

560

540

540

540

550

555

565

580

600

610

620

630

655

640

640

625

615

6Q5

S95

585

Feb.

580

570

565

560

555

550

540

535

525

520

S15

505

490

480

475

470

465

470

480

480

460

420

410

450

490

450

400

400

410

^

-

Mar.

490

505

440

435

440

48O

510

520

520 522

540

545

550

555

565

575

590

615

635

680

750

820

920

1,100

1,400

1,900

2,200

1,800

1,500

1,400

1,500

Apr.

1,300

1,200

1,150

1,300

1,430

1,750

1,750

1,750'

1,430

1,480

1,610

1,060

1,340

1,300

1,060

1,100

1,030

960

926

860

892

892

827

926

1,100

892

1,480

1,430

1,260

1,100

Observed

Seccndfoot-rdays

19,361

15,156

17,630

350,44?

17 991

14*220

26*002

36,585

21,668

17 , 664

16,433

12 895

gjsil

225,416

Maximum

892

598

620

2,900

640

580

2^200

1,750

995

706

526

379

2,200

Minimum

549

451

510

451

520

40O

435

827

549

417

438

308

240

240

 Mean

625

505

569

960

580

490

1,220

699

589

530

416

327

616

May

995

892

624

678

892

634

796

765

736

593

765

736

7O6

678

706

736

629

736

706

678

678

650

650

559

629

619

619

706

678

650

549

June

624

624

583

588

619

598

559

629

586

598

608

603

540

417

526

536

508

564

67$

531

499

650

678

678

706

640

531

486

645

640

Change In 

contents

(millions cf 

cubic feet)t

-620

t71

-439

-2,346

-675

-330

-115

+1,750

-247

-545

-407

-214

-2,160

July

588

614

608

678

508

451

477

503

526

640

619

490

526

531

535

540

526

526

508

521

526

564

540

535

503

490

451

438

456

521

494

Aug.

494

469

«3

482

469

451

447

451

451

447

443

438

447

434

426

409

413

409

400

355

316

308

316

526

396

367

343

409

396

367

343

Sept.

S24

379

355

355

359

363

375

359

351

351

351

343

283

272

335

343

335

335

327 3-16

313

339

327

316

305

292

297

293

247

240

-

Adjusted for charge In 

reservoir contents

Mean

394

532

409

886

328

358

796

1,895 

607

379

381

264

244

548

Per square 

mile

0.386

.522

.401

.869

322

Z51

*7 SO

1 &e .do

595 tip

 »3 Id

374

!259

.239

.537

Rrnoff in 

inches

0.44

.58

.46

11.66

.37

.38

2 *08

 69

.42

.43

30

!27

7.32

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Flambeau and Rest Lake reservoirs.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 27 to Apr. 3.

911165 O - 50 - 14
198 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

Flambeau River near Ladysmlth, Wls.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°31', long. 90°59', In SE£ sec. 10, lot 4, T. 35

 il., K. 5 W., at County Trunk I Highway bridge half a mile upstream from Crooked Creek, 

4 miles downstream from Big Falls power plant, and 10 miles upstream from Ladysmlth. 

Datum of gage Is 1,150.28 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels -by Fargo 

Engineering Co.).

Drainage area.- 1,910 square miles.

Hecords available.- September 1943 to September 1948. January 1914 to September 1923 at

 site 4 miles downstream; October 1923 to September 1943 at site 4 miles upstream.

February 1903 to December 1906 at site at Ladysmlth. 

Average discharge.- 34 years (1914-48), 1,715 second-feet (unadjusted). 

Kxtremes.,- Maximal discharge during year. 4,440 second-feet Apr. 28; nnximum gage height,

 B.H4 I'eet Mar. 26 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 206 seeoid-feet Sept. 7, 19, 

(gage height, 2.72 feet); minimum dally, 234 second-feet Aug. 22.

1903-6, 1914-48: Maximum dally discharge, 19,500 socond-feet Ap-". 11, 1922; minimum, 159 second-feet Oct. 22, 1944 (gage height, 2.70 feet); minlmon daily, 176 secondfeet Aug. 30, 1925.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by Big Falls power plant, 4 miles upstream, and

 by Flambeau and Rest Lake Reservoirs.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except period of loe effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

3.3 SOS

3.S 680

3.7 890

Oct. 1 to Apr. 27

3.9 1,120

4.1 1,360

4.4 1,750

Apr. 28 to Sept. 30

4.7 2,170

S.O 2,640

S.S 1,510

2.8 240

3.0 340

3.2 468

3.4 630

3.6 82S

3.8 1,050

4.0 1,290

4.2 1,560

4.6 2,200

S.O 2,900

5.7 4,240

Dieoharge, in aeoond-feet, water year October 1947 to Septembe- 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

974

1,050

730

808

870

729

748

878

704

820

789

561

696

720

742

709

718

769

4SO

681

7,14

744

690

676

674

592

822

783

770

782

752

Nov.

644

672

707

698

737

652

850

1,090

886

994

792

869

794

758

830

826

845

897

686

826

923

696

640

820

790

760

600

740

620

650

-

Deo.

800

820

840

860

700

560

600

869

760

780

660

650

580

600

SOO

790

770

760 '80

SOO

600

800

800

820

700

740

760

640

760

860

740

Month

October. ...,....,...,.,

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

Calendar year 1947

January. ,,,,..,.,...,..

February

Maroh. ....... . . .

May

June. ....,.,.,...,..,,.

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

August . .

Water year 1947-48 , ,

Jan.

S60

720

620

880

840

710

780

780

7SO

700

840

780

7SO

700

650

640

480

370

880

760

800

810

840

430

540

960

380

780

780

700

450

Scioondfoot-daye

22,965

23,294

23,170

SST',572

21,810

17,490

39,580

81,000

42,955

22,905

20,092

18,890

12,896

343,747

Feb.

600

920

730

700

720

640

340

580

900

750

700

660

550

500

300

680

570

550

630

660

720

3SO

600

650

500

440

SOO

570

SOO

M

Mar.

700

660

540

520

600

700

720

750

680

670

750

700

730

700

780

780

720

820

840

840

1,000

1,050

1,200

1,450

1,800

3,000

3,200

3,400

3,500

3,000

2,800

Apr.

2,700

2, SOO

2,490

2,800

2,740

3,330

3,390

3,600

3,180

2,980

3,290

2,940

2,810

2,900

2,400

2,320

2,240

2,170

1,840

1,620

1,710

1,780

1,680

2,040

2,370

2,840

3,400

4,240

3,850

3,380

-

Observed

Maximum

1,050

1,090

880

5,400

960

920

3,800

4,240

3,000

1,170

1,110

778

609

4,240

Minimum

450

600

860

4SO

370

300

520

1,620

OOfl ODD

417

274

234

256

234

Mean

741

776

747

1,828

694

603

1 277

2,700

1,386

ft JO O4 0 

S13

430

939

May

3,000

2,720

2,380

1,800

1,890

1,830

1,610

1,620

1,540

1,480

1,210

1,280

1,230

1,440

951

1,210

1,370

1,290

1,290

1,280

1,260

1,180

686

1,420

816

854

990

766

923

889

810

June

1,170

824

836

888

706

437

6S2

747

764

788

764

880

417

586

807

890

SOO

863

672

758

681

768

955

1,120

1,080

985

820

875

798

814

-

Change In

contents 

(millions of ' 

cubic feetjt

-620

+ 71

-429

-2,340

-675

-330

-115

+1,780

-247

-S4S

"399 TQQ

-407

-214

-2,160

July

1,110

1,010

698

744

660

764

643

711

820

607

340

702

702

741

815

736

430

274

803

556

480

734

870

708

384

7S1

606

830

S54

417

690

Aug.

880

606

627

654

600

582

524

260

778

727

566

486

SOI

626

320

503

705

507

448

514

285

234

430

676

628

498

674

329

254

436

364

Sept.

404

591

440

462

469

256

366

472

492

SO 7

472

304

564

609

502

402

418

332

266

370

483

362

386

437

435

37S

487

409

382

472

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean '^ r 9tta ' 1*

510 0.267

803 .420

887 .307

1,454 .761

442 .231

471 .247

1,234 .648 3,375 1.77

1,294 .677

554 .290 499 .261

361 .189

347 , .182

871 i .456

Runoff in inohes

0.31

.47 

.38

10.28

.27

.27

.74

1

QO

 9O

.76

.30

.22 

.20

6.21

t Change In contents In Flambeau and Rest Lake Reservoirs. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23 to Apr. 2 (no gage-height record Jan. 13 

to Pen. 19j discharge computed on basis of records at Big Palls power plant).
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 199

South Fork Flambeau River near Phillips, Wis,

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat, 46°42 I , long, 90°37', in NWiSW^ sec. 10, T. 37 N., R. 

a w . , 0,5 mile downstream from Big Elk River and 12 miles west of Phillips.

Drainage area.- 666 square miles.

Records available,- August 1929 to September 1948 (winter records incomplete 1929-40).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,410 second-feet Apr. 28, 29 (g8«e 

 height, 7,32 feet); minimum daily, 74 second-feet Sept. 29,

1929-48: Maximum discharge observed, 10,200 second-feet June 18, 1943 (gage freight, 

14,32 feet); minimum, 39 second-feet Aug. 31, Sept. 3-5, 1933.

Remarks . - Records good 'except those for period of ice effec't, which are fair. Oage read 

once daily,

Revisions (water years) .- W 975: 1934.

Diioharce, in Moond-feet, water year Ootobtr 1947 to September 1946

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

18

16,

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

28

26

27

28

26

30

31

Dot.

808"

202 202

190

190

190

190

179

179

179

158

168

147

147

147

147

147

157

157

127

187

119

121

121

127

157

157

157

157

157

137

NOV.

147

147

137

147

147

147

179

258

514

514

266

551

256

226

258

215

215

215

226

286

250

250

250

250

850

250

250

250

250

250

-

Month

Dec.

222

215

210

200

194

188

181

176

172

170

167

166

164

168

160

160

159

157

15S

154

153

158

151

150

149

148

147

146

14S

144 143'

Jan.

142

141

140

140

158

156

155

154

155

152

151

150

129

127

125

124

122

120

119

118

117

116

115

115

110

108

104

102

100

97

94

October .,.......,,....,........,,

November ..........,...,...,,,.,.,

December ...........,,,...,,.,..,,

Calendar year 1947 .,.,.,..,,..

January ......,..,.,,,,,,.,,,.,,.,

February

March ...:.......,..............,. April ,...,..,,,.,..,........,..,,, Br... ...........................

Jun«,,.. .....,.....,,..,..,......,

July ....,....,,,..,,,,...,,..,...

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

Wattr ytar 1947-48 ............

Ftb.

93

92

91

90

90

89

89

89

88

88

88

88

88

88

90

92

95

98

108

107

111

118

127

158

147

155

160

161

1S5 ,i.

-

Seoondfoot-daya

4,792

8,607

5,159

172,797

5,792

5,115

12,971

51,054

14,455

4,956

4 fiflO 1 OOB

5,849

2,696

98,049

Mar.

166

16S

169

170

170

170

169

187

165

*1S8

170

170

174

179

186

191

200

214

250

255

285

551

587

447

631

960

1,540

1,270

1,270

1,210

1,210

Apr.

1,210

1,140

1,080

1,020

1,020

1,080

1,810

1,210

1,140

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,020

960

895

78S

651

606

651

651

681

735

840

960

1,540

1,410

1,410

1,340

MaximuB

202

551

222

5,020

142

165

1,340

1,410

1,210

897 Oea COC

15B

118

1,410

May

1,210

1,140

960

840

733

681

631

606

582

512

406

406

558

282

351

551

58S

406

586

367

551

297

266

266

258

226

886

286

215

802

190

MinlBUB

119

157

145

119

94

88

165

606

190

105

110

'68

74

74

June

179

127

157

157

157

157

127

157

157

157

127

125

118

116

108

108

106

105

127

127

137

168

226

297

297

252

286

213

266

297

Mtan

155

220

166

475

122

107

418

1,054

466

165

151

124

89.9

868

July

252

852

215

190

168

158

147

157

157

147

157

157

127

127

127

114

114

US

112

110

121

158

147

157

147

158

147

157

157

179

179

AuC.

158

147

157

157

157

157

157

157

125

118

185

125

119

118

119

125

121

127

118

110

102

88

116

187

125

116

108

119

127

121

121

Per iquare milt

0.255

.550

.249

.710

.185

.161

.628

1.55

.700

.848

.227

.186

.155

.402

Sept.

112

108

105

105-

105

105

102

102

106

105

108

95

85

88

86

85

85

82

79

79

81

81

78

79

79

77

77

77

74

78

Runoff in irohee

0.87

.57

.29

9.66

.21

.17

.72

1.75

.81

.28

.26

.21

.15

5.47

* Winter dlioharg* measurement mad* on thii day.

Net*.- Stage-diioharte relation affected by ioe Nov. 21 to Mar. 21.
800 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

South Pork Jump River near Ogema, Wis.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 45°23'20", long. 90"30'30", NE^ sec. 33, T. 34 N., R. 1 W., 

1.3 miles downstream from Mondeaux Cre,ek and 12 miles southwest of Orema.

Drainage, area.- 328 square miles.

Records available.- April 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,770 second-feet Mar. 26 (gage height, 

 B.bU feet); minimum dally, 14 s'econd-feet Feb. 10-15, Sept. 28-30.

1944-48: Maximum discharge, 9,020 second-feet June 25, 1946 (gag3 height, 14.56 

feet); minimum dally, 10 second-feet Aug. 15, 16, 1947 (gage height, 1.85 feet)

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

once dally, oftener during high stages.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

66

62

62

58

55

53

47

41

38

36

36

36

37

36

36

34

34

35

36

36

35

34

36

36

37

41

51

69

138

117

103

Nov.

87

73

68

69

73

76

90

112

d214

147

166

156

138

120

120

103

100

93

92

93

101

105

108

115

118

120

120

117

102

84

Dec.

76

70

64

62

58

56

54

51

50

49

49

48

48

47

47

46

46

46

45

45

45

44

44

43

43

43

43

43

42

42

42

Jan.

42

42

41

41

40

40

40

39

39

38

38

*38

37

37

36

36

35

35

35

34

34

34

33

33

32

31

31

30

29

28

26

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

25

24

23

22

20

19

18

17

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

18

22

25

20

17

16

15

17

21

24

26

27

28

-

Secondfoot-days

1,57

3,28

1,53

72,73

1,10

55

17,96

16,27

5 11

1)40

1 22

83

66

51,52

Mar.

29

*29

30

30

30

29

28

26

25

24

24

24

24

25

27

30

34

40

58

90

190

380

760

1,650

2,110

2,690

2,530

2,390

2,110

1,480

1,020

Apr.

877

703

586

549

586

624

586

624

586

513

478

478

428

348

304

250

237

226

379

461

461

411

364

444

549

513

787

1,070

1,070

737

Maximum

1 138

3 214

1 76

3 3,210

1 42

3 28

5 2,690

3 1,070

5 586

3 175

5 113

i 79

1 48

1 2,690

May

586-

444

348

304

289

276

237

204

175

166

147

138

129

120

129

156

166

147

138

112

98

101

89

74

65

60

54

46

42

38

35

Minimum

34

68

42

10

26

14

24

226

35

15

18

17

14

14

June

32

30

27

24

26

26

24

23

23

23

21

20

19

17

16

15

15

23

30

37

43

59

113

175

129

97

87

76

71

79

Mean

50.7

109

49.4

199

35.6

19 £

580

543

165

46 . 7

39.5

26 . 9

22.1

141

July

66

57

51

41

37

34

30

27

23

21

27

30

24

21

20

21

20

19

19

18

30

49

68

61

53

57

49

39

32

68

113

Aug.

79

59

43

39

37

32

27

24

22

23

24

21

20

18

18

20

26

24

27

24

22

21

19

18

19

19

17

20

25

24

22

Pe r square 

mile

0.155

.332

.151

.607

.109

.059

1.77

1.66

.503

.142

.120

.082

.067

.430

Sept.

25

46

48

42

35

26

28

26

26

25

22

20

20

19

18

16

15

16

17

16

17

18

18

17

16

15

15

14

14

14

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.18

.37

.17

8.23

.13

.06

2.04

1.85

 58

.16

.14

.09

.07

5.84

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stat'on at Sheldon. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 23.
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 201

Jump River at Sheldon, Wis.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 45°18 I , long. 90°58', in sec. 26, T. 33 »., R. 5 W., at highway Bridge in Sheldon, 1,500 feet upstream from Soldier Creek and 11 miles upstream 

from mouth. Datum of gage is 1,092.75 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1929.

Drainage area.- 510 square miles.

Records available.- July 1915 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 33 years, 525 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,060 second-feet Mar. 27 (gage height, 

B.33 reet); minimum daily, 20 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 3.98 feet).

1915-48: Maximum discharge observed, 46,000 second-feet Aug. 31, 1941 (gage height, 

18.8 feet, from floodmarks); minimum observed, 11 second-feet Dec. 18, 1943 (gage 

height, 3.99 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Gage read 

once daily, oftener during high stages.

Revisions (water years).- W 565: 1920(M}. W 975: 1938.

Discharge, in aeoond-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

103

98

90

78

70

73

66

63

57

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

54

50

52

50

55

6$'

68

90

106

164

120

Nov.

123

117

106

95

100

93

117

150

376

326

2O3

215

203

244

226

114

143

90

136

153

140

133

160

230

200

170

155

145

130

120

~

Dec.

112

106

99

95

92

89

86

84

81

79

77

75

73

71

70

68

67

66

66

65

64

63

62

61

60

59

58

57

56

55

54

Jan.

52

51

50

49

48

47

*46

46

45

44

43

42

42

42

41

40

4O

39

38

37

36

35

34

33

33

32

32

31

31

31

31

Month

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

Novsmber .........................

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

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

Maroh ............................

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

Ito.... ..........................

.Tiino . July - . -

Augu 

S»pt

st ...........................

ember ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

31

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

31

31

32

32

33

34

35

36

38

41

44

46

48

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

2,175

 4,918

2,270

122,128

1,241

962

25,635

25,855

8,360

2 235

2 , 116

1,576 

989

78,332

Mar.

50

51

51

*S1

50

49

48

47

46

46

46

46

46

45

45

46

47

49

66

120

180

450

1,000

2,070

2,560

3,680

4,060

3,680

2,990

2,190

1,730

Apr.

1,460

1,200

954

864

864

954

908

908

864

780

740

740

632

566

480

424

402

370

480

592

632

666

579

666

a860

1,050

1,300

1,840

1,730

1,350

Maximum

161

376

112

5,450

52

48

4,060

1,840

954

222

114

117 

66

4,060

May

954

666

572

504

474

440

418

340

316

270

248

218

207

188

196

a222

248

244

235

181

170

114

140

127

207

98

87

87

64

64

61

Minimum

50

90

54

32

31

45

370

61

31

44 

32

20

20

June

59

57

54

47

54

a50

47

SO

47

47

47

41

32

32

38

34

31

32

44

44

75

80

109

211

222

181

127

123

114

106

-

Msan

70.2

164

73.2

335

40

tt'.Z

827

862

270

74.5

68 . ? 

50.8 

33.0

214

July

103

95

9S

87

70

61

50

50

50

44

44

50

61

5S

50

50

50

48

48

44

50

50

66

1O9

114

90.

90

92

68

90

92

Aug.

a!04

117

78

78

75

61

59

59

64

54

46

42

36

34

34

40

36

44

41

36

36

35

40

36

32

42

42

36

59

36

Per square 

mile

 322

!l44

.657

.078

.065

T *0 1 . 69

.529

.146

.134 

.100 

.065

.420

44

Sspt.

44

42

40

66

59

48

48

36

36

36

34

31

31

25

a27

29

31

35

27

28

28

32

28

22

21

21

20

21

22

21

Runiff in 

inohss

O.16

.36

.17

8.92

.09

.07

1 .87

1 .89

.61

.16

.15 

.12

.07

5.72

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23 to Mar. 23.
202 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 

Yellow River at Cadott, Wis.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 44°57 I , long. 91°09', in center of E$ sec. 31, T. 29 N., R. 6 

 W., at bridge 200 feet below Svetlik Dam at Cadott and 4* miles upstream from Drywood 

Creek.

Drainage area.- 351 square miles.

Records available.- October 1942 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,230 second-feet Mar. 27 (gage height, 

9.tO feet); minimum observed, 5.0 second-feet Aug. 27, 28, Sept. 18-20 (gage height, 

0.88 foot).

1942-48: Maximum discharge observed, 15,600 second-feet June 28, 1943 (gage height, 

12.15 fe'et); minimum observed, 3.6 second-feet Aug. 24-26, 1944 (gage height, 0.88 

foot).

Remarks.- Records good. Plow partly regulated by small feed mill 200 fe^t above station, 

uage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

19

IS

21

22

19

17

16

15

14

13

12

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

1011

12

14

21

34

18

18

33

Nov.

32

29

29

28

29

28

52

55

64

64

67

52

27

34

38

38

38

36

36

38

44

50

54

58

63

54

37

34

31

28

-

Month

Dec.

24

30

b28

a27

a27

a26

a26

a26

a25

a25

a25

a25

a25

25

24

24

24

24

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

Jan.

24

24

22

22

22

 21

20

20

20

19

20

20

20

19

19

18

17

15

16

16

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

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

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

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

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

June ...:.........................

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

18

17

18

16

16

16

18

16

16

17

17

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

513

1,247

774

71,863.5

see

456

10,659

11,468

4,606

1,526

904

530.5

299

53,550.5

Mar.

17

17

 17

18

18

18

17

17

17

18

19

19

d20

20

20

21

22

27

186

550

853

721

632

632

785

962

1,120

1,150

1,080

925

721

Apr.

550

478

392

334

316

316

298

316

316

281

281

298

281

234

208

197

176

165

186

281

298

298

298

434

604

632

661

753

925

661

-

Maximum

38

67

30

3,050

24

T 10A

1,150

925

478

165

86

34

19

1,150

May

478

372

298

249

249

249

249

221

186

165

155

145

127

118

118

127

145

145

187

110

91

80

71

63

48

44

43

39

34

32

28

Minimum

10

27

24

5.0

15

15

17

1 1DDec;

26

12

13

5.0

5.0

5.0

June

27

24

22

20

20

18

20

21

19

17

16

15

14

13

12

12

12

12

14

19

24

31

67

136

165

165

145

155

155

136

-

Mean

16.5

A"l C 41 b 

25.0

197

18.3

15.7

344

332

149

50.9

29.2

17.1

9.97

91.7

July

86

72

60

46

38

33

27

20

18

16

16

16

16

14

13

13

13

14

16

16

33

36

31

27

26

38

34

29

24

31

32

Aug.

29

25

29

34

28

28

22

20

20

24

22

21

17

16

15

14

16

18

15

14

13

13

12

11

10

6.0

5.0

5.5

10

9.5

8.5

Per square 

Bile

0.047

.119

.071

.561

.052

f\AC

. w*D

 980

1.09

.425

.145

AQ*

 WOO

.049

.028

.261

S»pt.

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

9.0

9.0

10

11

11

11

11

10

10

8.5

7.0

7.0

6.5

5.5

5.0

5.0

6.0

9.5

12

16

19

16

14

12

13

13

Runoff in 

inches

0.05

.13 

.08

7.61

1 06

.05

1.13

1.22

.49

.16

.10

.06 

.03

3.56

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Mo gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Jump River at Sheldon and Eau 

Claire River at Pall Creek.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by loe.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIH 203

Duncan Creek at Bloomer, Wls.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°07', long. 91°30', In sec. 8, T. 30 N., R. 9

 W., a quarter of a mile below Bloomer Dam at Bloomer. Datum of gage Is 979.46 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 54 square miles.

Records available.- March 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,050 second-feet Mar. 20 (gage height, 7.43

 TeeDT minimum, 3.2 second-feet Apr. 8, 9, 10, 14 (gage height, 1.22 feet .

1944-48: Maximum discharge observed, 1,130 second-feet Mar. 15, 1945 (gage l«lght, 

7.70 feet); minimum observed, 0.8 second-foot Apr. 2, Nov. 10, 1944, Aug. 9, 10, 1945.

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

fluctuation caused by feed mill Just above station.

Diurnal

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

17 

14 

19 

20 

18

16 

13 

15 

13 

12

17 

8.0 

18 

17 

19

10 

15 

13 

7.4 

15

17 

14 

15 

18 

16

7.2 

20 

17 

17 

16 , 

18

NOT.

17 

9.0 

19 

18 

17

15 

17 

17 

6.4 

17

6.4 

17 

17 

17 

19

6.8 

20

19 

20 

18

20 

12 

6.8 

14 

18

20 

6.4 

18 

15 

6.4

Dec.

15 

16 

15 

17 

17

18 

6.4 

16 

17

17

22 

16 

19 

6.4

14

15 

14 

14

14 

14

5.2

11 

19 

12 

5.2

12 

12 

9.5 

16 

15 

14

Jan.

6.4 

18 

17 

6.4

15

15 

17 

18 

16 

11

5.6

11 

12 

13 

13

13 

13 

4.8 

12 

13

4.8

13 

14 

15 

5.2

15 

14 

9.0 

7.5 

13 

14

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Jann 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr j

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary .

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

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

6.0 

13 

14 

15 

16

15 

12 

6.0 

13 

15

15 

14 

14 

13 

6.4

18 

14 

18 

18 

17

17 

7.6 

20 

El 

17

18 

19 

15 

7.2

Seoondfoot-daya

471. 6 

449.2 

453.7

10,808

374.7 

414.2 

2,037 

472.7 

408. S 

451.3 

488.0 

480.1 

394.6

6,856

Peak discharge (ba^e, 200 sec. -ft.).- Mar.

» Winter discharge measurement made on this 

6 Bo gage-height record; discharge compute; 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected bj 

28-31, Feb. 2-6, 9-14.

Mar.

19 

 20 

20 

18 

18

17 

5.6 

20 

18 

18

19 

19 

15 

6.4 

20

24 

21 

21 

54 

434

334 

135 

204 

160

115

104 

75 

12 

37 

29 

25

Apr.

22

18 

17 

all 

a!3

12 

18 

15 

12 

12

9.0 

23 

24 

12 

9.5

12 

15 

7.2 

19 

15

17 

12 

21 

18 

12

25 

23 

20 

17 

12

Hay

15 

7.2 

17 

19 

18

16 

15 

14 

5.6 

18

16 

18 

14 

14 

14

5.2

12 

14 

14 

10

14 

15 

6.4 

14 

12

14 

11 

15 

15 

8.0 

8.5

Maximum Minimum

20 7.2 

20 6.4 

22 5.2

598 5.2

18 4.8 

21 6.0 

434 5.6 

25 7.2 

19 5.2 

21 6.4 

20 8.0 

20 7.6 

20 7.6

434 4.8

June

18

12 

20

6.4 

17 

13 

13 

12

14 

15 

6.4

12 

12

16 

15 

17 

19 

8.5

21 

20

15 

14 

12

18 

9.0 

20 

14 

15

Mean

15.2 

15.0 

14.0

29.6

12.1 

14.3 

65.7 

15.8 

13.2 

14.4 

15.7 

15.5 

13.2

18.7

July

14 

17 

19 

8.5 

9.0

18 

15 

20 

16 

16

12 

18 

14 

15 

16

20 

19 

8.5 

17 

16

18 

19 

13 

18 

8.0

16 

18 

15 

19 

18 

18

Aug. Sept.

7.6 16 

18 17 

20 14 

10 10 

12 7.6

17 8.0 

15 16 

8.5 14 

15 14 

20 12

20 14 

17 9.5 

18 12 

20 12 

9.0 14

18 12 

19 15 

14 14 

20 8.5 

17 15

20 20 

8.0 17 

16 13 

17 15 

15 16

15 8.0 

14 14 

20 13 

8.0 14 

15 10 

17

Per square Runoff in 

mile iiobes

0.281 0.32 

.278 .31 

.259 .30

.548 7.42

.224 .26 

.265 .29 

1.22 1.41 

.293 .33 

.244 .28 

.267 .30 

.291 .34 

.287 .33 

.244 .27

.346 4.74

20 (7:30 p.m.) 1,050 sec. -ft. 

day. 

on basis of records for station at Chlppewa Palls. 

ice Dec. 15-20, 31, Jan. 5-9, 12-17, 19, 20, 22-24,
204 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

Duncan Creek at Chippewa Falls, Wis.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 44°56'50". long. 91°24'00", in SW£ see. 31, T. 29 N., R. 8 W., 

in irvin Park at Chippewa Palls, If miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 115 square miles.

Records available.- October 1942 to September 1948,

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,000 Second-feet Mar. 21 (gage height, 

e.98 feet; minimum observed, 18 second-feet Aug. 8 (gage height, 1.65 feet).

1942-48: Maximum discharge observed, 3,310 second-feet Mar. 31, 1943 (gage height, 

8.35 feet, from floodmarks); minimum observed, 16 second-feet Aug. 4, 1946 (gage 

height, 1.56 feet).

Flood of Apr. 3, 1934, reached a stage of about 15.4 feet, from flocdmarks.

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

diurnal fluctuation caused by three power plants above station. Gage read twice daily.

Revisions'(water years).- W 1035: 1943(M).

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except period of ice effect 

(gage height In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 13 to Dec. 8)

Oct. 1-12 let. 13 to Sept. 30

2.0 30 2.0 30 3.0 1S4 5.0 7S2

2.2 38 2.2 10 3.J

2.4 52 2.4 59 3.C

2.6 75 2.6 85 4.C

! 21S 5.6 1,040

> 288 6.3 1,490

396

2.8 118 4.5 560

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

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

23

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

78

76

78

71

40

70

74

65

68

69

67

28

90

91

,87

85

87

98

50

90

84

67

71

71

77

96

125

111

110

84

85

Nov.

79

44

91

90

95

95

90

95

72

99

84

98

96

48

81

64

99

82

87

95

101

106

79

88

93

84

95

88

82

99

-

Dec.

104

82

103

91

85

88

75

103

136

74

118

70

61

58

57

70

61

65

74

59

51

72

72

69

65

42

63

93

63

74

85

Jan.

58

83

251

55

77

69

87

79

79

129

52

45

52

59

*61

62

62

61

59

56

61

66

68

68

68

68

66

61

36

68

72

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 194? ............

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

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

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

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

Hay

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

74

70

72

74

76

76

74

70

60

68

74

75

73

70

67

66

68

72

75

79

80

78

60

73

79

83

82

79

75

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

2,443

2,599

2,383

28,238

2,243

2,122

2J357

2,098

g 002 1)743

1,601

1,406

29,277

Har.

*55

74

87

90

88

86

79

58

76

82

84

84

82

73

51

116

106

106

183

838

1,490

426

426

327

251

215

193

140

 95

111

108

Apr.

Maximum

125

106

136

1,220

251

83

1,490

98

87

84

75

120

63

1,490

95

98

82

66

77

74

82

87

78

88

79

87

78

75

77

81

74

53

77

78

69

71

82

78

71

75

81

85

87

72

May

75

58

87

77

79

74

65

65

53

75

69

69

61

67

72

44

77

66

59

70

71

67

69

72

66

75

69

74

74

32

67

Minimum

28

44

42

22

36

60

51

53

32

38

35

28

36

28

June

72

SI

63

59

71

55

54

63

38

67

55

56

79

71

55

56

51

69

84

78

74

72

79

71

74

72

82

84

75

72

-

Mean

78.8

86.6

76.9

77.4

72.4

73.2

203

78.6

67.7

66.7

56.2

51.6

46.9

80.0

July

70

6.*

SA

s:

5ft

7F5."

60

sr

SU

35

613

61'

53

57

5*

52

435'

5^

snG-<

5*

St

5'

60

5*

4?

51

Si

5S

Aug.

55

50

53

51

120

111

Per square 

rj.l»

0.685

.753

.669

.673

.630

.637

1.77

.683

.589

.580

.489

.449

.408

.696

44

28

59

44

47

47

47

49

48

52

59

5\

31

46

47

46

46

43

47

44

48

52

45

54

44

Sept.

63

46

54

53

44

43

42

39

36

47

47

48

36

42

44

39

40 

59

36

45

43

49

51

43

57

47

58

48

47

60

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.79

.84

.77

9.14

.73

.69

2.04

.76

.68

.65

.56

.52

.46

9.49

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 11-28. Jan. 30 to Mar. 14.
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 205

Eau Claire River near Pall Creek, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°48'35", long. 91°16'50", in NW£ sec. 19, T. 27 

N., K. 7 ¥., three-quarters of a mile downstream from Beaver Creek, ^i miles upstream 

from Big Palls, and 3t miles- north of Fall Creek. *

Drainage area.- 747 square miles.

Records available.- October 1942 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,430 second-feet Mar. 22 (gage height, 8.88 

-feet); minimum, 64 second-feet Sept. 20 (gage height, 0.58 foot).

1942-48: Maximum discharge, 16,800 second-feet Apr. 1, 1943 (gage height, 15.87 

feet); minimum, that of Sept. 20, 1948.

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

Discharge, in .second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3'4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29.

30

31

Oct.

264

235

214

199

184

175

169

 160

158

152

150

148

140

142

140

140

140

136

132

132

134

132

130

138

13S

138

152

a!70

a!90

a200

a210

Nov.

a215

a220

222 ,

a205

a!90

182

194

192

219

251

243

227

219

204

214

214

2.06

204

199

199

Z09

237

278

291

308

286

272

262

230

210

-

Dec.

200

230

210

200

190

190

190

185

185

180

180

180

180

180

175

175

175

175

175

175

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

168

168

Jan.

168

166

162

158

152

150

146

142

140

138

138

136

134

132

130

*132

 128

124

120

118

116

114

114

114

114

112

112

112

112

112

110

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1947 ....:.....-..

Jannary ..........................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

110

108

108

J08

108

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

108

108

108

108

108

108

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

112

114

116

.118

-

Secondfoe t-days

5,034

6,802

5,596

178,034

4,056

3,162

39,796

15,412

10,069

3,907

3,779

3,098

2,391

103,102

Mar.

120

126

130

*136

136

136

132

130

130

132

134

138

142

146

150

158

170

250

1,440

3,230

2,430

4,880

4,510

3,820

3,620

2,820

2,660

2,980

2,150

1,510

1,150

Apr.

852

762

677

597

542

508

491

476

508

508

460

476

476

430

397

367

350

338

333

324

319

308

319

367

508

636

656

762

925

740

-

Maximum

264

308

230

7,570

168

118

4,880

925

578

169

128

92

4,880

Hay

578

491

445

412

400

412

430

427

403

385

388

388

373

358

353

341

338

335

319

300

281

256

235

214

201

187

180

171

164

156

148

Minimum

130

182

168

84

110

106

120

308

148

100

98

80

67

67

June

142

140

138

136

140

130

128

128

124

118

114

110

104

102

106

104

100

106

124

130

148

162

169

160

154

150

140

136

134

130

-

Mean

162

227

181

488

131

109

1,284

514

325

130

122

9a

79.

282

July

130

126

118

116

114

112

114

110

106

102

100

106

114

106

104

104

102

98

102

100

178

173

152

142

146

136

134

132

136

140

126

Aug.

116

108

104

106

102

98

98

98

96

128

126

118

112

108

106

102

108

106

104

98

96

96

90

90

86

84

80

86

84

80

84

Per square 

mile

0.217

.304

.242

.653

.175

.146

1.72

.688

.435

.174

.163

9 .134

7 .107

.378

Sept.

86

S8

92

90

88

86

86

84

84

80

80'

77

74

74

72

70

69

72

70

67

78

82

80

84

84

84

77

78

78

77

-

Rrnoff In 

inches

0.25

.34

.28

8.87

.20

.16

1.98

.77

.50

.19

.19

.15

.12

5.13

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 sec. -ft.).- Mar. 22 (5:30 p.m.) 5,430 seo.-f.t.; Mar. 28 (9 to 11 a.m.)

3,250 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and recor-ds for 

Yellow River at Cadott.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by'ice Nov. 29 to Mar. 18 (no gage-height record Jan. 23 

to Mar. 3; discharge computed on basis of occasional tape-gage readings and records for Yellow River 

at Cadott.
206 CHIPBEWA RIVER BASIN

5.82

Red Cedar Hiver near Coifax, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°04 I , long. 91°42', In SWi sec. 22, T. 30 N., R.

11 w., 2f miles downstream from Trout Creek and 5} miles north of Colfax. 

Drainage area.- 1,100 square miles. 

Ke.coras availaDle.- March 1914 to September 1948. 

Average aiscnarge.- 34 year.s, 755 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,400 second-feet Mar. 21 .(gafte height, 

 feet); minimum, 203 second-feet July 7 (gage height, 1.37 feet).

1914-48: Maximum discharge, 21,900 second-feet Apr. 3, 1934 (gag* height, 11.4

feet, site and datum then' in use), from rating curve extended above 4,820 second-feet;

minimum dally, 159 second-feet Aug. 22, 1937. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Plow regulatea by Birch, Cedar, Long, and Bear Lakes. 

Revisions (water years).- W 825: 1936(m).

Having tables^ water year 1947-43, except period of toe effect 

(gage height, In feet, and .discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 10 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 23 Mar. 24 to Sept. 30

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

414

594

790

1,240

1,800

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

2,380

2,980

3,600

4,420

5,850

1.5 284

1.7 440

1.9 620

2.1 810

2.5 1,240

3.0 1,800

3.7 2,620

4.4 3,470

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

B

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

Dot.

434

484

478

493

576

566

557

548

530

502

493

484

502

476

530

478

476.

520

604

423

539

535

520

543

520

613

414

680

642

539

557

Nov.

813

604

487

578

557

568

578

710

770

586

566

557

804

585

566

576 57-6

557

613

557

632

690

842

613

560

500

470

450

430

470

-

Deo.

530

570

600

800

560

580

820

560

480

490

540

580

550

540

530

520

520

520

520

520

520

520

515

515

515

520

530

540

540

540

500

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1947

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

Itaroh............ ......

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

toy....................

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

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

August

September, .............

Water year 1947-48 . .

Jan.

510

540

>50

540

450

490

.

<

<

)QO

190

L70

450

435

4

4

*4

30

30

42

450

455

4

4

4

60

85

60

455

450

4

4

4

45

35

20

390

380

4

4

4

4

30

40

40

35

425

Seoondf cot-days

16,357

17,219

16,685

250,265

14,182

13,035

51,073

28 j 839

18,161

10,589

11,432

11,616

9,458

214,458

Feb.

400

330

430

440

440

433

430

415

400

400

410

450

480

455

440

410

440

470

485

500

490

475

480

490

490

480

480

480

480

_

-

Mar.

485

*493

510

550

600

640

860

870

680

685

885

685

680

680

690

690

710

800

1,600

3,630

5,850

4,530

3,790

3,470

3,220

2,920

a2,680

2,440

2,150

1,680

1,520

Apr.

1,350

1,240

1,140

1,030

950

940

980

970

980

940

990

920

860

840

820

782

724

668

630

686

620

648

620

810

850

930

1,100

1,010

890

791

-

Observed

Maximum

880

770

820

3,100

een DDU

500

5,850

1

»ef\ t oow 

820

476

467

478

416

5,850

Minimum

414

430

480

322

380

380

485

820

299

278

252

307

233

233

Mean

528

574

538

886

457

449

1,643

390

521

353

389

375

315

583

May

744

820

811

706

724

886

602

521

530

503

557

539

485

494

575

584

503

476

476

458

449

476

467

376

440

440

467

416

392

345

299

June

292

360

337

352

392

330

284

360

380

345

330

337

278

284

299

284

292

352

416

388

352

392

476

467

408

376

360

322

368

416

-

Change in 

contente

(millions of 

cubic feet)t

-214

-223

-135

+96

-122

-31

+93

+551

+65

+11

-41

-20

-86

-152

JuXy

400

388

368

378

345

252

271

352

380

384

360

424

345

416

384

392

400

345

337

252

392 392'

376

352

392

400

330

368

400

432

467

Aug.

378

360

322

384

388

380

330

330

352

368

400

478

440

432

418

392

337

352

408

400

376

376

360

307

352

368

352

400 '384

416

322

Sept.

345

360

360

345

292

330

299

278

S07

292

314

299

330

233

292

284

278

314

265

357

276

416

400

337

3.07

271

299

322

337

337

-

Adjusted for change }n 

reservoir contents

Mean

44S

488

488

889

411

437

1,883

1,103

545

357

354

366

282

581

Per aquare 

mile

0.407

.444

.444

.626

.374

.397

1.53

1.00

.495

.325

.322

.335

.256

.528

Runoff in 

inohta

0.47

.50

.51

8.50

.43

.43

1.76

1.12

.57

.36

.37

.39

.29

7.20

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change in oontents in Blroh, Cedar, Long, and Bear Lakes, 

a No gage-height record) discharge interpolated. 

Note.- stage-dlsoharge relation affected by ioe Nov. 25 to Mar.,
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 207

Red Cedar River at Menomonie, Wla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°53<00", long. 91°55'55", In sec. 26, T. 88 N., R. 

at Menomonie, 900 feet downstream from powerhouse of Northern States Power Co.

and 1,000 feet downstream from Wilson Creek, Datum of gage' is 780 feet above mean sea

level (Northern States Power Co. bench mark), 

Drainage area.- 1,760 square miles. 

KBoprag avaij.aple,- June 1907 to September 1908, May 1913 to September 1923; March 1925 to

aeptemoer j.aia,

Average discharge,- 33 years (1913-33, 1925-48), 1,218 second-feet (unadjusted). 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge, 6,850 second-feet Mar. 22 (gage height, 4.80 feet); minimum,

YB second-feet May 30 (gage height, 1.00 foot).

1907-8, 1913-23, 1925-48; Maximum discharge, 40,000 second-feet Apr, 4, 1934 (gage

height, 16.0 feet from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 8,000 second-feet

on basis of computed flow over Cedar Falls Dam, 6 miles upstream from station; minimum

21 second-feet Dec. 9, 1928 (gage height, 0.65 foot). 

Remarks.- Records good. Plow regulated by power plants at Menomonie and Cedar Palls and

6yrour ( reservoirs above station. 

Revisions, - w'806: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1947-46 (gage height, in-feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.6 466 2.1 1,540 3.6 3,930

1.6 660 2.6 2,290 1.0 1,770

2,0 930 3.2 3,110 1.5 6,010

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

IB

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

650

601

625

663

624

903

906

661

616

733

646

766

819

772

779

624

766

690

652

646

901

615

730

696

615

636

1,000

956

693

1,020

962

Nov.

650

601

994

1,020

1,010

892

939

963

618

1,140

669

666

947

650

933

620

1,070

959

696

1,010

1,090

936

1,160

1,070

666

611

624

679 711'

530

-

Deo.

666

716

664

1,000

1,030

650

776

1,160

1,020

866

757

789

783

696

935

610

876

632

965

772

715

916

912

783

718

664

765

621

718

969

785

Month

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

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

December. .,,,.....,..,.

Calendar year 1947

January, , . , .

February. . , , .....,..,. 

llaroh

fcjl 1....... ..,.,.....

June ,......, ...,.,,...

July........ ,..,.,,.,.

AUKUSt » , September. ,,,.,.,,.....

Water year 1947-46

Jan.

646

664

949

624

670

635

749

757

774

767

690

665

603

631

663

647

702

6S9

727

635

741

743

646

730

563

564

717

754

717

635

755

Feb.

635

578

723

710

662

722

646

646

560

624

659

621

635

736

587

S14

750

770

616

902

756

791

756

626

796

736

660

649

660

.

-

Mar.

691

970

990

1,060

1,160

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,160

1,220

1,140

1,150

1,030

1,100

1,170

1,100

1,100

1,160

1,560

3,060

1,110

5,680

5,190

5,750

6,010

5,380

1,410

4,210

3,620

3,010

2,290

Apr.

2,110

1,900

1,710

1,660

1,150

1,370

1,520

1,190

730

623

612

1,100

1,150

1,120

1,190

1,120

1,260

1,060

1,110

1,090

927

1,060

1,120

1,150

1,560

1,130

1,800

1,750

1,260

1,110

J

Observed

Seoondf cot-days

26,669

27,411

26,265

402,666

99 C6 7RR i t 1 DO

20,743 

74,994

36,712 

26,624

19,167

19,061

16,674

18,671

336,046

Maximum

1,020

1,160

1,180

1,680

949

902 

6,010

2,110 

1,210

887

910

767

712

6,010

Minimum

601

530

666

630

863

676 

894

623 

596

510

423

130

439

423

Mean

634

911

647

1,101

731

715 

2,119

1,290 

665

640

615

599

522

916

May

1,210

976

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,060

1,100

927

636

965

1,030

667

665

665

865

866

957

1,010

915

595

651

890

861

651

643

631

615

750

805

812

615

June

713

612

612

657

S90

615

655

567

567

567

567

633

567

567

567

567

567

656

865

510

657

657

590

752

699

576

643

80S

725

612

-

Change in 

contents

(millions of 

cubic feet)t

-211

-135

+95

-122

-31

+93

+651 

+65

+11 -11

-20

-66

-188

1918

July

590

675

597

486

512

612

665

578

500

578

423

749

590

590

590

590

590

469

513

665

624

601

601

^70

609

910

695

612

621

679

621

Aut .

759

767

612

601

470

470

430

430

496

612

556

624

624

621

590

500

697

639

$46

848

818

586

576

574

573

570

590

623

702

701

635

Sept.

486

556

439

139

139

177

537

164

193

493

519

416

148

530

624

165

174

567

146

189

587

617

561

624

556

712

562

562

562

116

-

Adjusted for ohangr in 

reservoir contend

Mean

751

A9fi Oco

797

1,107

686

703

2 A ft. A t 4D4

1,503 

889

644

600

fLQ9 DBC

169

913

Per square 

mile

0.126

.170

.153

.629

.391

.399 

1.39

.664 

.505

.366

.341

.336

.278

.519

Runoff in 

inches

0.49

.62

.62

8.53

.45

.43 

1.60

.96 

.56

.41

'.39

.31

7.04

t Change in oontenti in Birch, Oedar, Long, and Bear Lakes.
208 CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN

Eau Galle River at Spring Valley, Wis.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 440 51'00", long. 92°14'15", between sees. 5 end 6, T. 27 N., 

K. it> tf., at Spring Valley, 0.1 mile upstream from Mines Creek and half a mile downstream from Lousy Creek.

Drainage area.- 65 square miles.

Records available.- March 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,140 second-feet Mar. 23; maximum gage 

height, 6.33 feet Mar. 20 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge observed, 6.4 secondfeet Aug. 16 (gage height, 1.82 feet).

1944-48: Maximum gage height observed, 8.00 feet Mar. 15, 1945 (discharge not determined); minimum discharge observed, that of Aug. 16, 1948

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

twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

11

10 

10 

9.1 

9.4

9.7 

10 

10 

10 

11

10 

10 

10 

10 

10 

9.7

Nov.

9.7 

9.7 

9.7 

10 

10

10 

11 

10 

9.4 

9.1

9.4 

9.4 

9.1 

9.4 

9.4

9.4 

9.4 

9.4 

9.4 

10

14 

11 

10 

10 

10

9.7

10 

10 

9.7 

9.7

Dec.

9.7 

9.6 

9.6 

9.5 

9.5

9.4 

9.4 

9.4 

9.3 

9.3

9.3 

9.4 

9.4 

9.3 

9.2

9.1

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0

Jan.

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

8 

7

7

7. 

*7.

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

6 

6 

6

6. 

6. 

6 

6 

6. 

6

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ................ . . . ...

mber ............... . . ... .

mber ........... ... ...

lendar year 1947 

ary . .

a.. .............. .... i .............. . .

at ........ . . . . .

ember ............. .... ....

ter year 1947 49 ............

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 sec

9 

9

8 

8 

7

6 

6 

6

6 

6

4 

2 

0 

8 

6

5 

4 

4 

3 

2

1 

0 

9 

9

8

8 

8 

7 

7 

7 

7

Feb.

.8 

.8 

.9

.0

.0 

.1 

.1 

.2 

.2

.3 

.3

.4 

.4 

.4

.6 

.8 

8.2 

8.6 

8.8

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0

9.0 

9.5 

10 

10

Secondfoot-days

314.9 

297.0 

285.4

6,957.3

239.0 

231.3 

3,179.3 

341.7 

300.4 

272.7 

355.4 

265.5 

237.3

6,319.9

Mar.

10

9.5 

9.1 

*8.8 

8.6

8.5 

8.4 

8.4 

8.4 

8.4

8.4 

8.5 

8.6 

8.8 

9.1

9.8 

12 

20 

60 

200

392 

619 

952 

415 

118

162 

23 

19 

17 

15 

14

Apr.

13 

13 

12

12 

12

11 

12 

11 

12 

12

12 

11 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

9.7

10 

10 

11

13 

13

13 

13 

12 

12 

-12

May

12 

12 

11 

9.7 

10

10 

9.7 

10 

11 

10

10 

10 

9.7 

10 

10

9.7 

9.4 

9.4 

9.4 

9.4

9.4 

9.4 

9.1

8.8 

8.8

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

8.E 

8.8

Maximum Minimum

11 9.1 

14 9.1 

9.7 9.0

532 9.0

8.9 6.7 

10 6.8, 

952 8.4 

13 9.7 

12 8.5 

12 8.2 

64 8.5 

16 6.4 

9.7 7.0

952 6.4

June

8.8 

9.4 

9.1 

9.4

8.8

8.8 

8.8 

8.2 

8.2 

8.2

8.2 

8.2 

8.8 

8.8 

8.8

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

10

10 

12 

11 

9.7 

8.8

8.8 

8.8 

9.4 

9.7 

8.8 

-

Mean

10.2 

9.9C 

9.21

19.1

7.71 

7.98 

103 

11.4 

9.69 

9.09 

11.5 

8.56 

7.91

17.3

July

S.8 

9.4 

9.4 

9.1 

9.4

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

9.1 

9.7

9.7 

9.4 

8.5 

8.8 

8.8

8.8

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

8.8

12 

10 

9.1

8.8 

64

23 

9.4 

9.4

11 

9.4 

8.8

Aug.

8.2 

7.6 

7.9 

8.5 

8.2

8.8 

8.8 

7.9

12 

16

9.4 

8.8

a. 2

8.2 

7.6

6.4 

7.3 

7.9 

7.6 

7.9

7.9 

7.9 

8.2 

8.2 

8.2

8.5 

9.1 

8.8 

8.8 

8.5 

8.2

Per square 

i-fle

0.157 

.152 

.142

.294

.119 

.123 

1.58 

.175 

.149 

.140 

.177 

.132 

.122

.266

Sept.

7.0 

7.3 

7.0 

7.6 

7.6

7.9 

7.6 

7.9 

7.6 

7.6

7.9 

7.9 

7.9 

7.9 

7.6

7.6 

7.9 

7.6 

7.9 

8.8

9.7 

8.8 

8.5 

8.2 

8.Z

8.2 

7.9 

7.9 

7.9 

7.9

Runoff in 

inches

0.18 

.17 

.16

3.97

.14 

.13 

1.82 

.20 

.17 

.16 

.20 

.15 

.14

3.62

-ft.).- Mar. 20 (8:30 p.m.). discharge unknown; Mar. 22 (9 p.m.)

1,890 sec. -ft.; Mar. 23 (7:30 p.m.) 2,140 sea. -ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note . - Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 1 to Mar. 20 (no gage-height record Dec. 1-6, 

Jan. 4-10; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Elmwood).
CHIPPEWA RIVER BASIN 209

Eau Galle River at Elmwood, Wis. f

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 44°47', long. 92°11', in sec. 35, T. .27 N., R. 15 W., 1 mile 

upstream from Cady Creek at west edge of Elmwood.

Drainage area.- 90 square miles.

Records available.- October 1942 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,300 second-feet Mar. 23; maximum gage 

neignt, 6.50 feet Mar. 20 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge observed, 11 secondfeet Oct. 20 (gage height, 2.42 feet).

1942-48: Maximum discharge, 4,900 spoond-feet Mar. 15, 1945 (gage height, 11.3 

feet); minimum observed, 11 second-feet Oct. 20, 1947.

Maximum stage known, 18.2 feet Sept. 18, 1942, from floodmarks (discharge, 39,000 

second-feet, by slope-area method).

Remarks.- Records fair; gage read twice daily. 

Revisions (water year).- W 1085: 1945.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

22 

22 

26 

26 

19

22 

24 

22 

19 

22

23 

22 

22 

19 

22

18 

19 

21 

19 

14

18 

22 

22 

27 

20

20 

20 

19 

19 

17 

17

Nov.

18 

19 

17 

21 

20

a 20

25 

19 

20 

19

24 

19 

25 

18 

17

15 

27 

18 

22 

20

19 

19 

19 

18 

20

2Cr 

20 

20 

20 

20

Month

Ooto 

Nova 

Dace

Ca

Janu 

Pabr 

Marc

*P.ri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

Dec.

20 

20 

20 

20 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 1-9 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

Jan.

is 

18 

18 

18 

18

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17

16 

16 

16

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

14 

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

mber .........................

mbar .........................

landar year 1947 

&ry . . .

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

ambar . ........................

tar yaar 1947-48 ............

Feb.

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

16 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

23 

24

24 

24 

24 

24

Secondfoot-days

644 

598 

581

12,911

500 

518 

4,498 

880 

E89 

602 

649 

628 

536

11,323.

Mar.

23 

21 

IS 

14 

 13

13 

12 

12 

12 

13

13 

13 

13 

14 

15

16 

20 

30 

70 

250

500 

900 

1,300 

600 

250

120 

54 

44 

42 

41 

42

Apr.

44 

49 

40 

49 

36

25 

25 

31 

27 

28

28 

2S 

25 

24 

24

25 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

24 

26 

27 

29

31 

33 

30 

27 

25

Maximum

27 

27 

20

732

18 

24 

1,300 

49 

26 

23 

53 

44 

21

0 1,300

May

26 

25 

25 

24 

26

23 

22 

22 

25 

24

22 

22 

22 

22 

26

24 

24 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

20 

19 

21

20 

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

Minimum

14 

15 

18

14

14 

14 

12 

24 

19 

19 

17 

18 

15

14

June

19 

19 

19 

19 

22

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

22 

23 

20

22 

19 

22 

22 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

Mean

20.8 

19.9 

18.7

35.4

16.1 

17.9 

145 

29.5 

22.2 

20.1 

20.9 

20.3 

17.9

30.9

July

19 

IS 

18 

18 

IS

18 

18 

18 

18 

26

19 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

23 

18 

17 

18 

44

53 

25 

21 

22 

20 

18

Aug.

Par squara 

mil a

0.231- 

.221 

.208

.393

.179 

.199 

1.61 

.326 

.247 

.223 

.232 

.226 

.199

.343

19 

19 

19 

20 

19

18 

19 

19 

23 

44

22 

20 

19 

19 

19

19 . 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

24 

20 

19 

19

Sept.

21 

21 

21 

21 

19

18 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

18 

18 

17 

15

15 

15 

16 

18 

18

21 

19 

17 

16 

17

15 

16 

16 

16 

17

Ruiofr in 

inches

0.27 

.25 

.24

5.54

.21 

.21 

1.86 

.56 

.28 

.25 

.27 

.26 

.22

4.68

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec. -ft.).- He peak above base.

* Winter discharge .measurement mad"e on this day.

d Dcubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis cf records fcr station at Sprirc, Valley. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Ncv. 22 tc Mar. 51 (no gage-height record Jan. 11, 

26, 27, Mar. 6-19, 21-31; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Spring Valley).
810 BUFFALO RIVER BASIN

Buffalo River near Tell, Wis.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 44«23'30", long. 91°50'55", in NWfc sec. 16, T. 22 N., R. 12 

w., a quarter of a mile north of Tell School and 1 mile northeast of Tell. Datum of 

gage is 680.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1918.

Drainage area.- 398 square miles.

Records available.- October 1932 to September 1948 prior to 1937 (winter records ineompietej.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1936-48), 268 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,680 second-feet Mar. 20 (gage height, 

y.ui reet); minimum dally, 94 second-feet Sept. 17-80 (gage height, 1.00 foot).- 

1932-48: Maximum discharge observed, 8,650 second-feet Apr. 3, 4, 1934 (gage 

height, 8.36 feet, from flooomarks); minimum observed, 59 second-feet Aug. 16, 1933.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which art fair. Gage read 

 twice daily.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with Corps of Engineers. 

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

6

9

10

11

18

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

80

81

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

237

222

222

207

207

207

192

192

192

184

177

177

170

170

162

162

170

177

1T7

177

170

177

177

177

192

207

207

222

237

222

222

Nov.

207

207

200

200

207

207

222

237

222

200

192

192

184

192

207

237

237

222

207

222

237

222

207

207

252

252

228

210

200

190

-

Month

Dec.

180

177

175

176

178

180

180

180

178

17S

174

172

171

170

169

167

165

163

161

160

159

158

157

155

154

15S

152

151

150

150

149

Jan.

148

147

146

145

144

143

142

141

140

139

139

138

138

138

138

137

137

 136

136

136

135

134

133

151

130

128

126

125

124

123

121

October

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

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

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

March April ............................

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

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

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

AUKUSt

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

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

120

120

119

118

117

117

117

117

117

118

119

119

120

120

124

130

140

152

160

170

175

166

165

166

170

180

200

300

400

-

Seoondfoot-daya

5,991

6,406

5,140

106,493

4,218

4,460

21 t 845

8 286

6, 35 

4 t OCA coo

4,116

3; 616

3,152

77,846

Mar.

340

280

245

230

220

 220

215

215

215

218

222

230

245

265

300

360

500

1,000

3,080

3,600

2,390

1,500

1,280

1,040

656

534

507

460

460

419

399

Maxii

Apr.

361

345

314

299

299

299

299

314

299

299

299

283

£83

283

252

237 2371

237

222

222

222

222

237

268

299

299

299

268

252

237

-

UB

237

252

180

1,970

148

400

3,600

361

252

207

148

1S4

3,600

May

257

222

207

257

237

252

257

237

237

237

237

237

222

222

237

257

222

222

207

200

184

184

184

177

177

155

148

141

141

141

141

MinlBum

162

184

149

149

121

J.17

91 e do

222

141

127

120

107

94

94

June

141

141

1S4

134

134

134

141

141

141

141

141

134

134

134

127

127

127

127

154

155

155

162

162

155

155

148

148

148

155

148

Mean

193

214

166

292

156

154

70S

205

142

133

117

105

215

July

148

141

154

134

134

127

127

127

127

127

120

120

127

127

120

120

120

120

120

120

170

207

162

148

134

134

134

127

120

120

120

Aug.

120

120

115

113

113

113

120

113

120

14S

134

134

120

120

120

120

127

120

120

120

120

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

Pir square 

mile

0.485

.538

.417

.734

«AO

 OvC

.387

1.77

.693

IsiS

.357

.334

.294 

!264

.535

Sept.

134

120

113

107

107

107

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

94

94

94

94

107

120

113

113

107

107

107

107

100

107

Runoff in inohew

0.56

.60

.48

9.97

.39

.42

2.04

.77

.59

!40

.39

.34

.29

7.27

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Kote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27 to Mar. 18.
ZUMBRO RIVER BASIN 

Zumbro River at Zumbro Palls, Minn.

211

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°17', long. 92°26', in sec. 36, T. 110 N., R. 

14 w., at Zumbro Palls, 700 feet downstream from Spring Creek and 6.3 miles downstream from North Branch. Datum of gage is 811.26 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,130 square miles.

Records available.- June 1909 to September 1917, April 1929 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 27 years, 461 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 17,900 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 23.84 

reet); minimum, 68 second-feet Dec. 9 (gage height, 6.55 feet).

1909-17. 1929-48: Maximum discharge, 21,800 second-feet Apr. 4, 1934 (gage height, 

26.26 feet); minimum, 27 second-feet Jan. 12, 1935 (gage height, 6.30 feet).

Maximum stage known, about 30.5 feet, present site and datum, or 29.7 feet, 

original site and datum, sometime in April 1888.

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

ror period of no gage-height record, which are poor. Diurnal regulation caused by 

power plant above station.

Revisions.- W 355: 1912.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 194s

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

£00

210

229

227

203

248

286

214

£01

206

201

194

224

218

198

196

190

189

186

118

185

190

194

198

206

19£

£38

£96

254

248

£47

Nov.

205

178

172

216

199

188

232

220

208

240

188

212

176

176

187

199

236

252

190

191

242

202

£26

280

3 £4

308

£16

307

167

178

-

Dec.

278

198

251

252

25S

194

195

*237

175

blS6

172

174

236

195

185

170

134

192

248

178

179

£30

193

b234

b!98

b!72

204

191

b261

b244

b!86

Jan.

b285

b331

b288

b234

152

154

150

160

b!61

b!79

blS 7

*209

b!70

b220

232

176

155

151

188

166

160

152

144

142

13O

152

163

151

140

145

134

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rater year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

83

86

114

112

118

*117

121

a!20

al20

a!20

a!20

120

123

122

124

b233

b280

222

b325

b310

b242

226

b338

b412

b423

b404

b774

b7,400

f4,180

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

6,588

6,535

6,470

184,595

5,561

17,494

61,370

15,718

10,085

8 ,119

5 793

12 , 985

4,590

161,308

Mar.

fl,710

*1,500

1,260

1,120

975

940

912

774

614

452

460

473

526

383

531

462

898

1,840

12,160

13,780

a5,000

a2,800

al,800

81,600

al,500

al,400

al,300

al,200

al.100

al.OOO

a900

Apr.

aSOO

a700

a600

468

570

572

579

572

586

580

435

525

573

556

414

402

361

390

386

39£

389

391

406

465

490

586

790

776

446

516

Maximum

298

voA, O£*

261

6,470

331

7,400

13,780

800

456

518

413

2,620

184

13,780

-

May

422

279

396

398

410

407

390

388

259

370

456

441

272

397

411

340

230

360

359

310

328

388

228

218

269

252

262

262

270

192

121

Minimum

118

172

170

116

130

86

3S3

361

121

165

116

110

101

.86

June.

200

247

237

257

364

260

212

243

304

318

323

199

165

184

268

180

204

317

190

314

184

234

232

192

182

283

396

430

482

518

-

Mean

91 ' t J.%

21E

20<

50C

17<

fin? DO*

1x95'

52'

32S

27] 18'

41!

153

44

July

413

343

296

190

124

365

292

196

192

162

143

152

233

164

171

136

129

120

116

172

192

162

220

136

128

132

164

134

143

145

130

Aug.

132

110

183

132

178

118

120

128

456

2,620

2,200

975

884

649

324

372

326

319

323

312

262

156

172

359

164

170

158

150

131

184

218

Per square

mile

0.188

.193

} .185

.448

i 158

!534

) 1.75

.464

288

'.240

.165

.371

.135

.390

Sept.

176

164

174

156 142'

106

160

178

150

148

152

124

110

184

150

166

166

158

146

128

165

184

174

162

148

140

101

158

160

158

-

Runoff in 

irohM

0.22

.22

.21

6.08

.16

.58

2.02

'.33 52

.27

.19

.43

.15

5.32

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Zumbro River at Theilman.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

f.Computed from partly estimated gage height.
212 ZUMBRO RIVER BASIN

Zumbro River at Theilman, Minn.

Location.- Cantilever chain gage, lat. 44°18«, long. 92°11', in sec. 36, T. 110 N., R. 

12 W., at Theilman, a quarter of a mile downstream from highway bridge and half a mile 

upstream from an unnamed tributary. Datum of gage is 700.00 feet above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 1,320 square miles. 

' Records available.- April 1938 to September 1948. 

Average discharge.- 10 years, 592 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 19,900 second-feet Mar. 20 (gage height, 

39.64 feet); minimum dally discharge, 160 second-feet Feb. 8, 16.

1938-48: Maximum discharge observed, 22,000 second-feet Mar. 15, 1945 (gage height, 

40.10 feet); minimum observed, 75 second-feet Nov. 12, 1P40.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of Ice effect or shifting control, which 

are ralr. Diurnal fluctuation caused by power plant above station. Gage read twice 

dally.

Cooperation.* Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septembe' 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

318

293

293

306

293

270

371

318

248

282

216

259

238

344

282

282

270

227

238

206

259

270

259

270

270

293

270

344

371

344

331

Nov.

293

282

233

238

270

248

270

331

293

270

282

270

270

270

270

318

270

306

318

259

270

270

282

260

280

300

280

240

200

180

-

Dec.

220

320

300

280

*340

340

320

280

240

280

2SO

240

260

340

300

300

260

240

260

320

300

260

320

260

260

280

240

260

300

340

340

Month

Jan.

300

240

220

300

260

240

280

260

*260

260

280

260

260

240

220

240

220

220

240

260

240

220

200

190

200

200

190

180

200

200

190

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

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

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

Calendar year 1947 ............

Jaauary ..........................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

190

180

170

180

170

*170

170

160

190

200

200

180

190

200

170

160

220

280

420

360

380

360

360

400

420

500

1,100

3,400

9,690

-

Seoondfoot-days

8,835

8,128

8,880

223,679

7,270

20,770

74,215

17,447

11,677

10,084

8,213

e)i53

197,480

Mar.

3,400

*1,SOO

1,200 *i,ioo

950

850

750

700

700

550

500

550

600

700

650

800

*1,200

2,400

10,600

18,200

9,390

3,730

2,400

1,760

1,540

1,380

1,330

1,230

1,230

1,100

925

Apr.

925

884

844

691

548

618

654

583

618

618

618

449

618

618

583

548

449

449

418

418

449

449

449

481

514

548

691

583

618

514

-

Maximum

371

331

340

6,800

300

9 , 690

925

548

583

548

3,420

259

18,200

May

548

481

348

389

418

481

418

418

418

308

361

418

418

348

418

418

348

348

389

361

361

389

334

283

334

308

348

348

361

321

236

Minimum

206

180

220

180

180

160

500

418

236

248

183

183

173

160

June

271'

321

334

348

348

389

334

321

321

334

321

361

271

248

348

334

283

292

334

283

418

321

321

292

283

292

308

389

583

481

Mean

285

271

286

613

235

716

2 394 *£. 

377

336

265

510

205

540

July

548

418

41S

361

248

259

389

292

283

292

248

248

361

283

248

225

204

193

193

183

334

225

183

214

193

204

204

183

193

193

193

Aug.

193

193

183

214

193

183

193

193

193

1,590

S',420

1,280

1,010

805

548

514

449

389

361

389

418

334

334

334

361

271

248

204

292

248

271

Per square 

mile

. 0.216

.205

.217

.464

CJ n

» o*t

1 . 81

.441

 255

^201

386

!l55

.409

Sept.

259

236

214

204

225

193

204

183

214

183

183

173

183

214

193

193

183

183

236

225

248

236

193

183

225

193

204

193

193

204

Runoff in

inches

0.25

.23

.25

6.30

.20

.59

2 .09

Us

.33

a 28

 23

.45

.17

5.56

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24 to Mar. 17. 

Oct. 1 to Nov. 23, July 17 to Aug. 9, Aug. 16 to Sept. 30.

Shifting-control method used
WHITEWATER RIVER BASIN 213

Whitewater River at Beaver, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°08'35", long. 92°00'14", in sec. 15,'T. 108 N., 

RT~nTW., 500 feet downstream from Beaver Creek and half a mile northeast of Server. 

Datum of gage is 688.70 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 288 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1948. January 1936 to April 1942, grgeneignt records at site a quarter of a mile downstream in reports of Corps of Engineers.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,380 second-feet Mar. 19; maximum gage I eight, 

a.34 reet Feb. 28, from floodmark (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 62 secondfeet Aug. 1 (gage height, 1.13 feet).

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 6,970 second-feet Mar. 14, 1945; maximum gage height, 

8.96 feet Apr. 5, 1947, from floodmark; minimum daily discharge, 60 second-feet on 

several days in 1940, 1945.

Flood in September 1938, reached a stage of 92.75 feet, original site and datum, 

from floodmarks (discharge, 7,500 second-feet, computed by Corps of Engineers).

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

Revision's (water years).- W 1085: 1946 (M).

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 27 Feb. 28 to Sept. 30

1.3 65 1.1 60 4.0 419 6.0 1,100 

1.7 94 1.5 91 4.3 480 6.6 1,500 

1.9 113 2.5 182 4.7 588 7.0 1,890 

3.0 251 5.4 842 7.7 2,840

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

85 

88 

89 

88 

86

83 

84 

88 

86 

86

85 

83 

84 

84 

82

82 

82 

82 

81 

81

81 

80 

80 

82 

87

94

99 

102 

97 

92 

90

Nov.

88 

88 

87 

88 

89

89 

92 

91 

90 

89

88 

88 

87 

87 

92

92 

90 

90 

89 

91

97 

101 

100 

98 

96

92 

93 

90 

90 

90

Dec.

90 

90 

85 

*85 

85

85 

85 

85 

85 

85

85 

85 

85 

85 

85

85 

85 

85 

85 

85

80 

80 

80 

80 

80

80 

80 

80 

80 

80 

80

Jan.

80 

80 

80 

80 

80

80 

80 

80 

*80 

80

80 

80 

80 

80 

75

75 

75 

75 

75 

75

70 

70 

75 

75 

75

75 

75 

75 

75 

75 

75

Feb.

75 

75 

75 

75 

*75

75 

75 

75 

75 

75

75 

75 

75 

75 

75

80 

80 

80 

75 

75

75 

80 

80 

80 

85

85 

140 

50O 

320

Unnth Seoond- 

"onth foot-days

Octc 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

jami 

Febi 

Hare

Apr! 

Hay 

Juni 

Julj 

Augx 

Sep1

WE

her ..........................

mber .........................

2,67 

2,73 

2,59

ilendar year 1947 ............ 61,44

i&ry

.ember ........................

2,38 

2,96 

9,56 

3,23 

2,91 

2,45 

2,18 

3,24 

2,12

iter year 1947-48 ............ 39,06

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 sec. -ft.).- Nai

(2 p.m.) 1,200 see. -ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on thl 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected bj

Mar.

*172 

150 

140 

120 

110

110 

100 

85 

80 

80

80 

80 

85 

90 

95

130 

*650 

1,400 

2,760 

976

477 

243 

193 

168 

158

154 

145 

136 

136 

132 

127

Apr.

127 

122 

117 

115 

112

110 

116 

116 

112 

110

113 

111 

107 

104 

104

102 

100 

100 

99 

96

95 

95 

105 

107 

107

108 

113 

108 

104 

101

Maximum

5 102 

2 101 

3 90

3 2,560

5 80 

D 500 

2 2,760 

3 127 

2 109 

1 97 

1 96 

I 681 

3 90

L 2,760

May

10] 

9£ 

10] 

IDE 

IDE

102 

9£ 

96 

104 

10£

107 

102 

10] 

9£ 

9£

96 

96 

92 

9C 

BE

8£ 

87 

8E 

8E

34

84 

82 

81 

81 

8] 

8C

Minimum

80 

87 

BO

70

70 

75 

BO 

95 

80 

76 

64 

64 

66

64

June

80 

80 

77 

77 

97

97 

87 

83 

81 

80

77 

77 

76 

79 

77

77 

77 

81 

81 

78

81 

82 

81 

78 

77

92 

88 

88 

83 

82 

-

Mean

86. 2 

91.1

83. 5

168

76.9 

 102 

SOS 

108 

93.9 

81.7 

70.5 

105 

71.0

107

July

80 

77 

74 

73 

73

71 

70 

69 

69 

70

70 

71 

96 

76 

72

71 

69 

69 

68 

68

68 

68 

68 

68 

67

66 

65 

65 

66 

66 

64

Aug.

1 

6

2 

1

1

Per square F 

mile

0.299 

.316 

.290

.583

.267 

.354 

1.07 

.375 

.326 

.284 

.245 

.365 

.247

.372

". 19 (3 a.m. and 10 a.m.) 3,380 sec. -ft.; Aug

3 day. 

T ice Nov. 2B to Feb. 29, Mar. 2-1B.

Sept.

S* 78 

Sf 73 

Sf 72 

Sf 70 

Sf 69

3f 68 

Sf 68

t: 68

9? 68 

31 69

S7 68 

1' 68 

3r 66 

3f 67 

31 67

r: 66 

r 66

/: 66

1? 69

r 90

K 77

31- 75

y- 74

5" 73 

5' 73

3« 72 

3" 72

3- 73

r- 72

27 72 

3?

irnoff in 

inches

0.35 

.35

.33

7.94

.31 

.38 

1.23 

.42 

.38 

.32 

.28 

.42 

.27

5.04

10

911165 O - 50 - 15
214

WHITBWATER RIVER BASIN

South Pork Whitewater River near Altura, Mlnn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°04'10", long. 91°S8 I 49", In SE£ s&c. 14, T. 107 

N., R. 10 W., 500 feet upstream from highway bridge, 1.4 miles upstream from unnamed 

tributary entering from west, 2 miles west of Altura, and 2.4 miles upstream from 

Keefer Creek. Datum of gage Is 761.80 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 76.8 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,160 second-feet Mar. 18 (gage height, 5.08 

reet); minimum discharge recorded, 10 second-feet Sept. 13; minimum gaee height, 1.13 

feet sometime during period Dec, 9 to Jan. 9, from recorded range in stage (backwater 

from ice).

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 3,880 second-feet Aug. 31, 1947 (gage height, 10.61 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,700 second-feet on basis of velocity-area 

studies; minimum, 3.8 second-feet Mar. 24, 1940 (gage height, 0.94 foot, backwater 

from ice).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from debris, 

whlcn are fair, and those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except periods of Ice effect or backwater from debris 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 18 Mar. 19 to Sept. 3O

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.7 

1.9

2.1 

2.4 

2.8 

3.2 

3.6

120

189

296

425

567

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7

8.7

14

22

31

54

1.9 

2.1 

2.5 

2.9 

3.8

120

214

327

642

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

15

16

16

16

15

14

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

16

17

20

19

21

20

18

18

Nov.

17

16

16

16

17

18

17

17

16

16

15

15

15

15

17

16

16

17

16

17

18

18

17

17

17

16

17

17

16

16

-

Month

Dec.

16

17

17 17

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

Jan.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

 12

12

13

13

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

15

15

15

Ootober ..........................

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

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

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

1Uy. .............................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

16

17

17

17 18

17

16

15

15

15

16

16

17

17

17

18

19

19

18

16

14

13

13

13

13

14

22

80

50

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

482

494

434

14,165

399

568

2j 778

532

575

444

731

406

8,483

Mar.

»28

20

20

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

267

452

560

627

154

94

58

47

41

38

38

35

31

32

28

26

Apr.

28

25

24

23-

22

22

24

29

25

24

24

24

21

20

20

20

18

18

18

16

16

16

19

20

20

21

24

22

19

18

Maximum

21

18

17

1,070

15

80

627

29

24

48

27

202

24

627

May

18

19

18

20

21

20

18

18

20

24

22

19

19

19

19

19

17

16

16

16

15

15

.14

14

14

14

14

13

13

14

14

Minimum

14

15

13

11

12

13

14

16

13

14

12

11

11

11

June

14

14

14

14

48

26

19

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

18

17

18

18

18

17

16

39

24

21

20

20

Mean

15 . ' 16. E

14. C

38.6

12. £

T Q f J.9 >l

89 .1

21 .^

17 !j

19.2

23 . 1 13 IE

23.2

July

18

18

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

27

22

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

Aug.

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

14

202

98

27

19

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

30

30

Pe r square 

mile

0.202

.215

) .182

.505

 168

.255

1.17

.277

224

250 *i Afi

'.307

.176

.302

17

Sept.

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

13

16

15

14

15

15

24

18

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

Runoff In 

Inches

0.23

.24

.21

6.87

.19

 28

1.35

.31

.26

 28

.22

.35

.20

4.12

Peak discharge (base, 200 aec.-ft.).- Mar. 18 (6 p.m.) 1,160 see.-ft.; July 12 (8:30 p.m.) 248 

see.-ft.; Aug. 9 (10 a.m.) 797 sec.-ft.

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

No te.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 22-28, Dec. 4, 7, 8, Jan. 13, Feb. 6-24, 26, 

27, Mar. 2-5, 9-14. No gage-height record Nov. 29 to Dec. 3, Dec. 9 to Jan. 8, Jan. 14 to Feb. 5, 

Feb. 28 to Mar. 1, Sept. 20-30; discharge computed on basis of records for Whitewater River at 

Beaver. Backwater from debris Oct. 1 to Nov. 16.
QILMORE CREEK BASIN 815

Qilmore Creek at Wlnona, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°02'40", long. 91°41'25", sec. 29, T. 107 N., R. 

7 w., at west edge of Wlnona, 1,500 feet upstream from U. S. Highway 14, 2£ miles upstream from Lake Wlnona, and 6f miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage Is C72.92 

feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 8.95 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 131 second-feet Feb. 27 (gage height, f.33 

reet); minimum daily discharge, 2.3 second-feet July 7-9; minimum gage height recorded, 0.55 foot Mar.9-11.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 2,460 second-feet July 27, 1947 (gage height, 6.97 

feet), from curve based on slope-area determination; minimum, 0.4 second-foot on 

several days in July and August 1941.

Remarks.- Records fair except those below 10 second-feet which are poor, 

times by swimming pool three-quarters of a mile above station.

Regulation at

Discharge. In second-feet, water year Octobsr 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7

e

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30

31

Oct.

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.7 

3.7

3.7 

3.7 

3.7

3.7 

3.7

3.7 

3.7 

3.7

3.7 

3.7

3.7 

3.7 

3.7 

3.7 

3.7

3.7 

3.7 

3.7 

3.7 

3.7

3.7 

3.8 

3.8 

aS.8 > 

a3.8 

a3.8

Nov.

a3.8 

a3.8 

a3.9 

a3.9 

a3.9

a3.9 

3.9 

3.8 

3.8 

- 5 -7

3.7 

3.6 

aS.6 

3.5 

3.6

3.6 

3.7 

3.8 

3.9 

3.9

4.0 

4.8 

3.9 

3.8 

3.8

3.8 

3.7 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

Dec.

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.5 

3.5

3.5

3.5 2. 1;

3.5

3.5

3.5 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.7

3.7 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

3.5

5.2 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

3.6 

3.6 

4.0 

3.7 

3.6 

3.9

Jan.

3.7 

3.7 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

3.6

5.7 

3.7 

3.7 

3.6

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

3.6 

3.6 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4

3.4 

3.4 

3.4

3.4 

3.4

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4

3.6 

3.6

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

We

 b*r .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary

h.. ..........................

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

at ...........................

anber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.8

 3.8 

3.8 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

' 3.6 

3.7

3.8 

4.0 

3.9 

3.9 

3.8

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.9 

3.9

4.0 

24 

4.6 

4.2

Secondfoot-days

114.9 

113.9 

113.3

1,760.6

111.7 

130.1 

166.5 

116.3 

118.5 

99.0 

99.8 

103.2 

95.2

1,382.4

Peak discharge (baae, 60 sec. -ft.).- Feb.

ft.; July 10 (10 a.m.) 68 sec. -ft.; Sept. 19

Mar.

3.9 

3.8 

3.8 

3.7

3.7

3.7 

3.7 

3.5 

3.4 

3.4

3.4 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

20 

9.8 

16 

14 

5.7

5.2 

4.8 

4.6 

4.3 

4.2

3.9 

3.9 

4.0 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9

Apr.

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

3.8 

3.8

3.8 

3.8 

3.6 

3.8 

3.8

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.7

3.7 

3.7 

3.7 

3.7

3.7

3.7 

3.7

4.5 

4.5 

4.2

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

Maxima

3.8 

4.S 

5.2

98

5.7 

24 

20 

4.5 

4.2 

3.8 

7.6 

6.3 

5.1

24

May

4.0 

4.0 

.0 

.0 

.2

.2

.0 

.0 

.0 

3.9

3.9 

3.9

3.9 

3.8 

3.9

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.7

3.7

3.7 

3.8 

4.0 

3.8

3.6 

3.5 

3.7 

3.5 

3.4 

3.2

Minivun

3.6

3.5 

3.5

3.0

3.4 

3.S 

3.4 

i.7 

3.2 

3.0 

2.3 

2.9 

2.6

2.3

June

3.3 

3.4 

3.4 

3.2 

3.1

3.0 

3.0 

3.2 

3.2 

3.1

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

3.2 

3.3

3.3 

3.2 

3.5 

3.4 

3.3

3.5 

3.5 

3.4 

3.5 

3.5

3.8 

3.6 

i.i 

3.3 

3.1

Mean

3.71 

3.80 

3.65

4.82

3.60 

4.49 

5.37 

3.88 

3.82 

3.30 

3.22 

3.33 

3.17

3.78

July

3.0 

2.9 

2.8 

2.6 

2.6

2.5 

2.3 

2.3

2.3 

3.6

3.2 

4.2 

7.6 

3.6 

3.5

3.4 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3

3.4 

3.3

3.3 

3.2

S.I

3.1 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

2.9 

2.9

Aug.

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9

2.9 

3.0 

3.1 

36 

4.6

3-5 

3.5 

36 

3.4 

3.3

3.1 

32 

3.2 

3.1 

31

3.1

3.2 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1

3.1 

3.0

3.0 

6.3 

3.9 

3.6

Per square 

 lie

0.415 

.425 

.408

.539

.402 

.502 

.600 

.434 

.427 

.369 

.360 

.372 .3=4

.422

Sept.

3.5 

3.4 

3.4

3.4 

3.3

3.2 

3.2 

3.1

3.0 

3.0

2.9

2.8 

2.6 

2.7 

2.7

2.7 

2.8 

2.7 

5.1

4.3

3.5 

3.3 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1

3.1 

3.1 

3.1

3.0 

3.0

Runoff in 

inohea

0.48 

.47 

.47

7.31

.46 

.54 

.69 

.48 

.49 

.41 

.41 

.43 

.40

5.73

J7 (4:30 p.m.) 131 sec. -ft. ; Mar. 16 (3:30 p.m.) 72 sec. 

(10 p.m.) 67 sec. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Rush Creek near Rufhford.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 16 to Feb. 10, Feb. 20-23.
216 TREMPEALEAU RIVER BASIN

Trempealeau River at Dodge, Wis.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 44°07'55", long. 91°33'10", in sec. 10, T. 19 N., R. 

10 w., at highway bridge in Dodge, 9 miles upstream from mouth. Datan of gage is 

663.78 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 633 square miles.

Records available.- December 1913 to September 1919, April 1934 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1914-19, 1934-48), 410 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,570 second-feet Mar. 21 (gage height, 

TTTTTeet); minimum observed, 113 second-feet Aug. 26 (gage height, -0,.44 foot).

1913-19, 1934-48: Maximum discharge, 10,000 second-feet (estimated) Mar. 17, 1919 

(gage height, 11.5 feet, estimated from flood data); minimum dally, 98 second-feet 

Jan. 10, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of Ice effect, which are fair. Gage read 

twice daily.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected In cooperation with Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

-0.4 120 U 468

0.0 177 2.4 577

.4 23S 3.0 701

.8 302 4.0 1,000

1.2 367 5.0 1,430

6.0 2,080

7.0 3,130

7.6 4,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

318

302

302

286

286

286

270

286

270

270

270

270

270

270

270

270

270

270

270

270

270

270

270

270

286

302

302

350

383

367

350

Nov.

318

318

302

302

302

318

334

334

334

318

318

318

302

302

302

334

334

318

318

318

334

417

383

383

350

334

322

310

290

280

-

Dec.

268

262

260

260

265

268

270

270

270

264

262

260

258

254

250

250

250

248

245

242

240

238

235

234

232

230

230

229

227

225

224

Jan.

223

220

220

219

^17

214

212

210

209

208

207

205

203

201

200

200

200

 202

202

203

200

200

199

197

194

192

190

190

190

189

188

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

187

185

183

182

181

180

180

179

179

179

179

179

179

179

188

198

210

225

250

260

262

255

250

252

260

270

310

400

600

-

Seoondfoot-days

8,996

9,747

7,720

161,868

6,304

6, 721

27,404

11,713

9, 186

6,577

5,436

5,131

4,579

109,514

liar.

480

390

350

320

310

 306

312

318

320

328

334

350

370

410

470

600

740

1,200

2,440

2,760

4,300

3,000

1,780

1,000

701

637

679

617

558

521

503

Apr.

485

4

4

4

68

51

34

417

417

4

4

4

00

68

51

417

400

4'.

:

00

83

67

367

350

j

3

'.

50

34

34

334

334

j

;

4

34

50

17

400

383

4

3

j

j

Maximum

383

417

270

4,300

223

600

4,300

485

350

254

238

286

207

4,300

00

67

67

34

-

May

334

318

302

318

334

334

334

318

318

350

334

318

318

318

350

350

350

318

302

286

270

254

270

270

238

238

238

238

222

222

222

Minimum

270

280

224

224

188

179

306

334

222

207

148

120

120

120

June

207

222

222

207

222

222

222

207

207

207

2Q7

207

207

207

222

207

20V

207

222

238

238

254

254

238

222

222

222

207

222

222

-

Mean

290

325

249

443

203

232

884

390

296

219

175

166

153

299

July

207

207

192

192

177

177

177

177

148

148

148

148

?38

?07

192

192

177

14-8

1*8

162

170

192

177

170

170

162

162

162

162

177

170

Aug.

155

1

1

1

55

62

77

162

162

1

1

1

62

70

62

286

207

1

1

1

92

77

62

170

148

1

1

1

62

70

62

162

155

1

1

1

55

48

48

134

120

1

1

1

2

34

48

55

07.

162

Per square 

mile

0.458

.513

.393

.700

.321

.367 '

1.40

.616

.468

.346

.276

.262

.242

.472

Sept.

148

162

155

155

148

148

148

143

148

141

148

141

141

148

141

134

134

134 120~

148

162

177

162

170

170

162

155

162

162

207

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.53

.57

.45

9.51

.37

.40

1.61

.69

.54

.39

.32

.30

.27

6.44

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 27 to Mar. 18.
BLACK RIVER BASIN 217

Black River at Neillsville, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°34 I , long. 90°36i, in sec. 15,,T., 24 N., R. 2 W., 

at nignway bridge in Neillsyille, 1 mile downstream from O'Neill Creek and l£ miles 

upstream from Cunningham Cre'ek. Datum of gage is 962.77 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by U. S. Weather Bureau).

Drainage area.- 756 square miles.

Records available.- April 1905 to March 1909, December 1913 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 34 years (1914-48), 590; second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,620 second-feet Mar. 20 (gage height, 11.48 

feet); minimum, 7.2 second-feet Aug. 25, 30 (gage height', 2.24 feet).

1905-9, 1913-48: Maximum discharge, 48,800 second-feet Sept. 10, 1938 (gago height, 

23.8 feet); minimum, 0.6 second-foot Aug. 15, 1936 (gage height, 1.84 feet).

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

Revisions (water years).- W 645:1905(M). W 805: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1947-43, except period of loe effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Au". 1 to Sept. 30)

2.5 27 3.9 359 6.5 1,970 

2.7 46 4.2 486 7.0 2.44O 

2.9 77 4.6 632 8.O 3.52O 

3.1 117 5.0 9O9 9.0 5,020 

3.3 165 5.5 1,220 9.S 6,400 

3.6 252 6.0 1,560

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

ll 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

, Oct.

119 

98 

38 

85

77

70 

62 

54 

49, 

46

44 

42 

42 

40 

4O

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

39 

39 

39 

39 

44

46 

50 

70 

113 

145 

140

Nov.

128 

115 

100 

92 

90

86 

98 

119 

145 

148

133 

122 

109 

109 

104

104 

104 

92 

100 

93

128 

240 

215 

23O 

230

168 

165 

150 

135 

115

Dec.

105 ' 

95 

86 

82 

82

S3 

85 

S3 

92 

95

98 

100

100 

100 

100

100 

100

100 

99 

93

96 

94 

92 

90 

38

87 

86 

85 

84 83- 

82

Jan.

80

73 

77 

75 

74

72 

70 

67 

66 

65

63 

60 

57 

54 

 51

51 

51 

50 

49

47

45 

43 

41 

39 

37

34 

32 

30 

28 

27 

25

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

jaau 

Febi 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sepl

Us

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lender year 1947 ............

tary .... . .

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

24 

23 

22 

22 

21

21 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

21 

22

23 

25 

28 

29 

27

25 

25 

25 

26 

28

37 

52 

58

66

Secondfoot-days

1,920 

3,972 

2,853

165,339

1,638 

790 

49,111 

13,494 

5,4'35 

1,497 

1,859 

735.8 

626

83,930-. 8

liar.

68 

68 

 66 

66 

62

60 

58 

56 

56 

55

55 

55 

55 

57 

61

71 

82 

140 

1,400 

4,24O

6,400 

5,O2O 

4,700 

6,040 

4,860

3,650 

3,790 

2.89O 

2,150 

1,600 

1,180

Apr.

909 

736 

590 

495 

442

4OS 

416 

468 

451 

412

399 

399 

371 

329 

275

243 

212 

198 

192 

218

272 

275 

268 

275 

351

408 

570 

1,060 

1.O6O 

792

Haximun

145 

240 

105

11,100

80 

66 

6,400 

1,060 

542 

168 

148 

53 

32

6,400

Hay

542 

3S7 

3O3 

262 

233

246 

275 

26S 

252 

230

209 

19S 

189 

170 

162

155 

158 

155 

150 

131

113 

100 

38 

77 

7O

62 

56 

53 

46 

50 

45

Minimum

39 

86 

82

7.5

25 

2O 

55 

192 

45 

22 

22 

7.6 

12

7.6

June

37 

33 

31 

31 

33

32 

31 

34 

34 

33

31 

29 

26 

28 

26

23 

22 

26 

33 

33

44 

49 

54 

59

77

35 

77 

126 

168 

152

Beau

61.9 

132 

92. 0

453

52.8 

27.2 

1,584 

450 

175 

49.9 

60.0 

23.7 

20.9

229

July

126 

104 

35 

7O 

57

49 

42 

35 

32 

23

26 

27 

24 

22 

29

4O 

43 

37 

33 

28

29 

81 

148 

122 

100

85 

83 

85 

70 

65 

54

Au6 .

47' 

53 

52 

43 

40

36 

33 

3C2e

28

28 

28 

28 

26 

2?

If 

If 

2C 

1?ie 

le

16i*

1C

8.5

7.6 

S.O IF 

ao

8.1 

7.6

Per square 

mile

O.082 

.175 

.122

.599

.O7O 

.036 

2.10 

.595 

.231 

.066 

-O79 

.031 

.028

.303

Peak discharge (base, 5.OOO sec. -ft.).- Mar. 20 (9:40 p.m.) 9.62O sec.-f t.;-Mar. 24 {7

Sept.

14 

17 

14 

12 

13

14 

15 

19 

23 

17

15 

16 

25 

25 

24

21 

19 

19 

21 

21

21 

24 

24 

32 

32

28 

26 

26 

25 

24

Runoff in 

inches

0.09 

.20 

.14

8.15

.OS 

.04 

2.42 

.66 

.27 

.07 

.09 

.04 

.03

4.13

ZO a.m.)

6,760 see.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28 to Mar. 19.
218 BIACK RIVKR BASIN

Black River near Qalesville, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°03'45", long. 91 0 17'30", in sec. 2, T. 18 N., 

HT~8ff., on State Highway 35, 4| miles southeast of Qalesville and 5 miles downstream 

from Fleming Creek. Datum of gage is 658.43 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 2,120 square miles.

Records available.- December 1931 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1932-48), 1,744 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,400 second-feet Mar. 23 (gfge height, 10.00 

reel);' minimum daily, 250 second-feet Feb. 16, 17.

1931-48: Maximum discharge observed, 58,000 second-feet Sept. 11, 1938 (gage 

height, 14.31 feet), from rating curve extended above 30,000 second-feet; minimum 

observed, 180 second-feet Dec. 20, 1932.

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

partly regulated at Hatfield Dam power plant upstream where drainage area is 1,290 

square miles.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

e

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

571

592

689

689

592

521

508

533

527

540

546

502

514

546

496

445

467

440

467

479

440

435

450

450

479

479

514

621

697

819

753

Nov.

728

628

712

697

769

852

810

777

673

658

704

878

878

712

675

681

728

689

777

844

794

802

728

852

972

1,210

1,200

1,100

},050

980

-

Dec.

930

930

920

890

840

780

730

720

720

730

760

790

800

800

800

790

770

730

710

670

640

610

580

550

530

550

620

670

700

720

730

Jan.

660

580

540

550

560

570

580

580

580

580

570

550

530

510

500

495

490

485

 481

480

475

485

490

495

495

490

480

460

440

420

395

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 194? ............

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

February ......................... March .....

Say1 1... .........................

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

July , .

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

Septenber ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

370

360

350

335

330

325

320

320

315

310

300

285

270

26p

255

250

250

255

270

290

330

365

400

430

470

500

580

660

780

-

Seoondfoot-days

16, 801

24, 556

22,710

509,583

15

10 1 535

101,039 

41,415 

30,811

13,073

11,422

10,030 

9,194

310,582

liar.

760

730

690

670

660

660

*659

660

670

690

710

750

800

860

960

1,100

1,300

1,700

2,300

3,400

4,700

9,490

11/800

10,000

8,720

8,210

7,100

5,740

5,590

4,890'

4,070

Apr.

3,270

2,560

2,260

.2,140

1,910

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,740

1,690

1,690

1,580

1,520

1,570

1,260

1,140

1,090

1,040

886

777

644

869

895

929

895

819

981

1,380

1,540

1,740

-

Maximum

Q1Q O19

1,210

930

14,800

660

780

11,800 

3,270 

1,860

508

409

373

378

11,800

Hay

1,860

1,690

1,430

1,240

1,150

1,110

963

878

1,210

1,040

998

1,150

1,190

1,190

1,220

1,190

1,090

1,040

1,090

1,040

920

819

745

656

606

606

628

552

521

502

485

Minimum

435

628

530

360

395

250

659

777 

435

373

323

297

286

250

June

440

440

445

445

456

450

409

409

424

414

404

424

409

373

399

445

419

395

440

508

456

430

462

479

435

462

496

419

496

39Q

-

Msan

542

819

733

1,396

516

S6S

3, 259

1,480 

994

436

368

324

306

849

July

390

373

409

409

399

365

382

399

373

378

382

373

343

353

369

373

373

382

386

346

373

360

382

369

365

326

323

336

336

346

349

Aug.

333

343

314

312

314

340

318

318

321

349

373

345

349

330

3.30

336

314

323

330

326

318

314

298

300

316

318

314

312

318

309

297

Pe- square 

mile

0.256

.386

.346

.658

.243

.171

1.54

.698 

 469

!l74

.153

.144

.400

Sept.

305

378

321

314

307

300

251

288

309

309

302

305

294

286

297

296

292

296

294

300

297

326

333

318

316

314

302

292

305

307

-

Runoff in 

inohe*

0.30

.43

.40.

8.94

* OQ GO

 V

1 78

!78 

.54

23

!20

1 ft ID 

.16

5.46

Peak discharge (base. 1.250 see.-ft.].- Mar. 23 (4 to 8 a.m.) 12,400 eec.-ft.; May 1 (l to 2 a.m.)

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28 to Mar. 21. Discharge computed from wireweight gage readings June 13 to July 20, Aug. 6, 10-13, 17-20, Aug. 25 to sept 7.
LA CROSSE RIVER BASIN ' 319

La Crosse River near West Salem, Wls.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°54 I 0511 , long. 91°07'05", "in SEi sec. 88, T. 17_ 

N., H. 6 W., at highway bridge 2 miles west of West Salem and 6 miles downstreroi,from 

Dutch Creek. Datum of gage Is 668.0 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 418 square miles.

Records available.- December 1913 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 34 years (1914-48), 299 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,300 second-feet Feb. 29 (gage height, 7.70 

TeeTTT minimum, 3.5 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 5 (gage height, 0.45 foot).

1913-48: Maximum discharge observed, 8,800 second-feet Aug. 6, 1935 (gage height, 

12.2 feet), from rating' curve extended above 3,000 second-feet; minimum, .that of 

Sept. 5, 1948.

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

.riuctuition caused by power plants' a few miles above station.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder Inspected by employee of Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of loe effect

Tgage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shirting-control method used Mar. 1-7, Aug. IS to Sept. SO)

1.3 167 4.0

1.5 225 S.O

2.0 370 5.8

3.0 660

950

1,260

1,530

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot-.

SOS

295

289

292

298

298

295

292

268

268

265

247

251

253

245

246

247

250

248

250

260

260

263

250

248

244

251

285

3S4

363

338

Nov.

306

294

303

292

296

294

294

2S6

288

290

278

280

276

274 28*6

282

280

260

255

275

280

288

290

314

308

298

284

272

265

263

-

Deo.

254

254

250

268

300

SOS

310

307

3S2

286

300

278

274

268

255

270

288

274

270

270

271

275

268

272

267

268

265

265

260

248

259

Jan.

250 2'50

250

252

258

257

248

2S9

234

240

238

247

26d

290

240

240

242

246

 244

235

228

222

220

216

211

210

210

208

204

200

190

Month

October

November

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

Calendar year 1947 ............

February ......................... March ........... ...... . . is,1 1............................

June '

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

August

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

Water year 1947-48 .............

Feb.

180

170

165

157

ISO

ISO

150

152

154

158

160

162

166

170

173

177

185

192

205

225

250

242

242

255

310

438

789

1,390

1,390

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

8,496

8,551

8,531

119,264

7,279

8,707

16,531

97248 

9 549

7J270

7,080

6,002

5,394

102,638

Mar.

700

489

405

374

398

»3A6

286

260

235

230

235

250

260

300

370

1,380

1,550

1,060

986

1,380

766

594

S99

414

399

399

414

654

S18

341

341

Apr..

347

!

!

 ,

44

58

26

318

312

!

1

3

18

24

147

338

318

!

!

2

18

09

92

292

286

2

Z

2

89

83

80

277

277

2

2

2

74

83

89

298

295

1

3

!

!

Maxlaun

363

314

332

2,110

290

1,390

1,550

347 

399

266

211

190

1,550

18

26

24

06

May

298

289

277

274

280

295

318

318

3S8

364

399

384

350

353

347

350

353

350

329

312

298

277

280

274

274

268

260

260

260

260

260

Minima

244

255

248

250

190

150

230

274

9RCI CDV

212

176

ISO

ISO

June

257

260

240.

237

234

230

229

227

229

2SO

228

215

£17

222

221

222

224

240

2S1

248

257

263

263

260

260

260

257

263

263

263

Mean

274

285

275

327

235

533

508 

308

242

194

180

280

July

266

260

260

260

237

238

236

2S4

2S9

233

228

231

222

222

220

220

217

212

218

224

224

223

218

218

220

222

221

218

214

212

213

Aug.

19f>

2

2

2

or

or<

0'

20?

19'

3

3

2

9'"1

91

00

20^

211

2

2

1

1

0^

10

9^

9^

20^

3

3

3

3

7->

8^

61

7^

161

3

3

3

1

a

1

3

]

3

?<<

61

91S">

918"»

9<

tt

99

190

Per square 

'mile

0.66S

.692

.667

.794

.570

.728

1.29

.748 

.748

.587

.553

.471

.437

.680

Sept.

190

188

190

18S

ISO

184

183

176

174

178

178

176

186

182

180

178

180

182

178

180

184

186

178

178

180

174

182

178

174

179

Runoff in inches

0.77

.77

.77

10.78

.68

.79

1.49

.83 

.86

.65

.64

.54

.49

9.26

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by loe Dec. 16, 

Jan. 13 to Feb. 25, Mar. 8-14. Ko gage-height record Oct.

basis of power-plant records.

22, 24, 26, 28, 29, Jan. 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 

20-22, Nov. 16-23; discharge computed on
280 LA CROSSE RIVER BASIN 

Little La Croese River near Leon, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°53'45", long. 90°50'25", in NE^ sec. 3,' T~ "16 

N., K. 4 W., If miles northwest of Leon. Datum of gage is 760.28 feet above mean sea 

level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 77.1 square miles.

Records, available. - March 19.34 to September 1948.

Average discharge.'- 14 years, 47.a secoiid-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 960 second-feet Feb. 28, Mar. 19; maximum gage 

 heignt, 9.01 feet, Feb. 28; minimum discharge, 22 second-feet June F (gage height,

0.94 foot).

1934-48: Maximum discharge, 4.6EO second-feet Aug. 6, 1935 (gage height, 14.43

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,500 second-feet; minimum, 14 second-feet

Feb. 25, 1935, caused by ice Jam above gage; minimum daily discharge, 18 second-feet

June 9 3 1934

hemarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which ar3 fair. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

40

41 

41 

70 

46

42 

41 

40 

40 

40

39 

39 

39 

40 

39

39 

39 

39 

38 

38

38 

38 

38 

38 

39

40 

42 

101 

56 

47 

44

Nov.

43 

42 

42 

42 

46

45 

50 

48 

45 

44

*3 

43 

41 

42 

50

57 

48 

46 

46 

48

60 

58 

48 

48 

46

44 

43

43 

42 

41

Dec.

40 

40 

43 

42 

42

41 

44 

47 

48 

43

42 

41 

40 

41 

41

42 

40 

39 

38 

39

39 

38 

38 

39 

38

38 

38 

37 

37 

37 

37

Jan.

37 

38 

38 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

37 

37 

37 

37

37 

37 

37 

36 

*36

36 

37 

35 

35 

34

33 

32 

32 

31 

30 

29

Month

Octo 

Hove

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July Augxi 

Sept

We

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary . . . . n ............................

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

at ...........................

ember ........................

ter year -1947-48 ............

Feb.

28 

27 

26 

25 

25

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

25 

25 

26 

26 

27

27 

29 

65 

92 

46

40 

36 

34 

50 

69 .

49 

182 

358 

69

Seoondfoot-days

1,351 

1,384 

1,249

20,391

1,096 

1,528 

2,712 

1,434 

1,474 

1,075 

1,007 

925 

881

16,114

Peak discharge (base, 520 sec. -ft.).- Feb.

Mar. 19 (s a.m.) sec. -ft.

Mar.

58 

' 53 

49 

47 

45

46 

*46 

42 

38 

36

36 

36 

37 

51 

206

297 

155 

99 

439

109

99 

82 

74 

69 

67

93 

74 

58 

58 

55 

58

Apr.

56 

53 

51 

51 

50

48 

61 

57 

50 

48

52 

48 

46 

46 

44 >

44

43 

46. 

44

42

42 

41 

46 

45 

43

44

60 

48 

43 

42

Maximum

101 

60 

48

493

38 

358 

439 

61 

77 

41 

36 

58 

35

439

May

44 

42 

40 

" 40 

44

67 

46 

42 

77 

74

' 58 

55 

58 

50 

65

51 

54 

47 

44

43

43 

41 

40 

40 

40

39 

39 

38 

38 

38 

37

Minimum

38 

41 

37

36

29 

24 

36 

41 

37 

33 

31 

26 

2S

24

June

37 

37 

36 

36 

41

38 

37 

36 

37 

36

34 

36 

35 

35 

36

34 

34 

35 

37 

35

36 

37 

36 

34 

33

34 

33 

38 

37 

35

Mean

43.6 

46.1 

40.3

55.9,

35.4 

52. 6 

87.5 

47.8 

47.5 

35.8 

32.5 

29.8 

29.4

44.0

July

33 

33 

32 

31 

31

31 

32 

32 

31 

31

31 

33 

36 

33 

33

36 

34 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

32 

32 

32

32 

31 

31 

32 

35 

32

Aug.

30 

30 

32 

32

31

31

31 

32 

31 

31

30 

29 

29 

28 

28

28 

29 

28 

28 

27

27 

27 

27 

26 

26

26 

26 

27 

30 

58 

30

fr* square 

mile

0.565 

.598 

.523

.725

.459 

.682 

1.13 

.620 

.616 

.464 

.422 

.387 

.381

.571

Sept.

30 30 

29 

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

28 

34

35 

34 

31 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

Runoff in 

inches

0.65 

.67 

.60

9.85

.53 

.74 

1.30 

.69 

.71 

.52 

.49 

.45 

.43

7.78

28 (3 p.m.) 960 sec. -ft.; Mar. 16 (Z a.m.) 548 sec. -ft.;

* winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 29, 30, Jan. 14-20, Jan.

-1Z (no gage-height record Jan. 14-19, Jan. 30 to Feb. 3, Feb. 6-10, 12-14).

23 to Feb. 17, Mar.
ROOT RIVER BASIN 221

Root River near Lanesbooo, Mlnn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°44'58", long. 91°58'43", In sec. 1, T. 103 N.,

K . 10 W., half a mile ,upstream from County Highway 3, l£-miles upstream from South

Branch, and 2j miles northeast of Lanesboro. Datum of gage Is 791.84 feet abo^e mean

sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage' area.- 615 square miles. 

Heeoras available.- August 1940 to September 1948. March 1910 to September 1917 at site

nair a mile downstream, published as North Branch Root River near Lanesboro. 

Average discharge.- 13 years (1911-14, 1915-17, 1940-48), 362 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,220 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 10.52

reet, backwaler_£rom Ice); minimum, 40 second-feet June 5 (gage height, 1.39 foet). 

1910-17. 1940-48: Maximum discharge, 15,000 second-feet June 29, 1942 (gage height,

14.53 feet), Tsy slope-area method; minimum dally, 38 second-feet July 14, 1911. 

Remarks . - Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair, and those

for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. Low flow regulated by power

plant above station. __ _ __ 

Revisions (water years!.- W 355: 1912.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except periods of loe effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to' Bar. 18 Mar. 19 to Sept. 30

1.9 77 2.6 281 5.5 2,080 1.7 67 2.6 337 

2.0 94 3.0 455 7.0 3,430 1.8 81 3.0 530 

2.1 115 3.6 765 7.6 4,030 1.9 98 4.5 1,470 

2.3 171 4.5 1,320 2.1 147 6.0 2,600 

2.3 214 7.8 4,220

Discharge, In second-feet, wnter year October 1947 to Sept ember 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 '( 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

"Oct.

136 

136 

138 

147 

136

133 

128 

136 

131 

131

125 

131 

133 

131 

128

128 

125 

131 

131 

125

131 

123 

131 

128 

147

162 

178 

188 

181 

165 

162

Nov.

141 

150 

144 

141 

141

159 

141 

144 

138 

138

138 

141 

140 

138 

144

150 

144 

136 

136 

138

144 

162 

153 

162 

160

160 

140 

140 

140 

160

Dec.

*170 

160 

150 

150 

140

140 

140 

150 

150 

140

140 

140 

130 

140 

140

130 

130 

130 

130 

130

120 

120 

120 

120 

120

120 

120 

120 

120 

110 

110

Jan.

110 

110 

110 

110 

*110

110 

110 

110 

110 

120

120 

120 

120 

110 

110

110 

110 

100 

100 

100

100 

100 

100 

95 

95

95 

95 

95 

90 

90 

90

Month

Octo 

Hove

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wn

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

&ry

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

90 

*90 

95 

95 

100

100 

110 

110 

120 

120

130 

130 

140 

160 

160

200 

240 

260 

260 

220

220 

220 

240 

260 

280

320 

850 

4,000 

*2,800

Seoondfoot-dayn

4,336 

4,363 

4,130

124,774

3,255 

12,120 

24,685 

6,485 

5,779 

6,506 

3,454 

4,506 

4,093

83,712

Mar.

1,100 

700 

*550 

500 

440

440 

340 

320 

220 

120

al20 

3130 

a!60 

a240 

a400

a? 00 

al.SOO 

3,430 

4,220 

2,440

1,540 

1,000 

730 

592 

490

460 

430 

382 

360 

328 

303

Apr.

286 

269 

245 

234 

230

222 

231 

237 

230 

222

226 

234 

222 

214 

210

203 

192 

180 

189 

182

175 

162 

162 

192 

196

218 

237 

237 

230 

218

Maximum

188 

162 

170

4,830

120 

4,000 

4,220 

286 

241 

971 

169 

982 

604

4,220

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 28 (7 p.m

May

222 

210 

203 

200 

210

214 

207 

192 

196 

226

230 

241 

234 

226 

222

214 

200 

200 

182 

172

159 

156 

159 

147 

144

142 

139 

136 

134 

128 

134

Minimum

123 

136 

110

110

90 

90 

120 

162 

128 

125 

93 

80 

78

78

June

131 

131 

128 

125 

971

632 

333 

257 

214 

200

178 

169 

162 

150 

166

166 

156 

147 

150 

150

153 

146 

156 

147 

142

274 

189 

200 

207 

176

Mean

140 

145 

133

342

105 

418 

796. 

216 

186 

217 

111 

145 

136

229

July

169 

156 

156 

134 

128

123 

116 

113 

111 

109

107 

109 

139 

116 

107

107 

105 

102 

100 

100

98 

96 

96 

96 

96

100 

93 

93 

93 

93

9i

Aug.

91 

91 

91 

93 

90

93 

S3 lie

28C 

234

18S 

144 

12C 

in 

107

10C 

10? 

107 

lOf 

9f

95 

95 

93 

86 

83

83 

86 

SI 

80 

982 

294

Per square 

mile

0.228 

.236 

.216

.556

.171 

.680 

1.29 

.351 

.302 

.353 

.180 

.236 

.221

.372

Sept.

169 

142 

116 

109 

113

107 

84 

105 "96 

86

98 

36 

88 

90 

81

86 

78 

81 

91 

604

350 

230 

169 

147 

136

118 

109 

109 

105 

100

runoff in 

inches

0.26 

.26 

.25

7.54

.20 

.73 

1.49 

.39 

.35 

.39 

.21 

.27 

.25

5.05

) 7,220 sec. -ft. j Mar. 19 (12:30 a.m.)

5,240 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Root River near Houston. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by loe Nov. 13, Nov. 25 to Mar. 10.
222 ROOT RIVER BASIN

Root River, near Houston, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43*46", long. 91*36", in sec. 32, T. 104 N., R. 

o w. , 1 mile west' of Houston and 2j miles upstream from South Pork. D'tum of gage 

is 671.86 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,270 square miles.

Records available.- May 1989 to September 1948; May 1909 to September 1917 at site l£ 

miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 27 years, 660 second-feet.

Extremes . - Maximum discharge during year, 11,700 second-feet Feb. 29 ( 

 Backwater from ice); minimum, 240 second-feet Sept. 18 (gage

's height, 12.00 

ight, 1.73 feet).

1909-17, 1929-48: Maximum discharge, 26,600 second-feet Mar. 31, 1933 (gage

height, 14.07 feet), from rating curve extended above 20,000 second-fe^t; minimum, 65

second-feet Dec. 26, 1933, Feb. 25, 1935.

Remarks . - Records good except those for periods of ice effect yor doubtful gage-height 

record, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

378

374

382

37B

374

365

374

349

378

370

349

349

349

349

349

349

345

345

345

345

349

349

345

349

386

421

430

536

511

448

434

> Nov.

416

403

399

394

403

394

399

386

390

386

386

374

365

361

399

41S

399

394

390

394

412

400

400

400

380

360

340

300

320

380

-

Dec.

480

*460

4SO

440

420

420

420

380

320

3OO

300

320

320

320

340

320

300

300

320

320

300

300

300

300

300

300

320

320

320

320

320

Jan.

320

320

320

320

320

*320

320

340

340

340

340

340

340

320

280

260

2 SO

2 SO

260

2 SO

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

March ........

Sty1 L. .......................... .

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

July .. .....I .....................

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

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

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

280

280 *260

260

260

260

260 260-

260

260

280

280

280

300

300

320

340

340

320

320

3OO

300

300

300

300

320

d650

d4,200

*9,500

-

Seoondfoot-days

11,754

11,540

10,600

276,188

9,040

£1,890

56 45C

is! 154 

15,439

15,551

10,694

10,972

11,378

201,512

Har.

5,500

2,400

*1,400

1,200

1,000

aso

950

850

750

650

650

650

700

750

950

2,400

5,380

4,820

5,520

4,260

2,610

2,000

1,600

1,390

1,240

1,160

1,080

992

938

882

82S

Apr.

772

718

680

653

626

588

615

599

557

557

573

552

526

516

511

491

472

467

453

453

434

425

462

472

462

486

516

511

501

506

Maximum

536

416

480

8,450

340

9,500

5,520

772 

810

1,580

526

1,060

995

9,500

Hay

506

491

496

472

472

516

472

468

521

810

726

665

621

588

578

551

546

506

496

463

453

426

417

412

408

403

403

399

390

382

382

Minimum

345

300

300

300

260

260

650

425 

382

369

288

£67

247

247

June

382

373

373

369

458

1,380

870

665

572

516

477

463

453

430

426

412

408

395

386

373

408

399

382

386

417

682

610

756

720

610

-

Mean

379

385

344

740

292

755

1,821

538 

498

518

345

354

379

551

July

5J6

4£2

449

41"

4C«>

3F2

353

334

338

330

319

3?3

338

378

3*2

338

323

326

316

330

326

308

316

301

301

305

301

288

291

291

291

Aug.

288

288

294

294

291

288

285

276

365

487

440

369

346

319

308

308

308

316

312

301

294

294

286

276

270

270

267

279

291

900

1,060

Par square 

mil*

0 298 .'sos

.271

.583

.230

.594

1.43

.424 

.392

.408

.272

.279

.298

.434

Sept.

621

496

430

378

346

334

316

294

305

298

276

285

279

264

262

252

252

247

252

672

995

594

487

427

378

353

338

323

319

305

-

Runoff In 

inches

0 34

!S4

.31

7.90

.26

.64

1.65

.47 

.45

.46

.31

.32

.33

5.88

Peak discharge (base, S.OOO sec. -ft.).- Feb. 29 (9:45 a.m.) 11,700 sec. -ft.; Msr. 19 (1:30 p.m.)

7,140 see.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23 to Mar. 16.
ROOT RIVER BASIN 223

Root River 'below South Pork, near Houston, Mlnn.

Location.- Cantilever chain gage and high-water staff gage, lat. 43°46', long. Sl°32', 

 in sec. 34, T. 104 N., R. 6-W., 600 feet downstream from South Pork and If miles

northeast of Houston. Datum of gage is 660.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment

of 1912.

Drainage area.- 1,560 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 871 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 13,600 second-feet Feb. 28 (rage

neignt, 17.5 feet, backwater from ice); minimum, 330 second-feet Sept. 19 (grge height, 

5.38 feet).

1938-48: Maximum discharge observed, 23,600 second-feet June 30, 1942; mrxlmum, 

gage height observed, 18.OS-feet Sept. 10, 11, 1938, on high-water staff gag<* 1,000 

feet upstream; minimum daily discharge, 230 second-feet Jan. 7, 1940.

Remarks. - Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or doubtful gage-t">ight 

record,.which are fair. Qage read twice daily. Plow partly regulated by pover plants 

above station.

Revisions (water year).- W 1085: 1946.

Cooperation..- Qage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

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

51

Oot.

525

525

545

505

525

488

525

470

505

470

505

488

488

470

488

470

454

470

470

454

454

454

454

470

488

545

568

730

655

568

545

Nov.

505

488

488

505

545

525

545

505

505

488

488

488

470

454

505

545

525

505

488

525

545

525

525

525

500

500

480

440

420

500

-

Dec.

600 *600

600

550

440

420

440

440

420

420

420

420

420

420

420

420

420

420

420

420

420

400

420

420

420

420

420

420

420

400

400

Month

Jan.

380

360

380

400

400

*420

420

420

440

440

440

420

400

380

380

360

360

360

380

380

380

380

380

380

380

360

360

380

380

380

380

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

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

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

Calendar year 1947 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

3SO

380

*360

400

380

380

380

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

380

420

440

440

420

380

380

380

380

440

650

1,000

6,500

1.2,000

.

-

Secondfoot-days

15,751

15,052

13,690

328,015

12,080

29,750

74,820

19,236

20,085

17,828

14,208

13,085

12,958

258,543

Mar.

*8,000

2,600

*1,600

1,500

1,400

1,400

1,300

1,200

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,200

1,600

1,900

2,500

4,400

8,170

5,280

6,710

4,250

2,850

2,150

1,870

1,520

1,320

1,320

1,200

1,150

1,070

1,070

1,010

Apr.

980

S30

770

720

670

670

720

720

670

670

670

670

670

670

620

620

529

572

529

529

529

529

529

572

572

572

670

620

572

572

Maxima

730

545

600

12,800

440

12,000

8,17(1

980

1,130

1,010

620

1,070

950

12,000

May

620

620

572

620

620

620

620

620

670

1,150

890

770

830

720

720

720

720

620

620

670

620

620

572

572

529

529

572

529

492

529

529

Minima

454

420

400

400

360

360

1,010

529

492

492

390

344

344

344

June

529

492

492

492

529

1,010

890

720

620

572

d550

529

d550

572

529

492

529

529

492

529

529

529

529

492

492

720

620

830

770

670

Mean

508

502

442

899

390

1,026

' 2,414

641

648

594

45S

422

432

708

July

620

572

529

529

492

492

492

457

457

492

492

457

457

492

457

457

457

440

423

457

457

423

406

406

406

406

390

423

390

390

390

Auf .

5*9

574

574

374

574

174

759

J59

157

df65

<US5

d<25

*40

d«25

dT95

d595

d395

390

390

374

390

374

374

374

359

344

544

544

359

670

1,070

Per square 

,- mile

.0.326

.322

.283

.576

.250

.658

1.55

.411

.415

.381

.294

.271

.277

.454

Sept.

572

492

440

423

390

374

374

359

359

359

359

359

359

359

359

344

344

344

344

720

950

620

457

457

457

440

406

374

390

374

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.38

.36

.33

7.83

.29

.71

1.78

.46

.48

.43

.34

.31

.31

6.18

Peak discharge (base. 8.500 sec.-fb.).- Feb. 28 (11 p.m.) 13,600 sec.-ft.; Har. 17 (6:30 p.m.) 

11,500 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Root River n-sar Houston.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25 to Mar. 16.
884 ROOT RIVER BASIN

Rush Creek near Rushford, Nlnn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°50 I 00", long. 91°46 I 40", on line between sees, 

a ana 10,, T. 104 N., R. 8 W., If milek northwest of Rushford and 3 mi]es upstream from 

mouth. Datum of gage is 738.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Dralnaga area.- 129 square miles.

Records available.- August 1942 to September 19481 .

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year. 2,000 second-feet Mar. 16; maxl-num gage height, 

5.56 feet Feb. 27 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 32 second-feet on Sept. 23; 

.minimum-gage height, 0.92 foot Mar. 9.

1942-48: Maximum dischargej~T, 130 second-feet Jan. 5, 1946 (gage freight, 10.10 

feet); minimum, 20 second-feet Aug. 30, 1947.

Maximum discharge known, 11,000 second-feet June 28, 29, 1948, by slope-area method.

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

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

47

47

47

46

46

44

43

41

41

40

39

59

40

41

43

43

44

44

44

44

44

45

.41

41

46

47

49

57

49

49

46

HOT.

41

U

41

59

40

59

38

38

38

38

57

57

57

38

40

41

41

43

41

46

49

49

51

51

51

47

47

46

44

42

Month

Dec.

 42

44

44

42

42

42

44

44

40

40

40

40

42

44

44

42

40

40

42

44

44

42

40

40

40

40

40

58

58

58

38

Jan.

38

58

58

58

 58

38

38

38

58

58

38

38!

58

56

36

36

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

36

56

56

56

56

56

56

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

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

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

Calendar year 1947 .............

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

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

Maroh ............................

May

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

38

 38

581

58

58

58

56

56

58

56

38

38

38

38

38

58

58

44

SO

40

58

58

58

58

58

48

420

520

 76

-

Second- " 

foot-days

1,575

1,274

1,280

22,006

1,142

3*OS4

1 23E

l!247

1,277

1,160

1'lOS

17,136

Mar.

68

59

52

49

47

47

46

46

45

SO

50

SO

50

47

115

578

385

299

295

103

f76

f62

54

52

49

51

47

47

47

46

46

Apr.

44

40

41

41

40

40

46

41

59

40

44

41

40

41

41

41

40

45

41

40

59

40

47

49

44

46

44

45

41

41

Maximum

57

51

44

874

58

420

49

47

106

41

70

114

578

May

45

41

40

59

45

45

41

41

47

44

45

41

41

41

45

41

41

59

59

59

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

37

38

58

Minimum

59

57

38

32

36

56

45

39

57

38

34

35

52

52

June

38

38

38

38

59

40

39

38

38

38

38

40

38

40

59

38

38

38

38

38

40

40

38

38

68

106

41

39

40

38

-

Mean

44.4

42.5

60.5

56.8

65.0

98. S

41.9

40.2

42.6

57.4

36* 5

57.0

46.8

July

38

38

38

39

39

40

59

59

59

59

59

40

41

38

38

38

57

56

57

57

57

56

56

36

56

56

55

55

55

55

54

Aug.

54

54

54

54

55

55

54

57

1T7O

f41

55

55

54

54

54

54

55

55

55

56

56

54

54

55

32

55

54

54

54

60

59

Per square

mils

0.544

.529

.520

.467

.285

.488

.764

.325

.512

.550

iaas

.287

.565

Sept.

37

58

57

56

54

53

35

35

35

33

55

55

55

52

55

33

33

35

46

114

35

55

55

55

54

54

54

35

34

54

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.40.

.57

.57

6.56

.55

.55

.88

.56

.56

.57

.53

.33

.32

4.95

Peak discharge (base. 1.650 sec.-ft.).- Feb. 27 (11 p.m.) 1,800 sec.-ft.j Mar. 16 (9 p.m.) 2,000 

sec.-rt.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

f Computed en basis of partly estimated gage height. 

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28 to Feb. 28, Mar. 10-15.
UPPER IOWA RIVER BASIS 225

Upper Iowa River near Decorah, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°18'20", long. 91°44'50", In E| sec. 14, T. 98

 H., H 8 W., 500 feet upstream from highway bridge In Preeport, 1.4 miles__dpwmtream 

from Trout Run, and 3 miles downstream from Decorah. Datum of gage ia|829.8 f^t 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Wlnneshlek County bench mark).

Drainage area.- 560 square miles.

Records available.- August 1913 to November 1941, May 1919 to June 1927, October 1936

 to September 1948. July 1933 to September 1936 at upper power plant of Interstate 

Fewer Co.

Average discharge.- 22 years (1919-26, 1933-48), 331 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 10,300 second-feet Feb. 28; maxim-am gage

 height, 11.85 feet Feb. 28 (backwater from ice); minimum-discharge, 55 second-feet

 - Aug. 26 (gage height, 0.71 foot).

19l'3-14, 1919-27, 1933-48: Maximum discharge, 28,500 second-feet May 29, 1941 

(gage height, 15.19 feet, from floodmarks), by slope-area method; minimum daily, 10 

second-feet (regulated) on many days during 1933-34.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 8,000 second-feet, which are fair, and those

 for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Cooperation.- Recorder Inspected by employee of Interstate Power Co . 

Revisions (water jrears ).- W 925: 1921(M), 1922(M), 1925{M).

Discharge, in aeoond-feet. water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

I 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30

31

Oct.

124 

124 

-124 

124 

115

117 

111 

108 

108 

1O6

104 

102 

104 

100 

100

108 

108 

106 

111 

111

102 

100 

106 

108 

113

126 

138 

191 

171 

148 

144

Nov.

136 

128 

126 

124 

128

126 

126 

a!25 

al24 

8123

a!22 

al2l 

a!20 

al!9 

alls

al!7 

al!7 

 117 

117 

117

124 

138 

124 

157 

141

111 

104 

96 

90 

90

Dec.

113 

124 

134 

126 

119

113 

104 

96 

92 

92

96 

104 

117 

117 

117

106 

104 

*102 

100 

106

104 

98 

88 

82 

79

79 

80 

80 

80 

79 

79

Jan.

79 

77 

75 

75 

75

77 

77 

75 

75 

75

75 

71 

66 

60 

62

64 

65 

66 

67 

68

»70 

70 

70 

70 

68

66 

64 

63 

62 

60 

60

Month

Octo 

Move 

Deoa

Ca

Janv 

Febi 

Marc 

tori 

May 

June 

Julj 

Angi 

Sepl

Ht

 her .........................

«ber .........................

ilendar year 1947 ............

iary .

iiarv

ember ........................

iter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

59 

58 

58 

59 

 60

60 

60 

60 

60 

62

64 

70 

84 

94 

126

210 

453 

645 

750 

281

244 

227 

227 

262 

321

430 

990 

 10,300

5^70

Secondfoot-days

3,664 

3,628 

3,110

149,513

2,147 

21,744 

26,591 

6,058 

9,348 

4,589 

2,865 

2,582 

2,274

86,600

Mar.

1,410 

876 

665 

518 

300

260 

210 

180 

150 

150

150 

ISO 

16O 

190 

1,390

4,670 

3,410 

2,160 

3,140 

1,300

1,030 

728 

586 

 485 

416

376 

350 

32S 

313 

281 

262

Apr.

241 

227 

217 

207 

201

191 

207 

220 

241 

266

244 

224 

220 

217 

201

188 

176 

171 

162 

157

151 

148 

162 

168

176

191 

217 

230 

227 

210

Maxima

191 

157 

134

5,530

79 

10,300 

4,670 

266 

1,120 

546 

179 

439 

108

10,300

Peak discharge (base. 3.50O sec. -ft.).- Pet. 28 [8 a.m

May

198 

182 

176 

173 

182

207 

210 

234 

305 

924

1,120 

680 

509 

439 

412

363 

325 

289 

262 

241

224 

207 

191 

182

176

171 

162 

159 

151 

148 

146

Minimum

100 

90 

79

/9

60 

58 

150 

148 

146 

104 

73 

56 

66

56

June

141 

138 

136 

131 

546

297 

210 

182 

159 

146

136 

144 

141 

141 

131

134

119 

119 

117 

117

126 

115 

126 

111 

106

104 

113 

119 

108 

176

Mean

118 

121 

100

410

69.3 

750 

858 

202 

302 

153 

92.4 

83.3 

75.8

242

July

179 

141 

119 

108 

100

98 

94 

92 

92 

90

90 

88 

88 

84 

88

90 

90 

90 

86 

86

86 

86 

80 

80 

80

82 

77 

73 

75 

80 

73

Aug.

71 

Tl 

T3 

Tl 

Tl

T5 

71 

71 

77 

71

70 

71 

70 

68 

68

68 

73 

70 

71 

66

6^5 

6^5 

6^5 

60 

60

SB 

5<5 

5<3 

103 

433 

141

Per square 

mile

0.211 

.216 

.179

.732

.124 

1.34 

1.53 

.361 

.539 

.273 

.165 

.149 

.135

.432

S«pt.

103 

94 

80

75 

75

75 

75 

73 

71 

71

71 

70 

66 

7O 

68

68 

68 

66 

66 

84

82 

73 

75 

82 

84

82 

77 

75 

73 

75

F"noff In 

inches

0.24 

.24 

.21

9.94

.14 

1.44 

1.77 

.40 

.62 

.30 

.19 

.17 

.15

5.87

) about 11,000 sec. -ft. j Mar. 16 (6 p.m.)

» ¥lnter discharge measurement made on this day.

» ?,"° sage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Turkey River at Oarber and 

Yellow River at Ion.

_ |*0<;f-'' .Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27 to Dec. 2, Dec. 6-12, 16-19, Dec. 22 t Feb. 29, Nar. 5-14.
226 YELLOW RIVER BASIN

Yellow River at Ion, Iowa

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°06'35", long. 91°15'45", in SE^SW^ S3c. 24, T. 96 

N., K. 4 W., at highway bridge at Ion, 7f miles northwest of McGregor and 8 miles 

upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 664.65 feet above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Drainage area.- 224 square miles.

Records available.- October 1934 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 135 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 11,400 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage 

 height, 12.46 feet); minimum daily, 32 second-feet Jan. 14; minimum ga,^e height observed, 1.70 feet Dec. 24.

1934-48: Maximum discharge, 18,500 second-feet May 29, 1941 (gage height, 15.2 

feet, from floodmarks), by slope-area method; minimum observed, 14 second-feet Dec. 30, 

31, 1939; minimum gage height observed, that of Dec. 24, 1947.

Remarks.- Records fair except those above 1,000 second-feet and those for periods of ice 

errect or no gage-height record, which are poor. Gage read once daily, oftener during 

high stages.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7

B 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

IB 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

58 

58 

150 

69 

64

64 

61 

60 

aSO 

a59

58 

58 

57 

56 

56

56 

57 

56 

55 

54

54 

854 

854 

54 

58

59 

61 

264 

215 

76 

66

Nov.

64 

63 

61 

61 

63

66 

64 

61 

60 

58

58 

58 

56 

56 

58

64 

 60 

59 

58 

58

60 

69 

66 

66 

64

62 

60 

58 

58 

58

Dec.

60 

60 

60 

60 

60

60 

60 

56 

55 

56

58 

60 

60 

60 

58

58 

59 

*58 

57 

56

55 

43 

37 

34 

36

36 

44 

44

43 

49 

50

Jan.

52 

49 

46 

47 

48

49 

49 

48 

48 

47

48 

46 

40 

32 

34

38 

40 

42 

43 

*44

44

44 

45 

45 

47

48 

48 

50 

47 

48 

47

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deo*

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

Hay 

Jun* 

July 

Augu 

Sopt

We

b«r ..........................

mb«r .........................

mb»r .........................

lender year 1947 ............

ary .... .

u&rv £7::::::::::::::::::::::::: i ............................

ember ........................

ter y«ar 1947-48 ............

Feb.

48 

48 

46 

46 

*50

48 

48 

46 

44 

42

42 

44 

46 

48 

50 <

54 

70 

500 

544 

79

46 

44 

37 

45 

200

78 

1,000 

3,000 

296

Seoondfoot-days

2,281 

1,827 

1,642

70,245

1,403 

6,689 

11,177 

2,465 

2,875 

2,053 

1,701 

2,341 

1,376

37,830

Mar.

154 

129 

101 

95 

94

89 

a85 

a80 

76 

68

65 

63 

62 

66 

613

2,220 

717 

588 

3,950 

403

249 

160 

136 

 119 

109

109 

110 

112 

118 

119 

, I"

Apr.

112 

113 

106 

109 

105

101 

96 

96 

89 

78

74 

87 

84 

81 

82

84 

76 

72 

70 

72

68 

69 

69 

66 

65

66 

68 

69 

69 

69

Maxlnun

264 

89 

60

4,230

52 

3,000 

3,950

113 

176 

78 

81 

710 

80

3,950

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 sea. -ft.}..- Mar. 16 (5 B.m

May

68 

368 

868 

a 68 

67

95 

92 

84 

77 

176

122 

118 

113 

116 

122

116 

109 

102 

96 

95

91 

88 

86 

83 

82

82 

80 

81 

77 

77 

76

Minlnun

54 

56 

34

34

32 

37 

62 

65 

67 

60 

48 

49 

38

32

June

75 

75 

73 

72 

73

78 

76 

75 

72 

72

70 

70 

69 

72 

70

84 

65 

64 

65 

64

64 

69 

65 

64 

64

62 

62 

66 

63 

60

Hsan

73.6 

60.9 

53.0

192

45.3 

231 

361 

82.2 

92.7 

68.4 

54.9 

75.5 

45.9

103

July

60 

59 

60 

860 

a 58

a58 

a56 

a54 

a 52 

a 50

48 

57 

60 

57 

48

81 

68 

57 

54

56

52 

50 

50 

49 

48

a 48 

846 

48 

50 

52 

53

Aug.

51 

49 

49

51 

51

51 

51 

53 

56 

54

53 

52 

52 

52 

51

51 

56 

62 

55 

52

52 

52 

51 

49 

49

50 

49 

849 

alOO 

710 

78

Per square 

mil*

0.329 

.272 

.237

.857

.202 

1.03 

1.61 

.367 

.414 

.305 

.245 

.337 

.205

.460

) 4,760 sea. -ft. ; Mar. 19 (7:30

Sept.

58 

$6 

49 

46 

44

42 

43 

43 

42 

41

4C 

39 

40 

40 

40

40 

40 

39 

39 

80

69 

57 

56 

51 

45

41 

38 

39 

40 

39

Runoff in 

inohM

0.38 

.30 

.27

11.66

,23 

1.11 

1.86 

.41 

.48 

.34 

.28 

.39 

.23

6.28

p.m.)

11,400 sea. -ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height reoord, discharge interpolated, or based on weather reoords. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affaoted by ioe Nov. 26 to Deo. 3, Deo. 6-12, Jan. 12-28, Feb. 2- 

18, K, 27, 28.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 227

Wisconsin Kiver at Rainbow Reservoir, near Lake Tomahawk. Wis

Location.- Water-stage recorder,' lat. 45°50'00", long. 89°32f50" , "in SiSW^Bec. 30, T. 39 

N. , H. 8 E., 400 feet upstream front flilmore Creek, 800 Teet downstream from Rainbow 

Reservoir Dam, and 2f miles northeast of Lake Tomahawk. Datum of gage is 1, '570. 05 feet 

above mean sea level (Public Service Commission of Wisconsin bench mark). >

Drainage area.- 750 square miles, including that of Oilmore Creek.

Records available.- July 1936 to September 1948 (includes flow of Oilmore Creek).

Average discharge.- 12 years, 742 second- feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 734 second-feet Feb. 28; maximum gage height, 

2.72 reet Mar. 18. 19 (backwater from ice); minimum, 143 second-feet Mar. 27 (gage 

height, 0.67 foot); minimum' dally, 154 second-feet Apr. 30.

1936-48: Maximum discharge, 3,570 second-feet Sept. 5, 1941 (gage height, 7.59 

feet); minimum, 17 second-feet Oct. 10-12, 1940; minimum dally, 130 second-feH July 4. 

1937.

Remarks.!- Records good. Plow regulated by Rainbow Reservoir and 12 smaller reservoirs 

aDQVe station.

Revisions (water years).- W 895: 1937(m).

Rating table, water .year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 20 to June 22)

0.6 156

1.0 196

1.2 £44

1.5 330

1.8 426

2.1 530

2.4 638

2.6 714

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

87

26

29

30

31

Oo't.

620

602

602

602

602

620

656

620

602

548

495

512

512

512

495

512

512

512

512

495

495

512

512

512

512

512

512

512

460

377

464

Nov.

495

495

512

512

453

429

413

324

280

358

429

426

a415

8385

330

336

339

364

406

406

416

423

426

380

294

291

291

294

294

297

Deo.

367

426

429

429

361

312

312

312

315

349

336

309

309

315

315

312

315

346

374

371

361

361

374

427

429

429

429

429

429

474

548

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1947 . .

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

rebn 

lia.ro

uary. ..............

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

llav roy ....................

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

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

Aujuet. ................

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

.Water year 1947 -48 ..

Jan.

548

>66

>84

>66

see

566 f

f

f

38

94

94

694

694

«

«

t

56

38

20

620

638

fe

f

>38

38

38

62P

6^0

t

«

t

20

20

20

620

620

f

f

56

14

14

56

620

Seoondfoot-daye

16,523

11,513

11,603

226,593

19,596

17,673 

13,653

6,559

13,676

14,858

10,637

9,867

8,041

154,419

Feb.

620

602

602

602

602

584

602

620

602

602

602

602

620

602

602

602

620

602

584

600

620

620

620

620

620

584

602

67S

638

.

-

liar.

656

656

694

656

602

566

453

470

453

480

460

480

495

495

530

550

550

550

550

546

416

283

288

291

315

294

202

160

J.62

164

164

Apr.

166

166

172

174

232

291

291

297

266

227

194

168

168

166

166

166

168

170

166

300

315

271

321

327

321

252

162

160

156

154

-

Observed

Maximum

656

512

546

1,290

"714

675 

694

327

620

620

512

361

342

714

Minimum

377

260

309

154

548

564 

160

154

156

222

209

268

166

154

Mean

533

 384

374

621

632

' 609 

440

219

448

495

343

319

268

422

May

156

156.

24T

256

283

316

315

312

300

309

396

416

466

602

584

564

566

530

530

512

512

495

474

481

512

546

546

584

620

620

620

June

620

584

566

530

530

530

530

530

548

566

548

530

548

530

530

530

530

530

530

530

512

512

467

413

416

396

352

346

352

222

-

Change in

contents

(millions of 

cubic feet)t

-665

+453

4-264

-1,473

-753

-631 

+996

+2,067

-552

-679

-303

-191

-207

-161

July

209

213

216

213

213

360

512

467

453

443

440

436

436

436

429

419

413

413

406

403

361

283

271

277

277

277

274

271

271

274

271

Aux.

- 266

291

339

336 333'

330

330

330' 330

324

321

339

361

355

352

342

336

333

3.30

324

315

309

306

303

303

297

294

294

288

268

286

Sept.

244

166

166 iee

166

260

294

280

.263

283

283

286

260

283

283

283 280'

277

274

274

271

274

274

303

342

339

303

8274

8274

 a 274

-

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean

285

559

473

574 '

351

357 

812

1,024

242

233

230

248

188

416

Per square 

mile

0.380

.745

.631

.765

.468

.476 

1.08

1.37

.323

.311

.307

.331

.251

.555

Runoff in 

inolws

0.44

.83

.73

10.39

.54

.51 

1.24

1.53

.37

.35

.35

.38

.26

7.55

t* Change In contents In 13 reservoirs upstream.

j No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and reoords for station near Rhlnelander. 

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 20, Mar. 10-19.
228 WISC8NSIN RIVER BASIN

Wisconsin River at Whirlpool Rapids, near Rhinelander, Wis.

i

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45 0 33'15", long. 89°30'25", in NW^ sec. L4, T. 35 N., 

 H. UK., at head of Whirlpool Rapids, 0.6 mile downstream from outlet of Crescent 

Lake and 10 miles southwest of Rhinelander.

Drainage area.- 1,200 square miles.

Records available.- September 1915 to September 1948. 

at sice a miles upstream.

December 1905 to September 1915

Average discharge.- 31 years (1915-26, 1928-48), 1,101 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year. 1,630 second-feet Feb. 29; max'mum gage height,

 3.4U feet Jan. 24 (backwater from ice); minimum, 193 second-feet Sept. 9 (gage height, 

0.66 foot); minimum daily discharge, 262 second-feet Sept. 13.

1915-48: Maximum discharge, 5,590 second-feet Sept. 6, 1941 (gage height, 5.91 

feet); minimum, 123 second-feet July 29, 30, 1934 (gage height, 0.34 foot); minimum 

daily, 210 second-feet July 30, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Plow regu-

 lafecT by 15 reservoirs and 3 power plants above station.

Revisions (water years).- W 355: 1909.:(rOo!5: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 194s

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

716

728

747

831

879

792

728

722

747

766

759

592

603

474

710

675

577

556

625

716

664

587

681

561

647

664

664

824

907

831

747

Ncv.

728

747

852

792

728

735

838

1,020

900

838

766

785

766

798

958

818

675

598

658

893

710

915

818

698

630

747

664

636

603

506

-

Dec.

609

609

625

625

571

647

556

598

490

485

510

520

530

460

520

540

540

510

510

520

540

614

587

687

664

636

641

619

664

681

636

Month

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

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

Doosoibor

Calendar year 1947 . .

January . .

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

Maroh..................

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 . .

Jan.

*

778

778

831:

811

915

804

879

asa

811

958

838

747

988

951

780

735

960

920

720

820

860

740

680

960

800

680

760

880

880

700

860

Sooondfoot-days

21,993

22,870

17,944

345,581

25,712

21,508

23,792

25,822

21,843

20,216

15,677

13,838

10,771

241,986

Feb.

720

880

720

680

680

680

680

740

640

680

700

670

720

880

780

680

660

710

840

530

600

580

760

680

660

760

838

1,200

1,160

_

-

liar.

852

778

838

865

811

747

716

619

545

556

614

577

566

582

609

735

798

619

675

704

772

811

710

710

852

1,020

1.060

1,050

1,100

958

943

Apr.

922

852

753

692

687

759

838

1,040

936

988

1,010

_9aa_

951

865

798

785

747

641

630

735

753

741

818

747

1,010-

1,010

1,240

] ^100

907

879

-

Observed

Maximum

907

1,020

687

2,270

988

1,200

1,100

1,240

951

929 '652

614

577

1,240

Minimum

556

506

460

460

680

530

545

630

556

592

369

340

262

262

Mean

709

762

579

947

829

742

767

861

705

674

50 6

446

359

661

May

687

630

592

556

619

698

759

692

647

710

630

658

614

879

879

858

951

858

792

778

796

798

625

614

675

652

609

592

619

704

670

June

658

728

923

692

653

647

650

641

675

652

630

592

614

614

647

614

614

619

630

598

614

687

778

804

879

710

_S47_

647

681

687

Change in 

contents

(millions of 

cubic feet)t

-641

+ 370

+ 156

-1,628

-824

-660 +1,111 +2,192

-557

-678

-294

-217

-248

-290

July

625

566

571

551

551

453

369

448

501

510

510

481

642

603

434

515

630

545

467

501

530

510

491

462

458

467

403

448

448

467

510

Aug.

496

462

458

453

448

434

426

458

444

398

398

412

340

421

458

614

426

426

506

545

481

472

530

426

421

416

421 394^

408

448

398

Sept.

577

540

386

381

365

298

275

298

279

467

416

317

262

365

356

340 '352

313

348

321

394

360

336

329

286

298

496

394

313

309

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

470

905

637

395

521

479

1 j 182

1,707

497

412

396

365

263

652

F *T square 

mile

0.392

.754

.531

.746

.434

399

985

1.'42

.414

.343

'30430

!219

.543

Runoff in 

inches

0.45

.84

.61

10.12

.50

.43

1.14

1.58-

.48

 38

'.zs 38

.24

7.38

Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in 15 reservoirs above station.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 9-21, Jan. 15 to Feb. 26
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 229

Wisconsin River at Merrill, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°10'40", long. 89°40'45", on line between sees.

 la and 13, T. 31 N., R. 6 E., 300 feet downstream from highway bridge at east end of 

Merrill and 0.5 mile downstream from Prairie River.

Drainage area.- 2,780 square miles.

Records 'available.- November 1902 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 40 years (1907-11, 1912-48), 2,636 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,520 second-feet Mar. 26 (gage height, 6.88

 feet); minimum, 440 second-feet July 16 (gage height, 3.30 feet); minimum daily, 845 

second-feet Sept. 12.

1902-48: Maximum discharge, 49,400 second-feet Aug. 31, 1941; minimum, about 90 

second-feet Sept. 26, 1908 (gage height, 2.45 feet).

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

regulated by 20 reservoirs and 9 power plants above station.

Revisions.- W 805: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of loe effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

3.9 890

4.0 980

4.2 1,180

4.4 

4.6

5.0

1,400

1,640

2,160

2,890

3,750

4,920

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

'21

22

S3

24

25

28

27

28

29

30

31

,0ot.

1,520

- 1,500

1,470

1,640

1,320

1,640

. 1,640

1,250

1,360

1,480

1,210

1,090

1,290

1,310

1,420

1,310

1,380

1,380

1,140

1,210

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,290

1,270

1,100

1,290

1,460

1,640

1,520

1,370

Nov.

1,440

1,250

1,520

1,460

1,460

1,310

1,500

1,840

1,640

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,410

1,220

1,390

1,330

1,320

1,300

1,160

1,260

1,380

1,580

1,580

1,340

1,510

1,290

1,190

1,060

1,300

1,010

-

Dec.

1,180

1,310

1,370

1,270

1,260

1,290

1,330

1,220

1,290

1,280

1,"290

1,310

1,260

1,200

1,370

1,400

1,320

1,340

1,330

1,330

1,190

1,420

1,290

1,330

1,290

1,580

1,520

1,070

1,640

1,420

1,240

llonth

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

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

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

Calendar year 1947 . . January. ...............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 . .

Jan.

1,440

1,5

1,7

1,7

20

00

00

1,640

1,700

1.7

1,6

1,7

00

40

00

1,640

1,640

1,5

1,6

1,4

20

40

50

1,520

1,640

1,4

1,6

1,3

70

40

70

1,580

1,640

1,8

1,4

1,4

40

00

40

1,360

1,460

1,5

1,4

1,3

1.-3

80

00

00

50

1,400

Seoondfoot-days

42,400

41,610

40,940

804,060

48,020

39,380

67,680

71,090

48,790

41,380

39,432

34,144

30,714

545,580

Feb.

1,430

1,380

1,380

1,500

1,450

1,530

1,310

1,300

1,360

1,450

1,400

1,350

1,300

1,360

1,250

1,300

1,390

1,310

1,300

1,390

1,380

1,200

1,400

1,320

1,260

1,350

1,300

1,400

1,330

-

-

Mar.

1,360

*1,440

1,400

1,350

1,430

1,580

'1,530

1,440

1,300

1,200

1,200

1,240

1,330

1,240

1,390

1,300

1,250

1,450

1,700

1,960

2,300

2,700

2,970

3,390

3,480

4,130

4,920

4,220

4,420

3,840

3,220

Apr.

2,740

2,890

2,590

2,160

2,160

2,230

2,230

2,300

2,590

2,030

2,030

2,370

2,230

2,030

1,900

1,840-

1,770

1,770

2,230

2,370

2,300

2,160

2,160

2,100

2,100

2,440

2,740

3,660

3,750

3,220

-

Observed

Maximum

1,640

1,840

1,640

7,460

1,840

1,530

4,929

3,750

2,740

2,230

1,580

1..440

1,520

4,920

Minimum

1,090

1,010

1,070

1,010

1,300

1,200

1,200

1,770

1,100

1,060

962

-926

845

845

Mean

1,368

1,387

1,321

2,203

1,549

1, 358

2, 183

2,370

1,574

1,379

1,272

1,101

1,024

1,491

May

2,740

1,960

1,900

1,770

1,840

2,030

1,900

1,840

1,640

1,840

1,520

1,410

1,520

1,580

1,520

1,290

1,640

1,580

1,580

1,520

1,520

1,420

1,100

1,260

1,340

1,200

1,270

1,400

1,310

1,240

1,110

June

1,260

1,280

1,290

1,370

1,456

1,220

1,420

1,480

1,340

1,320

1,280

1,310

1,090

1,280

1,220

1,170

1,170

1,250

1,410

1,060

1,520

1,470

1,520

1,580

1,520

1,510

1,260

1,580

2,230

1,520

-

Change In

contents

(millions of 

cubic feet)t

-1,023

+1,075

-142

-4,337

-1,516

-1,170

+2,301

+4,215

-469

-1 191

-953

-864

-718

-455

July

1,290 1,

1,1,

310

340

240

1,040

1,060

1,

1,

1,

1,

290

260

360

440

1,080

1,

1,

1,

1,

320

520

580

440

1,360

1,

1,

220

962

170

1,210

1,290

1,

1,

1,

450

400

140

1,050

1,260

1,

1,

1,

1,

300

D90

130

310

1,520

Aug.

1,120

1,080

1,210

1,210

1,140

1,080

1,100

990

1,290

1,130

1,050

1,080

1,080

1,030

935

1,040

1,200

1,260

1,050

962

971

926

1,150

1,440

1,200

1,160

1,130

1,080

1,010

1,010

1,030

Sept.

1,450

1,520

1,070

1,100

935

908

1,130

1,190

1,130

1,050

926

845

990

990

971

881

980

1,020

980

1,050

1,100

1,070

1,000

962

935

917

890

917

899

908

Adjusted for change In

res

Mean

9S6

1,802

1,268

2,065

983

891

3,042

3, 996

1 399

920

916

778

747

1,477

ervolr contents

Per square 

mile

0.355

.648

.456

.743

.354

321

1.09

1.44

.503

.331

.329

280

.269

.531

Runoff in 

inches

0.41

.72

.53

10.09

.41

.35

1 . 26

1.61

 58

.37

. 38

.32

.30

7.24

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change In contents In 20 reservoirs above station. 

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by loe Jan. 23 to Mar. 22.

911165 0-50-16
230 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 

Wisconsin River at Rothschild, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44 0 53'10", long. 89°37'50", in ssc. 26, T. 28 N., R. 

7 &., at Rothschild, half a mile downstream from Rothschild Dam, 2 miles downstream 

from Eau Claire River, and 5 miles upstream from Black Creek. Datura of gage is ' 

1,135.86 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary staff gage on Mosinee 

Pond, 8 miles downstream.

Drainage area.- 4,000 square miles.

Records available.- October 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,400 second-feet Mar. 27 (gage height, 10.26 

feet }; minimum dally, 800 second-feet Sept. 6.

1944-48: Maximum discharge, 28,600 second-feet Mar. 18, 1945, MM?. 18, 1946, maximum 

gage height, 14.04 feet Mar. 18, 1945; minimum daily discharge, that of Sept. 6, 1948.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of lee effect or no gag^-helght record, 

wnicn are fair. Discharge computed by using stage of Mosinee Pond as determined by 

4 times daily readings of auxiliary gage as factor. Plow regulated by 20 reservoirs 

and 12 power plants above station.

Discharge, in aeoond-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,930

1,930.

1,960

1,930

1,820

1,730

1,950

1,690

1,560

1,550

1,580

1,260

1,550

1,430

1,190

1,170

1,100

1,310

1,330

1,380

1,400

1,470

1,370

1,450

1,400

1,270

1,420

1,440

1,650

1,650

1,740

Nov.

1,530

1,470

1,590

1,720

1,820

1,760

2,160

2,400

2,350

2,300

2,100

1,900

1,800

1,800

1,750

1,470

1,420

1,570

1,460

1,530

1,700

2,210

1,850

1,750

1,940

1,880

1,680

1,550

1,320

940

-

Dec.

1,240

1,350

1,310

1,600

1,510

1,510

1,480

1,560

1,550

1,410

1,580

1,530

1,530

1,290

1,410

1,850

1,750

1,720

1,690

1,640

1,570

1,730

1,940

1,650

1,160

1,670

2,290

1,720

1,560

2,010

1,860

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1947 . .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 . .

Jan.

1,240

1,

2,

1,

730

000

900

1,650

1,700

1,

1,

1,

950

350

350

1,950

1,800

1,

2,

1,

300

500

300

1,500

1,750

1,

l.i

1,

750

00

00

1,700

1,500 I,'

1,! 1,-

50

00

00

1,200

1,600

1,5

1,£ 1,"

l.E

00

00

50

00

1,650

Seoondfoot-daya

47,610

52,720

49,670

1,063,800

52,570

41,950

138,430

107,310

69,350

46,600

46,450

36,740

35,660

725,060

Feb.

1,100

1,650

1,650

1,600

1,600

1,500

1,550

1,050

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,400

1,450

1,050

1,400

1,500

1,600

1,400

1,500

1,550

1,050

1,450

1,500

1,350

1,550

1,600

1,500

1,400

-

-

Mar.

1,500

1,500

1,400

1,500

1,600

1,550

1,350

1,600

1,600

1,500

1,400

1,350

1,300

1,300

1,450

1,600

1,700

1,720

2,490

4,860

9,140

9,750

9,650

10,700

10,200

11,200

14,200

10,500

7,210

6,470

5,140

Apr.

4,480

4,350

3,850

3,570

3,020

3,530

3,240

3,620

3,560

3,310

3,190

2,780

3,580

2,910

2,730

2,540

2,360

2,380

2,510

3,490

2,960

3,340

2,990

2,900

2,920

3,220

4,950

7,130

5,880

6,020

-

Observed

Maximum

1,960

2,400

2,290

19,400

2« 000

1,650

14,200

7,130

3,910

2

f Of\ 

t wOU

2,000

1,330

2,100

14,200

Minimum

' 1,100 940'

1,160

940

1,200

1,050

1,300

2,360

1,310

1,070

900

900

800

800

Mean

1,536

1,757

1,602

2,915

1,696

1,447

4,465

3,577

2,237

1,553

1

AQC) f%OQ

1,185

1,189

1,981

May

3,910

3,310

2,870

2,850

2,680

2,960

2,960

3,000

2,430

2,660

2,580

2,250

2,040

2,210

2,330

1,790

2,040

2,230

2,010

2,150

1,970

1,980

1,310

1,560

1,600

1,660

1,660

1,500

1,580

1,800

1,470

June

1,340

1,310

1,450

1,550

1,550

1,070

1,630

1,650

1,570

1,570

1,500

1,480

1,210

1,230

1,240

1,280

1,260

1,200

1,330

1,250

1,330

1,640

1,800'

2,210

1,800

1,820

1,520

1,670

2,580

2,560

-

Change in 

contents

(millions of 

cubic feet)t

-1,023

+1,075

-142

-4,337

-1,516

-1,170

+2,301

+4,215

' -469

-1,191

Qe* ~s»DO

-864

-718

-455

July

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

,790

870

,590

,050

200

600

600

600

500

2,000

I

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

100

350

500

550

600

800

500

900

100

300

1,600

2,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

000

950

700

OOP

400

500

400

200

400

800

Aug.

1,000

1,200

1,300

1,330

1,310

1,310

1,250

1,040

1,250

1,330

1,270

 1,200

1,230

1,200

1,020

1,190

1,300

1,260

1,190

1,150

1,130

900

1,150

1,200

1,170

1,190

1,170

1,180

1,050

1,140

1,130

Sept.

1,950

2,100

1,550

1,370

910

800

1,110

1,240

1,440

1-.390

1,350

1,090

1,200

1,190

1,140

1,150

1,150

1,080

840

990

1,100

1,050

1,060

1,100

1,100

890

1,080

1,090

1,070

1,080

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

1,15«

a,m

1,54?

2.77T

1.13C

98C

5 324 5)20? 2,06f

1,094

l,14f

86?

9.17

1,96T

Per square 

mile

0.288

.543

.387

.694

.282

 C*O PAR

1.33

1.30

.516

.274

ftflC 

 COD

tCXD 91 A 

.228

.49.2

Runoff in 

inches

0.33

.61

.45

9.44

.33

26 iUs

1.45

.59

.31

.33

 OfCD

.28

6.69

t Change in contents in. 20 reservoirs above station*

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ioe Jan. 3 to Mar. 16. No gage-height record Nov. 9- 

14, July 4 to Aug. 3; discharge computed on basis of daily generation of Rothschild power plant and 

records for stations at Merrill and near Hekoosa.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 231

Wisconsin River-near Nekoosa, Wis.

Location,- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°18', long. 89°53', in sec. 15, T. 21 N., R. 5 

E., if miles downstream from Nekoosa and 4 miles upstream from Tenmile Creek.

Drainage area.- 5,500 square miles.

Records available.-, May 1914 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 34 years, 5,006 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 21,600 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 10.56 

 i'eet); minimum, 111 second-feet July 11, 12 (gage height, 1.08 feet); minimum daily, 

494 second-feet July 5.

1914-18: Maximum discharge, 70,400 second-feet Sept. 12, 1938 (gage height, 19.10 

feet), from rating curve extended above 58,,000 second-feet; minimum, 26 second-feet 

Sept. 7, 1942 (gage height, 0.98 foot); minimum daily, 165 second-feet Aug. 12, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Plow regulated" by 21 reservoirs and several power planta above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

D»v

1

z

3

4

e

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

29

28

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,910

2,900

3,240

2,380

1,930^

2,660

2,950

2,930

2,810

2,940

2,830

2,060

2,520

2,450

2,530

2,450

2,550

2,450

2,130

1,980

2,360

2,340

2,370

2,390

2,280

1,300

2,180

2,430

2,230

2,280

2,100

Nov.

2,200

1,780

2,030

2,350

2,380

2,420

2,690

a, 620

1,860

2,570

3,410

3,170

2,940

2,580

2,840

1,630

2,590

2,960'

2,760

2,920

3,120

2,910

1,980

2,600

3,050

3,020

2,990

2,820

2,750

1,940

Deo.

2,350

2,650

2,620

2,610

2,590

2,470

1,680

2,170

2,530

2,500

2,430

2,360

2,430

1,670

2,060

2,300

2,450

2,270

2,250

2,460

1,570

1,880

2,220

2,050

1,700

3,010

2,420

1,670

2,070

2,510

2,700

Month

Ootober. ...............

November

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

Calendar year 19*7 . .

January . .

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

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

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

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

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

July

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

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

Water year 1947-48 

Jan.

2,340

2,

2,

1,

J20

100

390

2,070

2,390

2,

2,2,'

530

120

!50

2,490

1,700

2,

2,.

 2,4

!10

50D

120

2,500

2,550

2,

2.C

2,1

too

)00

)00

2,600

2,600

2,S

2,1

2,<

50

00

LOO

1,700

2,300

2,1

2,<

2,4

2,5

00

50

00

00

2,450

Seoondf cot-days

76,360

77 , 880

70,250

1,464,640

72 S30

66^750

219 320

144^500

104,380

61,110

58,744

45,510 

42,526

1,039,960

Feb.

1,700

2,300

2,400

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,400

1,800

2,300

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,450

1,600

2,300

2,500

2,500.

2,450

2,350

2,200

1,800

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,200

2,000

_

-

Mar.

2,500

2,500

*2,560

2,550

2,500

2,300

1,600

2,200

2,500

2,550

2,500

2,400

2,300

1,700

2,360

2,490

2,700

2,810

3,660

5,840

10,000

13,500

16,000

16,300

17,900

17,100

17,900

20,400

16,000

11,000

10,700

Apr.

8,090

6,510

7,720

4,530

4,360

3,870

4,570

4,620

4,980

5,620

4,010

5,830

1,610

4,280

4,310

4,160

3,990

2,710

3,710

3,780

3,800

3,870

3,890

4,090

3,400

3,400

4,730

7,020

9,500

6,540

Observed

Maximum

3,240

3,410 

3,010

21,900

2,600 

2,500

9^500

6,780

2,420

3,020

1,770 

1,630

20,400

Minimum

1 300

1 C«X

l',570

1,300

1,690 

1,600

1,600

2,710 

1,420

1,010

494

950

824

494

Mean

2,463

2, 596 

2,266

4,013

2 343

2 j 302

7,075

4, 817

3,367

2,037

1,895

1,463

1,418

2,841

May

8,780

4,200

3,690

4,620

*,510

4,400

4,400

4,090

2.S30

3,500

4,090

4,090

3,990

3,890

3,890

1,810

2,630

3,400

3,310

3,220

3,220

2,960

1,880

2,550

2,960

2,880

2,710

2,550

2,550

1,560

1,420

June

2,170

2,170

2,240

2,320

2,420

1,700

1,010

2,030

2,340

2,030

2,230

2,030

1,540

1,980

2,140

' 2,130

2,230

2,270

2,010

1,580

1,970

2,220

2,060

2,060

1,920

1,950

1,640

2,320

2,250

2,150

-

Change in 

contents

(millions ef 

cubic feet)t

-1 , 728

+1,088 

-877

-5,618

-2,215 

-1,595

+5,196

+4,849 

-835

-2,126

-1,126

-1,457 

-1,214

-2,040

July

2

2

2

1

j1*

1

1

3

1

1

1

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

1

2

1

1

2

2

1

1

2

140

160

510

790

494

510

810

890

980

020

690

430

890

160

020

950

960

380

760

950

020

130

950

430

440

520

010

030

830

790

100

Aug.

1,260

1,300

1,770

1,770

1,760

1,680

1,610

1,100

1,620

1,650

1,520

1,430

1,680

1,500

1,030

1,460

1,420

1,560

1,630

1,620

1,570

1,170

1,470

1,510

1,490

1,420

1,480

1,370

950

1,340

1,370

Sept.

1,460

1,603

1,620

1,560

1,190

324

1,330

1,620

1,540

1,520

1,480

984

1,320

1,570

1,560

1,430

1,590

1,630

1,170

1,390

1,500

1,540

1,490

1,490

1,490

968

1,240

1,510

1,450

1,460

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

1,S13

3,016

1,959

3,835

1,516

1» 665

9,015

6 ftfl7 t WO '

3,055

1 ' 5>1 "J L r Gi f

1,475 

924

950

2,777

Per square 

mile

0.33*

.548

.355

.697

.303

1.64

1.22

.555

.221

.268

.168

.173

.505

Rrnoff in 

inohes

0.38

.61

.41

9.46

.32

,33

I

aa . do

1.36

.64

.25

.31

.19 

.19

6.88

- n.MitfVi uxBunai'gB roeaBuiBIUBUI, maue <ju &HIB uay.

t Change in contents in 21 reservoirs upstream.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by-ice Jan. 13 to Mar. 14 (no gage-height record Feb. 13- rt~I 
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Wisconsin River near Necedah, Wls..

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 44°02', long. SO'Ol 1 , in sec. 9, T. 18 N., R. 4 E., at

 bridge on State Highway 51, 3 miles northeast of Necedah and 5 miles above mouth of 

Big Roche a Crl Creek.

Drainage area.- 5,860 square miles.

Records available.- December 1902 to June 1914 (gage heights only 1907-14), March 1944 

to septemoer 1948,

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 21,500 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage

 height, 13.66 feet); minimum observed, 400 second-feet Aug. '16 (gage height, 5.30 

feet).

1902-6, 1944-48: Maximum discharge observed, about 93,300 secorrt-feet June 10, 

1905 (gage height, 17.0 feet, i dafeip. then In use)., from rating curve extended above 

38,000 second-feet; minimum observed, that of Aug. 16, 1948.

Reftarks.- Records good except those for period'of Ice effect,1 which are fair. Stagedischarge relation subject to shifts. Gage read twice dally. Plov regulated by 21 

reservoirs and several power plants -above station.

Revisions*- W 1005: ~ Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septeabe- 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3,300

3,300

3,460

4,300

3,620

2,69O

3,160

3,4.60

3,460

3,460

3,460

2,540

3,140

3,140

3,140

3,300

3,140

3,140

2,990

2,390

2,840

2,690

2,840

2,840

2,990

2,540

2,990

2,990

2,990

2,840

2,240

Nov.

2,240

2,840

2,240

2,690

2,84O

3,140

2,690

2,840

2,990

2,390

2,990

3,140

3,140

3,300

2,990

2,990

2,390

3,140

3,300

3,14O

3,140

3,300

3,140

2,390

2,990

2,990

3,300

3,300

3,300

3,100

-

Dec.

2,500

2,800

2,95O

3,000

3,000

2.B50

2,600

2,300-

2,550

2,700

2,750

2,700

2,600

2,500

2,200

2,400

2,550

2,600

2,600

2,550

2,500

2,000

2,200

2,300

2,100

2,000

2,800

2,500

2,100

2,400

2,550

Month

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

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

December, ..............

Calendar year 1947 . .

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

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

March........... ..'.....

April.:................

toy.. ..................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 . .

Jan.

2,500

z,

2,

2,

500

550

450

2,200

2,350

2,

2,

2,

450

500

550

2,500

2,400

2,

2>

2,

200

400

650

2,700

2,700

2,

2,

2,

2,

700

600

500

750

2,800

2,

2,

2,

300

750

700

2,600

2,300

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

Secondfoot-days

95,530

88,370

78,150

1,611,070

79,300

73,950

234,850

162,170

129,650

75,220

68,330

53,78O

52,OOO

1,191,450

60Q

650

600

650

700

Feb.

