Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1954

Part 1-B. North Atlantic Slope Basins, New 

York to York River

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1332

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, 

New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, 

Vermont, Virginia, and ffest Virginia, 

and with other agencies

Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1954

Part 1-B. North Atlantic Slope Basins, New 

York to York River

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

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1332

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, 

New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, 

Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia, 

and with other agencies

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1958
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

FRED A. SEATON, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

Thomas B. Nolan, Director

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

Washington 25, D. G. - Price $1.75 (paper cover)
PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation 

with the States of Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, 

New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia, and 

with other agencies, by personnel of the Water Resources Division, 

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

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

Reports Section.

The data were collected and computed under supervision of district 

engineers, Surface Water Branch, as follows:

A. A. Fischbaoh, Jr__ _ ________Charleston, W. Va. 

F. F. LeFever___ ________________ .-College Park, Md.

A. W. Harrington Albany, N. Y. 

O. W. Hartwell_ ____________________Trenton, N. J. 

H. B. Kinnison _ _____________ Boston, Mass.

J. W. Mangan Harrisburg, Pa. 

D. S. Wallace_ _________________Charlottesville, Va.

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CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1954

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IV
CONTENTS

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

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

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

Definition of terms and abbreviations................................................ 3

Downstream order of listing gaging stations.......................................... 4

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

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

Publications......................................................................... 9

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey.......... 13

Hydrologic conditions................................................................ 13

Gaging-station records............................................................... 15

Blind Brook basin

Blind Brook at Rye, N. Y........................................................... 15

Beaver Swamp Brook basin

Baaver Swamp Brook near Harrison, N. Y............................................. 16

Hutchinson River basin

Hutchlnson River at Pelham, N. Y................................................... 17

Bronx River basin

Bronx. River at Bronxville, N. Y.................................................... 18

Streams on Long Island

Cedar Swamp Creek at Glen Cove, N. Y............................................... 19

Mill Neck Creek at Mill Neck, N. Y................................................. 20

Cold Spring Brook at Cold Spring Harbor, N. Y...................................... 21

Nissequogue River near Smithtown, N. Y............................................. 22

Peconic River at Riverhead, N. Y................................................... 23

Carmans River at Yaphank, N. Y..................................................... 24

Swan River at East Patchogue, N. Y................................................. 25

Patchogue Creek at Patchogue, N. Y................................................. 26

Connetquot River near Oakdale, N. Y................................................ 27

Champlin Creek at Islip, N. Y...................................................... 28

Penataquit Creek at Bay Shore, N. Y................................................ 29

Sampawams Creek at Babylon, N. Y................................................... 30

Carlls River at Babylon, N. Y...................................................... 31

Santapogue River at Lindenhurst, N. Y.............................................. 32

Massapequa Creek at Massapequa, N. Y............................................... 33

Wantagh Stream at Wantagh, N. Y.................................................... 34

East Meadow Brook at Freeport, N. Y................................................ 35

Pines Brook at Malverne, N. Y...................................................... 36

Watts Creek at Valley Stream, N. Y................................................. 37

Streamflow investigations, Nassau and Suffolk Counties, N. Y....................... 38

Hudson River basin

Hudson River near Newcomb, N. Y.................................................... 41

Cedar River below Chain Lakes, near Indian Lake, N. Y............................ 42

Hudson River at Gooley, near Indian Lake, N. Y...................................... 43

Indian Lake Reservoir (head of Indian River) near Indian Lake, N. Y.............. 44

Indian River near Indian Lake, N. Y.............................................. 45

Hudson River at North Creek, N. Y.................................................. 46

Schroon River at Riverbank, N. Y................................................. 47

Hudson River at Hadley, N. Y....................................................... 48

Sacandaga River:

East Branch Sacandaga River at Griffin, N. Y................................... 49

Sacandaga River near Hope, N. Y. ........................................^ ......... 50

Sacandaga Reservoir at Conklingville, N. Y....................................... 51

Sacandaga River at Stewarts Bridge, near Hadley, N. Y............................ 52

Glens Falls feeder at Glens Falls, N. Y.......................................... 53

Glens Falls feeder at Dunham Basin, N. Y......................................... 54

Bond Creek at Dunham Basin, N. Y................................................. 55

Batten Kill at Arlington, Vt..................................................... 56

Batten Kill at Battenville, N. Y................................................. 57

Kayaderosseras Creek (head of Fish Creek):

Glowegee Creek at West Milton, N. Y............................................ 58

Kayaderosseras Creek near West Milton, N. Y...................................... 59

Hoosic River at Adams, Mass ...................................................... 60

North Branch Hoosic River at North Adams, Mass................................. 61

Hoosic River near Williamstown, Mass............................................. 62

Green River at Williamstown, Mass .............................................. 63

Little Hoosic River at Petersburg, N. Y........................................ 64

Walloomsac River near North Bennington, Vt..................................... 65

Hoosic River near Eagle Bridge, N. Y............................................. 66

Hudson River at Mechanicville, N. Y................................................ 67

Mohawk River below Delta Dam, near Rome, N. Y.................................... 68

West Canada Creek at Hinckley, N.- Y............................................ 69

Ninemile feeder near Holland Patent, N. Y.................................... 70

West Canada Creek at Kast Bridge, N. Y......................................... 71

Mohawk River near Little Falls, N. Y............................................. 72

East Canada Creek at East Creek, N. Y.......................................... 73

Otsquago Creek at Fort Plain, N. Y............................................. 74

Schoharie Creek at Prattsville, N. Y........................................... 75

Schoharie Creek at Burtonsville, N. Y.......................................... 76

. Mohawk River at Cohoes, N. Y..................................................... 77

Hudson River at Green Island, N. Y................................................. 79

Poesten Kill near Troy, W. Y..................................................... 81

Kinderhook Creek at Rossman, N. Y................................................ 82

V
VI CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued

Hudson River basin Continued Page 

Catskill Creek at Oak Hill, N. Y................................................. 83

Esopus Creek at Coldbrook, N. Y.................................................. 84

Rondout Creek near Lowes Corners, N. Y........................................... 85

Chestnut Creek at Grahamsville, N. Y........................................... 86

Rondout Creek near Lackawack, N. Y............................................... 87

Rondout Creek at Rosendale, N. Y................................................. '88

Wallkill River near Unlonvllle, N. Y........................................... 89

Rutgers Creek at Gardnerville, N. Y.......................................... 90

Pochuck Creek near Pine Island, N, Y......................................... 91

Quaker Creek at Florida, N. Y................................................ 92

Wallkill River at Pellets Island Mountain, N. Y................................ 93

Wallkill River near Phillipsburg, N. Y......................................... 94

Wallkill River at Gardlner, N. Y............................................... 95

Wappinger Creek near Wappingers Palls, N. Y...................................... 96

Pishkill Creek at Beacon, N. Y................................................... 97

Croton River at New Croton Dam, near Croton, N. Y................................ 98

Saw Mill River at Yonkers, N. Y.................................................. 99

Hackensack giver basin

Hackensack River at Rivervale, N. J................................................ 100

Pascack Brook at Westwood, N. J.................................................. 101

Hackensack River at New Milford, N. J.............................................. 102

Reservoirs in Hackensack River basin, N. J......................................... 103

Diversions from Hackensack River basin, N. J....................................... 104

Passaic River basin

Passalc River near Millington, N. J................................................ 104

Passaic River near Chatham, N. J................................................... 105

Rockaway River above reservoir, at Boonton, N. J................................. 106

Rockaway River below reservoir, at Boonton, N. J................................. 107

Whippany River at Morristown, N. J............................................. 108

Pequannock River (head of Pompton River) at Macopin intake dam, N. J............. 108

Wanaque River at Awosting, N. J................................................ 109

Wanaque River at Monks, N. J................................................... 110

Ringwood Creek near Wanaque, N. J............................................ Ill

Cupsaw Brook near Wanaque, N. J.............................................. 112

West Brook near Wanaque, N. J................................................ 113

Blue Mine Brook near Wanaque, N. J........................................... 114

Wanaque River at Wanaque, N. J................................................. 115

Ramapo River near Mahwah, N. J................................................. 116

Ramapo River at Pompton Lakes, N. J............................................ 117

Pompton River at Pompton Plains, N. J............................................ 118

Passaic River at Paterson, N. J.................................................... 119

Saddle River at Lodi, N. J....................................................... 120

Weasel Brook at Clifton, N. J.................................................... 121

Second River at Belleville, N. J................................................. 122

Reservoirs in Passaic River basin, N. J............................................ 123

Diversions in Passaic River basin, N. J............................................ 125

Elizabeth River basin

Elizabeth River at Elizabeth, N. J................................................. 126

Rahway River basin

Rahway River near Springfield, N. J................................................ 127

Rahway River at Rahway, N. J....................................................... 128

Robinsons Branch Rahway River at Rahway, N. J.................................... 129

Raritan River basin

South Branch Raritan River near High Bridge, N. J.................................. 130

South Branch Raritan River at Stanton, N. J........................................ 131

Neshanic River:

Walnut Brook near Flemington, N. J............................................. 132

Neshanic River at Reaville, N. J................................................. 133

North Branqh Raritan River near Par Hills, N. J.................................. 134

Lamington (Black) River near Pottersville, N. J................................ 135

North Branch Raritan River near Raritan, N. J.................................... 136

Raritan River at Manville, N. J.................................................... 137

Millstone River at Blackwells Mills. N. J........................................ 138

Raritan River at Bound Brook, N. J................................................. 133

Green Brook at Plainfield, N J.................................................. 140

Lawrence Brook at Pai-ringtou Dam, N. J........................................... 141

South River at Old Bridge, N. J.................................................. 142

Matawan Creek basin

Matawan Creek at Matawan, N. J..................................................... 143

Naveslnk River basin

Swimming River (head of Navesink River) near Red Bank, N. J........................ 144

Manasquan River basin

Manasquan River at Squankum, N. J.................................................. 145

Toms River basin

Toms River near Toms River, N. J................................................... 146

Cedar Creek basin

Cedar Creek at Lanoka Harbor, N. J................................................. 147

Mulllca River basin 

Mullica River:

Batsto River at Batsto, N. J.......................... ........................ 148

Wading River:

East Branch Wading River at Harrisville, N. J.................................. 149

Absecon Creek basin

Absecon Creek at Absecon, N. J..................................................... ISO

Great Egg Harbor giver basin

Great Egg Harbor River at Folsom, N. J............................................. 151

Maurice River basin

Maurice River at Norma, N. J....................................................... 152

Manantico Creek near Millville, N. J............................................. 153
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records Continued 

Cohansey River basin

Cohansey River: Page

Loper Run near Bridgeton, N. J................................................... 154

Delaware River basin

East"Branch Delaware River at Margaretville, N. Y.................................. 155

Platte Kill at Dunraven, N. Y.................................................... 156

Mill Brook at Arena, N. Y......................................................... 157

Tremper Kill near Shavertown, N. Y............................................... 158

Coles Clove Kill:

Terry Clove Kill near Pepacton, N. Y........................................... 159

East Branch Delaware River at Downsville, N. Y..................................... 160

East Branch Delaware River at Harvard, N. Y........................................ 161

Beaver Kill near Tumwood, N. Y.................................................. 162

Beaver Kill at Craigie Clair, N. Y............................................... 163

Willowemoc Creek near Livingston Manor, N. Y................................... 164

Little Beaver Kill near Livingston Manor, N. Y............................... 165

Beaver Kill at Cooks Falls, N. Y................................................. 166

East Branch Delaware River at Fishs Eddy, N. Y..................................... 167

West Branch Delaware River at Delhi, N. Y........................................ 168

Little Delaware River near Delhi, N. Y......................................... 169

West Branch Delaware River at Walton, N. Y....................................... 170

Dryden Creek near Granton, N. Y................................................ 171

Trout Creek near Rock Royal, N. Y.............................................. 172

Trout Creek at Cannonsville, N. Y.............................................. 173

West Branch Delaware River at Stilesville, N. Y.................................. 174

Cold Spring Creek:

Cold Spring Brook at China, N. Y............................................. 175

Oquaga Creek at Deposit, N. Y.................................................. 176

West Branch Delaware River at Hale Eddy, N. Y.................................... 177

Callicoon Creek at Callicoon, N. Y............................................... 178

Tenmile River at Tusten, N. Y.................................................... 179

Delaware River above Lackawaxen River, near Barryville, N. Y....................... 180

West Branch Lackawaxen River at Prompton, Pa..................................... 181

Dyberry Creek at Dyberry, Pa................................................... 182

Lackawaxen River near Honesdale, Pa.............................................. 183

Middle Creek near Hawley, Pa................................................... 184

Lackawaxen River at Hawley, Pa................................................... 185

Wallenpaupack Creek at Wilsonville, Pa......................................... 186

Mongaup River near Mongaup, N. Y................................................. 187

Delaware River at Port Jervis, N. Y................................................ 188

Neversink River near Claryville, N. Y............................................ 189

Neversink River at Neversink, N. Y............................................... 190

Neversink River at Woodbourne, N. Y.............................................. 191

Neversink River at Oakland Valley, N. Y.......................................... 192/

Neversink River at Godeffroy, N. Y............................................... 193

Delaware River at Montague, N. J................................................... 194

Bush Kill at Shoemakers, Pa...................................................... 195

Flat Brook near Flatbrookville, N. J............................................. 196

Brodhead Creek at Minisink Hills, Pa............................................. 197

Paulins Kill at Blairstown, N. J................................................. 198

Pequest River at Huntsville, N. J................................................ 199

Pequest River at Pequest, N. J................................................... 200

Beaver Brook near Belvidere, N. J.............................................. 201

Selaware River at Belvidere, N. J.................................................. 202

Lehigh River at Stoddartsville, Pa............................................... 203

Lehigh River at Tannery, Pa...................................................... 204

Mud Run:

Dilldown Creek near Long Pond, Pa............................................ 205

Pohopoco Creek:

Wild Creek at Hatchery, Pa................................................... 206

Pohopoco Creek near Parryville, Pa............................................. 207

Aquashicola Creek at Palmerton, Pa............................................. 208

Lehigh River at Walnutport, Pa................................................... 209

Little Lehigh Creek near Allentown, Pa......................................... 210

Jordan Creek at Allentown, Pa................................................ 211

Monocaey Creek at Bethleham, Pa................................................ 212

Lehigh River at Bethlehem, Pa.................................................... 213

Musconetcong River at outlet of Lake Hopatcong, N. J............................. 214

Museonetcong River near Hackettstown, N. J....................................... 215

Musconetcong River near Bloomsbury, N. J......................................... 216

Delaware River at Riegelsville, N. J................................................ 217

Tohickon Creek near Pipersville, Pa.............................................. 218

Delaware & Raritan Canal at Kingston, N. J....................................... 219

Delaware River at Trenton, N. J.................................................... 220

Assunpink Creek at Trenton, N. J...................................... .......... 221

Crosswicks Creek at Extonville, N. J............................................. 22C

Neshaminy Creek near Langhome, Pa............................................... 223

North Branch Rancocas Creek at Pemberton, N. J............................ ...... 224

Schuylkill River at Pottsville, Pa...................................... ... .... 225

Little Sehuylkill River at Tamaqua, Pa......................................... 226

Schuylkill River at Berne, Pa.................................................... 227

Tulpehocken Creek near Reading, Pa..................... ....................... 228

Schuylkill River at Pottstown, Pa................................................ 229

Perkiomen Creek at Graterford, Pa................. ............................ 230

Schuylkill River at Philadelphia, Pa............................................. 231

Mantua Creek at Pitman, N. J..................................................... 232

Ridley Creek at Moylan, Pa................................ ...................... 233

Chester Creek near Chester, Pa............................ . ................... 234

Christina River at Coochs Bridge, Del................ ......................... 235

White Clay Creek above Newark, Del..................... ....................... 236

White Clay Creek near Newark, Del.............................................. 237

Red Clay Creek at Wooddale, Del.............................................. 238
VIII CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued 

Delaware River basin Continued

Christina River Continued Page 

Brandywine Creek at Wilmington, Del............................................ 239

Shellpot Creek at Wilmington, Del............................................ 240

Salem River at Woodstown, N. J................................................... 241

Reservoirs in Delaware River basin................................................. 242

Diversions from Delaware River basin............................................... 248

Lelpslc River basin

Leipsic River near Cheswold, Del................................................... 248 ^

Indian River basin

Indian River: i 

Cow Bridge Branch: \ 

Stockley Branch at Stockley, Del............................................... 249

Pocomoke River basin

Pocomoke River near Willards, Md................................................... 250

Nassawango Creek near Snow Hill, Md.............................................. 251

Manokln River basin

Manokln Branch near Princess Anne, Md............................................... 252

Wlcomlco River basin 

Wicomlco River:

Beaverdam Creek near Salisbury, Md............................................... 253

Nantlcoke River basin

Gravelly Fork (head of Nanticoke River) near Bridgeville, Del...................... 254

James Branch (head of Laurel River):

Trap Pond Outlet (head of Hitch Pond) near Laurel, Del......................... 255

Laurel River:

Holly Branch near Laurel, Del.................................................. 256

Marshyhope Creek near Adamsville, Del............................................ 257

Faulkner Branch at Federalsburg, Md............................................ 258

Rewastico Creek near Hebron, Md.................................................. 259

Transquaklng River basin 

Transqualcing River:

Chicamacomico River near Salem, Md............................................... 260

Choptank River basin ^ 

Choptank River:

Shades Branch near Chapeltown, Del............................................... 261

Choptank River near Greensboro, Md................................................. 262

Tuckahoe Creek near Ruthsburg, Md................................................ 263

Kings Creek:

Beaverdam Branch at Matthews, Md............................................... 264

Wye River basin 

Wye River:

Wye East River:

Sallie Harris Creek near Carmichael, Md........................................ 265

Chester River basin 

Chester River:

Unicorn Branch near Millington, Md............................................... 266

Morgan Creek near Kennedyville, Md............................................... 267

Southeast Creek at Church Hill, Md............................................... 268

Sassafras River basin 

Sassafras River: 

Jacobs Creek near Sassafras, Md.................................................. 269

Elk River basin

Big Elk Creek (head of Elk River) at Elk Mills, Md................................. 2-70

Little Elk Creek at Childs, Md................................................... 271

Northeast River basin

Northeast Creek (head of Northeast River) at Leslie, Md............................ 272

Susquehanna River basin 

Susquehanna River:

Oaks Creek at Index, N. Y........................................................ 273

Susquehanna River at Colliersville, N. Y........................................... 274

Charlotte Creek at Davenport Center, N. Y........................................ 275

Otego Creek near Oneonta, N. Y................................................... 276

East Sidney Reservoir at East Sidney, N. Y....................................... 277

Ouleout Creek at East Sidney, N. Y............................................... 278

Susquehanna River at Unadilla, N. Y...... ......................................... 279

Dnadilla River near New Berlin, N. Y. ........................................... 280

Great Brook:

Sage Brook near South New Berlin, N. Y....................................... 281

Butternut Creek at Morris, N. Y................................................ 282

Unadilla River at Rockdale, N. Y................................................. 283

Susquehanna River dt Conklin, N. Y................................................. 284

Chenango River at Sherburne, N. Y................................................ 285

Canasawacta Creek near South Plymouth, N. Y.................................... 286

Chenango River at Greene, N. Y................................................... 287

Genegantslet Creek at Smithville Flats, N. Y................................... 288

East Branch Tioughnioga River: 

Labrador Creek:

Shackham Brook near Truxton, N. Y.......................................... 289

Albright Creek at East Homer, N. Y........................................... 290

Tioughnioga River at Cortland, N. Y............................................ 291

Otselic River at Cincinnatus, N. Y........................................... 292

Otselic River near Upper Lisle, N. Y......................................... 293

Whitney Point Reservoir at Whitney Point, N. Y................................ 294

Tioughnioga River at Itaska, N. Y.............................................. 295

Chenango River near Chenango Forks, N. y........................................ 296

Susquehanna River &t Vestal, N, Y.................................................. 297

Owego Creek near Owego, N. Y..................................................... 898

Catatonk Creek:

South Branch Catatonk Creek:

Dean Creek at Spencer, N. Y................................................ 298
CONTENTS IX

Gaging-station records Continued

Susquehanna River basin Continued Page

Susquehanna River near Waverly, N. Y............................................... 299

Tioga River (head of Chemung River):

Corey Creek near Mainesburg, Pa........................................... .... 300

Mill Creek:

Elk River near Mainesburg, Pa................................................ 300

Tioga River at Tioga, Pa......................................................... 301

Crooked Creek at Tioga, Pa..................................................... 302

Cowanesque River near Lawrenceville, Pa........................................ 303

Tioga River at Lindley, N. Y..................................................... 304

Arkport Reservoir near Arkport, N. Y........................................... 305

Canisteo River at Arkport, N. Y................................................ 306

Canacadea Creek:

Karr Valley Creek at Almond, N. Y.......................................... 307

Almond Reservoir near Almond, N. Y........................................... 308

Canadadea Creek near Hornell, N. Y........................................... 309

Canisteo River below Canacadea Creek, at Hornell, N. Y......................... 310

Canisteo River at West Cameron, N. Y........................................... 311

Tuscarora Creek near South Addison, N. Y..................................... 312

Tioga River near Erwins, N. Y.................................................... 313

Cohocton River at Cohocton, N. Y............................................... 314

Pivemile Creek near Kanona, N. Y............................................. 315

Mud Creek near Savona, N. Y.................................................. 316

Cohocton River near Campbell, N. Y............................................. 317

Chemung River:

Newtown Creek at Elmira, N. Y.................................................. 318

Chemung River at Chemung, N. Y................................................... 319

Susquehanna River at Towanda, Pa................................................... 320

Towanda Creek near Monroeton, Pa................................................. 321

Mehoopany Creek:

North Pork Mehoopany Creek near Lovelton, Pa................................... 322

Tunkhannock Creek at Dixon, Pa ................................................... 323

Lackawanna River at Archbald, Pa................................................. 324

Lackawanna River at Old Porge, Pa................................................ 325

Susquehanna River at Wilkes-Barre, Pa.............................................. 326

Toby Creek at Luzerne, Pa........................................................ 327

Solomon Creek at Wilkes-Barre, Pa................................................ 328

Wapwallopen Creek near Wapwallopen, Pa............................................ 329

Pishing Creek near Bloomsburg, Pa................................................ 330

Little Pishing Creek at Eyers Grove, Pa........................................ 331

Susquehanna River at Danville, Pa.................................................. 332

West Branch Susquehanna River at Bower, Pa....................................... 333

Clearfield Creek at Dimeling, Pa............................................... 334

Moshannon Creek at Osceola Mills, Pa ........................................... 335

West Branch Susquehanna River at Karthaus, Pa.................................... 336

Bennett Branch Sinnemahoning Creek:

Driftwood Branch Sinnemahoning Creek at Sterling Run, Pa..................... 337

Sinnemahoning Creek at Sinnemahoning, Pa....................................... 338

First Pork Sinnemahoning Creek near Sinnemahoning, Pa........................ 339

Kettle Creek at Cross Pork, Pa................................................. 340

West Branch Susquehanna River at Renovo, Pa...................................... 341

North Bald Eagle Creek:

Spring Creek near Axemann, Pa................................................ 342

North Bald Eagle Creek at Blanchard, Pa........................................ 343

North Bald Eagle Creek at Beech Creek Station, Pa.............................. 344

Pine Creek at Cedar Run, Pa.................................................... 345

Little Pine Creek:

Blockhouse Creek near English Center, Pa................................... 346

Lycoming Creek near Trout Run, Pa.............................................. 347

West Branch Susquehanna River at Willlamsport, Pa................................ 348

Loyalsock Creek at Loyalsock, Pa............................................... 349

Muncy Creek near Sonestovm, Pa ................................................. 350

West Branch Susquehanna River at Lewisburg, Pa................................... 351

Susquehanna River at Sunbury, Pa................................................... 352

Shamokin Creek at Weigh Scale, Pa................................................ 353

Perm Creek at Perms Creek, Pa.................................................... 354

East Mahantango Creek near Dalmatia, Pa.......................................... 355

Prankstovm Branch Juniata River (head of Juniata River) at Williamsburg, Pa...... 356

Little Juniata River at Tipton, Pa............................................. 357

South Bald Eagle Creek at Tyrone, Pa......................................... 358

Little Juniata River at Spruce Creek, Pa....................................... 359

Juniata River at Huntingdon, Pa.................................................. 360

Standing Stone Creek near Huntingdon, Pa....................................... 361

Raystown Branch Juniata River:

Dunning Creek at Belden, Pa.................................................. 362

Brush Creek at Gapsville, Pa................................................. 363

Raystown Branch Juniata River at Saxton, Pa.................................... 364

Great Trough Creek near Marklesburg, Pa....................................... 365

Raystown Branch Juniata River near Huntingdon, Pa.............................. 366

Juniata River at Mapleton Depot, Pa.............................................. 367

Aughwick Creek near Three Springs, Pa.......................................... 368

Kishacoquillas Creek at Reedsville, Pa......................................... 369

Tuscarora Creek near Port Royal, Pa............................................ 370

Cocolamus Creek near Millerstown, Pa........................................... 371

Juniata River at Newport, Pa..................................................... 372

Sherman Creek:

Bixler Run near Loysville, Pa.................................................. 373

Sherman Creek at Shermandale, Pa................................................. 374

Clark Creek near Carsonville, Pa................................................. 375

Conodoguinet Creek near Hogestown, Pa............................................ 376
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Gaglng-statlon records Continued

Susquehanna River basin Continued Page 

Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, Pa................................................ 377

Yellow Breeches Creek near Camp Hill, Pa......................................... 378

Swatara Creek at Harper Tavern, Pa............................................... 379

Manada Creek at Manada Gap, Pa................................................. 380

West Conewago Creek near Manchester, Pa.......................................... 381

Codorus Creek at Spring Grove, Pa................................................ 382

South Branch Condorus Creek near York, Pa...................................... 383

Co dor us Creek near York, Pa..................................................... 384

Susquehanna River at Marietta, Pa .................................................. 385

Conestoga Creek at Lancaster, Pa................................................. 386

Octoraro Creek near Rising Sun, Md............................................... 387

Basin Run at Liberty Grove, Md................................................. 388

Deer Creek at Rocks, Md.......................................................... 389

Bush River basin 

Bush River:

Bynum Run near Bel Air, Md....................................................... 390

Gunpowder Rlyer basin

Gunpowder Falls (head of Gunpowder River):

Little Palls at Blue Mount, Md................................................... 391

Western Run: 

Delaware Run:

Slade Run near Glyndon, Md................................................... 392

Western Run at Western Run, Md.................................................... 393

Gunpowder Palls near Carney, Md.................................................... 394

Little Gunpowder Palls at Laurel Brook, Md....................................... 395

Patapsco River basin

East Branch or toorth Branch Patapsco River: 

West Branch of North Branch Patapsco River:

Cranberry Branch near Westminster, Md.......................................... 396

North Branch Patapsco River at Cedarhurst, Md...................................... 397

North Branch Patapsco River near Marriottsville, Md................................ 398

South Branch Patapsco River at Henrytown, Md..................................... 399

Piney Run near Sykesville, Md.................................................. 400

Patapsco River at Hollofield, Md................................................... 401

South River basin

North River (head of South River) near Annapolis, Md............................... 402

Patuxent giver basin

Patuxent River near Unity, Md...................................................... 403

Cattail Creek at Roxbury Mills, Md............................................... 404

Patuxent River near Laurel, Md..................................................... 405

Little Patuxent River at Guilford, Md............................................ 406

Little Patuxent River at Savage, Md.............................................. 407

Dorsey Run near Jessup, Md..................................................... 408

Western Branch near Largo, Md.................................................... 409

Potomac River basin

North Branch Potomac River at Kitzmiller, Md....................................... 410

Savage River near Barton, Md..................................................... 411

Crabtree Creek near Swanton, Md................................................ 412

Savage River below Savage River Dam, near Bloomington, Md........................ 413

North Branch Potomac River at Luke, Md............................................. 414

Georges Creek at Franklin, Md.................................................... 415

New Creek near Keyser, W. Va..................................................... 416

North Branch Potomac River at Pinto, Md............................................ 417

Wills Creek below Hyndman, Pa.................................................... 418

Wills Creek near Cumberland, Md.................................................. 419

North Branch Potomac River near Cumberland, Md..................................... 420

Evitts Creek near Centerville, Pa................................................ 421

Patterson Creek near Headsville, W. Va........................................... 422

South Branch Potomac River at Franklin, W. Va.................................... 423

North Fork of South Branch Potomac River at Cabins, W. Va...................... 424

South Branch Potomac River near Petersburg, W. Va................................ 425

Mill Creek:

South Mill Creek: 

Spring Run:

Big Spring at Masonville, W. Va........................................... 426

South Fork of South Branch Potomac River at Brandywine, W. Va.................. 427

South Fork of South Branch Potomac River near Moorefield, W. Va................ 428

South Branch Potomac River near Springfield, W. Va............................... 429

Town Creek:

Sawpit Run near Oldtown, Md.................................................. 430

Potomac River at Paw Paw, W. Va.................................................... 431

Cacapon River near Great Cacapon, W. Va.......................................... 432

Little Tonoloway Creek near Hancock, Md.......................................... 433

Potomac River at Hancock, Md....................................................... 434

Back Creek near Jones Springs, W. Va............................................ 435

Conococheague Creek at Fairview, Md.............................................. 436

Opequon Creek near Berryville, Va................................................ 437

Abrams Creek near Winchester, Va............................................... 438

Opequon Creek near Martinsburg, W. Va............................................ 439

Tuscarora Creek above Martinsburg, W. Va....................................... 440

Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Md............................................... 441

North River (head of Shenandoah River), near Stokesville, Va..................... 442

North River near Burketown, Va................................................... 443

Middle River: 

Jennings Branch: 

Whiskey Creek:

Castle Spring near Churchville, Va....................................... 444

Bell Creek at St. Pauls Chapel, near Staunton, Va............................ 444

Bell Creek near Staunton, Va.................................. ..... 445

Bell Creek at Franks Mill, near Staunton, Va................................. 446
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aging-station records Continued 

Potomac River basin Continued

North River Continued Page 

Middle River near Grottoes, Va................................................. 447

South River near Waynesboro, Va................................................ 448

South Pork Shenandoah River (continuation of North River) near Lynnwood, Va...... 449

Hawksbill Creek: 

Yagers Spring near Luray, Va................................................. 449

South Pork Shenandoah River at Front Royal, Va................................... 450

Happy Creek at Front Royal, Va.................................................. 451

North Pork Shenahdoah River at Cootes Store, Va................................ 452

Unnamed Creek:

Plains Mill Spring near New Market, Va..................................... 453

North Pork Shenandoah River at Mount Jackson, Va............................... 453

Stony Creek at Columbia Furnace, Va.......................................... 454

North Pork Shenahdoah River near Strasburg, Va................................. 455

Cedar Creek near Winchester, Va.............................................. 456

Pawcett Run: 

Marlboro Spring at Marlboro, Va.......................................... 456

Passage Creek at Buckton, Va................................................. 4S7

Shenandoah River at Millville, W. Va............................................. 458

Catoctin Creek: 

Little Catoctin Creek at Harmony, Md........................................... 459

Catoctin Creek near Middletown, Md............................................... 460

Potomac River at Point of Rocks, Md................................................ 461

Monocacy River at Bridgeport, Md................................................. 462

Big Pipe Creek (head of Double Pipe Creek) at Bruceville, Md................... 463

Little Pipe Creek at Avondale, Md............................................ 464

Owens Creek at Lantz, Md....................................................... 465

Hunting Creek at Jimtown, Md................................................... 466

Fishing Creek ne.ar Lewistown, Md............................................... 468

Linganore Creek near Frederick, Md............................................. 469

Monocacy River at Jug Bridge, near Frederick, Md................................. 470

Bennett Creek at Park Mills, Md................................................ 471

Goose Creek near Leesburg, Va.................................................... 472

Seneca Creek at Dawsonville, Md.................................................. 473

Difficult Run near Great Palls, Va............................................... 474

Potomac River near Washington, D. C................................................ 475

Little Falls Branch near Bethesda, Md............................................ 476

Rock Creek at Sherrill Drive, Washington, D. C................................... 477

Northeast Branch Anacostia River at Riverdale, Md................................ 478

Northwest Branch Anacostia River near Colesville, Md........................... 479

Northwest Branch Anacostia River near Hyattsville, Md.......................... 480

Fourmile Run at Alexandria, Va................................................... 481

Henson Creek (head of Broad Creek) at Oxon Hill, Md.............................. 482

Accotink Creek near Annandale, Va................................................ 483

Long Branch near Annandale, Va................................................. 484

Accotink Creek near Accotink Station, Va......................................... 486

Cedar Run (head of Occoquan Creek) near Warrenton, Va............................ 487

Cedar Run near Catlett, Va....................................................... 488

Broad Run at Buckland, Va...................................................... 489

Bull Run near Manassas, Va...................................................... 490

Occoquan Creek near Occoquan, Va................................................. 491

Mattawoman Creek near Pomonkey, Md............................................... 492

South Fork Quantico Creek near Independent Hill, Va.............................. 493

North Branch Chopawamsic Creek near Independent Hill, Va......................... 494

Middle Fork Chopswamsic Creek near Garrisonville, Va........................... 495

South Branch Chopawamsic Creek near Garrisonville, Va.......................... 496

Aqula Creek: 

Beaverdam Run near Garrisonville, Va........................................... 497

Wicomico River:

Chaptico Creek at Chaptico, Md................................................. 498

St. Marys River at Great Mills, Md............................................... 499

Rappahannock River basin

Rappahannock River near Warrenton, Va.............................................. 500

Hazel River: 

Thornton River:

Rush River at Washington, Va................................................. 501

Thornton River near Laurel Mills, Va........................................... 502

Hazel River at RixeyvUle, Va.................................................... 503

Rappahannock River at Remington, Va................................................ 504

Mountain Run near Culpeper, Va................................................... 505

Rapidan River near Ruckersville, Va.............................................. 507

Robertson River near Locust Dale, Va........................................... 508

Rapidan River near Culpeper, Va.................................................. 509

Rappahannock River near Frederlcksburg, Va......................................... 510

Cat Point Creek near Montross, Va................................................ 511

Piscataway Creek near Tappahannock, Va........................................... 512

Piankatank River basin

Dragon Run ihead of Piankatank River) near Church View, Va......................... 513

Ware River basin

Beaverdam Swamp (head of Ware River) near Ark, Va.................................. 514

York River basin

North Anna River (head of York River) near Doswell, Va............................. 515

South Anna River: 

Hudson Creek near Boswells Tavern, Va.......................................... 516

South Anna River near Ashland, Va................................................ 517

Pamunkey River (continuation of North Anna River) near Hanover, Va................. 518

Totopptomoy Creek near Atlee, Va................................................. 519

Mattaponi River near Bowling Green, Va........................................... 520

Mattaponi River near Beulahville, Va............................................. 521
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Page 

Discharge measurements at points other than gaging stations.......................... 522

Index................................................................................ 533

ILLUSTRATIONS

Page

Figure 1. Gaging-station structures: A, Otselic River at Upper Lisle, N. Y.; B, 

Clark Creek near CarsonvllTe, Pa.; C, Mattaponi River near Bowling 

Green, Va............................................................... 5

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

surface water supply.................................................... 11

3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1954 water

year with median discharge for 25-year period........................... 14
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OP NORTH ATLANTIC SLOPE BASINS, NEW YORK TO YORK RIVER, 1954

SCOPE OP WORK

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

year ending September 30, 1954. Since 1888, when the United States Geological Survey first 

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

made at more than 13,050 gaging stations in the 48 States and at many others in the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. On September 30, 1954, the Geological Survey and cooperating 

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

Discharge measurements only were made at many other points in the 1954 water year, most of 

which are published at the end of each report.

COOPERATION

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

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

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

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

Delaware: State Highway Department, W. A. McWilliams, chief engineer; New Castle 

County Soil Conservation District, M. W. Klair, chairman; city of Newark, W. M. Johnson, mayor.

Maryland: State Board of Natural Resources, Department of Geology, Mines, and 

Water Resources, J. T. Singewald, Jr., director; State Roads Commission, R. H. McCain, 

chairman; city of Baltimore, J. S. Strohmeyer, water engineer.

Massachusetts: State Department of Public Works, J. A. Volpe, commissioner.

New Jersey: State Department of Conservation and Economic Development, Division 

of Water Policy and Supply, H. T. Critchlow, director and chief engineer; North 

Jersey District Water Supply Commission, C. H. Capen, chief engineer.

New York: State Department of Conservation, P. B. Duryea, commissioner; State 

Department of Public Works, B. D. Tallamy, superintendent; Board of Hudson River 

Regulating District, E. H. Sargent, chief engineer, succeeded by Robert Porrest; 

Nassau County Department of Public Works, J. C. Guibert, commissioner; Suffolk County 

Board of Supervisors, P. A. Hattemer, chairman; Suffolk County Water Authority, F. S. 

Koons, chairman; Westchester County Department of Public Works, J. C. Harding, commissioner; Albany Department of Water and Water Supply, W. F. Devane, commissioner; 

Board of Water Supply, City of New York, K. R. Kennison, chief engineer; Department 

of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity, City of New York, D. F. Paduano, commissioner, 

succeeded by A. C. Ford.

Pennsylvania: State Department of Forests and Waters, S. S. Lewis, secretary, 

through the Water and Power Resources Board, Thomas Mathews, chief engineer; State 

Department of Agriculture, Miles Horst, secretary, through the Soil Conservation 

Commission, W. S. Hager, executive secretary; city of Bethlehem, E. E. Schaffer, 

mayor, through A. N. Wiegner, city engineer; and Harrisburg Department of Public 

Safety, R. H. Lyon, Jr., director.
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Vermont: Water Conservation,Board, Philip Shutler, commissioner. 

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

State Department of Highways, J. A. Anderson, commissioner; city of Staunton, Seth 

Burnley, city manager, and city of Alexandria, C. L. Watkins, acting city manager.

West Virginia: State Public Service Commission, H. W. Hanna, Jr., chairman; State 

Water Commission, L. M. Kenna, chairman, succeeded by D. B. Fleming; State Conaervation Commission, C. J. Johnson, director.

Assistance in the form of funds or services was given by the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, in collecting records published herein for 126 gaging stations, of which 

4 were in Delaware, 15 in Maryland, 1 in Massachusetts, 2 in New Jersey, 44 in New York, 

30 in Pennsylvania, 22 in Virginia, and 8 in West Virginia.

Assistance was also furnished by the Weather Bureau of the United States Department of 

Commerce; National Park Service of the United States Department of Interior; the Atomic 

Energy Commission; Post engineer, Fort Belvoir; and Marine Corps Schools, Quantico. 

The following organizations aided in collecting records: 

Delaware: Brandywine Valley Association.

Maryland: Upper Potomac River Commission, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, 

municipalities of Bel Air, Cumberland, Frederick, and Salisbury, Celanese Corporation 

of America, Congoleum-Nairn Inc., Kelly-Springfield Tire Co., Potomac Edison Co., and 

West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co.

New Jersey: Municipalities of Atlantic City, Jersey City, Newark, New Brunswick, 

and Paterson; American Cyanamid Co.; Delaware & Raritan Canal Co.; E. I. du Pont de 

Nemours & Co.; Hackensack Water Co.; Monmouth Consolidated Water Co.; Morris Canal 

& Banking Co.; and Taylor-Wharton Iron & Steel Co.

New York: Municipalities of Harrison, Mamaroneck, Rye, Tarrytown, and Yonkers; 

Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp., Dutchess Bleachery, Inc., Ford Motor Co., 

Indian River Co., New York State Gas & Electric Corp., Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., 

and Rockland Light & Power Co.

Pennsylvania: Municipalities of Lancaster and Philadelphia; Empire Box Corporation, P. H. Glatfelter Co., Palmer Water Co., Panther Valley Water Co., Pennsylvania 

Power & Light Co., Philadelphia Electric Co., Philadelphia Suburban Water Co., Safe 

Harbor Water Power Corp., and York Water Co. 

West Virginia: Potomac Edison Co.

DIVISION OF WORK

The stream-gaging work was done by the Water Resources Division of the Geological Survey, under the direction of personnel shown in the preface. The data for stations in the 

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

below.

State District office Address

Delaware................. College Park, Md......... 106 New Engineering Building,

University of Maryland. 

Maryland a/.............. ... .do................... Do.

Massachusetts............ Boston................... 939 Post Office Building.

New Jersey............... Trenton.................. 228 Federal Building.

New York b/.............. Albany................... 526 Federal Building.

aj Including Evltts Creek near Centerville, Pa., Wills Creek below Hyndman, Pa., Potomac River 

at Paw Paw, W. Va. and near Washington, D. C., Rock Creek at Sherrlll Drive, Washington, 0. C., 

and Shenandoalj River at Millville, W. Va.

b/ Including Cowanesgue River near Lawrenceville, Pa., Crooked Creek at Tloga, Pa., and Tloga 

River at Tloga, Pa.
DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 2 

List of District offices Continued

State District office Address

Pennsylvania c/ .......... Harrisburg............... 490 Education Building.

Vermont.................. Boston, Mass............. 939 Post Office Building.

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

West Virginia d/ ......... Charleston............... Ill United States Courthouse.

c/ Except for Cowanesque River near Lawrenceville, Crooked Creek at Tioga, Evitts Creek near 

Centerville, Tioga River at Tioga, and Wills Creek below Hyndman.

d/ Except for Potomac River at Paw Paw and Shenandoah River at Millville.

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

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

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

DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

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

as follows:

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

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

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

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

is distributed uniformly in time and area.

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

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

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

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

for irrigation. ,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

within the area unless otherwise noted,

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

published reports.
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DOWNSTREAM ORDER OR LISTING GAGING STATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

represents one rank. This downstream order and system of indention show which gaging 

stations are on tributaries between any two stations on a main stem and the rank of the 

tributary on which each gaging station is situated.

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

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

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

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

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

of discharge. In addition, observations of factors affecting the stage-discharge relation, 

weather records, and other information are used to supplement base data in determining the 

daily flow. The records of stage are obtained either from direct readings on a nonrecording gage or from a water-stage recorder that gives a continuous record of fluctuations. 

Measurements of discharge are made with a current meter by the general methods adopted by 

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

methods are described in Water-Supply Paper 888 and are also outlined in standard textbooks on the measurement of stream discharge. Typical structures in use at gaging stations are shown in figure 1.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

continual change in the physical features that form the control, the daily mean discharge 

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

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

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

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

A. Otselic River at Upper Lisle, N. Y.

B. Clark Creek near Careonville, Pa.

C. Mattaponi River near Bowling Green, Va.

FIGURE 1. GAGING STATION STRUCTURES
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1954, PART 1-B

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

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

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

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

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

used as a factor in the determination of discharge.

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

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

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

occasional winter discharge measurements, consideration being given to the available information on temperature and precipitation, notes by gage observers and engineers, and comparable records of discharge for other stations in the same or nearby basins. If the 

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

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

daily records is not changed.

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

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

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

and ends on September 30. A calendar for the water year 1954 is shown on page IV for the 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

for the complete years Indicated by the heading dates). Reliable Information concerning 

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

last paragraph under "Extremes." Unless otherwise qualified, the maximum discharge corresponds to the crest stage obtained by use of a water-stage recorder, a crest-stage Indicator, or a nonrecording gage read at the time of the crest. If the maximum gage height
EXPLANATION OP DATA 7

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

area. Revised figures of cubic feet per second per aquare mile and runoff in inches 

resulting from a revision of the drainage area only are uaually not published in the 

annual series of reports.

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

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

generally not published for stations on canals.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

station description.

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

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

day of its occurrence.

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

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

the average flow in cubic feet per second daring the month. Runoff for the month may be
8 . SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1954, PART 1-B

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

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

square mile and runoff in inches are omitted if the drainage area includes large noncontributing areas., or if the average annual rainfall over the drainage basin is usually less 

than 20 inches.

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

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

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

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

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

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

the peaks are subject to substantial control by man.

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

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

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

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

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

For most gaging stations on lakes and reservoirs the data presented comprise a description of the station and a monthly summary table of stage and contents. For some reservoirs 

a table showing daily contents or stage is given. A skeleton table of capacity at given 

stages is usually given in the first report in which data for the reservoir are published, 

but it is omitted from succeeding reports.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

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

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

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

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

in general, more nearly accurate than the daily records.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

comparison with the observed discharge.

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

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

because water must first be supplied to existing irrigation systems.

PUBLICATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A, North Atlantic slope basins, Maine to Connecticut. 

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

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

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

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

to Pearl River.

3. Ohio River basin, in two volumes:

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

B, Cumberland and Tennessee River basins.

4. St. Lawrence River basin,

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins.

6. Missouri River basin, in two volumes:

A, Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa. 

B, Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa.

7. Lower Mississippi River basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

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

13. Snake River basin.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

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

the United States.

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

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

given on page 3.

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

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

been included for some streams.

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

(A = Annual Report; B = Bulletin)

Report

10th A, pt. 

llth A, pt.

B 131......

2

Z

?

Character of data

Descriptive Information only. 

Monthly discharge and descriptive information. ..............

Year

1884 to September 1890.

1888-93.

1893-94.
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1954, PART 1-B

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

(A Annual Reports; B - Bulletin)

Report

16th A, pt. 2

18th A, pt. 4

WSP 16

19th A, pt. 4

WSP 75.......

Character of data

Descriptive Information only.

monthly discharge.

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge..

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

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

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge.

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries.

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries.

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

Year

1895.

1896.

1895-96. 

1897.

1897.

1897. 

1898.

1898.

1898.

1899.

1900.

1900.

1901.

1901.

Reports on surface-water supply containing records from 1899 to date for drainage basins 

in this report are listed below. The data for any particular gaging station will, in general, be found in the reports covering the years during which the station was maintained.

Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream measurements In North Atlantic 

slope basins, New York to York River, 1899-1954

Year

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

19O4

1905

1906

1907-8

1909

1910

WSP

35

47, a48

65, 75

82

97

b!25, 0126

b!66, c!67

b202, c203

241

261

281

Year

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919-20

1921

1922

WSP

301

321

351

381

401

431

451

471

501

521

541

Year

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

WSP

561

581

6O1

621

641

661

681

696

711

726

741

Year

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

WSP

756

781

801

821

851

871

891

921

951

971

1001

Year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

WSP

1031

1051

1081

1111

1141

1171

1202

1232

1272

1332

a Schuylklll River to James River, 

b Hudson River to Delaware River, 

c Susquehanna River to Yadkln River.

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

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

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

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

streams and gaging stations in the body of the report. An index of the records obtained 

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

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

871 for the North Atlantic slope basins, New York to York River) contains, for the area 

Included in that report, a summary of yearly discharge at gaging stations at which 10 or 

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

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

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

annual series of water-supply papers. The following table lists reports of this type for 

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

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

WSP.

109.........

1105........

Period Report

tatlon records.
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12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1954, PART 1-B

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

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

these reports for the area covered by this report.

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge

State

New Jersey ....

Do .........

Pennsylvania. .

Period

1929-37 

1S92-1943

1931-48

1944-49 

1896-1950

1946-51 

1898-1952 

1886-1952 

19Z9-53 

1897-1954 

1892-1928 

1928-34 

1934-40 

1940-45 

189O-1911 

1928-32

1895-1927 

1927-42

1942 -5O

Report

Flow data and draft storage curves for 

major streams In Maryland. 

Bull. 1, Summary of records of surface 

waters of Maryland and the Potomac 

River basin. 

Bull. 5, Anne Arundel County water resources . 

Physical features of Washington County... 

Bull. 10, Prince Georges County water 

resources. 

Bull. 11, St. Marys County water resources. 

Bull. 13, Geology and water resources 

of Garrett County. 

Bull. 14, The water resources of Howard 

and Montgomery Counties. 

Bull. 16, The water resources of Somerset, 

Wlcomico, and Worchester Counties. 

Bull. 17, The water resources of Baltimore 

and Hartford Counties. 

Bull. 33, Surface water supply of New 

Jersey . 

Special Rept. 5, Surface water supply of 

New Jersey. 

Special Rept. 9, Surface water supply of 

New Jersey. 

Special Rept. 12, 'Surface water supply 

of New Jersey. 

Report of Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania . 

Streamf low records of Pennsylvania .......

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

Bull. 4, Surface water supply of Virginia 

(Potomac, Rappahannock, and York River 

basins) . 

Bull. 12, Surface water supply of Virginia (Potomac, Rappahannock, and York 

River basins) .

Issued by

State Planning Commission and 

Water Resources Commission. 

Department of Geology, Mines, 

and Water Resources.

Do.

Dp. 

Do.

DO. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Department of Conservation 

and Development. 

State Water Policy Commission.

Do.

Department of Conservation 

and Economic Development. 

Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania. 

Department of Forests and 

Waters . 

Virginia Geological Survey. 

Virginia Conservation Commission.

Department of Conservation 

and Development.

Note. In addition to the records contained In the reports listed above, the following States have 

Issued annual or biennial reports In which are contained records of discharge: New York (also Board 

of Water Supply, city of New York, and city of Rochester) and Pennsylvania.

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

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

stage and discharge of many streams during major floods has been included in special reports on these floods published by the Geological Survey or other agencies. The more 

recent of these special reports also contain other pertinent hydrologic information and 

analyses and compilations of data relating to earlier notable floods. The following is a 

list of these reports:

Report Issued by

WSP 88: The Passaic flood of 1902.

WSP 92: The Passaic flood of 1903.

WSP 147: Destructive floods in the United States in 1904.

WSP 162; Destructive floods in the United States in 1905.

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

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

WSP 799: The floods of 1936, Part 2, Hudson River to Susquehanna

River region. 

WSP 800; The floods of 1936, Part 3, Potomac, James, and upper

Ohio Rivers. 

WSP 847: Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations

through September 1938.

WSP 966: Minor floods of 1938 in North Atlantic States. 

WSP 1134-A: Floods of August 4-5, 1943, in Central West Virginia. 

WSP 1134-B: Floods of July 18, 1942, in North Central

Pennsylvania.

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

WSP 1227-C: Floods of 1950 and 1951 in the Catskill Mountain

Region, New York.

Cir. 155: New Year flood of 1949 in New York and New England. 

Bull. 10: Flood of June 1949 in Stokesville-Bridgewater area,

Virginia. 

The Floods of March 1936 in Pennsylvania.

U. S. Geological Survey 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Commonwealth of Virginia

Pennsylvania Department 

of Forests and Waters.
HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS 13

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

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

at which records of discharge were collected during the water year October 1953 to September 1954 by agencies other than the Geological Survey. The records of these stations are 

not contained in publications of the Geological Survey, nor have they been published elsewhere .

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey

Stream

Gunpowder Falls ........

Hooslc River. .......... 

Hudson River. .......... 

Sprite Creek. . .........

Location

Loch Raven, Md ..................

Schaghtlcoke, N. Y. ............. 

Spier Falls , N. Y. ..............

Period

1883-1954*

191O-54 

1923 -54t 

1913-54

Collected by

Baltimore Department of 

Public Works. 

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. 

Do. 

Do.

Monthly means only prior to 1937.

t Records for period 1912-23 published In water-supply papers of Geological Survey.

Note. The Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, has been 

collecting records of runoff from the following selected areas In the North Atlantic slope basins, 

Hew York to York River: Beginning In 1937, from 3 areas, 17 to 1,B9O acres, near Freehold, H. Y.j 

beginning In 1938, from 4 areas, 13 to 2,215 acres, near Cohocton, N. Y. and from 5 areas, 5 to 81 

acres, near Hagerstown, Md.j beginning In 1939, from lo areas less than 2O acres each.near College 

Park, Md.; and beginning In 1950, from 4 areas, 3O to 1,570 acres, In DutchesB County, N. Y.

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

Streamflow during the 1954 water year averaged near median In New York State and was 

deficient in the remainder of the area covered by this report. Runoff at the key gaging 

station Potomac River at Paw Paw, W. Va. was record low during October to February despite 

substantial releases of water from Savage River Reservoir and was above median in March 

for the first time since June 1953. Drought conditions prevailed in New Jersey and eastern 

Maryland during July causing record-low flows for July at many gaging stations. During 

September drought conditions in Maryland (temporarily relieved during August) and Virginia 

caused the streamflow for most streams to approach the record lows of 1930-32. Some minor 

flooding occurred in New York State during February due to Ice jams and during June due to 

widely scattered thunder showers. For three key gaging stations in the area covered by 

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

with the median discharge for the 25-year period 1921-45 is shown in figure 3 on the following page.
14 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1954, PART 1-B

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

£ 75

Great Egg Harbor River at Folsom, N. J. 

Drainage area 56.3 sq mi.

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

Potomac River at Paw Paw, W. Va. 

Drainage area, 3,109 gq mi.

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

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

ryxVSoooj Monthly mean discharge during water year 1954.

Figure 3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1954 water year with 

median discharge for 25-year period.
GAGING-STATION RECORDS 15

BLIND BROOK BASIN

Blind Brook at Rye, N. Y.

Locatlon. Lat 40 059'00", long 73°41'15", on left bank at Rye, Westchester County, Just 

upstream from Theodore Fremd Avenue Bridge, a quarter of a mile southwest from New York, 

New Haven, and Hartford Railroad station and 0.85 mile upstream from mean high water in 

Milton Harbor.

Drainage area.. 9.20 sq mi.

Records available. November 1943 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 13.05 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by city of Rye).

Average discharge. 10 years (1944-54), 15.55 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 450 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 4.29 ft) ^minimum, 0.26 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 0.845 ft).

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 1,330 cfs Sept. 15, 1944 (gage height, 9.36 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 800 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.12 cfs July 5, 

1953 (gage height, 0.805 ft), result of temporary regulation.

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

fair. Medium and high flows affected by detention reservoir 2 miles above station 

(capacity, about 26 acre-ft at spillway level or 50 acre-ft at crest of concrete dam).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 28 to May 3

0.9 0.61

.95 1.05

1.05 2.40

1.15 4.65

1.3 9.77

1.5 20.6

1.7 34.9

1.0 1.93

1.1 3.93

1.2 6.64

1.3 10.3

1.5 20.6

1.7 34.9

2.0 64

2.4 116

0.9

.95

1.05

1.15

1.3

Hay 3 to Sept. 30

0.61 1.5

1.05 1.8

2.38 2.3

4.54 3.4

10.2

21.7

46.4

107

290

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.76

.66

*.68

.75

.78

1.61

1.73 

1.47

1.02

1.02

.94

.91 

.78

.87

1.11

.83

.84

.75

.85

.95

.69

.84 

.86

.77

1.88

1.61

1.31

13^7

31.3

14. 8 

6.00

113.09

3.65

0.397

0.46

Nov.

4.48

3.13

2.92

2.70

2. 35

2.41

ft*

7.46

5.85

5.74

4.57 

3.73

3.60

3.47

3.57

3.22

3.00

3.04

2.80

2.94

2.73 

12.3

8.48

10.0

10.2

6.55

*5.54

4.82

4. 87

177.57

5.92

0.643

0.72

Dec,

5.56

5.04

4.66

4.24

*32.7

15.3

68 

19.6

13.7

42.6

19.2

15.2 

21.6

113.

37.5

21.7

16.3

14.0

11.1

10.9

10.9

12.4 

11.4

9.28

7.94

8.42

8.25

8.17

11.1

9 .76 

8.86

598.38

19.30

2.10

2.42

Jan.

6.95

7.32

7.14

7.25

6.69

9.59

8.16 

5.48

5.46

7.98

5.04

6.48 

6.03

5.74

5.88

6.28

6.94

5.60

6.25

8.98

24.8

19.2 

11.1

9.06

8.99

*16.0

25.1

27.6

10^7

9.11

309.30

9.98

1.08

1.25

Feb.

7.69

7.44

8.51

15.1

13.3

10.2

9.30 

8.26

8.84

8.91

8.17

5.94 

*5.06

5.32

7.38

8.17

32.2

18.3

13.3

10.3

22.0

ft*

15.6

19.2

15.2

12.5

12.8

-

373.69

13.35

1.45

1.51

Mar.

21.5

37.7

58

50

23.2

18.6

16.4 

15.3

14.5

13.4

12.3

12.0

29.7

20.1

14.6

12.8

11.8

*11.7

SI

23.9

17.5 

15.2

13.8

17.6

22.0

15.0

13.0

14.3

13.1 

11.2

648.3

20.91

2.27

2.62

Apr.

10.7

10.4

10.0

8.91

9.24

9.70

11.2 

*10. 6

9.60

7.84

8.88

10.5 

7.52

7.20

7.58

10.7

63

60

22.7

17.4

14.8

13.2 

21.9

30.5

18.2

15.0

18.1

18.5

15.1

12.4

491.37

16.38

1.78

1.99

May

no. 7

10.8

S3.

66

29.7

21.0

16.6 

65

44.5

48.4

39.2

25.4 

19.5

16.7

15.0

13.6

12.9

13.1

11.6

10.9

31.7

20.0 

13.6

10.7

8.60

7.65

7.02

7.88

7.48

8. 75 

7.03

689.01

22.23

2.42

2.79

June

5.77

4.64

4.49

4.96

*4.31

3.63

3.47 

2.94

2.83

2.60

2.57

2.25 

4.12

3.24

2.51

2.45

2.44

2.32

2.25

2.03

2.08

1.86 

5.87

8.93

2.76

2.13

1.53

1.73

1.40

----- -5-7-

95.68

3.19

0.347

0.39

July

1.54

1.59

1.26

2.77

2.64

2.03

1.81 

*1.67

1.77

1.60

1.16

2.02 

1.53

1.80

2.20

1.47

1.10

1.15

1.30

.98

.98

.91 

1.09

1.33

J B5

1.31

4.97

1.76

1.27

1 18 

.85

49.89

1.61

0.175

0.20

Aug.

1.10

f 99

13.0

3.30

5.89

4.68

1.37 

1.58

24.5

14.5

3.73

*2.68 

2.23

1.56

2.36

2.51

2.01

1.51

1.46

3.50

2.26

2.08 

1.69

1.42

1.51

1.45

1.40

1.02

1.28

2.22

189.79

6.12

0.665

0.77

Sept.

14.3

5.64

3.76

3.01

2.34

2.35

2.62 

3.55

2.78

2.34

a246

a51 

a!6.0

11.5

10.7

21.1

34.0

15.5

27.9

24.9

15.5

13.7 

9.26

7.47

6.72

7.76

11.5

6.82

5.41

5.64

591.07

19.70

2.14

2.39

Calendar year 1953: Max 441 Mln 0.59 Mean 17.92 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.45

Water year 1953-54: Max 246 Min 0.68 Mean 11.86 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.51

Peak discharge (base. 380 cfs). Sept. 11 (about 1 p.m.) 450 cfs (4.29 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated from reconstructed gage-height graph based on recorded range In stage, observer's inspection, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
16 BEAVER SWAMP BROOK BASIN

Beaver Swamp Brook near Harrison, N. Y.

Location. Lat 40°S7'30" ) long 73°43'00", on right bank Just downstream from Short Street 

Bridge, in the village of Mamaroneck, a quarter of a mile downstream from Brentwood 

Brook, a quarter of a mile upstream from mean high water in Mamaroneok Harbor, and 

1 mile south of Harrison, Westchester County.

Drainage area. 4.71 sq mi.

Records available. November 1943 to September 1954.

gape . Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 24.99 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to June 8, 1946, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years (1944-54), 6.32 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 96 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 1.92 ft); minimum, 

0.08 cfs July 22 (gage height, 0.265 ft).

1943-54; Maximum discharge, 141 cfs June 1, 1952 (gage height, 2.58 ft); no flow 

at times Aug. 8-16, Aug. 19 to Sept. 1, Sept. 7-12, 1944, Aug. 29 to Sept. 2, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, fragmentary or no gageheight record, or backwater from debris, which are fair. Flow affected by natural 

storage in swampy areas above station.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ioe effect or backwater from 

debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 28 to Aug. 3 Aug. 3 to Sept. 30

0.3 

.35

0.25 

.52 

.4 .96 

.45 1.56

0.55 3.58

.7 6.25

.9 18.1

1.1 31.1

.45

0.09

.18

.42

.82

1.42

0.55 

.7

1.1 

1.4

3.24

7.65

17.4

31.0

55

0.32 

.35 

.4 

.45 

.55

0.30

.48

.91

1.56

3.58

0.7

1.3 

1.6

8.25

18.1

31.1

46.4

71

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.42

.36

. 27

.27

.52

1.51

1.08

.52

.48

.56

.68

.48

.42

.34

.32

.36

.34

.34

.36

.36

.36

.34

.32

.27

1.32

.96

.64

24.8

21.3

*10.2 

5.78

75.88

2.38

0.505

0.58

Nov.

2.54

1.90

1.57

1.28

1.O3

^92

17.6

8.94

4.39

5.24

2.73

2.34

2.07

*1,90

1.75

1.65

1.65

1.50

1.55

1.55

1.28

1.22

4.66

3.45

4.88

3.65

3.81

2.83

2.44

2 * 34

92.26

3.08

0.654

0.73

Dec.

2.85

2.54

2.07

2.15

*15.1

8.54

29.7

11.5

7.65

16.8

10.7

8.78

11.2

16.0

50.9

15.8

10.1

7.65

6.36

5.65

5.69

6.54

5.69

4.66

4.39

4.26

4.02

4.02

4.94

4.26 

3.78

304.25

9.81

2.08

2.40

Jan.

3.34

5.24

5.24

5.14

5.05

4.26

3.45

2.83

2.85

2.95

g|44

5^24

f4.02

b5.05

b5.25

5.45

3.03

2.73

2.63

*2.73

7.00

b7.6

b4.65

4.14

4.02

5.54

10.8

11.7

b6. 7

5 38 

4^66

155. O5

4.56

0.926

1.07

Feb.

4.14

4.14

4.80

6.19

5.08

4.39

4.02

3.90

4.02

5.78

5.67

2.85

*2.65

2.54

3.05

3.45

Har.

8.02

12.1

16.8

23*1

11.0

8.42

7.08

6.56

5.69

5.58

4.66

4.52

4.94

12.6

10.5

6.72

1LJ, 1 5.69

7.841 5.06

5, 23 1 *4.61

4.39

7.32

11.9

7.46

6.02

6.22

6.90

4.94

4.66

-

149.63

5.34

1.15

1.18

21.4

10.4

7.1

6.36

5.53

7.47

8.82

6.02

5.25

5.08

4.5

4.15

255.65

8.25

1.75

2.02

Apr.

4.0

5.8

5.55

5.25

5.15

3.45

5.9

*3.78

3.24

3.14

4.11

5.84

3.78

5.54

5,05

4.59

20.3

28.2

11.0

6.03

6.72

5.69

9.2

10.0

6.7

5.5

6.0

5.8

5.1

4.4

192.39

6.41

1.36

1.52

May

*4.0

4.02

14.5

25.7

11.9

8.62

7.08

21.9

19.2

19.9

17.1

11.2

8.42

6.90

6.02

5.23

4.94

4.52

4.14

4.52

11.3

7.5

4.65

5.9

5.56

5.14

2.85

2.65

2.67

5.05 

2.16

255.18

8.25

1.75

2.01

June

1.90

1.75

1.57

1.75

*1.42

1.28

1.15

.98

.92

.98

.87

.82

2. 21

TToT

.98

.92

.82

.72

.68

.63

.55

.48

1.78

.82

.63

.55

.45

.42

.52

52

3O.12

1.00

0.212

0.24

July

0.45

.42

.59

1.50

.72

.65

.55

*.48

.45

.42

.56

.54

.26

.31

.60

.20

.20

.18

.18

.16

.12

. 12

.12

.15 ;i6

.15

.58

.34

.20

 18 

.15

10.89

0.351

0.075

0.09

Aug.

O.14

.OS

5.92

2.07

.96

.72

.55

.41

8.59

9. 02

4.37

*1.56

1.02

.72

.72

.68

.55

.48

.58

.63

.59

.52

.44

.41

.58

.35

.32

.35

.32

.64

68.51

2.21

0.469

0.54

Sept.

*12.0

3.22

1.89

1.34

1.08

. 91

1.56

1.56

1.20

1.42

71

41.3

10.2

6.32

5.84

7.75

9.83

6.83

8.77

9.22

7.00

6.0O

4.50

3.70

5.22

5.62

4.56

5.70

5.00

2. 67

245.01

8.17

1.75

1.95

Calendar year 1953: Max 112 Hin 0 Mean 8.07 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.25

Water year 1953-54: Max 71 Hin 0.10 Hean 4.97 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.31

Peak discharKe (base, 58 cfs). Oct. 28 (about 6 a.m.) 76 cfs (1.66 ft); Dec. 14 (2:45 p.m.) 69

cfs (1.57 ft); Apr. 17 (7:15 p.m.) 60 cfs (1.46 ft); Sept. 11 (12 m.) 96 cfs (1.92 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice (fragmentary gage-height record Jan. 14).

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.

Hote. Backwater from ice and debris Feb. 12, 13. Backwater from debris Oct. 3-5, 18, Jan. 16, 

Mar. 20-22, Hay 22-24, July 14, 16-20, Aug. 21, 22, 51, Sept. 1. No gage-height record Oct. 19-50, 

Feb. 24 to Mar. 1, Mar. 11-19; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for other streams in Westchester County.
HUTCHINSON RIVER BASIN 

Hutchinson River at Pelham, N. Y.

17

Location. Lat 40 0 54'40", long 73°48'55", on right bank in Pelham, Westchester County, 

just upstream from New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad bridge, 100 ft downstream 

from Pelham Lake and 1-| miles west of New Rochelle.

Drainage area. 5.76 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1943 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 12.92 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by county of Westchester).

Average discharge. 10 years (1944-54), 6.49 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 210 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 4.08 ft); minimum, 0.05 cfs Oct. 24 (gage .height, 1.876 ft); minimum daily, 0.05 cfs Oct. 24.

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 388 cfs Sept. 14, 1944 (gage height, 4.77 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 120 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.05 cfs Aug. 26, 

1944, Oct. 24, 1953; minimum gage height, 1.865 ft Aug. 26, 1944; minimum daily discharge, that of Oct. 24, 1953.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from debris or those 

below 1 cfs, which are good, and those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

fair. Plow controlled by lake and three reservoirs above station; low flow completely 

controlled by Pelham Lake.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of backwater from debris (gage 

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

Oct. 28 to Sept. 30

1.87

1.9

1.95

2.0

2.05

2.1

0.04

.10

.34

.67

1.13

1.74

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7

3.39

5.94

9.40

13.5

25.0

1.S8

1.9

1.95

2.0

2.05

2.1

0.06 

.10

.31

.63

1.04

1.59

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

2.9 

3.5

3.12

5.27

8.30

17.3

38.9

110

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.07

.06

.06

.06

.07

.16

.73 

.14

.07

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06 **3$

.07

.06

.06

24.1

16.4

6 08 

E.54

51.62

1.67

-

-

Nov.

1.41

.93

.74

JA

.41

.74

"6^20

4.46

2.85

2.06

1.47

1.37

 1.33

1.14

1.00

.77

.72

1.07

.83

.78

.61

8.76

5.40

7.57

a5.40

a4.24

a3.41

a2.75

a2.55

85.81

2.86

-

-

Dec.

2.66

1.98

1.72

1,62

*13.8

10.5

25.4 

14.7

8.54

17.4

11.4

9.20

8.14

39.2

22.0

11.7

7.61

5.65

4.46

3.92

3.71

4.54

3.92

3.82

3.31

3.02

2,75

3.23

3,84

3.31 

3.12

260.22

8.39

-

-

Jan.

3.22

2.93

2.84

2.75

2.65

3.02

2.66 

2.83

2.60

2.42

2.35

3.92

3.0

2.6

2.95

3.4

2.75

2.5

2.12

 2.34

6.68

6.26

4.88

3.92

3.51

4.46

6.07

6,48

5.20

4,35 

3.58

111.24

3.59

-

-

Feb.

3.12

2.93

3.91

4.85

4.24

 3.66

3.31 

3.12

3.12

2.93

2.75

2.41

2.35

2.12

2.20

2.27

Mil

9.30

6.50

4.92

8.14

12.4

9.3

6.6

6.62

5.40

4.68

4.46

-

140.81

5.03

-

Mar.

7.60

8.84

19.5

18.8

12.2

7.95

6.06 

5.15

4.68

4.83

4.15

5. .71

4.64

11.4

8.30

6.99

5.4

4.7

 4.55

16.9

10.9

8.12

6.20

4.92

7.36

6.65

6.2

5.3

4.68

4.35

4.02

235.05

7.58

-

Apr.

3.82

3.5

3.2

3.3

2J5.

2.75

3.2

 3.1

3.02

2.93

4.86

5.54

4.24

3.71

3.3

4.7

24.2

22.5

16.6

10,4

7.12

5.78

10.3

10,6

9.50

7.28

7.4

S.6

5.0

4.25

204.45

6.82

-

-

May

 3.9

3.71

11.0

12.9

9. IS

6.96

5.40 

21.8

15.8

20.2

20.3

12.8

9.10

6.96

5.8

4.8

4.58

4.13

5.36

4.89

13.1

10.1

7.78

5.65

4.68

4.02

3.61

2.93

3.3

3.3 

2.34

250.38

8.08

-

June

2.20

1.92

1.72

3.2

 2.06

1.91

1.59 

1.35

1.14

1.47

1.78

1.98

5.31

2.75

2.58

1.84

1.47

1.09

.90

.72

.60

^57

1.88

.91

.98

.92

.69

.71

1.04

2.10

49.38

1.65

-

July

4.18

27.6

1.86

3.47

1.12

.93

1.08 

.67

.40

.32

.22

*.18

.17

.31

1.02

.15

.09

.07

TTo

.20

.12

.08

.07

.07

.08

.14

.08

.08

.07

.07 

.45

45.45

1.47

-

Aug.

0.92

jiS

11.9

.75

.60

.45

.27 

.27

15.0

2.28

.74

*.38

.27

.21

.35

.28

.19

.36

1.15

.98

.78

.34

.19

.20

.37

.48

.18

.13

.13

.31 

22.8

63.36

2.04

-

Sept.

4.77

4.45

2.85

1.98

1.35

1.25

2.33 

1.67

1.14

1,12

19

51

14.5

6.24

4.74

6.76

8.43

5.77

10.0

7.44

5.78

4.44

3.2

2.5

*1.98

2.14

£.91

2.66

2.27

1.98

266.65

8.89

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 133 Min 0.05 Mean 7.97 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.79

Water year 1953-54= Max 99 Min . 0..05 ' Mean 4.83 Cfsm 0.839 In. 11.39

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of pattern of normal recession, weather records, and records for nearby streams.

Note. Backwater from debris Oct. 1-24, Nov. 10, 11, 17, 18, Jan. 10, 13-20, Feb. 23, 24, Mar. 11, 

17-19, 21, 28, Apr. 2-8, 15, 16, Apr. 27 to May 1, May 15, 16, May 29 to June 2, June 4, 5, Aug. 10- 

12, Sept. 2, 3, 23-25.
18 BRONX RIVER BASIN

Bronx River at Bronxville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 40°56'10", long 73°50'15", on right bank In Bronxville, Westchester County, 

Just upstream from New York Central Railroad bridge, 800 ft downstream from Sprain 

Brook and half a mile southwest of Tuekahoe.

Drainage area. 86.6 sq mi (not including 18.0 sq mi, the entire flow from which is 

diverted for municipal water supply).

Records available. November 1943 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 73.74 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 10 years (1944-54), 38.56 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 737 cfs Sept. 11 

mum, 3.05 cfs Oct. 2, 3 (gage height, 0.25 ft).

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 876 cfs Sept. 15, 1944 

1.0 cfs Sept. 10, 1944 (gage height, 0.145 ft).

height, 4.81 ft); miniheight, 6.37 ft); minimum,

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from debris 

or aquatic vegetation, which are good. Entire flow diverted at Kensico Reservoir on 

Bronx River, at White Plains Reservoirs 1 and 2 on a tributary, and at Grassy Sprain 

Reservoir on Sprain Brook (combined drainage area, 18.0 sq mi) for water supply of New 

York City, White Plains, and Yonkers, respectively.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect or 

backwater from debris or aquatic vegetation (gage height, In 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 28 to Sept. 30

0.25 

.3 

.4

3.05

4.35

7.77

18.5

46.4

108

0.28 

.4

3.43

7.41

18.1

33.8

1.1 

2.0 

3.0

72

250

459

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28-

29

30 

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.54

3.17

5. 17

4.24

4.07

7.81

19.7

5.92

4.94

4.35

4.21

5,10

5.58 

4.94

6.10

4.94

4.50

4.64

5.25

5.42

5.10

4.35

4.55

5.67

10.1

12.8

5.58 is

78

 45.0 

16.5

590.04

12.58

0.475

0.55

Nov.

11.6

9.06

*7.60

6.66

7.30

16.5

11.8

11.0

10.2

9.29

8.62

8.00

7.60

7.60

7.22

7.22

7.22

6.8

6.3

55

25.0

27.1

25.0

14.4

12.2

11.8

11 6

442.87

14.76

0.555

0.62

Dec.

15.2

9.76

8.84

9.26 *90

29.5

110

56.5

24.1

79

59.0

55.7

45.9

061

77

44.6

35.4

29.9

26.6

25.3

25.3

27.8

24.9

21.5

20.0

19.0

18.4

19.9

24.6

20.0 

18.4

1,174. 3.6

37.88

1.42

1.64

Jan.

16.8

15.9

15.6

15.9

15.0

16.8

14.7

11.7

1470

15.6

13.8

18.2

14.7 

13.5

15.0

16.2

15.2

15.3

14.1

15.6

39.7

35.5

b21.4

19.7

*19.7

25.1

36.8

42.5

2471

21.5 

19.4

604.6

19.50

0.733

0.85

Feb.

18.1

19.0

24.3

34.6

23.0

19.7

18.4

18.1

18.1

18.1

17.4

b!4.2 *%*

16.0

16.5

61

35.7

24.2

21.4

55

75

35.5

30.5

56.5

33

29.5

28

748.4

26.73

1.00

1.05

Mar.

46.5 *72

99

ill

55

46.5

42.4

40.8

38.1

58.1

34.9

32.0

53.9 

67

45.9

33.8

30.8

29.5

30.3

101

45.9

37.0

33.8

32.5

45.0

42.4

52.0

29.9

29.5

28.6 

27.8

1,410.9

45.51

1.71

1.97

Apr.

28.2

27.0

25.7

25.0

25.7

*25.5

51.2

27.0

24.9

11*1

25,2

37.4

23.7 

21.8

21.5

28.7

iiS

90

46.5

58.1

34.3

32.5

55

65

37.6

34.5

43.0

38.7

55.8

OQ Q

£0*0

1,108.1

56.94

1.59

1.55

May

 28.2

27.0

89

85

45.2

37.0

33.6

97

64 3m

83

56

47.8 

45.5

40.5

58.1

57.0

35.4

36.5

33.8

85

57

37.0

32.9

30.8

28.6

25.5

24.1

23.7

26 2

Ills

1,451.7

46.83

1.76

2.03

June

20.4

19.7

19.0

18.7

*21.5

17.1

17.1

16.2

15.3

15.3

15.9

14.4

ft*

16.5

15.3

14.1

13.0

11.0

10.6

10.8

9.76

15.6

27.7

13.8

10.5

9.29

9.29

10.2

15.6

477.84

15.95

0.599

0.67

July

10.2

9.29

8.00

22.1

1672

11.0

9.06

10.2

*8.20

7.03

7.03

7.41

7.05 

7.12

12.7

7.22

6.12

5.95

7.12

6.48

5.95

4.95

4.15

5.71

6.24

6.48

4.46

7.72

4.95

4.15 

3.71

241.89

. 7.80

0.293

0.34

Aug.

5.86

3.43

61

15.9

8.82

18.5

7.80

6.30

82

36.7

15.8

10.8

10.0 

8.14

10.2

11.6

7.08

4.77

04.95

028

ell. 6

cS.O

C6.1

05.4

C5.6

C5.6

*4.93

4.15

3.86

Hi' 5 22

588.11

18.97

0.713

0.82

Sept.

39.8

17.4

13.5

11.3

9.76

9.06

8.85

22.9

11.5

9.43

443.

102

44.2 

29.5

28.0

46.9

51

28.2

46.3

39.1

29.1

28.6

21.8

20.0

*19.4

23.1

37.1

21.1

18.0

19 »8

1,249.48

41.65

1.57

1.75

Calendar year 1955: Max 656 Mln 5.17 Mean 47.76 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.58

Water year 1955-54: Max 443 Mln 3.17 Mean 27.09 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.84

Peak discharge (base. 410 cfs).--Aua. 31 (12:45 o.m.) 428 cfs (2.84 ft): Sept. 11 (10 a.m.) 737

cfs (4.81 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

c Backwater from aquatic vegetation.

UStfi- Backwater from debris Nov. 21-24, 28-30, Feb. 15, Feb. 19 to Mar, 2, June 19-21, Sept. 29, 

30.
STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND 19

Cedar Swamp Creek at Glen Cove, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 40°51'45", long 73°38'05", on right bank just downstream from highway 

bridge at 8- by 10-foot concrete culvert outlet at pond in Pratt Park, 1 block west of 

post office, Glen Cove, Nassau County.

Drainage area. About 11 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1954.

gage_.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 15.87 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 16 years, 7.37 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 241 cfs May 3 (gage height, 3.138 ft); minimum, 

4.36 cfs July 27 (gage height, 0.643 ft), result of minor regulation.

1938-54: Maximal discharge, 782 cfs Feb. 7, 1941 (gage height, 4.99 ft), from rating 

curve extended above 880 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 3.34 cfs (flow reduced 

temporarily; cause unknown) Nov. 15, 1946 (gage height, 0.583 ft).

rks. Records good. This station is operated in connection with an inventory of water 

resources on Long Island. In addition to records of streamflow, records of groundwater levels are collected, some of which are published in water-supply papers.

Revisions (water years). WSP 971: 1939-42.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.65 

.7

4.47

5.32

9.99

1.2 

1.6 

2.0

21.4

42.7

75.4

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.04

6.04

6.02

6.06

6.16

9.49

7.16 

6.23

6.16

6.12

6.08

6.06

5*31

6.06

6.06

6.04

6.00

5.97

6.10

6.04

6.08

6.06

6.02

6.04

8.56

6.31

6.18

*18.5

18.2

7.44 

6.44

221.49

7.14

-

-

Nov.

6.40

6.31

6.25

6.12

6_. 04

6.34

27.0 

7.34

6.80

6.78

6.76

6.66

6.44

6.51

6.33

6.29

6.25

6.23

6.16

6.12

6.08

6.10

13.2

6.71

9.86

6.91

6.87

*6.57

6.29

6 66

224.38

7.48

-

-

Dec.

7.0

6.4

6.4

6.5

14.2

11.2

15. t 

7.5

7.2

12.0

7.0

10.0

8.8

34.5

10. S

8.6

7.1

6.8

»6.6

6.55

6.60

7.19

6.51

6.27

6.25

6.25

6.12

6.76

6.44

6.25

6.14

271.33

8.75

-

-

Jan.

6.04

6.02

6.06

6.04

6.32

6.31

6.02 

5.87

6762

6.16

6.06

6.02

5.89

5.89

6.06

6.33

6.06

5.87

6.15

7.78

15.1

7.78

6.84

6.77

6.91

8.22

8.36

*7.82

6.80

6 67

6 49

209.33

6.75

-

-

Feb.

