DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

GEORGE OTIS SMITH, DIRECTOR 

W ATER•SUPPLY PAPER 34o-C 

STREAM-GAGING STATIONS 

AND 

PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO WATER RESOURCES 

1885-1913 

PART III.-OHIO RIVER BASIN 

CoMPILED BY B. D. WOOD 

Part of Water-Supply Paper 340 

WASHINGTON 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFIOE 

1914 
CONTENTS. 

Page. 

Introduction.................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . ru 

How Government reports may be obtained or consulted...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ru 

Stream-flow reports....................................................... IV 

Principal streams......................................................... 31 

Gaging stations ••.•....•.•......... ·- .............. ,....................... ~1 

Reports on water resources of the Ohio River baSin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 

Publications of United States Geological Survey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 

Water-supply papers.............................................. 34 

.Annual reports...... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 

Monographs....................................................... 38 

Professional papers... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 

Bulletins........................................................ 38 

Geologic folios ................... , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 

Miscellaneous reports ..... ·............................................ 41 

Geological Survey hydrologic reports of general interest........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IX 

Water-supply papers. .. . .. .. . .. . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. IX 

.Annual reports........................................................ XVI 

Bulletins. • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvrr 

Index by areas and subjects............................................... XIX 

Index of streams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXI 

II 
STREAM-GAGING STATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO WATER RESOURCES, 1885-1913. 

Compiled by B. D. WooD. 

INTRODUCTION. 

Investigation of water resources by the United States Geological 

Survey has consisted in large part of measurements of the volume of 

flow of streams and studies of the conditions affecting that flow, but 

it has comprised also investigation of such closely allied subjects as 

irrigation, water storage, water powers, undergrou:Qd waters, and 

quality of waters. Most of the results of these investigations have 

been published in the series of water:.supply papers, but some have 

appeared in the monographs, bulletins, professional papers, and annual 

reports. 

The results of stream-flow measurements are now published annually in 12 parts, each part covering an area whose boundaries coincide with natural drainage features as indicated below: 

Part I. North Atlantic coast basins. 

II. South Atlantic coast and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins. 

III. Ohio River basin. 

IV. St. Lawrence River basin. 

V. Upper Mississippi River and Hudson Bay basins. 

' VI. Missouri River basin. 

VII. Lower Mississippi River basin. 

VIII. Western Gulf of Mexico basins. 

IX. Colorado River basin. 

X. Great Basin. 

XI. Pacific coast basins in California. 

XII. North Pacific coast basins. 

HOW GOVERNMENT REPORTS MAY BE OBTAINED OR CONSULTED. 

Water-supply papers and other publications of the United States 

Geological Survey containing data in regard to the water resources 

of the United States may be obtained or consulted as indicated 

below. , 

1. Copies may be obtained free of charge by a~plying to the 

Director of the Geological Survey, Washington, D. . The edition 

printed for free distribution is, however, small and iss on exhausted. 

2. Copies may be purchased at nominal cost from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, 

D. C., who will on application furnish lists giving prices. 

III 
8TREAM-GAGING 8TATIONS, DTC., 1885-19111. 

3. Sets of the reports may be consulted in the libraries of the 

principal cities in the United States. 

4. Complete sets are available for consultation in the local offices 

of the water-resources branch of the Geological Survey, as follows: 

Albany, N.Y., Room 18, Federal Building. 

Atlanta, Ga., Post Office Building. 

St. Paul, Minn., Old Capitol Building. 

Helena, Mont., Montana National Bank Building. 

Denver, Colo., 302 Chamber of Commerce Building. 

Salt Lake City, Utah, Federal Building. 

Boise, Idaho, 615 Idaho Building; 

Portland, Oreg., 416 Couch Building. 

Tacoma, Wash., Federal Building. 

San Francisco, Cal., 328 CustomhoUI!e. 

Los Angeles, Cal., Federal Building. 

Santa Fe, N. Mex., Capitol Building. 

Honolulu, Hawaii, Kapiolani Building. 

A list of the Geological Survey's publications will be sent on application to the Director of the United States Geological Survey, 

Washington, D. C. · 

STREAM-FLOW REPORTS. 

Stream-flow 'records have been obtained at more than 1,550 pomts 

in the United States, and the data obtained have been published in 

the reports tabulated below: 

Stream-flow data in reports of the United States Geological S'U1"'VerJ. 

[A-Annual Report; B-Bulletln; WS-Water-Supply Paper.] 

Report. Character of data. 

loth A, pt. 2............ Descriptive lnfor~UBtlon only ............... ~ ................. . 11th A, pt. 2. ; • .. • . . . . .. Monthly discharge and desciiptive Information ............... . 12th A, pt. 2 ••••.••.•.•..•••• do ••••••••.•••••••.•.••••.•••...••.•.............••••..•.. 

13th A, pt. 3............ Mean discharge In second-feet ••••....•.......•.........•...•.. 

14th A, pt. 2 ............ Monthly discharge (long-time reoord.q, 1871 to 1893) .......... .. 

B 131.................... Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and ratings ....... .. 

~\~~:.~~:-~:::::::::::: B:~E~f~~~':t=~~rs;·ila:ie .. lieiiliiS;··iaiiDiS,··imci. monthly diScharge (also many data oovering earlier years). WS 11................... Gage hel{:hts (also gage heights for earlier/ears); ............ .. 18th A, pt. 4 •• ,......... Descriptions, measurements, ratings, au monthly discharge 

(also similar data. for some earlier years}. WS lli................... Descriptions, measurements~ and gage'he~ghts, ea.qtern United 

States, eastern Mississippi River, and :MissQurl River above 

junction with Kansas. 

ws 16................... Desoriftions, measurements; and ~e heights..t western Mississipp River below junction of :MISSOUl"i and rlatte, and west- ern United States. 

19th. A, pt. 4............ Desoriptionst meaaurements1 ratings, and monthly discharge (also some 1ong-tlnle reooras). WS 27 ................... Measurements, rat~, and. gage heights, eaatern United 

States, eastern :MissiSSippi River, and Missouri River. 

WS 28................... Measurements! ratings, and gage hll!ghts, Arkansas River and western United States. 

2oth A, pt. 4............ :Mont~?~y .discharge (also for many eru::lfer years) .............. . WS 35 to 39............. DescriptiOns, measurements, gage heights; and: ratings ......... . 21stA,pt.4 ............. :MonthlydisCha.rge ........................................... . WS 47 to li2............. DescriptloJ;~S, measurements, gage heights, and ratings ........ . 22d ~z pt. 4.... .• .. . . . .. Monthly discharge. WS uo, 66................ Descriptions, measurements, gage hejghts, and ratings ........ . 

Year. 

1884 to Sept., 1890. 

1~~ ~June30, 

1884 to Dec. 31, 

1892. 

1888 to Dec. 31, 

1893. 

1893 and 1894. 

189ii. 

1896. 

1895 and 1896. 

1897. 

1897. 

"1897. 

1898. 

1898. 

1898. 

1899. 

1899. 

1900. 

1900. 

lg()l, 
INTRODUCTION. 

Stream-flow data in reports of the United State!J Geological Survey-Continued. 

Report. Character of data. Year. 

WB75 .................. Monthlydlscharge •••........................ : ................ 1901. 

;:~ g~ ~roo:::::::::::: -~-~cf~~~~~~::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::: u~~: WB 124 to 135, •••••••••..•••• do........................................................ 1904. WS.165 to 178 •••...•.••.••••• do .•••................................................... 1905: WB·201 to 214 ••••.•....•• _ .... do ........................................................ 1906. WB 241 to 252 ••••.• : •• ••••••• do........................................................ 1907-8. WS 261 to 272 ••••••.•.•••.••• do ....................... : ................................ 1909. WB 281 to 292 •• ; ...••..•••••• do ........................ ; ............................... 1910. WS 301 to 312 ................ do........................................................ 1911. WB 321 to 332 a ••••••••• ••••• do ..... · •................................. ---............. 1912. WB 351 to 362 a •• •••••••••• '.do........................................................ 1913. 

a In preparation. 

NOTE.-No data regarding. stream flow are given in the 15th and 17th annual reports. 

v 

The records at most of the stations discussed in these reports 

extend over a series of years, and miscellaneous measurements at 

many points other than regular gaging stations have been made 

each year. An index of the reports containing records obtained 

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

The following table gives, by years and drainage basins, the numbers of the papers .on surface-water supply published from 1899 to 

1913. The data for any particular station will he found in the 

reports covering the years during which the station was maintained. 

For example, data for Machias River at Whitneyville, Me., 1903 to 

1913, are published in Water-Supply Papers 97, 124, 1651 201, 241, 

261, 281, 301, 321, and 351, which contain records for the New England streams from 1903 to 1913. Results of miscellaneous measurements are published by drainage basins. 
Numbers ojwaur-supply papers containing results of stream measurements, 1899-1919. 

189911 19007& 1901 1902 1903 

North Atlantic coast •••••••. 35 47,•48 65,75 82 97 

South Atlantic coast and eastern Gulf of Mexico •••• II 35,36 48 60,75 1182,83 1197,98 

Ohio River·········--·---·· 36 48,7&49 60,75 83 98 

St. Lawrence River and 

Great Lakes. ___ .•. ------- 36 49 65,75 i82,83 97 

Hudson Bay and Upper Mia-

~~if:::::::::::::::: 36 49 160,66,75 183,85 198,99,11:100 

136,37 49,mOO 66,75 84 99 

Lower Mississi:ipli River •••• 37 50 165,66,75 183,84 198,99 

Western Gulf o Mexico ••••. 37 50 66,75 84 99 

Colorado River •••••••.•.••• 0 37,38 50 66,75 85 100 

Great Basin •••••.•..•••.•••. 38,!139 51 66,75 85 100 

Pacific coast in California ••• 38,• 39 51 66,75 85 100 

North Pacilic.coast •••••••••. 38 51 66,75 85 100 

a Rating tables and index to Water-Supply Papers 31HI9contaiued in Water-Supply Paper39. 

b Rating tables and index to Water-Supply Papers 47-02 and data on precipitation, well_!~ and Irrigation in California and Utah contained in Water-Supply Paper 52. •. w issahickon and Schu:ylkill rivers to James River. ' d New EDJdand rivers orily. • Hudson ltiver to Delaware River, inclusive. 

I Susquehanna River to Yadkin River, inclusive. 

11 James River only. 7< Scioto River. i Lake Ontario and tributaries to St. Lawrence River proper. I Tributaries of Mississippi from east. 

{ 

1904 '1905 

d 124,•120 d 165, •166 

/126 /167 

/126,127 1167,168 

128 169 

129 170 

1128,130 171 

130,n131 172 

H28,131 

132 

1169,173 

174 

133 175,p 177 

133,• 134 176,• 177 

134 177 

135 1177,178. 

k Hudson Bay only. I Gallatin River. 

1906 1907-8 

d201,• 202 } 

/203 241 

/203,204 242 

205 243 

206 244 

207 245 

208 246 

1205,209 247 

210 248 

211 249 

212,• 213 250,•251 

213 251 

214 252 

1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 

--------- 261 281 301 321 351 

262 282 302 322 352 

263 283 303 223 353 

264 284 304 324 354 

265 285 305 320 355 

266 286 306 326 356 

267 287 307 327 '357 

268 288 308 328 358 

269 289 309 329 359 

270,•271 290,•291 310 330 360 

271 291 311 331 361 

272 292 312 332 362 

m Loup and Platte rivers near Columbus, Nebr., and all tributaries below junction 

with Platte. 

" Platte and Kansas rivers. o Green and Gunnison rivers and Grand River above junction with Gunnison. P Below junction with Gila. !l Mohave River onl:y. r Great Basin in California, excepting Truckee and Carson drainage basins. • :Kings and Kern rivers only. I Rogue, Umpqua, and Siletz rivers only. 
INTRODUCTION. vn 

In these papers and in the following lists the stations are arranged 

in downstream order. The main stem of any river is determined by 

measuring or estimating its drainage area; that is, the headwater 

stream having the largest drainage area is considered the continuation of the main stream, and local changes in name and lake surface 

are disregarded. All stations from the source to the mouth of the 

main stem of the river are presented first, and the tributaries in 

regular order from source to mouth follow, the streams in each tributary basin being listed before those of the next basin below. 