2,500

2,100

2,500

2,600

2,650

12,650

2,700

2,650

2,200

2,600

2,700

2,700

2,700

2,700

2,500

2,100

2,600

2,700

2,700

2,650

2,600

2,450

2,300

2,500

2,600

2,650

2,600

2,550

2,500

-

Mar.

2,300

2,700

2,750

2,750

2,800

2,750

2;eoo

2,500

2.7OO

2,SOO

.2,850

2,800

2,700

2,600

2,500

2,700

2,950

3,100

3,400

5,000

8,100

11,700

16,300

17,100

17,100

18,800

18 , 800

19 , 300

21,000

14,700

14,700

Apr.

7,350

7,840

7,590

6,430

7,110,

4,830

4,830

5,590

5,790

6,000

4,830

4,470

5,200

5,200

5,010

5,010

5,010

4,470

4,300

4,650

(35,200

35,390

d5,010

4,830

4,130

3,620

4,300

4,650

d6,650

(16,880

-

Observed

Maximum

4,300

3,300

3,000

23,700

2 800

2*700

21,000

7,840

2 990

3*620

l)950

21,000

Minimum

2,240

2,240

2,000

1,950

2,200

2 300

3^620

1,810

1,810

510

960

510

Mean

3,086

2 946

2)521

4,414

2,558

2,550 

7,576

5,406

4 182

2J507

2,204

1,735

1,733

3,255

May

36,65O

4,830

4,470

5,010

5,200

5,390

5,390

,390

,2OO

,470

,830

,830

,830

,830

,830

,830

,840

,470

,130

3,960

d3,460

d2,990

d2,840

d2,840

d3,140

3,460

3,300

3,300

3,140

2,990

1,810

June

1,810

2,390

2,690

2,840

2,990

2,840

2,240

2,540

2,690

2,690

2,390

2,240

2,690

2,100

2,540

2,690

2,690

2,690

2,690

2,540

1,810

2,540

2,540

2,390

2,540

2,540

2,540

1,810

2,990

2,540

-

Change In 

contents

(millions of 

cubic feet)t

-1 728

+l)o88

-877

-5,618

-2 r 215

-l f 595 

4-5,196

+4,849 

-835

-2, 126

-1,1 26

-1,457 

-1,214

-2,040

July

2

2

2

3

1

1

1

2

2

3

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

2

2

?

21

?

?

1

1

£

2

2

?

,840

,690

,390

,140

,370

850

,950

,950

,240

,240

,620

,020

,100

,240

,390

,240

,390

,240

,590

,240

,240

,240

,390

,240

,990

,440

,950

,240

,24O

,240

,390

Aug.

2,690

960

2,100

2,240

2,100

2,100

1,950

1,660

1,590

1,950

1,950

1,660

1,810

2,100

1,660

510

1,740

1,660

1,810

1,950

1,810

1,810

1,150

1,740

1,74O

1,590

1,660

1,590

1,740

1,090

1,660

Sept.

1,740

1,810

1,950

1,950

1,950

1,160

960

1,950

1,950

1,950

1,950

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,950

1,810

1,810

1,950

1,810

1,660

1,810

1,950

1,810

1,810

1,810

1,740

1,300

1,660

1,740

1,740

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

2, ,441

3,366

2,194

4,236

1,731 

1 913

9)516

7, 276

3,870

1 ,687

1, 784

1,191 

1,265

3,191

Per square 

mile

0.417

.574

.374

.723

 295

. 326 1 62

1^24

* 660

!304

.203 

.216

.545

Runoff in 

inchee

0 .48

.64

.43

9.82

.34

.35

1 .87 

l!s8

*7fi

 fO

32

!ss

23 

.24

7.39

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations near Nekoosa 

and near Winsonsln Dells.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Nov. 30 to Mar. 20.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 233'

Wisconsin River near Wisconsin Dells, Wls.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°36'20", long. 89°45'25", In extreme western part 

or sec. 14, T. 13 N., R. 6 E., 0.5 mile downstream from Dell Creek and 3 miles <?ownstream from Wisconsin Dells.

Drainage area.- 7,830 square miles.

Records available.- October 1934 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 13 years, (1935-48), 7,180 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 24,400 second feet Mar. 27 (gage height, 8.82 

reet); minimum, 1,940 second-feet Sept. 8 (gage height, 0.74 foot); minimum dally, 

2,100.second-feet Aug. 29.

1934-48:, Maximum discharge, 72,200 second-feet Sept. 14, 1938 (gage height, 18.83 

feet); minimum, 300 second-feet Aug. 14, 1936; minimum dally, 1,060 second-feet Aug. 

19, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of Ice effect, which are fair. Diurnal 

fluctuation caused by power plant of .Wisconsin Power & Light Co. at Wisconsin Dells. 

Plow regulated by 21 reservoirs above station.

Oct. 1 to «ar. 19 Mar. 20 to Sept. 30

1.8 

2.1 

2.4

2,840

3,360

3,910

4,710

1.0 2>150

1.3 2,500

1.6 2,930

1.9 3,420

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

3,980

4,560

5,680

6,870

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

8,120

10,900

14,000

17,500

8.0 

8.8

21.20O 

24,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11.

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

4,250

4,250

4,260

4,710

*4,460

4,200

3,710

3,970

4,240

4,280

^ 4,190

4,250

3,920

3,520

3,730

3,680

3,670

3,610

3,730

3,470

3,370

3,500

3,490

3,410

3,510

3,530

3,560

3,110

3,710

3,910

3,620

Nov.

3,860

3,560

3,760

3,740

3,950

3,810

4,000

4,010

4,07&

4,070

3,340

4,300

4,640

4,190

4,530

4,080

4,220

3,580

3,960

4,260

4,330

4,490

4,550

4,400

3,890

3,900

2.910

3,940

2,850

3,050

-

Dec.

2,950

3,050

2,860

4,820

4,360

3,880

4,120

4,050

3,450

3,000

3,200

3,900

3,800

3,900

3,550

3,450

3,200

3,400

3,700

3,600

3,700

3,550

3,200

3,200

3,200

3,000

2,750

3,500

3,200

2,950

2,800

Month

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

NOV6Bb6F.

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

Calendar year 1947 . .

January

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

March

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

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

Juris.

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 . .

Jan.

3,350

3,E

3,E

3,5

>00

00

>00

3,300

2,£

?,s

3,4

3,4

00

50

00

00

3»400

3,300

3,E

2,!

3,C

00

00

50

3,300

3,100

3,]

3,4 3,;

50

00

00

3,000

2,900 3,;

3,Z 3,;

50

50

00

3,050

2,950 2,'

2,'

3,;

3,'

50

00

00

150

3,250

Secondfoot-days

118,870

118,240

107,290

2,202,430

98,950

90,250

313,680

262,890

206,980

105,290

95,240

78,020

71,680

1,667,380

Feb.

 3,100

3,000

2,800

2,700

3,000

3,100

3,100

2,950

2,800

2,700

2,800

3,100

3,100

3,100

3,100

5,100

2,700

2,900

3,150

3,200

3,250

3,200

3,100

2,900

3,000

3,400

3,700

4,300

3,900

-

-

Mar.

4,000

4,000

3,900

3,800

3,800

3,800

3,750

3,700

3,000

3,450

3,550

3,600

3,500

3,400

3,450

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

9,180

10,900

14,000

19,200

21,600

22,800

24,000

24,400

23,600

23,600

24,000

19,700

Apr.

16,000

15,300

12,700

11,800

11,800

10,600

9,720

8,910

8,640

8,640

8,910

9,180

8,640

8,120

8,120

7,870

7,870

7,620

7,370

5,350

6,620

6,620

6,870

6,870

6,870

6,870

6,380

6,620

7,370

8,640

-

Observed

Maximum

4,710

4,640

4,820

24,400

3,500

4,300

24,460

16,000

10, ^00

3,950

4,380

3,100

2,620

24,400

Minimum

3,110

2,850

2,750

2,750

2,700

2,700

3,000

5,350

4,110

3,170

2,440

2,100

2,150

2,100

Mean

3,835

3,941

3,461

6,034

3 192

3!ll2

10,0.20

8,763

6,677

3,510

3,072

2 517

2^389

4,556

May

10,300

10,000

9,450

8,380

7,620

7,370

7,370

7,370

7,370

7,370

7,120

7,370

7,370

7,620

7,620'

7,620

7,620

5,980

6,090

6,380

6., 140

5,940

5,770

5/020

4,230

4,560

4,640

4,620

4,400

4,160

4,110

June

3,630

3,300

3,640

3,950

3,790

3,830

3,580

3,330

3,450

3,480

3.78O

3,480

3,400

3,420

3,220

3,380

3,440

3,590

3,660

3,710

3,440

3,350

3,560

3,520

3,340

3,410

3,510

3,340

3,170

3,590

-

Change In 

contents

(millions of 

cubic feet)t

-1,728

+1,088

-877

-5,618

-2 215 -1)595-

+5,196

+4,849

-835

-2,126

-1 ,126

-1,457

-1,214

-2,040

July

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

2,

2,

2,

3,

3,

3,

4,

2,

2,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

2,

2,

3,

2,

3,

3,

3

2

2

2

2

2

370

370

330

310

430

990

440

620

090

140

110

380

780

710

130

390

100

170

120

660

980

080

920

220

000

230

810

740

980

900

740

Aug.

2,640

2,940

2,740

2,400

2,610

2,870

2,550

2,500

2,700

2,430

2,560

2,510

2,480

2,520

2,510

2,750

2,440

2,400

2,340

2,400

2,460

2,250

3,100

2,490

2,440

2,470

2,390

2,310

2,100

2,330

2,390

Sept.

2,420

2,350

2,510

2,360

2,150

2,460

2,380

2,270

2,240

2,410

2,320

2,310

2,550

2,320

2,170

2,300

2,470

2,450

2,310

2,600

2,620

2,390

2,510

2,550

2,420

2,470

2,350

2,280

2,360

2,380

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

3,190

4,361

3,134

5,856

2, 365

2,475

12,060

10,633

6,365

2,690

2, 652

1,973

1,921

4,492

Per square 

mile

0.407

.557

.400

.748

.302

.316

1.54

1.36

 813

.344

* 339

!252

.245

.574

Runoff in 

inohes

0.47

. 62

.46

10.15

.35

.34

1.78

1.52

 94

!38

.39

.29

.27

7.81

t Change in contents in 21 reservoirs above station.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29 to Dec. 2, Dec. 8 to Mar. 19; no gigehelght record Jan. 17 to Feb. 29, Mar. 5-13: discharge computed on basis of power-plant records.
^34 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Wisconsin River at Prairie du Sac, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°17'25", long. 89°42'55", in sec. 1, T. 9 N. , R. 

6 K. at highway bridge in Prairie du Sac, if miles downstream from Prairie du Sac power 

plant and 6-J miles upstream from Honey Creek. Datum of gage is 729.64 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 8,950 square miles.

Records available.- January 1946 to September 1948.

gxtremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 28,100 second-feet Mar. 30 (-gage height, 11,20 

t'eet); minimum daily, 1,500 second-feet Feb. 1, Aug. 8.

1946-48: Maximum discharge observed, 52,300 second-feet Mar. 19, 1946 (gage height, 

15.79 feet); minimum observed, 298 .second-feet Sept. 5, 7 (gage height, 0.98 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulatea by 21 reservoirs and many power plants above station.

3.8 2,740

4.1 3,370

4.5 4,310

5.0 5,590

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except period of lee effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31

5.5 6,960

6.0 8,400

7.0 11,500

8.0 15,000

9.0 18,800

J.0.0 £2,900

11.0 27,200

1.8 1,550

2.0 1,680

2.3 1,910

2.6 2,210

Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

3.0 2,650

3.5 3,270

4.0 4,120

5.0 6,360

6.0 8,900

7.0 12,000

8.0 15,500

9.4 20,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4,380

4,160

E,090

4,700

4,800

5,900

4,560

4,280

4,130

4,640

4,920

4,050

5,600

4,350

3,420

4,390

4,110

3,910

2,790

4,410

3,550

3,360

3,870

3,480

3,460

3,970

4,330

3,490

3,640

4,510

4,580

Nov.

4,270

4,050

3,870

5,320

4,130

a4,400

a5,400

3,260

3,560

6,870

3.490

3,880

a5,100

a5,300

5,650

a4 , 200

84,600

5,540

5,210

4,160

a5, 400

a4,500

5,750

5,220

5,990

4,260

2,210

a3,500

as, 000

a2,703

-

Dec.

4,030

3,740

3,430

a5, 000

4,480

5,910

a4,600

a4,600

a4,700

a4,800

a3,800

a4,800

4,980

2,270

5,420

3,940

4,070

4,740

4,350

4,290

3,670

5,550

3,990

3,480

2,770

4,160

4,220

aE.SOO

4,750

4,760

3,330

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1947 .

Jannary. ...............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-43 .

Jan.

2,

5,

5,

1,

4,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

860

010

500

550

200

500

450

520

680

650

3,040

4,

4,

4,

240

330

160

2,970

3,500

2,

2,

3,

300

300

300

4,000

3,500

3 j

3,

2,

700

;oo

300

2,500

4,

4,

3,

2,

3,

;oo -oo

LOO

;oo

300

1,600

Feb.

1,500

3,5

3,6

2,5

00

00

00

3,400

3,600

3,4

3,3

3,6

00

00

00

2,900

2,700

3,3

4,0

3,2

00

00

30

3,000

3,000

4,1

3,3

3,4

30

30

30

5,000

4,500

4,1

4,8

4,2

DO

30

DO

3,100

4,4

7,1

9,7

7,8

-

30

30

70

50

Mar.

a7,200

a6,100

a7 , 200

a7,200

a7,200

86,100

a5,400

aS, 000

4,640

4,180

3,140

4,240

4,420

2,740

a5,200

a4,700

a7,800

a7,500

all, 000

813,000

a!4,500

-17, -I-".'

a!9,000

a20 , 500

a22,000

a23,500

a24,SOO

a25,500

826,500

27,200

25,900

Apr.

20,400

17,900

16,900

14,800

14,400

13,800

10,100

9,340

9,400

10,100

9,080

11,900

10,400

8,490

9,260

8,500

8,400

8,230

8,130

8,450

6,900

8,330

7,960

6,700

7,020

8,080

8,480

7,830

8,070

11,000

-

Observed

Secondfoot-days

130,880

134,790

131,130

2,657,540

107,360

116,160

370,060

308,350

247,550

131,480

116,000

98,450

79,940

1,972,150

Maximum

5,900

6,870

5,910

30,400

5,500

9,770

27 200

20^400

13,000

6,740

5 270

5^030

4,320

27,203

Minimum

2,790

?. «!in

2,270

2,210

1,550

1,500

2,740

6,700

3,780

- 2,740 

2,390

1,500 

1,700

1,500

Mean

4,222

4,493

4,230

7,281

3,463

4,006

11,940

10,280

7,985

4,383 

3,742

3,176

2,665

5,388

May

13,000

10,200

9,080

9,620

9,660

9,080

8,020

a9,000

a8, 700

a9,200

a8,800

a9,200

9,240

9,390

9,930

7,850

10,100

9,060

7,100

6,150

7,640

7,220

6,760

8,690

5,440

4,850

5,140

5,730

4,71'J

5,210

3,780

June

6,740

5,160

4,240

3,'840

3,140

3,210

4,840

4,760

3,940

4,270

4,850

4,960

3,750

5,380

4,310

3,740

3,890

5,650

3,020

3,770

5,080

4,830

4,470

4,620

4,360

4,630

2,740

5,240

4,530

3,520

-

Change In 

contents

(millions of 

cubic feet)t

1 728

+1 , 088

-877

-5,618

-2 215

-1 595

+5|l96

<-4,S49 

-835

-1 , 126

-1,457

-1,214

-2,040

July

3,690

4

3

3

4

3

3

2

3

3

3

j 5

4

3

3

3

2

3

4

4

4

4

3

2

3

4

3

3

3

3

a2

,410

,720

,970

,850

,560

,100

,960

,310

,570

,820

,270

,040

,560

,850

,870

,990

,170

,680

,970

,180

,020

,450

,390

,070

,200

,870

,430

,920

,310

,800

Aug.

3,340

3,530

4,470

3,830

3,510

3,290

a2,700

al.500

3,840

3,180

3,200

a2,200

3,010

2,450

al,600

3,460

3,390

2,850

3,020

aS, 200

3,340

2,090

5,030

3,990

2,900

3,330

3,990

2,690

1,810

3,930

3,280

Sept.

3,610

2,540

2,640

1,860

1,750

1,700

3,110

a3,500

2,360

a2,900

1,990

1,720

2,690

2,600

2,180

2,170

2,200

2,230

2,560

3,710

4,320

2,750

2,500

2,340

2,660

2,500

2,850

3,140

3,260

3,400

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean

3,577

4.S13

3,903

7,103

2 ,636

'3,359

iz'.iso

7,671

3, 563

3 3^2

2 , 632

2,197

5,3*4

Per square 

mile

0.400

.436

.794

295

!S76

1.55

1.36

. 8b7

 398 

!s71

.294

.245

.595

Runoff in 

inches

0.46

.61

.50

10.77

.34

.41 

1.79

1. 52

.99

.44 

.43

.34 

.27

8.10

t Change In contents In 21 reservoirs above station.

\ No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of dally generation a\ Prairie du Sac power 

plant and records for stations at Muscoda and near Wisconsin Dells.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 5-7, Jan. 16 to Feb. 26 (no gage-height record Jan. 16, Jan. 26 to Feb. 26; discharge computed on basis of dally generation at Prairie du Sac 

power plant).
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 

Wisconsin River at Muscoda, Wis.

835

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°12'00", long. 90 e 26'25", in sec. 1, T. 8 N., R. 

i w., at highway bridge 0.5 mile upstream from Eagle Mill Creek and 1 mile north of 

Muscoda. Datum of gage is 667.05 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 10,300 square miles.

Records available.- December 1902 to December 1903, December 1913 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 34 years (1914-48), 8,776 secord-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year. 27,900 second-feet Mar. 28; maximum gage height, 

TTbTTTeet Feb. 28 (backwater from ice); minimum, 2,100 second-feet Sept. 7 (gage 

height, 0.17 foot).

1902-3, 1913-48: Maximum discharge, 80,800 second-feet Sept. 16, 1938 (gage height, 

11.48 feet); minimum daily, 2,000 second-feet Feb. 11, 1918.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Flovr 

regulated by 21 reservoirs and many power plants above station.

Revisions (water years).- W 785: 1921(m). W 875: 1921.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1<H7 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6,260

5,740

5,400

5,740

5,950

5,840

6,730

5,830

5,510

5,390

5,580

5,910

5,380

6,120

5,760

4,990

5,490

5,370

5,280

4,550

5,550

5,050

4,840

5,090

4,970

4,950

5,410

6,460

5,570

5,420

5,700

Nov.

6,350

5,920

5,390

5,650

6,140

5,750

5,630

6,550

5,320

5,170

6,930

5,310

5,360

6,200

6,520

6,950

6,260

6,520

6,260

6,470

5,770

6,860

5,710

6,670

6,560

6,980

6,440

4,500

4,700

4,500

-

Dec.

4,550

4,900

4,950

5,100

5,550

6,050

6,550

8,900

5,720

6,050

6,200

5,450

5,950

6,950

6,100

6,300

5,450

5,550

5,750

5,650

5,450

5,150

5,950

5,400

4,850

4,650

5,100

5,200

4,500

5,100

5,500

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1947 . .

Jftnuary. . .

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

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

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

Hay

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

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

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

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

Water year 1947-48 . .

Jan.

,1

,

t

,

100

550

650

900

500

850

600

550

550

,950

,650

,

,

850

100

900

)ooo

,950

,

,

800

400

100

,800

,900

,

'

350

500

350

) 050

,750

,

* ',

350

550

350

500

Uso

Sacondfoot-days

171,820

179,340

172,550

3,071,780

146,650

144,750

414,850

330,870

256,630

138,270

119,070

102,310

85,150

2,262,260

Feb.

4,000

3,550

4,250

4,450

4,250

4,250

4,650

4,500

4,400

4,600

4,200

3,950

3,900

4,450

4,200

4,100

4,350

4,650

4,550

4,600

5,750

5,600

5,500

6,150

6,300

5,100

6,700

8,000

9,800

_

-

Mar.

10,000

9,300

8,700

9,550

9,950

9,950

8,700

7,500

6,800

6,150

5,800

5,600

5,650

5,800

6,050

6,500

7,150

9,800

10,000

14,000

15,000

16,700

18,800

21,600

23,400

25,200

26,500

27,200

26,500

25,800

25,200

Apr.

25,800

22,800

18,200

16,200

14,700

14,200

12,500

10,800

10,000

9,920

10,300

9,790

11,300

10,300

9,970

9,180

8,700

8,540

3,440

8,230

8,450

7,330

8,400

8,390

7,310

7,410

8,590

8,700

8,090

8,280

Observed

Maximum

6,730

6,980

6,950

30,000

5,900

9,800

27,200

25,800

11,500

8,140

4,770

4,060

3,780

27,200

Minimum

4,550

4,500

4,500

4,500

3,750

3,550

5,600

7,310

5,060

3, 670

3,020

2,660

2,180

2,180

Mean

5,543

5,978

5,566

8,416

4,731

4,991

13,380

11,030

8, 278

4,609

3,841

3,300

2,838

(5,181

May

10,600

11,600

9,600

9,100

9,380

9,560

9,270

3,340

8,920

9,020

9,830

9,180

9,390

9,280

9,690

9,930

8,470

9,520

8,840

7,400

7,580

7,750

7,320

6,690

7,990

5,890

5,060

5,330

5,690

5,200

5,210

June

4,600

6,140

5,380

4,850

4,470

4,070

3,910

4,880

4,900

4,380

4,410

4,760

4,910

4,240

4,900

4,540

4,050

4,000

4,900

4,020

3,670

5,000

4,650

4,450

4,410

4,300

4,830

4,290

5,350

5,000

Change in 

contents

(millions of

cubic feet)t

-1,728

+1,038

-877

-5,618

-2 215 -1)595

+5,196

+4,849

-835

-2 126

-1, 126

-1,457

-1,214

-2,040

July

4,000

3

4

3

3

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

4

4,

3,

3

3,

4,

3,

3,

4,

4

Adjua 

re

Mean

4,898

6,398

5,239

8,238

3,904

4,354

15,320

12 900

7 , 966

3)421

2)370

6,117

830

170

960

880

480

130

510

310

440

530

740

770

090

720

780

820

410

210

190

510

250

140

670

070

020

000

780

610

000

050

Aug.

3,330

3,320

3,590

4,000

4,030

3,640

3,410

3,330

2,870

3,350

3,430

 3.26J

2,970

2,900

2,770

2,660

3,110

3,400

3,100

2,980

3,160

3,220

3,000

3,613

4,010

3,260

3,580

3,810

3,250

2,660

3,170

Sept.

3,380

3,420

3,000

2,780

2,550

2,250

2,180

2,700

3,390

2,840

2,913

- 2,780

2,320

2,62j

2,853

2,550

2,480

2,400

2,480

2,930

3,510

3,780

3,170

2,810

2,680

2,650

2,800

2,870

2,910

3,160

ted for change in 

servoir contents

Per square 

mile

0.476

.621

.509

.800

 379

. 423

1.49

1 25

.773

'332

268

.230

.594

Rvnof f in 

inches

0.55

.69

.59

10.86

.44

 .46

1.72

1.40

 89

.41

 38 !si

.26

8.10

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change in contents in 21 reservoirs above station. . 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28 to Mar.
236 RESERVOIRS IN THE WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Twenty-one reservoirs are used to stabilize flow of Wisconsin and Tomahawk .Rivers. The 

reservoirs are owned and operated by Wisconsin Valley Improvement Co., who furnished the 

gage heights and contents for the individual reservoirs. The relation of these reservoirs 

to gaging stations on the Wisconsin River is as follows:(figures in parenthesis following 

name of reservoir show usable capacity, in winter, in millions of cubic feet): The first 

13, Lac Vieux Desert (595), Twin Lakes (302), Buckatabon Lakes (142), Long Lake (384), 

Little Deerskin (22), Seven Mile Lake (117), Lower Nine Mile Lake (93), Burnt Rollways 

(596), Sugar Camp (335), Little St. Germain Lake (142), Bit St. Germain Lake (243), Pickerel Lake (250), and Rainbow Reservoir (2.020T, are on the Wisconsin River or on tributaries 

that enter upstream from station at Rainbow Reservoir near Lake Tomahawk; North Pelican 

(205), and South Pelican (305) are on tributaries that enter upstream from station at 

Whirlpool Rapids, near Rhinelander; Minocqua (651), Squirrel'Lake (152), Willow Reservoir 

(3,350), Rice Reservoir (1,788) and Spirit Reservoir (775) are on tributaries that enter 

' upstream from station at Merrill; Big Eau Pleine Reservoir (4,551) is on a tributary that 

enters upstream from station at Nekoosa. Minocqua, Squirrel Lake, Willow Reservoir, and 

Rice_Reseryoir also regulate flow of Tomahawk River upstream from station at Tomahawk. 

The,usable capacity of these reservoirs is usually less in summer than in winter because 

the allowable summer draw-down is limited in the interests of riparian property owners. 

There are from time to time formal or informal changes in capacity and in minimum drawdown levels. For detailed location of these reservoirs see Water-Supply Paper 955, 

p. 210.

Combined botal contents, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Date

Calendar year 194?

Sept . 30 .............

Water year 1947-48

Date

Dec. 31.............

Calendar year 1947

Sept. 30. ............

Water year 1947-48

Date

Calendar year 1947

Sept. 30. ............

Water year 1947-46

Thirteen reservoirs above sbation at 

Rainbow Reservoir near Lake Tomahawk

Contents 

(millions of 

cubic feet)

1,860 

1,215 

1,668 

1,932

-

1,179 

548 

1,544 

3,631 

3,079 

2,400 

2,097 

1,906 

1,699

-

Change In contents

Millions 

of 

cubic feet

-665 

+453 

+264

-1,473

-753 

-631 

+996 

+2,087 

-552 

-679 

-303 

-191 

-207

.-181

Equivalent, - 

mean 

secondfeet

-248 

+175 

+99

-47

-281 

-252 

+372 

+305 

-206 

-262 

-113 

-71 

-80

-6

Twenty reservoirs above station 

at Merrill

3,778 

2,755 

3,830 

3,688

-

2,172 

1,002 

3,303 

7,518 

7,049 

5,858 

4,905 

4,041 

3,323

-

-1,023 

+1,075 

-142

-4,337

-1,516 

-1,170 

+2,301 

+4,215 

-469 

1,191 

-953 

-864 

-718

-455

-382 

+415 

-53

-138

-566 

-467 

+659 

+1,626 

-175 

-459 

-356 

-323 

-277

-14

four reservoirs above station 

on Tomahawk Rlvar at Tomahawk

1,534 

1,150 

1,746 

1.475

" -

908 

412 

1,105 

2,663 

3,274 

2,950 

2,378 

1,767 

1,309

-

-384 

+596 

-27]

-2,615

-567 

-496 

 +693 

+1,758 

+411 

-324 

-572 

-611 

-456

-225

-143 

+230 

-101

-83

-212 

-198 

+259 

+678 

+153 

-125 

-214 

-223 

-177

-7

Fifteen reservoirs above station at 

Whirlpool RapHs near Rhinelander

Contents 

(millions of 

cubic feet)

2,176 

1,535 

1,905 

2,061

-

1,237 

577 

1,638 

3,660 

3,323 

2,645 

2,351 

2,134 

1,686

-

Change In contents

Millions 

of 

cubic feet

-641 

+370 

+156

-1,626

-624 

-660 

+1,111 

+2,192 

-557 

-676 

-294 

-217 

-246

-290

Equivalents 

mean 

secondfeet

-239 

+143 

+58

-52

-303 

-263 

+415 

+846 

-208 

-262 

-110 

-81 

-96

-9

Twenty-one reservoirs above 

station a<; Nekoosa

6,329 

4,601 

5,689 

4,812

-

2,597 

1,002 

6,198 

11,047 

10,212 

6,086 

6,960 

5,503 

4,289

-

-1,726 

+1,088 

-677

-5,616

-2,215 

-1,595 

+5,196 

+4,849 

-835 

-2,126 

-1,126 

-1,457 

-1,214

-2,040

-645 

+420 

-327

-178

-827 

-637 

+1 , 940 

+1,870 

-312 

-820 

-420 

-544 

-468

-64
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 

tovil ^to-near Eagle River, Wis 237

Drainage area - 3 square miles. Area of Anvil Lake 630 acres "° aVa " to

gage height observed during yw, o.»D re

c. al.

feet May B=m^«i' -, " "."luiu uuoci-veu, a./a reet sept. 21 1948 

Remarks.T_Lake has no surface outlet.

Gage height, in feet, 1947-48

May 1; minimum observed,

7 - 17 - " 24 « 28 « JOct.. 8 3.90

11 3.90

15 3.88

18 3.84

22 3,82

25 3.80

29 3.80

Nov. 1 3.78

5 3.78

8 3.88

Nov. 12 3.80

15 3.80

19 3. 78

22 3.78

26 3.80

26 3.80

Jan. 10 3.67

SO 3.72

Feb. 12 3.70

25 3.66

Mar. 17 3.68

Apr. 9 3. 88

14 3.86

19 3.88-

24 3.90

27 3.92

May 1 3.96

4 3.92

7 3.88

11 3.86

May 15 3.82

16 3.80

20 3.78

23 3.71

27 3.66

31 3.60

June 4 3.58

8 3.56

12 3.55

15 3.36

June 19 3.38

22 3.42

26 3.46

July 1 3.44

3 3.44

7 3.38

10 3.36

13 3.30

16 3.30

20 3.26-

July 24 3.24

27 3.18

31 3.18

Aug. 3 3.10

7 2.96

10 3.06

14 2.S8

IB 3.18

21 3.16

24 '3.10

Aug. 26 3.04

31 2.96

Sept. I 4 3.02

7 3.12

11 2.98

it 2.90

18 2.90

2f 2.78

^- Add 90 feet to obtain elevation above datum assumed for this lake by Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.

" Tomahawk River at Tomahawk, Wls.

Drai

long. 89*45', in sec". 28, T. 35 N., 8. 6 E., at Jersey porer plant' 

ftpsln Public Service Corp., 1 mile north of Tomahawk. 

area.- 547_aquare miles.

ngeorai available.- January 1980- to September 1948.

Average jaayiargST- 18 years, 573 second-feet (unadjusted).

extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 587 second-feet Oct. 26;-mlnimum telly, 51

second-feet Apr. 4.

1930-43: Maximum, daily discharge, 2,530 second-feet June 18, 1943; no flow at times

in 1931, 1934, 19,40. 

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge computed by Geological Survey from power-plant records

now completely regulated by four reservoirs operated by Wisconsin Valley Improvement

Go.

Cooperation.- Power-pj.am; records furnished by Wisconsin Public Service Corporation. 

Kailiaiottatgatey years K - W 875: 1932. 1935. isafi

' Discharge, in aeoond-feirt, water year Ootober;i947 to September 1946

Day

1

2

3

4

6

.i9. lfl

It '12

.1?

15

46 IT IB*

wSo.!

21

1

26

fff

28

29

30

31

Oct.

' *74

464

464

464

464

441

4*6

3*8

363

430

464

481

491

491

49}

473

464

464

»64

464

464

HI

587

479

297

169

152

Nov.

1*5

IBS

227

2S4

213

tst

226

116

101

IZ5

101

140

134

101

101

101

206

323

266

283

155

116

116

109

101

101

101

101 ist

213

Dec.

334

425

425

425

4X5

425

425 

425

374

381

440

520

514

472

472

472

472

472

472

472

472

446

463

 423 

526

511

425

425

410

430

Sll

Month

Gotober

Koveober. ..............

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

Calendar year 1947 . .

January. . .

February. .............. March.. .... ......... as1 1.. ................

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

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

August.... .... .

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

Water year 1947-46 . .

Jan.

511

j

!

4

11

11

67

425

468

507 

507

1 507 :sii

511

t

4^

)11

199

191

488

472

!S12

585

512

590

491

<191

313

552 

552

552

S52

552

532

544

536

Secondfoot-days

13,653

4,643

13,880

215,361

15,863

10*368

2,616 

4,712

10,734

13*774

11,438

128,936

Feb.

504

491

508

509

507

507

495 

491

49.1

491

491

539

536

494

491

491

456

442

415

389

428

428

426

S97

420

449

466

464

_

-

Mar.

464

4!

4E

44

4

5

6

446

446

443 

443 4" 4

520

521

5!

5!

5(

52

52

)9

449

428

4!4'

3

58

!8

f.3

253

224

2i

1

58

55

75 

75

77

38

i8,

i8

98

88

Observed

Maxima

587

323

.526

1,510

556

539

552

89 

383

447

573

544

500

58T

Minimum

152

101

334

38

425

389

75

51 

89

208

152

282

130

51

Apr.

88

88

88

51

88

88

88 

83

88

88

38

38

88

88

89

89

89

89

89

89

89

89

88

88 

89

89

88

89

89

89

-

 .Mean

440 163-

448

565

512

473

354

87.8

152

556

429

444

381

352

May

89

89

89

89

89

89

89

89

89

89

89

88

103

174

174

174

125

89

89

89

89

89

89

107 

162

272

,319

351

383

383

383

June

394

406

397

394

386

326

284

255

241

335

406

406

406

406

408

406

372

377

390

248

380

441

425

358 

274

268

379

447

315

208

Change in 

contents

(millions of 

cubic feet)t

-364

+596

-271

-2,615

-567

-496

+693

+1,758 

+411

-384

-572

-611

-458 .

-825

July

152

152

306

451

518

498

552 

548

573

562

492

423

438

391

428

428

428

446

460

51O

506

366

350

332

359

389

446

491

491

454

354

Aug..

354

35*

43P

491

521

544

536 

536

536

536

SOf49?

491

455

464

48S

451'

457

43P

42."?

393

415

42T>

281

28 ;

28?

39? '417

46*

464 44~

Sept.

382

130

207

250

166

463

472 326"

275

241

261

360

407

390

403

458

483

483

488

457

390

377

377

420

457

436

500

459

435

435

-

Adjusted for chaige in 

reservoir contents

Mean

297

393

347

502

300 275'

 593

765 

305

233

215

216

204

345

Per square 

mile

0.543

.718

.634

.918

548

.503

1.08

1.40 

.558

.426

.393

.395

.373

.631

Runoff in 

inches

'0.63

.80

.73

12.47

.63

.54

1.24

1.56 

.64

.46

.45

.46

.42

8.58

t Change In contents in 4 reservoir* above station.
838 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Spirit River at Spirit Palls, Wis.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 45°27', long. 89°59' , in NWfc sec. 10, T. 34 N., R. 4 E., a 

quarter of a mile south of town of Spirit Palls, half a mile upstream from Flannigan 

Creek, and 2 miles downstream from Richie Creek.

Drainage -area.- 86 square miles.

Records available.- April 1943 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 587 second-feet Mar. 27 (gage height, 

4.au reet); minimum observed, 3.2 second-feet June 17, 18 (gage height, 1.02 feet).

1942-48: Maximum discharge observed, 4,180 second-feet Sept. 18, 1942 (gage 

height, 10.00 feet), from rating curve extended above 2,000 second-^eet; minimum observed, 1.3 second-feet Aug. 16, 1947 (gage height, 0.82 foot).

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

 read once daily, oftener during high stages.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except period of loe effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 28 to Hay 5, Sept. 5-21}

Gage

1.1 4.2 2.2

1.2 6.3 2.5

1.4 13 3.0

1.6 22 3.5

1.9 45 4.2

78

118

209

344

587 v

Discharge, in aeoond-feet, water year Ootpber 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

B

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

IB

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

2B

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

16

14

13

12 ' 11

9.2

8.6

8.6

8.0

8.6

8.3

S.6

6.9

6.3

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

6.9

6.9

6.9

$.9

6.9

7.5

8.6

10

14

24

49

34

27

Nov.

23

21

20

18

19

19

22

76

57

43

51

34

43

33

26

28

26

26

26

24

24

59

57

55

48

40

34

28

24

21

Deo.

19

18

17

16

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

.13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

Jan.

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

 12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

9.8

9.6

9.4

9.3

9.2

8.9

8.7

8.5

8.2

Month

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

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ......

April ............................

Ky. .............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September .........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

8.0

7.8

7.6

7.4

7.3

7.2

7.1

7.1

7.0

6.8

6.7

6.7

6.6

6.6

6.5

6.5

8.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.5

6.5

6.7

7.2

8.0

8.4

8.8

-

Seoondf cot-days

378 ..2

1,02B

442

21,663.3

336.6

203.!

4 t 4S9 

5,556

1,564

34,3.2

one o cOOiC

181 

226.5

14,971.6

Mar.

 9.3

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.3

9.1

8.8

8.5

8.4

8.4

8.4

S.5

S.6

8.9

9.6

11

14

18

25

49

244

284

478

514

514

567

514

496

298

270

Apr.

244

L98

L49

L58

220

220

220

270

209

187

177

L77

L41

L18

107

104

91

91

149

141

167

133

115

141

167

Maxima

49

76

19

1,270

13

8.8

S87

460

158

57

21

13

45

587

49

244

460

376

232

-

May

158

126

107

99

94

100

83

68

a59

50

42

39

37

34

37

48

48

44

35

29

40

37

27

22

20

17

15

15

13

11

10

Minima

6.3

18

13

1.4

8.2

6.4

8.4

91

10

3.2

4.2

3.4

3.7

3.2

June

8.0

7.5

6.3

5.9

7.5

6.3

5.5

6.3

5.5

5.0

4.6

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.3

3.2

3.2

11

8.6

8.0

14

57

38

24

20

19

16

17

17

-

Mean

12.2

34.2

14.3

59.4

10.9

7.03

144

18B

eo.s

11.4

8.2S

5.86

7.55

40.9

July

16

12

10

8.0

6.9

5.9

6.3

9.2

6.9

6.3

5.9

6.3

5.9

5.0

4.2

S.5

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.2

6.3

14

11

7.5

6.9

11

8.6

6.9

5.5

18

21

AUB.

13

3.6

3.9

7.5

3.9

6.9

5.9

5.0

1.6

5.0

8.0

5.9

5.0

1.2

3.4

3.9

1

1

1.6

1

3

5.3

4.6

1.2

1.6

1.2

3.9

3.7

5.4

5.7

5.5

5.0

4.2

Per square 

mile

0.142

.398

.166

.691

.127

.082

1.67

2. IS

.567

.133

.096

.068

.088

.476

Sept.

8.0

45

23

13

9.2

8.0

8.6

11

8.6

7.5

6.3

5.9

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.9

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

-

Runoff in 

Inches

0.16

.44

.19

9.38

.15

.09

1.92

2.40

.68

.15

.11

.08

.10

6.47

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record) discharge Interpolated. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25 to Mar. So.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 239

Prairie River near Merrill, Wis.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 4S 0 14'10", long. 89 0 38'SO", on line between sees. 20 

ana 29, T. 32 N., R. 7 E., at highway bridge 1} miles upstream from Meadow Creek, 4f 

miles northeast of Merrill, and 8 miles upstseam from mouth.

Drainage area,- 164 square miles.

Records available.- January 1914 to June 1931, August 1939 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 25 years (1915-31, 1939-48), 192 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 497 second-feet Mar. 27 (gage height, 

3.24 reet); minimum observed, 34 second-feet Oct.'26 (gage height, 1.39 feet).

1914-31, 1939-48: Maximum discharge, 5,800 second-feet Aug. 31, 1941 (gage height, 

9.45 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 2,200 second-feet; minimum observed, that of Oct. 26, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Gagrc read 

twice daily.

Rating table, wat«r y«ar 1947-48, except period of Ice effect

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 27)

1.4 42 2.0 142

1.5 55 2.2 183

1.6 71 2.4 232

1.8 106 2.6 285

2.8 344

3.0 408

3.2 479

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IB

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Oct.

92

88

88

86

83

88

88

88

88

88

86

86

88

95

106

88

81

88

81

76

74

71

74

68

55

35

43 

113

128 124'

113

Nov.

110

104

 93

93

95

92

142

220

220

161

126

133

117

113

113

110

106

101

106

101

106

110

120

131

131

135'

135 

135,

135

132

~

Deo.

130

127

124

120

120

120

120

106

104

102

101

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

99

98

97

96 

95

94

92

90

Jan.

90

89

88

88

87

86

85

8*

82

77

74

72

 71

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70'

70

70

70

70

70

70 

70

70

70.

70

Feb.

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

69

69

68

68

68

68

68 

68

68

-

*°ni* foot-days

October .......................... 2 ,648

November ......................... 3,724

December ......................... 3,235

Calendar year 1947 ............ 53,120

January .......................... 2,333

February .......................... 2,014

.March ............................ 5,830

April ............................ 6.66JO

liav * S9a

June ............................. 2,707

July............................. 3,126

Aucuat ........................... 2,940

September ........................ 2,212

Water year 1947-48 ............ 41,657

Mar.

68

68

 68

68

67

67

67

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

68

72

90

170

300

344

344

375

422

479

497 

479

479

344

300

Apr.

300

Z

1

1

32

95

95

207

207

Z

Z

Z

07

07

32

220

232

2

2

I

20

07

95

172

172

1

1

2

72

83

45

258

258

2

2

2

58

45

20

220

220

258 

258

2

2

Maximum

126

220

130

1,160

90

70

497

300

195

140

183 161

92

497

45

20

Hay

195

172

152

142

142

161

161

152

142

142

133

131

131

131

128

124

131

128

126

129

131

124

113

102

99

95

88 

85

80

80

78

June

78

76

76

73

74

74

78

76

74

73

71

71

71

68

66

65

65

74

81

83

104

110

131

129

129

131

131 

140

120

115

Minima Mean

35 85.4

92 124

90 104

35 146

70 75.3

68 69.4

66 188

172 222

78 127

65 90.2

68 101

n

nA a y* >o

61 73.7

35 113

July

110

120

117

113

106

93

81

76

73

71

68

85

92

88

85

85

81

78

.73

71

68

81

119

131

131

128

124 

124

 131

140

183

Aug.

161

1

1

1

42

08

99

83

83

78

78

73

78

78

76

76

74

73

73

71.

74

74

76

80

80

92

52

152

142

113 

108

1

Per square 

 ile

0.521

.756

.634

.890

.459

.423

1.15

1.35

.774

.550

.616

.578

.449

.689

06

99

88

Sept.

88

92

88

86

81

78

78

71

71

68

65

63

61

61

65

65

66

71

74

71

71

69

71

71

71

80

88 

86

71

71

-

Runoff in 

inohe*

0.60

.84

.73

12.05

.53

.46

1.33

1.51

'.61

.71

.67

.50

9.38

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 28 to Dec. 2, Dec. 9 to Har. 20.
840 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Rib River at Rib Palls, Wls.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 44°L58'25" / long. 89°54'15", In NW£ sec. 27, T. 29 N. 1 , 

RTTTE., at highway bridge In village of .Rib Falls, 6 miles downstream from Black1 

Creek.

Drainage ar elT- 309 square miles. 

'Records available.- May 1925 to September 1948". 

Average discharge.- 23'years, 309 second-feet,

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during yearT 2,830 second-feet Mar. 27; maximum 

gage neight, 7.56 feet Mar. 20 (backwater from Ice);' minimum discharge observed, 18" 

second-feet Aug. 27 (gage height, 2.00 feet).

1925-48: Maximum discharge, 23,800 second-feet Aug. 31, 1938 (gage height, J.6.2 

~feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 12,000 second-feet; minimum, 

3 second-feet (estimated) Jan. 23, 1930.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period; of lee effect, which are fair. Gage read 

once dally at low and medium stages and twice dally at high stages.

Rating tattle, water year 0.9*7-48, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Z.O 18 2.8 157 5.fll 1^360

2.1 28 3.0 215 5.5 1^710

2.2 40 3.5 411 6.0 ' 2,130

'2.4 70 4.0 670 6.4 2,550

Discharge, In second- feet, water year October 1347 to Septenbe- 1948

Dej

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

,10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

60

50

47

50

54

48

43

44

47

44

41

40

38

36

.36

35

35

34

33

32

32

32

32

3032 '

38

43

_aa

209

144

105 <

NOT.

88

75

87

64

64

67

72

232

124_

107

130

105

65

75

75

72

79

62

86

77

79

All266

232

163

.232

137

109

79

66

-

Dec.

61

59

SB

56

55

55

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

53

53

53

52

52

51

51

50

4949-

48

47

47

46

45

44

43

Jan.

43

42

41

40

40

39

39

38

38

37

37

37

37

*37

37

37

36

34

33

32

31

30

29

29

28

28

28

28.

28

28

27

Feb.

27

27

27

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

26

27

29

30

31

-

i>__«u Second- 

*°nth foot-days

October .......................... 1,632

November ......................... 3,608

Deoeaber ......................... 1,609

Calendar year 1947 ............ 81,868

January .......................... 1,068

February ......................... 755

March ............................. 21,448

April . 11 263

Bay....... ....................... 4)512

June ............................. l ,997

July . 1 595

Auffust AU&uat . .......................... 957 a^"7

Septenber ........................ 1,305

Water year 1947-48 ............ 51,739

'Mar."

33

34

34

 34

34

34

33

32

31

30

30

30

31

32

34

36

40

50

100

700

1,500

2,230

2,330

2,530

1,950

2,530

2,530

1,570

1,360

836

670

Apr.

610

506

. 389

367

325

325

285

482

411

325

325

325

266

215

188

168

152

150

88

325

346

285

232

3O5

325

305

768

1,220

768

482

Maximum

209

411

61

3,940

43

31

2,530

1,220

346

266

13777- 

142

2,530

May

346

266

209

185

191

346

305

232

182

182

160

157

154

132

130

212

174

147

118

1O3

90

77

65

59

51

48

44

40

39

35

33

Minimum

30

62

43

12

27

25

30

33

21

24

18

25

18

June

30

28

28

26

28

32

28

30

29

27

26

24

23

22

22

21

21

22

40

40

43

62

266

215

125

132

206

142

154

105

Mean

52 *6

120

51.9

224

34 ?R*45

692

375

146

51 Is

30.2

43.5

141

July

81

74

64

57

46

39

34

30

29

26

24

35

53

41

35

34

30

26

25

25

43

137

74

53

43

86

62

44

36 '75

134

Aug.

' 77

54

40

44

50

41 .

35

33

28

28

32

28

26

25

24

23

30

28

25

24

24

22

23

23

21

20

18

SI

26

24

20

Per square 

mile

0.170

 388

.168

.725

.112

2.24

1.21

.472

. 167

 098

.141

.456

Sept.

41

142

72

54

41

30

38-

132

79

54

45

39

32

a29

26

26

25

28

35

33

29

39

44

36

30

28

26

26

25

25

Runoff in 

Inches

0.20

.43

.19

9.85

.13

2.58

1.35

.54

.24

19 In.16

6.21

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height reoordj discharge Interpolated. 

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 30 to Mar. 21.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 241

Eau Claire River at Kelly, Wis.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 44°55 I 05", long. 89°33'00", on line between sees. 9 anc 

10, T. 28 N., R. 8 E7, at highway bridge three-quarters of a mile northeast of Kelly, 

1 mile upstream from Big Sandy Creek, 4j miles upstream from mouth, and 5 miles southeast of Wausau.

Drainage area.- 326 square miles.

Records available.- January 1914 to November 1926, August 1939 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 21 years, 259 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,860 second-feet Mar. 22; maximrm 

gage height, 5.64 feet Mar. 21 (backwater from ice); minimum-discharge observed, 38 

second-feet July 20, Aug. 14, 15, 25 jtgage height, 0.45 foot).

1914-26, 1939-48: Maximum discharge observed, 7,340 second-feet Aug. 21, 1926 

(gage height, 7.85 feet), from rating curve extended above 6JJQO second-feet; mirlmum 

observed, 8 second-feet (probably result of temporary regulation) July 17, 1944 (gage 

height, 0.17 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of'ice effect, which are fair, 

twice daily.

Gage read

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 19*7 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

.9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

106

98

93

101

106

96

93

83

88

86

83

83

81

79

79

76

79

91

83

74

69

69

69

65

47

63

88

104

132

132

120

Nov.

al!4

109

93

91

88

96

144

236

236

163

138

138

115

109

88

78

70

 63

65

68

72

76

80

83

85

87

89

91

92

92

Dec.

91

90

89

87

84

82

80

78

77

76

75

75

74

74

74

74

74

73

73

73

72

72

72

71

71

71

70

69

68

67

66

Jan.

66

65

65

65

65

65

64

64

64

64

64

63

 63

63

63

62

62

61

61

60

60

60

59

58

58

58

57

57

56

56

55

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ....

April ............................

toy..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August . . .

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

55

54

54

53

52

52

52

51

51

50

50

49

49

48

48

47

47

47

46

46

46

45

45

45

44

44

43

43

43

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

2,716

3,149

2,342

63,075

1,903

1,399

19,341

11,157

5,708

2 >30{

2,127

1,609

1,645

55,404

Mar.

42

42

 42

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

42

43

46

50

58

78

150

1,000

2,000

3,640

1,780

1,370

1,930

1.440

1,760

1,300

970

691

518

Apr.

518

387

387

340

340

318

340

318

318

296

255

276

255

236

217

200

182

200

340

340

340

340

318

276

255

340

691

1,030

813

691

Maximum

132

236

91

1,840

66

55

3,640

1,030

603

117

126

79

150

3,640

May

603

296

236

217

236

296

255

217

217

217

217

217

172

156

200

182

176

176

163

138

132

126

120

109

98

93

88

83

83

91

98

Minimum

47

63

66

43

55

43

41

182

83

43

39

38

39

38

June

93

91

83

79

76

74

65

65

61

59

57

53

51

49

53

46

43

53

79

S3

93

117

117

104

88

88

81

104

115

88

Uean

o of / * e b

105

75.5

173

61.4

48.2

624

372

184

76 9

68.6

51 9

54 !s

151

July

74

86

126

120

96

S3

67

59

51

46

47

51

61

59

51

46

43

43

39

39

65

98

91

88

81

69

74

71

71

69

63

Aug.

63

67

74

65

51

47

46

46

43

46

49

46

43

38

39

47

39

74

74

59

49

46

43

39

39

41

46

79

66

57

49

Per square 

mile

0.269

.322

.232

.531

.188

.148

1.91

1.14

.564

236

!210

.159

.168

.463

Sept.

150

126

71

67

61

57

53

51

49

47

49

49

49

46

43

44

45

53

49

49

49

49

46

46

44

43

43

41

39

39

-

Runoff -in 

inches

0.31

.36

.27

7.21

.22

.16

2.20

1.27

.65

 26

.24

.18

.19

6.31

Winter discharge measurement aade on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

Hate.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 16 to Mar. 21 (no gage-height record Nov. 28 

to Dec. 2).
248 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Bull Creek, Jr., near Rothschild, Wls.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44 0 50'00", long. 89"36'25". In sec. 12, T 27 N., R. 7 E.. at 

bridge on county road X, 4 miles south of Rothschild and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 26.4 square miles.

Records available.- March 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 260 second-feet Mar. 23 (gage height, 

3.UY reet); minimum dally, 1.0 second-foot Aug. 9-13, 22-31, Sept. 25-30.

1944-48: Maximum discharge observed, 633 second-feet Mar. 18, 1945 (gage height, 

4.10 feet); minimum dally, 1 second-foot Jan. 17-19, 1945, and many days In 1948.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect and those for discharge 

below 10 second-feet, which are fair. Gage read twice dally.

Discharge, in secoad-feet, water year October 1947 to September 19*3

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

£0

15

12

15

14

13

11

10

10

9.2

8.4

8.0

7.7

7.7 

7.7

7.3

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.5

6.5

9.2

15

24

24

21

NOV.

17

14

13

13

13

15

31

37

31

25

19

16

15

12 

12

12

12

11

11

11

18

20

18

16

14

13

12

12

11

11

-

Dec.

10

10

9.7

9.4

9.1

S.9

3.7

3.5

8.3

8.1

8.0

7.9

7.7

7.5

7.4

7.3

7.1

7.0

6.9

6.8

6.7

6.5

6.4

6.3

6.2

6.1

6.0

5.9

5.8

5.7

5.6

Jan.

5.5

5.4

5.3

5.2

5.1

5.0

4.9

4.8

4.7

4.6

4.5

4.4

4.3

4.2 

«4.£

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.7

3

Koath

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

 arch ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

.7

Feb.

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

z'.z

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

-

Seoondfoot-days

333

485

231.5

5,745.1

135.1

91.7

1,908.4

1,076

518.6

106.8

71 .8

40

56.4

5,054.3

Mar.

2.7

£.7

2.6

£.6

 2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

o ?'.55

2.6

2.7

2.9

10

40

80

173

244

229

186

186

214

214

147

75

64

Apr.

60

49

45

39

35

31

33

33

33

31

31

27

24

22 

21

20

19

20

23

39

31

27

27

24

24

25

72

93

67

51

-

Maxima

24

37

10

147

5.5

3.6

244

93

37

5.8

5.8

2.1

6.9

244

May

37

29

24

£3

25

31

33

29

25

24

22

21

20

18 

16

16

15

14

13

11

9.2

8.4

8.4

8.0

6.9

6.5

.4.3

4.1

6.1

5.4

4.8

Minialu

6.1

11

5.6

1.7

3.7

2.8

2.5

19

4.1

2.4

1.5

1.0

1.0

1.0

June

4.S

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.1

£.8

2.8

8.8

2.4

2.8

3.1

3.5

5.4

4.1

4.8

4.8

5.8

4.1

2.S

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.S

3.5

-

Mean

10.7

16.2

7.4

15.7

4.3

3.1

61.6

35.9

16.7

3.5

2.3

1.2

1.8!

13.8

July

3.5

5.5

3.5

3.5

3.1

£.8

2.8

2.8

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

" 1.5

5.8

2.8

2.6

2.1

1.9

2.4

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

Aug.

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.7

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

£.1

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Per square 

 lie

0.405

.614

7 .283

.595

5 .165

3 .120

2.33

1.36

.633

5 .135

> .088

J .049

5 .071

.523

Sept.

6.9

3.8

3.1

2.8

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.5

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Runoff in 

inches

0.47

.68

.33

8.09

.19

.13

2.69

1.52

.73

.15

.10

.06

.08

7.13

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Nov. 22 to Mar. 21.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 243

Big Eau Plelne River near Colby, Wis.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 44°54'10", long. 90°12'45", in NW$ sec. 24, T. 28 N., R. 2 E., 

 'at Uherokee, 1.6 miles upstream from Randall Creek and 5 miles east of Colby.

Drainage area.- 79 square miles.

Records available.- July 1941 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,290 second-feet Mar. 21 (gage height, 

5.74 reet); no flow on many days.

1941-48: Maximum discharge observed, 9,370 second-feet June 27, 1943 (gage height, 

11.05 feet); no flow Dec. 14, 1941, Aug. 11-18, 1947, and on many days during 19'8.

Remarks. - Records good except those for period of ice-effect or those below 10 seco'tdreet, which are fair. Oage read once daily, oftener during high stages.

Revisions.- W 1005: Drainage area.

Discharge, in aeoond-feet. water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

a5.8

3.1

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.9

2.4

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.5

I.I

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.1

1.5

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.5

1.9

2.6

. 3.9

6.9

20

14

9.8

Nov.

6.9

9.8

13

4.1

3.9

3.9

5.1

10

12

9.3

7.8 '6.7

5.3

5.1

3.9

3.9

4.3

4.9

5.3

5.8

9.5

43

32

26

11

9.3

6.9

6.0

4.7

3.5

-

Month

Dec.

2.8

2.9

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.9

2.9

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

Jan.

2.4

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.7

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.5

*2.0

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0

.9

1.0

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

.8

.8

Ootob0r

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

0.7

.5

.7

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.2

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.4

.3

.5

.5

-

Seoondfoot-days

102.6

282.9

86.5

18,311.2

47

10.3

6,155.6

841.1

327.6

38.1

54.5

11.8

35.5

7,993.5

Mar.

0.4

.4

1.1

 1.7

1.5

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.8

2.0

2.5

10

40

,290

,080

843

702

525

525

502

291

154

99

67

Apr.

63

50

35

31

27

25

24

32

28

22

26

24

22

17

14

12

10

9.8

9.5

9.8

15

14

13

12

15

20

60

111

58

32

Maxima

20

43

3.1

1,530

2.4

.7

1,290

111

28

8.1

10

2*2 9.8

1,290

May

24

IS

15

13

12

20

28

25

18

15

13

12

12

11

10

all

12

9.0

6.7

6.7

7.6

4.9

a4.9

4.9

1.9

3.7

3.3

1.5

.5

1.7

1.3

MinlBum

0.8

3.5

2.2

0

.7

.2

.4

9.5

.5

0

0

0

0

0

June

0.1

.3

.3

.2

.5

.1

.1

.3

.5

.2

0

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.2

1.0

.3

.5

.5 1.5'

7.6

8.1

4.5

1.5

2.2

1.9

2.2

2.9

Mean

3.31

9.43

2.79

50.2

1.52

-36

199

28.0

10.6

1.27

1.76

.38

1.18

21.8

July

1.0

.8

.5

.2

.3

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9.5

8.6

10

4.1

a3 .4

2.6

3.3

3.7

1.9

1.5

2.6

Aug.

1.9

2.2

2.2

1.5

1.9

.8

.5

.3

.2 

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Per square 

 He

0.042

.119

.035

.635

.019

.0046

2.52

.354

.134

.016

.022

.0048

.015

.276

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

a

1/7

9.8

6.4

4.3

3.9

1.3

1.0

.2

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.5

.8

1.9

.8

1.0

.5

.3

.5

-

Runoff in 

in"he»

0.05

.13

.04

8.62

.02

.005

2.90

.40

.15

.02

.03

.006

.02

3.77

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-heights record; discharge Interpolated.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nar. 11-20.
844 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Big Eau Plelne River near Stratford, Wls.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44 0 49'15", long. 90°04'3S", on line between sec. 13,

 T. Si'/ N., R. 3 E., and sec. 18, T. 27 N., R. 4 E., 1 mile north of Stratford.

Drainage area.- 224 square miles.

Records available.- April 1937 to September 1948. July 1914 to December 1925 (no winter 

records) at site half a mile upstream.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1914-15, 1937-48), 195 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 second-feet Mar. 21 (page height, 16.71

 feet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Aug. 26, 27 (gage height, 2,12 feet).

1914-25, 1937-48: Maximum discharge, 4},000 second-feet-Sept. 9, 1938 (gage height, 

24.5 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 24,000 second-feet; no 

flow Aug. 17, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good 'except those for period of ice effect and those below 10 second-

 I'e'et, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947. to September 1946

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

' Oct.

39

24

18

24

19

15

12

10

9.0

8.0

7.6

7.2

6.4

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.6

5.6

6.4

8.0

15

38

67

68

47

Nov.

34

26

22

19

19

19

37

58

56

43

39

28

27

19

19

22

22

*23

22

24

56

172

136

122

70

50

35

28

22

16

-

Month

Dec.

13

12

11

10

10

10

10

11

11

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

Jan.

9.8

9.5

9.2

9.0

8.6

8.3

8.0

7.8

7.6

7.5

7.3

7.3

7.2

*7.1

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.5

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.4

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.0

3.7

3.5

"3.2 3.3

3.0

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April... .........................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 sec.

Feb.

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2,

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

3.

3.

3,

3.

2.

2.

2,

2.8

3.2

3.9

5.0

6,0

6.5

-

Second 

foot-days

509

1,285

358

48,713.9

199.4

89.5

30,518.4

2,773

1,228.8

295.5

277.4

84.9

92.3

37,712.0

liar.

7.5

8.0

7.8

*7.4

7.2

7.0

6.8

6.6

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.6

6.8

7.0

7.4

8.0

8.8

20

100

2,000

8,860

7,100

4,290

2,090

1,230

1,960

1,540

536

303

207

160

Apr.

144

123

98

84

79

75

77

97

93

75

74

81

71

56

46

43

37

40

49

47

47

43

44

53

61

115

341

303

164

113

Maximum

68

172

13

3,770

9.8

6.5

8,860

341

102

59

42

10

8.5

8,860

-ft.) .- Mar. 21 (12:10

May

86

69

57

52

49

90

102

77

61

56

53

52

49

43

a43

a50

a43

a35

a29

24

a20

a!7

a!4

al2

10

9.0

7.2

6.0

5.2

4.4

4.0

Minimum

16*5.2

10

.1

3.0

2.4

6.5

37

4.0

1.6

1.0

.5

1.0

.5

June

3.4

2.8

2.2

2: 5

3.4

3.1

S.I

2.8

2.8

3.1

2.8

2.5

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

3.7

8.5

10

12

33

59

40

28

17

12

10

10

9.5

Mean

16.4

42 . 8

11.5

133

6.4

3.0

984

92.4

39.6

9.8,

8.9.

2.7

3. Of

103

July

9.0

8.5

7.2

6.0

5.2

4.4

3.4

2.8

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.8

2.5

2.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.0

22

42

42

25

17

12

9.0

7.2

8.0

11

12

Aug.

10

9.5

8.0

7.6

6.0

5.2

4.4

3.7

3.1

3.1

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.3

1.0

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.7

.6

.5

.5

.9

.9

.7

.6

Per square 

nils

0.073

191

!051

.594

5 .029

3 .014

4.39

.412

.177

3 .044

3 " .040

I .012

.014

.460

Sspt.

1.0

1.6

2.2

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.3

3.7

8.5

7.2

6.0

4.4

3.4

2.5

2.2

2.2

1.3

1.0

2.2

3.1

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.1

Runoff in * 

inches

0.08

.21

.06

8.09

.03

.02

5.06

.46

.20

.05

.05

.01

.02

6'. 25

a.m.) 10,600 sec. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Colby.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25 to Mar. 20.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN £45

Plover River near Stevens Point, Wis.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44 e 35', long. 89e 29', in SW$ sec. 6, T. 24 N., R. 9 E., at 

town road bridge Just east of county road Y, 5 miles northeast of Stevens Point end 

9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 136 square miles.

Records-available.- January 1914 to December 1919. March 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 680 second-feet Mar. 22 (gage height, 

a.IB reet); minimum observed, 61 second-feet Oct. 4-7 (gage height, 0.70 foot).

1914-19, 1944-48: Maximum discharge observed, 1,570 second-feet June 5, 1914 (gage 

height, 4.75 feet); minimum observed, 32 second-feet Aug. 5, 6, 1945 {gage height, 0.40 

foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 'Gage read 

twice daily. Plow occasionally regulated by two small dams above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

93

87

72

64

61

61

84

75

84

86

87

90

90

90

90

89

87

87

78

78

76

76

82

120

146

146

146

146

146

156

156

Nov.

146

101

101

98

95

86

106

156

166

166

156

146

137

128

120

115

120

146

156

156

112

137

120

128

120

120

120

120

120

118

-

Dec.

115

112

109

104

99

102

109

110

111

111

110

110

108

105

104

102

101

100

100

99

99

99

98

97

95

94

93

92

91

92

92

Jan.

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

91

91

89

83

76 *74

74

76

80

84

87

89

90

91

91

90

80

72

73

77

81

82

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

toy..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

76

68

82

S4

84

85

84

81

77

73

71

70

73

75

77

78

78

78

75

72

71

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

69

-

Seoondfoot-days

3,027

3 * 814

3,163

44,015

2 ;64£

2,171

5 ;30 

3 932 3)035 3 517

2^705

2,488

43,090

liar.

68

68

69

69 *69

68

68

68

68

68

68

82

98

100

99

80

150

210

290

350

560

650

62O

530

473

394

420

420

394

330

280

Apr.

243

255

220

198

198

188

177

188

188

177

166

166

166

146

137

156

137

156

166

156

128

137

166

166

156

156

198

220

2O9

188

-

Maximum

156

166

115

368

92

85

65O

255

198

280

100

87

650

May

198

177

137

137

156

156

156

156

156

156

146

137

137

137

146

117

117

117

112

106

100

92

103

101

98

98

100

106

100

93

84

Minimum

61

86

91

50

72

68

68

128

QA

72

76

80

80

61

June

84

84

82

86

84

84

87

188

280

177

120

93

76

72

78

82

81

81

84

84

100

100

100

100

100

93

90

87

89

89

Mean

97 6

127

102

121

85.5

74.9

235

177

127

101

113

87 3

82^9

118

July

106

106

.105

103

10S

100

100

93

93

93

90

84

84

82

82

82

76

82

81

78

188

342

317

113

98

98

98

100

103

120

117

Aug.

100

90

86

86

89

87

86

86

86

87

97

98

86

86

86

87

87

87

95

87

87

87

87

87

86

84

81

80

8O

80

Per square 

mile

0.718

 934

.750

.890

 629

.551

1.73

1.30

 934

!743

 831

 642

.610

.868

87

Sept.

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

a?

86

86

82

82

82

82

81

81

82

82

81

81

81

81

81

81

80

80

80

80

80

80

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.83

1.04

.86

12.01

.73

.59

1.99

1.45

1.08

.83

.96

.74

.68

11.78

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Kote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 28 to Mar.

911165 O - 50 - 17
246 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 

Yellow River at Babcock, Wla.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 44°18', long. 90 e 07', In sec. 14, T. 21 N., R. 3 E., at 

BaEcock, 2 miles upstream from Hemlock Creek.

Drainage area.- 223 square miles.

Records available.- March 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,180 second-feet Mar. 21 (gage height, 

 IBTBTTfeet); minimum dally discharge, 1.4 second-feet Sept. 14-19,_S£, 26.

1944-48: Maximum discharge observed, 8,430 second-feet Mar. 18, 3945 {gage height, 

15.78 feet); minimum dally, that of Sept. 14-19, 25, 26, 1948.

Remarks, - Records good except those for periods_cf~ Ice effect and backwater- from beaver 

cam, which are fair. Gage read twice dally,

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

54

40

33

36

47

47

51

33

27

27

28

21

19

18

16

15

13

14

14

14

12

13

13

12

16

14

18

22

34

75

57

'Nov.

43

38

36

31

30

30

29

34

48

41

38

37

31

29

27

29

27

27

27

28

31

48

126

132

114

100

60

43

37

33

-

Dec.

31

29

27

26

25

25

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

21

21

21

20

20

20

Jan.

20

19

19

19

18

18

17

17

17

16

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

10

9.8

9.4

9.1

B':s 8.8

8.4

Month

October ..........................

December .........................

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July.............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.1

8.0

8.0

7.9

7.9

7.8

7.7

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.5

7.5

7.3

6.8

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.4

6.5

6.7

7.3

10

13

16

19

Seoondfoot-days

o*e O39 

1,384

722

41,197.6

435

244.0

16,337

2,807

1 162

3 04 il

238 *3

170.'7

66.9

24,706.4

Mar.

20

 20

18

17

16

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

13

15

18

30_

54

100

1,450

3,900

3,100

1,820

1,080

761

581

1,010

975

591.

384

271

Apr.

221

182

157

132

114

95

95

107

132

114

95

89

107

72

81

61

57

48

48

47

42

44

58

45

44

51

7T

132

164

120

Maximum

75

132

31

2,070

20

19

3,900

221

83

14

14

8.5

4.5

3,900

-

May

83

64

53

49

39

40

41

40

45

49

59

53

47

44

47

44

41

42

38

32

31

27

22

20

19

19

16

16

14

14

14

Minimum

12

27

20

6.5

6.4

6.3

12

42

14

7.4

5.0

3,8

1.4

1.4

June

14

10

10

10

14

13

7.7

7.4

7.7

8.5

9.0

9.5

12

8.0

7.7

aiO 1*1. 9.0

11

10

12

10

9.5

12

9.0

12

10

14

13

9.0

Mean

26* 9

46:1

23.3

113

14.0

S.41

527

93 6

37.5

10.2

7.68

5.51

2.23

67.5

July

12"

11

8.5

11

9.0

8.0

6.5

8.5

5.6

6.8

5.6

5.3

8.0

5.3

5.9

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.5

6.5

5.0

5.6

5.0

12

14

10

7.4

7.4

6.5

Aug.

8.5

4.7

7.1

5.0

5.3

6.2

5.6

6.5

6.2

6.5

5.9

5.6

8.5

5.3

5.0

5.3

5.3

5.3

3.8

3.8

4.1

5.9

5.5

5.2

5.1

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.9

4.9

4

Pr- square

mile

0.121

.207

.104

.507

rtCT UOG

.038

2 *36

.420

.168

.046

.034

.025

.010

.303

.7

Sept.

4.5

4.2

3.9

3.5

3.1

2.8

2. '5

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.8

2.9

2.3

1.4

1.4

2.3

2.3

2.0

3.5

Runoff in 

inches

0.14nv .29 

.12

6.86

.07

.04

2.72

.47

.19

.05

.04

.03

.01

4.11

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 2S to Mar. 19. Backwater from beaver dam 

Aug. 22 to Sept. 21; discharge computed on basis of records for Yellow River at Necedah and Big Eau 

Plelne River near Stratford.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 247 

Yellow River at Necedah, Wls.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°03', long. 90°04'i, in Si sec. 18, T. 18 N., R. 4 E., at Nece-

 dah power plant of Wisconsin Power & Light Co., 5 miles downstream from Cranberry Creek.

Datum of gage is 884.08 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1929. 

Drainage area.- 526 square miles. 

Records available.- October 1940 to September 1948. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,840 second-feet Mar. 23 (gage height,

 13.90 feet); minimum daily, 2.6 second-feet Sept. 21-27 (gage height, 3.90 feet).

1940-48: Maximum discharge observed, 14,000 second-feet Apr. 1, 1943 (gage height,

16.00 feet); minimum observed, 1 second-foot Aug. 22, Aug. 26 to Sept. 1, 1942, Aug. 12,

1943; minimum daily, 2 second-feet July 25, 1944. 

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Gage read

 twice daily or oftener and record kept of hours of operation of single-unit powe*- plant. 

Water diverted periodically from Wisconsin River into Cranberry Creek Basin for Cranberry culture. Probably most of water diverted was lost by evaporation, transpiration, 

and ground-water seepage. These diversions; were as follows: 

Diversion, In second-feet, 1947-48

Date

Nov. 29 

30 

Hay 26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

June 1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12

Daj

1 

2

3 

4 

5

7

B 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

15 

17 

IB 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30

31

Diversion

102 

65 

74 

111 

111 

111 

111 

111 

111 

111 

111 

111 

111 

81 

86 

111 

111 

111 

111 

111

Diao

Oct.

88 

122 

164 

122 

166

121 

200 

153 

121 

146

120 

125 

103 

103 

118

88 

91 

92 

92 

77

77 

85 

123 

155 

30

30 

124 

190 

99 

43 

200

NOT.

200 

180 

123 

174 

122

172 

120 

190 

122 

123

147 

123 

190 

172 

91

122 

153 

103 

90 

99

104 

101 

123 

172 

123

172 

121 

184 

104 

103

Date

June 13 

14

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30

!1

Diversion

111 

5 

66 

102 

111 

86 

111 

111 

111 

111 

111 

111 

111 

111 

111 

111 

111 

65 

111 

111

Date I

O<ocD-io»oii»^wroi-*o<ocD-JO»oii^o<wi-*

Diversion

111 

111 

111 

111 

111 

111 

111 

111 

111 

111 

111 

111 

111 

111 

86 

111 

60 

111 

111 

86

Date

Aug. 2] 

22 

22 

24 

2£ 

26^^

26 

2S

3C 

3] 

Sept. j

; 

t ie 

j 

s

Diversion Date

111 Sept. 10 

111 11 

111 12 

104 13 

111 14 

111 15 

111 16 

111 17 

102 18 

111 19 

97 20 

97 21 

111 25 

111 26 

111 28 

111 29 

111 30 

111 

111 

111

Diversion

111 

111 

111 

111 

111 

111 

111 

111 

111 

66 

111 

42 

56 

111 

97 

111 

111

barge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Dec.

107 

124 

146 

114 

121

94 

110 

95 

95 

103

110 

109 

79 

104 

97

84 

79 

114 

SO 

114

114 

74 

91 

108 

86

72 

103 

54

86 

94 

92

Jan.

73 

79 

92 

80 

80

72 

77 

72 

77 

60

48 

40 

64 

70 

80

50 

64 

66 

56 

20

66 

66 

20 

56 

20

70 

50 

20 

56 

20 

50

Month

Octo 

Nov< 

Deo«

Ca

Jami 

Febi 

Marc

MS1"*

Juni 

Julj 

Augv 

Sep1

W«

 her

riwr.

lendar year 1947

11&FV

ember

tar year 1947-48 ............

Peb.

45 

20 

20 

20 

50

54 

20 

50 

20 

58

20 

50 

20 

45 

20

45 

20 

20 

20 

20

45 

20 

20 

20 

50

19 

70 

50 

18

Seoondfoot-days

3,568 

4,123 

3,053

101,959

1,814 

929 

22,670 

11,511 

7,057 

2,070 

1,730 

944 

318.4

59,787.4

tor.

18 

 56 

45 

18 

18

45 

45 

54 

18 

40

18 

18 

58 

58 

53

50 

94 

113 

144 

273

381 

791 

3,560 

3,810 

2,870

2,340 

1,790 

1,370 

1,320 

1,660 

1,540

Apr.

1,

Maxima

200 

200 

146

2,760

92 

70 

3,810 

1,270 

318 

125 

90 

83 

53

3,810

270 

956 

724 

576 

551

527 

461 

440 

399 

399

399 

381 

364 

364 

255

255 

255 

255 

243 

211

211 

211 

200 

200 

200

200 

211 

211 

291 

291

Hay

318 

318 

318 

221 

221

243 

243 

243 

243 

243

243

243 

291 

291 

291

291 

291 

291 

291 

291

291 

alSO 

146 

147 

143

127 

152 

98 

132 

131 

115

Mini..

30 

90 

54

22

20 

18 

IS 

200 

98 

30 

23 

22 

2.6

2.6

June

76 

94 

107 

82 

30

125 

64 

37 

48 

102

91 

30 

30 

90 

81

68 

30 

54 

98 

30

90 

90 

75 

68 

61

68 

30 

61 

62 

98

Mean

115 

137 

98.5

279

58.5 

32.0 

731 

384 

228 

69.0 

55.8 

30.5 

10.6

163

July

90 

83 

90 

30 

90

82 

61 

75 

75 

30

30 

61 

30 

54 

76

30 

30 

30 

76 

30

90 

55 

30 

23 

54

76 

76 

50 

30 

85 

30

Aug.

rorororotnro rororororo totatatata n>n>n>o>n> tatataram ranxnran)

iv; K) A. e^iv) t^eeter^e* n> -J rq^ M>

Peruuare

0.219 

.260 

.187

.530

.111 

.061 

1.59 

.730 

.433 

.131 

.106 

.058 

.020

.310

S«pt.

20 

20 

14 

14 

14

12 

10 

10 

10 

7.6

6.8 

6.0 

6.0 

5.4 

5.4

4.8 

3.6 

3.6 

3.0 

5.0

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

2.6 

2.6 

22 

46 

53

Rinoff in 

inohM

0.25 

.29 

.22

7.20

.13 

.07 

1.60 

.81 

.50 

.15 

.12 

.07 

.02

4.23

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height] discharge computed on basis of dally generation of Neoedah power plant., 

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 10 to Mar. 16 .(no gage-height record Feb. 8-29] 

Isonarge. computed on'Basis of dally generation of Neoedah'power plant).
248 WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN

Lemonweir River at New Lisbon, Wis.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 43°52'50", long. 90°09'40", in sec. 8, T. 16 N., R. 3 E., at 

Bridge on State Highway 80 in New Lisbon, 300 feet below recreation dam and 1 mile 

above Webster Creek.

Drainage area.- 486 square miles.

Records available.- March 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,960 second-feet Mar. 21 (gage height, 

10.58 feet); minimum observed, 51 second-feet Sept. 1-6.

1944-48: Maximum discharge observed, 3,850 second-feet Mar. 17, 1945, Mar. 16, 1946 

(gage height, 11.28 feet); minimum observed, 36 second-feet Aug. 15, 1944 (gage height, 

0.06 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. 

regulation by dam 300 feet above station. Gage read twice daily.

Occasional

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to, September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

300

314

314

328

356

356

370

384

356

328

314

300

274

249

237

225

202

202

191

180

170

170

160

160

170

170

191

262

476

492

492

Nov.

492

476

429

399

370

342

342

356

356

356

342

328

314

287

300

300

314

314

328

328

342

399

444

444

460

414

384

384

328

328

-

Dec.

287

300

314

328

300

300

300

314

300

274

262

262

274

300

314

314

300

274

274

262

262

249

249

237

237

225

225

225

213

225

225

Jan.

225

225

225

213

202

202

202

202

191

191

191

180

*191

191

170

170

160

155

152

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

148

146

144

144

144

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

Deoesber .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March .................. . ..... .

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

~144

144

144

144

144

142

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

142

150

160

170

190

220

250

280

330

370

410

430

440

_

-

Second* 

foot-days

8 ,693

11,000

8,425

156,309

5,414

5 804

27 294

16^333

12 ,576

4,304

1»746 

1,794

105,705

Mar.

*454

470

480

450

420

370

320

290

260

240

240

240

240

250

260

280

320

400

750

*2,880

2,960

2,640

2,270

1,700

1,480

1,320

1,170

1,100

1,040

1,000

1,000

Apr.

976

947

947

920

868

844

643

540

574

643

661

680

680

574

540

508

492

476

414

356

a320

a290

a270

249

a255

a270

a330

356

a360

a350

-

Maximum

492

492

328

2,140

225

440

2 ,960

976 

801

160

122

60

66

2,960

May

a340

a310

300

300

300

249

225

249

274

287

680

700

739

801

780

759

680

643

643

608

574

314

274

262

249

225

191

170

160

145

145

Minimum

160

213

60

144

140

240

249

145

108

63

54

51

 51

June

145

140

126

108

108

122

140

150

160

160

160

160

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

160

150

150

150

145

136

136

136

131

131

-

Mean

280

367

272

428

175

200

880

544

406

14374 9

ss'.s

59.8

289

July

122

108

100

92

80

76

80

80

76

76

73

70

73

70

73

73

73

70

73

70

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

63

63

63

63

Aug.

60

GO

60

60

57

57

57

57

57

57

60

57

57

57

57

54

57

57

57

57

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

Per square 

 ile

0.576

.755

.560

.881

360

^412

I fli ox 

1.12 '

294

154

.116

.123

.595

Sept.

51

51

51

51

51

54

57

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

63

63

63

66

66

66

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

60

60

60

-

Runoff In

inohss

0.66

.84

.65

11.95

.42

.44

2.09

1 .25

 96

.33

 18

.13

.14

8.09

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Barsboo river near Baraboo 

Klckapoo River at La Parge.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 18 to MarT 19.
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 

Baraboo River near Baraboo, Wis.

249

Location.- Chain gage and maximum stage gage, lat. 43°28'55", long. 89°38'00", in JW£ sec. . 

 ilS', '!'. 12 N., R. 7 E., at bridge on1 County Highway X, a quarter mile downstream from

Bqwley Creek and 4 miles east of Baraboo. 

Drainage area.- 650 square miles. 

Records available.- September 1942 to September 1948. December 1913 to March 1922 at site

B£ miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1914-21, 1942-48), 407 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,540 second-feet Mar. 21 (gage height,

au,6d feet ); minimum observed. 29 second-feet July 29 (gage height, 5.67 feet).

1913-22; 1942-48: Maximum discharge observed, 7,900 second-feet Mar. 26, 1917 (gage

height, about 17.5 feet, former site and datum); minimum observed, 9 second-feet Feb.

17, 1944 (gage height, 5.08 feet). 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those below 300 secondFeeTT which are fair. Diurnal regulation from four power plants at Baraboo. Gage read

 twice dally. 

Revisions (water years).- W 455: 1915. W 505: 1917 (M). W 975: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

448

382

E98

279

242

318

339

279

260

242

225

201

242

177

138

298

193

225

225

201

201

209

209

193

217

209

242

298

339

360

517

Nov.

426

318

279

242

201

225

260

279

318

318

298

260

242

209

242

298

318

318

339

318

318

382

426

471

426

339

298

260

260

260

-

Dec.

298

260

260

260

279

279

298

279

280

278

272

265

260

260

225

279

298

242

225

225

225

225

209

217

217

209

201

217

209

225

201

Jan.

177

242

225

225

177

209

217

185

193

201

190

 186

180

180

182

185

182

180

178

170

161

170

168

162

160

162

165

165

160

155

152

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March.. ..........................

April ............................

May...............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Peak discharge (base, 1,6OO sec

Feb.

150

148

146

144

140

138

136

135

134

132

130

128

127

128

129

132

140

170

460

350

250

190

180

180

230

300

700

1,300

2,000

-

-

Secondfoot-days

8,206

9,148

7,677

169,289

5,644

8,627

51,874

10,445

12,926

5,587

5,079

3,981

 3,780

132,974

Mar.

 2,670

2,650

2,600

2,450

2;ooo

1,600

875

540

404

339

318

298

217

298

586

1,700

1,950

2,110

3,000

4,280

4,460

4,390

3,950

2,960

1,730

752

610

586

563

517

471

Apr.

494

471

426

404

360

318

318

360

404

426

448

448

404

404

360

298

279

318

260

242

145

138

225

279

279

293

360

471

448

360

-

Maximum

517

471

298

3,360

242

2,000

4,460

494

901

242

298

193

177

4,460

May

318

279

279

279

279

318

517

494

471

610

875

901

850

680

540

404

704

633

494

404

339

298

298

279

242

225

209

169

209

185

144

Minimum

138

201

201

97

152

127

217

138

144

106

62

76

75

62

-ft.).- Mar. 1 (9:40 to 11:30 a.m

June

153

209

193

185

193

161

106

161

225

209

169

209

193

201

139

145

177

193

177

177

153

201

209

177

185

169

242

242

225

209

-

Mean

265

305

248

464

182

297

1,673

348

417

186

164

128

126

363

July

225

193

124

114

142

65

153

115

83

108

124

153

193

159

161

201

177

136

124

70

260

298

279

209

193

185

133

128

62

260

242

Aug.

193

177

112

103

169

145

153

116

99

177

177 13'8

8,6

153

169

153

140

118

114

114

121

142

118

76

112

100

80

118

121

83

104

Per square 

mile

0.408

.469

.382

.714

.280

.457

2.57

.535

.642

.286

.252

.197

.194

.558

Sept.

104

153

139

87

127

115

104

136

127

124

122

136

75

112

97

126

118

87

161

112

177

145

153

115

94

153

114

153

161

153

Runoff in 

inches

0.47

.52

.44

9.67

.32

.49

2.96

.60

.74

.32

.29

.23

.22

7.60

2,710 sec. -ft.; Mar. ?1

(4:3O p.m.) 4,540 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 29, 3O, Dec. 9-13, Jan. 11-2O, Jan. f2 to 

Mar. 5.

Devils Lake near Baraboo, Wls.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°25'20", long. 89°43'30", In Sj sec. 13, T. 11 N., R. 6 E.,

In Devils Lake State Park, 3 miles south of Baraboo. 

Drainage area.- 5.64 square miles. Area of Devils Lake, 361 acres. 

Records available.- June 1922 to August 1930, June to August 1932, June 1934 to September

1948 (rragmentary prior to Aug. 11, 1936).

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 7.89 feet May 15, 22; minimum observed, 

 4.69 feet Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28, Mar. 6, 13.

1922-48: Maximum gage height observed, 10.6 feet June 1, 1927; minimum observed,

2.12 feet Dec. 21-26, 1936. 

Remarks.- Lake has no surface outlet.

Cooperation.- Observer services furnished byR. J. Vanderwall, Custodian, Devils Lake 

~" state rark.
850 WISCONSDrtlVER BASIN

Oage height, in feet, of Devils Lake near Baraboo, Wis., 1947-48

OCt.

NOV.

Dec.

4

11

18

25

1

8

15

22

29

6

6.89

6.79

6.59

6.39

6.39

6.39

6.39,

e^l

6.2l

Dec. 13

20

27

Jan. 3

10

1124

31

Peb. . 7

14

6.19

5.89

5.39

5.39

6.29

5.09

4.99

4 79

4.69

4.69

Feb. 21

28

Mar. 6

13

22

27

Apr. 3

17

24

25

4.69

4.69

4.69

4.69

6.54

6.64

6.74

6.84

6.89

6.93

Nay 1

8

15

22

29

June 2

12

19

26

30

7.21

7.43

7.89

7.89

7.79

7.67

7.47

7.39

7.34

7.29

July

Aug.

Sept

10

IS

24

31

7

14

21

28

4

11

18

30

6.99

6.79

6.83

^6.69

1 6.32

6.23

6.12

5.95

5.48

5.43

5.37

5.13

Note . - Add 955 feet to obtain elevation above mean sea level.

Kickapoo River at ta Farge , Wis .

Location. - . Water-stage recorder, lat. 43° 34 '30", long. 9Q°3B'35", on east-west quarter- 

 SSoTIon line. In west half of sec. 89, T, 13 N., R. 8 W,, on State ,E'ghway 88 In 

La Farge, 0.3 miles upstream from Otter 'Creek and 1 mile downstream, from power plant, 

Datum of gage IB 788.00 feet, above mean sea level, adjustment of 1918. 

e area.'- 866 square miles. 

avaiiaPle.- October 1938' to September 1946. 

Average QiscnaTjeT- 10 years, 173 second- feet, 

JHflr'emdB.- HaMmum discharge during year, 3,940 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 11. 7£ 

feeVJ; minimum, 33 second- feet Jan. 86 (gage height, I1 . 75" feet).

1936-46: Maximum discharge, 3,700 second-feet Jan, 6, 1946. (gage height, 18.03 

feet); minimum, 10 second- feet July 28, 1940 (gage height, 0.45 foot). 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of power plant 1 mile, upstream.

Drainage 

neoors

Discharge, in aeoond-feet, water year Octet*ry-1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

e

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IB

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 ' 20

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

104

106

120

438

164

136

124

114

108

114

109

101

113

102

103

112

105

116

106

106

10B

116

102

109

US

116

146

582

255

182

166

MOV.

152

137

143

144

159

167

176

191

162

149

149

146

128

143

162

189

167

162

155

164

189

260

193

189

174

157

148

166

159

154

-

Month

Deo.

174

172

172

165

162

161

162 198-

162

187

166

162

156

a!53

a!49

a!46

al43

al39

136

144

137

126

145

120

140

142

142

12B

4°

1*8

144

Jan.

136

129

130

150

142

136

124

151

148

145

134

150

114

126

117

130

122

116

117

*11B

121

119

115

110

108

109

111

109

105

102

UQO

October

November

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January

February

March.................... .........

May

June

July .............................

August................. ...........

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

96

96

95

94

93

91

90

89

86

87

87

86

85

84

83

85

90

110

165

160

13$

118

110

125

160

200

500

600

1,310

_

-

Ssoondfoot-days

'4,621

4,954

4,714

79,077

5,844

5,414

15,342

5,241

5,7$3

3,554

3,090

2.8TO

2,989

62,296

Mar,

559

428

349

382

316

250

215

200

180

168

160

160

160

200

350

1,300

1,920

644

3,000

1,190

466

284

253

225

201

244

417

248

23*

219

220

Max ID

Apr.

232

197

ISO

173

176

170

225

276

194

182

220

201

172

160

152

156

148

154

150

146

142

138

138

166

148

147

206

196

152

142

IUB

582

260

196

2,070

151

1,310

3,000

276

368

144

133

164

140

3,000

-

Mil

May

148

144

143

133

148

233

182

154

254

386

260

244

264

220

500

250

234

196

171

162

170

152

145

143

140

130

134

126

124

117

124

niBua

101.

128

1-20

62

100

63

160

138

117

106

86

78

90

78

June

114

115

115

114

144

121

116

122

119

111

116

120

127

112

120

116

108 113-

124

127

112

134

134

106

111

106

107

112

112

126

-

Mean

149

165

152

217

124

167

495

175

165

116

99.7

92.6

98.0

170

J.ly

103

106

100

98

99

100

100

99

94

97

93

110

133

116

102

120

114

103

98

94

94

94

95

92

68

94

95

88

86

94

91

Aug.

86

86

87

96

95

91

92

92

92

91

96

92

90

88

86

76

92

92

96

92

90

91

95

68

83

62

81

64

92

164

104

Per square 

 He

0.560

.620

.571

 816

.466

.703

1.66

.658

.695

.444

.375

.346

.368

.639

Sept.

92

96

95

93

91

90

93

93

92

92

94

94

92

9*

92

90

92

93

94

106

140

134

102

102

100

9999-

99

9898-

-

Runoff in 

Inches

O.S5 .69'

.66

11.04,

.54

.76

2.14

.73

.80

.50

.48

.40

.41

B.71

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 see.-ft.).- feb. 28 (tlB* and discharge unknown); Mar. 17 (2 a.m.) 

2,*so sec.-re.; Mar. is (2 p.m. ) 3,3*u sec ( -ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement Bade on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 19 to Feb. 28, Mar
WISCONSIN RIVER BASIN 251

Kickapoo River at Steuben, Wis.

location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°11'25", long. 90°52 I 3011 , in IWfr sec. 8, T. 8 N. t

- H, '4 B., three-quarters of a m'ile upstream from Duffy Creek, 1 mile northwest of Steuben and 14 miles up_s_treai fro'm mouth.. Datum of gage is 657.82 feet above mean eea 

level i~a<Tj ustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 690 square miles.

Records available.- May 1933 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- .15 years (1933-48), 438 second-feet^

lactreaea.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,840 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 9.92

 "TeTtTjT minimum discharge, 214 second-feet Sept. 18 (gage height, '1.90-feet). 

1933-48: Maximum discharge, 8,800 second-feet Aug. 8, 1935 (gage height, 18.30 feet, 

 it* and datum then in use); minimum observed. 181 second-feet Aug. 9, 1936 (grte 

.height, 0.76 foot, Bite and datum then in use).

KeaarlcB.- Records good .except those for periods of. ice effect, which are .fair. S^ght dl- 

' TOUT fluctuation caused by operation of power plant at Oays Mills, 16 miles above Bta- 

, tion.

Revisions.- W.855: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1947-4B, *xo«pt period! of' lot offeot

{gage; height, In feet, and dieoharge, In eeoond-ftet)

(Shlftlng-oontrol nethod used Apr. S to Aug. 10 J,

8.5 850 6.0 648 6.8 1,540 9.0 5,100 

5.0 584 7.0 i;060 6.5 1,680 9.8 5,680 

4.0 464 7,8 1,190 "B.B 1,950 9.4 4,180 

 -1.0 656 8.0 1,400 6.6 2,800. 9.6 '4,780

Dieoharg*, in second-feet, water 'year October, 1947 to September 1946

Pay

1

8

10

11 

18 

13 

14 

IB

IflT 

17 

18 

18

80

H 

88

84

86

88 

89

SO

Si

Dot. .

449

419 

419

757 

906

680 

550 

480 

464 

454

454 

454 

454

419 

419

419 

419

404 

404

404 

404 

404 

404 

589

404 

.454 

550 

820 

776 

564

NOT.

496

460 

464 449- 

464

464

496 

496 

496

480

449 

449 

 454 

454 464*

550 

550 

515 

496

480

496

515 

564 

564 

515

496 

464 

449 

464 

449

Deo.

460 

547 

564 

550 

515

496 

496 

515 

464 

464

480 

480 

480 

480 

4BO

454 

419 

464 

449 

454

454 

454

419 

419 

419

419 

419 

419 

404 

419 

404

Jan.

404 

404 

404 

404

404 ~4~oY

404 

404 

569 

404

569

589 

589 

560 

589

560 

550 

545

540 

S40

545

550 

550 

545

335

325 

520 

510 

505 

«SOO 

500

Month

OQtO

Deee

bar «9T^... L L i ...................... . ^

 ber...., ....................

Calendar year 1947 ............

Jean 

Febt 

Mare 

tori

Jnm 

Julj 

Avgn 

Sept

Wl

ftry

jary. ........................

mi.................. ;........ «aber ........................

tor y»ar 1947-48 ............

Feb.

295 

295 

295

290 

290

290 

285 

265

280 

280

280 

280 

260 

280 

280

280 

290 

_5ifi 

450 

500

480 

410 

550 

400 

520

660 

640 

940 

1,080

foot-days

15,276 

14/556 

14,276

212,175

11,261 

11,825 

45,521 

15,509 

17,253 

11,825 

10,266 

8,844 

8,750

184,944

Peak disohai (base. 1.900 s.o.-ft.).- )U:

 winter aisonarge measuBonent maoe on t&i 

Hote.- Stage-discharge 'relation aTfeoted. b<

Mar.

1,400

1,500 

1,480 

1,250 

1,070

842

75B 

676 

600 

550

515 

547 

550 

612 

1,180

2,240 

2,520 

2,600 

4,220 

4,890

4,920 

2,600 

1,800 

1,040 

776

716 

756 

864 

716 

838

Apr.

600 

600 

582 

547 

550

515 

550 

564 

658 

564

547 

564 

564 

515 

496

480 

4BO 

480 

464 

464

464 

449 

464 

464 

464

464

480 

650 

550 

480

Maxima

908 

564 

564

2,540

404 

1,080 

4,920 

656 

842 

454 

567 

524 

419

4,920

May

464 

464 

464 

464 

464

547- 

658 

582 

550 

696

842 

756 

716 

756 

716

716 

716 

658 

562 

550

550 

515 

496 

480 

449

454 

454 

454

419 

419 

404

Minima

589 

454

404

200

500 

260 

515 

449

404 

574 

296 

260 

250

250

June""

404 

404 

589

589 

404

454.

419 

404 

404 

404

3B9 

389 

404 

404 

369

362 

562 

362 

569 

574

389 

404 

369 

589 

589

404 

562 

562 

562

574

Mean

495 

465 

461

581

565 

408 

1,462 

517 

557 

394 

351 

285 

292

505

July

567 

560 

541 

541 

550

550 

518 

555 

524

518

518 

513 

350 

560 

360

567 

567 

567 

547 

530

524 

524

541 

516 

513

518 

507 

296 

296 

507 

501

Aug.

29C 

29C 

29C 

29f 

29C

29C 

29C 303' 

SOT 

503 "iSo

29f 

290 

280 

27F

Z80 

280 

275 

265 

275

27F 

280 

275 

270 

270

265 

260 

260 

270 

524 

524

Per eqnare 

 lie

0.714 

.705 

.666

.842

.526 

.591 

2;12 

.749 

.807 

.571 

.460 

.415 

.425

.752

Sept.

550 

296 

285

280 

280

260 

275 

275 

276 

275

270 

275 

275 

270 

260

270 

270 

250 

265 

555

419 

550 

550 

524

296

290 

265 

290 

290 

285

R"wff in 

inches

0.82 

.76 

.77

11.42

.61 

.64 

2.44

.84 

.95 

.64 

.55 

.46 

.47

9.97

r. 19 (6 p.m-.) 5,640 seo.-ft. 

» day. 

j ice Jan. 16 to Mar. 4.
252 TURKEY RIVER BASIN

Turkey River at Garber, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°44'25", long. 91 <> 15 I 45" > in sec. 36, T. 92 N., R. 

"" 4 W., at highway bridge at Garber, 800 feet upstream 'from Wayman Creek, 2,000 feet

downstream from Elk Creek, and 1 mile downstream from Volga River. Datum of gage is

635.34 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 1,530-square miles.

Records available.- August 1913 to November 1916, May 1919 to September 1927, and November

 1932 to September 1948 in reports of Geological Survey. August 1913 to November 1916, 

May 1919 to September 1927, and April 1929 to September 1930 in report of Iowa State 

Planning Board entitled "Stream Flow Records of Iowa, 1873-1932."

Average discharge.- 27 years (1913-16, 1919-27, 1929-30, 1933-48), 87C second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 19,000 second-feet Mar. 19; maximum gage height,

 STTBTTfeet Feb. 28; minimum discharge, 102 second-feet Sept. 19; minimum gage height, 

4.13 feet Aug. 27.

1913-16, 1919-27, 1929-30, 1932-48: Maximum discharge, 29,000 second-feet June 13, 

1947; maximum gage height, 28.06 feet Feb. 23, 1922 (from floodmarks); minimum discharge observed, 46 second-feet June 29, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect and once-daily gage readings,

 which are poor. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by hydroelectric plant at Elkader.

Cooperation.- Two discharge measurements and assistance with two furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Revisions.- W 405: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

317

298

295

647

488

372

344

329

g302

3O2

g310

8316

321

276

276

295

269

262

321

272

265

258

230

240

302

a424

547

1,150

697

541

466

Nov.

428

392

364

392

*380

364

372

348

340

310

352

317

g295

g284

380

396

380

388

376

364

376

412

420

420

412

388

350

300

280

300

-

Dec.

400

450

500

580

700

800

820

820

600

480

450

480

500

470

400

370

380

*400

420

410

390

380

350

340

340

360

370

360

34O

320

310

Month

Jan.

300

310

320

310

300

300

*310

290

270

250

240

240

250

260

270

270

270

260

*250

240

240

230

230

230

230

240

240

240

250

250

250

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September .........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

250

250

250

260

270

280

280

280

280

280

290

3OO

310

340

380

440

550

2,000

2,300

2,20O

1,500

1,000

800

750

1,000

2,000

4,000

16,000

11,000

.

-

Second 

foot-days

11,732

14*, 290

521,457

8,140

49,840

86,140

21 929

35 | 734

15,34B

5^848

4,938

274, 14J

Mar.

5,000

1,500

900

700

600

550

500

450

400

350

300

350

400

500

2,000

5lO,lOO

513,700

g8,180

516,100

g7,510

g2,990

gl,850

*1,380

1,160

985

885

gl,740

gl,440

1,220

1,260

1,140

Apr.

990

860

768

720-

693

688

674

697

720

720

885

945

870

763

679

660

647

633

596

591

587

541

605

693

734

729

773

840

860

768

-

Maximum

1,150

428

820

22,500

320

16,000

16,100

990

5,600

915

902

1,120

515

16,100

May

725

714

697

688

688

g940

g985

880

875

5,600

g2,750

1,760

1,570

1,280

g2,340

1,930

1,300

1,100

975

880

830

777

716

665

660

628

610

587

555

532

497

Minimum

230

310

120

230

250

300

541

497

376

155

106

102

102

June

519

519

484

471

591

915

702

647

596

532

493

475

471

454

475

445

420

412

412

396

396

449

416

392

384

380

376

796

775

550

Mean

378

363

461

1,429

26^

1,719

2,779 

731

1,153

511

301

165

749

July

420

392

368

g306

g317

420

364

g298

g230

g203

g200

819

902

458

e350

e300

e260

e240

e230

e220

e210

e200

183

175

2 CO

183

167

155

EO6

189

162

Aug.

160

158

165

150

150

144

160

167

153

144

183

148

150

144

134

148

140

136

134

140

124

126

118

118

108

110

106

116

120

1,120

674

Per square 

mile

O.247

.237 

.301

.934

.172

1.12

1 82 

478

!?54

.334

.197

.124 

.108

.490

Sept.

515

368

272

244

215

140

138

153

138

134

138

132

120

108

104

132

116

110

102

189

200

186

140

138

126

118

114

110

122

116

Runoff in 

inches

0 29

.35

12.69

.20

1.21

2.09

.53

 87

.37

.23

.14

.12

6.66

Peak discharge (base, 6.0OO sec. -ft.)-- Peb. 28 (5 a.m.) about 18,000 sec. -ft.; Mar. 19 (5:30

p.m.) 19,000 sec.-ft.; May 10 (4 a.m.) 11,700 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record, discharge interpolated.

e Gage reading not representative of average for day; discharge computed on basis of records for 

Maquoketa River near Maquoketa and Upper Idwa River near Deoorah. 

___g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27 to Mar. 15. Discharge computed from once 

daily wire-weight gage readings Oct. 1-3, 10, 13-25, July 14, July 23 to Aug. 29, Sept. 2-30.
GRANT RIVER BASIN 253

Grant River at Burton, Wis.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 42°43'10", long. 90°49'10", in see. 23, T. 3 H. , R. 4

 W., at bridge on County Highway N, 6 miles northwest of Potosi and'9.5 miles above 

mouth.

Drainage area.- 267 square miles.

Records available.- March 1947 to September 1948. October 1934 to September 1947 at site

 b miles upstream, published as Grant River near Burton, records not equivalent.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 10,200 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height,

 UO.S34 feet); minimum daily discharge, 72 second-feet Jan. 18, 19, Jan. 30 to Feb. 11, 

Aug. 15, Sept. 15.

1947-48: Maximum discharge, 22,300 second-feet June 13, 1947 (gage height, 24.0 

feet by levels to floodmarks); minimum discharge, that of Jan. 18, 19, Jan. 30 to Feb. 

11, Aug. 15, Sept. 15, 1948.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Gage read 

once daily, oftener during high stages.

Cooperation.- Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of ioe effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

4.5 72 8.0 475 13.0

5.0 109 9.0 625 14.0

5.5 153 10.0 775 15.0

6.0 202 11.0 928 16.0

7.0 333 12.0 1,100 16.5

1,290 17.0 2,560

1,480 17.5 3,120

1,680 18.0 4,040

1,900 18.5 5,330

2,150 19.1 6,990

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

144

153

162

162

162

144

144

135

144

135

144

135

135

144

144

135

144

144

144

144

144

144

135

144

144

144

153

279

162

153

162

Nov.

144

144

153

144

144

135

144

135

153

144

153

144

144

135

144

153

153

162

144

144

153

153

144

153

144

144

135

125

115

115

Dec.

130

145

150

155

150

145

145

140

130

125

120

115

110

110

105

105

100

99

97

95

95

94

92

91

90

90

88

88

88

88

87

Jan.

87

87

87

86

86

85

84

83

82

80

78

77

 76

77

76

76

76

72

72

73

75

76

76

75

74

74

73

73

73

72

72

Feb.

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72 72

72

72

73

73

73

74

82

280

500

 553

390

292

266

253

589

2,870

790

4,040

7,050

346

-

Month ,Seoo?d~ 

"u ' foot-days

October. ......................... 4,662

November ......................... 4, 297

December. ........................ 3,462

Calendar year ............

January .......................... 2,412

February. ........................ 19,38f

March.. .......................... 12,964

April ............................ 4,79J

May .............................. 6,822

June ............................. 3,76£

July. ............................ 3,252

August ................. ......... 2,877

September ........................ 2 , ei c

Water year 1947-48 ............ 71,516

Mar.

172

144

135

13E

126

144

153

153

126

109

135

126

126

144

1,550

1,680

520

227

3,800

1,030

319

292

266

135

109

126

227

162

144

144

305

Apr.

Maximum

279

162

155

-

87

7,050

3,800

402

923

266

191

253

360

7,050

144

153

144

135

144

144

135

144

126

126

402

360

214

191

162

135

135

126

117

126

126

135

181

144

153

162

144

135

126

126

May

135

153

162

144

135

153

135

144

191

923

80S

442

191

172

445

292

181

172

162

172

144

144

135

144

144

144

144

144

144

109

117

Minimum

135

115

87

-

72

72

109

117

109

101

86

72

72

72

June

117

109

117

109

214

266

172

126

117

109

117

172

144

144

117

117

109

109

117

109

105

109

101

109

105

109

101

105

109

105

Mean

150

143

112

-

77.8

668

418

160

220

126

105

92.8

94.0

195

July

101

93

97

101

101

97

93

93

93

90

86

109

117

109

109

191

135

86

93

109

162

135

97

97

93

90

93

90

93

109

90

Aug . Sept .

86 109

82 90

79 79

76 79

79 86

76 82

76 79

90 82

90 79

86 82

97 79

86 76

90 76

76 76

72 72

82 79

93 76

93i 76

90 76

86 360

79 162

79 109

79 97

79 86

79 86

76 76

76 76

76 76

76 79

253 79

240

Per sqnare Rui off in 

mile itches

0.562 0.65

.536 .60

.419 .48

-

.291 .34

2.50 2.70

1.57 1.81

.599 .67

.824 .95

.472 .53

.393 .45

.348 .40

.352 .39

.730 9.97

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-disch9rge relation affected by ice 1 27 to Feb. 20.
854 PLATTg RIVER BASIN

Platte River near Rockville, Wis.

Location,- Wire-weight gage, lat. 42 e 44'00", long. SO'SS'SS", in SW$ sec. 17, T. 3 N.,

H. aw.,0.8 mile upstream from Blakely Branch, 2$ miles northeast of Rookville,

5 miles northeast of Pot.osi, and 15.2 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is

642.95 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area.- 139 square miles. 

Records avaiiaole.- October 1941 to September 1948. November 1934 to September 1941 at

Bite 1.3 miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1935-48), 102 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,980 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 11.1

reet, from floodmarks); minimum observed, 18 second-feet Jan. 13 (gage height, 2.20

by discharge measurement).

1934-48: Maximum discharge, 13,100 second-feet July 26, 1940 (gage height, 12.4

feet, from floodmark, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above

3,500 second-feet; minimum observed, 7 second-feet Dec. 22, 1939 (gage height, 3.09

feet, site and datum then in use). 

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read once daily during low stages, more often during medium

and high stages. 

Cooperation.- Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of loe effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 29 to Mar. 13)

2.2 18 3.6 180

2.4 27 4.0 268

2.6 47 4.5 414

2.8 68 5.0 583

3.0 90 5.5 763

3.3 129 6.0 951

6.5 1,180

7.0 1,490

7.5 1,880

8.0 2,350

8.5 2,880

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

75

72

72

81

76

72

72

70

68

68

68

68

68

67

67

67

67

66

64

65

65

66

65

64

65

70

71

180

84

76

72

Nov.

70

70

68

68

70

68

71

68

61

62

64

69

62

62

81

87

72

70

68

68

69

71

68

68

68

61

64

55

36

54

-

Dec.

62

74

75

71

90

72

75

83

41

77

49

56

56

55

53

33

49

50

46

46

44

43

33

33

42

33

42

41

40

40

40

Jan.

38

37

39

41

41

39

31

39

39

38

37

36

»18

26

37

37

36

35

35

36

37

38

38

38

37

36

36

36

36

36

36

Feb.

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

38

150

300

654

281

153

115

89

108

480

268

3,050

3,380

129

-

-

iinnth SeoondMonth foot-days

October .......................... 2,271

November ......................... 1,993

December ......................... 1,644

Calendar year 1947 ............ 51,672

January 1 119

February ...................... . . 7,941

March .......................... 7,260

April ............................ 2,615

May .............................. 3,129

June ............................. 1,995

July. ............................ 1,771

August ........................... 1,571

September ........................ 1,365

Water year 1947-48 ............ 34,674

Mar.

83

77

49

68

58

64

61

55

48

55

23

50

40

90

1,460

414

190

300

2,890

180

132

108

89

79

80

81

122

86

89

89

160

Apr.

152

] 15

96

88

88

84

79

82

77

77

200

3

Maximum

180

87

90

5,320

41

2,580

2,890

200

233

101

170

170

152

2,890

01

88

83

83

79

72

71

71

70

66

65

63

77

79

81

86

77

75

73

May

79

70

78

75

75

87

83

75

74

233

136

139

139

122

300

138

139

139

101

101

101

90

89

83

80

79

77

75

74

72

69

Minimum

64

36

33

29

18

36

23

65

69

57

46

40

34

18

June

68

68

68

68

77

375

74

69

67

65

63

65

67

61

66

61

60

61

59

60

64

64

64

57

57

57

101

83

64

64

Mean

73.3

66.4

52.0

142

36.1

274

234

87.2

101

66.5

57.1

50.7

45.5

94.7

Jul"

55

55

53

52

55

53

52

51

50 * 49

49

49

55

51

48

84

59

S3

47

52

54

88

57

50

51

aW

49

46

46

170

59

Aug.

49

45

47

47

46

43

43

48

55

47

170

61

48

46

43

43

43

75

49

43

43

43

43

41

41

40

43

43

40

56

50

Sept.

47

46

43

41

39

40

71

43

41

40

40

39

38

36

39

37

36

35

34

153

61

46

43

41

40

40

39

39

40

40

-

Per square Runoff In 

mile inohes

0.527 0.61

.478 .53

.381 .44

1.02 13.83

.260 .30

1.97 2.12

1.68 1.94

.627 .70

.727 .84

.478 .53

.411 .47

.365 .42

.327 .36

.681 9.26

* Winter discharge measurement made on this 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated. 

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by loe Dec 

8-12, Jan. 15 to Feb. 18.

12-15, 17-22, 25, 27, 28, 30, 31, Jan. 1-6,
LITTLE MAO.UOKETA RIVER BASIN 255

Little Maguoketa River near Durango, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42 6 33'2011 , long. 90°44'40", in NE£ sec. 5, T. 89 

N., H. 2 E., at bridge on county road, 500 feet southwest of U. S. Highway 52, 'If 

miles east of Durango, 5 miles northwest of Dubugue, and 7.5 miles upstream from 

mouth. Datum of gage is 612.03 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1989.

Drainage area.- 130 square miles.

Records available.- October 1934 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 84.0 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,300 second-feet Feb. 27 (gage height, 17.40 

reet ) , from rating curve extended above 6,300 second-feet on basis of slope-are-* 

studies; minimum, 15 second-feet Aug. 26, 27 (gage height, 8.48 feet).

1934-48: Maximum discharge, 23,000 second-feet June 13, 1947 (gage height, 21.83 

feet), from rating curve extended above 6,300 second-feet on basis, of slope-are-' 

studies; minimum observed, 5 second-feet July 12, 13, 1936; minimum gage height, that 

of Aug. 26, 27, 1948.

Maximum stage known, about 22.1 feet June 15, 1925 (discharge, about 29,000 secondfeet , computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or days of rapidly changing 

discharge, which are fair.

Cooperation.- Two discharge measurements and assistance with three furnished by Co-'ps of

jmgfnefrS . 

Kevislons (water years ) . - W 925: 1935-37.

Discharge, in second- f ee-t . water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Dot.

35 

33 

36 

42 

37

35 

35 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

34 

33 

31

3] 

31 

31 

31 

h34

h41 

h43 

g92 

45 

39 

37

Nov.

36 

35 

35 

35 »38

36 

38 

36 

34 

35

35 

35 

31 

35 

47

50 

42 

40 

38 

37

39 

41 

35 

34 

33

30 

39 

27 

26 

25

Deo.

38 

36 

50 

63 

114

61 

54 

51 

49 

44

42 

43 

40 

38 

35

34 

33 

33 

 31 

31

31 

30 

30 

29 

29

30 

29 

38 

27 

29 

29

Jan.

38 

37 

37 

27 

38

29 

39

*31 

31 

39

37 

26 

33 

19 

19

18 

18 

19 

 30 

33

23 

23 

21 

19 

18

18 

18 

19 

19 

20 

31

Feb.

33 

33 

23 

21 

 31

21 

20 

20 

30 

30

20 

20 

31 

21 

21

33 

300 

500 

250 

61

45 

35 

30 

70 

100

61 

1,930 

955 

113

» ,*,. Saoond- 

*>»«> foot-daya

Ooto 

More 

Deoe

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Kara 

Aprl 

Hay 

Juni 

July 

Angv sept

Wa

 her. ........................

1,133 

1,067 

1,230

tlendar year 1947 ............ 56,413

iftry

l«t ...........................

eaber. .......................

716 

±,796 

7,075 

1,793 

7,631 

1,575 

765 

963 

830

iter year 1947-46 ............ 29,574

Pialc discharge (base., 3,000 seo.-ft.).- Fe

seo.-rt.j Hay 19 (6:50 a.m.; b,4ZO sea. -ft.) 

* Winter discharge measurement made on thl 

g Computed from graph bsaed on wire-weight 

h Computed from wire-weight gage readings.

Mar.

68 

44 

43 

40 

35

30 

27 

34 

31 

31

21 

33 

25 

177 

1,690

947 

185 

113 

1,580 

193

134 

 100 

81 

72 

66

168 

632 

147 

145 

114 

112

Apr.

90 

70 

58 

54 

51

46 

51 

47 

39 

38

81 

51 

41 

39 

36

35 

31 

31 

31 

30

28 

30 

154 

119 

75

92

124 

88 

70 

63

Maxima

92 

50 

114

6,590

31 

1,930 

1,690 

154 

1,750 

244 

36 

244 

184

1,930

May

76 

202 

147 

113 

96

528 

330 

156 

563 

1,750

404 

348 

288 

335 

755

290 

218 

167 

137 

122

107 

93 

85 

78 

73

68 

67 

63 

60 

57 

56

Minimum

31 

25 

27

12

18 

20 

21 

28 

56 

31 

20 

16 

16

16

b. 27 (9 p.m.) 

May 10 (4 a.m. 

a day. 

gage readings.

June

54 

51 

48 

47 

62

344

81 

58 

54 

48

46 

49 

54 

37 

46

41 

39 

41 

40 

36

40 

41 

39 

35

31

31 

31 

45 

52 

37

Mean

36.5 

35.6 

39.7

155

23.1 

165 

228 

59.8 

246 

52.5 

24.7 

31.1 

27.7

80.8

July

31 

39 

37 

36 

28

27 

25 

34 

33 

33

23

33 

24 

27 

28

27 

33 

21 

21 

33

37 

36 

33 

21 

22

24 

21 

20 

20 

36 

23

Aug.

19 

19 

19 

31 

19

18 

19 

23 

33 

23

26 

37 

28 

33 

30

64 

61 

39 

23 

21

30 

19 

18 

17 

16

16 

16 

16 

18 

244 

38

Per axiuare 

 Tie

0.261 

.274 

.305

1.19

.178 

1.27 

1.75 

.460 

1.89 

.404 

.190 

.239 

.213

.632

LI, 300 seo.-ft.J Mar. 15 (6 p 

6,470 seo.-ft.

Sept.

184 

70 

34 

27 

33

23 

33 

33 

33 

21

30

19 

18 

17 

17

16 

16 

17 

17 

30

26 

33 

21 

30 

20

19 

18 

18 

18 

20

Rrnoff in 

inohea

0.32 

.31 

.35

16.14

.20 

1.37 

2.02 

.51 

2.18 

.45 

.32 

.28 

.24

8.45

m.) 5,740

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by loe Nov. 24 to Deo. 1, Deo. 7-10, 15-18, Jan. 1-4, 

17, Jan. 23 to Peb. 36, Mar. 4-11.
256 GALENA RIVER BASIN

Galena River at Buncombe, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°30'50", long. 90°23'40", near center of sec. 33, 

T. 1 M., R. IE., at Buncombe, lj miles upstream from-Scrabble Branch, 2 miles upstream 

from Illinois-Wisconsin State line, and 3f miles southeast of Hazel Green. Datum of 

gage is 682.77 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (Corps of Engineers bench 

mark).

Drainage area.- 128 square miles.

Records available.- September 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,960 second-feet Feb. 27 (gage height, 14.30 

feet); minimum, 19 second-feet Aug. 26 (gage height, 2.45 feet).

1939-48: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 27, 1948; minimum, 1.8 second-feet Mar. 16, 

1941 (gage height, 2.46 feet).

Flood in February 1937 reached a stage of about 17.1 feet.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Cooperation.- Six discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

e

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

46

48

48

50

49

49

60

50

45

45

46

46

44

44

45

42

53

49

49

48

46

49

49

46

44

46

54

78

49

46

45

Nov.

45

44

44

45

45

46

48

46

44

45

46

46

44

44

60

60

51

49

48

49

45

46

45

45

44

51

55

38

36

33

Dec.

42

48

62

68

92

65

62

84

86

60

50

49

45

46

42

31

46

41

38

38

38

38

37

38

42

41

41

37

37

38

36

Jan.

33

48

61

55

50

46

46

48

45

a43

a42

a 40

a38

*36

36

34

33

32

33

34

35

37

37

37

37

36

36

35

35

35

35

Month

October. .........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Hay ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

36

80

140

250

388

374

244

183

140

12?

115

2,710

1,800

131

-

Secondf oat-days

1,508

1^518

36,569

228

7 , 236

1,'734

6,170

2, 126

2, 063

1,365 

1,163

33,783

Mar.

50-

*32

42

41

38

35

34

33

33

32

32

32

32

604

1,520

429

143

71

1,500

190

155

108

86

76

69

76

139

94

90

81

88

Apr.

85

74

65

62

62

58

64

61

53

51

79

65

51

49

46

41

37

36

3S

33

31

33

67

75

60

71

86

76

65

60

Maximum

78

60

92

2,640

SI

2,710

1,520

86

1,820

217

356

50

2,710

May

67

90

102

86

81

211

152

123

170

1,820

331

267

230

195

329

206

180

160

145

137

131

118

110

103

99

96

91

90

85

84

81

Minimum

42

33

31

24

32

35

32

31

67

50

38

25

32

25

June

74

71

71

69

103

105

86

72

64

60

58

64

61

62

58

51

51

54

54

53

57

58

58

51

50

51

55

217

116

72

-

Mean

48.6

46.2

49.0

100

39.6

250

193

57 . 8

199

70.9

66, 5

53.7

38-8

92.3

July

61

58

53

51

54

50

48

45

42

41

41

46

48

45

50

55

46

44

44

45

64

C26

75

50

48

48

44

40

38

118

45

Aug.

39

36

36

37

35

33

35

42

44

37

124

69

41

37

35

35

40

41

36

33

32

32

32

30

29

25

46

46

115

356

57

Per square 

Bile

0.380

.361

,383

.781

.309

T 9"=; J.. 33

1.51

, 452

1.55

.554

^420

.303

.721

Sept.

48

45

41

38

36

38

37

41

44

40

37

37

36

34

35

35

34

40

37

50

50

41

39

38

37

35

35

36

32

37

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.44

.40

.44

10-. 62

.36

2.10

1.74

. 50

l!79

. 62

. 60

.'34 48

9.81

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec.-ft.).- Feb. 27 (8 p.m.) 8,960 seo.-ft.j Mar. 15 (6 p.m.) 3,820 

sec.-ft.; May 10 (6:30 a.m.) 5,440 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record discharge interpolated.

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 15 to Feb. 19, Feb. 24, 25, Mar. 1-13.
MAQUOKETA RIVER BASIN 257

Maquoketa River near Manchester, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 42°27'20", long. 91 0 25'50", in 

sec. 9, T. 88 N., R. 5.W., 2 miles southeast of Manchester and 5 miles downstream from 

Honey and Prairie Creeks. Datum of gage is 895.06 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 306 square miles.

Records available.- April 1933 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 193 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,340 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 13.40 

TeeTTT minimum, 12 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 4.24 feet).

1933-48: Maximum discharge, 20,000 second-feet June 13, 1947 (gage height, 21.36 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 9,000 second-feet by velocity 

area curves; minimum daily, 6 second-feet June 8, 29, 1934. *

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Large diurnal fluctuation caused by hydroelectric plant 2 miles above 

station.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with Iowa Electric Co., which 

ajso rurnished gage-height record at hydroelectric plant 2 miles above station. Assistance with one discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

89

67

82

131

96

106

98

111

70

83

70

71

78

83

81

80

86

79

73

78

76

80

72

78

88

82

112

4 262

208

152

114

Nov.

135

92

110

104

108

100

103

99

76

96

100

94

90

93

117

90

101

109

107

104

110

130 

102

144

116

102

98

93

94

81

-

Month

Dec.

94

104

98

112

178

227

209

186

234

178

144

132

130

100

126

105

123

106

101

107

78

105

102

94

83

86

92

70

83

87

80

Jan.

110

85

98

68

88

82

82

80

79

80

56

74

72

74

62

51

45

40

45

50

*45

40

45

50

45

40

36

34

33

32

33

October ..........................

Novenber .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Ibur ay. .............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

34

35

36

37

36

35

33

30

32

34

35

35

35

35

36

40

45

45

50

50

55

60

70

80

100

231

1,650

5,760

913

-

Seoondfoot-days

3,036

3*754

144,669

1 ,854

9, 667 

22 596

6,061

14,212 

5,268

2,703

1, 726

1,403

75,378

Mar.

284

110

198

134

107

108

98

109

97

100

82

82

90

116

680

3,570

2,840

638

3,010

32,500

a2,000

31,000

a700

aSQO

a 400

*a500

704

550

478

446

365

Apr.

302

216

164

106

190

170

162

197

186

164

197

438

239

165

158

138

132

102

134

96

112

108

281

405

264

200

260

364

229

182

-

Maximum

262

144

234

16,000

110

5,760 

3,570

438

3,040 

1,010

247

123

98

5,760

Bay

182

250

287

230

208

378

616

350

259

3,040

1,750

671

649

419

1,110

1,030

393

286

203

179

202 aieo

a!70

8160

a!50

a 150

a!50

a!30

a 110

a!70

a!50

Minimum

67

76

70

40

32

30

82

110

84

50

37

35

30

June

a 130

a!20

allo

110

124

1,010

495

296

200

172

146

146

122

186

125

118

126

124

140

98

122

121

122

110

102

94

84

161

136

118

Mean

97.9

103

121

396

59 8 333'

729

"458 202

176

5S!7

46.8

206

July

88

89

80

80

90

89

88

78

75

69

'62

77

247

108

102

121

98

74

102

80

100

84

84

72

61

82

72

69

66

50

66

Aug.

58

65

62

46

46

50

58

66

66

64

65

46

48

57

52

60

47

46

46

44

61

43

45

45

44

44

44

50

37

123

98

Per square 

mile

0.320

.337

.395

1.29

195 i!o9

2. 38

.660

1 50 .'575

. 285

. 182

.153

-.673

Sept.

98

70

a&O

a 50

48

48

35

a35

a35

a35

a45

a40

a40

a40

a35

a35

a 40

a 40

a35

a 40

a 45

a 50

57

61

58

44

39

a45

a50

a 50

Runoff in 

inches

0.37

i46

17.60

23

l!l7

!?4

1.73

.64

.33

.21

.17

9.18

Peak dlsaharge (base. 2,000 see.-ft.).- Feb. 28 (3:30 a.m.) 7,340 sec.-ft.5 Mar. 16 (11 p.m.) 4,250 

8ec.-ft.; Mar. 19 (2:30 p.m.) 4,200 sec.-ft.; May 10 (8 p.m.) 5,370 sec.-ft.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis f Manchester hydroelectric plant records

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 17 to Feb. 25.
258 MAQUOKETA RIVER BASIN

Maquoketa River near Maquoketa, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°05'10", long. 90°38'20", In SW&NE£ sec. 17, T.

 d4 N., R. 3 E., at Bridgeport Bridge, 1,200 feet upstream from Mill Creek, 2 miles 

downstream from North Fork, and 3 miles northeast of Maquoketa. Datum of gage is 

836.62 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 1,550 square miles.

Records available.- September 1913 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 35 years, 976 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge flurlng year, 28,200 second-feet Feb. 28 (gr<ce height, 20.02

 I'eet); minimum, 193 second-feet Sept. 20, 27 (gage height, 1.08 feet).

1913-48: Maximum discharge, 48,000 second-feet June 27, 1944 (gage height, 24.70 

feet); minimum, 39 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 15, 1931 (gage heigl 4;, 0.81 foot); 

minimum dally, about 105'second-feet Feb. 11-20, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which arc» poor. Diurna] 

Fluctuation caused by power plant 4 miles above station.

Cooperation.- Two discharge measurements and assistance with three furnished by Corps of 

engineers.

Revisions.- W 760: Drainage area.

Discharge, In aeooad-feet,' water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

' 1718

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

594

544

532

583

583

600

588

540

544

530

527

489

522

498

524

530

528

530

370

533

532

528

1549

506

500

444

581

570

714

714

695

Nov.

646

514

716

606

598

586

589

585

453

532

518

563

540

526

591

544

623

547

559

572

550

559

546

565

558

532

566

542

406

344

Month

Dec.

511

560

677

768

908

899

862

872

698

493

713

710

693

694

636

564

468

518'

»596

' 615

567

562

584

520

452

512

522

520

538

504

515

Jan.

510

363

413

472

543

556

511

554

551

559

517

504

520

550

600

610

620

600

 580

560

540

520

500

490

480

470

460

460

460

450

440

October

November .........................

December .......... .^ .'............

Calendar year 1947 ............

January

February

March ............................

April

!! « May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August . . .

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

430

420

430

450

480

 500

510

500

480

490

500

530

570

610

660

750

1,000

3,~9"30 2,500

1,530

1,050

866 '

782

1,050

1,990

1,340

57180

24,700

11,400

-

Seoondfoot-daya

17,025 

16,576

19,251

665,840

15, 963

65, 628

85,000

25,548

48,746

25,177

16, 298

12.60E

11,681

359,496

Mar.

3,730

1,800

1,310

1,040

1,010

940

852

778

730

600

520

500

600

1,140

5,060

11,200

8,440

5,260

9,580

10,400

4,050

»2,250

1,500

1,560

1,220

1,250

1,290

1,780

1,770

1,240

1,200

Apr.

1,320

1,130

1,080

1,030

910

882

898

876

855

800

784

796

812

796

968

751

739

668

707

650

646

666

644

786

86S

828

954

990

884

830

Maximum

714

715

908

26,100

620

24,700

11,200

1,320

3,910

2,260

670

COO Dco

739

24,700

May

910

924

1,120

1,290

1,130

1,190

1,720

1,540

1,430

2,270

3,550

3,910

"2,210

1,990

2,640

3,560

2,580

2,010

1,510

1,350

1,210

1,120

992

973

894

"806 905

806

782

744

682

Minimum

370

344

452

300

363

420

500

644

682

589

412

289

310

289

June

663

720

589

778

688

854

2,260

T7840

T,230

1,060

905

870

884

820

820

762

705

715

707

702

649

620

666

647

608

628

694

651

690

752

Mean

549

553

621

1,824

515

2 1 263

2 742

852

1,573

839

526

407

389

982

July

670

630

5S6

538

637

530

504

.458

530

477

450

504

532

574

644

528

513

458

504

476

482

614

548

481

450

501

476

412

474

586

.531

Auf.

464

452

415

410

404

432

412

416

435

418

378

440

528

410

404

402

396

388

388

404

384

382

408

392

337

348

336

358

289

446

526

P^* square 

 il«

0.354

. 357

.401

1.18

332 lUe

1.77

550 i!oi

.541

339

!263

.251

.634

Sept.

739

680

588

479

399

328

378

352

400

432

419

342

35S

336

330

345

338

361

324

333

380

372

350

345

362

310

314

323

322

342

Runoff in 

InohM

0.41

.40

.46

15.98

.38

1.57

2.04

.61

1.17

.60

.39

.30

.28

8.81

Pealc discharge, (base, 7.500 sec.-ft.).- Feb. 28 flit 

12,700 Sec.-ft.; Mar. 20 (12:30 a.m.} 16,900 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 13 to Feb. 18.

30 a.m.) 28,200 sec.-ft.} Mar. 16 (3 p.m.)
APPLE RIVER BASIN 259

Apple River near Hanover, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42 C 15'05", long. 90°17'10", In NE^NH^ sec. 16,

T. ae N., R. 2 E., 0.3 mile southwest of Hanover and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Datum of gage Is 591.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area.- 244 square miles. 

Records available.- October 1945 to September 1948. November 1934 to October 1945 at

sice 3.5 miles downstream.

Average dlscharge.- 13 years (1935-48), 156 second-feet (unadjusted), 

extremes.-Maximum discharge during year, 9,620 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 22.77

reet); minimum, 20 second-feet Oct. 23.

1934-48: Maximum discharge, 12,000 second-feet Jan. 5, 1946 (gage height, 26.12

feet); minimum observed, 4 second-feet (regulated) July 26, 1941. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record,

wnion are poor. Occasional regulation during low flow by dam at Hanover.

Cooperation.- Five

Kevisio'ri'S' (Water ;

R 

DIM

Dt*

1

2 

3

6

g 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

16

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

45 

45 

45 

45 

45

45

44 

45

48 

44

48 

44

42 

42 

42

42 

42 

47 

44

89

59 

28 

28 

29 

35

49 

54 

70 

59 

50 

45

Nov.

45 

44 

44 45 

47

45 

49 

45 

44 

45

45 

45 

44

45 

83

83 

58 

52 

50 

49

49 

52 

52 

52 

b48

biO 

b43 

bS8 

b34 

b31

discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

ears).- W 1005: 1939, 1941 (M).

a ting table, water year 1947-48, except periods of loe effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.6 81 2.0 110 3.6 781 9.0 8,810 

1.6 31 8.3 801 4.0 868 18.0 3,880 

1.7 45 8.5 887 5.0 1,080 15.0 4,600 

1.8 63 3.0 545 7.0 1,540 18.8 6,700

barge, In second- feet, water year Ootober 1947 to September 1948

Dec,

a4o 

a66

74 

113 

184

98

108 

b84 

bS8 

b53

b49 

b48 

b44 

b45 

b43

*b42 

b41 

b40 

b39 

b38

b3S 

b38 

b37 

b34 

b37

b35 

b36 

b35 

b36 

b37 

b38

Jan.

b!7 

b!6 

b!6 

b!6 

b39

b3B 

b37 

b36 

b36 

b38

b40 *b48

b29 

a24 

a26

a24 

a21 

a21 

a27 

633

ase

a31 

a25 

a22 

a25

aSO 

a29 

a24 

a23 

a3o 

b34

Month

Goto 

Now

Deo«

ft

Janu 

Febs

Mart

Jnni 

Julj 

Augl S.p1

Wl

iBber .........................

.lendar year 1947 

tary *uary . . . .........

.saber ........................

iter year 1947-48 ............

Fsb.

b!6 

b37 

b37 

a37 

a34

a33 

a34

a32 

a3o 

a31

a33 

a33 

a33 

a33

a32

a!40 

a540 

a700 

a280 

also

a!20 

alos 

a98 

allO 

also

a!40

82,100 

a6,700 

a780

Seoondfoot-days

1,425 

1,404 

1,884

66,285

967 

12,626 

18,014 

2,88! 

13,893 

2,661 

1,81] 

1,45C 

1,04!

57,638

Mar.

also 

a98

aSO 

a72 

70

72 

81 

 65 

b47 

b38

b34 

b31 

biO 

855

2,120

2,080 

451 

194 

5,730 

1,400

440 

259 

191 

155 

132

152 

445 

217 

184 

155 

198

Apr.

194 

158 

134 

126 

184

113 

121 

115 

95

88

100 

98 

81 

78 

74

72 

85 

85 

65 

63

59 

59

78 

90 

78

80.

112 

105 

83 

78

HaxlmuB

89 

63 

184

3,910

44

6,700 

5,730 

194 

2,580 

124 

126 

212 

50

8,700

May

9C 

184 

187 

15S

158

586

514 

324 

411 

2,58C

875 

76C 

921 

586 

1.41C

706 

a470 

a380 

a34C 

aSOC

a260 

a22C 

a20C 

alec 

164

155 

146 

137 

13! 

124 lie

Mlnlnun

28 

31 

34

21

21 

30 

31 

59 

90 

67 

44 

31 

29

21

Peak discharge (base. 2.200 seo.-ft.)_.- Feb. 28 (time unknown) 9 (

June

110 

105 

100

95

100

124 

118 

105 

92 

85

78 

88 

95 

83 

83

76 

78 

78 

81 

76

85 

90 

102 

85 

72

70 

67 

72 

90 

78 

-

Mean

46.0 

48.8 

54.3

182

31.2 

435 

517 

95.4 

442 

88.7 

58.4 

48.8 

34.7

157

July

63 

59 

58 

63

98

61 

58 

52 

50 

47

49

47 

49 

49 

52

52 

50 

47 

44

47

58 

128 

124 

83 

54

54 

52 

45 

45 

50 

45

Aug.

Per square 

 lie

0.189 

.192 

.223

.748

.128 

1.78 

2.12 

.391 

1.81 

.384 

.239 

.192 

.142

.843

20 sec. -ft.; Mar. 14

42 

41 

41 

41

19

ja 

19 

44

49 

44

P7 

F8 

47 

42 

18

17 

IS 

42 

41 

41

17 

J5 

15 

I* 

T2

11 

16

17 

J7

212 

f6

Sspt.

44

39 

37 

34

38

35

50 

41 

41 

38

35 

34

31 

31

31

30 

29 

31 

31 

35

38 

37 

35 

34 

32

31 

31 

32 

31 

32

F noff in 

Inohes

0.22 

.21 

.26

10.11

.15 

1.92 

2.44 

.44

2.09 

.41 

.28 

.22 

.18

8.80

(11 P."-),

»,XBU eeo.-rt.j nay ID iinau p.m.; z,oeu BBO,-II.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record] discharge computed on basis of records for Plum River near Savarna and 

Rook Creek near Morrlson.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
260 PLUM RIVER BASIN

Plum River below Carroll Creek, near Savanna, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°06'50", long. 90°05'40", in FWj- sec. 31, T. 25 

N., K. 4 E., 0.7 mile upstream from Camp Creek, 2.6 miles downstream from Carroll 

Creek, 3^ miles northeast of Savanna, and 13 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of

irairf Is Rfin HO fppt ahrnre mean Hea 1 (Mrpl art-iiistmpnt nf 1 Q1 9. .

ijreeK, j-g mij.es nuruneaat 01 savanna, anu j.o iu±j.ea ups i/i-eajn i 

gage is 580.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 231 square miles.

Records available.- January 1941 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,700 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 28.15 

feet); minimum, 16 second-feet many days in September; minimum gage height, 6.45 feet 

Sept. 17.

1941-48: Maximum discharge, 11,600 second-feet Jan. 6, 1946 (gage height, 28.74 

feet); minimum, 13 second-feet Aug. 13, 14, 1946 (gage height, 6.44 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for discharges below 100 second-feet or periods of

backwater, which are fair, and those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge for period of backwater from Mississippi River computed by 

using fall as determined from stage of Plum River at mouth as a factor. Stage at 

mouth computed from gage-height record for Mississippi River at Salula, Iowa, furnished 

by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septembor 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

31

30

29

28

28

28

28

29

37

29

28

27

27

28

27

27

28

28

28

27

26

26

26

26

26

28

35

47

40

32

30

Nov.

30

28

28

*28

33

36

40

44

40

39

42

42

37

38

54

74

66

54

49

47

46

51

56

56

b51

b45

b47

b40

b33

b26

-

Dec.

41

46

66

109

252

187

136

159

b80

b45

b40

b38

b36

b35

b30

*b26

b32

b33

b33

b33

b33

b34

b34

b34

b35

b35

b35

b36

b37

b39

b41

Jan.

b39

b38

b40

b42

b42

b41

b40

b40

b41

b42

b43

*b44

b27

b23

b25

b23

b20

b20

b26

b32

b34

b29

b24

b21

b24

b28

b2S

b23

b24

b31

b32

Month

October .........................

November ..................... ...

December .....................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ..................... ...

May

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b34

b35

b35

b35

b33

b32

b33

b30

a29

a30

b32

b31

b33

b31

b31

176

673

93S

538

a 140

a!2S

allO

a 100

al35

a 240

a!60

a3,000

a9,000

1,400

-

Second 

foot-days

914

1,300

1,850

54,045

986

17,22( 17 34'

2*99-

10,84'

2,34]

1,10

1,116 

601

58,613

Mar.

o210

0131

bllO

b90

b80

b80

b90

^ *b90

b65

b55

b48

b43

b47

426

2,010

2,260

907

C240

3,580

3,290

483

356

223

183

C153

212

834

400

232

0190

223

Apr.

252

0185

0156

0144

0136

0133

0140

C149

C117

C108

0105

olol

C90

084

08!

o79

073

C65

c65

063

059

057

o72

84

66

64

79

76

60

54

Maximum

47

74

252

1,860

44

3^580

252

'- 1,140

56

413 

28

9,000

May

5S

76

96

82

79

409

642

345

292

786

1,140

597

630

516

726

798

516

422

367

323

282

242

214

196

179

163

155

139

132

122

118

Minimum

26

26

20

20

29

43

54

58

48

25

17

16

16

June

108

98

93

87

84

84

84

82

76

71

66

71

90

74

68

61

57

58

60

56

56

60

71

71

54

49

48

87

238

79

Mean

29.5

43.3

59.7

148

31.8

594

99.9

350

'^" ^

36. 1

20.0

160

July

56

48

44

42

48

44

40

38

35

33

33

33

34

37

37

35

33

30

29

29

35

41

39

34

28

30

29

26

25

28

28

Aug.

25

23

22

23

24

23

22

23

23

23

23

24

23

21

20

20

21

23

27

22

20

19

19

19

18

17

17

18

35

413

68

Per square 

mile

0

. 187

.258

.641

. 138

2.57

2.42

.432

1.52

338

il54

. 156 

.087

.693

Sept.

28

25

24

21

20

19

24

25

25

23

20

19

18

17

17

16

16

17

16

18

24

26

22

19

18

17

17

16

16

18

Runoff in 

inches

0.15

.21

.30

8.71

.16

2.77

2. '.ta 79

1.75

 38

. 18

18

9.45

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 see.-ft.).- Feb. 28 (time unknown) 10,700 aeo.-ft.; Mar. 15 (8 p.m.) 

2,680 sec.-ft.; Mar. 19 (10 p.m.) 7,070 see.-ft.; May 11 (8 a.m.) 1,300 see.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Rook Creek near Morrison. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by loe. * 

c Backwater from Mississippi River.
WAPSIPINICON RIVER BASIN 261

Wapsipinicon River at Independence, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control,' lat. 42°27 I 50", long. 91°53'50", in 

sec. 4, T. 88 N., R. 9 W., at 6th Street in Independence, 1,800 feet downstream from 

Interstate Power Co.'s hydroelectric plant, 4tr miles downstream from Otter Creek, and 

9j miles upstream from Pine Creek. Datum of gage is 882.85 feet above mean s?a level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,060 square miles.

Records available.- July 1933 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 526 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,100 second-feet Mar. 20 (gage height, 13.33 

feet); -minimum, 11 second-feet Jan. 27 (gage height, 4.41 feet) when power plant was 

shut down.

1933-48: Maximum discharge, 21,500 second-feet June 14, 1947 (gage height, 18.74 

feet); minimum, about 7 second-feet many times in period 1933-34.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 20 second-feet and those for periods of no gageneight record, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by power 

plant above station.

Cooperation.- Records collected in cooperation with city of Independence; water-stage recorder inspected by employee of Interstate Power Co. Pour discharge measurements and 

assistance with one furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

85 

85 

98

184 

135

126 

69 

156 

90 

89

102 

71 

79 

71 

90

81 

72 

100 

19 

91

93 

75 

78 

73 

90

80 

225 

261 

350 

267 

268

Nov.

304 

141 

256 

201 

200

171

169 

183 

111 

168

146 

144 

143 

124 

186

163 

193 

180 

184 

197

209 

240

165 

214 

177

186 

159 

169 

126 

132

Dec.

158 

170 

168 

243 

305

545 

389 

370 

204 

429

219 

320 

227 

214 

*226

143 

215 

194 

193 

147

141 

178 

178 

109 

147

134 

143 

76 

165 

108 

125

Jan.

138 

107 

89 

105 

148

121 

96 

108 

94 

101

74 

184 

87 

77 

78

84 

26 

31 

61 

99

74 

82 

69 

57 

17

77 

39 

16 

17 

26 

74

Feb.

23 

59 

17 

58 

50

17 

46 

23 

50 

23

52 

19 

50 

49 

19

a50 

a50 

29 

103 

78

68 

54 

84 

106 

305

272 

450 

4,070 

4,330

unn -fh Seoond- 

*onth foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

tore 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

»8

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

3,753 

5,341 

6,583

............ 319,340

"ufi,ry

h......... ...................

1.. ..........................

ember ........................

2,456 

10,604 

83,492 

17,587 

30,353 

9,646 

5,058 

2,136 

3,175

ter year 1947-48 ............ 180,184

Peak discharge (base, 2.0OO sec. -ft.).- Pe

sec. -ft.; Mar. 20 ll°:40 a.m.J 11,100 sec.-f 

3,140 sec. -ft.; May 15 (1O p.m.) 2,660 sec.- 

* Winter discharge measurement made on thi 

a No gage-height record: discharge compute

station near Dewitt.

Mar.

2,860 

3,030 

3,650 

3,300 

2,730

2,170 

1,480 

1,130 

823 

568

437 

343 

330 

297 

384

1,410 

4,680 

6,330 

*7,390 

" 10,600

8,270 

4,88O 

3,090 

2,110 

1,400

1,050 

2,130 

2,110 

1,830 

1,400 

1,280

Apr.

1,070 

854 

684 

603 

463

449 

463 

620 

547 

506

586 

973 

761 

64? 

384

483 

331 

381 

241 

337

296 

330 

494 

732 

629

629 

694 

864 

833 

703

Maximum

350 

304 

545

17,100

184 

4,330 

10,600 

1,070 

3,950 

1,400 

557 

233 

355

10,600

May

629 

629 

487 

549

431

594 

1,030 

962 

864 

1,620

2,860 

2,950 

2,210 

1,540 

2,020

2,380 

2,020 

1,440 

940 

751

638 

401 

412 

364 

282

250 

243 

248 

119 

286 

204

Minimum

19

111 

76

19

16 

17 

397 

341 

119 

104 

68 

23 

23

16

June

193 

.156 

alSO 

alSO 

a200

a700 

al,400 

al,ooo 

a5 00 

a350

280 

285 

199 

254 

245

198 

227 

153 

219 

146

250 

193 

201 

157 

153

104 

203 

269 

499

612

Mean

121 

178 

212

875

79.2 

366 

2,693 

586 

979 

332 

163 

68.9 

106

493

July

557 

279 

397 

245 

250

155 

229 

160 

96 

102

216 

85 

108 

138 

165

159 

120 

127 

159 

159

161 

165 

106 

68 

89

128 

122 

78 

74 

92 

69

Aug.

23 

98 

96 

71

71

71 

73 

23 

69 

73

88 

76 

110 

23 

23

114 

48 

62 

66 

48

24

24 

71 

48 

51

24 

52 

26 

26 

231 

233

Per square 

mile

0.114 

.168 

.200

.825

.075 

.345 

2.54 

.553 

.924 

.304 

.154 

.065 

.100

.464

Sept.

284

355 

280 

183 

133

153 

170 

50 

144 

76

66 

23 

125 

69

71

69 

73 

50 

23 

74

75 

66 

75 

46 

46

65 

104 

90 

68 

69

Runoff in 

inches

0.13 

.19 

.23

11.20

.09 

.37 

3.93 

.62 

1.06 

.34 

.18 

.07 

.11

6.32

b. 28 (7 p.m.) 5,480 sec. -ft.; Mar. 3 (2 a.m.) 3.94O 

t.; Mar. 27 (5 p.m.) 2,460 sec. -ft.; May 12 (3 a.m.) 

ft.

s day.

d on tasis of power-plant gage readings and records for

911165 O- 50- 18
262 WAPSIFINICON RIVER f AS IN 

Wapslpinicon River near Dewitt, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°46', long. 90°32', in sep. 31, T. SI N., R'. 4 E. 

aTTSrTdge on U. S. Highway 61, 3 miles south or Dewitt, 6 miles upstream from~Brophy 

Creek, and 18 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 599.73 fret above mean sea 

level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 2,300 square miles.

Records available.- June 1934 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 1,403 second-feet.

Extremes . - Maximum discharge during year, 17,200 second-feet Mar. 20 (gage height, 11.1 

reec); minimum daily, ISO second-feet Jan. 26-31.

 1934-48: Maximum discharge, 26,000 second-feet June 27, 1944 (gege height, 12.07 

feet); minimum daily, 70 second-feet Jan. 17-24, 1940; minimum gage eight, 0.94 foot 

Oct. 3, 1937.

Remarks . - Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poof. 

Cooperation.- Five discharge maasurements and assistance with one furnished by Oorps of

Diaoharte, in aeoond-feet, water year October IgiT'to September 1948

D«»

i

s

3

tf

5

6

7

6

6

10

11

16

21

22

23

24

26

27

26

29

VDot.

544

544

541

557

554

527 ;

550

364

420

375

358

550

527

520

307

515

515

510

.510

500

295

283 295-

293

285

310

554

347

354 371'

428

Nov.

516

554 '546

 546

548

515

484

488

484

477

469

458

445

428

465

484

499

48*

480

488

507

515

511

484

488

488

515

511

410

517

-

Month

Deo.

564 iee

888

775

1,410

1,190

1,080

1,140

888

775

752

742 780'

820

860

 840

800

780

720

680

640

650

600

590

580

570

560

550

540

.550

510

Jan.

480

450

440

440

450

480

450

440 «420

410

400

590

580

580

580

570

520

500

290

280

260

250

200

170

160

150

150

150

150

150

150

October Kovrabfr. * Deoeaber .........................

Calender year 1947 ............

January .......................... 

Tebruary .........................

By..................... .........

Juno .. j ..........................

September ........................

later year 1947-46 ............

Feb.

160

180

180

180

180

 180

160

160

180

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

170

190

220

240 '

220

200

300

400

800

1,000

! 2,000 . y.ooo

5,000

-

Seoondfoot-day*

22,804

877,837

9,850 

18,100

27,329

16,838

7 VB6

8,087

436,732

Mar.

8,000

5,000

4,500

5,000

8,000

6,800

7,500

8,000

7,000

5,000

5,500

2,500

2,000

 1,500

1,000

1,500

2,500

5,000

8,000

S14.00QJ

10,500

10,500

10,800

10,800

11,000

10,800

8,110

5,540

4,180

4,080

5,920

Mull

Apr.

5,810

5,090

2,860

2,410

2,180

1,970

1,890

1,760

1,550

1,500

1,470

1,440

1,320

1,310

1,430

1,440

1,550

1,170

1,050

976

885

860

868

912

1,000

1,290

1,450

1,430

1,570

. 1,460

tarn

ffA

1,410

21,500

480 

5,000

3,770

2,520 1 fi.sjol

1 ~Stt

14,800

Ml

May

1,520

1,580

1,710

1,810

1,850

1,800

2,010

2,010

1,980

2,040

2,090

2,220

2,650

3,100

5,440

5,770

5,510

5,270

5,260

2,950

2,550

2,090

1,750

1,510

1,540

i;uo

1,070

964

671

799

742

'jOTIl

9AV

564

285

150 

160

880

546

382

180

150

June

670

821

612

585

550

848

821

1,700

2,320

2,050

1,620

1,460

1,570

1,190

1,040

935

848

789

757

708

684

648

666

659

608

585

582

550

587

612

Mean

736

^2,404

318 

555

911

545

270

1,193

JUy

817 '

574

654

898

1,020

1,580

757 621'

588

507

484

450

459

612

570

511

450

417

406

588

588

599

592

416

459

558

465

450

582

415 : 481 

Auf.

578

527

307

305

288

276

289

286

288

259

245

252

252

252

220

249

282

310

517

262

229

226

204

198

186

174

186

174

189

174

177 "

P" square 

 lie

.320

1.05

.158 

.241

. .682

.586

.596

.117

> .519'

Sept.

180

524

564

564

554

599

575

582

551

557

510

295

289

256

258

216

210

207

204

204

288

278

262

256

213

204

201

195

195

204

-

Runoff In. 

inohe*

.57

 ' '14,. 21

.16 

.28

1.02

.44

.27 

.12

.a

7.06

Peak- dUohay » (base, 5.500 eeo.-ft.jj.- Feb. 29 ftine [unknjwm) about 6,500 eec .-ft. i' Mar., »]

* VipW diiohavge Maaurenent made on thi§ day.

S Computed fro* graph, bated oh gage reading*- v nqtje,- Stag|-fdift5ha*fe relation affected by ioe Dee. IS to Mar. 19.
ROCK RIVER BASIN

Rock River at Watertown, Wia.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°11'25", long. 88°43'35", in-see. 4, T. 8 N., R.

15 £., at Watertown, 700 feet downstream from Milwaukee Street Bridge and 1.1 miles

downstream from Silver Creek. 

Drainage area.- 971 square miles. 

necorai available. June. 1931 to September 1948. 

Average aiscnarae'.- 17 years, 410 second-feet, 

fixtremes.--maximum discharge during year, 3,290 second-feet Mar. 21 (gage height, 5.05

reer); minimum discharge, 4.6 second-feet Sept. 11 (gage height, 0.94 foot).

,1931-48: Maximum discharge, 3,8.10' second-feet Feb. 13, 1938 (gage height, 4.84

feet); minimum daily, 0.9 second-foot Oct. 15, 1939, Sept. 9, 1944. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periodj of ice e£fe_ek._ihloli are fair. Slight 

" inTOraittent regulation caused by a small feedj5ili_§ qua"fter of a mile above station".

Considerable diurnal regulation caused by "power plant 2t miles above station. 

Revisions.- W 760: Drainage area.

Rating taoies, water year 1947-48, except periods of loe effeot

(gage height, In feet, and dUoharge In second-feet)

(Shiftlng-eontrol method uaed June 6 to July 10)

Oct. 1-18, Rev. 85 to Sept. 30 Oot. 16 to Rev. 24

1.0 6.8 8.0 816 3.6 1,430 1.8 46 8.8 16 > 

1.1 18 ' 8.3 348 4.0 USffiL 1.9 70 8.3 211 

1.3 35 8.6 618 4.5 2,500 8.0 97 8.4 257 

1.5 73 8.9 737 5.0 3,810 8.1 130 8.5 50' 

1.7 183 3.8 1,010

Discharge, la seoonc -feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Da,

1

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8

10

11 

18 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

80

21 

22 

83

84

85

26 27 

88 

29

30 

31

Oot.

154 

148

.187 

184

111

89 

96

188 

119 

100

88 

88 

81 

67 

86

56 

63 

42 

56

47

50 

66 

83 

78

62

68

76 

118 

133 

152 

139

Nov.

186 

113 

93 

98 

104

102 

160 

868 

267

872

884

199 

193

161 

207

219 

282 

882

318 

307

302 

898 

/ 85T 

267 

255

236

210 

190 

170 

155

Dec.

146 

148 

158

170 

.190

820 

840 

855 

260

860

265 

850 

240 

226

810

800

185 

170 

160 

150

140 

130 

120 

115 

105

98 

92 

88 

87 

86 

84

Jan.

84 

82 

81 

80 80

81 

88 

82 

83

84

84 

84 

84 

84 

84

84 

84 

84 

84

84

63 

83 

83 

82 \ 

88

82 

82 

81 

80 

80 

80

Month

Goto 

Hove

Deoe

Ca

Jam 

Febr 

Mara 

Aprl

June 

Julj 

Attfii 

Sept

 i

ber

 ber

 ber..........................

lendar year 1947

iary iiarv

1.. ..........................

.ember ........................

tsr year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

80 

80 

80 

80 

80

80 BO' 

80 

80 

80

80 

80 

80 84 

88

94

110 

150 

200 

230

245

270 

310 

 380 

540

360 

500 

800 

1,160

Secondf cot-days

2,876 

6,312 

5,837

148,042

8,567 

6,301 

55,971 

45,729 

21,459 

3,069 

1,882 

878. 

405.

152,674.

Peak discharge (base. 1.100 see. -ft.).- Mar

3.SW see. -ft.

Mar.

1,050 

911 

818 

864 

883

892 

929 

947

a940 

a920

a91o 

a890 

864 

873 

1,200

2,430 

8,120 

1,860 

8,500 

2,710

3,210 

3,140 

3,060 

2,980 

2,780

2,710 

2,570 

8,670 

2,500 

2,500 

2,500

Apr.

8,430 

2,360 

8,300 

8,240 

8,120

. 2,060 

2,000 

1,940 

1,880 

'1,820

1,830 

1,810 

1,720 

1,640 

1,550

1,436

1,410 

1,330 

1,250 

1,180

1,130 

1,040 

1,110 

1,090 

1,000

901 

864 

809 

764 

721

Maximum

154 

318 

260

1,550

84

1,160 

3,810 

8,430 

1,040 

287 

99 

9 52 

7 28

6 3,810

. 16 (4:30 p

May

680 

618 

573 

560 

546

588 

685 

685 

665 

901

1,010 

1,030 

1,040 

992 

1,600

983 

956

901 

646 

782

789 

680 

640 

588 

539

493 

444

411 

378 

342 

304

Minimum

42 

92 

84

33

80 

80 

818 

721 

304 

50 

33 

9.9

5.4

June

287 

864 

248

212 

157

131 

104 

95 

95

82

62

76 

74 

77 

65

66 

59 

58 

50 

56

59

57 

62 

63 

64

64 

84 

89

97 

98

"Mean

92.8 

210 

169

406

82.5 

217 

1,806 

1,524 

692 

102 

60.7 

28.3 

13..5

417

July

99 

87 

78 

70 

71

64 

58 

56 

58 

46

51 

58 

44

~~ 66

61 

56 

56 

58 

46

64 

64 

67 

59 

48

72 

44 

48

33 

78 

56

Aug.

58

40 

58 

32 

40

32 

87 

19 

38 

37

35 

89 

33 

16

80

38 

38 

86 

88 

84

80 

10 

30 

88 

87

87 

19 

84

.9.9

87 

16 '

Per square

0.096 

.216 

.174

.418

.085 

.223 

1.86 

1.57 

.713 

.105 

.063 

.029 

.014

.429

Sept.

88

10 

7.3 

7.3 

7.3

7.3 

7.8 

6.8 

5.7 

6.1

5.4

S.7 

88 

81

19

19 

18 

25,

17 

17

16 

17 

15 

15 

15

14

12 

12 

18 

15

Rvnoff in 

inohe*

0.11 

.24

.20

5.66

.10 

.84

8.14

1.75 

.88 

.18 

.07 

.03 

.02

sTeA

m.) 2,780 sec. -ft.] Mar. 21 (10:30 ».o.)

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ro gage-height record] discharge computed, on basis of weather reoords and reoords for Crawfish 

Hlver atMllfordT

85 to Feb. 88 (no gage-height reoor* Kov. 85 

gage readings and reoords for Crawfsh River

.- Stage-discharge relation affeoted by loe Hov. T 881 alioharge computed on basis of occasional 

rora.
264 ROCK RIVER BASK

Rock'River at Afton, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°36'40", long. 89°04'10", in sec. 37, T. 2 N., R. 

12 &., at highway bridge in Afton, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Bass Creek. 

Datum of gage is 742.18 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 3,300 square miles.

Records available.- February 1914 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 34 years, 1,743 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,390 second-feet Mar. 19, 27 (gage height, 10.2 

reet); minimum discharge 86 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 1.15 feet); minimum daily, 

152 second-feet Sept. 17.

1914-48: Maximum discharge observed, 13,000 second-feet Mar. 23, 24, 1929; maximum 

gage height observed, 13.38 feet Feb. 21, 1937 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 36 secondfeet Aug. 26, 1934, July 9, 1936; minimum daily, 42 second-feet Aug. 25, 26, 1934; minimum gage height, 0.09 foot Aug. 26, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Flow regulated by power plants abov3 station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

663

635

569

574

387

532

588

611

868

673

649

8540

8500

a460

8410

a360

a330

a300

a 300

8310

8340

498

343

568

421

473

524

702

728

631

598

Nov.

657

684

85S

1,050

852

675

*771

726

718

791

1,050

1,120

842

717

1,080

1,020

1,050

1,100

1,150

1,240

1,270

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,270

1,300

1,400

1,750

1,300

-

Month

Dec.

1,400

1,560

1,400

1,400

1,430

1,400

al,400

al,400

al,400

al,400

81,400

al,400

1,400

1,360

1,400

1,430

1,560

1,400

1,360

1,300

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,150

1,120

960

880

688

640

680

690

Jan.

660

640

610

590

580

570

560

550

540

530

530

520

520

510

530

*541

520

500

500

490

490

480

470

450

400

450

460

460

450

410

350

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Peak discharge (base, 3,600 sec

Feb.

274

460

490

470

400

380

370

350

410

520

600

580

520

480

350

460

800

1,150

1,180

1,100

1,080

1,000

1,100

1,200

1,300

1,430

2,480

7,050

4,490

_

-

Secondfoot-days

16,085

31,761 

38,728

550,443

15,861

32,474

182,900

143,060

25|651

18,715

11,456 

8,420

612.291

.-ft.).- Ma

Mar.

3,710

3,930

3,820

3,930

3,930

3,930

3,820

3,710

3,710

3,710

3,710

4,040

3,710

3,490

4,330

6,680

5,250

4,860

7,760

7,780

7,460

8,100

8,440

8,810

9,000

8,810

9,190

8,810

8,270

8,100

8,100

Apr.

7,620

7,460

7,140

6,830

6,680

6,530

6,230

5,660

5,520

5,250

5,250

5,250

5,120

4,860

4,610

4,370

4,260

4,040

3,820

3,710

3,710

3,490

3,490

3,380

3,180

3,280

3,080

3,180

3,080

2,980

-

Maximum

868

1,750 

1,560

4,370

660

7,050

9,190

7,620

3,930

1,530 

852

588 

491

9,190

r. 16 (10:30

Hay

2,880

2,880

2,580

2,430

2,230

2,140

2,380

2,4SO

2,580

3,930

3,490

3,380

3,380

3,490

3,600

3,600

3,600

3,710

3,600

3,380

3,280

3,180

2,980

2,880

2,580

2,140

1,960

1,560

1,640

1,680

1,560

Minimum

300

657 

640

240

350

274

3,490

l!s60

274

1 flfl

152

152

June

1,530

1,460

1,400

1,360

1,300

1,180

1,020

868

842

894

868

767

678

678

742

767

630

274

632

452

649

767

792

565

579

597

345

981

1,100

934

-

Mean

519

1, 05£ 

1,249

1,508

512

1,120 

5,900

4, 76S

QCC

604

370

281

1,673

July

842

766

701

684

673

852

832

709

373

597

376

630

825

756

704

654

432

438

513

568

610

650

482

542

362

554

578

456

494

472

590

Aug.

346

588

548

490

409

376

428

322

413

420

476

429

294

284

302

315

406

406

362

398

402

300

408

408

341

230

232

188

210

298

427

Per square 

mile

0.157

.321

.378

.457

.155

 339

1. 79

1.45

. 852

 259

 183

.112

.085

.507

Sept.

256

212

211

216

200

264

262

363

311

235

154

241

298

284

278

277

152

324

386

283

478

491

348

266

280

218

350

366

213

203

-

Runoff in 

inches

0. 18

.36

.44

6.21

.'37 18

1 * 62

'.23

.21

.13

.09

6.91

a.m.) 7,140 sec. -ft.; Mar. 19 (7:30 p.m.)

3,710 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage ana records for 

station at Watertown.

Note.- Stsge-dlscharge relation affected by ice Dec. 29 to Jan. 31, Feb. 2-25.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 265

Rock River at Rockton, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°27'05", long. 89°04''20", In SE^NW^ sec. 24, T. 46 

K., K. 12 E., at highway bridge in Rockton, three-quarters of a mile downstream from 

Pecatonica River. Datum of gage is 707.94 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 6,290 square miles.

Records available.- June 1903 to March 1909, March 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes. - Maximum discharge during year, 25,700 second-feet--Mar. 20 (gage height, 13.82 

reet); minimum daily, 751 second-feet Sept. 30.

1903-9, 1940-48: Maximum discharge observed, 28,500 second-feet Mar. 22, 1904 

(gage height, 13.8 feet, datum then in use); minimum daily, 650 second-feet Sept. 2, 

1946.

Flood of February 1937 reached a stage of 14.6 feet (backwater from Ice), from 

painted floodmark. Flood of March 1904 probably reached a somewhat lower stafe.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. I,ow flow 

regulated by power, plants above station.

Cooperation.- Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years).- W 325: 1904-9. W 895: 1904(M).

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

2.3 751 6.0 6,530 

3.6 1,060 8.0 10,400 

3.0 1,560 10.0 15,000 

3.5 2,380 11.0 17,500 

4.0 3,090 13.8 35,700

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,980 

1,980 

1,900 

1,830 

1,690

1,550 

1,760 

1,760 

1,900 

1,830

1,830 

1,660 

1,650 

1,760 

al.500

al,500 

al,100 

al,300 

al,300 

al,200

al,150 

al,600 

al,500 

al,200 

al,450

al , 800 

al,900 

al,900 

2,130 

2,200 

2,200

Nov.

2,060 

1,980 

1,980 

2,200 

2,280

1,980

1,900 

2,060 

2,060 

2,060

2,200 

 2,520 

2,360 

1,980 

3,200

2,680 

2,680 

2,760 

2,840 

2,840

2,760 

2,840 

2,840 

2,840 

2,840

2,680 

2,600 

2,360 

bl,750 

bl,350

Dec.

b2,000 

2,530 

3,760 

3,090 

3,520

4,030 

4,020 

4,280 

3,860 

3,520

*3,430 

3,340 

3,340 

3,260 

3,090

2,920 

2,520 

2,840 

2,920 

2,840

2,680 

2,680 

2,680 

2,440 

2,280

2,200 

2,200 

2,060 

1,900 

2,200 

2,200

Jan.

2,060 

1,900 

1,900 

1,980 

1,980

3,060 

1,980 

1,980 

1,980 

1,900

1,830 

1,760 

bl,550 

bl,200 

bl,200

bl,250 

bl,300 

bl,300 

bl,300 

bl,350

bl,400 

bl,400 

bl,400 

bl,350 

bl , 300

bl,350 

bl,200 

bl,O50 

bl,150 

bl,150 

bl,150

Month

Octo 

Nova 

Daca

Ca

Janu 

Fabr 

Marc 

Apr!

If Air

June 

July 

Augu 

Sapt

Wa

ber ..........................

mbar .........................

mbar .........................

landar year 1947 

ary ... . .

h.. ..........................

amber ........................

tar year 1947-48 ............

Peak discharge (base, 7,600 sec

sec. -ft.; May 11 (l a.m.) 10,600 s

Feb.

1,080 

bl.OOO 

bl.OOO 

bl.OOO 

bl.100

bl,150 

bl.100 

bl.OOO 

b860 

b880

bl,150 

bl,150 

bl,200 

1,260 

bl,200

bl,150 

2,130 

3,260 

b3,200 

b3,050

b3,250 

b3,300 

b3,350 

b3,800 

b4,400

b4,200 

5,980 

16,300 

»18,400

Saoondfoot-days

52,010 

70,480 

89,610

1,230,030

47,660 

91 , 900 

429,620 

306,340 

205,420 

70,980 

52,900 

42,079 

31,792

1,390,791

-ft.).- Mai

ec.-ft.

Mar.

19,800 

18,700

116,000 

112,500 

112,000

111,000 

510,000 

b8, 400 

b7,400 

b6, 400

b4,500 

b3,400 

b4,200 

b4,900 

8,020

14,200 

16,000 

15,500 

18,700 

25,400

25 , 100 

'24,800 

23,000 

20,600 

16,700

16,800 

15,000 

13,500 

12,400 

11,500 

11,200

Apr.