6.42

6.44

7.86

7.31

6.55

6.44

6.28 

6.34

6.51

6.36

6.20

6.04

5.92

6.03

6.07

6.13

9.65

6.58

6.50

6.50

11.0

7,. 80

6.90

6.70

»8.02

»6.72

6.47

6.35

-

192. O9

6.86

-

-

Mar.

11.3

7.64

18.1

*9.64

7.59

6.98

6.77 

6.62

6.57

6.43

6.39

6.52

7.92

15. S

7.44

6.88

6.66

6.54

8.48

17.5

7.74

6.99

6.80

6.72

9.99

7.60

6.84

6.71

6.60

6 .48

6.53

254.57

8.21

-

-

Apr.

6.49

6.55

6.22

6.14

6.07

6.30

6. IS 

7.35

6.18

6.12

8.40

7.44

6.24

6.17

6.09

8.90

22.9

11.7

7.82

7.22

7.08

6.63

8.84

7.19

6.84

6.44

 7.22

6.98

6.56

6. 57

226.63

7.55

-

"

May

6.28

6.31

20.5

TT72

7.39

7.10

*6.62 

17.1

8.23

9.62

7.35

6.42

6.1

5.9

5.8

5.7

6.7

6.1

5.8

6.3

13.6

6.9

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.0

5.9

6.2

5.9

6.O 

6.0

238.02

7.68

-

"

June

5.8

5.5

5.6

6.3

5.9

5.8

5.7 

5.6

5.6

5.7

5.7

5.5

6.4

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.5

5.4

5.3

5.2

5.2

5.2

8. g

5.4

5.3

5.2

5.1

5.3

*5.4

5.60

169.50

5.65

-

-

July

5.4

5.3

5.2

6.1

5.5

5.4

5.7 

5.4

5.0

4.95

4.85

4.85

4.85

5.1

5.1

4.7

4.7

4.75

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.65

4. 6

4.6

4.6

*4.7

4.66

4.75

4.7

4.6

5

c

 O

154.51

4.98

-

"

Aug.

5.0

4.9

17.8

5.2

5.0

4.9

4.8 

4.75

18.2

5.9

5.1

4.95

4.85

4.8

5.1

4.95

4.8

4.75

»6.2

5.26

6.47

5.11

5.00

5.00

5.19

6.85

5.04

5.00

4.99

7.07 

28.3

211.23

6.81

-

-

Sept.

5.72

5.23

5.12

5.04

5.02

4.99

5.85

5.02

7.36

67,7

13.9

7.86

6.40

6.66

6.98

6.50

5.87

9.09

5.97

7.89

6.12

5.37

5.28

5.28

5.86

5.41

*S.34

5.14

6.02

248.96

8.30

-

"

Calendar year 1953 : Max 68.3 Mln 5.5 Mean 8.30 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54 : Max 67.7 Mln 4.6 Mean 7.18 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (baae. 160 cfs). May 3 (lo a.m.) 241 cfs (3.138 ft); Sept. 11 (5:30 a.m.) 188 cfs 

(2.855 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge per square mile and runoff In Inches not computed because large portion of flow 

Is derived from ground-water storage that may originate from an area differing from that of the surface drainage.
20 STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND

Mill Neck Creek at Mill Neck, N. Y.

Location. Lat 40°53'15", long 73 033'55", on right bank at Beaver Dam, 30 ft upstream from 

Peeks Lane (Cleft Road) Bridge in Mill Neck, Nassau County, and l£ miles southwest of 

Bayville.

Drainage area. About 11.5 sq mi.

Records available. January 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and steel sheet-piling control. Datum of gage is 6.55 ft 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 17 years, 9.60 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 67.8 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 1.089 ft); maximum gage height, 4.248 ft Aug. 31 (hurricane wave); minimum discharge, 5.18 cfs July 14 

(gage height, 0.221 ft).

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 104 cfs Sept. 15, 1944, from rating curve extended above 

above 25 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 4.85 ft Sept. 21, 1938 

(hurricane wave); minimum discharge, 0.09 cfs Dec. 11, 1941 (from discharge measurement); minimum gage height, 0.218 ft Nov. 12, 13, 1950.

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

those for periods of no gage-height record or backwater from high tide, which are fair. 

This station is operated In connection with an inventory of water resources on Long 

Island. In addition to records of streamflow, records of ground-water levels are collected, some of which are published in water-supply papers.

Revisions.--WSP 1141: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect or 

backwater from high tide (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 20

0.29 7.62

.3 8.00

.4 12.3

.7 30.2

Mar. 20 to Sept. 30

0.24 5.79

8.13

12.7

24.0

48.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.00

7.85

779?

8.00

8.04

8.96

11.5

9.69

9.08

8.84

8.80

8.84

8.44

8.44

8.64

8.56

8.48

8.40

8.32

8.36

8.52

c8.3

C8.2

C8.1

c9.4

10.1

9.28

15.1

19.3

1773

*12.2

298.96

9.64

-

-

Nov.

10.4

9.40

9.20

8.52

8.24

8.89

030

c?2~.8

C13.6

10.7

9.82

9.61

9.24

9.00

8.88

8.72

8.68

8.88

8.80

8.76

8.80

8.96

14.2

12.8

11.6

11.0

*9.53

9.12

8.64

8.56

325.35

10.84

-

-

Dec.

8.92

8.88

8.84

8.92

13.5

alO.7

alS.O

alO.7

a9.69

all. 8

10.5

10.2

12.6

23.3

T775

12.0

blO.O

b9.6

*b!0.4

9.78

9.65

9.86

9.57

9.04

8.76

8.88

8.68

8754

9.61

9.36

9.00

334.48

10.79

-

-

Jan.

8.80

8.64

8.64

8.56

8.84

9.74

9.74

b9.2

b9.8

9.78

11.0

10.5

9.24

8.88

9.65

10.1

9.65

9.00

8.76

8.80

11.1

10.8

9.40

9.04

8.96

*9.16

9.95

10.2

9.40

9.00

8.68

293.01

9.45

-

-

Feb.

8.48

8.60

9.16

10.8

9.90

9.20

8.76

8.64

8.84

8.76

8.76

8.40

8.24

8.44

8.88

9.16

11.2

10.7

9.40

8.68

10.0

12.1

"5786

*9.08

9.36

9.16

8.60

8.48

_

259.64

9.27

-

-

Mar.

9.41

11.2

12.2

14.1

10.1

9.40

8.80

8.32

8.24

8.12

8.08 8~7T2~

8.73

12.9

11.5

9.45

8.68

8.36

8.56

16.6

12.1

9.71

9.09

8.82

9.92

11.3

*9.48

9.04

8.96

8.56

8.69

306.54

9.89

-

-

Apr.

8.60

8.52

.7.63

7757

7.96

8.56

8.87

9.00

8.78

8.43

8.34

10.5

9.22

8.52

8.34

9.83

15.1

18.5

12 . 2

9.71

8.65

8.26

8.57

10.4

9.35

8.87

*8.87

8.96

8.82

8.09

-------

283.12

9.44

-

-

May

8.05

8.13

C14.4

016.4

cT57I

10.1

9.00

12.1

12.4

10.7

9.80

8.82

8.30

8.13

8.09

8.30

8.17

8.30

8.13

8.22

11.6

*11.8

9.66

8.91

8.52

7.92

7.67

7.88

7.71

7.67

7.50

294.78

9.51

-

-

June

7.18

7.10

7.18

7.38

7.67

7.10

6.94

6.94

6.94

7.06

7.14

7.18

8.30

7.79

7.34

7.34

7.38

7.26

7.10

6.90

6.63

6.29

9~7l9

9.76

3713"

7.50

7.02

6.55

*6.90

7.42

--------

220.61

7.35

-

-

July

7.46

7.14

6.82

7.46

7.96

7.50

7.50

7.67

7.26

6.82

6.67

6.55

6.44

6.29

6.90

6.36

6.25

6.32

6.40

6.51

6.36

6.25

6.04

6759

9.18

*7.71

7.63

8.34

7.59

7.02

6.55

217.94

7.03

-

-

Aug.

7.10

7.14

17.4

14.9

9.71

7.84

7.38

6.98

12.3

15.6

10.2

7.88

7.30

7.06

7.18

7.38

6.78

6.70

*6778"

8.05

8.69

8.52

7.79

7.46

7.18

7.38

7.30

7.10

a6.98

a7.50

c25_

282.56

9.11

-

-

Sept.

a!7.5

a!2.5

a9.84

8.30

7.84

7.50

7.26

7750"

8.05

7.66

46.6

?6~76

14.0

10.2

9.00

10.1

11.3

9.94

10.6

10.5

9.53

10.2

8.34

7.84

7.92

8.00

8.34

*7.92

7.63

8.17

--------

336.68

11.22

-

-

Calendar year 1955 Max 33.0 Mln 7.85 Mean 10.77 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54: Max 46.6 Mln 6.04 Mean 9.46 Cfsm - In.

Peak discharge (base, 52 efs). Nov. 7 (time unknown) about 35 cfs; Aug. 31 (time and discharge 

unknown); Sept 7 11 (1 p.m.) 67.8 cfs (1.089 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a.No gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for other stations In Nassau County.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

c Backwater from high tide (no gage-height record Aug. 31).

Note. Discharge per square mile and runoff In Inches not computed because large portion of flow 

Is derived from ground-water storage that may originate from an area differing from that of the 

surface drainage.
STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND 21

Cold Spring Brook at Cold Spring Harbor, N. Y.

Location.~Lat 40°51'25", long 73°27'50", on left bank 270 ft upstream from State Highway 

25A, at Cold Spring Harbor State Pish Hatchery, Nassau County, and 1 mile southwest of 

village of Cold Spring Harbor, Suffolk County.

Drainage area. About 7.3 sq mi.

Records available. July 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Warter-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 5.38 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 108 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 1.332 ft, backwater from aquatic vegetation), from rating curve extended above 21 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; maximum gage height, 5.342 ft Aug. 31 (backwater from high tide), from highwater mark; minimum discharge, 0.99 cfs July 31 (gage height, 0.152 ft, backwater from 

aquatic vegetation).

1950-54: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 11, 1954; maximum gage height, that of 

Aug. 31, 1954; minimum discharge, 0.39 cfs Feb. 9, 1951 (gage height, 0.086 ft), result 

of freezeup.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from debris, aquatic vegetation, or high tide, which are fair. Flow occasionally regulated at outlet of pond 40 

ft above station. Diversion from this pond by New York State Fish Hatchery bypasses 

station. This station is operated in .connection with an inventory of water resources 

on Long Island. In. addition to records of streamflow, records of ground-water levels 

are collected, some of which are published in water-supply papers.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of backwater from 

debris, aquatic vegetation, or high tide (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14

0.2 

.25 

.35 

.4

1.80

2.77

5.42

7.12

0.16 

.25 

.35

Dec. 15 to Sept. 30

1.11 0.45

2.72 ,6

5.28 .75

8.73

15.8

25.7

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

1?

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

2.30

2.34

2.40

2.48

2.6

2.8

3.35

2.9

2.75

2.6

2.6

6.5

675

4.0

3.25

2.7

 2.14

1.93

1.91

1.85

1.90

1.88

1.82

1752"

2.20

2.46

2. 22

3.15

4.4

3.4

2.95

87.70

2.83

e2.34

Nov.

2.7

2.55

2.44

2.38

2.52

2.48

5.0

ITS

3.05

2.65

2.6

2.55

2.48

2.44

2.42

2.42

*2.40

2.40

2.42

2.44

2.46

2.44

3.1

3.S2

3.0

2.95

2.6

2.5

E.38

2.34

- - --- -

81.13

2.70

$2.90

Dec.

2.46

2.36

2.34

2.9

4.0

3.35

4.65

3.35

2. 35

3.3

3.05

2.8

3.35

6.2

477

3.25

2.75

2.55

*2.5

2.51

2.57

2.70

2.57

2.45

2.43

2.40

2.38

2.45

2.80

2.83

2.55

93.35

3.01

eg. 89

Jan.

2.49

2.47

2.71

2.85

2.66

2.65

2.55

2.43

27IS

C2.6

C3.0

3.05

2758

2.51

2.68

2.83

2.72

2.55

2.45

2.47

2.70

2.72

2.57

2.49

2.47

*2.45

2.53

2.59

2.47

2.45

2.61

80.83

2.61

e2.63

Feb.

2.94

2.81

2.6

2.87

2.72

C2.55

C2.44

2.40

2.45

2.45

2.43

2.24

2.16

2.24

2.34

2.40

2.76

2.79

2.53

2.20

2.76

.3.56

TToS

»2.72

2.70

2.72

2.57

2.51

_

- -----

------

72.89

2.60

62.52

Mar.

2.71

2.9

3.1

3.5

2.85

2.55

C2.44

2.38

2.40

2 .24

2.28

2.28

2.6

3.45

3.15

2.65

2.42

2.34

2.55

3.9

3.3

2.6

2.65

2.6

2.75

2.95

2.65

2.5

2.48

2.34

*2.38

84.09

2.71

e2.62

Apr.

2.40

2.36

2.16

2.18

2.24

2.34

2.44

2.65

2.65

2.48

2.46

2.85

2.65

2.55

2.48

2.65

3.55

6.S

7.1

T7T

1.38

1.26

T7BT

1.92

1.98

2.06

*2.14

2.34

2.45

2.34

79.92

2.66

e2.88

Calendar year 1953s Max 8.82 Hln 1.50 Mean 2.69

May

2.34

2.40

3.05

 57T- 3,65

2.7

2.48

2.75

2.95

2.8

2.65

2.5

E.48

2.40

2.40

2.46

2.36

2.32

2.36

2.46

2.7

*2.B5

2.83

2.59

2.49

2.47

2.46

2.12

1.78

T755

1.94

78.74

2.54

e2.78

June

1.94

1.82

1.92

1.86

2.26

E.32

2^2S

2.10

1.92

1.74

1.86

1.92

1.74

1.74

1.74

1.92

1.94

1.92

1.90

1.74

1.60

T757

1.82

2.18

2.10

2.06

2.02

1.96

2.02

2.02

------

57.96

1.93

e2.80

July

1.78

*1.84

1.87

2.00

\,98

2.06

2.08

2.18

2.24

2.28

3.08

1.84

1.62

1.70

1.90

2.46

8.48

2.00

1.92

2.10

1.96

2.08

2.16

1.92

1.86

1.98

2.34

*g.sx

?73o

1.90

1.50

62.92

2.03

eZ.68

Aug.

1.80

T75?

2.85

3.35

3.0

2.7

2.42

2.55

2.95

3.5

3. IS

2.85

2.7

2.55

2.48

2.44

2.48

2.18

*2,08

2.12

2.24

2.6

3.1

2.34

1.84

1.90

1.96

1.94

1.92

1.66

2.46

75.03

2.42

e2.59

Sept.

3.2

2.9

2.5

2.32

2.6

2.20

1.94

1.80

1.96

2.12

24.0 -57S

1.58

1.54

1.54

1.56

1.54

1.70

1.52

1.40

1.42

1.52

1.66

1.84

1.72

1.76

1.86

*1.88

1.89

1.91

------

85.78

2.86

e2.97

Water year 1953-54: Max 24.0 Hln 1.20 Mean 2.58

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion, equivalent In cubic feet per second, through fish hatchery; for calendar year 1953, 

2.43 cfsj for water year 1954, 2.72 cfs.

c Backwater from debris.

e Partly estimated; records for diversion Incomplete.

Note. Backwater from aquatic vegetation Oct. 2-17, Oct. 25 to Nov. 17, Nov. 25 to D.ee. 19, Mar. 

2-31, Apr. 3-27, Apr. 30 to May 22, May 27 to July 2, July 4-26, July 29 to Aug. 19, Aug. 22 to 

Sept. 28 (doubtful gage-height record June 13-16). Backwater from high tide Oct. 6, 21-25, Nov. 6-7, 

20-23, Jan. 6, 12, Feb. 3, Mar. 3, May 1-7. May 89 to June 4, June 26-29, Aug. 31, Sept. 10, 11, 

1S-17 (doubtful gage-height record Aug. 31J. Discharge per square mile and runoff In Inches not 

computed because large portion of flow Is derived from ground-water storage that may originate from 

an area differing from that of the surface drainage.
22 STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND

Nissequogue River near Smithtown, N. Y.

Location. Lat 40°50'55", long 73°13'25", on left bank half a mile downstream from Blydenburgh Pond and 1 mile southwest of Smithtown, Suffolk County.

Drainage area. About 27 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 9.59 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 11 years, 40.47 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 131 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 1.199 ft); minimum, 28.5 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 0.594 ft, backwater from aquatic vegetation); minimum dally, 32.3 cfs July 9.

1943-54: Maximum discharge 147 cfs Sept. 14, 1944 (gage height, 1.32 ft, 0.02 ft 

backwater from obstruction in channel), from rating curve extended above 70 cfs by 

logarithmic plotting; minimum, 18.6 cfs Feb. 9, 1951 (gage height, 0.460 ft); minimum 

daily, 20.0 cfs Oct. 6, 1947.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from aquatic vegetation, 

which are good. Some regulation caused by cleaning of fish screens and trash racks at 

outlets of Blydenburgh Pond on main stream and ponds on tributaries entering stream 

above station. This station is operated in connection with an inventory of water resources on Long Island. In addition to records of streamflow, records of ground-water 

levels are collected, some of which are published In water-supply papers.

Revisions. WSP 1141: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of backwater 

from aquatic vegetation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 29 to Sept. 30

0.65 

.7

36.0

42.4

57.4

31.4

41.8

57.3

0.9

1.1

73.9

111

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

38

37.5

37.5

37.5

38

39

41

39.5

39

38.5

38

38

38.5

37

77. 5

37.5

*37.5

37.5

37.4

38.2

37.5

37.5

38.0

38

39

39

38.5

42.5

47

4T

43

1,207.6

3S.95

-

-

Nov.

41.5

40

40

40

38.5

40

53

57

52

45

*40.5

35.4

3673

37.0

43.5

43.0

40.7

39.3

3S.9

38.1

37.4

37.1

52.5

51.4

50.6

54.5

56.2

49.0

40.0

35. 8

1,304.2

43.47

-

-

Dec.

37.6

38.2

38.5

34.4

3778

39.9

49.4

53.0

53.1

52.1

48.6

*46.1

49.8

64.6

6779

59.6

62

59

51

48

39

36

37.5

45

43.5

42.5

42

42

42.5

42

41.5

1,440.1

46.45

-

-

Jan.

41

40.5

40.5

40

40

40.5

41

39.5

40

41

42.5

42

40.5

38.5

40.5

41.5

41

40.5

40.5

41

44.5

45

43.5

42

41

*40.5

42.2

45.0

42.8

4OB

1,281.6

41.34

-

-

Feb.

41.1

40.1

*40.4

40.7

40.3

39.8

39.3

39.0

39.0

38.7

38.6

37.8

37.6

3576

38.1

37.8

39

38.5

38.5

38.5

40.5

44

43

41

41.5

40.5

40.5

39.5

_

1,111.9

39.71

-

-

Mar.

40

40.5

43

45.5

43

43.5

44.5

44

43

39.5

38.5

38

39

48

48

44

44

39

36.5 4T~

45

42.5

42

40.5

42

43

40

40.5

*39.5

38 9

38 3

1,299.7

41.93

-

-

Apr.

39.4

38.6

38.0

37.8

3778

38.2

38.6

38.8

39.1

38.5

38.7

42.5

40.1

40.4

39.4

42.1

57.3

64.4

5478

48.8

46.7

44.7

*45.2

46.9

44.2

43.2

43.3

43.5

42.5

41

1,294.5

43.15

-

-

May

41

42

53

57

51

48.5

45

52

54

52

*48

46.1

45.1

43.6

43.6

42.6

42.1

42

42

42.5

60

58

53

47

47

43

43

41

41.5

42

40.5

1,449.1

46.75

-

-

June

39.5

39.5

39.5

39.5

40

40

42.5

40.5

35.5

39.5

36.5

37.5

44.5

39T5

41.5

36.5

35

40

35.5

32.5

35

34.5

37

36.5

34.5

36

35.5

38

*37

37.0

1,136.0

37.87

-

-

July

37.1

35.8

36.6

36.9

37.4

39.5

35.5

36.2

32.3

3676

34.8

35.4

33.1

32.4

34.4

34.5

34.3

33.3

35.8

38.5

34.7

37.8

37.4

37.7

41.4

38.8

37.4

*37.1

33.6

36.6

34. 5

1,117.4

36.05

-

-

Aug.

34.5

34.5

39.5

36.5

37.5

39

36.5

50 32.5

69

59

50

43.5

40

38.5

37.5

36.5

35.5

*36.5

42.9

42.7

40.6

38.2

36.9

41.5

39.6

38.6

37.1

36.2

35.4

'

1,284.8

41.45

-

-

Sept.

77.4

50.8

37.8

38.9

38.7

38.3

37.5

3872

38.4

38.8

94.7

97.0

7578

60.3

51.5

42.9

49.4

52.1

51.4

49.4

48.6

47.1

43.0

42.8

45.5

48.0

43.9

*43.5

40.3

40.8

1,499.8

49.99

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 79.9 Min 34.4 Mean 47.28 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54: Max 97.0 Min 32.3 Mean 42.26 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 80.0 ofs). Aug. 9 (8:30 p.m.) about 86 efss Aug. 31 (8:30 p.m.) 96.2 cfs 

(1.024" ft); Sept. 11 (2:45' p.m.) 131 ofs (1.199 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Backwater from aquatic vegetation Oct. 1-17, Oct. 24 to Nov. 11, Dec. 17 to Jan. 26, Feb. 17 

to Mar. 29, Apr. 28 to May 11, May 18 to June 29, July 31 to Aug. 19. Discharge per square mile 

and runoff in inches not computed because large portion of flow is derived from ground-water storage 

that may originate from an area differing from that of the surface drainage.
STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND 23

Peconic River at Riverhead, N. Y.

Location. Lat 40°54'50", long 72°41'10", on right bank 200 ft downstream from Long Island 

Lighting Co. dam, 0.4 mile west of Riverhead, Suffolk County, and 1.2 miles upstream 

from outlet of Sweezy Pond.

Drainage area. About 75 sq mi.

Records available. June 1942 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 6.54 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 12 years, 30.87 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 90.8 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 0.796 ft); maximum gage height, 0.820 ft Sept. 14, from reconstructed gage-height graph (backwater 

from debris); minimum discharge, 1.98 cfs Jan. 8 (gage height, 0.126 ft); minimum daily, 

14.2 cfs July 23.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 140 cfs Apr. 14, 1953 (gage height, 0.966 ft); minimum, 

1.52 cfs Jan. 8, 1952 (gage height, 0.108 ft), result of freezeup; minimum daily, 3.67 

cfs Aug. 2, 1944.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from aquatic vegetation, 

which are good, and those for periods of doubtful gage-height record or backwater from 

debris, which are fair. Flow regulated by ponds above stations. This station is operated in connection with an inventory of water resources on Long Island. In addition to 

records of streamflow, records of ground-water levels are collected, some of which are 

published in water-supply papers.

Revisions. WSP 1141: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of backwater from 

aquatic vegetation or debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 Dec. 16 to Sept. 30

0.39 

.5

18.4

31.7

68.3

0.33 

.45

13.6

26.2

48.3

91.8

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

20.2

20.0

19.8

TO- 19.6

19.6

20.0

20.4

20.8

21.2

21.4

21.6

21.8

21.8

21.6

21.4

21.2

20.8

20.4

20.4

20.4

20.8

21.4

21.8

22.8

*23* 8

23.0

23.4

25.2

27.6

670.6

21.63

-

-

Nov.

27.7

27.4

26.7

24.2

22.6

21.7

24.2

25.4

26.0

26.3

26.3

26.4

26.4

25.9

25.4

24.2

23.6

*23.0

22.1

21.9

21.6

IJU3-

22.4

24.5

26.4

28.2

29.6

37.2

36T4"

34 . 8

779.8

25.99

-

-

Dec.

33.0

24.6

19.3

*2T75

25.4

27.3

33.0

34.4

34.8

35.6

35.6

35.0

36.0

45.7

58.0

58.9

52T6

48.7

47.0

47.2

39.5

40.6

44.3

43.3

42.0

41.5

40.7

39.0

39.0

38. 2

37.2

1,199.3

38.69

-

- -

Jan.

35.4

35.1

35.4

34.2

34.5

35.5

35.4

29.9

34.8

35.6

36.5

36.5

35.8

34.8

34.9

35.2

35.4

34.8

»33.4

33.4

34.9

35.5

35.2

35.4

35.4

35.2

35.2

36.6

36.5

36.3

33.0

1,085.7

35.02

-

-

Feb.

32.0

32.7

*33.1

33.5

33.7

33.5

33.3

32.7

32.7

32.7

32.6

30.3

24.5

35T4

33TI

32.4

32.5

33

33

33

33

35

34.5

33

52. 5

32.5

32.5

32

915.0

32.68

-

-

Mar.

32

33

34

38

38.5

37

35.5

34.5

34

34

34

33.5

33

36.5

38.5

38

37.5

37

36.5

39.5

40.5

39.5

39

38.5

38.5

41

40.5

39.5

*38.5

37*6

36.9

1,144.5

36.92

-

-

Apr.

36.8

36.5

36.1

35.1

34.7

34.7

34.8

34.5

34.4

54.2

34.8

36.1

36.8

36.8

36.3

36.2

42.0

49.4

50.1

*50.7

50.9

51

52

55

55

53

51

49

47

44.5

1,269.4

42.31

-

-

May

41.5

40

41.5

45.5

46

45

43.5

45

49

50

51

51

52

5?

50

50

49.5

49

49

49

51

50

49

48

47.5

46.5

44.5

44

*44.5

43

39

1,456.5

46.98

-

-

June

37

36.5

37

38

39

39

37.5

35.5

35

33.5

32.5

32.5

32

32

30.5

*30

30.4

30.4

30.5

30. 6

30

28.5

27

Ff.5

28.5

28.5

27.5

27

27.5

28.5

959.9

32.00

-

-

July

28.5

W.3

27.5

26

25.5

26

27

27

26.5

24.0

16. 8

19.4

20.0

20.2

20.8

20.6

20.6

20.0

19.8

20.0

20.0

14.6

14.2

TSTS

17.4

18.2

19.4

*19.8

20.2 

20.2

19 . 8

664.1

21.42

-

-

Aug.

19.4

T3^4

19.6

20.2

20.8

21.0

21.0

20.8

20.8

22.4

24.2

25

25.5

25.5

26.5

26

26

»25.5

25.5

26.4

27.8

29.5

30.4

F777

26.6

26.1

25.5

25.0

24.5

29*.2

757.7

24.44

-

-

Sept.

39.0

42.9

44.0

45.0

45.5

45.3

43.1

40.7

39.6

57.6

46

68

80

85

d85.9

d84.3

89.6

*'89T5

86.9

84.3

80.7

77

72

67

64

62

61

59

57 

56

1,877.7

62.59

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 108 Min 19.0 Mean 42.83 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 89.6 Mln -14.2 Mean 35. Ol Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based on 

engineers' Inspections and drop In stage when intake was cleaned.

Note. Backwater from aquatic vegetation Oct. 1-26, Feb. 17 to Mar. 29, Apr. 22 to June 16, June 

21 to Aug. 18, Sept. 22-30 (no gage-height record Mar. 4-9, May 16-23). Backwater from debris 

Oct. 26, Feb. 22 to Mar. 6, June 9-11, July 27, 28, Aug. 10-18, Sept. 11-14 (doubtful gage-height 

record Sept. 11-14). Discharge per square mile and runoff in inches not computed because large 

portion of flow Is derived from ground-water storage that may originate from an area differing from 

that of the surface drainage.
24 STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND

Carmans River at Yaphank, N. Y.

Location. Lat 40°49'50", long 72°54 I SO", on left bank 50 ft upstream from Long Island 

Railroad bridge, a quarter of a mile northeast of Yaphank Station, and half a'mile 

southeast of Yaphank, Suffolk County.

Drainage area. About 71 sq mi.

Records available. June 1942 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 19.04 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 12 years, 21.94 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 83.2 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 1.247 ft); minimum, 9.S cfs (result of freezeup) Feb. 13 (gage height, 0.390 ft, backwater from aquatic 

vegetation); minimum dally, 17.8 cfs Aug. 8.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 11, 1954; minimum, 6.60 cfs Feb. 9, 1951 

(gage height, 0.325 ft); minimum daily, 6.70 cfs Nov. 27, 1943.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from aquatic vegetation, 

which are good. Some regulation by two lakes above station. This station is operated 

in connection with an inventory of water resources on Long Island. In addition to records of streamflow, records of ground-water levels are collected, some of which-are 

published in water-supply papers.

Revisions. WSP 1141: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of backwater from aquatic 

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

Oct. 1 to Nov. 23 Nov. 23 to Sept. 30

0.58 

.74

20.3

33.6

.8

17.5

30.5

39.5

0.9

1.0

48.5

58.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsro

In.

Oct.

21.9

21.7

 21.4

21.3

21.5

22.0

24.8

23.2

22.4

22.0

22.0

22.0

21.8

21.6

21.6

21.8

21.8

21.6

21.4

21.6

21.4

20.8

MTs

21.4

22.6

22.6

22.4

26

27

?4".4

23. 2

692.0

22.32

-

-

Nov.

22.6

22.2

22.0

21.8

21.4

22.6

30.5

26

24,2

23.2

*22.6

22.4

22.2

22.1

22.0

21.8

21.7

21,7

21.7

21.6

21.5

22.1

32.8

WTS

28.3

26.9

25.3

24.6

23.9

23.4

715.9

23.86

_

-

Dec.

23.2

22.9

22.7

22.6

£B7o

24.7

29.6

26.4

25.0

25.9

24.6

 24.5

26.5

36.6

3376"

29.9

28.5

27.7

27.4

27.2

27.0

27.4

26.7

26.3

26.2

25.9

25.9

25.9

26.2

25.5

25.3

823.8

26.57

-

Jan.

24.8

24.7

24.6

24.4

24.4

25.5

24.

24.

24.

25.

25.

24.

23.

23.

24.

25.

24.

23.

 23.4

23.6

25.9

2574-

24.2

23.6

23.5

23.4

23.9

85. 7

23.8

23.2

23.0

753.3

24.30

_

-

Feb.

22.7

22.7

 23.3

24.1

23.9

23.2

22.8

22.6

22.8

22.6

22.2

21.6

18.6

?578

22.6

21.8

23.8

22.6

21.8

21.2

22.6

26

73.8

E2.6

23.8

22.6

22.2

22.0

_

__-._..

636.3

22.72

_

-

Mar.

21.8

23.2

23.8

25

22.8

22.2

21.6

21.4

21.2

21.4

21.4

21.4

22.4

26.5

2471

23.2

22.2

21.8

21.4

26.5

24.2

22.8

*22.2

21.8

22.6

23.7

21.8

21.6

21. S

21.8

2 1 .0

700.9

22.61

_

-

Apr.

19.8

7578

22.6

21.6

21.6

22.4

22.2

22.4

22.6

21.8

22.0

24.4

23.2

22.8

22.4

24.0

30.5

32

 ST. 5

26

*25

24.4

25.3

26.7

25

23.4

23.6

25

26

25.5

------

724.5

24.15

_

-

May

25

24.8

29

29

26.5

25.5

25

31

32

2S.5

 28.5

26.9

26

25.5

25.5

25.5

25.5

25

25

25

27

26.5

25.5

25

24.6

24.6

24.2

SIT?

24.2

25

24.2

810.7

26.15

-

June

23.4

23.6

2T7J

23.6

23.6

23.2

23.0

22.6

22.8

22.6

22.8

22.6

23.0

22.6

22.4

22.2

21.8

21.6

21.4

21.0

20.8

20.4

2178

23.2

21.8

21.2

20.8

21.0

21.4

*21.8

----- 

668.4

22.28

_

-

July

21.7

2T75

20.9

21.0

21.2

20.6

20.6

20.8

20.0

20.0

20.2

19.4

19.2

19.0

19.6

19.2

18.4

18.6

18.8

19.0

18.8

18.2

1672

18.2

19.0

18.6

18.2

*18.2

19.2

18.2

18.2

602.7

19.44

_

-

Aug.

18.2

18.2

20.8

19.8

19.0

19.6

18.6

17.8

2675

35 ._5

26.5

22.6

20.8

20.0

19.8

19.4

18.6

 18.6

19.7

23.7

25.5

22.6

20.4

19.8

22.4

21.0

20.0

19.4

19.2

19.0

31.5

662.5

21.37

-

-

Sept.

29

24.2

22.4

21.6

21.0

20.6

20.4 *ms

21.1

20.7

55.7

5475

33.6

32.4

32.5

32.5

43.3

42.1

30.7

30.8

31.4

31.4

31.2

31.4

30.0

30.7

30.6

29.7

28.6

28.6

913.2

30.44

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 40 Win 20.0 Mean 26.77 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54: Max 55.7 Min 17.8 Mean 23.85 Cfs.ro - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Backwater from aquatic vegetation Oct. 6 to Nov. 11, Feb. 6 to Mar. 23, Mar. 27 to Apr. 21, 

Apr. 25 to May 11, Hay 13 to June 30, July 5-28, July 30 to Aug. 18, Aug. 21 to Sept. 8 (no gageheight record Aug. 7-9, 12-14> Aug. 31 to Sept. T, fragmentary gage-height record Aug. 2, 27, 28). 

Discharge per square- mile and runoff in Inches not computed because large portion of flow is derived 

from ground-water storage that may originate from an area differing from that of the surface 

drainage.
STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND 26

Swan River at East Patchogue, N. Y.

Location. Lat 40°46'00", long 72°59'35", on left bank 94 ft downstream from Montauk Hlghwayin East Patchogue, Suffolk County, 200 ft downstream from outlet of Swan Lake, 

ITT miles upstream from mouth, and l£ miles east of Patchogue.

Drainage area. About 8.8 sq ml.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 2.84 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--8 years, 12.24 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 46 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 1.801 ft, backwater from debris below control), from rating curve extended above 18 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.20 cfs Mar. 10 (gage height, 0.065 ft); minimum dally, 6.1 

cfs Oct. 18.

1946-54: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 11, 1954; minimum, 0.1 cfs Peb 6 1947 

(gage height, 0.050 ft); minimum dally, that of Oct. 18, 1953.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from debris, high tide 

or aquatic vegetation, which are good, and those for periods of no gage-height record 

or backwater from debris below control, which are fair. Plow regulated Infrequently 

at outlet of Swan Lake. This station Is operated In connection with an Inventory of 

water resources on Long Island. In addition to records of streamflow, records of 

ground-water levels are collected, some of which are published In water-supply papers.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of backwater from 

aquatic vegetation, high tide, or debris on or below control (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Nov. 23 Nov. 23 to Aug. 31 Aug. 31 to Sept. 3O

0.4O 

.55 

.65

5.84

11.4

16.6

0.48 

.60 

.80

8.71

14.3

25.9

O.53 

.70 

.90

10.4

19.4

33.2

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

10.4

10.4

1O.4

1O.4

10.4

10.6

11.6

10.6

10.4

10.4

10.4

1O.4

10.2

1O.2

1O.2

10.2

7.4

6.1

1O.O

9.0

9.2

9.6

*9.6

9.84

10.3

1O.O

9.7

11.4

T5 12.0 ' 5"

10 !o '

312 . 14

10.07

-

-

Nov.

9.8

9.7

9.6

9.6

9.2

9.8

014.8 l6~4

12.0

10.6

*10.2

10.1

9.93

9.93

9.93

9.8

9.8

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

14.2

13.2

12.0

11.4

10.8

10.8

1O.4

10.4

316.89

10.56

-

-

Dec.

10.4

10.2

10.0

ToTo

11.2

10.8

12.8

11.2

10.6

11.0

10.4

*10.4

11.5

2O. O

TeTs"

13.2

12.6

12.2

16.7

14.4

12.7

12.6

12.4

12.1

12.1

12.1

12. 0

12.0

12.2

12.0

n

o

* O

380.1

12.26

-

-

Jan.

11.6

11.7

11.7

11.6

11.7

12.0

11.6

11.4

TCT

12.2

12.2

11.8

11.6

11.6

12.0

12.

12.

11.

11.

11.

*12. i.

11 '.

11.

11.

11.

11.

12.

11.

11.

11.

364.8

11.77

-

-

Feb.

11.2

11.2

11.4

11.5

11.2

11.2

11.2

11.1

11.4

11.4

11.3

11.2

11.1

11.2

11.3

11.3

12.1

11.6

11.2

*11.2

11.8

' 12.9

11.4

11.1

11.5

9.75

1T75-

ll.l

-

317.65

11.34

-

-

Mar.

11.0

11.1

11.6

11.9

11.2

11.0

10.9

11.0

1O.9

1Q. 0

*10.9

 11.4

11.4

13.1

T5TT

11.2

10.9

1O.6

10.7

12.7

11.6

11.0

1O.9

11.1

11.7

12.0

11.4

11.3

11.1

11.4 

11.3

350.4

11.30

-

-

Apr.

11.4

11.1

*11.2

11.0

11.2

11.2

11.2

11.4

11.4

11.2

11.2

11.8

11.4

11.0

10.6

11.6

15.0

14'. 5

13.5

13

13

12.5

12.5

13.5

13

12.5

12.4

12.5

12.2

12.0

362.0

12.07

-

-

May

11.8

11.6

T4T5

15

13.1

12.6

12.2

15.5

16.1

TOJ

13.6

13.2

13.0

13.0

13.0

13. 0

12.9

12.8

13.0

13.2

14.7

14. 0

13.4

13.4

12.9

12.8

13.2

12.9

*13.3

12. 4

12 . 6

412.7

13.31

-

-

June

13.6

13.0

12.8

13.0

15_

11.4 I4~

15

13.0

13.0

13.0

13.0

13.4

13.0

13.0

12.8

*12.8

13.2

13.0

13.2

13.1

13.2

14.5

13.5

13

13.5

13

12.5

13

13.5

397.0

13.23

-

-

July

13

13

13

13

13

12.5

12.5

13

12.0

12.5

12.2

12.5

12.4

11.9

11.1

11.9

10.1

12.0

12.2

12.4

11.8

11.6

11.4

iO~ 8.90

13.4

1OJ

 11.4

11.2

11.1

11.0

371.60

11.99

-

-

Aug.

10.4

11.0

12.8

12.2

11.6

11.2

10.8

10.8

17

22

13.8

12.0

11.6

11.0 11. a

12.0

11.6 ni.o

9.86

1272-

14.5

13.0

11.6

11.4

12.2

11.8

11.4

11.2

11.2

12 3 

25

391.66

12.63

-

-

Sept.

16

13.5

13

12.5

12.2

12.4

12.2

12.5

12.0

10.8

31

22

14.5

17.5

15.5

15

16

14.5

15 *15

15.3

15.2

15.0

14.6

14.6

14.6

15.0

14.6

14.4

14. 8

451.2

15.04

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 24.6 Mln 6.1 Mean 13.49 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 31 Min 6.1 Mean 12.13 Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

c Backwater from high tide.

Note. Backwater from aquatic vegetation Oct. 1-23, Oct. 27 to Nov. 11, Nov. 16 to Dec. 12, June 2- 

17, July 31 to Aug. 18, Sept. 22-30. Backwater from debris Nov. 2-6, Aug. 11, 12, 31, Sept. 1. 

Backwater from debris below control June 5-8, 13-15, June 23 to July 13, Aug. 9, 1O, Aug. 31 to 

Sept. 2O. Ho gage-height record Apr. 5 to May 4; discharge estimated from reconstructed gage-height 

graph based on recorded range in stage, weather records, observer's tape-gage readings, and records 

for nearby stations. Discharge per square mile and runoff In inches not computed because large 

portion of flow is derived from ground-water storage that may originate from an area differing from 

that of the surface drainage.
26 STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND 

Patchogue Creek at Patchogue, N. Y.

Location. Lat 40 "45 "55", long 73 "01 "15", on left bank- Just downstream from Montauk Highway In Patchogue, Suffolk County, 1 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. About 13.5 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 0.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Mixiliary water-stage recorder on right bank 254 ft downstream from base gage.

Average discharge. 9 years, 19.79 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 51.6 cfs Sept. 12; minimum daily, 3.3 cfs 

July 4.

1945-54: Maximum daily discharge, 60.0 cfs Sept. 11, 1950; minimum daily, that of 

July 4, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of doubtful gage-height record at auxiliary 

gage, which are fair. Occasional regulation by powerplant above station. This station 

is operated in connection with an inventory of water resources on Long Island. In 

addition to records of streamflow, records of ground-water levels are collected, some 

of which are published in water-supply papers.

Revisions. WSP 1141: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

17.1

17.5

»16.9

15.2

16.9

19.4

25.8

20.2

17.7

19.2

17.8

17.6

16.9

16.5

17.8

16.6

15.2

15.2

15.8

15.6

14.6

16.4

*18.5

19.2

16.6

13.5

8.7

loTT

13.5

13.3 

21.3

517.2

16.68

_

-

Nov.

24.5

17.3

20.3

16.3

13.6

16.9

44.1

25.2

20.7

19.4

*12.9

5579"

15.5

18.7

23.7

23.8

24.4

35.7

34.8

17.3

25.7

29.4

45.4

 ITTo

20.8

21.2

26.5

31.1

20.8

15.8

729.7

24.32

_

-

Dec.

24.7

21.0

14.7

15.2

18.4

18.5

23.9

21.2

20.0

21.1

19.4

*19.7

21.1

39.0

30.2

43.5

2571

22.9

22.9

17.4

24.1

24.7

24.1

21.7

14.6

*17.0

18.2

24.8

18.7

23.8 

22.9

695.2

22.43

_

-

Jan.

16.5

18.1

18.7

23.4

17.2

*23.1

17.2

18.4

18. S

19.1

28.3

12.5

5T77

20.5

20.4

20.7

20.8

20.3

22.6

18.8

*20.2

20.7

20.1

19.4

21.8

17.7

18.7

20. 0

18.9

29.7

TgTJT

620.3

20.01

_

-

Feb.

17.1

17.6

18.0

19.3

18.6

*1S.6

18.5

18.4

18.4

18.4

18.4

18.5

17.9

18.4

18.6

18.9

27.6

24.9

27.6

*15.4

14.9

36.2

28.4

13.9

25.6

16.1

12.5

19.6

-

556.3

19.87

-

Mar.

13.4

2T79

15.3

*16.9

17.5

17.8

17.8

17.8

17.7

17.1

15.0

13.9

13.9

15.5

23.2

14.9

15.6

24.5

19.5

*16.4

17.0

17.6

26.6

1571

17.7

18.5

18.5

18.5

18.8

24.0

16. 9

555.8

17.93

_

-

Apr.

17.4

37.4

50.3

7.3

Si4

8.3

11.3

14.2

34.7

*25.2

17.7

18.4

18.0

17.8

18.0

19.0

23.6

25.3

23.5

22.6

21.4

*21.2

20.3

29,5

36.6

21.2

7.1

1673

14.4

16.0

616.4

20.55

-

May

16.1

T774

21.8

32.3

3T76"

26.5

24.7

27.1

27.2

26.4

*26.8

25.7

24.5

24.2

23.5

23.8

23.2

23.4

22.7

23.0

25.3

25.5

24.9

24.4

24.0

23.9

23.9

23.7

*23.1

23.4 

23.2

757.2

24.43

-

June

23.1

23.1

22.4

22.6

22.8

21.8

21.7

21.5

21.0

14.9

9.6

iTT;

isli

16.1

16.8

16.6

*24.7

25.5

23.2

22.5

22.4

21.9

21.7

22.2

22.0

21.4

21.5

21.0

20.4

*4O.2

631.3

21.04

_

-

July

26.8

47.0

12.6

3.3

37T

12.4

12.1

15.2

14.9

7.2

10.3

19.8

*18.2

21.5

21.6

18.7

8.5

12.1

14.8

16.3

17. 0

16.6

16.8

19.3

19.7

18.5

17.9

*28.7

23.2

8.2 

13.2

515.8

16.64

-

Aug.

14.3

15.2

17.6

18.1

17.5

17.7

15.5

14.4

d37.2

36.6

*27.6

21.9

17.2

8.0

12TB"

15.3

15.6

15.0

21.4

14.5

20. 9

20.2

28.8

12.8

*17.3

18.6

29.5

16.1

11.6

17.0 

41.7

607.9

19.61

-

Sept.

38.0

40.2

13.6

8.4

1972

29.4

25.4

34.8

17.6

35.7

40.4

51.6

3971

20.0

33.8

17.8

*32.6

16.7

18.2

19.0

18.9

32.2

16.8

14.4

27.1

20.6

48.0

27.0

*11.9

15.4

784.1

26.14

_

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 49.9 Mln 4.0 Mean 22.43 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54: Max 51.6 Mln 3.3 Mean 2O.79 Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record at auxiliary gage; discharge computed on basis of record at main

Note. Shifting-control .._..._...... . _ .

mile-and runoff In'Inches not computed because large portion of flow Is derived from ground-water

ethod used Oct. 1 to Nov. 29, June 2 to Sept. 30. Discharge per square 

ot computed because large portion of flow Is derived froB 

storage that may originate from an area differing from that of the surface drainage.
STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND 27

Connetquot River near Oakdale, N. Y.

Location. Lat 40°44'50", long 73"09'00", on left bank just downstream from highway bridge, 

 1 mile west of Oakdale, Suffolk County, and 2 miles north of village of Great River.

Drainage area. About 24 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder and wooden stoplog control. Datum of gage is 1.56 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929. Supplementary water-stage recorder with concrete control on left bank of secondary channel a quarter of a mile northeast of main gage at 

datum 5.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 11 years, 38.73 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 92.8 cfs Dec. 14; minimum daily, 30.3 cfs

1943-54: Maximum daily discharge, 117 cfs Aug. 7, 1946; minimum daily, 23.4 cfs 

Sept. 10, 1944.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of indeterminate stage-discharge relation, 

no gage-height record, shifting control, or backwater from aquatic vegetation or high 

tide, which are fair. Plow at both gages regulated occasionally by cleaning operations 

at outlets of ponds above station. Discharge figures given are those of combined flows 

in main and secondary channels. This station is operated in connection with an Inventory of water resources on Long Island. In addition to records of streamflow, records 

of ground-water levels are collected, some of which are published in water-supply 

papers.

Revisions. WSP 1141: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

32.5

32

31.5

31.5

31.5

32.5

38

33.5

32.5

*32

32

32.5

32

*32

33

33

*33.5

33

32.5

33

32

31.5

31

 30.5

3375

 35

34

*38

*!

41

 35.5

1,041.0

33.58

-

-

Nov.

34

34

34.5

*34

33

35

50

52

46

41.5

39

36.5

34

*33.5

33.5

34

34

 34.5

33.5

32

 31

3T

56

57

47.5

45

*40

39

37.5

37

1,159.5

38.65

-

-

Dec.

36.5

36

35.5

35

44

41.5

60

50

45.5

53

*50

47.7

53.8

92.8

757§

57.7

52.6

47.7

43.4

42.2

45.1

42.1

39.2

35.4

34.1

*33.0

31.7

?1.Q

38.0

35.7

37.7

1,404.7

45.31

-

-

Jan.

36.5

36.0

38.3

36.3

37.1

 43.2

37.3

34.4

34.6

36.0

36.6

41.8

a34.5

a32.7

a34.7

a38.9

a38.7

33.2

36.7

36.5

38.9

37.5

39.6

45.5

38.7

34.6

*37.2

40.4

37.3

40.3

34.1

1,158.1

37.36

-

-

Feb.

34.1

36.6

38.5

40.7

39.9

40.7

34.0

33.4

*34.1

46.8

40.8

33.2

32.2

3376"

34.0

 34.5

38.2

36.4

35.8

*35.6

37.8

39.8

37.1

37.1

*38.6

37.8

37.5

34

-

1,032.8

36.89

-

-

Mar.

33.5

36.5

36

*41.5

37.5

37

37

*38

36.5

 35

33

32

32.5

43.5

41.5

*38.3

37.0

36.0

36.3

45. S

41.9

38.0

 37.6

36.9

38.7

40.9

37.2

36.0

36.4

36.4

36.2

1,160.6

37.44

-

-

Apr.

36.8

37.1

 35.1

33.6

33.8

33.9

34.0

34.4

33.3

32.6

33.1

35.8

34.0

33.7

34.1

37.5

49.4

59.4

48.8

44.2

41.8

*40.1

40.2

39.8

37.8

36.8

37.1

38.8

37.7

38 1

1,142.8

38.09

-

-

May

36.0

35.9

46T5"

51.8

46.1

43.6

41.7

51.5

57.3

5072"

47.6

44.5

43.0

42.6

 42.5

42.5

41.4

40.6

40.4

41.1

54.2

 51.7

45.4

43.3

43.1

42.8

41.3

41.1

41.5

41.2

39.5

1,372.2

44.26

_

-

June

40.3

41.8

3579"

39.9

40.0

38.9

37.2

37.9

38.5

37.6

38.2

38.1

38.9

37.5

37.5

36.1

36.5

34.2

36.1

34.6

34.0

*34.6

36.1

34.0

53.5

35.8

33.7

34.9

*36.4

»34.2

1,106.7

36.89

-

-

July

35.2

36.1

3T73-

32.9

35.4

33.2

33.9

34.4

31.3

33.7

31.2

32.2

 34.6

33.1

33.0

31.1

31.4

31.9

32.7

31.6

31.4

 30.3

3475

31.5

34.8

33.2

33.2

34.9

33.2

32.7

31.2

1,021.6

32.95

-

-

Aug.

32.5

39.3

37.2

36.6

34.9

34.3

33.4

33.0

45.3

64.6

*41.9

36.1

33.8

33.1

33.6

34. 0

33.0

32.3

3375"

42.8

42.6

38.8

35.8

34.5

*36.2

35.8

35.4

34.1

33.4

33.0 59 9

1,164.2

37.55

-

-

Sept.

55. 0

45.5

42.4

40.2

38.4

37.2

36.5

 36.9

37. 0

35.9

'§576" 90.7

58.6

52.4

a49.5

a48.7

«a47.4

a46.1

a46.o

45.2

43.9

43.3

40.4

38.6

39.0

39.7

40.8

39.6

*38.8

&38. 8

1,381.1

46.04

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 97.8 Hln 30.5 Mean 45.36 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54: Max 92.8 Hin 30.3 Mean 38.75 Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement made at one or both gages on this day.

a No gage-height, record at supplementary gage; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in 

stage and weather records.

Note. Backwater from high tide at main gage Dec. 15, Mar. 20, 21, Apr. 16-18, Apr. 28 to May 1O, 

May 16-22, June 1-6, 27-29, Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 11, 12, 15-21j backwater from aquatic vegetation at 

supplementary gage Oct. 2-14, Nov. 1-27. Stage-discharge relation indeterminate at mein gage Oct. 1 

to Dec. 11, Feb. 27 to Mar. 14, June 25 (entire flow bypassed station Oct. 12 to Dec. 7)s discharge 

estimated on basis of 13 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for supplementary gage 

and for Carlls River at Babylon. Shifting-control method used at main gage Dec. 30 to Feb. 16, 

Aug. 9, 10. Discharge per square mile and runoff In Inches not computed because large portion of 

flow Is derived from ground-water storage that may originate from an area differing from that of the 

surface drainage.
28 STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND

Champlin Creek at Islip, N. Y.

Location. Lat 40°44'15", long 73°12'05", on right bank just upstream from Long Island 

Railroad bridge, 220 ft downstream from Moffitt Boulevard, in Islip, Suffolk County, 

and 1-jf miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. About 6.5 sq mi.

Records available. June 1948 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 10.85 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 7.46 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 75 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 1.117 ft, backwater from aquatic vegetation), from rating curve extended above 27.5 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 3.45 cfs July 29 (gage height, 0.280 ft, backwater from aquatic 

vegetation).

1948-54: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 11, 1954; minimum, 2.89 cfs Oct. 26, 

1952 (gage height, 0.253 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of partly-obstructed intake, or backwater 

from aquatic vegetation or debris, which are fair. This station is operated in connection with an inventory of water resources on Long Island. In addition to records of 

streamflow, records of ground-water levels are collected, some of which are published 

in water-supply papers.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of backwater from 

aquatic 'vegetation or debris (gage height, In .feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14

0.27 3.89

.35 5.99

.45 10.3

0.6 

.7

19.3

27.4

Dec. 15 to Sept. 30

0.29 3.73

.35 5.52

.45 9.70

18.9

36.4

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.25

4.15

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.7

5.2

*4.5

4.4

4.3

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.2

4.1

4.0

4.0

4.1

4.1

4.0

3.9

*379

4.0

4.4

4.5

4.4

8.2

-676 10.6

5.8

145.70

4.7O

-

-

Nov.

5.4

5.2

5.0

Itl

4.9

6.2

11.0

7.2

6.4

6.0

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.6

5.4

*5.2

5.0

5.0

5.O

5.2

T75" 12.5

8.6

7.6

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.4

188.5

6.28

-

-

Dec.

6.4

6*2

6.2

6.2

8.2

7.2

9.4

7.2

7.0

8.0

7.0

7.6

8.6

*19.5

1375

11.4

1O.8

*10.6

10.1

9.85

9.65

9.75

9.21

8.88

8.79

8.69

8.60

8.56

*c8.3

8 . 19

7.97

277.54

8.95

-

-

Jan.

7.93

C7.9

C7.7

c7.6

c7.7

C7.8

C7.6

c7.5

C7.7

c8.1

C7.7

c7.4

C7.2

C7.0

6.85

7.34

7.13

6.81

6.73

7.13

*8.28

7.63

7.22

7.13

7.1

7.1

7.3

7.4

7.0

7.0 

6.8

228.78

7.38

-

-

Feb.

6.7

6.7

6.8

7.0

6.8

6.6

6.5

6.6

*6.5

6.38

6.38

6.27

6.19

6.23

6.23

6.23

6.95

6.42

6.27

6.19

7.21

7.67

STsT

6.65

7.13

6.81

6.65

6.57

_

185 . 44

6.62

-

-

Mar.

6.92

6.93

8.62

8.10

7.46

7.30

7.30

7.26

7.26

7.26

7.17

7.17

8.01

10.4

"6756

8.02

7.88

7.84

7.84

*10.1

8.24

7.97

7.88

7.8

8.8

8.6

8.0

7.8

7.7

7.8 

7.6

245.59

7.92

-

-

Apr.

7.5

7.5

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.3

8.0

7.4

7.1

7.2

7.8

7.0

6.7

6.6

7.7

13.0

1275"

9.9

9.7

9.4

9.4

9.6

9.5

9.0

8.8

8.8

8.9

8.5

*8. 0

251.9

8.40

-

-

May

7.84

77§8~

12.1

10.1

9.02

8.60

8.37

12.8

11.3

10.3

10.0

9.9O

9.65

9.46

9.36

9.31

9.21

8.98

8.83

8.83

16.2

*TT76"

10.0

9.7

9.5

9.1

8.9

8.8

8.6

8.5

8. 4

300.54

9.69

-

-

June

8.3

872

8.1

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.7

7.7

7.6

7.5

7.4

7.5

*7.1

6.85

6.69

6.50

6.46

6.31

6.34

6.38

6.27

6.97

6.34

6.12

5.92

676T

6.63

7.76

6 . 88

213.13

7.10

-

-

July

5.91

6.07

5754

5.87

5.80

5.62

5.66

5.7O

5.45

5.36

5.32

5.17

5.02

4.97

5.13

.69

.54

.51

.57

.45

.12

.06

.28

.17

.20

.17

* .06

.03

.8

4^0

150.64

4.86

-

"

Aug.

3.8

3.9

4.65

4.2

4. OS

3.9

3.75

3.75

13.6

12.6

*6.5

5.73

5.36

5.29

5.19

5.13

4.93

4.72

5.05

5.83

7.43

5.84

5.32

5.O6

5.55

5.86

5.19

5.09

4.93

4.9O

*17 . 6

184.90

5.96

-

-

Sept.

9.1

7.8

7.4

7.1

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.3

6.2

31

15.6

13.0

12.0

11.6

11.4

11.0

10.6

10.4

10.0

9.8

9.5

*9.0

8.60

8.3

8.3

8.6

8.1

8.0

8 0

292. 9O

9.76

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 21.4 Mln 3.9 Mean 9.O3 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 31 Mln 3.75 Mean 7.30 Cfsm - In.

Peak discharge (base, 24 cfs). --May 21 (9 a.m.) 30.3 cfs (O.737 ft); Aug. 9 (8:3O p.m.) about

28.5 cfs; Aug. 31 (10:30 a.m.) . 31.5 cfs (0.750 . ft); Sept. 11 (5 p.m.) about 75 cfs.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

c Backwater from debris.

Note. Backwater from aquatic vegetation Oct. 1-8, Jan. 25 to Feb. 9, Mar. 24 to Apr. 30, May 23 

to June 14, July 29 to Aug. 11, Sept. 1-23, 25-3O. Partly obstructed Intake Oct. 5 to Dec. 18; discharge computed on basis of 3 discharge measurements and records for nearby stations. Discharge per 

square mile and runoff In Inches not computed becaused large portion of flow Is derived from groundwater storage that may originate from an area differing from that of the surface drainage.
STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND 

Penataquit Creek at Bay Shore, N. Y.

29

Location. Lat 40°43'40", long 73°14'40", on right bank just upstream from Union Avenue 

Bridge in Bay Shore, Suffolk County, 4,500 ft upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. About 5 sq mi.

Records available. August 1945 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 6.64 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 9 years, 5.92 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 40 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 1.076 ft, backwater from aquatic vegetation); minimum, 2.55 cfs Aug. 2, 7 (gage height, 0.296 ft, 

backwater from aquatic vegetation).

1945-54: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 11, 1954; minimum, 1.49 cfs Nov. 10, 

1949 (gage height, 0.215 ft), result of temporary obstruction at culvert upstream.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of doubtful gage-Tieight record or 

backwater from aquatic vegetation, which are good, and those for periods of backwater 

from debris, which are fair. This station is operated in connection with an inventory 

of water resources on Long Island. In addition to records of streamflow, records of 

ground-water levels are collected, some of which are published in water-supply papers.

Revisions.--WSP 1141: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of backwater from 

aquatic vegetation or debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 3 Mar. 3 to Sept. 3O

0.31 

.4 

.5

3.23

5.55

8.83

O.6 

.8

13.0

23.5

0.29 2.45

.35 3.92

.45 7.30

0.6 13.9

29.7

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.45

3.7

3.55

3.55

3.55

3.85

4.4

*3.7

3.68

3.66

3.59

3.47

3.45

3.47

3.50

3.45

3.43

3.43

3.50

3.50

3.45

3.36

3.38

3.47

3.78

3.82

3.80

6.62

8.93

5.51

4. 84

122 . 84

3.96

-

-

Nov.

4.56

4.43

4.27

*4.14

4.12

5.25

10.3

5.84

5.23

4.95

4.70

4.51

4.46

4.4O

4.40

4.84

4.51

4.43

4.38

4.33

4.30

4.3O

11.0

6.74

7.23

6.23

5.70

5.79

5.55

5.43

160.32

5.34

-

-

Dec.

5.46

5.32

5.18

5.15

T702"

6.01

7.96

6.08

5.81

6.73

*5.78

6.34

7.35

*22.6

TTTo

9.21

8.68

8.39

8.14

8.06

7.89

8.10

7.61

7.34

7.21

7.15

6.95

7.02

7.38

7.11

6. 64

236.67

7.63

-

-

Jan.

6.48

6.36

6.30

6.30

6.23

6.33

6.08

5.93

5.99

6.17

6.11

5.96

5.78

5.72

5.81

6.25

6.14

5.70

5.61

6.18

*d8.10 '6773"

6.20

6.02

5.93

5.90

6.1

6.0

5.7

5.6

5.5

189.21

6.10

-

-

Feb.

5.4

5.5

5.8

5.7

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.3

5.3

5.1

5. 1

5.2

5.2

5.2

6.0

5.4

5.4

5.3

6.4

6.8

*5.9

5.70

6.15

5.70

5.5

5.4

-

155.65

5.56

-

-

Mar.

5.9

5_^

8.1

7.3

6.5

6.1

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.7

5.6

6.6

10,1

7.3

6.5

6.2

6.0

5.9

*9.2

7.03

6.59

6.48

6.33

7.71

7.52

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.1

205.06

6.61

-

-

Apr.

6.4

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.9

5.9

5.8

6.9

6.2

5.9

6.1

7.0

6.0

5.8

5.5

7.2

18.6

12.0

8.8

8.4

8.3

*8.1

8.72

8.96

8.17

7.77

7.90

8.01

7.46

7 19

226.58

7.55

_

-

May

7.00

7.07

12.2

9.61

8.3O

7.9

7.4

13.6

ToTs

9.5

8.7

8.3

8.1

7.9

*8.0

7.77

7.61

7.42

7.30

7.53

11.2

8.54

7.81

7.50

7.34

7.15

7.11

6.96

6.92

6. 66

6.5

255.70

8.25

-

-

June

6.4'

673

6.3

6.3

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.1

5.3

5.4

5.3

5.9

5.5

5.50

5.4

5.2

5.0

4.85

4.7

4.65

4.6

5.7

4.85

4.65

4.6

4.35 4~74

*4.4

4.40

158.05

5.27

-

-

July

4.46

4756'

4.12

4.23

4.14

4.00

4.14

4.12

3.81

4.11

3.81

3.73

3.70

3.62

3.64

3.49

3.47

3.47

3.47

3.44

3.36

3.29

3.24

3.22

3.22

3.14

*3.04

3.07

3.00

£ . 85

2 . 85

111.51

3.60

_

-

Aug.

2.8

2.8

3.9

3.1

2.9

2.75

2.7

2.65

1575~

*13.0

6.01

4.64

4.23

4.00

4.0O

3.92

4.03

3.6

4.4

5.1

6.8

4.75

4.2

4.05

6.7

6.1

4.7

4.35

4.15

4.05

18 . 8

164.18

5.30

_

-

Sept.

8.0

6.4

5.9

5.6

5.5

5.2

5.O

5.1

 STT" 4.95

28.5

1475

10.0

9.4

8.9

8.8

8.5

8.0

8.8

8.2

7.9

7.7

*7.1

6.88

6.81

7.O9

7.25

6.66

6.62

7.1

242 . 06

8.07

_

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 22.6 Mln 3.36 Mean 7.27 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 28.5 Mln 2.65 Mean 6.10 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 25.0 efs). Dee. 14 (about 12:3O p.m.) 34.8 cfs (O.989 ft); Apr. 17 (10:15 

p.m.) about 26.5 cfsj Aug. 9 (8:3O p.m.) about 31.5 cfs; Aug. 31 (10 a.m.) about 34.5 cfs; Sept. 11 

(11 a.m.) about 40 cfs.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based on 

engineers" notes and drop in stage when intake was cleaned.

Note. Backwater from debris Oct. 5, Feb. 18-20, 22, 23, Feb. 27 to Mar. 2, Mar. 14-16, 18-20, 27, 

28, Apr. 8-11, 15-20, May 6-15, 31, June 1-14, Sept. 30. Backwater from aquatic vegetation Oct. 1-8, 

Jan. 27 to Feb. 23, Feb. 28 to Mar. 20, Mar. 29 to Apr. 22, June 16-29, July 30 to Aug. 10, Aug. 18 

to Sept. 23. Discharge per square mile and runoff in inches not computed because large portion of 

flow Is derived from ground-water .storage that may originate from an area differing from that of the 

surface drainage.
30 STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND

Sampawams Creek at Babylon, N. Y.

Location. Lat 40°42 1 15", long 73°18'50", on left bank at upstream side of John Street 

Bridge in Babylon, Suffolk County, 180 ft downstream from Long Island Railroad and 

3,000 ft upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--About 23 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 6.70 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 10 years, 9.07 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 83.6 cfs Sept, 11 (gage height, 1.436 ft); minimum, 3.4 cfs Oct. 19, 20; minimum gage height, 0.272 ft Oct. 18, 19, 20 (backwater 

from aquatic vegetation); minimum daily discharge, 3.4 cfs Oct. 19.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 11, 1954; minimum, 3.26 cfs Oct. 5, 1945; 

minimum gage height, 0.268 ft Oct. 2, 1951; minimum daily discharge, that of Oct. 19, 

1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of fragmentary gage-height record or backwater from aquatic vegetation or debris, which are fair. Plow regulated slightly by 

pumping operations at railroad and occasionally by ponds above station. Prior to November 1950, slight diurnal fluctuation caused by power operations. This station is 

operated in connection with an inventory of water resources on Long Island. In addition 

to records of streamflow, records of ground-water levels are collected, some of which 

are published in water-supply papers.

Revisions. WSP 1141: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of backwater 

from aquatic vegetation or debris (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.27 3.40 O.7 23.4

.35 5.81 .9 36.8

.5 12.0 1.2 61.3

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.2

5.9

5.8

5.7

C5.7

C6.1

C6.9

*6.1

5.95

5.81

5.78

5.7

5.6

5.5

5.5

4.7

3.75

3.55

3.4

3TT5

3.75

4.4

4.65

4.8

5.2

5.4

5.1

12.0

16.2 TSTT

8.3

187.29

6.04

-

-

Nov.

7.3

6.9

6.7

*6.3

6.15

7.05

18.2

TTTff

8.9

8.0

7.6

7.4

7.2

7.0

6.9

6.7

6.6

6.5

6.4

6.3

6.2

6.3

16.8

12.6

10.8

9.8

8.6

8.4

7.9

7.6

250.10

8.34

-

-

Dec.

7.5

7.4

7.2 77S11.4

13.6

15.4

10.8

9.4

11.6

*10.0

9.72

13. 0

 36.0

ZT72~

15.6

13.8

12.9

12.6

12.4

12.2

12.8

12.4

11.8

11.6

11.5

11.3

ell. 2

cll.O

clO.8

10.7

386.02

12.45

-

-

Jan.

10.4

10.4

10.3

9.40

8.81

9.15

9.44

8.96

9.84

9.88

10.1

9.75

9.27

9.10

9.40

10.2

10.0

9.36

9.19

10.2

 13.7

TTS

10.4

9.75

9.40

9.32

9.75

10.2

9.27

8 94 el??

304.41

9.82

-

-

Feb.

8.56

8.60

9.1O

9.44

8.98

8.65

8.48

8.28

*8.32

8.24

8.08

7.77

7.38

TT8T

S.04

8.08

9.00

8.52

8.00

7.88

9.04

11.0

"5773

8.60

9.02

8.69

8.36

8.20

-

239.38

8.55

-

-

Mar.

8.65

97T?

11.9

12.6

10.5

9.53

9.32

9.06

8.89

8.85

8.7

8.7

9.7

15.2

TZ7T

10.8

10.0

9.5

9.4

13.8

12.0

10.6

10.0

9.9

11.4

12.0

10.8

10.2

10.2

 10.0

9.70

323.42

10.43

-

-

Apr.

9.57

9.40

9.36

9.15

9.19

9.19

9.19

C10.2

C10.2

*C9.4

9.34

10.8

9.70

9.49

9.10

11.1

25.4

ZT7T

14.1

19.6

16.8

13.9

13.4

15.2

12.3

10.4

10.3

11.3

11.0

10 . 8

360.58

12.02

-

-

May

f!3.O

f!8.7

20.6

T57T

15.0

13.3

12.9

19.4

19.4

18.4

16.2

15.0

14.2

13^8

*13.7

13.3

12.8

12.2

12.4

12.2

15.2

12.6

12.2

13.0

13.6

11.8

10.2

10.6

10.8

11.2

9.7

436.6

14.08

-

-

June

8.9

9.2

9.3

10.2

9.3

11.8

~57T 13.8

8.2

7.9

7.8

7.8

7.8

 7.7

7.65

7.45

11.6

7.7

7.4

6.5

6.7

6.6

7.1

6.9

6.5

6.1

5.4

BT?

6.0

5.7

239.70

7.99

-

-

July

5.8

57T

c5.3

C5.6

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.4

5.3

4.9

4.8

4.95

4.9

4.6

4.8

4.65

4.65

4.55

4.65

4.6

4.45

*4.25

4.24

4.21

4.30

4.24

4.18

4.36

4.30

4.21

4.10

148.19

4.78

-

-

Aug.

4.10

T7IS

f5.40

f4.79

4.63

4.51

4.39

4.18

f20.5

*f£l

9.66

6.50

6.43

6.15

6.18

6.22

5.81

5.44

6.50

12.7

11.8

9.29

7.58

6.97

8.83

8.87

8.32

7.34

6.90 

6.54

*30. 8

262.51

8.47

-

-

Sept.

18.2

12.4

9.87

9.15

8.46

8.08

8.04

STTB"

8.16

8.16

59.0

36TT

18.2

16.0

15.2

14.5

13.9

13.4

15.3

14.6

13.4

13.3

*13.6

13.0

11.4

11.8

12.4

11.6

13.0

10.8

439.48

14.65

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 36.0 Min 3.4 Mean 11.94 Cfsm - In. _

Water year 1953-54: Max 59.0 Min 3.4 Mean 9.80 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 28.0 cfs). Dec. 14 (about 2:15 p.m.) about 62 cfsj Apr. 17 (11:30 p.m.)

41. Z cfs (0.96Z ft); May 3 (5:30 p.m.) 30.6 cfs (0.811 ft); Aug. 9 (about 8:30 p.m.) about 45 cfs;

Aug. 31 (about 1:3O p.m.) about 55 cfs; Sept. 11 (2 p.m.) 83.6 cfs (1.436 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

c Backwater from debris.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.

Note. Backwater .from aquatic vegetation Oct.'1-8, Oct. 12 to Nov. 4, Nov. 9 to Dec. 11, Mar. 11- 

30, May 17 to June 14, June 17 to July 22, Sept. 25-30 (no gage-height record June 9-14; fragmentary 

gage-height record Oct. 28, 29, Nov. 23). Discharge per square mile and runoff in inches not computed because large portion of flow is derived from ground-water storage that may originate from an 

area differing from that at the surface drainage.
STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND 31

Carlls River at Babylon, N. Y.

Location. Lat 40°42'30", long 73°19'50", on left bank in Babylon, Suffolk County, 130 ft 

downstream from outlet of Kennel Club Pond (known locally as Southards Pond) and 0.9 

mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. About 35 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 10.63 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 10 years, 27.78 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 106 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 1.495 ft); minimum, 0.95 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 0.093 ft); minimum daily, 13.8 cfs July 21.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 11, 1954; minimum, 0.80 cfs Dec. 3, 1946 

(gage height, 0.082 ft), result of freezeup; minimum daily, 13.2 cfs Sept. 29, 1951.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from debris, which are 

good", and those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are fair. Occasional 

regulation by several ponds above station. This station is operated in connection with 

an inventory of water resources on Long Island. In addition to records of streamflow, 

records of ground-water levels are collected, some of which are published in watersupply papers.

Revisions. WSP 1141: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of backwater 

from debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second)

O.54 13.8

.6 16.8

.8 30.5

1.3 83.5

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

IS

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

17.8

17.4

17.2

1777

17.5

18.1

21.2

 18.8

18.3

18.1

18.1

18.1

17.6

17.6

17.8

17.8

17.7

17.6

17.6

17.8

17.5

17.5

17.3

17.2

18.7

19.1

18.3

C26

Cf7

c3?

c25

605.0

19.52

-

-

Nov.

C22.8

C21.6

C20.8

*c20.2

19.9

21.2

42.2

3BTT

28.2

25.6

24.3

23.0

21.8

21.6

21.4

21.1

20.8

20.5

20.3

20.1

2O. O

20.0

36.8

38.0

32.2

30.7

27.8

27.2

25.9 ptj o

757.9

25.26

-

-

Dec.

25.1

24.4

24.0

23.7 Z9~7B~

27.6

40.1

33.3

29.9

34.6

32.7

31.2

37.9

*64.8

64.6

49.7

43.8

40.9

38.8

37.5

36.6

37.4

35.8

33.9

32.9

32.4

31.6

31.4

31.9

31.7

30 6"

1,099.7

35.47

-

-

Jan.

29.7

29.3

29.1

28.7

28.3

28.7

27.7

27.2

27.3

28.5

28.7

27.8

26.3

25.6

Z67T

27.9

27.7

26.0

*25.6

26.3

33.8

3J.7

30.4

29.1

28.4

27.9

28.4

30.4

28.1

27 3

26 6

876.9

28.29

-

-

Feb.

26.0

26. 0

26.8

27.2

26.2

25.6

25.1

24.9

*25.3

24.8

24.7

23.8

22.5

24.6

24.6

24.4

26.7

25.7

24.4

23.8

25.7

31.5

2779"

26.5

27.4

26.9

27.5

25.8

722.3

25.80

-

-

Mar.

26.3

2576-

30.2

35.9

30.9

29.2

28. 4

27.9

27.5

27.4

26.8

26.7

28.2

38.4

36.5

31.7

29.9

28.9

28.5

59.5

34.6

31.2

30.3

29.8

32.6

34.9

31.5

30.2

29.9

OQ 7

CO. 1

951.5

3O.69

-

-

Apr.

28.5

27.5

27.5

26.9

27.0

27.0

27.1

28.8

28.5

26.8

26.8

29.9

27.7

26.9

26.2

30.3

48.4

55.9

I37T

38.6

36.4

35.2

*34.8

36.7

34.1

32.8

32.6

34.1

32.1

SO. 8

969.0

32.30

-

-

May

30.2

29.9

38.1

42.7

35.7

32.9

31.5

42.1

45.1

46.1

43.5

38.9

36.6

35.4

*35.1

34.3

33.4

32.6

32.1

31.8

38.6

35.8

32.4

30.9

30.3

29.5

28.3

28.5

28.4

28. 7

27.0

1,068.4

34.46

-

-

June

26.5

267?

25.8

25.6

24.4

24.2

24.0

25.1

24.0

23.0

23.6

23.4

24.1

*22.5

22.0

24.1

25.7

23.5

21.5

20.4

22.5

20.0

21.9

22.4

20. 8

20.3

19.6

19.5

20.3

20. 6

687.6

22.92

-

-

July

21. 0

207?

19.8

2O.O

20.5

20.4

19.6

19.8

19.2

17.7

17.4

17.4

17.5

17.0

17.4

16.6

16.4

16.4

C16.6

16.3

13.8

TTT

15.6

15.3

15.4

15.2

*15.4

16.0

15.6

15.0

14* 6

537.2

17.33

-

-

Aug.

U.6

T5TT

18.6

18.0

16.8

16.1

15.4

15.1

d46

*d48

d25

d22.5

d22

20.8

20.7

20.5

19.2

18.6

20.4

33.7

32.4

27.3

23.3

21.7

25.4

27.8

26.7

23.4

22.0

21.2

56 . 6

755.1

24.36

-

*

Sept.

44.7

38.1

31.5

28.0

26.0

25.7

31.2

17.1

T572-

23.4

82.2

82.2

55.4

47.1

41.8

39.8

*37.0

34.7

36.7

35.9

34.2

32.7

30.3

32.7

30.5

28.7

29.5

27.5

26.9

26 " 7

1,076.4

35.88

-

~

Calendar year 1953: Max 82.2 Mln 17.2 Mean 33.33 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 82.2 Mln 13.8 Mean 27.69 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 60 cfs). Dec

(1.122 ft); Aug. 10 ( time and alschai

. 14 (4:45 p.m.) 81.0 cfs (1.277 ft); Apr. 17 (12 p.m.) 63.9 cfs 

 ge unknown); Aug. 31 (12:15 p.m.) 78.7 cfs (1.256 ft); Sept. 7

(l p.m.) 75.0 cfs (1.223 ft); Sept. 11 (7 p.m.) 106 cfs (1.495 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

c Backwater from debris.

d Doubtful gage-height records discharge computed on basis of discharge measurement and records for 

nearby stations.

Note. Discharge per square mile and runoff In Inches not computed because large portion of flow Is 

derived from ground-water storage that may originate from an area differing from that of the surface 

drainage.
STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND

Santapogue River at Lindenhurst, N. Y.

Location. Lat 40°41'31", long 73 021'20", on left bank just upstream from East Hoffman 

Avenue Bridge. 1 mile east of Long Island Railroad station in Lindenhurst, Suffolk 

County, and If miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. About 7 sq mi.

Records available. June 1947 to September 1954.

gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 9.71 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 7 years, 5.34 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 42.2 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 0.911 ft); minimum, 0.18 cfs July 31, Aug. 1 (gage height, 0.103 ft).

1947-54: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 11, 1954; maximum gage height, 1.152 ft 

July 14, 1948; minimum discharge, that of July 31, Aug. 1, 1954.

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

partly obstructed intake, or backwater from aquatic vegetation or debris, which are 

fair. This station is operated in connection with an inventory of water resources on 

Long Island. In addition to records of streamflow, records of ground-water levels are 

collected, some of which are published in water-supply papers.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of backwater from aquatic vegetation 

or debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 29 to Dec. 15 Dec. 16 to Sept. 30

0.2 1.13

.3 2.73

.4 5.29

0.26 2.16

.3 3.08

.4 5.89

O.5 10.0 

.7 22'. 9

0.11 0.22

.15 .52

.2 1.11

.3 2.76

0.4 5.14

.5 8.10

.6 13.6

.8 30.6

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24,

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.33

1.24

1.20

1.14 mr

1.24

1.99

1.7

1.55

1.5

1.55

1.55

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.55

1.55

1.55

1.55

1.55

*1.55

1.5

1.6

1.75

1.7

3.5

6.0

4TT

3.3

57.91

1.87

_

-

Nov.

2.8

2.45

2.4

2.35

2.2

2.7

7.0

6.0

5.2

4.4

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.2

*3.0

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

8.0

STtT

6.2

5.2

4.6

4.5

4.2

3.9

116.70

3.89

_

-

Dec.

3.7

3.6

3.6

£457?

5.0

7.0

5.2

*4.8

6.50

5.82

5.73

7.70

*16.9

T47B9.86

8.92

8.26

7.70

7.46

7.17

6.95

6.68

6.37

6.20

6.15

5.88

5.71

5.5S

5.30

5.30

208.94

6.74

-

Jan.

5.17

5.O1

4.78

4.80

4.73

4.88

4.63

4.46

4.48

4.53

4.46

4.43

4.18

3.79

3.84

4.36

4.26

3.79

*C3.6

3T59

5.69

BTTT

4.66

4.53

4.53

.66

.80

.22

.83

.80

.63

141.53

4.57

-

Feb.

4.30

*4.40

4.58

4.60

4.46

4.43

4.28

4.23

4.23

4.28

4.26

4.18

3.99

3.94

3.94

3.87

4750"

4.28

4.03

3.89

4.44

4.71

4.20

4.18

4.63

4.40

4.11

4.01

-------

119.35

4.26

_

-

Mar.

4.27

4T79"

5.41

6.44

5.19

5.01

4.91

4.83

4.73

4.78

4.68

04.6

4.84

7.45

ET23-

C5.4

5.24

5.14

5.01

6.6

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.6

*5.97

6.40

5.66

5.43

5.32

5.24

5.19

167.76

5.41

_

-

Apr.