The exceptions to this rule occur in the records for Mississippi 

River, which are given in four parts, as indicated on page m, and in 

the records for large lakes, where it is simpler to take up the streams 

in regular order around the rim of the lake than to cross back and 

forth over the lake surface. 

PART III. omo RIVER BASIN. 

PRIN'CIPAL STREAMS. 

The Ohio River basin includes Ohio River with all its tributaries, 

the most important being Allegheny, Monongahela, Beaver, Muskingum, New (or Kanawha), Scioto, Miami, Kentucky, Wabash, 

Cumberland, and Tennessee rivers. The streams drain wholly or in 

part the States of Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, 

Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. 

In addition to the list of gaging stations and the annotated list of 

publications relating specifically to the Ohio River basin, the following pages contain a similar list of reports that are of general interest 

in many sections and cover a wide range of hydrologic subjects, and 

also brief references to reports published by State and other organizations. (See p. 41.) 

GAGING STATIONS. 

NOTF..-Dash following a. da.te Indicates that the station '\Va9 being lllltlntalned June 30, 1913. Period 

after da.te lndica.tes discontinuance. 

Allegheny River (head of Ohio River) at Red House, N.Y., i903-

Allegheny River at Kittanning, Pa., 19MConewango Creek: 

Chautauqua Lake outlet (Chadakoin River) near Jamestown, N.Y., 1895. 

Chadakoin River near Jamestown, N. Y ., 1904-5. 

'K'jskiminitas River at Avonmore, Pa., 1907-

Kiskiminitas River at Salina, Pa., 1904-1906. 

Blacklick Creek at Blacklick, Pa., 1904-

Tygart River (head of Monongahela River) at Belington, W.Va., 1907-

Tygart River at Fetterman, W. Va., 1907-

Monongahela River at Lock No.4, Pa., 1886-1906. Flood stage record only. 

Buckhannon River at Hall, W. Va., 1907- • 

West Fork River at Enterprise, W. Va.; 1907-

Elk Creek near Clarksburg, W. Va., 1913-

Buffalo Creek at Barrackville, W. Va.; 1907-

Cheat River near Morgantown, W. Va., 1899-

Shavers Fork River at Parsons, W.Va., 1913-

Youghiogheny River at Friendsville, Md., 1898-1904. 

Youghiogheny River at Confluence, Pa., 1904-

Casselman River at Confluence, Pa., 1904-

Laurel Hill Creek at Confluence, Pa., 1904-

Indian Creek in Westmoreland County, Pa., 1892-3. 

Beaver River: 

Mahoning River at Youngstown, Ohio, 1903-1906. 

67297°--14----2 31 
32 STREAM-GAGING STATIONS, ETC;1 1885-1913. 

Ohio River tributaries-Continued. 

Cross Creek near Mingo Junction, Ohio, 1903. 

McMahon River at Steel, Ohio, 1903. 

Musk:ingum River at Zanesville, Ohio, 1905-

Mohican River at Pomerene, Ohio, 191~ 

Licking River at Pleasant Valley, Ohio, 1902-1906. 

Jonathan Creek at Powells, Ohio, 1902-3. 

New River, South Fork (head of New River, which in turn is head of Kanawha 

River), at New River, N.C., 1900-01. 

New River, South Fork, near Crumpler, N.C., 1908-

New River at Oldtown, Va., 1900-1903. 

New R~ver n(;ar Grayson, Va., 1908-

New River at Radford, Va., 1898-

New River at Fayette, W.Va., 1895-

New River, North Fork, at Weaversford, N.C., 1900-1901. 

New River, North Fork, near Crumpler, N.C., 1908-

Reed Creek at Grahams Fotge, Va., 1908-

Big Reed Island Creek near Allisonia, Va., 1908-

Little River near Copper Valley, Va., 1908-

Walker Creek at Staffordsville, Va., 1908-

Wolf Creek near Narrows, Va., 1908-

Bluestone River at Lilly, W.Va., 1908-

Bluestone River near True, W. Va., 1911-

Greenbrier River near Marlinton, W. Va., 1908-

Greenbrier River at Alderson, W. Va., 1895; 1908-

Gauley River at Allingdale, W.Va., 1908-

Gauley River near Summersville, W. Va., 1908-

Gauley River near Belva, W. Va., 1908-

Cherry River at Richwood, W. Va., 1908-

Meadow River near Russellville, W. Va., 1908-

Elk River at Webster Springs, 1908-

Elk River at Gassaway, W. Va., 1908-

Elk River at Clendennin, W. Va., 1908-

Coal River at Brushton, W. Va, 1908-

Coal River at Fuqua, W.Va., 1911-

Coal River at Tornado, W. Va., 1908-

Pocotaligo River at Sissonville, W. Va., 1908-

Mill Creek at Arlington Heights, Ohio, 1913-

Mill Creek; at Cincinnati, Ohio, 1913-

Scioto River near Columbus, Ohio, 1898-1906. 

Olentangy River near Columbus, Ohio, 1898-1905. 

Little Miami River at Loveland, Ohio, 19!)6. 

Little Miami River near Morrow, Ohio, 1903. 

Miami River at Hamilton, Ohio, 1910-

Miami River at Dayton, Ohio, 1905-1910. 

Mad River near Springfield, Ohio, 1904-1906. 

Kentucky River at Frankfort, Ky., 1905-6. 

Dix River near Danville, Ky., 1905. 

Dix River near Burgin, Ky., 1910-

Salt River, Rolling Fork, at New Haven, Ky., 1905-6. 

Wabash River at Log8.nsport, Ind., 1903-1906. 

Wabash River at La Fayette, Ind., 1901-1903. 

Wal;>lt$. River at Terre Haute, Ind., 1902-3 and 1905-6. 
OHIO RIVER BASIN. 

Ohio River tributaries-Continued. 

Wabash River at Mount Carmel, Ill., 1884-

Tippecanoe River at Delphi, Ind., 1903-1908. 

Embarrass River near Oakland, Ill., 1909-

Embarrass River at St. Marie, Ill., 1909-

White River, West Branch, at Indianapolis, Ind.; 1904-1906. 

Eel River at Cataract, Ind., 1903-1906. 

White River, East Branch, at Shoals, Ind., 1903-

Little Wabash River near Clay City, Ill., 1909-

Little Wabash River near Golden Gate, Ill., 1909-

Little Wabash River at Carmi, Ill., 1909-

Skillet Fork near Wayne City, Ill., 1909-

Skillet Fork near Mill Shoals, Ill., 1909-

Cum.berland River at Nashville, Tenn., 1901-1904. 

French Broad River (head of Tennessee River) at Rosman, N.C., 1907-1909. 

French Broad River at Horseshoe, N.C., 1904-1906. 

French Broad River at Asheville, N.C., 1895-

French Broad River at Newport, Tenn., 1900-1907., 

Tennessee River at Knoxville, Tenn., 1899-

Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn., 1895-

Davidson River near Davidson, N.C., 1904-1909. 

Little River at Calhoun, N.C., 1907-8. 

Mills River, North Fork, at Pinkbed, N.C., 1904-1909. 

Mills River, South Fork, near Sitton, N. C., 1904-1909. 

Mud Creek at Naples, N.C., 1907. 

Swannanoa River at Swannanoa, N.C., 1907-1909. 

Swannanoa River at Biltmore, N.C., 1905. 

Ivy River at Democrat, N.C., 1907. 

Pigeon River at Canton, N.C., 1907-1909. 

P.igeon River at Newport, Tenn., 1900-1909. 

Nolichucky River at Chucky Valley, Tenn., 1900-1901. 

Nolichucky River at Greeneville, Tenn., 1903-1908. 

North Toe River at Spruce Pine, N.C., 1907-8. 

33 

Holston River, South Fork (head of Holston River), near Chilhowie, Va., 

1907-1909. 

Holston River, South Fork, at Bluff City, Tenn., 1900. 

Holston River near Rogersville, Tenn., 1904-

Holston River, Middle Fork, at Chilhowie, Va., 1907-1910. 

Watauga River at Butler, Tenn., 1900-1901. 

Watauga River near Elizabethton, Tenn., 1903-1908. 

Elk Creek at Lineback, Tenn., 1900-1901. 

Roane Creek at Butler, Tenn., 1900-1901. 

Doe River at Blevins, Tenn., 1911-

Doe River at Valley Forge, Tenn., 1913-

Doe River near Elizabethton, Tenn., 1907-

Holston River, North Fork, at Daltville, Va., 1907-8. 

Little Tennessee River at Franklin, N.C., 1907-1910. 

Little Tennessee River at Judson, N.C., 1896-

Little Tennessee River at McGhee, Tenn., 1905-

Cullasagee River at Cullasagee, N. C., 1907-1909. 

Nantahala River near Nantahala, N.C., 1907-1909. 

Tuckasegee River near East Laport, N.C., 1907-1909. 
84 STREAM-GAGING STATIONS, ETC., 1885-1913. 

Ohio River tributaries-Continued. 

Tennessee River tributaries-Continued. 

Tuckasegee River at Bryson, N.C., 1896-

Scotts Creek near Dillsboro, N.C., 1907-8. 

Oconalufty River near Cherokee, N.C., 1907-8. 

Cheoah River at Millsaps, N. C., 1907-8. 

Clinch River at Clinchport, Va., 1907-1909. 

Hiwassee River near Hayesville, N.C., 1907-1909. 

Hiwassee River at Murphy, N.C., 1907-

Hiwassee River at Reliance, Tenn., 1900-

Hiwassee River at Charlestown, Tenn., 1899-1903. 

Tusquitee Creek near Hayesville, N.C., 1907-1909. 

Valley River at Tomotla, N.C., 1904-1909. 

Nottely River at Ranger, N. C., 1901-1905. 

Toccoa River near Dial, Ga., 1907-8. 

Toccoa River at Blueridge, Ga., 1899-1903. 

Ocoee River at Copper Hill, Tenn., 1903-1910. 

Elk Creek near Elkmont, Ala., 1904-1908. 

Duck River at Columbia, Tenn., 1904-1908. 

REPORTS ON WATER RESOURCES OF THE OHIO RIVER BASIN.1 

PUBLIOATIONA OF UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 

WATER-SUPPLY PAPERS. 

Water-supply papers are distributed free by the Geological Survey as long as its stock lasts. An asterisk 

(*)indicates that this stock has been exhausted. Many of the papers marked in this way may, however, 

be purchased from the SUPERINTENDNET OF DOCUMENTS, WASHINGTON, D. C. Water-supply Papers 

are of octavo size. 

*21. Wells of northern Indiana, by Frank Leverett. 1899. 82 pp., 2 pis. (Continued in No. 26.) 

Discusses by counties the glacial deposits and the sources of well waters; gives many well 

sections. 

*24. Water resources of the State of New York, Part I, by G. W. Rafter. 1899. 99 

pp., 13 pis. 

*25. Water resources of the State of New York, Part II, by G. W. Rafter. 1899. 100 

pp., 12 pis. 

No. 24 contains descriptions of the principal rivers of New York and their more iniportant 

tributaries, and data on temperature, precipitation, evaporation, and stream flow. 

No. 25 contains discussion of water-storage projects on Genesee and Hudson rivers, power 

development at Niagara Falls, descriptions and early history of State canals, and a chapter on 

the use and value of the water power of the streams and canals; also brief discussion of the water 

yield of land areas of Long Island. 

26. Wells of southern Indiana (continuation of No. 21), by Frank Leverett. 1899. 

64 pp. 

Discusses by counties the glacial deposits and the sources of well water; contains many well 

sections. 

*57. Preliminary list of deep borings in the United States, Part I (Alabama-Montana), 

by N. H. Darton. 1902. 60 pp. (See No. 149.) 5c. 