10,800 

10,400 

10,000 

9,800 

9,200

8,800 

8,600 

8,020 

7,450 

7,450

7,260 

7,260 

7,260 

7,260 

6,880

6,340 

6,160 

5,840 

5,470 

5,300

5,130 

5,130 

5,130 

5,130 

4,960

5,130 

5,130 

5,130 

4,960 

4,960

Maximum

2,200 

3,840 

4,280

8,800

2,060 

18,400 

25,400 

10,800 

10,400 

3,430 

2,680 

1,830 

1,510

25,400

. 1 (9 p.m.;

May

4,790 

4,790 

4,630 

4,280 

4,110

4,110 

4,790 

5,130 

5,470 

8,210

10.OOO 

10,200 

10,400 

10,400 

10,200

10,400 

10,200 

10,000 

9,600 

8,800

7,640 

6,520 

5,980 

5,840 

5,300

4,450 

4,450 

4,020 

3,520 

3,600 

3,600

Minimum

1,100 

1,350 

1,900

1,000

1,050 

860 

3,400 

4,960 

3,520 

1,650 

1,330 

829 

751

751

June

3,430 

3,360 

3,180 

3,090 

3,000

2,920 

2,760 

2,600 

2,520 

2,440

2,440 

2,280 

2,280 

2,200 

2,200

3,200 

2,200 

1,830 

1,660 

1,760

1,830 

2,060 

2,130 

2,130 

1,830

1,980 

1,650 

1,680 

2,680 

2,760

Mean

1,678 

2,349 

2,891

3,370

1,537 

3,169 

13,860 

6,878 

6,636 

2,366 

1,706 

1,357 

1,060

3,800

July

3,630 

2,440 

1,980 

2,060 

1,900

1,830 

1,980 

1,900 

1,600 

1,420

1,510 

1,460 

1,760 

1,900 

1,830

1,900 

1,590 

1,440 

1,460 

1,620

1,59.' 

1,640 

1,640 

1,560 

1,360

1,430 

1,600 

1,600 

1,390 

1,500 

1,330

Aug.

1,310

1,390 

1 , 660 

1 , 380 

1 , 390

1,220 

1,200 

1,110 

1,300 

1,330

1,440 

1,610 

1,550 

1,830 

1,510

1,480 

1,440 

1,520 

1,640 

1,690

1,470 

1,340 

1,380 

1,360 

1,330

1,130 

1,100 

1,060 

823 

1,060 

1,120

Per square 

mile

0.267 

.373 

.460

.536

.244 

.504 

2.20 

1.09 

1.05 

.376 

.271 

.216 

.169

.604

19,800 sec. -ft.; Mar. 20 (12 m.

Sept.

1,400 

1,080 

1,060 

1,030 

780

972 

1,120 

1,300 

1,230 

1,160

1,040 

919 

1,130 

1,240 

1,070

1,060 

858 

800

994 

1,190

1,100 

1,510 

1,300 

1,240 

930

800 

879 

930 

919 

751

Runoff in 

inohea

0.31 

.42 

.53

7.28

.28 

.54 

2.54 

1.22 

1.21 

.42 

.31 

.25 

.19

8.22

) 25,700

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Sterling hydroelectric plant, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
266 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Rock River at Oregon, 111.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°01', long. 89°20', near center of sec. 3, T. 23 N., R. 10 

*., m tailrace of Illinois Northern Utilities Co.'s plant in Oregon, 1,000 feet upstream from bridge on State Highway 64, 2 miles upstream from Kyte River, and 110 

mi1?JLup? tream from "»uth. Datum of gage Is 659.24 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers]/

Drainage area.- 8,120 square miles.

Records available.- -October 1939 to September 1946 .

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 38,000 second-feet Mar. 20 (g-i«tf height, 13.20 

TSeTTT minimum daily, 1,140 second-feet, Sept. 7.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 45,500 second-feet Jan. 6, 1946 (gag-» height, 15.00 feet); minimum daily, 948 second-feet July 26,- 1946.

Highest stage known, 16.7 feet in February 1937, from floodmark.

- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gag^-helght record, 

are po_or. Some diurnal regulation caused 'by power plants abov1* station. Gage 

read twice hourly. After Julys'31, gage" read from 7 a.m. to 11 p^m".

Cooperation.- Qage-height record furnished by Illinois Northern Utilities Co.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods ,of ioe effont 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.7 1,170 5.0 3,660 6.0 12,100 

2.0 1,670 4.0 6,170 9.0 22,600 

2.S 2,670 S.O 6,960 13.1 37,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1946

Da*

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

6

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28

29 

30 

31

Dot.

2,240 

2,320 

2,290 

2,240 

2,060

2,200 

1,930 

2,020 

2,020 

2, ISO

2,070 

2,060 

1,960 

1,910 

1,980

1,610 

1,640 

1,430 

1,840 

1,580

1,430 

1,810 

2,000 

1,770 

1,670

1,950 

1,950 

2,270 

2,360 

2,460 

2,570

Nov.

2,460 

2,340 

2,340 

2,240 

2,570

2,460 

2,150 

2,310 

2,340 

2,360

2,460 

2,670 

2,770 

2,670 

2,460

2,670 

3,090 

3,200 

3,200 

3,200

3,200 

3,200 

3,200 

5,420 

3,420

3,310 

3,090 

2,570 

2,130 

1,950

Dec.

2,270 

2,770 

3,310 

3,650 

4,620

5,260 

5,520 

5,760 

5,330 

4,870

4,620 

4,240 

4,240 

4,000 

4,120

3,420 

2,660 

3,420 

3,650 

3,540

3,200 

2,980 

3,090 

2,980 

2,670

2,360 

2,770 

2,570 

2,330 

2,480 

2,770

Jan.

3,570 

1,320 

3,160 

2,570 

2,310

3,360 

3,330 

2,360 

2,360 

2,380

2,270 

2,240 

 2,000 

1,360 

1,640

1,700 

1,790 

1,700 

1,700 

1,720

1,660 

1,880 

1,790 

1,790 

1,640

1,700 

1,550 

1,350 

1,500 

1,500 

1,500

Month

Ooto

NOY4

Dec* 

Ca

Jam 

febr

 are

&?

June 

Jnly 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

sry uar? ..... ... r?[. ::::::::::::::::::::::::

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Peb.

al,350 

1,300 

1,350 

1,350 

1,460,

1,480 

1,400 

1,300 

1,150 

1,250

1,450 

1,500 

1,600 

1,550 

1,400

1,550 

2,800 

4,400 

4,200 

3,900

4,100 

4,200 

4,500 

4,800 

5,200

5,500 

9,560 

26,800 

*26,6OO

Seoondfoot-daya

61,930 

81,530 

111,790

1,557,910

59,500 

129,860 

558,200 

242,120 

259,450 

S6,740 

65,300 

56,760 

42,960

1,756,160

Mar.

22,600 

20,600 

17,900 

15,400 

15,100

14,000 

11,000 

_9A4QQ 

8,400 

7,100

6,000 

.4,300 

5,600 

7,500 

15,400

23,700 

22,600 

19,700 

26,000 

37,700

 35,800 

32,200 

29,200 

26,200 

22,600

20,100 

19,700 

17,600 

15,400 

14,100 

13,100

Apr.

13,100 

12,400 

12,100 

11,500 

10,600

10,200 

10,200 

9,680 

8,980 

8,680

6,580 

8,380 

8,360 

6,380 

8,080

7,500 

7,220 

6,950 

6,430 

6,170

5,910' 

5,910 

5,910 

5,910 

5,910

5,910 

5,910 

5,910 

5,780 

5,650

Maxima

2,570 

3,420 

5,780

12,400

2,570 

26,600 

37,700 

13,100 

14,600 

4,120 

3,090 

2,660 

1,770

37,700

Hay

 5,520 

5,390 

5,260 

5,260 

5,000

5,000 

5,260 

6,170 

6,430 

8,680

14,400 

14,600 

14,100 

13,400 

13,100

13,400 

13,100 

12,400

n,eoo

10,800

9,890 

8,660 

7,790 

7,220 

6,690

6,170 

5,390 

5,130 

4,740 

4,240 

4,240

Minimum

1,430 

1,950 

2,270

1,400

1,350 

1,150 

4,500 

5,650 

4,240 

1,980 

1,780 

1,530 

1,140

1,140

June

4,120 

4,000 

3,680 

3,650 

3,650

3,540 

3,420 

3,420 

3,200 

" S,980

3,200 

2,860 

2,770 

2,770 

2,770

2,570 

2,670 

2,670 

2,310 

2,130

2,290 

2,360 

2,670 

2,670 

2,670

2,330 

-2,340 

2,160 

1,980 

2,670

Mean

1,986 

2,718 

3,606

4,266

1,919 

4,479 

16,010 

8,071 

8,369 

2,691 

2,106 

1,631 

1,432

4,796

July

3,090 

2,680 

2,670 

2,360 

2,290

2,290 

2,200 

2,250 *w

1,810 

1,860 

1,640 

2,270 

2,330

2,250 

2,200 

1,970 

1,610 

1,620

1,950 

2,110 

2,160 

1,950 

1,660

1,790 

1,760 

1,950 

1,680 

1,310 

1,760

Aug.

1,740 

.1,650 

,530 

,980 

,740

,740 

,640 

,640 

1,600 

1,620

1,760 

1,680 

1,860 

1,970 

2,020

1,660 

2,070 

2,680 

2,270 

2,150

2,150 

2,060 

1,700 

1,790 

1,740

1,620 

1,620 

1,530 

1,620 

1,560 

1,550

Per square

0.246 

.335 

.444

.526

.236 

.552 

2.22 

.994 

1.03 

.556 

.259 

.225 

.176

.591

Sept.

1,400 

1,600 

1,450 

1,380 

1,330

1,160 

1,140 

1,470 

1,450 

1,570

1,460 

1,380 

1,250 

1,400 

1,430

1,350 

1,350 

1,280 

1,270 

1,480

1,640 

1,550 

1,770 

1,640 

1,640

1,400 

1,350 

1,430 

1,560 

1,500

Runoff in inohe*

0.26 

.37 

.51

7.13

.27 

.59 

2.56 

1.11 

1.19 

.40 

. .30 

.26 

.20

6.04

Peak discharge (base, 12.000 sec. -ft.}.- Peb. 26 (5 a.m.) 30.80O sec. -ft. i Mar. 20 (4 to 6 p.m.)

. ,-._. .. -.-_ ,._.) 15,400 sec.-ft. * Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record] discharge computed on basis of records for Sterling hydroelectric plant. 

.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 26-51, Feb..2-26, Mar. 6-13.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 267

 Rock River at Como, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat.'' 41°47'00 n , long. 89°44'58", In NE& sec. 85, T.,21 

 N., n. 6 E., 1 mile upstream from Como, 3 miles downstream from Rook Falls, and 3$

miles upstream from Elkhorn Creek, Datum of gage Is 806.83 feet above mean sea level,

datum of 1989.

Drainage area.- 8,700 square miles. 

Heoorai avaiiaole.- December 1933 to September 1948. November 1914 to September 1934 at

Lynaon, l(j$ miles downstream (drainage area, 9,010 square miles). 

Average discharge.- 34 years (1914-48), 5,173 second-feet (discharge for site at London

aajuscea ror difference In drainage area). , 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 41,400 second-feet Mar. 21 (gage height, 18.76

reet); minimum dally, 1,090 second-feet Sept. 7.

1914-48: Maximum discharge, 51,000 second-feet Feb. 88, 1937, at lower dam at Rock

Palls, from rating curve extended above 21,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting;

minimum dally, 440 second-feet Aug. 20, 1934. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record,

wmcn are fair. About 100 second-feet diverted above gage to Illinois and Mississippi

Canal. Some diurnal fluctuations caused by power plants above station. 

Cooperation.- Two- discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, (gage uelght, In feet, 

and discharge, In second feet)

2.15 1,100 4.0 5,92C 

2.2 1,180 S.O 19,500 

2.5 1,700 10.0 27,600 

3.0 3,000 12.7 40,900

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2,110 

2,490 

2,270 

2,320 

2,080

2,220 

1,850 

1,970 

2,000 

1,720

2,410 

2,000 

1,950 

1,680 

1,950

1,810 

1,810 

1,370 

1,660 

1,620

1,460 

1,410 

2,110 

1,850 

1,490

1,810 

2,270 

2,350 

2,350 

2,600 

2,620

Nov.

2,760 

2,540 

2,410 

2,410 

2,430

2,920 

2,460 

2,350 

2,540 

2,650

2,780 

2,410 

2,860 

3,030 

2,840

. 2,570 

3,160 

3,270 

3,350 

3,430

3,540 

3,380 

3,540 

3,540 

3,540

3,680 

3,270 

2,890 

b2,200 

bl,600

Dec.

b2,50Q 

3,000 

3,820 

3,820 

4,840

5,300 

6,230 

5,610 

6,390 

5,140

4,990, 

bS.OOO 

b4,100 

 4,840 

4,690

b4,000 

bS.OOO 

3,540 

4,100 

b3,900

b3,500 

b3,500 

b3,300 

b3,400 

b2,800

b2,600 

b2,900 

b2,800 

b2,700 

2,570 

2,840

Jan.

b2,900 

bl,500 

2,000 

2,650 

b2,500

b2,700 

b2,600 

b2,600 

2,680 

2,620

2,460 

2,430 

2,270 

bl,700 

bl,700

bl,700 

bl,800 

bl,600 

bl.800 

bl,900

bl,900 

b2,000 

bl,900 

bl,800 

bl,800

bl,900 

bl,600 

bl,400 

bl,«00 

bl,600 

bl,600

Month.

Oeto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Jam: 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr)

June 

Julj 

Augt 

sept

Wt

 bar

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

tary

h....... .....................

1. ...........................

ember ........................

iter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

bl,600 

bl,400 

bl,400 

bl.SOO 

bl,500

bl,600

bl.soo

bl,300 

bl,200 

bl,200

bl,600 

bl,600 

bl,700 

bl,700 

bl.500

bl,600 

b3,400 

b4,800 

b4,500 

b4,200

b4,500 

b4,600 

b4,600 

b5,200 

b6,000

be, ooo

9,540 

28,500 

31,400

Seoondfoot-days

61,810 

86,350 

121,720

1,678,040

63,410 

140,940 

619,200 

260,670 

276,610 

93,660 

67,970 

53,870 

 42,110

1,888,320

Mar.

25,400 

22,100 

121,000 

117,000 

117,000

115,000 

 14,600 

12,000 

10,000 

b9,000

b7,600 

b4,600 

b5,800 

b6,8QO 

15,300

25,000 

25,000 

22,100 

27 , 600 

39,900

 40,900 

37,400 

33,400 

29,500 

24,100

22,500 

21,000 

20,200 

17 rOOO 

16,400 

14,000

Apr.

14,300 

13,600 

13,300 

12,600 

11,900

11,600 

10,900 

9,880 

10,600 

8,860

9,200 

9,200 

8,520 

8,520 

8,520

8,350 

8,020 

7,360 

6,550 

6,390

6,550 

6,230 

6,080 

6,230 

6,550

6,390 

6,230 

6,080 

6,080 

6,080

Maxima

2,620 

3,680 

6,390

13,300

2,900 

31,400 

40,900 

14,300 

16,000 

4,540 

3,220 

3,490 

1,770

40,900

Peak discharge (base, 13,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 28 9:30

26,700 sec. -ft.; Kar. 21 (4 p.m.) 41,400 sec. -ft. j Hay 1 

* Winter discharge measurement made on thLs day. 

a No gage-height record: discharge computed on basis o

May

6,080 

5,920 

5,920 

5,920 

5,460

5,3o6 

5,920 

6,080 

7,030 

7,520

12,900 

16,000 

15,000 

14,600 

14,300

14,300 

14,300 

13,300 

12,600 

11,900

11,200 

9,200 

8,520 

7,520 

7,190

6,710 

6,080 

5,300 

5,610 

4,540 

4,390

Minimia

1,370 

1,600 

2,500

, 1,370

1,400 

1,200 

4,600 

6,080 

4,390 

2,110 

1,640 

1,240 

1,090

1,090

June

4,540 

4,390 

4,100 

3,960 

4,240

3,820 

3,350 

3,820 

3,510 

3,300

3,190 

3,190 

3,030 

3,050 

2,950

2,760 

2,780 

2,860 

2,700 

2,110

2,600 

2,320 

2,920 

3,030 

3,030

2,540 

2,540 

2,570 

2,190 

2,270

Mean

1,994 

2,878 

3,926

4,597

2,045 

4,86C 

19.97C 

8,689 

8,922 

3,122 

2,192 

1,736 

1,404

5.15S

July

3,220 

2,920 

3,000 

2,600 

2,270

2,300 

2,320 

2,030 

2,350 

2,030

1,770 

1,970 

1,740 

2,840 

2,950

2,430 

2,160 

2,000 

1,700 

1,880

1,810 

2,110 

2,190 

2,240 

1,720

2,240 

1,830 

2,030 

1,850 

1,830 

1,640

Aug.

1,680 

1,640 

1,480 

1,680 

1,740

1,600 

1,530 

1,600 

1,510 

1,480

1,490 

1,640 

1,810 

1,620 

1,810

2,030 

1,900 

3,490 

2,490 

2,030

2,030 

2,060 

1,640 

1,390 

1,590

1,570 

1,570 

1,390 

1,240 

1,700 

1,440

Pep square 

 lie 

p.m.) 36,400 sec. -ft.; Mar. 16 

? (lO a.m.) 17,400 sec. -ft.

f weather records and records fo

Sept.

1,340 

1,390 

1,410 

1,310 

1,390

1.1SO 

1,090 

1,550 

1,590 

1,530

1,530 

1,290 

1,480 

1,230 

1,260

1,460 

1,160 

1,200 

1,150 

1,570

1,770 

1,480 

1,570 

1,660 

1,510

1,530 

1,370 

1,420 

1,320 

1,370

Runoff in 

Inches

(4 p.m.)

r power pla

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
268 ROCK 'RIVER BASIN

Rook River near Joslin, HI.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°33'35", long. 900 10'55", in NE$ sec. 18, T. 18 

w., H. 3 E., at highway bridge if miles east of Joslin, 12 miles downstream from Rook 

Creek, and 27 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 564.06 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Co'rps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 9,520 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year. 46,200 second-feet Mar. 22; maximum gage'height, 

16.23 feet Mar. 3 (backwater from ice); minimum daily, 1,400 second-ferat Jan. 15, 

Feb. 10, 11.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 22, 1948; maximum gage height, that of 

Mar. 3, 1948; minimum daily discharge, 834 second-feet Jan. 3, 1940.

Flood of Feb. 24, 1937, reached a stage of 15.3 feet, from information by local 

resident (discharge, 45,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 34,000 secondfeet ).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

ana tnose for period of ice effect, which are poor. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by 

power plants above station.

Cooperation.- Four discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2,540 

2,540 

2,680 

2,540 

2,610

2,330 

2,400 

2,200 

2,260 

2,330

2,200 

2,470 

2,200 

2,330 

2,000

2,200 

2,070 

2,140 

1,680 

1,940

1,940 

1,810 

1,740 

2,200 

2,140

1,940 

2,260 

2,540 

2,540 

2,610 

2,820

Nov.

2,890 

2,890 

2,680 

2,61C 

2,680

2,750 

3,240 

2,960 

2,820 

2,960

3,030 

3.10C 

2,820 

3,170 

3,460

3,170 

3,100 

3,690 

3,690 

3,690

3,860 

3,940 

a3,900 

a3, 900 

a3,900

a4,000 

a3,600 

a3,100 a2,400l 

al,800

Dec.

2,800 

3,100 

4,450 

4,450 

4,960

5,640 

6,150 

6,660 

6,320 

6,660

5,810 

5,400 

5,400 

4,700 

5,300

4,960 

4,200 

3,300 

3,800 

4,500

4,100 

3,700 

3,700 

3,600 

3,700

3,000 

2,900 

3,100 

3,000 

2,900 

2,900

Jan.

3,100 

3,200 

2,800 

2,700 

2,900

2,700 

2,900 

2,800 

2,800 

2,900

2,800 

2,700 

2,400 

1,450 

*1,400

1,600 

1,800 

2,000 

2,000 

2,100

2,100 

2,100 

2,100 

2,100 

2,000

1,950 

1,950 

1,950 

1,750 

1,750 

1,750

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

nber .........................

lender year 1947 

&ry . . .

h. ...........................

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Peak discharge (base, 13,000 sec

Feb.

1,750 

1,750 

1,700 

1,600 

1,550

1,600 

1,650 

1,650 

1,500 

1,400

1,400 

1,500 

1,600 

1,600 

1,700

1,600 

2,400 

5,400 

6,400 

6,300

5,900 

5,900 

6,000 

6,100 

6,400

7,500 

10,800 

16,200 

36,000

Seoondfoot-days

70,200 

95,800 

135, 16C

1,923,82C

70,550 

146,850 

697,600 

307,570 

312, 52C 

108, 49C 

77,56C 

63,760 

50,590

2,136,65C

.-ft.).- Pe

(2 p.m.) 46,200 sec. -ft.; May 30 (5 to 10 p.n 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by 

to Mar. 19.

Mar.

35,000 

27,000 

24,000 

23,000 

20,000

18,000 

17,000 

15,000 

13 , 000 

11,000

9,600 

8,000 

5,100 

6,200 

7,400

16,000 

27,000 

24,000 

24,000 

28,800

*38,900 

44,700 

41,700 

36,300 

31,700

28,800 

26,300 

24,900 

23,600 

21,500 

20,100

Apr.

18,100 

17,400 

16,800 

15,900 

15,000

14,200 

13,600 

12,800 

11,800 

11,800

10,300 

10,300 

10,000 

9,360 

9,590

9,130 

9,130 

8,450 

8,020 

7,210

7,020 

7,020 

6,830 

6,640 

6,830

7,210 

7,210 

6,640 

6,640 

6,640

Maximum

2,820 

3,940 

6,660

15,600

3,200 

36,000 

44,700 

18,100 

16,800 

5,060 

3,360 

3,590 

2,000

44,700

May

6,640 

6,640 

6*460 

6,460 

6,460

6,100 

6,100 

6,640 

6,830 

7,610

9,590 

14,200 

16,800 

16,800 

16,500

16,200 

16,200 

16,200 

15,300 

14,500

13,400 

12,500 

10,800 

9,590 

8,450

8,230 

7,410 

6,830 

5,920 

6,100 

5,060

Minimum

1,680 

1,800 

2,800

1,600

1,400 

1,400 

5,100 

6,640 

5,060 

2,430 

2,040 

1,680 

1,410

1,400

June

5,060 

5,060 

4,890 

4,550 

4,550

4,720 

4,390 

3,910 

4,230 

3,910

3,670 

3,750 

3,670 

3,520 

3,440

3,360 

3,060 

3,140 

3,220 

2,990

2,570. 

2,990 

2,920 

3,360 

3,290

3,220 

2,850 

2,920 

2,850 

2,430

Mean

2,26 

3,19 

4,36

5,27

2,27 

5,06 

22,50 

10,25 

10,08 

3,61 

2,50 

2,05 

1,68

5,83

July

2.T10 

3,360 

3,060 

3,140 

2,780

2,570 

2,500 

2,500 

2,300 

2,500

2,170 

2,040 

2,170 

2,170 

3,290

3,060 

2,640 

2,360 

2,300 

2,100

2,300 

2,360 

2,570 

2,500 

2,360

2,430 

2,500 

2,170 

2,240 

2,240 

2,170

Aug.

1,980 

1,980 

1,920 

1,800 

1,980

2,040 

1,920 

1,860 

1,860 

1,860

1,800 

1,800 

1,920 

2,100 

1,920

2,100 

2,240 

2,640 

3,590 

2,710

2,300 

2,300 

2,240 

1,920 

1,680

1,860 

1,860 

1,800 

1,680 

1,740 

2,360

Pe- square 

mile

5 0.238 

3 .335 

0 .458

1 .554

6 .239 

4 ' .532 

0 2.36 

0 1.08 

0 1.06 

6 .380 

2 .263 

7 .216 

6 .177

8 .613

Sept.

1,880 

1,680 

1,680 

1,740 

1,620

1,620 

1,510 

1,510 2; ooo

1,880

1,880 

1,680 

1,510 1,680 ' 

1,510

1,510 

1,680 

1,410 

1,410 

1,410

1,880 

2,000 

1,740 

1,880 

1,940

1,810 

1,740 

1,620 

1,620 

1,560.

Runoff in 

inches 

0.27 

.37 

.53

7.52

.28 

.57 

2.73 

i:20 

1.22 

.42 

.30 

.25 

.20

8.34

b. 29 (time unknown) about 38,000 sec. -ft.; Mar. 22 

.) 17,100 sec. -ft. 

day. 

on basis of records for Sterling hydroelectric plant. 

Ice Dec. 1, 2, Dec. 12-14, Dec. 16 to Feb. 26, Feb. 29
ROCK RIVER BASIN 269

Crawfish River at Milford, Wis.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 43°06'00", long. 88°51'00", in sec. 4, T. 7 N., R. 14 E., at 

highway bridge on County Highway A in Milford, 1 mile downstream from Rock Creek and 

8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 732 square miles.

Records available.- June 1931 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 322 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,780 second-feet Mar. 21, 22 (gage 

height, 8.21 feet); minimum observed, 2.6 second-feet Aug. 23, Sept. 17 (gage t»ight, 

1.22 feet).

1931-48: Maximum discharge observed, 4,260 second-feet Mar. 17, 1946 (gage height, 

8.88 feet), from rating curve extended above 2,600 second-feet; minimum observed, 0.6 

second-foot Sept. 5, 1946 (gage height, 1.16 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Gage read 

twice daily.

Revisions (water years).- W 805: Drainage area. W 975: 1937-38.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1946

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

130

116

94

124

98

103

116

He

81

79

69

45

69

41

59

52

55

59

59

35

42

34

66

38

59

52

64

77

101

116

116

Nov.

127

121

116

103

103

86

69

103

240

206

165

168

127

127

146

213

174

174

202

188

174

162

181

184

202

190

160

150

130

120

Month

Dec.

116

112

121

135

146

174

184

202

210

210

208

204

190

180

165

155

149

143

130

119

110

102

96

92

86

78

72

70

67

66

66

Jan.

66

66

67

70

*73

73

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

71

70

70

70

69

69

68

68

68

68

67

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January

February March --..-.---. -

Ma?

1.. ..........................

June ..............................

July ...................:.........

Ancu0t

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

67

67

68

68

68

68

68

$9

69

69

70

70

70

70

71

74

80

110

190

195

185

180

*218

240

250

260

633

1,190

1,370

-

-

Secondfoot-days

2,365

4,611

4,158

128,358

2 139

6^207

76,650 

25,205

11,662

2,064

1 1 387

919.4 

72s! 6

138,093.0

Mar.

1,870

2,190

2,440

2,510

2,440

2,380

2,250

2,190

2,060

1,940

1,870

1,690

1,560

1,440

1,440

2,000

2,310

2,840

3,370

3,370

3,780

3,780

3,640

3,370

3,110

2,970

2,970

2,440

2,250

2,120

2,060

Apr.

2,000

1,870

1,750

1,560

( 1,500

1,370

1,310

al,120

a934

746

950

891

832

774

633

717

549

450

478

522

434

356

346

351

351

412

522

549

494

434

-

Maximum

130

240

210

1,810

73

1,370

3,780 

2,000 

633

132

64 

42

3,780

May

397

386

351

299

248

290

304

273

290

428

478

549

60S

605

633

605

633

577

549

444

472

356

331

277

248

209

206

181

155

140

143

Minimum

34

66

26

66

67

1,440 

346 

140

16

22

4.6 

5.8

4.6

June

127

112

132

86

79

77

75

84

73

e£

75

62

69

55.

64

55

55

59

68

47

38

38

16

59

68

47

55

49

69

103

-

Mean

154' 76 3

134

352

69* 0

214

2,473

840

68 . 6

44.7

29. 7

24.2

377

July

88

77

84

62

64

73

47

35

38

50

44

41

50

41

27

41

32

35

31

26

27

41

53

35

29

32

38

36

22

35

53

Aug.

64

47

44

59

38

35

31

32

25

13

29

42

44

30

31

24

25

42

34

22

22

31

8.8

4.6

11

15

25

19

29

27

16

Per square 

mile

0.104

.210

.183

.481

.094

.292

3. 38

l!l5 

.514

.094

* 061

.041

.033

.515

Sept.

8.8

25

26

22

17

24

36

34

26

24

12

25

32

20

11

8.8

6.2

5.8

30

32

26

31

29

31

31

26

22

26

36

42

-

Rinoff in 

inches

0.12

. 23

!21

6.51

.11

.31

l!28 

. 59

.10

.07

.05

.04

7.01

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated. 

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected ty Ice Nov. to Dec. 1, Dee. 9-16, Dee. 21 to Feb. 26.
270 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Whltewater Creek near Whltewater, Wls.

Location.- Staff gage and Clppolettl weir, lat. 42 0 46'40", long. 88°41'4T>", In NWfc sec.

 U6, 'I1 . 4 N., R. 15 E., at highway culvert 3,000 feet downstream from Whltewater Lake 

and 4 miles south of Whltewater.

Drainage 1 area.- 7.2 square miles.

Records available.- March 1926 to July 1928, July 1946 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during yea*r, 10.5 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height,

 1.74 feet); minimum observed, 0.30 second-foot Jan. 17-30 (gage height, 0.50 foot).

1986-28, 1946-48: Maximum discharge observed, 24.8 second-feet May 28, 1927 (gage 

height, 1.99 feet, datum then In use); minimum observed. 0.1 second'foot Jan. 29 to 

Feb. 3, 1928 (gage height, 0.42 foot, datum then In use), caused by closure of dan 

above station.

Remarks.- Records good. Qage read once daily. Entire flow from 6.6 s-fuare miles of

 drainage area Impounded In Whltewater Lake.

Revisions.- w IORR- Drainage area.

Rating tabl«, wattr yetr 1947-48 (gagt htight, in f«tt, 

and diachargt, in a«oond-f««t)

0.50 O.SO 1.1 3.94

.60 .70 1.3 5.75

.70 1.15 1.6 7.77

.90 2.38

Discharge, in a«oond-f««t, wat«r y«ar Oo.tobtr 1947 to S«pt«mb»- 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

0.62

.58

.46

.42

.42

.42

.42

.42

.36

.38

.36

.36

.36

.38

.36

.36

.38

.62

.58

.54

.46

.46

.42

.42

.42

.42

1.4

1.4

.92

.79

.79

Nov.

0.66

.62

.62

.56

.58

.62

1.6

1.1

1.1

' .86

.70

.70

.54

.46

1.7

2.4

1.2

.97

.88

.92

.97

1.5

1.4

1.2

.70

.70

.79

.62

.79

' .79

D«o.

0/66

.62

2.7

1.3

2.8

1.7

2.2

1.7

1.2

.97

.86

.68

.66

.66

.66

.56

.56

.54

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

Month

'Jan.

0.46

.46

.50

.50

.50

.50

.54

.54

.50

.54

.50

.50

.50

.46

.46

.46

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.64

F«b.

0.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.54

.54

.58

.58

.46.

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

2.1

1.4

2.2

1.7

.68

1 .86

.70

.70

.70

.70

2.0

6.1

1.7

-

S«oondfoot-daya

Ootobar ..... i e a?

November ......................... 28\ 48

D«o«mb«r ......................... 27.35

Calendar y«ar 1947 ............ see. 06

Janu 

P»br

ary..... ............. ........

uarv ......... (. .........

12.96

oa eo

March ............................ 62.19

April ............................ 40.08

Vty. ............ ................. gi.09 &::::::::::::::::: : : !* ! 

Augu 

S*pt

 t ...........................

Mb«r ........................

AC * *a

15.82 

.14.76

WaUr y»ar 1947-48 ............ 346.^6

Mar.

1.8

l.l

l.l

 ,97

.92

.68

.79

.79

.70

.70

.62

.58

.54

2.5

5.6

3.1

1.7

1.7

6.0

7.8

3.1

2.4

2.1

2.0

1.5

1.4

1.4-

1.7

1.6

1.4

2.1

Apr.

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.0

.6

.7

.4

.2

.1

.1

.0

.0

1.0

.92

.88

.88

2.7

1.8

1.5

.4

.6

.4

.2

.1

May

1.0

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.1

2.9

1.6

1.3

4.1

6.1

3.1

2.4

2.0

1.7

2.5

1.6

1.6

.5

.4

.3

.1

.0

.92

.92

.88

.68

.79

.70

.70

.70

.70

Jun«

0.66

.62

.62

.62

.79

.74

.70

.66

.62

.62

.62

.79

.74

.70

.62

.62

.70

.74

.74

.70

.62

.54

.54

1.2

1.1

.92

.79

.92

3.1

1.4

-

MaxlBun MlnliHVTT Itoan

1.4 0.38 0.543

2.4 .46 .950

2.7 .46 .882

4.4 .21 .899

.64 .30 .418 6.1 .46 1.02

6.0 .54 2.01

2.7 .88 1.34

6.1 .76 1.65

3.1 .54 .625

1.4 .46 .724

.70 .46 .510 

.62 .46 .492

8.0 .30 .946

July

l.l

.88

.66

.79

.79

.70

.70-

.62

.62

-.54

.46

.79

.70

.62

.62

.54

.54

.54

.54

.54

1.4

1.2

.88

.79

.79

.70

.70

.62

.62

.62

.62

Aug.

0.54

.54

.54

.54

.54

.54

.46

.62

.62

.54

.70

.58

.46

.46

.46

.62

.54

.54

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

S*pt.

0.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.62

.54

.54

.54

.54

.54

.50

,50

.46

.46

.46

.46

.62

.64

.64

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

-

P«r aquar* Runoff in 

 11* inehM
ROCK RIVER BASIN 271

Whitewater Creek at Whitewater, Wis.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°49'00", long. 88 0 42'30n , in SWfc sec. 10, T. 4 N., R. 15' 

is. at cridge on highway half a mile above Tripp Lake pond and 1 mile southeast of 

Whitewater.

Drainage area.- 16.7 square miles.

Records available.- June 1926 to July 1928, July 1946 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 315 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 

4.iu reet); minimum daily discharge, 10 second-feet on many days.

1926-28, 1946-48: Maximum discharge observed, 330 second-feet May 28, 1927 (gage 

height, 4.20 feet);-minimum observed, 7.8 second-feet June 27, 28, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Ga^e read 

once daily. Entire flow from « R square miles of drainage area impounded in Whitewater 

Lake.

Revisions.-' W 1055: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Siptimbir 19*8

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

18

18

18

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

14

16

14

18

18

NOV.

18

11

11

11

11

11

14

15

14

33

22

18

22

52

192

205

69

38

19

17

16

19

19

18

18

17

17

17

18

16

Deo.

16

19

81

58

31

38

33

88

21

16

15

14

14

IS

13

13

18

12

18

18

18

18

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

Month

Jan.

10

11

10

1011

111111 *n

11

18

18

12

12

11

11

11

11

18

12

18

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

14

18

Ootobtr i

Mvrariber.............. ............

December .........................

Calindar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February ......................... March ............................

if?

June. .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Fib.

18

18

18

18

18

18

12

18

18

12

18

18

18

18

18

IS

43

20

28

14

14

18

1818'

13

18

36

ISO

150

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

9 A? O%C

978

504

6,494.6

348 

738

1 '569 289

flfll OO1

398

359

363 

3O6

7,043

liar.

55

88

15

15

14

14

14

15

18

19

22

15

14

87

81

68

40

93

886

118

68

46

31

88

85

24

84

84

84-

84

84

Maxli

Apr.

84

88

81

20

19

19

19

17

16

15

8423"

28

20

19

IS

17

16

15

14

14

14

27

83

21

80

80

18

16

16

iun

16

805

33

205

14 

ISO

286

27 

156

80

13

13

11

886

May

15

14

15

14

14

82

.20

81

68

156

77

46

36

38

29

85

83

88

81

80.

19

19

18

17

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

Minima

101111

7.8,

10

18

14

14 

14

11

10

11

10

10

June

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13 ,

13

13

13

18

13

13

13

12

12

12

18

12

12

18

11

80

17

Mean

11.0

«Q OC A*

16.3

17. S

11.0

85.4

41.6

19.0 

87.8

13.3

11.6

11.7

10.8

19.8

July

13

18

18

18

18

18

18

12

18

12

LI

LI

LI

LI

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

13

12

12

12

18

18

18

18

18

18

Aug.

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

12

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

13

18

12

18

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

Per square 

mil*

Sept.'

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

' 1010

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

Rrnoff in 

inohm

* Winter dlsoharg* meaaureoent made on this day.

Nott.- Stage-61aeharge relation affected by loe Jan. 14-89.
272 ROOK RIVER BASIN

Lake Mendota at Madison, Wis.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°05'40", long. 89°22'10", SE$ sec. 12, T. 7 N., R. 9 E.,

 attached to face of dam at outlet, in Madison. Datum of gage is 847.40 feet above

mean sea level, or 2.00 feet above city of Madison datum. 

Drainage area.- 254 square miles. Area of Lake Mendofca, 15.2 square miles. 

Records available.- December 1902 to May 1903, January 1916 to September 1948 (incomplete). 

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 3.24 feet Mar. 21; minimum, 1.20 feet

 Sept. 19.

1916-48: Maximum gage height observed, 3.70 feet Mar. 7, 8, 1937^ minimum observed,

0.20 foot Feb. 24 to Mar. 10, 1920. 

Remarks.- Lake level regulated by concrete dam with one 20-foot stop-log section ana 12-

root lock at outlet. 

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by city engineer of Madison.

qage height, In feet, water year October 1947 to Septenber 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.62

1.62

1.62

1.62

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.58

1.56

-

_

«

_

-

-

1.52

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.48

.48

.46

1.46

1.48

1.4E8

1.62

1.62

1.62

1.60

Nor.

1.60

1.60

1.58

1.5S

1.60

1.56

1.58

1.58

1.S8

1.58

1.56

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.62

1.62

1.62

1.62

1.63

1.64

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

Dec. Jan.

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

-

_

-

.

_

_

-

-

2.00

-

-.

2.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

_

-

-

Feb.

_

_

_

-

-

.

_

_

.

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

 _

1.94

1.98

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.04

2.08

2.68

3.02

_

-

Bar.

3.14

3.16

3.18

3.12

3.08

3.02

2.98

H.92

2.88

2.82

2.76

2.74

2.66

2.64

2.62

2.70

2.88

2.98

3.08

3.18

3.24

3.22

3.18

3.16

3.10

3.06

3.06

3.06

3.00

2.98

2.98

Apr.

2.95

2.92

2.88

2.84

2. BE

2.78

2.78

2.76

2.74

2.70

2.74

2.70

2.68

2.66

2.62

2.58

2.54

2.54

2.50

2.48

2.46

2.42

2.48

£.48

2.48

2.48

2.50

2.49

2.48

2.47

-

May

2.44

2.42

2.40

2.38

2.36

2.36

2.36

2.34

2.38

2.42

2.42

2.42

2.40

2.40

2.44

2.42

2.42

2.42

2.40

2.38

2.36

2.34

2.32

2.28

2.26

2.24

2.22

2.16

2.14

2.12 z.ia

June

'2.10

2. OS

2.06

2.04

2.O6

2.06

2.06

2.05

2.04

2.04

E.03

2.02

2.06

2.04

2.0O

1.98

1.96

1.94

1.98

1.96

1.94

1.94

1.94

1.94

1.94

1.94

1.94

2.00

2.00

2.00

-

July

1/98

1.98

1.98

1.94

1.9Z

1.92

1.90

1.88

1.86

1.86

1.86

1.86

1.84

1.82

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.76

1.74

1.74

1.76

1.76

1.78

1.80

1.76

1.76

1.74

1.72

1.70,

1.80

1.78

At*.

uia. iTTj

1.74

1.72

1.7O

1.68

1.68

1.66

1.64

1.62

1.62

1.6E

1.60

1.58

1.58

1.56

1.56

1.60

1.62

1.58

1.56

1.56

1.54

1.54

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.48

1.48

1.4B

l~4fi

Sqpt1.46

1.44

1.42

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.38

1.36

1.34

1.32

1.32

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.26

1.24

1.22

1.20

1.32

1.28

1.32

1.28

1.28

1.16

1.24

1.24

1.22

1.22

1.22

Lake Monona at Madison, Wis.

Location.- Reference point, lat. 43^03^50", long. 89°23'45 n , in NW£ sec. 23, T. 7 H., R. 

9 E.7 at end of concrete storm sewer^in Brittingham Park, Madison. Ditum of gage is 

843.40 feet above mean sea level, or 2.00 feet below city of Madison datum.

Drainage area.- j[7_5 square miles. Area of Lake Monona, 4.40 square railed.

Records available.- September 1915 to September 1948 (fragmentary); 1856 to March 1917 in 

reports or Wisconsin Railroad Commission, Volume 19.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed duping year, 2.44 feet Mar. 24; minimum observed,

-u.02 foot Jan. 26, 29.

1917-48: Maximum gage height observed, 3.66 feet July 28, 1929; minimum observed,

-0.03 foot Jan. 2-11, 1945. 

Remarks. < Lake level regulated by concrete dam with four 12-foot stop-lor sections and 12-

root lock at outlet of Lake Waubesa. 

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by city engineer of Madison.

Gage height, In feet, 1947-48

Oct. 8

Nov. 12

13

Dec. 2

10

16

1.29

.76

.75

.40

.40

.30

Dec.

Jan.

Mar.

24

3

13

26

29

1

0.20

.11

JD1

-.02

-.02

1.73

Mar. 15

19

24

29

31

1.88

2.30

2.44

2.37

2.40

Apr.

May

23

27

29

3

13

1.60

1.60

1.54

1.56

1.60

June 18

July 7

20

30

Sept. 4

1.42

1.46

1.36

1.18

1.18
ROCK RIVER BASIN 273

Yahara River near McParland, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°00'30", long. 89°18'15", in SW£ sec. 3, T. 6 N., 

K. iu fi., at bridge on U. S. Highway 51, 400 feet downstream from outlet of Lal'e 

Waubesa and 1 mile southwest of McParland. Datum of gage is 840.2-feet above mean sea 

level (Public Service Commission of Wisconsin bench marks).

Drainage area.- 351 square miles.

Records available.- September 1930 to September 1948.

Average discharge.-118 years, 144 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 531 second-feet Mar. 23, 24 (gage height, 

5T2~Teet); minimum daily, 30 second-feet June 25 to July 1, Aug. 10-23.

1S30-48: Maximum discharge, 672 second-feet Mar. 13-18, 1937; maximum gage height, 

6.10 feet Mar. 13, 14, 1937; minimum discharge, 6 second-feet June 29, 30, 1936, Nov. 

19, 1937.

Remarks.- Records good. Plow regulated by dams at outlets of Lake Mendota and Lale 

waubesa.

Revisions.- W 805: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

-1

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

60

6060*

65

70

74

76

76

74

72

70

69

69

a? 2

74

76

76

77

78

86

92

93

93

93

94

98

120

150

170

162

141

Nov.

133

130

125

122

120

116

113

111

110

108

106

105

105

130

165

173

174

172

170

168

166

165

165

163

155

140

140

140

139

137

-

Dec.

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

132

130

127

124

122

120

118

116

114

111

109

107

105

103

101

98

96

94

92

90

89

88

87

Jan.

87

90

90

89

as

87

86

84

83

82

80

79

78

77

76

76

75

75

75

74

74

73

73

73

73

72

72

72

73

74

75

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

76

78

80

82

85

87

89

91

94

95

96

97

98

99

100

100

102

103

106

130

135

135

135

135

138

146

170

324

347

-

-

Secondfoot-days

2.74C

4,16£

3,55;

58,804

2 431

 s',55t

13,97]

12, 11C

8,72-

1,372

1.86E

982

1,035

56,51!

Mar.

361

382

393

393

404

404

404

404

404

a402

a400

a398

a396

393

404

450

474

462

485

520

520

520

531

531

512

508

508

496

496

496

520

Apr.

520

520

508

496

485

485

474

439

416

404

404

404

416

404

393

382

382

370

363

354

347

336

340

342

342

349

365

365

358

347

-

Maximum

170

174

5 135

404

90

347

531

520

363

98

72

36

39

531

May

340

333

326

303

292

237

246

243

256

312

338

352

363

358

363

361

358

354

347

329

287

287

287

270

240

215

190

165

140

125

110

Minimum

60

105

87

40

72

76

361

336

110

30

30

30

33

30

June

98

B8

80

72

68

64

60

56

53

50

47

44

41

39

37

36

34

34

33

32

32

32

31

31

30

30

30

30

30

30

-

Mean

88.4

139

115

161

78.5

123

451

404

282

45.7

60.2

31.7

34.6

154

July

30

31

35

44

54

65

72

72

72

72

72

72

71

71

70

70

69

69

69

68

68

68

68

67

67

66

64

44

38

34

33

Aug.

33

32

32

3?

32

32

31

31

31

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

33

33

3*

3F

36

36

35

35

Per square 

mile

0.252

.396

.328

.459

.224

.350

1.28

1.15

.803

.ISO

.172

.090

.099

.439

Sept.

34

33

34

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

35

38

39

39

39

39

38

37

36

35

34

34

33

33

-

Rinoff in 

inches

0.29

.44

.38

6.22

.26

.38

1.48

1.28

.93

.14

.20

.10

.11

5.99

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

Note. - Stage-discharge relation affected by weeds or ice Oot. 1 to Feb. 27, May 24 to Sep 1:
274 ROdK RTVER BASIN

Turtle Creek near Clinton, Wle.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°35'S5", long. 88°51'50", In SEix see. 29, T. 2 N., 

H7~I3~E., 2$ miles north of Clinton, 13 miles northeast of Belolt, and 14 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 186 square miles.

Records available.- September 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,350 second-feet Mar. 19 (gapce height, 9.46 

FeeTjT minimum, 38 second-feet Sept. 16-18 (gage height, 2.40 feet).

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 5,850 second-feet Jan. 5, 1946 (gage height, 9.88 feet) 

minimum, 10 second-feet Dec. 1, 1946 (gage height, 2.07 feet).

Maximum stage known, 12.09 feet In February 1938, from floodmark.

Remarks.- Records- good except those for periods of Ice effect, which ar3 fair. 

Cooperation.- One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years).- W 955: 1940.

Rating tabie, water year 1947-48, except period of loe effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

2.4 3b 4.2 465 6.5 1,700 

2.7 79 4.7 665 7.0 2,110 

3.0 130 5.1 863 7.5 2,610 

3.4 219 5.5 1,070 7.8 2,960 

3.8 330 6.0 1,360

Discharge, la second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

7 

8

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

S3 

50 

49 

49

48

46 

45 

46 

45

45

46 

46

46 

48 

44

45 

45 

48 

48 

46

45 

44 

43 

44 

44

46 

73 

85 

68 

61 

57

NOT.

56 

54 

S3 

54

57

57 

74 

78 

132 

84

97 

98 

105 

90 

116

146 

125 

126 

116 

105

98 

107 

105 

96 

93

69 

84

60 

80 

80

Deo.

86 

104 

144

152 

216

169 

152 

202 

156 

150

140 

125 

117 

105 

100

98 

90 

84 

80 

77

73 

69 

65 

60 

58

56 

54 

52 

51 

50 

50

Jan.

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

51 

52 

52 

52 

52

52 

51 

45 

49

51

*51 

51 

51 

51 

SO

49 

49 

49 

49 

49

49 

49 

49 

49

49 

49

Feb.

49 

49 

49 

49 

49

49 

49

49 

49

48

50 

SO 

50 

51 

52

SB 

84

100 

72 

58

54 

54

58 

86 

100

200 

600 

500 

380

"°Btn foot-days

Ootc 

Hove 

Deoe

Cs

Jam) 

Febi

Mare

Aprj

June 

JulJ 

Augv 

Sept

Wi

ber ..........................

 bsr .........................

 ber .........................

lendar year 1947

*ary

1,S5C 

2,73! 

3,18!

............ 37,488

narv

ember... .. ...................

1,55C 3,12' 

13,31! 

3,151 

6,8B( 

1,84C 

1,494 

1,693 

1,39!

iter year 1947-48 ............. ^.asj

Mar.

290 

215 

190 

175 

160

ISO 

140 

132 

130 

126

126 

142 

126 

140 

1,060

1,490 

562 

333 

2,980 

1,180

476 

465 

365 

536 

312

306 

315 

275 

222 

196 

204

Apr.

204 

180 

165 

178 

196

204 

194 

152 

117 

70

85 

89 

87 

82 

76

73 

72 

64 

64 

64

64 

61 

89 

89 

79

7l 

78 

67 

61

Maximum

) 85 

) 148 

216

1,070

52 

600 

2,980 

204 

1,080 

100 

72

79

i 2,980

May

63 

76 

97 

85 

82

116 

144

 107 

128 

1,080

598 

483 

448

393 

399

333

272 

216 

154 

102

93 

93

90 

90 

87

f*

76 

74 

72 

73

Minimum

43

S3

50

35

45 

49

61 

63 

S3 

43

39

39

June

68 

66 

63 

63 

64

63 

63 

63' 

60 

58

56

60 

61 

58 

57

56 

56 

57 

58 

57

56 

58

63 

58

56

ii53

100 

87

Mean

50. C 

91.3 

103

103

SO.C 

108 

430 

105 

203ei. e

48.! 

54. 8 

46.4

113

JUy

n

63 

54 

54 

54

49

48 

46 

45 

44

45

46 

48 

48

48

45 

44 

44 

44 

44

45 

45 

48

45 

43

Jt43 

44

56 

53

Aug.

49

48 

49

50 

SO

48 

48 

60 

53

51

56 

60 

56 

51 

50

SO 

121 

95 

74 

63

54 

51 

SO 

49

46

IS 

45

45 

45 

45

Per square mile

0.269 

.491 

.554

.554

.269 

.581 

2.31 

.565 

1.09 

.331 

.259 

.293 

.249

.608

Peak discharge (base, 1.200 see. -ft.).- Mar. 15 (11 p.m.) 2,610 sec. -ft. j Ma-. 19 (4 p.

Sept.

45 

45 

45 

43

42

42 

42 

43 

46 

46

45

43

42 

40 

40

39

39 

45

46 

79

66 

58 

51 

49

48

46 

45 

44 

44 

44

Runoff in iaohM

0.31 

.55

.64

7.52

.31 

.63 

2.66 

.63 

1.26 

.37 

.30 

.34 

.28

8.28

m.) 5,350

-.. -... .... _ ,__... ,_ .390 seo.rft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by lee NOT. 26 to Dee. 1. Dee. 10-12, Dee. 17 to Mar. 9.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 875

Fecatonlca River at Darlington, Wis. 

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°40'30", long. 90°06'55", In NEfc sec. 3 T. 8 N., 

it. a E., In Darlington, 3 miles upstream from Otter Creek. Datum of gage Is 801.90 

feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1918.

Drainage area.- 274 square miles.

Records available.- September 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,540 second-feet Feb. 88 (gage height, 17.58 

TeeTTT minimum, 62 second-feet Nov. 26 (gage"height, 8.38 feet).-

1939-48: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 88, 1948; minimum, 33 second-feet.Die. 10, 

1941 (gage height, 1.64 feet]

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. 

Cooperation.- Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

2.4 64 5.0 584 11.0 1,940 

2.5 75 6.0 - 794 12.0 2,280 

E.7 107 7.0 1,010 13.0 2,900 

3.0 165 8.0 1,240 14.0 3,860 

3.5 269 9.0 1,460 15.0 5,100 

4.0 374 10.0 1,700 16.2 6,950

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 tc September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

28 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

116 

114 

114 

121 

121

112 

111 

109 

107 

107

107 

107 

107 

105 

105

105 

104 

105 

104 

102

100

100 

100 

100 

102

111 

127 

185 

139 

118 

112

Nov.

Ill 

109 

107 

107 

109

107 

111 

112 

105 

105

107 

107 

93 

111. 

127

151 

129 

118 

116 

116

120

123 

116 

116 

112

66 

114 

118 

107 

100

Dec.

98 

109 

135 

143 

175

149 

151 

171 

145 

147

121 

120 

116 

114 

118

111 

107 

104 

98 

95

95 

92 

88 

86 

90

88 

90 

86 

82 

87 

86

Jan.

80 

75 

87 

88 

86

64 

81 

84 

86 

86

886 

87 

80 

68 

72

73 

70 

66 

66 

70

78 

80 

80 

80 

78

76 

76 

76 

76 

76 

76

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber... ......................

lendar year 1947 

ftry

h.. ..........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

76 

76 

76 

76 

76

76 

76 

76 

76 

77

77 

77 

77. 

78 

78

80 

200 

600 

1,000 

1,100

600 

374 

311 

434 

550

882 

1,760 

7,090 

2~,040

Seoondfoot-days

3,477 

3,372 

3,497

82,999

3,427 

18,169 

13,154 

5,413 

9,237 

4,109 

3,334 

3,902 

2,185

70,175

Mar.

369 

135 

151 

199 

165

139 

139 

125 

125 

127

123 

111 

109 

385 

1,250

2,520 

1,400 

267 

1,140 

958

290 

239 

199 

181 

167

165 

213 

193 

201 

199 

280

Apr.

390 

213 

183 

171 

165

1ST 

155 

159 

141 

133

362 

248 

185 

167 

157

149 

135 

129 

129 

125

120 

116 

189 

226 

185

191 

246 

224 

187 

175

Maximum

185 

151 

175

3,100

88 

7,090 

2,520 

362 

1,650 

267 

166 

385 

118

7,090

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 28 (9 a.m.

May

179 

181 

177 

169 

161

241 

320 

185 

236 

1,650

582 

416 

395 

342 

503

395 

342 

290 

261 

244

263 

226 

205 

195 

187

181 

175 

169 

163 

159 

155

Minimum

100 

88 

83

49

66 

76 

109 

116 

155 

107 

80 

70 

64

64

June

149 

145 

143 

139 

157

155 

151 

143 

137 

133

131 

129 

137 

133 

131

120 

116 

121 

121 

J16

120 

129 

125 

114 

109

107 

111 

267 

175 

145

Mean

112 

113 

113

237

78.3 

637 

393 

180 

398 

137 

104 

93.6 

72.8

192

July

133 

113 

107 

109 

109

104 

100 

97 

93 

90

JO 

166 

127 

102 

95

JL65 

121 

95 

90 

90

99 

120 

95 

87 

86

92 

87 

80 

80 

112 

112

Aug.

82 

76 

76 

80 

78

74 

75 

95 

10? 

84

285 

145 

95 

87 

82

80 

129 

145 

95 

84

81 

80 

78 

75 

72

70 

75 

86 

75 

81 

80

Per square 

mile

0.409 

.409 

.418

.828

.386 

2.39 

1.43 

.657 

1.09 

.500 

.380 

.343 

.266

.701

) 9,540 aec.-ft.; Mar. 16 (11 a.

Sept.

73 

76 

74 

71 

70

73 

72 

71 

74 

72

70 

68 

66 

64 

64

64 

64 

65 

66

na

107 

82 

76 

73 

71

68 

68 

67 

67 

71

Runoff in 

inches

0.47 

.46 

.48

11.27

.33 

2.47 

1.65 

.73 

1.36 

.56 

.44 

.39 

.30

9.54

m.) 2,900

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 30 to Feb. 21, Feb. 25.
ROCK RIVER BASIN

Pecatohica River at Martintown, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°30'35", long. 89°48'00", in SE* sec. 32, T. 1 

 n., K. 6 E., in Martintown, 600 feet downstream from Wisconsin Power & Light Co. dam 

and power plant, three-eighths of a mile upstream from Illinois-Wisconsin State line, 

and 9 miles downstream from Skinner Creek. Datum of gage is 757.9 f-jet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,040 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,400 second-feet Feb. 29 (gage height, 20.24 

reetj; minimum, 96 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 2.19 feet).

1939-48: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 29, 1948, no flow Dec. 14, 1949; minimum 

daily, 135 second-feet Dec. 30, 1939.

Remarks.- Records good except those forTJeriods of ice effect, which ars fair. Diurnal 

fluctuation caused by power plant above station.

Cooperation.- Four discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

3.0 264 7.0 1,450 16.0 6,700 

3.5 380 8.0 1,810 18.0 9,200 

4.0 510 10.0 2,580 20.0 13,000 

S.P BOO 12.0 3,520 

6.0 1,120 14.0 4,820

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1943

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28

29 

30 

31

Oct.

380 

392 

592 

380 

380

a390 

a590 

8380 

a370 

a370

8370 

a370 

8365 

a360 

345

368 

286 

320 

368 

368

545 

343 

545 

345 

545

555 

592 

524 

565 

444 

405

Nov.

380 

380 

568 

368 

3.68

368 

380 

592 

380 

368

368 

368 

368 

355 

407

470 

524 

457

431 

405

418 

431 

431 

431 

405

555 

8350 

451 

451 

457

Dec.

485 

496 

537 

650 

800

784 

650 

650 

709 

S93

579 

510 

485 

483 

457

524 

485 

457 

470 

418

405 

405 

592 

580 

580

405 

592 

405 

380 

568 

580

Jan.

370 

360 

350 

350 

550

550 

545 

540 

345 

550

350 

350 

345 

325 

 275

290 

290 

285 

280 

280

290 

310 

520 

525 

520

520 

320 

520 

520 

520 

520

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

1. ...........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 .............

Feb.

520 

520 

320 

320 

320

320 

520 

320 

320 

320

320 

320 

320 

320 

325

330 

400 

1,000 

2,000 

2,500

2,600 

2,700 

2,400 

1,800 

1,600

1,700 

2,300 

8,090 

13,000

Seoondfoot-days

11,742 

12,045 

15,508

281,930

10,085 

47,235 

80,196 

20,401 

44,258 

17,189 

12,547 

11,834 

8,793

291,783

Mar.

10,000 

6,400 

 3,740 

2,500 

1,500

1,100 

360 

700 

600 

550

520 

500 

490 

490 

2,990

4,770 

5,610 

5,610 

6,520 

6,000

5,340 

4,050 

1,990 

1,030 

800

754 

1,120 

1,050 

891 

830 

891

Apr.

1,050 

1,020 

850 

739 

694

650 

656 

636 

607 

579

679 

987 

922 

679

621

579 

551 

524 

510 

496

483 

470 

524 

664 

754

679 

679 

784 

739 

636

Maximum

565 

524 

800

5,340

370 

13,000 

10,000 

1,050 

4,170 

745 

551 

1,110 

380

13,000

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 29 (7:30 j

May

607 

656 

694 

694 

664

850 

1,150 

985 

891 

2,500

3,680 

4,170 

3,690 

2,740 

2,380

2,220 

2,000 

1,640 

1,410 

1,210

1,120 

1,080 

985 

922 

860

850 

784 

754 

724 

709 

679

Minimum

286 

350 

368

250

275 

320 

490 

470 

607 

444 

331 

275 

262

262

June

664 

656 

621 

595 

621

709 

664 

636 

607 

579

563 

579 

565 

565 

565

537 

524 

510 

524 

496

537 

510 

537 

510 

496

457 

444 

496 

745 

679

Mean

379 

402 

500

772

325 

1,628 

2,587 

680 

1,428 

572 

405 

382 

293

797

J »ly

496 

457 

444 

405 

444

592 

418 

405 

392 

368

380 

392 

457 

483 

418

392 

551 

418 

380 

368

355 

380 

418 

368 

555

555 

368- 

331 

331 

345 

483

Aug.

343 

331 

520 

520 

320

520 

508 

331 

355 

555

544 

1,110 

744 

390 

331

331 

343 

510 

457

368

331 

331 

331 

308 

297

297 

297 

275 

320 

308 

508

FfT square 

mile

0.364 

.387 

.481

.742

.312 

1.57 

2.49 

.654 

1.37 

.550 

.389 

.367 

.282

.766

Sspt.

508 

297 

297 

297 

297

275 

257 

368 

331 

345

308 

286 

286 

286 

264

262 

262 

264 

262 

275

380 

355 

297 

297 

286

275 

264 

275 

275 

364

Runoff in 

inches

0.42 

.43 

.55

10.07

.36 

1.69 

2.87 

.73 

1.58 

.61 

.45 

.42 

.31

10.42

.m.) 13,400 .sec. -ft.; Mar. 19 (10 a.m.)

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Pecatonica River at Darllngto 

and East Branch Pecatoniea River at Blanchardville.

Note.- Stage-discharge rela." -- affected by ice Jan. 1 to Feb. 26, Mar. 1-14.
ROCK RIVER BASIN

Pecatonica River at Freeport, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°18'13", long. 89°36'57", in SE£ sec. 30, -T.

27 H., R. 8 E., on property of Illinois Northern Utilities Co., at extension of

North Adams Street in Freeport. Datum of gage is 743.18 feet above mean sea level,

datum of 1929. Auxiliary wire-weight gage at Hancock Street 1 Bridge, 2,400 feet

downstream at same datum. 

Drainage area.- 1,330 square miles. 

Kecoras available.- September 1914 to September 1948. 

Average aiscnarge.- 34 years, 901 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,700 second-feet Mar. 1 (gage height, 16.41

t'eet); minimum, 240 second-feet Jan. 27, 28, result of low temperature.

1914-48: Maximum discharge observed, 18,400 second-feet Mar. 16, 1929 (gage height,

19.76 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum observed, 98 second-feet July 3, 1934

(gage height, 2.84 feet, site sCnd datum then in use). 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Sone

diurnal regulation caused by power plants above station. Auxiliary gage read trice

daily. 

Cooperation.- Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of loe effect 

or backwater from tributaries (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

2.0 247 7.0 1,830 13.0 5,690 

2.5 447 9.0 2,480 15.0 7,500 

3.0 655 11.0 3,290 15.7 11,000 

5.0 1,?60 12.0 4,190

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

584 

493 

493 

493 

488

479 

484 

475 

461 

456

452 

479 

470 

456 

461

461 

456 

390 

443 

465

456 

438 

434 

438 

438

447 

479 

564 

655 

672 

562

Nov.

507 

4S4 

479 

479 

479

484 

484 

507 

507 

493

484 

484 

475 

465 

470

584 

638 

655 

563 

562

541 

562 

562 

562 

562

527 

403 

369 

b330 

b310

Dec.

b400 

b500 

b560 

b640 

b940

bl,040 

1,060 

1,060 

»b640 

*b690

b640 

b620 

b620 

b600 

b580

b500 

b520 

b520 

b520 

bSOO

b490 

b460 

b450 

b400 

b420

b420 

b440 

b410 

b410 

b420 

b400

Jan.

b390 

b3SO 

b390 

b400 

b440

b430 

b400 

b410 

b420 

*b420

b420 

b410 

b360 

b310 

b320

b280 

b260 

b270 

b280 

b260

b280 

b260 

b270 

b260 

b250

b250 

b240 

b240 

b270 

b280 

b290

Month

Oo to 

Nova 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Us

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary

uarv

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-43 ............

Feb.

b300 

*b320 

b330 

b340 

b340

b340 

b360 

b330 

b340 

b34C

b380 

b360 

b370 

b380 

b370

b420 

0712 

1,660 

02,320 

02,160

b2,100 

b2,000 

a2,100 

02,270 

02,060

01,900 

2,310 

b7,350 

07,940

Seoondfoot-days

15,042 

13,032 

17,870

322,805

10,180 

42,522 

117,068 

27,219 

53,522 

22,093 

16,728 

15,750 

11,870

364,896

Mar.

9,810 

oll.OOO 

*c8,420 

05,920 

* 03, 840

02,240 

b2,400 

bl,800 

bl,300 

bl,100

b840 

b700 

bSOO 

0988 

02,510

4,570 

5,870 

5,510 

7,690 

10,000

7,500 

5,670 

04,350 

02,420 

01,410

01,290 

01,600 

ol,470 

ol,360 

01,240 

01,250

Apr.

01,320 

el, 360 

01,230 

01,100 

1,040

980 

919 

919 

888 

824

791 

1,010 

01,180 

01,070

eaa

808 

741 

690 

672 

655

638 

620 

638 

707 

856

919 

888 

919 

980 

919

Maximum

672 

655 

1,060

4,350

440 

7,940 

11,000 

1,360 

3,890 

980 

824 

'1,150 

493

11,000

Peak discharge (base, 3,200 sec. -ft.).- Mar. 1 (11 p.m

May

808 

774 

824 

888 

919

1,060 

01,380 

c.1,360 

01,260 

02,040

02,840 

03,460 

03,730 

03,890 

03,500

03,160 

02,780 

02,260 

02,060 

01,630

01,510 

01,410 

ol,340 

01,290 

ol,160

1,150 

1,090 

1,040 

1,010 

980 

919

Minimum

390 

310 

400

215

240 

300 

700 

620 

774 

584 

443 

395 

353

240

June

883 

856 

824 

791 

774

824 

919 

856 

808 

774

707 

758 

774 

741 

724

707 

620 

638 

638 

655

638 

655 

655 

690 

620

602 

584 

602 

791 

980

Mean

485 

501 

576

884

328 

1,466 

3,776 

907 

1,727 

736 

540 

508 

396

997

July

824 

620 

584 

602 

602

562 

531 

531 

507 

503

527 

498 

507 

620 

584

531 

541 

638 

527 

488

503 

517 

531 

527 

479

470 

475 

465 

443 

503 

468

Au8 .

562 

456 

434 

425 

416

412 

41? 

438 

456 

470

484 

888 

1,150 

791 

475

447 

507 

707 

672 

541

465 

443 

429 

434

407

399 

395 

403 

395 

425 

412

Per square 

mile

0.365 

.377 

.433

.665

.247 

1.10 

2.84 

.682 

1.30 

.553 

.406 

.382 

.298

.750

Sept.

412 

412 

403 

403 

395

390 

374 

390 

479 

443

438 

403 

382 

378 

369

357 

357 

357 

369 

353

412 

493 

461 

403 

399

382 

361 

361 

369 

365

Runoff in 

irohss

0.42 

.42 

.50

9.03

.28 

1.19 

3.27 

.76 

1.50 

.62 

.47 

.44 

.33

10.20

) 13,,700 seo.-ft.; Mar. 20 (3:30 a.m.)

11,400 see.-ftT; May 13 (7 to 12 p.m.) 4,080 seo.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

c Backwater from tributaries; discharge computed by using fall as determined by twice-daily readings of auxiliary gage as a factor.

911165 0-50-19
278 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Pecatonica River at Shirland, 111.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 42°06'1Q"; , long. 89°11'5Q", in SWi sec. 11, T. 28 N.,

K. li E., at highway bridge over mouth of Sugar River, half a mile south of Shirland

and 7f miles "upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 711.79 feet above mean sea level,

datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of'Engineers). 

Drainage area.- 2,540 square miles. 

Hecoras available.- October 1939 to September 1948. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 15,200 second-feet Mar. 21 (gfge height, 16.73

reet) i minimum observed,, 550 second-feet on several days in January, February.

"1939-48: "Maximum discharge observed, 15,200 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height,

16.72 feet); minimum observed, 350 second-feet Jan. 18, 1940; minimus- gage height,"

2.44 feet July 24, 1940. 

Remarks.- Records'good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Gage

read once daily. 

Cooperation.- Qage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except periods of ice effeo-t 

and backwater from Rook River (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control used June 11 to July 1)

Opt. 1 to July 1 July 1 to Sept. 30

3.0 530 11.0 5,590 3.3 570 

5.0 1,330 12.0 6,650 4.0 850 

6.0 1,830 13.0 8,090 5.1 1,350 

7.0 2,430 15.0 11,800 

9.0 3,890 16.5 14,800

Discharge, In second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1946

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7 

8

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

850 

930 

850 

810 

810

770 

770 

770 

730 

730

730 

730 

730 

730 

730

730 

730 

730 

690 

690

730 

770 

730 

730 

730

730 

810 

850 

930 

1,090 

1,130

Nov.

1,010 

930 

890 

850 

850

850 

850 

850 

890 

930

930 

930 

850 

850 

850

930 

1,090 

1,170 

1,210 

1,130

1,090 

1,050 

b950 

b900 

b860

bSOO 

b750 

b700 

b700 

b700

Dec.

bSOO 

b900 

1,330 

1,530 

1,780

2,310 

2,130 

b2,000 

bl,700 

bl,500

bl,400 

bl,300 

bl,200 

bl,200 

bl.100

bl.OOO 

bl,200 

bl,200 

bl,100 

bl.OOO

b950 

bl.OOO 

b950 

b900 

bl.OOO

bl.100 

bl , 100 

bl.OOO 

bl.OOO 

bl.OOO 

b950

Jan.

b950 

b950 

b900 

b850 

b900

b900 

b850 

b900 

b9QO 

b900

b900 

b900 

bSSO 

b800 

bSOO

b750 

b750 

b750 

b700 

b700

bSSO 

b650 

b650 

bSSO 

bSOO

b600 

b600 

bSSO 

*b550 

bSSO 

bSSO

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

mber ..........................

Isndar year 1947 

ary

uary

h.. ..........................

1 ............................

St ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-46 ............

Feb.

bSSO 

bSSO 

bSSO 

bSSO 

.bSSO

b550 

b550 

bSSO 

b550 

bSSO

bSSO 

bSSO 

bSSO 

bSSO 

b550

b750 

1,290 

1,890 

2,970 

b2,700

b2,600 

b2,500 

b2,600 

b2,900 

b2,800

b2,500 

4,690 

7,610 

9,500

Secondfoot-daye

24.4TK 

27.33C 

38.63C

576.68C

23.50C 

55.5SC 

238, 04C 

53.49C 

100, 88C 

38.8SC 

28.20C 

23.47C 

18.82C

671, 21C

Har.

13,200 

14,200 

12,600 

bll.OOO 

»b9",200

b8,600 

b7,200 

bS.SOO 

bS.OOO 

b4,000

b3,300 

b2,300 

b2,500 

b3,000 

3,730

6,520 

9,870 

9,870 

10,400 

09,290

14,800 

14,400 

12,600 

11,000 

8,430

7,170 

05,780 

03,390 

03,160 

03,030 

02,700

Apr.

02 

02 

02 

02 

02

02 

ol 

ol 

ol 

ol

ol 

ol, 

ol, 

02, 

ol,

ol, 

ol, 

ol, 

ol, 

ol,

1, 1, 1, 1, 1,

1, 1, 1, 1, 1,

Maximum

1,130 

1,210 

) 2,310

5,770

950 

9,500 

14,800 

2,640 

6,520 

1,560 

1,350 

970 

730

14,800

Peak discharge (base, 5,400 see. -ft.}.- Mar. 2 (4 a.m.)

640 

640 

440 

230 

250

010 

910 

810 

740 

740

680 

630 

830 

070 

920

670 

530 

450 

480 

420

380 

380 

380 

430 

530

530 

730 

680 

680 

680

Hay

1,58( 

1,53( 

1,48( 

1,53( 

1.58C

1.73C 

1.78C 

1,95C 

3, 11C 

3,18C

4,69C 

6,28C 

6,52C 

6,28C 

5.68C

5,68C 

5.77C 

5.59C 

5.05C 

4.96C

3.89C 

3.18C 

2,49C 

2,-37C 

2.25C

2.01C

1.95C 

1.83C 

1,73C 

1.63C 

1,58C

Minimum

690 

700 

800

640

550 

550 

2,300 

1,380 

1,480 

1,090 

770 

650 

570

550

June

3 1,580 

) 1,530 

) 1,430 

) 1,430 

) 1,430

> 1,380 

1.38G 

> 1,430 

) 1,430 

) 1,380

1,330 

> 1,530 

1,290 

1,290 

1,290

1,250 

1,250 

1,210 

1,170 

1,170

1,170 

1,170 

1,210 

1,210 

1,170

1,170 

1,130 

1,090 

1,170 

1,330 

-

Mean

789 

911 

1,246

1,580

758 

1,916 

7,679 

1,783 

3,254 

1,295 

910 

757 

627

1,834

July

1,330 

1,350 

1.200 

1,010 

970

930 

930 

890 

890 

1,050

850 

810 

810 

890

890

930 

930 

890 

890 

890

850 

810 

850 

810 

810

810 

770 

770 

810 

810 

770

Aug.

Prr square 

mil*

0.311 

.359 

.491

.622

.298 

.754 

3.02 

.702 

1.28 

.510 

.358 

.298 

.247

.722

14,400 sec. -ft.; Man. 21 (8 p.m

770 

810 

770 

730 

690

690 

730 

690 

730 

730

730 

850 

890 

390 

890

890 

770 

770 

970 

890

810 

770 

730 

690 

690

650 

650 

650 

650 

650 

650

Sept.

650 

650 

650 

650 

650

610 

610 

650 

650 

650

650 

650 

650 

610 

610

570 

570 

570 

570 

570

610 

610 

650 

730 

690

650 

650 

610 

570 

610

Runoff In 

Inches

0.36 

.40 

.57

8.44

.34 

.81 

3.49 

.78 

1.48 

.57 

.41 

.34 

.28

9.83

.) 15,200

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

c Backwater from Rock River; discharge computed using fall as a factor.
ROCK RIVER BASIN

East Branoh Paoatonloa River near Blanohardvllle, Vis.

8.79

Location,- Water-stage recorder, lat. 4E'47'10", long. 89°61'40", In SE& sets. 88, T. 4 H., 

K. & a. , If miles south of Blanohardvllle and 3t miles upstream from Sawmill Cr««k 

Datum of gaga is 796.6 faat above maan sea laval (unadjusted).

Drainage area.- 881 square miles.

Records available.- September 1939 to September 1946.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,700 seoond-feet Feb. 88 (gage,height, IS.74

 reec); minimum, 44 seoond-feet Sept. 16 (gage height; 8.84 feet).

1939-48: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 28, 1948; minimum, 83 second-feet Nov. 88, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ioe effect, which are fair. Diurnal

 fluctuation caused by Wisconsin Power & Light Co.'s plant at Blanohardvllle.

Cooperation.- Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Discharge, in eeoond-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

4 

6

6

a

10

11

12 

13

14 

16

16

17 

16 

16

20

21 

88 

83 

84 

88

86

87sa

86

30 

31

Oct.

88 

89 

8T 

89 

88

88 

87 

87 

87 

88

ii 

88 

87 

88

87 

87 

87 

86 

86

SB 

86

84 

84 

86

88 

108 

148 

96

89 

88

Nov.

87 

B6

86 

87 

89

88 

95 

93

88 

87

88 

88 

82 

88 

107

117 

98 

94 

93 

94

9B 

99 

93

95 

98

86 

93

100 

100 

98

D«o.

91 

100 

180 

163 

180

IBS

138 

138 

142 

163

113 

180 

111 

106 

96

100 

102 

98 

94 

91

90 

87 

84 

83 

86

86 

84 

84 

83 

81 

79

Month

Ooto 

NOW 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Kara

£l 

June 

July Att|tt 

Sept

Wa

Jan.

78 

76 

79 

BO 

81

81 

88

83 

83 

84.

86 *86 

80 

66

87

68 

67 

67 

66

68

69

70 

70 

70 

70

70 

70 

70 

70 

70 

70

 bar, .,,....,.,

 ber .........................

Itndar year 1947 ............

IIBPV , £7::::::::::::::::::::::::: i...... .......................

 t ...........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

70 

70 

71 

71 

71

78 

78 

78 

78 

78

72 

78 

72 

78

73

74

160 

350 

600 

1,000

565

567 

511 

571 

781

786 

1,930 

7,660 

1,190

Seoondfoot-daya

8,763 

8,781 

3,316

66,936

8,898

17,517 

9,889 

4,909 

6,047 

3,592 

5,112 

8,626 

8,196

59,998

Mar.

561

880

1BO 

180 

140

150 

125 

180

117 

116

113 

111 

110 

170 

980

2,080 

777 

886

708 

476

848

198 

158 

153 

148

148 

176 

168 

170 

164 

859

Apr.

886

170 

148 

148 

157

158

158 

157 

181

117

277 

880 

176 

164 

168

153 

148 

148 

148 

148

157 

157 

176 

804 

175

164 

880 

198

164

158

Maxim*

14?

117 

180

1,460

86

7,660 

8,080 

877 

494

180 

148

182 

108

7,560

11,700 iea.-rt.) iwr, IB (8 a. a.) S,SSO MO. -ft. 

* Winter diiohargt meaiurement oade on thli day.

May

164 

184 

176 

164 

168

880 

804 

170 

177 

494

509 

254 

260 

845 

346

864

880 

198

180 

175

170 

168 

148 

148 

157

157 

158 

127 

187 

128 

119

KiniBvw

84 

88 

79

50

85

70 

110 

117 

119 

98 

88 

78 

66

66

June

116 

115 

110 

111 

181

181 

115 

115 

111

106

US' 

109 

112 

106 

106

105 

108 

106 

106 

105

106 

108 

106 

98

100

152 

105 

180 

152 

181

Mean

89.8 

98.7 

107

155

75.9 

697 

898

184 

195 

115 

100 

84.7 

75.8

164

July

107 

105 

100 

96

100

100 

96 

96 

94 

95

98

148 

106 

118

100

wa

104 

98 

96 

96

99

97 

94 

91 

98

96

90 

88 

89 

109 

95

Attf.

B8

87 

88 

88 

88

86 

83 

96

97

90

182 

10C 

88 

84

87

8C 

88 

9C 

8! 

8C

8C 

8C 

7T?e

7S

71 

7J 

7f 

74 

7T 

7!

Per^uar.

0.408 

.419 

.484

.698

.554

8.70 

1.55 

.748 

.882 

.611 

.468 

.585 

.551

.742

S,pt.

75 

74 

78 

71 

66

70 toe

78 

74 

73

68 

69

75 

70 

88

86 

66

67 

68 

87

88 

76 

 78 

69

88

69

71 

70 

70 

78

Rrnof f ia inohM

0.47 

.47 

.68

9.43

.59

8.91 

1.68 

.85 

1.08 

.67 

.58 

.44 

.57

10.11"

a.m.) diionarge unmowni ma. ES (6 a.m.)

...^i- Stage-diioharge relation affaoted by ioe Nov. 87 to Dee. 5, Dee. 18 to Feb. 80, Mr. 8-14 (no gage-height record Jan. 51 to Feb. 17) dlioharge obmputed on baiii of rtoordi for Feoatonloa River at Darlington).
280 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Sugar River near Brodhead, Wls.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°36'40", long. 89°23'50'Y In SW£ sec. 26-, T. 2 N.

 R. 9 E., at highway bridge 2 miles upstream from Jordan Creek and 2 miles southwest of 

Brodhead. Datum of gage Is 768.14 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 529 square miles.

Records available.- February 1914 to September 1948.

Average -discharge.- 34 years, 340 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,000 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 9.80

 i'eet); minimum, 44 second-feet Sept. 5, 19 (gage height, -0.05 foot); minimum dally, 

112 second-feet Sept. 19.

1914-48: Maximum discharge, 13,000 second-feet Sept. 13, 1915 (gage height, 11.4 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 7,500 secord-feet; minimum, 

that of Sept. 5, 19, 1948.

Remarks.- Records good except .those for periods of ice effect, which are fair, 

able diurnal fluctuation caused by power plant at Brodhead.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 24 to May 9)

Consider-

.9 

1.2

1.5

113 

154 

2O2 

281 

365

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

511

680

900

1,400

1,950

6.0 2,640

7.0 3,670

8.0 5,300

9.2 8,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

204 

174 

167 

180

139

177 

157 

142 

152 

148

167 

133 

153 

148 

144

144 

145 

172 

130 

177

148 

142 

146 

137 

169

132 

210 

288 

376 

318 

234

Nov.

224 

173 

218 

194 

180

178 

212 

234 

230 

22G

214 

186 

186 

185 

228

284 

310 

291 

286 

244

253 

287 

275 

280 

252

229 

172 

206 

192 

246

Dec.

286 

218 

244 

340 

430

514 

416 

390 

362 

318

331 

266 

252 

256 

234

242 

189 

218 

208 

214

194 

208 

192 

179 

165

190 

178 

168 

180 

149 

156

Jan.

156 

176 

124 

180 

210

183 

184 

154 

148 

156

148 

160 

184 

155 

*146

150 

175 

140 

200 

170

150 

150 

155 

155 

160

170 

1*75 

180 

180 

180 

160

Month

Octo 

Neve 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

Jane 

July 

Aagu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber ..........................

lendar year 1947 

ary ....

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

145 

140 

145 

160 

160

160 

165 

165 

170 

170

170 

170 

170 

180 

185

205 

340 

861 

1,500 

2,040

1,890 

1,770 

1,550 

968 

624

661 

1,230 

8,290 

6,490

Secondf cot-days

5,453 

6,875 

7,887

102,347

5,114 

30,874 

30,937 

9,959 

20,837 

"8,211 

5,820 

5,055 

4,293

141,315

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 sec. -ft.).- Fe

sec. -ft.; Mar. 16 (5 p.m.) 3,800 sec. -ft. ; Mi 

sec. -ft.

Mar.

2,890 

1,350 

560 

450 

370

300 

270 

250 

240 

230

225 

220 

220 

280 

1,080

3,360 

3,200 

1,930 

2,380 

2; 820

2,060 

1,470 

975 

563 

476

443 

444

483 

479 

466 

453

Apr.

496 

503 

396 

349 

338

294 

292 

310 

303 

261

422 

548 

420 

330 

288

289 

244 

236 

236 

224

252 

225 

254 

382 

355

330 

370 

396 

370 

246

Maximum

376 

310 

514

1,710

210 

8,290 

3,360 

548 

2,560 

424 

278 

208 

197

8,290

May

307 

254 

300 

377 

302

429 

664 

696 

542

1,820

2,560 

1,600 

1,250 

1,100 

1,050

1,050 

950 

720 

577 

480

437 

438 

372 

354 

324

361 

326 

316 

267 

308 

304

Minimum

130 

172 

149

98

124 

140 

220 

224 

254 

214 

142 

128 

112

112

June

303 

292 

282 

280 

276

286 

304 

290 

286 

272

275 

261 

241 

282 

263

252 

231 

260 

232

214

256 

250 

270 

244 

239

218 

258 

302 

424 

368

Mean

176 

229 

254

280

165 

1,065 

998 

332 

672 

274 

188 

163 

143

386

Jily

278 

245 

224 

196 

206

227 

200 

173 

200 

186

154 

196 

194 

170 

167

182 

193 

160 

182 

164

160 

176 

186 

142 

158

184 

177 

a!65 

£ 180 

8195 

S200

Aug.

alSO 

a!60 

a!60 

a!65 

a!55

147 

168 

128 

192

160

194 

192 

208 

182

140

175 

174 

187 

189 

176

154 

155 

152

144 

137

143 

149 

132 

136 

174 

147

PN«- square 

mile

0.333 

.433 

.480

.529

.312 

2.01 

1.89 

.628 

1.27 

.518 

.355 

.308 

.270

.730

3. 20 (9 a.m.) 2,190 sec. -ft.; Feb. 28 (11 p 

ir. 19 (4:30 p.m.) 3,200 sec. -ft.; May 11 (7

Sept.

146 

116 

132 

137 

125

134 

177 

148 

134

144

140 

142 

150 

126 

128

120 

124 

131 

112 

197

174 

168 

163 

146 

146

138 

160 

127 

156 

152

Runoff im 

inches

0.38 

.48

.55

7.18

.36 

 2.17 

2.18 

.70 

1.46 

.58 

.41 

.36 

.30

9.93

m.) 10,000 

a.m.) 2,820

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Pecatonlc.'1 River at Darlington.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 14 to Feb. 17, Mar. 3-14.
R0CK RIVER BASIN 281

Kishwaukee River at Belvldere, 111.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°15 1 20", long. 880 51'45", near southeast corner of sec. 27, 

T. 44 N., R. 4 E., at Belvldere sewage-treatment plant, l£ miles downstream froir Stat6 

Street Bridge In Belvldere and 3.0 miles downstream from Plscasaw Creek. Datum of gage 

Is 738.34 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 525 square miles.

fteeords available.-- October 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes^- Maximum discharge during year, 8,000 second-feet Mar. 20 (gage height, 12.00 

TeeTTT minimum, observed, 49 second-feet Sept. 5, 6 (gage height, 1.02 feet).

1939-48: Maximum discharge observed, 10,300 second-feet Mar. 16, 1943 (gage height, 

13.10 feet); minimum observed, 14 second-feet Jan. 28, 1940.

Flood of Jan. 24, 1938, reached a stage of 16.9 feet (backwater from ice), from information by sewage plant employees.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor, 

twice daily.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by city engineer of Belvidere.

Hating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Gage read

1.0 47 2.5 393 8.O 3,290 

1.1 57 3.0 556 9.0 4,030 

1.3 88 3.5 724 10. 0 5,120 

1.7 172 4.0 928 11.2 6.69O 

2.0 252 5.0 1,450

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

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

28 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

74 

73 

71 

71 

70

68 

68 

67 

65 

65

65 

65 

65 

65 

65

65 

65 

65 

73 

74

73 

74 

73 

67 

68

71 

122 

161 

130 

107 

92

Nov.

88 

88 

88 

85 

88

88 

98 

111 

107 

111

111 

113 

96 

113 

132

210 

238 

197 

184 

172

161 

184 

197 

197 

184

135 

b!20 

b!20 

b80 

b!20

Dec.

blOO 

135 

197 

350 

523

556 

523 

556 

457 

393

350 

*308 

280 

266 

252

1,72 

b!70 

b!70 

b!60 

blSO

blSO 

blSO 

b!40 

b!40 

b!30

b!20 

b!20 

b!20 

bllO 

b!20 

bllO

Jan.

bllO 

b80 

b!20 

b!20 

bllO

b90 

b85 

bllO 

b!05 

blOO

b!05 

b!05 

b80 

b80 

bSO

b70 

b60 

b60 

b60 

b60

b60 

b60 

b60 

b55 

b55

b55 

bSO 

b5O 

b50 

*b50 

bSO

Month

Oota 

Hove 

Decs

Cs

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

Juni 

Julj 

Augi 

Sep1

Wi

bar ..........................

raber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary .

"uary

h......... ...................

1..... .......................

ist ...........................

ember ........................

iter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b50 

b50 

b50 

b50 

b50

b50 

b55 

b55 

b55 

b50

b50 

b55 

b55 

b60 

64

71 

109 

224 

424

308

b210 

b!70 

blSO 

b!30 

blSO

184 

308 

4,310 

2,410

Seoondfoot-days

2,397 

4,016 

7,478

85,054

2,385 

9,957 

36,454 

9,922 

20,809 

4,356 

2,390 

2,179 

1,898

104,241

Mar.

974 

457 

252 

b270 

b300

b240 

b210 

b!70 

b!40 

b!30

b!30 

1>130 

b!40 

197 

1,750

3,790 

2,230 

1,120 

3,790 

6,690

2,650 

2,290 

1,630 

1,120 

841

724 

884 

1,020 

841 

689 655'

Apr.

724 

689 

589 

490 

457

424 

424 

393 

364 

336

350 

364 

322 

294 

280

266 

238 

224 

210 

184

197 

184 

238 

294 

252

238 

238 238' 

224 

197

May

197 

197 

252 

252 

238

294 

556 

622 

523 

1,280

2,650 

2,110 

1,510 

1,180 

1,230

1,390 

1,070 

841 

622 

523

457 

393 

350 

322 

294

280 

266 

252 

224 

224 

210

Maximum Minlnun

161 65 

238 80 

556 100

1,930 45

120 50 

4,310 50 

6,690 130 

724 184 

2,650 197 

210 Id7 

103 63 

161 55 ' 

120 50

6,69O 50

June

210 

197 

184 

172 

172

161 

172 

172 

161 

150

146 

141 

161 

148 

141

135 

128 

128 

132 

128

137' 

139 

137 

141 

122

107 

107 

107 

109 

111

Mean

77.3 

134 

241

233

76.9 

343 

1,176 

331 

671 

145 

77.1 

70.3 

63.3

285

July

103 

94 

90 

85 

81

81 

78 

71 

71 

67

68 

68 

90 

92 

83

78 71' 

65 

63 

63

73 

81 

94 

83 

74

78 

71 

68 

65 

74 

67

Aug.

63 

57 

57 

63 

60

57 

56 

60 

67 

63

67 

73 

68 

63 

58

65 

161 

161 

107 

80

73 

68 

65 

63 

58

63 

57 

61 

55 

55 

55

Per square 

 lie

0.147 

.255 

.459

.444

.146 

.653 

2.24 

.630 

1.28 

.276 

.147 

.134 

.121

.543

Sept.

53 

56 

55 

53 

50

56 

120 

88 

90 

80

67 

63 

58 

55 

53

53 

53 

57 

57 

67

74 

73 

65 

63 

57

55 

55 

55 

54 

63

Runoff in 

inches

0.17 

.23 

.53

6.01

.17 

.71 

2.58 

.70 

1.47 

.31 

.17 

.15 

.13

7.37

Peak discharge (base, 1.2OO se<f.-ft.}.- Feb. 28 (2 p.m.) 5,620 sec. -ft.; Mar. 16 (12 m.) 3<870

.. sec. -ft.; Bar. 20 (7 a.m.) 8,000 see. -ft. ; May 11 (7 a.m.) 2,71O sec. -ft.

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
882 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Klahwaukee River near Perryville, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42 C 11'45", long. 88°59'55", in northeast corner of 

sec. al, T. 43 N., R. 2 E., at Forest Preserve road bridge, It mile'' downstream from 

South Branch, 2 miles southwest of Perryvllle, 7? miles upstream from Kilbuok Creek, 

and 9} miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 692.13 feet abo-'e mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,090 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1948,

_.. 15,200 second-feet Mar. 20 

24 (gage height, 4.73 feet).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year (gage height, 18.78

reet); minimum, 88 second-feet Aug. 2_ ,___. __.___._. .... .__...

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 16,400 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 19.50

feet); minimum observed, 53 second-feet Jan. 20, 1940.

Flood in January 1936 reached a stage of 23.85 feet, from information by Corps of 

Engineers.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. 

Cooperation.-, One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Englneerr.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1946

Day

i

3

4<

B

6

7

3

6

10

11

IS

13

14

IB

16

17

LS

19

20

21

22

23

24

20

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

141

138

188

130

130

12 S

183

US

118

118

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

121

130

183

118

116

116

114

114

123'

168

873

858

195

179

Nov.

186

1S7

188

149

149

149

163

179

178

176

182

188

186

176

206

284

359

337

312

288

277

280

320

325

296

238

b220

b200

b340

b360

-

Month

Dee.

6310

b8SO

486

897

970

1,210

1,120

1,160

970

826

716 629

539

489

474

376

b340

b320

bSOO

b290

b300

b270

b260

b240

b230

b220

b240

b230

b2lo

b200

b!90

Jan.

b!70

b!70

b280

b200

b!80

b!60 bl4o

blSO

b!70

blSO

blSO biso

bl4o

6120

bl4o

b!20

bllO

blOo

blOO

b95

b95

695

b95

b90

b9o

685

b85

b85

685 665

b65

October . j ........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

February .........................

 arch ............................ April ............................ Rr.... ..........................

July .............................

September.............. ...........

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b8S bes

b80

b80 beo

beo

b88

690

b90

b80

b80

b80

b80

bso

bSO

b2lo

6796

1,180

1,680

1,380

bl,100

b900

b700

b600

b700

b600

1,700

6,540

5,840

_

-

Seeondfoot-daya

4 251

i',961

14,892

185,083

3,96(

28,363

80,924

20,89!

39,142

7,990 

4,773

5,413

2,700

215,282

Peak di.ohjpB. (baie, 5.300 leo.-ft.).- m

6,7*0 Mo.-rt.i Mar. SO SiSO a. a. !S,2oO.»i /B . BA mm \ B 1 «A _^_ Jti

Mar.

8,680

1,170

688

b480

bSBO

6300

b270

b280

b230

6210

b!90

b!60

b200

596

4,350

6,640

5,160

3,540

7,620

 13,200

6,540

5,350

3,900

2,850

2,100

1,760

2,850

2,340

1,900

1,570

1,490

Apr.

,880

,800

,350

,180

,030

970

911

882

798

716

716

743

672

602

565

519

474

436

417

390

372

354

426

545

504

450

436

488

394

367

Mulatto

273

360

1,210

3,900

220

6,540

13,200

1,680

4,800

390 

265

300

123

" 13,200

May

3S3

383

408

441

426

474

911

1,150

1,000

1,760

4,800

3,810

2,930

2,340

2,340

2,590

2,180

1,720

1,350

1,120

970

854

743

650

598

550

514

484

460

436

413

Minima

114

149

190

86

85

80

180 « WCA

OO%

363

206 

107

80

74

74

Juae

390

376

354

341

388

316

312

308

298

280

269

257

289

268

250

234

223

223

223

220

231

231

242

246

242

231

212

209

206

209

Mean

137

a«4 Cwfi

480

507

128

875

2,610

696

1,263

266 

154

110

90. 9

888

July

816

198

209

183

154

149

141

133

188

123

181

121

246

265

231

192

186

144

130

121

125

149

166

146

133

133

125

118

112

114

107

Aug.

99

94

92

94

94

90

88

94

101

99

98

101

98

90

86

88

280

300

192

138

118

105

98

94

88

85

85

63

63

80

F^* square aile

0.126 pi * * cio

.440

.465

.117

(603

2 .59

.639

1.16

.244

.141

.101

.083

.539

80

Sept.

61

61

83

83

76

74

92

183

181

118

112

98

88

83

80

76

74

80

80

88

103

105

99

92

88

83

83

81

61

94

Runoff In inches

0.14

.24

.51

6.31

.14

.87

2.78

.71

1.34

.27 

.16

.12

.09

7.38

. 28 (lliSo p.m.) 7,630 MO.-ft.j Nar. 16 (3 a.m.) 

o.-ft.j Mar. 27 (8i30 a.m.) 3,360 MO.-ft'.j Nay. 11

* Winter diiohavge maiurment made on thde day. 

b Stag*-discharge relation affeot«d by lo«.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 883

South Branch Kishwaukee River near Palrdale, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°06'40", long. 88°54'00", on line between and 

near south boundary of sees. 16 and 17, T, 42 N., R. 3 E., 1.2 miles downstream from 

Owens Creek, If miles northeast of Pairdale, and 9$ miles upstream from mouth. Datum 

of gage is 733.90 feet' above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 386 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,680 second-feet Mar.,19 (gage height, 8.73 

reet); minimum, 9 second-feet Sept. 18, 26-29.

1939-48: Maximum discharge. 6,840 second-feet Jan. 5, 1946 (gage height, 9.35 

feet); minimum, 2.1 second-feet Jan. 20, 1940.

A stage of 11.9 feet occurred in March 1937, from information by local resident.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

or tnoae for periods of loe effect, which are poor.

Rating tablea, water rear 1947-48, except periods of loe effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 4)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 20 Mar. 21 to Sept. 30

1.4 10 2.0 117 5.0 1,560 1.45 9 1.9 62 3.5 

1.5 14 2.2 160 6.0 2,210 1.5 11 2.0 87 4.0 

1.6 20 2.5 294 6.8 2,840 1.6 16 2.2 147 5.0 

1.7 40 3.0 515 1.7 26 2.5 255 6.0 

1.8 63 4.0 1,020 1.8 41 3.0 470 6.5

Discharge, in second-fee t, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

18

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

28 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

20 

19 

18 

18 

18

17 

17 

18 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

16

16 

16 

17 

19 

18

17 

16 

16 

16 

16

19 

58 

81 

58 

47 

38

Nov.

31 

28 

26 

26 

24

24 

29 

36 

34 

31

38 

38 

36 

38 

56

86 

100 

100 

92 

81

73 

79 

84 

86 

76

b60 

b70 

bSO 

b36 

U24

Deo.

b26 

79 

135 

202 

404

440 

400 

396 

352 

*278

227 

191 

170 

164 

141

bioo

bl20 

b70 

b45 

bSO

b55 

b70 

bSO 

b35 

b65

b55 

b45 

b40 

b35 

b25 

b22

Jan.

b2o 

blS 

b20 

b25 

b32

bSO 

b32 

b28 

b25 

b22

b21 

b20 

b!8 

bl7 

bl7

b!6 

blS 

blS 

b!4 

b!4

blS 

bl3 

blS 

bl2 

bl2

b!2 

bll 

*bll 

bll 

bll 

bll

Month

Ooto 

Move

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Maro

S?Jus* 

July Au|u 

Sept

Wi

b»r . .

»b«r .........................

lendar year 1947 

Ary .

1. ...........................

 t ...........................

tab*r. ,

ter year 1947 -is ............

Feb.

bll 

bll 

bll 

bll 

bll

bll 

bll 

bll 

bll 

bll

bll 

bll 

bll 

bll 

bll

blS 

b23 

b26 

bSO 

b32

b35 

b38 

b40 

b35 

bSO

187 

662 

2,140 

1,510

Seoondfoot-days

731 

1,592 

4,487

, 69,635

S49

4,971 

27,614 

7,428 

12,836 

2,156 

1,895 

588 

370

64,617

Mar.

940 

356 

b260 

b210 

bl60

bllO 

b90 

b70 

b60 

b80

bl20 

b60 

b40 

407 

1,860

1,620 

1,320 

966 

2,840 

2,840

2,590 

2,510 

1,620 

1,100 

792

690 

1,380 

848 

640 

525 

810

Apr.

615 

585 

479 

416 

380

358 

350 

346 

308 

271

275 

271 

244 

213 

199

178 

161 

144 

137 

131

115 

107 

164 

188 

161

141 

141 

131 

115 

104

Maximum

81 

100 

440

2,000

32 

2,140 

2,840 

615 

1,290 

134 

164 

101 

23

2,840

_.Ea* discharge .(base, 1,500 see. -f1?.) .-Feb. 28 (2 a.m

May

104 

101 

107 

115 

115

161 

312 

346 

291 

984

1,290 

1,100 

875 

715 

820

848 

715 

545 

452 

398

354 

312 

271 

240 

217

203 

192 

186 

167 

154 

147

Minimum

16 

24 

22

10

11 

11 

40 

104 

101 

41 

18 

11 

9

9

June

134 

128 

118 

112 

107

101 

104 

98 

90 

77

67 

62 

64 

64 

60

51 

47 

47 

47 

43

41 

41 

51 

64 

67

62 

51 

49

47 

62

Mean

23.6 

63.1 

146

191

17.7 

171 

891 

248 

414 

71.9 

41.8 

19.0 

12.3

177

July

62 

47 

38 

33

30

29 

26 

24 

23 

21

21 

58 

154 

141 

93

62 

51 

38 

32 

 ~28

26 

33

3830 ' 

26

26 

24 

23 

21 

21 

18

715 

985 

1,560 

2,210 

2,590

Aug.

16 

14 

14 

14 

14

13 

13 

16 

16 

15

14 

14 

13 

13 

12

13 

101 

67 

36 

23

18 

14 

13 

13 

12

11 

11 

11 

11 

12 

11

Per iquare 

mile

0.061 

.138 

.376

.495

.046 

.443 

2.31 

.642 

1.07 

.18$ 

.108 

.049 

.032

.469

Sept.

12 

13 

14 

13 

13

12 

12 

14 

20 

23

15 

13 

12 

11 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

11

13 

13 

16 

13 

11

9 

a9 

a9 

a9

alo

J 'itof f in 

inohM

0.07 

.16 

.43

6.71

.06 

.48 

2.68 

.72 

1.24 

.21 

.12 

.06 

.04

6. 23

) 2,610 seo.-ft.) Mar. 15 (6 p.m.) 2,610

.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record) discharge computed on basis of records for Kilbuok Creek near Nrnroe 

Center.

b Stage-discharge relation affeotad by ice.
HOCK RIVER BASIN

. Kilbuck Creek near Monroe Center, 111.

Loeatlon ; - Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°05'55", long. 89°03'10", in SW£ sec. 19, T. 42 

N., a'. 2 E., 800 feet downstream from Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad bridge, 

800 feet upstream from bridge on State Highway 72, 3 miles west of Monroe Center, and 

8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 114 square miles.

Records available.- December 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,620 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 9.60 

 feet); minimum, 4.5 second-feet Oct. 20-24 (gage height, 0.43 foot).

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 3,820 second-feet Jan. 5, 1946 (gafe height, 10.03 

feet); minimum, 2.0 second-feet July 25, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which ere poor. 

Cooperation.- One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water year).- W 955: 1941.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

7.8

7.5

6.8

6.8

7.5

6.8

6.4

6.8

6.1

6.1

5.9

5.6

5.3

5.0

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

5.0

5.6

8.6

8.6

7.1

6.4

5.9

Nov.

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.9

5.9

7.1

7.5

7.5

7.1

7.8

7.5

8.9

7.1

12

18

20

16

14

13

13

16

19

19

16

bll

b!2

b7.

b9

b6

-

Dec.

b7

18

26

56

117

87

74

*80

76

51

39

35

31

42

27

b20

b!7

b!5

b!2

b!9

b!5

b!3

bll

bll

b!3

blo

b8

b9

bB

b7

b6

Jan.

b7

b7

b7

b7

b7

b6

b6

b6

b6

b6

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

»b5

b5

b5

b5

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

. b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b!5

450

621

134

b40

t>20

b!7

b!5

b!4

b!6

b!4

728

1,570

184

_

-

Seccndfoot-days

184.9

315.7

960

14,844.4

170

a|i46

1,753

3,331

797

767

267^4

20,976.2

Mar.

82

75

b50

b40

b3o

t24

b21

b24

b20

bl8

b20

bl5

bll

286

1,670

695

155

109

1,720

670

486

342

218

168

138

138

254

196

158

131

182

Apr.

186

141

109

97

85

85

88

72

59

57

65

58

49

46

42

39

34

31

31

28

27

25

46

48

40

37

37

34

30

27

Maximum

8.6

20

117

589

7

1,570

1,720

186

409

76

205

37

12

1,720

May

29

32

35

35

35

53

102

78

64

409

354

236

205

172

218

218

162

129

106

92

81

68

61

53

50

48

46

45

41

38

36

Minimum

4.5

5.6

6

4.5

5

5

11

?9

16

11

7. '4

4.5

June

33

31

28

27

26

29

31

28

25

22

21

21

23

20

20

18

16

17

17

16

17

18

46

76

42

33

27

25

23

21

-

Mean

5.96

10.5

31.0

40.7

5.5

135

263

58 .4

107

24 .'7

11.7

8.91

57.3

July

18

16

14

13

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

16

205

72

49

31

23

18

16

15

15

19

28

18

15

17

15

14

IS

13

12

Aug.

11

1011

11

9.8

9.8

9.4

12

12

10

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.0

8.6

8.2

23

37

21

14

12

11

9.8

9.0

8.2

8.2

9.0

9.0

8.6

12

9

Per sqnare 

mile

0.053

.092

.272

.357

048

1 . 18

2 .31

512

. 939

233

!217

.103

.078

.503

.4

Sept.

9.4

12

11

9.0

8.6

8.2

9.0

12

12

9.4

9.0

8.6

7.8

8.2

7.4

7.4

7.8

8.E

7.4

9.0

11

9.4

8.6

8.2

8.2

7.8

7.8

8.2

8.2

8.6

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.06

.10

.31

4.84

.06

1 . 28

.57

1.09

.26

.25 '

.12

.09

6.85

Peak discharge (base, 680 .iiec.-ft.).- Feb. 18 (2 a.m.) 1,100 sec.-ft.j Feb. 27 (11:30 p.m.) 2,320 

eo.-ft.j Mar. 15 (1 p.m.) 1,920 sec.-ft.; Mar. 19 (time unknown) 3,620 sec.-f;.; May 10 (6:30 p.m.)

770 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 885

Leaf River at Leaf River, 111.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 42°07'35", long. 89°23'25", in northwest corner sec. 31, 

T. 2t> N., R. 10 E., at highway bridge a quarter of a mile upstream from unnamed tributary which enters from left, half a mile downstream from Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul 

Railroad bridge, three-quarters of a mile east of town of Leaf River, and It miles 

downstream from Mud Creek.

Drainage area.- 102 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,510 second-feet Feb. 27 (gage height, 14\44 

reet); minimum observed, 13 second-feet Sept. 23 (gage height, 2.81 feet).

1939-48: Maximum discharge observed, that of Feb. 27, 1948; minimum observed, 7.6 

second-feet Jan. 5, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 15.9 feet Feb. 4, 1938, from information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height reeord, which are poor. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record and two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Revisions (water year).- W 975: 1941(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

19

18

18

16

18

18

20

26

21

20

18

21

20

19

19

18

20

19

24

20

18

18

19

20

20

21

53

45

27

24

20

Nov.

23

22

21

20

22

22

33

31

24

26

27

28

21

22

37

41

37

34

33

34

36

42

42

41

30

31

36

32

31

23

-

Month

Dec.

24

31

46

61

158

86

92

92

*77

65

57

57

53

46

53

53

46

42

41

40

39

33

38

38

38

<J38

(336

<J35

33

31

31

Jan.

d28

b25

32

35

32

28

30

28

31

29

29

32

 28

b21

b23

b21

b21

b21

b22

b24

b25

b25

b26

b26

b26

b25

b25

b24

b25

b25

b24

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March .........................

April ............................

May..... .........................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b25

b26

b27

b26

b24

b25

b25

b24

b25

b25

b25

b2S

b26

b26

26

107

590

277

109

69

53

42

38

35

45

42

2,110

1,950

111

-

Secondfoot-days

677

902

1,610

22,585

5 958

6, 903

1,516

3,034

1,172

857

722

541

24,708

Peak discharge (base, 820 sec. -ft.).- Feb.

Mar.

65

42

46

46

*50

44

45

44

40

38

b34

b35

36

365

1,510

472

82

65

2,420

329

212

132

103

92

77

77

109

73

73

65

82

Apr.

77

69

65

61

61

61

61

61

53

53

57

50

53

57

45

46

38

41

42

42

40

40

53

40

42

44

50

42

40

32

-

Maximum

53

42

158

734

35

2,110

2,420

77

375

50

50

69

24

2,420

17 (4:45 p.ti

May

45

46

50

46

46

82

77

65

61

375

176

132

140

123

266

158

123

116

103

92

86

77

73

69

65

61

61

57

57

53

53

Minimum

16

20

24

12

21

24

34

32

45

31

21

18

14

14

June

50

50

45

44

45

46

46

44

42

38

36

38

40

38

38

36

36

37

33

35

38

36

50

37

32

31

32

32

36

31

-

Hsan

21.8

30.1

51.9

61.9

205' 26 3

223

50.5

39 1

27.6

23.3

18.0

67.5

July

29

24

23

28

31

28

28

26

26

26

25

26

26

27

32

26

22

24

24

27

32

45

50

27

24

26

24

21

24

33

23

Aug. Sept.

20 19

18 20

19 20

21 18

21 18

18 18

20 21

30 24

26 23

22 19

21 18

24 18

23 18

21 16

20 16

20 16

22 16

69 17

29 16

32 18

24 23

23 21

20 15

18 16

20 ' 16

18 16

19 14

20 16

20 16

24 19

20

Par square 

mil*

0.214

.295

.509

.607

.258

2.01

2.19

.495

.960

. 383

.271

.228

.176

.662

Ruroff in 

iiohes

0.25

.33

.58

8.21

.30

2.17

2.52

.55

1.11

.43

.31

.26

.20

9.01

i.) 1,030 sec. -ft.; Feb. 27 (11 p.m.) 6,510

sec.-Ft.; Mar. 15 (6 p.m.) 2,800 sec.-ft.; Mar. 19 (1 p.m. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

4,710 sec. -ft.
286 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Kyte River near Flagg Center, 111.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°56', long. 890 09', in sec. 18 T. 40 N., R. IE., 

at .oridge on county highway, 2 miles west of Flagg Center and 3 miles downstream from 

Chicago & Northwestern Rail-road bridge.

Drainage area.- 125 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,480 second-feet Mar. 20 (gag'3 height, 5.88 

reetj; minimum observed, 4.6 second-feet Oct. 3.

1939-48: Maximum discharge observed, 2,030 second-feet Jan. 6, 1916 (gage height, 

6.80 feet); minimum observed, 1.8 second-feet Jan. 2, 1940.

Flood of February 1937 reached a stage of about 8.5 feet, from information by 

local residents.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Gage read 

once daily.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record and one discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years).-*W 925: 1940.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 18, Aug. 23 to Sept. 30)

0.5 5.0 1.0 41 3.0 413 

.6 8.2 1.2 63 4.0 674 

.7 14 1.5 105 5.0 1,060 

.8 22 2.0 192 5.6 1,330

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

5.6 

5.0 

4.6 

6.6 

6.0

5.6 

5.3 

6.3 

6.0 

7.6

6.9 

7.2 

6.6 

8.8 

8.2

7.6 

8.2 

7.6 

7.2 

6.9

8.2 

8.2 

9.4 

8.8 

7.6

12 

14 

13 

15 

8.2 

7.9

Nov.

8.2 

6.9 

6.3 

7.2 

11

11 

7.2 

12 

10 

11

12 

11 

7.6 

8.2 

10

28 

24 

17 

16 

13

13 

16 

18 

20 

12

11 

10 

11 

15 

18

Dec.

16 

20 

46 

130 

82

72 

79 

55 

51 

43

35 

32

*31 

30 

29

59 

21 

22

17 

14

9.4 

12 

12 

11 

12

13 

b!2 

b!3 

bl-1 

b!2 

blO

Jan.

OOOOOOOOOO 

Month

Ooto 

Neva 

Deoe

Ce

janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

Julj 

'Augv 

Sept

Wi

mber .........................

lender year 1947 ............

tary

h.. ..........................

1. ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b6 

*b6 

bS 

bS 

b6

bS 

b6 

bS 

b5 

bS

bS 

bS 

bS 

bS 

bS

b!3 

76 

130 

252 

173

102 

73 

59 

55 

53

79 

437 

1,010 

461

Secondfoe t-daym

246.1 

381.6

1,011.4

21,574.4

209 

3,062 

9,074 

1,689 

3,259 

1,089 

1,046 

736.2 

266.8

22,070.1

Mar.

202 

99 

98 

90 

29

b23 

b24 

b22 

b21 

b20

b!7 

b!6 

b20 

319 

1,060

775 

296 

486 

971 

1,330

889 

706 

342 

242 

192

164 

93 

138 

105 

121 

164

Apr.

192 

146 

113 

98 

83

75 

72 

66 

53 

54

55 

56 

53 

62 

32

40 

30 

32 

29 

21

23 

23 

62 

53 

28

30 

30 

27 

26 

25

Maximum

15 

28 

130

706

9 

1,010 

1,330 

192 

252 

61 

252 

274 

22

1,330

Peak discharge (base, 800 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 28 (6:30 a.m

May

34 

41 

73 

53 

55

56

60 

66

121 

121

146 

231 

252 

252 

242

231 

221 

164

130 

113

98 

87 

62 

60 

54

40 

39

40 

40 

37 

40

June

39 

38 

35 

38 

36

53 

54

40 

39 

30

29 

26 

26 

24 

28

26 

21 

20 

23 

27

30 

30 

53 

59 

61

53 

39 

40 

40 

32

Minimum Mean

4.6 7.94 

6.3 12.7 

9.4 32.6

2.6 59.1

5 6.7 

5 106 

16 293 

21 56.3 

34 105 

20 36.3 

12 33.7 

6.3 23.7 

6.3 8.89

4.6 60.3

July

23 

24 

27 

21 

20

17 

16 

13 

12 

13

13 

16 

71 

82 

113

13 

16 

19 

13 

13

26 

252 

50 

24 

26

27 

21 

20 

20 

12 

13

Aug.

21 

9.4 

11 

10 

7.9

8.8 

9.4 

8.8 

8.2

10

8.8 

9.4

7.9 

10 

11

31

87 

274 

54 

26

13

11 

7.6 

7.2 

6.9

6.3 

7.2 

9.4 

10 

19 

15

Sept.

7.6 

6.6

7.2 

7.6 

7.9

13 

14 

10 

22 

8.2

7.6 

7.2 

6.3 

7.2 

6.9

7.6 

7.9 

8.2 

7.6 

7.6

14

11 

7.9 

7.9 

7.6

6.9 

6.9 

7.2 

8.2 

11

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.064 0.07 

.102 .11 

.261 .30

_- s.473 _ 6..il_

.054 .06 

.848 .91 

2.34 2.70 

.450 .50 

.840 .97 

.290 .32 

.270 .31 

.190 .22 

.071 .08

.482 6.55

.) 1,145 sec. -ft.; Mar. 15 (8 p.m.) 1,190

sec.-ft.; Marrzo (8 a.m.) 1,480 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
HOCK RIVER BASIN 86?

Elkhorn Creek near Penrose, 111,

Location.- Water-stags recorder, lat, 41 I> 66', long. 69°42', in sac. 9, T. 28 N., R. 7 E., 

 at 66unty highway bridge, If miles downstream from unnamed tributary which ente-s from left, 2 miles northwest of Penrose, and 5 miles upstream from Sugar Creek. Dat'im of 

gage is 6S7.6S feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers)

Drainage ara.- 163 square miles.

Records available,- October 1939 to September 1948.

.Maximum discharge during year, 4.630 second-feet Feb. 26 (gage height, IS. 12 

t Sept. 16

EX LP0R105 * * . * «»« »»MMt <tft4.MWtt«M QW WVM < --* - I - - ------ ______

 feet); minimum, 17 second-feet Sept. 16 (gage height, 8.36, feet)

1939-46: Maximum discharge, 6,960 second-feet Jan. 5, 1946 (gage height, 17.75

feet); minimum, 6.6 second-feet Nov. 18, 1940 (gage height, 2.01 feet).

Flood of June 1936 reached a stage of 19.6 feet, from high water mark 909, Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, Which are poor.

Cooperation.- Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years).- W 9SS: 1941: W 92S: 1940.

DiMharge, in MeonoVfeet, vater year October 1947 to September 1946

Day

l

2

3

4

6

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

16

19

20

21

88

83

84

86

86

87

88

88

30

31

Oot.

36

36

36

34

34

34

34

34

34

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

30

30

30

32

32

30

32

36

41

44

41

36

35

Nov.

34

34

34

35

36

38

42

44

40

40

40

40

36

36

47

52

54

48

46

44

44

48

64

64

48

42

44

b40

b43

b40

Dec.

38

40

SO

74

119

95

82

94

b72

b62

b61

69

56

63 *64

b44

b49

60

48

44

b42

42

42

b41

b42

b40

40

b40

b39

41

38

Jan.

b34

b38

b41

42

42

38

b38

b39

b39

38

 38

36

b28

b2S

b32

b28

b28

b28

b29

b31

b31

b31

bS4

b36

b36

b34

b32

b31

b31

bSO

bSO

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December ....,,....,....,.......,.

February .............. ......... March. .

Aorll

May

June .................. .........

July .................. .........

AunMt ...........

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b30

b31

b32

b32

b32

b32

b33

b32

b33

b34

b34

b34

b33

b33

b34

297

,862

790

379

101

bS5

a46

a4S

a80

al46

alOO

al,600

3,260

298

.

-

Secondfoe t-daye

1,046

1,277

1,891

32,675

1,047

8,416

11,179

1,561

3,031

1,481

1,038

879

602

33,244

Mar.

Ill

48

b62

b64

b56

 S3

68

66

SO

b49

b43

b46

46

466

1,890

1,510

336

139

3,280

 1,270

482

211

143

117

103

101

101

88

83

80

88

Apr.

98

84

78

72

70

68

71

70

62

58

59

64

52

48

47

44

41

38

38

SB

34

34

44

47

40

40

47

41

34

30

MUUUB

44

54

119

860

42

3,260

3,260

9fi

PfljT

68

88

74

26

3,260

* Winter dleoharge msaiuremsnt made on thle day.

May

36

40

48

48

42

64

107

77

66

289

266

149

136

122

194

170

128

109

98

94

88

82

78

70

68

6B

66

64

80

80

69

MlniBua

30

34

38

20

29

30

43

30

36

40

26

19

17

17

June

68

66

66

64

62

63

58

53

60

47

46

60

62

48

46

42

41

42

44

44

44

46

68

59

42

«0

41

41

47

41

Mean

33.7

42.6

54.6

89.6

33.8

290

381

62.7

97.8

M ft f

33.4

9fl A. CO i4

20.1

90.8

July

38

36

34

32

34

34

32

30

30

29

29

29

30

68

40

34

30

28

28

28

32

38

36

30

32

SB

41

29

26

32

36

Aug.

Perequare lie

0.220

t 9TR C r o

.356

.686

.221

1.90

2.36

'.344

.639

.318 91 A

i CIO

.188

.131

.593

m.) 1,770 eeo.-rv.| Fto. ze in 

2t30 p.m.) 4,180 eeo.-ft.

a Ho gage-height reoord) dleoharge computed on baele of weather reoorde and reoorde for

near Norrleon. <

b Stage-dleoharge relation affeoted by loe.

28

26

26

28

28

28

25

26

29

26

26

26

25

23

22,

23

38

64

54

26

23

22

22

21

20

20

19

19

21

74

26

Sept.

21

22

22

21

20

19

19

23

25

23

21

20

19

18

18

18

18

17

18

20

24

23

21

20

19

IS

18

 18

19

2C

Rrnoff IB inohen

0.26

.31

.41

7.94

.CD9K

2.06

2.72,

.38

.74

.36

.CD9R

.21

.16

S.08

30 a.m.)

Risk Creek

911165
388 HOCK RIVER BASIN

Rock Creek near Morrison, 111.

Location,- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 41°49'50", long. 89°58'00", 

 IrTSWfSEt sec. 6, T. 21 N., R. 5 E., on right bank just downstream from unnamed

stream, IJ miles north of Morrison and 4f miles, downstream from Little Rock Creek.

Datum of gage is 620.41 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps

of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 143 square miles.

Records available.- October 1942 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum_discharge during year, 4,780 second-feet Peb^ 2jLJgage height, 15.02 

reef); minimum, 16 second-feet Aug. 26 (gage height, 2<._74 feet).

1942-48: Maximum discharge, 5,770 second-feet Jan. 6, 1946 (gag? height, 16.04 

feeth minimum. _9.5_second-feet Dec. 2. 1942.

"HaxISum"stage known", 17.7 feet in June 1937, Trom Information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Cooperation.- Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table", water year3l947-48, except periods" of ice_effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, Inisecond-feet)

2.6 

3.0 

3.2 

3.5

75

147

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

303

540

794

1,380

10.0

12.0

14.2

2,010

2,770

4,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

30

30

30

29

29

29

29

48

35

29

29

29

29

29

28

28

28

27

29

27

27

26

27

27

28

32

37

36

32

30

30

Nov.

30

30

30

30

37

36

48

42

36

37

40

38

35

40

48

59

52

4542'

41

41

46

48

46

42

35

b33

31

b30

b29

Month

Dec.

b32

40

54

90

167

90

83

92

56

64

57

52

51

 50

50

32

45

45

42

37

36

37

37

29

37

35

36

35

32

36

36

Jan.

25

31

38

40

36

35

35

35

36

35

34

36

25

25

29

26

26

26

27

28

28

28

30

34

34

30

29

29

28

28

27

October .........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 194V ............

January .......................

February ..................... ...

March ............................

April .......................;....

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

28

29

29

30

30

29

30

29

30

31

31

30

31

30

29

210

794

540

190

50

46

42

37

56

134

90

,.,350

4,100

1,720

-

Seoondfoot-days

933

1,177

1,61E

33,289

953

9 8OC

12)72]

1, 56S

3 , 96C

1,17E

85C

1,466

701

36,3,22

Mar.

181

64

51

54

56

56

66

68

52

46

40

42

45

497

1,500

1,680

756

187

2,490

2,720

929

268

134

103

90

110

120

81

75

68

92

Apr.

94

75

68

64

61

62

71

68

57

54

56

51

48

46

45

44

41

40

40

40

38

38

54

50

42

45

48

45

38

40

Maximum

48

59

167

1,000

40

4,100

2,720

94

352

62 *66

446

36

4,100

May

54

48

64

54

52

120

147

90

77

352

344

150

153

128

277

190

139

103

90

83

75

68

64

61

57

57

56

54

52

51

50

Minimum

26

29

29

20

25

40

38

30

22

17

20

17

June

48

46

45

44

41

42'

42

41

40

38

37

42

46

38

37

36

34

35

35

32

32

48

62

42

32

30

32

35

35

31

Mean

30.1

39.2

52.1

91.2

30.7

410

108* 52 3

39 3

27J4

47.3

23.4

99.2

J-ily

28

26

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

22

23

24

25

66

50

27

25

23

22

22

29

28

25

22

30

32

27

24

22

30

25

Aug.

21

20

20

22

20

20

20

20

22

20

20

20

21

20

19

19

116

170

28

21

20

20

20

19

19

17

19

21

83

446

123

FT square 

mile

0.210

.274

.364

.638

.215

2.87

.364

.755

.275

192

!331

.164

.694

Sept.

a27

a24

a 24

a22

a 21

a 20

a20

a25

a27

a25

24

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

27

36

28

25

24

22

22

21

22

24

28

Runoff in 

inches

0.24

.31

.42

8.65

.25

2. 55

3.31

.41

.87

.31

.22

 38

.18

9.45

Peak discharge (base, 900 sec.-ft.).- Feb. 17 (12:30 a.m.) 909 sec.-ft.j Peb, 28 (12:30 a.m.) 

4,780 sec.-ft.; Mar. 15 (11 p.m.) 2,010 sec.-ft.; Mar. 19 (6 p.m.) 4,100 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Elkhorn Greek near Penrose. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 289

Green River at Amboy, 111.

Location - Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°42', long. 89°19', in sec. 22, T. 20 H., R. 10 

K., at bridge on U. S. Highway 52, at south edge of Amboy. Datum of gage is 724.14 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 199 square miles.

Records available.- December 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,430 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 9.23 

I'eet); minimum, 10 second-feet Nov. 9 (gage height, 0.82 foot).

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 6,250 second-feet Jan. 5, 1946; minimum observed, 2.0 

second-feet on several days in February 1940.

Note.- Figure of stage for flood of June or July 1928, previously published as 12.1 

feet, is now believed to be unreliable.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Cooperation.- Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water year).- W 925: 1940(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

13 

13 

13 

13 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14. 

14

14 

15 

26 

17 

13

13 

14 

14 

14 

14

16 

21 

19 

16 

16 

16

Nov.

15 

14 

14 

15 

16

16 

18 

18 

14 

19

19 

17 

17 

20 

22

26 

25 

24 

23 

22

20 

23 

22 

24 

20

23

22 

b21 

b!9 

bl6

Dec.

b!9 

22 

31 

45 

73

63 

64 

68 

52 

55

46 

42 *40 

38 

37

33 

41 

33 

33 

b34

b34 

b33 

30 

b30 

b32

b30 

25 

b26 

b24 

24 

23

Jan.

21 

22 

b24 

25 

b24

ti24 

b24 

23 

23 

22

21 

b20 

b!8 

b!6 

b!4

bis 

1)13 

b!5 

b!6 

b!6

b!5 

bl3 

b!4 

b!8 

b!7

b!6 

b!7 

b!9 

ti20 

ti20 

b20

Month

Octc 

Hove 

Decs

Ca

Janu Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

Julj

AUgV

Sept 

We

 her .........................

Bber .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

i&ry

iiarv r^::::::::::::::::::::::::: i. ...........................

ISt ...........................

enber ........................

iter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b20 

b!8 

*b!3 

b!5 

til4

b!4 

b!4 

bis 

b!3 

b!3

b!4 

b!3 

bl4 

til4 

bl5

b35 

553 

745 

t.300 

b!20

bllO 

b80 

b65 

b50 

43

41 

794 

*2,140 

294

Secondfoot-days

464 

584 

1,180

36,294

583 

5,587 

11,277 

2,605 

4,352 

1,726 

2,056 

1,140 

501

32,055

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 sec. -ft.).- Peb

sec. -ft.; Mar. 14 (12 p.m.) 3,060 sec. -ft.; « 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this 

ti Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

liar.

J.38 

b90 

b85 

b70 

b70

b70 

b70 

b60 

b50 

b45

b45 

ti50 

64 

765 

1,650

788 

242 

179 

2,420 

1,330

676 

504 

361 

270 

225

202 

179 

148 

141 

123 

167

Apr.

209 

167 

138 

121 

116

119 

130 

118 

99 

92

107 

94 

92 

85 

76

72 

64 

63 

60 

56

54 

51 

60 

56 

51

54 

56 

51 

47 

47

MaxiBUB

26 

26 

73

1,460

30 

2,140 

2,420 

209 

393 

142 

393 

260 

26

2,420

May

56 

75 

1O8 

89 

81

93 

127 

106 

93 

202

251 

225 

217 

187 

385

393 

260 

202 

165 

141

135 

104 

95 

85 

80

76 

72 

68 

63 

60 

58

Minima

13 

14 

19

12

13 

13 

45 

47 

56 

40 

22 

18 

14

13

June

55 

52 

51 

49 

47

58 

58 

51 

49 

45

43 

80 

84 

59 

55

49 

45 

42 

41 

40

40 

40 

142 

110 

72

59 

52 

59 

54 

45

Mean

15.0 

19.5 

38.1

99.4

18.8 

193 

364 

86.8 

14Q 

57". 5 

66.3 

36.8 

16.7

87.6

July

40 

33 

31 

32 

30

29 

26 

28 

25 

24

30 

24 

22 

36 

36

28 

24 

23 

22 

22

240 

393 

138 

69 

103

265 

89 

62 

49 

46 

37

Aug. Sept.

32 20 

30 19 

28 18 

28 16 

28 16

26 18 

26 18 

26 23 

25 26 

24 19

24 16 

23 16 

29 15 

23 14 

22 14

21 14 

84 14 

260 14 

73 14 

46 17

36 20 

30 17 

24 16 

22 16 

20 15

20 15 

20 15 

19 15 

18 15 

28 16 

25

Per square 

Bile

0.075 

.098 

.191

.499

.094 

.970 

1.83 

.436 

.704 

.289 

.333 

.185 

.084

.440 .

Runoff in 

inches

0.09 

.11 

.22

6.79

.11 

1.04 

2.11 

.49 

.81 

.32 

.38 

.21 

.09

5.98

. 17 (7 p.m.) 1,230 sec. -ft.; Peb. 28 (l a.m.) 3,540 

ter. 19 (1 p.m.) 4,430 sec. -ft. 

day.
290 ROCK RIVER BASIN

Oreen River near Oeneseo, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°29'20", long. 90°09'30", at highway bridge In

 west-central part of sec. 4, T. 17 N., R. 3 E., 3 miles north of Qeneseo. Datum of 

gage Is 580.66 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 958 square miles.

Records available.- March 1936 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 559 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum dlsoharge during year, 7.930 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 14.00

 flat); minimum, 70 second-feet Sept. 20 (gage height, 1.48 feet).

1936-46: Maximum discharge, 8.050 second-feet Jan. 5, 1946; maximum gage height 

observed, 14.27 feet Jan. 30, 1938 (backwater from Ice); minimum dally discharge, 27 

second-feet Jan. 2, 1940 (caused by rapid accumulation of Ice storageJ. 

Maximum stage known, about 14.8 feet sometime after 1931.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 3,000 second-feet, which are fair, and those 

'tor periods of Ice effect, which are poor.

Cooperation.- Five discharge measurements by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years).- W 875r 193b.

Discharge, la aeoond-feet, water year October 194? to Septrabcr 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

18

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

28

30

31

Oct.

1B9

185

181

174

172

166

149

157

155

153

151

151

147

145

144

144

144

159

149

153

145

140

140

140

140

147

178

185

174

161

155

Nov.

151

149

147

147

153

155

164

187

164

164

172

181

157

178

181

211

218

209

200

194

189

196

b!80

b!70

b!60

biso biso

b!4P

b!30 bisb

-

Month

Dto.

bl80

243

239

338

628

577

528

b490

b410

b400

b360

b340

b320

b310

b290

b!70

»b210

b280

b250

b230

b210

b210

b210

b!80

b!90

b!90

b210

b!90

b200

225

223

Jan.

223

168

232

b220

bSOO

b200

b200

214

227

227

223

b!90

blSO biso

b!30

blio bioo

blOO

blOO

blio

bioo

blOO

blOO blOO bioo

blOO

blOO

bioo

bioo

bioo blio

October ...... . . .

November .........................

D»o»«b*r. .............. ..........

Calendar year 1947 ............

February .........................

Maroh ............................

May '

June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , .

July .............................

Auguat .......,.,,.,.,,....,,,, ,

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

blio

blio

blOO »b95

bioo

blOO bioo

blOO

blOO

blOO

blOO

blOO

bioo

bioo

b!20

b240'

1,580

1,610

bl.SOO

b900

b700

bSOO

b450

b400

436

422

2,030

6,850

 3,340

-

Seoondfoot-daye

4 , Aft OO«

5,06i

9,08

240,76!

4,514

22,29

Brt O7

OV f O I

12.94C

13,67

7,58

13,71

5,96!

2,91

153,49

Mar.

2,020

1,070

b700

bSOO

b450

b490

b460

b410

b350

b260

b220

b250

b280

1,390

4,480

3,620

2,370

1,690

4,760

5,770

4,330

3,230

2,530

1,980

1,580

1,280

1,140

925

820

768

732

Maxii

Apr.

768

760

682

611

677

544

560

577

528

481

466

466

451

408

406

380

367

341

331

320

SOB

298

302

296

285

290

315

298

282

268

MB

! 189

) 218

L 628

> 5,290

1 227

S 6,650

5 5,770

3 768

J 890

J 628

5 1,720

> 394

r 214

5 6,850

-

May

272

282

336

422

354

36 /

394

436

394

360

577

662

645

611

628

890

655

662

544

461

436

394

367

341

318

305

290

278

263

251

241

Minima

140

130

170

108

100

95

220

268

241

159

121

97

73

73

June

232

223

216

204

203

298

354

285

239

214

196

185

223

272

227

225

178

168

164

159

184 174"

295

422

380

272

236

628

310

243

-

Mean

158

169

291

660

147

769

1,641

431

441

253

442

192

97.2

419

Jdy

211

183

164

161

153

153

140

130

121

125

138

155

145

255

315

234

185

155

140

130

1,330

1.720

1,210

820

512

628

1,650

1,100

544

436

380

Aug.

383

282

263

246

234

214

205

198

189

183

178

172

164

153

149

144

198

380

394

282

198

164

144

129

118

109

104

101

97

116

144

 He

0.165

.176

.304

.689

.153

.803

1.71

.450

.460

.264

.461

.200

.101

.437

Sept.

113

114

108

97

91

88

93

136

214

140

118

101

89

83

79

77

76

73

73

73

121

114

96

85

80

79

76

'76 76

79

Runoff in inohe*

0.19

.20

.35

9.36

.18

.86

1.97

.50

.53

.29

.53

.23

.11

5.94

Peak discharge (baa*. 4,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 28 (2 a.m.) 7.930 sec. -ft.! Mar. 15 (12 p.m.) 5,170

 o.-rs.f Har. T.S TSTKJ P-m.j 7,930 etc.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement mad* on this day. 

b Stag* discharge relation affected by Ice.
ROCK RIVER BASIN 291

Mill Creek at Milan, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°26'3S'1 , long. 90°33'15", in SWiSE^ sec. 24,. T.

 IY w., R. 2 W., 1 mile southeast of Milan. Datum of gage_is 566.83 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 62.5 square mllea.

Records available.- October 1939 to June 1941 (fragmentary), July 1941 to Septemter 1948,

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year. 4,570 second-feet Feb. 27 (gage height, 7.44 

reecj; minimum discharge, 0.9 second-foot Oct. 17.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 4,740 second-feet Dec. 27, 1942 (gage height, 7.47 

feet); no flow on many days.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

 which are poor.

Cooperation.- Pour discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in aeoonoVfeet, water year October 1947 to SepteBber 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

3.4

3.9

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.2

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.3

1.6

.9

2.9

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.8

3.4

3.9

3.5

2.8

2.8

Nov.

3.7

3.0

2.8

2.6

9.4

3.5

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.8

b3

b!

3.0

3.5

4.6

S.7

5.9

4.1

3.7

3.5

3.9

5.2

6.2

5.0

4.1

3.5

4.3

3.4

3.0

2.4

-

Month

Deo.

2.0

3.0

10

26

32

14

18

14

5.9

8.7

12

10

9.1

8.4

b7

6.5 *4.8

6.5

7.2

5.6

4.8

4.8

b4

b4

S.7

b4

b4

b4

b4

b4

b4

Jan.

b4

b4

bS

b5

b5

bS

b5

b5

b6be

be

b4

bl

b2

»bl.8

bl.5

bl.4

bl.2

bl.l

bl

bl

bl

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

October ... . November . . . December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..... . . ........

Marob ............................

jgy

June .............................

July ..;..........................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.2

bl.2

92

337

b200

bllO

bSO

b70

b70

b70

b75

bSO

142

1,670

542

32

-

Seoondfoot-days

79.8

113. C

256. C

17,842.6

64. f

SfSde. 1!

' 405.2

405.3

180.8

1,502.7

499.7

461.2

10,881.1

Mar.

2JL

b20

b!9

118

bl8

blS

b!7

b!7 *b!7

b!6

bl*

11

28

710

238

62

32

26

 1,650

96

53

41

35

31

29

30

28

24

25

23

27

Apr.

25

22

20

20

20

20

22

20

17

16

IS

16

12

12

11

10

9.1

8.S

8.6

8.3

7.6

7.8

11

S.8

7.8

11

14

S.5

6.4

6.9

Maxima

3.9

8.7

32

1,280

6

1,670

1,550

25

24

22

719

163

117

1,670

_ £«a!SJai!<Lharge l bf"i liW9 seo.-ft.).- ?eb. 27 (8 p.»

-

May

16

11

9.9

11

9.6

17

24

14

14

IS

18

24

23

20

20

17

14

15

12

11

11

9.4

9.1

S.3

7.8

a. 3

S.I

7.6

6.9

"6 '.4

Minimal

0.9

2

* *O

2

.9

1

1.1

11

8.4

5*9

3.0

2.4

4.3

3.6

.9

June

5.9

5.5

5.3

4.9

4-7

4.5

5.7

5.5

4.7

4.1

3.7

3.4

3.0

4.1

5.5

5.3

3.7

3.2

3.4

3.2

4.1

15

22

11

6.1

4.7

5.7

20

7.6

5.1

Mesa

2.57

3.77

8.26

48.9

2.74

124

106

13.5

13.1

6.35

4S.5

16.1

15.4

29.7

July

3.2

2.4

2.4

2.5

4.7

7.6

3.6

3.0

3.0

3.0

5.7

3.4 3.0'

158

19

!LS

5.7

4.5

3.7

3.7

719

39

22

13

76

69

217

36

24

22

15

Aug.

12

10

a9

aS

a8

a7

a7

a6

a6

a6

aS

5.3

5.3

4.9

4.5

4.3

99

163

15

9.6

7.8

6.4

6.1

5.3

4.5

4.3

5.3

5.3

7.8

41

11

Par square 

nils

0.041

.080

.132

.762

.044

I. Ofi VB

1.70

 

91 £XOA

.210

.102

.776

.256

.246

.475

' Sept.

11ie

6.4

4.9

4.3

5.3

5.5

117

24

14

.9.1

7.3

6.1

5.3

4.7

4.5

4.1

3.9

3.6

43

J£2_

13

7.8

6.6

5.9

5.3

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.7

Runoff la InehM

O'.OS

.07

.15

10.65

.05

2.13

1 900A 

*fc4

111

.69

.30

.87

6.40

) 4,570 seo.-ft. i Mar. 14jL8p.m.) ijJBW

P.M.} 5,340 seo.-ft.) July 21 (11 a.m.) 1,870 seo.-ft.j AugTTTfH p.m.) 1,390 MO.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Mo gage-height reoordj discharge computed on basis of records for SdiiirdT'Rlver near C-ion. 

b Stage-dlsoharg* relation affected by ice.
292 IOWA RIVER BASIN

West Fork Iowa River near Klemme, Iowa

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 42°53'00", long. 93°42'20", between sees. 8 and 17, T. 

94 H., R. 24 W., 8 miles southwest of Klemme and 9 miles upstream from confluence with 

East Fork Iowa River. Datum of gage is 1,180.83 feet above mean ser level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area.- 110 square miles.

Records available.- April to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, "110 second-feet M?y 15 (gage height, 

b. iti reet); minimum daily, 0.7 second-foot Sept. 11, 12, 16; minimum gage height observed, 0.56 foot Sept. 5, 6.

Remarks.- Records poor.

Cooperation.- Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septembe- 1948

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

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

October ..........................

November .......... ..............

December .........................

Calendar year ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ... ........................

April ...................

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

st ...........................

ember ........................

Water year ............

Feb.

Secondfoot-days

~

1,021 

928 

274.6 

248.7 

98.4 

44.8

-

Mar. Apr.

46

39

43

47

34

28

34

49

39

40

43

39

33

30

29

28

27

26

25

22

19

20

25

34

36

37

44

41

34

30

Maximum

_

_

49 

86 

35 

25 

5.2 

3.5

-

May

32

31

29

28

£7

38

36

34

32

36

36

33

30

33

86

66

45

36

31

28

25

23

21

18

17

16

14

13

11

11

10

Minimum

_

_

19 

10 

4.2 

2.4 

1.9 

.7

-

June

8.8

7.2

6.3

6.1

6.1

5.9

5.9

6.1

5.9

5.9

5.9

9.2

8.5

8.1

5.7

5.5

4.2

5.7

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.0

5.0

6

10

15

30

35

30

Mean

_

_

_

34.0 

29.9 

9.15 

8.02 

3.17 

1.49

-

July

25

20

17

14

12

10

9

8

8

8

9

12

25

8.3

6.8

5.6

4.9

4,0

3.8

4.2

3.9

3.8

3.3

2.9

3.1

3.3

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.4

Aug.

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.4

3.9

5.2

a5

a5

4.4

4.9

5.0

4.8

3.0

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

5.2

3.3

2.7

2.4

Per square 

mile

_

_

0.309 

.272 

.083 

.073 

.029 

.014

Sept.

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.7

.9

.8

1.2

2.2

3.5

2.9

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.3

2.0

2.2

Runoff in 

inches

0.35 

.31 

.09 

.08 

.03 

.02

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records.

Kbte.- Stage-discharge relation indefinite June 25 to July 12j discharge computed on basis of records for Iowa River near Rowan and East Polrk Iowa River near-Klemme.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 293

Iowa River near Rowan, Iowa

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 42°45'35", long. 93°37'20", in NE£ sec. 25, T. 92 N., 

K. K4 «., at bridge on county road, 3j miles northwest of Rowan and 10£ miles downstream from confluence of East and West Branches. Datum of gage is 1,143.35 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 396 square miles.

Records available.- October 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,240 second-feet Mar. 18; maximum 

gage height observed, 10.90 feet Feb. 29, from graph based on gage readings (backwater from ice); minimum daily, 4.2 second-feet Aug. 26, 27 (gage height, 2.78 feet).

1940-48: Maximum discharge, 3,840 second-feet June 14, 1944 (gage height, 11.98 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, that of Aug. 26, 27, 1948.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Cooperation.- Five discharge measurements and assistance with one furnished by C^rps of 

Engineers.

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11-

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

23

23

2218-

18

17

a!7

17

16

15

15

17

16

15

16

19

18

19

18

19

18

18

19

20

a26

31

31

32

a31

30

55

Nov.

76

57

52

*49

50

a45

840

34

32

35

38

42

43

44

40

840

39

35

33

36

44

58

63

60

52

47

45

45

41

37

-

Dec.

34

35

40

46

52

55

54

52

42

34

32

32

35

35

34

32

30

31

.*33

33

32

32

32

32

31

30

30

30

30

28

24

Month

Jan.

20

19

21

22

24

25

28

30

32

33

35

33

26

23

21

19

17

16

16

16

16

15

*13

13

11

9

9

8

9

10

11

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1347 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March........................... ..

April. ............................

Majr............ ..................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

14

20

500

600

200

160

130

120

110

100

100

500

800

1,800

-

Seccndfoot-days

669

1 ,352

1,102

97,255

600

5 332

19! 106

3,881

3,910

1,560

929

442.

280 !

39,164.

Mar.

2,000

1,700

1,200

900

600

450

300

200

150

120

100

90

85

80

. *80

500

1,000

2,110

1,960

1,610

845

638

408

*325

268

222

232

8252

272

234

175

Apr.

193

175

163

160

151

142

152

178

175

163

a!53

a!43

133

130

121

103

97

96

a89

82

71

72 ' 75

96

121

151

140

a 130

121

105

Maximum

55

76

55

2,140

35

1,800

2,110 

193

450

73 } 25

7 16

i 2,110

May

105

98

115

105

107

103

al!4

a!25

136

164

186

a!66

145

139

136

450

344

195

140

124

130

104

86

70

65

64

63

61

58

57

55

Minimum

15

32

24

15

8

11

80

71

55

35

17

4.2

4.6

4.2

June

52

50

46

48

46

45

42

38

36

35

36

44

42

43

39

39

41

45

40

37

38

35

a39

43

38

43

45

136

187

112

Mean

21. 6

45.1

35.5

266

19.4

184

129

126

52.0

30.0

14.3

9.36

107

July

73

41

45

44

42

39

43

34

30

28

2S

28

27

30

38

32

28

25

826

27

24

22

22

822

' a22

22

17

17

19

17

17

Aug.

16

16

16

15

15

13

17

18

17

19

25

19

22

19

19

16

16

a!3

10

10

10

9.5

7.0

6.0

5.0

4.2

4.2

22

14

16

14

Per square 

mile

0.055

.114

.090

.672

.049

 465

1 56

 318

.131

 076

!o24

.270

Sept.

12

11

10

8.0

10

8.5

9.5

8.0

8.5

7.0

6.0

6.0

6.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

6.0

4.6

4.6

13

16

14

14

12

a!2

12

12

11

all

11

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.06

.13

.10

9.12

.06

.50

1.79

» 36

.37

.15

.09

.04

.03

3.68

Peak discharge (base. 1.200 sec.-ft.).- Feb. 29 (time and discharge unknown); Mar. 18 (12 m.) 2,240 

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Line Creek at Mason City. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 9-14, Nov. 23 to Mar. 17.

911165 O - 50 - 20
294 IOkA RIVER BASIN

Iowa River at Marshalltown, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 42 8 04', long. 92"54', in SWt

 sec. H4, T. 84 N., R. 18 W., in city park at Marshalltown. Burnett Creek enters from 

left between gage and control and Linn Creek enters from right 2 miles below, gage. 

Datum of gage is 853.10 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers and Geological Survey).'

Drainage area.- 1,530 square miles, including that of Burnett Creek.

Records available.- May 1915 to September 1927, February 1933 to September 1948.

 February to August. 1903 at old dam site 1 mile upstream (gage heights only).

Average discharge.- 27 years, 718 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 15,000 second-feet Feb. 28 (g^tce height, 15.83 

TeeTTTialnlmum, 33 second-feet Sept. 19' (gage height, 2.37 feet).

1915-27, 1933-48: Maximum discharge observed, 42,000 second-feet June 4, 1918 

(gage height, 17.74 feet), from rating' curve extended above 18,700 second-feet; minimum, atout 2 second-feet (regulated) Nov. 24, 1917.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge

 6T~Burnett Creek included in (records. Some diurnal fluctuation caused'by power plant 

at Iowa Falls.

Cooperation.- One discharge measurement and results of three 'furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Revisions (water years).r. W 875; 1918. W 925: 1938. W 1035: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

18

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

28

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

96

101

104

115

110

103

93

84

81

90

87

83

33

81

86

34

33

33

80

77

76

73

76

87

94

116

163

297

256

211

286

Nov.

490

406

334

331

307

a285

B265

8250

242

239

213

226

174

227

222

252

235

227

232

g237

g244

g'258

g252

g271

224

*242

230

175

140

180

-

Dec.

180

210

240

250

371

424

433

280

210

250

270

290

280

260

245

220

230

235

230

210

205

200

195

190

135

180

185

175

 170

170

150

Jan.

135

125

135

145

160

165

170

165

160

155

155

150

135

120

105

90

95

100

105

105

105

100

90

80

75

70

38

68

66

64

64

Month

Ootober

Novanber .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

JanuBnr ......................

Pebr 

Marc

uary .........................

April ......... ..................

May........... ..................

June .......... ...........'.......

July .......... ..................

August ........ ..................

September........................

Water year 1947-46 ............

Feb.

62

 62

62

60

60

58

58

58

56

56

56

55

55

54

54

54

54

90

150

135

125

115

150

g200

g250

gSOO

900

10,700

 5,160

.

-

Seoondfoot-day*

3,541

7,590

7,323,

478,464

3,525

19,249 

83,490

t 27,193

27,850

10,663

10,682

3,174

1,734

206,194

Peak discharge (base. 3.000 sac. -ft.).- F.I

seo.-rt.i M*r. 10 (lOiSO p.m.) 11,400 seo.-f

Mar.

2,390

1,700

1,600

1,500

1,300

1,000

850

700

600

500

420

410

420

430

560

2,630

8,590

5,620

7,950

6,460

5,230

4,200

3,220

2,440

1,900

1,610

4,370

5,440

3,120

2,410

1,920

Apr.

1,580

1,

1,

300

120

964

906

810

1,

968

230

994

880

867

1,

'

390

354

706

634

595

303

177

153

416

388

1,

1,

119

580

100

1,140

1,030

1<<

1>!

(

Maximum

297

490

433

20,200

170

10,700 

8,590

1,680

1,620

2,410

1,360

227

102

10,700

530

)30

502

J27

May

1,310

1,460

1,230

1,080

1,050

1,640

1,820

1,610

1,380

1,190

1,100

1,170

1,090

999

955

898

845

876

924

770

622

533

480

.441

400

378

342

338

313

307

299

Minimum

73

140

150

73

64

54 

410

388

299

230

138

65

33

33

June

280

279

273

266

264

282

275

249

246

242

230

247

258

259

261

256

251

244

240

235

247

282

286

273

281

240

286

2,410

933

516

-

Mean

114

253

236

1,302

114

684 

2,693

896

344

102

87.8

' 863

July

422

411

338

288

252

229

208

187

178

168

152

151

208

1,360

1,120

898

480

348

288

327

822

362

259

213

202

210

178

157

146

166

136

Aug.

124

116

115

115

112

106

104

108

106

100

96

93

93

90

88

87

85

83

80

76

73

70

70

87

66

85

66

!27

214

156

122

Pe- square

 He

0.075

.165

.154

.651

.075

.434 

1.76

.592

.587

.237

. 225

.087

.038

.see

9. 28 (1 p.m.) 15,000 1*0. -ft.) Mar. 17 (2 p 

b.) Mar. 26 (1 a.m.) 9,800 sec. -ft. j June 28

3,190 MO. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Sept.

102

90

83

80

76

74

73

73

69

66

66

g62

g55

g45

g39

37

35

34

33

51

55

53

52

49

46

46

46

46

46

46

-

Runoff im inches

0.09

.16

.18

11>59

.09

!ee

.68

.26

!of

.04

5.02

n.) 10,600 

(8:30 a.m.)

a No gage-height record*) discharge computed on basis of records for Iowa River at Belle Plalne. 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings,' 

Note.- Stage-dlsaharge relation affected Dy ice' Nov. 27 to Bee. 4, Dec. 8 to F«b. 27, Mar. 4-15.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 295

Iowa River near Belle Plains, Iowa

Location.- Water stage recorder, lat. 41 e 51'20", long. 92 e 14'20", In NWt Bee. 5, T. 81

 tl., K. 12 W., at bridge on State Highway 212, half a mile downstream from Walnut 

Creek and 2t miles south of Belle Plaine. Datum of gage Is 749.62 feet above mean 

sea level, datum oT 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers and Geological Survey).

Drainage area.- 2,420 square miles.

Records available.- September 1939 to September 1946.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,100 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 15.46

 I'eeU); minimum, 76 second-feet Sept. 21 (gage height, 4.67 feet).

1939-46: Maximum discharge, 34,000 second-feet July 14, 1947 (gage height, 17.07 

feet); minimum dally', 19 seoond-feet Jan. 5, 1940; minimum gage height 3.46 f-^t 

July 25, 26, 1940.

A discharge of 36,600 second-feet was measured on June 5, 1916, at railroad bridge 

1 mile above gage and at a stage somewhat below crest of that flood.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ioe effect or no gage-height record, 

Whlin are poor. Records Include flow which occasionally bypasses gage through old 

channel of Salt Creek.

Cooperation.- Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, la second-feet, water year October; 1947 to September 1948

Dt»

1

2

8

4 

B

B

7a

9

10

11

18

18

14

IS

16

17

18

19

80

21

88

88

84

26

26

27

28

20

80

81

 Oct.

164

167

169

240 

26S

219

202

191

182

178

171

171

169

189

187

185

18S

18S

158

168

168

154

152

158

17!

205

Z18

S04

407

389

578

Nov.

491

660

668

606 

48!

483

480

436

401

SB1

572

S47

S22

S22

326

381

see

575

369

385

576

592

388

396

584

3/0

350

300

250

210

-

Month

Dec.

230

1300

gSBO

8,460 

8650

8760

720 700

470

350

400

440

480

500

620

480

450

400

590

580

580

370

570

580

380

550

550

540

530

3ZO

320

Jan.

.260

200

190

230

280

280

290

310

310

300

290

290

260

250

Z30

180

170

1BO

180

180

180

180

170

150

140

 125

1Z5

125

125

120

1ZO

Ootobtr ..........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

February .........................

March............. ................ 

April ............................

May. .............................

July......... ....................

Septenber ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

116

116

114

112 

110

108

107

106

105

102

100

100

100

100

100

120

200

300

290

Z70

zeo

270

280

270

520

570

1,400

9,000

8,000

-

Second* 

foot-days

8,575

11,710

15,280

899,500

8,420

22,924

152,060 

40,510

41,802 

14,957

13,889

4,555

2,907

331,409

Peak dlaoharse (baaa, 2,600 1*0. -ft.).- ret

10,168 Jee!-ft?» Bi id (7i!o o.m.j ISjioo e 

(6 p.m.) 5,890 ico. -ft. j Nay 6 (liSO p.m.) 2

Har.

10,000

9, 890

6,100

2,300 

2,000

1,800

81,600

8l,«0 el, 300

81,200

81,050

8900

8600

850

1,250

5,400

9,870

7,450

14,100

12,300

11,100

9,240

7,110

5,980

4,570

5,080

5,820

3,200

3,950

5,470

4,810

Mull

Apr.

2,630

2,290

1,970

1,760 

 1,800

1,490

1,410

1,590

1,840

1,480

1,560

1,280

1,380

1,280

1,120

1,010

948

876

805

785

708

881

780

1,480

1,890

1,470

1,580

1,510

1,260

1,190

tun

407

IE ft A

ODD

780

51,300

310

9,000

14,100 

2,850

2,440 

1,100

955

224

154

14,100

May

1,170

1,610

1,980

1,970 

1,4*P

2,260

2,440

2,410

2,180

1,890

1,710

1,570

1,520

1,490

1,420

1,540

1,280

1,200

1,180

1,180

1,120

1,020

952

883

811

782

727

898

857

853

809

MlalmuB

152

210

Z50

152

120

100

800 

881

flAQ

DUB

388

ooa £CO

102

78

78

June

693

673

660

634

. 528

650

646

622

491

469

450

461

488

469

47 Z

450

455

417

402

585

581

588

595

399

581

571

568

571

1,020

1,100

-

Mean

20B

590

42B

. 2,464

207

790

4,908 

1,350

1,348 

499

448

147

98.9

 905

July

744

697

648

607 

460

406

571

558

510

284

272

275

259

251

522

955

740

589

484

417

569

669

641

451

451

428

344

315

272

Z48

226

Au|.

224

207

196

166 

162

ISO

176

172

165

159

158

151

149 1/te

144

140

155

154

1Z8

126

11B

118

111

108

105

102

102

102

104

151

178

Per square

 lie

0.085

.161

.177

1.02

.066

.5Z6

2.05

EJEfi

 DOS

.557

.206

.165

.061

.040

.374

Sspt

164

143

136

123 

114

110

104

106

102

102

10Z

93

91

88

87

86

a8Z

881

879

877

78

97

101

91

84

882

881

aeo

879

878

-

Runoff la 

laches

0.10

.18

.20

13.85

.10

.55

1. S4 

.62

.64

. 23

.21

.07

.04

5.10

. 28 (12 m. about 12,000 sec. -ft. | Mar. 17 (8 a.m.) 

oo. -ft.) Har, 27 (11:10 a.m.) 4,380 soo.-ft.j Mar. 30 

520 loo. -ft.

* Winter dlioharge raeaiunraent made on this day. ' a No gage-height record! dlioharg* computed on basis of records for stations at Iowa City and at 

Narshalltown.

g Computed from graph baied on gage reidlngi. Hot*.- Stage discharge relation affected by io* Nov. 25 to Mar. 1, Mat1 . 4-16 (doubtful 

r*oord Har. 7-15).
296 IOWA RIVER BASIN 

Iowa River at Iowa City, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°39'30", long. 91°32'20", in SE^ sec. 9, T. 79

 N., H. 6 W., in Iowa City, 25 feet downstream from University of Iowa hydraulics 

laboratory, 175 feet downstream from (Jam of the university, 1.5 miles upstream from 

Ralston Creek, and 3.3 miles downstream from Clear Creek. Datum of gage is 39.00 

feet above Iowa City datum and 627.27 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 3,230 square miles.

Records available.- June 1903 to July 1906 and October 1913 to Septembe" 1948 in reports 

or ueoiogical Survey. June 1903 to December 1932 in report of Iowa State Planning 

Board entitled "Stream Flow Records of Iowa, 1873-1932.

Average discharge.- 45 years, 1,545 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 18,000 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 14.50

 reet); minimum, 65 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, -0.95 foot); minimum daily discharge, 137 second-feet Sept. 19.

1903-48: Maximum discharge, 36,200 second-feet June 7, 1918 (gag<3 height, 19.45 

feet, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, about 10 second-fe^t Dec. 26, 1916; 

practically no flow Sept. 3, 1925.

Remarks - Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Low flow 

regulated by power plants above station.

Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended S3diment loads for 

water year 1948 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1132.

Revisions.- W 760: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of ioe effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Disc

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

. 7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

231 

211 

225 

250 

227

357 

277 

' 290 

280 

256

£36 

241 

241 

222 

216

233 

241 

211 

203 

206

256 

209 

201 

196

176

191 

211 

253 

f329 

g37E 

f522

Nov.

522 

568 

652

674 

697

652 

594 

f577 

f505 

543

526 

f514 

f489 

»f481 

457

f465 

477 

489 

f489 

505

522 

505 

501 

518 

f518

f485 

539 

409 

330 

280

-1.0 57 0.6 497 

-.8 90 1.0 670 

-.5 147 1.6 965 

-.2 219 2.4 1,510 

0 277 4.0 2,830

Dec.

250 

390 

531 

670 

860

775 

890 

948 

461 

465

469 

518 

539 

670 

805

630 

539 

625 

599 

599

573 

568 

564 

518

510

510 

505 

497 

465 

481 

461

Jan.

380 

260 

250 

320 

350

370 

394 

433

437 

417

402 

417 

394 

340 

325

310 

220 

225 

230 

*256

256 

253 

236 

203 

200

190 

180 

180 

183 

*179 

171

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Da

ber ..........................

mber ......................

lendar year 1947 ............

1.. ..........................

at ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

171 

169 

167 

167 

165

154 

160 

151 

150 

155

149 

151 

155 

145 

150

150 

670 

1,990 

»2,190 

1,020

600 

420 

440

610 

810

620 

2,070 

6,640 

3,980

Secondfoot-days

7,770 

15,483 

17,885

1,148,073

8,961 

24,569 

222,740 

56,151 

57,614 

20,856 

28,602 

8,803 

5,715

475,149

Mar.

6,400 

8,600 

7,500 

7,400 

8,500

7,500 

4,040 

3,130 

2,500 

2,100

1,700 

1,350 

1,150 

1,300 

2,850

6,260 

8,730 

10,600 

15,200 

14,600

14,800 

16,500 

13,300 

12,500 

10,200

8,280 

6,990 

5,520 

4,570 

4,230 

4,440

Apr.

4,750 

5,070 

3,960 

2,800 

2,400

2,180 

2,020 

1,900 

1,800 

1,770

1,850 

1,700 

1,550 

1,470 

1,570

1,460 

1,210 

1,140 

1,180 

1,070

998 

965 

998 

1,030 

1,060

1,680 

1,810 

1,700 

1,570 

1,490

Maximum

522 

697 

948

32,600

437 

6,640 

16,500 

5,070 

3,490 

1,240 

2,580 

670 

326

16,500

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 28 (12:30

6.0 4,780 

9.0 8,200 

11.0 10,800 

14.0 16,500

r 1947 to September 1948

Hay

1,470 

1,690 

2,020 

2,520 

2,320

2,320 

3,120 

3,490 

3,280 

3,070

2,760 

2,540 

2,340 

2,170 

2,120

2,010 

1,870 

1,720 

1,580 

1,470

1,410 

1,390 

1,290 

1,180 

1,080

1,010 

954 

900 

870 

840 

810

Minimum

176 

280 

250

176

171 

145 

1,150 

965 

810 

473 

453 

143 

137

137

June

684 

746 

648 

670 

688

738 

850

738 

692 

674

634 

661 

666 

666 

670

f670 

g666 

g670 

674 

688

692 

674 

f625 

f510 

473

489 

733 

gl,240 

f885 

742

Mean

251 

516

577

3,145

289 

847 

7,185 

1,872 

1,859 

695 

923 

284 

190

1,298

July

938 

1,080 

875 

692 

815

652 

652 

621 

543 

518

461 

461 

581 

830

607

473 

453 

738 

855 

679

2,580 

2,170 

1,450 

976 

1,090

1,610 

1,180 

905 

746 

1,456 

921

Aug.

670 

547 

469 

421 

398

375 

357 

329 

316 

329

309 

283 

283 

274 

265

247 

225 

241 

233 

219

211 

211 

209 

188 

183

fl81 

165 

156 

143 

165 

201

Pe- square 

mile

0.078 

.160 

.179

.974

.089 

.262 

2.22 

.580 

.576 

.215 

.286 

.088 

.059

.402

a.m.) about 8,200 sec.-^t.; Mar

Sept.

201 

326 

312 

183 

160

183 

227 

214 

206 

196

188 

179 

167 

162 

158

145 

143 

141 

137 

165

256 

£36 

£16 

209 

196

188 

171 

160 

151 

139

Runoff In 

inches

0.09 

.18 

.21

13.23

.10 

.28 

2.56 

.65 

.66 

.24 

.33 

.10 

.07

5.47

1 (11:30

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gago heights. 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, Jan. 1-6, 14-18, 25-28, Feb. 9- 

10, Feb. 13 to Mar. 5, Mar. 9-15.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 297

Iowa River at Wapello, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°11', long. 91°11' , in sec. 27, T. 74 N. , R. 3 W. , 

at oridge on State Highway 99 at east edge of Wapello, 13 miles downstream from Cedar 

River and 15.4 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 548.98 feet above mean sea 

level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 12,480 square miles.

Records available.- February 1915 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 33 years, 6,192 second-feet.

Extremes . - Maximum discharge during year, 60,000 second-feet Mar. 21 (gage height, 14.68 

reet ) ; minimum, 983 second-feet Sept. 20 (gage height, -0.42 foot).

1915-48: Maximum discharge, 94,000 second-feet June 18, 1947 (gage height, 16.14 

feet); maximum gage height, 16.85 feet June 17, 1947, before levees broke in vicinity 

of gage; minimum discharge, about 400 second-feet Dec. 15-17, 1916.

Remarks . - Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. 

aiBcnarge measurements and assistance with one furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Five

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,910

1,850

1,880

1,910

1,920

1,950

2,000

2,160

2,250

2,060

1,980

1,870

1,890

1,870

1,820

1,780

1,800

1,800

1,750

1,750

1,730

1,740

1,740

1,770

1,820

1,820

1,810

1,880

1,960

H2.080

h2,2ao

Nov.

2,770

2,830

*2,770

2,740

2,770

2,820

2,770

2,620

2,540

2,510

2,450

2,430

2,370

2,360

2,380

2,430

2,430

2,430

2,420

2,430

2,460

2,460

2,460

2,500

2,460

2,400

2,300

2,200

1,850

1,400

-

Dec.

1,200

1,600

2,150

2,610

3,670

3,970

3,850

3,6OO

2,900

2,100

1,750

2,100

2,500

2,600

2,900

2,700

2.OOO

1,700

*2,200

2,500

2,550

2,600

2,400

2,200

2,O50

2,100

2,050

2,000

2,050

2,000

2,050

Jan.

1,850

1,600

1,400

1,300

1,600

1,800

1,850

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,850

1,800

1,700

*1,600

1,350

1,260

1,300

1,250

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,250

1,200

1,160

1,150

1,140

1,120

1,100

1,080

1,060

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

llaroh ............................

April ............................

Hay

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Peak discharge (base,. 14,000 set

Feb.

1,O5O

1,060

*1,070

1,060

1,050

1,050

1,040

1,040

1,030

1,030

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,060

1,080

1,170

2, OOO

3,500

6, OOO

8,000

6,200

5,200

4,300

4,000

4,500

6,800

8,600

17,000

29,400

-

-

Second 

foot-daya

58,830

73,760

74,650

3,887,260

44,270

122,440

864, OOO

203,360

-217,760

94,950

144,380

51,490

37,150

1,987,040

Mar.

35,600

30,900

26,600

27,500

30,700

37,700

39,300

g24,400

11,000

9,OOO

7,400

6,400

5,600

5,800

11,000

»19,400

26,900

30,900

38,100

48,100

58,500

54,400

55,200

52,600

44,600

36,100

26,400

18,700

16,500

14,700

14,000

Apr.

13,600

12,900

12,300

10,500

9,060

8,300

7,850

7,390

6,980

6,580

6.40O

6,490

6,280

6,030

5,900

5,830

5,590

5,210

4,900

4,740

4,560

4,380

4,370

4,370

4,500

4,940

5,700

5,940

5,870

5.9OO

Maximum

2,280

2,830

3,970

92,400

1,900

29,400

58,500

13,600

10,200

5,140

12,500

4,500

1,780

58,50O

May

5,700

5,740

6,910

8,020

8,400

8,080

8,790

10,200

10,100

9,610

9,200

9,010

8,820

8,820

8',480

8,380

S,120

7,850

7,850

7,230

6,610

6,080

5,610

5,210

4,880

4,560

4,310

4,080

3,870

3,700

3,540

Minimum

1,730

1,400

1,200

1,200

1,060

1,030

5,600

4,370

3,540

2,400

2,430

1,090

1,020

1,020

June

3,420

3,270

3,190

3,000

2,850

2,880

2,95O

4,500

5,140

4,350

3,700

3,340

3,220

3,200

3,080

2,960

2,860

2,820

2,690

2,660

2,610

2,530

2,540

2,530

2,500

2,400

2,420

2,960

3,940

4,440

Mean

1, 898

2 459

2', 408

10,650

1 ,428

4,222

R 77Q

7^025

3,165

4,657

1,661 

1,238

5,429

July

3,630

3,370

3,940

3,140

5,020

5,040

5,080

3,610

3,070

2,740

2,560

2,430

2,530

2,930

3,340

3,240

2,740

2,430

3,370

2,770

7,390

12,500

10,200

7,370

4,720

6,170

8,400

7,090

4,780

3,900

4,880

Ang.