5.01

4.98

4.88

4.70

4.66

4.68

4.66

5.26

5.17

4.76

4.6 S72-

4.8

4.7

4.6

5.6

~57T 10.4

7.8

7.6

7.39

7.23

*7.01

7.10

6.62

6.28

6.26

6.34

5.77

5.43

178.89

5.96

_

-

May

5.30

5.22

7.58

8.01

6.57

6.20

5.98

8.64

9.10

8.67

8.03

7.49

7.20

6.92

*6.89

6.80

6.54

6.34

6.26

6.20

7.04

6.71

6.04

5.63

5.50

5.35

5.01

4.8

4.7

4.5

4.4

199.62

6.44

_

-

June

4.2

47T

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.80

2.84

2.68

2.76

2.74

2.76

2.72

2.54

2.32

2.07

1.90

1.66

1.50

1.57

1.71

1.50

1.38

1.24

*1.22

T75(J

1.52

75.33

2.51

.

-

July

1.44

T7ST

1.22

1.30

1.30

1.16

1.08

1.12

.69

.83

.71

.65

.60

.52

.63

.51

.48

.51

.69

.50

.44

*.40

.38

.34

.40

.30

.27

.37

.30

.23

.22

21.13

0.682

.

-

Aug.

O.Z2 &s

.62

.62

.53

.49

.33

.29

6.69

 9.73

2.97

2.03

1.61

1.60

1.62

1.52

1.30

1.13

1.55

3.39

3.98

2.80

2.20

1.99

3.08

2.60

2.32

2.17

2.05

1.97

*12. 5

76.38

2.46

-

-

Sept.

7.11

4.78

4.40

4.03

3.77

3.47

3.40

3.60

3.51

3.52

C25.5

T975-

10.0

8.54

7.70

7.42

7.13

6.60

7.91

7.13

6.51

6.23

*5.71

5.53

5.17

4.38

5.1

4.4

4.25

4.25

200.85

6.70

.

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 21.3 Mln 1.14 Mean 6.71 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 25.5 Mln 0.22 Mean 4.29 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 18 efs). Dec. 14 (4 to 6 p.m.) 22.2 cfs (O.691 ft)) Aug. 31 (4:3O p.m.) 20.1 

cfs (0.68Z ft)j Sept. 11 (1Z:45 p.m.) 42.2 cfs (0.911 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

c Backwater from debris.

Note. Backwater from aquatic vegetation July 1-22, Sept. 27-30 (no gage-height record Sept. 27-30). 

Doubtful or no gage-height record Nov. 6-8, 16, 17, 23-29, Dec. 5-9, Feb. 20-24, Mar. 6-8, 2O-25, 

Apr. 11-20, May 28 to June 9, Sept. 25, 26; discharge estimated from reconstructed gage-height graph 

based on recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby.stations. Partly obstructed 

Intake Oct. 8 to Dec. 9; discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements', inspections by 

engineers and observer, outside gage readings, and records for nearby stations. Discharge per square 

mile and runoff In Inches not computed because large portion of flow Is derived from ground-water 

storage that may originate from ,an area differing from that of the surface drainage.
STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND 33

Massapequa Creek at Massapequa, N. Y.

Location. Lat 40°41 I 20", long 73"27'20", on left bank 350 ft west of Garfield Street 

at Lake Shore Drive, Massapequa, Nassau County, 3,000 ft upstream from Clark Avenue 

Bridge and head of Massapequa Pond of Brooklyn water-supply system, and 2? miles 

northeast of Seaford.

Drainage area. About 38 sq mi.

Records available. June to October 1903 (in Professional Paper 44), December 1936 to 

September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage, is 19.31 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to October 1903, staff gage at different datum.

Average discharge. 17 years (1937-54), 11.86 cfs.

Extreme. Maximum discharge during year, 81.1 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 1.276 ft); minimum, 2.66 cfs Aug. 1 (gage height, 0.322 ft).

1903, 1936-54: Maximum discharge, 151' cfs Jan. 7, 1944 (gage height, 1.616 ft), 

from rating'curve extended above 68 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of 

Aug. 1, 1954.

Remarks. Records-good exce-pt those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record or 

backwater from aquatic vegetation, which are fair. This station is operated in connection with an inventory of water resources on Long Island. In addition to records of 

streamflow, records of ground-water levels are collected, some of which are published 

in water-supply papers.

Revisions. WSP 1141: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of backwater from 

aquatic vegetation (gage height, In fee't, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 7 Nov. 7 to Sept. 30

.8

7.40 

12.4 

Z5.8 .5

2.82

4.50

7.79

0.6

.8

1.2

12.8

27.0

71.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.06

8.06

8.02

7.9

7.9

7.8

9.4

9.5

9.1

*8.8

8.38

8.30

8.2

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.9

7.8

7.8

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.5

2o!4

T572-

11.2

279.92

9.03

-

 -

Nov.

10.2

9.5

8.9

8.6

8.5

9.1

24.8

1772-

1-3.8

10.4

9.9

9.9

9.6

9.4

9.1

8.9

*8.S

8.50

8.46

8.37

8.24

8.16

1575-

12.6

12.6

12.3

10.9

10.4

9.99

9.65

322.27

10.74

-

-

Dec.

9.27

9.04

8.94

8.86

1277-

11.3

18.8

13.2

*12.0

16.6

14.4

13.8

17.5

*45.1

5S7T

21.4

19.9

18.3

17.6

16.9

16.3

16.2

15.8

15.5

15.2

15.0

14.3

13.9

13.8

13.4

13.3

495.01

15.97

-

-

Jan.

13.3

13.1

12.7

12.6

12.6

12.8

12.7

12.5

12.2

12.0

11.6

11.1 10 : 8

10.7

TC77

11.6

dll.7

dlo.9

*10.8

12.1

18.2

T572-

13.6

12.9

12.6

12.1

12.9

14.5

12.5

12.2

11.6

386.8

12.48

-

-

Feb.

11.3

11.2

*11.2

11.6

11.2

10.9

10.5

10.4

10.3

10.2

10.2

9.84

9.55

9750"

9.60

9.65

11.6

10.3

9.99

9. SO

12.2

14.3

TITS'

11.0

11.2

10.9

10.3

9.84

_

-------

300.27

10.72

-

-

Mar.

11.1

11.6

15.2

15.8

12.9

12.1

11.7

11.3

11.1

10.9

10.8

10.6 *T27o18.9

TITSIS. 3

12.8

12.7

12.6

18.0

13.8

13.0

12.4

12.3

14.4

16.3

12.8

12.0

11.7

11.5

11.4

401.9

12.96

-

-

Apr,

11.2

11.1

11.0

10.8

10.7

10.5

10.3

11.4

11.2

10.5

10.1

12.4

10.3

9.94

9.65

13.3

19.8

24.1

TSTff

15.6

*14.4

14.0

13.9

14.2

13.0

12.6

12.4

12.7

12.6

12.3

382.79

12.76

-

-

May

12.0

11.5

16.4

15.9

13.4

12.9

12.6

19.0

TBTo"

14.8

14.0

 13.2

12.7

12.5

12.3

12. 0

11.6

11.1

11.1

11.1

17.3

14.6

12.8

11.8

11.4

10.8

10.6

10.4

10.2

10.2

9 60

395.80

12.77

-

-

June

9.27

9.50

5713-

8.94

8.86

8.63

8.24

7.79

7.56

7.56

7.48

7.29

7.87

7.44

7.36

7.22

7.10

6.74

6.36

5.97

5.74

5.52

6.39

6.2O

5.71

5.49

5.28

5.25

BTST

*5.S1

213.04

7.10

-

-

July

5.87

5.71

5.34

,5.56

5.71

5.28

5.28

5.22

4.92

4.72

4.61

4.50

4.36

4.17

6.05

4.50

4.36

4.23

4.36

4.13

*3.90

3.70

3.62

3.48

3.46

3.43

4.24

4.51

3.77

3.39 

3. 14

139.52

4.50

-

-

Aug.

3.01

S72T

7.18

5.07

4.61

4.23

3.80

3.46

23.1

*25.6

10.3

8.20

7.44

6.74

6.43

6.26

5.94

5.59

6.81

10.5

9.76

7.61

6.67

6.30

8.45

8.16

6.92

6.50

6.23

6.07 

*30.4

260.55

8.40

-

-

Sept.

14.7

10.9

9.94

8.83

7.48

7.44

7.29

7756-

7.36

7.74

*59.6

597T

19.0

16.7

15.6

14.9

14.3

13.3

16.8

14.3

12.9

12.9

12.0

11.5

11.1

10.9

11.1

10.4

9.99

9.84

415.47

13.85

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 52.6 Mln 7.5 Mean 17.39 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 59.6 Mln 3.01 Mean 1O.94 Cfsm - In.

Peak discharge (base, 39 cfs). Det

cfa (1.009 ft); Aug. 31 (b p.m.) 44.;

. 14 (4:30 p.m.) 65.2 cfs (1.152 ft): Aug. 10 (2:45 a.m.) 48.2 

) cfs (0.9SO ft); Sept. 11 (3:30 p.m.) 81.1 cfs (1.276 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of gage-height graph and drop In stage 

when Ice was removed from well.

Note.--Backwater from aquatic vegetation Oct. 4-10, Oct. 13 to Nov. 17. No gage-height record 

Mar. 24-31, Apr. 16-21, Apr. 30 to May 5, Sept. 5-7; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range 

In stage, weather records, and records for nearby streams. Discharge per square mile and runoff In 

Inches not computed because large portion of flow Is derived from ground-water storage that may 

originate from an area differing from that at the surface drainage.
34 STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND

Wantagh Stream at Wantagh, N. Y.

Location. Lat 40°40'50", long 73°30'45", on right bank on Wantagh Parkway at northwest 

Dounaary of village of Wantagh, Nassau County, 1? miles northwest of Seaford.

Drainage area. About 17 sq mi.

Records available. June to October 1883, July to October 1903 (fragmentary, In Professionai raper 44), September 1937 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 16.88 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. June to October 1883, determinations of flow by various 

methods at different site and datum. July to October 1903, staff gages on two channels 

near same site, at different datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, (1937-54), 9.42 cfs.

e height, 2.002 ft, from 

); minimum daily, 2.42 cfs

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 194 cfs Sept. 11 (, 

fZoodmarks); minimum, 2.13 cfs Aug. 1 (gage height, 0.308 

Aug. 1.

1903, 1937-54; Maximum discharge, 340 cfs June 1, 1952 (adjusted to include flow 

bypassing station): maximum gage height, 2.566 ft June 1, 1952; minimum discharge, 1.26 

cfs Dec. 11, 1941 (gage height, 0.261 ft); minimum daily, 1.84 cfs Sept. 12, 1943.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from debris or aquatic 

vegetation, which are good. Flow at all stages regulated Intermittently at outlet of 

Wantagh Reservoir, 1 mile above station, and prior to November 1953 by Browning Pond, 

half a mile above station. This' station is operated in connection with an inventory 

of water resources on Long Island. In addition to records of streamflow, records of 

ground-water levels are collected, some of which are published in water-supply papers.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of backwater from debris 

or aquatic vegetation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1-31 Oct. 31 to Sept. 30

0.45 

.5 

.6 

.8

1.0

5.41

7.02

11.4

22.7

39.1

0.32 

.4 

.5 

.65

2.33

4.05

7.01

13.2

O.S 

l.O 

1.3 

1.6

21.4

37.8

74.1

119

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.16

6.92

6.81

6.74

6.78

8.17

9.95

7.92

7.49

*7.20

6.98

S.92

11.7

5.90

5.59

5.50

5.44

574T

5.71

5.9

6.0

6.1

6.0

5.6

6.2

5.7

5.6

17.6

36.5

19.0

21.0

277.52

8.95

-

-

Nov.

9.5

24.2

19.0

10.8

10.2

11. S

26

U.O

12.8

11.4

11.8

11.2

11.0

1O.8

10.4

9.9

*9.8

9.58

9.3S

9.O6

S.99

8~79T

17.1

12.2

13.5

11.7

10.3

10.2

9.91

9.66

-------

365.17

12.17

.

-

Dee.

9.66

9.34

9.18

9.26

16.7

13.3

22.2

12.5

 11.8

18.5

12.9

14.0

18.1

*64.O

2oTT

17.0

15.8

16.1

15.1

15.0

14.8

15.9

14.2

13.6

13.5

13.3

12.9

13.0

13.0

12.5

12.0

4S9.24

15.78

_

-

Jan.

12.1

12.0

11.9

11.5

11.5

12.0

11.1

11.1

11.6

11.9

11.7

11.4

10.8

TOTS'

11.3

12.6

10.9

11.5

 11.0

12.8

18.3

T30T

13.0

12.5

12.7

12.7

15.0

015. 4

012. 4

012. 4

011.6

381.6

12.31

-

Feb.

cll.4

cll.6

*C12.2

12.6

11.5

11.5

11.0

10.8

1O.8

1O.6

10.6

9.56

10.0

10.2

10.2

10.2

14.6

11.0

10.2

10.0

14.6

15.2

TITS

11.0

11.8

11.0

10.4

10.2

_

------

316.36

11.30

-

Mar.

14.4

13.4

26.5

1777

13.4

12.8

12.8

12.6

12.4

12.2

12.0

11.8

 14.8

23.8

14.3

13.0

12.5

12.1

12.2

19.2

13.0

12.5

12.2

12.0

015.4

14.0

12.3

11.9

11.7

11.8

11.5

431.7

13.93

-

Apr.

11.4

11.1

11.4

11. 0

11.2

11.0

10.9

12.6

11.0

10.3

10.9

13.3

11.0

11.1

10.6

15.4

24.9

T57T

14.4

13.5

*12.3

12.2

12.5

12.7

11.8

11.6

12.0

12.5

11.4

1O.6

--------

376.3

12.54

-

-

May

10.5

10.5

22.4

TT7B12.4

11.6

1O.8

18.6

12.0

13.4

13.0

*10.7

10.4

10.2

8.83

9.02

9.54

9.74

9.66

9.99

17.9

11.6

10.5

10.2

10.1

9.10

9.30

9.34

8.26

8.95

U*

350.97

11.32

-

-

June

7. 36

8.57

9.26

10.8

9.74

S.79

8.87

9.06

10.3

10.9

10.6

9.22

11.4

~5TT4

9.06

8.45

7.76

7.46

7.88

6.91

6.57

6.36

9.05

7.04

7.68

5.50

4.76

*57BO~

7.01

7.12

---- 

248.72

8.29

-

-

July

9.50

8.36

4.68

5.06

4.98

5.98

6.60

6.81

6.44

5.53

5.56

5.77

5.90

7.52

12.3

6.46

4.04

3.24

4.45

5.47

*4.49

4.18

4.54

4.84

4.57

5.09

4.62

4.90

4.73

4.22

2.72

173.55

5.60

-

-

Aug.

2.42

7770"

12.8

6.00

5.01

4.31

4.02

3.61

41.5

29.5

10.7

9.18

8.45

7.68

7.76

7.58

6.7O

6.31

11.0

15.4

11.9

8.56

7.68

*7.36

9.43

7.65

7.31

8.04

6.67

6.76

»044.5

328.49

10.60

-

-

Sept.

13.5

Cll.O

C9.6

09.3

8.68

8.56

8.38

5757

8. SO

10.6

116 "23". 8

18.6

17.3

15.9

16.1

15.6

14.9

19.6

15.2

14.6

15.0

13.3

13.0

12.8

12.9

13.7

12.1

. 11.7

12.2

------

502.24

16.74

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 75.5 Mln 5.44 Mean 15.66 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 116 Mln 2.42 Mean 11.62 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

c Backwater from debris.

Note.--Backwater from aquatic vegetation Oct. 20 to Nov. 17, Feb. 13 to Mar. 13. Discharge per 

square mile and runoff In Inches not computed because large portion of flow Is derived from groundwater storage that may originate from an area differing from that of the surface drainage.
STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND 35

East Meadow Brook at Preeport, N. Y.

Location. Lat 40°39'55", long 73°34'10", on left bank In Freeport, Nassau County, 50 ft 

upstream from bridge on Hempstead-Babylon turnpike and 300 ft west of East Meadow Brook 

Parkway.

Drainage area. About 31 sq mi.

Records available. October 1851 to December 1852, June to October 1883, September and 

October 1885, and June to October 1903 (fragmentary, in Professional Paper 44), January 

1937 to September 1954.

Gage.. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 10.92 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to October 1885, determinations of flow by various 

methods at different site and datum. June to October 1903, weir in swamp at head of 

Brooklyn waterworks supply pond.

Average discharge. 17 years (1937-54), 17.08 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 270 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 3.08 ft, from 

high-water mark), backwater from Freeport Pond; minimum, 5.30 cfs July 31 (gage height, 

0.285 ft).

1903, 1937-54: Maximum discharge, 297 cfs Feb. 15, 1944 (gage height, 2.192 ft); 

maximum gage height, 3.15 ft Feb. 8, 1941 (backwater from Freeport Pond), from highwater mark in gage house; minimum discharge, 5.04 cfs (caused by ice Jam above station) 

Feb. 21, 1942 (gage height, 0.283-ft).

An average discharge of 6.54 cfs was recorded for Sept. 19 to Oct. 2, 1885.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record or backwater 

from aquatic vegetation, debris, or bathers, which are good, and those for periods of 

backwater from Freeport Pond, which are fair. This station is operated in connection 

with an Inventory of water resources on Long Island. In addition to records of streamflow, records of ground-water levels are collected, some of which are published in 

water-supply papers.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of backwater from 

aquatic vegetation, bathers, debris, or Freeport Fond (gage 

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

0.29 

.3 

.4

.5

5.51

5.95

11.5

19.2

0.7 

1.0 

1.5

42.0

87.5

175

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

10.5

10.1

10.1

10.0

10.2

11.3

17.3

11.7

11.6

*10.S

10.4

10.4

10.3

10.4

1O.6

10.4

10.2

10.2

10.0

10.0

10. 0 

9.94

9.76

1O~ 9.70

12.1

10.4

41.0 337s~ 18 3

u!o

396.00

12.77

-

-

Nov.

12.8

12.2

11.9

11.5

11.3

12.1

i£4 T575

*14.6

13.7

13.2

12.8

12.4

12.0

11.7

11.5

11.2

Ji-,2

11.1

10.9

10.8 

W7S

27.1

15.9

17.9

15.5

12.8

12.2

11.7

11.6

426.0

14.20

-

-

Dec.

13.0

11.5

11.1

10.9

2E7T

15.3

36.8

15. a

14.0

25.3

15.7

15.2

27.2

*88

35.1

21.2

18.9

17.6

16.9

16.5

a!6.2 

a!6.8

816.0

a!5.8

a!5.4

a!5.2

a!4.8

a!4. 8

15.3

14.7 

14.3

616.4

19.88

-

-

Jan.

14.0

13.7

13.5

13.4

13.3

13.9

13.2

*12.7

12.8

13.7

13.5

13.1

12.5

12.3

TFTB"

14.3

14.0

12.5

12.5

14.0

ftt

14.9

14.1

13.7

13.7

14.6

18.4

13.5

13.1 

12.7

436.9

14.09

-

-

Feb.

12.4

12.5

*13.2

15.9

13.4

12.8

12.5

12.3

12.8

12.8

12.7

12.2

ii4I27T

12.1

11.9

18.8

14.6

12.9

12.5

14.6 

21.1

T*TS

13.6

14.5

13.0

12.5

12.1

-

378.3

13.51

-

-

Mar.

13.6

19.6

25.4

29.0

17.3

14.3

13.8

14.5

13.8

13.4

13.4

13.2

*15.2

30.5 I37T

15.6

15.5

14.7

13 .O 2aTo"

15.6 

14.6

14.8

14.6

18.2

19.4

15.4

14.8

14.6

13 .9 

13.8

521.6

16.83

-

-

Apr.

14.5

14.1

13.7

13.4

13.4

13.5

13.5

17.3

16.7

13.1

i!425^5

13.8

13.2

12.9

18.1

31.6

40.8

T579

16.6

*15.7 

15.2

15.1

17.4

14.6

14.5

14.5

16.4

14.6

13.7

493.6

16.45

-

-

May

13.7

13.7

31.4

24.3

16.2

15.0

14.4

34,4

2573"

18.7

17.3

*12.5

13.6

13.8

13.8

13.4

13.0

12.8

13.0

12.9

18.5 

17.1

13.7

12.8

10.3

9.94

iS7T~

13.8

11.4

13.0 

11.5

486.94

15.71

-

-

June

11.1

11.0

10.6

10.6

9.6

9.7O

10.0

9.94

9.89

10.9

9.S8

9.64

11.9

TT7S

10.6

10.4

10.0

10.1

9.58

9.11

8.88 

8.59

11.0

11.1

10.2

7.72 7752

 7.73

8.54

8.71

295.83

9.86

-

-

July

9.23

9.1

7.82

8.10

8.48

7.72

7.61

8.65

7.56

7.25

6.89

6.70

6.75

7.13

10.6

7.82

7.25

7.20

7.04

6.75

 6.41 

6.27

6.36

6.09

6.18

7.51

8.48

6.94

6.5

6 .09 

5.6

228.08

7.38

-

-

Aug.

^4, 5773

24.2

13.2

8.S2

7.77

6.89

6.18

83

&

13.8

11.3

10.4

9.58

9.34

9.23

8.42

8.04

8.81

16.6

15.9 

11.2

9.46

 8.88

9.70

12.0

9.58

8.42

8.04

8.08 

*77

507.17

16.36

-

-

Sept.

23.0

14.0

12.5

11.7

11.0

10.6

10.2 I57S

11.1

11.0

*158 -45

25.7

21.1

19.0

18.4

18.1

17.2

25.0

C19.4

C17.6 

022.0

016.2

015.6

015.2

olS.O

016.4

cl4.8

014.2

014.2

651.7

21.72

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 126 Mln 9.70 Mean 21.11 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 158 Mln 5.6 Mean 14.90 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 100 ofs). Dec. 14 (5:45 p.m.) about 178 cfsj Aug. 9 (7:45 p.m.) about 204 

cfs; Aug. 31 15p.m.) about 144 cfs ; Sept. 11 (3:30 p.m.) 27O cfs.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated from reconstructed gage-height graph based on weather 

records and records for Massapequa Creek at Hassapequa.

c Backwater from aquatic vegetation.

Note. Backwater from debris Mar. 7, May 13-15, June 2-5, Aug. 31. Backwater from bathers July 2, 

29, 31, Aug. 1. Backwater from Freeport Pond Dec. 14, Aug. 9, 10, Sept. 11, 12. Discharge per square 

mile and runoff In Inches not computed becauae large portion of flow Is derived .from ground-water 

storage that may originate from an area differing from that of the surface drainage.
36 STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND

Pines Brook at Malverne, N. Y.

Location. --Lat 40°40'00", long 73°39'30", on right bank 100 ft downstream from Lakeview 

Avenue Bridge and south line of Malverne, Nassau County, 150 ft downstream from outlet 

of Pines Pond, and 1 mile northwest of Rockville Centre.

Drainage area. About 10 sq mi. 5185- md 1894

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control with V-notch weir. Datum of gage is 

9". 42 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to 1894, determinations of 

flow by various methods, at different sites and datums.

Average discharge. 17 years (1937-54), 5.83 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 146 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 2.56 ft, from 

f loodmarks ) ; minimum, 0.30 cfs Aug. 1 (gage height, 0.355 ft); minimum daily, 0.37 cfs 

Aug. 2.

1936-54: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 11, 1954; minimum, 0.05 cfs Feb. 15, 1940 

(gage height, 0.196 ft); minimum daily, 0.12 cfs Apr. 2, 1940.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record or backwater 

from debris, which are fair. Plow occasionally regulated by Pines Pond. Indeterminate 

diversion from Pines Pond for emergency municipal water supply for New York City August 

1953 to September 1954. This station is operated in connection with an inventory of 

water resources on Long Island. In addition to records of streamflow, records of groundwater levels are collected, some of which are published in water-supply papers.

Hating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of backwater from debris (gage 

height, in fee't, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.4

.5

.6

.7

.85 

1.0

0.37

.58

.84

1.18

1.88

3.10

1.15

1.3

1.45

1.6

1.9

2.2

5.31

8.67

14.9

24.0

48.8

82.1

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.24

2.10

2.16

2.16

2.20

2.77

5.13

2.46

2.33

*2.37

2.34

2.25

2.09

2.15

2.18

2.15

2.12

2.10

2.13

2.13

2.08

1.95

2 .04

2il6

2.82

2.92

2.40

clO.8 

0576"

C5.8

03.5

93.63

3.02

_

-

Nov.

03.1

3.O7

2.93

2.75

2.92

3.48

14 .9

4)54

*3!s4

3.84

3.43

3.25

3.08

2.95

2.97

2.80

2.68

2.65

2.59

2.52

2.54

C2.75

C8.O

03.95

C4.3

03.8

03.1

2.92 

2.77

2 .89

111.31

3.71

_

-

Dec.

3.18

2.70

2.69

FTrT

8.79

4.21

9.78

4.47

4.59

8.42

4.94

4.92

8.08

*30.6

TTffl

7.00

6.55

6.2O

4.56

4.26

5.44

5.58

4.18

3.92

3.98

3.93

3.77

3.86 

4.09

3.74

3.74

182.82

5.90

_

-

Jan.

3.55

3.53

3.59

4.24

5.06

5.33

5.16

*4.80

3.98

3.77

4.09

3.7O

3.31

3.31

3.50

3.96

3.47

3.08

3714

3.72

6.69

04.3

03.5

C3.4

04.05

4.93

6.36

475?

3 .68

3 19

13O.66

4.21

_

-

Feb.

3.82

4.64

*4.58

5.46

3.83

3.45

3.01

3.48

5.76

5.79

6.04

3.84

2.17

2.48

5.31

7.72

10.1

~57So

8.84

3.18

2.88

4.OO

6.65

9.21

9.14

5.86

2.12

1.78

143.94

5.14

_

-

Mar.

3.96

7.25

if-4 im6.72

3.1O

2.08 4"75B~

5.67

5.06

4.18

2.64

2.45

7.79

3.24

2.20

2.40

2.50

2.48

7.62

3.08

2.38

2.43

2.62

5.O6

4.26

2.69

2.76 

3.24

3.16

*2.94

134.81

4.35

_

-

Apr.

2.28

2728"

2.39

2.30

2.50

2.57

2.72

7.42

5.04

2.98

3.20

6.64

3.49

3.41

3.49

5.76

13.2

c9.2

4.48

04.75

*C4.5

4.31

4.34

4.34

3.12

3.33

3.58

3.98 

2.91

2.86

127.37

4.25

-

-

May

2.87

2.94

9.12

6.15

3.32

3.18

3.17

13.3

~4TS8

5.06

4.56

*3.43

3.21

3.17

3.13

3.03

3.09

2.93

2.96

3.08

5.36

3.52

2.88

2.82

2.94

2.63

2.54

2.58 

2.67

2.47

2.28

119.07

3.84

-

-

June

2.22

2.29

2.19

2.26

2.30

2.O7

2.06

2.06

2.09

2.14

2.10

1.83

4. OS

2.00

1.83

1.77

1.71

1.65

1.62

1.53

1.47

1.42

4.98

2.5S

01.94

1.44

1.30

*1.10

T770-

X* 66

61.36

2.O5

-

-

July

1.43

1.30

1.14

1.29

1.27

1.26

1.22

1.21

1.03

1.03

.96

.95

.94

.94

1.28

.89

.72

0.75

cl.22

.90

.77

.61

*.55

.40

TIT

cl.34

0.79

.55 

.52

.53

.42

28.66

0.925

-

-

Aug.

0.39

.37

1275-

2.70

1.85

1.05

.82

.73

23.1

T.35

2.64

1.70

1.74

1.68

1.50

1.48

1.29

1.16

1.44

4.88

4.22

2.12

1.56

*1.50

1.89

1.54

1.35

1.42 

1.32

2.20

*29.8

119.32

3.85

-

-

Sept.

4.10

2.54

2.30

2.12

1.98

1.92

TT4T

6.68

6.75

7.20

*d79.0

6.78

4.90

4.37

4. 02

4. OS

4.56

3.89

6.66

4.56

4.52

6.17

3.68

3.58

3.58

3.62

4.20

3.86 

3.68

3.44

202.23

6.74

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 37.4 Min 1.95 Mean 6.06 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 79. O Mln 0.37 Mean 3.99 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 48 ofs). Dee. 14 (about 9:45 a.m.) 64.6 ofs (about 2.057 ft),- Aug. 31 (11:3O 

a.mj 59.9 cfs (2.Oil ft;; Sept. 11 (about 9 a.m.) 146 cfs (2.56 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

o Backwater from debris.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph baaed on 

f loodmarks and engineers1 ' notes.

Note. Discharge per square mile and runoff in Inches not computed because large portion of flow 

Is derived from ground-water storage that may originate from an area differing from that of the surface drainage.
STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND 37

Watts Creek at Valley Stream, N. Y.

Location. Lat 40°39'50", long 73°42'15", on right bank 40 ft upstream from West Valley 

Stream Boulevard, in Valley Stream, Nassau County.

Drainage area. About 4.5 sq mi.

Records available. 1851-52. 1854, 1856-57, 1885, 1894, July to September 1954. Prior to 

1894, records fragmentary, published in Professional Paper 44.

. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 8.53 ft above mean sea 

"evel, datum of 1929. Prior to 1894, determinations of flow by various methods, at 

different sites and datums.

gage

r<

Ext relines. Maximum discharge during period July to September 1954, 155 cfs Sept. 11 (gage 

..JTgEt, 4.52 ft, from floodmarks); minimum, 1.26 cfs July 23, Aug. 7 (gage height, 0.197 

ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from debris or aquatic vegetation, which are fair. Plow regulated occasionally by cleaning operations at outlet of 

Valley Stream Pond above station. This station is operated in connection with an inventory of water resources on Long Island. In addition to records of streamflow, records of 

ground-water levels are collected, some of which are published in water-supply papers.

Rating table, July 1 to Sept. 30, 1954, except periods of backwater from debris or 

aquatic vegetation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.21 

.25 

.3 

.4

1.46

2.25

3.51

7.08

0.7 

1.0 

3.0 

3.0

22.5

36.9

73.2

106

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, July to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July

5.65

5T50"

3.48

3.57

C3.3

*C3.7

C5.5

C5.2

C4.3

4.19

3.29

4.15

4.08

4.33

4.92

3.42

2.86

2.58

2.64

2.62

2.32

1.75

2.43

2.41

2.16

2.34

2.43

C2.16

1.99 1 . 83

1.70

102 . 80

3.32

-

-

Aug.

1.62

T770"

*16.8

C4.95

3.14

2.58

2.07

2.14

30.9

C12.2

C5.0

C4.1

C3.9

4.11

4.30

4.02

3.63

3.36

3.67

11.6

C7.2

C4.25

C4.3

*C4.2

4,37

4.23

3.63

4.04

3.99 

4.80

220.50

7.11

-

~

Sept.

9.70

7.42

6.75

6.12

5.92

5.61

5.32

5 , ji~fe

5.58

5.73

*99.7

15.3

11.6

10.0

9.4

9.5

11.2

9.5

12.2

9.2

9.9

11.2

C8.5

C8.4

C8.2

C8.1

8.3

7.1

7.3 

8*9

347.50

11.58

-

-

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Peak discharge (base. 75 cfs). Aug

cfs 12.927 ft); Sept. 11 (about 12 m.

. 9 (12:30 p.m.) 77.9 cfs (2.143 ft); Aug. 31 (12:30 p.m.) 104 

) 155 cfs (4.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

c Backwater from debris.

Note. Backwater from aquatic vegetation Sept. 14-30 (no gage-height record Sept. 15-20). Discharge 

per square mile and runoff in inches not computed because larger portion of flow Is derived from 

ground-water storage that may originate from an area differing from that of the surface drainage.
38 STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND

Streamflow investigation, Nassau and Suffolk Counties, New York

An investigation of streamflow characteristics of Nassau and Suffolk Counties is being 

made for the purpose of determining the water loss by runoff from surface streams into the 

Atlantic Ocean and to study relationships between dry-weather streamflow and ground-water 

conditions and to correlate the flow from small areas with those on which streamflow records are available for a complete inventory of surface flow and available water supplies 

from all sources. Current-meter measurements are made at selected points throughout the 

island at the same time and under the same general conditions as at regular gaging stations, approximately four times a year, under varying conditions of streamflow. These 

results, together with the continuous streamflow records, ground-water records, and geologic studies of the area, indicate the water-supply potentials of this area with particular reference to probable loss of available supplies from sustained surface flow, under 

typical conditions.

The measurements on each stream are listed in order, proceeding clockwise around the 

island. Drainage areas have not been determined because existing maps are inadequate and 

also because much of the surface flow is derived from ground-water storage that may originate from an area differing from that of the surface drainage.

Discharge measurements, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1954

Stream

Whltney Lake 

.Outlet.

Roslyn Brook. .....

Dosorls Brook. .... 

Mill Creek. .......

Stony Hollow Run. .

Nlssequogue River. 

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

Aquabogue Creek. . .

Sawmill Creek. ....

Peconlc River .....

Great Pond Outlet 

(tributary to 

Peconlc River) .

White Brook.......

Fresh Pond Creek. .

Long Pond Outlet..

Hook Pond Inlet . . .

Sagaponack Lake 

Inlet .

Location

Lat 4O°47'3O", long 73*42 '3O", In Manhasset, Nassau County, 

at bridge on Creek Road, £ mile northwest of State Highway 25A.

Lat 40°47'55", long 73°38'55", In Roslyn, Nassau County, 

2OO ft below dam In Roslyn Park.

Lat 40°53'25", long 73°37'10", at bridge on Lattlngtown 

Ave., 1/3 mile southwest of Lattlngtown, Nassau County, 

and 1$ miles northwest of Locust Valley.

Lat 40°52'55", long 73°25 I 15", at culvert on Creek Road,

300 ft west of New York Ave. and 1 mile northeast of 

Huntlngton, Suffolk County.

Lat 40°53'O5", long 73*21'4O", at culvert on State Highway 

25A, i mile east of Centerport, Suffolk County, and li 

miles southwest of Northport.

Lat 40*51'05", long 73*11'15", 100 ft below bridge on State 

Highway 111, $ mile southeast of Smlthtown Branch, Suffolk 

County, and 3 miles above gaging station near Smlthtown.

Lat 40*50'45", long 73°12'25", 25 ft below culvert at

Juniper Ave., £ mile southwest of Smlthtown Branch, Suffolk County, and 2 miles above gaging station near 

Smlthtown.

Lat 40°57'2Q'1 , long 72*51'20", at pond outlet, i mile west

of town of Wading River, Suffolk County.

Lat 40* 56' 2O", long 72* 37 '10", 2OO ft north of Long Island 

RR., 6OO ft northwest of Cedar Ave., J mile south of 

Aquabogue, Suffolk County.

Lat 40*55 '30", long 72*39 '00", at culvert on State Highway 

25, f mile northeast of Rlverhead, Suffolk CountyLat 40*52 '40", long 72*49 '4O", at bridge on Sohultz Road, 

1 mile northwest of Manorvllle, Suffolk County, and 8j 

miles above gaging station at Rlverhead.

Lat 4O°53'5O", long 72*40'30", at pond outlet, 5OO ft east 

of Morlches-Rlverhead Road and If miles southwest of 

Rlverhead, Suffolk County.

Lat 40*54 '40", long 72*38 '45", at culvert on State Highway

24, 1 mile southeast of Rlverhead, Suffolk County.

Lat 40*52 '50", long 72*25 '05", at culvert on Noyack Road, 

at North Sea, Suffolk County, 3$ miles northwest of 

Southampton'

Lat 40*59 '2O", long 72*18 '10", 2O ft below culvert on Brick 

Kiln Road and £ mile southeast of Sag Harbor, Suffolk 

County.

Lat 40°57'35", long 72°10'4O", at bridge on Davids Lane-, 

i mile southeast of Easthampton, Suffolk County.

Lat 40°55'45"J long 72°17'15 H , 50 ft below bridge on Sagg 

Street and 1 mile southeast of Brldgehampton, Suffolk 

County.

Date

Dec. 29 

Mar. 27 

July 2

Dec. 19 

Mar. 27 

July 2

Dec. 19 

Mar. 27 

Apr. 27

Dec. 12

Mar. 8 

July 2

Dec. 12 

Mar. 8 

July 2 

Sept. 29

Dec. 12 

Mar. 8 

June 15 

Sept. 29

Dec. 12

Mar. 8 

June 15 

Sept. 29

Nov. 25

Dec. 4 

Mar. 8 

June 15 

Sept. 28

Apr. 20 

Sept. 27

Dec. 4 

Mar. 9 

June 16 

Sept. 28

Dec. 4 

Mar. 8 

Sept. 28

Dec. 4 

Mar. 5 

June 16 

Sept. 28

Dec. 4

Mar. 9 

June 15 

Sept. 27

Dec. 4 

Mar. 9

June 15 

Sept. 2 7

Dec. 4 

Mar. 9 

June 16 

Sept. 27

Dec. 5 

June 15 

Sept. 27

Dec. 5 

Mar. 10 

June 16 

Sept. 27

Discharge 

(ofs)

2.28 

2.46 

1.53

1.52 

1.79 

1.72

.89 

.85 

.87

3 37

z'.9S 

2.20

1.20 

1.19 

1.03 

.99

2.39 

1.66 

.96 

2.08

4*89

3.94 

3.52 

3.87

1 .76

.70 

.85 

.77 

.78

1.46 

1.84

2.26 

2.87 

1.88 

4.76

1.06 

2.85 

9.93

4.51 

4.22 

4.00 

5.38

3.05

3.10 

2.69 

4.64

2.63 

2.03 

.87 

2.20

.49

.65 

1.25 

1.63

1.68 

1.12 

1.35

8.22 

4.27 

2.41 

3.92
STREAMS 08 LONG ISLAND 39

Streamflow investigation, Nassau and Suffolk Counties, New York Continued

Discharge measurements, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195S 

to September 1954 Continued

Stream

Quantuck Creek. . . .

Beaverdam Creek. . .

Bast Branch 

Sea tuck Creek.

Seatuck Creek. ....

West Seatuck Creek 

Terrell River .....

Beaverdam Creek...

Heliport Creek. . . .

Patchogue Creek...

Tuthills Creek....

East Branch Browns 

Creek.

West Branch Browns 

Creek.

Rattlesnake Brook. 

West Brook. .......

East Branch orowoc 

Creek.

Location

Lat 40°50'00", long 72°37'05", at culvert on Old Meeting 

House Road, 1 mile northwest of Quogue, Suffolk County.

Lat 40° 49 '25", long 72°39'45", at culvert on Old Country 

Road, 100 ft northwest of State Highway 27 and 1 mile 

northwest of Hesthampton, Suffolk County.

Lat 40°49'20", long 72°43'05", 15 ft above culvert on Long 

Island RR., 200 ft south of State Highway 27, and i mile 

east of Eastport, Suffolk County.

Lat 40°49'30", long 72°43'45n , 150 ft below bridge on State 

Highway 27, at Bast port, Suffolk County.

Lat 40" 49 "15", long 72°44'25", at Pepperldge Lake Trout 

Hatchery, 500 ft northwest of Morlches' Blvd. and J mile 

southwest of Eastport, Suffolk County.

Lat 40" 47 '55", long 72*46 "25", 50 ft below culvert on State

Highway 27 and J mile southwest of East Morlches, Suffolk 

County.

Lat 40° 48 '20", long 72°50'00", at culvert on State Highway

27, at Morlches, Suffolk County. 

Lat 40°51'45", long 72°56'35", at culvert on Bartlett Road,

J mile south of Middle Island, Suffolk County, and 3 miles 

above gaging station at Yaphank.

Lat 40° 46 "40", long 72°55'00", at, culvert on South Country 

Road, at Brookhaven, Suffolk County, 1$ miles northeast 

of Bellport.

Lat 40°45'45", long 72°55'55", 30 ft below culvert on South 

Country Road, at Bellport, Suffolk County.

Lat 40° 45 "45", long 72*59 '00", at culvert on South Country

Road, at East Patchogue, Suffolk County, 2 miles east of 

Patchogue.

Lat 40°46'55", long 73°01'15", at bridge on discontinued 

road, 300 ft west of North Ocean Ave., l mile north of 

State Highway 27 and gaging station In Patchogue, Suffolk 

County.

Lat 40° 45 '45", long 73° 01 '40", at culvert on State Highway 

27, i mile west of Patchogue, Suffolk County.

Lat 40°44'35", long 73°04'05", at culvert on Long Island 

RR., i mile south of State Highway 27 and 1 mile northeast of Sayvllle, Suffolk County.

Lat 40°44'30", long 73°04'30", at culvert on Long Island 

RR., 450 ft south of State Highway 27, In Sayvllle, 

Suffolk County.

Lat 40°43'50", long 73°05'30", 30 ft above State Highway

27, at West Sayvllle, Suffolk County.

Lat 40° 44 "SO", long 73°08'45", 50 ft below State Highway 

27 and ij- miles northwest of Oakdale, Suffolk County.

Lat 40° 44 '40", long 73°09'25", at pond outlet, 80 ft above

State Highway 27A and l£ miles north of Great River, 

Suffolk County.

Lat 40°43'40", long 73°13'20", at culvert on State Highway 

27A, at 1 8 Up, Suffolk County.

Date

Nov. 28 

Mar. 10

May 4 

Aug. 26

Nov. 28 

Mar. 10 

May 4

Aug. 26

Nov. 28 

Feb. 27 

May 4

Aug. 26

Nov. 21

Feb. 27 

May 8 

Aug. 26

Nov. 28 

Mar. 10 

May 4 

Aug. 26

Nov. 21

Feb. 27 

May 8 

Aug. 26

Nov. 21

Feb. 18 

May 8

Aug. 23

Nov. 24

Mar. 8 

June 15 

Sept. 28

Nov. 14

Feb. 18 

May 4 

Aug. 23

Nov. 14

Feb. 18 

May 4 

Aug. 23

Nov. 14

Feb. 18 

May 4 

Aug. 23

Nov. 7 

Jan. 28 

May 4 

Aug. 25

Nov. 7 

Jan. 28 

May 4 

Aug. 25

Oct. 31 

Jan. 27 

Apr. 10 

July 28

Oct. 31 

Jan. 27 

Apr. 10 

17 

July 23

Oct. 26

Jan. 27 

Apr. 10 

17 

July 23

Oct. 10 

Jan. 27 

Apr. 3 

July 14

Oct. 14

Jan. 27 

Apr. 3 

July 14

Oct. 14 

Jan. 21 

Apr. 10 

17 

July 14

Discharge 

(cfs)

2.54

1.44 

2.11 

.95

2.53 

2.23 

3.00 

1.73

2.00 

2.01 

3.17 

2.20

4.88 

5.73 

7.60 

3.43

2.53 

3.03 

3.33 

3.63

2.43

1.78 

3.58 

1.96

8 OcX9 

8.17 

13.0 

8.20

1 B9QQ 

1.22 

1.24 

2.58

1.31 

1.17 

1.89 

1.28

1.72 

1.34 

1.96 

1.36

4.10

4.30 

6.60 

4.43

13.4 

11.6 

12.5 

12.0

8.29 

5.55 

7.85 

6.08

1.70 

1.92 

2.32 

1.67

3.31 

3.88 

4.40 

8.94 

5.02

5.44

3.48 

4.37 

7.38 

3.18

15.4 

12.2 

8.56 

6.97

2 .63

4.57 

4.43 

3.19

.57 

3.91 

2.40 

4.93 

.97
40 STREAMS ON LONG ISLAND

Streamflow investigation, Nassau and Suffolk Counties, New York Continued

Discharge measurements. In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 

to September 1954 Continued__________

Date Discharge 

(efB)

West Branch Orowoe 

Creek.

Awlxa Creek.

Wllletts Creek....

Sampawams Creek...

Santapogue River..

Neguntatogue Creek

Strong Creek......

Amityvllle Creek..

Carman Creek......

Seaford Creek.....

Seamans Creek.....

New Bridge Creek..

Mlllburn Creek....

Parsonage Creek...

Horse Brook.

Hotts Creek. 

Watts Creek.

Lat 40"44'00", long 73*13'30", at culvert on Koffltt Blvd. 

J mile west of Isllp, Suffolk County.

Lat 40*43"40", long 73*13"50", at culvert on State Highway 

27A, | mile west of Isllp, Suffolk County.

Lat 4O°41'45", long 73*18'OS", at culvert on State Highway 

27A, i mile east of West Isllp, Suffolk County, and It 

miles east of Babylon.

Lat 4O°41'45", long 73*19"05", at bridge on State Highway 

27A, In Babylon, Suffolk County, J mile below gaging station at Babylon.

Lat 4O°41'00", long 73*21"OS", at culvert on State Highway 

27A, 1 mile east of Llndenhurst, Suffolk County, and j 

mile below gaging station at Llndenhurst.

Lat 4O*41'15", long 73*22'lo", at culvert on East Hoffman 

Ave., In Llndenhurst, Suffolk County.

Lat 4O°40'45", long 73°21'4O", 20 ft above State Highway 

27A, In Llndenhurst, Suffolk County.

Lat 4O*40'2On , long 73°22'4O", 30 ft above State Highway 

27A, In Llndenhurst, Suffolk County.

Lat 4O°40'15", long 73*24"50", 1OO ft above State Highway 

27A, at Amltyvllle, Suffolk County.

Lat 4O*4O'1O", long 73*26'OO", at bridge on State Highway 

27A, In Nassau County, £ mile west of Amltyvllle, Suffolk 

County.

Lat 40°40'00", long 73°28'55", at bridge on State Highway 

27A, In Seaford, Nassau County.

Lat 4O°39'55", long 73*29'35", at culvert on State Highway 

27A, i mile west of Seaford, Nassau County.

Lat 40*39'40", long 73°32'25", at bridge on State Highway 

27A, In Merrlok, Nassau County, 2} miles east of Preeport.

Lat 40*39'OS", long 73*36"1O", SO ft below bridge on State 

Highway 27A and | mile east of Baldwin, Nassau County.

Lat 4O*38'5O", long 73*37'OO", 20 ft below bridge on Foxhurst Road, at Baldwin, Nassau County.

Lat 40*40'00", long 73°39'10", at bridge on Lakevlew Ave., 

 J mile north of Rookvllle Centre, Nassau County.

Lat 40*39 "OS", long 73*42"40", 5OO ft below bridge on Mill 

Road and 1 mile southwest of Valley Stream, Nassau County.

Lat 4O°39'45", long 73°42'25", 50O ft below bridge on West 

Valley Stream Blvd., In Valley Stream, Nassau County, and 

550 ft below gaging station at Valley Stream.

Oct. 14 

Jan. 21 

Apr. 10

17 

July 14

Oct. 14 

Jan. 21 

Apr. 22 

July 14

Oct. 14 

Jan. 28 

Apr. 22 

July 27

Oct. 7 

Jan. 2O 

Apr. 21 

July 27

Oct. 7 

Jan. 21 

Apr. 21 

July 14

Oct. 7 

Jan. 2O 

Apr. 21 

July 13

Oct. 7

Jan. 2O

Apr. 17

21

July 13 

Aug. 31

Oct. 7 

Jan. 20 

Apr. 17 

July 14

Oct. 7 

Jan. 2O 

Apr. 17 

July 22

Nov. 16

Feb. 2

June 28

July 23

Nov. 16

Feb. 2

Apr. 19

Nov. 16 

Feb. Z 

Apr. 19 

July 21

Nov. 16 

Jan. 29 

Apr. 19 

July 21

Nov. 16 

Jan. 8 

Apr. 13 

July 23

Dec. 29

Feb. 2

Apr. 19

Nov. 9 

Jan. 29 

Apr. 19 

July 23

June 25 

Aug. 24

Oct. 10 

Nov. 9 

Jan. 8 

29 

Apr. 19
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 

Hudson River near Newcomb, N. Y.

41

Location. Lat 43"58"00", long 74"07'55", on left bank 100 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

 half a mile downstream from outlet of Harris Lake, 2 miles east of Newcomb, Essex County, 

and 4 miles upstream from Wolf Creek.

Drainage area. 192 sq ml.

Records available. September 1925 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,550.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 5, 1931, staff gage at site 125 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 402 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,870 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 9.09 ft); minimum, 48 cfs Oct. 5, 6 (gage height, 1.75 ft).

1925-54: Maximum discharge, 7,440 cfs Jan. 1, 1949 (gage height, 11.40 ft); minimum, 

11 cfs Sept. 3, 1934 (gage height, 1.09 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent.

Revisions (water years). WSP 696: 1928(M). WSP711: 1930(m).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

1.7 42

2.0 37

2.4 185

3.0 394

4.0 854

5.0 1,420

1.7 46

2.O 96

2.4 190

3.0 394

4.0 354

5.0 1,420

7.0 2,880

9.0 4,780

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

66

60

54

51

50

52

83

114

109

101

101

112

121

114

103

95

91

85 

32

78

75

63

64 

61

60

60

58

 61

66

86 

123

2,504

80.8

0.421

0.49

Nov.

121

105

93

87

82

75

72

75

80

80

80

78

78

77

75

75

73

72 

70 To"

75

80

114 

267

283

314

344

TSSS

276

239

3,918

131

0.682

0.76

Dec.

207

182

159

T76" 146

283

*477

803

733

719

976

670

546

494

423

343

300 

270

253

244

234

247 

234

225

210

193

179

163

158 

143

11,267

363

1.39

2.18

Jan.

136

131

129

127

*125

125

123

116

110

108

106

104

100

96

96

94

94

92 

'§&" 89

106

135

T53" 160

143

140

148

150

146

143

136

3,751

121

0.630

O.T3

Feb.

129

125

 120

120

113

114

110

108

106

104

102

98

94

92

113

310

706 

944

933

364

1,020

1.410 

1,350

1,080

364

709

604

-

12,544

443

2.33

2.43

Mar.

532

*1,030

1.550

1,340

1,010

303

666

564

481

439

378

344

308

236

270

244

219

204 

'SOT 196

247

260

257 

244

241

247

253

263

308 

340

378

14,164

457

2.38

2.74

Apr.

351

322

297

273

257

*270

499

1,380

2,230

2,050

1,650

2,060

2,110

1,800

1,640

1,370

3,140

4. 550 

3,440

3,050

3,600

3,460

3,230 

2,890

2,100

1,640

1,330

1,630

2,070

1,760

56, 949

1,398

9.39

11.03

May

1,430

1,250

1,180

1,280

1.510-

1,250

955

844

1,200

1,440

1,330

1,110

 938

803

709

656

582

503 

439

394

378

662

998 

390

699

563

473

402

371 

340

 

25,914

836

4.35

5.02

June

510

600

637

609

651

699

719

'551 323

533

423

336

290

»260

308

406

394

355 

300

253

216

202

2*7 

294

283

283

300

390

507 

503

13,030

434

2.26

2.52

July

427

35?

294

241

207

185

166

148

131

120

112

102

98

*94

92

87

31

76 

73

69_

101

273

283 

222

182

168

156

146

181 

216

204

5,294

171

0.891

1.03

Aug.

'SIo" 216

182:

156

138

127

118

112

104

100

154

207

213

207

171

143

136

127 

114

106

93

90

31 

*76

74

71

64

60

56

101

3,880

125

0.651

0.75

Sept.

496

600

490

378

300

250

210

187

187

179

299

897

938

859

1.080

859

642

503 

431

635

670

738

728 

728

604

511

*456

431

348 

273

15,907

530

2.76

3.08

Calendar year 1953; Max 4,970 Mln 24 Mean 364 Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.74

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,550 Mln 50 Mean 463 Cfsm 2.41 In. 32.76

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 cfa). Apr. 18 (8 a.m.) 4,870 cfa 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

3.09 ft).
42 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Cedar River below Chain Lakes, near Indian Lake, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43"51 "20", long 74"14"20", on left bank 1? miles downstream from Rock River, 

2 miles east of outlet of Chain Lakes, 3 miles upstream from mouth, and 5? miles northeast of village of Indian Lake, Hamilton County.

Drainage area. 160 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1954.

Sage_.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,540.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge. 24 years, 318 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3.750 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 9.03 ft); minimumT18 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 0.92 ft}.

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 10,200 cfs Sept. 28, 1942 (gage height, 14.40 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 3,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 12.6 cfs Sept. 1, 2, 1939.

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

which a,re fair. Slight regulation by storage in Cedar River Plow (total storage, 

1,612,000,000 cu ft). Diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by pbwerplant 

above station.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 17

0.9 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

18

27

54

109

189

3.0 

4.0

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

293

571

970

2,120

3,720

Apr. IS to Sept. 30

1.2 34 2.5 192

1.5 57 3.0 293

2.0 112

Note. Same as. preceding 

table above 3.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsn

In.

Oct.

38 

30

&

25

41

77

69

83

72

65

73

59

55

66

55

52

52

54

38

30

*34

35

36

38

40

40

43

46

122 

171

1.693

54.6

07341

0.39

Nov.

134 

92 

35 

99

95

92

81

78

75

69

71

77

, 83

81

76

77

84

83

83

83

83

81

139

245

222

316

2*5

208

185

168

3,594

120

0.750

0.84

Dec.

156 

143 

130 

124

20T

275

683

*699

565

782

1.010

574

407

358

369

280

250

225

195

185

200

21O

280

260

228

218

198

180

176

166 

152

9,879

319

1.99

2.30

Jan.

145 

140 

135 

135

130

*130

130

124

116

165

150

145

135

130

130

135

124

110

i2i TJSS

155

210

505

190

175

170

175

190

180

175 

180

4,624

149

0.931

1.07

Feb.

170 

165 

170 160

155

155

150

145

145

140

135

130

122

135- 118

185

940

1,250

1,500

1,000

934

1,660

1.710

1,310

844

695

607

545

-

15,375

549

3.43

3.57

Mar.

658 

1.570 

1,190 

930

760

640

540

480

430

390

340

300

280

270

260

225

210

isSTiff

206

275

295

275

251

258

302

371

338

388

458 

460

13,710

442

2.76

3.19

Apr.

390 

340 

290 

260

2BZT

282

1,060

2,120

1,980

1,580

1,500

1,810

1,470

1,390

1,380

1,680

3.170

2*800

2,190

2,270

2,020

1,630

1,380

1,220

1,030

871

822

1,660

1,610

1,340

41,805

1,394

8.71

9.72

May

1.100 nt>

536 

594

594

508

461

511

916

952

*1,000

S81

588

508

452

350

298

275

256

242

257

579

766

642

565

484

295

263

252

424 

326

16,587

535

3.34

3.86

June

271 

524 

1,060

555

464

435

399

353

318

298

200

187

178

285

309

 256

217

188

169

155

159

192

167

154

172

176

207

203

181

9,206

307

1.92

2.14

July

166 

T5T 

138 

125

122

129

115

104

97

92

87

83

82

77

75

*69

60

54

53

51

a66

a86

a92

a86

a78

82

86

84

98

102 

82

2,875

92.7

0.579

0.67

Aug.

74 

71 

64 

59

58

60

64

52

56

51

51

52

55

63

59

55

54

67

48

46

47

45

41

»43

40

36

&3T

35

*43 

212

1,772

57.2

01.358

0.41

Sept.

256" 384 

174 

151

125

100

a|5

al?5

a!40

al!6

a300

a316

222

297

314

254

307

269

211

244

200

181

185

167

152

143

140 *118

111 ino J.W9

5,874

196

1.22

1.37

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,330 Mln 20 Mean 298 Cfsm 1.86 In. 25.27

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,170 Mln 20 Mean 348 Cfsm 2.18 In. 29.53

Peak dlacharge (base 

(9.03 ft).

, 2.400 cfs).--Apr. 8 (7tSO p.m.) 2,460 cfs (7.46 ft); Apr. 17 (2tl5 p.m.)

3,75O Cfa

* Discharge aeasurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for other stations In the upper 

Hudson River basin.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 16-24, Jan. 1 to Feb. 20, Mar. 5-19, Mar. 31 

to Apr. 5.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 43

Hudson River at Gooley, near Indian Lake, N Y.

Location. Lat 43°49'55", long 74°ll r 45" ( on right bank half a mile upstream from Gooley, 

Essex County, 1 mile upstream from Indian River, l| miles downstream from Cedar River, 

and 5 miles northeast of village of Indian Lake, Hamilton County.

Drainage area. 419 sq ml.

Records available. August 1916 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,433.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 38 years, 851 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,650 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 7.96 ft); maxi- 

 mum gage height, 11.20 ft Feb. 18 (Ice jam); minimum discharge, 90 cfs Oct. 6 (gage 

height, 1.50 ft).

1916-54: Maximum discharge, 15,000 cfs Jan. 1, 1949 (gage height, 10.44 ft); maximum gage height, that of Feb. 18, 1954; minimum discharge, 39 cfs Aug. 11, 1933 (gage 

height, 1.30 ft).

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

regulation by small reservoirs above station.

Revisions. WSP 756: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.5 

1.8 

2.4 

3.0

90

190

507

953

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

1,970

3,380

4,840

8,740

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19 

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

134 

117

103 

106

98

106

189

238

242

229

242

247

238

220

216

199

182

170 

170 

155

134

*134 

131 

124

124

124

120

127

137 

249

364

5,369

173

0.413

0.48

Nov.

336 

275

242

242

229

207

199

199

203

199

194

199

207

199

199

186

I9i

194 

190 

190

190

194 

301 

560

614

753

723

635

566

501

9,320

311

0.742

0.83

Dec.

451 

410

370 

M8

453

635

1,350

*1,760

1,550

1,730

2.220

1,710

1,300

1,090

1,020

900

740

680 

580 

540

560

540 

660 

640

580

560

520

480

430

390

370

25,567

825

1.97

2.27

Jan.

35O 

330

320 

310

300

290

*290

280

260

320

310

290

280

270

270

270

260

240

m

300

410 

460 

435

380

370

380

400

380

370

370

9,940

321

0.766

0.88

Feb.

350 

340

340 

*340

330

330

320

310

310

300

290

280

270

'2"90 260

380

1,300

2,400 

3,130 

2,700

2,380

3,290 

3.870 

3,520

2,520

2,030

1,660

1,400

-

35,240

1,259

3.00

3.13

Mar.

1,440 

3,040

3.250 

2,760

*2,130

1,730

1,480

1,270

1,140

1,000

900

800

700

680

640

600

540

490 

480 

514

642

680 

640 

600

594

678

761

753

862

1,000

1,020

33,814

1,091

2.60

3.00

Apr.

920 

840

740 

680

660

700

1,880

4,100

4,910

4,390

3,880

4,530

4,340

3,960

3,740

4,440

7,580

8.280 

6,7ib 

6,490

6,470

5,960 

5,450 

4,890

3,810

3,010

2,630

4,080

4,420

3,800

118,300

3,943

9.41

10.50

May

3.040 

2,390

2,050 

2,210

2,500

2,150

1,720

1,640

2,540

2,860

*2,820

2,420

1,860

1,590

1,390

1,200

1,060

936 

838 

768

783

1,410 

1,990 

1,800

1,490

1,230

920

799

745

912

791

50,852

1,640

3.91

4.51

June

678 

1,030

1.760 

1,520

1,310

1,270

1,240

1,320

1,190

979

830

642

566

520

710

854

*776

671 

580 

495

433

£§ 

495

482

495

514

601

708

723

24,272

809

1.93

2.15

July

642 

566

482 

410

370

353

316

280

256

238

220

207

199

190

*182

170

159

144

137 

Mi

144

258 

404 

386

306

275

271

261

280

348

316

8,904

287

0.685

0.79

Aug.

311 

316

280 

247

224

212

212

182

190

163

194

261

280

290

261

224

212

212 

182 

167

159

144

137 

*131

131

141

127

117

112

*112"

214

6,145

198

0.473

0.55

Sept.

862 

912

761 

614

501

416

353

342

364

531

523

1,170

1,250

1,230

1.480

1,280

1,090

912 

745 

887

953

996 

996 

988

862

753

693

 635

566

476

23,941

798

1.90

2.13

Calendar year 1953: Max 10,700 Mln 65 Mean 788 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.54

Water year 1953-54: Max 8,280 Mln 98 Mean 963 Cfsm 2.30 In. 31.22

Peak discharge (base. 5.800 cfs).--Apr. 18 (7:45 a.m.) 8,650 cfs (7.96 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Dee. 16 to Feb. 18, Mar. 1O-19, 22-24, Mar. 30 to 

Apr. 5 (no gage-height record Dec. 16-20).
44 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Indian Lake Reservoir near Indian Lake, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°45'20", M>ng 74"16'35", at Indian Lake Dam on Indian River, 2 miles south 

of village of Indian Lake, Hamilton County.

Drainage area. 131 sq mi.

Records available. July 1900 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,617.95 ft above mean Sea 

-Tevel, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Oct. 8, 1939, staff or chain gages at same site 

and datum.

age height observed during year, 35.31 ft Apr. 30 (contents,

ft); minimum observed, 15.40 ft Feb. 16 (contents, 1,709,000,000 cu ft).

6uv observed, 38.8 ft Mar. 28, 1913 (contents, 

-1.10 ft (estimated) Feb. 13, 1948 (contents,

Extremes. Maximum | 

5,052,000,000 cu

1900-1954: Maximum 

5,781,000,000 cu ft); I 

199,000,000 cu ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by masonry dam, completed In 1898. Usable capacity, about 

 T7500,000,000 cu ft between gage heights 0.00 and 33.38 ft (crest of spillway). Sills

of double^ sluice gates at lowest outlet at gage height -2.41 ft. Dead storage unknown.

Water is used for power development, for Improvement of navigation In lower Hudson

River, and to compensate for flow diverted from Hudson River at Glens Falls into Champlain Canal.

Cooperation. Gage-height [record furnished by Indian River Co.

Gage height at 6 a.m., In feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

20.36 

20.24

20.09 

19.96

19.66

19.77

19.78

19.66 

19.56

19.47

19.38

19.26

19.19

19.09

19.01

IS. 96

16.66

16. SO

18.72

16.63

18.48

16.40

16.30

18.21

16.11

16.01

17.90

17.79

17.73

17.70

17.67

Nov.

17.63 

17.58

17.52 

17.47

17.39

17.26

17.16

17.13 

17.06

17.01

16.95

16.67

16. SO

16.72

16.67

16.60

16.53

16.45

16.40

16.35

16.30

16. 25

16.31 

16.36

16.43

16.75

16.83

16.93

17.02

17.08

Dec.

17.15 

I77f5

17.25 

17.20

17.27

17.45

17. 7S

17.96 

16.17

18.42

18.66

19.78

20.43

20.70

20.86

21.07

21.21

21.29

21.36

21.30

21.32

21,35

21.36 

21.44

21.50

21.56

21.61

21.65

21.71

21.67

21.60

Jan.

21.53 

41.41

21.33 

21.24

21.14

21.07

20. 9S

20.90 

20.74

20.65

20.56

20.44

20.39

20.30

20.25

20.20

20.19

20.13

20.09

19.99

19.90

19.60

19.67 

19.42

19.26

19.12

16.97

16.85

16.65

16.50

16.39

Feb.

16.23 

17.96

17.6S 

17.75

17.69

17.49

17.34

17.21 

17.04

d!6. 80

16.60

16.39

16.14

15.90

15.64

15.40

15.75

16.31

16.90

17. 5O

16.01

16.53

16.99 

19.50

19.90

20.25

20.69

gQ. BO

-

_ __ _

 

Mar.

20.95 

21.42

22.10 

22.46

22. SO

23.06

23.26

23.36 

23.42

23.49

23.57

23.67

23.76

23.65

25.96

24.02

24.06

23.93

23.77

23.58

23.69

23.61

23.93 

24.07

23.95

24.10

24. ZT

2T.43

24.64

24.96

25.12

Apr.

iti 25)46

25.58

25.71

25.79

26.08

26.39 

27. S9

28.45

26.96

29.63

30.25

30.75

31.27

31.62

33.02

34.21

34.53

34.72

34'. 87

34.97

35.20 

35.17

35.10

34.93

34.73

34.67

35.20

35.31

 

May

35.23 

35. 04

34.85 

34.73

34.74

34.61

34.72

34.93

35.14

35.12

35.07

34.93

34.88

34.90

34.93

34.66

34.65

34.61

34.83

35.02

55.26 

35.28

55.25

55.21

55.14

55.11

35.06

35.05

54.99

June

34.94 

38.06

35.10 

55.14

54.99

54.82

54.65

34.65 

54.70

54.74

54.65

54.95

35.05

35.08

35.24

55.20

55.17

35.06

35.01

34.97

34.90

54.90

54.96 

34.96

34.96

54.96

54.97

34.96

34.95

54.96

 

July

54.96 

34.98

54.97 

34.95

34.94

34.92

34.94

34.93 

34.90

34.66

34.67

34.43

34.40

34.21

33.99

33.76

33.54

33.35

33.17

32.95

32.77

32.54

32.39 

32.20

31.99

31.63

31.61

31.47

31.36

31.23

31T53

Aug.

50. 49 

30. SI

30.57 

50.56

50.16

29.97

29.97

29.75 

29.47

29.24

29.10

2S.S7

26.65

2S.65

26.40

26.11

27.66

27.60

27.55

27.15

27.15

26.91

26.65 

26.41

26.11

25.62

25.52

25.27

25.01

24.76

1 .3* -.5lj

Sept.

24.57 

24.65

24.65 

24.65

24.64

24.55

24.43

24.16 

23.93

23.65

23.40

23.22

23.02

23.06

23.11

23.15

23.23

23.36

23.43

25.55

23.62

23.74

23.61 

23.65

25.67

25.69

23.91

23.94

23.96

24.02

d Doubtful gage-height record; gage height determined on basis of records for Indian River near 

Indian Lake.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Oct. 31......................

Gage height 

?feet)t

-

24.03

.

i

Contents 

(billions of 

cubic feet )

1 964

-

4 982

3.047

Change In contents during month 

(equivalent In cubic 

feet per second)"

+3.1

-32.8

t Gage height at 12 p.m., obtained by Interpolation.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 45

Indian River near Indian Lake, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°45'30", long 74°16'05", on right bank three-quarters of a mile downstream from Indian Lake Dam, 1 mile upstream from Big Brook, and 2 miles south of 

village of Indian Lake, Hamilton County.

Drainage area. 132 sq mi.

Records available. July 1912 to June 1914, June 1915 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,604.27 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Aug. 30, 1916, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 39 years (1912-13, 1916-54), 293 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 960 cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, 4.20 ft, backwater from debris); minimum daily, 33 cfs Nov. 29 to Dec. 2; minimum gage height, 

0.79 ft Nov. 29 to Dec. 3.

1912-14, 1915-54: Maximum discharge, 3,460 cfs Mar. 28, 1913 (gage height, 7.8 ft); 

minimum, less than 1 cfs frequently when entire flow of river is being stored In 

Indian Lake Reservoir.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from debris or no gageheight record, which are good. Plow almost completely regulated by Indian Lake Reservoir (see preceding page).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of backwater 

from debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second)

0.7 24 2.0 256

.9 45 3.0 530

1.4 122 4.0 1,010

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

216 

246

256

253

251

248

246

243

243

240

240

240

238

238

238

235

233

233

230

225

*225

225

223

223

220

218

218

218

218 

218

216

7,214

233

Nov.

216 

ITS

211

208

206

204

201

201

199

199

201

197

194

192

192

192

190

190

188

185

185

185

188

188

127

35

34

34

||

5,021

167

Dec.

II

164

267

137

36

43

«36

36

39

36

35

35

35

35

35

34

140

370

181

34

36

36

35

34

34

34

34

101 

294

294

2,726

87.9

Jan.

294 

291

291

291

 291

291

"25f 289

314

314

311

311

311

311

303

308

305

305

305

308

308

305

346

589

389

386

386

386

386 

383

380

10,090

325

Feb.

a392 

a425

*a428

422

504

557

553

550

550

546

542

538

535

531

524

531

550

354

37

M

39

45

39

38

37

37

36

37

-

9,413

336

Mar.

45 

*47

40

39

39

39

39

38

38

38

38

38

38

37

37

37

268

494

494

306

42

40

40

170

207

43

39

39 '44

43 

42

2,938

94.8

Apr.

§

42

42

42

*46

55

52

47

47

50

49

49

49

49

56

450

780

760

780

800

820

900

940

540

800

780

820

860

840

11,929

398

May

820 

780

760

720

720

700

540

55

ITS

480

760

*740

720

500

283

283

280

270

264

126

69

111

267

370

360

340

328

323

311

303 

291

13,044

421

June

289 

500

760

740

720

700

370

125

51

55

69

82

101

106

284

343

334

*323

308

297

149

75

78

76

78

78

82

75

75

75

7,398

247

July

78 

78

70

69

67

66

63

59

56

175

520

420

*430

512

509

498

494

494

491

487

483

483

480

480

480

480

390

343

343

154 

327

10,079

325

Aug.

483 

480

476

473

469

3"67 197

469

483

509

509

505

216

330

505

505

501

498

498

212

355

520

 553

592

' 588

584

580

576

572 

478

14,619

472

Sept.

180 

40

39

39

126

349

446

572

565

561

561

553

277

39

38

39

40

40

42

42

40

40

40

39

39

39

39

«40

40

40

4,984

166

Adjusted for change In contents In Indian Lake Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

74.4 

0.564 

0.65

137 

1.04 

1.16

Calendar year 1953 : 

Water year 1953-54:

343 

2.60 

3.00

136 

1.03 

1.19

504 

3.82 

3.97

354 

2.68 

3.09

1,094 

8.29 

9.25

398 

3.02 

3.48

Observed

Max 1,220 Mln 23 Mean 287 

Max 940 Mln 33 Mean 272

247 

1.87 

2.08

48.1 

0.364 

0.42

57.9 

0.439 

0.51

133 

1.01 

1.13

Adjusted

Mean 290 Cfsm 2.20 In. 29.81 

Mean 291 Cfsm 2.20 In. 29.93

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

tlal

graph based on parather records. 

July 10-13.
46 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Hudson River at North Creek, N, Y.

Location. Lat 43°42'00", long 73°59'00", on left bank 125 ft upstream from highway bridge 

in village .of North Creek, Warren County, 500 ft upstream from North Creek, and 26 miles 

downstream from Indian Lake Reservoir.

Drainage area. 792 sq mi.

Records available. September 1907 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 987.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 15, 1930 (revised), chain gages at sites 80 and 125 ft downstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 47 years, 1,571 cfs.

Extremes.. Maximum discharge during year, 15,200 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 9.25 ft); minimum, 378 cfs Aug. 21 (gage height, 2.58 ft); minimum daily, 397 cfs July 10.

1907-54: Maximum diacharge, 28,900 cfs Dec. 31, 1948 (gage height, 12.14 ft); minimum, 112 cfs July 26, 1934 (gage height, 1.96 ft); minimum daily, 114 cfs July 26, 1934.

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

Appreciable regulation by Indian Lake Reservoir (see p. 44) and other reservoirs above 

station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 621: Drainage area. WSP 756: 1913(M).

Rating babies, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, irrcubic feetfpcr second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 8 Apr. 9 to Sept. 30

2.6 

3.2 

4.0

369

756

1,550

5.0 

6.O 

7.0

2,960

4,860

7,260

2.6 

3.2 

4.0 

5.0

1.

2.

387

762

560

960

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

4,900

7,450

14,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

427

405

4T55 

411

411

442

650

725

679

643

636

636

629

587

574

553

521

503

497

478

450 

 444

438 

427

427

421

416

427

434

779

961

16,436

530

-

-

Nov.

890

781

687 

650

614

574

560

574

574

580

574

574

574

567

553

540

560

553

540

528

528 

528

, 876 

1,300

1,400

1,500

1,390

1,390

1.610

1,166

23,749

792

-

-

Dec.

943

805

725 

7BT

979

1,160

 2,370

3,030

 2,660

2,700

5.500

2,756

2,200

1,890

1,750

1,500

1,160

900

980

1,230

1,120 

1,020

1,200

1,140

1,040

988

860

800

772

760

44,336

1,430

-

-

Jan.

760

760

780 

780

 760

740

 720

700

680

700

700

680

640

660

680

700

880

600

620

660

820 

1,000

1,020

11,060

1,020

1,020

1,060

1.100

1,080

1,060

1 ' 040

25,280

815

-

-

Feb.

1,020

1,000

 960 

960

1,000

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,040

1,040

1,020

960

920

515

980

1,200

3,200

4,500

4,240

3,610

3,280 

4,570

4.900 

4,466

3,480

2,860

2,400

2,120

-

_-___..

59,680

2,131

-

-

Mar.

2,200

 4,700

5.010 

4,266

3,350

2,700

2,300

2,000

1,750

1,590

1,400

1,250

1,160

1,120

1,020

920

860

1,555

1,140

1,300

1,390 

1,240

1,160 

1,080

1,180

1,290

1,360

1,320

1,480

1,710

1,740

56,000

1,806

-

-

Apr.

1,550

1,400

1,270 

1,140

 1.060

1,160

2,740

6,170

7,420

 6,460

5,750

6,620

6,330

5,920

5,580

6,430

12,400

15.600

 16,666

10,100

9,890 

9,080

8,570 

7,710

6,130

4,950

4,460

7,140

7,570

6,260

185,460

6,182

-

-

May

5.110

4,236

3,720 

3,890

4,190

3,790

3,230

2,880

5,990

4,530

5,020

4,420

 3,660

3,150

2,420

2,140

1,900

1,730

1,560

1,420

1.520 

2,266

2,990 

2,900

2,500

2,160

1,760

1,550

1,450

1,670

1,570

89,110

2,875

-

-

June

1,400

2,190

5.590 

3,226

2,880

2,670

2,460

2,160

1,850

1,540

1,340

1,140

1,010

937

 1,380

2,100

1,880

1,570

1,330

1,150

1,000 

802

802 

810

770

786

818

885

983

1,020

46,273

1,542

-

-

July

928

834

740 

631

573

552

504

459

417

597

516

754

652

687

717

710

694

673

659

652

680 

740

937 

S55" 974

859

826

732

710

754

584

21,435

691

-

-

Aug.

762

851

834 

794

770

710

473

598

687

694

740

794

810

558

717

778

762

747

732

680

434

5rT

 666 

710

724

732

732

702

694

694

917

22,067

712

-

-

Sept.

1,490

1,360

1,060 

842

694

673

7TT

902

965

956

1,100

1,760

1.950

1,566

4 750

1,640

1,460

1,240

1,050

1,120

1,260 

1,280

1,290 

1,260

1,150

1,010

 946

868

794

680

34,897

1,163

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 19,600 Min 364 Mean 1,548 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.53

Water year 1953-54: Max 13,600 Min 397 Mean 1,712 Cfsm 2.16 In. 29.34

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16-19, 27, 28, Dec. 30 to Feb. 18, Mar. 6-9, 

Il7~12", 15-18, 22, 23, Apr. 1, 2.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 

Schroon River at Rlverbank, N. Y.

47

Location. Lat 43°36'40", long 73 e44'10", on right bank at upstream side of highway bridge 

at Rlveribank,|Warren County, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Alder Brook, 

4 miles south of Horlcon, and 9 miles downstream from Schroon Lake.

Drainage area. 527 sq ml.

Records available. September 1907 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 699.31 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 3, 1925, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 47 years, 819 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,500 cfs Apr. 19 (gage height, 8.27 ft); minlmum, 143 cfs Aug. 29 (gage height, 1.46 ft).

1907-54: Maximum discharge, 12,100 cfs Mar. 21, 1936 (gage height, 12.18 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum, 28 cfs Oct. 17, 1909 (gage height, 0.85 ft).

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

Slight regulation by Schroon Lake and other lakes.

Revisions. WSP 741: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54« except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 19

cond) 

Apr. 20 to Sept. 30

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

148

298

748

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

1,380

3,030

6,430

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

127

181

313

763

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

1,380

3,030

6,430

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

166

164

161

156 

151

158

177

166

161

221

sog

291

278

264

254

248

242

252

226 

220

217

208

202

196

194

188

*182

180

185

220

6,436

208

0.595

0.45

Nov.

217

211

205

196 

194

188

191

188

135

185

182

182

180

177

174

174

174

171

171 

171

171

169

T§6

226

248

278

288

298

305

5O5

6,200

207

0.593

0.44

Dec.

305

309

505

505 

520

558

425

485

 554

627

710

770

798

810

804

798

754

705

665 

652

622

622

627

617

602

597

592

565

554

CCCQ OO9

521

17,875

577

1.09

1.26

Jan.

500

485

476

467 

458

 458

450

440

440

440

440

450

420

410

410

410

400

590

590 

400

400

400

400

410

410

410

420

410

400 

590

15,139

424

0.805

0.93

Feb.

370

*580

570

580 

370

370

550

550

550

540

540

550

520

355

550

560

560

660

640 

620

860

1,400

1,790

1,980

2,070

2.100

2,6fi6

1,980

-

22,550

798

1.51

1.58

Mar.

1,940

2,200

*2,550

2.670 

2,570

2,400

2,210

2,060

1,910

1,780

1,640

1,500

1,400

1,510

1,250

1,140

1,070

997 in

1,030

1,030

1,020

1,010

1,020

1,090

1,160

1,210

1,280

1,370

1,400

47,089

1,519

2.88

5.32

Apr.

1,410

1,570

1,540

1,270 

1,210

*1.190

1,526

1,740

2,500'

2,660

2,840

5,050

5,200

5,250

5,250

5,520

4,090

5,190

5.460 

5,500

5,140

4,830

4,590

4,320

3,950

3,540

3,220

3,520

3,600

5,540

94,840

3,161

6.00

6.69

May

3.500

5,026

2,760

2,620 

2,510

2,540

2,180

2,140

2,400

2,740

2 i960

2, §20

*2,800

2,600

2,380

2,180

1,980

1,300

1,650 

1,510

1,480

1,570

1,590

1,580

1,510

1,440

1,350

1,250

1,170

1,130 

1.090

65,950

2,065

5.91

4.51

June

1,050

1,250

1,520

1,540 

1.550

1,320

1,280

1,250

1,170

1,100

1,060

978

919

856

 890

873

82S

785

757 

696

651

622

603

570

542

537

515

467

351 

«oJOC

26,222

874

1.66

1.85

July

317

506

299

288 

2S4

281

270

265

250

240

255

227

224

217

214

208

202

196

195 

190

195

199

199

211

214

211

214

214

217 

221

217

7,212

255

0.442

0.51

Aug.

227

151

221

221

217

214

214

211

208

208

205

202

196

193

190

187

181

178

175 

173

170

167

161

159

 156

155

150

145

m195

5,784

187

0.555

0.41

Sept.

230

196

187

173 

175

170

173

181

173

175

214

211

202

217

221

250

506

521

545 

407

456

462

471

471

471

471

ill

455

*441 

420

9,108

504

0.577

0.64

Calendar year 1953: Max ;S,070 Mln -148 Mean 819 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.09

Water year 1953-54: Max V,f60 Mln 145 Mean 877 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.59

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 1, 2, Jan. 7 to Feb. 21.
48 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Hudson River at Hadley, N. Y.

Location Lat 43 °19' 10", long 73°50'40", on right bank at Hadley, Saratoga County 400 ft 

downstream from outlet of Lake Luzerne and a quarter of a mile upstream from Sacandaga

Drainage area. 1,644 sq mi.

Records available . July 1921 to September 1954.

QOQWater~stage reoorder - Datum of gage is 563.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge. 33 years, 2,943 cfs.

mum,

diS°hfI>ge during year. 81.600 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 12.58 ft); mini 

Aug ' 22 ( SaSe height, 1.81 ft); minimum daily, 618 cfs Oct. 3-5 

* J?**1 ^ discharge, 42,700 cfs Jan. 1, 1949 (gage height, 21.21 ft); mini258 cfs Nov. 29, 1930 (gage height, 1.04 ft); minimum Sally, 292 cfs July 24,

Ra»rta3.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Slight regulation by Indian Lake Reservoir (see p. 44 ) and other reservoirs above 

station. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplants on Schroon River.