61. Preliminary list of deep borings in the United States, Part II (Nebraska-Wyoming), by N. H. Darton. 1902. 67 pp. 5c. 

Nos. 57 and 61 contain information as to depth, diameter, yield, and head of water in borings 

more than 400 feet deep; under head "Remarks" give information concerning temperature, 

quality of water, purposes of boring, etc. The lists are arranged by States, and the States are 

arranged alphabetically. A second revised edition was published in 1905 .as Water-Supply 

Paper 149 (q. v.). 

1 For stream-measurement reports see tables on pages IV-VI. 
OHIO RIVER BASIN. 85 

62. Hydrography of the southern Appalachian· Mountain region, Part I, by H. A. 

Pressey. 1902. 95 pp., 25 pis. 15c. 

63. Hydrography of the southern Appalachian Mountain region, Part II, by H. A. 

Pressey. 1902. 96-190 pp., pis. 26-44. 15c. 

Nos. 62 and 63 describe in a general way the mountains, rivers, climate, forests, soil, vegetation, 

and mineral resources of. the southern Appalachian Mountains, and then discuss in detail the 

drainage basins, giving for each an a.ccOunt of the physical features, rainfali, forests, minerals, 

transportation, discharge measurements, and water powers. . Most of the streams described 

are tributary through Tennessee River to the Ohio, but Part II (No. 63) includes also descriptions 

of several streams in the south Atlantic and eastern Gulf of Mexico drainage basins. 

79. Normal and polluted waters in northeastern United States, by M. 0. Leighton. 

1903. 192 pp. lOc. 

Defines essential qualities of water for various"uses, the impurities in rain, surface, and underground waters, the meaning and importance of sanitary analyses, and the principal sources of 

pollution; chiefly "a review of the more readily available records" of examination of water supplies derived from streams in the Merrimac, Connecticut, Housatonic, Delaware, and Ohio River 

basins; contains many analyses. 

91. The natural features and economic development of the Sandusky, Maumee, 

Muskingum, and Miami drainage areas in Ohio, by B. H. and M. S. Flynn. 

1904. 130 pp. 10c. 

Describes the topography, geology, and soils of the areas and discusses stree.l\'lfiow, dams, water 

powers, and public water supplies. 

96. Destructive:fl.ood.sintheUnitedStatesin 1903, byE. C. Murphy. 1904. 81 pp., 

13 pis: 15c. 

Contains notes on early floods in Mississippi Valley. 

102. Contributions to the hydrology of eastern United States, 1903; M. L. Fuller, 

geologist in charge. 1904. 522 pp. 30c. 

Contains. brief reports on springs and wells of Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky. 

The reports comprise tabulated Well records giving information as to location, owner, depth, 

ylald, head, etc., supplemented by notes as to elevation above sea, materials penetrated, temperature, use, and quality; many miscellaneous analyses. 

107. Water powers of Alabama, with an appendix on stream measurements in Mississippi, by B. M. Hall. 1904. 253 pp., 9 pis. 20c. 

Contains gage heights, rating tables, estimates of monthly discharge at stations on Tallapoosa, 

Coosa, Alabama, Cahaba, Black Warrior, Tombigbee, and Tennessee rivers and their tributaries; gives estimates and short descriptions of water powers. 

110. Contributions to the hydrology of eastern United States, 1904; M. L. Fuller, 

geologist in charge. 1905. 211 pp., 5 pis. 10c. 

Contains reports as follows: Water resources of the Middlesboro-Harlan region of southeastern 

Kentucky, by George H. Ashley. Describes brlsfiy the topographic features of the area and the 

water supply of Middlesboro and Pineville. 

Water resources of the Cowee and Pisgah quadrangles, North Carolina, by Hoyt S. Gale. 

Discusses drainage, springe, and mineral waters of one of the units. of the geologic atlas of the 

United States. 

113. The disposal of strawboard and oil-well wastes, by R. L. Sack~tt and Isaiah 

Bowman. 1905. 52 pp., 4 pis. 5c. . Contains a brief report on the topography, drainage, geology, and tho pollution of wells and 

streams by on waste and brine in an area drained by Mississinewa River, a tributary of the 

Wabash. 

114. Underground waters of eastern United States; M. L. Fuller, geologist in charge. 

1905. 285 pp., 18 pis. 25c. 

Contains brief reports relating to Ohio River drainage areas, as follows: 

Tennessee and Kentucky, by L .. C. Glenn. 

Ohio, by Frank Leverett. 

Illinois, by Frank Leverett. 

West Virginia, by M. L. Fuller. 

Indiana, by Frank Leverett. 

North Caroline, by M. L. Fuller. 

South Caroline, by L. C. Glenn. 

Georgia, by S. W, McCallie. 

Alabama, by E. A. Smith. 

Each of these reports describes the geology of the area in its relation to water supplies; notes 

the principal mineral eprin.:s, and gives list of pertinent publications. 
86 STREAM-GAGING STATIONS, ETC., 1885-1913. 

115. River surveys and profiles made during 1903, by W. C. Hall and J. C. Hoyt. 

1905. 115 pp., 4 pls. 10c. 

Contains results of surveys made to determine location of undeveloped power sites. Gives 

elevations and distances along Hiwassee, N ottely, and Toccoa rivers. 

144. The normal distribution of chlorine in the natural waters of New York and 

New England, by D. D. Jackson. 1905. 31 pp., 5 pls. 10c. 

Discusses common salt in coast and inland waters, salt as an index to pollution of streams and 

wells, the solutions and methods used in chlorine determinations, and the use of the normal 

chlorine map; gives charts and tables for chlorine in the New England States and New York. 

145. Contributions to the hydrology of eastern United States, 1905; M. L. Fuller, 

geologist in charge. 1905. 220 pp., 6 pls. 10c. 

Contains "Water resources of the Nicholas quadrangle, West. Virginia," by George H. Ashley. 

Describes topography, geology, and domestic water supply of the hilly region in central West 

Virginia, a little east of New and Kanawha rivers. 

147. Destructive floods in United States in 1904, by E. C. Murphy. 15c. 

Contalna "Wabash River flood, Indiana," by F. W. Hanna. Describes causes of flood, discharge, damage, and prevention of damage; also the drought in the Ohio River basin, its causes 

and effects; flood in Scottdale Valley, caused by failure of dam on Jacobs Creek (tributary to the 

Ohio through Youghiogheny River). 

149. Preliminary list of deep borings in the United States, second edition with additions, by N.H. Darton. 1905. 175 pp. 10c. 

Gives by States (and within the States by counties), location, depth, diameter, yield, height 

of water, and other valuable information concerning wells 400 feet or more in dep~h; includes 

all wells listed in Water-Supply Papers 57 and 61; mentions also principal publications re· 

latlng to deep borings. 

159. Summary of the underground-water resources of Mississippi, by A. F. Crider 

and L. C. Johnson. 1906. 88 pp., 6 pls. 20c. 

Describes geography, topography, and general geology of the State; discusses. the source, depth 

of penetration, rate of percolation, and recovery of underground waters; artesian requisites, 

and special cOnditions in the C',oastal Plain formations; gives notes on wells by counties, deep 

well records, and selected records in details; treats of sanitary aspect of wells and gives analyses. 

*162. Destructive floods in the United States in 1905, with a discussion of flood discharge and frequency and an index to flood literature, by E. C. Murphy and 

others. 1906. 105 pp., 4 pls. 15c. 

Gives accounts of floods on Allegheny and Ohio riyers, and estimates of flood discharge and 

frequency on Monongahela, Y oughiogheny, and Tennessee rivers; also index to literature on 

floods in American streams. 

164. Underground waters of Tennessee and Kentucky west of Tennessee River and 

of ari adjacent area in Illinois, by L. C. Glenn. 1906. 173 pp., 7 pls. 

Describes static level and uses of waters, artesian conditions, and source properties of underground water; discusses topography, geology, and water resonrces by counties; gives logs of 

wells, analyses of waters, and bibliography of most important reports. 

*197. Water resources of Georgia, by B. M. and M. R. Hall. 1907. 342 pp., 1-pl. 

50c. 

Describes topographic and geologic features of the State; discusses by drainage basins stream 

flow, river surveys, and water powers. 

233. Water resources of the Blue Grass region, Kentucky, by G. C. Matson, with a 

chapter on the quality of the waters, by Chase Palmer. 1909. 96 pp., 2 pls. 

20c. 

Describes the geologic formations, physiographic features, $1ils, and surface waters of the 

region; the sou.t·ce, conditions of occurrence, amount and recovP.ry of the underground waters, 

collection and storage of rainwatf'rs, municipal water snpplie.,, and conditions in each county; 

discusses under "Quality" the industrial uqes of the water, comparative h~dness, and mineral 

and table waters; many analyses. 

236. The quality of surface waters in the United States: Part I, .Analyses of waters 

east of the one hundredth meridian, by R. B. DoJe. 1909. 123 pp. 10c. 

Describes collection of samples, method of examination, preparation of solutions, accuracy of 

. estimates, and expre.'!Sion of analytical resnlts; give~ results of analyses of waters of Allegheny, 

Cumberland, Kentucky, Miami, Wabash, and Tennesseo rivers and some of their tributaries. 
OHIO RIVER" BASIN. 87 

239. 'The quality of the smtface waters of Illinois, by W. D. Collins. 1910. 94 pp., 

3 pis. 10c. · Discusses the natural and economic features that determine the character of the stremns; 

describes the larger drainage basins and the methods of collecting and analyzing the samples 

of water, and discusses each river in detail with reference to its source, course, and quality of 

water; includes short chapters on municipal supplies and industrial uses. 

254. Ground waters of north-central Indiana, by S. R. Capps, with a chapter on the 

chemical character of the waters, by R. B. Dole. 1910. 2?9 pp., 7 pls. 40c. 

Describes reli~, drainage, vegetation, soils and crops, industrial develOpment, geologic formations; sources, movements, occurrence, and volume of ground water; methods of well construction and lifting devices; discusses in detail for each country, surface features and drainage, geology 

and ground water, city, village, and rural supplies, and gives records of wells and analyses of 

waters. Discusses elso, under chemical character, methods of analyses and expression of results, 

mineral constituents, effect of the constituents on waters for domestic and industrial and medi" 

clnal uses, methodq of purification, chemical composition; many analyses and field assays. 

*259. The underground waters of southwestern Ohio, by M. L. Fuller and F. G. 

Clapp, with a discussion of the chemical character of the waters, by 'R. B. 

Dole. 1912. 228 pp., 9 pis. 35c. · Describes the topography, climate, and geology of the region, the water-bearing formations, 

the source, mode of occurrence, and head of. the waters, and municipal supplies; gives details by 

counties; discusses in supplement, under chemical character, method of analysis and expression 

of results, mineral constituents, effect of the constituents on waters for domestic, industrial, or medicinal uses, methods of purification, chemical composition; many analyses an<l. field assays. 

The matter in the supplement was also published in Water-Supply Paper 254 (The underground 

waters of north-central Indiana). 

334. The Ohio Valley :flood of March-April, 1913 (including comparisons with some 

earlier floods), by A. H. Horton and H.J. Jackson. 1913. 96 pp., 32 pis. 

Although relating specifically to ftoodsin the Ohio Valley, this report discusseS also the causes 

of ftoods and the prevention of damage by ftoods. 

ANNUAL REPORTS. 

Each of the papers contained in the annual reports was also issued in separate form. 

Annual reports are distributed free by the Geological Survey as long as its stock lasts. An asterisk (*) 

indicates that this stock has been exhausted. Many of the papers so marked, however, may be purchased 

from the SUl'ERINTENDENT OF DOCUHENTB1 W ABHINGTON 1 D. C. 

Fourt~enth annual report of the United States Geological Survey, 1892-93, J. W. 

Powell, Director. 1893. (Pt. II, 1894.) 2 parts. Pt. II. Accompanying 

papers, xx, 597 pp., 73 pis. $2.10. Contains: 

*Potable waters of the eastern United States, by W. J. McGee,pp.l to47. Discusses cistern 

water, stream waters, and ground waters, including mineral springs and artesian wells. 

Seventeenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1895-96, Charles 

D. Walcott, Director. 1896. 3 parts in 4 vola. Pt. 11. Economic geology 

and hydrography, pp. xxv, 864, 113 pls. Contains: 

*The water resources of lllinols, by Frank Leverett,pp.695-849, Pis. CVIII to cxm . Describes 

the physical features of the State, and the drainage basins, including lllinois, Des Plaines, Kankakee, Fox, lllinois-VermiliOll, Spoon, Mackinaw, and Sangamon rivers, Macoupin Creek, Rock 

River, tributaries of the Mississippi in western Dlinois, Kaskaskia, Big Muddy, and tributaries 

of the Wabash; discusses the rainfall and run-oft, navigable waters and water powers, the wells 

supplying water for rural districts, and artesian wells; contslns tabulated artesian well data 

and water analyses. 

Eighteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1896-97, Charles 

D. Walcott, Director. 1897. (Pts. II and III, 1898.) 5 parts in 6 vola. 

Pt. IV, Hydrography, pp. x, 756, 102 pis. Contains: 

*The water resources of Indiana and Ohio, by Frank Leverett, pp. 419-560. pls. xxxiii to xxxvii. 

Describes the Wabash, Whitewater, Great Miami, Little Miami, Scioto, Hocking, Musklngum, 

and Beaver rivers and lesser tributaries of the Ohio in Indiana and Ohio, the streams discharging into Lake Erie and Lake Michigan, and streams !lowing to the upper Mississippi 

through the Dlinois; discusse~ shallow and drift wells, the !lowing wells from the drift and 

deeper artesian wells, and gives records of wells at many of the cities; describes the mineral 

springs, and gives analyses of the waters: contains also tabulated lists of cities using surface 

waters for waterworks, and of cities and villages using shallow and deep well waters; discusses 

the source and quality of the city and village supplies; and gives precipitation tables for various 

points. 
88 STREAM-GAGING STATIONS, ETC., 1885-1913. 

Nineteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1897-98, Charles 

D. Walcott, Director. 1898. (Pts. II, III, and V, 1899.) 6 parts in 7 vola. 

and separate case for maps with Pt.V. Pt. IV, Hydrography, pp. viii, 814, 

118 plates. Contains: 

*The rock waters of Ohio, by Edward Orton, pp. 633-717, pis. lxxi to !Xxlli. Describes the 

principal geological formations of Ohio and the waters from the dit!erent strata; discusses tbe 

flowing wells at various points and the artesian wells of pre-Glacial channels In Allen, Auglai~e, 

and :Mercer counties; discusses city and village supplies; gives ·enalyses of waters from ~rious 

formations. 

liiONOGRAPB:S. 

M:onogrephs are of quarto size. They are not distributed free, but may be obtained from the Geologioal 

Survey or from the SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, W ASHINGTOI!', D. C., at the prices lndieeted. An 

asterisk (*) Indicates that the Survey's stock of the paper is exhausted. 

XLI. Glacial formations and drainage features of the Erie and Ohio basins, by Frank 

Leverett. 1902. 802 pp., 26 pls. $1.75. 

Treats of an area extending westward from Genesee Valley In New York across northwestern 

Pennsylvanis and Ohio, central and southern Indiana, and southward from Lakes Ontario and 

Erie to the vicinity of Allegheny and Ohio rivers. 

PROFESSIONAL PAPERS. 

Professional papers are distributed free by the Geological Survey as long as its stock lasts. An asterisk (*) 

Indicates that this stock has been exhausted. Many of the papers marked with an asterisk may, however, 

be purchased from the SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, W ASHINGTON1 D. C. Professional papers are Of 

quarto size. 

37. The southern Appalachian forests, by H. B. Ayres and W. W. Ashe. 1905. 291 

pp., 37 pls. SOc. 

Describes the relief, drainage, climate, natural resources, scenery, and water supply of the 

southern Appalachian forests, the trees, shrubs, and rate of growth; gives details concerning 

forests by drainage basins, Including, New, Holston (southern tributaries of South Fork only), 

Watauga, Nolichucky, French Broad, Pigeon, Little Tennessee, Hiwassee, Tallulah-Chatooga, 

Toxaway, Saluda, and First and Second Broad rivers, Catawba and Yadkln rivers~ describing 

many of the tributaries of each of the master streams. 

72. Denudation and erosion in the southern Appalachian region and the Monongahela 

basin, by L. C. Glenn. 1911. 137 pp., 21 pls. 35c. 

Describes the topography, geology, drainage, forests, climate and population, and transportation facilities of the region, the relation of agriculture, lumbering, mining, and power development to erosion and denudation, and the nature, effects, and remedies of erosion; gives details 

of conditions In Holston, Nolichucky, FrenchBroad, Little Tennessee, and Hiwassee river basins, 

along Tennessee .River proper, and In the basins of the Coosa-Alabama system, Chattahoochee 

Savannah, Saluda, Broad, Catawba, Yadkln, New, and Monongahela rivers. 

Bll'LLETINS. 

An asterisk (*) Indicates that the Geological Survey's stock of the paper is exhausted. Many of the 

papers so marked may be purchased from the SUPERINTENDENT OF Doctr.MENTS, WASHINGTON, D. C. 

Bulletins are of octavo size. 

264. Record of deep-well drilling for 1904, by M. L. Fuller, E. F. Lines, and A. C. 

Veatch. 1905. 106 pp. 10c. · 

Discusses the importsnce of accurate well records to the driller, to owners of on, gas, and water 

wells, and to the geologist; describes the general meth!)d of work; gives tabulated records of wells 

In IDinois, Indiana, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvanis, Tennessee, West Virglnie, and Kentucky, 

and detailed records of wells In Delaware and Jay counties, Ind.; Greene, Warren, and WashIngton counties, Pa.; and Kanawha, Ritchie, and Wetzel counties, W.Va. These records 

were selected because they give definite stratigraphic Information. 

*298. Record of deep-well drilling for 1905, by M. L. Fuller and· Samuel Sanford. 

1906. · 299 p. 25c. 

Gives an account of progress In the collection of well records and samples; contains tabulated 

records of wells In IDinois, Indiana, Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, 
OHIO RIVER BASIN. 39 

Virginia, and West Virginia, and detailed records of wells in Crawford County, 1ll.; Delaware, 

Martin, Randolph, and Vand~rburg counties, Ind.; Hopkins and Metcalf counties, Ky.; Hock· 

ing, Noble, Tuscarawas, and wayne counties, Ohio; Armstrong, Greene, Warren, and Washing· 

ton counties, Pa.; and Cabell, Harrison, Marion, Monongalia, Wayne, and Wetzel counties, 

W.Va. The wells of which detailed reCords are given were selected because they afford definite. 

stratigraphic information. 

GEOLOGIC FOLIOS. 

Under the plan adopted for the preparation of a geologic map of the United States 

the entire area is divided into small quadrangles, bounded by certain meridians and 

parallels, and these quadrangles, which number several,thousand, are separately 

surveyed and mapped.' The unit of survey is also the unit of publication, and the 

maps and description of each quadrangle are issued in the form of a folio. When all 

'the folios are completed they will constitute. a Geologic Atlas of the United States. 

A folio is designated by the name of the prin~ipal town or of a prominent natural 

feature within the quadrangle. Each folio includes maps showing the topography, 

geology, underground structure, and mineral deposits of the area mapped and several 

pages of descriptive text. The text explains the maps and describes the topographic 

ail.d geologic featUres of the country and its mineral products. The topographie map 

shows roads, railroads, waterways, and, by contour li.o.es, the shapes of the hills and valleys and the height above sea level of ail po:ip.ts in the quadrangle. The areal-geology 

map shows the distribution of the various rocks at the surface. The structural-geology 

map shows the relations of the rocks to one another underground. The economicgeology map indicates the location of mineral deposits that are commercially valuable. 

The artesian-water map shows the depth to underground-water horizons. Economicgeology and artesian-water maps are included in folios if the conditions in the areas 

mapped warrant their publication. The folios are of special interest to students of 

geography and'geology and are valuable as guides in the development and utilization 

of mineral resources. 

The folios numbered from 1 to 163, inclusive, are published in only one form (18 by 

22 inches), called the library edition. Some of the folios that bear numbers higher 

than 163 are published also in an octavo edition (6 by 9 inches). Owing to a fire in 

the Geological Survey building May 18, 1913, the stock of geologic folios was more or 

less damaged by fire and water, but 80 or 90 per ce.ut of the folios are usable. They 

will be sold at the uniform price of. 5 cents each, with no reduction for wholesale 

orders. This rate applies to folios in stock from 1 to 184, inclusive (except reprints), 

also to the library edition of folio 186. The library edition of folios 185, 187, and 

higher numbers sells for 25 cents a copy, except that some folios which contain an 

unusually large amount of matter sell at higher prices. The octavo edition of folio 

185 and higher numbers sells for 50 cents a copy. If 34 folios selling at 25 cents each 

(or their equivalent in higher-priced folios) are ordered at one time a discount of 40 

per cent is allowed; $5.10 is the minimum amolJllt accepted at this rate. 

All the folios contain descriptions of the drainage of the quadrangles. The folios in 

the following list contain also brief discussions of the underground waters in connection 

with the economic resources of the areas and more or less information concerning the 

utilization of the water resources. 

An asterisk (*) indicates that the stock of the folio is exhausted. 

*16. Knoxville folio, Tennessee-North Carolina. 

Describes the geography and geology of the area and, under "Mineral resources," the water 

supply. 

1 Index maps showing areas in the Ohio River basin covered by topographic maps and by geologic folies 

will be mailed on receipt of request addressed to the Director, U.S. GeologiCal Survey, Washington, D. C. 

57297°-14-3 
40 STREAM-GAGING STATIONS, ETC., 1885-1913. 

67; Dan:ville folio, Illinois-Indiana. 

Describes the topography and geology of the area and, under "Mineral resources," discusses 

the shallow dug or open wells, the tubular wells, and the flowing wells; gives also tabulated data 

concerning depth, head, water-bearing bed, etc., of the wells in the quadrangle. 

84. Ditney folio, Indiana. 

Describes the drainage and relief of the area, the geologic formation, and geologic structure and 

history, and, under "Economic resources," briefly discusses the underground water supply. 

90. Cranbeny folio, North Carolina-Tennessee. 

Describes the geology and topography of an area in Carter and Johnson counties, Tenn., and 

Ashe, Watauga, Wilkes, Caldwell, and Mitchell counties, N. C., drained in part eastward into 

the Atlantic, in part southward into the Gulf of Mexico, and in part westward into the Mississippi. Under "Mineral resources" discusses water power. 

102. Indiana folio, Pennsylvania. 

Describes the physiographic relations, relief, and drainage of the Indiana quaclrangle, the 

stratigraphic and structural geology, and under "Mineral resources" the surface and underground 

waters; indicates promising localities for artesian water. 

105. Patoka folio, Indiana-Illinois. 

Describes the drainage and relief of the area, thestratigraphicand structural geography and the 

geologic history, and under "Mineral resources" the water supply of the streams, springs, wells, 

cisterns, and artificial ponds. 

121. Waynesburg folio, Pennsylvania. 

Describes the drainage and surface relief of the area, the geplogic formations and the geologic 

history, and in connection with the discussion of the mineral resources gives au account of tho 

surface and underground water supplies. 

123. Elders Ridge folio, Pennsylvania. 

Describes the topography and stratigraphic, structural, and historical geology of the Elders 

Ridge quadran.'\"le, and under "Mineral resources" discusses briefly the water supplies. 

124. Mount Mitchell folio, North Carolina. 

Describes the topography and geology of an area whose waters pass through Tellilcssee River 

and the Ohio into the Mississippi, and through Catawba and Broad rivers directly to the Atla!J.tic; 

under "Economic geology" describes water-powers and the various sources of water used for 

industrial and dom~stic supplies. 

144. Ai:nity folio, Pennsylvania. 

Describes the relief and drainage of the Amity quadrangle in southwestern Pennsylvania, the 

stratigraphic, structural, and historical geology, and under "Mineral resources" gives a brief 

discussion of the water supply of the town of Washington. 