4,500

3,070

2,400

2,100

1,870

1,750

1,680

1,660

1,620

1,570

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,500

1,450

1,440

1,450

1,510

1,570

1,580

1,530

1,480

1,460

1,440

1,310

1,150

1,140

1,150

1,210

1,190

1,090

Per square 

mile

0.152

.197

.193

.853

.114

2 . 23

!543

 563

.254

.373

.133 

.099

.435

Sept.

iriso

1-.440

1,660

1,550

1,340

1,250

1,190

1,210

1,230

1,180

1,190

1,170

1,160

1,100

1,030

1,050

1,050

gl,070

gl,100

1,100

1,370

1,780

1,620

1,420

1,250

1,160

1,160

1,100

1,070

1,020

Runoff in 

inches'

0 18

.22

.22

11.58

.13

. 36

2.57

. 61

.65

."43

.15 

.11

5.91

..-ft.).- Mar. 1 (12 m. j 36,200 sec. -ft. j Mar. 7 (2 a.m.) 40,300

sec.-ft.; Mar. 21 (11:30 a.m.) 60,000 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings, 

h Computed from inside tape-gage readings. 

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Dec. 3, Dec. 7 to Feb. 28, Mar.
IOWA RIVER BASIN

East Fork lovra River near Klemme, Iowa

don.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 43 e 01", long. 93*37', between BOOB. 25 and 26, T. 

TTRT 24 W., if miles northwest of Klesme and 12* miles upstream from confluence 

ith West Fork Iowa River. Datum of gage is 1,180.13 feet above mear sea level,

between sees. 26 and 26, T. 95

with datum

of 1929.

Drainage area.- 180 square miles

Records available.- April to September 1943.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed. £33 second-feet May 15 (gage height, 4.63 feet);

 minimum daily, 0.3 second-foot Sept. 16; minimum gage height observes , 1.33 feet 

Aug. 18. Maximum stage known, about 10 feet in June 1944, from information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Cooperation.- Three discharge measurements and assistance with one furnished by Corps of 

engineers

Dt«oharg«, in Moond-f»»t, »at«r y«ar Ootobtr 1947 to StptMbtr 1946

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

6

,9

10

11

12

13

14

IB

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

86

87

86

29

30

31

Oot. Nov. Dto.

Month

Jan.

Ootobtr ..........................

Dtowbtr ,,...,,,,.,....,,,,,,.,,.

Calendar ytar ............

January .,,,..,,,,,, .

Maroh ............................

jjfty '

July 

Augu S.ptt ........................... mbtr ..,.....,.,'..,..,....,.,

Wattr ytar .,...,.,.,..

Ftb.

Stoondfoot-day*

_m

677 969 .

370.9

178.6 

59.5 

41.9

-

Mar. Apr.

32

26

27

21

20

31

33

26

86

2R

25

24

21

18

17

15

20

alB

15

IS

a!4

14

.22

25

26

«86

26

25

88

21

Huimw

^m

33

193

62

22 

3.6 

2.5

-

-

May

20

20

20

19

21

34

26 

24

31

42

38

33

26

34

193

87

41

S3

26

26

21

20

19

15

15

15

13

12

14

13

18

Miaimw

m

m

13

12

2.6

2.1 

1.0 

.6

-

Juat

10

3.9

3. ,9

6.3 6.3.

7.5

4.2

5.3

5.0

4.6

8.S

5.0

4.6

2.8

3.9

6.3

S.2

6.4

5.3

8.4

7.9

6.0

4.6

10

28

42

62

45

26

Mean

m

m

88.6

SI. 3

12.4

5.78 

1.98 

1.40

-

July

81*

18

17

18

11

7.1

3.2

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.0

4.6

5.6

5.6

5-3

4.2

3.9

3.2

5.0

3.6

3.8

S.2

8.6

8.8

2.7

2.3

2.1

2.7

2.5

8.1

Aug.

1.6

1.9

S.6

?. 3

1.6

2.5

8.5

S.6

2.7

1.6

1.0

1.9

.8

.3

.6

.6

.2

.4

.6

.4

.4

.1

.1

.0

.0

.8

8.6

2.6

8.7

2

Ptrnuara 

mile

2

_

). 166

9ft 1 . CO A

.103 

.046 

.016 

.012

.7

Sept.

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.6

.9

1.0

1.0

2.5

2.5

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.9

2.3

2.1

2.1

ftuneff la 

meat*

0.21 

.30

.11 

1 .06 

.02 

.01

-

a Ho gagi-hilght r«oonj, diaoharg* computed on basis of matter r*oorda.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 299

Salt Creek near E'lberon, Iowa

Location.- Wire-weight gage,,lat. 41°58', long. 920 19', in SW^ see. 25, T. 83 N., R. 13 

w., at bridge on U. S. Highway 30, 1.2 miles northwest of Irving, 2.5 south of 

Elberon, and 7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 200 square miles.

Records available.- October 1945 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 5.820 second-feet Mar. 19; maximum 

gage neight observed, 14.91 feet Feb. 28 (ice jam); minimum discharge observed, 3.1 

second-feet Sept. 19, 20 jgage height, 4.58 feet).

1945-48: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred June 13, 1947; maximum gage 

height observed, 17.6 feet June 13, 1947; minimum discharge observed, that of 

Sept. 19, 20, 1948; minimum gage height observed, 4.37 feet Nov. 21, 22, 1945.

Flood of June 17, 1944, reached a stage of 21.3 feet (from floodmarks).

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Cooperation.- Four discharge measurements and assistance with one furnished" by Corps of 

engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

2225"

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

18

18

18

37

26

18

IS

IS

15

IS

IS

15

IS

IS

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

15

20

29

38

97

42

30

44

Nov.

119

S3

47

39

40

36

32

31

29

35

26

32

18

31

26

46

35

32

35

35

33

43

29

30

25

25

30

25

22

26

-

Dec.

26

31

40

35

295

88

86

 49

50

55

50

50

49

44

40

35

25

30

30

25

25

25

20

18

17

17

18

18

17

18

15

Jan.

13

12

12

13

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

11

11

10

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

7

8

8

a

8

8

8

8

7

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Maroh ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

8

 8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

7

7

7

8

9

12

18

30

35

25

17

17

17

20

25

528

814

216

-

Seoondfoot-days

707

1,077 

1,341

98,596

308

1, 900

10,515 

1 808

3 1 353 

944

jfftT *O3

214.1

172.7

23,122.8

Mar.

125

80

70

65

65

60

60

50

50

40

40

35

30

35

288

1,510

2,520

544

 2,460

428

218

189

162

139

117

166

456

169

133 103

108

Apr.

87

76

71

58 66

61

61

67

52

49

54

46

. 41

35

39

36

28

30

31

27

26

33

90

110

90

126

99

84

68

67

-

Haxtnun

97

119

295

13,000

14

814

2,520 

126

355

69

34

10

24

2,520

May

117

266

216

164

144

355

260

204

180

161

150

145

135

127

121

116

92

82

72

69

62

53

50

45

44

41

41

38

35

34

34

liinlnuB

14

18

15

14

7

7

30

26

34

21

10

4.2

3.1

3.1

June

33

31

30

29

28

50

69

45

33

33

29

38

45

34

37

31

29

29

26

25

28

2S

26

24

22

22

21

24

23

21

-

Mean

22 8

35.9

43.3

270

9.9

ce t OQ >O

339

60.3

118

31.5

15.6

3*9

5.7

63.2

July

18

20is

17

18

17

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

15

34

18

15

13

13

12

15

21

15

12

11

18

17

12

11

11

10

Aug.

8.3

8.6

8.6

8.9

8.9

8.3

8.6

9.8

9.2

8.3

7.7

7.4

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.3

6.6

6.6

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.5

5.2

5.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.8

6.0

6.6

10

Per square 

mile

0.114

.180

.216

1.35

t .050

.330

1.70

.302'

.590

 158

.078

L .034

S .029

.316

Sept.

10

9.2

7.4

5.5

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.3

3.8

3.8

3.3

3.8

3.1

3.1

24

10

7.2

5.5

5.0

4.5

4.2

4.5

4.8

3.8

-

Runoff in

inches

0.13

.20

.25

18.32

.06

.35

1 QC 9D

.34

 38

.18

.09

.04

.03

4.31

Peak discharge (base. 700 sec.-fb.j.- Feb. 28 (7:15 a.m.) about 2,400 see. -ft.; Mar. 17 (10 a.m.)

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24-28, Dec. 9-12, Dec. 15 to Mar. 16.
300 IOWA RIVER BASIN

Bear Creek at Ladora, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°45', long. 92°11', in SW£ sec. 7, T. 80 N., R. 

11 w., at highway bridge on county road 0, a quarter of a mile south of Ladora and 

2? miles above Little Bear Creek.

Drainage area.- 185 square miles.

Records available.- June to September 1945 (gage heights only), October 1945 to September 

194B.uage neights and miscellaneous measurements March 1941 to June 1945 at site 

6 miles downstream obtained by Corps of Engineers.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 7,220 second-feet Pet. 28 (gage height, 

11.4B feet); minimum daily, 1 second-foot Jan. 27-31.

1945-48: Maximum discharge observed, 9,050 second-feet Jan. 5, 1946 (gage height, 

13.10 feet); minimum flaily, that of Jan. 27-31, 1948.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods -of ice effect, or doubtful gage-height 

record, and those below 20 second-feet, which are poor.

Cooperation.- Six discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1946

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8

9

9

26

25

14

10

e

7

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

10

14

28

28

56

40

22

43

Nov.

69

40

28

25

24

24

20

19

20

18

22

19

21

20

29

32

28

24

23

23

24

24

22

23

21

20

19

17

16

15

-

Dec.

18

21

31

52

121

77

42

*28

28

30

33

30

26

25

25

20

19

19

20

21

20

19

19

19

18

17

17

17

16

15

15

Jan.

13

12

10

10

10

11

12

12

12

12

11

10

10

8

6

6

5

4

4

3

3

2

2

2

2

»2

1

1

1

1

1

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ........................

April ............................

 V........ ......................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

2

2

2

2

2

*2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

4

17

45

geo

150

120

105

95

90

100

125

*1,160

1,760

125

-

Seoondfoot-days

44!

72

87f

76,27'

19

4,00 

8 841

1 23!

4, 78 

94E

3.34C

344 

20S

25,95"

Mar.

90

85

80

80

75

75

70

70

70

60

55

40

35

30

300

1*130

1,510

724

 2,010

495

295

199

163

139

122

179

286

112

101

83

83

Apr.

70

60

53

49

74

53

66

53

40

40

40

34

31

30

29

29

28

25

23

22

819

22

60

43

36

49

52

41

33

31

-

Maximum

56

69

J 121

t 5,860

) 13

i 1,760

2,010 

74

764

63

) 1,310

I 34 

59

2,010

May

37

338

267

264

136

764

392

276

226

201

186

176

155

141

151

128

101

93

83

77

72

66

63

57

56

50

49

46

45

43

42

Minimum

g

15

15

3

1

2

30

19

37

17

4

5

3

1

June

43

g34

831

g29

33

45

40

38

36

33

32

32

33

32

32

30

29

26

25

23

22

22

20

19

17

17

g26

63

45

38

-

Mean

14.4

24.2 2si;

209

6.4

138

285

41.2

154

31 !

10811.1 7.C

70.9

July

31

28

23

21

22

21

19

17

d!7 ai4

d!3

g9

f32

dl4

d!2

g9

7

5

6

4

fl.IlO

*06 8-70

?32

g<28

517

110

46

ST45

JT30

g22

Aug.

21

19

18

19

18

15

16

15

14

12

10

9

8

7

7

7

8

7

6

6

6

6

5

5

5

6

7

8

6

14

34

Per square 

mile

0.078

.131

.153

1.13

.035

.746

1.54

 *832 223

!l70

 584

.060

.038

.383

Sept.

13

8

6

4

4

4

3

6

6

5

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

4

59

21

10

6

4

3

3

3

3

 3

-

Runoff In 

Inches

0.09

.15

.18

15.35

.04

 81

1* 78

 25

 96

.19

.67

.07

.04

5.23

Peak discharge (base, 700 nee. -ft.).- Feb. 28 (1:30 a.m.) 7,22O nee. -ft.; Mar. 16 -(7 p.m.) 5,63O

nee.-ft.; July 25 (8 p.m.) 1,450 see.-ft.

 * Winter discharge measurement made on thia day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for neartn- stationa.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

g Computed from graph baaed on gage readings. .

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25 to Dec. 3, Dec. 7 to Ma-. 16 (no gageheight record Feb. 17, 18, 2O-26).
IOWA RIVER BASIN 301

Rapid Creek near Iowa City, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control with sharp crested weir, lat. 41°42', 

long. 91°29", in NE£ sec. 36, T. 80 N., R. 6 W., 80 feet upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 261, 3 miles northeast of Iowa City, and 3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 24.5 square miles.

Records available.- January 1938 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 13.0 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,180 second-feet July 21 (gage height, 11.17 

 i'ee't); no flow Feb. 1-14,, Sept. 14-19, 25-30.

1938-48: Maximum discharge, 3,530 second-feet May 20, 1944 (gage height, 12.66 feet, 

from high-water mark in gage well); no flow at times in 1940, 1941, 1945, 1947, 1948.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height record, backwater from debris, rapidly changing discharge, and those below 0.5 second-foot, which 

are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.11

.11

.10

.23

.17

.13

.09

.07

.09

.07

.06

.04

.03

.03

.03

.02

.02

.03

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.06

.09

c.35

c.45

c.94

0.66

c.33

c.55

Nov.

CO. 99

c.45

c.30

c.27

C.43

0.35

0.30

c.24

.23

.28

.35

.35

a. 26

a. 32

al.l

al.O

.71

.66

a. 63

a. 60

a. 55

a. 55

a. 57

a. 63

a. 60

a. 55

a. 50

a. 45

a. 41

a. 39

-

Month

Dec.

0.27

.43

1.84

11

10

4.9

4.0

3.1

2.6

2.3

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.4

.85

1.0

.90

.85

.80

.75

.70

.60

.50

.60

.65

.75

.65

h.60

.65

.70

Jan.

0.45

.55

.70

.80

.90

1.0

1.0

.90

.85

.80

.75

.70

.50

.35

.25

.15

.10

.10

.09

.09

.08

.07

.07

.06

.06

.05

.04

.04

.03

.02

.01

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June ..............................

July .......................... 1..

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

a2

80

*g!50

g50

a35

a30

a7

a5

a7

75

a30

*h!2

*600

80

al3

-

Seoondfoot-days

4.96

15.02

61.79

5,090.16

11.56

1,176

1» 362 .3

110.9

159 .45

599~.B

17.77

1.24

3,801.59

Peak discharge (base. 4OO sec. -ft. .- Feb.

Mar.

a3.5

a2.0

al.9

al.8

al.7.

al.6

al.5

al.4

al.O

h.8

a. 7

a. 5

a. 4

25

400

288

42

23

414

33

22

16

13

10

9.3

11

9 1

7 4

7 6

6 2

6 9

Apr.

5.3

4.8

4.4

4.4

5.8

4.8

6.2

4.6

3.8

3.6

3.8

3.2

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.4

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

2.2

5.3

6.0

3.8

3.6

5.8

3.6

3.0

3.0

-

Maximum

0.94

1.1

11

2.80

1.0

600

414

29*

65

28O

2.3

.48

600

May

3.5

23

17

13

10

21

18

14

13

12

11

12

11

10

12

9.1

7.8

7.4

6.4

6.2

5.7

4.6

4.2

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.3

2.0

2.3

Minimum

0.02

.23

.27

0

.01

0

.4

1.6

2.0

.63

.45

.03

0

0

27 (3:30 p.m.) 1,830 se

June

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

3.0

2.2

1.1

.94

.82

.68

11

3.2

2.4

ol.8

01.3

1.0

1.0

.99

.89

1.0

1.2

3.6

1.0

.63

10

16

65

16

5.5

Mean

0.160

.501

1.99

13.9

.373

40.6 43 9

3.70

9.O6

5 32

19 3

!573

.041

10.4

July

3.4

2.4

1.6

1.5

3.5

1.5

.85

0.63

0.57

0.50

0.45

55

12

49

5.5

3.6

2.3

1.6

1.3

1.1

280

9.3

5.5

3.8

96

20

11

4.9

3.5

14

3.5

Aug.

2.3

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.2

.94

.99

1.0

.89

.71

.66

.60

.48

.39

.39

.33

.32

.27

.23

.20

.16

.14

.11

a. 09

a. 08

a. 06

a. 05

.04

.03

.06

Per square 

mile

O.OO65

.020

.081

.567

.015

1.66

1.79

.151

.370

.217

.023 

.0017

.424

.05

Sept.

0.08

.06

.05

.04

.04

.03

.02

.07

.07

.05

.02

.02

.01

_Q

0

0

0

0

0

.05

.48

.12

.02

.01

0

0

O

0

0

O ' -

Runoff in 

. inches

0.008

.02

.09

7.71

.02

1.79

2.07

.17

.43 

.24

.91

.03 

.002

5.78

c.-ft.j Bar. 15 £5:30 p.m.)

_- sec.-ft.; Mar. _. ... 

(4:30 a.m.) 2,180 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Ralston Creek at low; City, 

c Backwater from debris..

g Computed from graph based on gage readings. 

h Computed from once-daily outside staff -gage readings. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected By i ce Dec. 7-9j Dec. 14 to Bar. 15.
302 IOWA RIVER BASIN

Ralston Creek at Iowa City, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control with sharp crested weir, lat.

 3TrTOr10'tl , long. 91 e 30'40", In SEfNW* sec. 11, T. 79 N., R. 6 W., at bridge on State 

Highway 1, at east edge of Iowa City and 2.8 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage 

Is 663.81 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1989 (University of Iowa bench mark),

Drainage area.- 3.01 square miles.

Records available.- October 1932 to September 1948 In reports of Geological Survey. Septemoer 1924 to December 1935 In University of Iowa Engineering Bulletin No. 9.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1932-48), 1.44 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 791 second-feet July 21 (gage height, 6.73 

feet); no flow Oct. 8-25, Jan. 27 to Feb. 14, July 19, 20, Aug. 16 to Sept. 19, 

Sept. 22-30.

1924-48: Maximum discharge, 1,360 second=feet June 27, 1941 (gage height, 8.25 

feet); no flow at times during most years.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect, backwater from debris, no

 gagii-height record, or rapidly changing discharge, and those below 0.5 second-foot, 

which are poor.

Diaoharge, in aeoond-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

16

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

28

SO

SI

Dot.

0.02

.02

.02

.05

.04

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.02

0.08

.51

.07

.06

.54

Nov.

0.54

.18

0.15

0.11

.24

0.16

0.09

0.05

.05

0.05

.06

.05

.05

.06

0.27

0.45

0.27

.14

.15

.12

.15

.21

.16

.26

.25

.18

.14

.11

.08

.05

-

Month

Oeo.

0.06

.16

.57

1.9

1.1

.56

.60

.26

.25

.27

.26

.24

.25

.25

.16

.14

-OA-

.15

.15

.14

.15

.14

.11

.06

.08

.09

.11

.10

.09

.11

.12

Jan.-

0.10

.11

.12

.15

.15

.14

.14

.15

.12

.12

.11

.10

.09

.08

.06

.05

.04

.04

.05

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

October . , . November . .

Calendar year 1947 ............

January

February

Maroh ............................

fig?

Juno ,,,....,. ,

July ..............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Peak dleonarae (baee< 180 »«o.-

585 eeo.-ft.j July 21 (4 a.m.) 79

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

15 24

10

4

3.5

1.5

1.0

.9

10

3

 1.6

 50

10

1.2

.

-

Saoondfoot-daya

1.06

4.63

8.4*

667.6$

1.98

156.1

165.51

16.65

5» a cih , OQ

15. et

Of tit B<t *O£

.86

1.52

467.04

 t.).- Feb.

L eeo.-ft.

Mar.

0.40

.35

.25

.20

.20

.18

.16

.14

.12

.10

.08

.06

.04

5

50

22

5.4

3.6

484.5'

3.6

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.6

1.2

.98 .98'

.95

1.04

Apr.

0.76

.65

.50

.52

1.2

.80

1.5

.69

.45

0.45

.48

0.41

0.36

0.52

0.51

0.26

.25

.21

.21

0.20

.20

.45

1.0

1.2

.50

.48

1.2

.45

.54

.56

Maximum

0.54

.46

1.9

44

.14

50

50

1.6 

10

4.9

63

.14

1.4

65

-

May

0.48

010

2.6

1.9

1.5

5.4

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.2

.80

.69

.60

.52

.50

.45

.41

.56

.52

.29

.27

.25

.20

.16

.14

.18

Mlnlmun

0

.03

.06

0

0

0

.04

.20 . 

.14

.07

0

0

0

0

June

0.15

.12

.11

0.10

0.12

0.20

0.14 .10-

.09-

.08

.07

5.5

.56

.27

.20

.14

.12

.11

.08

.06

.10

.17

.54

.11

.07

.18

.28

4.9

.55

0.25

Mean

0.034

.151

.274

1.56

.065

4.69

. 5.01

.655 

1.28

.442

2.85

.028

.051

1.28

Jtly

00.16

0.16

0.16

0.52

0.80

jl*_

.10,

.08

.02

.01

.oi

.01

.01

.79

.09

.05

.01

.01

0

0

6,"

al.8

ao.8

a. 6

13

.88

2.7

.45

.52

1.1 ,

.20

Aug.

0.14

.10

.09

.12

.07

.05

0.05 .

.07

.05

.05

.02

.03

.02

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

F^Muare 

mile

0.011

.060

.091

.618

.021

1.66

1.86

.184 

.425

.147

ta*-Q.

.009

.017

.426

17 (2i!0 p.m.) about 190 o. -ft.) Feb. 27

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.4

0.12

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Runoff in inohee

0.01

.06

.10

7.01

.02

1.86

1.92

.21 

.49

.18

1.08

.01

.02

6.78

2)30 p.m.)

Winter dliohapge meaeurement made on thli day.

a No gage-height reoord) dleoharge computed on baeie of reoordt fop Rapid OreMc hear Iowa City.

o Backwater from debrle. . .

Hot*.- Stage-dleoharge relation affeoted by loe Nov. 26, 27, 30, Deo. 4-9, 14. 16, 22, 24-30, 

JanTTto Nap. IS (no gage-height reooptt Jan. 26 to Feb. 16, Feb. 19-25, Nap. 1-9, 12-15) dleohapge 

oomput«~d ai explained In footnote a).
IOWA RIVER BASIN 303

English.River atJJ$lana, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41«28'10"; long. 91«42'40", in SBfc eec. -13, T. 77 

n., K. 8 W., at bridge on State "Highway 1, 1 mile south of Kalona, 4 milee dowrstreani 

from Smith Creek,.'and 18 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 833.45 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 580 square miles.

Records' available.- September 1939 to September 1948.

.- Maximum discharge rduring year, 8,680 second-feet Feb. 29' (gage height, 16.68' 

~ minimum daily, 4 seconoVfeet Jan. 24 to Feb. 1, Feb. 8-11. 

4. ? »9-48: Maximum discharge, 18.400 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 19.74 

feet); minimum dally, 8 second-feet Jan. 25-29,' 1940.

Flood of June 1930 reached'a stage of 19.9 feet, from floodmark pointed out by 

observer.

Remarlcs.- Records good except those below 20 eeoond-feet, which are fair, and thoi« for 

periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).-w 955: 1941.

Mutant, in eeooad-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

8

e. 

j

10

11

12 

18 

14 

IB

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

28 

24 

28

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

81

Oot,

10 

10 

10 

12 

12

14 

14 

IB

12 

12

IS 

10

is

.8

.8 

.8 

.6

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

16

19 

22 

27 

40 

52 

4B

Nov.

61' 

72 

B8 

42 

34

 22 

19

17 

1616i

15 

15

14 

13 

17

19 

28

30 

29 

26

25

23 

22 

21 

18

16 

10 

12 

12 

IS

Dee.

It 

15 

16 

46

196

160 

105 

TW~, 

106 100 ""

SO 

56 

50 

42 

36

31 *2B 

26 

22

21

20 

19 

IB 

IB 

17

16 

15 

14 

15 

14 

14

Ju.

14 

12 

11 

10 

11

11 

10 

10 

10 10 

 11 

12 

10 10 ' 

10

9 

9e

8 

7

S

5 

5

4

4

4 

4

4

4 

4 

4

Month

Ooto 

Hov« 

Doe*

0*

Jura F»br

Maro *jrt

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

« 

b«r . ,

 ber.

 ber .........................

Itndar y»ar 1947 

Wy . . .

uarr . , * :::::::::::::::::;:::::::

 t ........................... eater ........................

ter rear 1947-46 ............

Feb.

*

22

650

1,360 

B30 

220

190 

155

170 

260 

340

290 

950 

4,340

5,160

Seoondfoot-day*

507.6 

734 

1,445

193,332.6

2SO 

18,226 

33,205 

3,167 

12,019' 

3,566 

23,558 

2,119 

1,176

96,994.6

Peak dlioharM U>*M, 1,5.00 MO. -ft.].- F«I

6, BSD iio.-ft.i Mar. 80 17 «,m.) s,b4o HO.-I 

2,620 i«o'.-ft.j 'July 22 (5 p.m.) 4,290 i«o.-t 

1,640 i«(S.-ft.

* Winter dliohargi nwaiurenwnt nad« on thli 

f Computed on btili of partly itlmatad gai 

Not*.- 8tag«-dlsoharg« Mlatlon aff«ot«d b;

M*r.

1,300 

363 

2B2

220 

220

19B

170 

145 

120 

105

90 

75 

55

60 

620

 ,070| ,360' 

,770 

,010 

,490

1,760

III 

422 

342

306 

274 

246 

208 

192 

177

Apr.

168 

183 

136

131 

132

134 

136

136 

121 

104

102 

101 

89 

84 

n;

79 

73 

66

65 

61

56 

56 

88 

154 

131

104 

112 

125 

102 

68

MulWB

52

72 

196

6,840

14 

5,160 

6,360 

166 

1,440 

1,010 

4,820 

852 

182

6,360

fey

94 

243

1,240 

790 

4B4

754 

1,440 

787 

5B4 

593

739 

596 

509 

419 

369

334

271 

220 

196 

177

163 

149 

13S 

124 

116

106 

102 

95

90 

79 

76

Minim*

6.6

10 

14

8

4 

4 

55 

58

76 

24

66 

16 

11

4

June ,

72 

68 

62 

B6 

B5

58

77 

69 

BB 

43

41 

40 

40 

45 

45

45 

39 

32 

29 

26

26 

26

31 

29 

24

25

575 

57B

1,010 

276

Meu

16.4 

24. S 

46.5

530

a oe

525

1,071 

106 

368 

120 

760 

66.4 

39.3

26B

. 88 i oi so a.m.j 8,680 i«o.-rt.j 

t.» Nay 7 (6 a.m.) 1,780 MO. -ft 

t.» July 26 (9(30 a.m.) 2,110 ia

day. 

It-height reoord. 

' lot Nov. 25 to D«o. 1, D«o. 6 t

July

146 

107 

79 

66

1,910

1,380 

306 

172 

IBS 

188

132

219 

439 

560 

388

206 

174 

179 

176 

1S6

3,350 

4,220 

1,720 

451 

859

1,630 

1,540 

656 

296 

1,160 

665

Aug.

262 

1M 

13t

1«T 

113

16T] 

93 

89 

63

77

72 

6B 

B9 

66

B2

47 

42 

42 

33

30

26 

24 

23

22 

16

20 

24 

17 16' 

22 

165

Per nuar* 

. »il«

0.026 

.042 

.060

.914

.014 

.905 

1.65 

.165 

.669 

.207 

1.51 

.118 

.068

.457

Mar. 17 11;

 *.

184

 0, 

88 

t8 

K4

14

1? 

19 

SI

SO 

2B

22

20 

«1

fie

f!6 

flS11

58

162 

92 

69 

39

26

21 

19

1

RfQff ta inohM

0.03 

.05 

.09

12. 3»

.02 .9a

8.18 

.20 

.77 

.23 

1.B1 

.14 

.08

6.23

 A P'P'JL,

.iJuiy 5 Ju p.m.} o.-ft.j July 30 (4 p.m.)

o F«b. 26, Mar. 4-16.
304 IOWA RIVER BASIN

Cedar River near Austin Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°38'20", long. 92°58'20", in NE$ sec. 15, T. 102 

H.., u. 18 W., 200 feet upstream from abandoned powerhouse, 500 feet upstream from 

county highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Turtle Creek, and 1 

 mile south of Austin.

Drainage area.- 425 square miles.

Records available.- May 1909 to September 1914, October 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,900 second-feet Feb. 28 (gafe height, 12.56 

reet, from floodmark); minimum, 27 second-feet Sept. 5; minimum gage height, 2.31 feet 

Feb. 14 (backwater from ice).

1909-14. 1944-48: Maximum discharge, 10,000 second-feet Mar. 15, 1945 (gage height, 

16.62 feet) by slope-area method; no flow on several days in 1911.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

67

81

81

74

70

67

67

68

64

67

65

64

65

61

58

58

58

63

64

64

65

65

68

74

74

80

92

92

85

81

81

Nov.

89

80

78

76

76

76

78

74

67

73

68

70

67

70

78

74

71

71

74

78

88

126

107

107

90

88

83

74

74

71

-

Dec.

*71

76

76

76

76

74

76

68

67

67

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

35

65

65

60

60

65

6O

65

65

60

Jan.

60

55

55

"*55 55

60

60

60

60

60

6O

60

60

60

55

55

55

50

48

46

44

44

44

44

44

42

42

42

42

42

44

Month

October ..........................

November ......................_..

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March .............................

April ............................

May............. .................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 .....:......

Feb.

42 *42

42

42

42,

44

44

44

44

44

44

46

48

50

50

55

65

90

240

150

140

110

100

95

96

, HI

fl,27O

f4,720

*1,67O

-

Seoondfoot-days

j ln\c ., ioo 

2,387

2.07E

77,332

1,6OS

9,580

19,736 

5 259

2 795

2 623

1,593

1,002 

1,045

51,876

liar.

1,020

657

46ff

349

262

210

206

202

191

172

146

105

88

88

176

898

1,770

2,260

3,040

2,150

1,200

700

455

357

308

365

593

439

336

275

250

Apr.

234

214

187

180

18O

169

195

234

214

187

218

238

218

184

159

150

134

122

124

122

107

94

140

214

238

214

160

159

134

116

Maximum

92

126

76

3,160

60

4,720

3,040

153

180

88

4256-

4,720

May

132

112

105

126

12^

116

112

92

114

153

140

124

107

98

98

90

83

73

70

65

67

56

61

73

54

52

56

65

54

58

60

Minimum

58

67

60

55

42

42

88

94

52

63

37

28

28

28

June

63

65

65

64

81

83

86

81

80

78

74

76

71

73

85

80

78

76

76

74

78

83

85

83

85

543

126

180

146

1O5

-

Mean

7O.4

79* 6

66.8

212

51.7

330

637

175

90. 1

87.4

51.4 32 3

34! 8

142

July

88

78

70

64

64

61

60

58

63

56

52

52

50

48

47

48

47

45

45

45

47

44

43

42

42

40

39

40

39

39

37

Aug.

36

36

36

36

36

36

37

37

37

42

35

34

31

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

31

29

29

29

29

29

31

31

30

£4

Pr- square 

mile

0.166

1 07 J.U '

.157

.499

.122

776

1.50

.412

.212

* 206

.121

.076

.082

.334

28

Sept.

29

28

28 '28

28

28

29

30

29

30

31

31

32

34

31

33

33

34

34

56

56

47

40

39

37

37

37

38

38

40

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.19

.21

.18

6.76

.14

84 1)73 .46

.24

23

!l4

.09

.09

4.54

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 sec. -ft.),- Peb. 28 (5 a.m.) 5,900 see. -ft. 5 Mar. 19 (8 p.m.) 3,460

Bee.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage height. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11 to Feb. 24.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 305

Cedar River at Waterloo, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°30'00", long. 92°19'40", in NWi sec. 25, T. 89 

«., K. 13 W., in Waterloo, 0.3 mile upstream from Eleventh Avenue Bridge and 1 mile 

downstream from Blackhawk Creek. Datum of gage is 824.09 feet above mean sea level, 

datum Of 1929.

Drainage area.- 5,190 square miles

Records available.- February 1941 to September 1948 t

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 38,200 second-feet Mar 1 (gage height, 15.85 

rest-); minimum, 260 second-feet Sept. 19 (gage height, 4.86 feet); minimum daily, 298 

second-feet Sept. 19.

1941-48: Maximum discharge, 55,600 second-feet June 13, 1947 (gage height, 18.70 

feet); minimum, that of Sept. 19, 1948; minimum daily, that of Sept. 19, 1948.

Flood of March 1929 reached a stage of about 20 feet, determined by Corps of Engineers from information by city of Waterloo.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

rair, and those for periods of.ice effect, which are poor. Regulation at lovt flow by 

power plants above station.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Burea-).. Two 

aiscnarge measurements and assistance with two furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table,,water year 1947-48, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet}

4.9 310 6.0 2,520 12. 0 22,400 

5.1 630 7.0 5,440 14.0 29,500 

5.6 1,590 9.0 12,200 15.7 37.4OO

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

dS67 

d905 

3867 

d981 

d943

d943 

d867 

d829 

d905 

d867

d810 

d756 

d774 

d756 

d720

d738 

792 

810 

810 

810

738 

738 

738 

810 

848

924 

1,130 

1,370 

1,470 

1,310 

1,190

Nov.

1,190 

1,310 

1,350 

1,210 

1,170

1,170 

1,150 

1,080 

1,060 

1,060

d962 

d981 

dl.OOO 

d962 

dl,020

dl,080 

dl,080 

dl,020 

dl,040 

*dl,060

962 

dl,130 

dl,110 

dl,170 

dl.150

dl,040 

1,000 

850 

630 

560

Dec.

630 

830 

1,000 

1,170 

1,370

1,430 

1,410 

1,190 

700 

670

810 

940 

1,100 

1,100 

900

*580 

540 

680 

790 

940

1,000 

1,000 

850 

850 

810

810 

790 

850 

810 

790 

670

Jan.

560 

580 

6OO 

630 

680

740 

810 

&10 

790 

770

760 

720 

600 

530 

560

580 

580 

580 

560 

530

510 

510 

510 

490 

490

510 

511 

460 

460 

490 

480

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Jami 

Febt 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

Jnlj 

Augu 

Sept

We

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

L&ry

h......... ...................

1. ...........................

...... . . . .

(Bt ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

460 

460 

*460 

430 

430

430 

415 

415 

430 

440

440 

430 

440 

 440 

460

480 

490 

540 

810 

1,200

2,150 

2,600 

2,040 

1,820 

1,720

1,650 

2,690 

16,700 

29,600

Secondfoot-days

28,016 

31,557 

28,010

1,283,873

18,391 

71,070 

288,800 

74,930 

80,000 

38,527 

32,691 

16,822 

13,956

722,770

Mar.

>37,400 

24,800 

12,600 

7,640 

5,600

4,250 

2,650 

2,500 

2,350 

2,000

1,800 

1,750 

1,700 

1,800 

1,950

3,650 

14.OOO 

25,OOO 

26,800 

28,200

17,000 

11,700 

8,290 

6,250 

5,O60

4,580 

5,660 

6,420 

5,820 

5,150 

4,430

Apr.

3,720 

3,330 

3,050 

2,860 

2,690

2,470 

2,420 

2,770 

2,940 

2,740

2,880 

2,970 

2,860 

2,490 

2,360

2,210 

2,070 

1,950 

1,840 

1,820

1,670 

1,530 

1,930 

2,340 

2,420

2,550 

2,720 

2,550 

2,520 

2,260

Maximum

1,470 

1,350 

1,430

46,200

810 

29,600 

37,400 

3,720 

4,550 

2,970 

2,690 

630 

702

37,400

Peak discharge (base, 13.OOO sec. -ft.).- Mar. 1 (8 a.m

May

2,310 

2,440 

2,340 

2,190 

2,120

2,740 

3,300 

3,000 

2,72O 

3,360

3,840 

4,070 

4,070 

3,560 

3,890

4,550 

3,640 

3,190 

2,630 

2,340

2,160 

1,950 

1,800 

1,700 

1,570

1,490 

1,450 

1,430 

1,410 

1,390 

1,350

Minimum

720 

560 

540

540

460 

415 

1,700 

1,530 

1,350 

962 

562 

415 

298

298

June

1,270 

1,350 

1,310 

1,060 

1,370

1,570 

1,490 

1,390 

1,330 

1,150

1,080 

1,100 

1,080 

1,130 

1,020

1,080 

1,040 

1,020 

962 

962

1,100 

981 

1,020 

1,000 

962

1,000 

1,350 

1,780 

2,600 

2,970

Mean

904 

1,052 

904

3,517

593 

2,451 

9,316 

2,498 

2,581 

1,284 

1,054 

543 

465

1,975

July

2,690 

2,190 

1,820 

1,530 

dl,310

dl,110 

dl.110 

dl,020 

d943 

d924

d867 

d905 

d848 

dl,020 

dl,210

1,110 

1,040 

d905 

886 

867

924 

867 

756 

774 

810

848 

702 

829 

666 

648 

562

Aug.

562 

630 

579 

545 

596

579 

562 

579 

579 

579

596 

579 

562 

545 

596

630 

511 

596 

579 

528

545 

511 

477 

415 

445

445 

445 

460 

494 

562 

511

Per square 

mile

0.174 

.203 

.174

.678

.114 

.472 

1.79 

.481 

.497 

.247 

.203 

.105 

.090

.381

.) 38,200 sec. -ft.; Mar. 20 (8 a

Sept.

dS62 

d562 

d545 

d562 

d528

d528 

d477 

d460 

d460 

d415

d400 

d400 

d415 

d385 

d400

d400 

d355 

d340 

d298 

d3S5

d400 

d702 

d494 

430 

511

579 

562 

460 

494 

477

Runoff in 

inches

0.20 

.23 

.20

9.18

.13 

.51 

2.07 

.54 

.57 

.28 

.23 

.12 

.10

5.18

.ra. 30,900

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record.

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 27 to Dec. 3, Dec. 8 tp Jan. 26, 30-31, Feb. 2, 

Feb. 5-21, Mar. 7-16.
80* IOWA R,IVBR BASIN

Cedar River at Cedar 'Rapids, Iowa

tlon.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41*1^15", long. 91*40 '06", in em. 86, T. 63 N., 

,7J,, in Cedar Rapids, 600 feet upstream from Eighth Avenue Bridfte and 8.7 miles

upstream from Prairie Creek. Cftua of gage is 700.83 feet above mern sea level, 

datum of 1989 (levels by corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 6,640 square miles.

Records available.- February 1903 to September 1946.

Average dlsonarge.- 46 years, 3,119 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge durilng year, 34.600 second-feet Mar. 3 (gr*e height, 18.68 ruin minJjiua daily, 695 second-feet Sept. 18.

1908-48: Max&um discharge, 78,000 seoond-feet Mar. 19, 1989 ,(gage height, 80,1 

feet); miniiAun, 176 seoond-feet Sept. 86, 19351 minimum daily, 836 *eoond-feet July 1 1934.

flood of June 1661 reached a stage of about 80 feet.

Remarks.- Reoprds good except those for periods of ioe effect or no gape-height record, 

 wnTSU are poor. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plant half a mile above, station. 

Records of chemical analyses < water temperatures, and suspended sediment loads for

water year 1946 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1138.

Cooperation.- Oage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Revisions, (water years).- W 406 > Drainage area, W 955: /1984.

Dieonarte, In Moond-foot, water year Oetobtr 1947 to 3epte«be' 1948

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11at is

14

IB

IB

17

18

£80

21

88

88

88

87

80

81

Pot.

1,110

1,060

1,110

1,220

1,260

1/250

1,180

1,280

1,100

1,140

hi ,120

1*156

1,010

1,080

1,080

967

987

1,010

967

1,000

1,000

987

974

961

1,030

,220

,140 

,500

,650

,780

,660

NOV.

1,820

1,760

,740

,780

,760

,630

,590

,560

,600

,470

,860

,420

,310

,810

,330

,420

,860

* ,430

,470

,420

,420

,430

,430

,470

,seo

,450

,seo

,170

990

'50

Month

Dec.

640

936

1,430

1,700

2,040

2,190

2,300

1.900

1,800

900

660

1,100

1,400

1,450

1,600

1,350

600

880

920

1,160

1,800

1,350

1,800

1*150

1,100

1,150

1,100 

1,100

1,150

1,100

1,150

Jan.

1,060

660

760

660

970

1,080

 1,140

,060

,060

,060

,060

,050 i.oio

660

670

720

740

740

730

720

700

700

710

710

700

660

860 

660

640

620

600

October . -. , Ne*ee*er............. ............ December .........,........,.,.,.,

Calendar year 1947 ............

January *

Maroh ..... , . . April............................ May .............................. June ....

July ............................. Auguat ........... September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

690 600

600

690

660

680

580

670

570

660

590

590

560

590

600

JSP

700

600

148

1«MO

1,700

§2,000

a2,400

§2,500

§2,200

§2,100

§2,000 

6,400

10,600

"

8eoono> foot-daya

86,165

45,470

89,615

1,652,4128

25,850

45,140

422,130

105,880

118,250

i 55,970

45,682

24,163 

20,994

962,987

Mar.

17,600

26,100

»31,600

29,400

18,600

9,830

6,980

5,210

4,640

4.160

4,060

3,560

8,130

M|5

4,260

6,820

18,800

18,800

22,600

32. TOO

52,800

so.zoa

21,600

14,600

9.970

7,600

8,680 

7,980

6,010

7,840

7,060

Apr.

6,260

5,420

4,770

4,370

4,020

3,600

8,620

5,580

5,580

8.560

8,620

3,600

8,500

8,470

8,270

8,050

2,690

2,710

2,810

2,470

2,870

2,500

2,420

5,150

5,470

8,470

3,680 

5,930

8,740

3,500

Maximum

1,880

1,820

2,800

63,800

1,140

10,800

32,500

6,260 

5,520

4,210

2,970

1,170 

967

32,500

May

3.590 stfoo

,roo

,120

,710

,470

,640

,610

,700

,470

,640

,150

,110

,250

,160

,110

,520

,940

,310

8,600

aS, 500

aS, 160

2,840

2,660

2,420

2,240

2,110 

2,020

1,680

1,840

1,780

Minimum

961

750

649

640

600

570

8,130

2,800

1,780

I

Vgft ,850 

666

631

565

565

June

1,700

1,470

1,660

1,670

1,590

3,330

4,210

51,270

2,420

2.190

1,940

1,920

1,660

1,760

1,720

1,700

1,580

1,590

1,560

1,420

1,480

1,420

1,560

1,470

1.350

1,400

1,860 

1,430

1,680

2I190

Mean

1.167

1,449

1,275

5,076

627

1,557

18,620

3,528

5,615

1,866

1,476 

779

700

2,666

July

?,760

?,970

f,740

f,370

F.110

3,880

1,670

3,420

3,350

3,580

1,250

3,050

1,170

1.420

1,250

1,450

1,500

1,420

1,060

1,300

1,250

1,810

1,250

1,140

nee

1,300

1,160 

1,080

967

1,080

899

Aug.

884

634

834

634

884

821

608

808

771

884

768

769

783

795

771

728

711

608

783

608

795

699

687

699

667

687

642 

681

681

699

1,170

PerBouare

0.176

.216

.192

.764

.125

.254

2.05

.581

.575 .261 '

.223

.117

.105

.405

Sept.

967

796

680

860

621

747

699

711

711

711

653

565

664

681

681

681

620

120, seT

820

711

667

681

699 h?00

H720

D740 

631

710

6E1

-

Runoff la Inonee

0.20

.24

.22

10.85

.14

.25

2.36

.59

.66

.81

.26

.14

.12

5.49

Peak diaehagge (baae. 12.000 ««o.-ft.K->»b. 29 (llSO p.mTj 18,800 MO.-ft.) Mar. S (9 P.m.) 

34,800 SeoT-fiTi IKr" 80 (8 pirn.) SS.MO leo.-ft,

* Winter dlaoharga meaaurement mad* en thla day.

 So gage-height record) diaoharge computed on bull of reoorda for atatlona it Waterloo and near 

Ooneevllle.

h Computed from onoo-dally tape-gage readlnge.

.Note.- fltage-dlBoharge relation affeoted by loe Nov. 27-30, Deo. 7 to Feb. a, 26, 29, Mar. 6-1S 

(ntrgifte-neignt reopmrpeb. 1-21| dlaoharge oomputed on baala of reoorda for atationa at Waterloo and near Ooneavllle).
.IQWA RIVER BASIN 307

Cedar River near Conesyllle, Iowa

Location^- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41 0 24'30", long. 91°17'85", In SW$- see. 2, T. 76- 

« . R. 4 W., at bridge on county road C. 3^ mll.es northeast of Conesvllle, 5 miles 

downstream from Wapsinonoc Creek, and 9f miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage Is 

581.85 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage, area.- 7,840 square miles.

Records available.- September 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 42,600 second-feet Mar. 5 (gage height, 14.00 

reei;, from graph baseg on gage readings); minimum, 720 second-feet Sept. 30 (gagf> 

height, 2.80 feet).

1940-48: Maximum discharge, 60,000 second-feet June 18, 1947 (gage height, 15.35 

feet); minimum dally, 323 second-feet Feb'. 2, 1940 (discharge measurement); minimum 

gage, height, that of Sept. 30, 1948. " Maximum stage known, 18 feet in March 1929, from Information by local residents to 

Corps of Engineers

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Cooperation.- Pour, discharge measurements and assistance with one furnished by Corpr» 

or engineers.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-38)

2.8 720

5.1 880

3.8 1,240

4.4 1.980

5.8 5,570

7.0 5,280

10.0 11,500

11.0 14,200

11.7 17,800

12.7 25,200

15.4 35,100

14.0 42,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Daj

1 

2

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13, 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

17340" 1,500 

1,540 

1,560 

1,380

1,460 

1,480 

1,540 

1,440 

1,490

1,280 

1,340 

1,320 

1,290 

1,220

1,240 

1,290 

1,210 

81.170 

gl,180

gl,180 

gl,190 

gl,180 

gl,220 

gl,230

1,240 

1,280 

lo*50 

1,540 

1,750 

1,920

Nov.

2,100 

2,130 

*2,020 

1,990 

2,010

2,010 

1,940 

1,840 

1,790 

1,750

1.74O 

1,670 

1,620 

1,580 

1,600

1,630 

1,640 

1,660 

1,640 

1,680

,1,680 

. 1,680 

1,700 

1,730 

1,720

1,680 

1,600 

1,440 

1,200 

880

Dec.

780 

1,150 

1,510 

1,780 

2,430

2,650 

2,710 

2,500 

1,600 

1,100

1,050 

1,550 

1,690 

1,860 

1,900

1,700 

1,100 

940 

1,100 

 1,350

1,560 

1,640 

1,500 

1,550 

1,300

1,350 

1,500 

1,500 

1,550 

1,500 

1,350

Jan.

1,250 

1,050 

880 

940 

1,200

1,260 

1,550 

1,550 

1,500 

1,500

1,280 

1.&80 

1,250 

1,100 

8OO

»850 

88O 

880 

860 

880

840 

840 

850 

860 

840

840 

830 

820 

810 

800 

800

Month

Goto 

Hove

DM6

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Maro 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sep1

We

mber.... .....................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary .

u&rv

1. ...........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

780 

780 

*790 

780 

780

780 

780 

770 

770 

77.0

800 

800 

800 

810 

820

880 

1,050 

1,400 

1,800 

2.4OO

3.OOO 

3,300 

2,920 

2,87O 

3,200

4,000 

5,160 

9,000 

11,000

Seoondfoot-days

41,850 

51,550 

47,550

2,240,540

31,030 

63,790 

545,270 

139,520 

141,680 

67,340 

65,540 

32,588 

27,343

1,254,651

Peak discharge (base, 11.000 sec. -ft.).- Pe

4Z,«OO sec. -ft.; Mar. ZZ (7 p.m.) 37,OOO sec.

Har.

12,000 

ISjOOO gSoTKra

g27,000 

g59,2OO

55,000 

20,000 

9,000 

6,400 

5,200

4,700 

4,000 

5,700 

3,700 

7,000

*15,100 

17,400 

16,500 

21,200 

32, 1OO

32,100 

35,900 

36,200 

32.70O 

25,300

17,200 

11,500 

10,300 

10,300 

9,820 

9,550

Apr.

8,880 

8.O3O 

7,210 

6,410 

g5,790

g5,410 

g5,090 

g4,880 

g4,600 

g4,370

g4,570 

g4,560 

g4,440 

g4,420 

g4,370

g4,250 

g5,960 

g3,770 

g3,590 

gS,470

g3,520 

g3,190 

g3,210 

g3,230 

gS.550

g4,080 

gl,280 

g4,190 

g4,290 

g4,530

HaxiBun

1,920 

2,130 

2,710

55,500

1,350 

11,000 

36,200 

8,880 

5,890 

4,530 

3,500 

1,520 

1,340

36,200

Hay

g4,210 

g4,190 

g4,640 

g5,210 

g5,200

g4,830 

g5,200 

5,890 

5,850 

5,690

5,350 

g5,320 

g5,670 

g5,850 

5,850

5,810 

g5,710 

g5,850 

5,670 

4,980

g4,53C 

4,090 

3,740 

3,490 

3,270

g2,690 

g2,680 

g2,620 

2,600 

2,460 

2,340

Minimum

1,170 

880 

780

780

800 

770 

3,700 

3,190 

2,340 

1,690 

1,520 

814 

750

750

June

2,250 

2,160 

2,090 

1,910 

1,980

1,910 

2,730 

4,530 

4,090 

5,230

2,750 

2,540 

2,480 

2,450 

2,320

2,180 

2,100 

2,000 

1,910 

1,890

1,840 

1,770 

gl,810 

1,810 

,1,790

1,710 

1,690 

1,770 

1,760 

1,950

Hean

1,550 

1,712 

1,527

6,138

1,001 

2,200 

17,590 

4,651 

4,570 

2,245 

2,114 

1,051 

911

3,428

July

2', 2 10 

2,480 

2,970 

2,990 

g2,890

2,550 

2,270 

2,020 

1,820 

1,620

1,580 

1,570 

1,740 

1,610 

1,890

1.76O 

1,560 

1,640 

1,650 

1,520

3,50O 

5,220 

2,060 

1,770 

1,750

2,710 

2,450 

2,320 

1,710 

1,840 

1,910

Aug.

1,520 

1,500 

1,210 

1,180 

1,150

1,120 

1,110 

1,110 

1,100 

1,090

1,080 

1,100 

1,040 

1,020 

1,010

1,020 

1,180 

1,160 

1,150 

1,080

1,020 

996 

g975 

g910 

g886

Z869 

g852 

gS36 

g820 

g814 

880

Per square 

Bile

0.172 

.218 

.195

.783

.128 

.281 

2.24 

.593 

.583 

.286 

.270 

.134 

.116

.437

Sept.

1,090 

gl,340 

gl,170 

 gl,020 

1,030

1,020 

975 

g928 

g898 

g898

gS92 

g880 

g864 

880 

,805

792 

786 

770 

765 

786

Y,08O~ 

1,030 

928 

86.4 

825

847 

852 

825 

755 

750

Rumff in 

irohes

0.2O 

.24

.22

10.61

.15 

.30 

2.58 

.66 

.67 

.32 

.31 

.15 

.13

5.93

b. 29 (11 a.m.) 25,200 sec. -ft. ; Map. 5 (10 p.m.) 

-ft.

g Computed Trom graph based on gage readings. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Dec. 2, Dec. 8-12, 15-20, Dec. 23 to 

Feb. 22, Feb. 24, 25, Feb. 28 to Mar. 2, 6-15.
308 IOWA RIVER BASIN

Turtle'Creek near Austin, Minn.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°41', long. 93°02', in sec. 31, T. 103 N., R. 18 

 W., at bridge on county road 3 miles west of Austin and 5 miles upstream from Cedar 

River. Datum of gage is 1,180.79 feet above mean sea level, datum o p 1929.

Drainage area.- 144 square miles.

Records available.- April to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 159 second-feet Jine 27 (gage height, 

 5.89 feet); minimum, 2.5 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 3.60 feet).

Remarks.- Records fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

IS 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

u«n+h Seoond- 

"°nth foot-days

Ooto 

Novs 

Deoe

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay 

Jun« 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

mb»r .........................

lendar year .......

1.... ........................

ember ........................

2,523 

1,342 

855 

443.4 

229.3 

188.0

ter year ............

Mar. Apr.

126 

120 

104 

102 

103

99 

107 

118 

105 

103

122 

113 

101 

39 

80

73 

67 

"BE- 62 

SS

4Ck 

29 

51 

92 

86

75 

73 

66 

55 

47

Maxima

126 

94 

142 

45 

27 

27

_

May

54 

58 

51 

58 

59

58 

50 

40 

55 

94

84 

71 

64 

59 

62

52 

46 

39 

39 

32

28 

26 

24 

22 

21

19 

17 

16 

15 

15 

14

Minimum

29 

14 

13 

5.6 

4.2 

2.7

_

June

15 

13 

13 

13 

35

31 

22 

18 

17 

15

14 

15 

14 

15 

13

18 

19 

20 

18 

20

18 

20 

20 

19 

18

25 

127 

142 

53 

50

Mean

34.3 

43.3 

2B.5 

14.3 

7.40 

6.27

.

Jvly

45 

37 

78

22

21 

18 

16 

15 

14

14 

13 

12 

12 

11

11 

10 

9.9 

9.9 

9.6

9.9 

10 

9.2 

9.2 

9.6

8.0 

7.5 

7.2 6.9' 

6.9 

5.6

Aug.

5.6 

6.2 

6.9 

6.4 

6.4

6.4 

7.7 

7.5 

8.2 

24

27 

16 

10 

5.4 

4.2

5.0 

5.4 

5.2 

5.0 

5.4

5.0 

4.9 

4.7 

4.4

4.2

4.2 

4.2 

5.2 

5.7 

6.7 

6.2

Sept.

5.6 

4.9 

4.7 

4.7 

4.9

5.0 

4.9 

4.9 

4.7 

4.9

4.7 

4.9 

4.2 

4.7 

5.4

5.0 

4.7 

4.7 

4.9 

27

19 

11 

7.7 

6.7 

5.7

4.9 

4.2 

3.6 

3.1 

2.7

P^- square Runoff in 

mil* inches

0.585 0.65 

.301 .35 

.198 .22 

.099 .11 

.051 .06 

.044 .05

.

Peak_ discharge (base, 500 sec. -ft.).- No Deak above baa*.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 309

Shell Rock River ne'ar Northwood, Iowa

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°25', long. 93°13', between -sees. 4 and 9, T. 99 N., 

 K. au W., at bridge on county road 1 mile south of Northwood and about 85 miles upstream from Cedar River. Datum of gage is 1,176.48 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Drainage area.- 380 square miles.

Records available.- April to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 443 second-feet June 28 (ga^e 

ngignt, 5.61 feet); minimum, 17 second-feet Aug. 5 (gage "height, 3.73 feet).

Remarks.- Records fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Ncv. Dec. Jan.

Month

Octo 

Nova 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apri 

Hay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

la

nber. ........................

mber ..."......................

lendar year 

ary

1.......... ..................

eober ........................

4»r year ............

Feb.

Secondfoot-days

5,185 

4,661 

2,175 

1,568 

1,208 

933

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 sec. -ft.).- Ho

a No gage-height record; discharge compute

Mar. Apr.

309 

271 

256 

207 

197

197 

200 

235 

235 

184

179 

202 

167 

158 

153

140 

138 

113 

131 

116

107 

92 

111 

160 

151

156 

172 

179 

151 

138

MaxlouB

309 

349 

439 

172 

97 

63

May

132 

134 

128 

151 

153

149 

138 

122 

184 

349

332 

299 

274 

256 

224

210 

200 

162 

134 

122

114 

104 

94 

81 

75

68 

61 

58 

55 

50 

48

Minimum

92 

48 

31 

20 

17 

20

Jube

46 

43 

37 

36 

55

47 

42 

46 

37 

34

29

45 

35 

34 

35

36 

36 

32 

32 

a33

34 

37 

34 

31 

34

42 

178 

^439 

335 

241

Mean

'

173 

150 

72.5 

51.2 

39.0 

31.1

July

172 

126 

105 

84 

68

58 

54 

51 

61 

82

63 

52 

47 

55 

48

45 

40 

37 

36 

332

29 

29 

29 

28 

26

24 

24 

a22 

21 

20 

20

Aug.

19 

19 

21 

21 

17

18 

a!9 

a20 

a SO 

97

80 

69 

56 

52 

52

46 

4f 

4f 

4f

4F

36 

35 

30 

26 

26

26 

36 

46 

38 

37 

36

Per square 

mile

0.455 

.395 

.191 

.135 

.103 

.082

Sept.

35 

38 

38 

36 

34

28 

36 

34 

29 

26

25 

26 

26 

26 

20

22 

21 

20 

20 

63

41 

38 

36 

34 

34

31 

31 

29 

29

27

R-icff in 

inches

0.51 

.46 

.21 

.16 

.12 

.09

peak above base. 

i on basis of records for nearby streens.

911165 O- 50- 21
310 IOWA RIVER BA^IH 

Shell Rock River at Marble Rook, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete dam, lat. 42°58'", lon&. 9B'5B', in SE-fc sec. 

B, T. 94 N., R. 17 W., in forebay of abandoned hydroelectric plant at Marble Rook, 

half a mile upstream from unnamed creek entering from right, and 10 miles' downstream 

from Lime Creek. Datum of gage is 961'. 17 feet above mean sea .level, datum of 1929 

(levels by Iowa Highway Commission and Geological Survey).

Drainage area.- 1,330 square miles.

Records available.- September 1942 to September 1948. July 1933 to September 1948 at 

site at ureene, 6 miles downstream, publjisthed as Shell Rock River at Oreene.

Extremes,- Maximum dally discharge during year, 6,000 second-feet Feb. 29; maximum gage 

height, 8.56 feet Feb. 88, from flopdmark; minimum, 38 second-feet S^t. 19 (gage 

height, 0.85 foot).

1943-48: Maximum discharge, 15,900 second-feet June 12, 1944 (ga'e height, 8.28 

feet); minimum, that of Sept. 19, 1948.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gag^-height record, 

wnion are poor.

Cooperation.- Assistance with two discharge measurements furnished by Cirps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 194(7 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

174

185

185

202

196

179

190

185

179

185

179

174

153

164

164

153

168

137

132

132

126

123

119

132

142

169

214

238

214

196

196

Nov.

214

226

214

214 208

202

196

190

153

174

174

158

148

174

202

190

185

202

*226

214

232

332

304

244

250

£08

£70

185

164

196

Dec.

226

220

214

214

214

202

208

165

158

165

196

208

214

214

206

190

*190

190

190

190

165

179

174

164

158

133

145

140

135

130

125

Jan.

120

115

110

110

115

123

128

132

132

126

132

132

123

115

105

100

90

65

 80

75

70

70

70

70

65

65

60

60

60

60

60

Month

October ..........................

Noveuber

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March.............................

April ............................

Ky ..............................

June .............................

July .........

Augu 

Sept

St.............. .............

ember ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

60

60

60

*60

60

60

60

65

65

65

65

70

70

h72

72

100

310

1,080

1,820

961

h855

h865

a 600

494

453

406

1,380

g5,000

a6,080

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

5,27'

6, 24! 

5,704

308,45!

2, 96C 

21 28(

5l)o7C

17,326

13,846

5 65C

4 j671 

2,77S 

2,41S

139,246

Har.

85,000

83,500

a2,500

82,000

81,600

al,300

al,000

8800

8700

8650

8630

8610

8600

8600

8900

81,100

81,500

82,000

82,500

h2,960

83,500

a£,500

"a2,000

al,500

»hl,320

al,300

al,400

al,500

al,400

al,200

81,000

Apr.

8900

8800

a700

h572

h537

h520

h537

H627

, h824

h732

8700

8750

8700

8600

8550

8500

8475

8450

8425

8400

8375

8350

a 400

a500

H590

h618

h609

h581

h528

478

-

Maximum

238

332

226

7,380

132

6,000

5,000 

900

929

703

430 

137 

100

6,000

Hay

453

437

445

430

430

520

494

437

414

664

929

865

803

732

664

609

546

466

430

375

339

317

284

263

238

232

220

202

190

190

190

Minimum

119

148

125

119

GO

60

600

350

190

132

80 

68 

47

47

June

165

174

164

148

158

174

164

153

148

142

137

137

158

158

148

142

142

142

137

132

142

148

153

148

137

164

174

284

703

554

-

Mean

170

184

845

734' 95. B

It 647 

578

447

188

151 

89.6 

80.6

380

July

430

354

270

220-

185

169

148

137

128

123

148

148

137

132

164

153

137

132

132

126

132

123

109

100

105

96

91

87

91

87

80

Aug.

72

66

72

72

72

60

72

80

60

72

83

137

126

119

123

114

109

109

100

91

87

83

80

72

68

68

72

96

91

109

100

Per square 

nlle

0.128

.156

.138

.635

.072

.552

1.24

.435

 336

.141

.114

.067 

.061

.286

Sept.

100

96

96

96

87

87

87

83

63

80

80

72

72

64

61

53

53

53

47

96

96

100

91

87

90

87

83

83

80

76

"

Runoff in 

inches

0.15

.17

.16

6.63

.08

l!«

.48

 39

 16

.13

.08

.07

3.90

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 28 (12 m.) discharge unknowns Mar. 21 (time and dlscharge unknown).

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station on Lime Creek at Mason 

City.

g Computed from graph based on staff-gage readings.

h Computed from staff-gage readings.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec.. 17-19, Dec. 27 to Jan. 5, Jan. 14 to Feb. 15, 

Feo. 28.
IOWA RIVER BASIM 311

Lime Creek at Mason City, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 43°10", long. 93°11", In sec. 3, 

T. SY N., R. 20 W., 650 feet upstream from Thirteenth Street Bridge In Mason C'.ty-and 

half a mile upstream from Willow Creek. Datura of gage Is 1,069.59 feet above, mean sea 

level, datura of .1929.

Drainage area.- 535 square miles.

RBcprda available.- December 1932 to September 1948.

Average, discharge.- 15- years, 218 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,690 second-feet Feb. 29; maxlmun. gage height, 

n72£~fset Feb. 28 (backwater from Ice); minimum discharge, 8.5 second-feet Se->t. 30 

(gage helght,JLi5 foot).

1932-48: Maximum discharge, about 9,400 second-feet Mar. 30, 1933 (gage height, 

15.70 feet, present datum); practically no flow Aug. 30 to Sept. 1, 1933.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Sane water 

diverted above gage for Industrial use with resultant sewage and some additional water 

returned to stream above gage.

Cooperation-.- Water-stage recorder Inspected by employee of Jacob E. Decker & Soni. 

Assistance with two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge. In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1943

Daj

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

43

48

50

50

48

48

47

44

43

40

38

36

38

43

39

43

38

38

36

33

36

36

38

41

52

58

66

63

58

54

61

Mcv.

74

68

68

66

66

63

64

58

33

64

41

63

41

66

55

64

69

68

 69

71

95

142

98

103

84

91

106

68

74

71

-

Dec.

72

74

76

71

78

74

78

63

63

72

80

87

87

89

89

80

 80

78

74

74

71

69

66

63

60

57

55

54

51

51

47

Jan.

41

43

40

40

41

41

43

44

45

44

44

43

41

33

31

28

24

20

20

2O

20

19

17

16

15

15

14

14

13

14

13

Month

October......... .................

November .........................

December 1 ........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

Janv 

Febt

»ry ..........................

u&rv . - . . March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July - - - - - -

Align 

Sept

ISt ...........................

eiber ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

13

14

14

 14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

30

SO

600

800

223

219

215

210

210

156

129

800

1,500

1,600

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,411

2 he;

123,398

896

6y 9SC

17 j28 

6,004

1 QQr

1^277

724 

479

46,297

Mar.

1,440

1,030

800

700

500

400

325

319

279

225

22O

210

196

196

350

600

700

800

900

l.OOO

900

839

72S

600

*503

529

574

456

355

307

307

Apr.

279

242

205

188

176

16S

219

290

268

242

268

26S

237

210

184

172

149

139

132

122

114

10S

146

219

219

228

237

219

188

168

-

Maxima

66

142

89

3,350

45

1,600

1,440 

290

319

122

89

41 

27

1,600

May

16S

168

156

149

164

184

168

146

164

319

319

313

290

258

237

205

172

149

136

119

108

100

89

84

34

82

78

71

69

71

72

liini«»^

33

33

47

33

13

13

196

I (\Q

1UO

69

52

21 

14 

9

9

June

69

64

60

57

63

61

64

64

61

61

55

69

66

64

60

63

60

60

53

55

58

61

64

58

52

61

69

122

111

100

Mean

45.5

72.2

70.4

338

28.9

241

558

200

158

66*3

41.2 

23.4

16.0

126

July

89

78

66

58

52

50

45

43

41

35

36

35

39

47

52

47

43

38

35

44

44

32

30

30

26

24

27

25

21

24

21

Aug.

17

14

17

26

26

19ie

20ie

le

21

2C

3E

41

se

35

ze

31

3C

2f

2E

24

If

2?ie

i+if

2C

2F

21

2?

Per square 

 lie

0.085

.135 

.132

.632

.054

.450

1.04

.374

.295

.124

.077 

.044 

.030

.236

Sept.

23

20

18

19

16

14

18

19

16

15

18

15

14

12

13

14

13

11

9

16

18

19

27

22

IS

16

16

16

11

9

F^ncff In 

inches

0.10

.15 

.15

8.59

.01?

.49

1.20

.42

.34

.14

,09

:8I

3.22

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 sec.-ft.).- Feb. 29 (8 p.m.) 1,690 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge Slscharge measurement measurement made cm onthis day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 12-16, 2O-23, Feb. 17-19, 22, 27, 28, Har. 3- 

6, 10-16, 15-21.
318 IOWA RIVER BASIN

West Pork Shell Rock River at Plnchford, Iowa

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 42°37'40", long. 92°32'45n , in SE£ sec. 6, T.-90 N., R.

 14 W., at bridge on county road K, in Finchford and 2.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 860 square miles.

Records available.- October 1945 to September 1948.

Extremes,.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 9,580 second-feet Mar. ,19 (gage

 height, 12.87 feet); minimum observed, 24 second-feet Sept. 19 (gage height, 2.53

1945-48: Maximum discharge observed, 13,900 second-feet June 13, 1947, from 

rating curve extended above 10,000 second-feet (gage height, 13.7 feet, t from graph 

based on gage readings); minimum observed,_that of Sept. 19, 1948.

Flood of March 1929 reached a stage of aboutJ14 feet from information, by local 

resident.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of lee effect, which are poor. Oage 

reaa femce daily, 'oftener on days of rapidly changing stage.

Cooperation.- Nine discharge measurements and assistance with two furnished by Corps 

or Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 -to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

84 

85 

86 

89 

87

84 

81 

81 

78 

78

80 

78 

77 

78 

77

76 

75 

75 

74 

74

74 

75 

73 

77 

77

89 

95 

156 

146 

160 

144

Nov.

145 

160 

178 

165 

157

150 

US 

142 

159 

132

124 

120 

114 

116 

136

134 

133 

133 

130 

 132

134 

139 

146 

154 

140

130 

120 

110 

115 

120

Deo.

135 

140 

135 

130 

125

120 

110 

100 

110 

120

125 

130 

130 

130 

125

»120 

120 

120 

120 

115

110 

105 

100 

96 

92

88 

85 

82 

79 

76 

73

Jan.

70 

63 

68 

70 

74

78 

80 

80 

80 

80

80 

78 

70 

65. 

60

56 

52 

49 

46 

45

44 

45

42 

41 

4O

38 

37 

36 

36 

56 

36

Month

Ooto 

HOT* 

Deoe

Co

Janu 

Febr 

Marc

£? 

June 

July 

Augu 

S«pt

fa

 her....... ................... 

 her ..........................

lendar year 1947 

ary . . .

1. ...........................

at ...........................

Mber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

56 

36 

»36 

56 

36

56 

40 

40 

40 

40

43 

43 

At_ 

44

44

5°

60 

80 

100 

400

600 

45O 

400 

350 

32O

310 

300 

2,000 

3,000

Secondfoot-days

2, -741 

4,096 

5,446

216,023

1,778 

9,014 

53,369 

13,333 

15,828 

4,571 

2,446 

1,352 

898

112, 8?2

Peak discharge (base, 2,300 sec. -ft.).- Mai

9,580 sec. -ft. '

Mar.

*6,200 

4,000

?;-H§ 862

719 

593 

511 

417 

396

409 

599 sst

293 

240

- 293 

 1,710 

4,640 

8,470 

4,960

2,970 

1,710 

1,360 

1,120 

956

844 

974 

1,150 

1.240 

1,120 

949

Apr.

798 

685 

601 

552 

492

460 

455 

541 

654 

550

555 

467 

471 

432 

399

371 

350 

331 

308 

296

280 

264 

312 

384 

417

417 

397 

599 

385 

354

Maxima

160 

178 

140

9,880

80 

3,000 

8,470 

798 

1,240 

196 

120 

54 

42

8,470

. 1 (6 a.m.)

May

356 

354 

358 

548 

350

435 

46O 

512 

482 

508

868 

1,240 

893 

711 

718

955 

1,110 

820 

657 

512

444

595 

358 

323 

294

280 

256 

259 

223 

210 

201

Minimum

73 

110 

73

65

36 

56 

240 

264 

201 

123 

56 

30 

24

24

June

196

189 

181 

176 

196.

192 

189 

176 

162 

156

147 

150 

139 

144 

139

156 

131 

132 

132 

128

131 

134 

137 

134 

129

123 

123 

194 

144

131

Mean

88.4 

137 

111

592

57.4 

311 

1,722 

444

511 

152 

78.9 

45.6 

29.9

508

Jily

120 

110 

104 

100 

94

88 

84 

82 

80 

77

74 

75 

72 

82 

79

84 

85 

81 

76 

74

78 

77 

72 

68 

66

67 

64 

62 

60 

57 

56

Aug.

FT square 

 lie

0.105 

.159 

.129

.688

.067 

.362 

2»00 

.516 

.594 

.177 

.092 

.051 

.035

.558

about 7,000 aec.-ft.; Mar. 19

54 

52 

52 

51 

50

49 

49 

50 

49 

49

50 

51 

45 

47 

45

44 

44

42 

40 

40

40 

58 

36 

34 

32

31 

30 

37 

34 

45 

38

Sept.

42 

36 

35 

34 

32

50 

30 

29 

29 

29

29 

28 

28 

27 

26

26 

25 

25

24 

28

29 

30 

32 

54

35

31 

30 

29 

26 

28

Runoff in 

inches

0.12 

.18 

.15

9.35

.08 

.39 

2.31 

.58 

.68 

.20 

.11 

.06 

.04

 4.90

8 a.m.)

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Hov. 25 to Mar. 2.
IOWA RIVER BASIN 313

Beaver Creek at New Hartford, Iowa

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 42°35', long. 92°37', in SE£ sec. 28, T. 90 N., R. 15 

W., at bridge on county road J, a quarter of a mile north of New Hartford and 8 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 350 square miles.

Records available.- April to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed, 1,400 second-feet June 28 (gage height, 7.43 feet); 

minimum daily, 9.5 second-feet Aug. 26 (gage height, 1.00 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read once daily, oftener on days of rapidly changing stage. 

Cooperation.- Five discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Discharge, in seoond-feet, April to September 1948

Day

1

z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Apr.

435

334

301

260

231

205

262

454

297

232

433

573

332

248

209

Month

May

274

369

276

218

229

415

514

378

309

326

307

270

234

248

280

April. ...........

Mav

June.. ...........

July. ............

August ...........

September. .......

June

58

58

55

52

51

62

59

56

52

45

44

56

48

45

45

July

221

163

114

100

83

70

61

59

50

49

47

47

45

50

195

Aug.

28

27

26

a26

25

24

24

26

25

24

24

21

20

20

20

Secondfoot -days

7,595

6,474

3,596

2,205

632.5

398

Sept.

19

18

17

16

15

13

15

13

15

12

12

12

12

12

12

Maximum

"573"

514

1,060

221

28

19

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Apr.

177

158

156

151

115

101

99

214

369

297

232

210

195

168

147

-

Minimum

99

59

41

30

9.5

11

May

314

210

169

139

120

113-

98

92

84

84

77

70

70

66

62

59

Mean

253

209

120

71.1

20.4

13.3

June

45

42

43

43

41

44

56

58

55

48

50

55

1,060

840

350

-

July

168

74

60

54

47

64

51

45

41

41

38

37

36

33

32

30

Aug.

20

20

20

18

17

16

16

16

15

13

9.5

12

18

21

22

19

Sept.

12

11

11

11

11

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

-

Per square Runiff In 

mile inches

0.723 0.81

.597 .69

. 343 . 38

.203 .23

.058 .07

.038 .04

a No gage-height record) discharge interpolated.

Upper Pine Lake at Eldora, Iowa

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°22', long. 93°04' , in SE£ sec. 4, T. 87 N., R. 19 W., at 

Fine Lake State Park at Eldora.

Records available.- June 1936 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 2.28 feet Mar. 19; minimum not 

determined, water level below gage on many days.

1936-48: Maximum gage height, 8.06 feet June 2, 1942, from high-water mark near 

gage; minimum observed, -3.79 feet Jan. 8, 1947 (lake level lowered for spillway 

repairs). Lake drained in August 1947.

Remarks.- Crest of spillway at gage height 1.0 foot. Gage read once daily.

Qage height. In feet, 1947-48

Mar. 18 1.26

19 2.28

20 1.14

21 1.08

22 1.02

25 1.00

24 1.00

25 1.00

26 1.00

27 2.12

28 1.60

29 1.30

30 1.14

31 1.14

Apr. 1 1.02

2 1.00

3 1.00

* 1.00

Apr. 5 1.00

6 1.00

7 1.04

8 1.02

9 1.00

10 .98

11 1.08

12 1.06

13 1.02

14 1.00

15 .98

18 .94

19 .94

26 1.02

May 3 1 . 04

6 1.12

7 1.12

8 1.03

May 9 1.06

10 1.04

11 1.04

12 1.04

13 1.04

14 1.02

15 1.02

16 1.02

17 1.02

18 1.02

19 1.02

20 1.00

21 1.00

22 .98

23 .96

24 .92

25 .90

26 .90

May 27 0.80

28 .80

June 23 .98

24 1 . 00

25 .98

26 .96

27 1.60

28 1.34

29 1.26

30 1 . 06

July 1 1.06

2 1.04

3 1.00

4 1.00

5 1.00

6 1.00

7 .98

8 .96

July 9 0.9A_

10 .92

11 .92

12 .90

13 1.70

14 1.50

. 15 1.40

16 1.08

17 1.06

18 1.06

19 1.10

20 1.08

21 1.08

22 1.06

23 1.04

24 1.00

25 1.04

26 1.02

July 27 1.00

28 1.00

29 1.00

30 .96

31 .94

Aug. 1 .92

2 .92

3 .90

4 .90

5 .90

6 .90

7 .88

8 .86

9 .84

10 .84

11 .82

12 .80

13 .76

14 .74
314 IOWA RIVER BASIN

Lower Pine Lake at Eldora, Iowa

Ideation.- Staff gage, lat. 42°22', long. 93°05', In NVf£ sec. 9, T. 87 »'., R. 19 W., at

 Pine Lake State Park at Eldora.

Drainage area.- 15.0 square miles above outlet. 

Records available.- June 1936 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during yeaf, 4.04 feet June 27; minimum observed,

 1.88 feet July 12, Aug. 7-10, 21.

1936-48: Maximum gage height, 7.59 feet June 2, 1942, from high-water mark near 

gage; minimum observed, 1.54 feet Sept. 25, 1939.

Remarks.- Crest of spillway at gage tielght 2.00 feet. Gage read once ds-lly.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Da*

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

00

16

IT

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

90

SI

Oof.

^

Nonr.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

.

-

_

2.05

2.04

2.04

2.10

2.10J

TT.10

2.10

8.10

2.10

2.12

2.12

2.12

2.14

2.16

2.16

2.16

2.16

2.16

2.16

-

D«o.

2.16

2.16

2.18

2.22

2.24

2.24

2.24

2.24

2.22

2.20

2.20

2.18

2.18

2.18

2.18

2.18

2.16

2.16

2.16

2.16

2.16

2.16

2.14

2.14

2.14

2.14

2.14

2.16

2.16

2.16

2.16

Jan.

2.16

2.16

2.16

2.18

2.18

2.18

2.18

2.18

2.18

2.18

2.18

2.20

2.20

2.22

2.22

2.24

2.24

2.26

2.26

2.26

2.28

2.28

2.28

2.28

2. SO

2. SO

2. SO

2.30

2.50

2.30

2.30

F«b.

2.30

2.30

2.32

2.32

2.34

2.34

2.34

2.32

2.32

2.32

2.32

2. 34

2.34

2.34

2. 34

2.34

3.36

2.36

E.38

?.M

e.se

2.36

2'. 38

2.38

2,38

2.36

5.T8

S.T6

3.76

.-

Mar.

2.80

2.3S

2.38

2.38

2.38

2.38

2.34

2.30

2.28

2.26

2.24

2.24

2.24

2.24

2.24

S.26

2.14

2.88

3.20

2.68

2.52

2.46

2.44

2.46

2.50

E.46

3.60

3.00

2.90

2.70

2.60

4pr.

2.60

2.66

2.66

2.66

2.66

2.66

2.66

2.84

2.80

2.80

2.86

2.86

2.86

2.86

2.46

2.24

2.24

2.24

2.24

2.22

2.22

2.42

2.44

2.40

2.32

2.34

2.30

2.22

2.20

2.24

-

Hay

3.341

2.22

2.24

2.26

2.26

2.34

2.32

2.26

2.26

2.24

2.22

2.22

2.22

2.22

2.22

2.22

2.20

2.22

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.18

2.16

2.14

2.14

2.12

2.12

2.12

2.12

2.12

June

2.12

2.12

2.12

2.12

2.10

2. OS

2.06

2.04

2.00

1.98

1.98

1.98

1.98

1.98

£.00

2.00

2.00

1.98

1.96

2.00

2.00

2.02

2.02

2.04

2.02

2.04

4.04

2.80

2.38

2.28

-

JuXy

2.20

2.08

2.04

2.04

2.02

2.00

2.0O

1.98

1.96

1.94

1.90

1.88

3.10

2.90

2.40

2.20

2.20

2.18

2.24

2.22

2.22

2.20

2.18

2.16

2.20

2.20

8.16

2.14

2.14

£.16

2. IE

Aug.

2.08

2. 04

2.00

1.98

1.94

1.9,2

1.88

1.88

1.88

1.88

1.90

1.92

1.92

1.90

1.90

1.92

1.96

1.94

1.92

1.90

1.88

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.98

2.02

2.00

2.04

Z.04

Stpt.

2.02

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.02

2.O1

2.01

2.O1

2.O1

2.O1

2.00

2.02

2.02

2.06

2.06

2.06

2.09

2.09

2.09

2.16

2.16

' 2.14

2.14

2.12

2.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

2. IP

2.10

- ..
IOWA RIVER BASIN 315

Lake Macbrlde near Solon, Iowa

Location.- Float gage In concrete well, lat. 41°48', long. 91°34', In NE^ sec. 29, T. 81 

N.,. K. 6 W., in Macbrlde State Park, 3 miles west of Solon. Datum of gage Is 675.54 

feet above mean sea level,'adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 26.6 square miles above outlet. 

Records available.- October 1936 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 8.30 feet July 21 and 30; minimum observed, 7.75.feet Aug. 26.

1936-48: Maximum gage"height observed. 13.64 feet on May 20, 1944; minimum observed, 

-0.50 foot Dec. 5, 1936 (gate In dam open).

Remarks..- Crest of spillway at gage height 8.00 feet. Gage read once daily.

ge height, in feet, water year Ootlober 1947 to September 1948

Daj

1

2

3

4

8

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot. Nor. D«o.

-

Jan. F»b. liar.

_

_

.

_

-

.

_

.

-

-

_

.

-

.

-

.

_

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

I ?-3§

8.15

8.16

8.16

8.15

8.14

8.\13

Apr.

8.12

S.ll

8.11

8.11

8.10

8.11

8.11

8.10

8.10

8.11

8.10

8.10

8.09

8.09

8.08

8.09

8.08

8.09

8.08

8.07

8.07

' 8.08

8.08

8.07

8.08

8,08

8.15

8.12

8.10

8.09

-

Hay

8.12

8.14

8.17

8.20

8.22

8.24

8.22

8.19

8.17

8.16

8.17

8.18

S.18

8.19

8.19

8.17

8.15

8.15

8.14

8.13

8.13

8.11

8.10

8.08

8.07

8.05

8.04

8.04

8.04

8.04

8.03

_Jun»

8.03

8.02

8.01

8.07

8.00

8.00

8.03

8.08

8.11

8.09

8.08

S.06

-

r

.

-

-

-

8.01

8.02

8.00

8.02

8.01

8.01

8.01

8.07

8.11

8.14

8.12

July

8.09

8.07

8.08

8.03

8.06

8.05

8.02

8.00

8.00

7,97

7,93

7,92

7.95

-

-

.

-

-

8.00

7.99

8.30

8.17

8.09

8.05

.8.08

8.28

8.19

8.10

 8.07

8.30

Aug.

8.12

8.09

8.06

8.06

8.04

8.03

8.02

8.02

8.01

8.00

.99

.98

.97

.97

.96

.95

.93

.91

.68

.85

.83

.81

.80

[ -IB-'

.76

.75

.80

.99

_

-

S»pt.
316 IOWA RIVER BASIN 

Clear Lake at Clear Lake, Iowa

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°08', l«ng. 93°25', in sec. 14, T. 96 N., R. 22 W., threequarters of a mile west of State fish hatchery at town of Clear Lake. Datum of gage is 

1,222.24 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- May 1933 to September .1948.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 4.72 'feet May 8-10, 15; minimum observed, 3-40 feet Sept. 30.

 1933-48: Maximum gage height observed, 5.78 feet June 14-16, 1944; minimum observed, 

1.44 feet Aug. 12, 1936.

Remarks.- Crest-of outlet dam at gage height 4.5-feet. Gage read once tfaily.

Oage height, in feet, water year October 1947 to September 1P48

DW

1

X

3

4

B

6

7 '8

9

10

11

u

15

14

15

i?

18

19

20

'28 XI

25

24

85

26

27

28

29

50

31

Got.

4.08

4.06

4.04.

4.04

4.02

4.02

4.02

4.00

4.00

4.00

3.98

4.02

4.00

4.00

4.00

3.98 

3.9S

3.98

3.96

3.94

3.94

3.94

3.92

3.92

3.92

3.86

3.96

3.98

3.96

3.96

3.96

Nor.

3.96

4.02

4.04

4.04

4.04

4.04

4.06

4.06

4.00

4.00

4.00

3.98

3.98

3.96

3.96

.06 

.06

.06

.06

.06

,06

.06

.06

.06

4.06

4.06

-

-

-

-

-

Dao. Jan. Fab. Mar. Apr.

_

.

.

.

-

.

-

.

-

-

.

_

-

.

-

-

.62

.62

.62

.60

.60

.60

.62

.62

.68

.70

.66

.68

.68

-

Hay

4.70

4.66

4.68

4.68

4.70

4.70

4.70

4.72

4.72

4.72

4.70

4.70

4.70

4.70

4.72

4.68 

4.68

4.66

4.66

4.64

4.64

4.62

4.60

4.60

4.58

4.56

4.56

4.54

4.54

4.50

' 4.48

Juna

4.48

4.46

4.46

4.44

4.44

4.46

4.46

4.44

4.44

4.42

4.42

4.42

4.40

4.40

4.40

4.40 

4.38

4.38

4.38

4'. 36

4.36

4.36

4.38

4.38

4.36

4.42

4.44

4.52

4.52

4.52

-

July

.50

.50

.48

.46

.44

.44

.42

.42

.40

.40

.36

.36

.34

.36

.36

.34 

.34

.32

.30

.30

.28

.26

.26

4.24

4.22

4.20

4.18

4.18

4.16

4.16

4.14

Aug.

4.14

4.12

4.12

4.10

4.06

4.02

4.00

4.00

4.02

4.02

4.00

4.00

3.98

3.98

3.96

3.96 

3.98

3.96

3.96

3.96

3.94

3.92

3.90

3.88

3.86

3.84

3.82

3.80

3.78

3.76

3.74

Sapt.

3.74

3.74

3.72

3.72

3.70

3.68

3.68

3.66

3.66

3.64

3.60

3. 58

3.56

3.56

3.54

3.52 

3.52

3.50

3.48

3.48

3.50

3.50

3.48

3.48

3.46

3.44

3.44

3.42

3.42

3.40

-
EDWARDS RIVER BASIN 317

Edwards River near Orion, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°16'20", long. 90°22 I 40", between sees. 21 and 22, 

'f. J.5 N., R. IE., at bridge on State Highway 150, 1.5 miles north of Opheim and 5.5 

miles south of Orion. Datum of gage is 653.96 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 163 square miles.

Records available.- January 1941 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,930 second-feet Feb. 27 (gage height, 11.97 

reet); minimum, 2 second-feet on several days in January and February (due to low temperatures ).

1941-48: Maximum discharge, 4,560 second-feet Jan. 5, 1946 (gage height, 12.85 

feet); minimum, 1.8 second-feet Sept. 1, 1941.

Flood in August 1924 reached a stage of 20.2 feet, from floodmarks.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Cooperation.- Pour discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

8.7 

8.3 

7.3 

6.9 

6.5

5.8 

5.5 

5.2 

4.9 

4.6

4.6 

4.9 

4.6 

4.3 

4.0

3. 

3. 

3. 

3. 

3.

3.1 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

3.7

4.3 

6.5 

8.7 

7.7 

5.5 

4.9

Nov.

4.3 

4.3 

4.3 

4.6 

8.7

6.1 

7.3 

11 

6.5 

5.5

b6 

b6 

b6 

6.1 

14

15 

10 

7.3 

6.5 

6.5

6.9 

8.2 

10 

9.2

be

b7 

b7 

b6 

b6 

b5

Dec.

b7 

11 

17 

38 

49

24 

38 

35 

33 

b30

b28 

b24 

b22 

b£0

b!9

b!5 

bis 

*bll 

blO 

b9

bs 

b8 

be 

be

b7

b7 

b7 

b7 

b7 

b7 

b7

Month

Octo 

Move

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Jan.

b7 

b7 

b7 

b8 

b8

b7 

b7 

b7 

b8 

b9

b8 

b7 

b6 

*b5 

b4

b3 

b3 

b2 

b2 

b2

b2 

b2 

b2 

b2

b2

b2 

b2 

b2 

b2 

b2 

b2

ber ..........................

nber .........................

nber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

h. ...........................

1......... ...................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Peak discharge (base, 1.9OO sec

Feb.

b2 

b2 

b2 

«b2 

b2

b2 

b2 

b2 

b2 

b2

b2 

b2 

b2 

b2 

b2

627 

796 

b250 

b!70 

bllO

b90 

b90 

b90 

100

126

97 

1,610 

2,210 

228

Secondfoot-days

156.7 

219.3 

534

41,554.2

139 

6,624 

8,260 

966 

729 

917 

4,095.6 

689.5 

509.0

23,839.1

-ft.).- Pel

sec. -ft.; Mar. 14 (S p.m.) 2,700 sec. -ft.; ME 

sec. -ft . 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice

Mar.

105 

b75 

b70 

b65 

b65

b60 

b50 

b45 

»b36 

b34

b32 

'b32 

b36 

1,120 

937

466 

114 

102 

2,450 

1,390

228 

143 

110 

92 

76

78 

60 

50 

44 

40 

55

Apr.

50 

46 

44 

38 

37

39 

38 

40 

38 

33

36 

33 

32 

32 

33

35 

35 

34 

33

30

28 

26 

27 

26 

22

21 

23 

21 

18 

18

May

22 

22

20 

18 

18

22 

25 

21 

22

25

28 

35 

36 

33

37

35 

33 

30 

27 

25

24 

E2 

21 

17 

18

18 

16 

16 

15 

14 

14

Maximum Minimum

8.7 2.8 

15 4.3 

49 7

3,590 2.5

9 2 

2,210 2 

2,450 32 

50 18 

37 14 

277 11 

1,150 7.5 

90 9.5 

142 3.2

2,450 2

June

13 

13 

13 

12 

12

13

15 

13 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

14 

14

13 

12 

11 

12 

12

14 

15 

156 

35 

18

15 

100 

277 

21 

14

Mean

5.0E 

7.31 

17.2

114

4.5 

226 

266 

32.2

23.5 

30.6 

132 

22.2 

17.0

65.1

July

11 

6.2 

6.2 

7.6

.IX

12 

10 

9.5 

6.6 

7.8

7.5 

144 

69 

351 

163

30 

22

19 

17 

16

,150 

217 

90 

49 

205

799 

338

120 

7Z 

PI 

62

Aug.

50 

45 

42 

43 

27

22 

22 

20 

19

17

16 

15 

15 

14 

13

12 

17 

90 

22

is

16 

14 

13 

13 

12

12 

11 

10 

9.E 

21 

19

Per square 

mile

0.031 

.045

.106

.699

.027 

1.40 

1.63 

.198 

.144 

.188 

.810 

.136 

.104

.399

Sept.

16 

14 

13 

11 

9.5

8.2 

6.9 

142 

42

14

11 

8.6 

6.9 

6.1 

5.2

4.7 

3.9 

3.7 

3.5

7.3

122 

12 

7.2 

6.1 

5.2

4.4 

4.2

3.7 

3.2 

3.5

Rinoff in 

inches

0.04 

.05 

.12

9.49

.03 

1.51 

1.88 

.22 

.17 

.21 

.93 

.16 

.12

5.44

. 16 (8:30 p.m.) 1,980 sec. -ft.; Feb. 27 (5 p.m.) 3,930 

r. 19 (6 p.m.) 3,460 sec. -ft.; July 21 (10 a.m.) 2,300

> day.
318 EDWARDS RIVER BASIN 

Edwards River near New Boston, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°11'15", long. 90°58i05", at quarter corner between 

 sees. 81 and 88, T. 14 N., R. 5 W., at bridge on State Highway 83, If miles northeast

of New Boston and 5 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 529.92 feet above mean

sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers]

Drainage area.- 434 square miles.

Records available.- November 1934 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1935-48), 238 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,920 second-feet Mar. 1 (gage height, 19.57 

reet); minimum, 13 second-feet Jan. 18-20.

1934-48: Maximum discharge, 6,050 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946; minimum discharge observed, 6 second-feet July 26, 1940; minimum gage height observed, 8.59 feet Oct. 8, 

1937.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of wire-weight gage readings, which are 

TaTrT and those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Cooperation.- Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

V7

IB

19

20

21

22

J23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

42

40

38

38

38

35

33

33

38

33

30

29

27

26

26

25

25

25

24

23

23

23

22

22

23

23

23

26

30

30

33

Nov.

43

33

26

24

25

27

26

26

25

24

b24

b24

26

28

34

38

40

43

38

32

29

30

b30

b30

*33

29

b26

22

blS

b!4

Dec.

b20

23

31

96

198

164

122

120

113

82

80

74

67

71

73

40

65

58

 54

48

45

46

45

40

40

40

39

38

38

40

40

Month

Jan.

40

42

44

46

44

43

42

42

44

50

53

54

b40

b34

b26

b!9

blS

b!3

blS

blS

b!4

b!5

b!6

b!6

»b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

17

16

16

October. .........................

November .........................

December ........................

Calendar year 1 947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ....................... .

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

16

16

16

16

16

blS

blS

b!4

b!4

b!4

b!4

b!4

blS

b!5

b!6

192

925

1,120

»bl,000

b700

b290

b230

b220

246

332

341

1,200

3,500

»2,760

_

-

Secondfoot-days

90S 86' 

2,050

128,181

891

13 1 282

28^382

3 42 C

2I49J

1 Il|l74

2 , 12E

1,598

68,988

Mar.

 3,640

1,220

348

280

229

243

250

208

170

137

bllO

blOO

b!20

704

2,050

2,080

2,150

629

2,350

2,810

2,660

2,530

766

490

394

355

340

318

250

229

222

Apr.

222

202

176

164

157

153

158

158

147

131

124

123

119

111

107

101

93

87

82

80

76

74

77

76

71

73

80

80

68

59

Maximum

42

43 

198

4,400

54

3,500

3,640

222

137

441

1,860

265

288

3,640

May

61

73

81

72

69

72

95

98

83

79

90

103

121

137

120

124

131

101

88

80

74

68

63

60

56

52

52

52

49

45

44

Minimum

22

14

20

14

13

14

100

 59

44

22

32

29

22

13

June

41

40

38

36

36

36

36

35

35

32

30

28

25

25

25

26

25

23

22

22

23

23

57

109

157

55

40

165

441

102

-

Mean

29.2 28 . 5

66. 'l

351

28 > 7

458

916

114

80.4

59.6

360

68.6

53.3

188

July

SB

42

rs

J2

1,860

2£3

164

S6

71

60

68

76

62

241

313

396

120

85

69

60

1,030

970

73*

24^

257

70?

1,170

1,020

423

250

173

Aug.

153

US

103

96

89

81

73

70

67

63

60

56

53

52

47

44

78

75

265

82

55

45

40

39

37

M34

h32

h32

h29

h31

h29

Per square 

rile

0.067

.067

.152

.809

.066

1.06

2.11

 263

 185

!l37

.829

.158

.123

.433

Sept.

h52

h46

h35

hSl

h29

h28

h25

h35

h!23

h229

h60

h48

h38

h32

hSl

h26

h26

h24

h22

h22

hSl

h.288

h95

h45

h.33

h29

h26

h24

h22

h23

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.08

.07

.18

10.97

.08

1.14

2.43

.29

.21

.15

.96

.18

.14

5.91

Peak discharge (base, 2.000 sec. -ft.).- Map. 1 (7:40 a.m.) 3,920 sec. -ft.; Map. 17 (3 a.m.) 2,510

eu.-ii/., rcai. j.0 \o y t m.f o,o*u seu.-iu.; uuiy o vc:ju p.iu*/ &,c 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-dischapge relation affected by ice. 

h Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight gage reading.
POPE CREEK BASIN 319

Pope Creek near Keithsburg, 111.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°08', long. 90-55', In SE£ sec. 11, T. 13 H., R. 5 

w., a miles northeast of Keithsburg and 3.3 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of 

gage is 524.07 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by .Corps of 

Engineers).

Drainage area.- 171 square miles.

Records available.- December 1934 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1935-48), 91.8 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,670 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 25.57

 feetJ; minimum observed, 6.0 second-feet Jan. 19-21, 26, 27.

1934-48: Maximum discharge observed, 3,860 second-feet Mar. 12, 1939; maxlmum_ 

gage height observed, 28.0 feet Feb. 21, 1937, (backwater from ice); minimum discharge 

observed, 1.7 second-feet Opt. 1-3, 5, 6, 1940; minimum gage height observed, 14.53 

feet Jan. 13, 1940.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor, 

read twice dally.

Cooperation.- Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Gage

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

nay

1

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

10 

9.3

9.6 

11 

9.6

9.3

8.6 

8.6 

8.2 

8.2

8.2 

8.2 

.8 

.8 

.5

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.2

.8 

.5 

.5 

.S 

.8

8.6 

9.3 

12 

12 

11 

12

Nov.

22 

14 

11 

9.6 

17

12 

11 

9.6 

9.3

10

11 

11 

10 

9.6 

15

18 

17 

16 

14 

13

13 

17 

16 

17 

 14

13 

15 

11 

11 

11

Dec.

11 

11 

20 

130 

111

78 

98 

85 

35 

b34

b34 

b34 

b34 

b34 

b34

32 

32 

34 

24

b22

b22

b20 

b!9 

b!9 

b!9

b20 

24 

22 

b!9 

b!9 

b!9

Jan.

23

26

m

3C 

b26

b24 

b24 

27 

33

35

b30 

b26 

b22 

bl8 

b!6

b!3 

blO 

b7 

b6 

b6

b6 

b7 

b7 

b7 

b7

b6 

b6 

b7 

b7 

b7 

b8

Feb.

be be be be

b8

be be be be be

be be

b9 

b9 

b60

151 

E72

361 

 256 

179

blOO 

b65 

b45 

48 

72

85 

1,160 

2,160 

*1,370

u«-+i, Seoond- 

*°nth foot-days

Goto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Marc

May* 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

We

her...... ....................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 

lary

274.6 

398.1 

1,149

............ 55,741.3

ember ........................

507 

6,498 

8,361 

1,232 

859 

921 

4,620 

764 

770.4

iter year 1947-48 ............ 26,354.1

Peak discharge (base, 950 see. -ft.).- Feb.

Mar.

224

7O 

40 

41 

30

b24 

b22 

27 

26 

19

b!6 

blS 

28 

137 

894

306 

3O6 

224 

2,220 

2,160

324 

240 

172 

130 

111

104 

98 

98 

85 

78 

92

Apr.

78 

71 

60 

57 

53

51

60 

57 

43 

46

46 

42 

43 

42

36

37 

34 

34 

30 

29

29

28 

26 

26 

32

35 

28 

22 

24 

26

MaxiauB

12 

22

130

3,150

35 

2,160 

2,220 

78 

47 

130 

756 

78 

165

2,220

27 (6 p.m.)

rt.j Mar. 19 ^-.30 p.m.) 3,670 see. -ft.; July 5 (8 a.m.) 

aec.-ft. 

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Hay

27 

27 

26 

27 

25

34 

35 

31 

31

33

38 

46 

47 

40 

41

35 

32 

27 

25 

24

2O 

20 

20 

21 

20

18 

18 

17 

17 

17 

20

MiniBUB

7.5 

9.3 

11

6.4

6 

8 

15 

22 

17 

15 

10 

11 

8.6

6

June

19 

18 

17 

17 

17

2O 

20 

21 

21 

20

20 

19 

17 

19 

20

17 

17 

16 

15 

16

15 

26 

130 

85 

32

34

26 

104 

78 

25

Mean

8.86 

13.3 

37.0

153

16.4 

224 

270 

41.1 

27.7 

30.7 

149 

24.6 

25.7

72.0

July

23 

22 

18 

16 

729

130 

58 

34 

23 

16

26 

19 

13 

111 

179

179 

1O 

41 

33 

29

756 

420 

361 

289 

224

104 

240 

324 

130 

26 

35

Aug.

54 

78 

42 

36 

37

3O 

26 

26 

24 

24

22 

20 

20 

19 

18

21 

24 

21 

51 

25

15 

17 

15 

11 

12

14 

12 

12 

11 

14 

13

Per square 

 lie

0.052 

.078 

.216

.895

.096 

1.31 

1.58 

.240 

.162 

.180 

.871 

.144 

.150

.421

3,300 sec. -ft.; Mar. 15 (12 n.) 

3,070 sec. -ft.; July 22 (11 a.m

Sept.

14 

17 

17 

15 

12

13 

12 

26

165 

104

34 

24 

22 

17 

17

15 

15 

13 

14 

13

43 

39

29 

19 

15

11

8.9 

9.3 

8.6 

8.6

Runoff in 

inohes

0.06 

.09 

.25

12.13

.11 

1.41 

1.82 

.27 

.19 

.20 

1.00 

.17 

.17

5.74

1,070 sec.- 

.) 1,070
320 HENDERSON CREEK BASIN

Henderson Creek near Little York, 111.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°02'35", long. 90°44'45", between s<5cs. 8 and 9, T. 

IV N., R. 3 W., at bridge on State Highways 94 and 135, 1.3 miles upstream from Duck 

Creek, 2.2 miles north of Little York, and 3.8 miles upstream from North Henderson 

Creek. Datum of gage is 566.24 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 151 square miles.

Records available.- October 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,400 second-feet Mar. 20 (gaie height, 16.55 

t'eet); minimum observed, 0.2 second-foot Nov. 12 (gage height, 3.32 feet)-.

1940-48: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 20, 1948; minimum daily, 0.1 second-foot 

Aug. 30 to Sept. 3, 1941.

Flood in June 1924 reached a stage of 23.2 feet, from floodmark.

Hemarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gag-3-height record, 

which are poor. Gage read once daily.

Cooperation.- Four discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 tc September 1948

Day

l'

2

3

4

S

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.7

4.8

3.6

4.2

2.8

2.8

9.6

6.0

3.3

2.8

6.4

3.9

3.9

4.5

3.3

5.1

5.7

5.7

2.8

2.0

2.6

4.5

2.4

2.6

7.2

4J 5

5.1

4.8

3.9

4.5

6.4

Nov.

5.7

5.4

5.7

2.8

3.3

4.2

4.8

.9

1.0

.4

.4

.2

.8

.7

6.4

10

9.6

4.5

4.2

3.3

3.9

3.3

4.2

3.6

4.2

*8.0

5.7

4.5

2.8

a2.5

Month

Dec.

2.4

2.0

3.3

40

49

52

40

103

34

35

35

24

24

24

22

22

22

20

16

b!5

b!4

b!3

b!2

b!2

bll

12

14

12

9.6

9.2

9.6

Jan.

24

27

26

b21

b!8

b!6

b!6

20

80

103

98

40

b!2

b7

b6

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

*b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

October ...........................

Nove 

Dece

 her .........................

 her .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri-. ...........................

ary ..........................

uary .........................

i ......... . ....

llBV May ..............................

June .............................

July 

Augu 

Sept

st ...........................

ember ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b5

b5

b6

b6

b6

b6

b6

b6

b6

b6

b6

b6

06

b6

b50

b90

b200

*bllO

b90

b80

b50

28

49

84

60

56

292

1,280

1,500

-

Secondfoot-days

137.4

117.0 

713.1

43,860.6

594 

4,101 

9,124

1 , 168

646. 7

 767 . 3 

3,186 

775.1 

654.4

21,984.0

Peak discharge (base, 800 sec. -ft.).- Feb.

Mar.

341

89

89

89

76

64

60

72

76

60

45

40

40

212

834

724

190

158

892

»2,840

839

328

181

140

130

110

101

92

76

68

68

Apr.

60

60

50

50

53

50

50

50

47

47

47

44

44

41

38

38

37

32

32

31

29

30

29

28

28

28

28

26

21

20

Maximum

9>6

10 

103

3,010

103 

1,500 

2,840

60

37

316 

477 

214 

304

2,840

29 (6 p.m.)

May

20

21

26

25

24

23

24

23

24

22

24

29

37

34

33

30

28

24

18

18

17

15

14

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

7.7

Minimum

2.0

.2

2.0

.2

5 

5

40

20

7.7

3.7 

10 

3.2 

2.6

June

7.7

7 7

8.0

7.4

7.7

7.4

7.7

9.2

7.4

6.1

5.6

5.8

5.4

6.4

6.7

6.4

5.6

4.5

3.7

3.9

4.1

3.9

47

316

53

32

33

64

68

16

Mean

4.43

3.90 

23.0

120

19.2 

141 

294

20 .'9

25*6 

103 

25.0 

21.8

60.1

Jily

16

15

16

12

47

68

44

44

44

72

68

60

50

50

80

80

76

11

10

11

477

448

203

68

17

392

101

76

34

366

130

Aug.

34

34

25

24

21

19

18

16

16

11

9.2

7.4

56

50

47

32

33

214

41

10

10

9.5

9.2

5.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.5

3.6

Per square 

 lie

0.029

.026 

.152

.795

.127 

.934 

1.95

.258

.138

.170 

.682 

.166 

.144

398

Sept.

8.3"

7.7

7.0

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.0

47

304

50

26

16

8.0

5.2

5.0

4.1

3.6

3.4

3.5

3.4

36

33

26

12

11

6.1

5.0

3.7

3.5

2.6

Runoff in 

inches

0.03

.03 

 J-&

10.82

.15 

1.01 

2.25

.29

.16

.19 

.78 

.19 

.16

5.42

1,990 sec. -ft.; Mar. 16 (8 a.m.) 912 sec.-

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
HENDERSOH CREEK BASIH 321

Henderson Creek near Oquawka, 111.

Location'.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°00', long. 90°51', in sec. 33, T. 12 N., R. 4 

 W., at bridge on Stage Highway 94, 1 mile south of Bald Bluff, 6f miles northeast of

Oquawka, and 22 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 541.67 feet above mean

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Pralnage area.- 428 square miles. » 

Records available.- December 1934 to September 1948. 

Average discharge.- 13 years (1935-48), 248 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,030 second-feet Mar. 20 (gage height, 26.22

reetjy minimum, 9.5 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 11.53 feet).

1934-48: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 20, 1948; minimum discharge observed, 1.7

second-feet Sept. 22, 23, 1940; minimum gage height observed, 9.76 feet Aug. <a, 1935.

Note.- Stage previously published for June 1924 now considered to be in error. 

Remarks.- Kecords good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Cooperation.- Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 4, May 3O to 

June 22, Sept. 10-30)

11.3

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

115

200

310

Oct. 1 to Mar. 20 Mar. 21 to Sept. 30

17.0

21.0

21.5

22.0

22.5

570

1,170

1,240

1,390

1,680

23.0

24.0

25.0

26.0

2,310

3,960

5,810

8,060

11.3

12.0

12.5

13.0

15.0

16.0

17.0

20.0

14.0 170

268

382

528

1,075

22.0

22.5

23.0

23.8

21.0 1,270

1,530

1,830

2,370

3,850

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September- 1948

Da?

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

28

28

26

26

25

24

22

20

20

19

19

19

18

17

16

17

16

16

16

16

14

13

14

14

16

20

26

29

34

32

SO

Nov.

57

44

30

24

27

30

28

30

32

36

39

56

55

44

49

63

71

58

51

46

45

51

b45

b40

*b38

b36

b36

b34

b32

b30

-

Dec.

b28

b36

56

142

385

225

200

346

205

173

155

134

126

126

130

101

112

108

101

94

98

85

85

94

77

78

73

74

79

74

74

Jan.

74

86

115

104

93

86

81

186

196

196

164

130

115

b70

b55

b45

b34

b28

b26

b26

b26

b28

*b30

b30

b28

b28

b28

b30

b30

b28

b28

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ............................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec

Feb.

b28

b30

b30

b30

b30

b30

b30

b30

b32

b32

b32

b32

b34

b34

b34

b60

b220

*b430

b350

310

274

268

268

263

252

230

987

4,140

3,560

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

65C

1,257

3,874

129,893

2,224

12.08C

28,837

4,138

2,407

2,651

9,587

1 1 9K

1,636

71,25S

Mar.

1,340

334

236

220

178

200

246

236

191

b!70

b!50

b!40

b!20

b380

1,880

1,880

k781

322

k3,170

-2,550-

k3,840

kl.080

597

450

369

345

345

323

268

253

243

Apr.

253

218

193

179

174

170

184

203

170

148

152

156

148

143

134

126

110

110

106

106

100

96

103

103

96

96

103

100

82

76

Maximum

34

71

385

5,340

196

4,140

8,550

253

us

633

1,620

198

562

8,550

May

79

82

86

89

82

86

106

110

89

92

92

103

118

106

96

96

89

76

70

67

64

62

59

58

54

52

52

51

50

46

45

Minimum

13

24

28

13

26

28

120

76

45

27

44

28

11

11

June

42

40

39

38

38

41

41

40

38

34

32

30

30

30

32

32

32

28

27

27

32

38

438

633

192

106

86

193

156

86

-

Mean

21.0

41.9

125

356

71.7

417

930

138

77.6

88.4

309

61.8

54.6

195

July

64

56

48

44

347

238

138

86

67

250

256

76

79

76

235

152

79

58

50

46

kl,260

1,320

415

174

k445

kl,620

687

' 248

166

362

445

Aug.

152

106

89

86

79

73

6764'

62

56

53

50

48

+6

43

4-0

64

121

198

67

46

39

36

32

30

29

28

28

28

28

Per square 

mile

0.049

.098

.292

.832

.16-8

.974

2.17

.322

.181

.207

.722

.144

.128

.456

28

Sept.

39

38

54

32

28

24

24

266

562

114

46

32

26

22

19

18

18

17

16

15

29

49

46

23

18

15

13

12

12

11

-

Runoff in 

inohea

0.06

.11

.34

11.29

.19

1.05

2.51

.36

.21

.23

.83

.17

.14

6.20

-ft.).- Feb. 28 (12 p.m.) 4,680 sec. -ft.; Mar. 16 (1 p.m.) 2.O10

sec.-ft.; Mar. 20 (Z p.m.} 9,030 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

k Computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor.
J22 HBNDSRSOH CREEK BASIN

Uorth Heridersdn Creek near Seaton, 111.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°05 1 25", long. 90°46'25", in sec. 30, T. 13 N., R. 3 W. 

at oridge on county road, 1.1 miles upstream from Snake Creek, 1.6 miles southeast'of 

Seaton, and 6 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 581.43 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 {levels by Corps'of Engineers).

Drainage, area.- 66.4 square miles.

Records available.- October 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,380 second-feetHar. 20 (gag? height, 13.67 

 feet).; minimum observed, 0.7 second-foot Oct. 22, 23, 24 (gage height, 3.65 feet). 

1940-48: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 20, 1948; no flow for several days in 

October 1940, August and September 1941.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods-of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wm.cn -are poor. Gage read twice dally.

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of-Engineers. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1946

Day

1

2

3

4

s

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

U5

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4.7

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.4

3.1

3.:.

2.1

2:1

2.1

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.3

1.2

2.3

4.2

4.7

2.7

3.9

Nov.

4.5

3.1

2.1 i.e

2.3

2.1

2.9

1.5

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.0

M.I

1.9

3.6

5.3

5.9

3.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.9

2.3

1)2

1.9

 2.9

2.9

1.3

M.I

1.1

-

Dec.

1.1

2.6

4.2

28

46

22

14

36

24

20

16

9.7

b9

b9

b9

I7o

tt

9.0

8.1

7.9

U

7.3

6.7

b7

»)8

9.0

6.2

7.9

7.6

5.9

5.6

Jan.

10

12

10

9.7

7.9

7.9

6.5

7.0

11

IS

12

9.7

b4

bl.8

bl.4

M.I

bl.O

bl,0

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

M.I

M.2

»bl.2

bl.2

bl.2

bl.2

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

M.I

Month

October ..........................

Movwfeer........... ...............

DeoeMber .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ....;.....................

February ..........................

March

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ............................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ........ ...

Feb.

M.I

bl.2

fcl.2

bl.2

bl.2

bl.2

bl.2

bl.2

bl.2

bl.2

bl.3

bl.3

bl.4

bl.6

b4

bSO

b!2O

»b60

b40

b32

b28

b26

30

43

30

50

312

895

78

«

-

Seoondfoot-days

67.4

70.5

377.7

20,838.3

2.46 .2

1,815.5

2«305

487 7

335 .8

447 .4

1 OQJJ 9

f Cor .O

176*9

574.3

8,391.9

Mar.

37

25

10

b9

b9

b8

22

35

24

bl8

b!4

12

22

302

293

152

37

24

690 sia

89

68

53

47

41

41

62

38

37

34

34

Apr.

27

27

24

22

22

21

24

25

19

18

19

19

16

16

15

14

13

12

12

11

10

11

12

12

11

13

13

11

S.5

9.2

-

Maxim*

4.7

5 *9

46

883

18

895

690

27 .

22

168

266

20

170

895

May

9.8

11

9.8

9.8

9.5

13

15

13

13

14

14

18

22

16

15

15

12

10

9.5

9.2

9.2

8.9

7.9

7.9

7.3

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.7

5.3

5.3

Minim*

0.7

1.0

1.1

.2

1.0

1.1

9.2

5.3

5.*7 2 6

1*6

1.2

.7

June

4.8

4.3

4.3

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.3

5.0

4.0

4.0

s^a

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.3

3.2

2.6

3.0

4.0

5.3

168

50

21

13

11

65

19

11

-

Mean

2.17 2 3*

12^2

57.;

4.72

62 6

9O.5 

16.5

10.8 14 9

41:5

5.71 

12.5

22.9,

July

3.6

7.3

6.2

5.7 8^>

27

14

9.5

7.3

8.2

8.9

6.2

7.3

6.7

8^

19

13

8.9

7.3

6.2

26* 20-<

41

276-

13 »

7^

31

22

3?

23

Aug.

13

11

9.5

9.5

8.9

7.6

7.0

6.5

6.0

6.6

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.5

8.9

20

11

4.8

3.7

2.9

2.5

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.7

2.0

1.7

Per square 

Bile

0.033

.035 

.184

.860

.071

.943

1.36

.245

.163 

.224

625

.036 

.188

.345

Sept.

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.6

al.5

al.5

a!2

a!7O

a50

alS

a4

3.2

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.2

56

13

5.0

3.3

2.5

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.2

Runoff in 

inohes

0.04

.04 

.21

11.68

l!o2

1.57 

.27

 19

pe CD

.72

.10 

.21

4.70

Peak discharge (base, 580 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 27 (11 p.m.) 1,200 sec. -ft. s Har. 21 (6 a.m.) 1.380

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made.on this day.

a Ro gage-height record) discharge computed on basis of Heather records and records for Henderson 

Creek near Little York.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
HENDERSON CREEK BASIN 323

Cedar Creek at Little York, 111.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°00'50", long. 90°44'45", between sees. 20 ard 21, T.

 la N., R. 3 W., at bridge on State Highway 135 at north edge of Little York, 1.5 

miles upstream from Davids Creek and 6.7 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 

574.27 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 128 square miles.

Records available.- October 1940 to September 1948.

1 Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,590 second-feet Mar. 20 (gage height, 15.95 

root); minimum observed, 5.3 second-feet Nov. 8.

1940-48: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 20, 1948; minimum observed, 1.0 secondfoot Aug. 28, 1941.

Flood of June 1924 reached a stage of 18.1 feet, from floodmark.

Remarks,- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are poor. Gage read once daily; twice daily for stages above 5 feet.

Cooperation.- Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8.6

12

9.5

8.6

8.3

13

11

11

9.5

8.6

8.3

6.2

7.7

7.1

5.9

7.7

7.7

7.1

6.8

6.8

8.6

8.6

8.0

8.6

12

12

12

14

31

13

15

Nov.

19

17

7.4

7.4

10

9.8

6.2

5.3

9.5

10

9.5

10

10

9.5

13

27

24

14

13

12

13

12

16

15

*14

14

14

14

13

10

-

Dec.

12

12

15

66

103

66

66

66

66

60

50

b40

b32

b26

b22

21

20

18

18

18

18

19

18

18

18

18

15

17

13

15

15

Jan.

36

33

57

36

17

16

16

16

200

69

54

b32

b23

blS

blS

b!3

b!2

11

11

11

11

14

14

*24

24

11

11

11

10

10

10

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January .

February .........................

Haroh ............................

April ............................

Bay. .. .

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

blO

blo

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

bll

bll

bll

bll

b!2

b!4

a!5

b48

»bllO'

blOO

b80

' b75

75

72

66

57

73

69

366

2,000

468

.

-

Secondfoe t-days

304 . 2

378 (

980

44,232.4

845

3,823

7,957

1,744

1,045

1,263

3,285

' 670.5

1,005.4

23,300.7

liar.

144

75

72

57

52

50

44

63

52

35

b!9

b!5

13

446

446

624

200

116

a400

768

2,000

567

339

278

307

179

172

165

165

102

102

Apr.

102

95

84

88

78

88

72

66

66

69

72

72

60

69

a60

52

38

38

36

3S

36

47

44

43

38

44

40

38

36

36

Maximum

21

27

102

1,660

200

2,000

2,000

102

52

238

534

60

512

2,000

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 28 (8 a.m.

-

May

38

36

42

36

36

40

38

38

40

42

40

42

52

44

40

36

42

31

29

29

27

37

25

27

25

25

25

25

25

22

21

Minimum

5 9

5.3

12

5.3

10

10

13

36

21

16

19

9 5

9)2

5.3

June

21

20

20

30

25

23

32

21

19

19

18

17

17

18

a!8

19

17

16

16

16

19

19

214

238

95

69

44

95

50

38

-

Mean

12. 6

31.6

121

27.3

132

257

58.1

33.7

42.1

21.6

33.5

63.7

July

36

25

25

25

50

109

50

31

38

95

S3

52

33

31 -a29

27

35

21

19

33

534

270

116

60

52

672

294

116

72

186

81

Aug.

47

40

33

33

31

29

25

2*

21

20

IP

If

18

IT

If

If

21

2?

6C

IS

ie

17

14

12

11

12

12

9.5

11

12

12

Per square 

mile

0.077 

. 098

.247

.945

213 lios

2.01

.454

.263

* 329

. 828

.262

.498

Sept.

13

17

16

14

11

9.5

9.2

512

78

27

19

16

16

15

13

13

12

11

11

11

31

36

16

14

13

11

11

9.5

9.2

11

Runoff in 

inches

0.09

.11 

.28

12.85

 25

lill

!si

.30

.37

.95

.19

.29

6.76

2,680 sec. -ft. j Mar. 20 (7 p.m.) 6,590

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Mo gage-height record; discharge Interpolated. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
324 HtNDERSON CREEK BASIN

South Henderson Creek at Biggsville, 111.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°51 I 25", long. 900 51'50", between s*cs. 16 and 17, 

 T. 10 N., R. 4 W., at bridge- on State Highway 94 at north edge of Biggsville, 1.5 

miles downstream from Old Tom Creek and 6.4 miles upstream from moutii. _ Daium of gage 

is 618.02 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 81.4 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,690 second-feet Mar. 19 (ga,?e height, 15.62 

reet); no flow on several days in November and December.

1939-48: Maximum discharge observed, 6,700 second-feet June 12, 1946 (gage height, 

18.50 feet); no flow on several days during 1940, 1946, 1947.

Flood in 1924 reached a stage of about 24 feet, from information furnished by local 

residents.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gag3~height record, 

which are poor. Gage read once1 daily.

Cooperation.- Pour discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Englnee-s.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.7 

2.5 

2.4 

2.4 

2.2

2.0 

1.9 

2.6 

4.2 

3.8

3.6 

3.2 

2.6 

2.6 

2.2

1.9 

1.9 

1.8 

1.5 

1.3

.9 

.9 

.9 

.8 

2.8

2.6 

2.1 

2.6 

2.5 

3.0 

3.4

Nov.

6.5 

2.8 

1.6 

1.8 

1.9

2.1 

1.6 

1.5 

1.3 

1.1

4.2 

2.8 

2.5 

2.5 

2.7

2.5 

1.9 

1.5 

1.1 

.8

.6 

.2 

0 

0 

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Dec.

0 

0 

.6 

72 

55

40 

41 

41 

40 

38

34 

32 

28 

24 

20

19 

18 

18 

17 

16

16 

15 

14, 

14 

13

13 

13 

12 

12 

12 

13

Jan.

26 

30 

30 

30 

30

40 

45 

45 

55 

34

22 

15 

10 

10 

10

9 

9 

9 

10 

10

10 

11 13 

11 

9

9 

8 

8 

7 

7 

6

Feb.

6 

6 

7 

6 

7

7 

7 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

7 

11 

22

34 

42 *48 

34 

26

20 

16 

14 

12 

22

27 

522 

116 

84

yon+h Seoond- 

"onth foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

"ay.

june 

July

Augu 

Sept

Wa

nber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary . . .

71.8 

45.6 

700.6

............ 26,653.3

amber ........................

578 

1,143 

5,475 

1,206 

539 

781.4 

3,576 

486.9 

187.4

ter year 1947-48 ............ 14,790.7

Peak discharge (base, 850 sec. -ft. .- Feb.

rt.; Mar. 19 (? p.m.) 4,69(5 sec. -ft. ; July 5

Mar.

25 

16 

14 

13 

12

13 

14 

13 

12 

11

10 

10 

19 

122 

227

522 

67 

23 

*2,750 

522

142 

114 

69 

120 

114

99 

84 

74 

67 

82 

a95

Apr.

107 

101 

51 

49 

48

47 

46 

43 

43 

42

41 

39 

39 

38 

37

36 

35 

33 

31 

29

28 

27 

29 

29 

29

29 

29 

25 

24 

22

Maximum

4.2 

6.5 

72

1,320

55 

522 

2,750 

107 

23 

268 

588 

33 

22

2,750

May

23 

22 

22 

21 

19

21 

22 

22 

21 

20

21 

20 

19 

19 

19

18 

18 

17 

16 

14

14 

14 

14 

15 

15

14 

13 

12 

12 

11 

11

Minimum

0.8 

0 

0

0

6 

6 

10 

22 

11 

7.7 

19 

6.5 

3.8

0

June

11

10 

10 

10 

9.6

9.3 

9.2 

9.3

8.8 

8.8

8.4 

8.0 

7.7 

7.7 

11

11 

10 

10 

9.6 

9.3

10 

10 

268 

64 

56

46 

39 

36 

34 

30

Mean

2.32 

1.52 

22.6

73.0

18.6 

39.4 

177 

40.2 

17.4 

26.0 

115 

15.7 

6.25

40.4

Jvly

26 

24 

22 

25 

490

202 

52

59 

38 

36

35 

34 

30 

29 

25.

23 

21 

20 

19 

36

490 

240 

177 

88 

394

588 

165 

66 

56 

48 

38

Aug.

33 

30 

29 

28 

25

25 

22 

22 

21 

19

19 

18 

16 

16 

15

14 

14 

12 

11 

10

9.2 

8.8 

8.4 

6.5 

9.2

8.8 

7.7 

7.7 

7.4 

7.7 

6.5

Sept.

6.2 

6.5 

7.1 

6.2 

5.6

5.0 

11 

8.8 

9.6 

7.4

7.1 

6.5 

5.3 

5.6 

4.8

4.6 

4.6 

4.2 

4.2 

3.8

22 

5.9 

5.6 

4.S 

4.8

4.4 

4.2 

4.0 

3.8 

3.8

Pi - square Runoff in 

mile inoh»*

0.029 0.03 

.019 .02 

.278 .32

.897 12.18

.238 .26 

.484 .52 

2.17 2.50 

.494 .55 

.214 .25 

.319 .36 

1.41 1.63 

.193 .22 

.077 .09

.496 8.75

27 (8 p.m.) 1,020 sec. -ft.; Mar. 16 (4 a.m.) 902 seo.- 

(9 a.m.) 1,110 sec. -ft.; July 25 (,!."> p.m.) 1,360 seo.-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Mo gage-height record; discharge Interpolated. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 9 to Feb. 22, Mar. 3-13.
SKUNK RIVER BASIN 325

Skunk River near toes, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 42°04'06",'long. 93"37'OS",-in 

svJj sec. 23, T. 84 N., R. 24 W., 2f miles north of toes, 3* miles downstream £">m 

Keigley Branch, and 5 miles upstream from Squaw Creek. Datum of gage IB 8~93.6 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Iowa Highway Commission bench mark).

Drainage area.-,320 square miles.

Records available.- July 1920 to August 1927, March 1933 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 21 years (1920-26, 1933-48), 134 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,400 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 7.35 

reet); minimum, 0.48 second-foot Sept. 19 (gage height. 0.95 foot).

1920-27. 1933-48: Maximum discharge, 8,060 second-feet; May 20, 1944 (gage height, 

13.90 feet); no flow at times in June, July, August 1934, and-on Jan. 25, 1937.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are"poor.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with Department of Civil

Engineering of Iowa State College. Assistance with one discharge measurement furnished' 

by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1945

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.4

5.4

6.4

6.4

5.4

4.6

4.6

4.8

5.1

5.1

4.6

4.3

4.6

3.7

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.0

1.7

1.5

2.0

4.0

9.6

16

12

14

24

17

14

42

Nov.

a46

a42

39

31

31

28

25

22

19

19

15

14

13

15

17

22

20

20

22

22

26

26

22

28

22

27

23

17

15

19

-

Dec.

19

22

21

31

66

71

69

48

44

42

40

39

39

42

35

26

30

26

25

«26

25

25

23

22

22

21

21

19

18

15

12

Jan.

9

10

10

11

12

13

14

15

17

, 19

19

16

14

12

11

9

8

7.0

6.4

6.4

6.4

5.9

.6

.3

.0

3.6

3.0

2.6

2.4

Month

October ........................:.

December .........................

Calsndar year 1947 ............

January .

February .

March ............................

April

May ..............................

June .............................

July.............................

August

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

 1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.7

2.5

2.8

3.4

.3.4

3.0

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.5

335

572

665

-

-

Seoondfoot-daya

709* 243 Z

966

94,366.1

285* 8

1*828* 2

16,779

6«106

5*165

I* 669

777.7

204.7

71.42

34,625.02

Mar.

242

174

100

93

35

78

70

.63

52

42

32

^23-

~1217

117

966

1,620

1,560

2,160"

1,420

950

710

490

340

270

466

1,600

955

793

565

470

Apr.

415

322

270

238

206

170

276

370

242

186

178

258

176

138

122

110

97

91

67

82

73

99

340

294

254

214

230

222

182

160

Maximum

42

46

71

5,450

1 iffQ

865

2,180

415

475

385

i QC ' SO . 6711

2,160

May

360

415

290

262

282

360

475

330

259

206

170

154 isa

133

130

130

112

102

33

86

80

73

69

67

62

62

59

57

53

49

48

Minimum

1.7

13

12

1.6

2.4

1.4

12

73

48

4.0

1.1

.48

.46

June

46

42

36

33

29

29

31

28

23

a21

aie

a26

827

a30

a36

a37

a36

a38

a33

a32

a36

45

52

48

43

40

86

385

174

125

Mean

7 6'

23*6

31.8

259

 9.2'

541* 63 0

204

167

55 6

25 1

6 6<

z.z*

95.2

July

95

73

65

54

47

40

34

28

23

17

15

12

11

23

30

34

24

22

22

15

21 

17

9.0

5.9

8.1

6.4

5.3

4.0

4.6

6.4

4.0

Attg.

2.7

3.0

3.3

3.3

2.4

2.5 -2.8

2.2

2.3

2.4

T.5 2.2'

2.2

2.2

1.2

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.1

2,0

1.4

2.2

2.0

2.9

4.6

6.4

87

45

Per square

5 0.025

.074

.099

.809

' .029

.197

1 69

 636

eon - .a^C"

.174

.076

.021

.007

~.298

S«pt.

11

6.1

4.6

3.7

3.2

3.0

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.5

1.2

.91

.98

.87

.48

1.8

2.6

2.4

2.0

1.5 1.2

l.l'

.87

.80

.69

.72

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.03

.08

.11

10.97

.03

.21

1.95

.71

 60

!l9

.09

.02

.01

4.03

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 aeo.-ft.K- Feb. 28 (6:30 p".m.) 1,590 sec. -ft.! Mar. 19 (8 a.m.l 2,400

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Boone River near JTe^ater City.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dee. 9-12, Dec. 30 to Jan. 3, Jan. 14-17, Mar. 3-11.

911165 O - 50 - 22
386 SKUNK RIVER BASIN

Skunk River at Augusta, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°46', long. 91°17', in NE| sei. 26, T. 69 N., R.

 4 W., 300 feet upstream from bridge on State Highway 16 at Augusta, 2 miles upstream 

from Long Creek, and 12.2 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gag"? is 521.69 feet 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 4,290 square miles.

Records available.- September to November 1913, May 1915 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 33 years (1915-48), 2,226 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 25,800 second-feet Mar. 20 (gage height, 18.68

 i'eet); minimum, 76 second-feet Sept. 20 (gage height, 1.44 feet).

191§, 1915-48: Maximum discharge recorded, 44,800 secpnd-feet May 26, 1944; oini^ 

mum observed, 7 second-feet Aug. 27 to Sept. 1, 1934 (gage'height, 110 fjoot]. ,

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of fragmentary gage-height record, once

 daily wire-weight gage readings, and those computed from graph based on wire-weight

f

age readings, which are fair, and those for periods of ice effect, which are poor, 

light diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plant 25 miles above statipn.

Cooperation.- Pour discharge measurements furtiished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October .1,^47 to September 1948

Day

1

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30

31

Dot.

g!76 

g!67 

g!54 

g!63 

1S8

158 

198 

167 

143 

203

172 

223 

147 

132 

110

136 

132 

129 

122 

101

115 

115 

129 

136 

167

' g!54 

glSO 

g233

;so

150 

208

NOT.

605 

791 

671 

654 

830

762 

60S

5221 

529 

454

4S7 

467 

44.2 

592 

536

558 

620 

543

508.1 

487

480 

515 

515 

508 

508

508 

480 

b4SO 

410 

b370

Dec.

bSSO 

*398 

515 

1,890 

4,460

5,360 

_ 2,460, 

b2,100 

bl,680 

bl,250

1,060 

1,100 

910 

781 

b710

bS6Q 

b630 

b570 

*b540 

bSSO

b520 

bSOO 

b480 

b470 

b480

bS20 

b540 

b540 

543 

508 

480

Jan.

f416 

bSSO 

b340 

b530 

b340

b370 

b390 

b450 

bSOO 

536.

522, 

b490 

b450

416! 

*404

374 

b350 

b300 

b220 

b210

b200 

203 

203 

203 

194

147 

b!30 

b!25 

b!25 

b!25 

b!30

Month

Ooto 

NOT* 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Karo

& June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

«b«r .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary

h . ...........................

st ..................

ember. .

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

bllO 

104 

180 

*154 

136

116 

93 

b85 

bSO 

bl05

b!20 

b!20 

b90 

b90^ 

b!25

b220 

b2,750 

blO,200 

ttl.700 

112,300

b9,500 

b7,300 

b6,800 

b6,700( 

b7,300

b8,900 

b9,600 

19,800 

ffl.71,000

Second-* 

foot-days

4,768 

16,207 

31,555

1,559,864

9,543 

131,763 

288,960 

54,750 

60/870 

14,937 

5>,480 

10,675 

12,566

694,084

.Peak discharge (base, 11,000 sec. -ft.).- F

20,200 sec. -ft. ; Mar. 16 {9 p.m.) 12,700 Be

Mar.

13,800 

8,410 

8,380 

f9,630 

f8,660

f4,410 

3,160 

2,440 

bl,960 

bl,410

bl,160 

bl.010 

b910 

b2,700 

11,300

12,600 

12,200 

10,100 

17,200 

25,000

23,500 

23,300 '

as, 500

3.4,900 

£3,500

3.1, 200 

g9,290 

g5,840 

4,130 

4,020 

4,340

Apr.

4,440 

3,860 

5, '140 

2,690 

2,450

2,180 

2,240 

2^180 

2,020 

lISSO

1,730 

1,740 

1,650 

1,460 

1,400

1,340 

1,260 

1,170 

1,110 

1,070

1,000 

960 

1,O40 

1,060 

1,200

1,310 

1,680 

2,050 

1,890 

1,670

Maximum

235 

830 

4,460

28,700

536 

19,800 

25,000 

4,440 

3,760 

1,320 

4,360 

1,030 

1,420

25,000

Hay

1,550 

1,450 

1,660 

2,850 

3,130

2,910 

5,090 

3,020 

3,760 

3,600

3,120 

2,970 

2,910 

2,630 

2,40g

2,140 

1,920 

1,810 

1,690 

1,480

1,350 

1,260 

1,180 

1,080 

1,000

950 

900 

840 

772 

743 

705

Minimum

101 

370 

350

101

125 

80 

910 

960 

705 

328 

416 

180 

96

SO

June

671 

637 

620 

573 

550

550 

515 

f448 

f508 

f442

f442 

f'454- 

f435, 

g435 

f386

398 

h422 

h386 

h398 

h356

h392 

h386 

1,320 

566 

f550

f328 

404 

581 

404 

380

' Mean

155 

540 

1,017

4,219

308 

4,544 

9,321 

1,825 

1,964 

498 

1,854 

344 

419

1,896

July

f416 

f461 

f522 

536 

1,300

4,360 

3,300 

2,090 

1,010 

697

688 

529 

442 

f 1,060 

1,010

1,530 

g2,100 

1,590 

1,000 

680

589 

2,730 

3,840 

3,600 

3,170

3,730 

3,960 

3,940 

3,240 

1,960 

1,400

Aug.

f 1,030 

890 

662 

558 

f522

f429 

f398 

f416 

h350 

11362

11362 

11223 

11284 

H253 

H274

H223 

H233 

H253 

h208 

H223

H218 

h200 

h240 

h274 

h253

h228 

g!94 

g218 

g264 

glSO 

h253

Per square 

mi]*

0.036 

.126 

.237

.985

.072 

1.06 

2.17 

.425 

.458 

.116 

.432 

.080 

.098

.442

Sept.

h208 

h!94 

1,420 

1*050 

654

515 

g448 

1,000 

461 

hSll

h279 

h258 

h243 

h233 

h253

f223

147 

147 

147 

96

688 

637 

566 

306 

536

536 

386 

258 

194 

167

Runoff in 

inches

0.04 

.14 

,".27 ,

13.54

.08 

1.14 

2.50 

.47 

.53 

.13 

.50 

.09 

.11

6.00

eb. 20 (1 p.m.) about 13,000 sec. -ft. j Feb. 28 (11 a.m.) 

o.-ft.j Mar. 20 (3:30 p.m.) 25,800 sec. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b.Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated ga-re heights.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

h Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
SKUNK RIVER BASIN 327

Lake Keomah near Oskaloosa, Iowa

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 41°17'20", long. 92°32'20", in sec. 24, T. 75 N., R. 15 W., 

at hake Keomah State Park, 6 miles east of Oskaloosa, Mahaska County.

Records available.- June 1936 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 6.86 feet Mar. 15; minimum observed, 

4.tib reet Oct. 23.

1936-48: Maximum gage height observed, 7.30 feet May 21, 1944; minimum observed, 

3.50 feet Nov. 24 to Dec. 3, 1936.

Remarks.- Crest of spillway is at gage height 6.12 feet. Gage read once daily with occasional extra readings during high stages.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

.83

.83

.81

.85

.82

.83

.81

.87

.85

.83

.81

.81

.79

.79

.78

.77

.76

.75

.73

.71

.69

.69

.68

.73

.75

.81

.81

.89

.89

.87

.95

Nov.

.97

.97

.97

.95

.95

.94

.93

.93

.93

.91

.89

.87

.87

.95

.93

.91

.91

.91

.91

.91

.91

.95

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

4.96

-

Dec.

_

_

5.00

5.16

5.22

5.22

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

Jan. Feb.

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

5.90

6.14

6.24

-

-

_

-

6.30

6.30

6.30

6.30

6.82

6.46

-

-

-

Mar.

.

_

_

-

-

.

.

-

_

-

.

_

-

6.32

6.86

6.58

6.38

6.36

6.52

6.38

6.36

6.34

6.32

6.30

6.30

6.28

6.28

6.28

6.26

6.26

6.26

Apr.

6.25

6.24

6.24

6.24

6.24

6.24

6.26

6.24

6.24

6.22

6.22

6.22

6.20

6.20

6. 2O

6.18

6.18

6.16

6.14

6.14

6.14

6.20

6.30

6.32

6.32

6.30

6.30

6.28

6.28

6.26

-

May

6.26

6.43

6.38

6.40

6.38

6.36

6.32

6.32

6.30

6.35

6.34

6.32

6.32

6.30

6.30

6.28

6.28

6.26

6.26

6.24

6.24

6.22

6.20

_

-

.

_

6.16

6.14

6.12

6.10

June

6.10

6.08

6. OS

6.06

6.06

6.04

6.02

6.00

5.98

5.94

5.92

5.90

5.88

5.90

5.90

5.88

5.88

5.86

5.84

5.82

5.82

5.82

5.82

5.80

5.80

5.78

5.84

5.84

5.94

5.92

-

July

5.90

5.88

5. S3

5.86

5.86

5.84

5.82

5.80

5.80

5.78

5.76

5.74

5.74

5.90

5.92

5.90

5.88

5.86

5.84

5.82

5.94

5.94

5.90

5.88

6.52

6.36

6.32

6.28

6.26

6.24

6.22

Aug.

6.18

6.16

6.16

6.14

6.12

6.10

6.10

6.08

6.06

6.O4

6.04

6.02

6.04

6.02

6.00

5.98

5.96

5.94

5.92

5.90

5.88

5.86

5.84

5.82

-

_

_

-

.

5.82

-

Sept.

_

_

5.74

5.72

5.70

5.70

5.68

5.70

5.70

5.70

5.68

5.68

5.64

5.62

5.60

5.58

5.56

5.54

5.52

5.58

5.60

5.60

5.58

5.56

5.54

5.52

5.50

5.50

5.48

5.48

-
388 SKUNK RIVER BASIN

North Skunk Rlyer near Slgourney, Iowa

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°18>, lofcg. 92°12', in sec. 14, T. 75 N., R. 12 W. 

atl bridge on State Highway 149, 2j miles south of Slgourney and 11 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area.- 750 square miles.

Records available.- October 1945 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,660 second-feet Mar. 19 (gag"? height, 19.5 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 4 second-feet Feb. 9, 10; 

minimum gage height observed, 3.24 feet Sept. 17, 50.

1946-48: Maximum discharge .observed, 13,900 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 

22.57 feet); minimum daily, that of Feb. 9, 10, 1948; minimum gage height observed, 

that q-f Sept. 17", .20, 1948.

Remarks.- Retfords fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record 

ana aays of rapidly changing discharge, which are poor.

Cooperation.- Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

19

al7

19

a21

a21

Ta22/.

a27

833

a28

a2S

822

825

a22

a20

a!8

al9

al9

a20

a!7

a!8

a!9

a21

a22

a24

a26

a27

. 828

844

870

864

858

Nov.

alOO

alSO

8130

alio

894

a80

870

59

55

67

858

50

36

50

a42

36

59

38

82

71

76

60

43

4547 '

44

38

44

54

54

-

Dec.

56

55

59

122

240

286

520

30O

194

115

97

96

96

95

94

92

*89

78

68

69

69

69

69

68

67

64

62

60

58

56

54

Jaa.

S3

54

54

56

57

59

60

62

64

66

69

70

69

67

64

62

60

58

56

51

47

42

37

33

30

27

24

22

19

18

17

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January. .........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

16

16

16

15

14

 12

8

5

4

4

6

8

9

8

7

5

1,300

1,640

1,560

740

510

480

460 ,

450

450

660

1,870

3,440

5,400

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

835

1,942

3,517

287,387

1,527

20,113

50,281

4*855

12,031

1 j892 

15,747

1J927. 8

1-16,059.8

Mar.

6,250

2,980

680

310

250

210

170

140

99

92

88

85

§1

236

1,080

2,780

3,140

5,990

6,730

4,700

4,660

3,620

1,720

1,200

630

428

452

504

448

228

300

Apr.

276

252

216

8208

202

d215

228

213

209

172

166

153

120

134

132

132

130

130

105

98

119

112

117

199

197

119

120

123

126

132

Maximum

70

150

520

10,600

70

5,400

6 * 730

276

1,030

98

1 '120 550

511

6,730

-

May

122

126

266

346

496

572

712

912

1,030

81,000

8894

8760

600

472

416

416

410

360

290

252

207

185

175

159

146

135

130

122

113

106

101

Minimum

17

36

54

17

17

4

81

98

101

42

21

14

9.5

4

June

98

96

94

87

82

 ^78

76

.73

71

65

60

55

54

56

71

69

67

59

53

50

45

42

45

50

48

45

44

67

47

45

-

Mean

26. 9

113* 64 7

787

49.3

694

162

63. 1

508

44.9

64.3

317 ,

July

44

43

41

39

8292

135

88

53

41

31

25

21

620

1,510

1,340

1,210

726

364

124

336

925

1,470

892

' 8270.

760

1,500

1,550

760

250

158

129

Aug.

99

a80

869

59

868

aS8

113

56

54

52

52

44

44

65

40

37

25

232'6

822

17

16

14

14

815

16

14

16

17

al7

al20

Per square 

mile .

0.036

 086

.151

1.05

 066

.925

2 16

. 216

.517

.084

g77

.060

.086

.423

Sept.

511

183

85

43

36

26

28

18

18

24

28

16

14

13

13

9.8

9.5

13

all

9.5

11

389

191

80

38

31

22

20

18

14

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.04

.10

.17

14.25

.08

1.00

2.49

.24

.60

.09

 fff . IO

.07

.10

5.76

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 18 (l p.m.) 2,690 seo.-ft.j Mar. 1 (Sia.m.,) 6,610

see.-ft.? Mar. 19 jl a.m.) 7,660

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Skunk River at Augusta, English 

River, at Kalona, and Skunk Rlyer near Oskaloosa (unpublished).

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

Note.- Stage-dlneharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 24 to Dec. 1, Dec. 10 to Feb. 17, Feb. 21-25, 

Mat-, b-13.
DBS MOINKS RIVER

West Fork Des Moines River at Jackson, Minn.

Location^- Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°37'20", long. 94°59"10", in sec. 24, T. 102 N., R.

35 W.7 at Ashley Street Bridge in Jackson, about 400 feet upstream from dam at power

plant.

Drainage area.- 1,190 square miles. 

Hecords available.- October 1944 to September 1948. August 1930 to September 1914 at

site 6 miles upstream (winter records incomplete prior to 1936); May 1909 to December

1913 at site 0.6 mile downstream. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,300 second-feet Mar. 24 (gage height, 4,39

I'eet); no flow Feb. 4-7.

1909-13, 1930-48: Maximum discharge, 3,410 second-feet Sept. 3, 1942 (gag* height,

12.2 feet, from graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use); no flow at

times.

Revisions.- The maximum discharge for the water year 1942 has been revised to 3,410

seconfl-l'eet Sept. 3, 1942 (gage height, 12.2 feet), superseding figure published in

Water-Supply Paper 955. This revision also published in Water-Supply Paper 1085. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those below 10 secondreet, which are fair. Gage read once or twice daily. Flow partly regulated by Yankton Long, Shetek, and Heron Lakes, 

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge, in second-feet, for the water year 1942, superseding those published In Water-Supply Paper 955, are given herewith:

Sept. 2.........3,050 Sept.

3.........3,320

4.. .......3,000

5.........2,870

6.........3,000

7.........3,000

8.........2.920

9.........2,740

10.........2,510

11.........2,420

12.........2,330

13.........2,080

Sept. 18.........2,200

19.........2,640

20.........2,420

21.........2,120

22.........2,040

Month

Water year 1941-42. .... 

Calendar year 1942.....

Secondfoot -days

216,991.9 

247,222.7

Maximum

3,320 

3,320

Minimum

1.2 

1.2

Mean

594

677

Per square 

mile

.499 

.569

Runoff In 

Inches

6.79 

7.72

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

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

Oct.

30

19

34

22

19

16

13

19

19

16

8.0

6.0

10

30

16

19

13

13

16

30

13

8.0

8.0

26

26

46

42

42

30

26

58

MOV.

66

62

50

54

62

78

74

70

38

46

42

50

46

50

58

60

60

65

 65

65

85

70

50.

65

65

65

65

60

50

60

-

Dec.

60

55

55

55

50

46

55

55

55

55

50

46

46

46

 55

55

55

55

60

60

55

50

50

55

55

50

55

50

46

46

42

Jan.

42

42

38

38

30

26

30

26

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

26

19

19

13

13

10

 13

10

10

5

6

6

6

5

4

5

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

4

2

1

0

0

0

0

1

3

6

7

7

8

10

6

8

22

42

50

46

42

46

46

50

55

*55

80

100.

140

-

-

Seoondfoot-daya

693. C

1,796

1,623

136,051

652

837

24,287

19,940

16,810

5,544

4,723

2,422

413.3

79,740.3

Mar.

220

200

 200

159

159

149

170

180

180

180

180

180

190

. 190

190

200

*300

400

800

950

 1,300

1,120

1,810

2,300

2,200

1,900

1,900

1,640

1,640

1,550

1,550

Apr.

1,470

1,390

1,250

1,250

1,120

990

930

930

815

708

656

656

708

586

402

411

386

370

289

276

270

332

347

370

454

481

509

509

528

547

Maximum

58

85

60

2,000

42

140

2,300

1,470

270

263

154

74

2,300

May

586

566

566

528

566

528

481

454

566

870

930

870

815

815

760

708

708

626

586

490

518

436

394

377

354

317

310

270

256

289

270

Minimum

. 6.0

38

42

6.0

4

0

149

270

256

128

70

26

2.0

0

June

270

256

231

208

Z08

208

208

197

149

154

144

154

144

149

133

128

133

154

144

133

138

154

159

164

164

208

256

270

270

256

Mean

22.4

59.9

52.4

373

21.0

28.9

783

865

542

185

152

78.1

13.8

218

July

263

244

208

164

164

149

133

133

123

114

100

87

70

170

149

110

96

91

96

114

197

197

123

159

170

197

175

180

197

186

164

Aug.

154

138

133

133

IfS

119

119

1C5

114

110

105

73

8?8 1?

8?

74

63

6?

63

4?

50

4?

50

V>.

4?

34

34

42

38

30

Per square 

mile

0.019

.050

.044

.313

,018

.024

.658

,559

.455

.155

 J.CQ 1 ?B 

.066

.012

.183

26

Sept.

19

30

26

19

13

13

16

13

8.0

8.0

7.0

3,3

16

10

6.0

6.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

26

74

26

13

4.0

13

8.0

13

6.0

6.0

3.0

Runoff in 

inches

0.02

.06

.05

4.24

.02

.03

.76

.62

.53

.17

.15

.08

.01

2.50

Peak discharge (base. 250 sec. -ft.).- Mar. 24 (9 a.m. to 4 D.m.) 2.300 sec. -ft.; May 1 (9 a.m.)

586 sec.-ft.; May 11 (9 a.m.) 990 sec.-ft.; June 28 (9 a.m.) to 29 (10 a.m.) 270 see.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by toe Nov. 16 to Feb. 1, Feb. 17-25, Feb. 27 to Mar, 3, 

Mar. 8-21.
330 DBS MODES RIVER BASIN

Des Molnes River near Boone, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder upstream from dam of Boone Water Department, lat.

 32"U3T401', long. 93°55'55", in NE£ see. 24, f. 84 N., R. 27 W., 2 miles northwest of 

Boone and 2.2 miles upstream from Bluff Creek. Datum of gage is 871.52 feet, above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 5,490 square miles.

Hecords available.- October 1924 to September 1927, October 1933 to September 1948, April 

isau to September 1934 at site 1.3-miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 22 years (1920-27, 1933-48), 1,633 second-feet,

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,500 second-feet Mar. 20 (g'Jge height, 9.39 

reet); minimum observed, 44 second-feet Jan. 30 (gage height, 0.22 foot).

1920-27, 1933-48: Maximum discharge, 37,100 second-feet June 24, 1947 (gage height, 

19.85 feet); no flow for a short time on Jan. 9, 25, 1938, caused by manipulation of 

gates in control dam; minimum daily, 17 second-feet Jan. 28, 1940 (unaffected by gate 

operation).

A stage of 17.03 feet was observed at present site Apr. 2, 1933 (control dam destroyed). A stage of about 20.5 feet, from floodmarks, occurred Jurre 6, 1918, at site 

1.3 miles upstream (discharge, 32,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 

17,000 second-feet), A stage of 23.6 feet occurred in 1903 at U. S. Weather Bureau 

gage on Chicago & Northwestern Railroad bridge, 2.5 miles downstreatr (discharge, 32,000 

second-feet, from rating curve extended above 28,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those computed from staff-gage readings, which are 

good, and those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Slight <?iurnal fluctuation 

caused by power plants above station.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of Boone Water Department. One 

discharge measurement and assistance with one furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Daj

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

140

18O

130

140

160

130 12O'

130

110

100

10O

100

86

72

13O

110

93

93

86

79

65

79

93

93

100

ISO

190

190

252

239

£65

Nov.

330

390

330

265

278

278

265

278

291

252

239

213

200

226

226

265

265

252

278

278

278

278

291

291

190

190

304

291

291

17O

-

Dec.

 265

345

405

405

450

480

b480

b350

1)240

190

265

345

330

317

304

278

304

265

239

265

226

226

239

200

2OO

265

226

226

252

200

blBO

Jan.

150

150

160

190

200

150

 160

170

170

b!70

1)165

b!4O

1)140

blSO

b!55

b!60

b!60

g!60

glSO

130

93

93

b95

b90

b9O

b90

bB5

b70

51

44

58

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March.

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Peak discharge (base, 6,300 sec

Feb.

b55

b55

b45

b65

*b85

b90

b80

b85

b6O

b65

b65

b6O

b55

51

65

65

66

79

100

g375

1,180

1,010

966

1,140

1,160

1.16O

1,760

6,320

10,300

-

-

Secondfoot-days

3,975

7,973

8,962

966,541

4,039

26,661

167,350

76,490

66,704

21,143

22 t 624

11,559

3,389

421,069

Mar.

9,670

7,760

5,940

5,950

5,130

3,770

2,640

2.30O

2,230

1,820

1,620

1,090

1,030

1,290

1,670

2,690

5,510

9.O1O

12,200

12.70O

10,200

8,84O

9,290

7,450

5,820

5,270

5,200

5,02O

4,900

4,780

4,560

Apr.

4,510

4,570

4,020

3,330

3,150

2,900

2,850

3,150

3.30O

2,970

2,950

2,830

2,680

2,460

2.28O

2.16O

2.O8O

1,840

1,570

1,570

1,470

1.38O

1,380

1,420

1,59O

1,940

2,430

2,700

2,58O

2,430

-

Maximum

265

390

480

34,000

200

10,300

12,700

4,570

2,780

1 19O

1*310

569

285

12,700

May

2,680

2.60O

2,630

2,630

2,460

2,680

2,780

2,780

2,680

2,480

2.33O

2,260

2,280

?,36O

2,400

2.70O

2.S6O

2,700

2,630

2,460

2,200

1,830

1,740

1,570

1.45O

1,310

1,240

1,170

1,10O

1,040

974

Minimum

65

170

. 180

65

44

45

1,030

1,380

974

519

384

200

74

44

June

9O9

829

809

749

749

709

674

656

586

552

552

552

552

552

552

552

534

519

534

569

569

586

656

674

8O9

869

1.06O

1.02O

1.02O

1,190

-

Mean

128

266

289

2,648

130

919

5,398

2,550

2,152

705

730

373

120

1.15O

Jily

1,310

1,220

1.12O

952

809

749

622

586

534

429

459

444

384

414

534

709

931

869

889

849

849

1.O2O

889

769

7O9

692

639

622

569

534

519

Aug.

474

429

399

399

372

360

360

334

347

310

322

489

552

569

5l9

474

474

519

444

322

310

285

260

£20

210

200

210

260

322

504

31O

Per square 

mile

0.023

.048

.053

.482

.024

.167

.983

.464

. 392

.128

.133

.068

.022

.209

Sept.

285

250

21O

160

144

144

112

120

128

120

112

96

104

104

96

96

80

80

80

8O

74

112

88

128

112

96

112

112

80

74

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.03

.05

.06

6.54

.03

.18

1.13

.52

.45

.14

.15

.08

.02

2.84

-ft.).- Feb. £8 (8:30 p.m.) 12,200 sec. -ft.: Mar. 20 (2:30 a.m.)

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

g Computed from graph based on staff-gage readings.

Note.- Discharge computed from once-daily staff-gage readings Jan. 29-31, Feb. 14-19, Sept.
DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN 331

Des Moines River at Des Moines, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°36'4S", long. 93°37'05", in NE^ sec. 34, T. 79 

a., K. 24 W,, at Second Avenue Bridge in Des Moines, 2.8 miles upstream from Raccoon 

River and 4$ miles dovmstream from Beaver Creek. Control is concrete multiple-srch dam 

of Iowa Power & Light Co., 1.8 miles downstream. Datum of gage is 773.84 feet sbove 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, and at city datum.

Drainage area.- 6,180 square miles.

Kecoras available.- October 1902 to August 1903 (gage heights only), May 1905 to July 

isub, uctooer 1914 to February 1915 (gage-heights only), March 1915 to September 1927, 

and October 1932 to September 1948 in reports of Geological Survey. 1893, 1894, 1897- 

1927 In report of Iowa State Planning Board entitled "Stream Plow Records of low*, 1873-1932. fi

Average discharge.- 28 years (1915-27, 1932-48), 2,109 second-feet.

Extremes,- Maximum discharge during yeaJ", 20,300 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 21.21

 i'eet); minimum, 97 second-feet Feb. 10, 11 (gage height, 12.44 feet).

1915-27, 1932-48: Maximum discharge, 39,500 second-feet June 26, 1947 (gage height, 

26.5 feet), but may have been greater June 7, 1918; maximum gage height, 16.5 feet 

June 7, 1918, site and datum then In use; minimum unregulated discharge, 24 second-feet 

Jan. 29, 30, 1940; operation of sluice gates in control dam at times has caused brief 

periods of no flow.

Maximum stage known, about 27.3 feet May 31, 1903, present site and datum, from 

flood profile by Office 'of City Engineer (probably backwater from Raccoon River).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. Records 

or'suspended sediment loads for water year 1948 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1132.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septeaber 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

208 

199 

217 

234 

199

199 

199 

190 

173 

190

182 

164 

164 

164 

164

147 

173 

173 

147 

147

147 

139 

147 

190 

190

190 

217 

253 

280 

299 

490

Nov.

550 

466 

478 

466 

442

409 

399 

368 

368 

348

358 

318 

308 

318

337

348 

348 

368 

368 

358

378 

368 

358 

368 

358

348 

348 

327 

327 

225

Dec.

308 

375 

502 

514 

620

592 

634 

389 

271 

299

399 

409 

368 

502 

478

378 

420 

430 

399 

430

389 

409 

368 

337 

358

348 

337 

337 

337 

348 

253

J«n.

199 

173 

290 

290 

308

#308 

318 

318 

318 

308

299 

280 

182 

182 

208

217 

225 

217 

225 

217

225 

206 

173 

147 

139

130

130 

130 

122

113 

113

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

nber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary .

u&ry

1. ...........................

eober . .......................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

113 

113 

122 

«122 

105

105 

105 

122 

122

97

97 

105 

105 

105 

113

122 

147 

173 

199 

190

208 

271 

885 

1,150 

1,100

1,280 

1,930 

b3,550 

b4,400

Second 

foot-days

6,175 

11,128 

12,538

1,237,477

6,712 

17,256 

214,390 

85,590 

69,800 

21,783 

26,570 

13,105 

5,057

490,104

Mar.

b7,600 

b8,500 

b9,000 

b6, 300

be, ooo

b5,300 

b4,600 

b3,500 

b2,700 

b2,200

bl,750 

bl,500 

bl,200 

bl,400 

gl,910

g2,800 

g6,470 

8,750 

18,200 

18,200

17,100 

14,200 

11,300 

10,600 

8,610

6,560 

6,120 

5,830 

5,590 

5,420 

5,180

Apr.

4,930 

4,890 

4,820 

4,240 

3,710

3,530 

3,290 

3,230 

3,510 

3,610

3,270 

3,210 

2,980 

2,730 

2,540

2,340 

2,290 

2,160 

1,960 

1,670

1,640 

1,610 

1,780 

1,780 

1,760

1,860 

2,110 

2,650 

2,820 

2,670

Maximum

490 

550 

634

39,200

318 

4,400 

18,200 

4,930 

3,070 

1,330 

1,720 

840 

378

18,200

May

2,520 

2,710 

2,650 

2,650 

2,690

2,670 

2,880 

3,070 

3,010 

2,820

2,580 

2,430 

2,300 

2,360 

2,390

2,410 

2,670 

2,540 

2,670 

2,580

2,380 

2,120 

1,900 

1,740 

f,590

1,450 

1,360 

1,260 

1,180 

1,130 

1,090

Minimun

139 

225 

253

139

113 

97 

1,200 

1,610 

1,090 

514 

466 

225 

122

97

June

1,010 

975 

915 

870 

795

765 

720 

690 648- 

634

564 

550 

564 

564 

564

564 

550 

538 

514 

514

578 

578 

578 

606 

690

690 

765 

1,330 

1,250 

1,210

Mean

199 

371 

404

3.39C

217 

595 

6,916 

2,852 

2,251 

726 

851 

42! 

16£

1,33£

July

1,260 

1,330 

1,230 

1,120 

960

840 

765 

662 

592

550

478 

466 

478 

578 

676

h502 

578 

780 

825 

810

930 

825 

915 

885 

1,040

1,720 

1,180 

825 

780 

900 

1,090

Aug.

840 

662 

592 

526 

490

466 

454 

430 

409 

368

348 

348 

430 

538

578

538

514 

466 

514 

442

368 

327 

308 

290 

271

234 

225 

234 

225 

271 

399

Per square 

nil*

0.032 

.060 

.065

.549

.035 

.096 

1.12 

.462 

.364 

.117 

.139 

.068 

.027

.217

Sept.

378 

290 

271 

243 

217

199 

173 

182 

173 

164

156 

156 

139 

130 

147

139 

130 

130 

122 

147

164 

147 

122 

130 

122

139 

130 

122 

156 

139

Runcff in

inches

0.04 

.07 

.08

7.45

.04 

.10 

1.29 

.52 

.42 

.13 

.16 

.08 

.03

2.96

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 see. -ft.).- Mar. 2 (11:30 p.m.) about 12,000 see. -ft.; Mar. 19 (3:30

p.m.) 2O,300 see. -ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

g Computed from graph baaed on wire-weight gage readings . 

h Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage reading.
332 DBS MOISES RIVER BASIN

Des Motnes River below Raccoon River, at Des Moines, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder just upstream from Scott Street Dam, lat. 41*34'53", 

long. 93°36'45", in NWfr sec. 10, T. 78 N., R. 24 W., at Scott Street Bridge in Des 

Moines, 100 feet downstream from Raccoon River, 1 mile downstream froir dam of Iowa 

Power & Light Co., and 2f miles downstream from dam of Des Moines Water Works on 

Raccoon River. Datum of gage is 773.84 feet above mean sea level, datum of 3929, and 

at city datum.

Drainage area.- 9,770 square miles.

Kecoras avaiiaole.- April 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 44,400 second-feet Mar. 20 (gage height, 15.69 

reetj; minimum, 138 second-feet Feb. 1, 11 (gage height, 3.39 feet).

1940-48: Maximum discharge, 77,000 second-feet June 26, 1947 (gage height, 20.8 

feet in gage well, 21.6 feet from outside floodmark); minimum daily, SO second-feet 

(estimated) July 27, 1940; minimum gage height, that of Feb. 1, 11, 1348.

Maximum stage known, 21.6 feet, outside floodmark, June 26, 1947. River reached 

stage of about 20.9 feet, present site and datum, May 31, 1903, from flood profile by 

Office of City Engineer.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Jan. 3-6, which are fair. Water for municipal 

supply of Des Moines is taken from infiltration galleries on Raccoon River, about 2^ 

miles above station. These are 150 to 300 feet from river and generally about 30 feet 

below grade. At times water is pumped directly from Raccoon River into recharge basins 

above galleries. Effluent from city sewage treatment plant, which includes storm-water 

runoff from portion of city, enters Des Moines River about 3 miles below station, and 

corresponds roughly to pumpage except following heavy local rains. Net effect of 

pumpage, storm water, 'and other diversions is not known. Low flow car be regulated by 

pumpage into or release from reservoir of Des Moines Water Works (capacity, 4,800 acrefeet) on Raccoon River.

Cooperation.- Average monthly pumpage from galleries, in second-feet, coirputed from recoras furnished by Des Moines Water Works; water-stage recorder inspected by employee 

of that agency. Assistance with one discharge measurement furnished tv Corps of 

Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

321

294

350

366

334

334

338

324

312

309

200

297

288

288

268

242

262

279

258

245

245

232

260

312

309

330

366

405

430

440

830

Nov.

1,300

1,020

870

810

770

790

790

710

690

690

690

610

610

565

690

730

710

710

730

710

710

730

710

710

625

625

610

640

595

395

-

Dec.

520

710

870

1,020

1,240

1,320

1,240

870

450

520

710

810

770

920

920

640

770

790

750

790

670

710

690

580

610

610

610

610

565

610

385

Jan.

297

g300

e440

e520

e540

*e480

565

550

580

610

595

565

330

327

385

368

400

395

370

354

354

334

324

315

300

288

265

240

214

194

176

Month

October .......................

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar year 1947 .........

January .......................

February ......................

March ......................

April ........ ................

May ...........................

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

Water year 1947-48 ..........

Feb.

154

160

174

*190

166

152

178

172

176

152

144

150

164

154

156

200

262

294

342

37O

410

440

1,320

1,540

1,520

1,690

2,680

8,350

8,420

^

-

Secondfoot-days

10,168

21,545

23,280

2,194,557

11,975

30,280

365,580

138,250

109,810

37,430

52,010

22,974

8,762

832,064

Mar.

11,800

13,000

12,900

9,760

8,500

7,200

5,470

4,360

3,320

£,750

2,360

1,960

1,780

1,930

2,470

4,510

11,500

16,400

30,8OO

42,200

35,100

27,100

22 , 600

18,300

14,500

10,300

8,870

8,640

8,780

8,210

8,210

Maximum

830

1,300

1,320

74,000

610

8,420

42,200

8,420

4.810

2,360

2,860

1,930

555

42,200

Apr.

8,070

8,350

8,420

7,330

6,360

5,860

5,420

5,140

5,140

5,140

4,860

4,710

4,410

3,960

3,680

3,450

3,200

5,080

2,820

2,5*0

2,4>0

2,440

2,780

2,890

2,890

3,100

4,210

5,140

5,470

4,920

May

4,510

4,560

4,410

4,560

4,760

4,760

4,760

4,810

4,810

4,660

4,310

3,960

3,810

3,630

3,630

3,580

3,810

3,680

3,760

3,630

3,320

3,000

2,750

2,580

2,360

2,170

2,050

1,930

1,840

1,750

1,660

Minimum

232

395

385

232

176

144

1,780

2,440

1,660

885

910

344

180

144

June

1,600

1,540

1,420

1,360

1,300

1,210

1,120

1,120

1,040

960

910

885

885

935

960

935

935

985

985

985

1,090

1,060

1,060

1,090

1,270

1,360

1,600

2,300

2,170

2,360

Mean

328

718

751

6,012

586

1,044

11 , 7 90

4,608

3,542

1,248

1,678

741

292

2,273

July

2,260

2,360

2,200

1,960

1,750

1,510

1,390

1,180

1,040

960

910

1,180

1,120

1,300

1,540

1,330

1,450

1,480

1,510

1,480

2,050

1,630

1,540

1,390

1,600

2,500

2,860

2,440

1,810

2,110

2,170

Per 

square 

mile

0.034

.074

.077

.61?

