Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1957

Part 3-B. Cumberland and Tennessee 

River Basins

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

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1506

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Alabama, Kentucky, North Carolina, 

Tennessee, and Virginia, and with other 

agencies

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1959
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

FRED A. SEATON, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

Thomas B. Nolan, Director

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

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

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation 

with the States of Alabama, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, 

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

Resources Division, L. B. Leopold, chief, under the general direction 

of J. V. B. Wells, chief, Surface Water Branch, and F. J. Flynn, chief, 

Basic Records Section.

The data were collected and computed under supervision of district 

engineers, Surface Water Branch, as follows:

W. B. Eaton_________________________Chattanooga, Tenn. 

E. B. Bice_______________________________Baleish, N.C. 

F. F. Schrader___________________________Louisville, Ky. 

D. S. Wallace________________________Charlottesville, Va. 

M. B. Williams________________________Montgomery, Ala.
CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1957

OCTOBER 1956

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JANUARY 1957

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IV
CONTENTS

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

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

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

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

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

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

Accuracy of field data and computed results.......................................... 8

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

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

Hydrologic conditions................................................................ 12

Gaging-statlon records............................................................... 14

Cumberland River basin

Poor Fork (head of Cumberland River) at Cumberland, Ky............................. 14

Cumberland River near Harlan, Ky................................................... 15

Yellow Creek near Middlesboro, Ky................................................ 16

Cumberland River near Pineville, Ky................................................ 17

Cumberland River at Barbourville, Ky............................................... 18

Cumberland River at Williamsburg, Ky............................................... 19

Cumberland River at Cumberland Falls, Ky........................................... 20

Laurel River at Corbin, Ky....................................................... 21

Rockcastle River:

Wood Creek near London, Ky..................................................... 22

Rockcastle River at Billows, Ky.................................................. 23

Hughes Fork Beaver Creek:

Cane Branch near Parkers Lake, Ky.............................................. 24

Beaver Creek: 

Hurricane Fork:

Helton Branch at Greenwood, Ky............................................... 26

Buck Creek near Shopville, Ky.................................................... 28

New River (head of South Fork Cumberland River) at New River, Term............... 29

Clear Fork near Robbins, Term.................................................. 30

South Fork Cumberland River near Stearns, Ky..................................... 31

Pitman Creek at Somerset, Ky..................................................... 32

Cumberland River near Rowena, Ky................................................... 33

East Fork Obey River near Jamestown, Term........................................ 34

West Fork Obey River near Alpine, Term......................................... 35

Wolf River near Byrdstown, Term................................................ 36

Obey River below Dale Hollow Dam, Term........................................... 37

Cumberland River at Celina, Term.................................................... 38

Roaring River near Hilham, Term.................................................. 39

Caney Fork:

Calfkiller River below Sparta, Term............................................ 40

Collins River:

Barren Fork near Trousdale, Term............................................. 41

Collins River near McMirmville, Term........................................... 42

Caney Pork near Rock Island, Term................................................ 43

Caney Fork below Center Hill Dam, near Lancaster, Term........................... 44

Cumberland River at Carthage, Term................................................. 45

Spring Creek near Lebanon, Term.................................................. 46

Drakes Creek above Hendersonville, Term.......................................... 47

East Fork Stones River:

Bradley Creek at Lascassas, Term............................................... 48

East Fork Stones River near Lascassas, Term...................................... 49

West Fork Stones River near Murfreesboro, Term................................. 50

Stones River near Smyrna, Term................................................... 51

Stewart Creek near Smyrna, Term................................................ 52

Stones River above Donelson, Term................................................ 53

Mill Creek near Antioch, Term.................................................... 54

Harpeth River:

West Harpeth River near Leipers Fork, Term..................................... 55

Harpeth River at Belleview, Term................................................. 56

Harpeth River near Kingston Springs, Term........................................ 57

Cumberland River below Cheatham Dam, Term.......................................... 58

Red River near Adams, Term....................................................... 60

Sulphur Fork Red River near Adams, Term........................................ 61

Cumberland River at Dover, Term.................................................... 62

South Fork Little River at Hopkinsville, Ky...................................... 63

Little River near Cadiz, Ky...................................................... 64

Cumberland River at Smithland, Ky.................................................. 65

Reservoirs in Cumberland River basin............................................... 66

Tennessee River basin

French Broad River (head of Tennessee River) at Rosman, N. C....................... 68

Davidson River near Brevard, N, C................................................ 69

French Broad River at Blantyre, N. C............................................... 70

Mills River near Mills River, N. C............................................... 71

Cane Creek at Pletcher, N. C..................................................... 72

French Broad River at Bent Creek, N. C............................................. 73

Hominy Creek at Candler, N. C.................................................... 74

Swannanoa River:

North Fork Swannanoa River near Black Mountain, N. C........................... 75

Beetree Creek near Swannanoa, N. C............................................. 76

Swannanoa River at Biltmore, N. C................................................ 77

V
VI CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued

Tennessee River basin Continued Page

French Broad River at Asheville, N. C.............................................. 78

Ivy Rtver near Marshall, N. C.................................................... 79

French Broad River at Marshall, N. C............................................... 80

Big Laurel Creek near Stackhouse, N. C........................................... 81

French Broad River near Newport, Term.............................................. 82

West Fork Pigeon River above Lake Logan, near Hazelwood, N. C.................... 83

West Fork Pigeon River below Lake Logan, near Waynesville, N. C.................. 84

East Fork Pigeon River near Canton, N. C....................................... 85

Pigeon River at Canton, N. C..................................................... 86

Richland Creek:

Alien Creek near Hazelwood, N. C............................................. 87

Jonathan Creek near fove Creek, N. C........................................... 88

Pigeon River near Hepco, N. C.................................................... 89

Pigeon River at Newport, Term.................................................... 90

North Toe River (head of Nolichucky River) at Altapass, N. C..................... 91

Cane River near Sioux, N. C.................................................... 92

Nolichucky River:

North Indian Creek near Unicoi, Term........................................... 93

Nolichucky River at Embreeville, Term............................................ 94

Nolichucky River below Nolichucky Dam, Term...................................... 95

Lick Creek at Mohawk, Term..................................................... 96

Nolichucky River near Morristown, Term........................................... 97

French Broad River below Douglas Dam, Term......................................... 98

Little Pigeon River at Sevierville, Term......................................... 99

French Broad River near Knoxville, Term............................................ 100

South Fork Holston River at Riverside, near Chilhowie, Va........................ 101

Laurel Creek:

Beaverdam Creek at Damascus, Va.............................................. 102

South Fork Holston River at Vestal, Va........................................... 103

Middle Fork Holston River at Groseclose, Va.................................... 104

Middle Fork Holston River at Sevenmile Ford, Va................................ 105

South Fork Holston River below South Holston Dam, Term........................... 106

Beaver Creek near Wallace, Va.................................................. 107

Watauga River near Sugar Grove, N. C........................................... 108

Watauga River below Wilbur Dam, Term........................................... 109

Doe River at Elizabethton, Term.............................................. 110

Watauga River at Elizabethton, Term............................................ Ill

South Fork Holston River at Kingsport, Term...................................... 112

North Fork Holston River near Saltville, Va.................................... 113

North Fork Holston River at Holston, Va........................................ 114

Big Moccasin Creek near Gate City, Va........................................ 115

North Fork Holston River near Gate City, Va.................................... 116

Holston River at Surgoinsville, Term............................................. 117

Mossy Creek:

Unnamed tributary:

Mossy Spring near Jefferson City, Term..................................... 118

Holston River near Jefferson City, Term.......................................... 119

Mill Spring Creek:

Mill Spring near Jefferson City, Term........................................ 120

Holston River near Knoxville, Term............................................... 121

Tennessee River:

First Creek at Mineral Springs Ave., at Knoxville, Term.......................... 122

First Creek at Fifth Ave., at Knoxville, Term.................................... 123

Tennessee River at Knoxville, Term................................................. 124

Little River near Maryville, Term................................................ 125

Little Tennessee River near Prentiss, N. C....................................... 126

CullasaJa River at Highlands, N. C ............................................. 127

Cullasaja River at Cullasaja, N. C. ............................................ 128

Little Tennessee River at Needmore, N. C......................................... 129

Nantahala River near' Rainbow Springs, N. C..................................... 130

Nantahala River at Nantahala, N. C............................................. 131

Tuckasegee River at Tuckasegee, N. C........................................... 132

Scott Creek above Sylva, N. C................................................ 133

Tuckasegee River at Dillsboro, N. C............................................ 134

Oconaluftee River at Birdtown, N. C.......................................... 135

Tuckasegee River at Bryson City, N. C.......................................... 136

Noland Creek near Bryson City, N. C.......................................... 137

Little Tennessee River at Calderwood, Term....................................... 138

Tellico River at Tellico Plains, Term.......................................... 139

Little Tennessee River at McGhee, Term........................................... 140

Clinch River at Richlands, Va.................................................... 141

Cedar Creek near Lebanon, Va................................................... 142

Clinch River at Cleveland, Va.................................................... 143

Guest River at Coeburn, Va..................................................... 144

Copper Creek near Gate City, Va................................................ 145

Clinch River at Speers Ferry, Va................................................. 146

North Fork Clinch River at Duffield, Va........................................ 147

Clinch River above Tazewell, Term................................................ 148

Powell River at Big Stone Gap, Va.............................................. 149

Powell River near Jonesville, Va............................................... 150

Powell River near Arthur, Term................................................. 151

Clinch River below Norris Dam, Term,............................................. 152

Clinch River near Scarboro, Term................................................. 153

Whiteoak Creek below Oak Ridge National Laboratory, near Oak Ridge, Term....... 154

Melton Branch near Oak Ridge, Term........................................... 155

Emory River near Wartburg, Term................................................ 156

Obed River:

Daddys Creek near Crab Orchard, Term....................................... 157

Emory River at Oakdale, Term................................................... 158

Sewee Creek near Decatur, Term................................................... 159
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records Continued

Tennessee River basin Continued Page

Hiwassee River at Presley, Ga.................................................... 160

Hiwassee River below Chatuge Dam, near Hayesville, N. C.......................... 161

Hiwassee River above Murphy, N. C................................................ 162

Valley River at Tomotla, N. C.................................................. 163

Nottely River near Blairsville, Ga............................................. 164

Nottely River at Nottely Dam, near Ivylog, Ga.................................. 165

Turtletown Creek at Turtletown, Term........................................... 166

Hiwassee River near McFarland, Term.............................................. 167

Toccoa River (head of Ocoee River) near Dial, Ga............................... 168

Toccoa River near Blue Ridge, Ga............................................... 169

Ocoee River at Copperhill, Term................................................ 170

Flghtingtown Creek at McCaysville, Ga........................................ 171

Davis Mill Creek at Copperhill, Term......................................... 172

North Potato Creek near Ducktown, Term....................................... 173

Ocoee River at Emf, Term....................................................... 174

Ocoee River at Parksville, Term................................................ 175

Hiwassee River above Charleston, Term............................................ 176

Oostanaula Creek near Sanford, Term............................................ 177

South Chickamauga Creek below Georgia-Tennessee State line....................... 178

South Chickamauga Creek near Chickamauga, Term................................... 179

Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Term............................................... 180

Chattanooga Creek near Flintstone, Ga............................................ 181

Tennessee River at Hales Bar, near Chattanooga, Term............................... 182

Sequatchie River near Whitwell, Term............................................. 183

Paint Rock River near Woodville, Ala ............................................. 184

Flint River near Chase, Ala ...................................................... 185

Tennessee River at Whitesburg, Ala................................................. 186

Flint Creek near Falkville, Ala .................................................. 187

West Fork Flint Creek near Oakville, Ala....................................... 188

Elk River near Pelham, Term...................................................... 189

Bradley Creek near Prairie Plains, Term........................................ 190

Elk River at Estill Springs, Term................................................ 191

Mulberry Creek:

West Fork Mulberry Creek at Mulberry, Term................................... 192

Elk River above Fayetteville, Tenn............................................... 193

Bradshaw Creek at Frankewing, Tenn............................................. 194

Richland Creek:

Weakley Creek near Bodenham, Tenn............................................ 195

Richland Creek near Pulaski, Tenn.............................................. 197

Elk River near Prospect, Tenn.................................................... 198

Big Nance Creek at Courtland, Ala................................................ 199

Shoal Creek at Iron City, Tenn................................................... 200

Tennessee River at Florence, Ala ................................................... 201

Spring Creek:

Tuscumbia Spring at Tuscumbia, Ala ............................................. 202

Bear Creek near Hackleburg, Ala.................................................. 203

Bear Creek at Bishop, Ala........................................................ 204

Tennessee River at Savannah, Tenn.................................................. 205

Duck River below Manchester, Tenn................................................ 206

Garrison Fork at Fairfield, Tenn............................................... 207

Wartrace Creek at Bell Buckle, Tenn.......................................... 208

Duck River near Shelbyville, Tenn................................................ 209

Big Rock Creek at Lewisburg, Tenn.............................................. 210

Duck River at Columbia, Tenn..................................................... 211

Rutherford Creek near Carters Creek, Tenn...................................... 212

Big Bigby Creek at Sandy Hook, Tenn............................................ 213

Big Bigby Creek near Mount Pleasant, Tenn...................................... 214

Piney River at Vernon, Tenn.................................................... 215

Duck River above Hurricane Mills, Tenn........................................... 216

Buffalo River near Flat Woods, Tenn............................................ 217

Buffalo River near Lobelville, Tenn............................................ 218

Big Sandy River at Bruceton, Tenn................................................ 219

Tennessee River near Paducah, Ky................................................... 220

East Fork Clarks River at Murray, Ky............................................. 221

East Fork Clarks River near Benton, Ky........................................... 222

Reservoirs in Tennessee River basin................................................ 223

Springs in Tennessee................................................................. 232

Revisions of records for discontinued stations:

Middle Fork Holston River at Chilhowie, Va......................................... 234

Discharge measurements at points other than gaging stations.......................... 235

Index................................................................................ 245

ILLUSTRATIONS

Figure 1. Gaging-station structures: A, Tennessee River at Knoxville, Tern.; B,

Nantahala River near Rainbow Springs, N. C........................7..... 4

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

on surface-water supply................................................. 9

3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1957 water

year with median discharge for 25-year period........................... 13
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OP CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE RIVER BASINS, 1957

SCOPE OP WORK

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

year ending September 30, 1957. Since 1888, when the United States Geological Survey first 

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

made at more than 13,750 gaging stations in the 48 States and at many others in the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. On September 30, 1957, the Geological Survey a~>d cooperating 

organizations were maintaining 7,030 gaging stations, including those in Alaska and Hawaii. 

Discharge measurements only were made at many other points in the 1957 water year. The 

name of each stream measured at points other than gaging stations is not listed in the 

index to this report. Only the major river basins in which measurements were made are 

listed under the item "Discharge measurements" in the index.

COOPERATION

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

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

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

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

Alabama: State Geological Survey, W. B. Jones, State geologist. 

Kentucky: Department of Economic Development, G. W. Hubley, Jr., ccmmissloner. 

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

director; city of Asheville, Weldon Weir, city manager; city of Waynesville, W. H. 

Way, mayor.

Tennessee: State Department of Conservation, J. N. McCord, commissioner, through 

Division of Geology, W. D. Hardeman, State geologist; State Department of Public 

Health, R. H. Hutcheson, commissioner, through Stream Pollution Control, S, L. Jones, 

director; city of Knoxville, Department of Public Service, R. I. Gentry, director; 

city of Murfreesboro, Water Department, J. W. Lovell, superintendent.

Virginia: State Department of Conservation and Development, R. V. Long, director; 

State Department of Highways, J. A. Anderson, commissioner.

Under a cooperative agreement covering the Tennessee River basin and the Caney Pork 

basin above Great Palls Dam, the Tennessee Valley Authority furnished financial assistance 

for the operation of 93 gaging stations, of which 6 were in Alabama, 6 in Georgia, I in 

Kentucky, 19 in North Carolina, 45 in Tennessee, and 16 in Virginia.

Assistance in the form of funds or services was given by the Corps of Engineers, 

Department of the Army, in collecting records published herein for 15 gaging stations in 

Kentucky and 19 in Tennessee.

Assistance was also furnished by the Arnold Engineering Development Center, Department 

of the Air Force, Atomic Energy Commission, and the Weather Bureau, United States Department of Commerce.
2 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1957, PART 3-B

The following organizations aided in collecting records:

North Carolina: Town of Highlands, American Enka Corp., Carolina Power & Light Co. : 

Champion Paper & Fibre Co., Ecusta Paper Corp., and the Mead Corp., S;-lva Division.

Tennessee: Aluminum Co. of America; Tennessee Copper Co; Bowaters Southern Paper 

Corp.; Victor Chemical Co.; International Chemical Co.

Virginia: American Cyanamid Co.

DIVISION OF WORK

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

Survey, under the direction of personnel shown in the preface. The data for stations in 

the several States were collected and prepared for publication in the district offices 

listed below.

State District office Address

Alabama.................. Montgomery............... 513 New Post Office Building.

Kentucky a/.............. Louisville............... 830 West Broadway.

North Carolina b/........ Raleigh.................. Federal Building.

Tennessee c/............. Chattanooga.............. 823 Edney Building.

Virginia ................. Charlottesville .......... Natural Resources Building1 , University of Virginia.

&/ Except for Tennessee River near Paducah.

b/ Including stations in the Tennessee River basin in Georgia except those In the Toccoa River 

basin.

c/ Including stations in the Toccoa River basin in Georgia and Tennessee River near Paducah, Ky., 

Tennessee River at Florence and at Whitesburg, Ala., Bear Creek at Bishop, Ala., and Paint Rock 

River near Woodvllle, Ala.

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

records of discharge prior to publication, and other unpublished data concerning the 

gaging-station records may usually be obtained from the district office.

DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

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

as follows:

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

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

Cubic feet per second per square mile (cfsm) is the average number of c-ibic feet of 

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

is distributed uniformly in time and area.

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

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

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

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

irrigation.

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

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

represents a runoff of 0.0372 inch from 1 square mile.

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

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

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

a long reach of the channel, or an artificial structure.
EXPLANATION OF DATA 3

Contents is the volume of water In a reservoir. Unless otherwise Indicated, volume Is 

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

The drainage area of a stream at a specified location Is that area, measured In a horizontal plane, which Is so enclosed by a topographic divide that direct surface runoff from 

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

Figures of drainage area given herein Include all closed basins, or noncontributlng areas, 

within the area unless otherwise noted.

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

published reports.

DOWNSTREAM ORDER OF LISTING GAGING STATIONS

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

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

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

is listed between them. A similar order is followed In listing stations on first rank, 

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

which a gaging station Is situated and the stream to which it is Immediately tributary, 

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

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

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

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

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

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

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

of discharge. In addition, observations of factors affecting the stage-discharge relation, weather records, and other Information are used to supplement base data In determining the 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 fluctuations. Measurements of discharge are made with a current meter by the general methods 

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

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

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

stations are shown In figure 1.

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

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

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

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

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

gives the 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
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1957, PART 3-B
EXPLANATION OF DATA 5

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

used as a factor in the determination of discharge.

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

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

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

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

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

stage-discharge relation is affected by Ice, this Information Is given in a note to the 

table. No mention is made of occasional days of ice effect If the degree of accuracy of 

dally records Is not changed.

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

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

and runoff of the stream. Records are published for the water year which begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. A calendar for the water year 1957 Is shown on page IV 

for the purpose of finding the day of the week for any date.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

above mean sea level, and a condensed history of the types, locations, and datums of previous gages used during the period of records available. Under "Average discharge" Is 

given the average discharge for the number of years indicated. It Is not given for stations having fewer than five complete years of record or for stations where changes In 

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

Under "Extremes" are given the maximum discharge and gage height; the minim am 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 is 

of no Importance). In the first paragraph, the data given are for the complete current 

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

the periods of record within the calendar year dates in the heading (not necessarily
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 195V, PART 3-B

those for the complete years indicated by the heading dates). Reliable information concerning major floods that have occurred outside the period of record are g^ven in the 

third or last paragraph under "Extremes." Unless otherwise qualified, the maximum discharge corresponds to the crest stage obtained by use of a water-stage recorder, a creststage indicator, or a nonrecording gage read at the time of the crest. If the maximum 

gage height did not occur at the same time as the maximum discharge, it is given separately. Information pertaining to the accuracy of the records and conditiors which affect 

the natural flow at the gaging station is given.under "Remarks."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1932, to September 30, 1933. If no daily, monthly, or annual figures of discharge are 

concerned in the revision, that fact is brought out by notations after the year dates as 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

series of reports.

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

the daily discharge for the greater part of the open-water period was determined by the 

shifting-control method, the slope method, or other special methods involving an equivalent adjustment to the gage height of more than one-tenth foot. Skeleton rating tables 

are generally not published for stations on canals.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

readings, or to the mean gage height determined from gage-height graphs bas9d on gage 

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

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

station description.
EXPLANATION OF DATA 7

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

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

day of its occurrence.

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

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

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

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

(line headed "In."}, or in acre-feet (line headed "Ac-ft"). Figures for cubic feet per 

second per square mile and runoff in inches are omitted if the drainage area includes 

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

is usually less than 20 inches.

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

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

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

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

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

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

the peaks are subject to substantial control by man.

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

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

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

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

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

For most gaging stations on laices and reservoirs the data presented comp-ise a description of the station and a monthly summary table of stage and contents. For some reservoirs a table showing daily contents or stage is given. A skeleton table of capacity at 

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

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

Discharge measurements and determinations of peak flows made at sites other than gaging 

stations are listed at the end of each report.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

in "Remarks" paragraph in this report. At many gaging stations water temperature is obtained also at the time a discharge measurement is made; such temperature readings are not 

reported in the quality-of-water annual reports.
8 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1957, PART 3-B

ACCURACY OP FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

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

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

The station description states the degree of accuracy of the records. "Excellent" indicates that, in general,,the error in the daily records is believed to be less than 5 percent; "good," less than 1U percent; "fair," less than 15 percent; and "poor," probably 

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

general, more nearly accurate than the daily records.

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

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

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

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

storage or diversion records are included to indicate the extent of the regulation or diversion or unless satisfactory adjustments can be made for changes in contents of reservoirs or for other changes incident to use and control. Evaporation from a reservoir is 

not included in the adjustments for changes in reservoir contents, unless it is so stated. 

Even at those stations where adjustments are made, large errors in computel runoff may 

occur when relatively large negative adjustments are made or when evaporation is large in 

comparison with the observed discharge.

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

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

because water must first be supplied to existing irrigation systems.

PUBLICATIONS

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

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

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

for each of the 14 parts. Beginning with the reports for 1951, the record"? are published 

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

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

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

A, North Atlantic slope basins, Maine to Connecticut. 

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

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

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

B, South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, Ogeec^ee River 

to Pearl River.

3. Ohio River basin, in two volumes:

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

B, Cumberland and Tennessee River basins.

4. St. Lawrence River basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins.

6. Missouri River basin, in two volumes:

A, Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa. 

B, Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa.

7. Lower Mississippi River basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

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

13. Snake River basin.

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

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

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

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

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

493799 O -59 -Z
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1957, PART 3-B

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

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

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

United States.

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

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

given on page 2.

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

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

have been included for some streams.

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

(A = Annual Report; B = Bulletin)

Report

10th A, pt. 2 

llth A, pt. 2 

12th A, pt. 2 

13th A, pt. 3 

14th A, pt. 2 

B 131. ....... 

16th A, pt. 2 

B 140. .......

18th A, pt. 4 

WSP 15. ......

WSP 16... .... 

19th A, pt. 4

WSP 28 .......

20th A, pt. 4 

WSP 35 to 39. 

21st A, pt. 4 

WSP 47 to 52. 

22d A, pt. 4 

WSP 65, 66... 

WSP 75. ......

Character of data

Descriptive information only.

Descriptive information only. 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, ratings, and 

monthly discharge.

Descriptions, measurements ratings, and monthly discharge... 

Descriptions, measurements and gage heights of streams east 

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

Descriptions, measurements and gage heights of streams west 

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

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge... 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams east of 

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams west of 

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries.

Monthly discharge. ........................................'...

Year

1884 to September 1B90. 

1884 to June 30, 1891. 

1884-92. 

1888-93. 

1893-94.

1895.

1896. 

1895-96. 

1897.

1897.

1897. 

1898.

1898.

1898. 

1899. 

1899. 

1900. 

1900. 

1901. 

1901.

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

in general, be found in the reports covering the years during which the station was maintained. Before 1951, records for the Cumberland and Tennessee River basins were included 

with those of the other streams of the Ohio River basin.

Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of 

Tennessee River basins,

itreara measurements in Cumberland and 

1899-1957

Year

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907-8

1909

1910

1911

WSP

36

48

65, 75

83

98

128

169

205

243

263

283

303

Year

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919-20

1921

1922

1923

1924

WSP

323

353

383

403

433

453

473

503

523

543

563

583

Year

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

WSP

603

623

643

663

683

698

713

728

743

758

783

803

Year

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

WSP

823

853

873

893

923

953

973

1003

1033

1053

1083

1113

Year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

WSP

1143

1173

1206

1236

1276

1336

1386

1436

1506

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

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

made each year and are published at the end of each report. The streams and points of 

measurement are listed in the same order as the streams and gaging stations in the body 

of the report. An index of the records obtained before 1904 has been published in WaterSupply Paper 119.
RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 11

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

been published as Water-Supply Paper 1306. That report contains a summary of monthly ^nd 

annual discharges for all previously published records as well as some records not contained 

in the annual series of water-supply papers. All records were reexamined and revised where 

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

Records of discharge have been published also in State reports. Most of these records 

are also compiled in Water-Supply Paper 1306; however, 3ome of them are not contained ir 

the publications of the Geological Survey. The following tatle contains a list oi1 these 

reports for the area covered by this report.

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge

State

Kentucky. ..... 

North Carolina

Tennessee. ....

Virginia. ..... 

Do. ........

Period

1910-20 

1889-1923

1874-1924

1895-1927

Report

Surface waters of Kentucky. ............... 

Bull. 34, Discharge records of North Carolina streams.

Una streams. 1

basin. 

Bull. 34, Water resources of Tennessee'...

Bull. 31, Water resources of Virginia.....

(New, Tennessee, and Big Sandy River 

basins) .

(New, Big Sandy, ana Tennessee River 

basins) .

(New, Big Sandy, and Tennessee River 

basins).

Issued by

Kentucky Geological Survey. 

Department of Conservation 

and Development. 

Do.

Do

Department of Education.

Virginia Geological Survey.

Do

Do

and Development.

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

2 Includes records of discharge for all stations In North Carolina In the Tennessee River basin.

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 ty the Geological Survey. The more recent of these special reports also contain other pertinent hydrologic information and analyses and compilations of data relating to earlier notable floods. The following is a list of these 

reports:

WSP 334: The Ohio Valley flood of March-April 1913.

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

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

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

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

WSP 1066: Floods of August 1940 in the southeastern States.

WSP 1137-1: Summary of floods in the United States during 1950.

WSP 1227-A: Floods of March-April 1951 in Alabama and adjacent States.

WSP 1227-D: Summary of floods in the United States during 1951.

Cir. 100: Floods in Georgia, frequency and magnitude.

Cir. 342: Floods in Alabama, frequency and magnitude.

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

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

this report, at which records of discharge were collected during the water y^ar October 

1956 to September 1957 by agencies other than the Geological Survey. The records of these 

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

published elsewhere, except as noted in footnotes to the table.
12

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1957, PART 3-B

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey

Stream

Beech River. ........... 

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

Blrdsong Creek. ........ 

Browns Creek. ..........

Chambers Creek. ........ 

Chestuee Creek. ........

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

Coweeta Creek basin b/.

Cypress Creek (drainage 

ditch).

Horse Creek. ...........

Middleton Creek. .......

Muddy Creek. ...........

Parker Branch. ......... 

Persimmon Creek. .......

Pigeon River basin e/.. 

Pine Tree Branch. ......

Pond Creek No. 1.......

River tributary) . 

Turkey Creek (Tennessee

River tributary) . 

West Flint Creek f/.... 

White Creek............ 

White Oak Creek. .......

Location

Near Darden, Tenn ................ 

Near Lexington, Tenn. ............ 

Near Holladay , Tenn. ............. 

Near Chesterfield , Tenn. .........

Opposite Kendrick, Miss. ......... 

Above Englewood, Tenn. ...........

Dentville, Tenn. ................. 

Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory 

near Franklin, N. C. 

Near Gilbertsville, Ky. ..........

Near Savannah, Tenn. .............

Ala.

Tenn. 

Near Milledgeville, Tenn. ........

Near Fort Loudon Dam, Tenn. ...... 

Near Leicester, N. C. ............ 

At Persimmon Creek Dam, near 

Letitla, N. C. 

Near Waynesville, N. C........... 

Near Lexington, Term. ............

Tenn. 

Near Wilson Dam, Ala. ............ 

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

Near Hartselle, Ala. .............

Near Sharps Chapel, Tenn. ........ 

Near Milledgeville, Tenn. ........ 

At Moser Bridge near Doskie, Miss.

Period

1954-57 

1953-57 

1940-57 

1953-57 

1953-57

1939-57a/ 

1944-57

1944-57 

1934-57

1943-57C/ 

1953-57

1939-57 

1939-57

1939-57

1944-57

1939-57

1941-57d/ 

1952-57 

1942-57

1949-57 

1941-57 

1953-57

1948-57 

1948-57

1939-57

1941-57 

1934-57 

1939-57 

1937-57

Tenne 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

U. S.

Tenne 

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Collected by

jsee Valley Authority.

Forest Service, 

ssee Valley Authority.

a/ Records observed near Kendrick from November 1939 to May 1942 and opposite K=ndrick from May 

1942 to 1957.

b/ The Southeastern Forest Experiment Station of the U. S. Forest Service operates 31 stations 

in Coweeta Creek basin in order to obtain records of runoff from small areas.

c/ Records for 1943-54 published in compilation report No. 1 by Tennessee Valle^' Authority; those 

for 1954-57 published in compilation report No. 2.

d/ Low-flow record only. Station not rated above 40 cfa, which is capacity of weir below gage.

r

The Tennessee Valley Authority operates stations on 6 small watersheds ranging in area from 

to 5.6 acres in the Pigeon River basin. 

_f/ Gage heights only when affected by backwater from Wheeler Reservoir.

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

In the area covered by this report, the outstanding hydrologic event was the floods at 

the end of January, which extended from West Virginia to Alabama. On the smaller streams 

that drain westward from the Appalachian Mountains, many peak discharges were the maximum 

in 30 to 40 years of record. At the gaging station on Clinch River at Speers Ferry, Va., 

the peak on January 30 was slightly higher than that of February 1902, the greatest 

previous flood in a record beginning in 1895. Monthly mean discharge of Forth Fork 

Holston River near Saltville, Va., was record-high for the month in January and February. 

Streamflow was excessive throughout the area in February, due to carryover from the January floods; peaks on the larger streams occurred early in the month. Floods occurred in 

the eastern part of the Tennessee River basin April 4-5; at some stations these were the 

highest in about 15 years. By contrast, the November mean for Red River rear Adams, 

Tenn., was record-low for the month. In most parts of the area, streamflow was deficient 

in August but excessive in September. For three long-term gaging stations in the area 

covered by this report, a comparison of the monthly and yearly mean discharge during the 

1957 water year with the median discharges for the 25-year period 1921-45 is shown in 

figure 3 on the following page.
HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS 13

4000

3500

3000

 § 2500

.5

& 2000

3 1500

1000

500

French Broad River at Asheville, N. C. 

Drainage area, 945 sq mi.

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

year

700 

600 

 § 500 

& 400 

g 300 

200 

100

18,000 

16,000 

14,000 

12,000 

.S 10,000 

3 8000 

6000 

4000 

2000

North Fork Holston River near 

Saltville, Va. 

Drainage area, 222 sq mi.

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Drainage area 2,557 sq mi.

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year 

Explanation

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

Monthly mean discharge during water year 1957.

Figure 3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1957 water year with 

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

CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 

Poor Fork at Cumberland, Ky.

Location. Lat 36 C 58'25", long 82°59'35", at left-end downstream side of Second Street 

Bridge at Cumberland, Harlan County, 0.1 mile upstream from Cloverlick Creek and 

0.5 mile downstream from Looney Creek.

Drainage area. 82.3 sq mi (revised).

Records available. March 1940 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,415.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 17 years, 139 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,800 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 11.50 ft), from 

rat ing curve extended above 3,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum, 13 cfs Aug. 24, 25.

1940-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 29, 1957: no flow for part of Oct. 28, 

1952.

Flood in January 1927 reached a stage of about 10.2 ft (discharge, 12,000 cfs, estimated by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records poor.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 923: 1940(M) . WSP 1336: 1949-51, 1953(P).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water-year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

18

18

18

18

*18

18

18

17

16

16

15

15

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

17

19

18

16

16

17

16

16 

16

17

511

16.5

0.200

0.23

Nov.

135

109

63

41

33

27

26

26

26

26

25

24

23

22

22

29

36

38

*33

31

30

40

55

53

50

48

46

44

40

1,240

41.3

0.502

0.56

Dec.

38

34

33

33

32

28

30

29

30

33

31

56

438

655

562

370

269

212

*178

160

153

802

655

462

335

260

2OO

155

137 

115

101

6,626

214

2.60

2.99

Jan.

93

86

75

103

131

175

178

151

254

880

582

347

251

192

160

135

103

93

82

82

82

*93

398

293

230

182

202

906

*6,750 

2,280

852

16,421

530

6.44

7.42

Feb.

1,860

1,640

608

374

285

246

284

446

815

1,540

685

386

281

215

172

153

131

113

3O2

466

335

272

228

190

170

160

153

145

-

12,655

452

5.49

5.72

Mar.

168

185

180

160

141

125

125

190

210

205

210

*202

180

162

145

125

111

101

95

84

75

95

93

95

105

103

93

90

82

75

4,091

132

1.60

1.85

Apr.

 90 77

139

299

950

670

434

526

825

526

366

266

218

178

158

139

133

123

113

107

103

101

111

*113

178

137

115

105

105 

90

7,475

249

3.03

3.38

May

75

69

60

54

52

46

44

39

36

35

33

32

30

32

29

26

26

24

29

27

26

31

30

28

26

23

*23

22

22 

22

2J.

1,072

34.6

0.420

0.48

June

21

33

46

92

79

97

72

46

35

28

28

26

28

44

30

26

39

46

30

30

26

36

40

38

74

*61

42

55

93 

67

1,408

46.9

0.570

0.64

July

40

28

26

25

24

22

22

20

20

20

18

18

17

IT

18

18

34

27

25

20

18

18

39

48

25

22

20

18

18 

18

18

721

23.3

0.283

0.33

Aug.

18

17

17

21

26

20

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

*26

19

17

17

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

14

15

14

14 

14

14

516

16.6

0.202

0.23

Sept.

1414"

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

17

15

15

24

26

19

185

138

52

28

24

21

20

26

*38

26

22

20

18

41 

72

975

32.5

0.395

0.44

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,890 Min 15 Mean 195 cfsm 2.37 m. 32.28

Water year 1956-57: 1956-57: Max 6,750/ Min 13 Mean 147 Cfsm 1.79 in. 24.27

Peak discharge (base, ~1,200 efs) . Jan. 29 (5 p.m.) 11,BOO efa (11.50 ft); Feb. 1 (11:5O p.m.) 

,570 cfs (5.94 ft), Feb. 10 (10:30 a.m.) 2,65O cfs (5.1O ft).

* * T°)1 Discharge smharo-p mpa measurement RiiT»pmpn t martp made nn on t-.VilR this rlav. day
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 15

Cumberland River near Harlan, Ky.

Location.--Lat 36°50 T 55", long 83°21'20", on left bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 119 at Loyall, 1.6 miles upstream from Fourmile Branch, 2.0 miles downstream from confluence of Poor and Clover Porks, and 2 miles west of Harlan, Harlan 

County.

Drainage area.--374 sq mi.

Records available . March 1940 to September 1957.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,140.10 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Mar. 4, 1941, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--17 years, 648 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 31,000 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 19.89 ft); minImum, 18 cfs Sept. 2 (gage height, 0.17 ft).

1940-57: Maximum discharge, 37,900 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 22.81 ft); minimum, 3.0 cfs Oct. 9, 1953.

Floods in 1918 and 1929 reached stages of about 22 and 20.0 ft, respectively, from 

information by local residents.

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

Revisions (water years ) . WSP 953: 1940(M). WSP 1173: 1947(M) .

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.5 

2.0

14

20

53

90

165

330

590

2.5

3.0

5.0

8.0

12.0

17.0

920

1,350

3,550

7,750

14,500

24,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Dai

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

CTsm

In.

Oct.

62

60

60

67

*63

63

63

58

53

52

47

46

46

46

46

45

45

45

46

43.

43

52

56

67

58

56

58

56

53

50

55

1,660

53.5

0.143

0.17

Nov.

192

375

222

159

120

104

98

98

98

94

88

82

80

80

76.

102

159

177

*156

144

125

162

168

162

147

147

141

122

115

108

4,101

137

0.366

0.41

Dec.

104

98

96

92

90

90

86

88

90

92

96

177

2,220

3,640

2,810

1,560

1,030

749

*596

514

492

4.490

3,600

2,540

1,530

1,060

803

650

548

445

30,866

996

2.66

3.07

Jan.

348

310

266

598

410

554

626

548

1,710

5,240

2,980

1,640

1,110

831

668

566

a480

a410

a360

344

357

*370

2,440

1,850

1,200

882

953

6,790

22,700

11,500

4,210

72,951

2,353

6.29

7.25

Feb.

7.200

6,910

3,030

1,890

1,440

1,260

1,390

2,360

3,340

6.580

3,560

2,000

1,440

1,090

875

749

638

554

1,550"

2,340

1,650

1,250

1,010

860

775

730

680

698

-

57,549

2,055

5.49

5.72

Mar.

1,120

1,110

968

824

704

626

614

1.550

1,460

1,160

1,030

952

*845

742

674

566

502

465

450

400

357

415

425

400

425

435

410

385

366

352 

339

21,071

680

1.82

2.10

Apr.

344

475

502

958

6.260

2,910

1,660

2,460

4,410

2,260

1,480

1,080

898

736

632

584

536

480

450

415

400

465

817

*756

650

578

497

440

435

405

34,973

1,166

3.12

3.48

May

362

339

306

286

266

252

237

225

219

207

198

195

180

174

183

174

159

150

213

225

204

204

258

219

231

213

294

*201

150 

125

110

6,759

218

0.583

0.67

June

108

100

3.200

a450

a400

a450

a300

a200

a!60

a!30

a!25

a!20

alSO

alSO

122

98

102

162

147

108

90

80

258

283

352

*339

225

192

602

480

6,693

223

0.596

0.67

July

T95~ 283

144

115

102

90

88

70

63

60

58

53

49

47

47

55

56

80

94

84

60

52

63

108

102

76

62

52

45 

43

43

2,539

81.9

0.219

0.25

Aug.

39

37

34

38

40

45

39

31

28

27

26

24

22

24

*558

201

94

62

55

46

38

34

30

28

28

28

28

28

26 

24

22

1,564

50.5

0.135

0.16

Sept.

22

20

21

31

31

26

22

19

19

24

34

36

80

302

186

1,220

1,750

514

280

189

147

120

130

*130

115

98

84

80

229 

395

6,354

212

0.567

0.63

Calendar year 1956: Max 14,100 Min 43 Mean 911 Cfsm 2.44 In. 33.15

Water year 1956-57: Max 22,700 Min 19 Mean 677 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.58

Peak discharge (base. 8.200 efs).--Jan. 29 (6 p.m.) 31,000 cfs (19.89 ft); Feb. 2 (2 a.m.) 9,190 

cfs (B.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage an<? records for 

nearby stations.
16 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Yellow Creek near Middlesboro, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°39'05", long 83°42'05", on right bank on U. S. Highway 25E, 0.4 mile 

upstream from Low Ash Hollow, 3 miles north of Middlesboro, Bell County, and 6.0 miles 

upstream from Clear Pork.

Drainage area. 58.2 sq mi.

Records available. August 1940 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,104.20 ft above 

mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. Prior to Jan. 7, 1941, staff gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge . 17 years, 103 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,980 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height, 15.31 ft); minimum, 2.7 cfs Aug. 13, 14 (gage height, 0.99 ft).

1940-57: Maximum discharge, 6,160 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 20.92 ft); no flow 

for part of Sept. 26, 1952 (caused by construction work above gage).

Flood in March 1929 reached a stage of about 19.6 ft; flood of Feb. 3, 1939, reached 

a stage of 18.5 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 953: 1941(M). WSP 973: 1942(M).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

3.0

6.3

13

44

119

3.0

6.0

9.0

11.0

14.0

281

750

1,450

2,020

3,320

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.1 

5.1

7.3

16

9.0

7.3

6.3

*5.9

5.5

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.1

4.5

475

5.5

6.3

5.9

5.5

18

20

9.0

7.8

8.4

12

8.4

7.8

7.3

10

237.8

7.67

0.132

0.15

Nov.

52 

24

16

15

10

9.0

12

14

15

11

10

9.7

9.0

8.4

874

18

18

15

13

*11

14

24

18

16

16

14

14

12

11

11

442.5

14.8

0.254

0.28

Dec.

9.7 

9.0

970

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.7

9.7

9.0

53

984

1.490

582

236

122

*93

75

64

60

726

585

464

257

155

116

95

81

64

57

6,460.1

208

3.57

4.13

Jan.

49 

42

36

64

204

190

141

109

414

696

416

246

167

122

100

84

64

55

50

45

*68

84

562

260

182

130

210

*2,070

5,010

1,150

799

11,619

375

6.44

7.42

Feb.

1.560 

1,010

452

298

252

191

520

482

420

932

497

302

214

156

125

111

95

84

2IT

298

228

165

129

111

101

101

93

90

_

8,808

315

5.41

5.65

Mar.

97 

90

87

84

81

78

105

588

296

217

178

151

127

115

103

87

80

76

76

69

65

74

70

68

72

69

66

65

60

58

56

3,302

107

1.84

2.11

Apr.

62 

*252

196

565

1.700

558

298

767

784

359

242

175

139

114

101

101

92

84

76

70

72

84

*114

109

95

84

75

68

62

54_

7,550

252

4.33

4.82

May

50 

47

43

38

36

35

32

30

50

28

28

28

26

22

22

20

20

24

41

32

24

73

49

194

144

80

54

*38

28

24

20

1,560

43.9

0.754

0.87

June

18 

62

75

64

64

81

62

44

60

43

39

38

50

52

24

18

50

58

26

22

18

14

26

100

*127

54

57

119

251

117

1,733

57.8

0.993

1.11

July

72 

19

38

30

26

22

18

16

14

14

11

10

9.7

9.0

10

10

9.0

8.4

8.4

7.3

6.8

7.8

7.3

9.0

6.5

5.9

5.5

5.5

5.1

5.9

5 9

462.8

14.9

0.256

0.30

Aug.

5.1 

4.8

4.5

4.8

4.5

3.9

4.2

3.6

3.6

3.5

5.5

5.6

5.0

*5.0

529

56

20

15

11

9.0

7.8

7.5

6.3

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.5

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.5

537.3

17.3

0.297

0.34

Sept.

4.5 

4.2

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.2

3.9

379

3.9

8.4

6.3

5.5

51

66

32

389

257

80

42

50

24

24

*52

24

16

14

11

10

24

26

1,170.3

39.0

0.670

0.75

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,090 Min 4.5 Mean 129 Cfsm 2.22 In. 30.11

Water year 1956-57: Max 3,010 Min 5.0 Mean 120 Cfsm 2.06 In. 27.91

Peak discharge (base. 1.800 cfs). Dec. 14 (2:30 p.m.) 1,920 cfs (10.68 ft); Jan. 28 (8 p.m.) 3,980 

cfs U5.31 ft); Apr. 5 (4:50 a.m.) 2,420 cfs (12.00 ft). 

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

Cumberland River near Pineville, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°48'48", long 83°45'58", on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 25E, 0.5 mile south of Flat Lick, 2.4 miles downstream from Greasy Creek, 4.7 miles 

upstream from Stinking Creek, and 5.0 miles northwest of Pineville, Bell County.

Drainage area. 809 sq mi.

Records available. August 1938 to September 1957.

Gage.. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 955.45 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum. Prior to June 23, 1939, wire-weight gage at bridge 200 ft upstream at same 

datum. June 23, 1939, to Mar. 19, 1956, water-stage recorder at bridge 200 ft upstream 

at same datum. Since May 26, 1943, auxiliary staff gage read twice daily, 1.9 miles 

upstream from base gage.

Average discharge. 19 years, 1,305 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 54,900 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 47 35 ft)- minimum, 5.6 cfs Aug. 14 (gage height, 4.63 ft).

1938-57: Maximum discharge, 57,900 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 49.31 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 36,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 44.34, 47.3, 47.35 and 49.31 ft; minimum, that of Aug. 14, 1957. 

Flood in March 1929 reached a stage of 47.3 ft (discharge, 51,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those above 40,000 cfs, which are fair. Low flo'-i regulated 

by powerplant 1.9 miles upstream from station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1053: 1939. WSP 1436: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Pall used as a factor Dec. 13-16, 22-25, Jan. 1O-12, 24, 25, 

Jan. 29 to Feb. 12, Feb. 20-22, Mar. 9, Apr. 5-11)

4.7 

4.9 

5.2 

5.5

6.0

7.O 

16 

39 

78

176

7.0

9.0

14.0

2O.O

450

1,380

4,500

9,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 19"57

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

110

108

*99

 211

215

167

141

128

i!6

105

92

91

78

75

80

72

68

7O

72

66

69

83

132

145

124

120

110

124

124

124

122

3,439

111

0.137

0.16

Nov.

38O

462

542

359

278

228

211

222

209

194

191

178

165

150

145

169

220

265

*285

270

245

285

310

320

3OO

295

288

265

235

222

7,888

263

0.325

0.36

Dec.

207

198

187

180

178

169

Tf2

176

172

172

176

320

7,120

12.900

10,200

4,55O

*2,550

1,830

1,44O

1,220

1,380

8,6OO

8,34O

6,490

4,O6O

2,700

1,990

1,560

1,320

1,070

82,527

2,662

3.29

3.79

Jan.

79O

682

570

554

970

1,280

1,420

1,320

2,370

9,700

8,220

3,810

2,750

1,970

1,520

1,270

1,020

808

727

704

740

*790

2.99O

3,980

2,650

2,730

2,010

9,690

40 . 1OO

*10^6OO

158,135

5,101

6.31

7.27

Feb.

14,600

16.2OO

9,250

4,870

2,920

2,650

2.74O

4,610

5,950

12,500

10,200

4,760

3,220

2,43O

1,920

1.61O

1,380

1, 180

2,320

5,480

3,750

2,650

2,230

1,820

1,580

1.47O

1,400

1,270

_

126,960

4,534

5.6O

5.84

Mar.

1,580

1,940

1,800

1,580

1,380

1,230

1,220

3,340

5,770

3,090

2,580

2,510

*1,990

1,720

1,520

1,5OO

1,120

1,020

975

890

786

821

876

85O

835

876

862

808

768

750

722

45,289

1,461

1.81

2.08

Apr.

691

1,150

1,480

2,45O

12.400

8,590

3,690

4,820

10,500

5,960

3,290

2,56O

2,050

1,64O

*1,550

1,240

1,160

1,020

950

862

817

1,580

5,080

2,690

2,050

1,570

1,280

1,080

920

840

85,520

2,784

3.44

3.84

May

74O

655

578

5O6

458

422

590

562

555

318

31O

3OO

280

258

242

250

216

2OO

308

436

541

456

794

V55

685

514

594

*57O

422

332

278

12,998

419

0.518

O.60

June

225

202

260

292

975

1,120

990

660

466

565

512

292

258

220

196

194

185

178

2O2

225

180

141

154

*596

1.740

858

594

456

1,100

1,540

14,956

499

0.617

0.69

July

848

542

374

29O

238

205

174

145

122

114

107

91

85

86

75

74

86

76

75

89

99

96

91

120

120

154

91

88

69

59

M.

4,915

159

0.197

0.25

Aug.

47

46

42

59

39

38

36

34

34

35

27

24

18

714~ 7.0

*582

326

189

128

94

78

65

51

43

58

57

53

34

29

40

12

2,955.0

95.3

0.118

0.14

Sept.

10

19

17

16

20

11

15

26

24

36

57

44

62

489

6O6

1,400

4.460

1.6OO

768

478

555

502

454

525

*280

255

198

174

174

248

12,861

429

0.53O

0.59

Calendar year 1956: Max 21.4OO Min 66 Mean 1,818 Cfsm 2.25 In. 3O.59

Water year 1956-57: Max 4O.1OO Min 7.O Mean 1,525 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.59

Peak discharge (base. 16.OOP efs). Jan. 29 (ll p.m.) 54.9OO efs (47.35 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Cumberland River at Barbourville, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°51'45", long 83°53'13", near center of span on upstrea-n side of bridge 

on State Highway 11, at Barbourville, Knox County, 0.4 mile upstream from Richland

Creek.

Drainage area. 960 sq mi.

Records available .--October 1922 to September 1931, July 1948 to September 1957.

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

is 942.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1931, staff or 

chain gage at same site and at datum 1.0 ft higher.

Average discharge.--18 years, 1,722 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 43,000 cfs Jan. 30; maximum gage height, 42.28 

ft Jan. 30; minimum discharge observed, 14 cfs Sept. 2.

1922-31, 1948-57: Maximum discharge, 47,900 cfs May 31, 1927, from rating curve 

extended above 20,000 cfs on basis of runoff comparisons with nearby stations; maximum 

gage height, that of Jan. 30, 1957; minimum discharge observed, 0.2 cfs Oct. 5, 1930 

(gage height, -0.25 ft, datum then in use).

Flood in January 1946 reached a stage of 42.8 ft, present datum.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 603: 1923-24. WSP 1336: 1923(M), 1925(M), 1927, 1929, 

1950-51.WSP 1436: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor for most 

days above 3,OOO cfs)

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

3.0

16

125

215

840

4.0

6.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

42.0

1,620

3,290

5,350

10,800

19,800

41,000

in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

£2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

112

92

*9£

190

288

195

149

141

125

108

99

81

87

73

87

65

70

70

70

68

76

81

125

149

133

125

141

145

133

125

118

3,613

117

0.122

0.14

Nov.

342

522

630

438

330

215

232

226

21b

185

185

170

161

141

135

153

200

226

300

*306

318

300

342

330

312

324

294

282

254

237

8,303

277

0.289

0.32

Dec.

210

157

129

175

161

157

141

153

226

185

157

185

4,930

13,800

13,400

*6,380

*3,240

1,980

1,600

1,310

1,220

7,110

11,000

8,240

5,030

3,020

2,110

1,670

1,430

1,200

966

91,702

2,958

3.08

3.55

Jan.

882

770

651

606

y38

1,310

1,520

1,520

2,580

9,060

9,830

5,280

3,070

2,160

1,690

1.2OO

1,210

1,310

910

812

847

*917

3,740

5,850

3,500

2,340

2,060

7,040

30,600

39 200

251800

169,203

5,458

5.69

6.55

Feb.

23,400

23.500

15,600

8,530

5,060

3,060

2,840

4,750

6,020

10 , 400

12 , 000

6,290

3,950

2,620

2,120

1,810

1,570

1,350

2 ,440

6,520

4,950

3,330

2,440

2,090

1,840

1,660

1,540

1,440

-

163,120

5,826

6.07

6.32

Mar.

1,800

2,160

1,940

1,760

1,560

1,400

1,350

3,400

4.460

3,760

3,120

2.6OO

2,250

1,960

1,730

1,510

1,300

1,160

1,160

1,080

938

952

1,030

966

945

996

1,010

938

910

896

854

51,895

1,674

1.74

2.01

Apr.

812

1,220

1,570

2,700

10,600

10,300

5,330

4,800

12,500

7,710

4,540

2,820

2,210

1,840

*1,560

1,410

1,320

1,190

1,100

996

938

1,080

2,920

2,860

2,280

1,650

1,510

1,250

1,090

980

93,086

3,103

3.23

3.61

May

868

770

658

594

546

486

462

414

390

360

336

312

294

294

259

237

226

205

294

534

390

498

742

642

714

582

672

658

462

366

282

14,547

469

0.489

0.56

June

237

205

270

330

847

*1,240

1,100

749

534

438

372

354

318

259

226

200

205

195

215

259

215

165

153

360

1.890

996

714

498

966

1,380

15,890

530

0.552

0.62

July

959

618

444

348

270

232

185

175

137

118

108

92

87

87

*95

76

70

92

81

81

115

105

87

141

118

122

118

92

87

76

61

5,477

177

0.184

0.21

Aug.

57

53

53

49

49

49

35

35

35

37

35

29

28

24

384

*707

432

232

137

115

81

84

63

63

59

53

47

40

37

34

47

3,183

103

0.107

0.12

Sept.

24

16

29

31

29

35

24

31

37

42

43

55

105

432

700

805

4,260

1,920

889

564

396

312

606

492

*360

288

242

205

190

210

13,372

446

0.465

0.52

Calendar year 1956: Max 26,500 Min 65 Mean 2,108 Cfsm 2.20 In. 29.90

Water year 1956-57: Max 39,200 Min 16 Mean 1,735 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.53

Peak discharge (base. 18.000 cfs).--Jan. 30 (9 a.m.) 43,000 cfs (42.28 ft 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Cumberland River at Williamsburg, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°44'38", long 84 C 09'30" , on left bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on 

U.S. Highway 25W and State Highway 92 at Williamsburg, Whitley County, and 2.1 miles 

downstream from Clear Fork.

Drainage area. 1,607 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1957. Gage-height records collected in 

this vicinity since 1908 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 891.52 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to July 2, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 2,673 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 49,700 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 33.78 ft); 

minimum, 21 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 1.80 ft).

1950-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 31, 1957; minimum, 6.1 cfs Oct. 23, 25, 

26, 27, 1953 (gage height, 1.64 ft).

Maximum stage since at least 1918, 34.2 ft Jan. 10, 1946 (present datum), from graph 

based on U. S. Weather Bureau gage readings. Flood of Mar. 25, 1929, reacted a stage 

of 3S.7 ft, from graph based on U. S. Weather Bureau gage readings.

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses, suspended sediment loads, and water 

temperatures for the water year 1957 are given in WSP 1520.

Revision^.--WSP 1436: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.8

1.9 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

21

32

60

160

345

900

6.0 

10.0 

15.0 

20.0^ 

25.0 

33.2

2,410

6,500

12,600

19,900

28,300

47,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

130

128

133

142

148

273

230

*188

160

145

128

118

108

100

92

88

85

82

80

78_

88

90

98

139

170

174

154

145

145

151

167

4,157

134

0.083

0.10

Nov.

258

552

720

732

520

395

325

293

285

297

273

258

240

220

206

206

202

230

293

333

*345

337

368

420

430

415

390

376

354

325

10,598

353

0.220

0.25

Dec.

301

285

265

254

244

234

230

223

220

216

220

254

3,690

16,400

21.500

18,000

11,400

4,460

2,830

2,240

2,020

5,840

13,800

15,300

12,400

7,100

*4,040

3,000

2,410

2,020

1,700

153,096

4,939

3.07

3.54

Jan.

1,430

1,240

1,060

954

1,640

2,790

2,760

2,600

2,990

7,530

12 , 500

13,100

8,010

4,370

3,140

2,500

2,060

1,650

1,380

1,240

1,260

1,480

4,020

7,300

7,720

5,180

3,940

8,500

28,800

*37,600

46,700

227,444

7,337

4.57

5.26

Feb.

*47,600

40,800

32,800

25,400

18,800

9,880

5,500

7,420

9,780

13,100

16,700

15,700

10,800

5,810

4,060

3,300

2,830

2,460

3,480

8,630

10,300

7,470

5,150

3,910

3,270

3,010

2,920

2,780

_

323,660

11,560

7.19

7.49

Mar.

2,820

3,150

3,340

3,110

2,800

2,520

2,380

4,430

*7 J 880

7,370

5,970

5,020

4,200

3,540

3,080

2,670

2,290

2,030

1,900

1,780

1,600

1,490

1,560

1,550

1,470

1,500

1,520

1,470

1,380

1,340

1,510

88,470

2,854

1.78

2.05

Apr.

1,280

1,400

2,040

3,180

11,300

16,400

14,700

10,400

15,300

16,800

12,800

7,100

4,330

3,370

2,740

2,310

2,160

1,980

1,780

1,620

1,490

1,930

4,110

6,620

6,600

4,180

3,130

2,440

2,040

1,750

167,280

5,576

3.47

3.87

May

1,510

1,340

1,310

1,140

*972

864

780

708

642

582

535

510

480

450

430

400

368

341

350

430

654

912

2,110

1,860

1,220

1,170

936

936

846

648

*500

25,934

837

0.521

0.60

June

435

565

341

430

612

1,750

1,970

1,440

1,050

828

660

546

525

530

520

400

355

470

505

948

726

415

329

876

1,940

5,240

1,920

1,140

942

1,590

27,774

926

0.576

0.64

July

1,700

1,170

816

594

460

358

305

262

230

202

178

160

145

133

130

178

181

139

145

139

122

153

157

170

157

157

151

157

139

122

115

9,205

297

0.185

0.21

Aug.

102

90

78

70

68

66

60

57

cs

52

51

50

48

45

196

666

804

500

285

209

*160

133

112

100

90

74

66

60

56

52

47

4,503

145

0.090

0.10

Sept.

44

45

45

36

29

23

22

24

26

35

36

44

106

297

648

978

3,160

4,660

2,140

1,090

750

588

684

900

768

546

*381

329

293

297

19,024

634

0.595

0.44

Calendar year 1956: Max 29,300 Min 78 Mean 3,368 Cfsm 2.10 In. 28.54

Water year 1956-57: Max 47,600 Min 22 Mean 2,907 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.55

Peak discharge (base. 20.000 cfa).--Dec. 15 (l p.m.) 21,900 cfs (21.25 ft); Jan. 31 (11 p.m.) 

49,700 cfs (33.78 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
20 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Cumberland River at Cumberland Palls, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°50'14", long 84°20'36", on left bank 700 ft downstreair from bridge on 

State Highway 90 and 1,200 ft upstream from Cumberland Palls, Whitley County.

Drainage area. 1,977 sq mi.

Records available. August 1907 to December 1911, April 1915 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 825.49 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum. Aug. 15, 1907, to Dec. 10, 1911, staff gage at site 300 ft downstream at different datum. Apr. 3, 1915, to Sept. 1, 1933, staff gage at site 50C ft downstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge.- 45 years (1907-11, 1915-31, 1932-57), 3,131 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 57,400 cfs Jan. 29 (gage heigl-t, 14.55 ft); minimum, 21 cfs Sept. 8, 9 (gage height, 1.05 ft).

1907-11, 1915-57: Maximum discharge, 59,600 cfs Jan. 28, 1918 (gfge height, 15.5 ft, 

present site and datum); minimum, 4 cfs Sept. 19, 1954.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1386: 1919. WSP 1436: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.4 

1.8 

2.5

11

32

70

20O

580

1,520

3.0 

4.5 

6.O 

8.0 

11.0 

14.0

2,430

6,120

11,000

18,800

34,100

53,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

158 

137

137

158 

158

165

532" 280

193

172

165

151

130

124

118

106

100

100 

100

94

88

100

100

100

130

179

193

172

165

158

186

4,549

147

0.074

0.09

Nov.

28O 

450

712

796 

712

536

430

361

325

325

325

307

*280

264

248

240

232

224

256

316

380

370

370

410

470

470

460

430

410

390

11,779

393

0.199

0.22

Dec.

352 

325

298

280 

272

256

240

240

240

240

232

280

5,080

17,700

22.600

18,800

13,400

6,510 

3,570

2,780

2,350

9,700

14,900

15,900

13,200

8,890

4,990

3,570

a2,800

a2,400

a2,000

174,395

5,626

2.85

3.28

Jan.

al,650 

al,450

al,250 alaso

al,800

a3,200

a3,200

3,040

3,470

8,990

13,800

13,700

9,590

5,400

3,740

2,930

2,410

2,010 

1,660

1,420

1,460

1,670

6,290

*8,630

8,960

6,150

4,750

11,800

48,500

43,800

43,400

271,270

8,751

4.43

5.10

Feb.

49.500 

*45,600

35,700

27,400 

20,700

12 , 400

6,590

8,020

11,000

15,600

18,400

17,000

13,000

7,210

4,860

3,900

3,340

2,820

4,570

11,100

11,800

9,090

6,260

4,730

3,900

3,500

3,360

3,180

_

364,530

13,020

6.59

6.86

Mar.

3,270 

3,520

3,760

3,57O 

3,180

2,86O

2,860

5,100

8,760

8,720

7,360

6,180

5,240

*4,450

3,83O

3,290

2,820

2,490 

2,300

2,160

1,960

1,870

1,870

1,890

1,820

1,820

1,830

1,800

1,690

1,620

1.570

105,460

3,402

1.72

1.98

Apr.

1.570 

1,740

2,200

4,140 

12,700

17,800

16,OOO

14,400

17,800

18.200

14,900

8,890

5,420

4,150

3,360

2,860

2,630

2,410 

2,180

1,980

1,830

1,870

3,900

7,240

8,180

5,420

3,810

3,020

2,690

2,200

195,490

6,516

3.30

3.68

May

1,890 

1,640

1,500

1,390 

1,180

1,040

953

868

796

736

688

640

604

569

569

525

481

450 

503

580

676

1,570

5.540

*2,690

1,760

1,460

1,330

1,130

1,060

920

712

34,250

1,105

0.559

0.64

June

590 

550

880

830 

880

2,140

2,630

2,010

1,6OO

1,260

1,030

880

772

1,110

1,110

844

616

580 

868

820

1,060

676

492

86T

3,110

4.520

2,780

1,710

1,240

1,410

39,665

1,522

0.669

0.75

Jily

1.850 

1,47O

1,070

808 

628

492

40O

345

289

256

252

200

179

165

158

158

200

208 

165

158

158

150

172

256

208

179

186

165

172

165

151

11,371

567

0.186

0.21

Aug.

150 

112

100

100 

82

70

65

55 *55

47

47

47

44

44

60

200

820

748 

470

507

216

172

172

112

100

94

82

70

55

51

51

4,778

154

0.078

0.09

Sept.

47 

44

41

58 

58

52

29

25

25

27

29

5S

70

508

592

880

2,030

4.66O 

2,800

1,380

966

736

966

966

940

*772

547

430

380

352

20,184

673

0.340

0.38

Calendar year 1956: Max 32,900 Min 88 Mean 3,813 Cfsm 1.93 Ir . 26.26

Water year 1956-57: Max 49,500 Min 23 Mean 3,391 Cfsm 1.72 Ir. 23.28

Peak discharge (base. 24,000 cfs).--Dec. 15 (5 a.m.) 24,000 cfs (9.11 ft); Jan. 29 (5 p.m.) 57,400 

cfs (14.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

nearby stations.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 

Laurel River at Corbin, Ky.

21

Location. Lat 36°58'09", long 84°07'38", on left bank 200 ft downstream from bridge on

State Highway 312, three-quarters of a mile northwest of Corbin, Whitley Co- inty, and

1.0 mile downstream from Lynn Camp Creek. 

Drainage area. 201 sq mi. 

Records available. October 1922 to September 1924, July 1942 to September 1957. Prior to

October 1953, published as Laurel River near Otas. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 956.05 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook

datum. Oct. 2, 1922, to Sept. 30, 1924, staff gage at site 200 ft upstream at datum

2.08 ft higher.

Average discharge. 17 years, 345 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,200 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 19.30 ft), from

rating curve extended above 9,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of

peak flow; minimum, 0.6 cfs Oct. 1, 2; minimum gage height, 1.00 ft Sept. 12, from

graph based on gage readings.

1922-24, 1942-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 29, 1957, from rating curve

extended above 9,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of peak flow; no

flow Oct. 5, 6, 1922, Nov. 3, 1923, part of Sept. 19, 1956.

Floods in 1911, 1913, and 1922, reached a stage of 19 ft, present datum, from information by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised,

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply

papers indicated.

WSP

1053,1306 

1113,1306 

1206 

1236

Water 

year

1946 

1948 

1951 

1952

Date

Jan. 8, 1946 

Feb. 14, 1948 

Feb. 1, 1951 

Mar. 23, 1952

Discharge 

(cfs)

14,400 

11,500 

9,800 

9,830

Gage height 

Tfeet)

17.94 

15.70 

14.38 

14.40

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, whic1^ are fair.

Some regulation at low flow by city water-supply reservoir.

Revisions.--WSP 1436: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for a high-water period in the water year 1946, superseding those published in 

WSP 1053 and 1306, are given herewith:

Jan. 7, 1946........... 8,510

Jan. 6, 1946........... 11,9OO

Month

Calendar year 1946 .........

Cfs-days

101,779.3

Maximum

11,900

Minimum

2.4

Mean

279

Per square Runoff in 

mile Inches

1.41 19.12

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

1.1

TT2

2.0

5.2

4.4

2.4

1.7

1.4

 1.7 

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.0

2.2

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.8

2.2

3.6

2.0

1.8

2.2

5.4

2.2

2.2

1.6

2.7

69.3

2.24

0.011

0.01

Nov.

32

13

7.3

5.2

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.8 

2.2

2.0

1.8

*1.7

1.6

1.8

4.0

3.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

3.2

5.9

4.8

5.9

4.8

5.0

6.3

5.9

6.1

5.4

151.1

5.04

0.025

0.03

Dec.

5.0

4.8

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.8

T3

5.2

6.1 

5.4

5.2

30

2,950

5.710

4,070

1,560

544

412

360

297

312

2,560

2,500

1,840

1,200

*560

437

333

279

223

186

26,415.1

852

4.24

4.89

Jan.

153

120

93

106

381

406

345

294

930 

2,270

1,900

1,020

580

412

312

267

188

164

126

128

204

463

3,460

*2,420

1,090

610

716

2,330

*15.000

9,120

2,590

46,198

1,490

7.41

8.55

Feb.

2,160

2,590

1,740

1,010

658

a7OO

a850

940

1,640 

5.000

2,290

1,140

606

439

340

302

252

'586 212

1,320

840

642

502

418

370

382

412

361

26,702

954

4.75

4.94

Mar.

439

433

388

331

288

262

421

1.240

1,120 

1,030

*830

654

494

400

343

*288

245

220

220

202

178

190

222

182

175

200

178

154

138

132

126

11,723

378

1.88

2.17

Apr.

140

376

361

835

1,740

1,430

765

1,840

5.150 

1,680

765

502

388

502

248

225

228

195

168

152

150

124

187

295

295

195

154

118

*99

80

17,147

572

2.85

3.17

May

64

56

46

59

a54

a29

a2S

a23

a21 

a!9

a!8

a!7

a!6

a20

a22

15

11

55

51

*104

79

282

522

217 in

79

61

a40

a25

a20

a!8

2,159

69.0

0.543

0.40

June

a!7

alS

a25

a40

48

54

41

50

25 

26

27

35

27

20

16

20

55

56

44

43

27

17

77

582

1.250

526

*185

109

118

79

5,575

119

0.592

0.66

July

59

42

32

26

19

13

11

8.8

7.5 

7.0

5.6

4.4

4.0

5.4

11

7.2

4.6

4.4

4.6

4.2

5.6

5.5

21

27

13

8.0

6.4

6.2

8.0

6.6

8.8

392.8

12.7

0.063

0.07

Aug.

7.0

5.0

4.6

20

16

5.8

4.2

3.5

3.4 

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.4

*7.0

4.2

a5.2

a5.1

a5.1

a3.0

a3.0

a2.9

a2.9

a2.8

a2.8

a2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

140.6

4.54

0.023

0.03

Sept.

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8 

3.3

5.5

2.7

24

104

28

62

24

28

18

16

18

15

56

26

27

*18

14

9.8

12

11

524.7

17.5

0.087

0.10

Calendar year 1956: Max 8,920 Min o.2 Mean 411 Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.79

Water year 1956-57: Max 13,OOO Min l.l Mean 370 Cfsm 1.84 In. 25.02

Peak discharge (base. 4.80O efs).--Dec. 14 (l p.m.) 6,880 cfs (12.15 ft); Jan. 29 (3:30 p.m.) 

16,200 cfs (19-50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record;-discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for stations on nearby streams.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Wood Greek near London, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°09'40", long 84°06'45", on left bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 25, 0.2 mile upstream from Peacock Branch, 2.8 miles northwest of London, 

Laurel County, and about 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 3.89 sq mi.

Records available. September 1953 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,123.50 ft above mean 

sea level, unadjusted.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 306 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 4.97 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 160 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.4 cfs on many 

days.

1953-57: Maximum discharge, 506 cfs Feb. 17, 1956 (gage height, 6.23 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 160 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.2 cfs for several days during most years; minimum gage height, 1.09 ft Aug. 22, 1954.

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

Revisions. WSP 1436: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 1O, 11, Apr. 5, 8)

.18

.2

.25

.3

.4

.5

0.4 

.5 

.9

1.4 

3.1 

5.1

1.7 

1.9 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

12

22

100

185

310

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.4

.4

1.6

1.2

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.4

.4

.4

1.1

.5

.5

.4

.4

5.8

19.2

0.62

0.159

0.18

Nov.

2.7

T72

.9

.9

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

*.4

.4

1.4

.6

.5

.5

.5

2.4

1.3

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

24.2

0.81

0.208

0.23

Dec.

0.5

j^5 !s

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.8

16

*70

70

22

12

9.1

9.1

6.9

7.2

15

48

28

21

16

*13

10

8.6

7.5

6.0

5.4

406.7

13.1

3.37

3.89

Jan.

4.7

4.1

3.9

4.7

5.4

4.5

4.3

8.0

23

41

19

14

11

9.1

7.8

6.9

5.7

4.9

4.5

4.7

5.7

57

*58

23

17

12

18

60

187

74

44

746.9

24.1

6.20

7.14

Feb.

63

49

29

18

18

16

16

24

60

99

33

20

14

11

8.6

7.2

6.3

5.4

15

11

11

11

9.1

8.2

7.5

8.6

6.9

7.2

-

----_-.

593.0

21.2

5.45

5.67

Mar.

7.5

6.6

6.0

5.4

5.1

5.4

10

14

13

13

*12

13

10

9.1

7.8

6.6

6.0

5.7

5.4

4.7

4.5

4.7

4.1

3.7

3.9

3.5

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.5

 

2 3

204.2

6.59

1.69

1.95

Apr.

3.3

3.5

2.9

*15

27

18

12

*38

28

18

13

11

8.6

6.9

6.0

5.7

4.9

4.3

3.9

3.5

3.3

4.3

3.3

4.0

3.1

2.5

2.1

a2.0

*2.0

1.8

261.9

8.73

2.24

2.50

May

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

3.8

 1.8

1.3

4.5

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

.9

.9

.9

g

43.4

1.40

0.360

0.41

June

0.8

.8

.8

.8

4.1

1.5

1.0

.8

.8

.9

.8

.8

.7

.8

.7

.6

.6

2.1

1.3

.8

.7

.6

"5.1 12

3.5

1.6

1.3

1.6

2.0

1.2

51.1

1.70

0.437

0.49

July

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

*.7

.7

.6

.8

.7

.6

.7

1.5

.7

.6

.6

^5

~2 ,0

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

23.0

0.74

0.190

0.22

Aug.

0.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

74

.4

.4

.4

1.0

.9

.5

.5

.5

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

3.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

1.1

.8

.5

19.0

0.61

0.157

0.18

Sept.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

1.2

6.5

a!2

a6.0

a3.0

al.5

al.O

a. 8

a2.0

al.7

al.3

al.l

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.6

.9

.7

48.0

1.60

0.411

0.46

Calendar year 1956: Max 143 Min 0.3 Mean 7.37 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.79

Water year 1956-57: Max 187 Min 0.4 Mean 6.69 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.32

Peak discharge (base, 10O cfs). De

(3.18 ft); Jan. 22 (9 p.m.) 277 cfs (

c. 14 (9:15 a.m.) 138 cfs (3.47 ft); Dec. 21 (12 p.m.) 114 cfs 

4.78 ft); Jan. 29 (8:30 a.m.) 306 cfs (4.97 ft); Feb. 10

(l a.m.) 204 cfs (4.19 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

in stage, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 23

Rockcastle River at Billows, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°10'05", long 84°17 I 25", on left bank 200 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 80 at Billows, Rockcastle County, 1.0 mile downstream from Hawk Creek, 

1.0 mile upstream from Pine Creek, and 13 miles west of London.

Drainage area. 604 sq mi.

Records available. July 1936 to September 1957.

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

1929. Prior to Nov. 19, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 892 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,000 cfs Jan. 30 (gage height, 31.90 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 0.56 ft).

1936-57: Maximum discharge, 46,800 cfs June 29, 1947 (gage height, 45.48 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 9, 1957.

Flood in January 1913 reached a stage of about 40 ft, from information ty Corps of 

Engineers.

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

Revisions. WSP 1436: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

0.57

.6

.7

.8 

1.0

0.9 

1.2

3.7

7.5

20

1.4 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

55

128

220

340

680

6.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

29.0

1,560

3,580

6,950

11,300

21,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.1

6/7

7.1

12

24

59

49

34

27

*22

19

16

14

12

11

10

9.5

9.0

8.0

9.0

10

11

11

10

11

14

15

16

20

19

520.4

16.8

0.028

0.03

Nov.

53

169

128

89

68

53

45

39

35

32

29

26

24

*22

20

30

39

41

36

38

47

65

94

115

95

84

77

72

67

61

1,793

59.8

0.099

0.11

Dec.

54

50

47

45

41

40

39

40

43

49

61

91

3,110

10,100

11 . 500

2,500

1,190

816

620

508

900

3,940

4,660

3,690

3,040

1,770

*1,180

888

708

553

457

52,730

1,701

2.82

3.25

Jan.

400

331

265

252

337

451

433

439

1,310

7,090

4,570

2,280

1,570

1,110

832

688

522

439

373

355

376

1,660

*15,300

7,630

2,460

1,660

1,320

4,270

17,800

5^420

103,043

3,324

5.50

6.34

Feb.

4,020

7,850

3,840

2,370

1,720

2,390

2,340

2,340

4,640

11.200

7,560

2,840

1,930

1,380

1,040

860

708

588

784

1,760

1,560

1,580

1,520

1,360

1,210

1,190

1,430

1,300

-

73,310

2,618

4.33

4.51

Mar.

1,220

1,100

984

856

748

672

748

1,640

2,060

2,360

2.520

2,340

1,910

1,500

1,220

*1,010

836

748

708

636

525

511

542

478

465

504

525

550

532

525

497

51,468

1,015

1.68

1.94

Apr.

478

1,290

1,550

3,400

6,920

4,480

2,650

3,010

8.580

3,520

2,180

1,560

1,140

892

732

628

584

528

466

415

379

361

884

980

1,030

792

632

525

*472

412

51,470

1,716

2.84

3.17

May

352

305

268

230

208

190

172

155

143

132

131

130

121

113

115

114

100

91

97

170

*218

365

2.460

928

511

364

280

220

174

145

124

9,126

294

0.487

0.56

June

110

104

109

100

95

114

136

154

367

771

472

280

236

256

506

280

202

157

145

232

148

109

90

399

391

285

182

*132

125

131

6,818

227

0.376

0.42

July

115

97

82

66

55

47

40

35

35

32

30

30

26

26

44

354

176

111

73

57

46

38

34

50

62

44

36

31

29

29

26

1,956

63.1

0.104

0.12

Aug.

21

17

15

15

14

12

12

all

a 10

a9.0

a8.5

aS.O

a7.5

aio

al7

al8

al6

al4

*13

10

8.0

6.7

5.9

5.1

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.0

313.5

10.1

0.017

0.02

Sept.

3.7

2.8

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.3

.9

3.4

4.0

28

163

602

1.560

733

580

484

302

230

236

322

397

382

250

178

138

112

100

91

6,913.9

230

0.381

0.43

Calendar year 1956: Max 24,000 Mln 6.7 Mean 1.13O Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.47

Water year 1956-57: Max 21,100 Min O.9 Mean 93O Cfsm 1.54 In. 2O.90

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 cfs). --Dec. 15 (5:30 a.m.) 14,500 cfs (23.15 ft); Jan. 23 (4 p.m.)

, . ; . : .. , c .. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

in stage, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
24 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Cane Branch near Barkers Lake, Ky.

Location.--Lat 36°52'04", long 84°26'57", on left bank 2,100 ft upstrean from confluence 

with West Pork, 2.5 miles northeast of Barkers Lake, and 2.6 miles east of Greenwood, 

McCreary County.

Drainage area. 0.67 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1956 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 979.4 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by U. S. Forest Service).

Extremes. 1956: Maximum discharge during period February to September, 98 cfs Apr. 6 

(gage height, 1.57 ft); minimum, 0.031 cfs on several days in September (gage height, 

0.465 ft).

1956-57: Maximum discharge during water year, 198 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 

2.43 ft, backwater from ice); minimum, 0.005 cfs Sept. 7, 8 (gage height, 0.43 ft).

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

which are fair. Record of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1957 are given in WSP 1520.

Rating table, Feb. 1, 1955, to Sept. 30, 1957, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

0.44 

.50 

.55 

.50 

.55 

.7

0.01

.09

.25

.55

1.06

1.74

3.8

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.5

7.0

11.8

18.9

29

61

105

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, February to September 1936

Bay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec.

Calendar year : Max

Jan.

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

to. 06

-

.

-

-

_

t6. 7

_

-

-

-

Feb.

5.0

3.0

*11.4

*15.1

3.8

6.6

3.7

2.13

1.25

.88

1.55

1.39

1.19

2.6

6.0

3.5

»25X3

25.3

7.4

5.4

2.6

1.74

1.12

2.7

5.0

3.1

2.4

2.12

1.67

156.05

5.38

8.03

8.55

Mar.

1.32

1.95

2.8

2.7

1.89

1.46

5.4

5.4

*2.8

1.89

1.46

1.74

3.2

23.8

4.8

5.9

4.0

2.8

2.8

2.5

1.53

1.43

.88

1.28

.88

.88

.78

.73

.78

.50

' 52

90.91

2.93

4.37

5.05

Apr.

0.49

.94

*.9O

3.5

2.04

21.3

5.3

2.6

1.74

1.32

1.52

.88

.58

.64

2.8

*5.5

2.7

1.96

1.46

1.06

.83

.78

1.00

.68

.50

.55

.55

.49

.45

755

55.83

2.19

3.27

3.55

May

0.55

.67

.73

.60

.52

.45

.45

.35

*.31

.25

.22

.18

.15

.15

.15

.15

.12

.10

.10

.09

.077

.077

.065

.065

.057

.18

.13

.10

.09

.065

.

7.318

0.236

0.352

0.41

June

0.41

.09

.077

.065

.057

.050

.050

.050

.057

.057

.050

.043

.053

.14

.055

.057

,05O

"75T 1.07

.16

*.12

.09

.077

.077

.32

.09

.057

.050

.050

.056

3.948

0.132

0.197

0.22

J-ily

O.21

.30

.09

.057

.13

.077

.050

.13

.065

.050

.043

TOTS'

.59

.48

.13

.74

.56

.15

.10

*.077

.055

.057

782- .82

.39

.20

.13

.33

.64

.32

. 16

e.i39

C.253

C.393

0.45

Aug.

0.12

.30

.19

.12

.09

.077

.077

.055

-.057

.065

.083

.057

7557

.53

.09

.077

.055

.055

.59

.45

.21

.12

.09

*.065

.065

.055

.057

.19

.09

.077

,065

4.429

0.143

0.213

0.25

Sept.

0.055

.065

.050

.050

.071

.12

.077

.057

.050

.043

.043

.037

.037

*.031

.031

.031

*.031

.031

.037

.037

.031

.037

.037

.050

.050

.043

.043

.043

.043

.037

1.408

0.0469

0.07O

O.O8

Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Peak discharge (base. 40 efs). Feb. 4 (9:10 a.m.) 42 cfs (1.29 ft); Feb. 18 (1:35 a.m.) 84 cfs 

(1.51 ft); Mar. 14 (5:30 a.m.) 75 cfs (1.47 ft); Apr. 5 (10:30 a.m.) 98 cfs (1.57 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 25

Cane Branch near Parkers Lake, Ky. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.037

.037

.09

.11

.043

.043

.037

.031

».026

.031

.037

.037

.037

.037

.037

.037

.037

.057

.050

.050

.050

.19 

.09

.077

.09

.19

.065

.057

.057

.050

.44

2.257

0.0728

0.109

0.13

Nov.

0.15

.050

.050

.043

.037

.043

.050

.050

.050

.050

.043

.043

.037

.031

.039

.19

.043

.037

.031

.031

.21

7357 

.043

.037

.037

.043

.043

.037

.037

.037

1.679

0.0560

0.084

0.09

Dec.

0.037

.037

.037

.037

.037

.037

.037

.060

.050

.043

.050

l.?3

7.3

6.6

1.59

.68

.42

.43

.31

.38

4.9

~57T 11.9

2.5

1.4

».94

.68

.56

.49

.36

.31

48.662

1.57

2.34

2.70

Jan.

0.26

.20

.18

782

1.68

1.19

.94

.78

5.5

*6.5

2.6

1.74

1.25

.88

.78

.60

.49

.42

.39

.48

.94

10.6 

8.5

2.9

1.89

 1.32

2.2

 12.2

*b84 

 5" T

D . -L

3.7

162.03

5.23

7.81

8.99

Feb.

8.5

2*.8

1.89

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.7

3.7

2.4

1.89

1.46

1.12

.88

.83

.68

.64

a3

3.5

*2.4

2.04 

1.74

1.46

1.25

1.43

1.12

1.73

-

64.36

2.30

3.43

3.57

Mar.

1.81

1.60

1.32

1.06

.94

1.03

3.1

4.0

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.04

1.60

1.32

1.19

.94

.83

.78

.68

.60

*.56

.72 

.56

.49

.66

.56

.56

.49

.49

.49

._45

38.67

1.25

1.87

2.15

Apr.

0.75

1.13

1.12

3.4

3.5

2.7

1.81

*10.3 ~475

2.5

1.74

1.25

.94

.78

.64

.88

.64

.52

.45

.42

.55

.81 

.68

.68

.56

.49

.42

.48

.36

.28

45.28

1.51

2.25

2.51

May

0.24

.20

.16

.15

.13

.12

.10

.09

.09

.09

.16

.09

.065

.37

.16

.09

.077

.36

.82

.30

.16

1.84 

.83

a. 4

.24

a. 15

a.l

a.l

a.l

*.09

.09

7.962

0.257

0.384

0.44

June

~7i2~ 0.065

.13

.10

.44

.24

.12

.29

.85

755

.33

.26

.23

.18

.15

.13

.13

.10

.10

.09

.077

.065 

.66

.75

.79

.28

.31

.48

.32

.18

8.517

0.284

0.424

0.47

July

*0.12

.10

.077

.065

.065

.050

.050

.050

.083

.065

.050

.050

.050

.065

.13

.057

.050

.16

.065

.043

.043

.037 

.37

7077

.043

.043

.043

.043

.037

.037

.037

2.255

0.0727

0.109

0.13

Aug.

0.031

.031

.031

.080

.037

.026

.026

.026

.026

.026

.026

.026

.026

.032

.072

" .031

.026

.026

.026

.021

.017

.010 

.010

.010

.018

.021

.013

.013

.013

.013

.010

0.800

0.0258

0.039

0.04

Sept.

0.010

.010

.010

.010

.010

.010

.010

.010

.019

.38

.026

.050

1.15

 1.89

.42

».34

.22

.16

.13

.15

.12

.17 

.10

.09

.077

.077

.077

.09

.29

.12

6.226

0.208

0.310

0.35

Calendar year 1956 : Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1956-57 : Max 84 Min 0.010 Mean 1.06 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.57

Peak discharge (base. 40 cfs). Dec. 21 (11:30 p.m.) 61 cfs (1.40 ftJ7 Jan. 22 (9 p.m.) 73 cfs 

(1.46 ft); Jan. 29 (3:30 a.m.) 198 cfs (2.43 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, 

and records for Helton Branch near Greenwood.

b Stage discharge relation affected by ice.

493799 O -59 -3
26 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Helton Branch at Greenwood, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°53'08", long 84°28'56", on left bank 250 ft upstream f--om mouth and 

1 mile northeast of Greenwood, McCreary County.

Drainage area. 0.85 sq ml.

Records available.--January 1956 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 993.8 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by U. S. Forest Service).

Extremes.--1956: Maximum discharge during period January to September, 76 cfs Feb. 18 

(gage height, 1.21 ft); maximum gage height, 1.46 ft Jan. 30 (backwater from debris); 

minimum discharge, 0.08 cfs Sept. 30.

1956-57: Maximum discharge during water year, 136 cfs Jan. 29 (ga-re height, 1.35 ft); 

minimum, 0.05 cfs Oct. 2.

Remarks.--Records good between 0.2 and 10 cfs, fair below and above. Records of chemical 

analyses, water temperatures and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1957 are 

given in WSP 1520.

Rating table, Jan. 1, 1956, to Sept. 3O, 1957, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 29, 30, 1956)

0.45 

.50 

.55 

.60 

.65 

.70

0.06

.21

.44

.81

1.30

2.20

0.75

.80

.90

1.00

1.10

1.20

3.7

5.8

11.2

17.6

35

72

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, January to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

ao.15

a. 15

a. 15

a. 15

.12

.12

.11

b.10

b.10

b.10

b.10

b.10

b.10

b.10

b.10

b.10

*b.lO

b.10

b.20

b.20

b.15

b.15

b.15

b.15

b.15

b.15

.17

.21

7.3

*18.2

al5

44.23

1.43

1.68

1.94

Feb.

a6

a5

*a!5

16.6

5.9

9.4

5.4

2.2

1.35

1.08

1.4

1.18

1.08

1.5

4.5

3.6

37

25

10.9

8.8

4.5

2.8

1.9

3.5

5.3

3.9

3.3

4.9

3.1

196.09

6.76

7.95

8.58

Mar.

2.1

2.5

2.9

3.2

2.35

1.8

*6.3

9.7

4.5

2.5

1.8

1.85

3.8

25

6.8

6.1

4.9

3.2

2.1

1.5

1.24

1.08

.94

1.08

.98

.89

.81

.77

.73

.65

.57

104.60

3.37

3.96

4.58

Apr.

0.53

.78

*.85

2.6

1.6

17.2

7.3

3.2

1.9

1.45

1.18

.89

.81

.81

2.4

*5.8

3.4

2.0

1.3

1.08

.94

.89

.89

.81

.81

.73

.65

.57

.57

.50

64.44

2.15

2.53

2.82

May

0.57

.90

1.03

.89

.81

.69

.61

.50

*.44

.44

.39

.36

.34

.31

.29

.27

.25

.23

.21

.21

.21

.19

.17

.17

.15

.25

.23

.21

.17

.15

.19

11.83

0.382

0.449

0.52

June

0.36

TzT

.19

.17

.15

.15

.15

.14

714

.14

.14

.14

.14

.21

.15

.15

.14

.14

.17

.17

*.15

.14

.14

.14

a.,25

a. 2

a. 15

a. 15

a. 15

a 15 '

4.97

0.166

0.195

0.22

July

aO.15

a. 2

a. 25

a. 15

a. 2

a. 15

a. 15

.25

a. 15

.14

a. 12

a7l5

a. 7

a. 5

a. 25

a. 7

a. 4

a. 25

*.21

.21

.21

.19

.61

.90

.69

.41

.31

.25

.31

.29

.23

9.68

0.312

0.367

0.42

Aug.

0.23

.27

.27

.23

.21

.21

.19

.19

.17

.15

.15

.15

.15

.29

.19

.17

.17

.17

.33

.40

.25

.21

.17

.15

.14

.15

.14

*.15

.12

..11

^TT

5.99

0.193

0.227

0.26

Sept.

0.11

.12 :ir

.11

.11

.12

.11

.11

.11

.11

.11

.11

^09 76T .11

.11 *.n

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

2.03

0.101

0.119

0.13

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Peak discharge (base. So cfs). Jan. 30 (6:45 a.m.) 64 cfs (1.46 ft); Feb. 1£ (1:40 a.m.) 76 cfs 

(1.21 ft); Mar. 14 (5 a.m.) 60 cfs (1.17 ft); Apr. 6 (1O:45 a.m.) 60 cfs (1.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

recorded range in stage, and records for stations on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 

Helton Branch at Greenwood, Ky.--Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, watar year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.09

.07

.08

.11

.07

.08

.08

.08

*.07

.08

.08

.08 

08

!08

.08

.08

.09

.11

.11

.11

.12

a. 2

a. 15

a.l

a.l

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

.17

.14

.50

3.59

0.116

0.136

0.16

Nov.

0.21

.14

.14 

.14

.14

.14

.15

.15

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.22

.14

.14

.14

.14

.21

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

4.44

0.148

0.174

0.19

Dec .

0.14

.14

.14 

.14

.15

.15

.15

.17

.17

.17

.17

.65

7.9

2.35

.99

.65

.53

.44

.44

1.12

9.9

6.8

3.4

1.5

1*1.08

.85

.77

.65

.53

.47

51.81

1.67

1.96

2.27

Jan.

0.39

.31

.29 

.59

1.18

.99

.81

*.69

5.9

8.2

3.6

1.9

.99

.89

.73

a. 7

a. 6

a. 5

a. 6

.85

9.0

14.9

4.3

2.3

*1.45

2.1

10.8

*36

12.7 

6.5

132 . 06

4.26

5.01

5.78

Feb.

11.8

9.4

5.0 

s'.3 2 9

3.4

3.1

2.9

3.7

5.9

4.0

2.5

1.3

i'.ia

1.08

.94

.89

a3.5~

a4

*2.5

2.35

2.1

1.6

1.45

1.8

1.8

2.1

______

88.29

3.15

3.71

3.86

Mar.

2.35

1.9

1.45 

1.18

1.03

1.08

2.9

5.6

3.4

2.9

3.4

2.6

1.9 

1.5

1.24

1.13

.99

.85

.73

.69

.65

.89

.85

.81

.89

.85

.81

.77

.73

. 69 

.69

47.45

1.53

1.80

2.08

Apr.

0.78

1.18

1.08 

2.3

3.1

2.0

1.45 *9.q

67?

3.1

2.0

1.45

1.03

.94

.99

.94

.89

.81

.77

.73

.73

.81

.85

.81

.69

.65

.65

.50

.44

48.55

1.62

1.91

2.12

May

0.41

.41

.39 

.36

.36

.36

.34

.34

.31

.31

.34

.31

29 

.36

.36

.31

.29

.29

.36

.39

.34

.57

.43

.36

.31

a. 3

a. 25

a. 25

a. 25

* 23

725

10.43

0.336

0.395

0.46

June

0.25

.26

.29 

.25

.36

.36

.29

.27

.29

.29

.29

.29

 46 

.44

.34

.29

.27

.25

.25

.25

.25

.23

.41

.58

.70

.39

a. 3

a. 6

a. 5

.41

10.41

0.347

0.408

0.46

July Aug.

0.31 0.15

.25 .15

.21 .14 

.21 .21

.19 .15

.17 .14

.17 .14

.17 .14

!25

.21

.21

.21 

.21

.47

.23

.19

.39

.34

.21

.17

.17

.28

.24

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.15.

.14

.15

.14

.15

.15 

.17

.17

.14

.14

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.11

.11

.14

*.12

.11

.09

709

.11

.11

6.85 4.16

0.221 0.134

0.260 0.158

0.30 0.18

Sept.

0.11

.11

.11 

.11

.11

.11

.11

.11

.11

.25

.12

.12

.40 

*2.0

.83

.50

.41

.31

.25

.23

.21

.25

.27

.21

.19

.19

.17

.17

.29

.21

8.57

0.286

0.336

0.37

Calendar year 1956: Max 37 Win 0.07 Mean 1.38 Cfsm 1.62 In. 22.09

Water year 1956-57: Max 36 Min 0.07 Mean 1.14 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.23

Peak discharge

(1.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, 

and records for stations on nearby streams.
28 CUMBERLAND RTVER BASIN

Buck Creek near Shopvllle, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°12'38", long 84°27'52", on right bank on downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 461, 0.2 mile downstream from Brushy Creek, 3.7 miles north of Shopvllle, 

and 11.5 miles northeast of Somerset, Pulaskl County.

Drainage area. 165 sq mi.

Records available. December 1952 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 835.35 ft above mean 

sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Dec. 1, 1953, wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,710 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 15.19 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1952-57: Maximum discharge, 10,800 cfs Feb. 18, 1956 (gage height, 15.72 ft); no 

flow at times each year.

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

which are fair.

Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

.2

.6

1.3

2.7

4.5

7.2

11

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

8.0 

13.0

37

75

155

560

1,090

3,200

7,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

(5

0

.3

.2

.2

.3

.1

.1

*.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.5

2.8

0.09

0.00055

0.0006

Nov.

0.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

*.4

1.0

1.5

1.5

1.1

.9

1.8

2.7

2.9

5.3

279

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.3

2.1

39.4

1.31

0.0079

0.009

Dec.

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.0

2.6

5.0

4.5

18

810

3.780

1,650

497

292

218

162

272

592

1,550

1,020

1,250

564

571

278

*225

186

152

154

14,025.6

452

2.74

3.16

Jan.

115

92

78

88

149

131

115

105

1,360

2,100

780

492

362

270

218

172

bl!5

b!05

b90

98

134

1,430

3,860

*877

564

407

484

2,500

7.060

2,950

1,080

28,181

909

5.51

6.55

Feb.

1,850

1,910

872

578

660

1,040

775

828

a2 , 000

a5,500

al.OOO

660

474

562

284

256

211

185

444

456

380

448

438

384

531

380

412

394

-

21,490

768

4.65

4.84

Mar.

484

598

525

274

236

236

452

a850

a 800

a700

a600

a 500

a450

*a400

544

284

239

218

218

186

158

180

176

149

180

200

218

197

172

162

^ 4.?.

10, 150

327

1.98

2.28

Apr.

166

755

479

5.920

2,800

1,250

725

1,880

1,820

715

492

558

281

228

190

172

176

176

146

125

151

146

256

450

569

242

172

154

122

102

19,158

659

5.87

4.52

May

82

71

59

51

46

44

59

55

51

29

29

27

24

26

32

26

22

19

22

55

*55

428

461

186

110

80

63

46

56

51

24

2,289

73.8

0.447

0.52

June

22

73

42

30

55

72

50

31

88

405

100

67

50

122

110

61

39

29

23

19

16

15

25

26

57

27

19

*16

19

20

1,706

56.9

0.345

0.38

July

16

12

9.1

6.9

5.2

5.7

3.0

2.2

¥77

J36

20

13

9.1

8.3

15

67

36

23

17

15

9.1

6.6

6.5

65

26

15

11

16

58

19

12

615.2

19.8

0.120

0.14

Aug.

8.7

6.6

4.8

5.7

2.8

2.1

1.8

1.2

.9

.6

.5

.4

.3

1.3

6.7

2.7

1.1

.7

.5

*.5

.5

.2

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

48.2

1.55

0.0094

0.01

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

576

681

1.160

623

416

222

143

120

98

80

169

115

78

61

50

59

55

52

4,698

157

0.952

1.06

Calendar year 1956: Max 7,440 Min 0 Mean 315 Cfsm 1.91 In. 25.96

Water year 1956-57: Max 7,060 Mln 0 Mean 280 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.07

Peak discharge (base. 3.500 cfs. revised) .--Dec . 14 (5:50 p.m.) 7,500 cfs (12.80 ft); Jan. 23

(2:30 a.m.) .. 6,380 , cfs (11.87 . ft); Jan. . 29 (3:45 p.m.) .. 9,710 , cfs (15.19 . ft); Feb. . 10 (time unknown)

4,570 cfs (9.71 ft); Apr. 4 (5:30 p.m.) 6,760 cfs (12.26 ft); Apr. 9 (1 a.m.) 5,690 cfs (8.61 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

in stage, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 

New River at New River, Term.

29

Location. Lat 36°23'08", long 84°33'17", on left bank at town of New River, Scott County, 

700 ft downstream from Phillips Creek, 1,000 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 27, 1.7 miles downstream from Brimstone Creek, and at mile 8.6.

Drainage area. 382 sq ml.

Records available. August 1934 to September 1957. Gage-height records collected In this 

vicinity 1908-52 are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,092.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1929.

Average discharge. 23 years, 706 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 29,200 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 26.00 ft); mlnImum, 3.0 cfs Sept. 6, 7 (gage height, 1.30 ft).

1934-57: Maximum discharge, 44,300 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 33.58 ft); no 

flow for part of each day Aug. 12-15, 1944.

Maximum stage known, 41.2 ft Mar. 23, 1929, on old U. S. Weather Bureau gage 1,200 ft 

upstream and at datum 3.41 ft higher.

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

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions.--WSP 1436: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height. In feet, and discharge 

In cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.4

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14

2.9 2.5

5.3 3.0

12 4.0

24 5.0

Dec. 15 to Sept. 30

123

260

695

1,180

Note. Same as following 

table above 5.0 ft.

1.3

1.4

1.5

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

3.0 

5.1

43

82

142

3.0

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

14.0

24.0

2*7

6 30

1,180

2,630

5,200

9,500

25,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.4

6.5

8.9

38

32

26 

21

19

17

13

11

10

9.3

8.1 

7.1

5.9

*4.2

575

5.3

6.2

alO

a25

a70 

a!50

?70

a50

a40

a45

a40

a35

a30

826.2

26.7

0.070

0.08

Nov.

a!50

a260

a200

a!30

a90

a70 

*66

77

75

72

72

62

54

49

44

55

79

96

98

87

92

132

123

119

103

92

85

75

68

61

2,836

94.5

0.247

0.28

Dec.

55

53

48

45

43

42 

41

40

IT

42

41

391

10,600

14,500 

5,420

1,610

865

670

528

»430

386

3,670

3,520 

2,950

1,460

945

700

556

454

358

304

50,808

1,639

4.29

4.95

Jan.

260

218

178 376"

3,130

2,010 

1,200

825

720

955

865

700

605

1

*510 

442

386

312

264

228

212

241

315

3,230 

2,040

1,190

875

1,300

14,600

25.100

alO,000

a4,000

77,287

2,493

6.53

7.52

Feb.

al2.000

alO.OOO

a5,000

a2,500

al , 700

al,200 

al , 800

2,780

3,480

5,160

3,340

1,710

1,130

845 

670

605

506

430

1,150

2,210

1,380

1,010

795 

655

*570

690

1,030

1,160

65,506

2,340

6.13

6.38

Mar.

1,580

1,350

1,040

805

605

520 

590

1.850

1,730

1,310

1,250

1,200

1,090

a900 

a800

a700

a600

a500

a470

a410

a350

a390

a420 

a400

*370

a400

a350

a310

a290

a270

a250

23,100

745

1.95

2.25

Apr.

a250

a650

a 700

a4,000

a9,000

a4,500 

a2,500

a5,000

a7,000

a3,500

a2,000

al,300

a900

a700 

a550

*418

390

343

315

284

277

298

336 

294

267

a230

a210

193

183

169

46,757

1,559

4.08

4.55

May

166

a!60

a250

a200

a!70

a!50 

a!30

allO

alOO

a90

a80

a75

a80

a!50 

alOO

a80

a70

a60

a60

alOO

a90

800

1.090 

533

1,040

528

358

241

176

S.140

a!20

7,497

242

0.634

0.73

June

allO

allO

a!60

a300

a900

al.ooq 

a500

a350

a400

a300

a250

a300

a230

a!90 

a!70

a!60

*155

162

183

a!35

allO

alOO

alzS 

a350

aSOO

a550

a350

a250

a400

a350

9,445

315

0.825

0.92

July

a300

a2~50

aZOO

a!50

a!20

alOO 

a85

a70

*55

50

42

38

30

26 

27

45

43

42

34

28

27

22

17

19

40

27

26

26

39

23

19

2,020

65.2

0.171

0.20

Aug.

19

17

12

10

9.4

*10 

9.4

9.0

8.7

7.4

6.4

5.3

4.6 576" 

72

122

76

45

39

102

57

36

26 

20

17

14

12

10

9.0

8.0

7.4

805.6

26.0

0.068

0.08

Sept.

6.4

5.6

4.8

4.4

4.0

5.8

12'

*11

14

12

15

66

761 

446

2,940

~755 5.640

594

270

237

501

660 

556

546

241

178

157

181

212

12,439 . 1

415

1.09

1.21

Calendar year 1956: Max 16,000 Mln 3.8 Mean 880 Cfsm 2.30 In. 31.38

Water year 1956-57: Max 25,100 Mln 3.8 Mean 820 Cfsm 2.15 In. 23.15

Peak discharge (base .000 efs). Dee. 14 (5 p.m.) 18,500 cfs (20.15 ft); Jan. 23 (5:50 a.m.)

29,200 cfs (26.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for Clear Fork near Robblns.
30 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Clear Pork near Robbing, Term.

Location. Lat 36°23'18", long 84°37'49 M , on right bank 300 ft downstream from Burnt Mill 

Bridge , 3.3 miles northwest of Robblns, Scott County, and at mile 3.7.

Drainage area . 272 sq ml.

Records available . October 1930 to September 1957. Published as Clear Pork River near

Robblns October 1951 to September 1954.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,081.46 ft above mean sea level, Sandy 

Hook datum. Prior to Aug. 10, 1940, staff gage at site 300 ft upstream at datum 

1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 27 years, 457 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 15,000 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height, 12.90 ft); mlnimum, 3.4 cfs Sept. 8, 9 (gage height, 0.92 ft).

1930-57: Maximum discharge, 34,000 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 18.5 ft, from 

floodmarks, site and datum then In use), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs 

on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum observed, 0.2 cfs Sept. 19- 

21, 1932; minimum gage height observed, 0.28 ft Oct. 1-3, 1936, site and datum then in 

use.

Remarks . Records good except those below 10 cfs and those for period of no gage-height 

record, which are fair.

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions . WSP 1436: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and dlschsrge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

3.0

0.9

1.0

131

470

Dec. 13 to Sept. 3O

3.0 2.5

5.3 3.0

9.O 4.0

24 6.0

44 8.0

88 12.0

£65

460

1,060

2,700

5,360

12,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.8

!L±

6.8

12

77.

75

46

34

26

22

19

16

14

13

11

10

9.6

*10

10

10

12

15

40

72

51

42

39

41

38

35

35

854.6

27.6

0.101

0.12

Nov.

195

229

T18

105

84

70

*65

68

75

64

56

51

46

42

38

42

54

65

57

51

53

75

97

91

80

77

73

67

60

57

2,335

77.8

0.286

0.32

Dec.

53

50

46

45

42

41

40

42

42

44

44

117

8,100

8,870

4,320

1,560

874

637

500

*407

379

1 , 040

1,580

1,600

1,020

682

515

415

355

290

256

34,006

1,097

4.03

4.65

Jan.

232

198

165

234

1,400

1,110

790

571

560

842

742

576

485

*407

343

318

259

223

205

205

256

432

1,860

1,320

934

718

1,000

8,850

all,40O

a4,900

3,830

45,365

1,463

5.38

6.20

Feb.

6,560

5,240

2,250

1,470

1,160

976

1,130

*1,520

1,880

2,310

1,950

1,280

907

676

530

604

525

446

1,140

2,200

1,400

969

718

571

490

571

637

598

-

40,708

1,454

5.35

5.57

Mar.

730

694

604

510

438

403

579

1,890

1,480

1,150

1,100

1,000

836

682

604

505

424

383

367

321

282

321

343

328

*296

335

307

282

265

250

229

17,938

579

2 . 13

2.45

Apr.

232

442

460

2,930

5.810

2,100

1,200

2,600

3,160

1,660

1,120

790

598

470

387

*343

318

282

253

229

241

367

879

1,360

1,480

842

576

456

598

515

30,696

1,023

3.76

4.20

May

407

391

470

355

282

241

205

180

160

143

133

126

113

108

113

117

98

92

92

131

*136

1,620

1,450

975

1,340

632

407

282

208

162

136

11,305

365

1.34

1.55

June

117

117

180

262

1,180

1,220

588

363

500

1,760

868

566

387

407

328

232

*195

265

226

175

138

104

121

292

620

383

235

190

307

282

12,608

420

1.54

1.72

July

202

155

120

96

79

63

51

44

*38

34

29

34

28

22

20

21

19

18

18

15

14

13

13

18

15

16

17

17

21

15

12_

1,279

41.3

3.152

0.17

Aug.

12

9.7

8.0

7.2

7.2

*6.4

5.8

5.3

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.0

22

90

52

40

29

21

18

15

12

9.7

9.0

10

9.0

7.6 7."

7.6

7.2

455.4

14.7

0.054

0 . 06

Sept.

6.1

5.8

5.3

4.8

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.4

3.4

*4.2

5.3

6.6

27

56

113

81

106

79

55

45

40

43

91

~88- 138

59

45

36

34

35

1,227.9

40.9

0.150

0.17

Calendar year 1956: Max 11,000 Min 5.1 Mean 624 Cfsm 2.29 In. 31.25

Water year 1956-57: Max 11,400 Mln 3.4 Mean 545 Cfsm 2.0O In. 27.18

Peak discharge (base, 6,500 efs).--Dee. 13 (1 p.m.) 10,900 cfs (11.16 ft); Jan. 28 (8 p.m.) 15,000 

cfs (12.90 ft); Feb. 1 (11 p.m.) 8,100 cfs (9.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, normal recession, 

and records for New River at New River.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 31

South Fork Cumberland River near Stearns, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°37'37", long 84°32'00", on right bank at mouth of Bear Cre9k, 1,600 ft 

upstream from Salt Branch and 5.5 miles southwest of Stearns, McCreary Co-mty. Records 

include flow of Bear Creek.

Drainage area.--954 sq mi, includes that of Bear Creek. 

Records available. September 1942 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 764.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 15 years, 1,744 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 61,500 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 36.25 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 8, 9 (gage height, 1.67 ft).

1942-57: Maximum discharge, 69,600 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 38.50 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Oct. 4, 1948, Sept. 17, 18, 19, 20, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.53 ft 

Sept. 17, 18, 19, 20, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 52.9 ft in March 1929, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those below 50 cfs and those for periods of ice effect or no 

gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years ). WSP 1113: 1946(M). WSP 1436: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except period of ice effect ( 

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

2.0 

2.2

2.5

4.0

6.0

10.0

15.0

165

800

2,000

5,500

12,000

19.0

24.0

29.0

35.0

18,500 

28,500 

4O.60O 

57,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

44

45

48

66

91

141

162

*12T

a 100

a80

a70

a66

a63

a60

58

55

52

61

74

72

70

70

80

82

153

159

159

141

133

121 

121

2,818

90.9

0.095

0.11

Nov.

232

576

484

356

276

220

196

182

186

193

176

165

153

138

150

135

144

165

196

*208

200

220

276

292

272

244

228

212

193

176

6,824

227

0.238

0.27

Dec.

159

147

138

133

128

123

121

123

130

130

128

214

16,800

27.200

17,200

5,130

2,830

1,960

1,610

1,300

1,370

4,880

6,900

6,410

4,050

2,710

1,960

1,550

1,290

1,050 

885

108,759

3,508

3.68

4.24

Jan.

770

660

556

568

3,600

4,680

3,160

2,260

2,790

4,330

3,550

2,530

1,990

1,610

1,340

1,160

955

b770

b655

b630

730

1,270

7,000

5,970

3,630

2,780

2,780

20,800

55 , 500

32 , 300 

11,500

182,824

5,898

6.18

7.13

Feb.

21 . 700

20,300

8,280

5,000

3,870

3,380

3,590

5,620

6,770

9,630

8,280

4,760

3,340

2,520

1,960

1,810

1,660

1.590

3,160

7,100

4,640

3,530

2,580

2,020

1,710

1,720

2,220

2,490

-

-------

144,830

5,172

5.42

5.65

Mar.

2,940

3,020

2,540

2,070

1,720

1,490

1,540

5,940

4.590

3,690

3,470

3,550

5,020

2,560

2,190

1,840

1,520

1,560

1,270

1,150

1,270

1,060

1,210

1,070

1,040

1,150

1,090

1,020

970

925 

875

60,950

1,965

2.06

2.58

Apr.

845

1,140

1,690

5,150

16.400

8,200

4,360

 5,450

11,200

5,480

5,710

2,760

2,150

1,680

1,390

1,220

1,110

990

890

805

760

945

1,480

2,070

2,940

1,870

1,590

1,120

1,150

1,070

91,375

3,046

3.19

3.56

May

950

840

905

835

655

564

504

452

416

384

576

552

324

540

584

424

556

312

352

412

456

2,400

5.160

2,220

5,790

2,230

1,380

955

690

536 

464

30,778

995

1.04

1.20

June

404

580

544

900

3,580

5,270

2,700

1,600

1,460

5,140

2,160

1,480

1,150

1,160

1,300

775

592

773

1,520

840

572

448

428

1,970

5.720

3,340

1,590

1,070

1,420

1,900

49,986

1,666

1.75

1.95

July

1.160

800

572

464

384

312

260

212

176

162

186

130

118

107

106

159

125

*116

116

109

95

85

Aug.

85

74

65

62

58

51

45

42

59

55

35

32

32

34

202

165

260

193

135

106

104

116

87 95

107 79

100 70

95 64

90 56

87 51

159 48

141 44 

109 40

6,925 2,515

223 81.1

0.254 0.085

0.27 0.10

Sept.

36

35

32

30

27

25

22

20

a21

a52

a66

*a74

111

324

1,040

600

5.710

1,440

725

484

388

388

592

980

650

464

356

280

264

288

15,524

517

0.542

0.61

Calendar year 1956: Max 38,700 Min 35 Mean 2,051 Cfsm 2.15 In. 29.28

Water year 1956-57: Max 55,500 Min 20 Mean 1,929 Cfsm 2.02 In. 27.47

61,500 cfs (56?25'ft).' "t-=J--

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and summation of stations on Clear Pork near Robbins, Tenn., and New River at New River, Term.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
32 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Pitman Creek at Somerset, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°07'05", long 84 t> 35'30", on right bank 0.1 mile downstream from Dry

Branch, 0.5 mile upstream from Caney Pork, and 1.9 miles northeast of Somerset, Pulaski 

County.

Drainage area. 31.3 sq mi.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 867.34 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 28, 1953, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,260 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 7.43 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 3, 4-9 (gage height, 0.65 ft).

1953-57: Maximum discharge, 2,430 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 7.58 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 2-7, 11-19, 20, 1954, Sept. 19, 1955, Sept. 3, 4-9, 1957; minimum 

gage height, 0.60 ft Sept. 12-19, 20, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 5 cfs, which are fair. 

Revisions. WSP 1436: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

0.65 

.7

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

0.1

.3

.S

1.7

3.2

5.2

7.7

11

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.O

22

41

82

230

420

820

1,220

1,620

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.3

.3

.3

.8 

.6

.5

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.6 

.6

.5

.4

.5

.6

.5

.5 

.3

.5

12.5

O.4O

O.013

O.1O

Nov.

1.2

.6

.5

.5 

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.5

1.3

.8

.9

.8

.8

1.5

f*

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1 

.9

27.9

0.93

O.O3O

O.O3

Dec.

0.8

.8

.8

 8 

.8

.7

.8

1.1

1.6

1.7

2.0

25

272

708

188

84

56

49

36

62

139

328 

226

324

127

80

»6O

49

39 

32

28

2,923.9

94.3

3.01

3.47

Jan.

22

18

16

21 

37

26

24

21

412

412

167

109

75

57

46

39

26

24

17

21

29

654

6OO

*195

125

82

112

576

1,500 

392

262

5,917

191

6.1O

7.03

Feb.

436

290

188

114 

181

188

16O

188

360

684

230

133

93

68

56

49

41

36

146

102

93

1OO 

86

72

65

72

65

70

-

4,366

156

4.98

5.19

Mar.

77

65

56

49 

43

52

130

216

181

164

142

125

86

70

*64

50

44

42

41

34

30

35

31

26

38

34

34

28

26 

25

22.

2,060

66.5

2.12

2.45

Apr.

57

129

74

64O 

332

167

102

355

2O6

122

84

64

52

44

38

37

38

35

29

25

27

28 

62

78

57

35

26

22

26

*18.

3,OO9

100

3.19

3.58

May

14

13

11

1O 

9.7

9.0

8.4

7.7

7.0

6.5

7.2

6.4

5.7

8.4

9.0

6.O

4.8

5?7

9.7

15

9.0 8

16

14

12

9.7

7.4

6.7 

6.0

6.4

380.4

12.3

0.393

0.45

June

4.6

4.4

4.2

5.0

5.2

4.0

8.7

54

28

13

15

12

44

18

10

7.4

6.0

5.4

4.2

3,1

3.2 

8.4

16

13

6.7

4.6

5.0

7.7 

4.6

329.5

11.0

0.351

0.39

Juls3.6

*2.7

2.1

1.4

1.2

.9

.8

570

7.2

1.8

1.5

1.1

1.2

1.9

5.7

2.2

3.4

4.2

2.1

1.4

1.1 

18

11

4.0

2.4

13

21

18 

6.7

3.8

152.2

4.91

0.357

0.18

Aug.

2.6

1.8

1.3

1.0

.7

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

2.3

1.2

5422"

5.7

3.0

2.0

1.3

»1.O

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.3

.3 

.2

,2

1O7.5

3.47

0.111

0.13

Sept.

0.2

.2

.2

TT

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.3

.5

54

2O 7

244

192

174

97

53

38

36

26

25 

27

18

15

13

11

9.0

8.7 

9.0

1,259.7

42.0

1.34

1.50

Calendar year 1956: Max l.OOO Min 0.2 Mean 61.4 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.68

Water year 1956-57: Max 1,30O Min 0.1 Mean 56.3 Cfsm 1.8O In. 24.41

Peak discharge (base. 850 cfsK Dee. 14 (11:30 a.m.) 1,660 cfs (6.O8 ft); Jan. 22 (9:15 p.m.) 

2,260 cfs (7.43 ft); Jan. 29 (1O:45 a.m.) 1,970 cfs (6.78 ft); Feb. 10 (1:30 a.m.) 1,61O cfs 

(5.97 ft); Apr. 4 (9:45 a.m.) 1,420 cfs (5.51 ft); Sept. 14 (8:15 p.m.) 984 cfs (4.41 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 33

Cumberland River near Rowena, Ky.

Location. Lat 36"53'02", long 85°08'22", on right bank 1.5 miles downstream from Wolf 

Creek Dam, 1.9 miles upstream from Blackflsh Creek, 1.9 miles west of Rowena, Russell 

County, and at mile 459.4.

Drainage area. 5,790 sq ml.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 540.81 ft above mean sea level, Sandy 

Hook datum. Prior to Oct. 24, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--17 years (1940-57), 8,797 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 27,500 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 21.43 ft); 

minimum dally, 82 cfs Oct. 22.

1939-57: Maximum discharge, 162,000 cfs Jan. 9, 1946; maximum gage height, 64.82 

ft Jan. 9, 1946; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 69.5 ft In March 1826, from profile of Cumberland River.

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

Flow regulated by Lake Cumberland (see p. 66).

Revisions (water years). WSF 953: Drainage area. WSP 1336: 1940.

Disc large, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

11,700

*8,420

9,520

9,020

8,180

330

*116

7,230

7,970

10,600

7,600

5,510

309

*133

9,180

9,490

8,600

4,580

945

315

153

82

2,060

4,860

3,360

3,980

3,880

165

4,350

3,390

3,970

149,998

4,839

Nov.

2,280

2,210

507

I«

133

625

1,120

12,600

12.800

1,280

*138

5,050

8,050

4,370

6,220

6,750

5,900

1,090

8,750

5,840

5,150

700

7,980

8,600

9,530

9,900

10,800

6,940

8,940

9,840

164,216

5,474

Calendar year 1956:

Water year 1956-57:

Dec.

6,690

3,430

1,820

5,480

7,860

7,530

9,020

2,160

2,200

6,520

8,310

2,630

8,740

11,800

2,370

254

8,040

8,300

12,700

11,700

15,700

15,800

19,100

21,100

20,600

19,700

18,600

19,200

20,700

5,860

10,500

314,414

10,140

Jan.

11,700

*18,900

16,500

12,400

13,400

8,910

12,300

15,400

11,900

14,600

21,000

17,400

7,780

17,200

19,200

20,200

22,400

21,300

19,800

13,300

18,300

16,600

17,100

20,800

16,200

15,400

17,600

14,900

9,870

21,200

23,800

507,360

16,370

Feb.

24,000

26,000

25,800

25,600

25,400

25,400

25,400

25,400

25,600

25,700

25,800

27,300

27,300

27,300

27,200

27,300

27,300

27,200

26,400

26,700

27,400

27,400

27,300

27,300

27,200

27,100

27,100

27,100

_

 

742,000

26,500

Mar.

27,200

*2 7 , 400

27,400

27,400

27,400

27,300

26,300

26,000

25,700

25,900

25,800

25,600

24,600

23,800

*23,800

23,900

23,900

24,100

24,100

24,300

21,600

20,500

10,500

12 , 900

13,400

17,700

17,800

16,000

11,700

5,380

2^74°

662,120

21,360

Apr.

12,100

14,700

9,920

10,200

11,800

9,660

2,890

16,200

23,100

22,900

23,300

25,600

23,600

23,600

21,300

22,900

23,000

23,100

23,100

8,200

534

10,600"

4,740

5,780

5,800

11,400

12,200

8,480

16,600

16,700

- -_--

442,004

14,730

May

*10.400

2,940

3,240

4,070

3,360

3,400

2,660

3,420

3,120

3,560

1,580

214

3,060

3,110

3,930

3,660

3,790

1,820

265

4,920

5,740

5,480

6,810

9,050

6,640

1,960

8,340

2,220

2,320

1,770

1,650

118,499

3,823

June

1,580

136

5_,570

4,170

4,920

580

4,990

4,300

164

4,460

2,450

2,010

144

267

115

104

2,850

3,100

3,140

3,180

3,440

3,000

516

5,200

4,560

4,340

4,270

4,630

4,430

1,440

84,056

2,802

July Aug .

10,000 10,600

10,500 8,980

*10,300 9,460

5,950 5,390

11,600 8,440

5,600 8,250

8,960 *12,000

11,700 10,100

12,200 10,200

15,000 9,280

14,000 8,070

15.200 9,220

12,600 5,740

8,770 4,300

11,600 4,200

6,550 5,120

6,990 1,500

10,800 760

11,500 3,650

10,800 3,520

7,280 3,080

14.80C 2,360

14,90C 1,540

14,70C 1,480

15,OOC 1,290

12,60C 1,860

8,21C 1,820

7,59C 2,850

11,70C 2,070

8,87C 5,870

10 50C 915

552,170 161,455

10,72C 5,208

Sept.

2,020

190

1,820

5,960

7,240

2,520

*540

119

2,840

5,060

1,990

1,550

5,290

212

121

2,580

151

5,620

5,750

8,140

10,600

4,650

7,460

6,700

7,280

6,790

8,040

4,960

2,150

7,420

121,325

4,044

Observed Adjuste<?t

lax 30,900 Win 68 Mean 10,150 Mean 11,460 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.95

1ax 27,400 Min 82 Mean 10,410 Mean 10,410 Cfsra 1.80 In. 24.41

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Lake Cumberland; records furnished by Corps cf Engineers. 

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 2 to Apr. 8, July 5 to Aug. 9; discharge estimated on basis of 

turbine capacity tables.
34 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

East Fork Obey River near Jamestown, Term.

Location (revised). Lat 36°S4'58", long 85°01'35", on right bank 200 ft mstream from 

bridge on State Highway 52, 0.5 mile upstream from Poplar Cove Creek, 5.3 miles west 

of Jamestown, Fentress County, and 12.8 miles upstream from confluence with West Fork.

Drainage area. 202 sq mi, revised (includes 6 sq mi without surface drainage). 

Records available. February 1943 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 680.30 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 386 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,900 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 19.41 ft); minimura, 7.5 cfs Oct. 1-3 (gage height, 0.70 ft).

1943-57: Maximum discharge, 28,300 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 27.20 ft); minimum, 3.6 cfs Sept. 26-28, 1948; minimum gage height, 0.55 ft Sept. 12-17, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for period based on radio-gage readings, which are

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1003: 1943. WSP 1276: 1944, 1946(M).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

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

0.7 

.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4

7.5

9.7

13 .9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

2.0

7.5

9.6

13

20

38

68

196

2.5

3.0

4.0

6.0

11.0

17.0

320

478

910

2,180

6,300

13,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water'year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

7.5

7.5

7.9

10

14_

14

13

13

12

12

11

10

9.1

8.7

8.3

8.1

*7.9

8.3

8.5

8.5

8.5

9.7

11

11

11

11

12

11

11

11

11

317.5

10.2

0.050

0.06

Nov.

25

22

18

16

16

16

*16

16

14

13

12

11

11

10

To

11

12

12

11

11

11

14

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

423

14.1

0.070

0.08

Dec.

14

14

13

T3

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

65

*4.070

3,530

1,640

680

437

337

 271

220

228

662

694

716

572

444

360

299

254

213

192

16,030

517

2.56

2.95

Jan.

174

145

123

163

927

752

541

413

437

666

601

492

410

345

291

256

210

183

156

150

*185

513

1,930

990

680

522

688

7,110

12.800

4,370

2,590

39,813

1,284

6.36

7.33

Feb.

5_, 190

3,370

1,460

940

779

671

797

1,040

1,320

2,100

1,370

856

640

514

420

489

454

410

1,210

1,590

935

684

541

458

*407

424

451

471

29,991

1,071

5.30

5.52

Mar.

529

496

444

394

357

326

553

1,250

900

766

925

970

628

671

572

482

420

378

351

312

276

299

299

273

*286

320

307

291

273

256

254

15,018

484

2.40

2.76

Apr.

227

302

302

658

1,080

788

592

2,020

*2,210

1,040

748

576

464

391

337

299

278

249

227

20_8

278

427

1,180

950

870

584

458

413

454

614

19,224

641

5.17

5.54

May

464

539

950

618

461

372

512

258

222

187

176

170

141

121

119

*108

98

91

95

157

134

214

317

222

156

110

102

87

87

87

141

7,296

235

1.16

1.54

June

130

112

174

400

797

1,130

572

471

2,350

5,190

960

607

413

464

345

266

*206

170

167

137

112

93

122

271

414

310

215

165

201

189

15,151

505

2.50

2.79

July

143

115

93

*78

65

54

47

41

63

66

42

55

52

29

27

26

25

24

23

22

21

19

37

36

61

42

33

28

23

22

22

1,314

45.0

0.2E3

0.26

Aug.

19

17

16

16

16

*15

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

15

26

24

26

20

16

16

15

14

12

12

15

12

12

11

10

9.8

9^. 6

458.4

14.8

0.073

0.08

Sept.

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.3

9.0

8.5

8.5 875"

8.5

14

»15

15

25

60

78

~72 108

47

56

31

28

26

55

66

46

34

30

26

25

31

948.5

31.6

0.156

0.17

Calendar year 1956: Max 9,050 Min 7.5 Mean 427 Cfsra 2.11 In. 28.78

Water year 1956-57= Max 12,800 Min 7.5 Mean 400 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.88

Peak discharge (base. 8.000 cfs).--Jan. 29 (4:30 p.m.) 16,900 cfs (19.41 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Discharge Feb. 11-16, May 28 to June 16 computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based 

n bihourly radio-gage readings.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 35

West Pork Obey River near Alpine, Term.

Location (revised).--Lat 36°23'49", long 85°10i28", on upstream end of left pier of bridge 

on State Highway 52, 0.3 mile upstream from Nettlecarrier Creek, 2.4 miles east of 

Alpine, Overton County, and 7.8 miles above confluence with East Pork.

Drainage area (revised).--115 sq ml (Includes 34 sq ml without surface drainage). 

Records available.--December 1942 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 684.28 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted 

"cTatum of 1929.

Average discharge.--14 years (1943-57), 167 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,510 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 12.65 ft); mlnl-

 mum, 3.5 cfs Oct. 1-3; minimum gage height, 0.43 ft Sept. 2-7.

1942-57: Maximum discharge, 15,100 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 16.30 ft); minimum, 2.6 cfs Sept. 13-19, 1954; minimum gage height, 0.41 ft Sept. 9, 10, 19-22, 1951, 

Sept. 13-19, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair. 

Cooperation.--One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1386: 1943-45(P), 1946, 1948, 1952(P).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 

in cubic fee

ge height, in feet, and discharge, 

er second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12

0.5 3.5 1.0 26

.6 6.5 1.3 56

.8 15 1.7 124

13 to Sept. 30

0.5 

.7 

1.0 

1.3 

1.5

5.

11

33

69

111

2.0 275

3.0 615

5.0 1,560

7.0 2,9]0

10.0 6,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.5

3.5

4.6

16

11

13

8.0

6.5

5.8

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.3

*4.3

4.6

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.5

6.1

5.8

5.5

6.9

7.3

6.9

6.5 

5 8

7.3

201.3

6.49

0.056

0.07

Nov.

10

10

9.6

7.3

5.8

5.2

*5.2

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

7.3

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.5

8.4

16

18

13

9.6

9.2

8.0

6.9

6.5

6.5

224.7

7.49

0.065

0.07

Dec.

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.5

4.9

4.9

4.9

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.3

116

^,820

1,360

520

226

130

101

*85

73

121

579

438

370

275

206

156

117

89 

71

63

6,980.7

225

1.96

2.26

Jan.

55

48

44

94

476

302

229

173

186

295

262

222

189

143

114

94

71

61

51

47

*50

526

1,240

499

329

242

415

2,760

5.440 

1,740

1,120

17,517

565

4.91

5.66

Feb.

2,210

1,370

658

435

329

275

394

547

615

1,040

636

418

299

232

183

196

173

153

832

770

469

326

249

206

*183

179

176

163

13,716

490

4.26

4.44

Mar.

173

173

160

150

137

124

232

605

435

384

455

533

448

350

285

232

202

186

163

137

114

121

121

111

*121

140

130

124

117 

111

101

6,875

222

1.93

2.22

Apr.

101

133

121

249

367

282

242

840

*808

452

323

245

192

156

133

117

104

92

82

76

78

97

89

83

94

82

71

151

336

169

6,365

212

1.84

2.06

May

114

169

306

176

121

89

73

63

58

53

49

44

38

36

40

*36

31

27

32

44

34

168

175

82

101

63

69

59

48

128

2,608

84.1

0.731

0.84

June

62

54

216

425

328

363

206

159

370 36'5

199

133

97

85

63

50

*42

37

36

33

30

29

35

44

104

60

42

40

45

49

3,801

127

1.10

1.23

July

36

31

26

*23

19

16

15

13

16

15

13

12

11

11

11

10

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.1

8.7

8.4

11

34

20

12

10

9.4

9.1

9.4

455.7

14.7

0.128

0.15

Aug.

8.0

7.4

7.1

7.4

*7.7

7.4

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.8

6.5

7.2

1°

8.4

8.4

8.0

7.4

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.8

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.0

5.8

5^5

5.5

218.6

7.05

0.061

0.07

Sept.

5.5

5^3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.5

5.5

5.8

13

*8.0

7.9

49

50

40

41

24

15

11

9.4

8.4

8.7

20

24

13

9.8

8.4

7.1

9.2

11

436.7

14.6

0.127

0.14

Calendar year 1956: Max 4,080 Min 3.5 Mean 181 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.40

Water year 1956-57: Max 5,440 Min 3.5 Mean 163 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.21

Peak discharge (base. 5.400 cfsl.--jan. 29 (2 p.m.) 9,510 cfs (12.65 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
36 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Wolf River near Byrdstovm, Term.

Location. Lat 36°33'40", long 85°04'20", on right bank a quarter of a mile upstream from

new bridge on county road, half a mile upstream from Widow Creek, 3 miles east of

Byrdstovm, Pickett County, and 5 miles upstream from Lick Creek.

Drainage area.--105 sq mi.

Records available. June 1943 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 707.54 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 176 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22,600 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 10.84 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,300 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; minimum, 6.1 cfs 

Oct. 10-17; minimum gage height, 0.77 ft Oct. 1, 2.

1943-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 29, 1957; minimum, 2.0 cfs Sept. 17, 1954 

(gage height, 0.50 ft).

Remarks . Records good except those below 10 and above 10,000 cfs', and those for periods 

oT~shifting control, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow caused by small mills 

above station.

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1276: 1943.

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except periods of shifting control (gage 

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

1.5 

1.8 

2.6 240 9.0

400

1,040

2,040

3,490

5,770

12,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.7

6.7

7.6

12

11

10

8.2

7.2

7.0

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

*7.6

8.2

7.9

8.2

10

10

10

10

12

12

12

12 

11

12

268.4

8.66

0.082

0.10

Nov.

18

26

16

14

12

11

11

*11

10

9.7

9.7

9.0

8.6

876

8.6

14

14

14

14

12

16

20

21

18

16

15

14

14

13 

12

410.2

13.7

0.130

0.15

Dec.

12

12

11

TT

11

11

11

12

13

14

14

113

2.520

1,480

602

266

172

154

142

*123

372

2,180

1,200

632

370

252

195

164

136

114

99

11,418

368

3.50

4.04

Jan.

86

74

66

83

225

200

172

144

927

1,380

644

385

270

205

172

144

119

105

89

84

*110

590

1,950

632

395

270

426

3,410

11.000

2,040

1,220

27,617

891

8.49

9.78

Feb.

2,15_0

1,530

754

494

390

365

469

754

782

1,290

768

488

346

264

215

195

172

156

1,110

960

554

385

284

238

210

*202

200

188

-

15,893

568

5.41

5.63

Mar.

182

172

160

152

138

132

382

S68

50O

445

554

578

494

365

298

243

215

192

178

156

142

156

162

154

158

*172

170

160

154

142

150

7,904

255

2.43

2.80

Apr.

146

249

215

450

584

420

302

887

846

505

350

261

215

182

160

148

*134

123

112

105

103

107

108

295

456

280

210

172

154

152

8,409

280

2.67

2.98

May

114

110

101

88

78

72

65

60

55

52

52

50

45

45

57

47

59

35

37

49

*42

256

221

132

105

83

75

63

53

46

41

2,348

75.7

0.721

0.85

June

58

80

162

217

576

341

190

152

264

264

158

136

110

94

80

68

71

*91

78

70

55

49

61

351

246

166

121

99

94

7 8

4,340

145

1.38

1.54

July

68

57

49

43

3?

54

50

28

*578

251

92

59

46

40

5?

37

33

33

56

50

26

25

106

15<

59

41

51

51

28

27

28

i.gs'i

62.4

0.594

0.69

Aug.

26

25

22

22

21

*20

18

18

17

16

16

22

20

115

52

32

26

24

22

20

20

19

18

18

17

16

15

15

14

21

738

23.8

0.227

0.26

Sept.

12

12

11

11

10

9.7

97T

9.7

10

21

15

*16

87

358

584

170

119

80

59

51

42

58

57

55

29

26

25

25

24

23

1,735.1

57.8

0.550

0.61

Calendar year 1956: Max 4,O7O Win 6.1 Mean 2O7 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.77

Water year 1956-57: Max 11,000 Win 6.1 Mean 227 Cfsm 2.16 In. 29.41

Peak: discharge (base. 5.6OO cfs). Jan. 29 (1 p.m.) 22,6OO cfs (l°-84 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-4, July 25 to Aug. 14, Aug. 16 to Sept. 12.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 37

Obey River below Dale Hollow Dam, Tenn.

Location. Lat 36°32'12", long 85°27'22", on right bank 1,200 ft downstream from Dale 

Hollow Dam, 3 miles east of Celina, Clay County, 7.1 miles upstream from mouth, and 

24 miles downstream from Wolf River.

Drainage area. 935 sq mi.

Records available. January 1939 to September 1942 (published as "near Celina"), September 1943 to September 1957.

. . - 

Celina is used as an auxiliary gage for this station.

Average discharge. --17 years, 1,338 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 6,280 cfs Apr. 8; maximum gage height, 25.20 ft 

Jan. 29 (backwater from Cumberland River); minimum discharge not determined; minimum 

gage height, 4.61 ft Nov. 18.

1939-42, 1943-57: Maximum discharge, 41,400 cfs Feb. 4, 1939, site and datum then 

in use, from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 43.40 ft 

Jan. 12, 1946 (backwater from Cumberland River); minimum discharge not determined.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of backwater from Cumberland River and 

those for which computed releases from Dale Hollow Reservoir were used, which are fair. 

Flow completely regulated by Dale Hollow Reservoir, beginning Aug. 30, 1943 (see 

p. 66). Figures of daily discharge shown only when there is flow from Dale Hollow 

Reservoir; when not shown, discharge is negligible.

Cooperation. --Records of release from Dale Hollow Reservoir and 1 discharge measurement 

furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except periods of backwater from Cumberland 

River (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

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

4.9

5.1 

5.5

61

93 

170

Mote. Same as 

following table 

above 5.5 ft.

5.2 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

100

170

295

600

9.0

11.0

14.0

1,420

2,520

4,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

2,390

1,000

1,430

1,660

1,260

281

100

1,480

1,220

2,400

944

962

471

-

1,780

1,800

1,260

1,720

752

-

103

-

132

133

167

68

108

-

118 

e21

126

23,886

771

Nov.

114

340

-

-

1,070

1,070

1,060

1,860

1,860

396

_

1,700

2,180

2,050

1,440

1,640

1,140

134

1,340

1,480

929

138

1,400

929

-

2,070

1,920

197

1,820 

2,280

32,557

1,085

Calendar year 1956:

Water year 1956-57: I

Dec.

490

287

«154

-

-

_

-

-

610

1,960

2,500

-

1,200

e56

-

_

2,280

3,450

1,950

2,640

C5.950

c2,410

C3,420

C3.650

-

cl,790

cl,560

C3.880

c3,860 

cl,600

2,340

46,037

1,485

Jan.

2,490

2,980

C3.290

C2.700

1,450

2,440

2,560

2,390

-

1,140

c3,290

c744

0470

3,620

C3.700

c3,870

c4,690

c3,400

c833

-

1,400

-

c3,000

cl,610

cl,530

_

-

cl,060

c2,320 

C536

c4,070

61,583

1,987

Feb.

c5,900

C5.910

C5.850

c5,820

c5,720

c4,790

*C5,750

c5,450

05,140

C4.310

C5.830

c5,810

C5.830

c5,800

C5,860

C5.870

C5.840

c5,120

c4,160

C5.940

c5,830

c3,360

c3,220

-

c2,990

03,520

C3.500

C3.390

-

136,510

4,875

Mar.

C3.470

e60

-

01,710

cl,440

 »c2,350

c3,450

cl.690

_

-

c995

cl,030

c2,450

c3,820

c3,840

c3,860

e23

cl,660

cl,610

C4.580

cl,790

cl,680

cl,730

-

820

1,800

_

e38

-

116

45,812

1,478

Apr.

2,180

c4,810

c3,410

c3,980

c3,870

C3,350

336

4,120

c5,910

c5,890

c5,330

c5,940

C4,740

cl,610

cl,210

c3,950

«c5,550

c2,630

cl,540

c214

.

3,360

1,660

1,040

979

1,020

1,380

1,050

2,340

' "

86,259

2,875

May

2.750

2,160

196

-

-

573

1,380

1,490

1,480

1,640

1,280

-

739

716

676

658

676

635

-

984

«1,090

1,440

1,580

2,100

2,140

879

1,160

-

e40

28,462

918

June

_

293

2,430

2,340

2,360

2,270

498

559

-

2,360

158

1,280

857

896

832

_

860

868

858

836

1,630

2,990

1,440

1,760

826

866

928

926

938

32,859

1,095

July

e!7

164

-

110

-

122

110

820

947

1,860

1,640

2,270

1,530

854

2,820

2,730

2,840

3,240

3,340

2,930

2,820

2,700

2,860

2,880

3,000

2,980

2,650

2,520

4,180, 

3,940

4,100

62,974

2,031

Aug.

4,130

4,140

3,520

,700

,200

,310

* ,320

,210

,320

,400

,140

,470

,280

,540

,410

,350

,380

782

2,060

1,810

2,440

2,020

2,000

909

119

_

263

-

214

210

74,647

2,408

Sept.

_

1,540

1,600

1,820

1,570

1,520

1,280

-

460

598

561

*_

450

-

164

589

el 3

1,380

1,330

1,300

1,920

1,280

2,550

2,690

2,020

2,330

2,540

1,450

680 

994

34,629

1,154

Observed Adjusted!

lax 6,160 Mln - Mean 1,622 Mean 1,841 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.80

lax 5,940 Mln - Mean 1,825 Mean 1,796 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26.08

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In Dale Hollow Reservoir.

c Backwater from Cumberland River; discharge computed by using fall as determined from auxiliary 

gage as a factor (figures of discharge on some days reflect changes In storage and Inflow between 

dam and mouth of river).

e Discharge Is computed release from Dale Hollow Reservoir.

Note. Discharge negligible on days for which no discharge Is shown.
38 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 

Cumberland River at Celina, Tenn.

Location. -La t 36°33'20", long 85°30'47", on right pier of bridge on State Highway 52 at 

CelirTa, Clay County, 600 ft downstream from Obey River and at mile 380.8.

Drainage area. 7.320 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. -October 1922 to September 1957. Gage-height records collected at 

same site 1903-54 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Watei-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 488.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

&upplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 20, 1930, staff Rage at site 

t downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 35 years, 11,240 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 66,500 cfs Jan. 29; maximum gage height

noon e aru 29; rainlmuni discharge, 230 cfs Nov. 8 (gage height, 1.53 ft). 

p.- n oZ : -,naSim^m dlscharge> 145,000 cfs Dec. 29, 1926; maximum gage height, 57.25 

It Dec 29 1926, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge observed, 

69 cfs Sept. 2, 11-14, 26, 1925 (gage height, 0.20 ft).

Maximum stage known, 59.2 ft in March 1826, from Cumberland River profile.

Remarks .--Records good except those below 700 ofs, which are fair. Flow regulated bv 

Lake Cumberland and Dale Hollow Reservoir (see p. 66).

Cooperation. Radio-gage readings furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 893: 1923-38. WSP 1276: 1924.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Oct. 16, 19, Nov. 9, 

10, 15, 24, 30, Dec. 11, 14-16, 18, 21, Dec. 3O to Jan. 2, 

Jan. 9, 11, 13-15, 20, 22, 24-30, Feb. 1, 19, Mar. 17, 24, 

30, 31, Apr. 2, 4, 5, 7-9, 16, 20, 21, 23, 24, 27, 30, 

May 2, 22, 28, July 6, 23, Aug. 14, Sept. 23; stagedischarge relation indefinite Oct. 21, 23, June 17)

2.0

5.0

500

720

4,300

10.0

20.0

24.0

11,700

31,600

40,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

3,740

8,710

10,100

10,900

10,900

8,760

3,340

2,130

4,460

10,200

11,100

9,350

6,760

2,280

2,230

7,530

10,800

10,400

6,360

2,400

1,230

544

513

552

3,720

3,840

3,600

4,520

2,080

1,910

3,800

168,759

5,444

Nov.

3,630

3,100

2,920

1,300

1,610

1,430

1,250

1,890

10,900

13,500

4,600

2,530

4,250

9,520

6,790

7,040

7,400

6,500

4,020

7,400

7,860

5,330

4,340

6,700

7,990

11,300

11,600

11,400

9,670

10,600

188,170

6,272

Calendar year 1956:

Water year 1956-57;

Dec.

10,700

7,750

*4,790

2.440

4,390

7,360

7,320

8,800

4,910

3,730

7,910

9,080

12,500

22,900

18,200

6,160

3,460

9,200

11,200

15,500

19,200

26,100

24,400

26,200

24,600

23,100

22,100

22,900

24,700

21,100

10,400

423,150

13,650

Jan.

12,500

16,400

20,700

19,700

17,000

17,000

13,400

14,500

18,900

18 , 900

23,400

23,300

17,100

14,000

21,800

24,100

26,800

26,300

24,200

18,000

16,200

24,300

39,700

28 . 400

23,300

18,000

18,800

28,700

58,600

41,000

33,300

718,300

23,170

Feb.

36,800

39.100

36,600

34,300

33,500

32,700

33,400

33,400

34,300

35,600

36,000

34,600

34,800

34,600

34,400

34,300

34,200

33,900

37,600

39,300

36,500

34,100

32,500

29,800

31,300

3?, 200

32,600

32,200

_

964,600

34,450

Mar.

32,200

29,600

28,700

29,900

29,700

«30,400

31,700

33,000

30,800

29,200

29,700

29,800

30,200

29,800

29,500

29,300

25,800

26,600

2E,800

28,800

27,300

24,700

22,500

13,400

14,600

16,300

18,500

19,200

17,200

12,300

7,180

784,680

25,310

Apr.

5,300

16,800

20,200

30,100

25,700

20,000

12,700

13,100

28,100

31,200

30,400

30,800

30,100

27,300

25,500

26,500

29,500

28 , 000

26,300

22,300

9,630

6,160

12,200

8,630

7,45'J

7,270

12,000

13,500

12,200

19,000

588,250

19,610

May

18,800

13,100

5,180

3,210

4,100

3,820

4,590

4,290

4,700

4,550

5,090

2,580

2,160

2,370

3,510

4,110

4,100

4,130

2,530

2,820

*3,710

9,560

12,700

10,800

11,100

9,170

5,470

6,580

4,850

2,300

2,350

178,330

5,753

June

2,010

1,990

3,400

5,180

7,080

7,810

TtoTO

3,680

5,120

4,040

2,850

4,990

2,790

2,820

2,130

792

1,330

2,040

4,110

4,070

4,160

5,990

5,640

4,950

4,660

5,540

5,370

5,280

4,790

4,950

122,632

4,088

July

5,2£0

6,830

10,400

10,100

5,550

9,930

7,260

*9,000

11,800

13,900

14,500

15,900

16,900

14,000

11,900

13,700

10,400

9,750

13,200

14,200

13,700

10,700

16,600

18 , 200

18,100

18 , 100

16,400

11,700

11,100

14,800

13,7'jO

385,610

12,440

Aug.