146. Rogersville folio, Pennsylvania. 

Describes the relief and drainage of the quadrangle in the extreme southwestern corner of 

Pennsylvania-principally in Greene County; under "Mineral resources" treats briefly of the 

water supply. 

147. Pisgah folio, North Carolina-South Carolina. 

Describes the topography and geology of an area drained in part by streams flowing to the 

Atlantic and in part by those flowing through Tennessee River into the Ohio and into the 

Missi~sippi; under "Economic geology" discusses streams, water powers, and underground 

waters. 

151. Roan Mountain folio, Tennessee-North Carolina . 

• Describes the quadrangle in Tennessee and. North Carolina which includes Johnson City, 

Tenn., and Elizabethton, N. C., which is drained by tributaries of Tennessee River; describes 

the relief and the rivers, the stratigraphic and stmctural geology, and under "Economic geology" 

the streams and their water powers and the waters available for wells. 
OHIO RIVER BASIN. 41 

160. Accident-Grantsville folio, Maryland-Pennsylvania-West Virginia. 

Describes the drainage, relief, and geology of two quadrangles lying chiefly in Garrett County, 

Md.; the waters of the Accident quadrangle pass north and west to rivers that join the Ohio; 

those of the Grantsville quadrangle are about equally divided between tributaries of the Ohio 

and Savage River and Georges Creek which flow into the Potomac; under "Mineral resources" 

the folio describes Youghiogheny and Casselman rivers, Savage River, and Georges Creek, and 

the spring waters; notes possibility of obtaining artesian water. 

172. Warren folio, 1 Pennsylvania-New York. 

Describes the topography, drainage, and geology of the Warren quadrangle in the basin of 

Allegheny River in northwestern Pennsylvania; under "Economic geology" describes briefly 

the streams, springs, and underground waters. 

174. Johnstown folio, 1 Pennsylvania. 

Describes the relief, drainage, and geology of the Johnstown quadrangle, which lies mostly in 

Cambria County, Pa., but covers also small parts of Somerset, West Moreland, and Indiana 

counties. Most of it is included in the valley of Conemaugh River and its tributaries; under 

"Economic geology" describes the city water supply at Johnstown and the water resources of 

the quadrangle in general. 

MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS. 

Other Federal bureaus and State and other organizations have 

from time to time published reports relating to the water resources of 

the various sections of the country. Notable among those pertaining 

to the Ohio River basin are the reports of the Chief of Engineers, 

United States Army; the State geological surveys of Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia; the Illinois 

Water-Supply Commission and the Rivers and Lakes Commis'lion of 

lllinois; the New York State Conservation Commission and State 

Water-Supply Commission; the Water-Supply Commis'lion of Pennsylvania and the Pittsburgh Flood Commis'lion; and the water-power 

report of the Tenth Census (vol. 17). The following reports deserve 

special mention: 

The Mississippi and Ohio rivers, by Charles H. Ellet. 1853. 

Report upon the physics and hydraulics of the Mississippi River, by A. A. Humphreys and H. L. Abbot. 1876. 

Preliminary report on a part of the water powers of Alabama, by B. M. Hall: Alabama Geol. Survey Bull. 7, 1903. 

The underground water resources of Alabama, by Eugene A. Smith: Alabama Geol. 

Survey Mon. 6, 1907. 

Preliminary report on a part of the water powers of Georgia, compiled by B. M. 

Hall: Georgia Geol. Survey Bull. 3 A, 1896. 

Preliminary report on the underground waters of G'eorgia, by S. W._ McCallie: 

Georgia Geol. Survey Bull. 15, 1908. 

The mineral content of Illinois waters, by Edward Bartow, J. A. Udden, S. W. Parr, 

and George T. Palmer: Illinois State Geol. Survey Bull. 10, 1909. 

Chemical survey of the waters of Illinois, report for the years 1897-1902, by A. W. 

Palmer, with Geology of Illinois as related to its water supply, by Charles W. Rolfe: 

University of Illinois publications. 

Chemical and biological survey of waters of Illinois, by Edward Bartow: University of Illinois publications 3, 6, 7, 1906-1909. 

Report upon the prevention of overflow of Little Wabash and Skillet Fork rivers, 

by W. J. McEathron and L. L. Ridinger. Rivers and Lakes Commission, 1911. 

1 Issued in two editions. (Seep. 39.) Specify which edition is wanted. 
42 STREAM-GAGING STATIONS, ETC., 1885-1913. 

Papem on the water power of North Carolina, a preliminary report by George F. 

Swain: North Carolina Geol. Survey Bull. 8, 1899. 

Report of the investigations into the purification of the Ohio River water for the improved water supply of the city of Cincinnati, Ohio; made for the board of trustees, 

commissioners of waterworks, Cincinnati, 1899. 

Progress report on a plan of sewerage for the city of Cincinnati, 1912-13. 

The mineral waters.of Indiana, their location, origin, and chal"ltcter, by W. S. 

Blatchley: Indiana Dept. Geology and Nat. Res. Twenty-sixth Ann. Rept. 1901. 

Report on the flow of Dix River as a source of water power, by August F. Foerste, 

and Supplementary report on Dix River, by August F. Foerste: Kentucky Geol. 

Survey Bull 21, 1912. 

Underground waters of Mississippi; a preliminary report, by W. N. Logan and W. R. 

Perkins: Mississippi Agr. Exper. Sta. Bull. 89. 

Hydrology of the State of New York, by George W. Rafter: New York State Mus. 

Bull. 85, 1905. · 

A report to the mayor and city council on flood prediction for the city of Columbus, 

Ohio, 1913. 

Report of the filtration commission of the city of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1899. 

The water powers of Tennessee, by J. A. Switzer, including a report on Doe River, 

by A. H. Horton: Tennessee Geol. Survey Bull. 17, 1914. 

Hydrography of Virginia, by N. C. Grover and R. H. Bolster: Virginia Geol. Survey 

Bull. 3, 1906. 

Rep9rt of the Secretary of Agriculture in relation to the forests, rivers, and mountains of the Southern Appalachian region: 57th Congress, 1st sess., S. Doc. 84, 1902. 

Many of these reports can be obtained by applying to the several 

commissions, and most of them can be consulted in the public libraries of the larger cities •. 
OHIO RIVER BASIN. IX 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY HYDROLOGIC REPORTS OF GENERAL 

INTEREST. 

The following list comprises reports not readily classifiable by drain· 

age basins and covering a wide range of hydrologic investigations: 

WATER-SUPPLY PAPERS. 

*1. Pumping water for irrigation, by H. M. Wilson. 1896. 57 pp., 9 pis. 

Describes pumps and motive powers, windmills, water wheels, and various kinds .of engines; 

also storage reservoirs to retain pumped water until needed for irrigation. 

*3. Sewage irrigation, by G. W. Rafter. 1897. 100 pp., 4 pis. (See Water-Supply 

Paper 22.) 

Discusses methods of sewage disposal by intermittent filtration and by irrigation; describes 

utilization of sewage in Germany, England, and France, and sewage purification in the United 

States. 

*8. Windmills for irrigation, by E. C. Murphy. 1897. 49 pp., 8 pls. 

Gives results of experimental tests of windmills during the summer of 1896 in the vicinity of 

Garden, Kans.; describes instruments and methods and draws conclusions. 

*14. New tests of certain pumps and water lifts used in irrigation, by 0. P. Hood, 

1898. 91 pp., 1 pl. 

Discusses efficiency of pumps and water lifts of various types. 

*20. Experiments with windmills, by T. 0. Perry. 1899. 97 pp., 12 pls. 

Includes tables and descriptions of wind wheels, makes comparisons of wheels of several types, 

and discusses results. 

*22. Sewage irrigation, Part II, by G. W. Rafter. 1899. 100 pp., 7 pls. 

Gives resume of Water-Supply Paper No. 3; discusses poilu tion of certain streams, experiments 

on purification of factory wastes in Massachusetts, value of commercial fertilizers, and describes 

American sewage disposal plants by States; contains bibliography of publications relating to 

sewage utilization and disposal. 

*32. Water resources of Puerto Rico, by H. M. Wilson. 1899. 48 pp., 17 pis. 15c, 

Descnoes briefly topography, climate, rivers, irrigation methods, soils, forestation, water 

power, and transportation facilities. 

41. The windmill; its efficiency and economic use, Part I, by E. C. Murphy. 1901. 

72 pp., 14 pls. 15c. 

42. The windmill; its efficiency and economic use, Part II, by E. C. Murphy. 1901. 

75 pp., 2 pls. lOc. · 

Nos. 41 and 42 give details of results of experimental tests with windmills of various types. 

43. Conveyance of water in irrigation canals, flumes, and pipes, by Samuel Fortier. 

1901. 86 pp., 15 pls. 

44. Profiles of rivers in the United States, by Henry Gannett. 1901. 100 pp., 11 pls. 

15c. 

Gives elevations and distance along rivers of the United States, also brief descriptions of many 

of the streams. Arrangement geographic: Many river profiles are scattered through other 

reports on surface waters in various parts of the United States. 

56. Methods of stream measurement. 1901. 51 pp., 12 pls. 15c. 

Describes the methods used by the Survey in 1901-2. (See also Nos. 64, 94, and 95.) 

57. Preliminary list of deep borings in the United States, Part I (Alabama-Montana), 

by N.H. Darton. 1902. 60 pp. (See No. 149.) 5c. 
X STREAM-GAGING STATIONS, ETC., 1885-1913. 

61. Preliminary list of deep borings in the United States, Part II (NebraskaWyoming), by N.H. Darton. 1902. 67 pp. 

Nos. 57 and 61 contain information as to depth, diameter, yield, and head of water in borings 

more than 400 feet deep; under head "Remarks" gives information concerning temperature, 

quality of water, purposes of boring, etc. The lists are arranged by States; and the States are 

arranged alphabetically. A second revised edition was published in 1905 as Water-Supply 

Paper 149 (q. v.). 5c. 

64. Accuracy of stream measurements, by E. C. Murphy. 1902. 99 pp., 4 pis. 

(See No. 95.) lOc. 

Describes methods of measuring velocity of water and of measuring and computing stream flow 

and compares results obtained with the different instruments and methods; describes also experiments and results at the Cornell University hydraulic laboratory. A second enlarged. edition published as Water-Supply Paper 95. 

*67. The motions of underground waters, by C. S. Slichter. 1902. 106 pp., 8 pis. 

15c. 

Discusses origin, depth, and amount of underground waters; permeability of rocks and 

porosity of soils; causes, rates, and laws of motions of underground water; surface and deep zones 

of flow, and recovery of waters by open wells and artesian and deep wells; treats of the shape and 

position of the water .table; gives simple methods of measuring yield of flowing well; describes 

artesian wells at Savannah, Ga. 

72. Sewage pollution in the metropolitan area near New York City and its effect 

on inland water resources, by M. 0. Leighton. 1902. 75 pp., 8 pis. 10c. 

Defines "norma,!" and "polluted" waters and discusses the damage resulting from pollution. 

77. The water resources of Molokai, Hawaiian Islands, by Waldemar Lindgren. 

1903. 62 pp., 4 pis. 10c. 

Describes briefly the topography, geology, coral reefs, climate, soils, vegetation, forests, fauna 

of the island, the springs, running streams and wells, and discusses the utilization of the surface 

and underground waters. 

80. The relation of rainfall to run-off, by G. W. Rafter. 1903. 104 pp. 10c. 

Treats of measurements of rainfall and laws and measurements of stream flow; gives rainfall 

run-ofi, and evaporation formulas; discusses effect of forests on rainfall and run-ofi. 

87. Irrigation in India (second edition), by H. M. Wilson. 1903. 238 pp., 27 pls. 

25c. 

First edition was published in Part II of the Twelfth Annual Report. 

93. Proceedings of first conference of engineers of Reclamation Service, with accompanying papers, compiled by F. H. Newell, chief engineer. 1904. 361 pp. 