.040

.107

1.21

.472

.363

.128

.172

.07f

.030

.233

Aug.

1,930

1,360

1,120

1,010

885

810

810

753

677

639

658

607

639

910

860

835

935

1,010

835

705

620

568

529

454

418

376

344

392

360

409

516

Runoff 

(inches)

0.04

.08

.09

8.56

.05

.12

1.39

.53

.42

.14

.20

.09

.05

5.18

Sept.

529

472

555

503

436

384

306

368

328

320

320

285

250

226

232

226

214

208

180

214

271

271

214

202

208

214

214

196

220

196

-

Pumpage 

(secondfeet )t

S2.6

30.4

29.8

51.7

29.0

29.0

28.2

28.1

30.1

35.9

37.6

57.7

55.1

32.0

Peak discharge (base,'12.000 sec.-ft.).- Bar. 3 (1 a.m.) 13.1OO sec.-ft.; Mar. 20 (11 a.m.) 44,400 

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Pumpage from infiltration galleries on Raccoon River by Des Moines Water Works.

e Gage reading not representative of mean for day; discharge computed on basis of records for 

Raccoon River at Van Meter and Dea Moines River at Des Moines .

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN 333

Des Moines River near Tracy, Iowa

Location.- Wate.r-stage recorder, lat. 41°16'55", long. 92°51'30", in SE£ sec. 19, T. 75 

n., H.' 17 W., at old Beliefountalne highway bridge, a third of a mile downstream from 

bridge on State Highway 92, 1 mile east of Tracy, 3 miles upstream from Cedar Creek, 

and 6 miles downstream from English Creek. Datum of gage is 671.78 feet above'mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 12,400 square miles.

Records available.- March 1920 to September 1927 (winter records fragmentary), March 1933 

to LiecemDer 1935, and February 1940 to September-1948 In reports of Geological Survey. 

April to December 1910, gage-height records collected at same site by Corps of Engineers. 

Fragmentary gage-height records since 1920 available In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 17 years (1920-27, 1933-35, 1940-48), 4,657 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 59,700 "second-feet Mar. 22 (gage height, 20.13 

reet;); minimum daily, 260 second-feet Feb. 11.

1920-27, 1933-35, 1940-48: Maximum discharge, 155,000 second-feet June 14, 1947 

(gage height, 26.5 feet); minimum, 95 second-feet Feb. 28, 1940; minimum gage height 

observed, 1.98 feet June 7, 8, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. 

Cooperation.- Four discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water year).- W 1005: 1903(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

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 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

503 

510 

526 

558 

590

550 

503 

475 

475 

461

433 

433 

412 

405 

405

405 

391 

370 

363 

370

356 

356 

363 

391 

461

526 

526 

598 

679 

697 

769

Nov.

1,300 

1,850 

1,720 

1,460 

1,290

1,220 

1,090 

1,040 

980 

930

890 

850 

832 

787 

805

823 

900 

920 

930 

920

930 

920 

910 

890 

860

841 

787 

814 

787 

660

Dec.

670 

688 

760 

960 

1,610

2,600 

2,320 

1,890 

1,300 

880

950 

1,100 

1,150 

1,150 

1,120

920 

960 

1,000 

1,000 

940

990 

950 

920 

940 

330

800 

780 

740 

780 

700 

750

Jan.

400 

350 

400 

600 

*860

850 

800 

770 

750 

750

760 

800 

720 

500 

520

670 

340 

620 

600 

570

560 

560 

530 

500 

470

450 

430 

410 

400 

370 

350

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

mber ............. .

nber . . .

lendar year 1947 ............

&ry ....

nary . 5^:::::::::::::::::::::::::

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

340 

320 

 310 

310 

310

320 

330 

330 

330 

300

260 

270 

280 

290 

310

340 

360 

400 

300 

760

740 

720 

720 

800 

1,600

2,500 

7,100 

23,100 

15,800

Seoondfoot-days

14,860 

29,936 

33,148

3,310,450

17,960 

60,350 

465,170 

167,640 

143,330 

43,960 

74,400 

32,090 

15,410

1,098,254

Mar.

10,400 

10,500 

11,200 

11,000 

9,000

8,000 

7,100 

5,200 

4,000 

3,100

2,500 

2,600 

2,900 

3,800 

4,500

* 18, 300 

19,000 

16,900 

23,600 

31,500

43,500 

55,400 

42,700 

30,800 

20,100

14,600 

11,900 

10,700 

10,300 

10,300 

9, -7 70

Apr.

9,650 

9,220 

9,160 

9,140 

8,280

7,420 

6,950 

6,500 

6,100 

6,010

6,030 

5,690 

5,440 

5,180 

4,750

4,390 

.4,100 

3,880 

3,690 

3,480

3,220 

3,130 

3,430 

4,590 

4,230

3,800 

3,850 

4,590 

5,620 

6,120

Maximum

769 

1,850 

2,600

135,900

860 

23,100 

55,400 

9,650 

8,120 

2,350 

5,130 

2,390 

910

55,400

May

5,690 

5,800 

6,230 

6,010 

5,540

6,590 

8,120 

7,160 

6,440 

6,230

e.oso

5,490 

5,040 

4,750 

4,570

,500 

,320 

,460 

,270 

,270

4,170 

3,970 

3,620 

3,240 

2,950

2,730 

2,520 

2,330 

2,200 

2,080 

2,010

Minimum

356 

660 

670

356

350 

260 

2,500 

3,130 

2,010 

1,200 

1,260 

570 

338

260

June

1,940 

1,850 

1,780 

1,710 

1,640

1,560 

1,510 

1,440 

1,390 

1,350

1,320 

1,250 

1,210 

1,22.0 

1,240

1,250 

1,210 

1,200 

1,200 

1,210

1,210 

1,310 

1,320 

1,300 

1,300

1,340 

1,450 

1,710 

2,190 

2,350

Mean

479 

998 

1,069

9,070

579 

2,081 

15,010 

5,588 

4,624 

1,465 

2,400 

1,035 

514

3,001

July

2,320 

2,320 

2,360 

2,360 

2,260

2,000 

1,760 

1,610 

1,500 

1,350

1,260 

1,300 

1,320 

1,570 

1,650

1,710 

1,660 

1,570 

1,550 

1,550

2,430 

5,000 

5,130 

3,690 

3,430

3,800 

3,290 

4,430 

3,700 

2,430 

2,090

Aug.

2,390 

2,290 

1,840 

1,500 

1,310

1,180 

1,110 

1 1,060 

1,010 

960

910 

900 

840 

800 

910

990 

930 

970 

1,040 

1,020

910 

850 

760 

710

680

640 

620 

590 

570 

880 

920

Per square 

Bile

0.039 

.080 

.086

.731

.047 

.168 

1.21 

.451 

.373 

.118 

.194 

.084 

.042

.242

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 28 (11 a.m.) 25,400 sec. -ft.; Mar. 22 (8 i

Sept.

750 

-700 

660 

620 

650

600 

560 

580 

530 

560

520 

500 

455 

428 

419

402 

386 

362 

362 

410

800 

910 

600 

482 

402

378 

354 

346 

346 

338

Rraoff in 

inches

0.04 

.09 

.10

9.90

.05 

.18 

1.40 

.50 

.43 

.13 

.22 

.10 

.05

3.29

a.m.) 59,700

sec. -ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Mote . - Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice' Nov. 30, Dec. 1, Dec. 8 to Feb. 27, Mar. 2-15.
334 DBS! MOINES RIVER BASIN

Des Moines River at Ottumwa, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°00 I , long. 92°24', in NE£ sec. 25, T. 72 N., R. 

14 w., at Vine Street Bridge in Ottumwa, 5j miles upstream from Village Creek and _1D__ 

miles downstream from South Avery Creek. Datum of gage is 622.77 feet above mean.sea.- 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 13,200 square miles.

Records available.- March 1917 to September 1927, January 1929 to September 1930, October 

 1930 to March 1938 (at site at Eldon), and March 1935 to September 1948 in reports of

Geological Survey.' March 1917 to September 1930 in report of -Iowa State Planning

Board entitled "Stream Plow Records of Iowa, 1873-1932."

Average discharge.- 31 years, 4,633 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 52,900 second-feet Mar.'23 (gage height, 14.74 

reet); minimum, 61 second-feet Jan. 26 (gage height, -0.29 foot).

1917-48: Maximum discharge observed, 135,000 second-feet June 7, 1947 (gage height, 

20.2 feet); minimum daily, 30 second-feet Jan. 27-29, 31, Feb. 2, :, 5-7, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those computed from graphs based on gage readings, which 

are fair, and those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height record, which 

are poor. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused-by power plant atove station.

Cooperation.- Station operated under provisions of Federal Power Commission Project No. 

925 (city of Ottumwa). Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

525

523

561

626

742

633

742

564

625

564

586

536

519

524

520

404

539

527

4S8

328

497

513

386

510

470

517

635

900

590

798

960

MOV.

990

1,860

2,230

1,860

1,630

1,450

1,400

1,250

1,050

1,230

1,120

742

1,020

915

1,010

990

1,020

942

1,020

1,040

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,090

1,020

990

340

930

915

742

-

Dec.

820

830

840

1,530

1,820

3,090

3,130

2,630

1,910

1,360

1,120

975

1,210

1,410

1,650

958

*1,020

1,430

1,400

1,500

1,200

1,120

1,360

930

1,020

1,040

990 

1,010

915

1,010

960

Jan.

381

421

246

532

812

990

1,090

1,010

975

990

990

1,070

1,400

1,010

540

300

540

asio

3830

dSOO

3660

850

d 640

3610

3570

d550

d520

a490

3470

d440

d420

Month

October ...........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February ..................... ...

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

3400

3370

3350

d340

*3330

330

350

390

370

350

330

230

310

320

310

800

2,000

2,800

2,900

2,590

2,090

1,750

1,140

999

1,260

1,960

5,470

27,200

25,800

_

-

Seoondf cot-days

17,852

34,956

42,238

3,578,412

22,407

83 839

510^320

176, 290 

152,370

45,880

83,530 

37,424

18,605

1,225,681

Mar.

12,700

10,700

11,800

12,000

10,300

9,000

8,000

7,000

5,200

4,200

2,900

2,500

g2,850

4,930

3,940

19,200

24,700

19,100

24,600

29,100

33,700

43,700

51 , 000

41,100

30,300

19,800

15,000

12,500

11 , 400

11,400

10,700

Apr.

10,400

9,980

9,490

9,570

9,080

7,840

7,130

6,650

6,180

5,930

5,980

5,360

5,560

5,400

5,110

4,760

4,460

3,970

4,040

3,820

3,660

3,510

4,150

5,230

4,970

4,210

4,170

4,230

5,040

5,860

-

Maximum

960'

2,230

3,130

126,000

1,400

27,200

51,000

10,400

8,650

2,550

5,930

2,720

1,790

51,000

May

5,930

7,000

3,650

6,910

5,980

6,130

8,450

8,200

6,940

6,390

6,310

5,900

5,380

4,620

4,640

4,530

4,390

4,260

4,210

3,970

4,040

3,910

3,840

3,370

3,170

2,890

2,870

2,610

2,490

2,230

2,160

Minimum

328

742

320

328

246

2,500

3,510

2,160

1,170

596

209

209

June

2,140

2,090

1,930

1,680

1,820

1,680

1,580

1,530

1,460

1,380

1,430

1,260

1,170

1,280

1,210

1,330

1,280

1,250

1,310

1,210

1,280

1,290

1,430

1,360

1,310

1,360

1,510

1,750

2,020

2,550

-

Mean

575

1,165

1,363

9,80*

723

2 891

isUso

5, 876

4 915

1 529

2J695

1,207

620

3,349

July

2,250

2,460

2,400

2,460

2,420

2,200

1,890

1,790

1,650

1,400

1,280

1,280

1,560

1,630

1,770

1,870

1,840

1,770

1,750

1,680

1,870

3,870

4,950

4,920

4,130

5,930

4,300

5,400

4,740

3,250

2,320

Aug.

2,380

2,720

2,510

1,960

1,700

1,430

1,360

1,180

1,250

1,070

1,070

1,020

960

975

340

1,200

1,180

756

1,190

1,J.80

1,460

674

975

855

674

714

630

728

687

596

1,510

Per square 

mile

0.044

. 088

.103

.743

.055

 219 1 25

!445

 372

!l!6

.204

.091

.047

.254

Sept.

1,000

840

646

798

682

659

 38

590

600

585

514

594

478

476

411

381

384

390

215

598

1,700

1,790

990

600

366

367

403

282

209

419

Runoff in 

inches

0.05

.10

.12

10.10

.06

.24

1.44

50

!43

.13

.24

.11

.05

3.47

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 23 (Z a.m.) 31,800 see. -ft.; Mar. 23 (6 a.m.) 52,900

___ _ _

basis of records for DesTtoines River at Traoy. 

g Computed from graph based on wire-weight eight gage gage readings. readings.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 1, 2, 11, 12, 30, Jan. 13-17, 22, Feb. 6-19,
DBS MO INKS RD/ER BASIN 335

Des Moines River at Keosauqua, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°44', long. 91°57', in sec. 36, T. 69 N., R. 10 

w., at bridge on State Highway 1 at Keosauqua, 4 miles downstream from Chequest Creek. 

Datum of gage is 558.10 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps 

of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 13,900 square miles.

Records available.- May 1903 to July 1906,' April 1910 to September 1948,

Average discharge.- 39 years (1903-5, 1911-48), 5,208 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 52,800 second-feet Mar. 23 (gage height, 14.38 

reet); minimum, 224 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, -0.23 foot).

1903-6, 1910-48: Maximum discharge, about 135,000 second-feet June 1, 1903 (gage 

height, 27.85 feet, from floodmark); minimum daily, 40 second-feet Jan. 30, 1940; 

minimum gage height, -0.58 foot Aug. 30, 1934.

Flood of June 1, 1851, reached a stage of about 24 feet (discharge not known).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Sone 

diurnal fluctuation at medium and low stages caused by power plant at Ottumwa.

Cooperation.- Four discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions.- W 405: Drainage area.

Discharge, in aecond-feet. water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

658

560

560

686

730

805

630

790

560

644

574

630

508

547

521

547

495

521

547

534

443

430

534

547

560

588

588

760

946

672

898

NOT.

1,150

1,100

1,830

2,170

*1,810

1,650

1,420

1,400

1,290

1,150

1,270

1,110

930

994

1,220

1,220

1,110

1,060

1,040

1,150

1,150

1,200

1,180

1,200

1,180

1,160

1,080

978

978

946

-

Month

Dec.

866

1,040

1,150

3,000

3,780

2,520

3,660

3,610

2,840

2,020

1,350

1,150

1,050

1,400

1,570

1,490

1,030

*1,100

1,460

1,460

1,490

1,290

1,160

1,150

1,010

1,100

1,150

1,050

880

1,050

1,150

Jan.

8OO

470

280

650

600

950

1,150

1,200

1,150

1,050

1,050

1,100

1,350

1,050

*1,000

850

700

850

900

850

720

700

700

670

630

600

580

570

540

510

490

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March.... ........................

April ............................

toy..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

470

450

430

*410

390

380

390

430

430

420

400

380

360

340

400

850

2,300

3,200

3,300

3,500

2,600

2,000

1,700

1,500

1,250

1,150

6,OOO

24,200

28,500

-

Secondfoot-days

19,013

37,126

50,026

3,830,554

24.71C

88,130

554,590

182, 79C

169, 58C

46,72C

92,790

38,435

22,900

1,326,810

Mar.

18,200

11,000

11,500

12,400

12,400

9,600

8,500

7,600

6,000

4,600

3,300

2,750

2,630

4,210

11,800

15,300

*^4 , 900

21,900

35,000

36,300

33,400

39,000

50,100

43,500

36,300

23,100

16,800

13,400

11,800

11,200

11,100

Apr.

10,500

10,200

9,630

9,460

9,510

8,630

7,930

7,460

6,700

6,170

6.07O

6,140

5,940

5,S50

5,420

5,080

4,710

4,410

3,920

3,920

3,730

3,660

3,680

4,740

5,520

4,980

4,440

4,410

4,710

5,470

Maximum

946

2,170

3,780

115,000

1,350

28,500

50,100 lo , 500

9,860

2,210

7,110

2,770

2,210

50, 1OO

May

6,170

6,680

9,860

8,380

6,950

g6,520

g9,400

g7,140

g9,400

7,220

7,030

6,760

6,220

5,700

5,140

5,040

4,910

4,740

4,640

4,560

4,310

4,410

4,240

4,O40

3,520

3,320

3,020

2,910

2,630

2,480

2,240

Minimum

4 3O

930

866

430

280

340

2,630

3,660

2,240

1,290

1,290

644

324

280

June

2,210

2,110

2,040

1,900

1,670

1,830

1,690

1,590

1,530

1,440

1,420

1,380

1,320

1,320

1,460

1,380

1,340

1,360

1,290

1,360

1,310

1,360

1,670

1,470

1,320

1,310

1,420

1,470

1,730

2,020

Mean

613

1,238

1,614

10,490

797

3,039

17,890

6,093

5,470

1,557

2 993 1)240

763

3,625

July

2,570

2,210

2,390

2,350

3,400

2,610

2,190

1,900

1,710

1,550

1,360

1,290

1,400

3, 660

1,750

1,830

1,790

1,710

1,670

1,630

1,940

2,410

4,740

5,140

5,470

7,110

6,220

5,990

5,940

4,810

3,050

Aug.

2,390

2,480

2,770

2,540

1,880

1,630

1,420

1,40O

1,220

1,220

1,100

1,030

1,030

962

994

866

1,110

1,200

730

1,110

1,130

1,400

730

866

835

644

1,03C

644

71E

71E

644

Per square 

mile

0.044

.089

.116

.755

.057

.219

1.29

.438

.394

.112

.215

.089

.055

.261

Sept.

1,470

898

790

672

760

616

672

978

700

672

616

547

560

534

508

430

409

419

430

630

1,690

2,210

1,790

1,100

745

430

482

430

388

324

Rvnoff in 

inches

0.05

.10

.13

10.25

.07

.24

1.48

.49

.45

.12

.25

.10

.06

3.54

Peak discharge (base, 19.0OO sec. -ft.).- Feb. 28 (3 p.m.) 30.5OO seo.-ft.; Mar. 17 (6 p.m.) 26,400

see.-If.; Mar. 19 (1:30 p.m.) 46,200 seo.-ft.; Mar. 23 (8:3O p.m.) 52.8OO seo.-ft.

* Winter discharge measuresent made on this day.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ioe Dec. 11-13, Dec. 26 to Jan. 16, 19, Jan. 21 to Feb. 

27, Mar. 6-12.
336 DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN

East Fork Des Moines River near Hardy, Iowa

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 42°48'10", long. 94°08'00", in NW^NE-i- sec. 10, T. 92 

H., K. 28 W., 4| miles west of Hardy, 6 miles northeast of Dakota City, 7| miles 

downstream from Letts Creek, anfl 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 1,230 square miles.

Records available.- March 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,860 second-feet Feb. 28 (grge height, 12.60 

reet, from graph based on gage, readings); minimum observed, 5.0 second-feet Sept. 23, 

(gage height, 1.20 feet).

1940-48: Maximum discharge, 13,000 second-feet June 23, 1947 (grge height, 15.4 

feet); minimum, that of Sept. 23, 1948.

Maximum stage known, about 17.4 feet in September 1938, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those below 15 secondreet, which are poor.

Cooperation.- One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers-.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septembe- 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

21

21

21

22

24

25

21

18

17

19

15

19

24

23

21

20

19

18

18

17

15

18

24

27

23

26

25

30

36

53

45

Nov.

32

27

25

44

45

101

105

112

37

38

39

30

34

40

38

36

37

36

39

42

44

46

50

56

52

50

48

47

.47

47

-

Month

Dec.

48

49

51

54

54

53

50

48

47

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46 *46

46

46

45

45

44

43

42

40

.38

35

32

29

Jan.

25

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

32

31

29

27

26

24

22

21

20

19

19

18 *18

18

x 17

16

16

16

15

15

15

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Maroh ............................

April ............................

May.............................:

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

400

700

800

650

480

400

300

220

190

180

1,150

*3,200

 3,550

-

Seoondfoot-daya

725

1,424

1,399

247,928

721

12,473

44,053

13,576

10,161

5j 284

4,015

2* 460

396.0

94,687.0

liar.

3,300

2,900

2,400

1,800

1,200

600

400

300

210

180

170

160

150

140

130

1,350

2,200

g2,760

2,500

2,560

2,620

2,790

2,440

2,130

1,880

1,680

1,320

1,140

961

844

838

Maxii

Apr.

832

718

575

464

508

533

562

659

589

523

475

470

466

457

443

351

327

307

267

259

247

243

247

279

337

431

475

523

491

498

-

urn

53

112

54

10,300

33

3,550

3,300

832

718

347

349

259

31

3,550

May

475

431

410

363

41&

431

363

368

347

327

307

267

227

247

363

368

410

718

659

523

389

327

267

219

184

153

137

121

114

106

130

Minimum

15

25

29

15

15

15

130

243

106

66

51

21

5.0

5.0

June

115

101

as

98

93

90

88

84

73

66

69

80

78

75

73

85

98

101

104

101

95

93

80

78

93

121

153

197

267

347

-

Bean

25.4

47.5

45.1

679

23.3

430

1,421

452

328

109

130

79.4

13.2

259

July

287

207

121

106

93

84

75

62

60

58

69

93

51

98

105

121

137

172

229

349

182

138

109

132

156

163

127

122

114

111

84

Aug.

79

72

62

54

38

62

73

62

74

86

99

141

99

161

239

259

83

75

118

170

44

47

39

34

32

29

26

21

26

31

25

FT square 

aile

0.019

.039

.037

.552

.019

.350

1.16

.367

.267

.089

.106

.065

.011

.211

Sept.

21

17

20

24

25

27

31

23

18

14

11

11

12

12

11

8.8

7.6

7.2

S.8

11

12

6.4

5.0

6.0

7.6

5.8

7.2

9.2

8.4

8.0

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.02

.04

.04

7.48

.02

.58

1.33

.41

.31

.10

.12

.07

.01

2.85

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 28 (10 p.m.) 3,860 sec. -ft. j Mar. 18 (3 a.m.) 2,970

VU I -i t/.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 10 to Mar. 17.
DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN 337

North Lizard Creek near Clare, Iowa

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 42°32'30", long. 94°20'40", in HE^ sec. 11, T. S9 N. , 

K . su rf . , at bridge on county road 3 miles south of Clare, 8 miles upstream frcm confluence with South Lizard Creek, and 8 miles northwest of Fort Dodge.

Drainage area.- 257 square miles.

Records available.- March 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes . - Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,550 second- feet Mar. 18 {gage height, 

y.oa reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 0.3 second-foot S<?p$. 26- 

29; minimum gage height observed, 2.50 feet Sept. 27.

1940-48: Maximum discharge observed, 10,000 second-feet June 23, 1947 {gage height,

16.0 feet, from floodm^rk:) , 

flow Sept. 30, 1943.

from rating curve extended above 3,500 second-feet; no

Remarks . - Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height record, or 

those below 10 second-feet, which are poor. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation..- One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

5

7

9

10

11

19.

13

14

15

1R

17 

16 

19

20

21 

22 

2S

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30

31

Oct.

1.4

1.4

3.2

2.6

2.6

2.5

2. .6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.6 

2.6 

2.8

2.8

2.8 

2.6 

2.6

3.9 

5.6

5.6 

7.0 

10 

12 

13

814

Nov.

14

13

12

8.5

8.0

all

a 14

9.0

9.5

9.0

7

5

6

7.5

12

11

10 

10 

10

11

11 

11 

12

13 

14

15 

15 

13 

12 

12

Dec.

12

13

14

16

18

18

18

18

17

16

16

15

14

14

13

12

12 

11 

*11

11

10 

10 

1O

10 

9

9 

9 

8

7 

6

5

Jan.

4

4

5

6

7

8

8

8

8

8

7

7

6

6

5

5

5

4 

4

4

3 

3 

*3

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3

Month

Ootot)6F

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ....

April ............................

May...............................

July .............................

August . .

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

5 

8 

50

48

43 

38 

34

29 

25

2O 

400 

1,160 

*1,2OO

-

Seoondfoot-days

130.6

325.5

382

52,017.6

152

3,109

4,016.

1,545

400.1

29.3

23,825.5

Peak discharge (base, 500 sec. -ft.

Uar.

650

350

180

90

86

81

78

75

72

69

66

64

62

60

80

119

g331 

gl,180 

1,140

g701

552 

437 

344

261 

216

172 

143 

122 

112 

183

280

Apr.

363

129

127

127

120

122

155

172

170

155

138

126

112

109

102

93

87 

81 

78

69

66 

62 

75

70 

136

285 

224 

162 

146 

155

-

H^y 1 Bflim

14

15

18

5,500

8

1,200

363

268

112

81

5.0

1,200

Hay

177

212

194

164

150

168

187

179

172

166

160

160

159

157 2'68

185

144 

129 

1O9

98

90 

84 

78

66

59 

55 

52 

49

47

44

Minimum

1.4

5

5

.4

3

62

22

13

1.3

.3

.3

June

39

37

35

32

32

30

27

26

24

23

22

28

28

31

28

31

35 

36 

39

48 

49 

58

82

84 

82 

84 

82 

81

Mean

4.21

10.8

12.3

143

4.9

107

134

130

44.9

49.8

12.9

.97

65.1

July

74

65

51

46

32

27

21

18

18

16

14

13

27

58

35

34

34

53 

86

104 

112 

110

78

59 

51 

31 

30 

29

Aug.

22

20

18

16

15

13

13

12

12

9.5

8.0

7.5

5.3

3.4

3.0

2.5 

1.9 

1.5

1.5

1.3 

1.3 

69 

81 

18

Per square 

mile

O.O16

.042

.048

.556

.019

.416

1.05

.521

.506

.175

.194

.050

.0038

.253

Sept.

5.0

3.2

2.3

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

.3

.8

.6

.5 

.4

.6 

.5 

.4

.4

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.4

Ruroff in 

itches

0.02

.05

.06

7.52

.02

.45

1.21

.58

.58

.20

.22

.06

.004

3.454

.- Feb. 28 (11 p.m.) 1,370 sec. -ft.; Mar. 18 (8 p.m.) 1,550 sec. ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record] discharge computed on basis of records for East Fork Dee Hoines River near 

Hardy.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 11-13, Nov. 16 to Feb. 27, Mar. 1-14.
338 DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN

Boone River near Webster City, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°25'50", long. 93°48'10", in sec. 18, T. 88 N-,

 K. at> W., at bridge on State Highway 60, 2 miles south of Webster City and 45 miles 

downstream from White Pox Creek.

Drainage area.- 842 square miles.

Records available.- March 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,160 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 8.40

 feet); minimum daily, 4.5 second-feet Sept. 23.

1940-48: Maximum discharge, 10,200 second-feet June 14, 1944 {rage height, 13.7 

feet in gage well, 13,9 feet observed on outside gage); minimum, 2.4 second-feet July 

25, 1940 {gage height, 1.08 feet)

Maximum" stage known since'1896, 19.1 feet about June 10, 1918, {from floodmark.)

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Cooperation.- Results of one and assistance with one discharge measurement furnished by 

corps or .engineers. Gage-height record collected in cooperation w'th 0. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1946

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

JL9

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

h!3

h20

h20

h20

his

h!6

h!3

hll

hll

h9.7

h9.7

h8.3

h8. 3

h8.3

h8.9

h8.9

h8.9

h8.6

hll

h9.7

h8.6

h». 6

h8.6

h8.3

hi 6

h22

h26

h40

h46

h39

h63

Nov.

h59

a51

43

44

45

40

39

34

31

27

28

28

29

30

35

35

36

34

34

36

42

43

49

43

40

36

33

31

29

28

-

Dec.

27

27

30

34

38

41

40

32

29

27

27

27

29

30

30

29

28

28

28 *27

27

27

27

27

27

27

26

25

22

18

14

Jan.

11

13

15

17

18

19

20

22

24

25

22

20

18

16

15

14

12

12

11

10

10

9

*8

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

May

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

7

7

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

40

300

600

670

340

280

240

200

170

150

130

700

2,000

E.5QO

-

Secondfoot-days

528.4

1,112

875

188,908.4

410

8,438

26,270

5 973

6J874

1,748

2,062

2,090

303.5

56,683.9

Mar.

2,000

1,000

600

260

200

170

160

140

120

100.

95

90

80

80

85

800

2,000

3,300

4,030

2,940

1,840

1,560

1,080

676

462

375

456

406

434

389

342

Apr.

294

261

240

212

190

170

255

366

318

273

312

242

205

178

168

149

133

129

119

109

106

94

129

137

151

185

208

212

208

220

-

Maximum

63

59

41

8,930

25

2,500

4,030

366

442

155

192

300

34

4,030

May

264

255

248

250

248

403

442

403

351

333

330

306

279

252

270

248

250

245

198

172

151

137

127

117

106

96

92

83

77

74

67

Minimum

8.3

27

14

10

6

7

80

94

67

32

21

12

4.5

4.5

June

63

60

56

49

46

46

42

38

47

34

32

39

40

43

46

46

45

46

44

43

47

53

70

79

77

74

68

77

153

155

July

121

96

77

60

50

43

34

30

25

25

22

22

29

44

137

192

135

94

75

137

153

113

79

57

46

37

32

25

26

25

21

Aug.

16

13

13

15

13

12

14

13

13

107

297

300

205

133

102

104

106

86

B7

50

43

35

30

26

22

19

19

32

75

70

40

Mean ^er square

17.0 0.020

37.1 .044

28.2 .033

518 .615

13.2 .016

291 .346

847 1.01

199 . 236

222 . 264

58.3 .069

66.5 .079

67.4 .080

10.1 .012

155 .184

Sept.

34

28

22

16

14

11

13

8.9

8.6

8.6

8.3

8.0

8.3

8.0

8.0

7.2

6.6

6.6

6.3

7.7

89.4

aS.O

84.5

a5. 2

a6.O

a5.4

a6.2

a7.6

a7.7

a7.4

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.02

.05

.04

8.34

.02

.37

1.16

 26

.30

.08

.09

.09

.01

2.49

Peak discharge (base. 1.800 sec,-ft.).* Feb. 28 (3 p.m.) about 2,600 see.-ft.; Mar. 19 (2 p.m.) 

4,160 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for East Fork Des Noines River 

near Hardy.

h Computed from wire-weight gage readings.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 1O-13, Nov. 25 to Mar. 18.
DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN 339

Raccoon River near Jefferson, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°S9 I 20", long. 94°22"30", in NW£ sec. 20. T. 83 

n., R. 30 W., at bridge on State Highway 17, 2 miles south of Jefferson and 3f miles 

upstream from Hardin Creek.

Drainage area.- 1,630 square miles.

Records available.- March 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,630 second-feet Mar. 20 (gage height, 13.78 

reet); minimum observed, 12 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 2.96 feet).

1940-48: Maximum discharge, 29,100 second-feet June 23, 1947 (gage height, 2S.3 

feet); minimum observed, that of'Sept. 28, 1948; minimum gage height observed, 2.64 

feet Sept. 23-26, 28, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor.

Cooperation.- Two discharge measurements and assistance with one furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

47

49

a 48

47

45

49

48

a47

45

45

44

44

a44

44

44

44

41

41

40

a39

39

39

a 43

48

50

62

70

78

77

81

92

Nov.

98

110

127

127

124

125

124

a 130

136

133

124

117

106

136

127

125

127

129

133

133

136

140

124

110

85

130

145

140

55

90

-

Dec.

140

185

195

190

165

140

115

90

155

225

245

250

245

215

160

145

220

225

185

160

105

120

115

110

105

100

95

85

70

55

40

Jan.

65

70

75

70

70

70

65

 65

65

60

60

55

55

60

60

65

65

65

65

60

60

55 55

55

50

50

45

45

40

40

40

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December ........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February ................... . .

March ............................

April. ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

35

35

30

30

*30

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

30

40

50

60

70

80

150

200

205

215

365

440

1,700

3,200

_

-

Secoadfoot-days

1,574

3,646

4,650

344,889

1,820

7 215

61^635

27,960

21,827

It 766

9,973

3 275 i)ese

153,199

liar.

3,000

2,500

1,500

900

500

450

400

350

300

260

240

235

230

380

450

1,000

2,400

g4,S80

7,040

8,420

g6,.770

g4,160

g3,340

g2,490

gl,800

gl,410

gl,220

gl,030

gl,200

gl,340

gl,740

Apr.

g2,420

g2,380

gl,680

gl,310

1,080

1,040

930

852

857

772

S21

704

f668

605

561

521

485

449

409

485

358

344

348

377

614

1,210

1,810

1,600

1,290

1,080

-

Maximum

92

145

250

23,200

75

3,200

8,420

2,420

1,390

668

713

461

253

8,420

May

1,020

1,120

1,390

1,270

1,100

gl.OOO

g920

1,270

1,190

1,040

916

830

767

736

700

659

618

581

533

485

453

433

409

381

351

320

298 281

267

253

236

Minimum

39

55

40

30

40

25

230

344

236

120

140

 Xft 

3O

12

12

June

222

207

198

 174

162

165

158

145

136

128

122

120

134

152

174

195

239

232

204

207

a216

225

281

309

565

585

497

473

473

668

-

Mean

50.8

122

150

945

59

249

1,988

932

704

259

322

106

61.9

416

July

713

565

465

B3S1

g320

g274

g232

g201 gieo

g236

28S

g242

g!40

g260

401

337

405

397

334

274

232

g204

256

278

600

614

320

g225

g210

g207

a!82

Aug. Sept.

158 g253

138 177

134 155

122 108

114

106

104

102

102

96

110

108

104

102

108

glOO

gl24 gioe

g!22

88

70

62

55

50

48

45

40

38

38 giie

g461

Per square 

nile

0.031

.075

.092

.580

.036

.153

1.22

.572

.432

.159

.198

.065

.038

.257

90

88

84

70

74

72

70

53

52

50

46

43

42

37

34

34

38

34

22

30

22

13

13

12

18

24

-

Rumff in 

irohes

0.04

.08

.10

7.86

.04

.16

1.41

.64

.50

.18

.23

.07

.04

3.49

Peak discharge (base, 2,700 sec. -ft.).- Mar. 20 (10 a.m.) 8,630 Bee. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Raccoon River at van Me*.er and 

South Raccoon River at Redfield.

f Computed from partly estimated gage-height record.

g_ Computed from graph based on gage,readings.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 2F bo Mar. 17. Gage heignts from reco-der 

graph Mar. 19, Apr. 13 to May 6, May 8-29, June 23 bo July 3, July 11, 14-21, 23-27, from wireweight readings remainder of year.
340 DBS MdlNES RIVEB BASIN

Raccoon River at Van Meter, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°32'00" ( long. 93°56'50", in SW^ sec. 22, T. 78 

W., K. 27 W., at highway bridge a third of a mile northeast of railroad station at 

Van Meter, 1 mile ddwnstream from South Raccoon River, and 30 miles upstream from 

mouth. Datum of gage is 841.16 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 3,410 square miles.

Records available.- April 1915 to November 1927 and October 1932 to September 1948 in 

reports or ueoiogical Survey. April 1915 to December 1932 in report of Iowa State 

Planning Board entitled "Stream Plow Records of Iowa, 1873-1932. fi

Average discharge.- 32 years (1915-32, 1933-48), 1,166 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 26,700 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 18.96 

reet); minimum daily, 60 second-feet Feb. 15; minimum gage height, 1.91 feet Sept. 30. 

1915-48: Maximum discharge observed, 46,800 second-feet June 13, 1947 (gage height, 

21.4 feet in gage well, 21.6 feet from outside floodmark); minimum, 10 second-feet 

Jan. 22-31, 1940; minimum gage height, 1.38 feet Aug. 29, 1934, Sept. 1, 1936.

Remarks,- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Diurnal 

fluctuation during low flow caused by power plant at Adel, 10 miles above station.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. 

TWO discharge measurements and assistance with one furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

156

166

166

166

152

145

148

138

142

138

138

134

138

117

114

107-

128

128

117

114

117

142

138

159

176

204

204

240

240

215

510

Nov.

542

402

322

322

366

334

290

258

254

278

215

266

204

246

286

314

294

286

306

282

282

282

274

250

212

243

282

274

134

204

-

Dec.

258

344

357

348

586

445

470

195

220

270

350

425

415

445

275

330

372

365

370

290

310

225

255

265

275

285

285

235

270

140

115

Jan.

145

155

165

240

215

190

 185

270

260

250

200

150

150

165

170

185

190

190

185

180

170

150

135

130

120

115

110

105

105

100

95

Month

October ...........................

November .........................

December . ^ .......................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January". .........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Kav ~* 

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

95 95

95 *95

90

85

80

75

70

70

65

65

65

65

60

100

120

150

175

175

190

210

400

440

440

460

1,770

3,990

3,860

_

-

Secondfoot-days

5,097

8 554 9)790

834,258

5,175

13,650

149,435

50,565

35,471

12, 603

21,115

7 ,863 

3,341

322,659

Mar.

4,450

3,900

3,400

2,500

1,700

930

790

700

575

500

. 485

485

550

620

890

2,210

4,870

*9,510

24,100

20,300

15,300

12,300

8,960

5,680

4,310

3,430

2,860

3,580

3,120

3,200

3,230

Apr.

3,200

3,640

3,400

2,690

2,290

2,060

1,880

1,690

1,540

1,480

1,500

1,440

1,360

1,260

1,160

1,070

1,010

911

918

834

799

813

960

1,090

1,070

1,420

2,210

2,510

2,340

2,020

-

Maximum

510

542

586

33,000

270

3,990

24,100

3,640

1,940

1,050

2,050

785

270

24,100

May

1,780

1,630

1,700

1,940

1,870

1,780

1,630

1,630

1,740

.1,700

1,530

1,430

1,330

1,250

1,170

1,100

1,030

953

883

841

799

736

708

680

631

568

554

540

464

464

410

Minimum

107

184

115

107

95

60

485

799

410

246

282

99

66

60

June

458

400

385

360

340

330

310

302

290

270

246

262

258

270

298

310

. S35

345

?45

335

365

370

400

400

512

477

743

869

96B

1,050

Mean

164

285

316

2,286

167

471

4,820

l!l44

420

681

254

111

882

July

968

1,030

834

701

547

547

416

380

325

298

589

526

452

687

757

778

673

582

624

526

694

491

355

282

464

764

2,050

1,070

743

932

1,030

Aug.

785

446

355

286

286

282

234

226

222

202

186

202

360

258

226

350

603

355

282

210

186

194

172

138

124

124

134

117

114

99

105

p^r square 

mile

0.048

.084

.093

.670

.049

.138

1.41

.494

335

.123

. 200

.074

.033

.259

Sept.

130

270

222

186

162

117

144

151

120

134

117

102

99

93

90

87

87

81

76

85

105

87

81

81

78

78

76

70

66

66

Runoff in 

inches

0.06

.09

.11

9.10

 06

.15

1* 63

.55

39

!l4

.'09 . 23

.04

3.54

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 sec. -ft.).- Mar. 19 (5 p.m.) 26,700 sec. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected try Ice Nov. 29, Dec. 8 to Pet. 26, M^r. 1-14.
DBS KOINES RIVER BASIN 341

South Raccoon River at Redfield, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°34 I 30", long. 94 0 10'40", in SWl sec. 3, T. 78 

H., H. 29 W., at bridge on county road at Redfield, three-quarters of a mile downstream 

from~Eridge on U. S. Highway 6, 1 mile downstream from Middle Raccoon River, aid 14f 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage^rea.- 395 square miles.

Records available.- March 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 17,600 second-feet Mar. 19 (-gage height, 21.25 

reetj; minimum daily, 28 second-feet Sept. 30.

1940-48: Maximum discharge, 23,800 second-feet June 12, 1947 igage height. 24.3 

feet); minimum observed, 18 second-feet July 26, 1940 (gage height, 2.44 feet).

Remarks. - Records good except those computed from partly estimated gage-_height record, 

wtiich are fair, and those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some diurnal 

fluctuation during low flow caused by power plant at Panora.

cooperation.- Two discharge measurements and assistance with one furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

75

82

S3

79

71

73

69

64

67

69

67

66

69

67

71

67

69

64

69

64

66

66

77

118

104

113

140

133

ISO

125

398

Nov.

337

218

170

150

195

165

155

138

122

130

108

113

118

125

153

16O

145

145

140

140

145

153

130

115

100

140

135

130

loo

120

Month

Dec.

140

150

163

215

294

230

175

85

100

130

150

155

150

145

100

130

130

120

130

115

130

135

120

135

130

130

115

120

115

100

55

Jan.

70

S5

95

105

100

30

 90

95

95

90

85

75

75

80

85

SO

80

SO

75

75

70

60

60

55

55

35

50

50

50

45

45

October .........................:

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February ..........................

Maroh ............................

April ............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

45

45

45

45

*45

45

40

35

35

30

30

30

30

30

30

50

70

90

10O

100

110

130

150

160

175

200

1,000

1.9OO

1.2OO- _ '

-

Secondfoot-days

3,683

4,363

4,231

380,934

3,300

5,995

46,693

10,485

5,936

3,160

5,972

3,408

1,265

96,480

Mar.

450

4OO

300

280

250

230

31O

190

170

160

140

130

140

170

350

g816

83,300

86,420

15,400

7,180

3,070

1,190

S76O

8593

8538

g550

8720

1,300

804

884

808

Apr.

740

640

g490

g480

g466

g437

g368

g301

g384

g2SO

g273

8252

g339

239

330

321

206

191

185

183

170

182

332

332

343

679

595

453

376

340

Maxinun

398

337

294

14,900

105

1,9OO

15,400

740

333

185

713

396

53

15,400

May

323

301

276

380

276

276

266

266

342

230

231

215

309

200

194

176

161

152

148

143

142

142

155

138

128

119

117

112

108

104

108

Minimum

64

108

55

55

45

30

13O

170

104

79

63

47 ,

28

28

June

108

104

100

96

94

92

93

88

84

79

79

79

86

94

103

93

102

96

88

88

106

110

108

152

133

108

117

123

185

176

-

Mean

86.5

14S

136

770

74

2O7

1,506

350

191

105

193

110

43.3

264

July

132

108

96

88

83

77

75

70

65

135

333

123

103

336

333.

262

161

170

119

92

108

132

79

62

112

307

712

294

266

458

494

Aug.

22-'

132

117

106

94

86

ae

86

86

8]

77

13C

17F

10*

172

29C

396

15C

104

se

77

70

65

57

f56

53

51

tso

tso

f48

47

Per square 

 lie

O.O87

.146

.137

.774

.074

.208

1.51

.352

.192

.106

.194

.111

.042

.265

Sept.

48

47

48

f50

750

f50

f46

f46

f51

53

47

50

46

44

f40

g38

g36

g33

832

840

f47

f44

34

f46

f43

f39

f29

f30

f30

f28

-

Rrnoff in 

inches

0.1O

.16

.16

10.50

.09

.22

1.75

.39

.22

.12

.22

.13

.05

3.61

Peak discharge (base, 4,300 sec. -ft.).- Mar. 19 (11 a.m.) 17,600 sec. -ft.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

f Computed from partly estimated gage-height record.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings. - . Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24 to Dec. 2, Dec. / to

911165 O - 50 - 23
342 DBS MO INKS RIVER BASIN

North River near Norwalk, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°27'25", long 93°39"10", in SW^ sec. 20, T. 77 

 N., H. 24 W., at bridge on Warren County road S, 1$ miles southeast' of Norwalk, 8 

miles northwest of Indianola, 9 miles upstream from Middle<Creek, and 10 miles south 

of Des Moines. Datum of gage is 788.45 feet above mean sea level,id^tum of 1929 

(levels by 'Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 348 square miles.

Records available.- February 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,200 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 21.36 

reet); minimum observed, 1.3 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 5.40 feet).

1940-48: Maximum discharge, 32,000 second-feet June 13, 1947 (gage height, 25.3 

feet), from rating curve extended above 10,000 second-feet by velocity-area studies; 

minimum observed, 0.2 second-foot Oct. 22-27, 1940, Aug. 13-16, 1941; minimum gage 

height observed, 3.31 feet July 27, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 1,500 second-feet, which are fair, and those 

tor periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor.

Cooperation.- Pour discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, t in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

S

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

IE

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

2E

26

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

7.7 

7.7 

7.5 

7.5 

7.3-

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

7.7 

8.7

8.5 

8.5 

8.1 

7.9 

7.8

7.7 

7.7 

7.7 

a7.6 

7.5

7.6 

7.7 

7.9 

8.7 

9.2

a!2 

15 

20 

19 

21 

84

Nov.

131 

194

120 

56 

41

36 

39 

42 

33 

27

23 

22 

20 

20 

25

38 

47 

45 

45 

46

44 

43 

41 

40 

37

33

31 

28 

27 

27

Dec.

28 

30 

35 

89 

185

286 

209 

125 

100 

92

82 

66 

56 

46 

38

32 

30 

29 

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

26 

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

22 

20

Jan.

16 

16 

16 

17 

17

 18 

18 

20 

28 

30

31 

28 

19 

16 

15

14 

13 

11 

10 

9

8 

8 

7 

6 

a6

5 

4 

4 

4 

3 

3

Feb.

a3 

a3 

a3

»3 

3

3 

3 

a3 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

3

4 

7 

11 

26 

50

30 

26 

26 

28 

32

36 

200 

700 

9(30

unnth Seoond- 

"onth foot-days

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

tore 

Aprl 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber. ........................

367.1 

1,401 

1,886

lendar year 1947 ............ 171,171,5

ary

ember ........................

420 

2,115 

19,208 

2,517 

2,282 

305.6 

6,467.1 

718.1 

89.6

ter year 1947-48 ............ 37,776.5

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 sec. -ft.)-- ffe

7,zbo see. -ft.; July Z3 (2 p.m.; 1,610 sec.- 

* Winter discharge measurement made on thi 

a No gage-height record; discharge compute 

and South River near Ackworth. 

g Computed from graph based on wire-weight 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected b 

computed from wire-weight gage reading Oct. 

22-27, Sept. 1-7, 9-30.

Mar.

200 

90 

80 

70 

58

50 

42 

38 

36 

35

34 

34 

36 

40

100

1,150 

1,750 

2,080 

3,100 

5,520

1,920 

641 

348 

279 

241

224 

212 

203 

178 

202 

217

Apr.

188 

153 

125 

111 

103

96 

100 

90 

82 

76

66 

65 

63 

57 

54

52 

48 

46 

41 

38

35 

40 

62 

70 

84

91 

91 

153 

147 

90

Maximum

84 

194 

286

21,600

31 

900 

5,520 

188 

398 

28 

1,510 

154 

5.1

5,520

May

70 

66 

64 

59 

57

241 

398 

178 

129 

107

94 

86 

80 

74 

70

61 

51 , 

44 

36 

34

34 

33 

31 

29 

27

24 

23 

22 

21 

20 

19

June

18 

18 

17 

16 

15

14 

12 

9.9 

8.5 

7.9

7.4 

6.6 

6.2 

5.8 

5.5

4.9 

4.9 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4

4.5 

5.1 

7.4 

7.4 

6.8

a6.6 

11 

16 

28 

22

Minimum Mean

7.3 11.8 

20 46.7 

20 60.8

7.3 469

3 13.5 

2 72.9 

34 620 

35 83.9 

19 73.6 

4.4 10.2 

3.2 209 

5.6 23.2 

1.3 2.99

1.3 103

July

15 

12 

9.9 

9.1 

8.7

7.9 

6.4 

4.7 

3.7 

3.3

3.2 

3.7 

a3.5

21 

28

29 

18 

9 10 

a6.6 

a5. 4

753 

1,*80 

l.flO 

344 

184

*17 

718 

*70 

105 

59 

f!8

Aug.

154 ~ 

57 

857 

g30 

g28

g26 

g24 

g22 

g20 

819

817 

16 

15 

14 

11

12 

13 

16 

14 

14

al2 

11 

9.1 

7.9 

6.0

5.6 

6 

a!8 

54 

20 

a9.5

Sapt.

5.1 

4.5 

3.8 

3.2 

2.8

2.5 

1.8 

a2.5 

3.5 

4.4

4.0 

3.7 

3.3 

2.7 

2.3

2.3 

2.3 

2.2

2.0 

' 2.3

3.0 

3.8 

3.7 

3.3 

3.3

3.0 

2.7 

2.3 

2.0 

1.3

Ftr square Runoff in 

mile inohss

0.034 0.04 

.134 .15 

.175 .20

1.35 18.29

.039 .04 

.209 .23 

1.78 2.05 

.241 .27 

.211 .24 

.029 .03 

.601 .69 

.067 .08 

.009 .01

.296 4.03

b. 29 (5 a.m.) about 1,100 sec. -ft.; Mar. 19 (5:30 a.m.) 

ft. 

s day. 

d on basis of records for Middle River near Indianola

gage readings . 

jf ice Nov. 23 to Dec. 1, Dec. b to Mar. Ifi. Discharge 

1-18, 20-25, June 8-25, July 3-12, Aag. 15, 16, 20,
DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN 343

Middle River near Indianola, Iowa

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°26'00", long. 93°33'25", in NW& see. 31, T. 77 N., 

H. 23 tf., at bridge on U. S. Highways 65 and 69, 5 miles north of Indianola, 10 miles 

south of Des Moines, and 13 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 773.31 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Water-sta?e recorder destroyed by flood of June 8, 1947.

Drainage area.- 502 square miles.

Records available.- March 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 5,840 second-feet Mar. 19 (gag"? 

neignt, 17.4 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 1.6 secondfeet Aug. 27 (gage height, 2.96 feet); minimum gage height observed, 2.68 feet Oct. 23.

1940-48: Maximum discharge, 34,000 second-feet June 13, 1947 (gage height, 26.40 

feet); minimum observed, 1.3 second-feet July 27, 1940; minimum gage height observed, 

that of Oct. 23, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Gige 

read once daily, oftener during high stages.

Cooperation.- Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

QQ 

«J

29

30

31

Oct.

17

18

14

20

15

14

11

9.5

9.5

9.0

S.O

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.0

7.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.4

47

14

11

16

21

15

-?2

118

Nov.

198

176

120

97

64

69

66

63

44

40

32

21

12

9.5

15

44

49

47

45

43

42

40

32

 7

24

22

22

20

20

22

-

Dec.

24

32

70

262

387

214

194

175

150

135

120

105

96

88

82

76

74

70

64

56

50

54

60

52

48

46

46

46

44

42

34

Jan.

 26

24

24

24

26

*28

34

36

38

42

46

44

38

32

28

22

18

14

12

9

9

8

8

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Haroh ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

6

6

6

*6

6

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

8

10

30

50

54

46

36

30

30

30

40

50

250

1,200

750

_

-

Seccndfcct-days

483. £

1,525.5

2,996

228,684.6

641

2 1 691

28 j 555

3,601

4, 864

662 . J

7 , 836

1,476.1 

696.2

56,047.9

Mar.

500

250

200

150

110

70

60

55

52

50

46

45

44

43

100

3,100

2,580

1,880

4,980

5,240

3,990

1,250

699

531

465

429

444

352

298

282

^60

Apr.

235

209

182

164

151

139

133

123

115

108

100

100

99

99

96

96

84

79

74

72

67

66

100

113

137

128

170

130

120

112

-

IlaxlmuB

118

198

387

21,400

46

1,200

5,240

235

717

37

2.15J3 

180

228

5,240

Bay

102

96

137

123

149

675

717

567

453

335

178

144

130

118

104

87

78

68

64

61

58

a56

53

50

48

43

39

39

38

37

37

Minimun

4.4

9.5

24

4.4

6

5

43

66

37

9.5

9.0

1.6

5.3

1.6

June

37

36

34

33

33

32

31

29

28

26

25

24

21

18

16

14

13

11

10

9.5

12

19

17

16

14

12

11

33

26

22

Mean

15 . 6

50.8

96.6

627

20.7

92 .8

921

120

158

22.1

253

47 . 6 

23.2

153

July

14

13

10

9.0

30

23

21

16

13

9.0

9.0

19

14

100

83

69

33

24

16

138

2,O6O

2,150

579

312

225

387

805

255

186

124

90

Aug.

ISO

108

83

80

75

69

62

57

52

49

46

44

39

36

36

35

30

44

24

22

18

15

13

10

5.8

3.7

1.6

70

78

43

42

Per square 

mile

0.031

.101

.192

1.25

.041

* 185

1 .83

. 239

!si5

.044

.504

095

.046

.305

Sept.

24

13

9.5

8.4

6.9

5.8

5.3

16

14

15

15

15

15

13

9.5

9.0

9.Q

8.4

7.4

9

228

90

48

27

17

15

13

11

10

9.0

Rincff in 

inches

0.04

ill

.22

16.84

.05

.20

2.12

.27

.36

.05

. 58

.11

.05

4.16

Peak discharge (base. 4.BOO Bee.-ft.).- Mar. 19 (10 p.m.) 5.840 aec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this flay.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

Note.- stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 27 to Dec. 1, Dec. 8 to Mar. 16.
344 -DES KOINES RIVER BASIN 

South River near Ackworth, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage, lat. 41e 2S l 20", long. 93 e 25 l 40", In

 sec. 19, T.. 76 N., R. 22 W., at bridge on State Highway 92, 2 miles east of Ackworth, 

4| miles downstream from Otter Creek, and 6 miles east of Indlanola. Datum of gage Is 

761.91 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by'Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 475 square miles.

Records available.- February 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 8,900 second-feet Ma-. 15 (gage height, 

IB.U. reet, £r_om graph ba^ed on gage readings); minimum observed, 1.6 second-feet Sept. 

18, 2.0 (gage height,"1.40 feet).

1940-48: Maximum discharge observed, 34,000 second-feet June 5, 1947 (gage height, 

- 24.60 feet); minimum observed, 0.3 second-foot July 21-25, 1940; minimum gage height 

observed, 1.34 feet Oet. 16, 17, 21, 22, 1940.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect-or days o f rapidly changing

 discharge, which are poor.. Qage read twice dally, oftener during hlejh stages.

Cooperation.- Pour discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septeaber 1946

Day

1 

2

3

4 

0

6 

7 

8

*P

11 

12

13

14

15

16 

17 

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

1 Oct.

5.3 

9.0

5.3

20

11

6.0 

5.3 

5.3 

5.0

5.3

4.4 

4.t)

4.7

4.4

4.7 

4.4 

4.0 

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.7

5.3

23

24

10

30

42

20

813

g265

-

Nov.

g375 

102

38

24 

46

18 

15 

10 

9.0

7.5

5.7 

5.3

4.0

14

50 

42 

31 

28 

14

21

17

9

9

7

6

6

3

6

1

-

Month

Dee.

8

9

19

295 

868

312 

180 

120

24

20

16

16

14 

14 

14 

15 

15

is.

15

15

14

13

13

13

14

14

13

10

Jan.

9

11

13 

19 

25

36

50 

46

22

13 

8

7 

7

a

a

6

3

2

2

Z

S

2

2

2

2

October

Deoenber .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

March ............................

Mfty

Junff i m

July ..............................

Septeaber ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

2

3

3

3 

3 

2

2

2 

2

3

14 

40 

90 

100 

80

50

36

30

26

35

50

1,750

2,800

500

-

Seoondfoot-days

2,165

211,768.1

22 299

734.0

42,109.1

Mar.

100

-70 

65

-60.

53 48' 

42

37

fg

60

3,000

g5,040 

g2,000 

g930 

g'4,590 

82,720

g746

g491

356

290

252

270

270

197

206

173

169

Maxii

Apr.

164 isi98

88 

98

130 

120 

97 

70

67

74 

71 

57

57

54

52 

44 

40 

34 

30

30

38

g252

g320

gl56

128

132

100

65

57

-

IUB

862

26,800

320

60

321

5,040

May

47 giao

425

197 

8122

1,050

*&

183

g282

184 

146 

122

IDE

91

73 

57 

44

38 

34

39

34

3(

2(

23

20

IE

11

17

15

16

MlaiBUB

4.0

8

2.7

2

1.6

1.6

June

15 

15

13

11 

11

10 

9.5 

8.5 

8.0

8.0

10 

8.0 

8.0

7.5

8.0

7.0 -f:o°

5.7 

5.3

7.0

8.0

7.0

6.0

5.3

5.3

9.0

160

44

33

. 1 _

Mean

18.1

28.1

70.0

580

12.2

44.4

24.5

115

July

20 

15

10

11 

26

14 

9.0 

8.0 

8.0

5.7

4.4 

7.0 

5.3

gS4

gS4

g58 

20 

12 

7.5 

6.0

g!84

gS4

29

18

26

17

g2?3

e!62

alSS

e99

al04

AUK.

al54 

878

845

828 

819

814 

a9.5 

6.5 

-.5.3

4.4

5.0

4.7 

4.0

3.7

3.4

4.0 

3.7 

3.7 

2.7 

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.0

2.7

9.0

9.0

5.3

9.0

13

Pr- Muare

0.038

.059

.147

1.22

.030

.408

.297

.093

.051

.242

Sept.

5.0 

3.4

2.7 

2.5

2.3

2.5 

11 

8.5

4.0 

2.6 

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9 

1.7 

1.6 

1.7 

g271

g321

29

18

9.5

5.7

4.0

3.4

2.5

2.0

2.3

-

Runoff In 

inohe*

0.04 '

.07

.17

16.56

.03

.44

1.75

.22

.34

.11

.06

3.30

Peak discharge (base, 3.000 seo.'-ft.) .- Fib. 27 (5 D.m.) about 4,100 sec. -ft.; Mar. 15 (10 p.m.)

* Winter discharge measurement mede on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Whltebreast Creek near"Knoxe (5age height not representative of mean for day; dlacharge computed on basis of records for Whitebreast Creek near Knoxville. 

, | Computed from graph'based on wire-weight gage readings and fragmentary recorder graphs.

Sote.- Oage heights from recorder graph Dec. 4-6, Feb. 17-19, 27, 28, Hay 3, 6, others from twloedaily wire-weight gate readings and [fragmentary recorder graphs. Stage-discharge relation affected 

by Ice Nov. 22 to Dec. 3, Dec. 8- to Har. 15.
DES MOINES RIVER BASIN 345

Whltebreast Creek near Knoxville, Iowa

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°19«15H , long. 938 08'40", in SE$ ,seo. 3, T. 75 N,,

 H. SiO W., at bridge,on State Highway 92, 2 miles west of Knoxville, 3 miles upstream 

from Butcher Creek, and 16 miles upstream from mouth.

 Drainage area.- 38,0 square miles. 

Raoords availableJ- July 1945 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,730 second-feet Mar. 16 (gage height,

 ii;if reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 1.0 se&ond-foot 

Aug. 26, Sept. 19 (gage height, 1.30 feet).

1945-48; Maxlmul discharge, 14,000 second-feet June 6, 1947 (gage height, 19.6 

feet); minimum observed, that of Aug. 2-6, Sept. 19, 1948.

Remarks.- Records fair except those f6r periods of Ice effect or those below 10 secondreet, which are poor.

Cooperation;- Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In second- feet, water year October' 1947 to September 1946

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

26

26 

27 

28

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3.9 

3.9 

4.2 

9.5

10

e.o 

e.s

7.5 

6.0 

5.0

5.9 

3,9 

3.6 

3.3 

3.0

3.0 

3.0 

2.6 

2.6 

3.0

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

e.s

10 

9.5

a:o

15 

9.0 

6,5

110

Nov.

77 

34 

54 

27 

25

16

13 

10

e.o

7.5

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

6.0 

10

13 

12 

14 

11 

9.5

14 

13 

12

e.o

7.0

6 

« 

5 

5 

5

Dec.

5 

6 

7 

30 

290

530 

150 

64 

56 

54

24 

18 

16 

14 

13

12 

11 

10 

9 

9

9 

10 

10 

10 

9

9 

9 

9

e

7 

6

Jan.

5 

5 

6 

6 

*6

6

7 

8

10

13

24 

26 

22 

18 

10

6 

5 

4 

3 

3

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

Feb.

2 

2 

2 

*2

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

20 

70 

100 

150 

110

90 

50 

50 

60 

70

90 

1,200 

2,500 

1,100

u. «.», SeoondMonth foot-daya

Ooto 

Nova 

Deoe

Ca 

Janu

S3&1

June 

July 

Aupi 

Sept

Wi

her ..........................

 ber .........................

 her .........................

266.3 

447.0 

1,426

lendar year 1947 ............ 150,203.7

&ry

iiarv wrr........^..... ...........

1. ........................... 

at ......:....................

ember ........................

217.. 

5,701 

IS, 474 

3,131 

3,217 

256.2 

1,271.4 

21Q.8 

336.9

ter year 1947-48 ............ 29,976.6

Mar.

220

loo

60- 

50 

40

35 

32 

30 

29 

26

27 

26 

26 

37 

1,500

2,600 

1,520 

752 

1,830 

1,72O

1,010 

638 

247 

181 

147

154 

115 

99 87 

76 

76

Apr.

64 

58 

54 

48 

49

60 

56 

56 

38 

38

41 

41 

56 

56 

34

56 

22 

22

18 

18

18 

894 

718 

239 

140

146 

122 

94 

69 

68

Maximum

110 

77 

530

10,200

28 

2,500 

2,600 

716 

599 

53 

505 

127 

198

2,600

May

61 

374 

599 

285 

140

374 

272 

68 

105 

164

98 

88 

77 

68 

62

53 

37 

36 

30 

25

25 

42 

26 

19 

16

14 

14 

12 

12 

11 

10

Minima

2.8 

5 

5

2.1

2 

2 

26 

18 

10 

3.9 

4.2 

1.0 

1.0

1.0

June

9.5 

9.5 

7.O 

6.5 

6.5

6.5 

6.0 

6.0 

5.5 

5.5

5.0 

4.5 

4.5 

7.0 

5.0

4.2 

4.5 

4.5 

4.2

3.9

4.2 

4.5 

4.5 

3.9 

4.2

3.9 

4.2

7.0 

53

51

Mean

9.24 

14.9 

46.0

412

7.0 

197 

455 

104 

104 

8.54 

41.0 

6.80 

11.3

81.9

July

23 

15 

12 

9.0 

6.5

5.5 

4.2

18 

9.5

5.0

4.2

4.5 

6.5 

22 

68

101 

34 

27 

18 

10

50 

62 

30 

9.5 

24

120 

505 

42 

13 

8.0 

5.0

AUJ.

4.5 

3.3 

4.5 

3.3 

2.8

3.0 

3.0 

2.6 

2.2 

2.0

2.4 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.2

2.0 

1.8 

1.8 

2.2 

2.2

2.0 

1.8 

1.6 

1.4 

1.2

1.0 

3.0 

2.2 

1.8 

16 

127

Per square 

 ile

0.024 

.039 

.121

1.08

.018 

.518 

1.14 

-.274 

.274 

.022 

.108 

.018 

.030

.216

Sept.

18 

9.0 

5.0 

3.3 

2.4

2.0 

1.8 

ld!2 6.0" 

d7.5

3.9 

3.0 

2.4 

2.0 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.2

lll '°

198 

20 

8.5 

4.5 

3.0

2.6 

2.0 

1.4

1.4

1.2

Rvnoff in 

inches

0.03 

.04 

.14

I 14.60

.02 

.56 

1.38 

.31 

.31 i 

.03 

.12 

.02 

.03

2.93

Peak discharge (base. 2.5OO sec. -ft.}.- Feb. 27 (time and discharge unknown); Mar. 16 (7 p.m.)

2,730 sec.-ft.; Mar. 19 (6 p.m.; 2, 500 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made On this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for South River near Aekworth. 

HOte.- Stage-discharge relatien affected by ice Nov. 26 to Bee. 4, Bee. 10 to Har. 15.
346 DES MOINES RIVER BASIN 

Cedar Creek near Bussey, Iowa

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°13'08", long. 92°54i24", at corner common to sees. 10,

11. "14, 15, T. 74 N., R. 18 W., at bridge on State Highway 156, 1.6 miles northwest of

Bussey, 8.5 miles upstream from Des Moines River. 

Drsiage area.- 384 square miles.

Records available.- October 1947 to September 1948. 

extremes - Maximum discharge during year, 15,900 second-feet Feb. 28, from'rating curve

extended above 7,000 second-feet (gage height, 24.90 feet, from graph based on gage

readings); minimum, 0.30 second-foot Sept. 16.

Flood of June 1946 reached a stage of 28.45 feet on upstream side and 28.05 on

downstream side of bridge, from levels to floodmarks by Corps of Engineers. 

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Gage read

once daily, oftener during higher stages. 

Cooperation.- Pour discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.8 

2.7 

4.0 

6.8 

5.8

5.8 

3.7 

2.2 

3.2 

3.0

2.7 

1.8 

2.4 

2.7 

2.7

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.2 

8. -3

2.6 

2.4 

5.4 

3.4

4.7

5.5 

5.8 

7.4 

6.8 

6.8 

18

Nov.

18 

13 

8.4 

5.8 

5.0

3.4 

2.4 

2.6 

2.3 

2.2

2.2

1.9 

2.0 

2.0 

2.6

9.S 

80 

12 

6.5 

6.2

4.7 

4.2 

4.2

4.E 

3.7

5.7 

5.0 

3.0 

2.6 

2.4

Dec.

2.6 

3.0 

3.7 

86

495

229 

63 

43 

30 

20

16 

14 

13 

18 

11

10 

9 

9 

8 

8

7 

7 

7 

6 

6

6 

6 

5 

5 

5 

4

Jan.

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

5 

5 

6 

7 

8

12 

19 

27 

30 

23

17 

15 

10 

7 

5

3 

2 

2 

1

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

Feb.

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

2 

2

50 

1,450 

2,070 

1,230 

505

218 

99 

85 

73 

94

216 

2,990 

9,240 

1,580

Month Seoond40 foot-days

Ootc 

Nove 

Deoe

Ce

Jami 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

Jul) 

Au«i 

Sepl

We

mber .........................

lendar year 

ary

129. 

163. 

1,149.

............

ember ........................

229 

19,705 

17,090 

5,906 

5,036. 

303. 

3,832, 

299. 

1,821.6

iter year 1947-48 ............ 53.664.S

Peak discharge (base, a. 000 sec. -ft.).- F«

sec. -ft. j Bar. IB 14 a.m.) 5,760 seo.-rt.j H 

seo.-ft'.) July 27 (7 p.m.) 3,130 seo.-ft. 

Note.- 8tage-dlsoharge relation affected b

liar.

138 

82 

54 

42 

37

34 

31 

29 

28 

26

25 

24 

23 

39 

2,370

4,450 

995 

489 

2,660 

2,900

705 

592 

450 

264 

114

111 

123 

49 

62 

78 

68

Apr.

102 

35 

52 

58 

53

48 

52 

63 

32 

43

59 

43 

31 

22 

26

37 

14 

18 

25 

29

23 

53 

1,060 

1,110 

280

196 

154 

80 

61 

47

Maximum

9 18

r 20

5 495

_

30 

9,240 

4,450 

1,110 

3 1,130 

3 31 

5 1,740 

5 61 

H 987

K 9,240

May

59 

1,130 

986 

290 

191

249 

420 

198 

150 

191

196 

167 

144 

99 

72

51 

52 

49 

42 

55

43 

32 

£9 

25 

24

20 

25 

18 

20 

26 

7.8

Minimum

1.8 

1.9 

2.6

_

1 

1 

23 

14 

7.8 

4.2 

2.0 

1.4 

.30

.30

June

7.8 

11 

12 

11 

9.8

7.4 

4.7 

8.1 

9.1 

4.2

6.8

7.4 

6.2 

7.8

8.1 

7.8 

6.8 

7.4 

7.1

7.8

7.1 

6.1 

£1 

7.8

8.1 

7.4 

18 

29 

31

Mean

4. IS 

5.46 

37.1

.

7.4

679 

551 

130 

162 

10.1 

124 

9.66 

60.7

147

July

29 

21 

18 

11 

5.8

5.8 

6.2 

4.0 

2.6 

3.7

4.4

5.0 

61 

3T

3^ 4*5 

14 

4.0 

2.0

5.4 

^ 31? 

18 

807

76-i 

,740 

881 

45 2"! 

17

Aug.

14 

11 

10 

8.8 

8.4

9.5 

7.4 

6.8 

5.5 

4.4

5.2

5.0 

4.4

5.0

4.4

3.4 

£.6 

2.6 

2.7

1.8 

1.8 

1.5 

1.4 

1.5

1.8 

2.2 

1.7 

13 

81 

66

Prr square 

mile

0.011 

.014 

.097

.

.019 

1.77 

1.43 

.339 

.422 

.026 

.323 

.025 

.158

.383

Sept.

58 

45 

36 

16 

7.4

1.8 

1.4 

3.7 

1.5 

2.6

1.9

1.3 

.77 

.55

.50 

.45 

.60 

.55 

187

987 

578 

47 

18 

6.5

5.0 

4.4

5.2 

2.3 

1.9

Runoff In 

Inohes

0.01 

.02

.11

_

.02 

1.91 

1.66 

.38 

.49 

.05 

.37 

.03 

.18

5.21

3. 18 (3 p.m.) 2,130 seo.-ft.; Feb. 28 (8 a.m.) 15,900 

ir. 20 (1 a.m.) 5,040 seo.-ft.; May 2 (7 p.m.) 2,170

j loe Dec. 8 to Feb. 16, Feb. 22-25, Mar. 5-14.

Heron Lake near Heron La'ke, Mlnn.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°48', long. 95 e 16', In sec. 21, T. 104 N., R. 37 W., on 

1 aoutment of concrete dam at outlet, 2 miles east of town of Heron Lske. Datum of gage

is 1,406.30 feet above mean aea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Records available.- July 1938 to September 1948 (fragmentary), discontinued. 

Extremes.- laas^B: Maximum gage height observed, 9.88 feet Sept. 6, 1942; minimum observed, 1.35 feet May 8, 1946. 

Remarks.- Lake level artificially regulated by type "C" dam (Identification number 3-1),

wltn nineteen 5-foot bays permitting a 4-foot control by stop logs. Datum of gage is

at top of concrete apron of dam.

Oage height, In feet, 1947-43

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

31

29

17

3.00

3.22

3.04

Mar.

Apr.

2

29

29

2.80

5.58

2.42

May

JUne

July

31

30

31

2.18

2.22

3.51

Aug.

Sept

30

27

3.26

3.06

Note.- Readings other than those shown above were made.
DBS MOINES RIVER' BASIN 347

Tuttle Lake rrear Ceylon, Mirm.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°30', long. 94°a6 l , in sec. 31, T. 101 N., R. 31 V"., on

 northwest shore of Tattle Lake, 3'miles southeast of Ceylon. Datum of gage is 7.50 

feet below crest of dam at outlet. Prior to Oct. 1, datum 5.50 feet higher. Identification number 2-47A.

Records available.- July* 1930 to September 1948 (incomplete).

Extremes.- 1930-48: Maximum gage height observed, 11.57 feet Sept. 19, 1938, present

 aatum; minimum observed, 5.50 feet several times in September 1931, present datum.

Remarks.- Pish screens on crest of dam prevent a fixed relation between stage of lake and

 3Ts3Rarge over dam. Water-surface elevation subject to fluctuation caused by change in 

direction and velocity of wind.

Discharge measurement, ] water year 1947-48

Date

Aug. 6

Discharge in 

second-feet

18.3

Qage height, in feet, 1947-46

Ont.

Nov.

Dec.

,11

30

17

7.04

7.10

7.18

Feb.

Apr.

May

29

30

31

8.61

8.09

7.71

June

July

Aug.

30

31

31

7.79

7.87

7.47

Sept. 30 7.37

Kote.- Oage read daily except during winter months.

Springbrook Lake near Quthrie Center, Iowa

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 41°46', long. 94°S8 I , in sec. 4, T. 80 N., R. 31 W., at SpringcrooK State Park, 7 miles northeast of Quthrie Center.

Records available.- June 1936 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 4.80 feet Mar. 19; minimum observed, 

S.UB reet on 53 scattered days.

1936-48: Maximum gage-height observed, 7.00 feet July 25, 1942, June 1, 1947; 

minimum observed, 2.38 feet Aug. 31, 1936.

Remarks.- Crest of spillway is at gage height 3.94 feet. Qage read once daily.

Osge height, In feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

T

8

9

10

11

12

13 '14

16

16

IT

18

19

20

21

88

88

84

88

88

87

88

88

80

81

Oot.

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.12

4.12

4.14

4.14

4. 16

Nor.

4.16

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.. 12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

-

DM,

4.10

4.10

4.12

.13

.13

.12

.12

.12

.12

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

-

4.10

4.10 4.ao

4.10

4.10

4.10

Jan.

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

Feb.

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.14

4.16

4.18

4.16

4.18

4.16

4.10

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.. 14

4.16

4.16

4.16

'-

Mar.

4.14

4.14

4.1.2

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.20

4.40

4.70

4.34

4.70

4.80

4.50

4. SO

4.16

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.20

4.20

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

Apr.

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.06

4.06

4.06

.06

.10

.10

.12

.12

.12

.10

.10

- .10

May

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4 10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

June

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.10

4.10

4.10 '

4.10

4.10

_

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.12

4.14

4.12

4.12

-

July

4.12

_

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.12

_

4.28

4.12

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

_

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4. IS

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.12

4.10)

Aug.

4.08

4.10

4. 08

4.08

4.C8

_

4.C8

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.1"

4.1"

4.1*

4.16

4.11

4.1*5

4.1?

4.1->

4.06

'4.06

4.01

4.C-?

4.0''

4.01

4.0'»

4.10

4.1-}

4.0->

Sept.

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

4.08

_

.

.

_

-

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.06

4.06

4.06

4.06

4.06

4.06

4.06

4.06

4.06

4.06

'4.08

4.06

4.06

4.06
348 DBS MOINES RIVER BASIN

Lake Ahquabi near Indianola, Iowa

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 41°17'20", long. 93°35'25", In NW£ sec. 23, T. 75 N., R. 24 

w., at Lake Ahquabi State Park, 5 miles southwest of Indianola.

Records available.- June 1936 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum' gage height observed during year, 6.22 feet Mar. 15; minimum observed, 

 3.99 feet Oct. 18-22. I'

1936-48: Maximum gage height observed, 9.95 feet June 5,, 1947; minimum observed, 

3.50 feet Dec. 22-25, 1939.

Remarks.- Spillway crest at gage height 5.00 feet. Gage read once daily.

Page height. In feet, water year October,1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

4.07

4.06

4.06

4.15

4.14

4.13

4.12

4.11

4.10

4.09

4.08

4.07

4.07

4.05

4.04

4.02

 4.01

3.99

3.99

3.99

3.99

3.99

4.13

4.17

4.17

4.23

4.22

4.31

4.31

4.30

4.56

Nor.

4.65

4.67

4.67

4.72

4.76

4.76

4.75

4.74

4.73

4.72

4.72

4.71

4.70

4.70

4.77

4.80

4.81

4.81

4.82

4.82

4.84

4.85

4.85

4.85

4.85

4.86

4.86

4.86

4.86

4.85

-

D»0.

4.85

4.85

4.90

5.30

5.29

5.27

5.24

5.21

5.18

5.17

5.161

5.15

5.14L

5.14

5.13

5.13

5.13

5.13

5.13

5.13

5.14

5.14

5.14

5.13

5.13

5.13

5.13

5.13

5.13

5.13

5.13

Jan.

5.13

5.13

5.13

5.13

5.13

5.13

5.14

5.15

5.15

5._15

5.14

5.14

5.14

5.14

5.13

5.10

5.08

5.05

5.03

5.02

5.02

4.98

4.94

4.88

5.14

5.14

5.14

1 5.14

5.14

5.14

5.14

F»b.

5.14

5.14

5.14

5.14

5.14

5.14

5.14

5.14

5.14

5.14

5.14

5.14

5.14

5.14

5.14

5.14

5.14

5.14

5.14

5.14

5.14

5.14

4.95

4.94

4.94

4.94

5.64

5.50

5.24

-

Mar.

5.12

5.07

5.01

4.96

4.94

4.95

4.95

4.94

4.93

4.92

4.92

4.92

4.92

5.52

6.22

5.77

5.52

5.39

6.21

5.66

5.45

5.36

5.28

5.23

5.18

5.18

5.17

5.15

5.14

5.14

5.16

Apr.

5.16

5.14

5.14

5.14

5.14

5.14

5.13

5.13

5.12

5.12

5.11

5.11

5.11

5.11

5.10

5.10

5.10

5.09

5.08

5.07

5.06

'5.TI

5.20

5.20

5.21

5.20

5.20

5.19

5.17

5.16

May

5.15

5.25

5.24

5.23

5.24

5.72

5.45

5.29

5.24

5.22

5.20

5.19

5.18

5.18

5.17

5.16

5.15

5.14

5.13

5.12

5.13

5.12

5.11

5.10

5.09

5.08

5.06

5.04

5.02

5.00

4.98

Juno

4.96

4.95

4.94

4.94

4.93

4.90

4.88

4.86

4.84

4.83

4.82

4.80

4.79

4.78

4.76

4.74

4.73

4.72

4.69

4.68

4.68 4.er

4.66

4.65

4.64

4.63

4.71

4.73

4.73

4.71

July

4.70

4-68

4. 65

4.66

4.66

4.64.

4.63 '

4.62

4.62

4.60

4.59

4.57

4.56

4.59

4.57

4.55

4.53

4.53

4.53

4.52

4.60

4.57

4.55

4.53

4.54

4.52

4.56

4.55

4.57

4.55

4.53

Aug.

,-*-,§!

4.501

4.52

4.50

4.48

4.46

4.45

4.45

4.44

4.43_j

4.42

4.41

4.40

4.39

4.38

4.37

4.35

4.52

4.30

4.29

4.28

4.26

4.23

4.21

4.19

4.17

4.24

4.24

4.23

4.27

4.24

s«pt.

4.23

4.22

4.20

4.19

4.18

4.16

4.14

4.20

4.18

4.21

4.20

4.18

4.15

4.13

4.12

4.10

4.09

4.08

4.07

4.45

4.52

4.F'>

4.4d

4.46

4.44

4.42

4.41

4.40

4.39

4.38

-
DBS MOINKS RIVER BASIN 349

Lake Wapello near Drakesville, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°49'15", long. 92°34'2S", in SE^NWi sec. 34, T,

 70 N. , R. 15 W., at Lake Wapello State Park, 5 miles northwest of Drakesville and 9f 

miles northwest of Bloomfield. Datum of gage is 90.00 feet above datum assumed for 

this lake.

Drainage area.- 7.6 square miles above outlet. 

Records available.- June 1936 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 10.44 feet Mar. 20; minimum, 8.59

 1'eet Oct. 20.

1936-48: Maximum gage height observed, 12.70 feet June 12, 1941; minimum ot<*erved,

7.81 feet Sept. 9-11

gage h 

, 1936.

Remarks . - Crest of spillway is at gage height 10.00 feet. Water is diverted from lake for 

tisn rearing ponds below lake outlet.

Qage height, in feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8.71

8.71

8.7E

8.72

8.72

8.73

8.73

8.73

8.74

8.73

8.72

8.72

8.70

8.69

8.66

8.65

8.64

8.63

8.61

8.59

_

-

-

-

-

.

h8.70

_

-

_

-

Nor.

.

-

h8. 78

-

-

8.77

8.77

8.74

8.72

8.70

8.70

8.70

8.70

8.69

8.70

8.70

8.69

8.69

8.68

8.67

8.67

8.66

8.65

8.65

8.64

8.63

8.63

8.62

8.61

8.61

-

Dec.

8,60

8.60

8.60

6. 68

8,85

8.98

9.09

9.19

9.27

9.29

9.30

9.32

9.33

-

-

h9.30

9.25

9.25

9. 25

9.24

9.24

9.25

9.25

9. £4

9.24

9.24

9.24

9.23

9.23

9. 23

9.24

Jan.

9.24

9.28

9.32

9.35

9.36

9.36

9.36

9.37

9.38

9.39

9.40

9.40

9.40

9.40

9.40

9.39

9.39

9.39

9.39

9.39

9.38

9.38

9.38

9.36

9.36

9.36

9.35

9.33

9.32

9.30

9.29

Feb.

9.E8

9.27

9.27

9.27

9.27

9. "27

9.27

9.26

9.26

9.25

9.25

-

-

-

-

h9.24

.

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

.

~

-

-

-

-

Mar.

hlO.29

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

10.29

10.28

10.34

10.44

10.41

10.32

10.. 21

10.19

10.15

10.12

10.09

10.08

10.05

10.04

10.05

Apr.

10.05

10.05

10.06

10.05

10.05

10.05

10.06

10.07

10.08

10.08

10.08

10.09

10.09

10.09

10.09

10.08

10.07

10.05

10.05

10.05

10.05

10.06

10.06

10.06

10.07

10.08

10.09

10.11

10.11

10.12

-

Hay

10.12

10.12

10.13

10.13

10.13

10.23

10.35

1Q.33

10.26

10.22

10.20

10.18

10.17

10.16

-

.

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

June

.

-

-

-

9.80

9.72

9.70

9.68

9.67

9.65

9.63

9.62

9.61

9.60

9.60

9.60

9.60

9.60

9.60

9.59

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

July

_

9.53

9.53

9.53

9.53

9.51

9.49

9.48

9.47

9.45

9.44

9.41

9.39

9.40

9.40

9.41

9.41

9.41

9.40

9.39

9.39

9.39

9.39

9.39

9.39

9.39

9.42

9.45

9.46

9.48

9.48

Aug.

9.49

9.4T

9.46

9.4f

9.45

9.43

9.3F

9.3S

9.4C

9.4C

9.38

9.36

9.34

9.33

9.30

9.28

9.26

9.24

9.22

9.20

9.18

9.15

9.14

9.12

9.09

9.07

9.05

9.04

9.03

9.01

9.01

Sept.

9.01

9.01

9.00

9.00

8.99

8.98

8.97

8.95

8.95

8.94

8.93

8.93

a. 92

8.90

8.88

8.86

8.85

8.85

8.84

8.82

8.84

8.87

8.89

8.90

8. 90

8.89

8.88

8.87

8.86

8.84

-

h Tape-gage reading.
350 FOX RIVER BASIN 

Pox River at Cantril, Iowa

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°39'20", long. 92°03'30", in SW£ sec. 30, T. 68

 N., H. 10 W., at bridge on State Highway 2, a quarter of a mile upstream from Bone Run 

and 1 mile northeast of Cantril. Datum of gage 3s 657.98 feet (revised) above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 161 square miles.

Records available.- August 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,880 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 16.0

 feet); minimum daily, 0.5 second-foot Feb. 8,- 9; minimum gage height observed, 2.27 

feet Oct. 21-23.

1940-48: Maximum discharge, 16,500 second-feet June 18, 1946 (gage height, 18.94 

feet); no flow Aug. 9-16, Aug. 31 to Sept. 3, 1941.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record 

ana those below 5 second-feet, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.7 

2.7 

2.6

4.0 

4.0

2.9 

2.2 

1.6 

1.6 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

1.1 

1.0

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

.8 

.8 

.3 

2.4 

4.3

4.6 

5.9 

6.5 

6.5 

4.3 

35

Nov.

51 

14 

7.2 

5.7

5.7

4.3 

3.8 

3.3

3.1 

3.5

4.3 

3.8 

3.3 

4.0 

97

26 

10 

5.9 

4.0 

3.3

3.5 

10 

6.5 

5.7 

4.8

5.1 

5.9 

6.9 

5.7 

5.4

Dec.

4.3 

5.4 

18 

1,060 

420

109 

128 

131 hioe

h!02

h95 

h77 

44

34 

28

22 

18 »15 

14 

14

13 

12 

12

11 

10

10 

10 

9 

9 

9 

8

Jan.

8 

10 

12

14 

16

18 

20 

24 

52

60

56 

63 

60 

40 

30

24

20 

14

10 

10

10 

8 

6 

6 

5

5 

4 

3 

3 

2 

2

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

ifaro 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

ber .......................

mber ......................

lender year 1947 .........

ary ........ . .

ember .....................

ter year 1947-48 ..........

Feb.

1 

1 

.9 ».8 

.7

.6 

.6 

.5 

.5 

.6

.6 

1 

1 

2 

8

400 

600 

522 

354 

110

52

50 

75 

82 

86

89 

.,370 

814 

149

Seoondfoot-days

107.3 

322.7 

2,559.7

50,119.0

615 

4,773.0 

7,528 

1,129 

1,431.2 

329.7 

1,240.7 

111.1 

834. 9

20,982.3

Mar.

75 

42 

44

38 

34

43 

42 

44

42 

25

22 

26 

65 

500 

781

346 

»125 

94 

3,180 

715

268 

186 

139 

113 

99

96 

87 

73 

63 

58 

63

Maximum

35 

97

1,060

4,590

63 

1,370 

3,180 

82 

196 

146 

430 

12 

547

3,180

Apr.

83 

51 

43 

40 

37

33 

82 

72 

45 

35

36 

36 

40 

34

30

27 

23 

21 

20 

17

16 

26 

47 

37 

29

25 

55 

60 

28 

21

May

20 

142 

139 

70 

44

196 

h91 

h85 

a88 

h90

h79 

a68 857 ' 

a46 

h36

h34 

h32 

a22 

h!3 

hll

hll 

h8.6 

hB.6 

H7.2 

h5.7

a5. 2 

84.7 

H4.3 

H4.3 

h4J_ 

H4.3

Minimum

0.8 

3.1 

4.3

.8

2 

.5 

22 

16 

4.3 

2.9 

2.7 

.6. 

2.4

.5

June

h3.3

93 

a3 

h2.9 

h2.9

83 

83 

83 

83 

83

83 

83 

hS.l 

h2.9 

h3.3

a3.6 

h4.0 

3.8 

3.1 

3.5

6.2 

6.5 

146 

27 

8.9

20 

17 

21 

7.2 

6.5

Mean

3.46 

10.8 

82.6

137

19.8

165 

243 

37.6 46.2 ~ 

11.0 

40.0 

3.58 

27.8

57.3

July

6.2 

4.0 

2.7 

3.3 

430

70 

23 

15 

\Z 

10

7.6 

9.3 

34 

32 

23

26 

20 

9.6 

7.9 

6.9

7.2

76 

3F 

15 

3?

12?

2? 

110 

2f

15ir

Per 

square 

mile

0.021 

.067 

.513

.851

.123 

1.02 

1.51 

.234 

.287 

.068 

.248 

.022 

.173

.356

Aug.

10 

8 

7 

7 

6

5

4 

4 

4 

3

3 

2 

2 

2 

2

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1

1

1 

12 

5

3 

2 

2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.5

.4

.3 

.3 

.0 

.5

.1 

.9 

.4

.2

.0

.8 

.5 

.4

.1

.1

.0 

.0 

.9 

.9 

.6

.0

.7 

.3 

.4

.2

Sept.

2.4 

3.8 

3.5 

2.9 

2.7

2.6 

2.6 

39 

14 

9.6

8.6 

7.2 

6.2 

5.4 

4.6

4.0 

3.5 

3.1 

2.9 

14

547 

70 

~12 17 

11

8.9 

7.9 

7.2 

5.9 

5.4

 Runoff

Inches

0.02 

.07 

.59

11.57

.14

1.10 

1.74 

.26 

.33 

.08 

.29 

.03 

.19

4.84

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec. -ft.).- Mar. 19 (5 p.m.) sec. -ft.

Acre-feet

213

640 

5,080

99,420

1,220 

9,470 

14,930 

2,240 

2,840 

G54 

2,460 

220 

1,660

41,630

winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated, or computed on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.

h Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight readings.

W°te.- Stage-discharge relation affected toy ice Dec. 14 to Jan. 10, Jan. 14 to Feb. 17, Feb. 

22-25, Mar. 11, 1~2.
POX RIVER BASIN 3S1

Pox River at Wayland, Mo.

Location,- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°23'45", long. 91°35'50", in NW£ sec. 31, T. 65

N., R. 6 W., at bridge on State Highway 4, three-quarters of a mile west of Wayland

and 5 miles downstream from Brush Creek. Datum of gage is 501.52 feet above mean

sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.- 400 square miles. 

Heeords available.- October 1929 to September 1948. February 1922 to September 1929 at

site a miles upstream,

Average discharge.- 19 years (1929-48), 211 second-feet, 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,900 second-feet Mar. 20 (gage heigtt, 18.2

reet); minimum, 1.2 second-feet Oct. 23, 24 (gage height, 1.60 feet).

1929-48: Maximum discharge, 25,000 second-feet June 29, 1933 (gage height, 21.53

feet, from floodmarks); no flow on many days. 

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

which are poor.

Cooperation.- Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water year).- W 785: 1934.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In .second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 29, Mar. 22 to 

May 6, Aug. 12-19)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 29 Mar. 1 to Sept. 30

1.2 

4.2

2.S 

3.3 

4.0

163

266

423

735

10.0

13.0

15.0

15.6

1,970

3,050

4,000

4,420

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.8 114

3.5

4.1

4.9

6.0

10.0

13.5

216

331

516

840

2,220

3,600

14 5

15.0

16.0

16,5

16.9

4,240

4,660

5,960

6,940

7,960

Discharge, in second-feet, water year Octoher 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

9 

9 

9 

9 

12

10 

9 

9 

8 

7

6 

4.8 

4.2 

3.0 

2.6

2.3 

1.9

1.7 

1.5 

1.5

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.9 

3.0

7 

8 

8 

11 

15 

42

Nov.

108 

105 

70 

40 

67

32 

21 

17 

14 

15

23 

21 

15 

15 

190

250 

158 

70 

44 

34

29 

40 

92 

61 

49

37 

34 

36 

40 

38

Dec.

32 

32 

32 

1,530 

2,300

1,180 

707 

445 

310 

149

100 

86 

102 

86 

74

90 

65 

*55 

50 

49

58 

46 

40 

53 

35

34 

30 

36 

37 

32 

31

Jan.

30 

40 

52 

53 

55

58 

56 

65 

232 

320

226 

190

160 

120 

*80

60 

45 

37 

30 

27

25 

23 

21 

20 

20

16 

12 

12 

9 

7 

5

Month

Ootc 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Jami 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr] 

May 

June 

Juls 

Augn 

Sept

WE

mber ......................

lendar year 1947

...

ember .....................

iter year 1947-48. .........

Feb.

5 

5 

5 

5 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

7

15

19 

20 

17 

15

50 

500 

*1,700 

1,400 

1,000

349 

250 

170 

266 

464

451 

1,030 

3,480 

4,310

Secondfoot-days

220.3 

1,765 

7,906

139,582.5

2,106 

15,553 

31,298 

3,287 

4,090 

1,497.5 

14,960 

747.0 

4,719.0

88,148.8

Mar.

1,140 

363 

216 

173 

148

292 

407 

260 

160 

150

110 

90 

80 

139 

1,660

2,400 

906 

407 

4,500 

7,800

6,630 

1,070 

571 

374 

270

224

*216 

170 

136 

114 

122

Maximum

42 

250 

2,300

11,800

320 

4,310 

7,800 

280 

750 

657 

4,910 

100 

1,940

7,800

Apr.

251 

149 

105 

86 

75

69 

168 

280 

156 

106

109 

197 

176 

155

114

92 

74 

59 

53 

46

42

41 

62 

114 

84

69 

74 

109 

100 

72

May

51 

54 

149 

270 

178

176 

750 

660 

260 

172

157 

153 

188 

159 

124

104 

82 

62 

46 

39

35 

35 

32 

28 

24

20 

19 

18 

16 

15 

14

Minimum

1.3 

14 

30

.3

5 

4 80 ' 

41 

14 

4.0 

13 

4.5 

4.0

1.3

June

13 

11 

10 

9

8

7 

6 

5 

5 

4.5

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

6 

7

7 

6 

9 

10

7

23 

16 

657 

242 

139

62 

38 

77 

51 

50

Mean

7.11 

58.8 

255

382

67.9 

536 

1,010 

110 

132 

49.9 

483 

24.1 

157

241

July

28 

20 

14 

13 

1,020

2 , 670 

497 

128 

58 

43

31 

27 

25 

26 

68

57 

46 

50 

33 

25

22 

1,410 

894 

230 

657

4,910 

1,170 

307 

233 

155 

93

Per 

square 

mile

0.018 

.147 

.638

.955

.170 

1.34 

2.52 

.275 

.330 

.125 

1.21 

.060 

.392

.602

Aug.

65 

53 

45 

46 

40

36 

31 

26 

a21 

a20

a!6 

13 

13 

12 

11

10 

10 

10 

9 

8

7 

6 

5 

5 

a4 5

a4.5 

alO 

a35 

a40 

alOO 

a35

Sept.

a 20 

a!5 

a£0 

a!3 

a9

a7 

a7 

a!5 

a80 

129

50 

27 

20 

18 

15

12 

8 

5 

4.0 

4.0

1 ,750 

1,940 

285 

93 

51

34 

25 

22 

21 

20

Runoff

Inches Acre feet

0.02 437 

.16 3,500 

.74 15,680

12.97 276,900

.20 4,180 

1.45 30,850 

2.91 62,080 

.31 6,520 

138 8,110 

.14 2,970 

1.39 29,670 

.07 1,480 

,44 9,360

8.21 174,800

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 see, -ft.).- Feb. 29 (l p.m.) 5,290 sec. -ft.; Mar. 20 (ll p.m.) 11,900

sec. -ft. ; July 26 (5 p.m.) 6,310 sec.-Tt'.

Winter diacharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computejj on basis of weather records and records for Wyaconda 

River above Canton.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice J=m. 12 to Feb. 20, Feb. 22, 2i, Mar. 9-13. Discharge computed from graph based on gage readings Feb. 21, Feb. 24 to Mar. 8, Mar. 14, 15, July 26- 

28, Aug. 12, Sept. 10, 21, 22.
352 BEAR CREEK BASIN

Bear Creek near Maroelllne, 111.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°07 I , long. 91°17', between sees. 20 and 21, T. 7 N., 

H. H w., at bridge on county road 2t mile northeast of Maroelllne, 5? miles upstream 

from White Oak Creek, and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 348 square miles.

Records available.- March 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 11,100 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 

is.IB feet); minimum observed, 0.2 second-foot on many days (gage height, 2.72 feet).

1944-48: Maximum discharge observed, 14,800 second-feet Apr. 11, 1944 (gage height, 

21.91 feet, present datum); minimum observed, 0.1 second-foot Sept. 16, 1947; minimum 

gage height observed, 2.58 feet (present datum) on several days in Ai-fcust 1944.

Remarks.- Records poor. Qage read once daily.

Cooperation.- One discharge measurement furnished by the Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In second-fee t, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

1.1 

1.1 

.5 

al.l 

1,7

1.5 

al.l 

a. 8 

.3 

.3

a. 2 

.Z 

.Z 

a. 2 

.Z

a. 2

a. 2 

a. 2 

a. 2 

.2

.2 

a. 2

a. 2 

.5 

1.7

al.8 

1.9 

a6 

14 

al2 

all

Nov.

338 

aSO 

a20 

7.2 

a8

a8 

a4

1.5 

al.l 

a2

aSO 

10 

a5

a!2 

30

15 

10 

7.9 

7.2 

6.8

a6 

al2 

a8 

all 

alO

a7 

a6 

4.5 

as 

a2

Dec.

a2 

al.5 

a5 

a!8 

a70

aSO 

alio 

alSO 

90 

a60

41 

29 

a24 

a28 

a20

 13 

al2 

al3 

14 

10

9.5 

11 

7.6 

4.5 

a4

6.8 

6.8

a6 

a6 

a6 

6.8

Jan.

aSO 

a40 

aSO 

24 

49

45 

42 

aSO 

aSO 

a250

alOO 

38 

bSO 

a25 

a20

a!5 

b!4 

a!3 

b!2 

blO

a9 

a8 

a7 

a8 

b6

aS 

b4 

a4

b3 

 63 

as

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Aprl 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

nber

 bar .........................

Iradar year 1947 ............

ary

uarv h^::::::::::::::::::::::::: i.. ..........................

rab*r ........................

t»r y»ar 1947-48 ............

F.b.

a3 

as 

as 

as 

b3

a2 

b2 

b2 

a2 

b2

a2 

b2 

a2 

a2 

as

alo 

a34 

alSO 

a450 

also

48 

a38 

46

43 

365

44

1,430 

2,470 

a2,500

Seoondfoot-days

60.8

363. S 815. a

93,858.6

975 

7,494 

40,945 

3,693 

2,775.3 

148.7 

25,473.2 

534.5 

374.1

82,442.3

Mar.

a700 

a!7o 

allO 

79 

79

85 

a450 

alSO 

b70 

bSS

bSO 

a45 

aSO 

alSO 

1,330

1,180 

1,140 

aS, 000 

11,100 

alO,000

aS, 600 

aSSO 

511 

544 

a200

a 80 

109 

102 

96 

allO 

a!20

Apr.

 also 

102 

74 

62 

58

57 

aSOO 

a400 

156 

aSO

102 

90 

alOO 

85 

74

56 

44

37 

35 

a32

30 

36 

57 

46

43

48

aSS 

aSO 

23 

21

MaxlnuB

14 

SO 

130

9,800

260 

3,500 

11,100 

500 

680 

26 

11,000 

40 

139

11,100

Peak discharge (base. 4,000 sec. -ft.).- Mar. 19 (4:10 D

May

21 

a40 

a34 

42 

39

44

85 

a6S

aSO 

alSO

a250 

645 

286 

680 

89

aSO 

aS8 

29 

22 

19

80 

26

14 

11 

a9

7.6 

e.7 

a7 

a6 

aS 

a4

Minima

0.2 

1.1 

Z

.1

3 

2 

45 

21 

4 

1.4 

1.5 

4 

1.7

.2

June

2.9 

a2

al.8 

1.5 

2.5

2.7 

2.1 

2.3 

2.3

2.3

a2 

al.8 

al.5 

al.4 

a2

aS 

alO 

a7 

a6 

5.5

a8 

al5 

a26 

5.8 

a4

aS 

6.8 

4.5 

4.2

5.8

Mean

1.96 

12.1 

86.3

266

31.5 

268 

1,321 

89.8 

89.5 

4.96 

822 

10.5 

12.5

226

July

Z.] 

al.7 

al.5 

1.! 

a400

13,000 

a400 

alSO 

a60 

alOO

a300 

allO 

380 

allO 

11,000

sBO 

SS6 

85 

f03 

3^9

alSO 

a400

en aJ*0

2,eio

OI.COO 

2,470 

544 

716 

aJOO 

390

Aug.

27 

24 

20 

20 

20

14 

12 

11 

10 

8.7

7.9 

7.8 

6.8 

5.8 

a6

5.5

6.1 

5.1 

aS 

aS

6.1 

aS 

aS 

a4 

a4

4.8

5.1 

alO 

a7 

a40 

a7

Prr square 

 lie

0.0056 

.036 

.076

.736

.091 

.770 

3.80 

.258 

.257 

.014 

2.36 

.030 

.036

.649

Sept.

5.1 

a6 

4.8 

a4 

3.2

2.7 

a4

a!3 

a 40 

10

8.3 

a8 

a8 

aS 

a8

aS 

a8 

aS 

7.9 

7.6

alO 

139 

28 

alO 

4.8

2.6

1.9 

1.9 

1.7 

1.7

Runoff in 

inohm

0.006 

.04 

.09

10.009

.10 

.80 

4.38 

.29 

.30 

.02 

2.72 

.03 

.04

8.816

m.). 11,100 sec. -ft.; July 26 (time unknown)

about

* Winter discharge measurement made on thli day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for La Heine 

River at Colmar, 111., and Wyoconda River above Canton, Mo. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WYACONDA RIVER BASIN 353

Wyaconda River above Canton, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder lat. 40°08'30", long. 91'33'SS", in SE* sec. 28, T. 62

miielTwMt'Af p B nt« ge Sn+. aH Hlghwalr 16,- 1 mlle upstream from Sugar Creek and 2 miles west of Canton. Datum of gage is 515.41 feet above mean sea level, datura of

Drainage area.- 393 square miles.

Hecoras available.- October 1932 to September 1948

Average aiscnargeT- 16 years, 231 second-feet. ,««.,.i J.._,__ ...__ ... Mar ^ go ^age height, 24.10

(gage height, 30.00

Remat^;; ReS?r2 s ^ e*°e'p'* tho8e wbelow*10ii second.feet and those for periods of ice eiiect, which are poor.

Cooperation.- Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, exoept periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1-19, Apr. 9 to May 6,

July 29 to Sept. 21)

Oct. 1 to Dec, 5 Dec. 6 to Sept. 30 

|-2 8.6 3.0 29 4.3 135 2.3 2.3 3.2 40 6.5 467

!:! if l\ I -* » i-i j' 3 i'\ J i« 1.940°

5.^-t< Same as following table above \\ \\ *|j ||» f°|f j|«0 

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1943

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

a

8

a

1011 

11

9

a

7 

6

5 

5 

4.8 

4.8 

4.6

4.6 

4.6 

4.4 

4.2 

4.0

4.0 

3.9 

3.9 

4.4 

6

10 

10 

11 

11 

11 

17

Nov.

-.216 

I 276 

92 

47 

42

41 

21 

13 

15

85 

78 

38 

23 

437

654 

199 

98 

62 

47

37 

47 

199 

115 

81

57 

49 

59 

74 

62

Dec.

36 

50 

60 

1,540 

3,240

2,150 

1,030 

817 

308 

124

112 

93 

89 

70 

88

80 61 

69 

62 

56

60 

41 

44 

30 

28

41 

30 

28 

23 

33 

52

Jan.

42 

36 

68 

85 

89

87 

148 

141 

65S 

776

431 

323 

b!70 

»b90 

b60

bSO 

b40 

b50 

b25 

b23

b20 

bl8 

bl6 

b!5 

bl3

b!2 

blO 

b9 

b8 

b6 

b4

Feb.

b4 

b4 

b4 

b4 

b4

b4 

b4 

b4 

b4 

b4

b4 

b4 

b4 

b4 

b4

b4 

»b820 

b780 

b760 

b400

8831. 

g204 

170 

147 

426

440 

1,480 

4,320 

4,420

Month Seoondfoot-days

Ootc 

Nov<

Dec*

Ca

Jami 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr] 

May 

Jun< 

Julj 

Augi 

Sep1

Wi

her

mber ...................... i(

224.2 

,330 

1,545

lendar year 1947 ......... 157,705.5

t&ry

1 ......................... 4

ember ............ ........ j

5,503 

1,762 

>,407 

1,135 

>,87B 

1,398.8 

5,779 

432.5 

,670.9

iter year 1947-48 .......... 37,065. 4

Mar.

1,520 

331 

169 

147 

124

390 

825 

414 

b200 

blSO

bllO 

hltfT 

g202 

g2,240

2,390 

828 

331 

3,320 

6,650

6,360 

3,130 

773 

g363 

g232

»g225 

211 

172 

135 

gl!9 

g!36

Maximum

17 

654 

3,240

12,200

776 

4,420 

6,650 

1,160 

513 

363 

2,480 

76 

1,270

6,650

Apr.

218 

163 

113 

96 

87

79 

gl,160 

g458 

g!42 -g98

gas

g!31 

g!41 

gl49 

gllS

g90 

875 

864 

856 

g50

g43 

g39 

g44 

g52 

g66

859 

g58 

g67

gao

g54

May

g42 

g50

gee

g!41 

gl!2

g98 

g513 

g419 giao

g!25

gl!7 

g!29 

g!48 

g!31 

g!09

g96 

g78 

g56 

g42 

h36

h30 

h29 

h24 

h21 

h!7

h!4 

his 

h!2 

hll 

h9 

h8

June

h7 

he 

he 

he

6

5 

4.8 

4.8 

.6 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3

4.6 

4.B

4.6 

4.1 

4.1 

3.9 

3.7

4.6 

g60 

270 

363 

133

66 

8175 

105 

73 

52

Minimum Mean

3.9 7. S3 

13 111 

23 340

.8 432

4 113 

4 509 

85 1,045 

39 138 

8 92.8 

3.7 46.6 

9 348 

3.3 14.0 

2.7 89.0

2.7 238

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec. -ft.).- Mar. 20 (9 p.m.) 8.020 sec. -ft

July

26 

20 

14 

9 

g580

1,660 

363 

122 

56 

30

40 

17 

14 

17 

64

56 

32 

33 

g38 

g24

g!5 

1,500 

935 

183 

389

2,480 

1,060 

56S 

g285 

g90 

gS9

Per

square 

mile

0.018 

.282 

.865

1.10

.288 

1.30 

2.66 

.351 

.236 

.119 

.885 

.036 

.226

.606

Aug.

g35 

g24 

g!9 

g!8 

g24

g20 

g!4 

g!2 

g!2 

glO

g9

7 

7 

h6

h5 

he 

h6 

h4.8

h4.l

h3.9 

h3.9 

h3.7 

hS.S 

h3.3

h3.5

124 

g76 

g24

Sept.

818 

g9 

S12

ga

g5

g4.6 

g4.3

g!76 

g!41

66 

28 

14 

9 

6

g4.6 

g3.7 

88.1 

g2.9 

g2.7

350 

1,270 

422 

g!02

g34 

g!8 

hl4 

h!2 

hlO

Runoff

Inches An re-feet

0.02 445 

.32 6,600 

1.00 20,920

14.94 312,800

.33 6,950 

1.40 29,280 

3.07 64,280 

.39 8.SOT) 

.27 5,710 

.13 2,770 

1.02 21,380 

.04 858 

.25 5,300

8.24 172,700

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stase-dlscharge relation affected by ice. 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings, 

h Computed from wire-weight gage readings.
354 FABIUS RIVER BASIN

Horth Pabius River at Monticello, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°06'30", long. 91°42'55", in SW^SE^ sec. 6, T. 61 N., 

K. V W., at bridge on State Highway 16, 1 mile south of Monticello and about 19 miles 

upstream from Middle Pabius River. Datum of gage is 540.73 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 452 square miles.

Records available.- February 1922 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 25 years (1923-48), 282 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum.'discharge observed during year, 10,500 second-feet Mar. 20 (gage height, 

24.b1 feet); minimum observed, 4.1 second-feet Aug. 26.

1922-48: Maximum discharge, 17,400 second-feet June 30, 1933 (gage height, 30.8 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 14,000 second-feet; no flow 

on many days.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Gage 

read once daily during low and medium stages, oftener during high stages.

Cooperation.- Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water yeacs).- tf 925: 1937-39(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

8 

3 

4

5

6 

7

9 

10

11 

18 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

80

81 

82 

83 

84 

85

86 

27 

88 

89 

30 

31

Oct.

14 

14 

14 

19 

16

14 

13 

12 

10 

9

8

a 

a

8

aa

a 

ae

a7 

a7 

aS

a6 

6 

5 

5 

10

16 

19 

21 

20 

20 

67

Nov.

768 

404 

'132 

79 

886

92 

52 

40 

34 

28

79 

97 

52 

34 

569

976 

242 

116 

87

71

60 

67 

233 

132 

111

92 

83 

83 

111 

87

Dec.

83 

75 

,71 

2,730 

5,120

1,180 

597 

575 

284 

137

126 

111 

71 

92 

106

87 

 75 

96 

83 

83

67 

67 

60 

52 

67

83 

71 

71 

60 

63 

63

Jan.

79 

106 

106 

111 

111

121 

121 

149 

575

641

453 

357 

200 

*95 

80

90 

80 

60 

45 

30

25 

20 

10 

8 

6

5 

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

Month

Ootc 

Move 

Decs

Ct

Jam 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Augv 

Sepl

Wt

mber ......................

lendar year 1947 

ftry . . .

ii&ry

ember .....................

iter year 1947^48 ....:.....

Feb.

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

14 

40

126 

*1,500 

1,430 

4,400 

1,060

132 

121 

126 

155 

682

414 

1,220 

7,410 

2,340

Seoondfoot-daya

408 

5,097 

12,506

185,765.2

3,709 ' 

21,435 

30,090 

4,918 

3,705 

1,915 

7,646 

398.5 

1,181

93,006.5

Mar.

453 

284 

202 

188 

155

202 

493 

395 

250 

200

150 

137 

145 

155 

161

1,910 

664 

357 

5,560 

9,660

4,580 

1,300 

597 

414 

302

*250 

233 

216 

167 

151 

159

Maximum

67 

976 

5,120

14,800

641 

7,410 

9,660 

1,220 

507 

569 

2,100 

32 

453

9,660

Apr.

233 

199 

135 

84 

90

106 

1,220 

468 

216 

127

127 

191 

208 

216 

159

119 

90 

66 

57 

51

43 

42 

42 

52 

66

71 

63 

169 

135 

73

May

63 

60 

64 

267 

151

127 

507 

478 

133 

175

151 

191 

233 

191 

151

135 

112 

.72 

51

41

36 

32 

30 

27 

24

21 

19 

18 

16 

15 

14

Minimum

5 

28 

52

2.8

5 

5 

137 

42 

14 

7 

14 

4.1 

6

4.1

June

14 

12 

12 

12 

11

10 

10 

10 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

8 

8

f

11 

66 

589 

393

112

67 

250 

112 

58 

63

Mean

13.2 

170 

403

509

120 

739 

971 

164 

120 

63.8 

247 

12.9 

39.4

254

July

33 

24 

19 

15 

1,250

1,0<0 

167 

76 

39 

24

18 

14 

14 

18 

51

37 

29 

31 

20

14

76 

2,100 

593 

124 

69

732 

473 

250 

161 

85 

50

Per 

square 

mile

0.029 

.376 

.892

1.13

.265 

1.63 

2-1L 

.363 

.265 

.141 

.546 

.029 

.087

.562

Peak discharge (base. 6,000 sec. -ft.).- Dao. 5 (3 a.m.) 1)7710 sec. -ft.: Feb. 28

Aug.

32 

24 

19 

27 

30

19

15 

14 

12 

12

. 10 

10

a

9 

9

a

8 

7 

7 

6

6 

6 

5 

5 

4.4

4.1 

11 

14 

18 

21 

18

Sept.

13 

12 

12 

10 

9

a

7 

11 

33 

44

29 

17

14 

12 

10

8

a

8 

7 

6

162 

453 

110 

53 

36

27 

_18

IB 

14

,14

Runoff

Inches Acre-feet

0.03 809 

.42 10,110 

1.03 24,810

15.30 368,400

.31 7,360 

1.76 42,520 

2.48 59,660 

.40 9,750 

.30 7,350 

.16 3,800 

.63 15,170 

.03 790 

.10 2,340

7.65 164,500

(12 m.) 7,970 sec.

* Winter discharge meaeurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 13 to Feb. 15, Mar. 9-11, 13.
PABIUS RIVER BASIN 355

Middle Fabius River near Baring, Mo.

Location,- Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage, lat. 40°19'S5", long. 92°12'50", 

 in NWtNW&sec. 26, T. 64 N., R. 12 W., at bridge on State Highway IS, 1 mile downstream from confluence of North and South Porks and 6 miles north of Baring. Datum 

of gage is 679.69 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 185 square miles.

Records available.- April 1930 to September 1948 (fragmentary prior to October 1934).

Average discharge.- 13 years (1935-48), 108 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,540 second-feet Mar. 20 (gage height, 21.73 

reet j; no flow Aug. 17-27.

1930-48: Maximum discharge, 9,540 second-feet June 16, 1945 (gage height, 25.1 

feet); no flow on many days.

Flood of July 1875 reached a stage of about 27 feet.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect and those below 2T secondreet, which are poor. Wire-weight gage read once daily and used during periods of 

faulty recorder record.

Revisions (water years).- W 80S: 1935. W 855: Drainage area. W 875: 193S-26.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1946 '

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.4

.3

.4

1.5

 1.7

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.9

.8

.7

1.8

4.3

3.2

3.9

450

Nov.

640

142

57

39

74

g41

821 gio

86

g24

864

837

818

850

8546

8308

8137

857

837

g30

g35

97

100

77

60

50

60

90

60

50

-

Dec.

46

46

110

1,930

3,160

783

225

190

108

73

67

61

55

59

59

44

49

*42

33

39

31

29

31

31

24

22

20

21

18

22

22

Jan.

20

26

31

34

38

h36

h37

g62

8445

8350

8230

g250

8137

90

*65

40

30

26

20

15

10

6

4

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Month

October .......................

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar year 1947 .........

January ........................

February ......................

March ......

April .........................

Hay .......... ...............

June ..........................

July .......... . .... .....

August ...... ...

September .....................

ffmter year 1947-46 ..........

Feb.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

5

10

20

250

 500

g557

g275

g!32

g!16

gl!2

146

421

235

1,480

3,980

764

-

-

Secondfoot-days

472.3

3,037

7,450

85,117.6

2,011

9,017

13,988

2,031

1,653.2

402.8

407.3

3.3

5.6

40,478.7

Mar.

142

80

65-

61

55

74

180

158

140

126

105

96

g89

452

1,230

741

210

142

2,880

4,820

g627

g283

g235

g!75

g!20

g!75

 175

94

SI

69

8108

Maximum

450

640

3,160

6,630

445

3,980

4,820

380

319

206

122

.3

.6

4,320

Apr.

g!32

77

56

47

43

40

380

125

58

46

g99

glOO

128

94

65

51

36

£9

25

20

16

19

39

34

21

22

879

8100

g28

822

May

20

49

104

76

51

156

319

116

69

59

75

82

89

62

70

94

44

25

18

13

10

10

8

7

5

4.6

4.3

3.7

3.5

3.2

2.9

Minimum

0.1

6

18

.1

1

1

55

16

2.9

1.0

.3

0

.1

0

June

2.6

2.4

2.4

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.3

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.2

4.1

7

g206

66

27

30

23

4.6

3.9

2.8

Mean

15.2

101

240

233

64.9

311

451

67.7

53.3

13.4

13.1

.106

.193

111

July

1.7

1.5

1.2

.9

.9

.8

.9

.9

.8

.6

.6

.7

122

48

64

16

6

2.6

1.7

1.3

1.4

g38

85

h2.3

al5

856

812

82.4

hi. 2

h.6

h.3

Per 

square 

mile

0.082

.55

1.30

1.26 -

.351

1.68

2.44

.366

.288

.072

.071

.00057

.0010

.600

Aug.

ho. 2

h

h

h

.2

.2

.2

h.2

h.2

h

h

h

,2

,2

.2

h.l

h.l

h

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

c

cc

0

0

c

.1

.2

.3

.2

Sept.

0.3

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.4

.6

.5

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

Runoff

Inches

0.09

.06

1.50

16.55

.40

1.81

2.81

.41

.33

.08

.06

.0007

.001

7.57

Acre-feet

937

6,020

14,780

138,800

3,990

17,880

27,740

4,030

3,280

799

608

6.5

11.5

80,280

Peak d iaehapge (base. 2.600 ego. -ft.). - 

aeo.-rt.j nap. zo {s aim.) 6,540 eeo.-rt.

Dec. 5 (6 a.m.) 3,480 seo.-ft.j Feb. 28 (5:30 a.m.) 4,940

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated, 

g Computed from graph baaed on gage readings. 

J?_P.omputed from wirei-weight gage .readings. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by loe Jan. 14 to Feb. 18, Mar. 9-12.
356 FA0IUS RIVER BASIN

Middle Fabius River near Monticello, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°05'40", long. 91°44'10", in SE^ sec. 12, T. 61 N.,

K. B w., at bridge on State Highway 16, 2j miles southwest of Monticello, Lewis County,

8 miles downstream from Radish Branch, and 17 miles upstream from junction with North

Fabius River.

Drainage area.- 393 square miles. 

Hecoras available.- July 1945 to September 1948. 

gxtremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 5,600 second-feet Mar. 22 (gage height,

1B.U4 feet); minimum, 1.8 second-feet Oct. 22, 23 (gage height, 2.15 feet).

1945-48: Maximum discharge, 16,200 second-feet June 7, 1947 (gage height, 26.28

feet); minimum, 1.6 second-feet Sept. 18, 1947 (gage height, 2.13 feet).

Maximum stage known, 26.6 feet, from floodmark, date Unknown (discharge, 16,800

second-feet). Flood of June 17^ 1945, reached a stage of 23.3 feet, from floodmark. 

Remarks.- Records good above 10 second-feet, fair below, except those fo~ periods of ice

errect, which are poor. Gage read once dally below 10 feet and twice daily above. 

Cooperation.- Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except periods of loe effect 

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 1 Nov. 2 to Sept. 30

2.2 2.2 3.2 32 5.0 232 2.2 2.2 3.4 42 

2.3 3.4 3.4 46 6.0 457 2.4 4.7 3.7 65 

2.5 6 3.7 72 6.4 568 2.6 8 4.0 95 

2.7 11 4.0 101 2.9 16 4.5 157 

3.0 21 4.5 157 3.2 29 5.0 232

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September

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

Oct.

8 

7 

7 

11 

6

7 

6 

6 

7 

7

6 

6 

5 

4.4 

3.4

3.0 

3.0 

2.8 

2.6 

2.1

2 

1.8 

1.8 

2.0 

3.4

7 

9 

8 

10 

12 

31

Nov.

559 

912 

310 

164 

90

61 

46 

42

35 

32

210 

184 

131 

131 

548

1,090 

624 

269 

157 

95

70 

84 

232 

232 

144

90 

79 

101 

101

107

Dec.

90 

79 

74 

1,630 

2,130

2,130 

2,410 

823 

540 

484

215 

164 

107 

101 

95

79 

 113 

101 

90 

74

55 

70 

63 

55 

55

54 

70 

52 

31 

42 

53

Jan.

65 

58 

63 

65 

79

79 

79 

125 

611 

708

680 

680 

450 

 ISO 

95

70 

55 

40 

30 

25

20 

10 

8 

6 

4

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

Feb.

3

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

10 

15

25 

 240 

1,000 

2,210 

1,470

910 

568 

430 

484 

1,580

2,210 

2,370 

2,130 

2,410

Un«+v> Second Bonth foot-days

Ootc 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Jami 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Augv 

Sepl

We

mber ...................... li

198.3 

,930 

,129

lendar year 1947 ......... 164,145

ary ........... t

i

.......................... 1C

ember .....................

,273 

,101 

,944 

,204 

,076 

,765.1 

,325 

282.0 

272.0

iter year 1947-48 .......... 99, 499. 4

liar.

2,840 

457 

289 

232 

164

404 

708 

484 

379 

300

250 

200 

180 

232 

1,500

2,090 

1,360 

645 

4,130 

4,760

4,440 

5,060 

1,440 

512 

355

332 

332 

355 

207 

150 

157

Maximum

31 

1,090 

2,410

14,300

708 

2,410 

5,060 

1,890 

520 

1,020 

2,940 

43 

54

5,060

Apr.

207 

207 

164 

113 

107

431 

1,890 

852 

355 

184

144 

107 

101 

95

95

113 

95 

79 

79 

65

63 

55 

53 

46 

53

63 

55 

55 

177 

101

May

57 

63 

57 

101 

125

95 

164 

520 

457 

144

113 

113 

125 

125 

131

101 

101 

119

63 

51

43 

36 

29 

20 

22

21 

19 

16 

16

14 

13

June

11 

10 

11 

8 

8

7 

7 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

5 

5

5 

5 

8 

4.4 

4.7

36 

125 

1,020 

736 

284

113 

90 

90 

95 

41

Minimum Mean

1.8 6.40 

32 231 

31 391

1.6 450

3 138 

3 624 

150 1,127 

46 207 

13 99.2 

4.4 92.2 

13 333 

3.5 9.10 

2.2 9.07

1.8 272

6.0 457 

8.0 1,030 

10.0 1,680 

13.0 2,890 

17.3 5,120

1948

Jvly

29 

19 

16 

15 

1,420

1,870 

113 

43 

26 

20

16 

14 

13 

50 

355

232 

154 

55 

44 

22

486 

2,940 

1,290 

289 

215

177 

168 

79 

62 

70 

43

Per

square 

mile

0.016 

.58' 

.993

1.15

.351 

1.59 

2.87 

.527 

.25? .23- 

.847 

.023 

.023

.69?

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 sec. -ft.}.- Mar. 1 (12 m. ) 3,630 sec. -ft.; Mar. Z2

Aug.

43 

16 

12 

16 

19

14

8 

19

7 

7

7 

6 

6 

6 

5

5 

5 

4.4 

4.8 

4.3

4.2 

3.9 

3.7 

3.7 

3.5

3.8 

6 

6 

4.7 

14 

14

Sept.

8 

5

5 

5 

4.8

4.7 

3.5 

16 

17 

17

16 

5 

4.0 

3.7 

3.4

3.3 

3.0 

2.9 

2.8 

2.2

54 45- 

15 

7 

4.0

3.7 

2.7 

2.2 

2.6 

3.3

Runoff

Inches Aore-feet

0.02 393 

.66 13,750 

1.15 24,060

15.53 325,600

.40 8,480 

1.71 35,900 

3.31 69,310 

.59 12,310 

.29 6,100 

.26 5,48C? 

.98 20,480 

.03 559 

.03 540

9.43 197,400

(7 a.m.) 5,600 sec. ftr

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Sote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 13 to Feb. 18, Mar. 10-15.
FABIUS RIVER BASIN 357

South Fabius River near Taylor, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°53'50", long. 91°35'00", in NE£ sec. 20, T. 59 

M., H. 6 W., 4? miles southwest of Taylor, 5 miles downstream from Grassy Creek, and 

5.3 miles upstream from confluence with North Fabius River. Datum of gage is 482.91 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1989 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 620 square miles.

Heeoras avanaple.- May 1936 to September 1948. December 1934 to May 1936 at site 4 miles 

downstream.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1935-48), 393 second-feet,

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,830 second-feet Mar. 21 (gage height, 11.88 

reet); minimum, 2.0 second-feet Sept. 20.

1934-48: Maximum discharge, 19,700 second-feet June 8, 1947 (gage height, 19,5 

feet); no flow on many days in 1936, 1940, 1941.

Flood of 1928 reached a stage of 18.49 feet, from floodmark, present site and datum.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those below 20 secondfeet, which are poor.

Cooperation.- Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Hevlsions (water year).- W 825: 1936.

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.4

1.8 

3.7

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except periods of "lee effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 11

to May 10, July 6 to Aug. 5)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 20

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.1 

3.4

2S 

41 

76 

146 

236

3.8 

4.4

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

398

705

1,040

1,670

2,450

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

Hote.- Same as following table above 6.6 

feeFI 

Mar. 21 to Sept. 30

1.3 

3.0 

5

2.4

2.5

2.6 

3.0 169

4.5

6.C

7.C 

8.5

825

1,700

2,450

3,850

10.0 5,550

11.9 7,830

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

. 8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

. 30

31

Oct.

24

23

21

24

25

23

18

15

14

12

11

9

8

8

7

6.

5

5

4.7

4.4

3.9

3.7

3.5

4.4

10

15

12

14

15

16

.55

Nov.

1,050

1,010

688

307

165

91

54

44

41

44

83

243

268

165

693

1,100

898

436

220

131

91

72

76

280

268

173

124

91

70

57

Dec.

54

54 83

2,510

3,450

2,700

3,160

2,120

980

440

265

188

149

119

116

124

*112

100

91

80

68

55

55

49

41

38

36

36

36

36

38

Jan.

189

315

520

288

236

233

243

690

2,000

1,400

1,190

842

602

300

150

200

 170

130

80

60

45

35

25

20

15

10

10

10

10

10

10

. ' "Month

October .......................

Norenber ......................

December ......................

Calendar year 1947 .........

January .........:.............

February ......................

March ............:...,........

ftpril ,... f . ...................

Hay

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

Water year 1947-48 ..........

Feb.

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

25

150

 620

1,200

1,640

1,040

592

311

292

254

272

311

2,270

4,180

2,880

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

419.6

9,033

17,383

261,756.0

10,038

16,177

50,750

13,423

2 QA.A. t S**

3| 653

13,745

721

459

138,745.6

Mar.

2,450

1,340

732

422

319

1,080

1,670

1,010

683

494

229

236

284

236

389

1,820

2,040

1,160

6,260

6,630

7,350

5,790

2,980

1,190

718

 692

692

601

439

317

497

Maximum

55

1,100

3,450

18,800

2,000

4,180

7,350

3,160

237

1,360

2,200

162

85

7,350

Apr.

606

406

302

233

191

169

2,070

3,160

1,900

646

478

454

328

305

290

246

206

169

143

123

106

99

113

106

85

80

85

80

106

138

-

May

111

116

136

101

89

113

128

106

175

206

237

186

148

113

126

166

136

111

80

62

46

36

29

28

26

24

23

23

23

21

19

Minimum

3.5

41

36

.6

' 10

10

229

80

19

7

23

4.2

2.3

2.3

June

18

16

15

15

14

13

13

12

10

9

8

7

7

8

10

14

14

13

10

11

18

21

74

454

1,360

646

221

235

249

138

-

Mean

13.5

301

561

717

324

558

I* 637

447

95.0

122

443

23.3

15.3

379

July

87

60

51

40

722

1,760

770

262

78

31

32

23

154

556

305

253

290

203

96

48

29

590

2,200

1,450

1,220

1,420

392

340

156

82

45

Per 

square 

mile

0.022

.485

.905

1.16

523

900

2 64

1721

.153

.197

.715

'.025

.611

Aug.

28

26

23

24

23

23

23

22

21

19

16

14

14

17

24

22

14

15

14

10

6

4.2

8

6

4.4

4.4

21

13

22

162

78

Sept.

34

32

24

23

20

14

13

85

31

26

22

18

19

15

11

7

5

3.7

2.8

2.3

5

6

4.4

.2

.4

.9

.4

4.9

-

Runoff

Inches Acre-feet

0.03 832

54 17 920

l!o4 34',480

15.70 519,200

.60 19,910

.97 32,090

3.04 100,700

.81 26,620

.18 5,840

.22 7,250

.82 27,260

.04 1,430 

.03 910

8.32 275,200

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 see.-ft.).- Dec. 7 (7 a.m.) 4,070 sec.-ft.t Feb. 27 (11 a.m.) 4,620 

sec.-ft.; Mar. 21 (5 a.m.) 7,830 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 14 to Feb. 18.

911165 O - 50 - 24
358 NORTH RIVER BASIN1 

North River at Bethel, Mo.

long. 92°01', in NE^NW^ sec. 33, T. 59 N. , R . 

at bridge on State Highway 15 at Bethel, 2f miles upstream from Messner Branch.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 39°52 

 10 W. , at bridge on State Highway 15

Datum of gage is 683.37 feet above mean sea level, datura of 1929.

Drainage area.- 58 square miles.

Records available.- April 1930 to September 1948 (fragmentary prior tc August 1936).

Average discharge.- 12 years (1936-48), 42.2 second-feet.

Extremes,- Maximum discharge during year, 4,070 second-feet Mar. 19' (gage height, 16.75 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 0.2 second -foot on many days.

1930-48: Maximum discharge, 6,930 second-feet Apr. 5, 1947 (gage height, 20.9 

feet, from floodmark); no flow on many days.

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 5, 1947, from information by local resident.

Remarks . - Records fair except those for periods of ice effect and those below 5 secondreet, which are poor. Gage read once daily below 5.0 feet and twice daily above.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of ioe effi-it

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-31, Aug. 14-27, Sept. 11-30)

3.8 0.2 4.3 3.8 5.0 41 10.0 922 

3.9 .6 4.4 6 5.4 86 11.5 1,340 

4.0 1.2 4.5 8 6.0 169 13.0 1,840 

4.1 1.8 4.6 12 7.0 330 13.6 2,090 

4.2 2.7 4.8 22 8.5 594

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.4 

.4 

,4

.6 

.8

2.1 

1.6 

1.2 

1.0 

.9

.7 

.5 

.4 

.3 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

43

9.5 

3.5 

2.6 

2.0 

1.6 

85

Nov.

184 

36 

11 

6 

3.7

3.0 

2.5 

2.2 

2.3 

7

76 

36 

12 

12 

342

154 

27 

11 

6 

4.2

3.6 

3.5 

22 

20 

11

8 

5 

3.8 

3.8 

3.3

Dec.

3.0 

2.9

56 

713 

853

126 

312 

309 

39

17

11 

9 

6 

6 

8

6 

6 

5 

*4.7 

4.7

4.2 

5 

4.2 

3.6 

3.4

3.3 

3.2 

3.0 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2

Jan.

3.2

4.6 

11 

12 

14

15

15 

82 

449 

364

140 

133 

184 

176 

41

*13 

3 

2 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

Feb.

1 

1 

1

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1

1 

S 

3 

$

20 

50

*214 

415 

184

199 

41 

9 

5 

22

22

284 

909 

443

Month Secondfoot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ...................... 2

160.5 

021.9 

536.8

lendar year 1947 ......... 32,243.9

ary .... .......... 1

h .............. ....... '

1

ember ......................

674.8 

839 

575 

193.7 

95.1 

358.5 

160.9 

34.6 

8.8

ter year 1947-48 .......... 18,659.6

Peak discharge (base, 600 sec. -ft.).- Dec

sec. -ft. i Mar. 19 (8 p.m.) 4,070 Bee. -ft.; 

* Winter discharge measurement made on tfi 

Note . - Stage-discharge relation affected 

height record Feb. 10-17).

Mar.

46 

40 

32 

27 

18

177 

313 

162 

92 

46

15 

7 

3 

8 

95

441 

328 

74 

2,090 

1,680

381 

449 

313 

276 

63

92 

184 

46 

16 

15 

46

Maximum

85 

342 

853

4,410

449 

909 

2,090 

432 

17 

92 

222 

11 

.8

2,090

Apr.

68 

22

12 

8

7

10 

396 

432 

41 

20

48 

28 

17 

18 

12

8 

6 

4.9 

4.0

3.6

3.2 

3.2

2.9 

3.2 

2.9

2.8 

2.3 

2.4 

2.6 

2.7

May

2.3 

3.3 

2.5 

2.4 

2.9

2.9 

2.5

2.7 

7 

6

3.8 

3.2 

2.7 

2.5

4.7

6 

17 

4.9 

2.8 

2.1

1.8 

1.5 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2

.8 

1.0 

.6 

.5 

.5 

.5

June

0.5 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.4

.4 

.4 

.5 

.5 

.5

22

58 

31 

92 

41

63 

27 

11 

3.7 

2.3

Minimum Mean

0.2 5.18 

2.2 34.1 . 

2.9 81.8

0 88.3

1 54.0 

1 97.9 

3 244 

2.3 39.6 

.5 3.07 

.3 12.0 

.7 37.4 

.2 1.12 

.2 .29

.2 51.0

. 5 (11:30 a.m.) 1,110 seo.-f 

&pr. 8 (l a.m.) 652 sec. -ft. 

Is day. 

by Ice Jan. 16 to Feb. 18, Ha

July

1.4 

1.2 

1.0 

1.0 

144

170 

17 

4.2 

2.3 

1.4

1.1 

.8 

.7 

13 

162

46 

8 

3.3

1.5 

1.4

1.3 

87 

165 

27 

20

22Z 

41 

9 

3.8 

2.0 

1.5

Per 

square 

mile

0.089 

.588 

1.41

1.52

.931 

1.69 

4.21 

.686 

.053 

.207 

.645 

.019 

. 0050

.879

t.j Feh. 

p. 2, 3,

Aug.

1.0 

.8 

.5 

.5 

.4

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.4 

.5

11 

6

2.4 

1.1 

,8 

.5 

,3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

2.9 

1.0 

.5 

.4 

.4-

Sept.

0.3 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2

.7 

.8 

.5

.4 

.2 

.3

.3 

.2

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.4 

.4 

.2 

.2

.4 

.3

.4 

.2

.2

Runoff

Inches

0.10 

.66 

1.63

20.68

1.07 

1.82 

4.86 

.77 

.06 

.23 

.74 

.02 

.006

11.97

Acre-feet

318 

2,030 

5,030

63,960

3,320 

5,630 

15,020 

2,370 

189 

711 

2,300 

69 

17

37,000

28 (7 p.m.) 1,080 

11-14 (no gage-
NORTH RIVER BASIN

North River at Palmyra, Mo.

Location - Staff gage, lat. 39M9'05", long. 91°31'15", In SE^-SWi sec. 13, T. 58 N. , R. 6 

W., 5U feet upstream from city waterworks dam, 1,000 feet upstream from bri,dge on U. S. 

Highways 24 and 61, half a mile north of Palmyra, and 7 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage Is 464.81 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Drainage area.- 373 square miles.

Kecords available.- December 1934 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1935-48), 257 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,490 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 18.84 

feet); minimum observed, 2.5 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 9.87 feet).

1934-48: Maximum discharge, 27,400 second-feet Apr. 11, 1944 (gage height, 22.96 

feet, site then In use), from rating curve extended above 15,000 second-feet; no flow 

on many days In 1936, 1941.

Maximum stage known, about 28.0 feet, from floodmarks, date unknown.

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read once daily at low stages and twice dally at high stages. 

water diverted from pool above dam by city of Palmyra.

Cooperation.- Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of backwater

from Ice or Mississippi River

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 5-15, Aug. 5 to Sept. 30)

9.85 1.5 10.05 27 10.4 152 11.8 1,300 

9.9 3.5 10.1 40 10.5 204 13.0 2.60O 

9.95 9 10.2 70 10.7 325 14.0 3,730 

10.0 17 10.3 107 11.1 625 16.0 5,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

17

12 

11 

14 

11

11 

9 

9

11 

9

8 

8 

7

7 

6

d5 

d5

as

d4 

d4

d4 

43 

d3 

d3 

37

34

37 

94 

84 

64 

49

Nov.

574 

652 

408 

148 

64

32 

19 

15 

12 

9

216 

120 

46 

43 

602

430 

188 

d80 

64 

d48

d42 die

67 

64

61

61 

52 

49 

43 

43

Dec.

37 

37 

58 

4,450 

2,720

437 

4,150 

2,600 

625 

287

148 

94 

84 

77 

67

64 

»58 

55 

52 

46

4! 

4! 

40 

37 

34

34 

34

32 

32 

32 

29

Jan.

49 

52 

43 

37 

34

43 

52 

229 

2,830 

1,360

474 

256 

152 

»100 

60

40 

30 

20 

12 

7

5 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

Feb.

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

46

*176 

564 

512 

535 

319

152 

102 

77 

245 

256

444

345

3,620 

1,300

UA«+W Sfcccnd 

Month footways

Octe 

Hove

Deoe

Ce

Jam 

Febi 

Marc

&

Jun« 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

We

ober ...................

4

16

585 

,490 

,536

ilendar year 1947 ......... 173,185.4

arv . . . - S

........................... 1

.......................... 7

ember .....................

,915 

,755 

,190 

,118 

,085 

,526 

,736 

,429 

480.5

tier year 1947-48. ......... 88,845.5

Mar.

481 

400 

320 

281 

227

2,830 

1,720 758» 

300 

162

100 

80 

60 

91 

498

1,200 

512 

393 

5,760

4,160

1,820 

cl,200 

0800 

0600 

c450

0400 

c370 

339 

221 

183 

474

Maximum

94 

852 

4,450

11,500

2,830 

3,620 

5,760 

1,340 

437 

472 

1,330 

306 

120

5,760

Apr.

339 

221 

173 

148 

134

120 

102 

1,340 

543 

250

148 

125 

143 

152 

138

116 

102 

91 

64 

74

70 

67 

70 

61 

55

61 

67 

d50 

40 

d34

May

d30 

319 

162 

120 

130

102 

102 

88 

74 

125

437 

294 

157 

102

210

112 

84 

64 

52 

49

43 

34 

32 

29 

25

22 

20 

19 

17 

17 

14

June

14 

12 

9 

8 

8

8 

S 

7 

6 

4.5

4.5 

3.5

3.5 

3.5 

6

6 

4.5 

3.0 

6 

6

32 

34 

40 

37 

472

457 

157 

88 

46 

32

Minimum Mean

3 18.9 

9 150 

29 533

.8 474

3 191 

3 302 

60 877 

34 171 

14 99.5 

3 50.9 

14 250 

11 46.1 

2.5 16.0

2.5 226.0

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 sec. -ft.).- Dec. 4 (4 p.m.) 6,130 sec. -ft.

July

25 

19 

15 

14 

1,330

987 

210 

102 

64 

43

34 

91 

332 

804 

712

474 

157

102 

77 

55

49 

520 

239 

130 

91

584 

227 

102 

64 

46 

37

Per 

square 

mile

0.051 

.402 

1.41

1.27

.512

.810 

2.35 

.458 

.267 

.136 

.670 

.124 

.043

.606

} Dec. 7

Aug.

32 

29 

43

306 

91

43 

38 

25 

20 

19

19 

17 

17 

157

77

29 

25 

20 

19 

19

17 

15 

14 

12 

11

11 

148 

74 

37 

27 

a24

Sept.

20

17 

14 

12 

11

11 

9 

25 

120 

5&

27 

22

19 

15

12

11 

8 

7 

6 

4.5

9 

12 

7 

6 

4.5

4.5 

3.5 

3.0 

3.0 

2.5

Runoff

Inches

0.06 

.45 

1.65

17.27

.59 

.67 

2.71 

.51 

.31 

.15 

.77 

.14 

.05

8.26

(7 p.m.

Acre-feet

1,160 

8,910 

32,800

343,400

11,730 

17,370 

53,930 

10,150 

6,120 

3,030 

15,340 

2,830 

953

164,300

) 5,800

.._-.-.,_.. , _. . _.. - . ..... . ,- , ., -,800 sec.-ft.j Mar. 19 (6 p.m.) 8,490

sec.-ft.; Mar. 22 (ll p.m.) 4,900 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

c Backwater from Mississippi River; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measuremert, 

weather records, and stage of Mississippi River at Hannibal.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, and records for adjacent stations.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 14 to Feb. 14, Mar. 2, 3, 11-13.
360 BfiAR CREEK BASIN

Bear Creek at Hannibal, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°40'43", long. 91°24'41", in SEfNWi sec. 1, T. 56 

 N., H. 5 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 61, at Hannibal, and 4f miles upstream from

mouth. Datum of gage is 510.91 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior .to

Mar. 25, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 31 square miles (revised).

Records available.- December 1938 to September 1942, November 1947 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 2,090 second-feet Apr. 7 (gfete height, 7.39 

reet) j minimum, 0.3 second-foot Sept. 20.

1938-42, 1947-48: Maximum discharge, 5,070 second-feet Aug. 5, 1940 (gage height, 

9.86 feet); no flow on many days.

Flood of July 13, 1937, reached a stage of 10.8 feet, from graph lised on gage 

readings (discharge, 6,050 second-feet).

Remarks,- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Prior 

to war. 25 gage read once dally.

Cooperation.- Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

32 

23 

24 

25

28 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

tO. 6

Nov.

10 

10 

44 

10

10 

44 

44 

44 

10

2.0

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

1.7 

1.7

1.7 

1.7 

2.0 

1.7 

1.4

Dec.

1.7 

2.0 

2.7 

21 

9

5 

g82 

13 

6 

4.4

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.0 

3.2

*2.5 

2.5 

3.2 

3.0 

3.2

3.2 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

2.3

2.7 

2.5 

2.3 

3.2 

d3.2 

3.2

Jan.

g45 

62 

30 

7 

10

11 

6 

g26 

8 

9

7 

4.4 »9 

6 

5

4.4 

3 

3 

2

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

Month

Ootc 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Hare 

Aprl 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augv 

Sept

Th

mber 7-2 

mber . . .

lendar year 

ary

h .........................

1 .........................

st ........................

ember .....................

e period ..................

Feb.

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

3 

5 

10

 90 

*11 

18 

18 

18

18 

9 

3.5 

20 

15

21 

246 

28 

10

Secondfoot-days

252.7 

208.6

.

269.8 

555.5 

1,085 

868.3 

438.2 

171.4 

394.3 

181.1 

41.3

_

Mar.

7 

9 

11 

15 

18

g!40 

gSO 

20 

14 

12

8 

5 

2 

4 

g72

gse

27 

g20 

g80 

g27

g77 

g43 

glOl 

g33 *23

38 

26 

19 

18 

17 

81

Maximum

44 

82

.

62 

246 

140 

502 

99 

40 

153 

79 

11

_

Apr.

27 

19 

16 

15 

15

18 

502 

34 

22 

18

20 

17 

22 

17 

14

11 

8 

8 

7 

6

6 

6 

6 

5 

4.7

6 

6 

4.4 

4.1 

4.1

May

30 

40 

9 

7 

8

48 

25 

14 

11 

8

9 

33

20 

12 

99

18 

7 

5 

3.8 

3.6

3.3

2.9 

2.5 

2.3 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

. 2.2 

2.0 

1.8

Minimum

1.4 

1.7

_

1 

1 

2 

4.1 

1.8 

1.4 

1.8 

.5 

.5

_

June

1.8 

1.9 

1.9 

1.6 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.9 

1.8 

1.8

40 

8 

4.7 

3.6 

36

21 

15 

4.4 

3.6 

2.7

Mean

10.5 

6.73

.

8.70 

19.2 

35.0 

28.9 

14.1 

5.71 

12.7 

5.84 

1.38

_

July

2.3 

2.0 

1.8 

2.3

30

7 

3.3 

2.5 

2.3 

2.3

3.6

2.2 

2.2 

3.1 

13

4.7 

2.3 

2.0 

2.3 

2.0

2.0 

153 

7 

3.4

76

41 

7 

4.0 

3.1 

2.6 

2.0

Per 

square 

mile

0.33E 

.217

.

.281 

.61S 

1.13 

.932 

.455 

.184 

.41C 

.188 

.045

_

Aug.

1.6 

1.5 

1.5 

33 

4.0

2.8 

1.8 

1.6 

1.5 

1.3

1.3 

1.2 

7 

2.0 

1^2

1.2 

1.0 

.9 

.7 

.7

.5 

.5 

hl.O 

hl.O 

h.6

g79 

823 

h2.2 

h2.2 

h2.0 

hi. 3

Sept.

hl.O 

hi. 3 

hi. 3 

hl.O 

h.6

a. 8 

hl.O 

11 

2.6 

1.3

1.2 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

.9

.9 

.9 

.7 

.6 

.5

1.3 

1.2 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.2

Runoff

Inches

0.30 

.25

.

.32 

.67 

1.30 

1.04 

.52 

.21 

.47 

.22 

.05

_

Peak discharge (baae. 1,500 see. -ft. ^.- Aftr. 7 (3 a.m.) 2,090 see. -ft.

Aore-feet

501 

414

-

535 

1,100 

2,150 

1,720 

865 

340 

782 

359 

82

8,850

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Result of discharge measurement.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

d Doubtful gage-height record! discharge Interpolated.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

h Computed from wire-weight gage readings. A

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 17 to Feb. 15, Feb. 17, Mar. 2, 3, ll-i*.
SALT RIVER BASIN 

Salt River near Shelbina, Mo.

361

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°44 I , long. 92"01i, in SW^NEi sec. 17, T. 57 N., 

H..10 W., at bridge on State Highway 15, 3 miles north of Shelbina and 15 milera upstream from Black Creek. Datum of gage is 664.58 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area.- 481 square miles.

Records available.- April 1930 to September 1948 (fragmentary prior to March 1934).

Average discharge.- 14 years (1934-48), 300 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,920 second-feet Mar. 20 (gage height, 17.80 

reet;); minimum, 1.7 second-feet Oct. 24.

1930-48: Maximum discharge, 23,000. second-feet June 7, 1947 (gage height, 27.4 

feet); no flow on many days.

Maximum stage known prior to June 1947, 23.54 feet in June 1928, from floodmarks 

(discharge, 18,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 16,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, and those below 20 second- 

 feet, which are poor.

Rating tables, water yeas 1947-48, except periods of lee effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 20 Mar. 21 to Sept. 30

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

0.9

2.0

4.5

8

15

26

3.7 

3.9 

4.2 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

40

78

150

243

457

846

8.0 1,660

12.5 3,680

15.0 5,160

17.3 7,340

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

2.5

6.5

13

21

31

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

4.4 

5.0

44

78

120

230

457

Note.- Same as preceding 

table above 4.8 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1943

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

80

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

4.2

4.5

4.5

14

20

22

8

4.5

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

3.0

3.5

3. &

29

27

26

53

127

Nov.

332

254

184

1.02

60

34

54

44

28

19

33

93

98

93

332

827

524

21C

102

66

53

51

163

219

158

105

74

66

66

72

-

Dec.

41

53

110

1,410

2,300

3,780

2,830

1,920

820

286

172

134

91

78

107

62

72

82

 64

56

51

40

45

39

29

36

29

2S

b22

h20

b!7

Jan.

b!6

15

30

56

64

74

87

275

1.120

L.490

1,080

r 697

b450

b270

161

 142

82

70

51

33

29

20

15

12

9

8

7

6

4.8

4.8

4.8

Month

October .......................

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar year 1947 .........

January .......................

February ......................'

March .........................

April .........................

May...........................

Juno ..........................

July ...........................

August ........................

September .....................

Water year 1947-48 ..........

Feb.

4.8

4.8

4.8

5

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.2

78

308

942

1,200

942

b400

b!60

b!40

153

172

284

975

2,090

3,990

_

-

Secondfoot-days

387.6

4,510

14,821

226,720.1

6,383.4

U

QQQ « t oyy *c

43,914

5,383

2,943

5,342.1

9

01 a 

; O1O

645.0

278.6

106,324.9

Mar.

2,740

1,080

560

341

240

580

1,240

1,040

620

388

b!60

bllS

blOO

117

620

1,580

2,050

1,040

2,650

6,710

7,340

4,610

2,520

1,750

734

540

1,040

678

295

206

230

Maximum

127

827

3.78C

18.60C

1,49C

3.99C

7,34C

1,41C

46]

1.45C

1.32C

13C6"

7.34C

Apr.

259

192

138

102

88

78

.354

1,410

734

251

167

200

175

175

148

116

92

71

58

46

40

35

34

40

44

39

41

76

122

58

May

41

54

118

105

82

82

232

461

212

153

120

125

122

113

113

330

164

96

54

32

23

20

18

14

12

10

10

8

8

7

6

Minimum

1.8

19

17

0

4.8

3.8

100

34

6

3.7

12

4.1

2.5

1.6

June

6

6

5

5

5

4.9

4.5

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.1

4.5

0

8

6

6

10

243

515

1,450

1,450

942

302

175

84

69

Mean

12.5

150

478

621

206

410

1,417

179

QA y% *9Q

178

317n« Q

9\29

291

July

67

43

25

35

399

251

78

35

20

15

12

12

752

1,280

1,120

865

328

116

, 65

44

29

307

1,320

1,040

580

275

297

233

98

47

30

Per 

square 

mile

0.026

.312

.994

1.29

.428

.852

2.95

.372

.197

.370

 659

043

!oi9

.605

Aug.

21

1

1

1_

6

3

S

13

10

8

8

8

7

4

3

S

S

3

4

19

16

1 1

S

S

4.5

4.1 1.1 1.1 1.1

4.1

13

2

10

13

4

3

3

0

3

24

Sept.

16

12

11

9

7

6

5

67

17

12

8

7

5

3.7

2.5

2.5

2.9

4.5

4.9

4.9

6

6

10

15

10

7

8

4.5

3.3

2.9

Runcff

Inches

0.03

.35

1.15

17.54

.49

.92

3.40

.42

.23

.41

.76

.05

.02

8.23

A-i re-feet

769

8,950

29,400

449,700

12,660

23,600

87,100

10,680

5,840

10,600

19,470

1,280

553

210,900

Peak discharge (base. 3.000 sec.-ft.).- Dec. 6 (12 m.) 3,940 sec.-ft.j Feb. 29 (3:30 p.m.) 4,270 sec.-ft.5 " Mar. zo (iz p.m.) 7,920 sec.-ft. 

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
362 SAM? RIVER BASIN

Salt River near Monroe City, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°32'25", long. 91°40'20", in NE^-NWi sec. 22, T. 55 

N. , K. 7 W. , at county highway bridge at Joanna, 2,500 feet downstream from Indian 

Creek, 2 miles upstream from Lick Creek, and 8 miles southeast of Monroe City. Datum 

of gage is 520.04 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 2,230 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes . - Maximum discharge during year, 16,500 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 16.20 

reetj ; minimum, 9 second-feet Oct. 24 (gage height, 2.32 feet).

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 49,700- second-feet Apr. 24, 1944 (gage height, 30.34 

feet); minimum, 1.0 second-foot Aug. 15, 16, 23, 24, 1941 (gage height, 2.15 feet).

Flood in June 1928 reached a stage of about 36 feet, from information by local 

residents .

Remarks . - Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct

55 

51 

43 

46 

41

36 

31 

44

87

67

51 

40 

33 

28 

26

22 

21 

20 

18 

17

13 

13 

12 

10 

18

33 

41 

63 

47 

51

Nov.

930 

995 

598 

390

276

187 

137 

98 

75

75

186 

375 

281 

211 

650

1 , 530 

1,740 

1,120 

591 

345

238 

180

158 

151 

295

276 

256 

194 

158

130

Dec.

Ill

114 

105 

4,160 

9,350

6,940

7,070 

6,190 

3,510 

1,700

810 

517 

385

315 

261

207 

238 

207 

*194 

187

161 

1E4 

144

120 

124

117 

108 

98 

95 

92 

89

Jan.

144

252 

290 

355 

375

406 

511 

1,600 

6,550 

5,950

4,170 

2 , 540 

1,530 

g751 

550

450 

*400 

330 

250 

180

lEO 

130 

110 

100 

95

90 

85

80 

75 

70 

65.

Feb

60 

55 

55 

50 

50

50 

45 

45 

45 

45

40 

40 

40 

50 

80

200 

1,500 

4,500 

*3,510 

g2,340

gl,570 

gl.050 

780 

643 

802

1,320 

5,200 

15,000 

10,100

M°nth foot-Says

Octc 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Jauu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..... ................. 1

mber ........ - . 43

lendar year 194

 uary . . 

h

7

28 

49

. 156 

16

..................... . . . 12

................. ... 7

St . . . *

ember . . ...... ..... ... 2

,103 

,826 

,883

,835.8

,634 

,265 

,555 

,191 

,336 

,977 

,756 

,632 

511

ter year 1947-48. ......... 369,669

Mar.

6,680 

10,900 

8,600 

3,730 

1,740

3,190 

7,070 

5,230 

2,890 

1,660

g780 

650 

600 

630 

908

2,890

3,730 

3,510 

5,040 

12,300

13,000 

16,000 

15,800 

10,400 

5,470

2,990 

2,990 

3,190 

*1,920 

1,120 

947

Maximum

87 

1,740 

9,350

31,500

6,550 

15,000 

16,000 

1,880 

971 

2,020 

4,060 

1,100 

682

16,000

Apr.

1,360 i.oio

730 

559 

401

375 

1,750 

1,040 

1,880 

1,120

676 

487 

529 

499 

487

d450 

d425

d360 

d300 

d250

d2l5 

dl80 

h!61 

h!47 

h!44

h!34 

h!30 

h!27 

h!21 

g!44

May

g541 

g484 

g572 

g656 

g535

g469 

g457 

487 

702

505

915 

971 

662 

481 

457

511 

802 

505 

380 

276

191 

147 

117 

92 

81

70 

63 

59 

55 

49 

44

June

41

40 

39 

36

33

29

28 

27 

26 

23

21 

20 

18 

17 

16

17 

16 

17

18 

17

19 

25 

31 

401 

1,880

2,020 

1,610 

751 

451 

290

Minimum Mean

10 35.6 

75 428 

89 1,416

4.4 2,249

65 924 

40 1,699 

600 5,050 

121 540 

44 398 

16 266 

101 1,089 

21 149 

14 83.7

10 1,010

Jily

194 

134 

108 

101 

479

2,340 

1,530 

565 

276 

218

147

201 

726 

960 

1,970

1,700 

1,660 

900 

423 

266

256 

3,390

4,060 

3,950 

1,740

1,480 

1,480 

1,240 

630 

390 

242

Per 

square 

mile

0.016 

.192 

.635

1.01

.414 

.762 

2.26 

.242 

.178 

.119 

.4£8 .oei

.038

.453

Aug.

168

137 

111 

671 

233

144 

127 

101 

78 

67

57 

g49 

g94 

1,100 

325

151 

98

73 

61

51

41 

36 

29 

26 

22

21 

26 

46 

141 

172 

176

Sept.

108 

78 

61 

57 

49

40 

34 

129 

682 

465

202 

130 

81 

55 

39

32 

26 

22 

20 

18

19 

18 

18 

17 

18

23 

20 

19 

17 

14

Runoff

Inches

0.02 

.21 

.73

13.68

.48

.82 

2.61 

.27 

.21 

.13 

.56 

.08 

.04

6,16

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 28 (7:30 a.m.) 16,500 sec. -ft.; Mar. 22

Acre-feet

2,190 

25,440 

87,040

1,628,000

56,790 

97,720 

310,500 

32,110 

24,470 

15,820 

66,950 

9,190 

4,980

733,200

1 p.m.)

and Mar. 23 (12:30 p.m.) 16,200 sec. -'ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for adjacent stations. 

g Computed from graph based on wire-weight gage readings. 

h Computed from wire-weight gage readings. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affecbed by ice Jan. 15 to Feb. 18. Mar. 12. is.
SALT RIVER BASIN 363

Salt River near New London, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, 1st. 39 0 36'44", long. 91°24 I 30", in NE^NWi sec. 36, T. 

JjB N. , R. 5 W., 250 feet upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 61, 2 miles nortt of 

New London, and 8 miles upstream from Spencer Creek. Datum of gage is 477.03 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 i

Drainage area.- 2,480 square miles.

Records available,- February 1922 to September 1948.

'Average discharge,- 26 years, 1,694 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,800 second-feet Mar. 23 (gage height, 16.96 

reet); minimum, 16 second-feet Dot, 22, 23 (gage height, 1.07 feet).

1922-48: Maximum discharge, 58,700 second-feet June 21, 1928 (gage height, £8.8 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 51,000 second-feet; no flow 

Aug. 3-14, 1934, Aug. 21 to Sept, 1, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except periods of lee effect 

(gage height, in feet, and diaeharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 26 to Aug. 14)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 17 Nov. 18 to Sept. 30

1.0 8 1.4 87 3.0 722 1.0 9 1.8 204 7.5 

1.1 19 1.5 118 4.0 1,200 1.1 21 2.7 534 10.0 

1.2 37 1.7 186 5.1 1,840 1.2 41 3.5 876 13.5 

1.3 60 2.0 298 1.3 62 4.8 1,590 16.7 

1.5 112 6.0 2,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

S

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

Oct.

106 

90 

76 

74 

65

60 

52 

48 

42 

65

90 

76 

60 

51 

44

37 

22 

28 

24 

21

18 

17 

17 

18 

24

26 

28 

30 

23 

53 

84

Nov.

110 

1,100 

931 

610 

427

314 

222 

168 

134

112

99 

176 

422 

230 

275

1,140 

1,780 

1,470 

900 

554

364 

266 

204 

178 

168

291 

287 

270 

218 

181

Dec.

159

146 

146 

791 

9,480

8,100 

6,550 

7,450 

4,470 

2,480

1,270 

741

554 

438 

356

*291 

248 

259 

228 

214

204 

181 

165 

156 

149

140 

137 

129 

123 

123 

123

Jan.

178 

284 

345 

367 

423

446

487 

850 

5,260 

6,670

4,910 

3,080 

*1,970 

1,300 

800 '

600 

500 

400 

250 

260

200 

170 

140 

125 

115

105 

100 

95 

90

as

80

Feb.

80 

75 

70 

65 

65

65 

65 

60 

60 

60

60 

55 

55 

55 

55

*150 

850 

3,000 

4,500 

2,900

2,040 

1,400 

1,000 

853 

1,000

1,440

3,320 

14,200 

11,800

Month SecondMontn foot-days

Octc 

Nov<

Decc

Ci

Jam 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Augi 

Sep

W

smber ......................

ilendar year 1947 

imry ....

1,490 

13,702 

46,011

......... 901,025

ist ........................

tember .....................

30,785 

49,398 

68,857 

20,387 

15,229 

8,962 

36,487 

5,134 

2.796

iter year 1947-48 .. ....... 299,238

Mar.

7,840 

10,500 

10,800 

5,350 

2,400

2,820 

7,580 

6,430 

3,650 

2,180

1,400 

1,100 

850 

763 

974

2,300 

3,750 

3,950 

3,620 

10,600

11,800 

15,200 

16,100 

13,400 

*?,580

3,850 

3,350 

3,350 

2,480 

1,590 

1,300

Maximum

106 

1,780 

9,480

31,000

6,670 

14,200 

16,100 

2,170 

1,160 

2,820 

4,250 

.655 

574

16,100

Apr.

1,330 

1,380 

1,050 

808 

634

554 

2,170 

1,500 

1,590 

1,590

1,050 

741 

614 

676 

614

574 

514 

434 

364 

305

259 

235 

211 

191 

178

174 

168 

165 

162 

152

May

1 

1

Minimum

17 

99 

123

10

80 

55

763 

152 

62 

27

143 

28 

20

17

Peak discharge (base, 25,000 sec . -f t . ) . - No peak above base.

235 

594 

594

830 

741

634

574 

594 

741 

741

720 

160 

000 

741 

698

634 

698 

830 

534 

427

316 

235 

184 

156 

126

109 

94 

84 

74 

69 

62

June

58 

54 

49 

47 

43

41 

39 

37 

36 

32

30 

28 

27 

27

27

28 

27 

30 

28 

27

43

54 

47 

41 

807

2,820 

1,900 

1,380 

698 

457

Mean

48.1 

457 

1,484

2,469

993 

1,703 

5,447 

680 

491 

299 

1,177 

166 

93.2

1,091

July

305 

214 

165 

149 

191

1,780 

1,900 

1,030 

484 

273

360 

194 

578 

1,050 

1,710

1,840 

1,590 

1,320 

698 

408

291 

2,570 

4,250 

4,250 

2,400

1,710 

1,380 

1,590 

876 

554 

367

Per 

square 

mile

0.019 

.184 

,598

.996

.400 

.687 

2.20 

.274 

.198 

.121 

.475 

.067 

.028

.440

3,750 

6,550 

11,400

16,300

Aug.

248 

188 

152 

397 

614

245 

181 

156 

126 

107

86 

72 

112 

495 

655

256 

152 

102 

79 

64

56 

52 

45 

39

34

28 

41 

45 

37 

101 

159

Sept.

168 

126 

94 

72 

60

56 

49 

54 

160 

574

364 

207 

152 

107 

81

64 

52 

41 

36 

30

30 

28 

27 

25 

23

22 

20 

22

25 

27

Runoff

Inches

0.02 

.21 

.69

13.51

.46 

.74 

2.53 

.31 

,23 

.13 

.55 

.08 

.04

5.99

Acre-feet

2,960 

27,180 

91,260

1,787,000

61,060 

97,980 

334,900 

40,440 

30,210 

17,780 

72,370 

10,180 

5,550

791,900

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 14 to Feb. 19, Feb. Z2, 23, Mar. 11-13. Discharge computed from graph based on wire-weight gage readings Dec. 5-16, F<5b. 29 to Mar. 10, Mar. 

14, 15, 19-21, 24-26, Apr. 7-28, July 22-25.
SAIJT RIVER BASIN

South Fork Salt River at Santa Fe, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage, lat. 39°21 I 45", long. 91°49'05", in

 HW^NE-j sec. 20, T. 53 N. , R. 8 W., at county highway bridge, a quarter of a mile south 

of Santa Pe and 1 mile upstream from Elm Creek. Datum of gage is 613.05 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 298 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,570 second-feet Mar. 23 (gage height, 9.30

 feet); no flow Oct. 24.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 13,100 second-feet Apr. 23, 1944 (gage height, 21.10 

feet); no flow Sept. 16-20, Oct. 24, 1947.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of ice effect and those below 5 secondreet, which are poor. Wire-weight gage read once daily and used during periods of 

low flow.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

I Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 4, 

May 13 to June 23, Sept. 15-3O)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 17 Feb. 18 to Sept. 30

1.74

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6 

2.8

3.0 

3.3 

4.0 

5.0 

5.8

110

182

387

732

1,030

0.2

.9

2.0

3.7

2.3

2.2 10

2.7 65

2.9 94

3.1 128

3.4 

3.7 

5.0

192

276

732

1,510

2,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.4

.2

.1

.5

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.5

.5

.6

.5

.4

.2

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

0

.5

.6

.9

g5

4.4

2.9

2.7

Nov.

4.9

5

4.9

6

4.4

3.2

1.6

3.6

6

5

6

6

6

5

6

7

6

6

4.9

3.6

3.2

3.9

3.2

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.5

3.4

-

Dec.

3.4

3.4

4.4

53

114

59

30

18

12

9

7

6

6

5

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.4

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.9

Jan.

a5

7

6

11

9

8

7

g28

231

187

89

39

18

9

9

a7

*5 1

4.6

4.2

3.6

3.2

3.9

3.2

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

a2.4

2.4

Month

October . . ....................

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar year 1947 .........

January .......................

February . .................

March .........................

April .........................

Unv may ...... ................. . .

June .......................

July ..........................

August ........................

September ..................

Water year 1947-48 ..........

Feb.

2.4

2.7

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.7

2.9

3.2

2.9

1)20

31,000

936

*418

187

121

73

42

29

42

66

662

1,420

515

_

-

Secondfoot-days

23 4

129.0

383.5

76,485.3

717.5

5,573.6

13,970

680

1,421.6

1,199.4

6, 780

99! 3

31,368.8

Mar.

186

1,950

1,220

264

123

462

1,190

435

154

91

57

52

29

31

192

350

195

108

102

140

249

1,260

1,810

1,680

438

352

363

200

121

88

78

Maximum

5

7

114

7 , 98O

231

1,420

1,950

66

480

471

1,340

7 6

9

1,950

Apr.

66

57

46

34

27

25

24

22

18

16

15

14

18

g38

g49

43

32

21

17

14

11

10

9

8

7

7

7

8

8

9

-

May

9

g68

480

134

78

62

51

40

32

26

44

88

73

60

43

26

17

28

16

10

7

5

4.5

3.5

3.5

2.8

2.7

2.0

1.9

2.0

1.7

Minimum

0

1.6

2.7

0

2.4

2.4

29

7 

1.7

. 8

7

3.0

1.7

0

June

1.4

1.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.7

2.3,

g!03

124

75

471

245

75

51

29

-

Mean

0.75

4.30

12.4

210

23.1

192

451

22.7

45 . 9

219'

12 6

3.31

85.7

July

15

9

7

g40

917

788

438

107

49

26

15

g53

48

19

11

9

g60

34

15

g47

148

666

1,340

310

66

333

906

181

65

37

21

Per 

square 

mile

0.0025

.014

.042

.705

 078

644

i *^i *j?