13,900

14,700

12,900

11,700

10,400

12,000

13,300

15,400

14,700

14,400

13,800

12,700

12,900

10,000

7,080

6,440

5,920

3,390

3,060

3,940

5,670

5,130

4,850

2,660

1,840

1,400

2,080

1,970

2,430

2,560

3,080

246 , 300

7,945

Sept.

2,230

2,670

3,160

2,500

5,160

8,220

4,920

1,940

1,320

1,710

3,990

2,420

2,640

3,770

3,860

5,130

3,410

3,110

4,440

6,660

9,970

11,600

6,700

9,160

9,090

*9,570

9,570

9,360

6,590

3,950

160,820

5,361

Observed Adjustedt

"lax 45,900 Min 240 Mean 13,070 Mean 14,610 Cfsm 2. CO In. 27.16

tax. 58,600 Min 513 Mean 13,510 Mean 13,470 Cfsm 1.84 In. 24. 98

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents In Lake Cumberland and Dale Hollow Reservoir. 

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 30 to Feb. 25; discharge computed on basis of recorded range 

in stage, blhourly radio-gage readings and records for Obey River below Dale Hollow Dam.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 

Roaring River near Hilham, Term.

39

Location.--Lat 36 0 20'27", long 85°25'35", on left bank 700 ft upstream from Cleek Branch, 

800 ft downstream from old Crawford Mill site, 0.2 mile downstream from tridge on State 

Highway 136, 1.4 miles upstream from Flat Creek, 5.0 miles south of Hilhem, Overton 

County, and 13 miles north of Cookeville.

Drainage area. 78.7 sq mi (includes 27.1 sq mi without surface drainage). 

Records available. June 1932 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Sept. 21, 1940. Altitvde of gage is 

770 ft (by barometer). June 23, 1932, to July 24, 1933, staff gage at site 800 ft upstream at different datura. July 25 to Nov. 7, 1933, staff gage 150 ft downstream at 

different datum. Nov. 8, 1933, to Sept. 23, 1940, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 108 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,830 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 8.67 ft); minimum, 5.0 cfs Sept. 5-8; minimum gage height, 0.74 ft Oct. 1-3, 17, 18, 21, Sept. 5-8.

1932-57: Maximum discharge, 5,550 cfs Mar. 22, 1955 (gage height, 9.39 ft); minimum, 

1.9 cfs Oct. 19, 24, 26, 23, Nov. 9, 1940; minimum daily, 2.4 cfs Sept. 12, 13, 15-19, 

1954; minimum gage height, 0.16 ft Oct. 5, 1336.

Remarks. Records fair. Prior to 1951, some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by 

mills above station.

Cooperation.--One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1033: 1939(M) . WSP 1143: 1948. WSP 1276: 

WSP 1436:Drainage area.

 1942.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

.9

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

Z.O 140

3.0 

4.n 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

510

890

1,500

2,270

3,170

4,160

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

 z

4

5

6

7

a

3

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

2 I

25

'?6

2 /

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.5

5.5

6.1

16

13

8.6

6.9

6. 5

6.5

6.5

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

*5.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

6.1

6.9

6.5

5.8

6.9

9.8

6.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

212.0

6.84

C.087

0.10

Nov.

6.1

6.9

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

*6.5

6.5

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.1

10

11

7.7

6.9

6.5

7.7

16

12

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

8.1

7.7

7.7

232.1

7.74

0.098

0.11

Dec .

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.3

7.3

9.0

12

12

11

153

1,200 

996

472

255

155

160

*127

110

176

704

496

353

235

170

136

119

103

92

83

6,392.1

206

2.62

3.02

Jan.

73

63

58

93

230

168

138

119

126

176

158

144

131 

115

102

89

75

a68

a64

a62

*60

576

1,270

486

357

260

345

1,360

5,690

1,760

858

13,274

428

5.44

6.27

Feb.

1,550

1,180

618

430

555

310

325

381

426

590

436

349

275 

204

170

162

135

122

475

486

353

275

200

168

151

*151

133

122

-

10,530

376

4.78

4.98

Mar.

122

115

110

105

97

97

188

553

329

280

265

349

310 

250

200

158

140

131

122

108

99

105

99

91

99

99

97

91

87

84

81

4,861

157

1.99

2.30

Apr.

106

153

126

341

295

197

158

537

*492

349

270

200

160 

a!30

allO

alOO

a90

a85

a80

a75

a70

216

154

127

142

107

91

81

79

73

5,194

173

2.20

2.45

May

66

176

262

T26

95

79

67

60

57

52

52

47

43 

42

43

38

35

34

38

46

36

*128

108

66

58

51

57

47

42

39

37

2,127

68.6

0.872

1.01

June

35

33

32

152

75

92

59

46

176

144

84

67

57 

58

53

44

39

*37

35

34

32

30

38

85

145

58

42

38

37

36

1,893

63.1

0.802

0.89

July

32

28

25

24

21

19

18

*18

18

20

16

16

15 

15

14

18

16

14

15

14

12

12

12

34

2?

15

12

12

12

30

18

567

18.3

0.233

0.27

Aug.

13

12

12

11

*10

9.8

9.0

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.1 

8.6

.23

11

9.4

9.4

9.0

8.6

8.1

7.7

7.3

7.3

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.5

6.1

5.8

281.8

9.09

0.116

0.13

Sept.

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

6.9

18

8.6

15

168 

51

86

66

46

33

27

25

24

21

31

26

21

19

17

16

19

21

806.9

26.9

0.342

0.38

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,120 Min 5.5 Mean 139 Cfsm 1-77 i n . 23.98

Water year 1956-57: Max 3,690 Min 5.0 Mean 127 Cfsm 1-61 In. 21.91

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs). --Dec. 13 (9 a.m.) 1,410 cfs (4.87 ft); Jan. 23 (12:30 a.m.)

2,310 cfs (6.04 ft); Jan. 29 (6:30 p.m.) 4,830 cfs (8.67 ft); Feb. 1 (8 p.m.) 2,100 cfs (5.79 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated o 

and records for West Fork Obey River near Alpine

basis of recorded range in stage, normal recession,
40 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Calfkiller River below Sparta, Tenn.

Location. Lat 35°54'3l", long 85°28'46", on right bank three-quarters of a mile downstream from abandoned hydroelectric powerplant of Tennessee Valley Authority, ij miles 

downstream from Town Creek, l|- miles southwest of Sparta, White County, and 9 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 178 sq mi.

Records available. August 1940 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 820 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 17 years, 363 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,170 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 16.95 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Dec. 5, 6, 10, 11; minimum gage height recorded, 1.13ft Oct. 14-18.

1940-57: Maximum discharge, 14,600 cfs Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 2f.80 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Oct. 18, 1953.

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

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.0

18

53

101

280

1,160

7.0 

10.0

14.0

16.7

2,620

4,140

6,370

8,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

C5

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

21

21

30

50

40

35

30

£8

26 

25

»24

24

22

22

21

21

21

22

24

24

24

26

27

28

28

28

28

28

28

27

27

830

26.8

0.151

0.17

Nov.

28

28

28

27

27

28

28

26

26 

24

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

26

26

26

26

26

26

*26

24

24

22

735

£4.5

0.138

0.15

Dec.

21

21

20

20

i§

21

22

21

20 

18

20

125

5,470

2,900

1,970

828

454

308

*240

202

181

236

400

598

472

360

288

240

202

178

156

14,030

453

2.54

2.93

Jan.

146

132

116

132

985

823

526

372

312 

304

312

284

260

229

*202

184

167

150

139

129

129

174

877

832

548

400

409

4,340

*7, 970

6,240

3,540

31,363

1,012

5.69

6.55

Feb.

5,400

4,500

2,140

1,430

1,200

1,040

1,210

1,610

1.9OO 

1,900

1,680

1,160

877

692

571

602

580

494

98O

1,290

972

751

598

494

440

490

566

508

36,075

1,288

7.24

7.54

Mar.

558

558

494

436

388

352

376

890

805 

661

620

661

*724

625

522

427

380

352

340

316

276

272

272

260

256

288

284

276

272

260

 255

13,456

434

2.44

2.81

Apr.

250

350

4OO

1,000

1,500

1,000

800

800

2,000 

l.OOO

750

*526

414

348

304

280

256

236

217

229

248

248

900

670

544

396

328

284

272

364

16,914

564

3.17

3.53

May

320

272

356

316

252

210

184

167

156 

150

139

132

123

113

104

101

*93

93

93

93

96

104

113

160

170

153

139

123

113

101

88

4,827

156

0.876

1.01

June

80

75

73

75

127

494

292

195

321 

1,680

800

422

296

225

188

203

392

210

184

146

123

110

192

232

*332

272

192

160

153

142

8,386

280

1.57

1.75

July

139

126

107

93

83

75

71

68

64 

62

57

55

E3

El

47

47

15

43

47

45

41

37

*lf8

7F2

260

167

139

116

88

80

75

3,331

107

0.601

0.70

Aug.

64

60

55

53

49

49

47

43

41 

39

37

37

39

41

41

41

41

41

41

39

37

35

32

32

32

32

*30

30

30

28

28

1,244

40.1

0.225

0.26

Sept.

28

27

27

27

27

27

27

28

33 

43

43

47

254

400

404

*284

188

136

104

88

80

83

150

164

123

98

83

75

80

104

3,282

109

0.612

0.69

Calendar year 1956: Max 7,330 Min 18 Mean 369 Cfsm 2.07 In. 28.24

Water year 1956-57: Max 7,970 Min 18 Mean 368 Cfsm 2.07 In. 28.09

Peak discharge (base. 4,400 cfs).--Dee. 13 (6 to 7 p.m.) 4,660 cfs (10.95 ft); Jan. 29 (7 to 

8 a.m.) 8,170 cfs (16.95 ft); Feb! 2 (i:30 a.m.) 5,910 cfs (13.18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 1-10, Feb. 19, 20, Mar. 17, Mar. 30 to Apr. 11; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations on nearby streams.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 

arren Fork near Trousdale, Term.

41

Location. I/at 35 0 39'55", long 85°53'00", on left bank 15 ft downstream from highway bridge 

on Trousdale-McMinnville pike, 3ij miles east of Trousdale, Warren County, 4.5 miles downstream from Bullpen Creek, 6 miles west of McMinnvllle, and 6.2 miles upstream from 

Hickory Creek.

Drainage area. 132 sq mi.

Records available. June 1932 to September 1957 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 925.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Hay 27, 1940, staff gage at site 200 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 218 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,600 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height, 11.00 ft); minimum, 47 cfs Oct. 1, 2 (gage height, 1.09 ft).

1932-57: Maximum discharge, 32,000 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 16.99 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,300 cfs on basis of slope-area and contracted-opening 

determinations of peak flow; minimum, 32 cfs Oct. 13, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.98 ft 

Sept. 22, 23, 1941.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1083: 1937(M), 1944(M).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 5-30)

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

1.09 

1.5 

2.0 

2.4

47

110

220

325

1.12

1.4

2.1

2.6

3.0

230

370

510

5.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.8

1,340

2,620

3,550

6,110

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

47

48

54

68

59

55

53

50

49

*49

49

48

49 

48

48

48

48

48

49

50

53

55

55

52

52

53

53

52

52

53

54

1,601

51.6

0.391

0.45

Nov.

56

54

54

55

53

53

54

53

53

53

53

53

53 

53

53

55

55

54

52

52

56

58

56

55

54

54

54

*53

52

52

1,615

53.8

0.408

0.46

Dec.

52

50

50

50

50

53

50

50

52

50

54

325

2,710 

1,600

626

288

207

166

*140

130

126

243

302

266

202

169

151

138

130

122

114

8,716

281

2.13

2.46

Jan.

107

98

92

125

313

214

180

155

142

149

140

128

120 

*116

110

107

98

92

89

87.

105

165

967

392

282

243

556

6.020

3,200

4 ',930

21,342

688

5.21

6.01

Feb.

5.890

2,380

799

739

655

1,060

1,620

980

*627

631

475

372

316 

282

293

489

319

269

1,140

821

447

354

299

272

264

871

510

528

_

23,702

846

6.41

6.68

Mar.

556

392

322

282

261

274

783

835

492

375

322

506

*408 

319

285

256

233

230

256

223

207

246

235

212

279

243

240

216

200

191

 182

10,061

325

2.46

2.83

Apr.

191

277

218

547

464

296

243

508

520

290

243

*216

198 

182

171

164

158

155

149

144

144

149

144

140

134

126

122

126

149

134

6,702

223

1.69

1.89

May

140

124

120

114

112

109

107

105

103

103

105

105

103 

126

142

*110

103

99

109

114

105

242 2"14

140

120

126

144

120

110

109

101

3,784

122

0.924

1.07

June

98

94

103

94

126

122

107

99

116

103

96

91

82 

89

82

78

75

81

81

74

70

70

74

149

124

*96

86

84

89

86

2,819

94.0

0.712

0.79

July

8!

82

81

78

75

75

74

74

74

I!

72

72

75 

75

76

76

75

82

80

76

76

75

75

*76

76

74

72

72

72

72

74

2,345

75.6

0.573

0.66

Aug.

69

68

66

66

66

64

62

61

62

60

59

57

59 

60

62

61

62

68

65

60

57

56

54

54

54

54

53

*52

51

50

50

1,842

59.4

0.450

0.52

Sept.

50

50

50

50

50

49

48

48

51

62

53

55

169 

i§i

98

147

109

89

80

76

75

87

112

86

76

70

68

68

84

*103

2,404

80.1

0.607

0.68

Calendar year 1956 : Max 5,100 Min 47 Mean 224 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.08

Water year 1956-57 : Max 6,020 Min 47 Mean 238 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.50

Peak discharge (base, 3,2OO cfs). Dec. 13 (5:30 a.m.) 3.700 cfs (8.15 ft): Jan. 26 (10 a.m.)

8,600 cfs (11.00 ft); Jan. 31 (11 p.m.) 7,480 cfs (10.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

493799 O -59 -4
42 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Collins River near McMinnville, Term.

Location.--Lat 35 0 42'32", long 85°43'46", on left bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 70S, if miles downstream from Barren Fork, and 2? miles northeast of 

McMinnville, Warren County.

Drainage area. 624 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1924 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 825.78 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

cTatum. Prior to Oct. 16, 1926, chain gage on upstream side of bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 33 years, 1,122 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32,200 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 26.93 ft); minimum, 74 cfs Sept. 8; minimum gage height, 1.15 ft Oct. 19,

1924-57: Maximum discharge, 75,300 cfs Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height, 39.1 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 32,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 35 cfs Sept. 21, 1930; minimum gage height, 0.70 ft Oct. 16, 1931.

Maximum stage known, that of Mar. 23, 1929.

Remarks.--Records excellent.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 873: 1929, 1932(M), 1934-35, 1936(M), 1937. WSP 1276: 

1925-26, 1928(M), 1933, 1936, 1940.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, ir feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. I

1.16 78

1.5 149

2.0 274

3.0 650

5.0 1,750

8.0 4,060

12.0 8,510

15.0 12,300

20.0 19,400

26.2 30,500

Ffib. 2 to Sept. 30

1.18 77 3.0 640

1.5 140 5.0 1,750

2.0 265

Mote.--Same as preceding 

table above 5.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

86

86

92

104

102

106

102

94

90

*88

86

86

86

86

84

82

80

80

78

78

84

94

96

96

94

90

88

88

88

88

92

2,774

89.5

0.143

0.17

Nov.

90

92

92

90

90

90

90

90

88

88

86

86

82

80

e?

86

84

84

84

84

92

90

90

90

88

90

*90

88

88

86

2,630

87.7

0.141

0.16

Dec.

86

86

86

84

84

84

82

82

84

82

82

£39

10, 100

13,100

8,020

3,240

1,820

1,220

*920

762

686

1,350

2,160

2,620

1,930

1,390

1,090

900

780

686

614

54, 549

1,760

2.82

3.25

Jan.

570

506

454

474

1,270

2,110

1,580

1,190

964

840

752

658

614

578

*538

506

478

430

386

559

378

502

1,990

2,200

1,680

1,450

2,450

17,800

18,500

*11,900

16,000

89,907

2,900

4.65

5.36

Feb.

50,500

26 600

12^500

5,680

5,070

4,480

6,790

5,920

4,550

4,050

3,490

2,720

2,210

1,800

1,530

1,840

1,630

1,400

2,500

3,700

2,680

2,140

Mar.

2,800

2,240

1,860

,550

,350

,240

,950

,610

2,870

,510

,960

,000

,060

* ,720

,500

,530

,160

,080

,070

,000

880

895

1,710' 948

1,440

1,290

2,530

3,450

2,920

_

146,700

5,239

8.40

8.74

875

958

1,080

1,010

956

855

798

744

46,639

1,504

2.41

2.78

Apr.

712

1,130

1,540

2,510

5,510

4,230

2,710

2,510

7.910

4,410

*2,570

1,860

1,450

1,170

980

860

775

716

May

964

775

744

850

680

576

508

456

404

379

365

372

365

492

552

*488

488

432

662 j 408

620

592

588

649

775

1,010

816

690

612

708

759

51,994

1,733

2.78

460

504

646

1,450

964

721

636

708

604

508

580

895

18,974

632

0.981

3.10, 1.13

June

616

500

420

565

440

440

492

396

540

i.goo

1,110

775

600

508

416

351

295

274

259

244

228

222

256

ZBB

379

*358

316

268

244

306

15,104

437

0.700

0.78

July

2S9~ 348

259

235

225

210

195

180

170

160

150

142

136

136

132

128

126

152

126

126

122

118

*126

140

140

150

120

116

112

110

110

4,949

160

0.256

0.29

Aug.

108

106

104

104

102

96

96

96

94

92

92

152

TT8

112

110

:02

112

116

118

110

110

106

108

104

102

98

92

*92

90

88

86

3, 198

103

0.165

0.19

Sept.

84

82

80

80

78

77

T7

77

82

92

90

100

239

580

472

556

*520

468

379

295

244

235

320

286

225

202

182

172

195

250

6,819

227

0.364

0.41

Calendar year 1956: Max 20,300 Mln 78 Mean 1,190 Cfsm 1.91 In. 25.98

Water year 1956-57: Max 30,500 Min 77 Mean 1,212 Cfsrc 1.9* In. 26.36

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 cfs).--Dec. 13 (10 p.m.) 14,600 cfs (16.64 ft); Jar. 28 (9:30 p.m.) 

23,500 cfs (22760 ft); Feb. 1 (5 p.m.) 32,200 cfs (26.93 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 43

Caney Pork near Rock Island, Term.

Location. Lat 35°48'26", long 85°37'44", on right bank 180 ft downstream froTi powerhouse 

of Tennessee Valley Authority, half a mile downstream from dam at mouth of Collins 

River, 1 mile northwest of Rock Island, Warren County, 64 miles upstream from Center 

Hill Dam, and at mile 90.3.

Drainage area. 1,640 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1911 to March 1924, April 1925 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 650.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Nov. 14, 1911, to Mar. 30, 1924, at sites from half a mile upstream to 100 ft 

downstream from powerplant at different datums. Apr. 12, 1925, to Sept. 9, 1930, at 

present site at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 38 years (1914-20, 1925-57), 3,198 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 68,600 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 22.82 ft); mlnImum, 30 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, -1,03 ft); minimum daily, 38 cfs Oct. 27, 28, 

Nov. 24, 25.

1911-57: Maximum discharge, 210,000 cfs Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height, 4C.6 ft, present datum, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 110,000 cfs; minimum 

daily, 25 cfs several days August to October 1951. 

Maximum stage known, that of Mar. 23, 1929.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Great Falls Lake beginning Dec. 8, 1916 (see 

P. 66).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1276: 1934, 1937.

Hating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

2.0 

3.0

38

62

133

225

338

654

1,170

5.0

7.0

10.0

13.0

18.0

22.6

2,610

4,500

9,180

17,200

37,000

66,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

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

Total

Mean

Oct.

192 

188

194

194

657

41

41

558

189

41

41

41

41

41

248

256

252

244

258

40

194

204

245

252

250

237

38

38

238

294

41

5,768

Nov.

287 

406

39

39

190

358

422

398

394

39

39

285

310

202

260

246

39

39

304

348

406

39

392

38

38

302

415

*432

360

248

7,314

1861 244

Calendar year 1956:

rfater year 1956-57:

Dec.

39 39"

251

288

306

360

340

39

40

246

269

596

28,000

35 . OOP

20,500

8,340

4,660

3,910

3,420

3,500

3,460

3,440

4,520

7,340

4,910

4,100

3,700

3,530

3,500

3,490

3,450

155,583

5,019

Jan.

3,430 

3,400

3,360

3,330

3,320

3,350

3,390

3,400

3,390

3,360

3,360

3,350

3,330

3,300

*3,260

2,200

2,170

2,010

40

40

1,460

1,900

3,150

3,210

3,220

3,230

3,260

38,400

44 . 500

29,200

42,500

230, 8EO

7,446

Feb.

66,500 

49,500

23,000

12,000

11,500

12 , 600

18,300

19,400

14,100

15 , 500

11,600

7,580

6,450

5,070

4,480

4,810

4,350

5,970

6,270

10,100

7,350

5,610

4,960

4,060

5,780

6,260

8,780

7,540

353,020

12,610

Mar.

7,260 

5,930

4,850

4,180

4,000

5,720

4,270

8.780

6,690

6,080

5,040

5,280

*5,280

4,750

4,150

3,890

3,650

3,500

3,500

3,480

5,480

3,450

3,430

3,410

3,400

3,400

5,390

3,380

3,550

3,550

SjJSO,

155,600

4,374

Apr.

3,290 

5.280

5,290

5,550

10,200

11,000

6,720

5,950

14 . 400

8,930

5,370

4,500

4,020

3,640

3,500

3,490

5,450

5,440

5,410

3,590

3,360

3,340

3,330

3,350

3,360

3,360

3,360

3,350

3,340

3,320

142,050

4,735

May

5.520 

5,310

3,510

5,300

3,290

5,260

2,500

2,150

1,320

1,360

1,140

49

1,080

1,530

1,280

1,660

June

1,850 

1,440

1,150

605

600

490

2,150

1,580

1,590

3,300

3.560

3,560

3,350

3,550

3,300

3,260

*1,610! 2,600

870

881

764

910

2,130

2,780

3,000

2,680

2,690

1,510

1,040

1,430

1,300

1,510

58,964

1,902

1,370

1,650

1,580

610

47

1.270

2,290

2,050

760

1,320

966

686

692

52,366

1,746

July

690 

920

1,590

59

1,510

48

48

781

614

592

377

511

48

48

433

472

481

449

355

47

47

362

*455

409

2 ,150

Aug.

545 

402

48

48

544

412

404

211

161

50

50

281

506

292

407

566

50

50

252

401

347

506

253

51

51

212 252

46 504

16 253

412 252

522 246

498 o_a_

14,832 7,234

478 233

Sept.

31 

188

194

202

240

250

59

41

223

255

23]

518

1,580

5,080

1,400

*293

1,010

945

643

467

45

46

360

724

862

872

1,520

75

40

609

16,569

552

observed Adjustedt

lax 44,300 Mln 36 Mean 3,223 Mean 3,256 Cfsm 1.99 In. 27.02

lax 66,300 Mln 38 Mean 3,233 Mean 3,236 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.78

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In Great Palls Lake.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Caney Pork below Center Hill Dam, near Lancaster, Term.

Location. Lat 36°06'10", long 85°50'40", on left bank 1.1 miles downstream from Center 

Hill Dam, 2 miles south of Lancaster, Smith County, 4.7 miles upstrean from Indian 

Creek, 10 miles north of Smithville, and at mile 25.5.

Drainage area. 2,200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1944 to September 1957. Prior to October 1950, published as 

"near Lancaster."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 469.00 ft above mean sea level, Sandy

 Hook datum (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, at site 7.7 miles 

downstream at datum 6.62 ft lower.

Average discharge .--13 years, 4,094 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 30,400 cfs Feb. 4 (gage height, 31.27 ft); min-

 imum, 40 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 5.00 ft).

1944-57: Maximum discharge, 119,000 cfs Feb. 14, 1948; maximum gage height, 53.44 

ft Feb. 14, 1948, site and datum then in use; minimum daily discharge, 12 cfs Oct. 1-18, 

20-22, 1950.

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

wETch are fair. Flow regulated by Great Falls Lake and Center Hill Reservoir (see 

P. 66).

Cooperation. --One discharge measurement, level notes,

Hill Reservoir furnished by Corps 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1276:

Rating table

7.0

8.0

10.0

Note

table 

20. 0 f

height,

(Rate o

Oct. 1

590

1,230

2,820

. Same

below 7 

t.

s, water

In feet,

f change

to

as

Feb.

15.0

20.0

year

and

of Engineers . 

1951.

and record of releases from Center

1956-57, except periods of backwater (gage

discharge, In

In stage used as a

3

8

14

,OOO

,400

following

.0 ft and above

cub

fac

5

5

5

6

6

7

1C

to

.0

.4

.6

.0 

.5

.0

feet

r Feb.

Feb.

40

58

78

155 

325

590

per second

3, 12, 13

4 to Sept.

8.0

10.0

15.0

20.0 

25.0

51.0

!

50

1

5

8

14

2]

5C

,330

,100

,350

,400 

,500

,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ototal

Mean

Oct.

766

50

120

989

190

136

143

1,380

130

276

186

49

508

53

505

*298

151

322

232

50

120

52

108

145

*170

52

126

51

1.540 

978

1,420

11,296

364

Nov.

53

125

51

132

54

1,040

1,100

3,650

3,100

54

132

2,590

3,510

2,520

3,940

3,860

1,580

92

1,720

2,420

2,180

253

7,510

3,340

5,680

5,100

2,860

150

1,740 

5,120

61,456

2,048

Calendar year 1956 :

Water year 1956-57 :

Dec.

562

531

126

248

18

1,5OO

826

48

1,170

4,220

3,240

1,250

3,090

1,140

4,270

4,900

7,420

9,500

9,860

11,700

12.500

11,000

10,700

10,700

9,560

9,460

9,970

9,540

9,560

2,750

4,120

165,069

5,525

Jan.

6,900

8,570

8,200

5,740

4,570

4,480

5,840

7,070

2,950

5,500

7,580

3,860

2,060

6,710

7,840

8,170

10 . 100

7,260

3,490

87

5,220

2,010

c5,800

2,720

1,360

808

60

c5,700

cl,000

cl,200

8, 780

151,435

4,885

Feb.

c!5,200

c 12, 800

25,900

50,000

50,000

29,700

29,400

29,300

29,400

27,000

28,700

23,500

18,800

16,000

*14,000

15,200

12,900

12,800

15 , 500

15,200

15,100

12,800

12,800

12,800

12,600

11,600

11,500

9.660

-

519,960

18,570

Mar.

9,140

6,850

2,420

7,680

7,300

7,790

7,820

7,900

2,610

2,250

5,880

9,060

9,800

12,100

9,990

6,720

910

4,240

4,120

10,300

7,660

7,840

4,560

391

5,360

7,120

7,440

7,440

4,350 

874

111

188,052

6,066

Apr.

3,560

7,620

3,390

5,140

4,580

1,550

58

6,600

6,220

2,720

6,510

8,150

4,150

118

5,570

*7,590

8,770

11,500

9,50O

2,510

56

5,310

5,320

3,760

2,950

3,150

1,300

1,580

4,700

4,640

136,152

4,538

May

5,450

5,990

2,140

2,580

80

2,050

5,580

5,580

5,580

7.500

1,840

2,260

5,940

3,780

5,800

1,890

1,720

1,460

1,680

628

53

2,400

2,330

2,660

1,880

658

1,340

1,130

1,020 

944

1,140

74,663

2,408

June

970

52

5,480

1,740

1,900

646

«7.000

1,550

52

552

51

1,660

2,700

2,780

2,760

60

5,400

2,440

5,120

5,240

3,820

3,550

154

3,420

3,480

3,620

5,600

1,910

2,020

65,790

2,195

July

5,790

a5 , 500

al,750

a3,3OO

a4,800

5,600

2,040

3,640

3,640

5.450

5,190

4,420

1,920

500

1,020

628

639

990

890

1,240

108

150

54

150

54

556

50

197

55 

156

50

54,505

1,752

Aug.

270

54

163

49

319

528

582

276

295

164

48

188

55

175

47.

576

100

178

*652

797

676

775

692

681

760

1.880

1,740

1,420

1,200

1,520

1,270

17,524

559

Sept.

49

606

669

2,250

1,720

569

219

42

1,060

916

750

*60

721

60

149

212

1,450

2,600

2,400

2,580

4,060

1,820

4.640

2,930

2,310

2,700

2,030

57

156

1,640

41,425

1,381

Observed Adjuitedt

tox 29,900 Mln 45 Mean 4,005 Mean 4,187 Cfsra 1.90 In. 25.90

<ax 30,000 Mln 42 Mean 4,O74 Mean 4,131 Cfsu 1.88 In. 25.49

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In content In Great Falls Lake and Center Hill Reservoir, 

a No gage-height record} discharge estimated on basis of weather records and record of releases 

from Center Hill Reservoir.

c Backwater from local Inflow.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 45

Cumberland River at Carthage, Term.

Location. Lat 36°14'42", long 85°57'15", on left pier of Cordell Hull Bridge on State

 Highway 25, half a mile south of Carthage, Smith County, 1 mile downstream from Caney

Fork, 8i miles upstream from lock and dam 7, and at mile 308.2.

Drainage area.--10.700 sq mi, approximately. . 

Records available.--October 1922 to September 1957. Gage-height records collected in

 this vicinity since 1885 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 437.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of

^TT929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to May 12, 1936, staff and wire-weight

gages at site 1,000 ft downstream at same datum. May 12 to July 17, 1936, wire-weight

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--35 years, 17,060 cfs (unadjusted). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 95,000 cfs Jan. 29; maximum gage height, 34.80

 ft Jan. 30; minimum discharge, 596 cfs Oct. 25; minimum gage height, 6.41 ft Sept. 11.

1922-57- Maximum discharge, 210,000 cfs Dec. 30, 1926; maximum gage height, 

59.8 ft Dec. 30, 1926; minimum discharge, 304 cfs Oct. 29, 1940. 

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

 of indefinite stage-discharge relation, and those below 3,000 cfs, which are fair.

Flow regulated by Lake Cumberland, Dale Hollow Reservoir, Great Falls Lake, and Center

Hill Reservoir (see p. 66).

Cooperation.--Wire-weight-gage readings furnished by U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 893: 1923-39. WSP 1276: 1927, 1929(M), 1937(M).

Rating taDle, water year 1956-57, except period of Indefinite stage-discharge 

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

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor Dec. ZZ, 25, Jan. 25, 24, 

Jan. 29 to Feb. 2, Feb. 12-14, 19, 21, 22, Mar. 7, 9)

8.3

8.5

9.0

11.0

662

1,080

2,000

6,830

17.0

27.0

35.0

27,100

66,700

89,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Oct.

4,790

4,590

8,840

1O,20O

11,900

10,500

8,300

4,590

3,170

5,290

10,400

10,900

8,810

6,830

3,190

2,440

7,700

10,500

10,100

6,350

3,060

1,800

1,160

790

682

3,070

4,000

4,000

4,850

3,740

a3,700

180,242

5,814

Nov.

a3,800

a4,000

a3,600

a3,500

a2.000

a2,400

a2,800

a5,000

aS.OOO

13,300

11,700

5,550

6,160

7,890

11,900

9,940

10,000

9,050

7,000

6,330

10,200

9,110

9,780

8,070

11,300

12,100

15 . 100

14,100

*11,600

12,000

247,280

8,243

Calendar year 1956:

Water year 1956-57:

Dec.

13 , 000

10,900

7,390

5,000

5.110

5,080

8,630

7,870

8,540

7,610

8,300

11,700

28,600

39,500

37,200

24,400

15,000

13,500

19,900

23,800

28,900

46.000

40,200

38,700

37,500

33,800

32,800

31,100

32,000

30,700

21,900

672,630

21,700

Jan.

15 . BOO

21,700

25,500

27,700

27,600

24,500

22,600

21,100

21,700

24,300

27,100

29,900

24,500

21,400

23,100

29,200

34,500

33,800

30,900

23,400

20,400

27,800

*60,500

47,300

33,200

25,000

20,900

38,500

89.400

*81,600

65,500

tl.020.4

32,920

Feb.

71.900

70,100

67,400

68,100

67,200

65,700

65,300

66,900

68,500

70,100

70,200

64,900

58,300

53,800

51,400

50,300

48,700

47,800

57,500

61,800

56,900

52,000

48,600

45,900

42.900

44,600

45,600

45,100

-

 

tt.,627.5

58,120

Mar.

43,700

42,000

34,700

34,300

37,700

38,100

43,200

48.400

42,200

35,500

35,400

40,000

42,000

43,700

42,300

37,800

33,600

28,400

30,900

35,000

37,300

34,300

29,600

23,300

18,000

21,700

24,900

26,600

24,500

19,900

13.000

tl,042

33,610

Apr.

9.240

15,700

25,100

34,000

42.400

30,700

21,500

21,700

35,300

37,700

37,100

39,400

37,200

31,300

29,800

29,100

35,600

40,500

36,500

31,700

21,000

12 , 600

17,400

20,200

13,700

11,200

11,800

14,600

17,600

*18,500

780,140

26,000

May

23,600

24.500

16,800

8,840

5,860

5,830

7,870

8,040

7,530

11,500

9,560

8,180

5,110

6,940

5,700

7,140

6,020

6,490

6,270

4,920

3.600

6,140

16,600

15,600

13,300

13,200

11,500

7,450

8,150

6,270 

3 9OO

292,210

9,426

June

4,290

3,190

4,500

7,250

9,270

11,000

*11.,400

9,720

7,450

8,270

6,050

5,000

7,640

6,050

5,780

4,510

2.850

4,560

4,660

7,420

7,140

8,040

9,050

8,480

8,750

10,300

9,720

8,810

6,830

7,420

215,400

7,180

July

7,310

6.800

10,200

12,900

14,000

9,880

12,800

10,200

13,200

16,800

19,300

19.600

18,800

16,900

14,500

13 , 400

14,000

11,500

11,900

13,800

15,500

13,500

12 , 200

17,400

17,900

17,800

17,800

15,100

11,800

12,500

14,900

434,190

14,010

Aug.

13,900

14,500

14 , 600

13,300

11,800

11,200

13,000

14,300

15.400

14,800

14,500

14,100

13,100

13,000

10,000

7,670

7,110

6,580

4,510

4,170

4,640

6,520

6,400

5,000

3,600

3,500

*3,400

2,900

2.700

2,700 

3,000

275,900

8,900

Sept.

4,200

5.200

3,600

3,700

4,100

6,100

8,000

6,400

4,000

4,000

3,800

*5,200

4,800

5,500

7,400

12,900

7,800

6,800

5,200

7,000

9,000

13,200

15 .800

12,900

12,100

11,900

13,500

12 , 800

9,800

7,500

250,200

7,675

Observed Adjustedt

lax 86,600 Min 552 Mean 18,810 Mean 20,530 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26.12

lax 89,400 Min 682 Mean 19,230 Mean 19,250 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.42

* Discharge measurement", made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents In Lake Cumberland, Dale Hollow Reservoir, Great Falls Lake, 

and Center Hill Reservoir.

* Expressed in thousands.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of dally gage readings and records for 

station at Celina and Caney Fork below Center Hill Dam near Lancaster.

Note. Stage-discharge relation Indefinite Aug. 23 to Sept. 30; discharge estimated on basis of 

appearance of recorder chart, 2 discharge measurements, and records for station at Celina and Caney 

Fork below Center Hill Dam near Lancaster.
46 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Spring Creek near Lebanon, Term.

Location. --Lat 36°10'50", long 86°14'35", on downstream end of middle pier of bridge on 

Eastover Road, half a mile downstream from Black Branch and Z\ miles southeast of 

Lebanon, Wilson County.

Drainage area.--34 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1954 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 556.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

19<_i9.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,720 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 8.25 ft); no flow 

for many days in October, November, July, August, and September.

1954-57: Maximum discharge, 7,980 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 10.13 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,200 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

no flow for several days in July, August, September, October, and November 1956, July, 

August, and September 1957.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

0.6 

.7

.9

1.0

10

16

24

33

46

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

4.0 

5.0

86

172

380

1,340

1,920

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

.03 

.08

.2

.06

.04

.02

.02

**.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

.02

.04 

.04

.04

.04

.1

.3

.1

.06

.05

.05

1.31

0.042

0.0012

0.001

Nov.

0.05

.04

.03 

.03

.03

.03

.03

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

£

0

.1

2.3

2.2

1.4

.8

.6

1.8

~5".2 11 

2.4

1.6

1.3

 1.0

.7

.6

.5

33.81

1.13

0.033

0.04

Dec.

0.4

.3

.2 

.2

.2

^1

B 1

.2

.4

1.4

2.2

479

752

1.500

172

77

*44

43

55

56

750

476 

190

158

74

48

56

28

24

21

18

4,746.7

155

4.50

5.19

Jan.

15

12

2TF

158

71

46

35

50

42

*53

50

27

24

22

19

16

15

13

13

29

*JjW

150

79

55

514

859

1,690

283

527

6,886

222

6.53

7.53

Feb.

884

258

135 

86

71

66

168

226

190

407

129

79

53

40

128

92

55

42

608

165

91

60 

46

58

37.

*175

118

164

_

4,609

165

4.85

5.04

Mar.

124

77

57 

42

35

98

468

292

160

102

79

183

82

60

46

a36

a34

a32

a50

a27

a25

a27 

a26

a24

a38

*30

55

29

27

25

21

2,567

76.4

2.25

2.59

Apr.

100

74

246 

570

144

74

50

274

94

59

42

55

28

25

22

20

19

17

15

14

a!2

*55 

158

51

22

18

14

15

13

11

2,245

74.8

2.20

2.46

May

14

129

65 

28

19

15

12

11

8.7

8.1

8.1

7.1

6.2

5.2

4.4

3.6

5.0

2.4

7.9

7.6

6.2

150 

46

22

14

107

58

27

18

14

11

858.5

27.0

0.794

0.92

June

24

48

20

15

752

145

62

70

45

51

22

17

15

10

7.1

5.2

4.0

*J.O

S.I

2.2

1.8

1.6 

1.4

575

5.6

2.4

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1,295.6

43.2

1.27

1.42

July

ITS

1.0 

.7

.5

.3

.2

*.l

.08

.06

.03

.01

0

0

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.70

0.184

0.0054

0.006

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

87

25

578

152

42

25

15

10

9.5

19 

18

11

7.6

*5.2

4.4

5.0

3.6

5.7

819.1

27.5

0.803

0.90

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,510 Mln 0 Mean 62.6 Cfsm 1.84 In. 25.04

Water year 1956-57: Max 1,710 Min 0 Mean 65.3 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26.10

Peak discharge (base. 2.700 cfs).--Dec. 12 (9 p.m.) 2,840 cfs (6.30 ft); Dec. 14 (8 a.m.) 4,720 cfs 

(8.25 ft); Dec. 21 (9 p.m.) 3,850 cfs (7.47 ft); Jan. 22 (3 p.m.) 4,390 cfs (7.98 ft); Jan. 29 

(ll a.m.) 5,860 cf3 (7.50 ft); June 5 (11 a.m.) 3,180 cfs (6.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

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

when available, and records for Drake Creek above Hendersonville and Bradley Creek at Lascassas.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 

Drakes Creek above Hendersonville, Term.

Location. Lat 36°22'14", long 86°37'00", on left downstream wing wall of abutment on Long 

Hollow Pike Bridge, at Shackle Island, 2 miles downstream from Hogan Branch and 

4.5 miles north of Hendersonville, Sumner County.

Drainage area. 19.2 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1954 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 503.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, S.900 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 9.69 ft); minimum, 0.04 cfs Oct. 1, 2; minimum gage height, 0.95 ft Sept. 7, 8.

1954-57: Maximum discharge, 3,240 cfs Jan. 29, 1956 (gage height, 10.33 ft); minimum, 0.02 cfs many days in September 1955 and Sept. 8, 1956; minimum gage height, 

0.90 ft Sept. 12, 14, 1955.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 23 to Nov. 15, Mar. 25 to Apr. 3)

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

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

0.02

.2 

1.4

4.8

9.8

26

51

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

4.5 

5.5

104

231

391

719

784

1,120

0.95

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

0.1

.3

1.8

5.2

10

17

26

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

65

104

231

391

607

1,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

O.O4

ToT

3.5

3.3

.8

.5

.3

.3

.2

*.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.09

.09

.09

.09

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.3

.2 

.2

.2

12.34

0.398

0.021

0.02

Nov.

0.2

.2

.1

TT

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

5.6

1.9

1.2

1.0

1.0

3.3

3.1

1.9

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

*.6 

.5

28.5

0.95

0.049

0.06

Dec.

0.5

7s

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

3.0

2.5

1.9

1.4

17

36

46

20

12

8.1

9.2

8.1

15

30

60

38

24

17

13

10

9.2

7.6 

6.6

*5.7

404.8

13.1

0.682

0.78

Jan.

5.2

3.9

3.5

16

28

20

16

13

12

21

*18

16

14

12

10

8.1

6.6

5.7

5.2

6.1

12

1,000

275

78

51

35

44

377

«1.220

98

3,579.3

115

5.99

6.93

Feb.

243

109

65

46

41

38

41

48

58

111

64

46

34

26

38

44

35

30

*346

144

72

50

38

32

37

139

122

85

-

2,182

77.9

4.06

4.23

Mar.

59

44

35

30

25

33

117

12J

96

67

61

58

50

44

38

31

28

28

25

21

20

21

20

20

32

*33

26

23

20 

17

15

1,264

40. S

2.12

2.45

Apr.

28

32

57

450

150

90

65

630

T52

83

58

44

30

26

24

24

21

20

17

16

19

25

47

31

23

18

15

14

12

*9.7

2,240.7

74.7

3.89

4.34

May

8.6

8.1

8.1

6.6

6.2

5.7

5.2

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.8

4.0

3.6

6.2

4.4

3.6

3.0

3.6

126

44

22

267

106

47

31

32

22

16

13 

11

*9.7

842.0

27.2

1.42

1.63

June

8.6

20

14

10

14

16

11

9.2

61

57

26

17

12

9.7

8.1

6.6

5.7

4.8

4.0

3.6

3.0

3.0

3.3

6,2

4.0

3.O

2.4 an:

5.7 

3.6

360.6

12.0

0.625

0.70

July

3.6

2.7

2.4

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

1.9

*2.4

1.2

1:0

.7

.7

2.0

3.4

1.2

.8

1.0

.7

.6

.5

14

"Tj.o

2.4

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.4 

1.2

1.0

62.4

2.01

0.105

0.12

Aug.

0.8

.6

.5

4.3

1.4

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

*.7

23

6.3

4.8

3.2

2.5

E.O

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

.9

.7

.5

.5

.4

.4 

.4

.3

62.7

2.02

0.105

0.12

Sept.

0.3

.3

.2

.2

*.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

1.0

8.2

12

7.7

4.8

3.6

2.7

2.1

2.1

2.7

~9~.2 26

5.7

4.0

3.3

3.0

2.1

2.1 

2.1

106.5

3.55

0.185

0.21

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,050 Mln 0.03 Mean 25.4 Cfsm 1.32 In. 18.03

Water iter year year 1956-57: 1956-57: Max Max 1,220 1,220____Mln Mln 0.04 o'.Q4 Mean Mean 30.5 30'.5 Cfsm Cfsm 1.59 1.59 In. In.' 21.59 21.59______

Peak: discharge (base. 1,000 cfs).--Jan. 22 (7 p.m.) 2,900 cfs (9.69 ft)j Jan. 29 (7 a.m.) 2,480 cfs 

i.83 ft)j Apr. 8 (9 a.m.) 2,150 cfs (8.10 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

charge estimated on baals of recorded range In 

near Smyrna.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Bradley Creek at Lascassas, Tenn.

Location (revised). Lat 35°55'39", long 86°17'25", on downstream end of county road 

bridge pier near midstream, 900 ft south of Lascassas, Rutherford County, 0.4 mile 

downstream from Jarman Branch, 2.0 miles upstream from mouth, and 8.0 miles northeast 

of Murfreesboro.

Drainage area.--38 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 548.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,420 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 7.85 ft); mini- 

 mum, 0.01 cfs Aug. 22 to Sept. 9; minimum gage height, 0.51 ft Aug. 30 to Sept. 3.

1954-57: Maximum discharge, 12,800 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 10.66 ft), from

rating curve extended above 4,700 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow;

minimum, that of Aug. 22 to Sept. 9, 1957; minimum gage height, 0.50 ft Sept. 7-10,

1955.

Remarks. Records fair.

Cooperation.--One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.5 

.6 

.7

.9 

1.0

0.01 

.09

4.1

11

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

51

90

170

290

820

2,260

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.03 

.03

.2

T

.2

.1

.09

.07

.06

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.04

.04

.03

*.03

.04

.03

.06

.2

.1

.1

.09

.1

.1

.1

.09

.09

.1

2.57

0.083

0.0022

0.003

Nov.

0.1 

.1

.09

.09

.09

.09

.1

.1

.1

.09

.09

.06

.06

.05

.07

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

1.2

1.2

.8

.8

.8

*.4

.3

.3

.3

8.38

0.279

0.0073

0.008

Dec.

0.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

. 2

.4

1.3

719

*1,090

1,570

232

100

60

40

29

38

96

307

168

95

60

41

29

22

17

13

12

4,541.6

147

3.87

4.44

Jan.

9.2

7.8

6.4

279

173

77

49

37

29

50

35

29

24

17

15

13

9.2

8.5

7.1

7.8

23

1,020

335

118

71

49

404

1,060

»1. 730

337 

776

6,806.0

220

5.79

6.66

Feb.

1,270 

288

140

a!15

a95

a80

a!80

a225

96

271

118

75

*55

40

158

107

64

46

596

162

88

60

46

38

55

193

122

120

_

4,883

174

4.58

4.78

Mar.

100 

71

53

40

32

85

363

236

125

82

58

186

84

58

53

40

34

31

29

24

*21

25

24

22

40

37

43

37

29

25

19

2,106

67.9

1.79

2.06

Apr.

76 

65

43

516

124

67

45

903

166

86

56

41

31

22

18

15

14

13

11

10

9.2

10

11

*7.8

6.4

5.8

5.2

5.2

4.6

4.1

2,391.3

79.7

2.10

2.34

May

4.6 

45

26

10

7.1

5.8

4.6

4.1

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.3

1.5

1.8

1.5

1.8

3.6

4.1

127

40

14

9.2

152

*53

22

13

9.2 l'.l

590.4

19.0

0.500

0.58

June

5.8 

4.6

5.8

89

518

120

46

27

304

96

45

*25

16

12

9.2

7.8

6.4

6.9

11

5.8

3.6

2.7

28

36

10

5.8

3.6

4.1

4.1

3.6

1,462.8

48.8

1.28

1.43

July

2.7 

T7S

1.5

1.2

*.8

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.09

.07

.1

.1

.07

.06

.04

.03

.04

.04

.03

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

1C. 87

0.351

O.C092

C.01

Aug.

0.02 

.02

.02

.02

.02

*.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.03

.02

.1

.05

.06

.03

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0.69

0.022

0.00058

0.0007

Sept.

~tt 0.01 

.01

*.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.03

.2

.5

16

247

76

465

210

*67

34

19

13

11

22

37

17

11

7.8

5.8

4.6

19

24

1,305.01

45.5

1.14

1.28

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,410 Min 0.03 Mean 72.0 Cfam 1.89 In. 25.78

Water (later year year 1956-57: I9b6-b7: Max Max 1,730 1,750 Min Min 0.01 0.01 Mean Mean 66.1 66.1 Cfsm Clam 1.74 1.74 In. In. 23.59 25.59

Peak discharge (baae. 5.000 cfa).--Dec. 12 (11 p.m.) 5,380 cfs (7.83 ft); Dec. 14 (9 a.m.) 5,22C 

cfs (7.75 ft); Jan. 22 (4 p.m.) 4,950 cfs (7.61 ft); Jan. 29 (1:30 p.m.) 5,420 cfs (7.85 ft); Apr. . 

(7:30 p.m.) 3,260 cfs (6.31 ft).

* Diacharge meaaurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on baaia of weather recorda, recorded range in atage, 

and recorda for Spring Creek near Lebanon.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 49

East Pork Stones River near Lascassas, Term.

Location. Lat 35"55"10", long 86°20'00", at downstream end of right pier of highway 

bridge, 2^ miles southwest of Lascassas, Rutherford County, 3-jj miles downstream from 

Bradley Creek, 6 miles northeast of Murfreesboro, and 15 miles upstream froii confluence 

with West Pork.

Drainage area. 264 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1951 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 507.£ ft above mean sea level (levels by

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 6 years, 426 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,300 cfs Dec. 13 (gage height, 27.12 ft); minimum, 2.2 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 2.53 ft); minimum daily, 2.6 cfs Sept. 9.

1951-57: Maximum discharge, 21,300 cfs Mar. 22, 1955 (gage height, 34.C7 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 23, 1953 (gage height, 2.22 ft); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Aug. 31, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 20 cfs, which are fair. Frequent diurnal fluctuations at low flow caused by small mill above station.

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-3, 12-19, 22)

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8 

3.O 

3.4

1.0 

3.0 

6.5

12

3O

76

4.0

4.5

5.O

7.0

11.0

24.0

178

284

420

1,070

2,920

12,70O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11 

12

17

36

M

37

29

2O

15 

14

14

10

11

9.2

10

9.8

9.2

*11

10

14

11

10

25

18

18

17

14

16

15

13

18

522.2

16.8

O.O64

O.O7

Nov.

14 

14

17

18

14

17

19

14

14

18

18

12

11

8.2

12

19

27

28

24

19

26

30

44

36

24

23

*18

16

18

14

586.2

19.5

0.074

O.O8

Dec.

9.2

11

14

12

7.6

8.7

8.7

13

14 

14

14

1,670

"12.500

7,45O

2,070

888

535

356

256

224

234

1,070

936

714

465

313

240

198

166

138

116

30,665.2

989

3.75

4.32

Jan.

102 

86

76

642

1,490

682

446

311

251 

274

236

2 O2

176

152

131

116

98

87

79

22.

105

1,410

1,450

740

497

368

1,160

8,75O

10.500

4,730

5,66O

41,080

1,325

5. 02

5.79

Feb.

10.500 

4,450

1,510

1,05O

939

982

1,780

1,580

1,320 

1,790

1,100

750

*548

417

6O7

1,040

580

433

3,550

1,710

933

657

474

373

551

1,580

922

871

_

42,577

1,521

5.76

6.00

Mar.

865 

679

519

402

554

529

1,440

1.560

990 

721

554

1,260

849

628

564

425

348

508

291

247

*212

220

226

206

284

306

511

282

247

222

196

16,025

517

1.96

2.26

Apr.

526 

857

459

2.880

1,250

724

487

2,62O

1,180 

7O5

*505

379

301

245

212

190

172

160

140

128

116

123

136

104

92

83

79

72

68

66

14,817

494

1.87

2.09

May

75 

86

111

76

59

56

52

*49

47 

44

50

41

44

41

46

52

50

51

40

64

59

458

455

172

107

415

459

188

119

92

115

5,751

121

O.458

O.55

June

72 

64

522

465

1,O40

532

270

160

1.080 

621

251

*162

115

87

71

65

52

46

61

48

38

37

37

135

98

70

55

47

41

47

6,181

206

O.78O

O.87

July

42 

31

35

24

*24

25

22

22

23

15

9.8

10

15

10

13

12

10

21

24

16

14

21

17

10

16

23

16

15

18

159 °

 ' 

579.0

18.7

O.071

0.08

Aug.

10 

15

13

7.0

6.5

*6.5

8.2

7.0

6.5 

8.7

7.6

8.2

9.8

10

7.6

10

24

15

62

41

23

17

14

14

9.2

9.2

18

7.6

5*1

5.1

412.0

15.3

0.050

0.06

Sept.

10

5.4

9.8

*10

5.4

8.2

5.4

4.8

2^6

5.1

17

28

856

729

1,340

2.420

542

256

160

115

90

107

354

186

111

80

62

55

61

222

7,857.7

261

0.989

1.10

Calendar year 1956: Max 12,500 MIn 7.6 Mean 452 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.31

Water year 1956-57: Max 12,500 Min 2.6 Mean 452 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.25

Peak discharge (base. 7.OOP cfs). Dec. 13 (12 m.) 15,500 cfs (27.12 ft); Jan. 29 (7 p.m.) 12,8OO 

cfs ^24.15 ft); Feb. 1 (6 p.m.) 11,4OO cfs (22.42 ft); Feb. 19 (2 p.m.) 7.17O cfs (17.09 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
50 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

West Pork Stones River near Murfreesboro, Term.

Location. Lat 35"49'20", long 86°25'03", on downstream end of second pier from right abutment of bridge on State Highway 99, 0.8 mile downstream from Middle Fork and 2.2 miles 

southwest of Murfreesboro, Rutherford County.

Drainage area. 119 sq mi.

Records available. June 1932 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 567.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 1, 1934, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 213 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 cfs Dec. 13 (gage height, 14.80 ft); no 

flow Aug. 7-10, Sept. 4-10, caused by diversion for irrigation; minimum gage height, 

0.56 ft Sept. 8.

1932-57: Maximum discharge, 38,000 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 22.73 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

determinations at gage heights 21.23 and 2S.73 ft; no flow Sept. 18-20, 1954, Aug. 7-10, 

Sept. 4-10, 1957; minimum gage height, 0.56 ft Oct. 9, 1935, Oct. 6, 7, 1940, Sept. 8, 

1957.

Maximum stage known, 25.0 ft in March 1902.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 5 cfs, which are poor. Some diversion for 

irrigation.

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 783: 1932-34.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet

per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 9 to Nov. 24, Nov. 28 to Dec. 11)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12 Dec. 13 to May 21

1.0 1.3 1.8 33 1.4 8.5 3.O 286

1.1 2.4 2.7 135 1.5 13 4.0 674

1.2 3.6 3.0 195 1.7 29 8.0 2,800

1.3 5.5 4.0 600 2.0 64 12.0 5, BOO

1.4 8.3 5.0 1,110 2.5 154

1.6 18

May 22 to Sept. 3O

0.7 O 1.4 8.5

.8 2 1.5 13

.9 6 2.0 52

1.0 1 2 2.8 150

1.2 3 4 3.0 195

1.3 5 1 4.0 600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.2 

2.2

3.1

3.4

3.1

4.1

4.3

4.1

3.6

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.5

*1.6

1.5

1.6

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1 JL. R O

2 2

75.7

2.44

0.021

0.02

Nov.

1.9 

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.6

2.2

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

4.1

4.1

*4.1

3.6

3.5

3.2

64.8

2.16

0.018

0.02

Dec.

3.1 

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.6

1,100

5.700

3,580

841

461

*313

238

190

176

174

400

620

377

261

EOO

167

141

122

107

94

15,291.7

493

4.14

4.78

Jan.

84 

72

64

320

488

267

2OO

161

139

154

127

112

103

91

84

76

64

57

51

50

64

98

525

235

183

156

715

4.770

*4,560

1,490

4,500

20,060

647

5.44

6.27

Feb.

5,760 

1,480

742

687

558

944

925

733

716

768

469

341

*264

218

358

472

261

213

1,980

716

414

303

235

200

188

951

501

377

-

21,774

778

6.54

6.80

Mar.

280 

226

188

163

144

158

630

521

341

252

208

664

324

243

203

ies

144

137

137

112

*103

118

108

99

139

129

139

122

108

98

90

6,493

209

1.76

2.03

Apr.

325 

329

183

1.340

477

270

195

609

310

218

176

148

122

105

91

84

76

70

63

56

52

48

48

*44

40

36

32

30

54

40

5,671

189

1.59

1.77

May

33 

29

44

33

26

23

20

*18

14

13

13

12

12

13

11

11

11

9.7

11

11

6^

81

115

63

43

265

*199~

108

80

60

46

1,436.5

46.3

0.389

0.45

June

37 

31

26

27

40

55

33

26

35

60

40

29

22

18

14

13

11

10

9.2

8.1

7.3

6.3

5.9

7.7

14

11

9.2

11.0

9.2

8.1

634.0

21.1

0.177

0.20

July

6.9 

6.9

6.6

5.9

*=.2

4.9

4.7

4.3

4.1

4.0

3.7

3.2

3.0

2.6

2.3

1.9

1.7

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.8

1.2

.6

.5

.6

.5

.5

.4

8S.9

2.80

0.024

0.03

Aug.

0.4 

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.3

O

O

0

0

.1

.1

.3

.5

.4

.4

1.6

1.3

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

14.4

0.46

0.0039

0.005

Sept.

0.1 

.1

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.3

16

74

428

376

*97

63

45

33

26

28

80

66

47

36

29

24

26

68

1,562.7

52.1

0.438

0.49

Calendar year 1956: Max 7,000 Mln 1.4 Mean 224 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.64

Water year 1956-57: Max 5,760 Min 0 Mean 20O Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.86

Peak discharge (base. 7.000 efs).--Dee. 13 (5 a.m.) 10,50O cfs (14.80 ft); Jan. 29 (6:30 p.m.) 

8,700 cfs (14.05 ft); Feb. 1 (6 p.m.) 8,04O cfs (13.72 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 51

Stones River near Smyrna, Term.

Location. Lat 35°59i59", long 86°27'35", on right bank 30 ft downstream from highway

 bridge at Jefferson Springs, l£ miles downstream from confluence of East and West 

Forks, 3j miles northeast of Smyrna, Rutherford County, 4.1 miles (revised) upstream 

from Falls Creek, and at mile 37.2.

Drainage area. 552 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1925 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 459.76 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

aatum. Prior to Sept. 22, 1926, tape gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--32 years, 950 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 24.500 cfs Dec. 13 (gage height, 27.19 ft); mini-

 mum, 11 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 0.93 ft).

1925-57: Maximum discharge, 54,100 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 41.03 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 26,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 36.5 ft, from profile and map prepared by Corps of Eigineers; minimum observed, 0.8 cfs Aug. 17, 22, 1925 (gage height, 0.50 ft).

Maximum stage known, 43.4 ft in March 1902.

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

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 853: 1929(M). WSP 953: 1928(M), 1929, 1934-37. WSP 127.6:

 T35T. WSP 1436: T548-49(P), 1950-52, 1953(P), 1954-55.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 11-20, 23, 24, May 1 to July 10, 

Sept. 13-19, 23-25; rate of change In stage used as a factor 

Dec. 13-15, Jan. 31 to Feb. 2, Feb. 19, Apr. 4)

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

9.0

17

44

102

244

410

3.0

4.0

10.0

20.0

24.0

1,410

7,050

16,600

20,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

22

23

*29

41

44

66

47

44

38

30

29

29

29

28

27

2 5

24

23

23

22

22

28

24

23

23

27

29

24

23

nnt-._

921

29.7

0.054

0.06

Nov.

22

21

19

19

19

*19

19

21

21

li

18

19

19

19

19

34

25

29

40

35

36

49

51

68

55

42

38

32

29

27

882

29.4

0.053

0.06

Dec.

25

22

19

*22

23

18

17

22

24

25

29

967

19.900

16,800

7,580

3,060

1,840

1,300

972

817

936

2,980

2,840

2,190

1,470

1,090

838

680

566

465

406

67,943

2,192

3.97

4.58

Jan.

364

324

292

652

3,580

1,660

1,140

824

674

662

620

495

442

389

350

324

a300

a275

a250

a230

a450

a3,500

alO,000

a3,300

al,900

al,400

a2 , 500

alO.OOO

a20,000

10*400

89,297

2,881

5.22

6.02

Feb.

19.900

13,200

5,090

3,540

3,170

2,690

4,360

4,370

3,870

4,270

3,220

2,230

1,700

*1,360

1,250

3,050

1,740

1,350

6,350

5,530

2,820

1,960

1,470

1,220

1,060

3,710

2,890

2,470

109,840

3,923

7.11

7.40

Mar.

2,190

1,680

1,340

1,090

922

965

3,160

4.370

2, 760

1,960

1,510

2,740

2,190

1,550

1,390

1,140

922

831

796

680

596

602

620

554

620

734

*734

680

602

536

465

40,929

1,320

2.39

2.76

Apr.

500

1,920

1,060

4,850

3,490

1,800

1,220

5,360

3,670

2,060

*1,360

1,050

845

680

572

490

446

406

375

340

324

311

438

340

£86

257

241

222

218

215

35,346

1,178

2.13

2.38

May

186

215

225

199

165

145

134

*122

120

117

115

115

104

TIT

106

109

106

106

132

129

132

275

1,110

418

295

560

*1.400 ~572

389

282

8,502

274

0.496

0.57

June

241

202

392

475

1.580

1,120

620

400

965

1,330

512

358

279

222

183

159

134

122

127

124

106

92

100

206

193

147

122

106

100

94

10,811

360

0.652

0.73

July

89

79

72

68

*57

49

46

44

44

41

40

35

34

34

34

32

30

30

30

28

28

27

34

29

27

24

24

24

24

24

24

1,205

38.9

0.070

0.08

Aug.

23

23

23

22

21

18

18

18

18

18

18

*23

23

19

18

18

23

25

27

24

24

23

23

23

22

21

19

18

18

17 

T7

645

20.8

0.038

0.04

Sept.

17

17

16

*16

15

14

12

12

14

16

15

17

350

912

492

4.520

*936

438

279

196

150

122

361

340

231

156

113

92

87

185

10,141

338

0.612

0.68

Calendar year L956: Max 30,50O Mln 17 Mean 1,0*7 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.58

Water year 1956-57: Max 20,000 Mln 12 Mean 1,031 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.36

Peak discharge (base, 17 OOP cfs). Dec. 13 (6:30 p.m.) 24,500 cfs (27.19 ft); Jan. 22 (time unknown) 17.300 cfs (20.7 ft); Jan. 29 (about 6 p.m.) 23,1OO cfs (26.2 ft); Feb. 2 (l a.m.) 22,OOO cfs 

(25.22 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 1 discharge measurement, 

recorded range In stage, and records for stations above Donelson and on tributary streams.
52 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Stewart Creek near Smyrna, Term.

Location. Lat 35°59'54", long 86°30'18", on upstream end of right abutment of bridge on 

Fifteenth Avenue, 0.4 mile downstream from Rock Springs Creek, 0.6 mile south of headquarters at Sewart Air Force Base, 1.3 miles northeast of Smyrna, Rutherford County, 

and 5-j miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 71 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. June 1952 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 490.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 5 years, 106 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,690 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 11.28 ft); no 

flow for several days in October, November, and September.

1952-57: Maximum discharge, 8,700 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 17.61 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; no flow several days each year 1953-57.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 10 cfs, which are poor. Occasional regulation

at low flow caused by small dams above station.

Cooperation. Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1386: 1953-54.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In" feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 22-24, 26-29, June 5-7, 9, lo)

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

1.27

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7

2.3 

7.0

1.8 

2.O 

2.5 

3.0

3.5

175

295

1.27

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.8 

2.0

.02

.7

2.1

7.0

10

22

2.5 

3.0 

4.O 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

81

170

440

1,270

1,880

2,320

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.01

0

V

.08

.5

.3

.3

.3 

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.08

.06

.06

.04

**.02

.02

.02

.03

.04

.02

*0

0

.03

.02

0

0

0

0

2.33

0.075

0.0011

0.001

Nov.

0

0

0

o

0

*0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

.04

.7

.8

.7

.7

.8

.9

1.7

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.7

13.24

0.441

0.0062

0.007

Dec.

0.7

.7

.7

*.5

-Ji

.3

.3

.5 

.3

.3

.3

290

1,400

1.500

473

257

188

152

126

HO

339

908

431

272

199

158

124

99

80

69

58

7,237.9

233

3.28

3.79

Jan.

49

42

39

130

232

135

103

82 

*72

68

58

53

47

42

38

32

28

25

21

21

29

1,430

1,540

44O

296

227

467

1,330

1.960

1,030

911

10,977

354

4.99

5.75

Feb.

1.710

870

480

368

311

281

305

374 

428

425

320

252

*210

184

295

314

212

180

950

456

299

227

190

166

157

622

356

257

_

11,199

400

5.63

5.87

Mar.

208

176

152

135

118

247

634

518 

338

247

201

237

184

152

139

120

1O6

98

9O

78

*72

74

71

67

69

72

72

65

59

54

49

4,902

158

2.23

2.57

Apr.

56

88

72

467

255

174

131

879 

422

252

197

160

137

113

92

78

69

6O

51

47

42

39

44

*38

33

29

26

23

21

19

4,114

137

1.93

2.15

May

18

20

26

18

16

14

13

1

*12 

11

11

10

9.4

9.1

8.5

8.5

8.2

7.9

7.3

20

16

13

195

100

38

28

134

*116

55

39

32

26

1,039.9

33.5

0.472

0.54

June

23

21

27

27

106

83

44

33 

32

43

29

*24

20

16

14

12

10

9.4

8.5

7.6

7.0

6.5

6.8

16

8.2

7.0

6.2

6.2

5.7

5.5

664.6

22.2

0.313

0.35

July

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.2

*3.7

3.7

3.4

3.2 

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.3

T7T

1.3

77.7

2.51

0.035

0.04

Aug.

T 1.52" i.'z

1.2

1.2

*1.Z

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

.1

.07

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.3

19.07

0.615

0.0087

0.01

Sept.

0.4

.4

.3

*.3

.2

.02

-5 0

O

0

.01

1.0

7.8

3.2

118

175

45

16

9.4

7.3

6.2

6.5

8.2

6.5

5.5

4.2

3.4

3.0

3.0

2.7

433.53

14.5

0.204

0.23

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,760 Mln 0 Mean 118 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.67

Water year 1956-57: Max 1,960 Mln 0 Mean 111 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.31

Peak discharge (base. 1.800 efs). Dee. 14 (8 a.m.) 2,140 efs (8.65 ft); Jan. 22 (10 

cfs (11.28 ft); Jan. 29 (2 p.m.) 2,730 cfs (9.69 ft); Feb. 1 (3:30 p.m.) 2,020 cfs (8.37

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

.m.) 

ft).

3,690
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 53

Stones River above Donelson, Term.

Location. Lat 36°04'23", long 86°33 | 30", on left bank half a mile downstream from

Hurricane Creek, 3.3 miles upstream from county highway bridge at Couchville, 8j miles 

southeast of Donelson, Davidson County, and at mile 17.7.

Drainage area. 834 sq mi.

Records available. January 1939 to September 1957. Published as "near Donelscn" 1939-40. 

Records published for both sites April to September 1940.

Gage. Water-stage recorder at present site and datum since Apr. 16, 1940. Datum of gage 

T^s 400.00 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. January 1939 to September 1940 

wire-weight gage at site 10.5 miles downstream at datum 18 ft lower.

Average discharge. 18 years, 1,370 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,800 cfs Jan. 30 (gage height, 44.18 ft); min- 

 imum, 14 cfs Aug. 25, Sept. 8, 9 (gage height, 10.82 ft).

1939-57- Maximum discharge, 68,700 cfs Feb. 14, 1948; maximum gage height, 58.46 

ft Feb. 14/1948; minimum discharge, 10 cfs Sept. 21, 22, 24, 1940; minimum gage height, 

10.60 ft Sept. 19, 20, 1954, present site and datum.

Maximum stage known, about 59.6 ft in March 1902 (discharge, 73,000 cfs), from highwater profile by Corps of Engineers, present site and datum.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low flow.

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1143: 1948.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor Dec. 13-15, 22, Jan. 5, 

22, 23, Jan. 28 to Feb. 3, Feb. 10, 11, 19, 20, 26, Mar. 7, 8, 

Apr. 4, 5, 8, 9, June 6)

10.8

11.0

11.5

12.0

12.5

13.0

Oct. 1 to Jan. 29

15

33

97

188

300

490

14.0

16.0

22.0

30.0

42.0

930

2,040

6,300

13,300

25,600

Jan. 30 to Sept. 30

185

300

10.8 12 12.0 

11.0 30 12.5 

11.4 77

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 12.5 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

21

21

*25

55

69

64

"54 75

52

45

35

31

31

29

27

26

24

23

23

23

24

30

33

31

25

27

35

36

36

33

33

1,098

35.4

0.042

0.05

Nov.

55 

31

29

27

25

*23

24

24

24

24

24

25

23

22

23

59

99

59

48

55

57

131

159

90

86

76

59

52

47

42

1,448

48.3

0.058

0.06

Dec.

38 

36

55

*29

29

31

32

32

33

40

55

251

18,400

*24.500

15,100

4,500

2,680

1,880

1,470

1,210

1,250

6,840

4,520

3,480

2,570

1,690

1,330

1,100

920

840

682

95,181

3,070

3.68

4.24

Jan.

586 

502

458

668

4,800

2,730

1,770

1,320

*1,080

985

1,040

885

786

696

610

542

482

418

366

535

378

5,170

14,100

4,700

2,700

2,000

2,420

14,000

25.500

*23,900

12,700

128,407

4,142

4.97

5.73

Feb.

23.800 

22,000

8,070

*4,720

4,010

3,220

4,580

5,600

5,740

5,630

4,740

3,160

2,420

*1,920

1,840

4,110

2,610

1,940

6,450

9,320

4,000

2,700

2,090

1,710

1.480

4,660

4,320

3,500

-

150,340

5,369

6.44

6.70

Mar.

3,150 

2,450

1,900

1,560

1,550

1,760

4,490

7.080

4,220

2,920

2,240

5,040

3,170

2,170

1,820

1,570

1,310

1,170

1,120

1,000

871

848

890

840

835

1,020

*1,020

1,010

890

794

709

59,177

1,909

2.29

2.64

Apr.

696 

2,160

1,520

4,560

5,790

2,610

1,720

5,390

6^230

2,920

*2,070

1,600

1,300

1,090

925

817

732

650

582

526

470

462

678

628

458

382

352

297

285

268

48,148

1,605

1.92

2.15

May

260 

515

1,100

490

528

258

221

201

185

173

163

156

146

142

*144

129

136

125

574

426

235

972

2,370

1,080

646

839

2.790

1,310

776

624

632

18,144

585

0.701

0.81

June

470 

831

714

975

3,220

5.960

1,470

940

900

2,720

1,180

776

566

418

521

260

225

201

201

213

185

159

140

284

574

260

211

189

183

167

22,713

757

0.908

1.01

July

154 

136

120

106

95

83

76

70

66

*63

59

55

52

50

50

49

44

42

44

40

38

36

36

50

44

38

34

35

35

"35 32 

1,865

60.1

0.072

0.08

Aug.

56 

29

27

26

23

21

20

20

18

18

17

*!7

42

39

29

23

45

94

48

39

35

31

29

26

19

26

26

24

23

23

22

915

29.5

0.035

0.04

Sept.

21 

21

19

18

*16

15

15

14

14

18

20

24

88

1,300

1,120

5.590

1,990

910

558

363

268

255

395

614

418

270

209

167

148

140

14,816

494

0.592

0.66

Calendar year 1956: Max 40,100 Mln 21 Mean 1,475 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.07

Water year 1956-57: Max 25,500 Mln 14 Mean 1,486 Cfam 1.78 In. 24.17

Peak discharge (base. 16.000 efs). Dec. 14 (1:30 a.m.) 26.900 cfs (42.90 ft); Jan. 25 (4:30 a.m.) 

19,700 cfs (36.70 ft); Jan. 30 (7 a.m.) 28,800 cfa (44.18 ft); Feb. 2 (2:30 a.m.) 27.6CO cfa 

(43.43 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
54 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 

Mill Creek near Antioch, Term.

Location. Lat 36°04'54", long 86°40'50", at downstream end of center bridge pier on 

Franklin-Limestone Road, 900 ft upstream from Louisville and Nashville Railroad (formerly Nashville, Chattanooga, & St. Louis Railway) spur track bridge, 1.6 miles north 

of Antioch, Davidson County, 2.1 miles downstream from Whittemore Branch, and 4.0 miles 

southeast of Radnor.

Drainage area. 64 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 472.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,570 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 13.42 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1 to Nov. 6.

1953-57: Maximum discharge, 17,000 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 19.73 ft); no 

flow for many days each year.

Maximum stage known since at least 1920, that of Mar. 21, 1955.

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs and fair below. Minor diversion frcm gage pool for 

industrial use.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

0

.01 

.03 

.1

1.2

4.2

9.3

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

36

89

185

455

830

1,850

2,980

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

*0

.01

.02

.02

.04

.05

.06

.07

.06

.07

9.8

~4.2 11

2.0

1.4

1.7

5.4

7.4

5.0

3.5

Z.5

Z.2

1.7

1.4 

1.2

60.80

2.03

0.032

0.04

Dec.

1.2

1.2

.8

*.7

i§

.5

.7

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

482

1,070

1,050

Z18

113

*75

60

46

41

123

378

Z66

141

96

73

58

48

38 

33

29

4,448.2

143

2.23

2.58

Jan.

Z5

18

16

200

185

107

84

66

57

60

48

43

39

35

30

28

26

Z6

20

17

*32

2,510

670

Z52

175

128

426

1,090

2,680 

590

868

10,551

340

5.31

6.13

Feb.

1,500

518

300

Z1Z

177

155

206

460

354

3Z9

205

159

*1Z8

107

376

Z19

145

120

1,090

332

209

159

130

111

144

701

300

212

-

9,058

324

5.06

5.Z6

Mar.

165

136

111

96

82

414

681

511

3Z9

Z25

179

247

161

134

136

100

89

78

73

62

*57

64

57

51

91

82

75

66

57 

53

48

4,710

15Z

E.38

2.74

Apr.

112

111

76

200

126

93

75

304

145

103

80

67

57

48

43

41

38

36

33

30

49

36

33

*29

Z3

ZO

17

17

Z4 

17

2,083

69.4

1.08

1.21

May

13

14

25

16

11

11

11

10

10

9.3

9.3

9.3

7.4

23

10

6.9

5.4

5.4

 615

75

36

859

196

98

62

173

103

57

43 

38

32

2,594.0

83.7

1.31

1.51

June

28

358

144

220

1,710

359

189

134

247

211

115

 75

53

43

35

30

26

22

ZO

16

13

12

17

241

53

38

32

47

47 

35

4,570

152

2.38

Z.66

J)ly

29

Z3

18

14

*9.3

8.0

7.4

6.9

6.4

5.4

5.0

4.Z

4.Z

4.2

4.Z

3.8

3.5

3.8

3.8

3.Z

2.2

2io

Z.Z

2.0

1.7

1.4

l.Z

1.2

1.0 

1.4

1.7

185.3

5.98

0.093

0.11

Aug.

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.0

.7

».Z

.1

.1

.08

.06

.05

.04

.04

,03

.03

.1

299

45

9.3

4.6

3.2

1.7

1.7

2.5

1.7

1.0

1.0

.7

.7 

.3

.2

378.53

1Z.Z

0.191

0.22

Sept.

0.1

.1

.06

*.05

.03

.02

702

.02

.02

.03

.03

.2

183

17

345

476

62

32

18

13

10

16

16

9.3

6.9

5.9

5.4

4.6

4.2 

4.2

1,229.18

41.0

0.641

0.71

Calendar- year 1956: Max 3,410 Min 0 Mean 94.7 Cfsm 1-48 ir . Z0.14

Water year 1956-57: Max 2,680 Min 0 Mean 109 Cfsm 1-70 ir . 23.17

(10 a.m.') 2,420 cfs (9.03 ft)!

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 55

West Harpeth River near Leipers Fork, Tenn.

Location. Lat 35 0 53'56", long 86°58'0l", on downstream end of center pier of bridge on 

State Highway 96, 0.6 mile downstream from Murfrees Fork, 1.2 miles upstrean from 

Leipers Fork, 1.8 miles east of town of Leipers Fork, Williamson County, an-3 5.7 miles 

west of Franklin.

Drainage area. 66.0 sq mi.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 634.10 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted 

("Tennessee Valley Authority benchmark) .

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 13,400 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 14.3 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended as explained below; minimum, 0.02 cfs Sept. 6, 7; 

minimum gage height, 0.28 -ft Oct. 1-3.

1954-57: Maximum discharge, 18,900 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 14.8 ft, from 

floodmarks) , from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of contracted- opening 

and flow-over-road determination of peak flow; no flow Sept. 20-23, 26, 27, 195S.

Remarks . Records good except those below 10 cfs or above, 3, 000 cfs and those for periods 

of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1436: 1955(P).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

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

.05 

.2

.6 

1.2 

Z.I 

4.8

1.0 

l.Z 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

3.5

11

20

33

60

114

337

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

0

.3

1.3

3.1

13

23

44

102

5.0 

8.0 

10.0 

11.0 

1Z.O 

12.5 

13.0

604 

1,150 

1,570 

1,910 

Z.500 

3,130 

4,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

£4

£5

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.04 

.04

*.3"72

.1

.1

.09

.09

.09

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.07

.07

.09

.09

.08

.08

.08

.1

.09

.08

.08

.08

.09

2.85

0.092

0.0014

0.002

Nov.

0.1

.1

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.6

7.2

178

1.0

.7

.6

1.3

2.7

1.8

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

*.8

.8

.8

27.99

0.933

0.014

0.02

Dec.

0.8

.7

*.7

.6

.6

.7

.8

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.5

269

*589

576

204

131

96

77

*61

57

65

212

183

136

107

88

73

63

53

45

40

3,136.0

101

1.53

1.77

Jan.

35 

29

*27

82

111

88

75

64

60

58

47

45

42

38

35

31

a28

a25

23

25

40

3.450

994

354

250

191

407

940

*1,810

716

0-ZA OO*

10,954

353

5.35

6.17

Feb.

1.400 

663

414

299

238

235

259

294

299

290

216

182

*153

132

277

199

156

136

613

313

228

180

149

132

203

511

338

252

-

8,761

313

4.74

4.94

Mar.

199 

164

141

122

*108

189

376

340

265

210

178

199

153

138

155

119

108

105

94

81

75

78

66

62

89

81

73

67

63

57

52

4,207

136

2.06

2.37

Apr.

104 

101

*84

177

128

106

90

T7T

142

120

103

89

76

66

62

58

aSl

a47

a43

a43

a38

a32

a29

a25

a22

a20

a!9

a21

a 18

2,464

82.1

1.24

1.39

May

a!7 

*50

46

18

16

14

12

11

9.8

9.3

10

8.3

7.3

18

8.3

6.3

7.9

23

1,000

162

96

1.040

315

171

123

178

123

92

73

58

46

3,769.2

122

1.85

2.12

June

38 

60

52

*80

103

88

63

110

105

98

75

56

42

35

29

25

22

20

19

17

16

14

15

23

17

14 if54

28

1,349

45.0

0.682

0.76

July

18 

18

16

14

11

9.8

8.8

7.8

7.3

6.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

*5.3

4.8

22

92

11

7.3

5.8

4.8

8.6

7.8

5.3

4.8

4.0

4.0

4.8

7.3

6.3

344.6

11.1

0.168

0.19

Aug.

4.4

*3.1

2.8

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.8

83

T9

5.8

3.5

2.6

2.4

1.3

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

.8

.6

.3

155.2

5.01

0.076

0.09

Sept.

0.2 

.08

.06

.06

.04

.02

.02

.06

.3

.8

.6

*.6

86

105

41

84

35

24

20

18

16

27

20

16

13

11

10

9.3

9.8

9.3

557.24

18.6

0.282

0.31

Calendar year 1956: Max 6,000 Mln 0.04 Mean 97.6 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.14

Water year 1956-57: Max 3,450 Mln 0.02 Mean 97.9 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.13

Peak discharge (base, 1,900 efs). Jan. 22 (atout 6 p.m.) 13,4^ wj. u vi ^.^ ..,,, u ^i. ^<, w F .m. 

8,990 cfs (12.42 ft); May 19 (1 p.m.) 2,880 cfs (12.35 ft); May 22 (12 m.) 2,500 cfs (12.00 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

,400 cfs (14.3 ft); Jan. 29 (3 p.m.) 

y 22 (12 m.) 2,500 cfs (12.00 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for Rutherford Creek near Carters Creek.
56 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Harpeth River at Belleview, Term.

Location. Lat 36°03'16", long 86°55'42", on right bank 45 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 100, 0.1 mile downstream from Little Harpeth River, and 0.9 mile southeast of 

Belleview, Davidson County.

Drainage area. 404 sq mi.

Records available. April 1920 to October 1929, January 1932 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 541.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1933, staff or chain gage at site 

2j miles downstream at datum 7.85 ft lower.

Average discharge. 34 years, 564 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,700 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 17.04 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Oct. 1-3 (gage height, 0.79 ft).

1920-29, 1932-57: Maximum discharge, 40,000 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 24.34 

ft, from floodmarks); no flow Oct. 5-10, 1922.

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

Some diversion above station for irrigation.

Cooperation. Pour discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 953: 1920-30, 1932-35. WSP 1386: 1948.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 23-25)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 13 Dec. 14 to Sept. 3O

.9

1.0 

1.2

0.3

.4

5.0

1.4 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

9.0

73

253

480

810

4,450

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 142

12.0

16.2

248

470

800

6,500

10,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0,3

.3

.6

23

25

22

15

*9.8

8.0

5.7

4.3

3.7

3.1

2.5

2.5

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

4.3

7.2

7.2

17

12

9.8

7.2

5.7

5.0 

5.0

6.4

228.1

7.36

0.018

0.02

Nov.

6.4

*5.0

5.7

15

13

11

9.8

8.0

7.2

7.2

7.2

9.8

14

14

15

20

52

29

18

15

14

13

23

21

16

13

11

11

11 

9.8

425.1

14.2

0.035

0.04

Dec.

8.9

8.0

14

*9.8

8.0

8.0

7.2

8.9

11

23

20

84

4,080

3,920

3,040

1,080

655

*470

370

330

326

1,740

1,460

1,120

755

555

445

379

330 

280

248

21,793.8

703

1.74

2.O1

Jan.

218

188

164

210

950

655

*498

397

334

313

292

252

237

214

192

174

148

131

123

118

142

2,960

*9,670

2,600

1,580

1,200

1,500

4,640

10,100 

8,930

4,220

53,350

1,721

4.26

4.91

Feb.

7.540

7,040

2,960

2,090

1,710

1,47O

1,710

1,960

2,110

1,920

1,600

1,260

1,090

936

1,100

1,950

1,160

986

3,130

3,060

1,740

1,33O

1,030

872

*908

2,690

2,370

1,740

-

59,462

2,124

5.26

5.47

Mar.

1,370

1,140

986

840

711

1,100

2,110

2.77O

1,970

1,530

1,270

1,410

1,200

1,020

1,040

848

704

648

620

531

460

470

440

392

470

*498

470

425

397 

365

334

28,539

921

2.28

2.63

Apr.

379

800

543

1,050

1,210

816

627

1,400

2,820

1,130

887

697

573

465

*383

339

313

288

260

237

221

218

288

288

196

168

145

134

192

178

17,245

575

1.42

1.59

May

126

115

233

145

104

92

86

81

75

73

73

73

75

*152

94

69

64

64

5,010

1,770

465

2; 7 60

2,640

1,030

641

634

1,380

620

425 

330

264

17,763

573

1.42

1.64

June

225

399

309

1,040

4,350

1,760

1,060

762

840

1,330

711

508

*392

517

260

214

181

155

155

205

128

110

101

244

244

155

115

157

192 

348

16,925

564

1.40

1.56

July

203

142

157

115

94

82

71

62

56

53

48

*45

42

59

57

36

56

151

95

55

40

54

54

124

56

39

54

54

54 

45

62

2,127

68.6

0.170

0.20

Aug.

51

59

35

50

27

25

23

22

21

20

19

19

19

19

17

17

94

795

122

61

*40

35

26

25

22

17

16

15

15 

12

11.

1,703

54.9

0.156

0.16

Sept.

alo

a9

a8

a7

a6

*a5.5

a5

a5

alO

*11

15

16

98

226

HO

745

58O

139

94

75

64

86

94

75

61

54

48

45

40 

39

2,572.5

85.8

0.212

O.24

Calendar year 1956: Max 17,9OO Mln 0.3 Mean 515 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.36

Water year 1956-57: Max 10,1OO Mln 0.3 Mean 609 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.47

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 cfs).--Jan. 25 (4 p.m.) 11,OOO cfs (16.70 ft); Jan. 29 (12 m.) 11,700 

cfs (17.04 ft); Feb. 2 (2 a.m.) 8,680 cfs (14.98 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 1 discharge measurement, 

and records for station near Kingston Springs.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 57

Harpeth River near Kingston Springs, Term.

Location. Lat 36 0 07'18", long 87°05'56", on right bank 400 ft upstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 70, 2 miles northeast of Kingston Springs, Cheatham County, 3 miles, downstream from Turnbull Creek, and at mile 32.4.

Drainage area. 687 sq mi.

Records available. July 1925 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 448.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 23, 1939, staff gage at site 150 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 949 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 33,000 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 25.69 ft); minimum, 26 cfs Oct. 1, 2; minimum gage height, 0.65 ft Oct. 2.

1925-57: Maximum discharge, 60,000 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 32.20 ft); minimum, 

12 cfs Sept. 18, 1939; minimum gage height observed, 0.26 ft Sept. 24, 1931.

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Pour discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 953: 1927, 1933, 1935-36. WSP 1033: 1927(M) , 1932-33(M) , 

1935(M) , 1937(M).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 29 Jan. 30 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

23

35

75

143

238

420

3.0

6.0

12.0

16.0

20.0

23.0

700

2,980

8,250

12,600

18,000

24,900

1.0 

1.4 

1.9 

2.4 

3.0

54

101

194

338

630

5.0 2,000

10.0 6,250

15.0 11,400

18.0 15,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

26

26

53

108

69

65

63

*55

48

43

38

36

35

35

34

34

34

33

32

32

35

59

59

48

43

40

49

52

48

43

43

1,418

45.7

0.067

0.08

Nov.

50

*52

51

49

46

43

43

47

46

43

42

42

41

40

46

106

99

86

85

75

92

~89 123j

74

71

71

67

65

61

60

1,905

63.5

0.092

0.10

Dec.

58

57

57

*56

55

55

57

75

91

79

73

108

3,210

5.090

4,750

1,860

1,070

784

592

515

510

1,590

2,440

1,780

1,200

889

694

580

505

425

380

29,685

958

1.39

1.61

Jan.

340

303

272

328

1,080

1,180

840

658

544

495

450

400

372

*344

318

292

256

235

220

220

256

4,670

14,100

7,100

2,680

1,970

1,820

5,890

24,600

15,100

7,330

94,663

3,054

4.45

5.12

Feb.

8,530

10.400

5,090

3,100

2,460

2,130

2,370

2,900

3,500

2,980

2,550

1,930

1,600

1,340

1,380

2,870

1,900

1,460

4,570

5,740

2,950

2,140

1,710

1,420

*1,270

3,220

4,200

2,950

_

88,660

3,166

4.61

4.80

Mar.

2,250

1,770

1,460

1,250

1,090

1,120

2,540

4.310

3,450

2,580

2,040

2,260

2,090

1,640

1,510

1,330

1,120

1,030

976

872

763

727

715

641

799

*884

793

721

663

608

561

44,563

1,438

2.09

2.41

Apr.

592

1,040

1,120

4.400

2,850

1,740

1,250

1,270

3,960

1,790

1,300

1,070

910

793

680

619

581

541

491

462

428

*410

501

551

423

351

320

296

324

378

31,441

1,048

1.53

1.70

May

302

272

272

351

250

216

199

190

176

170

179

170

164

*228

261

194

190

223

5,260

5,220

1,270

3,420

 5,780

2,060

1,300

1,040

1,650

1,110

811

658

541

34,127

1,101

1.60

1.85

June

457

433

763

896

6.000

5,680

2,070

1,380

2,190

2,610

1,600

1,110

847

680

556

466

*410

356

316

324

306

258

289

1,110

674

466

338

452

571

663

34,271

1,142

1.66

1.86

July

663

462

405

334

284

241

213

190

170

158

147

*136

131

131

136

126

119

Aug.

190

152

129

114

103

94

86

84

79

74

72

71

74

87

88

77

253

154 758

230 *431

174 201

132 *143

114 117

109 101

563 90

264 87

166 80

131 74

122 73

139 68

352 64

247 63

6,943 4,177

224 135

0.326 0.197

0.38 0.23

Sept.

61

60

57

57

55

54

53

54

73

*78

70

79

103

246

373

342

709

309

213

172

154

205

261

199

158

138

124

117

112

109

4,795

160

0.233

0.26

Calendar year 1956: Max 22,800 Mln 22 Mean 875 Cfsm 1.27 In. IT. 34

Water year 1956-57: Max 24,600 Mln 26 Mean 1,032 Cfsra 1.50 In. 2C.40

Peak discharge (base. 10,000 efs).--Jan. 23 (5 a.m.) 17,700 cfs (19.83 ft); Jan. 29 (5:30 p.m.) 

33,000 cfs (25.69 ft}; Feb. 1 (12 p.m.) 11,600 cfs (15.13 ft); May 19 (8:30 p.m.) 10,900 cfs (l4.59 

ft); June 6 (12:30 a.m.) 11,800 cfs (15.30 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

493799 O -59 -5
58 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Cumberland River below Cheatham Dam, Term.

Location.--Lat 36°19 I 27", long SVlS'SS", on downstream end of lock wall in lower pool at 

Cheatham Dam, 2 miles southwest of Neptune, 3 miles upstream from Halftone Creek, 

9 miles northwest of Ashland City, Cheatham County, and at mile 148.4.

Drainage area.--14,200 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1954 to September 1957.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 350.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Auxiliary water-stage recorder and staff gage on upstream lock wall in upper 

pool at lock B, 8.1 miles downstream. Datum of both auxiliary gages is 348.24 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. 1954-55: Maximum discharge during water year, 176,000 cfs Mar. 23; maximum

 gage height, 45.93 ft Mar. 24; minimum daily discharge, 1,240 cfs Oct. 6; minimum gage 

height, 7.63 ft Dec. 27.

1955-56: Maximum discharge during water year, 

height, 42.36 ft Feb. 20; minimum daily discharge, 

height, 8.10 ft Oct. 6.

1956-57: Maximum discharge during water year, 144,000 cfs Jan. 30; maximum gage 

height, 41.92 ft Jan. 31; minimum daily discharge, 1,670 cfs Sept. 8; minimum gage 

height, 7.00 ft Aug. 16.

Maximum stage known, 53.7 ft Jan. 25, 1937, from Cumberland River profile by Corps 

of Engineers (discharge, about 230,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those below 15,000 cfs, which are fair. Sone regulation

 by Lake Cumberland, Great Falls Lake, and Dale Hollow, Center Hill, and old Hickory 

Reservoirs (see p. 66 ) and by Cheatham Dam.

Cooperation.--Gage-height records for base gage, staff-gage readings at u*>per Lock B, 

and 11 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

149,000 cfs Feb. 20; maximum gage 

783 cfs July 22; minimum gage

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to Septemler 1955

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Ttotal 

Mean

Oct.

e 13, 500 

617,600 

e 15,400 

e7,160 

e5,150

el, 240 

e2, 130 

el, 450 

e2,700 

e2,770

e2,330 

el, 340 

el, 260 

el, 630 

64,760

e2,700 

e2,570 

e3,690 

e3 , 940 

e5, 500

eS.300 

e9,270 

611,200 

e9,890 

68,500

e6,790 

e5,280 

e3,940 

e5,500 

e6.080 

e9,800

180,370 

5,818

Nov.

ell, 700 

e9,420 

e9,560 

e!2,900 

e 14, 000

e 13, 700 

e 13, 500 

elO,800 

ell, 400 

e9,360

e4,790 

e5, 600 

e3,420 

e3,030 

e2,740

e2,150 

el, 540 

el, 640 

e3,270 

e3,270

e2,710 

e2,560 

e4,010 

e4,740 

e 10, 900

ell, 200 

16, 100 

17.800 

16,500 

*14,900

249,210 

8,307

Calendar year 1954 : 

Water year 1954-55:

Dec.

15, 900 

*14,500 

15, 200 

17,000 

23,200

35,800 

38,200 

29,300 

22,100 

18,700

20,000 

24,000 

20,000 

17,200 

14,200

17 , 900 

24,400 

24, 600 

25, 700 

19,200

ell,300 

e8, 670 

el 1,000 

e9,930 

e 10, 500

69,180 

64,600 

e4,570 

36,700 

66.700 

52,200

662,450 

21,370

Jan.

27,800 

24,300 

17,400 

e8,700 

e6,570

e8,780 

ell, 300 

ell,300 

ell, 000 

614,900

alS.OOO 

a!7,000 

321,000 

a30,000 

a34, 000

337,000 

35,400 

32,500 

33,000 

34, 500

33,600 

34,900 

46,600 

43,800 

35,300

35,900 

35,300 

32, 100 

30,200 

34,600 

*37,400

831,150 

26,810

Feb.

37,500 

37,700 

41,300 

39,300 

38,000

62,600 

91,800 

90,200 

58,400 

34,200

26, 100 

29,300 

31,900 

27,800 

25,700

28, 500 

26,400 

22,800 

22,200 

22. 100

31,800 

79,400 

98, 100

88,700 

58, 400

42,800 

41,900 

39,500

* 1,274.4 

45,510

Mar.

38,900 

39,100 

35, 400 

28,000 

20.000

39,700 

57,300 

48,800 

43,000 

41,900

39,900 

33, 100 

32,700 

32,000 

21,400

27,300 

45. 500 

67.9OO 

99,100 

92,300

118,000 

151,000 

168,000

164,000 

139,000

123,000 

8100,000 

a90, 000 

a80, 000 

75, 100 

71,700

$2,163.1 

69,780

Apr.

69.70O 

70,700 

70,000 

64,400 

58.800

69,900 

84.700 

77,200 

68,500 

64,100

69,800 

66,800 

65,800 

63,100 

63,800

60,800 

59 , 40O 

56,700 

55,700 

50,200

47,300 

46,800 

49,700 

61,300 

60,700

53,600 

47,400 

39.300 

39,400 

44, 400

tl,800 

60,000

May

38,700 

26,000 

18,600 

613.000 

15,400

ell, 500 

e 10, 300 

e 10, 300 

69,900 

e7,760

e8,260 

612,400 

e 14, 400 

17,200 

612,200

18,000 

18,100 

*16,600 

14,900 

17,800

19,200 

34,600 

24,000 

17,300 

17 , 200

21,500 

30, 100 

36, 800 

38,000 

42.100 

30J200

622,320 

20,070

June

22,200 

23,000 

21,000 

22,800 

24, 600

20, 300 

e9,800 

elO, 600 

69,190 

e 10, 200

23,000 

59,800 

29,100 

16,200 

13,800

18,500 

17,300 

ell.200 

612,200 

18,000

18,900 

16,600 

15,900 

15,700 

17,100

613,800 

ell,700 

e8,640 

*e6,160 

e 10, 600

507,890 

16,930

July

e8,370 

e6,330 

e6,390 

e6,460 

e8,330

69,400 

e8,460 

68,480 

e7, £40 

e6,300

e5,520 

64,590 

63,440 

63, 130 

63,630

65,170 

66,650 

66,750 

64,370 

63,540

65,680 

64,930 

64,600 

e4,C70 

e3,120

e2,620 

el.790 

61,880 

e6,100 

63,150 

e3,C50

163,900 

5,287

Aug.

62,370 

el, 740 

62,150 

e3,340 

*4,640

e4,940 

e4,750 

67,390 

e7,980 

63,900

63,460 

66,150 

e6,120 

e6,980 

63,160

e3,780 

64,840 

e3,960 

e4,350 

68,550

68,300 

e7,510 

e6,400 

e5,430 

65,800

elO. 100

69^950 

66,790 

e4,280 

63,910

172,970 

5,580

Sept.

63.150 

e4,720 

66,500 

e4,380 

e3,810

65,280 

e6,650 

e6,470 

65, 500 

64,430

e5, 530 

67,050 

e6,500 

e5,670 

65,050

e6,900 

e8,360 

68,980 

610,300 

67,580

eS.790 

ell. 400 

614,400 

15,900 

19.100

18,400 

*e!4,000 

69,470 

66,650 

615,300

256,220

8,541

Observed Adjustedt

 lax - Min - Mean - Mean - Cfsm - In. - 

 lax 168,000 Min 1,240 Mean 24,340 Mean 24,160 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.10

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Lake Cumberland, Great Falls Lake, and Dale Hollow. Center 

Hill, and Old Hickory Reservoirs.

t Expressed in thousands.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Dover.

e Backwater from movable crest wickets at dam B; discharge computed from table t«sed on weir formula plus leakage.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 

Cumberland River below Cheatham Dam, Tenn. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

59

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Oct.

e 12, 000

e8,700

ell, 600

ell, 300

«5,460

el. 2.70

el, 990

e2,350

e7,660

e5,050

e5,020

e4,940

e6,470

e9,800

ell, 200

e!2,100

e!2,900

 10,600

e 10, 600

el2,300

e 13, 000

e!2,700

ell, 000

e7,780

e5,700

e4,720

e5, 600

e8,980

elO,700

e 13, 100 

615,700

270,290

8,719

Nov.

e!4,600

ell,600

e 13, 300

614,500

e 14, 500

612,800

e!3,500

614,300

e 14, 300

16,100

16,500

15, 100

610,000

e6,400

e6,650

e9,270

66,830

ell, 900

18,800

26^900

25,700

*20, 600

15,700

e 14, 900

612,800

e9,900

e9,320

e4,080

610,900

15,900

407,650

13,590

Calendar year 1955 :

Water year 1955-56 : 1

Dec.

22,000

22,000

18,300

15, 100

29,000

23,300

21,600

21,800

16,400

14,500

21,200

613,000

elO.100

16,200

27,900

29,400

27,400

21,100

»elO, 600

e6,490

e8,330

e7,180

67,720

e6,700

63,400

e5,570

64,660

e6,320

e6,280

e6,100 

69,290

456,740

14,730

Jan.

16,000

19,500

612,600

e9,190

612,200

e9,140

e5,120

65,720

e5, 200

e4,010

68,120

e9,260

e8,19P

e5,090

e3,110

e2,060

e873

6945

el, 270

el, 000

6883

e891

el, 330

el, 690

el, 640

el, 590

62,270

e3,140

50,300

*1 25,000

*124,600

451,332

14,560

Feb.

nos.ooo

*80, 600

*86,300

*92,600

97,000

*88,500

*63,300

*52,100

*48, 100

46.700

47,100

52,000

51,700

47,100

58,200

62,800

75,800

*L12,000

*136, 000

" 144, OOP

*122,000

*99,300

*87,300

*79,500

77,500

75,900

76,900

65,000

*59,800

*2,290.1

78,970

Mar.

52,700

51,900

51, 500

54,900

59,100

55,200

53,400

61,100

*68,500

67,400

62,900

57,400

53,800

71,100

*85,800

*82,100

*77,800

76,300

66,600

61,100

58,000

54,900

50, 200

46,100

42,400

41,200

44,200

45,800

38,500

34. 800 

37,800

*1,7S2.5

56,850

Apr.

39,300

38,900

41,300

56,200

54,200

71,200

92,500

88,900

77,500

62,200

51,600

*49,200

46,300

43,800

42,000

40, 600

47 , 100

49,400

47,900

47,000

46,600

45, 400

40,900

39,300

58,500

57,700

55,000

54,200

31,500

26,600

$1,462.6

48,750

May

31,100

52,200

57,500

54,500

56,400

55,700

28,600

32,000

35,200

34,000

31,700

52,400

31,900

24,900

15,700

16,600

e 15, 200

e 15, 500

e!4,700

elO,500

e6,570

e5,650

e7,970

e 10, 400

e!2,200

615,900

e 10, 500

*e6,440

e6,410

e4,550 

e3j_470

626,120

20, 200

June

63,480

e3,500

63,500

65.590

e5,580

e5,690

e9,620

612,400

e 12, 200

612,000

ell, 700

e9,790

e8,180

e9,240

e 12, 400

611,500

e9,440

66,070

e5,590

e6,550

612,400

e 13, 500

613,500

ell, 500

610,500

ell, 900

*e!2,400

el2, 500

612,900

614,700

282,820

9,427

July

615,800

e6,830

e5,120

e6,250

elO,600

e!5,100

ell,000

e6,770

65,170

16,100

68,470

ell, 500

e!2,600

69,470

e6,500

e2,550

e957

el,760

e2,470

e2,580

e2,290

e783

el, 450

el,910

e807

*el,640

e3,500

64,740

el, 220

65,060 

el, 480

177,817

5,736

Aug.

e3,160

62,810

e3,490

e2,730

e2,650

e2,580

e2,220

62,100

e3,9JLO

e7 , 540

e9,220

e8,930

e9,560

e9,320

68,840

e7,740

e9,520

e9,890

e9,610

e9,850

e4, 120

e3,060

e2,710

63,550

e6,080

610,500

614.800

ell, 900

68,840

ell, 800 

614,000

216,810

6,994

Sept.

e 15, 400

elO,900

e5,940

el, 210

el. 140

e5,960

e!2,600

615,100

610,000

69,080

e6,850

67,860

e!2,500

614.800

612^600

e5,290

65,540

e6,900

e2,320

el, 610

*e 1,570

e6,050

614,600

e7,700

e2,260

el, 240

el, 170

66,180

ell, 900

612,400

218,430

7,281

Observed Ad Juste -It

"lax 168,000 Min 1,270 Mean 24,460 Mean 22,960 Cfsm 1.62 In. 21.95

"lax 144,000 Min 783 Mean 23,560 Mean 24,170 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.17

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Adjusted for change in contents in Lake Cumberland, Great Falls LaVce, and Dale Hallow, Center 

Hill and Old Hickory Reservoirs. t Expressed in thousands, 

e Backwater from movable crest wickets at dam B; discharge computed by weir formula plus leakage.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2 

5 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12 

15 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

25 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

50 

51

Total 

Mean

Oct.

e9,420 

e4,640 

e6,220 

ell. 800 

ell, 700

ell, 500 

ell,200 

e9,90O 

e5,150 

el, 860

e2,120 

ell, 300 

ell,600 

ell, 600 

e7,010

el,950 

e2,580 

69,220 

e4,450 

e2,500

65,010 

e2,690 

e2,160 

62,090 

*el,710

e2,380 

e2,220 

e3,790 

e5, 120 

66,150 

e6,290

182,890 

5,900

Nov.

e4,790 

62,740 

e2,790 

e3,850 

e2,880

e5,560 

e2,750 

e2,250 

65755(5 

e9,120

615,500 

e 12, 500 

65,570 

e5,810 

e7,920

615,000 

612,800 

e9,980 

e8,210 

e7,220

e8,350 

610,100 

elO,300 

e 10,900 

610,400

ell, 500 

615,900 

616,300 

e 14, 900 

e!2,000

255,250 

8,508

Dec.

e8,550 

69,980 

elO,700 

e7,000 

64,280

*e2,650 

68,080 

e9,510 

e8,840 

69,400

e7,210 

611,800 

40,200 

*75,300 

*84, OOP

50,500 

32,500 

28, 100 

e6,940 

22,900

29,600 

49,800 

63,900 

52, 100 

44, 400

40, 200 

36,700 

54,000 

23,200 

15,400 

22,700

850,220 

27,450

Jan.

22,400 

14, 900

14,900 

18,100 

51,700

57,300 

29,000 

28,700 

27,200 

27,600

25,000 

29,900 

50, 700 

51,000 

50,500

29,000 

50,100 

52,000 

33,900 

30,100

29,600 

57,700 

101,000 

94,800 

*7 1,900

47,000 

33,000 

51,400 

129,000 

*145.000 

*l36, 000

*1,428.4 

46,080

Feb.

*13 3,000 

135,000

127,000 

*108,PPP 

*95,5PP

*85,5PP 

79,600 

*82,6PP 

85,4PP 

86,1PP

87,PPP 

83,5PP 

75,2PP 

65,1PP 

62, 7PP

65,8PP 

62.PPP 

56.2PP 

68,7PP 

87,500

78,7PP 

74.PPP 

7P,5PP 

62,6PO 

57 , 5PP

58.9PP 

64.6PP 

6P.6PP

$2,254.2 

80^510

Mar.

51,800 

47,000 

45,900 

45,600 

41,700

44,000 

48,500 

69,100 

66,800 

59,700

47,900 

46,100 

47,700 

49,900 

50, 200

49,500 

46,500 

41,800 

*57,500 

55,000

54,000 

59,100 

39,400 

36,200 

31,900

27,900 

26,500 

28,400 

26,500 

26,400 

25^500

* 1,507. 6 

42,180

Apr.

19,600 

19,900 

25,100 

55,700 

62,600

69,200 

55,500 

43,000 

61,500 

52,800

48,200 

45,500 

42,900 

42,500 

37,900

*33,900 

55,900 

55,900 

36,500 

41,000

57,000 

21,100 

16,200 

21,800 

*25,500

20', 700 

17,900 

14,600 

15.500 

25,400

tl,066 

55,530

May

20,500 

19,400 

*22,100 

e!5,700 

610,500

e9,750 

67,270 

67,130 

e8,320 

67,860

e8,280 

68,290 

e7,740 

610,100 

e9,710

67,440 

65,980 

e8,030 

24, 000 

23,500

ell, 700 

25,700 

56.500 

25,500 

21,500

18,500 

19,600 

15,200 

69,550 

e9,870 

e9,200

441,800 

14,250

June

e8,800 

610,600 

ell, 700 

e9,71P 

e!3,2PP

51,8PP 

17.3PO 

18,4PP 

elP,2PP 

18,8PO

18, 8PO 

610,700 

e8,450 

69,650 

e9,P9P

e8,56P 

e8,550 

e8,P6p 

e8,P6P 

e8,94P

e9,16P 

e9,44P 

e9,15P 

elP,9PP 

*e9,96P

e9,53P 

e7,75P 

e8,8PP 

e8,85P 

e8,62P

541.29P 

11.58P

July

e8,56P 

e8,55P 

e8,24P 

14, 8PP 

14, 7PP

14, 6PP 

15,200 

14.7PP 

14.4PP 

14,8PP

14,9PP 

15.8PP 

15,7PP 

14, 1PP 

e!3,4PP

612, 1PP 

11.8PP 

14,PPP 

14, 200 

14,100

14, 100 

16,500 

14,000 

13,900 

13, 100

12,000 

15,600 

15,700 

16,100 

16,400 

14,400

422,450 

15,630

Aug.

615,700 

*e!2, 700 

15, 500 

14, 600 

15, 500

14, 500 

12,800 

12,600 

12,200 

12, 100

12,800 

15,500 

15, 100 

e!2,400 

e9,290

e5,760 

68,810 

e8,790 

67,600 

e7,070

66,950 

e5,800 

66,520 

e5, 180 

64,550

65,120 

65,550 

e5,780 

*e3,920 

e4,690 

64,790

291,570 

9,405

Sept.

65,300 

e5,980 

65,300 

e4,470 

66,110

e8,010 

64, 120 

el, 670 

e2,750 

e5,220

e2,890 

65,850 

e7,220 

15,100 

613,600

15,600 

18,700 

e 12, 000 

ell, 000 

e8,530

e8,520 

e 10, 800 

e 12, 100 

612,800 

e 13, 400

615,400 

*el3,100 

ell, 200 

e6,440 

e8,810

261,970 

8,752

Observed Adjustedt

Calendar year 1956 : 

Water year 1956-57 :

"lax 144,000 Min 785 Mean 25,980 Mean 26,040 Cfsm 1 

"lax 145,000 Min 1,670 Mean 24,940 Mean 25,170 Cfsm 1

85 In. 24.96 

77 In. 24.06

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Lake Cumberland, Great Falls Lake, and Dale Follow, Center 

Hill, and Old Hickory Reservoirs. t Expressed in thousands.

e Backwater from movable crest wickets at dam B; discharge computed from table based on weir formula plus leakage.
60 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Red River near Adams, Term.

Location. Lat 36°35'25", long 87°05'25", on downstream end of right bank pier of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 41, 0.5 mile downstream from Elk Fork (corrected), 1.5 miles northwest of 

Adams, Robertson County, and at mile 33.0.

Drainage area. 678 sq mi.

Records available. June 1920 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 398.34 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 8, 1926, chain gage and Oct. 8, 

1926, to Nov. 13., 1939, water-stage recorder, at site half a mile downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 37 years, 981 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,200 cfs Jan. 30 (gage height, 30.37 ft); minimum, 40 cfs Oct. 1, 2 (gage height, 1.64 ft).

1920-57: Maximum discharge, 42,000 cfs Jan. 23, 1937 (gage height, 37.5 ft, from 

floodmarks, converted to present site by curve of relation), from ratirg curve extended 

above 25,000 cfs; minimum, 3.0 cfs Sept. 10, 1925 (gage height, 1.30 ft, site then in 

use).

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). WSP 953: 1920-27.. WSP 1276: 1928, 1932(M) , 1?35(M) .

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 21 to Dec. 21, Dec. 26 to Jan. 22, 

June 18 to July 10; rate of change In stage used as a factor 

Jan. 23, 24, Jan. 29 to Feb. 2, Apr. 4, 5)

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

202

330

4.0

6.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

745

1,890

4,410

11,400

19,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

*41

41

46

358

291

148

102

77

67

58

54

52

48

45

44

43

43

42

41

41

45

46

45

44

43

47

48

47

46

46

51

2,190

70.6

0.104

0.12

Nov.

*52

49

48

49

47

51

52

48

47

!§

46

45

45

46

48

54

62

54

55

54

62

73

70

67

63

58

55

51

47

*45

1,588

52.9

0.078

0.09

Dec.

45

43

42

42

43

43

44

45

45

45

47

58

75

192

220

225

*161

137

115

131

209

395

588

447

354

267

223

195

177

159

142

4,954

160

0.236

0.27

Jan.

128

115

102

109

120

153

184

175

166

181

254

313

270

244

216

193

166

144

135

133

128

901

9,210

4,280

2,430

1,860

1,520

3,680

15,400

* 18 ,900

8,760

70,570

2,276

3.36

3.87

Feb.

6,630

6,270

5,170

3,870

3,300

3,360

2,940

2,760

3,140

4,530

4,340

3,240

2,740

2,380

*2,130

2,180

1,960

1,740

2,680

4,760

3,150

2,580

2,190

1,930

1,760

2,520

3,410

*2,870

_

92,590

3,307

4.66

5.06

Mar.

2,440

2,080

1,830

1,640

1,480

1,370

1,400

1,810

1,870

1,640

1,510

1,730

1,730

1,540

1,440

1,290

1,170

1,110

1,080

1,000

900

860

885

855

1,310

1,940

1,440

1,220

1,100

1,040 

956

43,666

1,409

2.08

2.40

Apr.

*915

1,000

1,030

8,090

11,600

5,350

3,490

3,230

3,820

2,610

2,260

1,980

1,760

1,560

1,420

1,370

1,360

1,250

1,170

1,280

1,100

1,060

1,430

1,470

1,170

1,010

895

870

665

 

67,215

2,240

3.30

3.69

May

678

650

646

574

520

480

447

423

399

368

370

357

345

395

496

368

333

319

1,290

3,240

1,650

2,500

10.000

5,200

2,990

2,350

2,010

1,640

1,390

1,220

*1,090

44,780

1,445

2.13

2.46

June

976

972

1,120

885

775

1,160

1,010

785

750

645

810

624

547

506

447

395

357

324

345

322

266

257

265

265

257

244

227

227

270

308

16,563

552

0.814

0.91

July

*231

252

235

204

190

181

170

157

155

231

338

308

257

233

204

188

172

193

209

193

179

164

146

142

144

155

139

137

137

148

*157

6,039

195

0.288

0.33

Aug.

146

133

126

220

254

216

188

161

148

133

122

106

159

214

209

188

153

135

120

111

102

100

95

91

87

86

*84

62

77

*75

12

4,195

135

0.199

0.23

Sept.

70

69

67

66

65

62

60

59

62

62

62

106

95

109

184

773

315

*204

159

137

124

153

240

230

157

131

116

100

93

89

4,221

141

0.206

0.23

Calendar year 1956: Max 16,600 Mln 41 Mean 889 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.86

Water year 1956-57: Max 18,900 Mln 41 Mean 982 Cfam 1.45 In. 19.68

Peak discharge (base. 6,000 cfs). Jan. 23 (6 p.m.) 10,600 cfs (18.89 ft); Jan. 30 (12 m. ) 20,200 

cfs (30.37 ft); Feb. 2 (8:30 a.m.) 9,380 cfs (17.12 ft); Apr. 5 (5 a.m.) 14,300 cf,j (24.10 ft); 

May 23 (10:30 a.m.) 11,200 cfs (19.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 

Sulphur Pork Red River near Adams, Term.

61

Location. Lat 36 0 31'00", long 87"03'40", on left bank 1,000 ft downstream f-om highway 

bridge, 2^ miles downstream from Millers Creek, 4-j miles south of Adams, Robertson 

County, and 8^ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 185 sq mi.

Records available. January 1939 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 424.36 ft above mean sea level. Sandy Hook 

datum. Prior to Nov. 26, 1940, wire-weight gage at site 1,000 ft upstrea-n at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 232 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,100 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 22.62 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 4.3 cfs Oct. 2, 3; minimum gage height, 3.27 ft Sept. 8-10.

1939-57: Maximum discharge, 13,200 cfs Mar. 22, 1952 (gage height, 22.75 ft); minimum, 1.8 cfs Sept. 27, 1948; minimum gage height, 3.15 ft Sept. 21-23, 1955. 

Maximum stage known, 25.1 ft in June 1934, from floodmarks.

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

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 20 to Mar. 22)

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

3.3

3.5

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

4.5

4.0

10

16

37

63

185

5.0

6.0

8.0

12.0

16.0

20.0

325

700

1,760

4,34O

7,200

10,600

3.2

3.3

3.4 

3.6 

3.8

4.0

6.5

11

24

42

3.9

4.0 

4.5 

6.0

54

73

215

730

S.O 1,760

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*4.6

4.6

7.8

244

49

29

IS

14

12

10

9.8

9.4

9.1

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.0

8.4

8.4

8.4

9.4

15

14

13

12

10

10

11

11 

12

12

609.1

19.6

0.106

0.12

Nov.

*12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

TT

12

40

ii

25

18

16

24

30

26

22

19

19

17

16

15 

*15

522

17.4

0.094

0.10

Dec.

14

T?

14

14

14

14

15

17

29

30

26

34

147

128

115

73

*60

55

51

55

92

261

182

152

115

90

77

66

62 

60

59

2,135

68.9

0.372

0.43

Jan.

51

45

41

45

55

65

90

75

68

85

133

120

95

82

75

68

62

56

53

50

48

1,000

2,500

1,000

600

450

350

2,000

1O.OOO 

4.0OO

2,000

25,362

818

4.42

5.10

Feb.

3. OOP

1,500

1,000

800

700

600

5OO

450

558

1,360

830

590

472

399

*385

45S

361

328

1,780

1,330

884

673

538

476

455

975

950

*799

-

23,151

827

4.47

4.65

Mar.

632

522

458

416

379

376

438

682

606

502

452

602

490

434

396

343

317

305

291

261

241

238

227

216

346

322

277

247

227 

213

196

11,652

376

2.03

2.34

Apr.

*2O7

263

233

5.58O

1,960

950

624

1,760

9O2

550

434

352

294

258

233

227

224

202

266

286

238

230

1,090

448

322

261

227

258

210 

*179

19,268

642

3.47

3.87

May

160

154

146

128

115

108

102

98

92

90

90

85

80

118

95

80

73

73

516

331

196

2.810

1,380

622

422

426

317

251

218 

185

*164

9,725

314

1.70

1.96

June

146

140

191

140

128

149

122

119

108

194

143

114

92

85

71

64

58

52

49

46

43

43

47

53

54

46

40

48

90

54

2,729

91.0

0.492

0.55

July

*49

42

39

36

33

30

28

26

45

67

37

29

26

26

26

25

24

26

24

22

22

20

21

73

30

24

21

24

32 

63

*50

1,043

33.6

0.182

0.21

Aug.

34

28

24

171

65

36

28

23

21

19

18

52

32

44

44

32

27

32

24

22

18

18

16

15

15

15

*14

14

12 

11

IP934

30.1

0.163

0.19

Sept.

9.2

8.3

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.0

5.8

¥78

5.8

6.0

27

93

50

1.570

304

167

*119

85

56

48

65

115

58

44

38

34

31

29 

28

2,832.1

94.4

0.510

0.57

Calendar year 1956 : Max 9,030 Min 3.8 Mean 224 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.44

Water year 1956-57 : Max 10,000 Min 4.6 Mean 274 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.09

Peak discharge (base, 5,400 cfs). Jan. 22 (time and discharge unknown); Jan. 29 (time unknown) 

13,100 cfs (22.62 ft); Feb. 1 (time and discharge unknown); Apr. 4 (3 p.m.) 8,090 cfs (17.11 ft); 

Apr. S (9 p.m.) 3,460 cfs (10.64 ft); May 22 (5 p.m.) 4,820 cfs (12.69 ft); Sept. 15 (6 p.m.) 4,420 

cfs (12.11 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 5-8, 10, Jan. 15 to Feb. 8; discharge estimated on basis of 

weather records, high-water mark, normal recession, and records for Red River near Adams.
62 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Cumberland River at Dover/Term.

Location. Lat 36°29'26", long 87°50'20", on center pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 79 

at Dover, Stewart County, 0.1 mile upstream from Dyers Creek, 0.8 mile upstream from 

lock and dam D, and at mile 88.8.

Drainage area. 16,530 sq mi, approximately, includes that of Dyers Creek. 

Records available. October 1937 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 324.25 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

cTatum (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 8, 1-939, and during periods of 

crest-wicket manipulation at dam D (Feb. 8, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1951) staff gage at 

upper lock D, 0.8 mile downstream at same datum. Auxiliary staff gage, 19.7 miles 

upstream, below spillway at lock and dam C, read four times daily.

Average discharge. 20 years, 24,420 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 150,000 cfs Feb. 2; maximum gage height, 42.90 

ft Feb. 3; minimum daily discharge, 1,910 cfs Oct. 25; minimum gage height, 10.11 ft 

Aug. 16.

1937-57: Maximum discharge, 188,000 cfs Feb. 15, 1950; maximum gage height, 48.13 

ft Feb. 16, 1950; minimum daily discharge, 414 cfs Oct. 4, 1947; minimum gage height 

observed, 7.10 ft (upper lock D gage) Sept. 16, 1947.

1916-37: Maximum gage height observed, 56.8 ft Jan. 25, 1937, at lock D; minimum 

observed, 6.8 ft in September 1925, at lock: D. Both extremes from unpublished records of Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods computed using fall as a factor and those 

for periods of wicket manipulation, which are fair. Some regulation by Lake Cumberland, Great Falls Lake, and Dale Hollow, Center Hill, and Old Hickory Feservoirs (see 

p. 66), and by Cheatham and other navigation dams on Cumberland River.

Cooperation. Lock gage readings, record of wicket manipulation, and six discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1276: 1942.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

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

Ttotal 

Mean

Oct.

ell ,700 

e6,480 

e5,440 

e8,520 

ell, 200

e!2 . 1OO 

elO.800 

elO,900 

e6,370 

e2,970

e2,090 

e6,220 

elO,900 

ell,2OO 

elO,200

e5,100 

e2,500 

e8,160 

e7,110 

e3,88O

e3,OOO 

e3,480 

e2 , 580 

el, 970 

el. 910

e2,140 

e2,380 

e3,480 

e4,050 

64,820 

e5,760

189,410 

6,110

Nov.

e5,450 

e4,O10 

e2 , 900 

e3,620 

e3,430

e2,960 

e3,4OO 

e2 . 330 

e2,450 

e6,14O

ell,4OO 

e!3,!OO 

e8,450 

65,710 

e5,970

e!2,OOO 

e!4,200 

ell, 400 

e8,680 

e7,28O

e7,880 

e8,480 

610,800 

e9,330 

e!2,200

e9,92O 

e!2,700 

el6.300 

e!6,100 

e!4,100

252,690 

8,423

Calendar year 1956: 

Water year 1956-57:

Dec.

e9,500 

e8,790 

610,400 

e8,790 

e6,750

e3.67O 

e6,030 

e8,420 

69,110 

e7,990

e8,53O 

e9,390 

24,60O 

52,600 

68.300

064,600 

c42,4OO 

c30,700 

el8,600 

17,500

27,500 

38,800 

54,400 

56,7OO 

50,100

45,400 

41,600 

39,200 

34,700 

20,500 

20,600

846,170 

27,300

Jan.

24,200 

18,OOO 

15.300 

16,900 

26,400

39,20O 

33,700 

30,100 

28,600 

28,700

26,600 

28,600 

31,8OO 

31,8OO 

31,600

*30,4QO 

30,5OO 

32,200 

36,500 

32,100

31,200 

35,600 

74,9OO 

97,200 

092,100

070,600 

047,500 

49,400 

93,200 

123,000 

139.000

*1,426.9 

46,030

Feb.

c!47,OOO 

c!49. OOP 

c!49,OOO 

0142,000 

0129, OOO

cllSpOO 

C103.QOO 

098,600 

099,100 

o98,8OO

0100,OOO 

098,600 

c 93, 300 

*c84,100 

074, 70O

C72.3OO 

071,100 

064,700 

066,800 

c86,40O

o90,8OO 

083,500 

077,700 

071,600 

c69,400

C65.200 

06 9,2OO 

067,900

*2,635.8 

94,140

Mar.

060,400 

054,700 

48,800 

46,7OO 

45,400

44,700 

45,8OO 

55,400 

65.500 

064,600

056,600 

49,800 

48,300 

50,100 

50,500

50,200 

48,500 

45,500 

41 , 8OO 

39,200

36,100 

39,600 

41,800 

40,200 

39,800

36,500 

33,200 

30,400 

*30,700 

29,200 

ZOjJOO

tl,398.7 

45,120

Apr.

25,800 

22,40O 

24.7OO 

56,600 

82.000

o80 , 6OO 

064,000 

052,400 

o 59.2OO 

o62,50O

056.1OO 

o52 , 500 

049,300 

047,300 

044,600

039,900 

039,1OO 

o39,10O 

039,200 

o44,6OO

042,900 

034,900 

022,100 

*22,600 

28,600

26,100 

21,600 

18,900 

16.600 

21,200

* 1,237. 4 

41,250

May

24,800 

21,700 

23,000 

22,500 

e!2,900

ell, 900 

69,680 

e8,230 

elO,100 

e9,160

e9,460 

e9,54O 

e9,320 

ell,30O 

612,000

e9,420 

67.220 

e9,030 

e22,700 

o37,OOO

o20,70O 

024,600 

056.600 

051,400 

038,000

027,500 

025,300 

022,200 

615,600 

613, 70O 

e!2,800

599,360 

19,330

June

ell,300 

612,800 

e!4,80O 

614, 30O 

e!3,30O

3O.80O 

28,200 

22,200 

e!7,100 

19,2OO

23,500 

e!6,2OO 

e 10, 300 

ell, 500 

611,400

elO,2OO 

610,100 

69,810 

69.440 

*elO,2OO

elO,5OO 

611,600 

612,900 

612,100 

611,900

elO,90O 

69,510 

e9,830 

610,500 

e 1O,1OO

416,490 

13,880

July

69,990 

e9,760 

68.860 

614,000 

16,800

16,000 

16,100 

16,600 

16,300 

16,300

17,000 

16,300 

15,700 

16,100 

16,100

13,600 

13,100 

16,100 

16,500 

16,100

16,000 

16,800 

18,200 

16,800 

16,200

13,500 

15,200 

15, 600 

17,4CO 

»22.100 

19.6CO

484,710 

15,640

Aug.

16,6OO 

14,1OO 

15,300 

16,600 

15,500

17,100 

14.6OO 

13,600 

13,20O 

12,900

12,900 

14,200 

17.700 

615,300 

ell, 500

e5,540 

e7,13O 

610,200 

e8 , 450 

e7,23O

67,120 

66,390 

e5,920 

65,750 

65,250

e4,560 

63.840 

64,020 

64,150 

64,200 

65,840

316,690

10,220

Sept.

64,750 

e4,O40 

64,250 

63,870 

65,590

e6,290 

e7,570 

e3,66O 

e2.840 

e3,440

63,580 

63,880 

64,930 

e!4,900 

616,400

e!8,2OO 

626.3OO 

615,000 

612,700 

e 1O,3OO

68,220 

611,800 

612,200 

612,600 

615,000

el 5, 400 

615,400 

613, OOO 

68.12O 

e7,240

293.470 

9,716

Observed Adjustedt

"lax 143,000 Min 855 Mean 26,400 Mean 28,450 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.43 

lax 149,000 Min 1,910 Mean 27,660 Mean 27,88O Cfsm 1.69 In. 22. 9O

Discharge measurement made on this day.

T Adjusted for change in contents in Lake Cumberland, Great Falls Lake, and Dale Hollow, Center 

Hill, and Old Hickory Reservoirs.

t Expressed in thousands.

o Computed using fall from auxiliary gage as a factor.

e Crest-wicket manipulation at dam D; discharge computed from table based on weir formula, plus 

leakage.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 63

South Pork Little River at Hopkinsville, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°50i22", long 87°28'52", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on

 U. S. Highway 41A, 1 mile south of city limits of Hopklnsville, Christian County, and 

6 miles upstream from North Fork.

Drainage area. 46.2 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control since Dec. 6, 1949. Datum of gage Is 

~^99.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Dec. 22, 1949, wire-weight 

gage; Dec. 22, 1949, to Dec. 30, 1955, water-stage recorder; Dec. 31, 1955, to July 30, 

1956, staff gage; and July 31 to Oct. 17, 1956, wire-weight gage, all at present site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--8 years, 77.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,710 cfs May 22 (gage height, 14.44 ft); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Oct. 1, 2.

1949-57: Maximum discharge recorded, 5,670 cfs Jan. 14, 1951 (gage height, 19.17 

ft); minimum observed, 0.1 cfs Oct. 22, 1949.

Maximum stage known, 20.4 ft in January 1937, from floodmark.

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

 Some regulation at low flow by Western State Hospital, 2 miles above station.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9 

2.5 

5.0

163

548

2,560

in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.4

.4

.8

.9

.8

.8

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.8

14

.8

.6

.6

.8

.7

.6

.6

 6 

».B

19.3

0.62

0.013

0.02

Nov.

0.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

1.2

1.2

1.1

.9

v9

.9

.9

.8

.8

1.6

2.1

1.4

1.1

.9

3.9

10

3.6

2.1

1.8

1.5

3.0

2.5

1.8

1.6

1.5

52.9

1.76

0.038

0.04

Dec .

1.4

1.2

1.1

1 0

*TTo

1.0

2.9

2.5

2.1

1.9

2.3

3.3

2.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

65

32

16

13

11

9.8

8.3

7.9

7.4

6.4

5.6 

5 2

229.8

7.41

0.160

0.18

Jan.

4.8

4.3

3.9

6.6

9.8

13

11

9.3

10

24

*20

18

16

14

13

11

10

9.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

385

494

111

83

69

74

751

1.240

191

3,907.9

126

2.73

3.15

Feb.

510

242

169

134

161

149

121

156

150

281

149

123

107

91

87

105

81

73 256"

152

*117

107

89

79

82

331

243

158

_

4,503

161

3.48

3.62

Mar.

131

109

94

83

75

71

73

75

65

57

55

81

51

51

49

42

41

40

38

34

*33

40

46

41

576

149

123

102

89

71

2,466

79.5

1.72

1.99

Apr.

77

87

82

1.740

353

188

152

288

160

134

113

96

85

77

69

71

71

65

55

49

68

69

49

*46

42

38

35

185

144

63

4,751

158

3.42

3.82

May

47

42

38

32

29

27

24

22

21

19

19

17

20

199

47

30

25

238

728

325

134

1,610

2.200

345

205

153

125

98

83

134

91

7,127

230

4.98

5.74

June

75

59

*53

47

250

118

65

53

47

42

40

34

31

30

26

22

21

19

18

17

15

15

23

17

15

14

13

34

30

17

1,260

42.0

0.909

1.01

July

15

14

13

12

11

10

9.3

8.8

12

9.3

*7.9

6.9

6.S

10

8.3

7.4

7.f

11

9.8

7.4

6.0

5.6

5.2

4.8

4.3

5.6

3.6

4.8

38

14

313.4

10.1

0.219

0.25

Aug.

11

9.3

7,9

6,9

6.0

5.2

4.3

3.9

3.6

3.3

3.0

5.0

3.3

4.3

6.4

*5.6

5.6

4.8

3.6

3.0

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

T75

1.5

126.8

4.09

0.089

0.10

Sept.

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0 1.1

al.2

al.2

al.5

a2

a3

al.5

*al.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.5

2.7

1.9

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

39.9

1.33

0.029

0.03

Calendar year 1956 : Max 3,000 Min 0.4 Mean 64.8 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.08

Water year 1956-57 : Max 2,200 Min 0.4 Mean 67.9 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.95

Peak discharge (base. 1.600 cfs). Jan. 29 (6 p.m.) 1.680 cfs (10.11 ft): Aor. 4 (7 D.m.1 2.46O

cfs (13.43 ft); May 22 (12 p.m.) 2,710 cfs (14.44 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records,

and records for Little River near Cadiz.
64 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Little River near Cadiz, Ky.

Location.--Lat 36°46'40", long 87°43'18", on right bank at upstream side cf highway

bridge, 50 ft downstream from Casey Creek and 8f miles southeast of Cadiz, Trlgg County.

Drainage area. 249 sq ml.

Records available. February 1940 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 391.45 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted, 

rrior to July 31, 1945, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 343 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 cfs July 29 (gage height, 20.38 ft); minImum, 13 cfs Nov. 9, 10, 11.

1940-57: Maximum discharge, 14,200 cfs Jan. 14, 1951 (gage height, 21.00 ft); minimum observed, 1.0 cfs Oct. 3, 1941.

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

Some regulation at low flow by small mill at Pee Dee, 5 miles above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1173: 1942-43, 1946(M), 1949.

Rating tables, water year 1956-E7 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second) second; 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 20 to Nov. 20)

Oct. 1 to July 29 July 30 to Sept. 30

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

3.8

10

38

79

185

295

4.5

6.0

11.0

15.0

17.0

630

1,190

2,970

5,500

7,500

2.8 

3.1 

3.4 

3.9

31

74

135

306

6.0

11.0

12.0

1,190

2,970

3,470

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

15

15

16

17

15

15

18

19

17

16

16

16

15

15

15

16

18

18

19

20

20

19

15

15

21

23

18

14

14

15

19

524

16.9

0.068

0.08

Nov.

*17

15 

14

14

14

15

16

25

15

13

14

14

14

14

15

18

17

24

26

26

45

49

60

42

31

27

24

23

22

22

685

22.8

0.092

0.10

Dec.

22

21 

2T

21

21

*21

23

24

24

26

28

27

26

27

30

29

28

26

25

43

106

113

66

49

42

38

35

32

31

30

28

1,083

34.9

0.140

0.16

Jan.

27

26

25

27

28

30

36

36

37

45

*49

59

50

46

42

39

36

34

33

32

31

956

2,420

886

536

400

310

1,860

4.580

2,960

1,350

17,026

549

2.20

2.54

Feb.

1,650

2.140 

1,250

998

910

1,130

902

874

1,110

1,440

1,160

890

762

674

622

634

602

522

852

1,360

846

a700

a 600

a500

a500

*al,200

1,770

1,250

27,848

995

4.00

4.16

Mar.

945

790 

690

614

554

522

527

522

495

435

384

384

445

356

335

320

286

272

254

236

*222

218

226

236

1,170

1.500

730

594

514

450

400

15,426

498

2.00

2.30

Apr.

367

400 

400

3,180

5.620

1,400

1,050

1,180

1,350

917

790

698

618

554

495

470

470

480

430

378

345

400

345

300

*272

243

226

209

510

330

22,427

748

3.00

3.35

May

236

226

197

182

170

160

153

147

142

140

136

132

152

453

430

218

172

201

2,300

1,740

886

2,710

7.480

4,790

1,620

1,270

1,070

906

778

698

*801

30,696

990

3.98

4.58

June

646

563 

509

450

661

1.580

690

522

470

410

345

305

272

246

236

215

197

188

182

172

162

182

229

191

178

170

153

222

362

235

10,743

358

1.44

1.60

July

172

153 

140

164

268

156

136

125

1Z5

130

*125

109

101

220

145

117

113

186

138

121

111

103

95

93

88

84

81

77

2,530

5_f 5?0

978

10,5?4

359

1.36

1.57

Aug.

710

558 

445

375

319

278

234

208

188

168

157

161

723

278

212

*237

223

184

162

143

130

118

113

107

103

103

93

82

79

74

71

7,036

227

0.912

1.05

Sept.

68.

64 

63

60

58

56

55

55

55

54

49

48

49

54

61

58

50

42

*39

38

38

41

44

46

46

41

37

33

32

31

1,465

48.8

0.196

0.22

Calendar year 1956: Max 6,360 Min 13 Mean 303 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.56

Water year 1956-57: Max 7,480 Mln 13 Mean 399 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.71

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 cfs). Jan. 29 (8:30 a.m.) 6.550 cfs (16.05 ft): Apr. 5 (8:30 a.m.) 

4,750 cfs (14.11 ft); May 23 (3 a.m.) 10,200 cfs (18.97 ft); July 29 (10 p.m.) 13,000 cfs (20.38 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

recorded range in stage, and records for nearby stations.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 65

Cumberland River at Smithland, Ky.

Location. Lat 37 0 08'45", long 88°24'25", on downstream side of left center pier ol' 

bridge on U. S. Highway 60 at Smithland, Livingston County, 1 mile downstream from 

McCormick Creek and 2.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 18,080 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1957 (fragmentary prior to March 1940).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 300.00 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

d"atum. Prior to Aug. 4, 1945, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary 

water-stage recorder at Dycusburg, 16.8 miles upstream, since Nov. 20, 1£44. Prior 

to Oct. 1, 1944, auxiliary wire-weight gage at Eureka, 28.7 miles upstream and Oct. 1 

to Nov. 19, 1944, auxiliary staff gage at present site. During periods cf crestwicket operation, staff gage above spillway at lock and dam F, 40.8 miles upstream, 

read four times daily.

Average discharge. 17 years (1940-57), 27,350 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 144,000 cfs Feb. 5, 6; maximum gage height, 

34.08 ft Feb. 10; minimum daily discharge, 2,010 cfs Oct. 26.

1939-57: Maximum discharge, 201,000 cfs Feb. 18, 1950; maximum gage I eight, 43.10 

ft Feb. 13, 1950; minimum daily discharge, 1941-57, 453 cfs June 23, 1944.

Maximum stage known, 51.1 ft January to February 1937.

Remarks. Record good above 15,000 cfs and fair below except those for periods of doubtful or 

no base or auxiliary gage-height record, which are poor. Discharge above 15,000 cfs 

computed using fall as determined by auxiliary gage as a factor; discharge below 

15,000 cfs computed using upper gage at lock and dam F with wicket operation at dam 

as a factor. Some regulation by navigation dams on Cumberland River, an<? by Great 

Falls Lake, Lake Cumberland, Dale Hollow, Center Hill, and Old Hickory Reservoirs (see 

following page). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1957 are given in WSP 1520.

Cooperation. Gage-height record for look and dam F and record of wicket maripulations 

furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1173: 1947(M), WSP 1336: 1940-43.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2 

5 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

15 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

51

Total 

Mean

Oct.

13.100 

10,200 

6,710 

7,370 

11,800

15,100 

12,300 

12 , 300 

*10,200 

5,280

2,450 

3,270 

9,870 

12,300 

12,300

8,400 

5,850 

4,560 

8,050 

6,580

5,510 

3,870 

3,060 

2,140 

2,030

2.010 

2,510 

5,420 

4,220 

4,390 

5,520

210,670 

6,796

Nov.

6,410 

5,630 

5,290 

3,280 

5,560

2,980 

3,220 

2,700 

2,060 

3,930

9,120 

13,500 

12 , 300 

7,750 

6,410

*9,120 

14,800 

15,500 

10,600 

9,120

8,750 

9,480 

11,000 

10,600 

12,500

11,400 

12,300 

14,800 

16.500 

15,600

265,970 

8,866

Calendar year 1956 : 

Water year 1956-57 :

Dec.

12 , 300 

9,870 

11,000 

11,000 

9,120

6,680 

5.240 

8,730 

9,690 

11,100

9,760 

8,260 

15,400 

36,000 

56,200

69.200 

59,300 

*38,400 

28,300 

16,800

26,500 

34,100 

49,300 

59,400 

56,700

51,100 

44,900 

41,200 

38,200 

29,300 

23,000

885,850 

28,580

Jan.

26,600 

24,400 

19,400 

19.200 

23,000

33,200 

37,200 

32,100 

31,500 

29,300

28,800 

27,600 

30,600 

31 , 300 

30,600

31,000 

31,600 

33,500 

35,800 

35,500

33,100 

38,300 

63,100 

80,600 

89,000

88,400 

76,100 

54,000 

72,900 

96,600 

109,000

*1,393.3 

44,950

Feb.

119,000 

128,000 

155,000 

*14Q, OOO 

143,000

143,000 

138,000 

131,000 

124,000 

117,000

113,000 

111,000 

110,000 

109,000 

103,000

93,600 

87,100 

82,700 

78,100 

80,500

89,100 

98,000 

99,900 

98,600 

92,600

a79,000 

a78,000 

a77.000

*2,998.2 

107,100

Mar.

74.600 

65,500 

57,600 

52,100 

50,100

47,700 

47,700 

51,200 

60,200 

67,800

67,700 

59,200 

53,800 

53,300 

53,800

54,000 

52,900 

50,500 

46,500 

*42,600

58 , 200 

38,200 

41,600 

42,700 

42 , 600

45,500 

58,200 

55,800 

52,900 

52,100 

31 , 100

49,150

Apr.

29,900 

26,400 

25,400 

33,400 

a80,000

aBS.OOO 

a85,000 

a65,000 

a60,000 

a65,000

a64,000 

62,700 

59,100 

54,200 

52,000

48,600 

44,600 

45,500 

*45,900 

50,000

54,000 

52,100 

44,200 

36,900 

40,200

40,900 

36,400 

32,700 

27,800 

24.600

$1,471 . 5 

49,050

May

50,800 

29,800 

28,100 

29,100 

24,100

18,700 

17,200 

15,700 

16,200 

16,000

9,880 

10,300 

10,200 

12,200 

14,000

10,800 

6.120 

8,660 

16,300 

29,900

53,700 

21,500 

36,200 

74.100 

66,200

49,800 

37,500 

35,000 

*29,900 

27,600 

29,600

797,160 

25,710

June

30 , 500 

29,400 

27,800 

26,500 

24,200

26,200 

54.500 

28,200 

25,200 

20,400

22,700 

25,500 

17,900 

12,500 

12,500

11,500 

11,100 

11,100 

10,500 

10,300

11,100 

11,600 

14,700 

12,400 

13,400

*12,900 

10.000 

10,600 

13,900 

12,600

541,500 

18,040

July

11,800 

11,400 

10 . 600

al7)oOO

alS.OOO 

al8,000 

al8,000 

al8,000 

18,600

25,200 

23,800 

20,500 

19,900 

21,500.

18,600 

17,000 

18,300 

19,700 

17,600

19,600 

16,200 

17,700 

19,700 

16,100

19,300 

alS.OOO 

16,200 

17,600 

20,300 

2_S,800

560,200 

18,070

Aug.

21.200 

19,500 

16,100 

17,700 

17,400

18,300 

18,100 

*16,500 

14,800 

15,900

15,900 

14,800 

18,900 

19,300 

17,900

9,570 

a6,000 

10,600 

10,600 

9,120

8,390 

8,390 

7,400 

7,400 

6,400

6,110 

4,940 

4.450 

4,570 

4,730 

5,520

572,490 

12,020

Sept.

6,710 

5,220 

4,750 

4,730 

4,900

6,710 

9,120 

7,050 

3,800 

5.710

3,880 

5,880 

4,590 

10,200 

15,800

16,000 

20.100 

19,800 

14,400 

12,300

10,200 

11,400 

13,100 

13,500 

14,400

15,100 

*16,100 

14,400 

11,400 

8,400

305,430 

10,180

Observed Adjusted*

Wax 136,000 Min 937 Mean 29,190 Mean 31,240 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.52 

"lax 145,000 Min 2,O10 Mean 51,050 Mean 51,250 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.47

Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In Great Falls Lake, Lake Cumberland, Dale Hollcw, Center Hill, 

and Old Hickory Reservoirs; records furnished by Corps of Engineers and Tennessee Valley Authority.