Revisions (water years ) . HSP 561: 1921-22. WSP 756: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height. In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per aeoond)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 17 Apr. 18 to Sept. 30

1.8 590

2.0 700

3.0 1,470

4.0 2,600

6.0 6,330

8,0 10,800

11.0 17,800

1.8 590

2.0 700

3.0 1,480

4.0 2,730

6.0 6,390

9.0 13,100

13.0 22,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

672

 640

618 

618 

618

'662

886

1,040

995

937

937

1,040

1,020

980

937

916

881

839

812

799

 773

736 

718 

706

689

706

684

712

742

1,080

1.430

25,823

833

0.501

0.58

Nov.

1,380

1,240

1,100 

1,000 

945

900

873

892

908

914

920

905

899

888

866

864

843

849

841

826

809

9~93" 

1,650

1,860

2.080

2,060

1,840

2,080

1,880

34,896

1,163

0.699

0.78

Dec.

1,570

1,390

1,250 

1.170 

1,600

1,900

3,490

4,680

4,210

4,110

 4.790

4,560

3,830

3,340

3,130

2,910

2,420

1,600

1,970

b2,200

2,360

2,300 

2,480 

b2,300

b2,050

1,940

bl,850

1,730

1,640

1)1,600

bl,550

77,920

2,514

1.51

1.74

Jan.

bl,400

1,340

bl,350 

bl,400 

bl,350

bl,350

bl,300

bl,2SO

bl,220

bl,220

 bl,240

bl,220

bl,200

bl,180

bl,200

1,300

bl,240

bljOOO bi.oib

1,220

1,430

1,560 

1,530 

bl,600

bl,600

bl,650

bl,700

bl.750

bl,700

bl,650

bl.550

42,740

1,379

0.829

0.96

Feb.

1,520

bl,500

bl,550 

bl,550 

bl,550

1,560

1,550

1,560

1,590

1,580

1,550

1,470

1.500

1,320

1,400

bl,550

b4,800

7,670

7,270

6,420

6,140

b9,200 

9.540 

8,770

7,950

7,150

6,310

5,880

_

-- --

111,200

3,971

2.39

2.49

Mar.

 5,990

9,220

9.880 

9,340 

7,960

6,780

b5,800

5,260

4,700

4,380

3,970

3,570

3,290

3,050

2,920

2,670'

2,490

2.4QO t/ioo"

3,110

3,960

3,290 

3,030 

2,860

2,960

3,580

3,810

3,550

3,740

4,090

4,040

138,190

4,458

2.68

3.09

Apr.

3,380

3,600

3,520 

3,180 

2.960

3,090

4,800

 9,170

11,500

 10,800

10,000

10,900

10,900

10,600

10,100

10,500

16,900

21.000

18,500

 16,900

16,500

15,500 

14,500 

13,700

12,000

10,300

9,250

11,900

13,600

12,000

322,050

10,740

6.45

7.20

May

10,400

9,120

8,180 

8,200 

8,400

7,860

6,980

6,820

9,320

9,740

10.700

9,800

8,550

 7,530

6,520

5,750

5,150

4,680

4,270

3,940

3,910

5,570 

6,090 

5,950

5,370

4,790

4,230

3,750

5_..560

5,730

3j 680

202,540

6,534

3.93

4.53

June

3,300

5,300

6.210 

6,210 

5,710

5,170

4,900

4,390

4,000

3,490

3,220

2,860

2,580

2,380

2,850

3,930

 3,750

 3,170

2,730

2,400

2,160

1,960 

1,740 

1,700

1,610

1.590

1,640

1,620

1,610

1,650

95,830

3,194

1.92

2.14

July

1.530

1,440

1,310 

1,160 

1,060

1,000

951

883

814

767

739

927

1,080

974

1,040

1,020

1,000

982

965

932

942

982 

1,130 

1,310

1,370

1,240

1,230

1,150

1,080

1,070

1,080

33,198

1,071

0.644

0.74

Aug.

989

1,150

 1,190 

1,180 

1,110

1,070

956

763

927

931

1,020

1,040

1,100

1,030

830

1,010

1,020

988

986

954

866

642 

826 

894

939

934

937

923

903

925

1.250

30,333

978

0.588

0.68

Sept.

2,090

2,070

 1,630 

1,310 

1,080

 151

972

1,100

1,230

1,240

1,370

1,860

2.430

17215

2,090

2,290

2,370

2,070

1,770

1,810

1,960

1,960 

2,000 

1,940

1,880

1,730

1,660

1,570

 1,430

1,320

51,403

1,713

1.03

1.15

Calendar year 1953 : Max 29,700 Mln 604 Mean 2,961 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.15

Water year 1953-54 : Max 21,000 Mln 618 Mean 3,195 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26.08

discharge (base. 15.000 cfs).--Anr. 18 (4:15 a.m.) 21,600 efs (12.58 ft), 

soharge measurement made on this day. Peak____________________ * Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 49

East Branch Sacandaga River at Griffin, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°28'25", long 74°13'25", on left bank 300 ft upstream from highway bridge 

at Griffin, Hamilton County, 2 miles downstream from Georgia Creek, 3 miles upstream 

from mouth, and 7 miles upstream from Wells.

Drainage area. 114 sq mi.

Records available . August 1933 to September 1954.

e. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 1,254.32 ft above mean sea level, 

of 1929.

Average discharge. 21 years, 223 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,810 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 10.02 ft); 

minimum observed, 4.1 cfs Aug. 29 (gage height, 0.45 ft).

1933-54: Maximum discharge, 10,700 cfs Dec. 31, 1948 (gage height, 14.35 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 4,400 cfs on basis of slope-area and 

'Contracted-opening determinations of peak flow; minimum observed, 2.4 cfs Sept. 20, 1939 

(gage height, 0.3D ft).

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1111: 1936(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 17 Feb. 18 to Sept. 30

1.1 20

1.5 40

2.0 77

2.5 140

3.0 225

4.0 466

Hote. Same as following 

taEIe~above 4.0 ft.

0.4 

.7 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

3.4

8.5

21

41

79

139

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

224

466

811

1,300

1,940

3,710

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

25

23 

22

20" 20

27

141 

121

91

79

67

77

73

62

58

54

*9

45

44

41

40

39 

38

36

35

34

33

*38

52

130" 351

2,125

68. 5

0.601

0.69

Nov.

206

157 

125

102

86

72

75 

90

78

78

80

88

98

92

88

91 i:?

107

101

92

84

79 

356

3l6~ 430

424

306

239

192

ISO

4,594

153

1.34

1.50

Dec.

142

125 

102

112

402

355

1,500 

815

*528

819

659

463

352

295

275

229

135 

125

120

145

166

169 

245

208

217

183

134

122

110

100

Qrt jU

9,242

298

2.61

3.02

Jan.

80

66 

68

*70

68

66

64 

62

60

60

58

56

54

50

52

54

50 

48

46

5CF

84

110 

120

110

94

90

135

190

TTO

130

108

2,523

81.4

0.714

0.82

Feb.

*90

84 

84

83

80

76

72 

70

68

66

64

60

54

50

BT

112

1,200 

940

729

641

640

1,870 

1,120

687

483

395

332

322

.-____-

10,525

376

3.30

3.43

Mar.

553

1.660 

*922

550

406

327

272 

207

201

182

154

150

120

135

126

104

ToT 

116

107

232

446

320 

257

213

246

393

3S8

339

422

433

369

10,456

337

2.96

3.41

Apr.

278

236 

214

183

*173

232

1,150 

2,070

1,490

916

893

1,150

1,020

864

803

1,090

3,420 

1,730

1,140

1,020

815

631 

595

480

393

322

346

1,430

1,060

624

26,768

892

7.82

8.73

May

458

395 

377

540

492

398

315 

508

1.140

995

860

*604

455

346

278

228

194 

165

145

155

162

585 

522

569

274

211

168

148

144

170

136

11,915

384

5.37

3.89

June

145

1.170 

789

478

349

252

209 

167

132

110

29£

218

201

*170

364

667

429 

282

192

135

102

83 

85

82

68

60

ST

75

88

77

7,533

251

2.20

2.46

July

71

55 

47

37

32

29

27 

22

20

19

18

18

17

14

14

13

1,2 

11

i°r

TO

10

10 

22

16

17

19

30

25

23

21

28

715

23.1

0.203

0.23.

Aug.

26

21 

*17

16

15

14

14 

11

11

10

15

22

19

16

12

12

14 

11

9.2

8.3

7.9

7.1 

6.2

6.0

6.3

5.6

4.8

4.5

4.4

*5TS

82

433.9

14.0

0.125

0.14

Sept,

179

82 

52

36

25

21

17 

?S

33

25

46

68

44

74

74

92

184 

124

139

272

148

119 

106

83

88

60

*83

76

59

53

2,463

82.1

0.720

0.80

Calendar year 1953; Max 4,260 Min 5.2 Mean 250 Cfsm 2.19 In. 29.79

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,420 Min 4.4 Mean 245 Cfsm 2.15 In, 29.12

Peak discharge (base. 2.700 cfa). Apr. 17 (11 a.m.) 4,810 cfs (10.02 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 18-20, Dec. 29 to Feb. 17.
50 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Sacandaga River near Hope, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43"21 '10", long 74°16'15", on left bank if miles downstream from West 

Branch Sacandaga River and 4f miles upstream from Hope, Hamiliton County.

Drainage area. 491 sq mi.

Records available. September 1911 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 881.31 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustement of 1943. Prior to July 24, 1929, staff gage 300 ft 

upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 43 years, 1,126 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,600 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 7.50 ft); maxImum gage height, 8.04 ft Feb. 17 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 41 cfs 

Aug. 28, 29 (gage height, 1.255 ft).

1911-54: Maximum discharge. 32,000 cfs Mar. 27, 1913 (gage height, 11.0 ft, from 

floodmarks at site then in use); minimum, about 16 cfs Sept. 30, 1913 (gage height, 

1.17 ft).

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

sTonal diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small reservoirs above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 711: Drainage area. WSP 766: 1913(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 16 Feb. 17 to Sept. 30

1.6 

1.8 

2.4

116

185

527

3.0 

4.0

1,090

2,460

Note. Same as following 

table above 4.0 ft.

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.4

33

68

124

248

561

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

1,100

2,460

4,460

7,070

10,400

OccaDlscharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf BDl

In.

Oct.

174

155 

142

138

129

164

419 

396

313 

275

251

265

270

237

219

206

193

181

170

163

155

148

142

138

142

142

142

 152 

187

892

830

7,530

243

0.495

0.57

Nov.

639

527 

442

377

329

156" 280

313

302 

297

313

318

335

335

318

329

359

353 341-

324

307

291

1,030

1,380

1,140

1.550

1,250

1,010 

850

726

16,625

554

1.13

1.26

Dec.

648

582 

527

527

1,580

1,590

4.490 

3] 150

 2,410 

3,480

3,270

2,430

2,040

1,780

1,650

1,320

980

960

840

860

880

900

1,180

1,000

930

900

771

690 

660

580

520

44,125

1,423

2.90

3.34

Jan.

440

470 

513

 527

500

500

490 

480

470 

460

450

440

420

400

410

420

390

370

350

»370"

560

680

720

640

580

560

800

1,180 

960

760

620

16,930

546

1.11

1.28

Feb.

 520

500 

480

480

460

440

430 

420

400 

400

390

380

370

350

370

980

5,200

4,070

3,130

2,870

3,030

6.590

4,460

3,470

2,920

2,430

2,060

1,910

-- --

49,310

1,761

3.59

3.75

Mar.

2,540

6.180 

 4Y140

3,130

2,480

2,060

1,770 

1,610

1,390 

1,270

1,120

1,000

942

913

866

766

740

697

680

1,360

2,160

1,680

1,480

1,320

1,380

1,990

1,990

1,820 

2,420

2,280

1,980

56,094

1,809

- 3.68

4.25

Apr.

1,720

1,480 

1,340

1,160

 1.070

1,290

4,350 

6,560

5,420 

4,190

3,990

4,650

4,010

3, BOO

3,470

4,020

9.620

6,500

5,040

4,390

3,720

3,170

2,940

2,580

2,270

1,990

1,990

5,130 

4,290

3,190

109,320

3,644

7.42

8.28

May

2,650

2,320 

2,220

2,770

2,630

2,240

1,960 

2,560

5.970 

3,650

3,920

 3,110

2,530

2,080

1,780

1,520

1,310

1,130

1,010

932

1,040

2,050

1,930

1,570

1,330

1,120

730

85T

1,120

981

59,551

1,921

3.91

4.51

June

1,040

4.100 

37170"

2,430

2,080

1,750

1,520 

1,270

1,050 

913

971

894

847

 775

964

1,370

1,080

847

689

577

503

503

524

454

385

370

351

351 

346

554

52,458

1,082

2.20

2.46

July

272

295 

28T

248

224

201

193 

180

164 

153

135

112

105

96

93

88

86

86

86

83

53- 80

86

93

112

108

105

105 

105

105 

108

4,274

138

0.281

0.32

Aug.

115

112 

 105

105

102

96

93 

90

90 

90

88

90

80

64

64

62

58

56

58

56

54

54

50

50

4S

46

45

44

42

 46 

209

2,362

76.2

0.155

0.18

Sept.

407

306 

220

176

153

138

138 

128

121 

115

141

168

149

185

248

320

616

454

426

1.090

722

639

584

488

420

388

 468

440 

370

340

10,518

351

0.715

0.80

Calendar year 1953: Max 14,400 Mln 60 Mean 1,116 Cfsm 2.27 In. 30.84

Water year 1953-54: Max 9,620 Mln 42 Mean 1,121 Cfsm 2.28 In. 30.98

Peak discharge (base. 9.100 efs). Feb. 17 (10 a.m.) 9,850 cfs (6.84 ft); Apr. 17 (12 m.) 12,600 

cfs (7.50 ft).

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 18-21, Dec. 29 to Jan. 2, Jan. 5 to Feb. 17.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 51

Sacandaga Reservoir at Conklingville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°18'55", long 73°55'35", at Conklingville, Saratoga County, 800 ft upstream from right end of Conklingville Dam on Sacandaga River.

Drainage area. 1.044 sq mi.

Records available. January 1930 to September 1954.

Gage . water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Prior to Apr. 23, 1930, staff' gage at same datum in outlet channel 800 ft downstream.

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 769.43 ft Apr. 19 (contents, 35,900,000,000 cu ft); 

minimum, 744.10 ft Feb. 16 (contents, 10,910,000,000 cu ft).

1930-54: Maximum elevation, that of Apr. 19, 1954; minimum since first filling, 

729.55 ft Mar. 30, 1940 (contents, 2,100,000,000 cu ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth and concrete dam; storage began in March 1930; dam 

completed in 1930. Usable capacity for stream regulation, 29,670,000,000 cu ft between 

elevations 735.0 and 768.0 ft. Between elevations 768.0 and 771.0 ft (spillway crest) 

an additional 3,450,000,000 cu ft is available exclusively for flood storage. Elevation 

of inverts of three Dow valves is 699.0 ft. Capacity of 4,600,000,000 cu ft below elevation 735.0 ft is considered dead storage, except for extraordinary emergencies or for 

necessary inspection of structurea Purpose of reservoir is-to provide flood control 

and low-water stream regulation for sanitary improvement, 1 navigation, and power, as required by the public welfare, including public health and safety. Area of water surface 

of reservoir filled to capacity (elevation, 771.0 ft) is 41.7 sq mi.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Board of Hudson River Regulating District.

Revisions* WSP 711: Drainage area.

Mean elevation, in feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

22

23

Z4

25

26

27

Z8

Z9

30

31

Oct.

55.04

54.88

54.60

54.58

54.48

54. ZZ

54.17

54. OZ

53.84

53.63

53.53

53.50

53.30

53. 1Z

5Z.95

5Z.73

53. 5Z

52,41

5Z.35

5Z.13

' 51.90

51.68

51.47

51.24

51. 1Z

51. 1Z

50.88

50.73

50.47

50.51

50.48

Nov.

50.47

50.53

50.40

50. Z6

50.03

49.79

49.67

49.68

49.70

49.52

49.36

49. ZZ

49.10

48.97

48.90

48.88

48.75

48.63

48.50

48.36

48.21

48.17

48.23

48.28

48.30

48.42

48.38

48.38

48.43

48.44

Dec.

48.40

48.33

48.25

48.15

48.23

48.45

49.28

50. OZ

50.38

50.87

51.36

51. 7Z

5Z.OZ

5Z.Z3

5Z.57

5Z.53

5Z.50

5Z.47

5Z.37

5Z.38

52.40

5Z.36

5Z.33

5Z.Z8

52. Z8

5Z.34

5Z.3Z

52.33

5Z.17

5Z.05

51.90

Jan.

51.74

51.55

51.49

51.48

51. Z7

51.11

50. 9Z

50.68

50.45

50. 3Z

50.13

49.87

49.60

49.28

48.99

48.70

48.59

48.37

48.06

47.76

47.48

47. Z3

47. OZ

46.98

47.00

46.80

46.68

46.69

46.65

46.60

46.61

Feb.

46.63

46.47

46.29

46.14

45.97

45.75

45.66

45.63

45.43

45.81

44.99

44.75

44.49

44.37

44.33

44.13

44.75

46. 1Z

46.95

47.45

48.00

49.10

50.27

51.00

51.57

5Z.01

52.41

5Z.74

_

___ _ _ _

 

Mar.

53.1O

54.10

55.06

55.90

56.37

56.73

57.00

57. Z6

57.47

57.67

57.84

58.00

58.13

58.31

58.44

58.55

58.66

58.75

58.83

59.17

59.66

60.01

60.26

60.48

60.70

61.11

61.48

61.81

62.14

62. 5Z

6Z.87

Apr.

63.17

63.41

63.61

63.78

63.94

64.13

64.57

65.36

66.04

66.40

66.76

67. Z4

67.47

67.58

67.67

67. 8Z

68.53

69.28

69.42

69.40

69.28

69.11

68.88

68.63

68.33

68.03

67.83

67.95

68.29

68.22

May

63.00

67.73

67.47

67.52

67.58

67.53

67.40

67.46

68.00

68.20

68.38

68.28

68.05

67.82

67.75

67.69

67.70

67.55

67.47

67.40

67.40

67.64

67.94

68.13

68.15

68.08

67.98

67.77

67.68

67.78

67.84

June

67.86

68.54

68.94

63.83

68.63

68.36

68.00

67.85

67.80

67.72

67,56

67.46

67.44

67.47

67.36

67.33

67.28

67.18

67.08

67.03

67.03

66.87

66.74

66.57

66.42

66.25

66.20

66.07

65.90

65.78

July

65.62

65.50

65.37

65.2-7

65.31

65.26

65.12

64.92

64.75

64.57

64.48

64.41

64.32

64.11

63.97

63.80

63.61

63.52

63.48

63.30

63.13

62.99

62.85

62.70

62.68

68.65

62.53

62.38

62.25

62.13

62.00

Aug.

61.98

61.88

61.71

61.62

61.45

61.25

61.12

61.03

60.96

60.82

60.67

60.52

60.36

60.22

60.13

60.11

59.95

59.78

59.63

59.49

59.32

59.26

59.17

59.05

58.92

58.74

58.57

58.41

58.33

58.27

58.29

Sept.

58.37

58.28

58.20

58.10

- 58.08

58.07

58.02

57.90

57.75

57.63

57.54

57.51

57.45

57.35

57.23

57.20

57.26

57.23

57.28

57.30

57.30

57.25

57.18

57.13

57.10

57.04

57.05

56.96

56.85

56.75

Note. Add 700 ft to obtain elevation above mean »ea level.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Calendar year 1953...

Water year 1953-54...

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

7 52 93

-

Contents 

(billions of 

cubic feet)

-

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(equivalent in cubic 

feet per second)

-29.2

+51.1

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

Note. Eastern daylight time Apr. 25 to Sept. 25.
52 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Sacandaga River at Stewarts Bridge, near Hadley, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°18'40", long 73°52'00", on left bank 1 mile downstream from Stewarts 

Bridge, 1.1 miles west of Hadley, Saratoga County, 1.4 miles upstream from mouth, 

and 1.5 miles downstream from Stewarts Bridge hydroelectric plant.

Drainage area. 1.055 sq ml.

Records available. October 1932 to September 1954. Published as "at Conklingvllle" 

1932-52.Records for both sites published October 1951 to September 1952.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 582.00 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustement of 1943. Prior to Oct. 1, 1952, water-stage 

recorder 3.6 miles upstream at datum 85.47 ft higher.

Average discharge. 22 years, 2,127 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,890 cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, 7.46 ft); minImum, 9.4 cfs Oct. 18, 19, Mar. 19 (gage height, 0.42 ft); minimum dally, 19 cfs 

Mar. 20.

1932-54: Maximum discharge, 8,560 cfs Apr. 30, 1953 (gage height, 7.76 ft); minimum (at Conklingvllle), 6 cfs May 16-18, 1934, Apr. 3, 4, 1952; minimum dally (at 

Conklingvllle), 6 cfs May 16, 17, 1934, Apr. 3, 4, 1952.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from tree or fragmentary gage-height record, which are fair. Flow completely regulated by Sacandaga 

Reservoir (see preceding page); no discharge over spillway during year. Extenaive 

diurnal fluctuation caused by release of water from SacanHaga Reservoir, through 

Elmer J. West hydroelectric station as directed by Board of Hudson River Regulating 

District and Stewarts Bridge hydroelectric station.

Cooperation. Discharge computed by Board of Hudson River Regulating District from 

rating developed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of backwater from tree (gage 

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

0.5

.7

1.0

1.4

2.0 

3.O 

5.0 

7.5

515 

1,320 

3,620 

7,98O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 '

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

2,430 

2.42O

2,470

36 

2,46O

2,420

2,390

2,430

2,500

2,550

44

2,400

2,450

2,460

2,530

2,520

2,560

25

2,580

2,610

2.630

2,620

2,540

2,50O

20

2,45O

2,520

2,390

*2,540

2 390 2)320

67,205

2,166

Nov.

21 

2,050"

2,100

2,020 

2.15O

2,11O

2,030

26

2.180

1,960

2,020

2,090

2,090

2,090

39

2,OOO

1,900

1,880

1,860

1,860

1,910

36

1,840

1,870

1,880

1.8OO

1,830

1,550

30

1,870

49,092

1,636

Dec.

1,830 

1,86O

1,940

f 1,850 

f 1,870

45

938

474

59O

580

*505

520

29

1,140"

1.67O

*1,67O

1,920

1,970

1,970

32

2,540

2,550

2.57O

2,520

32

2,550

36

2,510

2.660

2,530

2,580

46,481

1,499

Jan.

2,590 

2,570

43

2,980 

3,O80

3,100

3,150

3,030

3,050

1.43O

*3,490

3,670

3,540

3^830

3,620

f3,480

fl,33O

3,490

3,630

3,630

3,400

3,790

3,200

156

3,000

2,860

3,000

3,070

3,040

2,940

81

87,270

2,815

Feb.

3,O10 

2,900

3.O20

2,960 

*3,010

3.040

163

2,920

2,950

3,040

2,870

2.97O

2,970

135

2,410

2,530

1,770

1,120

1,160

858

124

203

33

111

2£

29

35

35

46,354

1,656

Mar.

»1.650 

169

33

30 

27

26

31

26

25

25

26

22

35

30

30

31

75

26

20

IE

35

27

25

24

96

27

28

33

53

28

27

2,759

89. 0

Apr.

82

44

28

33 

116

28

28

964

2,900

2.99O

414

*3,290

4.2OO

3,980

4,220

4,510

6,42O

7,510

7,690

7.740

7,740

7,720

7,710

7,720

7,720

6,490

5,280

5,190

6,380

7,610

126,747

4,225

May

7,550 

7,550

6,210

5,340 

5,210

5,210

5,100

3,960

3,630

C7.600

C7,600

C7,6OO

C7.600

*C6,200

C3,800

3,350

*3,070

2,890

2,030

2,170

2,190

2,170

41

2,926"

3,170

3,130

3,100

3,130

3,13O

1,7OO

1,640

129,991

4,193

June

2,240 

3,670

6,360

7.680 

7,660

7,64O

6,O40

2,750

2.49O

3,100

3,140

3,OOO

136

2,580

2,780

2,870

*2,370

2,660

2,680

54

2,590

2,590

2,640

2,68O

2,710

2,730

57

2,600

2,730

2,740

95,967

3,199

July

2.52O 

2,060

2,2OO

44

28

2^,150

2,190

2,160

2,160

2,130

148

2,160

2,100

2,140

2,170

2,12O

2,140

46

2,170

2,O4O

2,200

2,19O

2,150

1,980

36

2,010

2,180

1,850

2,080

1,980

2,000

55,332

1,785

Aug.

35 

1,990

2.030

I.98O 

1,980

1,960

1,980

40

1,930

1,950

1,860

1,910

1,880

1,910

33

1,930

1,840

1,800

1,850

1,900

1,720

57

*1,820

1,890

1,860

1,850

1,820

1,820

38

1,830

1,910

49,403

1,594

Sept.

1,850 

1,510

1,480

1,5OO 

38

29

1,860

1,770

1,850

1»830

1,870

, 39

1,860

1,470

1,560

1,670

1,380

1,400

103

1,480

1,490

1,500

1,500

1,460

1,540

26

1,9SO

1,780

*1,790

1,960

41,515

1,384

Adjusted for change In reservoir contentBt

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

530 

0,502 

0.58

954 

0.904 

1.01

Calendar year 1953: 

Water yea*1 1953-54:

2,634 

2.50 

2.88

1,122 

1.06 

1.23

3,973 3.7?' 

3.92

3,849 

3.65 

4.21

6,419 

6.08 

6.79

4,070 

3.86 

4.45

Observed

Max 7,820 Mln 20 Mean 2,26O 

Max 7,740 Mln 19 MBan 2,187

2,273 

2.15 

2.40

283 

0.268 

0.31

239 

0.227 

0.26

715 

0.678 

0.76

Adjusted

Mean 2,233 Cfsm 2.12 In. 28.74 

Mean 2,237 Cfsm 2.12 In. 28. So

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents In Sacandaga Reservoir and Stewarts Bridge Pool.

c Backwater from tree.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partly estimated gage heights and 

record of powerplant output.

Note. Eastern daylight time used Apr. 25 to Sept. 25 to conform to requirements of regulation at 

other points downstream.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 53

Glens Palls feeder at Glens Palls, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°17'30", long 73°39'55", on right bank at upstream end of feeder canal 

at city of Glens Palls, Warren County.

Records available (navigation seasons only). May 1927 to September 1954 in reports of 

Geological Survey.May 1919 to June 1921 and October 1924 to September 1925 in reports 

of State engineer and surveyor.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Barge Canal datum), 

njuxiliary water-stage recorder 1,000 ft downstream from cement mill and 3.3 miles downstream from base gage.

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

wTTTch are fair. Plow regulated in accordance with requirements of Champlain Canal and 

for floating logs. Operation of feeder discontinued Dec. 7 and resumed Apr. 2; discharge record ended Dec. 4 and began Apr. 8. During period of no diversion, the feeder 

may carry a small flow representing leakage through headgates.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*150

149

150

151

150

158

159

*165

156" 169

160

133

163

153

*159

155

156

148

141

141

142

*140

a!42

al42

a!41

a!33

a!35

a!36

*a!29

T3T

133

4,586

148

-

-

Nov.

135

137

138

134 *T3B"

136

137

140

142

14,1

140

*145

147

147

147

144

142

143

*149

149

- 149

147

147

150

*148

150

153

156

155

157

4,340

145

-

-

Dec.

157

156

*164

f!63

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

~

_

_

_

-

Jan.

_

_

_

-

Feb.

_

-

-

-

Mar.

_

_

-

-

Apr,

_

_

_

._

-

.

_

*132

134

133

128

129

131

133

*132

130

120

124

123

122

123

*122

122

123

120

119

119

122

*126

126

_

-

-

-

May

130

134

140

1ST

135

*137

137

134

134

129

126

124

*127

133

128

127

122

124

124

*124

120

121

121

*123

120

120

*118

117

117

116 

T2U

3,919

126

-

-

June

131

124

*131

133

127

125

125

135

138

*131

127

122

117 Tzr

125

*124

124

124

133

143

144

155

165

T5S

160

155

151

150

151 

161

4,114

137

-

-

July

164

174

177

177

180

177

178

*177

176

173

171

170

166

165

*162

162

160

T6T

161

163

171

*166

164

165

170

169

167

167

*163 

164

160

5,220

168

-

-

Aug.

157

156

149

*149

*151

153

152

149

151

150

151

*150

153

153

152

156

160

160

*163 T55-

159

159

158

157

152

149

147

143

142 

139 *133

4,715

152

-

-

Sept.

134

T3B- 132

133

135

136

136

135

135

134

133

134

132

133

135

*133

135

137

139

139

142

144

147

151

154

158

165

165

166 

171

4,258

142

-

-

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Discharge measurement made on this day,

a No gage-height record at auxiliary gage; discharge estimated on basis of correlation with gage 

heights from gage at site Ij miles upstream.

f Fragmentary gage-height record at base gage and auxiliary gage; discharge computed from partly 

estimated gage heights.
54 HUDSON RIVER BASIN 

Glens Palls feeder at Dunham Basin, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°18'15", long 73°32'50", on left bank at Dunham Basin, Washington 

County, 100 ft upstream from Bond Creek and 8 miles downstream from feeder dam at 

Glens Palls.

Records available. September 1945 to September 1954 (navigation seasons only).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 139.88 ft above mean sea level (Barge 

Canal datum).

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

good", and those for periods of backwater from Bond Creek, which are fair. Plow regulated in accordance with requirements of Champlaih Canal. Operation of feeder discontinued 8 a.m. Dec. 7, 1953, and resumed 10 a.m. Apr. 2, 1954. Discharge shown 

during intervening period consists of leakage through headgates and runoff from area 

tributary to feeder above station. This flow may continue during period of no record. 

During canal navigation season, a portion of the flow is diverted into Lake Champlain 

basin through summit level of Champlain Canal at Dunham Basin.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

*126

126

128 T5B"

128

128

128

128

128

126

121

103

I2T

126

123

121

123

123

116

118

118

121

121

123

123

121

118

118

*116

118

118

3,784

122

-

-

Nov.

121

123

126

121

118

121

123

128

131

128

126

126

131

134

131

123

128

128

128

128

128

131

131

134

136

136

139

T3?

139

139

3,880

129

-

-

Dec.

142

145

147

150

153

156

115

5.7

3.2

3.8

* 2.4

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.7

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

~

_

-

-

-

Jan.

_

_

-

-

Feb.

_

-

-

-

Mar.

t2.0

_

-

-

-

Apr.

3.0

T7T

c66

137

115

12S

*131

131

131

128

131

131

128

126

123

126

c!40

T2T

121

118

115

113

113

113

110

108

113

C130

118

118

3,392.7

113

-

-

May

121

118

121

C140

128

126

131

C140

C145

cT3B"

0130

123

118

113

115

118

118

a!22

alls

al!2

al25

0130

118

118

*115

113

110

US

121

113

3,786

122

-

-

June

0130

cl60

T3T

113

110

113

110

110

118

113

118

110

108

113

0124

*110

105

100

98

ITS

113

0118

142

123

115

113

108

103

103

103

3,455

115

-

-

July

108

110

118

118

121

121

123

123

121

118

113

110

105

103

100

98

100

100

96

W

103

115

126

128

T2TT

128

126

121

118

113

110

3,516

113

-

-

Aug.

108

*103

105

100

108

103

98

100

98

98

98

96

94

91 9T

91

100

110

115

US

108

110

110

113

110

103

103

103

105 

105

110

3,200

103

-

-

Sept.

108

108

105

- 105

103

103

103

*103

100

TSS

103

105

105

103

105

108

105

105

108

108

108

110

113

115

115

115

118 121

12T

121

3,250

108

-

-

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Bean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement made this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of gage-height record of New York State Department of Public works gage about 500 ft upstream, 

c Backwater from Bond Creek.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 55 

Bond Creek at Dunham Basin, N. Y.

Location . Lat 43 0 18'25", long 73°32'55", on left bank at Dunham Basin, Washington County, 

a quarter of a mile upstream from Glens Falls feeder and abandoned Champlain Canal, 

half a mile upstream from Barge Canal (Champlain Division), and 4 miles upstream from 

mouth at Fort Edward.

Drainage area. 14.7 sq mi.

Records aYailable. June 1947 to September 1954. 

Bond Brook at Dunham Basin.

Prior to October 1950, published as

Gage. Water-stage recorder. 

datum).

Datum of gage is 140.30 ft above mean sea level (Barge Canal

Average discharge.--? years, 19.7 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 745 cfs June 1 (gage height, 6,46 ft); maximum 

gage height, 7.78 ft Feb. 17 (ice Jamr, minimum discharge, 0.5 cfs Nov. 14 (gage height, 

1.68 ft, backwater from debris).

1947-54: Maximum discharge, 1,370 cfs Dec. 31, 1948 (gage height,, 8. 52 ft); minimum, 

that of Nov. 14, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, partly obstructed intake, 

' orUackwater from debris or aquatic vegetation, which are fair. During canal navigation

season, a portion of the flow is diverted into Lake Champlain basin through summit level

of Champlain Canal at Dunham Basin.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect or backwater 

from debris or aquatic vegetation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.69

1.74

1.8

2.0

2.3

1.0

2.0

3.6

11

25

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

79

128

192

368

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

£

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

2.5

3.3

TX

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.8

1.6

1.4

 1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

TT?

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.6

1.4

2.5

*2.4

3.0

2 5

50.3

1.62

0.110

0.13

Nov.

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

T7S- 1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

2.6

2.3

3.2

*44

37S

2.8

2.5

2.4

54.4

1.81

0.123

0.14

Dec.

2.4

2.4

2.4

4.4

15

103 -2T

13

25

19

11

9.0

9.3

33

13

6.0

4.0

3.0

3.6

4.4

5.5

6.3

3.6

3.9

3.6

2.9

2.5

»2.6

2.6

2.1

344.9

11.1

0.755

0.87

Jan.

T7T

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

7.2

*12

7.6

6.2

5.0

4.7

108 ~57

22

0«£3

19

281.4

9. OS

0.618

0.71

Feb.

18 

17

16

18

20

19

17

16

15

13

12

S.2

5.6.

STff

6.4

24

200

190

140

100

110

240

TI7

86

76

64

76

65

1,690.0

60.4

4.11

4.28

Mar.

»64 

66

92

141

44

28

23

16

15

15

14

11

9.8

9.6

12

10

9.4

7.8

TTff

166

70

32

24

*19

28

49

22

16

15

14

13

1,063.4

34.3

2.33

2.69

Apr.

17 

42

86

28

22

23

*29

21

16

12

14

19

13

11

9.9

19

~7T 230

41

30

20

16

21

19

13

11

15

122

48 

25

1,066.9

35.6

2.42

2.70

May

17 

15

23

121

53

28

19

58

126

144

*116

48

32

22

17

14

11

9.2

8.4

8.4

46

114

49

25

*17

13

9.6

2T 8.2

40

14

1,246.8

40.2

2.73

3.15

June

133 

272 -8T

46

33

21

16

13

9.6

7.5

10

8.6

7.1

11

133

*49

21

13

8.8

6.7

4F~ 5.5

84

59

20

14

12

11

9.9 

8.2

1,176.9

39.2

2.67

2.98

July

6.7 

S7!T

4.6

4.0

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.5

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.1 ?rr

2.1

2.2

2.9

3.7

3.7

3.0

2.8

2.6

3.0

3 2

2 9

95.3

3.07

0.209

0.24

Aug.

2.8 

2.6

2.2

*2.3

2.4

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.O

1.9

1.8

1.7

TTff

1.9

1.9

1.8

2.0 

2.6

6.8

67.9

2.19

0.149

0.17

Sept.

7.7 

4.4

2.8

2.1

1.9

1.8

TTff

*3.5

3.5

2.5

3.5

4.4

3.5

3.2

2.9

5.1

11

T.5

5.2

6.8

5.2

4.4

4.2

3.2

2.6

2.2

2.5

*2.6

2.5 

2.2

116.7

3.89

0.265

0.30

Calendar year 1953: Max 340 Min 1.0 Mean 18.8 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.41

Water year 1953.54: Max 272 Min 1.1 Mean 19.9 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.36

Peak discharge (base. 400 cfs). Apr. 17 (10:3O a.m.) 404 cfs (5.16 ft); June 1 (11:15 p.m.) 745 cfs (6.46 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16-19, 24, Dec. 27 to Feb. 2, Feb. 6-8, 10-27, 

Mar. 5-7, 15-18, Mar. 29 to Apr. 2. Backwater from debris and/or aquatic vegetation Oct. 1 to 

Nov. 26, Sept. 4-8, 20-30. Partly obstructed Intake July 16 to Aug. 6; discharge computed on basis 

of weather records, engineers' note, and records for nearby streams.
56 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Batten Kill at Arlington, Vt.

Location. Lat 43°04'40", long 73°09 t 30", on left bank 5 ft upstream from bridge on

 Highway 313 at Arlington, Bennington County, and 0.9 mile downstream from Warm Brook.

Drainage area. 152 sq mi.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 597.68 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

 Prior to Nov. 18, 1941, chain gage at downstream side of bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 340 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,850 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 7.02 ft); minimum, 50 cfs Oct. 1-5.

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 11,100 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 11.3 ft, present site, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,200 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determination at gage height 10.8 ft and computation of peak flow over dam; 

minimum observed, 43 cfs Aug. 11, 1933.

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

Fluctuation at low flow caused by mill above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 851: 1936 (maximum gage height).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except.periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 11 Apr. 12 to Sept. 30

2.2 

2.5 

2.8 

3.1 

3.5

47

99

178

283

452

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.3

690

1,230

1,920

2,170

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

5.3

63

129

249

690

1,230

1,410

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

50

50

50

50 

5O

65

167

no

79

70

65 

85 

83

72

69

64

62

60

60

60

59

*59

59

59

60

85

77

130

163

348

TSF

2,705

87.3

0.574

0.66

Nov.

122

101

93

85 

79

74

ST

101

101

95

91 

87 

85

81

79

89

95

104

*110

104

95

91

250

236

198

430

239

172

143

127

3,838

128

0.842

0.94

Dec.

122

117

108

ITS 

324

28O

2,160

1,260

576

1,460

1,060 

615 

461

399

426

*315

232

204

b"204

225

225

228

287

204

198

194

175

163

163

160

148

12,803

413

2.72

3.13

Jan,

122

b!35

143

155 

130

130

130

b!05

bllO"

bllO

bllO 

bllO 

bllO

bllO

bllO

bllO

b!05

bllO

bllO

*b!20

b500

346

201

b!95

188

181

574

SB?

287

b265

b245

5,896

190

1.25

1.44

Feb.

204

218

204

198

188

17S

169

166

166

163

160 

138 

bT5S~

b!75

160

404

795

552

408

391

486

890

TSTT

*533

552

505

492

434

9,814

350

2.30

2.4O

Mar.

582

1,110

974

1,190 

80S

537

452

412

365

374

327 

287 

276

279

272

246

239

236

232

l,T53o"

1,060

665

492

426

430

580

510

430

478

*483

404

16,203

523

3.44

3.96

Apr.

382

357

382

311 

299

323

965

1,340

1,250

85O

950 

1,400 

1,076

800

72O

685

1,020

1,270

1,O8O

88O

760

635

765

76O

556

465

439

770

715

510

22,7O9

757

4.98

5.56

May

430

395

465

900 

*850

600

501

608

995

956

1,090 

906 

690

547

470

426

382

340

316

5O1

428

1,010

855

561

461

386

340

308

328

487

344

17,670

570

3.75

4.32

June

297

561

537

478 

700

505

461

*404

324

289

297 

266 

242

229

534

519

324

256

226

204

188

182

557

552

316

267

271

320

340

281

1O,987

366

2.41

2.69

July

242

226

207

1S5

173

182

168

153

142

134

129 

124 

116

123

501

170

134

124

122

*114

112

114

114

124

159

122

109

104 To"9~

134

227

4,697

152

1.00

1.15

Aug.

310

170

134

197 

236

274

168

148

137

124

124 

119 

148

122

106

104

102

91

89

91

86

82

78

74

76

72

72

71

71 

89

828

4,593

148

O.974

1.12

Sept.

1.06O

*422

311

399 

223

165

165

173

151

140

41O 

715 

332

344

332

352

90C

65E

42]

58C

38!

34( 29;

241

22i

22:

2H19'

171 

161

10,71! 55',

2.3E

2.62

Calendar year 1953 : Max 3,140 Mln 46 Mean 346 Cfsm 2.28 In. 30.92

Water year 1953-54 : Max 2,160 Min 50 Mean 336 Cfsm 2.21 In. 29.99

Peak discharge (base, 2,2OO efs). Dec. 7 (4:30 a.m.) 2,850 cfs (7.O2 ft)j Aug. 31 (5 p.m.) 2,27C 

cfs [6.41 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 57

Batten Kill at Battenvllle, N. Y,

Location. Lat 43"06"05", long 73°25'55", on left bank 1 mile southwest of Battenville, 

Washington County, and 3 miles downstream from Whitaker Brook.

Drainage area. 394 sq mi.

Records available. September to December 1908 (gage heights only), October 1922 to 

September 19M.

;age Is 369.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

13. September to December 1908, chain gage at site

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 19 

1 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 727 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,260 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 7.11 ft) release from upstream Ice jam; maximum gage height, 9.21 ft PeK. 17 (backwater from ice); 

minimum discharge, 7.3 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 1.84 ft): minimum daily, 67 cfs Oct. 5.

1922-54: Maximum discharge, 21,300 cfs Nov. 4, 1927 (gage height, 17.7 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum, that of Oct. 5, 1953; minimum dally, 48 cfs Aug. 31, 1953.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 741: Drainage area. WSP1051; 1944(m).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

43

104

233

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

533

1,300

3,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

71

78

69

72

67.

83

134

190

142

124

111

111

122

123

111

105

102

99

73

97

97

97

97

94

91

*117

117

134

211

315 

302

3,756

121

0.307

0.35

Nov.

199

164

150

132

J.21

120

115

124

145

145

141

130

128

122

125

108

T5T

134

146

151

142

134

177

371

269

472

12T

307

259

228

5,514

184

0.467

0.52

Dec.

214

204

190

181

TTZ

442

2,440

2.750

1,620

2,100

2,240

1,570

1,220

1,060

*1,070

898

700

580

490

540

533

519

555

480

440

414

390

347

341

335 

310

25,425

820

2.08

2.40

Jan.

200

220

240

250

240

230

210

195

180

T35

190

190

185

180

195

195

190

180

190

195

540

1,200

760

620

580

540

940

1.500

1,300

900 

800

13,730

443

1.12

1.30

Feb.

700

760

700

640

600

520

460

430

450

430

400

370

330 ICO"

390

700

2,250

2,280

*1,780

1,560

1,630

2.430

2^170

1,680

1,600

1,520

1,600

1,430

.......

30,210

1,079

2.74

2.85

Mar.

1,420

1,880

1,860

2,480

2,010

1,520

1,320

1,230

1,100

1,080

988

868

808

792

785

702

680

672

642

1,950"

2,650

2,620

1,580

1,360

1,510

1,540

1,450

1,260

1,240

1,250 

1,150

41,537

1,340

3.40

3.92

Apr.

1,100

1,060

1,120

372

920

935

1,410

1,940

2,030

1,660

1,430

2,170

*1,980

1,570

1,400

1,J60

1,800

2,550

2^220

1,900

1,660

1,460

,500

,650

,350

,190

,110

,470

,590

,320

45,677

1,523

3.87

4 51

May

1,160

1,070

1,140

1,830

2,030

1,670

1,440

1,440

2,060

2,110

2,540

2 , 340

1,990

1,670

1,440

1,310

1,170

1,040

*935

875

980

1,910

1,950

1,560

1,330

1,160

1,020

928

928

1,170 

988

45,184

1,458

3.70

4.26

June

898

1,780

,990

,720

,820

,530

,370

,220

,050

920

928

815

755

702

1,080

1,320

a980

a852

S732

591

526

513 *i,32o~

2,180

1,570

1,250

1,100

1,040

1,040

912

35,004

1,167

2.96

3.30

July

793

7Tff

628

547

485

499

446

389

353

324

302

285

269

254

426

359

275

244

233

219

219

228

228

233

254

238

219

209

204

214 

228

10,521

339

0.860

0.99

Aug.

432

»TE3~

259

302

324

407

202

249

233

214

204

199

209

209

185

176

172

164

155

155

151

146

138

134

134

131

127

1ST

127

138 

3O2

6,518

210

0.533

0.62

Sept.

 1,440

775

414

555

377

275

233

259

238

223

254

915

591

465

555

501

1,250

1,170

852

950

808

672

605

513

446

433

*433

395

353

324

17,275

576

1.46

1.63

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,050 Mln 48 Mean 770 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.54

Water year 1953.54: Max 2,730 Mln 67 Mean 768 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.45

Peak discharge (base. 4.100 efs). Feb. 17 (2:30 p.m.) 4,26O cfs (7.11 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated from reconstructed gage-height graph based on normal 

pattern of recession.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 17-20, 24, 25, Dec. 31 to Feb. 17.
58 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Glowegee Creek at West Milton, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°01 I 50", long 73°55'40", on left bank at upstream side of highway 

bridge, half a mile south of West Milton, Saratoga County, If miles upstream from 

Kayaderosseras Creek, and 4 miles northwest of Ballston Spa.

Drainage area. 26.0 sq mi.

Records available. April 1948 to September 1954.

. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since June 20, 1952. Datum of gage is 

07.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustement of 1943. 

Prior to Aug. 27, 1948, wire-weight gage on bridge at same site .and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 39.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 402 cfs May 8 (gage height, 5.17 ft); minimum, 

 O~cfs Aug. 29 (gage height, 2.835 ft).

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 1,670 cfs Dec. 31, 1948 (gage height, 7.04 ft); minimum, 0.37 cfs Aug. 10, 11, 1949 (gage height, 0.67 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from debris, 

which are fair. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect or backwater 

from debris (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 6

2.8

2.9

3.0 

3.2 

3.5

0.8

3.2

7.2

18

44

Dec. 7 to Sept. 16

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1 

3.3

0.5 

2.4 

5.4

3.6 52

4.0 108

4.5 213

5.0 349

Sept. 17-30

2.9

3.0

3.1 

3.3 

3.5

2.8

6.1

11

24

42

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.1

1.8

i«l T7S

2.0

8.6

20

8.2

5.4

4.6

3.9

6.0

5.6

4.6

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.4

4.1

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.5

7.9

6.3

16

17

IB- 39

220. 1

7.10

0.273

0.31

Nov.

12

9.4

*7.9

6.7

6.0

5.5

T7f

11

12

13

11

9.6

8.1

7.4

7.2

6.9

6.5

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

20

19

17

24

TS

12

10

9.4

303.1

10.1

0.388

0.43

Dec.

9.9

12

12

12

20

32

152 ~53

32

58

43

30

24

22

*35

*26

13

12

9.5

11

14

28

32

16

13

14

12

10

11

11

b8.0

787.4

25.4

0.977

1.13

Jan.

b5.8

bS75~

8.7

10

9.8

9.5

10

9.5

9.1

9.3

9.3

*9.8

9.8

10

10

9.8

9.8

b9.8

b9.8

10

15

?4

20

b!5

14

14

b58

bBT

b46

b48

42

537.8

17.3

0.665

0.77

Feb.

34

31

28

27

*28

26

b21

20

20

19

b!7

b!4

bTI

b!5

15

23

b215

b210

162

139

b!45

b260

bTTC7

108

108

101

100

93

2,163

77.2

2.97

3.09

Mar.

123

163

TIT

*141

b64

47

42

42

39

44

38

31

30

32

39

30

28

27

25 152-

98

50

42

38

84

115

63

48

46

45

44

1,927

62.2

2.39

2.76

Apr.

50

56

93

53

42

60

116

73

56

44

61

#76

48

41

38

100

259

127

78

63

52

44

55

50

41

36

43

120

76

48

2,099

70.0

2.69

3.00

May

39

40

42

143

75

48

40

180

250

139

110

73

57

48

41

34

29

26

»23

24

74

148

75

46

*37

*30

24

22

3T

74

35

2,057

66.4

2.55

2.94

June

61

265

T5T

68

66

46

39

31

27

22

18

15

18

16

21

19

14

»9.8

7.8

6.7

5.9

875

43

21

11

9.1

8.5

7.6

7.4

7.6

1,000.9

33.4

1.28

1.43

July

7.6 *14

~7.8

5.3

4.3

4.4

3.8

3.4

3.1

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

4.0

3.1

2.4

2.2

2.5

2.2

2.1

^5

9.6

9.1

9.4

4.6

3.8

3.4

4.1

8.9

5.1

150.0

4.84

0.186

0.21

Aug.

5.7

3.6

3.6

6.5

*4.3

4.8

3.1

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.1

1.8

1.6

2.0

1.6

1.2

TTe

2.0

1.5

1.2

2.9

5.6

6.4

1.5

3.0

1.3

1.2

2.8

69

154.2

4.97

0.191

0.22

Sept.

33

12

7.0

5.7

3.8

3.4

3.7

*4.2

3.0

2.5

CT

4.9

6.4

3.7

5.1

4.6

27

040

C16

ell

c!3

c8.8

ell

07.4

05.2

04.9

c5.2

o7.0

o5.4

*o4.4

4.2

273.5

9.12

0.351

0.39

Calendar year 1953: Max 341 Mln 0.8 Mean 36.4 Cfsm 1.40 In. 18.98

Water year 1953-54: Max 265 Mln 1.2 Mean 32.0 CfBm 1.23 In - 16.68

Peak discharge (base. 400 efs). May 8 (9:30 p.m.) 402 efs (5.17 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

c Backwater from debris.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 59

Kayaderosseras Creek near West Milton, N. Y.

downstream from Glowegee 

miles northwest of BallsLocation . ~Lat 43°02'25", long 73°54 I 30", on left bank 500 

Creek, 1 mile east of West Milton, Saratoga County, and 

ton Spa.

Drainage area. 90 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1927 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 376.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustement of 1943.

Average discharge. 27 years, 139 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,140 cfs June 2 (gage height, 5.05 ft); maximum gage height, 5.06 ft Feb. 18 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 22 cfs 

Aug. 28; minimum gage height, 1.22 ft Oct. 3, 4.

1927-54: Maximum discharge, 4,710 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 10.78 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum, 6.1 cfs Aug. 23, 1927 (gage height, 0.86 ft); minimum daily, 

13 cfs Aug. 24, 1927.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Occasional diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station. Records of 

chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended sediment loads for the water 

year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

Revisions (water years). WSP 741: Drainage area. WSP 1202: 1935-40.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect 

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

Oct. 1 to June Z June 3 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.5 

1.9 

2.5 

3.5 

5.0

21

 48

100

223

528

1,120

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

19

46

113

218

361

711

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

TotaJ

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

25

24

23

24

25

46

92

52

42 

38

35

42

38

36

34

34

33

32

31

32

31

3O

30

30

31

43

40

71

80

152

1,333

43.0

0.478

0.55

Nov.

58

51

*46

42

4O

38

42

51

55 

54

49

46

43

41

41

40

39

39

38

38

37

37

7O

72

63

8866"

56

50

48

1,478

49.3

0.548

0.61

Dec.

49

52

51

49

86

109

526

252

145 

227

183

131

110

105

124

*104

74

66

60

64

72

94

110

78

68

74

66

58

63

62 

52

3,364

109

1.21

1.39

Jan.

IB- 38

50

52

52

52

54

52

46 

50

52

*52

52

54

54

54

52

52

52

52

74

108

100

84

74

72

260

250

205

200

180

2,625

84.7

0.941

1.O8

Feb.

165

150

140

135

140

130

106

104

94 

86

84

72- 72

78

80

104

620

600

*480

380

380

640

55?

342

318

310

313

304

-

6,931

248

2.76

2.86

Mar.

380

556

390

*492

280

190

160

160

150 

163

135

110

106

114

125

104

96

92

as. 447

434

246

192

170

251

391

260

195

180

170 

160

6,989

225

2.50

2.89

Apr.

170

180

3OO

195

160

189

345

282

223 

178

2O5

*279

199

166

153

286

794

BIT

324

254

2O9

183

197

183

157

145

153

371

307

204

7,538

251

2.79

3.11

May

. 168

161

163

45O

321

213

178

492

780 

515

433

3O7

244

201

174

155

135

124

*119

122

245

466

296

199

168

143

122

±J£

III

249 

151

7,749

250

2.78

3. 2O

June

183

*1.060

607

352

309

218

182

150

127 

115

108

96

103

94

121

135

108

88

76

70

64

71

184

135

*91

78

76

69

65

64

5,2O4

173

1.92

2.15

July

62

73

58

52

49

48

44

42

40 

39

36

37

37

34

50

40

35

35

35

32

32

40

64

62

92

54

46

63

56

67 

54

1,510

"S.7

0.541

O.62

Aug.

56

44

42

56

*44

47

41

38

39 

35

40

37

35

32

32

34

43

31

31

32

28

26

27

31

32

25

26

23

27

32 

233

1,296

41.8

0,464

0.54

Sept.

214

91

65

58

47

31

42

*50

46 

39.

47

57

43

50

49

118

248

120

92

120

84

85

69

59

54

53

61

54

*46

45

2,247

74.9

0.832

0.93

Calendar year 1953 : Max 988 Mln 20 Mean 143 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.57

Water year 1953-54 : Max 1,060 Mlri 23 Mean 132 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.93

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on"this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16-28, Dec. 30 to Feb. 22, Mar. 5-9, 11-17, 

MarTT7 to Apr. 5.
60 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Hoosic River at Adams, Mass.

Location. Lat 42"36'37", long 73"07'32", on right bank just downstream from Dry Brook, 

at Adams, Berkshire County, 0.5 mile upstream from Pecks Brook.

Drainage area. 46.3 sq mi.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1954.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 837.01 ft above mean sea level, datum 

"of 1929.

Average discharge. 23 years, 93.1 cfs (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 885 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 3.65 ft); minimum, 5.8 efs Oct. 3; minimum daily, 16 cfs Nov. 6.

1931-54: Maximum discharge, 5,080 cfs Sept. 21, 1938 (gage height, 8.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; 

minimum daily, 12 cfs Aug. 2, 1936, Sept. 24, 25, Oct. 13, 1939, Oct. 26, 27, 1940, 

Oct. 9, 10, 1943.

Remarks. Records good. Diversion above station for municipal supply of Adams. Some 

diurnal fluctuation by mill above station. Plow regulated by Cheshire Reservoir.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean (t"

Oct.

18

IS

18

18

20

23

28

22

21

21

20

21 

20

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

#18

18

18

22

21

28

30

lift

641

20.7

37.2

Nov.

22

21

21

20

17

ins* 16

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

21

21

21

21

*20

20

18

33

28

29

2~B" 36

24

22

22

666

22.2

36.0

Dec.

22

22

22

22

42

43

576

T6T

52

336

120

56 

58

53

68

87

*85

83

81

81

81

85

91

77

77

77

74

72

72

70

68

2,860

92.3

3.72

Jan.

64

64

64

64

62

62

60

57

57

57

53

34

go

24

25

20

18

25

25

*154

^52

36

44

38

36

96

66

50

46

41

1,532

49.4

37.2

Feb.

40

38

36

36

35

33

32

32

30

30

29

t

30

33

134

273

125

96

106

173

ISO" 398

113

*144

130

182

182

-

2,768

98.9

33.6

Mar.

267

456

348

438

2.42

185

166

155

134

132

125

118

116

120

122

113

111

109

100

260

168

10S

96

91 iTT

242

134

111

106

#104

96

5,188

167

37.2

Apr.

91

85

79

72

68

53

77

74

60

SL

S2

111 

74

64

57

66

254

414

TTB

122

111

106

106

109

100

96

96

137

127

109

3,227

108

36.0

May

98

96

100

182

 142

118

111

127

278

310

272- 446

207

227

207

176

150

134

130

132

177

404

222

142

120

106

96

87

IT

166

106

5,356

173

37.2

June

87

81

77

72

70

66

64

57

*53

57

59

57 

74

66

118

288

102

53

44

38

35

33

35

33

32

30

33

33

33

32

1,912

63.7

36.0

July

32

32

29

27

32

33

29

29

26

24

22

20 

21

18

20

18

171^7

18

17

26

24

*18

20

20

20

IS

20

24

41

739

23.8

37.2

Aug.

26

22

25

30

26

24

21

22

2524'

27

24 

21

20

20

21

22

19

19

20

IS

20

18

18

18

20

18

18

18

18

182

824

26.6

37.2

Sept.

87

35

30

29

2JL

45

132

174

130

67

4gQ

100

*75

68

89

142

109

160

163

130

132

111

102

S4

41

36

33

30

30

3,201

107

36.0

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Cf am 

In.

22.5 

0.486 

0.56

24.1 

0.521 

0.58

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54-.

94.1 

2.03 

2.34

51.3

1,11 

1,28

101 

2.18 

2.27

169 

3.65 

4.21

Observed

709 

2.35 

2.64

175 

3.78 

4.35

Max 781 Min 16 Mean 94.8 

Max 576 Mln 16 Mean 79.2

65.6 

1.42 

1.58

25.7 

0.555 

0.64

28.5 

0.616 

0.71

109 

2.35 

2.62

Adjusted

Mean 96.7 CfBm 2.09 In. 28.33 

Mean 81.1 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.78

Peak discharge (base. 9QO efs). No p«ak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion for municipal supply of Adams, in millions of gallons.

Note. Discharge in cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches may not represent 

natural flow because of regulation.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 61

North Branch Hoosic River at North Adams, Mass.

Location. Lat 42°42'08", long 73°05'37", on left bank 0.4 mile downstream from Hudson 

Brook, at North Adams, Berkshire County, and 1-| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 39.0 sq mi.

Records available. June 1931 to September 1954.

Qage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Sept. 23, 1938. Datum of gage is 

820.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Sept. 22, 1938, at site 100 

ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 98.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,870 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 6.76 ft); minimum, 

4.4 cfs Oct. 2, 3; minimum dally, 4.9 cfs Oct. 2-5.

1931-54: Maximum discharge, 8,950 cfs Sept. 21, 1938 (gage height, 12.05 ft, from 

floodmarks), by computation of peak flow over dam; minimum, 2.3 cfs Sept. 5, 1949; minimum dally, 4.5 cfs Aug. 23-28, 1949.

Maximum discharge known, 9,980 cfs In November 1927, by computation of flow over dam.

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

regulation at low flow by mill above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 781: 1933(M) . WSP 801: 1928(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect 

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

2.85

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2 

3.4

3.6

5.9

12

22

36

78

3.7 

4.O 

4.5 

5.0 

5,4

174

313

635

1,060

1,430

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sra

In.

Oct.

5.9

4.9 4T9-

4.9

4.9

7.0

22 

15

9.5

8.8

11

8.8

8.2

8.2

7.6

7.0

7.6

7.6

7.O

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

7.0

8.2

11

11

25

38

54 

2?

362.6

11.7

O.30O

0.35

Nov.

16

13

12

10

10

10 9.5

17

16

16

19

18

18

16

14

19

20

18

16

*18

16

16

79

54

65

~55 106

37

32

32

793.5

26.4

0.677

O.76

Dec.

32

30

26

TS

170

155

1,560 

28<5

152

549

254

152

149

125

138

95

56

47

5O

61

54

61

89

50

47

47

37

33

34

34

OQCO

4,423

143

3.67

4.22

Jan.

21

29

29

28

25

26

24 

21

22

22

22

22

21

23

22

22

20

7T

24

24

126

89

61

66

47

41

181

TIT

73

66

60

1,422

45.9

1.18

1.36

Feb.

56

54

52

50

45

41

36 

34

37

34

34

28

3T

36

36

120

265

174

149

174

254

2~9"2~ 544

198

*223

202

228

186

-

3,616

129

3.31

3.45

Mar.

310

752

4f7

500

228

163

138 

116

98

95

78

64

61

68

66

52

52

48

5S

317

214

128

103

98

143

276

178

142

145

138

109

5,407

174

4.46

5.16

Apr.

98

86

84

68

?9

76

214 

232

163

125

346

350

198

156

135

160

522 4-35

237

174

145

122

138

135

109

95

92

246

167

125

5,306

177

4.54

5.06

May

106

95

112

281

*190

135

112 

223

319

539

618

3T3

223

170

135

119

95

81

71

64

229

502

232

174

163

122

98

86

91

233

116

6,047

195

5.OO

5.77

June

84

84

92

84

119

86

81 

66

*52

45

63

43

98

81

199

152

92

64

47

37

32

28

26

29

22

21

20

23

24

21

1,912

63.7

1.63

1.82

July

19

18

15

13

13

13

12

11

10

9.5

9.5

8.8

8.8

* 9.5

22

14

10

9.5

8.8

8.2

10

*11

8.8

11

11

9.5

8.8

8.8

9.5

14

13

358.0

11.5

0.295

0.34

Aug.

50

17

12

24

48

21

13 

11

20

19

22

17

57

24

17

15

14

12

12

12

11

1O

9.5

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.6

7.0 776-

186

708.5

22.9

0.587

0.68

Sept.

116

45

30

28

20

16

17 

29

20

17

265

TO

83

*56

45

53

95

66

56

68

45

48

39

33

30

28

24

22.

21

18

1,647

54.9

1.41

1.57

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,360 Mln 4.7 Mean 103 Cfsro 2.64 In. 35.84

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,360 Mln 4.9 Mean 87.7 Cfsm 2.25 In. 30.54

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs). --Dec. 7 (2 a.m.) 2,870 cfs (6.76 ft); Mar. 2 (1:30 to 2:30 a.m.)

1,420 efB ^5.39 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 18, 19, 31, Jan. 1, 8-14, 17, 18, Jan. 29 to

FeET"?, Feb. 7, 8, 12-14, 17, Mar. 16-19.
62 HUDSON RIVER BASIN 

Hoosic River near Williamstown, Mass.

Location. Lat 42"42'21", long 73"10"50", on left bank 1.0 mile upstream from Green River 

and l£ miles east of Williamstown, Berkshire County.

Drainage area. 132 sq mi.

Records available. July 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 595 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 14 years, 277 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,780 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 9.25 ft); minimum, 

37 cfs Nov. 11; minimum dally, 43 cfs Oct. 4.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 13,000 cfs Dec. 31, 1948 (gage height, 14.85 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; minimum, 5.8 cfs Aug. 30, 31, Oct. 26, 1940; minimum daily, 42 cfs Oct. 10, 

1943, Aug. 28, 1949.

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

which are good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station. Flow 

regulated by Cheshire Reservoir.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

2.58

2.6

3.0

3.5

4.0

43

47

127

264

455

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

909

1,460

2,050

2,760

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

53

51 

47

43

T7

70

101

79

66

56

53

55

56

56

56

56

53

49 

51

53

53

*55 

55

49

47

64

62

92

123

160

2,002

64.6

0.489

0.56

Nov.

72

6S 

64

60

56

55

72

74

72

70

68

72

68

62

68

77

74 

72

*70

64

60 

164

145

132

234

T5?

101

87

81

2,553

85.1

0.645

0.72

Dec.

79

77 

T4~ 72

284

212

2.410

642

369

1,130

591

381

369

354

400

324

*241

b215 

b210

214

216

234

286

205

197

194

180

165

170

170

1 iOO^ft

10,823

349

2.64

3.05

Jan.

134

145 

143

143

138

141

136

b!30

b!35

b!35

b!35

b!30

bllO

b!05

99

89

87

93

89

*433

264 

b!60

b!60

138

134

443

3B7J

b!90

b!85 

b!70

5,037

162

1.23

1.42

Feb.

b!70

158 

148

148

138

132

120

127

123

123

120

blOS

bTio"

bllO

114

327

8O3

495 

404

412

516

1.140 

706

499

*540

507

578

503

------

9,376

335

2.54

2.64

Mar.

644

1.360 

906

1,190

604

479

424

393

350

335

3O1

268

264

286

294

257

251

241 

231

574

373 

324

297

362

683

475

381

373

*366 

324

14,354

463

3.51

4.04

Apr.

297

268 

b255

216

216

373

424

347

271

460

679

420

347

312

328

840

1.180 

625

487

416

373 

373

393

335

309

286

528

443

347

12,364

412

3.12

3.48

May

301

275

617

*491

385

339

514

769

1,020

1.560

764

595

524

455

408

366

328 

305

297

547

1,170 

634

507

467

389

331

297

315

621 

362

16,065

518

3.92

4.53

June

294

279 

282

261

297

241

228

205

*180

170

183

162

238

216

419

553

TSTS

208 

168

143

129

120 

116

118

1O7

101

ToT

103

105

101

6,144

205

1.55

1.73

July

101

89

81

93

101

83

79

76

68

64

66

68

68

87

76

64

56

60

77

*76 

72

70

68

66

68

66

72

101 

83

2,358

76.1

0.577

0.66

Aug.

112

81 

7.9

101

127

101

77

70

93

93

105

91

125

91

74

77

83

74 

72

77

66

58 

62

62

64

62

62

56

49

BT

441

2,840

91.6

0.694

0.80

Sept.

348

*148 

105

97

81

74

IS?

251

202

143

735

235" 805

211

175

214

339

234 

a260

a290

a220

a230 

a!90

a!70

a!45

allS

alio

a 105

alOO

a95

6,674

222

1.68

1.88

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,750 Mln 43 Mean 308 Cfsm 2.33 In. 31.64

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,410 Mln 43 Mean 248 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.51

Peak discharge (base. 2.400 cfs). Dec. 7 (4:30 a.m.) 3,780 cfs (9.25 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Hoosic 

River at Adams and North Branch Hoosic River at North Adams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Discharge In cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff In Inches may not represent 

natural flow because of regulation.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 63

Green River at Wllliamstown, Mass.

Location. Lat 42°42'32", long 73°11'50", on left bank 0.1 mile upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 2 at Wllliamstown, Berkshire County, and 0.8 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 42.6 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 615 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 88.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,360 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 4.50 ft).; minimum, 

4.0 cfs Oct. 4.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 2,010 cfs Nov. 26, 1950 (gage height, 5.28 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 3.4 cfs Sept. 1, 

3, 1953.

Flood of Dec. 31, 1948, reached a stage of about 7.5 ft, from floodmarks.

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

diurnal fluctuation caused by mill above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect 

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

1.09

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6

4.0

4.1

5.5

7.8

12

24

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

53

101

175

406

990

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

&

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.4

4.4

4.4

ITS' 4.0

7.8

14

8.6

6.7

6.3

5.5

5.7

5.5

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.9

4.8

4.8

4.9

*4.8

5.1

5.1

5.5

9.0

6.7

13

16

19 

TZ

218.1

7.04

0.165

0.19

Nov.

9.8

9.0

8.2

7.2

6.9

6.6

S75

12

11

12

12

10

9.8

9.0

8.6

8.6

9.4

9.8

*10

10

9.8

9.8

27

23

25

SB" 34

22

19

18

401.8

13.4

0.315

0.35

Dec.

17

16

14

IT

42

64

673

m

133

449

242

169

152

182

183

*122

95

80

74

76

68

71

68

57

60

54

48

44

48

45

41

3,614

117

2.75

3.16

Jan.

31

43

41

34

33

34

30

28

29

29

29

29

26

27

28

28

24

75

25

34

140

68

51

56

56

54

165

150

70

74

70

1,511

48.7

1.14

1.32

Feb.

68

71

66

63

58

54

52

50

51

49

46

40" 37

52

52

145

400

238

191

191

280

406

255

*223

223

199

202

163

3,955

141

3.31

3.45

Mar.

179

256

294

306 m

169

144

132

116

112

95

82

80

86

84

70

69

66

63

211

144

116

105

97

130

169

134

118

116

*109

99

4,168

134

3.15

3.64

Apr.

93

86

79

69

68

- 69

90

92

79

69

116

146

116

103

95

101

258

299

?55

187

160

141

141

132

118

105

101

145

122

107

3,715

124

2.91

3.24

May

97

93

97

*171

134

118

105

189

238

339

372

280

223

179

149

129

114

95

86

80

237

401

Wf

219

179

146

129

116

128

236

134

5,484

177

4.15

4.79

June

114

105

95

96

93

80

72

*63

57

53

52

48

54

62

132

323

T58

116

92

77

68

61

61

54

50

45

42

40

39

36

2,438

81.3

1.91

2.13

July

34

32

29

26

36

35

27

25

23

21

19

19

18

17

22

16

16

14

14

13

*22

16

14

14

14

12

T?

12

13 

22

14

621

20.0

0.469

0.54

Aug.

14

11

14

19

15

15

12

12

18

14

16

14

13

12

11

11

14

10

11

13

11

9.8

9.0

8.2

9.3

9.0

9.0

£4775 8 6

151

509.5

16.4

0.385

0.44

Sept.

*74

40

33

29

24

21

41

40

32

29

212

T5S

90

69

57

69

74

63

60

57

50

51

44

40

38

36

34

31

29 

27

1,662

55.4

1.30

1.45

Calendar year 1953: Max 754 Mln 3.5 Mean 92.6 Cfsm 2.17 In." 29.52

Water year 1953-54: Max 673 Mln 4.0 Mean 77.5 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.70

Peak discharge (base. 650 of a). Dee. 7 (2:30 a.m.) 1.360 cfs (4.50 ft)s Mar. 3 (8:45 p.mT) 682 

cfs (3.5Z ft)j May 10 {6:30 to 7 a.m.) 652 cfs (3.47 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on thla day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 25, 27, 28, Dec. 31 to Jan. 21, Jan. 23-25, 

Jan. 27 to Feb. 2, Feb. 7, 8, 12-17, Mar. 16-18.
64 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Little Hoosic River at Petersburg, N, Y.

Location. Lat 42°45'55", long 73°20'20", on left bank 100- ft downstream from highway bridge, 

1 mile downstream from Petersburg, Rensselaer County, and 4.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 56.1 sq mi.

Records available. July 1951 to September 1954.

~Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 587.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,650 cfs June 16 (gage height, 5.32 ft); minimum, 3.2 cfs Oct. 4; minimum gage height, 1.905 ft Oct. 1,2.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 2,910 cfs June 1, 1952 (gage height, 6.80 ft); minimum, 

2.9 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1-3, 1953; minimum gage height, 1.855 ft Oct. 2. 1952.

Flood of Dec. 31, 1948, reached a stage of 9.4 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 7,470 

cfs, on basis of contracted-opening determination of peak flow).

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from debris, 

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect or backwater 

from debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 3 Mar. 3 to Sept. 30

1.87

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

3.2

4.4

9.8

27

66

3.0 177

3.5 361

4.0 619

5.0 1,350

1.9 4.4

2.0 9.8

2.2 25

2.5 64

2.9 154

3.5 375

4.0 643

5.0 1,390

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.2

tt

8.0

13

7.4

4.8

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

4.0

*5.2

4.8

10

17

25is

187.4

6.05

0.108

0.12

Nov.

10

8.6

8.0

7.4

6.8

6.8

8.6

10

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.0

8.0

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

6.8

6.8

25

23

26

41

?5

25

22

21

390.8

13.0

0.232

0.26

Dec.

20

20

18

17

4T

75

*812

33?

202

432

264

211

202

239

238

171

130

108

98

92

87

89

85

64

62

58

52

48

48

47

36

4,371

141

2.51

2.90

Jan.

25

27

30

*28

26

28

28

27

26

27

26

26

25

25

26

26

25

24

?S

44

220

125

104

90

80

76

"ISO" 225

120

108

98

1,953

63.0

1.12

1.29

Feb.

94

90

88

85

78

71

68

64

62

57

*54

47

77

50

60

210

518

327

268

246

299

403

291

232

239

228

249

199

4,724

169

3.01

3.13

Mar.

192

218

399

*413 232"

230

195

169

149

140

114

100

99

108

103

94

88

-§z 86

294

204

165

149

135

161

184

151

138

135

127

117

5,231

169

3.01

3.47

Apr.

113

103

95

84

78

80

82

82

78

J73

130

175

*147

135

122

122

*258

277

7£5

191

166

143

163

151

132

120

113

166

138

122

4,067

136

2.42

2.70

May

110

108

110

179

146

130

120

164

217

286

335

271

220

184

154

135

115

99

88

*80

243

329" 566

271

220

*172

143

125

157

285

154

5,936

191

3.40

3.94

June

130

117

108

99

95

84

77

66

56

50

50

42

F5

234

374

757

347

238

178

140

115

*101

122

119

88

80

68

68

61

55

4,179

139

2.48

2.77

July

52

Is

40

35

39

40

33

28

25

23

22

21

18

17

22

17

16

15

14

14

14

14

13

12

12

12

11

10

TT

14

12

671

21.6

0.385

0.44

Aug.

11

*10

12

15

14

12

11

10

17

14

14

13

12

10

9.8

9.8

10

8.6

8.6

9.2

8.0

7.4

6.8

6.2

6.8

6.8

6.2

6.2

5.7

g b h£

80

377.3

12.2

0.217

0.25

Sept.

*49

25

19

16

14

12

TS

21

17

15

76

92

Bf

44

36

42

44

39

36

34

29

29

26

23

23

22

*21

' 19

17

16

930

31.0

0.553

0.62

Calendar year 1953: Max 942 Mln 2.9 Mean 104 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.26

Water year 1953-54: Max 812 Mln 3.2 Mean 90.5 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.89

Peak discharge (base, 1,250 cfs) . Dec. 7 (2:45 a.m.) 1.590 cfs (5.05 ft); Jan. 20 (10:15 p.m.) 

1,520 cfs (5.20 ft); Mar. 3 (8:45 p.m.) 1,290 cfs (4.87 ft)j June 16 (1:30 a.m.) 1,650 cfs (5.32 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 17-19, 24, 25, Dec. 31 to Feb. 3, Feb. 7, 8, 

11-16, Mar. 6, 7, 11, 12, 16-18, 22, Apr. 4, 5. Backwater from debris Oct. 1-29.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 65

Walloomsac River near North Bennington, Vt.

Location. Lat 42°54'47", long 73°15'25", on left bank 0.6 mile downstream from Paran 

Creek and 1.4 miles south of North Bennington, Bennington County.

Drainage area. 111 sq mi.

Records available. June 1931 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 525 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 23 years, 228 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,320 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 7.28 ft); minimum, 

3Tr~cTs Oct. 1, 2, 4; minimum daily, 40 cfs Oct. 1, 2, 4.

1931-54: Maximum discharge, 8,450 cfs Sept. 21, 1938 (gage height, 12.04 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determinations at 

gage heights 10.13, 10.49, 11.50, and 12.04 ft and slope-area determination and computation of flow over dam at gage height 12.04 ft; minimum, 4 cfs Sept. 27, 1932; minimum 

daily, 28 cfs Sept. 13, 1931.

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

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 781: 1933(M) . '

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

30

79

210

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

415

930

2,280

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

B

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

40

45

41

40

41

55

107

75

57

50

49

55 

54

47

47

44

43

43

43

44

43

*43

44

43

47

68

58

113

127

175 

Tr\c 105

1,881

60.7

0.547

0.63

Nov.

79

64!

60

54

55

50li

68

66

66

66

62 

62

64

58

66

73

73

*70

68

64

64

199

161

140

240

153

124

105

96

2,628

87.6

0.789

0.88

Dec.

92

90

83

81

231

180

1,880 

585

345

810

496

341 

312

316

332

*247

175

150

135

161

158

161

197

140

134

137

124

117

114

112

107

8,543

276

2.49

2.86

Jan.

85

98

102

96

92

94

90 

73

8T

90

85

85 

82

87

85

85

82

85

94

*94

413

240

150

-.135

132

132

425

340

200

185

170

4,287

138

1.24

1.44

Feb.

160

161

153

153

142

134

124 

122

122

119

117

100 

110

112

119

322

670

428

316

303

354

665

474

*354

384

367

397

332

7,314

261

2.35

2.45

Mar.

433

126" 922

876

482

367

320 

295

263

271

236

204 

204

221

210

188

188

178

175

537

460

299

251

232

275

442

337

279

299

*291

271

10,632

343

3.09

3.56

Apr.

243

225

217

170

T70

190

600 

800

750

550

650

1,000 

750

550

500

480

750

900

750

580

480

400

560

540

370

270

260

550

500

320

15,075

502

4.52

5.05

May

250

230

270

700

*424

332

291

367

605

736

900

595 

474

389

345

312

279

251

232

221

388

954

560

442

420

337

287

263

263

446

299

12,862

415

3.74

4.31

June

228

228

232

240

316

247

247 

*210

181

164

178

158 

' 221

188

376

316

207

161

142

132

122

117

272

225

156

134

129

158

164

137

5,986

200

1.80

2.01

July

127

117

107

98

96

102

92 

87

83

77

73

71 

68

68

87

81

71

68

68

*66

70

70

70

75

81

70

64

66

71

117

165

2,626

84.7

0.763

0.88

Aug.

289

127

98

168

306

167

119 

102

119

112

112

119 

262

140

105

102

110

90

81

83

79

71

66

64

64

62

60

58

60

71

525

3,991

129

1.16

1.34

Sept.

482

*217

164

150

122

107

130 

153

122

110

407

489 24-3

214

191

220

308

228

197

232

175

188

164

142

134

124

119

112

102

100

5,846

195

1.76

1.96

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,030 Mln 37 Mean 235 Cfsm 2.12 In. 28.75

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,880 Mln -40 Mean 224 Cfsm 2.02 In. 27.37

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfs). Dec. 7 (6:30 a.m.) 3,320 cfs (7.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Apr. 4 to May 4 5 discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 

recorded range in stage, and records for Batten Kill at Arlington, Vt., and North Branch Hoosic 

River at North Adams, Mass. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 18, 19, Jan. 8-18, 22-24, 

Jan. 29 to Feb. 1, Feb. 8, 9, 12-14.
66 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Hoosic River near Eagle Bridge, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°56'10", long 73"22"30", on right bank three-quarters of a mile downstream 

from Walloomsac River and l£ miles southeast of village of Eagle Bridge, Rensselaer 

County.

Drainage area. 510 sq mi.

Records available. August 1910 to March 1922, July 1923 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 355.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to March 1922, chain gage, and July 24, 1923, to July 18, 1936, waterstage recorder, at site a quarter of a mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 42 years (1910-21, 1923-54), 921 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,000 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 10.72 ft); maximum gage height, 12.87 ft Feb. 17 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge recorded, 68 

cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 3.23 ft); minimum daily, 106 cfs Oct. 4.

1910-22, 1923-54: Maximum discharge, 55,400 cfs Dec. 31, 1948 (gage height, 21.15 

ft, from high-water mark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on 

basis of flow over downstream dams and contracted-opening determinations at gage heights 

17.8 and 21.15 ft; minimum, 24 cfs Sept. 14, 1913 (gage height, 6.1 ft, site and datum 

then in use); minimum daily, 30 cfs Sept. 14, 1913.

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

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at medium and low flow caused by powerplants above 

station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 741: Drainage area. WSP 756; 1913(m).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 17 Feb. 17 to Sept. 30

3.4 98

3.6 148

3.9 253

4.3 453

5.0 1,000

6.0 2,100

9.0 6,620

3.5 137

3.8 240

4.3 516

5.0 1,160

6.0 2,350

8.0 5,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28 

29

5O

51

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

*116

al!4

al!2

aloe 

115

134

242

232

185

150

158

158

152

140

133

135

128

150

151

124

129

150

150

125

152

*150

165

202

314

450 34"9

5,147

166

O.325

0.38

Nov.