* 154

!l34

.735

.042

.011

.288

Aug.

14

9

7

6

6

5

6

5

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

18

9

6

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

g76

g57

g60

g34

17

.8

.8

.3

.9

.5

.5

.2

.0

.8

.9

.7

.7

.4

.0

.0

Sept.

9

6

5

4.3

3.4

3.5

2.8

3.4

3.0

2.7

3.0

2.7

2.7

4.3

3.4

2.3

2.2

1.8

1.7

1.8

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.8

4.1

4.5

4.3

-

Runoff

Inches

0.003

.02

.05

q ce *

.09

.70

1.74

» 16

.65

.05

.01

3.92

Acre feet

46

761

151,700

1,420

11,080

27,710

1,350

9 ^Prt

13I450

777

197

62,230

Peak discharge (base, 5,8OO sec.-ft.).- Ha peak above base. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected t>y ice. 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
SALT RIVER BASIN 365

Youngs Creek near Mexico, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 39°18'40", long. 91°56'40", in NWiSWi sec. 5, T. 52

u., K. 9 W., at bridge on State Highway 15, 6 miles upstream from Long Branch and

11 miles north of Mexico. 

Drainage area.- 67.4 square miles.

Records available.- April 1930 to September 1948 (fragmentary prior to August 1933). 

Average discharge.- 12 years (1936-48), 53.2 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,060 second-feet July 21 (gage height, 4.4

feet, from graph based on gage readings); no flow on many days.

1930-48: Maximum discharge, 6,140 second-feet Jurie 26, 1942 (gage height, 12.19

feet); no flow on many days.

Maximum stage known, about 15.1 feet, from floodmarks, date unknown. 

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read once daily below 3.0 feet and twice daily abov<3. 

Revisions (water years).- W 875: 1932, 1937.

1.0

1.1

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 2 to Jan. 8)

Oct. 1 to Pet. 28

1.5

J.I

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

9

12

18

25

34

1.8

1.9 

2.1 

2.3

48

64

109

165

Note.- Same as following table above 

2.3 feet.

1.0

1.1

1.2

Fell. 29 to Sept. 30

.2 

1.1 

2.5 

5

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.1

2.3 165

2.7 290

3.1 440

3.9 800

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

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

Oct.

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.2

.2

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

a.l 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.2 

.2

Nov.

2.3 

.9 

.8 

.8 

1.2

.9 

1,7 

1.2 

1.1 

1.0

1.3 

1.0 

.9 

4.4 

3.4

2.8 

2.5 

2.1 

1.8 

1.4

1.2 

1.0 

.6 

.5 

.4

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3

Dec.

0.3

!5 

98 

62

8 

6 

4.6 

2.5 

2.1

1.4 

1.0 

.8 

.5 

.4

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2

Jan.

0.6 

.8 

.8 

.8 

1.5

1.3 

1.7 

72 

78 

20

12 

7 

3.6 

2.5 

1.5

*1.0 

.7 

.4 

.4 

A

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Hare 

Aprl 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ......................

lendar year 1947 

&ry

ember .....................

ter year 1947-48 ..........

Feb.

0.2 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2

.2

.3 

.4 

.4 

.3

1.8 

267 

b!30 

»t50 

b!4

10 

8 

4.4 

3.8

17

24 

365 

555 

73

Seoondfoot-days

3.2 

38.9 

192.4

22,455.4

210.0 

1,527.4 

2,613 

139.9 

105.0 

175.5 

2,185.7 

85.6 

4.1

7,280.7

Mar.

43 

750 

197 

35 

20

152 

85 

58 

25 

15

9 

9 

7 

8 

140

112 

39 

21 

19 

18

19 

201 

348 

' 115 

29

41 

34 

26 

16 

*11 

11

Maximum

0.3 

4.4 

98

2,070

78 

555 

750 

37 

14 

107 

770 

40 

.8

770

Apr.

9 

8 

7 

6 

4.8

4.3 

4.1 

3.5 

2.8 

2.5

2.5 

37 

13 

4.1 

3.0

3.0 

3.0 

2.8 

2.8 

2.2

1.7 

1.6 

1.5 

1.5 

1.3

1.3 

1.6 

1.5 

1.3 

1.2

May

1.5 

4.8 

3.5 

14 

7

4.8 

4.1 

2.8 

2.5 

2.3

4.3 

6 

12 

8 

6

4.6 

2.5 

2.2 

2.2 

2.0

1.9 

1.6 

I'.O 

.8 

.6

.5 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.2 

.2

Minimum

0 

.3 

.2

0

.2 

.2 

7 

1.2 

.2 

0 

.6 

0 

0

0

June

0.1 

.1 

.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.4 

.5 

3.3

107 

34 

11 

14 

5

Mean

0.10 

1.30 

6.21

61.5

6.77 

52.7 

84.3 

4.66 

3.39 

5.85 

70.5 

2.76 

.14

19.9

July

3.0 

1.7 

1.2 

5 

173

57 

14 

10 

5 

2.3

1.5 

1.0 

.8 

.6 

1.0

1.3 

23 

11 

75 

39

540 

770 

208 

32 

12

95 

69 

19 

8 

4.1 

2.2

Per 

square 

mile

0.0015 

.019 

.092

.912

.100 

.782 

1.25 

.069 

.050 

.087 

1.05 

.041 

.0021

.295

Aug.

1.5 

1.0 

1.0 

1.1 

1.1

1.3 

1.5 

1.2 

1.1 

.7

.5 

.4 

.3 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

26 

40 

3.5 

1.5 

1.2

Sept.

0.8 

.8 

.7 

.5 

.4

.2 

.1 

.2 

.2 

.1

0.1. 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Ruroff

Inches

0.002 

.02 .11

12.39

.12 

.84 

1.44 

.08 

.06 

.10. 

1.21 

.05 

.002

4.03

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 sec. -ft.).- July 21 (10 p.m.) 1,060 sec. -ft.

Acre- feet

6.3 

77 

382

44,550

417 

3,030 

5,180 

277 

208 

348 

4,340 

170 

8.1

14,440

n-kuvci u-LDuueu-ge jBeaBUFBraofib nmue uu i^niB aay*

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
366 SALT RIVER BASIN 

Middle Pork Salt River at Paris, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°29'00", long. 91°59'50", in SW&SWi sec. 2, T.

 54 N., R. 10 W., at Wabash Railroad bridge in Paris, 12$ miles upstream from Elk Pork 

Salt River. Datum of gage is 621.71 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 356 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,870 second-feet Mar. 21 (gsge height, 14.65

 feet); minimum, 0.9 second-foot Aug. 26 (gage height, 2.55 feet).

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 10,500 second-feet June 27, 1942 (gfge height, 21.76 

feet); no flow on many days.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 26 to May 11,

June 26 to Sept. 30)

2.5 0.6 3.1 19 4.4 218 

2.6 1.5 3.2 25 5.2 452 

2.7 3.7 3.3 32 6.0 734 

2.S 7 3.5 53 9.0 1,830 

2.9 10 3.8 95 11.0 2,720 

3.0 14 4.1 146 14.2 4,610

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septembe- 1946

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

28 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

13 

13 

8 

8 

7

40 

70

35 

21

14

10 

8 

7 

6 

6

5 

5 

4.9 

4.9 

4.0

3.0 

3.3 

3.7 

4.9 

7

10 

8 

8 

7 

7 

76

Nov.

153 

88 

56 

49

37

25 

20

13 

10 

12

198 

73 

29 

17 

248

436

381 

190 

88 

49

34

30 

28 

28 

47

80 

54 

36 

27 

21

Dec.

19 

IS 

36 

1,300 

1,950

1,760 

1,620 

1,190 

677 

301

127 

92 

72 

56 

54

42

45 

45 

39

 35

34 

32 

29 

28 

25

23 

23 

21 

20 

20 

20

Jan.

34 

61 

101 

110 

122

148 

185 

633 

1,510 

1,440

968 

405 

205 

110 

107

*b!02 

77 

46 

32 

26

b24 

blS 

b!2 

b9 

b8

b7 

b6 

b5 

b4 

b4 

b4

Feb.

b4 

b4 

b4 

b4 

b4

b3.5 

b3.5 

b3.5 

b3 

b3

b3 

b3 

b3

b3.5 

b5

77 

436 

677 

484 

»b250

b!60 

b!20 

b92 

100 

104

253 

1,040 

2,250 

1,550

Mrmth Secondonth foot-days

Oote 

Nove

Deoe

Ce

Jam. 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Aug 

Sep1

Wt

her .......................

mber ...................

2, 

9,

427.7 

557 

753

lendar year 1947 ......... 137,679.1

ary ........ Rember .....................521 

847 

370 

889 

140 

462.3 

432.6 

301.7 

389.0

iter year 1947-48 .......... 66,890.9

Mar.

1,040 

1,260 

96S 

518 

267

530 

1,160 

949 

535 

240

108 

b84 

b81 

100 

178

348 

569 

622 

1,260 

2,980

4,540 3,380' 

2,720 

1,870 

1,190

604 

753 

677 

345 

192 

302

Maximum

76 

436 

1,950

7,070

1,510 

2,250 

4,540 

259 

333 

108 

1,230 

58 

67

4,540

Apr.

259 

190 

140 

107 

89

79 

234 

186 

163 

210

113 

10C 

108 

140 

102

96 

79 

62 

53

45

39 

34 

32

30 

26

28 

23 

28 

28 

61

May

41 

40 

92 

178 

107

70 

66 

76

53 

35

333 

166 

104 

74 

67

124 

86 

124 

80 

40

25 

19 

16 

13 

12

10 

8 

7 

7 

6 

6

June

.9 

.6 

.3 

.0 

.3

3.7 

3.5 

3.0 

2.8 

2.8

2.6 

2.6 

2.4 

2.2 

2.6

2.8 

3.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.3

4.9

8 

8 

15

61

108 

101 

49 

25 

14

Minimum Mean

3.0 13.8 

10 85.2 

18 315

.6 377

4 210 

3 264 

81 980 

26 96.3 

6 69.0 

2.2 15.4 

3.7 111 

1.1 9.75 

1.3 13.0

1.1 183

Peak discharge (base, 2.000 sec. -ft.) .- Dec. 5 (1 a.m.) 2,070 sec. -ft.

July

9 

7 - 

8 

9 

18

15 

10 

10 

8

5

4.9 

4.0 

3.7 

23 

22

284 

249 

67 

34 

21

15 

162 

1,530 

580 

136

122 

190 

88 

49 

29 

20

Per 

square 

mile

0.03? 

.23?

,885

1.06

.590 

.74? 

2.75 

.271 

.IS* 

.043 

.31? 

.027 

.OS 7

.514

Aug.

13 

9 

10 

58 

56

18 

9 

9

7 

5

4.6 

3.7 

9 

47 

9

3.5 

2.4 

1.7

1.7 

1.4

1.3 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4

1.3

1.1 

1.7 

1.5 

1.7 

2.8 

8

Sept.

17 

10 

8 

5 

4.0

3.7 

3.7 

67 

64 

60

34

16 

9 

7 

6

3. '7 

3.3 

2.4

1.5 

1.3

2.6 

24 

16 

7

4.0

2.8

1.9 

1.5 

1.3 

1.3

Runoff

Inches

0.04 

.27 

1.02

14.37

.68 

.80 

3.17 

.30 

.22 

.05 

.36 

.03 

.04

6.98

Feb. 28 (10 a. I

Acre-feet

848 

5,070 

19,340

273,000

12,930 

15,170 

60,240 

5,730 

4,240 

917 

8,810 

598 

772

132,700

.) 2,430

sec.-ft.; Mar. El (7 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.
SALT RIVER BASIN 367

Elk Fork Salt River near Paris, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°26'25", long. 92°00'05", in SE^SE^ sec. 22, T.

 54 N., R. 10 W., at bridge on State Highway 15, 2| miles south of Paris and 11 miles

upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 630.86 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 262 square miles.

Becords available.- April 1930 to September 1948 (fragmentary prior to February 1935).

Average discharge.- 13 years (1935-48), 199 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,000 second-feet Feb. 27 (gage height, 8.38 

reet); minimum, 0.3 second-foot Oct. 23, 24.

1930-48: Maximum discharge, 20,600 second-feet June 27, 1942 (gage height, 2T.22 

feet); no flow on many days.

Maximum stage known prior to 1942, 19.1 feet, from floodmarks, date unknown.

Remarks.- Records poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.8 

1.3 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.6 

.5 

.7 

.9

1.3 

1.3 

1.1 

.9 

.8

.6 

.5 

.4 

.5 

.5

.4 

.4 

.3 

.4 

1.7

3.5 

40 

24 

14 

9 

43

Nov.

211 

81 

31 

19 

13

9 

5 

3.1 

1.9 

1.7

12 

92 

35 

25 

113

260 

92 

37 

22 

16

12 

10 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

7 

6 

3.9

Dec.

3.9 

3.7 

10 

2,100 

1,910

270 

182 

334 

117 

56

36 

29 

22 

18 

16

14 

13 

12 

11 

 11

10 

10 

9 

8 

8

7 

6 

6 

5 

5 

5

Jan.

10

17 

32 

35 

43

70 

135 

984 

1,240 

434

154. 

87 

61 

45

33

 26 

21 

16 

14 

12

10 

8 

6 

5 

4

3 

2 

1.8 

1.7 

1.6 

1.5

Month

Ootc 

Novc

Deoc

Ct

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sepl

.Wi

ber

mber ......................

ilendar year 1947 .........

tary .... 

*uary

 .ember .....................

iter year 1947-48 ..........

Feb.

1.4 

1.3 

1.2 

1.1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1

3

175 

650 

400 

200 

 125

85 

60 

46 

36 

95

146 

1,730 

3,100 

1,300

Secondfoot-daya

153.6 

1,158.6 

5,247.6

97,297.8

3,513.6 

8,166 

14,686 

1,100 

1,518.7 

266.5 

1,716.4 

113.5 

438.5

38,079.0

Mar.

429 

2,730 

1,710 

347 

165

695 

1,090 

396 

176 

102

95 

66 

46 

59 

236

516 

308 

143 

463 

1,050

383 

623 

775 

638 

242

248 

410 

214 

127 

*90 

114

Maximum

43 

260 

2,100

7,220

1,240 

3,100 

2.730 

159 

198 

56 

606 

21 

171

3,100

Apr.

159 

99 

66 

50 

42

40 

46 

77 

54 

34

31 

31 

31 

31 

30

28 

24 

22 

22 

20

20 

17 

16 

815

a!4

al4 

a!8 

al7 

al6 

816

Hay

15 

28 

122 

78 

44

35 

33 

35 

29 

29

187 

170 

87 

59 

71

198 

92 

46 

32 

24

18 

15 

13 

11 

10

9 

7 

6 

6 

5 

4.7

Minimum

0.3 

1.7 

3.7

.1

1.5 

1 

46 

14 

4.7 

1.5 

3.7 

.8 

.8

.3

June

4.7 

4.0 

3.7 

3.0 

2.7

2.4 

2.0 

1.8 

1.7

l.S

3.4 

3.4 

2.7 

2.0 

2.0

2.2 

2.5 

3.4

3.0

3.0

4.4

8 

8 

8 

14

56 

38 

34 

24 

17

Mean

4.95 

38.6 

169

267

113 

282 

474 

36.7 

49.0 

8.88 

55.4 

3.66 

14.6

104

July

13 

10 

8 

8 

13

13 

8 

7 

10 

8

6 

3.7> 

4.0 

84 

a 20

a 18 

a 200 

890 

845 

825

812 

366 

606 

120 

36

20 

16 

9 

7 

8 

4.7

Per 

square 

mils

0.019 

.147 

.645

1.02

.431 

1.08 

1.81 

.140 

.187 

.034 

.211 

.014 

.056

.397

Aug.

3 

2 

2 

12 

19

21 

14 

8 

4

3

2 

2 

1 

1 

1

1 

1

.4 

.5 

.4

.7 

.4

.7 

.2

.7 

.3

.2

.2 

.0 

.9 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

Sept.

0 8 

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

171 

132 

41

20 

12 

8 

6 

4.7

3.0 

2. .5 

2.0 

1.5 

1.3

1.8 

1.5 

2.5 

6 

5

3.0 

2.5 

2.2 

1.7 

1.7

Runoff

Inchea

0.02 

.16 

.74

13.80

.50 

1.16 

2.08 

.If. 

.22 

.04 

.24 

.02 

.06

5.40

Peak discharge (base. 3.600 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 27 (10 o.ra.) 4,000 sec. -ft.

Ao-e-feet

305 

2,300 

10,410

 193,000

6,970 

16,200 

29,130 

2,180 

3,010 

529 

3,400 

225 

870

75,530

apge measurement made on this day. 

a'No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for adjacent 

stations. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 14, Jan. 21 to Feb. 22.
368 THE SNY BASIN

Ha.dley Creek at Klnderhook, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39C 41'35", long. 91 C 08'55", on e-?st boundary Just

 north of center of sec. 25. T. 4 S., R. 7 W., three-quarters of a alle southeast of 

Kinderhbok, 2.0 miles upstream from Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge, 

and 5.5 miles upstream from mouth. .Datum of gage Is 469.55 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 72.7 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939-to September 1948.

Extremes,.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,980 aecond-feet July 25 (gige height, 8.93

 feet):" no flow Oct. 16, 20.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 15,000 second-feet Apr. 23, 1944 (gige height, 13.91 

feet), by contracted-opening method; no flow on many days during 1940, 1941, 1944, 

1947.

Flood of Aug. 17, 1939, reached a stage of 15.93 .feet, from floolmarks.

Remarks. - Records 'poof.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septembe- 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3 '

3

2

. 3

4

7

3

3

2

2

2

1

.5

.3

.1

0

.5

.1

.6

0

.3

.5

-.6

2

4

9

12

11

8

10

8

NOT.

34

11

7

3

8

6

3

JL.

4

6

16

10

6

5

10

14

8

7

6

5

4

5

5

6

5

5

5

5

4

3

Month

Dec.

3

1

4

43

43

14

255

"TT 45

11

10

8

7

7

7

~e

6

5

5

5

5,

5

S

4

4

4

3

4-

4

4

5

Jan.

94

65

23

16

11

10

10

17

32

16

10

9

7

6

4

4

3

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

2

3

2

1

2

2

3

October

November ..........................

Deoeaber .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

February ^

March .....

April ............................

Bay..............................

JUttt . . . July ....................... . . . . .

Ann 

S*pt

at ...........................

eaber ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

3

3

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

4

4,

4

264 -130.

W62

14

7

6

5

9

24

43

"130 464

22

-

Seoondfoot-days

102.3

217

549

27,695.9

376

1,304

3,656

1,222

1,081.7 

601.3

2; 660. 1 

570.4 

53. '2

12,393.0

Mar.

14

116

59

23

14

251

121

50

35

20

15

18

20

36

74

107

43

33

121

63

328

-215_.

747

155

82

128

189

68

52

45

414

Apr.

90

54

39

35

30

27

406

61

35

30

30

38

82

33

28

25

20

IS

816

813

all

812

814

812

alO

all

812

alO

as

87

-

Maxima

12

34

255

2,680

94

464

747

406

214

260

C9A DC4

428 

3.3

747

May

818

845

830

815

25

214

110

50

41

35

33

33

33

31

123

45

31

23

20

IS

12

24

12

S.S

8.4

I8 - 4

7.7

7.7

7.3

7.3

7.4

Minlaua

0

3

1

0

1

3

14

7

7.3

6.0

5.0

3.3 

.4

0

June

7.1

6.9

6.7

6.6

6.6

6.7

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.4

6.1

6.0

6.2

6.2

6.9

7.7

6.8

6.7

6.4

6.3

260

41

21

__9.S

11

22

56

30

11

8.3

-

Mean

3.30

7.2

17.7

75.9

12.1

45.0

118

40.7

34. 9

20.0

85.8

18.4 

1.77

33.9

July

7.6

6.9

6.7

145

SOS

41

10

7.7

6.6

79

8.4

9.6

115

9.S

14

10

6.7

6.2

6.1

6.0

6.0

624

10

6.1

6T7

314

66

13

6.4

5.6

5.0

Aug.

4.8

4.6

4.8

428

8.1

6.2

S.6

5.5

S.3

5.0

S.O

5.0

5.6

6.0

5.1

5.1

.9

.7

.4

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.3

FT square

 lie

0.045

099

!243

1.04

166

619

1 62

!S60

.480

27S

1. 18

.253 

.024

.466

Sept.

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.7

3.3

3.2

2.S

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.7

l.S

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.7

1.7

1.2

.9

.8

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.05

.11

.28

14.16

.19

.67

1.87

e 63

.55

.31

1 56

!29

.03

6.34

Fealc discharge (base, 4,000 sea. -ft.).- Ho peak above- base.

soharge computed" on basis of Heather records and rooords for Bay Creek

July 5, Aug. 19 to Sept. 30.

Ight record;

at Nebo and at mtsfleld. 

Note.- Discharge computed from wire-weight gage readings Nay 2.3-;
THE SHY BASIN 36.9

Bay Creek at Pittsfield, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39e 37'30", long. 90 8 47'40", in SW$ sec. 18, T. 5 S., 

it. s w., at old bridge on county road 50 feet downstream from Panther Creek, a quarter 

of a mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 107, 0.4 mile downstream fror Wabash 

Railroad bridge, and three-quarter.s of a mile northeast of Plttsfield. Datum of gage 

is 638.48 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1989 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 39.6 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,180 second-feet July 18 (gage height, 10.71 

minimum, no flow Oct. 1-3.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 8,300 second-feet June 9, 1945, from rating curve extended above 4,400 second-feet (gage height, 13.85 feet); no flow during many r*riods. 

Flood of Sept. 8, 1986, reached a stage of 18.4 feet, from floodmark.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record or those below 

au second-feet, which are poor.

Revisions (water year).- W 975: 1942(P).

Dieoharte, in eeoond-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

M

IS

IS.

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0

0

0

Oil.1

.1.1.1.1.1

.1.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.3

.2

.3

.4

1.3

4.7

2.0

al.5

al.O

al5

Nov.

10

a3

al.3

a. 7

al.5

a3

a?

I. a

a. 4

al.8

a6

as

as

a2

1.3

a6

a4

a2

al.2

.7

.7

1.4

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.0

.7

"

Dec.

0.5

.4

8.1

26

7.3

3.2

11

4.7

2.0

1.7

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.4

.8

.5

.9

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.4

1.2

.8

.9

.9

.9

.8

1.0

1.7

Jan.

8.0

8.5

3.8

3.4

3.1

2.9

3.6

8.5

8.8

4.3

3.8

3.6

2.2

1.3

1.0

.8

.5

.4

.5

.8

.9

.8

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

Deoenber ..........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................ April ............................

Ky. .............................

June ............................. July .................... .

Augu 

Sept

 t........... ................

eaber ........................

Water year 1947-46 ............

3

Feb.

0.3

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.8

111

21

13

8.2

3.9

1.9

1.2

1.4

3.6

4.3

6.4

119

33

17

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

29.1

75.1

82.6

10,423.1

73:6

349.0

1,917

686.0

225 .5 I?*; * 2,034.5

 169.3 

26.4

5,842.4

Mar.

.18

66

39

17

15

85

36

17

16

12

11

10

13

31

66

46

23

20

2B

18

68

53

555

43

29

179

77

28

33

91

195

Apr.

38

22

18

16

15

14

256

22

16

14

16

31

36

23

17

14

12

11

10

9.6

8.5

9.9

11

8.8

7.7

8.8

9.3

6.9

5.9

5.6

MaxlBun

15

10

26

1,070

A O*«fi 

119

555

256

31

53

550

70 

3.7

555

-

Hay

14

27

9.6

12

9.3

11

12

7.9

6.9

6.1

6.4

6.9

6.1

5.4

31

9.9

5.4

4.1

3.4

3.3

5.8

5.2

3.1

2.4

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.3

Minimum

0

.4

.4

0

.2

.3

10

5.6

1.3

1.3

1.0

.5 

.2

0

June

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

1.9

2.2

2.4

8.4

2.4

3.6

3.1

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.2

34

13

3.4

1.7

7.7

14

53

8.8

3.4

3.3

Mean

0.94

2.50

2.66

28.6

2 .3"

12^0

61 .8

32.9

7.27

5.81

65.6 

5.46 

.88

16.0

July

1.3

1.8

1.0

12

165

13

4.9

3.1

3.6

7.2

2.6

550

163

10

14

8.2

5.9

4.1

3.6

4.7

4.7

313

10

6.1

330

346

19

11

7.7

6.1

4.5

Aug.

4.1

3.4

3.4

70

5.6

3.6

3.2

3.1

2.7

2.4

2.3

1.9

36

6.3

2.2

1.7

1.9

4.3

1.4

1.0

.8

.7

.8

.7

.5

.5

.9

1.2

1.0

.9

Per Muare

0.024

.063

.067

.722

.060

.303

1.56

.578

.184

.147

1.66

.138 

.022

.404

.8

Sept.

0.8

1.0

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.4

8.0

1.4

.9

.9

1.2

.9

.4

.4

.5

.7

 5

1.0

.9

2.7

1.0

.7

.4

.4

.2

.2

.3

.2

.4

fcnoff in inohem

0.03'

.07

.08

9.80

.07

.33

I ATi OU

.64

.31

.16

1.91 

.16 

.02

5.48

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 sec. -ft.).- July 12 (9 p.m.) 3,120 sec. -ft.; July 26 (1:30 a.i-, ) 2,130

eec.-rt.

a No gage-height record] dlactiarge computed on basis of weather records and records for Bey Creek 

at Nebo and Hadley Creek at Klnderhook.
370 THE SNY BASIN

Bay Creek at Nebo, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°26'35", long. 90°47'45", in NN£ see. 19, T. 7 S. 

H. 3 w., at bridge on county road a quarter of a mile west of Nebo, a quarter of a 

mile upstream from Spring Creek, and 1.6 miles upstream from Chicago & Alton Railroad 

bridge. Datum of gage is 462.56 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 162 square miles (including that of Spring Creek). 

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,200 second-feet July 26 (gage height, 15.19 

feet); minimum, 0.8 second-feet on many days.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 23,5flO second-feet Aug. 16, 1946 (gage height, 19.31 

feet), from rating curve extended above 9,000 second-feet; no flow on many days.

Remarks. - Records good except those for discharges below 25 second-fee*;, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).- W 975: 1940, 1942.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.8

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

.9

.7

.4

.6

.2

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

.0

.3

.1

.0

.7

2.8

2.1

9.7

Nov.

27

16

4.2

2.4

2.0

2.0

27

22

7.8

3.4

3.4

3.0

7.0

4.6

5.0

5.0

6.2

7.0

5.8

5.0

4.6

5.0

5.0

5.4

5.4

5.8

6.2

5.8

5.4

4.6

-

Dec.

4.6

4.6

6.6

121

111

36

82

44

30

19

15

13

12

11

11

9.8

9.4

9.4

9.0

8.2

8.6

9.0

8.6

8.2

7.4

.4

.4

.0

.0

.0

8.2

Jan.

86

84

46

31

22

20

19

22

30

33

24

19

15

12

11

9.0

.4

.0

.6

.0

.0

.0

.2

.0

.0

.6

.6

.8

.4

.2

.0

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February ..................... ...

March .........,;.................

April ............................

Hay..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

5.0

5.0

5.4

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.8

5.0

4.6

5.0

5.4

7.0

7.4

7.4

463

490

170

104

43

32

22

18

16

21

33

305

334

76

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

57.6

219,0

652,4

43,695.3

586.8

2,214.8

8,992

1,813.2

2,470.8

2,437

8,529

844.0

146.7

28,943.3

Mar.

60

261

163

77

54

145

208

92

65

50

42

38

37

62

160

334

111

81

84

86

1,270

h981

hi, 940

h40B

h!89

h!70

h!70

hi 63

hllS

303

1,070

Apr.

202

149

112

94

85

76

212

116

60

47

49

57

124

87

60

45

34

28

24

21

15

15

17

16

11

13

13

12

11

8.2

-

Maximum

9.7

27

121

4,750

86

490

1,940

212

fil R

861

4,450

114

25

4,450

Hay

7.8

616

123

100

93

84

90

77

64

56

54

50

49

46

395

h!37

h74

h43

h38

h37

1)37

1)38

1)33

22

19

17

16

15

14

13

13

Minimum

0.8

2.0

4.6

.7

3.4

4.6

37

8.2

7.8

11

15

3.8

2.4

.8

June

12

11

12

11

14

20

21

17

16

16

15

15

14

14

15

18

22

25

20

16

162

254

110

56

861

224

202

156

53

35

-

July

25

19

15

126

244

231

70

45

27

151

110

69

370

76

169

78

44

31

23

26

31

707

128

54

736

4,450

196

108

75

54

41

Aug.

31

26

22

78

78

31

22

18

16

15

14

13

86

88

32

18

13

114

24

16

11

9.0

7.8

7.0

6.2

6.6

19

7.S

6.2

4.6

3.8

Mean PeT^fTe

1.86 0.011

7.30 .045

21.0 .130

120 .741

18.3 .113

76,4 .472

290 1.79

60.4 ' .373

79.9 .493

275 1.70

27 ,2 * 168

4.89 .030

79.1 .488

Sept.

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.7

3.4

25

11

7.8

7.4

6.2

5.0

4.2

3.4

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.5

5.8

7.4

6.6

5.4

4.2

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.7

2.4

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.01

.05

.15

10.02

.13

.51

2.06

.42

.57

.56

!l9

.03

6.64

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 sec.-ft.).- Mar. 21 (5 p.m.] 

sec.-ft.; July 26 (3 a.m.) 11,200 sec.-ft. 

h Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.

3,320 sec.-ft.j June 25 (4:30 p.m.) 2,940
CUIVRE RIVER BASIN 371

Culvre River near Troy, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage, lat. 39°00'59", long. 90°59'OT', In

SEf~sec. 14, T. 49 N., R. 1 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 61, l£ miles downstream from

confluence of North and West Forks and 2 miles north of Troy. Datum of both gag^s Is

450.22 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.- 903 square miles. 

Kecoras avaiiaole.- October 1930 to September 1948. February 1922 to September 193T at

site a mnes downstream.

Average discharge.- 26 years, 724 second-feet, 

extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 18,000 second-feet July 26 (gage height, 23.11

TeeDT minimum, 2.3 second-feet Oct. 19, 20 (gage height, 2.41 feet).

1922-48: Maximum discharge, 120,000 second-feet Oct. 5, 1941 (gage height, 3">.4

feet, from floodmarlcs); no flow Aug. 29, 1936. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. Wlrs-weight

gage read once dally and used during periods of faulty Intake action. 

Revisions.(water years).- W 855: 1933TM), 1935(M), 1937(M). W 895: 1939. W 1005:

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 4)

2.4 4 3.0 73 8.0 2,060 

2.6 16 3.2 121 11.0 3,720 

2.7 26 3.6 236 17.0 7,700 

2.8 39 4.5 533 19.0 10,000 

2.9 54 5.5 910 21.4 13,700

Discharge, in second-fee t, water year October 1947 to September 194S

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3.3 

3.5 

3.5 

3.7 

3.7

3.5 

3.3 

3.5 

3.3 

3.1

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

2.9

2.7 

2.5

2.5 

2.3 

2.5

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

3.1 

6

7 

8 

7 

7 

8 

51

Nov.

78 

48 

34 

28 

24

20 

40 

32 

30 

26

24 

20 

24 

26 

24

22 

20 

24 

24 

22

20 

20 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

Deo.

16 

16 

16 

287 

673

322 

352 

342 

190 

132

98 

78 

62 

54 

48

 45 

44

39 

36 

35

34 

33 

32 

30 

29

28 

26 

26 

24 

24 

30

Jan.

1,600 

1,810 

567 

375 

258

214 

214 

202 

448 

424

274 

190 

 132 

111 

87

54 

b50 

b45 

b42 

40

42 

39 

39 

38 

35

34 

32 

32 

30 

28 

26

Feb.

29 

29 

29 

33 

32

32 

29 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

b26 

26

«b570 

b4,200 

4,020 

1,770 

850

448 

g281 

g220 

173 

173

255 

852 

4,180 

1,160

u«t«*i. SooondMonth foot-days

Octc 

Hove 

Deoe

Cc

Jam 

Febi 

Hare

& 

Jun 

Julj 

Augi 

Sep

W

fflber ...................... 3

ilendar year 1947 

&ry

166.8 

774 

201

......... 231,489.2

........... 7

1 R

tember .....................

,512 

,573 

,586 

,891 

,972 

,869 

,441 

,952 

761

iter year 1947 -48 .......... 169,698.8

Mar.

703 

6,980 

2,900 

1,160 

567

2,170 

4,140 

1,430 

711 

448

255 

b200 

b200 

306 

1,210

1,340 

790 

482 

372 

358

3,280 

11,700 

9,440 

 7,240 

2,060

1,210 

1,120 

770 

550 

914 

2,580

Maximum

51 

78 

673

29,900

1,810 

4,200 

11,700 

1,080 

579 

1,980 

13,500 

132 

80

13,500

Apr.

1,080 

620 

448 

362 

395

368 

306 

249 

199 

176

168 

216 

294 

268 

230

193 

159 

140 

121 

111

98 

91 

82 

78 

73

80 

80 

75 

69 

62

May

60 

579 

448 

431 

322

239 

182 

145 

118 

104

96 

91 

84 

80 

91

116 

108 

87 

71 

60

51 

46 

72 

69 

42

36 

34 

32 

28 

26 

24

June

22 

20 

20 

20 

30

737 

143 

65 

4b 

36

32 

26 

24 

158 

998

165 

75 

50 

42 

36

801 

1,980 

1,480 

516 

1,100

1,120 

1,120 

533 

290 

185

Minimum Mean

2.3 5.38 

18 25.8 

16 103

2.3 634

26 242 

26 675 

200 2,180 

62 230 

24 128 

20 396 

67 1,466 

22 63.0 

8 25.4

2.3 464

Peak discharge (base, 20,000 sec. -ft.).- No peak above base.

July

114 

84 

g67 

g632 

3,120

1,670 

655 

326 

190 

b264

1,460 

310 

g515 

1,160 

482

g211 

g!29 

g!79 

g537 

4,930

1,710 

3,270 

3,080 

810 

g878

13,500 

g3,320 

g830 

g465 

g313 

g230

Per 

square 

mile

0.0060 

.029 

.114

.702

.268 

.748 

2.41 

.255 

.142 

.439 

1.62 

.070 

.028

.514

Aug. Sept.

182 

143 

118 

111 

98

87 

80 

75 

67 

60

52 

50 

67 

111

71

51 

44

36 

34 

32

29 

26 

26 

24 

22

22 

22 

26 

24 

93 

69

45

34 

26 

24 

20

20 

16 

76 

73 

80

52 

39 

33 

26 

20

18 

16 

14 

12

11

14 

13 

12 

10 

10

9

9 

8 

10 

11

Runof *

Inches

0.007 

.03 

.13

9.54

.31 

.81 

2.78 

.28 

.16 

.49 

1.87 

.08 

.03

6.98

Acre-feet

331 

1,540 

6,350

459,100

14,900 

3%820 

13*, 100 

13,670 

7,880 

£5,540 

-91, 130 

3,870 

1,510

33S.6OO

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

g Computed from graph based on wire-weight gage readings.

Note.- Discharge computed from wire-weight gage readings Jan. 14-16, Jan. 20 to PeB. 13, Feb. 15, 

Mar. 11, May 20-22, Aug. 1-8.
372 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Des Plaines River near Gurnee, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°20'40", long. 87°56'30", in SV"£ sec. 27, T. 45 

 N., K. 11 E., at State Highway 120 bridge, 600 feet east of intersection of State 

Highways 120 and 63, 2j miles southwest of Gurnee, 2^ miles upstreair from Bull Creek, 

and 6 miles downstream from Mill Creek. Datum of gage is 650.3 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 215 square miles.

Records available.- October 1945 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,620 second-feet Mar. 21 (grge height, 9.21 

reel); minimum, 0.1 second-foot on many days.

1945-48: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 21, 1948; minimum , 0.1 second-foot on 

many days.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those below 5 secondreet, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1947-4S, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 16, 1948, to Sept. 30, 1F*8)

0.5 0.1 0.9 11 2.5 184 6.0 985 

.55 .3 1.0 17 2.0 265 7.0 1,290 

.6 1.0 1.3 37 3.5 355 8.0 1,680 

.7 3.4 1.6 66 4.0 466 8.5 1,980 

.6 7.0 2.0 113 5.0 715 9.1 2,500

Discharge, in second-feet, vater year October 1947 to Sept embe" 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.5 

1.5 

1.2 

1.2 

1.0

.6 

.6 .8- 

.4 

.5

1.0 

1.0 

1.5 

1.2 

1.5

1.5 

1.2 

2.0 

2.2 

1.7

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

1.5 

1.7

2.0 

6.6 

9.4 

7.8 

5.9 

4.8

Nov.

4.5 

5.2 

6.3 

6.3 

7.0

6.6 

5.9 

5.6 

6.6 

7.0

9.0 

9.4 

8.6 

9.0 

13

20 

26 

36 

46 

34

28 

£8 

28 

32 

26

24 

26 

23 

22 

19

Dec.

16 

18 

28 

53 

141

215 

215 

256 

240 

b230

»b220 

b200 

b200 

bl60 

b!30

bllO 

112 

77 

67 

59

48 

42 

37 

33 

35

31 

26 

23 

22 

21 

20

Jan.

21 

19 

15 

b!5 

b!5

b!7 

b!8 

b!9 

b20 

b!9

b!6 

b!6 

blS 

b22 

b!7

b!5 

bll 

blO 

blO 

blO

b9 

b9 

b9 

b9 

b9

bS 

b8 

b9 

b9 

be

be

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

Bber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary . .

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

be

b7 

»b7

be 

be

be

bS 

bS 

bS 

b7

b7 

b7 

b6 

b6 

b5

b6 

b36 

b270 

b600 

b600

b550 

bSOO 

b460 

b420 

b420

b400 

bSOO 

b900 

1,020

Secondfoot-days

70.2 

526.0 

3,065

40,874.6

418 

6,790 

27,085 

6,906 

14,350 

636 

105.3 

16.8 

4.4

59,994.7

Mar.

b850 

bSOO 

bSOO 

b600 

bSOO

b440 

»b380 

b320 

b260 

b200

b!50 

bllO 

b85 

b!30 

690

1,020 

1,100 

1,200 

»1,500 

2,300

2,500 

2,210 

1,720 

1,420 

1,200

1,020 

904 

769 

690 

615 

602

Apr.

590 

552 

502 

443 

397

355 

317 

282 

248 

199

215 

240 

223 

223 

199

176 

137 

126 

112 

107

93 

82 

103 

129 

140

117 

146 

170 

154 

129

Maximum

9.4 

46 

256

904

22 

1,020 

2,500 

590 

1,680 

51 

11 

1.2 

.5

2,500

May

116 

101 

113 

105 

96

105 

166 

180 

172 

563

1,040 

1,540 

1,680 

1,420 

1,200

1,020 

677 

742 

640 

526

432 

335 

265 

207 

' 168

133 

112 

95 

74 

66 

59

Minimum

0.4 

4.5 

16

.1

8 

5 

85 

82 

59 

11 

1.0 

.1 

.1

.1

June

51 

44 

42 

37 

34

33 

31 

30 

27 

24

22 

21 

20 

17 

13

11 

11 

12 

13 

12

11 

13 

13

13 

13

12 

12 

19 

13 

12

Mean

2.26 

17.6 

99.5

112

13.5 

234 

874 

230 

463 

21.2 

3.40 

.54

164

July

9.4 

11 

8.6 

6.6 

5.6

4.8 

4.5 

3.4 

3.2 

2.9

2.9 

2. 

2. 

2. 

2.

2. 

2 . 

2 . ) 

1. 

2 . )

2. 

2. 

2. 

2. 

2.

2. 

2.

l! 

1.0 

1.0

Aug.

0.8 

.8 

1.0 

1.2 

.8

.8 

.8 

1.0 

. 1.0 

.8

1.0 

1.0 

.8 

.6 

.5

.4 

.6 

.6 

.5 

.3

.2 

.3 

.2 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Sept.

0.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.2 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.5

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2

.1

.1 

.2 

.1 

.1

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.011 0.01 

.082 .09 

.463 .53

.521 7.07

.063 .07 

1.09 1.17 

4.07 4.68 

1.07 1.19 

2.15 2.48 

.099 .11 

.016 .02 

.0025 .003 

.00068 .0008

.763 10.38

Peak discharge (base, 500 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 20 (7:30 a.m.) about 650 sec. -ft.; Feb. 26 (11:30 p.m.)

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 373

Des Plaines River near Des Plaines, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°04'55", long. 87°53'25", in SE^SEi sec. 25, T.

42 w., R. 11 E., 50 feet upstream from dam No. 2 of the Cook County Forest Preserve,

0.3 mile downstream from Lake Avenue Bridge, 1.2 miles upstream from Central Road

Bridge, and 2j miles north of Des Plaines. Datum of gage is 626.31 feet above mean

sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.- 374 square miles. 

Kecords available.- October 1940 to September 1948. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,490 second-feet Mar. 22 (gage height, 6.82

reet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot on many days.

1940-48: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 22, 1948; no flow for many days in August

and September 1944 and July to September, 1946. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

ana those for discharges below 10 second-feet, which are fair. 

Revisions (water year).- W 975: 1942.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except period of lee effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(ShiftIng-emtrol method used Nov. 16 to Dec. 9)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 9 Dec. 10 to Sept. 3O

0 65 3.5 1.1 94 0.3 O.I 1.0 S3 2.6 1,320 

7 12 1.2 127 .5 .2 1.2 16O 3.0 1.64O 

8 28 1.3 167 .6 2.O 1.4 252 4.0 2,150 

9 46 1.5 271 .7 14 1.6 37O 6.O 2.99O 

1 O 68 1.65 372 .8 29 2.0 678 6.8 3.49O 

.9 52 2.2 850

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

B 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

IB 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0

5.0

5.0 

5.0 

3.5 

1.8 

5.0

8.4 

6.7 

6.7 

5.0 

6.7

10 

a4 

a5 

a7 

a6

a6 

6.7 

a7 

a7 

a6

a8 

a!5 

a25 

20 

a!6 

alS

Nov.

all 

alO 

a!2 

16 

21

25 

20 

1O 

8.4 

10

16 

18 

15 

12 

21

35 

36 

35 

42 

52

42 

40 

40 

44 

44

35 

35 

38 

36 

33

Dec.

33 

35 

46 

78 

186

311 

351 

372 

297 

252

*252 

209 

b21O 

b200 

b!7O

140 

125 

133 

106 

83

77 

74 

64 

58 

42

47 

47 

40 

38 

35 

35

Jan.

35 

29 

33 

35 

33

33 

33 

35 

38 

4O

38 

35 

33 

38 

44

35 

28 

26 

24 

23

21 

*20 

2O 

18 

17

17 

14 

14 

13 

13 

13

Feb.

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

14 

14 

17 

17 

15

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

26 

124 

704 

755

721 

620 

540 

494 

487

487 

612 

1,700 

1,640

u/s.,* >, Second- 

"°nth foot-days

Goto 

Move 

Deoe

Cs

Janu 

Febt 

Hare

S?June 

Julj 

Augl 

Sep1

We

ber ..........................

nbar .........................

240. 

812. 

4,146

lendar year 1947 ............ 72 ,32O.

ary .

h.. ..........................

i..... .......................

..... . . . ...

ist ...........................

ember ........................

848 

9,136 

41,218 

11,344 

2O.98O 

1,355 

382. 

59. 

24.

iter year 1947-48 ............ 90,546.

Peak discharge (base, l.OOO sec. -ft.).- Pe

sec. -ft.; Mar. 22 (9 a.m.) 3,490 see. -ft.; H,

Mar.

1,280 

927 

695 

572 

533

548 

548 

517 

494 

435

357 

296 

233 

302 

1,010

2.O20 

1,760 

1,640 

2.25O 

3,040

3,220 

3,420 

3,100 

2,590 

2,150

1,640 

1,420 

1,300 

1,100 

927 

894

Apr.

927 

833 

747 

678 

62O

579 

540 

535 

442 

37O

384 

413 

377 

351 

320

290 

252 

214 

195 

178

164 

144 

178 

223 

228

214 

223 

252 

252 

223

Maximum

5 25 

4 52 

. 372

2 1,870

44 

1,700 

3.42O 

927 

2,020 

106 

7 29 

7 6.5 

1 9.1

7 3,42O

May

195 

E14 

268 

238 

209

285 

533 

450 

384 

949

1,460 

1,500 

1,760 

2,020 

1,970

1,640 

1,260 

1,O2O 

841 

730

62O 

5O2 

408 

320 

268

218 

186 

16O 

140 

121 

113

Minimum

1.8 

8.4 

33

.2

13 

13 

233 

144 

113 

21 

4.O 

.1 

.1

.1

June

106 

94 

87 

77 

64

61 

58 

52 

50 

42

38 

38 

38 

35 

28

23 

21 

21 

23 

23

23 

24 

42 

50 

38

29 

31 

4O 

52 

47

Mean

7.76 

27.1 

134

198

27.4 

315 

1,328 

378 

677 

45.2 

12.3 

1.93 

.83

247

July

29 

23 

21 

21 

18

17 

13 

13 

13 

13

14 

14 

13 

12 

12

10 

9.1 

9.1 

9.1 

9.1

12 

12 

10 

13 

9.1

7.8 

7.8 

5.3 

4.0 

5.3 

4.0

Aug.

2.0 

1.3 

1.3 

5.3 

2.7

2.0 

1.3 

2.O 

2.0 

2.0

4.0 

5.3 

2.7 

2.0 

1.3

.8 

4.0 

6.5 

5.3 

2.7

1.3 

.5 

.3 

.2 

.2

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Per square 

mile

0.021 

.072 

.358

.529

.073 

.842 

3.55 

1.01 

1.81 

.121 

.033 

.0052 

.0022

.660

b. 28 (7:3O p.m.) 1,870 sec. -ft.; Mar. 16 (2 

ay 14 (4 p.m.) 2.O7O sec. -ft.

Sept.

0.1.1 .1 .1 .1

.1 .1 .1 .1

.2

1.3 

1.3 

.8 

.2 

.2

-.2 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

1.3 

9.1 

4.O 

2.O 

1.3

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

Runoff in 

incbes

O.02 

.08 

.41

7.19

.08 

.91 

4.1O 

1.13 

2.O9 

.13 

.04 

.006 

.002

9.00

p.m.) 2,110

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations at Qurnee and at 

Riverside.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

911165 0-50-25
374 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Des Plalnes River at Riverside, 111.

Location,- Water-stage recorder and concrete dam, lat. 41°49'20", long. 87°49"-15", In 

SWtSWif sec. 36, T. 39 N., R. 12 K., 300 feet downstream from Barry Point Road bridge 

In Riverside, 800 feet northwest of Riverside-Lyons boundary, 500 feet downstream 

from Hoffman Dam, 4,000 Teet downstream from Salt Creek, and 1? miles downstream 

from Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge. Datum of gage Is 594.68 feet 

I above mean sea level, datum of 1925.

Drainage area.- 635 square miles.

Records available.- December 1943 to September 1948 in reports of Geological Survey, 

wontniy mean discharge, May 1886,to December 1890 and May 1892 to December 1936 In 

the 1937 State report entitled "Stream-flow data in Illinois."

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,510 second-feet Mar'. 20 (gage height, 8.28 

rees); minimum, 2.7 second-feet Sept. 6, 7 (gage height, 2.31 feet).

1943-48: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 20, 1948;-minimum daily,-1.6 second-feet 

Aug. 14, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet] 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 2-10, July 28 to Sept, 23)

2.3 3.2 2.7 69 3.5 510 

2.35 6.3 2.8 100 5.0 1,890 

2.4 11.9 2.9 136 6.0 2,880 

2.45 17.0 3.0 180 7.0 4,010 

2.5 25 3.1 230 7.5 4,750 

2.6 43 3.2 290 8.2 6,230

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October "1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

27 

23 

20 

18.5 

17.0

14.5 

13.4 

12.1 

12.1 

9.0

11.0 

10.0 

10.0 

10.0 

11.0

12.1 

11.0 

11.0 

12.1 

11.0

9.0 

9.0 

-12.1 

12.1 

11.0

14.5 

176 

167 

81 

53 

41

Nov.

37 

25 

20 

22 

41

37 

41 

53 

41 

41

81 

66 

50 

48 

136

167 

162 

129 

118 

114

111 

100 

94 

90 

94

84 

72 

66 

64 

55

Dec.

53 

55 

94 

-225

617

716 

725 

734 

644 

502

438 

360 

360 

360 

339

266 

215 

248 

220 

171

145 

149 

145 

132 

100

100 

118 

104 

94 

90 

90

Jan.

100 

104 

97 

94 

90

84 

81 

87 

100 

100

97 

97 

87 

69 

81

78 

78 

84 

75 

69

53 

50 

50 

53 

45

39 

37 

37 

35 

33 

33

Month

Octo 

Nova 

Deca

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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mber .........................

lendar year 1947

I..................... .......

1....... ................ . .

Bt ................ ....

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

31 

30 

30 

33 

35

35 

37 

37 

39 

39

41 

39 

39 

39 

37

53 

154 

558 

932

1,180~

1,280 

1,030 

815 

725 

743

707 

770 

1,940 

2,480

Seoondfoot-days

861.5 

2,259 

8,609

132,582.7

2,217 

13,908 

71,066 

18,411 

35,161 

4,074 

1,413.1 

320.8 

370.4

158,670.8

Mar.

2,140 

1,700 

1,410 

1,320 

2,090

1,130 

743 

626 

590 

518

1,519 

761 

470 

558 

1,460

2,680 

3,080 

2,880 

4,280 

6,230

5,970 

5,510 

4,930 

4,140 

3,300

2,680 

2,140 

1,800 

1,650 

1,410 

1,360

Apr.

1,560 

1,410 

1,180 

1,030 

950

950 

941 

923 

797 

671

608 

626 

599 

542 

510

462 

409 

360 

332 

304

284 

248 

272 

332 

353

339 

346 

360 

367 

346

Maximum

176 

167 

734

3,670

104 

2,480 

6,230 

1,560 

2,780 

388 

176 

18.5 

87

6,230

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 21 (3 a.m.

see. -ft.; Mar. 5 (2 p.m.) 3,520 aec.-^t.; Mar. 11 (Z:30 p

May

318 

438 

626 

550 

454

590 

1,280 

1,130 

907 

T.840

2,780 

2,780 

2,680 

2,530 

2,580

2,530 

2,140 

1,650 

1,320 

1,070

905 

761 

626 

526 

438

388 

339 

297 

260 

225 

205

Minimum

9.0 

20 

53

8.1

33 

30 

470 

248 

205 

55 

15.8 

3.7 

3.2

3.2

June

185 

167 

149 

132 

125

132 

129 

118 

114 

100'

94 

129 

129 

90 

87

84 

55 

55 

58 

55

55 

112 

248 

200 

129

100 

102 

388 

311 

242

Mean

27.8 

75.3 

278

363

71.5 

480 

2,292 

614 

1,134 

136 

45.6 

10.3 

12.3

434

) 1.320 sec. -ft.; Fe 

.m.) 2,380 sec. -ft.;

Jnly

176 

125 

100 

81 

69

64 

61 

43 

37 35'

33 

37 

39 

33 

30

28 

23 

22 

18.5 

15.8

35 

45 

48 

39 

31

33 

31 

23 

22 

20 

15-8

Aug.

i2 tr 10.0 

9.0 

"9.0 

10.0

12.1 

11.0 

9.0 

9.0 

11.0

15.8 

15.8 

17.0 

14.5 

13.4

10.0 

14.5 

18.5 

17.0 

13.4

11.0 

9.0 

8.1 

7.2 

5.4

5.4 

4.9 

4.9 

4.9 

4.2 

3.7

Per square 

mile

0.044 

.119 

.438

.572

.113 

.756 

3.61 

.967 

1.79 

.214 

.072 

.016 

.019

.683

b. 23 (

Mar. 1(

LO a. 

3 T3

Sept.

3,- 7 

3.7 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2

3.2 

3.7 

22 

87 

43

17.0 

11.0 

9.0 

8.1 

7.2

5.4 

4.9 

4.9 

4.9 

5.4

6.3 

12.1 

12,1 

12.1 

12.1

13.4 

13.4 

12.1 

12.1 

11.0

Runoff in 

inches

0.05 

.13 

.50

7.76

.13 

.81 

4.16 

1.08 

2.06 

.24_ 

.08 

.02 

.02

9.28

m.J. 

p.m

2,680

Bee.-ft.; May 7 (5 p".m.)'l,366 sec^-ft.;'nay 11 (4'p.m.)* 2,880 see.-ft.
375 

ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN,

Illinois River at Marseilles, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°19"40", long. 8£°43'10", in SE£swi sec. 13, T. 

33 H., R. 4 E.,. 0.4 mile downstream from dam in Marseilles, 6.9 miles upstrea"" from 

Pox River, and 246.6 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 462.91 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 7.640 square miles. Since Jan. 17, 1900, flow has included diversion 

from Lake Michigan through "Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal^

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1948. January 1903 to December 1904 at 

site near MinooKa, 24.1 miles upstream, and October 1919 to September~~I539~ at site 

at Morris, 16.6 miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 29 years (1919-48), 11,720 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 64,400 second-feet Mar. 20 (gage height, 12.60 

reet); minimum daily, 3,250 second-feet Jan. 28.

1919-48: Maximum discharge, 74,400 second-feet Feb. 7, 1942 (gage height, 13.94 

feet); minimum daily, 1,460 second-feet Oct. 16, 1943.

A stage of 26.2 feet at Morris occurred in 1831, and a stage of 25.4 feet (ice 

Jam) occurred at present site on Jan. 21, 1916.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Figures of daily discharge include flow through navigation 

locics. Flow regulated by power plants and navigation dam above station.

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

5,150 

4,380 

4,340 

4,610 

4,320

4,580 

4,930 

4,250 

4,500 

4,540

4,450 

4,040 

4,710 

4,240 

4,300

3,980 

4,260 

4,500 

3,400 

4,740

4,290 

4,210 

4,200 

3,780 

3,650

4,430 

9,350 

7,470 

6,200 

5,360 

5,670

Nov.

5,560 

3,790 

5,040 

4,880 

4,330

5,600 

3,820 

4,060 

3,390 

3,330

6,480 

4,480 

5,940 

4,810 

7,400

5,850 

6,470 

6,190 

5,780 

5,710

5,340 

5,350 

5,070 

5,150 

5,190

4,710 

4,660 

4,630 

4,200 

4,150

Dee.

4,390 

5,520 

6,280 

8,040 

11,200

12,300 

13,400 

17,800 

17,000 

14,700

13,800 

11,600 

10,800 

9,180 

9,280

8,600 

7,250 

8,810 

9,070 

8,130

8,310 

 8,140 

8,120 

7,860 

7,410

6,830 

7,710 

7,300 

7,220 

7,610 

7,560

Jan.

7,220 

5,960 

7,630 

9,510 

9,680

8,080 

7,670 

7,570 

7,380 

8,380

8,260 

8,280 

7,740 

6,380 

5,630

6,300 

5,970 

5,460 

5,760 

6,620

5,190 

5,050 

3,530 

4,590 

3,530

5,790 

5,790 

3,250 

3,400 

5,110 

5,990

Month

Octo 

Hove

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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lendar year 1947 

&ry

uarv "7::::::::::::::::::::::::: i.......... ..................

iSt ...........................

ember. .......................

ter year 1947 -48 ............

Feb.

3,630 

6,110 

3,800 

4,940 

4,670

3,880 

3,900 

4,230 

3,690 

3,730

3,780 

3,450 

4,160 

3,520 

4,220

3,760 

8,670 

12,900 

15,300 

11,200

10,600 

9,600 

9,010 

8,490 

8,060

8,200 

11,700 

35,700 

33,600

Seoondfoot-days

146,830 

152,360 

291,220

3,592,850

196,100 

249,500 

652,710 

341,340 

504,880 

230,470 

240,020 

193,040 

160,340

3,358,810

Mar.

22,600 

20,200 

17,600 

14,400 

12,200

11,100 

12,400 

11,300 

Iff, 600 

9,990

8,450 

'7,190 

7,930 

8,550 

15,500

23,800 

22,900 

17,600 

33,900 

61,000

48,400 

41,OOO 

37,200 

32,000 

28,200

25,400 

22,300 

18,600 

17,200 

16,800 

16,400

Apr.

16,900 

16,200 

15,100 

13,300 

14,300

12,300 

14,700 

17 , 300 

18,200 

17,400

15,500 

13,900 

11,400 

12 ,0.00 

11,100

12,100 

10,800 

9,500 

9,000 

8,680

7,810 

7,220 

7,590 

6,180 

6,210

7; 180 

8,190 

6,690 

8,020 

6,470

Maximum

9

7

17

,350 

,400 

,800

66,500

9,680 

35,700 

61,000 

18,200 

33,500 

13,200 

11,600 

7,530 

6,760

61 ,000

Peak discharge (base. 20,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 28 (6:30

May

7,900 

8,860 

6,960 

11,200 

8,720

12,000 

12,000 

15,100 

15,600 

23,000

33,500 

33,200 

31,600 

27,500 

27,900

29,500 

 26,100 

22,400 

19,700 

16,800

15,500 

13,800 

12,600 

12,600 

10,600

9,200 

9,050 

8,700 

7,780 

7,840 

7,670

Minimum

3,400 

3,330 

4,390

3,330

3,250 

3,450 

7,190 

6,180 

6,960 

5,560 

5,880 

4,500 

4,220

3,250

June

6,3OO 

7.61O 

5,980 

^,780 

6,730

7,090 

6,340 

6,920 

6,260 

5,920

5,840 

7,500 

6,210 

6,180 

6,330

5,880 

5,980 

6,000 

6,360 

5,560

7,830 

6,240 

7,730 

11,300 

12,100

10,500 

9,900 

13,200 

11,600 

12,300

Mean

4,736 

5,079 

9,394

9,842

6,326 

8,603 

21,060 

11,380 

16,290 

7,682 

7,743 

6,227

s;345

9,177

July

11,600 

9,910 

9,660 

8,310 

8,05O

7,220 

6,900 

6,140 

5,980 

6,920

6,320 

6,410 

6,640 

7,260 

6,000

7,990 

8,820 

7,730 

7,310 

5,880

8,120 

7,300 

7,210 

8,380 

8,090

8,540 

7,520 

9,520 

8,970 

7,700 

7,620

Aug.

6,6X0 

6,9'0 

6,44,0 

7,530 

4,5-50

6,3?Q 

6,7-50 

6,310 

6,2^0 

5,8-0

6,0-50 

6,500 

5,810 

6,270

s.a-so

6,330 

6,730 

7,290 

6,280 

6,150

6,710 

6,150 

5,750 

6,630 

6,440-

5,11& 

6,100 

6,120 

5, £20 

6,410 

5,360

Per square

mile

Sept.

6,760 

4,890 

5,910 

5,040 

5,120

5,740 

5,140 

5,510 

6,180 

4,970

5,180 

5,500 

4,800 

5,400 

4,950

5,280 

5,310 

4,220 

5,370 

5,630

5,680 

5,940 

4,520 

5,440 

5,040

5,480 

5,460 

5,110 

5,740 

5,030

Runoff in 

inohea

p.m.) 42.300 sec. -ft.; Mar. 16 0 p.m.)

37,100 sec.-ft.
376 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Illinois River at Kingston Mines, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°33'10", long. 89°46'40", in SE^SE^ sec. 26, T. 7 

N., K. 6 E., at Kingston Mines, 2.3 miles downstream from Mackinaw River and 145.3 

miles upstream from mouth. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 7.9 miles downstream at 

mouth of Copperas Creek, 0.5 mile upstream from abandoned Copperas Creek lock, and 

16.9 miles upstream from Spoon River. Datum of each gage is 428.00 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 15,200 square miles. Since Jan. 17, 1900, flow has included diversion 

rrom LaKe Michigan through Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 57,700 second-feet Mar. 22-24; maximum gage 

neignt, 19.43 feet Mar. 24; minimum daily discharge during y«ar, 2,710 second-feet 

Oct. 11; minimum gage height, 1.9"4 feet Oct. 12, 13.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 83,100 second-feet May 23, 1^43; maximum gage height, 

26.02 feet May 25, 1943; minimum daily discharge observed, 2,300 second-feet Sept. 27, 

1943; minimum gage height observed, 1.75 feet Oct. 5, 6, 19, 1939.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

poor. Discharge computed by using fall as determined by auxiliary watee-stage recorder 

as a factor.

Discharge, in second-feet, »ater year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6,160

5,650

4,060

4,150

3,6SO

3,690

d3,200

d3,400

d2 , SOO

d2,SOO

d2,710

d2,800

d3,000

4,310

4,610

4,610

4,510

4,620

4,610

4,000

3,300

3,560

4,630

4,330

S.,040

4,830

4,830

6,500

8,750

8,740

8,600

Nov.

8,230

7,900

7,360

6,750

6,550

5,410

6,730

6,060

5,540

5,210

5,550

5,860

6,830

6,600

7,600

8,300

8,390

8,390

8,260

S,200

7,950

8,300

3,060

8,060

7,170

7,120

7,010

6,700

6,600

6,700

-

Dec.

6,390

6,390

6,600

6,480

7,780

8,060

12,800

18, SOO

23,400

26., 000

25,500

24,100

23,000

21,300

22,200

20,000

15,200

9,960

10,100

10,600

10,400

10,600

11,200

12,400

12,400

12,300

11,600

10,500

10,600

10,900

10,700

Jan.

11,100

10,900

10,200

11,000

11,000

10,800

10,400

10,600

d9,100

dlO,400

dlO,400

d9,780 dio.eoo

dlOjSOO dio,soo

dlO,200

dlO,300

dlO.OOO

d9,250

d9,660

d9,500

d9,500

d9,000

dS,000

d7,500

d7,OOO

d6,500

d6,500

d6,000

d6,000

5,700

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January . . ...

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

4,900

4,510

4,060

3,990

d4,000

4,110

4,140

3,920

3,920

d3,500

d3,500

d3,800

d4,000

4,230

4,330

5,630

7,230

9,950

18,800

20,600

18,800

18,800

20,000

21,400

21,400

20,600

20,000

22,700

26,600

-

Seoondfoot-daya

142, 9SO

213,390

428,260

5,611,810

288,690

313,420

1,152,200

889,200

767,750

333,390

390j 330

254,190

171,170

5,345,020

Mar.

127,000

128,000

129,000

130,000

129,000

128,000

30,500

27,300

27,200

28,000

26,300

24,400

21,300

21,500

24,300

26,100

28,500

30,500

'34,600

44,100

50,500

57 , 700

57,700

57,600

57,400

56,200

56,500

52,000

48,300

47,600

45,100

Apr.

43,400

41,900

40,500

38,400

38,200

37,700

36,700

35,200

36,400

33,800

32,700

35,300

34,700

32,800

30,200

30,100

30,300

27,600

26,700

26,600

26,600

23,606

22,200

21,200

20,100

20,000

20,500

19,200

15,600

11,000

-

Maximum

8,750

8,390

26,000

47,300

11,100

26,600

57,700

43,400

34,800

20,900

20,400

11,700

7,950

57,700 .

May

9,S50

10,500

10,600

12,600

14,400

14,700

21,100

22,100

21,600

22,600

23,300

25,400

27,500

29,900

31,000

32,400

33,900

34, SOO

34,500

34,000

33,400

32,400

31,200

29 , 700

2S,400

27,300

26,000

25,200

24,000

21,900

21,500

Minimum

2,710

5,210

6,390

2,710

5,700-

3,500

21,300

11,000

9,850

6,600

4,880

6,500

4,510

2,710

June

20,900

18,800

14,000

8,570

6,600

7,500

7,200

7,850

7,9SO

7,700

7,700

8,040

S,170

7,980

10,200

16,100

13,800

9,180

7,760

9,500

7,500

7,160

9,600

11,300

12,700

15,400

15,000

15,200

16,900

17,100

-

Mean

4,612

7,113

13,810

15,370

9,313

10,810

37,170

29,640-

24,770

11,110

12,590

8,200

5,706

14,600

July

16,fOO

16,300

16,300

15,700

20,*00

19,800

17,700

13,100

110,000

dS,500

d7,100

d5,100

d4,930

4,880

5.640

8,350

8,200

S,700

9,780

11,400

12,800

12,700

16,400

11,300

11,300

19,000

17,600

19,300

17,400

14,200

9,700

Aug.

9,430

7,830

7,900

7,800

7,960

7,370

7,280

dS,000

dS,000

d6,500

d6,700

d7,000

d8,900

d9,S40

110,600

ill, 000

11,700

7,650

7,760

8,560

8,250

8,180

S,1OO

8,240

8,010

8,080

8,200

7,970

7,540

6,900

6,940

Ps- square

Sept.

5,950

5,560

5,340

5,130

5,030

5,140

5,030

5,330

6,400

7,790

7,950

7,820

7,160

5,180

5,020

4,510

4,700

4,700

5,000

4,920

6,550

7,760

7,500

6,030

4,800

5,000

4,660

5,020

4,980

5,210

-

Runoff in 

inches

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from graphs of once-daily gajre readings made by 

Army Engineers or by comparison with records for stations at Marseilles and Mererioeia, and? weather 

records .
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN d " 

Illinois River at Meredosla, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder l.at. 39°49'36", long. 90°33'53", In SE^NE^ sec. 21, T. 16 

H., K. 13 W., at Wabash Railway bridge In Meredosla, 4j miles upstream from McKee Creek 

and 71.1 miles upstream from mouth. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at Wabash Railway 

bridge half a mile east of Valley City, lj miles downstream from Mauvaise* Terre Creek, 

and 61.6 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of each gage Is 418.00 feet above irean sea 

level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 251. 300 square miles. Since Jan. 17, 1900, flow ha& included diversion 

rrom LaKe Michigan through Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1948. Oetober 1933 to September 1938 In reports or Mississippi River Commission.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1938-48), 20,510 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 73,600 second-feet Apr. 1; maximum gage height, 

au.YU feet Mar. 31; minimum dally discharge, 4,480 secdnd-feet Oct. 23; minimum gage 

height, 1.1Q feet Oct. 10.

1938-48: Maximum discharge, 123,000 second-feet May 36-28, 1943; maximum gage 

height, 28.61 feet May 26, 1943; minimum dally discharge, 3,060 second-feet Sept. 1, 

"1945; minimum gage height observed, 0.4 foot Jan. 11, 12, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which 'are poor. Discharge 

computed by using fall as determined by auxiliary water-stage recorder as a factor.

Revisions (water year).- W 895: 1939.

Discharge. In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

9,000

7,810

7,600

7,150

6,480

6,360

6,150

4,760

4,700

4,630

4,700

4,510

4,510

.4,660

5,630

6,130

6,030

6,040

5,850

5,850

5,390

4,680

4,480

5,850

6,530

6,600

6,410

6,160

7,350

8,430

8,970

Nov..

9,800

9,750

9,000

9,140

8,790

8,570

8,310

7,480

7,550

8,140

7,980

8,000

8,560

9,180'

9,050

9,460

10,900

10,600

10,200

10,900

10,300

9,850

9,900

10,300

10,500

10,200

9,150

8,840

9,040

8,750

-

Dec.

8,750

8,800

8,800

9,600

9,550

10,300

12,400

14,500

19,600

25,100

25,400

25,600

25.2Qft

£5,000

24,400

24,000

21,100

19,200

18,000

15,300

14,400

14,500 '

13,800

14,200

14,500

14,400

14,900

14,200

13,600

13,400

12,900

Jan.

13,700

14,600

15,000

14,500

14,300

15,000

15,200

14,700

15,200

15,500

15,700

16,200

15,200

14,400

13,000

b!3,000

b!4,000

b 13, 000

b!3,000

b 13, 000

b!2,500

b!2,500

b!2,000

b!2,000

bll,500

bll.OOO

bll.OOO

blO.500

blO.OOO

b9,500

b8,500

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March..........................'..

April ............................

May...............................

June .

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Watsr year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

bS,000

b7,000

b6,500

b6,500

b6,000

b6,000

b6,000

b6,000

b6,000

b6,000

b6,000

b5,500

b5,500

b6,000

b6,500

bS.OOO

14,300

19,300

26,200

24,800

21,400

23,300

23,900

25,200

25,000

25,800

26,600

28,200

30,400

_

Seoondfoot-days

189,400

278,190

505,400

8,458,300

409,200

415,900

1,410,300

1,514,700

692,900

470,600

718,100

435,520

241,240

7,481,450

Mar.

33,100

35,000

37,200

*36,800

37,100

37,600

37,600

37,700

37,200

37,200

35,600

34,500

34,300

32,900

31,700

32,000

33,700

35,400

37,800

40,200

43,000

47,100

54,300

63,000

66,100

67,500

69,000

69,900

71,200

71,600

73,000

Apr.

73,500

72,600

" 71,400

70,200

68,500

65,000

66,600

65,400

62,800

60, 100

58,100

56,800

54,000

51,900

50,100

47,800

46,900

44,800

43,600

42,200

40,700

38,800

37,600

36,300

34,600

33,600

32,200

31,000

29,800

27,800

Maxima

9,000

10,900

25,600

67,600

16,200

30,400

73,000

73,500

35,200

29,000

36,100

35,000

10,700

73,500

May

25,200

21,500

17,000

17,100

17,600

18,500

22,800

27,000

27,000

27,200

27,400

27,600

28,100

29,000

29,500

30,400

31,300

32,000

33,200

33,900

34,300

35,000

35,200

35,000

34,400

34,500

34,900

33,000

31,900

31,200

30,200

Minimum

4,480

7,480

8,750

4,480

8,500

5,500

31,700

27,800

17,000

11,000

13,100

9,420

5,550

4,480

June

29,000

27,800

25,000

21,600

18,800

17,500

15,000

12,200

11,000

11,500

11,600

11,700

11^600

11,700

11,200

12,200

14,100

14,200

13,400

11,000

11,700

11,200

J.1,100

11,900

13,700

'16,200

18,000

19,300

20,400

25,000

Mean

6,110

9,273

16,300

23,170

13,200

14,340

45,490

50,490

28,800

15,690

23,160

14,050

8,041

20,440

July

25,500

23,700

22,100

22,200

26,400

27,000

27,600

27,800

24,600

22,300

18,400

15,100

JLSjlOO

13,200

16,400

18,300

19,800

19,600

17,400

14,600

18,400

22,800

20,000

20,400

23,100

29,200

31,000

32,400

34,800

35,800

36,100

Aug.

35.0CO

31,300

28,001

20,400

17,100

15, 50t

14,200

13,400

12,300

11,300

11,800

11,807

11^000

11,100

10,800

10,400

10,200

12,600

13,900

14,500

13,300

12,400

11,700

10,700

10,500

11,100

10,500

10,000

9,420

9,500

9,800

Per square 

 He

Sept.

8,700

8,030

8,300

7,950

7,550

7,800

S,150

7,700

7,380

7,600

8,400

9,950

10,300

10,000

9,400

8,120

5,550

5,750

5,SOO

6,420

7,540

8,860

10,200

10,300

8,040

10,700

6,830

7,120

6,300

6,500

F-noff in 

inches

Peak discharge (base. 25.000 see.-ft.).- Apr. 1 (3 a.m.) 73,600 sec.-ft.; May 23 (9 p.m.) 35,300 

sec.-rt.j July. 7 (12 p.m,) 28,ZOO seo.-rt.; July 31 (11 a.m.) 36,600 sec,.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. ° 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
378 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Salt Creek at Western Springs, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°49'35", long. 87°54'00", on boundary between sees. 

~ 31 and 32, T. 39 N., R. 12 E., at bridge on Wolf Road, in Cook County Forest Preserve,

half a mile north of Western Springs and 9 miles above mouth. 

Drainage area.- 122 square miles.

Hecoras available.- October 1945 to September 1948. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,920 second-feet Mar. 20 (gage height, 8.06

feet); minimum, 1.8 second-feet Sept. 14 (gage height, 0.81 foot).

1945-48: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 20, 1948; minimum, 1.4 second-feet Oct. 28,

1946; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 14, 1948. 

Remarks.- Records good except those below 100 second-feet, which are fair, and those for

periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor. Flow regulated by dam

above station. Some diversion for irrigation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

14

13

11

10

6.4

5.8

8.3

10

S.4

6.4

5.8

4.9

4.2

4.9

7.1

5.8

5.3

7.7

3.2

3.0

4.0.

5.3

3.9

3.6

3.5

2.9

45

23

16

8.9

6.4

Nov.

4.6

4.0

3.6

5.3

11

5.8

8.9

9.5

5.3

8.3

21

14

*16

12

32

42

56

34

33

28

24

22

19

b20

b20

bl8

b!5

b!2

b9

b8

-

Dec.

12

16

26

81

216

238

188

195

156

*119

107

a90

a75

a60

a65

a55

aSO

bSO

b45

b40

b38

b40

b38

b20

b32

b42

b35

b28

b28

b30

b28

Jan.

b28

b32

b28

b25

b21

b22

b22

b21

b22

b23

b22

b21

b26

b25

b24

a22

a21

a!9

a20

a!9

' *b!6

a20

a!8

a!7 b!6

a!5

a!5

a!4

a!3

al2

a!2

Month

October ..........................

Hovember .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February ........................

March ............................

April...... ........ ..............

Hay «OJf ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ................... i .......

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

all

alO

a8

a6

a5

a4

as

bis

al2

a7

a6

as

aS

b7

alO

a45

blOO

b220

b400

bSOO

a250

alSO

b!30

b!20

bllO

*blOO

bllO

550

654

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

265.'

521.2

2,253

35,183.2

631

3,565

14 ,238

3,857

7,917

'476. £

122 '.2

35,101.7

Mar.

560

238

bllO

bllO

bSO

bS5

b55

bSO

b48

b45

b48

b45

b40

98

440

676

872

836

1,280

*1,840

1,600

1,110

872

700

512

398

356

332

292

246

284

Apr.

356

292

231

195

181

202

216

209

188

147

133

133

124

116

109

99

81

72

67

65

65

46

66

74

68

61

65

72

63

61

Maximum

45

56

238

' 970

32

654

1,840

«cgjr°

140

71

4

30

1,840

May

55

78

134

119

98

150

364

356

246

536

750

872

750

610

493

493

406

300

202

142

129

107

91

78

70

62

55

51

44

39

37

Minimum

2.9

3.6

12

2.0

12

4

40

46

37

7

3 *8

2.4

1.9

1.9

June

34

28

23

23

20

27

23

24

19

18

14

23

21

17

17

10

a9

a8

a7

a7

a7

a20

aSO

a!30

a65

a40

a!40

135

104

96

Mean

8.57

17.4

72.7

96.4

20.4

1 ±£OV** 

129

255

38 6

15.4

3 .08

4.07

95.9

July

71

55

43

33

28

25

23

19

17

16

13

11

12

7.7

5.8

4.9

4.6

4.2

3.8

3.8

8.3

16

7.7

5.3

5.8

9.5

6.4

5.3

4.0

4.0

5.8

Aug.

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.8

3.8

3.0

2.9

3.0

3.2

2.8

2.4

3.6

3.9

3.8

2.6

2.4

3.4

a4

a3

a3

a3

a3

a3

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.6

3.0

Per square 

mile

0.070

.143

.596

.790

.167

1.01

3.76

1.06

2 .09

.316

!025

.033

.786

Sept.

3.0

2.7

3.1

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.2

12

30

2.4

2.4

2.4

1.9

2.1

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.4

2.9

3.2

4.6

3.6

3.0

2.7

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.9

3.4

3.8

Runoff in 

inches

0.08

.16

.69

10.72

.19

1.09

4.54

1 . IS

2.41

.35

.15

.03

.04

10.71

Peak discharge (base, 400 sec.-ft.).- Feb. 20 (time and discharge unknown)} Feb. 29 (6 p.m.) 676 

Beo.-ft.; Bar. 20 (3 p.m.) 1,920 sec.-ft.; May 7 (12 p.m.) 406 sec.-ft. ; May 12 (Z p.m.) 872 seo.-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge'computed on basis of weather records and records for Du page 

River at Troy.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by -lee.

Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Lockport, 111.

Location.- Lat. 41°34'11", long. 88°04'48", in SWj sec. 27, T. 36 N., R. 10 E., at upper

end of* 9-foot navigation channel in Des Plaines River at Lockport.

Records available.- October 1936 to September 1948 in reports of Geological Survey, January 1900 to September 1936 in State report entitled "Stream-flow data of Illinois, 

1937."

Average discharge.- 48 years, 6,519 second-feet.

Jixtremes.- Maximum total discharge daring year, 17,119 second-feet Mar. 19; minimum total 

discharge, 1,414 second-feet Nov. 9.

1900-1948: Maximum total discharge, 20,613 second-feet Apr. 5, 1947; minimum, 91 

second-feet Dec. 15, 1938.

.Remarks.- Total mean daily discharge includes governmental and private pumpage, inflow 

'FronTDes Plaines River Basin, and diversion from Lake Michigan. This total discharge 

is obtained by adding the mean daily discharges, based on half-hourly discharge readings 

at dams, sluice gates, lockages, exciter turbines in operation, and main turbines in 

operation as corrected for variable efficiencies, and the leakage of lock gates, dams, 

sluice gates, and turbines not in operation.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 379

Chicago - pumpage includes water from Lake Michigan to supply Chicago metropolitan metr 

area, and water from wells within the main channel drainage area including pumpage to 

municipalities served by Chicago, and an average of about 95 second-feet from agencies 

not served by Chicago.

Mean net diversion is obtained by deducting from total discharge the Chicrgo pumpage 

and Inflow from Des Plaines River Basin.

The Federal permit of June 26, 1930, issued by the Secretary of War, limits the diversion of water from Lake Michigan to an annual average of 1,500 second-feet, exclusive 

of pumpage for municipal supplies.

Cooperation.- Records furnished by the Sanitary District of Chicago. 

HevlslonsTwater years).- W 955: 1940(m), 1941(m), W'1005: 1943.

Discharge, In second-feet, of Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Loclcport, 111., water year 

October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14.

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26.

27 

28

29

30

31

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7a

9

10

11

12

1-3

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

October

Totals

2,487

2,494

2,524

2,496

2,618

2,571

2,429

2,543

2,619

2,526

2,561

2,652

2,561

2,388

2,585

2,621

2,527

2,472

2,593

2,494

2,589

2,467

2,594

2,505

2,429

2,795

6,662 

2,988

2,452

2,212

1,572

Chicago 

pumpage

1,650

1,657

1,700

1,642

1,492

1,682

1,760

1,642

1,634

1,624

1,564

1,442

1,638

1,668

1,705

1,708

1,697

1,615

1,461

1/672

1,698

1,728

1,669

1,64;

1,586

1,445

1,610 

1,616

1,620

1,610

1,616

Net diversion

799

783

795

812

1,092

856

691

868

955

862

969

1,177

893

687

845

877

798

817

1,102

786

863

707

892

836

809

1,310

4,922 

T7Z35

714

528

-:105 .

February

Totals

2,373

3,396

2,279

3,682

2,264

2,3<&

3,470

1..838

2,204

2-, 241

2,229

2,253

2,277

2,266

2,230

2,544

2,690

3,329

3,632

3,005

3,070

2,224

2,421

2,315

2,401

2,420

4,558

6,439

5,656

-

-

Chicago 

pumpage

1,472

1,645

1,650

1,638

1,638

1,629

1,561

1,473

1,647

1,653

1,641

1,640

1,636

1,578

1,467

1,632

1,633

1,617

1,626

1,628

1,555

1,432

1,576

1,601

1,603

1,607

1,591

1,533

1,417

-

-

Net diversion

868

1,718

597

2/006

578

632

1,867

323

517

543

540

566

593

638

710

804

699

1,270

1,482

727

733

19

196

262

445

474

2,396

2,781

1,708

-

-

November

Totals

2,141

2,144

2,467

2,023

2,773

3,110

2,152

1,930

1,414

2,803

2,675

2,679

3,149

1,695

4,448

3,047

2,549

2,602

2,438

2,603

2,34'9

2,397

2,239

2,353

2,390

2,322

2,475 

1,959

2,417

2,226

-

Chicago 

pumpage

1,536

1,405

1,590

1,607

1,613

1,596

1,580

1,499

1,381

1,562

1,548

1,555

1,563

1,567

1,494

1,371

1,546

1,563

1,570

1,563

1,559

1,439

1,376

1,548

1,569

1,573

1,391 

1,524

1,502

1,396

-

Net diversion

556

689

833

370

1,107

1,462

513

365

-16

1,178

969

974

1,489

61

2,798

1,515

857

924

759

948

701

810

788

718

747

678

1,021 

373

861

771

-

December

Totals

3,061

3,094

3,514

3,746

3,439

3,088

3,279

3,057

3,595

2,507

3,007

3,115

3,097

3,154

2,917

3,116

2,909

3,667

4,182

4,128

4,126

4,039

4,130

4,189

4,054

4,324

4,302 

4,210

4,252

4,337

4,118

March

Totals

4,889

3,993

3,852

2,859

2,457

2,517

2,469

2,512

2,476

2,606

2,804

2,393

2,583

2,559

4,152

6,118

5,845

4,528

17,119

14,822

12,667

10,253

7,997

6,855

6,391

5,243

5,143

3,716

3,273

3,432

4,469

Chicago 

pumpage

1,571

1,579

1,582

1,582

1,581

1,509

1,415

1,579

1,591

1,586

1,597

1,591

1,529

1,420

1,574

1,572

1,563

1,574

1,559

1,507

1,403

1,556

1,558

1,549

1,546

1,548

1,475

1,376

1,533

1,548

1,528

Net diversion

1,032

477

525

49

30

252

360

390

465

603

915

560

807

. 691

1,691

2,616

1,730

517

10,377

5,739

3,870

2,265

1,341

1,222

1,734

1,368

1,977

1,027

586

954

2,117

Chicago 

pumpage

1,614

1,607

1,602

1,589

1,586

1,528

1,403

1,600

1,613

1,604

1,606

1,603

1,540

1,425

1,604

1,608

1,609

1,599

1,595

1,526

1,417

1,594

1,607

1,566

1,392

1,536

1,519 

1,415

1,599

1,602

1,593

Bet diversion

1,392

1,416

1,774

1,894

1,372

1,128

1,385

874

1,564

549

1,116

1,269

1,369

1,445

1,105

1,225

1,159

1,935

2,462

2,492

2,607

2,350

2,435

2,523

2,589

2,711

2,709 

2,724

2,583

2,666

2,456

April

Totals

3,197

3,081

2,479

3,309

3,615

2,918

4,306

2,400

2,537

2,498

2,662

2,404

2,733

2,408

2,425

2,347

2,339

2,360

2,400

2,358

2,559

2,418

2,789

2,325

2,194

3,088

2,798

2,589

3,099

2,766

-

Chicago 

pumpage

1,526

1,537

1,480

1,397

1,540

1,545

1,555

1,544

1,532

1,484

1,379

1,537

1,534

1,541

1,553

1,559

1,491

1,410

1,576

1.5P8

1,567

1,567

1,578

1,526

1,400

1,598

1,584

1,553

1,555

1,570

Net diversion

793

669

254

1,313

1,546

847

2,137

76

450

590

91l'

530

886

580

615

546

640

756

638

610

846

717

1,052

653

650

1,321

1,061

886

1,400

1,047

Janus ry

Totals

3,938

2,481

2,393

2,557

2,411

2,469

2,593

2,474

2,534

2,535

2,398

2,486

2,368

2,611

2,421

2,503

2,403

3,000

3,659

3,208

2,295

2,303

2,261

2,274

2,276

3,833

2,265 

2,222

2,619

3,201

3,221

Chios <r.o 

pumpaee

1,4C4

1,555

1,53<

1,420

1,588

1,610

1,608

1,601

1,590

1,527

1,409

1,589

1,609

1,623

1,618

1,637

1,584

1,489

1,637

1,64?

1,64"!

1,647

1,649

1,577

1,472

1,631

1,66? 

1,66-5

1,626

1,631

1,590

Net diversion

2,444

829

767

1,040

738

779

908

796

827

897

886

792

662

911

738

802

772

1,462

1,975

1,524

599

614

571

657

757

2,156

570 

519

964

1,531

1,600

May

Totals

2,292

5,298

2,788

3,756

2,100

4,899

3,407

3,008

3,238

8,236

6,478

8,007

6,198

5,424

5,716

4,156

4,171

3,717

3,179

2,688

2,758

2,726

3,072

3,429

2,580

2,582

2,500

2,610

2,661

2,644

2,719

Chicago 

pumpaje

1,501

1,393

1,567

1,561

1,59?

1,555

1,563

1,495

1,39''

1,547

1,56'

1,557

1,565

1,582

1.50P

1,424

1,581

1,585

1,587

1,629

1,633

1,578

1,429

1,606

1,644

1,664

1,703

1,662

1,547

1,454

1,541

Net diversion

642

3,657

792

1,810

196

2,976

970

644

1,104

4,652

1,357

3,149

1,770

1,464

1,971

884

1,259

1,006

648

396

631

745

1,296

1,554

718

733

632

799

982

1,075

1,065
380 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Lookport, 111., water year 

October 1947 to September 1948 Continued

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

June

Totals

3,177 

2,813 

2,939 

3,359 

3,356

4,197 

3,379 

3,423 

3,31V 

3,404

3,330 

4,545 

3,345 

3,246 

3,354

3,440 

3,351 

3,507 

3,303 

3,417

4,790 

3,652 

4,381 

3,337 

3,484

3,295 

3,510 

4,862 

3,305 

3,173

Chicago 

pumpage

1,741 

1,809 

1,867 

1,925 

1,656

1,460 

1,683 

1,696 

1,755 

1,821

1,791 

1,601 

1,482

1,694 

1,688

1,723 

1,698 

1,726 

1,595 

1,493

1,665 

1,733 

1,751 

1,749 

1,750

1,686 

1,520 

1,747 

1,720 

1,721

Net diversion

1

1

1

2 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

2 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

3 

1 

2

1 

1

1 

1 

3 

1 

1

,332 

899 

972 

,346 

,618

,651 

,615 

,650 

,487 

,510

,469 

,860 

,787 

,47-B 

,600

,664 

,606 

,720 

,646 

,883

069 

,852 

,496 

489 

,643

549 

,932 

,006 

467 

351

July

Totals

3,978 

3,742 

3,953 

4,173 

3,847

3,650 

3,776 

3,961 

3,713 

3,885

3,774 

4,197 

3,719 

4,045 

3,977

3,866 

3,771 

3,874 

3,957 

3,874

5,112 

4,459 

3,913 

3,903 

3,871

4,024 

4,263 

3,921 

3,887 

3,967 

3,850

Chicago 

pumpage

1,733 

1,846 

1,827 

1,574 

1,635

1,824

1,820 

1,860 

1,885 

1,804

1,610 

1,789 

1,762 

1,725 

1,780

1,883 

1,858 

1,670 

1,927 

2,014

1,926 

1,865 

1,785 

1,720 

1,573

1,837 

1,849 

1,880 

1,900 

1,890 

1,786

Net diversion

2,161 

1,839 

2,075 

2,552 

2,170

1,786 

1,922 

2,056 

1,798 

2,045

2,132 

2,348 

1,920 

2,290 

2,162

1,949 

1,882 

2,171 

1,996 

1,832

3,127 

2,488^ 

2,049 

2,129 

2,253

2,133 

2,360 

1,992 

1,943 

2,041 

2,031

August

Totals

4,540 

4,540 

4,552 

4,597

3,967

4,440 

4,544 

4,514 

4,534 

4,413

4,482 

4,433 

4,346 

4,455 

4,528

4,548 

4,594 

4,411 

4,482 

4,511

4,524 

4,365 

4,555 

4,470 

4,588

4,453 

4,429 

4,513 

4,576 

4,440 

4,672

Chioagc 

pumpage

1,642 

1,886 

1,865 

1,776 

1,786

1,811 

1,730 

1,529 

1,829 

1,921

1,887 

1,864 

1,850 

1,733 

1,601

1,870 

1,846 

1,849 

1,866 

1,899

1,838 

1,728 

2,034 

2,128 

2,162

2,140 

2,122 

1,982 

1,812 

1,906 

1,952

Net di 

versior

2,868 

2,617 

2,652 

2,756 

2,144

2,600 

2,778 

2,946 

2,670 

2,454

2,527 

2,528 

2,444 

2,685 

2,892

2,641 

2,684 

2,526 

2,582 

2,572

2,654 

2,607 

2,488 

2,308 

2,392

2,282 

2,275 

2,500 

2,741 

2,499 

2,678

September

Totals

4,436 

4,018 

4,055 

4,049 

4,022

4,077 

3,944 

4,186 

4,264 

4,042

3,987 

3,869 

3,968 

4,062 

4,062

4,036 

3,684 

3,647 

4,047 

4,159

4,031 

4,067 

3,889 

4,067 

3,940

4,110 

3,997 

3,994 

4,087 

4,148

Chicago 

pumpage

1,893 

1,923 

1,943 

1,853 

1,677

1,646 

1,887 

1,804 

1,797 

1,804

1,762 

1,662 

1,881 

1,860 

1,885

1,929 

1,955 

1,832 

1,749 

1,866

1,791 

1,784 

1,784 

1,766 

1,676

1,601 

1,775 

1,789 

1,758 

1,754

Net diveraion

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

1 

1 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

,508 

065 

082 

157 

317

394 

023 

273 

398 

195

193 

173

053 

163 

148

071 

701 

779 

268 

232

187 

240 

065 

275 

229

477 

192 

177 

290 

346

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Lookport, 111., 

with inflow from Des Flaines River Basin, domestic pumpage, and net diversion from 

Lake Michigan watershed through Sanitary District at Lockport, 111., 

water year October 1947 to September 1948

Month

Octol

Novell 

Deceir

Cal

Janua 

Pebru 

March 

April 

May

endar year 1947.. 

ry ..«.* ... 

July. ------- - - ' .

Augus 

Septe

Wat

mber. ............

er year 1947-48. .

Total discharge

Maximum 

dally

6,662 

4,448 

4,337

16,821

3,938 

6,439 

17,119 

4,306 

8,236 

4,862 

5,112 

4,672 

4,436

__17,119' y

Minimum 

dally

1,572 

1,414 

2,507

1,414

2,222 

1,838 

2,393 

2,194 

2,100 

2,813 

3,650 

3,967 

3,647

1,414

Mean

2,646 

2,466 

3,605

3,435

2,652 

2,897 

5,258 

2,713 

3,840 

3,533 

3,964 

4,484 

4,031

3,514

Mean inflow 

from 

Des Plaines 

River Basin

46 

83 

199

318

66 

391 

2,162 

352 

944 

80 

46 

38 

40

373

pumpage

1,627 

1,522 

1,558

1,616

1,583 

1,587 

1,538 

1,527 

1,555 

1,698 

1,801 

1,866 

1,803

1,639

Net diversion

Maximum 

daily

4,922 

2,798 

2,724

11,4-31

2,444 

2,781 

10,377 

2,137 

4,652 

3,069 

3,127 

2,945 

2,508

10,377

Minimum 

daily

-105 

-16 

549

-105

519 

-19 

30 

76 

196 

899 

1,786 

2.144 

1,701

-105

Mean

973 

861 

1,848

1,501

1,003 

919 

1,558 

834 

1,341 

1,755 

2,117 

2,580 

2,189

1,503
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

381

Hickory Creek at Joliet, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°31'10", long. 88°04'10", in SW^NE^ sec. 15, T. 35 

 N.~, if. 10 E., at Third Avenue in Joliet, a quarter of a mile downstream from Spring 

Creek and li* miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 527.00 feet above nnan sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 9, 1946, staff gage at same site and datom.

Drainage area.- 107 square miles.

Records available.- October 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,370 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height; 7.67 

i'eet); minimum, 3 second-feet Feb. 5-7, (gage height, 1.24 feet, backwater from ice).

1944-48: Maximum discharge, 10 t 200 second-feet Apr. 5, 1947 (gage height, 10.68 

feet); minimum observed, 1.8 second-'feet Dec. 22-24, 1944, minimum gage height, that 

of Feb. 5-7, 1948.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wmcn are poor.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.25 4.0 1.6 42 3.0 404 

1.3 6.6 1.7 60 3.4 545 

1.35 10 1.8 80 4.0 840 

1.4 15 2.0 128 5.0 1,600 

1.5 26 2.4 230 6.0 2,550

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 tc September 1943

Dajl

1 

2

4 

5

6

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

10 

11 

11 

9.4 

7.9

7.9 

7.2 

7.2 

6.6 

7.2

7.2

6.6 

6.6 

6.6 

6.6

6.6

6.6 

6.6 

6.0 

6.0

6.6 

6.6 

6.0 

6.0 

7.2

12 

138 

152 

80 

50 

37

Nov.

26 

21 

19 

17 

18

18 

19 

18 

18 

19

80 

85 

50 

37 

56

104 

70 

880 

848 

840

835 

830 

828 

826 

25

20 

b!8 

b!6 

b!5

b!3

Dec.

16 

18 

56 

199 

308

178 

201 

*230 

128 

97

76 

64 

56 

50 

52

38 

38 

38 

32 

29

26 

26 

26 

22 

18

33 

20 

20 

18 

17 

18

. Jan.

22 

24 

2J 

21

20

18 

18 

b!8 

b!9 

b22

b20 

b!9 

b!8 

b24 

b22

b20 

b!8 

b!8

b!9 

blS

blS 

b20 

*b!8 

b!6 

blS

b!4 

b!4 

b!3 

b!3 

b!2 

bll

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

mber .......... .... .........

lender year 19*7 

ary ....

1.. ..........................

st ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

blO

bS 

b6 

b4 

b3

b3 

b3

bS 

b7 

bS

b4 

b4 

b4 

b5

b6

b38 

b250 

b250 

b230 

b75

b60 

b45 

b35 

b24 

b28

b45 

486 

1,280 

269

Secondfoot-days

652.2 

1,049 

2,148

42,403.4

561 

3,192 

8,825 

2,047 

7,488 

627 

711.4 

249.6 

217.7

27,767.9

Mar.

160 

97 

80 

58 

40

b40 

b40 

b42 

b44

b44

b35 

b30 

74 

264 

332

528 

209 

157 

*2,560 

1,560

545 

436 

303 

230 

186

157 

142 

109 

106 

94 

123

Apr.

155 

118 

94

82 

78

74 

161 

236 

128 

97

87 

72 

60 

56 

52

47 

43 

40 

38 

35

34 

31

32 

32 

31

29 

28 

26 

26 

25

Maximum

152

104 

308

6,160

24 

1,280 

2,560 

236 

1,510 

31 

99 

14 

18

2,560

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 28 (1 a.m

May

34 

40 

58 

50 

47

96 

261 

157 

258 

1,510

1,320 

840 

488 

347 

420

317 

222

170 

135 

116

99 

80 

70 

62 

52

49 

45 

42 

37 

35 

31

Minimum

6.0 

13 

16

6.0

11 

3 

30 

25 

31 

15 

8.6 

4.9 

4.9

4.9

June

28 

28 

26 

25 

22

29 

31 

26 

25 

22

21 

22

21 

20 

19

18

17 

16 

16 

16

20 

21 

22 

20 

17

16 

16 

15 

16 

16

Mean

21.0 

35.0 

69.3

116

18.1 

110 

285 

68.2 

242 

20.9 

22.9 

8.05 

7.26

75.9

July

15 

13

11 

10 

9.4

11 

10 

10 

9.4

16

11 

24 

19 

15

14

12 

11

9.4 

8.6 

8.6

36 

85 

99 

56 

a38

a42 

a32 

a26 

a20 

al6 

a!4

Aug.

all 

alO 

alO 

10

9.4

8.6 

8.6 

8.6 

8.6

8.6 

7.9 

7.2 

7.2

6.6

6.6 

11 

14 

9.4 

8.6

7.9 

6.6 

6.6 

6.6 

6.0

5.4 

5.4 

4.9 

4.9 

6.0 

5.4

Sept.

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

4.9 

4.9

4.9

6.0 

18 

17 

13

10 

7.9 

7.2 

6.6 

6.0

5.4 

5.4 

4.9

4.9 

6.6

7.9 

7.2 

7.2 

6.6 

6.6

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

7.2 

7.2

Per square Runoff in 

mile inchea

0.196 0.23 

.327 .36 

.648 .75

1.08 14.74

.169 .19 

1.03 1.11 

?.66 3.07 

.637 .71 

2.26 2.60 

.195 .22 

.214 .25 

.075 .09 

.068 .08

.709 9.66

) 1,920 sec. -ft. ; Mar. 19 (5 p.m.) 4,370

sec. -ft.; May 10 (lO;30 p.m.) 2, 656 sec. -ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for other stations In vicinity, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
382 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Du Page River at Troy, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and masonry dam, lat. 41°31'20", long. SS'll'SS", 

 SKlrSWt sec. 10, T. 36 N., R. 9 E., at Troy (formerly known as Grinton), 400 fe< 

stream from U. S. Highway 52.

Drainage area.- 325 square miles.

Records available,- October 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,000 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 10.10 

reel;); minimum daily, 17 second-feet Feb. 15.

1940-48: Maximum discharge, that of Mar, 19, 1948; minimum, 13 second-feet Feb. 1, 

1942 (gage height, 1.74 feet), result of low temperature.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-h3ight record, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years).- W 1055: 1942(M).

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 15)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 18 Mar. 19 to Sept. 3O

1.7 18 2.2 134 3.0 545 1.8 31 2.5 315 5 

1.8 34 2.3 167 3.3 775 1.9 58 3.0 610 6 

1.9 55 2.4 208 4.0 1,420 2.0 90 3.5 965 8 

2.0 80 2.6 307 4.5 1,920 2.2 166 4.0 1,400 8

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

49 

49 

49 

49 

44

44 

47 

44 

42 

42

42 

42 

40 

38 

38

42 

40 

40 

40 

40

40 

28 

38 

38 

38

42 

68 

92

90 

75 

68

Nov.

62 

58 

55 

53 

58

55 

55 

58 

55 

62

75 

90 

80 

72 

88

124 

128 

114 

100 

92

85 

85 

a80

a70 

a65

60 

51 

b48 

a44 

a40 

_ «

Dec.

a45 

a 60 

a!5o 

a250 

a400

a300 

a320 

*335 

271 

232

196 

167 

157 

144 

144

92 

111 

134 

102 

90

90 

102 

120 

114 

85

120 

147 

134 

157 

171 

157

Jan.

144 

98 

128 

102 

95

72 

80 

95 

b80 

b75

b70 

b60 

b35 

b40 

b45

b48

b55 

b55 

b55 

b50

b48

b4S 

*b46 

b44 

b42

b40 

b38 

b35 

b36 

b34 

b32

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

Bber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

h.. ..........................

1. ...........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 sec

Feb.

b3o 

b28 

b27 

b26 

b24

b23 

b22 

b20 

b22 

b25

b20 

b!8 

b!8 

b!8 

b!7

b40 

b200 

b900 

b500 

b380

b280 

b200 

b!60 

b!50 

b!20

b!50 

452 

1,920 

991

Secondfoot-daya

1,488 

2,172 

5,097

86,669

1,923 

6,791 

34,445 

9,380 

16,073 

4,916 

3,428 

1,339 

1,019

88,071

Mar.

545 

352 

232 

b!70 

blOO

bllO 

b!20 

bllO 

al3o 

a!60

al4o 

a!20 

a250 

a450 

a800

al,500 

al,100 

al.OOO 

*7,700 

6,580

3,100 

2,280 

1,560 

1,120 

905

801 

724 

623 

584 

521 

558

Apr.

668 

584 

509 

455 

425

437 

467 

503 

437 

381

370 

354 

315 

294 

273

262 

237 

217 

207 

198

184 

175 

175 

189 

184

175 

184 

184 

175 

162

Maximum

92 

134

400

4,340

144 

1,920 

7,700 

668 

1,500 

437 

267 

68 

61

7,700

-ft.) .- Feb. 28 (3 a.m

Hay

162 

162 

232 

273 

3250

a280 

3580 

3520 

3550 

al.SOO

31,300 

31,200 

31,100 

912 

898

928 

752 

623 

527 

467

420 

364 

326 

288 

262

242 

222 

203 

189 

175 

166

Minimum

38 

40 

45

25

32

17 

100 

152 

162 

84 

55 

29 

27

17

June

154 

146 

138 

130 

126

138 

150 

138 

130 

119

104 

104 

138 

122 

115

101 

94 

90 

90 

84

87 

172 

320 

359 

237

180 

150 

204 

437 

359

Mean

48.0 

72.4 

164

237

62.0 

234 

1,111 

313 

518 

164 

111 

43.2 

34.0

241

July

267 

207 

171 

138 

122

108 

97 

84 

80 

74

74 

106 

160

87 

77

71 

64 

58 

55

55

175 

222 

207 

126 

94

108 

90 

71 

64 

61 

55

0 2,5OO 

5 4,370 

0 6,750 

6 7,860

Aug.

Per square 

mile

0.148 

.223 

.505

.729

.191 

.720 

3.42 

.963 

1.59 

.505 

.342 

.133 

.105

.742

53 

47 

44 

47 

47

44 

42 

42 

47 

44

44

61 

50 

47 

44

39 

47 

68 

58 

50'

44 

42 

36 

31 

31

34 

31 

31 

31 

34 

29

Sept.

29 

31 

31 

31 

31

31 

31 

44

61 

61

47 

36 

31 

31 

31

29 

29

29 

27 

31

43 

36

31 

31 

29

27 

27 

29 

31 

34

Runoff in 

inches

0.17 

.25 

.58

9.93

.22 

.78 

3.94 

1.07 

1.84 

.56 

.39 

.15 

.12

10.07

) 2,180 sec. -ft.; Mar. 19 (6 p.m.) 11,000

sec .-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed an basis of weather records and records for Hickory 

Creek at Joliet and Salt Creek at Western Springs.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Kankakee River at Davis, Ind.

383

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°24', long. 86°42', in sec. 13, T. 34 N., R. 3 W., 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 30 at Davis, half a mile downstream from Mill Creek and 

4 miles east of Hanna. Datum of gage is 664.68 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area.- 506 square miles.

Records available.- July 1905 to July 1906 and April 1931 to September 1948 in reports 

or Ueological Survey. July 1925 to May 1929 in reports of Indiana Department of 

Conservation.

Average discharge.- 20 years (1925-28, 1931-48), 460 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,240 second-feet May 16 (gage height, 10.15 

reet); minimum, 247 second-feet Sept. 4-6, 15-20; minimum gage height, 4.27 feet 

Sept. 4-6.

1925-29, 1931-48: Maximum discharge observed, about 1,700 second-feet De-,. 15, 

1927 (gage height, 9.50 feet,- site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended 

above 520 second-feet; minimum observed, 154 second-feet Aug. 30 to Sept. 3, 1941; 

minimum gage height observed, 2.97 feet Aug. 14, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 13 to Sept. 30)

4.2 247 

5.0 355 

5.8 452 

10.1 1,220

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

438 

438 

425 

425 

425

413 

413 

401 

401 

401

401 

401 

401 

390 

390

390 

390 

390 

390 

390

390 

379 

379 

379 

379

379 

390 

425 

452 

425 

413

Nov.

401 

401 

401 

401 

401

401 

401 

401 

401 

401

452 

485 

485 

452 

452

468 

468 

452 

452 

438

438 

425 

425 

425 

425

425 

425 

413 

413 

401

Dec.

401 

413 

452 

438 

638

664 

664 

700 

700 

664

610 

592 

556 

556 

538

538 

520 

502 

502 

485

468 

468 

452 

452 

438

438 

438 

425 

425 

425 

425

Jan.

452 

592 

628 

628 

592

556 

538 

520 

538 

538

538 

520 

520 

502 

502

485 

485 

502 

502 

468

438 

425 

425 

413 

413

401 

401 

413 

425 

401 

390

Month

Octc 

Hove

Dece

Ca

Jane 

Febi 

Hare

Apri 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augl 

Sep1

We

ber ..........................

rober .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary iiarv

. .

ember ........................

iter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

390 

390 

379 

379 

379

379 

379 

379 

367 

367

379 

379 

379 

379 

379

401 

520 

700 

772 

772

700 

628 

574 

556 

538

538 

646 

988 

1,020

Seoondfoot-days

12,503 

12,829 

15,977

206,426

15,151 

15,036 

27,226 

24,268 

27,504 

15,303 

12,282 

9,621 

7,879

195,579

Mar.

988 

952 

898 

862 

826

790 

754 

700 

682 

664

628 

610 

574 

574 

574

610 

628 

628 

754 

1,010

1,080 

1,190 

1,190 

1,190 

1,150

1,150 

1,150 

1,130 

1,110 

1,100 

1,080

Apr.

1,080 

1,060 

1,020 

988 

970

934 

952 

1,040 

1,020 

988

970 

952 

934 

898 

862

826 

790 

754 

718 

682

646 

628 

610 

610 

592

574 

556 

556 

538 

520

Maximum

452 

485 

700

1,140

628 

1,020 

1,190 

1,080 

1,220 

574 

520 

355 

284

1,220

Peak discharge (base, 850 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 29 (1 a.m.)

toy

520 

520 

592 

592 

574

610 

790 

862 

844 

898

1,130 

1,200 

1,220 

1,220 

1,220

1,220 

1,200 

1,170 

1,130 

1,100

1,060 

1,010 

952 

898 

844

790 

754 

700 

664 

628 

592

Minimum

379 

401 

401

305

390 

367 

574 

520 

520 

438 

355 

254 

247

247

June

574 

556 

520 

520 

502

538 

574 

574 

574 

538

502 

. 502 

520 

502 

502

485 

468 

468 

452 

438

452 

468 

485 

502 

485

485 

485 

502 

556 

574

Mean

403 

428 

515

566

489 

518 

878 

809 

887 

510 

396 

310 

263

534

July

520 

468 

452 

438 

425

425 

413 

401 

390 

390

390 

390 

390 

401 

390

379 

379 

367 

367 

355

367 

401 

401 

390 

379

379 

379 

367 

367 

367 

355

Aug.

343 

331 

324 

331 

355

355 

343 

331 

331 

331

324 

331 

324 

318 

312

312 

312 

324 

312 

312

305 

298 

291 

284 

284

277 

270 

270 

270 

262 

254

Per square 

mile

0.796 

.846 

1.02

1,12

.96e 

1.02 

1.74 

1.60 

1.75 

1.01 

.78? 

.613 

.52C

1.06

Sept.

254 

254 

254 

254 

247

247 

262 

277 

284 

277

277 

262 

254 

254 

247

247 

247 

247 

247 

247

277 

284 

284 

277 

277

270 

262 

262 

270 

277

Runoff in 

inches

0.92 

.94 

1.17

15.15

1.11 

1.11 

2.00 

1.78 

2.02 

1.12 

.90 

.71 

.58

14.36

1,040 sec. -ft.; Mar. 23-25, 1,190 sec. -ft.;
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Kankakee River, at Shelby, Ind.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 410 11', long. 87°21", in sec. 33, T. 32 N., R. 8 

w., at Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway bridge, 1 mile south of Shelby and 

9 miles upstream from Beaver Lake Creek. Datum of gage is 628.13 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,800 square miles.

Hecoras available.- April 1930 to September 1948 in reports of Geological Survey. November ivvz to September 1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Average discharge.- 25 years (1923-48), 1,487 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,420 second-feet May 14-19; maximum gage

height, 9.25 feet May 15-17; minimum discharge, 490 second-feet Sept. 20 (gage height, 

2.02 feet) .

1922-48: Maximum discharge observed, 7,200 second-feet Dec. 21, 1927 (gage height, 

11.40 feet, present datum, site then in use), from rating curve extended above 3,000 

second-feet by gage-height relation study with that of present site; minimum discharge, 

330 second-feet Sept. 24, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.80 foot (present datum, site 

then in use) Aug. 4, 5, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years).- W 825: Drainage area. W 1005: 1927(M).

Rating table, water year 1947-48 except periods of ice effect

Tgage height, in feet, and discharge, in aeoond-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 13 to Sept. 30)

1.9 490 8.1

3.5 990 8.6

4.5 1,400 9.2

7.0 2,560

3,180

3,630

4,420

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,020

990

990

955

955

920

885

868

868

850

850

835

820

805

805

805

790

790

790

790

775

760

745

745

745

745

790

850

885

920

885

Nov.

868

868

885

868

868

850

835

820

790

805

920

1,020

1,100

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,100

1,100

'1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,030

1,030

1,000

-

Dec.

1,000

1,050

1,150

1,300

*1,3SO

1,540

1,720

1,800

1,850

1,900

1,850

1,760

1,670

1,620

1,580

1,620

1,580

1,540

1,490

1,440

1,400

1,400

1,360

1,310

1,260

1,220

1,220

1,180

1,180

1,140

1,140

Jan.

1,180

1,360

1,540

1,720

1,800

1,850

1,760

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,580

1,200

1,300

1,200

1,100

900

900

900

900

1,000

900

900

900

900

900

850

850

800

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

800

800

800

800

800

800

800

800

750

750

800

800

800

800

800

900

1,200

1,700

2,000

2,100

2,410

2,310

2,210

*2,030

1,850

1,760

1,800

2,510

3,040

_

-

Secondfoot-days

26,226

29,957

44,630

579,451

39,360

39,720

90,390

90,910

101,550

49 91C

36J715

23,635

16,275

589,278

Mar.

3,110

3,040

3,040

2,980

2,980

2,920

2,810

2,660

2,410

2,210

2,080

1,980

1,900

1,800

1,850

1,940

1,980

1,980

8,160

E,660

2,920

5,340

S,740

S.850

3,970

$.970

3,970

5,970

4,100

4,100

3,970

Apr.

4,

4,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

1,

1,

1,

1,

Maximum

1,020

1,140

1,900

3,970

1,850

3,040

4,100

4,100

4,420

2,160

1,900

950

595

4,420

100

100

970

850

850

740

630

630

530

530

530

430

340

260

260

180

110

980

860

710

560

360

210

120

120

030

980

980

980

980

-

May

1,980

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

2,210

2,460

2,560

2,760

3,180

3,850

4,250

4,420

4,420

4,420

4,420

4,420

4,420

4,250

4,250

4,100

3,970

3,850

3,740

3,63U

3,430

3,180

2,860

2,510

2,310

Minimum

745

790

1,000

715

800

750

1,800

1,980

1,940

1,310

920

580

505

505

Jnne

2,160

2,080

2,030

2,030

1,980

1,980

1,800

1,750

gl,760

1,700

gl,620

1,550

1,500

1,450

1,450

gl,400

gl,400

gl,400

gl,400

1,350

1,310

1,360

1,440

1,580

1,670

1,670

1,720

1,760

1,760

1,850

Mean

846

999

1,440

1,588

1,270

1,370

2, 916

3,030

3,276

1,664

1 , 184

762

542

1,610

July

1,900

1,850

1,670

1,5^0

1,400

1,3(30

1,250

1,200

1,200

1,130

1,150

1,150

1,140

1,140

1,180

1,140

1,100

1,060

1,020

9fO

9?0

9?o

l.OfO

1,0?0

1,060

1,100

1,060

1,020

990

955

920

Aug.

900

880

850

880

930

930

900

840

840

820

820

805

790

790

760

745

745

775

760

745

715

700

S85

885

670

640

S25

525

510

595

580

Per square 

rn'Ie

0.470

.555

.800

.882

.706

.761

1* 62

1.68

1.82

.924

.658

. 423

.301

.894

Sept.

580

565

565

550

550

550

550

565

595

595

580

565

535

535

520

520

535

505

505

505

520

535

550

535

535

520-

520

505

520

565

Runoff in 

inches

0.54

.62 .92'

11.97

.81

 82

1 . 87

1.88

2.10

1.03

 76

* 49

.34

12.18

Winter discharge measurement mede on thia day.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation sffeoted by Ice Jan. 15 to Feb. 20 (no gage-height record Jan. 22- 

267.No gage-height record Nov. 26 to Peo. 4, June 8, 10, 12-15, 20, July 7-12, Aug. 1-llj discharge 

computed on basis of 4 discharge measurements, recorded range in stage, weather records, and records 

for station at Davis.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 385

Kankakee River at Momence, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°09'38", long 87°40'01", in NE^ sec. 24, T. 31 

N., K. 13 E., a quarter of a mile downstream from highway bridge in Momence and l£ 

miles upstream from Tower Creek. Datum of gage Is 610.18 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 2,340 square miles.

Records available.- February 1905 to July 1906, December 1914 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 33 years (1915-48), 1,764 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year 6,260 second-feet May 15 (gage height, 3.47 feet); 

maximum gage height, 5.47 feet Feb. 24 (ice jam); minimum, 555 second-feet Sept. 28, 29. 

1905-6, 1915-48: Maximum discharge observed, 14,000 second-feet Jan. 22, 1916, from 

rating curve extended above 8,200 second-feet; maximum gage height observed, 7.9 feet 

Jan. 4, 1928 (ice Jam); minimum discharge observed, 306 second-feet Sept. 1, 16, 17, 

1919.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years).- W 785: 1916(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 tfi September 1948

Day

1 

.2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30

31

Oct.

1,240 

,200 

,160 

,120 

,090

,070 

,030 

996 

984 

949

938 

927 

916 

894

883

872 

861 

850 

850 

840

820 

80O 

790 

780 

770

760 

840 

927 

984 

1,010 

996

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

 arc 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Angu 

Sept

Wa

Nov.

960 

938 

927 

927 

916

894 

905 

883 

861 

861

*938 

al,100 

al,200 

al,200 

al,200

1,280 

al,300 

al,300 

al,300 

al,300

1,210 

1,180 

1,160 

1,160 

1,140

1,120 

1,090 

1,120 

bl.100 

bl.OOO

Dec.

b950 

bl.OOO 

1,160 

1,350 

1,800

1,870 

2,190 

a2,500 

a2,-500 

a2,400

a2,300 

a2,300 

a2,200 

2,100 

a2,000

al,900 

al.800 

*1,780 

1,740 

1,690

1,620 

1,580 

1,510 

1,470 

1,400

1,440 

1,410 

1,400 

1,280 

1,250 

1,250

Month

Jan.

1,280 

1.38O 

1,510 

1,670 

1,830

1,970 

2,010 

1,970 

2,040 

2,010

1,950 

1,940 

1,940 

bl,900 

bl,300

al,400 

sl,30O 

31,200 

31,000 

»bl,000

bl,000 

bl.OOO 

bl.100 

bl.OOO 

bl.OOO

bl.OOO 

bl.OOO 

bl.OOO 

b950 

b950 

b950

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

1. ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Peak discharge (base, 3,700 sec

Feb.

b850 

b850 

b850 

b850 

b85O

b850 

b850 

b850

b850 

b850

b850 

b700 

b700 

b850 

b850

b950 

bl,600 

b2,500 

b3,100 

b3,100

b3,100 

b2,900 

b2,600 

»b2 , 500 

b2,400

b2,600 

2,710 

4,660 

4,160

Seoondfoot-days

29,147 

32,470 

53.14C

756.22E

43.55C 

51.33C 

120, 26C 

108, 26C 

127. 79C 

55.36C 

43.52C 

25,666 

17,781

708,274

Mar.

4,260 

4,460 

4,360 

4,060 

3,960

3,860 

3,860 

3,660 

3,470 

3,180

2,900 

2,620 

2,410 

2,420 

2,800

3,180 

3,000 

2,800 

3,380 

3,760

4,060 

4,560 

4,860 

4,860 

4,860

4,860 

4,860 

4,760 

4,760 

4,660 

 4,760

Apr.

4,860 

4,860 

4,660 

4,560 

4,460

4,360

4,380 

4,860 

4,660 

4,460

4,26O 

4,160 

4,060 

3,960 

3,860

3,760 

3,560 

3,470 

3,380 

3,180

3,000 

2,900 

2,710 

2,520 

2,420

2,330 

2,260 

2,200 

2,130 

2,040

Maximum

1,240 

1,300 

2,500

6,060

2,040 

4,660 

4,860 

4,860 

6,060 

2,710 

2,080 

1,030 

638

6,060

Hay

1,990 

2.O1O 

2,200 

2,290 

2.37O

2.46O 

2,900 

3,090 

3,18O 

4,060

5,460 

5,460 

5,660 

5,860 

6,060

6.06O 

5,860 

5,660 

5,460 

5,260

4,960 

4,860 

4,660 

4,460 

4.36O

4,160 

3,860 

3,660 

3,380, 

3,180 

2,900

Minimum

760 

861 

950

760

950 

700 

2,410- 

2,040 

1,990 

1,400 

1,090 

645 

562

562

June

2,710 

2,420 

2,240 

2.O8O 

1,920

1,950 

2,040 

1,940 

1,920 

1,880

1,820 

1,780 

1,770 

1,720 

1,670

1,620 

1,560 

1,500 

1,440 

1,400

1,410 

1,440 

1,510 

1,820 

1,920

1,920 

1,940 

1,990 

1,990 

2,040

Mean

940 

1,082 

1,714

2,072

1,405 

1,770 

3,879 

3,609 

4,122 

1,845 

1,404 

828 

593

1,935

July

2,060 

2,080 

2,O4O 

1,920 

1,750

1,610 

1,500 

1,420 

1,350 

1,310

1,370 

1,380 

1,350 

1,310 

1,300

,330 

,280 

,240 

,200 

,160

,130 

,160 

,240 

,240 

,250

,330 

,330 

,290 

,340 

,160 

,090

Auf.

1,030 

396 

S60 

949

960

972 

949 

938

905

894

883 

861 

861 

850 

840

790 

800 

8<33

820

780 

750 

720 

712 

712

632 

675 

668 

652 

668 

645

Per square 

mile

0.402 

.462 

.732

.885

.600 

.756 

1.66 

1.54 

1.76 

.788 

.600 

.354 

.253

.827

Sept.

630 

615 

608 

592 

592

592 

592 

608 

63O 

638

630 

622 

608 

585 

585

578 

570 

570 

562 

570

592 

585 

585 

585

585

570 

562 

562 

578 

600

Runoff in 

inches

0.46 

.52 

.84

12.01

.69 

.82 

1.91 

1.72 

2.03 

.88 

.69 

.41 

.28

11.25

.-ft.).- Feb. 28 (8 a.m.) 4,960 sec. -ft.; Mar. 24 (11 p.m.) 4.96O

sec. -ft. j Hay 15 (4 p.m.) 6,260 sec. -ft. Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record? discharge computed on basis of records for Kankakee River at Shelby and 

Kankakee power plant.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
386 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Kankakee River near Wilmington, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°20'48", long. 88°ll'll", in NW£ sec. 15, T. 33 

N., H. 9 E., 0.4 mile downstream from Prairie Creek and 5 miles downstream from 

Wilmington. Datum of gage is 511.10 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 5,250 square miles.

Records available.- February 1935 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 13 years,'3,729 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 23,000 second-feet Feb. 28 (gag? height, 5.67 

); maximum gage height, 6.00 feet Feb. 28 (ice jam); minimum, 568 second-feet

Sept. 16.

1935-48: Maximum discharge, 48,000 second-feet May 21, 1943; maxinnm gage height, 

10.06 feet Feb. 6, 1943 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 204 second-feet Aug. 1, 1$36 

(gage height, 0.79 foot).

Maximum stage known, 16.73 feet in 1883, 1887.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Slight 

diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plants above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,500 

1,420 

1,390 

1,340 

1,310

1,290 

1,270 

1,070 

1,050 

1,070

1,130 

1,130 

1,040 

1,130 

1,050

1,050 

1,180 

1,220 

1,200 

1,220

1,050 

1,130 

1,130 

1,130 

1,110

1,150 

1,530 

3,040 

2,850 

3,110 

3,040

Nov.

2,590 

2,180 

1,920 

1,760 

1,670

1,560 

1,470 

1,420 

1,310 

1,340

1,470 

1,890 

2,150 

2,520 

2,590

2,690 

2,720 

2,800 

2,660 

2,520

2,350 

2,210 

2,120 

2,050 

1,980

1,920 

1,860 

1,860 

2,050 

1,920

Dec.

i.soo

1,610 

1,920 

2,590 

4,410

5,920 

7,200 

9,200 

8,970 

8,520

7,420 

6,130 

5,100 

4,490 

4,070

*3,850 

3,700 

3,370 

3,150 

3,010

2,860 

2,800 

2,690 

2,590 

2,420

2,210 

2,520 

2,550 

2,520 

2,250 

2,120

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Jann 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Jan.

2,120 

2,900 

4,410 

5,610 

5,440

4,690 

4,110 

3,850 

3,850 

4,340

4,530 

4,490 

4,220 

b3,800 

b2,200

b2,300 

b2,200 

b2,100 

bl,900 

bl , 900

bl,900 

bl,900 

b2,100 

bl,900 

bl,900

bl,900 

bl, 900 

bl,900 

bl,900 

bl,900 

bl,900

ber ..........................

mber ................ ....

lender year 1947

1.. ..........................

Bt ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

bl,9OO 

bl,800 

bl,700 

bl,700 

*bl,700

bl,700 

bl,700 

-bl,700 

bl,700 

bl,600

bl,500 

bl,400 

bl,400 

bl,500 

bl,600

bl,700 

b2,800 

b4,300 

b5,400 

b5,400

bS,400 

bS.OOO 

b4,600 

b4,000 

b4,000

4,030 

4,850 

* 20, 200 

14,800

Seoondfoot-days

44,34C 

61,55C 

123, 96C

1,551,79C

' 92,06C 

111,08C 

302, 42C 

214.85C 

273, 64C 

114, 61C 

99,40C 

35,699 

20,258

1,493,867

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 see. -ft.).- Fe

sec. -ft.; Apr. 9 (l a.m.) 12,700 sec. -ft.; Ms

Mar.

12,700 

12,100 

10,400 

8,740 

7,640

7,200 

7,420 

6,780 

5,920 

5,360

4,570 

4,220 

3,740 

3,810 

4,650

8,070 

7,420 

7,200 

13,100 

15,800

13 , 600 

17,400 

17,400 

16,100 

15,100

13,600 

12,100 

11,000 

10,400 

9,680 

9,200

Apr.

9,680 

9,930 

9,440 

8,740 

7,850

7,420 

7,850 

11,500 

12,400 

11,800

10,400 

8,740 

7 ',850 

7,850 

8,070

7,850 7,200' 

6,560 

6,130

5,440

4,930 

4,490 

4,150 

3,960 

3,960

4,180 

4,410 

4,340 

4,030 

3,700

Maximum

3,110 

2,800 

9,200

20,200

5,610 

20,200 

17,400 

12,400 

17 , 400 

7,850 

6,560 

2,080 

766

20,200

May

3,480 

3,370 

4,180 

5,530 

5,700

5,660 

6,990 

8,740 

8,970 

13,700

17,400 

14,800 

14,500 

14,200 

15,100

15,400 

14,200 

13,000 

11,500 

10,200

9,200 

8,290 

7,420 

6,780 

6,340

5,700 

5,400 

4,980 

4,610 

4,300 

4,000

Minimum

1,040 

1,310 

1,610

978

1,900 

1,400 

3,740 

3,700 

3,370 

2,180 

1,800 

796 

592

592

b. 28 (9 a.m.) 23,000 s 

y 10 (10 p.m.) 19,500 s

June

3,700 

3,440 

3,260 

3,040 

2,970

2,860 

3,010 

2,970 

2,900 

2,900

2,900 

2,900 

2,860 

2,830 

2,760

2,660 

2,620 

2,550 

2,420 

2,250

2,180 

2,180 

3,520 

6,780 

7,420

6,340 

5,920 

7,200 

7,850 

7,420

Mean

1,430 

2,052 

3,999

4,251

2,970 

3,830 

9,755 

7,162 

8,827 

3,820 

3,206 

1,152 

675

4,082

July

6,56") 

5,570 

4,691 

3, 921 

3,370

2, 940 

2,62") 

2,420 

2,210 

2,050

1,920 

2,020 

2,210 

2,180

2,480

4,180 

4,260 

3,220 

2,550 

2,120

1,800 

1,830 

2,590 

3 , 630 

3,700

3,290 

3,400 

4,690 

4,730 

3,630 

2,620

Aug.

2,080 

1,760 

1,560 

1,440 

1,360

1,340 

1,310 

1,270 

1,220 

1,180

1,130 

1,110 

1,110 

1,090 

1,050

1,050 

997 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180

1,050 

1,050 

1,090 

1,020 

892

892 

860 

828 

796 

828 

796

Per square m'le

0.272 

.391 

.762

.810

.566 

.730 

1.86 

1.36 

1.68 

.728 

.611 

.219 

.129

.778

Sspt.

766 

752 

710 

724 

682

682 

682 

738 

738

724

724 

724 

696 

654 

628

592 

592 

592 

604 

628

682 

696 

628 

668 

668

654 

668 

640 

654 

668

Runoff in 

inches

0.31 

.44

.88

11.00

.65 

.79 

2.14 

1.52 

1.94 

.81 

.70 

.25 

.14

10.57

ec. -ft.; Mar. 20 (1 a.m.) 19,500 

ec.-ft. Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 387

Yellow River at Knox, Ind.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°18', long. 86°37' , in sec. 14, T. 33 N., F. 2 W., 

at Bridge on U. S. Highway 35 in Knox, If miles downstream from Eagle Creek and 9 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 422 square miles.

Records available.- August 1905 to July 1906, August 1943 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,040 second-feet Mar. 25 (gage height, 8.72 

reet); minimum, 78 second-feet Sept. 6; minimum gage height, 4.54 feet Aug. 30.

1943-48: Maximum discharge, 3,140 second-feet Mar. 19, 1944 (gage height, 9.70 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 60 second-feet Jan. 2, 1945; 

minimum gage height observed, 4.30 feet Jan. 30, 1945.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Gage read 

twice daily.

Ratine table, water year 1947-48, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 19 to 

Apr. 5, Aug. 30 to Sept. 30)

4.4 81 5.4 224

4.6 96 6.1 413

4.8 118 6.5 550

5.1 163 7.1 830

7.7 1,200

8.2 1,630

8.6 2,040

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11.

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

176

168

161

153

150

146

142

138

135

131

129

129

128

125

122

121

122

124

122

119

118

116

114

114

113

114

121

141

150

152

149

Nov.

142

135

131

131

134

136

140

136

136

134

170

257

294

252

219

222

239

239

222

210

197

195

185

185

187

187

179

168

172

168

-

Dec.

165

155

168

262

 399

570

590

590

730

635

460

413

371

343

332

326

316

299

297

280

270

259

254

246

232

222

222

217

208

201

206

Jan.

299

445

755

880

755

590

510

460

460

530

590

530

492

450

370

400

350

280

250

230

210

190

180

170

160

155

150

140

130

130

120

Month

October ...........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

 January

February .........................

Haroh ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

120

115

115

115

115

115

110

110

110

110

110

110

120

140

160

180

428

805

1,060

1,200

1,130

910

590

475

428

428

460

896

1,280

.

-

Secondroot-days

4 14.

5 1 SO'

10,23

143,32

11*36

12,04.

30,41

17 27

23,24

8,43

6,76

3,44

2,62

135,48

Mar.

»1,500

1,680

1,580

1,060

705

590

530

475

428

413

399

357

343

310

332

399

460

475

510

940

1,280

1,680

1,930

1,980

2,040

1,830

1,500

1,280

1,280

1,160

970

Apr.

910

S

£

1

70

10

55

658

612

E

1

S

90

05

10

855

705

1

£

1

30

55

55

705

635

(

4

30

60

28

399

371

r

r5

51

29

21

326

321

2

2

2

2

Maximum

> 176

'. 294

3 730

5 2,040

380

5 1,280

3 2,040

970

i If 330

i 630

612

> 132

L 90

7 2,040

07

97

88

83

May

278

283

346

385

385

371

612

910

970

805

970

1,280

1,630

1,830

1,880

1,830

1,580

1,160

880

705

612

530

445

399

371

349

326

307

291

270

254

Minimum

113

131

155

99

120

110

310

233

254

177

136

39

86

86

June

236

229

219

210

206

215

259

278

283

262

232

224

275

257

232

212

195

187

179

177

191

252

244

278

385

445

385

371

635

680

Mean

134

183

330

393

366

415

981

576

750

231

213

111

87.4

370

July

612

445

349

294

262

244

212

195

179

176

176

168

217

217

191

191

181

161

152

144

147

155

176

239

249

217

203

174

158

147

136

A-lg.

131

1

1

1

32

19

26

129

125

1

1

1

19

17

16

114

116

1

1

1

21

21

13

110

118

1

1

1

18

18

11

106

102

1

1

1

04

03

02

100

Per square 

mile

0.318

.43<

.73-;

.931

. 867

 98*5

2

*0 

.Ot

1.36

1 JL . 7fl I a

.666

.517

.263

.2C7

.877

94

94

94

93

91

89

Sept.

87

86

86

86

86

86

90

88

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

88

90

89

88

88

87

87

87

89

89

Runoff in 

inches

0.37

.48

.90

12.63

1.00

1 .06

2.68

1.52

2 .05

.74

.60

.30

.23

11.93

Peak Peak discharge d (base. 1.S50 sec.-ft.).- Mar. 25 (12 m.) 2,040 sec.-ft.; May 15 (10 p.m.) 1,880

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made en this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 14 to Feb. 16.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Singleton ditch at Illinoi, 111.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°11'20", long. 87°31'35", in SW^NWi, sec. 8, T. 31 

N. , K. 15 E., at county road bridge in Illinoi, beside Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago, 

& St. Louis Railroad and at Indiana- Illinois State line.

Drainage area.- 228 square miles.

Records available.- October 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,480 second-feet May 12 (gage height, 9.55 

feet ) ; minimum daily, 17 second-feet Sept. 27, 28.

1944-47: Maximum discharge, that of May 12, 1948; minimum daily, 14 second-feet 

Jan. 31 to Feb. 10, 1945.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods affected by ice or dredging operations 

and those above 1,000 second-feet, which are poor. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 tc September 1918

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

35

35

34

33

32

31

30

29

29

29

28

28

28

27

28

28

28

28

28

27

27 

27

27

27

27

28

35

48

57

51

48

Nov.

46

43

42

42

42

42

42

41

42

43

66

103

SO

62

62

103

91

74

71

64

60 

53

56

51

51

50

55

55

60

66

"

Month

Dec.

70

71

85

103

228

270

336

347

314

292

238

218

208

188

168

139

*108

91

80

74

72 

64

48

38

28

29

b38

b50

65

62

59

Jan.

"68

121

115

109

85

85

80

91

158

145

121

115

115

blOO

b80

b65

b55

b50

*b50

b45

b40 

b36

b32

b28

b26

b26

b26

b26

b26

b26

b28

October ..........................

November ....................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September .....'...................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b28

b28

b28

b28

b28

b28

b28

b28

b28

b28

b28

b30

b32

b36

b50

158

587

689

654

381

281 

281

228

*145

158

158

314

1,240

1,180

-

-

Secondfoot-days

997

1,763

4,182

69,861

2,173

6,910

13,298

5,677

14,301

3 ,188

1,631

857

701

55,678

Peak discharge (base, 550 sec. -ft. .- Feb.

Mar.

845

708

571

429

347

336

325

270

228

198

168

168

145

208

393

620

490

369

556

780

708 

728

689

587

477

405

393

336

292

259

270

Apr.

325

281

238

218

198

188

238

556

465

336

259

228

208

188

168

158

139

127

121

115

109 

103

97

97

97

85

85

85

85

80

Maximum

57

103

347

1,410

158

1,240

845

556

1,420

238

97

73

40

1,420

18 (9 a.m.)

-

May

80

97

168

168

158

158

347

347

270

503

1,240

1,420

1,240

1,030

930

885

780

7O8

620

529

465

381

325

281

248

208

188

158

139

121

109

Minimum

27

41

28

27

26

28

145

80

80

60

33

18

17

17

June

103

91

91

85

80

238

168

121

103

85

80

80

85

80

74

70

64

62

60

60

61 

74

72

238

228

139

127

127

127

115

Mean

32.2

135*

191

70.1

238

429

189

461

106

52.6

27 »6

23.4

152

July

978-5

7*

71

61

61

59

59

55

55

56

5<5

62

55

50

43

48

44

45

41

4? 

45

47

44

45

45

43

40

35

3<

35

Aug.

32

30

30

32

37

32

28

28

28

27

25

27

24

22

21

21

24

73

30

e30

e28 

e28

e26

e26

e26

eZS

e22

e!8

e!8

e!8

e20

Per square 

mile

0.141

 258

!592

.838

.307

1.04

1.88

.829

2.02

.465

 231

!l21

.103

.667

Sept.

e20

e!8

e!8

e!8

e!8

e!8

e22

e36

e36

e26

e22

e22

e20

e20

e20

e20

eZO

e20

eZO

eZS

e40 

e34

e30

e28

e25

e!9

e!7

e!7

e21

830

Runoff in 

inohem

0.16

.29

.68

11.40

.35.

1.13

2.17

.93

2.33

.52

.27

.14

.11

9.08

708 sec.-ft.j Feb. 28 (5 p.m.) 1,300 sec.-

ft.; Mar. 16 (1Z m.) 654 see.-ft. j Mar. 20 (It m.) 810 sec.-ft.5 Apr. 8 (5 p.m.) 587 sec.-ft.j 

May 12 (12 m.) 1,480 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

e Stage-discharge relation affected by dredging operations; discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements and records for Hart ditch at Munster, Ind.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIH 389

Iroquois River at Iroquois, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°49'25", long. 87°34'55", in SE£ sec. 15, T. 27 

W., H. 11 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 52 in Iroquois, 500 feet upstream from Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad bridge and 4£ miles downstream from 

Indiana-Illinois State line.

Drainage area.- 682 square miles.

Records available.- October 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,510 second-feet Mar. 24 (gage height, 15.18 

reetj; minimum, 13 second-feet Sept. 19 (gage height, 2.36 feet).

1944-48: Maximum discharge observed, 3,570 second-feet May 20, 1945 (gage height, 

18.27 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 19, 1948.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

5

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

40

38

37

35

33

30

30

28

26

27

27

27

26

25

24

25

23

25

25

26

27

27

23

23

23

23

46

163

238

218

176

Nov.

136

109

91

83

76

70

67

66

62

*60

150

288

314

259

223

248

264

254

223

199

176

163

154

154

154

145

136

127

b!20

b!20

-

Dec.

b!20

118

122

218

757

918

1,010

1,320

1,280

1,080

849

625

487

414

381

358

314

288

282

264

248

238

233

218

186

bl80

b!70

b!70

b!70

b!70

172

Jan.

258

1,010

1,180

1,100

895

689

544

468

544

689

689

625

b450

b370

b270

b260

b250

b240

*b240

b230

b200

b!70

b!60

"blSO

b!40

b!30

b!20

bllO

bllO

blOO

b95

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May. .......... .

June .............................

July

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b95

blOO

blOO

blOO

bllO

blOO

blOO

blOO

b95

b90

b90

b90

blOO

bllO

b!20

b!70

b500

b850

b900

a600

a450

a350

a300

b250

b230

b220

510

1,950

2,240

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,564

4,69]

13.36C

156,961

12,486

11,02C

41,446

27,95£

35,633

11,394

7 99!

1,'81£

616

169,983

Mar.

2,240

2,120

2,000

1,700

1,350

964

734

584

458

373

314

270

259

288

487

734

872

849

1,080

1,750

1,900

2,240

2,450

2,480

2,390

2,210

2,050

al,800

al,600

*1,500

1,400

Apr.

1,400

1,350

1,280

1,120

918

734

941

1,550

1,600

1,550

1,400

1,220

1,200

1,350

1,400

1,320

1,150

895

646

506

414

350

314

335

604

646

564

478

389

335

Maximum

314

1,320

2,120

1,180

2,240

2,480

1,600

2,360

1,380

1,220

154

44

2,480

May

29E

306

544

826 9ie

964

1.38C

1.65C

1,65C

1,60C

1.60C

1.82C

2.02C

2.15C

2.27C

2,36C

2,30C

2,15C

1.92C

1.65C

1.32C

964

646

476

372

306

27C

259

238

212

19C

Minimum

23

60

118

23

95

90

259

314

190

88

70

21

13

13

June '

176

172

168

163

154

140

140

158

181

181

163

140

132

132

150

154

150

136

112

94

88

136

684

1,010

1,010

826

734

1,180

1,380

1,350

-

Mean

50.5

156

431

430

403

380

1,337

932

1,149

380

258

58 1

2o! 5

464

July

1,220

1,010

757

487

335

254

212

186

158

140

122

136

168

176

190

218

a!70

a!20

alOO

a85

a75

a70

a95

a!40

a!30

d80

a200

a400

248

181

132

Aug.

98

78

66

62

61

62

62

56

50

48

46

46

70

83

66

47

39

63

154

164

98

65

46

34

30

27

23

22

21

21

21

Per square 

mile

0.074

.229

.632

.630

.591

.557

1. 96

1.37

'.557

378

» 086

.030

.680

Sept.

20

19

19

19

19

20

21

22

22

21

20

18

17

17

17

17

16

14

13

14

18

28

44

37

26

22

19

18

18

21

-

Runoff in 

inob.es

0.09

.26

.73

8.58

.68

.60

2. 26

1.52

1 94

!62

.44

.10

.03

9.27

Peak discharge (base, 1.700 see. -ft.).- Hap. 1 (l a.m.) 2,270 sec. -ft. } Mar. 24 (4 a.m.) 2,510

p6C.-ft.J nay AO IJ.1. a.m./ c.,^?v D«u.-ll».

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

station near Chebanae. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

911165 0-50-26
390

ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Iroquois River near Chebanse, 111.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°00'29", long. 87°49'22", in SWi sec. 10, T. 29 N., R. 

13 w., at highway bridge 3 miles downstream from Beaver Creek, 4| miles east of Chebanse, and 6 tallies upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 597.83 feet above mean.sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 2,120 square miles.

Records available.- April 1923 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 25 years, 1,524 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 second-feet Mar. 22- (gage height, 10.49 

reet); minimum observed, 35 second-feet Sept. 20 (gage height, 0.83 foot).

1923-48: Maximum discharge observed, 27,000 second-feet May 13, 1933 (gage height, 

about 18.1 feet); minimum observed, 11 second-feet Aug. 6-8, 1934 (gage height, 0.59 

foot).

Maximum stage known, about 19.6 feet in spring of 1913 (discha-ge, about 34,000 

second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Oage read 

 twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

«0ay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

13

14

16

17

16

21

26

29

30

Oct.

122

114

110

100

103

96

103

86

86

86

89

79

83

79

76

79

79

76

72

86

83

83

83

89

89

100

350

685

1,260

1,330

1,070

Nov.

735

560

418

350

306

263

255

£29

205

*205

284

560

900

900

845

845

955

955

845

735

635

585

536

512

488

464

441

418

390

370

-

Dec.

350

350

464

900

2,040

3,500

4,300

5,400

5,400

5,020

3,940

2,740

2,040

1,650

1,400

1,330

1,190

1,070

1,010

955

900

845

790

790

750

730

700

680

660

850

635

Jan.

685

2,040

3,720

4,060

3,170

2,340

1,740

1,260

1,740

2,140

2,340

2,140

1,940

1,650

1,000

800

750

700

700

700

700

700

650

600

550

500

450

4,00

350

310

280

Month

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

February .

March ............................

April ............................

1&y.. ........... .................

July .............................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

260 *240'

240

240

250

260

£50

240

230

220

190

190

310

340

400

300

1,000

1,900

3,000

2,900

2,100

1,600

1,200

900

800

800

2,140

6,780

7,950

_

-

Seoondfoot-daya

53,179

535,741

1,741

592,126

Mar.

7,800

6,920

5,270

4,060

3,280

2,640

2,540

2,240-

1,740

1,400

1,190

1,010

900

955

1,330

2,440

3; 500

3,500

4,060

6,780

7,650

9,820

9,980

9,340

8,400

6,920

6,080

5,530

5,020

4,300

3,940

Apr.

4,180

4,420

3,940

3,280

2,840

2,340

3,500

6,220

6,780

6,360

5,530

3,390

3,500

3,830

4,060

3,720

3,280

2 ,.640

2,140

1,740

1,480

1,260

1,130

1,130

1,400

1,840

1,940

1,650

1,400

1,190

MaxiBUB

5,400

9,500

9 980

76

9,980

May

1,070

1,070

2,540

3,060

2,950

2,840

4,300

5,400

5,270

4,540

4,180

5.O20

6,080

5,940

5,940

6,500

6,500

5,530

4,540

3,720

3,170

2,640

1,940

1,480

1,260

1,070

955

845

790

735

685

Minimum

350

72

i on

1 1 Tfi

CQC

37

37

June

610

560

536

512

488

464

418

395

395

418

395

350

350

306

284

306

284

284

238

229

234

685

3,280

5,140

4,660

3,390

4,180

5,530

5,660

4,900

-

Msan

1,715

1,468

1

OQA

3

«rtQ

oan

58.0

1,618

July

3,830

2,840

2,040

al,400

al.OOO

a850

735

635

536

488

464

685

735

685

1,840

3,060

2,140

1,260

900

635

512

306

2,240

2,340

2,140

1,580

2,840

3,610

2,950

1,650

1,010

Aug.

685

560

418

350

306

284

259

238

221

196

196

200 1-80

176

176

164

148

144

234

350

328

263

196

148

125

107

96

93

72

69

Per square 

 lie

.809

.692

S25

ft Aft

729

.027

.763

72

Sept.

67

63

58

58

56

58

67

61

63

67

65

63

50

50

54

50

46

46

41

37

48

48

61

69

69

76

65

61

63

61

Runoff 'in 

inohes

.93

9.39

1 62

84

.03

10.38

Peak discharge -(base, 5.600 sec. -ft.}..- Dec. 9 (1 a.m.) 5,660 sec. -ft.: Feb. 29 (4 a.m.) 8,100

see.-ft.; Mar. ZZ (6 p.m.) 10,300

see.-ft.; June 29 (1 a.m.) 5,940 Beo.-ft. " '

* Winter'discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record) discharge computed on basis of records for station at Iroquois.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, Dec. 25-70, Jan. 15 to Feb. 26.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

391

Sugar Creek at Milford, 111.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°37'50", long. 87°43'25", in N| sec. 16, T. 25 Y., 

K. ia W., 20.0 feet downstream from mouth of Mud Creek and 1 mile west of Milford. 

Datum of gage is 622.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 430 square miles.

Records available.- July 21, 1948 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 2,300 second-feet July 27 (gage height, 14.57 

reet, from graph based on twice-daily gage readings); minimum, 9 second-feet Sept. 16- 

20 (gage height, 1.82 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

liage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day Oct. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

1,170

1,510

1,610

1,120

710

» 1,760

1,880

1,120

620

395

252

191

151

133

151

133

124

88

84

a75

a70

32

133

133

106

47

36

35

33

30

30

30

31

30

29

75

48

33

23

18

12

20

23

23

23

22

20

16

13

10

10

32 

a25 

a20

a!7

a!5

a!5

16

Seoondfoot-days

Per square 

mile

Runcff in 

inihes

October.. 

November. 

December.

Calendar year

January....

February... 

March......

April......

May........

June .......

July 21-31 

August.....

September..

12,247

2,299

673

1,880

191

92

252

29

1,113

74.2

22.4

2.59

.173

.052

1.06 

.20 

.06

Hater year

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 sec.-ft.).- Ho peak above base.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Iroquols River near Chebanse 

and at Iroquols.
392 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Mazon River near Coal City, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°17'10", long. 88°21'35", in SW^SW^ sec. 31, T.

33 N., R. 8 E., at bridge on State Highway 113S, a quarter of a mile downstream from

Johnny Run and 4 miles west of Coal City. Datum of gage Is 527.41 feet above mean

sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.- 470 square miles. 

Keeoras available.- October 1939 to September 1948. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,120 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 11.84

reet); no flow on many days.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 14,000 second-feet Feb. 7, 1942 (gage height, 17.28

feet); no flow on many days.

Maximum stage known, about 21 feet Aug. 8, 1924.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Kevlsions.- Revised figures of discharge, in second-feet, for a period in the water year

1946, superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 1055, are given herewith;

Month

Water year 1945-46..... 

Calendar year 1946.....

June 17

Secondfoot -days

127,773.8 

108,949.1

Maximum

6,640 

6,640

1,140

Minimum

0 

0

June 1

Mean

350 

298

3 ......... :

Per square 

mile

2.38

 .-745 

.634

Runoff In 

Inches

2.65

10.10 

8.62

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 23 to May 25)

0 2.5 4.9 2.9 42 4.5 700

0.4 2.55 6.5 3.0 66 5.3 1,240

1.1 2.6 8.6 3.2 122 6.5 2,250

2.4 2.7 14 3.5 222 8.0 3,660

3.4 2.8 24 4.0 430 1O.2 6,120

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 -ttf September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.8 

.7 

.6 

.4 

.4

.3 

.2

.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

o

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

1.2 

24 

61 

44 

ZZ

Nov.

14 

10 

7.7 

6.5 

6.1

5.5 

5.2 

4.6 

4.3 

4.6

6.1 

18 

37 

26 

»24

93

105 

66 

49

37

31 

24 

22 

23 

21

18 

16 

13 

12 

9.6

Dec.

7.7 

7.7 

11 

118 

818

552 

858 

1,840 

825 

568

426 

b300 

b230 

b!80 

b!60

*b!40 

b!30 

bllO 

blOO 

b95

b8 5

b75 

b70 

b65 

b60

b55 

b50 

b45 

42 

52 

54

Jan.

49

61 

134 

105 

74

85 

77 

93 

147 

263

b230 

b!90 

blSO 

b!30 

bllO

blOO 

b95 

b85 

b75 

b65

b60 

b55 

b50 

»b46 

b45

b42 

 b40 

b35 

b30 

b28 

b26

Feb.

b26 

b26 

b24 

b22

b3Q

b!9 

b!8 

b!7 

b!6 

b!5

b!5 

b!5 

b!6 

b!8 

b20

b35 

b350 

bl.500 

b700 

b350

b230 

b!30 

b90 

128 

131

156 

1,230 

»6 , 120 

1,170

iinnth Second *°ntl1 foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay

Juna 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

lendar year 1947

155.7 

719.2 

8,129.4

..... 131,769.6

1...... ......................

ter year 1947-48 ......

2,780 

12,647 

31,414 

8,168 

22,984 

2,813 

1,481.0 

670.3 

17.8

. . 91,981.4

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec. -ft.).- fet

sec. -ft.; Mar. 19 (9:30 p.m.) 8,120 sec. -ft., 

4,080 see. -ft.; May 15 (9 p.m.) 3,260 sec. -ft 

* Winter discharge measurement made on tftis 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

liar.

629 

445 

328 

230 

190

256 

742 

465 

b380 

b250

blSO 

blOO 

204 

375 

1,010

3,060 

1,170 

858 

*4,780 

*3,740

2,160 

2,790 

1,720 

1,200 

925

786 

664 

480 

460 

372 

495

Apr. 

825 

618 

445 

376 

332

272 

556 

960 

585 

440

394 

276 

230 

218 

197

179 

147 

131 

128 

116

99 

88 

88 

85 

82

71 

71 

66 

49 

44

Maximum

61 

105 

1,840

7,530

268 

6,120 

4,780 

960 

3,360 

376 

348 

276 

1.1

6,120

. 28 (9 a.m. 

Mar. 22 (6

day.

May

44 

59 

85 

90 

96

110 

481 

510 

385 

1,620

3,360 

2,700 

2,070 

1,480 

2,200

2,120 

1,280 

890 

652 

525

435 

328 

280 

226 

190

166 

147 

138 

119 

105 

93

Minimum

0 

4.3

7.7

0

26 

15 

100 

44 

44 

12 

6.5 

.4 

.1

0

June

85 

80 

80 

80 

77

69 

56 

54 

49 

38

29 

28 

38 

47 

29

22 

19 

14

12 

12

13 

16 

29 

139 

340

372 

376 

284 

197 

131

Mean

5.02 

24.0 

262

361

89.7 

436 

1,013 

272 

741 

93.8 

47.8 

21.6 

,59

251

July

82 

47 

33 

23 

19

17 

14 

13 

10 

8.1

348 

222

108 

52 

74

28

18 

12 

9.1 

6.9

8.1 

7.3 

42 

125 

40

21 

28 

33 

15 

11 

6.5

Aug.

4.9 

3. 

2. 

2.

1.

1. 

1. 

1.

7. 

251 

276 

69

18 

9.6 

5.5 

3.4 

2.2

1.6 

1.2 

.9 

.7 

.7 

.5

Sept.

0.4 

.4 

.5 

.6

.5

.5 

.5 

.8 

1.1 

.9

1.0 

1.0 

.9 

.7 

.5

.4 

.3 

.2

.1 

.3

.7 

.6 

.5 

.9 

.9

.7 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.5

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.011 o.oi

.051 .06 

.557 .64

.768 10.44

.191 .22 

.928 1.00 

2.16 2,49 

.579 .65 

1.58 1.82 

. 200 . 22 

.102 .12 

.046 .05 

. 0013 . 001

.534 7.28

) 7,340 sec. -ft.; Mar. 16 (11 a.m.) 4,080 

a.m.) 3,260 see. -ft.; May 11 (1:30 a.m.)
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

393

Pox River at Wilmot, Wis.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 42°30'40", long. 88 0 10'45", in SVf£ sec. 30, T. IN., R. 

zv £,, 400 feet upstream from Wilmot Dam, 1 mile north of Wisconsin-Illinois State line, 

and 6 miles upstream from Pox chain of lakes.

Drainage area.- 880 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,000 second-feet Mar. 21 (gage height, 8.29 

reet); minimum observed, 54 second-feet Sept. 7 (gage height, 4.60 feet).

1939-48: Maximum discharge observed, 5,400 second-feet Mar. 17, 1943 (gage height, 

8.60 feet); no flow Oct. 26, 1945; minimum daily discharge, 50 second-feet Nov. 1, 

1944.

Remarks.- Records fair. Control is a broad-crested concrete dam on which little ice forms 

during winter. Three stop-log gates, each 6 feet wide, were in operation during year; 

discharge through gates was computed by weir formula and added to flow over dam. Sage 

read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

s

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1%

IS

14

15

Iff

17

18

19

20

2.1

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30

31

Oct.

210

201

210

201

197

188

192

192

188

163

159

147

131

1S5

155

155

159

155

172

206

210

181 

181 

159 

163

181 

224 

440 

458 

404

386

Nov.

345

328

305

295

283

283

295

334

386

363

363

328

311

300

363

592

624

592

554

560

560

560 

554 

554 

523

458 

434 

398 

386 

351

Month

Dec.

345

351

398

523

699

S18

854

948

854

818

783

666

666

592

633

398

464

523

464

386

374

363 

334 

334 

247

229 

300 

251 

251 

267

261

Jan.

220

172

295

283

261

272

251

283

277

272

261

272

251

229

242

242

234

229

234

234

206

197 

197 

197 

192

192 

188 188' 

188 

188

192

December ..........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January . .

Maroh

April ............................

May..............................

July . . .

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

197

192

197

201

206

(J206

d206

206

210

220

234

224

220

220

210

210

229

398

847

846

802

662 

590 

522 

566

626 

679 

1,270 

2,130

-

Secondfoe t-days

6,523

12,582

15,394

165,387

2,689

200,358

Mar.

2,570

2,130

1,550

1,510

1,590

1,550

1,510

1,360

1,270

1,130

985

927

848

803

1,010

1,750

2,560

2,390

2,390

3,970

5,000

4,640 

4,300 

3,650 

3,080

2,950 

2,560 

2,400 

2,130 

1,860

1,860

Apr.

1,750

1,750

1,090

1,360

1,220

1,140

1,090

1,010

975

848

848 i.oao

1,010

927

848

772

772

684

599

572

566

493 

527 

684 

702

666 

747 

803 

721 

672

-

Maximum

453

948

2,070

143

5,000

May

646

634

610

599

504

549

696

696

760

1,380

2,140

2,410

2,410

2,280

2,010

2,010

1,880

1,760

1,560

1,410

1,250

1,060 

862 

779 

630

564 

428 

351 

351 

330

279

Minimum

131

229

89

493

57

57

June

240

219

219

215

211

189

174

181

189

174

181

197

189

174

197

181

166

189

181

219

185 

181 

174 

177

174 

150 

150 

189 

231

"

Mean

210

497

453

897

89.6

547

July

215

1S9

202

213

191

191

191

177

169

143

127

165

182

143

135

135

143

157 

148 

135

112 

120 

112 

116 

120

Aug.

102

94

94

91

81

94

87

75

94

102

108

112

116 

123 

94

87 

78 

91 

94 

69

Psr square 

mile

0.239

.476

.565

.515

.261

.530

1.02

1.24

.216

.174

.114

.102

.622

Sept.

75

84

75

75

75

60

57

75

81

116

120 

94 

108

112 

87 

91 

98 

120

Runo'f in 

inches

0.2S

.53

.65

7.00

.30

.57

2.88

1.14

1.43

.24

.20

.13

.11

8.46

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge interpolated.
394 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Fox River at Johnsburg, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°22'35", long. 88°14'15", In SW^SW^ sec. 18, T. 

45 M., R. 9 E., at highway bridge In Johnsburg, 5 miles upstream from dam of Illinois 

Division of Waterways. Datum of gage Is 735.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1948 {gage heights only).

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 4.57 feet Mar. 24; minimum, 0.36 foot Dec. 25.

1339-48: Maximum gage height, that of Mar. 24, 1948; minimum, 0.15 foot Nov. 11, 

1940/, due to violent windstorm.

Remarks.- Stage regulated -by dam below station.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder Inspected by employee of State of Illinois, Department 

or Public Works and Buildings, Division of Waterways.

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

50

SL

Dot.

1.60

1.60

1.57

1.57

1.56

1.51

1.59

1.67

1.56

1.52

1.50

1.45

1.44

1.39

1.43

1.44

1.43

1.44

1.48

1.45

1.47

1.47

1.62

1.51

1.49

1.49

1.52

1.64

1.68

1.73

1.76

Nor.

1.79

1.75

1.69

1.64

1.58

1.59

1.27

1.34

1.45

1.57j

1.55

,1.40j

1.35

1.33

1.34

1.28

1.31;

1.33

1.34

1.36

1.34

1.28

1.31

1.34

1.31

1.25

1.20

1.19

1.15

1.14

-

Dec.

1.11

1.05

1.03

1.05

1.04

1.06

1.09

1.16

1.26

1.25

1.25

1.22

1.15

1.12

1.07

1.06

.88

.90

.82

.70

.64

.57

.51

.46

.40

.48

.46

.48

.50

.52

.53

Jan.

O.79

.61

.60

.66

.68

.69

.71

.74

.77

.78

.75

.80

.83

.82

.80

.79

.78

.76

.74

.71

.69

.68

.65

.62

.61

.61

.59 .56'

.54

.54

.54

Feb.

0.53

.52

.52

.54

.54

.55

.55

.56

.56

.56

.56

.57

.57

.58

.58

-.59

.62

.74

.93

1.18

1.38

1.46

1.51

1.48

1.47

1.46

1.56

1.77

2.16

-

Mar.

2.41

2.70

2.88

2.79

2.67

2.57

2.48

2.46

2.42

2.37

2.33

2.21

2.11

2.04

2.09

2.26

2.50

2.74

3.28

3.65

4.07

4.36

4.52

4.56

4.49

4.38

4.36

4.05

3.83

3.75

3.58

Apr.

3.39

3.25

3.11

2.88

2.76

2.66

2.43

2.16

2.22

2.04

1.91

2.03

2.03

1.91

1.78

1.85

1.87

1.77

1.69

1.74

1.84

1.76

1.80

1.75

1.84

1.89

1.95

2.02

2.02

2.00

Hay

2.00

2.05

2.00

1.97

1.90

2.04

2.02

2.00

2.05

2.35

2.58

2.84

2.96

3.04

3.09

3.04

3.09

3.07

2.96

2.77

2.72

2.54

2.43

2.24J

2.05

1.94

1.80

1.74

1.82

1.75

1.72

June

1.71

1.68

1.66,

1.66

1.73

1.67

1.59

1.64

1.65

1.65

1.69

1.68

1,67

1.66

1.74

1.69

1.66

1.69

1.69

1.67

1.69

1.69

1.68

1.74

1.81

1.79

1.77

1.75

1.84

1.82

-

July

1.83

1.73

1.75

1.71

1.72

1.76

1.74

1.68

1.66

1.64

1.63

1.62

1.65

1.66

1.59

1.54

1.53

1.57

1.58

1.57

1.59

1.62

1.65

1.62

1.57

1.60

1.57

1.62

1.60

1.50

1.58

Aug.

1.58

1.59

1.58

1.62

1.55

1.52

1.50

1.52

1.54

1.49

1.52

1.58

1.62

1.62

1.60

1.58

1.63

1.66

1.67

1.64

1.62

1.65

1.61

1.58

1.58

1.63

1.65

1.59

1.65

1.68

1.64

Sept.

1.58

1.62

1..62

il. 61

1.62

1.62

1.60

1.65

1.62

1.58

1.55

1.56

1.62

1.63

1.57

1.57

1.54

1.56

1.63

1.73

1.78

1.77

1.72

1.68

1.65

1.59

1.56

1.55

1.53

1.50 - '
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 395

Pox River near McHenry, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°18'35", long. 88°15 | 05", In NW£ sec. J.2, T. 44 

n., H. 8 E., 300 feet upstream from McHenry Dam and 2f miles downstream from McHenry. 

Datum of gage Is 735.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- June 1941 to September 1948 (gage heights only).

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 3.76 feet Mar. 24; minimum, 0.20 foot Dec. 25.

1931-48: Maximum gage height, that of Mar. 24, 1948; minimum, 0.00 foot Apr. 6, 

1947, due to windstorm.

Remarks.- Stage -regulated by dam below station.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by State of Illinois, Department of Public Works 

ana Buildings, Division of Waterways.

Qage height, In feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Da»

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

1.67

1.64

1.60

1.59

1.56

1.49

1.64

1.76

1.65

1.60

1.54

1.42

1.33

1.38

1.47

1.50

1.52

1.52

1.54

1.58

1.53

1.58

1.79

1.61

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.68

1.74

1.77

1.79

Nor.

1.84

1.82

1.76

1.68

1.64

4.59

1.22

1.31

1.45

1.58

1.60

1.40

1.34

1.29

1.28

1.18

1.28

1.28

1.29

1.29

1.30

1.24

1.17

1.24

1.22

1.04

.95

.93

1.02

1.01

-

DM.

0.98

.92

.85

.87

.79

.79

.78

.88

.93

.93

.96

.96

.89

.80

.75

.77

.48

.61

.58

.42

.38

.37

.35

.35

.29

.46

.39

.42

.44

.46

.53

Jan.

0.95

.63

.55

.59

.66

.68

.70

.75

.78

.78

.67

.70

.82

.81

.79

.79

.76

.75

.72

.68

.66

.63

.63

.57

.57

.56

.56

.56

.55

.56

.55

P«b.

0.56

.56

.56

.56

.56

.56

.57

.57

.57

.57

.57

.55

.58

.58

.58

.56

.59

.74

.85

1.09

1.28

1.31

1.36

1.33

1.28

1.28

1.35

1.68

1.96

_

-

Mar.

2.08

2.16

2.29

2.29

2.26

2.11

2.00

1 99

l'.99

1.90

1.87

1.79

1.69

1.69

1.77

1.93

2.10

2.26

2.68

2.92

3.29

3.55

3.68

3.73

3.70

3.58

3.55

3.25

3.04

3.03

2.93

Apr.

2.75

2.64

2.50

2.31

2.23

2.18

1.94

1.76

1.82

1.60

1.55

1.77

1.79

1.72

1.57

1.65

1.70

1.57

1.46

1.68

1.83

1.73

1.74

1.73

1.79

1.88

1.96

1.98

1.98

1.97

Hay

1.93

1.97

1.94

1.91

1.83

1.97

2.01

1.93

1.92

2.11

2.18

2.26

2.33

2.38

2.43

2.42

2.47

2.46

2.36

2.20

2.19

2.06

1.98

1.85

1.67

1.63

1.55

1.65

1.81

1.69

1.67

Jun«

1.73

1.71

1.70

1.70

1.79

1.70

1.65

1.70

1.71

1.73

1.77

1.75

1.73

1.71

1.80

1.77

1.72

1.73

1.77

1.72

1.74

1.71

1.63

1.74

1.78

1.78

1.78

1.74

1.86

1.86

-

July

1.86

1.72

1.78

1.73

1.74

1.78

1.79

1.75

1.71

1.69

1.68

1.67

1.72

1.75

1.67

1.60

1.57

1.55

1.56

1.57

1.61

1.67

1.75

1.68

1.58

1.61

1.60

1.66.

1.68

1.66

1.68

AUK.

1.69

1.68

1.67

1.77

1.81

1.62

1.57

1.59

1.60

1.57

1.60

1.67

1.70

1.68

1.64

1.63

1.65

1.71

1.76

1.70

hi. 64

hi. 68

hi. 64

hi. 54

hi. 54

hi ."59

hi. 68

hi. 57

hi. 71

hi. 80

1.75

smt.

1.68

1.72

1.74

1.69

1.69

1.69

1.69

1.71

1.70

1.65

1.57

1.60

1.71

1.70

1.63

1.61

1.58

1.60

1.68

1.82

1.83

1.82

1.80

1.73

1.72

1.68

1.63

1.61

1.60

1.58

-

h Qage height obtained from twice-daily staff-gage readings.
396 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Pox River at Algonquin, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder-above concrete dam, lat. 42°09'5°", long. 88°17'25", in 

 Nwt sec. 34, T. 43 N., R. 8 E., 20 feet upstream from Chicago Street Bridge ?t Algonquin and 400 feet upstream from Crystal Lake Outlet. Datum of gage is 729.48 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,364 square miles.

Records available.- October 1915 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 33 years, 761 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 4,680 second-feet Mar. 24 (gage height, 

3.it! reet); minimum daily, 27 second-feet Sept. 17.

1915-48: Maximum discharge observed, 8,000 second-feet Mar. 31, 1916 (gage height, 

5.3 feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Nov. 11, 1940 (gage height, 0.39 foot), result of 

violent windstorm; minimum daily, 18 second-feet Aug. 30, 31, 1934, July 28, 1942.