* Expressed in thousands.

a Doubtful or no base or auxiliary gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of base gageheight record and records for station at Dover, Term.
66 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Cumberland River basin

Lake Cumberland. Lat 36°52'09", long 85°08'45" , in pylon of Wolf Creek Dam on Cumberland 

River, 10 miles southwest of Jamestown, Russell County, Ky. Drainage area, 5,790 sq mi, 

approximately. Records available, July 1950 to September 1957 in reports of Geological 

Survey; April to July 1950 in files of Corps of Engineers. Prior to October 1954, published as Wolf Creek Reservoir. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea 

level. Sandy Hook datum. Prior to Dec. 6, 1950, staff gage at same site at datum 545.0 

ft higher. Maximum contents during year, 2,313,200 cfs-days Feb. 13 (elevation, 734.40 

ft); minimum contents, 1,133,400 cfs-days Dec. 12 (elevation, 683.61 ft). Maximum contents during period 1950-57, 2,505,800 cfs-days Dec. 23, 1951 (elevation, 741.32 ft); 

minimum (after first filling), 934,400 cfs-days Jan. 1, 1956 (elevation, 673.01 ft). 

Reservoir is formed by earth embankment and concrete gravity dam surmounted by 10 

taintor gates, 37 ft high by 50 ft wide. Final closure of dam made Aug. 7, 1950. Total 

capacity at elevation 760.00 ft (top of gates) is 3,070,000 cfs-days, of which 1,056,000 

cfs-days above elevation 723.00 ft (crest of spillway) are reserved for flood control 

and 1,080,000 cfs-days between elevations 673.00 ft (minimum power pool) and 723.00 ft 

will be used for power production. Figures given herein represent total contents, of 

which 934,000 cfs-days below elevation 673.00 ft are dead storage. Reservoir is used 

for flood control, power, and navigation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Dale Hollow Reservoir.--Lat 36°32'19", long 850 27'05'/, at Dale Hollow Dam on Obey River, 

3 miles east of Celina, Clay County, Term. , and 7".3 miles upstream fron mouth. Drainage 

area, 935 sq mi. Records available, August 1943 to September 1957. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. Prior to June 25, 1946, 

staff gage at same site and datum. Maximum contents during year, 686,100 cfs-days 

Apr. 9 (elevation, 651.27 ft); minimum, 473,100 cfs-days Dec. 11 (elevation, 634.62 ft). 

Maximum contents observed during period 1943-57, 780,000 cfs-days Feb. 10, 1950 (elevation, 657.8 ft); minimum observed (after first filling), 428,000 cfs-days Sept. 11, 

1944 (elevation, 630.63 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam. Spillway is equipped with six taintor 

gates each 12 ft high by 60 ft wide. Storage began Aug. 30, 1943, and water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation May 7, 1944. Total capacity at elevation 

663.0 ft (top of gates) is 860,000 cfs-days of which 178,000 cfs-days between elevations 

663.0 ft (top of gates) and 651.0 ft (crest of spillway) is reserved for flood control, 

and 250,000 cfs-days between elevations 651.0 and 631.0 ft (ordinary minumum pool) is 

used for power production. Reservoir is used for flood control, navigation, and power. 

Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Great Falls Lake.--Lat 35°48'10", long 85°38'00", at penstock inlet on Collins River, 

800 ft southwest of powerhouse of Tennessee Valley Authority, 1.9 miles northwest of 

Rock Island, Warren County, Term., 2.3 miles upstream from mouth, and 2.4 miles upstream 

from Great Falls Dam on Caney Fork. Drainage area, 1,640 sq mi, approximately. Records 

available, January 1917 to September 1957. Remote indicator gage. Datum of gage Is at 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents 

during year, 28,600 cfs-days Feb. 20 (elevation, 805.92 ft); minimum, 8,500 cfs-days 

Sept. 15 (elevation, 780.76 ft). Maximum 12 p.m. elevation during period 1916-57, 

817.48 ft Mar. 23, 1929 (contents not determined); minimum 12 p.m. contents, 1,700 cfsdays Aug. 19, 1918 (elevation, 756.3 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam. Spillway is equipped with 18 taintor 

gates each 14 ft high by 25 ft wide. Dam completed and storage began in 1916; dam redesigned and crest raised 35 ft in 1925. Total capacity at elevation 804.9 ft (top of 

gates) is 27,400 cfs-days, of which 24,900 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 762.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used primarily for power. Records furnished 

by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Center Hill Reservoir. Lat 36°05'48", long 85°49'38", at Center Hill Dam on Caney Fork, 

10 miles north of Smithville, DeKalb County, 14 miles southeast of Carthage, Smith 

County, Term., and at mile 26.6. Drainage area, 2,195 sq mi. Records available, November 1948 to September 1957. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, 

Sandy Hook datum. Prior to Mar. 14, 1949, staff gage a quarter of a mile upstream at 

same datum. Maximum contents during year, 815,800 cfs-days Feb. 3 (elevation, 663.03 

ft); minimum, 470,000 cfs-days Jan. 21 (elevation. 624.31 ft). Maximuir contents during 

period 1948-57, 1,005,000 cfs-days Feb. 10, 1950 (elevation, 680.6 ft); minimum observed 

(after first filling), 171,000 cfs-days Dec. 1, 2, 1949 (elevation, 576.1 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with earth embankment. Spillway equipped with 

eight taintor gates, 37 ft high and 50 ft wide. Closure of dam was matfe Nov. 27, 1948; 

water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Jan. 11, 1949. Total capacity 

at elevation 685.0 ft (top of gates) is 1.055,000 cfs-days, of which 385,000 cfs-days 

between elevations 685.0 ft (top of gates) and 648.0 ft (crest of spillway) is reserved 

for flood control, and 248,000 cfs-days between elevations 648.0 ft (crest of spillway) 

and 618.0 ft (ordinary minimum pool) will be used for power production. Reservoir is 

used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Ccrps of Engineers.

Old Hickory Reservoir (revised).--Lat 36°17'50", long 86°39'20", at Old Hickory Dam on 

Cumberland River, 2.0 miles west of Hendersonville, Sumner County, 10 iriles northeast 

of Nashville, Davidson County, Term., and at mile 216.2. Drainage ares, 11,700 sq mi, 

approximately. Records available, June 1954 to September 1957. Water-stage recorder. 

Datum of gage is 408.5 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929; gage resdings have been 

reduced to elevations above mean sea level. Prior to Apr. 4, 1957, stsff gage at same 

site and datum. Maximum contents during year, 241,600 cfs-days Jan. 3C (elevation, 

447.5 ft); minimum, 122,400 cfs-days Oct. 8 (elevation, 435.0 ft); minimum (after first 

filling to ordinary minimum pool), 179,800 cfs-days Dec. 30 (elevation, 442.0 ft). 

Maximum contents during period 1954-57. that, of Jan. 30, 1957; minimum (after filling 

began), 42,000 cfs-days July 21, 1956 (elevation, 407.9 ft); minimum (after filling to 

ordinary minimum pool), that of Dec. 30, 1956.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 67

Reservoirs in Cumberland River basin Continued

Old Hickory Reservoir (revised). Continued

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam with earth embankment. Spillway is 

equipped with six taintor gates, 41 ft high and 45 ft wide. Closure of dam was made 

in June 1954 and water in reservoir was raised sufficiently to maintain navigation 

through the lock. Water in reservoir first reached ordinary minimum pool elevation 

Dec. 30, 1956. Total capacity at elevation 450.0 ft (maximum allowable pool) is 

274,700 cfs-days of which 63,100 cfs-days between elevation 450.0 ft and 445.0 ft 

(normal pool) is induced surcharge storage provided to compensate for los 1; of natural 

valley storage incurred by construction of the project, and 31,800 cfs-days between 

elevation 445.0 ft and 442.0 ft (ordinary minimum pool) will be used for power drawdown. Reservoir is used for navigation and power. Records furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Cheatham Reservoir on Cumberland River, 20 miles southeast of Clarksville, Montgomery 

County, Term., with total capacity of 52,000 cfs-days of which 10,000 cfs-days is controlled storage. Records of contents not published herein.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1956 to September 1937

Date

Dec. 31........ .........

Calendar year 1956 .... 

Jan. 31................ .

Sept. 30. ................

Water year 1956-57 ....

Oct. 31..... ............

Dec . 31 .................

Calendar year 1956 ....

Mar. 31. ................

May 31 .................

July 31 .................

Sept. 30. ................

Water year 1956-57....

Dec . 31 .................

Calendar year 1956 ....

Mar. 31.. ...............

Apr. 30.. ...............

May 31.. ...............

July 31 .................

Sept. 30. ................

Water year 1956-57....

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(cfs-days)

Change In 

contents 

(cfs-days)

Lake Cumberland

700 . 40 

693.73 

686.56 

697.49

-

721.70 

727.78 

715.25 

719.90 

719.47 

721.50 

708.98 

701.87 

700.34

-

1,480,600 

1,337,800 

1,191,500 

1,417,500

-

1,981,200 

2,136,800 

1,822,300 

1,936,200 

1,925,500 

1,976,100 

1,674,000 

1,513,000 

1,479,300

-

-142 , 800 

-146,300 

+226,000

+481,300

+563,700 

+155,600 

-314,500 

+113,900 

-10,700 

+50,600 

-302,100 

-161,000 

-33,700

-1,300

Great Falls Lake

785.25 

785.54 

785.00 

800.40

-

805.24 

805.62 

793.02 

794.28 

785.10 

785.64 

785.30 

785.22 

786.90

-

11,000 

11,200 

10,800 

22,700

-

27,800 

28,300 

16,200 

17,200 

10,900 

11,200 

11,000 

11,000 

12,000

-

+200 

-400 

+11,900

+12,100

+5,100 

+500 

-12 , 100 

+1,000 

-6,300 

+300 

-200 

0 

+1,000

+1,000

Old Hickory Reservoir

435.3 

437.6 

438.1 

442.5

-

446.4 

443.5 

444.1 

443.59 

444.76 

444.23 

444.02 

443.79 

443.73

-

124,400 

141,000 

144,900 

184,800

-

228,000 

195,200 

201,600 

196,200 

208,900 

203,100 

200,700 

198,300 

197,600

-

+16,600 

+3,900 

+39,900

+123,400

+43,200 

-32 , 800 

+6,400 

-5,400 

+12,700 

-5,800 

-2,400 

-2,400 

-700

+73,200

Elevation 

(feet)t

Content'3 

(cfs-days)

Change in 

contents 

(cfs-days)

Dale Hollow Reservoir

639.74 

637.81 

635.10 

638.62

-

649.02 

648.97 

650.40 

650.02 

649,62 

650.02 

646.00 

640.18 

638.88

-

534,300 

510,800 

478,700 

520,600

-

655,000 

654,300 

674,000 

668,700 

663,200 

668,700 

614,300 

539,700 

523,700

-

-23,500 

-32,100 

+41,900

+80,200

+134,400 

-700 

+19,700 

-5,300 

-5,500 

+5,500 

-54,400 

-74,600 

-16,000

-10,600

Center Hill Reservoir

635.05 

634.56 

627.89 

631.25

-

649.53 

642.20 

640.19 

644.74 

644.19 

644.31 

640 . 18 

639.01 

637.40

-

556,500 

552,400 

498,100 

525,100

-

684,500 

618,100 

600,500 

640,700 

635,800 

636,800 

600,400 

590,200 

576,400

-

-4,100 

-54,300 

+27,000

+55,100

+159,400 

-66,400 

-17,600 

+40 , 200 

-4,900 

+1,000 

-36,400 

-10,200 

-13,800

+19,900

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

French Broad River at Rosman, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°08'32", long 82°49'28", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on U. S.

 Highway 178 at Rosman, Transylvania County, 1.0 mile upstream from East Fork and a.t 

mile 216.4.

Drainage area. 67.9 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1907 to June 1909, January 1936 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,173.83 ft above mean sea level, datura of

 T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 30, 1909, staff gage at site 

500 ft downstream at different datum. Jan. 1, 1936, to July 6, 1937, vire-weight gage 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--22 years (1907-8, 1936-57), 228 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,180 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 10.80 ft); minimum, 60 cfs Oct. 16, 17 (gage height, 1.70 ft).

1907-8, 1936-57: Maximum discharge, 9,410 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage freight, 11.86 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 23 cfs Jan. 3, 1940 (gage height, 1.51 ft), result of freezeup; minimum 

daily, 37 cfs Sept. 25-28, Oct. 5, 6, 25, 26, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 13.9 ft in July 1916, from floodmarks.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1936(M), 1938(M), 1939.

Rating tables water year 1956-57, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

124

415

5.0 

7.0 

7.6

1,200

2,250

2,580

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

79

*75

71

75

79

77

73

68

68

64

64

64

64

62

62

60

62

75

100

75

81

533

232

150

127

117

110

100

96

94

96

3,153

102

1.50

1.73

Nov.

171

155

132

122

*112

105

102

110

98

-3*

94

90

87

87

85

87

129

114

98

94

94

94

90

87

85

85

83

81

79

79

3,123

104

1.53

1.71

Dec.

79

77

*77

75

75

75

75

73

73

71

71

150

169

*561

412

326

238

199

172

161

150

185

333

558

326

264

229

207

190

174

169

5,994

193

2.84

3.28

Jan.

158

*b!45

b!40

153

185

155

155

145

142

142

132

129

127

122

122

119

117

bllO

bl!5

b!25

119

396

544

284

255

229

226

218

281

287

*780

6,357

205

3.02

3.48

Feb.

882

614

499

492

426

398

426

*368

374

341

314

293

278

264

252

261

241

232

299

273

249

235

226

218

270

663

404

571

-

10,363

370

5.45

5.68

Mar.

555

426

371

 326

320

305

311

320

290

276

267

258

249

258

246

235

226

252

302

252

238

252

235

235

305

270

249

238

229

221

215

8,732

282

4.15

4.78

Apr.

587

*952

478

1,740

*2 . 540

1,090

798

770

670

580

530

496

460

429

404

380

368

377

356

350

341

347

332

335

308

293

284

276

276

290

17,437

581

8.56

9.55

May

*311

278

284

278

261

246

238

232

226

218

264

249

235

218

210

201

196

190

204

193

180

177

177

194

180

169

185

161

158

229

174

6,716

217

3.20

3.68

June

161

161

*169

249

856

347

270

261

246

232

218

210

196

320

273

215

277

244

249

207

193

335

296

335

290

270

246

708

590

401

9,005

300

4.42

4.93

July

335

293

*264

246

232

215

204

193

185

177

172

164

164

169

166

155

150

174

172

150

14-0

137

129

140

169

134

127

124

119

119

119

5,437

175

2.58

2.98

Aug.

*142

137

117

112

110

102

100

98

96

94

92

110

100

102

112

94

90

162

346

T55

122

112

102

100

98

96

92

90

87

85

85

3,558

114

1.68

1.94

Sept.

81

81

*81

79

77

81

79

98

232

245

164

157

114

112

115

572

353

258

252

267

229

196

177

155

142

134

127

161

311

244

5,554

178

2.62

2.95

Calendar year 1956: Max 956 Min 47 Mean 163 Cfsm 2.40 In. 32.75

Water year 1956-57: Max 2,540 Min 60 Mean 233 Cfsm 3.43 In. 46.67

Peak: discharge (base, 2.000 efs).--Apr. 4 (9 p.m.) 5,180 cfs (10.80 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 69

Davldson River near Brevard, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°16i23", long 82°42>21", on right bank 150 ft upstream from State Highway 280, 2.0 miles upstream from mouth, 2.1 miles downstream from Avery Oeek, and 

3.3 miles northeast of Brevard, Transylvania County.

Drainage area.--40.4 sq mi.

Records available. December 1920 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,115.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Apr. 4, 1929, staff gage and Apr. 4, 

1929, to May 17, 1934, chain gage, at site 50 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 36 years (1921-57), 125 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,770 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 7.24 ft); minimum, 

25 cfs Oct. 16-18 (gage height, 0.45 ft).

1920-57: Maximum discharge, 8,400 cfs Aug. 15, 1928 (gage height, 11.8 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs; minimum, 13 cfs Oct. 11, 1954 (gage height, 

0.31 ft).

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1336: 1921, 1922(M), 1923, 1924- 

25(M), 1926, 1927(M), 1929-32(M).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 5 to Mar. 5)

Oct. 1 to Apr Apr. 5 to Sept. 3O

116

247

3.5 

4.3

4O5

595

825

1,100

1,650

43

73

111

236

385

580

815

1,080

1,360

1,740

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

I

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

34

*32

32

34

34

39

34

30

29

28

28

27

27

27

26

25

25

32

51

36

44

417

T35

88

71

62

59

54

54

52 

52

1,718

55.4

1.37

1.58

Nov.

159

92

76

67

*62

59

56

57

51

50

48

46

44

44

44

44

80

64

54

52

52

51

48

48

46

46

45

44

44

42

1,715

57. E

1.42

1.58

Dec.

41

41

*41

39

39

38

38

38

38

38

37

88

88

300

240

186

128

103

88

82

74

98

178

292

175

135

116

103

92 

84

80

3,158

102

2.52

2.91

Jan.

74

71

*b67

74

92

72

74

67

66

67

62

60

59

57

57

57

54

b50

b55

b50

59

204

283

158

135

121

123

118

148 

150

*714

3,498

113

2.80

3.22

Feb.

620

395

336

374

29L

274

305

*241

241

210

*188

165

155

150

142

160

135

*121

194

155

133

116

109

103

171

655

274

434

-

6,847

245

6.06

6.30

Mar.

398

277

221

*186

172

162

168

175

152

142

140

138

128

133

126

116

114

126

155

126

118

128

118

116

160

138

126

121

114

109

105

4,708

152

3.76

4.33

Apr.

329

*542

271

1,580

*1.730

704

459

424

364

316

286

*265

242

225

211

198

190

198

185

174

172

172

174

185

*162

152

145

140

147 

158

10,480

349

8.64

9.65

May

*143

133

147

140

129

122

115

113

109

105

129

118

107

103

99

95

91

89

93

91

84

86

84

87

84

87

89

78

75

91

78

3,194

103

2.55

2.94

June

77

78

*77

116

395

157

147

252

138

133

122

133

138

248

214

166

182

150

151

133

126

124

150

200

177

162

152

377

313 

2O8

5,194

173

4.28

4.78

July Aug .

170 *62

147 60

*133 53

122 50

113 50

105 43

97 42

93 40

87 39

86 38

82 36

78 35

77 36

91 40

86 46

78 35

88 33

122 65

89 180

78 59

71 49

71 46

67 42

6E 40

8C 40

67 40

62 38

6C 38

59 36 

5F 36

J57 34

2,740 1,481

88.4 47.8

2.19 1.18

2.52 1.36

Sept.

34

34

*34

31

31

30

30

38

126

95

75

59

49

46

47

296

278

185

143

147

120

99

87

75

68

63

60

82

192 

155

2,809

93.6

2.32

2.59

Calendar year 1956: Max 675 Min 21 Mean 89.7 Cfsm 2.22 In. 3O.21

Water year 1956-57: Max 1,730 Mln 25 Mean 130 Cfsm 3.22 In. 43.76

Peak discharge (base.

cfs (3.89 ft); Feb. 26 (6 .. , 

Apr. 4 (8:30 p.m.) 4,770 cfs (7.24 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

1. OOP cfs). Oct. 22 (8 a.m.) 1,16O cfs (3.6O ft); Jan. 31 (8:3O p.m.) 1 

6:30 a.m.) 1,330 cfs (3.86 ft); Apr. 2 (12:30 a.m.) 1,510 cfs (4.11 ft);

:3O p.m.) 1,350
70 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

French Broad River at Blantyre, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°17'56", long 82°37'27", on left bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 

700 ft east of Blantyre railroad station, Transylvania County, 3.4 miles downstream 

from Little River, and at mile 183.7.

Drainage area. 296 sq mi.

Records available. December 1920 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,060.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--36 years (1921-57), 921 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,800 cfs Apr. 5; maximum gage height, 19.73 ft; 

Apr. 5; minimum discharge, 207 cfs Oct. 14, 15 (gage height, 3.12 ft).

1920-57: Maximum discharge, 26,500 cfs Aug. 16, 1928 (gage height, 22.9 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 11,500 cfs; minimum, 119 cfs Oct. 11, 1954 (gage height, 

2.36 ft).

Maximum stage known, 27.1 ft in July 1916, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Considerable diurnal fluctuation at low flov caused by powerplant above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 923: 1921-23, 1929, 1933, 1935-36(M), 1938, 1940.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second)

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Oct. 22, 23, Dec. 14, 15, 22-25, 

Jan. 22-Z4, 31, Feb. 1-5, 7, 19, 26-Z8, Mar. 1, Z, Apr. 1-11, June 5-8, 

14, 15, ZZ-26, 28-30, Aug. 19, Sept. 16-18, 29, 30)

3.1 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

Z04 

35Z 

560 

796

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

1,360 

Z.OOO 

Z.630 

3,280

16.0

18.0

18.7

4,200

6,800

9,010

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2Z

23

Z4

Z5

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

308 

308

*29Z

299

304

Z94

Z58

Z52

Z68

Z8Z

280

Z77

264

21Z

214

Z31

230

244

400

3ZO

279

1.600

1 '786 440

634

576

507

375

379

41Z

408

12,933

417

1.41

1.6Z

Nov.

879 

784

638

5Z3

*48Z

479

496

494

426

384

3Z1

339

369

362

356

356

446

488

394

404

394

398

375

365

358

356

352

341

339

339

13,037

435

1.47

1.64

Dec.

336 

Z97

296

*334

329

3Z5

320

Z84

Z48

253

272

36Z

624

1,130

1,960

1,330

979

82Z

7Z9

615

578

6Z9

97Z

2.170

1,560

1,110

934

85Z

784

666

631

ZZ.731

733

2.48

2.86

Jan.

624 

631

*601

604

659

526

526

519

494

492

477

460

479

473

460

458

440

386

379

394

432

787

*2.660

1,650

1,150

1,000

934

888

979

1,010

2,100

Z3, 67Z

764

2.58

2.97

Feb.

»5.650 

*3,460

*Z,340

Z,130

1,830

1,650

1,700

1,500

1,460

1,350

1,220

*1,1ZO

1,070

1,000

955

971

9ZO

882

1,010

1,1ZO

955

902

870

845 902"

2,210

1,960

1,960

-

41,942

1,498

5.06

5.27

Mar.

2.490 

1,880

1,570

*1,390

1,280

1,190

1,170

1,310

1,180

1,080

1,020

1,000

966

974

955

910

875

885

1,180

1,000

928

958

928

895

1,160

1,140

1,010

939

900

870

845

34,878

1,125

3.80

4.38

Apr.

1,290 

3,190

2,270

2,530

8,950

*9.000

4,780

*3,270

2,760

2,270

2,030

1,890

1,770

1,640

1,540

1,460

1,400

1,430

1,430

1,360

1,290

1,330

1,390

1,320

1,220

1,150

1,100

1,060

1.050

1,060

68,210

2,274

7.68

8.57

May

1.220 

*1,080

1,060

1,090

1,000

955

912

888

870

852

908

934

832

838

832

806

719

729

719

770

722

650

657

748

753

690

815

695

624

741

726

25,835

833

2.81

3.25

June

622 

606

1=20

*669

2.700

2,150

1,400

1,370

1,100

1,010

952

898

960

1,090

1,580

985

944

1,030

908

1,010

860

1,410

1,230

2,090

1,810

1,650

1,260

1,520

2,660

1,860

38,954

1,298

4.39

4.89

July

1.440 

1,220

1,110

1,000

*9U

878

731

737

772

GK

6<52

638

6?2

662

634

622

615

738

676

6?9

516

539

548

526

574

537

490

436

430

450

465

21,6-54

6W

2.36

2.72

Aug.

456 

*558

454

388

400

414

386

367

358

347

306

302

379

369

382

365

323

375

1.550

878

521

463

414

375

332

359

352

341

329

316

304

13,221

426

1.44

1.66

Sept.

279" 266 

*304

294

294

296

309

284

825

753

693

510

428

402

341

1,420

2.290

1,720

1,080

1,020

988

895

890

772

671

572

544

601

1,700

1,920

23,361

779

2.63

2.94

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,790 Min 160 Mean 634 Cfsm Z.14 In. Z9.16

Water year 1956-57: Max 9,000 Min 21Z Mean 933 Cfsm 3.15 In. 42.77

Peak discharge (base. 4.500 cfa).--Apr. 5 (9:30 p.m.) 12,800 cfs (19.73 ft at 11 p.m.). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Mills River near Mills River, N. C.

71

Location. Lat 35°23'45", long 82°35<25", on right bank 1.4 miles downstream from confluence of North and South Forks, 2.2 miles upstream from village of Mills River, Henderson County, and 4.2 miles northwest of Horseshoe.

Drainage area. 66.7 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1924 to September 1926, May 1934 to September 1957.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,088.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Sept. 9, 1924, to Sept. 30, 1926, staff gage at 

site 500 ft upstream at datum 2.97 ft higher.

Average discharge. 25 years, 155 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,340 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 9.94 ft); minimum, 

42 cfs Sept. 6, 7 (gage height, 1.65 ft); minimum daily, 45 cfs Oct. 17.

1924-26, 1934-57: Maximum discharge, 13,400 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 13.62 

ft), from rating curve extended above 5,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of 

peak flow; minimum, 16 cfs Dec. 24, 1943 (gage height, 1.33 ft), result of freezeup; 

minimum daily, 18 cfs Sept. 30, 1954.

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

of Hendersonville diverted from North Fork and Bradley Creek about 4 cfs for water 

supply.

Revisions (water years) --WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 923; 1935, 1937, 1939. WSP 1003: 

1938, 1940-42. WSP 1143: 1940(P). WSP 1276: 1926.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except periods of ice effect 

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

Oct. 1 to June 5 June 6 to Sept. 30

3.5

38

65

102

243

447

705

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

1,030

1,360

1,660

2,260

2,810

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

100

234

444

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

65

*60

58

68

70

86

75

64

59

54

53

50

50

49

46

46

45

56

80

62

75

324

217

146

118

104

98

90

86

88

88

2,630

84.8

1.27

1.47

Nov.

200

151

128

114

104

*98

94

96

88

84

80

79

75

74

74

72

98

100

82

79

77

77

72

70

70

70

67

62

18

65

2,668

88.9

1.33

1.49

Dec.

62

60

*62

60

60

60

59

59

58

58

56

86

120

272

295

233

173

146

128

116

109

141

204

334

243

198

171

154

138

128

120

4,163

134

2.01

2.32

Jan.

114

107

*blOO

109

116

102

102

96

92

94

90

86

84

82

82

82

79

b65

b65

b75

90

174

359

210

171

151

154

148

154

176

473

4,082

132

1.98

2.28

Feb.

651

456

372

368

326

302

314

*275

261

243

226

210

201

188

179

179

165

159

194

185

165

157

151

146

168

435

310

330

7,316

261

3.91

4.08

Mar.

355

298

268

243

233

*220

223

236

213

198

194

191

182

185

179

168

162

168

217

179

171

179

171

165

210

201

185

173

168

159

157

6,251

202

3.03

3.49

Apr.

256

*563

*347

1,260

*2.780

1,040

681

601

521

461

416

380

351

326

306

295

283

283

272

257

265

265

254

254

233

223

217

207

220

220

14,037

468

7.02

7.83

May

223

*204

204

207

194

185

176

173

168

165

188

176

159

157

190

159

148

146

141

141

130

130

130

138

130

143

146

128

120

Tj^5

120

4,944

159

2.38

2.76

June

114

111

*118

169

656

310

234

201

195

186

175

162

151

164

164

154

159

149

212

184

159

149

164

248

289

274

218

286

376

263

6,394

213

3.19

3.57

July

224

195

*184

167

159

146

139

132

132

124

118

113

IDS

10E

113

10?

13?

14]

124

10F

102

98

94-

110

159

107

98

92

88

88

94

3,916

126

1.89

2.18

Aug.

84

*88

80

88

86

75

70

68

68

66

63

62

58

70

73

62

60

86

195

104

77

75

68

65

63

62

60

62

56

54

11

2,299

74.2

1.11

1.28

Sept.

50

50

56

*51

48

46

46

54

194

111

86

72

65

60

60

262

262

256

181

189

167

139

122

109

96

92

88

111

263 234"

3,620

121

1.81

2.02

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,020 Min 28 Mean 118 cfsm 1.77 In. 24.04

Water year 1956-57: Max 2,780 Min 45 Mean 171 cfsra 2.56 In. 34.77

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
72 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Cane Creek at Fletcher, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°26'08", long 82°29'23", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 0.5 mile upstream from Hooper Creek, 0.5 mile northeast of Fletcher, Henderson 

County, and 0.8 mile downstream from county line.

Drainage area. 63.1 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,072.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 15 years, 72.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,340 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 8.73 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Sept. 4, 6.

1942-57: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 4, 1957; minimum, 9.4 cfs Sept. 21, 1956. 

Floods of July 1916 and Aug. 30, 1940, reached stages of 14.8 and 9.4 ft, respectively, from high-water marks and flood profiles by Tennessee Valley Authority.

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

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1276: 1943(M), 1946(M), 1949(P), 1951-52(M) .

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, exc.ept periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 6-25)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 5 Apr. 6 to Sept. 3O

0.4

.5

.7

1.3

2.0

3.0

186

360

610

4.0 870

5.0 1,130

6.0 1,400

7.0 1,680

7.5 1,890

0.1 

.2 

.4

1.0

1.5

2.0 259

3.0 498

4.0 745

4.5 870

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

Z7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

24

23

*2Z

43

*51

29

26

24

23

22

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

28

32

20

27

~4T 106

36

32

31

29

28

27

28

29

933

30.1

0.477

0.55

Nov.

71

47

39

35

*34

32

31

35

29

28

28

27

26

26

26

27

42

35

29

28

28

28

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

25

940

31.3

0.496

0.55

Dec.

25

25

25

*25

24

24

24

24

24

23.

24

51

51

140

96

73

58

49

42

41

39

62

121

296

106

79

68

60

53

47

46

1,845

59.5

0.943

1.09

Jan.

42

b36

*b35

b37

42

38

38

35

35

36

35

35

34

34

35

34

b29

b26

b35

b30

32

58

122

73

66

58

64

60

76

88

563

1,961

63.3

1.00

1.16

Feb.

525

245

157

126

112

108

108

100

98

100

88

*81

77

71

68

68

60

58

70

62

58

55

53

51

60

154

100

272

_

3,185

114

1.81

1.88

Mar.

230

141

114

*100

94

87

90

96

83

77

73

73

70

70

68

62

60

64

70

62

60

66

60

62

79

68

62

60

58

56

55

2,470

79.7

1.26

1.46

Apr.

89

280

*12Z

704

1,850

453

257

218

*168

141

126

*114

110

100

92

*88

87

86

85

80

76

75

105

252

113

99

93

91

88

96

6,338

211

3.34

3.74

May

98

*83

81

76

7Z

70

67

65

64

6Z

76

65

62

71

72

62

58

57

79

63

55

56

74

63

55

62

72

56

52

53

51

2,052

66.2

1.05

1.21

June

48

57

57

198

850

170

113

93

85

*80

74

69

72

84

68

62

79

83

66

63

60

59

73

82

79

82

77

123

83

70

3,259

109

1.73

1.92

July

59

55

52

49

*47

43

42

40

38

38

35

35

33

57

6_2_

44

51

48

39

37

34

35

34

36

35

32

30

32

29

30

30

1,231

40.7

0.645

0.74

Aug.

*32

37

29

36

33

28

27

25

25

24

24

23

22

31

33

25

23

26

52

38

*34

34

28

27

27

25

25

24

23

22

Z_l

883

28.5

0.452

0.52

Sept.

20

20

20

*20

20

19

30

24

40

37

28

25

24

23

25

90

~63 120

46

42

47

42

39

34

31

30

30

34

64

57

1,144

38.1

0.604

0.67

Calendar year 1956; Max 795 Min 10 Mean 49.7 Cfsm 0.788 In. 10.71

Water year 1956-57: Max 1,850 Min 19 Mean 72.0 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.49

Peak discharge (base. 800 cfs).--Jan. 31 (10 p.m.) 1,480 cfs (6.27 ft)j Apr. 4 (11:30 p.m.) 3,340 

cfs (8.73 ft)j June 5 (1:30 a.m.) 1,720 cfs (7.26 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN "3 

French Broad River at Bent Creek, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°30'07", long 82°35'35", on left bank 50 ft downstream from Bent Creek, 

6.2 miles upstream from Hominy Creek, 6.7 miles south of Ashevllle, Buncombe County, 

and at mile 157.7.

Drainage area. 676 sq ml.

Records available. May 1934 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,995.91 ft above mean sea lev^l, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 23 years, 1,581 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,600 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 11.47 ft); minimum, 386 cfs Oct. 15, 16 (gage height, 2.32 ft).

1934-57: Maximum discharge, 23,600 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 12.6 ft); minimum, 

230 cfs Oct. 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 1954 (gage height, 2.05 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 27.3 ft July 15, 1916, from floodmarks. Flood In August 

1928 reached a stage of about 16.1 ft, from floodmarks.

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

good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant above station.

Revisions. WSP 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 24-31)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 5 Apr. 6 to Sept. 30

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

370

540

730

1,060

1,680

2,370

3,950

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

5,730

7,680

9,800

12,100

14,500

17,200

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

425

580

980

1,600

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

2,300

3,880

5,690

7,680

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 7.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

594 

567 

540

576

650

585

558

486

468

468

486

495

495

459

402

394

*394

426

660

670

576

1,640

2,620

1,450 

1,070

939

895

752

650 

680

690

22,335

720

1.07

1.23

Nov.

1,110 

1.430 

1,100

950

840

785

785

796

763

690

630

585

594

603

612

*603

680

895

730

680

670

670

650

612 

603

594

585

576

567 

567

21,955

732

1.08

1.21

Dec.

558 

540 

513

531

540

540

540

531

459

442

442

540

939

1,350

3,000

2,220

*1,680

1,350

1,170

1,040

961

1,020

1,410

3.320 

2,900

1,940

1,620

1,410

1,260 

1,120

1,030

36,916

1,191

1.76

2.03

Jan.

994 

983 

950

a970

al.010

a980

a910

a880

a870

a840

a820

a790

a790

a790

a780

a760

a760

a710

a650

a680

a740

a860

a3.200

*2,840 

1,720

1,450

1,300

1,250

1,230 

1,580

3,110

36,197

1,168

1.73

1.99

Feb.

«6,530 

6,240 

4,910

3,590

3,070

2,700

2,700

2,460

2,300

2,200

1,990

1,820

1,690

1,590

1,520

1,480

1,460

*1,370

1,460

1,740

1,510

1,400

1,340

1,300 

1,310

2,750

3,310

3,360

69,100

2,468

3.65

3.80

Mar.

4.440 

3,400 

2,670

2,310

2,090

1,940

1,870

2,130

1,950

1,770

1,670

1,630

*1,580

1,540

1,560

1,480

1,410

1,400

1,740

1,670

1,510

1,510

1,510

1,450 

1,720

1,850

1,650

1,550

1,460 

1,410

1,370

57,240

1,846

2.73

3.15

Apr.

1,620 

4,590 

4,360

4,760

15,600

17,000

11,400

7,430

5,440

4,070

3,410

3,060

2,820

2,600

2,420

2,270

2,190

2,130

2,190

2,080

1,990

*1,990

2,080

2,200 

1,920

1,800

1,710

1,670

1,660 

1,710

120,170

4,006

5.93

6.61

May

1,890 

1,750 

1,660

1,710

1,610

1,510

1,440

1,400

1,370

1,330

1,430

1,500

1,340

1,330

*1,400

1,430

1,220

1,150

1,190

1,170

1,170

1,070

1,110

1,150 

1,290

1,160

1,300

1,220

1,060 

1,060

1,220

41,640

1,343

1.99

2.29

June

1,060 

1.020 

1,070

1,520

5.900

5,050

2,800

2,220

1,990

1,810

1,670

1,520

1,570

1,710

2,600

1,880

1,590

1,810

1,700

1,670

*1,430

1,630

2,130

2,580 

2,950

3,080

2,150

2,130

3,560 

3,120

66,920

2,231

3.30

3.68

July

m1,710

1,570

1,470

1,380

1,290

1,170

1,190

1,170

1,060

1,020

991

1,040

1,010

1,040

*980

1,260

1,150

1,050

958

860

892

936 

1,020

925

840

810

750 

740

780

35,192

1,135

1.68

1.94

Aug.

770 

820 

800

770

750

700

670

634

607

598

572

*540

548

690

720-

652

589

598

1,520

1,570

1,000

810

720

652 

616

580

589

580

572 

548

532

22,317

720

1.07

1.23

Sept.

516 

485 

532

532

524

548

524

524

947

1,260

1,080

850

*720

643

598

1,400

3,250

3, 170

1,880

1,670

1,570

1,480

1,310

1,210 

1,050

925

870

870

2,060 

3,140

36,138

1,205

1.78

1.99

Calendar year 1956: Max 7,470 Mln 300 Mean 1,057 Cfsm 1-56 ln . 23.26

Water year 1956-57: Max 17,000 Mln 394 Mean 1,551 Cfsm 2.29 in . 33.15

Peak discharge (base. 6,000 cfs).--Feb. 1 (5 a.m.) 6,860 cfs (6.59 ft); Apr. 5 (6 p.m.) 18,600 cfs 

(11.47 ft); June 5 (11 a.m.) 6,890 cfs (6.61 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and record's for station 

at Ashevllle.

493799 O -59 -6
74 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Hominy Creek at Candler, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°32'28", long 82°40'35", on left bank 0.1 mile downstream from Pole Creek 

and 1.0 mile east of Candler, Buncombe County.

Drainage area.--79.8 sq ml.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,065.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 15 years, 85.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,410 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 9.45 ft); minimum, 24 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 0.95 ft).

1948-57: Maximum discharge, 6,800 cfs June 16, 1949 (gage height, 13.25 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 2, 1953 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

Flood of Aug. 30, 1940, reached a stage of 18.0 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

13,100 cfs by conveyance method).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are good. Numerous small diversions for Irrigation above station.

Revisions. WSP 1113: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

112

246

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

5.3

1,210

1,790

1,960

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

31

29

31

42

43

113

53

42

37

34

*32

31

30

29

28

28

28

39

52

36

45

218

IT2

78

67

58

53

49

47 

47

46

1,608

51.9

0.650

 0.75

Nov.

62

53

50

47

45

43

43

49

43

40

40

39

39

38

38

*38

58

47

43

42

40

40

39

38

38

38

37

I6-

3T

37

1,277

42.6

0.534

0.60

Dec.

36

35

36

36

36

35

35

35

35

35

34

*63

47

56

74

82

62

53

47

45

43

74

70

155

TOT

80

70

62

58 

53

50

1,733

55.9

0.701

0.81

Jan.

49

b42

b40

46

52

47

46

*45

45

45

42

42

40

39

39

39

b36

b35

b37

b42

39

46

119

70

65

60

80

74

82 

90

740

2,313

74.6

0.935

1.08

Feb.

641

345

237

199

202

225

204

179

160

155

135

124

al!2

al08

alOl

a97

a94

a92

*90

86

80

76

74

74

88

329

193

251

-

4,751

170

2.13

2.21

Mar.

262

204

171

152

140

130

130

138

119

112

*108

105

99

97

94

90

86

90

101

88

84

90

84

84

108

94

88

86

82

78

3,474

112

1.40

1.62

Apr.

141

244

160

1,410

1,960

692

422

394

342

265

*234

216

199

182

168

160

155

150

145

138

135

128

148

138

124

117

114

119

114 

110

9,024

301

3.77

4.21

May

108

103

*103

105

99

94

88

86

86

84

103

88

84

103

110

90

124

TOT

88

84

76

76

76

84

78

76

107

76

72 

72

2,792

90.1

1.13

1.30

June

67

TO

78

145

458

187

142

126

112

110

103

92

116

92

86

86

90

86

100

*78

72

70

96

84

74

68

67

101

92 

74

3,222

107

1.34

1.50

July

6863"

63

58

56

55

52

50

49

49

46

45

43

48

62

53

53

56

*53

49

45

46

49

62

67

46

45

43

42

40

40

1,596

51.5

0.645

0.74

Aug.

39

38

37

50

50

40

*37

35

34

31

30

30

29

45

52

39

36

46

~50 104

40

39

37

36

35

37

35

32

31 

31

29

1,234

39.8

0.499

0.58

Sept.

29

33

28

30

29

*28

26

?9

87

66

49

49

39

34

36

133

113

160

aToS

a78

65

58

53

49

45

43

43

a50

al40 

al25

1,855

61.8

0.774

0.86

Calendar year 1956: Max 445 Mln 16 Mean 56.3 Cfsm 0.706 In. 9.61

Water year 1956-57: Max 1,960 Mln 26 Mean 95.6 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.26

Peak discharge (base. 900 cfs).--Jan. 31 (7 p.m.) 1,580 cfs (4.64 ft); Apr. 4 (9:30 p.m.) 4,410 

cfs (9.45 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for Mills River near Mills River.

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

North Fork Swannanoa River near Black Mountain, N. C.

75

Location.--Lat 35°39'll", long 82°21'04", on left bank 0.1 mile downstream from Walker 

Branch, 0.8 mile downstream from Bumett Dam, 1.9 miles downstream from Sugar Fork, 

3.0 miles northwest of town of Black Mountain, Buncombe County, and 3.4 miles downstream from Right Fork.

Drainage area. 23.8 sq mi.

Records available. January 1926 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 2,428.03 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 31 years, 47.5 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,110 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 4.12 ft); minimum, 2.2 cfs Sept. 5, 6 (gage height, 0.99 ft).

1926-57: Maximum discharge, 16,500 cfs June 16, 1949 (gage height, 9.10 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,600 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 8.55 and 9.10 ft; minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 17, 1953 (gage height, 0.83 ft).

Remarks. Records good. City of Asheville diverted part of its water supply by gravity 

from four main tributaries with a combined drainage area of 16.4 sq mi at points 1.9 

to 4.0 miles upstream, and by pumping from Bumett Lake from Oct. 1 to Nov. 17 and 

from Aug. 5 to Sept. 30 (see p. 228).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1926. WSP 1143: 1927-28, 

1929(M), 1930, 1931-32(M), 1933-34, 1935(M), 1940(P), 1941-45(M), 1946-47(P). WSP 1336: 

1927.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

2.4

3.8

7.5

14

50

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

192

419

1,010

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

5.0

3.0

3.0

*4.1

3.8

3.3

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.6

35

78

50

36

27

25

22

18 

18

21

397.0

12.8

+574.9

Nov.

78

»83

59

44

35

27

23

22

18

13

12

11

8.4

7.1

6.7

6.1

22

43

38

32

28

23

20

18

16

15

13

12

11

9.9

754.2

25.1

+387.8

Dec.

9.0

8.1

7.3

6.9

*6.7

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.7

5.5

5.5

11

27

80

177

196

116

74

59

48

42

47

57

177

140

90

69

59

50

42 

38

1,673.8

54.0

+360.7

Jan.

34

30

27

*26

32

32

30

27

25

28

29

27

25

23

23

22

19

17

15

14

15

34

345

208

122

90

81

83

78

104 

*323

1,988

64.1

+639.7

Feb.

538

340

225

181

169

184

169

150

188

192

169

136

 110

96

83

78

67

62

62

65

60

55

50

48

50

317

225

208

-

4,277

153

+114.3

Mar.

254

TsT

144

116

99

*88

81

78

69

62

59

62

62

59

57

50

48

46

48

44

42

46

46

44

50

50

48

44

42

40

3J3

2,200

71.0

+184.4

Apr.

44

177

136

236

927

450

254

192

188

»150

126

107

93

81

74

67

64

60

59

55

52

49

56

85

76

67

60

55

52

57

4,149

138

+354 . 9

May

64

57

*57

54

49

46

42

40

38

36

41

40

37

38

41

36

32

29

27

25

23

23

23

25

31

29

29

30

26

23

2_1

1,117

36.0

+323.4

June

19

18

17

24

210

173

99

72

99

99

*88

74

62

60

50

50

49

42

43

41

35

34

59

107

99

81

E5

67

140

110

2,186

72.9

+423.0

July

90

74

60

52

46

38

34

*28

24

22

18

18

18

17

22

26

21

17

18

16

14

13

14

14

13

11

9.9

9.0

8.1

7.5

7._1

779.6

25.1

+294.5

Aug.

6.9

7.5

6.5

6.9

*7.1

5.3

4.6

3.9

3.6

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.6

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2 5

119.6

3.9

+296.5

Sept.

2.5

576

2.5

2.6

2.5

4.2

3.2

3.0

3.6

3.6

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.8

4.4

9.0

6.5

33

46

40

37

33

24

17

13

9.9

7.5

6.9

24

59

412.0

13.7

+646.1

Adjusted for diversion, evaporation, and change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

31.4 

1.32 

1.52

38.1

1.60 

1.78

Calendar year 1956 : Water year 1956-57 :

65.6 

2.76 

3.18

84.8 

3.56 

4.11

157 

6.60 

6.86

76.9 

3.23 

3.73

150 

6.30 

7.04

46.5 

1.95 

2.25

Observed

Max 443 Min 1.8 Mean 34.9 

Max 927 Min 2.5 Mean 54.9

87.0 

3.66 

4.08

34.6 

1.45 

1.68

13.4 

0.563 

0.65

35.3 

1.48 

1.65

Adjusted

Mean 46.8 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.79 

Mean 67.5 Cfsm 2.84 In. 38.53

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion by city of Asheville, and evaporation and change in contents in Burnett Lake, equivalent in cfs-days. Records of diversion and change in contents in Burnett Lake furnished by City of 

Asheville, Division of Watersheds. Records of evaporation furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.
76 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Beetree Creek near Swannanoa, N. C.

Location. Lat 35"39'11", long 82"24'20", on left bank 1,000 ft upstream from Beetree 

Reservoir and 3.8 miles north of Swannanoa, Buncombe County.

Drainage area. 5.46 sq ml.

Records available. February 1926 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and modified Parshall flume set In masonry control. Datum of 

gage Is 2,728.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1936.

Average discharge. 31 years, 10.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 284 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 3.96 ft); minimum, 

0.8 cfs Sept. 3, 4, 6, 7 (gage height, 0.34 ft).

1926-57: Maximum discharge, 1,370 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 6.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 240 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over weir; 

minimum, 0.3 cfs Sept. 29, 30, Oct. 1, 1954 (gage height, 0.26 ft).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1928, 1936-37(M). WSP 953: 

1929(M).WSP 1276: 1932.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 23

0.4 

.5

.6

1.0 

1.6 

2.4 

4.4 

7.0

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.3

0.3

.4

.5

.6

.8

1.0

1.3

Dec. 24 to Sept. 30

0 6 1.6

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

3.7

11

82

172

217

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.6

1.4

1.2

*2.5

2.8

.0

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.0

.0

.5

.5

.3

.e

~.8 i

.0

.9

.4

.6

.1

.8

.7

3.7

90.3

2.91

0.533

0.62

Nov.

11

fS.8

7.6

6.5

5.7

5.2

5.0

5.5

4.6

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.3

7.9

6.5

5.6

5.2

5.0

4.6

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.3

3.1

3.2

2.9

148.4

4.95

0.907

1.01

Dec.

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

*2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

*2.1

6.7

7.8

21

30

33

19

14

11

10

9.1

11

15

40

24

18

15

13

11

10

9.7

354.3

11.4

2.09

2.41

Jan.

9.0

7.9

7.5

*7.8

8.4

7.6

7.4

7.0

6.8

7.0

6.4

6.3

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.5

4.8

4.5 4T5-

4.8

5.5

11

50

26

20

16

16

15

16

17

85

408.5

13.2

2.42

2.78

Feb.

76

49

39

34

32

38

35

33

38

37

32

26

*23

20

18

17

15

14

15

14

13

12

12

11

12

30

23

40

-

758

27.1

4.96

5.16

Mar.

*43

3T

26

22

20

18

17

17

15

14

14

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

11

11

11

12

12

11

11

10

9 8

9J4

466.2

15.0

2.75

3.18

Apr.

12

33

23

77

208

85

49

42

39

*32

26

23

20

18

17

15

14

14

13

12

11

IT

13

13

12

11

11

12

13

14

893

29.8

5.46

6.08

May

14

13

*12

12

11

10

9.8

9.4

9.0

8.6

11

9.3

8.6

8.4

8.2

7.5

7.4

7.1

7.0

6.8

6.2

7.0

6.8

6.0

5.9

5.6

7.0

5.9

5.2

5.1

4.9

255.7

8.25

1.51

1.74

June

4.6

4.5

4.5

5.6

26_

16

12

13

19

15

*13

11

9.8

9.0

8.3

8.7

8.3

7.5

 8.4

8.4

7.2

8.4

18

19

17

14

13

14

17

16

356.2

11.9

2.18

2.43

July

T2" 14

11

9.8

9.0

7.9

7.0

 " =.2

5.6

5.1

4.6

4.3

4.0

3.6

5.5

4.2

4.4

4.0

4.2

3.4

3.1

3.0

3.1

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

159.7

5.15

0.943

1.09

Aug.

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.9

*2T4

1.9

1.8

1.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.4

.2

.8

.4

.5

.1

.7

.0

.2

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

~T6.0

51.5

1.66

0.304

0.35

Sept.

0.9

.9

4.9

*.9

.8

1.0

1.0

2.2

1.9

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

7.2

579

3.5

3.3

2.8

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.4

2.0

3.5

3.1

61.7

2.06

0.377

0.42

Calendar year 1956: Max 76 Mln 0.5 Mean 7.77 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.37

Water year 1956-57: Max 208 Mln 0.8 Mean 11.0 Cfsm 2.01 In. 27.27

Peak discharge (base. 150 efs).--Jan. 31 (6:30 p.m.) 194 cfs (3.60 ft); Apr. 4 (10 p.m.) 284 cfs 

(3796 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Swannanoa River at Blltmore, N. C.

77

Location. Lat 35°34'06", long 82°32'42", on left bank at Biltmore, Buncombe County, 

100 ft downstream from Biltmore Avenue Bridge, 200 ft upstream from Southern Railway 

bridge, and 1.6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 130 sq mi.

Records available. December 1920 to September 1926, May 1934 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,976.58 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Dec. 1, 1920, to Sept. 30, 

1926, staff gage at site 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 28 years (1921-26, 1934-57), 151 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,340 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 10. 81 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 1.22 ft); minimum daily, 16 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 3,4.

1920-26, 1934-57: Maximum discharge, 18,400 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 19.00 

ft), from rating curve extended above 8,400 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow 

over dam 3.6 miles above station; minimum, 1.1 cfs Oct. 9, 14, 15, 1941; minimum daily, 

1.2 cfs Oct. 14, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.65 ft July 17, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 21.5 ft in July 1916, from floodmarks. Flood of A-ig. 16, 1928, 

reached a stage of 18.74 ft, from floodmarks. Extremely high stages subje-.t to backwater from French Broad River.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are good. No regulation from Lake Craig 3.6 miles above station after 1950 

(reservoir silted). City of Asheville diverts its water supply above station from 

Beetree Reservoir (capacity, 843 cfs-days), North Fork Swannanoa River, and from Burnett Lake on North Fork (see p. 228). Textile mills 2.0 miles above gage divert for 

industrial use about 5.0 mgd, of which about 3 mgd, equivalent to a mean discharge of 

4| cfs, is discharged into French Broad River.

Revisions (water years). WSP 803: 1921(M) , 1923-26(M) . WSP 823: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

12

35

67

158

2.5 

3.0 

9.4

332

550

4,410

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4O

36

*32

51

92

46

42

34

31

28

27

28

26

27

26

22

22

35

47

32

40

186

164

119

90

76

69

65

58

55

60

1,7O6

55.0

-

-

Nov.

144

164

129

105

88

*78

69

73

64

55

55

48

46

41

40

4O

78

96

86

78

73

67

65

58

58

53

50

47

46

46

2,140

71.3

-

-

Dec.

46

44

41

*4O

38

36

36

40

42

36

35

61

86

156

324

336

232

170

134

117

105

181

174

487

332

238

188

158

142

121

1O9

4,285

138

-

-

Jan.

103

b82

b75

*82

101

94

90

82

84

80

76

78

80

75

71

69

b60

b45

b45

b65

64

76

461

438

278

221

204

198

188

218

*816

4,699

152

-

-

Feb.

1,580

897

575

451

412

456

451

394

425

447

386

328

*282

249

218

208

188

170

173

176

161

147

139

136

154

608

492

562

-

10,845

387

-

-

Mar.

682

492

390

320

282

*246

238

256

211

195

182

182

173

167

161

147

144

142

158

139

126

142

142

136

170

153

144

134

126

124

121

6,425

2O7

-

"

Apr.

152

505

*361

1,240

*4,570

1,730

836

672

585

474

407

357

316

286

260

242

224

218

208

198

188

176

222

293

232

201

185

226

249

235

15,848

528

-

-

May

238

201

*185

179

164

ISO

136

129

126

119

150

139

119

119

136

114

101

112

107

103

90

96

96

92

107

96

119

96

84

82

78

3,863

125

-

-

June

78

78

81

335

1,150

460

293

228

221

*235

211

185

155

164

150

149

173

159

139

117

105

99

166

274

260

214

175

195

289

242

6,756

225

-

-

July

211

170

ISO

129

*117

105

96

86

80

75

67

64

64

62

115

101

105

76

71

69

64

60

82

130

75

62

60

62

50

48

47

2,751

88.7

-

-

Aug.

44

*62

48

52

50

46

41

34

a25

a25

a22

a21

a20

a21

a22

a 2O

a 20

a22

a25

a21

a25

a21

a20

a20

a20

a!9

a!9

a!9

a!9

a!7

a!6

852

27.5

-

-

Sept.

a!6

aTf

a!6

*16

25

19

58

31

58

55

58

27

22

26

28

126

~92 186

96

94

80

86

71

58

47

42

4O

47

106

147

1,748

58.3

-

-

Calendar year 1956 : Max 1,140 Mln 8.2 Mean 106 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1956-57: Max 4,370 Mln 16 Mean 170 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

Cane Creek at Pletcher and North Pork Swannanoa River near Black Mountain, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
78 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

French Broad River at Asheville, N. C.

Location. -Lat 35°36'32", long 82°34'41", on right bank at downstream side of Pearson 

Bridge at Asheville, Buncombe County, 2.3 miles downstream from Southern Railway station, 3.1 miles downstream from Swannanoa River, and at mile 145.8.

Drainage area. 945 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1895 to December 1901 and January 1905 to September 1957 in 

reports of Geological Survey. September 1895 to December 1901 and March 1903 to December 1923 in North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development Bulletin 34 and 

Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34. Records prior to January 1909 have been 

revised in these two bulletins.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,950.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Sept. 17, 1895, to Dec. 31, 1901, wire-weight 

gage at present site at different datum. Mar. 19, 1903, to July 15, 1916, and Jan. 1, 

1917, to Sept. 30, 1922, staff gage at Smith Bridge 1.5 miles upstream at datum 11.52 

ft higher. Oct. 1, 1922, to Aug. 9, 1930, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--60 years (1895-1901, 1903-57),. 2,069 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24,200 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 10.30 ft); minimum, 473 cfs Oct. 15, 16 (gage height, 0.66 ft).

1895-1901, 1903-57: Maximum discharge, 110,000 cfs July 16, 1916 (gage height, 

23.1 ft, present site and datum, from f loodmarks), from rating curve extended above 

43,000 cfs; minimum, 239 cfs at times in August and September 1925 (gage height, 

0.16 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent. Small diversions from tributaries for water supply. Slight 

diurnal fluctuation and occasional slight regulation at low flow caused by powerplants 

and small reservoirs above station. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 

1957 are given in WSP 1520.

Revisions. WSP 823: Drainage area. See also Records available.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

25

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

700

653 

635

700

879

770

710

617

564

564

564

582

573

556

489

481

*4l9

564

750

791

690

1,720

3.070

1,820

1,310

1,130

1,070

945

813

813

846

26,858

866

0.916

1.06

Nov.

1,170 

1,700 

1,310

1*130

989

923

901

934

901

802

750

680

680

690

710

700

813

1,030

*868

791

* 791

770

760

720

710

700

690

671

662

67T

25,617

854

0.904

1.01

Dec.

653 

635 

599

608

635

626

626

626

590

539

530

653

1,040

1,370

3,380

2,810

*2,070

1,610

*1,400

1,230

1,110

1,290

1,590

3,790

3,580

2,420

1,950

1,680

1,540

1,400

1,270

43,850

1,415

1.50

1.73

Jan.

,190 

,170 

,110

,120

,190

,160

,060

,040

,000

981

970

913

913

913

891

891

891

804

752

794

825

958

3,360

*3,880

2,420

1,960

1,820

1-, 800

1,710

2,130

4,580

45,196

1,458

1.54

1.78

Feb.

9,540 

7,890 

5,990

4,320

3,760

3,470

3,360

3,150

2,950

2,880

,610

,360

,200

,070

,950

,880

,820

,700

,740

* ,080

,840

,680

,620

,570

,550

,370

,130

3,950

_

87,430

3,122

3.30

3.44

Mar.

5.520 

4,310 

3,330

2,880

2,610

2,420

2,310

2,600

2,440

2,180

2,020

1,950

*1,890

1,840

1,850

1,780

1,680

1,640

1,950

1,980

1,770

1,750

1,770

1,700

1,960

2,160

1,960

1,800

1,700

1,640

1,590

68,980

2,225

2.35

2.71

Apr.

1,700 

*4, 940 

5,050

6,480

*22,300

*19,700

13,800

8,910

6,560

4,960

4,170

3,750

3,460

3,200

2,990

2,810

2,700

2,650

*2,670

2,520

2,430

2,400

2,510

2,760

2,400

2,220

2,120

2,080

2,140

2,130

148,510

4,950

5.24

5.84

May

2,250 

2,160 

2,000

2,010

1,940

,810

,720

,650

,630

,590

,700

,760

,630

,560

* ,680

,700

,470

,440

,430

,430

,380

,300

,300

,340

,510

,370

,550

,480

,260 '350 220

49,620

1,601

1.69

1.95

June

1,240 

1,150 

1,220

1,800

7,590

5,980

3,560

2,680

2,400

2,260

2,080

1,900

1,870

1,870

2,860

2,240

2,060

2,120

2,180

1,980

*1,690

1,730

2,360

2,830

3,260

3,450

2,490

2,320

3,800

3,580

78,350

2,612

2.76

3.08

July

2,670 

2^250 

,010

,840

,700

,590

,480

,370

,340

,340

,210

,150

,110

,110

,310

,250

* ,160

,400

,280

,190

1,080

980

1,010

1,140

1,380

1,090

980

947

860

840

a-rrt a I u

40,937

1,321

1.40

1.61

Aug.

870 

903 

936

870

936

820

780

740

720

700

670

625

*616 Tio~

860

770

710

690

1,470

1,840

1,160

980

840

780

740

690

680

690

670

652

625

25,773

831

0.879

1.01

Sept.

607 

589 

598

616

607

616

625

616

961

1,400

1,190

956

*802

700

653

1,370

3,430

5.600

2.S40

1,870

,780

,660

,480

,410

,230

,090

,000

989

1,960

3,550

40,195

1,340

1.42

1.58

Calendar year 1956: Max 9,250 Min 350 Mean 1,264 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.20

Water year 1956-57: Max 22,300 Mln 481 Mean 1,867 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.80

Peak discharge (base. 9.000 ofa).--Feb. 1 (3 a.m.) 10,700 cfs (6.18 ft); Apr. 5 (3 p.m.) 24,200 

cfs (10.30 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 79

Ivy River near Marshall, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°46'10", long 82°37'16", on right bank 0.2 mile downstream from highway 

bridge, 1.9 miles upstream from mouth, and 4.0 miles southeast of Marshall, Madison 

County.

Drainage area. 158 sq mi.

Records available. May 1934 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,700.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--23 years, 147 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,680 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 12.55 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 2, 3 (gage height, 1.73 ft).

1934-57: Maximum discharge, 8,880 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 12.67 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,400 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 3 cfs Jan. 20, 1940, result of freezeup; minimum gage height, 1.51 ft 

Aug. 30, Sept. 2, 1953; minimum dally discharge, 8.5 cfs Sept. 2, 18, 1953.

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

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 803: 1934(M), 1935.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to June 5 June 6 to Sept. 3O

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

64

123

191

302

450

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

9.8

875

1,420

2,190

3,170

4,250

5,200

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5

3.0 186

3.5 296

4.0 450

4.6 685

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a60

a50

a45

a47

a50

a60

a55

a40

a35

a32

a31

a30

a29

a28

*27_

27

27

30

41

33

31

96

88

57

49

44

46

45

42

41

42

1,358

43.8

0.277

0.32

Nov.

95

84

63

56

50

48

46

60

54

49

45

44

41

40

39

39

86

92

*67

60

57

62

52

51

48

48

46

43

a40

a43

1,648

54.9

0.347

0.39

Dec.

a40

a40

a39

a38

a37

a37

a37

a36

a35

a37

a36

a90

a200

a!85

a300

a250

*159

128

106

92

85

118

134

658

319

210

161

134

118

102

94

4,055

131

0.829

0.95

Jan.

86

72

65

79

123

106

102

95

92

95

89

85

82

78

74

72

b55

b45

b50

70

74

72

588

319

232

186

240

*324

305

360

3,320

7,635

246

1.56

1.80

Feb.

2,950

*1,400

708

737

762

888

654

543

1,690

991

*644

496

*342

297

250

243

210

189

189

193

173

163

153

146

142

206

184

308

-

15,751

563

3.56

3.71

Mar.

450

366

308

254

226

202

199

224

200

191

191

*195

184

175

166

151

142

137

149

133

125

137

134

126

158

136

131

123

118

113

110

5,654

182

1.15

1.33

Apr.

113

330

232

2,110

5.140

1,340

690

612

552

444

372

313

266

234

218

200

187

*173

164

154

146

148

206

212

170

153

142

148

163

186

15,518

517

3.27

3.65

May

187

219

230

224

186

161

146

134

125

117

139

126

110

*104

107

96

94

95

146

166

109

100

110

94

109

133

352

193

144

123

112

4,491

145

0.918

1.06

June

101

100

123

354

1,540

680

412

280

416

251

224

200

201

363

a200

a!90

a220

235

*181

161

132

114

129

174

146

124

129

112

186

209

7,887

263

1.66

1.86

July

177

135

118

104

94

86

76

70

66

63

56

52

50

48

79

*75

58

63

59

48

46

49

42

52

48

41

37

38

36

35

35

2,036

65.7

0.416

0.48

Aug.

31

36

29

48

86

42

33

30

*28

27

26

25

22

23

126

63

40

38

42

36

32

31

28

27

26

27

25

23

22

21

21

1,114

35.9

0.227

0.26

Sept.

20

19

19

32

29

23

127 ^Se

33

38

*38

43

31

27

26

98

125

110

82

68

57

50

43

42

37

34

34

37

57

57

1,472

49.1

0.311

0.35

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,890 Min 16 Mean 126 Cfsm O.797 In. 1C. 86

Water year 1956-57: Max 5,140 Min 19 Mean 188 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.16

Peak discharge (base, 2.70O cfs). Jan. 31 (9 p.m.) 6,480 cfs (10.85 ft); Apr. 5 (12:30 a.m.)

8,680 cfs (12.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for Big Laurel Creek near Stackhouse. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
80 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

French Broad River at Marshall , N . C .

Location. Lat 35°47'16", long 82°39'47", on right bank 0.4 mile upstream from Hayes 

Creek, 1.0 mile downstream from Ivy River, 1.5 miles southeast of Marshall, Madison 

County, and at mile 126.5.

Drainage area . 1,332 sq mi.

Records available . October 1942 to September 1957.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,646.79 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1^929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge . 15 years, 2,205 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 33,100 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 10.48 ft); minimum, 354 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 0.64 ft); minimum daily, 566 cfs Oct. 16.

1942-57: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 5, 1957; minimum, 193 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 

1954 (gage height, 0.36 ft); minimum daily, 292 cfs Sept. 27, 28, 1954.

Floods 'of July 1916 and Aug. 30, 1940, reached stages of 18f and 13f ft, respectively, from high-water marks and flood profiles by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks . Records excellent. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplants above 

station. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1957 are given in WSP 1520.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1436: 1954(M).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 5

530

620

1,150

1,810

3,540

5,790

Apr. 6 to Sept. 30

8,750

12,400

16,500

20,900

25,600

30,100

0.9 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

545

635

1,190

1,880

3,600

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.2

6,000

9,030

12,700

16,700

21,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

903 

810

790

790

1,070

953

876

760

674

674

683

674

683

665

620

*566

SlT

638

887

953

843

1,580

5,440

2,220

1,560

1,340

1,250

1,160

964 

953

1,010

31,582

1,019

0.765

0.88

Nov.

1,260 

1,960

1,570

1,360

1,200

1,110

1,090

1,160

1,110

986

942

865

843

854

876

876

1,040

1,270

 1,170

997

1,010

975

953

898

887

876

854

843

832 

843

31,510

1,050

0.788

0.88

Dec.

821 

800

780

770

790

790

780

790

760

692

674 8l6~

1,260

1,500

3,500

3,540

*2,600

2,060

1,780

1,600

1,450

1,600

1,860

4,550

4,490

3,060

2,430

2,080

1,880

1,730

1,560

53,767

1,754

1.50

1.50

Jan.

1,460 

1,400

1,550

1,370

1,460

1,480

1,540

1,280

1,250

1,230

1,210

1,160

1,140

1,140

1,110

1,100

1,090

1,030

1,010

964

1,040

1,110

3,620

4,670

3,150

2,450

2,350

2,400

2,240

*2,650

9,940

60,194

1,942

1.46

1.68

Feb.

14,900 

10,600

7,610

5,740

5,250

5,560

4,850

4,360

5,480

4,620

5,840

3,280

*2,910

2,650

2,450

2,370

2,250

2,110

2,110

2,430

2,250

2,060

1,980

1,920

1,880

3,320

4,600

4,290

-

117,670

4,202

3.15

3.29

Mar.

6,490 

5,230

4,080

3,460

5,060

2,780

2,670

2,980

2,820

2,550

2,580

*2,550

2,240

2,140

2,150

2;060

1,960

1,940

2,160

2,500

2,060

2,050

2,080

2,000

2,250

2,430

2,300

2,110

2,000

1,960

1,880

80,880

2,609

1.96

2.26

Apr.

1,950 

*5,050

5,540

10,200

 50,000

 21,900

16,100

10,800

8,270

6,270

5,210

4,610

4,200

3,810

3,540

3,320

3,150

3,080

 3,100

2,980

2,880

2,840

2,950

5,290

2,890

2,670

2,550

2,500

2,690

2,670

180,970

6,032

4.55

5.05

May

2,760 

2,740

2,550

2,530

2,440

2,280

2,150

2,060

2,000

1,960

2,100

2,160

2,040

 1 , 900

2,000

2,060

1,980

1,840

1,800

1,910

1,730

1,650

1,650

1,740

1,880

1,730

2,310

1,980

1,670 

1.560

1,670

62,830

2,027

1.52

1.75

June

1,630 

1,510

1,590

2,520

10,600

7,680

4,760

3,300

3,130

2,790

2,550

2,340

2,210

2,450

2,970

2,760

2,550

2,550

2,650

 2,470

2,100

1,920

2,480

5,000

5,600

5,750

3,020

2,570

3,870

4,090

95,390

3,180

2.39

2.66

July

3^100 

2,570

2,310

2,140

1,980

1,860

1,750

1,600

1,550

1,560

1,440

1,560

1,320

1,280

1,540

 1,580

1,570

1,580

1,520

1,410

1,290

1,180

1,150

1,570

1,580

1,290

1,150

1,080

1,010 

955 i.olo"

47,865

1,544

1.16

1.34

Aug.

1,000 

1,000

1,070

1,010

1,150

933

889

834

*790

768

746

685

655

779

1,130

966

834

779

1,190

2,150

1,490

1,170

966

911

867

825

790

790

779 

755

685

29,364

947

0.711

0.82

Sept.

675 

626

655

716

675

665

854

705

854

1,600

 1,560

1,290

1,050

900

845

1,320

3,580

4.020

2,720

2,150

2,080

1,960

1,750

1,630

1,420

1,290

1,180

1,190

1,830

3,640

45,370

1,512

1.14

1.27

Calendar year 1956: Max 12,200 Min 367 Mean 1,572 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.08

Water year 1956-57: Max 30,000 Min 566 Mean 2,294 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.38

Peak discharge (base. 10,000 cfs). Jan. 31 (11 p.m.) 20,800 cfs (7.98 ft); Apr. 5 (1:30 a.m.) 

55,100 cfs (10/48 ft); June 5 (10 a.m.) 12,400 cfs (5.92 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Laurel Creek near Stackhouse, N. C.

81

Location. Lat 35°55'11", long 82°45'42", on left bank 50 ft west of State Highway 208, 

0.2 mile downstream from Big Hurricane Creek, 0.6 mile upstream from Little Hurricane 

Creek, 2.8 miles north of Stackhouse, Madison County, and 4.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 126 sq mi.

Records available. May 1934 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,595.68 ft above mean sea leval, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 23 years, 179 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,700 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 8.15 ft); minimum, 24 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 1.20 ft), result of freezeup; minimum daily, 34 cfs 

Oct. 14-17.

1934-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 31, 1957; minimum, 11 cfs Jan. 6, 1942 

(gage height, 0.92 ft), result of freezeup; minimum daily, 19 cfs Sept. 2, 16-18, 1953.

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

which are fair.

Revisions. WSP 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to June 17 June 18 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

29

49

77

113

162

332

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.3

580

900

1,310

2,390

3,800

4,280

1.2 

1.4

1.6 

1.8

29

46

71

108

2.0 157

2.5 325

3.1 640

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

47

42

40

44

45

53

47

38

37

35

35

35

35

34

*34

34

34

38

53

41

40

71

70

49

44

41

40

38

37

36

37

1,304

42.1

0.334

0.38

Nov.

53

47

40

38

37_

37

38

76

68

53

47

46

45

44

41

44

82

84

*58

53

50

59

47

47

45

47

47

b40

b40

45

1,498

49.3

0.396

0.44

Dec.

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

40

40

45

42

76

196

176

212

296

*193

144

113

100

96

139

165

536

345

218

165

136

120

105

98

4,083

132

1.05

1.21

Jan.

94

b70

b70

96

176

170

168

149

154

179

179

165

144

129

115

107

b85

b70

b75

105

98

94

419

328

241

196

285

*1,650

1,100

1,040

4.150

12,101

390

3.10

3.57

Feb.

5,580

1,820

858

1,360

1,260

1,110

837

922

2,060

1,570

952

598

*450

366

308

300

255

224

228

215

193

182

173

165

162

176

165

294

-

20,783

742

5.89

6.13

Mar.

574

4l6

328

274

238

215

212

245

218

213

238

*266

259

241

215

196

182

176

182

162

149

162

159

149

a215

170

179

165

157

152

-Hi

6,852

221

1.75

2.02

Apr.

a!45

190

157

1,330

5.720

1,020

604

688

900

592

440

354

308

259

241

221

206

*190

184

182

179

187

218

209

182

165

157

162

173

236

13,799

460

3.65

4.07

May

245

299

393

304

238

202

179

165

152

146

165

146

129

*127

134

129

113

TTs

154

157

120

129

139

120

122

209

516

354

235

184

157

5,977

193

1.53

1.76

June

144

136

146

149

262

248

238

190

176

154

149

146

218

328

328

228

383

374

313

*222

171

144

149

177

218

160

139

144

185

179

6,198

207

1.64

1.83

July

165

136

124

113

104

98

92

85

81

80

74

71

68

74

96

*113

94

100

96

74

68

65

65

115

78

67

63

60

56

56

55

2,686

86.6

0.687

0.79

Aug.

54

63

52

93

156

67

55

50

*47

46

44

42

42

46

248

117

106

81

88

76

64

58

52

50

49

50

46

43

42

41

40

2,108

68.0

0.540

0.62

Sept.

38

36

52

65

46

40

37

37

42

158

103

*146

81

71

90

333

638

215

165

124

110

106

110

117

96

81

a80

a85

a!20

a!50

3,572

119

0.944

1.05

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,640 Min 29 Mean 178 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.21

Water year 1956-57: Max 4,150 Min 34 Mean 222 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.87

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 cfs). --Jan. 28 (2:30 p.m.) 2,320 cfs (4.94 ft); Jan. 31 (9 p.m.) 7,700

of s (8.15 ft); Feb. 4 (6 p.m.) 2,020 cfs (4.69 ft); Feb. 9 (8:30 a.m.) 2,650 cfs (5.20 ft); Apr. 4

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records' for Ivy River 

near Marshall.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
82 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

French Broad River near Newport, Tenn.

Location.--Lat 35°58'54", long 83°09i40", on left bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 35 at Oldtown, 1 mile northeast of Newport city limits, Cocke County, 

3.7 miles upstream from Pigeon River, and at mile 77.5.

Drainage area. 1,858 sq mi.

Records available. September 1900 to November 1901, November 1902 to December 1905, August to December 1907, and November 1920 to September 1957 in reports of Geological 

Survey. Records prior to October 1924 (prior to 1908, revised) in Tennessee Division 

of Geology Bulletin 34.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,011.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. September 1900 to November 1901 wire-weight 

gage at bridge at datum 1.3 ft higher. November 1902 to December 1905 wire-weight gage 

and August to December 1907 chain gage, at datum approximately 0.9 ft higher. November 

1920 to Sept. 13, 1926, chain gage and Sept. 14, 1926, to Mar. 30, 1934, water-stage 

recorder, at left pier at present datum.

Average discharge. 38 years (1903-5, 1921-57), 2,766 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 54,900 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 15.75 ft); minimum, 570 cfs Oct. 18 (gage height, 1.25 ft); minimum daily, 655 cfs O^t. 17.

1900-1901, 1902-5, 1907, 1920-57: Maximum discharge, 76,300 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage 

height, 19.25 ft); minimum, 208 cfs Oct. 23, 1952 (gage height, 0.97 ft); minimum daily, 

240 cfs Sept. 9, 1925.

Floods of Feb. 28, 1902, and July 17, 1916, reached stages of about 23 ft (discharge, 

101,000 cfs) and 22.5 ft (discharge, 97,000 cfs), respectively, present datum, from 

floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by powerplants above 

station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 783: 1933-34. WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1928(M). 

WSP 1336:1903(M), 1921-22(M), 1923, 1925(M), 1927(M), 1928, 1932, See also Records 

available.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 2-10)

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

610

80O

1,340

2,100

3.0

7.0

11.0

14.3

3,180 

14,100 

29,OOO 

46,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,110

930

890

*880

930

1,190

1,020

910

820

750

750

760

770

750

750

682

655

700

810

970

980

1,110

2,940

5.O8O

1,870

1,460

1,330

1,240

1,140

1,000

1,010

34,187

1,103

0.594

0.68

Nov.

1,080

1,440

1.&40

1,440

1,300

*1,190

1,130

1,230

1,270

1,200

1,070

1,030

950

950

950

990

1,010

1,260

1,350

1,190

1,110

1,140

1,090

1,070

1,020

1,010

1,010

970

950

950

34,190

1,140

0.614

0.68

Dec.

940

920

900

880

870

*900

880

880

880

880

810

890

1,350

1,840

3,110

5,130

3,730

2,680

2,140

1,860

1,680

1,720

2,100

4,610

6.550

4,380

3,110

2,540

2,240

1,970

1,760

64,930

2,095

1.13

1.30

Jan.

1,620

1,510

1,390

1,470

1,620

1,720

1,660

*1,510

1,510

1,510

1,510

1,460

1,380

1,350

1,330

1,320

1,260

1,110

1.070

1,110

1,180

1,220

2,800

6,220

4,530

3,180

3,180

7,940

*6,250

6, 790

20 . 900

92,610

2,987

1.61

1.85

Feb.

55,900

21^900

12,800

11,500

11 , 100

10,500

*8,920

8,670

12,900

12,400

8,720

6,120

4,920

4,250

3,730

3,470

3,210

2,940

2,790

2,990

3,060

2,720

2,540

2,400

2.540

2,680

5,550

5,310

-

214,550

7,655

4.12

4.29

Mar.

9.09O

7,880

5,990

4,950

*4,550

5,880

3,570

3,850

5,910

5,470

5,260

5,230

3,160

2,990

2,900

2,760

2,570

2,460

2,540

2,850

2,590

2,460

2,520

2,420

2,590

2,870

2,850

2,570

2,400

2 '.220

107,410

5,465

1.86

2.15

Apr.

2.160

3,860

*6,610

6,310

*45.800

50,400

20,700

14,400

12,600

9,090

7,300

6,300

5,650

5,080

4,610

4,300

4,040

5,830

5,750

3,780

3,570

5,490

5,620

4,060

5,750

3,260

3,010

2,900

3,180

3 25C '

234,640

7,821

4.21

4.70

May

5,470

3,520

*3,650

3,280

3,040

2,720

2,500

2,560

2,280

2,140

2,220

2,420

2,280

2,160

2,240

2,200

2,140

2,320

1,970

2,240

1,870

1,810

1,820

1,920

2,200

2,060

4.060

5,390

2,520

1J780

76,280

2,461

1.32

1.53

June

1,810

1.680

1,730

1,870

9,280

10 . 400

*7,040

4,580

4,040

5,490

5,110

2,870

2,680

3,180

4,140

5,960

5,010

3,260

5,560

5,410

2,630

2,240

2,460

5,520

4,450

4,380

4,140

3,010

3,670

5 ,000

114,400

3,815

2.05

2.29

Jily

4.170

3,040

2,590

2,500

2,080

1,940

1,790

1,670

*1,550

1,510

1,480

1,350

1,300

1,270

1,300

1,740

1,550

1,440

1,620

1,450

1,530

1,240

1,150

1,300

1,380

1,460

1,230

1,120

1,090

1.010

1,010

50,400

1,626

0.875

1.01

Aug.

1,010

1,010

1,020

1,200

1,340

1,180

970

920

*880

850

830

800

770

730

1,120

1,440

1,050

1,000

980

1,740

1.810

1,290

1,100

960

900

890

850

810

820

790

750

51,770

1,025

0.552

0.64

Sept.

720

706

700

820

*840

691

720

800

*760

1,340

1,890

1,840

1,430

1,250

1,100

1,260

3,570

»5.260

4,090

2,720

2,580

2,500

2,160

*1,920

1,760

1,570

1,500

1,540

1,540

2 830 '

51,387

1,713

0.922

1.03

Calendar year 1956 : Max 17,100 Min 479 Mean 2,156 Cfsm 1.16 Ir . 15.79

Water year 1956-57 : Max 45,800 Min 655 Mean 3,032 Cfsm 1.63 Ir . 22.15

discharge (base. 16.000 efs).--Feb. 1 (2:50 a.m.) 46,500 cfs (14.35 ft); Apr. 5 (9:50 a.m.) 

54,900 cfs (15.75 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 83

West Fork Pigeon River above Lake Logan, near Hazelwood, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°23'46", long 82°56'17", on right bank at upstream side of county bridge, 

600 ft upstream from Big Creek, 1.1 miles upstream from Lake Logan, and 6.7 miles southeast of Hazelwood, Haywood County.

Drainage area. 27.6 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1954 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,976.00 ft above mean sea lev?l, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,540 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 5.92 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 18 cfs Oct. 15- 

17, Sept. 7,8; minimum gage height, 0.97 ft Oct. 15-17.

1954-57: Maximum discharge, 4,550 cfs Apr. 15, 1956 (gage height, 6.62 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 9.4 cfs 

Sept. 29, 30, 1954.

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

which are good.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except periods of ice effect (gage height, In 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Peb. 1 to Apr

0.9 13

1.0 20

1.1 29

1.2 40

1.3 53

1.4 70

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.3

117

244

435

690

1,030

1,680

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

51

97

217

424

3.0 

3.5 

3.9

690

1,030

1,340

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6

1.8

Apr. 5 to Sept

12

22

35

72

122

2.0 

2.5

3.0 

3.6

30

186

390

680

1,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

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

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

24

23

22

24

24

30

24

21

*20

19

19

19

19

19

ii

18

19

35

58

29

40

591

112

67

56

53

50

44

43

48

43

1,631

52.6

1.91

2.20

Nov.

128

55

48

45

41

40

40

52

40

37

36

34

32

32

*31

37

106

55

45

41

44

43

a38

a36

34

a34

a32

a32

a30

30

1,328

44.3

1.61

1.79

Dec.

b29

b28

30

29

28

29

29

28

28

26

*25

194

120

346

298

214

134

107

92

83

83

154

357

396

199

160

137

123

107

94

90

3,797

122

4.42

5.12

Jan.

83

b67

b65

92

110

83

*85

74

72

102

74

70

67

65

67

63

b55

b53

b60

b52

63

261

331

137

151

128

250

199

383

*1 . 600

5,242

169

6.12

7.06

Peb.

861

502

443

507

*406

401

410

326

309

280

235

210

187

172

159

172

141

130

162

136

119

116

102

100

225

606

200

328

-

7,945

284

10.29

10.71

Mar.

257

191

168

156

147

*141

141

130

113

110

116

116

102

105

97

87

82

102

110

84

80

108

84

82

124

92

82

74

70 

66

62

3,479

112

4.06

4.69

Apr.

624

408

*194

1.270

»1,050

440

322

434

314

259

*225

200

183

166

153

141

134

141

125

114

138

*147

227

163

125

111

117

144

128 

168

8,365

279

10.11

11.27

May

173

*134

128

128

108

100

93

88

84

81

117

95

84

111

93

81

79

74

77

72

64

64

62

62

58

58

79

58

52 

64

52

2,673

86.2

3.12

3.60

June

54

54

54

221

*697

183

150

153

122

119

103

117

*125

108

103

160

159

131

125

108

93

93

125

117

103

86

84

536

213 

153

4,649

155

5.62

6.26

July

125

108

98

90

*84

77

72

68

64

58

54

50

50

100

70

62

98

90

70

58

52

52

*49

49

60

45

40

38

38 

37

35

2,041

65.8

2.38

2.75

Aug.

49

*49

35

42

40

31

30

28

27

26

26

25

27

43

37

28

26

57

188

50

38

35

32

30

28

30

27

25

25 

23

22

1,179

38.0

1.38

1.59

Sept.

21

20

*19

21

20

19

19

23

122

196

40

30

27

25

27

407

144

103

98

95

72

60

58

49

40

37

35

102

280

2,337

77.9

2.82

3.15

Calendar year 1956: Max 852 Min 14 Mean 87.2 Cfsm 3.16 In. 43.01

Water ,teryear 1956-57: 1956-57; Max 1,600 Min 18 Mean 122 Cfsm 4.42 In. 60.190.19__________

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 cfs].--Oct. 22 (6:30 a.m.) 1,690 cfs (4.31 ft); Jan. 31 (7 p.m.) 3,060 

cfs (5.56 ft); Feb. 26 (4 a.m.) 1,580 cfs (4.19 ft); Apr. 1 (11 p.m.) 2,170 cfs (4.81 ft); Apr. 4 

(5 p.m.) 3,540 cfs (5.92 ft); June 5 (5 a.m.) 2,440 cfs (5.05 ft); June 28 (3:30 p.m.) 2,300 cfs 

(4.93 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for East Fork Pigeon River near Canton.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
84 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

West Fork Pigeon River below Lake Logan, near Waynesville, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°26'38", long 82°54'46", on right bank at downstream side of county 

bridge at Riverside Church, 2.6 miles downstream from Little East Fork Pigeon River, 

3.4 miles downstream from Lake Logan, 3.8 miles upstream from confluence with East 

Fork Pigeon River, and 5.3 miles southeast of Waynesville, Haywood Co-jnty.

Drainage area.--55.3 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1954 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,725.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,120 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 7.07 ft), from 

rating curve extended as explained below; minimum, 20 cfs Jan. 18 (gage height, 

0.47 ft), result of freezeup.

1954-57: Maximum discharge, 5,180 cfs Apr. 15, 1956 (gage height, 7.80 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,300 cfs on basis of logarithmic plottins: minimum 

7.6 cfs Sept. 7, 1954 (gage height, 0.16 ft).

Remarks.--Records excellent. Considerable regulation and diurnal fluctuation at low flow 

caused by Lake Logan (capacity, 1,050 cfs-days).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

2.5

21

34

58

120

204

317

3.0 

3.5

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.7

487

700

970

1,300

1,700

2,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tfotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

38

34

34

34

36

43

34

30

30

29

*30

28

28

27

li

26

27

44

94

44

56

858

208

123

103

91

87

74

70 

78

73

2,537

81.8

1.48

1.71

Nov.

173

91

80

73

68

65

65

82

63

59

58

56

53

53

*51

55

148

91

70

67

67

68

58

59

56

56

53

52

52

__- 

2,092

69.7

1.26

1.41

Dec.

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

46

45

43

46

*247

191

459

441

382

229

184

159

144

141

230

442

612

312

252

217

193

178 

157

149

5,828

188

3.40

3.92

Jan.

139

122

119

142

176

136

*146

120

122

143

120

114

109

106

218

191

28

42

67

50

56

321

513

235

237

210

361

298

534 

449

*2,370

7,994

258

4.67

5.38

Feb.

1.650

982

800

835

*664

646

664

535

507

453

393

353

320

295

275

288

245

233

263

237

215

202

191

186

270

915

357

484

-

13,458

481

8.70

9.05

Mar.

534

531

237

235

290

417

*169

88

84

200

206

208

190

193

181

166

159

172

200

162

152

183

157

155

208

166

152

146

139

134 

130

6,350

205

3.71

4.27

Apr.

702

713

*323

1,530

«1.950

825

593

698

547

453

399

360

329

304

282

263

250

250

231

217

227

245

335

270

219

204

197

239

233

241

13,629

454

8.21

9.17

May

265

*229

214

214

188

178

167

160

152

147

195

171

150

176

167

147

139

136

136

131

117

131

117

123

113

113

141

109

100

117 

99

4,742

153

2.77

3.19

June

102

106

102

249

*1,070

332

252

254

212

200

186

178

204

169

162

190

267

195

183

*166

139

139

171

172

155

136

128

593

331

215

6,958

232

4.20

4.68

July

186

164

152

139

*128

119

112

106

100

96

91

85

84

123

112

91

120

1O?

84

78

80

73

73

85

66

62

60

57

57

Eb

3,069

99.0

1.79

2.06

Aug.

61

*72

54

59

63

54

48

38

*43

46

33

37

40

49

54

39

52

76

~rz

55

51

47

45

43

45

41

38

37

36 

35

1,723

EE.6

1.01

1.16

Sept.

34

33

*32

36

32

30

30

32

143

236

67

50

44

43

42

443

219

178

144

138

109

90

90

75

66

61

59

115

230

214

3,115

104

1.88

2.09

Calendar year 1956 : Max 1,200 Min 24 Mean 140 Cfsm 2.53 In. 34.48

Water year 1956-57 : Max 2,370 Min 26 Mean 196 Cfsm 3.54 In. 48.09

Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 85

East Fork Pigeon River near Canton, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°27'42", long 82°52il2", on right bank 800 ft upstream from IT. S. Higftway 276, 0.4 mile downstream from Dix Creek, 1.7 miles upstream from confluence with 

West Fork Pigeon River, and 5.2 miles southwest of Canton, Haywood County.

Drainage area. 51.5 sq mi.

Records available. March 1954 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,674.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,640 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 7.78 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 26 cfs Sept. 3, 

4, 6-8; minimum gage height, 0.95 ft Sept. 3, 4, 7, 8.

1954-57: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 4, 1957; minimum, 12 cfs Jan. 9, 1956 

(gage height, 0.84 ft), result of freezeup.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are food.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 4

1.0 24

1.1 34

58

92

211

600

1,200

2,270

Apr. 5 to Sept. 30

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.1

0.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.3

21

42

7S

119

249

675

1,290

2,530

Dl-scharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

37

34

32

34

34

67

45

37

 35

33

32

31

30

29

28.

28

28

41

64

44

57

 834

 261

166

 130

116

104

92

 85

92

87

2,767

89.3

1.73

2.OO

Nov.

205

130

114

106

98

92

87

88

79

74

72

69

66

64

 61

63

92

78

69

66

66

66

61

60

58

58

55

54

54

53

2,358

78.6

1.53

1.70

Dec.

50

49

49

48

48

48

46

45

45

45

44

 93

94

223

223

226

156

130

116

108

102

138

. 200

328

217

184

161

144

132

119

114

3,725

120

2.33

2.69

Jan.

106

96

96

98

110

92

 90

85

83

87

81

78

76

74

72

72

68

b55

b70

b65

69

188

326

174

156

136

163

151

198

217

1.120

4,552

147

2.85

3.29

Feb.

989

640

501

470

 397

369

377

317

291

270

240

217

200

187

174

174

153

144

166

151

136

130

123

119

178

*910

417

465

8,905

318

6.17

6.43

Mar.

457

365

305

270

243

*228

220

211

187

176

174

171

158

161

151

141

134

141

168

141

134

141

130

130

171

153

144

134

127

123

119

5,708

184

3.57

4.12

Apr.

401

753

377

2,240

*2,550

1,030

719

675

542

»447

388

341

307

275

249

231

216

214

203

187

184

*197

308

252

208

190

180

187

184

172

14,387

48O

9.32

10.39

May

167

*157

155

155

143

138

129

126

119

117

138

133

114

126

129

112

103

98

98

96

88

88

88

90

90

83

96

81

75

81

75

3,488

113

2.19

2.52

June

71

70

70

124

555

225

172

165

143

138

129

*114

117

105

103

96

105

94

90

86

77

79

94

103

90

81

77

425

300

174

4,252

142

2.76

3.07

July

148

126

117

105

 98

92

86

81

77

73

68

66

62

71

71

62

64

68

66

59

52

51

 50

48

80

51

46

45

44 

44

45

2,216

71.5

1.39

1.60

Aug.

42

 42

37

42

41

35

34

32

31

31

30

30

29

52

41

34

40

61

175

57

44

40

36

35

35

35

32

31

30 

29

28

1,291

41.6

0.808

0.93

Sept.

28

27

 27

27

27

26

26

30

140

168

71

51

45

42

42

308

203

208

172

167

138

114

105

92

81

75

70

103

304 

243

3,160

105

2.04

2.28

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,110 Mln 18 Mean 101 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.74

Water year 1956-57: Max 2,530 Mln 26 Mean 156 Cfsm 3.03 In. 41.02

Peak discharge (base. 1. 

6:30

____ _. ... . . _.20O efs) .--Oct. 22 (8 a.m.) 2.O60 cfs (4.92 ft); Jan. 51 (9 p.m.)2J 400 efs

(5.21 ft); Feb. 26 (6:30 a.m.) 1,730 cfs (4.60 ft); Apr. 2 (1 a.m.) 2,100 efs (4.95 ft); Apr. 4 

(7 p.m.) 6,64O cfs (7.78 ft); June 28 (6:30 p.m.) 1,640 cfs (4.45 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
86 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Pigeon River at Canton, N. C.

Location. La t 35°31'30", long 82°50'28", on left bank 100 ft upstream from small tribu-

 tary, 0.5 mile upstream from U. S. Highways 19 and 23 at Canton, Haywood County, and at 

mile 63.9. Records include flow of small tributary.

Drainage area. 133 sq mi, includes that of small tributary below gage.

Records available. May 1907 to June 1909 (fragmentary) and December 1928 to September

 1957 in reports of Geological Survey. May 1907 to June 1909 (complete) in North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development Bulletin 34 and Tennessee Division of 

Geology Bulletin 34.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,572.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 TT929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 1909, staff gage at bridge 

0.4 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. --29 years (1907-8, 1929-57), 305 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 9,940 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 10.65 ft); mlni-

 mum, 58 cfs Oct. 17; minimum gage height, 0.59 ft Sept. 8; minimum daily discharge, 

59 cfs Oct. 15-17.

1907-9, 1928-57: Maximum discharge, 31,600 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 20.75 ft, 

from floodmark in gage well); minimum, 15 cfs Jan. 8, 1956 (gage height, 0.04 ft), result of freezeup; minimum daily, 27 cfs Sept. 7, 1954.

Remarks . Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are good. Occasional diurnal fluctuation and considerable regulation at low flow caused by gristmill 

and Lake Logan on West Pork (capacity, 1,050 cfs-days). City of Canton diverted a total 

of about 99,000,000 gal Just above station for supplementary water supply, equivalent 

to a mean discharge of 0.4 cfs at station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823; Drainage area. WSP 853: 1929-37(M).

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except period of ice effect (gige 

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

1.0 

1.5

84

125

277

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

7.6

470

1,020

2,580

5,290

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

79

71

68

70

73

105

88

73

68

65

*64

64

62

60

JiE

59

59

76

172

99

105

1.690

568

332 

263

232

216

187

167

184

172

5,650

182

-

-

Nov.

369

249

212

197

178

167

164

187

156

145

142

132

125

123

*118

118

232

203

150

140

145

142

125

123 

123

114

112

105

114

101

4,711

157

-

-

Dec.

99

101

101

97

97

95

95

94

94

90

86

*295

341

619

671

718

421

343

302

274

260

386

623

1.010 

575

470

409

370

332

295

284

10,047

324

-

-

Jan.

266

235

229

235

324

242

242

*219

219

235

219

206

197

187

257

317

105

b90

b!45

b!35

125

359

989

441 

409

370

520

466

670

747

*3 550

12,950

418

-

-

Feb.

3.250

1,920

1,420

1,400

*1,180

1,130

1,170

936

882

816

708

632

575

535

492

506

445

417

458

441

389

370

350

339 

396

*1,930

828

1,010

-

24,905

889

-

-

Mar.

1.040

991

590

540

565

681

479

358

317

389

*409

417

381

381

362

339

328

324

409

332

313

346

320

306 

401

350

324

306

295

284

274

13,151

424

_

-

Apr.

852

1,730

747

3,210

5.180

2,200

1,470

1,530

1,260

1,020

*888

786

714

648

595

550

515

506

479

445

437

488

655

595

462

425

405

459

462

441

30,154

1,005

_

-

May

484

429

*389

401

358

339

320

309

295

284

350

339

288

309

339

284

266

256

252

249

222

232

232

222 

226

209

263

209

190

209

190

8,944

289

_

-

June

178

187

184

318

*1.750

654

470

454

385

366

343

306

*343

306

291

266

433

306

295

281

235

232

277

306 

270

239

222

901

776

421

11,995

400

.

-

July

358

3T7

288

266

*242

226

212

203

190

184

172

161

153

180

224

170

170

232

184

164

148

148

140

142 

178

138

125

121

112

118

116

5,782

187

_

-

Aug.

107

132

103

110

128

*101

105

88

*86

97

78

78

79

101

121

88

91

135

492

161

116

103

95

92

90

92

84

79

76

74

11

3,453

111

_

-

Sept.

70

70

70

71

68

*64

63

63

265

399

172

112

99

94

92

692

460

459

339

328

270

222

206

181 

156

142

138

192

720

506

6,783

226

-

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,180 Mln 44 Mean 262 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.77

Water year 1956-57: Max 5,180 Mln 59 Mean 380 Cfsm 2.86 In. 38.73

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs). Jan. 31 (10:30 p.m.) 6.600 cfs (8.62 ft); Apr. 4 (9:30 p.m.)

9,940 cfs (10.65 ft) .

Discharge measurement madv. «*i M^J-U ««.j . 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 87

Alien Creek: near Hazelwood, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°25'49", long 83°00'33", on left bank 180 ft downstream from Rocky Branch, 

3.0 miles upstream from mouth, and 3.3 miles south of Hazelwood, Haywood Ccunty.

Drainage area.--14.4 sq ml.

Records available. August 1949 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 3,047.83 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--8 years, 34.8 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,320 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 3.90 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 5.7 efs Sept. 2; 

minimum gage height, 0.92 ft Oct. 9; minimum daily discharge, 7.5 cfs Sept. 3.

1949-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 31, 1957; minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 9, 1954 

(gage height, 0.75 ft); minimum daily, 5.0 cfs Oct. 11-14, 18, 22, 23, 25-27, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 7.0 ft Aug. 30, 1940, from information by local reeidents.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by intermittent operation of filter plant 

0.3 mile upstream since Aug. 29, 1954. Town of Waynesville diverts about 3 cfs for 

water supply at diversion dam 0.4 mile upstream.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

0.9 7.

1.0 13

1.2 32

1.4 58

1.6 91

1.8 131

2.0 180

2.4 330

2.9 600

0.9

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

1.8 130

2.0 180

2.4 320

2.8 540

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

Z

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

Total

Mean

Cfsrr,

In.

Oct.

12

11

11

11

11

10

9.5

9.5

9.0

*9.0

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.5

32

28

Ib

21

IDS

38

28

24

22

?1

19

la

1 8

18

579.5

Id. 7

-

"

Nov.

28

*20

19

18

17

17

21

25

19

18

17

16

16

16

16

18

44

21

23

21

23

21

19

19

13

17

17

16

Ib

Ib

597

19.9

-

"

Dec.

15

15

15

15

15

15

*15

IS

16

15

14

83

53

95

129

100

66

53

47

44

44

71

99

137

61

66

57

53

49

46

42

1,580

51.0

"

Jan.

40

37

36

*44

44

40

40

36

37

44

36

34

34

32

34

32

29

b23

b24

28

30

61

161

71

66

58

98

88

127

108

-&9_6_

2,168

69.9

-

-

Feb.

501

280

242

224

*204

207

198

164

157

144

130

121

108

96

90

92

80

73

78

71

C2

59

56

54

57

96

64

104

-

3,812

136

-

"

Mar.

110

78

69

*64

57

57

*59

56

50

48

48

48

47

46

43

40

40

46

46

40

39

44

40

40

46

40

38

36

34

34

1,520

49.0

-

-

Apr.

79

*77

57

255

*565

167

130

158

126

108

96

88

82

77

71

67

64

62

57

54

52

57

54

71

54

50

50

56

56

56

2,794

93.1

-

"

May

54

50

*56

57

50

48

46

44

43

42

51

47

43

40

38

37

36

37

38

36

32

40

34

36

33

33

38

32

31

33

IP1,265

40.8

-

"

June

37

32

34

65

197

84

69

62

54

50

47

*48

52

48

48

77

73

61

56

50

44

40

38

38

37

33

32

72

51

47

1,676

55.9

-

-

July

40

37

*36

33

31

30

29

27

26

25

24

23

23

40

25

21

30

24

21

19

18

18

18

19

17

17

17

17

15

15

14

749

24.2

_

-

Aug.

17

16

14

17

*15

14

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

12

12

11

20

21

44

13

11

10

10

9.5

9.5

10

9.0

8.5

8.5

6.5

_8_.0

411.5

13.3

-

-

Sept.

8.0

8.0

7.5

9.0

*8.0

8.0

8.0

9.0

12

12

10

9.5

9.0

9.5

12

34

58

31

22

23

19

17

17

14

14

13

12

24

39

24

500.5

16.7

-

-

Calendar year 1955: Max 209 Min 5.7 Mean 36.0 Cfsm 2.50 In. 34 

Water year 1956-57 : Max 595_______Mln 7.5_____Mean 48.4____Cfsro 5.55 In. 45

Peak discharge (base. 400 cfs).--Jan. 25 (5 a.m.) 405 cfs (2.55 ft); Jan. 51 (6:50 p 

(3.90 ft); Apr. 4 18:30 p.m.) 630 cfs (2.95 ft); June 5 (2:30 a.m.) 516 cfs (2.76 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

34.06

45.59

. 31 (6:30 p.m.) 1,320 cfs

. J*J 1 L ; i Hp I. * ^o;*jw ^j ,111, f ouu ^10 \ i- , J<j i

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Jonathan Creek near Cove Creek, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°37'22", long 83°00'26", on left bank 1,500 ft downstream from ford, 

0.7 mile upstream from mouth, and 2 miles downstream from Cove Creek and village of 

Cove Creek, Haywood County.

Drainage area. 65.3 sq mi.

Records available. May 1930 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,383.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 27 years, 125 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,070 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 7.33 ft); minimum, 32 cfs Sept. 7, 8.

1930-57: Maximum discharge, 3,200 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 7.51 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Jan. 2, 1940 (gage height, 0.54 ft), result of freezeup; minimum daily, 

23 cfs Sept. 17, 18, 23, 1953.

Remarks. Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small gristmill 

above station.

Revisions.--WSP 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 19 to Dec. 11, Aug. 21 to Sept. 15)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31

0.8 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

31

51

96

182

3.0 

4.0 

5.6

452

880

1,840

Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

3.0 450

4.0 843

5.6 1,840

Note.--Same as

preceding table

below 2.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to Septe-nber 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

51 

48

48

48

48

47

43

*41

40

40

40

40

39

38

3¥

38

39

57

71

48

51

342

I3o

96

83

77

75

68

66

64

63

2,017

65.1

0.997

1.15

Nov.

114 

*83

73

70

66

63

63

87

73

66

63

61

59

58

5J7_

69

~9T 131

84

79

84

88

75

75

71

71

70

68

68

66

2,252

75.1

1.15

1.28

Dec.

62 

62

62

62

62

61

*61

60

61

61

58

172

132

194

324

285

191

155

135

125

124

165

236

460 272~

217

184

167

153

139

132

4,634

149

2.28

2.64

Jan.

122 

110

109

*127

155

125

125

114

106

125

113

109

106

103

103

100

92

88

91

95

96

137

561

239

217

187

328

321

431

433

1,850

6,998

226

3.46

3.99

Feb.

1,820 

1,180

*873

853

*864

874

740

631

585

539

447

396

360

324

*295

292

256

239

254

229

210

198

187

180

176

227

191

292

_

13,714

490

7.50

7.81

Mar.

279 

229

212

*198

189

184

203

207

178

169

165

174

161

157

153

144

139

153

174

146

139

146

137

137

157

135

130

124

120

116

5,073

164

2.51

2.89

Apr.

130 

*27>0"

146

700

1,550

623

420

618

512

408

352

310

282

254

234

217

205

198

187

178

180

187

176

203

165

152

171

184

223

414

9,579

319

4.89

5.46

May

274 

*2T5

*212

194

174

161

152

144

139

135

174

144

134

132

166

T56~ 125

159

198

191

148

142

135

233

159

142

256

169

153

152

146

5,214

168

2.57

2.97

June

140 

137

130

169

475

274

229

198

184

176

163

*152

144

142

128

ISO

146

185

168

137

124

118

124

144

130

113

?59~ 106

189

135

5,039

168

2.57

2.87

July

159" 119 

*106

102

96

92

88

86

83

81

76

73

72

90

87

78

38

79

72

68

64

69

66

81

64

60

58

58

56

W

57

2,438

78.6

1.20

1.39

Aug.

54 

53

36

82

69

*54

50

49

48

48

46

45

52

50

57

48

80

146

ITT

61

50

47

45

43

43

48

43

40

39

38

57

1,731

55.8

0.855

0.99

Sept.

36 

36

36

43

*38

35

34

35

42

131

49

43

40

42

40

150

103

86

75

66

61

57

58

54

50

48

48

80

106

77

1,799

60.0

0.919

1.02

Calendar year 1956: Max 932 Min 31 Mean 122 Cfsm 1.87 Ir. 25.36

Water year 1956-57: Max 1,830 Min 34 Mean 166 Cfsm 2.54 Ir. 34.46

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs).--Jan. 23 (6 

3,070 cfs (7.33 ft); Feb. 5 (9 p.m.) 1,100 cfs 

Apr. 8 (7 p.m.) 1,220 cfs (4.66 ft); Apr. 30 (5 

cfs (4.49 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

_________

:30 a.m.) 1,230 cfs (4.62 ft); Jan. 31 (10 p.m.)

(4.47 ft); Apr. 5 (7:30 a.m.) 1,780 cfs (5.52 ft);

:30 p.m.) 2,390 cfs (6.38 ft); May 24 (3 p.m.) 1,110
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Pigeon River near Hepco, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°38'07", long 82°59'22", on left bank 0.8 mile downstream from Jonathan 

Creek, 2.4 miles upstream from Fines Creek and from Hepco, Haywood County, and at mile 

45.0.

Drainage area.--350 sq mi.

Records available. July 1927 to September 1957.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,335.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 30 years, 647 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 16,600 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 11.10 ft); minimum, 154 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 1.12 ft).

1927-57: Maximum discharge, 32,700 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 15.82 ft, from 

floodmark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on tasis of slopearea determinations at gage heights 14.94 and 15.82 ft; minimum, 81 cfs Sept. 30, 1941; 

minimum gage height, 0.81 ft Sept. 8, 1954.

Maximum stage known, about 18 ft June 1876 and February 1902, from flood profiles by 

Tennessee Valley Authority.

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

good. Considerable regulation by Lake Junaluska on Richland Creek and Lal'e Logan on 

West Fork Pigeon River for periods of low flow (combined capacity of reservoirs, about 

2,200 cfs-days) .

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area . WSP893: 

1937-39(M) .

1928-31, 1932 (D, 1933-36,

Rating table, water year -1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

149

263

465

1,020

1,890

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.2

3,000

4,440

6,190

8,200

11,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a250

a220

a210

a200

a200

a230

a210

*184

176

171

171

168

166

163

161

159

159

203

416

274

250

2,510

1,130

642

500

442

420

373

340

340

344

11,382

367

-

-

Nov.

568

*465

398

369

348

328

321

394

348

306

294

288

274

266

263

277

432

490

352

325

325

344

306

294

291

284

277

263

266

260

10,016

334

-

-

Dec.

250

246

246

243

243

240

*237

233

233

230

227

497

806

867

1,600

1,650

937

747

637

580

555

780

1,070

2,270

1,310

1,010

871

786

720

637

600

21,558

695

-

-

Jan.

560

510

470

*515

681

540

535

490

475

505

500

456

447

434

438

610

356

298

321

356

361

467

2,430

1,060

907

818

1,190

1,190

1,390

1,840

7 , 820

28,970

935

-

-

Feb.

8,450

4,720

*3,360

3,250

3,130

3,220

2,920

2,420

2,270

2,080

1,780

1,540

1,370

1,240

1,160

1,180

1,030

955

988

988

877

824

791

769

774

2,410

1,410

1,750

-

57,656

2,059

-

-

Mar.

1,970

1,780

1,180

*1,070

1,060

1,130

1,080

925

808

813

847

859

808

791

769

774

791

791

907

791

769

835

808

730

780

648

605

585

565

550

540

27,359

883

-

-

Apr.

758

*2,?20"

1,240

3,640

11,000

a3,800

a2,700

a3,000

a2 , 500

1,940

1,710

1,590

1,460

1,300

1,200

1,120

1,080

1,040

931

889

901

955

1,040

1,260

919

847

847

919

1,160

1,300

55,466

1,849

-

-

May

1,160

 1,010

764

913

818

769

730

703

681

659

796

774

664

648

774

654

719

736

681

681

595

580

610

756

670

575

858

637

565

570

550

22,300

719

-

-

June

525

530

520

678

5,280

1,480

1,080

949

847

796

764

*698

692

670

620

615

786

727

703

642

565

535

565

664

580

530

500

891

1,650

769

24,851

828

-

-

July

55o" 670

*560

530

495

460

438

416

403

390

369

348

336

361

525

394

373

442

377

356

317

317

309

348

332

313

277

274

260

270

12, 130

391

-

-

Aug.

250

274

253

294

332

*250

233

218

206

215

203

192

200

212

291

224

237

431

836

394

280

260

233

224

218

240

224

203

200

192

189

8,208

265

-

-

Sept.

184

181

178

195

 181

168

166

163

323

605

382

246

221

212

203

847

744

777

535

500

456

381

369

332

298

294

288

342

882

764

11,417

381

-

-

Calendar year 1956: Max 6,460 Min 123 Mean 565 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.96

Water year 1956-57: Max 11,000 Min 159 Mean 798 Cfsm 2.28 In. 30.95

Peak discharge (base. 6,000 cfs).--Jan. 31 (7:30 p.m.) 14,700 cfs (10.48 ft); Apr. 5 (3 a.m.) 

16,600 cfs (llTlO ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

at Canton and Jonathan Creek near Cove Creek.

493799 O -59 -7
90 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Pigeon River at Newport, Term.

Location. Lat 35°57'36", long 83°10i26", on left bank 100 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 70 at Newport, Cocke County, 0.6 mile downstream from Morell Branch, and at 

mile 6.8.

Drainage area. 666 sq mi.

Records available. January 1903 to December 1905, December 1906 to Decerrber 1909, November 1918 to September 1929, May 1945 to July 1946, and August 1948 to September 1957 in 

reports of Geological Survey. Published as "near Newport" 1945-46. September 1900 to 

October 1901, December 1902 to December 1905, and December 1906 to September 1924 

(prior to October 1910 and October 1920 to September 1921, revised), in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,040.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to September 1929, staff or chain gage 

at same site and datum. May 1945 to July 1946 water-stage recorder at site 4.8 miles 

downstream at datum 37.85 ft lower.

Average discharge. 30 years (1903-5, 1908-12, 1914-29, 1948-57), 1,198 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 34,500 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 15.07 ft); minimum, 64 cfs Aug. 12 (gage height, -0.11 ft); minimum daily, 83 cfs Sept. 2.

1900-1901, 1902-5, 1906-29, 1945-46, 1948-57: Maximum discharge, £4,900 cfs Apr. 2, 

1920 (gage height, 17.0 ft); minimum, 38 cfs Oct. 5, 1952, Sept. 13, 1954; minimum 

daily, 48 cfs Sept. 21, 28, 1953; minimum gage height, -0.32 ft Sept. 13, 1954.

Flood of Feb. 28. 1902, reached a stage of 21.4 ft. Flood of Aug. 30, 1940, reached 

a stage of 17.3 ft (discharge, 36,000 cfs), determined by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks.- -Records good. Considerable regulation by Lakes Junaluska, Logan, and Walters for 

periods of low flow (combined usable capacity of reservoirs, about 12,500 cfs-days). The 

largest of these, Lake Walters (usable capacity, 10,300 cfs-days),was completed in 1929.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1143: Drainage area; average discharge. WSP 1336: 

1917(M), 1919-20(M), 1921, 1924(M), 1927-29(M). See also Records available.

1903,

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.0

.2

.4

.7

1.0

1.5

125

180

304

480

860

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

9.0 

11.7

1,330

2,580

5,940

15,300

23,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

491

376

418

*482

419

316

174

248

321

304

306

336

328

220

194

316

334

371

369

342

435

2.750

2,450

1,620

964

856

658

470

586

562

688

18,704

603

-

-

Nov.

556

878

619

473

634

*680

594

667

668

518

456

518

621

608

614

618

545

466

543

657

648

536

538

533

483

785

893

850

652

604

18,455

615

-

-

Dec.

478

362

511

590

577

*583

524

432

354

452

610

760

1,130

1,370

2,410

5.070

2,640

2,300

P,010

1,800

1,780

1,700

1,560

2,360

2,660

2,270

2,390

2,080

1,450

730

1,060

43,003

1,387

-

-

Jan.

969

1,300

1,040

894

794

714

970

940

*932

1,060

1,080

840

616

904

983

942

912

873

698

496

727

840

1,920

2,360

2,240

1,980

1,930

3,710

*3,200

3,710

 13 ' 000

53,574

1,728

-

-

Feb.

25.000

13,700

6,840

6,840

6,510

6,820

*6,090

5,600

6,380

6,700

4,900

3,710

3,240

3,010

2,880

2,790

2,270

2,360

2,470

2,450

2,000

1,830

1,510

1.190

1,340

1,860

2,500

2,550

133,340

4,762

-

-

Mar.

2.720

2,690

2,480

2,360

*2 , 400

1,990

1,720

2,030

1,540

749

1,340

1,530

1,550

1,500

1,430

1,220

965

1,500

1,630

1,670

1,500

1,480

1,120

634

1,410

1,630

1,520

1,330

1,230

716

546

48,130

1,553

-

-

Apr.

751

1,860

*2,180

2,510

*14.500

7,220

4,490

3,810

5,300

3,520

3,060

2,800

2,680

2,380

2,270

2,290

2,260

2,250

' 2,210

1,440

976

1,010

1,350

1,580

1,630

1,570

1,360

961

1,430

2,120

83,768

2,792

-

-

May

2,270

2.290

*1,930

1,270

750

1,140

1,280

1,250

1,230

1,210

1,010

870

1,030

876

824

962

1,000

1,200

758

996

937

824

799

842

1,260

844

1,850

1,530

1,020

862

834

35,728

1,153

-

-

June

626

434

915

1,250

5.890

3,190

*2 , 570

2,010

1,330

1,510

1,600

1,160

1,440

1,300

933

613

1,170

1,300

1,140

952

938

764

938

1,700

1,280

1,100

1,150

1,520

2,420

1,690

42,833

1,428

-

-

July

1.510

978

867

602

667

582

598

764

*730

713

626

572

400

276

841

796

644

642

574

383

284

538

568

628

558

508

348

282

474

542

512

19,007

613

-

-

Aug.

522

524

368

236

439

484

422

430

*452

354

226

239

410

365

328

484

310

368

1.560

978

668

532

391

288

131

296

472

462

434

465

256

13,894

448

-

-

Sept.

89

83

460

434

*294

272

258

224

*697

381

549

582

546

482

250

646

1.680

1,680

1,510

1,010

439

261

320

438

451

404

403

336

700

1,000

16,879

563

-

-

Calendar year 1956: Max 12,300 Min 94 Mean 1,144 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.38

Water year 1956-57: Max 23,000 Min 83 Mean 1,445 Cfsm 2.17 In. 29.45

Peak discharge (base. 7.500 efs). Feb. 1 (1 a.m.) 34,500 cfs (15.07 ft); Feb. 4 (7 p.m.) 8,140 cfs 

(6.11 ft); Feb. 10 (12 m.) 8,300 cfs (6.18 ft); Apr. 5 (8 a.m.) 24,100 cfs (11.97 ft); June 5 (4p.m.) 

8,670 cfs (6.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 91

North Toe River at Altapass, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°53'59", long 82°01'50", on left bank 0.1 mile upstream from Rose Creek,

I.0 mile northwest of Altapass, Mltchell County, and at mile 36.0.

Drainage area.--104 sq mi.

Records available. May 1934 to December 1957 (discontinued). Prior to October 1938, 

published as "above Spruce Pine" (flow of Rose Creek included).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,542.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 1, 1938, at site 1.2 miles downstream at datum 13.90 ft lower.

Average discharge. 23 years, 198 cfs.

Extremes. 1956-57: Maximum discharge during water year, 5,340 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height,

II.45 ft); minimum, 49 cfs Sept. 2, 7; minimum gage-height, 1.32 ft Oct. 16-18; minimum daily discharge, 52 efs Sept. 1, 3, 6.

1957: Maximum discharge during period October to December, 2,790 cfs Dec. 20 (gage 

height, 8.90 ft); minimum, 93 cfs Nov. 7, 8 (gage height, 1.83 ft).

1934-57: Maximum discharge, 22,200 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, IS.5 ft, from 

floodmark in gage well) , from rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs on basis of slopearea determination of peak flow; minimum, 23 cfs Sept. 9, 1954 (gage height, 0.99 ft); 

minimum daily, 28 cfs Sept. 16, 1956.

Maximum stage known, about 24 ft in July 1916.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by gristmills and primary mineral processing mills. 

Revisions. WSP 973: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

80

73

69

90

110

102

82

73

67

64

64

62

58

58

58

57

57

58

62

80

80

512

*238

*156

122

114

138

110

102

104

120

3,220

104

1.00

1.15

Nov.

312

232

165

140

124

114

108

118

112

100

96

92

89

*87

87

87

304

230

151

131

120

120

108

108

100

102

100

b94

b90

b85

3,906

130

1.25

1.40

Dec.

b80

b80

83

83

81

79

78

74

72

74

72

*92

178

198

345

288

195

160

142

129

122

135

156

528

309

220

190

170

149

140

140

4,842

156

1.50

1.73

Jan.

135

b!25

b!30

b!40

b!50

144

138

*124

131

144

131

120

114

112

110

108

b!05

blOO

blOO

bllOl

b!05

b!20

639

321

235

205

208

420

500

535

1,330

7,089

229

2.20

2.53

Feb.

1,820

829

597

606

546

594

510

513

838

791

627

507

438

382

332

328

289

265

*283

281

239

224

215

210

*213

667-

453

659

-

14,256

509

4.89

5.10

Mar.

660

480

405

355

323

301

293

295

261

243

247

249

*232

226

222

206

200

200

215

194

181

203

196

198

221

210

198

183

177

170

163

7,907

255

2.45

2.83

Apr.

245

676

370

835

5,720

1,120

696

718

732

582

510

459

415

380

352

*332

321

315

307

285

273

285

285

323

289

257

241

236

247

273

16,079

536

5.15

5.75

May

251

239

275

283

237

221

*206

198

193

186

215

200

178

188

247

183

169

170

175

215

172

163

175

162

181

311

412

265

208

188

180

6,646

214

2.06

2.38

June

169

170

188

193

*845

474

338

281

452

330

291

*340

285

293

305

277

251

305

263

224

205

191

251

222

215

226

319

269

360

253

8,785

293

2.82

3.14

July

243

205

191

177

166

154

144

139

133

*129

120

115

108

105

113

232

255

205

209

162

146

144

140

246

164

138

125

122

118

127

120

4,895

158

1.52

1.75

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,730 Min 28 Mean 165 Cfsra !- 59 In. 21

Water year 1956-57: Max 3,720 Min 52 Mean 232 cfsra 2.23 In . 3C

Aug.

107

104

97

100

166

102

92

87

82

79

76

78

*76

73

170

142

97

89

106

111

84

78

72

70

68

68

65

61

58

60

55

2,773

89.5

0.861

0.99

Sept.

52

55

52

73

62

52

69

58

84

182

*146

104

84

72

66

296

*652

362

210

169

150

151

136

123

109

101

97

98

200

388

4,453

148

1.42

1.59

.62

.34

Peak discharge (base, 1.500 efs).--Peb. 1 (2 a.m.) 2,480 cfs (7.12 ft); Apr. 5 (7 a.m. 

(11.45 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1

2

3

5

6

7

8

Oct.

251

196

198

200

164

146

136

127

Nov.

113

108

103

102

99

97

94

141

Dec.

267

247

231

273

222

212

267

792

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

120

*113

110

145

124

110

106

103

Nov.

160

112

105

105

102

296

269

224

Dec.

485

385

335

b315

b300

b280

b270

*253

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

160

201

142

126

119

115

113

205

Nov.

221

427

872

510

*360

309

706

440

Dec.

261

247

253

1,320

895

522

432

385

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total. ........................................................................

Runoff in inches. .............................................................

Oct.

166

146

142

129

124

123

119

144

1.38

1.60

Nov.

*808

661

475

395

342

305

-

302

2.90

3.24

Dec.

355

542

415

375

340

311

291

390

3.75

4.32

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,720 Min 52 Mean 270 Cfsm 2.60 In. 35.22

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Dec. 20 (6 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

p.m. =,790 cfs (8.90 ft).
92 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Cane River near Sioux, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°00i52", long 82°19 1 40" 1 on right bank on State Highway 26, 1.3 miles up-

 stream from confluence with North Toe River, 1.5 miles east of Sioux, Yancey County, 

and at mile 1.3.

Drainage area. 157 sq mi.

Records available. May 1934 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,045.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TI929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 23 years, 241 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,030 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 10.90 ft); mini-

 mum, 63 cfs Sept. 1, 2, 3 (gage height, 2.07 ft); minimum daily, 64 cf3 Sept. 2.

1934-57: Maximum discharge, 31,800 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 17.8 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 15.65 ft; minimum, 18 cfs Jan. 6, 1940 (gage height, 1.14 ft), result of 

freezeup; minimum daily, 27 cfs Sept. 14, 1953.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are good. No regulation at Burnsville powerplant since October 1955. 

Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 893: 1934(M). WSP 1143: 1940(M).

Rating tables, water- year 1956-57, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 24, 

Feb. 27 to June 23

Dec. 

June

25 to Feb. 26, 

24 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

157

310

495

725

5.0 1,320

6.0 2,080

7.0 3,020

8.0 4,150

9.2 5,780

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

53

83

146

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

296

485

720

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 4.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per- second, water year October 1956 to Septemler 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

31

23

33

24

35

26

27

38

39

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

143

122

109

109

145

143

111

99

91

86

82

82

78

77

73

72

70

75

95

83

87

533

296

*180

150

138

145

138

133

150

226

4,109

133

0.847

0.97

Nov.

215" 305

180

167

147

135

129

155

143

123

115

109

103

99

*97

95

315

314

152

135

129

140

120

113

109

107

103

99

97

95

4,174

139

0.885

0.99

Dec.

89

87

86

86

84

82

83

80

80

!§

78

*111

230

315

458

415

292

236

200

183

170

211

245

757

469

336

376

236

213

136

172

6,522

210

1.34

1.54

Jan.

163

b!39

b!35

b!40

240

300

186

*169

172

183

186

169

162

151

144

139

b!25

bllO

b!20

b!40

132

139

902

466

339

289

354

736

620

758

3 190

11,097

358

2.28

2.63

Feb.

5.550

1,990

1,130

1,190

1,500

1,180

939

802

1,850

1,420

1,OOO

753

610

517

454

446

384

347

*339

a380

a330

a310

a300

a280

a290

al,400

a700

al.OOO

_

25,381

906

5.77

6.01

Mar.

al.100

a6OO

a500

a450

a400

a370

a360

a360

a320

a29O

a300

a3OO

a280

*268

258

242

333

330

258

333

220

339

236

236

265

245

233

220

208

203

194

9,851

318

2.03

3.33

Apr.

203

589

384

1,200

5.780

1,730

952

902

952

710

594

515

459

412

380

*352

334

330

303

382

268

286

324

363

303

372

258

314

387

331

20,458

682

4.34

4.85

May

381

356

328

314

275

252

336

*323

214

305

245

323

197

191

211

191

178

178

189

239

175

180

189

290

262

474

737

455

317

365

236

8,406

271

1.73

1.99

June

214

205

211

375

1.730

890

598

467

443

433

366

328

*292

356

275

265

249

258

243

220

200

197

348

347

362

333

233

218

350

321

11,016

367

2.34

2.61

July

318

249

318

197

183

167

156

149

141

134

*138

121

115

110

181

175

132

144

130

123

108

102

102

154

121

104

96

94

89

94

4,434

143

O.fll

1.05

Aug.

81

92

80

89

215

106

85

78

77

73

72

70

*69

93

265

151

96

102

125

103

83

78

75

73

73

73

72

69

69

67

66.

2,918

94.1

0.599

0.69

Sept.

66

64

69

89

75

67

70

67

*73

73

94

133

98

73

69

151

342

494

218

172

139

119

110

108

94

87

83

87

241

477

4,103

137

0.873

 0.97

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,000 Min 43 Mean 230 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.04

Water- year 1956-57: Max 5,780 Min 64 Mean 308 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.63

Peak discharge (base. 2.600 cfs).--Feb. 1 (3 a.m.) 5.930 cfs (9.30 ft); Apr. 5 (4 a.m.) 9,030 cfs 

(10.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for North Toe River at Altapass and Watauga River near Sugar Grove.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 93 

North Indian Creek near Unicoi, Term.

Location.--Lat 36°10'35", long 82°17'36", on right bank 100 ft upstream from unnamed tributary, 900 ft upstream from Rocky Branch, and 3.4 miles southeast of Unicoi, Unicoi 

County.

Drainage area. 15.9 sq mi.

Records available. May 1944 to September 1957 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,209.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 13 years, 21.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 495 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 4.13 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 280 cfs; minimum, 4.2 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 0.94 ft).

1944-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 31, 1957; minimum, 1.9 cfs Nov. 29, 1953; 

minimum gage height, 0.79 ft Sept. 22-28, 1944.

Remarks. Records good. Some diversion from Davis Spring 1 mile upstream fo1- part of 

water supply of Johnson City.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 28-31)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Jan. 31 to Sept. 3O

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

3.5 

6.0

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.3

143

303

0.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3

3.4 

5.3

8.1

15

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.3

154

soe

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*8.6

8.2

7.6

7.6

7.9

9.4

7.3

7.0

6.6

6.3

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.3

7.6

6.6

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.6

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.8

202.6

6.54

0.411

0.47

Nov.

12

6.6

5.8

5.5

*5.2

5.0

5.5

12

12

8.6

7.9

7.9

7.6

7.3

6.6

6.3

16

11

10

8.6

8.6

8.9

7.3

7.3

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.3

239.6

7.99

0.503

0.56

Dec.

6.0

5.8

*6.0

6.3

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

6.0

6.0

5.8

11

21

17

17

15

14

14

13

12

13

19

19

40

28

23

19

16

15

14

13

417.5

13.5

0.849

0.98

Jan.

12

*10

10

15

27

23

23

19

22

24

21

19

18

16

15

14

12

9.2

10

11

13

13

23

17

17

16

39

*221

*286

195

 294

1,464.2

47.2

2.97

3.42

Feb.

306

210

117

141

*132

133

125

125

171

208

130

88

66

56

47

43

36

32

35

32

29

26

25

24

.23

25

23

32

-

2,440

87.1

5.48

5.71

Mar.

37

34

32

29

*26

25

25

27

25

24

26

29

28

26

24

23

22

22

22

20

19

20

19

18

20

19

19

18

18

17

17

730

23.5

1.48

1.71

Apr.

*17

24

19

118

262

109

66

122

114

76

58

47

40

34

31

29

26

24

23

21

21

20

23

27

23

20

20

19

19

18

1,470

49.0

3.08

3.44

May

*18

22

21

19

18

17

16

15

15

14

15

14

13

13

13

13

12

16

21

20

16

20

17

33

26

31

143

62

37

28

22

760

24.5

1.54

1.78

June

19

18

*16

17

34

49

37

28

23

20

18

19

34

55

29

23

48

50

39

28

23

19

32

29

37

37

29

28

28

31

897

29.9

1.88

2.10

July Aug .

25 6.7

21 6.4

19 6.1

17 11

16 *12

14 7.8

14 7.0

12 6.4

12 6.1

11 5.6

11 5.6

10 7.3

10 5.9

9.3 6.4

*10 36

10 14

17 10

16 18

11 14

9.3 9.6

9.0 8.4

8.4 7.5

15 7.3

16 7.0

10 6.7

9.0 7.0

8.7 6.1

8.1 5.9

7.5 5.6

7.5 5.3

7.5 4.9

381.3 273.6

12.3 8.83

0.774 0.555

0.89 0.64

Sept.

4.7

4^5

*7.0

7.5

5.6

4.9

4.5

4.5

4.9

6.7

9.5

8.1

6.1

7.7

6.7

11

15

To

8.7

8.1

7.3

8.4

11

9.3

7.5

6.7

6.4

6.7

9.0

12

230.0

7.67

O.482

0.54

Calendar year 1956: Max 196 Mln 4.0 Mean 20.3 Cfsm i 28 In. 17.35

Water year 1956-57: Max 306 Min 4.5 Mean 26.0 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.24

Peak discharge (base. 220 efs). Jan. 29 (6:30 p.m.) 468 cfs (3.78 ft); Jan. 31 (8:30 p.m.) 495 cfs 

(4.13 ft); Feb. 10 (5:30 a.m.) 334 cfs (3.42 ft); Apr. 5 (1 a.m.) 394 cfs (3.69 ft); May 27 (7:30 a.m.) 

323 cfs (3.37 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Nolichucky River at Embreeville, Term.

Location. --La t 36°10'35", long 82°27'27", on left bank 2,000 ft upstream from bridge on

 State Highway 81 at Embreeville, Washington County, 3 miles northwest of Erwin, 

5.2 miles downstream from North Indian Creek, and at mile 89.0.

Drainage area.--805 sq mi.

Records available. --September 1900 to May 1901 (published as "near Chucky Valley" ), July 

1920 to September 1957.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,519.30 ft above mean see level, datum of

 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. September 1900 to May 1901 ctiin gage at site 

3 miles downstream at different datum. July 1920 to October 1931 chain gage at bridge 

2,000 ft downstream at datum 6.33 ft lower.

Average discharge. --38 years (1919-57), 1,301 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 38,000 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 11.00 ft); mini-

 mum, 306 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 1.03 ft).

1900-1901, 1919-57: Maximum discharge, 82,500 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 18.57 

ft), from rating curve extended above 48,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

of peak flow; minimum, 85 cfs Sept. 8, 9, 1925 (gage height, 1.60 ft, site and datum 

then in use I .

Remarks. Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mill above 

station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 803: 1935(M). WSP 823: Drainage area. li'SP 1336:

1931(M) .

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1921-24,

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

Oct. 1 to Jan. 23

2.O 

3.0

Jan. 23 to Sept. 3O

300

495

765

1,260

3,200

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

290

480

750

1,260

3.0 

5.0 

9.4

3,390

9,240

29,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*593

519

465

442

543

735

638

511

450

414

388

363

362

355

338

333

328

333

368 

374

472

1,530

2,000

1,060

776

656

656

685

593

18,591

600

0.745

0.86

Nov.

1,060

1,540

995

853

*765

685

638

685

725

629

575

535

519

495

480

465

688

1,280

911 

745

685

685

629

575

559

551

551

527

511

cr-l Q

21,060

702

0.872

0.97

Dec.

495

472

*458

458

450

450

442

442

442

442

435

480

935

1,100

1,940

1,810

1,520

1,180

1,010 

899

842

899

1,120

2,630

2,690

1,790

1,390

1,170

1,060

31,251

1,008

1.25

1.44

Jan.

831

*745

620

665

1,030

1,140

1,010

935

911

995

1,060

983

899

831

776

745

685

593

535 

602

695

715

3,010

2,860

1,840

1,510

1,530

*6,150

6,570

60,101

1,939

2.41

2.78

Feb.

*17,700

9,270

6,120

6.O9O

*6,390

6,540

5,400

4,900

8,550

8,910

6,000

4,180

3,290

2,750

2,340

2,160

1,970

1,720

1,640 

1,820

1,580

1,440

1,340

1,290

1, 260

4,470

3,460

3,250

-

125,830

4,494

5.58

5.81

Mar.

5,010

3,560

2,930

2,470

*2,160

1,930

1,820

1,930

1,760

1,580

1,550

1,580

1,560

1,470

1,400

1,320

1,230

1,190

1,260 

1,260

1,150

1,150

1,220

1,130

1,250

1,360

1,310

1,190

1,120

51,990

1,677

2.08

2.40

Apr.

*1,030

3,030

2,520

4,230

*29.100

10,100

5,430

5,710

6,630

4,460

3,560

3,030

2,610

2,300

2,080

1,950

1,840

1,740

1,680 

1,620

1,530

1,460

1,640

2,120

2,230

1,740

1,550

1,490

1,740

111,810

3,727

4.63

5.17

May

*1,510

1,600

1,560

1,620

1,440

1,290

1,260

1,120

1,150

1,060

1,150

1,230

1,040

990

1,200

1,160

964

951

1,080 

1,230

1,130

938

1,090

990

1,470

1,360

4,100

3,150

1,970

43,503

1,403

1.74

2.01

June

1,130

1,090

*1,070

1,230

6,210

5,230

3,440

2,430

2,430

2,380

2,080

1,8OO

1,560

2,140

1,720

1,470

1,920

2,470

1,990 

1,470

1,230

1,090

1,230

1,740

1,760

1,490

2,030

1,640

2,080

61,520

2,051

2.55

2.84

July

2,010

1,550

1,260

1,120

1,020

938

849

783

750

720

670

650

623

596

*34l

886

805

1,020

925 

783

660

596

587

849

794

632

569

544

520 

5O4

25,366

818

1.02

1.17

Aug.

480

473

452

452

*750

632

480

431

417

397

390

397

384

390

1.250

1,130

670

614

794 

700

578

488

438

417

410

404

390

378

364

16,235

524

0.651

0.75

Sept.

334

323

*318

424

397

358

323

358

384

730

860

761

605

459

410

632

3,040

3,270

1,550 

1,160

925

838

805

750

641

569

544

520

709

26,317

877

1.09

1.22

Calendar year 1956 : Max 14,500 Mln 210 Mean 1,125 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19. Ol

Water year 1956-57 : Max 29,100 Mln 318 Mean 1,626 Cfsm 2.02 In. 27.42

Peak discharge (base

cfs (5.41 ft); Apr. 5 (7 a.m.) 38.0OO cfs (11.00 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

9.500 cfs).--Feb. 1 (1 a.m.) 25,600 cfs (8.72 ft); Feb. 9 (11:30 a.m.) 10.7OO - --ft).
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 95

Nolichucky River below Nolichucky Dam, Term.

Location. Lat 36°03'59", long 82°52'18", on right bank 0.30 mile downstream from Nolichucky Dam, Greene County, 2.2 miles upstream from Cove Creek, 7.0 miles south of 

Greeneville, and at mile 45.7.

Drainage area.--1,184 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1903 to December 1908, April 1919 to October 1925, and October 

1945 to September 1957 in reports of Geological Survey. Published as "near Greeneville" 1903-8, 1919-25. May 1903 to December 1908 (revised records) and April 1919 to 

September 1924 in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,173.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. May 1903 to December 1908 and April 1919 to 

October 1925, at bridge 8.4 miles upstream at different datums.

Average discharge . 23 years (1903-8, 1919-25, 1945-57), 1,763 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 36.500 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 17.35 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Nov. 14 (gage height, 0.90 ft); minimum daily, 27 cfs Nov. 14.

1903-8, 1919-25, 1945-57: Maximum discharge observed, 73,500 cfs Jan. 23, 1906 

(gage height, 19.3 ft), site and datum then in use, from rating curve extended above 

9,200 cfs; minimum, 20 cfs Sept. 20, 1956 (gage height, 0.84 ft); minimum daily, 22 cfs 

Oct. 20, 1954.

Flood of Aug. 14, 1940, reached a discharge of 73,500 cfs, by computation of flow 

over dam.

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

Low flow regulated by Lake Davy Crockett since 1913 (controlled storage, 4,060 cfsdays).

Revisions. See Records available.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

2.8

62

108

188

280

3.1

3.5

4.0

6.0

10.0

14.7

460

840

1,540

5,150

14,400

27,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*641

688

582

692

790

504

490

496

770

726

698

938

429

424

396

404

400

602

514

510

407

405

2,040

2, 500

1,320

1,190

684

716

385

410

22,619

730

0.617

0.71

Nov.

1,050

1,090

1,560

1,280

*826

710

806

1,160

904

740

734

968

756

27

509

630

619

915

1,530

1,190

778

727

777

1,120

681

622

671

648

655

642

25,325

844

0.713

0.80

Dec.

622

494

*523

600

608

512

606

496

505

404

494

590

685

1,370

1,800

2,370

1,780

2,500

1,140

859

1,220

1,240

2,100

1,940

2,590

2,680

2,610

1,730

987

964

1,350

38,369

1,238

1.05

1.21

Jan.

1,240

*1,300

1,230

976

880

1,400

1,660

982

1,110

1,300

1,850

1,410

1,410

1,200

988

1,140

1,250

1,220

630

626

614

788

1,010

3,290

2,710

2,570

2,020

5,440

10,800

*1 1,300

12,000

76,344

2,463

2.08

2.40

Feb.

*27,700

18,600

10,000

8,080

*10, 100

9,360

8,720

7,970

10,800

14,900

10,600

6,970

5,390

4,500

3,900

3,600

3,330

2,980

2,860

2,820

2,800

2,730

2,610

2,530

2,480

2,090

3,970

3,670

196,060

7,002

5.91

6.16

Mar.

5,670

5,060

4,070

3,540

*3,110

2,880

2,790

2,750

2,730

2,680

2,610

2,550

2,070

2,030

2,510

2,120

1,820

1,650

1,740

1,880

1,840

1,830

1,630

1,740

1,400

1,920

2,040

2,000

1,560

1 290

1^440

74,950

2,418

2.04

2.35

Apr.

*1,830

1,780

2,660

2,710

24,600

17,600

7,880

6,840

10,600

6,880

5,170

4,330

3,810

3,470

3,110

2,950

2,880

2,800

2,710

2,620

2,530

2,190

2,000

2,500

2,590

2,590

2,550

2,020

1,800

1, 660

139,660

4,655

3.93

4.39

May

*2 , 000

2,170

2,120

2,060

1,630

,500

,950

,930

,820

,510

960

,090

,310

,460

,420

,410

,850

,180

,170

,070

1,640

1,810

1,710

1,580

1,160

1,190

2,850

4,850

2,980

2, 660

2,290

57,310

1,849

1.56

1.80

June

1,080

1,080

*1,280

2,340

2,590

6,560

4,810

3,380

2,870

2,810

2,360

2,660

2,570

2, 160

2,570

2,570

1,320

1,850

2,660

2,650

2,570

1,200

1,220

1,830

2,570

2,570

2,220

2,570

1,960

1,960

72,840

2,428

2.05

2.29

July

2,150

2,570

2,100

1,230

1,210

1,530

1,630

949

857

858

1,300

1,350

887

898

*858

925

1,300

1,290

1,460

1,210

1,180

630

729

724

961

1,910

562

536

718

634

727

35,873

1,157

0.977

1.13

Aug.

730

830

467

523

*604

857

906

888

707

415

413

512

606

614

1,120

1,900

984

686

609

787

1,010

1,060

846

503

500

526

518

516

520

415

416

21,988

709

0.599

0.69

Sept.

410

420

*432

615

599

612

416

414

421

926

804

996

1,290

1,060

575

806

1,740

2,610

2,680

2,590

1,080

870

606

1,070

1,050

1,370

1,370

671

652

1,340

30,495

1,016

0.858

0.96

Calendar year 1956: Max 18,300 Min 27 Mean 1,571 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.08

Water year 1956-57: Max 27,700 Min 27 Mean 2,169 Cfsm 1.83 In. 24.89

discharge (base, 11,500 cfs).--Jan. 30 (7 a.m.) 13,200 cfs (9.55 ft); Feb. 1 (9 a.m.) 32,600 

.23 ft); Feb. 10 (5:30 p.m.) 16,300 cfs (10.73 ft); Apr. 5 (5 p.m.) 36,500 cfs (17.35 ft).

Peak dl 

cfs (16

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record June 4 to July 15; discharge estimated on basis 

near Morristown and Nolichucky Dam powerplant records.

3f records for station
96 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Lick Creek at Mohawk, Tenn.

Location.--Lat 36°12'09", long 83°02'53", on right bank 0.25 mile east of Mohawk, Greene 

County, 0.6 mile upstream from Rlley Creek, and 17.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 220 sq mi.

Records available. July 1946 to September 1957.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,060.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 11 years, 237 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,030 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 15.83 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Dec. 9; minimum gage height, 1.76 ft Sept. 9.

1946-57: Maximum discharge, 10,700 cfs Jan. 31, 1950 (gage height, 16.24 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs; minimum, 8.4 cfs Sept. 12, 1954 (gage height, 

1.56 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 12, Mar. 3-7, Aug. 1-15)

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

7.0 

10.0

106

505

815

11.0

12.0

12.5

13.0

15.3

1,000

1,420

1,820

2,480

6,860

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

19

18

19

20

20

22

22

*21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

20

23

19

23

24

24

23

22

21

21

20

20

20

642

20.7

0.094

0.11

Nov.

21

20

22

22

20

20

*22

22

23

24

24

22

20

20

20

24

30

30

24

22

21

21

Z4

26

24

21

20

20

20

20

669

22.3

0.101

0.11

Dec.

19

19

18

18

*18

18

18

18

18

18

18

105

418

589

697

601

276

144

137

87

210

655

684

795

6T5

221

146

117

100

87

79

6,963

225

1.02

1.18

Jan.

74

67

61

*90

482

365

188

158

407

779

655

246

177

142

118

112

102

83

78

79

81

97

460

467

190

163

630

2,420

6,350

*4,720

3,440

23,481

757

3.44

3.97

Feb.

6,820

*4,700

2,050

1,390

1,310

1,410

1,670

2,040

*2,700

3,510

2,640

1,440

776

522

437

410

368

324

352

474

348

292

265

248

237

261

373

543

_

37,910

1,354

6.15

6.41

Calendar year 1956: Max 6,090 Min 18

Mar.

1,060

1.500

527

360

317

*297

315

786

742

378

292

369

425

325

266

238

212

202

212

201

176

209

238

190

177

162

148

140

133

132

122

10,651

344

1.56

1.80

Apr.

120

173

148

*380

1,600

1,900

768

870

2,460

1,730

609

360

305

273

243

224

216

199

187

175

190

178

161

161

146

. 133

125

119

114

110

14,377

479

2.18

2.43

May

104

101

99

94

90

*87

83

81

79

76

75

75

71

69

94

92

76

74

67

108

90

68

67

76

591

94

102

82

64

58

56

2,843

91.7

0.417

0.48

June

54

52

51

52

259

227

180

77

61

*55

53

52

51

72

48_

56

228

192

61

566

146

63

86

237

542

116

67

58

75

67

3,904

130

0.591

0.66

July

62

49

44

42

40

38

37

35

*35

33

33

30

29

28

29

48

43

"59 202

44

34

31

29

178

58

35

31

29

29

?fl

48

1,490

48.1

0.219

0.25

Aug.

42

46

39

44

*84

45

38

35

33

33

31

31

35

36

211

264

61

57

74

813

474

52

33

27

25

24

24

23

22

22

21

2,799

90.3

0.410

0.47

Sept.

20

20

20

*21

21

20

19

18

18

30

~39 105

26

63

56

56

47

35

29

28

88

90

44

35

30

27

25

44

56

53

1,183

39.4

0.179

0.20

Mean 265 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.40

Water year 1956-57: Max 6,820 Min 18 Mean 293 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.07

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs).--Jan. 29 (7 p.m.) 8,030 cfs (15.83 ft); Feb. 1 (6 p.m.) 7,430 cfs 

(15.56 ft); Feb. 10 (9 p.m.) 3,980 cfs (13.89 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Nolichucky River near Morristown, Term.