Contains, in addition to an account of the organization of the hydrographic [water resources] 

branch of the United States Geological Survey and the reports of the conference, the following 

papers of more or less general interest: 

Limits of an irrigation project, by D. W. Ross. 

Relation of Federal and State laws to irrigation, by Morris Bien. 

Electrical transmission of power for pumping, by H. A. Storrs. 

Correct design and stability of high masonry dams, by George Y. Wisner. 

Irrigation surveys and the use of the plane table, by J. B. Lippincott. 

The use of alkaline waters for irrigation, by Thomas A. Means. 

*94. Hydrographic manual of the United States Geological Survey, prepared by 

E. C. Murphy, J. C. Hoyt, and G. B. Hollister. 1904. 76 pp., 3 pis. 

Gives instruction for field and office work relating to measurements of stream flow by current 

meters. (See also No. 95.) 

95. Accuracy of stream measurements (second, enlarged edition), by E. C. Murphy. 

1904. 169 pp., 6 pis. 

Describes methods of measuring and computing stream flow and compares results derived 

from different instruments and methods. (See also No. 94.) 
OHIO RivER BASIN. XI 

103. A review of the laws forbidding pollution of inland waters in the United States, 

by E. B. Goodell. 1904. 120 pp. (See No. 152.) 10c. 

Explains the legal principles under which antipollution statutes become operative, quotes 

court decisions to show authority for various deductions, and classifies according to scope the 

statutes enacted ln the different States. 

110. Contributions to the hydrology of eastern United States, 1904; M. L. Fuller, 

geologist in charge. 1905. 211 pp., 5 pis. 10c. 

Contains the following reporUI of generallnterest. The scope of each paper is Indicated by lUI 

title. 

Description of underflow ineter used ln measuring the velocity and direction of underground 

water, by Charles S. Slichter. 

The California or "stovepipe" method of well construction, by Charles S. Slichter. 

Approximate methods of measuring the yield of flowing wells, by Charles S. Slichter. 

Corrections necessary ln accurate determinations of flow from vertical well casings, from notes 

furnished by A. N. Talbot. 

Experiment relating to problems of well contamination at Quitman, Ga., by S. W. McCallie. 

Notes on the hydrology of Cuba, by M. L. Fuller. 

113. The disposal of strawboard and oil-well wastes, by R. L. Sackett and Isaiah 

Bowman. 1905. 52 pp., 4 pis. 5c. 

The first paper discusses the pollution of streams by sewage and by trade wastes, describes the 

manufacture of strawboard and gives results of various experimenU!ln disposing of the waste 

The second paper describes briefly the topography, dralnege, and geology of the region about 

Marion, Ind., the contamination of rock wells and of streams by waste oil and brine. 

114. Underground waters of eastern United States; M. L. Fuller, geologist in charge. 

1905. 285 pp., 18 pis. 25c. 

Contains report on ''Occurrence of underground waters," by M. L. Fuller, discussing sources, 

amount, and temperature of waters, permeability and storage capacity of rocks, water-bearing 

formations, recovery of water by springs, wells and pumps, essential conditions of artesian flows, 

and general conditions afiecting underground waters ln eastern United States. 

115. River surveys and profiles made during 1903, by W. C. Hall and J. C. Hoyt. 

1905. 115 pp., 4 pis. 10c. 

Contains results of surveys made to determine location of undeveloped power sites. 

119. Index to the hydrographic progress reports of the United Staoos Geological 

Survey, 1888 to 1903, by J. C. Hoyt and B. D. Wood. 1905. 253 pp. 15c. 

Scope Indicated by title. 

120 .. Bibliographic revie~ and index of papers relating to undergroUnd waters published by the United States Geological Survey, 1879-1904, by M. L. Fuller. 

1905. 128 pp. 10c. 

Scope Indicated by title. 

122. Relation of the law to underground waters, by D. W. Johnson. 19~5. 55 pp. 

5c. 

Deflnes and classifies underground waters, gives common-law rules relating to their use, and 

cites State legislative acts afiecting them. 

140. Field measurements of the rate of movement of underground waters, by C. S. 

Stichter. 1905. 122 pp., 15 pis. 15c. 

Discusses the capacity of sand to transmit water; describes measuremenUI of underflow ln Rio 

Hondo, San Gabriel, and Mohave River valleys, Cal., and on Long Island, N.Y.; gives resuUI of 

tesUI of wells and pumping plants, and describes stovepipe method of well construction. 

143. Experiments on steel-concrete pipes on a working scale, by J. :a:. Quinton. 1905. 

61 pp., 4 pis. 5c. 

Scope Indicated by title. 
xn STREAM-GAGING STATIONS, ETC., 1885-1913. 

144. The normal distribution of chlorine in the natural waters of New York and 

. New England, by D. D. Jackson. 1905. 31 pp., 5 pls. 10c. 

Discusses common salt in coast and inland waters, salt as an index to pollution of streams and 

wells, the solutions and methods used in chlorine determinations, and the use of the normal 

chlorine map; gives charts and tables for chlorine in the New England States and New York. 

145. Contributions to the hydrology of eastern United States, 1905; M. L. Fuller, 

geologist in charge. 1905. 220 pp., 6 pls. lOc. 

Contains brief reports of general interest as follows: 

Drainage of ponds into drilled wells, by Robert E. Horton. Discusses efficiency, cost, and 

capacity of drainage wells, and gives statistics of such wells in southern Michigan. 

Construction of so-called fountain and geyser springs, by Myron L. Fuller. 

A convenient gage for determining low artesian heads, by Myron L. Fuller. 

*146. Proceedings of second conference of engineers of the Reclamation Service, with 

accompanying papers, compiled by F. H. Newell, chief engineer. 1905. 

267 pp. 

Contains brief account of the organization of the hydrographic [water resources] branch and 

the Reclamation Service, reports of conferenceq and committees, circulars of instruction, and 

many brief reports on subjects closely related to reclamation, and a bibliography of technical 

papers by members of the service. Of the papers read at the conference those listed below (scope 

indicated by title) are of more or less general interest: 

Proposed State code or water laws, by Morris Bien. 

Power engineering applied to irrigation problems, by 0. H. EnslJIIL 

Estimates on tunneling in irrigation projects, by A. I •. Fellows. 

Collection of stream-gaging data, by N.C. Grover. 

Diamond-drill methods, by G. A. Hammond. 

Mean-velocity and area curves, by F. W. Hanna. 

Importance of general hydrographic data concerning basins of streams gaged, by R. E. Horton. 

Effect of aquatic vegetation on stream flow, by R. E. Horton. 

Sanitary regulations governing construction canips, by M. 0. Leighton. 

Necessity of draining irrigated land, by Thomas H. Means. 

Alkali soils, by Thomas H. Means. 

Cost of stream-gaging work, by E. C. Murphy. 

Equipment of a cable gaging station, by E. C. Murphy. 

Silting of reservoirs, by W. M. Reed. 

Farm-unit classification, by D. W. Ross. 

Cost of power for pumping irrigating water, by H. A. Storrs. 

Records of flow at cwrent-meter gaging stations during the frozen season, by F. H. Tillinghast. 

147. Destructive floods in United States in 1904, by E. C. Murphy. 15c. 

Contains a brief account of" A method of computing cross-section area of waterways," including 

formulas for maximwn discharge and areas of cross section' 

149. Preliminary list of deep borings in the United States, second edition with additions, by N.H. Darton. 1905. 175 pp. lOc. 

Gives by States (and within the States by counties), location, depth, diameter, yield, height 

of water, and other available information, concerning wells 400 feet or more in depth; includes 

all wells listed in Water-Supply Papers 57 to 61; mentions also principal publications relating 

to deep borings. 

150. Weir experiments, coefficients, and formulas, by R. E. Horton. 1906. 189 

pp., 38 pls. (See Water-Supply Paper 200.) 15c. 

Scope indicated by title. 

151. Field assay of water, by M. 0. Leighton. 1905. 77 pp., 4 pls. lOc. 

Discusses methods, instruments, and reagents used in determining turbidity, color, iron, 

chlorides, and hardness in connection with the studies of the quality of water in various parts 

of the United States. 

*152. A review of the laws forbidding pollution of inland waters in the United States 

(second edition), by E. B. Goodell. 1905. 149 pp. 10c. 

Scope indicated by title. 
OHIO RIVER BASIN. XIII 

155. Fluctuations of the water level in wells, with special reference to Long Island, 

N.Y., by A. C. Veatch.· 1906. 83 pp., 9 pls. 25c. 

Includes general discussion of fluctuation due to rainfall and evaporation, barometric changes, 

temp~,rature changes in rivers, changes in lake love!, tidal cbang~s, effects of settlement; irrigation, dams, undergrotmd water developments, and to indeterminate causes. 

*160. Underground water papers, 1906; M. L. Fuller, geologist in charge. 1906. 

104 pp., 1 pl. 10c. 

Gives account of work in 1905, lists of publications relating to underground waters, and con· 

tains the following brief reports of general interest: 

Significance of the term "artesian," by Myron L. Fuller. 

Representation of wells and springs on maps, by Myron L. Fuller. 

Total amount of free water in the earth's crust, by Myron L. Fuller. 

Use of fluorescein in the study of underground waters, by R. B. Dole. 

Problems of water contamination, by Isaiah Bowman. 

Instances of improvement of water in wells, by Myron L. Fuller. 

*162. Destructive floods in the United States in 1905, with a discussion of flood discharge and frequency and an index to flood literature, by E. C. Murphy and 

others. 1906. 105 pp., 4 pls. 15c. 

163. Bibliographic review and index of underground-water literature published in 

the United States in 1905, by M. L. Fuller, F. G. Clapp, and B. L. Johnson. 

1906. 130 pp. 15c. 

Scope indicated by title. 

*179. Prevention of stream pollution by distillery refuse, based on investigations at 

Lynchburg, Ohio, by Herman Stabler. 1906. 34 pp., 1 pl. 10c. 

Describes grain distillation, treatment of slop, sources, character, and efl'ects of e1!l.uent~ on 

streams; discusses filtration, precipitation, fermentation, and evaporation methods of disposal 

of wastes without pollution., 

180. Turbine water-wheel tests and power tables, by R. E. Horton. 1906. 134 pp., 

2 pls. 20c. 

Scope indicated by title. 

· *185. Investigations on the purification of Boston sewage, by 0-E. A. Winslow and 

E. B. Phelps. 1906. 163 pp. 25c. 

Discusses composition, qisposal, purification, and treatment of sewages and recent tendencies 

in sewage-disposal practic~ in England, Germany, and the United States; describes character 

of crude sewage at Boston, removal of suspended matter, treatment in septic tanks, and purification in intermittent sand filtration and coarse material; gives bibliography. 

*186. Stream pollution by acid-iron wastes: a report based on investigations made at 

Shelby, Ohio, by Herman Stabler. 1906. 36 pp., 1 pl. 10c. 

Gives history of pollution by acid-iron wastes at Shelby, Ohio, and resulting litigation; discusses effect of acid-iron liquors on sewage purification processes, recovery of copperas from acid 

iron wastes, and other processes for ·removal of pickling liquor. 

*187. Determination of strealfll flow during the frozen season, by H. K. Barrows and 

R. E. Horton. 1907. 93 pp., 1 pl. 15c. 

Scope indicated by title. 

*189. The prevention of stream pollution by strawboard waste, by E. B. Phelps. 

1906. 29 pp., 2 pls. 5c. 

Describes manufacture of strawboard, present and proposed methods of disposal of waste 

liquors, laboratory investigations of precipitation and sedimentation, and field studies of 

amounts and character of water used, raw material and finished product, and mechanical 

filtration. 

*194. Pollution of Illinois and Mississippi rivGrs by Chicago sewage (a digest of the 

testimony taken in the case of the State ofMissouri v. The State of Illinois 

and the Sanitary District of Chicago), by M. 0. Leighton. 1907. 369 pp., 

2 pis. 40c. 

Scope :indicated by amplification of title. 
XIV STREAM-GAGING STATIONS, ETC., 1885-1913. 