Remarks. - Records good. Plow occasionally regulated by dam near McHenry, 16 mllt-s v. ove 

station, and occasionally affected by wind action on Fox chain of lakes.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

0.86 27 3.1 2.53 2.0 1,540 

.90 54 1.2 345 3.0 3,550 

.95 92 1.4 SOS 3.5 4,580 . 

1.0 135 1.8 1,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28

29 

30 

31

Oct.

267 

255 

223 

255 

233

213 

255 

323 

323 

300

289 

278 

311 

267 

233

213

204 

204 

213 

194

194 

194 

244 

204 

194

184 

213 

267 

278 

300 

323

Nov.

383 

511 

525 

525 

511

511 

446 

- 511 

538 

565

647 

717 

774 

788 

803

788 

774 

760 

774 

774

774 

788 

788 

774 

803

803 

846 

818 

703 

647

Dec.

633 

633 

745 

818 

995

1,100 

1,120 

1,180 

920 

1,100

1,120 

1,120 

1,100 

980 

1,070

980 

1,010 

1,020 

995 

965

920 

390 

846 

774 

675

358 

408 

395 

383 

370 

370

Jan.

345 

323 

334 

334 

334

334 

334 

334 

334 

334

323 

323 

311 

323 

334

471 

592 

633 

605 

551

498 

484 

471 

458 

421

383 

345 

334 

323 

300 

278

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber .................... .....

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary . .

i.. ................... ......

L ...........................

at ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

267 

267 

255 

267 

267

278 

278 

289 

300 

300

300 

300 

311 

311 

311

300 

345

431

538 

647

647 

731 

803 

832 

920

965 

1,070 

1,320 

1,510

Secondfoot-days

7,648 

20,369 

25,993

252,130

12,101 

15,350 

87,370 

51,152 

55,954 

9,810 

.6,393 

2,848 

3,756

298,744

Mar.

1,740 

1,650 

l',470 

1,800 

2,160

2,300 

2,300 

2,160 

2,060 

1,870

1,630 

1,650 

1,650 

1,650 

1,890

2,260 

2,400 

2,400 

2,800 

3,440

3,770 

4,220 

4,450 

4,560 

4,560

34,500 

34,400 

34,200 

34,000 

3,770 

3,660

Apr.

3,550 

3,330 

3,120 

2,910 

2,800

2,700 

2,600 

2,380 

2,220 

1,990

1,930 

1,870 

1,830 

1,720 

1,490

1,340 

1,220 

1,090 

995 

980

980 

935 

995 

920 

788

803 

861 

935 

935 

935

Maximum

323 

846 

1,180

2,400

633 

1,510 

4,560 

3,550 

2,910 

605 

408 

145 

289

4,560

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 see. -ft.).- Mar. 7 (4 a.m.

Bay

950 

980 

995 

950 

861

1,020 

1,150 

1,120 

1,140 

1,490

2,040 

2,460 

2,700 

2,800 

2,800

2,800 

2,800 

2,800 

2,800 

2,600

2,600 

2,460 

2,380 

2,220 

2,020

1,800 

1,590 

1,400 

920 

689 

619

Minimum

184 

383 

358

61

278 

255 

1,470 

788 

619 

194 

92 

40 

27

27

June

605 

578 

498 

433 

471

446 

395 

383 

345 

311

334 

334 

311 

267 

311

300 

267 

267 

267 

255

223 

194 

194 

233 

a250

3240 

3220 

a220 

a300 

358

Mean

247 

679 

838

691

390 

529 

2,818 

1,705 

1,805 

327 

213 

85.4 

125

816

July

408 

370 

370 

345 

311

345 

334 

311 

278 

223

213 

213 

255 

289 

255

184 

117 

126 

117

108

126 

145 

184 

145 

117

135 

108 

135 

117 

92 

117

Aug.

117 

117 

117 

145 

126

92 

76 

84 

84 

40

54 

61 

76 

92 

84

68 

92 

100 

117 

117

92

92 

76 

47 

54

61 

76 

47 

68 

92 

84

Per square 

mile

0.181

.498 

.614

.507

.286 

.388 

2.07 

1.25 

1.32 

.240 

.156 

.063 

.092

.598

Sept.

40 

54 

61 

54 

47

40 

47 

92 

155 

164

92 

47 

84 

84 

47

47 

27 

33 

54 

145

194 

204 

244 

278 

289

267 

244 

244 

223 

155

Runoff in 

inches

0.21 

.56 

.71

6.89

.33 

.42 

2 . 38 

1.39 

1.53 

.27 

.18 

.07 

.10

8.15

2,320 sec. -ft.; Mar. 24 (11 a.m.) 4,680

sec. -ft.; May 16 (7:30 p.m.) 2,91o sec. -ft. 

a No gage-height record! discharge computed on basis of records for statior at Dayton.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 397

Pox River at Dayton, HI.

Location.- Float gage below dam, lat. 41°23'14", long. 88°47'21", in SE£ sec. 29, T. 34 

M., K. 4 E., at plant of North Counties Hydro-Electric Co. in Dayton, 6 miles instream 

from mouth. Datum of gage is 462.30 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 2,570 square miles.

Kecoras available.- April 1925 to September 1948. November 1914 to February 1925 at site 

at wearon, i miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 33 years (1915-48), 1,460 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 29,000 second-feet Mar. 19; minimum daily, 169 

second-feet Sept. 19.

1925-48: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 19; minimum daily, 1 second-foot Aug. 29, 

1934, when wheels were shut down; minimum daily with plant operating, 116 seconl-feet 

Sept. 6, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Gag3 read

Cooperation.- Records collected by North Counties Hydro-Electric Co., under general supervision or Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except period of lee effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

5.05 158 6.5 897 11.0 6,780 

5.3 233 7.0 1,300 13.0 10,300 

5.6 349 8.0 2,320 14.0 12,400 

6.0 558 9.0 3,660 18.0 24,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

446 

446 

446 

421 

339

446 

256 

396 

450 

396

446 

446 

534

273 

510

493 

412 

411 

412

386

353 

356 

342 

342 

342

459 

540 

824 

651 

395 

535

Nov.

484 

514 

493 

621 

683

718 

753 

7E3 

718 

718

788 

897 

897 

934 

1,050

1,300 

1,300 

1,210 

1,130 

1,050

1,050 

1,050 

1,010 

1,050 

1,130

1,050 

972 

934 

897 

584

Dec.

558

1,130 

1,210 

1,300 

1,780

2,090 

1,980 

2,090 

1,880 

1,680

1,580 

1,480 

1,480 

1,480 

*1,480

1,210 

1,130 

1,390 

1,300 

1,210

1,050 

1,130 

 1,210 

1,130 

1,010

788 

897 

824 

558 

651 

788

Jan.

596

501 

501 

788 

718

651 

558 

530 

753 

421

651 

501 

530 

322 

b350

b380 

b400 

b390 

b370 

b420

b450 

D450 

b440 

b420 

b410

b400 

b410 

b430 

b*40 

b*80 

b550

Month

Ooto 

Hove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Align 

Sept

We

mb«r .........................

lender year 1947 ............

tary ...... .

emb«r ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b500 

b480 

b470 

b4EO 

b450

*b440 

b440 

b440 

b430 

b420

b450 

b500 

b500 

b550 

718

934 

2,970 

6,450 

5,010 

2,320

1,390 

1,300 

1,130 

1,390 

1,300

1,390 

3,800 

9,900 

6,450

Seoondfoot-days

13,50' 

26,73£ 

39,474

549, 62E

15,213 

52,972 

198, 46C 

81,90C 

92,484 

23,913 19,34' 

10,904 

8,254

583,163

Mar.

3,520 

2,960 

2,320 

2,440 

2,440

3,100 

3,240 

2,960 

2,830 

2,320

2,090 

2,090 

2,320 

4,520 

9,200

13,400 

8,310 

5,490 

24 , 200 

20,000

*9,900 

8,990 

7,970 

7,460 

7,120

6,780 

6,610 

6,450 

6,130 

 5,650 

5,650

Apr.

5, 

5, 

5, 

4, 

4,

4, 

4, 

4, 

3, 

3,

3, 

2, 

2, 

2, 

2,

2,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

Maximum

824 

1,300

2,090

13,800

788 

9,900 

24,200 

5,810 

5,650 

1,480 

1,480 

1,760 

453

24,200

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 18 (6 a.m

810 

490 

010 

700 

400

250 

250 

250 

660 

380

100 

960 

830 

700 

440

200

980 

780 

680 

580

390 

390 

390 

480 

390

300 

300 

300 

300 

210

May

1,39C

1.39C 

1,480 

1.58C 

1.48C

1,480 

1,880 

2,320 

2,090 

2,44C

4.70C 

4,400 

4,70C 

4,700 

5,010

5,650 

5,010 

4,550 

4,250 

3,95C

3,800 

3,520 

3,380 

3,100 

2,830

2,700 

2,320 

2,090 

1,880 

1,480 

934

Minimum

256 

484 

558

150

322 

420 

2,090 

1,210 

934 

501 

269 

180 

169

169

June

1,010 

934 

897 

824 

788

788 

860 

824 

718 

651

501 

501 

718 

753 

683

530 

588 

530 

530 

530

530 

651 

1,130 

1,130 

972

753 

619 

1,010 

1,480 

1,480

Mean

436 

891 

1,273

1,506

491 

1,827 

6,402 

2,730 

2,983 

797 

624 

352 

275

1,593

July

1,010 

897 

824 

718 

651

683 

588 

530 

530 

530

530 

501 

474 

558 

619

530 

446 

421 

349 

287

814 

1,480 

972 

718 

474

897 

824 

474 

421 

269 

328

Aug. Sept.

1,

Per square 

mile

0.170 

.347 

.495

.586

.191 

.711 

2.49 

1.06 

1.16 

.310 

.243 

.137 

.107

.620

) 7,120 sec. -ft.; Feb. 28 (10 to

349 281 

307 214 

288 269 

288 240 

288 304

307 214 

307 267 

269 317 

269 430 

288 421

251 288 

269 288 

288 269 

269 233 

269 189

233 214 

452 215 

760 192 

651 169 

421 218

372 238 

328 ?51 

307 188 

307 224- 

240 291

269 307 

213 453 

268 349 

180 372 

328 349 

269

Runoff in 

inches

0.20 

.39 

.57

7.96

.22 

.77 

2.87 

1.19 

1.34 

.35 

.28 

.16 

.12

8.46

11 p.m.)

10,300

11 a.m. } 5,810 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
398 IJU.INOIS RIVER BASIN 

North Fork Vermilion River near Charlotte, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°50', long. 88°18', in SE£ S3c. 4, T. 27 N., R. 8 

a,., at Foreman highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Illinois Central Railroad, 

l£ miles northwest of Charlotte, 5j miles north of/Chatsworth, an1 15 miles upstream 

from confluence of North Fork and South Fork. Datum of gage is 640.00 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 {Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 184 square miles.

Records available.- October 1942 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,160 second-feet Mar. 22 {gage height, 11.90 

reet); no flow on many days.

1942-48: Maximum discharge, 2,400 second-feet May 18, 1943; maximum gage height, 

13.78 feet Aug. 4, 1943; no flow on many days.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, no gai;e-height record, or 

tnose below 10 second-feet, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods ,of Ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 28 to- Aug. 3, 

Aug. 13 to Sept. 30)

1.25 0 1.7 3.7 4.0 73 9.0 470 

1.3 .1 1.8 5.2 5.0 12-1 10.0 620 

1.4 .4 2.0 8.8 6.0 182 11.0 836 

1.5 1.2 2.4 17 7.0 257 11.4 960 

1.6 2.4 3.0 35 8.0 350 11.8 1,120

Discharge, in second-feet, water year Ootober 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

28 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

Jnne 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

.1 

.1

0

.1 

.1

.2 

1.0 

1.8

1.0 

.6 

.2 

.1 

.2

.4

10 

37 

24 

12 

6.9

Nov.

4.6 

3.3 

2.5 

2.2 

2.4

1.8 

2.2 

2.5 

2.2 

1.8

4.0 

8.6 

5.7 

4.0 

5.0

13

11 

7.5 

5.7 

4.7

4.0 

4.3 

3.7 

3.6 

4.2

4.3 

3.4 

2.8 

2.2

1.1

Month

Dec.

0.6 

.9 

4.6 

49 

203

175 

348 

586 

470 

319

210 

132 

86 

65 

63

49 

44 

 40 

35 

30

29 

29 

28 

23 

19

25 

24 

22 

19 

20 

21

Jan.

28 

118 

106 

79 

59

49 

46 

50 

118 

147

132 

bllO 

b90 

b75 

b60

bSO 

b40 

b35 

b30 

b26

b24 

b22 

b20 

b!8 

*b!7

b!6 

bis 

b!4 

b!3 

b!2 

b!2

mber .........................

lendsr year 1947 

ary

at ............ .---...- .

ember.,

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

bll 

bll 

blO 

blO 

blO

b9 

b9 

b9 

b8 

b8

b8 

b8

to 10 bis

56 

300 

395 

329 

196

101 

53 

36 

33 

34

37 

271 

*1,080 

336

Secottdfoot-days

95.8 

138.3 

3', 189.1

46,497.8

l,6ll 

3,899 

11,239 

5,990 

6,697 

3,442 

2,590 

583.4 

11.5

39,496.1

Peak discharge (base, 800 sec. -ft.).- Feb.

Mar.

586 

407 

282

175 

106

118 

225 

168 

114 

77

73 81' 

81 

91 

217

484 

407 

319 

372 

512

586

1,120 

960 

810 

638

526 

470 

395 

329 

257 

273

Apr.

383 

329 

249 

189 

156

124 

466 

695 

570 

419

309 

217 

233 

249 

225

196 

141 

111 

96 

84

71 

63 

61 

59 

59

55 

52 

47 

42 

40

May

42 

88 

265 

257 

249

233 

361 

372 

300 

257

273 

361 

383 

329 

419

540 

457 

339 

241 

175

141 

106 

88 

71 

63

59 

55 

51 

45 

40 

37

Maximum Minimum

37 0 

13 1.1 

586 .6

1,370 0

147 12 

1,030 3 

1,120 73 

695 40 

540 37 

738 13 

319 18 

162 1.2 

1.0 .1

1,120 0

June

34 

33 

32 

31 

30

26 

25 

25 

23 

20

18 

17 

17 

16 

16

15 

13 

13 

13

13

16 

47 

53 

144 

129

216 

738 

695 

555 

419

Mean

3.09 

4.28 

102

127

52.6 

134 

363 

200 

216 

115 

83.5 

18.8 

.38

108

July

273 

168 

106 

73 

57

47 

38 

31 

25 

27

45 

34 

31 

319 

210

114 

81 

36 

25 

20

29 

39 

94 

71 

38

210 

182 

94 

47 

28 

18

Aug.

14 

11 

8.8 

B7.4 

a6.8

a6.2 

a5. 8 

a5. 4 

a4.9 

a4.3

a4.1 

a4.0 

3.8 

3.2 

2.4

1.8 

2.9 

162 

156 

79

37 

19 

11 

6.7 

4.2

2.8 

2.0 

1.7 

1.2 

2.2 

1.8

Sept.

1.0 

.7 

.6 

.5 

.4

.6 

1.0 

.7 

.8 

.6

.4 

.3 

.2

.1 

.1

 .1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.3 

.6 

.4 

.3 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2 

.7

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.017 0.02 

.023 .03 

.554 .64

.690 9.39

.286 .33 

.728 .79 

1.97 2.28 

1.09 1.21 

1.17 1.35 

.625 .70 

.454 .52 

. 102 . 12 

.0021 .002-

.587 7.99

28 (7 a.m.) 1,120 sec. -ft.; Mar. 22 (8 a.m.) 1,160 sec.

ftT

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for 

Vermilion River at Pontlao and at Lovell.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 399

Vermilion River at Pontlac, 111.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°52'40", long. 88°38'10", In SVl£ sec. 22, T. 28 N., 

H. 5 K., at Vermilion Street Bridge In Pontlac, 0.1 mile upstream from Chicago & Alton 

Railroad and U. S. Highway 66, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Turtle Creek, 

and If miles downstream from Wabash Railroad. Datum of gage Is 619.45 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 568 square miles.

Records available.- October 1942 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,540 second-feet Mar. 23 (gage height, 7.75 

reet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Oct. 5 (gage height, 0.92 foot).

1942-48: Maximum discharge, 8,170 second-feet Aug. 5, 1943 (gage height, 15.90 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, that of Oct. 5.

A stage of 17.0 feet occurred in May 1933, and is said to have been the highest within the last 30 years.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or indefinite stage-discharge 

~"relation, which are poor. Gage read twice daily. An average of 1.4 second-feet, diverted half a mile above station for water supply of city of Pontiac, is not included 

in records.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.5

.5

.3

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

4

.7

.5

.3

2.0

21

66

115

83

52

Nov.

32

19

el8

e!6

e!5

e!7

el 9

e!8

e!7

e!6

e!7

e!8

19

22

26

38

50

51

45

39

29

29

24

22

24

20

20

e!9

e!9

e!8

-

Dec.

el8

e!7

e!7

68

405

70S

845

1,460

1,720

1,320

9SO

670

520

405

380

280

264

256

*232

200

185

179

152

158

146

128

120

120

99

122

122

Jan.

125

228

430

310

290

216

216

200

290

520

b430

b350

b310

b280

b240

b220

b200

b!80

b!70

b!60

blSO

b!30

b!20

*bllO

blOO

83

80

72

68

65

65

Month

October ..........................

November

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

 arch ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

61

59

59

60

60

59

57

55

55

53

55

51

55

60

53

70

197

810

1,170

1,020

430

240

113

176

164

135

520

1,720

*2,380

-

Seoondfoot-days

349. 736"!

12,263

131, 934. S

6,408

9,997

33,815

20,200

17,849

8,605

10,077

1,534.6

73.2

121,907.3

Mar.

1,960

1,320

880

670

430

430

580

640

520

405

248

122

244

276

550

1,170

1,600

1,170

1,170

1,460

1,600

2,230

2,500

2,330

2,020

1,660

1,460

1,320

1,090

880

880

Apr.

1,090

1,090

950

775

670

580

705

1,660

1,900

1,460

1,090

845

a780

a780

810

740

610

520

430

330

330

300

260

252

224

240

224

200

179

176

Maximum

115

51

1,720

3,440

520

2,380

2,500

If 900

1,090

1,780

950

179

5

2,500

May

182

194

460

670

670

670

775

1,020

950

810

740

810

880

880

845

1,020

1,090

950

775

610

490

430

355

290

248

208

197

179

173

167

111

Minimum

0.1

15

17

.1

65

51

122

176

111

27

82 .'9

.1

June

125

122

113

105

94

84

90

66

89

70

53

56

46

52

48

39

35

36

27

28

31

56

240

380

490

380

1,090

1,780

1,600

1,170

-

Mean

11.3

396' 24. 5

361

207

345

1,091

673

576

287

325

2! 44

333

July

845

640

405

305

212

173

149

101

88

82

176

170

132

285

950

610

380

212

138

94

90

84

185

405

276

460

880

740

430

220

e!60

Aug.

el20

e95

e80

e70

eSO

e50

e47

e43

e40

e37

e35

e33

e31

e30

e29

e28

e35

e70

128

179

132

71

33

e20

elO

6

5

4

2.6.

6 *5

Per square 

mile

0.02C

.043

.697

.636

. 364

.607

1.92

i J. . i J.Oa

1.01

.505

 O C7P 1 C

!0043

.586

Sept.

5

4

4

2.8

2.6

2.3

2.0

4

4

2.0

2.0

2.3

1.6

2.0

1.2

.9

1.8

.9

.9

.9

1.6

2.6

2.0

2.6

2.6

2.8

3

2.8

2.0

4

-

Runo'f in 

inches

0.02

.05

.80

8.65

.42

.65

2.21

1.32

1.17

. 56

.66

.10

.005

7.96

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 29 (11 a.m.) 2,460 sec. -ft. 5 Mar. 23 (2 p.m.) 2,540

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Lowell.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements and 

records for station at Lowell.
400

ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Vermilion River at Lowell, 111.

'Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°15 I 18", long. 89°00'49", in SE$ sec. 8, T. 32 N., R. 

2 fi., at highway bridge a quarter of a mile northwest of Lowell and 10 miles upstream 

from mouth. Datum of gage is 500.61 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,230 square miles.

Records available.- May 1931 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 748 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,700 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 8.22 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 14 second-feet Sept. 27, 28 (gage 

height, 1.27 feet).

1931-48: Maximum discharge 22,300 second-feet Apr. 24, 1944 (gsge height, 10.91 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 5.9 second-feet Aug. 2-4, 

1934 (gage height, 1.13 feet).

Maximum stage "knovm, about 16 feet during ice jam, date unknown.

Remarks.- Records good except those below- 100 second-feet, which are fair, and those for 

periods of ice effect, which are poor. Gage read twice daily. Auxiliary wire-weight 

gage at Oglesby, 4 miles downstream, used during periods of ice effect.

Revisions (water years).- W 745: 1931-32.

Discharge, in second-feet, vater year October 1947 tc September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

19

19

20

19

19

19

19

21

20

20

ZO

20

20

20

ZO

20

20

20

28

25

20

19

18

18

20

25

112

60

55

204

197

Nov.

154

109

86

70

57

46T

50

42

38

34

46

42

60

70

109

103

115

98

115

115

109

103

86

b80

b75

b70 "b70

b65

bso

b55

-

Month

Dec.

b55

bSO

65

144

670

1,160

1,890

3,170

2,410

2,010

1,890

1,450

1,120

900 *780

670

635

565

500

470

410

410

392

345

339

308

339

380

283

292

297

Jan.

274

292

470

705

600

470

b400

b400

410

600

500

b430

b380

b340

b310

b280

bR50

b230

b220

b200

b!90

b!80

b!70

b!60

b!50

b!40

b!30

b!25

b!20

bl!5

bllO

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 .... .......

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ...............................

June ..............................

July .............................

August

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 sec

Feb.

bllO

bllO

bllO

bllO

bllO

bllO

bllO

blip

bllO

bllO

blOO

blOO

blOO

blOO

bllO

bl50

bl,500

2,550

2,410

1,550

1,350

940

705

500

440

440

1,020

7,220

4,250

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,1$6

2,3$2

24,399

342,933

9,351

26,635

78,780

34,603

32,911

12,253

15,558

2,912

656

241,546

liar:

3,010

2,270

1,660

1,160

820

740

1,160

1,250

1,200

900

600

440

600

1,450

2,010

4,860

3,510

2,850

8,610

6,450

3,870

4,650

4,450

4,060

3,340

2,850

2,410

2,270

2,010

1,660

1,660

Apr.

2,270

2,140

1,890

1,660

1,350

1,120

1,250

1,890

2,700

2,410

1,890

1,450

1,200

1,200

1,250

1,160

1,020

860

740

670

60O

530

470

470

440

440

410

398

380

345

Maximum

204

154

3,170

10,100

705

7,280

8,610

2,700

2,140

2,010

1,250

264

55

8,610

-ft.).- ffeb. 28 (2 p.m

-

May

334

350

374

670

940

980

1,020

1,350

1,450

1,450

2,010

2,010

2,010

1,660

1,890

2,140

1,770

1,660

1,450

1,200

980

860

705

635

565

500

440

410

386

362

350

Minimum

18

34

50

18

110

100

440

345

334

80

164

28

15

15

June

345

318

313

308

297

288

264

242

281

216

801

171

161 1'44

134

122

118

109

98

86

86

112

171

313

740

705

530

1,770

2,010

1,660

-

Mean

37.3

77.7

787

940

302

918

2,541

1,153

1,062

408

502

93.9

81.9

660

July

1,250

9OO

670

500

380

313

259

233

801

164

175

175

255

221

670

1,250

740

470

389

246

289

201

386

318

470

440

1,120

1,200

860

565

363

Aug.

264

197

16S

147

125

109

98

92

84

75

70

62

60

55

52

52

46

50

48

40

250

201

144

106

68

44

31

28

28

78

40

Per square 

mile

0.030

.063

.640

.764

.246

.746

2.07

.937

.863

.332

.408

.076

.018

.537

Sept.

30

26

22

19

19

19

20

46

55

31

24

21

19

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

26

27

21

17

15

15

15

15

16

16

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.03

.07

.74

10.37

.28

.81

2.38

1.05

1.00

.37

.47

.09

.02

7.31

) 8,320 sec. -ft. s Mar. 16 (12 m.) 6,210

ee.-ft.; Mar. T9 (2 p.m.) 10,700 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected bjr lee.
401 

ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Bureau Creek at Princeton, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°21'55", long. 890 29'55", in SW^SE^ sec. 18, T. 

lb N., R. 9 E., 500 feet downstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 6 and 34, 0.6 mile 

downstream from Eperson Run, and ij miles west of Princeton. Datum of gage is 555.24 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 186 square miles.

Records available.- March 1936 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 119 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,540 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 11.30 

reef); minimum, 1.0 second-foot Jan. 30 (gage height, 2.84 feet).

1936-48r Maximum discharge, 11,800 second-feet Jan. 24, 1938 (gage height, 15.88 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); no flow during January 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 tc September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.3

2:3

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.6

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.3

3.2

10

6.6

3.7

3.2

2.6

Nov.

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.9

2.6

8.0

3.4

3.2

2.9

6.6

2.6

3.4

3.7

9.0

8.0

6.6

6.2

5.8

6.2

5.8

6.6

5.8

6.6

5.8

4.9

4.4

4.0

3.7

3.2

-

Month

Dec.

3.2

4.4

7.1

20

36

31

40

33

22

25

20

18

17

15

b!4

b!2

12

11

9.0

8.0

6.6

b6

1)6

5.8

5.8

4.4

4.9

4.4

4.0

4.4

4.4

Jan.

65

b6

b6

bebe

bebebebebe

bebe

bS

b4

b3

*b3

bl.5

bl.S

bl.5

b2

b2

b2

bl.S

bl.S

bl.2

bl.S

bl.S

bl.3

1.1

1.0

1.1

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

liay... ...........................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947 -48 ............

Feb.

1.1

bl.l

bl.S

b2 *b2

b2

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

7.5

150

373

99

102

84

48

39

45

90

1,030

!,810

422

-

-

Seoondfoot-daym

93.8

142.9

414.4

45,133.6

107.9

5 j 339* 2

11,953

1,77.6

2 663

l|627

2,777.7

871 O f JL ^3

178.5

27,944.7

liar.

172

bSO

b80

b7O

b70

b55

b45

b30

b25 *b23

b22

b22

b22

598

1,860

1,170

331

201

*2,72O

2,020

536

395

288

226

189

164

141

110

97

90

101

Apr.

130

133

106

90

84

79

90

93

84

74

72

72

61

57

54

50

45

39

36

34

33

31

31

31

30

33

30

27

24

23

Maximum

10

9 f) U

40

2,740

6

2,810

2,720

133

473

Q_ _

344

15

2,810

May

23

27

31

36

32

37

43

46

41

50

138

130

130

127

158

473

195

150

116

101

90

77

64

58

51

47

45

43

39

34

31

Minimum

1.8

2 «3

3.2

1.5

1.0

1.1

22

23

13

5.7

4.3

1.6

1.0

June

27

23

22

19

19

256

95

6O

43

34

28

24

23

32

27

21

17

15

13

13

13

16

75

130

61

35

33

303

95

55

Mean

3.03

4 »76

13.4

124

3 .48

184

386

59 .2

85 9

54 2

89 > 6

28 1

5.95

76.3

July

35

25

20

17

16

13

12

9.4

8.3

6.8

5.7

35

23

28

18

24

16

11

8.3

6.2

805

592

189

101

75

267

184

91

58

43

35

Aug.

26

22

17

16

15

13

12

10

9.4

8.3

7,8

7.8

7.8

6.2

5.0

6.2

9.4

344

130

51

31

21

15

12

9.4

7.3

5.7

4.6

4.3

9.1

28

Per square 

 lie

0.016

.026

.072

.667

.019

 989

E fiA uo

 318

*462

*5>Q1

 482

!l51

.032

.410

Sept.

15

13

8.9

6.2

4.3

4.0

3.6

15

13

15

9.4

8.9

6.8

4.6 -3.2

2.6

2.1

1.8

1.6

3.7

9.9

5.0

4.6

4.0

2.9

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

-

Runoff in 

inches

O.O2

.03

.08

9.02

.02

1.07

2 *39

36 iss

.33

 56

.17

.04

5.60

Peak discharge (base, 2.8OO sec. -ft.).- Feb. 28 (6 a.m.) 3.97O sec. -ft.: Mar. 19' (9:30 P.m.) 4.54O

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made en this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation effected by ice.
402 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Bureau Creek at Bureau, 111.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 410 16 1 40 H , long. 89°23'00", in SE^SW£ sec. 18, T. 15 

H., K. 10 E., at bridge on State Highway 29, 1 mile southwest of Fureau and 2£ miles 

downstream ,from East Bureau Creek. Datum of gage is 449.22 feet rbove mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 481 square miles.

Records available.- October 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,300 second-feet Mar. 20 (gage height, 12.38 

feetJ; minimum, 23 second-feet Feb. 8-15.

1940-48: Maximum discharge observed, that of Mar. 20, 1948; minimum,,that of 

Feb. 8-15, 1948; minimum gage height observed, 3.16 feet Nov. 15, 1940. 

Maximum stage known, about 13 feet sometime in spring of 1921.

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read twice daily, 

ana Mississippi Canal above gage.

Records include leakage from Illinois

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

Z

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

64

64

64

64

60

60

60

57

54

54

54

54

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

48

46

46

48

48

51

54

51

48

46

Nov.

33

28

28

28

48

48

48

48

51

60

60

57

57

54

54

57

57

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

*54

b50

b50

b45

b45

b45

Dec.

b45

64

121

126

138

132

132

126

121

116

99

84

84

84

80

68

64

60

b58

b55

b55

b55

b55

b50

b50

b50

b50

b45

b43

b45

45

Jan.

b45

b45

b45

b45

b45

b45

b45

b45

b45

b45

b45

b45

b45

b45

b45

*b45

b45

b45

b40

b4o

b40

b35

b35

b30

b30

b30 «b30

b25

b25

b25

b25

Month

October ..........................

Novsmber .........................

December .....'..,.................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

Fdbruary . March ............................

April ............................

Say ..............................

June .............................

July ......................... ...

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947 -48 ............

Feb.

b25

b25

b24

b24

b24

b24

b24

b23

b23

b23

b23

b23

b23

b23

1)23

b23

b24

b450

bl.100

b300

b250

b250

b200

b!20

b!50

265

800

8,750

6,40»

-

Ssoondfoot-days

1,654

1,483

2,402

130,475

1.220

19*436

38,083

4 75S

4,630

4,830

11,121

3 266

3I381

96,258

Mar.

4,060

857

201

189

177

165

154

154

138

 126

116

99

154

1,750

5,230

3,670

S57

547

6,500

7,300

1,320

857

746

644

454

333

283 '265

250

250

237

Apr.

837

825

825

225

825

801

837

225

813

213

177

154

143

132

132

132

132

126

126

126

121

121

116

116

116

116

110

110

110

110

Maximum

6460'

138

8,750

45

8,750

7,300

237

205

644

4,300

900

595

8,750

May

104

104

94

99

110

104

143

121

132

154

177

225

201

189

283

305

265

250

225

189

138

116

110

104

104

99

99

99

99

94

94

Minimum

46

28

45

28

oeCo

23

99

110

94

64

57

46

42

23

June

99

94

6S

94

94

644

500

225

177

165

1*3

189

201

177

143

110

72

64

64

64

68

68

138

201

165

126

110

201

189

177

Mean

53.4

49.4

77.5

357

39*4

670

1,228

158

149

161

*EQ coy

105

113

263

July

165

165

132

89

84

84

80

76

72

68

68

64

64

84

94

84

72

64

57

57

1,380

4,300

857

500

213

177

746

547

333

213

132

Aug.

116

110

110

104

104

99

80

72

64

64

60

60

57

57

54

54

a70

 a900

a300

a!20

a80

a70

a60

a60

a55

a50

48

46

46

48

48

Per square

mile

0.111

.103

.161

.742

.082

1 39

2~.S5

Isio

.335

.746

 219

!235

.547

Sept.

64

68

57

54

51

89

595

237

189

84

177

165

154

138

121

104

132

132

121

104

89

72

57

51

48

48

48

46

44

42

Runoff in 

inches

0.13

.11

.19

10.10

.09

1.50

2.94

 37 ise*n 

 Of

.86

.25

.26

7.44

Peak discharge (baso, 3 f OOO sec. -ft.).- Feb. 28 (9 a.m.) 9,550 see. -ft. ; HIT. 14 (12 p.m.) 7,180

s of records for station at Prlnceton.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 403

West Bureau Creek at Wyanet, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°21'54" > long. 89°34'08", at northeast corner of 

 sec. 21, T. 16 N., R. 8 E., at highway bridge half a mile east of Wyanet. Datum of 

gage is 573.14 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers),

Drainage area.- 83.3 square miles.

Records available.- March 1936 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 47.6 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,420 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 10.44 

reet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Jan. 28, 29, result of low temperature.

1936-48: Maximum discharge, 5,910 second-feet Jan. 24, 1938 (gage height, 12.90 

feet); no flow on several days during 1936, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944.

Maximum stage known, 14.5 feet Oct. 11, 1931.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or those below 20 secordreet, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947- to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.1

Z.O

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.2

1.6

3.5

2.3

2.O

1.8

1.7

NOT.

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8

3.5

2.6

2.1

2.1

4.0

3.0

2.3

2.3

5.8

13

7.8

6.3

5.O

4.7

4.4

5.4

5.4

7.3

 5.8

b5

4.0

b3.5

b3.5

3.2

-

Dec.

3.0

4.0

15

54

76

48

63

49

47

33

27

22

19

b!8

18

b!8

18

13

11

11

13

12

6.7

12

8.4

7.3

6.7

6.3

5.8

5.8

5.4

Jan.

7.3

14

9.1

7.S

b5

b4

10

11

13

13

11

9.1

b7

b5

b4

«b2

b2

bl.5

bl.5

bl

b.9

b.7

b.6

b.4

b.3

b.3

b.3

b.2

b.2

b.3

b

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Peak discharge (base, 2, 200 sec

3

Feb.

bO.4

b.5

b.5

b.5

«b.5

b.4

b.4

b.4

b.3

b.3

b.3

b.3

b.3

b.3

b.3

215

692

383

182

158

147

120

110

112

118

120

1,620

9OO

230

-

-

Secondfoot-days

48.

122.

656.

20,300.

142.

5,112.

5,567

559.

497.

1,244.

790.

170.

37.

14,949.

Mar.

80

49

68

66

52

39

39

34

24

«b8

b6

b4

b6

811

502

285

19

12

1,950

318

234

191

156

125

102

94

75

53

53

43

69

Apr.

62

43

34

32

28

26

36

31

22

19

22

19

16

16

14

14

11

11

10

10

8.9

8.9

10

8.6

7.5

9.6

10

7.5

6.3

6.3

-

Maximum

; 3.5

) 13

L 76

L 1,560

3 14

J 1,620

1,950

! 62

. 54

I 291

3 410

3 94

L 4.4

) 1,950

May

7.8

8.2

8.9

7.8

7.5

12

16

11

10

28

33

33

3O

25

54

48

30

22

17

14

12

10

8.9

7.5

6.6

6.3

5.7

5.1

4.4

3.9

3.8

Minimum

1.0

1.6

3.0

.6

.2

.3

4

6.3

3.8

2.2

1.5

.9

.3

.2

June

3.5

3.4

3.1

2.9

2.8

249

19

18

6.9

4.8

3.9

3.5

5.1

3.5

3.5

2.2

102

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.9

3.5

134

42

22

16

195

291

65

28

-

Mean

1.57

4.07

21.2

55.6

4.61

176

180

18.7

16.0

41.5

25.5

5.51

1.25

40.8

July

16

11

8.2

6.9

6.9

6.0

4.8

3.8

3.4

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.6

3.8

5.1

3.0

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.5

41O

48

34

10

24

44

86

15

6.6

11

4.8

Aug.

2.9

2.5

2.0

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

8

17

94

5.1

2.8

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

5.6

3.0

Per square 

mile

0.019

.049

.254

.667

.055

2.11

2.16

.224

.192

.498

.306

.066

.015

.490

Sept.

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.2

2.8

4.4

2.8

2.0

1.5

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

2.6

1.2

.7

.6

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.02

.05 *29

9.O4

.06

2.28

2.49

.25

.22

.56

.35

.08

.02

6:67

-ft.).- Feb. 27 (7 p.m.) 3,460 sec. -ft.; Mar. 14 (5:45-p.m.) 2,420

sec.-ft.j Mar.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
404

ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

East Bureau Creek near Bureau, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°20'06", long. 89°22'53", in SW&SE£ sec. 30 T.

 16 N., R. 10 E., at county road bridge, half a mile downstream froii Brush Creek, 

2^ miles upstream from mouth, and 3? miles north of Bureau. Datum of gage is 484.45 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 101 square miles.

Records available.- March 1936 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 49.8 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,720 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 15.10 

feet); no flow, on many days.

1936-48: Maximum discharge observed, 6,200 second-feet Jan. 24, 1938 (gage height, 

17.39 feet), from rating curve extended above 2,300 second-feet; no flow several days 

in most years.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).- W 975: 1941-42.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.8

2.3

1.0

.5

.2

Nov.

0.1

o

o

0

.1

.1

1.1 i.l

.6

.9

3.0

1.7

1.1

.9

2.5

2.9

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.2

1.7

al.8

2.0

2.1

 1.5

1.4

.7

.7

.4

-

Month

Dec.

0.6

1.1

1.6

4.7

18

a!2

16

8.5

5.9

7.3

5.3

4.3

3.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

2.3

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.0

b.9

b.9

1.2

al.O

b.9

b.8

b.8

b.7

b.6

b.6

Jan.

1.8

3.8

1.7

2.1

1

.7

1.4

1.6

2.0

2.7

2.0

1.7

1.2

.4

.4

*.7

b.3

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

bO

bO

bO

bO

bO

bO

bO

bO

bO

bO

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

Jami 

Febi

lary ..........................

 uarv .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May............................. .

June .............................

Jnly .............................

Augu 

Sept

ISt ...........................

enber ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

bO.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

bO

bO

bO

bO

bO

bO

bO

O

380

615

462

202

127

87

74

63

57

53

52

.64

i80

113

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

13.

no!

20,282.

25. 

e',zx'. 3 729

591.'

204.!

192. (

450. E

160. ( 

17. C

11,864. C

Mar.

74

39

48

42

33

32

28

19

11

*11

9.2

4.3

6.3

712

790

414

108

93

2,440

554

183

132

107

83

71

63

55

44

42

39

44

Apr.

41

37

33

30

30

28

31

31

26

25

25

23

20

20

18

18

16

15

15

14

12

11

12

10

9.0

10

9.5

8.1

7.3

6.5

Maxima

5 38 i z'.o

5 18

> 2,650

J " 3.8

3 2,440 i 41

> 14

90

161

> 86 

) 3.9

2,440

-

May

7.3

7.3

6.9

7.3

6.9

9.0

10

7.7

7.3

8.1

7.7

10

10

9.0

13

14

12

10

7.7

6.2

5.3

4.3

3.8

3.0

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.1

1.0

0.6

Mlnloum

0.1

0

.6

0

0

0

4.3 

6.5

.6

.3 

1.4

.4 

.2

0

June

0.5

.4

.3

.3

.4

9.5

8.5

5.3

7.0

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.1

1.1

.9

.7

.5

.6

.6

3.8

6.5

4.5

3.2

10

90

20

10

July

6.2

4.5

3.9

3.E

3.6

3.0

2.1

1.8

1.4

1.7

1.7

3.0

1.8

3.2

23

8.5

5.3

4.3

3.8

3.2

161

62

22

12

8.5

37

28

13

6.9

6.5

4.7

Aug.

3.9

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.1

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

.9

.7

.6

.5

.4

26

86

8.5

3.9

2.5

1.5

.9

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

2.7

Mean Per,1^ar8

0.44 0.0043

3.56 !o35

55.6 .550

.84 .0083 129 1 28

204 2 O2

19 .7 . 195 6.60 !o65

6.42 .064

14.5 .144 

5.18 .051 

0.57 .0056

32.4 .321

Sept.

0.8

.5

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

3.9

3.9

1.4

.6

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

Runoff in 

inches

0.005

.01 

.04

7.46

.01

1.37

2 33 

!22

!o7

.17 

.06 

.OO6

4.37

Peak discharge (base. 1.100 see.-ft.).- Feb. 16 (6 p.m.) 1,480 sec.-ft.; Feb. 28 (5:50 a.m.) 1.480 

sec.-ft.; Mar. 14 (4:30 p.m.) 2,ISO' sec.-ft.; Map. 19 (8 a.m.) 3,720 see,-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge compated on basis of records for west Bureau Creek at Wyanet. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 40S

Crow Creek near Washburn, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 400 57'15", long. 89°18'30", in SWi sec. 23, T. 29 

H.~, K. 2 W., at county highway bridge, 200 feet downstream from Atchinson, Tor*ka, & 

Santa Pe Railroad bridge, 2.0 mileg downstream from unnamed tributary, and 1\ miles 

northwest of Washburn. Datum of gage is 557.70 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area.- 123 square miles.

Records available.- October 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,840 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 8.14 

reet ); no flow on many days.

1944-48: Maximum discharge, 3,700 second-feet Apr. 5, 1947 (gage height, 9.15 

feet), "by contracted-opening method; no flow for several days each year.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1947-43, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 2 to Feb. 19)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 19 Mar. 20 to Sept. 30

1.15 0.1 1.6 '6.0 2.5 106 4.0 560 1.65 0 1.9 1.9 

1.2 .2 1.6 15 2.6 166 5.0 1,020 1.7 .1 1.95 3.8 

1.3 .8 2.C 35 3.0 216 6.0 1,520 1.75 .2 2.0 7.0 

1.4 2.0 2.2 60 3.5 364 6.7 1,920 1.8 .5 2.2 23 

1.85 1.0 2.4 42

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

/I 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.7 

.2

.2 

.1 

.1 

.-1 

.2

.2 

.3 

1.7 

2.6 

1.5 

1.3

MOV.

O.9 

.7 

.4 

.3

.3

.2 

.4 

.3 

.2 

.4

.8 

2.4 

2.2 

1.9 

2.4

3.6 

3.4 

.2.8 

2.6 

2.4

1.9 

2.0 

1.9 

2.0 

l.S

1.5 

l.S 

1.5 

l.S 

1.3

Dec.

1.2 

1.3 

2.C 

6.2 

26

25 

92 

119 

76

56

43 

36 

31 

32 

25

20 

23 

18 

IS

13 

13 

13 

bll 

b9.6

b9.0 

b8.7 

bB.7 

b8.4

a. 7

8.7

Jan.

9.6 

13 

13 

9.6 

8.4

8.7 

8.4 

10 

26

*34

28 

26 

b2S 

b25 

b25

b20 

blS 

blS 

blS 

blS

b!5 

blo 

blo 

b9 

b9

b8 

b7 

bS 

b5 

bS 

b5

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc as1

June 

July 

Augu 

Sapt

 a

ber ..........................

 ber

 ber .........................

lendar year 1947 

ary

uarv r^::::::::::::::::::::::::: i ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

bS 

bS 

b4 

b4 

b4

b4 

b3

b3 

b3

b3 

b3 

b3 

b3 

b3

183 

293 

195 

104 

b2S

b2S 

b20 

20 

19

20

18 

704 

*910 

149

Seoondfoot-days

11.0 

45. 2 

771.6

25,504.5

437.7 

2,738 

6,975 

1,535 

1,155 

450.4 

986.9 

131.9 

14.4

15,252.1

Mar.

103 

84 

76 

63 

b5S

bSS 

bSS 

bSO 

b50 

b4S

b40 

b3S 

b3S 

b40 

441

839 

180 

147 

1,870 

686

424 

359 

240 

187 

159

140 

122 

107 

98 

87 

98

Apr.

119 

105 

85 

77 

69

61 

77 

93 

75 

68

66 

54 

50 

47 

45

43

38 

36 

35 

33

30 

29 

29 

29 

25

25 

25 

23 

22 

22

Maxima

2.6 

3.6 

119

2,360

34

910 

1,870 

119 

71 

45 

260 

21 

13

1,870

Peak discharge (base. 1,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 27 (8 p.m

May

27 

28 

28 

27

29 

33

33 

32 

36

58 

60 

65 

58 

65

71 

60 

50 

42 

40

38 

34

30 

27 

25

25 

24 

23 

21 

21 

19

Minimum

0.1 

.2 

1.2

0

5 

3 

35 

22 

19 

4.2 

1.6 

.1 

0

0

June

18 

17 

17 

17 

16

IS 

14 

14 

13 

13

12 

10 

10 

10 

9.4

8.6 

7.8 

6.2 

4.8 

4.2

4.8 

8.6 

45 

41 

29

21 

19 

17 

15 

13

Mean

24.9

69.9

14.1 

94.4 

225 

51.2 

37.3 

15.0 

31.8 

4.25 

.48

41.7

July

10 

7.S 

5.4 

4.8 

6.2

10 

7.0 

4.2 

2.9 

2.2

1.6 

7.8 

24 

13 

24

33

25 

20 

16 

13

13 

54 

60 

26 

73

260 

100 

58 

43 

34 

28

2.6 71 

2.8 114 

3.0 167 

3.4 295 

4.3 690

Aug.

21 

16 

17 

16 

12

9.4 

7.8 

6.2 

5.4 

4.2

3.8 

3.3 

2.5 

1.6 

1.3

1.0 

.8 

.6 

.5 

.5

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Per square

mile

0.0029 

.012 

.202

.568

.115 

.767 

1.83 

.416 

.303 

.122 

.259 

.035 

.0039

.339

Sapt.

0.1

.1 

.1

0 

0

0 

0

.1 .1

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

13 

.8 

.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Runoff in 

inohea

0.003 

.01 

.23

7.69

.13 

.83 

2.11 

.46 

.35 

.14 

.30 

.04 

.004.

4.61 .

) 1,980 sec. -ft.; Mar. 16 (1 a.m.) 1,620

eu.-ib., nv> ±y \*uu p.m.; c,o*u aec.-io. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

911165 O - 50 - 27
406 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Farm Creek at East Peoria, 111.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°40'Q5", long. 89°34'45", near quarter-section corner 

 between sees. 32 and 33, T. 26 N., R. 4 W., at Main Street. Bridge in East Peoria, 300 

feet downstream from Coal Creek, 400 feet upstream from Peoria and Pekln Union Railroad 

bridge, 1,300 feet upstream from entrance to Farm Creek diversion channel, and 1.3 

miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 450.39 feet above mean sei level, datum 

of-1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 60.9 square miles.

Records available.- May 1943 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,540 second-feet July 25 (gage height, 8.82 

feet); no flow on many days.

1943-48: Maximum discharge, 22,000 second-feet Apr. 29, 1947 (gage height, 15.00 

feet), from velocity-area studies and slope-area method; no flow on maly days. A stage 

of about 15.1 feet occurred in 1929, from information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

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

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

13

7

2

3

3

3

3

3

15

37

46

18

5

5

5

Nov.

5

5

5

»3

6

6

19

5

5

25

17

5

5

5

5

5

4

3

3

3

4

4

4

5

4

3

b3

b2

b2

b2

-

Dec.

bl *bl

35 72

se

12

492

alOO

a40

a!5

a!3

a!2

all

alO

9.1

8.5

8.5

8.2

b7

b6

6.0

5.4

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

Month

Jan.

4.4

4.0

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.0

3.0 »b4

b5

b3

a2

al

aO

bo

bO

bO

bo

bo

bO

bO

bo

bo

bO

bO

bo

bO

bO

bo

bo

bO

bO

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April .

May..............................

June ............................. July ................ ......

Augvi 

Sept

st ...........................

ember ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

bO

bO

bO

bO

bO

bO

bo

bO

bO

bO

bO

bo

bO

bO

255

516

780

570

195

43

43

b30

b25

b20

22

 21

 950

160

43

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

183

172

973.7

22,562.7

39 . 4

3; 673

3* 786

1,260.4

633 .5

1,309.3

1,795.4

128.0 

83.4

14,037.1

Mar.

42

42

40

37

37

438

170

78

b55

b50

b50

b50

146

260

205

185

112

38

744

101

285

133

105

68

61

47

34

33

34

32

74

Apr.

71

47

35

33

32

11

570

40

37

34

34

32

32

28

25

20

15

15

15

14

15

14

14

12

12

12

11

11

9.7

9.1

-

Maximum

46

oc Co

492

3,320

5

744

570

160

951

1,080

6.4 

4.8

1,080

May

12

58

20

14

13

160

35

33

16

15

17

16

15

17

71

23

13

9.1

8.2

7.0

6.8

6.4

6.4

5.. 8

5.6

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.6

4.6

'Minimum

0

2

1

0

0

0

32

4.6

3.2

3.4

3.0 

2.2

0

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 27 (4:30 p.m.) 2.34O

Jnne

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.2

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

6.8

5.6

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.2

2.8

6.4

12

3.8

3.6

3.2

951

220

12

8.8

7.9

Mean

5*9

3lU

61.9

1.27

127

122

42.0

20.4

43 *6

57 9 

4.13 

2.78

38.4

Jnly

7.6

7.0

7.3

7.6

278

7.6

6.2

4.4

3.4

5.0

8.5

5.0

14

7.6

7.3

6.6

5.8

4.0

3.4

3.4

11

11

8.5

7.0

1,080

225

14

14

10

7.9

7.3

Aug.

6.4

5.4

5.4

5.2

4.8

4.8

5.2

4.8

4.6

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

4.2

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.4

3.0

3.4

Per square 

Bile

0.097

!si6

1.02

.021

2.09

2.00

 690

.335

.716

!o68 

.046

.630

Sept.

3.8

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.0

4.0

3.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

4.8

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

3.0

2.2

Runoff in 

inches

0.11

.10

.59

13.79

.02

2.24

2 31

.77

.39

.80

.'05

8.55

sec. -ft. ; Mar. 19 (6 a.m.) 2.54O

6,540 see.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Mo gage-neight record; discharge computed on basis of records for Crow Creek n->ir Washburn.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
407

ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Klckapoo Creek near Klckapoo, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°48', long. 89°48', In SW£SE£ sec. 34, T. 10 N., 

K. b E. , at bridge on U. S. Highway 150, three-quarters of a mile upstream from West 

Pork Kickapoo Creek and 2j miles northwest of Kickapoo. Datum of gage is 514.85 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 120 square miles.

Records available.- October 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,340 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 13.15 

reet); minimum, 2.5 second-feet Oct. 7.

1944-48: Maximum discharge, that of Mar_ 19; minimum, 0.4 second-foot Oct. 28, 29, 

1946.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gagv 

height record, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

.18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.8 

2.8 

2.7 

2.6 

2.6

2.6 

2.5 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

2.6 

2.6 

2.5 

2.5 

2.6

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

2.7 

2.7 

2.8 

2.8 

3.5

3.7 

5.9 

9.1 

5.5 

4.3 

3.7

Nov.

3.5 

3.4 

3.5 

3.5 

3.9

3.9 

6.6 

6.1 

4.4 

10

23 

6.3 

5.0 

5.2 

14

9.1 

6.6 

6.1 

5.5 

5.7

5.7 

6.6 

7.0 

7.6 

7.0

6.8 

6.8 

6.6 

6.8 

5.9

Dec.

5.9 

*8.2 

15 

87 

50

22 

226

67 

36 

29

25 

22 

18 

bl5 

blS

bl5 

blS 

blO 

blO 

blO

blO 

b9 

b9 

b9 

b9

b8 

b8 

b8 

b8 

8.2 

8.2

Jan.

18 

44 

39 

16 

blS

13 

13 

31 

159 

50

31 

*30 

b35 

b20 

blO

blO 

b6 

b6 

b9 

b9

b9 

b8 

b7 

b7 

b8

b8 

b8 

b7 

b8 

blO 

blO

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Haro 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

We

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

&ry

HAfV h^::::::::::::::::::::::::: i.......................... ..

emb#r ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

blO 

blO 

blO 

blS 

blS

blO 

blO 

b5 

bS 

b7

b!5 

blS 

blS 

blS

blO

316 

258 

174 

110 

b30

b25 

b20 

blS 

a!5 

a60

44 

*1,610 574- 

174

Seoondf cot-days

98.9 

202.1 

795.5

24,771.9

654 

3,592 

10,326 

1,550 

999.7 

546^8 

2,464.3 

287.4 

271.2

21,787.3

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 sec. -ft.).- Pe

sec. -ft.; Mar. 16 (2:30 a.m.) 3,800 sec. -ft.

Mar.

137 

b9O 

b85 

b85 

b85

116 

174 

110 

78 

b55

b5O 

b45 

153 

757 

801

942 

206 

182 

3,390 

526

714 

318 

223 

174 

144

137 

123 

103 

96 

90 

137

Apr.

110 

96 

84 

77 

74

67 

103 

84 

66 

65

68 

59 

61 

54

SO

48 

37 

36 

37 

35

30 

28 

30 

25 

22

30 

25 

18 

15 

16

MaxiBun

9.1 

23 

226

1,510

159 

1,610 

3,390 

110 

70 

169 

1,020 

43 

63

3,390

May

21 

26 

28 

26 

24

31 

65 

38 

36 

43

37 

70 

59 

47 

70

61 

45 

36 

31 

28

28 

22 

20 

18 

- 15

15 

14 

14 

12 

10 

9.7

Minimum

2.5 

3.4 

5.9

2.5

6 

5 

45 

15 

9.7 

5.5 

4.1 

5.0 

3.7

2.5

June

9.1 

9.4 

9.7 

9.7 

12

18 

31 

13 

8.8 

7.9

7.3 

8.8 

8.8 

7.9 

8.8

7.3 

6.3 

5.7 

5.7 

5.5

7.9 

16 

169 

44 

21

d24 

29 

16 

11 

8.2

Mean

3.19 

6.74 

25.7

67.9

21.1 

124 

333 

51.7 

32.2 

18.2 

79.5 

9.27 

9.04

59.5

July

6.3 

5.0 

4.4 

4.8 

38

20 

8.8 

6.1 

4.8 

4.3

4.3 

54 

16 

119 

45

11 

6.8 

5.2 

4.4 

4.1

14 

19 

108 

11 

L,020

570 

dl!6 

d67 

d61 

d58 

d48

Aug.

d43 

d30 

13 

15 

12

9-7 

9.4 

9.4 

9-1 

8.5

8.5 

11 

7.9 

7.0 

6.6

6.3 

6.1 

5.9 

5.7

5.5

5.7 

5.5 

5.2 

5.0 

5.0

5.0

5.2 

5.0 

5.0 

5.7 

5.5

Per square 

Bile

O.O27 

.056 

.214

.566

.176 

1.03 

2.77 

.431 

.268 

.152 

.662 

.077 

.075

.496 

Sept.'

5.5 

- 5.9 

5.2 

4.8 

4.8

6.8 

7.0 

63 

18 

7.6

6.3 

5.5 

5.0 

4.6 

4.6

4.6 

4.4 

4.3 

4.3 

8.4

47 

8.2 

5.7 

4.6 

4.4

4.3 

4.1 

3.7 

4.3 

4.3

Runoff in 

inches

O.O3 

.06 

.25

7.69

.20 

1.11 

3.20 

.48 

.31 

.17 

.76 

.09 

.08

6.74

b. 27 (2 p.m.) 3,610 sec. -ft.; Mar. 14 (8 p.n-.J 2,060 

; Mar. 19 (10:30 a.m.) 9,340 sec. -ft.; July fS (il p.m.)

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

d Doubtful gage-height record.
408 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Klckapoo Creek at Peoria, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°40'55", long. 89°39 I 15", in NW^ sec. 13, T. 8 N., 

 K. V K., at bridge on State Highway 116, half a mile west of Peoria, 1.5 miles downstream from Dry Run, and 4 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 448.37 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 296 square miles.

Records available.- March 1942 to Septenber 1948 (January to September 1948, fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 15,200 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 20.17 

reetJ; minimum during period October to December, 6.0 second-feet Oct. 14.

1942-48: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 19; minimum daily determined, 3 secondfeet Dec. 17-21, 1945.

Maximum stage known, 24.6 feet in May 1927 (from information by Ccrps of Engineers).

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30

31

Oct.

.9 

.6 

.6 

.3 

.0

6.8 

6.8 

6.6 

6.6 

6.4

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

6.0 

6.8

6.8 

7.9 

8.8 

7.6 

7.3

7.3 

7.6 

7.6 

8.2

11

10 

21 

28 

20 

14 

12

Nov.

11 

10

11 *10 

10

10 

16 

18 

16 

18

63 

29 

17 

14 

38

31 

21 

17 

15

15

14 

16 

16 

18 

17

18 

18 

18 

18 

20

Dec.

18 

*b!5 

23

136 

164

53 

613 

255 

74 

69

56 

47 

42 

b40 

b35

b35 

b3O 

b30 

b25 

b25

b25 

b25 

b25 

b20 

b20

b20 

b20 

b20 

b20 

b20 

b20

Jan.

89

163

t74

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

her ..........................

nber .........................

lendar year 1947 

dry .

1....... .....................

ember ........................

ter year ............

Feb.

tl!7 

3,710

Secondfoot-days

287.1 

563 

2,020

57,408.9

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 sec. -ft.).- Pe

4,100 seo.-rt.; Mar. 19 (8:30 p.m.} 15,200 s

Har.

6,650

Apr.

t67

Maximum

28 

63 

613

2,990

May

Minima

6.0 

10

15

6.0

June

t31

Mean

9.26 

18.8 

65.2

157

>. 26 (11 a.m.) 5,290 se 

so. -ft.; July 26 (4 p.m.

July Aug.

t49

Pe- square 

nil*

0.031 

.064 

.220

.530

Sept.

t2

Runoff in 

inohea

0.04 

.07 

.25

7.20

o.-ft.j Mar. 16 (1:30 p.m.) 

3,800 sec. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day, 

t Result of discharge measurement, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.- Intakes plugged after Jan. 3; no record after that date except for discharges above 3,500 

sec.-ft. at which time leakage into well operated gage.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 409

Mackinaw River near Congerville, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 400 37'25", long. 89°14'30", in NE£sw£ sec. J7, T. 25 

N., K. 1 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 150, 900 feet downstream from New York', Chicago 

& St. Louis Railroad, a quarter of a mile downstream from Walnut Creek, and 2 miles 

northwest of Congerville.

Drainage area.- 764 square miles.

Records available.- October 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,400 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 12.18 

feet T; minimum, 6.8 second-feet Oct. 14, 15 (gage height 1.15 feet).

1944-48: Maximum discharge, 15,500 second-feet Apr. 30, 1947 (gage height, 16.02 

feet); minimum, 2.5 second-feet Oct. 11, 1946 (gage height 1.05 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those below 200 aecond-feet, which are fair, and those for 

periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except periods of loe effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 19-3O)

1.15

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

Oct. 1 to Feb. 28 Feb. 29 to Sept. 30

9.7

16,3

24

45

75

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

6.0

112

132

190

260

460

1,800

8.0

10.0

11.0

11.6

2,800 

4,OOO 

4,800 

5,5OO

1.05

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

7.O 

10 

16 

23 

32

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0

44

59

77

100

159

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

336

526

1,400

Note.- Same as preceding table above 

5 feet.

Discharge, in se6ond-feat, water year October 1947 to September'1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

11.5 

10.3 

9.7 

9.1 

8.6

9.1 

9.1 

9.7 

9.7 

9.7

9.7 

9.1 

7.4 

7.4 

6.8

8.0 

11.8 

15.2 

12.2 

41

36 

23 

17.1 

16.3 

18.5

17.8 

206 

524 

348 

 194 

124

Nov.

95 

77 

64 

58 

55

51 

49 

45 

43 

48

77 

84 

95 

75 

80

36 

99 

89 

79 

73

67 

64 

61 

61 

59

58 

51 

43 

41 

35

Dec.

41 

44

51 

112 

*52p

675 

1,240 

2.0OO 

1,530 

968

742 

589 

507 

469 

436

348 

308 

272 

242 

214

190 

184 

184 

153 

124

bllO 

b!20 

bllO 

112 

130 

122

Jan.

164 

376 

499 

340 

256

200 

242 

610 

675

568 

520 

448 

211 

228

b240 

232 

211 

225 

214

197 

bl40 

bllO 

bloO 

blOO

b90 

b8O 

b70 

b65 

b65 

b65

Month

Octc 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her .........................

«ber ..........................

lendar year 1947 

ary . . ...

h................... .........

I ............................

ist ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b60 

b60 

b60 

b60 

b60

b60 

b60 

b60 

b60 

58

58 

58 

59 

62 

65

234 

2,000 

2.7OO 

1,800 

632

412 

250 

208 

190 

180

180 

1^70 

*5,50O 

3,340

Secondfoot-days

1,749.8 

1,962 

12,847

199,520.4

7,769 

19,796 

42,272 

26,965 

17,743 

7,799 

22,964 

2,276 

416.8

164,559.6

Peak discharge (base, 3,OOO sec. -ft.).- Peb

sec. -ft.; Mar. 2O (1:3O a.m.) 4,8oo sec. -ft.; 

3,22O sec. -ft. j July 26 (3:30 p.m.) 5,O2O sec 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Mar.

1,310 

849 

686 

526 

403

606 

952 

686 

506 

392

218 

blSO 

362 

546 

1,350

3.58O 

2,350 

1,270 

2,550 

3,250

1,950 

2,860 

3,04O 

2,150 

1,660

1,400 

1,530 

1,480 

1,350 

1,140 

1,140

Apr.

1,440 

1.4OO 

1,100 

931 

828

746 

2,150 

2,650 

2,250 

1,310

1,100 

910 

931 

1,060 

993

870 

746 

646 

606 

546

471 

437 

429 

418 

384

380 

355 

314 

289 

275

Maximum

524 

99 

2,000

12,800

675 

5,500 

3,580 

2,650 

1,760 

1,310 

4,480 

293 

23

5,500

. 28 (1 p.m. 

Mar. 23 (12 

.-ft. 

day.

May

282 

418 

546 

448 

448

963 

1,760 

1,440 

1,100 

910

8O8 

726 

726 

686 

746

706 

626 

526 

468 425-

406 

373 

329 

296 

268

253 

242 

228 

211 

196 

183

Minimum

6.8 

35 

41

6.8

65 

58 

180 

275 

183 

52

21 

8.2

6.8

June

173 

166 

162 

156 

150

147 

14O 

128 

103 

88

75 

70 

68 

70 

72

70 

63 

56 

54 

52

63 

144 

418 

566 

506

395 

1,310 

1,220 

666 

448

Mean

56.4 

65.4 

414

547

251 

683 

1,364 

899 

572 

260 

741 

73.4 

13.9

450

July

340 

260 

204 

166 

289

218 

156 

122 

98 

392

993 

351 

418 

1.31O 

972

1,060 

425 

307 

228 

183

322 

498 

1,8OO 

666 

1,110

4,48O 

2,760 

1.18O 

746 

526 

384

Aug.

29^

190 

161 

140

117 

100 8"1

72

93

8? 

59 

50

39 

37

30 

29

28 

28 

27 

26 

25

23 

22 

21 

22 

26 

42

Per square 

mile

0.074 

.086 

.542

.716

.329 

.894 

1.79 

1.18 

.749 

.340 

.970 

.096 

.018

.589

) 6,400 sec. -ft.; Mar. 16 (2 p.m 

:3O a.m.) 3,220 sec. -ft.; Apr. 7

Sept.

23 

19 

17 

15 

15

15 

14 

17 

19 

17

15 

14 

12 

12 

11

11 

10

S10

20 

22 

17 

13 

11

10 

8.2 

8.2 

9.4 

10

Runoff in 

inches

O.09 

.10 

.63

9.73

.38 

.96 

2.06 

1.31 

.86 

.38 

1.12 

.11 

.02

8.02

.) 4,160 

(9:30 p:m.)
410 RIVER BASIN 

Mackinaw River near Green Valley, 111.

Location-.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°26"40", long. 89°38'00", In sec. 15, T. 23 N., R. 5 

 W., at bridge on State Highway 24, 3 miles north of hamlet of Green Valley. Datum of 

gage Is 479.10 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,100 square miles.

Records available.- March 1921 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 27 years, 695 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year,,4,800 second-feet July 27 (gage height, 7.27 

reec, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 55 second-feet Oct. 13, 

14, 15, 16.

1921-48: Maximum discharge, 26,400 second-feet Apr. 24, 1944 (gage height, 12.50 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 17 second-feet Oct. 26, 

27, 1940.

Remarks.- Records faj.r except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. Gage 

read twice dally.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Daj

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

68 

66 

65 

63 

63

62 

60 

60 

59 

58

58 

56 

55 

55 

55

55 

59 

56

65 

81

78 

76 

76 

76 

75

74 

99 

190 

451 

330 

202

Nov.

202 

166 

154 

146 

141

133 

135 

120 

116 

112

127 

166 

154 

166 

166

166 

154 

166 

166 

150

141 

137 

133 

137 

133

125 

120 

116 

109 

99

Dec.

99 

107 

109 

131 

349

688 

1,530 

2,370 

2,090 

1,530

1,080 

850 

688 

588 

564

495 

430 

409 

368 

349

330 

294 

294 

260 

244

216 

229 

216 

229 

260 

260

Jan.

260 

430 

495 

540 

409

368 

330 

*388 

850 

795

795 

688 

588 

451 

244

294 

430 

349 

330 

330

312 

b300 

b250 

b250 

b220

b!90 

b!80 

b!70 

b!60 

*154 

141

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

Jnly 

Augu 

Sept

We

ber ..........................

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary

h. ...........................

1... .........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b!30 

b!30 

b!30 

b!30 

b!20

b!20 

b!20 

b!20 

bl20 

b!20

120 

120 

122 

124 

141

190 

688 

1.67O 

2,090 

960

495 

368 

312 

277 

277

260 

905 

3,950 

4,310

Secondfoot-days

2,946 

4,256 

17,656

284,166

11,691 

18,619 

54,399 

37,741 

23,209 

11,311 

37,907 

6,995 

2,611

229,341

Peak discharge (base, 3,300 sec. -ft.).- Pe

sec. -ft. j Mar. 20 (5 p.m.) 3,680 sec. -ft. 5 M 

sec. -ft.; July 5 (7 p.m.) 3,770 sec. -ft.; Ju 

* Winter discharge measurement made on thl 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice

Mar.

*2,510 

1,320 

1,080 

795 

588

588 

1,460 

1,020 

740 

564

409 

368 

349 

588 

1,460

3,430 

3,430 

1,950 

2,020 

3,350

2,790 

3,350 

3,510 

2,870 

2,160

1,950 

2,440 

'2,020 

1,880 

1,600 

1,810

Apr.

1,880 

. 1,880 

1,600 

1,260 

1,140

1,020 

2,720 

3,680 

2,870 

2,160

1,600 

1,390 

1,390 

1,320 

1,390

1,260 

1,140 

960 

850 

795

688 

638 

588 

588

564

540 

518 

473 

430 

409

Maximum

451 

202 

2,370

12,600

850 

4,310 

3,510 

3,680 

2,090 

1,530 

4,590 

638 

229

4,590

b. 29 (7 p.m 

a!r. 23 (12 m 

ly 27 (2 a.m 

s day.

May

409 

430 

795 

638 

588

588 

2,090 

1,950 

1,600 

1,320

1,080 

1,020 

905 

905 

905

960 

850 

740 

638 

564

540 

495 

451 

430 

388

368 

349 

330 

312 

294 

277

Minimum

55 

99 

 99

55

141 

120 

349 

409 

277 

166 

277 

99 

65

55

Jnne

260 

260 

244 

244 

229

229 

229 

229 

216 

216

202 

190 

190 

177 

190

190 

177 

177 

166 

166

166 

190 

202 

960 

564

518 

960 

1,530 

1,080 

960

Mean

95.0 

142 

570

779

377 

642 

1,755 

1,258 

749 

377 

1,223 

226 

87.0

627

July

518 

388 

330 

277 

1,670

1,600 

905 

495 

368 

330

2,950 

1,140 

638 

1,260 

l.OPO

1,OPO 

740 

540 

430 

-368

1,080 

850 

1,260 

1,460 

1,020

4,490 

4,590 

2,720 

1,460 

1,020 

850

Aug.

638 

540 

473 

430 

388

349 

312 

277 

260 

244

229 

229 

229 

190

177

177 

166 

154 

148 

139

135 

131 

125 

120 

112

109 

107 

104 

104 

100 

99

Per square 

rile

0.086 

.129 

.518

.708

.343 

.584 

1.60 

1.14 

.681 

.343 

1.11 

.205 

.079

.570

Sept.

109 

99 

95 

92 

91

87 

87 

99 

94 

87

84 

81 

76 

75 

72

70 

70 

69 

68 

68

229 

125 

89 

83 

75

70 

68 

65 

68 

66

Runoff in 

inohes

0.10 

.14 

.60

9.60

.40 

.63 

1.84 

1.28 

.78 

.38 

1.28 

.24 

.09

7.76

) 4,400 sec. -ft.; Mar. 16 (9 p.m.) 3,770 

} 3,590 sec. -ft.; Apr. 3 (3 a.m.) 4,130 

.) 4,800 sec. -ft.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 411

Money Creek above Lake Bloomington, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 40°37'13", long. 88°54'59", 

in SJitSW£ sec. 18, T. 25 N., R. 3 E., 200 feet north of line between sees. 18 and 19 

and 1 mile upstream from Lake Bloomington.

Drainage area.- 45 square miles.

Records available.- June 1933 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1933-40, 1941-48), 35.9 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 690 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage height, 5.80 

reet); no flow on many days.

1933-48: Maximum discharge, 3,900 second-feet Apr. 30, 1947 (gage height, 9.16 

feet), from flood-routing study; no flow at times during most years.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

0.5 0 1.0 0.52 1.5 4.4 2.2 41 

.6 .02 1.1 .32 1.6 6.4 2.3 54 

.7 .07 1.2 1.3 1.7 9.1 3.0 166 

.8 .17 1.3 2.0 1.8 12.8 4.0 302 

.9 .30 1.4 3.0 2.0 23 5.0 482

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

aO 

ao 

aO 

ao 

ao

0

0 

0

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

16.1 

19.6 

12.0 

7.3 

5.0

Ooto 

Hove 

Deot

Ce

Jane 

Febi 

Hare

ft?

Juni 

Julj 

Augi 

Sep1

Wt

Nov.

3.7 

3.0 

2.4 

2.1 

1.9

1.7 

1.4 

1.2 

1.4 

1.2

2.6 

4.6 

3.8 

3.2 

3.5

4.2 

4.8 

4.2 

4.1 

3.9

3.5 

3.2 

3.2 

3.3 

3.0

2.7 

2.6 

1.9 

1.8 

1.6

Hontb

Deo.

1.6 

2.1 

3.1 

9.7 

59

44

14S 

178 

99 

70

 51 

41 

35 

32 

29

23 

20 

22 

18.4 

17.4

15.9 

15.9 

15.4 

13.2 

9.7

11.6 

12.8 

10.0 

8.5 

12.4 

10.8

Jan.

16.4 

39 

27 

24 

18.4

18.4 

17.4 

21 

64 

48

40 

38 

24 

16.4 

28

21 

19.6 

19.0 

20 

19.6

19.6 

14.9 

13.2 

11.6 

11.6

10.8 

10.8 

10.4 

10.0 

10.0 

10.0

Feb.

10.0 

8.2 

5.4 

5.8 

5.8

5.2 

5.8 

5.4 

4.6 

6.2

9.1 

6.3 

8.2 

a9 

a7

320 

a 100 

a70 

325 

al3

311

alO

39 

39

a9

iB-*

467 

105

Seoondfoot-days

ber ...........................

mber .........................

60.0 

85.7 

1,039.5

dendar year 1947 ............ 13,430.58

ary . 

 uarv

. mber ........................

672.1 

1,125.9 

2,865.0 

1,808 

955.6 

433.7 

452.9 

43.29 

.60

iter year 1947-48 ............ 9,542.29

Har.

 380 

311 

36 

34 

33.5

a5 

36 

33 

24 

16.9

13.6 

23 

19.0 

39 

121

274 

120 

91 

100 

115

209 

349 

189 

148 

121

107 

142 

150 

120 

99 

126

Apr.

140 

110 

88

75 

870

365 

870 

a 90 

116 

94

80 

67 

870 

870 

875

870 

855 

46 

843 

40

34 

33 

32 

30 

27

26 

25 

23 

22 

22

Hay

22 

24 

22 

22 

23

31 

107 

86 

65 

50

41 

33 

36 

34 

35

34 

30 

26 

24 

23

23 

21 

19.6 

17.9 

16.4

15.9 

15.9 

14.9 

13.6 

12.8 

11.6

HBxtfflM"1 HiniBun

19.6 0 

4.8 1.2 

178 1.6

1,610 0

64 10.0 

467 4,6 

349 3.5 

140 22 

107 11.6 

80 3.5 

112 3.0 

6.8 0 

.12 0

467 0

June

10.8 

10.0 

9.7 

9.7 

9.1

9.7 

9.4 

7.9 

7.0 

6.2

5.6 

5.2 

5.2 

5.4 

6.8

5.4 

4.2 

3.9 

3.9 

3.5

3.2 

32 

31 

23 

19.0

1619 

80 

37 

24 

24

Mean

1.94 

2.86 

33.5

36.8

21.7 

38.8 

92.4 

60.3 

30.3 

14.5 

14.6 

1.40 

.020

26.1

July

19.6 

14.4 

12.0 

10.4 

10.4

9.7 

8.2 

7.0 

6.0 

6.0

7.3 

5.8 

5.0 

7.0 

6.2

5.4 

4.8 

3.8 

3.3 

3.0

8.8 

17.4 

25 

18.0 

11.7

112 

51 

24 

15.4 

11.6 

8.5

Aug.

6.8 

5.6 

4.4 

84.0 

83.5

83.0 

82.5 

2.2 

32.0 

al.7

81.5 

al.S 

al.l 

al.O 

a. 8

a. 6

8.4

a. 3 

a. 2 

a.l

a. 01 

a. 04 

.01 

a.o: 

aO

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO 

a. OS 

.1C

Sept.

0.10 

.10 

.07 

.04 

.02

.01 

.01 

.03 

.12 

.06

.02 

.01 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.01 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Per square Runoff in 

nil* inches

0.043 0.05 

.064 .07 

.744 .86

.318 11.10

.482 ' .56 

.862 .93 

2.05 2.37 

1.34 1.49 

.684 .79 

.322 .36 

.324 -.37 

,031 .04 

.00044 .0005

.530 7.89

Peak discharge (base, 500 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 28 ( 6 a.m.) 690 sec. -ft.; Mar. 22 {2 a.m.) 550 sec. -ft

and Hickory Creek above Lske Bloomington.
412 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Money Creek at Lake Bloomlngton, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and artificial control, lat. 40°39'47", long. 88°56'23", 

in MW-J- sec. 1, T. 25 N., R. 2 E., 1,300 feet downstream from dam at Lake Bloomington, 

2.1 miles upstream from mouth, and 4 miles northeast of Hudson. Datum of gage is 678.05 

feet above mean sea level. Auxiliary water-stage recorder in pumping plant just upstream from dam gives stage of lake. Datum of auxiliary gage is 700.00 feet above mean 

sea level.

Drainage area.- 61 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1948.

Average runoff.- 18 years, 9,256.1 million gallons per year, adjusted (ecuivalent secondreet, 39. v).

Remarks.- Plow regulated by Lake Bloomington (area of lake at level of crest of spillway, 

fe3l acres). Water is diverted from lake by pumping for municipal supply of Bloomington. 

Discharge past lower gage is made up of discharge through spillway, seepage through dam, 

runoff from area below dam (0.4 square mile), and return flow from water diverted from 

lake for use at pumping plant and not otherwise measured. The last ttree items were 

not included in records prior to Oct. 1, 1940. Records adjusted for storage and pumpage , but not for evaporation and seepage.

Cooperation.- Pumpage record furnished by city of Bloomington. Rainfall record (mean of 

three gages within basin) furnished by State Water Survey.

Monthly discharge and rainfall, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Month

October. . . . 

November. . . 

December. . .

Calendar 

year 1947

January. . . . 

February . . . 

March. ..... 

April...... 

May. .......

July. ......

August ..... 

September. .

Water year 

1947-48..

Discharge 

past lower 

, gage 

(millions 

of 

gallons)

4. 27 

4.46 

204.69

9,980.63

617.88 

1,070.30 

2,240.13 

1,764.45 

1,591.81 

309.65 

385.47 

4.46 

3.94

8,201.51

Pumpage 

(millions 

of 

gallons)

121.52 

110.27 

113.60

1,422.06

120.01 

110.29 

115.24 

109.45 

109.23 

118.02 

118.14 

122.91 

112.92

1,381.60

Change 

in 

contents 

(millions 

of 

gallons)

-85.8 

-54.8 

+538.9

+1.8

-7.1 

+30.1 

+10.6 

-35.4 

-7.0 

+5.3 

-7.1 

-130.4 

-156.8

+100.5

Adjusted for change in reservoir 

content and pumpaget

Runoff 

(millions 

of 

gallons)

39.99 

59.93 

857.19

11,404.49

730.79 

1,210.69 

2,365.97 

1,838.50 

1,694.04 

432.97 

496.51 

-3.03 

-39.94

9,683.61

Discharge per 

square mile

Millions 

of 

gallons 

per day

0,021 

.033 

.453

.512

.386 

.684 

1.25 

1.00 

.896 

.237 

.263 

-.0020 

-.022

.434

Secondfeet

0.032 

.051 

.701

.792

.597 

1.06 

1.93 

1.55 

1.39 

.367 

.407 

-.0031 

-.034

.671

Runoff i 

(inches)

0.04 

.06

.81

10.77

.69 

1.14 

2.23 

1.73 

1.60 

.41 

.47 

-.004 

-.04

9,136

Rainfall 

(inches)

4.04 

1.75 

3.32

32.45

1.30 

1.18 

4.10 

1.97 

3.38 

4.32 

3.66 

1.58 

1.46

32.06

t Negative figures indicate that evaporation and seepage from reservoir exeeede! inflow.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 413

Hickory Creek above Lake Bloomington, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 40°38'15", long. 88°S7 I 00", 

 in SEt sec. 11, T. 25 N., R. 2 E., 100 yards downstream from unnamed tributar;', a

quarter of a mile upstream from backwater from Lake Bloomington, and 3 miles northeast

of Hudson. Datum of gage is 716.0 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 10.1 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1939-48), 6.73 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 318 second-feet Feb. 27 (gage height, 3.86 

reet); no flow on many days.

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 1,460 second-feet Aug. 3, 1943 (gage height, 7.12 

feet); no flow at times in each year.

Remarks;- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

0.1 0 0.35 0.48 0.8 4.5 

.15 .02 .4 .68 1.0 8.E 

.2 .07 .45 .94 1.2 13.4 

.25 .18 .5 1.26 1.4 20 

.3 .32 .6 2.0 1.6 29

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0. 

.07 

.01 

0 

0 

0

Nov.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

ao. 

aO

aO 

aO 

aO 

0 

.02

.02 

.01 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.01 

.02 

.05

.01 

aO 

aO 

ab 

0

Dec.

0 

0 

.07 

.59

1.12

.94 

a4 

a4 

a4 

a4

a3 

a2 

a2 

a2 

a2

2.0 

2.2

1.8'7 

1.70 

1.55

1.40 

1.-55 

1.12 

.94 

1.19

1.19 

1.19 

.94 

1.06 

1.12 

.94

Jan.

2.5 

4.3 

3.0 

2.4 

2.3

1.87 

2.2 

3.5 

9.4 

7.6

6.S 

2.2 

4.1 

4.4 

4.4

2.8 

3.0 

3.3 

3.2 

3.3

2.9 

3.4 

1.78 

1.12 

1.26

.83 

.78 

.78 

1.12 

.83 

.78

Feb.

0.68 

.48 

.48 

.52 

.45

 *1 

.45 

.35 

.32 

.32

.29 

.29 

.41 

.32 

.23

18.4 

15.3 

7.6 

3.4 

1.70

1.06 

.64 

.64 

.83 

1.62

2.3 

89 

39 

16.6

u__ 4h Second- 

*°ntn foot-days

Octo 

Nova 

Deoe

Ca

Jami 

Pebi 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augv 

Sept

We

mber ........................'.

lendar year .1947 

tary

0.08 

.14 

51.68

............ 2,145.17

st ...........................

ember ........................

91.15 

204.09 

455.88 

396.8 

247.6 

124.08 

170.59 

18.36 

.04

iter year 1947-48 ............ 1,760.49

Mar.

11.4 

9.1 

7.6 

5.1 

5.0

9.1 

9.1 

5.9 

4.5 

3.2

3.6 

1.78 

2.8 

7.0 

22

38 

19.3 

16.9 

19.0 

21

20 

32

31 

24

21

18.3 

19.0 

19.0 

17.6 

15.0 

17.6

Apr.

21 

18.3 

15.0 

13.4 

12.0

10.5 

18.3 

23 

23 

22

19.7 

16.9 

16.9 

17.3 

16.6

15.3 

13.1 

12.0 

10.8 

10.0

9.4 

8.7 

8.2 

7.6 

7.2

6.6 

6.4 

6.0 

5.9 

5.7

l.S 40 

2.0 53 

2.2 68 

2.4 88

to September 1948

May

5. 

5. 

5. 

5. 

5.

6. 

12. 

16. 

16. 

16.

16. 

14.

13. 

11. 

11.

10. 

10. 

9. 

6. 

6.

5. 

as 

a5 

4. 

3.

3. 

3. 

3. 

3. 

2. 

2.

MftyfrwiB MiniBUB

0.07 . 0 

.05 0 

4 0

126 0

9.4 .78 

89 .23 

38 1.78 

23 5.7 

16.6 2.7 

14.2 1.0 

31 1.19 

2.8 0 

.04 0

89 0

Peak discharge (base, 370 sec. -ft.).- Ho peak above base.

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

0 

2 

0 

6 

6

0 

4

4 

7 

1

8 

3 

1 

6 

0

7

1 

9

8 

6 

4 

2 

9 

7

June

2.4 

2.4 

2.3 

2.1 

1.95

3.0 

2.2 

1.78 

1.55 

al.4

al.3 

al.2 

al.2 

al.3 

al.5

al.4 

al.2 

al.l 

al.O 

a2

a3 

a!2 

11.2 

10.0 

6.8

11.7 

14.2 

9.1 

6.6 

5.2

Mean

0.003 

.005 

1.67

5.88

2.94 

7.04 

14.7 

13.2 

7.99 

4.14 

5.50 

.592 

.001

4.81

July

4.3 

3.5 

3.2 

2.9 

2.9

2.5 

2.2 

1.87 

1.70 

5.4

3.4 

2.4 

1.87 

2.0 

1.87

1.7S 

1.55 

1.40 

1.26

1.19

2.0 

5.6 

9.4 

4.5

31

30 

14.7 

9.1 

6.8 

4.8 

3.5

Aug.

2 

2

1 

1 

1

1 

1

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0

Per square 

 lie

0.00030 

.00050 

.165

.582

.291 

.697 

1.46 

1.31 

.791 

.410 

.545 

.059 

.000099

.476

.8 

.2 

.87 

.62 

.40

.12 

.06 

.94 

.83 

.68

.73 

.59 

.48 

.38 

.32

.26 

.21 

.13 

.06 

.05

.01

.06

.54 

.02

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.04 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Runoff In 

Inches

0.0003 

.0005 

.19

7.90

.34 

.75 

1.68 

1.46 

.91 

.46 

.63 

.07 

.0001

6.49

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Money Creek above and at Lake 

Bloomington.
414

ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Spoon River at London Mills, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°42'51", long. gO'ie'OO",. in NW£ s<Jc. 3, T. 8 N., 

RT~2~E., at highway bridge in London Mills, 0.5 mile upstream from Minneapolis & St. 

Louis Railroad, 1.4 miles upstream from Cedar Creek, and 2.8 miles downstream from 

Littlers Creek. Datum of gage is 508.97 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,070 square miles.

Records available.- October 1942 to September 1948,

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 27,000 second-feet Mar. 20 (gage height, 22.48 

reet); minimum, 22 second-feet on Sept. 19.

1942-48: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 20, 1948; minimum, 13 second-feet Sept. 

20, 1947.

Maximum stage known, 27.08 feet Aug. 26, 1924, from Information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 1,500 second-feet, which are fair, and those 

ror periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year Octcber 1947 to September 19A8

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

28

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

39

37

33

33

30

29

27

26

26

26

24

24

24

23

23

24

25

28

29

27

30

26

30

28

28

34

54

74

98

92

76

NOV.

67

58

56

50

51

58

101

128

101

112

191

172

138

109

121

135

133

121

116

109

101

103

109

114

112

103

109

82

82

84

-

Dec.

88

92

107

248

549

418

583

845

482

334

301

b280

b250

t>230

b200

blSO

*118

166

153

128

107

112

109

92

90

86

101

94

90

98

103

Jan.

123

153

186

191

150

138

133

158

466

532

396

322

208

156

143

153

m

88

69

60

. 67

*70

76

72

63

54

58

65

69

70

65

Month

October. .........................

Ncvenber

December .........................

Calsndar year 1947 ............

January .

February .........................

March ....................

May' 1 .......................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

69

72

78

82

84

92

101

103

105

112

118

123

128

130

133

138

688

2,660

3,670

1,670

402

b3SO

b300

b350

399

399

2,160

7,670

6,660

_

-

Second 

foot-days

1,127

s',804

242,169

4,675

29,046

100,708

11,258 

7 ,852

8,009

21,754

4,083

3,280

201,723

Mar.

5,430

1,640

516

383

*340

340

499

466

331

266

b250

b200

313

1,700

5,070

7,510

7,080

3,310

8,470

21,900

»14,100

7,380

2,980

2,260

al,700

al,300

al,300

al,200

al,000

B700

774

Apr.

774

a700

a 600

575

505

471

505

575

505

437

420

420

401

375

353

334

304

247

259

265

244

229

229

232

220

220

256

235

201

167

Maximum

Qfl yo

191

845

7,850

532

7,670

21,900

774 

437

2,100

5,900

848

471

21,900

May

164

190

250

244

217

217

247

286

253

286

316

322

420

404

375

420

437

362

295

265

244

226

206

188

172

160

154

150

140

126

117

Minimum

23

50

86

13

54

69

200

167 

117

61

80

38

22

22

June

108

102

96

95

91

90

117

115

98

84

79

76

75

79

81

80

77

71

66

61

75

106

1,430

2,100

903

420

382-

259

319

274

-

Mean

36.4

104

219

663

151

1,002

3 » 249

375 

253

267

702

132

109

551

July

175

124

91

80

247

540

a450

8300

aZOO

a!70

a350

8300

a 200

alSO

a470

a400

a250

alSO

100

90

610

1,020

884

356

1,600

5,900

4,080

829

592

488

558

Aug.

540

262

185

157

137

124

106

95

90

86

88

86

84

69

67

66

126

848

185

79

70

59

53

48

45

43

41

40

38

80

86

Per square 

nile

0.034_

.097

.205

.619

.141

.936

3.04

.350 

. 236

250 iese T ?"*, . ICO

.102

.515

Sept.

SO

49

44

39

36

40

40

286

404

295

135

65

48

C40

035

030

28

25

22

136

404

471

220

81

58

48

41

37

36

37

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.04

.11

.24

8.42

.16

1.01

3.50

.39 

.27

. 28

.76

.14

.11

7.01

Peak discharge (base. 6,000 see. -ft. J.- Feb. 28 (11:30 a.m.) 8,050 sec. -ft.; Mar. 16 (2:30 p.m.)

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Seville.

b'Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

c Channel obstructed; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Seville.
415

ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Spoon River at Seville, 111.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°29'10". long. 90°20'34", in SW£ sec. 24, T. 6 N., 

K. IE., at highway bridge in Seville. Datum of gage is 467.04 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,600 square miles.

Records available.- July 1914 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 34 years, 987 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 27,900 second-feet Mar. 21 (.gage height, 28.05 

f-eet); minimum observed, 30 second-feet Oct. 19, 20 (gage height, 3.53 feet).

1914-48: Maximum discharge observed, 28,900 second-feet Aug. 22, 1924 (gage height, 

30.5 feet); minimum observed, 3.8 second-feet July 31, Aug. 27-29, 1914 (ga^e height, 

1.35 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor, 

read twice daily.

Gage

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

60

60

66

64

53

53

53

48

43

40

41

43

41

39

37

34

37

37

31

35

38

40

39

37

39

52

71

104

102

107

119

Nov.

109

121

125

93

84

51

131

109

107

117

246

246

246

234

197

 162

273

352

303

209

234

131

119

104

113

119

b!20

b!20

blOO

115

Dec.

135

135

197

352

606

649

1,310

1,220

953

649

563

481

462

406

335

221

209

273

352

303

234

246

234

234

234

221

234

234

209

185

173

Jan.

209

221

273

352

303

260

246

234

606

909

821

606 521'

481

481

424

352

246

185

185

173

173

b!50

blOO »b85

b75

b75

b80

b85

b85

b85

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 .............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April .............................

May ...............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September..... . .................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b90

b90

b95

b95

blOO

bllO

bllO

bllO

b!20

b!30

b!40

6140

b!50

b!70

b200

260

563

735

4,580

5,700

3,090

1,580

1,090

1,360

1,860

1,910

3,450

6,610

7,900

-

Seoondfoot-days

l',663

4,790

12,249

412,109

9,081

42,538

150,111

18,910

13,137

12,604

40,880

9,658

6,725

322,346

Har.

8,620

5,210

1,080

651

 525

697

790

790

607

384

330

400

486

981

5,070

7,900

8,700

9,020

8,860

13,200

27,300

22,400

10,400

3,130

2,360

2,030

2,080

1,920

1,480

1,330

1,380

Apr.

1,380

1,230

1,080

933

885

837

1,030

981

885

743

697

697

651

607

565

525

486

449

415

400

370

356

356

356

343

343

343

356

318

293

Maximum

119

352

1,310

10,200

 909

7,900

27,300

1,380

1,380

2,910

7,900

2,080

1,590

27,300

Hay

281

343

370

384

343

1,380

607

525

468

468

525

607

525

607

565

525

565

486

400

370

330

318

293

269

257

245

233

221

221

209

197

Minimum

31

51

135

20

75

90

330

293

197

103

162

89

57

31

June

183

176

169

164

160

155

151

164

160

142

134

122.

122

130

151

138

130

122

110

103

124

151

697

2,910

1,860

1,860

837

415

449

415

lisan

160' 53 6

395

1,129

293

1,467

4,842

630

424

420

1,319

312

224

881

July

305

233

197

162

2,640

1,380

981

607

318

257

400

468

281

245

697

790

607

318

245

209

330

2,200

1,380

697

1,760

7,900

6,960

5,000

1,540

1,030

743

Aug.

885

565

415

370

330

305

281

257

233

233

221

209

197

180

162

151

144

2,080

790

293

183

160

138

126

114

107

103

94

89

94

149

Per square 

mile

0.034

.247

.706

.183

.917

3.03

.394

.265

.262

.824

.195

.140

.551

Sept.

149

112

105

94

87

87

92

209

525

400

293

183

126

101

86

70

78

66

59

57

1,590

885

468

233

140

110

89

81

74

76

-

Runoff in 

inohss

0.04

.11

.28

9.58

.21

.99

3.49

.44

.31

.29

.95

.22

.16

7.49

Peak discharge (base. 5,400 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 19 (12 p.m.) 6,120 sec. -ft.; Har. 1 (3 a.m.) 9,180

sec.-ft.j Mar. 21 (4:30 p.m.) 27,900 sec.-ft.; July 26 (10 a.m.) 9,500 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on. this day. 

b Stage-diacharge relation affected by lee.
416

ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Brush Creek at Lake Bracken, near Galesburg, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and 23 V-notch weirs in lake outlet, lat. 40°51'30", 

long. 90° 20 '57", in NE£ sec. 14, T. 10 N., R. IE., in outlet channel below spillway 

of Lake Bracken, 6 miles south of Galesburg. Lake gage is staff gago near pumping 

plant, across lake and about 1 mile northwest of lake outlet. Datum o* lake gage is 

670.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 9.14 square miles.

Records available.- April 1932 to September 1948.

Average runoff.- 16 years, 1,261.4 million gallons per year, adjusted (equivalent secondreet, t>.34j.

Remarks . - Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

if low regulated by Lake Bracken (area at level of crest of lake spillway 700 feet above 

mean sea level, 184 acres). Records adjusted for change in contents, leakage from lake 

around outlet channel, as determined from readings on lake gage, and pimpage, but not 

for evaporation and seepage losses.

Cooperation.- Pumpage and lake level records furnished by Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 

Kaiiroaa. Rainfall record (mean of three gages within basin] furnished by State Wa 

Survey.

Water

Monthly discharge and rainfall, waber year October 1947 to September 1948

Month

October. . . . 

November. . . 

December. . . 

Calendar 

year 1947

January .... 

February. . .

April ......

MAV

August ..... 

September. .

Water year 

1947-46.

Discharge 

from 

spillway 

(millions 

of gallons )t

0.95 

.90 

.93

985.01

.93 

38.39 

555.46 

54.90 

18.18 

22.03 

101.17 

7.53 

.90

802.27

Pumpage 

(millions 

of gallons)

34.5 

29.9 

31.1

402.2

31.7 

32.7 

31.2 

26.1 

27.1 

29.8 

29.0 

29.0 

26.7

358.8

Change 

in 

contents 

(millions 

of gallons)

-23.8 

-12.0 

+34.1

+42.1

-1.3 

-23.5 

-32,6 

-12.0 

-11.2 

+17.2 

+1.2 

-7.1 

-17.7

-8S.7

Adjusted for change in reservoir 

content! and pumpage

Runoff 

(million 

of 

gallons

11.65 

18.80 

66.13

1,429.31

31'. 33 

47.59 

554.06 

69.00 

34.08 

69.03 

131.37 

29.43 

9.90

1,072.37

Discharge per 

square mile

Millions 

of gallons 

per day

0.041 

.069 

.233

.428

.111 

.ISO 

1.96 

.252 

.121 

.252 

.464 

.104 

.036

.321

Second - 

feet

0.063 

.107 

.361

.662

.172 

.279 

3.03 

.388 

.187 

.390 

.718 

.161 

.056

.490

Runoff 

(inches)

0.07 

.12 

.42

8.97

.20 

.30 

3.49 

.43 

.22 

.44 

.83 

.19 

.06

6.77

Rainfall 

(inches)

1.45 

2.06 

2.09

56.19

1.04 

1.89 

5.36 

1.18 

1.59 

3.93 

6.22 

2.03 

2.43

31.27

t Includes leakage through dam.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

417

Sangamon River at Mahomet, 111.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°11'30", long. 88°24'00", in NE£sw£ sec. 15, T. 20 

N., R. 7 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 160 In Mahomet, 0.7 miles upstream from Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis railroad bridge.

Drainage area.- 356 square miles.

Records available.- March to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 2,400 second-feet Mar. 21 (gage height, 11.51 

reet); minimum discharge, 4 second-feet Sept. 14-20, 27, 28; minimum gage height, 2.09 

feet Sept. 19.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1918

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nor. Dec. Jan.

Month

October ..........................

NoroBbsr

Deoeaber .........................

Calendar year ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Maroh 9-si ... ....................

Sty11......... ...................

June .............................

July .............................

August ....... ...................

SeptOBbsr

The period ......... ............

Feb.

Seoondfoot-days

19 628

14^66!

 7,911

5,363

5,884

i lojan

-

Mar.

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

223

192

139

240

207

146

311

637

735

542

474

1,490

2,240

2,080

1,920

1,520

1,130

895

981

1,100

981

735

710

Apr.

867

786

589

474

431

474

661

1,380

1,490

786

542

431

474

661

637

519

431

350

311

275

240

223

207

207

240

240

207

192

178

165

MaxiBUB

2,240

1,490 

565

786

66

20

-

May

152

275

223

207

223

240

474

565

431

350

370

474

452

390

350

350

311

275

223

207

192

178

152

139

126

119

119

105

91

80

68

MiniBUB

139

165 

68

17

32

6

4

June

59

57

52

50

45

42

192

207

91

57

45

36

32

27

27

28

22

18

18

17

18

519

370

293

431

410

735

760

410

293

Mean

853

489 

£55

179

190

17.4

6.0

-

July

240

165

132

105

81

68

56

42

35

32

62

80

40

139

613

390

192

' 126

81

56

152

330

223

132

91

786

710

330

178

126

91

Auf.

66

49

40

35

32

28

25

22

20

18

16

16

17

14

12

12

12

10

10

9

8

8

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

7

7

Per square 

Bile

2.40

1.37

. 503

.534

.049

.017

-

Sept.

7

6

6

5

5

7

7

7

7

6

6

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

20

9

9

7

5

5

4

4

5

6

-

Runoff in 

inches

2.05

1.53

.56

..06

.02

-

Peak discharge (base, 1.500 sec.-ft.).- Mar. 21 {4 a.m.) 2,400 see.-ft.; Apr. 8 (12 p.ir.) 1,740 

sec.-ft.
418

ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Sangamon River at Montlcello, 111.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°01'40", long. 88°35'25", in SW£ sec. 12, T. 18 N., R.

 5 E., at Illinois Central Railroad bridge half a mile west of Monticello. Datum of

gage is 626.89 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.- 550 square miles.

Records available.- February 1908 to December 1912, June 1914 to September 1948. 

Average discharge.- 38 years, 400 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,640 second-feet Mar. 23 (£age t»ight, 12.68

 reet); minimum, 10 second-feet Sept. 20 (gage height, 2.96 feet).

1908-12, 1914-48: Maximum discharge, 16,600 second-feet May 18, 1943; maximum gage

height, 18.4 feet Oct. 4, 1926; minimum discharge, 0.4 second-foot Sept. 22, 1940 {gage

height, 2.57 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twicej»*5aily. 

Revisions (water years).- W 525: 1920. "Revised figures of discharge, in second-feet,

 for the water years 1946 and 1947, superseding those published in Water-Supply Papers 

1055 and 1085, are given herewith.

Dec. 31, 1945 ..... 1,880 

June 1, 1947 ..... 517

Month

Calendar year 1945... 

Water year 1945-46...

Water year 1946-47...

Secondfoot -days

108,677.0 

175,100

30 402

139,650

Maximum

3,100 

4,810

3 290

4,050

Minimum

7.6 

13

10

Mean

270

298 

480

383

Per square 

mile

0.491

.542 

.873

.696

Runoff in 

inches

0.57

7.34 

11.83

9.44

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 19 18

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

Oct.

16 

16 

16 

15 

15

15 

14 

14 

14 

14

is

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

14

15

14 

15 

14 

14 

14

18 

99 

99 

177 

177 

129

Nov.

95 

71 

60 

49 

46

40 

35 

35 

32 

31

46 

46

41 

79 

91

75 

67 

95 

95 

83

75 

71 

63 

63 

63

60 

60 

49 

46 

46

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Jami 

Febi 

Marc

& 

June

Julj 

Augt 

Sepl

We

Dec.

41 

39 

41 

54 

132

322

531 

681 

791 

816

605 

427 

350 

296 

270

245 

210 

199 

179 

169

150 

141 

141 

132 

105

96 

105 

110 

110 

114 

*110

Jan.

159 

460 

643 

605 

411

322 

283 

245 

245 

270

322 

309 

283 

221

179

132 

b!30 

b!40 

b!40 

b!50

b!30 

b!20 

bllO 

b95 

b85

b85 

b80 

b70 

b70 

68 

*68

lendar year 1947 

ary

iiarv

1 ............................

ist ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

72 

68 

68 

68 

68

68 

68 

64 

60 

60

54 

54 

60 

60 

60

60 

513 

744 

744 

744

513 

257 

210 

189 

169

159 

350 

1,520 

1,670

Seoondfoot-days

1,052 

1,808 

7,712

137,807

6,630 

8,794 

35,129 

22,972 

13,829 

9,685 

12,170 

1,873 

769

122,423

Mar.

1,750 

1,670 

929 

722 

531

443 

460 

513 

460 

350

270 

245 

257 

270 

322

643 

869 

898 

791 

816

1,330 

$,280 

3,280 

5,100 

2,170

1,670 

1,520 

1,520 

1,450 

1,330 

1,270

Apr.

1,330 

1,270 

1,120 

898 

791

869 

1,000 

1,330 

1,450

1,590

1,120 

816 

767 

816 

898

869 

744 

624 

549 

495

443 

395 

365 

365 

380

411 

365 

336 

296 

270

Maximum

177 

95 

816

4,050

643 

1,670 

3,280 

1,590 

842 

1,590 

1,330 

189 

283

3,280

Peak discharge (base, 1,900 sec. -ft.).- Mar. 1 (12 p.m.

May

270 

322 

427 

365 

350

380 

681 

842 

791 

681

662 

767 

767 

701 

662

624 

586 

513 

443 

380

365 

336 

296 

257 

233

221 

210 

199 

179 

169 

150

Minimum

13 

31 

39

13

68 

54 

245 

270 

150 

48 

110 

IS 

10

10

June

141 

123 

123 

114 

123

114 

123 

270 

169 

123

105 

92 

80 

72 

68

68 

64

57 

54 

48

48 

257 

605 

549 

477

767 

1,590 

1,390 

1,170 

701

Mean

33.9 

60.3 

249

378

214 

303 

1,133 

766 

446 

323 

393 

60.4 

25.6

334

July

531 

395 

309 

245 

210

189 

159 

141 

123 

110

114 

179 

150 

141 

3313

898 

567 

322 

221 15'3

179 

586 

744 

427 

270

1,080 

1,330 

923 

531 

3511 

245

Aug.

189 

150 

123 

114 

100

88 

80 

68 

60 

54

51 

46 

44

179 

80

54 

44 

39 

35 

31

29 

E7 

24 

E3

21

20 

19 

19 

18 

24 

20

Per square 

mile

0.062 

.110 

.453

.687

.389 

.551 

2.06 

1.39 

.811 

.587 

.715 

.110 

.047

.607

Sept.

18 

18 

18 

17 

16

15 

18 

17 

17 

16

14

14 

13 

12 

12

12 

11 

11 

11 

10

283 

48 

27 

22 

19

16 

14 

12 

16 

22

Runoff in 

inches

-0.07 

.12 

.52

9.32

.45 

.59 

2.38 

1.55 

.94 

.65 

.82 

.13 

.05

8.27

) 1,940 see. -ft.; Mar. 23 (12 p.m.) 3,640

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 419

Sangamon River at Riverton, 111.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 39°50'34", long. 89°32'52", in NE$ see. 16 T. 16 N., 

K. 4 w., at bridge on U. S. Highway 36 at Riverton, 4j miles downstream from South 

Fork. Datum of gage is 508.38 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 2,560 square miles.

Records available.- February 1908 to December 1912, August 1914 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 38 years, 1,756 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,700 second-feet Mar. 27 (gage height, 19.07 

reet); minimum, 38 second-feet Oct. 13 (gage height, 2.04 feet).

190E.-12, 1914-48: Maximum discharge, 68,700 second-feet May 19, 1943 (gage height, 

31.52 I'eet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum. 3.0 second-feet Oct. 3-15, 

1914 (s;age height, 6.9 feet, site and datum then in use).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Gage 

read tvrice daily. Some regulation at municipal reservoirs at Decatur and Springfield. Municipal water supply for Springfield is withdrawn from Sugar Creek Basin 

above station and returned to Sangamon River below station.

Rating table, water year* 1947-48, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

'{Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-23)

2.1 43 6.0 990 1S.O 5,600 

2.5 103 8.0 1,690 16.0 6,560 

3.0 188 10.0 2,540 17.0 8,200 

3.5 285 12.0 3,590 18.0 10,400 

4.0 405 14.0 4,840 19.0 13,400

Discharge, In second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

28 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

62 

56 

53 

49 

49

44 

42 

43

40 

40

40 

40 

38 

42 

42

44 

47 

111 

111 

103

95 

80 

64 

51 

66

90 

101 

307 

354 

405 

432

Nov.

546 

432 

405 

330 

264

225 

197 

197 

127 

111

127 

161 

152 

161 

170

206 

206 

170 

170 

161

161

161 

152 

144 

161

170 

170 

161 

144 

127

Dec.

135 

135 

144 

152 

206

330 

633 

750 

1,130 

1,240

1 L270 

1,270 

1,200 

990 

870

780 

691 

»633 

575 

517

488 

432 

405 

379 

354

354 

330 

307 

285 

285 

307

Jan.

488 

1,130 

1,440 

1,690 

1,770

1,730 

1,440 

1,200 

960 

900

840 

750 

750 

b640 

bSOO

b540 

bSOO 

b480 

b450 

b420

b400 

b380 

b370 

b360 

b340

b320 

b300 

b280 

b270 

b260 

b260

Month

Goto 

Move 

Deoe

Oa

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber

nber .........................

lendar pear 1947 

ary

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b250 

b250 

b250 

b240 

b240

b240 

b240 

b230 

b230 

b230

b230 

b230 

b220 

b230 

b230

b240 

1,200 

2,990 

4,430 

2,940

2,520 

2,180 

2,010 

1,410 

870

780 

960 

3,090 

4,130

Seoondfoot-days

3,14] 

6.06S 

17,57"

737, 15E

22,256 

33.09C 

169, 98C 

106, 28C 

68.93C 

44,43! 

63.79E 

13.10E 

2,284

liar.

4,010 

4,190 

4,490 

»4,560 

4,250

3,890 

3,530 

2,320 

2,090 

bl,700

bl.500 

bl,400 

1,270 

1,240 

1,340

1,690 

2,090 

2,220 

2,990 

4,010

4,250 

6,450 

9,400 

11,900 

11,900

12,800 

13,400 

13,400 

12,200 

1.0,100 

9,400

Apr.

8,400 

7,430 

6,810 

6,040 

5,360

4,700 

4,840 

5,860

5,360 

4,630

4,250 

3,890 

3,770 

3,710 

3,530

3,140 

2,990 

2,790 

2,450 

2,140

1,890 

1,770 

1,580 

1,440 

1,410

1,340 

1,300 

1,200 

1,160 

1,100

Maximum

432 

546 

1,270

16,100

1,770 

4,430 

13,400 

8,400 

4,310 

5,600 

5,600 

1,690 

101

550,948) 13,400

Peak discharge (base, 5,800 sec. -ft.).- Mar. 27 (4:30

May

1,020 

1,410 

2,220 

1,'930 

1,810

' 1,810 

1,930 

2,180 

2,320 

2,400

2,450 

2,790 

3,090 

3,040 

a3,040

4,190 

4,310 

4,250 

3,890 

3,410

2,790 

2,270 

1,730 

1,520 

1,340

1,160 

1,060 

990 

930 

870 

780

Minimum

38 

111 

135

38

260 

220 

1,240 

1,100 

780 

264 

633 

78 

49

38

June

720 

662 

633 

575 

546

604 

691 

604 

604 

604

517 

460 

432 

432 

379

379 

379 

330 

307 

264

307 

1,240 

2,590 

2,990 

2,690

2,740 

5,120

5,600 

5,600 

5,440

Mean

101 

202 

567

2,020

718 

1,141 

5,483 

3,543 

2,224 

1,481 

2,058 

423 

76.-1

1,505

July

4,490 

3,830 

3,470 

1,770 

1,380

1,160 

990 

870 

780 

662

633 

840 

720 

810 

810

930 

. 810 

1,100 

1,240 

1,060

810 

1,060

2,180 

2, ISO 

2,010

3,590 

5,120 

5,600 

5,050 

4,490 

3,350

* >«.

1,690 

1,160 

870 

720 

662

575 

460 

405 

379 

330

307 

264 

234 

575 

546

307 

264 

575 

750 

379

330 

264 

197 

161 

127

111 

103 

98 

97 

87 

78

Per square 

 lie

O.OJ9 

.079 

.221

.7f9

.280 

.446 

2.14 

1.38 

.869 

.579 

.804 

.165 

.0?0

.568

p.m.) 13,700 sec. -ft.

Sept.

81 

84 

93 

93 

89

87 

86 

90 

89 

101

100 

81 

80 

80 

78

81 

70 

72 

66 

63

66 

69 

68 

64 

62

60 

56 

49 

60 

66

Runoff in 

inohes

0.05 

.09 

.26

10.71

.32 

.48 

2.47 

1.54 

1.00 

.85 

.93 

.19 

.03

8.01

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gags-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Petersburg.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
420 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Sangamon River at Petersburg, 111.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 40°00'37", long. 89°50'42", In SW£llWi sec. 13, T. 18 N., R. 

Y w., in Petersburg, 200 feet upstream from water-supply dam, half a mile upstream 

from bridge on State Highway 123, and 10 miles upstream from Salt Creel'. Datum of 

gage is 484.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 3,050 square miles.

Records available.- January 1948 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 12,900 second-feet Mar. 28 (gfge height, 14.00 

reet); minimum, 49 second-feet Sept. 29; minimum gage height, 1.21 feet Setft. 28, 29.

Flood in May 1943 reached a gage height of 23.9 feet, present datum, from staff-gage 

reading by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Hating table, Jan. 1, 1948, to Sept. 30, 1948, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 5-30)

1.1 41 2.0 590 9.0 7,300 

1.2 61 2.5 995 10.0 8,300 

1.3 85 3.0 1,450 11.0 9,300 

1.4 128 4.0 2,820 12.0 10,500 

1.5 195 5.0 3,910 13.8 12,600 

1.6 272 7.0 5,420

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

510 

750 

995 

1,350 

1,570

1,700 

1,570 

1,350 

1,170 

1,080

995 

995 

910 

830 

bSOO

b750 

b700 

b650 

590 

590

b550 

bSOO 

b450 

*b450 

b400

TJ400 

b350 

b350 

b350 

b350 

bSOO

Month

Ooto 

More

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Aprl 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Bber .........................

lendar year 

ary

h......... ...................

ember ........................

ter year ............

Feb.

b300 

b300 

bSOO 

bSOO 

bSOO

bSOO 

bSOO 

b300 

bSOO 

b300

b300 

bSOO 

bSOO 

b300 

bSOO

502 

910 

1,640 

2,930 

4,370

3,480 

2,470 

2,320 

1,770 

1,260

1,030 

1,170 

2,320 

3,590

Seoondfoot-days

21,305 

34,312 

161, 91C 

126, 73C 

70,562 

48,896 

77,352 

22,305 

2,786

.

Nar.

3,810 

4,010 

*4,200 

4,290 

4,200

3,910 

3,590 

2,820 

2,470 

2,320

2,000 

1,700 

1,510 

1,450 

1,450

1,840 

2,160 

2,470 

2,710 

3,590

4,290 

5,420 

6,500 

7,700 

9,300

11,300 

12,000 

12,600 

12,600 

12,200 

11,500

Apr.

10,500 

9,800 

8,900 

8,100 

7,200

6,210 

5,760 

5,580 

5,670 

5,420

4,960 

4,530 

4,290 

4.010 

3,810

3,590 

3,150 

3,040 

2,820 

2,600

2,320 

2,000 

1,920 

1,770 

1,640

1,570 

1,510 

1,450 

1,350 

1,260

Maximum

1,700 

4,370 

12,600 

10,500 

3,910 

5,350 

5,350 

3,480 

272

.

Peak discharge (base, 6,400 sec. -ft.}.- Mark 28 (10 p.n

May

1,260 

1,450 

2,320 

2,470 

1,920

2,000 

2,000 

2,160 

2,320 

2,470

2,600 

2,710 

2,930 

3,040 

3,040

3,040 

3,700 

3,910 

3,910 

3,370

3,040 

2,600 

2,160 

1,700 

1,510

1,350 

1,260 

1,170 

1,120 

1,080 

952

Minimum

300 

300 

1,450 

1,260 

952 

486 

870 

168 

49

.

June

910 

830 

790 

790 

750

750 

790 

830 

750 

750

710 

670 

630 

550 

550

550 

510 

510 

502 

486

910 

2,160 

2,820 

3,040 

2,820

3,260 

4,370 

5,280 

5,350 

5,280

Mean

784 

1,183 

5,223 

4,224 

2,276 

1,630 

2,495 

720 

92.9

.

Jul'r

5,150 

5,150 

3,370 

2,470 

1,840

1,510 

1,350 

1,170 

1,080 

952

870 

870 

1,040 

1,0*0 

2,710

2,000 

1,260 

1,120 

1,260 

1,260

1,170 

1,840 

2,470 

2,600 

2,320

4,0:0 

5,210 

5,350 

5,350 

5,030 

4,530

Aug.

3,480 

1,700 

1,260 

995 

830

790 

710 

630 

590 

550

510 

462 

406 

478 

995

630 

494 

1,260 

1,350 

830

590 

494 

406 

358 

303

272 

226 

195 

168 

168 

175

Per square 

nil*

0.257 

.388 

1.71 

1.38 

.746 

.534 

.818 

.236 

.030

.

.) 12,900 eec. -ft.

Sept.

128 

128 

272 

148 

124

115 

106 

106 

98 

94

94 

102 

98 

98 

89

80 

75 

73 

71 

68

102 

78 

66 

59 

55

55 

53 

51 

49 

51

Runoff in 

inches

0.30 

.42 

1.97 

1.55 

.86 

.60 

.94 

.27 

.03

_

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Sangamon River near Oakford, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and artificial control, lat. 40°07'25", long. 89°59'05", 

HTTIWfSEi sec. 3, T. 19 N., R. 8 ¥., at bridge on State Highway 97, just upstream from 

Chicago & Illinois Midland Railroad bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream .from 

Crane Creek, and If miles northwest of Oakford. Datum'of gage is 452.88 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 5,120 square miles.

Records avaiiaDle.- October 1939 to September 1948. October 1909 to March 1912, Aigust 

iao.4 to June 1919, March 1921 to August 1922, and October 1928 to December 1933 at site 

2.4 miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1915-18, 1921-22, 1928-33, 1939-48), 3,171 second-fe3t.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 19,000 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 16.66 

reet); minimum, 292 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 3.02 feet).

1909-12, 1914-19, 1921-22, 1928-33. 1939-48: Maximum discharge, 123,000 second-feet 

May 20, 1943 (gage height, 25.63 feet); minimum, 68 second-feet Dec. 3, 1940.

Floods of February and March 1907, May 1908, and October 1911 are reported to have 

reached a stage of about 21 feet at old station 2.4 miles upstream. On basis of 

measured fall during discharge measurement of Mar. 16, 1939, those floods reached a 

stage of 23 feet at present site and datum.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except period of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. Z to Sept. 30)

3.1 330 9.0 5,300 

3.5 475 11.0 7,650 

4.0 730 ' 13.0 10,700 

5.0 1,350 16.0 16,900 

6.0 2,200 16.6 18,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

387 

383 

371 

363 

355

348 

344 

330 

337 

337

334 

330 

330 

313 

435

435 

435 

435 

435 

435

435 

435 

435 

435 

435

435 

435 

435 

435 

775 

775

Nov.

665 

615 

565 

565 

530

530 

530 

435 

395 

395

395 

395 

395 

484 

498

460 

484 

498 

471 

463

463 

463 

455 

459 

447

439 

443 

439 

431 

415

Dec.

403 

423 

427 

471 

552

803 

1,380 

3,500 

3,300 

3,800

3,600 

3,400 

3,160 

1,980 

1,750

1,550 

1,350 

1,280 

1,310 

1,100

1,040 

980 

950 

890 

830

775 

803 

803 

748 

748 

748

Jan.

830 

1,180 

2,110 

3,450 

3,500

3,500 

3,400 

3,060 

1,840 

1,800

1,670 

1,550 

1,430 

1,180 

930

bl,100 

bl.OOO 

b950 

b900 

b900

b850 

, bSOO 

bSOO 

b750 

b750

b700 

b700 

b700 

«b650 

b650 

b650

Month

Goto 

Hove 

D«oe

Ca

Janu 

Febr

Haro

&> 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

 ber .........................

lendar year 1947 

iftry

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b650 

b650 

b650 

b600 

b600

b550 

b550 

bSOO 

bSOO 

bSOO

bSOO 

bSOO 

bSOO 

534 

534

585 

1,330 

3,300 

5,300 

4,640

4,860 

3,900 

3,000 

3,500 

1,980

1,590 

1,630 

4,530 

8,040

Secondfoot-days

13,887 

14,313 

39,651

1,463,132

39,270 

55,383 

255,470 

307,690 

103,660 

65,639 

123,870 

38,386 

10,964

967,083

Har.

7,150 

*6,430 

6,910 

6,550 

5,960

5,630 

5,300 

4,640 

3,800 

3,400

3,300 

3,400 

2,300 

2,350 

3,400

3,700 

5,080 

4,640 

4,530 

5,630

7,370 

10,400 

13,500 

13,700 

14,500

15,700 

17,200 

18,100 

18,700 

18,100 

17,500

Apr.

16,000 

14,900 

13,300 

.11,800 

10,400

9,200 

9,050 

10,400 

10,500 

9,050

8,180 

7,370 

6,790 

6,790 

6,670

6,310 

5,740 

5,300 

4,970 

4,420

4,000 

3,700 

3,500 

3,300 

3,000

3,900 

2,800 

, 3,700 

3,500 

2,350

Maximum

775 

665 

3,300

22,800

2,500 

8,040 

18,700 

16,000 

5,190 

7,910 

10,700 

4,640 

530

18,700

Peak discharge (base, 8,300 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 29 (8 p.m

Bay

3,250 

3,350 

3,000 

3,400 

3,300

3,000 

3,300 

3,800 

4,000 

4,000

3,900 

3,800 

4,100 

4,200 

4,300

4,310 

4,860 

5,190 

5,080 

4,860

4,310 

3,800 

3,200 

3,800 

3,300

2,110 

1,840 

1,750 

1,670 

1,590 

1,590

Minimum

313 

395 

403

313

650 

500 

3,300 3,350' 

1,590 

682 

1,330 

447 

306

306

June

1,430 

1,350 

1,310 

1,140 

1,070

950 

950 

1,010 

1,010 

950

950 

890 

830 

775 

802

803 

775 

748 

730 

683

775 

3,160 

3,300 

3,800 

3,900

4,100 

5,850 

7,910 

7,650 

7,150

Mean

416 

474 

1,379

4.00S

1,'367 

1.91C 

8,341 

6,922 

3,344 

3.18E 

3,996 

1,335 

36E

3,64J

July

6,670 

5,960 

4,970 

3,800 

3,900

3,400 

3,110 

1,800 

1,590 

1,430

1,330 

1,550 

1,550 

1,800 

3,100

4,640 

3,500 

3,900 

3,500 

3,250

3,030 

3,500 

3,800 

4,000 

3,500

7,390 

10,700 

9,680 

8,330 

7,150 

6,070

Aug.

4,640 

3,300 

3,300 

1,880 

1,630

1,430 

1,380 

1,180 

1,070 

980

930 

860 

803 

890 

1,550

1,310 

950 

1,840 

1,800 

1,390

950 

802 

714 

64G 

58C

54? 

511 

48* 

46T 

451 

447

Per square 

mile

0.081 

.093 

.350

.783

.347 

.373 

1.61 

1.35 

.653 

.427 

.780 

.243 

.071

.516

) 8,750 sec. -ft.; Mar. 29 (8:15

Sept.

427 

415 

520 

455 

399

403 

387 

395 

383 

375

367 

359 

353 

341

334

330 

327 

334 

313 

316

348 

411 

419 

367 

338

334 

313 

306 

310 

306

B-moff in 

inohes

0.09 

.10 

.39

10.63

.39 

.40 

1.86 

1.51 

.75 

.48 

.90 

.38 

.08

7.03

a.m.)

19,000 sec (5 a.m.) 11,ZOO sec.-ft.; July 37 (4:30 p.m.) 10,900 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

911165 O - SO - 28
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

422

Spring Creek near Springfield, 111.

Location.- Type A wire-weight gage, lat. 39°48'57", long. 89°41'57", in NW^NEi see. 30, 

T. ib N., R. 5 W., at bridge on State Highway 125, 0.8 mile downstream from Chicago & 

Northwestern Railroad bridge, 1.9 miles west of intersection of Jefferson Street 

(Route 125) and MacArthur Boulevard in .city of Springfield. Datuir of gage is 524.65 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 107 square miles.

Records available.- January to September 1948 (Incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 1,050 second-feet July 26 (gage height, 9.05 

reet); no flow on many days.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Gage read 

twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septemter 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jar .

.

_

_

_

-

.

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

.

-

.

.

_

_

-

*4.6

3.9

3.1

2.1

bl.8

bl.6

til. 5

bl.4

bl.4

bl.4

bl.4

'Month

October ..................... . . .

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year .......... .

January ..........................

February .........................

March ...................... . . .

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July . .

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year ............

Feb.

bl.4

bl.

bl.

bl.

bl.

bl.

bl.

bl.

bl.4

bl.4

bl.4

bl.4

bl.4

bl.4

3.8

38

166

130

57

44

22

.11

9.2

3.4

8.4

8.8

23

69

45

-

Seoondf cot-days

.

673.2

2,170

1,382.6

2,308.6

_

-

-

Mar.

.

_

.

*67

-

48

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

.

-

-

_

-

.

.

520

441

-

.

209

159

146

130

345

Apr.

201

153

124

114

80

90

143

98

80

98

69

67

71

65

60

54

50

46

48

44

39

36

33

45

63

51

58

29

26

30

Maximum

.

166

201

136

698

_

-

-

-

May

3Q

186

105

69

58

62

69

65

58

54

54

50

48

45

46

52

46

42

39

28

2S

25

20

18

16

15

14

12

11

9.2,

8.4

Minimum

.

1.4

26

3.4

3.1

_

-

-

Jnne

7.6

7.2

6.S

6.4

6.0.

5.7

5.2

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.3

3.8

3.4

3.1

3. .4

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.3

102

698

217

SO

209

317 -

345

122

69

54

-

July

45

39

26

21

-

_

-

-

-

.

.

.

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

.

_

_

13

542

639

153

63

51

42

Aug.

29

22

17

19

15

11

8.8

8.0

6.6

5.7

5.0

4.3

4.5

4.6

-

'_

.

-

.

-

.

_

.

.

-

_

_

.

_

.

Haan ftr^^n

_

23.2 0.217

72.3 .676

44.6 .417

77.0 .720

_

-

-

-

Sept.

.

0.6

_

-

.

_

-

-

-

.

.

_

.

-

_

.

_

.

-

.

_

m

..

-

_

_ '

.

0

.

-

Runoff in 

inches

.

0.23

.75

.48

.80

_

-

-

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

423

South Pork Sangamon River at Kincaid, 111.

Location.- Water-stage.recorder above flat-crested concrete dam, lat. 39°34'40", long. 

a9 u a3'30", in SW£NE£ sec. 14, T. 13 N., R. 3 W., 200 feet upstream from Chicago & 

Illinois Midland Railroad bridge, 300 feet upstream from bridge on State Highway 104, 

and 6 miles downstream from Bear Creek.

Drainage area.- 510 square miles.

Records available.- May 1917 to November 1933; October 1944 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1917-27, 1928-30, 1931-33, 1944-48), 450 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,610 second-feet Mar. 25 (gage height, 19.08 

reet); minimum, 4.7 second-feet Oct. 14 (gage height, 6.98 feet).

1917-33, 1944-48: Maximum discharge, 11,800 second-feet Mar. 15, 1922 (gage height, 

26.6 feet, site then in use); no flow Aug. 29, Oct. 6-23, 1922.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or-no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

.0 6.0 7.5 88 9.0 390 14. O 1,470 

.1 15 7.6 117 10.0 517 16.0 2,550 

.2 27 7.9 218 11.0 661 18. O 3,840 

.3 43 8.0 252 12.0 84O 18.9 4,470 

.4 63 8.2 302 13.0 1,090

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

6.0 

7.4 

8.2 

8.2 

7.4

7.4 

7.4 

7.4 

8.2 

8.2

8.2 

6.7 

6.0 

4.7 

5.3

6.7 

8.2 

47 

27 

13

23 

27 

19 

14 

12

17 

111 

156 

166 

123 

78

Nov.

94 

105 

100 

66 

45

37 

32 

27 

26 

25

30 

41 

53 

51 

41

40 

37 

35 

33 

32

29 

26 

26 

27 

29

27 

27 

27 

27 

26

Dec.

26 

25 

23 

38 

123

197

186 

146 

1EO 

97

83 

70 

63 

57 

57

51 

51 

 47 

43 

41

41 

40 

40 

40 

33

38 

37 

35 

33 

33 

35

Jan.

149 

530 

677 

694 

530

322 

197 

169 

152 

143

123 

111 

blOO 

b90 

b80

b70 

b65 

b60 

b55 

b50

b50 

b45 

b45 

b40 

b38

b36 

b34 

b32 

b30 

b30 

b28

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her........................ .

lendar year 1947 ............

ary

1..... .......................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b28 

b26 

b26 

b26 

b26

b24 

b24 

b24 

b24 

b24

b24 

b24 

b24 

b24 

30

45 

478 

975 

1,310 

1,390

975 

439 

156 

120 

111

111 

266 

970 

1,230

Secondfoot-days

954.6 

1,221 

1,949

188,675.2

4,775 

8,954 

40,749 

17,190 

17,966 

6,620 

8,729 

1,126 

325.0

110,558.6

Mar.

1,270 

1,150 

1,030 

860 

*558

426 

414

439 

414 

343

243 

b!90 

b!60 

214 

312

414 

439 

366 

414 

711

802 

1,570 

2,370 

3,515 

4,470

4,330 

3,580 

3,125 

2,670 

2,080 

1,870

Apr.

1,770 

1,570 

1,390 

1,090 

840

677 

614 

600 

645 

645

465 

378 

629 

840 

840

802 

629 

426 

343 

302

238 

204 

190 

176 

176

163 

149 

139 

143 

117

Maximum

166 

105 

197

7,900

694 

1,390 

4,470 

1,770 

1,520 

941 

1,720 

111 

23

4,470

Peak discharge (baae, 2,800 sec. -ft.).- Mar. 25 (6 p.m

May

149 

312 

322

343 

517

558

544 

572 

629 

600

645 

840 

860 

840 

900

1,390 

1,520 

1,470 

1,310 

975

600 

378 

312 

a270 

a230

a 200 

a!80 

al50 

a!30 

a!20 

a 100

Minimum

4.7 

25 

23

4.7

28 

24 

160 

117 

100 

43 

32 

12 

5

4.7

June

a95 

88 

80 

78 

78

120 

139 

169 

120 

83

70 

61 

59 

55 

55

53 

53 

51 

45 

43

49 

941

900 

802 

728

414

491 

302 

£08 

190

Mean

30.8 

40.7 

62.9

517

154 

309 

1,314 

573 

580 

221 

282 

36.3

lo. A

302

July

146 

105 

80 

68 

63

63 

68 

57 

49 

43

43 

41 

74 

68 

61

100 

63 

49 

37 

32

32 

97 

307 

478 

478

1,090 

1,720 

1,470 

1,120 

488 

139

Aug.

88 

66 

53 

53 

51

43 

38 

33 

30 

25

23 

22 

21 

21

27

21 

23 

93 

111

88

a 40 

a25 

a!8 

a!6 

a!4

a!3 

al3 

a!2 

a!2 

al4 

a!9

Per square 

mile

0.060 

.080 

.123

1.01

.302 

.606 

2.58 

1.12 

1.14 

.433 

.553 

.071 

.021

.592

) 4,610 sec. -ft.

Sept.

a!5 

a 10 

all 

a!2 

a!3

a!4 

al2 

a!4 

al6 

al8

a!4

a 10 

a8 

a7 

aS

6.0 

as 

a6 

a7 

a9

*15 

a23 

al4

alO 

a7

as 

as 

a7 

alO 

a!4

Runoff in 

inches

0.07 

.09 

.14

13.77

.35 

.65 

2.97 

1.25 

1.31 

.48 

.64 

.08 

.02

8.05

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Sangamon River at Riverton. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
424 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIH

Salt Creek near Rowell, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lab. 40°07', long. 89°02', in NE^SE^ sec. 11, T. 19 

«., H. IE., at county highway bridge half a mile upstream from U. S. Highway 54, 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from Illinois Central Railroad and Ten Mile Creek, 

3.2 miles northwest of Rowell, and 6j miles upstream from former gaging station near 

Kenney. Datum of gage is 610.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of 

Engineers).

Drainage area.- 334 square miles.

Kecoras available.- October 1942 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,480 second-feet Mar. 21 (gage height, 18.70 

re.et); minimum, 6.6 second-feet Oct. 9, 10, 14 (gage height, 7.36 feet).

1942-48: Maximum discharge, 12,400 second-feet May 18, 1943 (gage height, 24.77 

feet); minimum, 5.2 second-feet Aug. 12-17, 1944 (gage height, 7.18 feet).

Flood of October 1926 exceeded stage of May 1943 by about 1? feet at site of for 

mer gaging station near Kenney.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating table, yater year 1947-48, except periods of Ice'effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

'Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 7,

July 31 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to July 16 July 17 to Sept. 30

7.4 6.6 11.0 326 17.0 1,440 7.6 8.5 10.0 180 

8.5 67 12.0 473 18.0 1,930 8.0 21 11.0 303 

9.0 105 15.0 980 18.3 2»130 8.5 45 14. C 721 

10.0 204 16.0 1,170 9.0 82 15. C 875 

9.5 127 16.5 1,220

Discharge, in second- feet , water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

6 

9

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

7.6 

8.3 

;6 

.6

.6

:3 

.3 

.6 

.9 

.9

.9' 

.3 

.6 

.6 

.9

7.3 

7.3 

7.3 

6.9 

14

22 

14 

11 

9.3 

8.6

61 

143 

233 

128 

91 

66

JJov.

54 

44 

39 

35 

34

32 

34 

33 

31 

33

43 

71 

60 

54 

55

57 

67 61' 

57 

54

51 

50 

48 

50 

49

46 

44 

44 

43 

43

Dec.

43 

38 

43 

75 

221

287 

453 

776 

623 

489

382 

287 

239 

210 

193

176 

*156 

141 

136 

123

114 

110 

110 

103 

91

95 

114 

99 

91 

93 

87

Jan.

250 

640 

457 

368 

269

221

198 

IBS 

198 

210

193 

188 

176 

161 

b!40

b!20 

blOO 

b90 

b80 

b75

b70 

b65 

bSO 

b55 

b55

bSO 

bSO 

bSO 

bSO 

bSO 

bSO

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dace

Ca

Jami 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr! «ay

June 

July 

Augv 

Sept

We

mber . ...................... .

lender year 1947 ............

h..................... .......

st ...........................

either. .......................

iter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b45 

b45 

b45 

b45 

b45

b45 

b45 

b45 

b45 

b45

b45 

bSO 

bSO 

bSO 

a55

a 90 

a 600 

946 

776 

aSSO

a 400 

a300 

a250 

215 

176

156 

444 

1,130 

1,210

Secondfoot-days

939.7 

1,416 

6,198

90,210.7

4,927 

7,943 

24,287 

12,417 

6,285 

3,873 

8,066 

1,350 

480. S

78,182.2

Mar.

1,170 

708 

505 

382 

*294

269 

300 

,281 

>-239 

204

171 

b!50 

b!30 

193 

257

505 

589 

489 

898 

1,700

2,130 

1,870 

1,810 

*1,750 

1,440

1,190 

1,050 

1,030 

946 

827 

810

Apr.

Maxima

233 

71 

776

1,480

640 

1,210 

2,130 

878 

442 

538 

1,220 

169 

89

2,130

Peak Idisoharge (base, 1,200 sec. -ft. J.- peb. 29 (7:30

878 

810 

691 

572 

489

442 

4S9 

827 

742 

572

457 

397 

412 

521 

489

442 

368 

320 

294 

269

239 

215 

204 

204 

210

198 

188 

171 

156 

151

Hay

146 

198 

171 

171 

176

239 

 442 

412 

368 

306

281 

275 

263 

245 

263

257 

233 

204 

182 

166

156 

151 

136 

128 

118

110 

110 

103 

99 

91 

85

Minimum

6.6 

31 

38

6.3

50 

45 

130 

151 

85 

38 

55 

16 

8

6.6

June

80 

75 

73 

71 

70

70 

66 

64 

63 

57

S3 

50 

48 

46 

47

49 

47 

43 

40 

38

54 

128 

182 

210 

281

403 

538 

412 

300 

215

Mean

30.3 

47.2 

200

247

159 

274 

783 

414 

203 

129 

260 

43.5 

16.0

214

July

171 

136 

114 

98 

89

89 

83 

70 

61 

72

60 

55 

215 793" 

484

844 

276 

152 

104 

84

122 

256 

164 

116 

230

1,220 

811 

481 

308 

'186 

132

Aug.

FT square 

mile

0.091 

.141 

.599

.740

.476 

.820 

2.34 

.1.24 

.608 

,,386 

.778 

.130 

.048

.641

101 

81 

67 

58 

51

44 

38 

35 

32 

29

27 

26 

152 

169 

80

94 

34 

29 

25 

23

21 

20 

a!9 

a 18 

al8

a!7 

a!6 

a 16 

a!6 

21 

a 18

Sept.

16 

a 15 

a!5 

al4 

a!3

a!3 

19 

alS 

al3 

al2

all 

10 

a9 

a9 

as

as 

as 

as 

8.5 

a8

39 

44 

21 

alS 

al6

al4 

al2 

alO 

11 

al3

Runoff in 

inches

0.10 

.16 

.69

10.04

.55 

.88 

3.70 

1.38 

.70 

.43 

.90 

.15 

.05

8.69

p.m.) 1,320 sec. -ft.; Mar. 21 (10 p.m.)

2,480 sec.-ft.; July 26 (10 p.m.) 1,320 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on tthis day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Lake Pop1' near Cornland and 

Klckapoo Creek near Lincoln.

b. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Salt Creek near.Greenview, 111.

Location.- Wire-weignt gage, lat. 40°07>, long. 89°44', in NE^NE^ sec. 2, T. 19 N., R. 6 

w., at bridge on State Highway 25, 3 miles north of Greenview, 4 miles downstream from 

Pike Creek, and 5 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 479.00 feet abov3 mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 1,800 square miles.

Records available.- October 1941 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,700 second-feet Mar. 24 (gage height, 10.92 

reet); minimum, 104 second-feet Sept. 18, 19 (gage height, 1.82 feet).

1941-48: Maximum discharge, 41,200 second-feet May 19, 1943 (gage height, 2T.50 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 71 second-feet Sept. 10, 

11, 1944.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Gag= 

twice daily.

read

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

151

151

151

139

139

139

136

130

130

130

130

127

118

118

116

114

120

116

116

124

124

124

120

120

124

135

167

585

585

463

335

Nov.

279

227

214

198

184

184

189

178

170

175

201

211

244

227

227

214

214

214

209

201

198

195

189

184

187

184

184

181

157

116

-

Dec.

131

173

173

201

355

418

1,770

2,490

2,620

1,900

1,470

1,410'

1,170

1,050

930

*765

765

765

710

635

585

560

535

486

440

396

b350

b350

396

463

463

Month

Jan.

535

1,050

1,470

1,290

1,050

930

820

765

b700

b700

b600

b600

b550

b500

440

b400

b400

b400

b350

b350

b350

b350

b350

b300

b300

b300

b300

b300

*b300

b300

b300

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ................ * ..........

April ............................

 V»9................ ..............

June ..............................

July .............................

August .

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b300

b300

b300

b300

b300

b3OO

b300

b300

b300

b300

b250

b250

271

290

290

310

1,290

3,010

3,200

1,410

1,110

930

765

765

660

610

710

3,850

4,250

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

5,477

5,934

24,925

511,168

17,350

27,221

86,150

61,610

27,110

19,229

41,846

11,296

3,952

332,100

Mar.

2,830

2,550

 2,750

2,030

1,590

1,410

1,470

1,530

1,230

1,050

820

710

820

930

1,290

2,550

3,270

2,680

2,230

2,810

3,400

4,600

5,600

5,600

5,180

4,740

4,600

4,600

4,110

3,590

3,530

Apr.

3,660

3,460

3,010

2,810

2,490

2,230

2,750

4,250

3,590

2,680

2,420

£,160

2,160

2,360

2,290

2,100

1,900

1,710

1,590

1,470

1,350

1,230

1,170

1,110

1,050

1,050

990

930

820

820

-

Maximum

585

279

2,620

11,200

1,470

4,250

5,600

3,660

1,650

2,810

4,880

1,050

227

5,600

May

820

875

875

S20

820

820

1,170

1,650

1,530

1,350

1,230

1,170

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,110

1,110

990

875

S20

765

710

660

585

535

510

486

463

440

396

375

Minimum

114

116

131

114

300

250

710

820

375

150

396

152

104

104

June

335

316

297

297

279

279

279

261

244

224

1,170

198

187

181

175

187

181

170

160

150

189

440

930

710

1,290

930

2,360

2,810

2,290

1,710

-

Mean

177

198

804

1,400

560

939

2,779

2,054

875

641

1,350

364

132

907

July

1,350

1,050

820

710

610

585

610

486

418

396

660

765

486

535

1,290

2,030

1,900

1,650

1,170

820

710

1,110

1,650

1,290

875

3,720

4,880

3,530

2,620

1,770

1,350

Aug. Sept.

1,050 152

875 142

710 135

635 138

560 | 133

486 138

440 133

418 140

375 133

335 129

316 129

297 124

297 118

396 116

660 108

396 112

316 108

a3oO 104

261 104

244 108

224 147

201 227

195 205

184 154

178 13-3

162 122

152 116

160 114

154 114

167 116

152

Per square 

mile

0.098

.110

.447

.778

.311

.522

1.54

1.14

.486

.356

.750

.202

.073

.504

Rvnoff in 

inches

0.11

.12

.51

10.56

.36

.56

1.78

1.27

.56

.40

.86

.23

.08

6.84

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 sec.-ft.).- Mar. 24 (8 a.m.) 5,700 sec.-ft.;-Apr. 8 (6 p.m.) 5,340 

sec.-ft.; July Z7 46 a.m.; 5,180 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Sangamon River at Riverton, at 

Petersburg, and near oakford.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
426

ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Lake Pork near Cornland, 111.

Location.- Type ft wire-weight gage, lat. 39°57'00", long. 89°23'10", in SVl£ sec. 1, T. 17 

- N., H. 3 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 54, 100 feet upstream from Illinois Central

Railroad bridge, 2 miles northeast of Cornland, 8 miles downstream from Jones Pork, and

14 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 555.06 feet above mean sea level, datun

of 1929.

Drainage area.- 207 square miles.

Hecoras available.- January to September 1948. ,.4. ,., nn 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 1,660 second-feet June 27 [gage height, 13.90 

 feet); minimum, 11 second-feet Sept. 15-20, 23-30 (gage height, 2.50 feet).

Flood in May 1943 reached gage height of 22.2 feet, present datai, from floodmarks

{discharge, 29,000 second-feet, from contracted-opening survey). 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height record, which are poor. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, Jan. 21 to Sept. 20, 1948, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

2.5

2.6

2.7 

3.0 

3.? 54

4.0

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

10.0

110

196

390

599

728

11.0

12.0

13.0

13.8

334

1,080

1,340

1,620

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov.

Month

Dec. Jan.

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

.

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

*b20

b20

b20

b20

 b20

b20

b20

b20

b20

b20

October ..........................

November ........................

December .........................

Calendar year ............

January 22-33. ....................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Hay M» ..............................

June .............................

July ........................... .

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year ............

Feb.

b!9

b!9

b!9

b!9

b!9

b!9

b!9

b!9

619

619

b!9

b!9

b!9

621

b22

b35

241

470

187

118

86

47

44

44

39

37

7S

480

a700

-

Secondfoot-clays

200

2,876

13,759

6,657

3,256

6,413

8,875

1,721

408

-

Mar.

260

260

310

*232

270

187

178

blSO

6130

blOO

690

675

665

685

126

250

260

232

623

978

al,4OO

1,280

1,060

*1,180

714

635

623

555

511

450

490

Apr.

490

420

360

330

310

310

440

370

290

270

260

223

223

223

214

196

169

169

151

151

134

126

118

118

118

110

102

94

94

74

-

Maximum

20

700

1,400

490

169

1,620

635

142

19

-

May

a78

82

90

82

98

a!20

160

160

142

126

118

118

118

118

142

169

160

142

126

118

110

102

82

78

74

70

66

62

54

47

44

Minimum

20

19

65

74

44

12

94

18

11

-

June

41

40

38

38

37

37

36

31

28

24

18

16

14

14

14

16

16

14

13

12

78

480

330

232

187

599

1,620

1,280

577

533

-

Hean

20.0

99.2

444

222

105

214

55.5

13.6

-

July

350

280

241

187

169

151

134

126

98

94

allo

134

126

390

320

£35

635

a400

a300

232

187

380

460

370

196

611

577

330

260

223

169

Aug.

142

118

110

98

86

78

70

66

58

50

47

40

134

126

a70

d55

d45

d35

d32

d30

d28

d25

d23

d22

d20

a!9

d!9

a!8

d!8

20

a!9

Per square 

mile

0.097

.479

2.14

1.07

.507

1.03

1 *268 38

!066

-

Sept.

19

18

18

1818

18

17

17

16

16

14

13

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

14

13

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

Runoff in 

inches

0.04

eg

z'.ti

1.20

 58

1.15

1.59

.31

.07

-

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 see.-ft.).- Mar. 24 (8 a.m.) 1,310 sec.-ft.) June 27 (11 a.m.) 1,660 

see.-ft.'

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Salt Creek near Rovell and 

Kickapoo Creek near Lincoln.

b Stage-discharge relation affected 6y ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Silt Creek near Rowell 

and Kickapoo Creek near Lincoln.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

427

Kiekapoo Creek at Waynesville, 111.

Location.- Type A wire-weight gage, lat. 40°15'20", long. 89°07'40", at section line 

between sees. 19 and 20, T. 21 N., R. 1 E., 0.5 mile downstream from mouth of Rock 

Creek, 0.2 mile upstream from mouth of unnamed creek on right bank, and 0.7 mile 

north of Waynesville on Waynesville-MeLean gravel road.

Drainage area.- 227 square miles.

Records available.- January to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 3,000 second-feet Mar. 21 (gage height, 

TOTTeet); minimum, 1.7 second-feet Sept. 19, 20 (gage height, 2.34 feet).

Remarks.- Records fair except for periods of ice effect, which are poor, 

twice daily.

Bating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of loe effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 18-50)

Gage read

2.3

2.35

2.4

2.45

2.5

2.6

1.3 

2.0 

2.9 

3.9 

5.2 

8.3

2.7 

3.0 

3.3 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

12

31

60

82

147

214

8.0

9.0

10.4

292

480

680

920

1,220

1,910

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

.

_

.

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

.

_

«

.

-

_

_

_

_

-

.

_

*b30

b30

b30

b30

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year ............

Feb.

b30

b30

b30

b30

b30

b30

b30

b30

b30

b30

b30

b30

b30

b35

b35

121

1,910

360

199

108

108

82

76

70

58

59

380

1.E80

292

.

-

Secondfoct-days

5,863

10,824

8, 190

2,842

1,603

2,964

366. 2

131.9

-

Mar.

214

199

214

140

102

128

214

»114

82

76

63

b55

b50

76

229

1,000

342

276

380

420

480

1,340

»848

640

480

420

400

520

460

342

520

Apr.

560

360

308

260

244

229

1,150

580

360

292

260

229

440

380

324

276

229

199

186

173

147

134

134

121

108

121

108

102

88

88

-

Maximum

1,910

1,340

1,150

360

1,430

36

38

-

May

88

102

88

88

108

102

229

186

154

134

134

114

108

108

121

108

88

76

76

76

64

64

61

46

51

51

48

46

41

41

41

Minimum

30

50

41

15

15

3.5 "1.7

-

June

36

36

36

36

36

28

28

27

23

22

22

21

18

16

18

20

16

15

15

15

24

95

66

76

40

88

360

154

102

114

Mean

209

349

273

91.7

53.4

95.6

11 8

4! 40

-

July

88

59

42

33

35

35

30

23

17

16

27

25

17

17

42

71

33

22

17

16

30

38

69

21

15

1,430

260

199

108

76

53

Aug.

36

32

25

22

22

21

19

17

16

12

12

12

12

11

9.4

8.0

7.4

8.0

7.7

6.8

6.1

5.5

5.2

5.5

4.9

4.4

3.9

3.5

3.5

3.9

3.5

Per squarf 

mile

0.921

1.54

1.20

.404

. 235

Uei

.052

.019

-

Sept.

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.1

5.2

3.9

4.6

4.2

3.7

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.7

1.7

38

11

5.2

3.3

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.7

2.7

2.5

-

Runoff in 

inches

- 0.96

1.77

1.34

.47

.26

.49

.06

.02

-

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 see.-ft.).- Feb. 17 (2 a.m.) 2,440 sec.-ft.; Feb. 28 (2 a.m.) 2,860 

see.-ft.; Mar. 21 (12 p.m.) 3,000 sec.-ft.; Apr. 7 (5 p.m.) 2,030 sec.-ft.; July 26 (7 a.m.) 2,580 

see.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation iffected by Ice. 
428

ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

Kiokapoo Creek .near Lincoln, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°11'30", long. 89°21'40", In NE^NWi sec. 18, 

 '!'. yO N., R. 2 W., at county highway bridge 1,000 feet upstream from Illinois 

Terminal Electric Railroad, 3 miles north of Lincoln, and 7^ miles upstream from 

mouth. Datum of gage Is 557.08 feet above mean sea level, datum unknown (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark,)

Drainage area.- 306 square miles.

Records available.- October 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,030 second-feet July 27 (gage height, 10.33 

feet j; minimum, 6 second-feet Sept. 17-20.

1944-48: Maximum discharge, 5,050 second-feet June 13, 1946 (g^ge height, 12.37 

feet); minimum dally, 2 second-feet Oct. 29 to Nov. 2, Nov. 6, 1944.

Maximum stage known, 17.4 feet July 6, 1929, from floodmarks by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gag^-helght record, 

wnicn'are fair, and those for periods of Ice effect, which are poo**.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

9

9

9

9

8

9

9

9

12

14

12

10

10

11

11

228

238

113

64

46

Nov.

36

30

25

23

22

21

21

20

20

21

50

77

51

40

36

38

42

38

35

33

32

30

29

30

29

27

27

23

25

24

-

Dec.

25

25

26

35

256

294

481

1,110

591

354

286

230

195

175

162

144

*132

125

106

94

85

83

82

77

68

bS5

b65

b65

64

67

64

Month

Jan.

110

549

302

230

175

149

135

131

202

223

175

162

142

87

b75

b70

b60

b55

b50

b50

b50

b50

b45

b40

b40

b40

b35

»b35

b35

b35

b35

October ..........................

November ...... T ..................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February ......................

March ............................

April. ...........................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...................... ....

September ........................

Water year 1947 -48 ............

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 se.c

 Feb.

b35

b35

b35

b35

b35

b30

b30

b30

b35

b35

b35

b36

b35

b40

b40

91

822

1,500

3760

a400

a200

142

130

112

101

98

23E

1,430

1,130

-

Secondfoe t-days

936

935

5,631

89,290

3 572

7, 671

16,344

12,223

4 S55

2*179

'921

319

60,306

Mar.

389

345

371

269

209

209

286

 230

182

158

102

b90

b80

148

345

844

738

434

407

612

633

1,500

1,310

1,040

780

654

844

1,110

738

612

675

Apr.

822

633

509

443

407

380

542

1,370>

645

490

434

380

509

591

509

434

371

328

294

269

238

216

209

202

188

182

175

158

146

140

Maximum

238

77

1,110

2,260

549

1,500

1,500

1,370

320

570

1,560

25

1,560

-

May

140

162

154

142

149

148

311

320

261

223

202

188

182

168

182

182

162

145

129

119

113

110

100

89

82

71

72

67

64

60

58

Minimum

8

20

25

8

35

30

80

140

58

1 o

J.O

26

11

6

6

June

54

52

50

49

47

46

45

42

39

37

34

30

27

26

26

27

25

22

20

18

26

83

84

86

62

65

d570

245

141

101

Mean

30 8

31 . 8

182

245

115

264

527

407

147

161*

29.7

10.6

165

July

106

66

54

46

42

42

40

34

28

33

58

46

33

26

64

ioo

55

40

31

27

43

52

54

54

103

1,560

1,250

345

230

168

119

Aug.

88

72

60

56

54

48

44

41

37

34

32

30

28

27

24

22

21

20

19

18

17

16

15

14

14

12

12

12

11

12

Per square 

Bile

0.101

.104

.595

.801

 376

. 863

1.72

1.33

.480

. 526

.097

.035

.539

11

Sept.

11

10

10

10

9

10

11

11

11

10

9

9

8

8

7

7

6

6

6

6

14

25

22

18

14

12

11

10

9

9

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.12

.12

.68

10.85

.43

.93

1.99

1.49

.55

.26

 &1

.11

.04

7.33

-ft.).- Feb. 18 (1 p.m.) 1,770 sec. -ft.; Feb. 29 (3 a.m.) 1,890

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Waynesville.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by loe.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Waynesville.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 429

Sugar Creek near Armington, 111.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 40 0 16', long. 89°20', in SW£ sec. 16 T. 21 N. , F. 2 

w . , at bridge on section line road between sees. 16 and 21, 1^ miles downstrean from 

mouth of West Pork, 5 miles southwest of Armington, and 6 miles west of Atlanta. 

Datum of gage is 566.53 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers berich mark).

Drainage area.- 307 square miles.

Records available.- January to September 1948.

Extremes . - Maximum discharge during period, 3,270 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage height, 10.50 

 feet1 ); minimum observed, 5.6 second-feet Sept. 17 (gage height, 0.65 foot).

Remarks . - Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are poor. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, Jan. 15 to Sept. 30, 1948, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0.65 5.6 1.2 32 3.0 340 

.7 6.7 1.4 50 5.0 850 

.8 9.6 1.6 72 7.0 1,450 

.9 13 1.8 102 9.2 2,340 

1.0 18 2.0 140

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

*bl!5

a90 

a70 

a60 

aSO 

a45

a45 

a45 

a45 

b40 

b40

b38 

a36 

b36 

b40 

b45 

b45

Feb.

b45 

b45 

b45 

b45 

b45

b45 

b40 

b40 

b40 

b40

b40 

b45 

b50 

b55 

b60

67 

1,760 

1,980 

435 

230

200 

170 

170 

80 

73

75 

250 

2,340 

635

u/s-tk Seoond- 

*°nln foot-days

Octo 

NOVA 

Deoe

Cs

Janu 

Febr 

Bare 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber

mber .........................

lendar y

ary 15-3 

uarv

ear 

1

j. ".... ::::::::::::::::::::: i... .........................

Mber ........................

885 

9,145 

14,640 

13,550 

4,383 

2,176 

7,678 

855.8 

260.9

ter year ............

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 sec. -ft.).- Fel

sec. -ft.; Mar. 16 (4:30 p.m.) 1,520 sec. -ft.

liar.

435 

320 

320 

220 

150

200 

360 

»200 

150 

140

b90 

b90 

b90 

180 

410

1,330 

635 

435 

410 

410

"435 

1,620 

880 

»685 

560

485 

850 

820 

610 

485 

635

Apr.

735 

660 

435 

385 

360

435 

1,660 

1,840 

790 

635

485 

410 

560 

510 

435

385 

320 

300 

280 

250

220 

200 

200 

190 

180

170 

160 

120 

120 

120

-MaxiM*

115 

2,340 

1,620 

1,840 

460 

535 

1,900 

96 

24

.

May

130 

140 

160 

140 

150

160 

460 

320 

260 

220

190 

180 

170

180 

150 

118 

100 

97

97 

82 

76 

68 

64

65 

64 

61 

60 

52 

49

Ilininun

36 

40 

90 

120 

49 

15 

40 

9.9 

5.8

.

June

45 

45 

45 

40 

39

42 

32 

32 

29 

24

24 

22 

22 

21 

31

28 

21 

19 

16 

15

26 

140 

82 

170 

89

66 

535 

210 

116 

150

Mean

52.1 

315 

472 

452 

141 

72.5 

248 

27.6 

8.70

.

July

120 

67 

52 

40 

50

190 

67 

54 

41 

320

385 

190 

SB 

70 

210

170 

79 

65 

45 

42

210 

320 

280 

120 

78

1,900 

1,520 

385 240' 

160 

120

Aug.

96 

75 

64 

60 

52

43 

41 

38 

34 

31

30 

28 

25 

22 

24

17 

16 

15 

15 

12

13 

10 

11 

11 

11

9.9 

11 

10 

9.9 

11 

10

Per square 

mile

0.170 

1.03 

1.54 

1.47 

.459 

.236 

.808 

.090 

.028

.

Sept.

9.6 

8.7 

7.9 

9.0 

9.0

9.6 

11 

9.3 

12 

9.3

8.7 

7.6 

7.3 

6.5 

7.0

6.5 

5.8 

6.2 

6.2 

6.7

24 

10 

11 

9.6 

7.9

7.6 

7.3 

6.2 

6.7 

6.7

R-noff in 

inches

0.11

1.11

1.77 

1.64 

.53 

.26 

.93 

.10 

.03

_

. 17 (8 p.m.) 2,590 sec. -ft. ; Feb. 28 (4 p.m.) 3,030 

Mar. 22 (12:30 p.m.) 1,760 sec. -ft.; Apr. 8 (4 a.m.)

3,270 sec.-ft.;juy 12:45 pm.) 2400 see.-ft 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Hartsburg. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
430

ILLINIOS RIVER BASIN 

Sugar Creek near Hartsburg, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°13'10", long. 89°24'35", In NE-VNE$ sec. 3, T. 20 

 NT, H. 3 W.. at bridge on State Highway 121, 100 feet upstream from Illinois Central

Railroad, 2$ miles southeast of Hartisburg, 4 miles northwest of Lincoln, and 7 miles

downstream from West Pork.

Drainage area.- 335 square miles.

Records available.- October 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,570 second-feet Apr. 8 (gag? height, 10.66 

reet); minimum, 6.0 second-feet Sept. 20 (gage height, 1.36 feet).

1944-48: Maximum discharge, 8-,500 second-feet Apr. 30, 1947 (gag3 height, 14.44 

feet), from rating curve extended above 4,000 second-feet by logarifTmic plotting; 

minimum, 5 second-feet Sept. 11, 1945; minimum gage height, that 'of Sept. 20, 1948.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which ar3 poor.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 3 to Sept. 30)

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

6.0

12

16

31

87

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

170

257

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

9.0 

9.7

359

596

857

1,750

2,000

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3-

4

5

6-

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

28

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

15

14

13

12

12

18

11

12

12

13

15

15

1514-

- 1?

16

14

86

86

36

22

16

14

14

15

18

70

131

86

48

36

Kov.

30

87

24

22

22

22

22

20

23

21

44

63

42

38

30

39

35

30

29

28

26

86

86

28

86

26

26

26

28

29

-

Dec.

27

21

25

43

227

231

451

1,060

558

338

266

828

190

168

b!40

 bllO

bllO

bllO

107

99

98

86

86

79

78

b70

b70

b70

b70

bSO

62

Month

Jan.

97

886

204

146

182

118

104

104

184

197

150

144

131

107

b!30

bllO

b80

b65

bSS

bSO

bSO

bSO

b50

b45

b45

b40

b40

»b40

b45

b45

b45

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

May

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b45

b45

bSO

bSO

bSO

b45

b45

b45

b45

b45

b45

bSO

b55

b65

bSO

178

1,060

1,660

521

828

176

136

152

102

B3

87

296

1,540

1,800

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

788

878

5,326

82,788

3,07!

8,163

13,682

18,604

4,598

2,188

7,158

9112

359. C

59, 7 23. C

Mar.

359

306

348

848

178

194

896

234

 170

143

99

blOO

blOO

150

359

1,000

803

485

381

392

398

1,210

940

698

414

473

724

857

608

497

58*

Apr.

672

521

414

370

338

317

965

8,010

857

558

473

403

509

485

425

381

328

286

266

248

818

208

199

192

182

173

178

154

144

148

Maximum

131

63

1,060

4,040

886

1,660

1,810

8,010

TCQ ooa

449

1,600

107

3 63

3 2,010

May

143

155

158

146

162

155

359

348

257

222

800

180

173

161

166

188

158

137

122

116

114

110

97

88

81

79

77

73

67

59

53

Minimum

11

80

21

11

40

45

QQa a

148

53

18

36

11

6.6

6.6

June

48

48

46

45

44

48

40

38

34

30

28

25

25

23

30

36

25

80

20

18

23

108

100

148

182

90

449

225

130

128

-

July

152

88

58

48

48

173

95

63

48

180

286

287

92

68

118

198

88

69

44

36

111

328

266

149

280

1,600

1,360

485

248

146

138

Aug.

107

86

70

68

58

47

43

39

35

30

88

27

23

82

20

819

818

a!7

al7

al4

al4

al2

a!2

a!2

al2

all

a!8

all

all

a!8

all

Mean *»ff»

25.4 0.076

29.1 .089

172 .513

827 .678

99.1 .296

281 .840

441 1.38'

480 1.85

148 .448

72.9 . 218

831 .690

29*4 .088

12.0 .036

163 .'487

Sept.

all

all

a9

alO

aio

all

al8

all

a!3

all

a9

as

as

7 5

7 2

7 8

6 6

6 9

B 6

6 6

63

39

14

10

9

8.1

7.8

7.8

7.8

9.9

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.09

.10

.59

9.18

.34

.91

1.52

1.40

.SI

.24

.79

.10

.04

6.63

Peak discharge (base. 1.300 aec.-fli.).- Dec. 8 (7:50 a.m.) 1,550 seo.-ft.; Feb. 18 (4s30 a.m.) 

2,180 sec.-ft.; Feb. 29 (1 a.m.] 2.230 sec.-ft.; Mar. 16 (7:30 p.m.) 1,360 SOT.-ft.; Mar. 82 (5 p.m.) 

1,540 sec.-ft. s Apr. 8 (10:30 a.m.) 8,570 sec.-ft. ; July 27 (12:30 a.m.) 1,780 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Armington.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

La Moine River at Colmar, III.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°19'45", long. 90"53'55", in SEjSWi sfec. 18, T. 

is., H. 4 W., at bridge on State Highway 61, a quarter of a mile downstream from 

Chicago,_ Burlington & Quiney Railroad bridge, 1 mile southwest of Colmar, and It miles 

upstream from Troublesome Creek. Datum of gage is 491.53 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

urainage area.- 655 square miles.

Records available.- October 1944 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 20,300 second-feet July 27 (gage height, 23.75 

reet); minimum, 7.0 second-feet Oct. 23 (gage height, 1.84 feet).

1944-48: Maximum discharge, that of July 27; minimum, 1.8 second-feet Sept. 6-9, 

1945 (gage height, 1.47 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-13, Oct. 18 to Dec. 2)

Oct. 1 to July 7 July 8 to Sept. 30

1.8

1.9

2.0 

Z.I 

2.3 

2.5 

2.8 

3.0

3.5

4.0

5.0

8.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

104

155

280

720

1,380

1,840

2,430

3,330

18.5

19.0

19.5

20.0

21.5

21.9

3,710

4,230

4,980

5,980

10,200

12,100

2.65

2.7

3.0

3.3

3.7

4.0

4.5

107

164

5.0

7.0

11.0

13.0

16.0

17.0

230

525

1,180

1,600

2,430

2,830

18.5

19.0

19.5

20.0

21.0

22.0

23.4

3,710

4,230

4,980

5,980

8,500

12,200

18,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

"ll

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

16

15

15

16

15

15

14

14

13

12

10

9.9

9.6

9.0

8.8

8.5

8.5

8.2

8.0

7.8

7.2

7.2

7.0

7.2

8.2

9.3

13

19

24

22

28

Nov.

34

42

50

34

22

18

16

17

17

23

73

139

96

53

48

7,7

88

65

43

34

30

28

29

34

38

34

32

28

24

20

-

Dec.

23

24

27

159

555

525

525

864

450

214

201

166

119

121

113

*107

103

93

89

83

65

68

65

56

56

56

54

53

50

54

55

Jan.

85

129

155

155

113

84

73

89

364

600

343

195

b!20

b85

b85

b65

bSO

b40

b4o

b35

b35

b35

b35

b30

b30

Tn>30

b25

b25

b25

b25

Jj25

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ........"....................

toril ............................

June .......... *... '...............

July .............................

August

Septsaber ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b25

b30

b30

b30

b30

b30

b30

b30

b30

b30

b35

b35

b40

b45

b45

204

705

992

992

585

301

246

208

286

525

420

1,650

4.OOO

4,500

_

-

Secondfoot-days

385.4

1,286

5,193

222,881.4

3,225

16,109

61,953

8 ,746

7 ,488

2,308

74,231

2^664

187,238.'

Mar.

2,660

600

308

220

183

364

364

495

308

208

144

b!20

bllO

364

1,910

4,110

6,450

3,000

5,910

12,100

 9,800

3,890

2,070

1,120

816

752

752

705

585

510

525

Apr.

540

435

364

322

301

287

1,660

615

378

294

280

273

273

266

234

214

195

172

160

155

144

134

144

150

134

129

144

144

111

94

Maximum

28

139

864

10,600

600

4,500

12,100

1,660

995

420

18,500

402

974

t 18,500

May

93

139

189

155

122

605

995

364

227

450

465

768

480

322

280

266

253

172

144

129

115

107

99

88

78

72

69

67

63

58

54

MiniBUB

7.0

16

23

5.7

25

25

110

94

54

24

30

34

13

7.0

June

48

48

43

42

41

39

39

36

35

32

30

28

27

26

29

32

43

37

30

24

30

44

364

420

266

95

85

166

73

56

Mean

12.4

42.9

168

611

104

555

1 ,998

292

242

2 ^395

118

88.8

512

July

51

42

34

30

1,800

3,460

6,700

4,420

1,160

432

845

357

272

909

1,690

653

293

203

150

121

314

1,020

1,000

653

991

7,950

18,500

14,000

4,340

1,300

541

Aug.

402

321

265

230

216

184

152

139

128

115

105

95

87

79

72

67

61

57

54

50

47

43

40

38

36

34

41

65

42

169

216

Per square 

mile

0.019

.065

.256

.933

.159

.847

3.05

.446

.369

.117

3.66

* 180

.136

.781

Sept.

69

42

35

31

28

28

26

77

84

99

57

36

26

22

19

17

15

14

13

16

974

621

109

58

38

28

24

20

20

18

-

Rumff in 

irnhes

0.02

.07

.29

12.63

.18

.91

3.52

.50

.43

.13

4.21

.21

.15

10.62

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 see.-ft.).- Nar. 17 (12 m.) 6,700 sec.-ft.5 Nar. 21 (1:30 a.m.) 13,300 

sec.-ft.; July 7 (5:30 p.m.) 7,700 sec.-ft.; July 27 (3 p.m.) 20,300 sec.-ft. 