97

Location.--Lat 36°10'49", long 83°10'32", on right bank 0.25 mile downstream from Bent 

Creek, 0.6 mile upstream from Susong Bridge, 1.1 miles upstream from Porgey Island, 

7 miles southeast of Morristown, Hamblen County, and at mile 14.5.

Drainage area. 1,679 sq mi.

Records available. November 1920 to September 1957 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,015.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 6, 1925, chain gage at bridge 

3£ miles downstream at datum 10.34 ft lower. Nov. 6, 1925, to Sept. 30, 1942, waterstage recorder at site 150 ft upstream from chain gage at same datum as cfain gage.

Average discharge. 36 years (1921-57), 2,185 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 43,800 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 20.54 ft); minimum, 115 cfs Nov. 16 (gage height, 1.66 ft); minimum daily, 156 cfs Nov. 15.

1920-57: Maximum discharge, 61,900 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 22.68 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 39,000 cfs on basis of records 

for station at Embreeville and peak flow over Nolichucky Dam; minimum observed, 22 cfs 

Sept. 7, 23, 1925 (gage height, 1.00 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 

60 cfs Sept. 7, 28, 1925.

Remarks.--Records good. Low flow partly regulated by Lake Davy Crockett (controlled storage, 4,060 cfs-days), 18 miles upstream.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 563: 1921(M). WSP823: Drainage area. WSP873: 1935(M). 

WSP 893:1927(M), 1928, 1935, 1936-37(M).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

130

270

615

1,070

5.0

9.0

15.0

19.2

3,470

9,880

23,400

37,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second., water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

930

704

794

688

864

846

632

*572

659

864

774

890

1,000

380

438

535

455

387

678

582

574

577

1,160

2,660

1,990

1,450

896

922

612

418

469

25,400

819

0.488

0.56

Nov.

1,340

1,130

1,450

1,700

958

809

 924

1,160

1,180

998

828

917

906

729

156

610

740

764

1,330

1,690

976

866

1,000

870

1,160

676

674

744

734

723

28,742

958

0.571

0.64

Dec.

702

680

736

420

 662

716

572

662

542

634

468

910

1,760

2,010

3,580

3,670

2,300

3,060

1,950

1,200

1,740

2,640

3,390

3,460

5,790

3,330

3,070

2,630

1,340

1,260

1, 180

55,064

1,776

1.06

1.22

Jan.

1,930

1,570

1,440

 1,260

1,830

2,150

2,010

1,520

1,920

2,660

2,900

2,290

1,860

1,680

1,320

1,350

1,510

1,530

1,140

795

816

864

1,660

3,480

3,480

3,020

3,840

8,850

15,300

19,600

17,600

113,173

3,651

2.17

2.51

Feb.

56,900

 30,000

16,500

11,200

12,800

12,200

11,900

11,300

15,300

19,600

16,600

10,400

7,610

5,970

5,080

4,580

4,220

3,830

3,720

3,810

3,620

3,430

3,260

3,140

3,070

2,670

4,090

4,720

271,520

9,697

5.78

6.01

Mar.

6,580

7,000

5,700

4,320

3,830

 3,510

3,430

4,440

4,2OO

3,620

3,260

3,330

2,900

2,670

3,080

2,660

2,300

2,300

2,200

2,190

2,280

2,280

2,200

2,040

2,150

2,100

2,160

2,260

2,100

1,780

1,610

96,480

3,112

1.85

2.14

Apr.

1,860

2,060

2,930

*3,970

17,400

25,600

10,500

9,720

13,100

10,400

7,370

5,260

4,470

3,990

3,610

3,360

3,250

3, 160

3,060

2,960

2,860

2,840

2,060

2,680

2,840

2,850

2,800

2,240

2,030

2,030

163,260

5,442

3.24

3.62

May

2,020

2,350

2,370

2,240

1,940

 1,860

1,900

2,130

2,100

1,780

1,530

1,210

T7550

1,950

2,290

1,520

1,720

1,720

1,560

1,370

1,430

1,830

2,260

1,790

1,920

1,560

2,280

5,280

3,580

2,920

2,840

64,800

2,090

1.24

1.44

June

1,760

1,000

1,430

1,980

2,890

6,150

5,830

3,990

3,260

 3,030

2,860

2,880

2,960

3,020

3,060

2,900

2,760

1,240

3,060

3,300

3,230

1,860

1,510

1,680

3,690

3, 100

2,490

2,840

2,280

2,440

84,460

2,815

1.68

1.87

July

2,220

2,890

2,390

2,010

1,220

1,560

1,560

1,440

 978

938

1,460

1,160

1,250

1,270

588

1,130

1,420

1,840

1,620

1,540

1,160

1,000

724

924

1,020

1,680

1,340

592

620

756

699

40,999

1,323

0.788

0.91

Aug.

824

890

836

566

 684

800

948

978

834

759

488

453

567

656

887

2,150

1,810

789

868

1,330

2,270

1,160

1,050

632

560

594

580

566

567

542

458

27,096

874

0.521

0.60

Sept.

454

436

454

 451

652

656

650

496

456

637

1,090

1,220

857

2,170

624

1,290

942

2,810

2,940

2,920

2,070

1,200

714

1,250

953

1,400

1,270

1,470

802

665

33,999

1,133

0.675

0.75

Calendar year :956: Max 21,100 Min 156 Mean 2,155 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.47

Water year 1956-57: Max 36,900 Mln 156 Mean 2,753 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.27

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 efs).--Feb. 1 (7:30 p.m.) 43.800 cfs (20.54 ft); Feb. 11 (2 a.m.) 

20,600 cfs (13.95 ft); Apr. 6 (2 a.m.) 35,400 cfs (18.74 ft); Apr. 8 (8 p.m.) 14,600 cfs (11.36 ft). 

 Discharge measurement made on this day.
98 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

French Broad River below Douglas Dam, Term.

Location. Lat 35°57'06", long 83°33'05", on right bank 1.0 mile downstream from Douglas 

Dam, 1.7 miles upstream from Millican Creek, 5.8 miles north of Sevierville, Sevier 

County, and at mile 31.3.

Drainage area. 4,543 sq mi.

Records available . October 1918 to September 1957. Published as "at Dandridge" 1918-42. 

Gage-height records collected at Dandridge 1904-42 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 865.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Oct. 1, 1918, to Oct. 7, 1923, staff gage at 

Dandridge 13 miles upstream at datum 37.67 ft higher. Oct. 8, 1923, to June 18, 

1931, staff gage and June 19, 1931, to Sept. 30, 1942, water-stage recorder, at Dandridge at datum 37.63 ft higher.

Average discharge . 39 years, 6,482 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 33,100 cfs Feb. 12 (gage height, 12.30 ft); 

minimum, 19 cfs Dec. 17 (gage height, 1.47 ft); minimum daily, 20 cfs Dec. 15, 16.

1918-57: Maximum discharge, 95,600 cfs Aug. 31, 1940 (gage height, 20.93 ft), site 

and datum then in use; minimum, 4.7 cfs Mar. 10, 1943 (gage height, 1.16 ft); minimum 

daily, 5.5 cfs Mar. 9, 10, 1943.

Flood of May 21, 1901, reached a stage of 28.0 ft at Dandridge. Stages of 40 ft in 

March 1867 and 32 ft in May 1875 or 1876 are said to have occurred.

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

Flow completely regulated by Douglas Lake (see p. 223).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

Oct. 

13

132

230

1 to Feb. 20 Feb. 20 to Sept. 30

2.5 

3.0 

4.O

5.O

7.0

10.0

12.3

440

900

2,160

4,170

9,980

22,400

33,100

3.0

4.0 

5.0

9OO 

2,150 

3,940

7.0 

10.2

9,72O 

23,300

Mote. Same as preceding 

table below 3.O ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Oct.

*7,350

7,470

7,720

7,720 

5,170

3,600

3,820

5,260

5,820

5,530

4,840

5,950

4,070

3,840

5,480

5,580

5,750

5,860

5,590 

5,700

2,870

4,980

4,940

5,780

6,520

6,450

6,450

6,490

5,800 

4,480

4,620

171,500

5,532

Nov.

*3,850

3,89O

3,850

4,580 

5,600

5,890

5,570

5,670

8,180

7,690

5,540

6,160

7,690

5,980

5,670

1,870

1,260

1,200

1.200 

4,230

4,380

4,330

3,830

4,010

4,340

7,370

4,830

4,54O

4,610

4,730

142,540

4,751

Calendar year 1956:

Water year 1956-57:

Dec.

4,920

2,240

*1,760

2,320 

2,550

2,400

2,440

2,550

2,450

3,450

3,450

4,300

85

23

20

20

2,600

4,92O

8,530 

8,660

8,530

8,110

150

5,170

8,220

11,100

13,200

15,500

12 , 900

12,400

12,100

164,868

5,318

Jan.

11,500

*11,200

9,810

5,010 

4,000

4,020

4,180

4,270

5,330

6,450

6,750

5,970

398

4,920

6,160

7,940

8,280

7,200

3,200 

3,100

4,100

600

1,700

1,900

1,900

7,200

3,000

200

50 

4,255

15, 000

159,538

5,146

Feb.

17,000

19,000

23,000

28,000 

*27,700

27,300

27,700

28,900

3O.800

30,700

30,900

*32 > BOO

32,7OO

32,400

32,200

31,600

29,700

27,800

27,500 

25,900

23,000

20,500

18,900

17,000

16,900

16,500

15,800

12,500

-

704,700

25,170

Mar.

12 , 000

12,000

12 , 500

15.000

3,940

7,240

10,900

5,160

2.000

8,700

8,900

3,580

4,7OO

5,180

11,400

12,100

12,600

12,800 

10,900

9,720

9,690

9,580

9,550

12,100

9,790

7, 77O

7,46O

7,460

7,400

6 , 880

280,900

9,061

Apr.

*10,700

7,580

5,330

612 

43

36

29

100

48

1,460

7,890

7,460

3,720

7,130

8,180

8,920

7,190

7,310

7,340 

7,280

7,250

7,250

7,280

7,310

7,220

7,220

7,220

7,310

7,25O

7,280

170,948

5,698

May

7,310

*7,280

7,340

6,450 

5,830

7,400

7,770

7,920

8,920

8,460

8,400

1,550

9,790

7,550

9,550

11,300

6,420

4,560

3,510 

7,480

9,990

7,600

2,900

3,260

3,970

4,850

5,840

6,180

7,890

7,680

10,800

215,750

6,960

June

7,460

7,460

7,460

8.880 

7,920

8,420

6,230

5,460

6,260

3,080

3,460

4,920

1,220

1,080

2,700

2,650

6,360

6,290

*3,360 

5,360

3,200

4,990

2,960

5,350

1,150

982

980

1,050

8,160

8,160

142,982

4,766

July

*5,960

2,300

2,460

1,950 

1,380

5,270

5,890

6,000

6,100

5,520

6,000

6,980

6,340

5,970

9,920

6,400

9,890

5,720

5,810 

6,210

3,740

11,100

12.200

9,840

8,390

7,780

5,820

6,520

9,570

8,580

6,360

201,970

6,515

Aug.

7,46O

»7,250

6,740

5.620 

6,020

5,040

7,360

5,78O

5,140

6,O50

4,680

7,460

3,940

7,880

7,960

8,080

8,080

7,120

7,140 

8,270

8,370

8,830

6,680

6,440

5,680

9,090

11.800

9,190

8,190

10,200

8,370

223,910

7,223

Sept.

4,990

5,970

15,500

11,200 

11,400

6,86O

5,840

3,410

7,920

*7,370

9,800

9,150

6,970

178

1,580

1,110

846

1,520

1,600 

1,940

2,110

1,900

6,230

7,800

7,560

5,020

5,160

5,020

760

4,510

161,004

5,367

Observed Adjustedt

flax 16,000 Min 16 Mean 5,816 Mean 5,906 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.70

flax 32,800 Mln 20 Mean 7,509 Mean 7,724 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.08

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents in Douglas Lake.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 19 to Feb. 4, Feb. 28 to Mar. 5; discharge estimated on basis of 

records for station near Knoxvllle, Little Pigeon River at Seiverville, and Douglas Dam powerplant 

records.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 99

Little Pigeon River at Sevierville, Term.

Location. Lat 35°52'34", long 83°34'36", on left bank at Eckel farmhouse, 0.5 mile downstream from city limits of Sevierville, Sevier County, and 0.5 mile downstream from 

West Fork Little Pigeon River.

Drainage area. 353 sq mi.

Records available. November 1920 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 881.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 14, 1928, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge .--36 years (1921-57), 543 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,300 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 14.71 ft); minimum, 58 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 0.67 ft); minimum daily, 68 cfs Sept. 7, 8.

1920-57: Maximum discharge, 32,000 cfs June 29, 1928 (gage height, 15.4 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs; minimum, 2.8 cfs Sept. 21, 1925 (gage height, 

0.33 ft); minimum daily, 8.4 cfs Sept. 9, 1925.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation at low flow caused by powerplants on forks.

Revisions (water years). WSP 783: 1921-34. WSP 1336: 1921(M), 1922, 1923(M).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 27-31, June 9 to 

July 17, July 24 to Aug. 5)

Oct. 1-5, 

Jan. 31 to Apr. 30

Oct. 5 to Jan. 31, 

Apr. 30 to Sept. 3O

0.7 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

68

141

260

415

660

3.0

6.0

10.0

12.6

1,430

4,380

9,640

18,800

0.7

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

63

130

235

385

615

3.0 1,30C

6.0 4,38C

10.0 9,640

12.6 18,80C

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

148

132

124

121

230

353

160

124

108

98

93

89

87

82

80

78

77

87

145

116

105

239

368

2TT

207

174

167

154

130 

127

124

4,598

148

0.419

0.48

Nov.

414

330

235

192

167

157

145

235

271

227

195

178

174

164

157

224

346

305

244

215

215

330

244

211

188

184

174

157

154 

142

6,574

219

0.620

0.69

Dec.

136

130

127

127

127

130

133

133

130

151

142

663

1,600

1,280

2,610

2,100

986

705

537

440

573

8OO

993

1,800

1,090

729

561

462

407 

341

305

20,448

660

1.87

2.15

Jan.

280

248

215

240

396

402

385

336

320

402

440

358

325

290

266

258

223

181

178

188

188

195

1,240

663

495

451

2,040

5,670

2,760 

3,860

14.600

38,093

1,229

3.48

4.01

Feb.

18.700

8,000

3,060

3,590

4,220

2,900

2,670

4,130

4,600

4,370

2,940

1,790

1,320

1,040

860

793

660

595

628

702

588

543

5OO

470

454

470

488

765

-

71,846

2,566

7.27

7.57

Mar.

1,070

786

660

576

518

470

598

1.510

1,070

845

758

998

1,060

912

800

660

576

530

582

512

454

470

442

415

476

432

410

371

355 

330

315

19,961

644

1.82

2.10

Apr.

315

52T

454

1,600

5,560

2,240

1,270

3,200

2,710

1,370

974

860

660

569

500

459

432

404

388

404

459

512

716

830

621

518

454

437

420 

740

30,600-

1,020

2.89

3.22

May

800

1,080

1,280

787

615

507

446

402

374

352

358

352

310

3OO

325

280

280

346

315

285

248

304

418

580

597

429

894

711

525 

456

440

15,396

497

1.41

1.62

June

385

380

526

1,380

1,440

1,270

1,070

748

2,000

1,040

748

621

519

555

462

412

535

627

543

633

418

591

456

663

2,550

1,030

687

676

1,420 

82O

25,205

840

2.38

2.66

July Aug .

761 113

585 105

490 98

407 116

352 370

305 240

266 167

235 142

215 136

195 130

181 116

164 108

151 200

151 124

151 160

151 167

188 312

244 555

384 687

199 363

157 227

157 178

145 151

340 136

262 130

174 277

142 164

124 127

113 113 

110 102

ITS 93

7,615 6,107

246 197

0.697 0.558

0.80 0.64

Sept.

89

78

77

91

91

77

68

68

72

89

148

172

145

276

244

474

609

429

280

223

227

240

276

244

181

148

130

157

451 

320

6,174

206

0.584

0.65

Calendar year 1956: Max ll.OOO Min 72 Mean 577 Cfsm 1.63 In. 2?. 26

Water year 1956-57: Max 18,700 Min 68 Mean 692 Cfsm 1.96 In. 2f.59

Peak discharge (base. 7,OOP cfs).--Jan. 28 (10 a.m.) 7.74O cfs (9.2O ft); Feb. 1 (12:3O a.m.) 

28,300 cfs (14771 ft); Apr. 5 (9:3O a.m.) 7,23O cfs (8.42 ft).
100 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

French Broad River near Knoxvllle, Term.

Location. Lat 35"57*33" , long 83"46"28", on right bank 245 ft upstream from Riverdale 

Ferry, 0.65 mile downstream from Johnson Hollow, 7.6 miles upstream from confluence 

with Holston River, and 8 miles east of Knoxville, Knox County.

Drainage area. 5,101 sq mi.

Records available. December 1945 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--11 years (1946-57), 7,174 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 47,500 cfs Feb. 1 (elevation, 828.82 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 33,000 cfs; minimum, 488 cfs Sept. 15 (elevation, 814.66 

ft); minimum daily, 903 cfs Sept. 15.

1945-57: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 1, 1957; minimum, 67 cfs Oct. 25, 1953 

(elevation, 813.38 ft); minimum daily, 68 cfs Oct. 23-26, 1953.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Douglas Lake (see p. 223), 24.6 miles upstream.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (elevation, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

815.2

815.5

816.0

816.5

830

1,070

1,600

2,280

817.0

819.0

823.0

828.2

3,240

8,300

22,200

44,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

7,520

7,880

7,990

8,050 

*6,520

4,390

5,450 

4,840

6,590

5,240

4,740

6,260

4,570

4,190

4,740

5,690

5,790

5,870

5,890

5,570

4,020

4,790

5,480

5,380

7,010

6,590

6,790

6,410

6,150 

5,400

4,740

178,540

5,759

Nov.

4,290

4,310

4,140

4,330 

5,030

*6,240

5,640 

6,360

7,850

8,500

6,730

6,020

7,770

6,180

5,740

4,200

1,680

1,470

1,530

3,360

4,480

4,770

3,960

4,340

4,720

6,120

6,670

4,840

4,530 

4,940

150,540

5,018

Calendar year 1956: I

Water year 1956-57; I

Dec.

5,010

3,100

2,080

1,940 

2,580

2,540

2,560 

2,550

2,520

3,530

3,590

5,580

5,200

2,050

2,620

2,900

2,880

4,970

9,320

*9,470

9,920

10,500

3,990

5,440

10,200

11,300

14,400

14,100

13,800 

13,200

12,700

196,540

6,340

Jan.

12,200

11,800

10,600

6,010 

4,700

4,640

4,560 

5,180

*5,110

7,070

7,400

6,900

2,890

3,790

6,440

7,290

9,500

7,540

4,960

2,830

3,370

3,190

2,520

2,440

2,610

5,940

7,910

12,900

5,940 

8,570

28,500

215,300

6,945

Feb.

44 , 500

35,500

26,200

33,700 

36,600

*34,300

33,500 

36,000

42,200

39,800

37,600

38,200

37,500

36,400

35,700

34,900

32,900

29,900

29,700

28,700

24,500

21,500

20,500

17,900

17,700

17,400

16,900

14,500

-

854,500

30,520

Mar.

13,900

13,300

13,300

15.100 

14,300

5,810

*6,460 

15,000

6,460

4,710

7,850

10,400

7,250

5,110

7,410

10,400

13,200

13,500

13,800

12,600

10,700

10,600

10,600

10,400

12,500

11,400

9,020

8,330

8,300

7^120

317,020

10,230

Apr.

11,500

*9,470

6,220

3,600 

8,080

3,810

1,920 

5,500

6,760

2,640

8,690

9,200

6,100

7,320

9,050

10,000

8,600

8,300

8,300

8,270

8,300

8,480

8,690

8,750

8,540

8,300

8,270

8,220

8,130 

8,450

227,260

7,575

May

*8,570

8,840

9,260

7,910 

6,980

8,270

8,600 

8,750

9,770

9,200

9,380

5,830

8,570

8,780

9,530

12.100

8,600

5,610

4,840

6,870

9,980

9,620

4,330

4,100

4,620

5,000

7,780

6,570

8,570 

8,740

11,100

244,670

7,893

June

9,170

8,300

8,300

10,400 

10,400

*9,920

8,100 

6,240

9,110

4,730

3,680

5,940

2,970

1,440

2,650

2,700

6,170

7,110

5,000

6,090

3,990

5,430

3,860

6,780

5,730

2,280

1,940

1,480

7,230

'

177,030

5,90^

July

7,710

*4,960

2,070

2,?00 

1,940

4,090

6,590 

6,260

6,650

5,990

6,570

7,430

7,010

6,310

9,710

7,550

9,920

7,160

6,230

6,390

5,100

8,540

12,600

8,240

9,560

8,480

6,410

6,790

9,500 

9,110

7,250

215,220

6,943

Aug.

*8,130

7,770

7,520

4,890 

6,020

5,250

7,000 

6,390

5,210

6,840

5,710

6,000

6,240

7,200

8,690

8,600

8,630

9,320

7,150

9,140

9,020

9,500

7,350

6,360

5,950

9,200

12,000

10,90O

7,540 

9,470

9,560

238,550

7,695

Sept.

5,630

5,810

13,600

14,200 

*10,300

8,300

6,230 

4,250

7,050

7,910

9,950

9,710

8,280

2,420

903

2,100

1,620

1,600

1,610

2,510

2,150

1,870

5,870

8,030

7,530

6,420

5,970

5,090

3,050 

4,710

174,673

5,822

Observed Adjustedt

tex 17,600 Min 1,000 Mean 6,562 Mean 6,652 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.75

«ax 44,500 Min 903 Mean 8,739 Mean 8,955 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.83

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Douglas Lake.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

South Pork Holston River at Riverside, near Chilhowie, Va.

101

Location. Lat 36°45'37", long 81°37'53", on right bank 400 ft upstream from highway

bridge at Riverside, Smyth County, 900 ft upstream from Spring Branch, 3 2 miles downstream from Redstone Branch, and 4 miles southeast of Chilhowie.

Drainage area. 76.1 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1920 to November 1931, July 1942 to September 1957 Prior to 

October 1924 , published as "near Chilhowie." June 1907 to December 1909 at'site 

4-j miles downstream also published as "near Chilhowie," records not equivalent.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,106.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Nov. 1, 1920, to Nov. 14, 1931, chain gage at 

site 400 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--25 years (1921-31, 1942-57), 107 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,800 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 8 32 ft)' minimum, 20 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 1.23 ft).

1920-31, 1942-57: Maximum discharge, 6,000 cfs June 12, 1923 (gage height, 9.0 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use), from rating curve 

extended above 1,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum recorded, 2 cfs Aug. 26, 

Oct. 15, 1943, Aug. 9, 11, 1944, Oct. 19, 1945; minimum daily, 8 cfs July 19, 1926.

Remarks.--Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill 500 ft above 

station prior to August 1951.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1033: 1943-44(m). WSP1276: 1983(M). WSP 1386- Drainage 

area.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 28

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

4.0

16

26

50

102

176

810

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

Jan. 29 to Sept. 3O

17 3.0

37 4.0

76 5.0

134 7.0

273

445

850

1,360

2,670

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

40

36

34

*32

31

30

28

28

28

27

27

26

25

25

26

25

24

25

24

24

27

50

52

43

39

37

52

56

50

47

47

1.065

34.4

0.452

0.52

Nov.

72

111

92

76

66

*60

55

66

71

71

68

63

56

52

49

47

55

74

74

69

68

69

64

63

60

56

55

52

49

47

1,930

64.3

0.845

0.94

Dec.

46

44

42

40

*39

37

36

36

37

40

39

47

63

86

137

150

124

111

100

94

113

134

142

191

227

185

147

122

109

94 , 

84

2,896

93.4

1.23

1.42

Jan.

79

68

63

64

77

80

88

86

*238

601

476

317

230

176

145

122

106

88

84

79

79

77

134

179

163

142

182

794

*2 . 550

1,970

1,340

10,857

350

4.60

5.30

Feb.

1.770

1,070

657

511

450

434

777

1,200

1,450

1,420

875

525

382

295

243

215

187

162

173

187

176

162

146

134

127

149

170

187

-

14,234

508

6.68

6.96

Mar.

354

333

261

215

184

162

*149

146

130

121

114

119

116

112

108

102

99

97

93

90

88

90

91

90

88

90

90

86

86

86

65

4,073

131

1.72

1.98

Apr.

*81

121

142

190

1.540

705

382

883

1,280

585

378

283

235

198

170

154

139

127

119

110

102

106

108

102

99

91

88

84

81

11

8,762

292

3.84

4.28

May

76

73

*72

68

67

66

62

60

60

57

57

57

54

64

60

54

52

51

70

84

68

58

53

51

ii

51

72

62

67

64

62

1,921

62.0

0.815

0.94

June

60

49

52

80

*170

181

152

114

91

81

72

66

67

123

95

78

79

79

79

74

66

61

64

61

66

64

62

60

139

123

2,608

86.9

1.14

1.27

July

93

76

67

61

73

74

58

53

*51

57

48

45

42

41

41

40

39

49

41

39

37

36

37

45

39

35

34

35

34

32

51

1,483

47.8

0.628

Aug.

31

34

32

30

*30

29

27

27

25

24

26

26

25

24

30

32

27

28

29

28

26

26

25

25

25

27

26

25

24

23

22

838

27.0

0.355

0.72 0.41

Sept.

22

21

*21

23

23

22

21

20

24

29

30

32

29

37

42

34

58

70

57

48

42

38

37

35

33

30

29

29

35

57

1,028

34.3

0.451

0.50

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,450 Min 21 Mean 95.7 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.16

Water year 1956-57: Max 2,530 Min 2O Mean 142 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.24

Peak discharge (base. 50O cfs).--Jan. 1O (12 m.) 671 cfs (3.63 ft); Jan. 29 (1O p.m.) 3,800 cfs 

(8.32 ft); Feb. 10 (9 a.m.) 1,630 cfs (5.45 ft); Apr. 5 (7 a.m.) 1,940 cfs (5.96 ft) ; Apr. 8 (9 to 

10 p.m.) 2,460 cfs (6.71 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
102 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Beaverdam Creek at Damascus, Va.

Location. Lat 36°37'40", long 81°47'28", on right bank in pumphouse of American Cyanamid 

Co., at Damascus, Washington County, 0.65 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--56.0 sq mi.

Records available. August 1947 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,946.66 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 10 years, 101 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,200 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 5.75 ft); minimum, 6.5 cfs Aug. 14; minimum gage height, 0.29 ft Sept. 8.

1947-57: Maximum discharge, 5,280 cfs Mar. 18, 1955 (gage height, 5.75 ft); minimum, 2.0 cfs Sept. 8, 1954 (gage height, 0.15 ft).

Remarks.--Records good. Plant diverts about 0.5 cfs 800 ft above station.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 2-14)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27 Jan. 28 to Sept. 30

0.4 

.6

0.2 

.3 

.6

5.0

10

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

112

240

415

895

3.5

4.0 

5.2

1,280

1,850

Note. Same 3,420 as 

following table 

above 0.6 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

38

32

31

*31

62

83

50

37

34

32

30

26

26

26

24

23

22

23

28

26

28

36

34

31

26

25

41

35

30

29

29

1,028

33.2

0.593

0.68

Nov.

53

49

43

40

37

*35

32

74

93

82

67

59

50

46

43

41

55

59

53

52

55

72

59

59

56

56

50

43

43

41

1,597

53.2

0.950

1.06

Dec.

40

37

37

37 *25_

35

35

35

40

45

40

62

148

192

198

185

148

145

140

128

200

267

261

368

333

219

162

130

112

95

85

3,994

129

2.30

2.65

Jan.

76

64

"59 55

126

142

145

130

*269

555

427

267

185

145

117

108

89

75

70

61

67

69

204

225

180

158

198

1,260

*5 . 400

2,060

1,390

12,376

399

7.12

8.21

Feb.

2.060

1,270

610

661

654

555

654

1,070

1,150

1,520

818

435

294

219

178

158

133

114

121

121

104

97

93

89

85

91

87

130

13,581

485

8.66

9.02

Mar.

336

288

213

170

142

126

*114

124

108

99

106

135

140

135

124

106

95

89

89

80

74

85

89

83

83

83

80

72

69

67

64

3,668

118

2.11

2.43

Apr.

*62

82

67

221

*1.720

690

350

688

1,030

495

298

213

172

140

117

104

95

85

80

74

70

64

130

160

133

99

82

74

67 

59

7,721

257

4.59

5.12

May

56

53

*52

50

48

45

42

40

38

39

41

42

40

67

64

43

38

35

45

70

48

41

49

39

39

35

~76 109

58 

48

42

1,532

49.4

0.882

1.02

June

39

39

39

43

*121

249

284

138

91

69

59

59

70

415

200

90

70

72

76

80

55

52

52

52

59

49

45

49

145 

102

2,963

98.8

1.76

1.96

July

72

53

45

40

40

43

36

33

*29

29

26

24

22

23

26

29

42

66

36

29

29

26

48

~55 138

39

33

31

28 

24

22.

1,216

39.2

O.7OO

0.81

Aug.

20

19

18

18

*20

14

11

9.5

8.5

8.5

9.5

10

8^

28

96

52

35

25

26

22

20

18

15

15

15

23

18

15

13 

12

12

634.0

20.5

0.366

0.42

Sept.

12

12

*11

17

17

12

10

To

12

24

23

19

19

22

31

28

53

36

30

23

22

22

19

18

16

16

26 

38

709

23.6

0.421

0.47

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,600 Mln 9.0 Mean 116 cfsm 2.O7 In. 28. 2O

Water year 1956-57: Max 3.4OO Mln 8.O Mean 140 cfsm 2.50 In. 33.85

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs}. --Jan. 29 (3 p.m.) 4.200 cfs (5.75 ft); Feb. 10 (11 a.m.) 2,060 cfs

(4.16 ft); Apr. 5 (8 a.m.) 2,020 cfs (4.13 ft); Apr. 8 (9 p.m.) 1,730 cfs (3.91 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 103

South Fork Holston River at Vestal, Va.

Location. Lat 36°39'06", long 81°50'39", on right bank 500 ft upstream from bridge on

 U. S. Highway 58 at Vestal, Washington County, 0.7 mile downstream from Lrurel Creek, 

3.2 miles northwest of Damascus, and 4.9 miles upstream from Middle Pork t'olston River.

Drainage area. 301 sq mi.

Records available. November 1931 to September 1957.

Page.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,792.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--25 years (1932-57), 455 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,100 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 15.35 ft), from

 rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; minimum, 84 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 2.43 ft); minimum daily, 89 cfs Sept.8.

1931-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 29, 1957; minimum, 30 cfs Oct. 14, 1941, 

Dec. 24, ]943 (gage height, 2.16 ft); minimum daily, 60 cfs Sept. 18, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant above station. 

Revisions.--WSP 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 1, 2, 19-22)

Oct. 1 to Jan. Jan. £9 to Sept. 3O

2.7 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

115

185

510

1,030

2,670

4,750

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

4.0

5.0

80

130

200

540

1,030

6.0

B.O

11.0

14.0

1,770

3,630

7,600

12,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

204 

180

170

*165

196

234

180

153

144

137

130

120

126

122

119

119

117

TTs

124

122

126

201

229

196

172

162

207

204

188

180

178

5,032

162

0.553

0 . 6£

Nov.

312 

339

3O6

270

240

*220

218

348

369

356

309

285

255

234

220

212

282

327

315

297

291

333

291

279

267

2 54

240

226

218

209

8,312 L'77

0.920

1.03

Dec.

198 

190

190

185

*180

178

172

170

172

209

188

252

434

550

775

775

595

560

522

482

700

880

880

1.240

1,150

850

650

538

474

410

372

15,121

488

1.62

1.87

Jan.

305 

275

276

291

462

466

490

454

*965

2,400

1,900

1,180

880

700

565

498

422

363

335

325

320

320

690

775

700

600

848

4,740

*11.200

7,390

5,060

46,195

1,490

4.95

5.71

Feb.

6.810 

4,290

2,800

2,720

2,6OO

2,310

5,210

4,560

4,560

5,360

3,430

2,180

1,500

1,180

940

825

728

660

682

682

620

6OO

560

540

520

540

560

655

-

E6.6C2

2^022

6.72

7.00

Mar.

1.520 

1,250

l.OOO

825

705

620

*580

600

560

500

496

540

540

520

500

476

450

432

439

414

386

425

439

422

422

418

418

390

380

3G9

543

17,214

555

1.84

2 . 1-

Apr.

*355 

453

453

1,180

*5.640

2,760

1,500

3,170

4,560

2,260

1,420

1,090

880

728

640

580

540

500

472

450

418

453

540

6OO

560

456

418

422

39O

362

34,250

1,142

3.79

4.23

May

338 

327

*316

299

292

279

267

255

249

243

243

240

225

316

299

234

215

208

252

397

292

246

264

249

225

220

467

397

306

264

8, (361

273

0.927

1.07

June

225 

261

422

411

*800

1.210

1,060

660

496

4O4

352

313

670

1,150

560

439

425

380

390

352

292

299

296

279

310

279

267

310

580

286

14,180

473

I.b7

1.75

July

372 

513

270

243

237

276

218

195

*180

185

168

158

152

146

155

185

218

279

182

155

155

150

238

362

218

170

152

144

148

1^4

6,294

205

0.674

0.78

Aug.

124

130

124

120

*130

116

107

106

102

98

98

108

110

124

299

218

180

138

150

126

118

110

106

106

107

134

112

104

9b

So

96

3 , 895

12 ti

0.419

0.40

Sept.

92 

92

*95

108

112

98

90

89

94

134

142

136

126

178

212

180

380

334

292

222

185

162

165

150

138

124

120

116

160

2ol

4,757

159

0.528

0.59

Calendar year 195C: Max 6,900 Min 74 Mean 473 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.41

Water year 1956-57: Max 11,200 Mln 89 Mean 6O4 Cfsm 2.O1 In. 27.25

Peak discharge (base. 5.OOP cfs).--Jan. 29 (8 p.m.) 15,100 cfs (15.35 ft); Feb. 10 (11 a.m.) 6,340 

cfs (10.10 ft); Apr. 5 (8 a.m.) 6,560 cfs (10.26 ft); Apr. 8 (11 p.m.) 7,530 cfs (10.95 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
104 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Middle Fork Holston River at Groseclose, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°53'19", long 81°20'51", on left bank at downstream side of highway bridge

 in village of Groseclose, Smyth County, 0.2 mile upstream from Rocky Spring Branch and 

10 miles northeast of Marion.

Drainage area. 7.39 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1947 to September 1957 (discontinued). Monthly discharge 

only for some periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and conarete control. Datum of gage is 2,44£.86 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 10 years, 9.04 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 309 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 5.00 ft); minimum,

 3~74~cfs Sept. 2; minimum gage height, 1.65 ft Oct. 13-19.

1947-57: Maximum discharge, 813 cfs July 6, 1953 (gage height, 7.42 ft); minimum, 

1.8 cfs Jan. 24, 1948, result of freezeup; minimum gage height, 1.48 ft Nov. 25, 1950, 

result of freezeup; minimum daily discharge, 2.7 cfs Nov. 13-15, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1236: 1948(M), 1949(P), 1950, 1951(P).

Rating tables water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 29 Jan. 3O to Sept. 30

1.6 3.0 2.5 33 1.6 2.8

1.7 4.0 3.0 67 1.7 3.8

1.8 5.6 4.0 167 1.8 5.8

2.0 11 5.O 309 2.0 11

Mote. Same as preceding table above 

2.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.8

3.8

*3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.0

~5.6 12

4.6

4.4

5.6

8.0

5.6

5.2 

5.2

6.4

140.3

4.53

0.613

0.71

Nov.

14

11

7.7

6.4

5.8

5.6

5.6

*6.8

6.2

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

6.5

5.2

4.6

4.6

5.2

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.2

4.2 

4.1

170.6

5.69

0.770

0.86

Dec.

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

*3.9

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.9

3.8

3.8

4.4

5.0

5.6

7.7

7.1

6.4

7.7

6.4

6.2

9.2

8.0

9.8

21

14

11

9.5

8.6

7.7 

7.4

7.4

212.7

6.86

0.928

1.07

Jan.

6.6

6.0

5.6

6.0

6.8

6.2

*6.6

6.2

34

42

24

17

12

11

9.8

9.2

8.3

7.7

7.1

7.4

9.5

9.8

15

10

10

10

16

53

181 

90

132

775.8

25.0

3.38

3.90

Feb.

118

60

45

40

43

44

72

105

162

106

62

42

34

30

25

23

20

18

26

21

19

17

16

15

15

20

19

31

-

1,248

44.6

6.04

6.29

Mar.

44

31

24

21

18

*18

17

19

16

14

13

12

12

12

11

10

9.5

9.5

10

9.0

8.1

15

13

12

11

12

11

10

9.5 

9.0

8.1

448.7

14.5

1.96

2.26

Apr.

9.2

12

*9.8

35

15

43

30

92

69

40

32

26

22

19

15

16

15

14

14

13

12

12

12

27

16

13

11

11

10 

9 . 8

754.8

25.2

3.41

3.80

 

May

*9.O

8.4

8.4

8.1

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.1

6.8

6.8

7.1

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.3

5.8

6.8

11

9.0

6.6

6.3

6.1

5.8

5.8

6.3

11

6.3

5.8 

5.6

5.4

220.4

7.11

0.962

1.11

 

June

5.4

5.2

*5.8

5.8

7.6

7.6

5.8

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.4

6.6

5.2

4.8

4.8

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.4

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.4 

4.8

164.0

5.47

0.740

0.83

July

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

5.2

5.2

*4.4

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.4

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.6

12

6.6

4.8

4.6

4.6

5.0

4.4 

4.2

4.0

15*. 2

4.97

0.673

0.78

Aug.

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

*4.0

3.7

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.8

3.8

3.8

5.2

4.O

3.8

3.8

4 .

3.

3.

3 . >

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3. j

3.

3.

118.2

3.81

0.516

0.59

Sept.

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

*3.5

3.6

3.7

3.7

3.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.0

5.2

4.2

5.2

7.1

9.O

6.1

5.4

4.8

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

8.4

14

148.3

4.94

0.668

0.75

Calendar year 1956 : Max 93 Win 2.8 Mean 7.84 Cfsm 1.O6 In. 14.44

Water year 1956-57 : Max 181 Min 3.5 Mean 12.5 Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.95

Peak discharge (base, 90 cfs). --Jan. 29 (6 p.m.) 309 cfs fS.OO ft); Feb. 9 (5:30 a.m.) 272 cfs

(4.75 ft); Apr. 4 (12 p.m.) 145 cfs (3.80 ft); Apr. 8 (6 p.m.) 209 cfs (4.32 ft); Apr. 24 (4 p.m.)

131 cfs (3.67 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Middle Fork Holston River at Sevenmile Ford, Va.

105

Location.--Lat 36 0 48'26", long 81°37 I 20", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 11 at Sevenmile Ford, Smyth County, 0.3 mile upstream from Meade Creek 

and 3.3 miles downstream from Walker Creek,

Drainage area. 132 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1942 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,960.00 ft above mean sea le-rel, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--15 years, 160 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,680 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 10.75 ft); minimum, 17 cfs Aug. 13 (gage height, 2.08 ft); minimum daily, 29 cfs Aug. 11, Sept. 6.

1942-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 29, 1957; minimum, 9 cfs Sept. 26, 1944 

(gage height, 1.32 ft); minimum daily, 20 cfs Sept. 26, 1944.

Remarks.--Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill 9 miles above 

station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 973: 1942(m).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 28

2.1 19 2.8 180

2.2 31 3.2 370 

2.5 90

Note.--Same as following table above 3.2 ft.

Jan. 29 to Sept. 30 

2.1 19

2.3

2.5 102

2.7 162

3.0 275

4.0 790

6.0 2,050

7.0 2,900

9.0 5,460

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

S9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

78

70

72

*70

68

68

60

66

37

35

37

31

37

30

40

31

35

33

35

37

39

60

76

60

50

56

80

74

62

58

54

1,639

52.9

0.401

0.46

Nov.

162

~98 170

74

66

*62

58

115

121

95

80

70

66

60

56

56

60

66

62

62

62

70

76

74

70

70

66

62

62

60

2,331

77.7

0.589

0.66

Dec.

58

54

54

54

*50

50

50

54

44

52

50

76

124

133

300

440

238

202

189

159

238

266

256

658

480

305

212

166

139

121

108

5,380

174

1.32

1.52

Jan.

98

86

78

84

121

133

145

142

*1,710

1,460

735

455

325

243

189

162

136

118

108

102

112

115

350

325

238

194

391

1,860

*5.020

2, 600

4,100

21,935

708

5.36

6.18

Feb.

2,970

1,480

912

828

845

1,010

1,540

2,130

3,370

2,360

1,190

735

545

435

350

311

262

230

306

450

350

293

252

222

207

226

222

316

_

24,347

870

6.59

6.86

Mar.

845

560

405

316

262

230

*219

226

207

192

186

189

183

174

171

159

150

147

150

141

132

162

192

192

186

200

270

207

138

129

125

7,043

227

1.72

1.98

Apr.

*114

141

126

243

2,570

955

530

1,590

1,840

762

505

380

306

252

219

200

183

156

159

153

141

138

150

175

138

111

108

105

117

108

12,475

416

3.15

3.51

May

102

99

*96

90

88

82

79

76

73

73

73

73

68

95

96

71

66

85

156

147

105

85

73

66

66

66

126

93

71

64

62

2,665

86.0

0.652

0.75

June

62

57

73

90

*150

183

153

117

96

85

73

68

68

147

90

68

68

64

68

62

55

55

48

55

57

55

66

50

66

64

2,413

80.4

0.609

0.68

July

50

45

47

40

7_7

57

47

43

*45

55

45

43

40

38

45

40

42

48

45

40

38

38

45

68

47

38

36

55

45

43

3£

1,423

45.9

0.348

0.40

Aug.

36

55

40

38

*40

35

36

32

33

35

29

38

32

32

62.

55

40

38

40

38

36

33

33

35

36

36

33

32

30

30

35

1,153

37.2

0.282

0.33

Sept.

30

33

*30

30

36

29

33

32

35

43

45

47

38

48

47

47

76

73

82

66

117

108

105

99

96

93

93

88

114

205

2,016

67.2

0.509

0.57

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,050 Min 24 Mean 146 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.05

Water year 1956-57: Max 5,020 Min 29 Mean 232 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.90

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Jan. 9 (7 p.m.) 2,580 cfs (6.64 ft); Jan. 29 (8 p.m.) 7,680 cfs 

(10.75 ft); Feb. 9 (11 a.m.) 4,680 cfs (8.37 ft); Apr. 5 (7:30 a.m.) 3,040 cfs (7.14 ft); Apr. 8 

(10 p.m.) 4,560 cfs (8.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

493791 O -59 -8
106 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

South Fork Holston River below South Holston Dam, Term.

Location. Lat 36"31 "25", long 82°OS'SO", on right bank 1,900 ft downstream from South 

Holston Dam powerhouse, 1.0 mile upstream from bridge at Bristol waterworks, 1.0 mile 

upstream from Thomas Creek, 6.7 miles southeast of Bristol, Sullivan County, and at 

mile 49.4.

Drainage area. 703 sq mi.

Records available. July 19S1 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,450.00 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 6 years, 886 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,270 cfs Feb. 12 (gage height, 40.45 ft); minimum, 3.6 cfs June 18 (gage height, 32.33 ft); minimum daily, 4.5 cfs June 18.

1951-57: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 12, 1957; no flow for part of Oct. 27, 

1954; minimum daily, 0.5 cfs Oct. 26, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 50 cfs, which are fair. Flow completely regulated by South Holston Lake (see p. 223).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 11 Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

32.5

32.6

32.7 

3Z.8 

32.9 

33.1 

33.4

33.9

34.5

35.0

36.0

37.5

38.1

Z13

425

660

1,370

3,080

3,330

32.3

32.4

32.5

32.7

32.9

33.1

33.4

3.0 

5.1 

7.9

34.0

34.5

35.0

36.0

38.0

40.4

295

500

770

1,540

4,090

8,170

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

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

?9

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

Z.580

* Z, 780

2,770

2,770

2,770

18

8.9

2,670

2,880

2,800

2,820

2,860

18

7.0

2,110

2,500

1,490

2,260

2,280

66

6.6

7.4

1,010

2,230

2,570

1,620

1,590

16

7Z

7.4

6.6

47,593.9

1,535

Nov.

7.4

7.9

6.6

6.3

6.3

 6.3

7.0

928

1,070

226

6.6

6.6

1,820

209

6.3

677

651

6.6

845

722

862

1,020

1,630

1,580

1,780

2,030

2,100

Z,660

2, 7ZO 

2,740

26,343.9

878

Calendar year 1956: (

Water year 1956-57: I

Dec.

2,710

2,380

1,790

 7.7

6.6

111

596

1,650

1,540

2,310

2,070

1,290

112

8.1

8.5

8.9

146

606

194

1,450

15

8.9

8.5

10

8.5

7. 7

7.7

474

684

7.7

98

20,324.8

656

Jan.

136

927

870

8.9

8.9

8.5

8.9

621

13

43

446

9.3

8.9

1,320

1,060

1,650

1,830

1,910

1,070

10

1,380

357

1,290

1,440

1,230

762

59

50

51 

31

19,567.4

631

Feb.

Z.690

2,530

3,160

3,510

3,490

3,490

 3,390

3,300

3,Z90

3,150

3,800

7,990

*7,780

7,880

7,800

7,530

7,120

7,070

6,690

4,920

3,450

3,490

2,890

1,500

1,770

1,830

771

681

-

116, 96Z

4,177

Mar.

1,690

1,550

1,640

1,660

1,520

638

*1,340

1,750

693

8.6

1,450

17

609

7.9

1,060

9.6

7.9

988

836

1,890

1,180

*1,860

9.1

8.6

1,630

1,620

1,630

1,650

1,690 

10

30,660.6

969

Apr.

1,670

 1,640

1,640

878

1,720

325

8.3

518

190

15

1,490

1,420

1.4ZO

9.4

1,500

1,460

1,580

1,470

1,460

1,460

8.6

Z.240

Z.400

2,400

2,390

2,390

2,390

2,400

2,380 

2,440

43,312.3

1,444

May

2

*2

2

2

J2,

2

2

2

1

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

410

,390

390

44O

,450

450

350

390

920

410

400

680

310

464

508

14Z

9.3

7.9

80

130

726

640

680

990

977

715

900

330

490 

90

969

44,838.2

Observed

1ax 2,880 Min 1.3 Mean 659

1ax 7,990 Min 4.5 Mean 1,335

1,446

June

8.3

145

1,420

*1, 900

2,110

2,400

2,460

2,490

2,490

2,520

2,540

2,570

2,530

2,550

2,580

1,920

13

4.5

7.3

7.1

32

11

12

473

1,100

11

11

18

1,510 

140

35,983.2

1,199

July

208

114

9.3

7.6

9.3

197

8.0

1,780

416

329

5F

1,440

330

354

1.45C

*1,73C

1,78C

1,68C

1,340

67

8.9

554

l.OOC

502

1.04C

481

7.3

7 .3

1, 130 

292

1,740

20,069.7

647

Aug.

1,630

2,540

2,570

223

1,620

950

1,520

1,530

1,560

1,030

7.9

1,580

1,530

1,880

1,860

1,800

1,740

9.8

1,050

1,650

1,780

1,800

15

7.9

7.1

1,810

1,840

1,840

1,850 

i,S10

9.0

41,149.7

1,327

Sept.

6.8

1,540

1.8ZO

*1,970

2,050

2,220

118

17

1,140

990

1,100

1,370

1,740

9.2

8.3

1,350

1,850

2,110

1,720

1,690

2,080

1,800

1,830

1,230

1,850

2,100

2,000

1,250

8.3 

1,570

40,537.6

1,351

Adjustedt

Mean 905 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.51

Mean 1,300 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.10

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in South Holston Lake.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

aver Creek: near Wallace , Va .

107

Location.--Lat 36°38'25", long 82°06'42", on left bank 0.4 mile upstream from Clear Creek, 

1.3 miles southeast-of Wallace, Washington County, and 3.8 miles northeast of Bristol.

Drainage area. 13.7 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1957 (discontinued), 

discharge only, published In WSP 1306.

October 1945 monthly

_.--Water-stage recorder and contrete control. Datum of gage Is 1,808.93 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 12 years, 14.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 286 cfs Apr. 8 (gage height, 4.55 ft); minimum, 

3.0 cfo Oct. 15; minimum gage height, 1.22 ft Sept. 6.

1945-57: Maximum discharge, 383 cfs July 15, 1948 (gage height, 5.94 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 230 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; mlrimum, 2.8 cfs 

Jan. 6, 1956; minimum gage height, 1.05 ft Dec. 1-12, 1946.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 2-4, 20, 21)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 29 Jan. 3O to Sept. 30

1.3 3.4

1.4 5.8

1.5 8.6

1.6 12

1.7 16

2.0 34

3.0 94

4.0 166

5.0 264

1.3 5.0

1.4 6.6

1.5 3.6

1.6 14

1.8 25

2.0 39

3.0 118

4.1 232

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

Total

Oct.

4.1

4.1

*4.1

4.1

4.4

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

5.6

5.6

3.9

4.1

4.4

4.1

4.4

5.1

4.8

4.6

4.1

4.1

4.4

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.6

129.0

Mean 4.16

Cfsm 0.304

In. 0.35

Nov.

4.6

3.9

3.9

3.6

5.4

5.4

*3.9

5.1

4.6

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.6

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.9

5.9

3 9

120.5

4.02

0.293

0.33

Dec.

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.6

«5 -4 3~tT

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

7.5

10

11

14

14

11

11

11

10

14

14

16

29

20

17

15

14

13

13

12

316.3

10.2

0.745

0.86

Jan.

11

10

To

10

12

11

11

11

*23

32

24

22

20

18

17

17

15

14

14

13

13

13

20

15

15

14

25

97

226

161

214

1,128

36.4

2.66

3.07

Feb.

232

175

120

119

102

92

*163

178

168

173

112

84

72

62

56

52

46

44

49

40

37

34

31

30

28

28

26

39

_

2,392

85.4

6.23

6.49

Calendar year 1956: Max 102 Mln 3.0

Mar.

46

58

35

35

31

*29

31

34

30

28

27

27

25

24

24

23

22

22

22

21

21

21

20

20

20

19

18

18

18

18

17

782

25.2

1.84

2.12

Apr.

17

TS

*17

20

*54

41

32

129

92

56

45

40

38

34

32

31

28

26

24

23

23

22

21

21

20

18

18

18

18

17

993

33.1

2.42

2.70

May

16

16

*16

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

15

13

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

1011

10

12

12

11

11

10

10

394

12.7

0.927

1.07

June

10

10

10

11

*11

14

11

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.3

10

9.0

9.0

8.7

8.7

8.4

8.4

8.1

8.1

22

TT

16

12

10

11

12

317.5

10.6

0.774

0.86

July

9.3

9.0

8.4

8.1

8.1

7.8

7.8

7.5

7.5

7.2

*6.9

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.5

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.3

6.1

6.1

6.0

Aug.

6.0

6.1

5.8

6.0

*6.0

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.8

6.3

6.3

6.1

5.8

18.

7.8

6.4

6.3

6.1

6.0

5.8

5.6

6.1 5.5

6.3 5.5

6.0 5.8

5.6 6.4

6.0 5.8

6.3 5.5

6.3 5.3

 ', j-'g

 

215.6 195.7

6.95 6.31

0.507 0.461

0.58 0.53

Sept.

5.2

5.0

5.2

5.3

*5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.6

5.3

5.2

7.2

28

IT

9.3

9.3

8.4

8.1

7.5

7.5

6.9

7.2

6.6

6.4

6.3

6.1

6.1

8.4

9.0

224.3

7.48

0.546

0.61

Mean 13.5 Cfam 0.985 In. 13.43

Water year 1956-57: Max 232 Mln 3.4 Mean 23.7 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.57

Peak discharge (base, 100 cf3).--Jan. 29 (3 to 4 p.m.) 27fa cfa (4.48 ft)j Feb. 7 (3:50 p.m.) 264 

cfs (4.37 ftT. Apr. 8 (6 p.m.) 286 cfs (4.55 ft); June 23 (7 p.m.) 127 cfs (3.O9 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
108 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Watauga River near Sugar Grove, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°14'18", long 81°49'28", on right bank 300 ft downstream from Cove Creek 

and 2.3 miles southwest of Sugar Grove, Watauga County.

Drainage area.--90.8 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1940 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,607.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--17 years, 155 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,490 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 12.90 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs as explained below; minimum, 24 cfs Sept. 2, 3; 

minimum gage height, 1.43 ft Oct. 17, 18, Nov. 23, Sept. 2, 3; minimum daily discharge, 

24 cfs Sept. 2.

1940-57: Maximum discharge, 50,800 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 29.6 ft, from 

profile based on floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 6.5 cfs Jan. 1, 1954 (gage height, 

1.13 ft), result of freezeup; minimum daily, 13 cfs Sept. 19, 30, 1954.

Flood in July 1916 reached a stage of 22.1 ft, from floodmarks on barn a quarter of 

a mile above station as witnessed by local resident (discharge, 28,000 cfs, from rating 

curve extended above 2,100 cfs as explained above).

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

diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mills above station.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

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

Oct. 23 to June 5

4.0

390

550

755

47

97

166

245

400

575

765

4.5 

5.0

8.0 

9.0 

9.5

990

1,260

1,880

2,650

3,590

4,620

5,170

June 6 to Se-ot. 30

21

30

53

103

226

380

560

760

3.5

4.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to Septemler 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

41

34

31

35

66

196

66

44

37

33

32

31

30

30

29

28

27

30

30

44

72

718

239

*142

106

97

147

108

91 

97

147

2,858

92.2

1.02

1.17

Nov.

440

260

178

142

121

108

97

106

91

82

76

71

66

*63

*60

58

178

149

112

97

91

91

75

75

73

70

68

66

64 

61

3,289

110

1.21

1.35

Dec.

57

54

55

54

53

51

51

51

51

50

*48

64

101

153

217

184

149

130

112

104

104

104

119

248

199

159

140

126

117 

blOO

b95

3,300

106

1.17

1.35

Jan.

99

bSO

b85

b95

128

108

*106

95

104

126

119

112

106

95

88

82

b75

b70

b75

b90

80

107

338

196

161

142

168

510

1,030

713

1,250

6,633

214

2.36

2.72

Feb.

1.480

926

568

505

463

502

474

470

877

805

568

407

329

275

234

214

186

*171

188

188

156

144

137

130

135

959

516

666

12,873

453

4.99

5.19

Mar.

697

474

362

299

257

228

214

214

191

176

168

166

*154

147

142

133

126

126

137

121

112

133

126

117

149

154

140

126

121

117

110

5,937

192

2.11

2.43

Apr.

218

1,440

446

2,000

5.100

1,160

610

693

649

484

382

326

287

251

*225

207

194

186

176

164

156

154

159

176

161

140

130

126

161

137

16,698

557

6.13

6.84

May

126

121

119

124

110

104

*99

97

95

93

121

106

93

93

119

93

B4

88

106

135

97

89

93

84

110

B6

208

135

104

91

88

3,311

107

1.18

1.36

June

82

89

112

368

*960

429

292

215

186

183

156

*136

118

166

143

120

133

240

194

148

120

116

153

226

156

136

450

353

425

313

6,918

231

2.54

2. 83

Jul<'

289

218

183

156

138

120

107

99

*32

86

79

74

69

66

67

84

70

103

77

64

60

64

64

116

72

60

54

53

46

48

49

2,929

94.5

1.04

1.20

Aug.

45

43

41

45

48

40

37

36

33

32

30

30

*29

34

107

67

46

41

46

41

36

33

31

31

30

40

32

29

28

27

26

1,214

39.2

0.432

0.50

Sept.

25

24

25

29

28

25

28

28

67

*77

66

97

48

47

38

86

399

243

129

99

84

122

109

84

69

63

57

57

221

566

3,062

102

1.12

1.25

Calendar year 1956 : Max 1,970 Mln 16 Mean 117 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.57

Water year 1956-57 : Max 5,100 Min 24 Mean 189 Cfsm 2.08 In. 28.19
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Watauga River below Wilbur Dam, Term.

109

Location.--Lat 36°20'39", long 82°07'46", 1,800 ft downstream from Wilbur Dam, 0.7 mile 

downstream from Big Laurel Branch, 2.7 miles downstream from Watauga Dam, and 5 miles 

east of Elizabethton, Carter County.

Drainage area.--471 sq mi.

Records available. May 1903 to December 1908 and January 1948 to September 1957 in reports of Geological Survey. Published as "near Elizabethton" 1903-8. May 1903 to 

December 1908 (revised records) in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,550.00 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. May 11, 1903, to Dec. 31, 190?, chain 

gage at railroad bridge 2 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 689 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximurn discharge during year, 3,020 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height, 35.48 ft); minimum, 22 cfs July 31 (gage height, 31.25 ft); minimum daily, 23 cfs July 31.

1903-8, 1948-57: Maximum discharge observed, 21,500 cfs Jan. 22, 1906 (gage 

height, 13.6 ft, site and datum then In use), from rating curve extended above 2,500 

cfs; minimum, 2.3 cfs July 11, 1953; minimum daily, 2.4 cfs Aug. 14, 1949; minimum 

gage height at present site, 30.73 ft July 11, 1953.

Remarks. Records good. Plow completely regulated by Watauga Lake (see p. 223).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1276: 1906(M). WSP 1386: 1950. See also Records 

available. ' 

Correction. The maximum daily discharges for the calendar year 1949 and the water year 

1950 have been corrected to 1,310 cfs and 1,510 cfs respectively, supersedirg the 

figures published in WSP 1386.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

31.2

31.3

31.6

31.9

32.2

110

180

32.7

33.0

33.5

34.0

35.4

340

475

820

1,280

2,920

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

951

*938

990

954

980

30

30

30 

989

960

942 

954

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

28

28

1,050

1,470

1.540

1,540

1,050

26

980

yuo

908

18,516

597

Nov.

856

502

30

30

993

*398

374

898 

1,110

778

29 

236

1,230

24

24

445

32

32

508

32

262

450

974

684

947

1,140

1,410

1 . 600

1,500

1,540

19,068

636

Calendar year 1956:

Water year 1956-57:

Dec.

1,480

1,210

1,560

 1,560

1,320

1,290

1,250

1,290 

1,410

2,500

2.510 

1,360

392

142

53

53

202

1,070

963

1,930

339

60

57

56

54

54

54

192

392

57

146

25,006

807

Jan.

89

970

*706

79

58

57

56

384 

54

52

292

"5T 51

320

594

1,720

2,150

2.260

1,390

60

1,190

60

562

1,010

848

416

53

150

146

166

118

16,112

520

Feb.

162

140

46

46

44

*150

47

69 

125

133

513 

87

60

58

57

57

56

58

163

306

248

229

58

58

57

57

56

54

-

3,194

114

Mar.

54

54

54

767

378

*905

888

582 

61

60

456 

56

343

54

725

64

61

314

62

1.460

397

1,190

64

61

916

900

958

941

910

56

53

13,844

447

Apr.

958

*954

984

518

1,160

1,240

1,000

1,790 

2,070

2,660

2.870 

2,860

2,870

2,000

1,950

1,890

2,040

1,870

1,920

2,010

1,290

2,540

2,700

2,570

2,750

2,750

1,400

1,430

2,700

2,760

58,504

1,950

May

2,760

*2,790

2,610

2,680

2,040

2,670

2.840

2,840 

2,520

2,240

2,230 

91

718

328

61

60

58

57

57

752

728

508

823

540

51

51

987

1,020

796

51

519

36,476

1,177

June

"51 51

1,030

 1,230

1,360

1,480

1,330

2.420 

1,780

1,520

1,360 

1,460

1,340

1,440

1,500

1,350

1,450

354

61

58

57

57

56

57

57

57

56

54

550

51

23,677

789

July

51

146

54

54

54

53

53

865 

311

226

53 

1.140

274

56

972

*500

962

60

58

57

57

57

60

57

53

52

52

52

52

100

22

6,614

213

Aug.

48

138

1,660

61

1,240

*888

2.580

1,060 

1,200

60

58 

42

29

76

604

458

100

31

74

30

30

46

60

58

60

932

1,210

452

1,660

1,830

139

16,714

539

Sept.

62

908

2,040

*2,080

1,840

1,880

62

61 

938

1,220

891 

924

1,480

75

68

1,250

1,700

1,890

1,950

1,820

2.280

2,090

1,860

1,730

1,900

2,080

2,070

1,320

60

1,890

40,419

1,347

Observed Adjustedt

Max 2,510 Mln 24 Mean 312 Mean 640 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.49

Max 2,870 Mln 23 Mean 762 Mean 839 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.18

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In Watauga Lake.
110 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Doe River at Elizabethton, Term.

Location. Lat 36° 20 MO", long 82° 12'37", on left bank 1,500 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 91 at Elizabethton, Carter County, and 1 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 137 sq ml.

Records available.--June 1907 to June 1908 and September to December 1912 (gage heights 

only), December 1911 to September 1916 and November 1920 to September 1931 (published 

as at Valley Forge"), June 1932 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,524.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. June 1907 to June 1908 and September to December 1912, staff gage a quarter of a mile upstream at different datum. December 1911 to 

September 1916 and November 1920 to September 1931, chain gage 3 miles upstream at altitude 1,610 ft (from topographic map). June to September 1932 staff gage at present site 

at datum 0.50 ft higher. September 1932 to January 1934 staff gage at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--38 years (1912-16, 1921-31, 193-V57), 314 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,190 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 6.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended as explained below; minimum, 54 cfs Sept. 2 (gage height, 0.60ft). 

1911-16, 1920-31, 1932-57: Maximum discharge, 7,300 cfs July 30, 1940 (gage height, 

6.75 ft), from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 6.25 ft; minimum, 17 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 7, 1925 (gage height, 

0.60 ft, site and datum then in use).

Remarks. Records good. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1957 are given 

 nTWSP 1520.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1336: 1933(M), 1938.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 28, 3O, 31, Feb. 3-14, Apr. 4)

0.6 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

136

280

485

3.0 

4.0 

5.2

1,050 

2,050 

4,O9O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*127

TTT

100

100

106

106

91

83

79

75

73

71

69

68

66_

66

66

69

69

66

69

100

113

89

81

77

93

89

81

79

81

2,613

84.3

0.615

0.71

Nov.

144

129

104

95

89

*85

85

118

131

106

100

95

91

87

85

85

178

193

T5?

136

127

141

118

113

104

111

106

95

104

98

3,405

114

0.832

0.92

Dec.

91

89

*91

93

91

89

87

8T

89

98

89

120

228

228

252

225

193

182

165

152

162

199

219

400

347

271

231

202

190

168

159

5,287

171

1.25

1.44

Jan.

159

134

*109

T35

284

271

255

225

243

284

284

258

234

207

184

179

149

109

129

149

165

157

301

237

213

210

324

*1,870

2.760

2,110

2,330

14,672

473

3.45

3.98

Feb.

*5,500

2,220

1,210

1,190

1,280

*1,200

1,110

1,160

1,690

2,060

1,340

862

670

540

458

426

363

331

343

331

287

271

258

249

245

290

274

355

-

24,291

868

6.34

6.59

Mar.

472

404

365

527

298

*277

271

290

264

249

261

284

268

261

249

254

225

219

228

210

199

213

207

193

210

199

207

190

184

179

176

7,811

252

1.84

2.12

Apr.

*173

FfT

237

715

*4,090

1,110

645

923

1,070

707

540

444

379

555

501

280

264

249

257

225

216

213

243

271

249

216

202

199

210

204

15,424

514

3.75

4.19

May

219

*213

246

213

196

182

170

165

159

157

179

168

146

146

159

146

131

TBT

136

159

134

139

149

164

254

190

785

476

287

228

193

6,420

207

1.51

1.74

June

173

168

*184

204

516

985

74?

431

413

304

261

452

401

575

449

367

387

408

385

327

264

234

266

304

294

264

294

243

280

568

10,921

564

2.66

2.96

July

379

250

240

215

195

176

159

149

141

156

124

120

115

127

179

*193

144

219

176

127

115

106

98

204

134

111

100

95

93

89

95

4,828

156

1.14

1.31

Aug.

87

98

81

116

146

*93

77

71

66

64

62

75

62

61

242

184

146

122

159

144

109

95

83

79

77

83

75

69

68

62

59

5,015

97.5

0.710

0.82

Sept.

57

56

57

*93

71

62

59

57

62

73

95

159

87

112

106

115

345

51?

184

141

120

115

170

144

118

102

95

91

120

190

5,544

118

0.861

0.96

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,080 Min 46 Mean 219 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.77

Water year 1956-57: Max 4,O9O Mln 56 Mean 28O Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.74

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 cfs).--

4,990 cfs (5.65 ft); Feb. 10 (8:30 a

Jan. 29 (10:5O p.m.) 4.210 cfs (5.26 ft); Fet . 1 (12:50 a.m.) 

. m. ) 2,630 cfs (4.38 ft); Apr. 5 (3 a.m.) 6,150 cfs (6.25 ft);

Apr. 8 (6 a.m.) 1,70O cfs (3.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 111

Watauga River at Elizabethton, Tenn.

Location. Lat 36°21'2l", long 82°13'26", on left bank 25 ft upstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 19E at Elizabethton, Carter County, 0.6 mile downstream frorr Doe River, 

and at mile 25.9.

Drainage area.--692 sq mi.

Records available. February 1926 to July 1949, July 1953 to September 1957. Gageheight records collected in this vicinity December 1909 to July 1949 are contained 

in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,486.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Dec. 1, 1909, to Feb. 20, 1926, U. S. Weather 

Bureau tape gage and Feb. 21 to Oct. 4, 1926, staff gage, on Southern Railway bridge 

10 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge . 26 years (1926-48, 1953-57), 1,051 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 9,360 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 9.13 ft); minimum, 109 cfs Aug. 14 (gage height, 1.94 ft); minimum daily, 115 cfs Oct. 15-17, 

Aug. 13.

1926-49, 1953-57: Maximum discharge, 75,100 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 20.87 

ft), from rating curve extended above 29,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of peak flow; minimum, 42 cfs Sept. 20, 1932; minimum daily, 85 cfs Dec. 3, 

1953; minimum gage height, 1.54 ft Sept. 20, 1932.

Maximum stage known, about 21 ft in May 1901 (discharge, 75,900 cfs), from highwater profile by Tennessee Valley Authority.

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

Flow partly regulated by Watauga Lake, 10 miles upstream (see p. 223).

Revisioiins (water years). WSP 758: 1932(M). WSP823: Drainage area. WSP1336: 

28(M), 1930, 1931-32(m).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1927-

1.9 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

101

143

260

480

4.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.2

1,200

3,280

4,700

7,040

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

1,010

*al,070

al.110

al.080

al,110

a 160

a 140

a!30

al.100

al,060

al,14O

al,050

a!20

a!20

a!15

115

115

117

121

119

117

141

,150

,460

,710

,710

,340

200

1,050

1,050

1,040

22,070

712

Nov.

1,030

710

162

150

*1,060

510

487

906

1,390

1,050

las

250

1,500

172

141

404

3J4

250

686

206

369

584

1,170

714

1,250

1,140

1,590

1,790

1,660

1,700

23,601

787

Calendar year 1956 :

Water year 1956-57:

Dec.

1,650

1,410

1,730

*1,690

1,670

1,260

1,460

1,370

1,560

2,550

2,740

1,690

69«

506

421

392

470

1,330

1,250

1,980

823

421

465

751

681

508

416

476

651

525

360

33,702

1,087

Jan.

287

1/140

*917

290

480

460

435

712

518

716

907

524

465

620

902

1,800

2,550

2,500

1,640

363

1,400

287

912

1,430

1,180

718

552

3,730

5,620

3,950

3,B60

41,665

1,350

Feb.

5,680

3,910

2,050

2,090

2,230

*2,230

1,980

2,260

3,500

3,730

2,800

1,580

1,170

939

779

709

608

553

670

788

675

634

430

406

597

440

425

518

-

44,181

1,578

Mar.

875

786

660

1,310

870

*1,390

1,270

1,050

450

411

833

480

786

455

1,030

485

379

607

397

al.800

644

al,500

361

318

al,250

al,200

al,280

al,230

al,200

412

271

25,990

838

Apr.

al.250

*1,320

1,340

1,540

6. 650

3,220

2,070

3,600

4,770

4,010

3,890

3,700

3,590

2,760

2,490

2,340

2,470

2,370

2,320

2,330

1,660

2,890

3,110

3,020

3,160

3,110

1,970

1,680

2,990

3,150

84,950

2,832

May

5.160

*3,150

3,120

2,920

2,340

2,980

3,120

3,110

2,780

2,640

2,460

497

914

566

279

246

225

"S25 219

881

1,030

564

1,040

899

357

271

1,810

1,730

1,200

339

744

45,816

1,478

June

271

250

1,140

*1,550

2,120

5,020

2,490

3,O2O

2,420

1,980

1,700

2,060

2,O3O

2,170

2,170

1,820

2,010

1,170

589

524

416

370

383

435

421

383

406

343

912

470

39,043

1,301

July

491

473

331

290

271

250

232

950

603

381

197

1,100

606

197

1,100

*764

1,220

338

260

203

186

178

231

310

210

180

170

165

157

220

136

Aug.

168

242

1,730

265

1,300

*1,000

2.560

1,260

1,380

262

143

148

115

158

800

686

410

170

252

186

153

143

155

148

145

994

1,100

558

1,630

2,110

338

12,400 20,509

400 662

Sept.

136

850

*1,910

2,210

2,020

1,940

239

152

994

1,260

1,020

1,070

1,540

504

189

1,280

2,160

2,140

2,120

2,110

2,320

2.560

1,970

1,970

1,920

2,230

2,220

1,680

225

1,980

44,499

1,485

Observed Adjustedt

*1ax 5,540 Min 112 Mean 664 Mean 991 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19. 5O

viax 6,830 Min 115 Mean 1,2O2 Mean 1,279 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.08

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Adjusted for change in contents in Watauga Lake.

a No gage-he'ight record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage 

when available1 , and records for station below wilbur Dam.
112 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

South Pork Holston River at Kingsport, Term.

Location.--Lat 36°31'51" long 82°33'29", on left bank 1,000 ft downstream from new bridge 

on State Highway 81, lir miles upstream from Reedy Creek, and 3f miles upstream from 

confluence with North Pork Holston River.

Drainage area. 1,935 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1925 to September 1957.

GaSe ---w ater-stage recorder - Datum of gage is 1,175.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Dec. 2, 1953, at site 2 miles upstream at datum 8.47 ft higher.

Average discharge.--32 years, 2,505 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15.800 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 6.67 ft); minimum, 306 cfs Jan. 6 (gage height, 0.48 ft); minimum daily, 460 cfs Oct. 28.

1925-57: Maximum discharge, 68,800 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 18.80 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum, 210 cfs Jan. 28, 1940 (gage height, -C.20 ft, site and 

datum then in use); minimum daily, 301 cfs June 13, 1954.

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

Flow regulated by South Holston, Watauga, Boone, and Fort Patrick Henry Lakes (see 

p. 223). Some diversion upstream by the city of Kingsport, Tennessee Eastman Corp., 

and Holston Ordnance Works.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1033: 1930(M).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.6 400

1.0 8OO

1.5 1,400

2.0 2,180

3.0 

5.0 

6.7

4,080

9,300

15,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

4,740

4,400

*4,440

4,370

4,120

513

475

3,790

4,820

4,450

4,360

4,300

501

498

3,520

3,530

3,290

3,320

3,290

466

472

482

1,910

*6,480

6,030

4,680

962

460

1,140

1,060

1,010

87,879

2,835

Nov.

1,140

1,120

757

716

1,600

725

738

1,760

3,160

2,400

704

976

3,430

720

700

1,130

1,440

702

1,650

902

1,900

1,080

5,520

734

3,870

3,920

4,190

5,070

5,460

5,400

63,594

2,1EO

Calendar year 1956 :

Water year 1956-57 :

Dec.

5,240

5,090

4,720

2,060

*1,880

2,100

2,460

3,610

5,420

6.180

4,800

4,100

1,010

548

762

686

1,590

2,280

1,950

4,060

1,380

1,620

796

2,060

2,030

2,020

2,030

2,450

774

720

694

77,120

2,488

Jan.

704

2,820

2,060

1,300

720

736

710

1,190

968

1,320

3,330

2,720

818

2,270

2,570

4,720

6,500

6,750

4,240

1,220

3,260

1,180

2,520

3,130

1,870

1,300

894

2,360

5,030

*12,600

10,1.00

92,010

2,968

Feb.

14,300

*15,200

15,200

9,240

10,100

12 , 100

*9,180

9,450

15,600

15,200

14,300

* 14, 100

9,120

8,910

8,700

9,000

9,030

9,O3O

9,060

6,440

5,840

5,080

3,870

870

1,800

3,590

2,740

1,390

-

248,440

8,873

Mar.

2,900

3,480

3,280

3,800

3,180

3,070

*2,880

1,650

2,010

834

4,410

1,210

1,840

900

2,370

944

862

3,180

3,060

4.680

4,060

*4,100

862

830

3,810

4,390

4,220

4,330

4,160

815

83,015

2,678

Apr.

3,000

3,070

*3,000

2,110

2,800

3,170

794

6,030

7,890

8,130

8.280

7,860

7,950

5,060

5,060

5,030

5,220

5,380

5,080

5,180

2,540

4,560

3,880

3,900

4,380

4,720

4,530

4,460

5,920

6,490

145,474

4,849

May

5,860

6,140

*6,060

6,170

4,320

5,220

5,570

5,710

5,420

5,240

5,380

1,740

2,000

866

755

1,040

867

742

775

1,990

2,090

2,550

2,740

3,630

2,390

1,080

2,410

2,510

3,000

1,190

2,310

97,765

3,154

June

676

743

2,840

*3,050

4,300

5,260

7,590

7,130

1,270

5,500

5,730

5,750

5,730

5,320

4,790

749

5,350

1,530

754

754

768

755

752

1,660

2,190

736

740

1,630

3,990

1,040

88,877

2,963

July

1,120

780

1,040

1,000

752

796

770

2.640

*1,7CO

870

8f2

2,430

1.3PO

745

1,9?0

7ei

l,3fO

676

744

810

782

7E8

1,2?0

759

7E6

8S4

7S8

830

770 

750

7E2

32,565

1,050

Aug.

a5,700

a2,700

a2,000

a 800

al,900

a2,300

*2,960

3,550

3,090

888

787

1,520

2,220

2,590

2,870

3,360

3,080

1,650

1,410

2,230

2,230

1,650

1,020

761

866

2,510

2,780

2,690

2,760 

3,340

1,070

67,282

2,170

Sept.

792

2,120

5,420

3,520

*3,720

3,410

894

756

5,050

2,340

2,030

2,560

4,870

2,030

808

2,880

4,670

5,860

5,860

a4,500

a6,400

a4,500

a5,000

a3,000

a2,500

a3,500

a4,200

a3,300

a800 

a3,300

100,590

3,353

Observed Adjustedt

lax 11,600 Mln 424 Mean 1,880 Mean 2,485 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.48

viax 15,600 Mln 460 Mean 3,246 Mean 3,287 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.06

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in South Holston, Watauga, Boone, and Port Patrick Henry Lakes, 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

station at Surgoinsville and Port Patrick Henry powerplant records.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 113

North Fork Holston River near Saltville, Va.

Location. Lat 36°53'48", long 81°44'47", on right bank 0.5 mile upstream from Cedar

Branch bridge, l.S miles northeast of Saltville, Smyth County, and 7.8 miles downstream 

from Laurel Creek.

Drainage area. 222 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1907 to November 1908, November 1920 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,703.53 ft above mean sea levsl, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. June 11, 1907, to Nov. 12, 1908, chain gage on 

highway bridge 2.1 miles downstream at different datum. Nov. 2, 1920, to May 23, 1934, 

chain gage on highway bridge 0.5 mile downstream at datum 7.74 ft lower.

Average discharge. 36 years (1921-57), 289 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,500 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 13.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,200 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 27 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 0.57 ft).

1907-8, 1920-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 29, 1957; minimum, 1 cfs Oct. 15, 

16, 1947 (gage height, 0.13 ft), flow retarded by mine cave-in; minimum daily, 2 cfs 

Oct. 15, 1947.

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

Prior to September 1947, small diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above 

station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 1113: 1944-47.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 19, 20)

Discharge

Oct. 1

0.6

.8

1.0

1.5

2.0

Note.

fol-lowi

above 2

to Jan. 28

32

56

96

260

500

 Same as

ng table

.0 ft.

, in cubic feet per

0.5

.7

1.0

1.5

2.0

Jan. 29

21

42

97

272

500

second, water year Octc

to Sept. 30

3.0 1

5.0 3

8.0 7

10.0 10

)ber 1956 to

,200

,340

,300

,400

September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

72

70

56

55

55

58

58

53

52

48

47

44

44

43

43

42

42

42

42

43

47

58

92

99

89

81

105

174

*122 

96

85

2,057

66.4

0.299

0.34

Nov.

390

700

385

246

184

147

128

170

224

192

160

144

128

114

106

101

101

104

99

94

94

109

119

114

109

117

112

101

*96

92.

4,980

166

0.748

0.83

Dec.

87

83

81

81

78

78

78

78

78

81

81

101

246

352

934

1,550

875

584

476

400

376

400

488

1.600

910

784

 532

*400

330

276

235

12,733

411

1.85

2.13

Jan.

213

181

138

174

228

292

304

284

1,820

3,340

1,500

1,320

1,020

488

376

322

260

220

210

200

206

228

635

770

565

440

483

2,890

*10.500

7,190

4,220

40,817

1,317

5.93

6.84

Feb.

5. 580

3,300

1,760

1,310

1,370

2,000

1,950

2,970

5,290

3,730

2,280

1,320

980

735

578

485

415

365

435

1,160

840

644

506

430

387

382

387

*410

-

41,999

1,500

6.76

7.04

Mar.

1.510

1,120

819

610

485

405

382

430

425

378

356

378

391

369

343

308

a300

a300

a320

a280

a250

a280

a330

a360

a 400

a380

a350

a320

*a300

284

264

13,227

427

1.92

2.21

Apr.

244

330

378

391

2,870

2,170

1,120

1,480

5.540

1,420

945

721

546

440

374

321

292

264

248

225

218

210

254

1,360

875

578

435

365

*325

292

23,031

768

3.46

3.86

May

260

240

221

203

189

178

164

153

146

138

131

128

119

113

124

121

105

110

248

280

203

160

131

116

108

a!30

a200

a370

a200

a!50

*113

5,252

169

0.761

0.88

June

105

95

146

276

338

539

391

292

264

221

174

149

131

210

207

146

444

300

330

225

160

121

113

142

185

182

142

*121

210

196

6,555

218

0.982

1.10

July

167

135

110

93

91

85

73

69

67

91

89

67

61

57

56

59

75

171

73

63

54

52

67

138

91

67

57

332

146

*89

83

2,928

94.5

0.426

0.49

Aug.

73

63

56

56

75

77

52

48

45

41

41

40

38

38

73

89

65

51

48

45

41

37

36

35

35

35

34

34

*32

31

30

1,494

48.2

0.217

0.25

Sept.

29

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

30

35

40

44

41

75

79

83

200

221

272

174

131

100

81

71

61

54

51

48

162

1^410

3,688

123

0.554

0.62

Calendar year 1956s Max 6,200 Mln 29 Mean 312 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.16

Water year 1956-57: Max 10,300 Mln 28 Mean 435 Cfsm 1.96 In. 23.59

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs] . Jan. 9 (12 p.m.) 5.200 cfs (6.39 ft); Jan. 29 (£ p.m.) 16,500

(5 .m.) 4,,060 cfs (5.55 ft); Apr. 9

. . . . .. .

cfs (13.20 ft); Feb. 9 (1 to 2 p.m.) 6,080 cfs (7.11 ft); Apr 

(3 to 4 a.m.) 4,730 cfs (6.07 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, records for North Fork 

Holston River at Holston and Middle Pork Holston River at Sevenmile Ford.
114 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

North Fork Holston River at Holston, Va.

Location. Lat 36°46'29", long 82°04'22", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 19, 100 ft downstream from Greendale Creek, 0.4 mile upstream from 

Garrett Creek, 0.5 mile east of Holston, Washington County, and 0.6 mile upstream from 

Little Moccasin Creek.

Drainage area.--402 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1951 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,437.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 6 years, 512 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24,300 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 16.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 12.000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 44 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 1.97 ft).

1951-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 29, 1957; minimum, 41 cfs Sept. 8, 1954, 

Dec. 1, 1955; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 8, 1957.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 18, 19)

2.1

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

Oct. 1 to Jan.

55 4.0

80 6.0

185 8.0

400 9.0

Jan. 29 to Sept. 30

1,050

2,640

4,800

6,250

1.9

2.0

2.6 

3.0

35

48

130

258

450

4.0 1,000

6.0 2,580

8.0 4,800

10.0 7,800

14.0 17,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*140

115

115

146

143

337

201

150

132

108

108

90

90

87

80

78

78

75

rs

75

80

115

150

168

154

150

150

205

209 

178

164

4,149

134

0.333

0.38

Nov.

273

910

552

364

*283

237

217

253

324

292

261

241

221

205

193

189

205

201

197

185

185

225

225

213

205

197

197

178

168 

160

7,756

259

0.644

0.72

Dec.

150

140

*136

no

140

140

143

143

146

160

157

296

693

 840

1,680

2,240

1,400

1,050

910

749

819

910

1,020

2,240

2,480

1,480

980

735

600 

492

415

23,624

76Z

1.90

2.19

Jan.

368

328

261

288

400

498

*528

504

1,880

5,220

2,640

1,620

1,140

875

665

552

440

330

300

342

364

396

1,120

1,280

945

770

1,010

5,000

*15,900

14,100

7,020

67,084

2, 164

5.38

6.20

Feb.

*10,600

6,040

3,220

2,600

2,520

3,400

3,950

5,080

8,600

7,000

3,960

2,340

1,660

1,260

1,000

880

742

654

880

1,740

1,300

1,000

852

742

688

660

649

742

-

74,759

2,670

6.64

6.91

Mar.

2, ISO

1,940

1,380

*1,070

852

742

688

880

825

742

715

852

798

742

660

594

530

505

515

485

430

485

644

660

660

622

588

535

490 

465

435

23,709

765

1.90

2.19

Apr.

*410

535

583

660

4,630

3,480

1,820

3,460

4,670

2,100

1,460

1,100

880

742

627

572

515

475

435

405

385

390

932

1,820

1,260

852

688

572

515 

455

37,428

1,248

3.10

3.46

May

*410

375

341

313

290

267

249

232

223

210

201

196

188

179

201

201

183

162

170

375

380

290

236

201

183

179

309

561

365 

263

218

8,151

263

0.654

0.75

June

188

174

*TW

360

465

770

638

475

385

336

276

245

240

435

345

272

530

490

430

345

258

210

485

475

588

450

332

313

460

11,539

385

0.958

1.07

July

318

263

223

188

192

179

154

138

*121

121

150

124

109

103

138

109

106

232

188

124

106

95

9T

223

192

134

109

272

249 

158

121

5,036

162

0.403

0.46

Aug.

121

106

95

92

*90

109

103

84

79

64

71

82

69

66

158

192

146

106

90

87

77

74

66

64

64

69

64

58

56 

53

53

2,708

87.4

0.217

0.25

Sept.

51

47

*45

47

45

45

45

45

45

77

109

74

95

341

272

196

450

490

561

395

290

218

166

130

112

95

87

84

214 

1,590

6,261

209

0.520

0.58

Calendar year 1956: Max 10,800 Min 50 Mean 569 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.27

Water year 1956-57: Max 15,900 Min 45 Mean 746 Cfsm 1.86 In. 25.16

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs).--Jan. 10 (9:30 a.m.) 6,380 cfs (9.09 ft); Jan, 29 (12 p.m.) 

24,300 cfs (16.50 ft); Feb. 9 (12 to 1 p.m.) 10,200 cfs (11.17 ft); Apr. 5 (6:30 p.m.) 6,280 cfs 

(9.02 ft); Apr. 9 (1:30 a.m.) 6,760 cfs (9.34 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 115

Big Moccasin Creek near Gate City, Va.

Location. Lat 36°38'47", long 82°33'12", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 71, 0.2 mile downstream from Franklin Branch, 0.9 mile upstr3am from Pike 

Branch, 1.6 miles upstream from Little Moccasin Creek, and 1.6 miles east of Gate City, 

Scott County.

Drainage area. 79.6 sq mi.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,267.64 ft above mean sea levsl, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--5 years, 102 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,340 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 8.36 ft); minimum, 7.4 cfs Sept. 5; minimum gage height, 1.14 ft Aug. 11, Sept. 5.

1952-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 29, 1957; minimum, 3.0 cfs Sept. 11, 1954 

(gage height, 1.04 ft).

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water years 1956-57 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 3-22; stage-discharge relation 

affected by Ice Jan. 20, 21)

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

Oct. 1 to Dec. 24

11 2.5

29 3.0

67 4.0

210

335

670

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

Dec. 25 to Sept. 30 

5.0

62

113

2.5 225

3.0 360

4.0 710

6.0 1,700

8.0 3,050

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

30

26

*23

22

21

21

20

21

21 

20

19

19

17

17

18

17

17

22

17

17

19 ' 24

26

26

55

27

27

26

24

23

21

681

22.0

0.276

0.32

Nov.

28

38

39

28

23

19

*19

21

27 

26

26

24

23

21

18

21

26

33

32

30

28

36

48

43

37

33

29

28

27

25

856

28.5

0.358

0.40

Dec.

25

25

23

23

*19

18

20

20

21 

20

19

74

222

270

455

245

160

130

144

114

139

222

292

485

405

235

164

127

106

90

78

4,390

142

1.78

2.05

Jan.

70

62

52

49

30

88

83

80

*328 

810

508

275

200

157

129

113

97

76

65

60

65

78

179

195

137

121

217

1,380

*2 . 850

2,160

1,620

12,384

399

5.01

5.78

Feb.

2.590

1,680

774

502

412

525

742

1,080

1,000 

1,400

930

490

342

262

212

182

155

135

159

312

225

188

164

142

131

131

129

230

-

15,024

537

6.75

7.03

Mar.

790

472

321

248

202

*170

166

354

280 

215

186

177

164

146

133

123

108

104

106

99

90

92

97

88

83

83

83

78

73

72

j>5

5,468

176

2.21

2.55

Apr.

65

65

*68

76

508

420

230

511

1,050 

438

288

222

179

151

129

117

108

99

90

83

78

73

78

75

70

62

59

52

48

47

5,539

185

2.32

2.59

May

43

46

*44

43

42

42

38

37

36

37

34

34

36

37

32

33

38

37

36

32

37

40

37

38

35

28

36

36

33

29

26

1,132

36.5

0.459

0.53

June

26

19

27

*32

40

54

54

35

29

26

28

26

28

28

38

26

25

32

44

21

20

20

19

24

46

75

47

41

51

58

1,042

34.7

0.436

0.49

July

51

43

37

34

32

30

30

14

12 

16

*17

20

21

20

20

22

17

15

13

16

12

12

14

15

12

16

15

14

14

13

14

Aug.

14

14

14

16

18

*16

14

14

13 

13

13

16

13

13

122

52

32

22

16

14

14

11

11

10

10

14

12

10

9.8

8.6

9.2

631 578.6

20.4 18.7

0.256 0.235

0.30 0.27

Sept.

8,0.

8.0

8.0

8.0

*8.0

8.6

8.0

8.0

8.6

14

19

28

22

84

110

47

56

81

55

37

31

28

23

21

20

17

17

13

30

49

875.2

29.2

0.367

0.41

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,550 Mln 6.2 Mean 113 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.34

Water year 1956-57: Max 2,850 Mln 8.0 Mean 133 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.72

Peak discharge (base. 1.200 cfs).--Jan. 29 (10 p.m.) 3,340 cfs (8.36 ft); Feb. 1 (3 a.m.) 2,660 cfs 

(7.44 ft); Feb. 10 (8 p.m.) 1,680 cfs (5.97 ft); Apr. 9 (8:30 a.m.) 1,450 cfs (5.58 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
116 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

North Fork Holston River near Gate City, Va.

Location. Lat 36°36'31", long 82°34'05", on left bank 100 ft upstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 23, 1.6 miles downstream from Big Moccasin Creek, and 2.1 miles southeast 

of Gate City, Scott County.

Drainage area. 67? sq mi.

Records available.--November 1931 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,197.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. --25 years (1932-57), 841 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,700 cfs Jan. 30 (gage height, 16.73 ft); minimum, 63 cfs Sept. 7-9 (gage height, 1.30 ft).

1931-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 30, 1957; minimum, 37 cfs Dec. 24, 1943, 

result of freezeup; minimum gage height, 1.00 ft Jan. 6, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small dam above station.

Revisions (water yearsK--WSP 783: 193S(M). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1276: 1932-34.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-6, Mar. 3-8)

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

132

310

910

4.0

6.0

10.0

16.0

1,760

4,240

12,300

26,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

280

198

*159

136

159

170

432

345

250

202

178

151

147

126

122

119

113

106

113

105

103

116

132

178

194

220

202

190

202 

285

235

5,666

183

0.272

0.31

Nov.

240

330

980

610

426

325

*275

275

315

400

370

325

285

255

230

230

230

240

235

215

210

250

290

290

270

260

245

240

215

_M°.

9,259

309

0.460

0.51

Dec.

190

182

174

162

 162

174

170

174

178

178

178

426

1,130

1,560

2,300

2,820

2,640

1,660

1,470

1,250

1,290

1,710

1,970

3,450

4,240

2,580

1,660

1,290

1,050

757

38,050

1,227

1.83

2.11

Jan.

666

592

509

454

598

805

875

875

*1,900

7,900

6,260

3,000

2,020

dl,490

dl,170

d945

d745

d600

d580

d685

d740

d770

dl,210

1,970

1,610

dl,350

1,690

7,250

20,600

*26, 200 

14,000

110,059

3,550

5.28

6.09

Feb.

19,500

14, 400

7,460

4,980

4,110

5,300

7,090

10,300

10,800

13,600

9,160

,740

,120

,360

,860

,520

,340

,130

,130

,020

,410

,810

,470

,250

,130

,050

,020

1,290

-

137,350

4,905

7.30

7.60

Mar.

3,500

5,780

2,880

2, 140

1,710

*1,420

1,290

1,810

1,760

1,520

1,290

1,290

1,380

1,290

1,170

1,020

910

840

819

798

738

718

791

945

945

910

840

798

724

679 

646

41,351

1,334

1.99

2.29

Apr.

610

SETT

*724

849

4,150

8,110

3,890

4,070

10,800

6,060

3,120

2,240

1,710

1,420

1,210

1,050

980

910

826

764

712

672

686

1,430

2,020

1,420

1,050

875

750 

666

64,402

2,147

3.19

3.56

May

598

«54T

504

460

426

410

380

360

340

325

310

300

290

285

280

290

275

245

230

315

465

405

335

300

270

270

290

443

574 

410

315

11,244

363

0.540

0.62

June

270

245

E45

250

421

712

945

686

526

426

395

345

300

305

498

432

355

510

616

460

416

315

260

524

798

750

586

448

426 

532

13,997

467

0.695

0.78

July

1TO" 504

345

285

240

215

225

210

174

162

*155

166

170

216

147

159

159

143

216

270

178

140

140

159

166

280

198

155

188 

355

225

6,755

218

0.324

0.37

Aug.

178

151

143

136

*132

d!35

d!40

d!35

122

100

128

106

106

106

759

492

355

260

198

162

136

126

106

100

95

103

110

103

92

88

62

5,185

167

0.249

0.29

Sept.

78

75

75

73

*67

67

65

63

67

92

151

178

183

526

604

448

410

640

666

686

598

448

365

290

225

182

159

143

215 

419

8,258

275

0.409

0.46

Calendar year 1956: Max 19,700 Min 69 Mean 956 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.35

Water year 1956-57: Max 26,200 Min 63 Mean 1,237 Cfsm 1.84 In. 24.99

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs).--Jan. 10 (e p.m.) 10,400 cfs (9.11 ft); Jan. 30 (12 m. 

cfs (16.73 ft); Feb. 10 (3 a.m.) 14,400 cfs (ll.OO ft); Apr. 6 (8 a.m.) 9,240 cfs (8.54 ft

28,700 

. .. Apr. 9

(4:30 a.m.) 11,100 cfs (9.44 ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, records for North 

Pork Holston River at Holston, and Big Moccasin Creek near Gate City.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 117

Holston River at Surgoinsville, Term.

Location. Lat 36°28'19", long 82°50'50", on right bank 1,500 ft upstream from Surgionsville Creek and county bridge at Surgoinsville, Hawkins County, 9.8 miles upstream from 

Big Creek, and at mile 118.4. Records include flow of Surgoinsville Creek.

Drainage area. 2.874 sq mi, includes that of Surgoinsville Creek. 

Records available.--April 1941 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,088.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--16 years, 3,530 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 45,100 cfs Jan. 30 (gage height, 14'.32 ft); minimum, 570 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 1.38 ft).

1941-57: Maximum discharge, 59,600 cfs Feb. 18, 1944 (gage height, 17.48 ft); minimum, 470 cfs Oct. 21, 1941 (gage height, 1.16 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Flow partly regulated by South Holston, Watauga, Boone, and Fort 

Patrick Henry Lakes (see p. 223).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

2,400

4,880

 4,380

4,230

4,190

2,130

852

*2,420

3,980

4,540

4,010

4,240

2,530

818

2,180

3,610

3,490

3,460

3,610

2,160

785

796

996

*4,990

7,040

5,580

3,150

864

807

1,490

1,670

92,278

2,977

Nov.

1,510

1,460

1,500

1,510

1,740

1,540

*1,120

1,130

3,110

3,330

2,140

1,140

3,340

1,840

1,040

1,090

1,740

1,320

1,580

1,320

1,240

2,240

4,380

2,780

2,600

4,370

4,480

4,910

5,650

5,550

72,680

2,423

Calendar year 1956:

Water year 1956-57:

Dec.

5,500

6,130

4,670

3,460

*2,170

2,040

2,300

3,130

4,770

6,520

5,810

5,190

3,350

2,650

3,220

3,420

4,510

3,700

3,490

4,890

4,180

3,310

3,630

5,480

6,790

5,420

4,080

3,980

2,340

1,700

1,540

123,370

3,980

Jan.

1,5OO

2,940

2,570

1,950

1,690

1,580

1,690

1,870

3,260

7,550

11,400

7,520

4,460

5,940

4.O1O

4,980

*8,240

8,210

5,910

5,850

2,790

5,640

3,240

5,480

4 , 540

5,770

5,070

10,000

26,700

42,800

55 ,400

228,110

7,558

Feb.

38,100

*56,700

25,600

17,400

14,500

19,200

16,700

*21,800

25 , 100

51,400

26,100

20,400

14,900

12,500

11,500

11,200

11,000

10,700

10,700

9,280

8,860

7,710

6,820

5,900

5,020

4,150

4,980

*3,870

-

427,890

15,280

Mar.

6,050

8.720

7,090

6,580

6,020

5,240

3,920

4,660

4,160

3,580

4,600

4,620

3,610

2,650

2,860

3,260

2,050

3,150

4,560

5,250

4,980

*5,810

3,140

1,780

3,770

5,150

5,490

5,350

5,250

3,380

1,540

138,270

4,460

Apr.

5,040

3,850

*5,800

5,280

7,040

12,100

6,980

8,370

*20,700

16,700

15,600

11,100

1O,3OO

7,910

6,090

6,900

6,600

6,330

6,360

6,010

4,580

4,720

5,080

4,740

6,850

6,520

6,000

5,500

6,680

7,300

225,030

7,501

May

7,140

7,040

*6,950

6,820

6,150

4,660

6,820

6,050

6,020

6,130

5,480

3,410

2,540

2,150

1,050

1,060

1,500

1,070

1,060

1,510

2,900

2,480

*3,150

4,010

3,100

2,470

1,800

2,400

3,490

2,640

1,680

114,510

5,694

June

2,060

912

1,890

5,150

*4,520

4,850

8,650

8,410

5,720

4,010

6,580

6,280

6,180

5,520

5,840

5,270

3,830

*3,680

1,690

1,250

1,190

1,120

1,060

1,950

2,880

2,240

1,460

1,510

4,320

2,750

106,312

3,544

July

1,600

1,420

1,150

1,510

1,140

1,140

1,000

1,710

2,750

1,530

1,070

1,070

5,540

1,000

1,500

*1,920

1,520

1,550

912

1,020

1,040

924

1,000

1,480

960

988

1,100

974

956

974

1,020

40,628

1,511

Aug.

1,110

4,560

2,850

1,540

1,200

2,260

*2,650

5,150

5,540

2,430

864

1,210

1,910

2,110

3,220

4,020

3,950

2,620

1,260

1,580

*2,510

2,510

1,440

939

818

1,200

2,790

2,690

2,710

3,490

2,420

70,761

2,283

Sept.

818

1,170

3,740

3,950

*4,650

3,410

2,290

730

2,420

4,410

1,870

2,430

3,840

5,370

1,530

1,770

4,750

5,610

6.,740

5,900

5,720

6,570

4,500

4,710

2,040

3,770

3,520

4,400

1,960

2,520

106,888

3,563

Observed Adjustedt

Max 30,300 Min 700 Mean 3,204 Mean 3,809 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.04

Max 42,800 Min 730 Mean 4,786 Mean 4,827 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.80

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in South Holston, Watauga, Boone, and Fort Patrick Henry Lakes.
118 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Mossy Spring near Jefferson City, Term.

Location. Lat 36°07'17", long 83°28'22", In spring pool, 15 ft upstream from water plant 

Intake, 300 ft south of city water plant, tributary to unnamed branch at point 500 ft 

upstream from confluence of Buffalo Wallows Branch and unnamed branch, 1.1 miles east 

of Jefferson City Post Office.

Records available. September 1950 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,092.3 ft above mean sea level (Tennessee 

Valley Authority construction plans for waterworks).

Average discharge. 7 years, 43.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 316 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 3.00 ft), from rating 

curve extended above 120 cfs; minimum dally, 11 cfs Dec. 3-11.

1950-57: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 1, 1957; minimum dally, 7.4 cfs Jan. 8, 9, 

1954.

Remarks. Records good. Records do not Include diversion averaging abova 0.75 cfs for the 

water supply of Jefferson City.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.6

.7

1.0

1.5 

2.0 

2.7

98

166

268

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

17

17

 17

16

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

449

14.5

-

-

Nov.

24

 20

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

21

24

18

16

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

451

15.0

_

-

Dec.

12

12

11

11

 11

11

11

11

11

11

11

52

110

1O8

99

98

89

82

77

71

68

86

89

90

88

81

76

71

67

62

59

1,746

56.3

-

-

Jan.

56

54

 51

50

56

54

50

48

51

56

55

51

49

47

45

44

43

40

39

37

37

36

44

44

40

39

56

115

134

145

172

1,838

59.3

_

-

Feb.

257

261

228

2O8

191

180

184

194

242

257

232

211

193

177

166

158

152

148

144

141

137

131

128

124

*121

120

118

118

-

4,921

176

_

-

Mar.

118

118

116

112

111

110

 108

115

115

114

112

111

110

10 S

107

106

104

103

101

99

98

97

94

93

90

89

88

86

85

84

82

3,184

103

-

-

Apr.

81

SI

80

87

120

115

108

115

124

118

*112

108

104

101

97

94

92

89

86

84

82

81

80

80

7S

75

75

73

73

71

2.764

92.1

-

-

May

69

67

66

64

63

 62

60

59

58

58

56

54

52

51

49

48

47

47

47

47

45

45

44

43

42

47

52

47

44

44

42

1,619

52.2

-

-

June

40

39

38

3S

37

37

35

34

35

34

33

 31

31

31

31

31

31

31

30

30

30

29

W

31

44

37

34

33

32

31

1,007

33.6

-

-

July

*30

29

29

29

28

27

27

27

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

28

50

47

43

37

34

31

28-

27

26

25

25

24

23

2JL

899

29.0

-

-

Aug.

21

21

20

27

23

*24

22

21

20

19

19

18

18

18

23

22

22

20

18

18

IS

17

18

17

17

17

Te- 16

ie

16

16

604

19.5

-

-

Sept.

16

15

15

 15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

13

T4

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

14

13

14

14

429

14.3

-

-

Calendar year 1956: Max 16O Min 11 Mean 51.6 Cfam - In, -

Water year 1956-57: Max 261 Mln 11 Mean 54.6 Cfsm - In, -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 119

Holston River near Jefferson City, Term.

Location. Lat 36°10'03", long 83°30'10", on left bank 250 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 92, 0.2 mile downstream from Cherokee Dam, 2.5 miles upstream from Mill 

Spring Creek, and 3 miles north of Jefferson City, Jefferson County.

Drainage area.--3.429 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1937 to September 1957.

SSge-r-Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 900.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 30, 1941, at datum 20.02 ft higher.

Average discharge. 20 years, 4,006 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,900 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 32 191- minimum, 50 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 20.30 ft); minimum daily, 53 cfs Dec. 21

1937-57: Maximum discharge, 58,700 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 41.82 ft, present datum); minimum, 2.2 cfs Dec. 8, 1941, discharge measurement; minimum daily 

2.6 cfs Dec. 25, 1941; minimum gage height recorded, 19.75 ft Dec. 25, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by South Holston, Watauga, Boone For"; Patrick 

Henry, and Cherokee Lakes (see p. 223,224).

Revisions (water years). WSP 923: 1939-40(m).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Z0.3 

20.4 

20.7 

21.0 

21.5

210

410

830

22 .0

23.0

25.0

30.0

32.2

1,340

2,740

6,580

19,400

25,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September l£-57

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Oct.

6,760

6,140

*5,580

5,740

5,210

4,600

4,280

6,430

6,260

6,260

6,290

6,310

6,360

3,310

5,400

4,450;

3,870

4,430

4,670

4,040

690

4,560

4,620

7,020

6,600

6,220

5,830

3,780

7 .570

7.O9O 

7,350

167,520

5,404

Nov.

4,490

*2,B80

2,880

3,130

3,190

5,620

3,570

5,630

7,020

7,580

3,760

6,690

8,970

5,440

5,020

6,260

5,220

5,230

5,130

3,940

4,000

4,000

6,960

6,790

4,220

7,640

11,800

11,400

12,000

12.500

182,760

6,092

Calendar year 1956:

Water year 1956-57:

Dec.

11.500

10,800

10,100

5,250

*5,250

5,580

3,910

4,010

5,240

9,250

8,510

4,890

68

62

62

65

65

65

65

2,600

55 128

56

56

56

6,080

8,460

9,820

9,700

9,720 

9,650

134,701

4,545

Jan.

9,670

11,400

* 10,9OO

10,100

2,860

71

4.200

9,570

7,860

9,460

8,120

7,580

5,590

5,910

6,790

10,500

11.900

11,900

11,900

2,070

6,550

1,840

3,540

5,680

65

62

65

80

96

112 

5,840

179,681

5,796

Feb.

17 , 800

* 19, 000

20,900

25,700

25,700

*22,200

22 , 1OO

22 , 1OO

22,000

22,300

24,000

*25,800

24,400

22,400

20,900

19,000

18,900

18,900

17,600

14,200

11,500

9,990

5,680

5,490

5,230

4,980

1,600

1,170

-

465,540

16,560

Mar.

1,240

4,110

80

5,980

6,490

511

1,400

5,150

2,270

1,500

5,900

»5,720

5,200

74

1,420

5,680

74

5,750

5,590

4,760

1,540

1,570

1,580

1,400

2,620

2,370

2,1OO

2,76O

3,500

1,670 

5,590

80,979

2,612

Apr.

4,690

3,520

5,240

585

112

172

116

144

148

1,920

*7.94Q

5,820

269

5,510

5,650

5,560

5,240

5,790

5,190

5,250

3,210

4,040

3,520

5,740

5,320

6,430

6,690

6,670

6,690

6,780

106,954

5,565

May

6,800

6,870

6,550

4,580

2,420

5,160

6,550

6,520

8,550

7,640

5,800

2,000

8.970

5,660

6,280

6,920

2,970

421

160

5,760

7,900

7,150

*120

156

558

1,660

6,500

5,210

4,290

4,480 

6,220

141,745

4,572

June

6,OOO

6,200

6.800

6,470

6,060

6,020

4,350

4,100

4,240

4,260

2,670

*4,150

849

1,100

1,550

462

4,940

5,720

528

1,940

1,570

1,400

308

2,760

254

96

96

100

5,580

5,170

89.145

2,971

July

*1,080

96 loo

104

108

3,240

124

3,700

5,220

2,580

5,540

4,470

3,480

3,080

6,640

3,480

6,030

3,380

4,000

3,350

3,170

5,970

6,400

4,870

4,620

5,680

5,010

5,290

7,410 

9.66Q

8,510

122,692

5,958

Aug.

7,690

7,540

7,590

5,270

6,290

* 15. 100

8,420

.490

,580

,650

,270

,820

,460

,110

,580

,110

,960

,560

,180

,050

6,270

5,960

5,240

2,010

510

6,660

7,520

7,940

8,120

6*570

192,890

6,222

Sept.

5,900

5,100

8,200

*7,660

10.600

6,100

2,250

2,40O

7,580

7,900

7,910

9,640

7,790

152

71

900

68

71

74

68

548

68

6,580

7,430

7,330

4,470

4,550

4,470

3,020

3,160

129,640

4,521

Observed Adjustedt

«!ax 15,500 Min 54 Mean 5.8O3 Mean 4,645 Cfsm 1.55 In. IS. 43

«!ax 25,800 Min 55 Mean 5,458 Mean 5,735 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.70

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Watauga, South Holston, Boone, Fort Patrick Henry, and 

Cherokee Lakes.
120 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Mill Spring near Jefferson City, Tenn.

Location.--Lat 36°09'08", long 83°31'35", in spring pool at Tennessee Valley Authority 

pumping station, 300 ft northwest of State Highway 92, half a mile upetream from mouth, 

and 3 miles northwest of Jefferson City, Jefferson County.

Records available. August 1951 to September 1957 in reports of Geological Survey. October 

1940 to September 1948 in files of Tennessee Valley Authority.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete weir. Datum of gage is 962.3 ft above mean sea 

level (Tennessee Valley.Authority construction plans for waterworks).

Average discharge. 6 years, 5.04 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 26 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 1.70 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.0 cfs Dec. 2-11.

1951-57: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 1, 1957; minimum daily, 1.7 cfs Nov. 18-20, 

1954.

Remarks. Records good. Records do not include diversion averaging about 0.05 cfs for the 

domestic water supply of Cherokee Dam.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.2 

.3 

.5

1.3 

2.4 

4.8

1.0 

1.7

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20 .

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.5

2.5

*2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

272

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

70.2

2.26

-

-

Nov.

2.3

*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

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.1

271

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

65.0

2.17

-

-

Dec.

2.1

2.0

270

2.0

*2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.5

5.4

574

5.1

.8

.4

.3

.0

.9

.8

.4

.7

.7

.7

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.0

110.1

3.55

-

-

Jan.

3.9

3.8

*3.6

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.8

8.1

10

11

li

133.3

4.30

-

-

Feb.

22

25

23

21

20

19

19

19

22

24

23

22

21

*20

19

18

17

16

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

_

503

18.0

-

-

Mar.

12

12

12

12

12

11

*11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.7

9.4

9.2

9.0

8.9

8.8

8.6

8.6

b^_4

320.2

10.3

-

-

Apr.

8.3

8.2

8.0

*8.3

11

11

11

12

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

10

10

9.8

9,5

9,4

9.2

8.9

8.8

8.6

8.3

8.2

8,0

7.7

7.4

7.2

292.8

9.76

-

-

May

7.1

7.1

7.0

6.8

6.6

*6.5

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.1

6.1

5.9

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.5

5.5

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.1

4.9

4.9

4.8

4.8

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.4

474

4.4

173.6

5.60

-

-

June

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.9

*3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

114.0

3.80

-

-

July

*3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

103.2

3.33

-

-

Aug.

3^1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

*3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

275

2.5

2 5

2J5

84.9

2.74

-

-

Sept.

2.5

2.5

2.5

*2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.6

275

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

73.7

2.46

-

-

Calendar year 1956: Max 19 Min 2.0 Mean 5.52 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1956-57: Max 25 Min 2.0 Mean 5.60 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Holston River near Knoxville, Term.

121

Location. Lat 36°00'56", long 83°49'54", on left bank 300 ft upstream from tridge on 

U. S. Highway 70, 1.8 miles northeast of Knoxville city limits, Knox County, and 

5.5 miles upstream from confluence with French Broad River.

Drainage area. 3.747 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1957. Published as "at Strawberry Plains" 

1930-48.Records published for both sites June 1945 to September 1948.

Gage. Water-stage recorder at present site and datum since June 19, 1945. return of gage 

Is 815.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Oct. 1, 1930, to June 8, 1931, staff gage and June 9, 1931, to Sept. 30, 1948, waterstage recorder, at site 12 miles upstream at datum 22.55 ft higher.

Average discharge. 27 years, 4,404 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 29,700 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 10.82 ft); minimum, 297 cfs Sept. 22; minimum gage height, 1.50 ft Dec. 20; minimum daily discharge, 

310 cfs Sept. 21.

1930-57: Maximum discharge, 62,900 cfs Mar. 28, 1935 (gage height, 20.20 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum, 44 cfs Dec. 12, 21, 22, 1941 (gage height, -0.58 ft, 

site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 44 cfs Dec. 21, 22, 1941.

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

Plow regulated by South Holston, Watauga, Boone, Fort Patrick Henry, and Cherokee 

Lakes (see p. 223,224).

Revisions (water years). WSP 893: 1935(M). WSP1336: 1939.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 22 to Sept. 25)

Oct. 26 to Sept. 30

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

4.8

1,640

2,000

2,580

7,200

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

310

580

940

1,710

3.0 

5.0

10.5

2,670

7,850

28,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

6,980

7,010

5,490

5,840

*6,010

5,230

4,530

5,050

6,490

6,160

6,340

6,400

6,370

5,290

3,740

5,920

3,960

4,480

3,900

4,100

3,660

*1.710 

4,630

5,730

6,610

6,280 

6,050

4,420

5,660

6, 990

7.200

168,230

5,427

Nov.

6,240

3,840

3,220

3,100

2.960

»4,310

4,990

3,830

6,760

7,640

5,470

3,780

9,630

5,990

5,080

5,110

6,250

5,900

4,690

4,890

3,960

4,090 

5,060

6,080

6,610

5,140 

9,700

11,600

*11,700

12.100

179,720

5,991

Calendar year 1956:

Water year 1956-57:

Dec.

11.700

10,800

10,700

5,360

3,420

3,320

3,480

a4,000

a5,000

a7,000

a9,000

alO.OOO

a4,000

a2,500

al,500

a900

*580

506

448

 577

2,620

1,380 

1,220

1,120

810

1,840 

6,840

9,950

9,730

9,600

9,730

149,631

4,827

Jan.

9,600

10,600

10,900

11,100

7,040

2,340

774

7,130

7,960

9,310

9,380

7,730

6,440

5,790

6,020

 8,450

11,800

11.900

11,800

7,200

3,910

5,270 

2,310

4,190

2,890

610 

793

2,920

5,900

4,000

4 j 800

200,857

6,479

Feb.

24,000

*25,600

21,700

27,600

27,600

24,400

24,600

25,100

27,200

26,900

25,700

28.400

*28,000

24,200

23,500

20,200

19,700

19,500

18,400

16,300

12,200

11,800 

7,710

4,210

4,040

4,270 

4,850

2.690

530,370

18,940

Mar.

2,710

2,930

3,380

2,870

6.080

5,060

*1,180

4,450

4,570

2,520

2,680

4,460

4,570

2,680

786

2,590

3,060

1,380

4,040

4,110

3,950

1,940 

1,870

1,920

2,110

2,650 

2,710

2,440

3,690

2,950

2,420

94,756

3,057

Apr.

4,080

*4,740

4,480

3,100

3,030

1,730

1.250

1,870

2,950

1,690

5,990

6,980

3,720

1,710

4,260

4,140

3,780

4,510

5,960

5,600

5,120

3,780 

4,640

4,040

4,240

4,970 

7,020

7.050

6,990

6,990

130,390

4,346

May

*6,960

6,870

6,870

4,840

4,090

3,410

5.330

6,240

6,870

7,430

5,930

2,740

5,280

5,200

4,790

6,380

4,630

2,440

849

*531

4,720

8.330 

4,360

580

570

607 

3,280

4,790

3,830

4> 190

4,920

137,657

4,441

June

6,780

6,270

6,410

6.790

5,930

*6,640

4,650

4,380

4,860

4,790

2,970

3,460

3,350

1,210

1,180

1,540

 1,770

4,740

3,280

646

1,940

2,030 

1,670

1,700

3,110

810 

538

378 64"5

4,040

98,507

3,284

July

2,420

*1,440

466

348

318

332

3,120

646

3,770

3,420

3,480

3,650

4,980

4,020

5,070

5,580

4,140

5,490

3,470

4,100

4,460

4,270 

7,310

6,900

3,060

6,380 

5,270

5,630

6,870

8 1 83C

9^630

128,870

4,157

Aug.

*8,510

7,610

7,880

5,710

4,660

10,200

*12 . 500

6,100

4,960

5,300

6,040

6,990

7,760

7,050

4,810

6,550

6,640

5,470

5,120

6,380

5,100

6,520 

4,820

3,230

2,440

1.870 

8,040

8,300

7,990

8, 850

8,360

201,760

6,508

Sept.

5,680

4,060

6,680

8,280

*8,830

8,860

5,370

2,710

4,290

8,740

7,750

9.490

8,560

6,330

762

679

1,660

570

370

318

310

T73 

2,460

6,730

 7,710

7,160 

3,740

5,020

5,690

4,270

143,552

4,785

Observed Adjustedt

lax 12,100 Mln 339 Mean 4,275 Mean 5,115 cfsm 1.37 In. 18.58

*lax 28,400 Mln 310 Mean 5,930 Mean 6,205 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.48

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents In South Holston, Watauga, Boone, Fort Patrick Henry, and 

Cherokee Lakes.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near Jefferson City.

493799 O -59 -9
122 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

First Creek at Mineral Springs Avenue, at Knoxville, Term.

Location. Lat 36°00'53", long 83°55'18", on right bank at Mineral Springs Avenue Bridge in 

Knoxville, Knox County, 0.3 mile downstream from Whites Creek, 4.1 miles upstream from 

gage at Fifth Avenue in Knoxville, and 5.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 15.7 sq mi, includes 3.8 sq mi without surface drainage. 

Records available. April 1945 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 940.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 12 years, 22.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 460 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 6.40 ft); minimum, 

2.2 cfs Sept. 7; minimum gage height, 1.54 ft Aug. 7.

1945-57: Maximum discharge, 1,280 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 8.62 ft); minimum, 

1.8 cfs Sept. 26, 1948; minimum gage height, 1.32 ft Sept. 21, Oct. 1, 1945.

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions.--WSP 1276: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7 to Nov. 11, Dec. T3-14, 

Feb. 21-25, Mar. 8-12, Sept. 4-11)

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

i.a

2.4 

4.2 

8.6

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

5.5 

6.1

38

72

115

195

360

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.3

5.1

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.8

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.0

4.0

3.7

3.6

3.5

4.0

3.5

2.9

2.7

3.0

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.9

5.0

105.6

3.41

0.217

0.25

Nov.

8.2

4.0

3.6

3.3

3.2

3.1 372"

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.1

9,6

4.2

3.5

3.3

3.2

4.2

3.9

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.4

3.4

3 . 2

112.5

3.75

0.239

0.27

Dec.

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.1

5_.Q

3.1

46

~93" 208

50

37

26

23

18

16

33

61

56

41

29

24

21

18

16

15

13

879.0

28.4

1.81

2.08

Jan.

12

11

9.7

17

26

16

14

12

12

14

13

12

11

11

11

10

8.4

8.2

7.9

7.5

9.3

14

46

23

21

19

65

240

148

98

249

1,176.0

37.9

2.41

2.79

Feb.

360

24T

131

128

114

105

a!35

a!60

a250

a200

a!25

a95

a72

a62

a56

a46

a40

a36

a60

a45

39

36

34

32

31

33

30

34

_

2,733

97.6

6.22

6.47

Mar.

35

30

27

26

24

25

36

53

36

31

28

31

26

25

23

21

20

21

20

19

18

19

18

17

17

15

14

14

13

13

12,

727

23.5

1.50

1.72

Apr.

16

17

13

70

116.

45

35

81

56

43

37

33

30

26

25

23

22

21

20

18

17

18

20

17

15

14

13

13

1212"

898

29.9

1.90

2.13

May

12

17

12

11

10

9.9

9.7

9.5

8.8

8.6

8.6

8.2

8.1

7.7

7.7

7.3

1^3.

7.0

8.5

8.1

7.3

"~9.3 21

8.2

7.9

17

9.3

7.7

7.9

7.5

7.0

296.8

9.57

0.610

0.70

June

6.7

6.5

6.4

7.0

16

8.8

7.3

7.0

6.7

6.5

7.0

10

6.5

6.2

6^0

6.0

26

20

8.6

7.2

6.5

6.2

6.5

65

68

15

11

11

9.5

3.1

389.2

13.0

0.828

0.92

July

7.5

772

6.7

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.7

5.5

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.3

5.2

5.0

5.S

4.3

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.0

4.5

4.8

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.3

3.8

156.6

5.05

0.322

0.37

Aug.

3.9

3.6

3.6

5.7

3.8

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.5

4.0

3.6

3.9

4.3

3.9

4.0

6.4

379

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.6

n g

£ . O

111.5

3.60

0.229

0.26

Sept.

2.4

2.5

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.3

E73

2.3

2.7

2.6

3.7

10

36

76

16

60

44

19

15

12

11

13

16

10

9.0

8.6

8.1

8.2

25

18

443.2

14.8

0.943

1.05

Calendar year 1956: Max 289 Mln 2.7 Mean 24.0 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.80

Water year 1956-57: Max 360 Mln 2.3 Mean 22.0 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.01

Peak discharge (base. 500 efs).--Jan. 28 (9 to 10 a.m.) 306 cfs (5.92 ft); Feb. 1 (8 to 9 p.m.) 

460 cfs (6.40 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Fifth Avenue.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 123

First Creek at Fifth Avenue, at Knoxvllle, Term.

Location. Lat 35°58'40", long 83°54'51", on left bank at Fifth Avenue Bridge in Knoxville, 

Knox County, 1.8 miles upstream from mouth and 4.1 miles downstream from gage at Mineral 

Springs Avenue in Knoxville.

Drainage are a.--21.1 sq mi, includes 4.5 sq mi without surface drainage.

Records available . June 1932 to March 1934, April 1945 to September 195V. Published as 

"at Knoxville" 1932-34.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 883.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. June 23, 1932, to Mar. 31, 1934, staff gage at 

McCalla Avenue Bridge a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge . 13 years (1932-33, 1945-57), 28.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 618 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 6.97 f 1:); minimum, 

2.1 cfs Sept. 7; minimum gage height, 0.73 ft Oct. 17.

1932-34, 1945-57: Maximum discharge, 1,230 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 8.92 ft); 

minimum, 2.1 cfs Sept. 8, 1955, Sept. 7, 1957: minimum gage height, 0.24 f: Jan. 9, 

1954.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice each month. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1276: Drainage area. WSP 1336: 1933.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.4

5.0

5.1

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.3

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.2

5.9

4.5

3.9

3.9

6.2

4.5

3.3

5.0

3.9

3.6

3.2

3.0

3.2

12_

127.4

4.11

0.195

0.22

Nov.

13

4.3

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.3

4.0

4.7

3.7

3.4

3.6

3.7

3.4

3.3

3.3

21

5.1

4.0

3.7

3.6

7.6

4.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

143.5

4.78

0.227

0.25

Dec.

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.7

3.6

3.7

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.7

75

310

138

51

37

28

27

20

22

37

74

64

42

29

25

23

22

20

18 

17

1,119.2

36.1

1.71

1.97

Jan.

16

15

14

24

28

18

17

16

16

17

15

15

13

13

13

12

11

10

10

10

11

19

47

27

27

25

91

276

173

112 

332

1,443

46.5

2.20

2.54

Feb.

524

324

141

139

120

115

156

197

346

256

142

103

82

70

64

58

47

43

71

54

44

42

40

38

38

40

33

38

-

3,365

120

5.69

5.93

Mar.

38

31

29

27

27

27

44

66

38

33

31

32

29

27

26

23

22

23

23

21

20

21

20

18

18

17

16

16

15

15

ii

807

26.0

1.23

1.42

Apr.

22

20

16

99

160

53

41

118

72

47

41

38

34

30

28

27

25

24

23

22

20

20

22

18

17

16

16

15

14

14

1,112

37.1

1.76

1.96

May

14

20

18

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

9.7

9.5

9.0

8.4

11

12

10

8.8

29

12

14

9.2

21

12

9.0

11

9.5 

8.4

380.5

12.3

0.583

0.67

June

7.9

7.7

7.7

16

22

11

9.0

8.4

7.9

7.7

11

16

7.9

7.3

7.1

7.1

30

34

12

9.2

8.4

8.7

9.6

83

116

18

14

17

12

10

543.6

18.1

0.858

0.96

July

9.2

8.4

8.4

7.9

7.7

7.5

7.1

6.9

6.7

6.7

6.6

6.7

6.4

6.2

11

6.7

18

5.3

5.0

4.&

4.8

4.7

13

6.7

5.1

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.2

5.4

215.3

6.95

0.329

0.38

Aug.

4.3

4.5

4.5

21

6.9

3.9

4.2

4.0

4.5

4.0

4.5

4.8

4.5

4.7

8.0

5.1

5.5

27

5.7

4.2

3.7

3.9

3.6

3.6

7.1

4.8

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.7

179.8

5.80

0.275

0.32

Sept.

2.8

2.9

28

3.4

2.8

2.8

LiA

2.7

9.0

4.5

22

30

69

102

21

94

61

21

17

15

15

16

24

14

12

11

11

13

42

27

698.3

23.3

1.10

1.23

Calendar year 1956: Max 416 Min 3.0 Mean 29.7 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.14

Water year 1956-57: Max 524 Min 2.4 Mean 27.8 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.85

Peak discharge (base. 400 efs). Dec. 13 (12 m.) 402 cfs (6.11 ft); Feb. 1 (11 p.m.) 618 cfs (6.97 

ft); Feb. 9 (4 a.m.) 448 cfs (6.19 ft).
124 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Tennessee River at Knoxville, Tenn.

Location. Lat 35°57'17", long 83°51'42", on left bank 0.7 mile downstream from confluence

 of French Broad and Holston Rivers, 3.5 miles upstream from First Creek, 3.6 miles upstream from Gay Street Bridge at Knoxville, Knox County, and at mile 651.4.

Drainage area. 8,934 sq mi, includes that of First Creek.

Records available. January 1899 to December 1912 (1899 and 1910-12, gage heights only) and

 October 1918 to September 1957 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1899 to September 1924 (prior to October 1918, revised) in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34. 

Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 1883 are contained in reports of 

U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 797.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Sept. 1, 1943, staff or recording

gages at several sites within 4 miles of present site at various datuma. Since Sept. 1, 

1943, auxiliary water-stage recorder 6.3 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 58 years (1899-1957), 12,730 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 67,500 cfs Feb. 1,9; maximum gage height, 21.29 

ft Feb. 2; minimum daily discharge, 1,130 cfs Apr. 7; minimum gage height, 9.56 ft

1899-1957: Maximum discharge observed, 195,000 Mar. 1, 1902 (gage height, 36.4 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 130,000 cfs; minimum 

daily, 1,010 cfs Mar. 28, 1954; minimum gage height, -1.7 ft Sept. 11, 1925, site and 

datum then in use.

Maximum stage known, 45.8 ft Mar. 10, 1867, site and datum of gage at old city pumping plant, 3.2 miles downstream from base gage (discharge, 270,000 cfs, from rating 

curve extended above 130,000 cfs), from high-water profile by Corps of Engineers and 

Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 10,000 cfs and those for period of indefinite 

slope-stage-discharge relation, which are fair. Flow regulated by Douglas, South 

Holston, Boone, Fort Patrick Henry, Cherokee, and Watauga Lakes (see p. 223,224).

Revisions (watera years). WSP 583: 1902(M). WSP 823: Drainage area. See also Records

bleT

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 196?

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

14.6OO

15.600

14,200

14,400

13,200

9,340

8,020

9,850

13, 40O

11,600

11,500

13,200

11,100

9,300

8,360

12,50O

9,340

10,700

9,480 

9,970

8,180

6.040

10,800

12,100

15,000

14,500

13,700

12,200

*11,600

13 200

12,' 600

359,580

11,600

-

-

Nov.

11,700

8,020

6,470

6,550

7,870

11,000

11,200

1O.3OO

15,500

14,600

13,200

10,300

17,600

13,300

11,500

10,100

8,320

7,240

6.060 

8,600

9,290

10,100

10 , 200

11,400

12,300

12,400

17,300

17,100

16,900

18.100

344,520

11,480

_

-

Dec.

17,500

15,000

13.9OO

9,520

6,920

6,970

6,970

7,430

7,690

12.6OO

12 , 900

16,400

11,800

5,530

6,330

4,500

5.930

6,750

10,500 

*10, 800

13,100

12,300

6,840

8,610

11,500

13,100

21,200

24.200

23,800

23,300

23,300

375,190

12,100

_

-

Jan.

22.7OO

23,100

22 , 70O

18,100

13,400

8,480

5,570

12 , 900

14,3OO

17,100

17,500

15,400

11,100

10,200

13,200

16,500

22,100

19,500

17,600 

12,600

7,550

10,600

4.880

7,340

6,480

7,900

9,040

16,500

13,800

13,400

51.000

442 , 540

14,280

_

-

Feb.

63 , 500

59,500

48,500

58,100

*61,600

57,300

56,700

58,600

66 . 1OO

63,900

61.0OO

63.OOO

*62,500

59,400

58.OOO

54,800

52,400

49,000

48,300 

46,000

*38,200

33,800

30,600

23,100

22,500

22,700

23,300

18.200

 

il,361.2

48,610

_

-

Mar.

17,400

17,200

18,300

18,100

22.5OO

13,100

9,08O

9.21O

13,200

9,130

12.2OO

16,300

13,600

9.040

9,460

14,400

17,300

15,200

18,700 

17,600

16,100

13,700

13,200

13,000

15,000

15,000

12,500

*11,500

12,700

12,000 

10,200

435,720

14,060

_

-

Apr.

15,600

15,000

11,6OO

7,980

11,600

6,190

1.150

9,70O

9,910

3,210

14,800

16.600

10,000

7,810

13.OOO

13,900

12,100

12,800

14,500 

13,900

14,400

11,700

12,500

11,900

11,600

12,200

15,000

15,000

15,000

15,200

355,830

11,860

_

-

May

15,300

15,700

16,200

12,200

11,000

11,100

14,200

*15,100

17,000

16.80O

20.500

6,530

15,000

15,40O

15,000

18.80O

14,100

7,290

5,670 

6,840

15,400

19,200

8,150

4.110

4,740

6,730

11,800

11,500

12 , 700

13,400 

16,300

393,760

12,700

_

-

June

17,40O

15,600

15.90O

17,700

17,200

18. OOP

14,600

ll.OOO

13,700

10,300

7,940

8,820

6,440

3,670

4,210

4,290

8,970

13,200

8,270 

7,320

5,950

7,060

5,560

9,040

*10,300

3,600

2.810

3,470

9,090

14,400

295,810

9,860

_

-

July

5,070

7,200

2,770

3,440

2.650

3,840

9,860

6,O90

10,400

8,870

9,460

10,600

12,200

10,400

15,6OO

14,200

14,200

12,300

8,280 

10,400

9,160

14,000

20. "00

18,700

13,300

14,900

11,500

ll.FOO

*16,400

17,fX) 

17,500

342, ?90

11.C60

-

Aug.

16.9OO

15,500

15.2OO

10,700

10,3OO

16,100

19.500

13,400

9,250

12,300

12,500

13,60O

14.8OO

14,300

14.4OO

*14,700

15,100

13,900

12,300 

15,500

14,400

15,600

11,600

7,680

4.050

10,500

18,800

19,000

16,200

18 500

18^100

434,460

14,010

_

-

Sept.

11,100

8,300

19,500

22.800

18,700

18,400

12.4OO

5,88O

12,300

16,700

17,800

19,300

18.OOO

9,900

e2,OOO

63,000

63,500

62,500

62.000 

63,000

62,500

62,500

7,500

14,700

15,700

13,900

8,620

8,900

7,880

7,700

316,980

10,570

_

-

Calendar year 1956 : Max 24,200 Min 1,640 Mean 11,270 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.18

Water year 1956-57 : Max 66,100 Min 1,130 Mean 14,960 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22. 72

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

* Expressed In thousands.

e Indefinite slope-stage-dlscharge relation; discharge estimated on basis of records for Holston 

River near Knoxville and French Broad River near Knoxville.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 125

Little River near Maryville, Term.

Location. Lat 35°47'10", long 830 53'04", on right bank on downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 411, 0.8 mile downstream from Crooked Creek, 5.0 miles east of Maryville, 

Blount County, and at mile 17.3.

Drainage area. 269 sq mi.

Records available. July 1951 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 850.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 6 years, 486 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19.600 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height,- 21.18 ft); minimum, 36 cfs Oct. 12 (gage height, 6.89 ft).

1951-57: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 1, 1957; minimum, 32 cfs Aug. 27, 1956 

(gage height, 6.85 ft); minimum gage height, 6.72 ft Sept. 16, 18, Oct. 7, 1954.

Floods in March 1875 and April 1920 reached stages of 31.0 ft and 24.0 ft respectively, present datum. Flood of Mar. 29, 1951, reached a stage of 21.05 ft (discharge, 

19,200 cfs, revised) present datum, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mills above statidn. The town of Maryville diverted an average of about 1.5 cfs for municipal supply, 

300 ft above the gage.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 24 to July 19)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 28 Jan. 29 to Sept. 30

6.9 37

7.0 54

7.2 104

7.6 245

8.0 475

10.0 2,150

12.3 4,530

7.0 47

7.1 68

7.3 126

7.5 195

8.0 43C

10.0 2,150

14.0 6,500

19.0 13,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

77

*61

68

60

68

133

82

68

56

59

64

56

54

"61 51

52

54

60 

70

72

72

99

194

133 

107

93

88

85

82

77

82

2,438

78.6

0.292

0.34

Nov.

236

*198

133

110

96

90

85

126

160

130

114

104

104

96

93

222

322

22"9 

191

167

174

306

205

180 

163

156

153

139

133

130

4,745

158

0.587

0.66

Dec.

120

114

 110

110

114

117

117

114

114

133

120

799

1,730

952

1,590

1,560

888

629 

482

398

615

738

960

1.860 

1,220

808

615

496

436 

362

322

18,743

605

2.25

2.59

Jan.

295

*255

229

241

423

404

398

362

339

362

344

312

295

275

255

250

221

184 

177

202

198

198

1,210

816 

629

559

1,870

 4,520

2,590

3,570 

*10.600

32,583

1,051

3.91

4.50

Feb.

15.500

7,130

3,130

*3,370

3,840

2,900

2,850

3,680

3,640

3,410

2,540

1,720

1,310

1,050

866

826

682

594

714

802

650

578

528

486 

458

507

514

842

-

63,117

2,254

8.38

8.73

Mar.

1,200

882

730

626

*556

500

594

1.520

908

722

690

1,010

1,080

899

770

642 '556

514 

556

479

430

444

418

582 

424

376

360

335

320 

306

293

19,322

623

2.32

2.67

Apr.

288

*424

345

1,040

4.580

2,160

1,280

3,790

3,210

1,350

962

778

658

563

493

444

406

382 

360

340

345

450

586

514 

424

376

545

330

340 

682

28,225

941

3.50

3.90

May

507

*507

521

457

588

350

320

302

284

266

275

270

244

259

226

220

220

284 

270

257

206

278

594

270 

325

270

388

388

302

311 

284

9,803

516

1.17

1.56

June

288

280

*497

698

1,520

989

746

549

778

810

507

451

360

311

275

257

275

365 

*320

594

350

516

516

576 

1.960

842

549

521

1,120 

714

17,954

598

2.22

2.48

July

618

»472

382

320

284

248

216

195

181

170

157

146

133

126

136

135

126

m174

150

140

135

220 

209

157

145

146

133

125 

126

6,250

202

0.751

0.86

Aug.

120

*105

105

111

145

120

99

90

85

82

79

79

74

82

96

105

125

288 

220

143

105

96

90

88 

88

126

96

85

76

71

ii

3,558

108

0.401

0.46

Sept.

66

68

*62

71

74

64

62

53

64

62

114

170

157

181

170

193

525

184 

155

145

135

135

209

184

140

120

129

150

482 

535

4,451

148

0.550

0.62

Calendar year 1956 : Max 7,760 Mln 51 Mean 507 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.65

Water year 1956-57 1956-57 : : Max 13,5005 Mln 51 Mean 57878_____Cfsm Cfs2.15 In. 29.179.17______

Peak discharge (baae. 4.800 efs). Jan. 28 (12:50 p.m.) 5.610 efs (15.26 ft); Feb. 1 (1:50 a.m. 

19,600 cfs (21.18 ft); Apr. 5 (10:30 a.m.) 5,710 cfs (13.34 ft); Apr. 8 (8:30 p.m.) 8,040 cfs 

1(15.26 15.26 ft). ft:^ -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
126 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Little Tennessee River near Prentiss, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°08'57", long 83 "22'46", on left bank 600 ft upstream from Owenby Branch, 

0.5 mile upstream from Cartoogechaye Creek, and 2 miles north of Prentiss, Macon 

County.

Drainage area. 140 sq mi.

Records available. June 1944 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,008.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 13 years, 368 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,750 cfs Apr. 5; maximum gage height, 9.83 ft 

Apr. 5; minimum discharge, 90 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 1.38 ft).

1944-57: Maximum discharge, 5,900 cfs June 16, 1949 (gage height, 12.85 ft); minimum, 65 cfs Oct. 16, 17, 1954 (gage height, 1.21 ft).

Flood in October 1898 reached a stage of about 15 ft, from profiles by Tennessee 

Valley Authority.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of backwater or ice effect, which are 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1236: 1949(M).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except periods of backwater or ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 5 Apr. 6 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.8 

2.2 

3.0 

3.5

98

175

285

600

860

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.2

1,200

1,750

2,250

3,720

3,310

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

110

213

2.5 3<35

3.0 585

3.5 860

Note. Same as preceding table above 3.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

122

117

115

117

119

115

112

106

106

103

103

103

101

100

100

98

98

108

171

129

128

405

*288

187

160

145

141

131

128

126

126

4,208

136

0.971

1.12

Nov.

261

204

171

157

*147

139

137

155

137

131

129

126

122

120

119

119

151

168

139

133

131

141

129

126

124

124

122

120

119

119

4,220

141

1.01

1.12

Dec .

117

115

115

115

113

112

112

112

110

*108

106

2T5

324

448

770

908

532

402

338

299

285

424

693

*1, 100

745

555

470

414

372

341

316

11, 187

361

2.58

2.97

Jan.

296

275

263

266

450

338

324

288

275

272

266

256

247

239

231

222

215

b200

b205

b205

*209

304

866

591

510

482

458

446

605

630

k904

11,338

366

2.61

3.01

Feb.

*k2,540

*kl,680

*1, 100

kl,290

1,140

955

1,020

878

824

750

680

620

582

546

510

542

490

466

502

498

462

438

422

410

414

819

725

820

21,923

783

5.59

5.82

Mar.

984

750

650

591

560

528

528

578

514

482

462

450

434

426

414

394

383

394

506

*422

398

418

398

390

490

446

418

394

383

372

358

14,915

481

3.44

3.96

Apr.

566

1,110

*720

k922

*k5,500

*k2,110

*1,240

kl,180

1,270

976

860

783

728

673

635

600

575

565

545

521

502

497

507

475

448

428

415

403

436

444

24,434

814

5.81

6.49

May

*507

428

403

399

380

365

351

344

334

327

384

365

334

317

307

300

291

282

282

291

267

267

285

270

288

264

304

267

250

300

10,020

323

2.31

2.66

June

250

242

245

245

*1.170

605

440

369

337

314

304

288

264

253

276

250

444

337

314

304

264

253

282

428

466

348

300

k558

kl,020

11,750

392

2.80

3.12

July

516

*4lT

373

337

314

288

273

259

250

239

226

221

211

213

203

203

*203

199

201

196

185

178

176

178

199

176

169

171

165

163

165

7,261

234

1.67

1.93

Aug.

163

161

153

153

163

145

141

136

132

124

121

119

115

168

187

138

128

165

*211

167

143

136

128

126

123

121

115

112

110

108

*105

4,315

139

0.993

1.15

Sept.

102

98

96

95

98

93

92

fF

*178

300

178

141

136

145

130

505

354

253

208

206

196

178

180

163

151

145

145

167

373

323

5,524

184

1.31

1.47

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,000 Min 92 Mean 305 Cfsm 2.18 In. 29.68

Water year 1956-57: Max 3,300 Min 92 Mean 359 Cfsm 2.56 In. 34.82

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 cfs).--Feb. 1 (8 a.m.) 2,560 cfs (8.64 ft at 5:30 a.m.); Apr. 5 

(1 p.m.) 3,750 cfs (9.83 ft at 11 a.m.). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

k Backwater from Cartoogechaye Creek; discharge computed by using fall as a factor.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 127

Cullasaja River at Highlands, N. C.

Location. --La t 35°04'14", long 83°13'57", on right bank 0.6 mile downstream from Highlands 

municipal dam, 1.0 mile downstream from Big Creek, and 2.3 miles northwest of Highlands, 

Macon County.

Drainage area. 14.9 sq mi.

Records available . December 1927 to September 1957. Except for figures of tromentary maximum discharge, records prior to Aug. 29, 1931, have been found to be unreliable and 

should not be used.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,373.63 ft above mean sea level. Prior to 

Aug. 29, 1931, water-stage recorder on crest of Highlands municipal dam 0.6 mile upstream at datum 230.22 ft higher.

Average discharge. 26 years (1931-57), 58.1 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year. 926 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 3.37 ft); minimum, 

5.4 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 0.35 ft); minimum daily, 7.6 cfs Oct. 15-17.

1927-57: Maximum discharge, 5,100 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 9.35 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 800 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; minimum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 13, 14, 1947; minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Oct. 13, 1947.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Low flow regulated by Sequoyah Lake, Some diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant at Highlands municipal dam.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 728: 1931. WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 953: 1941(M). 

WSP 1206:1950(m). See also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.4 7.0 1.7 140

.6 16 2.0 212

.8 27 2.3 308

L 2.6 446

) 2.8 562

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*11

10

11

12

12

11

10

9.2

8.8

9.2

12

8.8

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

9.6

11

12

35

~66 192

36

29

25

23

20

19

21

21

683.4

22.0

1.48

1.71

Nov.

~48" 124

37

41

*37

26

25

29

23

21

21

20

19

18

18

19

38

29

22

21

21

20

18

19

17

18

17

16

16

16

814

27.1

1.82

2.03

Dec .

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

*14

14

63

70

T96- 210

166

99

78

64

56

51

82

158

189

111

92

82

71

65

56

54

2,173

70.1

4.70

5.42

Jan.

50

*47

44

52

68

49

48

44

43

41

39

38

38

36

35

34

31

29

29

29

31

169

243

107

97

86

80

78

116

106

241

2,178

70.3

4.72

5.44

Feb.

313

207

*176

196

153

136

151

126

128

118

104

94

88

83

79

82

72

67

99

83

72

66

61

59

96

319

149

241

3,618

129

8.66

9.03

Mar.

202

147

126

113

104

100

100

97

85

80

79

79

71

73

70

66

58

65

92

*67

61

66

58

59

86

67

59

56

53

50

M

2,537

81.8

5.49

6.33

Apr.

165

216

*116

401

505

250

186

202

174

144

124

115

104

97

91

86

82

83

76

70

65

68

64

58

53

50

48

47

47

47

3,834

128

8.59

9.57

May

*58

46

40

40

36

37

33

32

32

34

52

50

47

38

38

35

33

31

33

33

29

28

28

34

34

29

41

31

29

41

31

1,133

36.5

2.45

2.83

June

28

26

26

84

475

132

94

79

67

59

*56

52

48

45

44

45

60

60

44

38

35

111

61

102

92

83

67

250

198

120

2,679

89.3

5.99

6.69

July

102

*89

78

67

61

56

52

47

45

43

42

38

35

34

68

65

47

42

46

37

31

29

29

30

31

29

26

24

22

24

26

1,395

45.0

3.02

3.48

Aug.

27

35

2T

22

22

19

18

17

17

17

16

15

15

16

20

19

18

21

*35

31

20

19

15

14

14

14

13

I?

13

13

13

585

18.9

1.27

1.46

Sept.