' 257

220

190

183 

168

168

160

204

219

200

200

202

192

192

172

182

195

208

200

195

180

180

520

520

577

670

49?

580 

550

298

7,656

255

0.500

0.56

Dec.

284

268

258

m

662

6.460

2,770

1,55O

5,120

2,380

1,560

1,400

1,570

*1,560

1,190

920

780

700

724

704

695

785

6 2O

600

575

520

472 

478

456

410

55,006

1,129

2.21

2.5S

Jan.

520

550

360

540 

520

520

510

280

255 510~

290

290

280

*270

270

270

260

250

27O

290

1,500

1,200

660

620

560

520

1,600

1,500 

880

800

740

16,265

525

1.05

1.19

Feb.

720

680

640

620 

560

52O

490

480

470

460

45O

590

loo

420

450

1,220

5,400

2,500

*1,950

1,810

1,980

5.520

2,680

2,010

2,040

1,950

2,250

1,840

56,880

1,517

2.58

2.69

Mar.

1,910

5,560

2,610

4,150 

2,400

1,900

1,620

1,51O

1,550

1,500

1,180

1,030

998

1,040

1,060

926

916

877

2,500

2,290

1,550

1,550

1,250

1,520

2,070

1,680

1,400 

1,570

3. 350 

1^240

50,114

1,617

5.17

5.65

Apr.

1,180

1,070

1,040

877 

851

877

1,250

1,560

1,410

1,090

1,510

2,570

*1,680

1,590

1,290

1,250

2,100

5,510

2,320

1,850

1,590

1,410

1,560

1,660

1,580

1.25O

1,170

1,750 

1,680

1,550

45,241

1,508

2.96

5.50

May

1,180

1,090

1,150

a2,100 

al,650

al,400

1,270

1,570

2,470

2,600

4,420

2,880

2,300

1,920

1,670

1,480

1,320

1,180

1,070

*996

1,580

4.600

2,880

2,22O

1,970

1,65O

1,590

1,250 

1,160

g 33Q 

1*500

58,048

1,875

5.67

4.25

June

1,220

1,120

1,120

1,060 

1,28O

1,050

967

847

720

660

644

615

752

875

1,750

2.580

1,520

1,090

867

728

628

560

840

*800

589

525

482

489 

516

469

27,157

905

1.77

1.98

July

4"O2~ 452

566

555 

312

372

512

289

269

255

240

224

220

210

265

1

252

217

201

195

196

194

207

196

209

209

188

184

TeT

242

262

7,811

252

0.494

0.57

Aug.

517

504

256

a58O 

*a580

586

280

246

248

274

268

254

407

518

244

251

256

214

196

200

198

177

165

159

161

154

156

164

654

8,290

267

0.524

0.60

Sept.

*1,610

606

402

560 

299

2-7T 262

504

413

558

738

2,250

970

664

567

567

867

728

621

685

574

574

516

465

412

588

*548

318 

292

280

17,909

597

1.17

1.51

Calendar year 1955: Max 7,840 Mln 96 Mean 1,002 Cfsro 1.96 In. 26.67

Water year 1955-54: Max 6,460 Mln 106 Mean 864 Cfsro 1.69 In. 25.01

Peak discharge (base. 7.400 efs). Dee. 7 (11:45 a.m.) 10,000 cfs (10.72 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of adjacent gage heights and sum of records 

for station near Wllllamstown, Mass., Green River at Williamstown, Mass., Walloomsac River near 

North Bennlngton, Vt., and Little Hoosic River at Petersburg, N. Y.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 17-19, 24, 25, 27, Dec. 51 to Feb. 18.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 67

Hudson River at Meohanlcvllle, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°54'45", long 73°40'45", on right bank at dam of West Virginia Pulp 

& Paper Co. at Mechanlcville, Saratoga County, three-quarters of a mile upstream from 

Anthony Kill and lj miles downstream from Hooslo River.

Drainage area. 4,500 sq ml.

Records available. October 1887 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to 1911, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 67 years, 7,438 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 38,200 cfs Apr. 18; minimum daily, 1,070 cfs

1887-1954: Maximum discharge, 120,000 cfs Mar. 28, 1913; practically no flow for 

short periods when plant was shut down.

Since 1930, maximum discharge, 118,000 cfs Jan. 1, 1949.

Remarks. Discharge computed from flow over spillway, through wheels and through lock of 

Champlain Canal. Figures of dally discharge given herein are those for 24 hours beginning at 7 a.m. of the day Indicated. Since 1930, flow appreciably regulated by 

Sacandaga Reservoir (see p. 51) and Indian Lake Reservoir (see p. 44). No adjustment 

is made for water diverted through Glens Falls feeder into Champlain Canal. During 

canal navigation season, water Is diverted into St. Lawrence River basin through Glens 

Falls feeder, Bond Creek, and Champlain Canal (see p. 54 ), and occasionally may receive water from that basin through summit level of Champlain Canal at Dunham Basin. 

No adjustment made for these diversions.

Cooperation. Records of discharge over spillway and through wheels furnished by West 

Virginia Pulp & Paper Co.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6 

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30-

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

3,560

3,510

3,050

2,150 

1.980

3,800 

3,630

3,630

3,790

3,450

2,470

2,320

3,960

3,960

3,810

3,530

3,330

2,160

2,270

3,700

3,710

3,750 

3,120

2,980

2,190

2,070

3,430

3,500

3,490

4 500 3 ' 590

100,390

3,238

_

-

Nov.

2,910

2,950

3,980

3,780 

3,460

3,590 

3,090

1,760

2,170

3,860

3,430

3,280

3,280

2,900

1,820

2,250

3,340

3,480

3,020

2,840

2,780

1.550 

2,260

4,330

4,980

4,200

4,860

4,610

2,520

4,100

97,360

3,245

_

-

Dec.

4,690

3,830

3,740

3,550 

3.490

4,500 

16.600

12,300

9,830

12,300

10,800

9,480

8,400

7,580

8,610

7,960

7,100

5,950

5,040

4,000

4,640

7,280 

7,030

6,700

4,400

4,370

4,270

5,010

5,200

5,450

5,100

209,200

6,748

-

Jan.

4,530

4,470

3,240

3,790 

5,620

5,860 

5,350

5,300

4,420

5.010

4,930

5,810

6,420

5,540

6,020

5,800

4,130

4,360

5,890

5,750

8,030

7,950 

7,090

4,030

4,570

6,590

11.000

9,400

7,390

6,650

5,180

178,120

5,746

-

Feb.

4,560

6,890

6,370

6,600 

6,430

6,250 

4,160

4,440

6,190

6,270

6,030

5,530

5,230

3.350

4,490

7,820

19,600

19,300

17,000

15,200

15,200

24.100 

18,900

15,000

15,000

13,700

14,000

12,000

-

289,610

10,340

_

-

Mar.

11,800

17,000

19,000

20.100 

14,700

12,700 

11,200

9,580

9,140

8,010

7,060

6,900

5;930

4,940

5,670

5,290

4,680

4.520

5,150

10,900

10,200

9,640 

8,160

7,080

7,290

8,950

8,570

7,370

7,620

7,650

7,840

284,640

9,182

_

-

Apr.

7,590

7,640

7,470

5.990 

6,260

6,560 

6,970

10,200

17,700

17,000

14,000

17,500

18,800

17,000

16,700

17,200

25,200

58.200

35,200

31,500

30,000

29,000 

27,900

27,300

24,800

22,100

18,600

21,200

25,000

25,000

575,580

19,190

_

-

May

22,600

20,9OO

19,400

20,900 

19,900

18,700 

17,000

16,300

20,600

26,100

29.700

26,000

23,600

20,700

15,900

14,600

12,800

11,500

10,600

8,930

10,300

17,200 

15,000

13,100

14,200

12,200

11,100

10,500

9,640

10,900

9,250

510,120

16,460

»

-

June

7,420

16,900

18,100

19.000 

18,700

17,000 

16,000

11,900

9,960

9,140

8,780

7,110

5,630

5,740

9,220

11,600

10,700

8,740

7,310

4,680

4,910

6,190 

9,680

8,910

7,220

6,200

4,540

4,730

5,600

5,790

287,200

9,573

_

-

July

6,540

5,410

4,280

2,830 

1.420

3,400 

3,450

3,790

3,150

3,160

1,920

1,820

3,050

3,250

3,500

3,380

2,790

1,860

2,300

3,510

2,940

2,860 

3,500

4,180

2,370

1,610

4,430

3,600

3,770

2,810

£ ,780

99,660

3,215

_

-

Aug.

1,780

2,410

4,060

4,070 

4,080

4,070 

3,270

1,920

2,160

3,980

3,510

3,170

3,450

2,790

1,720

2,270

3,730

2,760

2,920

3,020

2,640

1,670 

1.460

2,880

3,100

3,070

2,810

2,260

1,550

1,970

5 280

89,830

2,898

_

-

Sept.

6,330

5,530

4,670

3,660 

1,780

1,070 

2,360

4,460

3,640

4,350

4,150

3,760

4,430

5,460

4,960

5,160

6.520

5,550

3,110

4,480

5,670

4,850 

4,530

4,780

4,220

2,860

3,420

4,810

4,050

3,790

128,410

4,280

_

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 44,400 Mln 1,130 Mean 7,703 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.21

Water year 1953-54: Max 38,200 Mln 1,070 Mean 7,809 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.54
68 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Mohawk Biver below Delta Dam, near Rome, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°15'50", long 75°26'10", on right bank at Spring Brook fish hatchery, 

1 mile downstream from Delta Dam and 4 miles north of Rome, OneIda County.

Drainage area. 150 sq ml.

Records available. October 1927 to September 1954 In reports of Geological Survey. 

December 1919 to September 1926 (prior to July 1921, gage heights only) In reports 

of State 1 engineer and surveyor.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 474.00'ft above mean sea level (Barge 

TTanal datum). Prior to Jan. 24, 1937, staff gage at site 200 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 33 years (1921-54), 399 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,860 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 5.35 ft); min-

 imum, 119 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 1.50 ft); minimum dally, 127 cfs Dec. 18-20.

1927-54: Maximum discharge, 8,560 cfs Oct. 2, 1945 (gage height, 11.18 ft); minimum, 30 cfs Sept. 27, 1945 (gage height, 0.65 ft); minimum dally, 45 efs (estimated) 

Jan. 17, 1931.

Remarks. Records excellent. During canal navigation season, water is diverted from

Black River through Porestport feeder and Black River Canal (flowing south) Into Delta 

Reservoir above station. Plow almost completely regulated by Delta Reservoir (usable 

capacity, 2,800,000,000 cu ft). Small quantity of water diverted from Delta Reservoir 

for fish hatchery use and later returned to river, part above and part below station.

Revisions. WSP 851: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and. discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

119

230

570

1,040

1,620

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

263

2BT

249

246

246

220

203

203

200 

200

198

195

200

205

205

203

203

200

200

212

228

228

225

222

222

222

*210

186

179

179

6,585

212

Nov.

179

179

179

172

168

166

166

166

165

163

174

186

186

186

185

183

182

177

177

177

177

179

179

179

179

179

177

177 

174

5,278

176

Dec.

186

195

195

195

198

205

220

203

200 

»229

191

166

140

144

151

136

128

127

127

127

128

151

148

146

146

146

146

171

188 

188

188

5,209

168

Jan.

186

186

186

186

188

*188

188

186

186 

186

186

198

203

205

203

203

203

200

191

1S1

210

198

195

191

188

191

250

220

195

191 

188

6,052

195

Feb.

554" 188

298

298

295

295

292

292

272 

254

 254

254

254

254

254

542

474

332

310

319

558

54S

442

515

578

634

534

634

-

9,926

354

Mar.

704

975

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,180

1,170

917 

*740

740.

735

726

726

503

307

252

252

249

29¥

 266

260

260

260

274

272

340

409

573

1,010

l|ZoO

20,458

659

Apr.

1,270

1,260

1,260

1,250

1,190

1,090

1,160

1,140

1,150 

1,120

905

726

*712

708

555

479

506

490

558

677

442

560 964"

804

604

479

480

1.600

1,296

818

26,025

868

May

574

448

440

1.550

1,150

730

525

689

1,000 

866

629

490

406

535

286

246

305

280

258

 218

212

215

205

200

5Io

215

228

228

250 

250

225

13,801

445

June

225

326

481

506

460

558

295

241

155

257

250

292

249

2»

272

269

266

266

266

266

266

259

246

 246

249

, 246

244

244

244

8,503

283

July

241

241

241

241

241

312

355

31?

342 

342

338

266

233

235

255

233

235

255

233

235

255

255

233

233

233

*233

244

257

257

257

257

8,042

259

Aug.

257

254

254

244

228

228

228

 311

352 

53?

298

277

274

272

272

272

*272

272

295

304

301

301

298

291

269

244

230

230

250

230

230

8,350

269

Sept.

220

215

515

215

215

215

218

*230

238 

538

255

255

255

229

218

220

220

218

218

218

218

222

220

218

218

218

218

255

258

238

6,706

224

Adjustedt

Mean 

Cfsro 

In.

36.4 

0.243 

0.28

90.8 

0.605 

0.68

Calendar year 1953: 

Water .year 1953-54!

337 

2.25 

2.59

242 

1.61 

1.86

816 

5.44 

5.66

685 

4.57 

5.27

984 

6.56 

7.32

391 

2.61 

3.00

Observed

Max 1,460 Min 127 Mean 316 

Max 1,600 Mln 127 Mean 342

215 

1.43 

1.60

30.5 

0.203 

0.23

34.9 

0.233 

0.27

121 

0.807 

0.90

Adjusted

Mean 288 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26.04 

Mean 328 Cfsm 2.19 In. 29.66

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents In Delta Reservoir (furnished by New York State Department of 

Public Works) and diversion through Black River Canal (flowing south).

Note. Elevation of water surface of Delta Reservoir, 532.35 ft at 12 p.m., Sept. 30, 1953, and 

538755 ft at 12 p.m., Sept. 30, 1954; 534.55 ft at 12 p.m., Dec. 31, 1952, and 534.05 ft at 12 p.m., 

Dec. 31, 1953.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 69

West Canada Creek at Hinckley, N, Y.

Location. Lat 43°18'20", long 75 0 07'10", on right bank at Hinckley, Oneida County,

1 mile downstream from Hinckley Dam, l£ miles east of Prospect, and 6-| miles upstream

from Steuben Creek. 

Drainage area. 375 sq mi.

Records available. June 1919 to September 1354. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,134.00 ft above mean sea level (Utica

Gas & Electric Co. datum).

Average discharge. 35 years, 1,000'cfs (unadjusted). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,770 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height. 8.09 ft); minimum, 337 cfs Oct. 18 (gage height, 3.69 ft); minimum daily, 347 cfs Oct. 17.

1919-54: Maximum discharge, 17,100 cfs Oct. 2, 1945, computed on basis of peak flow

over dam; maximum gage height, 12.94 ft Oct. 2, 1945, from high-water mark in gage well

(backwater from debris); minimum discharge, less than 1 cfs Aug. 31, 1924 (gage height,

2.50 ft); minimum daily, 75 cfs Aug. 31, 1919. 

Remarks. Records excellent. Since 1916, flow regulated by Hinckley Reservoir (usable

capacity, 3,320,000,000 cu ft). Comparatively small diversion from Hinckley Reservoir

for Utica water supply. 

Revisions. WSP 756: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 17 Apr. 18 to Sept. 30

3.7 342

4.0 525

4.5 950

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

1,510

3,060

7,540

3.7 

4.0 

4.5

345

530

955

5.0 1,520

6.0 3,060

8.0 7,540

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

264" 464

457

457

457

457

457

457

451

445

445

445

439

433

433

414

347

369

439 

439

439

433

426

426

420

 420

420

420 

420

414

414

13,421

433

Nov.

414

433

445

445

439

439

433

433

433

426

426

426

420

414

414

414

408

402

402 

402

396" 396

396

402

414

420

426

433 

433

439

12,623

421

Dec.

ill

518

525

525

525

540

592

648

672

 706

774

846

855

155

855

855

855

855

846 

846

846

846

846

846

837

837

837

837 

828

819

846

23,395

755

Jan.

864

855

846

*846

837

837

828

810

801

801

783

765

748

740

740

731

731

722

714 

706

697

TIT

722

731

740

740

748

765 

792

810

810

23,974

773

Feb.

819

810

810

960

1,130

1,140

1,130

 1,110

1,090

1,070

1,050

1,040

1,020

1,000

884

765

777

846

960 

1,020

1,030

1,060

1,250

1,420

1,430

1,430

1,430

1.440

29,918

1,068

Mar.

1,440

1,500

1,520

1,540

1,550

1,580

1,610

'1,610

1,710

1.810

1,750-

1,680

1,670

1,650

1,380

 1,110

1,040

1,030

1.020 

1,620

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040 

1,050

1,110

1,240

40,900

1,319

Apr.

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,250

1,250

1,230

1.220

1,580

1,940

2,350

2,200

4,310

4,190

3,320

2,850

2,970

5,730

6.730

4,4fib

 3,580

3,240

2,780

3,020

3,060

2,300

1,760

1,510

2,700 

4,080

2 ,850

82,240

2,741

May

1,970

1,520

1,420

1,780

2,180

1,860

1,440

1,310

2,060

2,500

2,040

1,790

1,510

1,240

1,020

870

851

753

702 

719

736

753

898

955

824

728

653

?59" 621 

719 

719

37,570

1,212

June

710

2,760

5.510

3,960

2,740

1,93O

1,490

1,220

1,000

824

702

661

621

605 669"

629

637

621

613 

613

613

613

621

613

613

613

613

613 

613

613

34,453

1,148

July

590

575

568

568

568

568

568

568

568

530

510

503

503

503

496

496

496

496

 496 

450

425

425

419

419

419

419

419

412 

412 

412

406

15,207

491

Aug.

406

156

406

406

406

406

400

400

400

394

394

£94

389

389

389

389

389

389

389 

384

384

384

378

378

378

 378

378

ti 

372

372

12,071

389

Sept.

372

367

367

367

367

367

367

367

567

367

372

384

384

384

384

389

389

389

394 

443

469

469

469

469

469

469

469

469 

476 

 476

12,291

410

Adjusted for change In contents in Hlnekley Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

208 

0.555 

0.64

412 

1.1C 

1.22

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

1,186 

3.16 

3.65

639 

1.70 

1.97

1,428 

3.81 

3.97

1,338 

3.57

4.11

3,136 

8.36 

9.33

1,153 

3.07 

3.54

Observed

Max 4,620 Mln 347 Mean 871 

Max 6,730 Min 347 Mean 926

1,048 

2.79 

3.12

163 

0.435 

0.50

165 

0.440 

0.51

480 

1.28 

1.43

Adjusted

Mean 876 Cfsm 2.34 In. 31.70 

Mean 939 Cfsm 2.50 In. 34.00

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Elevation of water surface in Hinckley Reservoir: 1,204.3 ft at 12 p.m., Sept. 3O, 1953j 

1,209.5 ft at 12 p.m., Sept. 30, 1954; 1,209.2 ft at 12 p.m., Dec. 31, 1952j 1,211.1 ft at 12 p.m., 

Dec. 31, 1953 (furnished by New York State Department of Public Works).
70

Ninemile feeder near Hollahd Patent, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43*13'25", long 75°12'15", on right bank at mouth of feeder, half a mile 

downstream from highway bridge, 3 miles east of Holland Patent, Onelda County, and 6 

miles downstream from intake.

Records available. June 1919 to September 1954 (navigation seasons only).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 737.59 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 19S9, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to June 1, 1939, at 

datum 2.00 ft higher.

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

Feeder diverts from West Canada Creek at Trenton Palls. Water reaches Barge Canal 

through Ninemile Creek. Operation of feeder discontinued Dec. 8, resumed May 25. Discharge shown during Intervening period Is made up of leakage through headgates and runoff from area tributary to feeder above station. This flow may continue during period 

of no record.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October J.S&3 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

 SB 68

67

67

67

66

64

63

63

63

63

62

62

61

61

61

a60

348

a36

a36

a36

a36

a36

a36

a36

»a36

36

36

35

35 

33

1,597

51.5

-

-

Nov.

32

, 35

31

30

29

29

29

29

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

2828"

29

28

28

27

2T

27

27

27

853

28.4

-

-

Dec.

33

SO

61

62

64

67

72

48

4.8

t!9

_

_

_

-

*

_

_

_

-

-

_

.

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

~

"

_

-

-

-

Jan.

_

-

-

-

Feb.

_

-

-

-

Mar.

_

-

-

-

Apr.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

»6.2

5.6

10

6.5

5.9

5.1

8.4

24

9.6

6.8

_

-

-

-

May

5.9

5.3

8.6

26

8.2

6.2

5.3

7.8

8.5

7.2

6.5

5.6

5.1

4.2

3.9

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.1

»2.8

3.5

5.5

3.9

3.6

26

62

62

65

5B~ ee

64

557.4

18.0

-

-

June

70

97

SJ

90

80

76

73

70

67

66

64

66

69

63

64

64

63

63

IS" 62

»63

65

62

 62

62

63

63

62

62

62

2,049

68.3

-

-

July

62

62

62

62

61

61

61

60

60

59.

59

59

59

59

63

76

76

76

77

77

77

76

76

76

76

76

75

74

74

74

76

2,121

68.4

-

-

Aug.

76

74

74

74

74

73

Tff

75

74

75

76

78

76

76

76

»75

74

75

76

76

75

76

79

79

77

78

78

78

78

79

84

' 2,364

76.3

-

-

Sept.

79

80

79

79

79

78

80

78

78

78

79

78

79

79

7B

81

79

78

79

79

79

BO- 84

78

79

78

78

76

75

»76

2,361

78.7

-

-

Calendar year : Max Kin Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement., 

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

changes at Hlnokley Reservoir, and weather records.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 71

West Canada Creek at Kast Bridge, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°04'15", long 74°59'25", on left bank 600 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Kast Bridge station on New York Central Railroad, Herkimer County, 1 mile 

downstream from North Creek, and 4 miles upstream from mouth and Herkimer.

Drainage area. 556 sq mi.

Records available. May 1905 to December 1909 (1905-6, gage height and discharge measurements only), January 1912 to December 1913, and October 1920 to September 1954 in reports 

of Geological Survey. January 1910 to December 1911 and January 1914 to September 1920 

in reports of State engineer and surveyor.

..--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 438.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to Sept. 18, 1920, tape gage at former highway bridge 500 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--34 years (1920-54), 1,340 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,220 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 5.82 ft); minimum, 64 cfs Aug. 17 (gage'height, 1.33 ft); minimum daily, 336 cfs Aug. 21.

1920-54: Maximum discharge, 20,500 cfs Oct. 2, 1945 (gage height, 8.08 ft); maximum 

gage height, 10.47 ft probably Feb. 17, 1943, from floodmark in gage well (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 20 cfs Sept. 3, 1929 (gage height, 0.90 ft); minimum daily, 59 cfs 

Sept. 2, 1929;

Maximum discharge known, 23,300 cfs Mar. 26, 1913, from reports of State engineer and 

surveyor.

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

1916, flow slightly regulated by Hinckley Reservoir (usable capacity, 3,320,000,000 

cu ft). Diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by powerplants above station. 

Diversion at Trenton Falls by Ninemile feeder during canal navigation season.

Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 16 Feb. 17 to Sept. 30

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

300

445

929

1,570

3,520

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

311

460

970

1,670

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

3,590

6,340

9,920

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

437 

431 

456 

434 

429

547

484

463

465

416

460

456

456

440

438

442

488

362

350

55B

364

461

450

452

461

460

462

488

476

lit 49D

14,143

456

_

-

Nov.

486 

476 

*504 

482 

498

472

522

492

501

517

480

478

474

480

480

436

461

472

436

453

411

140

602

550

497

554

544

490

506

562

14,726

491

_

-

Dec.

492

BIT

550 

547 

668

743

*1,670

946

S93

1,670

1,300

1,120

1,110

1,090

1,270

1,080

980

960

980

1,070

J.,060

1,390

1,410

1,020

1,020

955

966

966

930

953

900

31,486

1,016

-

-

Jan.

920 

980 

1,060 

1,010 

1,020

963

*946

920

878

1,020

1,000

980

920

940

1,100

1,160

1,000

960

1,040

1,060

1,640

1,400

1,180

1,160

1,190

1,150

2.690

2,000

1,340

1,180

1,100

35,907

1,158

-

-

Feb.

1.020 

1,110 

1,130 

1,170 

1,360

1,380

1,390

1,300

1,310

1,300

1,300

1,180

1,160

1,250

 1,160

2,450

6.150

2,770

2,050

2,110

3,280

3,760

2,220

2,240

2,170

2,240

2,140

2,230

.

54,330

1,940

-

-

Mar.

3,310 

3,410 

2,340 

2,180 

2,000

2,010

2,070

2,000

2,030

2,300

2,210

2,070

2,030

2,010

1,880

*1,440

1,300

1,310

1.280

2,640

2,010

1,500

1,480

1,460

2,040

2,130

1,670

1,480

1,980

1,680

1 j750

61,200

1,974

_

-

Apr.

1,760 

1,770 

1,720 

1,680 

1,770

2,640

3,250

2,450

2,620

2,710

3,570

4,670

5,000

4,OOO

3,410

3,610

 7,680

8.030

STSTo

4,360

3,780

3,290

3,730

3,640

2,870

2,300

2,110

3,810

4,730

3,540

106,010

3,534

_

-

May

2,520 

2,080 

1,930 

5.050 

Z.750

2,350

1,920

1,970

2,630

3,050

2,670

2,300

1,960

1,650

1,370

1,110

1,080

1,010

918

858

 970

1,150

1,130

1,240

1,060

839

742

££755

905

896

49,647

1,602

-

-

June

866 

3,680 

6.110

4,916

3,330

2,370

1,940

1,480

1,2OO

965

812

750

1,170

777

854

798

734

733

710

638

 749

725

750

698

624

764

644

793

706

644

41,922

1,397

-

-

July

672 

701 

"SSS 

625 

644

597

623

584

630

580

550

542

522

531

566

534

560

465

»504

458

450

424

414

381

*Z2

458

442

435

397

428

417

16,204

523

-

-

Aug.

448 

439 

452 

3981 

494

344

456

394

410

387

406

450

485

442

398

 355

376

396

420

432

335 3"56~

405

381

388

350

371

380

364

376

671

12,800

413

-

-

Sept.

527 

418 

415 

394 

3 SO

374

ns

432

390

394

644

376

444

504

431

634

568

501

456

530

547

708

765

572

558

547

 628

580

501

564

15,151

505

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,150 Mln 313 Mean 1,148 Cfsm 2.06 In. 28.06

Waters-year 1953-54: Max 8,630 Mln 336 Mean 1,243 Cfsm 2.24 In. 30.33

icharge (base. 7. 

15.82 ft).

OOP efs). Feb. 17 (12:15 a.m.) 8,910 cfs (5.74 ft)j Apr. 17 (5:45 a.m.)

9,220 cfs

 Discharge measurement^ made on this day

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 16-19, Dec. 31 to Jan. 2, Jan. 10-18, 22, 23, 

Jan. 30 to Feb. 1, Feb. 11-15 (no gage-height record Feb. 13-15).
72 HUDSON RIVER BASIN 

Mohawk River near Little Falls N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°00'SO", long 74°46'40", on left bank 1,800 ft downstream from Rocky Rift 

Dam, 2 miles upstream from East Canada Creek, and 4f miles southeast of city of Little 

Falls, Herkimer County.

Drainage area. 1,348 sq mi.

Records available.--February to April 1901 and October 1927 to September 1954 in reports of 

Geological Survey. November 1923 to September 1927 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) in files of State Department of Public Works.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 310.0 ft above mean sea level (Barge Canal 

datum). February to April 1901, staff gage at site 1,800 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--27 years (1927-54), 2,796 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year (river channel only), 18,000 cfs Feb. 17 (gage 

height, 14.85 ft); minimum (river channel only), 413 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 4.27 ft); 

minimum daily (including canal). 639 cfs Oct. 19.

1927-54: Maximum discharge (river channel only), 26,300 cfs Oct. 3, 1945 I (gage 

height, 17.80 ft); minimum (river channel only), 214 cfs Aug. 18, 1949 (gage height, 

3.75 ft); minimum daily (including canal), probably not less than 463 cfs Sept. 2, 

1934.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are fair. Records of daily discharge include diversion at Rocky 

Rift Dam into Barge Canal for power and lookage at lock 16, near St. Johnsville. 

During canal navigation season, water is received from Black River basin through Black 

River Canal (flowing south) and Lansing Kill, and from Chenango River basin through 

Oriskany Creek feeder. Water is diverted into (or may occasionally be received from) 

Oswego River basin throught summit level of Barge Canal between New London and Utica. 

Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplan.ts and locks and dams on Barge Canal. Appreciable regulation by Delta and Hinckley Reservoirs (combined usable capacity, 

6,120,000,000 cu ft).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 741: 1929(M), drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

total

lean

:fsm

Cn.

Oct.

760

802 

851

811

749

857

1,080

958

847

790

773

846

819

753

786

736

845 

669 

639 155"

756

794

788

785 

754

747

728

766 

608

1,160 r'lio

25,382

819

_

-

Nov.

990

 877 

819

745

850

770

816

812

895

904

842

839

768

794

760

784

779 

761 

803 

732

723

712

l,5So

1.150 

1,030

1,060

969

955 

886

631

25,666

856

-

Dec.

922

870 

832

BIT

1,060

1,340

3,190

2,440

1,820

2,770

3,570

2,170

1,940

1,820

2,840

*2,590

bl,900 

bl,700 

bl,600 

1,670

1,790

3,070

3,340

2,320 

1,900

1,770

1,700

1,670 

1,620

1,660 

1,590

59,915

1,953

_

-

Jan.

1,520

1,500 

1,680

1,690

1,680

1,620

bl,600

«bl,550

bl,450

bl,650

bl,600

bl,500

bl,450

1,390

1,500

1,590

bl,400 

bl.350 

1,570 

1,560

2,680

4,590

3,450

2,550 

2,260

2,110

5,330

7,710 a5,3oO

d3,430 

b2,500

72,760

2,347

_

-

Feb.

b2,050

2,080 

2,160

2,200

2,430

2,420

b2,350

*2,240

2,250

2,200

2,150

bl,950

bl,950

b2,100

2,050

4,780

15.QOO 

12,400 

10,100 

7,570

7,500

9,880

6,970

5,460 

4,730

4,820

4,960

4,980

f------

131,730

4,705

_

-

Mar.

6,220

7.730 

5,780

5,350

4,670

4,240

4,160

4,070

4,040

4,180

5,940

5,690

5,510

5,480

5,460

2,770

2,340 

2,240 

*2,210 

4,570'

5,240

3,550

5,050

2,880 

3,050

5,1301

4,370

3,370 

3,710

3,710 

4,160

124,850

4,027

_

-

Apr.

4,050

4,310 

4,660

4,380

4,150

5,180

8,060

7,150

6,170

5,250

6,320

8,130

7,960

6,080

5,300

5,780

14.200 

13,300 

9,O50 

7,260

6,360

5,040

5,820

6,820 

5,180

*4,080

3,650

6,820 

9,100

7,070

196,680

6,556

_

-

May

4,660

3,940 

5,440

7,370

7.910

6,520

4,100

3,880

5,260

6,530

5,980

4,630

3,690

3,190

2,660

2,220

*1,990 

1,860 

1,720 

1,650

1,850

2,850

2,600

2,360 

2,050

1,660

1,580

1.520 

1,560

1,860 

1,770

104,840

5,382

_

-

June

1,540

6,390 

9,700

7,310

5,510

3,920

3,280

2,480

2,140

1,820

1,630

1,500

1,960

1,940

1,540

1,630

1,440 

1,410 

1,280 

1,240

1,250

1,320

1,420

1,320 

1,260

1,280

1,320

*1,300 

1,260

1,210

72,600

2,420

_

-

July

1,180

1,200

1,176

1,110

1,040

959

976

1,070

1,100

1,040

1,030

. 1,020

1,040

918

950

911

959 

816 

872 

882

851

844

791

795 

858

855

a820

*a840 

a780

aSSS 

a820

29,317

946

...

-

Aug.

aB40

a840 

a860

817

a860

a680

a820

a840

a8 80

a86o

869

927

1,010

894

841

*841

812 

779 

801 

816

795

779

750

760 

798

789

715

705 

674

659 

1/550"

25,507

823

-.

-

Sept.

1,440

1,050 

876

740

747

690

682

TfT

757

738

949

955

798

922

914

1,140

1,550 

1,160 

1,030 

1,000

1,000

1,040

1,520

1,150 

1,010

1,000

*1,070

1,140 

1,000

966

29,565

986

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 12,200 Hin 623 Mean 2,311 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.27

Water year 1953-54: Max 15,000 Min 639 Mean 2,463 Cfsm 1.83 In. 24.79

Peak discharge (base. 16.000 cfs). Feb. 17 (11:50 a.m.) 18,000 cfs (14.85 ft)} Apr. 17 (8 a.m.) 

17,200 cfs (14.52 ft;.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

upstream stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based on 

record for adjacent days.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 73

East Canada Creek at East Creek, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°01'00", long 74°44'30", on right bank at village of East Creek, Herkimer 

County, a quarter of a mile downstream from Beardslee powerplant of Miagara Mohawk Power 

Corp., It miles upstream from mouth, and 3? miles northwest of St. Johnsville.

Drainage area. 291 sq mi.

Records available. December 1945 to September 1954.

Gage.,.. 'Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 335.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 8 years (1946-54), 721 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,770 cfs Apr. 17 {gage height, 5.88 ft); minimum, 7.1 cfs Nov. 14 (ga.ge height, 0.89 ft); minimum daily, 13 cfs Oct. 25.

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 12,200 cfs Mar. 30, 1951 (gage height, 7.03 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 7, 1947; minimum gage height, 0.71 ft Sept. 7, 1947, Sept. 24, 1949; 

minimum daily discharge, 5.9 cfs Sept. 13, 1947.

Maximum stage known, 9.0 ft Oct. 2. 1945, from floodmarks (discharge, 24,000 cfs, by 

slope-area determination of peak flow).

Remarks.--Records good. Extensive diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation caused by 

powerplants above station. City of Little Palls diverts above 5 cfs for municipal 

supply.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 7 Dec. 7 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

7.5

14

34

66

113

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

253

524

928

2,200

4,330

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

16

38

73

121

265

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

538

934

2,140

4,140

7,190

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS 

19

20

21

22

23

24

£5

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

- Oct.

123

22

20

17

179

147

128

176

173

160

94

189

211

138

159

120

116

43

199

71

143

77

112

34

13

123

102

82

220

415 3SS"

4,128

133

0.457

0.53

Nov.

266

*143

158

162

120

203

108

100

261

167

169

290

203

157

101

145

164

244 

198

130

191

14

fir

643

471

668

256

314

305

7,963

265

0.911

1.02

Dec.

244

369

207

163 ITB"

976

»2 .800

2,150

1,510

1,570

1,850

1,520

1,080

736

618

549

525

291 

317

248

504

763

927

432

300

592

278

464

306

371 

295

23,471

757

2.60

3.00

Jan.

133

247

144

330

358

230

337

265

296

39_

*332

309

219

233

307

292

214

189 

339

761

381

486

620

546

438

930

1,080

1,140

869 

686

13,693

442

1.52

1.75

Feb.

417

602

483

397

451

277

251

209

545

381

422

*458

159" 72

797

889

2,740

3,960 

2,560

1,840

1,760

3,340

2y790

1,720

1,530

1,220

1,230

925

-

32,425

1,158

3.98

4.14

Mar.

2,000

5,050

37550"

1,940

1,490

1,050

837

813

794

557

537

462

412

410

362

395

»486

422 

414

1,270

2,080

1,540

1,140

903

1,000

1,530

1,120

990

1,180

1,670 

1,510

37,424

1,207

4.15

4.78

Apr.

1,010

908

651

179" 539

920

2,290

3,920

2,970

2,140

2,160

*3,630

2,360

1,850

1,560

1,570

5.280

3,620 

2,200

1,570

0*520

1,110

1,040

1,150

791

854

767

1,460

1,920

1,530

54,169

1,806

6.21

6.92

May

1,100

869

648

1,550

1,620

1,240

844

1,330

2.840

2,S3'6

2,370

1,610

1,560

1,180

655

793

546

155" 174 

256

*600

991

488

584

412

272

610

406

259

795 

454

30,042

969

3.33

3.84

June

698

2,560

3,080

2,260

1,560

996

821

636

387

376

373

27

216

436

624

402

225

159 

192"0"

127

138

163

228

193

29

55

*225

164

137

17,334

578

1.99

2.22

July

293

fBT

105

40

22

165

117

170

34

54

19

121

80

79

191

61

121

121 

119

120

101

76

125

40

70

189

76

18

 1ST

75 

43

3,237

104,

0.357

0.41

Aug.

45

112

118

140

97

108

16" 19

106

110

124

65

104

19

19

117

87

33

79

93

19

19

19

28

70

127

*24

20

20

34

694

2,715

87.6

0.301

0.35

Sept.

224

103

2OO

20

IT

20

100

68

20

33

35

246

146

146

187

570

899

21

198

299

178

235

212

164

82

252

238

144

166

5,283

176

0.605

0.68

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,570 Mln 12 Mean 632 Cfsm 2.17 In. 29.48

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,280 Mln 13 Mean 635 Cfsm 2.18 In. 29.64

Peak discharge (base. 7.000 cfa). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
74 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Otsquago Creek at Port Plain, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°55'50", long 74°37 r 35", on left bank 25 ft downstream from Kellogg 

Street Bridge in Port Plain, Montgomery County, and half a mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 59.8 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 303.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 5 years, 91.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,180 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 7.49 ft); minimum, 1.4 cfs Nov. 22; minimum gage height, -0.12 ft Aug. 18.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 9,030 cfs Aug. 31, 1950 (gage height, 8.24 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum, that of Nov. 22, 1953^

Remarks.-^Kecords good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from debris, 

which are fair. Occasional slight diurnal fluctuation at low flows.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.2

3.1

772- 3.0

3.7

16

21

13

7.0

6.5

S.3

8.4

7.0

6.3

6.4

6.4

7.1 

6.3

7.0

7.7

7.4

7.5

7.3

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.7

8.6

17

61

If

305.9

9.87

0.167

0.19

Nov.

11

9.0

7.2

»6.5

5.6

5.1

9.3

14

19

24

22

7.6 '4.6

3.3

2.6

2.7

2.3 

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.9

4T 1,8

23

18

54

15

9.4

6.1

5.2

514.4

10.5

O.177

0.20

Dec.

4.8

4.4

4.1

3.6

77?

52

463

gg

58

122

71

44

37

42

»55

55 

*28

19

53

70

*150

108

43

45

57

26

23

24

£5

20

1 ,-865.1

60.2

1.02

1.17

Jan.

14

23

25

»22

15

15

15

14

14

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

15 

15

14

16

150

117

72

56

46

52

BOO

355

102

CQoa

39

2,123

6B.5

1.16

1.55

Feb.

34

28

24

25

22

20

19

18

17

16

15

13

IS

14

»28

900

2.550 

428

298

288

456

576

239

166

185

180

170

181

6,925

247

4.17

4.55

Mar.

542

424

209

154

74

63

60

52

49

56

48

39

33

39

»44

56

52 

50

 28 418-

156

81

76

79

258

279

118

87

104

97

92

3,657

118

1.99

2.30

Apr.

*125

141

159

79

80

141

224

161

109

»77

150

*171

88

73

66

173

 1,760 

256

»165

123

96

74

86

72

59

 51

T5

277

135

80

5,325

177

2.99

3.34

May

63

108

70

264

104

73

59

244

194

579

*527

148

106

76

60

51

41

55

53

32

»96

312

155

78

59

45

36

33

55

64

3£

5,412

110

1.86

2.14

June

188

840 let? lie

79

67

57

41

34

33

57

50

46

29

28

27

22 

18

16

13

 12

11

16

11

9.8

11

10

*11

H9«O

2,033.7

67.8

1.15

1.28

July

8.9

8.6

6.8

6.2

6.4

7.2

6.0

5.7

5.3

5.5

5.5

5.1

»5.4

TTS- 4.7

B.6

9.3 

S72

8.6

6.4

8.8

5.4

5.8

7.0

7.6

8.0

7.8

4.8

»5.0

8.4

5.6

209.5

6.76

0.114

0.13

Aug.

6.8

5.0

»5.6

6.0

4.1

4.4

4.1

5.9

4.8

4.1

5.8

5.0

6.0

4.4

4.2

5.0

5.8 

4.4

4.5

4.2

3.7

3.8

»3.4

572

6.5

4.9

5.6

4.1

5.1

6*8

57

177.8

5.74

O.O97

0.11

Sept.

18.

8.4

5.4

4.5

4.1

5.8

3.9

3.6

3.2

5.0

5.4

4.4

3.1

5.2

4.5

11

11

7.0

6.0

5.2

4,7

5.4

5.4

5.2

4.7

4.8

»5.4

5.0

4.5

4.4

170.2

5.67

0.096

0.11

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,850 Min 1.8 Mean 78.4 Cfsm 1.52 In. 17.97

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,550 Min 1.8 Mean 72.6 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.65

Jiarge (base. 2.000 cfs) . Feb. 17 (8:50 a.m.) 6,180 cfs (7.49 ft)j Apr. 17 (5 a.m.) 6,09O 

cfs (7.45 ft)j June 2 (2l45 a.m.) 2,710 cfs (5.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 17-22, 24, Dec. 27 to Jan. 21, Jan. 24-27, 

Jan. 31 to Feb. 16 (doubtful gage-height record Jan. 13-18). Backwater from debris Oct. 1-7, July 19 

to Aug. 16, Sept. 2-30.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 75

Schoharie Creek at Prattsville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42 0 19'15n , long 740 26'10", on left bank 100 ft upstream from highway

bridge in Prattsvllle, Green County, a quarter of a mile upstream from Schoharie Reservoir, and If miles downstream from Batavia Kill. Prior to July 16, 1954, at site a 

quarter of a mile downstream.

Drainage area. 236 sq mi.

Records available. November 1902 to December 1913 and October 1931 to September 1954 in 

reports of Geological Survey. November 1902 to September 1925 in reports of State 

engineer and surveyor. January 1903 to September 1954 (monthly discharge only) in reports of Board of Water Supply, City of New York.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,131.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Oct. 1, 1915, chain gage, and Oct. 1, 

1915, to July 17, 1936, water-stage recorder, at old highway bridge 80 ft upstream, and 

July 18, 1936, to July 16, 1954, water-stage recorder at site a quarter of a mile downstream, all at datum 1.56 ft lower.

Average discharge.~47 years (1907-54), 459 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,460 ofs May 21 (gage height, 6.65 ft); mlnimum observed, 14 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 0.06 ft).

1902-54: Maximum discharge, 49,500 ofs Nov. 25, 1950, from rating curve extended 

above 16,000 ofs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow: maximum gage height, 

15.6 ft Sept. 21, 1938, from floodmark'(site and datum then in use); minimum dally discharge, 5 cfs Aug. 3, 1913.

arks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, or once-daily staff-gage 

readings, which are fair, and those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

poor. 

Isions. WSF 351: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 21

0.02 

.1 

.4 

.7

1.0

9.5

18

54

109

198

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

398

723

1,720

2,940

4,500

May 22 to July 15

0.2 30 0.9 166 

.5 74 1.5 398 

Note. Same as preceding table above 1.5 

ft.

(gage height. In feet. 

July 16 to Sept. 30

3.2

3.3 

3.5 

3.S 

4.4 

5.0

7.5

24

73

190

550

1,070

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

627

621

619

a!6

*g!4

a29

64

69

650

6*1

a37

635

g33

631

629

627

626

626

625

624

622

622

622

621

a21

a31

*a37

57

144

1.050 

466

2,536

SI. 8

0.347

0.40

Nov.

309

248

202

168

144

122

125

165

150

159

182

191

208

205

205

313

351

347

a320

a300

a280

a260

al.450

1,110

926

1,110

707

*573

479

414

11,723

391

1.66

1.85

Dec.

374

343

309

286

*390

a370

a2.600

al,600

1,110

1,610

1,140

885

841

865

1,310

840

580

470

450

460

460

502

514

380

320

340

310

280

270

260 

220

20,689

667

2.83

3.26

Jan.

190

200

190

185

180

170

*140

130

125

160

170

150

130

120

120

114

108

iQfi

180

300

1,080

478

260

290

300

330

1.3SO

1,100

540

520 

430

9,870

318

1.35

1.56

Feb.

360

380

350

320

300

270

240

225

220

210

195

150

160

200

360

760

1.900

H.320

959

773

873

1,840

1,130

841

756

631

609

502

-

16,834

601

2.55

2.65

Mar.

562

5.250

2,270

2,250

1,100

800

660

*602

490

500

400

340

340

439

434

330

300

270

260

574

513

350

340

322

396

802

580

479

440

*429 

393

21,215

684

2.90

3.34

Apr.

370

340

330

270

270

290

389

384

370

326

317

330

301

282

270

270

1.780

1,430

931

*707

573

496

496

479

414

379

424

600

560

445

14,823

494

2.09

2.34

May

393

360

377

1,690

1,030

773

631

805

1,320

2,160

2,550

1,560

1,210

931

756

623

514

*434

384

MI

2,890

*5.450

1,950

1,360

1,010

. 740

580

491

452

788 

473

33,012

1,065

4.51

5.20

June

«579

338

313

282

252

226

205

179

158

152

172

138

317

211

152

160

136

114

101

91

*82

SSL

191

134

93

84

89

*80

99

160

5,168

172

0.729

0.81

July

12JL

97

84

72

67

64

656

656

653

a47

a42

*g39

635

632

a46

42

37

35

*33

31

42

54

42

35

35

37

33

a29

a52

&88 

a45

1,591

51.3

0.217

0.25

Aug.

a32

*24

33

54

46

40

33

29

24

23

29

27

27

27

24

24

23

21

21

23

21

19

*16

16

21

24

23

21

18

23 

91i

1,700

54.8

0.232

0.27

Sept.

705

283

181

129

99

86

73

76

76

65.

284

338

210

163

*141

371

352

283

230

210

181

205

168

137

118

110

103

90

80

73

5,620

187

0.792

0.89

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,340 Min 9.5 Mean 468 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.93

Hater year 1953-54: Max 3,430 Min 14 Mean 397 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.82

Peak discharge (base. 4.400 cfs).~

6,470 ofs (6.14 ft)s May 21 (5:30 p.n

Dec. 7 (about 6 a.m.) 5,250 cfs (5.46 ft)j Mar. 2 (2:15 a.m.) 

.) 7,460 ofs (6.65 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for nearby stations.

g Computed from graph based on once-daily ataff-gage readings.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 6-8, Dec. 16-21, Dec. 24 to Jan. 21, Jan. 23-

26, Jan. 28 to Feb. 16, Mar. 5-7, 9-13, 16-19, 22, 23, 29, Apr. 2-6.
76 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Schoharie Creek at Burtonsville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°47'55", long 74°15'45", on right bank 0.4 mile south of Burtonsville, 

Montgomery County, 2.7 miles north of Esperanee, and 13.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 883 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 507.98 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge.--15 years, 910 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,000 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 5.09 ft); minimum,?.9 cfs Oct. 5, 6 (gage height, 0.46 ft).

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 37,900 cfs Mar. 31, 1951 (gage height, 8.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum, 4.9 cfs Sept. 5, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.36 ft Oct. 1, 2, 1941.

Floods of March 1936 and September 1938 reached stages of 10.5 and 10.2 ft, respectively, from information furnished by local resident. Flood of October 1903 is known 

to have reached a higher stage.

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

flow at Gilboa (drainage from 314 sq mi) diverted from Schoharie Reservoir into Ashokan 

Reservoir for city of New York water supply.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 17 Feb. 18 to Sept. 30

0.4

.5

.6

.7

.9

1.1

1.3

4.7

11

19

30

63

129

251

1.5 

1.7 

2.2 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

458

745

1,700

3,980

8,080

13,500

0.5 

.7 

.8

1.0

1.1 

1.3

11

29

42

87

124

249

1.5 

1.7 

2.2 

3.0 

4.0

462

771

1,810

4,040

8,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

9.6

9.6

8.8

8.2 2*a

12

22

61

86

64

50

42

36

31

29

27

26 

23

22

21

20

19

18

18

18

20

20 

24

33

236

354

1,376.1

44.4

+106

Nov.

216

165

134

*114

103

88

90

99

114

134

209

251

251

251

251

260

306 

27S

251

230

210

195

306

155

485

655

568 

458

388

342

i

8,057

269

+494

Dec.

324

306

287

251

251

319

4.510

2,340

1,430

1,590

1,380

1,010

905

857

1,230

*1,040

660 

520

520

560

600

873

1,040

660

520

580

500 

450

435

410

370

26,728

862

+834

Jan.

340

320

310

300

290

280

230

215

210

245

*270

230

210

190

190

180

160

160

180

1,900

2,040

900

740

780

760

4.700 

3,390

1,500

1,200

1*000

23,560

760

+462

Feb.

880

800

720

660

580

520

470

430

420

400

380

320

280

*800

3,800

9.900 

5,410

3,270

2,640

2,760

4,480

2,590

1,860

1,760

1,540

1,490 

1,260

_

50,690

1,810

+840

Mar.

1,300

2,550

1,940

2.600

1,250

980

880

920

789

917

820

620

592

577

754

580

505 

438

*402

1,120

1,490

800

771

722

814

1,880

1,300 

993

954

900

860

32,018

1,033

+882

Apr.

940

840

1,020

760

6SO

720

936

881

826

688

639

862

722.

606

563

563

5.700 

2,730

1,740

1,400

1,110

*917

1,060

1,380

1,030

881

899 

2,660

2,430

1,600

55,783

1,195

+666

May

1,260

1,380

1,170

2,320

1,830

1,280

1,050

1,210

2,330

2,500

5,130

2,700

2,050

1,560

1,260

1,050

*862 

705

622

572

1,590

7.510

4,140

2,350

1,720

1,340

1,030 

862

754

771

639

55,552

1,792

+1,355

June

505

708

705

534

450

379

343

296

245

213

202

227

213

324

235

238

199 

164

137

122

109

94

96

98

102

86

75 *se.

75

94

7,334

244

+265

July

109

86

72

66

59

57

52

48

42

39

39

38

35

31

35

37

40 

40

36

31

29

28

26

14

25

25

25 

24

26

33

56

1,313

42.4

+121

Aug.

*fi

40

37

36

38

41

42

36

35

*30

28

26

26

23

22

21

19 

17

*1B

17

15

14

11

14

15

17

21 

20

18

17

44

808

26.1

+88.2

Sept.

Mi

258

150

104

80

64

56

52

48

11

44

67

122

102

81

89

305 

296

188

153

124

107

94

84

75

67

63 

59

53

50

3,519

117

+295

Calendar year 1953 : Max 14,800 Min 5.2 Mean 1,142

Water year 1953-54 : Max 9,900 Min 7.9 Mean 676

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Diversion from and change In contents in

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov 

Jan. 23-27, Jan. 29 to Feb. 16, Mar. 4-8, 11, 12, 16,

v. 6, 7, Dec. 17-21, 24-28, Dec. 30 to Jan. 21, 

22, Mar. 30 to Apr. 6.
HDDSON RIVER BASIN 77

Mohawk River at Cohoes, N. Y.

location.--Lat 42°47'05", long 73°42'25", on right tank at School Street plant of Niagara 

Mohawk Power Corp. in Cohoes, Albany County, and l| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 3,456 sq mi.

Record? available.--July 1925 to September 1954.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 49.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Oct. 19, 1925, powerplant gage.

Average disqharge. 29 years, 5,711 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 56,800 cfa Feb. 18 (gage height, 18.29 ft); minimum daily, 72 cfs Sept. 12.

1925-54: Maximum discharge, 130,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 22.57 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 34,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 6 cfs Sept. 28, 

1941 (gage height, 3.40 ft); minimum daily, 23 cfs Aug. 24, 1941.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Records inelude small diversion just above gage for Cohoes water supply but do not include diversion through lock 6 at Crescent Dam (published herewith) for operation of Barge Canal. 

During canal navigation season, water is received from Black River basin through Black 

River Canal (flowing south) and Lansing Kill, and possibly from Chenango River basin 

through Oriskany Creek feeder. Water is diverted into (or may occasionally be received 

from) Oswego River basin through summit level of Barge Canal between New London and 

Utlca. Most of flow of Schoharie Creek above Gilboa Dam, a tributary of Mohawk River, 

is diverted out of basin through Shandaken tunnel for water supply of City of New York. 

Slight regulation by storage, principally in Delta, Hinckley, and Schoharie Reservoirs 

(combined capacity, 8,738,000,000 cu ft). Extensive diurnal fluctuation caused by 

School Street powerplant.

Revisions.--WSP 741: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 17 Feb. 18 to Sept. 30

8.5 1,230

9.0 1,690 

10.0 3,290 

11.0 5,630

Note. Same aa following 

table below 8.5 ft.

12.0 8,670

13.0 13,400

16.0 34,800

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

8.5

67

109

164

326

578

952

1,230

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

15.0

18.0

1,680

3,130

5,100

7,950.

12,000*

24,800

53,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,280

1,120

881

262,.

1,420

1/180

2,190

1,150

1,320

1,060

718

1,180

1,100

1,650

1,3SO

1,350

714

568

1,230

1,010

1,410

1,300

1,320

710 

270

1,380

1,060

1,320

1,560

2 « 4J3-P 

2j 170

37,673

1,215

-

-

Nov.

2,110

*1.500

1,550

1,670

1,440

1,590

923

494

1,910

2,110

1,200

1,430

2,160

1,400

1,250

1,260

1,540

1,540

1,750

1,970

1,010

2,350

3.490 

3,450

3,390

3,180

2,210

2,260

1,620

54,213

1,807

-

-

Dec.

1,990

JL.86J)

2,030

2,350

3,190

4,310

15,500

16.900

8,640

5,960

8,740

7,480

6,090

*4,810

5,650

9,210

5,030

3,940

3,650

3,140

2,740

3,900

6,370

6,250 

4,570

3,720

3,590

3,570

3,540

3,310 

3,080

165,110

5,326

-

-

Jan.

2,530

1.2,70

1,780

2,950

2,740

2,970

b2,700

b2,500

bl,600

bl,550

b2,200

*b2,400

b2,250

b2,300

b2,250

bl,600

b2,150

b2,400

b2,200

b2,700

3,260

4,310

7,050

5,710 

4,740

4,520

6,640

IS. 800

12,600

9,050 

7,060

128,780

4,154

-

-

Feb.

5.33Q

4,930

4,760

4,520

4,330

4,310

4,120

3,850

3,960

4,010

*3,960

3,650

3,890

2,970

2.540

4,780

28,700

47 . 800

30, 800

23,300

20,600

29,800

24,100

15,800 

12,500

11,700

11,000

10,700

-

332,690

11,880

-

-

Mar.

11,000

19.400

19,400

17,900

12,100

9,370

8,160

*7,690

7,400

7,460

7,180

6,690

6,070

5,630

5,740

5,390'

4,510

4,050

5. BIO

4,670

12,500

10,200

7,590

6,520 

6,340

10,300

11,000

8,370

6,610

Bf 760 

7,020

266,830

8,607

-

-

Apr.

6,180

7,680

8,660

8,300

6,330

2.060

11,200

16,500

12,400

8,610

10,300

12,800

14,900

 11,100

9,240

9,440

30,400

53.200

"18,200

14,500

11,300

10,200

7,920

11,800 

10,100

7,510

6,500

11,700

18,500

14,100

361,850

12,060

-

-

May

10,100

8,550

8,090

12,500

14,500

12,700

7,150

8,960

16,200

16,300

22.800

12,400

10,400

7,720

7,490

5,290

4,280

3,640

3,610

3,430

3,500

18,800

12,900

7,000 

6,510

5,530

3,610

*3,520

5,010

3,080

268,210

8,652

-

-

June

3,280

14,000

18.500

14,100

10,900

7,640

4,700

4,930

3,370

3,230

3,110

2,400

1,940

1,830

3,200

3,180

3,060

1,960

1,320

1,140

1,850

1,560

1,890

2,450 

1,500

1,050

£54

1,440

*1,590

1,490

123,244

4,108

-

-

July

1,680

1,690

1,520

918

764

1,410

1,510

1,230

1,250

442

228

1,060

1,270

1,040

1,520

1.730

IJ4

I*.

1,230

1,110

1,070

1,150

1,340

290 

478

1,130

962

1,150

1,240

1,200 

631

32,401

1,045

-

-

Aug.

374

792

1,150

1,160

1,190

*1,170

650

392

1,090

1,110

1,140

1,070

1,050

766

352

1,170

988

932

1,110

1,090

516

320

1,220

1,140 

932

861

944

808

7$f O*

1.750

28,089

906

-

"

Sept.

2,900

2,100

*1,930

1,640

364

652

1,100

958

884

850

1,300

IS.

1,130

1,290

1,610

1,850

2,160

2.950

1,520

1,260

1,400

2,410

2,050

1,590 

1,620

1,240

1,280

1,720

1,560

*1,640

45,010

1,500

-

-

Calendar year 1953 : Max 50,100 Hln 88 Mean 5,526 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.72

Water year 1953-54 : Max 47,800 Hln 72 Mean 5,052 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.85

Peah; discharge (basa. 41.000 ofs). Feb. 18 (1:15 a.m.) 56,800 ofs (18.29 ft)j Apr. 17 (8:15 p.m.) 

47,800 efs (17.51 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
78 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Mohawk River at Cohoes, N. Y. Continued

Diversion, In cubic feet per second, from Mohawk River at Crescent Dam, M. Y. 

Barge Canal at lock 6, water year October 1953 to September 1954

through

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

&

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

204

137

119

167

161

137

155

101

113

125

138

156

144

132

150

143

125

167

191

144

156

132

131

137

156

126

119

162

150 i *y"i JLOv

168

4,496

145

Nov.

102

144

138

138

126

113

143

131

114

150

132

198

114

132

125

132

162

126

138

161

119

125

120

138

126

132

156

108

144 

156

4,043

135

Dec.

162

246

.119

113

89

83

81

74

86

73

73

63

53

53

53

74

91 ^

. 3

J

1,628

52.5

Jan.

3

93

3.0

Feb.

3

-

84

3.0

Mar.

3

151

119 

108

48

507

16.4

Apr.

14

14

14

147

72

79

129

73

73

73

73

205

145

121

139

138

95

76

86

115

145

133

144

133

115

168

132

121

92 

103

3,167

106

May

133

120

202

109

115

103

120

115

128

86

106

152

128

127

145

133

121

108

138

126

102

110

92

103

109

163

108

114

109 

107

126

3,758

121

June

120

99

117

146

140

139

109

121

90

120

126

108

114

108

120

114

144

108

120

162

132

108

138

120

119

113

144

102

108 

156

3,665

122

July

126

132

125

162

138

108

125

125

131

113

131

114

113

149

120

120

137

125

113

144

143

119

155

149

155

150

126

113

125 

131 I { *

JloJ.

4,078

132

Aug.

125

131

120

150

161

120

173

161

137

132

137

149

132

107

167

167

131

143

131

149

119

155

161

161

143

137

107

137

137 

143

108

4,331

140

Sept.

157

114

120

149

155

143

125

126

126

125

156

138

90

132

162

114

126

157

126

119

143

120

127

120

132

114

131

155

131 

119

3,952

132

Calendar year 1953: Max - Min - Mean 103 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max - Mln - Mean 92.6 Cfsm - In. -
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 79

Hudson River at Green Island, H. Y.

Location. Lat 42"45'10", long 73"41 "20", on right bank at Green Island, Albany County, 

Just upstream from Troy lock and dam, half a mile downstream from Sth branch Mohawk 

River,

Drainags area. 8.090 sq mi, approximately (including that above site of auxiliary gage).

Records available. February 1946 to September 1954.

Gage. water-stage recorder. Datum of gage la 0.31 ft below mean sea level, datum of

~^929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Since July 1, 1946, auxiliary water-stage recorder 

on bypass channel at datum 10.59 ft higher.

Average discharge. 8 years, 14,380 cfs (including flow through bypass channel).

Extremes (main cnannel). Maximum discharge during year, 75,400 cfs Apr. 18; maximum gage

 height, 21.24 ft Feb. 18, Apr. 18; minimum daily discharge, 1,960 cfs July 5; minimum 

gage height, 14.47 ft Nov. 16.

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 181,000 cfs Dec. 31, 1948 (gage height, 27.05 ft, from 

high-water mark in gage well); maximum daily, 141,000 cfs Dec. 31, 1948, Jan. 1, 1949; 

minimum daily, 1,270 cfs Sept. 5, 1949; minimum gage height, 13.92 ft Sept. 2, 1946.

Flood of Mar. 19, 1936, reached a stage of 29.48 ft at gage on opposite bank, from 

information by Corps of Engineers (discharge, 215,000 cfs). Flood of Mar. 28, 1913, 

prior to construction of Sacandaga Reservoir and Troy lock and dam, reached a stage 

about 0.2 ft higher upstream from former dam near same site. Downstream from dams, 

flood in 1913 was about 3.3 ft higher than flood in 1936, from information by Corps of 

Engineers.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair. Rec-

 oro¥ of main channel include flow over spillway, through wheels, and through lock. 

Record of flow in bypass channel, which enters Hudson River If miles downstream, is 

shown separately. Appreciable regulation by Sacandaga Reservoir (see p. 51), Indian 

Lake Reservoir (see p. 44), and Delta, Hinckley, and Schoharie Reservoirs (combined 

capacity, 8,738,000,000 cu ft). Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station. Diversion above station for water supply for New York City (see records for 

Mohawk River at Cohoes and Schoharie Greek at Burtonsville). During canal navigation 

season, water is received from Black River basin through Black River Canal (flowing 

south) and Lansing Kill, and from Chenango River basin through Oriskany Creek feeder. 

Water is diverted into (or may occasionally be received from) Oswego River basin 

through summit level of Barge Canal between New London and Utica. Water is diverted 

into St. Lawrence River basin through Glens Falls feeder, Bond Creek (see p.. 55) 

and Champlain Canal and occasionally may be received from that basin through summit 

level of Champlain Canal at Dunham Basin.

Cooperation. Powerplant records furnished by Ford Motor Co. in connection with a Federal 

Power commission project.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5,450 

5,080

5,800 

5,060 

5,250

4,700 

6,060

5,070

5,010

4,950

4,510

3,240

4,810

5,770

5,810

5,550

5,860

4,020 

2,970

4,630

5,410

5,420

4,860

5,600

5,740

5,020

4,560

5,030 

5,510

6,210

6,440

145, 410

4,691

-

-

Nov.

6,020 

5,460

5,720 

5,720 

5,450

4,940 

4,520

3,060

3,450

5,260

5,480

4,690

5,290

5,920

5,610

5,050

4,340

5,240 

5,120

5,170

5,190

2.570

5,970

7,130

8,190

3,180

7,360

7,580 

5,620

4,670

152,580

5,086

-

-

Dec.

7,070 

6,520

6,130 

6,050 

6,720

7,900 

28,200

30.900

20, 800

16,600

22,100

13,300

15,700

13,900

14,500

18, 500

12,900

10,900 

8,740

8,090

5.350

10.3OO

14,200

15,200

10,800

6,840

8,560

7,340 

8,850

8,390

8,170

382,320

12,350

-

-

Jan.

6,970 

5,030

5,560 

5,060 

7,630

8,350 

8,140

7,650

5,380

4,800

5,130

7,300

7,520

7,690

7,530

6,790

6,590

5,840 

7,440

7,970

9,710

12,200

14, 500

11, 100

7,580

11,000

15,500

23,700 

22,000

16,800

14,000

297,590

9,593

-

-

Feb.

8,960 

11, 500

12,000 

11,500 

11,500

10,300 

9,980

7,030

9,370

10,300

10,200

8,890

3,980

7,520

4,900

11, 100

40,600

65.000 

47,400

38,300

33,500

45,400

44, 300

32,500

28,900

26,900

26,300

24,200

607,830

21,710

-

-

Mar.

22,800 

33,500

36,700 

59.900 

29,600

24,000 

21,200

19,000

17,600

16,700

15,500

14,600

13,100

12,300

11,200

12,100

9,860

9,320 

8,240

13,200

24,500

20,900

17,200

14,600

15,600

19,500

21,000

17,500 

13,700

15,200

15,200

572,720

18,470

-

-

Apr.

14,500 

15,800

16,900 

16,000 

12,700

9,170 

18,000

24,500

28,600

27,200

27,900

29,100

35,900

30,900

28,300

27,600

53,300

69.900 

54,900

46,500

42,000

39,600

56,500

39,600

56,200

51,000

25,400

30,900 

42,100

39,400

950,370

31,680

-

~

May

55,700 

50,200

23,500 

32,200 

55,700

52,200 

25,200

24,700

56,000

40,200

52.000

40, 800

35, 100

30,000

24,600

20,800

IS, 100

16,200 

15, 800

13,400

13,400

33,500

28,800

20,700

20,200

19,000

15,800

14,700 

15,700

13,700

14, 100

794,900

25,640

-

-

June

12,700 

29,400

54, 500 

32,700 

29,600

25,000 

22,100

19,400

14,100

15,500

12,600

10,900

7,950

8,170

11,300

15,800

14,600

12,300 

9,470

7,040

5,790

7,980

11,600

13, 500

10,700

8,370

7,030

5,540 

7,66O

7,380

428,980

14,500

-

~

July'

3.450 

8,270

6,270 

4,040 

1.960

5,380 

5,520

5,170

4,660

5,610

4,020

3,340

4,440

5,390

6,090

6,450

4,130

3,600 

3,260

5,530

5,410

5,020

5,290

4,560

4,690

3,610

4,630

6,170 

5,610

5,830

4,110

155, 060

4,957

-

"

Aug.

5,740 

5,200

5,420 

6,160 

5,910

6,170 

4,950

5,360

5,040

5,190

5,240

4,960

5,120

4,000

5,220

5,320

4,920

4,900 

4,800

4,520

4,190

2,700

2,770

3,950

4,410

4,680

4,530

3,250 

2,760

2.570

5,890

153,840

4,517

"

~

Sept.

' 10,100 

8,910

7,340 

5,970 

3,290

2.150 

2,700

5,030

5,680

4,620

5,740

5,260

5,450

7,540

6,490

8,160

9,510

10.600 

6,690

5,280

7,310

8,560

7,170

6,650

7,190

5,650

4,020

6,470 

6,100

5,690

------

191,360

6,379

~

Calendar year 1953: Max 94,300 Min 1,500 Mean 13,910 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 69,900 Min 1,960 Mean 15,180 Cfsm - In. -

Note. Shifting-control method used on spillway record Oct. 1 to Dec. 7, July 8 to Sept. 27.
80 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Hudson River at Green Island, N. Y. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, of Hudson River bypass channel at Green Island, N. Y., 

water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Oct.

18

18

18

16

17

IS

19

17

16

16

15

16

16

17

16

17

16

13

TZ

14

14

16

19

16

13

13

14

25

25

*23

21

526

17.0

Nov.

20

3T

46

47

41

41

38

36

42

39

39

36

39

37

34

35

35

34

35

34

32

29

33

33

32

33

32

30

28

28

1,045

34.8

Dec.

28

28

27

rr

28

31

TS

57

47

47

46

45

43

46

48

*46

42

43

45

44

44

48

50

47

45

46

46

46

46

45

44

1,343

43.3

Jan.

41

39

40

41

42

42

41

38

32

39

30

3T

42

44

42

 39

38

39

40

40

65

3T

36

42

40

40

65

48

41

43

42

1,276

41.2

Feb.

41

40

41

42

41

40

39

37

38

*38

38

37

33

5T

36

57

55" 90

45

40

40

46

38

36

*39

56

57

51

-

1,228

43.9

Mar.

50

52

715*T

49

45

44

43

43

43

41

41

39

38

38

39

38

37

3T

44

44

40

39

39

44

46

43

40

40

41

41

1,352

43.6

Apr.

41

41

40

40

38

35

W

43

43

39

41

43

43

*43

40

43

69

53T

46

43

39

37

40

41

38

36

35

47

46

40

1,263

42.1

May

-'38

37

3ff

71

57

52

48

48

67

68

68

57

53

48

46

43

41

40

40

39

55

74

53

48

46

43

40

41

44

43

41

1,527

49.3

June

I 43

53

3B" 57

57

52

50

46

41

39

41

40

39

38

44

43

40

39

38

37.

40

38

43

45

40

40

37

*37

37

37

1,287

42.9

July

38

37

36

33

34

34

35

33

36

33

26

55

35

38

38

39

29

30

37

39

37

39

39

28

31

37

37

37

36

37

36

1,097

35.4

Aug.

33

34

37

37

37

36

34

31

36

34

34

34

33

32

26

35

34

33

33

33

30

18

37

37

34

33

34

32

11

31

47

1,023

33.0

Sept.

45

4TT

*39

38

29

30

36

35

35

32

38

33- 20

35

35

40

39

40

36

35

34

36

35

32

33

28

39

32

32

*30

1,031

34.4

Total flow of Hudson River main channel and bypass ohannelt

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

4,708 5,122

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

12, 390 9,629 21,760 18,520 31,730 25,690

Bypass channel!

Max 130 Mln 13 Mean 42.4 

Max 90 Mln 11 Mean 38.4

14,330 4,972 4,350 6,411

Total flow

Mean 13,950 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.43 

Mean 13,220 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.19

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t On basis of cubic feet per second days.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 81

Poesten Kill near Troy, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°44'00", long 73°38'00", on left bank 600 ft downstream from bridge on 

Troy-Eagle Mills road, a quarter of a mile downstream from Sweet Milk Creek, If miles 

west of Eagle Mills, 3 miles east of Troy, Rensselaer County, and 5 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 89 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. July 1923 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 321.46 ft above mean sea level (city of 

Troy, N. Y., datum). Prior to Sept. 22, 1938, at site 90 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--31 years, 140 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,700 cfs June 16 (gage height, 4.32 ft); minimum, 6.0 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 0.85 ft).

1923-54: Maximum discharge, 11,900 cfs Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height, 12.1 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum, 1.7 cfs Oct. 15, 1930.

ks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. About 12 

cfs diverted from Quacken Kill, a tributary above station, for municipal supply.

Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ioe effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

0.87 

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3

7.7

12

18

34

1.5 

1.8 

2.3 

3.0 

4.0

61

131

32O

693

1,430

0.87 

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3

1.5 

1.8 

2.3 

3.0 

4.0

57

123

300

679

1,430

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O 

31

TotaJ

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

10

10

9.3

9.3

17

3O

49

39

25

18

13

12

18

17

16

16

13

8.9

6.6

13

15

15

15

13

9.3

9.7

16

28

44

60 

40

615.1

19.8

0.222

0.26

Nov.

26

*20

16

14

12

9.7

11

15

16

15

15

15

13

13

12

12

11

11

10

10

9.7

1*1

39

65

52

18

76

58

47

40

770.7

25.7

0.289

0.32

Dec.

37

34

31

28

43

67

955

492

290

341

281

202

191

221

281

*202

130

86

74

94

101

103

103

68

64

70

54

49

46

44 

30

4,812

155

1.74

2.01

Jan.

21

25

2S

28

27

26

24

22

23

27

26

26

*26

26

27

27

26

25

26

27

400

299

200

155

135

123

428

370

230

190 

150

3,193

103

1.16

1.33

Feb.

104

120

107

107

97

86

70

72

75

70

62

50

46

50

*90

240

718

611

458

351

374

758

511

346

332

320

421

328

-

6,954

248

2.79

2.91

Mar.

296

332

368

670

400

279

219

*194

165

158

140

116

110

120

120

104

*97

89

M

256

323

219

174

149

171

271

219

174

158

149 

138

6,462

208

2.34

2.70

Apr.

138

129

118

94

M

93

102

115

132

105

135

3O9

*227

168

143

155

*428

5S1

328

238

188

158

213

258

194

162

146

263

258

191

5,777

193

2.17

2.41

May

152

149

149

299

287

208

165

171

309

37O

518

380

287

219

178

146

123

100

84

77

219

1.050

750

424

287

*212

160

126

139

836 

423

8,977

290

3.26

3.75

June

246

198

165

146

178

132

107

95

71

57

50

43

70

96

650

1.280

550

296

188

129

*90

71

155

279

161

110

86

88

84

71

5,920

197

2.21

2.47

July

61

50

41

34

31

37

31

26

22

20

18

17

15

13

15

14

12

11

10

1^6

10

11

10

23

25

17

15

11

12

*14 

16

649.6

21.0

0.236

0.27

Aug.

13

10

12

24

20

16

13

10

19

24

20

18

17

15

12

11

11

11

10

9.6

9.2

8.4

7.4

6.3

7.O

14

15

14

15

16 

HI

524.9

16.9

O.190

0.22

Sept.

*215

92

49

52

24

19

24

40

30

22

57

137

75

50

42

56

75

62

49

42

55

55

51

27

25

20

*19

18

16

15

1,427

47.6

0.555

O.60

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,01O Min 6.O Mean 158 Cfsm 1.78 In, 24.17

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,280 Min 6.3 Mean 126 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.25

Peak discharge (base. 1.70Q efa). June 16 (6:45 a.m.) 1,70O cfs (4.32 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 17-2O, 24, 25, 27, 28, Dec. 51 to Jan, 21, 

Jan. 23-25, Jan. 29 to Feb. 2, Feb. 7, 8, 11-16, Mar. 12, Apr. 4, 5 (doubtful gage-height record 

Peh. Feb. 1S> 12, 1*1. 15).
82 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Klnderhook Creek at Rossman, N. Y.

Location. lat 42°19 I 50", long 73 e 44'40", right bank Just downstream from highway bridge 

in Rossman, Columbia County, 1 mile upstream from Claverack Creek and 2? miles downstream from Stuyvesant Palls.

Drainage area. 329 sq ml.

Records available.--March 1906 to December 1909, January 1911 to May 1914, and July 1928 

to September 1954 In reports of Geological Survey. January to December 1910 In reports 

of State engineer and surveyor.

-Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 25.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to May 1914, tape and weight gage at same site at different datum.

Average discharge. 29 years (1906-9, 1928-54), 477 cfs.

Extremes..--Maximum discharge during year, 3,720 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 5.04 ft); minimum, 7.6 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 0.07 ft); minimum dally, 10 cfs Oct. 18, 25.

1906-14, 1928-54: Maximum discharge, 29,800 cfs Dec. 31, 1948 (gage height, 19.8 ft, 

from floodmark); minimum, 1.5 cfs Aug. 30, 1953 gage height, -0.25 ft); minimum daily, 

3.9 cfs Aug. 30, 1953.

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

fluctuation and slight regulation at low and medium flow caused by power and Industrial 

plants above station.

Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 26 Mar. 26 to Sept. 30

0.1 

.3 

.5 

.7

1.0

8.5

16

28

49

103

1.4 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

223

501

790

1,200

3,660

0.2 

.4

1.0

1.4

13

23

54

111

239

2.0 530

2.5 834

3.0 1,250

4.0 2,320

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ctam

In.

Oct.

24

19

16

11

36

30

35

38

42

20

33

57

24

27

32

30

18

10

60

28

28

24 

29

15

10

73

38 

40

59

1 TO

.*9ft 92

1,130

36.5

0.111

0.13

Nov.

101

*65

68

61

56

48

61

53

53

64

68

51

56

62

48

62

49

48

46

48

44

103

114

127

122 m129

177

2,346

78.2

0.238

0.27

Dec.

141

126

115

109

S3.

125

2.050

1,760

1,030

1,020

1,020

764

745

*842

1,230

880

691

474

400

435

436

394 

425

334

284

293

289 

255

237

228

200

17,431

562

1.71

1.97

Jan.

135

160

175

170

157

160

160

110

M

106

200

135

*150

135

ISO

122

160

185

245

155

520

1,240 

900

740

660

554

1,040 

1.600

940

600

700

12,752

411

1.25

1.44

Feb.

580

624

591

546

518

450

400

400

419

379

*344

320

280

340

311

528

1,370

1,690

1,390

1,140

1,070

1.950 

1,700

1,290

1,160

1,080

1,310 

1,090

-

23,270

831

2.53

2.63

Mar.

957

1,050

965

2.390

1,480

1,080

873

810

 702

662

605

499

494

523

603

500

477

472

42£

638

810

640 

582

532

527

1,050

862 

742

674

638

615

23,877^

770

2.34

2.70

Apr.

559

540

497

447

424

421

448

420

445

406

184

616

608

 537

494

478

1,040

1.950

1,410

1,100

905

787 

708

765

676

619

574 

676

783

671

20,388

680

2.07

2.30

May

550

569

571

896

980

800

679

646

1,050

1,310

1,700

1,410

1,150

958

821

713

645

554

506

434

655

2.040 

1,720

1,250

972

821

669 

607

*523

703

27,724

894

2.72

3.13

June

582

489

437

401

350

354

347

288

246

213

199

166

250

292

587

1.160

886

603

452

368

289

267 

244

259

301

260

209 

210

211

 193

11,115

370

1.12

1.26

July

1BO

160

139

122

100

136

124

115

104

89

87

79

83

60

65

63

73

II

96

49

57

63 

77

76

36

88

61 

59

64

168

124

2,814

90. 6

0.276

0.32

Aug.

JUi

77

83

84

99

108

91

71

75

66

75

75

76

86

77

46

60

59

60

57

65

53 

50

50

50

48

65 

58

14

60

58

2; 115

68.2

0.207

0.24

Sept.

321

241

176

115

118

104

Si

153

*164

137

113

481

388

254

218

224

374

348

308

253

245

217 

223

189

129

171

174 

121

116

*110

6,274

209

0.635

0.71

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,360 Mln 3.9 Mean 546 Cfam 1.66 In. 22.52

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,390 Mln 10 Mean 414 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.10

Peak discharge (base. 5.600 cfsl. Dec. 7 (3:15 p.m.) 3,720 efs (5.04 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 19, Dec. 31 to Jan. 4, Jan. 9-25, Jan. 29 to 

Feb. 1, Feb. 6-8, 12-14.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 83

Catskill Creek at Oak Hill, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°24 | 20", long 74 009'05", on right bank Just downstream from highway 

bridge in southernmost part of Oak Hill, Greene County, 100 ft downstream from small 

tributary.

Drainage area. 98 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1929 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. May 

1910 to September 1954 (monthly discharge only) in reports of Board of Water Supply, 

City of New York.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 612.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Aug. 4, 1930, chain gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years (1929-54), 123 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,200 cfs May 21 (gage height, 7.13 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,000 cfs as explained below; minimum, 0.5 cfs Aug. 28, 29; 

minimum gage height, 2.205 ft Oct. 1, 2.

1929-54; Maximum discharge', 12,500 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 14.08 ft, from 

floodmarks in gage house), from rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basia of 

slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, about 0.05 cfs Sept. 5-7, 1929; minimum gage height, 0.59 ft Sept. 26, 27, 1939.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from leaves, no 

gage-height record, or those below 2 cfs, which are fair.