,* Winter discharge measurement made on this,day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
438

ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

La Moine River at Ripley, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°01'31", long. 90°37'55", in NE-i- sec. 33, T. IN.,

 R 2 to at highway bridge a quarter of a mile east of Ripley and 2 miles upstream from

Town Branch. Datum of gage is 431.1 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.- 1,310 square miles. 

Records available.- March 19S1 to September -1948. 

Average discharge.- 87 years, 790 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 15,900 second-feet Mar. 83 (gfge height, 25.60

 reet); minimum, 16 second-feet Oct. 22-24.

1921-48: Maximum discharge, 17,100 second-feet Apr. 25, 1944, Jure 8, 1947; maximum

gage height, 86.03 feet Apr. 25, 1944; minimum discharge, 6.4 second-feet Sept. 23,

1940. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of backwater, which are fair, and those

 for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).- W 975: 1936.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of loe effect,

backwater from Illinois River, and periods affected by 

changing stage (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 15-30, Sept. 3-8, 11-21, 2?-30)

4.3

4.4 

4.7 

5.0 

5.3

72

100

5.7 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0

148

189

269

372

622

9.0

11.0

18.0

19.0

20.0

920

1,610

4,410

4,930

5,670

21.0 6,620

23.0 9,540

24.0 11,400

25.3 15,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

36

34

31

31

30

29

29

27

26

25

24

22

22

21

20

19

19

18

18

18

17

16

16

18

34

23

26

24

22

24

45

Nov.

66

56

58

75

77

61

68

43

33

34

97

80

153

147

139

103

86

 113

106

86

69

61

56

55

54

57

60

58

54

45

-

Month

Dec.

39

42

48

146

288

608

890

1,050

1,120

568

278

218

196

145

144

117

115

138

127

115

108

102

102

82

87

90

87

78

76

85

83

Jan.

326

350

218

226

203

172

143

133

242

466

582

406

210

145

b!20

bllO

blOO

b95

b85

b75

b65

b60

b55

b50

b50

*b50

b45

b45

b45

b45

b40

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July . .

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b45

b45

b45

b45

b45

b40

b40

b45

b45

b45

b50

b50

b50

b55

b60

224

890

1,260

1,850

1,540

920

504

318

308

1,300

1,650

k2,320

4,090

3,890

_

-

Seoondfoot-daya

764

2,250

7,372

408,459

4,957

21,769

108,077

23,331

18,908

3,768

95,282

15,485

5,168

307,131

Mar.

4,010

4,330

k3,230

800

454

555

1,400

1,330

710

406

308

b230

b230

384

1,050

3,650

3,730

3,850

k5,390

8,6OO

10,000

14,400

15,000

10,100

k4,980

01,970

el, 690

el, 510

cl,280

cl,110

cl,390

Apr.

cl,210

el, 030

0874

e738

e619

C570

Ic4,380

3,890

cl,820

C825

0636

0578

C593

0512

0454

0402

C373

C329

C305

C294

318

308

318

308

298

288

298

269

260

234

-

Maximum

45

153

1,120

16,200

582

4,090

15,000

4,380

2,690

395

14,100

7,240

980

15,000

May

218

278

329

372

329

433

2,690

2,530

950

582

1,190

1,160

1,930

1,120

680

582

504

529

318

269

242

218

210

196

182

164

153

147

140

134

129

Minimum

16

33

39

16

40

40

230

234

129

71

85

88

50

16

June

116

109

103

101

97

94

91

88

86

83

80

76

73

75

72

71

73

76

80

74

98

85

78

344

395

329

203

138

218

162

-

Mean

24.6

75

238

1,119

160

751

3,486

778

610

126

3,074

500

172

839

Jvly

104

99

85

93

921

2,690

3.010

3.170

3.370

3.650

1,460

1,190

608

1,440

k3,000

4,450

k2,310

595

361

278

288

k2,260

3,050

1,850

k2,120

5,060

5,130

5,750

k9,890

14,100

12,900

Aug.

k7,240

kl,750

650

516

442

406

361

318

288

269

251

234

299

234

158

149

138

130

122

116

111

107

100

95

90

88

92

154

109

118

Pe- square 

mile

0.019

.057

.182

.854

.122

.573

2.66

.594

.466

.096

2.35

.382

.131

.640

350

Sept.

288

196

109

90

83

79

76

77

390

278

160

131

98

80

70

64

59

56

52

50

52

942

980

260

118

87

72

62

57

52

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.02

.06

.21

11.60

.14

.62

3.07

.66

.54

.11

2.70

.44

.15

8.72

Peak discharge (base, 5.700 see.-ft.).- Mar. 23 (8:3O a.m.) 15,900 sec.-ft.; July 30 (6:30 p.m.) 

15,000 sec.-ftT

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

c Backwater from Illinois River.

k Discharge computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor.
III.INPIS RIVER BASIN 433

Macoupin Creek near Kane, 111.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 39°14iOO", long. 90 0 23'45", in SE£ sec. 11, T. 9 N., R. 

12 w., at bridge on U. S. Highway 67, 3j miles northwest of Kane. Datum of gag'3 is 

426.77 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 875 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to November 1933, May 1940 to September 1948. Ma-ch 1921 

to sepcemoer isa8 at Chicago & Alton Railway bridge 2 miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 20 years (1921-33, 1940-48), 646 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,200 second-feet Mar. 23 (gage height, 20.60 

reetj; minimum observed, 6.6 second-feet Oct. 17-21.

1921-33, 1940-48: Maximum discharge, 40,000 second-feet May 18, 1943 (gage height, 

28.5 .feet); minimum observed, 1 second-foot Sept. 29, Oct. 3, 5, 15, 1922.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are poor. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

14

10

9.4

9.4

7.8

7.8 "7.8

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

6.8

6.8

7.1

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.8

6.8

6.6

7.1

7.4

50

50

28

13

16

Nov.

97

28

20

20

19

die

d!4

d!2

dll

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

6.8

8.8

8.8

8.6

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.6

-

Month

Dec.

8.6

8.6

8.6

109

78

44

32

39

33

33

26

20

21

18

14

14

13

12

11

11

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

29

Jan.

645

884

453

245

134

115

91

67

61

49

48

*36

34

32

b28

b26

b22

b20

b!9 bie

b!8

b!7

bl5

b!3

b!2

bll

blO

b9

b9

b9

b9

October

Noveaber ..........................

Deoeaber .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

 arch............................

ffy

June.. . ..........................

July .............................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b9

b9

b9

blO

blO

b9

b6

b6

*b7

be

b8

b9

blO

b20

b36

247

1,350

2,140

1,680

777

414

262

189

126

119

112

232

940

777

.

-

Seoondfoot-daya

359.1'

442 »8

693 '. 8

190,112-.!

%,161

9^535

38,820

14,930

11,933

5,463

19,565

3,367

1,811

110,080.7

Mar.

398

545

562

362

247

247

352

307

247

203

b!60

b!30

b!50

140

396

526

430

337

799

1,130

1,660

3,400

4,830

4,830

3,750

2,760

2,450

1,960

1,450

988

2,870

Mazii

Apr.

2,590

1,420

755

580

580

635

596

478

396

352

337

352

799

822

616

414

352

307

292

262

247

232

217

217

205

203

203

175

154

140

-

KM

50

97

109

9,140

884

2,140

4,830

2,590

1,910

654

3,170

635

654

4,830

May

189

322

337

262

292

322

277

262

262

217

262

494

367

337

562

1,910

1,910

964

446

322

277

232

217

175

1S4

140

119

92

77

68

66

Minima

6.6

8.6

8.6

6.6

9

7

130

140

Oft DO

26

34

18

13

6.6

June'

52

52

52

38

40

635

292

105

4048'

41

36

35

32

98

79

45

37

30

26

598

430

292

175

175

175

580

654

382

189

Mean

U et O

U Q O

22.4

521

102

329

1,252

496

385

162

631

109

60.4

301

July

153

80

67

66

154

580

189

105

56

74

217

34

526

868

616

692

494

168

169

545

352

822

1,650

598

307

3,020

3,170

2,140

822

367

262

Aug.

203

154

140

126

105

78

67

57

49

44

39

38

277

189

112

51

54

217

635

307

119

63

46

34

28

26

26

22

20

19

18

Per square 

mile

0.013

.017

.026

.595

.116

.376

1.43

..569

.440

.208

.721

.125

.069

.344

Sept.

17

16

15

15

14

15

16

654

478

175

76

39

27

24

22

17

15

14

14

13

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

-

Rrnoff In 

inches

0.02

.02

. .03

8:07

.13

.41

1.65

.63

.51

.23

.63

.14

.08

4.68

Peak discharge (base, 3.500 sec. -ft.) .- Mar. 23 (3:30 p.m.) 5.200 sec .-ft.

charge measurement; made'on thla day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful-gage-height record] discharge-computed on basis of weather records and records for; 

Shoal Creek near Breese.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 

434

Holden Lake near Elkhorn, Wis.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°44'40", long. 88°37'15", in sec. 5, T. 3 N., R. 16 E., 

attached to post near shore line adjacent to property of Mrs. W. T. Sherman, 65 miles 

northwest of Elkhorn.

Drainage area.- 1 square mile. Area of Holden Lake, 350 acres. 

Records available.- May 1937 to September 1948 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 10.12 feet May 13, 18, 21; minimum 'ob- 

 served, 8.21 feet Oct. 7, 10, 17, 21, 24.

1937-48: Maximum gage height observed, 12.45 feet Mar. 25, 1939; minimum observed, 

7.10 feet Sept. 17, 20, 24, 27, 1946.

Remarks.- Lake has no surface outlet.

ge height, In feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

.

_

-

-

-

.

8.21

-

-

8.21

.

-

-

8.31

-

.

8.21

-

-

8.21

~

-

8.21

-

-

-

8.51

-

-

8.51

Nov.

_

_

_

8.61

-

.

8.61

-

-

-

8,71

-

-

8.71

-

_

-

8.71

~

8.71

~

-

-

8.71

.

-

8.71

-

-

-

Dec.

.

8.81

-

-

8.81

.

-

-

8.81

-

.

8.81

-

-

-

8.61

-

-

8.61

-

.

_

8.41

-

-

8.41

_

-

-

8.41

-

Jan.

8.31

_

_

-

-

8.31

-

-

8.46

-

.

-

8.51

_

-

8.51

-

-

_

-

.

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

Feb.

_

..

9.09

-

-

9.09

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

8.91

-

_

8.91

.

..

-

9.01

-

8.57

9.01

-

-

-

-

liar.

9.21

_

_

-

-

.

-

9.21

-

-

_

-

-

-

9.31

.

9.51

-

~

-

.

..

9.61

-

-

.

-

-

 9.81

-

-

Apr.

9.P5

Hay

9.82

_

-

-

-

.

9.82

-

-

10.02

.

-

10.12

-

-

.

-

10.12

_

-

10.12

_

-

10.02

-

.

-

10.02

-

-

9.82

June

.

_

9.82

-

-

_

9.72

-

-

-

9.72

-

-

-

-

9.62

-

-

-

-

9.62

-

-

-

9.62

.

9.52

-

-

9.82

-

July

_

_

_

-

9.82

.

-

-

-

9.72

-

-

-

9.S2

-

_

-

-

9.52

_

_

-

-

-

9.52

-

-

-

-

-

Aug.

.

_

-

9.32

-

_

-

-

-

9.22

-

-

-

-

-

_

9.12

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

9.02

-

-

-

-

-

Sept.

_

_

8,92

-

-

.

-

8.82

*

-

.

-

-

-

8,72

.

-

-

»

-

.

_

 8.82

-

-

.

-

-

-

8.72

-
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 435

Channel Lake near Antioch, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°28'20", long. 88°08'50", In NWfriEi sec. 14, T. 46 

H. , R. 9 E., at bridge on State Highway '173, at dredged channel outlet of Channel Lake, 

three-quarters of a mile southwest of natural outlet and 3 miles west of Antioch. Datum 

of gage ia 735.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 5.23 feet Mar. 24; minimum, 0.54 foot Jai. 1. 

 1939-48: Maximum gage height, that of Mar. 24, 1948; minimum, 0.49 foot Jan. 6,7, 

1945.

Remarks . - Stage of lake controlled to some extent by stage of Lake Marie, to which it Is 

connected by a dredged channel.

Cooperation.- Vater-stage recorder inspected by employee of State of Illinois, Department 

or FUDIIC Works and Buildings, Division of Waterways.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

1.67

1.67

1.70

1.69

1.70

1.73

1.65

1.53

1.57

1.56

1.55

1.55

1.49

1.50

1.47

1.46

1.46

1.47

1.51

1.55

1.55

1.57

1.44

1.48

1.49

1.52

1.60

1.64

1.70

1.74

1.78

Mov.

1.78

1.77

1.75

1.75

1.75

1.70

1.91

1.83

1.71

1.62

1.62

1.64

1.53

1.44

1.43

1.44

1.45

1.48

1.49

1.50

1.53

1.55

1.56

1.53

1.52

1.47

1.40

1.32

1.29

1.27

-

DM.

1.24

1.21

1.19

1.22

1.30

1.34

1.42

1.50

1.51

1.50

1.51

1.48

1.44

1.44

1.38

1.29

1.22

1.12

1.05

.97

.87

.79

.70

.64

.60

.58

.59

.58

.59

.59

.60

Jan.

0.57

.70

.75

.77

.79

.81

.82

.84

.83

.88

.92

.93

.93

.92

.92

.91

.90

.87

.86

.83

.81

.78

.76

.73

.71

.70

.68

.68

.66

.64

.64

F»b.

0.64

.64

.64

.64

.64

.65

.65

.65

.65

.66

.66

.67

.68

.69

.69

.70

.71

.81

1.08

1.31

1.51

1.62

1.66

1.67

1.65

1.64

1.69

2.04

2.36

.

-

liar.

2.72

3.01

3.15

3.15

3.10

3.03

2.99

2.91

2.83

2.74

2.66

2.57

2.46

2.36

2.39

2.56

2.85

3.18

3.69

4.13

4.65

5.00

5.18

5.18

5.14

5.02

4.71

4.65

4.53

4.27

4.10

Apr.

3.95

3.79

3.63

3.54

3.31

3.06

2.96

2.85

2.62

2.61

2.51

2.29

2.18

2.14

2.18

2.08

2.05

2.11

2.14

2.00

1.89

1.90

1.93

2.02

2.07

2.09

2.07

2.04

2.11

2.12

-

Hay

2.10

2.07

2.08

2.08

2.13

2.00

2.02

2.10

2.07

2.35

2.80

3.16

3.40

3.52

3.62

3.65

3.57

3.48

3.40

3.35

3.16

3.03

2.78

S.BO

2.43

2.25

2.10

1.91

1.78

1.82

1.81

June

1.79

1.77

1.75

1.75

1.65

1.68

1.70

1.68

1.71

1.73

1.71

1.72

1.75

1.77

1.68

1.69

1.72

1.70

1.68

1.73

1.78

1.85

1.95

1.92

1.89

1.87

1.88

1.92

1.97

1.95

July

1.93

1.97

1.91

1.90

1.87

1.81

1.75

1.74

1.72

1.70

1.70

1.68

1.65

1.60

1.61

1.63

1.65

1.64

1.65

1.66

1.69

1.71

1.68

1.71

1.78

1.74

1.75

1.71

1.71

1.76

1.69

Aug.

1.66

1.63

1.61

1.55

1.55

1.58

1.59

1.60

1.60

1.65

1.65

1.65

1.64

1.64

1.65

1.66

1.71

1.71

1.71

1.73

1.75

1.73

1.76

1.78

1.76

1.73

1.71

1.75-

1.71

1.67

1.65

Sept.

1.69

1.67

1.65

1.65

1.65

1.66

1.65

1.65

1.68

1.68

1.70

1.71

1.67

1.64

1.69

1.68

1.72

1.75

1.73

1.76

1.74

1.74

1.72

1.69

1.65

1.62

1.59

1.55

1.54

1.57

-
436 ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

Pox Lake near Lake Villa, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°25'10", long. 880 07'35", In SEjSEj- sec. 36, T. 

3b w., R. 9 E., on east shore of Columbia Bay of Pox Lake, 2f miles west of Lake Villa. 

Datum of gage Is 735.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height duclng year, 5.07 feet Mar. 24; minimum, 0.50 foot Dec. 26. 

 1939-48: Maximum gage height, that of Mar. 24, 1948; minimum, 0.44 foot Dec. 24, 

1945.

Remarks.- Stage of lake controlled to an undetermined extent by dam on Pox River near

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder Inspected by employee of State of Illinois, Department 

or fuoiic Works and Buildings, Division of Waterways.

Qage height, in feet, water year October 1947 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,68

1.67

1.68

1.68

1.68

1.68

1.66

1.60

1.57

1.55

1.52

1.52

1.48

1.47

1.46

1.45

1.45

1.48

1.52

1.53

1.54

1.54

1.48

1.48

1.50

1.53

1.61

1.66

1.74

1.76

1.78

Nor.

1.80

1.79

1.76

1.74

1.76

1.69

1.79

1.77

1.71

1.65

1.66

1.66

1.51

1.39

1.38

1.44

1.45

1.45

1.46

1.46

1.45

1.53

1.49

1.53

1.51

1.43

1.36

1.29

1.27

1.25

Deo.

1.21

1.18

1.16

1.18

1.25

1.28

1.35

1.43

1.46

1.45

1.45

1.42

1.37

1.33

1.30

1.23

1.13

1.07

.99

.90

.81

.73

.66

.59

.54

.54

.54

.54

.56

.57

.58

Jan.

0.62

.70

.69

.73

.76

.77

.77

.80

.82

.83

.85

.87

.88

.88

.88

.87

.85

.83

.81

.78

.77

.75

.72

.70

.69

.67

.65

.63

.62

.62

.60

Feb.

0.60

.59

.58

.58

.59

.59

.60

.60

.60-

.60

.61

.62

.63

.64

.65

.65

.67

.79

1.05

1.31

1.49

1.58

1.62

1.62

1.62

1.61

1.67

2.00

2.36

-

tor.

2.65

2.84

2.99

2.97

2.96

2.88

2.83

a2.7S

a2.65

2.60

a2.50

a2.40

a2.35

a2.30

a2.30

a2.45

a2.70

83.05

83.55

34.00

34.35

34.70

34.95

4.95

4.90

4.85

4.73

4.51

4.36

4.11

3.98

Apr.

3.85

3.69

3.49

3.32

3.16

2.97

2.81

2.81

2.54

2.35

2.34

2.24

2.14

2.08

2.04

2.03

1.95

1.93

1.93

1.95

1.84

1.81

1.82

1.89

1.93

1.97

2.05

2.07

2.06

2.06

-

May

2.04

2.04

2.03

2.02

2.01

2.01

2.06

2.04

2.03

2.31

2.75

3.10

3.31

3.41

3.46

3.53

3.48

3.40

3.31

3.21

3.06

2.91

2.69

2.49

2.31

2.15

1.98

1.83

1.77

1.76

1.75

Ju&6

1.73

1.70

1.69

1.68

1.64

1.63

1.68

1.66

1.66

1.67

1.66

1.67

1.70

1.69

1.68

1.65

1.66

1.64

1.67

1.65

1.70

1.75

1.81

1.85

1.81

1.80

1.80

1.84

1.91

1.91

-

July

1.85

1.87

1.82

1.80

1.78

1.74

1.69

1.66

1.64

1.64

1.62

1.62

1.61

1.56

1.54

1.58

1.59

1.58

1.58

1.59

1.61

1.64

1.65

1.65

1.64

1.65

1.67

1.62

1.63

1.70

1.64

Aug.

1.62

1.59

1.57

1.54

1.53

1.52

1.53

1.54

1.53

1.55

1.58

1.61

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.63

1.66

1.68

1.66

1.67

1.65

1.66

1.66

1.68

1.68

1.66

1.66

1.67

1.68

1.65

1.61

S«pt.

1.63

1.63

1.63

1.62

1.61

1.61

1.63

1.66

1.68

1.66

1.65

1.65

1.64

1.62

1.63

1.64

1.66

1.69

1.70

1.74

1.74

1.73

1.71

1.68

1.64

1.59

1.58

1.55

1.53

l.SS

-

a No gage-height record; gage height computed on basis of records for Channel Lake near Antioch.
ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN 437

Nippersink Lake at Fox Lake, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°24'10", long. 88°10'55", in SE^SE^ sec. 4, T. 45 

B. .R.| 9 E., 100 yards upstreami from Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad b-idge in 

village of Fox Lake. Datum of gage is 735.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 5.16 feet Mar. 24; minimum, 0.56 foo*; Dec. 25.

T539-48: Maximum gage height, that of Mar. 24, 1948; minimum, 0.49 foot D>sc. 24, 

1945.

Remarks.- Stage controlled to an undetermined extent by dam on Fox River near Mcfienry.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of State of Illinois, Di^oartment 

or fuDiic Works and Buildings, Division of Waterways.

Gage height. In feet, vater year October 1947 to September 1948

Da»

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

28

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

1.69

1.69

1.68

1.68

1.67

1.67

1.70

1.71

1.64

1.60

1.58

1.55

1.53

1.50

1.51

1.51

1.51

1.52

1.56

1.55

1.56

1.56

1.61

1.55

1.54

1.55

1.61

1.70

1.76

1.80

1.83

Nor.

1.85

1.83

1.79

1.75

1.72

1.71

1.60

1.63

1.64

1.68

1.67

1.58

1.51

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.47

1.49

1.50

1.51

1.49

1.50

1.50

1.53

1.51

1.46

1.40

1.33

1.30

1.28

-

Dec.

1.25

1.21

1.18

1.22

1.27

1.31

1.37

1.45

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.46

1.41

1.38

1.34

1.27

1.17

1.11

1.04

.94

.85

.78

.70

.64

.58

.60

.60

.60

.61

.62

.63

Jan.

0.721

.73

.74

.77

.79

.81

.83

.85

.87

.89

.91

.92

.94

.93

.93

.93

.92

.89

.87

.85

.82

.80

.78

.75

.73

.72

.70

.68

.67

.66

.65

Fab.

0.65

.64

.63

.65

.65

.65

.66

.67

.67

.67

.67

.68

.68

.69

.70

.70

.73

.85

1.12

1.45

1.54

1.63

1.67

1.67

1.65

1.65

1.72

2.05

2.43

_

-

Mar.

2.69

2.93

a3.05

a3.10

a3.05

83.00

a2.95

a2.85

a2.8o

2.67

a2.60

a2.50

a2.40

a2.35

a2.40

a2.55

aZ.SS

at. 20

a3.70

a4.15

a4.65

aS. 00

a5.10

5.12

5i02

4.90

4.87

4.55

4.36

4.21

4.05

Apr.

3.88

3.74

3.57

3.34

3.25

3.07

2.86

£.68

2.61

2.38

2.34

8.33

2.27

2.17

2.05

2.08

2.O4

1.97

1.92

1.96

1.95

1.90

1.92

1.93

1.98

2.04

2.11

2.17

2.15

2.13

-

May

2.13

2.15

2.13

2.11

2.06

2.16

2.14

2.13

2.16

2.50

2.86

3.21

3.40

3.49

3.53

3.54

3.55

3.51

3.39

3.23

3.17

2.96

2.82

2.59

2.39

2.22

2.06

1.94

1.90

1.86

1.84

June

1.82

1.79

1.77

1.73

1.78

1.74

1.73

1.75

1.75

1.75

1.77

1.77

1.77

1.78

1.80

1.76

1.75

1.77

1.78

1.76

1.80

1.82

1.85

1.90

1.92

1.90

1.89

1.91

1.98

1.97

-

July

1.95

1.90

1.89

1.86

1.84

1.85

1.80

1.77

1.73

1.72

1.71

1.70

1.72

1.69

1.65

1.64

1.64

1.65

1.65

1.66

1.68

1.70

1.73

1.70

1.68

1.70

1.69

1.70

1.73

1.65

1.67

Aug.

1.6-

1.64

1.64 1.6"

1.61

1.5->

1.59

1.51

1.61

1.5*

1.6? 1.6"

1.63

1.67

1.6?

1.67

1.71

1.7?

1.7?

1.7*

1.72

1.73

1.71

1.70

1.70

1.73

1.73

1.71

1.73

1.73

1.6f

Sept.

1.67

1.68

1.69

1.68

1.68

1.68

1.68

1.72

1.71

1.68

1.66

1.67

1.70

1.6S

1.63

1.87

1.66

1.69

1.75

1.82

1.83

1.82

1.79

1.75

1.71

1.68

1.65

1.S2

1.81

1.60

-

911166 O - 69 - 29
438 , CAHQKIA CREEK BASIN 

Indian Creek at Wanda, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 38 0 50'30n , long. 90°01 1 50", in 

KfcfiMiit sec. 31, T. 5 N., R, 8 W, t at bridge on State Highway 159, three-quarters of a 

mile northeast of Wanda, 2$ miles upstream from Cahokla Creek, and 5 miles west of 

Edwardsville. Datum of gage Is 431.52. feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 37.0 square miles.

Reeorde available.- April 1940 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,720 second-feet July 26 (gage height, 12.32 

feet); no flow on many days.

1940-48: Maximum discharge, 9,340 second-feet Aug. 15, 1946 (gage height, 18.41 

feet); no flow many days in 1940, 1941, 1944, 1948.

Remarks.- Records good Oct. 25 to Jan, 1, fair Jan. 2 to Sept. 30, and poor Oct. l-24~.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1*?48

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

Oct. .

aO.2

.1 . ; a .0

.09

.OB 

.08

.OB 

.07 

.07

.07 

.07 

.07 

.07 

.07

.06 

.06 

.06 

.08 

.08

i08 

.07 

.06 

.15 

.26

2.?

25 

4.1

.as

.39 

.96

NOT.

6.8 

2.3 

.67 

.34 

.23

.19 

.23 

.19 

.11 

.32

9.0 

2.1 

.96 

.61 

.38

.74 

.49 

.39 

.39 

.39

.39 

.39 

.39

.55 

.61

.49 

.44 .39' 

.34 

.26

Dec.

0.19 

.26 

.44

.61 

1.9

2.2 

1.3 

1.1 

.67 

.67

.67 

.67 

.55 

.49 

.49

.44

.39 

.39 

.39 

.39

.39 

.39 

.39 

.39 

.34

.34 

.30

.30 

.26 

-.30 

1.7

Jan.

233 

44

10.2 

8.6 

6.7

6.5 

5.5 

5.3 

4.6 

3.7

3.1 

3.2 

2.3

1.6 

1.5

1.4 

.72 

.44 

.72 

1.0

1.2

1.1 

.79 

.79. 

.72

.65 

.72 

.57 

.57 

.72 

.72

Month

Octo 

Move 

Decs

Ca

Jam) 

Pebr 

Karo

£l 

June 

July 

Augn 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

 her

mber .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

ary .......

r?::::::::::::::::::::.::::: i............................

 t ............................ e»ber ........ :\ ..............

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

0.72 

.72 

.79 

.86 

.88

.96 

.96 

.88 

.64 

.64

.64 

.72 

.83 

1.0 

2.1

281 

379 

72 

28 

6.1

3.7 

4.9 

4.2 

4.4

5.9

6.7 

24 

43

11.3

Seoondfoot-days

38.71 31.«* 

19.51

6,979.80,

352.63 

887.61 

2,196.6 

470.0 

519.4 

337.73 

2,684.9 

104.82 

27.53

7,869.05

Mar.

9.6 

63 

21 

11,6 

S.O

12.7 

17.4 

10.3 

7.7 

5.1

3 a 

5.3 

5.3 

10.6 

30

16.5 

9.1 

7.5 

17.4 

14.4

226 

2B1 

390 

75 

38

324

74 

35 

28 

61 

379

Apr.

'62 

33 

23 

19.8 

17.0

19.4 

23 

13.2 

10.2 

9.5

10.6 

19.6 

76 

21 

15.2

13.2 

9.1 

8.3 

7.7 

6.7

5.9

5.9 

5.9 

5.5' 

5.1

4.9 

4.6 

3.4 

3.1 

3.0

Maximum

25 

9.0 

2.2

620

233. 

379. 

390 

62 

167 

114 

1.050 

29 

9.2

1,050

May

20 

39 

8.8 

29 

17.5

9.6 

21 

8.6 

6.2 

5.3

28 

15.2 

10.9 

7.2 

187

.39 

15.2 

8.8 

6.7 

5.6

5.1 

5.6 

3.9 

3.4 

2.7

2.4 

2.3 

2.3

2.0 

1,6 

1.3

Minimum

O.O6 - 

.14 

.19

.06

.44

.64 

 3.1 

3.0 

1.3, 

.27 

1.3 

O 

0

0

June

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

. 6.5

5.6 

2.2

1.3 

1.0 

.79

.72 

.57 

.44 

.38 

.36

.44 

.44 

.44

.38

.27

1.8 

8.4 

1.6 

.86 

1.3

24

106 

114 

47 

6.7

Mean

1.18 

1.05 

.62

19.1

11.4 

30.6 

70:9 

15.7 

16.8 

11.3 

93.1 

3.38 

.91

21.5

Jul->

3.5 

2.5 

1.9 

2.8 

23

43

4.2 

2.0

421 ' 3

8.3 

2.9 

169 

' 70 

301 '

173 

27 

8.4 

301 

246

45

166 

3S 

13 

47

1,050 

43

IS. 4

is ;8

S.2

e.7

Aug.

5.1 

4.3

3.8 

6.1 

4.3

3.2 

2.9 

2.5 

2.1

1.8

1.7 

1.6 

7.2 

2.9 

1.7

1.3 

1.1 

8.9 

3.7 

1.3

.80 

.52 

.26 

.06 

0

0 

3.2 

29

2.1 

.86 

.48

Per square 

 lie

0.032

.026 

} .017

.516

.306 

.827 

1.92 

.424 

.454 

.305 

2.52 

.091 

3 .025

.581

Sept.

0.22- 

.14 

'.19 

.19 

.22

.95 

.59

7.0 

9.2 

1.9

.95 

.66 

.52

.37 

.37

.31 

.22 

.13 

O 

O

.31 

.72 

.48 

.31 

.28

.19 

.08

0 

.31

.72

Runoff in 

Inones

-0.04 

.03 

.08

7.02-

.35 

.89 

2.21 

.47 

.52 

.34 

2.90 

.11 

.03

7.91

Peak discharge (taae, 900 Bec.--ft._i_.- July 26 do a.m. 1,720 Bee. -ft .1 

Creek at CaseyVllle.
CAHOKIA CREEK. BASIN 

Canteen Creek at Caseyvllle, 111.

439

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. SS'SS'SS*, long. 90e OVOO", In 

HJHW£ sec. 8. T. 2 N., R. 8 W., at countg"rT5a]a bridge at_C&seyvllle, 100 feet upstream 

from Pennsylvania Railroad bridge and 40(TTeet upstream frojL bridge on State H'gjiway

157.

Drainage area.- 22.5 square miles 

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,290" second-feet July 26 (gage height, 13.38 

reetj; minimum, 0;40 second-foot Oct. 23 (gage height, 0.85 foot).

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 10,000 second-feet Aug. 16, 1946 (gage height', 20.54 

feet), by unit hydrograph determination; minimum, 0.04 second-foot Aug. 22, IS*!.

Remarks.- Records good except those-for periods of no gage-height record, which a-e poor

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of East Side Levee and Sanitary 

uiswiet.

Revisions (water years),.- W 1085: 1946(M). The- daily .discharge,for Aug. 16, 194', has 

been corrected to 4,500 second-feet, superseding figure published in Water-Suprly" 

Paper 1055.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

0.85 0.40. 1.8 22 3.1 150 

.9 .64 1.9 27 5.2 178 

1.0 1.4 2.0 34 3.5 294 

1.1 2.4 2.3 57 3.8 582 

1.2 4.0 2.7 93 4.0 428 

1.4 8.1 2.9 115 6.0 783 

1.6 13.8 3.0 130 6.9 951

Discharge, in second-feet, water yesr October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

S

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.7 

al.5 

al.5 

a2.0 

al.9

1.7 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.3 

1.4 

1.3 

1.4 

1.4

1.1 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1 

1.4

1.4 

.70 

.59 

13.0 

40

24 

38 

7.3 

3.2 

3.0 

5.2

Nov.

6.4 

3.Q

3.7 

3.7 

2.2

1.9 

2.4 

1.8 

1.6 

27

9.7' 

5.2 

3.8 

3.7 

6.8

4.4 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.0

3.0 

3.8 

4.0 

6.2 

3.7

4.0 

4.2 

4.2 

3.2

3.0

Deo.

3.5 

3.7 

3.8 

5.0 

4.8

3.2 

3.5 

3.5 

3.0 

3.4

3.8 

3.7 

3.2 

3.8 

5.0

4.2

3.5 

3.7 

3.7 

3.8

3.7 

4.0 

3.7 

3.0 

3.2

3.2 

3.4 

3.7 

3.8 

3.8 

24

Jan.

176 

26 

14 

13 

11

IT 

10 

9 

9 

8

8 

8

6 

5 

5

5

4 

3

4 

5

6

5

5

Month

Octo 

Nora 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

fey 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Bber...................... ...

lendar year 1947 

ary . . .

1................ ............

at ...........................

eaber ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

.6. 

.5 

.6

.7 

.9 

.1 

.1

1 

1 

2 

2 

8

0

2 

7 

4 

0

0 

0 

6

4 

6

0 

4 

5 

0 6- 

0

Feb.

5.0 

5.4, 

5.6 

6.0 

5.4

5.4 

6.0 

4.6 

4.8

4.0

6.0 

12.2 

11.3 

12.2 

43

214 

43 

23 

18.5 

11.3

9.4 

8.6 

9.1 

9.7 

11 '.3

a!4 

28 

Zf 

12.9

Seoondfoot-days

165.09 

140.1 

135.3

6,350.93

396.9 

573.7 

1,093.9 

657.5 

530.9 

504.1 

2,602.1 

729.2 

204.2

7,732.99

Mar.

13.2 

35 

19.4 

14.2 

12.2

21

18.9 

14.2 

12.6 

10.2

8.9 

10.2 

11.9 

19.8 

20

14.9 

11.9 

11.9 

12.6 

9.9

102 

55 

97 

48 

33

180 

64 

37 

31 

42 

102

Apr.

a70 

a45 

a26 

a22 

a!9

a24 

37

31 

18.0 

17.6

18.9 

55 

40 

26 

22

18.9 

16.5 

15.3

14.6 

13.2

12.9 

13.5 

13.2 

11.3 

10.7

11.9 

10.4 

8.6 

a8 

87

May

a!7 

a34 

a6

819 

12. S

16. 

17.! 

11. C 

10.2 

9.4

35 

22 

16. E 

13. J 

134

3017. e

13. S

10.7 

9.S

9.4 

B.A 

8.3 

7.J 

6.C

6.4 

6.E 

6.2 

5.4 

5.4 

5.2

MaxiBUB MiniBUB

40 0.59 

27 1.6 

24 3.0

433 .44

176 3.5 

214 4.0 

180 8.9 

70 7.0 

134 5.2. 

124 2.0 

951 3.8 

460 3.0 

76 2.7

951 .59

June

4.8 

4.0

3.7 

3.5 

) 14.8

36 

8.1 

) 6.0 

4.0 

3.4

3.8 

3.2 

2.9 

> 2.7 

2.7

3.0 

2.4 

2.7 

2.6

2.0

116 

53 

8.1 

5.6 

4.6

11.3 

124 

30 

23 

12.2

Mean

5.33 

4.67 

4.36

1774"

12 .T 

19.8 

35.3 

21.9 

17.1 

16.8 

83.9 

23.5 

6.81

21.1

July

7.7 

4.8 

3.8 

24

30

32 

8.1 

5.4 

4.2 

19.1

27 

9.7 

96 

24 

a200

alOO 

a45 

422 

aZOO 

alSO

53 

54 

27 

18.0 

342

951 

55 

34 

23 

18.5 

13.8

Aug.

11.6 

10.7 

9.9 

17.6 

11.3

9.4 

8.4 

3.1 

7.7 

7.0

6.8 

3.6 

460.0 

-34TO 

12.2

9.4

7.5 

6.4 

6.4

5.8

5.2 

4.4 

4.2

1.1

s.e

23 

14. £ 

4.Z 

3.4 

3.C

Per square 

 lie

0.237 

.208 

.194

.773

.569 

.880 

1.57 

.973 

.760 

.747 

3.73 

1.04 

.303

.938

Sept.

3.2 

3.7

3.S

4.6

7.5 

3.7 

76 

8.4 

4.8

3.7 

2.7 

2.9 

3.5 

3.8

4.4

4.4

4.6 

5.2 

4.8

4.2

3.8 

4.0 

4.6 

5.2

5.6 

5.2 

4.8 

3.4 

84

Rmoff in 

inches

0.27 

.23 

.22

10.49

.66 

.95 

1.81 

1.09 

.88 

.83 

4.30 

1.21 

.34

12 ".78

Peak discharge (base, 800 sec. -ft.).- July 26 (4 p.m.) 3,290 sec. -ft.
440

CAHOKIA CREEK BASIN 

Long Lake at Stallings, 111.

Location,- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 38°43'45", long. 900 03'15", in 

HW£«wt sec. 12, T. 3 N., R. 9 W., at culvert under Illinois Terminal Electric Railroad 

at Stallings, 400 feet upstream from outlet at Elm Slough. Datum of gage is 409.13 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 5.0 square miles.

Records available.- December 1938 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, about 20 second-feet July 27 (gage height, about 

u.au reet); no flow on many days.

1939-48: Maximum discharge, 121 second-feet Aug. 18, 1946 (gage height, 7.40 feet); 

no flow for long periods.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height recorii, which are fair.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of East Side Levee and Sanitary 

iistricT;.

Rating table, water year 1947-48 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, in. second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Hay 28 to Sept. 30)

1.05 0 1.3 0.44 1.9 8.1 

1.1 .01 1.4 1.0 2.0 9.5 

1.15 .05 1.5 1.8 2.5 14.5 

1.2 .12 1.6 2.9 2.8 18.5 

1.25 .25 1.7 4.4

Discharge, in second- feet, Tatar year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

.01

.08

.07

.06 

.05 

.10

.10 

,12 

.10 

.10 

.10

.08 

.12 

.10 

.17 

.14

.10 

.12 

.10 

.08 

.07

Dec.

0.07 

.06 

.06 

.07 

.10

.08 

.10 

.10 

.07 

.10

.08 

.07 

.07 

.07 

.07

.06 

.04 

.05 

H» 

.04

.04 

.04 

.03 

.03 

.01

.02 

.01 

.01 

.01 

.01 

.02

Jan.

4.5 

7.7 

8.5 

7.2 

5.5

4.4

3.5 

2.9 

2.5 

1.9

1.6 

1.6 

1.3 

1.0 

1.0

.89 

.78 

.72 

.66 

.61

.44

.40 

.36 

.32 

.28

.25 

.25 

.25 

.25 

.25 

.25

Feb.

0.25 

.14 

.14 

.28 

.44

.44 

.40 

.40 

.32 

.25

.17 

.14 

.20 

.25 

.25

.83 

1.8 

2.0 

1.8 

1.6

1.3 

1.2 

1.0 

.89 

.89

.89 

1.4 

2.5 

1.8

iinn+h Second- 

*onth foot-day«

Octo 

Nova 

Deoe

Ca

janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

W»

 her .........................

 her .........................

lendar year 1947 

&ry

0 

1.97 

1.6S

............ 809.31

1.. ..........................

oaber ........................

62.06 

23.97 

136.3 

1O5.23 

36.99 

4.97 

137.06 

88.05 

2.58

ter year 1947-48 ............ 600 .81

Peak discharge (base, 8 sec. -ft.).

ft.; July 27 (time unknown) about 20

Mar.

1.6 

3.2 

2.8 

2.1 

1.7

1.8 

2.1 

1.8 

1.6 

1.3

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.4

1.6 

1.4 

1.1 

1.2 r.2

1.6 

4.4 

9.6 

11.0 

10,3

12.0 

12.9 

11.2 

10.2 

9.4 

all.O

Apr.

a!3

all 

a9 

a7 

a6

a7 

4 

3 

3 

2

2 

2 

3 

3 

2

2

2 

2 

1 

1

1 

1 

1

1 

1

1 

1

1

Maxima

0 

.17 

.10

22

8.5 

2.5 

12.9 

13.0 

2.0 

.66 

18 

9.7 

.36

18

- Jan. 3 7:30 a.m.) 

sec. -ft.

4

a 

o

6

4 

7 

O 

0 

7

7 

4 

0 

9 

9

7 

6 

6 

6 

5

4 

3 

2 

94 

89

May

0.7£ 

1.0 

1.0 

1.1 

1.2

1.2 

1.4 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.3 

1.4 

1.3 

1.2 

1.5

1.9 

2.O 

1.9 

1.7 

1.6

1.6 

1.5 

1.3 

1.1

.as 

.as

.71 

.6] 

.5C 

.44 

.36

Minima

o 

o

.01

0

.25 

.14 

1.1 

.89 

.36 

.02 

.28 

.22 

0

0

June

0.32 

.28 

.22 

.22 

.20

.20

.17 

.17 

.12 

.08

.08 

.08 

.08 

.05 

.04

.03 

.02 

.04 

.03 

.05

.04 

.12 

.14 

.14 

.17

.17 

.22 

.28 

.55 

.66

Mean

0 

.066 

.053

2.22

2.00 

.827 

4.40 

3.51 

1.19 

.166 

4.42 

2.84 

.086

1.64

July

0.61 

.66 

.55 

.44 

.50

.50 

.50 

.50 

.40 

.28

.32 

.36 

.36 

.40 

.40

.40 

.44 

.44 

al.2 

a4

9.6 

alS 

al3 

a.10 

a9

a.X3 

a\8 

9.2 

a9 

a9

39

Aug.

a9 

a9 

a9 

9. 

a8

a7 

a6 

a5 

a4 

a3

2. 

a2 

e2 

e2 

a2

al. 

al.

Ftr square 

 lie

o

.013 

.011

.444

.400 

.165 

.880 

.702 

.238 

.033 

.884 

.568 

.017

.328

8.8 sec. -ft.; Mar. 26 (11 p.m.)

7

r

3 

0 

44 

72 

66

50 

44 

36 

28 

25

22 

22 

32 

40 

32 

22

Sept.

0.17 

.14 

.14 

.10 

.08

.12

.12 

.28 

.36 

.28

.20 

.14 

.12 

.08 

.07

.05 

.03 

.02 

.02 

.02

.02 

.02 

0 

0 

0

0 

O 

0 

0 

O

Runoff la inches

o

.01 

.01

6.01

.46 

.18 

'..01 

.78 

.28 

.04 

1.02 

.65 

.02

4.46

13.5 see.-

a Ho gage-height record} discharge computed on basis of weather records and r-scord for Canteei 

Creek at Caseyvllle.
KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN 441

JCaskaskla River at Shelbyville, 111.

Location,- Water-stage recorder and artificial control, lat. 39°24'20", long. 88°47'00", In 

 SEfSW? sec. 8, T. 11 N.", R. 4 E., at bridge on State Highway 16 In Shelbyville, 2,000

feet upstream from Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad bridge and ,7 miles upstream from

Robinson Creek. Datum of gage Is 535.78 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.- 1,030 square miles. 

Kecoras available.- February 1908 to December 1912, August to December 1914 (gage heights

only), uctooer 1.940 to SeptemberJ.948. s Average discharge.- HLyears, 909 second-feet. 

Extremes.- HaiiiuB1 discharge during year, 11,400 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 16.08

reet); minimum, 1.6 second-feet Oct. 17 (gage height, 4.21 feet).

1908-12, 1914,, 1940-48: Maximum discharge, 25,000 second-feet Hay 19, 1943; minimum,

0.08 second-foot Sept. 12, 1945. 

Remarks.- Records good except those below 20'second-feet, which are fair. Municipal water

supply for Shelbyville obtained from shallow wells In gravel beds along right bank Just

above gage. 

Revisions (water year).- W 975: 1908.

Rating tables, vater year 1947-48 (gage; height, In feet, 

and "discharge, In BecpndrfB^fei

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 4, 

July 14 to Sept. SO)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 22 Aug. 23 to Sept~. 30

4.35 1.8 5.3 7.8 5.9 115 7.5 1,090 13.5 5,200 5.U& 4.b

4.S 8.1 5.4 15.6 6.0 147 8.0 1,

4.9 2.7 5. 5 31 6.2 225 8.5 2,

S.O 2.8 5.6 46 6.5 369 9.0 2,

S.I 3.0 5.7 65 6.8 542 11.0 3,

5.8 3.9 S.8 88 7.O 684 13. 0 4,

550 14.0 6,200 S.11 5.3

370 16.0 11,200 5.2 6.2

440 5.2.- 8.4

540 5.3 11.2

62O 5.3^ 14.6

5.4 18.8

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 194S

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

7.8

7.8

7.2

5.8

4.S

3.7

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.4

8.3

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.8

4.9

3.1

8.9

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.3

17.4

50

178

248

289

834

188

Nor.

188

n.07

88

74

63

52

46

42

36

44

JSl

61

70

72

67 -

65

65

63

57

54

50

48

46

48

48

52

57

57

54

40

-

Dec.

44

48

48

61

96

137

213

196

243

248

221

217

192

158

1S1

137

110

185

107

107

99

86

93

93

63

74

86

86

74

83

86

Jan.

687

1,240

1,220

1,040

864

745

62S

517

4S2

391

338

318

304

192

151

204

184

162

177

169.

186

1S4

154

147

141

134

121

110

104

93

93

Month

October

Noveaber

Peoeaber .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January.... ........................

WbramTjr. ........................

April ............................

JOB* .....'........................

July ...'...

Jbmvt

Septeaber ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

93

91

83

83

86

88

88

86

83

83

76

74

74

76

79

280

856

1,200

1,190

920

784

669

538

474

369

323

499

1,360

1,650

..

-

Secondfoot-days

1,865.9

1,811

3,782

310,049.1

11,377

12,353.

91,479

54,692

33,585

15,382

18,818.

2,207.3

833.8

246,960.0

Mar.

1,550

1,500-

1,700

},860

1,550

1,360

1,260

1,180

984

864.

730

610

596

562

699

784

784

784

952

1,150

1,600

2,710

3,390

4,800

7,950

9,200

11,000

11,200

8,450

5,200

4,550

Apr.

4,060

3,E

2,S

2,4

00

00

90

2,210

1,970

1,£

2,2

2,3

6O

50

70

2,120

2,120

2,2 3,:

3,3

10

40

90

3,240

2,630

2,C

M

If!

70

00

60

1,150

86S

£'

e

40

52

69

617

582

j

]

4

4

Maxima

289

128

248

11,400

1,240

1,650

11,800

4 jrUOU AAA

2/490

2,170

1,800

359

15.4

11,200

23

174

40

»7

May

401

452

499

486

6O3

647

1,000

1,100

984

868

1,060

1,700

1,970

1,920

2,170

2,490

2,490

2,170

1,750

1,500

1,250

1,040

880

760

647

569

511

469

434

391

354

Miniaua

1.8

36

44

1.8

93

74

, 562

407

354

134

i XDUon

10*6

1.8

June

318

299

275

256

432

1,320

412

304

261

243

225

200

192

192

192

401

266

180

154

134

218

669

569

401

452

54?

745

1,270

2,170

2,070

Mean

40.8

60.4

122

849

387

426

2,951

1,823

1,083

607

71.2

7.7

675

July

1,800

1,650

'1,550

1,360

1,180

88~8~

632

549

452

349

280

270

256

299

234

209

213

196

200

192

180

416

692

517

469

752

848

 596

523

549

511

AU(.

359

243

177

147

131

112

102

91

81

70

63

57

59

59

67

57

46

38

36

32

28

23

21

18.0

16.3

13.9

13.2

11.9

11.2

13.2

10.6

Per aouare

0.040

.059

.118

.884

.358

.414

2.87

1.77

1.05

.497

 589

 069 ,

» .0076

.655

S«pt.

8.4

7.5

8.0

9.0

10.1

11.2

10.1

12.6

13.2

15.4

11.9

9.5.

7.1

6.2

5. '4

5.4

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.1

5.1

S.O

4.8

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.8

5,0

12.6

10.6

 »

F~nof f la 

inohe*

0.05

.07

.14

11.21

.41

..46

l'.9J

1.81

.55

.68

 

A* VO

.008

8.9?

Peat.discharge (ba»e f 5,.aOO xo.-n.).- gar. 88'<4 a.».) 11,400 sec.-ft.
442

KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN 

Kaskaskia River at Vandalia,. 111.

Location.- Wire-weight gage. lat. 38°57»35", long. 89°05'20", in SE$ sec. 16, T. 6 E., R. 1 

 K., at Oallatin Street Bridge, in Vandalia, 3| miles upstream from Hickory Creek. Datum 

of gage is 453.30 feet above mean'sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,960 square miles.

Records available.- February 1908 to December.1912, August 1914 to September 1948.

Average discharge.- 38 years, 1,438 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 19,000 second-feet Mar. 28 (gaTe height, 24.58 

reet); minimum observed, 32 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage height, 1.58 fjet). _

1908-12, 1914-48: -Maximum discharge, 52,200 second-feet May 18, l_943j_maximum^gage 

height, 26,05" feet Apr. 23, 1944; minimum discharge observed, 3~.5 second-feet Aug. 22, 

JJll 

Remarks..- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 .(gage height, In feet, 

and discharge In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Oct. 28 Oct. 29 to Sept. 30

1.6 34 3.0 161 1.6 33 3.5 251 16.0 4,950 

1.9 56 3.5 236 l.S 44 4.O 352 18.0 6.39O 

2.0 64 4.0 328 2.0 59 5.0 59O 19.0 7.39O 

2.5 106 5.0 539 2.4 95 8.0 1,390 20.0 8,870 

2.8 136 6.8 1,000 2.8 139 10.0 2,050 22. 0 12,900 

3.O 166 13.0 3,270 24.4 18,400

Discharge, In second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

»5

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

47 

45 

44

42

41

38 

40 

40 

40 

36

34 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

34 

35 

34 

37

154 

76 

64 

51 

47

97 

451 

1,000 

950 

683 

488

Nov.

419 

352 

278 

223 

181

159 

139 

122 

116 

174

540 

615 

331 

223 

189

197 

181 

159 

i52_ 

139

133 

127 

122 

122 

133

133 

133 

133 

127 

116

Dec.

95 

110 

122 

122 

2D6

442

396 

331 

374 

352

352

374 

352 

331 

331

310 

£51 

214 

206 

251

251 

214 

206 

189 

166

139 

139 

159 

148 

166 

232

Jan.

2,200 

4,710 

4,470 

2,440 

1,670

1,360 

1,190 

1,080 

950 

846

742 

69O 

615 

565 

490

374 

310 

310 

396 

374

374 

352 

310 

31O 

310

27O 

251 

232 

232 

214 

206

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Mare 

Aprl 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

fa

ber ..........................

 her .....................:...

 her .........................

lender year 1947 ............

iary . . .

LSt ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1947-43 .............

Feb.

197 

189 

189 

197 

197

1S9 

189 

181 

181 

181

174 

174 

181 

181 

251

565 

3,090 

5,010 

4,350 

2,360

1,430 

1,450 

1,36O 

1,O8O 

872

820 

1,030 

3,320 

4,350

Seoondfoot-days

4,813 

6,168 

7,529

570,644

28,843 

33,988 

152,92Q 

106, 24ft 

62,018 

24,971 

41/539 

7, -149 

1,727

477,913

Mar.

2,720 

2,360 

2,360 

2,20O 

2,090

1,980 

1,920 

1,910 1,640' 

1,450

1,270 

1,110 

1,000 

1,030 

1,570

1,770 

1,450 

1,270 

1,740 

2,9~60.

2,760 

5,69O 

7,520 

11,60O 

11,000

9,750 

13,800 

18,400 

14,000 

11,000 

11,600,

Apr.

12,300 

11,200 

8,060 

6,470 

5,270

3,780 

3.09O 

2,720 

2,800 

2.76O

2.640 

2,680 

3,370 

4,770 

4,950

4,830 

4,350 

3,180 

2,440 

2,050

1.77O 

1,6OO 

1,450 

1,330 

1,240

1,160 

1,110 

1.03O 

950 

898

Maxima

1,000. 

615 

442

11,800

4,710 

5,010 

18,400 

12,300 

5,910 

2,320 

4,17O 

794 

127

18,400

May

898 

1,480 

1,570 

1,130 

1,270

1,190 

1,420 

1,670 

1,540 

1,420

1,700 

2,440 

2,600 

2,680 

3,040

5,480 

5,910 

5,070 

3,520 

2,560

2,050 

1,740 

1,540 

1,360 

1,220

1,110 

1,000 

950 

872 

820 

768

Minima

33 

116 

95

33

206 

174 

1,000 

898 

768 

374 

490 

67 

33

33

June

716 

665 

615 

590 

640

1,570 

1,840 

1,220 

820 

640

 565 

515 

466 

442 

419

396 

442 

615 

466 

374

419 

690 

742 

872 

742

640 

1,050 

1,540 

1,940 

2,320

Mean

155 

206 

243

1,563

930 

1,172 

4,933 

3,542 

2,001 

832 

1,340 

231 

57.

1,306

July

2,130 

1,910 

1,700 

1,600 

1,570

1,450 

1,240 

1,000 

846 

768

716 

615 

794 

976 

1,600

786 

615 

565 

490 

742

l.OOO 

1,6OO 

2,200 

1,330 

1,030

3,370 

4,170 

1,870 

1,130 

924 

820

Aug.

794" 

690 

565 

466 

396

331 

290 

270 

232 

214

197 

174 

159 

174 

232

197 

146 

290 

223 

159

127 

105 

100 

95 

85

80 

76 

76 

72 

67 

67

Per square 

mile

0.078 

.104 

.123

.789

.470 

.592 

2.49 

1.79 

1.01 

.420 

.677 

.117 

6 .029

.660

Sept.

90 

95 

72 

63 

59

72 

72 

105 

127 

90

76 

72 

59 

51 

48

46 

43 

42 

40 

39

38 

40

39 

36 

34

33

34 

34 

39 

39

Runoff in 

inohe*

0.09 

.12 

.14

10.73

.5* 

.64 

2.87 

2.00 

1.16 

.47 

.78 

.13 

.03

8.97
KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN 

KaSkaskia River at Carlyle, 111.

443

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°36'42", long. 89°21 1 22", In SE£ see. 18, T. 2 H., 

« a » at bridge on U. S. Highway 50, at Carlyle, and 16.5 miles upstream f">m Crooked 

Creek. Datum of gage is 402.92 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. >

Drainage area.- 2,680 square miles.

Records available.- March 1908 to December 1912, August 1914 to September 1915, May 1938 

to septemoer 1948.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 2,141 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 22,800 second-feet Mar. 29'(gage heigh*., 27.09 test)} minimum, 52 second-feet Oet. 19, 20 (gage height, 5.78 feet).

1908-12, 1914-15, 1938-48: Maximum discharge, 54,400 second-feet May 21, 1943; 

. minimum, 22 second-feet Sept. 19, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good.

Revisions (water year$.- W 975: 1908-12, 1915.

Rating tables, water year 1947-48 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1- to MOT. 10 Nov. 11 to Sept. 30

< 5.8 56 5.8 7O 10.0 950 22/0 6,380 

8.0 94 6.0 106 13.0 1,300 23.O 8,340 

7.0 290 6.5 193 17.0 3,160 24.0 11,400 

9.0 690 7.0 297 20.0'* 4,440 at.O ^2,400 

!10.= 1,040 9.0 715 21.0 5,140

Discharge, In second- feet, water -year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28

§0OU

31

Oct.

90 

84

79 

,77 

73

71 

69 

69 

69 

87

66 

62 

60 

58

- 56

54

54 

5* 

52 

54

54 

58 

124 

113 

94

162 

140 

420 

822 

1,040 

895

NOT.

690 

530 

490 

430 

330

280 

236 

202 

178 

176

225 

759 

950 

715 

484

337 

287 

277 

257 

208

209 

200 

167 

181 

179

177 

179 

181 

175 

171

Dec.

164 

158 

153 

153 

155

164 

257 

348 

8380 

8400

a420 

a 420 

8400 

368 

388

358 

337 

317 

317 

317

317 

327 

317 

297 

277

247 

223 

198 

190 

194 

K292

Jan.

kl,540 

k3,720 

4,190 

4,560 

4,820

4,970 

k4,040 

k2,940 

2,120 

1,470

1,190 

1,030 

900 

805 

694

568 

474 

463 

484 

484

494 

463 

442 

442 

421

400 

379 

558 

337 

317 

305

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dec*

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

tori 

Hay 

June 

J.ulJ 

Augv 

Sept

Is

 her .........................

«b*r .........................

lendar year 1947 

iafy

ember ........................

ter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

297 

237 

277 

267 

257

257 

247 

247 

267 

247

237 

247 

287 

307 

526

950 

k2,400 

k3,680 

3,O70 

4,100 

f 

4,290 

k3,940 

k2,810 

Ic2,060 

1,680

1,47O 

1,470 

k2,510 

k3,840

Secondfoot-days

5,180 

9,880 

8,833

782,202

45,820 

42,524 

193,580 

191,890 

69,797 

28,567 

54,639 

11,556 

3,834

666,100

Mar.

4,050 

4,240 

4,290 

4,150 

k3,410

2,970 

2,650 

2,690 

2,620 

2,250

1,890 

1,620 

1,420 

1,330 

1,440

1,800 

2,150 

2,210 

2,120 

k3,450

3,920 

4,240 

4,750 

5,240 

k7,5SO

k!3,300 

16,600 

20,800 

22,400 

21,600 

20,400

Apr.

19, 

19, 

17, 

14, 

12,

10, 

8, 

7, 

6, 

5,

5, 

4, 

4, 

4, 

4,

4, 

4, 

4, 

4, 

4,

k4, 

k3, 

k2, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

Maxima

1,040 

950 

420

12,100

4,970 

4,290 

22,400 

19,200 

4,680 

2,450 

3,830 

1,050 

547

22,400

 Peak discharge (base, 6,300 sec. -ft.).- Mar. 29 (3:30 a

200 

200 

700 

900 

800

400 

610 

440 

710 

960

350 

820 

620 

680 

820

890 

890 

890 

820 

750

480 

580 

63O 

860 

590

420 

330 

250 

190 

110

May

1,050 

1,000 

1,030 

1,160 

1,270

1,330 

1,390 

1,420 

1,470 

1,590

1,740 

1,990 

2,620 

2,970 

3,190

k3,840 

4,010 

4,240 

4,390 

4,560

4,680 

4,620 

k3,370 

k2,390 

1,800

1,470 

1,270 

1,130 

1,030 

925 

852

Minimum

52 

171 

153

52

305 

237 

1,330 

1,110 

852 

410 

694 

106 

72

52

June

805 

737 

694 

631 

k719

1,000 

kl,310 

1,680 

1,680 

kl,080

782 

652 

568 

505 

484

463 

432 

410 

474 

526

463

k650 

1,110 

805 

805

852 

kl,470 

2,150 

2,450 

2,180

Mean

167 

329 

285

2,143

1,478 

1,466 

6,245 

6,396 

2,252 

952 

1,763 

373 

128

1,820

July

2,590 

2,520 

2,310 

2,020 

1,860

1,740 

1,680 

1,470 

1,220 

975

828 

759 

737 

694 

1,080

kl,890 

kl,520 

k879 

759 

828

950 

1,250 

k2,300 

2,650 

2,350

2,050 

k3,140 

3,700 

3,830 

k2,580 

kl,480

Aug.

'.a-o

9->0' 

815 

715 5-">

5">5 4"? 

410 

338 

3?7

2?7 

217 

277 

2"<7 4"«!

410 

2.-<7 

338 

379 

547

379 

2.-7 

1-53 

162 

151

142 

133 

126 

124 

111 

1?6

Per square 

 ile

0.062 

.123 

.106

.800

.551 

.547 

2.33 

2.39 

.840 

.355 

.658 

.139 

.048

.679

.m.) 22,800 sec. -ft.

Sept.

106 

402 

102 

119 

115

119 

126 

155 

247 

547

307 

194 

151 

133 

110

101 

90 

a 90 

a85 

a 80

81 

81 

79 

77 

75

74 

72 

72 

72 

72

Runoff la 

inohes

0.07 

.14 

.12

10.85

.64 

.59 

2.69 

2.66 

.97 

.40 

.76 

.16 

.05

9.25

a No gage-height record} discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations at 

Shelbyville, at Vandalla, and at New Athens.

k Computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor.
444 KASKASK1A RIVER BASIH 

Kaskaskia River at Hew Athens, HI.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°19'22", long. 89°52'57", in SW$ fee 28, T. 2, S.,

 R. "7 W., 0.5 mile downstream from highway bridge at Hew Athens. Datum of gage is

359.50 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 5,220 square miles. » ,.,. ,. ,mo A Hecor'ds available. - January 1935 to September 1948. January 1907 to December 1912 and

 June 1914 to September 1921 at site 0.66 mile upstream.

Average discharge.- 25 years, 4,090 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during the year, 31,900 second-feet Apr. 1, 2; maximum gage

 height, 28.05 feet Apr. 1; minimum discharge, 94 second-feet Oct. 17-19 (gage height,

1907-12| 1914-21, 1935-48: Maximum discharge, 83.000 second-feet MRV 23, 1943 (gage 

height, 39.35 feet, backwater from Mississippi River)} minimum, 13 second-feet Oct. 5, 

1941, caused by backwater from Mississippi River; minimum, unaffected by backwater, bl 

second-feet Sept. 26, 1936 (gage height, 1.56 feet). 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of backwater from Mississippi River, or

 tnose for period of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor*.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of ice effect, backwater from Mississippi River, 

a'ntf periods computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 22 to Sept. 30)

2. OS 92 7.0 1,320 20.3 8,740 

2.1 100 8.0 1,700 21:0 10,200 

3.0 254 10.0 2,600 22.0 12,700 

4.0 456 13.0 4,140 24.0 18,700 

5.0 706 19.0 7,880 27.8 31,900

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IE

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24

20

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oet.

223 

193 

174 

168 

165

154 

144 

142 

also 

also

119 

113 

110 

alio 

alio

100 

96 

94 

98 

105

134 

154 

122 

105 

121

236 

424 

762 

1,120 

1,250 

1,460

Nov.

1,420 

1,250 

1,060 

al,000 

a800

a650 

8550 

a430 

a350 

392

a600 

8850 

1,120 

1,250 

1,320

1,120 

910 

734 

598 

524

478 

445 

413 

413 

434

424 

382 

350 

340 

340

Dec.

340 

330 

310 

300 

291

282 

282 

282 

320 

500

585 

572 

536 

524 

512

524 

548 

624 

650 

611

598 

611 

572 

548 

512

489 

456 

434 

402 

371 

kSOO

fc Jan.

k4,590 

k7,700 

8,270 

8,270 

8,270

8,200 

8,010 

7,820 

7,420 

k5,360

k3,320 

2,360 

1,820 

1,540 

 1,420

1,250 

1,090 

1,000 

b900 

b850

b800 

b750 

b700 

b650 

b650

b600 

b600 

b550 

b550 

bSOO 

b480

Month

Goto 

Nov^

Deoe

C«

Jam 

Febi 

Marc £ri

JUM

Jul] 

Augv

S*p1

w<

b»r . . ...

«b*r ....

i«b»r .........................

vlendar year 1947 

tftry ...... "vary .... h^:::::::::::::::::::::::::

.........................

r ................. . ....

tratwr ........................

iter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

b450 

«b430 

b410 

b400 

b380

b370 

b380 

b370 

b360 

b360

b370 

734 

1,060 

1,740 

2,410

k4,550 

6,120 

6,840 

7,420 

7,880

8,200 

8,340 

8,200 

7,360 

k5,350

3,920 

3,200 

3,760 

k5,580

Seoondfoot-daya

8,56! 20,94' 

14,411

1,345,99!

96,291 

96,94* 

244, 95C 

379, 69C 

120,47C 

51,54( 

160, 62C 

46,05! 

11,034

1,251,51!

Mar.

6,450 

7,100 

»7,160 

7,040 

6,640

6,640 

6,060 

5,150 

4,730 

4,490

3,980 

3,350 

2,800 

2,460 

2,700

3,550 

4,200 

4.550 

5,030 

6,520

6,710 

6,580 

6,900 

8,460 

8,900

10,700 

13,200 

16,500 

13,800 

23,700 

28,900

Apr.

31,500 

31,900 

31,000 

29,300 

27 , 200

24,100 

21,600 

18,400 

16,500 

14,700

13,200 

12,400 

11,700 

10,900 

9,980

9,100 

8,530 

8,010 

7,620 

7,040

6,380 

5,810 

5,150 

4,080 

3,150

2,550 

2,230 

2,050 

1,870 

1,740

Maxima

! 1,460

r 1,420

> 650

i 19,400

) 8,270 

I 8,340 

) 28,900 

> 31,900 

) 7,230 

) 6,19O 

) 12,200 

> 10,700 

I 1,150

3 31,900

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 sec. -ft.}.- Apr. 1 (11 p.n

May

1,620 

1,580 

1,540 

k2,850 

2,900

3,150 

3,150 

2,850 

2,650 

2,750

2,900 

3,200 

3,650 

4,080 

4,550

5,810 

6,580 

6,970 

7,230 

7,160

7,100 

6,970 

6,450 

5,750 

l£4,560

k3,250 

2,500 

2,050 

1,740 

1,540 

1,390

Minima

94 

340 

282

94

480 

360 

2,460 

1,740 

1,390 

650 

1,620 

310 

159

94

June

1,280 

1,180 

1,120 

1,060 

1,000

970 

k2,150 

2,500 

2,46O 

2,280

1,870 

1,390 

1,090 

940 

850

820 

762 

706 

664 

650

664 

734 

1,280 

1,580 

1,540

1,390 

2,600 

4,310 

5,510 

6,190

Mean

276 

696 

46E

3,688

3,106 

3,343 

7,902 

12,66C 

3,886 

1,716 

5,181 

1,486 

366

3,419

July

6,320 

5,510 

4,080 

3,300 

2,800

2.60O 

2,550 

2,700 

2,360 

1,920

1,620 

1,920 

1,700 

k2,780 

2,850

2,650 

k4,010 

4,670 

4,030 

5,270

6,640 

7,040 

7,230 

7,100 

5,810

6,260 

8,600 

10,200 

11,700 

12,200 

12,200

Aug.

10,700 

7,160 

2,900 

1,920 

1,540

1,360 

1,180 

1,030 

910 

820

734 

664 

820 

820 

880

706 

650 

650 

kl,430 

2,050

1,700 

1,280 

850 

611 

500

434 

392 

371 

350 

330 

310

Pe- square

0.053 

.134 

.089

.707

.595 

.640 

1.51 

2.43 

.744 

.329 

.993 

.285 

.070

.655

.) 31,900 sec. -ft.; July 30 (6 p

Sept.

300 

282 

263 

254 

254

272 

330 

350 

k477 

1,120

1,150 

1,060 

762 

512 

402

330 

291 

263 

254 

254

254

225 

200 

185 

178

168 

163 

159 

161 

161

Runoff in 

inches

0.06 

.15 

.10

9.60

.69 

.69 

1.75 

2.71 

.86 

.37 

1.14 

.33 

.08

8 .'93

.m.) 12,400

see.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on thla day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations 

at Vandalia, Shelbyvllle and Carlyle.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

k Discharge computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor.

~ ' - Backwater from Mississippi River Mar. 1-12, Mar. 19 to Apr. 23, May 3, 6, 12, 15-21, June

July 24 to Aug. 5; discharge computed b£ usJLng fall as detennlned from sage-height reels for Mississippi R'iver at East Kaskaskla and Little Rock Landing as a factor.
KASKASKIA RIVER BASIN

445

Shoal Creek near Breese, 111.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 38°36'35". long. 89°29'40", in SW£SW£ sec. 13, T. 2 

 H., R. 4 W., at bridge on D. S. Highway 50, If miles east of Breese, 7 miles above

mouth of Beaver Creek. Datum of gage is 413.97 feet above mean sea level, datum

of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Drainage area.- 760 square miles. 

Records available.- October 1945 to September 1948. November 1909 to December 1912, and

August to uecemoer 1914 at site 0.35 mile downstream. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year 6,260 second-feet Mar. 27 (gage height, 18.05

reet>; minimum discharge observed. 5.7 second-feet Oct. 15, 16 (gage height, 1.49

feet).

1909-12, 1914, 1945-48: Maximum discharge observed, 8,900 second-feet Aug. 18,

Nov. 4, 1946 (gage height, 19.00 feet); minimum observed, that of Oct. 15, 16, 1947

(gage height, 1.49 feet).

Maximum discharge observed, 14,100 second-feet June 12, 1945 (gage height, 20.34

feet, present site and datum), result of discharge measurement.

Maximum discharge known, 52,000 second-feet May 19, 1943 (gage height, 25.6 feet,

at present site and datum), by contracted opening method. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-neight record,

whTcK are poor. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1947-48, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.45

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.9

3.1 

6.4

13

27

3i

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

2.8 

3.0

52

82

142

231

300

3.4

4.0 

1O.O 

12.0 

13.0

406

510

1,390

1,800

2,080

14.0

15.0

16.0

17.6

17.9

2,470 

3,O10 

3,670 

4,670 

6,O60

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to Septeaber 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

12

10

9.0

7.7

9.0

9.0

8.4

7.7

9.0

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.O

5.7

5.7

6.4

6.4

7.7

9.0

7.7

8.4

8.4

7.7

9.0

19

37

44

131

131

79

HOT.

58

52

49

108

77

49

32

23

26

55

76

98

112

98

71

52

41

38

36

34

31

29

26

24

23

23

23

24

26

24

-

Dec.

23

23

22

23

22

30

63

112

91

63

49

41

36

31

29

34

25

26

27

27

29

26

26

25

24

23

22

21

21

24

a 140

Jan.

65O

1,270

1,580

955

358

16S

131

110

95

87

79

69

59

49

 30

b28

b26

b24

b24

b22

b2?

aZt

a20

a!8

b!7

b!7

b!6

b!5

b!5

blS

blS

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

Deoeaber .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ......... . . . ....

So,1 1... .........................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

Septeaber ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

blS

b!5

blS

blS

b!6

b!7

h20

 24

25

24

26

35

45

59

66

30O

1,000

1,660

2,380

2,470

1,140

406

120

249

198

168

284

1,060

1,990

-

-

Seoondfoot-daya

652.7

1,438

1,178

170,235.1

6,006

13,842

52,1O8

19,002 

20,770

7,104

23,310

4,027

1,115

150,552.7

Mar.

1,710

1,040

1,040

895

552

330

406

552

496

406

267

131

131

1S3

300

538

580

358

608

510

805

1,850

2,730

33,300

a4,200

4,930

6,060

5,520

4,800

3,920

2,960

Apr.

3,O1O

2,900

1,690

1,850

970

650

650

664

406

267

231

267

4O6

1,080

1,O9O

566

406

249

214

183

168

155

142

131

120

120

116

112

100

89

-

Maxima

131

112

14O

5,330

1,580

2,470

6,060

3,010

1^440

2,570

692

330

6,060

May

66

183

300

358

463

805

552

566

51O

330

267

594

350

622

720

1,690

2,520

2,900

2,900

1,260

636

445

267

19S

155

131

116

104

93

SO

69

Minima

J5 ' 7

23

21

5.7

15

15

131

89

69

28

71

20

11

5.7

June

66

63

60

53

51

89

155

112

69

52

43

41

35

34

31

30

46

46

36

29

28

120

142

142

131

120

1,2OO

1,400

1,440

1,240

-

Mean

21.1

47.9

38.0

466

194

477

If 681

633 

670

237

752

130

37.2

411

July

510

168

104

72

82

249

198

131

82

71

155

91

358

267

3650

1,690

1,150

214

330

538

1,040

1,090

1,540

1,540

SSO

1,440

2,300

2,57O

2,300

1,02O

4SO

Aug.

214

. 155

ns

95

86

76

69

63

58

55

49

44

41

39

38

34

3<4

4<?3

580

692

3 TO

37

68

49

39

34

28

25

23

21

20

Per square 

aile

O.028

.063

.050

.613

 255

2! 21

.833 

.882

312

989

!l71

.049

.591

Sept.

19

IS

17

19

21

23

27

52

96

33O

110

66

42

34

24

21

19

16

316

15

14

14

14

13

12

12

11

12

13

14

Runoff in 

Inches

O.O3

.07

.06

S.33

. na £a

.68

2. 55

.93

1.01

.35

1.14

.20

.05

7.37

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 sec. -ft.).- Mar. 27 (1:30 p.m.) 6,260 sec. -ft.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

3 No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Hacoupln Creek near Kane. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. >
446

BIO MUDDY RIVER BASIN 

Big Muddy River near Benton, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°59'40", long. 88°58'30", in NE£l(w£ see. 22, T. 

e s., R. 2 E., at bridge on State Highway 14, 3 miles west of Benton, 4j miles east 

of Cristopher, a third of a mile upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, and 

9 miles upstream from Middle Fork of Big Muddy River. Datum of gage Is 365.51 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 498 square miles.

Records available.- October 1945 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,300 second-feet Jan. 4 (gage height, 17.43 

feeTT; minimum, 2..3 second-feet Oct. 12, 13.

1945-48: Maximum discharge, 28,200 second-feet Aug. 17, 1946 (gage height, 23.10 

feet); minimum, 2.2 second-feet Oct. 7, 1946.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or above 200 second-feet, 

which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.2

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.8

a. 6

2.4

a. s

2.8

2.8

2.8

a2.3

a2.3

S2.4

a2.5

ag.6

2.7

2.7

163

118

45

21

13

9.4

7.0

12

83

372

414

a 250

al70

NOT.

al2o

allO

alio

a80

53

39

31

24

18

15

44

208

254

154

90

118

145

102

70

53

42

67

272

359

254

150

132

90

66

50

-

Dec.

38

30

25

21

20

19

18

20

22

21

20

20

21

21

26

47

177

310

295

358

365

292

198

140

100

75

59

50

44

40

158

Jan.

1,470

4,200

7,150

*7,010

4,370

2,280

1,360

964

603

351

184

156

488

642

425

198

136

106

63

47

38

33

32

2e

26

24

23

22

21

20

20

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .................,.......:...

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

20

20

20

b26 «b36

a 160

a!70

a!30

alOO

a80

a 60

alSO

a350

905

975

1,290

1,450

1,460

1,560

1,520

1,350

1,020

533

a 500

a550

646

813

967

1,200

-

Secondfoot-days

1 725 3

3)320'

3,050

120,871.8

32 490

18)061

30,520

A' QffQ

'240.3

17,225.2

5,396. 8

639.6

146,322.2

Mar.

1,520

1,440

1,100 847

554

a470

aSOO

518

528

314

211

140

122

177

475

718

722

442

304

S27

840

954

997

1,040

1,440

2,070

2,280

2,570

2,360

2,220

2,020

Apr.

1,870

2,000

2,040

1,810

1,290

669

391

302

198

132

118

676

1,280

2,770

4,890

4,350

2,410

1,470

920

433

208

96

74

62

52

45

39

34

30

26

Maximum

414

359

365

8,070

7,150

1,560

2 1 660

4 *756 890

41

2^290

93

7,150

May

23

21

19

23

34

127

140

84

58

45

39

42

399

336

168

571

731

756

490

3250

3160

895

a80

a85

a60

a40

a30

a22

16

14

11

Minima

is'2 3

18

2.3

20

20

122

11

2.9 4 s'.o6

2.5

2.3

June

9.4

8.2

6.8

6.0

5.8

12

7.9

15

22

12

8.2

6.6

6.0

4.8

4.2

4.6

6.0

5.2

4.4

3.4

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

3.2

5.8

6.0

11

41

Mean

55.7

111

98.4

331

1,048

623

985

1,023

160

8.01

174

21.3

405

July

31? 2-

15

12

9.7

9.7

8.2

5.8

5.0

4.6

8.2

14

14

63 39->

561

725

701

49?

611

731

840

997

1,230

1,050.

813 74<5

1,100

1,260 i.aeo

2,860

Aug.

2,290

1,520

646

191

46

26

20

16

12

9.4

8.6

8.2

7.C

12

18

10

5.£

66

150

136

76

41

25

16

12

8.2

6.C

4.4

3.£ 3,'t

3.C

Pe r square 

 lie

0.112

.223

.198

.665

2.10

1.25

1 98

2^05*p-|

 Ot J.

.016

1.12

 349

1043

.813

Sept.

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.5

5.0

17

65

80

66

59

93

82

52

30

17

12

7.9

5.6

4.6

3.6

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.8

3.8

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.13

.25

.23

9.03

p 43

i'.SS

£. 28

2.29

.37

.02

1

OQ * &y

.40

.05

11.09

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 4 (3 a.m.) 7,300 sec. -ft.; Mar, 28 (3:30 p.m.) 2,660

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Plumfield.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN 447

Big Muddy River at Plumfield, 111.

Locatton.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 37°54'05", long. 89°00'50"., in

 NWf~sec. 20 T. 7 S., R. 2E., three-quarters of a mile upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 149 at Plumfield and 1.9 miles downstream from Middle Fork. Auxiliary wireweight gage at pumping plant at Zeigler, 4 miles downstream. Deituai of each gagrc is 

358.24 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1329.

Drainage area.- 753 square miles.

Records available.- August 1914 to September 1948; June 1908 to December 1912 at Chicago, 

Burilngton & tjuincy Railroad bridge, 1.7 miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 34 years (1914-48), 683 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year 8,380 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 1?.56

 feeTT7 minimum, 3.9 second-feet Oct. 12, 13 (gage height, 0.42 foot). .

1914-48: Maximum discharge, 26,100 second-feet Aug. 19, 1946; maximum gage height, 

28.22 feet Aug. 19, 1946; no flow at various times in 1914, 1936, 1940, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of doubtful record, which are poor. When

stage is above 2.00 feet, discharge computed by using fall, as determined by tvrice-

, daily readings of auxiliary gage, as a factor. Stage-discharge relation occasionally

affected by backwater from Mississippi River or tributary, inflow below Zeigler Dam.

Revisions (water years).- W 805: 1935: W 700: 1929.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

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

Dot.

7.3

5.4

5.1

5.4

5.7

6.3

8.4

9.1

7.3

7.3

6.3

3.9

3.9

4.4

4.6

4.9

5.7

5.7

32

162

87

44

24

15.0

10.7

11.5 

99

609~

566

308

NOT:

188

151

168

153

114

84

61

50

39

30

56

276

422

361

197

191

244

196

129

94

74

95

335

591

548

426 

260

168 

116

87

Dec.

68

53

45

40

37

35

35

35

36

38

38

38

38

38

39

102

281

468

543

586

642

637

536

387

238

158 

118

99 

86

78

131

Jan.

1,610

2,740

5,970

8,210

8,120

6,760

5,300

4,250

3,340

2,590

1,840

1,170

dl,060

dl.OOO

d820

d400

d240

165

124

75

62

52

44

41

37

33 

32

d30 

28

26

28

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1947 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March .. .

April ............................

Sv.... ..........................

June .............................

July.............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

28

28

28

44

109

158

278

286

170

112

89

^422

1,020

1,320

1,620

2,200

2,580

2,780

2,700

2,660

2,520

2,280

1,830

1,160

774

912 

1,150

1,380 

1,560

-

Secondf oat-days

2,483.9

5,924

5,703

191,198.3

56,197

32,218

39,139

47,160

11,696

376.1

18,483.3

8,595.4

1,297.4

229,273.1

Mar.

1,730

1,900

1,940

1,840

1,500

874

682

786

888

658

385

251

214

276

491

810

930

760

511

600

883

1,030

1,100

1,220

1,470

1,840 

2,310

1,730 

3,100

3,240

3,170

Apr.

2,990

2,820

2,700

2,620

2,410

1,980

1,370

806

522

321

175

849

1,380

2,070

3,260

4,580

4,820

4,000

3,050

1,620

1,590

470

212

180

89

74 

63

53 

46

40

-

Maximum

609

591

642

7,750

8,210

2,780

3,240

4,820

1,950

50

1,790

2,060

214

8,210

Peak discharge (base, 3,400 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 5 (7 a.m.

May

36

33

30

30

38

81

170

131

87

67

61

74

262

488

394

1,450

1,560

1,950

1,940

1,320

522

254

158

144

144

89 

60

43 

31

26

23

Minimum

3.9

30

35

3.9

26

28

214

40

23

4.1

13.0

7.3

S.I

3.9

June

18.5

14.0

11.1

9.9

9.1

15.5

22

14.5

22

24

16.0

12.5

9.9

8.4

7.3

6.6

6.6

7.3

7.0

6.0

5.1

4.6

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.4 

9.5

21 

21

50

"

Mean

80.1

197

184

524

1,813

1,111

1,263

1,572

377

12.5

596

277

43.2

626

July

57

37

26

20

16.6

16.6

18.5

45

40

21

13.0

13.0

16.6

23

296

652

780

962

758

703

979

1,060

1,120

1,160

1,170

1,200 

1,180

1,250 

1,480

1,580

1,790

Aug.

2,000

2,060

1,760

1,060

384

104

53

39

30

24

21

19.8

16.6

15.0

17.8

20

15. S

137

211

205

133

Sept.

6.6

6.0

5.4

5.4

9.5

46

100

186

214

129

133

125

91

56

37

26

18.5

14.5

11.5

10.3

8,7

80 a. 4

53 7.0

38 6.0

£6 _ 5.1

19. 5.7 

15. 6.3

lotl 5^4

8. 5.1

Per square 

 lie

0.106

.262

.244

.696

2.41

1.48-

1.68

2.09

.501

.017

.792

.368

.057

.832

I. .

Runoff in 

inches

0.12

.29

.28

9.43

2.78

1.59

1.93

2.33

.58

.02

.91

.42

.06

11.31

! 8,380 sec. -ft.; Apr. 17 (9 a.m.) 5,170 sec

ft.

d Doubtful ^age-height-record; discharge .computed on baaia of records for station at Murphyiboro.
,44*

BIG MUDDY RIVER BASIN 

Big Muddy River at Murphysboro, 111

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°44'55", long. 890 20'45", In SEj sec. 8, T. 9 S., 

R. 2 t»., at Illinois Central Railroad bridge across mouth of Lewis C'-eek at Murphysboro. Auxiliary wire-weight gage at bridge on State Highway 13, 7,710 feet upstream. 

Datum of each gage is 335.5 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 2,170 square miles.

Records available.- December 1916 to September 1948 (fragmentary prior to 1931).

Average discharge.- 18 years (1930-48), 1,683 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,600 second-feet Ja. 6, 7; maximum gage

height, 27.46 feet Jan. 7; maximum daily reverse flow, 314 second-fest June 24, caused 

by backwater from Mississippi River; minimum daily discharge unaffected by backwater, 

18 second-feet Oct. 20.

1917-48: Maximum discharge, 25,100 second-feet Jan. 18, 1937; maximum gage height, 

34.06 feet Mar. 15, 1935, backwater from Mississippi River; maximum daily reverse flow, 

4,400 second-feet July 3, 1947, caused by backwater from Mississippi River; no flow 

Aug. 13 to Sept. 1, 1936 (not caused by backwater).

Maximum stage known, 34.9 feet, Feb. 2, 1916, present datum (discharge, 28,000 

second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for July 29 to Sept. 30, periods of doubtful fall rfccora, and those below 1,000 second-feet, which are fair. Discharge computed by using 

fall as determined by twice-daily readings of auxiliary gage as a factor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

5 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

29 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

32 

29 

26 

25 

24

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

22 

20 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

IS

20 

69 

120 

111 

99

190 

308 

355 

576 

845 

794

NOT.

785 

652 

552 

404 

336

291 

239 

200 

155 

136

228 

254 

409 658' 

701

592 

606 

528 

510 

444

336 

331 

462 

652 

855

983 

926 

760 

576 

392

Dec.

291 

224

180 

152 

133

120 

117 

120 

136 

152

145 

133 

136 

127 

158

300 

414 

570 

340 

1,240

1,290 

1,320 

1,200 

1,290 

1,210

727 

534 

382 

296 

251 

359

Jan.

T^eeo

7,660 

9,200 

12,400 

12,500

13,600 

13,500 

12,800 

11,800 

11,000

10,800 

10,100 

8,200 

6,710 

3,920

4,490 

3,930 

2,190 

1,500 

1,350

619 

398 

291 

258 

239

218 

200 

187 

177 

177 

174

Month

Ooto 

Hoy* 

Decs

C«

Jam; 

Febi 

Hare

fit?

June Julj Augc Sep1

*!

 ber

iMber .........................

lendar year 1947 ............

tary .

ist ...........................

.eaber. .......................

tter year 1947-48 ............

Feb.

174 

161 

161 

156 

(3500

567 

851 

809 

d700 

(3650

604 

1,290 

2,770 

3,760 

4,350

d4,800 

5,160 

5,610 

5,750 

6,100

6,430 

6,180 

5,600 

3,600 

4,070

3,050 

3,240 

3,560 

3,640

Secondfoot-dayo

3.9S1 

14,953 

14,547

556,563

165,246 

84,343 

82.29C 

148,396 

64,803 

7.40C 

41,60E 

17,602 

2,878

648,005

Peak discharge (base, 5,200 sec. -ft.).- Ja

sec. -ft.; Apr. 2 (7 p.m.) 7,960 sec. -ft.; Ap 

sec. -ft.

Nar.

3,640 

(34,000 

(34,000 

(34,000 

3,600

1,410 

1,050 

2,090 

2,040 

1,420

1,370 

1,330 

1,060 

1*080 

1,120

1,480 

1,820 

1,720 

1,700 

1,800

2,150 

1,430 

2,320 

1,740 

2,270

4,590 

3,360 

3,120 

5,540 

6,240 

7,250

Apr.

7,500 

7,780 

7,720 

6,380 

6,880

6,640 

5,330 

4,860 

4,030 

2,600

2,580 

2,410 

5,530 

6,920 

7,640

8,780 

8,830 

7,540 

7,310 

6,310

6,370 

5,370 

4,880 

4,230 

1,680

591 

(1450 

347 

246 

164

Maxima

845 

983 

1,320

13,600

13,600 

6,480 

7,250 

8,830 

8,440 

2,750 

4,380 

2,510 

327

13,600

May

120 

-224

159 

150 

187

d300 

448 

260 

337 

333

255 

363 

374 

431 

1,510

5,080 

7,350 

8,440 

8,200 

37,000

6,440 

5,330 

3,560 

3,090 

1,860

1,400 

677 

306 

228 

184 

148

Minima

18 

136 

117

-4,400

174 

156 

1,050 

164 

-224 

-314 

31 

49 

24

-314

June

136 

111 

84 

67 

67

102 

93 

102 

87 

78

63

59 

57 

53 

55

47 

39 

36 

36 

34

38 

39 

26 

-314 

0

512 

1,520 

487 

936 

2,750

Mean

127 

498 

469

1,525

5,331 

2,908 

2,655 

4,946 

2,090 

247 

1,342 

568 

95.9

1,771

J»ly

(31,620 

(3960 

d750 

(3600 d&O'

(3435 

- 544 

363 

383 

105

65 

45 

38 

31 

31

42

332 

626 

955 

1,780

r,230 

f,200 

f,570 

r,330 

1,830

f,870 

*,380 

3", 900 

r,400 

!T,000 

df,700

Aug.

2,510 

2,300 

1,950 

2,140 

 750

340 

340 

457 

139 

114

81 

69 

63 

67 

57

55 

55 

177 

414 

329

456 

444 

304 

197 

130

90 

71 

64 

50 

49 

50

F -r square 

 lie

0.059 

.229 

.216

_ .703

2.48 

1.34 

1.22 

2.28 

.963 

.114 

.618 

.262 

.044

.816

Sept.

41 

38 

35 

31 

38

65 

133 

174 

235 

304

327 

270 

218 

184 

145

108 

-73 

57 

45 

41

36 

34 

29 

24 

26

30 

35 

36 

35 

31

Runoff in 

inohee

0.07 

.26 

.25

9.54

2.83 

1.45 

1.41 

2.54 

1.11 

.13 

.71 

.30 

.05

11.11

i. 7 (6 a.m.) 13,600 see. -ft. j , Feb. 20 (12 m.) 6,500 

-. 17 (8 p.m.) 8,920 sec. -ft.; May 19 (6~a.m.) 8,680

d Doubtful fall record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, records for station at 

Plumfield, and records of stage of Mississippi River at mouth of Big Muddy River-.

*ote.- Backwater from Mississippi River Mar. 1-13, Mar. 17 to May 25, June 22 to July 9, July 22 

to Aug. 9. Minus signs indicates reverse flow.
Bid WIDE!? HlINER BASIN. 449

Beaucoup Creek'near Matthews, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, let. 37°58'00". long. 89°21'00", In SWfc sec. 89, T, 6 

$., K. 2 W,; aTfcrldge on State Highway 13, It miles east, of, [Matthews^* miles upstream 

from dalum Creek, and 7 miles southwest of DeQuoljh. Datum of-gage Is 368.15 f N st above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 291 square miles.

Records available.- October 1945 to September 1948.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,910 "second-feet Jan.-3 (gage height, 19.81 

feet); minimum, 2.0 second-feet Sept. 18-22.-

1945-48:' Maximum discharge, 18,100 second-feet Aug. 17, 1946 (gage height, 23.24 

feet);-minimum, 1.8 second-feet Sept. 9, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1947-46, except periods of tee effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Oct. 31,

June B to Aug. 14, Aug. 23 to Sept. 30)

1.15 1.8 2.0 2B 5.0 219 17.0 2,3BO 

1.2 2.4 3.0 72 12.0 1,060 18.0 3,250 

1.3 4.0 3.5 96 14.0 1,410 16.5 3,850 

1.4 6.0 4.0 127 16. C 1,66O 19.0 4,65O 

1.5 8.6 4.5 16B 16.4 2.03O 19.4 5,700

Discharge. In seoond-feet. water year -October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

8 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

2& 

29 

30 

31

Oet.

4.6 

S.6 

6.3

6.5 

7.6

5.6 

5.4

5.6 

5.2 

5.2

5.2

4.6 

3.7 

4.0 

5.2

5.2

5.4 

3.8 

3.4 

7.7

26 

16 

9.6

7.6 

7.3

16 

33 

263 

17S 

55 

37

Nor.

43

37 

54 

39 

25

17 

13 

11 

6.8 

8,1

7fl 

230 

116 

50 

57

60 

86 

52 

32 

23

18 

110 

203

174 

74

60 

50 

34 

24 

20

Dec.

17 

13 

14

15

18

21 

17 

15 

IB 

18

23 

23

18 

9.3 

17

39 

72 

107 

81 

88

96

67 

50 

45 

38

33 

22 

16 

19 

18 

128

Jan.

2,230 

4,120 

 5,700 

3,050 

1,580

665 

142

B6 

72 

60

53 

212 

389 

241 

91

72 

56 

42 

29 

32

25

45 

33 

20 

b!9

b!9 

b!9 

bl9 

b20 

b20 

b£0

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ci

Janu 

Febt 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sep1

Hi

 bar

 her ..........................

ilendar year 1947 

ta,ry

iiArv

....,......'..................

r . . .

.ember ..;..............-.......

ter year 1947-48. ............

Feb.

bl9 

b!9 

*b20 

5B

150

168 

173 

146 

81 

58

76 

485 

809 

1,090 

1,120

1,060 

1,350 

1,410 

893 

521

266 

110 

86 

98 

193

401 

389 

713 

761

Secondfoet-daya

749.3 

1,804.9 

1..175.3

70,i08.0

19,191 

12,725 

14,278 

13,572 

4,362.4 

311.1 

5,316.7 

495.8 

311.6

74,303.1

Mar.

224 

296

 545 

 274 

107

98 

230 

307 

142 

91

74 

60 

63 

142 

449

569 

219 

110 

94

382

701 

208 

425 

869 

725

605 

1,200 

1,580 

1,710 

749 

1,030

Apr.

1,510 

1,780 

1.O90 

193 

110

94 

104 

104 

86 

70

98 

581 

1,560 

1,900 

2.020

1,140

252 

113 

96 

78

70 

67 

67 

67 

60

56 

52 

52 

54 

48

Maxiffluu

263 

230 

 128

5,920

5,700 

1,410 

1,710 

2,020 

1,170 

43 

989 

78 

52

5,700

May

49 

80 

48 

50 

183

173 

74 

54 

54

38

32 

36

307 

178 

124

1,100 

1,170 

274 

81 

67

49

37 

22 

18 

18

18 

18 

IS 

12 

7. 

S.

Mintnvua

3.4

6.8 

9.3

2.3

19 

19 

60 

48 

5.8 

2.6 

3.8 

2.1 

2.0

2.0

June

5.0 

18 

20 

B.I 

5.B

10.0 

10.0 

6.5 

6.8 

5.6

11

S.4 

3.0 

2.6 

3.4

4.6 

5.4 

20 

6.3 

3.0

3.4

3.7 

4.8 

6.0 

4.2

3.5 

34 

24 

43

24

-

Mean

24.2 

60.2 

37.9

192

619 

439 

461 

452 

141 

10.4 

172 

16.0 

11.1

203

July

8.9 

5.6 

5.4 

6.8 

6.0

6.3 

7.6 

10.0 

4.6 

6.0

4.2

3.'8 

4.2 

4.4 

9.3

7^6 

19 

50 

38 

288

725 

953 

334 

54

32

411 

941 

989 

258 

84 

40

Aug.

28 

16 

12 

12 

12

12 

8.6 

6.5 

S.8 

6.8

10. 0 

8.1 

11 

8.1 

4.2

3.7 

7.0 

41 

63 

78

44

24

15 

12 

12

12 

9.3 

5.6 

3-0 

2.1 

3-0

Per square 

mile

0.083 

.207 

.130

.660

2.13 

1.51 

1.58 

1.55 

.485 

.036 

.591 

.055 

.038

.698

Sept.

4.6 

3.4 

5.2 

4.O

5.8

29 

42 

37 

52 

29

15 

8.1 

5.0 

4.6 

3.4

3.7 

4.6 

2.6 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.6 

16 

25 

7.0

3.2 

2.6 

2.4

4.2 

3.8

J~noff in 

inches

0.10 

.23 

.15

8.97

2.45 

1.63 

1.82 

1.73 

.56 

.04 

.68 

.06 

.04

9.49

Peak discharge (base, 1.700 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 3 (1 a.m.) 6,910 sec. -ft.; Mar. 29 (12 m.) 1,800 see.-

ft.; Apr. 2 (7 p.m. ) 1,800 see.-ft.; Apr. 15 (l p.m.) 2,120 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected-by ice.
450 RECORDS AVAILABLE ON LAKES IN INDIANA

For several years records of the water-surface elevation of many of the lakes in 

Indiana have been collected by the Geological Survey under cooperative agreements with 

the Indiana Department of Conservation, Division of Water Resources. These records have 

not been published but are available in the files of the district office of the United 

States Geological Survey in Indianapolis, Ind. In general, the records are based on onoedaily readings of a staff gage by a local observer and consist of daily, monthly, and 

yearly mean water-surface elevations as well as graphs showing the fluctuation in eleva- tion.

The lakes for which records have been collected are listed in the following table. The 

established level, sometimes referred to as the legal level, is that ele-'ation set by the 

courts to which the average level of the lake is to be held; it is normally set at about 

the average level that has prevailed for a number of years prior to the establishment of 

the level.

Lakes in Indiana In the Ohio River Basin for which records are available

take

Bass Lake at Bass Lake....... 

Cedar Lake at Cedar Lake.....

Daleoarlla Lake near Creston.

Flint Lake near Valparaiso... 

Hudson Lake at Hudson Lake... 

Koontz Lake at Koontz Lake . . . 

Lake of the Woods near Bremen 

Long Lake near Valparaiso....

Lower Pish Lake near Stillwell

Mill Fond Lake near Twin

Myers Lake near Twin Lake. . . . 

North Chain Lake at Lydlok. . .

Riddles Lake near Lakevllle.. 

Saugany Lake near Rolling

Silver Lake near Rolling

South Chain Lake at WestWauhob Lake near Valparaiso..

County

Starke 

Lak« 

LaPorte 

Lake 

Starke 

Porter 

LaPorte 

Starke 

Marshall 

Porter

LaPorte

Marshal 

Marshal 

St. Joseph 

LaPorte 

St. Joseph

LaPorte 

LaPorte

St. Joseph 

LaPorte 

Porter

Drainage 

area 

(square 

miles)

3.66 

8. OS 

.354 

19.4

2.88 

3.06 

4.74 

11.6 

1.25 

.390

10.3

4.86 

1.66

5.88

.820 

.816

5.88 

.287

Surface 

area 

(acres)

1,405 

SOS 

112 

193 

21.8 

86 

293 

298 

414 

SI. 2 

57

111

28 

86

564

71 

53.8

140 

19

Established 

level*

714.04 

798.20

763.09 

714.56 

803.85

688.22

767.75 

768.69

796

795.20 

796.20

Records 

available

1942-48 

1943-48 

1942-48 

1946-48 

1945-48 

1946-48 

1945-48 

1942-48 

1945-48 

1946-48 

1946-48

1945-48

1945-48 

1945-48 

1945-48 

1945-48 

1945-48

1945-48 

1945-48

1945-48 

1945-48 

1946-48

* Elevation, In feet, ebove mean sea level.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 451

Measurements of stream flow In the Hudson Bay and Supper, Mississippi River basins, made 

at points other than gaging stations are given in the following table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River bas.'ns during 

water year October 3,947 to September 1948

Red River of the North BaJln

Date

Apr. 8 

29

Hay 9 

10

13 

Apr. 13 

Oct. 16

22 

31 

22 

31 

17 

23 

Nov. 1 

Oct. 16

31 

Apr. 8

14 

21 

S 

14 

21 

16

25 

May 1

Apr. 16 

26 May 5~~ 

Apr. 17 

27 

May 5 

Apr. 27 

May 5 

Oct. 12

Nov. 6 

Dac. 9 

Jan. 14 

Feb. 12 

May 4 

6 

S 

16 

31 

Aug. 17 

Sept. S 

Apr. 21 

29 

20

Oct. 11 

MOV. 7 

Dec. 9 

Jan. 14 

Feb. 12 

Mar. 14 

Apr. 22 

May 4 

10 

June 2 

July 13 

Aug. 16 

Sept. S 

Apr. 22 

27 

May 5 

10 

14 

June 2 

Aug. 12 

Sept. 7 

Apr. 21

20

Stream

Mustlnka River 

overflow. 

Cass County drain 

Ho. 27.

Rush River. ....... 

Buffalo River. ....

....do............

. ...do.... ........

....do. ...........

South Branch 

Buffalo River.

Wild Rice River...

Marsh ditch. ......

Marais River 

(secondary highwater channel of 

Red River of the 

North) .

....do............

Middle River. .....

South Branch 

Park River.

....do. ...........

Unnamed tributary. 

Tongue River. .....

....do............

Roseau River South 

'Pork.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Rabbit River Red 

River. 

Red River of the 

North.

....do. ...........

Sheyenne River. . . . 

Red River of the 

North.

....do............

....do............

Buffalo River. ....

Red River of the 

North.

....do............

....do............

....do............

Snake River. ......

....do............

South Branch Park 

River. 

Pemblna River. ....

. do

....do............

Roseau River. .....

Locality

R. 49 V.

lj miles southeast of Kindred, N. Dak., 

at bridge on State Highway 46. 

....do.................................

lj miles northwest of Harwood, N. Dak. .

Near Watts, Minn. ......................

Near Kragnes , Minn. ....................

Near Dilworth, Minn. ...................

Near Ada - Minn. ........................

1.3 miles west of Oslo, Minn. ..........

At Warren, Minn. ....................... 

At Argyle, Minn. .......................

At dam site, 2 miles west of Park River, 

N. Dak.

In Park River, N. Dak. .................

J mile north of South Branch Park River 

gaging station.

l£ miles northeast of Bathgate, N. Dak. '

At Rlchardsons Bridge, near Roseau, 

Minn. 

Near Ma lung, Minn. .....................

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

19.0 

87.1

390 

3,100

2,280 

298 

27.6

23.8 

28.7 

26. S 

30.1 

31.2 

24.1 

30.7 

1.16

3.54 

5S9

706 

523 

323 

194 

98.0 

7,550

3,380 

1,230 

553 

1,030 

327 

101 

613 

257 

97.0 

527 

155 

4.65

1.94 

.7 

.3 

.1 

104 

79.9 

65.3 

108 

14.4 

14.5 

1.11 

1,170 

222 

174

3.56 

6.37 

2.79 

8.51 

.6 

.5 

802 

95.0 

51. 0 

If.S 

8.84 

IS. 6 

1.13 

1,300 

788 

SOS 

169 

99.8 

33.3 

9.93 

.75 

3,170

2,800
452 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins during 

water year October 1947 to September 1948 Continued

Mississippi River Main Stem

Date

Apr. 9

8

9

July 26

Stream

Mississippi River.

....do....... .....

....do............

....do............

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Gulf of Mexico.......

....do...... .........

Locality

At Willow Beach Bridge, naa- Ball. 

Club, Minn.

lls, Minn.

Hlnn.

at Dubuque, Iowa.

Burlington, Iowa.

Ho. 

.... do ......... ...................

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

488 

8,980

12,870

6,410

4,850

13,350

13,010

19,500

 21,000

*32,000

 40,300

*94,900

* Furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Willow River Basin

Apr. 28

19

Willow River... .. .

....do............

Mississippi River. . . .

... .do.... ...........

At State aid road No 

Palisade, Minn.

Minn.

....do..............

3, ne'ir 2,520 

279

1,960

1,720

Rice River Basin

Apr. 10 

13

2tf

22

Rice River. .......

....do............

Mississippi River. . . .

....do...............

At Hassnan, Minn. .................. 

do . ... .......

....do.............................

1,090 

1,200

1,420

1,350

Minnesota Itlver Basin

July 29 

Mar. 30

Oct. 15 

Mar. 25

8

June 22

8

Sept . 24

Mar. 31

Minnesota River... 

Whetstone River...

Chippewa River. . . .

Shakopee Creek. . . .

version.

... .do............

,...do............

,,..do.......,..,;

....do. ...........

West Branch Lac 

qul Parle River.

Mississippi River. . . . 

Minnesota River. .....

....do. ..............

....do...............

Lac qui Parle River..

At Granite View Bridge, nea~ Ortonville, Minn. 

Below diversion at Big Ston-s City, 

S. Dak.

Below diversion near Watson. Minn..

Near De Graf , Minn .................

....do..... ........................

....do....... ......................

Near Madison, Minn. ................

34.8 

19.3 

183

49.7

36.2 

260

257

21.6

20.1

1,450

1,490

1,120

Yellow Medicine River Basin

Map. 26

Apr. 12

Yellow Medicine 

River. 

....do............

Minnesota' River. ..... 

....do...............

5 miles west and 2£ miles south of 

Hanley Palls, Minn. 

....do........ .............. .....

1,295 

225

St. Croix River Basin

Oct. 87 

Apr. 12

July 22

Sept. 18

June 1

Apr. 8 

13

Oct. 27

Apr. 18

July 22

Sept. 12

St. Croix River... 

....do............

....do.,.. .,...,,.

.... do. ..,.....,,.

... .do., ,....,,.,.

. . ..do.., ......... 

, ...do. ...........

.... do ............

....do............

.... do ............

Mississippi River. . . .

....do...............

.... do ...............

Above Bau Clalr River at Gordon, 

Via. 

... .do. ............................

WlS. 

At Presoott, Wls. ..................

....do................. ............

97.4

1,505

96.3

73.1
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

453

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins during 

water year October 1947 to September 1948 Continued

Zurnbro River Basin

Date

Mar. 20

23

Stream

.. ..do. ............

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

....do............. .. ..do. ......

Locality n soharge 

(sec. -ft.)

4,020

657

Black River Basin

Jan. 14 Mississippi River. . . At Onalaska, Wls. .................. 529

Root River Basin

Dec. 

Mar.

2 

3

South Fork Root 

River. 

....do.............

Root River. ........ 

.. ..do.. ...........

Near Houston, Mlnn. ................ 

... .do.. ...........................

128 

166

Upper Iowa River Basin

Oct. 15 

Mar. 24

Oct. Ib

Sept. 22

Upper Iowa River. . .

Bear Creek. ........ 

do

....do.. ...........

Mississippi River..

Upper Iowa River. . .

... .do...... .......

Above Bear Creek, south of Dorchester, Iowa,

At bridge on State Highway 13, 

south of Dorchester, Iowa.

... .do... ..........................

227 

656

219

55.1

57.2

43.7

Turkey River Basin

Apr. 27 [Turkey River....... Mississippi River.. Below power plant iri Elkfcder, Iowa.

* Furnished by Corps of Engineers.

wapslplnlcon'River Basin

Aug. 2 I'Wapslplnlcon I Mississippi River.. I Central City, Iowa.

River.

 i . i 

Furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Iowa River Basin

Oct. 1

15 

26

Oct. 16 

28

Sept. 14

.. . .do. ............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

.. ..do.............

....do.. ...........

t, 6£ miles north of Coralvllle, " 

Iowa. 

Charles City, Iowa. ................

Janesvllle, Iowa. ..................

.... do .............................

236

160

IQT

158 

 521

*1,SSO

 193

* Furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Skunk River Basin

Oct. 3

Dec. 17 

Feb. S 

Mar. 18 

23 

Apr. 20 

May 24 

June 28 

" Furn

Skunk River. .......

... .do. r:... .......

.shed by Corps of Eng

Mississippi River. .

....do.............

Ineers.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 63, 

5 miles north of Oskaloosa, Iowa.

....do.. ...........................

71.7

212 

60.0 

6,290 

 7,860 

542 

455 

264

011165 O - SO - 30
454 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi R'ver basins during 

water year October 1947 to September 1948 Continued

Skunk River Basin Continued

Date

29

Apr. 80

Stream

....do.............

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

....do...... .......

5 miles

Coppock,

Locality

north of Oskaloosa, Iowa.

Iowa. .......................

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

 237

806

Furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Des Molnes River Basin

Apr ' 29|

Aug. 17

Sept. 21

May 11

Aug. 17

Sept. 21

«do

....do.............

Molnes River.

....do.............

....do.............

. .. .do.. ...........

... .do....... ......

....do................... ............

north of Knoxville, Iowa.

of St. Franc Is vl lie, Mo.

At St. Franeisville, Mo. .............

....do............... ................

399

46.5

 337

 659

*7,480

*5,570

29. b

195

344

Furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Fablus Rl,ver Basin

Sept. 10 North Fabius 

River.

Fabius River. ...... SE£ sec. 12, T. 65 H. , R. 12 H. , at 

bridge on Stste Highway 4, £ mile 

west of Memphis, Mo.

6.76

Sny River Basin

Mar. 2

Mar. 3

Apr 1

Mar. 2

Mar. 2

Aug. 19

McCraney Creek. ....

....do.............

....do...... ........

....do.............

Mississippi River. .

....do.............

Hear Kinderhook, 111. ................

Hew Canton, 111.

... .do... ............................

108

54.8

24.4

119

4.97

67.1

59.0

1.86

Salt River Basin

19

{ mile we:it of Hagers drove , Mo.

Peruque Creek Basin

Sept 12 Peruque Creek. ..... MIS! Is slppl Rlter. . At bridge 

2j mile

Mo.

on U. S. 

3 southea

Highway 40, 

st of Hentzvllle,

0.90

Dardeitne Creek Basin

Sept

^

12 Dard«nne Creek. .... Miss! i slppl Riter. . At bridge

3 miles

Sprlng,_

on U. S

northwe

Ho. '

Highway 40,

it of Weldon

0.53

Illinois River Basin

May 12

Mar, 22

Nov. 20

Saugany Lake

outlet, 

(forth Chain Lake

outlet.

South Chain Lake 

rootlet.

Hudson Lake. 

Qeyer ditch.

sec. 25, T. 38 H., R. 2 W.

near Rolling Prairie, Ind. 

Between sees. 35 and 36, T. 38 N.

R. LIE., at Lydlck, Ind. 

NWjSvfsee. 1, T. 37 H., R. IE.,

at Hestfleld, Ind.

1.54

2.35
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge raeii 

water

lurements in the Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins during 

year Ootober 1947 to September l948--Continued

Illinois River Basin Continued

Date

Nov. 20 

Mar. 24

Hov. 19 

Hay 11 

IS

Dec. 16 

F«b. 28

Hay 11

13

Jan. 10

June 25

Stream

Riddles Laics outlet 

Mjrera Lake outlet..

let, 

Eagle Late nutlet,.

Bass take outlet., ,

Cedar Lake Outlet, . 

.... do ,,....,,,.,,.

.... do ...,,.,......

outlet.

....do.............

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Vinnedge ditch. .... 

Cool ditch. ........

Eagle Creek, ,,,..., 

Craigmlle dltoh. . . .

Cedar Creek ditch. . 

.. ..do....... ......

....do.............

Locality

Koontz Lake, Ind. 

NXiNEi ieo, 11, T. 35 N. , 

near Lakeville, Ind, 

NWi sec. 24, T. S3 H. , R, 

Twin Lake, Ind.

Twin Lake, Ind. 

HEiNWi sec. 13, T. 35 N. , 

near Ober, Ind. 

NWiSWi sec. 24, T, 32 N. , 

at Bass Lake, Ind.

S«i sec. 26, T, 34 H. , R. 

Cedar Lake, Ind. 

....do...................

QU^UujL Hftf> 1 P T ^ If

near Creston, Ind.

....do...................

R. 2 E.' , 

IB., at

R, 1 W. , 

R, 8 W,,

8 w. , at

R

q u

Biioharge 

tieo.-ft.)

3.37

B.7S 

7 ^n

19,3 

5.44

2.01 

31.8

,064

.679

.788

,887

Kaekaskia River Basin

June 24 

29

Two Mile Slough. . . . 

....do.............

.. ..do............. 

.... do .............

Sadorus, 111.

i mile above mouth. .................. 

.... do ...............................

174

530

507

67.8 

243

INDEX

Abercrombie, N. Dak., Wild Rice River

near............................. SO

Accuracy of field data and computed

results.......................... S

Ackworth, Iowa, South River near....... 344

Acre-foot, definition of. .............. 1

Ada, Minn., Marsh River below.......... 67

Afton, Via., Rock River at.............3, 264

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by............. 12

Aitkin, Minn., Mississippi River at.... 131

Algonquln, 111., Pox River at.......... 396

Alton, 111., Mississippi River at...... 142

Altura, Minn., South Pork Whitewater

River near....................... 214

Amb'oy, 111., Green River at............ 289

Amenia, N. Dak., Rush River at......... 58

Antes, Iowa, Skunk River near.........'.. 325

Anoka, Minn., Mississippi River near... 134 

Antelope Creek at Dwight, N. Dak....... 51

Antloch, 111., Channel Lake near....... 435

Anvil Lake near Eagle River, Wis....... 237

Apple River (tributary to Mississippi _

River) near Hanover, .111......... r2S9

Apple River (tributary to St. Croix

River) near Somerset, Wis........ 185

Appleton, Minn., Porame de Terre River

near............................. 171

Armington, 111., Sugar Creek near...... 429

Augusta, Iowa, Skunk River at.......... 326

Austin, Minn.,' Cedar River near........ 304

Turtle Creek near.................... 308

Babb, Mont., Lower St. Mary Lake near.. 22 

St. Mary Canal near.................. 25,26

St. Mary River near.................. 23

Babcock, Wis., Yellow River at......... 246

Badger, Minn., Roseau River near....... 97

Bantry, N. Dak., Souris River near..... 108

Baraboo, Wis., Baraboo River near...... £iQ

Devils Lake near.................... 249-250

Baraboo River neai1 Baraboo, Wis........ rgJg!

Baring, Mo., Middle Pabius River near.. 355 

Bass Lake, Ind., records available on.. 450 

Bass Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of.................. 455

Basswood River near Winton, Minn....... 113

Battle Lake, Minn,, Otter Tail Lake

near............................. 42

Bay Creek at Nebo, 111................. 370

at Pittsfield, 111................... 369

Bay Lake near Bennett7ille, Minn....... 147

Bear Creek (tributary to Iowa River) at

Ladora, Iowa..................... 300

Be.ar Creek (tributary to Mississippi in

Illinois) near Marcflline, 111... 352 

Bear Creek (tributary to Mississippi 

River in Missouri) at Hannibal, 

Mo............................... 360

Bear Creek (tributary to Upper Iowa

River), Iowa, discharge measurements of......................... 453

Beaucamp Creek near Matthews, 111...... 449

Beaver, Minn., Whitewater River at..... 213

Beaver Creek at New Hartford, Iowa..... 313

Belle Plalne, Iowa, Iowa River near.... 295

Belly River at international boundary.. 14-15

North Pork, at international boundary 16

Beltrami, Minn., Sand Hill ditch at.... 70

Sand Hill River at................... 69

Belvidere, 111., Kishwaukee River at... 281 

Bennettvllle, Minn., Bay Lake near..... 147

Benton, 111., Big Muddy River near..... 446

Bethel, Mo., North River at............ 358

Big Eau Pleine River near Colby, Wis... 243 

near Stratford, Wis.................. 244

Big Falls, Minn., Big Pork River at.... 121

Big Pork River at Big Palls, Minn...... 121

Big Lake, Minn., Elk River near........ 155

Big Muddy River at Murphysboro, 111.... 448

Big Muddy River at Plumfield, 111...... 447

near Benton, 111..................... 446

Big Muddy River Basin, 111., gaginfstation records in..............446-449

Big Stone City, S. Dak., Whetstone River

near............................. 169

Big Stone Lake at Ortonville, Minn..... 179

Biggsville, 111., South Henderson Creek

at............................... 324

Black River at Neillsville, Wis........ 217

discharge measurement of............. 453

near Galesville, Wis................. 218

Black River Basin, Wis., gaging-station

records in......................217-218

Blanchardville, Wis., East Branch

Pecatonica River near............ 279

Bloomer, Wis., Duncan Creek at......... 203

3ois de Sioux River near White Rod',

S. Dak........................... 43

Boone, Iowa, Des Moines River near..... 330

Boone River near Webster City, Iowa.... 338

Borup, Minn., South Branch Wild Rice

River near....................... 64

Boundary Creek at international

boundary......................... 20

Brainerd, Minn., Gull Lake Reservoir

near............................. 152

Gull River near...................... 153

Breese, 111., Shoal Creek near......... 445

Brodhead, Wis., Sugar River near....... 280

Browning, Mont., St. Mary Canal near... 27 

Bruce, Wis., Chippewa River near....... 189

Brush Creek at Lake Bracken, near

Galesburg, 111................... 416

Buffalo River (tributary to Mississippi

River) near Tell, Wis............ 210

Buffalo River (tributary to Red River

of the North) near Dilworth, Minn. 60 

discharge measurements of............ 451

near Hawley, Minn.................... 59

South Branch, at Sabin, Minn......... 61

discharge measurements of.......... 451

Bull Creek, Jr., near Rothschild, Vis.. 242 

Bulldog Run near Warroad, Minn......... 123

Buncombe, Wis., Galena River at........ 256

Bureau, 111., Bureau Creek at.......... 402

East Bureau Creek near............... 404

Bureau Creek at Bureau, 111............ 402

at Princeton, 111.................... 401

Burton, Wis., Grant River near......... 253

Bussey, Iowa, Cedar River near......... 346

Cadott, Wis., Yellow River at.......... 202

Cahokia Creek Basin, 111., gagingstation records in..............438-440

Campbell, Minn., Rabbit Creek at....... 48

Cannon River at Welch, Minn............ 187

Canteen Creek at Caseyville, 111....... 439

Canton, Mo., Wyaconda River above...... 353

Cantril, Iowa, Fox River at............ 350

Caribou, Minn., Roseau River near..... 99,100

Carlyle, 111., Kaskaskia River at...... 443

Carver, Minn., Minnesota River near....3, 168

Caseyville, 111., Canteen Creek at..... 439

Cass County drain No. 27, Minn., discharge measurements of........... 451

Cavalier, N. Dak., Tongue River at..... 92

Cedar Creek (Des Moines River Basin)

near Bussey, Iowa................ 346

Cedar Creek (Henderson River Basin) at

Little York, 111................. 323

Cedar Lake, Ind., records available on. 450 

Cedar Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of................... 455

Cedar River at Cedar Rapids, Iowa...... 306

at Waterloo, Iowa.................... 305

discharge measurements of............ 453

near Austin, Minn.................... 304

near Conesville, Iowa................ 307

Ceylon, Minn., Tuttle Lake near........ 347

457
458 INDEX

Channel Lake near Antioch, 111......... 435

Charlesville, Minn., Mustinka ditch

near. ............................. 46,47

Twelve Mile Creek near............... 45

Charlotte, 111., North Fork; Vermilion

River near....................... 398

Chebanse, 111., Iroquois River near.... 390

Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at

Lockport, 111...................378-380

Chippewa Falls, Wis ., Chippewa River

at............................... 198

Duncan Creek at...................... 804

Chippewa Reservoir, Wis., contents of.. 195 

Chippewa River (tributary to Minnesota

River) near Milan, $inn.......... 173

Chippewa River (tributary to Mississippi 

River) at Bishops Bridge, near 

Winter, Wis...................... 188

at Chippewa Falls, Wis............... 192

at Durand, Wis....................... 194

at Eau Claire, Wis................... 193

at Holcombe, Wis..................... 191

discharge measurements of............ 458

near Bruce, Wis...................... 189

near Holcombe, Wis................... 190

Chippewa River Basin, Wis., gagingstation records in..............188-209

reservoirs in........................ 195

Chisholm, Minn., Dark; River near....... 120

Sturgeon River near.................. 119

Clare, Iowa, North Lizard Creek near... 337

Clear Lake, Ind., records available on. 450

at Clear Lake, Iowa.................. 316

Clearwater River at Plummer, Minn...... 78

at Red Lake Falls, Minn.............. 79

Climax, Minn., Sand Hill River at...... 71

Clinton, Iowa, Mississippi River at.... 140

Clinton, Wis., Turtle Creek near....... 274

Coal City, 111., Mazon River near...... 392

Colby, Wis., Big Eau Pleine River near. 243 

Coifax, Wis., Red Cedar River near..... 206

Colmar, 111., La Moine River at........ 431

Como, 111., Rock River at.............. 267

Computations, accuracy of results of... 5 

Conesville, Iowa, Cedar River near..... 307

Congerville, 111., Mackinaw River near. 409 

Contents, definition of................ 2

Control, definition of................. 1

Cooperation, record of................. 18-13

Cooperstown, N. Dak., Sheyenne River

near............................. 5<f

Cornland, 111., Lake Fork near......... 426

Cosmos, Minn., South Fork Crow River at 158 

Cottonwood River near New Ulm, Minn.... 178

Crawfish River at Milford, Wis......... 269

Crookston, Minn., Red Lake River at.... 74-76

Crosby, Minn., Rabbit River near......149-150

Crosby, N. Dak., Long Creek near....... 110

Cross Lake, Minn., Pine River at....... 148

Pine River Reservoir at.............. 147

Crow Creek near Washburn, 111.......... 405

Crow River at Rockford, Minn........... 157

North Fork, near Regal, Minn......... 156

South Fork, at Cosmos, Minn.......... 158

near Mayer, Minn................... 159

Crow River Basin, Minn., gaging-station

records in...................... 156-159

Crow Wing River at Nimrod, Minn........ 151

Crow Wing River Basin, Minn., gagingstation records in.............. 151-154

Cuivre River near Troy, Mo............. 371

Dalecarlia Lake, Ind., records available on.......................... 450

Dalecarlia Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of.................. 455

Danbury, Wis., St. Croix River near.... 180

Dardenne Creek, Mo., discharge measurement of.......................... 454

Dark River near Chisholm, Minn......... 120

Darlington, Wis., Pecatonica River at.. 275 

Data, accuracy of.. ................... 5

explanation of....................... 2-4

Davis, Ind., Kankakee River at......... 383

Dayton, 111., Fox River at............. 397

Decorah, Iowa, Upper Iowa River near... 225 

Deer River, Minn., Mississippi River

near............................126,127

Deer River, Minn., Winnlbigoihish

Reservoir near................... 125

Des Lacs River at Foxholm, N. Dak...... Ill

Des Moines River at Des Moims, Iowa... 331 

at Keosauqua, Iowa................... 335

at Ottumwa, Iowa..................... 334

below Raccoon River, at De*? Moines,

Iowa............................. 333

discharge measurements of............ 454

East Fork, near Hardy, low*.......... 336

near Boone, Iowa..................... 330

near Tracy, Iowa..................... 333

West Fork, discharge measurements of. 454 

at Jackson, Minn................... 32S

Des Moines River Basin, lowa-Minn.,

discharge measurements in........ 454

gaging-station records in;..........329-349

lakes in............................346-349

Des Plaines River at Riverside, 111.... 374

near Des Plaines, 111................ 373

near Gurnee, 111..................... 372

Detroit Lakes, Minn., Height of Land

Lake near........................ 41

Otter Tail River near................ 31

Pelican River near................... 40

Devils Lake (Red River of, the North

Basin) near Devils Lake, N. Dak.. 57 

Devils Lake (Wisconsin River Basin)

near Baraboo, Wls...............249-250

Dewitt, Iowa, Wapsipinlcon River near.. 262 

Dilworth, Minn., Buffalo River near.... 60

Dodge, Wis., Trempealeau River at...... 216

Drakesville, Iowa, Lake Wapello near... 349 

Drayton, N. Dak., Red River of the

North at......................... 38

Duncan Creek at Bloomer, Wis............ 203

at Chippewa Falls, Wis......... 1..... 204

Du Page River at Troy, 111.............. 382

Durand, Wis., Chippewa River at........ 194

Duratigo, Iowa, Little Maquoksta River

near............................. 255

Duxby, Minn., Roseau River rear........ 97

Dwignt, N. Dak., Antelope Craek at..... 51

Eagle Lake, Ind., records available on. 450 

Eagle Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurement of................... 455

Eagle River, Wis., Anvil Lake near..... 237

East Bureau Creek near Bureau, 111..... 404

East Peoria, 111., Farm Creek at....... 406

Eau Claire, Wis., Chippewa Elver at.... 193

Eau Claire River at Kelly, Vis......... 241

discharge measurements of............ 452

near Fall Creek, Wls................. 205

Eau Oalle River at Elmwood, Wis........ S09

at Spring Valley, Wis................ 208

Edwards River near New Bostcn, 111..... 316

near Orion, 111...................... 317

Edwards River Basin, 111., fagingstation records in.............. 317-318

Slberon, Iowa, Salt Creek near......... 299

Eldora, Iowa, Lower Pine Lake at....... 314

Upper Pine Lake at................... 313

Elk Fork. See Salt River, F.Ik Fork.

Elk River, MInh., Mississippi River at. 133

Elk River near Big Lake, Mirn.......... 155

Slkhorn, Wis., Holden Lake rear........ 434

Slkhorn Creek near Penrose, 111........ 287

Elmwood, Wis., Eau Galle River at...... 209

Emerson, Manitoba, Red River of the

North at......................... 39

English River at Kalona, Iowa.......... 303

Fabius River Basin, Mo., discharge

measurements in.................. 454

_ing-station records in........... 354-355

Fairdale, 111., South Branch Kishwaukee River near................ 283

Fall Creek, Wis., Eau Claire River near 205

Fargo, N. Dak., Red River of the North

at............................... 34

Farm Creek at East Peoria, 111......... 406

Federal Dam, Minn., Leech Lske Reservoir at.......................... 143

Leech Lake River at.................. 144

Fergus Falls, Minn., Otter T\tl River

near............................. 33

Pelican River near................... 41
459

Page 

Finchford, Iowa, West Pork Shellrock

River at......................... 312

Flagg Center, 111., Kyte River near.... 286

Flambeau Reservoir, Wis., contents of.. 195 

Flambeau River at.................... 196

Flambeau River at Babbs Island, near

Winter, Wis...................... 197

at Flambeau Reservoir, Wis........... 196

near Ladysmith, Wis.................. 198

South Fork, near Phillips, Wis....... 199

Flint Lake, Ind., records available on. 450 

Floods, special reports on............. 11

Fordvllle, N. Dak., Forest River near.. 81 

Forest River at Minto, N. Dak.......... 82

near Fordvilie, N. Dak.......;....... 81

Fox Lake, 111., Nippersink Lake at..*.. 437 

Fox Lake near Lake Villa, 111.......... 436

Fox River (tributary to Illinois River)

at AlgonquLn, 111................ 396

at Dayton, 111....................... 397

at Johnsburg, 111. .................... 394

at" Wilmot, Wis......... f ............. 393

near McHenry, 111.................... 395

Pox.River (tributary to Mississippi

River) at Cantril, Iowa.......... 350

-at Wayland, Mo....................... 351

Fox River Basin, Mo.-Iowa, gagingstation records in..............350-351

Foxholm, N. Dak., Des Lacs River at....

Lake Darling near....................

Souris River near....................

Freeport, 111., Pecatonica River at....

Galena RiveT at Buncombe, 'Wis,.........

Galesburg, 111., Brush Creek near......

Galesvllle, Wis., Black River near.....

Garber, Iowa, Turkey River at..........

Geneseo, 111., Green River near........

Gilmore Creek at Winona, Minn..........

Gimlet Creek, 111., discharge

measurements of..................

Goodridge, Minn., Red Lake River near.. 

Goose River at Hillsboro, N. Dak.......

r»ear Portland, N. Dak................

Grafton, N. Dak., Park River at........'

Grand Forks, N. Dak., Red River of the

North at.........................

Grand Rapids, Minn., Mississippi River

at...............................

Pokegama Reservoir near..............

Granite Falls, Minn., Yellow Medicine

River near.......................

Grant River near Burton, Wis...........

Grantsburg, Wis., St.'. CVoix River near. 

Green River at Amboy, 111..............

near Geneseo, 111.....................

Green Valley, 111., Mackinaw River near 

Greenview, 111., Salt Creek near.......

Gull Lake Reservoir near Brainerd,

Minn.............................

Gull River at-Gull Lake Dam, near

Brainerd, Minn...................

Gurnee, 111.', Des Plaines River near... 

Guthrie Center, Iowa, Springbrook Lake

near.............................

Ill

104

105

277

256

416

218

252

290

215

455

73

66

65

84

36

129

128

174

253

181

289

290

410

425

152

153

372

347

Hadley Creek at Kinderhook, 111........

discharge measurements of............

Hallock, Minn., Two Rivers below.......

Halstad, Minn., Red River of the North

at...............................

Hannibal, Mo., Bear Creek'at...........

Hanover, 111., Apple River near........

Hardy, Iowa, East Fork Des Moines River

near..............................

Hartsburg, 111., Sugar Creek near......

Harvey, N. Dak., Sheyenne River near... 

Haug, Minn., Roseau River near.........

Hawley, Minn., Buffalo River near......

Hazel Run, Minn., Spring Creek near....

Height of Land Lake near Detroit Lakes,

Minn.............................

Henderson Creek near Little York, 111., 

near Oquawka, 111....................

Henderson Creek Basin, 111., gagingstation records in..............320-324

Hendrum,. Minn., Wild Rice River at..... 63

Heron Lake near Heron Lake, Minn 

Hickory Creek (tributary to Illinois

Page 

346

River) at Joliet, 111.........*.. 381

Hickory Creek (tributary to Money

Creek) above Lake Bloomington, 

111.............................. 431

Hillsboro, N. Dak., Goose River at..... 66 

Holcombe, Wis., Chippewa River at...... 191

Chippewa River near.................. 190

Holden Lake near Elkhorn, Wis.......... 434

Houston, Minn., Root River near.......222,223

Hubert Lake at Lake Hubert, Minn. 

Hudson Bay Basin, Mont.-N. Dak.-Minn.-

154

Canada, gaging-station records in 14-124

Hudson Lake, Ind., records available

450

Illinoi, 111., Singleton dTtch at...... 388

Illinois River at Kingston Mines, 111.. 376 

at Marseilles, 111................... 375

at Meredosia, 111.................... 377

Illinois River Basin, Ill.-Ind.-Wia.,

discharge measurements in.......454-455

gaging-station in...................372-437

lakes in............................434-437

Independence, Iowa, Wapsipinloon RLver 

at...............................

Indian Creek at Wanda, 111

Indiana, lakes in, records available on. 

Indianola, Iowa, Lake Ahquabi near.....

Middle River near....................

Ion, Iowa, Yellow River at.............

Iowa City, Iowa, Iowa River at.........

Ralston Creek.at.

261. 

438 

450 

348 

343 

226 

296 

302 

Rapid Creek near..................... 301

Iowa River at Iowa City, Iowa.......... 296

at Marshalltown, Iowa................ 294

at Wapello, Iowa..................... 297

discharge measurements of............ 453

East Fork, near Klemme, Iowa......... 298

near Belle Plaine, Iowa.............. 295

near Rowan, Iowa..................... 293

West Fork, near Klemme, Iowa......... 292

Iowa River Basin, Iowa, discharge

measurements in.................. 453

gaging-station records in...........292-316

lakes in............................313-316

Iroquois River at Iroquois, 111........ 389

near Chebanse, 111................... 390

Jackson, Minn., West Fork Des Moines

River at......................... 329

Jefferson, Iowa, R.accoon River near.... 339

Johnsburg, 111., Fox River at.......... 394

Joliet, 111-., Hickory Creek at......... 381

Joslin, 111., Rock River near........... 268

Judson, Minn., Minnesota River at...... 166

Jump River at Sheldon, Wis............. 201

South Fork, near Ogema, Wis.......... 200

Kalona, Iowa, English River at 303

Kane, 111., Macoupin Creek near........ 433

Kankakee River at Davis, Ind........... 383

at Momence, 111...................... 385

at Shelby, Ind....................... 384

near Wilmington, 111................. 386

Karlsruhe, N. Dak., Wintering River

near............................. 112

Kaskaskia River at Carlyle, 111........ 443

at Hew Athens, 111................... 444

at Shelbyville, 111.................. 441

at Vandalia, 111...................... 442

discharge measurements of............ 455

Kaskaskia River Basin, 111., dischrrge

measurements in.................. 455

gaging-station records in...........441-445

Kawishiwi River near Winton, Minn...... 116

Keithsburg, 111., Pope Creek near...... 319

Kelly, Wis., Eau Claire River at....... 241

175 Keokuk 1 , Iowa, Mississippi River at.... 

Keosauqua, Iowa, Des Moines River ft.. 41 "

320

321

Kickapoo Creek (tributary to Illinois 

River) at Peoria, 111............

near Kickapoo 111...................

Kickapoo Creek (tributary to Salt Fiver) 

at Waynesville^ ipl..............

near Lincoln, 111.

141

335

408

407

427

428
INDEX

Kickapoo River at La Farge, Wis........ 250

at Steuben, Wis...................... 251

Kilbuck Creek near Monroe Center, 111.. 284

Kimball, Alberta, St. Mary River near.. 24 

Kincaid, 111., South Fork Sangamon

River at......................... 423

Kinderhook, 111., Hadley Creek at...... 368

Kingston Mines, 111., Illinois River at 376 

Kiser Creek, 111., discharge measurements of......................... 454

Kishwaukee River at Belvidere, 111..... 281

near Perryville, 111................. -282

South Branch, near Fairdale, 111..... 283

Klemme, Iowa, East Fork Iowa River near 298

West Fork Iowa River near............ 292

Knox, Ind., Yellow River at............ 387

Knoxville, Iowa, Whitebreast Creek near 345

Koontz Lake, Ind., records available on 450 

Koontz Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of.................. 455

Kyte River near Flagg Center, 111...... 286

La Crosse, Wis., Mississippi River at.. 138 

La Crosse River near West Salem, Wis... 219 

La Crosse River Basin, Wis., gagingstation records in..............219-220

La Farge, Wis., Kickapoo River at....... 250

La Moine River at Colmar, 111.......... 431

at Ripley, 111....................... 432

Lac La Croix, Ontario, Namakan River at 114 

Lac qui Parle, Minn., Lac qui Parle

River near....................... 172

Minnesota River near................. 164

Lac qui Parle River near Lac qui Parle,

Minn............................. 172

West Branch, Minn., discharge

measurement of................... 452

Ladora, Iowa, Bear Creek at............ 300

Ladysmith, Wis., Flambeau River near... 198 

Lake Ahquabi near Indianola, Iowa...... 348

Lake Bloomington, 111., Hickory Creek

above............................ 413

Money Creek above.................... 411

Money Creek at....................... 412

Lake Darling near Foxholm, N. Dak...... 104

Lake Fork near Cornland, 111........... 426

Lake Hubert, Minn., Hubert Lake at..... 154

Lake Keomah near Oskaloosa, Iowa....... 327

Lake Macbridejjiear SoIon, Iowa......... 315

Lake Mendota"at Madison, Wis........... 272

Lake Monona at Madison, Wis............ 272

Lake of the Woods, Ind., records

available on..................... 450

Lake of the Woods Basin, Minn.-Ontario

gaging-station records in.......113-124

Lake Tomahawk, Wis., Wisconsin River

near............................. 227

Lake Villa, 111., Pox Lake near........ 436

Lake Wapello near Drakesville, Iowa.... 349

Lancaster, Minn., North Branch Two

Rivers near...................... 86

State ditch 8S near..................

Lanesboro, Minn., Root River near...... 221

Le Claire, Iowa, Mississippi River at.. 3 

Leaf River at Leaf River, 111.......... 285

Leech Lake Reservoir at Federal Dam,

Minn............................. 143

Leech Lake River at Federal Dam, Minn.. 144 

Leech Lake River Basin, Minn., gagingstation records in..............143-144

Lemonweir River at New Lisbon, Wis..... 248

Leon, Wis., Little La Crosse River near 220

Libby, Minn., Mississippi River near... 130

Sandy Lake Reservoir at.............. 145

Sandy River at....................... 146

Lime Creek at Mason City, Iowa......... 311

Lincoln, 111., Kickapoo Creek near..... 428

Little Pork River at Little Fork, Minn. 118 

Little La Crosse River near Leon, Wis.. 220 

Little Maquoketa River near Durango,

Iowa............................. 255

Little Minnesota River near Peever,

S. Dak........................... 161

Little York, 111., Cedar Creek at...... 323

Henderson Creek near................. 320

Lizzie Lake near Pelican Rapids, Minn.. 42 

Lockport, 111., Chicago Sanitary and

Ship Canal at...................378-380

London Mills, 111., Spoon River at..... 414

Long Creek near Crosby, N. D^V.......... 110

Long Lake at Stallings , 111............ 440

Long Lake, Ind., records available on.. 450

Loomis Lake, Ind., records available on 450

Lowell, 111., Vermilion Rive" at....... 400

Lower Fish Lake, Ind., records available on.......................... 450

Lower Red Lake near Red Lake, Minn..... 72

Lower St. Mary Lake near Babb, Mont.... 22

McCraney Creek, 111., discharge

measurements of.................. 454

McFarland, Wis., Yahara Rive~ near..... 273

McGregor, Iowa, Mississippi River at... 139 

McHenry, 111., Pox River near.......... 395

Mackinaw River near Congerville, 111... 409 

near Green Valley, 111............... 410

Macoupin Creek near Kane, 111.......... 433

Madison, Wis., Lake Mendota at......... 272

Lake Monona at....................... 272

Madison Lake near Madison Lake, Minn... 179 

Mahomet, 111., Sangamon River at....... 417

Malung, Minn., Roseau River near....... 93

Manchester, Iowa, Maquoketa River near. 257 

Manitou, Manitoba, Pembina River near.. 89 

Manitou Rapids, Minn., Rainy River at.. 115 

Mankato, Minn., Minnesota River at..... 167

Mantador, N. Dak., Wild Rice River near 49 

Manvel, N. Dak., Turtle Rive" at....... 80

Many Glacier, Mont., Swiftcurrent Creek

at............................... 28

Maple River at Mapleton, N. Dak........ 57

Maquoketa River near Manchester, Iowa.. 257 

near Maquoketa, Iowa................. 258

Maquoketa River Basin, Iowa, gagingstation records in..............257-258

Marais River, Minn., discharge measurements of......................... 451

Marble Rock, Iowa, Shell Rock"River at. 310 

Marcelline, 111., Bear Creek near...... 352

Marseilles, 111., Illinois River at.... 375

Marsh ditch, Minn., discharge measurements of......................... 451

Marsh River below Ada, Minn............ 67

near Shelly, Minn.................... 68

Marshall, Minn., Redwood River at...... 176

Marshalltown, Iowa, Iowa River at...... 294

Martintown, Wis., Pecatonica River at.. 276 

Mason City, Iowa, Lime Creek at........ 311

Matthews, 111., Beaucamp Creek near.... 449

Mayer, Minn., South Fork Crow River

near............................. 159

Mazon River near Coal City, 111........ 392

Melissa Lake near Shoreham, Minn....... 42

Menomonie, Wis., Red Cedar River at.... 207

Meredosia, 111., Illinois River at..... 377

Merrill, Wis., Prairie River near...... 239

Wisconsin River at................... 229

Mexico, Mo., Youngs Creek near......... 365

Middle Fabius River near Baring, Mo.... 355

near Konticello, Mo.................. 356

Middle River near Indianola, Iowa...... 343

Middle River (Red River of the North

Basin), Minn., discharge measurements of......................... 451

Milan, 111., Mill Creek at............. 291

Milan, Minn., Chippewa River near...... 173

Milford, 111., Sugar Creek at.......... 391

Milford, Wis., Crawfish River at....... 269

Mill Creek at Milan, 111............... 291

Mill Pond Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 450

Mill Pond Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurement of................... 455

Minnesota River at Judson, Minn........ 166

at Mankato, Minn..................... 167

at Montevideo, Minn.................. 165

at Ortonville, Minn.................. 162

discharge measurement of............. 452

near Carver, Minn....................3, 168

near Lac qui Parle, Minn............. 164

near Odessa, Minn.................... 163

Minnesota River Basin, Minn.-S. Dak.,

discharge measurements in........ 452

gaging-station records in...........161-179

lakes in............................. 179

Minot, N. Dak., Souris River above..... 106
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Minto, N. Dak., Forest River at... 

Mississippi River at Aitkin, Minn.

at Alton, 111. . .................

at Clinton , Iowa ................

at Elk River, Minn.

Page 

82 

131 

142 

140 

133 

at Grand Rapids , Minn. ............... 129

at Keokuk, Iowa. ..................... 141

at La Crosse, Wis. ................... 138

at Le Claire , Iowa ................... 3

at McGregor , Iowa .................... 139

at Prescott , Wis ..................... 136

at St. Paul, Minn. ................... 135

at Winnibigoshish Dam, near Deer

River, Minn. ..................... 126

at Winona, Minn. ..................... 137

below Sandy River, near Libber, Minn.. 130 

discharge measurements of. ........... 452

near Anoka , Minn. .................... 134

near Deer River, Minn. ............... 127

near Royalton, Minn. ................. 132

Mississippi River main stem, Ill.-IowaMinn.-Wis., discharge measurements in. ........................ 452

gaging-station records on. .......... 125-142

Momence , 111 . , Kankakee River at ....... 385

Money Creek above Lake Bloomington, 111. 411 

at Lake Bloomington, 111. ............ 412

Monroe Center, 111., Kilbuck Creek near 284 

Monroe City, Mo., Salt River near...... 362

Montevideo, Minn., Minnesota River at.. 165 

Monticello, 111., Sangamon River at .... 418

Monticello, Mo., Middle Pabius River

near ............................. 356

North Pabius River at. ............... 354

Moose Lake , Wis . , contents of .......... 195

Morrison, 111 . , Rock Creek near. ....... 288

Mud Creek near Sprague, Manitoba. ...... 101

Murphysboro, 111., Big Muddy River at. . 448 

Muscoda, Wis., Wisconsin River at...... 235

Mustinka ditch above Twelve Mile Creek,

near Charlesville, Minn. ......... 46

below Twelve Mile Creek, near Charlesville, Minn. ..................... 47

Mustinka River above Wheaton, Minn..... 44

overflow of, .discharge measurement of 451 

Myers Lake, Ind., records available on. 450 

Myers Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of .................. 455

Namakan River at Outlet of Lac La

Croix, Ontario. . ................. 114

Namekagon River near Trego, Wis. ....... 184

Nebo, 111., Bay Creek at............... 370

Necedah, Wis., Wisconsin River near.... 232

Yellow River at. ..................... 247

Neche, N. Dak., Pembina River at....... 91

Neillsville, Wis., Black River at...... 217

Nekoosa, Wis., Wisconsin River near. ... 231

New Athens, 111., Kaskaskia' River at... 444 

New Boston, 111., Edwards River near... 318 

New Hartford, Iowa, Beaver Creek at.... 313

New Lisbon, Wis., Lemonweir River at... 248 

New London, Mo., Salt River near....... 363

New Ulm, Minn., Cottonwood River near.. 178 

Nimrod, Minn., Crow Wing River at...... 151

Nippersink Lake at Pox Lake, 111....... 437

North Chain Lake, Ind., records available on. ......................... 450

North Chain Lake outlet, Ind., discharge measurement of. ............ 454

North Pabius River at Monticello, Mo... 354 

discharge measurement of. ............ 454

North Henderson Creek near Seaton, 111. 322 

North Lizard Creek near Clare, Iowa.... 337

North River (tributary to Des Moines

River) near Norwalk, Iowa........ 342

North River (tributary to Mississippi

River) at Bethel, Mo. ............ 358

at Palmyra , Mo ....................... 359

North Hiver Basin, Mo., gaging-station

records in. .................... .358-359

North Skunk River near Sigourney, Iowa. 328 

Northcote, Minn., North Branch Two

Rivers near. .....................

Northwood, Iowa, Shell Rock River near. 309 

Norwalk, Iowa, North River near. ....... 342

Oak Point, Minn., Roseau River at. 99

Oakford, 111., Sangamon River near..... 421

Odessa, Minn., Minnesota River near.... 163

Yellow Bank River near............... 170

Ogema, Wis., South Fork Jump River near 200

Oldman River Basin, Canada-Mont........ 14-30

Onamia Lake at Onamia, Minn............ 160

Oquawka, 111., Henderson Creek near.... 321

Oregon, 111., Rock River at............ 266

Orion, 111., Edwards River near........ 317

Ortonville, Minn., Big Stone Lake at...' 179

Minnesota River at................... 162

Oskaloosa, Iowa, Lake Keomah near...... 327

Oslo, Minn., Red River of the North at. 37

Otter Tail Lake near Battle Lake, Minn. 42 

Otter Tail River below Pelican Rivw,

near Fergus Palls, Minn.......... 32

near Detroit Lakes, Minn............. 31

Otter Tail River Basin, Minn., lakes in 41-42

Ottumwa, Iowa, Des Moines River at..... 334

Palmyra, Mo., North River at........... 359

Paris, Mo., Elk Fork Salt River near... 367 

Middle Fork Salt River at............ 366

Park River at Grafton, N. Dak.......... 84

South Branch, discharge measurements

of............................... 451

near Park River, N. Dak............ 83

Pecatonica River at Darlington, Wis.... 275

at Preeport, 111..................... 277

at Martintown, Wis................... 276

at Shirland, 111..................... 278

East Branch, near Blanchardville, Wis. 279 

Peever, S. Dak., Little Minnesota River

near............................. 161

Pelican Lake (between Pine and Cro'f

Wing Rivers), diversion to, near 

Pequot Lakes, Minn............... 149

Pelican Rapids, Minn., Lizzie Lake near 42

Pelican River near Detroit Lakes, Minn. 40

near Fergus Palls, Minn.............. 41

Pembina River at Neche, N. Dak......... 91

near Manitou, Manitoba............... 89

near Walhalla, N. Dak................ 90

Penrose, 111., Elkhorn Creek near...... 287

Peoria, 111., Kickapoo Creek at........ 408

Pequot Lakes, Minn., Pelican Lake diversion near..................... 149

Perryville, 111., Kishwaukee River near 282 

Peruque Creek, Mo., discharge measurement of.......................... 454

Petersburg, 111., Sangamon River at.... 420

Phillips, Wis., South Fork Flambeau

River near....................... 199

Pine Creek near Pine Creek, Minn....... 102

Pine Lake, Ind., records available on.. 450 

Pine River at Pine River Dam, at C^-oss

Lake, Minn....................... 148

Pine River Basin, Minn., gaging-station

records in...................... 147-149

Pine River Reservoir at Cross Lake,

Minn............................. 147

Pittsfield, 111., Bay Creek at......... 369

Platte River near Rockville, Wis....... 254

Plover River near Stevens Point, Wis... 245 

Plum River below Carroll Creek, near

Savanna, 111..................... 260

Plumfield, 111., Big Muddy River at.... 447

Plummer, Minn., Clearwater River at.... 78

Pokegama Reservoir near Grand Rapids,

Minn............................. 128

Ponune de Terre River near Appleton,

Minn............................. 171

Pontiac, 111., Vermilion River at...... 399

Pope Creek near Keithsburg, 111........ 319

Portland, N. Dak., Goose River near.... 65

Prairie du Sac, Wis., Wisconsin River

at............................... 234

Prairie River near Merrill, Wis........ 239

Prescott, Wis., Mississippi River at... 136 

Princeton, 111,, Bureau Creek at....... 401

Prior Lake, Minn., Prior Lake at....... 179

Prior Lake at Prior Lake, Minn......... 179

Publications on stream flow by Geological Survey.......................5-9,11

by State agencies.................... 9-10

Rabbit Creek at Campbell, Minn......... 48

Rabbit River near Crosby, Minn........149-150
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Raccoon River at Van Meter, Iowa....... 340|Runoff in inches, definltlor of........ 1

near Jefferson, Iowa................. 339|Rush City, Minn., St. Croix River near. 182

Rainy Lake at Ranler, Minn.

Rainy River at Manltou Rapids, Minn...,

Ralston Creek at Iowa City, Iowa.......

Ranler, Minn., Rainy Lake

122 

115 

302 

........... 122

Rapid Creek near Iowa City, Iowa....... 301

Red Cedar River at Menomonle, Wls...... 207

near Coifax, Wis..................... 206

Red Lake, Minn., Lower Red Lake near... 72 

Red Lake River near.................. 72

Red Lake Palls, Minn., Clearwater River

at............................... 79

Red Lake River at Crookston, Minn...... 74-76

at High Landing, near Goodrldge, Minn 73 

near Red Lake, Minn.................. 72

Red*Rlver of the North at Drayton,

N. Dak........................... 38

at Emerson, Manitoba................. 39

at Fargo, N. Dak..................... 34

at Grand Porks, N. Dak............... 36

at Halstad, Minn..................... 35

at Oslo, Minn........................ 37

at Wahpeton, N. Dak.................. 33

Red River of the North Basin, ManitobaMinn.-N. Dak., discharge measurements in........................ 451-455

gaglng-statlon records in............31-112

Redfleld, Iowa, South Raccoon River at. 341 

Redwood River at Marshall, Minn........ 176

near Redwood Palls, Minn............. 177

Regal, Minn., North Pork Crow River

near............................. 156

Rest Lake, Wls., contents of........... 195

Rhlnelander, Wls., Wisconsin River near 228 

Rib River at Rib Palls, Wis............ 340

Rice,River, Minn., discharge measurements of......................... 452

Rice River Basin, Minn., discharge

measurements in.................. 452

Riddles Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 450

Riddles Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of.................. 455

Rlpley, 111., La Moine River at........ 432

Riverside, 111., Des Plalnes River at.. 374 

Riverton, 111., Sangamon River at...... 419

Rush Creek near Rushford, Minn. 

Rush River at Amenia, N. Dalr,

Rook Creek near Morrison, 111,

Rock River at Afton, Wls...............3,

at Como, 111.

288 

264 

................ 267

at Oregon, 111....................... 266

at Rockton, 111...................... 265

at Watertown, Wis.................... 263

near Joslln, 111..................... 268

Rock River Basin, 111.-Wis., gagingstatlon records in..............263-291

Rockford, Minn., Crow River at......... 157

Rockton, 111., Rock River at........... 265

Rockvllle, Wls., Platte River near..... 254

Root River below South Fork, near

Houston, Minn.................... 223

near Houston, Minn................... 222

near Lanesboro, Minn................. 221

South Pork, discharge measurements of 453 

Root River Basin., Minn., gaging-station

records in......................221-284

Roseau Lake, Minn., Roseau River at.... 95

Roseau River at international boundary,

near Caribou, Minn............... 100

at Oak Point, Minn................... 99

at Roseau Lake, Minn................. 95

at ROBS, Minn........................ 9(

below South Pork, near Malung, "Minn.. 9£ 

below State ditch 51, near Caribou,

Minn............................. 99

discharge measurement of............. 451

near Badger, Minn.................... 97

near Duxby, Minn..................... 97

near Haug, Minn....................'.. 98

near Roseau, Minn,................... 94

South Pork, discharge measurement of. 451 

Ross, Minn., Roseau River at........... 96

Rothschild, Wls., Bull Creek, Jr., near 242 

Wisconsin River at................... 230

Rowan, Iowa, Iowa River near........... 293

Rowell, 111., Salt Creek near.......... 424

Royalton, Minn., Mississippi River near 132 

Rum River, Minn., near St. Francis, Minn. 160'

224

58

discharge measurement ol'............. 451

Rushford, Minn., Hush Creek near.... 224

St. Cloud, Minn., Sauk River near...... 154

St. Crolx River at St. CroiJ' Palls,

Wls.............................. 183

discharge measurements of............ 452

near Danbury, Wls.................... 180

near Grantsburg, Wls................. 181

near Rush City, Minn................. 182

St. Croix River Basin, Wls., discharge

measurements In.................. 452

gaglng-statlon records in........... 180-186

lakes in.

St. Francis, Minn., Rum River near..... 

St. Mary Canal at Hudson Bay divide,

near Browning, Mont..............

at St. Mary crossing, near Babb,

Mont.............................

at Intake, near Babb, Mont...........

S t. Mary Lake near S t. Mary, Mont......

St. Mary River near Babb, Mcnt.........

near Klmball, Alberta.

St. Paul, Minn"., Mississippi River at.. 

Sabin, Minn., South Branch Fuffalo River

at.

Salt Creek (tributary-to Des Plalnes

186

160

26

25

21

23

24

135

61

River) at Western Springs, 111... 378

Salt Creek {tributary to low* River)

near Elberon, Iowa.

Salt Creek (tributary to Sargamon 

River) near Greenvlew, 111.. 

near Rowell, 111.

299

425

424

Salt River, Mo., discharge ireasurement-

....... ...............---...----. 454

Elk Fork, near Paris, Mo............. 367

ment of.

Middle Fork, at Paris, Mo. 

near Monroe City, Mo...........

near New London, Mo............

near Shelblna, Mo..............

South Pork, at Santa Pe, Ko.... 

Salt River Basin, Mo., discharge

measurement in.

366

362

363

361

364

454

gaglng-statlon records in...........361-367

Sand Hill ditch at Beltrami, Minn......

Sand Hill River at Beltrami, Minn......

at Climax, Minn......................

Sandy Lake Reservoir at Libby, Minn....

Sandy River at Sandy Lake Da-n, at

Libby, Minn...................... 146

Sandy River Basin, Minn., ga'lng-station

records in...................... 145-146

Sangamon River at Mahomet, 111......... 417

at Montlcello, 111................... 418"

at Petersburg, 111

at Rlverton, 111..

near Oakford, 111.

South Pork, at Klncaid, 111

70

69

71

145

Santa Pe, Mo., South Fork Salt River at 

Saugany Lake, Ind., records available

on...............................

Saugany Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurement of...................

Sauk River near St. Cloud, Minn........

Savanna, 111., Plum River near.........

Seaton, 111., North Henderson Creek

420

419

421

423

364

450

454

154

260

322

1

1

Seville, 111., Spoon River at.!!!!!!!.! 415 

Shakopee Creek, Minn., dlschtrge

measurement of................... 458

Shelblna, Mo., Salt River ne=ir......... 361

Shelby, Ind., Kankakee River at........ 384

Shelbyville, 111., Kaskaskia River at.. 441

Second-feet per square mile, definition 

of...............................

Second-foot, definition of.............

Second-foot-day, definition of

Sheldon, Wls., Jump River at........... 201

Shell Lake at Shell Lake, Wis.......... 186

Shell Rock River at Marble Rick, Iowa.. 310

near Northwood, Iowa................. 309

West Fork, at Pinchford, Iowa........ 312

Shelly, Minn., Marsh River

68
INDEX 463

Sherburne, Mont., Sherburne Lake

Reservoir at..................... 29

Swiftcurrent Creek at................ 30

Sherburne Lake Reservoir at Sherburne,

Mont............................. 29

Sherwood, N. Dak,, Sourls River near... 103 

Sheyenne River at Sheyenne, H. Dak..... 53

at Valley City, H. Dak............... 55

at West Fargo, N. Dak................ 56

discharge measurements of............ 451

near Cooperstown, N. Dak............. 54

near Harvey, H. Dak.................. 52

Shlrland, 111., Peoatonica River at.... 278

Shoal Creek near Breese, 111........... 445

Shoreham, Minn., Melissa Lake near..... 42

Sigoumey, Iowa, North Skunk River near 328 

Silver Lake, Ind., records available on 450 

Singleton ditch at Illinol, 111........ 388

Six Mile Creek, 111., discharge measurements of......................... 454

Skunk River at Augusta, Iowa........... 326

discharge measurements of...........453-454

near Antes, Iowa...................... 325

Skunk River Basin, Iowa, discharge

measurements In.................453-454

gaging-station records in...........325-328

Snake River, Minn., discharge measurements of......................... 451

Solon, Iowa, Lake Macbrlde near........ 315

Somerset, Wis., Apple River near....... 185

Souris River above Mthot, H. Dak....... 106

near Bantry, H. Dak.................. 108

near Foxholm, N. Dak.................. 105

near Sherwood, H. Dak................ 103

near Vererfdrye, H. Dak............... 107

near Westhope, N. Dak................ 109

South Chain Lake, Ind., records

available on..................... 450

South Chain Lake outlet, Ind., discharge measurement of............ 454

South Fabius River near Taylor, Mo..... 357

South Menderson Creek at Biggsville,

111.............................. 324

South Raccoon River at Redfield, Iowa.. 341 

South River near Ackworth, Iowa........ 344

Spirit River at Spirit Falls, Wls...... 238

Spoon River at London Mills, 111....... 414

at Seville, 111...................... 415

Sprague, Manitoba, Mud Creek near...... 101

Spring Creek (Illinois River Basin)

near Springfield, 111............ 422

Spring Creek (Minnesota River Basin)

near Clarkfield, Minn............ 188

near Hazel Run, Minn...........'...... 175

Spring Valley, Wis., Eau Qalle River

at............................... 208

Springbrook Lake near Guthrie Center.

Iowa............................. 347

Springfield, 111., Spring Creek near... 422 

Stage-discharge relation, definition of 1 

Stallings, 111., Long Lake at.......... 440

State ditch 85 near Lancaster, Minn.... 88

Steuben, Wis., Kickapoo River at....... 251

Stevens Point, Wis., Plover River near. 245 

Stone Lake, Ind., records available on. 450 

Stratford, Wis., Big1 Eau Plelne River

near............................. 244

Street Creek at international boundary. 19 

Sturgeon River near Chisholm, Minn..... 119

Sugar Creek (tributary to Iroquois

River) at Milford, 111........... 391

Sugar Creek (tributary to Salt Creek)

near Armington, 111............... 429

near Hartsburg, 111.................. 430

Sugar River near Brodhead, Wis......... 280

Swlftcurrent Creek at Many Glacier,

Mont............................. 28

at Sherburne, Mont.................... 30

Taylor, Mo., South Pabius River near... 357 

Tell, Wis., Buffalo River near......... 210

Terms, definition of................... 1-2

The Sny Basin, 111., discharge measurements in......................... 454

gaging-station records in...........368-370

Thief River near Thief River Palls,

Minn............................. 77

Thielman, Minn., Zumbro River at....... 212

Tomahawk River at Tomahawk, Wis........

Tongue River at Cavalier, H. Dak.......

discharge measurements of............

Tower, Minn., Vermilion River near.....

Tracy, Iowa, Des Moines River near.....

Trego, Wis., Hamekagon River near. ..*,.. 

Trempealeau River at Dodge, Wis........

Troy, 111., Du Page River at...........

Troy, Mo., Cuivre River near...........

Turkey River at Garber, Iowa...........

discharge measurement of.............

Turtle Creek near Austin, Minn.........

near Clinton, Wis....................

Turtle River at Manvel, N. Dak.........

Tuttle Lake near Ceylon, Minn..........

Twelve Mile Creek below Mustinka ditch, 

near Charlesville, Minn..........

Twin Valley, Minn., Wild Rice River at. 

Two Mile Slough, 111., discharge

measurements of..................

Two Rivers below Hallock, Minn.........

North Branch, near Lancaster, Mini... 

near Horthcote, Minn...............

Page 

237

92 

451 

117 

333 

184 

216 

382 

371 

252 

453 

308 

274

80 

347

45

62

455

85

86

87

Upper Iowa River, Iowa, discharge

measurements of.................. 453

near Decorah, Iowa................... 225

Upper Iowa River Basin, Iowa, discharge

measurements in.................. 453

gaging-station record in............. 225

Upper Mississippi River Basin, 111.-

lowa-Minn.-Wis., gaging-station

records in................... .J.25-449

Upper Pine Lake at Eldora, Iowa........ 313

55

340

442

107

Valley City, N. Dak., Sheyenne Rive- at 

Van Meter, Iowa, Raccoon River at......

Vandalia, 111., Kaskaskia River at.....

Verendrye, H. Dak., Souris River new.. 

Vermilion River (tributary to Crane

Lake) below Lake Vermilion, mar 

Tower, Minn...................... 117

Vermilion River (tributary to Illinois 

River) at Lowell, 111...........

at Pontiac, 111.....................

North Fork, near Charlotte, 111.....

Wahpeton, H. Dak., Red River of the

North at........................

Walhalla, N. Dak., Pemblna River near. 

Wanda, 111., Indian Creek at

400

399

398

33

90

438

Wapello, Iowa, Iowa River at!..I....... 297

Wapsipinicon River at Independence,

Iowa. 261

discharge measurement of............. 453

near Dewitt, Iowa.................... 262

Wapsipinicon River Basin, Iowa, discharge measurement in............ 453

gaging-station records in...........261-262

Warroad, Minn., Bulldog Run near....... 123

East Branch Warroad River near....... 124

Warroad River near................... 122

Warroad River, East Branch, near

Warroad, Minn.................... 124

near Warroad, Minn................... 122

Washburn, 111., Crow Creek near........ 405

Waterloo,' Iowa, Cedar River at......... 305

Waterton River near international

boundary......................... 17-18

Watertown, Wis., Rock River at......... 263

Watson Sag diversion, Minn., discharge

measurements of.................. 452

Wauhob Lake, Ind., records available on 450 

Wayland, Mo., Fox River at............. 351

Waynesville, 111., Kickapoo Creek at... 427 

Webster, Wis., Yellow Lake near........ 186

Webster City, Iowa, Boone River near..> 338 

Welch, Minn., Cannon River at.......... 187

West Bureau Creek at Wyanet, 111....... 403

West Fargo, N. Dak., Sheyenne River at 56 

West Salem, Wis., La Crosse River near 219 

Western Springs, 111., Salt Creek at.. 378 

Westhope, N. Dak., Souris River near.. 109 

Wheaton, Minn., Mustinka River above.. 44 

Whetstone River, S. Dak., discharge

measurements of.................. 452

near Big Stone City, S. Dak.......... 169

White Rock, S. Dak., Bois de Sioux

River near....................... 43
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Whitebreast Creek near Knoxville, Iowa. 345 

Whitewater Creek at Whitewater, Wis.... 271

near Whitewater, Wis................. 270

Whitewater River at Beaver, Mlnn....... 213

South Pork, near Altura, Mlnn........ 214

Whitewater River Basin, Minn., gagingstation records in..............213-214

Wild Rice River (Minn.) at Hendrum,

Minn............................. 63

at Twin Valley, Minn................. 62

discharge measurements of............ 451

South Branch, near Borup, Minn....... 64

Wild Rice River (N. Dak.) near Abercrombie, N. Dak.................. 50

near Mantador, N. Dak................ 49

Willow River, Minn., discharge measurements of......................... 452

Willow River Basin, Minn., discharge

measurements in.................. 452

Wilmington, 111., Kankakee River near.. 386 

Wilmot, Wis., Fox River at............. 393

Winnibigoshish Reservoir near Deer

River, MLnn...................... 125

Winona, Minn., Gilmore Creek at........ 215

Mississippi River at................. 137

Winter, Wis., Chippewa River near...... 188

Flambeau River near.................. 197

Wintering River near Karlsruhe, N. Dak. 112 

Winton, Minn., Basswood River near..... 113

Kawishiwi River near................. 116

Wisconsin Dells, Wis., Wisconsin River

near............................. 233

Wisconsin River at Merrill, Wis........ 229

at Muscoda, Wis...................... 235

at Prairie du Sac, Wis............... 234

at Rainbow Reservoir, near Lake Tomahawk , Wis........................ 227

Wisconsin River at Rothschild, ,Wi8..... 230

at Whirlpool Rapids, near Rhinelander,

Wis.............................. 228

near Necedah, Wis.................... 232

near Nekoosa, Wis.................... 231

near Wisconsin Dells, Wis............ 233

Wisconsin River Basin, Wis. gaglng-station records in.................227-251

reservoirs in........................ 236

Work, division of...................... 13

scope of......................'....... 1

Wyaconda River above Canton, Mo........ 353

Wyanet, 111., West Bureau Creek at..... 403

Yahara River near McFarland, Wis....... 273

Yellow Bank River near Odessa, Minn.... 170

Yellow Lake near Webster, Wis.......... 186

Yellow Medicine River, Minn., discharge

measurements of.................. 452

near Granite Falls, Minn............. 174

Yellow River (tributary to Chippewa

River) at Cadott, Wis............ 202

Yellow River (tributary to Kankakee

River) at Knox, Ind.............. 387

Yellow River (tributary to B'ississippi

River) at Ion, Iowa.............. 226

Yellow River (tributary to Wisconsin

River) at Babcock, Wis........... 246

at Necedah, Wis...................... 247

Youngs Creek near Mexico, Mo........... 365

Zumbro River at Thielman, Minn......... 212

at Zumbro Falls, Minn................ 211

discharge measurements of............ 453

Zumbro River Basin, Minn., gagingstation records in..............211-212

discharge measurements in,........... 453

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