13

12

12

11

IT

11

11

14

*31

85

26

18

15

17

19

"92" 140

80

59

94

59

47

47

37

29

27

26

39

96

66

1,244

41.5

2.79

3.10

Calendar year 1956: Max 412 Min 2.4 Mean 45.4 Cfsm 3.05 In. 41.45

Water year 1956-57: Max 505 Min 7.6 Mean 62.7 Cfsm 4.21 In. 57.09

Peak discharge (base, 550 efs). Jan. 51 (9 p.m.) 562 efs (2.80 ft); Apr. 4 (9:30 p.m.) 926 cfs 

(3.37 ft)j June 5 15:30 a.m.) 822 cfs (3.21 ft); June 28 (6:30 p.m.) 605 cfs (2.87 f;)- 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
128 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Cullasaja River at Cullasaja, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°09'59", long 83°19'25", on right bank at Cullasaja, Macon County, 

1.4 miles downstream from Ellijay Creek and 4.1 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 86.5 sq mi.

Records available . June 1907 to December 1909, February 1921 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,023.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to May 23, 1934, staff gages at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 38 years, 222 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,450 cfs Apr. 4 ge height, 11.30 ft); minimum, 45 cfs Oct. 16, 17 (gage height, 0.71 ft).

1907-9, 1921-57: Maximum discharge, 16,500 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 20.83 

ft), from rating curve extended above 8,100 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

of peak flow; minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 18-22, 1925, Jan. 2, 1940.

Maximum stage known, that of Aug. 30, 1940. A stage of 17.2 ft, from floodmarks, 

occurred in July 1916, but has been exceeded at other times, according to information 

by State Highway Commission.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are good. Slight regulation at low flow by Sequoyah Lake and mill on Buck 

Creek.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1143: 

1933-38, 1939(M), 1940-43, 1944(M), 1946, 1947(M).

1907-10, 1921-31, 1932(M),

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except periods of ice effect ( 

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

0.7 

.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

44

52

71

94

136

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

8.6

229

490

1,080

1,780

2,340

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*56

53

53

56

58

59

54

50

49

48

48

51

47

46

46

45

46

71

92

59

69

426

201

114

94

84

79

73

69 

70

68

2,434

78.5

0.908

1.05

Nov.

203

120

97

89

*93

82

78

86

78

72

70

69

65

64

64

65

99

97

78

72

72

74

66

67

65

65

64

61

64 

62

2,401

80.0

0.925

1.03

Dec.

61

60

59

59

58

58

57

57

57

*57

56

161

197

451

552

530

291

220

185

164

152

270

457

730

410

309

257

225

203

182

173

6,758

218

2.52

2.91

Jan.

160

*149

b!40

blSO

211

160

157

144

139

138

128

126

122

120

117

115

108

b95

b!05

blOS

108

253

559

278

252

227

227

222

407 

436

 954

6,612

213

2.46

2.84

Feb.

1.440

888

676

708

591

540

588

510

493

456

402

*366

340

314

294

298

266

252

296

288

252

234

222

216

243

739

468

716

-

13,096

468

5.41

5.63

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,650 Min 41

Mar.

780

554

470

418

388

364

358

364

317

296

286

281

262

259

247

236

225

238

309

*243

229

238

225

225

306

257

236

222

214 

197

199

9,443

305

3.53

4.06

Apr.

420

723

*440

1,340

*2.520

1,060

780

792

714

597

532

484

442

404

380

356

337

335

314

298

291

298

319

281

259

245

236

554

248 

318

15,817

527

6.09

6.80

Mean 174

May

*343

269

262

254

234

216

206

193

195

182

231

218

216

189

189

171

169

162

164

164

149

152

150

159

164

147

176

154

-1 QO J.D£ 

150

5,949

192

2.22

2.56

June

141

139

136

206

1.570

521

369

304

266

238

222

207

*191

178

169

a!70

a220

a225

a!60

a!40

a!50

a400

a220

a350

a290

a250

a200

a750

a550 

a360

9,072

302

3.49

3.90

Cfsm 2.01

July

a300

*2S4

234

209

197

182

173

159

152

147

141

134

133

126

133

166

201

152

144

130

118

114

111

120

120

108

104

102

97QA" 

yo

104

4,673

151

1.75

2.01

In. 27

Aug.

98

115

95

92

97

83

80

76

76

71

70

69

67

82

108

82

75

100

*138

107

83

76

66

68

67

66

63

61

59 

59

57.

2,506

80.8

0.934

1.08

Sept.

56

55

53

54

55

51

5T

55

*95

239

100

74

69

66

78

304

209

201

147

183

155

121

130

110

95

89

87

110

231

183

3,506

117

1.35

1.51

.38

Water year 1956-57: Max 2,320 Min 45 Mean 225 Cfsm 2.60 In. 35.38

Peak discharge (base, 2.0OO cfs). --Jan. 31 (11 D.m.) 2.43O cfs (8.83 ft); Apr. 4 (11:30 p.m.)

3,450 cfs (11.30 ft); June 5 (7 a.m.) 2,27O cfs (8.40 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record," discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

at Highlands.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Little Tennessee River at Needmore, N. C.

129

Location. Lat 35 C 20'11", long 83°31'39", on left bank 0.8 mile downstream f^om DeHart 

Creek, 0.8 mile north of Needmore, Swain County, 2.4 miles downstream from Brush Creek, 

and 6.3 miles downstream from Tellico Creek.

Drainage area. 436 sq mi.

Records available. June 1944 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,761.19 ft above mean sea le-'el, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge . --13 years, 1,013 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 12,700 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 8.77 ft); minimum, 106 cfs Oct. 17 (gage height, 1.35 ft); minimum daily, 191 cfs Nov. 3.

1944-57: Maximum discharge , 20,200 cfs June 16, 1949 (gage height, 11.10 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 52 cfs Nov. 7, 

8, 1954 (gage height, 1.16 ft); minimum daily, 71 cfs Nov. 7, 1954.

Floods of October 1898 and Aug. 30, 1940, reached stages of about 13 and 11.5 ft, 

respectively, from flood profiles by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks. Records excellent. 

powerplant at Lake Emory.

Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by Porters Bend

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

185

370

720

1,160

2,360

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

8.4

3,960 

5,880 

8,080 

10, 6OO 

11,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

316

305

300

315

326

326

326

300

281

263

276

290

262

276

266

252

256

290

462

400

342

980

1.020

610

*434

412

400

376

614

359

12,011

387

0.888

1.02

Nov.

516

648

191

390

376

406

394

456

450

376

364

348

348

342

337

326

382

502

406

*382

370

382

388

376

354

342

342

332

342

348

11,516

384

0.881

0.98

Dec.

315

320

315

315

320

315

315

315

315

305

314

616

1,170

995

1,290

2,630

1,470

1,060

872

776

736

1,010

1,630

3,640

2,290

1,500

1,220

1,070

971

881

*818

30,109

971

2.23

2.57

Jan.

784

704

702

710

942

908

818

76O

722

732

682

647

656

626

614

612

587

537

537

551

544

656

*2,300

1,630

1,290

1,210

1,330

1,400

1,920

2 ,660

5,800

34,571

1,115

2.56

2.95

Feb.

10,400

6,380

4,050

4,230

3,920

3,630

3,660

3,140

2,950

2,590

2,280

1,990

1,830

1,680

1,540

1,590

1,440

1,330

1,370

1,430

1,280

1,210

1,140

1.120

1,120

*2,000

2,030

2,040

-

73,370

2,620

6.01

6.26

Mar.

2,990

2,210

1,800

*1,630

1,530

1,450

1,450

1,590

1,420

1,310

1,260

1,240

1,190

1,160

1,130

1,060

1,030

1,040

1,290

1,130

1,040

1,110

1,060

1,040

1,230

1,150

1,080

1,030

1,010

980

935

40,575

1,309

3.00

3.46

Apr.

1,070

2,9OO

1,910

3,030

*11,600

6,990

3,980

3,470

3,820

2,950

2,580

2,330

2,110

1,920

1,790

1,680

1,600

1,570

1,520

1,430

1,400

1,480

1,490

1,480

1,320

1,240

1,190

1,180

1,240

1,190

73,460

2,449

5.62

6.27

May

1,540

1,260

1,180

1,180

1,120

1,060

1,020

998

971

953

1,100

1,110

1,020

962

926

890

922

924

874

954

849

808

*845

818

914

797

956

872

762_

832

780

30,197

974

2.23

2.58

June

798

752

734

732

5,260

2,360

1,540

1,230

1,100

1,040

980

917

854

800

809

766

1,050

998

*874

893

776

774

894

1,0.80

1,200

998

886

1,200

3,110

1,730

35,135

1,171

2.69

3.00

July Aug .

1.510 462

1,230 482

1,110 456

1,O2O 43O

935 495

863 424

815 394

792 370

718 370

719 359

682 348

668 337

602 332

622 364

621 522

672 443

652 376

*721 509

620 1,040

610 572

558 469

544 412

530 388

551 364

602 370

530 *354

495 348

482 342

482 332

476 320

469 515

21,901 13,099

706 425

1.62 0.970

1.87 1.12

Sept.

310

295

290

300

505

295

271

281

370

*742

662

430

446

516

406

1,120

1,160

845

659

654

617

564

575

528

462

436

418

493

1,010

1,060

16,520

551

1.26

1.41

Calendar year 1956: Max 7,900 Min 191 Mean 863 Cfsm 1.98 In. 23.94

Water year 1956-57: Max 11,600 Min 191 Mean 1,075 Cfsm 2.47 In. 35.49

Peak discharse (base, 5,000 cfs). --Feb. 1 (10 a.m.) 11,500 cfs (8.36 ft); Apr. 5 (11 a.m.) 12,700

(8.77 ft)

Discharge measurement made on this day.
130 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Nantahala River near Rainbow Springs, N. C.

Location. Lat 35"07"35", long 83°37'11", on right bank on Nantahala Forest Service road 

300 ft upstream from Roaring Fork, 1,000 ft downstream from Buck Creek, and 5 miles 

downstream from town of Rainbow Springs, Macon County.

Drainage area. 51.9 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,072.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 17 years, 195 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,860 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 8.15 ft); minimum, 46 cfs Sept. 7, 8 [gage height, 0.66 ft).

1940-57: Maximum discharge, 6,300 cfs June 16, 1949 (gage height, 9.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 33 cfs Nov. 18, 19, 1953 (gage height, 0.60 ft).

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

sional regulation caused by fish trap.

Revisions (water years). WSP 973: 1941 (M).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except periods of ice effect (gaee 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 Dec. 16 to Sept. 3O

1.0 

1.2

111

157

1.5 242

2.0 426

2.3 550

0.6 

1.0 

1.4 

2.0 

2.5

37

108

207

424

642

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

5.3

910

1,210

1,550

2,250

2,470

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

OccaDay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

59

57

56

65

65

63

57

52

52

52

*52

52

52

50

50

50

50

54

74

56

66

250

TIT

86

76

72

68

65

63

61

61

2,097

67.6

1.30

1.50

Nov.

118

74

70

66

65

63

78

*94

74

70

68

66

65

63

63

70

111

86

76

72

88

88

74

72

70

68

66

b66

66

63

2,233

74.4

1.43

1.60

Dec.

b62

b62

61

*59

59

59

59

57

59

59

56

363

220

301

508

491

303

233

195

184

204

338

491

684

444

351

303

270

239

213

201

7,188

232

4.47

5.15

Jan.

187

173

168

209

260

201

210

187

195

210

187

181

173

168

*168

162

150

b!45

b!45

b!40

143

289

424

274

310

278

374

408

636

595

2,5OO

9,650

311

5 .99

6.91

Feb.

2,420

1.54O

*1,140

1,570

1,180

988

922

802

716

662

568

507

461

420

597

408

358

352

351

317

296

281

270

26O

278

420

356

408

_

18,408

657

12.66

13.19

Mar.

374

340

317

296

285

*281

288

281

256

246

239

253

233

229

220

207

201

217

233

204

198

217

198

204

236

2O7

198

190

184

178

175

7,383

238

4.59

5.29

Apr.

385

518

340

1,060

1.7SO

904

657

726

604

524

461

420

385

358

336

317

303

296

*278

264

256

253

264

408

270

253

236

229

236

296

13,617

454

8.75

9.76

May

288

250

236

226

210

198

192

187

181

175

217

187

178

*168

162

157

152

147

162

155

140

143

140

157

143

143

168

136

131

127

125

5,381

174

3.35

3.86

June

123

121

118

*144

377

223

192

168

157

150

145

138

129

127

127

134

152

134

129

118

112

T25

138

147

138

116

112

675

470

368

5,507

184

3.55

3.95

July

303

256

226

204

190

175

165

157

150

143

138

134

129

125

149

*136

138

125

121

112

108

104

108

110

104

94

92

92

90

94

4,2 C 6

141

2.72

3.13

Aug.

86

82

80

105

90

*78

75

73

71

69

67

66

64

104

118

77

77

145

137

86

77

73

67

66

66

64

60

59

59

57

55

2,453

79.1

1.52

1.76

Sept.

54

52

52

59

54

50

49

64

98

*149

77

67

84

94

71

216

134

102

96

92

92

86

98

78

71

67

66

126

260

168

2,826

94.2

1.82

2.03

Calendar year 1956: Max 875 Min 48 Mean 183 Cfsm 3.53 In. 47.94

Water year 1956-57: Max 2,42o Min 49 Mean 222 Cfsm 4.28 In. 58.13

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). --Jan. 31 (9 p.m.) 4,860 cfs (8.15 ft): Feb. 4 (4:30 a.m.) 1,87O

cfs (4.46 ft); Apr. 5 (4:3O a.m.) 2,47O cfs (5.30 ft); June 28 (5:3O p.m.) 2,010 cfs (4.66 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Nantahala River at Nantahala, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°17'55", long 83°39'22", on left bank on U. S. Highway 19, 1 mile northeast of Nantahala, Swain County, 2.3 miles downstream from Rowlin Creek, and 2.6 miles 

downstream from Nantahala Dam powerhouse.

Drainage area. 144 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1942 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,894.( ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 15 years, 484 cfs (adjusted for stroage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,320 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 6.41 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 1.27'ft); minimum daily, 25 cfs Oct. 7.

1942-57: Maximum discharge, 7,510 cfs Feb. 10, 1946 (gage height, 8.15 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Nov. 9, 1953 (gage height, 1.19 ft); minimum daily, 17 cfs Nov. 8, 16, 

1952, Oct. 25, 1953.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Flow regulated by Nantahala Lake (see p. 224) and Queens 

Creek Lake (capacity, about 300 cfs-days).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

25

35

77

140

302

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.1

558

885

1,260

1,740

2,440

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean 

(t)

Oct.

590

608

600

614

614

80

25 

564

478

614

614

608

160

91

438

300

568

302

*256

98

30

452

572

626

620

460

570

174

182

233

12,349

398 

-7,300

Nov.

608

94

27

26

28

28

30 

328

594

150

26

392

320

192

168

310

404

36

*390

407

427

431

472

399

582

396

429

440

526

427

9,087

303 

-4,400

Dec.

592

306

616

626

618

455

592 

59

382

583

633

414

440

160

195

164

223

*434

449

464

460

345

194

387

176

487

272

406

342

77

£OO

11,751

379 

+4,900

Jan.

214

392

431

292

313

2SO

176 

368

69

248

344

86

53

442

456

480

478

454

624

229

465

76

505

343

462

318

204

231

610

*648

2^390

12,681

409

+10,800

Feb.

2.000

1,170

838

936

824

795

667 

698

1,060

1,020

948

892

850

815

802

808

782

756

770

750

744

744

744

744

744

770

750

815

-

24,236

866 

+23,400

Mar.

802

T82

770

756

750

501

575 

538

565

149

616

763

789

802

796

608

599

578

770

763

617

700

692 '698

704

704

698

692

698

666 

366

20,507

662 

-1,600

Apr.

684

730

698

804

2,050

,850

,360 

,740

,220

,020

878

892

892

871

850

829

802

789

763

730

756

763

759

796

770

763

756

763

763

*756

28,097

937 

+1,900

May

750

750

750

744

724

730

730 

730

730

730

737

602

724

724

724

724

724

730

718

770

730

730

*724

746

450

730

796

756

744

737

566

22,234

717 

-8,200

June

618

72

628

735

986

892

843 

802

796

782

776

738

763

756

750

750

744

744

737

737

730

730

*500

706

604

718

674

672

782

711

21,476

716 

-6,000

July

685

672

652

279

270

90

64 

492

626

633

626

626

209

51

92

*123

91

91

77

54

55

53

53

466

592

603

484

89

562

626

G.9G. D£D

10,712

346 

-700

Aug.

620

620

608

224

608

589

608 

601

608

608

41

358

614

579

604

608

590

246

526

626

602

614

*338

207

166

614

614

614

584

614

614

16,067

518 

-9,200

Sept.

68

31

443

609

620

588

80 

30

459

*464

490

512

450

486

388

501

466

596

532

640

614

552

635

544

640

640

640

666

335

458

14,172

472

-7 , 100

Adjusted for change in contents in Nantahala Lake

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

163 

1.13 

1.30

156

i.oe

1.21

Calendar year 1956: 

Water year 1956-57:

537 

3.73 

4.30

757 

5.26 

6.06

1,701 

11.81 

12.30

610 

4.24

4.88

1,000 

6.94 

7.75

Observed

Max 1,140 Min 23 Mean 376 

Max 2,390 Min 25 Mean 557

453 

3.15 

3.62

516 

3.58 

4.00

323 

2.24 

2.59

222 

1.54

1.77

236 

1.64 

1.83

Adjusted

Mean 437 Cfsm 3.03 In. 41.29 

Mean 548 Cfsm 3.81 In. 51.61

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, in cfs-days, in Hantahala Lake; furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.
132 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Tuckasegee River at Tuckasegee, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°16'55", long 83°07'37", on right bank 0.9 mile north of Tuckasegee, 

Jackson County, and 1.0 mile downstream from West Fork Tuckasegee River.

Drainage area. 143 sq mi.

Records available. June 1934 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,125.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 23 years, 385 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 7,630 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 9.90 ft); minimum, 5.8 ofs Oct. 7, 8, 14, 15 (gage height, 0.56 ft); minimum daily, 6.4 cfs Oct. 7. 

1934-57: Maximum discharge, 40,800 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 21.1 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs on basis of slo-3e-area determinations at gage heights 14.3 and 21.1 ft; minimum, 5.2 cfs Sept. 3, 1956 (gage 

height, 0.54 ft); minimum daily, that of Oct. 7, 1956.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Flow regulated by Thorpe Lake, Cedar Cliff Lake, Bear Creek 

Lake, and Tennessee Creek project lakes (see p. 224,229).

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1053: 1943.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet) and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

4.O 

7.0

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

177

340

605

940

1,320

1,710

2,550

3,450

3,820

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

153

*162

160

158

162

30

6.4

156

83

147

IBS

160

18

16

170

18

526

542

526

516

501

852

436

226

260

186

226

110

214 

104

2 1R

7,210.4

233

-1,734

Nov.

*249

33

22

20

76

196

476

612

726

600

502

532

277

92

78

132

30

26

252

448

72

175

482

588

136

163

168

171

206 

159

7,699

257

-3,459

Dec.

160

92

209

'252" 252

*186

250

21

150

235

252

192

156

97

102

104

100

200

185

201

136

59

*126

235

122

218

104

172

168 

46

100

4,882

157

+7,160

Jan.

96

180

*180

131

50

79

100

155

29

122

124

40

38

188

190

198

202

198

196

98

2OO

60

115

153

572

660

546

550

551 

752

1,130

7,883

254

+5,366

Feb.

1,670

1,160

929

928

815

802

808

690

648

668

667

645

620

612

560

550

550

412

90

82

222

220

62

368

540

1,010

692

980

-

18,000

643

+7,349

Mar.

950

666

632

626

609

716

768

628

608

616

577

592

466

534

497

546

82

516

530

493

*549

678

316

92

398

375

64

198

236

60 60"

14,678

473

+2,168

Apr.

648

895

791

2,480

5.790

1,640

1,210

1,180

1,070

919

1,020

*940

910

752

933

874

924

544

830

814

890

316

221

362

206

441

356

218

132

458

26,764

892

+6,233

May

561

807

771

807

800

*800

670

630

640

588

379

317

702

800

800

807

793

793

800

424

42

217

323

364

52

50

340

338

348

48 

292

16,103

519

-3,477

June

437

3OO

522

293

696

*212

482

726

446

642

788

814

814

772

683

312

414

347

378

308

516

349

472

596

262

357

521

793

842 

554

15,648

522

+1,398

July

317

308

628

14?

428

108

44

522

588

435

372

*560

70

31

524

256

459

366

280

210

3<3

101

298

435

278

252

420

108

344

415 

422

9,761

315

-2,501

Aug.

*357

414

260

214

438

393

314

359

384

261

42

264

358

341

360

565

761

120

520

481

342

281

284

32

106

400

382

338

360

447

252

9,930

320

-4,790

Sept.

53

18

*261

248

328

349

46

19

476

411

322

289

319

212

166

542

430

584

698

558

243

228

373

342

360

438

500

490

577

676

10,556

352

-3,527

Adjusted for change in lake contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

177 

1.24 

1.42

141 

0.986 

1.10

Calendar year 1956: 

Water year 1956-57:

388 

2.71 

3.13

427 

2.99 

3.45

905 

6.33 

6.59

543 

3.80 

4.38

1,100 

7.69 

8.58

Observed

Max 1,080 Min 6.4 Mean 277 

Max 3,790 Min 6.4 Mean 4O9

407 

2.85 

3.28

568 

3.97 

4.43

234 

1.64 

1.89

166 

1.16 

1.34

234 

1.64 

1.83

Adjusted

Mean 306 Cfsm 2.14 In. 29.09 

Mean 436 Cfsm 3.05 In. 41.42

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, in cfs-days, in Thorpe, Cedar cliff, Bear Creek and Tennessee Creek project 

Lakes; furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority and Nantahala Power and Light Co.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 133

Scott Creek above Sylva, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°23'02", long 83°12'51", on right bank 800 ft downstream from Aliens 

Branch, 3,500 ft upstream from Cope Creek, and 0.8 mile upstream from Sylva, Jackson 

County.

Drainage area. 50.7 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1941 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,056.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 16 years, 105 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,320 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 7.39 ft); minimum, 40 cfs Oct. 17 (gage height, 1.84 ft).

1941-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 31, 1957; minimum, 8.0 cfs Sept. 22, 23, 

1941 (gage height, 1.30 ft); minimum daily, 22 cfs Sept. 19, 29, 30, Oct. 4, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 8.6 ft Aug. 30, 1940, from floodmarks (discharge, 3,200 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

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

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1053: 1942-44(M).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

133

207

303

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.3

500

700

900

1,120

1,260

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

35

60

91

151

231

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.6

396

613

861

1,100

1,370

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

47

»45

46

47

48

47

45

43

43

43

43

42

42

42

41

41

40

63

74

48

53

218

104

75

66

61

58

55

53

53

53

1,779

57.4

1.13

1.30

Nov.

»71

57

54

53

51

50

54

75

57

54

53

51

50

48

47

54

94

69

61

58

63

64

55

55

54

54

53

51

51

50

1,711

57.0

1.12

1.26

Dec.

48

48

48

48

48

*47

47

47

47

47

47

169

113

200

307

259

165

133

115

107

107

162

*239

408

228

183

158

144

129

119

115

4,082

132

2.60

2.99

Jan.

105

98

*98

111

121

105

109

98

98

105

96

94

92

89

91

87

80

b71

b77

b77

86

135

436

191

188

165

256

247

293

263

1 . 240

5,402

174

3.43

3.96

Feb.

1.570

*832

*647

608

633

712

628

524

463

415

»367

333

306

287

267

280

243

225

231

211

198

190

181

176

179

211

181

264

-

11,162

399

7.87

8.19

Mar.

*237

209

195

187

181

179

190

184

168

161

158

166

156

154

147

142

138

149

151

136

136

151

136

144

156

138

138

133

129

127

125

4,901

158

3.12

3.60

Apr.

161

198

151

587

901

454

357

400

333

300

274

 258

243

228

220

206

198

195

187

181

176

198

181

200

171

»161

156

158

164

154

7,751

258

5.09

5.69

May

166

166

171

164

149

»144

140

136

133

131

168

138

131

129

127

123

226

174

174

164

142

154

140

181

142

147

174

142

136

140

136

4,688

151

2.98

3.44

June

142

140

133

178

478

 261

206

187

171

164

156

144

136

138

131

131

154

125

129

119

111

109

121

129

119

107

102

181

147

147

4,696

157

3.10

3.44

July

I"

ITT

107

102

100

96

93

89

88

86

86

*75

75

75

94

88

104

113

86

77

75

8C

74

8E

7C

6£

66

ee

64

64

63,

2,646

85.4

1.6?

1.94

Aug.

*62

68

68 '74

68

57

55

54

54

52

51

50

51

54

57

52

59

87

Hi

60

52

50

46

47

47

54

»46

*47

47

47

M

1,810

58.4

1.15

1.33

Sept.

43

43

*43

54

46

43

A?.

46

54

132

54

50

46

60

57

154

86

72

64

66

63

59

69

55

48

47

46

60

66

55

1,823

6.08

1.20

1.34

Calendar year 1956: Max 461 Min 32 Mean 103 Cfsm 2.03 In. 27.64

Water year 1956-57: Max 1,370 Min 40 Mean 144 Cfsm 2.84 In. 38.48

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs). Jan. 23 (6 

(7.39 ft); FebT 5 (11 p.m.) 991 efs (4.77 ft); 

(7:30 p.m.) 1,210 cfs (5.25 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

i.m.) 932 cfs (4.58 ft); Jan. 31 (8 p.m.) 2,320 cfs 

Apr. 5 (3:30 a.m.) 1,290 cfs (5.44 ft); May 17
134 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Tuckasegee River at Dillsboro, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°21'59", long 83°15'38", on left bank 0.4 mile downstream from Scott

 Creek and 0.5 mile downstream from U. S. Highway 23 at Dillsboro, Jackson County.

Drainage area. 347 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1928 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,950.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~~1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to May 24, 1934, staff gage at site 

below Scott Creek 0.4 mile upstream at datum 7.27 ft higher.

Average discharge. 29 years, 753 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13.200 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 11.54 ft); mini-

 mum, 103 cfs Dec. 6 (gage height, 1.96 ft); minimum daily, 155 cfs Oct. 14.

1928-57: Maximum discharge, 52,600 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 21.96 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 8,400 cfs on basis of slope-area determination and computation of peak flow over dam; minimum, 35 cfs Sept. 17, 1953 (gage 

height, 1.60 ft); minimum daily, 107 cfs Sept. 19, 1954.

Remarks. Records excellent. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by Dillsboro power-

 plant 0.7 miles above station. Flow partly regulated by Thorpe Lake, Cedar Cliff Lake, 

Bear Creek Lake, and Tennessee Creek project lakes (see p. 224,229).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 923: 1940(M).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 4 Apr. 5 to Sept. 30

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

138

167

235

360

500

790

1,140

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

9.7

2,000

3,050

4,340

5,860

7,610

9,000

2.2 159

2.4 218

2.7 333

3.0 478

3.5 780

4.0 1,140

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 4.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

219 

*318 

524

525

572

310

186

204

307 

225

314

309

265

155

194

264

403

771

819

694

690

1.580

922

504

495

412

465

546

512 

414

309

13,427

453

-

-

Nov.

*491 

520 

216

201

268

200

670

784

897 

815

672

658

591

314

250

258

378

291

280

694

357

540

538

760

447

345

358

360

392 

542

15,487

450

-

-

Dec.

328 

330 

324

428

423

*352

414

286

204 

396

414

754

556

712

920

982

646

539

556

520

527

630

818

1.660

958

766

704

560

612 

494

448

18,241

588

-

-

Jan.

458 

478 

478

496

534

436

*422

450

456

413

432

426

342

395

496

494

482

452

450

408

447

514

1,020

696

890

1,100

1,300

1,250

1,460

1,870 

5.150

24,633

795

-

-

Feb.

6.400 

4,040 

2,940

2,840

*2 , 580

2,690

2,780

2,580

2,200 

2,130

1,900

1,740

1,620

1,550

1,430

1,440

1,330

1,240

861

794

764

994

832" 680

1,100

1,740

1,380

1,900

-

54,255

1,938

-

-

Mar.

2,140 

1,540 

1,420

1,360

1,310

*1,350

1,430

1,350

1,210 

1,180

1,140

1,160

1,150

925

1,050

1,050

717

842

1,140

1,020

922

1,250

800

707

860

914

614

662

691 

530

510

32,904

1,061

-

-

Apr.

958 

1,720 

1,340

3,510

*8.890

5,860

2,640

2,560

2,450 

2,010

1,990

1,950

1,740

1,590

1,680

1/600

1,620

1,320

1,450

1,440

1,490

1,190

893

920

878

936

942

892

674 

982

56,095

1,870

-

-

May

1,110 

1.350 

1,310

1,330

1,300

*1,270

1,230

988

1,080 

1,030

1,030

801

1,040

1,210

1,210

1,190

1,330

1,300

1,290

1,100

501

624

649

1,060

548

482

726

771

766 

596

484

30,706

991

-

-

June

895 

741 

948

737

2.610

*1,240

1,130

1,550

1,140 

1,060

1,270

1,270

1,280

1,270

1,190

794

972

821

870

742

824

845

851

1,100

701

'§To 684

1,220

1,550

1,140

51,915

1,064

-

-

July

760 

709 

883

687

610

612

369

636

918 

788

562

*896

469

338

657

666

790

724

526

667

538

562

515

656

616

511

546

568

494

780

19,201

619

-

-

Aug.

*620 

659 

542

454

672

598

479

576

566 

457

540

548

528

559

652

640

608

472

1.010

834

490

582

406

400

265

437

666

520

531

434

16,911

546

-

-

Sept.

543 

178 

*332

427

480

506

316

174

454 

892

541

476

499

470

380

978

851

769

920

906

484

466

625

562

515

604

672

625

871 

888

17,204

573

-

-

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,580 Min 143 Mean 641 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.14

Water year 1956-57: Max 8,890 Min 155 Mean 901 Cfsm 2.60 In. 35.26

Peak discharKe (base, 4,500 cfs). Jan. 31 (11:50 p.m.) 9.420 cfs (9.90 ft); Apr. 5 (1:30 a.m.)

13,200 cfs (11.54 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE HIVER BASIN 

Oconaluftee River at Birdtown, N. C.

135

Location. Lat 35°27'42", long 83°21'13", on right bank 200 ft upstream from county bridge, 

0.5 mile south of Birdtown, Swain County, 0.6 mile downstream from Adams Creek, 

0.6 mile upstream from Goose Creek, and 2.2 miles southwest of Cherokee.

Drainage area. 184 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1945 to September 1946, July 1948 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,843.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^HI929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 10, 1945, to Sept. 30, 1946, staff gage 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 501 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 10.10 ft); mini-

 mum, 110 cfs Sept. 7, 8 (gage height, 0.81 ft).

1945-46, 1948-57: Maximum discharge, 15,000 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 12.0 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 8,300 cfs on basis of computation of 

peak flow over dam; minimum, 80 cfs Oct. 19, 1954 (gage height, 0.66 ft).

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

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

107

169

240

370

665

3.0 

4.0 

7.0 

7.4

1,440

2,420

6,450

7,090

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

163

153

159

*169

172

163

147

137

134

131

128

128

125

122

119

116

Tie

147

200

143

143

507

356

248

207

193

189

172

166

163 

159

5,375

173

0.940

1.09

Nov.

339

240

203

189

179

172

172

225

193

172

169

166

163

*159

156

232

361

302

248

225

225

256

210

203

189

189

183

169

179

169

6,237

208

1.13

1.26

Dec.

163

159

159

159

159

159

159

156

156

156

*150

532

763

988

1,780

1,430

805

600

487

431

442

561

1,040

2.040

1,170

865

700

594

535

464 

420

18,382

593

3.22

3.72

Jan.

395

b345

b320

356

493

405

405

*375

370

448

415

380

366

348

343

330

b300

b245

b260

b290

294

472

3,160

1,170

955

798

1,220

1,340

1,570

1 , 680 

6.690

26,538

856

4.65

5.36

Feb.

6.950

4,310

2,740

3,040

2,840

2,870

2,510

2,140

2,560

2,200

1,760

1,420

1,220

1,050

925

902

777

707

707

707

626

587

561

542

*555

600

561

679

-

47,026

1,680

9.13

9.50

Mar.

728

632

587

*554

535

529

587

620

542

511

517

646

632

606

587

535

511

511

626

523

493

529

499

487

587

517

493

464

448

431 

415

16,882

545

2.96

3.41

Apr.

448

652

511

1,770

5.960

1,930

1,350

1,570

1,530

1,270

 1,110

985

880

791

721

665

632

600

568

535

523

529

548

665

523

487

458

548

517

697

27,973

932

5.07

5.65

May

791

646

600

554

505

475

448

436

410

*395

453

415

390

380

385

361

356

395

460

470

380

395

375

370

366

HI

420

366

352 

361

13,635

440

2.39

2.76

June

348

348

348

415

910

721

574

481

448

415

395

370

348

356

316

312

*374

343

348

316

280

307

316

380

539

356

312

676

1.200

561

13,413

447

2.43

2.71

July

487

410

370

338

316

294

272

260

248

244

*229

218

214

218

264

244

264

294

244

214

203

260

203

340

233

203

193

186

179

T79 

196

8,017

259

1.41

1.62

Aug.

176

166

163

277

352

222

183

*169

163

153

147

140

153

150

207

183

191

414

514

260

210

189

169

159

156

193

159

147

140

134 

128

6,167

199

1.08

1.25

Sept.

125

122

122

150

*134

119

113

113

128

298

189

176

150

361

233

811

453

338

294

264

252

225

240

214

183

169

166

223

410

284

7,059

235

1.28

1.43

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,880 Mln 116 Mean 493 Cfsm 2.68 In. 36.44

Water year 1956-57: Max 6,950 Mln 113 Mean 539 Cfsm 2.93 In. 39.76

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs). Jan. 23 (6 a.m.) 7,410 cfs (7.60 ft); Jan. 31 (9 p.m.) 11,600 

cfs (10.10 ft); Apr. 5 (7 a.m.) 5,360 cfs (6.27 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
136 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Tuckasegee River at Bryson City, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°25'40", long 83°26'50", on left bank 400 ft downstream from bridge on

 State Highway 288 at Bryson City, Swain County, and 0.6 mile downstreair from Deep Creek.

Drainage area. 655 sq mi.

Records available. November 1897 to September 1957 in reports of Geological Survey. Records prior to October 1913 revised in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34 and 

North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development Bulletin 34.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,716.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Nov. 7, 1897, to Feb. 2, 1914, and May 18, 

1920, to June 27, 1927, staff gages at bridge 400 ft upstream at same datum. Feb. 3, 

1914, to May 17, 1920, water-stage recorder at site 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--59 years (1898-1957), 1,565 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 30,000 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 11.11 ft); min-

 ImumT 272 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 0.68 ft); minimum daily. 308 cfs Oct. 15.

1897-1957: Maximum discharge, 61,600 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 15.96 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting and slopearea determination of peak flow; minimum, 27 cfs Sept. 10, 1925; minimum gage height, 

0.47 ft Oct. 26, 1952; minimum daily discharge, 31 cfs Sept. 9, 10, 1925, caused by 

filling reservoir on Oconaluftee River; minimum daily during normal regulation, 186 cfs 

Oct. 13, 1925.

Flood of May 18, 1840, reached a stage of 21 ft, from survey by Tennessee Valley 

Authority.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station. Flow regulated by 

Thorpe Lake. Cedar Cliff Lake, Bear Creek Lake, Tennessee Creek project lakes (see 

p. 224,229 ), and two small reservoirs with combined capacity of about 250 cfs-days.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 523: 1916, 1918-20. WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1336: 

1899(M), 1907, 1915(M), 1916-20, 1921-29(M), 1933-34(M). See also RecpT-ds available.

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except period of ice effect (gag? 

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

3.0

285

530

1,120

1,830

3,590

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.2

5,710

8,180

11,000

14,100

18,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21 

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

592

492

505

533

532

565

368

330

464

390

450

462

449

322

508

438 

460

938

*1,050

865

872 

2.090

'828

742

681

662

601

482 

660

432

19,911

642

-

-

Nov.

912

696

466

439

456

424

721

1,020

1,140

1,060

908

872

851

548

446

512 

835

680

*530

884

748 

634 

665

1,050

858

546

578

566

584 

584

21,175

706

_

-

Dec.

550

538

479

625

625

570

590

569

392

552

606

1,400

1,630

1,890

3,520

5,040 

1,760

*1,370

1,230

1,110

1,150 

1,450 

2,200

4.570

2,720

1,980

1,720

1,420

1,550

1,190

1,050

45,586

1,406

.

-

Jan.

996

924

926

998

1,540

994

1,020

921

978

974

1,020

945

820

802

951

954 

880

b790

b760

b750

*754 

1,050 

5,410

2,410

2,190

2,240

3,160

3,280

3,720 

4 350

16 . 600

63,845

2,060

_

-

Feb.

*18.200

10,600

7,200

7,530

7,020

7,150

6,580

5,640

5,870

5,220

4,470

3,900

3,490

5,200

2,940

2,920 

2,610

2,450

2,130

1,950

1,800 

1,990 

1.650

1,650

2,010

2,600

2,540

2,770

-

127,840

4,566

_

-

Mar.

3.550

2,620

2,580

*2,350

2,170

2,150

2,370

2,440

2,120

2,040

2,010

2,140

2,180

1,880

1,920

1,950 

1,640

1,510

2,200

1,860

1,730 

2,090

1,710

1,570

1,670

1,770

1,520

1,560

1,390

1,380 

1.200

60,670

1,957

_

-

Apr.

1.410

2,720

2,170

4,900

15.200

6,940

4,740

4,900

4,810

3,990

*3,660

3,440

3,090

2,890

2,770

2,680 

2,640

2,410

2,280

2,520

2,500 

2,190 

1,790

1,960

1,720

1,700

1,640

1,740

1,460 

1,870

98,330

3,278

_

-

May

2,150

2.270

2,150

2,170

2,040

1,990

1,930

1,600

1,690

*1,660

1,820

1,430

1,540

1,780

1,810

1,730 

1,710

2,010

1,940

1,950

1,170 

1,120 

1,230

1,590

1,210

980

1,460

1,450

1,510 

1,200

 975

51,045

1,647

_

-

June

1,410

1,540

1,420

1,420

5 . 960

2,520

2,040

1,S40

1,910

1,590

1,890

1,800

1,790

1,810

1,710

1,390 

1,510

*1,380

1,450

1,220

1.170 

1,370 

1,230

1,710

1,570

1,200

1,380

1,890

2,760 

2,060

51,840

1,728

_

-

July

1 . 520

1,320

1,310

1,370

932

1,170

7i34

848

1,270

1,180

*931

1,100

935

616

788

1,160 

1,020

1,170

934

922

709 

6'32 

735

1,000

1,010

813

718

939

&|6

9B1

30,464

9,^3

_

-

Aug.

878

910

871

772

1,030

926

785

*804

778

717

622

458

756

751

919

850 

986

1,010

1.690

1,250

898 

844 

650

722

468

622

845

756

721 

745

739

25,733

830

_

-

Sept.

587

398

370

698

*612

708

598

368

455

1,290

862

748

692

1,050

755

1.800 

1,560

1,250

1,300

1,360

870 

748 

936

886

770

784

922

904

1,480

1,230

26,991

900

_

-

Calendar year 1956: Max 9,080 Min 300 Mean 1,559 Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.83

Water year 1956-57: Max 18,200 Min 308 Mean 1,703 Cfsm 2.60 In. 55.28

Peak discharge (base. 9.000 efsK Jan. 31 (11 p.m.) 30,000 cfs (11.11 ft)j Apr. 5 (6 a.m.) 20,000 

cfs (8.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 137

Noland Creek near Bryson City, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°S9«06", long 83°30il5", on right bank in Great Smoky Mountain National 

Park, 1.1 miles downstream from Mill Creek, 3.6 miles upstream from Fontani Lake, and 

5 miles northwest of Bryson City, Swain County.

Drainage area. 13.8 sq mi.

Records available. October 1935 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage'is 2,280 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 22 years, 44.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,430 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 4i74 ft), from 

rating curve extended as explained below; minimum, 7.1 cfs Oct. 15-17; minimum gage 

height, 0.82 ft Sept. 8.

1935-57: Maximum discharge, 1,530 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 4.87 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 540 cfs on basis of critical-depth determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 3.5 cfs Oct. 24, 1939 (gage height, 0.66 ft).

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

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1936, 1937-39(K).

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

6.1

8.7

12

21

33

48

67

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.2

92

143

210

337

565

850

980

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.7

8.2

8.2

9.4

*9.4

9.0

8.4

8.2

8.2

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.4

7.4

7.1

7.1

7.1

8.4

10

7.9

9.0

33

Ts

12

11

10

10

9.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

299.6

9.66

0.700

0.81

Nov.

38

15

12

11

11

*10

10

13

10

9.7

9.

9.8.'

8.

8.

26

25

18

15

13

15

17

13

13

12

12

11

10

11

10

405.6

13.5

0.978

1.09

Dec.

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.4

9.4

9.0

9.4

9.4

*8.7

78

64

159

157

109

67

51

43

39

49

65

135

210

117

84

67

58

52

45

42

1,795.1

57.9

4.20

4.84

Jan.

38

34

32

39

52

43

43

*39

39

51

42

40

39

36

36

34

29

b25

b25

25

26

60

332

126

109

94

162

188

224

210

 923

3,195

103

7.46

8.61

Feb.

686

653

318

386

326

290

255

218

221

205

166

137

116

*102

92

92

78

72

79

72

66

62

59

56

54

62

57

67

-

5,047

180

13.04

13.60

Mar.

64

58

56

52

50

51

*56

57

52

50

52

66

62

62

64

57

53

54

64

54

53

56

52

52

60

54

52

50

47

46

43

1,699

54.8

3.97

4.58

Apr.

46

61

48

158

HI

168

122

154

147

122

104

92

80

73

66

61

59

56

52

50

50

48

48

46

42

40

39

36

*37

2,454

81.8

5.93

6.61

May

38

35

34

33

32

30

29

28

27

26

32

28

26

25

25

24

23

23

25

26

22

24

24

23

22

21

27

23

*21

25

23

822

26.5

1.92

2.22

June

20

23

26

45

74

48

39

33

30

28

28

29

26

25

22

23

25

22

22

*20

19

18

23

68

79

36

30

iil

87

63

1,142

38.1

2.76

3.08

July

^ 52

45

40

36

33

30

27

25

24

23

21

20

19

19

20

20

21

20

18

16

15

15

15

18

14

14

14

14

*13

13

16

Aug.

13

14

12

13

14

11

11

11

10

10

9.7

9.4

9.0

9.0

16

12

12

30

28

15

13

12

11

11

11

11

10

9.7

9.4

*9.0

8.7

69O 384.9

22.3 12.4

1.62 0.899

1.86 1.04

Sept.

8.4

8.2

7.9

9.4

8.7

7.9

7.7

7.9

10

14

11

12

12

37

20

71

28

20

18

18

21

18

2O

16

14

*13

12

26

34

22

533.1

17.8

1.29

1.44

Calendar year 1956: Max 337 Min 7.1 Mean 46.2 Cfsm 3.35 In. 4F.60

Water year 1956-57: Max 923 Min 7.1 Mean 50.6 Cfsm 3.67 In. 4?. 78

IB ^4. f* it;.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

493799 O-59-10
138 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Little Tennessee River at Calderwood, Term.

Location. Lat 35°30'24", long 84°00' 14", on right bank 250 ft downstreair from Scona 

Lodge Ferry, two-thirds of a mile west of Calderwood, Blount County, 2| miles downstream from Calderwood Dam, and at mile 41.1.

Drainage area. 1.862 sq mi.

Records available. January 1912 to December 1918, January 1921 to August 1957 (discontinued ).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 861.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 1, 1927, staff gages and waterstage recorders at several sites within 1 mile of present site at various datums.

Average discharge. 40 years (1912-18, 1922-56), 4,270 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period October 1956 to August 1957, 13,400 cfs

Jan. 31 (gage height, 3.97 ft); minimum, 39 cfs June 9 (gage height, -0.52 ft); minimum daily, 76 cfs June 9.

1912-18, 1921-57: Maximum discharge, 82,000 cfs Mar. 4, 1917; maximim gage height 

observed, 11.75 ft Mar. 4, 1917, before breaking of levee near gage; minimum discharge, 

7.2 cfs Sept. 4, 1955 (gage height, -0.66 ft); minimum daily, that of June 9, 1957.

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

Plow regulated by several reservoirs above station (see p. 224).

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of Aluminum Co. of America.

Revisions (water years). WSP 803: 1933-35. WSP 823: 1917(M), drainage area. WSP 923- 

1930. WSP 1336: T912, 1916, 1926.

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1956, to Aug. 5, 1957 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

-0.5

-.4

-.2 

.2 

.6

80

180

460

930

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.4

1,590

2,830

4,430

6,350

10,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October 1956 to August 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

6,190

6,270

*5,980

5,980

6,190

5,350

2.820

5,560

6,520

6,620

6,700

6,340

5,180

4,010

5,830

6,120

6,250

5,310

6,440

4,710

3,010

5,490

4,860

4,790

6,150

a6,800

a7.400

a5,600

a5, 600 

a6,200

a6,300

176,570

5,696

Nov.

a6,600

a6,000

a5,400

a2.000

*a6 , 600

6,640

6,860

7,200

7.500

6,140

3,230

6,190

6,560

6,980

7,46ff

6,520

6,140

3,570

7,200

6,770

6,640

6,580

7,240

7,420

7,460

6,480

7,030

7,110

6,770 

7,070

191,360

6,379

Calendar year 1956: 1 Water year 1956-57: t

Dec.

7.070

6,580

5,500

*5,840

6,530

4,340

4,360

4,900

4,980

6,560

6,140

5,740

1,830

1,170

1,180

1,180

1,150

1.130

1,150

2,800

2,320

1,900

1,180

1,350

2,190

2,760

2,760

4,390

4,630

3,860 

5,090

112,560

3,631

Jan.

4,060

5,300

5,500

*4,200

1.440

1,560

3,950

4,550

2,350

3,680

4,860

2,030

3,060

5,600

5,500

5,740

6,560

6,070

6,210

4,340

5,440

2,040

4,690

4,890

2,980

3,970

2,720

2,790

2,580

4,540 

7.690

131,110

4,229

Feb.

8,8SO

*9,190

7,030

9,240

10,200

9,190

9,050

9,420

10,000

10,000

10,100

10.300

9,560

9,010

9,100

10,200

9,560

9,560

9,950

10,200

9,420

9,280

9,370

7,940

6,060

4.860

5,460

6,390

-

 

248,520

8,876

Mar.

7,110

7.720

7,720

7,590

7,540

*5,310

5,670

5,720

5,320

2,270

5,760

7,590

7,590

7,540

6,600

7,240

7,540

7,500

7,500

5,810

3,880

3,170

2,460

1.900

4,440

6,180

3,520

3,720

4,920

3,120 

2,700

172,650

5,569

Apr.

4,960

4,720

3,8SO

3,770

5,810

2,110

1.460

3,720

2,540

3,850

 6,900

7,240

6,640

7,420

7,420

7,420

7,460

7,110

7,370

7.500

7,500

7,460

7,330

6,270

5,160

4,750

4,160

3,100

4,820

6,480

166,330

5,544

May

6.450

6,020

4,590

4,830

4,650

4,190

*3,530

4,560

6,160

5,820

4,490

1.960

5,320

4,490

4,900

6,040

5,740

5,570

2,610

3,760

4,470

4,860

4,610

4,980

5,260

4,680

4,680

5,240

5,240

4,940 

4,940

149,580

4,825

June

3,740

2,470

3,660

4,680

4,680

4,980

5,560

3,340

76

3,200

6,480

7.370

7,070

5,820

7,200

6,190

6,980

7,200

5,310

6,680

7,160

7,030

1,460

4,530

5,510

4,570

3,260

3,570

6,660

5,710

152,406

5,080

July

e.eoo

6.C20

4,760

I,f20

1.550

1,590

3,C60

6,190

6,480

5,700

5,570

5, £60

4,500

2,C70

5,620

6, COO

7.4EO

3,600

4, £00

3,190

4,310

5,590

6,620

3,220

5,410

5,150

2,650

3,670

5,290

2 £50 

5)420

142, C60

4, £83

Aug.

6,640

6,610

6,300

4,650

4,500

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

'.

_

-

Sept.

Observed Adjustedt

lax 7,500 Min 1,110 Mean 3,555 Mean 4,073 Cfsm 2.19 In. 29.78

lax - Min - Mean - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Fontana, Cheoah, Calderwood, Nantahala, Thcrpe, and Santeetlah 

Lakes.

a No gage-height record} discharge estimated on basis of records for station at MoQhee and Calderwood Dam releases.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 139

Tellioo River at Tellioo Plains, Term.

Location. Lat 35°21'42", long 84°16'44", on right bank 200 ft upstream from bridge on 

Tellioo Plains-Rafter road, 0.4 mile downstream from Laurel Creek, 0.8 mile east of 

Tellioo Plains, Monroe County, and at mile 28.2.

Drainage area. 118 sq mi.

Records available. July 1925 to September 1957. Published as "near Tellico Plains" 

October 1927 to September 1930.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 846.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 20, 1925, to Sept. 30, 1927, staff gage 

at same site and datum. Oct. 1, 1927, to Sept. 30, 1930, staff gage at site half a mile 

upstream at datum 8.29 ft higher.

Average discharge. 32 years, 280 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,500 ofs Jan. 31 (gage height, 13.60 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,600 cfs; minimum, 31 ofs Oct. 16 (gage height, 0.99 ft).

1925-27: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 31, 1957; minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 7, 1925 

(gage height, 0.25 ft).

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

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1336: 1927-28(M) , 1936, 1940, 1944.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

32

60

123

268

705

5.0

7.0 

8.0 

9.8

1,800

3,050

3,930

6,870

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

35

65

103

242

430

3.0 670

5.0 1,800

7.0 3,050

8.0 3,930

9.8 6,870

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

37

 37

36

37

47

57

44

37

36

34

33

33

33

33

33

32

32

37

46

40

39

"82 140

55

46

43

47

44

42

40

43

1,375

44.4

0.376

0.43

Nov.

180

15

58

52

47

46

46

64

60

50

47

46

44

43

42

144

139

91

71

62

67

128

82

71

65

62

65

55

62

60

2,129

71.0

0.602

0.67

Dec.

54

54

 52

54

55

54

54

52

52

64

55

474

424

523

735

630

329

233

186

164

189

330

722

1.000

524

360

282

236

212

186

172

8,511

275

2.33

2.68

Jan.

161

*145

142

147

282

212

236

209

197

221

197

183

174

164

155

155

131

128

136

142

128

142

1,040

460

380

340

1,110

976

1,300

1,320

«6.690

17,403

561

4.75

5.48

Feb.

*4.S20

2,420

1,510

2,040

1,680

1,450

1,660

1,200

*1,090

1,070

880

695

595

520

466

484

408

375

439

452

396

359

328

310

296

351

396

516

-

27,206

972

8.24

8.57

Mar.

575

452

383

343

 317

300

328

506

413

379

417

630

600

511

439

379

351

347

379

321

300

303

286

275

317

272

262

245

236

226

216

11,308

365

3.09

3.56

Apr.

239

 371

282

1,560

2.570

946

640

675

620

520

466

421

379

347

325

306

292

282

268

262

274

466

452

498

367

325

300

386

502

484

15,825

528

4.47

4.99

May

426

 363

375

340

292

265

245

232

220

210

252

216

195

189

201

213

172

166

Tff

396

216

303

328

258

232

210

278

223

195

195

226

7,809

252

2.14

2.46

June

201

303

*249

791

1,260

1,380

886

545

560

498

404

351

328

355

278

252

332

340

347

292

242

226

256

1,170

1,470

535

387

797

1,050

695

16,760

559

4.74

5.28

July

645

*493

417

359

321

289

262

242

223

210

198

186

172

163

160

163

186

210

252

158

144

136

131

14?

12?

121

115

112

112:

10T

105

6,666

215

1.82

2.10

Aug.

103

 101

87

93

131

89

81

78

76

74

70

72

93

74

81

78

72

146

134

93

a89

a87

a85

a83

a81

a78

a74

a70

365

360

357,

2,655

85.6

0.725

0.84

Sept.

354

351

*49

65

62

52

48

46

55

59

63

74

62

158

83

252

155

93

87

74

78

76

85

70

62

59

59

78

158

134

2,501

83.4

0.707

0.79

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,420 Min 32 Mean 253 Cfsm 2.14 In. 29.23

Water year 1956-57: Max 6,690 Min 32 Mean 329 Cfsm 2.79 In. 37.85

Peak discharge (base. 2,800 cfs).--Jan. 31 (8 p.m.) 17,500 cfs (13.60 ft); Apr. 5 (4 a.m.) 3,760 

cfs (7.84 ftJj June 24 (10:30 p.m.) 5,720 cfs (9.22 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this dsy.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded rsnge in stsge, 

and records for Little River near Maryville.
140 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Little Tennessee River at McGhee, Term.

Gage 

I:

Location. Lat 35°36 I 16", long 84°12'43", on right bank at mouth of Tellico River, 100 ft 

upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 411, 0.3 mile upstream from Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, and 0.5 mile south of McGhee, Monroe County. Records include 

flow of Tellico River.

Drainage area. 2,443 sq mi, includes that of Tellico River.

Records available. January 1905 to December 1913 (gage heights only, October to December 

1913), and October 1918 to September 1957 in reports of Geological Survey. November 

1904 to September 1924 {most records prior to 1919, revised) in Tennessee Division of 

Geology Bulletin 34.

g. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 760.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Sept. 6, 1929, chair or staff gages 

located at various sites and daturas within 0.4 mile of"present site.

Average discharge. 52 years (1905-57), 5,634 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 40,300 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 18.53 ft); minimum, 1,010 cfs Aug. 1 (gage height, 3.15 ft); minimum daily, 1,570 cfs June 10.

1904-57: Maximum discharge, 104,000 cfs Nov. 19, 1906 (gage height, 30.8 ft, at 

site used December 1905 to September 1925, to datum used October 1918 to September 

1925), from rating curve extended above 66,000 cfs; minimum, 273 cfs Oct. 27, 1941; 

minimum daily, 500 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 1925.

Maximum stage known, 39.0 ft in March 1867, original site and datum.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by many reservoirs above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 803: 1933-35. WSP 823: Drainage area. V'SP 1336: 1905, 

1906-10(M), 1911, 1912(M), 1913, 1914(M), 1915-22, 1923-24(M), 1925-29. See also 

Records available.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

1,490

2,330

4,380

1O.O 

15.0 

17.7

16,800

29,900

37,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7 

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

5,740 

6,390

*6,320

6,270

6,510

5,840 

5,970 

4,500

6,370

6,850

6,870

6,750 

5,620

4,860

4,820

5,890

6,270

5,600

6,940 

4,680

4,630

4,210

5,890

5,000

5,740

6,890

7.570

6, 440

5,360 

6* 220

6,630

181,640

5,859

Nov.

6.730 

6,870

5,620

3,320

*S,180

6,970 

7,040 

7,400

7,730

6,970

4,400

4,890 

6,870

7,350

7,760

7,110

6,770

4,490

7,010 

6,850

6,920

7,300

7,400

7,730

7,730

6,800

7,350

7,350

7,180 

7,210

200,300

6,677

Calendar year 1956 :

Water year 1956-57 :

Dec.

7,330 

6,92O

5,410

*6,010

6,410

4,72O 

5,090 

4,840

5,090

6,170

6,370

7.660 

5,260

2,910

2,760

3,050

2,310

1,880

1.7OO

2,4So

3,540

2,490

2,930

3,890

3,670

3,780

3,780

4,370

5,370

4,590 

4,890

137 , 640

4,440

Jan.

4,950 

5,340

5,910

*5,25O

3,110

2,600 

3, 250 

5,290

4,150

3,970

5,130

4,090 

2,700

5,120

6,080

6,270

7,090

6,460

6,530 

5,480

5,290

3,770

5,760

6,510

5,360

4,400

7,250

8,930

6,650

10, 700 

20. 200

183,590

5,922

Feb.

*57,400 

29, 100

15, 200

14,700

16,400

18,900 

19,200 

19,200

*16,800

15,200

14,200

13,100 

12,100

10,800

10,600

11,600

11,000

10, 800

11,000 

12,200

10,900

10,500

10,400

9,520

7,640

6,250

6,700

8,170

-

389,580

13,910

Mar.

9,720 

9,620

9,220

8,840

8.65O

*6,560 

6,530 

9,050

7,520

5,230

5,650

9,850 

10.500

9,600

8,170

8,620

8,690

8,650

8,670 

7,090

5,620

4,220

3,480

2.640

4,260

6,410

5,170

5,930

5,670

4,150 

2,750

214,550

6,920

Apr.

5,550 

5,57O

5,500

4,960

15.200

9,620 

4.040 

6,276

6,680

4,290

*8,360

8,550 

8,020

8,260

8,430

8,530

8,360

8,020

8,190 

8,240

8,240

8,380

8,450

7,520

7,090

5,740

5,510

4,170

4,470

7,780

217,550

7,245

May

7.710 

7,370

6,170

5,310

6,320

5,380 

*3,710 

4,470

6,590

6,100

5,550

5.510 

4,380

4,960

4,170

6,390

6,220

6,170

4,720 

5,520

4,820

5,560

6,080

5,840

5,810

6,590

5,170

5,790

5,720

5,690 

5,450

170,640

5,505

June

4,450 

3,750

3,070

5,950

7,280

8,050 

7,210 

7,060

2,130

*1,570

5,630

7,880 

8,090

6,630

7,810

6,890

7,350

7,810

7,160 

6,250

7,590

7,640

4,400

5,580

15.500

8,050

5,140

3,710

7,970

7 350

192,510

6,417

July

7,930 

77320-

5,950

4,220

1,980

HI 

5,210

*6,750

6,700

5,960

5,670 

5,810

3,600

3,670

6,270

7,590

5,480

4,150 

4,110

3,860

5,740

6,460

4,770

4,520

4,930

4,560

5,860

4,110

4 430 5)350

155,570

4,947

Aug.

4,450 

4,200

3,800

2,930

3,110

1.810 

 5,930 

4,240

5,650

5,190

2,870

4,790 

4,240

4,180

4,810

5,430

5,960

2,880

5,800 

5,450

5,790

6.100

3,740

2,660

2,370

3,890

4,890

4,380

4,380

5,960 

5,530

133,410

4,304

Sept.

4,960 

4,540

5,650

5,630

3,750

5,430 

3,930 

2,410

*4,560

5,430

5,330

6,030 

5,670

4,180

2.590

4,440

6,050

4,910

3,850 

3,150

5,000

5,790

6,200

7.640

7,230

6,050

6,270

6,030

5,820

4,350

148,610

4,954

Observed Adjustedt

Hax 17,700 Mln 1,110 Mean 4,384 Mean 4,903 Cfsm 2.01 In. 27.32

Hax 37,400 Mln 1,570 Mean 6,365 Mean 6,154 Cfsm 2,52 In. 34.20

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In Santeetlah, Pontana, Thorpe, Cheoah, Calderwood, Nantahala, 

and Chllhowee Lakes.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 141

Clinch River at Richlands, Va.

Location. Lat 37°05'10", long 81°46'52", on right bank 1 mile southeast of R'.chlands, 

Tazewell County, 1.6 miles downstream from Middle Creek, and 2.2 miles upstream from 

Big Creek.

Drainage area. 139 sq mi.

Records available. January 1946 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,923.99 ft above mean sea lev?l, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Aug. 6, 1950, wire-weight gage at 

bridge 1.1 miles downstream at datum 6.53 ft lower.

Aye rage di s cha rge.--11 years, 187 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,640 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 19,3 ft, from, 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 4,800 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

determination of peak flow; minimum, 8.0 cfs Sept. 6 (gage height, 0.56 ft); minimum 

daily, 15 cfs Sept. 5, 6.

1946-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 29, 1957; minimum, 3.2 cfs Se->t. 8, 1955; 

minimum gage height, 0.45 ft July 2, 3, 1951; minimum daily discharge, 9.0 cfs Sept. 5, 

1955.

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

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill above station.

Rating table 

height,

water year 1956-57, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

1.0 

2.0 

3.0

18

60

237

488

5.0

7.0

10.0

16.0

1,150

2,000

3,400

7,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

3

4

*j

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oc t .

*83

70

63

66

150

186

139

108

91

76

68

62

56

54

51

48

46

45

45

45

44

50

56

57

56

50

54

62

56

51

51

2,139

69.0

0.496

0.57

Nov.

130

207

133

102

*83

71

68

70

70

63

56

52

50

48

45

50

54

51

46

46

46

83

79

74

70

71

68

63

62

62

2,173

72.4

0.521

0.58

Dec .

60

58

*57

58

58

56

56

54

54

62

60

81

160

245

474

380

272

224

193

171

a200

a250

a350

a500

a600

a400

a300

a200

a!70

a!60

a!50

6,113

197

1.42

1.64

Jan.

a!40

a!20

allo

a!20

a!60

a210

*211

189

901

1,550

832

516

366

279

231

b!90

b!70

b!55

b!40

b!35

159

169

502

461

340

270

392

2,110

*7,000

5,160

2,150

25,438

821

5.91

6.81

Feb.

2.660

2,170

1,190

771

608

582

630

1,270

2,360

2,320

1,430

al.OOO

a600

a450

a380

a320

a290

a250

aB56"

al,200

a700

502

407

340

303

303

279

407

_

24,322

869

6.25

6.51

Mar.

1.050

690

502

*380

315

275

261

303

279

264

264

275

257

241

228

205

191

184

184

173

159

224

264

249

224

204

191

169

148

148

153

8,614

278

2.00

2.31

Apr.

*128 TSB"

177

169

446

690

461

653

1.150

660

461

353

291

249

218

198

184

168

159

150

148

160

224

380

380

251

209

182

314

175

9,574

319

2.29

2.56

May

*144 T2B115

103

95

88

86

68

71

66

66

65

58

57

58

52

50

50

92

124

83

68

63

62

57

56

65

63

54

50

46

2,301

74.2

0.534

0.62

June

46

44

*62

124

193

220

132

90

70

60

56

51

57

148

81

63

60

57

51

48

44

42

76

340

407

211

135

103

130

119

3,320

111

0.799

0.89

July

114

88

71

63

56

51

46

45

*54

114

63

50

41

39

38

37

W

"55 135

45

41

38

48

57

56

37

38

103

71

54

44

1,864

60.1

0.432

0.50

Aug.

38

35

34

39

84

60

*45

39

31

34

30

30

31

31

54

51

39

34

30

31

26

24

27

19

22

23

23

27

22

19

16

1,048

33.8

0.243

0.28

Sept.

16

16

*18

21

11

15

16

18

26

60

46

30

69

203

150

176

394

503

615

231

191

144

115

90

71

60

57

51

288

1.250

4,935

164

1.18

1.52

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,000 Mln 25 Mean 200 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.63

Water year 1956-57: Max 7,000 Min 15 Mean 252 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.59

Peak discharge (base. 1.300 cfs).--Jan. 9 (11:30 p.m.) 1,910 cfs (6.81 ft); Jan. 29 (6 p.m.) 9,640 

cfs (19.3 ft); Feb. 10 (2 p.m.) 2,610 ofs (8.36 ft); Apr. 9 (3 a.m.) 1,520 cfs (5.92 ft); Sept. 30 

(3 p.m.) 1,550 cfs (6.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and record'' for Clinch 

River at Cleveland and Cedar Creek near Lebanon.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
142 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Cedar Creek near Lebanon, Va.

Location. Lat 36°54'29", long 82°02'20", on right bank 800 ft upstream f -om Roaring

Spring Creek, 1.3 miles downstream from Burgess Creek, 1.9 miles upstream from Little

Cedar Creek, and 2.3 miles east of Lebanon, Russell County. 

Drainage area. 51.5 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1952 to September 1957. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,928.96 ft above mean sea level (Tennessee

valley Authority benchmark). 

Average discharge.--5 years, 72.7 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,740 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 4.48 ft in gage

well, 4.7 ft from outside), from rating curve extended above 2,300 cfs on basis of

contracted-opening determination of peak flow; minimum, 6.0 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height,

1.30 ft).

1952-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 29, 1957; minimum, 3.8 cfs Jan. 15, 1956;

minimum gage height, 1.27 ft Oct. 19, 1952, Dec. 26, 1953 (result of f-eezeup).

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised,

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply

papers indicated.

WSP

1386 

1386 

1436

Water 

year

1953 

1955 

1956

Date

May 

Mar. 

Apr.

19, 1953 

16, 1955 

16, 1956

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,600 

2,650 

2,510

Gage height 

(feet)

4.20 

4.27 

4.02

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

Revisions. The figures of peak discharge for the water years 1953 and 1955 have been 

revised as shown below, superseding those published in WSP 1386.

Revised peak discharge.--1952-53: June 21 (9 p.m.) 2,500 cfs (4.01 ft). 

1954-55: Mar. 6 (12:30 p.m.) 2,410 cfs (3.84 ft).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 28 Mar. 1 to Sept. 3")

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

110

160

300

580

1,090

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2". 5 

7.5 

14

2.0 

Z.I 

Z.3 

Z.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

125

165

300

580

1,090

2,050

2,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

*20

18

17

23

30

a50

a40

a30

a25

a22

a!9

a!7

a!6

a!5

a!4

a!3

a!3

a!2

12

12

12

13

15

14

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

551

17.8

0.346

0.40

Nov.

23

26

20

17

*14

13

12

T3

17

18

17

14

14

13

12

14

17

17

15

14

14

24

23

21

20

18

18

17

16

16

507

16.9

0.328

0.37

Dec.

15

14

*12

12

12

12

12

12

13

15

15

52

115

141

208

140

92

96

89

70

70

115

145

284

184

120

82

65

56

46

42

2,356

76.0

1.48

1.71

Jan.

39

32

29

30

46

53

*51

48

317

580

29Z

17Z

115

86

65

58

46

39

34

34

41

44

150

103

78

65

149

1,010

*2.250

1,220

1 390

8,646

279

5.42

6.25

Feb.

1.550

895

412

284

327

345

557

714

1,060

1,490

580

300

208

166

130

110

96

86

244

252

172

140

120

103

89

89

86

119

-

10,724

383

7.44

7.75

Mar.

336

213

153

*119

104

90

90

141

119

110

107

116

104

92

85

78

68

66

64

60

55

70

80

72

66

62

57

53

49

48

43

2,970

95.8

1.86

2.14

Apr.

*43

55

51

55

364

270

141

344

372

213

149

116

101

88

75

66

62

57

53

49

46

46

69

128

64

51

44

42

38

36

3,288

110

2.14

2.39

May

*33

32

30

28

27

26

23

22

21

20

20

19

19

19

24

20

19

18

27

29

26

22

20

19

19

21

55

40

27

21

19

765

24.7

0.480

0.55

June

19

18

*34

53

92

101

62

42

32

26

22

21

27

236

60

38

32

30

28

23

19

19

283

5T3

189

95

64

53

66

48

2,045

68.2

1.32

1.47

July

40

34

28

23

23

23

20

19

*17

18

17

16

15

17

16

15

14

20

17

14

14

13

16

19

18

15

13

13

12

12

12

563

10.2

0.353

0.41

Aug.

12

12

12

13

*14

12

12

11

10

10

11

10

10

9.9

17

ii

14

12

11

12

11

8.7

973

9.3

9.3

12

10

9.9

9.3

9.3

9.6

351.6

11.3

0.219

0.25

Sept.

8.1

7.0

*7.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.0

14

20

14

36

169

T9

62

129

113

104

64

44

32

27

23

19

18

16

15

74

141

1,244.6

41.5

0.806

0.90

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,350 Mln 7.0 Mean 72.3 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.09

Water Water year year 1956-57: 1956-57: Max Max 2,230 2,250_____Mln Min 6.5 6.5_____Mean Mean 93.2 95.2 Cfsm Cfsm 1.81 1.81 In. In. 24.59 24.59 ________

Peak discharge (base. 700 efa).--Jan. 10 (9 a.m.) 908 efs (2.87 ft); Jan. 29 (4 p.m.) 2,740 efs 

(4.48 ft); Feb. 10 (6 a.m.) 2,220 cfs (3.62 ft); Apr. 8 (7 p.m.) 936 cfs (2.89 ft); June 23 (8 p.m.) 

1,360 cfs (3.16 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for Clinch River at Cleveland and Richlands.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Clinch River at Cleveland, Va.

143

Location.--Lat 36°56'41", long 82°09'18", on right bank 500 ft upstream from highway 

bridge at Cleveland, Russell County, 0.5 mile downstream from Muddy Hollow, 2.3 miles 

downstream from Weaver Creek, and 4.4 miles downstream from Thompson Creek.

Drainage area. 528 sq ml.

Records available. October 1920 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,500.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 1, 1931, chain gage on highway 

bridge 500 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--3S years (1921-23, 1924-57), 691 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 31,000 cfs Jan. 30 (gage height, 2^.40 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; minimum, 43 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 1.32 ft).

1920-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 30, 1957; minimum, 36 cfs Nov. 30, 1955; 

minimum gage height, 0.96 ft Feb. 10, 1934.

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

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1276: 1926(M).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 19, 20; shifting-control 

method used Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

3.0 

5.0

115 

228 

 385 

590 

1,800

8.0

12.0

18.0

21.0

4,400

8,800

18,100

23,700

Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

1.3 40 2.5 310

1.6 90 3.0 520

2.0 170 4.0 1,100

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 4.6 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

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

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*286 

228

197

202

220

566

550

371

286

236

205

197

169

169

150

146

141

135

135

151

133

139

167

163

160

158

152

148

156

156

150

6,402

207

0.392

0.45

Nov.

185 

451

472

344

*277

242

218

215

218

218

205

188

178

169

163

174

197

197

185

174

174

220

248

228

202

188

188

176

163

1^8.

6,615

Z20

0.417

0.47

Dec.

156 

148

*137

139

137

135

135

131

131

135

141

205

558

950

1,760

1,490

1,220

950

830

690

640

830

1,070

1,700

2.150

1,430

1,040

800

665 

563

484

21,550

695

1.32

1.52

Jan.

440 

399

325

338

436

640

*665

615

1,290

5,200

3,600

2,040

1,430

1,100

860

740

605

488

480

470

486

500

,190

,700

,280

,010

,080

5,370

20, 100 

*22 200

s!uo

85,817

2,768

5.24

6.04

Feb.

m.soo

9,130

5,120

3,190

2,480

2,470

2,710

3,800

7,600

8,800

6,170

3,400

2,390

1,800

1,490

1,280

1,130

980

1,860

4,600

2,790

2,010

1,590

1,340

1,220

1,130

1,100

1,190

-

94,070

3,360

6.36

6.62

Mar.

5,510 

3,040

2,150

*1,660

1,340

1,140

1,010

1,2OO

1,280

1,170

1,140

1,170

1,140

1,040

950

830

740

680

656

620

560

620

1,040

1,040

920

830

770

662

590 

540

510

34,348

1,108

2.10

2.42

Apr.

*462 

BT5

632

575

1,380

2,630

2,010

1,990

4,800

2,950

2,010

1,520

1,240

1,040

860

740

680

605

555

510

480

495

686

1,100

1,240

950

728

605

590 

575

35,153

1,172

2.22

2.48

May

*462 

418

390

354

330

314

292

286

265

256

250

244

238

259

268

244

220

247

326

470

390

289

253

226

215

218

256

256

241 

198

 

8,855

286

0.542

0.62

June

163 

TSS

*208

298

515

860

686

530

378

280

241

215

198

778

605

a350

a300

a250

a350

a270

a210

188

a250

a500

al,200

1,070

610

422

398

386

12,872

429

0.812

0.91

July

338 

251

250

215

200

185

166

152

*144

148

200

175

142

138

135

121

123

152

256

161

129

119

I25

232

190

155

131

194

247 

178

148

Aug.

133 

121

106

114

*123

150

150

116

97

90

85

85

76

79

125

138" 175

114

99

95

85

77

7O

69

74

69

70

69

65 

67

60

5,547 3,046

179 98.3

0.339 0.186

0.39 0.21

Sept.

57 

54

*50

50

50

54

54

48

45

83

170

175

116

855

672

418

1,310

1,240

1,730

1,170

626

555

410

318

256

212

185

185

543

2 t 180

13,874

462

0.875

0.98

Calendar year 1956: Max 12,600 Mln 91 Mean 772 Cfsm 1.46 In. 1?.92

Water year 1956-57: Max 22,200 Mln 48 Mean 899 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.11

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 cfs).--Jan. 10 (2 to 3 p.m.) 6,060 cfs (9.60 ft); Jan. 30 (l a.m.) 

31.0OO cfa (24740 ft); Feb. 10 (9 a.m.) 9,570 cfs (12.59 ft); Feb. 20 (7 to 8 a.m.) 5,020 cfs 

(8.62 ft)j Apr. 9 (9 to 10 a.m.) 5,350 cfs (8.95 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for North Pork Holston River at Holston and Clinch River at Speers Perry.
144 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Guest River at Coeburn, Va.

Location. Lat 36°55'45", long 82°27'23", on right bank at downstream sitfe of bridge on 

State Highway 72, 1.0 mile southeast of Coeburn, Wise County, 1.4 miles upstream from 

Jaybird Branch, 1.8 miles downstream from Pine Camp Creek, and 6 milee upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 87.3 sq mi.

Records available. September 1949 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,925.00 ft above mean ses level (Interstate Railroad benchmark).

Average discharge. 8 years, 142 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,360 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 14.20 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting 

and slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 2.1 cfs Sept. 8-10 (gage height, 

1.34 ft).

1949-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 29, 1957; minimum, 1.6 cfs Oct. 21, 22, 25, 

26, Nov. 9, 10, 1953; minimum gage height, 1.23 ft Sept. 22, 23, 1955.

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

which are fair.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1436: 1950, 1955(M).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 18-2O)

Oct. 1 to Dee. 24 Dec. 25 to Sept. 30

1.4 6.0

1.5 15

1.7 36

2.0 78

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

240

490

825

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

1.0 

3.7

78

3.0 230

4.0 49O

6.0 1,200

8.O 2,060

11.0 4,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

16

*15

14

13

13

13

14

12

11

11

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

12

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

8.7

12

26

~£z 29

18

17

17

16

14

14

424.9

13.7

0.157

0.18

Nov.

109

124

63

43

34

*28

23

23

25

23

21

20

20

19

19

35

54

43

39

35

36

77

70

58

51

50

46

42

37

35

1,302

43.4

0.497

0.55

Dec.

34

31

30

*30

28

26

26

26

25

26

25

42

194

338

375

270

186

158

130

113

108

178

388

702

445

250

183

150

128

113

96

4,854

157

1.80

2.08

Jan.

90

83

78

78

80

90

103

*101

211

895

685

335

225

167

132

118

103

100

90

85

92

101

618

505

285

201

220

1,120

4,000

*3,280

1,270

15,541

501

5.74

6.62

Feb.

1,500

1,520

688

398

295

288

292

400

895

1,240

79O

415

273

216

179

163

147

134

303

565

370

250

220

190

170

160

150

180

-

12,396

443

5.07

5.28

Mar.

220

"220 250

200

*180

160

140

200

220

200

200

190

170

160

150

130

120

110

115

100

90

100

110

100

100

100

94

90

84

80

75

4,458

144

1.65

1.90

Apr.

85

»100

150

250

900

450

350

600

800

450

300

230

190

160

140

130

120

110

105

95

90

110

150

170

140

120

100

90

130

110

6,925

231

2.65

2.96

May

100

*90

80

70

60

55

52

52

50

48

46

45

42

45

50

40

35

35

160

70

50

40

37

35

32

70

50

35

31

29

28

1,662

53.6

0.614

0.71

June

27

35

60

*80

152

223

141

92

67

53

44

39

35

92

88

60

86

132

185

88

60

46

43

75

184

110

71

67

109

84

2,628

87.6

1.00

1.12

July

64

50

4?

35

32

28

22

20

18

*16

15

14

12

12

14

17

30

46

F5

16

14

16

15

?3

19

14

12

10

9.5

9.5

13

ses.o

£2.0

0.252

0.29

Aug.

11

8.7

7.0

7.8

8.7

*7.8

6.2

5.4

3.7

3.7

3.2

2.9

372

6.2

21

26

15

12

9.5

7.0

5.4

4.5

4.5

3.7

3.4

7.0

12

7.0

4.5

3.7

3.2

234.9

7.58

0.087

0.10

Sept.

2.9

2.6

2.6

*2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.1

6.2

15

9.5

7.0

43

28

51

128

58

39

29

22

20

30

28

20

17

14

13

37

74

711.7

23.7

0.271

0.30

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,460 Min 8.7 Mean 164 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.60

Water year 1956-57: Max 4,000 Mln 2.1 Mean 142 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.09

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 cfs). Jan. 29 (12 p.m.) 6,360 cfs (14.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Doubtful or no gage-height record Dec. 28 to Jan. 6, Jan. 14-16, Feb. 21 to June 4; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records, records for Powell River 

at Big Stone Gap and Clinch River at Rlchlands.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 145

Copper Creek near Gate City, Va.

Location. Lat 36°40'26", long 82°33'57", on right bank at upstream side of highway 

bridge, 0.2 mile upstream from Plank Camp Creek, 1.1 miles downstream from Obeys 

Creek, and 2.6 miles northeast of Gate City, Scott County.

Drainage area. 106 sq mi.

Records available. September 1947 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,290 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

fo Aug. 30, 1953, wire-weight gage on highway bridge at same site and datuTi.

Average discharge. 10 years, 144 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,200 cfs Jan. 30 (gage height, 9.93 ft); minimum, 20 cfs Sept. 6-9 (gage height, 2.25 ft).

1947-57: Maximum discharge, 6,800 cfs Jan. 30, 1950 (gage height, 13.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 3.6 cfs Jan. 15, 1956 (gage height, 1.98 ft), 

result of freezeup.

Remarks . Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, whic1! are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1143: 1948. WSP1276: 1950(M).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 3-6)

2.2

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

17

24

47

118

305

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

785

1,060

1,590

3,220

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

48 

4T

*42

40

39

38

37

35

34

33

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

33

33

38

40

37

35

33

33

34

32

31

31

1,089

35.1

0.331

0.38

Nov.

50 

60

48

38

35

34

*34

38

40

39

38

37

34

33

52.

38

47

52

44

40

43

55

63

54

47

44

42

39

37

37

1,272

42.4

0.400

0.45

Dec.

35 

34

33

32

*32

32

32

31

31

31

31

87

275

305

485

239

157

137

157

128

140

285

365

585

42T

245

177

144

125

118

113

5,043

163

1.54

1.78

Jan.

105 

98

84

69

107

115

107

93

*390

910

585

3O5

225

175

142

126

115

112

104

96

102

113

261

261

186

157

254

1,580

*2,960

2 ,28O

1,860

14,077

454

4.28

4.93

Feb.

2.690 

1,910

956

704

609

772

810

1,040

1,160

al,500

al,100

a600

a450

a350

a300

a240

a210

a200

a210

a400

a300

a250

a230

a210

a200

a!90

a200

a300

_

18,091

646

6.09

6.34

Mar..

al.OOO 

a600

a400

a300

a250

»a220

206

315

315

261

237

219

201

188

174

156

145

138

138

130

118

126

126

118

116

108

104

98

94

92

90.

6,783

219

2.07

2.39

Apr.

88 

94

*90

100

522

422

261

485

946

IW

345

285

231

195

172

157

145

135

125

116

115

110

112

138

118

108

102

98

94

90

6,497

217

2.05

2.29

May

86 

86

»83

80

77

76

72

69

68

68

66

68

65

69

69

68

61

60

63

66

65

64

63

59

59

60

64

60

56

52

50

2,072

66.8

O.630

0.73

June

48 

60

76

*43

54

130

ITs

72

57

52

50

50

47

47

46

44

54

51

63

46

42

3939-

47

76

65

48

46

69

63

1,739

58.0

0.547

0.61

July

§

39

37

37

35

34

33

33

32

*31

3030"

30

47

40

40

35

48

39

34

37

37

48

48

37

33

32

31

32

33

1,145

36.9

0.348

0.40

Aug.

34

31

30

31

32

*28

26

24

24

24

29

26

26

32

248

74

42

32

30

28

27

26

24

24

24

29

27

26

24

23

22.

1,127

36.4

0.343

0.40

Sept.

22 

22

22

22

*22

21

20

20

21

31

43

37

35

147

112

64

90

98

65

52

43

38

38

32

31

28

27

27

63 i 130*^n

1,443

48.1

0.454

0.51

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,700 Mln 10 Mean 163 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.93

Water year 1956-57: Max 2,960 Mln 20 Mean 165 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.21

Peak dlscharfte (base, 1,200 cfs). Jan. 30 (4 a.m.) 3,200 cfs (9.98 ft); Feb. 10 (time unknown)

2,100 cfs 18.65 ft); Apr. 9 (7 a.m.) 1,300 cfs (7.52 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

measurement, weather records, and records for Clinch River at Speers Perry and Big Moccasin Creek 

near Gate City.
146 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Clinch River at Speers Ferry, Va.

Location. Lat 36°38'55", long 82°45'02", on right bank 100 ft downstream from highway 

bridge on U. S. Highway 58, 0.5 mile downstream from Copper Creek, 0.8 mile northwest 

of Speers Ferry, Scott County, and 1.8 miles downstream from Clinchpor*-,.

Drainage area. 1,126 sq mi.

Records available. October 1920 to September 1957. Gage-height records collected in this 

vicinity February 1895 to July 1933 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,196.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 22, 1926, staff gage at site 

400 ft upstream at datum 1.50 ft higher. Nov. 22, 1926, to Nov. 6, 1931, chain gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 37 years, 1,572 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 45,300 cfs Jan. 30 (gage height, 28.92 ft); minimum, 108 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 1.22 ft).

1920-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 30, 1957; minimum, 42 cfs Sept. 29, 

Oct. 23, 1939; minimum daily, 77 cfs Oct. 7, 8, 14, 22, 1930.

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

Prior to May 1951, diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1276: 1925(M) , 1927, 1928-31(M), 

1932, 1935(M).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.2 105 6.0 3,100

1.6 168 9.0 6,560

2.0 268 13.0 11,600

2.5 431 20.0 24,100

3.0 645 28.0 43,000

4.0 1,260

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

572

427

*361

323

298

307

534

645

478

385

332

298

271

251

237

224

217

212

207

204

207

227

222

271

260

248

246

237

222 

224

248

9,395

303

0.269

0.31

Nov.

371

506

664

695

550

427

*381

355

339

332

329

317

292

274

262

292

361

395

378

345

335

378

447

490

470

424

395

375

348 

329

11,856

395

0.351

0.39

Dec.

310

298

289

277

*268

265

260

257

257

251

251

703

2,160

2,700

3,650

3,210

2,350

1,930

1,700

1,500

1,500

2,400

3,540

4,880

4,420

3,000

2,160

1,700

1,460

1,220

1,080

50,246

1,621

1.44

1.66

Jan.

940

828

720

720

910

1,080

1,260

1,220

*2,540

7,280

9,080

5,240

3,320

2,450

1,930

1,620

1,420

1,140

882

910

1,000

1,020

3,360

4,460

3,320

2,460

2,450

9,600

26,500

*42.500

29 300

171,460

5,531

4.91

5.66

Feb.

23.200

22,3OO

12,800

7,420

5,400

5,600

6,320

8,600

11,900

17,700

14 , 600

8,120

5,120

3,870

3,100

2,700

2,350

1.980

1,980

5,720

5,840

3,870

3,000

2,500

2,200

2,060

1,980

2,160

-

194,390

6,942

6.17

6.42

Calendar year 1956: Max 27,200 Min 160

Mar.

5,840

6,920

4,880

3,540

2,800

2,350

2,110

2,700

3,100

2,700

2,450

2,350

2,250

2,110

1,930

1,750

1,580

1,460

1,420

1,340

1,220

1,260

1,460

1,800

1,750

1,620

1,460

1,340

1,220

1,110

1.040

70,860

2,286

2.03

2.34

Apr.

1,000

1,000

*1,040

1,260

5,480

5,600

4,310

4,090

8.840

7,400

4,530

3,210

a2,5OO

a2 , 000

al,700

al,500

al,300

al,200

al.100

al,050

a950

al,100

al,400

a2,200

a2,500

al,800

al,400

al,200

al,150

al,100

74,910

2,497

2.22

2.48

May

al,000

*a930

882

772

720

670

620

572

550

510

490

486

458

498

620

510

427

392

420

572

67O

572

474

530

482

482

530

494

447

tco 358

17,547

566

0.503

0.58

June

335

351

385

*447

550

1,420

1,500

1,080

800

620

482

420

385

385

1,070

745

620

550

772

572

424

355

320

1,165

1.840

1,660

1,040

800

855

695

22,638

755

0.671

0.75

July

595

4-98

+43

385

348

314

292

268

248

 235

219

214

265

230

224

232

212

207

232

280

283

224

214

246

251

301

248

217

204

251

317

8,697

281

0.250

0.29

Aug.

254

219

197

192

183

*172

172

192

188

162

154

162

141

158

1.040

323

280

260

224

195

168

158

148

140

136

143

146

140

134 

131

J22

6,434

208

0.185

0.21

Sept.

124

122

118

*118

114

113

109

108

TTo

134

152

188

274

392

1,090

882

910

1,620

1,380

1.880

1,180

745

670

550

458

378

323

286

392

932

15,852

528

0.469

0.52

Mean 1,777 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.48

Water iter year year 1956-57: 1956-57; Max Max 42,500 42,500 Min Min 108 108 Mean Mean 1,793 1,793 Cfsm Cfsm 1.59 1.59 In. In. 21.61 21.61_________

Peak discharge (base. 10.000 cfs).--Jan. 11 (4 a.m.) 10,400 cfs (12.18 ft)j Jan. 30 (3 p.m.) 

i,300 cfs (28792 ft); Feb. 10 (1O p.m.) 18.80O cfs (17.37 ft); Apr. 9 (5 p.m.) 1C,OOO cfs (11.86ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Clinch 

River at Cleveland and North Pork Holston River at Holston.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 147

North Fork Clinch River at Duffield, Va.

Location. Lat 36°4S I 40", long 82°47'45", on right bank at upstream side of tridgeon U. S. 

Highways 58 and 421, 0.2 mile downstream from Spurlock Branch, 0.5 mile south of Duffield, Scott County, and 1.6 miles upstream from Harris Branch.

Drainage area. 23.1 sq mi.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,814.15 ft above mean sea le*'el, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 5 years, 34.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 789 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height, 7.34 ft); minimum, 

1.7 cfs Aug. 28 to Sept. 10; minimum gage height, 1.34 ft Aug. 11, 14.

1952-57: Maximum discharge, 800 cfs Apr. 15, 1956 (gage height, 7.40 ft); minimum, 

1.0 cfs Sept. 17-19, 23, 24, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.6

1.3

3.3

6.3

12

26

2.0

3.0 

4.O 

7 .0

42

136

275

734

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.9

*3.1

3.3

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.2

4.2

6.0

6.3

F74

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.1

5.1 4 . 8

5.1

138.0

4.45

0.193

0.22

Nov.

23

138."

6.0

5.4

*4.5

4.5

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.2

3.9

375

3.9

7.6

13

10

8.2

6.7

7.1

16

14

12

11

9.4

8.2

7.6

7 .1

6.3

244.2

8.14

0.352

0.39

Dec.

6.3

6.0

5.7

*5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.8

478

4.8

4.8

46

147

133

117

78

57

48

40

36

37

91

109

107

81

61

49

41

36

28

25

1,424.6

46.0

1.99

2 .29

Jan.

22

19

16

18

28

32

34

*31

197

362

193

107

72

55

46

40

32

28

25

23

25

28

208

111

78

60

80

574

723

472

5 O4

4,243

137

5.93

6.84

Feb.

590

425

216

136

116

123

252

290

372

455

245

140

93

73

60

54

47

42

51

63

60

55

49

45

43

42

40

46

-

4,223

151

6.54

6.81

Mar.

91

84

70

60

*50

45

47

~88 102

72

63

60

53

50

45

40

36

36

35

32

28

37

40

40

40

38

34

31

28

27

25

1,527

49.3

2 .13

2.46

Apr.

24

*28

24

80

416

173

97

187

238

128

83

65

55

47

41

38

35

32

30

28

26

28

50

55

44

38

35

31

29

26

2,211

73.7

3.19

3.56

May

24

*22

21

19

18

16

15

14

13

12

12

11

10

9.4

8.8

8.2

7.1

6.7

6.7

7.1

6.7

6.3

6.3

11

13

11

11

7 .6

6.7

6.0

5.4

352.0

11.4

0.494

0.57

June

4.8

5.7

6.0

*5.7

5.7

8.8

7.1

5.7

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.8

5.1

7.6

5.7

6.0

13

7.6

6.0

5.4

4.8

4.8

5.7

6.0

8.2

6.0

5.1

6.0

15

9.4

197.0

6.57

0.284

0.32

July

6.3

5.1

4.5

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.3

3.1

2.9

*2.7

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.7

7.1

475

3.6

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.7

Aug.

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.7

*2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.9

2.5

3.1

26

6.0

3.9

3.1

2.9

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.7

T77

1.7

99.7 101.3

3.22 3.27

0.139 0.142

0.16 0.16

Sept.

1.

1.

1.

 1.

1.

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

3.9

3.1

2.9

2.7

6.7

4.5

17

T6

8.2

5.7

4.8

4.8

5.4

6.0

5.4

4.5

3.9

3.6

3.6

13

14

155.0

5.17

0.224

0.25

Calendar year 1956: Max 652 Min 2.5 Mean 48.9 Cfsm 2.12 In. 2f.79

Water year 1956-57: Max 723 Min 1.7 Mean 4O.9 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.03

Peak discharge (base, 50O cfs).--Jan. 28 (6 p.m.) 789 cfs (7.34 ft); Feb. 1 (9 to 1O p.m.) 654 cfs 

(6.50 ft); FebT 10 (6 a.m.) 566 cfs (5.94 ft); Apr. 5 (5 a.m.) 538 cfs (5.75 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
148 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Clinch River above Tazewell, Term.

Location. Lat 36°25'30", long 83°23'54", on right bank 0.4 mile upstream from Grissom

Island, 4.6 miles downstream from Big War Creek, 10 miles east of Tazewell, Claiborne

County, and at mile-159.8.

Drainage area. 1,474 sq mi.

Records available. April 1919 to September 1927 (published as "near Lons Mountain"), 

August 1927 to December 1936 (published as "near Tazewell ), July 1935 to September 

1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder at present site and datum since Dec. 4, 1935. Datum of gage 

is 1,060.7 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Apr. 1, 1919, to Sept. 30, 1927, chain gage on railroad bridge 23 miles downstream at 

datum 102.7 ft lower. Aug. 8, 1927, to Dec. 31, 1936, water-stage recorder at site 

7.7 miles downstream at datum 47.2 ft lower. July 29 to Dec. 3, 1935, staff gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 38 years, 2,076 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 51,100 cfs Jan. 31 (gage heigh*:, 21.00 ft); minimum, 125 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 0.43 ft).

1919-57: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 31, 1957; minimum observed, 108 cfs 

Sept. 11, 1925.

Maximum stage known, about 24 ft in 1862, present site and datum, from information by 

local resident.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1336: 1928.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and disci-arge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan

0.7 220

1.0 355

1.5 675

2.0 1,070

Jan. 11 to Sept. 30

3.0 2,100

5.0 4,800

6.1 6,630 1.0 

1.5 

2.0

116

146

350

650

1,030

3.0

5.0

9.0

15.0

20.1

1,990

4,800

12,400

28,800

47,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

881 

*640

516

440

399

377

360

483

705

556

458

399

360

330

305

292

278

*274

264

256

252

169

278

282

292

320

315

300

296

287

278

11,742

379

0.257

0.30

Nov.

*466 

612

612

735

780

633

549

509

490

452

440

428

422

399

572

434 

591

570

556

516

483

516

542

584

626

605

556

516

483

464

15,941

531

0.360

0.40

Dec.

434 

410

394

388

372

*360

355

350

345

345

340

1,000

3,750

4,470

4,400

4,640 

3,770

2,930

2,460

2,150

1,990

3,100

4,560

5,800

6.020

5,170

3,700

2,730

2,170

1,810

1 ' 550

72,263

2,331

1.58

1.82

Jan.

1,350

1,190

1,060

994

1,510

1,660

*1,650

1,730

2,620

6,500

11,000

8,850

5,220

3,560

2,680

2,180 

1,840

1,550

1,290

1,090

1,130

1,240

2,260

5,600

4,910

3,600

3,460

9,470

*29,400

*42,700

47,500

210,594

6,793

4.61

5.31

Feb.

54.000 

51,400

21,900

12,500

8,170

7,080

7,510

10,700

12,100

18 , 500

21,000

14,000

8,280

5,800

4,450

5,640 

5,100

2,680

2,560

5,660

7,580

5,770

4,120

3,330

2,860

2,600

2,490

2,550

263,930

9,426

6.39

6.66

Mar.

*4,290 

8,220

7,190

5,140

3,900

5,200

2,770

5,460

4,460

4,080

5,470

3,160

2,950

2,750

2,470

2,250 

2,000

1,840

1,720

1,640

1,540

1,520

1,630

1,860

2,080

1,980

1,800

1,640

1,500

1,380

 1 ' 290

89,140

2,875

1.95

2.25

Apr.

1.240 

1,500

*1,280

1,700

6,880

9,080

6,610

5,820

9,760

11,100

7,400

4,980

5,740

2,990

2,490

2,160 

1,940

1,750

1,600

1,470

1,570

1,500

1,580

5,250

5,960

5,150

2,540

2,020

1,730

1 ' 530

109,500

3,650

2.48

2.76

May

1,450 

1,340

1,220

1,080

990

*926

854

798

755

720

692

664

643

615

608

748 

664

580

550

552

629

762

748

650

608

692

650

615

656

568

538

23,525

759

0.515

0.59

June

484 

438

552

*532

568

713

1,550

1,410

1,050

854

699

594

532

671

514

918 

858

715

629

741

692

552

490

508

951

1.740

1,650

1,200

1,010

926

24,659

822

0.558

0.62

Jily

830 

*706

629

538

484

427

394

356

336

318

292

274

260

292

300

278 

292

282

282

269

269

356

310

323

310

292

336

323

282

269

260

11,169

360

0.244

0.28

Aug.

346 

518

274

252

*244

236

212

209

212

232

212

195

190

190

792

1.290 

508

572

541

518

278

244

216

209

193

190

182

186

190

182

175

9,186

296

0.201

0.23

Sept.

164

153

*153

150

143

140

131

128

125

151

157

197

228

514

490

1,200 

1,270

1,090

1,640

1,520

1,700

1,110

862

748

622

526

449

594

508

678

17,121

571

0.387

0.43

Calendar year 1956: Max 29,500 Mln 228 Mean 2,334 Cfsm 1-58 in . 21.54

Water year 1956-57: Max 47,300 Mln 125 Mean 2,353 Cfsm 1.60 jn . 21.65

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 cfs). --Jan. 31 (4:30 a.m.) 51,100 cfs (21.00 ft); Feb. 11 (6 to

7 a.m.) 22,100 cfs (12.82 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 149

Powell River at Big Stone Gap, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°52 I 08", long 82°46'32", on right bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on 

U.S. Highway 23 at Big Stone Gap, Wise County, 1 mile upstream from South Pork Powell 

River, and 2.5 miles downstream from Pigeon Creek.

Drainage area.--112 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1944 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,459.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Apr. 27, 1948, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--12 years (1945-57), 205 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,000 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 9.67 ft); minimum, 9.5 cfs Sept. 7-10; minimum gage height, 0.75 ft several days in October and 

September.

1944-57: Maximum discharge, 16,500 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 9.8 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 4.0 cfs Sept. 16, 17, 19, 1955.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1053: Drainage area. WSP 1276: 1948. WSP 1436: 1949(M) , 

1950, 1951-54(M), 1955.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oc t. 1 to June 13 June 14 to Sept. 30

0.7 9.0

.8 20

1.0 45

1.5 155

2.0 320

2.5 550

3.0 850

4.0 1,750

6.0 4,400

8.0 7,800

0.7 5.0

.8 14

.9 26

1.0 41

1.2 80

1.5 145

2.0 320

2.5 550

3.0 850

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

22

*22

20

28

26

24

22

21

19

17

17

17

17

16

18

17

14

16

17

16

18

33

4030-

25

24

25

24

25

22

21

673

21.7

0.194

0.22

Nov.

190

13T

73

54

45

*40

40

40

41

36

33

32

30

30

30

51

60

54

51

46

54

81

73

66

58

58

52

46

45

42

1,682

56.1

0.501

0.56

Dec.

41

40

38

*37

37

36

37

37

38

37

37

73

362

545

530

328

221

183

150

139

128

482

684

678

475

324

243

200

172

142

128

6,602

213

1.90

2.19

Jan.

115

105

95

102

136

150

161

 147

398

1,160

696

415

304

234

192

169

133

123

110

105

115

125

1,030

595

384

280

308

1,750

*6.550

2,340

1,300

19,607

632

5.64

6.50

Feb.

2.180

1,880

933

636

520

460

485

636

1,080

1,540

936

600

450

364

300

262

228

203

376

600

470

376

320

280

254

237

221

231

-

IT, 058

609

5.44

5.66

Mar.

300

328

296

231

*198

177

177

280

284

269

265

258

234

212

198

169

155

147

144

133

120

139

139

133

136

136

128

118

112

107

102

5,825

188

1.68

1.94

Apr.

102

*118

105

187

1,200

744

445

648

1,080

600

415

320

269

218

192

177

169

152

142

131

123

128

221

221

189

158

139

123

175

144

9,035

301

2.69

3.00

May

120

*TT5

95

88

84

77

71

70

66

64

62

60

56

57

64

52

48

46

46

50

50

50

51

46

41

94

66

45

41

38

37

1,945

62.7

0.560

0.65

June

36

38

57

*152

144

161

112

75

60

52

51

48

176

634

FIT

157

266

210

138

106

88

84

92

88

106

94

74

86

125

94

3,821

127

1.13

1.26

July

74

64

56

52

52

45

40

38

36

*36

32

32

30

29

34

35

51

54

38

30

26

26

41

45

32

26

24

22

21

22

30

1,173

37.8

0.338

0.39

Aug.

22

20

19

36

35

*20

16

15

14

14

13

14

16

20

M

38

29

24

20

18

15

14

14

14

15

18

19

14

12

12

12

646

20.8

0.186

0.21

Sept.

11

11

11

*12

12

10

To

11

10

21

24

15

21

54

29

214

T59

70

47

36

34

35

49

34

29

25

24

22

112

102

1,254

41.8

0.373

0.42

Calendar year 1956 : Max 3,360 Min 14 Mean 245 Cfsm 2.19 In. 29.83

Water year 1956-57 : Max 6,330 Min 10 Mean 190 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.00

Peak discharge (base,1,600 cfs).--Jan. 29 (3 p.m.) 11,000 cfs (9.67 ft); Feb. 10 (11 a.m.) 1,740 

cfs (3.99 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
150 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Powell River near Jonesville, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°39'43", long 83 C 05'42", on right bank 35 ft downstream from highway

bridge, 2 miles southeast of Jonesville, Lee County, and 10 miles upst-eam from Wallen 

Creek.

Drainage area. 319 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1931 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,259.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--25 years (1932-57), 506 cfs.

Extremes^. --Maximum discharge during year, 19,800 cfs Jan. 30 (gage height, 26.87 ft); minimum, 24 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 0.95 ft).

1931-57: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 30.8 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 17 cfs Sept. 19, 

20, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1033: 1932-44. WSP 1436: 1946, 

1948(M).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 18-20)

0.9 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

20

28

61

103

184

540

4.0

6.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

22.0

1,040 

2,220 

4,820 

8,170 

12, OOO 

14,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

54

*49

48

48

49

58

52

48

47

45

42

40

39

38

38

37

37

37

36

35

35

37

40

64

I?

51

48

47

45

42

44

1,392

44.9

0.141

0.16

Nov.

101

364

190

131

102

*88

82

80

81

80

74

69

68

65

62.

81

139

139

117

103

100

151

187

151

133

128

118

108

96

91

3,479

116

0.364

0.41

Dec.

85

81

77

*74

74

74

71

70

JI

73

74

188

1,260

1,680

1,680

1,090

692

540

448

382

364

1,110

1.860

1,860

1,320

870

648

520

436

364

315

18,451

595

1.87

2.16

Jan.

280

242

198

204

308

354

371

*364

1,240

4,170

2,800

1,350

898

670

540

460

382

285

240

240

270

304

2,070

1,860

1,090

765

775

5,030

15,200

 11,600

4,360

56,920

1,836

5.76

6.64

Feb.

6,540

6,310

2,970

1,780

1,320

1,230

1,560

2,290

3,260

5,020

3,520

1,800

1,230

1,010

765

648

560

488

540

1,320

1,140

870

715

602

560

520

520

520

-

49,608

1,772

5.55

5.78

Mar.

815

925

815

692

580

*520

488

952

1,060

842

740

692

625

560

5OO

452

402

382

368

354

315

326

374

346

350

350

343

312

287

276

266

16,309

526

1.65

1.90

Apr.

248

*287

312

343

3,780

2,940

1,470

1,560

5,980

1,980

1,290

980

765

625

540

476

444

402

374

343

318

340

382

456

428

374

332

298

280

322

26,669

889

2.79

3.11

May

262

 238

215

192

174

164

151

141

133

128

124

122

117

112

117

124

105

96

949~6

106

105

113

110

108

112

385

273

162

120

102

4,601

148

0.464

0.53

June

88

82

106

 120

276

368

332

399

159

124

110

102

102

945

560

329

461

580

392

266

192

153

273

238

368

340

228

166

399

428

8,686

290

0.909

1.01

July

270

182

141

117

105

97

88

78

71

*70

66

64

58

56

57

85

78

70

98

82

71

66

65

98

110

77

62

53

48

45

44

2,672

86.2

0.270

0.31

Aug.

45

46

40

40

41

*64

51

40

35

34

32

32

32

32

177

169

94

65

57

48

41

37

34

33

32

32

33

33

32

30

28

1,539

49.6

0.155

0.18

Sept.

28

26

26

*26

26

26

26

25

25

26

30

39

52

131

112

353

735

308

164

115

97

88

91

100

84

69

61

58

224

406

3,577

119

0.373

0.42

Calendar year 1956: Ma- 11,5OO Mln 35 Mean 633 cfsm 1.98 in. 27. O2

Water year 1956-57: Max 13, ZOO Min 25 Mean 531 cfsm 1-66 in. 22.61

Peak discharge (base. 5.OOP efs). Jan. 30 (2 a.m.) 19.8OO cfs (26.87 ft); Feb. 10 (5 p.m.)6,O20 

cfs (11.85 ft).

* Discharge mea -.urement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 151

Powell River near Arthur, Term.

Location. Lat 36°32'30", long 83°37'49", on left bank 500 ft upstream from tridge on

U. S. Highway 25E, 2.3 miles east of Arthur, Claiborne County, and 2.4 miles downstream 

from Indian Creek.

Drainage area. 685 sq mi.

Records available. October 1919 to September 1957 in reports of Geological Survey. Gageheight records collected at same site December 1892 to August 1920 are cortained in 

reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,045.84 ft above mean sea level (Tennessee 

River Survey datum). Prior to July 22, 1927, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 38 years, 1,137 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,500 cfs Jan. 30 (gage height, 22.07 ft); minimum, 77 cfs Sept. 8, 9 (gage height, -0.38 ft).

1919-57: Maximum discharge, 33,000 cfs Jan. 9, 1946 (gage height, 27.15 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 23,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 47 cfs Jan. 6, 1940, result of freezeup; minimum gage 

height, that of Sept. 8, 9, 1957; minimum daily discharge, 60 cfs Sept. 2? , 1955.

Maximum stage known, 27.2 ft Jan. 29, 1918 (discharge, 33,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1336: 1920, 1921(M) , 1923.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 9 to Apr. 5, May 7-28)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12

0.1 100

.2 120

.5 210

1.1 477

Dec. 13 to May 28 May 28 to Sept. 3O

0.9 250

1.0 280

1.5 5O5

2.0 8OO

5.0 3.0OO

1O.O 7.6OO

15.O 13,000

21.9 23,200

-0.4 73

O.O 173

1.0 485

2.0 93O

4.0 2,210

5.2 3,180

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ototal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

154

*151

140

178

151

140

132

128

135

120

125

118

116

114

112

110

110

*112

112

110

108

118

138

122

114

114

142

135

125

116

118

3,918

126

0.184

0.21

Nov.

*206

230

367

462

312

242

206

192

178

166

160

157

148

140

152

160

242

246

290

270

238

234

246

320

329

282

258

242

226

206

7,087

236

0.345

0.38

Dec.

189

175

166

160

154

*148

148

145 usus

145

338

1,660

3,5OO

3,490

2,820

1,870

1,280

1,020

830

698

1,720

3,070

3,570

3,040

3,010

1,510

1,110

878

716

596

38,449

1,240

1.81

2.09

Jan.

505

430

378

360

722

824

*746

680

1,040

3,790

6,290

4,760

2,600

1,780

1,330

1,030

842

692

554

488

456

483

1,230

2,900

2,960

1,870

1,680

5,800

*15,800

*25 i 100

19,500

105,620

3,407

4.97

5.73

Feb.

12,600

14,500

*11,100

6,060

4,080

3,280

3,310

4,990

5,530

7,100

8,610

6,340

3,880

2,780

2,140

1,780

1,540

1,360

1,350

1,670

2,260

2,010

1,690

1,460

1,330

1,260

1,250

1,340

_

116,600

4,164

6.08

6.33

Mar.

*1,740

1,940

1,920

1,720

1,500

1,340

1,280

2,100

2,470

2,230

1,830

1,610

1,450

1,290

1,160

1,040

944

873

836

794

752

734

752

776

740

716

704

668

614

578

 549

37,655

1,215

1.77

2.04

Apr.

543

6l4

*626

800

3,320

6,150

4,730

3,380

4,890

6,100

3,890

2,620

1,980

1,620

1,370

1,200

1,090

1,010

926

872

812

764

806

854

938

860

782

704

668

638

55,557

1,852

2.70

3.02

May

632

602

584

494

445

*405

382

368

347

327

315

304

294

298

284

278

284

212

339

318

286

323

386

350

355

319

312

429

478

363

300

11,478

370

0.540

0.62

June

270

249

240

*249

300

427

516

510

420

353

306

288

261

249

712

815

496

427

*708

548

411

343

321

380

613

510

5O2

424

440

420

12,708

424

0.619

0.69

July

595

*460

363

303

270

243

222

208

199

188

176

167

159

156

170

176

173

228

188

170

173

167

170

170

225

182

205

173

159

159

151

6,748

218

0.318

0.37

Aug.

132

124

119

124

*122

109

102

102

119

107

100

93

91

91

1,010

1,050

478

340

249

*199

167

153

140

129

122

117

112

109

105

105

102

6,202

200

0.292

0.34

Sept.

100

97

*107

100

91

86

82

80

80

97

107

107

171

575

548

1,990

3.170

1,810

930

567

434

359

347

565

327

285

255

526

515

685

14,591

486

0.709

0.79

Calendar year 1956 : Max 16,400 Min 108 Mean 1,330 cfsm 1-94 In. 26.43

Water year 1956-57 : Max 23,100 Min 80 Mean 1,141 Cfsm 1.67 ln , 22.61

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs).--Jan. 30 (5 a.m.) 25,500 cfs (22.07 ft)j Feb. 2 (8 a.m.) 15,000 

cfs (16.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
152 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Clinch River below Norris Dam, Term.

Location. Lat 36°12<56", long 84°04'56", 0.5 mile upstream from Clear Creek, 1.0 mile 

downstream from Norris Dam, 1.5 miles north of Norris, Anderson County, and at mile 

78.8.

Drainage area. 2,913 sq mi.

Records available. October 1918 to September 1927 (published as "at Clinton") May 1927 

to September 1937 (published as "near Coal Creek"), and April 1936 to September 1957 

in reports of Geological Survey. October 1903 to September 1924 (published as "at 

Olinton ) in Bulletin 34 of Tennessee Division of Geology. Gage-height records 

collected in vicinity of Clinton from 1884 to 1943 are contained in reports of U S Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder at present site and datum since Jan. 28, 1937. Datum of gage 

is 819.11 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 

A I' Jo *2 JV ? une 30> 1920 ' staff Sage at railroad bridge 19.6 miles downstream at 

datum 42.49 ft lower. July 1, 1920, to Sept. 30, 1927, chain gage at highway bridge 

19.8 miles downstream (1,000 ft downstream from previous site) at datrm 42.59 ft lower 

May 27 to Sept. 8, 1927, staff gage and Sept. 9, 1927, to Sept. 30, 1935, water-stage ' 

recorder, at site 2.9 miles downstream at datum 10.50 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1935 to 

Sept. 30, 1937, water-stage recorder at site 2.9 miles downstream at <?atum 13.50 ft 

lower Apr. 16, 1936, to Jan. 27, 1937, staff gage at present site ard datum.

Average discharge. 54 years, 4,327 cfs (unadjusted)?

Extremes,.--Maximum discharge during year, 26,600 cfs Feb. 12 (gage height 11 65 ft)- minimum 47 cfs July 20 (gage height, 1.17 ft); minimum daily, 64 cfs July 28

1903-57: Maximum discharge, 87,000 cfs Mar. 5, 1917 (gage height, 38 5 ft from 

graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended 

above 62,000 cfs; minimum, 1.3 cfs May 17, 18, 20, 24-26, May 29 to June 5, 1936 (gage 

height 0.62 ft); minimum daily, 1.3 cfs May 17, 18, 24-26, May 29 to June 4, 1936

*lood of Mar. 31, 1886, reached a stage of 45 ft (discharge, 113,OCO cfs) at Clinton.

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

Flow completely regulated by Norris Lake (see p. 225)

Revisions (water years). WSP 1336: 1917-18, 1928.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.0

160

360

880

3.0

5.0

10.0

11.7

2,450

6,890

21,800

26,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

6,150 

6,130

5,840

5,700

5,340

5,300

4,880

*5,480

5,260

5,320

5,240

5,270

4,560

4,080

4,680

4,850

4,350

4,890

5,740

4,190

762

4,340

4,580

4,610

4,480

4,520 

4,670 

4,400

4,730

3,510

3 /800

147,632

4,762

Nov.

1,980 

1.100

1,980

1,960

5,870

3,400

3,140

4,420

5,910

5,820

3,240

3,940

3,650

*3,520

3,340

4,130

3,340

3,380

3,420

2,660

3,060

2,700

5,660

5,760

3,940

3,820 

6,840 

6,710

6,840

6,210

121,740

4,058

Calendar year 1956 :

Water year 1956-57 :

Dec.

3,800 

4,600

6,140

3,660

3,290

*3,680

3,440

3,440

4,190

6,460

6,530

5,460

88

88

84

80

80

80

80

3,060

4,360

1,670

80

80

80

5,320 

5,550 

5,650

6,630

6,710

6,750

101,190

3,264

Jan.

6,760 

6,810

6,890

6,920

3,840

219

2,650

6,120

5,630

5,640

5,670

5,990

6,350

6,500

6,360

6,790

7,890

7,860

7,830

7,830

7,500

*4,410

4,780

3,720

3,280

2,040 

2,640 

97

110

2,300

6,890

158,096

5,100

Feb.

8,680 

8,850

11,700

20,100

21,800

21,800

*21,800

21,800

21,900

21,900

25,900

«26,600

26,500

26,400

26,300

26,200

24,100

21,400

21,300

21,200

21,100

19,300

16,900

14,700

12,700

10,8OO 

8.590 

8,590

_

 

536,910

19,180

Mar.

8.560 

8,560

8,560

8,560

7,S30

3,780

5,140

5,250

5,520

3,160

5,940

*6,200

3,460

4,030

4,040

5,760

4,540

6,060

6,130

5,330

4,370

3,170

3,140

3,170

4,320

3,510 

2.520 

2,780

5,180

2,320

2 , 96O

151,650

4,692

Apr.

3,410 

2,720

2,460

372

84

76

76

80

80

389

80

556

80

80

2,940

2,990

228

4,180

3,170

3,070

2,080

4,200

3,110

3,350

3,150

4,760 

3,170 

3,170

4,560

4,240

62,871

2,096

May

4,590 

4,720

*3,950

4,210

2,810

3,990

4,020

3,910

4,420

2,700

2,860

3,180

6,560

2,500

5,410

5,750

2,960

1,330

2,030

4,240

4,740

2,740

1,300

1,010

1,360

110 

581 

5,650

3,270

3,270

2,740

100,711

3,249

June

3,270 

2,930

3,740

5.020

4,200

3,400

4,300

5,160

3,140

3,720

5,270

*3,41O

1,740

1,600

1,550

724

4,360

4,220

2,340

3,660

2,680

5,540

136

2,050

512

80 

80 

84

2,780

3,810

79,506

2,650

July

982 

2,960

1,380

80

80

2,460

2,410

*4,330

5,890

5,720

4,890

4,100

2,600

2,790

3,690

2,620

2,400

1,150

1,910

1,020

2,530

2,040

3,370

2,270

708

1,730 

1,080 

64

3,130

2,480

2,610

75,474

2,435

Aug.

2,110 

2,830

1,560

84

2,500

*3,360

5,100

3,720

3,440

3,390

3,420

4,220

4,350

3,450

3,750

5,120

2,280

1,390

2,140

5,410

5,370

4,880

1,840

1,500

1,740

4,820 

4,940 

5,060

5,360

6.260 

4,000

105,394

3,400

Sept.

1,740 

3,580

4,650

4,940

6.110

*5,680

2,460

2,410

4,210

4,270

4,470

5,220

5,230

140

88

400

88

86

88

88

a700

a90

a4,900

a3,100

a3,2OO

a3,500 

a3,500 

a2,700

al,000

a2,600

79,220

2,641

Observed Adjusted!

Max 16,900 Mln 42 Mean 4,278 Mean 4,874 cfsm 1.67 m. 22.78

viax 26,600 Min 64 Mean 4,713 Mean 4,584 cfsn 1.57 In . 21.36

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Adjusted for change in contents in Norris Lake.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of powerplant records at Norris Dam and records for station at Scarboro.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 153

Clinch River near Scarboro, Term.

Location. Lat 35°56'45", long 84°13 I 17", on right bank 0.6 mile downstream from Beaver 

Creek, 2^ miles south of Scarboro, Anderson County, 4j miles downstream f 'om Solway 

Bridge, and 17 miles west of Knoxville.

Drainage area. 3,300 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1936 to September 1957. Published as "near Whsat" September 

1936 to January 1941.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 753.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Feb. 1, 1941, at site 24.5 miles 

downstream at datum 35.99 ft lower.

Average discharge.--21 years, 4,543 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 28,600 cfs Feb. 12 (gage height, 15.60 ft); minimum, 160 cfs July 6 (gage height, 1.07 ft); minimum daily, 194 cfs July 6.

1936-57: Maximum discharge, 42,900 cfs Feb. 9, 1937 (gage height, 23.45 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs; minimum, 111 cfs 

Oct. 27, 28, 1947; minimum daily, 131 cfs Jan. 23, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Norris Lake, 41 miles upstream (sse p. 225). 

The town of Oak Ridge diverts an average of about 25 cfs for municipal s^ply, 2-| miles 

above station.

Revisions (water years ). WSF 1386: 1937.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

175

236

501

1,160

4.0

10.0

15.5

4,990

17,000

28,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

*6,050

6,090

5,770 

5,710

5,410

5,270 

5,330

4,730

5,530

5,150

5,270

5,250

4,670

5,030

3,530

5,150

4,390

4,770

5,630

4,410

3,740

1.340

4,690

4,590

4,610

4,510

4,610 

4,450 

4,550

4,350

3,630

148,210

4,781

Nov.

3,460

*2,100

1,260 

1,990

3,800

4,570 

3,170

3,650

5,610

5,850

4,330

3,670

4,150

3,170

3,370

3,530

4,310

3,470

3,550

3,480

2,420

3,240

4,390

5,770

5,170

2,850

6,050 

7,050 

6,810

6,910

123,130

4,104

Calendar year 1956:

Water year 1956-57:

Dec.

4,080

4,010

6,430 

*4,190

3,700

3,400 

3,860

3,410

3,610

6,210

6,450

7.410

6,810

6,310

4,110

1,870

1,100

805

640

1,210

4,170

5,550

3,180

1,910

1,220

2,140

6,070 

6,090 

6,990

7,030

7,030

130,995

4,226

Jan.

7,050

7,050

*7,110 

7,270

7,670

208 8991

5,070

6,090

5,730

5,930

6,210

6,530

6,490

6,470

6,530

7,910

8,070

8,030

8,030

7,950

7,410

4,630

6,070

4,310

3,640

4,890 

5,510 

10,900

7,990 

11.800

199,447

6,434

Feb.

19,100

19 , 900

14 , 800 

*2 0,300

24,400

24,600 

*25,000

25,600

27,200

27,300

26,400

*28.500

28,000

27,600

27,200

27,000

26,600

22,800

22,500

22,700

22,400

21,900

18,200

17,300

13,700

13,400

9,870 

9,750

 

613,800

21,920

Mar.

*9.950

9,710

9,530 

9,370

9,210

5,950 

4,230

9,070

5,110

5,690

5,510.

6,950

5,390

4,070

4,750

5,650

5,790

5,570

6,590

5,370

3,530

4,510

3,500

3,610

3,750

4,250

3,900 

2,760 

3,250

2,700

2 ,850

172,050

5,550

Apr.

3,360

*3,830

3,070 

2,990

4,250

2,910 

1,580

2,110

3,970

2,340

1,940

1,210

1,440

898

1,330

3,510

2,880

1,580

4,550

3,510

2,860

3,410

4,330

3,870

3,830

3,930

4.750 

3,510 

3,890

4,510

92,128

3,071

May

4,950

*4,550

4,910 

4,290

3,950

3,650 

3,850

4,370

4,290

3,410

2,960

3,080

5,510

4,650

4,010

6.270

4,040

2,980

1,660

3,250

4,070

4,790

2,570

1,590

1,240

1,580

428 

940 

3,990

3,350

2,900

108,058

3,486

June

3,310

2,850

2,810 

4,910

*5.250

3,650 

4,850

3,850

3,750

4,410

2,870

3,870

3,550

1,710

1,750

1,710

1,660

5,070

4,250

2,460

3,510

3,490

2,940

558

3,200

1,260

405 

275 5TO~

3,890

88,378

2,946

July

2,980

*1,750

3,230 

856

224

2.5251

3,050

5,670

6.050

5,110

4,510

5,240

5,270

2,910

3,110

2,570

2,510

1,340

1,880

1,580

2,230

3,170

2,610

2,290

1,450

1,190 

1,130 

736

2,670

2,210

78,020

2,517

Aug.

2,670

*2 , 370

2,830

1,530

401

2,640 

3,850

4,590

3,970

3,910

3,510

3,280

4,060

4,770

3,190

4,550

4,140

2,270

1,610

3,150

3,390

4,110

3,390

1,900

1,570

2,490

5,090 

5,050 

5,410

5.510

5,490

106,691

3,442

Sept.

5,130

2,820

*3,450 

5,010

5,610

4,790 

5,770

2,480

2,990

4,510

4,610

5,150

5.770

5,050

1,160

1,920

3,590

1,190

640

465

378

1,07^

2,060

4,630

3,330

3,950

3,560 

3,800 

2,870

2,480

96,191

3,206

Observed .Adjustedt

flax 20,500 Min 314 Mean 4,891 Mean 5,488 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.64

flax 28,300 Min 194 Mean 5,362 Mean 5,232 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.52

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Adjusted for change in contents in Norris Lake.

493799 O -59 -11
154 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Whiteoak Creek below Oak Ridge National Laboratory, near Oak Ridge, Term.

Location. Lat 35°54'44", long 84°18'59", on right bank 0.1 mile upstream from Melton 

Branch, 1 mile south of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Roane County, and 7 miles south 

of Oak Ridge.

Drainage area. 3.62 sq mi.

Records available . June 1950 to July 1953, July 1955 to September 1957.

^.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 750.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 511 cfs Sept. 16 (gage height, 5.20 ft); minimum, 2.8 cfs Dec. 11; minimum gage height, 0.80 ft Oct. 30.

1950-53, 1955-57: Maximum discharge recorded, 642 cfs Aug. 30, 1950 (gage height, 

5.18 ft), from rating curve extended above 230 cfs, but may have been higher Aug. 2, 

1950; minimum, 1.9 cfs Oct. 2, 1950; minimum gage height, 0.64 ft July 2, 9-11, 1950, 

Oct. 28, Nov. 4, 1952.

Remarks. Records good. Natural flow of stream affected by operations of Oak Ridge 

National Laboratory.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 16 to Jan. 27)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27 Jan. 27 to Sept. 3C

0.6 

1.0 

2.0 

3.0

1.9

9.8

30

58

3.5 

3.8

4.1

79

105

159

0.8 

1.0 

2.0

2.3 

6.0

30

3.0 64

3.5 94

3.9 136

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*5.0

5.4

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.2

4.8

570

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.0

6.0

5.2

6.7

5.8

10

5.6

5.2

5.0

5.6

4.8

4.8

5.0

4.8

12

173.5

5.60

-

-

Nov.

6.9

*5.4

5.0

4.6

5.0

5.0

5.4

5.0

5.2

5.2

4.8

5.2

5.0

5.2

5.4

~5~.6 12

4.8

4.8

4.8

7.6

5.2

5.2

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.6

5.0

4.4

4.4

160.1

5.34

-

-

Dec.

3.8

3.8

4.4

*4.4

4.4

4.2

4.6

4.4

3.2

374

3.2

25

*148

*98

21

12

8.8

7.8

6.8

6.6

9.7

17

18

12

8.6

7.8

7.2

6.4

5.8

5.2

4. 8

480.3

15.5

-

-

Jan.

4.6

4.6

*4.6

11

12

7.6

7.0

6.6

6.2

6.4

5.2

4.8

4.6

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.0

5.0

13

22

9.8

9.4

8.0

30

106

42

25

108

495.6

16.0

-

-

Feb.

~47 128

26

*29

23

27

58

53

70

38

22

16

13

11

10

9.8

8.5

8.0

16

12

10

9.5

8.8

8.2

8.5

17

16

20

-

__ _ ___.

723.3

25.8

-

-

Mar.

*18

14

11

10

9.0

9.0

19

22

15

12

11

12

9.2

8.8

8.2

7.4

7.0

7.6

7.4

6.8

6.6

7.2

7.0

6.2

6.4

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.2 5~4

"

291.4

9.40

-

-

Apr.

9.2

*7.8

6.8

38

35

16

12

*26

18

13

11

9.5

7.6

7.2

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.2

4.6 

305.5

10.2

-

-

May

4.8

*4.6

4.2

3.7

3.7

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.2

4.4

4.0

3.7

O" 7.1

4.0

7.0

4.4

3.8

3.7

6.2

4.2

3.7

5.0

6.6

4.0

138.0

4.45

-

-

June

3.8

470

4.0

4.0

*22_

6.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

4.6

5.4

7.6

6.8

6.4

6.2

6.0

6.2

5.8

5.6

5.2

5.4

5.4

5.2

6.2

5.2

5.0

5.4

5.8

' 5.2

5.8

179.6

5.99

-

-

July

5.8

*f.8

5.0

5.4

5.6

4.6

476

5.4

6.0

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.8

5.5

5.8

5.4

14"6.4

5.8

5.8

5.6

6.2

7.0

5.8

5.8

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.4

5.6

5.4

181 . 5

5.85

-

-

Aug.

6.4

*6.0

5.8

6.5

5.4

4.8

4.2_

575

5.4

4.6

4.8

574- 6.6

5.8

6.4

5.4

4.6

4.4

5.2

5.5

5.0

5.2

5.0

4.4

4.4

5.2

4.6

5.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

163.8

5.28

-

-

Sept.

5.6

5.4

*6.0

5.4

5.4

5.0

4.6

4.2

570

6.5

7.2

6.4

24

50

41

127

21

12

10

9.2

7.6

8.5

7.4

5.6

6.0

5.6

7.5

6.9

12

8.5

436.5

14.6

-

-

Calendar year 1956: Max 148 Min 3.2 Mean 10.0 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1956-57: Max 148 Min 3.2 Mean 10.2 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 280 efs).--Dee. 13 (3:30 a.m.) 362 cfs (4.82 ft); Sept. 16 (l p.m.) 511 cfs 

(5.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 155

Melton Branch near Oak Ridge, Term.

Location. Lat 35°54'38", long 84°18'54", on rigit bank 0.1 mile above mouth, 1 mile south 

of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Roane County, and 7 miles south of Oak Ridge, Anderson County.

Drainage area. 1.48 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1955 to September 1957.

Cage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 751 90 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 117 cfs Sept. 16 (gage helriit, 4.58 ft)- minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 1-9, 13, July 3-7, 20, 21, Aug. 3, 5, 7-9, 11-14, Sept. 4, 5, 7

1955-57: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 16, 1957; no flow for many days during 

August, September, October, and November 1955.

Remarks. Records good. Natural flow affected by operations of Oak Ridge National 

Laboratory.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 29 May 30 to Sept. 30

0.7

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

0.1

.2

.4

.8

2.0

4.5

1.4

1.5

1.7

2.0

3.0

7.8

12

22

30

57

1.5 

2.0

2.6

12

Note.--Same as 

preceding table 

below 1.5 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*0 1 ~7T'.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.6

.3

.3

.4

.8

.5

.2

.2

.2

.6

7.4

0.24

-

-

Nov.

0.4

*.2

72

.2

.2

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.6

73

.2

.2

.2

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

7.9

0.26

-

-

Dec.

0.4

.4

.4

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

2.1

*55

*46

5.8

1.9

1.3

1.0

.8

1.0

2.0

5.5

6.5

3.2

1.7

1.3

1.1

.8

.7

.7

.6

142.2

4.59

-

-

Jan.

0.5

.4

*,4

1.6

4.0

2.0

1.5

1 i'.i2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

3.5

12

3.2

2.5

1.9

12

48

Is

7.8

47

176.3

5.69

-

-

Feb.

5214"

6.5

*8.5

7.8

7.8

27

21

26

13

6.5

4.2

3.2

2.5

2.2

2.5

1.8

1.7

5.8

5.2

3.2

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.7

5.6

6.8

8.9

251,6

8.99

-

-

Mar.

*8.2

4.8

3.2

2.5

2.0

2.0

5.1

9 6

575

3.5

2.8

3.2

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

'

83.7

2.70

-

-

Apr.

2.1

*3.2

2.2

17

15

4.8

3.0

*11

7.1

3.8

2.8

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.5

.4

7T

90.9

3.03

-

-

May

0.4

*.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

75" .2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.6

.5

.3

.8

.5

.3

.3

 1.6

.4

.7

1.4

13.5

0.44

-

-

June

0.4

.3

.3

.2

*57j[

1.9

1.0

.6

.6

.8

.8

1.3

.7

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

18.4

0.61

-

-

July

0.2

*.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.7

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

6.1

0.20

-

-

Aug.

0.2

*.2

.1

2

!i

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

___£

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

6.0

0.19

-

-

Sept.

0.2

.2

*.2

.1

7T

.2

.1

.2

.2

.3

.5

.3

1.6

9.5

15

"5.7 43

1.5

1.2

.8

.6

.7

.8

.5

.8

.8

1.2

1.4

4.0

2.8

94.5

3.15

-

-

Calendar year 1956: Max 55 Mln 0.1 Mean 2.24 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1956-57: Max 55 Mln 0.1 Mean 2.46 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 86 cfs).--Dec. 14 (4:30 a.m.) 90 cfs (3.89 ft); Feb. 1 (5 p.tr.) 87 cfs 

(3.83 ft); Sept. 16 (1 p.m.) 117 cfs (4.58 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
156 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Emory River near Wartburg, Term.

Location.--Lat 36°06'46", long 84°36'54", on right bank 50 ft downstream from highway 

bridge on Wartburg-Lancing Road, 1.1 miles downstream from Rock Creek, 1-j miles northwest of Wartburg, Morgan County, 6.1 miles upstream from Obed River, and at mile 34.5.

Drainage area. 83.2 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1934 to September 1957 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,003.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 23 years, 146 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,900 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height, 21.42 ft); no 

flow Aug. 9-14, Sept. 6-9.

1934-57: Maximum discharge, 18,700 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 2o.62 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,700 cfs; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those below 1 cfs, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1386: 1935.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 20 to Apr. 1, Apr. 15-21, 

Apr. 27 to May l)

1.1

1.2

1.3

.3

2.1

2.2

2.5

3.0

4.0

7.0

12.0

14.4

81

140

244

510

1,600

4,120

5,660

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to Septemter 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.6

3.2

*11

83

70

43

30

20

15

12

10

8.0

6.6

5.7

5.2

4.8

4.8

5.2

6.6

7.1

7.6

12

51

38

30

25

26

23

20

19

24

630.4

20.3

0.244

0.28

Nov.

*181 ~87

53

40

33

28

29

32

29

26

23

22

20

18

li

22

38

37

33

30

28

36

34

33

32

31

30

26

23 

22

1,092

36.4

0.438

0.49

Dec.

20

18

*16

16

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

619

*4,290

3,920

1,030

411

244

170

122

96

87

480

664

579

338

240

183

144

114 

85

68

14,047

453

5.44

6.28

Jan.

57

*46

39

86

579

423

289

210

181

166

134

128

126

110

90

79

61

51

42

40

58

78

432

390

289

221

352

5,620

5,420

1,500 

2,000

19,297

622

7.48

8.63

Feb.

3,130

1,460

*594

381

305

342

537

726

1,110

1,100

667

372

250

181

136

132

96

79

16?

375

296

221

168

134

114

150

210

246

-

13,674

488

5.87

6.11

Mar.

*263

240

202

162

132

112

175

660

468

328

303

285

240

206

175

138

114

*102

90

71

61

75

70

63

71

75

76

73

71 

70

65

5,236

169

2.03

2.34

Apr.

*68

114

110

2,140

1,460

573

308

322

414

289

219

168

128

98

81

71

65

59

53

51

53

80

144

122

138

92

70

59

52 

49

7,650

255

3.06

3.42

May

*42

40

37

31

28

26

22

20

18

17

17

15

13

12

12

13

12

14

14

19

18

86

138

84

280

108

65

44

32 

26

20

1,323

42.7

0.513

0.59

June

16

14

 13

IS

20

30

27

20

17

32

30

25

20

22

23

18

15

79

49

32

22

16

18

116

520

124

65

60

152 

96

1,505

50.2

0.603

0.67

July

*65

45

34

26

20

16

13

11

9.0

8.0

7.1

5.7

4.8

4.4

4.0

3.6

3.2

2.9

5.2

4.0

3.6

2.6

2.1

2.4

2.4

2.1

1.6

1.6

1.8 

1.2

. 8

314.1

10.1 o.in

0.14

Aug.

*0.5

.4

.3

.5

.5

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

*o

0

0

3.8

7.1

3.6

14

30

12

7.1

4.8

2.9

2.4

1.8

1.4

1.2

.9

.6 

.5

.3

97.0

3.13

0.038

0.04

Sept.

0.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

o

o

.1

.1

.4

4.5

117

60

683

548

87

51

35

29

46

126

64

38

26

20

22

33

41

L,731.7

57.7

0.694

0.77

Calendar year 1956: Max 4,290 Mln 0.2 Mean 203 Cfsm 2.44 In. 33.22

Water year 1956-57: Max 5,620 Mln 0 Mean 182 Cfsm 2.19 In. 29.76

Peak discharge (base. 5,600 efs).--Dee. 13 (7:30 a.m.) 6,260 cfs (15.25 ft); Jan. 28 (11 p.m.) 

11,900 cfs (21.42 ft); Feb. 1 (8:30 p.m.) 3,640 cfs (11.16 ft); Apr. 4 (4:30 p.m.) 4,850 cfs 

(13.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 157

Daddys Creek near Crab Orchard, Term.

Location. Lat 35°55'33", long 84°54'47", on left bank 0.6 mile upstream from North Creek, 

1.5 miles downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 1.5 miles downstream from Bird 

Creek, and 2 miles northwest of Crab Orchard, Cumberland County.

Drainage area. 93.5 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1957. Prior to October 1952, published as 

Daddy Creek near Crab Orchard.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,569.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to May 17, 1934, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 171 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,290 cfs Dec. 13 (gage height, 15.27 ft); minimum, 0.03 cfs Sept. 7-9 (gage height, 0.37 ft).

1930-57: Maximum discharge, 11,600 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 21.30 ft); no 

flow Sept. 23, 24, 1936, Sept. 11-22, 1954.

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

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 13 Dec. 14 to Sept. 30

.8 

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.5

1.7

2.8

4.2

6.6

9.8

14

42

2.0

2.5

3.5

5.0

7.0

11.0

14.0

93

156

356

754

1,430

3,510

5,430

0.37 

.4 

.5 

.6

0.03 

.05 

.22 

.72

0.7 

.8 

.9

1.8 

3.8 

6.6

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 0.9 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.9

1.7

39

187

138

75

47

31

23

17

13

11

9.5

8.2

7.2

41

31

10

7.9

7.6

8.5

10

55

67

*50

36

34

34

30 

27

36

1,094.5

35.3

0.378

0.44

Nov.

203

T72

123

95

78

66

70

131

110

84

76

66

56

48

42

59

85

81

70

62

63

90

93

82

74

68

*64

58

55

52

2,476

82.5

0.882

0.98

Dec.

48

44

41

37

36

33

33

33

31

*30

30

1,120

5,420

4,910

1,870

778

470

340

258

211

196

729

820

611

411

308

242

200

167

143 

128

19,728

636

6.80

7.85

Jan.

114

102

91

110

315

306

248

*200

174

174

155

141

128

116

110

106

94

82

73

7i

102

149

614

496

354

308

484

2,840

*2,480

a2,000

a2,500

15,237

492

5.26

6.06

Feb.

a4,000

a2,000

al,000

a750

642

787

1,260

1,360

1,050

901

648

444

333

262

218

262

226

196

344

488

375

286

228

193

174

637

681

636

20,381

728

7.79

8.11

Mar.

720

496

361

277

*224

198

250

470

404

333

288

264

236

203

182

156

138

127

127

115

103

116

117

110

122

129

128

120

111 

102

94

6,821

220

2.35

2.71

Apr.

100

175

177

955

1.520

805

480

509

*659

464

344

258

205

166

141

124

112

103

94

85

90

122

120

106

94

84

75

68

147

172

8,554

285

3.05

3.40

May

112

94

90

75

63

53

46

40

35

33,

33

35

46

*205

338

196

124

126

129

169

129

833

TsT

406

344

218

169

129

100

83

66

5,268

170

1.82

2.10

June

54

43

38

31

209

290

158

105

178

546

347

213

143

118

93

70

56

46

40

41

37

32

30

lO?

*172

100

67

62

122

108

3,651

122

1.30

1.45

July

83

60

46

37

30

22

18

13

11

9.2

7.6

6.6

5.1

4.8

4.2

3.8

3.6

4.2

4.2

4.8

4.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.2

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.2 

172

401.6

13.0

0.139

0.16

Aug.

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.0

.7

.7

1.1

1.1

.9

.6

.5

.4

1.1

LL*

.8

.7

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

*.272

.2 

.2

.2

21.2

0.68

0.0073

0.008

Sept.

0.1

.1

.09

.08

.06

*.05

.03

753

.03

.4

3.0

2.4

4.5

16

11

65

162

90

46

36

28

38

326

T56

101

67

46

39

96 

189

1,552.87

51.8

0.554

0.62

Calendar year 1956: Max 5,420 Mln 1.7 Mean 247 Cfsm 2.64 In. 35.00

Water year 1956-57: Max 5,420 Min 0.03 Mean 233 Cfsm 2.49 In. 35.89

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, floodmarks, and records 

for stations on nearby streams.
158 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Emory River at Oakdale, Term.

Location. Lat 35°58'59", long 84°33'29", at Oakdale, Morgan County, 1,000 ft downstream 

from highway bridge and 1,100 ft downstream from Mud Lick Creek.

Drainage area. 764 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1327 to September 1957. Prior to October 1929, published as 

Emery River at Harriman and October 1989 to September 1934 as Emery River at Oakdale.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 763.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 1, 1929, staff gage at site 

5.8 miles downstream at datum 45.60 ft lower.

Average discharge. 30 years, 1,398 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 53,300 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height, 2S.86 ft); minimum, 3.0 cfs Aug. 14, 15 (gage height, 0.94 ft).

1927-57: Maximum discharge, 195,000 cfs Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height, about 42.3 ft, 

present site and datum, and 61.1 ft, site and datum then in use, from floodmarks), from 

rating curve extended above 85,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times in 1944, 

1952-53.

Maximum stage known, that of Mar. 23, 1929.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 923: 1940. WSP 1386: 1928-30(M), 

1932, 1943, 1945(Ph

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.3

2.0

4.4

7.7

18

47

90

180

2.6

3.0

4.0

7.0

10.0

15.0

18.8

31O

560

1,330

4,460

9,320

20,400

33,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

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

£8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

25 

»21

18

llF

714

413

238

158

118

95

77

64

55

47

43

37 

*33

30

36

50

40

38

36

87

118

136

116

104

97

97

99

3,355

1O8

0.141

O.16

Nov.

*444 

872

630

438

321

251

215

224

326

3OO

256

215

137

164

146

153 

166

228

233

215

198

198

242

27O

251

233

220

201

184

172

8,153

272

0.356

0.40

Dec.

164 

156

»148

139

129

125

121

114

114

112

110

1,690

*51, 1OO

»31, 100

13, OOO

5,400 

3,300

2,350

1,830

1,540

1,400

3,54O

5,860

5,420

3,640

2,670

2,070

1,74O

1,47O

1.24O

1,O9O

122,882

3,964

5.19

5.98

Jan.

968 

*826

714

721

2,920

3,280

2,580

2,O10

1,730

1,69O

1,580

1,420

1,320

1,190

1,O6O

976 

864

721

602

60T

665

1,030

3.34O

3,730

2,820

2,300

2,570

»26,400

55.6OO

16,406

17,800

138,429

4,465

5.84

6.74

Feb.

28,500

17,766

*7 , 4OO

4,860

4,520

4,510

5,760

8,220

10,100

8,860

6,560

4,170

5,07O

2,420

1,980

2,100 

1,990

1,760

2,020

4, ISO

5,380

2,66O

2,180

1,850

1,650

2,100

5,5OO

5,560

_

15O.93O

5,590

7.05

7.35

Mar.

*4. 150 

3,490

2,750

2,200

1,820

1,600

1,640

4,030

5,740

3,070

2,750

2,560

2,280

1,970

1,750

1,550 

1,550

1,200

1,140

1,060

912

952

1,O50

960

992

1,140

1,110

1,060

l.OOO

956

856

57,O48

1,840

2.41

2.78

Apr.

*819 

1,500

1,560

9,980

15.600

7,160

4,090

5,490

4,980

5.67O

2,820

2,230

1.85O

1,530

1,29O

1,140 

1,040

928

819

742

728

1,290"

1,910

1,560

1,580

1,520

1,O9O

928

848

1,190

77,462

2,582

5.58

5.77

May

*1, 270 

1,010

1,560

1,060

812

672

555

464

595

345

51O

290

270

260

1,090

1,080 

735

546

518

665

665

1,500

4.580

2,140

2,10O

1,48O

1,100

856

651

525

4O7

29,307

945

1.24

1.45

June

516 

260

*208

198

208

1,940

1,520

984

805

5,540

2,590

1,630

1,140

1.O30

984

721 

525

415

565

270

215

180

172

376

1,490

992

609

458

896

880

25,715

857

1.12

1.25

July

»S15 

444

521

255

180

145

116

97

84

71

59

51

45

58

55

52 

52

55

44

55

29

26

22

26

24

25

22

19

16

14

 17

2,946

£5.0

O.124

C.14

Aug.

22

20

16

15

12

12

11

9.5

8.2

6.7

5.4

4.2

5.7

5.2

4.4

11 

29

56

56

87_

56

42

52

26

22

18

15

15

12

»9.5

8.2

624.0

20.1

O.O26

O.O5

Sept.

7.0 

6.0

5.7

5.4

4.2

5.7

474

4.2

3.7

4.4

4.4

6.6

21

290

352

2,810 

2,080

968

588

589

548

576

672

848

555

558

258

184

224

558

11,656.7

389

0.509

0.57

Calendar year 1956: Max 31,100 Min 7.4 Mean 1,809 Cfsm 2.37 In. 32.21

Water ter year year 1956-57: 1956-57: Max Max 33,600 55.6OQ Min Min 3.2 5.2____Mean Mean 1,722 1,722 cfsm cfsm 2.25 2.25 In. In. 30.60 50.60_________

Peak discharge (base. 19.OOP cfa). Dee. 13 (ll a.m.) 4Z.1OO cfs (2O.69 ft): Jan. 28 (11:3O p.m.) 

,300 cfa (22786 ft); Feb. 2 (1° p.m.) 31,000 cfs (18.15 ft); Apr. 4 (7 p.m.) 2C,3OO cfs (14.96 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this dav.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 159

Sewee Creek near Decatur, Tenn.

Location.--Lat 35 0 34'53", long 84°44 I 53", on right bank a third of a mile downstream from 

bridge on State Highway 58, half a mile downstream from Dry Fork, 4-| miles upstream 

from mouth, and 5 miles north of Decatur, Meigs County.

Drainage area. 117 sq mi.