Revisions. WSP 756: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of lee effect or 

backwater from leaves (gage height, In feet., and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 23 Nov. 23 to Sept. 30

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

0.3 

.8 

1.5 

3.1 

6.0

2.7 

3.0 

3.4 

3.6

87

166

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

0.5

1.5

3.2

5.6

13

26

3.4 

3.8 

4.4

5.0 

6.0

75

157

373

667

1,290

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

~7S 0.6

.6

.6

*.9

6.0

5.0

4.0

3.1

2.7

Z.4

Z.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0 

 1.9

1.9

2.2

2.8

*2.2

3.0

28

98

4T

233.3

7.53

0.077

0.09

Nov.

30

24

19

15

14

12

TT

32

35

46

57

57

S7

56

56

72

66

53

51

46

42

39 

*91

77

88

114 ~T*

68

57

52

1,526

50.9

0.519

0.53

Dec.

48

a44

a38

a37

sXB

a52

a400

a55o"

al90

282

199

163

166

177

239

186

120

92

92

104

119

163 

177

.114

96

100

90

80

74

66

54

4,110

133

1.36

1.56

Jan.

48

46

48

46

44

*42

40

24

SO

40

30

27

24

22

26

24

20

5T

33

42

250

165 

90

96

100

96

410 31TJ

170

154

128

2,676

86.3

0.831

1.02

Feb.

112

108

100

92

36

80

72

6S

66

62

58

36

35

50

118

400

960

*53T

395

327

362

459 

280

215

210

192

177

157

-- --

5,811

208

2.12

2.21

Mar.

365

752 5ZO"

490

270

200

175

*166

140

150

120

98

96

135

125

92

82

74

1B9" 70

152

104 

100

97

170

301

192

157

157

*152

140

6,111

197

2.01

2.32

Apr.

130

119

119

92

90

99

108

alOO

a94

a90

a94

99

89

*83

81

86

302

239

189

160

140

123 

137

144

123

110

136

250" 340

208

4,204

140

1.43

1.60

May

172

154

134

856

382

276

222

388

556

839

996

521

377

£91

232

186

152

*125

103

99_

862

1.150 

593

332

291

222

172

147

132

143 

102

11,367

367

3.74

4.31

June

*8550"

74

65

57

48

42

34

28

24

22

IS

45

29

22

19

17

14

12

10

*8.S

8.3 

15

12

9.4

570" 8.0

8.0

8.4

17

847.9

28.3

0.289

0.32

July

14

TT

9.0

7.4

6.2

5.4

4.8

4.7

4.1

3.8

3.6

*3.Z

2.8

2.6

4.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

*2.4

2.0

2.2

1.8 

Z70" 1.5

3.0

1.8

1.7

2.0

4.0

4.7 

3.4

126.9

4.09

0.042

0.05

Aug.

3.2

*3.2

5.4

6.9

6.9

6.2

5.0

4.2

4.0

3.6

3.0

2.8

2.4

2.1

Z.O

2.0

1.5

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.2

0.9 

*.7

.7

.6

.8

.8

.6 76"

Z.3 

99

176.8

5.70

0.053

0,07

Sept.

59

24

15

11

8.6

7.1

6.6

TT

7.6

6.6

76

66

35

24

*20

161

IDT

75

58

51

36

36 

28

24

22

19

16

14

12

11

1,044.7

34.8

0.355

0.40

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,730 Mln 0.4 Mean ~*15 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.03

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,150 Mln 0.6 Mean 105 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.53

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for East Branch Delaware River at Margaretvllle and schohalre Creek at Prattsvllle.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6, 7, Dec. 17-ZO, Dec. 24,to Jan. Z7, Jan. 29, 

FebT~?-17, 23-25, Mar. 4-7, 9-13, 16-19, 22, Apr. 4, 5 (no gage-height record Dec. 25 to Jan. 4). 

Backwater from leaves Oct. 1-23 (no gage-height record Oct. 6-18).
84 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Esopus Creek at Coldbrook, N. Y.

Location. ~Lat 42°00'45", long 74°16'10". on left bank at downstream side of highway 

Drioge at Coldbrook, Ulster County, If miles upstream from Ashokan Reservoir and 

2f miles south of Mt. Tremper.

Drainage area. 192 sq mi.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. 

January iai4 to September 1925 in reports of State engineer and surveyor. January 

1914 to September 1954 (monthly discharge bnly) in reports of Board of Water Supply, 

City of New York.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 621.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to June 15, 1916, chain gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 40 years (1914-54), 454 cfs (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,460 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 9.74 ft); minimum, 17 cfs Oct. 2, 3, 4, 5; minimum gage height, 3.18 ft Oct. 4, 5.

1914-54: Maximum discharge, 59,600 cfs Mar. 30, 1951 (gage height, 20.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 12,700 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 12.39, 15.15, and 20.70 ft; minimum daily, 8 cfs Oct. 14, 1914.

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

Water diverted from Schoharie Creek through-Shandaken tunnel enters Esopus Creek 

about 6 miles above station and is Included in records of daily discharge.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

3.1 

3.3 

3.5 

3.9 

4.4

30

54

13O

284

5.0 565

6.0 1,230

7.0 2.22O

S.O 3,490

3.6 53

3.9 116

4.4 280

S.O 561

6.0 1,230

7.0 2,250

9.0 5,130

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28 

29

30

31

total

Mean

Oct.

18

17 

TT

17

20

46

*72

45

35

32

28

27

26

24

24

*81

239

171 

138

115

100

90

81

74

72

79 

72

106 

141

405

592

3,004

96.9

Nov.

555

508 

458

406

365

320

330

343

321

313

309

*3W

321

329

334

356

425

518 

570

565

544

523

946

1,150

1,150

1,220 

1,150

1,100 

1,050

1,010

17,798

593

Dec.

794

360 

4TT

625

669

779

2,990

8,106

1,720

2,240

1,880

1,680

1,590

1,690

1,770

1,560

1,400

1,300 

1,250

1,240

1,200

1,190

1,160

1,120

1,080

1,080 

1,070

1,050 

1,040

1,020

960

40,054

Ij292

Jan.

840

780 

740

7OO

660

620

560

470

460

450

40O

370

350

330

330

320

300

*280 

JOTJ

330

620

680

640

680

660

680 

1,140

1,500 

1,400

ll,350

i; 240

20,180

651

Feb.

1,200

1,190 

1,120

1,050

978

915

840

780

*760

721

680

580

520 520"

570

815

1,910

1,980 

1,730

1,600

1,720

2.450

Z,010

1,780

1,650

1,570 

1,490

1,400

34,509

1,232

Mar.

1,740

3.990 

3,230

*2,980

2,250

1,900

1,700

1,600

1,490

1,430

1,350

1,250

1,260

1,310

1,260

1,180

1,160

1,120 

1,120

1,550

1,390

1,300

*1,300

1,270

1,330

1,470 

1,410

1,380 

1,350

1,330

1,280

49,680

1,603

Apr.

1,250

1,200 

1,160

1,120

1,100

1,140

1,210

1,180

1,160

1,150

1,170

1,170

*1, 150

1,140

1,120

1,150

2,990

2,190 

1,970

1,820

1,640

1,530

1,480

1,410

1,340

1,280 

1,330

1,480 

1,430

1,390

41,850

1,395

May

1,350

1,330 

1,380

2,570

*2,1SO

1,920

1,710

2,230

2,390

3,260

5,290

2,580

2,180

1,920

1,740

1,590

1,480

1,250 

1,000

950

1,570

1,620

1,430

1,410

*1,590

1,480 

1,430

1,220 

1,040

1,240

978

53,308

1,720

June

985

1.O10 

915

882

837

799

762

726

702

691

679

662

841

708

679

*650

633

616 

605

588

578

566

605

561

545

534 

529

524 550"

605

20,567

686

July

594

583 

566

556

583

627

656

*B59~

627

616

600

616

639

622

616

600

583

572 

583

600

622

578

556

534

519

540 

572

572 

566

534

488

18, 159

586

Aug.

438

35T 

364

330

288

257

228

203

186

170

161

*140

130

116

109

148

338

330 

325

321

309

296

28S

284

284

265 

224

176 

124

102 356"

7,691

248

Sept.

391

378 

351

338

321

309

309

305

*292

276

344

342

325

321

413

561

?55~ 644

550

476

152

143

124

109

104

94 

*90

82 

73

67_

8,889

296

Adjusted for dlverslont

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

E5.0 

0.130 

0.15

16E 

0.85S 

0.96

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

559 

2.91 

3.36

213 

1.11 

1.28

560 

2.92 

3.04

744 

3.88 

4.47

610 

3.18 

3.54

Observed

Max 4,400 Mln 17 Mean 711 

Max 3,990 Min 17 Mean 865

964 

5.02 

5.79

179 

0.932 

1.04

10.5 

0.055 

0.06

14.5 

0.076 

0.09

91.0 

0.474 

0.53

Adjusted

Mean 444 Cfsm 2.31 In. 31.39 

Mean 344 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.31

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for diversion from Schoharie Creek; record of diversion furnished by New York City Department of Water Supply, das, and Electricity.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6, 7, Dec. 17-19, 24-26, Dec. 31 to Feb. 1, 

FebTT-9, 11-14, Mar. 5-7, 11, 12, 16-18, 22, Apr. 2-6.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 85

Rondout Creek near Lowes Corners, N, Y.

Location. Lat 410 51'55", long 74°29'10", on left bank 100 ft downstream from small trlbutary, 350 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from Sugarloaf Brook, 1.1

miles'east of Lowes Corners, Sullivan County, 2 miles southwest of Sundown, and 2f miles 

upstream from Chestnut Brook.

Drainage area. 38.5 sq mi.

Records available. February 1937 to September 1954.

?

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 874.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Nov. 24, 1937, staff gage and 

Nov. 24. 1937, to Oct. 3, 1938, chain gage at highway bridge 350 ft downstream at different datum. Oct. 4, 1938, to July 5, 1951, water-stage recorder at site threequarters of a mile downstream at different datum (datum of gage lowered 1.00 ft July 3, 

1949).

Average discharge.--17 years, 100 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 846 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 4.44 ft); minimum,

 5"74~~cfs Oct. 3, 4, 5 (gage height, 1.86 ft).

1937-54: Maximum discharge observed, 7,600 cfs July 22, 1938, from rating curve 

extended above 2,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 9.60 ft Mar. 30, 

1951 (site and datum then in use); minimum discharge, 4.8 cfs Sept. 4, 1953.

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

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 30 to Sept. 30

1.86 

1.9 

2.1 

2.4

5.4

7.2

20

46

1.88 

1.9 

2.1 

2.4

5.8 

6.6

16

41

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

84

156

346

590

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.4

BT?

8.2

17

13

10

9.0

8.2

7.7

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.0

7.0

*6.7

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.7

6.7

7.0

7.0

24

31

46

2T

327.6

10.6

0.275

0.32

Nov.

16

13

12

11

11

10

IF

22

18

19

21

*21

21

20

18

24

24

24

23

22

22

23

94Bff

68

82

63

56

51

48

933

31.1

0.808

0.90

Dec.

46

42

40

39

W

116

467

238

193

562

320

246

231

255

246

180

140

116

106

104

94

92

90

72

68

66

60

58

54

52 

48

4,501

145

3.77

4.35

Jan.

44

42

44

41

40

*40

35

29

30

36

30

28

26

25

29

28

23

22

2F

28

72

44

30

37

39

39

199

TW

116

112 

92

1,596

51.5

1.34

1.54

Feb.

82

86

82

77

70

66

58

54

54

*54

48

34

3T

44

54

143

341

253

209

185

219

356

Z5IT

209

192

175

159

139

3,730

133

3.45

3.60

Mar.

226

*456 3"5T

*3S5

277

220

190

160

140

135

116

102

96

125

108

90

84

78

7F

210

140

118

114

*106

131

169

134

120

116

111

102

5,034

162

4.21

4.86

Apr.

94

90

84

76

74_

85

*115

92

82

79

104

106

96

94

90

106

363

m

216

182

162

145

139

128

116

109

126

150

123

111

3,810

127

3.30

3.68

Hay

106

104

152

*366

257

216

185

277

324

452

406

320

261

216

188

159

139

123

111

102

203

166

136

121

*111

100

92

90

88

89

21

5,712

184

4.78

5.52

June

66

BT

57

57

49

47

44

40

37

35

33

31

55

34

32

31

*30

27

25

23

22

22

29

23

20

20

18 IB"

19

21

1,028

34.3

0.891

0.99

July

23

2T

17

17

16

16

15

*15

14

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

13

11

9.6

9.0

9.2

11

9.6

8.6

«57ff

9.6

8*6

380.8

12.3

0.319

0.37

Aug.

8.2

8.0

9.3

12

9.4

8.2

7.6

7.2

7.?

7.2

7.4

7,2

7.0

6.8

7.6

*7.4

7.0

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.2

5.8 574"

7.2

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.8 

59

278.3

8.98

0.233

0.27

Sept.

27

14

10

8.8

8.2

7.4

T7S

*9.4

9.2

8.4

17

18

12

10

9.8

23

20" 31

25

29

22

24

19

17

15

16

17 -

*15

14

14

478.0

15.9

0.413

0.46

Calendar year 1953: Max 950 Hln 5.0 Mean 99.4 Cfsm 2,58 In. 35,04

Water year 1953-54: Max 562 Hln 5.4 Mean 76.2 Cfam 1.98 In. 26.86

Peak discharge(base, 1,200 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6.7, Dec. 16-20, 23-25, Dec. 27 to Jan. 20, 

JanT~2"2-26, Jan. 28 to Feb. 3, Feb. 7-9, 11-14, Mar. 6-19, 21, 22, 28, 29, Mar. 31 to Apr. 5.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Chestnut Creek at Grahamsvllle, N. Y.

Location. Lat 41 "SOUS", long 74"32>25", on right bank Just downstream from highway

bridge In Grahamsvllle, Sullivan County, 600 ft downstream from Red Brook and 2.1 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 20.9 sq ml.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 880.96 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 15 years, (1939-54), 39.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 492 cfs May 10 (gage height, 2.60 ft); minimum,

 2~F"c~fs Oct. 2 (gage height, 0.865 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 3,800 cfs Nov. 25, 1950, computed on basis of peak flow 

of Chestnut Creek above Red Brook and slope-area determination of peak flow of Red 

Brook; maximum gage height recorded, 4.44 ft July 10, 1952; minimum discharge, 2.0 cfs 

Sept. 12, 1949; minimum gage height, 0.66 ft Feb. 7, 1939.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or doubtful or no gageHeight record, which are fair. Slight seasonal regulation caused by Beaverdam Pond on 

Red Brook.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of lee effect (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1-29, Mar. 2 to May 3, 

June 17 to Sept. 30

0.87

.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

2.6

3.0

5.8

15

30

1.6 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5

52

89

179

365

Oct. 30 to Mar. 1

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

3.7

6.6

16

32

1.7 

2.0 

2.4

72

145

309

May 4 to June 17

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

1.8 

2.1 

2.4

102

199

357

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

37T

6.8

6.8

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

*3.0

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.4

4.4

3.7

14

d30

d2l

8.9

168.3

5.43

0.260

0.30

Nov.

6.2

5.4

5.0

4.6

4.6

b4.4

bSTT

7.3

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.0

5.8

5.7

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.8

14

~ff.7

11

13

9.1

8.3

7.7

b7.4

199.8

6.66

0.319

0.36

Dec.

b7.4

b7.4

*b7.2

bTT

bll

36

110

47

43

140

68

56

62

90

84

53

b35

b29

b28

b28

b26

26

25

b20

b!9

19

18

17

17

17

b!6

1,169.4

37.7

1.80

2.08

Jan.

b!4

b!4

15

15

b!4

b!4

b!3

bll

b!2

b!4

b!2

*bll

blO

blO

12

b!2

alO

a9.6

al2 

a!3

a33

a2l

al6

a!7

18

18

105 b~50~

b48

b44

b34

681.6

22.0

1.05

1.21

Feb.

b29

32

29

28

26

24

b21

b20

b2l

*20

b!9

b!4

blS

16

22

78

TD5- 170

b86

b70

97

133

88

69

b64

59

52

48

_

1,466

52.4

2.51

2.61

Mar.

92

145

*T4T

b!30

b78

b60

b52

b49

b45

b44

b40

b37

36

58

51

b40

b36

b32

b31

10TT

63

b47

44

*40

58

66

50

44

43

40

58

1,840

59.4

2.84

3.27

Apr.

36

34

b31

b27

b26

31

*45

36

30

28

41

44

36

32

30

39

146 ~BT

62

51

44

40

42

42

38

36

46

71

52

41

1,340

44.7

2.14

2.38

May

36

34

S2

*220

116

86

70

140

124

«2B1

176

126

97

79

66

58

52

44

41

40

82

66

49

*41

37

32

30

29

31

32

25

2,422

78.1

3.74

4.31

June

24

22

21

21

20

19

18

16

16

15

*14

13

25IB14

14

13

11

10

9.1

9.1

9.1

12

9.1

8.1

8.3

7.7

7.9

7.7

7.5

416.6

13.9

0.665

0.74

July

9.0

775

7.3

7.7

7.2

7.0

7.0

*6.8

6.4

6.1

6.1

5.9

5.6

5.4

5.9

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.4

4.8

6.2

4.9

4.1

4.1

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.6

*4.1

5.0

5.4

173.8

5.61

0.268

0.31

Aug.

3.6

3.4

6.2

5.5

4.2

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.7

4.0

4.1

3.8

3.7

3.4

4.2

*4.0

3.4

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.7 575-

5.0

3.8

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.7

23

134.9

4.35

0.208

0.24

Sept.

7.5

4.6

4.1

3.8

3.7

3.4

3TT

*3.8

3.6

3.4

8.5

5.2

4.0

3.8

4.1

11

7.9

5.9

12

IT

7.9

8.7

6.4

5.4

5.2

5.0

5.2

*4.8

4.3

4.3

172.1

5.74

0.275

0.31

Calendar year 1953: Max 300 Mln 2.6 Mean 38.0 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.66

Water year 1953-54: Max 281 Mln 2.6 Mean 27.9 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.12

Peak discharge (base, 500 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Rondout 

Creek near Lowes Corners.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of gage heights, weather records, and 

records for Rondout Creek near Lowes Corners.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 87

Rondout Creek near Lackawack, N. Y.

Location. Lat 41°46'30", long 74°24'10", on left bank at downstream side of highway bridge 

known as Wilburs Bridge, 2| miles southeast of .Lackawack, Ulster County, and 3 miles 

downstream from Merriman Dam1 (Rondout Reservoir).

Drainage area. 100 sq mi.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. February ,1906 to April 1910 (at Honk Palls) and May 1910 to September 1925 in reports of 

State engineer and surveyor. May 1910 to September 1954 (monthly discharges) in reports 

of Board of Water Supply, City of New York*.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 601.07 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Board of Water Supply, City of New York). Feb. 13, 1906, to 

Apr. 30, 1910, at site 3 miles downstream, at different datum. May 1, 1910, to Feb. 15, 

1939, at site half a mile downstream at datum 13.40 ft lower than present datum.

 Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 270 cfs May 10 (gage height, 2.15 ft); minimum, 

0.6 cfs Oct. 1, 2 (gage height, 0.03 ft).

1906-54: Maximum discharge, 26,700 cfs Aug. 26, 1928 (slope-area determination by 

Board of Water Supply, City of New York); minimum daily, 0.3 cfs Sept. 29, 1948, Aug. 1, 

9, 10, 21-28, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those below 2 cfs or those for periods of ice effect, oncedaily tape-gage readings, or no gage-height record, which are fair. Subsequent to May 9, 

1951, entire flow above Merriman Dam (drainage area, 94.4 sq mi), except for small releases, diverted for water supply of city of New York.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

0.2 

.3 

.4

3.7 

4.8 

7.4

0.6 

1.0 

1.4

Note. Same as following 

table below 0.2 ft.

0.0 

.05

a

.2 

.3 

.4

0.4 

.8 

1.3 

3.7 

4.6 

7.0

0.6 

1.0 

1.4 

1.8 

3.0

15

44

93

172

224

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

31

22

23

24

35

36

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

0.7

.7

1.0

1.1

1.4

2.1

2.0 

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7 

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

1.0

.9

3.5

5.8

S.3

3~7f3

46.1

1.49

+30.1

Nov.

2.9

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

3T¥ 

4.8

4,3

4.5

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.1 

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.6

7.1

6.4

6.9

9.0

6^6

5.8

5.2

4.8

120.2

4.01

+50.4

Dec.

4.8

4.6

*4.3

4.1

4T4

9.3

H15

39

32

18

23

39

32

g22

g!4

gll 

gll

glO

glO

a9.8

g9.3

gS.O

a7.4

g7.1

g6.8

g6.6

g6.6

6.3

5.2

453.5

14.6

+252

Jan.

5.0

4.8

5.3

5.2

4.6

4.6

4.1 

3.6

4.0

4.3

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.6

4.3

4.2

3.6

3.4 

4.0

4.3

6.9

7.4

5.6

6.0

6.2

6.4

23

17

14

11

9.2

197.0

6.35

+137

Feb.

8.2

8.6

8.3

7.8

7.3

6.6

6.2 

6.0

6.2

*5.8

5.6

4*5

TJB

5.2

6.4

15

56

40 

30

24

32

44

29

22

21

23

23

19

-

- -----

475.3

17.0

+301

Mar.

32

*49

56

49

38

22

19 

17

15

15

13

12

12

18

17

13

12

11 

10

20

15

12

*12

11

13

17

. 13

12

12

11

12

580

18.7

+334

Apr.

20

15

14

13

13

15

19 

20

23

20

34

*24

19

9.0

8.5

10

£|

2f 

16

14

12

11

12

12

11

16

12

19

15

9.5

476.0

15.9

+246

May

7.5

11

15

70

*32

24

20 

43

48

120

65

43

32

36

21

18

15

13 

12

11

24

18

14

12

*11

9.7

8.8

8.2

7.9

7.9

6.6

774.6

25.0

+381

June

6.0

5.8

5.3

5.5

4.9

4.5

4.1 

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.1

4.2

3.3

2.9

*2.9

3.8

2.5 

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

iii

1.7

1.9

2.0

1.9

2.0

95.3

3.18

+58.8

July

i^o

2.0

1.2

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.6 

 1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1 

1.6

1.5

1.1

4.9

.9

1.0

1.1 1.1

1.0

1.3

1.8

1.2

41.1

1.33

+17.3

Aug.

1.1

1.0

1.4

1.6

1.1

1.0

.9 

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

1.1

 1.0

.8

.7 

.7

.8

.8

.8

.7

1.1

2.4

1.1

1.0

1.1 1.1

1.0

11

41.7

1.35

+25.5

Sept.

3.9

1.9

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

TT6 

2.4

1.5

1.3

3.8

2.9

1.9

1.6

1.5

3.9

4.0

2.9 

4.0

4.8

3.5

4.3

2.9

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.6

74.0

2.47

+36.0

Calendar -year 1953: Max 84 Hln 0.5 Mean 12.3

Water year 1953-54: Max 120 Mln 0.7 Mean 9.25

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion from and change In contents In Rondout Reservoir, equivalent In cubic feet per second; 

for calendar year 1953, +229 cfs; for water year 1954, +155 cfs. Records furnished by Board of Water 

Supply, City of New York.

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

and records for Chestnut Creek at Qrahamsvllle.

g Computed from graph based on once-daily tape-gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6, 7, Dec. 31 to Jan. 2, Jan. 4-9, 11-20, 23, 

24, Jan. 27 to Feb. 14, Mar. 5-12, 15, 16, 21, 22, Apr. 1-5.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Rondout Creek at Rosendale, N. Y.

Location. Lat 41 0 50'35", long 74 0 05'10", on left bank 150 ft upstream from upper highway 

Bridge in Rosendale, Ulster County, and 3 miles upstream from Wallkill River.

Drainage area. 386 sq mi.

Records available. July 1901 to November 1903, January 1906 to December 1913, and August 

1926 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1914 to January 1919 

in reports of State engineer and surveyor.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 42.83 ft above mean aea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to January 1919, chain gage on highway 

bridge 150 ft downstream at datum 4.0 ft lower.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,550 cfs May 10 (gage height, 8.66 ft); minimum, 4.1 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 1.23 ft); minimum daily, 8.8 cfs July 24.

1901-3, 1906-19, 1926-54: Maximum discharge, 27,300 cfs Aug. 27, 1928 (gage height, 

21.9 ft), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 

that of Aug. 19, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.23 ft Oct. 1, 1948, Aug. 19, 1954; minimum daily discharge, 8.5 cfs Sept. 30, 1948.

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

diurnal fluctuations during low and medium flow caused by powerplant above station. 

Since May 9, 1951, entire flow above Merriman Dam, except for small releases, diverted 

from Rondout Reservoir for water supply of the city of New York.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 641: Drainage area. WSP 756: 1933.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 3 Mar. 4 to Sept. 30

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.2

69

152

2.5 275

3.0 554

5.0 2,110

7.0 4,300

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

1.9

6.5

11

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

155

2S7

590

2,110

4,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

( f )

Oct.

38

38

31

38

ii

36

65 

80

 69

53

44

41

*45

36

39

*39

36

34

41

38

37

37

35

36

52

33

42

77 

251

Iff

2,625

84.7

+30.1

Nov.

242

163

136

113

102

98

135 

198

252

221

224

 209

211

204

189

203

219

233

231

202

191

179

458

600

421

636

444

342 

296

270

7,625

254

+50,4

Dec.

250

240

221

206

234

273

4.040 

1,740

1,040

1,940

1,510

1,070

1,130

1,690

2,080

1,320

960

660

460

470

470

445

409

370

290

293

284

286 

269

278 

257

25,185

812

+252

Jan.

205

170

200

190

170

160

180 

130

120

135

160

145

*130

1£5

145

150

120

112

ISS

140

310

440

310

290

320

380

1,000

1.700 

960

880

740

10,352

334

+137

Feb.

600

640

500

450

350

330

300 

280

 290

270

250

200

210" 170

270

480

2,100

2,070

1,450

1,160

1,180

2,110

1,390

1,100

1,000

912

1,100

802

21,964

784

+301

Mar.

753

2,330

2,150

*5,260

1,606

1,140

920 

780

680

650

600

520

491

677

928

675

520

450

410

557

932

740

*580

516

508

905

713

594 

561

500 

428

27,408

884

+334

Apr.

423

410

370

340

502

306

486 

509

422

346

390

691

*496

444

416

438

1,460

1,640

1,110

778

640

555

504

580

531

490

443

745 

793

586

17,644

588

+246

May

483

458

473

2,840

 1,960

1,270

900 

1,130

2,400

4.050

3,640

1,990

1,400

1,020

844

745

633

537

449

412

1,020

1,330

842

599

 521

453

395

358 

348

337 

291

34,128

1,101

+381

June

246

237

205

195

159

163

167 

155

120

110

130

113

125

156

117

 1O8

100

87

85

71

64

68

49

58

53

51

44

63 

5455

3,388

113

+58.8

July

67SI54

51

51

52

51 

 45

46

43

31

37

28

32

31

29

32

30

38

31

42

31

28

33~8.8

45

18

23 

35

38 

45

1,189.8

38.4

+17.3

Aug.

37

25

32

29

47

28

30 

22

30

29

29

 27

30

24

24

22

31

22

18

22

32

33

27

26

31

52

37

35 

15

37 

 323

1,206

38.9

+25.5

Sept.

159" 606

109

92

73

52

57 

153

 127

116

201

371

199

141

109

161

333

247

253

422

344

334

281

230

171

190

 176

226 

187

109

6,279

209

+36.0

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,730 Mln 21 Mean 615

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,050 Min 8.8 Mean 436

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion from and change in contents in Rondout Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per seconds 

for calendar year 1953, +229 cfs: for water year 1954, +155 cfs. Records furnished by Board of Water 

Supply, City of New York. '

Note . Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 17-21, 24, 25, Jan. 1 to Feb. 17, Feb. 19-21, 

MarTT-9, 11, 12, 17-19, Apr. 2-4.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Wallklll River near Unlonville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 41°15'35", long 74°32 I 55", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge on the Quarryvllle-Mllton road, 1 mile upstream from small tributary, 2 miles 

south of the New York-New Jersey State line, and 3 miles south of Unlonville, Orange 

County.

Drainage area. 144 sq ml.

Records available. September 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 390 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Fo Nov. 16, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 221 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,200 cfs Dec. 9 (gage height, 8.28 ft); minimum, 7.9 cfs Aug. 2, 3 (gage height, 2.89 ft).

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 5,000 cfs Dec. 31, 19.48, from rating curve extended 

above 500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 11.4 ft Dec. 31, 1948, to 

Jan. 1, 1949; minimum discharge, 6.4 cfs Sept. 30, 1941; minimum gage height, that of 

Aug. 2, 3, 1954.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect or backwater from 

overbank storage or unknown cause, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect or backwater 

from overbank storage or unknown cause Igage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1-26

3.5 10

3.6 15

3.8 29

4.0 50

Oct. 27 to Dec. 7 Dec. 8 to Sept. 30

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

24

59

133

320

739

2.9 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0

8.5

32

66

140

5.0 321

7.0 739

8.1 1,110

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

14

14

13

15

13

16

20

21

19

18

18

19

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

15

16

16

15

15

16

23

33

*40

98

306

TAT

1,054

34.0

0.236

0.27

Nov.

80

58

47

*39

34

*33

IT

58

73

90

89

89

89

80

75

72

*64

56

51

46

44

42

76

148

I5T

147

112

89

79

72

2,177

72.6

0.504

0.56

Dec.

71

67

62

56

ITS

132

676

»1,100

C800

*C680

C700

C660

650

708

870

943

777

436

270

220

210

227

*245

180

150

135

132

129

148

152

140

11,841

382

2.65

3.06

Jan.

106

114

106

109

92

96

94

*92

80

78

58

62

58

II75

74

76

62

70

74

*140

296

240

190

190

210

300

360 2§0"

220

145

4,208

136

0.944

1.09

Feb.

120

125

110

120

130

120

110

96

104

115

112

92

72

75

82

129

*284

Pi59T

213

209

339

291

216

222

229

294

241

4,967

177

1.23

1.28

Mar.

233

520

*652

*C740 c6"50"

C520

C430

380

320

296

250

220

213

314

*408

292

225

195

184

342

444

306

247

223

213

254

213

181

167

148

9,970

322

2.24

2.57

Apr.

145

140

135

114

114

120

147

142

124

109

103

122

116

103

*102

115

300

464

34T

231

191

172

168

256

193

164

189

*302

272

202

5,396

180

1.25

1.39

May

171

183

220

C660

C700

C560

C520

C490

547

524

*545

432

336

274

234

205

184

169

152

143

271

444

338

225

188

177

147

137

.'259" 134

184

9,723

314

2.18

2.51

June

127

IS5

98

90

84

74

*69

62

57

55

60

66

77

*81

60

56

55

50

45

40

*36

*34

32

36

*34

32

34

31

26- 27

1,739

58.0

0.403

0.45

July

29

28

26

36

55

*47

40

45

42

34

30

27

25

23

26

29

24

23

22

*24

24

20

17

15

15

15

16

15

14

TX

16

818

26.4

0.183

0.21

Aug.

13

11

*TZ

24

23

20

17

16

18

32

34

24

*21

19

18

20

19

16

13

24

32

24

20

16

16

17

20

18

16

16

86_

677

21.8

0.151

0.17

Sept.

202 raj *52

38

31

27

24

23

2T

25

46

96

58

42

38

81

122

90

91

137

103

93

88

64

52

48

51

51

44

*40

1,984

66.1

0.459

0.51

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,660 Min 12 Mean 223 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.02

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,100 Min 11 Mean 149 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.07

Peak discharge (base. 1.200 cfs). Dee. 9 (12:15 a.m.) 1,200 cfs (8.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

c Backwater from overbank storage.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 6, 7, Dec. 19-21, 24-26, Jan. 1, 5, 6, 8, 9, 

Jan. 11 to Feb. 9, Feb. 11-14, Mar. 8, 9, 11, 12, 17, 18, Apr. 1-5 (no gage-height record Jan. 23-30). 

Backwater from unknown cause Oct. 10-25, Aug. 19-30.
90 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Rutgers Creek at Gardnerville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 41°20'40", long 74°29'10", on left bank 30 ft upstream from highway bridge 

at Gardnerville, Orange County, 0.1 mile downstream from masonry dam, 1.7 miles southeast of Johnson, and 2.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 59.7 sq mi.

Records available. July 1943 to September 1954.

Gage.. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 404.48 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to June 22, 1948, 

staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 89.7 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,720 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 6.19 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs Aug. 2, 3; minimum gage height, 1.90 ft Aug. 19, 24, 29.

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 3,600 cfs Dec. 31, 1948 (gage height, 8.88 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; 

minimum observed, 0.27 cfs Aug. 12, 1944; minimum gage height observed, 1.30 ft Oct. 15, 

1943.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, or backwater from debris, 

which are fair. Occasional regulation for short periods during low flow by dam just 

above station.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect or backwater from 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 7 Dec. 7 to Aug. 11

2.0 

2.05

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

1.4

2.2

3.5

7.0

16

31

2.8 

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

54

114

235

435

950

1,580

2.0

2.05

2.1

2.25

2.5

0.7

1.4

2.3

7.0

20

2.8 

3.0 

3.4 

4.0 

5.0

48

82

198

460

987

Aug. 11 to Sept. 30

1.9 1.0 2.6 30

2.0 2.5 2.8 50

2.1 5.0 3.0 83

2.3 12

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.7

1.5

1.4

3_ g £

1.4

1.6

C2.9

C2.5

, C2.1

C2.0

el. 9

Cl.9

*cl.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.9

2.2

2.9

3.0

4.4

17 

~ss 127

261.8

8.45

0.142

0.16

Nov.

36

24

19

15

12

IS" 10

19

28

41

44

41

38

33

29

27

 23

21

19

17

15

14

44

96

68

98

55

52

41 

35

1,040

34.7

0.581

0.65

Dec.

34

34

28

24

31

60

*1.520

748

278

382

270

171

323

550

601

272

130

122

78

65

69

72

82

52

47

41

38

34

44

47 

40

6,090

196

3.28

3.79

Jan.

26

28

25

24

21

25

 24

23

19

19

17

18

17

16

55

30

35

31

33

35

60

150

110

80

80

86

160

270

155

96 

64

1,802

58.1

0.973

1.12

Feb.

52

46

56

»70

84

64

52

44

44

41

38

29

22

2T

26

60

290

156" 333

118

130

290

174

121

121

124

177

121

2,917

J.04

1.74

1.82

Mar.

125

*381

259

T5o" 439

118

92

100

86

84

78

65

63

158

177

94

76

65

56

237

178

94

84

74

76

141

89

69

62

56 

*54

3,920

126

2.11

2.44

Apr.

51

47

41

33

33

35

41

48

38

32

305~0~

41

32

31

46

364

36T

166

105

82

67

63

110

76

62

79

184

154

1 *94

2,606

86.9

1.46

1.62

May

72

63

76

710

T4T

198

129

244

370

397

365

198

135

98

82

67

56

47

42

38

155

210

100

71

56

*50

37

34

32 

33

4,638

150

2.51

2.89

June

16- 21

16

15

14

12

11

9.2

8.6

7.8

6.4

7.4

11

12

9.2

8.4

8.0

7.2

6.6

6.2

5.4

*5.1

5.3

4.4

*3.7

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.0

256.5

8.55

0.143

0.16

July

4.9

5.1

4.6

5.4

5.8

5.6

5.1

4.8

4.0

3.8

3.1

2.8

3.0

2.4

2.8

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.3

 1.8

1.3

1.1

1.0

ITT

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.2 

1.1

1.0

88.9

2.87

0.048

0.06

Aug.

0.8

.7

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.2

2.0

2.8

*2.3

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.5

 1.7

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0 

1.2

8.3

50.6

1.63

0.027

0.03

Sept.

32

15

8.7

5.8

4.0

3.2

2.4

2.1

2.0

*1.9

4.7

10

5.4" 7.2

4.6

8.0

24

21

27

59

40

32

21

14

11

9.1

10

11

9.5 8 O

413.6

13.8

0.231

0.26

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,730 Min 1.1 Mean 98.8 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.47

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,320 Min 0.7 Mean 66.0 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.00

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs). Dec. 7 (12:45 D.m.) 1.720 cfs (6.19 ft).

.

c Backwater from debris.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 6, 7, Dec. 17-19, 24-27, Dec. 31 to Feb. 17, 

Mar. 5-9, 19, 22-24, Apr. 2-5.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 

Pochuck Creek near Pine Island, N. Y.

91

Location. Lat 41°16'30", long 74 0 28'20" > on right bank 15 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Newport, 2.3 miles south of Pine Island, Orange County, 3 miles west of Edenville, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 98.0 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 380 ft (from 

topographic map).

Average discharge. 17 years, 163 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 619 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 4.34 ft); minimum 

dally, 4.1 cfs Oct. 2-5; minimum gage height, 0.52 ft Oct. 5.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 2,070 cfs Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height, 7.80 ft); minimum, 2.8 cfs Sept. 9, 10, 1944.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from 

aquatic vegetation or debris, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect or backwater 

from aquatic vegetation or debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 Dec. 16 to Sept. 30

0.2 

.5

1.1

3.7

6.7

12

22

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

4.O

35

73

156

539

0.6

.8

1.1

1.3

5.6

10

23

38

1.6 

2.0 

4.0 

5.0

76

157

539

785

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2E

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.3

fc*

4.1

*4.1

4.4 

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.2

*5.2

S.2

5.2

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.8

6.0

6.4

6.6

7.0

9.6

9.8

*13

26

48

3T

271.7

8.76

O.O89

0.10

Nov.

22

17 

14

13

12

ft

21

25

31

28

27

28

27

28

28

*31

31

28

26

24

23

32

45

42

56

1S

40

37

34

840

28.0

0.286

0.32

Dec.

33

32

30

IB- 28

150 

170

*240

250

268

287

304

309

360

443

494

157

370

290

230

195

168

159

132

102

100

98

87

96

96

AQay

6,076

196

2.00

2.31

Jan.

76

90 

83

83

78

78 

72

*58

52

52

40

41

40

3846-

48

50

42

46

49

125

218

165

130

130

140

200

241

235

190

180

3,116

101

1.03

1.18

Feb.

145

120 

110

*125

125

112 

102

84

96

89

85

70

60

5£

74

96

142

192

TT5

151

140

165

165

144

144

149

174

182

_

___-__.

3,483

124

1.27

1.32

Mar.

184

261 

*363

495

575

532 

451

403

360

318

256

204

178

200

241

228

194

170

151

182

220

210

202

208

202

204

188

159

146

121

»110

7,914

255

2.60

3.00

Apr.

106

104 

96

89

85

85 

92

90

83

78

74

85

78

73

72.

78

137

231

255" 273

196

142

132

174

159

136

146

*204

224

198

3,978

133

1.36

1.51

May

151

142 

165

310

350

*380 

350

330

330

360

*390

420

4Y5

380

330

270

220

ISO

135

112

165

270

310

300

Z60

*205

145

140

135

220

23o

8,095

261

2.66

3.07

June

175

TI2 

88

72

88

9S 

*70

57

52

48

49

46

52

*52

45

43

42

39

35

33

29

*26

25

26

22

21

21

18

I?

21

1,524

50.8

0.518

0.58

July

20

18 

17

26

34

26 

21

25

21

17

16

14

12

12

14

13

12

11

11

*11

10

9.6

8.6

8.1

57T

12

12

9.8

9.4

9.4

8.4

457.4

14.8

0.151

0.17

Aug.

7.4

7.4 

10

15

12

11 

10

8.6

9.6

15

12

*9.8

S.8

8.1

8.4

*9.4

8.4

7.2

7.1

11

9.8

8.6

7.4

6.8

7.8

8.6

7.8

7.0

6.8

*5 6.4 

3JJ

311.2

10.0

0.102

. 0.12

Sept.

67

IT 

27

19

17

14 

12

12

12 *ia

28

47

34

27

28

37

52

47

48

58

64

56

52

47

41

36

36

34

31

 28

1,063

35.4

0.361

0.40

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,010 Min 4.0 Mean 155 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.41

Water1 year 1953-54: Max 575 Min 4.1 Mean 1O2 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.08

Peak discharge (base. 640 cfs). Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on tUs day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 6, 7, Dec. 18-21, 25, '26, Jan. 1, 2, 7-21, 23- 

25, Jan. 29 to Feb. 3, Feb. 8, 9, 12-14. Backwater from aquatic vegetation and/or debris Oct. 1-27. 

Backwater from debris Dec. 7, 8, Sept. 20-30. Backwater from aquatic vegetation May 3 to June 5.
92 HUDSON RIVKR BASIN

Quaker Creek at Florida, N. Y.

Location. Lat 410 20'20", long 74°21'45", on right bank at downstream side of farm bridge, 

a quarter of a mile north of railroad station at Florida, Orange County, and 5 miles 

southwest of Goshen.

Drainage area. 9.74 sq ml.

Records available. September 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage Is 390 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Dec. 12, 1949, staff gage'at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 12.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 188 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 3.34 ft); minimum 

dally,0.2 cfs Oct. 1-5, 10-13; minimum gage height, 1.24 ft Aug. 3.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 1,050 cfs Sept. 21, 1938 (gage height, 6.0 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 210 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

determination at gage height 5.8 ft; minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 16-20, 25, 26, 1939, 

Aug. 10-14, Sept. 6, 8-12, 1944.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, diversion, backwater 

from leaves or aquatic vegetation, or those below 1 cfs, which are good.

Revisions (water years).---WSP 951: 1938(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect, diversion, 

or backwater from leaves or aquatic vegetation (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14 Dec. 14 to Sept. 30

1.25

1.3

1.35

1.4

1.5

0.2 

.4

.8 

1.5 

3.2

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

3.0

5.6

15

30

144

1.26

1.3

1.35

1.4

1.5

0.3

.5

.9

1.5

3.2

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

3.0

5.7

15

31

144

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.6

.6

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3 

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.7

.6

.4

*2.0

e1.4

19.1

0.62

0.064

0.07

Nov.

1.0

.8

.7

.6

_JL

.5

1.6

2.3

2.7

2.9

2.3

2.6

2.9

2.6 

2.7

2.9

2.3 

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

3.9

3.3

5.1

5.3

3.T

2.8 

 2.3

2.2

67.5

2.25

0.231

0.26

Dec.

2.4

2.2

1.9

477

4.7

61

*16

10

45

17

17

30

If

26

17 

12

10

10

11

12

12

7.8

7.0

6.8

6.5

6.1 

8.5

7.4 

5.6

511.3

16.5

1.69

1.95

Jan.

4.1

3.8

4.5

4.5

3.9

4.4

*4.2

3.9

3.5

3.6

5.0

3.3

3.2

3.0 

3.6

3.7

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.8

25

17

11

8.4

8.3

22

15

11 

8.2

272.1

8.78

0.901

1.04

Feb.

7.0

8.0

9.2

10

9.0

6.4

5.2

6.8

6.8

6.1

4.3

4.0

fi?

7.4

-ft

13

11

16

22

14

12

16

18

19

14

_______

314.1

11.2

1.15

1.20

Mar.

34

42

57

 43

25

21

20

19

17

17

14

12

14

31

19

14

12 

10

9.5

22

13

9.6

9.5

8.7

11

13

9.1

7.9 

7.5

6*7 

»6.3

554.8

17.9

1.84

2.12

Apr.

5.9

4.2

3.8

3.1

3.4

3.8

4.7

3.6

2.3

2.2

3.6

4.6

3.3

3.0 

3.0

4.9

ft

10

8.3

6.5

5.7

8.3

8.5

6.1

5.3

11

10

7.3

215.4

7.18

0.737

0.82

May

6.1

6.9

14

66

28

21

17

30

29

!§.

»53

37

27

21 

18

15

13 

10

8.7

8.5

27

17

12

9.3

8.7

»7.5

6.1

1?'

7.3

632.1

20.4

2.09

2.41

June

4.2

3.3

3.3

2.9

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.4

2.2

1.6 

1.4

1.4

01.3 

Cl.O

C.9

0.8

*.8'.a

C.8

C.8

C.8

c.7

c.7

1

53.4

1.78

0.183

0.20

July

0.8

.6

.7

T7T

.8

.8

.8

.7

C.6

c.6

c.6

c.6

c.6 

0.5

c.4

C.4

" "s"

».4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

. .4

.3

.3 

.4

.3 

.3

16.9

0.55

0.056

0.06

Aug.

Oj5

.3

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.8

.5

.4

*.4

.3

.3 

.7

.4

.3 

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3-.5

17.3

0.56

0.057

0.07

Sept.

2.0

1.0

.6

.5

__i

.4

-4

.4

.4

*.4

3.3

1.7

.9

.7 

1.0

3.0

2.3 

2.1

5.8

4T6

2.8

2.6

1.9

1.4

1.7

1.4

1.9

1.4 

1.2

1.0

49.2

1.64

0.168

0.19

Calendar year 1953: Max 165 Min 0.2 Mean 11.7 -Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.30

Water year 1953-54: Max 89 Min 0.2 Mean 7.46 Cfsm 0.766 In. 10.39

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs). No peak above base. * Dls " ' "

ischarge measurement made on this day.

c Backwater from aquatic vegetation.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 6-8, Dec. 17-19, 23-26, Dec. 31 to Jan. 2, 

Jan. 5-20, 22-24, Jan. 28 to Feb. 3, Feb. 7, 8, 12, 13, Mar. 4-7, 22, Apr. 2, 4, 5. Backwater from 

leaves Oct. 4, 10-13. Small increment of flow diverted around station Dec. 7 to Mar. 26] discharge 

computed on basis of discharge measurements and engineers' observations and included in total record.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 93

Wallklll River at Pellets Island Mountain, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 41°22'50", long 74 0 24'50", on right bank 10 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Pellets Island Mountain, Orange County, 2 miles downstream from small tributary, and 4^ miles south of Mlddletown.

Drainage area. 385 sq ml.

Records available. December 1919 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 357.43 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to May 5, 1936, staff or chain gage at same site at datum 10 ft higher 

and May 5, 1936, to Mar. 20, 1937, at datum 5 ft higher. Mar. 20 to June 4, 1937, 

water-stage recorder at site 100 ft downstream at datum 5 ft higher and June 5, 1937, 

to Apr. 18, 1950, at present datum.

Average discharge. 34 years (1920-54), 570 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,770 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 11.06 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 0.07 ft).

1919-54: Maximum discharge, 12,400 cfs Mar. 14, 1936 (gage height, 25.0 ft, present 

datum); maximum gage height, 25.7 ft .Mar. 16, 1920, present datum (before channel 

Improvements In 1936); minimum discharge, 9 cfs Sept. 16, 1932.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 7 Dec. 7 to Sept. 30

0.2 18

1.0 70

2.0 170

3.0 313

5.0 714

8.0 1,620

10.0 2,480

0.2 20

.5 40

1.0 79

2.0 190

3.0 333

5.0 732

8.0 1,600

11.0 2,740

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

22

"So" 20

20

20

21

28

33

32

30

27

28

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

31

38

*60

114

359

1,720

55.5

0.144

0.17

Nov.

179

122

95

78

67

60

66

95

143

191

200

192

190

175

162

154

144

130

118

107

98

92

120

320

262

348

302

224

192 

169

4,795

160

0.416

0.46

Dec.

160

158

142

128

T?6

284

*2.400

2,370

1,750

*1>960

1,74ft

1,480

1,620

2,050

5,330

1,850

1,550

1,100

780

662

614

600

625

500

370

350

330

319

352 

381

350

29,481

951

2.47

2.85

Jan.

270

280

270

250

235

230

*225

200

190

205

175

160

T?6" 155

195

205

210

170

190

200

345

758

643

500

460

464

900

1,250

780

600 

450

11,335

366

0.951

1.09

Feb.

380

360

370

*469

532

450

370

300

290

300

280

220

170

lS5

200

317

755

1.220 ^ftr

655

614

967

869

667

647

676

858

756

-

14,756

527

1.37

1.43

Mar.

721

*1,480

1,530

2.000

1,700

1,500

1,250

1,100

*960

869

756

640

580

816

1,070

822

660

571

512

890

1,090

827

690

647

618

756

653

536

483

437 

«596

27,560

889

2.31

2.66

Apr.

376

370

330

300

287

292

335

349

305

271

254

293

296

255

244

271

930

1.590 iyogb

764

607

498

446

631

560

458

466

794

804

*620

14,816

494

1.28

1.43

May

492

448

561

2.210

1,970

1,660

1,450

1,310

1,500

1,660

 1,700

1,360

1,130

942

794

676

579

506

445

403

655

1,090

896

701

592

*520

433

388

H

496

28,429

917

2.38

2.75

June

361

294

259

231

217

213

189

161

145

136

133

140

149

177

143

126

121

112

101

92

83

*75

72

74

72

66

64

62

57

58

4,183

139

0.361

0.40

July

62

62

56

62

100

99

82

76

79

67

58

51

46

42

42

46

43

39

38

38

*39

36

32

27

26

33

34

30

28

29 

28

1,530

49.4

0.128

0.15

Aug.

25

22

23

33

41

36

32

28

29

*38

52

44

36

31

30

30

29

21

"24"

45

42

32

27

25

27

28

28

26

25 

60

989

31.9

0.083

0.10

Sept.

303

255

120

74

58

48

43

*40

54

147

129

87

70

101

204

196

180

281

259

207

195

155

127

110

107

114

100

87

3,905

130

0.338

0.38

Calendar year 1953 : Max 4,730 Mln 19 Mean 590 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.80

water year 1953-54 : Max 2,400 Mln 20 Mean 393 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.87

Peak discharge (base. 2.700 efs). Dec. 7 (7 p.m.) 2,770 cfs (11.06 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6, 7, Dec. 16-19, 24-27, Dec. 31 to Jan. 20, 

Jan. 24, 25, Jan. 27 to Feb. 3, Feb. 6-15, Mar. 4-9, 12, 13, Apr. 2-4.
94 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Wallkill River near Phillipsburg, N. Y.

Location. Lat 41 "26"00", long 74°22'20", on left bank a quarter of a mile upstream from 

abandoned electric railway bridge and Masonic Creek, 1 mile southwest of Phillipsburg, 

Orange County, and 1.9 miles northeast of New Hampton.

Drainage area. 419 sq mi.

Records available. October 1936 to September 1954.

gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 352.61 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to July 26, 1937, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 649 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,650 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 6.22 ft); minimum, 

21 cfs Oct. 2, 3, 4, 5; minimum gage height, 0,46 ft Aug. 2.

1936-54: Maximum discharge, 7,380 cfs Dec. 31, 1948 (gage height, 9.94 ft); minimum, 

18 cfs Sept. 28, 1943; minimum gage height, 0.46 ft Sept. 11, 1944, Aug. 2, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 11.3 ft Mar. 13, 1936, from staff-gage reading by Corps of Engineers .

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from debris, 

or no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions. WSP 1111: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect or 

backwater from debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 3 Mar. 4 to Sept. 30

0.4 12

.5 25

.8 76

1.4 225

2.0 432

3.0 940

6.0 3,450

0.4 19

.6 47

.9 109

1.4 253

2.0 469

3.0 940

6.0 3,450

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7 

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

C26

024

024

c24 

c24

c28

c58 

c38

c40

c36

c51

c51

«o52

c51

c31

c31

c51

c50 

051

c51

651

c51

c52

c52

c54

c45 

c50

c88

155 

490

355

1,989

64.2

0.155

0.18

Nov.

202

137

106

86 

74

66

7? 

106

160

211

225

217

 214

200

184

175

165

147 

132

120

108

104

148

342

511

m254

211 

186

5,406

180

0.450

0.48

Dec.

178

173

157 m

322

5.170 

2,790

1,960

2,260

1,960

1,610

1,870

2,520

2,800

?,150

1,750

1,250 

920

720

660

660

 686

560

390

380 

360

343

373

380

34,093

1,100

2.63

5.05

Jan.

280

290

280

260 

245

240

240

£25

210

220

190

175

170

185

210

220

225

185 

200

210

*360

940

760

620 576*

540 

980

1.550

860 

660

490

12,596

406

0.969

1.12

Feb.

410

390

400

504 

581

490

400 

330

320

325

310

245

185

195

215

554

869

 1.570 

994

754

686

1,050

970

754

707

750 

952

834

-

16,284

582

1.39

1.45

Mar.

774

1,640

1,680

2.500 

1,800

1,550

1,300 

1,160

 1,020

929

825

715

640.

900

1,160

894

752

640 

584

989

1,170

900

747

704

699

844 

727

614

554 

509

469

50,165

975

2.52

2.68

Apr.

446

450

590

550 

334

341

396 

415

362

a52b

a500

a540

a550

a300

»a290

a320

1,100

1.590 

1,120

839

671

563

*509

671

618

513 

509

866

889

689

16,851

561

1.34

1.49

May

558

501

595

2.740 

2,280

1,800

1,550 

1,450

1,690

2,080

2,070

1,520

1,250

1,020

866

747

635

565 

497

453

735

1,160

946

752

644

571 

489

438

422 

507

546

52,035

1,055

2.47

2.84

June

4i5

55l

289

256 

254

227

 206 

170

150

159

157

159

156

.181

148

139

124

116 

107

95

86

80

76

 76

75

69

67

65

ft

4,466

149

0.556

0.40

July

65

65

60

65 

95

107

82

 84

75

65

58

51

47

51

51

47

44

46

44

 44

42

58

54

31

36 

41

36

35 

35

35

1,696

54.7

0,131

0.15

Aug.

32

41 

49

47

42 

36

44 51

69

60

51

44

49

46

44

36

35

44

58

60

49

42

42

42 

44

44

48 

41

1ST1,475

47.6

0.114

0.13

Sept.

540

279

 142

91 

71

60

54 

51

81

146

155

107

86

124

229

234 

253

552

327

256

234

184

148

129 

126

129

119 

 102

4,707

157

0.575

0.48

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,200 Min 24 Mean 661 Cfsm 1,59 In. 21.43

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,170 Min 24 Mean 443 Ctam 1.06 in. 14.37

Peak dlschagge (base. 5.100 cfsh Dec. 7 (4 p.m.) 5,650 eta (6,22 ft)i Dec. 14 (7 p,m.) 3,270 ofs 

(5.80 ft); May 4 (12 m.) 5,140 ofs (5.66 ft).

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

at Pellets Island Mountain.

c Backwater from debris.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Bov. 6, 7, Dec. 16-21, 24-27, Dec. 51 to Jan. 24, 

JanT26 to Feb. 3, Feb. 6-9, 11-15, Mar. 4-7, 13, 14, Apr. 2-4,
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 95

Wallkill River at Gar-diner, N. Y.

Location. La t 41°41'10", long 74°09'S5", on left bank 400 ft upstream from highway

Dridge, 500 ft downstream from Shawangunk Kill, and three-quarters of a mile northwest 

of Gardiner, Ulster County.

Drainage area. 711 sq mi.

Records available. September 1924 to September 1954.

^""Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 185.70 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

Average discharge.--30 years, 1,061 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,810 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 9.81 ft); minimum, 31 cfs Aug. 23; minimum gage height, 1.96 ft July 26.

1924-54: Maximum discharge, 21,200 cfs June 1, 1952 (gage height, 14.88 ft); maximumgage height, 18.83 ft Mar. 7, 1945 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 20 cfs Sept. 17, 

1932j minimum gage height, 1.94 ft Sept. 11, 1944.

Reira.rks_. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or fragmentary gage-height 

record, which are fair. Large diurnal fluctuations during low and medium flow caused 

by powerplant above station.

Revisions. WSP 756: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to May 10, 

Aug. 17 to Sept. 50 Hay 11 to Aug. 16

1.9 

2.1 

2.4 

2.8

21

48

111

240

3.4 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

550

1,000

3,130

7,430

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

tJ

42

73

142

2.9 

3.4

282

550

ote. Sane as preceding 

leabove 5.4 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

52

50

48

66

99 

85

66

59

59

74

92

55

55

59

53

48 

48

68

57

53

55

55

S3

 61

88

117

296

672

776

3,509

113

0.159

0.18

Nov.

471

313

212

188

142

145

165 

244

304

404

426

423

402

366

340

340 298

295 

250

224

208

18S

402

634

702

854

755

524

433

358

10,954

365

0.513

0.57

Dec.

354

342

310

M

'

538

6.960 

4,990

3,120

3,850

3,240

2,390

2,880

4,310

4,780

3,350

2,490

1,750 

1,350

1,160

1,020

 1,000

1,040

920

700

630

586

555

567

674 

640

57,072

1,841

2.59

2.99

Jan.

460

470

450

430 *410

380

330 

300

290

320

300

280

270

280

310

330

340

280 

310

330

350

1,500

1,100

920

740

700

1,140

2.000

1*250

900

19,270

622

0.875

1.01

Feb.

700

620

640

820

1,250

1,040

800

*640

560

540

540

470

360

500 Its

620

2,000

3.600 

2,060

1,460

1,380

2,280

1,910

1,410

1,330

1,430

1,840

1,540

-

32,480

1,160

1.63

1.70

Mar.

1,350

2,640

2,730

5.850

 2,700

2,250

1,900 

1,700

1,500

1,400

1,270

1,080

960

1,400

2,020

1,530

1,190

1,000 

840.

1,560'

1,950

1,510

1,200

1,070

1,080

1,660

1,360

1,040

902

*810 

736

48,188

1,554

2.19

2.52

Apr.

f680

f640

580

520

500

494

633

674

594

500

529

720

615

558

480

568

2,330

5.260 

2,0'90

1,520

1,180

974

834

964

1,040

834

 749

1,300

1,610

1,210

29,180

973

1.37

1.53

May

924

796

874

5,560

4,280

2,820

2,240 

2,540

3,480

5.580

4,720

2,990

2,190

1,760

1,470

1,250

1,060

883

772

696

1,070

2,020

1,600

1,230

 1,000

8S7

734

629

IT!

740

57,939

1,869

2.63

3.03

June

606

500

410

382

316

315

347 

258

228

226

209

179

234

296

258

231

196

185 

145

149

178

138

 125

102

100

100

111

140

92

98

6,854

228

0.321

0.36

July

119

92

90

103

102

138

ill

125

110

106

97

SO

66

74

78

72

57 

72

86

*89

78

70

56

46

78

68

ECSo

50

2,648

85.4

0.120

0.14

Aug.

42

43

59

70

58

55

53 

58

61

97

63

59

86

75

71

69

77

64 

57

55

59

38

76

 61

64

55

39

39

1,953

63.0

0.089

0.10

Sept.

388

445

274

169

134

107

100

86

82

10

144

160

220

190

168

196

234

342 

371

861

627

505

387

313

250

210

21S

198

182

1 "7fl J./O

7,806'

260

0.366

0.41

Calendar year 1953: Max 11,200 Min 34 Mean 1,176 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.45

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,960 Mln 32 Mean 761 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.54

Peak discharge (base. 6.400 cfsU Dec. 7 (10:45 a.m.) 8.810 efs (9.81 ft); Hay 4 (ll:30 a.m.) 

6,870 efs (8.65 ft); May 10 I5j30 p.m.) 7,690 efn (9.16 ft). 

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partly estimated gage heights. 

. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Hov. 7, Dec. 18-25, Dec. 31 to Peb. 18, Mar. 5-10, 

18, 19, Apr. 3-5.
96 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Wappinger Creek near Wappingers Palls, N. Y.

Location. Lat 41°39'05", long 73°52'20", on left bank 700 ft downstream from Red Oak 

Mill dam and 4? miles northeast of village of Wappingers Falls, Dutchess County.

Drainage area. 182 sq mi.

Records available. May 1903 to June 1905 (gage heights only), August 1928 to September 

1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 120 ft (from topographic map). May 1903 

to June 1905 staff gage at site 2f miles downstream at different datum. Aug. 7, 1928, to 

Sept. 25, 1931, water-stage recorder at site 2 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 239 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,170 cfs Dec. 15 (gage height, 5.66 ft); minimum, 8.7 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 2.32 ft).

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 15,900 cfs Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height, 18.02 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs on basis of computation of peak 

flow over dam and through contracted opening; minimum, about 1 cfs Aug. 5, 1936 (gage 

height, 1.99 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good, no 

gage-height record, which are fair, and backwater from leaves, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 741: 1932. WSP 756: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect or backwater from 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14 Dec. 15 to Sept. 30

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

7.8

12

25

42

65

3.4 

3.8 

4.4

5.0

132

246

491

783

2.8 

3.0 

3.4 

3.8

42

64

129

239

4.4 

5.0 

6.0

486

783

1,380

te. Same as preceding table

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

J.3

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

10

10

9.6

1*1

11

12

10

12

15

14

013

012

012

C12

ell

oil

el2 

012

c!3

c!4

014

CIS

C14

C14

*C16

018

031 

59 ii! 10?

642.9

20.7

0.114

0.13

Nov.

78

64

55

50

44

39

44

54

63

060

054

049

C44

C40

038

c35

C33

*C33 

C32

C31

C43

C74

o76

C100

1S4 Tff 

80

73

1,638

54.6

0.300

0.33

Dec.

70

70

70

66

81

107

589

783

553

706

711

556

570

731

1.020

767

596

440 

360

330

332

*352

365

290

240

223

210

198 

220

210

195

12,011

387

2.13

2.45

Jan.

165

145

145

150

140

*138

138

106

94

114

106

100

96

106

120

125

92

M106

300

240

220

210

205

205

356

330

320

270

5,517

178

0.978

1.13

Feb.

*240

270

270

340

370

320

280

250

240

230

£20

175

140

TSS

16O

252

483

481

445

524

477

404

413

418

510

454

9,768

349

1.92

2.00

Mar.

418

*5S2

aSSO

a820

3940

8680

a540

a500

a460

a410

a380

3350

8330

8390

8480

8400

320

300 

4"§9 270

524

422

374

348

340

486

413

352 

328

*308

PQQ

13,793

445

2.45

2.82

Apr.

274

250

240

215

210

213

304

285

242

210

207

278

242

217

204

217

467

HI635

528

463

426

449

386

352

*340

400 

374

316

10,730

358

1.97

2.19

May

278

260

256

391

408

332

285

318

514

651

837 Tie

591

500

436

386

344

304 

274

250

420

650

510

395

 332

297

260

242

OOQ CO9

12,284

396

2.18

2.51

June

226

T5S

184

165

155

145

131

121

109

104

100

94

120

127

99

88

83

77 

70

65

61

55

*52

50

48

45

43

42 

41

39

2,937

97.9

0.538

o.ee

July

42

40

39

37

34

34

31

29

27

26

25

25

25

23

23

22 

23

20

21

*21

22

23

23

23

24

24 

22

*22

29

see

27,9

0.153

0.18

Aug.

29

27

30

30

5±

29

26

25

25

23

21

24

24

23

23

21

20

19 

19

18

17

16

13

15

IS

14

13

13 

13

13

30

663

21.4

0.118

0.14

Sept.

83

67

51

37

32

59

57

47

339

610

352

229

173

170

192

187 

168

168

145

165

145

125

107

109

109

97 

86

78

4,247

142

0.780

0.87

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,360 Mln 6.2 Mean 322 Cfsm 1.77 !«' 23.97

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,020 Min 9.3 Mean 206 Cfsm 1.13 !» 18,35

Peak discharge (base. 1.300 cfs). 

* Discharge measurement made on thl

No peak above base, 

s day.

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

and records for Fishkill Creek at Beacon.

c Backwater from leaves.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ioe Nov. 6, 7, Dec. 18-20, 24, 25, Jan. 1, 2, 8-26, 

JanTT9 to Feb. 15, Mar. 17-19, Apr. 2-4 (no gage-height record Jan. 18-24, Mar. 17).
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 97

Fishkill Creek at Beacon, N. Y.

Location. Lat 41 030'40", long 73 056'55", on left bank at upstream side of Bridge Street 

Bridge In Beacon, Dutchess County, and 2-| miles upstream fronr nouth.

Drainage area. 186 sq ml.

Records available. July 1901 to November 1903, September 1944 to September 1954. Published as ll at Glenham" 1901-3.

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

T"901 to November 1903 chain gage at site 1 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 10 years (1944-54), 300 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,760 cfs Sept. 13 (gage height, 5.24 ft); minl- 

 mum, 1.2 cfs July 9 (gage height, 1.045 ft).

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 3,220 cfs Jan. 25, 1953 (gage height, 7.28 ft); minimum, 

that of July 9, 1954.

Remarks. Records excellent except those f'6r periods of ice effect or no gage-height rec5rcT7 which fair. Diurnal fluctuation at. loft and medium flow caused by research laboratories and manufacturing plants above station.

Revisions. WSP 1031: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of. J.ce effect (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge', in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15,

Mar. 5 to May 11

Sept. 13-30

1.16 6.7 2.5

1.2 10 3.0

1.3 23 4.0 

1.6 78 5.0 

2.0 179

,

344

558

1,050 

1,620

Dec. 16 to Mar'. 4

1.5 62 2.6 355

2.0 186 3.0 558

Mote . {Same as preceding table above 

3.0 ft.

May 12 to Sept. 12

1.15

1.2

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

8.4

14

28

90

198

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

359

564

1,050

1,620

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water Jrear October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.1

7.1

6.7

677

7.5

8.0

15

18

14

13

12

12 

8.0

8.0

9.3

9.3

9.8

10

12

11

9.3

9.8

12

12

13

*£2

19

26

55

168 

135

683.6

22.1

0.119

0.14

Nov.

78

56

46

39

35

33

43

66

76

76

72

64 

58

55

52

48

45

*43

39

39

37

38

55

94

99

123

120

101

88

81

1,901

63.4

0.341

0.38

Dec.

78

83

SI

74

93

135

322

619

439

460

794

641 

563

704

1.120

al,060

a 800

a580

a450

a380

346

*350

383

336

274

251

238

225

258

264 

235

12,636

408

2.19

2.53

Jan.

205

185

175

170

160

*155

150

100

112

135

88

86 

112" 82

122

130

125

100

110

114

320

240

210

200

190

190

320

400

290

280 

240

5,496

177

0.952

1.10

Feb t

*210

232

229

274

32S

294

258

225

219

213

207

175 

108 160"

151

191

286

466 372-

30S

284

353

364

308

298

315

350

342

-

7,517

268

1.44

1.50

Mar.

.311

*441

506

B28

933

693

567

512

467

428

390

350 

329

383

517

420

344

307

282

347

490

3S7

337

311

293

391

387

314

293

*279 

265

13,102

423

2.27

2.62

Apr.

252

246

236

217

208

205

242

246

217

194

188 233- 

236

205

191

191

284

744

833

610

490

424

383

412

404

348

*318

367

408

333

9,865

329

1.77

1.97

May

293

282

276

389

467

364

307

304

512

671

518" 983

705

582

506

447

408

366

328

304

392

799

681

498

*404

356

314

288

275 356" 

378

14,153

457

2.46

2.83

June

288

f44

219

198

189

172

161

149

133

125

123

118 

125

155

125

110

102

92

85

81

75

68

*65

78

72

62

63

58

58

55

3,648

122

0.656

0.73

July

55

55

52

54

53

54

41

31

30

9.2

34

43

16

35

15

36

12

23

38

a30

a20

*a25

15

21

24

26

9.5

23

9.0

*24

&L*

921.1

29.7

0.160

0.18

Aug.

9.0

a!2

a20

alS

a37

a20

a25

a!5

a20

al2

21

33 

13

18

17

31

15^ 8.4

10

13

16

16

13

ll

16

18

*17

14

13

12 

JO

565.4

18. B

0.098

0.11

Sept.

133

78

36

39

34

2832-

34

95

60

510

1.520 

1,260

472

307

293

304

252

230

346

296

272

233

194

173

165

196

196

159

138

8,085

270

1.45

1.62

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,850 Min 4.4 Mean 350 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.55

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,520 Mln 6.7 Mean 215 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.71

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs). Dec. 15 {ll p.m.) 1,200 cfs (4.27 ft); Sept. 13 (l a.m. 1,760

cfs (5.24 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for Wapplnger Creek near.Wapplngers Palls.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 31 to Feb. 1, Feb. 12-14, Mar. 11, 12 (no 

gage-height record Jan. 18 to Feb. 1).
98 HUDSON RIVER BASIN

Croton River at New Croton Dam, near Croton, N. Y.

Location. Lat 41°13'30", long 73 0 51'35", on left bank 1,000 ft downstream from New Croton 

Dam, If* miles northeast of Croton, Westchester County, and 4£ miles north of Ossining.

Drainage area. 378 sq mi.

Records available. July 1933 to September 1938 and October 1939 to June 1940 (fragmentary) , June 1941 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control with trapezoidal-notch weir. Altitude 

of gage is 50 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16.7 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 1.45 ft); minimum, 1.08 cfs Oct. 16; minimum gage height, 0.33 ft July 30; minimum daily discharge, 

1.10 cfs Oct. 16-18, July \ 30.

1933-38, 1939-40, 1941+54: Maximum gage height, 11.4 ft (from floodmarks) Sept. 22, 

1938 (discharge not determined); minimum discharge, 0.77 cfs Nov. 30, 1936, Oct. 20, 

21, 1950; minimum gage height, 0.275 ft Jan. 15, 1950; minimum daily discharge, 0.77 

cfs Oct. 20, 1950.

Remarks. Records good. Entire flow, except for periods of spilling, diverted from New 

Croton Reservoir for municipal supply of city of New York.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 7 Dec. 7 to Mar. 3 Mar. 3 to Sept. 30

0.35 

.4 

.5 

.65

1.08

1.33

1.88

2.82

0.37 

.4 

.5 

.65 

.81

1.11

1.26

1.79

2.73

3.91

0.33 

.4 

.5 

.7 

.9

1.1

1.09

1.44

2.04

3.35

4.96

7.33

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

-1.23

1.23

*1.28

1.28

1.26

1.28

1.28

1.18

1.18

1.20

1.20

1.18 

1.16 

1.16

1.16

1.10

T7T5

1.10

1.16

1.20

1.23 

1.22

1.18

1.18

1.32

1.26

1.20

1.54

fcB1.28

38.24

1.23

-

-

Nov.

1.26

1.26

1.20

1.18

1.16

 1.16

1*46

1753

1.20

1.18

1.18

1.16

Hi

1.16

1.16

1.16

1.16

1.16

1.16

1.16 

1.16

1.39

1.26

1.35

1.30

1.26

1.26

1.26 

1.28

36.53

1.22

-

-

Dec.

1*28.2

1.28

1.28

1.64

1.48

1

2.53

*1.61

1.48

2.35

1.70

1.65 

11.94 

3.88

5756"

2.06

1.82

1.64

1.56

1.56

1.54 

1.56

1.51

1.46

1.44

1.44

1.41

1.44

1.51 

1.46 

1.41

52.76

1.70

_

-

Jan.

1.38

1.38

1.38

1.38

1.38

1.41

1.36

1.31

1.31

1.34

1.28

1726" 

1.26

1.31

1.34

1.31

1.28

1.28

1.28

1.54 

1.48

1.41

1.38

 1.36

1.51

1.90

1.94

T7H 

1.44 

1.38

43.37

1.40

-

-

Feb.

*1.31

1.34

1.51

1.70

1.46

1.38

1.31

1.26

1.28

1.26

1.26

1.18

HI

1.21

1.35

2.1

T715

1.48

1.44

1.63 

1.95

1.6

1.55

1.6

1.58

1.56

1.46

40.69

1.45

.

-

Mar.

1.81

 2.25

2.62

5.01

2.37

2.19

2.07

1.98

1.76

1.67

1.55

fcfc 

2.10

1.73

1.52

1.46

1.44

1.48

2.99

1.98 

1.79

1.76

1.73

1.92

1.92

1.64

1.61

1.55 

1.52 

1.49

57.87

1.87

.

-

Apr.

1.49

1.46

1.42

1.39

1.36

*1.42

1.52

1.44

1.39

1.39

1.42

1.42 

1.36 

1.34

1.52

1.52

5.04

577?

2.0

1.85

1.76 

1.70

1.82

1.82

1.61

1.55

, 1.67

1.82

1.61 

1.52

49.15

1.64

_

-

May

1.46

1.46

1.69

2.52

1.82

 1.67

1.61

2.77

2.72

4.04

3.16

2.58 

2.51 

2.15

2.01

1.88

1.75

1.67

1.58

1.58

2.20 

1.88

1.67

1.61

1.58

1.55

1.49

1.49

1.49 

1.46 

1.59

60.20

1.94

.

-

June

1.36

1.32

1.34

1.29

1.29

1.26

1.24

1.24

1.24

 1.26

1.24 

1.36 

1.29

1.26

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.22

1.19

HI

1.26

1.24

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.19

1.19 

1.19

57.54

1.25

_

-

July

1.16

1.14

1.16

1.24

1.16

1.14

1.16

1.22

 1.19

1.19

1.19

1.19 

1.19 

1.24

1.29

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.22

1

1.19 

1.19

1.19

1.22

1.22

1.16

1.14

1.12

1.12

HI

36.75

1.19

_

-

Aug.

1.16

T75F

1.81

1.54

1.40

1.52

1.5

1.29

1.59

1.44

1.54

1.52 

1.52 

1.52

1.46

1.54

1.32

1.32

1.54

1.36

1.36 

1.56

1.56

 1.54

1.56

1.56

1.52

1.29

1.26 

1.58 

2.40

45.50

1.40

-

-

Sept.

1.75

1.52

1.46

1.45

1.4

1.42

1.42

1.56

1.36

7.29

l.*79 

1.64

1.67

2.16

2.04

1.95

2.66

2.34

2.18 

2.54

1.98

1.85

 1.75

1.73

1.85

1.70

1.64 

1.61

59.08

1.97

.

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,770 Mln 1.10 Mean 419.4 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 7.29 Mln 1.10 Mean 1.52 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
HUDSON RIVER BASIN 99

Saw Mill River at Yonkers, N. Y.

Location. Lat 40°56 I 20'1 , long 73°53'05", on left bank in Yonkers, Westchester County, 

Just upstream from Old Croton aqueduct, near intersection of Nepperhan Avenue and 

Center Street, 1.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 85.6 sq mi.

Records available. November 1943 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 90.99 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--10 years (1944-54), 27.22 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 412 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 3.35 ft); minimum, 0.37 cfs Jan. 6 (gage height, 0.48 ft, backwater from aquatic vegetation); minimum daily, 0.39 cfs Jan. 6.

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 578 cfs Mar. 31, 1951 (gage height, 4.21 ft); minimum, 

0.05 cfs Dec. 27, 1946 (gage height, 0.374 ft); minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Jan. 1, 1944, 

Sept. 5, Oct. 19, 1945.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from aquatic vegetation or 

debris and those below 2 cfs, which are fair. Plow.affected by diversions by city of 

Yonkers, village of Tarrytown, and several industries for water supply and industrial 

purposes. Diurnal fluctuations caused by water supply and industrial operations.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

0.48 

.5 

.55

.8

0.39

.47

.78

1.22

2.57

4.67

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

1.9 

2.6

7.52

11.5

23.7

52

108

237

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24 

25

26

27

28 

29

50

51

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1.76

1.76

1.64

1.52

1.34

4.55

3.2

4.1

7.1

2.26

1.58

3.75

5.S5

5.3

3.4

5.65

2.75

2.26

5.5

4.2

2.55

1.90

1.46

*1.22 473"

2.74

2.46

31.4

ll!l

194.70

6.28

+1.01

Nov.

8.71

5.14

3.92

2.86

2.74

2.95

28.9

2577

11.7

7.7

6.4

5.2

1.54

^58

771

.94

.71

.82

.82

.68

.64

.64

11.4

12.8 

9.7

11.8

1.76

*.94 

1.35

1.17

170.75

5.69

+5.27

Dec.

O.S6

,94

.98

1.03

48.7

25.8

71

55.2

20.7

61

45.6

23.9

30.0

109

 97

38.3

28.6

18.7

15.1

13.7

11.1

13.0

12.0

9.11 

7.O9

6.24

4.65

3.2 

6.7

5.4

4.8

769.40

24.82

+11.17

Jan.

5.4

3.3

4.65

1.08

.43

39 7§o"

.58

2.26

6.7

2.34

4.95

7.0

4.1

4.45

6.8

6.5

1.98

4.3

4.55

24.2

24.6

6.1

9.7 

 7.1

8.73

24.8

35.7 

1673"

13.1

7 34

245.93

7.93

+11.97

Feb.

2.85

4.00

8.76

52.9

14.8

 5.55

6.10

5.47

5.74

5.21

2.87

2.45

.52

67fO~

14.7

18.9

52

45.7

27.8

26.2

52.0

55

56.7

29.4 

52.9

30.3

29.4

28.6

- -----

557.46

19.91

+8.02

Mar.

34.8

*77

75

152

58

52

45.7

28.6

29.4

24.5

20.5

21.5

47.6

42.2

25.5

20.5

17.6

17.8

80

50

22.5

21.0

18.9 

25.5

33.1

22.3

18.5 

15.8

14.7

12.6

1,165.9

37.61

+13.42

Apr.

14.2

12.6

12.6

10.7

8.71

 11.9

16.4

12.7

9.11

8.03

11.9

16.9

9.91

9.91

7.52

11.5

59

89

3T.7

25.5

19.6

18.5

30.0

54 

38.6

19.8

21.4

27.8 

21.0

16.4

660.49

22.02

+14.65

May

15.3

15.3

56

70

45.5

 21.4

18.9

6O

56

63

85

45.4

35.7

32.9

30.5

28.6

26.2

25.5

21.4

19.6

57

58

50.5

18.5 

16.6

15.0

12.8

1578"

26.5

14.0

1,045.1

55.65

+12.59

June

7.5

6.7

11.6

11.6

7.2

5.8

4.2

2.9

2.42

2.12

*3.95

3.51

10.5

6.81

5.85

8.55

2.04

1.76

2.11

1*6*

2.57

2.83

3.84

21.7 

TT55

2.18

1.76

1.76 

2.34

3.50

154.49

5.15

+9.64

July

2.49

1.97

1.64

5.1

17?6

1.18

1.46

1.28

1.28

1.84

1.64

*1.28

1.47

1.40

2.01

.32

^68

78?

1.85

1.28

.78

.68

2.28

2.50 

2.04

1.68

.90

1.57 

1.17

1.05

.98

48.56

1.57

+6.55

Aug.

1.17

1.12

21.5

3.95

5.4

7.4

1.04

1.40

28

26

6.0

.82

.74

.71

2716"

1.50

1.76

.82

.78

2.50

8.5

5.95

1.52

»1.04 

1.01

.94

.90

1.03 

1.17

3.10

Si

198.55

6.40 +5.m

Sept.

 59.5

11.1

7.58

6.36

1.76

1.68

2783

2.37

6.72

4.87

229

63

40.7

27.0

24.0

36.6

55

35.7

38.8

44.8

32.9

30.3

24.5

21.0 

20.3

22.2

26.2

21.0 

17.6

18.5

913.67

30.46

+2.58

Calendar year 1953: Max 475 Mln 0.52 Mean 35.45

Water year 1953-54: Max 229 Mln 0.59 Mean 16.78

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Indicated net adjustment. In cubic feet per second, for diversion and return flow In water-supply 

and Industrial operations upstream; for calendar year 1953, +9.27 cfs; for water year 1954, +8.46 

cfs. Records furnished by city of Yonkers, village of Tarrytown, Alexander Smith, Inc., and Stauffer Chemical Co.

Note. Backwater from debris Oct. 20-25, Jan. 22-25, May 4-6, July 4-12, Aug. 10-24, 31, Sept. 1. 