*196. Water supply of Nome region, Seward Peninsula, Alaska, 1906, by J. C. Hoyt 

and F. F. Henshaw. 1907. 52 pp., 6 pis. 15c. 

Gives results of measurements of flow of Alaskan streams, <liscusses available water supply 

for ditch and pipe lines and power development; presents notes for investors. 

*200. Weir experiments, coefficients, and formulas, revision of paper No. 150, by 

R. E. Horton. 1907. 195 pp., 38 pis. 35c. 

Scope Indicated by title. 

*218. Water-supply investigations in Alaska, 1906-7 (Nome and Kougarok regions, 

Seward Peninsula; Fairbanks district, Yukon-Tanana region), by F. F. 

Henshaw and C. C. Covert. 1908. 156 pp., 12 pis. 25c. 

Describes the drainage basins, gives results of observations at the gaging stations, and discusses 

the water supply of the ditohes and pipe lines and possibilities of development; gives also 

meteorological records. 

*226. The pollution of streams by sulphite-pulp waste, a study of possible remedies,· 

by E. B. Phelps. 1908. 37 pp., 1 pl. 10c. 

Describes manufacture of sulphite pulp, the waste liquors, and the experimental work leading 

to suggestions as to methods of preventing stream pollution. 

228. Water-supply investigations of the Yukon-Tanana region, Alaska, 1907 and 1908 

(Fairbanks, Circle, and Rampart districts), by C. C. Covert and C. E. Ellsworth. 1909. 108 pp., 7 pis. 20c. 

Descn"bes the drainage basins, gives results of observations at gaging stations, and <liscusses 

the water supplies of the ditches and piPe lines and possibilities of hydraulic development. 

*229. The disinfection of sewage and sewage filter effluents, with a chapter on the 

putrescibility and stability of sewage effluents, by E. B. Phelps. 1909. 91 

pp., 1 pl. 15c. 

Scope Indicated by title. 

234. Papers on the conservation of water resources. 1909. 96 pp., 2 pis. 15c. 

Contains the following papers, whose scope is indicated by their titles: Distribution of rainfall, 

by Henry Gannett; Floods, by M. 0. Leighton; Developed water powers, compiled under the 

direction of W. M. Steuart, with <liscussion by M. 0. Leighton; Undeveloped water powers, by 

M. 0. Leighton; Irrigation, by F. H. Newell; Underground waters, by W. C. Mendsnhall; 

Denudation, by R. B. Dole and Herman Stabler; Control of catcbment areas, by H. N. Parker. 

*235. The purification of some textile and other factory wastes, by Herman Stabler 

and G. H. Pratt. 1909. 76 pp. 10c. ' 

Discusses waste waters from wool-scouring, bleaching, and dyeing cotton yarn, bleaching 

cotton piece goods, and manufacture of oleomargarine, fertilizer, and glue. 

236. The quality of surface waters in the United States: Part I, Analyses of waters 

east of the one-hundredth meridian, by R. B. Dole. 1909. 123 pp. 10c. 

Describes collection of samples, method ·of examination, preparation of solutions, accuracy 

of estimates, and expression of analytical results. 

238. The public utility of water powers and theu governmental regulation, by Rene 

Tavernier and M. 0. Leighton. 1910. 161 pp. 15c. 

Discusses hydraulic power and irrigation, French, Italian, anq Swiss legislation relative to the 

development of water powers, and laws proposed in the French Parliament; reviews work of 

bureau of hydraulics and agricultural Improvement of the French department of agriculture, 

and gives resume of Federal and State water-power legislation in the United States. 

255. Underground waters for farm use, by M. L. Fuller. 1910. 58 pp., 17 pis. 15c. 

Discusses rocks as sources of water supply and the relative safety of supplies from cllil'erent 

materials; springs, and their protection; open or dug and deep wells, their location, yield, relative 

cost, protection, and safety; advantages and disadvantages of cisterns and combination wells 

and cisterns. 
OHIO ~R BASIN. XV 

257. Well-drilling methode, by Isaiah Bowman. 1911. 139 pp., 4 pis. 15c. 

Discusses amount, distribution, and disposal of rainfall, water-bearing rocks, amount of underground water, artesian ccinditions, and oil- and gas-bearing formations; gives history of well 

drilling in Asia, Europe, and the United States; describes in detail the various methods and the 

machinery used; discusses loss of tools and geologic difficulties; contamination of well waters 

and methods of prevention; tests of capacity and measurement of depth; and costs of sinking 

wells. 

258. Underground water papers, 1910, by M. L. Fuller, F. G. Clapp, G. C. Matson, 

Samuel Sanford, and H. C. Wolff. 1911. 125 pp., 2 pis. 15c. 

Contains the following papers (scope lildlcated by titles) of general interest: 

Drainage by wells, by :M. L. Fuller. 

Freezing of wells and related phenomena, by :M. L. Fuller. 

Pollution of underground waters in limestone, by G. C. Matson. 

Protection of shallow wells in sandy deposits, by :M. L. Fuller. 

:Magnetic wells, by :M. L. Fuller~ 

*259. The underground waters of southwestern Ohio, by M. L. Fuller and F. G. 

Clapp, with a discuesion of the chemical character of the waters, by R. B. 

Dole. 1912. 228 pp., 9 pis. 35c. 

Describes the topography, climate, and geology of the region, the water-bearing formations, the 

source, ·mode of occurrence, and head of the waters, and municipal supplies; gives details by 

counties; discusses in supplement, under chemical character, method of analysis and expression 

of results, mineral constituents, e:tlect. of the constituents on waters for domestic, industrial, or 

medicinal uses, methods of purl:fl.cation, chemical composition; many analyses and field assays. 

The matter in the supplement was also published in Water-Supply Paper 254 (The underground 

waters of north-central Indiana). 

274. Some stream waters of the western United States, with chapters on sediment 

carried by the Rio Grande and the industrial application of water analyses, 

by Herman Stabler. 1911. 188 pp. 15c. 

Describes collection of samples, plan of analytical work, and methods of analyses; discusses 

soap-consuming power of waters, water softening, boiler waters, and water for irrigation; gives 

results of analyses of waters of the Rio Grande and of Pecos, Gallinas, and Hondo rivers. 

280. Gaging statioll8 maintained by the United States Geological Survey, 188S1910, and Survey publications relating to water resources, compiled by 

B. D. Wood. 1912. 102 pp. 10c. 

314. Surface water supply of Seward Peninsula, Alaska, by F. F. Henshaw and G. L. 

Parker, with a sketch of the geography and geology by P. S. Smith, and a 

description of methods of placer mining by A. H. Brooks. 1913. 317 pp., 

17 pls. 45c. 

Contains results of work at gaging stations. 

315. The purification of public water supplies, by G. A. Johnson. 1913. 84 pp., 8 

pis. 10c. 

Discusses ground, lake, and river waters as public suppluis, development of waterworks sy$-' 

tems in the United States, water consumption, and typhoid fever; describes methods of filtm. 

tion and sterilization of water, and municipal water softening. 

318. Water resources of Hawaii, 1909-1911, by W. F. Martin and C. H. Pierce. 1913. 

. 552 pp., 15 pis. 

Describes the general features of the islands and gives results of measurements of streams and 

of observations of :rainfall and evaporation; contains a gazetteer. 

334. The Ohio Valley flood of March-April, 1913 (including comparisons with some 

earlier floods) by A. H. Horton and H. J. Jackson. 1913. 96 pp., 32 pis. 

Although relating specifically to floods in the Ohio Valley, this report discusses also the causes 

of floods Q.Ild the prevention of damage by fioods. 

336. Water resources of Hawaii, 1912, by C. H. Pierce and G. K. Larrison. 392 pp. 

Contains results of stream measurements on the islands in 1912. 

337. The effects of ice on stream flow, by William Glenn Hoyt. 1913. 76 pp., 7 pis. 

Discusses methods of measuriJlg th~ mtllf ftow of streams. 
XVI STREAM-GAGING STATIONS, ETC., 1885-1913. 

ANNUAL REPORTS. 

*Fifth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1883-84, J. W. Powell, 

Director. 1885. xxxvi, 469 pp., 58 pis. $2.25. Contains: 

*The requisite and qualifying conditions of artesian wells, by T. C. Chamberlain, pp. 125 to 

173, Pl. XXI. Scope indicated by title. 

Twelfth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1890:-91, J. W. Powell, 

Director. 1891. 2 parts. Pt. II, Irrigation, xviii, 576 pp., 93 pis. $2. 

Contains: 

*Irrigation in India, by H. M. Wilson, pp. 368-561, Pis. CVII to CXLVI. (See Water-Supply 

Paper 87.) 

Thirteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1891-92, J. W. 

Powell, Director. 1892. (Pts. II and III, 1893.) 3 parts. Pt. III, Irriga: 

tion, pp. xi, 486, 77 plates. $1.85. Contains: 

*American irrigation engineering, byH.M. Wilson, pp. 101-349Pls.CXI to XLV. Discusses 

the economical aspects of irrigation, alkaline drainage, silt and sedimentation; gives brief history 

of legislation; describes perennial canals in Idaho-California, Wyoming, and Arizona; discusses 

water storage at reservoirs of the California and other projects, subsurface sources of supply 

pumping, and subirrigation. • 

Fourteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1892-93, J. W. 

Powell, Director. 1893. (Pt. II, 1894.) 2 parts. Pt. II, Accompanying 

papers, pp. xx, 597, 73 pis. $2.10. Contains: 

*Potable waters of the eastern United States, by W J McGee, pp. 1 to 47. Discusses cistern 

water, stream waters, and ground waters, including mineral springs and artesian wells. 

*Natural mineral waters of the United States, by A. C. Peale, pp. 49-88, Pis. III and IV. Discusses the origin and flow of mineral springs, the source of mineralization, thermal springs, the 

chemical composition and analysis of spring waters, geographic distribution, and the utilization 

of mineral waters; gives a list of American mineral spring resorts; contains also some analyses. 

Nineteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1897-98, Charles 

D. Walcott, Director. 1898. (Parts II, III, and V, 1899.) 6 parts in 7 vois. 

and separate case for maps with Pt. V. Pt. II, papers chiefly of a theoretical 

nature, pp. v, 958, 172 plates. $2.65. Contains: 

*Principles and conditions of the movements of ground water, by F. H. King, pp. 59-294, Pis. 

VI to XVII. Discusses the amount of water stored in sandstone, in soil, and in other rocks, the 

depth to which ground water penetrates; gravitational, thermal, and capillary movements of 

ground waters, and the configuration of the ground-water surface; gives the results of experimental investigations on the flow of air and water through a rigid, porous media, and through 

sands, sandstones, and silts; discusses results obtained by other investigators, and summarizes 

results of observations; discusses also rate of flow of water through sand and rock, the growth of 

rivers, rate of filtration through soil, interference of wells, etc. 

*Theoretical investigation of the motion of ground waters, by C. S. Slichter, pp. 295-384, Pis. 

XVII. Scope indicated by title. 

Twentieth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1898-99, Charles 

D. Walcott, Director. 1899. (Parts II, III, IV, V, and VII, 1900.) 7 parts 

in 8 vois. and separate case for maps with Pt. V. Pt. IV, Hydrography, 

vii, 660 pp., 75 plates. $1.85. Contains: 

*Hydrography of Nicaragua, by A. P. Davis, pp.563-637, Pis. LXIV to LXXV. Describes the 

topographic features of the boundary, the lake basin, and Rio San Juan; gives a brief resume of 

the boundary dispute; discusses rainfall, temperature, and relative humidity, evaporation, 

resources, and productions, the ship, railway, and canal projects; gives the history of the investigations by the Canal Commission, and results of measurements on the Rio Grande, on streaJD.S 

tributary to Lake Nicaragua, and on Rio San Juan and its tributaries. 

Twenty-second Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1900:-1901, 

Charles D. Walcott, Director. 1901. (Parts III and IV, 1902.) 4 parts. 

Pt. IV, Hydrography, 690 pp., 65 pls. $2.20. Contains: 

*Hydrography of the American Isthmus, by A. P. Davis, pp. 507-630, Pis. XXXVII to L. 