Records available . May 1934 to September 1957. Prior to October 1935, published as Suee 

Creek near Decatur.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 694.3! 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 23 years, 190 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 cfs Sept. 16 (gage height, 16.85 ft),, 

from rating curve extended as explained below; minimum, 15 cfs Dec. 11, 12; minimum 

gage height, 0.17 ft Sept. 7, 8.

1934-57: Maximum discharge, 29,000 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 23.97 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 6,700 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

determination of peak flow; minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 24, 1935, Jan. 7-10, Oct. 4, 5, 7, 

11, 12, 14, 15, 1940; minimum gage height, 0.15 ft Sept. 2, 3, 7-9, 13, 21, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

ft above mean sea level, datum of

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 9-1Z, June 5)

0.18 

.2 

.25 

.3 

.4 

.5

19

27

39

0.7

1.0

5.0

10.0

12.6

255

370

1,580

4,280

6,060

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

2\

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

li *18

18

25

23

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

22

19

19

25

25

22

19

19

20

22

22

22

29

635

20.5

0.175

0.20

Nov.

95

31

23

22

*20

20

20

22

20

20

IS

19

19

19

19

44

44

27

23

22

23

29

25

23

22

20

20

20

20

20

770

25.7

0.220

0.24

Dec.

19

18

18

17

i£

»16

16

16

16

16

16

81

*1,620

2.810

987

394

260

213

174

153

273

967

854

600

373

282

243

213

174

146

132

11,133

359

3.07

3.54

Jan.

120

100

95

125

264

160

139

120

110

110

95

90

90

*85

80

80

71

67

67

63

67

80

571

268

264

273

803

2,490

»1,550

1,100

*3.550

13, 147

424

3.62

4.18

Feb.

*6.050

3,570

1,140

932

878

827

893

932

1,370

992

670

502

403

336

291

340

255

231

474

466

355

291

249

231

225

501

424

488

-

24,316

868

7.42

7.73

Mar.

471

382

320

273

*243

219

257

480

343

282

255

273

231

207

195

167

153

146

160

132

120

139

120

115

115

110

100

95

90

85

6,363

205

1.75

2.02

Apr.

110

201

120

873

1,540

659

442

2.030

*1,610

684

505

400

343

300

278

260

237

219

207

195

195

231

219

174

153

146

139

139

125

120

12,854

428

3.66

4.09

May

120

120

120

110

105

100

95

90

90

90

95

95

90

*85

95

90

80

75

85

125

85

85

105

80

85

75

71

63

63

63

2,815

90.8

0.776

0.89

June

59

55

55

75

480

*231

71

63

156

146

95

71

59

51

48

44

42

42

39

42

36

36

36

44

51

36

34

51

36

36

2,300

76.7

0.656

0.73

July

34

31

29

2927'

27

25

23

*23

23

23

22

22

22

23

59

55

140

39

31

29

27

27

27

27

25

23

22

22

22

20

978

31.5

0.269

0.31

Calendar year 1956: Max 4,260 Min 15 Mean 185 Cfsm 1.-58 In. 21

Aug.

20

22

22

25

36

22

20

20

20

20

19

*19

19

19

19

19

19

20

22

20

19

20

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

628

20.3

0.174

0.20

.47

Sept.

18

16

16

18

18

*18

16

16

18

23

54

63

133

409

801

5.630

3,050

564

421

320

260

213

291

174

132

115

105

139

586

485

14,122

471

4.03

4.49

Water year 1956-57: Max 6,050 Min 16 Mean 247 Cfsm 2.11 In. 28.62

___________

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfsl.--Dec. 14 (4 p.m.) 3,310 cfs (8.38 ft); Jan. 28 (8 p.m.) 3,580 cfs 

1.83 ft); Feb. 1 (12:30 a.m.) 6,790 cfs (13.22 ft); Apr. 5 (1:30 a.m.) 2,34O cfs (6.63 ft); Apr. 8 

.0 p.m.) 4,130 cfs (9.75 ft); Sept. 16 (8 p.m.) 13,000 cfs (l6.85 ft).

* DlKphai"crp Discharge measurempnh measurement martp made on on hhla this (iav. day.
160 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Hiwassee River at Presley, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°54'17", long 83°43'0l", on left bank 0.1 mile downstream from Cynth 

Creek, 0.5 mile southeast of Presley, Towns County, 1.3 miles upstream from Hightower 

Creek, and at mile 133.9.

Drainage area. 45.5 sq ml.

Records available. December 1941 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,932.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 15 years (1942-57), 127 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,830 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 8.64 ft); minimum, 22 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 1.56 ft).

1941-57: Maximum discharge, 5,700 cfs Mar. 11, 1952 (gage height, 15.24 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of slope-area and contracted-opening 

determinations at gage heights 12.80 and 15.24 ft, respectively; minimum, 22 cfs 

Sept. 27-30, Oct. 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 14, 1954, Sept. 8, 1957; minimum gage height, 

1.56 ft Sept. 8, 1957.

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

Revisions (water years) . WSP 973: 1942.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15, 

June 29 to Sept. 30 Dec. 16 to June 28

1.5 18

1.7 32

1.9 51

2.1 74

2.5 134

3.0 232

3.1 254

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

138

237

4.0 465

5.0 72C

6.0 99C

6.8 1,22C

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

43

42

42

46

43

40

39

38

38

37

*36

36

36

35

34

34

34

36

50

40

66

176

87

69

61

56

54

52

50

49

50

1,549

50.0

1.10

1.27

Nov.

91

70

63

59

56

54

56

*62

54

53

52

51

49

49

48

48

62

54

51

50

51

50

48

48

47

47

46

44

44

IS

1,600

53.3

1.17

1.31

Dec.

43

42

42

*41

40

40

39

39

39

38

38

61

60

124

251

245

149

118

102

93

88

131

220

347

224

171

147

130

118

108

102

3,430

111

2.44

2.80

Jan.

95

89

86

109

136

114

110

102

99

105

96

93

91

88

*86

83

b78

b72

b75

75

76

152

329

206

208

189

175

181

258

302

439

4,397

142

3.12

3.59

Feb.

717

477

377

375

324

298

295

271

252

237

218

203

191

181

173

175

162

154

171

160

152

145

140

136

176

368

282

304

7,114

254

5.58

5.81

Mar.

295

252

226

212

*195

185

197

199

183

171

166

166

156

154

147

142

138

151

162

149

145

149

140

143

166

158

149

142

136

133

126

5,233

169

3.71

4.28

Apr.

338

396

260

539

1,220

544

398

379

342

309

284

269

254

237

226

218

212

212

*201

195

197

210

231

280

226

206

191

183

193

183

9,133

304

6.68

7.46

May

179

169

156

151

151

147

143

143

138

131

164

140

130

*124

121

118

114

114

121

116

106

126

118

124

118

112

106

106

103

98

96

3,983

128

2.81

3.26

June

91

89

*88

92

114

102

96

91

89

88

88

84

82

79

76

88

99

86

80

78

74

82

89

103

95

82

76

278

248

154

3,061

102

2.24

2.50

Julv

127

111

100

91

87

80

77

*73

70

68

67

68

62

59

70

70

66

62

61

58

54

53

52

55

62

52

52

51

48

51

49

2,106

67.9

1.49

1.72

Aug.

47

45

43

44

44

*40

38

37

36

36

35

35

35

33

39

36

33

49

46

41

37

36

34

34

33

32

30

30

29

28

27

1,142

36.8

0.809

0.93

Sept.

26

25

24

27

26

24

23

36

51

55

36

33

37

36

33

*67

52

44

39

41

42

37

36

34

32

32

31

59

~79 119

1,236

41.2

0.905

1.01

Calendar year 1956: Max 872 Min 33 Mean 102 Cfam 2.24 In. 30.47

Water year 1956-57: Max 1,22O Mln 23 Mean 121 Cfam 2.66 In. 35.94

Peak discharge (base. 8QO cfs).--Feb. 1 (1 a.m.) 906 cfs (5.69 ft); Apr. 5 (5 a.m.) 1,830 cfE 

(8.64 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 161

Hiwassee River below Chatuge Dam, near Hayesville, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°01 I 45", long 83°47i45", on left bank 0.4 mile upstream from Hyatt Mill 

Creek, 1.6 miles downstream from Chatuge Dam, 1.7 miles southeast of Hayesville, Clay 

County, and at mile 119.3.

Drainage area. 190 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1907 to December 1909.(fragmentary), August 1922 to September

1923 (gage heights only), April 1942 to September 1957. Published as "near Hayesville" 

1907-9, 1922-23.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,789.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. May 20, 1907, to Dec. 31, 1909, staff gage 

and Aug. 16, 1922, to Sept. 30, 1923, chain gage, at site 1.1 miles upst-eam at different datum.

Average discharge.--15 years (1942-57), 432 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,590 cfs May 8 (gage height, 5.42 ft); minimum, 6.8 cfs Oct. 12, 13 (gage height, 0.74 ft).

1907-9, 1922-23, 1942-57: Maximum gage height recorded, 11.9 ft Mar. 13, 1909, site 

and datum then in use (discharge not determined); minimum discharge, 0.6 cfs Oct. 21, 

1952; minimum gage height, 0.30 ft Aug. 3, 1942, Oct. 21, 1952.

Remarks. Records excellent except those below 10 cfs, which are good. Flow completely 

regulated by Chatuga Lake (see p. 225 ).

Revisions (water years). WSP 973: 1942.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

6.0

8.2

16

24

38

75

138

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

5.3

211

355

515

695

895

1,360

1,520

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

 total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

9.0

9.0

8.8

8.8

8.5

8.0

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.2

*7.0

6^

8.9

8.8

8.5

82

9.3

19

9.3

9.8

9.8

11

10

9.8

9.5

62

9.8

9.5

9.5

10

9.8

411.2

13.3

+4,000

Nov.

9.8

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.8

*112

10

9.5

9.5

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.5

9.8

9.5

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.8

608

11

9.8

640

580

634

631

550

3,974.6

132

-100

Dee.

11

10

1,130

*1 . 180

1,180

1,180

1,070

14

11

868

923

694

13

15

16

13

12

11

11

11

11

14

14

16

12

11

13

12

12

12

11

8,511

275

+3,600

Jan.

11

355

62

13

13

12

11

11

10

10

9.8

9.3

8^8

700

*81Q

778

733

726

658

13

786

726

17

629

14

12

12

14

91

14

142

7,410.9

239

+8,400

Feb.

32

19

18

20

16

15

14

*14

13

13

113

16

15

15

15

15

14

13

13

14

96

~14 155

14

14

14

52

18

-

794

28.4

+25,600

Mar.

806

858

896

833

287

*16

398

501

456

16

504

17

15

409

16

15

15

279

112

15

15

15

M

1%

820

16

15

15

14

14

14

7,431

240

+8,800

Apr.

1,120

78

15

1,150

39

298

19

1,050

1.510

1,490

1,340

1,320

1,310

1,300

1,310

982

904

882

*880

793

18

859

552

804

873

742

17

15

812

886

23,368

779

+10,500

May

849

852

831

17

15

845

823

916

877

804

18

15

852

834

*900

860

850

25

15

812

850

581

872

820

860

276

909

972

1.000

976

998

21,124

681

-9,000

June

969

978

*861

1,290

1,490

1,320

1,430

1,430

1,430

1,420

1,440

1,460

1,450

1,440

648

1,040

1,060

1,150

1,130

1,100

1,080

1,080

120

1,200

1,060

18

16

18

948

58

30,134

1,004

-17,800

July

1,000

1,090

1,150

120

448

15

774

1,240

*1,180

1,170

1,100

1,100

968

674

1,020

1.400

1,290

1,090

1.17C

1,21C

138

1,04C

99?

1,08C

1,07C

1,12C

77?

1£

974

1 j09C

1,01C

28,513

92C

-21.60C

Aug.

918

864

628

140

694

*647

11

11

10

10

10

10

178

11

11

11

116

12

292

11

11

769

774

774

19

972

948

650

971

1.150

792

12,405

400

-8,200

Sept.

990

570

459

432

486

501

11

11

646

776

404

11

11

11

11

*11

404

11

11

11

11

12

11

11

11

11

11

13

13

12

5,896

197

-1,500

Adjusted for change In contents In Chatuge Lake

Mean 

Cfsm

142 

0.747 

0.86

129 

0.679 

0.76

Calendar year 1956 : 

Water year 1956-57 :

391 

2.06 

2.37

510 

2.68 

3.09

943 

4.96 

5.17

524 

2.76 

3.18

1,129 

5.94 

6.63

391 

2.06 

2.37

Observed

Max 1,460 Mln 2.1 Mean 245 

Max 1,510 Mln 6.8 Mean 411

411 

2.16 

2.41

223 136 

1.17 0.716 

1.3^ 0.82

147 

0.774 

0.86

Adjusted

Mean 354 Cfsm 1.86 In. 25.36 

Mean 418 Cfsm 2.20 In. 29.87

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, In efs-days, In Chatuge Lake, furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.
16S TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Hiwassee River above Murphy, N. C.

Location . Lat 35°04'50", long 84°00 1 10", on right- bank on U. S. Highway 64, 600 ft upstream from Will Scott Creek, 1.9 miles east of Murphy, Cherokee County, and at mile 

99.2.

Drainage area. 406 sq mi.

Records available. June 1896 to August 1897 (gage heights only), October 1897 to June 

1917, and October 1918 to September 1957 in reports of Geological Survey. Published 

as at Murphy prior to April 1940. October 1897 to December 1923 (including revised 

records for January 1901 to December 1902 and January 1904 to June 1917) in North 

Carolina Department of Conservation and Development Bulletin 34. Octoler 1897 to 

September 1924 (including revised records for January 1901 to December 1902 and January 1904 to June 1917) in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34.

Nov. 8, 1926, chain gage 2.8 miles downstream at datum 28.40 ft lower. Nov. 9, 1926, 

to Apr. 30, 1940, water-stage recorder 2.8 miles downstream at datum 28.20 ft lower.

Average discharge. --59 years (1898-1957), 910 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 15,300 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 12.56 ft)- 

minimum, 62 cfs Oct. 17 (gage height, 1.87 ft); minimum daily, 65 cfs Oct. 17.

1896-1917, 1918-57: Maximum discharge observed, 23,100 cfs Mar. 19, 1899 (gage 

height, 18.4 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 5,000 

cfs; minimum daily, 10 cfs Dec. 3, 1924, result of freezeup and filling of Andrews 

Reservoir; minimum daily during normal regulation, 62 cfs Oct. 19, 195^.

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

good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by Mission powerplant at Andrews Dam 

(normal regulated storage, about 75 cfs-days). Flow regulated by Chatuge Lake (see

Revisions (water years). WSF 583: 1899(M). WSP 973: Drainage area. WSP 1003: 1943. 

See also Records available.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

3.5

50

89

187

328

563

910

4.0 1,280

5.0 2,260

6.0 3,440

7.0 4,780

8.0 6,280

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

80

170

305

525

850

1,240

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

9.0

9.1

2,200

3,440

4,780

6,280

7,980

8,160

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

116 

116

109

120

120

130

120

107

109

103

*103

105

100

108

220

106

65

84

129

114

126

477

254

164

147

144

186

132

124

128

4,294

139

Nov.

172 

142

133

132

126

128

126

*179

252

130

134

130

126

122

122

126

153

150

138

128

140

156

416

437

134

527

668

738

745

7,486

250

Calendar year 1956:

Water year 1956-57: 1

Dec.

385 

121

798

*1,300

1,280

1,280

1,280

443

229

488

1,010

1,720

721

855

1,350

1,200

658

528

260

320

344

712

1,170

2,580

1,100

713

542

470

411 

360

333

24,761

799

Jan.

304 

532

425

319

584

423

440

3S8

371

382

3360

a340

3320

31,040

 1,110

1,000

1,030

998

920

502

668

1,050

943

1,030

697

623

770

1,040

1,860

e',180

28,469

918

Feb.

*e,ioo

3,260

2,010

3,680

3,330

1,860

1,840

1,560

1,370

1,220

1,120

see

801

731

658

735

610

585

615

585

621

642

495

477

471

631

672

1,340

-

40,907

1,461

Mar.

1,680 

1,630

1,590

1,410

*1,190

598

877

1,240

1,030

727

862

791

585

845

628

507

483

621

714

501

465

507

465

460

1,110

720

483

448-

432 

416

399

24,414

768

Apr.

1,180 

977

513

3,530

6,280

2,310

1,330

1,980

2,620

2,390

2,170

2,020

1,950

1,880

1,840

1,510

1,400

1,340

1,350

*1,230

767

1,150

1,240

1,190

1,310

1,160

736

460

918

1,450

50,181

1,673

May

1,320 

1,250

1,230

700

448

955

1,110

1,300

1,220

1,180

674

426

832

1,170

1,220

1,180

1,160

716

360

844

1,120

992

1,120

1,140

1,150

884

980

1,250

l',240

1,230

1,210

31,611

1,020

June

1,250 

1,190

1,180

1,410

2,160

1,940

* 1,920

1,800

1,790

1,790

1,760

1,760

1,730

1,730

1,110

1,120

1,350

1,430

1,440

1,390

1,340

1,330

778

1,530

1,730

656

350

472

1,410 

355

41,801

1,393

July

1,140 

1,480

1,450

804

715

510,

772

1,350

*1,390

1,350

1,340

1,280

1,150

1.C30

1,C30

1.F80

1,4-90

1,260

1,350

1,370

738

788

1,160

1,240

1,230

1,260

1,120

321

773

1,220

1,180

34,671

1,118

Aug.

1,080 

1,000

800

542

*520

1,060

221

120

122

121

112

110

248

135

190

137

190

246

560

170

142

588

872

767

478

687

1,050

715

1,030 

1,210

851

16,074

519

Sept.

1,090 

914

315

574

658

550

196

123

492

695

753

256

120

236

138

*168

482

188

126

120

120

120

146

122

108

102

108

156

266

9,650

322

Observed Adjustedt

lax 4,090 Min 65 Mean 663 Mean 772 Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.88

lax 8,100 Min 65 Mean 861 Mean 869 Cfsm 2.14 In. 29.04

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Adjusted for change in contents in Chatuge Lake.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station below Chatuge Dam and 

alley River at Tomotla.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Valley River at Tomotla, N. C.

163

Location. Lat 35°08'20", long 83°58'50", on right bank at highway bridge at Tomotla, 

Cherokee County, 0.2 mile upstream from Rogers Creek, 4.7 miles northeast of Murphy, 

and 6.6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--104 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1904 to December 1909, January 1914 to April 1917, October 1918 

to September 1957.

Sage..--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,556.46 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to May 11, 1934, 

various staff or chain gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--45 years (1904-9, 1914-16, 1919-57), 252 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,320 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 16.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,800 cfs; minimum, 36 cfs Oct. 15, 16, 17 (gage height, 

1.70 ft).

1904-9, 1914-17, 1918-57: Maximum discharge observed, 9,030 cfs Nov. 19, 1906 

(gage height, 17.3 ft), from rating curve extended above 5,800 cfs; mininum, 12 cfs 

several times in August and September 1925 (gage height, 0.52 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent.

Revisions (water years). WSP 503: 1905-9, 1915-17. WSP 783: 1907(M). WSP 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 1 Feb. 2 to Sept. 30

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

110 

222 

405 

620 

80O

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

13.5

1,140 

1,49O 

1,890 

2,290 

3,150 

4,200 

5,240

2.1 

2.5

36

49

64

102

208

3.0 

3.5 

4.O 

5.O

388

598

793

1,140

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 5.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

43

42

40

47

49

55

46

42

40

*39

37

39

39

37

36

36

37

43

49

43

50

154

87

6O

53

52

52

47

46

46

49

1,535

49.5

0.476

0.55

Nov.

94

60

53

50

47

46

*47

69

55

52

49

47

46

43

12

57

75

65

57

53

57

75

58

57

53

53

50

49

49

47

1,655

55.2

0.531

0.59

Dec.

46

46

*46

46

46

46

46

44

46

46

44

462

286

589

760

517

297

219

176

157

200

332

912

1.540

648

397

300

252

219

176

9,132

295

2.84

3.27

Jan.

162

146

138

198

311

245

248

216

213

206

188

179

174

*162

165

162

146

135

125

130

130

143

691

413

421

405

763

925

1,180

1,160 

4.840

14,720

475

4.57

5.26

Feb.

*5.170

*2,520

1,790

2,570

1,84O

1,990

1,550

*1,260

1,050

922

757

640

556

492

442

488

408

372

429

392

364

333

314

299

2,6.8

352

352

689

-

28,629

1,022

9.83

10.24

Mar.

656

514

437

392

*352

348

384

463

396

256

337

392

352

348

325

299

285

3O3

34O

299

285

306

281

285

344

299

281

264

254

243

254

10,654

344

3.31

3.81

Apr.

254

278

250

1,310

2.80O

1,130

750

735

660

564

492

442

396

364

337

314

299

288

274

*257

250

271

271

285

250

237

224

,221

282

274

14,759

492

4.73

5.28

May

260

240

230

227

208

196

187

181

175

172

202

178

172

164

*175

170

158

196

196

193

167

178

178

164

156

153

214

167

150

148

150

5,705

184

1.77

2.O4

June

138

138

138

*15O

399

422

40O

281

350

376

292

243

208

195

172

175

195

175

201

175

ISO

175

164

537

428

247

202

377

581

413

7,893

263

2.55

2.82

July

355

271

234

205

184

170

156

*142

135

128

120

114

109

107

118

120

116

125

120

102

94

90

86

98

88

82

80

80

78

8-1

90

4,059

131

1.2i3

1.4-5

Aug.

82

82

73

92

*96

73

68

66

62

61

60

58

56

62

100

71

148

173

248

114

88

80

75

69

68

68

62

61

58

58

55

2,587

83.5

0.803

0.93

Sept.

54

52

50

58

54

49

16

48

58

68

56

54

54

161

77

*96

77

71

66

64

71

66

88

68

61

58

56

75

155

107

2,096

69.9

0.672

O.75

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,27O Min 32 Mean 236 Cfsm 2.27 In. 30.83

Water year 1956-57: Max 5,170 Min 36 Mean 283 Cfsm 2.72 In. 36.99

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 cfs).-

cfs (7.65 ft); Jan. 31 (6:30 p.m.) 8

-Dec. 14 (9 p.m.) 1,710 cfs (6.54 ft); Dec. 24 (5:30 a.m.) 2,150 

. . .. ,320 cfs (16.70 ft); Feb. 4 (6 a.m.) 3,040 cfs (9.75 ft); Apr. 5

(9:30 a.m.) 3,690 cfs (11.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
164 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Nottely River near Blairsville, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°50'28", long 83°56'10", on left bank 250 ft upstream from county road 

bridge, 0.1 mile downstfeam from Arkaqua Creek, 0.2 mile upstream from Akins Creek, and 

2,7 miles southeast of Blairsville, Union County.

Drainage area. 74.8 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1942 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,812.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 15 years, 170 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,630 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 10.30 ft); minimum, 

34 cfs Sept. '8 (gage height, 1.80 ft).

1942-57: Maximum discharge, 8,500 cfs Mar. 11, 1952 (gage height, 16.78 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

determination of peak flow; minimum, 27 cfs Sept. 8, Oct. 7, 1947 (gage height, 1.77 ft).

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

diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station. Occasional regulation by 

Lake Trahlyta in Vogel State Park.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1053: 1942(M), 1943. WSP 1236: 1946(M) , 1950(M) .

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 22 to Sept. 30

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

34

50

90

149

247

425

670

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

7.6

960

1,250

1,480

1,690

2,070

2,290

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

44

43

44

48

44

43

43

42

42

*40

40

38

36

36

36

36

36

38

44

39

67

235

90

68

61

58

57

53

52

51

52

1,656

53.4

0.714

0.82

Nov.

108

69

62

59

81

114

*122

99

58

56

53

52

50

50

49

50

65

58

53

52

53

53

50

50

49

49

49

48

48

_47

1,856

61. £

0.828

0.92

Dec.

46

46

*46

47

47

47

47

46

47

46

46

77

82

160

487

384

200

153

132

120

112

208

488

692

338

244

200

173

158

141

130

5,190

167

2.23

2.58

Jan.

120

112

106

147

193

153

149

134

128

134

122

118

114

*108

104

103

b90

b85

b85

90

92

216

532

284

287

256

236

264

492

525

992

6,571

212

2.83

3.27

Feb.

1,560

894

600

*600

488

421

405

349

310

284

253

234

218

205

195

200

181

171

212

193

178

169

162

160

217

510

349

525

10,243

366

4.89

5.09

Mar.

452

349

300

268

*247

231

256

268

236

220

210

212

198

193

183

176

169

200

212

190

183

195

178

188

223

202

190

181

171

167

160

6,808

220

2.94

3.38

Apr.

550

694

389

1,260

2,280

906

595

595

497

425

381

345

314

290

271

256

247

250

*236

231

262

290

295

674

369

307

277

262

250

242

14,240

475

6.35

7.08

Ma.y

234

218

218

215

202

193

182

178

173

171

223

190

198

*173

167

160

156

151

164

158

145

174

160

151

145

134

145

130

128

126

122

5,285

170

2.27

2.63

June

118

116

*114

120

180

160

145

128

122

118

122

114

106

103

99

133

132

108

99

95

92

92

110

108

110

92

90

4TO

296

284

4,116

137

1.83

2.05

July

303

19E

16?

143

13C

lie ioe

*103

9£

95

9C

85

8C

77

8C

BZ

8E

82

84

76

70

68

66

116

110

74

71

71

66

90

74

3,154

102

1.36

1.57

Aug.

66

64

60

68

*66

58

56

54

53

51

49

47

47

48

65

51

49

74

69

57

52

51

49

48

47

47

46

45

43

41

40

1,661

53.6

0.717

0.83

Sept.

40

38

38

41

41

38

37

47

65

76

51

47

51

52

47

*74

70

59

53

56

60

53

54

49

46

46

46

90

153

95

1,713

57.1

0.763

0.85

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,650 Min 36 Mean 144 Cfsra 1.93 In. 26.19

Water year 1956-57: Max 2,280 Min 36 Mean 171 Cfara 2.29 In. 31. O7

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 cfs).--Jan. 31 (9 p.m.) 2,680 cfs (8.51 ft); Apr. 1 (1O p.m.) 1,560 

cfs (5.67 ft); Apr. 5 (4:30 a.m.) 3,630 cfa (10.30 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Nottely River at Nottely Dam, near Ivylog, Ga.

165

3fi 57^ 55 "v long 84 °°5'25", on right bank 1,600 ft downstrean from Rhodes 

laf aaJ

Drainage area. 215 sq ml.

Records available. July 1942 to September 1957.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,599.21 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. --15 years, 401 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,070 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 5.28 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 0.22 ft).

1942-57: Maximum discharge, 3,130 cfs May 23, 1955 (gage height, 6.54 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Sept. 6-9, 19, 1954 (gage height, 0.15 ft).

Remarks . Records excellent except those below 20 cfs, which are fair. Flew completely 

regulated by Nottely Lake (see p. 226).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.0

0.3

1.3

3.1

6.0

10

16

22

30

42

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

4.7

71

126

195

282

427

645

1,200

1,650

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

8.3

7.9

7.9

9.6

10

10

10

89

8.3

*7.9

12

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.7

8.7

8.7

9.1

14

894

979

998

912

12

8.7

8.3

8.3

8.7

4,108.9

133

+800

Nov.

9.1

9.1

8.7

14

8.7

8.7

9.1

286

524

8.7

8.3

968

968

973

988

992

8.7

8.3

1,020

1,030

1.070

8.7

1,050

8.3

JL!

680

556

590

606 

579

13,006.3

434

-7,800

Dec.

8.3

14

*827

852

866

896

893

7.9

1*5

980

962

676

7.5

9.1

8.7

7.9

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

8.3

8.7

9.1

8.3

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

7,142.2

230

+4,800

Jan.

7.9

352

58

9.6

9.1

8.7

9.6

1.0

.7

5.5

48

8.7

14

*637

675

830

706

704

650

9.1

664

645

9.1

685

9.1

9.1

9.1

10

87

10 

108

6,989.3

225

+8,100

Feb.

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

169

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

257

194

184

12

12

930

954

850

866

-

4,646

166

+17,400

Mar.

1,020

944

981

972

*12

11

504

618

12

12

319

12

12

12

12

12

12

305

210

12

30

488

12

12

1.060

12

12

12

892

12 

12

8,558

276

+6,400

Apr.

Ii440

50

12

1,360

24

14

20

14

14

1,170

44

18

981

982

964

840

868

856

862

 836

14

883

860

814

880

872

14

14

868

868

17,456

582

+13,800

May

861

864

907

14

29

862

847

878

768

849

14

13

872

884

 844

852

847

13

13

885

874

880

832

842

904

230

928

1,000

1,000

890

21,494

693

-8,600

June

999

990

986

*1,490

1,530

1,540

1,540

1,560

1,550

1,550

1,570

1,600

1,620

1.640

634

710

739

729

730

818

721

710

16

734

42

12

22

12

639

12

27,445

915

-15,900

July

656

666

652

12

528

11

626

667

*861

740

73"5

731

34";

12

874

1,030

1,040

1,050

1,050

1,020

1,040

1,020

1,010

1,090

1.100

1,100

774

783

962

970 

937

24,094

111

-15,800

Aug.

930

956

525

162

1.580

924

930

920

950

494

seT7 1""9

324

516

559

544

506

9.6

545

9.1

9.1

18

9.1

9.1

9.1

117

118

226

243

219 

10

11,703.0

378

-5,900

Sept.

21

118

394

10

10

10

10

11

698

642

11

10

25

12

12

*12

550

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

2,713

90.4

+2,600

Adjusted for change in lake contents

Mean 

Cf sin 

In.

158 

0.735 

0.85

174 

0.809 

0.90

Calendar year 1956 : 

Water year 1956-57:

385 

1.79 

2.07

487 

2.27 

2.61

787 

3.66 

3.81

483 

2.25 

2.59

1,042 

4.85 

5.41

416 

1.93 

2.23

Observed

Max 1,720 Min 7.1 Mean 529 

Max 1,640 Min 0.7 Mean 409

385

1.79 

2.00

268 

1.25 

1.43

187 

0.870 

1.00

177 

0.823 

0.92

Adjusted

Mean 352 Cfsm 1.68 In - 22.88 

Mean 409 Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.82

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, in cfs-days, in Nottely Lake furnished by Tennessee valley Authority.
166 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Turtletown Creek at Turtletown, Term.

Location. Lat 35°07'57", long 84°20'37", on left-bank half a mile north of Turtletown,

 Polk County, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Nigger Creek, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 26.9 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1934 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,490.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--23 years, 48.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 867 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 5.8? ft); minimum,

 16 cfs Oct. 10-18, Dec. 2-12; minimum gage height, 0.96 ft Oct. 16-18.

1934-57: Maximum discharge, 1,120 cfs June 13, 1952 (gage height, 6.50 ft); minimum, 

9.3 cfs Oct. 10, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.86 ft Oct. 10, 1941, Sept. 23, 1955.

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

Some diurnal fluctuation caused by small mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1143: 1936(M), 1946-47(M).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Jan. 31, Feb. 2)

0.97 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

70

138

3.0 

4.0 

5.1

304

435

609

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

17

17

17

20

20

18

18

17

17

*17

IS

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

18

18

19

57

26

22

20

19

20

19

19 

19

21

604

19.5

0.725

0.84

Nov.

41

24

22

21

20

19

*20

26

22

20

19

19

18

18

18

22

22

21

19

19

19

21

19

19

19

19

18

18

18 

18

618

20.6

0.766

0.85

Dec.

17

17

16

16

16

*16

16

16

16

16

16

91

60

70

83

73

44

35

30

30

30

59

101

123

66

50

42

37

34 

32

30

1,298

41.9

1.56

1.79

Jan.

30

28

26

36

62

42

40

35

*34

34

32

31

30

29

28

29

27

26

24

25

27

29

47

35

40

42

56

69

112 

119

399

1,623

52.4

1.95

2.24

Feb.

592

280

229

242

169

163

171

155

*135

122

106

95

87

84

80

87

80

75

78

82

75

70

67

66

65

73

78

84

-

3,690

132

4.91

5.10

Mar.

83

74

70

67

66

62

70

»35

82

78

74

87

80

80

78

71

69

70

79

70

66

67

67

65

79

70

65

61

60 

60

57.

2,222

71.7

2.67

3.07

Apr.

56

a70

a65

a!60

*a210

145

110

105

95

84

83

82

79

76

74

73

71

70

70

69

78

99

83

110

84

79

75

73

80 

86

2,694

89.8

3.34

3.72

May

83

76

79

80

75

69

66

64

*64

64

66

69

66

64

64

64

64

62

61

60

60

65

69

57

56

52

65

58

52 

50

12.

1,993

64.3

2.39

2.76

June

49

49

49

62

86

78

73

61

85

91

74

*65

56

52

50

47

46

45

45

45

45

45

57

75

116

61

52

58

67 

52

1,836

61.2

2.28

2.54

July

49

45

44

42

41

40

37

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

35

35

»36

40

31

30

29

29

28

28

27

27

27

26

26

1,066

34.4

1.28

1.47

Aug.

26

26

26

31

37

27

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

*25

24

54

65

37

29

26

28

26

24

24

23

22

22

21 

20

 19

854

27.5

1.02

1.18

Sept.

19

18

19

21

19

19

18

19

23

22

21

»22

27

65

30

£9

62

41

34

30

30

30

33

27

24

24

24

35

90 

55

1,000

33.3

1.24

1.38

Calendar year 1956 : Max 243 Min 16 Mean 48.2 Cfam 1.79 In. 24.40

Water year 1955-57: Max 592 Min 16 Mean 53.4 Cfam 1.99 In. 26.94

Peak discharge (base 300 cfs).--Feb. 1 (1 to 3 a.m.) 867 cfs (5.83 ft); Feb. 4 (2 to 3 a.m.)

307 cfs (3.02 ft); Apr. 4 or 5 (time unknown) 443 cfs (4.07 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for stations on nearby streams.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Hiwassee River near McFarland, Tenn.

167

Location. Lat 35°10'48", long 84°26'36", on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream

 from Smith Creek, 0.4 mile downstream from Apalachia powerhouse of Tennersee Valley 

Authority, 2.8 miles west of McFarland, Polk County, and at mile 53.2.

Drainage area. 1,136 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 830.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 15 years, 2,348 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11.700 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 7.31 ft); mini-

 i3m7~70 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 1.26 ft); minimum daily. 82 cfs Aug. 11.

1942-57: Maximum discharge, 22,500 cfs June 13, 1952 (gage height, 10.42 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs; minimum daily, 30 cfs (estimated) Sept. 18-riu, 

1955.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 500 cfs, which are fair Flow regulated by

 Chatuge, Nottely, Hiwassee, and Apalachia Lakes (see p. 225,226).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.31 

1.6 

1.8 

2.4

80

165

240

620

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.1

1,200

2,900

5,090

11,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

2,540

2,100

2,400

2,550

2,300

1,680

1,480 

2,360

2,340

2,440

2,660

2,580

1,510

1,540

1,420

2,230

2,050

2,500

1,460

1,470

925

1,230

1,500

2,700

2,700

2,260

2.720 

1,720

1,780

2,040 

2,140

63,315

2,042

Nov.

2,330

1,810

1,450

1,460

1,690

1,470

1.44,0 

2,400

*2 , 740

1,920

1,470

2,600

2.760

2,760

2,090

2,230

2,510

1,520

2,440

2,060

2,200

2,430

2,740

2,700

2,720

2,740

2,740 

2,300

2,620

2,720

67,060

2,235

Calendar year 1956 :

Water year 1956-57:

Dec.

2,700

2,720

2,740

2,380

2,680

2,300

2,650 

2,140

2,230

2,670

2,720

2,200

375

294

263

340

186

146

1,570

2,670

2,740

2,630

621

1,050

2,490

2,770

2. 8OO 

2,720

2,740

2,720 

2,720

61,975

1,999

Jan.

2,720

2,840

2,720

2,760

2,900

2,160

*2 , 510 

2,800

2,430

2,520

2,800

2,780

2,780

2,780

2,810

3,090

3,070

2,890

2,140

1,450

1,480

556

1,820

1,470

1,480

1,640

1,960 

820

1,120

1,880 

5.590

72,766

2,347

Feb.

7,350

4,920

4,780

10,4OO

1O.50O

*10,700

10,900 

10,400

10,200

6,540

5,440

4,180

4,360

5,970

3,770

2,960

2,860

2,780

2,900

2,840

2,800

2,780

2,820

2,760

2,760

2,770

2.560 

2,670

-

________

146,670

5,238

Mar.

2,610

2,380

2,490

3,010

2,840

1,940

2,280 

2,960

3,560

3,500

3,480

5.600

3,160

3,040

3,000

2,940

2,9OO

2,890

2.900

2,610

2,330

1,640

1,580

386

1,150

2,080

1,390 

396

716 

236

228

70,222

2,265

Apr.

266

1,690

915

1,300

2,680

1,360

606 

1,040

1,550

1,110

2,730

2,800

2,820

1,660

2,760

2,350

2,410

2,800

2,800

2,380

2,370

2,610

*2 . 900

2,9OO

2,840

2,800

1,630 

1,740

1,580

1,470

60,867

2,029

May

1,550

1,530

1,580

2,430

2,590

1,500

1,480 

1,480

1,470

1,420

1,500

1.260

1,470

1,560

2,040

2,760

2,700

2,700

2,680

2,760

2,700

2,720

2,800

2.840

2,720

2,700

2,780 

2,700

2,740

2,720 

2,720

68,600

2,213

June

1,750

1,480

2,690

2,800

2,980

2,960

2,900 

2,800

2,840

2,980

2,640

*2 , 780

2,760

2,720

2,740

2,740

2,720

2,720

2,700

2,700

2.7OO

2,700

2,700

2,890

5.140

2,830

2,690 

2,150

2,880

2,770

80,850

2,694

July

2,650

2,760

2,760

997

1,790

1,970

2,740 

2,720

2,700

2,700

2,7OO

2,700

2,700

1,160

2,650

2,700

2,700

2,720

2,700

2,680

2,650

2,660

2,650

2,660

2,660

2,660

1,670 

1,460

2,460 

2 , 660

2,650

76,017

2,45?

Aug.

2,660

2.680

2,650

892

2,210

2,290

1,820 

1,590

1,400

960

82

925

940

953

1,580

1,000

838

296

1,490

956

998

1,400

*1,020

950

218

1,920

2,050 

1,740

2,270 

2,590

1,750

44,656

1,440

Sept.

1,210'

1,580

1,990

2,610

2,540

2,570

2,180 

594

2,500

1,900

1,910

2,440

2,120

1,670

202

2,490

1,850

795

446

1,850

2,460

2,450

2,490

2,660

2,660

2,680

2,660 

2,720

1,820 

2,510

60,097

2,003

Observed Adjustedt

"lax 4,340 Min 146 Mean 2,192 Mean 2,163 Cfsm 1.9O In. 25.92

lax 10,900 Min 82 Mean 2,392 Mean 2,454 Cfsm 2.16 In. 29.32

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Chatuge, Nottely, Hiwasse and Apalachia Lakes.
168 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Toccoa River near Dial, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°47'24", long 84°14'24", on right bank 1.4 miles upstream from Shallowford Bridge, 1.8 miles upstream from Stanley Creek, and 2.5 miles northwest of Dial, 

Fannin County.

Drainage area. 177 sq mi.

Records available. January 1913 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,782.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 1, 1927, water-stage recorder 

and Oct. 1, 1927, to Nov. 16, 1928, staff gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 44 years, 482 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,490 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 7.56 ft); mini- 

 mum, 124 cfs Dec. 2 (gage height, 0.76 ft).

1913-57: Maximum discharge, 10,800 cfs Mar. 11, 1952 (gage height, 11.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum, 60 cfs Sept. 6, 1925 (gage height, 0.40 ft).

Flood in 1898 reached a stage about 2.8 ft higher than that of Mar. 11, 1952.

Remarks.--Records excellent.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1386: 1 92 3(M), 1924, 1927(M), 

1929-32(M), 1933, 1934(M), 1944(M).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.78 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

128

338

544

1,060

4.0 

5.0

1,780

2,650

4,330

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

157

154

152

170

170

157

152

145

145

*141

141

159

159

136

136

134

T54

134

139

159

171

587

220

175

157

150

150

145

143

141

147

4,898

158

0.895

1.05

Nov.

TeTT

162

154

157

167

*Z02

211

162

152

145

145

141

156

156

139

167

164

145

143

145

154

145

141

154

136

136

152

154

134

4,645

155

0.876

0.98

Dec.

m130

*128

128

128

128

128

128

132

128

260

469

572

795

810

595

307

267

248

254

500

864

1,200

641

474

406

365

542

514 

501

11,200

561

2.04

2.35

Jan.

287 

270

257

348

599

395

365

551

*318

324

501

290

280

273

267

264

251

244

244

251

244

511

947

558

576

518

509

526

947

1,050

2.010

14,555

470

2.66

3.06

Feb.

5.590 

2,000

1,510

1,950

1,490

1,240

1,120

*985

950

880

828

785

754

716

682

677

654

627

622

650

651

599

576

558

549

1,030

918

1,350

-

28,697

1,025

5.79

6.03

Mar.

1.17& 

918

855

768

725

*687

725

825

701

654

651

654

608

604

581

558

553

581

682

590

567

599

558

567

673

590

562

540

526

522 

504

20,254

655

5.69

4.26

Apr.

914 

1,550

*908

2,290

4.220

2,050

1,520

1,660

1,510

1,290

1,180

1,120

1,050

989

941

908

886

913

896

859

870

965

965

1,680

1,090

959

915

880

864

854

37,674

1,256

7.10

7.92

May

849

828

808

815

778

720

670

*627

604

595

749

654

608

590

585

562

540

526

551

551

496

526

531

487

474

456

469

443

451

422

422

18,325

591

3.54

5.85

June

410 

405

595

*406

686

551

491

448

427

414

406

387

576

587

557

584

584

342

557

542

524

328

406

455

482

565

555

864

990

15,489

450

2.54

2.83

July

6f4 SCO'

448

410

5E1

568

549

558

528

514

507

5C1

294

287

287

514

*55°

55°

501

284

267

260

254

260

254

241

25S

244

23S

223

 223

9,869

518

1.80

2.07

Aug.

217 

244

214

214

229

202

194

188

188

183

177

175

170

 170

277

202

208

297

?T4~ 501

194

188

183

177

175

175

167

162

157

154

 

6,148

198

1.12

1.29

Sept.

147 

143

141

159

145

154

152

154

244

504

*188

180

279

537

202

576

314

241

214

202

225

208

214

188

175

170

170

251

'565 500

6,678

225

1.26

1.40

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,830 Min 128 Mean 416 Cfsm 2.55 In. 51.97

Water year 1956-57= Max 4,220 Min 128 Mean 485 Cfsm 2.75 In. 37.07

Peak discharge (base. 2.400 cfs). Feb. 1 (1 a.m.) 4,770 cfs (6.97 ft); Apr. 5 (5 a.m.) 5,490 cfs 

(7.56 ft); Apr. 24 (7 a.m.) 2,570 cfs (4.91 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 169

Toccoa River near Blue Ridge, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°53'14", long 84°17'07", on left bank three-eighths of a mile downstream 

from Blue Ridge Dam of Tennessee Valley Authority, 2? miles west of Morganton, ana 

2j miles northeast of Blue Ridge, Pannin County.

Drainage area.--233 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1898 to March 1903 and April 1913 to September 1957 in

reports of Geological Survey. November 1898 to March 1903 and April 1913 to September 

1924 (prior to April 1913, revised) in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34, published as Toccoa River near Morganton.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,538.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Apr. 20, 1931, staff gage and waterstage recorders at sites within 1 mile of present site at different datum.

Average discharge. 44 years (1913-57), 581 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,010 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 5.3? ft); minimum, 12 cfs many days in November, December, and January; minimum gage height, 

0.98 ft Dec. 13, 14, 19; minimum daily discharge, 12 cfs Dec. 13, 15, 16, 18, 25-27, 

Jan. 25.

1913-57: Maximum discharge, 13,900 cfs July 9, 1916 (gage height, 13.0 ft), site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 5.000 cfs; no flov Dec. 6,

1930. to Mar. 3, 1931 (caused by closing of Blue Ridge Dam).

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Blue Ridge Lake beginning Dec. 6, 1930 (see

Revisions (water years).--WSP 783: 1934 (adjusted monthly mean and runoff). WSP 823: 

 Drainage area. WSP 1386: 1901-2, 1927, 1928(M), 1929, 1931-33. See also Records 

available.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

Note. Same as 

following table 

above 1.4 ft.

1.01 

1.2

1.4 

1.6

Feb. 1 to Sept. 3O

2.0 

3.0 

4.5 

5.1

216

640

1,480

1,870

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

545

16

T6

111

15

1.570

786

750

856

951

962

1,000

452

932

796

958

996

832

833

778

110

78

840

730

907

813

849

837

755

478

450

21,002

677

Nov.

898

931

881

956

926

675

678

818

712

722

672

634

660

771

736

642

710

578

604

856

801

742

790

688

718

719

656

694

643

683

22,194

740

Calendar year 1956:

Water year 1956-57:

Dec.

770

794

760

*830

837

663

781

833

794

685

745

218

12

466

12

12

33

12

594

854

786

206

13

14

12

12

12

439

618

614 

590

14,021

452

Jan.

777

803

566

400

65

17

544

773

773

807

200

536

542

558

674

769

642

367

646

648

600

658

147

634

12_

369

368

463

13

13

100

14,484

467

Feb.

33

19

18

18

17

17

17

*17

16

20

17

418

557

816

570

17

382

423

64

16

73

17

17

376

358

369

405

18

-

5,105

182

Mar.

88

266

244

242

19

18

390

280

18

18

18

587

855

970

313

298

293

418

410

19

330

389

334

324

364

19

689

803

1,060

1 150 1 ec-n 652

11,878

383

Apr.

178

927

*70l

126

25

'23 21

22

196

1,340

1,280

1,450

765

934

880

706

814

780

778

788

733

1,190

1,440

1,840

1,850

1.860

1,280

892

847

891

25,557

852

May

766

802

1,080

913

934

1,040

930

890

966

996

931

456

1,000

1,090

1.180

996

644

1,050

843

1,050

1,060

1,070

666

1,000

1,050

1,080

1,070

1,020

1,010

1,030

1,040

29,653

957.

June

1,140

1,180

1,190

1,080

35

563

1,080

1,160

916

91

1,220

1,200

1,210

1,230

919

895

1,050

687

1,070

1,060

1,210

1,210

1,230

1,010

22

904

1,210

825

207

1.270

28,074

936

July

25

1.120 ~^fT5

520

713

625

621

680

629

543

535

475

589

578

662

525

*563

798

546

532

624

596

621

738

770

793

784

697

756

688 

760

19,821

639

Aug.

762

730

646

654

738

650

656

715

823

655

626

771

763

804

865

694

728

748

20

1.040

723

723

926

766

770

801

798

786

840

842 

838

22,901

739

Sept.

857

700

613

764

824

812

799

825

848

19

713

912

678

10O

504

110

645

249

1,100

1.190

863

273

852

922

861

812

304

97

17 

TT

18,280

609

Observed Adjustedt

»lax 1,570 Mln 4.0 Mean 455 Mean 51O Cfsm 2.19 In. 29.81

»lax 1,860 Min 12 Mean 638 Mean 6OO Cfsm 2.58 In. 34.95

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In Blue Ridge Lake.

493799 O -59 -12
170 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Ocoee River at Copperhill, Term.

Location. Lat 34°59'29", long 84°22 I 36", on right bank 0.2 mile upstrean from Fightingtown Creek and 0.4 mile downstream from Copperhill, Polk County.

Drainage area. 352 sq mi.

Records available. March 1903 to December 1913, October 1918 to August 1925 (gage heights 

only), and November 1942 to September 1957 in reports of Geological Survey. March 1903 

to September 1924 (March 1903 to December 1911, revised records; gage heights only 

after December 1913) in Tennessee Divisions of Geology Bulletin 34.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wooden control. Datum of gage is 1,445.28 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Aug. 27, 1925, 

staff or chain gages at several sites within 0.5 mile of present site at different 

datum.

Average discharge. 22 years (1903-6, 1907-10, 1911-13, 1943-57), 831 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,480 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 6.29 ft); minimum, 103 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 1.77 ft); minimum daily, 117 cfs Oct. 5.

1903-13, 1918-25, 1942-57: Maximum gage height observed, 18.5 ft Fov. 19, 1906, 

site and datum then in use (discharge not determined); minimum daily discharge determined, 76 cfs Dec. 24, 1943, Oct. 5, 1947.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater and no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Sixty-six percent of drainage area regulated by Blue Ridge Lake 

beginning Dec. 6, 1930 (see p. 226). Record includes diversion from this stream by 

Tennessee Copper Co.

Revisions (water years). WSF 973: Drainage area. WSP 1386: 1945. See also Records 

available.

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except periods of backwater from Pightingtown 

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

1.82 117 3.5 1,450

2.2 305 4.0 2,120

2.8 755 4.7 3,4OO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

3J

Itotal

Mean

Oct.

680

134

120

220

117

1,410

1,260

879

984

1,050

*1,050

1,070

697

832

983

972

1,060

1,070

945

874

313

450

929

890

882

1,020

974

972

962

578

634

25,011

807

Nov.

961

1,020

1,060

1,020

1.060

867

771

*1,010

876

823

752

758

738

829

857

778

820

738

684

852

894

895

900

817

856

734

896

732

754

810

25,562

852

Calendar year 1956: !

Water year 1956-57: !

Dec.

800

a840

a880

a900

*a900

892

781

866

832

882

718

801

290

692

532

377

245

190

668

841

912

705

469

797

350

263

225

548

739 

793

761

20,489

661

Jan.

777

928

a700

a550

a300

a200

a650

a840

a840

848

620

643

695

697

758

788

868

548

632

890

746

774

594

768

332

564

580

796

493

433

Clj550

21,402

690

Feb.

*C3.580

cl,300

c840

C969

792

678

606

538

500

470

426

539

1,010

922

1,040

434

567

691

467

312

357

275

269

5BT

592

638

648

508

-

20,355

727

Mar.

482

570

518

514

293

281

*658

763

391

350

324

844

993

~75T 1,410

587

564

710

726

299

603

655

594

606

745

318

826

1,130

1,180

1,320

1,120

21,075

680

Apr.

445

l,TCo~

952

*c 1,490

*c2,480

755

552

652

729

1,600

1,690

2,190

1,150

1,240

1,340

1,000

1,100

1,150

1,100

1,100

1,170

1,530

2,080

2,590

2,390

2,330

1,690

1,520

1,170

1,220

41,505

1,384

May

1,160

1,040

1,240

1,300

1,160

1,170

1,270

1,080

*1,170

1,130

1,190

989" 873

1,190

1.590

1,220

1,040

1,020

1,230

1,080

1,220

1,300

878

1,240

1,160

1,170

1,340

1,120

1,300

1,120

1,130

35,920

1,159

June

1,240

1,300

1,350

1,200

*674

919

1,140

1,240

1,460

422

1,110

1,360

1,370

1,380

1,230

1,130

1,160

745

1,310

1,180

1,210

1,350

1,370

1,500

556

1,010

1,200

1,030

835

1,170

34,151

1,138

July

646

1,290

746

842

832

807

744

785

758

662

652

618

664

722

818

642

786

*911

699

657

741

714

712

801

861

858

862

574

1,050

773

791

24,018

775

Aug.

852

777

811

594

920

824

736

779

810

821

723

729

855

693

*1.120

860

734

827

314

802

1,040

836

846

961

636

960

846

831

884

957

25,264

815

Sept.

690

1,010

473

972

886

864

838

750

934

290

555

*964

971

802

435

660

781

487

938

1,260

1,320

263

998

992

1,050

977

474

340

440

299

22,713

757

Observed Adjistedt

lax 2,560 Min 117 Mean 704 Mean 759 Cfsm 2.16 In. 29.37

lax 3,380 Min 117 Mean 870 Mean 831 Cfsm 2.36 In. 32.06

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Adjusted for change in content in Blue Ridge Lake.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Toccoa 

River near Blue Ridge.

c Backwater from Fightingtown Creek.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Fightingtown Creek at McCaysville, Ga.

171

Location.--Lat 34°58'53", long 84°23 I 12", on right bank 0.2 mile upstream from highway 

bridge, 0.9 mile upstream from mouth, and 0.9 mile west of McCaysville, Fannin County.

Drainage area. 70.9 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1942 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,449.75 ft above mean sea Iev3l, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 14 years (1943-57), 195 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,800 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 9.85 ft); mini- 

 mum, 48 cfs Oct. 16 (gage height, 1.43 ft).

1942-57: Maximum discharge, 5,420 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 11.9? ft); minimum, 37 cfs Nov. 19, 1953, Sept. 29, 30, Oct. 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mills above 

station prior to November 1948; occasional fluctuation thereafter.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.45 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

50

67

140

262

3.0 

5.0 

7.7

430

1,270

2,350

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

57

55

52

60

63

56

54

52

51

50

*50

51

51

51

50

50

50

50 

51

50

59

184

To

67

63

62

62

59

59

57

60

1,866

60.2

0.849

0.98

Nov.

104 ^74

66

62

60

59

61

76

67

65

63

61

60

59

56

6O

68

63 

59

56

57

65

60

57

56

56

56

54

54

53

1,867

62.2

0.877

0.98

Dec.

52

53

51

5T

*51

52

52

52

52

52

52

316

212

322

292

271

182

144 

126

114

114

186

482

652

342

240

198

175

162

149

140

5,389

174

2.45

2.83

Jan.

132

124

120

138

258

175

169

153

144

155

144

140

138

134

134

*134

130

120 

126

120

120

140

336

213

229

218

224

240

367

367

1 150

6,492

209

2.95

3.41

Feb.

*2.540

1,330

1,100

1,400

1,030

852

724

632

556

516

458

420

388

367

350

364

322

305 

346

315

292

277

262

256

254

295

280

325

16,356

584

8.24

8.58

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,580 Min 50

Mar.

308

277

262

254

248

242

*274

336

280

259

248

274

254

262

254

237

231

248 

280

242

237

254

240

240

299

251

237

231

224

2U

7,912

255

3.60

4.15

Apr.

251

277

231

*619

1,150

588

444

490

430

384

356

336

315

299

283

271

265

271 

259

248

274

302

292

378

283

262

248

259

262

254

10,581

353

4.98

5.55

May

262

242

234

229

216

211

2O3

198

*196

196

237

208

194

216

208

194

184

184 

191

198

173

206

206

182

175

166

169

160

155

153

151

6,097

197

2.78

3. 2O

June

147

144

142

162

*254

234

206

186

203

213

191

175

169

184

162

175

182

153 

166

16O

147

144

144

26O

437

224

189

449

512 440"

6,554

218

3.07

3.44

July

572

308

262

231

213

196

184

177

169

164

158

151

147

142

162

173

147

*147 

160

138

132

128

124

122

118

116

112

114

HO 

108

104

5,289

171

2.41

2.77

Aug.

100

102

96

108

1O8

96

93

91

89

86

84

82

80

82

*118

91

87

m93

86

87

89

82

80

79

76

73

72 

68

67.

2,803

90.4

1.28

1.47

Sept.

66

65

63

67

67

63

61

63

78

76

68

*70

190

396

126

2O6

186

130 

110

100

95

89

114

95

86

82

82

104

256

3,675

122

1.72

1.93

Mean 180 Cfsm 2.54 In. 34.50

Water year 1956-57: Max 2,340 Mln 5O Mean 205 Cfsm 2.89 In. 39.29

Peak discharge (base, 1.2OO cfs). Feb. 1 (2 a.m.) 3.800 cfs (9.85 ft); Feb. 4 (10 a.m.) 1,520 cfs

(5.71 ft); Apr. 5 (7 a.m.) 1,400 cfs (5.37 ft); July 1 (l a.m.) 1,220 cfs (4.87 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
172 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Davis Mill Creek at Copperhlll, Term.

Location. Lat 34°59'43", long 84°22i56", on right bank 0.4 mile northwest of Louisville 

& Nashville Railroad station, 0.8 mile from post office at Copperhill, Polk County, and 

0.1 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 5.16 sq mi.

Records available. July 1940 to September 1941 (published as Mill Creek at Copperhill), 

December 1948 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete San Dimas flume and dam. Da tun of gage is 

1,451.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

July 16, 1940, to Sept. 30, 1941, water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir at site 

145 ft upstream at datum 1.58 ft higher.

Average discharge.--8 years (1949-57), 35.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,670 cfs July 15 (gage height, 4.45 ft), from 

rating curve extended as explained below; minimum daily, 17 cfs Oct. 3.

1940-41, 1948-57: Maximum discharge, 3,950 cfs Oct. 6, 1949 (gag? height, 6.02 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 150 cfs on basis of critical-depth determination of 

peak flow; minimum daily, 3.1 cfs July 30, 1940.

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

Flow includes an unknown amount of diversion from other drainage basins through the 

sulphuric acid plant of Tennessee Copper Co. Some fluctuation due to irregular release 

of wastes by Tennessee Copper Co. Just above gage.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of Tennessee Copper Co. 

Revisions.--WSP 1206: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 22, 

Aug. 5 to Sept. 30

1.4 17

2.0 47

2.3 72

Dec. 23 to Aug. 4

1.38

1.8

2.5 99

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

32

25

17

32

34

34

32

30

32

*32

30

32

30

30

30

30

30

33

33

31

39

58

36

34

34

34

32

30

32 

32

36

1,006

32.5

-

-

Nov.

35 

30

31

30

30

30

33

*30

28

28

28

26

a25

25

26

28

26

a25

24

26

28

325

23

23

23

24

24

22

a22 

23

801

26.7

-

-

Dec.

323

a22

22

a22 *li

22

24

23

a22

22

21

49

32

49

43

34

28

30

29

28

28

40

60

44

33

331

329

327

327 

326

937

30.2

_

-

Jan.

25

21

22

35

33

28

28

27

28

*32

29

27

26

26

30

29

25

24

24

ii

28

34

35

330

35

27

31

35

41 

36

96

965

31.1

-

Feb.

370- 84 

60

58

55

50

350

49

*47

48

44

43

42

44

45

45

42

43

48

44

38

42

42

42

43

47

43

50

1,358

48.5

-

Mar.

45 

43

42

42

42

43

48

*45

38

40

41

45

42

45

42

42

43

47

44

42

42

42

40

44

42

39

38

38

38 

37

36

1,297

41.8

-

Apr.

48 

41

4T

*93

*75

*47

47

51

50

48

47

47

45

44

46

46

47

47

47

45

61

48

50

47

45

45

43

43

45 

49

1,479

49.3

-

-

May

47 

47

47

44

45

44

44

45

45

*46

48

43

45

47

47

46

46

43

47

42

42

345

342

343

340

a37

42

42

41

39

38

1,359

43.8

-

-

June

I

39

43

*50

-55 80

46

54

50

50

47

50

49

47

50

46

44

48

44

47

45

60

67

50

47

45

62

46

50

1,484

49.5

-

-

Jily

47 

47

47

47

45

44

42

43

41

40

42

42

41

38

62

45

45

*43

42

42

42

43

44

44

44

44

42

41

41 

37

IT

1,348

43.5

-

-

Aug.

45 

42

41

48

38

38

38

36

36

36

34

38

37

36

36

*37

38

40

38

36

36

a38

36

36

34

36

36

36

36 

36

36

1,164

37.5

-

-

Sept.

36 

335

35

36

36

36

335

37

36

38

38

36

*61

58

39

72

345

a42

840

a39

a38

a37

a36

a35

835

a35

a35

a40

a70 

41

1,232

41.1

-

Calendar year 1956: Max 124 Min 17 Mean 36.6 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1956-57: Max 96 Min 17 Mean 39.5 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

on nearby streams.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

North Potato Creek near Ducktown, Term.

173

Location. Lat 35°00'54", long 84°22'58", on right bank 50 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 40, I? miles south of Ducktown, Polk County, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 13.0 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1934 to September 1957. Prior to October 1950, published as 

Potato Creek near Ducktown.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete San Dimas flume. Datum of gage is 1,492.51 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 8, 

1935, water-stage recorder and wooden weir and Oct. 8, 1935, to Aug. 25, 1948, waterstage recorder and Parshall flume, at same site and datum.

Ayerage discharge.--23 years, 28.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,160 cfs July 15 (gage height, 5.35 ft); minimum daily, 13 cfs Nov. 25, 26, Dec. 11.

1934-57: Maximum discharge, 7,080 cfs Apr. 6, 1936 (gage height, 7.2 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs; minimum daily, 2.8 cfs June 16, 17, 1941.

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

Discharge includes diversion from Brush Creek and from Ocoee River. This diversion was 

small prior to June 1941. Some fluctuations caused by Tennessee Copper Co. plant's 

irregular pumpage from mines.

Revisions (water years). WSF 823: Drainage area. WSP 1386: 1935.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.94

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

3.0 

3.5 

3.7

134

220

275

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

20

19

20

24

20

20

18

19

18

18

*17

16

T7

18

19

18

17

22

18

18

40

87

27

23

20

19

20

21

22

19

34

708

22.8

_

-

Nov.

~ZZ 30

20

17

20

20

*26

20

17

18

18

18

a!7

a!6

a!7

a!9

16

14

14

17

19

17

15

15

13

13

a!4

a!4

a!4

al4

524

17.5

_

-

Dec.

alS

a!5

a!5

a!5

*15

15

15

14

15

14

13

96

38

85

77

44

32

25

22

21

21

43

83

60

a45

a38

a34

a31

28

22

21

1,027

33.1

_

-

Jan.

19

a!8

a!7

42

33

30

29

21

*21

27

22

20

a!9

a!8

a21

20

a!8

a!7

a!7

al<5

a!6

27

36

28

36

27

37

48

86

52

273

1,111

35.8

_

-

Feb.

-85 197

90

85

83

76

60

62

*65

61

50

a48

a46

a45

a45

a50

a45

42

52

a54

a50

42

35

34

36

49

30

42

1,659

59.2

_

-

Mar.

49

37

31

34

38

40

52

56

47

40

36

47

41

43

34

36

38

50

44

39

41

44

38

48

38

31

39

32

32

32

a32

1,239

40.0

_

-

Apr.

50

44

36

*210

*T§5

*64

49

55

43

41

44

44

39

37

40

36

36

37

35

36

126

66

52

77

41

39

38

36

39

74

1,729

57.6

_

-

May

44

38

41

36

33

32

a31

a31

a32

*36

47

a40

35

37

35

32

57

35

41

34

30

50

35

40

32

30

42

30

30

"^28 

Co

1,117

36.0

-

June

28

32

31

41

*56

102

36

35

112

47

36

34

32

30

25

31

33

30

48

30

32

28

48

~46 126

34

32

57

31

59

1,340

44.7

-

July

42

35

31

25

25

25

24

23

21

20

20

23

23

22

95_

40

*27

32

25

22

20

22

19

19

20

1820"

21

22

23

19

823

26.5

_

-

Aug.

21

22

20

42

25

21

20

20

19

18

16

21

19

21

20

*19

82

36

31

20

20

20

17

15

T6

18

18

17

17

18

16

705

22.7

-

Sept.

16

17

17

21

18

 16

14

14

20

18

17

14

 84

62

21

95

35

28

a25

a20

a20

a21

a20

a!8

a!5

a!5

a!6

a20

alOO

a50

867

28.9

_

-

Calendar year 1956: Max 189 Mln 13 Mean 33.7 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1956-57: Max 273 Min 13 Mean 35.2 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

on nearby streams.
174 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Ocoee River at Emf, Term.

Location. Lat 35°05'48", long 84°32'07", on left bank 700 ft downstream from Tennessee 

Valley Authority powerplant, three-quarters of a mile upstream from former village of 

Emf, Polk County, and 2 miles downstream from Goforth Creek.

Drainage area. 524 sq mi.

Records available. January 1913 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 837.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 44 years, 1,220 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year 13,200 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 9.50 ft); minimum, 9.5 cfs Oct. 5, 6 Tgage height, 2.33 ft); minimum daily, 10 cfs Oct. 4, 5.

1913-57: Maximum discharge, 29,400 cfs July 10, 1916 (gage height, 13.7 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs; minimum daily, 5.0 cfs July 28, 1944.

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

Flow regulated by Blue Ridge and Ocoee No. 3 Lakes (see p. 226) and by powerplant 

above station.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of Tennessee Valley Authority. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 783: 1913-34.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.0 

3.5

99

162

404

4.0

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.6

760

1,200

1,790

3,360

5,250

10,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

998 

374

12

*10

To

S56

1,010

1,010

1,01O

1,010

998

998

938

1,010

1,010

1,020 

1,01O

998

998

998

1,010

1,030

1,020

1,010

998

1,010

998

998

998

998

998

27,346

882

Nov.

1,020 

998

972

990

998

981

990

998

990

981

981

981

972

956

845

990 

981

981

972

981

981

981

981

981

964

932

972

972

972

981

29,275

976

Calendar year 1956:

Water year 1956-57:

Dec.

972 

972

981

972

972

*972

972

972

972

972

981

1,050

1,350

1,140

1,020

1,010 

998

1,020

990

990

998

1,050

1,180

1,750

1,250

1,020

99O

981

998

990

981

32,446

1,047

Jan.

981 

990

972

1,040

1,120

1,020

1,020

1,020

998

998

1,010

998

998

998

998

981 

981

972

964

998

998

998

1,050

1,020

1,030

1,O30

1,070

1,120

1,690

1,270

4,840

36,173

1,167

Feb.

9,870 

*4,390

2,320

4,40O

2,610

1,750

2,510

1,740

1,700

1,560

1,650

1,600

1,560

1,600

1,600

1,100 

1,020

1,040

1,030

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,060

1,100

-

54,490

1,946

Mar.

1,100 

1,060

1,100

1,100

1,070

1,050

1,050

1,380

1,320

1,100

1,100

*1,120

1,160

1,540

1,600

1,100 

1,020

1,020

1,030

1,030

1,020

1,010

1,010

1,020

1,030

1,310

1,550

1,540

1,540

1,270

1,200

36,550

1,179

Apr.

1,410 

1,580

1,580

1,920

5,780

1,890

1,660

1,640

1,600

1,590

1,940

2,580

2,030

1,580

2,060

1,550 

1,550

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

2,240

2,720

3,280

3,220

2,790

2,310

1,560

1,600

1,620

61,440

2,048

May

2,100 

1,560

1,660

1,610

1,600

1,580

1,560

1,560

1,550

*1,560

1,580

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,590

1,550 

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,650

1,550

1,600

1,600

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

48,940

1,579

June

1,550 

1,550

1,550

1,580

1,640

1,720

1,690

1,600

1,760

1,760

1,640

1,590

1,560

1,560

1,550

1,540 

1,550

1,560

1,540

1,600

1,540

1,540

1,600

2,110

2,680

1,620

1,560

1,590

1,600

1,580

49,510

1,650

July

m1,550

1,120

1,020

1,030

1,020

1,020

990

990

972

964

981

998

1,020

1,180 

998

998

*1,010

998

990

1,010

1,010

998

1,010

1,050

1,020

1,020

1,010

990

990

33,737

1,088

Aug.

998 

981

964

990

998

1,010

1,010

998

990

981

1,010

990

972

1,010

998

'555 930 

981

1,100

981

981

998

990

990

964

964

972

972

972

964

956

30,605

987

Sept.

938 

922

1,090

958

930

904

956

950

938

1,120

956

958

*972

2.440

1,200

1,490 

1,090

1,280

1,030

972

972

981

990

981

1,040

964

956

981

1,160

1,120

52,179

1,073

Observed Adjustedt

 lax 6,080 Min 10 Mean 1,061 Mean 1,116 Cfsir 2.13 In. 28.98

"lax 9,870 Min 10 Mean 1,295 Mean 1,261 Cfsir 2.41 In. 32.67

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Blue Ridge and Ocoee No. 3 Lakes.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 14-28, Mar. 5-11, May 12 to June 3; discharge estimated on basis 

of recorded range in stage and records for Ocoee No. 3 powerplant.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Ocoee River at Parksville, Term.

175

Location. Lat 35°05'48", long 84°39'15", on right bank 0.4 mile downstream f-om dam and 

Ocoee No. 1 powerplant of Tennessee Valley Authority at Parksville, Polk County, and 

at mile 11.5.

Drainage area. 595 sq mi.

Records available. January 1911 to September 1916, March 1921 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 716.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 41 years, 1,280 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,400 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 15.04 ft); minimum, 102 cfs July 24 (gage height, 2.93 ft); minimum daily, 122 cfs July 7, 14.

1911-16, 1921-57: Maximum discharge, 21,700 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 20.22 

ft); minimum daily, 10 cfs Oct. 28, 1925.

Remarks. Records excellent. Flow regulated by Blue Ridge, Ocoee No. 3, and Parksville 

Lakes (see p. 226",227).

Cooperation.--Water-stage recorder inspected by employees of Tennessee Valley Authority. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1386: 1926.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.98 

3.1 

3.5 

4.0

122

175

400

775

6.0

10.0

14.2

2,770

7,800

13,300

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

783

859

901

1,100

371

166

166

700

1,460

1,500

1,040

1,060

200

144

1,100

1,470

1,560

1,570

1,110

157

162

1,230

1,500

1,930

1,570

1,920

283

152

1,110

1 54C

1 52C

30,334

979

Nov.

1,560

1,210

166

1,150

1,450

1,510

1,560

1,570

1,350

194

190

1,580

1,640

1,650

1,650

882

148

726

1,370

1,670

1,600

976

1,520

220

144

1,210

*1,560

1,580

1,580

1,600

35,216

1,174

Dec.

214

139

1,410

1,550

1,500

1,670

1,460

152

152

1,190

1,680

1,730

1,740

1,750

1,310

1,130

1,120

1,720

1,240

1,360

1,260

152

148

1,860

1,820

1,780

2,150

2,540

1,200

152

1,150

38,429

1,240

Jan.

1,230

1,280

1,460

1,000

170

170

1,500

1,590

1,470

1,500

1,610

229

166

1,500

1,600

*1,720

1,420

1,460

185

175

1,300

1,180

1,250

1,840

1,840

162

162

1,240

1,660

1,780

2 ,83P

36,679

1,183

Feb.

15,300

*8,440

4,910

4,710

4,360

3,250

2,920

2,950

2,960

2,990

3,020

2,980

2,480

2,110

1,910

162

162

162

162

1,590

1,610

1,710

175

175

1,420

1,550

1,600

1,750

_

75,518

2,697

Mar.

2,020

148

144

1,830

1,630

1,850

1,680

1,920

1,740

175

1,590

*1,500

1,740

1,350

1,670

152

157

1,660

1,790

1,930

1,820

1,680

148

144

1,510

1,450

2,120

2,100

2,080

1,050

175

40,953

1,321

Apr.

1,900

1,630

2,120

2,340

4,860

3,830

2,920

1,320

2,060

2,300

2,090

1,960

1,850

1,740

2,110

1,770

1,800

1,910

2,120

913

1,270

2,000

2,310

3,280

3,810

2,870

2,860

2,850

1,880

1,260

67,933

2,264

May

1,120

1,740

1,570

1,690

180

1,980'

1,860

1,980

2,020

2,040

1,440

594

1,810

2,010

2,140

2,080

2,110

1,310

175

2, MO

2,070

2.250

2,170

2,150

1,010

641

*2,050

2,100

2,130

2,120

2,070

52,600

1,697

Observed

Calendar year 1956;

Water year 1956-57j

June

222

195

2,090

2,170

2,140

1,920

2,080

2,070

297

2,450

2,760

2,140

2,060

2,170

1,180

162

2,050

2,020

2,110

2,110

2,170

249

170

1,780

5.560

2,720

2,180

2,010

1,650

1,550

52,415

1,747

July

1,580

1,980

2,170

1,750

1,640

130

122

1,310

1,210

1,560

1,640

*1,670

150

122

1,290

1,500

1,520

1,590

1,590

154

126

1,500

1,400

1,530

1,400

1,590

152

152

1,580

1,500

1,380

35,148

1,134

Aug.

1,350

1,380

152

171

1,140

1,260

1,080

1,570

1,550

302

152

1,200

1,510

1,440

1,460

1,200

144

139

1,250

1,380

1,350

1,400

1,350

139

139

1,250

1,250

1,260

1,410

1,410

130

30,478

983

Sept,

130

1,250

1,210

1,570

1,450

1,300

148

152

1,330

1,390

1,320

1,210

1,470

2.. 8 20

2,150

1,210

1,200

1,420

1,700

1,740

258

154

1,290

1,290

1,320

*1,520

1,550

159

1,700

2,550

37,281

1,243

Adjusted!

lax 6,720 Min 118 Mean 1,203 Mean 1,260 cfsm 2.12 in. 28.82

lax 13,300 Mln 122 Mean 1,460 Mean 1,421 cfsm 2.39 in. 32.41

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Blue Ridge, Ocoee No. 5, and Parksville Lakes.
176 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Hiwassee River above Charleston, Term.

Location. Lat 35°12'33", long 84°39'3l", on right bank 0.2 mile downstream from Ocoee 

River, a third of a mile upstream from Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, 

Z\ miles north of Benton, Polk County, 15.2 miles upstream from Charleston, and at 

mile 34.1.

Drainage area. 2,001 sq mi.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 682. 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Auxilia:

downstream.

86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

.ry water-stage recorder 1.8 miles

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32,700 cfs Feb. 1; maximum gage height, 24.26 

ft Feb. 1; minimum discharge, 350 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 1.46 ft); minimum daily, 

857 cfs Aug. 25.

1953-57: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 1, 1957; maximum gage height, that of 

Feb. 1, 1957; minimum discharge, 320 cfs Nov. 14, 15, 1954; minimum daily, 355 efs 

Nov. 14, 1954.

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

Flow regulated by seven reservoirs (see p. 223).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Fall used as a factor Feb. 1-5)

2.36

4.0

6.0

852

2,080

4,400

10.0

15.0

21.6

9,800

17,200

30,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

2,890

2,860

2,930

3,320

3,030

1,620

1,840

2,640 

*3,510

3,870

3,790

3,580

2,200

1,730

2,510

3,160

3,620

3,890

3,090

1,690

1.470

2,160

3,120

4,110

4,490

4,000

3,430

2,240

2,350

3,700

3,660

92,500

2,984

Nov.

3,880

3,430

2.0OO

2,120

3,390

2,910

3,010

3,560 

4,150

2,900

1,710

3,420

4,570

4,360

4,000

3,250

2,830

2,480

3,650

3,770

3,740

3,720

4,090

3,240

2,870

3,670

*4,320

3,980

4.O9O

4,340

103,250

3,442

Calendar year 1956: \

Water year 1956-57: I

Dec.

3,260

2,890

4,060

3,940

4,220

3,980

4,330

2,490 

2,430

3,650

4,430

4,630

3,010

2,800

2,470

1,530

1,710

2,240

*1,870

4,170

4,150

3,610

2,020

2,880

4,680

4,560

5,110

5,520

4,310

3,320

3,570

107,640

3,472

Jan.

4,160

4,140

4,140

4,140

3,650

2,960

3,580

4,610 

4,270

3,910

4,560

3,530

3,030

*3,990

4,500

4,660

5,440

4,790

2,880

1,760

2,500

2,450

3,120

4,170

3,770

2,250

3,680

4,390

5,230

6,330

11,500

128,090

4,132

Feb.

30,700

*21,900

11,600

15,800

*16,700

* 15, 800

15,300

14,800 

14,600

12,000

9,710

8,330

7,420

7,840

7,200

4,220

3,610

3,480

3,670

4,950

4,910

4,930

3,540

3.430

4,320

5,010

4,610

5,830

-

266,210

9,508

Mar.

6,010

4,020

3,290

*4,940

4,940

4,320

4,580

6,380 

4,800

4,000

5,000

4,800

4,500

4,200

4,500

3,500

3,000

4,500

4,800

4,500

4,200

3,800

2,350

1,470

2,280

3,560

4,070

3,OOO

3,010

1,920 

958

121,198

3,910

Apr.

2,150

2,890

4,000

4,550

11,200

8,440

4,920

3,330 

3,000

3,800

4,800

5,000

4,800

4,200

5,000

4,500

4,200

4,800

5,000

4,000

4,500

5,000

5.5OO

6,OOO

7,000

6,000

5,000

5,000

4,000

3,500

146,080

4,869

May

3,000

3,500

3,370

4,050

3,340

3,780

3,630

3,600 

3,560

3,740

3,590

2.520

2,930

3,900

*4 , 200

5,290

5,180

4,740

3,490

4,630

5,280

5,220

5,500

5,250

4,560

3,680

4,750

4,980

5,020

5,040

5,050

130,370

4,205

June

3,400

1.990

3,860

5,190

5,570

5,640

5,920

5,460 

4,110

5,720

5,860

5,260

5,270

5,210

4,480

3,170

4,670

5,010

5,040

5,040

5,050

3,470

3,120

4,490

6.950

5,820

5,220

4,280

4,890

4,790

143,950

4,798

July

4,470

4,960

5,080

3,780

2,940

2,610

2,870

3,930 

3,960

4,270

4,390

*4,400

3,460

2,010

3,220

4,100

4,100

4,260

4,080

3,500

2,880

3,730

4,050

3,800

4,310

4,140

2,660

2,070

3,210

4,000

4,080

115,320

3,720

Aug.

4,090

4.130

3,100

1,940

2,280

3,680

3,340

2,820 

2,810

1,720

1,080

1,220

2,600

2,520

2,590

2,830

1,260

1,320

1,950

2,710

*2,180

2,940

2,490

1,470

857

2,090

3,530

3,180

3,760

3,830

2,410

78,727

2,540

Sept.

1,590

2,190

3,030

4,220

4,240

3,980

2,570

1,500 

3,070

3,420

3,470

3,810

3,530

4,620

3,650

3,320

4,240

3,220

2,520

2,860

3,230

3,020

3,610

4,140

4,160

*4,070

4,150

3,160

3,700 

5,690

103,980

3,466

Observed Adjustedt

1ax 14,100 Min 898 Mean 3,745 Mean 3,773 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.66

1ax 30,700 Min 857 Mean 4,212 Mean 4,234 Cfsm 2.12 In. 28.72

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Adjusted for change In contents in 7 reservoirs above station.

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 10-22, Apr. 9 to May 2j discharge estimated en basis of records 

for Apalachia and Parksvllle powerplants.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 177

Oostanaula Creek near Sanford, Tenn.

Location Lat 35°19i39", long 84°42'19", on right bank 20 ft downstream from highway

 bridge, 1.3 miles southeast of Sanford, 3.5 miles northeast of Calhoun, McMlnn County, 

and 5.6 miles above mouth.

Drainage area.--57.0 sq ml.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 716.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^!929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,910 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 8.59 ft); minimum,

 18 cfs Oct. 2, 7-9, 11, 13, 15-18, 30; minimum gage height, 2.14 ft Oct. 17.

1954-57: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 1, 1957; minimum observed, 16 cfs Oct. 13- 

28, 1954; minimum gage height observed, 2.12 ft Oct. 28, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 5, 

Sept. 17-30 June 6 to Sept. 16

2.15

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.O

18

37

82

138

219

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.4

436

70O

1,06O

1,8OO

2.16

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

20

42

91

157

242

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

19 

Ik

20

20

20

IS

18

18

19

18

19

18

19

18

18

18

18

2O

19

19

23

27

22

2O

19

19

19

19

18

21

600

19.4

O.34O

O.39

Nov.

47 

41 

26

22

*21

20

20

20

21

2O

19

19

19

19

19

40

72

34

26

24

24

32

29

25

24

23

22

22

21

21

792

26.4

0.463

0.52

Dec.

20 

20 

20

20

*20

20

20

20

20

19

19

52

136

219

213

116

84

69

62

58

57

65

105

122

85

72

66

63

58

54

52

2,026

65.4

1.15

1.32

Jan.

51 

47 

46

52

113

80

64

58

55

54

57

51

49

*47

45

45

43

42

40

39

41

43

135

94

79

89

182

292

*298

292

569

3,192

103

1.81

2.08

Feb.

*1.760 

1,550 

679

512

462

365

383

338

308

321

300

235

199

179

162

161

152

137

175

227

171

147

136

127

123

136

143

155

-

9,743

348

6.11

6.36

Mar.

179 

167 

150

*141

134

130

132

194

181

151

139

138

137

128

126

120

115

114

116

113

106

104

102

97

96

93

89

85

83

81

79

3,820

123

2.16

2.49

Apr.

80 

110 

97

175

327

264

167

*165

530

388

223

183

159

144

133

126

12O

115

112

108

103

101

98

96

91

86

83

81

78

25

4,61S

154

2.70

3.O1

May

73 

72 

71

69

67

66

65

63

62

60

62

62

58

57

*71

92

62

55

55

116

61

57

64

56

54

51

49

47

51

59

54

1,961

63.3

1.11

1.28

June

45 

I

58

66

*2O7

IBT

81

101

86

70

65

63

59

56

54

53

53

53

49

49

48

93

80

102

66

55

50

49

58

2,149

71.6

1.26

1.40

July

~60 114 

52

49

46

43

41

4O

»37

37

36

36

34

34

33

36

34

37

40

40

33

32

32

59

44

33

33

32

31

31

2£

1,268

40.9

O.718

0.83

Aug.

29 

29

30

30

29

29

28

26

26

25

25

25

24

23

23

23

25

36

31

29

»26

31

27

24

24

24

24

23

23

22

22

815

26.3

0.461

0.53

Sept.

22

20 

20

20

20

*20

2O

20

20

24

32

32

34

85

156

*230

213

92

66

58

54

51

75

78

54

51

48

47

106

124

1,892

63.1

1.11

1.23

Calendar year 1956: Max 788 Mln 18 Mean 82.2 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.62

Water year 1956-57: Max 1,76O Mln 18 Mean 90. 1 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.44

Peak discharge (base. 400 cfs).--Feb. 1 (4 p.m.) 1,910 cfs (8.59 ft); Apr. 9 (4:3O p.m.) 916 cfs 

(6.64 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
178 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

South Chickamauga Creek below Georgia-Tennessee State line

Location. Lat 34°59'52", long 85°10'36", on right bank 1,200 ft downstream from Mackey 

Branch, 1.0 mile downstream from Georgia-Tennessee State line, and 16.3 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 249 sq ml.

Records available.--July 1952 to September 1957 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 659.11 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 5 years, 330 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,000 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 18.77 ft), from 

rating curve extended as explained below; minimum, 50 cfs Sept. 8 (gafe height, 1.58 ft).

1952-57: Maximum discharge, 10,700 cfs Jan. 17, 1954 (gage height, 18.78 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 8,500 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; minimum, 44 cfs 

Oct. 5, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.46 ft Sept. 3, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by small mills stove station.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 25 Dec. 24 to Sept. 3O

1.65 

2.0 

4.0 

6.1

56

104

48O

1,010

1.59 

2.0 

4.0 

6.0

51

109

440

990

1O.O 

13.0 

15.0 

17.7

2,400 

3,860 

5,41O 

8,560

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

58

58

*58

62

63

63

62

61

60

60

60

59

58

58

58

58

5656-

56

56

59

67

84

7s

74

72

70

69

69

68

69

1,959

63.2

0.254

0.29

Nov.

*117

91

78

75

74

73

110

102

85

78

75

74

73

72

69

127

107

80

78

75

74

74

73

72

70

69

68

67

66

M

2,410

80.3

0.322

O.36

Dec.

64

63

*63

62

62

63

62

61

61

60

60

459

684

634

366

228

176

143

123

112

134

3O5

1,OOO

1.040

495

324

258

223

196

174

#1 'TJ.OO RB

7,913

255

1.O2

1.18

Jan.

146

133

124

243

786

388

294

245

212

201

193

166

16O

152

144

140

132

121

114

112

114

171

*726

330

413

512

498

719

1,530

*1,670

5.510

14,199

458

1.84

2.12

Feb.

*6.480

7,160

5,210

5,5OO

2,380

1,58O

1,690

1,510

1,150

840

645

495

429

579

545

395

545

294

420

525

373

326

294

275

270

2,550

2,900

1,940

.

44,476

1,588

6.38

6.64

Mar.

*1.260

795

595

482

429

408

488

987

717

518

456

474

464

409

408

545

511

5O8

379

518

279

514

514

285

480

590

519

285

265

245

229

15,934

449

1.80

2.O8

Apr.

*320

948

454

2,100

5.160

2,430

1,050

729

615

456

397

359

319

287

262

248

235

228

229

210

221

253

340

285

220

194

181

172

166

193

19,259

642

2.58

2.88

May

*188

174

162

157

152

142

156

132

152

130

169

188

146

159

184

168

152

155

152

127

124

124

144

128

142

142

121

115

110

109

loo

4,402

142

O.57O

0.66

June

102

100

*96

Jli

128

162

118

124

305

1.28O

556

215

172

182

151

152

122

115

106

103

102

96

97

204

186

116

104

1O8

172

150

5,496

185

0.755

0.82

July

*212

169

122

112

104

1OO

91

92

86

85

82

79

79

79

78

79

78

196

126

88

82

75

72

71

69

66

66

66

66

65

CO §£.

2,895

92. 4

O.575

O.45

Aug.

*62

65

65

65

64

61

60

58

57

57

58

58

58

58

60

60

62

71

98

82

68

62

61

62

62

60

58

57

56

56

55

1,956

62.5

0.251

0.29

Sept.

55

55

*52

51

52

52

51

51

52

60

69

72

75

546

785

551

491

172

154

140

587

214

198

136

106

97

91

156

1.040

842

6,429

214

0.859

0.96

Calendar year 1956 : Max 4,62O Mln 56 Mean 334 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.26

Water year 1956-57 : Max 8,480 Mln 51 Mean 343 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.71

Peak discharge (base, 4.OOO cfs). 

5,760 cfs (15.35 ft) .

Feb. 1 (8:30 p.m.) 1O.OOO cfs (18.77 ft); Apr. 5 (10 a.m.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

South Chickamauga Creek near Chickamauga, Term.

179

Location. Lat 35°00'50", long 85°12'27", on right bank a third of a mile upstream from 

bridge on U. S. Highway 11, 1? miles south of Chickamauga, Hamilton County, 6 miles 

east of Chattanooga, and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 428 sq mi.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1957. Prior to October 1937, published as 

Chickamauga Creek near Chickamauga.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of ,gage is 651.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 7, 1930, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--29 years, 690 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14.200 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 16.68 ft); minimum, 82 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 0.41 ft).

1928-57: Maximum discharge, 27,600 cfs Mar. 30, 1951 (gage height, 20.73 ft); minimum, 61 cfs Oct. 8, 1941; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 4, 1957.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of backwater from Tennessee River, which are 

fair. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 853: 1937. WSP 1386: 1932.

Rating table, water year 1956-57, except period of backwater from Tennessee

River (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per aecond)

(Shifting-control method usud Nov. 3-7, 10-16, Nov. 18 to Dec. 12,

Dec. 30 to Jan. 4)

0.45

1.0

2.0

4.0

8.0

185

468

1,140

2,790

10.0

12.0

14.0

15.8

4,000

5,720

8,650

13,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per secand, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

101

112

*110

163

126

112

117

104

110

112

101

104

115

98

106

107

110

104

107

106

124

152

240

T63

131

122

119

120

114

120

138

3,768

122

0.285

0.33

Nov.

*227 

224

146

124

122

114

168

249

212

152

127

119

110

107

106

216

205

163

136

127

122

126

120

119

112

110

110

107

107

107

4,294

143

0.334

0.37

Dec.

102 

104

*99

102

101

101

101

101

102

93

98

561

1,490

1,470

*1,070

577

423

345

294

260

294

486

1,380

2.100

1,110

660

506

423

366

315

*280

15,514

500

1.17

1.35

Jan.

254 

224

205

327

1,470

914

590

494

426

399

378

333

312

297

277

268

252

230

217

207

207

302

*1,330

708

740

1,020

928

1,140

2,320

*2,900

»4.550

24,199

781

1.82

2.10

Feb.

clO,500 

*el5.200

c7,500

05,500

c4,800

c3,500

c3,200

02,500

c2,000

cl.600

1,340

929

772

673

615

692

612

5J2

6£i2

900

670

574

513

478

«!2.

3.2KO

4,810

4,lf>0

-

76,974

2,749

6.42

6.139

Mar.

»2.450 

1,340

1,010

862

762

695

762

1,430

1,090

824

714

730

746

663

654

567

513

510

622

561

481

535

583

516

830

807

634

561

503

459

AOQ .4£3

23,843

769

1.80

2.07

Apr.

*515 

1,580

1,110

2,800

7,590

6,400

3,530

1,490

1,150

876

756

673

602

538

490

456

429

420

426

402

402

529

876

834

538

447

396

366

342

354

37,147

1,238

2.89

3.23

May

*526 

355

330

309

291

268

252

240

232

227

271

309

249

230

274

257

257

222

214

212

203

203

217

203

205

214

187

177

173

169

161

7,651

247

0.577

0.66

June

159 

157

*159

156

212

246

189

235

323

1.860

925

408

312

294

252

217

200

189

198

183

177

169

177

712

885

348

246

227

395

462

10,672

356

0.832

0.93

July

'357

249

222

198

183

167

165

156

150

146

141

139

138

138

141

141

244

1S9

146

138

127

124

122

120

*120

119

119

115

117

112

5,199

168

0.393

0.45

Aug.

115 

117

115

112

*114

112

106

106

104

99

102

101

102

106

101

99

109

114

131

115

101

98

99

98

96

93

96

91

91

90

8J3

3,221

104

0.243

0.28

Sept.

91 

94

*96

88

99

90

90

99

107

124

132

119

127

731

2.700

2,000

1,480

580

408

393

806

580

435

318

252

220

203

263

1,590

2,020

16,335

544

1.27

1.42

Calendar year 1956: Max 8,210 Min 93 Mean 606 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.28

Water year 1956-57: Max 13,200 Min 83 Mean 627 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.88

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 cfs). --Feb. 2 (4 to 5 a.m.) 14.200 cfs (16.68 ft): Acr.

8,010 cfs (13.66 ft) .

5 (8 p.m.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

c Backwater from Tennessee River.
180 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°05il2", long 85°16'43", on right bank at Meadow Lake Country Club golf 

course, half a mile downstream from South Chickamauga Creek, 3 miles downstream from 

6hickamauga Dam, 3? miles upstream from Walnut Street Bridge in Chattanooga, Hamilton 

County, and at mile 467.6.

Drainage area. 21,400 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1874 to October 1913, March 1915 to June 1930, and January 1936

 to September 1957 in reports of Geological Survey. April 1874 to September 1924 in

Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34. July 1930 to September 1P57 at site 38 miles 

downstream, published as Tennessee River at Hales Bar, near Chattanooga. Gage-height 

records collected in this vicinity since 1874 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 621.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Feb. 1, 1939, staff or chain gages or 

water-stage recorders at several sites from 7 miles upstream from Chattanooga to Hales 

Bar Dam 33 miles downstream at or within 0.2 ft of present datum; except staff gage at 

Bridgeport, Ala., 49.9 miles downstream at different datum Oct. 22, 1913, to Feb. 28, 

1915, and Oct. 1, 1918, to Jan. 5, 1921. Auxiliary gages at several sites parts of 

period since Feb. 28, 1915. Present auxiliary gage at site 2^ miles downstream from 

base gage.

Average discharge. 83 years (1874-1957), using records at Hales Bar July 1930 to December 

1935, 37,090 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 208,000 cfs Feb. 2; maximum gae-e height, 34.22

 ft Feb. 2; maximum gage height at Walnut Street, 32.24 ft Feb. 2; minimum daily discharge, 9,600 cfs July 7; minimum gage height, 11.46 ft Aug. 26.

1874-1957: Maximum discharge observed, 410,000 Mar. 1, 1875 (gage height, 53.8 ft, 

present datum, at Walnut Street), from rating curve extended above 250,000 cfs; minimum 

daily 1,200 cfs Nov. 1, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.0 ft Sept. 11-14, 1881, Sept. 19, 

1883 (before filling of Hales Bar pool).

Maximum stage known, 57.9 ft Mar. 11, 1867, present datum at Walnut Street (discharge, about 459,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Since 1936, flow regulated by increasing number'! of reservoirs 

above station (see p. 223).

Revisions (water years). WSP 353: 1874-1912. WSP 783: 1917. WSP 823: 1875(M). 

WSP 973: 1942.WST 1386: 1932-34 (station at Hales Bar near Chattaiooga).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26 

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

32,000

*32,000

28,500

27,800

25,600

30,000

30,5OO

29,700

28,700

28,500

27,300

27,500

26,100

21,100

26,800

30,700

20,400

26,000

21,300

22,600

16.900

26,000 

31,600

31,300

34, 500

35,300 

56.500

28,200 

28,000

30, 700

28,500

870,400

28,080

-

-

Nov.

25,600

29,600

31,400

23 3OO

2 7, '900

28,100

27,200 

28,900

29,800

37,100

30,400

31,50O

31,500

29,400

28,600

29,200

29,600

28,600

27,200

27,800

29,400

23,400 

33,500

33,300

32,500

32,800 

37,000

36,900 

58.900

36,200

916,600

30,550

-

-

Dec.

36,3OO

28,900

*27,400

27,400

23,8OO

22,700

25,500 

19.700

20,500

30,800

36,900

34,400

47,000

96,900

99.500

69,200

44, 100

28,000

25,100

22,500

26,600

34,900 

46,400

39,600

26,100

35,300 

43,800

44,000 

44, 600

39 200

41 ) 600

*1J.88.7

38,350

-

-

Jan.

44, 300

44, 700

44, 900

43,300

31.OOO

29,500

28,900 

34,900

38,400

37,100

31,800

31,100

28,200

27,800

35,400

41,700

43,300

38,700

33,900

29,700

21.800

28,400 

29,100

44,000

44, 400

30,000 

32,400

56,000 

111,000

123 000

138 ', 000

*1,376.7

44,410

-

-

Feb.

191,000

202,000

*199,000

192,000

192,000

183,000

177,000 

175,000

178,000

176,000

171,000

155,000

141,000

128,000

124,000

118,000

115,000

107,000

103,000

100,000

93,500

86,600 

83,400

68,400

59.000

63,100 

67,600

68,900

«,717.5

132,800

-

-

Mar.

67.100

63,200

57,300

56,600

52,100

46,000

37,700 

49,000

56,3OO

47,400

37,300

45, 700

48,300

47,100

46, 700

43,400

38,100

42,600

43,600

36,500

43,600

40,300 

30, 600

28,700

27,400

33,400 

33,000

32 , 800 

31,200

26 j 700

26.400

*1, 316.1

42,450

-

-

Apr.

22.000

*26,500

33,500

28,300

39,600

40,300

42 . 700 

40,800

42,500

40,500

34,800

33,600

33,400

37,400

38,300

30,100

31,500

33,100

36,700

28,000

26,000

30,400 

36,400

38,OOO

37,700

38,100 

35,100

31,300 

35,700

33 ' 900

*1,036.2

34,540

-

-

May

35, 6OO

35,100

34,700

32.6OO

56,400

34,900

33,600 

31,500

30,800

27,800

25,600

26,500

29,100

26,900

29,900

31,000

31,500

31,400

20,400

26,300

54,800

35,200 

33,000

27,900

24,600

14.800 

23,000

32,300 

30,100

27,000

28,100

922,400

29,750

-

-

June

26,9OO

21,500

33,500

32,700

36,100

36,500

57.900 

37,300

29,000

32,500

30,200

31,400

30,300

29,100

22,800

14. 700

24,900

30,900

29,900

28,900

28,400

19,400 

21,600

27,500

21,400

28,200 

35,200

31,600 

28,300

24 ' 800

861,400

28,710

-

-

Jvly

26,400

26,500

23,700

15,500

21,100

15, 700

9,600 

21,600

29,400

27,600

27,900

27,700

27,400

24,000

23,200

28,000

28,900

30,100

30,400

24,000

14,000

22,700 

27,000

52.000

29,900

30,400 

25,300

23,100 

24,900

26,800

27,900

7 72, 700

24,930

-

-

Aug.

*27,80O

28,500

27,500

26,200

27,800

23,800

23,600 

21,600

24,500

25,900

19,400

27,000

30,200

28,200

26,200

29,200

26,000

25,300

24,900

24,500

28,000

29,200 

30,000

23,600

14.600

21,700 

30,300

51.600 

31,000

31,200

29,200

818,700

26,410

-

-

Sept.

29,400

31,000

29,700

29,000

28,800

29,200

30,000 

29,400

29,100

29,900

30,200

30,000

30,900

28,700

28,500

37,100

42 . 700

41,400

42,200

41,500

29,800

22.400 

30,200

31,000

34, 900

30,000 

29,900

30,500 

51,500

31,500

950,400

31,680

-

-

Calendar year 1956: Max 158,000 Min 6,700 Mean 32,950 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.96

Water year 1956-57: Max 202,000 Min 9,600 Mean 40,400 Cfsra 1.89 In. 25.63

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Expressed in thousands.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 181

Chattanooga Creek near Flintstone, Ga.

Location.--Lat 34°58'20", long 85°19'40", on right bank 0.8 mile south of Georgia-Tennessee 

State line and 2.3 miles northeast of Flintstone, Walker County.

Drainage area. 50.6 sq mi.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 649.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 6 years (1951-57), 76.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,600 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 10.43 ft); mini- 

 mum, 3.6 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 2, 3, 4 (gage height, 0.75 ft).

1950-57: Maximum discharge, 6,140 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 12.90 ft, from

high-water mark in gage well); minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 8, 9, 1954; minimum gage height,

0.15 ft July 29, 1952.

Remarks. Records fair. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by bleachery above 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 12-17, 22-27, Jan. 5-1O, 

22-27, Jan. 29 to Feb. 1, Sept. 14-22, 29, 3o)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 23 Jan. 24 to Sept. 30

0.96

1.5

2.0

4.0

6.3

5.4

10

23

136

308

0.77

l.O

1.5

2.0

5.0

6.0

3.9

7.4

16

33

218

290

6.5 

7.0 

8.0 

8.5 

9.5

340

450

815

1,080

1,8OO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.5 

5.5

*5.4

6.6

7.5

6.5

6.5

6.0

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.0

5.9

6.0

6.2

6.2

6.5

6.5

6.6

6.8

7.8

11

11

9.7

9.2

9.5

9.2

9.2

9.2

10 9 ' 2

251.3

7.46

0.147

0.17

Nov.

*22 

17

14

14

15

12

27

65

50

22

18

16

14

15

15

22

52

24

20

17

17

18

18

16

16

15

14

15

15

15

576

19.2

O.579

O.42

Dec.

12 

12

*12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

82

160

275

»204

114

79

59

48

42

47

69

165

159

115

86

69

59

50

42

*57

2.O82

67.2

1.53

1.53

Jan.

32

27

25

45

219

155

1O6

84

74

71

65

60

56

50

46

44

57

55

29

27

27

41

»297

281

*240

222

223

*235

584

*615

 

5,154

166

3.28

3.79

Feb.

1.780 

905

576

486

555

505

559

486

550

259

203

164

137

117

103

115

95

88

119

140

125

no

97

87

87

611

425

350

_

9,210

329

6.50

6.77

Mar.

*262 

206

169

145

121

106

106

151

125

108

105

111

110

101

95

85

75

80

101

85

82

95

84

81

109

105

95

85

79

75

65

5,576

109

2.15

2.48

Apr.

*89 

175

151

878

1.250

522

287

251

195

160

157

118

102

88

78

71

64

62

57

51

65

79

116

149

122

100

85

72

61

52

5,621

187

5.70

4.15

May

*46 

42

59

55

50

27

24

25

22

25

56

25

22

2O

19

52

22

19

21

22

18

16

17

16

16

15

14

15

12

12

12

710

22.9

0.455

0.52

June

11 

11

no

9.8

16

13

13

12

57

540

121

71

48

33

25

21

19

24

18

17

15

14

25

58

55

32

25

55

115

1,305.8

45.5

0.860

0.96

July

*105 

66

46

52

24

20

17

15

14

15

12

12

11

11

10

14

11

11

11

11

9.7

8.8

8.4

8.2

7.9

7.4

7.1

6.9

6.8

6.8

6.6

550.6

17.8

0.552

0.4O

Aug.

*6.6 

6.5

6.1

6.5

6.8

6.O

5.8

5.5

5.4

5.0

5.O

5.0

4.8

5.4

6.0

5.5

5.0

5.6

5.8

5.4

5.2

5.0

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.0

165.1

5.26

0.104

O.12

Sept.

4.0 

5.9

*5.9

5.9

4.5

4.5

4.2

5.6

7.9

7.7

8.5

8.5

11

166

257

509

355

154

113

151

128

98

76

55

37

31

26

58

544

545

2,958.7

98.6

1.95

2.17

Calendar year 1956 : Max 1,87O Mln 5.4 Mean 76.7 Cfsm 1.52 In. 2O.64

Water year 1956-57 : Max 1,780 Mln 5.9 Mean 87.5 Cfsm 1.75 In. 25.46

Peak discharge (base. 8OO cfs). Feb. 1 (5 to 4 a.m.} 2.60O cfs (10.45 ft): Feb. 26 (1 to ? p.m.^

875 cfs (8.15 ft); Apr. 4 (7 to 8 p.m.) 1.94O cfs (9.65 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
182 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Tennessee River at Hales Bar, near Chattanooga, Term.

Location. Lat 35 C 01'43", long 85"32'48", in center pier of bridge on U. S. Highways 41, 

64, and 72, 1.4 miles downstream from Hales Bar Dam, 5^- miles southeast of Jasper, 

Marion County, 7 miles upstream from Sequatchie River, 34.5 miles downstream from 

Chattanooga, and at mile 429.7.

Drainage area. 21,800 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--July 1930 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 588.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Feb. 13, 1932, water-stage recorder 

on lower lock wall 1.4 miles upstream at datum 0.35 ft higher. Since Jan. 27, 1939, 

auxiliary water-stage recorder 22 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 27 years, 34,230 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 217,000 cfs Feb. 2 (computed on basis of records 

at Hales Bar Dam); maximum gage height, 29.55 ft Feb. 2; minimum daily discharge, 

10,200 cfs July 7; minimum gage height, 5.35 ft July 6.

1930-57: Maximum discharge, 241,000 cfs Dec. 31, 1932, Jan. 1, 1933, Mar. 30, 1936 

(gage height, 31.2 ft); minimum daily, 2,900 cfs Nov. 1, 15, 1953; minimum gage height, 

1.21 ft Oct. 27, 1931, site and datum then in use.

Maximum stage known, 44.6 ft in March 1867, present site and datum. A stage of 

37.4 ft occurred Mar. 8, 1917, present site and datum (discharge, 320,000 cfs, from 

rating curve extended above 225,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good. Since 1936, flow regulated by increasing numbers of reservoirs 

IFove station (see p. 223).

Revisions (water years). WSP 853: Drainage area. WSP 973: 1942. WSP 1386: 1932-34.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

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

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

31,700 

31,400

29,700

29,200

26,300

30,700

31,200

30,200

30,200

29,400

27,600

28,200

26,400

20,900

24,400

30,500

*20,100

*26,300

*19,700

21,100

15.800

25,300 

31,200

28,800

36,000

56.500

36,100

28,700

28,400 

30,400

29,700

872,100

28,130

-

"

Nov.

26,100 

30,200

31,500

25.500

28,000

28,000

27,500

29,500

30,000

37,500

32 , 000

32,000

32,000

 30,100

*29,000

*3 1,100

*30,400

*29,200

*27,900

*27,300

*29,100

24,000 

30,800

33,900

33,500

33,000

36,900

38,100

38.700 

37,200

928,000

30,930

-

-

Dec.

37,500 

29,100

28,500

28,300

25,900

23,700

25,000

21,600

20.500

31,300

35,500

37,300

47,200

93,400

101,000

70,000

45,000

28,500

25,500

21,500

25,500

33,500 

48,000

41,000

27,000

36,000

44,500

44,500

45,000 

39,500

41,500

*1,202.3

38,780

-

"

Jan.

45,000 

45 , 800

45,500

43,500

32,500

30,500

30,000

35,500

39,000

38,000

32,500

33,000

29,000

28,500

36,000

42,000

41,000

41,000

34,000

30,000

22.000

29,000 

31,500

46,000

46,000

32,000

34,000

58,000

116,000 

128,000

147,000

tl,421.8

45 , 860

-

"

Feb.

205,000 

216,000

"209,000

196,000

192,000

187,000

178,000

175,000

176,000

175,000

170,000

157,000

145,000

126,000

121,000

117,000

114,000

107,000

99,700

98,000

92,600

85,000 

81,400

70,000

61.100

65,600

71,200

72,500

*3, 763.1

134,400

-

-

Mar.

69.800 

64,000

58,200

58,700

54,300

48,000

39 , 100

49,000

57,900

48,400

40,800

44,300

48,600

47,000

47,300

44,600

40,200

42,300

44,000

38,700

42,900

42 , 100 

31,600

30,300

29,200

33,800

36,000

35,200

33,100 

28,900

28.700

*1,357

43,770

-

-

Apr.

22.800 

28,500

34,300

37,600

51 » 600

49,900

48,600

45,600

48,400

47 , 400

40,100

35,700

35,300

37,600

39,100

31,900

32,400

33,100

37,900

30,200

27,200

30,400 

35,300

38,300

39,100

37,900

34,800

32 , 700

35,700 

*35,000

a, H4.4

37,150

-

-

May

35,500 

34,600

33,600

31,600

34,000

34,200

33,200

31,000

29,100

26,900

25,000

24,000

30,000

27,500

30,500

32,000

32,500

32 , 000

21,000

29,000

35,500

36.000 

33,500

28,500

25,000

17.000

23,500

35,000

32,000 

28,000

29,000

930,200

30,010

-

"

June

27,200 

22,700

32,400

32,700

34,900

36,800

37,100

58,000

30,000

35,000

31,000

32,000

31,000

29,500

24,000

16.000

25,000

31,500

30,000

29,000

28,500

21,000 

22,000

28,000

22,000

29,000

33,500

33,000

29,000 

28,000

879,800

29,330

-

"

July

26,000 

25,000

21,900

14,000

18,600

16,700

10.200

19,000

26,800

26,300

27,800

27,500

27,100

25,200

23,200

26,400

26,900

29,800

30.900

23,100

17,000

21,100 

25,200

30,300

30,400

30,800

25,800

26,200

24,000 

27,200

*27,200

757,600

24,440

-

"

Aug.

27,900 

28,800

27,200

28,600

28,500

24,000

22,000

20,700

21,900

26,300

21,200

25,600

28,300

27,900

25,300

29,700

27,000

27,000

24,600

24,600

27,200

28,700 

28,800

25,200

16.900

19,700

29,300

51.500

30,500 

50,100

30,300

815,300

26,500

-

"

Sept.

50,900 

50,500

28,800

28,600

28,600

28,300

31,000

31,400

30,200

29,700

29,800

50,700

31,000

32,200

53 , 800

40,000

44.000

44,000

43,000

42 , 000

31,500

20.000 

50,000

51,000

54,000

30,500

30,500

31,000

34,000 

*34,500

975,500

32,520

-

Calendar year 1956 : Max 159,000 Mln 4,600 Mean 33,840 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.13

Water year 1956-57 : Max 216,000 Mln 10,200 Mean 41,140 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.62

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.

Mote. Mo gage-height record at base or auxiliary gages Nov. 3-13, Dec. 15-30, Jan. 3 to Feb. 2, 

May 11-31, June 8 to July 2, Sept. 16-30; discharge estimated on basis of records at Hales Bar Dam.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 183

Sequatohie River near Whitwell, Term.

Location.--Lat 35C 12'22", long 85°29'48", on right bank 15 ft downstream from highway

bridge, 1? miles east of Whitwell, Marion County, 3 miles upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 27, and 4^ miles downstream from Griffith Creek.

Drainage area. 384 sq mi.

Records available. December 1920 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 632.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Tennessee Valley Authority). Prior to 

Sept. 18, 1927, staff gage at same site at datum 0.03 ft higher. Sept. 18, 1927, to 

Oct. 31, 1929, staff gage and Nov. 1, 1929, to Sept. 30, 1930, wire-weight gage, at 

bridge 15 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 36 years (1921-57), 725 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,600 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 16.00 ft); minimum, 33 cfs Sept. 5-8 (gage height, 0.60 ft).

1920-57: Maximum discharge, 21,400 cfs Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 16.55 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Sept. 6-21, 27, 28, 1925.

Remarks. Records good, 

above station.

Prior to 1950, some diurnal fluctuation caused by small mills

Revisions (water years). WSP 603: 1922(M). WSP 758: 1929(M). WSP 823: D-ainage area. 

WSP 1033: 1943(M). WSP 1386: 1921-22, 1923-25(M), 1927-28(M), 1930(M), 1933(M).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 14-19, 29-3O)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 1

0.71

1.0

1.5

2.0

3.0

6.0

47

69

125

209

482

1,510

10.0 

1E.O 

13.0 

14.0 

14.5 

15.8

3,000 

4,120 

5,200 

7.22O 

9,OOO 

16,300

Feb. 2 to Sept. 3O

0.6O 33 2.O 2O9

1.0 63 3.0 482

1.5 120

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 3.O ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfant

In.

Oct.

*47

Tf 

50

397

409

315

191

140

112

99

89

83

77

74

69

67

65

63

63

62

62

69

69

64

66

74

69

66

64

64

69

3,255

105

0.273

0.32

Nov.

*79

85 

144

137

115

103

96

90

84

85

84

81

78

76

li

94

107

110

114

109

114

131

125

125

122

118

111

105

101

97

3,094

103

0.268

0.30

Dec.

92

88 

*86

84

81

79

78

76

75

72

13~6 71

3,540

14.000

*10,90O

6,63O

3,35O

1,790

1,230

921

938

1,680

2,22O

2.24O

1,770

1,370

1,O6O

904

796

697

626

57,68O

1,861

4.85

5.59

Jan.

568

5O8 

460

508

1,110

1,210

1,040

857

765

697

609

552

524

492

463

440

406

374

348

326

318

343

1,160

1,260

1,240

1,070

1,500

3,210

6,260

6.46O

7.540

42,418

1,368

3.56

4.11

Feb.

15.800

«15,3OO 

9, ISO

5,73O

3,930

3,170

3,610

3,940

4,17O

3,960

3,100

2,290

1,760

1,430

1,210

1,140

1,O3O

942

1,100

1,680

1,54O

1,290

1,O8O

945

881

2,300

3,160

2,750

-

__ _ _ _

98,418

3,515

9.15

9.53

Mar.

*2.110

1,696 

1,440

1,230

1,070

955

962

1,380

1,480

1,310

1,150

1,09O

1,040

962

884

799

728

694

687

639

598

602

598

572

592

605

588

559

530

501

472

28,517

92 O

2.40

2.76

Apr.

492

918 

949

2,140

4,74O

4,240

2,900

*3,06O

6.940

3,98O

2,290

1,650

1,300

1,060

911

8O6

724

666

619

572

54O

609

670

707

666

588

521

476

440

*466

46,640

1,555

4.05

4.52

May

495

437 

492

536

418

366

323

297

274

260

257

253

238

233

238

255

229

222

241

227

218

203

2O3

257

274

262

227

2O9

186

177

*186

8,693

280

0.729

0.84

June

169

150 

142

135

135

142

142

23O

222

248

334

346

302

236

198

177

159

149

138

130

123

122

117

12O

142

144

135

132

149

154

5,222

174

0.453

0.51

July

*167

175 

144

128

117

108

103

97

93

88

83

79

76

74

76

107

79

124

101

93

77

73

69

68

78

68

62

60

58

58

*57

2,840

91.6

0.239

0.28

Aug.

57

57 

53

54

57

52

48

46

45

44

44

47

44

42

43

44

52

65

50

49

47

46

45

44

44

43

41

39

38

37

36

1,453

46.9

0.122

0.14

Sept.

36

36 

*35

36

33.

33

33

34

44

86

55

89

111

211

615

418

643

546

383

265

213

180

205

209

233

190

159

147

326

*552

6,156

205

0.534

O.6O

Calendar year 1956: Max 14,OOO Min 47 Mean 874 Cfam 2.28 In. 31.01

Water year 1956-57: Max 15.8OO Min 33 Mean 834 Cfam 2.17 In. 29. 5O

Peak discharge (base, 5.5OO cfs). Dec. 14 (1 p.m.) 14.6OO ofs (15.54 ft): Feb. 1 (10:30 p.m.)

17.60O cfs (16. OO ft); Apr. 9 (8 a.m.) 7,91C cfs (14.22 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
184 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Paint Rock River near Woodville, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°37'27", long 86°18'23", in NWir sec. 10, T. 5 S., R. 3 E., on left bank 

20 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 72, 1,000 ft downstream from Southern 

Railway bridge, 2 miles west of Woodville, 4.1 miles (revised) upstream from Little 

Paint Creek, and at mile 26.6.

Drainage area. 320 sq mi.

Records available. December 1935 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 570.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Dec. 23, 1935, to Jan. 16, 1938, staff gage and Jan. 17, 1938, to July 24, 1940, 

water-stage recorder, at site 20 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 21 years (1936-57), 622 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,900 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 20.16 ft); minimum, 7.8 cfs Oct. 19, 20 (gage height, 0.35 ft); minimum gage height, 0.27 ft Sept. 7, 8.

1935-57: Maximum discharge, 31,300 cfs Dec. 28, 1942; maximum gag? height, 20.84 ft 

Jan. 5, 1949; minimum discharge, 1.3 cfs Oct. 21, 1954 (gage height, 0.28 ft).

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

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second]

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 5-9, 16, Nov. 28 to Dec. 4, Mar. 29 to 

Apr. 2, July 1, 2; rate of change In stage used as a factor Dec. 13-16, 

23, 24, Jan. 5-7, Jan. 28 to Feb. 10, Feb. 26-28, Apr. 4-7, 9-11)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

0.35

.5 

1.0

7.8

12

40

1.5 74

2.0 123

4.0 400

Note. Same as following 

table above 4.0 ft.

0.27 

.5

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

8.0

17

37

65

108

230

400

1,320

11.0

14.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

19.0

20.0

2,290

3,620

5,050

6,650

10,000

16,300

24,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

14

*14

12

12

12

11

11

10

9.7

9.4

8.8

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.8

8.5

8.1

8.1

7.8

7.8

8.8

9.0

9.7

11

11

14

14

14

if14

333.0

10.7

0.033

0.04

Nov.

*15

15

14

17

23

20

20

21

18

18

18

18

18

17

16

30

52

87

75

54

45

39

36

36

42

42

36

32

27 

*24

925

30.8

0.096

0.11

Dec.

23

21

20

19

18

18

17

17

16

16

15

282

2,340

6.210

5,840

3,060

1,260

481

335

277

390

1,090

2,330

2,290

1,240

734

536

422

353 

300

*261

30,231

975

3.05

3.51

Jan.

231

202

178

326

2,290

3,000

1,500

796

591

487

413

356

328

305

277

256

232

211

192

178

*167

TfT

420

887

672

703

935

2,590

4,400

5,970 

*6.540

35,604

1,149

3.59

4.14

Feb.

24.500

16,200

6,880

4,420

3,450

3,060

3,320

3,460

2,570

2,050

1,480

1,100

846

679

569

839

1,140

816

716

1,120

1,040

777

632

536

495

1,830

2,970

*1,860

-

89, 155

3,184

9.95

10.36

Mar.

1.200

954

766

641

558

495

497

971

1,050

793

676

743

1,050

887

734

619

525

479

473

447

396

408

475

461

643

935

734

604

522 

471

20,633

666

2.08

2.40

Apr.

*404

533

615

1,280

3,570

4.240

2,460

1,400

2,440

2,810

1,540

939

727

584

487

424

378

344

312

283

265

387

307

300

273

244

219

202

187 

177

28,241

941

2.94

3.28

May

*167

154

143

133

122

110

101

94

87

90

114

134

118

99

90

215

190

145

111

96

94

92

91

167

141

105

*90

79

15?

226

3,828

123

0.384

0.44

June

147

101

78

64

57

54

51

68

100

182

230" 619

a!50

alOO

a75

a65

a 60

a55

50

47

43

44

43

44

49

97

110

93

615 

551

4,042

135

0.422

0.47

July

*233

170

129

102

84

68

60

52

46

42

38

34

32

30

30

32

28

44

57

47

39

34

30

29

29

34

28

24

22 

21

I9.

1,667

53.8

0,168

0.19

Aug.

*19

18

17

17

19

17

20

18

21

21

19

17

16

15

16

18

18

16

5140-

31

27

23

20

18

16

15

14

13 

13

12.

615

19.8

0.062

0.07

Sept.

12

*12

12

12

12

12

11

T?

13

12

13

13

15

20

28

41

83

69

61

54

44

38

33

29

27

25

22

22

33 

60

850

28.3

0.088

0.10

Calendar year 1956: Max 17,700 Mln 7.8 Mean 659 Cfsm 2.06 In. 28.02

Water year 1956-57: Max 24,300 Mln 7.8 Mean 592 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.11

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 cfs). Dec. 14 (7 p.m.) 8.560 cfs (17.59 ft); Feb. 1(1 to 2 p.m.) 

25,900 cfs (20.16 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In sta^e, weather records, 

and records for stations on nearby streams.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 185

Flint River near Chase, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°49'08", long 86°28'52", in SWv sec. 36, T. 2 S., R. 1 E., on left bank 

250 ft downstream from Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway bridge, a quarter of 

a mile downstream from highway bridge, a third of a mile downstream from Brier Pork, 

and 5 miles northeast of Chase.

Drainage area. 342 sq mi.

Records available. May 1930 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 640.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 18, 1934, staff gage at railway bridge 250 ft upstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 515 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 25,900 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 19.7 ft); minimum, 65 cfs Aug. 8; minimum gage height, 0.96 ft Sept. 7.

1930-57: Maximum discharge, 42,000 cfs Jan. 21, 1954 (gage height, 25.00 ft); minimum, 44 cfs Sept. 20, 27, 30, 1931; minimum gage height, 0.82 ft Sept. 3, 27, 1954.

Flood in September 1929 reached a stage of 25.0 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

42,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good above 200 cfs and fair below, 

small mills above station.

Some diurnal fluctuation caused by 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 853: 1936(M).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

4.0

59

136

226

406

1,400

8.0

12.0

15.0

19.0

4,120

8,050

12,400

23,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

78 

 80

93

121

109

90

80

78

76

1±

76

76

78 

76

76

74

74

74

74

76

90

101

98

90

85

78

74

78

78

7ft fO

96

2,579

83.2

0.243

0.28

Nov.

*124 

106

88

80

80

83

101

96

98

93

88

85

83 

88

83

101

98

101

96

96

98

96

96

96

96

96

96

93

93

93

2,821

94.0

0.275

0.31

Dec.

93 

 88

90

90

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

712

"4^460

1,620

750

529

431

398

358

347

6O7

920

774

543

435

374

328

306

282 

272

20,963

676

1.98

2.28

Jan.

255 

239

226

622

1,860

822

6O7

483

419

390

347

321

310 

289

275

265

242

229

223

220

*226

258

6O7

501

444

479

2,360

3,400

4,400

3,620 

10,200

35,139

1,134

3.32

3.82

Feb.

22,000 

9,000

2,630

2,760

3,040

1,86O

1,740

1,370

1,800

1,340

1,020

822

726 

654

726

1,680

920

702

1,240

1,320

846

678

607

"556 556

1,860

1,260

*970

-

64,683

2,310

6.75

7.03

Mar.

822 

702

607

552

510

524

1,350

1.800

1,020

774

678

774

774 

630

547

479

440

427

466

435

398

448

457

440

774

607

492

435

390

362 

54J7

19,461

628

1.84

2.12

Apr.

*339 

343

444

394

1,430

1,240

678

524

1,820

3.190

1,070

726

584 

497

440

398

370

347

328

314

292

292

317

822

427

324

275

255

236

226

18,942

631

1.85

2.06

May

214 

208

211

208

190

178

172

166

166

169

*181

178

172 

160

211

2OO

160

151

181

217

178

264

328

214

184

303

481

 229

178

160 

148_

6,360

205

0.599

0.69

June

139 

130

127

124

127

127

2O2

351

283

285

223

172

151 

148

133

124

112

109

12T

242

142

121

115

162

422

169

139

386

618

272

5,977

199

0.582

0.65

July

*214 

154

169

154

139

130

118

115

112

101

98

*9J

9; 

9C

9f

124

llf

9f

8f

sr

sr

Aug.

72 

70

70

70

124

85

76

70

67

67

67

118

130 

1O6

90

101

93

187

133

*101

93

8C 90

8C 88

sr 85

7f 85

78 85

74 80

74 76

74 76

72 76 ri 76

3,26.? 2,807

10!? 90.5

O.3O7 O.265

0.3'- 0.31

Sept.

76 

76

76

76

76

74

74

76

88

88

93

101

176 

774.

226

320

187

148

130

136

145

130

124

118

106

101

101

115

169

205

4,385

146

O.427

0.48

Calendar year 1956 : Max 11,OOO Mln 74 Mean 502 Cfsm 1.47 In. 2O.OO

Water yearl956-57 : Max 22,000 Mln 67 Mean 513 Cfsm 1.5O In. 20.38

Peak discharge (base, 5.OOO cfs).-

cfs (9.9 ft)j Feb. 1 (6 a.m.) 25,900

-Dec. 13 (10 p.m.) 8,270 cfs (12.2 ft); Jan. 29 (4 a.m.) 5,9OO 

cfs (19.7 ft); Apr. 10 (4 a.m.) 5,340 cfs (9.3 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

493799 O -59 - 13
186 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Tennessee River at Whitesburg, Ala.

Location. Lat 34 C 34'27", long 86°32'42", in NE£ sec. 30, T. 5 S., R. 1 E., on right bank 

at Whitesburg, a quarter of a mile upstream from Aldridge Creek, a third of a mile upstream from Clement C. Clay Bridge on State Highway 38, 5j miles downstream from Flint 

River, 11 miles south of Huntsville, 15f miles downstream from Guntersville Dam, 

58? miles upstream from Wheeler Dam, and at mile 333.3.

Drainage area. 25,610 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1924 to September 1957. Prior to October 1936, published as 

"at Decatur." Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 1875 (fragmentary 

prior to April 1909) are contained in files of Corps of Engineers and in reports of 

U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 549.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Oct. 1, 1924, to Dec. 2, 1926, staff gage and Dec. 3, 1926, to Sept. 30, 1936, 

water-stage recorder, at site 28.3 miles downstream at datum 14.70 ft lower. Since 

Mar. 4, 1937, auxiliary water-stage recorder 28.3 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 32 years (1924-36, 1937-57), 42,010 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 293,000 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 23.93 ft); minimum daily, 1,100 cfs July 6; minimum gage height, 0.98 ft Dec. 20.

1924-36, 1937-57: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 2, 1957; minimum daily, 700 cfs 

Sept. 7, 1952, Nov. 1, 1953, Aug. 1, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 31.4 ft in March 1867 present site and datum, from high-water 

profile by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge below 20,000 cfs computed on basis of records for 

SunTersville Dam, adjusted for storage and inflow. Since 1936, flow regulated by increasing numbers of reservoirs above station (see p. 223).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1436: 1938-39, 1941-42.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

30,600 

29,100

30,100

29,000

32,100

28,700

22,700

27,900

26,000

28,900

27,000

23,000

24,500

22,000

21,000

a23,000

a25,000

a24,000

20,000

21,000

12.000

34,300

26,400

42.100

41,400

39,800

33,700

20,900

29,000

26,200

24,000

845,400

27,270

-

-

Nov.

*25.400 

27,700

40,100

27,000

30,100

29,000

29,000

31,300

33,100

42.700

36,000

30,800

31,000

30,700

28,600

29,000

36,500

28,900

28,900

27,200

29,200

35,900

35,300

35,400

37,100

38,600

37,400

32,600

36,400

37,400

978,300

32 , 610

-

-

Dec.

41,200 

29,700

28,200

28,800

26,100

26,000

34,200

23,500

27,300

35,100

32,600

36,700

60,400

96,200

121.000

117,000

91,200

69,700

41,200

22,200

30,600

35,900

58,000

68,400

54,300

48,300

47,700

49,900

52 , 100

46,600

47 , 900

*1,528

49,290

-

-

Jan.

49,600 

46,200

41,900

43,000

54,600

56,200

*56,500

42,200

35,800

46,100

42,500

37,300

41,200

43,000

41,400

a40,000

a39,000

44,400

42 , 000

33 , 100

25.500

35,400

46,300

50,200

49,800

39,800

43,000

64 , 900

111,000

152,000

 177 i 000

1 1,670. 9

53,900

-

-

Feb.

242,000 

288.000

285,000

«278, 000

274,000

267,000

258,000

251,000

238,000

230,000

222,000

213,000

194,000

173,000

157,000

145,000

136,000

130,000

121,000

119,000

109,000

99,500

95,300

87,300

80,700

76,100

91,500

92,400

_

*4,952.8

176,900

-

-

Mar.

88.800 

80,500

79,000

74,100

62 , 800

52,700

51,800

57,200

58,200

60,400

58,800

55,300

54,700

52,200

51,600

50,800

49,400

51,200

52,600

47,100

45,900

45,400

37,900

33,500

40,200

43,600

46,600

41,900

35,900

33,000

28.800

*1,621.9

52,320

-

-

Apr.

21.000 

*27,600

38,000

33,400

62,200

74,600

72,400

75.100

72,200

62,600

59,500

58,300

57,800

52,600

45,700

29,900

35,900

42,200

42,500

38,200

29,100

25,900

35,900

43,400

46,200

47,100

44,300

43,200

45,500

43 , 500

tt.,404.8

46,830

-

-

May

31,800 

29,600

a36,000

a34,000

a34,000

a33,000

aso.000

a26,000

a25,000

a34,000

a32,000

ais.ooo

a33,000

a39,000

32 , 100

37,600

33,000

32,200

22,500

28,500

40,800

37,800

31,900

25,200

26,100

24,500

26,900

40 . 900

30,700

23,400

29,400

958,800

30,930

-

-

June

30,600 

21,900

37,600

29,500

*40,600

41,500

40,600

40,100

34,700

35,600

40,700

42,500

36,800

42 , 600

23,000

21,300

31,100

41,900

43,000

38,900

40,400

9,000

1.500

24,100

34,200

41,500

45 . 100

44,800

21,300

8,600

984 , 800

32,830

-

-

July

33,100 

37,400

28,000

25,600

34,900

1.100

1,400

23,500

35 , 800

32,200

33,000

32,000

16,000

11,000

31,600

37,300

42.500

33,800

7,500

15,000

14,000

55,000

58,600

40,800

55,500

51,600

8,800

11,000

30,700

39,500

31,400

827,200

26,630

-

-

Aug.

52,800 

 57,000

9,200

9,800

32 , 700

50 , 900

30,700

24,000

29,600

11,000

3,600

54,700

56,900

54,700

53,400

26,800

8,200

8,900

58.000

57,100

37,800

35,400

55,400

12,000

1.600

55,700

23,900

55,700

36,300

55,400

17,000

814,200

26,260

-

-

Sept.

15,000 

20,700

53,700

55,100

34,800

54,100

15.000

15,000

50,700

32,700

34,100

34,000

54,300

28,100

32,200

42 , 800

51.800

51,400

51,600

34,500

21,800

17,000

55,700

55,500

33,600

55,000

55,200

27,400

51,400

55,600

959,600

51,990

-

-

Calendar year 1956 : Max 226,000 Mln 1,300 Mean 40,070 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.30

Water year 1956-57 : Max 288,000 Mln 1,100 Mean 48,070 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.48

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records at Quntersvllle Dam.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 187

Flint Creek near Falkville, Ala.

Location.--Lat 34°22'23", long 86°56'01", In SWir sec. 2, T. 8 S., R. 4 W., near left bank 

on downstream side of highway bridge, 1.2 miles downstream from Robinson Creek, 

1.5 miles west of Palkville, and 2.8 miles upstream from Cedar Creek.

Drainage area.--86.3 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1952 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 580 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 106 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,070 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 13.3 ft); no 

flow Oct. 7-22, Sept. 3-8.

1952-57: Maximum discharge, 6,100 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 14.60 ft); no 

flow for many days each year.

Remarks. Records fair except those above 1,500 cfs, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 13 to Dec. 11, Feb. 13-15, 

Feb. 17 to Apr. 3, July 25 to Aug. 4)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.6

2.5 

3.5

14

24

54

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

10.5

11.0

12.0

99

183

255

361

550

795

970

1,280

2,230

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

0

25

3.5

4.5

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

10.5

11.0

12.0

13.0

99

183

2f5

361

645

SfO

1,340

2,7rO

4,530

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

a0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.6

J^O

.6

.4

.3

.3

*.l

.1

.2

4.2

0.14

0.0016

0.002

Nov.

0.2

.2

.2

.4

.4

.3

.6

.9

2.1

1.6

1.1

.8

.6

.5

.3

2.7

3.2

3.3

2.3

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.2

.9

.8

36.6

1.22

0.014

0.02

Dec.

0.8

*.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

79

428

745

294

114

72

54

44

39

69

245

766

747

304

171

129

106

89

69 

59

4,632.7

149

1.73

2.00

Jan.

52

45

39

160

901

688

291

197

165

138

106

94

86

76

69

63

a54

a50

a48

a46

a45

*50

72

57

163

225

*218

272

646

1,020 

1.730

7,866

254

2.94

3.39

Feb.

4.890

*3,120

1,240

705

*571

459

571

1,050

627

487

301

218

190

165

147

239

165

141

171

159

132

122

109

104

112

183

150

138

-

16,666

595

6.89

7.18

Mar.

*135

114

109

106

99

106

124

183

159

147

135

204

183

165

150

124

114

112

119

99

86

106

102

106

197

150

126

114

104 

94

84

3,956

128

1.48

1.70

Apr.

120

*212

132

846

*1.140

564

312

225

272

171

141

116

99

84

72

63

57

57

52

46

44

40

36

34

30

26

24

 53 23

34

5,095

170

1.97

2.20

May

24

21

21

21

18

16

15

14

13

*13

35

26

19

17

16

16

14

11

18

20

14

11

9.0

9.2

8.5

8.0

8.5

7.1

5.9 

5 2

ill

458.5

14.8

0.171

0.20

June

3.6

2.9

2.5

2.3

*2.1

2.0

8.2

47

30

25

16

11

7.6

5.9

4.2

3.3

2.5

3.7

20

3.6

2.4

1.8

1.5

16

63

18

9.8

29

al!2 

36

492.9

16.4

0.190

0.21

July

a!04

*74

42

30

23

18

14

11

8.7

6.6

5.2

3.8

3.1

3.3

6.3

36

22

13

8.7

6.4

4.6

3.2

2.4

34

43

18

12

9.0

7.1 

5.6

4.7

582.7

18.8

0.218

0.25

Aug.

4.6

3.8

3.2

2.9

*4Q

14

5.3

2.7

1.7

1.2

.8

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

15

24

9.2

4.1

2.2

1.4

1.0

.8

.5

.4

.3

.2 

.2

.2

142.1

4.58

0.053

0.06

Sept.

0.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0*.l

.1

.2

1.1

24

287

94

28

23

18

23

92

104

52

21

24

20

16

14

19

67 

63

990.8

33.0

0.382

0.43

Calendar year 1956: Max i 700 Hln 0 Mean 98.9 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.61

Water year 1956-57 : Max 4,890 Mln 0 Mean 112 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.64

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Feb. 1 (6 a.m.) 5,070 cfs (13.3 ft); Apr. 4 (9:30 a.m.) 2,100 

cfs (11.6 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of normal recession and knowledge of the 

stream.
188 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

West Fork Flint Creek near Oakvllle, Ala.

Location. --La t 34°28'35", long 87°08'30", in SW^ sec. 35, T. 6 S., R. 6 W., on left bank

at upstream side of bridge on county highway, 0.9 mile east of Five Points, 0.9 mile

upstream from Shoal Creek, I;- miles downstream from McDaniel Branch, and 2% miles

northeast of Oakville. 

Drainage area. 87.6 sq mi.

Records available . --August 1952 to September 1957 (discontinued). 

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 576.59 ft above mean sea level, 

-^929.

Average discharge . 5 years, 105 cfs. 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 4,210 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 21.3 ft); no flow

Oct. 17-19.

1952-57: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 1, 1957; no flow for many days in most

years . Revisions . The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised,

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply

papers indicated.

datum of

WSP

1336 

1386 

1436

Water 

year

1954 

1955 

1956

Date

Jan. 22, 

Mar. 22, 

Feb . 4 ,

1954 

1955 

1956

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,540 

3,760 

3,160

Gage height 

(feet)

19.75 

20.28 

18.9

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs and those for period of no gage-height

record, which are fair.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods 

in water years 1954-55, superseding those published in WSP 1336 and 13P6, are given 

herewith:

Jan. 22, 1954........... 3,120

Jan. 23, 1954........... 2,43O

Mar. 22, 1955........... 3,280

Month

January 1954 ................

Calendar year 1955........

C fa-days

_

-

Maximum

3,280

Minimum

O

Mean

95.2

Per square 

mile

1.09

Runoff In 

Inches

14.76

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second)

0.0 O

.1 .2

.2 .5

0.3 

.4

.5

1.2 

2.7 

4.7

0.7 

1.0 

1.5

3.0

6.0

11.0

278

538

1,090

16.0

21.0

2,120

4,080

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

*0.3

.5

1.0

1.3

1.6

.9

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4 

.3

.2

0

0

o

.2

49

37

15

10

6.7

5.1

4.4

3.7

*3.3

3.3 

3 9

151.9

4.90

0.056

0.06

Nov.

7.2

7.6

5.9

5.1

4.7

4.4

17

40

T9

15

13

12

10

9.0

8.0

28

34

21

17

16

16

20

18

17

16

14

14

12

12

11

443.9

14.8

0.169

0.19

Dec .

10

*9.5

8.5

8.0

7.6

7.2

6.7

6.3

5.9

5.5

5.5

287

*1,300

1.700 

1,160

478

238

187

151

133

126

193

447

348

226

180

148

131

115

100

91

7,819.7

252

2.88

3.32

Jan.

82

71

66

223

610

431

267

194

163

145

120

106

99

90 

82

76

66

60

56

55

56

*74

97

74

273

289

310

*400

1,020

1,140 

1.850

8,645

279

3.18

3.67

Feb.

5.850

*3,280

1,690

725

455

366

391

357

289

250

207

173

154

*138 

133

226

156

131

328

320

214

173

148

134

141

200

180

163

14,972

535

6.11

6.36

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,700 Min 0

Mar.

*148

131

122

115

106

136

320

391

278

220

187

238

200

166 

147

126

113

110

115

99

92

119

106

140

320

207

162

134

119

108

99

5,074

164

1.87

2.15

Apr.

116

137

*105

461

55 B

272

187

291

431

232

180

148

126

106 

93

86

80

79

71

64

61

73

60

53

47

40

38

36

37

33.

4,281

143

1.63

1.82

May

30

28

33

32

25

22

20

19

18

*18

21

19

16

14

14

12

10

9.5

49

44

23

18

18

14

14

20

21

16

12

10

9 ' 5

629.0

20.3

0.232

0.27

June

7.6

6.7

5.9

3T~ 5.9

*27

~38 140

122

87

46

35

27

22 

19

16

14

13

22

13

11

9.0

8.0

8.5

10

9.0

10

14

36

39

852.6

28.4

0.324

0.36

July

*206

202

74

48

35

25

20

16

14

11

8.5

7.2

5.5

4.7 

lii

9.0

206

26

66

24

16

13

12

87

24

16

13

12

10

8 - 5

7.2

1,231.0

39.7

0.453

0.52

Aug.

5.9

4.4

3.9

3.3

*3.0

2.5

2.4

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1 

.9

.*!

572

58

39

11

5.9

3.9

3.2

2.7

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.2

1.0

.9

 8

176.0

5.68

0.065

0.07

Sept.

aO.7

a. 6

a. 6

a. 5

a. 5

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

*a20

15

6.3

13

476

797 

366

220

116

S6

115

157

278

238

124

90

73

59

53

73

187

158

3,724.4

124

1.42

1.58

Mean 128 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.83

Water year 1956-57: Max 3,850 Min 0 Mean 132 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.37

reaK aiscnarge toase. z.uuu crsj. yso. i (u p.m.; 4,ziu cis ^i.o it/.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on nearby streams.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Elk River near Pelham, Term.

189

Location. Lat 35°17'48", long 85°52'12", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 41, 1.1 miles southeast of Pelham, Grundy County, and 1.8 miles upstream 

from Caldwell Creek.

Drainage area. 65.6 sq mi.

Records available. November 1951 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 981.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 5 years (1952-57), 125 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,950 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 12.02 ft); minimum daily, 1.3 cfs Dec. 6-11; minimum gage height, 1.78 ft Sept. 1, 2.

1951-57: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 1, 1957; minimum, 1.0 cfs Se->t. 27, 28, 

1954; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 1,2, 1957.

Remarks. Records good above 5 cfs and fair below.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-10, 14-16, Nov. 5-17, 20, 

Dec. 7-12, Aug. 23 to Sept. 13)

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3 

2.6

1.3 

2.3 

4.0 

6.7

3.5

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.7

92

745

1,020

1,840

4,380

O . VJ "±U

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.1

2.1

3.0

5.1

3.0

2.1

2.0

1.9

*1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

 1.8

lil.

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.1

2.3

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.1

63.4

2.05

0.051

0.04

Nov.

*2.5

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.6

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.5

2.3

 2.3

2.2

3.2

2.8

2.3

2.1

2.8

2.5

2.2

*1.9

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1 5 * 

67.1

2.24

0.034

0.04

Dec.

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

 1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

42

1,420

1.560

644

271

162

109

88

70

70

142

309

328

218

155

119

95

79

64

57

6,017.1

194

2.96

3.41

Jan.

49

39

34

118

538

359

230

170

135

114

91

79

73

64

58

57

48

39

34

32

*35

50

211

226

192

192

299

1,760

1,690

*1,200

2.520

10,736

346

5.27

6.09

Feb.

 4.500

2,160

816

609

681

564

820

735

707

532

394

279

216

174

156

213

181

156

202

253

212

173

141

123

120

286

278

250

_

15,731

562

8.57

8.92

Mar.

227

190

163

138

123

116

220

366

283

219

185

198

*204

176

149

125

110

101

104

92

80

90

99

89

124

132

120

107

95

86

78

4,589

148

2.26

2.60

Apr.

85

183

156

542

864

525

306

2.150

1,410

*578

330

232

181

149

125

109

95

84

78

70

67

98

108

356

213

148

110

89

75

78

9,594

320

4.88

5.44

May

68

58

80

69

53

43

36

32

*29

27

33

36

27

29

105

94

69

51

52

110

91

104

253

174

114

88

120

88

66

273

128

2,600

83.9

1.28

1.47

June

80

60

42

37

32

28

33

47

60

 IBS

109

69

45

32

27

21

18

19

16

14

12

12

11

11

23

21

15

15

40

37

1,171

39.0

0.595

0.66

July

32

24

19

16

14

11

9.5

7.9

6.4

5.9

5.1

4.5

4.3

4.0

4.5

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.0

3.8

3.7

 3.5

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.C

2.E

2.6

227. f

7.35

0.11?

0.1?

Aug.

2.3

2.2

2.1

3.0

3.3

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

2.2

2.6

3.8

3.3

3.3

4.5

3.8

3.2

3.0

2.6

 2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9 *T7T

1.7

77.0

2.48

0.038

0.04

Sept.

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

T7f

2.3

2.8

3.3

5.1

11

22

155

80

 102

47

26

18

13

9.5

6.2

5.6

5.1

3.8

2.8

2.6

3JO

34

571.2

19.0

0.290

0.32

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,090 Min 1.3 Mean 128 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.58

Water year 1956-57: Max 4,500 Min 1.5 Mean 141 Cfsm 2.15 In. 29.16

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 cfs).-

2,940 cfs (10.83 ft); Feb. 1 (1 a.m.

-Dec. 13 (8:30 p.m.) 2,640 cfs (10.63 ft); Jan. 28 (5 P.m.) 

1 4,950 cfs (12.02 ft); Apr. 5 (12:30 a.m.) 1,000 cfs (8.95 ft);

Apr. 8 (2:30 p.m.) 4,400 cfs (11.71 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
190 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Bradley Creek near Prairie Plains, Term.

Location. Lat 35°21'21", long 85°58'45", on left bank 165 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 1.1 miles northwest of Prairie Plains, Coffee County, and 3.6 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 41.3 sq mi.

Records-available. November 1951 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 968.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 5 years (1952-57), 64.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,550 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 11.58 ft), from 

rating curve extended as explained below; minimum, 3.3 cfs Dec. 4, 5, 6; minimum gage 

height, 1.18 ft Sept. 5-11.

1951-57: Maximum discharge, 4,050 cfs Mar. 22, 1955 (gage height, 11.95 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs on basis of slope-conveyance study; minimum, 

3.2 cfs Nov. 23, 24, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.01 ft Nov. 17, 18, 1952.

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

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1386: 1952, 1954(M).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31

1.23 3.3 1.5 13

1.3 3.8 1.7 31

1.4 6.8

Note. Same as following 

table above 1.7 ft.

Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

1.18

1.3

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

4.4

7.5

11

31

61

3.0 166

5.0 462

7.0 820

9.0 1,480

10.7 2,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.0

6.0

6.0

13

9.2

8.2

7.7

7.2

*6.8

6.0

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.0

5.0

*4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.0

TT2

175.9

5.67

0.137

0.16

Nov.