Backwater from aquatic vegetation Oct. 2-24, Nov. 10-28, Dec. 27 to Jan. 25, Aug. 4-24. Backwater 

from aquatic vegetation and debris May 25 to June 11.
100 HACKENSACK RIVER BASIN 

Hackensack River at Rlvervale, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°59'55", long 73°59'27", on right bank at Leslie Avenue, Rlvervale, Bergen 

County, 1^ miles upstream from Pasoack Brook, 4.6 miles upstream from Oradell Dam, and 

27.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 58.0 sq ml.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1954.

gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 22.51 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 13 years, 100 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 746 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 3.84 ft); minimum, 

5.8 cfs Oct. 2, 3, 4, 6, 23, 24 (gage height, 1.36 ft).

1941-54: Maximum discharge, 1,350 cfs Apr. 1, 1951 (gage height, 5.70 ft); minimum, 

5.5 cfs Aug. 30, Sept. 2, 1953 (gage height, 1.35 ft).

Remarks.--Records excellent. Diversion at West Nyack, N. Y., for municipal water supply 

[Tee p. 104).

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected In cooperation with Hackensack Water Co.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-aischarge relation affected by ice Dec. 18, 19)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8

3.8

7.3

12

18

36

2.0 

2.2 

2.6 

3.0 

3.3

60

95

199

372

522

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.9

6.2

6.2

6.9

8.1

6.2

12

12

9.5

10

10

9.5

7.7

7.7

8.6

7.7

8.1

7.7

7.3

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.2

5.8

rrs

12

12

33

46

SO" 67

417.9

13.5

-

-

Nov.

40

36

32

28

24

*20

36

52

JS

40

37

33

30

27

25

23

21

20

18

17

16

15

23

38

38

43

39

38

34

32

927

30.9

-

-

Dec.

31

31

28

25

IT

48

109

106

95

144

157

135

140

209

297

279

246

185

145

99

82

78

76

65

70

57

54

47

48

48

47

3,225

104

-

-

Jan.

38

42

39

38

36

40

37

32

35

32

2229~

29

28

28

27

28

28

30

30

36

48

43

43

42

45

73

95

7S

70

59

1,280

41.3

-

-

Feb.

49

46

46

66

70

70

66

57

57

55

52

36

4T

39

37

44

86

112

89

82

91

91

84

80

76

76

73

1,870

66.8

-

-

Mar.

73

146

143

*227 213"

490

160

130

110

97

86

78

71

90

108

97

87

76

70

114

128

123

118

1O6

93

97

91

84

78

71

66

3,421

110

-

-

Apr.

63

60

59

54

52

50

54

54

54

51

48

51

48

46

ii

47

103

206

1ST

180

146

114

98

130

99

91

101

108

1O8

99

2,602

86.7

-

-

May

89

87

103

190

190

171

151

183

320

367

473

403

341

242

180

143

J23

110

97

89

116

133

126

118

106

91

80

71

66

63

59

5,081

164

-

-

June

55

5?

43

39

38

35

33

31

28

27

26

24

31

27

24

22

22

20

19

18

17

16

16

19

21

24

18

16

15

15

791

26.4

-

-

July

15

14

13

17

21

18

15

15

14

13

12

12

12

10

10

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.5

12

9.5

8.1

'6.5 7.3

6.5

13

12

12

9.5

8.6

8.1

361.1

11.6

-

-

Aug.

7.3

7 .5

25

26

*19

16

16

16

31

44

29

25

22

20

20

20

17

IS

13

22

20

19

17

15

14

13

12

12

11

14

153

690.6

22.3

-

-

Sept.

138

99

97

91

74

55

40

36

29

24

391

511

Tiff

445

556

262

227

180

177

195

165

157

146

133

126

114

106

91

80

70

5,009

167

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,000 Min 5.8 Mean 113 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54: Max 511 Min 5.8 Mean 70.3 Gfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 500 efs). Sept. 11 (10 p.m.) 746 cfs (3.84; ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
HACKENSACK RIVER BASIN 101

Pascaok Brook at Westwood, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°59'33 n , long 74°01'19", on right bank 75 ft upstream from Harrington 

Avenue in Westwood, Bergen County, 500 ft downstream from Musquapsink Creek, and 

2.3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--29.6 sq mi.

Records available. September 1934 to September 1954.

Gage.. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 28.62 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 20 years, 52.3 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 535 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 4.15 ft); minimum, 7.2 cfs Jan. 17 (gage height, 1.34 ft); minimum daily, 8.9 cfs Jan. 8-10, 14, 

Feb. 13, 14.

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 1,610 cfs July 23, 1945 (gage height, 6.76 ft); minimum, 5.8 cfs Oct. 21, 1949; minimum daily, 6.1 cfs Oct. 21-25, Nov. 10, 11, 1949.

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

good, and those for periods of backwater from tree below control, which are fair; Plow 

regulated by Woodcliff Lake 3 miles above station (see p. 103).

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with Hackensack Water Co. 

Revisions (water years).~WSP 851: 1937. WSP 871: 1939.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of backwater from tree below 

control (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.38 

1.6 

1.8 

2.2

3.0 

3.4, 

3.6

255

330

380

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

30

30

30

29

28

30

31

29

28

28

28

28 

28

28

28

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

24

24

27

25

24

43

i30

902

29.1

-

-

Nov.

26

24

23

23

22

22

39

341

28

25

24

23 

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

20

20

21

33

28

28

27

23

22

22 

22

730

24.3

-

-

Dec.

22

22

a21

21

34

30

50

39

30

48

30

22 

26

71

14

31

21

17

16

a!5

alS

alS

16

alS

a!4

a!3

a!2

a!2

a £

11

766

24.7

-

-

Jan.

10

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

8.9

8^

8.9

9.4

9.9 

9.4

8.9

9.4

9.9

9.9

9.4

9.4

9.4

16

15

12

10

10

13

18

IT

12 

11

10

335.1

10.8

-

-

Feb.

9.4

9.4

12

*15

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

9.9 

8^

8.9

9.4

10

27

24

15

13

15

19

17

30

26

18

32

32

-

440.9

15.7

-

-

Mar.

38

c83

*c90

c!30

778

51

42

38

37

41

37

32 

31

82

59

39

34

30

29 "59

70

47

39

36

38

47

39

34

34 

34

32

1,490

48.1

-

-

Apr.

31

29

33

29

28

28

37

37

35

29

28

32 

27

25

26

32

clOl

c!46

c88

56

38

39

54

67

51

44

58

60

54 

50

1,392

46.4

-

-

May

41

37

59

c!42

*c!02

66

49

C128

C223

0229

C195

C109 

c83

c69

59

51

55

53

49

50

C80

c88

67

49

46

43

40

37

37

40 

34

2,410

77.7

-

-

June

31

35

32

28

24

20

19

20

18

18

20

20 

27

24

*22

21

20

18

17

15

15

15

22

28

20

17

16

15

17

17

631

21.0

-

-

July

19

is

18

22

21

20

18

18

11

17

17

17 *19

18

20

17

17

17

22

25

24

24

24

24

29

34

19

27

26

26 

24

668

21.5

-

-

Aug.

25

28

52

41

36

35

33

32

62

56

42

34 

33

31

33T

33

32

31

31

32

31

31

30

28

25

25

2i

24

24

31

85

1,090

35.2

-

-

Sept.

64

38

30

29

29

28

31

29

*26

27

303

376

I6T

55

47

7E

102

73

98

109

76

74

62

47

41

38

39

38

35 

34

2,155

71.8

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 685 Mln 11 Mean 68.6 Cfsrn - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 376 Mln 8.9 Mean 35.6 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 525 efs). Sept. 12 (3 a.m.) 535 cfs (4.15 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

Hackensack River at Rlvervale and Ramapo River near Hahwah. 

c Backwater from tree below control.
102 HACKENSACK RIVER BASIN

Hackensack River at New Milford, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°56'52", long 74°01'34", on right bank upstream from 2 masonry dams and 

2 lift gates at pumping plant of Hackensack Water Co., New Milford, Bergen County, 

4 miles downstream from Pascack Brook and 21.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 113 sq mi.

Records available. October 1921 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder above south dam. Datum of gage is 6.25 ft above mean sea

"level, datum of 1929. Prior to Nov. 23, 1923, staff gage, and Nov. 23, 1923, to

Sept. 25, 1934, water-stage recorder, at same site at datum 0.05 ft lower.

Average discharge. 33 years, 127 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,490 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 3.48 ft). 

T521-54: Maximum discharge, 3,660 cfs Mar. 31, 1951 (gage height, 6.14 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent. Figures of daily discharge represent only flow over waste 

weirs. Plow regulated by Oradell Reservoir, 1 mile above station, and Woodcliff Lake, 

9 miles above station (see p. 103). Water diverted at New Milford, N. J., and at West 

Nyack, N. Y., for muncipal supply (see p. 104).

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with Hackensack Water Co. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 601: Drainage area. WSP 711: 1927(M), 1928(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

8.4

22

43

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.6

73

200

359

764

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

20 19 '

21

22

23

24

25 .

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

V

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

~X.8

0

0

1.7

0.05

-

-

Nov.

~~.l 0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

7T

0

0

.1

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

0.03

-

-

Dee.

0.1

0

V

0

.2

.2

.6

0

0

.4

0

0

0

1.0

0

6.2

246

'231F

220

145

77

39

31

22

11

2.2

21

9.5

23

20

11

1,130.4

36.5

-

-

Jan.

1.1

.8

1.3

.1

.1

.9

~.5 0

0

0

.8

.2

.4

.6

0

0

0

0

31

.1

0

.1

0

0

0

29

9.0

91

3S

33

4.6

242.6

7.83

-

-

Feb.

8.8

.4

17

52

29

36

12

29

21

18

19

1.3

.7

.5

.1

0

5T

ISO" 141

30

103

11784 '

57

70

45

69

96

1,230.8

44.0

_

-

Mar.

104

220

224

167

184

259" 316

115

99

76

80

44

63

208

139

84

57

54

48

249

163

117

110

82

91

54

22

28

28

30

1 fi

J.O

3,501

113

_

-

Apr.

0.1

0

ff

.2

1O

64

28

28

25

49

42

0

0

0

.2

35

559 m

100

137

137

99

296

95

53

81

219

86

74

83

2,479.5

82.6

-

-

May

84

60

257

325

*191

195

137

625

347

703

501

476

354

244

197

145

111

99

116

95

357

111

128

111

88

84

57

36

48

66

35

6,383

206

.

-

June

15

9.4

16

T!J

2.5

0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

53.2

1.77

-

-

July

0

0

-

-

Aug.

0

ff

0

0

0

0

0

0

o .4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0.4

0.01

-

-

Sept.

0

ff

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

430

625

m

407

324

333

419

210

301

265

191

200

313

297

195

145

91

0

79

78

5,027

168

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,090 Mln 0 Mean 151 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 703 Mln 0 Mean 54.9 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
HACKENSACK RIVER BASIN 103

Reservoirs in Hackensack River basin, N. J.

Woodcliff Lake. Lat 41°01', long 74°03', at dam on Pascack Brook three-quarters of a mile 

north of Hillsdale, Bergen County. Drainage area, 19.4 sq mi. Records available, 

October 1953 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. September 1934 to 

September 1953 in files of Trenton district office, Geological Survey. Water-stage 

recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam, completed about 1905. Capacity at spillway 

level (elevation, 94.33 ft), 835,000,000 gal. Flow is regulated by one 36-inch gate in 

center of dam. Flow is released for diversion at New Milford by Hackensack Water Co. 

for municipal supply.

Oradell Reservoir. Lat 40°57', long 74°02', at dam on Hackensack River at Oradell, Bergen 

County.Drainage area, 113 sq mi. Records available, October 1953 to September 1954 

in reports of Geological Survey. October 1921 to September 1953 in files of Trenton 

district office, Geological Survey. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Reservoir is formed by hollow concrete dam, completed in 1922. Capacity at spillway 

level (elevation, 22.66 ft), 2,850,000,000 gal. Plow regulated by 7 sluice gates (7 by 

9 ft). Water is released for diversion by Hackensack Water Co. 1 mile downstream from 

dam for municipal supply.

Month-end elevations and contents, water year October- 1953 to September 1954

Date

Dec. 31...................

Jan. 31...................

Feb. 2S...................

May 31...................

Sept. 30...................

Water year 1953-54. .....

Woodcliff Lake

Elevation 

(feet)t

82.03 

74.73 

73.13 

87.03

-

91.53 

95.53 

95.53 

95.63 

95.63 

95.43 

93.03 

92.53 

95.33

-

Contents 

(million 

gallons)

271 

82 

57 

465

-

638 

899 

899 

905 

905 

894 

766 

740 

889

-

Change In 

contents 

(equivalent 

In cfs)

-9.4

-1.3 

+20.4

-1.6

+11.1 

+11.6 

0 

+ .3 

0 -.6 

-6.4 

-1.3 

+7.7

+2.6

Oradell Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

15.16 

13.10 

14.26 

21.55

-

21.55 

21.56 

22.65 

23.65 

23.63 

20.97 

16.16 

16.90 

21.12

-

Contents 

(million 

gallons )

1,453 

1,118 

1,306 

2,616

-

2,616 

2,618 

2,848 

3,078 

3,073 

2,497 

1,618 

1,742 

2,528

-

Change In 

contents 

(equivalent 

In cfs)

-16.7 

+9.7 

+65.4

-.5

0 

+ .1 

+11.5 

+11.9 

-.2 

-29.7 

-43.9 

+6.2 

+40.5

+4.6

t Elevation at 8 a.m. on first day of following month.
104 HACKENSACK RIVER BASIN 

Diversions from Hackensack River basin

City of Nyack, N. Y. diverts water from Hackensack River at West Nyack, N. Y. for municipal supply. Records furnished by Board of Water Commissioners of Nyack, N. Y.

Hackensack Water Co. diverts1 water from Hackensack River about 50 ft above gaging station on Hackensack River at New Milford, N. J. for municipal supply. Records furnished by 

Hackensack Water Co.

Diversions, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1954

Month

December. ........................

Calendar year 1953. ............

September. .......................

Water year 1953-54. . ...........

West Nyaok, N. Y.

1.44

1.53

1 52

1 52

1 87

1.73

1.60

Hackensack Water Co

69.7

78.5

72 3

73.7

75 9

75.3

76.3

PASSAIC RIVER BASIN 

Passaic River near Millington, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°40'48", long 74°31'40", on right bank 200 ft downstream from Davis Bridge, 

in Somerset County, 1 mile upstream from Millington, Morris County, and 1-J miles downstream from Black Brook.

Drainage area. 55.4 sq mi.

Records available. November 1903 to July 1906 (published as "at Millington"), November 1921 

to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 215.60 ft above mean sea 

Tevel (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark). Nov. 25, 1903, td July 15, 1906, chain 

gage at bridge three-quarters of a mile downstream at different dptum. Nov. 10, 1921, to 

Sept. 1, 1923, staff gage at site 200 ft downstream at present datum. Oct. 31, 1923, to 

July 3, 1925, staff gage and concrete control at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--33 years (1921-54), 88.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 335 cfs Dec. 15 (gage height, 5.95 ft); minimum, 

1.3 cfs July 24, 25 (gage height, 3.76 ft).

1903-6, 1921-54: Maximum discharge, 2,000 cfs Mar. 8, 1904 (gage height, 7.50 ft, 

site and datum then in use); minimum, 0.9 cfs on several days in August 1932.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those below 50 cfs, which are good, and those for periods 

of indefinite stage-discharge relation or backwater from leaves, which are fair.

Revisions. WSP 781: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

^

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.4

2.2 

2.0

1.7

T7f

2.0

3.9

4.4

2.S

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.3

*2.2

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

3.0

5.0

5.0

15

30

35 

20

17O.2

5.49

O.099

0.11

Nov.

15

11 

9

7.5

6

IS"5.5

25

e22

*o!5

12

1O

9.7

8.0

7.7

7.7

7.3

7.0

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.6

12

27

26

32

27

20

17

14

401.2

13.4

0.242

0.27

Dec.

13

12 

12

*1035"

46

116

131

93

143

172

137

143

228

320

274

217

139

83

50

42

46

52

39

29

27

24

22

27

28 

27

2,737

88.3

1.59

1.84

Jan.

20

20 

18

19

17

 24

24

17

13

13

1~8.8

12

 11

12

13

14

12

12

12

26

46

37

32

31

39

80

-96 116

67 

44

917.8

29.6

0.534

0.62

Feb.

*30

27 

32

40

43

41

37

29

28

29

32

26

17

14

18

33

110

168

147

118

101

120

1O9

88

86

93

120

109

1,845

65.9

1.19

1.24

Mar.

113

200 

224

306

*Tf%

217

160

125

98

84

67

56

56

101

138

112

85

67

57

126

168

136

103

SO

74

101

90

70

60

52 

45

3,647

118

2.13

2.45

Apr.

44

41 

39

34

*30

31

36

35

32

29

28

35

37

31

30

31

110

219

T3o

142

95

67

52

49

43

38

37

51

54

42

1,736

57.9

1.05

1.17

May

36

37 

48

219

249

217

*162

179

'22? 259

194

152

114

84

64

52

45

41

36

34

97

183

150

115

79

59

45

40

36

36 

30

3,318

1O7

1.93

2.23

June

26

23 

*2O

19

19

17

16

13

12

12

13

14

18

18

14

14

13

11

1O

9.2

8.0

7.3

8.8

14

9.2

8.0

7.3

5.9

575

6.2

391.8

13.1

0.236

0.26

July

6.2

7.3 

7.3

6.6

8.8

8.4

6.9

7.6

*6.9

5.3

4.7

4.4

3.7

3.4

6.2

6.9

4.4

3.7

3.4

3,7

3.2

2.5

2.0

1.5

TTs

2.3

3.2

2.7

2.3

2.0 

2.3

141.3

4.56

0.082

0.09

Aug.

1.8

1.5

15

6.3

4.1

3.4

2.8

12

27

*11

5.9

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.0

9.7

20

20

9.7

5.9

5.0

4.1

3.9

3.6

3.6 *i'3 9

26O.9

8.42

0.152

0.18

Sept.

76

29

15

10

7.7

6.3

5.S

.5.3

^75

5.3

75

124

*99

89

68

61

104

99

89

118

1O2

85

64

44

33

27

24

19

16

14

1,520.1

50.7

0.915

1.02

Calendar year 1953: Max 7OO Win 1.7 Mean 95.3 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.34

Water year 1953-54: Max 32O Hln 1.5 Mean 46.8 Cfsm O.845 In. 11.48

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. c Backwater from leaves. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Oct. 15 to Nov. 8, Aug. 13-17; discharge estimated on 

basis of weather records and records for station near Chatham.
PASSAIC RIVER BASIN 105

Passaic River near Chatham, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°43'3l", long 74«23'23", on left bank 150 ft downstream from Stanley 

Avenue Bridge in Chatham, Morris County, and 3 miles upstream from Canoe Brook.

Drainage area. 100 sq ml.

Records available.--February 1903 to December 1911, December 1937 to September 1954.

Gagej. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Sept. 19, 1938. Datum of gage Is 

T?n2i * above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to 1912, chain gage at bridge 

150 ft upstream at different datum. 6 6

Average discharge. 16 years (1938-54), 167 cfs.-

Extgemes. Maximum discharge during year, 651 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 5.13 ft): minimum, 

3.7 cfs Oct. 4, 5.

1903-11, 1937-54: Maximum discharge observed, about 3,000 cfs Jan. 9, 1905 (gage 

height, 8;3 ft, datum then in use); minimum, 2 cfs on many days in May and June 1903: 

August and October 1905, September and October 1906, and Sept. 11, 1944.

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

good, and those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water yeir 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

2:88 

3.0 

3.2 

3.4

3.7

7.7

18

36

3.7 

4.0 

4.5

5.1

75

140

314

630

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.2

4.9

4.3

3.7

ITo

a5

a7 

a8

a6

aS

5.5

6.1

5.8

5.5

*5.8

5.5

5.8

5.5

5.2

5.5

5.8

6.1

5.8

5.8

7.7

8.5

6.9

31

47

5446-

333.9

10.8

0.108

0.12

Nov.

33

24

18

11

11

32 

25

32

35

31

24

21

18

16

15

14

13

12

12

12

12

28

32

40

42

39

33

27

24

702

23.4

0.234

0.26

Dec.

22

21

19

i8-

aW

83

273 

250

194

279

318

281

254

489

a600

576

484

37g

214

135

90

83

90

85

57

b50

b45

43

45

50

50

5,630

182

1.82

2.09

Jan.

42

38

36

33

31

36

44 

41

37

28

18

23

b24

b24

b24

b26

b26

b27

b25

b24

b50

b90

b80

b65

b60

89

165

254

221

148

102

1,931

62.3

0.623

0.72

Feb.

71

59

62

80

89

81

81 

63

57

56

63

b65

47

35

11

46

169

285

273

207

178

210

204

165

162

178

221

214

-

___-__-

3,444

123

1.23

1.28

Mar.

217

382

468

523

517

457

349 

243

184

154

128

104

104

228

310

243

174

135

111

266

323

265

197

154

140

194

181

140

115

100

89

7,195

232

2.32

2.68

Apr.

81

76

71

63

56

54

57 

63

62

56

51

65

74

65

57

59

224

426

Joe

306

200

140

109

98

89

76

71

94

113

94

3,456

115

1.15

1.29

May

74

66

79

457

442

*382

302 

372

457

475

406

306

221

165

128

104

89

76

68

60

218

340

306

210

154

115

89

74

66

63

5_7

6,419

207

2.07

2.39

June

48.

39

34

31

29

27

24 

22

20

18

18

20

31

31

29

24

21

21

18

16

14

13

14

14

18

15

13

11

9.8

8^9

651.7

21.7

0.217

0.24

July

9.8

9.8

9.3

14

12

12

13 

12

11

10

8.5

7.3

6.5

7.7

16

8.5

9.8

8.1

7.3

6.9

6.5

6.5

6.1

4.9

4il

4.9

5.2

5.5

6.9

6.5

4.9

262.0

8.45

0.084

0.10

Aug.

4.0

To

25

14

19

12

8.1 

6.5

36

39

36

21

12

3.9

7.7

7.3

6.9

6.5

9.3

17

22

29

25

16

12

8.9

7.7

7.3

6.5

7.9

90

532.5

17.2

0.172

0.20

Sept.

98

100

52

27

18

13

§

11

11

343

294

235

148

113

107

128

140

146

160

174

143

115

87

65

51

44

37

32

26

2,941

98.0

0.980

1.09

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,100 Min 3.7 Mean 171 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.27

Water year 1953-54: Max 600 Min 3.7 Mean 91.8 Cfsm 0.918 In. 12.46

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Disischarge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Millington.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
106 PASSAIC RIVER BASIN

Rookaway River above reservoir, at Boonton, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°54'06", long 74°24'40", on right bank at Morris Avenue, Boonton, Morris 

County, 1.8 miles upstream from Boonton Reservoir Dam.

Drainage area. 116 sq ml.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 364.47 ft above mean 

sea level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark).

Average discharge.--16 years (1938-54), 228 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 705 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 3.55 ft); minimum 

daily, 17 cfs Aug. 2.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 3,250 cfs June 2, 1952 (gage height, 6.62 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs; minimum, 1.5 cfs Mar. 1, 1938 (gage height, 

1.26 ft).

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

 which are fair. Flow regulated by Splitrock Reservoir 14f miles above station (see

p. 123). Town of Boonton diverts water for municipal supply partly from Stony Brook Reservoir (capacity, 75,000,000 gal) and partly from wells In vicinity of Boonton. Most of 

this diversion is returned to Rockaway River 600 ft below gaging station on Rockaway 

River below reservoir, at Boonton as sewage effluent and is Included in the records for 

that station.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected In cooperation with Jersey City.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.68 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

-160 

375 

670

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

22

22

22

21

20

24

27

24

21

21

23

21

20

18

T3

*42

49

49

50

56

75

78

78

80

117

127

104

136

167

170

T2T

1,828

59.0

_

-

Nov.

109

100

97

*109

102

97

125

136

123

117

114

109

107

104

104

102

100

97

95 57

97

95

157

T4T

130

142

122

112

104

100

3,344

111

_

-

Dec.

100

97

93

93

125

123

475

430

*280

405

397

248

280

454

550

350

262

174

160

160

148

145

139

120

107

104

97

89

1TO

100

93

6,498

210

_

-

Jan.

80

78

77

75

69

86

82

61

68

64

SB- 48

56

54

61

71

71

62

58

64

123

167

102

102

104

114

178

240

1ST

b!40

bllO

2,884

93.0

_

-

Feb.

blOO

117

100

117

112

112

102

92

97

93

93

77

TJ- 63

*77

91

220

302

ETC

170

164

235

199

167

174

188

235

199

-------

3,984

142

..

-

Mar.

210

490

454

658

TS5

386

335

307

280

253

231

215

199

280

312

244

207

184

164

426

430

294

248

223

227

284

244

199

178

170

160

8,988

290

_

-

Apr.

157

*151

145

130

127

136

170

167

145

130

127

157

142

127

109

139

337

375" 538

289

244

215

199

207

188

170

184

215

207

184

5,811

194

_

-

May

167

160

179

532 4"6T

340

289

428

520

466

478

370

312

271

244

223

199

184

*164

a!60

a300

a400

a270

a220

al«0

a!75

a!65

alSO

a!45

a!40

al35

8,442

272

^

-

June

a!25

aTIS"

aloS

alOO

89

a85

a80

a70

a65

58

61

60

78

75

*69

68

66

60

54

48

45

40

54

52

42

40

39

36

35

34_

1,948

64.9

_

-

July

35

3B- 50

39

41

39

36

40

35

31

29

23

26

26

41

32

28

26

25

25

24

*22

22

21

20

22

21

20

21

21

18

900

29.0

_

-

Aug.

18

17

3T

64

36

31

25

21

71

109

54

37

30

26

27

*29

24

21

23

43

42

40

30

25

25

27

28

24

23

32

277

1,363

44.0

-

Sept.

286

117

80

62

48

40

39

40

41

36

236

239

112

78

69

155

355

71?

195

215

160

170

139

109

93

84

*91

82

71

66

3,727

124

-

Calendar year 1953 : Max 1,760 Mln 16 Mean 243 Cf sm - In.

Water year 1953-54 : Max 658 Mln 17 Mean 136 Cf sm - In.

Peak discharge (base, 950 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Whippany River at Morristown 

and request River at Huntsvllle.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
PASSAIC RIVER BASIN 107

Rockaway River below reservoir, at Boonton, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°53'47", long 74°23'36", on right bank 2,000 ft downstream from dam of 

Boonton, Reservoir, Boonton, Morris County.

Drainage area. 119 sq mi.

Records available. March 1903 to February 1904, January 1906 to September 1954. Published 

as "near Boonton" 1903-4 and as "at Boonton" 1906-37.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Nov. 5, 1936. Datum of gage is 195.68 

ft above mean sea level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark). Mar. 15, 1903, to 

Feb. 2, 1904, staff gage at site 2,000 ft downstream at different datum. Jan. 1, 1906, 

to Mar. 3, 1918, reference-point gage on Boonton Dam 2,000 ft upstream at datum 109.57 

ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge. 41 years (1913-54), 134 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 418 cfs May 9 (gage height, 3.37 ft); minimum 

daily, 5.3 cfs Jan. 20.

1903-4, 1906-54: Maximum daily discharge, 7,560 cfs Oct. 10, 1903; practically no 

flow for many days.

Remarks. Records excellent above 10 cfs and good below. Figures of daily and peak discharge represent flow over control and effluent from sewage-disposal plant. Flow regulated by Boonton Reservoir 2,000 ft above station, and by Splitrock Reservoir 16| miles 

above station (see p. 123). Water diverted from Boonton Reservoir for municipal supply 

of Jersey City {see p. 125).

Cooperation. Gage-height records for station and record of sewage-disposal plant !effluent 

furnished by Jersey City.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.6

6.7

7.0

7.6

7.0

6. '7

6.8

6.7 

6.8

6.9

6.9

6.5

7.2

7.1

6.8

6.7

6.6

6.6

6.4

ITS

6.6

6.6

6.8

6.6

6.8

6.8

6.9

8.1

T3

7.3

6.9

213.4

6.88

-

-

Nov.

6.6

6.7

6.7

6.5

6.4

6.5

7.4

H6.8

6.7

6.5

6.7

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.8

6.9

6.7

6.7

6.8

6.7

7.1

7.2

7.4

6.9

6.7

6.8

7.0

7.2

205.0

6.83

_

-

Dec.

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.7

7.4

7.9

12

8.6 

7.6

1O

8.8

8.3

8.5

16

Iff

9.1

8.4

7.4

7.4

7.3

6.9

7.0

6.8

6.9

6.9

6.4

6.6

6.3

FT

6.8

6.5

245.6

7.92

_

-

Jan.

6.4

6.1

6.4

6.1

6.4

6.8

37?

6.0 

6.1

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.7

5.8

5.9

5.8

5.7

5.6

5.8

5.5

6.3

6.3

5.6

6.1

5.8

5.9

6.5

6.4

6.2

6.0

5.9

186.8

6.03

»

-

Feb.

5.6

BTff

5.9

6.0

6.2

6.1

6.1

5,7 

6.1

5.9

6.0

6.1

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.1

7.9

7.6

7.3

7.3

8.2

8.3

8.3

8.4

8.5

8.9

ST?

8.0

192.6

6.88

_

-

Mar.

11

10

IS

12

11

10

1O

14 

137

170

152

137

124

156

210

168

130

101

85

238

335

23T

173

142

134

184

165

132

103

81

74

3,654

118

_

-

Apr.

66

84

45

39

77

81

8.3

8.3 

8.0

7.8

8.0

7.7

8.O

8.0

7.6

7.9

14

250

308 256"

168

142

1O8

119

1O9

88

95

114

116

101

2,431.6

81.1

_

-

May

79

69

83

323

373

260

196

292 

397 'SS?

369

289

228

184

154

141

117

95

74

64

160

313

228

150

110

77

55

43

43

39

34

5.4O1

174

_

-

June

29

5T

8.4

8.4

8.3

8.6

7.6

7.9 

8.1

7.7

7.6

8.1

8.2

7.5

7.6

7.5

7.3

7.6

7.4

7.3

6.9

TT

7.8

7.3

7.5

7.5

7.5

6.9

7.1

7.1

264.2

8.81

_

-

July

7.2

7.9

rr

7.3

6.8

7.3

7.5

6.8 

7.1

7.1

7.0

6.2 s^r

7.1

7.2

7.0

6.8

6.7

6.7

7.0

7.2

6.9

6.7

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.9

7.1

7.2

7.1

7.0

217.3

7.01

-

Aug.

6.9

6.3 iS 

7.8

6.7

6.7

6.9

6.9 

8.2

7.9

7.6

7.2

7.1

7.1

6.9

6.7

7.2

6.9

6.9

7.1

7.5

7.3

6.8

7.1

7.1

7.5

7.1

7.1

6.7

7.0

11

227.2

7.33

_

-

Sept.

10

8.4

8.1

7.7

7.6

7.2

TT

7.4 

7.5

7.7

~5.Z 15

8.0

7.8

7.5

9-.1

9.6

9.3

9.9

9.2

9.1

8.7

8.1

8.3

8.1

8.2

7.7

8.1

8.2

7.9

256.2

8.54

_

-

Calendar year 1953 : Max 1,430 Mln 6.3 Mean 162 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54 : Max 397 Min 5.3 Mean .37,0 Cfsm - In.

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs). No peak above base.
108 PASSAIC RIVER BASIN

Whippany River at Morristown, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°48'21", long 74°27'22", on left bank at Morristown sewage-disposal

plant, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Morris-town, Morris County, and 9 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 29.4 sq mi.

Records available. August 1921 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since July 1, 1936. Datum of gage is 

260.01 ft above mean sea level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark). Prior to 

July 16, 1930,'staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 33 years, 50.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 282 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 3.29 ft); minimum, 8.4 cfs July 22 (gage height, 1.67 ft).

1921-54: Maximum discharge, 1,500 cfs Aug. 26, 1928, Mar. 12, 1936, Mar. 15, 1940, 

from rating curve extended above 430 cfs on basis of slope-area determination and computation of flow over dam at gage height 6.29 ft; maximum gage height, 7.30 ft Aug. 26, 

1928; minimum discharge, 2.8 cfs Aug. 27, 1932 (gage height, 0.73 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent. Plow occasionally regulated by operation of gates in Pocahontas Dam, 2.5 miles above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 781: 1928(M), drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

39

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13

11

IT

12

13

16

17

13

13

13

13

14

13

12

13

13

12

11

13

13

13

12

12

12

30

19

15

53

44" 59 

23

536

17.3

0.588

0.68

Nov.

18

15

15

14

14

14

37

29

23

30

18

17

16

16

16

16

15 

15

15

15

15

15

32

35

26

27

19

18

16

16

567

18.9

0.643

0.72

Dec.

15

15

14

T4

37

38

143

51

31

102

48

37

51

~92 169

43

33 

25

21

21

23

33

24

30

18

19

18

19

ZZ

20

19

1,213

39.1

1.33

1.53

Jan.

17

18

18

18

18

25

20

16

16

17

T5" 15

17

18

18

19

17 

16

17

18

38

42

25

22

22

27

46

46

25

gg

20

692

22.3

0.759

0.88

Feb.

18

20

23

25

22

22

21

21

21

22

22

18

15

16

18

21

66 

47

31

26

31

48

35

*28

35

40

48

34

794

28.4

0.966

1.00

Mar.

58

111

98

123

57

47

43

41

38

39

37

34

36

64

52

38

35 

33

31

134

65

46

43

40

47

54

42

38

37

35

1,631

52.6

1.79

2.06

Apr.

36

32

30

28

29

32

39

34

29

27

29

38

30

28

28

37 m53

44

39

39

39

41 ' 35

35

41

45

39

34

1,212

40.4

1.37

1.53

May

32

34

53

150

62

47

43

167

TTf

84

72

61

54

51

48

46

44 

43

42

42

137

91

53

46

43

40

39

36

35

33

I9.

1,874

60.5

2.06

2.37

June

29

28

27

27

27

25

25

23

23

23

28

23

35

25

25

25

22 

22

19

18

17

18

31

24

19

19

21

16

Vf

16

697

23.2

0.789

0.88

July

25

32

18

21

22

19

18

*19

*16

15

14

13

13

16

23

14

14 

13

14

13

12

11

11

lT~9.6

16

14

11

12

16

11

486.6

15.7

0.534

0.62

Aug.

10

To

89

29

17

15

12

11

68

31

*18

15

13

12

14

15

13 

12

16

21

29

19

12

11

12

12

11

11

11

42

197

808

26.1

0.888

1.02

Sept.

63

25

18

16

15

14

15

16

15

13

~52 173

25

21

21

51

68 

37

51

49

34

37

25

22

19

20

23

19

18

18

1,013

33.8

1.15

1.28

Calendar year 1953: Max 468 Min 11 Mean 60.6 Cfsm 2.06 In. 27.94

Water year 1953-54: Max 197 Min 9.6 Mean 31.6 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.58

Peak discharge (base. 450 cfs). No peak above base. Discharge measurement made on this day.

Pequannock River at Macopin intake dam, N. J.

Location. Lat 41°01'00", long 74°23'47", at Macopin intake dam of Newark waterworks,

"' 3 miles upstream from Butler, Morris County.

Drainage area. 63.7 sq mi.

Records available. January 1892 to September 1954.

Gage. Recorder above dam. Datum of gage is-583.55 ft above mean sea level (New Jersey

Geological Survey benchmark).

Average discharge. 50 years (1904-54), 54.2 cfs (unadjusted). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 73 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 0.20 ft); no flow

over dam except on Mar. 4.

1892-1954: Maximum discharge recorded, about 6,100 cfs over intake dam Oct. 10,

1903 (gage height, 3.85 ft); no flow over dam during several months of most years. 

Remarks. Extremes and figures of daily discharge represent flow over intake dam only.

Water diverted above intake dam for municipal supply of Newark. Plow regulated by

Oak Ridge, Canistear, Clinton, and Echo Lake Reservoirs (see p. 123). 

Cooperation. Records, in millions of gallons, furnished by Department of Public Affairs,

Division of Water, Newark.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954 

Mar. 4............ 45

Note. Plow occurred only on day listed above.

Month

Water year 1953-54. ...........

Maximum

45

1,130

45

Minimum

0

0

0

Mean

1.5

64.2

.1
PASSAIC RIVER BASIN 109

Wanaque River at Awosting, N. J.

Location. -Lat 41°09'3l", long 74°20'00", on right bank 700 ft downstream from dam at outlet of Greenwood Lake at Awosting, Passaic County.

Drainage area. 27.1 sq mi.

Records available. May 1919 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control sinc.e Oct. 13, 1938. Datum of gage is 

b01.32 ft above mean sea level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark). Prior to 

Apr. 1, 1926, staff gage, and Apr. 1, 1926, to Oct. 31, 1938, water-stage recorder, 

at site 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 35 years, 52.1 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 236 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 3.25 ft); minimum,

 47T~cfs Dec. 1-10 (gage height, 1.57 ft).

1919-54: Maximum discharge 1,190 cfs Mar. 31, 1951 (gage height, 5.44 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times when 

gates at Greenwood Lake were closed and no water passed over spillway.

Remarks. Records excellent. Plow regulated by Greenwood Lake (see p. 123).

Cooperation. Water-stage-recorder graph furnished by North Jersey District Water Supply 

Commission.

Revisions. WSP 781: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.57 

1.7 

1.9 

2.1

4.1 

S.O

17

31

2.4 

2.8 

3.2

62

128

222

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7 

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.0 

6.0

5.7 

5.7

183.0

5.90

-

-

Nov.

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

^ t 5

4.3 

4.3

.3

.3

.6

.6

.6

.6

.3

.3 

.3

.3

142.1

4.74

-

-

Dec.

4.1

7Y

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.1

.1

6.2

14

28

73

132

199

189

149

115

95 

81

70

62

57

48

41

37

35

31 

32

31 

29

1,591.3

51.3

-

-

Jan.

26

23

23

22

21

27

26

22

12

19

22

25

22

20

21

23

23

21

19 

19

26

35

39

38

38

37

45

1

61 

58

941

30.4

-

-

Feb.

52

47

46

49

47

43

40

37

38

35

32

31

28

25

23.

*25

48

69

69 

65

65

69

65

61

61

62

73

75

1,375

49.1

-

-

Mar.

79

132

158

219

201

170

141

118

97

89

76

66

60

72

76

70

60

54

46 

70

84

81

70

66

61

61

55

45 

42

42 

54

2,695

86.9

-

-

Apr.

33

27

33

25

22

24

30

32

30

24

25

32

26

25

25

30

64

94

II

86

7S

78

79

70

63

66

75 

72

65

1,524

50.8

-

"

May

61

62

65

117 128'

120

106

117

124

165

201

*182

154

128

107

92

79

70

61 

55

76

87

82

76

66

57

49

43 

42 

42

37

2,851

92.0

-

~

June

31

29

25

22

19

15

13

11

8.3

7.6

8.3

7.6

12

11

*9.9

9.1

7.2

6.6

5.7 

5.1

4.8

T7§

5.1

5.4

4.8

4.8

5.1

4.8 

4.8 4. 8

312.6

10.4

-

"

July

4.8

776

.6

.6

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

. 4

.6

.6

.6

.6 

.6

.6

* .3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.6

.6 

.6 

 6

.6

142.8

' 4.61

-

-

Aug.

4.6

4! 6

4.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6 

.8

.8

.8

.8

.1

-=A

.4

.8

.8 

.8 

4.8

146.5

4.73

-

"

Sept.

4.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

4.6

5.1 

9.1

13

19

22

20

18

20

27

22 

21 

19

298.2

9.94

-

~

Calendar year 1953: Max 379 Mln 4.1 Mean 52.2 cfsm - In. -

Water' year 1953-54: Max 219 Mln 4.1 Mean 33.4 cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). D<

(3.25 ft)j May 10 (12 p.m.) 217 cfs

sc. 15 (1 p.m.) 212 cfs (3.16 ft); Mar. 4 (2:30 p.m.) 236 cfs 

3.18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
110 PASSAIC RIVER BASIN

Wanaque River at Monks, N. J.

Location. Lat 41°07'14", long 74 017'4l", on left bank Just upstream from Wanaque Reservolr, at Monks, Passalc County.

Drainage area. 40.4 sq ml.

Records available. January 1935 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 303.17 ft above mean sea 

level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark).

Average discharge. 19 years, 82.3 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 500 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 1.60 ft); no flow 

part of July 13, when waste gate was closed and water was below intake to ports.

1935-54: Maximum discharge, 2,660 cfs Mar. 31, 1951 (gage height, 3.85 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting, no 

flow for part of some days in 1948-50, 1954, when waste gate was closed and water was 

below Intake to ports.

Remarks. Records excellent except for periods of ice effect or when waste gate was 

leaking, which are good. Figures of discharge Include flow over spillway, through 

ports in dam, and down fish ladder. Flow regulated by Greenwood Lake (see p. 123).

Cooperation. Water-stage-recorder graph furnished by North Jersey District Water Supply 

Commission.

Revisions (water years). WSP 851: 1938.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ioe effect or when 

waste gate was leaking (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second]

0.13 

.2 

.25 

.3 

.4

0.5

.7

1.0

1.4

44

90

190

380

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.9

679

6.9

7.

7.

7.

7. 

7.

7.

7.

7.

^ to!

7.

7. 

7.

7.4

7.

7.

7.4

7.

7.4 

6.9

6.9

7.4

7.9

7.9

7.4

12

12 

11

8.4

242.2

7.81

-

-

Nov.

7.9

7.4

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

9.9 

9.0

8.4

7.9

8.4

8.4

7.9

7.9 

7.9

7.4

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

frf 12

12

13

it12

10 

9.6

264.5

8.82

-

-

Dec.

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.0

16

17

120 

54

34

 88

68

66

132

295

244

202

160

129

110

99 

90

80

68

b60

52 

50

44

48 

46

43

2,765.8

89.2

-

-

Jan.

b40

36

33

34

30

34

34 

31

22

33

37

b45

b35

b30 

33

34

33

b30

30

28

43 

b54

50

52

52

54 

80

116

85

Of) O\J

1,423

45.9

-

-

Feb.

b70

68

68

75

70

63

57 

52

52

50

48

43

b40

39

41

103

116

102

96

96 

107

99

90

93

96 

119

T57

-

2,096

74.9

-

-

Mar.

136

244

288

347

280

234

198 

171

145

132

113

99

90

126 

119

104

90

85

72

146

136 

122

110

104

102

102 

90

75

70 

70

61

4,261

137

-

-

Apr.

57

48

52

43

41

41

50 

 50

46

39

11

48

41

39 

39

46

139

125

152

136

126 

110

129

132

113

102 

116

136

119 

104

2,506

83.5

-

-

May

99

104

114

248

214

190

163 

214

210

323

305

262

218

186 

156

132

116

104

90

80

139 

136

119

107

93

80 

70

63

59 

59

^ 

4,505

145

-

-

June

46

41

37

34

31

24

21 

17

14

12

11

11

17

18 

15

15

13

11

10

8.7

8.1 

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.0 

7.0

7.0

w

478.8

16.0

-

-

July

6.5

6.5

6.5

775

7.0

7.0 

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.0

5.5 

6.5

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5 

5.5

5.5

'574

6.5 

5.5

5.5

5.5 

5.5

5.5

189.5

6.11

-

-

Aug.

M7.2

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.5 

5.5

7.4

6.9

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.5 

6.0

5.5

5.5

*5.1

6.0

7.0

6.0 

6.0

5.5

5.5

6.0

6.0 

5.5

5.5

5.5 

5.5

pc £2.

199.8

6.45

-

-

Sept.

12

7.5

6.5

6.5

6.0

6.0

f*

6.0

5.5

22

13

8.7

7.5 

8.1

19

16

11

27

31

28 

36

34

30

26

27 

37

31

30 

27

536.8

17.9

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 598 Min 6.4 Mean 76.6 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 347 Mln 5.1 Mean 53.3 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 400 cfs). Dec. 14 (12 m.) 500 cfs (1.60 ft)j Mar. 3 (7:30 p.m.) 464 cfs 

(1.54 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Gate leaking Oct. 1 to Dec. 6j discharge Includes 0.9 cfs leakage on basis of 1 discharge 

measurement and engineers' notes.
PASSAIC RIVER BASIN 111

Ringwood Creek near Waraque, N. J.

Location. Lat 41 0 07'36", long 74°15 I 52", on right bank 500 ft upstream from Wanaque Reservoir and 6| miles north of Wanaque, Passaic County.

Drainage area. 19.1 sq mi.

Records available. December 1934 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 302.67 ft above mean 

sea level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark).

Average discharge. 19 years (1935-54), 33.2 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 192 cfs May 10 (gage height, 1.47 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.6 cfs Oct. 6, 22.

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 1,150 cfs Mar. 30, 1951 (gage height, 3.74 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 240 cfs on basis of laboratory rating and 

approximate discharge at gage height 3.18 ft; no flow for part of day in most years 

just after waste gate was closed and water was below intake to ports.

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

good. Figures of discharge include flow over control and through ports. Plow slightly 

regulated by Ringwood Lake.

Cooperation. Water-stage-recorder graph furnished by North Jersey District Water Supply 

Commission.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. IS, 31, Feb. 1)

-0.50 

.05 

.1 

.2 

.25 

.3

0.6 

1.0 

1.5 

2.8 

3.8 

5.3

0.4

.5

.7

1.0

1.4

9.4

15

35

82

175

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

.8

it!!s

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.7

.7

.6

.7

1.0

1.0

1.1

. 1.0

2.7

3.4

3§*

38.9

1.25

0.065

0.08

Nov.

3.0

2.3

2.2

1.8

1.6

fit

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.6

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

4.6

6.4

6.4

i=_§

5.6

5.0

4.1 

3.6

103.3

3.44

0.180

0.20

Dec.

3.8

3.8

3.6

5.4

6.8

8.0 

72

43

27

66

50

39

51

124

96

62

48

38

35

33

31

30

28

24

21

20

18

*17

18 

17

16

1,053.4

34.0

1.78

2.05

Jan.

14

14

13

12

12

13 

12

10

9.9

9.9

ill

10

10

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.4

9.5

9.4

9.4

14

17

14

13

13

14

26

40

23

20

436.1

14.1

0.738

0.85

Feb.

20

20

21

27

25

21 

19

17

17

17

17

14

13

13

15

19

*49

45

34

30

32

38

34

30

33

37

45

39

-

741

26.5

1.39

1.44

Mar.

56

107

110

~§0 125

75 

66

59

53

48

43

38

36

52

48

39

34

31

27

66

51

42

38

35

36

39

33

31

28

25

1,587

51.2

2.68

3.09

Apr.

24

22

21

19

17

17 

20

18

17

15

15

17

15

M

14

19

56

69

51

44

39

36

63

61

44

36

47

54

44 

38

966

32.2

1.69

1.88

May

34

36

54

109

77

62 

54

82

77

165

158

*118

98

82

69

62

54

50

40

39

69

62

48

42

38

34

31

27

25 

25

21

1,942

62.6

3.28

3.78

June

19

17

15

14

13

13 

11

10

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.4

12

10

9.4

8.9

8.4

8.0

7.2

6.4

6.0

5.3

6.0

6.8

5.6

5.6

5.3

4.7

H

275.5

9.18

0.481

0.54

July

4.3

4.1

4.1

5.0

1±1

4.7 

4.1

5.3

3.4

2.S

2.8

2.8

2.3

2.3

2.7

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.7

1*5

l.S

1.8

1.8

1.8 

1 8

1*8

87.5

2.82

0.148

0.17

Aug.

1.7

1.7

2.4

2.8

2.7

2.1 

1.8

1.8

2.6

3.9

2.8

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.5

2.5

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.4

1.4 

1.5

12

76.2

2.46

0.129

0.15

Sept.

6.0

3.4

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.2 

2.2

2.2

1.9

itl

18

8.9

5.6

*4.7

5.1

10

9.4

7.6

17

17

13

15

10

8.9

8.4

8.4

10

9.4

8.0 

7.6

229.6

7.65

0.401

0.45

Calendar year 1953: Max 346 Min 0.6 Mean, 34.0 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.13

Water year 1953-54: Max 165 Mini 0.6 Meanl 20.6 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.68

Peak discharge (base, 225 cfs).--Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 10-13, Jan. 6, 7, Aug. 17-27j discharge estimated on basis of 

weather records and records for Cupsaw Brook near Wanaque and West Brook near Wanaque.
112 PASSAIC RLVER BASIN

Cupsaw Brook near Wanaque, N. J.

Location. Lat 41°06'32", long 74°15'16", on left bank Just upstream from Wanaque Reservoir, 5 miles north of Wanaque, Passalo County.

Drainage area. 4.38 sq ml.

Records available. December 1934 to September 1954.

Oage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 304.52 ft above mean 

sea level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark).

Average discharge. 19 years (1935-54), 7.96 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 72 cfs May 10 (gage height, 0.82 ft); no flow 

for many days In July and August.

1934-54: Maximum discharge 536 cfs. Mar. 11, 1936 (gage height, 2.94 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 200 cfs; no flow for some days during most years.

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

Plow occasionally regulated by Cupsaw Lake.

Cooperation. Water-stage-recorder graph furnished by North Jersey District Water Supply 

Commission.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

<4

!i.1 .1

.1.1.1.1

a

.1.1.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1 

.3

.il

'.2

5.1

0.16

0.037

0.04

Nov.

S£

!i.1 .1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1!

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

7.0

O.23

0.053

O.06

Dec.

fljf

!2

.2 

.8

2.1

36

11

5.3

21

12

7.9

15

40

29

16

11

7.9 

6.3

5.3

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.0

3.2

3.2

3.2 

2.5

3.2

3.2

3 2

267.5

8.63

1.97

2.27

Jan.

2.5 

2.5

2.2

2.2 

2.2

3.2

2.8

2.2

iu9

1.9

2.8

2.8

2.5

1.9

2.2

2.5

2.5

2.2 

1.9

1.9

4.3

6.3

4.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

7.2

"6.8 12

4.8

4.4

106.2

3.43

0.783

0.90

Feb.

3.2 

3.2

4.4

7.3 

6.8

5.3

4.4

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.2

2.5

2.2

175

3.2

13

14 

9.0

6.8

7.3

10

7.9

6.8

8.4

10

*

181.6

6.49

1.48

1.54

Mar.

16 

42

31

36

21

16

13

12

9.6

9.0

*7.3

6.8

6.8

15

14

9.0

7.3

6.3 

5.8

20

15

10

8.4

7.3

8.4

11

9.0 

9.0

7.3

7.9

402.5

13.0

2.97

3.42

Apr.

5.3 

4.8

4.8

3.6 

5.2

4.O

5.8

5.3

4.O

3.2

5.2

4.4

5.6

3.2

3.2

5.4

22

*

11

9.0

7.9

15

24

15

12

15 

18

15

11

286.9

9.56

2.18

2.44

May

9.6

12

18

43 

23

17

14

27

24

56

4O

25

19

16

15

12

9.6

9.0 

7.9

6.8

IS

15

9.6

7.9

6.3

5.8

4.4 

4.4

4.0

3 2 £5

483.0

15.6

3.56

4.10

June

2.2 

2.2

1.9

1.5 

1.3

.9

.9

.8

f 1

71

.2

.2

1.6

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.6 

.4

.2

.2

.2

.4

.6

.2

.2

.2

.4

.2

.2

20.7

O.69

0.158

0.18

July

0.2 

.2

.2

ft

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

3.3

0.11

0.025

0.03

Aug.

o

0

.4

.2 

.2

.2

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

O

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.2

O

ao

aO

aO

ao 

ao

aO

aO

fl4

6.9

0.22

0.050

O.O6

Sept.

al 

a. 5

a. 3

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

~7.8 15

2.2

1.0

1.0

5.5

6.3

3.6 

9.1

11

7.0

10

5.5

5.2

1.9

1.9

2.5

1.9

1.6

1.1

102.1

5.40

0.776

0.87

Calendar year 1953: Max 85 Min 0 Mean 8.24 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.55

Water year 1953-54: Max 56 Min 0 Mean 5.13 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.91

Peak discharge (base. 70 cfs). May 1O (1 p.m.) 72 cfs (0.82 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage^height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Blue Mine 

Brook, West'Brook, and RingwooiJ Creek, all near Wanaque.
PASSAIC RIVER BASIN 113

West Brook near Wanaque, N. J.

Location.--Lat 41°04'16", long 74°18 I 45", on right bank Just upstream from Wanaque Reservoir, 2-| miles northwest of Wanaque, Passalc County.

Drainage area. 11.8 sq ml.

Records available. January 1935 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 326.79 ft above mean 

sea level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark).

Average discharge. 19 years, 24.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 238 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 1.72 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Oct. 12-18.

1935-54: Maximum discharge, 1,900 cfs Mar. 30, 1951 (gage height, 6.6 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 630 cfs; no flow for part of day in most 

years Just after waste gate was closed and water was below intake to ports.

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

good. Records include flow over control and through ports. Plow slightly regulated 

by several lakes above station.

Cooperation.--Water-stage-recorder graph furnished by North Jersey District Water Supply 

Commission.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage 'height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

0.02 

.1 

.2 

.4

0.8

3.0

7.3

20

0.7 

1.0 

1.2

1.4

86

116

162

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

3O 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sra

In.

Oct.

1.8

3.4

2.7

2.1

2.1

1.8

2.4

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0

.8

7s

.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

1.2

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.4

1.5

3.5

HD. y 

3.0

66.5

2.15

0.182

0.21

Nov.

2.7

3.4

12

*TT

*11

9.4

11

4.5

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.5

8.1

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.4

"571

2.1

2.1

9.5

6.8

7.5

9.4

6.3

5.8 

4.5

3.8

165.3

5.51

0.467

0.52

Dec.

4.1

4.1

3.8

178

9.0

8.4

82

41

29

*77

47

38

50

142

85

51

39

31

25

22

22

21

20

17

16

13

12

11 

12

11 

11

958.2

30.9

2."62

3.02

Jan.

8.9

9.4

8.9

8.4

7.8

8.4

7.8

6.3

6.3

6.3

s.« 8

7.3

7.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.8

6.3

alO

a20

15

16

16

18

32

a40 

a30

a23 

alS

380.5

12.3

1.04

1.20

Feb.

alS

alS

a!9

22

19

17

15

14

14

14

13

11

8.9

¥74

12

15

*47

47

33

26

27

33

26

24

25

29

35

28

619.3

22.1

1.87

1.95

Mar.

44

a70

a70

aSO

a60

50

41

37

*31

28

24

22

23

41

36

27

23

21

IS

69

49

36

31

28

28

32

26

23 

21

19 

19

1,128

36.4

3.08

3.56

Apr.

19

19

17

15

14

16

23

19

17

14

14

16

14

14

14

19

74

80

49

37

32

28

30

35

28

24

37

41 

34

29

822

27.4

2.32

2.59

May

25

25

42

126

71

51

41

84

72

117

80

59

47

38

34

29

26

*22

20

19

50

40

29

24

20

17

16

15

14

14

12

1,279

41.3

3.50

4.03

June

~9.4 11

8.4

7.3

6.8

5.8

5.3

4.9

4.5

4.5

4.1

3.8

5.8

4.9

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.0

2.4

2.4

2.7

3.0

2.4

2.7

2.1

1*8 

2.1

2.1

131.7

4.39

0.372

0.42

July

2.1

2.1

1.8

4.1

37S

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.5

2.7

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

T73

2.0

3.0

1.8

1.8 

1.5

1.2 

1.2

60.2

1.94

0.164

0.19

Aug.

1.2

1.0

4. 9

3.0

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.5

3.3

3.8

2.4

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.2

2.4

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.2 

1.0

1.2 

22

76.8

2.48

0.210

0.24

Sept.

8.6

4.1

3.0

2.4

2.1

1.8

TTs

2.4

2.4

2.4

32

14

7.3

5.8

5.5

20

20

14

35

35

25

34

20

14

12

11

12

9.4 

8.4

7.3

373.7

.12.5

1.06

1.18

Calendar year 1953: Max 292 Min 0.5 Mean 23.9 Cfsm 2.03 In. 27.44

Water year 1953-54: Max 142 Min 0.8 Mean 16.6 Cfsn 1.41 In. 19.11

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs). Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Blue Mine 

Brook near Wanaque and Ringwood Creek near Wanaque.
114 PASSAIC RIVER BASIN

Blue Mine Brook near Wanaque, N. J.

Location. Lat 41 0 03'04", long 74°19'10", on left bank Just upstream from Wanaque Reservoir, lir miles northwest of Wanaque, Passaic County.

Drainage area. 1.71 sq mi.

Records available. December 1934 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 319.94 ft above mean 

sea level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark).

Average discharge. 19 years (1935-54), 2.36 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 46 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 0.81 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 458 cfs Mar. 30, 1951 (gage height, 2.15 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 80 cfs; no flow for many days.

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Water-stage-recorder graph furnished by North Jersey District Water Supply 

Commission.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

T5" .5

.2

1.2

0.04

0.023

0.03

Nov.

0.2

.1

TT

.1.1

.1

.2 

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

1.0 -TT

.7

.9

.7

.5

.4

.3

10.9

O.36

0.211

0.24

Dec.

0.3

.5

.3

1.0

.9

13 

3.4 2'.0

11

4.S

3.5

5.5

22

4.6

3.1

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Q

103.1

3.33

1.95

2.24

Jan.

0.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

.7 

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

TT

2.9

2TT

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.4

2.8

2.7

1.6

1.4

1.2

31.6

1.02

0.596

0.69

Feb.

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.8

1.4

1.1

l.O 

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

Tff

1.0

 4.6

TTT

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.8

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.7

3.1

2.2

47.2

1.69

0.988

1.03

Mar.

6.0

9.6

12

TT

5.6

4.0

3.4 

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.8

TTB- 1.4

3.5

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

8.2

4.3

3.1

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.4

110.3

3.56

2.08

2.40

Apr.

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.6 

1.2

*2.7

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.7

8.8

TT

4.3

3.1

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.0

1.8

3.8

3.1

2.6

2.4

69.8

2.33

1.36

1.52

May

2.2

2.0

4.7

16

T.2

4.9

10

7.6

13

8.4

4.8

3.4

3.4

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

4.8

2.6

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

-li

120.3

3.88

2.27

2.62

June

0.6 ~~ 75"

.3

.2

.1

0

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.S

0.16

0.094

0.10

July

0

7J

0

0

i2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0.7

0.02

0.012

0.02

Aug.

O

TT

.7

.3

.1

.1

0

0

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

1.5

3.2

0.10

0.058

0.07

Sept.

0.5

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

£.9

1.0

.4

.3

.3

2,. 3

2.3

4 r 6

3TT

2.2

3.2

1.6

1.1

.$

.8

1.9

.6

.1

.3

34.4

1.15

0.673

0.75

Calendar year 1953: Max 61 Min 0 Mean 2.66 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.14

Water year 1953-54: Max 22 Mln 0 Mean 1.47 Cfsm 0.860 In. 11.71

Peak discharge (base, 60 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PASSAIC RIVER BASIN 115

Wanaque River at Wanaque, N. J.

Location. Lat 41"02"33", long 74"17'36", on left bank just downstream from Wanaque Reser- 

' voir in Wanaque, Passaic County, 50 ft upstream from highway bridge.

Drainage area. 90.4 sq mi (considered as 94 sq mi Oct. 1, 1928, to Sept. 30, 1934, when 

flow diverted from Post Brook was included in all records).

Records available. December 1903 to December 1905 (gage heights only), September 1912 to 

April 1915, May 1919 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 210.00 ft above mean 

sea level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark). Dec. 16, 1903, to Dec. 31, 1905, 

chain gage on highway bridge at site 50 ft downstream at different datum. Sept. 15, 

1912, to Apr. 1, 1922, staff gage at site 200 ft downstream from present concrete control at different datum. Apr. 1, 1922, to Mar. 14, 1931, water-stage recorder at site 

400 ft downstream from present concrete control at present datum.

Average discharge. 35 years (1919-54), 88.8 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 38 cfs July 25 (gage height, 1.59 ft); minimum 

daily, 16.0 cfs Mar. 11-13, 21, May 6.

1912-15, 1919-54: Maximum discharge, 8,470 cfs Mar. 31, 1951 (gage height, 9.12 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 

0.5 cfs Dec. 11, 12, 14-23, 1949.

Remarks. Records excellent. Flow regulated by Greenwood Lake (see p. 123), 11 miles

above station, and since 1928 by Wanaque Reservoir (see p. 124). North Jersey District 

Water Supply Commission divert water for municipal supply from Wanaque Reservoir. 

Water is diverted to Wanaque Reservoir from Post Brook at Wanaque and from Ramapo River 

at Pompton Lakes (see p. 125).

Cooperation. Water-stage-recorder graph furnished by North Jersey District Water Supply 

Commission,

Rating table, voter year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.28

1.34

16.0

19.9

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

17.9

TT7?

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.2

TT7

17.2

17.2

*17.2

17.9

17.9

17.2

17.2

550.0

17.7

_

-

Nov.

17.2

17.9

17.9

18.6

*17.9

17.9

18.6

18.6

17.9

17.9

17.9

19.3

TT5

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

16.6

T77?

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.9

17.2

17.9

18.6

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.9

532.9

17.8

-

-

Dec.

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.2

1775"

17.9

19.3

17.9

17.2

18.6

17.9

17.9

17.9

19.9

TT?

17.9

17.9

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.9

*17.9

17.2

17.2

17.2

549.2

17.7

.

-

Jan.

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.2

T77Z

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

19.3

TT?

18.6

*17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17 2 

17i2

539.5

17.4

_

-

Feb.

16.6

T576"

16.6

17.2

17.2

16.6

16.6

16.6

16.6

16.6

16.6

17.2

17.2

16.6

16.6

*16.6

17.2

17.2

16.6

16.6

16.6

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.9

IT?

17.9

-

474.7

17.0

-

Mar.

18.6

17.9

19.3

16.6

18.6

18.6

18.6

18.6

*16.6

17.2

16.0

TtTTo"

16.0

16.6

16.6

16.6

16.6

16.6

16.6

17.2

16.0

16.6

16.6

16.6

17.2

17.2

16.6

16.6

16.6

16.6

16 . 6

532.6

17.2

_

-

Apr.

17.2

TT?

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.2

*17.2

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.2

17.2

17.9

18.6

TT75

17.9

17.9

17.2

17.2

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.9

18.6

17.9

17.9

17 9

533.5

17.8

-

-

May

17.9

17.9

19.3

T3TT

16.6

16.0

Ig.g

17.2

16.6

17.9

17.2

16.6

*16.6

16.6

16.6

16.6

16.6

16.6

16.6

16.6

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

531.1

17.1

_

-

June

17.2

TT?

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.2

18.6

18.6

18.6

*18.6

19.3

IS. 6

18.6

18.6

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.9

18.6

18.6

18.6

17.9

17.9

17.2

17.9

18.6'

18.6

18.6

 to e

J.O . O

546.1

18.2

_

-

July

18.6

1576"

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.2

T772-

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

-17.9

18.6

18.6

17.2

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.9

*17.9

17.9

18.2

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.2

17.9

552.4

17.8

-

-

Aug.

18.6

17.9

19.1

T779-

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.2

17.9

17.2

17.2

16. 6

TT?

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

*17.9

18.6

17.9

17.9

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

18 . 6

545.0

17.6

_

-

 Sept.

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

16.6

16.6

17.2

17.2

19.3

I77ST

17.2

17.2

*17.2

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.9

17.2

17.9

17 .-2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

16.6

16 . 6

519.9

17.3

_

-

Calendar year 1953 : Max 1,540 Mln 16.6 Mean 105 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54 : Max 19.9 Mln 16.0 Mean 17.6 Cfsffl - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
116 PASSAIC RIVER BASIN

Ramapo River near Mahwah, N. J.

Location. Lat 41°05'51", long 74 0 09'43", on left bank 350 ft downstream from State Highway 17, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Mahwah River and 1 mile west of Mahwah, 

Bergen County.

Drainage area. 118 sq mi.

Records available. February 1903 to December 1906, September 1922 to September 1954.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 253.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 31, 1906, chain gage on former bridge at site 250 ft downstream at 

different datum. Sept. 1, 1922, to Dec. 23, 1936, water-stage recorder Just below former bridge at present datum.

Average discharge.--32 years (1922-54), 216 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,260 cfs Dec. 15 (gage height, 6.49 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Aug. 2, 3; minimum daily, 17 cfs July 31.

1903-6, 1922-54: Maximum discharge, about 12,400 cfs Oct. 9, 1903 (gage height, 

9.8 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum, 7 cfs Dec. 16, 1930, Sept. 12, 1932; minimum daily, 8 cfs Aug. 25, 1929, Sept. 5, 12, 1932.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect and those for October 

and November, which are good. Diurnal fluctuation occasionally at low flow caused by 

powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 781: 1904(M). WSP 1031: 1937-38, 1940.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

2.1 

2.5

13

26

53

100

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.1

173

380

665

1,090

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

47

48

54

53

49

54

5532-

52

52

54

52

51

51

51

50

50

49

36

30

26

23

*21

20

21

18

T5

36

42

46

46

1,308

42.2

0.358

0.41

Hov.

37

32

27

25

*23

39

46

39

41

41

39

37

36

38

34

32

32

45

54

33

31

51

67

65

80

7T

64

58

53

1,295

43.2

0.366

0.41

Dec.

53

53

52

49

Ts

104

498

484

300

474

495

345

408

826

1,070

632

428

320

255

219

199

190

187

162

140

133

124

116

127

124

116

8,758

283

2.40

2.76

Jan.

103

97

95

91

88

92

91

80

83

80

b75

b75

b80

b80

76

76

b75

b75

72

*70

94

206

b!65

b!50

136

134

201

b290 2"49-

194

160

3,633

117

0.992

1.15

Feb.

b!35

133

138

180

173

150

134

123

123

120

114

106

b95

94

117

241

352

255

208

199

273

267

245

267

310

408

5,400

193

1.64

1.70

Mar.

370

822

766

1,050

*751

572

442

388

332

295

259

230

217

308

368

277

237

213

201

379

395

300

257

237

237

271

236

206

190

176 

168

11,150

360

3.05

3.51

Apr.

163

157

148

133

123

*121

139

133

119

109

106

114

109

97

ii

110

293

635 433"

316

257

226

247

368

281

236

251

338

305

255

6,416

214

1.81

2.02

May

224

212

263

629

605

439

360

460

563

833

1,06Q

742

554

445

372

322

275

245

215

197

324

415

292

234

194

178

160

154

146

146

11,412

368

3.12

3.60

June

124

TolF

97

92

86

79

73

66

65

62

*61

53

58

64

60

56

53

48

43

40

39

35

36

36

34

34

36

34

35

32_

1,740

58.0

0.492

0.55

July

32

32

30

37

39

40

37

35

34

30

28

27

25

*24

25

24

22

22

24

27

24

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20 

20

JL7_

816

26.3

0.223

0.26

Aug.

19

SB" 18

60

40

34

29

26

32

*41

35

29

26

24

26

24

22

20

24

28

37

30

26

24

25

23

22

20

21 

59

275

1,183

38.2

0.324

0.37

Sept.

266

128

85

71

60

51

42

*40

38

11

448

533 '555

165

133

210

243

203

261

382

314

340

239

178

152

144

157

138

116 

104

5,553

185

1.57

1.75

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,200 Mln 13 Mean 234 Cfsm 1.98 In. '26.85

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,070 Mln 17 Mean 161 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.49

Peak discharge (base, 1.400 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
PASSAIC RIVER BASIN 117

Ramapo River at Pompton Lakes, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°59'20", long 74°16'48", on right end of dam at pumping station

(corrected) in borough of Pompton Lakes, Passaic County, 1-J miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 160 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1921 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 201.08 ft above mean sea 

"level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 33 years, 294 cfs (adjusted for diversion since Dec. 1, 1953).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,360 cfs Dec. 15 (gage height, 1.17 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Aug. 2, 3.

1921-54: Maximum discharge, 12,300 cfs Mar. 12, 1936 (gage height, 3.56 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs by computation of peak flow over dam; practically no flow for several days in October, November 1922, August, September 1923, 

July 1927, and on Oct. 20, 1933.

Remarks. Records excellent except those below 100 cfs, which are good. In December 1953 

the North Jersey District Water Supply Commission began to divert water from Ramapo 

River Just above gagin station to Wanaque Reservoir for municipal supply. Slight regulation by Pompton Lakes.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge

In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 19, Feb. 11, 14)

0.08 

.15 

.2 

.3

75

145

0.5 

.8

1.2

336

725

1,420

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

39

44

49

54

54

54

59

59

59

59

59 

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

54

54

49

39

35

3?

44

39

69

96

~BY 110

1,771

57.1

0

Nov.

75

64

59

49

44

44

54

69

64

64

59 

59

59

54

54

54

54

49

49

64

59

54

69

89

96

103

110 -9T

89

82

1,988

66.3

O

Dec.

75

~G5 59

75

110

124

508

640

383

505

597 

430

479

830

1.250

818

544

383

348

295

215

198

189

215

189

180

163

131

115

131

131

10,379

335

18.6

Jan.

138

131

124

103

96

96

89

5?

117

110

89 

103

103

110

110

103

103

103

*90

103

117

180

171

224

163

145

215

348

m

215

224

4,386

141

13.7

Feb.

138

124

117

142

139

116

114

110

96

96

95 

5£

101

105

110

124

207

*305

198

131

110

180

207

180

171

215

'5~9"5~ 326

_

4,348

155

95.9

Mar.

274

756

787

1.020

802

570

418

348

284

224

180

138

131

205

305

*215

171

145

103

2BT

359

254

189

154

145

189

163

254

170

138

131

9,478

306

154

Apr.

96

96

82

82

69

75

*75

75

69

69

64 5?

75

89

103

69

187

626

46T

305

215

*163

145

295

233

163

180

264

254

198

4,951

165

132

Hay

145 T3S204

626

654

453

348

430

597

909

*1,160 

834

583

492

505

441

394

336

305

274

371

531

430

336

284

243

224

215

215

215

207

13,106

423

73.5

June

189

TBT

145

138

131

117

110

103

96

*89

89 

82

89

89

89

82

75

69

64

59

54

54

54

49

49

49

44

47

44

44

2,553

85.1

0

July

44

44

39

44

54

54

49

49

44

44

39 

39

35

*31

35

31

31

27

31

31

31

31

27

35- 23

44

31

27

27

27

23

1,121

36.2

0

Aug.

23

19

3T

96

64

49

44

35

54

69

54 

49

44

39

39

39

35

31

*35

44

49

49

44

39

35

35

35

35

31

47

504

1,649

53.2

0

Sept.

383

207

131

110

89

75

64

64

54

5T

595 

725

4T5B"

264

189

*264

359

315

383

557

453

492

371

274

224

207

215

198

171

154

8,047

26S

0

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

CTsm 

In.

57.1 

0.357 

0.41

66.3

0.414 

0.46

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

354 

2.21 

2.55

155 

0.969 

1.12

251 

1.57 

1.63

460 

2.88 

3.31

297 

1.86 

2.07

496 

3.10 

3.58

Observed

Max 2,920 Hln 21 Mean 313 

Max 1,250 Hln 19 Mean 175

85.1 

0.532 

0.59

36.2 

0.226 

0.26

53.2 

0.332 

0.38

268 

1.68 

1.87

Adjusted

Mean 315 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.72 

Mean 215 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.23

Peak discharge (base, 1.600 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Diversion at station to Wanaque Reservoir for municipal supply, equivalent In cubic feet per 

second. Records of diversion furnished by North Jersey District Water Supply Commission.
118 PASSAIC RIVER BASIN

Pompton River at Pompton Plains, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°58'13", long 74°16'53", at confluence of Pequannock and Ramapo Rivers, 

2,000 ft upstream from Jackson Avenue Bridge and three-quarters of a mile east of 

Pompton Plains, Morris County.

Drainage area. 355 sq mi.

Records available. March 1903 to December'1904 (fragmentary), May 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Two water-stage recorders, each above a concrete dam. Datum of gages is 174.46 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Third water-stage recorder at Pequannock, 9,300 

ft downstream from other recorders, used during high stages. Datum of gage is 

160.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Mar. 7, 1903, to Dec. 31, 1904, staff 

gage at main spillway at different datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1940-54), 492 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,790 cfs Dec. 15 (gage height, 7.01 ft, at 

Pequannock); minimum daily, 53 cfs Aug. 1, 2.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 13,100 cfs Mar. 31, 1951 (gage height, 18.75 ft. at 

Pequannock); minimum daily, 41 cfs Oct. 9, 13-15, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Water diverted from reservoirs on Pequannock and Wanaque Rivers 

for municipal supply (see p. 125). Flow regulated by Oak Ridge, Canistear, Clinton 

and Echo Lake Reservoirs on Pequannock River and by Qreenwood Lake and Wanaque 

Reservoir on Wanaque River (see p. 123,124). Some diurnal fluctuations at low flow 

caused by powerplant on Wanaque River.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1202: 1945(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11 

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

63 

74

74

85

85

85

91

85 

85

91

91 

98

92 

86

86

79

84

84

84

78

73

73

68

68

73

84 

78

135

159

T7T

2,775

89.5

-

-

Nov.

109 

96

90

84

34

90

130

143 

130

116

116 

116

116 

115

115

122

115

115

115

135

135

122

164

186

186

203 

T56

179

163

149

3,925

131

-

-

Dec.

149 

129

T35

143

195

212

714

812 

481

703

780 

572

646 

1,170

1.610

1,060

720

526

470

407

328

309

290

309

290

271 

254

220

201

212

212

14,530

469

-

-

Jan.

204 

195

187

157

149

157

143

iff 164

143 

157

149 

149

164

164

157

143

157

150

180

263

237

290

229

221 

300

460

373

300

290

6,340

205

_

-

Feb.

212 

187

187

221

208

180

180

172 

157

150

150 

150

m164

173

309

428

290

213

188

281

291

263

255

300 

428

376

6,443

230

-

-

Mar.

386 

963

1,040

1.410

1,080

802

610

505 

428

356

300 

255

230 

310

428

319

263

238

174

464

528

387

301

256

247

301 

264

347

279

221

213

13,905

449

-

-

Apr.

173 

173

158

144

137

150

165

173 

150

144

m150 

157

1S7

144

362

871

666

482

337

272

255

407

346

271 

281

375

386

309

8,111

270

-

-

May

m316

9S6

954

674

515

686 

911

1,300

1.580 

1,160

839 

695

695

606

537

480

416

385

537

742

583

468

385

355 

317

307

289

289

280

18,795

606

-

-

June

Iff

211

195

186

172

164

156 

149

143

143 

143

143 

143

143

130

123

116

110

104

98

97

104

104

97

97 

91

85

85

91

4,113

137

-

-

July

91 

85

85

91

98

92

91

91 

85

85

79 

74

68 

68

68

68

68

63

63

63

63

63

 §8 58

69

86 

69

64

63

58

58

2,285

73.7

-

-

Aug.

||

170

150

98

86

74

69 

105

123

98 

85

74 

69

69

74

63

58

65

85

92

85

79

74

74

74 

74

68

68

98

**1

2,948

95.1

-

-

Sept.

481 

280

196

164

150

123

110

110 

104

92

733 

974

515 

337

254

347

449

386

481

668

548

607

458

355

299

271 

280

263

245

221

10,506

350

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,520 Mln 48 Mean 594 CfBm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,610 Mln 53 Mean 259 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge at Pe ick (base. 2.200 efa). No peak above base.
PASSAIC RIVER BASIN 

Passalo liver at Paterson, N. J.

119

Location.--Lat 40°54'50", long 74°10'5]", on right bank In Paterson, Passalc County, just 

upstream from dam at hydroelectric jlant of Plant Management Commission.

Drainage area. 785 sq mi.

Records available. October 1897 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. 

August 1897 to September 1928 (including daily discharge) in Bulletin 33 of the New 

Jersey Department of Conservation and Development.

Gage. Water-stage recorder above dam. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (New Jersey 

Geological Survey benchmark). Prior to Jan. 8, 1933, staff gage at site 20 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 57 years, 1,221 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,970 cfs May 11 (elevation, 116.94 ft); minlmum daily, 20 cfs July 23-25.

1898-1954: Maximum daily discharge, 28,000 cfs Oct. 10, 1903; no flow July 3-5, 

1904, July 16, 23, 1905.

Remarks. Daily discharge is sum of flow over dam, through powerplant, and in raceway and 

represents total flow just above Great Falls. Flow regulated by reservoirs in Rockaway, Pequannock, and Wanaque River basins (see p. 123). Large diversions for municipal 

supply from Passaic River at Little Falls, and from Rockaway, Pequannock, and Wanaque 

Rivers (see p. 125). In addition the Commonwealth Water Co. divert a small amount 

(average for 1954, about 8 cfs) from Canoe Brook near Summit; that company and the city 

of East Orange also divert water for municipal supply by pumping from wells.

Cooperation. Records collected in cooperation with city of Paterson, Plant Management 

Commission.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

5

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

54

55

77

69 

66

48

106

106

88

85

84

96

85

95

94

101

87

95 

92

85

65

71

56

52

78

101

111

195

455

3,503

113

-

-

Nov.

224

151

116

110 

Tiff

110

245

549

279

188

202

167

152

185

141

155

126

161 

148

116

155

157

258

294

315

369

33?

290

268 

225

6,054

201

-

-

Dec.

229

214

178

TST 

588

499

1,210

1,560

1,240

1,440

1,660

1,460

1,440

2,210

2,800

2,560

1,970

1,770 

1,580

1,260

885

682

675

625

585

517

469

580

562 

573

383

31,585

1,019

-

-

Jan.

565

555

524

302 

264

273

268

250

246

277

T5B" 154

245

251

276

306

300

209 

237

229

557

548

626

649

575

478

700

1.090

i,6S6

840

619

12,784

412

-

-

Feb.

475

421

589

451 

485

479

457

547

515

515

554

286

329" 270

295

505

692

1.150 

1,090

948

809

872

924

851

799

806

1,020

1,080

-

16,922

604

-

-

Mar.

1,010

1,670

2,160

2.480 

2,300

1,920

1,740

1,540

1,510

-1,110

995

897

749

965

1,510

1,500

1,070

917 

666

1,180

1,520

1,450

1,570

1,200

974

1,040

1,080

1,050

957

JJ77

59,202

1,265

-

-

Apr.

554

507

485

409 

391

396

509

410

372

328

554

562

551

524

567

584

799

1.770 

1,740

1,620

1,480

1,250

954

954

844

685

601

714

816

714

21,562

712

-

-

May

594

554

557

1,430 

1,910

1,740

1,600

1,860

2,190

2,450

2.910

2,650

2,220

1,850

1,710

1,450

1,160

961 

815

701

998

1,550

1,540

1,420

1,190

868

676

552

488 

fTT

41,608

1,542

-

-

June

577

521

275

259 

270

216

149

170

160

160

150

150

170

170

170

160

150

140 

120

110

100

95

110

110

110

90

80

70

75

80

4,762

159

-

-

July

85

100

100

100 

117

100

90

90

SO

155

60

40

45

40

50

60

40

50 

50

50

50

25

20

£Q

20

25

50

70

60

60

50

1,870

60.5

-

-

Aug.

50

40

1S1

529 

206

90

80

50

178

306

198

114

70

45

35

50

45

40 

BO- 30

109

134

99

45

50

74

50

50

84

96

815

5,805

125

-

-

Sept.