Describes the physiography, temperature, rainfall, and winds of Central America; discusses the 

hydrography of the Nicaragua Canal route and the Panama Canal route; gives estimated monthly 

discharges of many of the streaJD.S, rainfall, and eva:poratio:n tl;ll;lles l;lt V!ll"ious points, 
OHIO RIVER BASIN. xvn 

Bll'LLETINS. 

*82. Lists and analyses of the mineral springs of the United States (a preliminary 

study), by A. C. Peale. 1886.. · 235 pp. 

Detlnes mineral waters, lisll! the springs by States, a.nd gives tables of BD&lyses so far ss 

available. 

*264. Record of deep-well drilling for 1904, by M. L. Fuller, E. F. Lines, a:nd A. C. 

Veatch. 1905. 106 pp. 10c. 

*298. Record of deep-well· drilling for 1905, by M. L. Fuller and Samuel Sanford. 

· 1906. 299 pp. 25c. 

Bulletins 264 a.nd 298 discuss the importance of accurate well records to the driller, to owners 

of oil, gas, o.nd water wells, and to the geologist; describes the general methOds of work; gives _ 

tabulated records of wells by States, a.nd detailed records selected a8 affording valuable stratigraphic Information. 

*319. Summary of the controlling conditione of artesian flows, by Myron L. Fuller, 

1908. 10c. 

Describes underground reservoirs, the sources of underground waters, the c0D11ning agents, 

the primary o.na modifying factors of artesian circulation, the essential o.nd modifying factors of 

artesian flow, o.nd typical artesian systems. 

479. The geochemical interpretation of water analyses, by Chase Palmer. 1911. 

31pp. 5c. 

Discusses the expression of chemical analyses, the chemical character of water, o.nd the properties of natural waters; gives a classification of waters based on property values a.nd reacting values, a.nd discusses the character of the waters of certain rivers ss interpreted directly from the 

results of analyses; discusses also the relation of water properties to geologic formations, siliCI) in 

river water, and the character of the water of the ¥Jssissippi a.nd the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence 

River ss indicated by chemical analyses. 

INDEX BY AREAS AND SUBJECTS. 

[A-Annual Reports; M=Monograph; B=Bullet!n; P=Professional Paper; W=Water-Supply Paper; 

G F-Geologic folio.] ' 

Alabama: Quality of waters ..........•...........•................•.....•.. W 236 

Surface waters.. . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . W 62-63, 107 

Underground waters ..•.................................... W 57, 102, 114, 149 

Alaska: Surface waters ....•.•................................. W 196, 218, 228, 314 

Artesian waters: Essential conditions ........................ A 5; B 319; W 67, 114 

Bibliographies 1 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• W 119, 120, 163, 280 

Chemical analyses 2 : Methods .and interpretation ........ W 151, 236, 259, 274; B 479 

Conservation..................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W 234 

Cuba: Surface, underground, and quality of waters ..•..••................... W 110 

Denudation • • • • • • • • • • . . • • • . • • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • • • • • • . . • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • • • P 72 

Engineering methods ...••.•.......•••.••••••••• ~. • • . . . • • • • W 1, 3, 8, 20, 41, 42, 

43,56,64,93,94,95,110,143,146,150,180,187,200,257,337 

Floods •..•.••...•.•.•........................................... W 96, 147, 162, 334 

Georgia: Quality of waters .......•................... -... . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • W 110, 236 

Surface waters ........................................ W 62-63, 197; P 37, 72 

Underground waters .....................•.................. W 57, 102, 114, 149 

Hawaiian Islands: Surface waters .................................•.. W 77,318,336 

Underground waters ...•.•••.•... ·-~. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • • • . • • . • . W 77 

Ice measurements.................... . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . • . . . . • • . • • • W 146, 187, 337 

Illinois: Pollution, quality of waters, etc. . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . W 236, 239; G F 67, 105 

Surface waters ..........................•.•.•• A 17ii; 18iv;W239; G F67, 105 

Underground waters .•.•..•...... A 17 ii; 18 iv; W 57, 114, 149, 164; G F 67, :W5 

India: Irrigation •..........•...............•......•......•.••....•.•. A 12; W 87 

Indiana: Quality of waters ..•........•.•••••.•.•.••.•.•..•.•.•..•••••••• W 236,254 

Surface waters ....•...•••.•.•.....•..•••••••.••••..••••• A 18 iv; M XLI; W 147 

Underground waters ••••. , ...•....... W 21, 26, 57,114,149, 254; G F 57, 84, 105 

Irrigation, general..... • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • . . . . . • • • • • • • . . . . • • . • A 12 ii, 

13 iii; yv 20, 22, 41, 42, 87' 93, 146 

·Kentucky: Quality of waters .•••••••..•••.•...............•....•••..... W 233,236 

Underground waters ••••••...•.................•.... W 57,102,114,149,159,233 

Legal aspects: Surface waters ••••.•.•••.................... f •••••••• W 103, 152, 238 

Underground waters •..•.............•.•..•........... , . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . • W 122 

Min~ ~p~s: -~yses ...............•....•...•......... +········. A 14 ii; B a.~ 

Origin, distribution, etc .•............................ : .............. A 14 11 

Lists ••••••••••.•.••...................................•..........•...•. B 32; W 114 

Mississippi: Quality of waters ...•...............••....•.......•.••...•••• W 159 

Underground waters........................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • • . . . • . . W 159 

Motions of ground waters ........................ A 19 ii; B 319; W 67, 110, 140, 155 

New York: Quality of waters, etc ..•..••.....•.................... ; .. W 79,144,236 

Surface waters ••..................................•........•.•..... W 80,162 

Underground waters:............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W 61, 102, 114, 149; G F 172 

1 Many of the reports contaln brief subject bibliographies. See abstracts. , . 

1 Many 811alyses of river, spring, and well waters are scattered through publications, as noted In 

abstracts. 
XX STREAM-GAGING STATIONS, ETC., 1885-1913. 

Nicaragua: Surface waters ..............••••......................• A 20 iv; 22 iv 

North Carolina: Surface waters .......... P 37, 72; W 62-63; G F 16, 90,124,147,151 

Underground waters .....•..•............................... W 61, 110, 114, 149 

Ohio: Quality of waters .....••................•......... A 18 iv; 19 iv; W 236, 259 

Surface waters ......................••••••••..•••..... M XLI; W 91, 162, 334 

Underground waters ................. A 18 iv; 19 iv; M XLI; W 61, 114, 149,259 

Panama: Surface waters ......... : ........................................ A 22 iv 

Pennsylvania: Quality of waters, etc ................................ W 79, 108,336 

Surface waters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • • . . . . . . . . . W 108, 109, 14 7, 162 

Underground waters .. W 61,110,114, 149; G F 102, 121,123,144,146,160,172,174 

Pollution: By industrial wastes ......•......•..............• W 179, 186, 189,226,235 

By sewage ..................................................... W 72, 79, 194 

Laws forbidding ................................................... W 103, 152 

Indices of.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W 144, 160 

Profiles of rivers ....•.....••.............................•.............. W 44, 115 

Porto Rico: Surface waters and irrigation ...................................• W 32 

River profiles....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . W 44, 115 

Sanitation; quality of waters; pollution; sewage irrigation .•.•................. W 3, 

22,72,79,103,110,113,114,121,144,145,152,160,179, 

185,186,189,194,226,229,235,236,255,258,259,315 

Sewage disposal and purification...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W 3, 22, 72, 113, 185, 194, 229 

Tennessee: Surface waters .. , ........................ W 62-63; P 37, 72; G F 16,151 

Underground waters ........................ W 61, 102, 114,149, 164; G F 16, 151 

Underground waters: Legal aspects ........................................• W 122 

Methods of utilization ......................................... W 114, 255, 257 

Pollution............. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . W 110, 145, 160, 258 

Virginia: Quality of waters, etc ..................................... W 236; B 138 

Surface waters ............................................. P 37, 72; W 62-63 

Underground waters ............................... '.... W 114, 149; B 264,298 

Windmill papers................. .. .. . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . .. . . . . .. .. . . . . W 1, 8, 20, 41, 42 

West Virginia: Underground waters ......... W 61, 114, 145, 149; B 264, 298; G F 160 
INDEX OF STREAMS. 

Allegheny River •............... 

Beaver River •••.•..........•.•. 

Big Reed Island Creek .......... . 

Blacklick Creek ................ . 

Bluestone River ................ . 

Buckhannon River ••••......... 

Buffalo Creek ••••............... 

Casselman River ••••............. 

Chadakoin River •••............ 

Chautauqua Lake outlet ......... . 

Cheat River •...•............... 

Cheoah River .................. . 

Cherry River .•••............... 

Clinch River ..•.•.•............ 

Coal River ......... -............ . 

Conewango Creek •.•............ 

Cross Creek .•.................... 

Cullasagee River ................ . 

Cumberland River .............. . 

Davidson River ••............... 

Dix River •.••................. 

·Doe River •. .' ................... . 

Duck River ................... . 

Eel River .............. , ....... . 

Elk Creek, Ala ••................ 

Elk Creek, Tenn •••• ' .......... . 

Elk Creek, W. Va .•............ 

Elk River •............•......... 

Embarrass River ................ . 

French Broad River ........... . 

Gauley Ri.ver ......... , ......... . 

Greenbrier River •..... ~ .......... . 

Hiwassee River •.•..••............ 

Holston River ...•..•.............. 

Holston River, Middle Fork ..... . 

Holston River, North Fork ...... . 

Holston River, South Fork ...... . 

Indian Creek ..••..•••............ 

Ivy River •...................... 

Jonathan Creek ................. . 

Kentucky River .............•... 

Kiskiminitas River •••.........••.. 

Laurel Hill Creek ..•..••......•.•. 

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31 Licking River •••.••.•.•......•.... 

31 Little Miami River .............. . 

32 Little River, N. C .............•• 

31- Little River, Va ..•............. 

32 Little Tennessee River .......... . 

31 Little Wabash River ............. . 

31 McMahon.River ..•................ 

31 Mad River ..••..•...•............. 

31 Mahoning River •................. 

31 Meadow River ................... . 

31 Miami River .................... . 

34 Miami River, Little .............. . 

32 Mill Creek, Ohio ................. . 

34 Mills River, North Fork ......... . 

32 Mills River, South Fork ........ ~. 

31 Mohican River ....... , .......... . 

32 Monongahela River .............. . 

83 Mud Creek .....•. -................ . 

33 Muski.ngum River .............. . 

38 N antahala. River .•.............. 

32 New River ..•............... _- .. . 

33 New River, North Fork ........ . 

34 New River, South Fork ........ . 

33 Nolichucky River ............... . 

34 North Toe River ............... . 

33 Nottely River •...•.........•... 

31 Ocoee River_ •••. · •••...•......... 

32 Oconalufty River •.............. 

83 Olentangy River ••..............• 

33 Pigeon River .................. . 

32 Pocotaligo River ............... . 

32 Reed Creek ••.................... 

34 Reed Island Creek, Big ......... . 

33 Roane Creek ................... . 

33 Salt River, Rolling Fork ........ . 

83 Sc<>tts Creek ••.................. 

33 Scioto River ••................... 

31 -Shavers Fork •.................. 

33 Skillet Fork ................... . 

32 Swannanoa River ............... . 

32 Tennessee River ................ . 

31 Tennessee River, Little .......... . 

31 Tippecanoe River .............. . 

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Toccoa River. . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . • 34 

Toe River, North................ 33 

Tuckasegee River.. . . . . . . . . . . . . • . 33, 34 

Tusquitee Creek. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 34 

Tygart River. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 31 

Valley River. • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 

Wabash River •.................. 32, 33 

Wabash River, Little.............. 33 

Walker Creek ••••...•............ 

Watauga River .•................ 

West Fork River •••.............. 

White River, East Branch .••..•. 

White River, West Branch .•..... 

Wolf Creek .................... . 

Youghiogheny River ••••••••••... 

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