4.0

470

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.5

*3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

*3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

374

108.5

3.62

0.088

0.10

Dec.

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.3

373

*3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

56

778

353

183

112

87

74

63

56

53

143

201

136

101

83

73

66

58

51 

46

2,810.2

90.7

2.20

2.53

Jan.

41

38

35

61

115

74

64

57

53

50

45

43

41

37

36

35

32

29

27

26.

*30

38

105

68

68

66

280

*1,350

698

»548

*i -*., 7?n 1 C.\J

5,910

191

4.62

5.32

Feb.

2,500

865

384

433

368

382

371

321

300

250

170

140

110

95

85

110

100

85

105

125

110

95

85

80

25.

145

140

125

8,154

291

7.05

7.34

Mar.

120

100

90

85

80

75

115

180

140

110

95

100

*99

87

78

71

67

65

68

59

56

61

57

53

71

61

54

49

46

43

40

2,475

79.8

1.93

2.23

Apr.

44

59

47

141

116

76

62

230

148

*103

85

74

66

58

50

47

43

41

38

34

33

36

36

37

31

28

26

25

37

30

1,881

62.7

1.52

1.69

May

26

23

22

21

20

19

19

19

*19

19

20

20

19

21

21

19

19

24" 18

22

20

60

46

27

22

49

40

28

37

3 9

806

26.0

0.630

0.73

June

25

22

21

20

20

29

22

24

22

*22

21

21

20

27

20

19

19

17

17

16.

16

16

29

22

20

19

19

18

19

17

619

20.6

0.499

0.56

July

16

16

14

14

14

13

12

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

10

9.6

9.2

9.2

8.9

8.6

8.2

8.2

*8.2

.8

_JL

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

315.4

10.2

0.247

0.23

Aug.

7.5

7.1

7.1

8.6

9^1

7.5

7.1

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.1

7.1

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

*5.6

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.0

4. 8

. a

4.0

194.6

6.28

0.152

0.18

Sept.

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

5.0

38

3T

15

13

*12

12

11

11

11

10

9.6

9.2

8.9

8.9

8.6

7.8

8.6

9.2

289.0

9.63

0.233

0.26

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,580 Min 3.3 Mean 69.4 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.89

Water year 1956-57: Max 2,500 Mln 3.3 Mean 65.0 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.38

Peak discharge (base. 600 efs). Dec. 13 (11 a.m.) 1,220 ofs (8.29 ft); Jan. 28 (ll a.m.) 2,050 efs 

(10.20 ft); Jan. 31 (12 p.m.) 3,550 cfs (11.58 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 9 to Mar. 12; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in 

stage, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 191

Elk River at Estill Springs, Tenn.

Location. Lab 35°15'30", long 86°07'17", in center of stream on downstream side of pier 

of old bridge, 250 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 41A, 400 ft downstream 

from Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway bridge, three-quarters of a mile 

southeast of Estill Springs, Franklin County, 1.0 mile upstream from Taylor Creek, and 

1.4 miles upstream from Rock Creek.

Drainage area.--282 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1920 to September 1957 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 859.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1926, staff gage at site 100 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--36 years (1921-57), 476 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,500 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 16.50 ft); minimum, 22 cfs Nov. 29 to Dec. 7 (gage height, 1.25 ft).

1920-57: Maximum discharge, 22,900 cfs Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height, 20.2 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs; minimum, 10 cfs Oct. 9, 10, 1925; minimum 

daily, 11 cfs Oct. 10, 1925; minimum gage height, 0.4 ft for several days in September, 

October, November 1924, October 1925.

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

Prior to August 1949, diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant upstream. Flow regulated by Woods Reservoir since 1952 (see p. 227).

Revisions (water years). WSP 603: 1922(M). WSP 803: 1929(M), 1934-35.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 3-22)

1.8 

2.2

93

198

3.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

14.7

495

1,610

3,000

5,480

10,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

41

41

256

450

265

168

135

61

*59

59

59

59

59

59

69

108

138

154

154

174

251

290

168

97

59

57

42

37

37

35

43

3,684

119

Nov.

97

55

37

36

36

37

37

37

34

30

30

28

28

*28

27

28

27

27

27

26

28

49

55

36

32

28

25

23

22" 22

1,032

34.4

Calendar year 1956:

Water year 1956-57:

Dec.

2222"

22

22

22

*22

23

25

31

44

60

520

3,410

*5.520

2,680

1,130

290

227

244

464

426

428

950

645

725

598

442

363

262

251

251

18,141

585

Jan.

251

204

148

462

1,180

1,180

1,350

813

176

65

86

374

328

540

775

770

718

69

194

621

*621

665

760

755

760

695

715

3,370

4,900

*4,780

5,_260

33,585

1,083

Feb.

*10,400

8,490

7,110

4,770

2,740

2,680

2,690

3,320

3,740

2,500

1,700

1,190

928

818

608

830

956

950

1,060

1,140

830

567

680

710

567

720

967

1,100

_

64,761

2,313

Mar.

1,030

770

740

576

495

490

630

1,040

1,160

1,160

830

635

626

*626

621

621

513

442

582

1,030

382

382

370

464

613

422

450

508

526

715

BUo

20,257

653

Apr.

824

824

830

972

al , 000

al,600

al , 500

al,000

a4,800

*a4,200

1,020

640

464

459

442

430

780

a900

a400

a!50

alOO

a!20

alOO

a200

a!50

a!20

alOO

a90

a90

a90

24,395

813

May

a85

a8o

*79

77

72

77

126

67

65

65

64

62

61

62

62

61

61

67

69

65

79

262

775

923

796

680

399

75

100

352

672

6,540

211

June

237

234

186

111

108

160

149

74

248

*468

376

120

135

189

198

195

189

189

189

135

75

75

104

293

265

108

82

172

105

88

5,257

175

July

9]

91

8P

88

89

140

183

168

154

143

111

69

68

68

68

72

68

68

68

65

52

60

55

*5<:

53

49

38

38

38

37 

3*5

2,480

80.0

Aug.

36

35

33

38

38

38

36

33

32

32

31

31

31

29

29

29

31

32

36

36

47

97

*201

183

171

151

130

118

106

113

125

2,108

68.0

Sept.

115

106

95

88

84

125

234

237

220

201

168

138

356

500

500

500

418

300

300

300

300

276

130

61

36

32

31

30

60

BB

6,029

201

Observed Adjustedt

tax 4,940 Min 22 Mean 441 Mean 456 Cfsm 1.62 In. 22. Oo

tax 10,400 Min 22 Mean 516 Mean 511 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.59

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Adjusted for change in contents in Woods Reservoir.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Woods Reservoir, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
192 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

West Fork Mulberry Creek at Mulberry, Tenn.

Location. --La t 35°12'34", long 86°27'46", near right bank on downstream side of old bridge, 

1,000 ft downstream from State Highway 50, 0.2 mile southwest of Mulberry, Lincoln 

County, and 1.7 miles upstream from confluence with East Fork.

Drainage area. 41.2 sq mi.

Records available^ December 1953 to September 1957.

~~Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 687.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,780 cfs Sept. 15 (gage height, 11.71 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1, 2, Aug. 3 to Sept. 12.

1953-57: Maximum discharge , 8,140 cfs (revised) Dec. 4, 1955 (gage height, 13.28 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 5,600 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination 

at gage height 14.8 ft; no flow at times each year.

Revisions . The figures of maximum discharge for some water years hrve been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated .

WSP

1336 

1386 

1436

Water 

year

1954 

1955 

1956

Date

Apr. 16, 

Mar. 21, 

Dec . 4 ,

1954 

1955 

1955

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,400 

7,790 

8,140

Gage height 

(feet)

12.57 

13.15 

13.28

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

Revlsio'ns. The supplemental peak discharge for the water year 1956 has been revised as 

shown below, superseding figure published in WSP 1436.

Revised peak discharge.--1955-56: Apr. 4 (2:30 a.m.) 6,360 cfs (12.55 ft).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 21 to Dec. 12)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5

0

.09

.3

1.8

4.8

13

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.5 

5.0 

9.2

33

51

129

337

816

2,470

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to Septemter 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

.04

2.8

1.8

1.8

.3

.2

.1

.09

*.07

.06

.05 

.05

.06

.06

.06

.03

.03

.03

.1

2.1

4.2

3.6

3.0

2.4

1.8

1.2

1.0

1.0

4. 8

32.83

1.06

0.026

0.03

Nov.

7.1

3.3

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 1.0

1.0

.8

.8

1.0

i'.O

1.2

1.4

1.8

1.2

1.2

2.1

4.5

3.0

1.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

47.6

1.59

0.039

0.04

Dec.

1.0

1.2

.8

.8

1.0

*1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

348

ag.OOO 

a700

154

73

43

30

22

20

37

158

346

1.33

71

46

35

28

23

15

4,310.4

139

3.37

3.89

Jan.

13

11

*9.9

375

225

115

71

49

39

31

23

21

19 

17

16

14

12

11

9.9

9.5

15

126

212

95

100

87

785

2,000

651

400

*2.450

8,012.3

258

6.26

7.23

Feb.

2,250

735

248

542

298

334

256

187

156

147

107

80

66 

53

1Z5

142

88

70

418

216

138

93

67

55

207

303

170

129

-

7,700

275

6.67

6.95

Mar.

98

76

63

*52

48

47

361

T98

142

104

80

124

87 

69

59

48

45

43

40

33

34

39

35

52

82

62

50

43

39

35 

32

2,320

74.8

 1.82

2.09

Apr.

39

32

31

*578

194

115

79

636

TaT

122

87

64

49

40

35

31

28

25

23

21

532

200

221

140

70

46

35

30

42

24

3,750

125

3.03

3.39

May

20

*18

16

13

11

10

9.0

8.2

7.8

e.e

8.6

7.5

6.7 

5.6

5.6

4.8

4.2

4.2

4.8

5.6

4.5

17

13

6.7

5.2

12

11

6.3

4.8

3 s.'s . 9

266.9

8.61

0.209

0.24

June

3.0

2.4

2.1

*1.8

2.1

39

14

5.9

9.6

12

13

7.5

5.6 

3.6

2.7

2.1

1.4

1.0

.7

170

1.4

.7

.7

1.0

1.8

.8

.7

4.5

5.6

2.7

150.4

5.01

0.122

0.14

July

1.4

.8

.7

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.09

.07 

.07

.06

.4

.2

*.8

.6

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.08

.06

.05

.04

.03

X>2

9.37

0.3C2

0.0073

O.OC8

Aug.

0.02

.01

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

0.03

0.001

0.000024

0.00003

Sept.

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

392

75

1.100

243

101

46

28

25

27

97

a80

a50

a35

a25

a20

a35

a50

a30

2,459

82.0

1.99

2.22

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,000 Min 0 Mean 73.2 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.20

Water year 1956-57: Max 2,450 Min 0 Mean 79.6 Cfsm 1.93 In. 26.23

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 efs).--Dee. 13 (time and discharge unknown); Jan. 28 (5 a.m.) 3,750 cfs 

(10.93 ft); Jan. 31 (6 p.m.) 4,540 cfs (11.55 ft); Apr. 21 (9 p.m.) 4,420 cfs (ll.47 ft); Sept. 15 

(8 p.m.) 4,780 cfs (11.71 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and reccrds for stations 

on nearby streams.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 193

Elk River above Fayetteville, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°08 I 04", long 86°32'23", on right bank 100 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, if miles southeast of Fayetteville, Lincoln County, 4 miles upstream from 

Norris Creek, and at mile 93.9.

Drainage area. 827 sq mi.

Records available. August 1934 to September 1957.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 650.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge.--23 years, 1,375 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 33,700 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 26.54 ft); minimum, 134 cfs Aug. 23 (gage height, 1.51 ft); minimum gage height, 1.38 ft Dec. 7, 8, 

9, 10, 11.

1934-57: Maximum discharge, 35,500 cfs Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 27.14 ft); minimum, 111 cfs Sept. 17, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.02 ft Oct. 27, 1941.

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

which are fair. Prior to August 1949, diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by 

powerplants upstream. Flow regulated by Woods Reservoir since 1952 (see p. 227).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height. In feet, and discharge.

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 14, 15, Hay 28 to June 20)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14 Dec. 15 to Sept. 30

1.38 139 10.0 5,050 1.52 137 15.0 9,050

2.0 350 15.0 9,050 2.0 323 19. O 13,300

3.0 8OO 16.4 10.4OO 4.0 1,25O 22. 0 20,200

6.O 2,410 10. 0 5,050 25.8 31,4-00

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

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

Total

Mean

Oct.

196

166

234

417

568

470

326

276

*252

196

189

175

172

172

169

172

169

206

234

245

256

308

382

336

252

210

178 

169

160

148 

T75

7,578

244

Nov.

228

210

224

186

166

160

*169

189

178

166

160

157

151

148

145

157

166

160

151

145

154

172

178

172

189

178

166 

16O

151

14E

5,084

169

Calendar year 1956:

Water year 1956-57:

Dec.

145

145

148

*145

142

142

142

142

142

159

142

1,050

a6,400

*10,4OO

9,270

4,880

2,420

1,290

1,020

900

1,000

1,450

2,250

2,460

1,800

1,570

1,360 

1,120

1,000

785

710

54,709

1,765

Jan.

664

620

*581

1,050

2,410

2,530

2,180

2,070

1,510

885

664

573

845

775

925

1,180

1,140

1,100

527

592

925

1,110

1,910

1,780

1,660

1,610

3,590 

9,260

10,8OO

*11,900

*14,50O

81,466

2,628

Feb.

29,000

51 . 50O

a2 l.OOO

14,700

12,800

8,950

6,470

5,950

6,090

6,710

5,120

5,650

2,910

2,490

2,450

2,740

2,550

2,400

3,150

5,410

3,010

2,420

1,990

1.940

1,990

5,510

3,120 

2,8OO

-

194,340

6,941

Mar.

2,810

2,550

2,170

*2,OOO

1,760

1,610

2,590

5,470

5,170

2,79O

2,510

2,530

2,07O

1,920

1,760

1,640

1,560

1,470

1,350

1,39O

1,770

1,200

1,170

1,180

1,460

al,400

al.500 

al,200

al,200

al.100

al,100

57,000

1,859

Apr.

al,500

al,400

al,300

*5,700

5,150

2,98O

2,72O

6,52O

8,46O

8,100

5,220

2,570

1,960

1,600

1,480

1,390

1,280

1,550

1,58O

980

915

2,400

1,340

1,870

1,640

1,150

960 

850

1,11O

1,55O

72,825

2,428

Observed

May

1,290

*1,O8O

980

810

705

642

594

598

552

518

531

510

476

455

493

455

430

405 4§9~

660

468

575

850

1,180

1,52O

1,570

1.650 

1,160

678 

598

741

23,261

750

June

1,120

710

646

*598

535

575

577

628

565

1.2OQ

865

905

723

510

531

514

493

476

493

514

430

376

359

384

586

514

401 

443

539 

539

17,747

592

July

59J

367

55]

53f

311

SOT

55F

563

54r

32?

315

503

267

259

271

311

291

*275

291

279

259

243

259

285

245

219

203

183

180 

1715

169

8,719

281

Aug.

169

162

154

179

418

*299

192

169

154

148

148

151

169

215

175

162

151

227

199

165

151

T54" 157

211

279

267

251 

251

211 

199

188

6,073

196

Sept.

195

199

192

188

*180

162

219" 154

291

315

507

515

1,090

1,160

1.870

1,760

1,020

736

539

489

741

539

565

415

295

225

175 

255

555 

555

15,275

509

Adjusted*

 lax 16,400 Min 139 Mean 1,315 Mean 1,330 cfsm 1.61 In. 21.89

tax. 31,30O Min 137 Mean 1,491 Mean 1,486 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.39

Peak discharge (base. 8.000 cfs).--Dec. 14 (6 p.m.) 12,000 cfs (17.92 ft); Peb. 2 (1:50 a.m.) 

33,700 cfs (26.54 ft)j Apr. 8 [5 p.m.) 9,150 cfs (15.08 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Woods Reservoir.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and reco-ds for stations 

on nearby streams.

Note. Doubtful gage-height record June 5 to July 17; discharge computed on basis of recorder 

graph, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
194 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Bradshaw Creek at Frankewing, Term.

T oration Lat 35°11<31", long 86°50'43", on downstream side of second pier from right

L2£fSulment of bridge on U. S? Highway 64, 0.4 mile east of Frankewing 2^ miles downstream from Little Bradshaw Creek, and 10.5 miles east of Pulaski , Giles County.

Drainage area. 36.5 sq mi.

Records available. --November 1954 to September 1957.

Gage. -Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 655.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. 

Extremes. -Maximum discharge during year, 3,730 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 12.08 ft); no

flVsS-57"'£il£5-df2e£5fi8 "6o cfs Mar. *1 , 1955 (gage height £88 ft) from 

rating curve extended above 7,200 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; no flow at times each year. 

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

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec

1.05

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5

.05

.6 

2.0 

6.5

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

4.4

138

420

Dec. 13 to June 12

1.52 3.7

1.6 5.0

1.7 7.4

1.8 11

2.O 23

2.4 

3.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.3

60

140

728

1,010

1,94O

June 13 to Sept. 30

0.97 

1.0

0

.01

.3

.7

1.4

2.4

1.6 

1.8

6.5

17

64

2.8 111

3.3 189

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.02

.02

.03

.04

.04

.03

.03

.02

*.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

o

0

O

0

O

0

.2

.6

.9

.6

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

4.8

9.92

0.320

O.O088

0.01

Nov.

2^6.

1.2

.9

.6

.6

.6

*1.2

.8

.6

.6

.5

.4

^3

.3

.4

.8

.8

.6

.5

.5

1.3

2.0

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0

.6

.6

.6

.5

25.1

O.837

0.023

0.03

Dec.

O.6

.5

.5

*.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.6

418

1.570

684

154

72

41

27

20

19

25

138

192

98

60

42

33

28

21

17

15

3,480.1

112

3.07

3.55

Jan.

14

12

11

27O

131

80

54

41

*36

28

22

20

19

16

15

14

12

11

10

11

29

197

154

80

9O

70

714

*1,620

*524

357

*1.940

6,602

213

5.84

6.73

Feb.

1.48O

491

257

484

269

282

212

186

146

115

90

72

6O

50

181

130

90

75

394

187

128

93

72

59

166

223

145

111

-

6,248

223

6.11

6.37

Mar.

85

68

57

48

39

58

*193

125

95

75

65

129

80

67

53

44

38

38

33

26

27

32

26

28

49

39

34

31

29

25

23

1,759

56.7

1.55

1.79

Apr.

112

64

47

483

T9T

115

82

259

*136

98

77

59

47

39

34

31

29

24

21

20

17

20

16

14

12

11

11

1O

11

9.2

2,099.2

70.0

1.92

2.14

May

9.2

8.8

7.8

6.9

6.7

6.4

*6.2

5.2

5.0

5.2

5.5

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.4

3.9

iJ

3.7

9.4

5.5

4.2

48

11

6.2

5.0

115

59

14

9.2

7.2

6.2

402.0

13.0

0.356

0.41

June

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.2

4.2

4.0

4.O

4.2

52

alO

*5.0

3.O

1.0

1.0

^8

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0

l.O

1.0

1.1

.9

1.0

2.1

1.9

2.2

132.0

4.40

0.121

0.31

July

1.3

1.0

.9

.7

.7

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

**.5

.5

.4

6^1

1.0

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

^2,

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

19.7

0.655

0.017

0.02

Aug.

0.21

.1

.1

.07

.07

**.04

.04

.04

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

1^3

.5

.2

.07

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0

0

O

O

0

3.87

O.125

0.0034

0.004

Sept.

0

0

o

o

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

19

173

7.0

alSO

a50

a2O

alO

a6.0

aS.O

alO

a20

alO

a7.0

a4.o

a3.O

a2.0

a30

a40

a20

586.0

19.5

0.534

0.60

Calendar year 1956 : Max 1,940 Min O Mean 62.5 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.32

Water year 1956-57 : Max 1,940 Min 0 Mean 58.5 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.78

Peak discharge (base. 2,500 cfs).--Dec. 13 (l a.m.) 3,370 cfs (11.66 ft); Jan. 28 (6:30 a.m.) 

2,920 cfs (11.05 ft); Jan] 31 (5 p.m.) 3,730 cfs (12.08 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for stations on nearby streams.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 195

Weakley Creek near Bodenham, Term.

Location. Lat 35°15'08", long 87°10'08", on right downstream bank at wing wall of highway 

bridge, 1.6 miles northwest of Bodenham, 1.6 miles downstream from Muckle Creek, 

4.9 miles upstream from mouth, and 8.7 miles northwest of Pulaski, Giles County.

Drainage area. 24.4 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1955 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 

~1929.

!.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes. 1955: Maximum discharge during period July to September. 466 cfs July 27 (gage 

heigTTt, 4.43 ft); minimum, 4.4 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 0.89 ft).

1955-56: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,720 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 

7.18 ft), from rating curve extended above 670 cfs; minimum, 3.8 cfs Sept. 18; minimum 

gage height, 0.66 ft Sept. 18, June 10-12.

1956-57: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,440 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 

6.91 ft), from rating curve extended above 670 cfs; minimum, 4.7 cfs Aug. 31; minimum 

gage height, 0.72 ft Oct. 1.

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

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

July

_

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

Aug.

7.3

7.1

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.0

11

Sept.

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

July

_

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

Aug.

10

l»12

10

8.2

7.3

6.6

6.4

8.9

Sept.

4.5 f.'a

4.8

5.2

4.7

*4.5

4.5

4.5

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

July

_

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

Aug.

9.7

7.3

6.4

7.3

8.2

6.9

6.4

6.2

Sept.

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.7

5.7

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff in inches ..............................................................

July

_

-

*41

14

11

9.2

8.0

-

_

_

-

Aug.

5.9

5.9

5.7

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

223.1

7.20

0.295

0.34

Sept.

5.5

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.5

7.1

-

148.8

4.96

0.203

0.23

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.4

5.9

5.7

5.5

*5.5

5.5

5.5

5.9

5.7

5.5

5.4

5.5

5.7

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

a5.5

a5.5

a5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.7

7.3

7.9

6.2

6.0

178.3

5.75

0.236

0.27

Nov.

6.0

5.9

579

6.0

6.0

a6.0

6.0

*5.9

6.2

7.1

6.9

23

95

125

24

39

25

20

168

42

23

19

27

20

19

17

16

14

13

12

808.9

27.0

1.11

1.23

Dec.

10

12

18

"73 194

45

*34

27

23

19

17

alS

a!5

a!5

a!4

a!4

a!3

a!2

12

11

12

14

13

13

12

12

12

11

10

10

9.7

722.7

23.3

0.955

1.10

Jan.

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.4

9.2

*9.4

9.2

8.9

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.4

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

10

10

alO

9.7

9.4

9.4

11

11

12

12

12

310

*482

146

1,205.7

38.9

1.59

1.84

Feb.

126

273

533

625

245

187

119

95

81

75

72

65

62

60

78

91

617

471

173

108

88

79

77

77

77

70

66

62

60

4,812

166

6.80

7.33

Mar.

58

64

62

62

56

*52

53

56

50

50

48

47

48

204

T26

114

80

61

50

45

40

38

38

36

36

34

33

32

32

31

3T

1,767

57.0

2.34

2.69

Apr.

28

28

28

47

*31

135

66

47

38

32

31

26

25

56

113

97

60

54

51

44

38

34

32

29

28

28

26

25

24

2T

1,325

44.2

1.81

2.02

May

25

24

24

25

25

24

24

23

*21

20

19

18

17

17

39

21

18

17

16

16

15

14

13

13

12.

12

12

12

13

12

12

573

18.5

0.758

0.87

June

13

12

10

10

*9.8

10

9.8

9.4

9.4

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.4

11

15

14

12

10

16

284

84

31

24

21

105

35

40

28

23

21

904.1

30.1

1.23

1.38

July

20

IT

14

12

11

11

9.8

9.2

14

15

*11

9.2

9.2

8.9

8.9

8.2

7.3

6.7

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.3

4.9

479

5.1

5.3

277.5

8.95

0.367

0.42

Aug.

6.2

9.5

8.6

7.9

8.9

7.6

6.5

*5.3

5.1

4.9

4.9

5.1

4.9

5.3

9.5

7.3

6.2

6.2

6.0

8.6

13

IT

a9.0

a8.0

a6.0

a5.0

5.1

11

a9.0

a8.0

a7.0

226.6

7.31

0.300

0.35

Sept.

a6.0

a5.0

a4.5

a4.5

a4.5

*7.3

7.6

a6.0

a5.0

a4.8

a4.5

a4.4

a4.3

a4.2

a4.2

a4.1

a4.0

3.9

4.1

4.6

4.9

5.1

5.6

6.7

5.6

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

149.9

5.00

0.205

0.23

Calendar year 1955: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water ter year year 1955-56: 1955-56: Max Max 625 625 Min Min 3.9 3.9 Mean Mean 35.4 35.4 Cfsm Cfsm 1.45 1.45 In. In. 19.73 19.73

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 cfs). Jan. 29 (8 p.m.) 1.720 efs (7.18 ft); Feb. 4 (5 a.m.) 1.250 cfs 

,o.64 ft); Feb. 17 (9 p.m.) 1,190 cfs (6.58 ft); June 20 (8 p.m.) 1,590 cfs (7.06 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for stations on nearby streams.
196 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Weakley Creek near Bodenham, Tenn.--Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.1

173

9.2

8.9

7.3

7.3

6.7

6.5

6.5

*5.6

5.1

5.1

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.6

5.8

8.9

12

T.8

7.9

7.0

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7 

6.7

7.9

208.8

6.74

0.276

0.32

Nov.

9.2

7.9

7.0

6.7

6.7

7.0

8.2

*7.3

6.5

6.2

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.7

7.0

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.6

8.6

7.3

7.0

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5 

6 . 5

207.7

6.92

0.284

0.32

Dec.

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.2

*6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.5

133

*415

276

71

41

34

28

26

25

32

44

50

42

35

32

28

25

22

21

20

1,468.9

47.4

1.94

2.24

Jan.

19

18

17

45

35

30

28

26

*25

24

23

22

21

20

19

18

17

16

16

15.

25

60

80

50

60

50

300

900

*420 

280

1.050

3,729

120

4.92

5.68

Feb.

910

367

166

114

95

182

178

126

104

85

72

62

54

49

76

69

58

53

233

157

105

82

66

57

59

78

78

69

-

3,804

136

5.57

5.80

Mar.

60

55

50

48

45

*106

133

125

98

76

69

112

94

78

67

62

60

58

55

50

50

50

47

44

46

45

43

42

41 

40

39

1,988

64.1

2.63

3.03

Apr.

87

68

58

178

I2T

93

77

118

83

*71

55

46

36

32

29

28

26

25

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

21

21

20

20 

19

1,495

49.8

2.04

2.28

May

19

19

19

19

18

18

*17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

15

15

15

15

20

18

17

145

40

32

31

60

150

50

40 

30

26

965

31.1

1.27

1.47

June

22

20

60

40

50

50

45

40

35

150

50

*36

28

25

22

20

18

15

13

9.5

9.0

8.1

8.1

8.5

10

9.5

9.0

10

12

10

842.7

28.1

1.15

1.28

July

10

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.1

7.7

7.4

7.1

6.9

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.6

7.1

*7.1

7.4

7.1

9.5

9.5

7.7

6.9

6.6

6.4

7.4

7.7

6.9

6.2

6.2

6.2 

5.6 c c"

b . b

22-5.3

7.36

0.302

0.35

Aug.

7.1

6.6

6.0

5.6

5.4

*5.4

5.3

5.1

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.4

7.1

6.4

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.1

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

478

4.8 

4.8

4.8

168.2

5.43

0.223

0.26

Sept.

4.8

478

4.8

5.0

*4.8

4.8

4.8

5.1

6.6

6.0

5.6

6.2

~6.9 18

6.0

5.8

5.4

6.0

8.5

9.5

13

17

12

8.0

6.5

5.5

6.0

8.0

12 

10

227.4

7.58

0.311

0.35

Calendar year 1956: Max 625 Mln 3.9 Mean 35.9 Cfsm 1.47 In. 20.01

Water year 1956-57: Max 1,050 Mln 4.8 Mean 42.0 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.38

Peak discharge (base. 1,000 cfs) . Dee. 12 (10:30 p.m.) 1,110 cfs (6.47 ft); Jan. 28 (time unknown) 

1,170 cfs (6.56 ft); Jan. 31 (7 a.m.) 1,440 cfs (6.91 ft); May 27 (time unknown) 1,040 ofs (6.35 ft); 

June 10 (time unknown) 1,220 cfs (6.62 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 26 to Jan. 8, Jan. 13-28, May 26 to June 11, Sept. 23-30; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, and record"? for stations on 

nearby streams.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Richland Creek near Pulaski, Term.

197

Location. Lat 35°12'51", long 87°06'05", on right bank 1,200 ft upstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 64, 1 mile downstream from Weakley Creek, and 4 miles west of Pulaski, 

Giles County.

Drainage area. 366 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1934 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 642.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge.--23 years, 591 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 22,400 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 19.38 ft); minimum, 17 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 2, 3, 7, 8 (gage height, 0.71 ft).

1934-57: Maximum discharge, 75,000 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 27.49 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 32,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; minimum, 7.9 cfs Sept. 11, 1954 (gage height, 0.52 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record and backwater 

from diversion dam, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: 1935-36(M), drainage area. WSP 1386- 1935-36, 1938, 

1944, 1945-46(M), 1948, 1950-51(M).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57, except periods of backwater from diversion 

dam (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 29 Jan. 30 to Sept. 30

0.76 

1.3

6.0 

10.0

21

90

225

50O

1,620

3,220

12.0 4,310

15.C 7,050

15.5 7,64O

16.5 10,000

17.2 12,800

0.72

1.3

2.0

3.0

6.0

10.0

18

85

200

440

1,620

3,220

12.0

15.0

15.5

16.5

17.5

18.5

4,280

6,900

7,620

9,900

13,200

17,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

21

2?

38

43

41

35

29

25

25

*25

25

25

25

£5

24

24

24

Z4

25

25

47

62

51

37

34

^0

32

32

3P

31

70

1,010

32. S

0.089

0.10

Nov.

66,

56

44

40

35

37

43

*41

37

36

34

34

32

11

32

44

54

47

42

40

47

59

56

52

49

47

44

43

42

41

1,306

43.5

0.119

0.13

Dec.

41

41

41

40

*j>8

38

38

38

40

38

40

608

8.170

*7,960

3,980

1,430

896

647

485

419

412

1,160

1,590

1,280

888

GS2

542

461

386

328

292

33,049

1,066

2.91

3.36

Jan.

255

218

196

499

1,220

888

720

*577

494

425

342

310

285

262

242

215

189

172

162

162

208

268

1,130

938

840

748

1,680

12,600

10 , 500

*5,940

15,000

55,685

1,796

4,91

5.66

Feb.

*17.90O

8.6OO

3,770

2,700

2,300

2,320

2,820

2,300

1,920

1,550

1,180

948

800

676

968

1,460

1,080

920

3,210

3,000

1,860

1,310

992

a900

a840

al,090

al,2oO

al,070

69,684

2,489

6.80

7.08

Mar.

988

820

3730

3650

a610

*1,020

1,390

1.750

1,500

1,190

992

1,620

1,450

1,230

984

780

668

608

552

454

407

425

371

353

410

592

359

338

322

308

294.

23,965

773

2.11

2.44

Apr.

658

974

688

2,230

2,270

1,420

1,020

1,240

1,160

*892

748

612

496

416

362

330

308

288

266

248

236

252

234

212

194

178

108

160

149

 1 AC 1,*b18,555

618

1.69

1.89

May

140

132

142

128

119

109

101

*102

101

101

106

104

94

92

89

84

84

94

178

264

139

1,580

1,180

374

258

2,160

2, 5&0

852

496

345

278

12,586

406

i 11

1.28

June

234

222

242

258

276

240

222

182

743

2.560

736

422

*294

240

196

166

142

126

128

123

105

105

109

178

144

111

106

208

172

228

9,218

307

0.859

0.94

July

170

136

122

106

98

89

82

76

72

68

66

65

61

60

62

*62

60

246

95

68

59

53

52

55

53

49

44

42

43

47

50

Aug.

54

c52

c46

c43

040

c36

*c32

30

28

26

26

28

41

37

35

30

28

36

38

34

30

28

25

21

22

22

21

20

20

ifi

18

2,411 965

77.8 31.1

0.213 0.085

0.24 0.10

Sept.

IS

18

18

18

19

*18

18

32

64

44

36

10E

573

235

149

501

188

119

92

101

129

503

1.1BO

328

200

142

119

126

164

170

5,424

181

0.495

0.55

Calendar year 1956: Max 9,820 Mln 19 Mean 539 Cfsm 1.47 In. 2C.05

Water iteryear 1956-57: isob-af: Max m17,900 i/suuMln ni18 i«Mean m 641 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.77

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 cfa!.--Dec. 13 (9 p.m.) 9, 

18.27ft); Jan. 51 (9:30 p.m."J~??,400 cfs (19.38 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

860 cfs (16.46 ft); Jan. 28 (5 p.m.) 17,600 cfs

scharge measurement made on this day.

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

n nearby streams. 

c Backwater from temporary diversion dam.
198 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Elk River near Prospect, Tenn.

Location.--Lat 35 C 01'39", long 86°56'52", on right bank 50 ft upstream from highway 

bridge, 1.1 miles downstream from Richland Creek, 3.2 miles east of Prospect, Giles 

County, 5.4 miles upstream from Ford Creek, 7.9 miles upstream from Tennessee-Alabama 

State line, and at mile 41.5.

Drainage area. 1,784 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1904 to February 1908, January 1919 to September 1957. Published as "near Elkmont, Ala." 1904-8, 1919-34.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 563.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. July 1904 to February 1908 and January 1919 to March 1934, chain gage at site 

HTT miles downstream at datum 13.52 ft lower.

Average discharge.--41 years (1904-7, 1919-57), 2,999 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 65,600 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 34.85 ft); minimum, 165 cfs Aug. 24, 25 (gage height, 0.64 ft).

1904-8, 1919-57: Maximum discharge, 104,000 cfs Mar. 22, 1955 (gage height, 38.96 

ft), from rating curve extended above 63,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of peak flow; minimum, 85 cfs Sept. 18-20, 1925, Sept. 11, 1?31.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Prior to August 1949, diurnal fluctuation at low flow 

caused by powerplants upstream. Flow regulated by Woods Reservoir sirce 1952 (see 

p. 227).

RevIsions (water years). WSP 523: 1904-8, 1919-20. WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1436: 

192U-22, 19<23(M) , 1924, 1927, 1929, 1931-32(M).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.64

1.0

1.8

3.0

6.0

10.0

165

270

590

1,260

3,640

7,280

18.0

25.0

30.0

33.0

34.7

15,600

25,100

36,400

51,500

64,400

Discnarge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

234

231

219

270

491

635

545

404

*316

291

237

219

207

204

201

198

198

195

222

261

319

360

404

480

436

340

270

237

219 

213

240

9,296

300

Nov.

336

348

316

305

264

243

*255

249

249

249

231

219

216

210

204

210

216

234

234

219

222

231

246

258

246

255

255

237

231 

21 C

7,407

247

Calendar year 1956: 1

Water year 1956-57: I

Dec.

213

207

207

*204

204

204

204

204

204

201

198

874

16,400

*22,700

25,500

18,600

6,910

3,450

2,310

1,900

1,770

3,220

6,110

6,970

4,520

3,330

2,800

2,300

1,950 

1,670

1,420

135,754

4,379

Jan.

1,290

1,170

1,080

2,370

6,610

5,260

4,360

*3,650

3,160

2,400

1,680

1,400

1,310

1,440

1,340

1,520

1,590

1,560

1,390

950

920

1,760

5,440

4,590

4,110

3,940

7,760

19,000

27,700 

30,400

29,200

180,350

5,818

Feb.

49 , 500

*63,800

51,000

38,600

30,700

25,100

19,800

12,400

10,900

10,200

9,650

7,210

5,470

4,460

4,570

6,820

5,390

4,770

7,930

10,800

8,110

6,030

4,620

3,850

3,750

7,200

7,230

6,100

-

425,940

15,210

Mar.

5,350

4.&60

4,190

3,660

3,310

 3,310

5,290

7,550

6,980

5,840

5,000

5,670

5,260

4,520

3,960

3,440

3,100

2,950

2,750

2,480

2,570

2,630

2,170

2,030

2,510

2,800

2,590

2,180

2,090

2,090

1 ,660

115,040

3,711

Apr.

1,910

2,750

2,300

6,260

9,280

6,710

5,340

9,650

*12.600

11,500

10,200

6,260

3,850

3,000

2,620

2,360

2,200

2,110

2,290

1,910

1,560

2,930

2,690

2,350

2,560

1,990

1,560

1,360

1,320 

1,510

124,930

4,164

May

1,990

1,520

1,640

1,290

1,080

956

 868

813

813

760

750

750

710

662

635

626

612

590

581

879

926

1,050

2,850

1,610

1,700

2,260

5,190

3,010

1,820 

1,180

962

41,083

1,325

June

1,020

1,320

944

890

852

791

846

1,100

1,230

3,910

2,250

*1,600

1,250

857

755

725

680

635

622

648

640

576

504

496

599

720

680

635

710 

745

29,230

974

July

796

612

540

500

464

428

396

380

404

420

392

372

356

336

*316

308

305

529

651

396

340

298

270

316

326

284

261

240

225 

'2T9 219

11,899

384

Aug.

213

207

198

186

178

*324

298

277

204

180

230

376

401

240

277

243

201

219

288

261

213

192

178

165

168

270

277

261

237 

225

213

7,400

239

Sept.

198

192

201

198

*189

183

175

T80

291

360

356

388

1,790

2,790

1,970

6,570

2,650

1,460

1,060

938

908

1,160

2,050

1,460

902

671

540

608

852 

1,160

32,450

1,082

Observed Adjustedt

lax 35,700 Mln 195 Mean 2,682 Mean 2,697 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.58

lax 63,800 Mln 165 Mean 3,071 Mean 3,066 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.33

Peak discharge (base, 17,000 cfs).--Dec. 15 (7:30 a.m.) 25,600 cfs (25.36 ft); Feb. 2 (5 to 6 a.m. 

65,600 cfs (34.85 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In Woods Reservoir.

Note.--Discharge for Jan. 16-30, Mar. 16 to Apr. 9, Apr. 11-18, May 15, 16, 19-23, computed from 

graph based on blhourly radio-gage readings furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 199

Big Nance Creek at Courtland, Ala.

Location.--Lat 34°40il2", long 87°19'02", in Sw£ sec. 30, T. 4 S., R. 7 W., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 20, at Courtland, 12| miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 166 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1935 to September 1940, March 1945 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 537.60 ft above mean sea lev^l, datum of 

1929. July 25, 1935, to Sept. 30, 1940, staff gage at same site and dat'jm.

Average discharge. 17 years, 263 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,330 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 21.5 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.5 cfs Oct. 11.

1935-40, 1946-57: Maximum discharge, 12,300 cfs Jan. 7, 1950 (gage hBight, 22.60 ft); 

minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Sept. 15-17, 1954, Oct. 3-6, 12-17, 20-22, 1955; minimum gage 

height observed, 1.18 ft Oct. 25, 1954.

Remarks. Records good above 30 cfs and fair below.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1033: 1939, 1940(M). WSP 1053: 1939(M).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 19 to Dec. 11; rate of change in 

stage used as a factor Dec. 13-15, Jan. 31, Feb. 1, 3, 4)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14 Dec. 15 to Sept. 30

1.23 0.5 2.0 65

1.3 2.0 3.0 188

1.4 6.4 4.0 350

1.5 14 6.0 750 

Note.--Same as following 

table above 6.0 ft.

1.3

1.4

2.5 

6.5

4.0

6.0

10.0

16.0

19.0

21.0

340

750

1,760

3,860

5,640

8,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*2.0

3.6

3.6

4.4

16

7.6

3.6

1.7

1.0

.8

.5

1.0

1.2

1.7

2.0

2.4

2.0

2.0

1.4

2.8

8.3

22

17

6.4

3.2

3.6

3.2

2.4

*1.4

2.0

6.4

137.2

4.43

0.027

0.03

Nov.

17

22

14

9.8

6.4

5.8

6.4

14

32

22

9.8

5.8

4.0

1^2

4.0

5.8

5.3

4.8

8.3

6.4

7.0

7.0

7.6

9.8

9.8

9.0

7.6

6.4

*5.8

'

282.6

9.42

0.057

0.06

Dec.

5.8

4.8

*4.4

4^

4.8

5.8

7.0

9.8

12

13

13

104

2,370

5.520

2,510

802

286

199

158

136

126

192

620

560

268

185

148

130

115

101

90

12,704.4

410

2.47

2. 85

Jan.

83

72

11

299

1,540

1,230

450

313

236

206

199

161

144

132

116

107

96

82

71

67

70

*85

153

157

206

500

520

1,050

1,560

1,790

 2 ! 900

14,659

473

2.85

3.28

Feb.

*7,640

8,220

4,360

1,600

*850

640

520

480

400

340

286

236

206

185

178

340

331

206

547

982

440

286

228

199

199

430

440

286

-

31,055

1,109

6.68

6.96

Mar.

228

*192

165

154

144

296

872

1.180

706

390

295

360

440

286

228

185

158

148

154

148

127

163

213

174

480

420

213

167

143

127

115

9,071

293

1.77

2.03

Apr.

124

322

*213

604

1.370

540

244

470

982

470

268

213

177

148

131

119

112

113

112

98

88

84

86

76

65

64

54

51

49

47

7,494

250

1.51

1.68

May

48

49

52

53

47

42

36

33

31

*31

29

28

27

25

24

23

21

20

19

li

18

127

146

46

33

44

61

35

29

24

22

1,241

40.0

0.241

0.28

June

20

18

16

17

37

*42

67

54

39

76

108

47

30

24

20

17

15

13

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

9.4

8.6

11

11

14

789.0

26.3

0.158

0.18

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,730 Mln 0.5 Mean 207 Cfsm 1.25

July

13

27

*52

23

14

8.6

6.0

4.5

4.1

3.4

3.1

2.5

2.2

1.8

1.4

1.1

.9

73

41

20

14

11

8.6

7.2

6.0

5.5

8.6

8.6

5.5

5.0

4.5

387.1

12.5

0.075

0.09

Aug.

3.7

2.8

2.0

2.8

3.1

*2.8

2.2

1.6

2.2

3.1

3.4

3.1

2.8

3.1

3.7

3.7

17

169

185

60

22

11

7.8

5.5

4.5

3.7

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.4

3 4

547.7

17.7

0.107

0.12

Sept.

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.1

;:.e

2.2

2.2

3.1

4.1

*£ . 8

8.6

9.4

186

460

234

74

54

38

28

24

29

34

33

2G

20

IV

14

If,

52

56

1,443.5

48.1

O.I.'90

0.32

In. 17.02

Water year 1956-57= Max 8,220 Min o.5 Mean 219 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.88

Peak discharge (base. 5.800 cfs). Feb. 1 (12 p.m.) 9,330 cfs (21.5 ft). 

" Discharge measurement made on this day.
200 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Shoal Creek at Iron City, Term.

Location. Lat 35°01'20", long 87°34'44", on right bank 600 ft upstream from Louisville 

& Nashville Railroad bridge, 700 ft downstream from highway bridge, 0.2 mile downstream 

from Holly Creek, a quarter of a mile east of Iron City, Lawrence County, and at 

mile 21.7.

Drainage area. 348 sq mi.

Records available. July 1925 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 534.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

.1929. Prior to Feb. 25, 1931, staff gage at railroad bridge 600 ft downstream at datum 

1.54 ft lower. Feb. 25, 1931, to Sept. 30, 1933, staff gage at site 7£ ft downstream 

at present datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 630 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,100 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 16.02 ft); minimum, 81 cfs Oct. 1; minimum daily, 81 cfs Oct. 1; minimum gage height, 0.21 ft Oct. 1,2. 

1925-57: Maximum discharge, 132,000 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 27.22 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 32,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination at 

gage height 22.9 ft and a slope-area determination at gage height 27.22 ft; minimum, 

38 cfs Aug. 31, 1943 (gage height, -0.02 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Prior to January 1951, diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by 

powerplant near Lawrenceburg.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. 

1926(M) , 1927-29, 1930(M) , 1932, 1933(M).

WSP 1113: 1927(M). WSP 1436:

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 26 to May 19, May 21, 22)

1.5 

2.0

81

117

217

390

615

3.0

8.0

10.0

14.0

14.8

1,150

4,250

6,410

13,800

15,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September" 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

81

88

102

120

128

107

102

97

98

*98

97

97

97

97

97

97

97

97

98

100

114

231

163

129

117

115

117

117

115

115

126

3,454

111

0.319

0.37

Nov.

153

135

126

122

118

120

144

*142

128

123

122

120

118

117

118

130

146

132

124

124

134

185

159

137

129

128

126

124

123

122

3,929

131

0.376

0.42

Dec.

120

Tra- 118

ils

*120

120

120

120

122

122

120

319

*4,570

*2,790

1,560

853

595

452

366

318

310

760

946

826

630

506

422

370

322

282

257

18,572

599

1.72

1.98

Jan.

234

214

200

343

755

580

484

414

*374

334

289

263

248

237

223

212

194

187

180

183

245

282

S64

870

755

675

93 

7,400

*8,670

4,080

9,690

40,615

1,310

3.76

4.34

Feb.

15,800

7,790

2,700

2,740

2,220

1,770

2,150

1,600

1,460

1,260

1,040

875

770

690

745

1,470

1,100

930

1,840

2,340

1,530

1,160

941

809

776

1,O7O

1,110

974

-

59,660

2,131

6.12

G.38

Mar.

858

760

680

615

560

836

*1,120

1,280

1,100

919

809

1,190

1,170

1,000

853

730

650

615

590

529

484

506

475

452

516

529

484

452

434

418

4 OS

22,020

710

2.04

2,35

Apr.

708

1,330

985

1,550

1,780

1,270

990

1,420

1,950

*1,330

1,060

875

740

630

547

4St>

466

439

422

386

374

47 E

466

40E

374

338

314

306

292

 275

22,972

766

2.20

£.45

May

263

263

263

242

234

228

223

*223

212

214

223

225

214

210

210

202

197

207

263

585

286

540

1,080

452

350

656

1.400

565

430

358

314

11 . 532

366

1.05

1.21

June

286

278

680

144

660

547

462

434

382

660

470

374

*314

282

254

234

220

217

242

251

207

200

?39

580

439

296

251

398

475

342

11,118

371

1.07

1.19

July

305

275

282

239

217

197

19S

176

167

163

155

147

146

147

157

*159

149

217

260

183

155

147

144

163

167

149

140

137

139

146

153

5,564

179

0.514

0.59

Aug.

140

130

124

122

117

113

*111

109

107

107

106

145

346

T85

135

123

128

140

130

118

113

110

109

106

105

105

102

100

37

96

95

3,874

125

0.359

0.41

Sept.

96

96

97

101

101

*95

93

94

116

124

112

134

319

217

159

171

163

13£

132

132

144

159

180

142

126

120

120

122

130

134

4,068

136

0.391

0.43

Calendar year 1956: Max 12,300 Min 77 Mean 511 Cfsm 1.47 Jn . 19.98

Water year 1956-57: Max 15,800 Mln 81 Mean 568 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.12

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). --Dec. 13 (7 B.ra.) 6,780 cfa (10.23 ft); Jan. 28 (7 p.m.) 12.6OO

cfs (13.48 ft); Jan. 31 (10:30 p.m.) 19,100 cfs (16. O2 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 301

Tennessee River at Florence, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°47'12", long 87°40'08", in SW£ sec. 14, T. 3 S., R. 11 W., on left bank 

at lock and dam 1 at lower end of Patten Island, 700 ft upstream from Southern Railway 

bridge, 1,000 ft upstream from O'Neal Bridge on U. S. Highway 72, 1 mile s->uth of 

Florence, 1.7 miles upstream from Cypress Creek, 2.7 miles downstream from Wilson Dam, 

and at mile 256.7.

Drainage area. 30.810 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1871 to September 1894 (gage heights only), October 1894 to 

September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 401.12 ft above mean sea level, datum'of 

T929. Prior to Apr. 1, 1926, several U. S. Weather Bureau staff gages at or near 

Southern Railway bridge 700 ft downstream at same datum. Since Oct. 1, 1938, auxiliary 

water-stage recorder 15£ miles downstream.

Average discharge. 63 years (1894-1957), 50,620 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 367,000 cfs Feb. 2, 4; maximum gage height, 

26.20 ft Feb. 4; minimum daily discharge, 11,700 cfs Aug. 24; minimum gage height, 

6.81 ft Dec. 12.

1871-1957: Maximum discharge observed, 444,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1897 (gage height, 

32.5 ft), from rating curve extended above 390,000 cfs; minimum daily, 25C cfs Sept. 13, 

1953 (computed on basis of Wilson Dam records); minimum gage height, -3.0 ft Oct. 8, 

1925, caused by filling of Wilson Lake.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge below 25,000 cfs computed on basis of records for Wilson 

Dam. Slight regulation since 1924 by Wilson Lake and increasing regulation since 1936 

as other reservoirs have been built above station (see p. 223). Flow now almost completely regulated.

Cooperation.--Auxiliary water-stage recorder graph furnished by the Tennessee Valley 

Authority.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 473: 1897(M) . WSP 1436: 1897, 1899, 1916.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

26,100

30,800

29,800

35,600

39,000

36,900

32,800

31,400

29,000

30,800

27,600

22,500 

26,900

21,700

25,600

28,000

21,800

27,700

20,300

18,000

16.800

34,800

31,900

49.200

39,000

40 , 700

31,500

20,400

33,200

*23,600

30,100

903,500

29,150

-

"

Nov.

30,900

38,100

25,800

25,500

29,400

29,500

38,400

41,200

35,800

34,500

24,200

28,100 

36,800

31,100

30,400

27,800

27,600

27,500

35,200

27,800

34,800

37,300

38,600

32,500

25,800

38,800

41,100

29,700

35,800

38 , 200

976,200

32,540

-

-

Dec.

38 , 300

28,200

29,800

32,700

25,500

24,800

28,100

16,500

28,800

36,700

38,200

46 , 900 

107,000

169,000

162,000

132,000

113,000

96,300

66,000

35,700

36,100

a 50, 000

363,000

a76,000

358,000

356,000

864,000

856,000

a55,000

352*000

*1,869.6

60,310

-

-

Jan.

853,800

853,300

*a46,700

54,800

74,500

67,600

66,500

54,300

47,300

848,000

55,100

345,000 

43,900

346,000

46,100

347,000

43,800

342,000

42,200

832,000

50.200

351,000

55,100

351,000

61,900

354,000

358,000

97,500

3175,000

3 200, 000 

3255,000

*2,078.6

67,050

-

~

Feb.

525,000

564_,000

362,000

*560,000

551,000

330,000

304,000

295,000

268,000

241,000

229,000

226,000 

 204,000

189,000

166,000

159,000

159,000

144,000

158,000

149,000

129,000

118,000

108,000

95,000

88,800

95 , 300

103,000

103,000

-

*5,803.1

207,300

-

-

Mar.

103,000

101,000

92,000

85,900

81,100

70,100

61,000

69,500

74,700

69,900

72,700

74,900 

73,100

72,600

56,400

52,200

46,600

62,900

57,500

48 , 900

49,100

46 , 900

42,800

35,700

44,300

43,900

47,600

36,100

44,300

32,200

27.900

*1,876.8

60,540

-

-

Apr.

31,400

37,900

37,200

*40,000

65,500

74,400

66,700

91,500

96,700

77,100

69,900

70,800 

56,500

61,600

49,200

43,700

45,100

46,300

40,200

36,200

26,100

37,400

41,100

43,200

43,100

52,800

44,000

44,500

48,400

45,200

*1,563.7

52,120

-

-

May

38 , OOO

38,100

42 , 500

38,400

36,700

38,000

37,500

34,200

30,600

27,100

29,000

23.100 

33,000

39,300

33,300

37,700

37,600

32 , 900

31,800

35,900

37,800

34,300

40,800

40,500

28 , 500

28 , 900

33,300

40,100

40,000

29,100

34,000

*1,082

34,900

-

-

June

28,200

22,300

40,200

32,700

39,400

41,800

 46,900

34,000

26,200

38,100

45,000

45,900 

35,300

39,800

32,000

22,000

30,400

35,800

39,600

40 , 100

41,100

24,800

16.700

20,900

20,300

35,900

51.200

51,200

26,000

16,700

* 1,020. 5

34,020

-

-

July

57,700

33,600

30,100

20,700

28 , 500

13.500

14,800

21,800

30,300

28,700

29,500

27,800 

25,300

25,900

25,700

31,400

29,400

26,800

32,100

28,300

24,800

32,900

29,200

333,000

330,000

31.40C

20 , 90C

17.30C

25,100

34,60C

30,50C

851,400

27,460

-

-

Aug.

32,300

57,600

18,000

18,900

26,000

27,600

*27,200

27,200

29,500

21,300

12,900

30,600 

30,500

30,000

32,500

34,700

19,300

17,400

33,500

34,100

32,400

36,300

33,100

11,700

18,400

30,900

32,600

32,800

33,300

29,500

22,300

854,400

27,560

-

-

Sept.

21,100

19,200

40,400

44,000

37,500

22,300

16.900

17,600

23,000

33,100

39,500

38,300 

38,500

43 , 500

35,400

44,200

45,100

45,900

54 , 500

44,200

28,800

26,100

35,000

37,500

32,500

34,300

29,200

36,100

25,100

* 35,300

«£24.1

34,] 40

-

-

Calendar year 1956: Max 263,000 Min 10,300 Mean 46,150 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.39

Water year 1956-57: Max 364,000 Min 11,700 Mean 54,530 Cfsm 1.7? In. 24.03

* Discharge messurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

3 No gsge-height record 3t bsse or suxilisry gsge; dischsrge estirasted on bssls of records st 

Wilson Dsm.

493799 O - 59 - 14
202 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Tuscumbia Spring at Tuscumbia, Ala.

Location.--Lat 34°43'45", long 87°42'15", in NWi sec. 9, T. 4 S., R. 11 W., at south end 

of Main Street in Tuscumbia, about an eighth of a mile upstream from mouth.

Records available.--November 1928 to April 1930, January 1956 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 409.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^929. Prior to April 1930 at approximately the same location at different datum.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 124 cfs Feb. 19-28, Mar. 6, 7; minimum 

daily, 13 cfs Dec. 4-11.

1928-30, 1956-57: Maximum daily discharge, 160 cfs Mar. 9, 1929; minimum daily, 

that of Dec. 4-11.

Remarks.--Records good. Records include diversion averaging about 1 cfs for water supply 

For city of Tuscumbia.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

29

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

27

*27

30

29

28

27

27

27

26

25

25

25

24

24

23

23

23

23

22

22

23

23

23

23

23

23

a22

a21

a21

*20

22

751

24.2

-

-

Nov.

23

23

23

23

22

21

21

21

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

15

15

*15

15

562

18.7

-

-

Dec.

14

14

*14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

15

71

*73

71

70

70

71

71

71

73

83

88

85

85

85

84

83

83

fli

1,641

52.9

-

-

Jan.

80

78

77

79

83

80

80

79

78

*79

79

79

82

85

83

a81

a78

a75

73

69

69

69

*69

68

68

67

71

88

105

112

113

2,476

79.9

-

-

Feb.

113

al!3

al!3

al!3

al!3

al!4

al!4

alls

al!6

al!7

alls

al!9

al20

 120

120

120

120

120

124

124

124

124

124

124

124

124

124

124

-

3,338

119

-

-

Mar.

120

*120

120

120

120

124

124

120

120

119

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

112

112

112

112

112

112

108

3,639

117

-

-

Apr.

112

112

112

*112

112

112

108

112

116

116

112

112

112

112

112

108

108

108

106

106

106

106

105

a!04

a!03

3103

a!02

alOl

alOO

alOO

3,250

108

-

-

May

a99

a98

a97

a97

a96

a96

a96

96

*95

94

94

93

92

91

89

89

89

89

89

89

88

87

84

82

81

81

80

78

78

76

Z-L

2,758

90.0

-

-

June

73" 74

72

71

73

71

*71

71

71

70

69

67

66

65

64

64

63

63

62

61

60

60

59

59

58

57

56

56

56

54

1,936

64.5

-

-

Ji-ly

54

54

54

*54

53

52

51

50

48

48

47

46

45

44

43

42

43

48

48

46

45

44

43

48

47

46

44

43

41

42

40

1,453

46.9

-

-

Aug.

39

38

38

37

36

35

*33

33

32

31

31

32

32

31

31

31

31

31

30

29

29

28

28

27

27

27

25

25

23

23 23 "

946

30.5

-

-

Sept.

23

23

23

21

21

21

21

21

21

*21

20

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

23

11

25

24

23

23

23

23

22

659

22.0

-

-

Calendar year 1956 : Max 132 Min 13 Mean 59.0 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1956-57 : Max 124 Min 13 Mean 64.1 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of hydrographic plotting?. 

Note.--Dally discharges Include water diverted from spring pool for water supply for city of 

Tuscumbia. Records of discharge do not include local runoff.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 203

Bear Creek near Hackleburg, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°17'01", long 87°46'26", in SWi sec. 11, T. 9 S., R. 12 W., on right bank

 at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 43, 2 miles upstream from Bluff Creek and 

3§ miles east of Hackleburg, Ala.

Drainage area.--143 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1956 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 646.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929.

Extremes.--1956: Maximum discharge during period July to September, 1,700 cfs July 2

 (gage height, 7.8 ft); minimum, 6.1 cfs Sept. 18, 19.

1956-57: Maximum discharge during water year, 7,000 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 

20.0 ft); minimum, 6.6 cfs Sept. 3,7.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, July 1, 1956, to Sept. 3O, 1957 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per secondj 

(Shifting-control method used June 10 to July 13, 1957)

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5

6.2 

10.6 

IB 

34 

72 

126

3.0 

7.O 

11.0 

15.0 

18.0

260

1,460

2,800

4,500

6,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

July

50

685

150

85

*61

69

45

36

Aug.

10

18

66

23

26

13

13

*11

Sept.

13

9.8

8.5

7.8

14

*39

22

17

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Total. ................ .

July

36

43

30

24

22

23

19

19

Aug.

9.6

16

44

18

15

12

12

16

Sept.

11

9.3

8.3

.8

.6

.5

.3

.1

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

July

22

18

15

14

14

13

21

15

Aug.

11

9.3

9.3

132

254

45

19

14

Sept.

6.7

6,2

6.2

6.2

6.6

6.7

6.9

8.3

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Cubic feet per second per square mile ................

Runoff in inches ...................

July

12

11

10

8.8

22

38

13

1,643,8

53.0

0.43

Aug.

12

10

9.8

12

21

13

11

905.0

29.2

0.24

Sept.

14

9.6

8.3

7.5

6.9

6.7

-

303.8

10.1

0.08

Peak discharge (base. 2.OOP cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

8^0

*13

15

18

18

16

13

10

8.8

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.0 

9.2

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.3

8.3

16

336

216

80

45

32

29

30

29

24

22

*36

1,097.5

35.4

0.248

0.29

Nov.

77 

45

33

29

25.

25

36

90

55

42

36

33

29 

27

26

49

50

37

33

37

55

77

58

49

44

43

38

35

*34

33

1,280

42.7

0.299

0.33

Dec.

30 

30

29

*28

27

27

28

27

27

25

26

753

*5,780 

*2,220

1,040

620

425

317

245

207

210

329

830

545

365

272

224

195

170

148

130

13,329

430

3.01

3.47

Jan.

118 

102

92

766

1,580

710

485

356

*299

242

187

168

158 

139

126

116

99

85

80

86

93

114

160

120

620

605

*620

1,060

2,760

1,700

4.J740

18,586

600

4.20

4.83

Feb.

*5,650 

*2,5flO

*1,340

980

860

710

830

590

485

410

329

263

227 

201

204

395

275

236

605

560

455

374

320

284

287

590

470

380

-

2O.89O

746

5.22

5.43

Mar.

332 

281

*260

224

204

440

560

665

560

440

359

395

344 

326

296

263

236

224

233

204

184

251

201

263

470

395

311

248

207

193

171

9,748

314

2.20

2.54

Apr.

410 

374

287

1,280

*950

590

410

890

770

500

410

335

278 

218

193

179

168

173

148

130

133

130

118

106

101

92

88

8686"

90

9,723

324

2.27

2.53

May

83 

82

179

139

108

95

85

*59

59

58

65

61

52 

53

48

45

42

58

86

96

58

256

195

97

72

71

86

57

45

42

34

2,566

82.8

0.579

0.67

June

32 

30

4T

58

171

109

184

*92

428

440

350

201

126 

88

64

45

41

248

403

156

80

59

72

72

50

37

30

413

266" 515

4,901

163

1.14

1.27

July

323 

287

213

*139

90

66

50

40

31

27

23

22

17 

16

16

16

19

88

41

25

18

15

15

15

17

17

14

13

T3~ 13

1,711

55.2

0.386

Aug.

13 

12

10

16

19

*12

10

8.8

8.5

8.5

8.3

8.8

8.5 

8.0

8.0

8.0

9.8

54

54

19

17

11

9.6

9.6

8.5

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.3

6.9

404.6

13.1

O.O92

0.44 0.11

Sept.

6.9 

7.1

7.1

7.1

7 3

7.1

6.7

7.6

8.5

*10

9.e

10

41 

57

44

122

36

20

23

35

42

31

30

21

15

13

13

38

120

66

862.0

28.7

0.201

0.22

Calendar year 1956: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1956-57: Max 5,650 Min 6.7 Mean 233 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.13

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 cfs).--Dec. 13 (4 p.m.) 5,350 cfs (16.7 ft); Jan. 5 (1:3O a.m.) 

2,520 cfs (10.3 ft); Jan. 29 (2 a.m.) 3,960 cfs (13.8 ft); Jan. 31 (12 p.m.) 7,OOO cfs (20.0 ft)j 

Apr. 4 (1:30 p.m.) 2,000 cfs (8.8 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
204 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Bear Creek at Bishop, Ala.

Location. --Lat 34°39'21", long 88°07'21", In SE£ sec. 5, T. 5 S., R. 15 W., on left bank 

20 ft upstream from highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Cedar Creek (formerly 

called Little Bear Creek), three-quarters of a mile southwest of Bishop, and at mile

27 . 3 .

Drainage area. --667 sq mi.

Records available . August 1926 to March 1932, June 1933 to September 1957'.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 419.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to June 23, 1928, and Feb. 10, 1929, to Mar. 31, 1932, staff gage at site 

35 ft downstream at datum 5.00 ft lower. June 7, 1933, to May 28, 1934, chain gage at 

bridge 20 ft downstream at same datum as staff gage.

Average discharge .--27 years (1926-27, 1929-31, 1933-57), 1,055 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 28,900 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 20.22 ft); minimum, 30 cfs Oct. 19, 20; minimum gage height, 0.90 ft Sept. 7, 8.

1926-57: Maximum discharge, 37,000 cfs Mar. 22, 1955; maximum gage height, 22.0 ft 

(present datum) Dec. 26, 1926, from floodmarks; minimum discharge, 9.3 cfs Sept. 15-17, 

1954; minimum gage height, -0.15 ft Sept. 1, 1943.

Remarks .--Records good.

Revisions (water years 1.--WSP 698: 1929. 

1928(M),, 1929, 1930(M); 1932 (M).

WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 853: 1927

Rating tames, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 2 Feb. 3 to Sept.

0.95

1.2

1.5

Z.O

3.0

5.0

31

59

103

195

460

1,210

10.0

13.0

15.0

17.0

20.0

3,650

6,200

9,300

14,700

27,900

0.92

1.1

1.5

59

114

2.0 

3.0

202

460

Note.--Same as preceding 

table above 3.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

2425-

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*42

43

58

97

93

97

72

62

59

59

51

46

39

36

35

35

36

34

I!

32

39

64

272

292

193

141

115

101

98

90

103

2,565

82.7

0.124

0.14

Nov.

*106

128

139

151

123

113

112

135

177

171

175

148

130

118

108

106

103

101

106

135

142

148

155

169

171

155

146

134

122

118

4,045

135

0.202

0.23

Dec.

113

108

*106

106

106

103

103

108

110

106

110

281

3,690

9.000

6,360

5,560

4,350

1,760

1,100

.872

774

1,790

2,300

2,400

1,930

1,400

1,080

880

752

665

595

48,718

1,572

2.36

2.72

Jan.

525

*478

436

1,380

5,620

3,540

2,980

2,240

1,520

1,250

1,080

912

802

735

665

602

546

490

454

450

436

484

1,140

836

920

1,380

2,560

4,250

5,530

5,390

9 . 750

59,371

1,915

2.87

3.31

Feb.

25,000

27.900

*18,300

9,720

5,810

3 r 670

2,760

2,320

2,170

1,800

1,570

1,340

1,180

1,060

1,030

1,550

1,390

1,210

2,810

2,980

2,260

1,830

1,510

1,300

1,260

1,510

1,980

1,980

129,200

4,614

6.92

7.20

Mar.

1,670

1,430

*1,280

1,170

1,080

2,110

2,520

2.550

2,380

2,070

1,790

2,380

2,160

1,800

1,550

1,340

1,200

1,120

1,120

1,030

964

1,040

1,020

992

1,180

1,210

1,190

1,050

936

856

808

44,996

1,451

2.18

2,51

Apr.

1,590

2,520

*1,850

2,280

2 , 690

2,540

2,120

3,830

4.140

2,850

2,240

1,750

1,440

1,250

1,070

960

896

892

830

798

794

844

780

700

634

581

526

494

868

777

45,536

1,518

2.28

2.54

May

620

672

665

630

581

494

436

397

*364

343

338

325

310

312

335

308

310

312

315

424

409

364

1,770

1,190

665

539

525

475

403

346

2_98_

15,475

499

0.748

0.86

June

266

259

283

251

1,110

 1,090

763

598

766

770

1,400

1,170

808

598

460

376

349

1,140

637

686

598

521

463

436

385

332

280

553

1,720

1,470

20,438

681

1.02

1.14

July

1,120

1^160

 1,080

852

644

490

403

335

288

246

218

200

184

171

175

208

164

173

186

170

184

150

134

134

182

152

130

114

112

122

124

10,005

323

0.484

0.56

Aug.

155

132

114

98

95

 91

81

75

75

69

64

61

92

91

80

74

66

141

406

266

164

125

98

8?

72

67

63

60

57

52

48

3,215

104

0.156

0.18

Sept.

46

46

46

46

45

43

40

48

57

56

*58

98

212

111

98

135

166

182

16G

271

276

218

430

27T

182

137

117

106

114

139

3,960

132

0.195

0.22

Calendar year 1956: Max 10,100 Min 24 Mean 965 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.69

Water year 1956-57: Max 27,900 Min 31 Mean 1,062 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.61

Peak discharge (base. 7.500 cfs). Dec. 14 (5 p.m.) 9,990 cfs (15.33 ft); Feb. 2 (4 a.m.) 28.9UO 

cfs (20.22 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 205

Tennessee River at Savannah, Term.

Location. Lat 35°13'29", long 88°15'36", on left bank pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 64, 

at Savannah, Hardin County, 16.8 miles downstream from Pickwick Landing Dam and at mile 

189.9.

Drainage area. 33,140 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1930 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 300.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 7, 1945, at datum 41.61 ft higher. Since Oct. 1, 1948, auxiliary 

water-stage recorder on downstream end of lock wall in lower pool at Pickwick Landing 

Dam, 16-.8 miles upstream. Apr. 5, 1937, to Jan. 31, 1939, auxiliary staff gage 4.0 miles 

downstream and Feb. 1, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1948, water-stage recorder 4.3 riles downstream.

Average discharge. 27 years, 51,810 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 403,000 cfs Feb. 6; maximum gage height, 92.42 ft 

FeFT 6; minimum daily discharge, 16,400 cfs Oct. 21; minimum gage height, 54.19 ft 

Dec. 9.

1930-57: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 6, 1957; maximum gage height, that of 

Feb. 6, 1957; minimum daily discharge, 1,100 cfs Sept, 3, 1945, caused by experimental 

closure of Pickwick Landing Dam; minimum gage height, 41.20 ft, present datum, Oct. 20, 

1931.

Maximum stage known, 101.2 ft Mar. 21, 1897, present datum, from floodirarks (discharge, 450,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 320,000 cfs). Flood of Jan. 2, 

1927, reached a stage of 92.7 ft, present datum (discharge, 349,000 cfs).

Minimum stage known, 38.8 ft Sept. 8, 1925, present datum.

Remarks. Records good. Slight regulation since 1924 by Wilson Lake and increasing regulation since 1936 as other reservoirs have been built above station (see p. 223). 

Flow now almost completely regulated.

Cooperation. Auxiliary water-stage-recorder graph furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 853r 1937, drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

28,600

33,200

32,600

39,100

43,200

39,300

28,600

34,700

31,000

33,100

27,000

26,500

a30,600

a24,400

a25,500

a26,100

a26,400

a27,400

a!6,900

a21,700

a 16. 400

a40,700

34,400

49,500

40,500

38,000

28,800

a2 1,700

a32,700

*27,900

28,700

955,000

30,810

-

"

Nov.

28,400

41,400

30,700

22.700

32 , 600

30,500

36,000

42 , 900

36,900

27,900

25,300

33,200

40,000

34,700

30,000

28,400

31,100

28,900

36,100

24,100

31,800

43,400

46.500

30,900

25,000

37,800

41,900

29,200

35,800

37,900

tl,002

33,400

-

-

Dec.

39,200

31,000

31,900

32,900

*27,900

21,500

21,600

20,200

29,900

42 , 900

42,800

36,400

90,500

163,000

174,000

150,000

117,000

97,800

74,500

50,700

51,100

34,500

62,800

76,400

62 , 800

64,800

63,600

59,400

53,200

46,500

49,900

*1,920.7

61,960

-

-

Jan.

50,800

53,700

43,600

50 , 600

79,300

78,600

73,700

52,500

44,400

51,700

59,200

47,600

41,100

47 , 900

45,100

49,700

40 , 100

34,000

37,200

35,500

30,000

51 ,400

65,700

59,400

58,400

53,300

67,300

103,000

171,000

210,000

231,000

K, 116.8

68,280

-

-

Feb.

298,000

339,000

364,000

387,000

395,000

395,000

369,000

358,000

326,000

284,000

266,000

254,000

236,000

213,000

195,000

180,000

171,000

160 , 000

152,000

158,000

149,000

132,000

122,000

96,400

86.500

*92,700

103,000

104,000

-

*6,385.6

228,100

-

"

Mar.

103,000

103,000

98,700

91,700

85,900

77,800

74,600

78,200

81,300

77,000

70,800

69,700

77,600

79,600

72,700

50,700

41,000

57,100

52,300

46,400

51,400

42,400

39,300

37,100

42 , 000

45,300

48,500

42,100

26.000

30,500

26,800

tl,920.5

61,950

-

~

Apr.

30,400

40,300

42,500

44,100

72,100

84,600

64,400

86,800

90 . 100

89,200

88,400

88,700

83,300

69,400

69,800

61,400

47,700

52 , 100

48,700

37,600

27.000

38,300

*41,500

48,900

52,300

59,000

46,400

43 , 100

49,800

53,300

*1,751.2

58,370

-

"

May

47,300

44,700

51,500

44,100

33,600

43,100

44 , 600

36,600

34,900

25.500

29,000

26,000

34,300

52.900

37,000

42 , 100

43,300

34,300

34,100

36,000

39,600

38,100

45 , 600

50,500

35,800

29,200

38,700

45,400

45,600

28,700

39,400

*1,211.3

39,070

-

"

June

34 , 800

27,800

a42,500

a36,300

a5 0,800

a58,500

a23,000

a39,900

a3 1,700

a36,300

a60,000

*59,500

45,100

43,600

46,400

33,400

34,400

46,200

45,700

40,700

44,100

39,400

30,700

25,500

21.000

41,000

54,700

48,200

32 , 600

31,600

*1,205.4

40,180

-

"

July

41,000

40,400

33,600

27,600

31,100

29,300

30,600

25.100

29,700

28,800

26,300

23,800

36,000

34,600

26,700

31,100

32,800

29,800

36,700

44.400

37,800

51,700

29,700

55,600

29,200

30,500

33,000

32,700

24,600

54,700

29,500

984,400

31,750

-

"

Aug.

31,200

33,400

32,800

33,400

27,400

24,600

25,000

24,000

30 , 700

35,400

27,200

27,800

29,100

29,200

29,400

35,500

31,300

29,900

33,200

30,600

*32,500

55.700

28,800

22 . 600

33,500

31,800

28,500

29,900

50,200

29,100

35,200

936,900

30,220

-

Sept.

35,900

18.500

35,000

40,600

31,400

20,000

31,100

30,600

22,600

30,500

37,300

37,500

35, SCO

48,500

41,200

42,300

48,300

37,500

57.700

32 , 600

33 , 800

34,500

36,000

45,200

44,800

43,400

39,600

39,600

33,400

34,700

tl,099.9

36.6BO

-

Calendar year 1956: Max 276,000 Mln 13,100 Mean 49,810 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.46

Water year 1956-57: Max 395,000 Mln 16,400 Mean 58,880 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.12

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.

a No gage-height record at auxiliary gage; discharge computed on basis of records pt Pickwick 

Landing Dam.
206 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Duck River below Manchester, Term.

Location. Lat 35"28'15", long 87°07'18", on right bank 50 ft downstream from Power's

bridge, 2 miles southwest of Manchester, Coffee County, 3£ miles downstream from Little 

Duck River, and 7 miles upstream from Crumpton Creek.

Drainage area. 107 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1934 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 878.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 23 years, 176 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,740 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height, 12.65 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Aug. 30 (gage height, 1.10 ft).

1934-57: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 18.93 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum, 8 cfs Aug. 12, 1934; minimum gage height, 0.57 ft Sept. 19, 20, 1947.

Maximum stage known, 23.2 ft in March 1929 (discharge, about 50,000 cfs), from highwater mark by Tennessee Valley Authority. Flood of March 1902 reached approximately 

the same stage as the flood of March 1929.

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

Occasional regulation for short periods during low flow by small reservoir -above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1436: 1946-47.

Rating tatle, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.15

1.4

1.7

2.0

2.5

120

280

4.0 

7.0 

9.0

11.2

895

2,480

3,850

5,920

Discharge, In cutic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

17

28

39

29

23

20

20

*19

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

17

18

18

18

21

24

23

21

20

21

21

20

20

20

27

652

21.0

0.196

0.23

Nov.

27

23

23

22

21

22

23

22

20

20

20

20

20

li *19

21

20

19

19

19

24

23

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

627

20.9

0.195

0.22

Dec.

19

19

19

19

20

*20

20

20

20

20

20

178

2.090

1,270

640

236

142

105

86

76

75

208

420

316

181

128

103

90

81

73

67

6,781

219

2.05

2.36

Jan.

62

54

50

83

348

219

151

116

99

97

88

78

73

*68

64

59

54

49

46

50

75

116

540

*360

222

196

750

5.550

2,420

*1,550

4,790

18,457

595

5.56

6.42

Feb.

*5.860

2,480

760

700

740

656

944

836

568

512

416

288

226

190

178

360

256

187

598

764

368

256

199

172

166

744

524

412

-

20,360

727

6.79

7.08

Mar.

368

264

202

172

145

154

639

926

444

296

208

332

*336

226

181

145

125

122

154

132

120

120

110

150

170

200

170

130

120

110

100

7,071

228

2.13

2.46

Apr.

150

200

150

800

500

350

250

350

220

180

*160

140

120

105

95

85

78

73

70

67

65

70

80

70

60

55

52

55

100

300

5,050

168

1.57

1.76

May

180

110

85

75

65

55

50

48

*45

46

47

46

43

43

45

44

39

38

47

54

47

132

272

116

76

94

128

86

62

54

47

2,319

74.8

0.699

0.81

June

44

40

37

36

47

54

71

54

49

70

52

45

39

40

37

35

34

34

38

34

33

33

34

35

*39

38

37

46

44

41

1,270

42.3

0.395

0.44

July

40

38

37

35

33

31

29

29

28

27

26

25

25

25

27

35

27

27

26

23

21

21

*23

24

23

21

20

20

20

20

20

826

26. 6

0.249

0.29

Aug.

20

20

20

20

20

18

18

*18

18

18

18

18

19

23

20

18

19

21

20

18

50

64

36

27

20

17

15

14

14

13

13

667

21.5

0.201

0.23

Sept.

13

13

13

14

*13

13

14

13

15

19

17

19

215

128

76

47

49

38

29

27

27

27

33

29

27

24

23

36

44

49

1,104

36.8

0.344

0.38

Calendar year 1956: Max 4,400 Mln 17 Mean 180 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.85

Water year 1956-57: Max 5,860 Mln 13 Mean 179 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.68

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 cfs ).--Jan. 28 (10 a.m.) 7,740 cfs (12.65 ft); Jar. 31 (10 p.m.) 

7,430 cfs (12.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 4, Mar. 21 to Apr. 10, Apr. 12-17, Apr. 19 to May 8; discharge 

estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for stations on nearby 

streams.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 207

Garrison Fork at Fairfield, Tenn.

Location. --Lat 35° 33 '59", long 86° 17 '00", near left bank on downstream side of center pier 

 of highway bridge, 0.1 mile east of Fairfield, 0.6 mile downstream from Noah Fork, and 

4.5 miles northeast of Wartrace , Bedford County.

Drainage area. 66.3 sq mi.

Records available. November 1953 to September 1957.

~Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 800.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 6,300 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height, 15.64 ft), from 

rating curve extended as explained below; minimum, 1.5 cfs Sept. 7-9 (gage haight , 

0 79 ft )

1953-57: Maximum discharge, 25,300 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 23.13 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,800 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum, 1.2 cfs Sept. 17-20, 1954; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 7-9, 1957.

Remarks . Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27 Jan. 28 to Sept. 30

0.9 4.8

1.0 9.0

1.2 20

1.5 49

2.0 127

3.0 350

8.1 2,110

0.76 1.5

.8 2.0

.9 4.8

1.0 9.0

1.2 ZO

1.5 49

2.0 115

2.5 216

3.0 345

10.0 2,830

12.5 3,840

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Z\

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.9

5.9

38

26

13

9.5

7.0

6.6

5.9

*5.9

4.8

572

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.9

6.2

6.2

6.6

9.0

14

12

8.5

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.0

9.0

273.9

8.84

0.133

0.15

Nov.

12

10

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.2

5.9

*6T9

7.5

8.0

7.0

6.6

6.6

10

12

10

9.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.5

234.5

7.82

0.118

0.13

Dec.

7.5

775

.5

.5

.5

.5

* .5

.5

.5

.5

7.5

709

*2,090

1,050

325

163

108

77

59

53

54

138

227

156

108

83

68

58

49

44

38

5,739.5

185

2.79

3.22

Jan.

33

28

26

216

237

149

108

83

72

64

48

44

42

»39

37

34

30

27

27

26

45

358

572

237

165

124

1,050

*5,760

1,570

890

3,320

13,461

434

6.55

7.55

Feb.

2,790

938

435

372

305

625

763

465

300

260

189

151

127

109

158

136

114

102

748

417

245

166

129

109

182

317

221

182

11,055

395

5.96

6.20

Mar.

153

132

115

103

92

100

330

333

238

176

145

296

*204

164

132

108

99

97

87

74

72

76

69

73

96

93

93

87

83

77

72

4,069

131

1.98

2.28

Apr.

126

108

93

856

369

207

147

310

185

149

*125

108

90

80

72

67

63

60

55

51

49

47

45

44

40

36

33

32

35

32

3,714

124

1.87

2.08

May

30

35

37

29

26

26

25

24

*23

25

26

23

24

23

23

23

23

23

26

28

22

163

67

39

30

82

56

37

30

26

24

1,098

35.4

0.534

0.62

June

23

23

22

28

32

163

T2

29

45

36

26

23

22

22

22

22

21

21

20

20

19

19

117

64

*42

24

19

30

30

20

1,046

34.9

0.526

0.59

July

18

16

17

14

12

12

10

10

9.0

9.0

8.0

7.5

7.0

7.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

10

9.0

7.5

6.6

5.9

*5.6

12

7.5

6.2

5.6

4.8

478

4.8

5.2

276.5

8.92

0.135

0.16

Aug.

5.2

4.2

3.9

7.0

8.5

2.3

2.3

*2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.6

3.3

5.9

7.0

6.2

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

3.9

3.3

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

113.8

3.67

0.055

0.06

Sept.

.8

.6

.6

.8

* .8

1.6

1.6

1.5

T75

1.9

2.6

38

203

72

1,070

233

96

61

44

34

29

40

59

39

29

24

23

26

70

71

2,280.3

76.0

1.15

1.28

Calendar year 1956: Max 2,730 Min 3.9 Mean 100 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.58

Water year 1956-57: Max 3,760 Mln 1.5 Mean 119 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.32

Peak discharge 

6,300 cfs ( 15.64

17: Max 3,760 Mln 1.5 Mean 119 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.32

(base, 5,000 cfs).--Dec. 13 (12:30 a.m.) 6,170 cfs (15.53 ft); Jan. 28 (12:30 a.m.) 

ft); Jan. 31 (6 p.m.) 4,600 cfs (13.80 ft); Sept. 15 (7 p.m.) 4,000 cfs (12.84 ft), 

Discharge measurement isurement made on this dav.y
208 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Wartrace Creek at Bell Buckle, Term.

Location. Lat 35°35'16", long 86°20'22", on downstream right bank wing wall of bridge on 

State Highway 82, 0.2 mile downstream from Kelly Creek, 0.9 mile east of Bell Buckle, 

Bedford County, 4.0 miles northeast of Pairfield, and 7.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 16.3 sq mi.

Records available. December 1953 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 822.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,220 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 9.45 ft), from 

rating curve extended as explained below; no flow Oct. 1, 2, July 14 to Aug. 12, 

Aug. 21 to Sept. 8.

1954-57: Maximum discharge, 8,240 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 11.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; no flow at times each year.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 7-20, Dec. 8-10)

2.11

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12 

0

Dec. 13 to Sept. 3C

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

3.5

4.5

5.6

32

98

298

650

2.02

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

.1

.3

.5

.7

1.3

3.3

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.5 

6.4

6.8

12

298

930

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

0

0

27

12

2.8

1.8

.9

.8

.6

*.6

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.4

2.1

3.6

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

83.0

2.68

0.164

0.19

Nov.

3.3

2.1

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.7

.6

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

*. 1

.2

.2

.1

. 1

.1

4.1

3.8

3.3

3.1

2.6

2.6

2.3

1.9

1.8

1.4

42.0

1.40

0.086

0.10

Dec.

1.2

.9

.7

.6

.6

.5

*.4

.4

.4

.4

1.4

642

*664

*372

79

37

23

16

11

9.3

13

47

70

36

23

18

13

10

8.3

6.8

5.7

2,111.6

68.1

4.18

4.82

Jan.

4.6

3.0

2.8

99

64

34

23

18

14

12

8.8

7.8

6.8

*6.4

5.7

4.6

3.9

3.6

3.3

3.3

10

203

116

49

36

27

576

837

*379

200

909

3,670.6

118

7.24

8.37

Feb.

695

158

82

76

66

220

132

89

61

82

48

35

27

21

57

35

25

21

296

84

49

34

25

21

77

102

48

35

-

2,701

96.5

5.92

6.16

Mar.

27

22

18

16

13

20

90

64

43

32

26

117

*47

37

28

22

18

19

16

12

12

14

12

15

25

25

24

21

18

16

13

882

28.5

1.75

2.01

Apr.

75

38

27

310

84

45

31

86

36

27

*22

18

14

11

9.8

8.8

8.3

7.3

6.1

5.7

4.9

4.6

4.9

3.9

3.3

2.8

2.5

2.2

2.8

2.5

904.4

30.1

1.85

2.06

May

2.5

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

*1.2

1.4

1.6

1.1

1.0

iTo

1.2

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.8

1.0

49

8.6

3.3

1.8

58

16

6.4

3.6

2.2

1.6

179.7

5.80

0.356

0.41

June

1.2

1.0

.8

1.5

1.4

1.0

.8

.7

3.0

T72

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

74

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

1.0

.6

*.5

.4

.4

1.4

.7

.6

24.1

0.803

0.049

0.05

July

0.5

.4

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

.08

.04

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

»0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.43

0.111

0.0068

0.008

Aug.

0

S

0

0

o

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

~T3 1.5

.1

.06

.OS

.05

.05

.02

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.13

0.069

0.0042

0.005

Sept.

0

0

0

o

#0

0

0

o

,04

.3

,1

17

44

8.4

262

47

16

8.3

4.9

3.6

2.5

20

21

9.3

5.3

3.6

2.8

2.8

20

16

514.94

17.2

1.06

1.17

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,390 Mln 0 Mean 27.4 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.89

Water year 1956-57: Max 909 Mln 0 Mean 30.5 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.35

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).-

cfs (8.24 ft ; Jan. 27 (10:30 p.m.)

-Dec. 12 (11 p.m.) 4,220 cfs (9.45 ft); Jan. 22 (10 p.m.) 2,120 

5,100 cfs (8.85 ft); Sept. 15 (5:30 p.m.) 2,160 cfs (8.27 ft).

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Duck River near Shelbyville, Term.

209

Location.--Lat 35°28'49", long 86°29'57", on right bank 150 ft downstream from Sims Bridge, 

2.1 miles upstream from Sugar Creek, 2.2 miles west of Shelbyville, Bedford County, 

2.9 miles downstream from Flat Creek, and at mile 216.2.

Drainage area. 481 sq mi.

Records available. April 1934 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 685.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 23 years, 798 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,500 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 27.0<* ft); minimum, 48 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 0.79 ft).

1934-57: Maximum discharge, 62,900 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 36.40 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 5 cfs Aug. 23, 1936; minimum daily, 20 cfs Sept. 2, 1945.

Flood in March 1929 reached a stage of 37.6 ft (discharge, about 70,000 cfs), from 

high-water profile by Tennessee Valley Authority. Flood in March 1902 reacted a stage 

about 2 ft higher than that in March 1929, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Prior to 1948, diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant upstream. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 783: 1934. WSP 853: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second} 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 13-15)

0.82 

1.0

2.5

49

73

167

285

46O

6.0

12.0

20.0

23.0

26.0

2,200

5,650

12,600

16,400

21,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

67

66

38O

307

176

152

116

94

86

79

*78

76

75

73

73

73

73

72

72

73

81

94

102

98

89

83

81

79

79

78

83

3,204

103

O.214

O.25

Nov.

103

107

100

89

87

83

83

84

*83

81

79

79

79

78

!§

79

83

86

86

84

89

98

107

102

94

89

89

87

86

86

2,636

87.9

0.183

0.20

Dec.

84

83

83

83

84

*86

86

86

86

86

86

1.O8O

12. BOO

*8,700

4,320

2,050

1,180

820

600

478

410

790

1,800

1,700

1.2OO

840

625

505

428

360

315

41,934

1,353

2.81

3.24

Jan.

279

247

222

*840

2,140

1,470

1,080

780

625

536

432

374

34O

322

285

265

243

224

211

3O2

231

491

2,940

1,780

1,320

1,020

3,050

15,200

*16,200

12*700

74,549

2,405

5.00

5.76

Feb.

21.400

18,900

6,560

3,430

3,270

3.3OO

3,930

3,43O

2,790

2,360

1,810

1,540

1,260

1,050

1,060

1,480

1,200

995

3,500

3, 170

2,300

1,550

1,190

985

955

2,660

2,360

1,860

-

100,275

3,581

7.44

7.75

Mar.

1,560

1,340

1,10O

940

820

770

1,590

2,690

2,420

1,640

1,280

1,850

1,540

1,320

1.09O

885

765

715

715

650

58O

605

625

635

830

905

845

75O

675

605

55O

33,485

1,080

2.25

2.59

Apr.

610

975

760

5,590

*3,000

2,020

1,340

1,500

1,520

1,260

980

8 2O

680

580

514

464

436

410

385

360

336

357

364

340

312

297

274

282

68O

775

26,221

874

1.82

2.03

May

700

482

*464

354

297

265

247

231

220

215

222

215

204

193

191

189

178

167

TTT

193

187

480

915 585"

343

519

755

402

300

247

222

10,348

334

O.694

0.8O

June

196

180

167

167

*171

178

354

204

215

243

215

182

163

149

143

133

125

123

125

129

121

116

I2T

227

174

149

127

129

16O

156

5,042

168

0.349

0.39

July

133

T23

116

114

109

102

98

94

91

87

84

81

79

78

78

79

112

100

*100

98

93

84

81

78

76

78

76

75

73

72

72

2,814

90.8

0.189

O.22

Aug.

70

69

66

65

65

67

67

*65

63

62

62

69

73

169

103

84

83

103

89

78

73

69

76

91

81

75

67

65

60

57.

2,344

75.6

0.157

0.18

Sept.

55

54

53

51

*49.

49

51

51

54

55

58

65

749

1,28O

2,320

4.65O

99O

496

322

243

326

357

528

357

24O

196

174

360

570

73O

15,533

518

1.08

1.20

Calendar year 1956: Max 14,400 Min 66 Mean 798 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.56

Water year 1956-57: Max 21,400 Min 49 Mean 872 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.61

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs).--Dee. 13 (6 p.m.) 14,300 cfs (21.47 ft); Jan. 28 (9:3O p.m.) 

18.300 cfs (24.21 ft); Feb. 1 (7 p.m.) 23.50O cfs (27.04 ft); Sept. 16 (12:30 a.m.) 8,640 cfs (l5.60 

ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
210 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Big Rock Creek at Lewisburg, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°26 I 56", long 86°47 | 09", on downstream side of center pier of bridge on 

State Highway 50, 800 ft east of Marshall County courthouse in Lewisburg and at 

mile 17.9 .

Drainage area.--24.9 sq mi.

Records available. January 1954 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 705.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,180 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 11.37 ft), from 

rating curve extended as explained below; no flow for several days in July and August. 

1954-57: Maximum discharge, 16,700 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 17.62 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

determination 0.6 mile upstream (drainage area, 19.0 sq mi) at gage height 17.62 ft; 

no flow at times each year.

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

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12 Dec. 13 to Sept. 22

0.21 0.01

.3 .03

.4 .1

.5 .6

0.9 

1.4 

Z.Q 

3.0

2.0 

4.5

53

110

290

660

0.36 

.5 

.6 

.7 

.8 

.9

.5 

1.0 

1.8 

3.2 

5.5

1.0 

1.4 

1.8 

5.0 

8.2

10

46

100

760

1,640

Sept. 23-30

1.44 34

2.2 140

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.01

.01

9.6

6.5

.8

.2

.1

.05

.05

.05

*.04

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.07

3.5

2.5

.7

.4

.2

.1

.1

.05

.2

.1

12

37.57

1.21

0.049

0.06

Nov.

5.7

2.5

1.0

.8

.5

.5

.5

.8

*.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

iTe

7.0

3.0

1.6

1.2

1.1

4.0

u ; -

Dec.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.9

*.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

2.4

649

871

680

138

67

43

32

26

22

50

131

116

l.e . 63

l.i

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

.7

47.2

1.57

0.063

0.07

50

33

28

23

19

16 

14

3,078.8

99.3

3.99

4.60

Jan.

11

9.6

*9.1

93

63

43

33

28

25

20

16

15

a!4

a!2

all

alO

alO

a9.5

a9.2

a9.0

a!2

alOO

a!50

a70

a80

a70

a600

al^OO

»a500

352 

1,610

5,394.4

174

6.99

8.06

Feb.

1.040

330

a!60

a200

152

171

138

127

96

94

68

56

47

41

120

75

54

46

434

132

86

64

51

43

122

205

108

79

-

4,339

155

6.22

6.48

Mar.

62

52

44

*39

35

47

104

82

67

54

53

"74 161

62

57

44

39

38

35

29

31

32

28

29

34

30

27

26

24

23

22.

1,484

47.9

1.92

2.22

Apr.

78

43

35

*326

98

66

52

64

42

36

32

28

26

22

21

19

17

15

14

13

12

14

11

9.1

7.8

7.3

6.4

6.4

11

8 . 6

1,140.6

38.0

1.53

1.70

May

6.4

*5.5

5.5

4.8

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.7

4.4

4.4

3.9

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.1

2.9

679

8.3

4.1

108

25

13

7.8

166

43

23

14

10 

7.8

511.5

16.5

0.663

0.76

vTune

5.3

4.8

13

*14

11

7.8

5.3

4.4

6.0

8.2

5.3

3.9

2.8

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.2

2.6

1.5

1.2

.9

.9

1.8

.9

.6

iTo

3.1

2.0

1.2

117.7

3.92

0.157

0.18

July

1.2

.7

.6

.3

.4

.2

.09

.03

.2

.09

.03

.03

0

0

0

.1

1.2

*1.0

.2

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.06

.03

0

.03

.2

.03

7.26

0.234

0.0094

0.01

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

.09

0

0

12

T.4

.5

.3

.3

.7

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.3

.2

.1

.1 

.1

18.29

0.590

0.024

0. 03

Sept.

0.09

.06

.03

.03

.03

*.03

.03

1.0

3.2

.2

.6

3.0

129

60

428

131

74

48

58

58

189

478

137

72

52

34

45

66

100

63

2,230.30

74.3

2.98

3.33

Calendar year 1956 : Max 871 

Water year 1956-57 = Max 1,610

Mln 

Mln

Mean 35.1 

Mean 50.4

Cf sm 

Cfsm

1.41

2.02

In. 

In.

19.17

27.50

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 efs).--Dec. 12 (10 p.m.) 4,180 cfs (11.37 ft); Jan. 28 (time unknown) 

3,190 cfs (10.59 ft); Jan. 31 (6 a.m.) 2,470 cfs (9.77 ft); Apr. 4 (7 a.m.) 1,670 cfs (8.29 ft); 

Sept. 15 (5 p.m.) 2,400 cfs (9.67 ft); Sept. 22 (6 p.m.) 2,400 cfs (9.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

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

and records for stations on nearby streams.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Duck River at Columbia, Term.

211

Location.--Lat 35°37 I 05", long 87°01'56", on right bank 4 ft downstream from bridge on 

former U. S. Highway 31, 2 blocks north of public square at Columbia, Maurj* County, 

0.7 mile downstream from Columbia hydroelectric plant, 2.4 miles upstream from Rutherford Creek, and at mile 132.8.

Drainage area. 1,208 sq mi.

Records available. October 1904 to December 1908 and April 1920 to September 1957 in 

reports of Geological Survey. October 1904 to December 1908 and April 1920 to October 

1924 (prior to December 1922, revised) in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34. 

Gage-height records collected in this vicinity during periods of high water since 1886 

are contained in reports of 0. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 535.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 9, 1925, chain, tape, or staff gages near this site; all gages at 

datum 2.37 ft higher prior to Oct. 1, 1933.

Average discharge.--41 years (1904-8, 1920-57), 1,920 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 34,200 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 40.48 ft); minimum, 44 cfs Sept. 12; minimum gage height, 1.80 ft Dec. 11; minimum daily discharge, 

46 cfs Sept. 10.

1904-8, 1920-57: Maximum discharge, 61,100 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 51.75 ft); 

no flow Oct. 22, 1922.

Flood of Mar. 30, 1902, reached a stage of 48.0 ft, present datum (discharge, 

50,700 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good. Occasional diurnal fluctuation and infrequent regulation at low 

flow caused by powerplants above station. Prior to about 1952, fluctuation and regulation were more pronounced.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 783: 1929(M). See also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-13, 22-29, Nov. 3-8, 16-28, May 30 

to June 9, June 11 to Sept. 14, Sept. 20-23, 26-30)

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

4.0

168

1,020

6.0

9.0

20.0

3O.O

4O.5

2,180

4,100

13,700

22.7OO

34,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

70

70

89

98

230

442

309

223

180

145

*117

110

102

94

90

90

87

87

84

84

98

102

102

102

106

110

110

106

102

98

98

3,935

127

0.105

0.12

Nov.

98

98

106

113

TT3

113

106

*102

98

98

98

98

98

98

102

106

106

110

113

113

113

110

110

110

110

110

110

106

102

94

3,162

105

O.O87

0.10

Dec.

90

90

87

9O

*87

84

8284"

84

84

84

2,280

15 , 300

*23,600

25.700

16,800

5,160

2,980

2,080

1,660

1,460

3,260

4,400

4,720

3,510

2,600

1,960

1,540

1,190

1,050

927

123,123

3,972

3.29

3.79

Jan.

826

730

570

*778

2,950

4,400

2,860

2,200

1,710

1,440

1,270

1,030

936

866

795

722

583

578

532

508

524

2,160

4,530

6,270

3,640

2,800

3,240

17,700

*26,800

30,500

30.600

155,048

5,002

4.14

4.77

Feb.

*32,400

54 . 100

33 , 000

28,000

13 , 800

7,920

8,850

8,800

7,860

6,330

5,240

3,940

3,110

2,540

2,460

3,900

3,650

2,610

5,990

11,700

7,600

4,820

3,210

2,540

2.160

4,800

7,500

5,500

-

264,330

9,440

7.81

8.14

Mar.

4,000

3,140

2,610

2,190

*1,890

2,460

3,730

5,600

5.730

4,630

3,260

3,760

4,880

3,430

2,840

2,360

1,950

1,700

1,560

1,480

1,320

1,280

1,310

1,270

1,290

1,600

1,640

1,580

1,410

1, 280

1,160

78,340

2,527

2.09

2.41

Apr.

1,280

2,240

2,340

2,630

*8.160

5,750

3,460

6,970

5,390

3,450

2,610

2,080

1,660

1,410

1,220

1,080

1,100

853

817

786

654

726

662

646

541

625

450

471

458

574

61,093

2,036

1.69

1.88

May

718

*975

658

679

499

442

413

377

349

329

325

305

313

417

333

285

269

273

1,750

714

373

5,210

3,040

1,760

1,120

4,380

5.560

2,520

1,410

970

743

37,309

1,204

0.997

1.15

June

587

512

442

*773

804

553

587

434

807

1.080

646

536

450

357

289

250

219

199

184

191

17b

168

180

242

293

361

373

357

273

266

12,589

420

0.348

0.39

July

262

269

258

215

191

184

160

148

129

117

102

90

90

87

87

84

84

*110

148

152

141

113

106

98

87

82

79

79

90

121

98

4,061

131

0.108

0.13

Aug.

90

87

84

76

70

62

*60

56

56

58

56

56

58

76

168

150

258

T99" 321

137

129

117

90

79

68

62

70

79

76

68

60

3,076

99.2

O.O82

0.09

Sept.

se

56

56

56

56

*54

52

54

48

46.

46

59

421

290

1,730

3,290

6,720

2,240

1,040

599

520

566

2 , 620

2 , 340

1,200

646

499

377

434

90J

27,078

90S

0.748

o.s:

Calendar year 1956: Max 26,200 Min 70 Mean 1,898 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.38

Water year 1956-57: Max 34,100 Min 46 Mean 2,118 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.80

Peak discharge (base. 16.000 cfsl.--Dec. 15 (5 a.m.) 26,200 cfs (33.62 ft); Feb. 2 (11 a.m.) 

34,200 cfs (40.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
212 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Rutherford Creek near Carters Creek, Term.

Location. Lat 35°40 I S3", long 86°58'42", on right bank at upstream side of county road 

bridge, 1 mile downstream from Double Branch, 3.2 miles south of town of Carters Creek, 

Maury County, 3.5 miles upstream from Carters Creek, and 5.1 miles ncrtheast of Columbia.

Drainage area. 68.8 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1953 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 590 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,730 cfs Dec. 13 (gage height, 15.89 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1, 2, ,Sept. 6, 7.

1953-57: Maximum discharge, 11,800 cfs Mar. 28, 1955 (gage height, 24.38 ft, from 

high-water mark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 4.0CO cfs on basis of 

slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow for many days each year.

Remarks.--Records fair except those below 10 cfs, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 28 to Dec. 9)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 29 Jan. 3O to Sept. 30

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

2.0

2.4

3.0

6.0

10.0

12.0

13

28

79

176

792

1,840

2,520

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

0

.02

.7

2.0

3.7

6.6

11

1.8

2.0

3.0

6.0

10.0

11.0

19

41

176

792

1,840

2,150

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

00"

*£.5

3.6

2.2

E.4

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.8

Z.5

2.3

2.9

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.1

Z.I

2.0

4V7.

55.7

1.80

0.026

0.03

Nov.

14

*4.5

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

3.5

8.3

12

5.3

3.1

2.2

4.0

4.0

5.3

4.9

3.5

2.5

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.5

113.8

3.79

0.055

O.O6

Dec.

1.1

T7i

 1.4

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.9

2.5

984

*1,900

1,050

383

240

169

129

104

90

209

496

318

220

166

129

107

90

79

69

62

7,010.0

226

3.28

3.79

Jan.

53

44

*40

141

190

1?4

110

94

85

90

73

68

65

58

53

47

40

40

37

35_

60

1,850

923

403

305

233

558

1,160

*2.160

810

1,160

11,119

359

5.22

6.01

Feb.

1.900

804

517

393

*307

294

424

395

389

339

252

206

171

146

306

238

165

141

65T

345

251

197

160

142

155

605

339

256

_

10,488

375

5.45

5.67

Mar.

200

168

141

124

*112

296

491

417

312

242

197

280

183

156

138

118

108

104

97

86

80

84

75

71

83

79

74

66

61

57

 52

4,752

153

2.22

2.57

Apr.

88

92

*69

122

95

82

72

1.700

391

256

191

151

127

108

95

87

80

72

66

58

57

52

49

42

36

33

29

27

32

25

4,384

146

2.12

2.37

May

20

*29

81

24

18

16

14

12

11

10

11

9.2

10

38

12

8.2

18

39

*1,010

202

98

1.600

357

195

135

558

247

152

118

96

78

5,226.4

169

2.46

2.83

June

65

76

140

*130

91

69

54

69

86

92

62

48

37

29

23

18

15

13

11

10

8.7

7.7

7.7

27

12

8.7

7.3

11

11

14

1,253.1

41.8

0.608

0.68

Jaly

9.7

8.2

6.9

5.8

5.2

4.7

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.8

*2.7

2.7

2.7

9.4

6.2

2.7

2.1

1.9

2,5

1.9

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

3.0

3 2

118.1

3.81

C.055

0.06

Aug.

2.8

*2.1

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.1

.7

.5

.3

.2

.1

.05

.05

.03

.03

.02

9.6

33

3.4

1.9

1.5

1.2

.9

.6

.3

.2

.05

.02

.02

.02

.01

65.80

2.12

0.031

0.04

Sept.

0.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0

0

.03

.05

.02

.02

*3.1

37

6.4

31

82

Tf

7.7

6.2

5.8

5.8

6.2

8.7

6.2

4.7

4.4

3.9

3.9

4.7

4.7

249.57

8.32

0.121

0.13

Calendar year 1956: Max 3,91O Min O Mean 111 Cfsm 1.61 Ir. 21.96

Water year 1956-57: Max 2,160 Min o Mean 123 Cfsm 1.79 Ir. 24.24

--Dee. 13 (4 a.m.) 4,730 cfs (15.89 ft)j Dec. 14 (10:3O a.m.) 

p.m.) 4,44O cfs (15.45 ft); Jan. 29-(7:3O p.m.) 4,410 cfs (15.4O

Peak discharge (base.. IsSOO 

1.02 ft); Jan. J 

(5 p.m.) 2, 

1.78 ft); W

cfs). 

2,160 cfs (11.02 ft (8:30 p

ft); Feb. 1 (5

* Discharge measurement made on this day

 .. __ ,_.__ f......] 4,44U crs ^ib.4b it;; Jan. zs-icou p.m.; 4,*iu cis vio.»t

.,340 cfs (11.54 ft); Apr. 8 (1:3O p.m.) 3,410 cfs (13.76 ft); May 19 (3 p.m.) 

May 22 (5 p.m.) 3.55O cfs (14.Ol ft).
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 213

Big Blgby Creek at Sandy Hook, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°29'19", long 87°13'59", on right bank 45 ft west of Louisville & Nashville Railroad track, 0.2 mile downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 43, 0.4 mile 

northeast of Sandy Hook, Maury County, 0.5 mile upstream from Dry Creek, and 3.5 miles 

southwest of Mount Pleasant.

Drainage area.--17.5 sq ml.

Records available.--September 1953 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 670.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,390 cfs May 22 (gage height, 6.98 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 830 cfs; minimum, 2.4 cfs Oct. 8-19 (gage height, 0.85 ft).

1953-57: Maximum discharge, 2,550 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 11.22 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 830 cfs; minimum, 1.5 cfs Sept. 4-7, 1954; minimum gage 

height, 0.80 ft Sept. 17, 1956.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 2, 3, 7)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27

0.85 

1.0

1.2

1.3 

1.6

2.4

4.8

9.2

12

30

2.0 

2.5

Jan. 28 to Feb. 19 

22

Feb. 20 to Sept. 3O

103

176

385

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.1

102

176

385

702

1.05

1.2

1.3

4.3

7.5

10

19

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.2

55

106

176

438

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.6

2.6

*3.0

3.6

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.

2 .

2 .

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.5

3.8

4.7

3.6

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.3 

3.3

4.6

90.9

2.93

0.167

0.19

Nov.

4.7

*4.2

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3^6

4.0

7.5

4.7

4.2

4.0

3.8

5.0

6.4

5.4

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.3 

4.3

133.3

4.44

0.254

0.28

Dec.

4.0

4.0

* .0

.0

.0

.3

.3

.5

.7

.5

4.7

283

331

136

58

31

*21

14

11

10

11

34

38

25

17

12

11

10

9.5

8.7

8.2

1,126.4

36.3

2.07

2.39

Jan.

7.7

7.2

*7.0

22

31

21

16

12

11

10

9.5

9.2

8.7

8.4

7.9

7.7

7.0

6.8

6.6

6.6

9.2

24

50

31

25

18

195

408

*387 

164

693

2,227.5

71.9

4.11

4.73

Feb.

641

180

100

70

*51

52

52

45

42

43

37

31

*26

24

43

55

41

32

170

104

60

45

36

31

31

47

44

39

-

2,172

77.6

4.43

4.62

Mar.

34

30

26

24

*22

30

76

80

57

45

38

51

41

38

36

31

28

27

26

23

21

21

19

18

19

20

19

17

16

16

_15_

964

31.1

1.78

2.05

Apr.

29

40

*35

86

65

48

39

280

114

69

51

41

35

30

26

24

23

22

21

20

19

18

15

14

14

13

1212"

12 

12

1,239

41.3

2.36

2.63

May

11

*12

13

12

11

11

10

9.9

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.3

9.0

9.0

8.8

14

12

312

87

45

429

131

62

43

296

118

60

43

31

25

1,872.4

60.4

3.45

3.98

June

22

33

33

*46

56

39

29

25

255

147

65

43

33

28

23

20

18

17

16

14

12

12

34

68

36

24

22

28

22 

21

1,241

41.4

2.37

2.64

July

*19

18

17

14

13

12

11

10

9.6

9.0

8.2

8.2

7.9

8.2

9.0

8.5

7.9

8.2

8.2

7.5

6.8

6.6

6.6

7.5

7.2

6.8

6.6

6.4

67^

I'.l

291.4

9.40

0.537

0.62

Aug.

6.6

*6.4

5.9

5.9

5.7

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.5

6.4

6.2

5.9

5.7

6.4

6.8

6.4

5.7

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.1

5.1

4.9

4.9

4.7

fcf

4.5

171.4

5.53

0.316

0.36

Sept.

4.5

4.5

4.7

5.1

4.7

4.5

4.3 573"

6.8

5.7

5.5

*7.5

-9.6 14

8.8

12

8.8

7.7

.0

.0

.2

.2

.2

.8

.4

.2

.2

.4

.2 

7.0

205.8

6.86

0.392

0.44

Calendar year 1956: Max 552 Mln 2.1 Mean 21.8 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.94

Water year 1956-57: Max 693 Mln 2.4 Mean 32.2 Cfsm 1.84 In. 24.93

88 ft); Jan. 27 (11 p.m.) 1,200 

) 959 cfs (5.84 ft)j Apr. 8

Peak discharge (base. 600 cfs). Dec. 12 (8:30 p.m.) 1,350 cfs (6.88

cfs (6.51 ft); Jan. 29 (1:30 p.m.) 826 cfs (5.46 ft); Jan. 31 (lo p.m., - x ~.« -,,, ..,.- . 

(7:30 a.m.) 722 cfs (5.16 ft): May 19 (11 a.m.) l.OOO cfs (5.97 ft): May 22 (11 a.m.) 1.390 cfs 

(6.98 ft); May 26 (11:3O a.m.) 952 cfs (5.82 ft); June 9 (6:30 p.m.) 1,300 cfs (6.75 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
214 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Big Bigby Creek near Mount Pleasant, Term.

Location. Lat 35°30'12", long 87°13'54", near midchannel on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 43, 400 ft downstream from small water-supply dam, 0.7 mile 

downstream from Dry Creek, 2.55 miles southwest of Mount Pleasant, Miury County, and 

2.6 miles upstream from West Fork.

Drainage area.--25.8 sq mi.

Records available. September 1953 to June 1957 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 654.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period October 1956 to June 1957, 2,430 cfs May 22 

(gage height, 5.70 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs; minimum, 1.9 cfs 

Oct. 1, 2 (gage height, 0.77 ft).

1953-57: Maximum discharge, 3,740 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 10.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,200 cfs; minimum, 0.9 cfs Oct. 20-22, 1954; minimum gage 

height, 0.58 ft Sept. 23, 27-29, 1954.

Remarks. Records poor. Irregular discharge at low flow caused by removal and delayed 

return of ore-processing water upstream.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October 1956 to June 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.0

2.0

*5.1

4.1

3.6

3.8

3.4

3.2

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.2

3.8

3.6

5.6

5.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

7.0

7.9

5.8

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

7.3

129.3

4.17

0.162

0.19

Nov.

6.7

*5.5

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.5

6.0

15

7.5

6.2

5.5

5.0

10

9.0

7.0

6.2

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.0

5.0

4.8

179.9

6.00

0.233

0.26

Dec.

4.8

4.8

*4.5

4.5

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.3

5.3

5.0

5.5

443

*495

217

94

54

*36

26

21

18

22

65

70

50

56

26

21

19

17

15

15

1,810.3

58.4

2.26

2.61

Jan.

12

10

*10

30

46

35

28

24

21

20

17

15

14

15

12

11

10

10

14

29

*75

50

41

31

240

720

*592

260

998

3,405.5

110

4.26

4.91

Feb.

1.050

282

137

101

*82

84

82

74

66

68

57

50

*41

36

68

87

66

54

252

158

96

70

55

46

50

77

75

65

-

3,407

122

4.73

4.91

Mar.

55

48

42

58

*52

50

111

120

94

75

65

81

68

61

57

48

44

4240'

55

50

51

50

29

32

32

50

27

26

24

25

1,514

48.8

1.89

2.18

Apr.

45

55

*47

116

98

70

56

582

170

102

74

60

50

41

36

32

50

29

26

24

25

22

20

18

17

16

15

14

14

15

1,711

57.0

2.21

2.47

May

15

*14

17

14

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

9.9

9.9

16

13

448

116

59

755

175

90

57

465

168

90

59

42

30

2,751.8

88.8

3.44

5.97

June

28

47

41

*68

78

56

39

34

500

156

78

50

56

50

26

22

18

17

16

15

13

18

79

92

52

32

50

58

55

50

1,572

52.4

2.05

2.27

July

t22

Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1956: Max 1,O4O Min 1.8 Mean 35.2 Cfam 1.29 In. 17.50

Water year 1956-57: Max - Min - Mean - Cfam - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 1. OOP cfs). Dec. 12 (6:5O p.m.) 2,240 cfs (5.46 ft); Jan. 27 (12 p.m.) 2,150 

cfs (5.33 ft); Jan. 29 (2 p.m.) 1,140 cfs (4.04 ft); Jan. 51 (9:3O p.m.) 1,52O cfs (4.56 ft); May 19 

(9 a.m.) 1,560 cfs (4.56 ft); May 22 (11 a.m.) 2,450 cfs (5.70 ft); May 26 (11 a.m.) 1,560 cfs 

(4.55 ft); June 9 (6 p.m.) 1,610 cfs (4.67 ft); June 25 (8 p.m.) 1,170 cfs (4.03 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.
216 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Duck River above Hurricane Mills, Term.

Location (revised).--Lat 35°55'48", long 87°44'25", on left bank 0.4 mile downstream from 

Tumbling Creek, 1.3 miles upstream from bridge on State Highway 13, 3.6 miles southeast of Hurricane Mills, Humphreys County, and at mile 26.0.

Drainage area. 2,557 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1925 to September 1957. Prior to October 1951, published as 

"near Hurricane Mills."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 370.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 2, 1927, tape gage, June 2, 1927, to Feb. 20, 1934, staff gage, 

and Feb. 21, 1934, to Sept. 30, 1951, water-stage recorder, at bridge 5.6 miles downstream at datum 8.80 ft lower.

Average discharge.--32 years, 3,935 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 54,800 cfs Feb. 3 (gage height, 23.83 ft); minimum, 320 cfs Oct. 2, 3 (gage height, 0.58 ft).

1925-57: Maximum discharge, 122,000 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 30.70 ft, from 

floodmark in gage house, present site and datum); minimum, 185 cfs Sept. 11, 12, 1925; 

minimum gage height, 0.15 ft Oct. 2, 1941, site and datum then in use.

Remarks.--Records good. Occasional minor fluctuations at low flow from small dams upstream. 

Prior to about 1953, fluctuation and regulation were more pronounced. Minor diversions 

for irrigation.

Cooperation.--Radio-gage readings furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Revisions (water years). WSP 803: 1935. WSP 823: 1927(M). WSP853: Drainage area. 

WSP 1436:1926-28, 1938(M).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 26 to Dec. 12)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 3 Feb. 4 to Sept. 3O

0.5 

1.0 

2.0 

6.0

280

535

1,180

5,100

9.0

16.0

20.0

24.0

9,600

23,000

34,700

56,000

0.8 

1.0 

2.0 

4.0 

7.0

408

510

1,080

2,830

6,200

9.0

16.0

20.0

24.0

9,600

23,000

34,700

56,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50 

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*325

*320

320

375

491

535

502

579

618

540

480

450

420

405

390

380

565

560

560

560

560

585

405

435

445

440

440

440

440

435 

440

15,240

427

0.167

0.19

Nov.

470

470

480

496

470

455

455

*455

460

455

445

455

450

420

455

491

584

590

552

496

496

508

546

552

524

491

470

465

465

455

14,516

484

0.189

0.21

Dec.

440

430

415

*400

595

590

595

486

524

515

470

491

2,670

17,500

22,200

26,100

28.200

15,400

5,480

4,090

3,340

3,180

4,840

6,420

6,870

5,750

4,480

3,660

3,090

2,610 

2,220

171,249

5,524

2.16

2.49

Jan.

2,050

1,900

1,620

1,550

1,600

5,050

5,680

4,620

3,790

3,210

2,77O

2,460

2,240

1,960

1,850

1,690

1,560

1,420

1,260

1,200

1,250

4,900

22,400

18,900

*12,500

8,770

6,560

9,050

29,500

40,500 

41,600

242,970

7,858

5.07

3.55

Feb.

44,000

51,000

55,900

48,800

45,800

57,600

17,600

14,200

15,500

14,000

12,200

10,100

8,160

6,560

5,710

6,540

7,780

7,580

7,570

15,500

17,200

14,500

10,100

7,220

5,910

5,650

*8,540

12,400

507,020

18,110

7.08

7.57

Mar.

1Q,7OO

8,470

6,690

5,650

4,910

4,450

4,860

7,870

10,600

10,700

9,290

7,750

7,570

8,590

7,200

6,000

5,150

4,54,0

4,110

5,750

*5,440

5,230

5,050

2,910

5,020

5,120

3,170

3,300

3,210

5,000 

2.770

172,810

5,575

2.18

2.51

Apr.

2,690

2,890

5,690

15,100

14,200

12,600

11,500

7,960

15,200

12,200

8,160

6,140

5,070

4,510

3,750

3,320

2,970

2,720

2,620

2,240

2,130

2,060

2,270

*2,240

2,000

1,860

1,650

1,640

1,670

1,600

156,250

5,208

2.04

2.27

May

1,490

1,550

1,680

1,980

1,590

1,480

1,520

1,200

1,150

1,090

1,070

1,040

1,000

1,050

1,010

1,010

970

1,020"

1,160

4,650

4,840

2,750

11,100

11,500

5,580

4,060

8,140

10,700

*6,200

4,170 

5,160

100,250

5,254

1.26

1.46

June

2,560

2-, 350

5,210

4,510

4,910

6,_120

4,910

5,770

5,260

4,280

5,550

5,800

*2,890

2,590

2,020

1,720

1,520

1,600

1,440

1,250

1,140

1,070

1,050

2,140

5,480

5,890

2,610

2,170

2,430

2,520

88,360

2,945

1.15

1.29

July

2,680

2,450

2,110

1,860

1,610

1,410

1,520

1,140

1,050

964

898

840

790

728

759

745

*759

775

892

818

750

722

689

840

818

756

685

650

689" 629

756

52,518

1,049

0.410

0.47

Aug.

775

717

640

602

569

548

521

510

500

484

479

479

510

678

*717

580

602

886

1.010

922

778

667

602

559

548

521

500

484

465

*455 

455

18,755

605

0.257

0.27

Sept.

448

445

445

445

458

455

428

425

455

465

484

521

532

711

1,310

1,150

2,240

6,110

4,550

2,240

1,560

1,400

1,520

*1,420

5,410

2,240

1,600

1,220

1,020

946

40,184

1,559

0.524

0.58

Calendar year 1956: Max 46,200 Min 320 Mean 3,697 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.67

Water year 1956-57: Max 53,900 Min 320 Mean 4,269 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.64

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge for Feb. 1-26, Aug. 11, 15, 14 computed from bihourly radio-gage readings.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 215

Piney River at Vernon, Term.

Location (revised) .--La t 35° 52 '17", long 87° 30 i 00", on left bank 350 ft upstream from

county highway bridge, 400 ft upstream from Pretty Creek, 0.2 mile northwest of Vernon, 

Hickman County, 2.2 miles downstream from Mill Creek, 6.6 miles north of Centerville, 

and 8.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 193 sq mi.

Records available. --July 1925 to September 1957.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 464.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 30, 1927, tape gage and Aug. 30, 1927, to Feb. 8, 1931, chain gage, 

at same site and datum. Feb. 9, 1931, to May 10, 1934, staff gage at site half a mile 

downstream at datum 2.77 ft lower.

Average discharge. 32 years, 304 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,000 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 13.39 ft); minimum, 54 cfs Oct. 1, 2 (gage height, 0.65 ft).

1925-57: Maximum discharge observed, 32,500 cfs Dec. 21, 1926 (gage height, 16.5ft); 

minimum discharge, 35 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 1936; minimum gage height observed, -0.09 ft 

Sept. 27, Oct. 16, 1951.

Remarks .--Records fair.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 758: 1927(M). 

1927, 1929, 1930-31(M), 1932, 1934(M) .

WSP823: Drainage area . WSP 1436: 1926(M),

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 8-14, 18-2O, 25, 26, Dec. 2-5, 10, 11, 

Jan. 2, 3, Apr. 6-11, May 23, June 5, 6, 9-11, 3O)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 28 Jan. 29 to Sept. 30

0.6

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

4.0 

8.0

53

124

285

485

1,600

4,660

1.0 

1.5 

2.O

102 

129 

162 

29O 

485

4.0

8.0

1O.O

12.0

1,600

4,660

7,100

10,80O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

56" 54

64

70

65

62

60

59

60

62

*60

60

60

60

62

62 

62

62

59

60

66

78

73

68

68

71

73

70

70

70

78

2,004

64.6

0.335

0.39

Nov.

81

71

65

65

65

66

71

*62

56

56

56

56

56

58

65

84 

66

60

59

60

78

76

66

65

62

62

65

65

65

66

1,948

64.9

0.336

0.38

Dec.

65

60

60

*58

60

65

74

78

66

59

56

74

243

TTT

124

95 

82

76

71

74

84

162

194

168

127

104

95

86

81

74

71

2,957

95.4

0.494

0.57

Jan.

66

62

60

76

111

104

100

91

88

86

81

78

76

74

71

71 

71

70

68

71

88

2,110

4,410

964

*580

433

389

901

9.440

3,080

1,440

25,410

820

4.25

4.90

Feb.

1.760

1,660

1,080

765

6OO

521

508

560

780

755

615

521

461

417

453

540 

457

425

1,240

1,280

845

630

512

449

425

635

*735

730

-

20,359

727

3.77

3.92

Mar.

615

512

457

409

373

369

417

615

615

535

494

585

535

494

477

417 

389

373

357

322

*304

294

278

266

322

329

311

294

281

272

260

12,571

406

2.10

2.42

Apr.

278

311

401

6.850

2,130

1,180

820

780

615

494

441

409

365

325

297

281 

263

247

237

229

216

211

224

*206

196

189

184

180

189

211

18,959

632

3.27

3.65

May

189

184

177

166

158

155

149

144

142

141

141

136

135

148

135

129 

140

148

290

266

221

417

*469

365

287

269

244

211

194

182

171

6,303

203

1.05

1.21

June

160

169

194

213

6OO

508

385

398

695

790

457

373

*300

263

224

201 

342

304

211

182

169

169

206

377

244

211

186

211

239

469

9,450

315

1.63

1.82

July

441

393

341

284

247

216

194

177

164

155

146

14O

136

135

138

132 

*127

182

136

126

122

121

126

138

122

118

116

116

130

140

124

5,383

174

0.902

1.04

Aug.

116

114

113

111

109

107

107

106

106

105

106

108

127

155

*120

114 

195

191

135

122

117

114

112

111

110

108

107

106

105

105

104

3,666

118

0.611

0.71

Sept.

104

104

105

105

103

103

102

104

1O7

105

103

107

111

113

127

125 

113

108

107

107

108

171

141

121

*115

113

111

108

107

107

3,365

112

0.580

O.65

Calendar year 1956 : Max 7,660 Min 54 Mean 304 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.46

Water year 1956-57 : Max 9,440 Min 54 Mean 308 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.66

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs). Jan. 23 (1:30 a.m.) 10.100 cfs (11.67 ft); Jan. 29 (4 p.m. 

14,000 cfs (13739 ft); Apr. 4 (1 p.m.) 12,700 cfs (12.88 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
218 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Buffalo River near Lobelville, Term.

Location. Lat 35°48'46", long 87°47'51", on right bank 30 ft upstream from Standing Rock

 Bridge, 1.4 miles downstream from State Highway 13, 3 miles north of Lobelville, Perry 

County, 13 miles downstream from Cane Creek, and at mile 17.7.

Drainage area.--707 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1927 to September 1957.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 403.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929. Prior to June 1, 1934, staff gage 40 ft downstream on left bank at same datum.

Average discharge.--29 years (1928-57), 1,160 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,100 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 15.64 ft); mini-

 mum, 182 cfs Oct. 1, 2; minimum gage height, 1.21 ft Oct. 1.

1927-57: Maximum discharge, 100,000 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 23.76 ft, from 

high-water mark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 40,000 cfs on basis 

of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 135 cfs Aug. 18, 1953, caused by 

regulation upstream at unknown location; minimum discharge unaffected by regulation, 

142 cfs Oct. 1-8, 1931; minimum gage height, 0.36 ft Oct. 3, 4, 7, 8, 1931.

Remarks.--Records good.

Cooperation.--Radio-gage readings furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 803: 1935. WSP 853: 1928-37. WSP1436: 1932(m).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 23-30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 Dec. 16 to Apr Apr. 5 to Sept. 30

l.Z

1.5

Z.O

3.0

6.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

182

260

397

750

2,280

5,370

8,000

9,950

2.0 

3.0

6.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

397

740

2,470

5,370

8,000

9,950

13,000

17,700

1.4

2.0

3.0

6.0

12.0

13.0

266

390

720

2,220

8,000

9,950

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

gl82

*g!82

187

200

218

242

257

250

234

221

216

213

211

211

208

208

208

208

211

213

221

229

239

255

268

270

268

263

260

257

255

7,065

228

0.322

0.37

Nov.

257

260

268

268

263

257

255

*250

252

257

257

252

250

250

255

300

324

340

354

337

321

318

324

346

340

316

300

286

276

273

8,606

287

0.406

0.45

Dec.

265

263

257

*257

255

257

263

302

313

300

289

291

658

3,260

8.650

4,770

2,370

1,630

1,230

1,020

895

940

1,110

1,310

1,230

1,080

935

830

744

672

618

37,244

1,201

1.70

1.96

Jan.

566

522

490

484

572

696

772

740

700

668

636

604

566

525

503

480

g461

g439

g418

g412

g449

gl,990

g8,770

g5,760

*g3,300

2,190

1,840

3,000

7,840

15,800

11,900

72,093

2,326

5.29

3.79

Feb.

9,660

17.800

17,000

7,290

5,700

2,970

2,820

5,160

2,960

2,610

2,360

2,080

1,790

1,540

1,500

2,160

2,570

2,210

2,340

5,110

5,950

5,200

2,480

2,010

1,740

1,680

*1,860

2,160

110,510

5,947

5.58

5.81

Mar.

2,100

1,890

1,680

1,490

1,540

1,260

1,390

2,090

2.440

2,360

2,130

2,100

1,990

1,960

1,770

1,570

1,420

1,290

1,200

1,100

*1,020

955

900

866

1,020

1,170

1,120

1,050

950

885

858

45,524

1,462

2.07

2.58

Apr.

845

935

1,260

6,470

5,450

3,240

2,440

2,100

2,510

4,210

3,070

2,180

1,750

1,480

1,500

1,160

1,060

980

912

854

814

908

958

*899

818

752

708

680

845

1,020

52,606

1,754

2.48

2.77

May

940

854

796

752

712

664

618

586

558

537

524

508

496

502

483

471

453

450

548

656

822

1,060

1,600

2,360

1,840

1,550

4,370

5.910

*5,180

1,840

1,400

58,040

1,227

1.74

2.00

June

1,190

1,250

1,490

1,480

5,480

8.570

4,590

2,600

2,180

3,350

2,850

2,220

*1,600

1,300

1,120

976

858

948

1,200

1,020

840

740

688

1,200

3,100

3,370

2,040

1,500

1,380

1,440

60,370

2,012

2.85

3.18

July

1.500

1,180

1,070

971

868

776

700

635

578

554

496

465

441

450

422

419

*414

422

450

441

450

402

422

471

417

407

595

578

369

565

581

17,427

562

0.795

0.92

Aug.

516

567

556

542

334

325

515

311

303

299

295

297

513

309

*519

531

369

572

540

531

525

515

305

299

294

290

288

284

280

279

07^ <-> °

9,832

517

0.448

0.52

Sept.

271

275

284

282

282

282

280

280

294

505

515

529

558

578

462

485

458

407

402

390

385

462

528

*480

444

414

388

562

560

572

10,970

566

0.518

0.58

Calendar year 1956: Max 12,200 Mln 182 Mean 952 Cfam 1-35 in. 18.32

Water year 1956-57: Max 17,800 Min 182 Mean 1,288 Cfam .1.82 ln . 24.73

Peak discharge (base. 5.200 cfs). Dec. 15 (4 p.m.) 9,710 ofs (12.90 ft); Jan. 25 (1 p.m.) 10,500 

cfs (13.20 ft): Jan. 30 (12:30 p.m.) 14,900 cfs (14.44 ft); Feb. 2 (9 p.m.) 21,100 cfs (15.64 ft); 

Apr. 4 (8 p.m.) 9,490 cfs (12.81 ft); May 28 (10 a.m.) 6,300 cfs (10.82 ft); Jun 

ofs (12.75 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from bihourly radio-gage readings furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

. 

6 (9 a.m.) 9,360
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 217

Buffalo River near Flat Woods, Tenn.

Location. Lat 35°29'45", long 87°49'58", on right bank 0.5 mile downstream from Little

 Opossum Creek and bridge on State Highway 13, 1.3 miles north of Flat Woods, Perry 

County, 3.9 miles upstream from Sinking Creek, and at mile 58.7.

Drainage area. 447 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1920 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 513.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929. Prior to May 27, 1934, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 37 years, 725 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17.200 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 20.38 ft); mini1931. 

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 758: 1933. WSP 803: 1935. WSP 823: Drainage area. 

 WSP 1436: 1921 (M), 1922-24, 1925(M), 1927(M), 1934(M).

Rating table, water year 1956-57 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.8 

2.0 

4.0 

6.0

120

170

930

1,880

10.0

14.0

16.0

19.0

4,800

8,550

11,000

15,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

125

*T30~

142

179

207

182

160

152

148

145

145

145

145

145

145

145

145

145

148

150

155

182

214

191

173

170

173

170

165

165

170

4,956

160

0.358

0.41

Nov.

185

194

182

170

165

165

168

*176

173

170

168

165

162

165

173

232

294

242

204

191

200

252

256

221

197

191

188

191

185

182

5,807

194

0.434

0.48

Dec.

179

176

173

176

*176

173

176

182

185

176

176

249

5,730

8.940

3,260

1,600

1,030

778

630

546

498

570

786

766

682

598

526

470

422

389

358

30,776

993

2.22

2.56

Jan.

333

308

288

308

526

554

502

466

434

422

396

364

340

326

312

298

277

260

249

249

302

1,530

3,570

1,700

*1,150

922

910

4,860

9.200

9,130

6,480

46,966

1,515

3.39

3.91

Feb.

14.900

13,000

4,800

2,470

1,880

1,600

2,030

1,820

1,490

1,330

1,190

997

878

790

786

1,250

1,300

1,060

1,380

2,990

2,080

1,500

1,190

992

894

*1,010

1,230

1,190

-

68,027

2,430

5.44

5.66

Mar.

1,060

938

846

770

714

758

984

1,380

.400

,240

,070

,060

,170

,030

930

846

762

714

686

638

*586

562

554

522

574

586

546

510

482

466

454

24,838

801

1.79

2.07

Apr.

490

886

979

1,340

1,700

1,420

1,140

1,500

3.980

2,330

1,560

1,210

1,000

862

754

678

634

586

534

522

498

486

*490

490

462

438

414

406

494

530

28,813

960

2.15

2.40

May

494

478

474

454

410

386

372

354

340

336

333

322

308

308

308

288

294

389

438

806

718

904

*2,260

1,480

930

2,660

5.490

2,350

1,270

942

782

27,678

893

2.00

2.30

June

666

654

782

934

5.120

2,500

1,420

1,050

962

1,800

1,440

*942

758

650

558

478

510

1,020

674

530

454

410

442

1,560

2,590

1,330

882

914

984

842

31,856

1,062

2.38

2.65

July

762

670

626

546

478

426

386

358

333

308

288

277

270

263

266

274

263

277

*340

294

263

249

242

274

284

266

246

235

235

256

263

10,518

339

0.758

0.88

Aug.

246

228

210

204

197

191

179

176

173

173

170

170

185

228

224

*204

197

204

214

200

188

176

173

170

168

165

165

160

158

155

 150

5,801

187

0.418

0.48

Sept.

150

158

162

162

162

158

150

162

191

224

204

204

246

302

308

263

266

266

232

235

263

291

294

270

*232

214

207

204

210

224

6,614

220

0.492

0.55

Calendar year 1956: Max 10,300 Mln 115 Mean 630 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.17

Water year 1956-57: Max 14,900 Mln 125 Mean 802 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.35

Peak discharge (base, 4.500 cfs). --Dec. 14 (3 a.m.) 11,900 cfs (16.68 ft); Jan. 30 (8 a.m.) 10,200

cfs (15.36 ft); Feb. 1 (9 p.m.) 17,200 cfs (20.38 ft); May 27 (6:30 a.m.) 6,270 cfs (11.69 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

493799 O - 59 - 15
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 219

Big Sandy River at Bruceton, Term.

Location. Lat 36°02'19", long 88°13'42", on downstream end of right abutment of county 

bridge, 700 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 0.6 mile upstream from 

Cherry Creek, and 0.9 mile east of Bruceton, Carroll County.

Drainage area. 205 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1929 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 380.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^929. Prior to Mar. 1, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, C94 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5.150 cfs Jan. 30 (gage height, 13.00 ft); mini- 

 mum, 39 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 2.23 ft).

1929-57: Maximum discharge, 17,000 cfs Jan. 21, 1935 (gage height, 16.16 ft, from

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 9,200 cfs; minimum,

28 cfs Aug. 17-19, 22, Sept. 1, 1943.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 853: Drainage area. WSP 923: 1929-35.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

40

41

111

77

61

56

53

51

50

50

*50

50

43

42

42

42

43

43

43

44

45

50

50

48

48

53

74

57

53

55

57

1,622

52.3

0.255

0.29

Nov.

65

60

58

57

57

58

65

61

59

59

61

61

59

61

70

204

94

65

*60

68

104

100

69

61

60

62

61

60

59

58

2,096

69.9

0.341

0.38

Dec.

58

58

58

*58

60

62

64

242

200

103

86

110

367

306

209

124

*98

130

109

216

302

275

229

159

112

96

91

89

87

84

80

4,322

139

0.678

0.78

Jan.

76

71

72

*159

355

174

132

113

108

121

108

98

92

89

85

79

74

70TOSS

219

999

2,020

2,410

2,160

714

363

1,320

2,740

4 . 790

3,670

23,640

763

3.72

4.29

Feb.

2.490

1,920

1,440

867

476

376

330

488

*792

811

473

296

246

219

418

785

824

678

992

1,030

1,020

458

278

237

290

1,310

*1,200

1,260

-

22,004

786

3.83

3.99

Mar.

575

302

243

216

201

244

349

341

240

198

207

711

632

388

336

216

176

*175

190

154

145

197

168

154

391

280

199

160

145

137

151

8,201

265

1.29

1.49

Apr.

222

437

264

1,870

2,260

2.390

1,090

*714

449

277

232

206

214

182

164

166

205

179

158

143

136

136

322

190

134

124

111

100

93

87

13,255

442

2.16

2.40

May

146

152

95

83

78

76

75

74

72

73

93

72

*186

330

130

88

85

114

409

254

121

976

1.120

910

714

649

466

218

134

110

94

8,197

264

1.29

1.49

June

84

94

354

304

472

433

427

255

212

473

353

154

96

110

78

66

*76

91

101

76

63

65

118

409

305

121

84

397

378

1,460

7,709

257

1.25

1.40

July

653

*579

718

443

166

106

88

77

70

68

63

60

58

73

162

101

69

194

117

72

62

58

306

292

94

69

62

59

64

81

70

5,154

166

0.81C

0.94

Aug.

61

56

53

52

51

48

47

46

46

45

45

*166

251

169

*123

76

813

437

125

84

69

64

61

59

61

58

54

52

50

50

49

3,421

110

0.537

0.62

Sept.

49

*50

51

52

50

48

48

53

76

62

56

128

407

485

305

414

388

162

106

98

140

526

330

142

101

88

83

79

78

78

4,733

158

0.771

0.86

Calendar year 1956: Max 10,200 Min 36 Mean 271 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.96

Water year 1956-57: Max 4,790 Min 40 Mean 286 Cfsm 1.40 In. 18.93

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 efs).--Jan. 24 (7:30 p.m.) 2,720 cfs (12.01 ft); Jan. 30 (5 p. 

5,150 cfs (13.00 ft); Apr! 6 (4 a.m.) 2,700 cfs (12.00 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
220 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Tennessee River near Paducah, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°01'11", long 88°16'50", on left bank at Gilbertsvllle, Marshall County, 

3,500 ft downstream from Kentucky Dam, 2.3 miles upstream from Shadie Creek, 16 miles 

east of Paducah, McCracken County, and at mile 21.7.

Drainage area.--40,200 sq mi, approximately (at Gilbertsville).

Records available. October 1875 to September 1957. Prior to September 1889 (gage heights 

only) and October 1889 to September 1931, published as "at Johnsonville, Term." July 

1930 to September 1931, published as "at Aurora Landing, Ky." October 1931 to August 

1944, published as "near Johnsonville, Term." October 1931 to September 1935, published 

as "at Shannon dam site near Murray, Ky." October 1935 to December 1942, published as 

"near Buchanan, Term."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder at present site since Feb. 8, 1939. Datum of gage is 286.35 

I't above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Feb. 8, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1942, water-stage 

recorder 16.3 miles downstream at same datum (prior to July 30, 1940, at datum 3.65 ft 

higher); Oct. 1, 1942, to Jan. 1, 1946, water-stage recorder 500 ft upstream from present site at same datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 16.3 miles downstream at same 

datum. Feb. 15, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1942, water-stage recorder 500 ft upstream from 

present base gage at same datum (prior to July 30, 1940, at datum 3.65 ft higher).

Prior to Oct. 21, 1926, U. S. Weather Bureau staff gages at various sites and daturas 

in the vicinity of old Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway bridge near Johnsonville. Oct. 21, 1926, to Oct. 7, 1931, water-stage recorder at site 3.9 miles downstream from present U. S. Highway 70 bridge, at datum 320.72 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Oct. 1, 1931, to'Aug. 20, 1944, water-stage recorder at D. S. Highway 70 

bridge at datum 1.21 ft lower. July 15, 1930, to Dec. 12, 1942, staff and wireweight gages and water-stage recorders used as base and auxiliary gages at five different locations, ranging from Paducah to river mile 66.2, all at different daturas.

Average discharge.--68 years (1889-1957), 63,730 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 407,000 cfs Feb. 5; maximum gag3 height, 51.20 

ft Feb. 10; minimum daily discharge, 25,300 cfs July 14; minimum gage height, 13.54 ft 

May 11.

1889-1957: Maximum discharge, 500,000 cfs Feb. 17, 1948; maximum gage height, 62.43 

ft Feb. 2, 1937 (at Gilbertsville, present datum); minimum daily discharge, 500 cfs 

Sept. 7, 1944.

Remarks. Records good. Backwater from Ohio River and dam 52; discharge computed using 

fall as determined by auxiliary water-stage recorder as a factor. Discharge for days 

of extremely low fall (below 0.40 ft) computed on basis of records for Kentucky Dam. 

Slight regulation since 1924 by Wilson Lake and increasing regulation since 1936 as 

other reservoirs have been built above station (see p. 223 ). Flow now almost completely regulated. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1957 are given in WSP 1520.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

35,300

56.100

35,500

35,700

35,200

34,700

35,800

*35,900

35,600

35,200

32,800

31,700

27,000

26,500

27,100

27,000

25.500

27,100

26,700

27,100

26,500

27,000

28,300

30,500

35,200

31,500

26,600

35,300

33,700

35,600

34,600

978,300

31,560

-

-

Nov.

34,000

34,500

34,600

32,800

40, 900

35,600

35,700

38,400

38,900

37,600

30,900

36,000

34,800

33,300

28.600

29,200

31,700

31,500

29,300

39,400

48,200

48.500

48,400

36 , 400

36,500

39,200

41,800

»39,500

40,400

39,300

*1,105.9

36,860

-

-

Dec.

36 , 400

32,200

39,100

36,000

51.500

31,500

51,800

32,300

34,500

57,800

37,400

44,800

78,700

138,000

199,000

206.000

»195, 000

161,000

124,000

89,200

58,900

50,200

61,900

74,600

75,000

74,100

74,700

75,000

68,700

65,100

60,200

*2,354.4

75,950

-

-

Jan.

55,20O

54,800

55 , 300

56,3OO

65,8OO

78,800

78,100

82 , 200

82,200

64,700

56,400

57,000

56,400

55,500

54,100

55,400

54,500

55,700

40,500

29.200

30,700

57,500

99,700

133,000

127,000

114,000

100,000

120,000

192,000

262,000

2 95.0OO

*2,714.8

87,570

-

-

Feb.

515,000

546,000

567,000

582,000

*403,000

405,000

404,000

402,000

400,000

390,000

379,000

377,000

355,000

502,000

270,000

259,000

247,000

214,000

194,000

197,000

193,000

179,000

159,000

138,000

129,000

129,000

126,000

127,000

-

------

*7,788

278,100

-

-

Mar.

129,000

129,000

128,000

117,000

106,000

98,300

88,900'

89,900

95,800

105,000

104,000

102,000

96,500

91,500

89,000

75,800

64,700

65,800

60,100

54,700

»54,900

55,200

55,100

29.500

56,000

55,400

42,200

45,600

56,600

40,900

29,500

1 2, 547.1

75,710

-

-

Apr.

58,000

59,100

45,700

67,900

123,000

147,000

136,000

119,OOO

121,000

121,000

121,000

106,000

77,100

59,300

51,800

55,400

*59,000

52,800

49,600

49,800

50,400

50,300

49,800

51,100

51,700

52,000

41,000

30,300

29.20O

$2,078.9

69,300

-

-

May

35,500

34,100

35,700

35,700

35,800

43,500

43,500

41 , 900

37,200

57,600

52,700

50,300

45, 100

54,100

51.000

58,100

41,700

59,100

36,100

57,600

»48,200

58,000

77,600

81.700

68,500

55, 900

55, 900

54,000

55,900

54,100

54,4OO

*1,424.5

45,950

-

-

June

47,000

42 , 400

44,700

48 , 100

51,000

55,700

51,500

50,700

47, 900

58 , 300

78 . 800

76,400

71,200

64,700

53,700

45,800

46,600

48,200

49,700

50,400

50,300

42,100

55.500

59,400

»40,800

47,400

48,000

48,500

48, 700

47, 900

*1,529

50,970

-

-

July

46,200

47,500

50,000

52,400

55, COO

55 . 200

52, EDO

46,000

27,000

26,400

26,200

25,600

25,800

25.500

29,800

57,100

56 , 100

58,900

59,000

58,500

58,600

58,200

54,900

54,500

54,500

55,100

52,200

31,500

35,600

37,900

37,500

*1,166.8

37,6*0

-

-

Aug.

37,100

57,900

55,700

27.400

55,800

29,300

*29,5OO

28,600

32,700

30,000

30,700

56,900

51,000

56,200

58,600

58,400

41.200

37,900

34,900

39,100

38,500

38,900

29,100

29,100

29,700

31 , 600

52 , 4OO

55,200

55,000

33,000

32 , 200

*1,047 . 4

33,790

-

-

Sept.

28,400

27.900

33,800

33,500

35,500

35,500

55,200

27,900

*55,700

38,500

38,500

39,600

59,900

42,300

42,100

42,100

42 , 500

41 , 800

41,100

41,900

42 , 100

41 , 900

41 , 900

42,200

42 , 400

42,300

42,000

42,600

45 . 500

42 , 800

*1,164.8

38,830

-

-

Calendar year 1956: Max 310,000 Min 19,7OO Mean 59,910 Cfsm 1.49 In. 2O.29

Water year 1956-57: Max 405,000 Min 25,300 Mean 70,410 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.78

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

Note. No gage-height record at auxiliary gage Dec. 2-12, Jan. 3O, 31, Feb. 8 to Mar. 24; discharge computed on basis of records at Kentucky Dam.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 221

East Fork Clarks River at Murray, Ky.

Location.--Lat 36°35'34", long 88°18'00", on downstream side of left pier of Nashville, 

Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway bridge, 0.1 mile downstream from bridge 01 State Highway 121, 1 mile south of Murray, Galloway County, and It miles upstream from Clayton 

Creek.

Drainage area. 89.7 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 459.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 95.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,220 cfs May 23 (gage height, 12.48 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1951-57: Maximum discharge, 32,300 cfs (revised) Mar. 22, 1952 (gage height, 

15.2 ft, revised, from floodmark); no flow for many days each year.

Revisions. The maximum discharge and gage height for the water year 1952 have been 

revised to 33,300 cfs Mar. 22, 1952 (gage height, 15.2 ft), superseding figures published in WSP 1236.

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

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 28, June 11-17)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 28

1.35

1.4

1.45

1.5

1.55

2.0

2.5

3.0

4.0

7.0

9.0

9.5

10.0

11.0

55

105

260

1,060

1,780

2,040

2,540

4,140

1.36

1.4

1.5

Jan. 29 to Sept. 30

5.0

.3 7.0 

.3 8.0 

.6 10.0 

11.0 

12.0

380

810

1,100

2,050

3,100

5,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

3.2

26

5.0

.8

.5

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.2

38.1

1.27

0.014

0.02

Dec.

0.4

.3

.4

.4

.6

.4

.6

1.4

.8

.6

.6

1.0

.8

1.0

.7

.7

.7 

.8

.8

*6.5

2.7

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.4

35.4

1.14

0.013

0.01

Jan.

1.0

.9

1.0

1.5

2.2

1.8

1.7

1.7

2.2

4.2

*2.7

2.4

4.0

2.7

al.5

al

al 

al

al.3

1.8

3.0

1,330

*1,170

54

33

24

118

3,440

3.940

468

137

10,754.6

347

3.87

4.46

Feb.

1.420

496

115

69

677

310

106

363

298

B32

133

66

46

36

70

130

53 

37

810

195

*72

51

40

35

192

1,350

309

91

-

8,402

300

3.34

3.48

Mar.

58

43

34

28

24

37

182

69

42

31

29

66

*42

29

23

19

17 

16

16

14

12

15

17

17

514

104

54

35

25

20

17

1,449

46.7

0.5E1

0.60

Apr.

19

26

*52

2.400

1,020

204

83

1,160

196

78

53

38

31

24

20

32

32 

50

32

21.

15

13

*11

10

8.4

6.9

5.4

4.0

3.0

2 5 : 

5,700.2

190

2.12

2.36

May

2.5

3.3

7.9

2.8

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.3

1.1

1.2

1.0

20

122

41

*10

3.6 

21

200

63

20

574

4.570

*437

103

220

88

44

29

18

15

6,425.0

207

2.31

2.66

June

12

77

49

17

405

179

47

51

286

1,630

115

*42

58

45

17

8.4

2.100 

ITS

74

23

12

46

98

89

33

13

7.4

643

178

112

6,581.8

219

2.44

2.73

July

88

*710

138

47

26

16

10

6.9

4.9

4.9

2.8

1.9

1.3

118

265

23

11 

*514

124

34

17

11

9.4

11

5.9

4.0

3.0

2.8

39

28

11

2,288.8

73.8

0.823

0.95

Aug.

4.9

3.3

2.5

2.1

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

*.8

.7

.5

1.6

53

45

23

3.3

4.7

11

2.1

1.0

.6

.3

.1

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

165.5

5.34

0.060

0.07

Sept.

0.1

, j

.1

0

0

o

o

0

0

o

0

.1

.4

.5

.4

.3

.3 

.2

.1

.2

.6

.7

.5

.3

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

5.0

0.17

0.0019

0.002

Calendar year 1956: Max 4,040 Mln 0 Mean 88.1 Cfsm 0.982 In. 13.36

Water year 1956-57: Max 4,370 Mln 0 Mean 115 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.34

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs).--Jan. 23 (1 a.m.) 3,3Uv. *,...> \j.v..-^ .. ,, «u.n. t.- V u.u« f,.,,,., -.,

cfs (11.71 ft); Apr. 4 (11:30 a.m.) 3,480 efs (11.20 ft); May 23 (7:30 a.m.) 7,220 efs (12.48 ft);

June 10 (4:30 a.m.) 3,380 cfs (11.15 ft).

) 3.380 cfs (10.56 ft); Jan. 29 (3:30 p.m.) 4,720 

,__.. ^ B V-L-L.^ ft); May 23 (7:30 - - N > "" * ,, MO so «.\. 

aie lu (*:su a.m.; o,oau cis (11.15 ft).

» Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather re<

stations.

records and records for nearby
222 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

East Fork Clarks River near Benton, Ky.

Location.--Lat 36°52' 24", long 88°20'48", on downstream side of right pier of bridge on

 U. S'. Highway 641 and State Highway 58, 1 mile north of Benton, Marshall County, and 

6.8 miles upstream from Middle Fork Creek.

Drainage area.--227 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1938 to September 1957.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 344.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 TI929 (Tennessee Valley Authority benchmark). Prior to Sept. 10, 1951, wire-weight gage 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--19 years, 276 cfs.

Extremes 3fs May 24 (gage height, 14.80 ft); mini- .--Maximum discharge during year, 12,8C 

 mum daily, 2.7 cfs Oct. 12-20; Nov. 13, 14.

1938-57: Maximum discharge, 27,600 cfs Mar. 22, 1952 (gage height, 16.68 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs; minimum observed, 1.8 cfs Aug. 9, 1948.

Maximum stage known, 17.8 ft in February 1937, from floodmarks.

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

Revisions (water years).--WSP 9S3: Drainage area. WSP 1143: 1938-47. WSP 1206: 

1949(M).

Rating tables, water year 1956-57 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 15-18, June 12-18, July 16-18)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 29 Jan. 30 to Sept. 30

4.0

2.4

3.0

7.5

14

32

56

93

5.0 

10.0

11.5

12.0

12.5

13.2

190

755

1,140

1,480

2,500

4,780

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0 

10.0

4.7 

9.4

200

540

805

11.0

12.0

12.5

13.0

14.0

14.3

1,020

1,480

2,500

4,120

7,900

9,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to Septemter 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

2S

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.4

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.2

3

*2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

3

3.5

4

3.5

3

4

£

4

3.5

3

4

104.5

3.37

0.015

0.02

Nov.

*4.4

4.4

4.2

4.7

6.2

3.0

2.9

3.2

3.4

3.8

4.6

6.2

2.7

2.7

4

7

5

4

3

3

40

50

30

15

10

10

9

8

*6.2

6

266.6

8.89

0.039

0.04

Dec.

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

8

10

7

9

9.8

11

11

12

11

10

10

10

*41

45

32

24

21

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

439.8

14.2

0.063

0.07

Jan.

15

T5

15

17

18

18

20

19

20

28

*45

30

24

22

21

21

19

17

17

18

21

663

2,260

2,990

599

194

164

1,250

4,480

*5.960

4,000

23,000

742

3.27

3.77

Feb.

1,200

1,840

2,340

539

510

1,210

765

697

1,060

1,270

1,340

506

260

186

186

340

285

175

590

*1,340

1,500

700

400

250

600

2,000

4.000

2,000

-

28,089

1,003

4.42

4.60

Mar.

1.000

500

200

150

100

100

400

300

150

100

100

150

*179

129

107

91

81

77

74

68

62

70

73

72

254

591

262

163

125

105

92

5,925

191

0.841

0.97

Apr.

88

90

*106

1,910

3.830

3,380

841

706

1,410

858

287

198

153

128

111

138

310

307

186

136

111

97

88

*81

68

60

54

48

44

3J)

15,863

529

2.33

2.60

May

50

96

57

39

35

31

28

26

24

24

42

31

65

256

208

*9l

48

87

554

470

180

1,280

5,160

*9.100

3,480

688

421

220

147

115

94

23,147

747

3.29

3.79

June

154

553

598

175

1.220

825

313

148

208

694

1,210

*382

139

140

109

72

52

217

458

148

84

63

77

143

118

77

49

370

974

321

10,091

336

1.48

1.65

July

220

*157 e'si

208

107

77

59

48

40

34

31

27

24

454

1.460

819

167

*479

834

276

132

96

334

193

81

61

49

133

466

242

120

8,179

264

1.16

1.34

Aug.

70

49

-37

31

26

22

20

18

 16

15

14

44

267

152

220

90

172

115

58

41

30

24

21

19

18

17

16

15

14

12

12

1,675

54.0

0.238

0.27

Sept.

11

10

10

9.1

8.6

8.4

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.8

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.1

8.4

8.1

7.8

7.3

6.8

6.8

89

46

11

8.9

7.8

*6.4

6.4

6.8

6.0

5.8

359.4

12.0

0.053

0.06

Calendar year 1956: Max 8,200 Mln 2.7 Mean 223 Cfsm 0.982 In. 13.34

Water year 1956-57: Max 9,100 Mln 2.7 Mean 321 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.18

Peak discharge (base, 4,400 cfs . -

charge unknown); Apr. 5 (11 p.m.) 4,

-Jan. 30 (4 a.m.) 6,320 cfs (13.63 ft); Feb. 27 (time and dis340 cfs (13.16 ft); May 24 (3:30 a.m.) 12,800 cfs (14.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

. .. , . .. , . . 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 8-10, 12-31, Nov. 14-28, Nov. 30 to Dec. 11, Feb. 21 to Mar. 12; 

discharg' .scharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, and records for station at

Mu
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 223 

Reservoirs in Tennessee River basin

Douglas Lake. Lat 35°57'40", long 83°32'20", at Douglas Dam on French Broad River,

6f miles north of Sevierville, Sevier County, Term., and at mile 32.3. Drainage area, 

4,541 sq mi. Records available, February 1943 to September 1957. Gage, water-stage 

recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1936. Maximum contents during year, 607,500 cfs-days July 6 (elevation, 991.42 ft); 

minimum, 51,600 cfs-days Jan. 22 (elevation, 92] .42 ft). Maximum contents during 

period 1943-57, 760,000 cfs-days July 25, 1949 lelevation, 1,001.79 ft); minimum (after 

first filling), 1,000 cfs-days Jan. 16, 1956 (elevation, 883.7 ft, estimated).

Reservoir formed by concrete main dam and 10 saddle dams. Spillway equipped with 

11 taintor gates, 32 ft high by 40 ft wide and 8 sluice gates 10 ft high by 5.67 ft 

wide. Closure of dam was made Feb. 19, 1943; water in reservoir first reached minimum 

pool elevation Feb. 25, 1943. Total capacity at elevation 1,002.00 ft (top of gates) 

is 763,400 cfs-days, of which 715,800 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 

920.00 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood contrcl, and power. 

Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1276: 1948.

South Holston Lake. Lat 36°31'15", long 82°05'll", 470 ft upstream from South Holston 

Dam on South Fork Holston River in Sullivan County, Term., 7.0 miles southeast of 

Bristol, Virginia-Tennessee, and at mile 49.8. Drainage area, 703 sq mi. Records 

available, November 1950 to September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage 

is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to 

May 11, 1951, staff gage at same site and datum. Maximum contents during year, 307,000 

cfs-days Apr. 15 (elevation, 1,725.07 ft); minimum, 132,100 cfs-days Dec. 12 (elevation, 

1,661.68 ft). Maximum contents during period 1950-57. that of Apr. 15, 1957: minimum 

(after first filling), 57,700 cfs-days Jan. 13, 1956 (elevation, 1,614.15 ft).

Reservoir is formed by rock and rolled earth-fill dam. Spillway is urcontrolled 

morning-glory type, 128 ft in diameter with 6 piers 3 ft wide to guide flow spilling 

into a concrete-lined shaft and tunnel 34 ft in diameter. Closure of dam was made 

Nov. 20, 1950; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Jan. 25, 1951. 

Total capacity at elevation 1,742.00 ft (spillway crest) is 375,100 cfs-days, of which 

315,200 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,616.00 ft (minimum pool). 

Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by 

Tennessee Valley Authority.

Watauga Lake.--Lat 36°19'20", long 82°07'16", at Watauga Dam on Watauga River, 5 miles

east of Elizabethton, Carter County, Term., and at mile 36.7. Drainage area, 468 sq mi. 

Records available, December 1948 to September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. 

Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Maximum contents during year, 286,900 cfs-days Apr. 10 (elevation, 1,958.90 ft); minimum, 146,400 cfs-days Dec. 12 (elevation. 1,906.83 ft). Maximum contents during period 

1948-57, that of Apr. 10, 1957; minimum (after first filling), 25,100 cfs-days Jan. 13, 

1956 (elevation, 1,813.47 ft).

Reservoir is formed by rock and rolled earth-fill dam. Spillway is uncontrolled 

morning-glory type, 128 ft in diameter with 6 piers 3 ft wide to guide flow spilling 

into a concrete-lined shaft and tunnel 34 ft in diameter. Closure of dan was made 

Dec. 1, 1948; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Dec. 31, 1948. 

Total capacity at elevation 1,975.00 ft (spillway crest) is 342,200 cfs-days, of which 

316,200 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,815.00 ft (minimum pool). 

Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by 

Tennessee Valley Authority.

Boone Lake. Lat 36°26'26", long 82°2e'16", at Boone Dam on South Fork Holston River in 

Sullivan County, Tenn., 0.7 mile northeast of Spurgeon, Washington County, Term. ,

I.3 miles downstream from Watauga River, and at mile 18.6. Drainage area, 1,840 sq mi. 

Records available, December 1952 to September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum 

of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum 

contents during year, 93,800 cfs-days Aug. 16 (plevation, 1,382.57 ft); minimum, 44,900 

cfs-days Jan. 21 (elevation, 1.352.05 ft). Maximum contents during period 1953-57, 

98,100 cfs-days June 10, 1953 (elevation, 1,384.52 ft); minimum (after first filling), 

21,300 cfs-days Jan. 23, 1956 (elevation, 1,327.06 ft).

Reservoir is formed by gravity nonoverflow type concrete dam. Spillway equipped 

with 5 radial gates, 35 ft high by 35 ft wide. Storage began Dec. 16, 1952; water in 

reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Jan. 5, 1953. Total capacity at elevation 1,385.0 ft (top of gates) is 99,200 cfs-days, of which 75,700 cfs-days is controllerl 

storage above elevation 1,330 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, 

flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Fort Patrick Henry Lake.--Lat 36°29'53", long 82°30'32", at Fort Patrick Henry Dam on 

South Fork Holston River, 0.2 mile upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 23, 4.5 miles 

southeast of Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tenn., and at mile 8.2. Drainage area, 1,903 

sq mi. Records available, October 1953 to September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. 

Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Maximum contents during year, 13,700 cfs-days Dec. 5 (elevation, 1,263.00 ft); minimum,

II,400 cfs-days Feb. 22 (elevation. 1,257.80 ft). Maximum contents during period 1953- 

57, 14,000 cfs-days Feb. 11, 1954 (elevation, 1,263.80 ft); minimum (after first 

filling), 9,300 cfs-days Mar. 16, 1954 (elevation, 1,252.32 ft).

Reservoir is formed by gravity nonoverflow type concrete dam. Spillway equipped 

with 5 radial gates, 35 ft high by 35 ft wide. Storage began Oct. 27, 1953; water in 

reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Dec. 8, 1953. Total capacity at elevation 1,263 ft (top of gates) is 13,700 cfs-days, of which 1,700 cfs-days is controlled 

storage above elevation 1,258 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, 

flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.
224 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Tennessee River basin Continued

Cherokee Lake.--Lat 36°10'00", long 83°29'55", at Cherokee Dam on Holston River, 0.3 mile 

upstream from bridge on State Highway 92, 2.7 miles upstream from Mill Spring Creek, 

2.8 miles north of Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Term., and at mile 52.3. Drainage 

area, 3,429 sq mi. Records available, December 1941 to September 1957. Gage, waterstage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents during-year. 609,700 cfs-days July 6 (elevation, 

1,062.43 ft); minimum, 91,800 cfs-days Jan. 22 (elevation, 995.25 ft). Maximum contents 

during period 1941-57, 779,400 cfs-days May 11, 1944 (elevation, 1,074.37 ft); minimum 

(after first filling), 48,400 cfs-days Jan. 7, 1954 (elevation, 980.77 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with riprapped earth embankments. Spillway 

equipped with 9 radial gates 32 ft high by 40 ft wide. Storage began Dec. 5, 1941; 

water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Jan. 6, 1942. Total capacity 

at elevation 1,075.0 ft (top of gates) is 789,200 cfs-days, of which 742,700 cfs-days 

is controlled storage above elevation 980.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for 

navigation, flood .control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Fort Loudoun Lake.--Lat 35°47 I 30", long 84°14'35", at Fort Loudoun Dam on Tennessee River, 

1 mile northeast of Lenoir City, Loudon County, Term., and at mile 602.3. Drainage 

area, 9,550 sq mi. Records available, July 1943 to September 1957. Gage, water-stage 

recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1936. Maximum 12 p.m. contents during year, 184,000 cfs-days June 9; maximum elevation, 814.04 ft June 13; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 140,000 cfs-days Jan. 20; minimum 

elevation, 806.83 ft Dec. 24. Maximum elevation during period 1943-57, 815.00 ft 

Sept. 11, 1943, May 14, 1945; minimum (after first filling), 805.54 ft Jan. 18, 1954. 

Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir formed by concrete dam with earth embankment. Spillway equipped with 

14 taintor gates 32 ft high by 40 ft wide. Closure of dam was made Aug. 2, 1943; water 

in reservoir first reached ordinary minimum pool elevation Sept. 4, 1943. Total level 

pool capacity at elevation 815.00 ft (top of gates) is 194,900 cfs-days, of which 

55,100 cfs-days is controlled flood storage above elevation 807.00 ft (minimum navigation pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Nantahala Lake.--Lat 35°11'56", long 83°o9'17", at Nantahala Dam on Nantahala River,

4.2 miles southeast of Topton, Cherokee County, N. C., 5.5 miles upstream from Whiteoak 

Creek, and at mile 22.8. Drainage area, 91.0 sq mi. Records available, October 1944 

to September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is a local datum which 

is 122.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Maximum contents during year, 70,400 cfs-days Apr. 12 (elevation, 2,890.55 ft); minimum, 

25,600 cfs-days Dec. 12 (elevation, 2 817.93 ft). Maximum contents during period 1944- 

57, that of Apr. 12, 1957; minimum, 6,700 cfs-days Jan. 28, 1955 (elevation, 2,760.11 

ft).

Reservoir is formed by rock-fill dam with side channel gate-controlled spillway 

supplemented by fuse-plug dam. Dam completed and storage began Jan. 30, 1942; water in 

reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Feb. 16, 1942. Total capacity at elevation 2,890.0 ft (top of gates) is 69,900 cfs-days, of which 63,300 cfs-days is controlled storage above 2,760.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for flood control 

and power. Gage-height record furnished by the Aluminum Co. of America; level storage 

records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Thorpe Lake.--Lat 35°11'57", long 83°09'15", at Thorpe Dam on West Fork Tu?kasegee River, 

2.3 miles northwest of Glenville, Jackson County, N. C., 3.0 miles upstream from Shoal 

Creek, and at mile 9.7. Drainage area, 36.7 sq mi. Records available, October 1944 

to September 1957. Prior to October 1948, published as Glenville Reservoir. Gage, 

water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is a local datum which is 391.75 f: above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents during year, 

33,000 cfs-days June 7 (elevation, 3,096.26 ft); minimum, 12,700 cfs-days Dec. 12 (elevation, 3,061.08 ft). Maximum contents during period 1944-57, 35,700 cfs-days Mar. 13, 

1950 (elevation, 3,100.01 ft); minimum, 2,200 cfs-days Feb. 5, 1955, Jan. 13, 1956; 

minimum elevation, 3,025.10 ft Feb. 5, 1955.

Reservoir is formed by earth and rock dam and sik 40-foot fuse-plug dams. Side 

channel spillway equipped with 2 taintor gates 12 ft high by 25 ft wide. Dam completed 

and storage began Feb. 12, 1941. Water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Mar. 15, 1941. Total capacity at elevation 3,100.0 ft (top of gates) is 35,700 

cfs-days, of which 33,600 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 3,025.0 ft 

(minimum pool). Reservoir is used for flood control and power. Gage-height record 

furnished by Aluminum Co. of America; level storage records furnished bv Tennessee 

Valley Authority.

Fontana Lake.--Lat 35°27'07", long 83°48'18", at Fontana Dam on Little Tennessee River, 

5.7 miles upstream from Twenty Mile Creek, 9.0 miles north of Robbinsville, Graham 

County, N. C., 9.5 miles upstream from Cheoah Dam, and at mile 61.0. D-ainage area, 

1,571 sq mi. Records available, November 1944 to September 1957. Gage, water-stage 

recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1936. Maximum contents during year, 580,400 cfs-days June 11 (elevation, 1,679.87 

ft); minimum, 209,300 cfs-days Dec. 12 (elevation, 1,561.99 ft). Maximum contents 

during period 1944-57, 722,300 cfs-days July 23, 1949 (elevation, 1,708.91 ft); minimum (after first filling), 78,300 cfs-days Jan. 29, 1955 (elevation, 1,472.0 ft).

Reservoir is formed by gravity nonoverflow type concrete dam. Spillway equipped 

with 4 radial gates 35 ft high by 35 ft wide. Storage began Nov. 7, 1944; dam completed March 1945; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Jan. 16, 

1945. Total capacity at elevation 1,710.0 ft (top of gates) is 728,200 cfs-days, of 

which 583,500 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,525.0 ft (minimum pool). 

Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by 

Tennessee Valley Authority.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 225 

Reservoirs In Tennessee River basin Continued

Santeetlah Lake.--Lat 35°22'38", long 83°52'33", at Santeetlah Dam on Cheoah River, 1 mile 

downstream from Santeetlah Creek, 5.5 miles northwest of Robblnsville, Graham County, 

N. C., and at mile 9.3. Drainage area, 176 sq mi. Records available, October 1946 to 

September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is a local datum which is 

122.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents during year. 79,800 cfs-days Apr. 10 (elevation, 1,817.03 ft); minimum, 

16,800 cfs-days Dec. 11 (elevation, 1,749.47 ft). Maximum contents during period 1946- 

57, 80,100 cfs-days Feb. 4, 1949 (elevation, 1,817.19 ft); minimum, 14,500 cfs-days 

Jan. 13, 1956 (elevation, 1,744.56 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity and arch dam with concrete spillway controlled by 6 taintor gates 12 ft high by 25 ft wide. Dam completed and storage began 

Dec. 7, 1927. Water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation December 1927. 

Total capacity at elevation 1,817.00 ft (top of gates) is 79,800 cfs-days, of which 

67,200 cfs-days is controlled storage above 1,740.08 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is 

used for power. Gage-height record furnished by Aluminum Co. of America; level storage records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Chilhowee Lake.--Lat 35°32'44", long 84°03'0l", at Chilhowee Dam on Little Tennessee River, 

2.4 miles southwest of Chilhowee, Blount County, Term., 2.6 miles upstream from Citico 

Creek, 10.1 miles downstream from Calderwood Dam, and at mile 33.6. Drainage area, 

1,976 sq mi. Records available, August to September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. 

Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Maximum 12 p.m. contents during period August to September 1957, 24,800 cfs-days 

Sept. 22 (elevation, 873.98 ft); minimum 12 p.m. contents (since minimum pool elevation 

was reached), 21,600 cfs-days Aug. 22 (elevation, 870.20 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with rock-fill end abutments. Spillway controlled by 6 taintor gates 38 ft high by 35 ft wide. Closure of dam was made June 9, 

1957. Storage above spillway crest (elevation, 836.0 ft) began Aug. 1, 1957; water in 

reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Aug. 9, 1957. Total capacity at elevation 874.0 ft (top of gates) is 24,800 cfs-days, of which 3,400 cfs-days is controlled 

storage above elevation 870.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, 

flood control, and power. Gage-height record furnished by Aluminum Co. of America; 

level storage records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Norris Lake.--Lat 36°13 I 29", long 84°05'29", at Norris Dam on Clinch River, 2| miles northwest of Norris, Anderson County, Tenn., and at mile 79.8. Drainage area, 2,912 sq mi. 

Records available, June 1935 to September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of 

gage is at mean sea level, adjustment of 1912, and 0.11 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Elevations given herein are referred to 

adjustment of 1912. Maximum contents during year, 756,900 cfs-days Feb. 4 (elevation, 

1,002.25 ft); minimum, 282,800 cfs-days Dec. 12 (elevation, 955.55 ft). Maximum contents during period 1935-57, 1,236,700 cfs-days Feb. 11, 1937 (elevation, 1,031.10 ft); 

minimum (after first filling), 75,500 cfs-days Jan. 24, 1956 (elevation, 909.35 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam with 3 drum gates 100 ft wide by 14 ft 

high. Some storage began in June 1935; dam was completely closed and placed in operation Mar. 4, 1936; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Mar. 24, 

1936. Total capacity at elevation 1,034.0 ft (top of gates) is 1,294,200 cfs-days, of 

which 1,150,000 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 930.00 ft (minimum pool). 

Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by 

Tennessee Valley Authority.

Watts Bar Lake.--Lat 35°37'13", long 84°47 I 00", at Watts Bar Dam on Tennessee River, 

6.5 miles southeast of Spring City, Rhea County, Tenn., 72.4 miles downstream from 

Fort Loudoun Dam, and at mile 529.9. Drainage area, 17,310 sq mi, approximately. Records available, October 1941 to September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of 

gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum 

12 p.m. contents during year, 519,000 cfs-days Sept. 17; maximum elevation, 742.60 ft 

Sept. 18; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 384,000 cfs-days Dec. 19; minimum elevation, 

734.98 ft Dec. 24. Maximum elevation during period 1941-57, 745.12 ft Mar. 9, 1942; 

minimum (after first filling), 733.44 ft Mar. 20, 1945. Contents based on backwater 

profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with riprapped earth embankments. Spillway 

equipped with 20 taintor gates 32 ft high by 40 ft wide, also one 2-section leaf trashway gate 16.3 ft high by 24 ft wide. Storage began with partial closure Dec. 12, 1941, 

and final closure Jan. 1, 1942; water in reservoir first reached minimum navigation 

pool elevation Feb. 17, 1942. Total level pool capacity at elevation 745.0 ft (top of 

gates) is 570,700 cfs-days, of which 190,400 cfs-days is controlled flood storage above 

elevation 735.0 ft (minimum navigation pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood 

control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Chatuge Lake. Lat 35°01'0l", long 83°47'28", at Chatuge Dam on Hiwassee River, 2.0 miles 

upstream from Hyatt Mill Creek, 2.5 miles downstream from Georgia-North Carolina State 

line, 2.5 miles southeast of Hayesville, Clay County, N. C., and at mile 121.0. Drainage area, 189 sq mi. Records available, February 1942 to September 1957. Gage, waterstage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents during year, 107,100 cfs-days Apr. 8 (elevation, 

1,922.76 ft); minimum, 40,700 cfs-days Dec. 12 (elevation, 1 893.72 ft). Maximum contents during period 1942-57, 124,200 cfs-days Apr. 20, 1943 (elevation, 1,927.80 ft); 

minimum (after first filling), 9,400 cfs-days Sept. 5, 1947, Jan. 27, 1936; minimum 

elevation, 1,860.11 ft Sept. 5, 1947.

Reservoir is formed by a rolled earth-fill dam with side channel spillway equipped 

with flashboards. Storage began Feb. 12, 1942; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Feb. 26, 1942. Total capacity at elevation 1,928.0 (top of flashboards) is 124,900 cfs-days, of which 115,600 cfs-days is controlled storage above 

elevation 1,860.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, 

and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Reservoirs in Tennessee River basin Continued

Keservoir is rormea Dy rock ana rolled eartn-nii aam witn siae cnannei spillway 

equipped with flashboards. Storage began Jan. 24, 1942; water in reservoir first 

reached minimum pool elevation Jan. 26, 1942. Total capacity at elevation 1,780.00

above elevation 1,640.00 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood 

control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

ft

>rage

Hiwassee Lake.--Lat 35°09 1 05", long 84°10'40", at Hiwassee Dam on Hiwassee River, a third 

of a mile northwest of village of Hiwassee Dam, Cherokee County, N. C., 3.9 miles upstream from Shoal Creek, arid at mile 75.8. Drainage area, 968 sq mi. Records available, October 1939 to September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datun of gage is at 

meau sea level, preliminary adjustment of 1929. Subtract 0.63 ft from all elevations 

to reduce to datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents during 

year, 204,000 cfs-days June 26 (elevation, 1,521.03 ft); minimum, 47,100 cfs-days 

Jan. 18 (elevation, 1,428.40 ft). Maximum contents during period 1939-57, 220,700 

cfs-days Apr. 24, 1944 (elevation, 1,526.48 ft); minimum (after first filling), 35,800 

cfs-days Jan. 28, 1948 (elevation, 1,413.41 ft).

Reservoir is formed by gravity overflow concrete dam with 7 taintor gates 23 ft high 

by 32 ft long. Slight storage began Apr. 13, 1939, during construction; systematic 

storage operation began Jan. 14, 1940; dam completed February 1940; water in reservoir 

first reached minimum pool elevation Feb. 23, 1940. Total capacity at elevation 

1,526.5 ft (top of gates) is 220,800 cfs-days, of which 183,800 cfs-days is controlled 

storage above elevation 1,415.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, 

flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Apalachia Lake. Lat 35°10'04", long 84°17'49", at Apalachia Dam on Hiwassee River in 

Cherokee County, N. C., 0.1 mile upstream from North Carolina-Tennessee State line, 

1.5 miles northeast of Farner, Polk County, Term. , 9.8 miles downstream from Hiwassee 

Dam, and at mile 66.1. Drainage area, 1,018 sq mi. Records available, February 1943 

to September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at meen sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents during year, 29,600 

cfs-days Apr. 2 (elevation, 1,280.16 ft); minimum, 25,100 cfs-days Jan. 8 (elevation, 

1,272.00 ft). Maximum contents during period 1943-57, 30,300 cfs-days June 13, 1952 

(elevation, 1,281.40 ft); minimum (after first filling), 15,700 cfs-days Aug. 28, 1955 

(elevation, 1,251.73 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam. Spillway equipped with 10 radial gates. 

Storage began Feb. 14, 1943; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation 

Feb. 21, 1943. Total capacity at elevation 1,280.00 ft (top of gates) is 29,500 cfsdays, of which 18,000 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,240.00 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Blue Ridge Lake.--Lat 34"52'52", long 84°16'49", 400 ft upstream from Blue Ridge Dam on 

Toccoa River, 2j miles northeast of Blue Ridge, Fannin County, Ga., and at mile 53.0. 

Drainage area, 232 sq mi. Records available, December 1930 to September 1957. Gage, 

water-stage recorder. To convert elevations given herein to datum of 1?29, supplementary adjustment of 1936, 0.18 ft should be subtracted. Maximum contents during year, 

98,400 cfs-days Apr. 22 (elevation, 1,689.25 ft); minimum, 23,900 cfs-days Dec. 12 

(elevation, 1,623.09 ft). Maximum 12 p.m. contents during period 1930-57, 100,900 cfsdays Feb. 11, 1946 (elevation, 1,690.83 ft); minimum (after first fillirg), 6,500 cfsdays Jan. 16, 1956 (elevation, 1,587.75 ft).

Reservoir is formed by earth dam. Spillway equipped with 5 taintor gates, 15 ft high 

by 22 ft wide. Dam completed and storage began Dec. 6, 1930. Total capacity at elevation 1,690.0 ft (top of gates) is 99,600 cfs-days, of which 92,300 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,590.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for power. 

Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Ocoee Mo. 3 Lake. Lat 35°02'25", long 84°28'00", at Ocoee No. 3 Dam on Ocoee River, 

5 miles west of Ducktown, Polk County, Term. , and at mile 29.2. Drainage area, 

496 sq mi. Records available, October 1942 to September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,410.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936; gage readings have been adjusted to mean sea level. Maximum 

contents during year, 4,500 cfs-days June 24 (elevation, 1,435.40 ft); minimum, 1,500 

cfs-days Oct. 1 (elevation, 1.415.07 ft). Maximum contents during period 1942-57, 

7,ROO cfs-days Jan. 8, 1946 (elevation, 1,436.7 ft, estimated); minimum 12 p.m. contents (after first filling) 1,100 cfs-days Apr. 3, 1943 (elevation, 1,394.95 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam. Spillway with crest at elevation 1,412.00 ft 

equipped with 7 taintor gates 23 ft high by 32 ft wide. Storage began Avg. 15, 1942; 

water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Dec. 28, 1942. Capacity of 

reservoir has been considerably reduced by silting; revised capacity tables used after 

Sept. 30, 1946, and after Dec. 31, 1953. Total capacity at elevation, 1,435.00 ft 

(top of gates) is 4,400 cfs-days, of which 3,000 cfs-days is controlled storage above 

elevation 1,413.00 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for power. Records furnished 

by Tennessee Valley Authority.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 227 

Reservoirs In Tennessee River basin--Continued

Parksvllle Lake.--Lat 35°05'44", long 84°38'5l", at Parksvllle Dam on Oooee River at

Parksvllle, Polk County, Term., 13f miles east of Cleveland, and at mile 11.9. Drainage area, 595 sq mi. Records available, June 1914 to September 1957. Prior to October 1953, published as Parksville (Ocoee No. 1) Reservoir. Indicator gage. Datum of 

gage is 6.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents 

during year, 45,300 cfs-days Feb. 1 (elevation, 839.1 ft); minimum, 33,400 cfs-days 

Jan. 18 (elevation, 826.1 ft). Maximum 12 p.m. contents during period 1914-57, 53,300 

cfs-days July 9, 1916; maximum 12 p.m. elevation, 840.2 ft Feb. 10, 1946; minimum contents, 27,300 cfs-days Jan. 27, 1956 (elevation, 817.7 ft); minimum 12 p.m. elevation, 

814.8 ft Dec. 14, 1934.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with 347 ft of spillway. Spillway is equipped 

with 4 floodgates 7 ft high by 20 ft wide and 265 ft of flashboards about 5 2/3 ft 

high. Crest of spillway is 1.0 ft lower under gates. Dam completed and storage began 

in 1911. Capacity of reservoir has been considerably reduced by silting; revised 

capacity table used after Oct. 31, 1952. Total capacity at elevation 837.55 ft (about 

top of flashboards) is 43.700 cfs-days. of which 16,900 cfs-days is controlled storage 

above elevation 816.9 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Chlckamauga Lake. Lat 35°06'07", long 85°13'42", at Chickamauga Dam on Tennessee River, 

5f miles northeast of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Term., 58.9 miles downstream from 

Watts Bar Dam, and at mile 471.0. Drainage area, 20,790 sq mi, approximately. Records available, October 1939 to September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of 

gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Maximum 12 p.m. contents during year, 

343,000 cfs days Feb. 2; maximum elevation, 683.01 ft May 22; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 

194,000 cfs-days Jan. 9; minimum elevation, 674.70 ft Jan. 17. Maximum elevation 

during period 1939-57, "685.37 ft May 20, 1950; minimum (after first filling), 673.27 ft 

Jan. 21, 1942. Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with riprapped earth embankments. Spillway 

equipped with eighteen 2-section lift gates 40.44 ft high by 40 ft wide. Storage began 

Feb. 6, 1940; water in reservoir first reached minimum navigation pool elevation 

Mar. 10, 1940. Total level pool capacity at elevation 685.44 ft (top of gates) is 

355,600 cfs-days,of which 166,100 cfs-days is controlled flood storage above elevation 

675.0 ft (minimum navigation pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, 

and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Hales Bar Lake.--Lat 35°02'48", long 85°22 I 19", at Hales Bar Dam on Tennessee River,

5-f miles southeast of Jasper, Marion County, Term. , 8.5 miles upstream from Sequatchle 

River, 39.9 miles downstream from Chickamauga Dam, and at mile 431.1. Drainage area, 

21,790 sq mi, approximately. Records available, October 1914 to September 1957. Gage, 

water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1936. Maximum 12 p.m. contents during year, 123,000 cfs-days Feb. 1; 

maximum elevation, 634.85 ft Sept. 16; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 70,000 cfs-days 

July 7; minimum elevation, 631.87 ft Mar. 7. Maximum elevation during period 1914-57, 

642.8 ft Mar. 8, 1917; minimum (after first filling), 619.0 ft Apr. 16, 1918. Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with earth embankments containing concrete core 

walls. Spillway with crest at 616.0 ft equipped with 17 taintor gates 19 ft high by 

40 ft wide, and 1 trash gate 5.5 ft high by 15 ft wide (prior to July 1948 spillway, 

with crest elevation at 626.25 ft, equipped with flashboards 3 ft high prior to July 

1944 and 5 ft high thereafter). Dam completed and storage began Oct. 13, 1913. 

Capacity of reservoir has been considerably reduced by silting. Total level pool 

capacity at elevation 634.0 ft (maximum allowable pool) is 77,800 cfs-days, of which 

6,600 cfs-days is controlled flood storage above elevation 632.0 ft (minimum navigation pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Guntersville Lake.--Lat 34°25'17", long 86°23'34", in powerhouse at Guntersville Dam on 

Tennessee River in sec. 14, T. 7 S., R. 2 E., 11 miles northwest of Guntersville, Ala., 

82.1 miles downstream from Hales Bar Dam, and at mile 349.0. Drainage area, 24,450 

sq ml, approximately. Records available, October 1938 to September 1957. Gage, waterstage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Maximum 12 p.m. 

contents during year, 692,000 cfs-days Feb. 3; maximum elevation, 595.44 ft May 13; 

minimum 12 p.m. contents, 433,000 cfs-days Oct. 5, minimum elevation, 592.73 ft 

Aug. 23. Maximum elevation during period 1939-57, 596.29 ft Mar. 2, 1944; minimum 

(after start of operation plan in April 1940), 591.65 ft Sept. 8, 1953. Contents based 

on backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with riprapped earth embankments. Spillway 

equipped with eighteen 2-section lift gates 40.44 ft high by 50 ft wide. Dam completed and storage began Jan. 16, 1939; water in reservoir first reached minimum navigation pool elevation Jan. 27, 1939. Total level pool capacity at elevation 595.44 ft 

(top of gates) is 513,600 cfs-days, of which 82,100 cfs-days Is controlled flood storage above elevation 593.0 ft (minimum navigation pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Woods Reservoir.--Lat 35°17'54",.long 86°05'48", at Elk River Dam on Elk River, 1.2 miles 

upstream from Spring Creek, 2| miles northeast of Estill Springs, Franklin County, 

Term., and 6.8 miles upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 41A. Drainage area, 

263 sq mi. Records available, May 1952 to September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. 

Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Maximum contents during year, 41,100 cfs-days May 22 (elevation, 960.42 ft); minimum, 

28,600 cfs-days Mar. 25 (elevation, 953.46 ft). Maximum contents during period 1952- 

57, 42,300 cfs-days Apr. 21, 22, 1956 (elevation, 960.98 ft); minimum (after first 

filling), 26,300 cfs-days Nov. 8-11, 1953 (elevation, 951.93 ft).
228 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Tennessee River basin Continued

Woods Reservoir Continued.

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity and earth-fill type dam with riprapped embankments . Spillway equipped with 3 taintor gates, 25 ft high by 50 ft wide and 

2 sluice gates 6 ft high by 4 ft wide. Closure of dam was made May 1, 1952; water in 

reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Feb. 6, 1953. Total capacity at elevation 962.0 ft (surcharge pool) is 44,400 cfs-days of which 9,900 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 957.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for cooling 

water, flood control, and recreational purposes. Records furnished by U. S. Air Force.

Wheeler Lake.--Lat 34°47'52", long 87°22'5l", at Wheeler Dam on Tennessee River, in SW^ 

sec. 9,T. 3S.,R. SW.,0.8 mile upstream from Big Nance Creek, 30.1 miles downstream from Decatur, Ala., 74.1 miles downstream from Guntersville Dam, and at mile 

274.9. Drainage area, 29,590 sq mi, approximately. Records available, October 1936 

to September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Maximum 12 p.m. contents during year, 753,000 cfs-days Feb. 3; maximum elevation, 556.29 ft May 24; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 410,000 cfs-days Dec. 19; 

minimum elevation, 549.87 ft Dec. 15. Maximum elevation during period 1936-57, 557.32 

ft Mar. 1, 1944; minimum (after start of operation plan in August 1937), 548.92 ft 

Nov. 1, 1937. Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with 60 taintor gates 15 ft high by 40 ft wide 

and 2 trashway gates 6 ft high by 37.5 ft wide. Storage began Oct. 3, 1936; water in 

reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Dec. 10, 1936. Total level pool capacity at elevation 556.28 ft (top of gates) is 580,000 cfs-days, of which 175,200 cfsdays is controlled flood storage above elevation 550.0 ft (ordinary minimum pool). 

Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by 

Tennessee Valley Authority.

Wilson Lake. Lat 34°47'46", long 87°37'27", in SE^ sec. 18, T. 3 S., R. 10 W., at

cooling-water intake at Wilson Dam on Tennessee River, 2.9 miles southeast of Florence, 

Ala., 4.1 miles upstream from Cypress Creek, 15.5 miles downstream from Wheeler Dam, 

and at mile 259.4. Drainage area, 30,750 sq mi, approximately. Records available, 

August 1926 to September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Maximum contents during year, 328,500 cfs-days Apr. 30 

(elevation, 507.98 ft); minimum, 298,500 cfs-days Mar. 10 (elevation. 504.17 ft). Maximum contents during period 1926-57, 329,200 cfs-days Apr. 20, 1954 (elevation, 508.07 

ft); maximum elevation, 508.35 ft Feb. 11, 1948; minimum contents, 233,200 cfs-days 

Apr. 6, 1927 (elevation, 501.3 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam with fixed ogee crest. Spillway 

equipped with 58 Stoney gates 20.54 ft (18.77 ft prior to June 1941) high by 38 ft 

wide. Storage began Apr. 14, 1924. Revised capacity table used after Dec. 31, 1953. 

Total capacity at elevation 507.88 ft (top of gates) is 327,700 cfs-days,of which 

26,700 cfs-days is controlled flood storage above elevation 504.50 ft (minimum pool). 

Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by 

Tennessee Valley Authority.

Pickwick Lake.--Lat 35°04'16", long 88°15'04", at Pickwick Landing Dam on Tennessee River, 

If miles north of town of Pickwick Dam, Hardin County, Term., 6.1 miles upstream from 

Lick Creek, 52.7 miles downstream from Wilson Dam, and at mile 206.7. Drainage area, 

32,820 sq mi, approximately. Records available, October 1937 to September 1957. 

Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Maximum 12 p.m. contents during year, 540,000 cfs-days Feb. 3; maximum elevation, 416.38 

ft Apr. 10; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 341,000 cfs-days Dec. 21; minimum elevation, 

407.90 ft Dec. 22. Maximum elevation during period 1937-57, 419.49 ft Mar. 30, 1944; 

minimum (after first filling), 407.12 ft Dec. 18, 1944. Contents based on backwater 

profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with riprapped earth embankments. Spillway 

equipped with twenty-two 2-section lift gates 40 ft high by 40 ft wide, one of which 

is used as a trash gate. Dam completed and storage began Feb. 8, 1938; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Feb. 18, 1938. Total level pool capacity 

at elevation 418.0 ft (top of gates) is 550,200 cfs-days, of which 210,900 cfs-days is 

controlled flood storage above elevation 408.0 ft (minimum navigation pool). Reservoir 

is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee 

Valley Authority.

Kentucky Lake.--Lat 3V°00'45", long 88°16'12", at Kentucky Dam on Tennessee River at 

Gilbertsville, Marshall County, Ky., and at mile 22.4. Drainage area, 40,200 sq mi, 

approximately. Records available, July 1944 to September 1957. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Maximum 12 p.m. contents 

during year, 2,039,000 cfs-days Feb. 6; maximum elevation, 359.99 ft June 9; minimum 

12 p.m. contents, 986,000 cfs-days Jan. 18; minimum elevation, 351.41 ft Feb. 13. 

Maximum elevation during period 1944-57, 368.81 ft Jan. 24, 1950; minimum (after first 

filling) 349.20 ft Jan. 22, 1947. Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with 24 lift gates 50 ft high by 40 ft wide. 

Storage began Aug. 16, 1944, and final closure was made Aug. 30, 1944. Water in reservoir reached minimum pool elevation Apr. 7, 1945. Total level pool capacity at 

elevation 375.0 ft (top of gates) is 3,026,300 cfs-days, of which 2,022,100 cfs-days 

is controlled storage above 354.0 ft (ordinary minimum pool). Reservoir is used for 

navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Other reservoirs.--The following smaller reservoirs in the Tennessee River basin are 

described herein, but records of contents are not published:

Burnett Lake on North Fork Swannanoa River near Black Mountain, N. C., with total capacity 

of 11,600 cfs-days, of which 8,900 cfs-days is controlled storage. Storage began 

Jan. 28, 1954.

Lake Walters on Pigeon River near Waterville, N. C., with total capacity of 12,700 cfsdays, of which 10,300 cfs-days is controlled storage. Storage began Oct. 27, 1929.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 229

Reservoirs in Tennessee River basin Continued

Davy Crockett Lake on Nolichuoky River at Nolichucky Dam, Tenn., with total capacity of 

8,070 cfs-days of which 4,060 cfs-days is controlled storage.

Tennessee Creek project lakes, Wolf Creek Lake on Wolf Creek and East Fork Lake on Tuckasegee River near Tuckasegee, N. C., with total capacity of 5,750 cfs-days, of which 

4,430 cfs-days is controlled storage. Storage began Mar. 22, 1955.

Bear Creek Lake on Tuckasegee River near Tuckasegee, N. C., with total capacity of 17,500 

cfs-days, of which 2,290 cfs-days is controlled storage. Storage began Oct. 9, 1953.

Cedar Cliff Lake on Tuckasegee River near Tuckasegee, N. C., with total capacity of 3,200 

cfs-days, of which 400 cfs-days is controlled storage. Storage began Apr. 26, 1952.

Cheoah Lake on Little Tennessee River at Cheoah, N. C., with total capacity of 17,700 cfsdays, of which 3,700 cfs-days is controlled storage. Storage began Tec. 6, 1918.

Calderviood Lake on Little Tennessee River at'Calderwcod, Tenn., with total capacity of 

20,800 cfs-days of which 2,060 cfs-days is controlled storage.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Date

Calendar year 

1956.

Sept. 30. .......

Water year 

1956-57.

Nov. 30.. ......

Dec. 31........

Calendar year 

1956.

Sept. 30. .......

Water year 

1956-57.

Dec. 31....... .

Calendar year 

1956.

May 31........

Sept. 30. .......

Water year 

1956-57.

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(cfsdays)

Change 

in 

contents 

(cfsdays)

Douglas Lake

953.20 

939.31 

926.36 

930.73

-

955.09 

952.07 

950.29 

985.59 

982.57 

990.24 

983.09 

969.28 

962.88

-

212,000 

123,700 

67,200 

83,700

-

226,200 

203,700 

191,000 

531,500 

494,600 

591,600 

500,800 

350,500 

290,700

-

-88,300 

-56,600 

+16,500

+33,100

+142,500 

-22,500 

-12,700 

+340 , 500 

-36,900 

+97,000 

-90,800 

-150,300 

-59,800

+78,700

Boone Lake

1,378.09 

1,372.05 

1,365.18 

1,358.45

-

, 368 . 08 

,369.62 

,369.25 

,379.29 

,379.86 

1,378.16 

1,380.99 

1,381.74 

1,378.17

-

84,700 

73,700 

62,500 

52,900

-

67 , 000 

69,600 

69,000 

87,100 

88,200 

84,900 

90,500 

92,000 

84,900

-

-11,000 

-11,200 

-9,600

+11,900

+14,100 

+2,600 

-600 

+18,100 

+1,100 

-3,300 

+5,600 

+1,500 

-7,100

+200

Port Loudoun Lake*

813.17 

812.92 

808.04 

808.18

-

809.57 

808.41 

807.30 

812.95 

813.19 

813.18 

812.29 

812.74 

813.20

-

181,000 

179,000 

146,000 

148,000

-

158,000 

149,000 

142,000 

179,000 

181,000 

181,000 

175,000 

178,000 

181,000

-

-2,000 

-33,000 

+2,000

+4,000

+10,000 

-9,000 

-7,000 

+37,000 

+2 , 000 

0 

-6,000 

+3 , 000 

+3,000

0

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(cfsdays)

Change 

in 

contents 

(cfsdays)

South Holston Lake

1,689.45 

1,673.75 

1,667.71 

1,672.28

-

1,703.62 

1,709.85 

1,712.70 

1,721.68 

1,713.90 

1,710.19 

1,707.18 

1,695.99 

1,684.47

-

195,800 

157,600 

144,500 

154,400

-

235,600 

254,900 

264,100 

294,800 

268,100 

256,000 

246,500 

213,500 

183,000

-

-38,200 

-13,100 

+9,900

+89,900

+81,200 

+19,300 

+9,200 

+30,700 

-26,700 

-12,100 

-9,500 

-33,000 

-30,500

-12,800

Fort Patrick Henry Lake

1,261.87 

1,262.08 

1,260.60 

1,259.61

-

1,260.75 

1,260.44 

1,260.64 

1,259.98 

1,260.70 

1,260.76 

1,260.97 

1,261.44 

1,261.55

-

13,200 

13,200 

12,600 

12,200

-

12,700 

12 , 500 

12,600 

12,300 

12,600 

12,700 

12,800 

13,000 

13,000

-

0 

-600 

-400

-200

+500 

-200 

+100 

-300 

+300 

+100 

+100 

+200 

0

-200

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(cfsdays)

Change 

In 

contents 

(cfsdays)

Watauga Lake

1,920.63 

1,816.94 

1,913.54 

1,909.74

-

1,922.05 

1,946.96 

1,949.93 

1,949.87 

1,942.55 

1,944.11 

1,945.57 

1,942.27 

1,931.59

-

178,500 

169,600 

161,600 

152,900

-

182,000 

249,800 

258,800 

258,600 

236,900 

241,400 

245,700 

236,100 

206,600

-

-1,900 

-8,000 

-8,700

+119,900

+29,100 

+67,800 

+9,000 

-200 

-21,700 

+4,500 

+4,300 

-9,600 

-29,500

+28,100

Cherokee Lake

1,033.43 

1,023.66 

1,002.79 

1,009.34

-

1,028.55 

1,035.83 

1,045.49 

1,060.13 

1,059.72 

1,061.97 

1,055.33 

1,044.90 

1,043.05

-

307,200 

235,000 

121,800 

152,300

-

269,400 

327,100 

416,100 

580,400 

575,300 

603,800 

522,400 

410,200 

392,300

-

-72,200 

-113,200 

+30,500

+86,000

+117,100 

+57,700 

+89,000 

+164,300 

-5,100 

+28,500 

-81,400 

-112,200 

-17,900

+85,100

Nantahala Lake* Thorpe Lake*

2,848.25 

2,834.95 

2,826.38 

2,835.91

-

2,854.96 

2,888.26 

2,886.19 

2,888.55 

2,878.00 

2,869.61 

2,868.50 

2,854.30 

2,842.13

-

41,100 

33,800 

29,500 

34,300

-

45,100 

68,500 

66,900 

68,800 

60,600 

54,600 

53,900 

44,700 

37,600

-

-7,300 

-4,300 

+4,800

+22,100

+10,800 

+23,400 

-1,600 

+1,900 

-8,200 

-6,000 

-700 

-9,200 

-7,100

-3,500

3,071.40 

3,067.74 

3,064.73 

3,065.88

-

3,068.71 

3,081.50 

3,087.04 

3,095.83 

3,093.65 

3,093.34 

3,089.53 

3,082.21 

3,077.36

-

17,700 

15,800 

14,400 

14,900

-

16,300 

23,400 

26,900 

32,700 

31,200 

31,000 

28 , 500 

23,800 

21,000

-

-1,900 

-1,400 

+500

+11,700

+1,400 

+7,100 

+3 , 500 

+5,800 

-1,500 

-200 

-2,500 

-4,700 

-2,800

+3,300

* Elevation is above a local datum; see text for adjustment to datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

t Contents based on backwater profile.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Tennessee River basin--Continued

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Date

Calendar year 

1956.

Aug 31

Sept. 30. .......

Water year 

1956-57.

Calendar year 

1956.

Jan. 31........

Sept. 30........

Water year 

1956-57.

Calendar year 

1956.

Aug 31

Sept. 30..... ...

Water year 

1956-57.

Calendar year 

1956

Sept. 30. .......

Water year 

1956-57.

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(cfsdays)

Change 

in 

contents 

(cfsdays)

Fontana Lake

,660. 97 

,628.97 

,581.92 

,586.17

-

,607.68 

,638.55 

,642.27 

,673.06 

,674.49 

,677.92 

,666.78 

,650.51 

,634.53

-

499,800 

383,000 

252,100 

262,100

-

318,200 

415,400 

428,600 

550,400 

556,600 

571,700 

523,700 

459,000 

401,600

-

-116,800 

-130,900 

+10,000

+144,000

+56,100 

+97,200 

+13,200 

+121,800 

+6,200 

+15,100 

-48,000 

-64,700 

-57,400

-98,200

Norris Lake

984.64 

972.49 

961.49 

967.47

-

991.45 

987.90 

989.00 

1,000.87 

996.95 

994.58 

990.30 

982.71 

980.17

-

539,100 

417,900 

325,900 

373,600

-

617,100 

575,600 

588,400 

737,800 

686,000 

655,700 

603,500 

518,400 

491,800

-

-121,200 

-92,000 

+47,700

+218,400

+243,500 

-41,500 

+12,800 

+149,400 

-51,800 

-30,300 

-52,200 

-85,100 

-26,600

-47,300

Nottely Lake

1,727.42 

1,728.55 

1,716.41 

1,724.26

-

1,735.12 

1,752.52 

1,757.54 

1,766.75 

1,761.20 

1,748.79 

1,731.80 

1,723.48 

1,727.40

24,500 

25,300 

17,500 

22,300

-

30,400 

47,800 

54,200 

68,000 

59,400 

43,500 

27,700 

21,800 

24,400

-

+800 

-7,800 

+4,800

-61,200

+8,100 

+17,400 

+6,400 

+13,800 

-8,600 

-15,900 

-15,800 

-5,900 

+2,600

-100

Blue Ridge Lake

1,564.66 

1,651.66 

1,632.99 

1,633.56

-

1,638.80 

1,666.80 

1,675.95 

1,688.30 

1,683.69 

1,677.24 

1,671.90 

1,660.40 

1,652.57

-

62,800 

47,900 

30,800 

31,300

-

35,600 

65,500 

77,900 

96,800 

89,500 

79,800 

72,200 

57,700 

48,800

-

-14,900 

-17,100 

+500

+20,300

+4,300 

+29,900 

+12,400 

+18,900 

-7,300 

-9,700 

-7,600 

-14,500 

-8,900

-14,000

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(cfsdays)

Change 

in 

contents 

(cfsdays)

Santeetlah Lake*

1,771.25 

1,762.31 

1,753.67 

1,771.53

-

1,790.55 

1,815.72 

1,813.25 

1,814.36 

1,804.79 

1,803.76 

1,800.82 

1,785.11 

1,768.39

-

30,400 

24,100 

19,000 

30,600

-

47,400 

77,990 

74,500 

76,000 

63,400 

62,100 

58,600 

42,100 

28,300

-

-6,300 

-5,100 

+11,600

+12,400

+16,800 

+30,500 

-3,400 

+1,500 

-12,600 

-1,300 

-3,500 

-16,500 

-13,800

-2,100

Watts Bar Lake*

740.43 

739.08 

736.04 

735.74

-

736.82 

735.90 

735.42 

740.95 

741.01 

740.11 

740.54 

740.65 

740.61

-

478,000 

453,000 

401,000 

399,000

-

435,000 

399,000 

388,000 

489,000 

488,000 

471,000 

480,000 

483,000 

481,000

-

-25,000 

-52,000 

-2,000

+13,000

+36,000 

-36,000 

-11,000 

+101,000 

-1,000 

-17,000 

+9,000 

+3,000 

-2,000

+3,000

Hiwassee Lake

1,498.01 

1,476.19 

ttl,450.5 

1,453.52

-

1,463.47 

1,464.92 

1,471.04 

1,506.79 

1,512.74 

1,519.93 

1,520.13 

1,518.79 

1,506.68

-

145,200 

103,900 

68,800 

72,300

-

84,900 

86,900 

95,800 

165,600 

180,800 

200,800 

201,400 

197,500 

165,300

-

-41,300 

-35,100 

+3,500

+12,400

+12,600 

+2,000 

+8,900 

+69,800 

+15,200 

+20,000 

+600 

-3,900 

-32,200

+20,100

Ocoee No. 3 Lake

1,422.30 

1,431.73 

1,430.06 

1,429.15

-

1,434.92 

1,431.27 

1,433.51 

1,434.53 

1,432.20 

1,433.88 

1,433.88 

1,434.22 

1,432.63

-

2,100 

3,500 

3,200 

3,000

-

4,400 

3,400 

4,000 

4,200 

3,600 

4,100 

4,100 

4,200 

3,700

-

+1,400 

-300 

-200

-400

+1,400 

-1,000 

+600 

+200 

-600 

+500 

0 

+100 

-500

+1,600

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(cfsdays)

Change 

in 

contents 

(cfsdays)

Chilhowee Lake**

1

-

870.50 

872.43

-

"-

-

21,800 

23,500

-

'-

-

+1,700

-

Chatuge Lake

,895.10 

,897.43 

,897.42 

,899.50

-

,903.90 

,914.90 

,918.08 

,921.58 

,918.60 

,911.99 

,902.12 

1,897.57 

1,896.68

-

42,800 

46,600 

46,500 

50,100

-

58,500 

84,100 

92,900 

103,400 

94,400 

76,600 

55,000 

46,800 

45,300

-

+3,800 

-100 

+3,600

+39,800

+8,400 

+25,600 

+8,800 

+10,500 

-9,000 

-17,800 

-21,600 

-8,200 

-1,500

+2,500

Apalachia Lake

,278.68 

,277.73 

,278.10 

,274.82

-

,277.88 

,277.73 

,279.21 

,278.38

,274.50 

,278.70 

,277.90 

,277.59 

,278.56

-

28,800 

28,200 

28,500 

26,600

28,300 

28,200 

29,100 

28,600 

26,500 

28,800 

28,400 

28,200 

28,700

-600 

+300 

-1,900

-1,400

+1,700 

-100 

+900 

-500 

-2,100 

+2,300 

-400 

-200 

+500

-100

Parksville Lake

836.1 

833.8 

829.3 

827.6

-

838.1 

831.3 

833.1 

834.0 

833.7 

828.4 

835.0 

835.5 

833.9

-

42,300 

40,100 

36,100 

34,600

-

44,300 

38,800 

39,400 

40,300 

40,000 

41,500 

41,200 

41,700 

40,200

-

-2,200 

'-4,000 

-1,500

+800

+9,700 

-5,500 

+600 

+900 

-300 

+1,500 

-300 

+500 

-1,500

-2,100

* Elevation is above a local datum; see text for adjustment to datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

* Contents based on backwater profile.

** Storage above spillway crest began Aug. 1, 1957, and reached minimum pool elevation Aug. 9, 

1957.

tt Estimated.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Tennessee River basin Continued 

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1956 to September 1957

231

Date

Calendar year 

1956.

Sept. 30. .......

Water year 

1956-57.

Dec. 31........

Calendar year 

1956.

Feb. 28........

Sept. 30.. ......

Water year 

1956-57.

Dec. 31........

Calendar year 

1956.

Sept. 30. .......

Water year 

1956-57.

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(cfsdays)

Change 

in 

contents 

(cfsdays)

Chickamauga Lake*

678.61 

677.90 

676.71 

675.70

-

676.42 

675.87 

675.43 

682.53 

682.50 

682.48 

681.25 

680.16 

679.77

-

242,000 

230,000 

214,000 

205,000

-

250,000 

211,000 

195,000 

303,000 

301,000 

300,000 

280,000 

265,000 

256,000

-

-12,000 

-16,000 

-9,000

+10,000

+45,000 

-39,000 

-16,000 

+108,000 

-2,000 

-1,000 

-20,000 

-15,000 

-9,000

+14,000

Woods Reservoir

958.02 

957.01 

956.97 

957.02

-

956.56 

954.22 

954 . 09 

958.48 

959.71 

959.61 

959.10 

958.42 

957.02

-

Pick

411.15 

410.20 

408.95 

408.55

-

410.56 

409.27 

413.42 

414.13 

414.27 

413.14 

412.64 

411.50 

411.21

-

36,400 

34,600 

34,500 

34,600

-

33,800 

29,800 

29,600 

37,300 

39,700 

39,500 

38,500 

37,200 

34,600

-

-1,800 

-100 

+100

+5,600

-800 

-4,000 

-200 

+7,700 

+2,400 

-200 

-1,000 

-1,300 

-2,600

-1,800

wick Lake*

401,000 

382,000 

358,000 

356,000

-

443,000 

377,000 

447,000 

464,000 

466,000 

442,000 

431,000 

408,000 

404,000

-

-19,000 

-24,000 

-2,000

+4,000

+87,000 

-66,000 

+70,000 

+17,000 

+2,000 

-24,000 

-11,000 

-23,000 

-4,000

+3,000

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(cfsdays)

Change 

in 

contents 

(cfsdays)

Hales Bar Lake*

633.81 

633.75 

633.85 

632.60

-

632.55 

632.51 

632.47 

634.00 

633.81 

632.64 

633.35 

633.40 

633.73

-

76,000 

75,000 

76,000 

74,000

-

105,000 

79,000 

71,000 

76,000 

75,000 

71,000 

74,000 

74 , 000 

75,000

-

-1,000 

+1,000 

-2,000

+3,000

+31,000 

-26,000 

-8,000 

+5,000 

-1,000 

-4,000 

+3 , 000 

0 

+1,000

-1,000

Wheeler Lake*

553.33

551.90 

551.19 

550.58

-

551.32 

551.24 

553.48 

555.97 

555.77 

554 . 97 

554.49 

553.34 

554.00

-

Kent

355.06 

355.26 

354.44 

353.87

-

353.53 

353.94 

355.71 

358.35 

359.10 

358.40 

356.86 

355.76 

355.81

-

492,000 

450,000 

440,000 

431,000

-

562,000 

468,000 

493,000 

573,000 

565,000 

536,000 

528,000 

489,000 

511,000

-

ucky Lak<

1,060,000 

1,072,000 

1,026,000 

1,005,000

-

L,428,000 

1,086,000 

1,106,000 

1,306,000 

1,361,000 

1,302,000 

1,187,000 

1A06,000 

1,117,000

-

-42,000 

-10,000 

-9,000

+19,000

+131,000 

-94,000 

+25,000 

+80,000 

-8,000 

-29,000 

-8,000 

-39,000 

+22,000

+19,000

*

+12,000 

-46,000 

-21,000

-2,000

+423,000 

-342,000 

+20,000 

+200,000 

+55,000 

-59,000 

-115,000 

-81,000 

+11,000

+57,000

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(cfsdays)

Change 

in 

contents 

(cfsdays)

Quntersville Lake*

593.10 

593.75 

593.21 

593.00

'

593.71 

593.19 

593.19 

594.60 

594.97 

595.14 

593.41 

593.30 

594.20

-

444,000 

463,000 

449,000 

446,000

-

591,000 

468,000 

444,000 

493,000 

502,000 

506,000 

452,000 

449,000 

479,000

-

+19,000 

-14,000 

-3,000

+8,000

+145,000 

-123,000 

-24,000 

+49,000 

+9,000 

+4,000 

-54,000 

-3,000 

+30,000

+35,000

Wilson Lake

506.44 

506.82 

505.46 

505.60

-

505.89 

505.09 

505.19 

507.74 

507.15 

507.57 

507.05 

506.63 

507.56

-

316,100 

319,100 

308,400 

309,500

-

311,800 

305,600 

306,300 

326,600 

321,800 

325,200 

321,000 

317,600 

325,100

-

+3,000 

-10,700 

+1,100

+5,900

+2,300 

-6,200 

+700 

+20,300 

-4,800 

+3,400 

-4,200 

-3,400 

+7,500

+9,000

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

* Contents based on backwater profile.
232 SPRINGS IN TENNESSEE

In 1931, a minor drought year, a study was made of large springs in East Tennessee and 

the results published in WSP 713. From 1950 to 1954, a more detailed study, including 

some of those springs, was carried on in cooperation with the Ground Water Branch in connection with an investigation of the ground-water resources of the region. This study was 

made on a roving basis, the discharge of one group of springs being measured monthly for 

one year and then measurements made on another group for a year. During a round of measurements in June 1954, measurements were made at many springs where regular monthly measurements had previously been discontinued. The results of measurements made were published annually in WSP 1173, 1206, 1236, 1276, and 1336. As some of the springs were 

measured during the drought year 1931, comparisons might be made to determine probable 

minimum flow of springs which were not measured in 1931. Many of these springs are used 

for municipal or industrial water supplies. Others do not have well sustained flow during 

the dry season. Results of the discharge measurements show the characteristics of the 

springs and give good indication of the variation of the flow.

During the water years 1955-57 measurements were made at several springs, most of which 

were measured during the 1950-54 study. The results of discharge measurements during the 

1957 water year, showing the yield and in most instances the water temperature, are given 

in the following table:

Discharge measurements, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Spring Location Tributary to Date

Discharge 

(gallons 

per 

minute

Temperature 

(degrees 

Fahrenheit)

Air Water

Remarks

Humphreys County

87°54'07", 4.4 

miles north of 

Denver.

87°49'35" J Zmiles 

southwest of 

Buffalo.

Bear Creek to Tennessee River.

Branch to Buffalo 

River.

r Oct. 2

Oct. 2

740

615

74

84

59

59

Clear.

Clear.

Loudon County

84°16'40", on 

State Highway 72, 

5 miles southeast 

of Loudon.

84°19'02", 3.3 

miles southeast 

of Loudon.

Creek to Little 

Tennessee River.

Tennessee River.

Sept. 12 292

63

83

59

59

Clear.

Clear.

Perry County

Bates. ........

Bunch Cave

(Spring

No. 444 in

WSP 677).

Hinson (Spring

No. 464 in

WSP 677).

Ledbetter

(Spring

No. 466 in

WSP 677).

Sinking Creek

(Spring

No. 449b in

WSP 677).

Unnamed. ......

Lat 35°44'30", long

87°46'41" , 2 miles

south of Lobelville.

Lat 35 "31 '23", long

87°55'15", 1.3

miles west of

Horner, 5.0 miles

northeast of

Peters Landing.

Lat 35°42'34", long

87°45'01", 2.8

miles east of

Beardstown.

Lat 35°48'96", long

87°46'00" ;, 2.2

miles northeast

of Lobelville.

Lat 35 0 30'22", long

87°46'48", 4 miles

northeast of Flat

Woods.

Lat 35°30'20", long

87°54'49", 4.7

miles northeast

of Peters Landing

Jones Hollow Branch

to Lagoon Branch

to Buffalo River.

Mayberry Branch to

Cedar Creek to

Tennessee River.

Cane Creek to

Buffalo River.

Lost Creek to

Buffalo River.

Sinking Creek to

Buffalo River.

Denton Hollow

Branch to Mayberry Branch

to Cedar Creek to

Tennessee River.

Oct. 2

Oct. 2

Oct. 2

Oct. 2

Oct. 2

Oct. 2

170

135

1,650

139

2,660

40

78

86

77

82

69

80

59

60

59

58

60

59

Clear.

Clear.

Clear.

Clear.

Clear.

Stewart County

Bubbling......

Lat 36°33'54", long 

87°53'16", 6.0 

miles north of 

Dover.

Lat 36°33'25", long 

87°54'57", 1.5 

miles southeast 

of Tharpe and 6.4 

miles northwest 

of Dover.

Lat 36°28'16", long 

87°53'01", 2j 

miles southwest 

of Dover.

Cumberland River...

irandon Springs 

Branch to Brads 

Creek to Cumberland River.

Hinson Creek to 

Hickraan Creek to 

Cumberland River.

Aug. 23

Nov. 

Dec.
SPRINGS IN TENNESSEE

Discharge measurements, water year October 1956 to September 1957 Continued

Spring Location Tributary to Date

Discharge 

(gallons 

per 

minute )

Temperature 

(degrees 

Fahrenheit)

Air Water

Remarks

Stewart County Continued

Cold. .........

Cox. ..........

Melton........

Pearl. ........

Shelby (Nos. 1

and 2}.t

Unnamed .......

Unnamed .......

Lat 36°26'20", long

87°51'43", 3.6

miles southwest

of Dover.

Lat 36°26'33", long

87°56'51", 6.8

miles southwest

of Dover.

Lat 36"34'15", long

87°49'28", 2.5

miles south of

Bumpus Mi lls .

Lat 36°23'32", long

87°55'33", 5.35

miles northwest

of McKinnon

(Houston County).

Lat 36°39'22", long

87°52'32", below

confluence of

outlet of springs,

1.2 miles northeast of Tobaccoport.

At Church 0.5 mile

north of

Carlisle.

Lat 36°28'48", long

87°53'04", at

"The Spring

Grill", 2j miles

west of Dover.

West Fork Lick Creek

to Lick Creek to

Cumberland River.

Palmer Branch to

Standing Rock

Creek to Tennessee river.

Hays Fork to Saline

Creek.

North Fork Leatherwood Creek to

Tennessee River.

Shelby Creek to

Cumberland River.

South Cross Creek

to Cumberland

Creek.

Hinson Creek to

Hlckman Creek to

Cumberland River.

Aug. 21

Nov. 8

Dec. 4

Nov. 7

Dec. 3

Nov. 8

Nov. 7

Aug. 21

Nov. 9

Nov. 9

45

117

103

58

49

22

1,270

2,780

310

390

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

81

-

_

56

_

56

58

57

55

58

59

-

_

t Previously published separately.

493799 O - 59 - 16
234 REVISIONS OF RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS 

Middle Fork Holston River at Chilhowie, Va.

Location. Lat 36°48', long 81°41', at highway bridge at Chilhowie, Smyth County. 

Drainage area. 155 sq ml.

Records available. June 1907 to December 1909, October 1920 to December 1931. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Chain gage. Altitude of gage Is 1,930 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge.--13 years (1907-9, 1920-31), 215 cfs (revised).

Extremes. 1907-9. 1920-31: Maximum discharge, 10,000 cfs June 12, 1923 (gage height, 

11.4 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 4,800 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum observed, 13 cfs July 28, 1926, Sept. 17, 1931.

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1909 has been revised to 4,100 

cfs Apr. 30, 1909 (gage height, 7.4 ft, from graph based on gage readings), superseding 

figure published in WSP 1306.

Remarks. Some diurnal fluctuations caused by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1306: Drainage area, 1907(M), 1921-25(M), 1927-31(M). Revised figures of discharge. In cubic feet per second, for the high-water period in the 

water year 1909, superseding those published In WSP 263 and 1306, are given herewith:

Apr. 30, 1909........... 2,040

Month

Calendar year 1909. .......................

Maximum

2,040

2,160

2,160

Minimum

132

25

25

Mean

258

277

222

Per square 

mile

1.66

1.79

1.43

Runoff in 

inches

1.85

24.25

19.40
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 235

Measurements of streamflow made at points other than regular gaging stations in the area 

covered by this report are given in the following table. Most of these measurements were 

made during periods of base flow when streamflow is primarily from ground-water storage. 

Measurements believed to have been made under base-flow^conditions are identified by an 

asterisk (*) to the left of the discharge figure. These measurements when correlated with 

the simultaneous discharge of a nearby stream where continuous records are available will 

give a picture of the low-flow potentiality of stream. The column headed, Measured 

previously" shows the water years in which measurements were made at the same, or practically the same, site.

Determinations of peak flow at points other than regular gaging stations are given in 

a separate table on page 243.

Discharge measurements made at points than gaging stations during the water year 1957

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Cumberland River basin

Yellow Creek

bypass.

Brown's Creek

Jellico Creek

Whippoorwill

Creek.

Big West Fork

Red River. . . .

South Cross

Creek.

Long Creek, . .

Do. .......

Lick Creek. . .

Dyers Creek. .

Barrett Creek

Neville Creek

Unnamed creek

Saline Creek.

Shelby Creek.

Cumberland

River.

Watts Creek

Cumberland

River.

Red River. .. .

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

Cumberland

River.

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

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

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

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

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

Bards Creek. .

Cumberland

River.

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

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

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

* Base flow.

Lat 36°37'52", long 83°43'45",

1,800 ft above Four Mile Run

and 1,600 ft below Lick Fork,

at Middle sboro, Ky.

Lat 36°46'26", long 84°08'16", at

bridge on State Highway 26, at

Wofford, Ky. , 0.1 mile above

mouth and 0.9 mile northeast

of junction of State Highway

26 and U. S. Highway 25W.

Lat 36°40'57", long 84°15'20", at

bridge on State Highway 92, 200

ft below Parks Branch and 7.7

miles southwest of Williamsburg,

Ky.

Lat 36°48'59", long SVOO'SS", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 68, 7.2

miles southwest of Russellville,

Logan County, Ky.

Lat 36°44'48", long 87°18'10", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 41E,

3 miles northwest of Trenton,

Todd County, Ky.

Lat 36°42'03\ long 86°51'41", at

bridge on State Highway 75, 0.5

mile downstream from Little

Whippoorwill Creek and 2 miles

north of Adairville, Logan

County, Ky.

Lat 36°26'30", long 87°45'13",

1.2 miles north of Carlisle,

Stewart County, Tenn.

Lat 36°28'38", long 87°48'08",

just above tributary, 200 ft

above bridge on State Highway

49 and 2.2 miles east of Dover,

Stewart County, Tenn.

Lat 36°28'45", long 87°48'14",

300 ft below bridge on State

Highway 49, 2.1 miles east of

Dover, Stewart County, Tenn.

Lat 36°27'49", long 87°49'15", at

State Highway 49, just above

Smith Hollow, 1.2 miles southeast of Dover, Stewart County,

Tenn.

Lat 36°30'34", long 87"49'59",

200 ft below bridge on DoverBurapus Mills road and 1.5

miles north of Dover, Stewart

County, Tenn.

Lat 36°33'48", long 87°55'08",

75 ft above bridge on county

road and 1.1 miles southeast

of Tharpe, Stewart County,

Tenn.

Lat 36°36'18", long 87°56'24", at

bridge on State Highway 49, 2.2

miles north of Tharpe, Stewart

County, Tenn.

Lat 36°37'54", long 87°54'48", at

first bridge above mouth, 3.6

miles east of Model, Stewart

County, Tenn.

Lat 36°36'33", long 87°52'58",

300 ft above county highway

bridge, 2j miles west of Bumpus Mills, Stewart County,

Tenn.

Lat 36°39'20", long 87°52'35",

30 ft below confluence of outflow of Shelby Springs Nos. 1

and 2 and 1.2 miles northeast

of Tobaccoport, Stewart Creek,

Tenn.

-

-

-

-

-

a!3

14.7

16.2

11.9

17.2

7.71

2.37

1.15

52.2

6.02

1940-41,

1944-50,

1952-55

1953-54

1954

1954

1951,1956

1956

1951,1956

Dec. 18

Jan. 21

Apr. 23

May 28

June 25

Aug. 14

Jan. 10

Sept. 9

Sept. 12

Sept. 12

Sept. 10

Aug. 22

Aug. 21

Nov. 8

Dec. 3

Aug. 21

Nov. 8

Dec. 3

Aug. 22

Aug. 23

Aug. 23

Aug. 23

Nov. 7

Dec. 3

Aug. 22

Nov. 7

Aug. 21

47.2

36.6

90.9

20.3

64.1

0

47.3

*.02

*.14

*2.45

*22.8

*4.93

*2.47

*1.33

*1.68

*2.96

*1.80

*2.50

*3.09

*1.00

0

*.16

*4.23

*4.17

*33.4

*2.82

*6.18

a Approximately.
236 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations during 

the water year 1957 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Cumberland River basin Continued

Sinking Fork.

Eddy Creek. . .

Creek.

Little River.

Cumberland 

River.

Lat 36°50'38", long 87°38'30", at 

bridge on State Highway 117, 

2.5 miles south of Gracey, 

Christian County, Ky.

bridge on State Highway 128, 

0.2 mile northwest of Wallonia, 

Trigg County, Ky.

bridge on State Highway 139, 

3.3 miles north of Cadiz, Trigg 

County, Ky. 

Lat 37°00'32", long 88°01'00", at 

bridge on State Highway 93, 

4 miles southeast of Eddyvllle, 

Lyon County, Ky.

bridge on U. S. Highway 641 and 

State Highways 70, 91, 1.3 

miles northwest of Fredonia, 

Caldwell County, Ky.

bridge on State Highway 295, 

1.6 miles southeast of Dycusburg, Crlttenden County, Ky.

-

1953-54

1953-54

Sept. 11

Sept. 11

*0.32

*16.7

Tennessee River basin

Robinson

Creek.

Powell Creek.

North Fork

Swannanoa

River.

Brush Creek. .

Rlchland

Creek.

Muddy Pork. . .

Little

Limestone

Creek.

Richland

Creek.

Long Creek. . .

Little Pigeon

River.

East Pork

Little

Pigeon

River.

Little Pigeon

River.

Fighting

Creek.

Cane Creek. . .

French Broad

River.

Swannanoa

River.

French Broad

River.

Pigeon River.

Big Limestone

Creek.

Nolichucky

River.

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

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

French Broad

River.

Little Pigeon

River.

French Broad

River.

West Fork

Little

Pigeon

River.

Lat 35°27'04", long 82°28'44", at

county road bridge, 0.25 mile

above mouth near Fletcher,

N. C.

Lat 35°28'27", long 82°33'09",

450 ft above mouth and 0.6

mile upstream from State Highway 280 and Long Shoals Bridge

near Skyland, N. C.

Lat 35°39'42", long 82°20'42", at

Burnett Dam near Black Mountain,

N. C.

Lat 35°50'40", long 82°44'30", at

county road bridge, 0.7 mile

southwest of Walnut, N. C., and

0.8 mile above mouth.

Lat 35°27'57", long 83°00'4l", 20

ft below Hyatt Creek and 0.3

mile above Alien Creek at Hazelwood, N. C.

Lat 36°18'52", long 82"32'38", at

bridge on State Highway 81, 0.7

mile west of Fairvlew and 4.2

miles northwest of Jonesboro,

Washington County, Tenn.

Lat 36°17'00", long 82°29'04", at

bridge on State Highway 81, at

Jonesboro, Washington County,

Tenn.

Lat 36°05'52", long 82°51'09", at

culvert under county road, 0.5

mile above mouth and 4.7 miles

south of Greeneville, Greene

County, Tenn.

Lat 36°07'00", long 83°17'08", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 25E,

0.5 mile north of White Pine,

Jefferson County, Tenn. 

Lat 35°51'38", long 83°30'13", at

Hodsden Bridge on U. S. Highway

411, 4.25 miles east of Sevierville, Sevler County, Tenn., and

4.5 miles above mouth.

Lat 35°51'55", long 83°29'17", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 411, at

Harrisburg, 1.3 miles above

mouth and 5.2 miles east of

Sevierville, Sevier County,

Tenn.

Lat 35°52'12", long 83°34'04", at

bridge on State Highway 66, at

Seviervllle, Sevler County,

Tenn., 150 ft above West Fork.

Lat 35°41'09", long 83°32'27", at

bridge on State Highway 73, 3.0

miles southwest of Gatlinburg,

Sevler County, Tenn.

5.47

4.86

21.9

7.99

13.2

9.86

4.21

14.9

29. 1

110

64.1

201

4.59

1925

1955

1954-56

1941,

1954-56

1950-54

1944,1947,

1950-52

1952-54

1952-55

1944,

1952-55

1955

Aug. 21

Aug. 20

Nov. 2

Dec. 5

Feb. 13

Apr. 10

June 11

Feb. 1

Oct. 10

Nov. 2

Dec. 7

Jan. 4

Mar. 7

Apr. 2

May 3

June 12

July 5

Aug. 5

Sept. 5

Oct. 16

Feb. 5

Oct. 16

Oct. 16

Oct. 16

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

*3.38

*2.15

82.5

3.94

105

150

85.2

80.0

*9.44

*16.0

*12.8

33.2

46.6

44.1

43.7

35.0

20.3

*11.3

*7.66

*2.36

46.9

*2.36

*7.16

*4.10

*41.3

*19.3

*63.3

*1.20
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations during 

the water year 1957 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Tennessee River basin Continued

Horse Branch.

West Pork

Little

Pigeon

River.

Walden Creek.

Beaverdan

Creek.

Sinking Creek

Beck Creek. . .

Beaver Creek.

Town Creek. . .

Doe Creek. . . .

Stoney Creek.

Shook Branch.

Stoney Creek.

Buffalo Creek

Kendrick

Creek.

Horse Creek.

Cove Creek. . .

Big Creek. . . .

West Pork

Little

Pigeon

River .

Little Pigeon

River.

West Pork

Little

Pigeon

River.

Laurel Creek.

Beildman

Creek.

Beaver Creek.

South Pork

Holston

River.

Roan Creek. . .

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

Watauga River

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

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

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

South Pork

Holston

River.

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

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

North Pork

Holston

River.

Holston River

Lat 35°43'27", long 83°29 1 27", at

culvert under State Highway 73,

1.5 miles east of intersection

of State Highway 73 and U. S.

Highway 441, near Gatllnburg,

Sevier County, Term.

Lat 35°48'21", long 83°34'28", at

site of former gaging station

on old State Highway 71, 1.6

miles northwest of Pigeon Porge

and 4.3 miles south of Sevlervllle, Sevier County, Term.

Lat 35"48'03", long 83°35'17", at

bridge 0.5 mile above mouth,

0.8 mile west of intersection of

U. S. Highway 441 and county

road, and 2.5 miles northwest

of Pigeon Porge, Sevier County,

Tenn.

Lat 36°31'14", long 81°55'14", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 421, at

Shady Valley, Johnson County,

Tenn.

Lat 36°32'43", long 82°08'12", at

county bridge 0.4 mile below

U. S. Highway 421 and 4.3 miles

southeast of Briston RR. station,

at Ruthton, Sullivan County,

Tenn.

Lat 36°31'08", long 82°15'39", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 11E,

100 ft above mouth and 3 miles

north of Bluff City, Sullivan

County, Tenn.

Lat 36°30'26", long 82°16'25", at

bridge on State Highway 37, 2.5

miles northwest of Bluff City,

Sullivan County, Term., and 3.9

miles above mouth.

Lat 36°28'01", long 81°48'15",

along U. S. Highway 421, 25 ft

below confluence of Goose Creek

and Furnace Creek and 500 ft

below substation at Mountain

City, Johnson County, Tenn.

Lat 36°23'39", long 81°58'03", at

bridge on State Highway 67, 100

ft below Bugger Branch and 2.1

miles northeast of Doe Station,

Johnson County, Tenn.

Lat 36° 19 '05", long 82 "04 '31", at

culvert under State Highway 67,

0.9 mile above mouth and 7.0

miles northeast of Hampton, Carter County, Tenn.

Lat 36*18 '07 , long 82°07'44", at

culvert under State Highway 67,

2.9 miles northeast of Hampton,

Carter County, Tenn.

Lat 36°22'17", long 82°09'19", at

bridge on county road at Hunter,

Carter County, Term., 0.3 mile

above mouth.

Lat 36°19'42", long 82"16'15", at

bridge on State Highway 91, at

Rio Vista, near Ellzabethton,

Carter County, Tenn.

Lat 36°29'48", long 82°30'49",

0.1 mile above mouth, 0.7 mile

below Straight Branch, and

5 miles southeast of Kingsport,

Sullivan County, Tenn.

Lat 36°30'08", long 82°33'51", at

bridge on State Highway 81, 500

ft below Little Horse Creek and

about 3 miles south of Kingsport,

Sullivan County, Tenn.

Lat 36°33'27", long 82°33'35",

along county highway 0.1 mile

below Roach Branch and 0.4 mile

east of Intersection of U. S.

Highway 23 and county highway,

at Kingsport, Sullivan County,

Tenn.

Lat 36°39'26", long 82°20'37", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 58,

2 miles north of Shelleys, Va.

Lat 36"25'34", long 82°57'07", at

site of former gaging station,

2 miles above mouth and 3.0

miles northeast of Rogersvllle,

Hawklns County, Tenn.

0.90

76.2

50.2

14.3

16.3

-

95.0

24.4

36.0

5.36

.69

7.8

39.0

44. 5

_

17.3

47.3

1955

1946-49,

1952-55

1900,

1953-54

1952-54

1947,

1953-54

1952-54

1952-54

1900,

1952-54

1900,

1951-54

1953-54

1943,

1952-53

1953

1952-56

1942-55

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 19

Oct. 17

Oct. 17

Oct. 17

Oct. 17

Oct. 17

Oct. 17

Oct. 17

Oct. 17

Oct. 16

Oct. 16

Oct. 18

Oct. 18

Oct. 18

Peb. 7

Oct. 18

*0.321

*24.4

*11.1

*5.33

*4.79

*2.71

*32.3

*3.00

*21.8

*1.67

*0

*15.8

*10.7

*6.45

*2.04

*7.99

797

*3.25
238 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations during 

the water year 1957 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Date Discharge 

(ofs)

Tennessee River basin Continued

Unnamed

tributary.

Beaver Creek.

Second Creek.

Goose Creek. .

Third Creek

Do........

Fourth Creek.

Tenmile Creek

Turkey Creek.

Little Hiver.

West Prong

Little

Hlver.

Middle Prong

Little

Hlver.

Hesse Creek. .

Ellejoy Creek

Crooked Creek

Kails Creek. .

Do........

Big Creek. . . .

Holston River

Tennessee

Hiver.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Middle Prong

Little

River.

Little Hiver.

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

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

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

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

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

Lat 36°25'34", long 82°57'17", at

culvert under county road, 300

ft above mouth and 2.8 miles

northeast of Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tenn.

Lat 36°04'36r', long 83°37'36", at

bridge on 0. S. Highway 11E,

4 miles east of Strawberry

Plains, Jefferson County, Tenn.

Lat 35°59'29", long 83°57'04", at

culvert under Heiskel St. 1.15

miles north of Rul« High School

at Knoxville, Knox County,

Tenn., and 3.5 miles above

mouth.

Lat 35°56'28", long 83°55'01",

0.2 mile northwest of Intersection of Blount Ave. and

Maryville Pike and 0.2 mile

southeast of Southern Ry. bridge

over Blount Ave., at Knoxville,

Knox County, Tenn.

Lat 35°57'28", long 83°58'17", at

culvert under Paper-mill Rd. ,

0.1 mile west of Knoxville city

limits, Knox County, Tenn., and

3.5 miles above mouth.

Lat 35 t> 57'15", long 83°56'4l",

250 ft above U. S. Highways 11-

70 in Tyson Park, at Knoxville,

Knox County, Tenn., and 1.0

mile above mouth.

Lat 35*55 '23", long 83°59'46", at

Eastern State Hospital, 100 ft

below culvert under Lyons View

Rd. , 0.75 mile south of Bearden

Post Office, Knox County, Term.,

and 1.2 miles above mouth.

Lat 35°54'01", long 84°04'25",

below culvert under Williams Rd.,

0.3 mile northwest of Ebenezer,

Knox County, Tenn., and 1.4

miles above Ebenezer Branch.

Lat 35°52'28", long 84°08'51",

200 ft below North Pork, 1,500

ft above bridge, and 0.7 mile

northwest of Concord, Knox

County, Tenn.

Lat 35°39'39", long 83°42'25",

along State Highway 73 In

Great Smoky Mountain National

Park, 600 ft above Middle

Prong and 3 miles southeast of

Townsend, Blount County, Tenn.

Lat 35°39'21", long 83°42'37", at

highway bridge on Cades Cove

Rd., in Great Smoky Mountain

National Park, 150 ft above

Middle Prong and 3 miles southeast of Townsend, Blount County,

Tenn.

Lat 35°39'26", long 83°42'34", on

Cades Cove Rd. In Great Smoky

Mountain National Park, 100 ft

above West Prong, 3 miles southeast of Townsend, Blount County,

Tenn., and 3.0 miles above

mouth..

Lat 35°42'44", long 83°49'09", at

bridge on State Highway 73, 400

ft above mouth and 1.4 miles

south of Walland, Blount County,

Tenn.

Lat 35°46'24", long 83°51'01", at

county highway bridge, 500 ft

above mouth and 7 miles east of

Maryville, Blount County, Tenn.

Lat 35°46'17", long 83°52'42", at

county highway bridge, 1.2 miles

above mouth and 5 miles east of

Maryville, Blount County, Tenn.

Lat 35°52'49", long 83°46'47", at

culvert under State Highway 71,

0.8 mile southeast of Snooks Gap,

Blount County, Tenn., and 1.5

miles northwest of Junction of

U. S. Highway 411.

Lat 35°48'48", long 83°53'00", at

county highway bridge, 0.6 mile

above mouth, 1.0 mile northwest

of Wildwood, and 6 miles northeast of Maryville, Blount County,

Tenn.

2.0

-

3.49

-

11.1

16.5

6.46

13.2

11.4

18.6

27.3

27.6

38.3

31.8

.361

17.9

1955

1952

1944,

1953-54

1944

1953-54

1944,

1953-54

1953-54

1943,

1953-54

1944,

1953-54

1953-54

1944,

1953-54

1944,

1953-54

1900,1943,

1953-54

1944,

1953-55

1944,

1953-54

1953-54

Oct. 18

Oct. 17

Oct. 10

Oct. 10

Oct. 10

Oct. 10

Oct. 10

Oct. 10

Oct. 10

Oct. 12

Oct. 12

Oct. 12

Oct. 12

Oct. 12

Oct. 12

Oct. 11

Oct. 12

*0.12

*2.10

*.86

*1.33

*3.44

*4.65

*3.53

*5.77

*2.39

*21.1

*2.99

*6.82

*3.62

*3.50

*4.78

*0

*4.02
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

To

Co

De

Je

Ab

Ci

Har

Tel

Isl

Bat

Unr

St«

Sw.

Pa:

Co.

Bu

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations during

the water year 1957--Continued

tream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area

(sq ml)

Measured 

previously 

(water

years)

Date

Discharge 

(cfs)

Tennessee River basin Continued

i Creek. . .

lelly

 eek.

> Creek

cins

ranch

ributary.

ams Creek.

loo Creek.

rison

ranch.

ico River

nd Creek.

Creek. . . .

med

ibutary

ublished

n WSP 1236

d 1336 as

nes Creek)

kee Creek

ublished

WSP 1336

Stukree

eek).

twater

eek.

Do. .......

nt Rock

eek.

Creek. . .

alo

reek.

Tennessee

River.

Tuckasegee

River.

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

Jenkins

Branch.

Little

Tennessee

River.

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

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

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

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

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

Hines Creek. .

Tennessee

River.

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

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

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

Clinch River.

Hinds Creek. .

Lat 35°47'35", long 84°15'44", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 11, at

Lenoir City, Loudon County,

Tenn.

Lat 35°25'55", long 83°21'42", at

Southern Ry. bridge, at mouth at

Whittier, N. C.

Lat 35°27'51", long 83°26'03", at

ranger station, 100 ft below 

Juney Whank Branch, 2.4 miles

above mouth, and 2.6 miles north

of Bryson City, N. C.

Lat 35° 24 '50", long 83° 27 '20",

500 ft upstream from mouth, at

culvert on secondary road at

city limits, Bryson City, N. C.

Lat 35°33'25", long 83°59'47",

0.2 mile above mouth, 0.5 mile

downstream from Panther Creek,

and 0.7 mile east of Chilhowee,

Blount County, Tenn.

Lat 35°31'54", long 84°06'12", at

county highway bridge, 0.1 mile

above Smoky Branch and 0.5 mile

south of Citico Beach, Monroe

County, Tenn.

Lat 35°33'00", long 84°05'22", at

culvert under U. S. Highway 129,

2 miles west of Tallassee,

Blount County, Tenn.

Lat 35°33'33", long 84°13'32", at

site of former gaging station,

0.1 mile upstream from Corn

Tassel Branch and 2.3 miles

south of Vonore, Monroe County,

Tenn.

Lat 35°35'38", long 84°14'58", at

bridge on State Highway 72, 0.5

mile northwest of Vonore, Monroe

County, Tenn.

Lat 35°38'36", long 84°15'12", at

bridge on State Highway 72, 1.5

miles west of Morganton and 3.7

miles north of Vonore, Loudon

County, Tenn.

Lat 35°50'14", long 84°19'08", at

culvert under U. S. Highway 70,

1.5 miles west of Eaton Crossroad and 4.5 miles northwest of

Lenoir City, Loudon County,

Tenn.

Lat 35°44'17", long 84°20'06", at

bridge on State Highway 72, at

Loudon, Loudon County, Tenn.

Lat 35°36'32", long 84°27'40", at

U. S. Highway 11 in Sweetwater,

Monroe County, Tenn.

Lat 35°44'17", long 84°22'25", at

bridge on State Highway 72, 1.3

miles above mouth and 2.0 miles

west of Loudon, Loudon County,

Tenn.

Lat 35°44'29", long 84°30'32", at

bridge on State Highway 72 Just

below Little Paint Rock Creek,

0.5 mile southeast of Paint Rock,

Roans County, Tenn.

Lat 36°13'141', long 84°09'27", at

site of former gaging station at

bridge on U. S. Highway 25W, in

Lake City, Anderson County,

Tenn.

Lat 36°11'05", long 84°03'41", at

site of former gaging station on

U. S. Highway 441, 1 mile southeast of Norris, Anderson County,

Tenn.

9.62

13.5

40.2

.45

87.5

67.1

1.05

271

11.2

30.7

.26

7.25

23.3

62.2

25.7

24.5

9.45

1954

1953,

1955-56

1950-56

1900,

1953-54

1900,1943,

1953-54

1948-52,

1954

1944,

1953-55

1944,

1953-54

1952,1954

1950-51,

1954

1932-33,

1950-54

1951,1954

1952,1954

1932-34,

1949-55

1951-55

Oct. 11

Oct. 2

Nov. 1

Jan. 3

Feb. 15

Mar. 21

Apr. 12

May 24

July 17

Aug. 29

Sept. 24 

Oct. 4

Nov. 14 

Dec. 11

Jan. 8

Feb. 25

Apr. 29

May 10

July 11

Aug. 8

Sept. 5

Apr. 4

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 12

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 12

Oct. 12

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

*2.47

*8.28

10.1

14.5

56.1

32.4

56.0

21.4

12.9

*7.46

8.36 

*31.1

*25.6 

*26.8

84.1

135

102

*81.3

*57.0

*34.3

28.0

14.5

*14.0

*8.20

*0

*52.3

*1.31

*6.46

*t.05

*1.34

*6.62

*16.9

*6.67

*1.09

*.45

Base flow.

Estimated.
240 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations during 

the water year 1957--Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Tennessee River basin Continued

Bullrun Creek

Beaver Creek.

Conner Creek.

Hickory Creek

Brushy Pork

(Published

In WSP

1336 and

1386 as

Brushy

Creek) .

Poplar Creek.

Bear Creek. . .

Rock Creek. . .

Crooked Pork

Creek.

Little Emory

River.

Pall Creek...

Mammy s Creek.

Whites Creek.

Black Creek. .

Camp Creek. . .

Hyatt Creek..

Shoal Creek. .

Cane Creek.. .

Chestuee

Creek.

Unnamed

tributary.

* Base flow

Clinch River.

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

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

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

Poplar Creek.

Clinch River.

East Fork

Poplar

Creek.

Emory River. .

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

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

Whites Creek.

Plney Creek..

Tennessee

River.

Whites Creek.

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

Valley River.

Hiwassee

River.

Conasauga

Creek.

Hiwassee

River.

South Mouse

Creek.

Lat 36°06'52", long 83"59'16",

Just below bridge on U. S.

Highway 441, 2.1 miles below

Smith Branch and 5. 9 miles

northwest of Fountain City,

Knox County, Term.

Lat 35°57'04% long 84°12'23", at

Couch Ford, 1.1 miles above

mouth and 2.5 miles southwest of

Solway, Knox County, Tenn.

Lat 35°56'01", long 84°13'43", at

county highway bridge, 100 ft

below spring, 2,000 ft above

mouth, and 4.0 miles southwest

of Solway, Knox County, Tenn.

Lat 35°53'20", long 84°14'44", at

county highway bridge on Buttermilk Rd. , 1.4 miles above mouth

and 5.3 miles west of Farragut,

Knox County, Tenn.

Lat 36°01'33\ long 84"17'16", on

relocated State Highway 61,

2 miles west of Oak Ridge and

3.4 miles southeast of Oliver

Springs, Anderson County,

Tenn.

Lat 36°01'20", long 84°18'37", at

bridge on State Highway 61, 2.5

miles southeast of Oliver

Springs, Anderson County, Tenn.,

and 4.0 miles above Indian

Creek.

Lat 35°56'41", long 84°21'46", at

bridge on Oak Ridge Pike, 0.5

mile above mouth and 8 miles

southwest of Oak Ridge, Roane

County, Tenn.

Lat 36°11'54", long 84°39'39", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 27 at

Pilot Mountain, 3.5 miles south

of Sunbright and 8.0 miles north

of Wart burg, Morgan County,

Tenn.

Lat 36°05'05", long 84°33'18", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 27, 2.7

miles southeast of Wartburg,

Morgan County, Tenn.

Lat 35°58'53", long 84°28'56", at

county highway bridge, 1.0 mile

north of DeArmond and 5.Z miles

northeast of Harrlman, Roane

County, Tenn.

Lat 35°52'54", long 84°48'35", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 70, at

Ozone, Cumberland County, Tenn.

Lat 35°52'29", long 84°47'19", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 1.3

miles southeast of Ozone, Cumberland County, Tenn.

Lat 35°47'49", long 84°45'37", at

site of former gaging station,

 J- mile above Black Creek and l£

miles southwest of Qlen Alice,

Roane County, Tenn.

Lat 35°47'45", long 84°45'25",

100 ft above mouth and 1.0 mile

southwest of Qlen Alice, Roane

County, Tenn.

Lat 35°46'55", long 84°45'48", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 27, 1.0

mile northeast of Roddy, Rhea

County, Tenn.

Lat 35°11 1 22", long 83°55'14", at

county road bridge, 0.1 mile

below Allmon Creek and 0.8 mile

north of Marble, N. C.

Lat 35"06 '40", long 84°14'00", at

State Highway 294, 50 ft below

Thompson Branch and 4.1 miles

southwest of Hiwassee Dam, N. C.

Lat 35°18'04", long 84°32'26", at

bridge on 0. S. Highway 411,

0. 9 mile south of city limits

of Etowah, McMinn County, Tenn.

Lat 35°24'22", long 84°29'49", at

bridge on 0. S. Highway 411,

1.4 miles southwest of Englewood, McMinn County, Tenn.

Lat 35°12'32", long 84"50'15", at

bridge on old location of U. S.

Highway 11, 4.2 miles northeast

of Cleveland, Bradley County,

Tenn.

68.5

90.3

6.40

6.92

23.2

55.9

7.15

5.54

50.3

34.3

-

9.45

123

11.7

6.25

6.90

12.6

10.3

33.5

1.31

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

1953-55

1948,

1953-54

1954

1954-55

1951-55

1951-52,

1954-55

1955-56

1952

1952,1954

1955-56

1934-56

1944,

1952-53,

1955-56

1955-56

1955

1955

1950-52,

1954,1956

1952,1954,

1956

Oct. 8

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 2

Dec. 13

Oct. 17

Oct. 17

Aug. 30

Aug. 27

Aug. 27

Aug. 27

Aug. 27

Jan. 31

Jan. 31

Aug. 30

Aug. 30

Sept. 11

*6.45

*12.6

2.39

*.98

*3.88

*4.55

*.70

*.12

272

*.90

*t.05

0

0

*.61

*2.52

*1.00

479

288

*.75

*6.88

*.57

t Estimated.
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 241

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations during 

the water year 1957 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Tennessee River basin Continued

Brymer Creek.

Pryor Cove

Branch.

Battle Creek.

Unnamed

tributary.

Big Huckleberry

Creek.

Juanlta Creek

Henley Creek.

Caldwell

Creek.

Miller Creek.

Boiling Pork

Creek.

Beans Creek. .

Norrls Creek.

Chicken Creek

Robert son

Pork.

Pigeon Roost

Creek.

Shoal Creek. .

Mayberry

Branch.

Cypress Creek

Boiling

Springs

Branch.

Hesslck Creek

Candy Creek. .

Sequatchle

'River.

Tennessee

River.

Battle Creek.

Flint River..

Gillian Creek

Caldwell

Creek.

Elk River. . . .

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

Boiling Pork

Creek.

Elk River. . . .

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

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

Bradshaw

Creek.

Richland

Creek.

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

Tennessee

River.

Cedar Creek. .

Tennessee

River.

Duck River. . .

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

Lat 35"07 '20", long 84-57 -00", at

bridge on U. S. Highways 11 and

64, 1.9 miles east of McDonald,

Bradley County, Term.

Lat 35°05'25", long 85°37'Z2", at

bridge on State Highway 27, 1.1

miles north of Jasper, Marion

County, Term.

Lat 35°08'03", long 85°46'15", at

bridge on U. S. Highways 41 and

64, 9.2 miles southeast of Monteagle, Marion County, Term.

Lat 35°04'48", long 85°44'11", at

bridge on U. S. Highways 41 and

64, 4.9 miles west of Klmball,

Marion County, Term.

Lat 35°04'00", long 86° 21 '29", at

culvert under 0. S. Highway 64,

1.3 miles southeast of intersection of U. S. Highway 64

and State Highway 121, Lincoln

County, Tenn.

Lat 35"14'46", long 85°50'36", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 41, 0.5

mile west of Monteagle, Orundy

County, Tenn.

Lat 35°16'30", long 85°51'34", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 41, 1.2

miles south of Mount View,

Grundy County, Tenn.

Lat 35°17'05", long 85°53'14",

near Bells Mill, 1.5 miles

southwest of Mount View and

1.8 miles south of Pelham,

Grundy County, Tenn.

Lat 35°20'34", long 85°57'37", at

county highway bridge, 0.5 mile

east of Prairie Plains, Coffee

County, Tenn.

Lat 35°10'17", long 85"59'00", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 64, 1.8

miles east of Cowan, Franklin

County, Tenn.

Lat 35°09'45", long 86°00'20",

100 ft above Louisville & Nashville RR. culvert and 1,200 ft

county road with U. S. Highway

64 in Cowan, Franklin County,

Tenn.

Lat 35°03'46", long 86°14'48", at

Beans Creek, 1.5 miles south of

Old Salem, Franklin County,

Tenn.

Lat 35°09'53", long 86°32'43", at

bridge on State Highway 50, 2.0

miles northeast of Fayetteville,

Lincoln County, Tenn.

Lat 35"11'03", long 86°48'47", at

county highway bridge, 500 ft

below bridge on U. S. Highway

64, at McBurg, Lincoln County,

Tenn.

Lat 35°19'50", long 87°01'53", at

county highway bridge, at

Bufords, Giles County, Tenn.

Lat 35°14'00", long 87°05'04", at

county highway bridge, 0.6 mile

above mouth and 1.0 mile south

of Wales, Giles County, Tenn.

Lat 35°14'02", long 87°20'00", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 43, 0.5

mile south of intersection of

U. S. Highways 43 and 64, in

Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County,

Tenn.

Lat 35°31'22", long 87°55'21",

Just downstream from Bunch Cave

Spring Branch, 5.0 miles northeast of Peters Landing, Perry

County, Tenn.

Lat 35°36'55", long 87 "59 '24",

100 ft below county highway

bridge and 0.25 mile southeast

of Pope, Perry County, Tenn.

Lat 35°33'54", long 86°05'24", at

ford, 2.0 miles northeast of

Fredonia, Coffee County, Tenn.

Lat 35°33'02", long 86°04'57", at

bridge on State Highway 53, 1.6

miles northeast of Fredonia,

Coffee County, Tenn.

9.68

12.9

50.4

4.42

2.18

.427

1.88

21.6

18.1

4.30

17.0

19.0

42.6

7.66

52.0

22.9

27.0

-

16.8

3.29

7.12

1950-54,

1956

1953-54,

1956

1953-54,

1956

1951,

1953-54,

1956

1953-54

1953-54,

1956

1952,1954

1949,

1952-54,

1956

1950-56

1953

1953-54,

1956

1953-54,

1956

1953-54,

1956

Sept. 11

Sept. 30

Oct. 9

Aug. 29

Aug. 29

Aug. 30

Aug. 29

Aug. 29

Aug. 29

Aug. 29

Aug. 30

Oct. 9

Sept. 6

Oct. 11

Aug. 30

Aug. 30

Aug. 30

Oct. 10

Oct. 2

Oct. 18

Aug. 29

Aug. 29

*2.41

0

*2.30

*2.72

0

0

*.Q2

*.36

*.37

0

0

*.55

*1.61

*.10

0

0

*1.31

*10.2

*.30

*.95

*.30

*.24
242 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations during 

the water year 1957 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Date

Discharge 

(cfs)

Tennessee River basin Continued

Wolf Creek.. .

Hunt Creek. . .

Little Duck

River.

Brewer Creek.

Crumpton

Creek.

Shlpman Creek

Thompson

Creek.

Flat Creek

Big Rock

Creek.

East Rock

Creek.

Fountain

Creek.

Tumbling

Creek.

Sinking

Creek.

Leather-wood

Creek.

Standing

Rock

Creek.

Bear Creek. . .

Cripple Deer

Creek.

Little Yellow

Creek

drainage

canal.

Yellow Creek

drainage

canal.

West Fork

Clarks

River.

Little Duck

River.

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

Duck River. . .

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rock Creek. . .

Duck River. . .

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

Buffalo River

Tennessee

River.

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

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

Bear Creek. . .

Yellow Creek.

Tennessee

River.

_

Clarks River.

Lat 35°28'51", long 86°03'51", at

bridge on county highway, 1.0

mile above mouth and 1.4 miles

east of Manchester, Coffee

County, Term.

Lat 35°27'44", long 86°03'53", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 41,

2 miles southeast of Manchester,

Coffee County, Tenn.

Lat 35°29'10", long 86 "05 '27", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 41,

northwest of Manchester, Coffee

County, Tenn.

Lat 35°29'35", long 86°07'59",

0.7 mile east of Blanton Chapel,

Coffee County, Tenn., and 1.3

miles above mouth.

Lat 35°25'19", long 86°08'10", 150

ft below Wlley Creek and 0.1

mile north of Rutledge Falls,

Coffee County, Tenn.

Lat 35°27'32", long 86°18'04", at

county highway bridge at Rosevllle, 0.8 mile above mouth and

2.5 miles west of Normandy, Bedford County, Tenn.

Lat 35*27 "19", long 86°19'57", at

county highway bridge, 1.5 miles

above mouth and 3.0 miles west

of Normandy, Bedford County,

Tenn. 

Lat 35°28'17", long 86°28'39", at

State Highway 64, 1.2 miles

southwest of Shelbyvllle, Bedford County, Tenn.

Lat 35°30'16T', long 86°46'03", at

Double Bridges, 1.5 miles south

of Oslln and 1.8 miles south of

Verona, Marshall County, Tenn.

Lat 35°30'05", long 86°42'50", at

bridge on State Highway 64, 0.2

mile west of Farmlngton, Marshall County, Tenn.

Lat 35°28'18", long 86°57'22", at

bridge on State Highway 50A,

1.6 miles southeast of Culleoka,

Maury County, Tenn.

Lat 35°55'46", long 87°44'05",

1,000 ft above mouth and 4.0

miles southeast of Hurricane

Mills, Humphreys County, Tenn. 

Lat 35 0 30'22", long 87°46'48",

Just below Sinking Creek Spring,

4 miles northeast of Flat Woods,

Perry County, Tenn.

Lat 36°23'01", long 87°56'31",

800 ft above county highway

bridge, 5 miles northwest of

McKlnnon, Houston County,

Tenn.

Lat 36°26'13", long 87°59'57", at

point of flow Into Kentucky

Lake, 4.9 miles south of Fort

Henry, Stewart County, Tenn.

Lat 34°38', long 88°09', In SEi

sec. 20, T. 5 S., R. 11 E. , at

bridge on county road, 4 miles

east of Tlshomlngo, Miss.

Lat 34°42', long 88°18', In SW£

sec. 26, T. 4 S., R. 10 E. ,

Chlckasaw meridian, Tlshomlngo

County, at bridge on State Highway 25, 4j miles north of Tlshomlngo, Miss.

Lat 34°51', long 88*21', In NWi

sec. 3, T. 3 S. , R. 9 E. ,

Chlckasaw meridian, Tlshomlngo

County, at bridge ? mile upstream from Southern Ry. bridge

and 1.5 miles northwest of

Burnsvllle, Miss., on State

Highway 72.

Lat 34°50', long 88°18', In s£

sec. 12, T. 3 S., R. 9 E. ,

Chlckasaw meridian, Tlshomlngo

County, at bridge \ mile upstream from Southern Ry. bridge

and J mile southeast from Burnsvllle, Miss., on U. S. Highway

72.

Lat 36°53'03", long 88°33'12", at

bridge on State Highway 131, 3.3

miles southwest of Symsonla,

Graves County, Ky.

19.2

9.93

36.4

8.64

28.1

5.92

18.3

49.6

48.7

43.1

26.9

51.2

5.68

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

1953-54,

1956

1953-54,

1956

1948,

1950-56

1953-54,

1956

1953-54,

1956

1953-54,

1956

1953-54,

1956

1953-54,

1956

1953-54,

1956

1953-55,

1956

1944,1953,

1955-56

1953-54

1956

1956

1913,

1954-56

1953-56

1953,

1955-56

1954-56

Aug. 29

Aug. 29

Aug. 30

Aug. 30

Aug. 29

Aug. 30

Aug. 30

Aug. 30

Aug. 30

Oct. 11

Aug. 30

Oct. 1

2

Oct. 2

Nov. 8

Aug. 21

Nov. 8

Dec. 4

Aug. 22

Nov. 28

Nov. 28

Nov. 28

Nov. 28

Sept. 13

*0.82

*1.41

*4.91

*1.09

*3.93

*4.29

*1.10

*.34

*.85

0

*.36

*10.7

12.0

5.93

*1.26

*4.45

*3.06

*2.67

*3.06

*79.2

*1.98

*5.03

*.78

*13.1
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 243

The following table contains determinations of peak discharge made at crest stage by 

indirect methods or by current meter or computed from rating curve at points other than 

regular gaging stations.

Determinations of peak discharge at points other than gaging stations during water year 1957

Stream

Straight

Creek.

Big Eagle

Creek.

Unnamed

tributary.

Spencer Creek

Staley Creek.

Cove Creek. . .

Stony Creek. .

South Pork

Fowell

River.

North Pork

Fowell

River.

Tributary to

Cumberland

River

West Pork

Obey River.

Ha thews

Branch.

Cumberland

River.

Middle Pork

Hols ton

River.

Watauga River

Clinch River.

Fowell River.

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

Location

Lat 36°46'20", long 83°38'55", on

State Highway 221, 1.1 miles

east of Straight Creek and 1.3

miles above Left Pork Straight

Creek, Bell County, Ky.

Lat 36°26'50", long 85°16'30", at

county highway bridge, 0.5 mile

above Little Eagle Creek and

5 miles northeast of Llvlngston,

Overton County, Term.

Lat 36°19"5O", long 85°20'25", at

culvert under State Highway 42,

Q.5 mile above mouth and 5 miles

south of Llvlngston, Overton

County, Tenn.

Lat 36°14'20", long 86°24'03", at

county highway bridge, 1OO ft

north of Junction of county

road and U. S. Highway 7 ON and

6.5 miles west of Lebanon, Wilson County, Tenn.

Lat 36°49'22", long 81°29'17",

above fish hatchery on State

Highway 16, 1 mile south of

Marion, Va.

Lat 36°15'5O", long 81°47'O3", at

county road bridge, at Cove

Creek School, O.2 mile above

George Gap Branch and 0.5 mile

southwest of Sherwood, N. C.

Lat 36°45'30", long 82°34'50", at

Port Blaokmore, Va,,

Lat 36°51'54", long~82°46'O7", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 23, at

Big Stone Gap, va.

Lat 36°46'26", long 83°01'59",

along U. S. Highway 421, 1 mile

north of Pennlngton Gap, Va.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

53.8

7.98

.49

3.32

8.34

23.1

41.4

44

7O

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1956

1955

1949-52

1944-47

1944-51

Date

Jan. 29

Jan. 29

Jan. 29

Jan. 29

Jan. 29

Apr. 4, 5

Jan. 29

Jan. 29

Jan. 29

Discharge 

(cfs)

16,700

962

99

2,220

360

1,860

2,300

3,55O

4,430
INDEX

Accuracy of field data and computed 

results.......................

Acre-foot, definition of.

Page

Adams, Term. , Red River near.......... 60,61

Agencies other than the Geological

Survey, records collected by.... 11-12

Alien Creek near Hazelwood, N. C...... 87

Alpine, Term., West Fork Obey River

near............................ 35

Altapass, N. C., North Toe River at... 91 

Antioch , Term., Mill Creek near....... 54

Apalachia Lake, N. C., contents of...226,230 

Arthur, Term., Powell River near...... 151

Asheville, N. C., French Broad River

at.............................. 13,78

Barbourville, Ky., Cumberland River at 18 

Barren Fork near Trousdale, Term...... 41

Bear Creek, at Bishop, Ala............ 204

near Hackleburg, Ala................ 203

Bear Creek Lake, N. C., capacity of... 229 

Beaver Creek near Wallace, Va......... 107

Beaverdam Creek at Damascus, Va....... 102

Beech River, near Darden, Term........ 12

near Lexington, Term................ 12

Beetree Creek near Swannanoa, N. C.... 76

Bell Buckle, Term., Wartrace Creek

at.............................. 208

Belleview, Term., Harpeth River at.... 56

Bent Creek, N. C., French Broad River

at.............................. 73

Benton, Ky., East Fork Clarks River

near...........................

Big Bigby Creek, at Sandy Hook, Term.. 213 

near Mount Pleasant, Term........... 214

Big Laurel Creek near Stackhouse,

N. C............................ 81

Big Moccasin Creek near Gate City,

Va.............................. 115

Big Nance Creek at Cdurtland, Ala..... 199

Big Rock Creek at Lewisburg, Term..... 210

Big Sandy River at Bruceton, Term..... 219

Big Stone Gap, Va., Powell River at... 149 

Billows, Ky., Rockcastle River at..... 23

Biltmore, N. C. Swannanoa River at..., 

Birdsong Creek near Holladay, Term.... 12

Birdtown, N. C., Oconaluftee River at. 135 

Bishop, Ala., Bear Creek at........... 204

Black Mountain, N. C., North Fork

Swannanoa River near............ 75

Blairsville, Ga., Nottely River near.. 164 

Blantyre, N. C., French Broad River at 70 

Blue Ridge, Ga., Toccoa River near.... 169

Blue Ridge Lake, Ga., contents of....226,230

Bodenham, Term., Weakley Creek near. .195-196 

Boone Lake, Tenn., contents of.......223 ,229

Bradley Creek (tributary to East Fork

Stones River) at Lascassas,

Tenn............................

Bradley Creek (tributary to Elk River)

near Prairie Plains, Tenn....... 190

Bradshaw Creek at Frankewing, Tenn.... 194

Brevard, N. C., Davidson River near... 69 

Browns Creek near Chesterfield,

Tenn............................ 12

Bruceton, Tenn., Big Sandy River at... 219 

Bryson City, N. C., Noland Creek near.

Tuckasegee River at................. 13C

Buck Creek near Shopville, Ky......... 28

Buffalo River, near Flat Woods, Term.. 217 

near Lobelville, Term............... 218

Burnett Lake, N. C., capacity of...... 228

Byrdstown, Term., Wolf River near....

Cadiz, Ky., Little River near........

Calderwood, Term., Little Tennessee 

River at.......................

Calderwood Lake, Term., capacity of.. 

Calf killer River below Sparta, Term.. 

Candler, N. C., Hominy Creek at......

Cane Branch near Barkers Lake , Ky...., 

Cane Creek (tributary to Beech River) 

near Shady Hill, Tenn...........

36

64

138

229

40

74

24-25

12

Page 

Cane Creek (tributary to French Broad

River) at Fletchcr. N. C......... 72

lane River near Sioux, N. C ............ 92

Caney Fork, below Center Hill Dam,

near Lancaster, Tenn............. 44

near Rock Island, Tenn............... 43

Canton, N. C., East Fork Pigeon River

near............................. 85

Pigeon River at...................... 86

arters Creek, Tenn. , Rutherford Creek

near............................. Si 12

arthage, Tenn., Cumberland River at... 45 

edar Cliff Lake, N. C., capacity of... 229 

edar Creek near Lebanon, Va........... 142

elina, Term., Cumberland River at..... 38

Center Hill Reservoir, Tenn., contents

of............................... 66,67

2

12 

176 

185 

180 

182 

181

Cfs-day, definition of.

Chambers Creek near Kendrick, Miss.....

Charleston, Tenn., Hiwassee River above 

Chase, Ala., Flint River near..........

Chattanooga, Tenn., Tennessee River at. 

Tennessee River near.................

Chattanooga Creek near Flintstone, Ga.. 

Chatuga Lake, N. C., contents of......225,230

Cheatham Dam, Tenn., Cumberland River

below............................ 58-59

Cheatham Reservoir, Term., capacity of. 66,67 

Cheoah Lake, N. C., capacity of........ 229

Cherokee Lake, Tenn., contents of.....224,229

Chestuee Creek, above Englewood, Term..

at Dentville, Tenn..................

at Zion Hill, Tenn..................

Chickamauga, Tenn., South Chickamauga

Creek near

12

12

12

179

Chickamauga Lake, Term., contents of..227,231 

Chilhowie, Va., Middle Fork Holston

River at......................... 234

South Fork Holston River near........ 101

Chilhowie Lake, Tenn., contents of....225 ,230

Clarks River, East Fork, at Murray, Ky. 221

East Fork, near Benton, Ky........... 222

Clear Fork near Robbins , Term.......... 30

Cleveland , Va., Clinch River at........ 143

Clinch River, above Tazewell, Tenn..... 148

at Cleveland, Va..................... 143

at Richlands, Va. 	141 

at Speers Ferry, Va.................. 146

below Norris Dam, Tenn............... 152

near Scarboro, Tenn.................. 153

North Fork, at Duffield , Va.......... 147

Coeburn, Va., Guest River at........... 144

Collins River near McMinnville, Tenn... 42

Columbia, Tenn., Duck River at......... 211

Contents, definition of................ 3

Control, definition of................. 2

Cooperation, record of................. 1-2

Cooper Creek near Gate City, 

48 Copperhill, Tenn., Davis Mill

at. 

Ocoee River at.

Va. 

Creek

145

172

170

21

199

88

12

157

2 

2

128 

at Highlands , N_. C .._................. 127

14

Corbin, Ky., Laurel River at...........

Courtland, Ala., Big Nance Creek at....

Cove Creek, N. C., Jonathan Creek near. 

Coweeta Creek basin, N. C., records of. 

Crab Orchard, Tenn., Daddys Creek near. 

Cubic feet per second per square mile,

definition of

Cubic foot per second, definition of... 

Cullasaja River, at Cullasaja, N. C....

Cumberland, Ky., Poor Fork at... . 

Cumberland Falls, Ky., Cumberland

River at

Cumberland River, at Barbourville, Ky.. 18

at Carthage, Tenn.................... 45

at Celina, Tenn...................... 38

at Cumberland Falls, Ky.............. 20

at Dover, Tenn....................... 62

at Smithland, Ky..................... 65

at Williamsburg, Ky.................. 19

below Cheatham Dam, Tenn............. 58-59

near Harlan, Ky...................... 15

245
246 INDEX

Cumberland River, near Pineville, Ky.. 17

near Rowena , Ky ..................... 33

South Fork, near Stearns , Ky. ....... 31

Cumberland River basin, Ky.-Tenn. ,

gaging-station records in....... 14-65

reservoirs in. ...................... 66-67

Cypress Creek near Gilbertsville, Ky.. 12

Daddys Creek near Crab Orchard, Term.. 157 

Dale Hollow Dam, Term. , Obey River

below. .......................... 37

Dale Hollow Reservoir, Term., contents

of .............................. 66,67

Damascus, Va., Beaverdam Creek at..... 102

Data, accuracy of ..................... 8

explanation of ...................... 3-7

Davidson River near Brevard , N. C..... 69

Davis Mill Creek at Copperhill, Term.. 172 

Davy Crockett Lake, Term., capacity of 229 

Decatur, Term., Sewee Creek near...... 159

Dial, Ga. , Toccoa River near. ......... 168

Dillsboro, N. C., Tuckasegee River at. 134 

Discharge measurements:

Cumberland River basin. ........... .235-236

Peak discharges. .................... 243

Tennessee River basin. ............ .236-242

Note. Streams for which only discharge measurements are available 

are not entered by name in this 

index. 

Discontinued stations, revisions of,

records for. ...................'. 234

Doe River at Elizabethton, Term....... 110

Donelson, Term., Stones River above... 53 

Douglas Dam, Term. , French Broad River

below. .......................... 98

Douglas Lake, Term., contents of . . . . .223 ,229

Dover, Term., Cumberland River at..... 62

Drainage area, definition of .......... 3

Drakes Creek above Hendersonville,

Term. ........................... 47

Duck River, above Hurricane Mills,

Term. .......................... .13 ,216

at Columbia, Term. 211 

below Manchester, Term. ............. 206

near Shelbyville , Term .............. 209

Ducktown, Term. , North Potato Creek

near. ........................... 173

Duf field, Va., North Fork Clinch River

at. ............................. 147

East Fork Lake, N. C., capacity of.... 229

Elizabethton, Term., Doe River at..... 110

Watauga River at .................... Ill

Elk River, above Fayetteville, Term... 193

at Estill Springs , Term. ............ 191

near Pelham , Term ................... 189

near Prospect , Term ................. 198

Embreeville, Term., Nolichucky River

at .............................. 94

Emf , Term. , Ocoee River at ............ 174

Emory River, at Oakdale, Term. ........ 158

near Wartburg , Term ................. 156

Estill Springs, Term., Elk River at... 191

Fairfield, Term., Garrison Fork at.... 207 

Falkville. Ala., Flint Creek near..... 187 

Fayetteville, Term., Elk River above.. 193 

Fightingtown Creek at McCaysville, Ga. 171 

First Creek, at Fifth Avenue, at

Knoxville, Term. ................ 123

at Mineral Springs Avenue, at

Knoxville, Term. ................ 122

Flat Woods, Term., Buffalo River near. 217 

Fletcher, N. C., Cane Creek at ........ 72

Flint Creek, near Falkville, Ala...... 187

West Fork, near Oakville, Ala....... 188

Flint River near Chase, Ala. .......... 185

Flintstone, Ga., Chattanooga Creek

near ............................ 181

Floods , reports on. ................... , 11

Florence, Ala., Tennessee River at.... 201

Fontana Lake, N. C., contents of .... .224-230

Fort Loudoun Lake, Term., contents

of ............................ .224-229

Fort Patrick Henry Lake, Term., contents of ...................... .223 ,229

Frankewing, Term., Bradshaw Creek at.. 194 

French Broad River, at Asheville,

N. C........ .................... 13,78

at Bent Creek , N . C ................. 73

French Broad River, at Blantyre, N. C.. 

at Marshall , N . C ....................

at Rosman, N. C ......................

below Douglas Dam, Term. .............

near Knoxville, Term. ................

near Newport , Term ...................

70

80

68

98

100

82

Garrison Fork at Fairfield , Term. ... 207

Gate City, Va., Big Moccasin Creek

near .......................... . . 115

Copper Creek near. ................... 145

North Fork Holston River near. ....... 116

Great Falls Lake, Term., contents of... 66,67 

Greenwood , Ky . , Helton Branch at ....... 26-27

Groseclose, Va., Middle Fork Holston

River at ......................... 104

Guest River at Coeburn, Va. ............ 144

Guntersville Lake, Ala., contents of.. 227, 231

Hackleburg, Ala. , Bear Creek near. ..... 203

Hales Bar Lake, Term., contents of ... .227,231

Harlan, Ky. , Cumberland River near..... 15

Harmon Creek near Lexington, Term. ..... 12

Harpeth -River , at Belleview, Term...... 56

near Kingston Springs , Term. ......... 57

Hayesville, N. C. Hiwassee River near.. 161 

Hazelwood, N. C., Alien Creek near..... 87

West Fork Pigeon River near. ......... 83

Helton Branch at Greenwood , Ky. ........ 26-27

Hendersonville, Term., Drakes Creek

above ............................ 47

Hepco, N. C. , Pigeon River near. ....... 89

Highlands, N. C., Cullasaja River at... 127 

Hilham, Term. , Roaring River near. ..... 39

Hiwassee Lake, N. C., contents of . . . . .226 ,230

Hiwassee River, above Charleston, Term. 176 

above Murphy, N. C ................... 162

at Presley , Ga ....................... 160

below Chatuge Dam, near Hayesville,

N. C............................. 161

near McFarland , Term. ................ 167

Holston River, at Surgoinsville , Term.. 117 

Middle Fork, at Chilhowie, Va........ 234

at Groseclose, Va. ................. 104

at Sevenmile Ford , Va. ............. 105

near Jefferson City , Term. ........... 119

near Knoxville , Term. ................ 121

North Fork, at Holston, Va. .......... 114

near Gate City, Va. ................ 116

near Saltville, Va. .............. ..13,113

South Fork, at Kingsport , Term. ...... 112

at Riverside, near Chilhowie, Va... 101 

at Vestal , Va ...................... 103

below South Holston Dam, Term. ..... 106

Hominy Creek at Candler , N. C .......... 74

Hopkinsville , Ky., South Fork Little

River at ......................... 63

Horse Creek near Savannah, Term. ....... 12

Hurricane Mills, Term., Duck River

above ........................... .13 ,216

Hydrologic conditions .................. 12

graph of ............................. 13

Indian Creek near Cerro Gordo, Term.... 12

Iron City, Term., Shoal Creek at ....... 200

Ivy River near Marshall , N . C .......... 79

Ivylog, Ga. , Nottely River near. ....... 165

Jamestown, Term., East Fork Obey River

near ............................. 34

Jefferson City, Term., Holston River

near. ............................. 119

Mill Spring near. .................... 120

Mossy Spring near. ................... 118

Jonathan Creek near Cove Creek, N. C... 88 

Jonesville, Va., Powell River near..... 150

Kentucky Lake, Ky., contents of ...... .228,231

Kingsport, Term., South Fork Holston

River at ......................... 112

Kingston Springs, Term., Harpeth River

near ............................. 57

Knoxville, Term., First Creek at . . . . . .112 ,123

French Broad River near. ............. 100

Holston River near ................... 121

Tennessee River at .................. .4 , 124

Lake Cumberland, Ky., contents of...... 66,67

Lake Walters, N. C., capacity of....... 228

Lancaster, Term. , Caney Fork near. ..... 44

Lascassas , Term. , Bradley Creek at ..... 48
INDEX 247

Lascassas, Term., East Pork Stones

River near...................... 49|

Laurel River at Corbin, Ky............ 21

Lebanon, Term., Spring Creek near..... 46j

Lebanon, Va., Cedar Creek near........ 142

Leipers Fork, Term., West Harpeth

River near...................... 55

Lewisburg, Tenn., Big Rock Creek at... 210 

Lick Creek at Mohawk, Tenn............ 96

Limestone Creek near Athens, Ala...... 12

Little Chestuee Creek below Wilson

Station, Tenn................... 12

Little Pigeon River at Sevierville,

Tenn............................ 99

Little River (tributary to Cumberland

River) near Cadiz , Ky........... 64

South Pork, at Hopkinsville, Ky..... 63

Little River (tributary to Tennessee

River) near Maryville, Tenn..... 125 

Little Tennessee River, at Calderwood,

Tenn............................ 138

at McGhee, Tenn..................... 140

at Needmore, N. C................... 129

near Prentiss, N. C................. 126

Lobelville, Tenn., Buffalo River near. 218 

London, Ky., Wood Creek near.......... 22

McCaysville, Ga., Fightingtown Creek

at.............................. 171

McParland, Tenn., Hiwassee River near. 167 

McGhee, Tenn., Little Tennessee River

at.............................. 140

McMinnville, Tenn., Collins River near 42 

Manchester, Tenn., Duck River below... 206 

Map of the United States..............

Marshall, N. C., French Broad River at 80 

Ivy River near...................... 79

Maryville, Tenn., Little River near... 125 

Melton Branch near Oak Ridge, Tenn.... 155

Middle Creek near Englewood, Tenn..... 12

Middlesboro, Ky., Yellow Creek near... 16 

Middleton Creek near Milledgeville,

Tenn............................. II

Mill Creek near Antioch, Tenn......... 5A

Mill Spring near Jefferson City, Tenn. 120 

Millican Creek near Douglas Dam, Tenn. 12 

Mills River near Mills River, N. C....

Mohawk, Tenn., Lick Creek at.......... 96

Morristown, Tenn., Nolichucky River

near...........................

Mossy Spring near Jefferson City,

Tenn............................ 118

Mount Pleasant, Tenn., Big Bigby Creek

near............................ 214

Muddy Creek near Fort Loudon Dam,

Tenn...........................

Mulberry Creek, West Pork, at

Mulberry, Tenn.................. 192

Murfreesboro, Tenn., West Fork Stones

River near...................... 50

Murphy, N. C., Hiwassee River above... 162 

Murray, Ky., East Pork Clarks River at 221

Nantahala Lake, N. C., contents of...224,229

Nantahala River, at Nantahala, N. C... 131

near Rainbow Springs, N. C..........4, 130

Needmore, N. C., Little Tennessee

River at........................ 129

New River at New River, Tenn.......... 29

Newport, Tenn., French Broad River

near...........................

Pigeon River at..................... 90

Noland Creek near Bryson City, N. C... 13 

Nolichucky Dam, Tenn., Nolichucky

River below..................... 9,

Nolichucky River, at Embreeville,

Tenn............................ 9.

below Nolichucky Dam, Tenn.......... 9,

near Morristown, Tenn............... 9

Norris Dam, Tenn., Clinch River below. 15i 

Norris Lake, Tenn., contents of......225,230

North Indian Creek near Unicoi, Tenn.. 93 

North Potato Creek near Ducktown,

Tenn............................

North Toe River at Altapass, N. C..... 91

Nottely Lake, Ga., contents of.......226,230

Nottely River, at Nottely Dam, near

Ivylog, Ga...................... 16!

near Blairsville, Ga................ 16.

Oak Ridge, Tenn., Melton Branch near.. 155

Page

Whiteoak Creek near.. 154 

,ory River at......... 158

188

37

34

35

Oak Ridge, Tenn., 

Oakdale, Tenn., I

Oakville, Ala., West Pork Flint Creek 

near.........................

Obey River, below Dale Hollow Dam, 

Tenn.........................

East Fork, near Jamestown, Tenn.. 

West Fork, near Alpine, Tenn.....

Ocoee No. 3 Lake, Tenn., contents

of..............................226-230

Ocoee River, at Copperhill, Tenn....... 170

at Emf, Tenn......................... 174

at Parksville, Tenn.................. 175

Oconaluftee River at Birdtown, N. C.... 135

Old Hickory Reservoir, Tenn., contents

of............................... 66,67

Oostanaula Creek near Sanford, Tenn.... 177

Order, downstream, of listing gaging

stations......................... 3

Paducah, Ky., Tennessee River near..... 220 

Paint Rock River near Woodville, Ala... 184

Parker Branch near Leicester, N. C..... 12

Parkers Lake, Ky., Cane Branch near.... 24-25

Parksville, Tenn., Ocoee River at...... 175

Parksville (Ocoee No. 1) Lake, Tenn.,

contents of.....................227,230

Peak discharge, measurements of, at

points other than gaging stations 243 

Pelham, Tenn., Elk River near.......... 189

Persimmon Creek at Persimmon Creek Dam,

near Letitia, N. C. 12

Pickwick Lake, Tenn., contents of.....228,231 

Pigeon River, at Canton, N.-C. 

at Newport, Tenn.

East Fork, near Canton, N. C.........

near Hepco, N. C .....................

West Fork, above Lake Logan, near

Hazelwood, N. C ..................

below Lake Logan, near Waynesville, 

N. C.............................

Pigeon River basin, N. C., records of, 

by agencies other than Geological 

Survey...........................

Pine Tree Branch, near Lexington, Tenn. 

Piney Creek near Lexington, Tenn.......

71 Pineville, Ky., Cumberland River near..

86

90

85

83

12

12

12

17

215

32

12

12

14

149

151

150

190

126 

160 

Prospect, Tenn., Elk River near........ 198

Publications on streamflow, by

Geological Survey................ 8-11 ' 11

197

Piney River at Vernon, Tenn.

Pitman Creek at Somerset, Ky...........

Pond Creek No. 1 near Wilson Dam, Ala.. 

Pond Creek No. 2 near Wilson Dam, Ala.. 

Poor Pork at Cumberland, Ky............

Powell River, at Big Stone Gap, Va.....

near Arthur, Tenn....................

near Jonesville, Va..................

Prairie Plains, Tenn., Bradley Creek

near.............................

Prentiss, N. C., Little Tennessee River 

near.............................

Presley, Ga., Hiwassee River at.

by State agencies 

Pulaski, Tenn., Richland Creek near....

Rainbow Springs, N. C., Nantahala River

130

60

61 

Richland Creek near Pulaski, Tenn...... 197

Richlands, Va., Clinch River at........ 141

Red River, near Adams, Tenn......

Sulphur Fork, near Adams, Tenn.

Roaring River near Hilham, Tenn. 

Robbins, Tenn., Clear Pork near........

Rock Island, Tenn., Caney Fork near....

Rockcastle River at Billows, Ky........

Rosman, N. C., French Broad River at... 

Rowena, Ky., Cumberland River near 

Runoff in inches, definition of........

Rutherford Creek near Carters Creek,

Tenn.............................

Saltville, Va., North Fork Holston

39

30

43

23

68

33

2

212

River near.......................13,113

Sandy Hook, Tenn., Big Bigby Creek at.. 213 

Sanford, Tenn., Oostanaula Creek near.. 177 

Santeetlah Lake, N. C., contents of...225,230 

Savannah, Tenn., Tennessee River at.... 205

Scarboro, Tenn., Clinch River near..... 153

Scott Creek above Sylva, N. C.......... 133

Sequatchie River near Whitwell, Tenn... 183
248 INDEX

,229

40

146

46

Sevenmile Ford, Va., Middle Pork

Holston River at................ 105

Sevierville, Tenn., Little Pigeon

River at........................ 99

Sewee Creek near Decatur, Tenn........ 159

Shelbyville, Tenn., Duck River near... 209 

Shoal Creek at Iron City, Tenn........ 200

Shopville, Ky., Buck Creek near....... 28

Sioux, N. C., Cane River near......... 92

Smithland, Ky., Cumberland River at... 65 

Smyrna, Tenn., Stewart Creek near..... 52

Stones River near................... 51

Snake Creek near Adamsville, Tenn..... 12

Somerset, Ky., Pitman Creek at........ 32

South Chickamauga Creek, below

Georgia-Tennessee State line....

near Chickamauga, Tenn.............. 179

South Holston Dam, Tenn., South Pork

Holston River below............. 106

South Holston Lake, Tenn., contents

of.............................223

Sparta, Tenn., Calfkiller River below. 

Speers Perry, Va., Clinch River at....

Spring Creek near Lebanon, Tenn....

Springs in Tennessee, discharge

measurements of................232

Stackhouse, N. C., Big Laurel Creek

near............................

Stage-discharge relation, definition

of...............................

Stearns, Ky., South Pork Cumberland

River near......................

Stewart Creek near Smyrna, Tenn.......

Stones River, above Donelson, Tenn....

East Pork, near Lascassas, Tenn.....

near Smyrna, Tenn...................

West Pork, near Murfreesboro, Tenn.. 

Sugar Grove, N. C., Watauga River near 

Sulphur Pork. See Red River, Sulphur

Fork.

Surgoinsville, Tenn., Holston River at 

Swannanoa, N. C., Beetree Creek near.. 

Swannanoa River, at Biltmore, N. C.... 

North Pork, near Black Mountain,

N. C............................

Sylva, N. C., Scott Creek above.......

Tazewell, Tenn., Clinch River above... 

Tellico River at Tellico Plains, Tenn. 

Tennessee, springs in, discharge

measurements of................232

Tennessee Creek project lakes.........

Tennessee River, at Chattanooga, Tenn. 

at Florence, Ala....................

at Hales Bar, near Chattanooga,

Tenn............................

at Knoxville, Tenn..................4,

at Savannah, Tenn................... 20

at Whitesburg, Ala.................. 18

near Paducah, Ky.................... 22

Tennessee River basin, Ala.-Ga.-N. C.- 

Tenn.-Va., gaging-station 

records in......................68-22

reservoirs in......................223-231

Terms and abbreviations, definition

of..............................

Page 

Thorpe Lake, N. C., contents of.......224,229

Toccoa River, near Blue Ridge, Ga...... 169

near Dial, Ga........................ 168

Tomotla, N. C., Valley River at........ 163

Trousdale, Tenn., Barren Pork near..... 41

Tuckasegee River, at Bryson City, N. C. 136 

at Dillsboro, N. C................... 134

at Tuckasegee, N. C.................. 132

Turkey Creek (tributary to Beech River)

near Deoaturville, Tenn......... 12

Turkey Creek (tributary to Tennessee

River) near Savannah, Tenn...... 12

Turtletown Creek at Turtletown, Tenn... 166 

Tuscumbia Spring at Tuscumbia, Ala..... 202

178 Unicoi, Tenn., North Indian Creek near. 93

Valley River at Tomotla, N. C .......... 163

Vernon, Tenn., Piney River at.......... 215

Vestal, Va., South Fork Holston River

at.............................. 103

-233

117

76

77

75

133

148

139

-233 

229

180

201

182

WSP, definition of..................... 3

Wallace, Va., Beaver Creek near........ 107

Wartburg, Tenn., Emory River near...... 156

Wartrace Creek at Bell Buckle, Tenn.... 208

Watauga Lake, Tenn., contents of......223,229

81 Watauga River, at Elizabethton, Tenn... Ill 

below Wilbur Dam, Tenn............... 109

near Sugar Grove, N. C............... 108

Watts Bar Lake, Tenn., contents of....225,230

Waynesville, N. C., West Fork Pigeon

River near...................... 84

53 Weakley Creek near Bodenham, Tenn..... 195-196

49 West Flint Creek near Hartselle, Ala... 12 

51 West Harpeth River near Leipers Fork,

Tenn............................ 55

108 Wheeler Lake, Ala., contents of.......228,231

White Creek near Sharps Chapel, Tenn... 12 

White Oak Creek near Milledgeville,

Tenn............................ 12

76 Whiteoak Creek below Oak Ridge

National Laboratory, near

Oak Ridge, Tenn................. 154

Whitesburg, Ala., Tennessee River

at.............................. 186

Whitwell, Tenn., Sequatchie River

near............................ 183

Wilbur Dam, Tenn., Watauga River

below........................... 109

Williamsburg, Ky., Cumberland River

at.............................. 19

Wilson Lake, Ala., contents of........228,231

Wolf Creek Lake, capacity of........... 229

Wolf River near Byrdstown, Tenn........ 36

Wood Creek near London, Ky............. 22

124 Woods Reservoir, Tenn., contents of...227-231 

Woodville, Ala., Paint Rock River near. 184 

Work, division of...................... 2

scope of............................. l

Yellow Creek (tributary to Cumberland

River) near Middlesboro, Ky...... 16

Yellow Creek (tributary to Tennessee 

River) at Moser Bridge, near 

Doskie, Miss..................... 12

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