1,140

755

445

297 

245

176

150

13ff

140

140

1,760

2.540

1,780

1,420

1,070

930

1,350

1,240 

1,150

1,410

1,510

1,250

1,020

727

610

554

501

455

560

559

25,112

857

-

-

Calendar year 1955 : Max 7,240 Min 17 Mean 1,270 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1955-54; Max 2,910 Min 20 Mean 571 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 4.500 efs). Ho peak above base.

Note. Indefinite data or rating for turbines and/or stage-discharge relation for flow over dam 

Nov. 4-6, June 8-50, July 1-4, 6-9, 11-51, Aug. 1, 2, 6-8, 15-20, 24, 27, 28, Sept. 7-10; discharge 

estimated on basis of records for station at Little Falls.
120 PASSAIC RIVER BASIN

Saddle River at Lodi, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°S3'2S", long 74°04'5l", on left bank 560 ft upstream from Cutwater Lane 

Bridge in Lodi, Bergen County, and 3-£ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 54.6 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1923 to September 1954.

e. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Nov. 2, 1938. Datum of gage is 

~5.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Nov. 2, 1938, at site 560 ft 

downstream at datum 2.54 ft lower.

Average discharge. 31 years, 95.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,270 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 4.82 ft); minimum, 13 cfs July 25 (gage height, 1.61 ft).

1923-54: Maximum discharge, 3,500 cfs July 23, 1945 (gage height, 10.00 ft, from 

floodmark in recorder shelter); minimum, 1 cfs May 25, 1935 (gage height, 1.03 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum daily, 6 cfs Aug. 4, 1930, Aug. 23, 1934.

Remarks. Records excellent. Occasional regulation at low flow by mills above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 781: Drainage area. WSP 1031: 1940(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.6 

1.8 

2.O 

2.2

2.5 

3.0

4.2

141

315

910

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

16

15

15

19

19

28

21

19

19

19

18

18

17

17

17

18

17

18

17

16

17

17

18

22

30

22

73

102

10"2 

54

835

26.9

0.493

0.57

Nov.

39

33

30

28

28

27

36

92

3ff

46

41

36

35

33

35

33

31

29

29

29

28

29

58

56

50

6O

46

37

35

35

1,232

41.1

0.753

0.84

Dec.

35

35

33

31

3ff

75

177

139

75

155

142

86

115

225

541

154

94

77

67

64

61

63

64

58

57

54

51

50

57

54 

51

2,830

91.3

1.67

1.93

Jan.

48

46

46

45

43

43

45

40

40

41

31

46

40

37

41

43

41

34

39

39

60

74

51

51

46

54

83

96

64

56 

47

1,510

48.7

0.892

1.03

Feb.

43

46

»47

66

58

56

48

46

47

46

47

41

35

39

39

41

105

"75" 127

64

67

88

75

61

69

71

83

71

-

1,701

60.8

1.11

1.16

Mar.

76

*177

155

237

14T

96

85

81

75

74

73

67

69

111

124

86

73

67

64

142

139

88

74

69

74

96

77

66

64

61 

60

2,344

95.0

1.74

2.01

Apr.

61

61

60

54

54

57

71

66

60

56

53m

56

54

53

64

143

269

163

96

81

73

83

146

100

85

100

122

102

83

2,594

86.5

1.58

May

73

73

102

224

234

115

90

178

332

293

341

?T8

15s

117

109

1OO

92

88

86

83

141

168

109

86

81

77

69

67

67

83

67

4,092

132

2.42

1.77 2.79

June

60

54

50

50

51

48

47

41

40

39

41

41

50

50

43

41

41

36

36

36

33

30

48

65

37

33

31

2930-

29

r

1,259

42.0

0.769

0.86

July

29

30

30

31

37

33

30

30

31

26

23

23

23

22

28

23

£0

20

20

it

21

17

16

15

17

43

39

24

21

20 

19

783

25.3

0.463

0.53

Aug.

19

17

SI

81

37

33

28

23

67

117

50

35

30

28

27

30

26

23

24

33

32

32

28

23

22

27

23

22

22

42 

288

1,353

43.6

0.799

0.92

Sept.

500

144

63

50

45

40

47

57

50

39_

533

907

258

115

96

146

230

146

174

237

157

134

115

9O

79

77

90

S?

66

4.827

161

2.95

3.29

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,190 Mln 14.7 Mean 119 Cfsm 2.18 In. 29.53

Water year 1953-54: Max 9O7 Mln 15 Mean 71.1 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.70

Peak discharge (base, 6OO cfs) . Sept. 12 (3 a.m.) 1,270 cfs (4.82 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PASSAIC RIVER BASIN 

Weasel Brook at Clifton, N. J.

121

Location. Lat 40 0 52'12", long 74°08'47", at right end of masonry dam at Jewett Street in 

Clifton, Passalc County.

Drainage area. 4.45 sq ml.

Records available. March 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder above masonry dam. Datum of gage is 68.52 ft above mean sea 

^level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 13 years (1937-43, 1947-54), 5.21 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 426 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 3.33 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 120 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow Apr. 8, 30, May 6, 

7, 12, 13, when water was below spillway and waste gate was closed.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 450 cfs Mar. 13, 1953 (gage height, 3.35 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 120 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow for many days 

when water was below spillway and waste gate was closed.

Rsaarka Records gsod except thcc£ for periods >-hen waste gate -;as open, vfhich are fair. 

Occasional regulation by mill above station.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 5 except periods when waste gate was 

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

Oct. 1 to May 13 May 14 to Sept. 30

1.07 0.9

1.15 2.7

1.2 4.3

1.3 

1.5 

1.8

8.0

19

56

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.0

3.0

5.8

9.5

15

1.6 23

1.8 46

2.0 78

2.4 158

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

3

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

.30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.3

3.2

2.1

1.7

2.0

1.7

1.1

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

.9 iTf

2.0

1.7

3 .5

1.5

?. .3

3.2

1.7

1.5 -a

19 ~S-,4 

2 " * 2

(30.8

3 .61

0.587

O.68

Nov.

1.7

1.7

3^3

T75

1.5

1,5

21

2.7

2.2

2.0

5.3

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.3

11

2.5

5.9

2.3

1.7

1.7

1.5

2.0

88.3

2.94

0.661

0.74

Dec.

2.3

2.2

2 ,2

2.2

16

9,3

24

4.S

4.0

19

4.6

6,9

5.6

~S.o 48

6.4

4.3

4.3

3.6

3.0

3.6

4.3

4.O

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.4

3.3

3.O

S.O

21.6.7

0.93

Jan.

2.2

2,0

2.0

2.7

2.7

2 7

2.5

2.0

2.0

.LJ.

2,0

2,2

2.0

2.0

2.5

2.5

2.0

2.O

2.2

2.5

373" 9.4

2.2

2.0

2.5

3.7

5.2

3.3

2.5

2.5 

2.0

83.0

£.68

.'. 57 0.602

l,8lj 0.69

Feb.

2.0

2.5

4.3

3.3

3.6

3,4

2.2

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.2

1.7

g s o

2 '.8

2,7

11

5". z'.i3

2.7

4.6

2.9

2.2

2.5

5.4

4.0

3.0

2.5

.

------

90.2

3.22

0.724

0.75

Mar.

11*4,2

23

~5. 7

4,3

4,0

3.3

TT

3,7

*4.3

3.6

3 6

4.5

10

4.3

3.6

3.6

3.0

3.8

19

4.O

4.O

3.5

4.0

7.1

4.3

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.6 

3,3

170.6

5.51

1,24

1.43

Apr.

4.3

3.3

3.0

2.5 *3.0

4.0

3.7

e3,O

2.2

2 *2

4.2

3.7

2.7 fr2 .7

2.7

5,8

25.

5,2

4!s

3.3

3.0

2.7

4.2

2.8

2.0

2.2

3.9

2.4

1.7

al.6

U7 ,3

3.31

0.879

0.98

May

el. 5

277

11

8.8

4.0

63.5

63.5

38

TT

31

7.5

66.0

e5.5

5.2

4.6

3.5

4.4

1.9 *4.9

6.5

26

5.8

5.1

5.2

4.6

4.3

4.6

4.6

3.8

3.7 

3.5

236.3

7.62

1.71

1.S7

June

4,3

3.7

4.3

4.6

3.5

2.5

3,2

3,0

3.2

3.2

3 .2

2.7

3.8

3.1

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.2

2.5

1.7

2.3

3.0

5.5

375

2.7

2.2 1 .5

271

2.5

2,5

95.3

3,16

0.715

0,80

July

4.4

2.7

2.3

3.6

1.9

2.5 2.6

2.5

2,1

1.8

1.3

1,7

1.9

5.1

177

1.9

1.5

1.2

272

2.1

2.3

2.1

2.1

1.4

1.2

2.1

2.3

2.7

3.4

1.9

2 .6

74.1

2.39

0.537

0.62

Aug.

2.1

2.2

19*3.2

2.7

2.3

1.7

1.5

EO

4.3

3.2

2.5

2.5

2.1

1.9

2.3

2.1

1.9

 4.8

3.0

3.6

1.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

8.0

2.3

1.7

1.2

6.4

32.

165.1

5.33

1.20

1.38

Sept.

6.2

4.0

2.7

2.7

1.9

2-75- 1.7

2.8 *2.3

3.0

"12- 140

9.0

7.2

9.2

14

10

6.2

14

6.8

6.6

5.8

5.2

4.9

4.0

4.8

5.0

4.3

4.0

5.3

308.1

10.3

2.31

2.57

Calendar year 1953: Max 137 Min O.82 Mean 7.03 Cfsra '..58 In. 21.44

Water year 1&53-54: Max 140 Min o.9 Mean 4.72 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.42

Pe 

(273

ak discharge (base, 140 cfs). --De

1 ft); May 10 (4:30 a.m.) 17O cf£

o, 14 (8:30 a.m.) 180 ofs (2.46 ft); May 8 (6 p.m.) 153 efs 

(2.40 ft); Sept, 11 (8 a.m.) 426 .-sfs (3,33 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Bell

gate opsn part of each day; discharge escisiated .>n basis of records for Second Rlvcz 

. lie and Elizabeth River at Elizabeth.
122 PASSAIC RIVER BASIN

Second River at Belleville, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°47'17", long 74 e 10'i9", on right bank at Belleville, Essex County, 

300 ft downstream from Hendrieks Brook, 360 ft downstream from Franklin Avenue, and 

1.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 11.6 sq mi.

Records available. May 1937 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 62.60 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 17 years, 18.2 cfs,

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,140 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 5.74 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 480 cfs as explained below: minimum, 1.9 cfs Jan. 11 

(gage height, 1.25 ft).

1937-54: Maximum discharge 3,300 cfs July 23, 1938 (gage height, 7.05 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 480 cfs by critical-depth study at 4.35 ft and contractedopening method and critical-depth study at 7,05 ft; minimum, 0.8 cfs July 29, 1941 

' -?e height, 1.12 ft).

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs and fair below.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.28

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8

2.4

6,0

10

16

34

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

3.3

61

101

190

570

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

TOta]

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

5.2

4.3

3.7 

2.9

4.0

18

7.7

3.7

4.0

3.7

2.7

3.1

3.7

4.3

4.3

4.3

3,4

H4.3

4.0

3.1

3.7

3.1

26

11

3.7

90

46

4.3

323.3

10.4

0.897

1.04

Nov.

2.9

3.7

3.7 

3.4

3.4

4.0

47~B~.2

4.3

4.3

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.7

2.9

3.1'

4.0

4.3 

4.3

4.0

3.1

2.9

44

4.0

23

3.7

3.1

2.9

H

212.4

7.08

0.610

0.68

Dec.

4.3

3.4

48e

41

55

6.0

7.8

56

6.3

18

11

~T5~ 167

8.0

6.3

6.0 

5.2

4.6

4.6

6.7

4.9

4.9

4.0

4.0

4.3

6.9

6.4 5 2

'

529.1

17.1

1.47

1.70

Jan.

3.7

3.4

4.0 

4.0

4.6

6.3

4.0

4,0

4.9

4.6

3.7

5.2

4.3

4.3

5.6

7.5

4.6

4.0 

4.0

5.5

36

T.3

4.3

4.0

4.9

6.0

12

6.0

4.6

4.3

3 .i

183.7

5.93

0.511

0.59

Feb.

3.7

4.3

14 

5.6

4.3

3.7

3.4

4.3

5.6

4.3

4.3

3.7

3 .1

3.1

4.0

4.6

38

T.O 

4.9

4.0

15

6.0

4.9

5.6

16

10

4.3

4.3

-

195.6

6.39

0.603

0.63

Mar.

48

8.9

77

IS

8.0

6.7

6.0

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.6

5.2

21

37

7.1

6.0

6.0

6.0 

11

66

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.1

26

8.9

6.0

5.6

P. 7

6.7

6.3

454.2

14.7

1.27

1.46

Apr.

11

6.3

6.0 

576" 4.9

7.5

9.5

11

6.0

5.6

15

10

6.0

6.3

6.3

20

78

TT

8.9

8.4

8.0

8.0

12

8.6

6.0

S.7

13

9.3

7.1

6 .3

May

6.0

38~ 5.2

109

10

6.7

6.7

150

TT

68

17

15

11

11

8.9

8.4

11

9.3 

10

14

95

10

11

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.4

8.9

B. 4

3.9

5.7

328',3 7*7.4

10.9 23.5

0.910

1.05

2.03

- .33

June

8.4

8.4

8.0 

9.3

7.5

6.0

6.7

7.5

7.1

7.1

8.0

6.7

22

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.1

6.7 

6.0

4.9

7.1

7.1

26

T.5

8.0

6.7

e.o

11

8.0

7.5

254.8

8.49

0.732

0.82

July

~"9~ 41 9 e'.s

3.5

4.9

6.0

8.6

6.7

6.0

4.6

4.3 6~0

6.3

38

16

6.0

4.6

4.3 

6.0

6.7

7.1

7.1

6.3

4.9

4.3

6.1

6.3

6.3

7.1

7.1

S.O

269.3

8.69

0.749

0.36

Aug.

6.0

5.6

76 

8.9

6.0

5.6

4.3

3.7

*110

9.8

6.7

6.0

6.0

4.3

4.9

6.0

4.9

4.6 

27

25

27

3.7

4.6

5.2

9.8

6.7

4.9

4.3

2.9

197

622.4

20.1

1.73

2.00

Sept.

8.4

6.7

6.0 

5.2

3.7

3.4

14'

6.7

9.4

553

TT

10

8.4

13

31

16

8.9 

35

9.3

8.9

9.8

7.5

7.1

6.0

9.6

7.8

7.5

7.1

8.4

850.0

28.3

2.44

2.73

Calendar year 1953 : Max 248 Min 2.4 Mean 19.4 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22,72

Water year 1953-54: Max 553 Min 2.4 Mean 13.6 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.89

Peak discharge (base. 95O cfsK Sept. 11 (8 a.m. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

) 2,140 cfs (5.74 ft).
PASSAIC RIVER BASIN 123

Reservoirs in Passaic River basin, N. J.

Splitrock Reservoir. Lat 40°57'40", long 74°27'45", at dam on Beaver Brook, 2 miles northeast of Hibernia, Morris County. Drainage area, 5.50 sq mi. Records available, October 

1953 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. December 1948 to September 1953 

in files of Trenton district office, Geological Survey. Staff gage. Datum of gage is 

at mean sea-level.

Reservoir is formed by a concrete gravity dam with earth embankment; sluice gate 

first closed in December 1948. Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 835 ft), 

3,310,000,000 gal. Plow is regulated by two 30-inch sluice gates. Plow is released for 

diversion for municipal supply of city of Jersey City. Elevation record and capacity 

table furnished by city of Jersey City, Bureau of Water.

Boonton Reservoir. Lat 40°53', long 74°24', at dam on Rockaway River at Boonton, Morris 

County.Drainage area, 119 sq mi. Records available, October 1953 to September 1954 

in reports of Geological Survey. October 1906 to September 1911 and October 1913 to 

September 1953 in files of Trenton district office, Geological Survey. Hook gage. 

Datum of gage is at mean sea level.

Reservoir is formed by a cyclopean masonry dam with earth wings; dam completed in 

1904. Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 305.25 ft), 7,620,000,000 gal. Plow is 

regulated by three outlets in gatehouse at head of conduit and by two 48-inch sluice 

pipes (bottom of sluice pipes at elevation 205 ft). Water is diverted from reservoir 

for municipal supply of city of Jersey City. Elevation record and data for capacity 

table furnished by city of Jersey City, Bureau of Water.

Canistear Reservoir. Lat 41°06'30", long 74 0 29'30", at dam on Pacock Brook near Stockholm, 

Sussex County.Drainage area, 5.6 sq mi. Records available, October 1953 to September 

1954 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1924 to September 1953 in files of 

Trenton district office, Geological Survey. Staff gage. Datum of gage is at mean sea 

level.

Dam is earth embankment type; date completed unknown. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 1,087.0 ft), 2,515,000,000 gal. Reservoir used for storage and water released for diversion at Macopin intake dam on Pequannock River for municipal supply of 

city of Newark. Outflow is controlled mostly by operation of gates in pipes through 

dam. Elevation record and capacity table furnished by city of Newark, Division of Water.

Oak Ridge Reservoir.--Lat 41°C^'LJ 0", long V4°30'10", at dam on Pequannock River near Russia, 

Morris County"Drainage area, 27.3 sq. mi. Records available, October 1953 to September 

1954. October 1924 to September 1353 in files of Trenton district office, Geological 

Survey. Staff gage. Datum of gage is at mean sea level.

Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam with ogee overflow section; date dam completed 

unknown; dam raised 10 ft in 1917-18. Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 846.0 ft), 

3,982,000,000 gal. Reservoir used for storage and water released for diversion at 

Macopin intake dam on Pequannock River for municipal supply of city of Newark. Outflow 

is controlled mostly by operation of gates in pipes through dam. Elevation record and 

capacity table furnished by city of Newark, Division of Water.

Clinton Reservoir. Lat 41°04', long 74°27', at dam on Canose Brook at Clinton, Passaic 

County.Drainage area, 10.5 sq mi. Records available, October 1953 to September 1954 

in reports of Geological Survey. October 1924 to September 1953 in files of Trenton 

district office, Geological Survey. Staff gage. Datum of gage is at mean sea level 

Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam completed about 1890. Capacity at spillway 

level (elevation, 992.0 ft), 3,518,000,000 gal. Reservoir used for.storage and water 

released for diversion at Macopin intake dam on Pequannock River for municipal supply of 

city of Newark. Outflow is controlled mostly by operation of gates in pipes through 

dam. Elevation record and capacity table furnished by city of Newark, Division of Water.

Echo Lake. Lat 41°03'00", long 74°24'30", at dam on Cotters Brook near Charlotteburg, 

Passaic County. Drainage area, 4.35 sq mi. Records available, October 1953 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1924 to September 1953 in files of 

Trenton district office, Geological Survey. Staff gage. Datum of gage is at mean sea 

level.

Lake is formed by earth-embankment type dam; dam completed in 1927. Capacity at 

spillway level (elevation, 894.0 ft), 1,678,000,000 gal. Lake used for storage and 

water released for diversion at Macopin intake dam on Pequannock River for municipal 

supply of city of Newark. Outflow is controlled mostly by one gate, 60 by 36 inches, 

and two gates, 36 by 36 inches, in gatehouse at dam. Elevation record and capacity 

table furnished by city of Newark, Division of Water.

Greenwood Lake.--Lat 41"09'36", long 74°20'03"-, in gatehouse near right end of Greenwood 

Lake Dam on Wanaque River at Awosting, Passaic County. Drainage area, 27.1 sq mi. 

Records available, June 1898 to November 1903, June 1907 to September 1954 (gage heights 

only prior to October 1953). Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 608.86 ft above 

mean sea level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1931, staff 

gage on former railroad bridge at site 100 ft upstream at datum 89.75 ft lower. Maximum 

contents during year, 7,306,000,000 gal Mar. 4 (gage height, 10.72 ft); minimum, 

6,106,000,000 gal Oct. 21, 22 (gage height, 8.76 ft). Maximum contents during periods 

1898-1903, 1907-54, 9,528,000,000 gal Oct. 9-14, 1903 (gage height, 14.25 ft, present 

datum); minimum, 3,160,000,000 gal several days in November 1900 (gage height, 3.50 ft, 

present datum).

Reservoir is formed by concrete spillway and earth fill; dam completed about 1837 

and reconstruction completed in 1928 with crest of spillway 0.25 ft jower. Usable capacity, 6,860,000,000 gal between gage heights -4.00 ft (sill of gats) and 10,00 ft 

(crest of spillway). Dead storage, 7,140,000,000 gal. Outflow mostly regulated by 

2 gates (3.5 by 5.0 ft). Records given herein represent usable capacity. Lake uaea 

for recreation.
124 PASSAIC RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Passaic River basin, N. J. Continued

Wanaque Reservoir.--Lat 41°02'33", long 74°17'36", at Raymond Dam on Wanaque River at 

Wanaque, Passaic County. Drainage area, 90.4 sq mi. Records available, October 1953 

to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1929 to September 1953 in 

files of Trenton district office, Geological Survey. Water-stage recorder. Datum of 

gage is at mean sea level (North Jersey District Water Supply Commission datum).

Reservoir is formed by earth-fill with concrete core-wall main dam and seven secondary dams; dams completed in 1927 and storage began in March 1928. Total capacity at 

spillway level (elevation, 300.3 ft), 28,010,000,000 gal. Capacity available by gravity at spillway level, 26,230,000,000 gal. Outflow mostly controlled by sluice gates in 

intake conduits in gatehouse in Raymond Dam and regulated to aqueduct or river by valves 

in lower gatehouse. Water is diverted from reservoir for municipal supply. Diversion to 

reservoir from Post Brook (see p. 125) and Ramapo River (see p. 117).

Month-end elevations and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Calendar 

year 1953. .

June -50 , .... 

July 31 .......

Aug. ?1 . .., 

?ept,3J ......

Wa^er year 

1953-54... .

Date

Sept . 50 , . ... 

Oct. 31..

Dec. 31.......

Calendar 

year 1953. .

Feb. 28.. .....

July 31.......

Sept. 30. ......

Water year 

1953-54....

Date

Sept. 30. .....

Dec. 31.. .....

Calendar 

year 1953. .

May 31.......

July 31 ......

Sept. 30. ......

Water year 

1953-54....

Splltrock Reservoir*

Elevation 

(feet)

834.30 

831 . 70 

824.70 

824.10

-

824.80 

825.80 

827.90 

829.20 

831,00 

831.05 

830.95 

831.15 

831.70

-

Contents 

(million 

gallons )

3,170 

2,679 

1,588 

1,504

-

1,602 

1,742 

2,055 

2,262 

2,560 

2,568 

2,552 

2,586 

.2,679 _j

-

Change 

In 

contents 

(equivalent 

In ofs)

-24.5 

-56.3 

-4.2

-- .8

+4.9 

+ 7.7 

+15.6 

+10,7 

-14. 9

Boonton Reservolrt

Elevation 

(feet)

286.30 

282.45 

284.10 

395.45

-

394.85 

298,68 

305.70 

307.46 

307.36 

303. '6 

297. -U 

293 > 4-1 |_... T 295.34 _

Oak Ridge Reservoir**

791.50 

819.35 

826.60 

833.06

-

828.80 

831.95 

840.70 

842.80 

844.85 

839.60 

834.20 

828.90 

827.25

.

0 

878 

1,516 

2,078

-

1,71? 

2,066 

3,164 

3,448 

3,732 

3,019 

2,327 

1,738 

1,558

"

+43.8 

+32.9 

+28.0

-7.7

-18.0 

+19.3 

+54.8 

+14.6 

+14.3 

-36.8 

-34.5 

-29.9 

-b.8

+6.6

Greenwood Lake**

8.82 

8.82 

9.07 

10.11

10.23 

10.38 

10.1? 

10.27 

10.19 

9.86 

9.55 

9.65 

10.10

"

6,142 

6,142 

6,293 

6,928

-

6,996 

7,096 

6,965 

7,027 

5,978 

6,775 

6,586 

6,646 

6,922

0 

+7.8 

+31.7

-.8

+3.4 

+5.5 

-6.5 

+3.2 

-2.4 

-10,5 

-9.4 

+3.0 

+14.2

+3.3

Cll 98O.i3~ 

969.10 

961.50 

968.85

-

971.30 

974.80 

981.08 

984.92 

989.78 

990.28 

990.10 

984.75 

981.70

-

Contents 

(million 

gallons )

3,250 

2,468 

2,810 

5,196

-

5,058 

5,963 

7,737 

8,195 

8,169 

7,238 

5,714 

4,742 

5,171

-

Change 

in 

contents 

(equivalent 

In cfs)

-39.0 

+17.6 

+119

-10.8

-6.9 

+50.0 

+88.5 

+23.6 

-1.3 

-48.0 

-76.1 

-48.5 

+22.1

+8.1

nton Reservolrtt

2,072

1,034 

504 

". ,015

-

1,215 

1,528 

2,174 

2,599 

3,234 

3,298 

3,275 

2,578 

2/239

-

-51.8 

-27.3 

+25.5

-10.7

+10.0 

+17.3 

+32.2 

+21.9 

+31.7 

+3.3 

-1.1 

-34.8 

-17.5

+ .7

Wanaque Reservoirt

281.84 

375.95

270.41 

273.09

-

270.31 

274.06 

284.12 

289.34 

298.30 

294.86 

290.53 

286.47 

282.89

-

15,964 

12,935 

10,394

11,585

-

10,345 

12,030 

17,256 

20,394 

26,510 

34,072 

21,168 

18,622 

16,545

-

-151

-131 

+59.4

-75.0

-61.9 

+93.1 

+261 

+162 

+305 

-126 

-145 

-127 

-107

+2.5

Canistear Reservoir*

Elevation 

(feet)

1,081.73 

1,072.86 

1,064.23 

1,068.72

-

1,070.47 

1,072.79 

1,077.44 

1,080.09 

1,084.00 

1,084.26 

1,084.11 

1,084.53 

1,085.40

-

Contents 

(million 

gallons)

1,974 

],176 

527 

842

-

978 

1,170 

1,574 

1,820 

2,202 

2,228 

2,213 

2,255 

Z,344

-

Change 

in 

contents 

(equivalent 

In cfs)

-39.8 

-33.5 

+15.7

-6.7

+6.8

+10 e

-rZQ.Z 

+ 12,7 

H9 1 

-H.3 

,7 

+ J.I 

4.6

+1.8

Echo Lake*

388.77 

885.06 

885.35 

886.37

-

885.80 

884.20 

887.75 

889.50 

892 . 32 

888.45 

884.25 

880.18 

880.812

-

1,216 

916 

938 

i,020

-

973 

849 

1,134 

1,276 

1,521 

1,188 

852 

551 597-

-

 ' £ 0 

+J..J- 

-M.i

-2.4

-2.3 

-6.9 

+14.2 

+7.3 

+12.2 

-17.2 

-16.8 

-15.0 

+274

-2.6

* Elevation at 9 a.m.

t Elevaticr at 3 a.m. an first of following month.

* Slevstion at 12 m. on 1'irst day "of following month.

** Elevation at 8 a.m. on first day of following mor.th. 

tt Elevation at 9 a.m. on first day of following tsor.th. 

it 3ape height at 12 p '*.
PASSAIC RIVER BASIN 

Diversions in passaic River basin, N. J.

125

Records of diversions listed below are furnished by municipalities or water companies 

which make the diversions.

Jersey City diverts water from Boonton Reservoir on Rockaway River at Boonton for municipal supply.

City of Newark diverts water from reservoir formed by Macopin intake dam on Pequannock 

River for municipal supply.

North Jersey District Water Supply Commission diverts water for municipal supply from 

Wanaque Reservoir on Wanaque River. In addition to water from Wanaque River, the Commission stores water diverted into Wanaque Reservoir from Post Brook near Wanaque and Ramapo 

River by pumping from Pompton Lakes. Figures of diversion from Wanaque Reservoir given 

herein show total diversion from Passaic River basin by North Jersey District Water Supply 

Commission.

The Passaic Valley Water Commission diverts water from Passaic River above Seattle's 

Dam at Little Falls for municipal supply.

Diversions, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Month

December ............

Calendar year 1953 

Janu&x*3r . . 

Nfav

September. ..........

Water year 1953-54

Jersey 

City

91.7 

91,8 

91.1

94.5

96.6 

91.2 

91.8 

91.2 

103 

10S 

98.2 

99.9 

101

95.9

Newark

77.5 

68.8 

75.9

87.5

71.8 

63.2 

77.3 

74.5 

110 

81.4 

68.0 

91.4 

68.9

77.5

North Jersey District Water Supply Commission

Prom Wanaque 

Reservoir

150 

143 

144

144

151 

149 

152 

138 

62.0 

135 

134 

129 

154

136

Prom Post Brook 

to Wanaque 

Reservoir

0 

0 

3.60

3.22

1.53 

1.89 

2.93 

1.41 

3.81 

.01 

0 

.02 

.05

1.28

From Ramapo River 

to Wanaque 

Reservoir

0 

0 

18.6

1.6

13.7 

95.9 

154 

132 

73.5 

0 

0 

0 

0

40,3

Passaic Valley 

Water 

Commission

72.8 

60.6 

54.1

58.2

50.3 

48.9 

41.0 

55.2 

87.2 

92.0 

83.8 

86.8 

57.6

66.0
126 ELIZABETH RIVER BASIN

Elizabeth River at Elizabeth, N. J.

Location.~Lat 40°40'03", long 74 0 13'09", on left bank 85 ft upstream from Westfield 

Avenue Bridge in Elizabeth, Union County, and 3£ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 18.0 sq mi.

Records available. October 1921 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 5.23 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1922, hook gage at same site at datum 

4.14 ft higher and Oct.. 1, 1922, to May 18, 1923, at present datum.

Average discharge. 33 years, 22.8 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,600 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 15.02 ft from 

floodmark in recorder shelter), from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of 

contracted-opening determinations at gage heights 13.05, 13.19, 13.88, and 15.02 ft; 

minimum daily, 5.0 cfs Oct. 4.

1921-54: Maximum discharge, 2,720 cfs July 23, 1938, Sept. 14, 1944, from rating 

curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of peak 

flow; maximum gage height, 15.02 ft Sept. 11, 1954, from floodmark in recorder shelter; 

no flow many times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or indefinite 

stage-discharge relation, which are fair. Diversion by pumpage from Hammock well 

field, in Union, for municipal supply by Elizabethtown Water Co. probably reduces the 

flow past the station. Plow occasionally regulated at Ursino Lake dam.

Revisions (water years). WSP 726: 1931. WSP 851: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Indefinite stage-discharge 

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

3.6 

2.9 

3.2 

3.5

4.8

13

29

52

4.O 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

116 

219 

360 

80O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IS

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

S.O

8.3

6.6

572" 5.0

24

28

10

9.7

8.8

8.3

12

13

13

13

13

12

9.1

11

13

14

15

14

12

31

16

13

180

123

24 

15

688.0

22.2

-

-

Nov.

9.4

9.1

10

9.4

10

11

152 iff13

11

10

11

9.7

8.3

6.6

7.4

8.8

9.1

9.1

8.S

7.7

5.9

71

13

49

12

8.3

8.0

14-

ITT

528.2

17.6

-

-

Dec.

8.3

8.3

*8.3

8.0

107

52

112

16

12

120

18

3O

24

"3? 250

16

12

11 

8.8

7.2

8.0

11

9.4

S.O

6.1

5.7

57?

9.4

13

8.3

7.7

953.4

3O.8

-

-

Jan.

5.7

378" 5.2

6.1

7.7

11

9.4

8.3

8.3

7.2

7.2

8.8

8.3

8.3

9.4

IS

12

7.2 

8.3

10

53

TS

8.6

6.9

8.3

12

10

14

9.4

8.3

6.9

322.3

10.4

-

-

Feb.

7.7

8.8

*25

13

9.4

6.9

5.5

7.4

9.1

8.6

8.6

7.7

S.I

8.8

75

10

7.7

26

26

10

10

35

23

11

7.2

_

398.3

14.2

-

-

Mar.

67

25

116

33

17

11

8.6

574

11

12

11

9.7

37

75

17

13

12

11 

13

98

14

11

11

11

36

18

11

8.8

9.1

11

11

758.8

24.5

-

-

Apr.

19

10

7.2

5.7

772

10

11

24

11

8.3

18

26

10

10

9.7

26

145

17

15

13

11

14

15

10

11

*20

15

12

10

553.1

18.4

-

-

May

9

8.5

15

150

15

11

10

"~§y

90

25

22

20

17

15

10

9.4

11 

11

15

167

22

16

11

13

11

11

11

9.7

9.8

1,038.4

33.5

-

-

June

*7

IT

10

12

10

8

9

10

9.5

9.5

11

9.5

3010"

10

10

9

8.5 

8

7

9.5

10

30

10

11

9

8.5

15

12

10

334.0

11.1

-

-

July

55

15

9

20

8

10

14

11

9

7

6.5

10

11

45

63

7.7

6.S

10H

8.S

8.3

7.7

6.6

6.4

9.9

9.4

8.0

8.3

8.S

7.4

422.7

13.6

-

-

Aug.

7.7

7.7

128

17

11

9.7

7.4

6.9

-?? 212

12

10

9.1

6.6

8.6

7.9

8.8

8.0 

28

*48

65

8.3

7.8

9.4

15

10

8.8

7.2

15^~ 5.9

184

912.8

29.4

-

-

Sept.

20

12

11

S.O

7

9

11

22i?r~ 5.2

»800 -TO

20

15

20

50

25

15 

60

20

12

13

11

10

8.3

8.6

12

9.7

10

10

1,314.8

43.8

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 698 Min 3.2 Mean 31.4 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 800 Min. 5.0 Mean 22.5 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs). --De

(6.02 ft); Sept. 11 (about 10 a.m.) £

c. 14 (7:3O a.m.) 929 cfs (6.33 ft); Aug. 9 (9 a.m.) SO8 cfs 

,6OO cfs (15.02 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this dayNote. No gage-height record June 2-21, Sept. 10-20; discharge estimated on basis of weather recorosahd records for Second River at Belleville and Rahway River near Springfield. Stage-discharge 

relation indefinite Apr. 25-30, May 1-7, 9-16, 31, June 22 to July 14; discharge estimated on basis 

of 2 discharge measurements and records for stations as for no gage-height record.
RAHWAY RIVER BASIN 127

Rahway River near Springfield, N. J.

ii. Lat 40 e41'll", long 74 e18'44", on left bank 50 ft; downstref-m from bridge on 

~ Highway 22 (revised), 100 ft downstream from Pope Brook, and 1$ miles south of 

Springfield, Union County.

Drainage area. 25.5 sq mi.

Records available. July 1938 to September 1954.

Qage. Water stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 66.17 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 16 years, 27.3 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 947 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 5.08 ft); minimum, 1.1 cfs Aug. 1,2.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 1,940 cfs July 23, 1938 (gage height, 7.41 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 900 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; minimum, 0.9 cfs Sept. 7-9, 11, 12, 1944 (gage height, 1.18 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those below 6.0 cfs, which are good, and those for 

period of no gage-height record, which are fair. Water for municipal supply diverted 

from river by Orange and from wells by Orange, South Orange, Short Hills Water Co., 

and Springfield station of Ellzabethtown Water Co,

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 12-14)

1.22

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.5 

3.2

6 t3 

U 

17 

25

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

3.O 

4.0

36

67

110

337

606

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1.953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.7

1^7

1.9

5.2

11 

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.3

1.9

2.1 

2.1

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9 

1.9

1.9

1.7

9.9

6.7

2.3 

57

69

4^3

218.5

7.05

-

-

Nov.

2.7

2.5 

2.5

3.0

3.4

**.!

4.6

3.7

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

^

6.2

21

6.1

3.2 

3.0

2.7

2.7

224.5

7.48

-

-

Dec.

3.0

H

61

17

91 

S.S

5.9

80

11

9.1

24

"55 258

12

8.7

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6 

6.3

5.6

4.3

4.0

4.3

4.0 

4.0

6.1

4.0

3.7

704.1

22.7

-

-

Jan.

3.2

4.0 

3.2

4.0

5.6

3.7 

3.0

3.0

4.3

2.7

3.0

3~JO

3.7

4.9

6.2

3.0

3.4

3.7

if5.6

5.2

4.9

7.3

12 

11

4.9

4.3

4.0

181.0

5.84

-

"

Feb.

4.0

4.3

11

4.6

4.0

3.7 

4.0

4.6

4.3

4.0

3.2

f?7

3'. 7

3.7

~"T. 4

5.9

4.6

11 

9.5

4.9

4.3

15

11

7.0 

4.9

_

196.4

7.01

-

-

Mar.

36

25 

83

40

14

11

9.1 

7.8

7.0

6.6

5.9

2|i6 

50

14

8.2

7.4

6.3

7.6

72

14 

10

9.1

8.2

24

12

8.2 

7.4

7.4'

6.6 5. 9

552.3

17.8

-

-

Apr.

8.4

5.6 

5.2

4 9 

4! 6

5.2

5.9 

8.2

5.2

4*1

6.7

19

4.6 

4.6

4.3

14

"?6

12

9.6

7.8' 

7.0

6.6

S.7

6.3

5.6

7,2 

15

5.9

5.2

323.6

10.8

-

-

Hay

4^6

4.6

11.

SO 

8.2

6.6

5.9

59

72

22

15

13 

11

9.6

8.7

8.2

7.8

7.4

7.6

102 

15

11

8.7

9.1

8.2

7.0 

6.3

5.6

5.6 

4.9

642.6

20.7

-

-

June

4.6

 4.6 

4.3

4.9 

4.3

3.7

3.4

3.7

4.7

4.3

4.0

3.7

1..

3.7

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.0

2.5 

2.7

14

3.7

3.0

2.7

H4.0

4.3

140.5

4.68

-

-

July

5.3

9.1 

2.5

12

3.T

3.4

4.9

6.4

3.2

3.2

2.7

2.5

2.3 

3.9

33

2.7

2.5

2.7

2.5

2.1

1.9 

2.1

1.9

"S7I i.s

2.1

2.3

1.9

1.5

1.9 

1.7

131.5

4.24

-

-

Aug.

1 5

6l"

7.7 

3.4

2.7

2.1 

2.3

80

15

4.0

3.2

2.7 

2.5

3.4

3.2

2.5

2.5

11

37

29 

5.5

3.2

2.7

4.0

4.3

2.7 

2.7

2.3

3.0 

152

460.8

14.9

-

-

Sept.

16

4.9 

3.4

2.7 

2.3

2.1

9)9

3.9

2.5

589

69

12 

7.8

7.0

30

26

B.7

41

13

7.8 

7.0

4.9

4.6

aS.O

a3.5

a6.0 

a3.5

aS.O

a2.5

899.3

30.0

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 856 Mln 1.7 Mean 33.1 cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 589 Mln 1.5 Mean 12.8 cfsm - In. -

discharge (base. 500 cfs). Dec. 14 (11 a.m.) 535 ofs (3.74 ft); Sept.'11 (1 p.m.) 947 cfs

Discharge measurement made on this day, 

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

station at Rahway.
128 RAHWAY RIVER BASIN

Rahway River at Rahway, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°37'05", long 74°17'00", on left bank 100 ft upstream from St. George 

Avenue Bridge in Rahway, Union County, and 1 mile upstream from Robinsons Branch.

Drainage area. 40.9 sq mi.

Records available. July 1908 to April 1915 (gage heights only), October 1921 to September

Page. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 8.77 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 25, 1934, staff gage at site 40 ft downstream 

from Church Street and 2,000 ft downstream from present site at datum 2.77 ft lower.

Average discharge. 33 years (1921-54), 46.3 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,380 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 4.41 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs July 24, Aug. 2, 3 (gage height, 1.06 ft).

1921-54: Maximum discharge 3,140 cfs July 24, 1938 (gage height, 6.35 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 900 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of July 24, 

Aug. 2, 3, 1954.

Remarks. Records excellent above 10 cfs and good below, 

verted from river b' ~ " " " " " Water for municipal supply diiy Rahway and Orange and from wells by Orange, South Orange""Short 

Hills Water Co., and Springfield station of Ellzabethtown Water Co.

Revisions.--WSP 781: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.08 0.7 1.5 28

1.14 l.S 1.7 59

1.2 3.6 2.0 125

1.25 5.8 2.5 280

1.3 8.8 3.0 500

1.4 17 3.6 830

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.2 

1.0

1.0

3.2

3.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0 

.8

378 

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.7

8.2

4.7

90

102

54

8.4

302.6

9.76

-

-

Nov.

7.2

3.3

1.6

7.4 

1.8

1.6

86

61

18

7.1

5.0

3.9

3.1

3.6

3.7

3.0

1.4 

1.7

ti

3.0

2.3

41

32

19

32

10

6.4

5.6

3.8

377.9

12.6

-

-

Dec.

3.7

4.0

4.3

3^ 

84

37

151

45

16

111

52

20

45

284

230

40

22 

6.6

11 

10

9.4

17

9.7

3.7

7.4

5.0

7.1

7.2

11

8.7

6*9

1,273.2

41.1

-

-

Jan.

3.6

5.3

6.9

*4.8 

4.9

6.4

6.6

3.9

4.5

6.2

5.5

4.3

3.4

2,7

3.8

7.3

11 

4.1

3.8 

5.3

37

50

15

12

11

12

29

22

8.4

8« 1

7.5

313.3

10.1

-

-

Feb.

4.3

*5.1

14

15 

8.5

7.5

6.4

4.5

5.3

5.2

5.4

4.5

3^9

5.0

4.0

5.4

11 

8.8

14

35

14

7.3

25

15

21

13

-

351.1

12.5

-

-

Mar.

28

76

82

139

21

17

13

8.0

10

8.7

&JL

19

93

53

18

12 

10

9.4 

102

43

20

13

13

28

34

16

13

10

10 

8.1

969.0

31.3

-

Apr.

9.7

9.8

9.2

7.7 

5.8

6.5

7.0

9.9

13

6.8

7.6

26

10

6.5

10

iff

27 

18

12

10

10

15

12

8.2

9.4

23

13

8.0

561.8

18.7

-

-

May

S.4

9.0

18

95 

23

12

8.8

194

183

108

60

27

21

17

14

15

11 

11

8.8 

11

150

77

22

14

13

10

8.7

7.9

9.5

10 

7.9

1,185.0

38.2

-

~

June

4.5

4.3

4.2

4.4 

5.6

4.7

7.0

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.1

1.6

3.5

4.1

3.4 

2.7

2.5 

2.3

1.8

1.4

1.3

9.2

2.5

1.3

1.4

1.4

17§

120.2

4.01

-

-

July

""^"7 0.7

1.0

2.0 

10

3.4

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.1

.9

1.0

*4£

7.4

1.1 

1.1

1.0 

.8

1.0

1.3

.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8 

 8

 8

93.6

3.02

-

-

Aug.

&8

.8

47

28 

5.2

2.4

1.6

1.2

138

61

9.6

3.9

1.9

1.6

2.0

1.3

1.0 

.8

1.7 

*38

60

20

3.3

1.5

1.4

.9

. 1.3

.9

1.1 

1.6

228

667.8

21.5

-

-

Sept.

75

13

6.2

5.4 

3.7

2.0

1.3

1»~1.1

11

ill

495

44

18

18

25

57 

18

47 

45

16

11

7.2

2.7

5.3

5.6

10

4.6

4.3 

2.0

1,779.4

59.3

-

"

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,040 Jlin 0.8 Mean 54.7 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 811 Mln 0.7 Mean 21.9 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 600 cfs).--Sept. 11 (9 a.m.) 1,380 cfs (4.41 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RAHWAY RIVER BASIN 129

Robinsons Branch Rahway River at Rahway, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°36'20", long 74°17'57" , on right bank of Milton Lake 2,000 ft upstream 

from Madison Avenue in Rahway, Union County, and if. miles upstreatr from mouth.

Drainage area. 21.6 sq mi.

Records available. September 1939 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder above Milton Lake Dam. Datum of gage is 19.99 ft above mean 

sea level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark).

Average discharge. 15 years, 25.8 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 387 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 4.56 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 1,490 cfs Mar. 13, 1953 (gage height, 5.36 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 750 cfs on basis of laboratory rating; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good above 20 cfs and fair below. Water for municipal supply diverted 

by Middlesex Water Co. from reservoir, 3,500 ft above station .

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

£1

22 

23

24

£5

£6

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3^0

179

.a

.2

6.9

0.22

3.06

Nov.

0.8

.1

0

0

0

.1

4.8 

4.1

.8 

.5

.5

.2

.2

2.4

2.1

.5

.5

.2

.5

.2

.5

2.0 

1.2

.8

1.2

.8

.5

.8

.8

.5

27.6

0.92

5.07

Dec.

0.8

^2

.2

.5

1.9

1.1

44 

24

11 

86

33

13

38

238

135

27

11

7.7

7.7

6.5

6.5

6.5 

5.3

4.4

3.6

4.4

3,6

£.9

2.3

£.3

1.7

ISO. I

23.6

5.34

Jan.

1.2

1.7

.8

.5

.5

.8

.2 

0

.5 

.2

.8

.2

.2

.5

.5

1.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

3.6

9.1 

13

13

11

9.1

11

13

15

15 

11

134. Z

4.33

5.61

Feb.

4.7

*1.2

1.7

6.5

6.5

5.3

3.6 

2.3

1.7 

1.2

1.2

.8

1.2

.1

75

.2

6.0

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

fi

11

15

15

15

11

_

-------

202.8

7.24

5.50

Mar.

20

77

80

~28 119

13

11

9.1

9.1 

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

51

47

18

11

9.1

9.1

38

24

13 

11

6.5

¥75

21

9.1

6.5

7.5

6.5

9.0

700.9

22.6

5.53

Apr.

7.9

6.5

6.2

6.1

4.9

4.1

6.4 

6.2

6.8 

6.8

7.9

6.7

3.1

2.5

1.0

.5

45

105 To

12

9.3

5.1 

5.1

8.3

6.5

7.3

*6.5

9.3

8.3

3.5

334,8

11.2

5.31

May

4.1

3.3

7.3

33

26

13

13 

113

Hi

40

23

16

13

13

13

12

10

9.3

8.3

78

72 

23

16

13

10

1.0

178

5.6

3.0

1, 6

797.5

25.7

5.40

June

ZA!

.2

o

0

1.1

.3

.1

.S

.2 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.2

0.17

6.30

July

0

0

5.79

Aug.

o

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

2.3

1.4

.3

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.4

1.8

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

1*5

13.4

0.43

4.36

Sept.

0.6

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2 

.2

.2 

.2

178

276

93

18

5.4

4.5

29

12

13

*23

8.8

5.4 

4.5

3.7

3.7

4.5

5.4

4.5

3.1

2.4

700.7

23.4

5.23

Calendar year 1955: Max 718 Mln 0 Mean 28.7 (t) 5.20

Water year 1953-54: Max 276 Mln o Mean 10.0 (t) 5.20

Peak discharge (base, 450 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. :

t Mean diversion, In cubic feet per second, by Mlddlese'x Water Co. from reservoir above station.
130 RARITAN RIVER B4SIN

South Branch Rarltan River near High Bridge, N, J.

Location. Lat 40°40'40", long 74°52'51n , on left bank 1 mile upstream from High Bridge, 

Hunterdon County, and 4 miles upstream from Spruce Run.

Drainage area. 65. 3 sq ml.

Records available . February 1919 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Sept. 28, 1930. Datum of gage Is 

282.10 ft above mean sea level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark). Prior to 

Sept. 30, 1921, reference point at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 34 years (1920-54), 118 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 775 cfs Mar. 4; maximum gage height, 8.97 ft 

an. 21 (Ice jam); minimum discharge, 16 cfs Jan. 8 (gage height, 5.64 ft); minimum

dally, 23 cfs July 25. Aug. 2. 

1919-54: Maximum dischargrge, 5,160 cfs Mar. 15, 1940 (gage height, 11.78 ft), from

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 6.6 cfs Oct. 11, 

I93fl; minimum daily, 17 cfs Jan. 8, 1940.

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

diurnal fluctuation caused by small powerplant above station.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder Inspected by employee of Taylor-Wharton Iron & Steel Co. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 601: 1924. WSP 781: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

5.7 

6.0 

6.5 

7.O 

7.5

21

55

147

281

460

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfstn

In.

Oct.

26

27

27

26

26

23

30

28

27

27

27

28

27

27

27

27

26

26

27

27

27

27

26

27

36

34

32

49

82

Q* 7O

45

1,019

32.9

0.504

0.58

Nov.

36

35

33

32

li

31

36

41

41

42

42

42

42

40

38

36

35

34

33

32

32

32

61

64

35

53

47

42

40

39

1,197

39.9

0.611

0.6S

Dec.

33

36

I5-

35

47

57

446

T25

34

323

140

103

153

437

207

125

96

70

b65

b65

b70

70

72

61

56

55

55

54

60

58

55

3,358

108

1.65

1.91

Jan.

48

51

43

48

47

54

50

43

47

48

32

45

b45

b45

b50

b55

b50

b45

b55

b55

b!20

b!20

665

665

665

b70

129

, i&I

T5 

b70

660

1,965

63.4

0.971

1.12

Feb.

b55

b60

60

73

66

61

56

52

55

55

55

645

640

645

b50

60

 S4i 155

105

S7

106

190

121

93

96

122

156

107

2,500

89.3

1.37

1.42

Mar.

179

366

352

427

215

172

149

138

127

125

113

105

107

206

163

115

103

98

94

&SS

188

138

127

119

138

175

127

115

111 

105

100

5,196

168

2.57

2.96

Apr.

93

98

94

85

34

89

117

101

91

84

84

117

94

35

82

91

297

Til

132

107

100

96

96

100

92

91

100

117

105 

87

3,208

107

1.64

1.83

May

35

105

126

*439

255

145

123

199

185

161

161

132

113

103

96

94

94

91

35

87

205

16S

109

94

39

85

78

78

80

QC9D 

78

3,992

129

1.98

2.27

June

67

62

60

58

52

48

55

48

47

45

47

42

48

52

46

47

46

42

41

39

33

36

43

43

33

38

36

IS

35 

35

1,369

45.6

0.69S

0.78

July

35

3S

35

34

38

36

35

36

35

32

31

29

29

29

36

36

30

30

29

29

*28

26

26

25

23

23

26

25

26 

26

26

947

30.5

0.467

0.54

Aug.

24

23

46

40

31

28

26

26

43

52

35

29

23

26

26

27

26

25

26

*36

41

39

31

26

27

26

25

26

24 

39

508 «f\0

1,235

39.8

0.609

0.70

Sept.

99

48

39

34

31

30

29

19

29

29

67

59

36

33

31

40

122

62

73

100

66

77

58

48

45

42

43

42

40

39

1,525

50.8

0.778

0.87

Calendar year 1953: Max 943 Mln 26 Mean 131 Cfsm 2.01 In. 27.19

Water year 1953-54: Max 446 Mln 23 Mean 75.4 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.66

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 cfs). Ho peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
RARITAN RIVER BASIN 131

South Branch Raritan River at Stanton, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°34'2l", long 74 0 52'10", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge near Stanton railroad station, Readington Township, Hunterdon County, half 

a mile upstream from Prescott Brook.

Drainage area. 147 sq mi.

Records available. July 1903 to December 1906, July 1919 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 125.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 17, 1925, chain gage on downstream side of highway bridge at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.~34 years (1920-54), 243 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,060 cfs May 4 (gage height, 6.07 ft); minimum, 28 cfs June 22 (gage height, 2.02 ft); minimum daily, 36 cfs Oct. 2, 3.

1903-6, 1919-54: Maximum discharge, 10,900 cfs Mar. 15, 1940, July 19, 1945 (gage 

height, 12.2 ft), from rating curve extended above 6,400 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determinations and computations of flow over dam at gage heights 10.72 and 15.28 ft; 

minimum, 9 cfs Nov. 7, 1931; minimum daily, 20 cfs Sept. 22, 1939.

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

diurnal fluctuation caused by small powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 561: Drainage area. WSP 851: 1935(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Slight

2.08 36 3.5 460

2.2 53 4.0 720

2.5 110 4.6 1,080

3.0 255

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

38

36

36

37

37

38

50

41

40

40

41

41

40

40 

38

40

40

38

40 

40

40

38

37

38

1 53

62

52

94

 166 

202

87

1,660

53.5

0.364

0.42

Nov.

67

60

56

53

52

53

68

80

SO

73

76

74

72

68 

63

62

 58

55

53 

53

53

55

126

~§5 134

115

93

78

70

O'R7

2,167

72.2

0.491

0.55

Dec.

65

62

58

58

89

95

913

262

160

633

280

199

326

1,040 

IBT

240

190

140

130 

130

*144

147

147

122

105

110

104

100

112

110 

102

6,839

221

1.50

1.73

Jan.

90

93

91

89

85

106

95

75

75

80

70

55

80

80 

85

90

80

75

90 

90

200

200

110

110

110

120

220

220

120

120 

100

3,334

108

0.735

0.84

Feb.

85

100

120 137'

 120

110

104

95

100

104

104

89

70

55 

93

104

318

35T

174 

147

163

269

192

160

163

177

235

177

4,091

146

0.993

1.03

Mar.

291

609

599

631

350

294

269

255

235

224

205

189

195

354 

306

224

192

183

m

338

255

238

221

248

 322

235

211

195

195 

186

9,047

292

1.99

2.29

Apr.

174

172

166

157

155

'205 134

177

157

144

144

202

163

142 

139

155

504

3?3

241 

202

183

174

172

180

163

157

177

235

195 

160

5,702

190

1,29

1.44

May

150

177

174

1.040

402

294

258

354

354

302

3O6

252

221

202 

189

177

169

166

157 

160

356

320

199

172

157

152

139

139

139

169

131

7,583

245

1.67

1.92

June

122

117

91

100

97

37

«89

87

81

80

85

81

108

100 

85

87

85

81

70 

65

68

56

91

81

68

63

62

58

2,460

82.0

0.558

0.62

July

58

70

60

68

85

68

62

65

62

55

48

46

46

46 

70

60

48

46

47 

47

41

40

*38

38

44

37

3s

38

37

42

40

1,590

51.3

0.349

0.40

Aug.

37

37

172

91

63

55

48

46

127

134

76

53

52

47 

50

55

47

41

47 

93

104

95

63

50

47

50

«44

42

42 

58

124

2,695

86.9

0.591

0.68

Sept.

296

117

81

70

62

58

55

53

60

55

157

144

81

67 

63

91

269

139

142 

205

134

155

117

91

83

80

81

78

*68 

65

3,220

107

0.728

0.81

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,170 Mln 36 Mean 261 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.07

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,040 Min 36 Mean 138 Cfsm 0.939 In. 12.73

Peak

» Dil

2.600 of ah Ho peak above base.

137

scharge measurement made on this day. 

ite. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16-20, 25, Jan. 1, 5, 8-31, Feb. 1-3, 8, 9,
132 RARITAN RIVER BASIN

Walnut Brook near Plemlngton, N. J.

Location. --Lat 40°30'57", long 74°53'00", on right bank miles northwest of Flemington,

Hunterdon County, and 3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 2.24 sq mi.

Records available. April 1936 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 267.33 ft above mean 

sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 18 years, 3.23 efs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 97 cfs Mar. 20 (gage height, 2.24 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1936-54: Maximum discharge, 645 efs July 18, 1945 (gage height, 3.30 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 120 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting; no flow at times.

Remarks . Records good except those below 1 cfs and those for periods of Ice effect or 

no gage -height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.2

.06 

.18 

.44 

.85

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 37

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.04

.01

705

.02

.02

.06

.11

.08

.08

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.02

.02

.02

.04

.04

.04

.70

2.6

 jL'

5.96

0.192

0.086

0.10

Nov.

0.44

.38

.32

.27

757

.27

.38

.44

.51

.59

.59

.51

.44

.44

.44

.38

.38

.32

.32

.32

.32

.32

.73

.67

.95

1.2 ~78~5

.85

.67 

.67

15.24

0.508

0.227

0.25

Dec.

0.67

.59

.51

7ST

3.0

2.7

17

4.4

3.5

14

4.6

6.1

8.0

34~8~.7

5.5

4.1

3.1

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.4 

1.3

143.58

4.63

2.07

2.38

Jan.

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

.95

1.3

1.1

.85

.85

.85

b.5 b79~

bl.O

bl.l

1.1

.85

.76

b.8

b.9

.77

15~5".3

3.7

2.9

2.7

3.4

5.2

4.2

2.7 2 3

1.8

68.18

2.20

0.982

1.13

Feb.

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

b.8

b.'g

1.1

1.3

7.6

377

2.9

2.9

5.3

6.8

3.9

3.5

4.1

6.0

5.2

3.9

-

77.8

2.78

1.24

1.29

Mar.

19

11

24

I?

6.5

4.9

4.1

3.9

3.5

3.5

3.1

2.7

47?

12

5.5

4.1

3.7

3.3

3.3

23

7.2

4.9

4.6

3.9

8.0

6.5

4.4

4.1

3.7

3.5 

3.1

211.2

6.81

3.04

3.51

Apr.

2.9

2.5

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.4

9.9

47T

3.3

2.9

2.5

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.7

2.3

4.2

2.3

2.1

73.4

2.45

1.09

1.22

May

2.0

2.0

3.8

*8. 3

377

3.1

2.7

7.8

4.4

3.7

3.3

2.9

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.2

8.3

3.3

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2 

. 85

86.05

2.78

1.24

1.43

June

0.76 "757

.59

.51

.51

.44

.38

.32

.27

.27

.27

.27

.44

.32

.27

.27

.27

.22

.18

.14

.11

.11

.11

.11

.08

.06

.06

.04

.04

a. 03

8.12

0.271

0.121

0.13

July

aO.03

a. 02

a. 02

a. 25

aTTO

a. 02

a. 02

a. 06

a. 04

a. 02

a.o2

.01

.01

.01

.02

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0.65

0.021

0.0094

0.01

Aug.

00"

.03

.02

.01

.01

0

0

.48

.16

.06

.04

.04

.04

.04

.03

0

0

1.2

.47

1.2

.38

.22

.14

.11

.08

.06

.06

.06 

.06

6. 2

11.20

0.361

0.161

0.19

Sept.

1.1

.51

.38

.27

.18

.18

.14

Tiff

.18

.14

5.5

1.3

.85

.59

.51

.97

?7o" 6.1

2.6

2.1

1.7

1.6

1.2

.95

.85

.67

.67

.51

.44 

.44

34.81

1.16

0.518

0.58

Calendar year 1953: Max 62 Min 0.01 Mean 3.50 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.23

Water year 1953-54: Max 34 Min 0 Mean 2.02 Cfsm 0.902 In. 12.22

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Neshanlc River at Reaville.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
RARIl'AN RIVER BASIK 

Keshanlc River at Reavllle, K. J,

133

Location. Lat 40"28"18", long 74°49'42", on left bank 50 It downstream from highway 

bridge, half a mile southwest of Reavllle, Hunterdon County, ij miles downstream from 

Walnut Brook, and 2 miles upstream from Back Brook.

Drainage area. 25.7 sq mi.

Records available. June 1930 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Sept. 26, 1935. Datum of gage is 

109.46 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 24 years, 35.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,690 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height 7.26 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs July 24, 30 (gage height, 2.14 ft).

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 10,300 cfs (revised) July 18, 1945 (gage height, 

12.33 ft, from floodmark in recorder shelter), from rating curve extended above 1,700 

cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 11.90 ft for flood of Aug. 19, 

1955 made 0.7 mile downstream and adjusted to gage site; minimum, 0.2 cfs Feb. 2, 

1931, Aug. 27-30, 1934, June 26, 1935, Feb. 15, 1940.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1945 has been revised to 

10,300 cfs July 18, 1945 (gage height 12.33 ft, from floodmark in recorder shelter), 

superseding figure published in WSP 1031.

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

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.15

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

0.5

.8

1.8

3.6

6.4

10

2.7 

2.9 

3.2

3.5 

4.0 

4.8

15

29

60

109

232

508

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.8

.6

Tff

.7

.8

.9

1.1

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.8

.9

.8

.9

.9

.8

.8

1.0

1.2

1.2

7.5

16

-ff.9

2.7

 59.8

1.93

0.075

0.09

Nov.

2.1

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

37T

5.2

4.3

4.1

3.6

3.1

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

3.6

4.1

3.3

6.4

371

3.6

3.1

2.9

84.6

2.82

0.110

0.12

Dec.

2.7

2.6

2.4

27?

14

8.5

162

39

27

140

45

39

103

492

W

61

40

26

22

20

18

19

20

14

12

12

10

9.3

11

11

8.9

1,502.8

48.5

1.89

2.17

Jan.

8.9

7.4

7.0

6.7

6.2

9.7

7.0

5,9

5.2

5.7

2.4

T7-.

7.0

7.0

8.1

8.5

8.5

5.8

7.4

6.7

~5B- 140

50

29

26

37

53

45

25

21

15

645.1

20.8

0.809

0.93

Feb.

13

14

15

16

13

11

9.8

8.4

10

10

9.7

5.7

5.5

57-f

7.4

6.5

51

31

23

20

34

52

33

28

35

39

37

29

_

_____

------

574.8

20.5

0.798

0.83

Mar.

150

113

288

m

66

48

41

36

33

30

*24

21

3T

147

64

44

37

31

27

178

58

43

37

31

64

60

38

33

31

27

23

1,981

63.9

2.49

2.87

Apr.

20

18

16

14

13

13

16

15

13

11

11

11

9.7

9.3 9-.T

11

73

4T

27

21

18

16

15

14

13

11

14

28

18

14

533.3

17.8

0.693

0.77

May

12

11

12

73

2tT

21

17

36

27

22

20

17

14

12

11

10

8.9

8.1

7.4

7.4

70

32

20

16

14

11

9.3

9.3

8.9

9.3

6.4

581.0

18.7

0.728

0.84

June

5.5 4T5"

4.3

4.1

3.8

3.1

*2.7

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.4

2.1

3.0

4.3

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

ITT

73.9

2.46

0.096

0.11

July

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

1,7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.0

.7

1.1

1.7

.9

.7

.6

1.9

2.0

.9

.6

.5

75

.5

11

TT.7

.9

.8

.6

.5

43.6

1.41

0.054

0.06

Aug.

~7ff 0.6

3.4

2.4

1.1

.9

.8

.8

16

11

2.9

1.8

1.3

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.0

.8

3.2

24

9.7

12

6.8

3.8

2.7

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.5

a7£

190.4

6.14

0.239

0.23

Sept.

a!5

7.3

4,8

3.6

2.6

2.1

1*8

1.9

2.4

1.9

a60

22

12

8.9

7.0

9.4

69

?5

25

22

16

14

9.7

7.4

6.4

6.1

5.8

4.6

3.8

3.3

380.8

12.7

0.494

0.55

Calendar year 1953; Max 694 Min 0.6 Mean 39.4 Cfsm 1.53 in. 20.82

Water year 1953-54: Max 492 Min 0.4 Mean 18.2 Cfsm 0.708 in. 9.62

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs). Dec. 14 (11 a.m.) 1,690 cfs (7.26 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Walnut Brook near Plemington.
134 RARITAN RIVER BASIN

North Branch Rarltan River near Far Hills, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°42'27", long 74°38'20", on left bank 75 ft upstream from Ravine Lake 

Dam, 2 miles north of Far Hills, Somerset County, and 2 miles upstream from Peapack 

Brook.

Drainage area. 26.2 sq ml.

Records available. February 1922 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder above masonry dam. Datum of gage Is 224.49 ft above mean sea 

Tevel (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark). Prior to June 18, 1925, hook gage In 

stilling box at left end of dam at same datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 47.8 efs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 513 cfs Aug. 31 {gage height, 3.18 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 21 to Nov. 4, leakage through dam.

1922-54: Maximum discharge, 3,410 cfs Mar. 15, 1940 (gage height, 5.85 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 500 cfs by weir formula; no flow at times when Ravine Lake 

was filling.

Stage of 7.6 ft, from floodmark, occurred July 23, 1919 (discharge, about 7,000' cfa).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period when Ravine Lake was filling, which 

are fair. Figures of discharge include 2 cfs diverted by small turbine at dam 

Apr. 1 to Sept. 30.

Revisions (water years). WSF 781: Drainage area. WSP 851: 1938. WSP 871: 1939.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period when Ravine Lake was filling (gage 

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

1.65

1.7

1.75

1.8

1.9 

2.1

0.2

.9

2.0

3.7

8.4

22

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

2.8

156

261

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3

y

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3 

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

.2

7?

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2.2"

.2

64.0

2.06

0.079

0.09

Nov.

0.2

'.2

1.4

6.3

7.3

9.4

17

14

18

16

15

16 

17

1$

17

17

18

19

20

20

21

33

34

30

41

3S

29

26

24

536.0

17.9

0.683

0.76

Dec.

24

24

24

24

45

57

154 ~3S

24

96

35

28

49 

149

52

34

28

20

21

20

20

21

 22

19

15

17

16

14

17

18

17

1,140

36.8

1.40

1.62

Jan.

14

14

14

14

13

17

16

*11

I?

13

11

14

13 

12

14

15

14

11

19

15

35

35

17

18

18

19

35

38

25

21

17

549

17.7

0.676

0.78

Feb.

14

17

19

22

20

18

16

14

17

16

17

13

a14

17

50

3¥

28

24

26

47

32

27

 30

32

41

31

664

23.7

0.905

0.94

Mar.

54

92

112

94

52

45

39

37

37

39

37

36

37 

67

44

33

33

32

3S

157

57

47

47

45

52

57

47

45

43

37

36

1,623

52.4

2.00

2.30

Apr.

38

38

35

34

33

33

39

34

32

31

32

36

32

31

31

34

~77 108

47

41

39

38

36

38

35

34

38

43

38

34

1,184

39.5

1.51

1.68

May

323B43

~5T 139

45

41

104

71

81

56

45

43 

41

38

36

35

36

35

35

132

61

45

39

38

36

33

33

33 ' 34

32

1,562

50.4

1.92

2.22

June

27

27

25

25

24

22

20

20

*20

19

22

20

25 

22

19

19

19

17

16

14

14

13

19

20

16

14

13

11

I?

12

566

18.9

0.721

0.80

July

12

14

12

12

13

13

13

13

12

9.8

9.3

*8.8

8.3 

7.8

12

10

8.3

8.8

13

15

12

6.5

6.9

5.7

57T

13

~s.a 16

6.9

6.5

6.1

319.6

10.3

0.393

0.45

Aug.

5.3

5*2

59

25

13

9.8

8.8

7.8

26

30

15

9.8

8.3 

7.3

7.8

 8.3

7.3

6.1

6.1

14

26

21

12

8.8

8.3

7.8

7.3 6'.5

6.1

11

220

614.5

19.8

0.756

0.87

Sept.

45

26

18

15

14

13

11

IT

12

11

35- 81

20 

16

14

28

74

32

49

49

34

36

26

21

19

19

19

18

16

15

794

26.5

1.01

1.13

Calendar year 1953: Max 502 Min 0.2 Mean 50.4 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26.10

Water year 1953-54: Max 220 Min 0.2 Mean 26.3 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.64

Peak discharge (base. 700 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Ravine Lake filling Oct. '1 to Nov. 4; leakage through gate and/or dam only Oct. 1 to Nov. 3.
RARITAN RIVER BASIN 135

Lamington (Black) River near Pottersville, N. J.

Location. Lat 40"43"39", long 74"43'50", on right bank 1 wile upstream from highway 

bridge in Pottersville, Somerset County, and 8 miles upstream from Rookaway Creek..

Drainage area. 32.8 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1921 to September 1954. 

BiaeK River near Pottersville.

Prior to October 1952, published as

. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since July 1, 1937. Datum of gage is 

84.14 ft above mean sea level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark). Prior to

June 27, 1922, chain gage on downstream side of highway bridge at Pottersville, 1 mile

downstream, at different datum.

Average discharge.~33 years, 56.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 275 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 2.80 ft); minimum, 7.5 cfs July 21, probably caused by increase in storage behind man-made obstruction 

upstream; minimum daily, 8.4 cfs Oct. 4, 5, Aug. 1, 2.

1921-54: Maximum discharge 2,630 cfs (revised), Mar. 15, 1940 (gage height, 

5.34 ft), from rating curve extended above 380 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

at gage height 4.71 ft for flood of Aug. 18, 1955; minimum, 1.3 cfs Oct. 4, 1930. 

Revlsions. The maximum_discharge for the water year 1940 has been revised to 

2,630 cfs M~ar. 15, 1940 (gage height, 5,34 ft), superseding figure published in HSP 891.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 741: 1932. WSP 781: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet perMtecondl

1.45

1.5

1.6 

1.8

8.4

11

17

34

2.0 

2.3 

2.5

61

120

175

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

na 

CO

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.8

8.8

9.4

8.4

d

9.3

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

15

16

16

27

43

45

4T

433.1

14.0

0.427

0.49

Nov.

41

3B

22

18

16

15

2U

27

29

29

27

26

24

22

20

19

17

17

16

15

15

15

30

35

33

34

29

22

19

18

706

23.5

0.716

0.80

Dec.

17

17

17

16

25

30

125

80

78

124

82

73

82

136 ~57

82

73

61

46

35

33

32

35

33

25

26

24

23

25

27

27

1,607

51.8

1.58

1.82

Jan.

23

23

22

22

21

24

24

*19

23

21

13

IF

b20

b!8

b20

b22

b20

b!9

b25

b25

58

55

40

b30

b28

b30

59

61

55

44

30

912

29.4

O.S96

1.03

Feb.

27

b28

30

34

32

29

26

23

24

24

24

18

a!5

alff

a21

a30

a70

a5F

a45

a35

a40

a70

aSO

a40

a40

46

50

48

_

_______

992

35.4

1.08

1.12

Mar.

64

86

104

-SB- 115

76

76

64

55

52

48

45

44

60

61

58

54

45

40

112

88

86

80

68

63

64

60

56

50

46

44

2,050

66.1

2.02

2.32

Apr.

42

41

40

36

35

38

48

48

45

39

36

49

45

39

36

41

89

55

82

75

60

46

41

41

41

39

41

49

49

44

1,444

48.1

1.47

1.64

May

38

41

55

~55 102

80

70

86

78

78

75

66

58

49

44

41

39

38

35

36

83

78

75

70

55

41

35

34

32

37

33

1,766

57.0

1.74

2.00

June

29

57

25

24

23

22

22

21

*19

19

21

21

27

26

24

23

22

21

19

18

17

16

23

22

19

18

17

15

15

15

630

21.0

0.640

0.71

July

17

19

IT

16

17

16

15

17

16

14

13

12

12

11

16

15

13

12

12

12

10

9.8

9.3

8.8

57ff

11

12

10

9.8

9.8

9.3

400.6

12.9

0.393

0.45

Aug.

8.4

5^

25

22

16

13

12

11

26

29

22

16

13

12

12

*12

11

9.3

9.8

17

21

19

14

12

11

11

10

9.8

9.8

26

152

600.5

19.4

0.591

0.68

Sept.

88

Tff

68

50

26

17

15

14

14

13

43

45

39

33

22

35

64

50

66

63

52

50

38

30

24

22

22

21

19

19

1,137

37.9

1.16

1.29

Calendar year 1953: Max 289 Min 8.0 Mean 62.4 Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.83

Water year 1953-54: Max 152 Mln 8.4 Mean 34.7 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.35

Peak discharge (base. 375 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Mo gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

North Branch Raritan River near Par Hills, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
136 RARITAN FIVER BASIN

North Branch Rarltan Fiver near Raritan, N. J.

Location. Lat 40 C 34 ! 10", long 74*40' 45"', on right bank 400 ft upstream from 0. S. Highway 202, If miles upstream from confluence with South Branch, and 2 miles west of 

Raritan, Somerset County.

Drainage area. 190 sq mi,

Records available.--June 1923 to September 1954. Prior to October 1943, published as "at

Milltown,"

Gage..--Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Sept. 1, 1936. Datum of gage is 

50.43 ft above mean sea level, datuu1 of 1929. Prior to Oct. 17, 1936, staff gage at

site 30 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 299 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,590 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, v.57 ft); minimum daily, 23 cfs Aug. 2.

1923-54: Maximum discharge, 16,500 cfs Sept. 21, 1938 (gage height, 12.16 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,400 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 10.5 and 12.16 ft; minimum observed, about 3 cfs Nov. 28, 1930 (gage height, 

1.72 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 801: 1928(M), 1933(M).

Rating table, water year 1353-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

2.44

2.5

2.6 

2.8

3.0

52

111

201

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

328

575

1,110

2,260

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1354

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

13

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

55

90

81

64

47

43

39

34

2659"

30

30

30

29

27

29

29

27

27

27

27

26

27

29

35

54

43

105

174

206 ~9T7

1,609

51.9

0.273

0.31

Nov.

75

72

61

49

43_

47

78

111

94

84

84

72

70

64

61

59

56

52

52

52

49

49

88

132

IOT

132

101

84

70

64

2,209

73.6

0.387

0.43

Dec.

61

59

56

5T

136

119

1,080

314

219

922

359

260.

503

2,090

585

343

248

172

b!60

b!50

148

152

152

123

101

119

104

97

115

115

108

9,226

298

1.57

1.81

Jan.

84

90

87

87

84

111

i04

67

75

b75

3775"

b90

b80

b85

b95

b90

b70

75

84

255

430

1ST

167

162

190

359

382

186

172

140

4,276

138

0.726

0.84

Feb.

Ill

140

140

162

144

136

115

94

123

123

119

78

6151

104

115

350" 468

248

219

230

359

254

219

*248

248

328

236

5,306

190

1.00

1.04

Mar.

484

894

1.110

914

453

359

321

301

267

248

225

207

225

565

390

267

236

213

191

1,C50"

453

351

314

280

327

421

280

254

242

225

207

12,314

397

2.09

2.41

Apr.

201

191

181

162

162

162

201

186

167

152

148

2&T

172

162

152

162

5SB" 708

336

26J

248

219

201

201

191

181

191

254

225

186

6,778

226

1.19

1.33:

May

172

196

213

*936 350"

314

267

721

503

437

382

308

260

230

207

196

176

172

162

157

743

413

274

236

213

191

167

162

157

167 

146

9,270

299

1.57

1.81

June

123- 127

115

111

108

97

90

87

84

84

87

84

108

108

90

87

87

81

72

67

61

61

75

101

75

67

59

54

52

S?

2,554

85.1

0.448

0.50

July

52

59

56

54

64_

61

56

59

54

47

41

39

37

35

52

52

41

35

35

35

35

30

27

26

25

35

37

37

32

29 

29

1,307

42.2

0.222

0.26

Aug.

26

23

1ST

128

70

49

41

35

148

172

87

56

45

41

41

45

41

34

34

72

136

114

70

52

45

*43

37

37

35

38

1.280

3,259

105

0.553

0.64

Sept.

. 369

201

162

136

101

72

61

59

61

56

a450

aZOo"

al20

alOO

a85

108

287

186

294

343

219

201

172

140

119

111

108

101

87

84

4,793

160

0.842

0.94

Calendar year 1953 : Max 3,800 Mln 25 Mean 328 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.41

Water year 1953-54 : Max 2,090 Mln 23 Mean 172 Cfsm 0.905 In. 12.32

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of records for station near Par Hills.

b Stage-discharge relation affected bji Ice.
RARITAN RIVER BASIH 137

Raritan River at Manville, N. J.

Location.--Lat 40°33'18", long 74°35'02", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Manville, Somerset County, l£ miles upstream from Millstone River.

Drainage area. 490 sq mi.

Records available. June 1903 to March 1907 (published as "at Finderne"), August 1908 to 

April 1915 (gage heights only, published in WSP 521), August 1921 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 20.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 15, 1923, chain gage on downstream side of highway bridge at same 

site and datum. Since Oct. 1, 1952, water-stage recorder at station at Bound Brook 

used as auxiliary gage when stage is above 6.0 ft.

Average discharge. 33 years (1921-54), 759 cfs (includes diversion since Oct. 1, 1940).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,830 cfs Dec. 14; maximum gage height, 12.1 ft 

Dec. 14; minimum daily discharge, 59 cfs July 24.

1903-7, 1921-54: Maximum discharge. 36,100 cfs Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height, 20.42 

ft, from floodmark in recorder shelter), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs 

on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 14.9 and 20.42 ft; minimum, 

about 15 cfs Sept. 12, 1932 (does not include water diverted to Johns-Manville plant).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from Millstone 

River, which are fair. Records include diversion to Johns-Manville plant, 1,500 ft 

above station, much of which may not be returned to river in immediate vicinity of 

station. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow.

Revisions (water years). WSP 801: 1904(M), 1933(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

82

122

126

122

97

77

87

87 

77

61

67

71

63

63

65

65

71

77

74

*74

74

77 

77

84

100

132

129

217

468

KT9 o / C

292

3,970

128

0.261

0.30

Nov.

187

*150

127

111

101

93

111

240 

205

187

174

157

153

150

146

134

120

117

111

98

108

108 

150

"2"56" 338

278

256

196

161

146

4,919

164

0.335

0.37

Dec.

128

122

115

112

305

C2.720

1,070 

636

02,300

1,180

738

1,300

05.690

02,666

1,160

828

540

556

500

431

*431 

424

356

259

299

282

243

276

276

26,479

854

1.74

2.01

Jan.

217

238

233

217

198

254

*264

172 

203

243

140

Tfg

b210

b200

198

233

264

b230

159

198

510

1.370 

860

700

492

508

b700

b900

b650

bSOO

b400

11,837

382

0.7SO

0.90

Feb.

b330

369

350

389

369

324

295

234 

271

265

260

209 UC9"

223

239

771

1.030

6*9

517

525

661 *701

581

821

613

845

653

_

12,882

460

0.939

0.98

Mar.

755

02,570

c2,180

e3,560 i.sio

1,030

899

823 

735

703

623

*551

575

1,430

1,220

831

703

623

559

02,180

1,340

917 

799

719

775

1,120

791

695

631

583

543

32,603

1,052

2.15

2.47

Apr.

503

471

456

405

391

391

434

471 

434

365

359

*441

413

345

326

352

1,310

1.560

823

655

559

495 

471

479

441

405

427

655

591

463

15,891

530

1.08

1.21

May

398

434

479

e2,14O

1.120

799

679

1,340 

1,220

953

899

743

639

559

527

471

434

427

391

*385

01,460

1,310 

743

591

511

449

371

352

755 38*5

371

21,945

708

1.44

1.67

June

?§4" 287

248

213

233

222

190

185 

181

177

213

203

222

259

208

185

185

160

160

153

130

123 

120

*217

153

127

120

107

5,439

181

0.369

0.41

July

97

95

119

116

159

140

116

113 

113

106

100

90

64

79

95

126

113

97

87

67

84

87 

77

59

7T

*87

116

77

69

67

69

2,995

96.6

0.197

0.23

Aug.

77

69

210

477

171

113

97

97 

246

589

237

144

110

97

100

103

97

82

84

382

340

421 

232

152

*116

110

110

113

113

92

02.180

7,561

244

0.498

0.57

Sept.

01,640

504

334

252

202

155

129 m122

02.400

1,210

472

327

258

252

941

688

608

864

600

*512 

428

321

268

258

247

216

189

180

14,828

494

1.01

1.13

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,890 Min 61 Mean 821 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.73

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,690 Min 59 Mean 442 Cfsm 0.902 In. 12.25

Peak discharge (base. 10.000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

o Backwater from Millstone Rlverj discharge computed by using fall as a factor with station at 

Bound Brook as auxiliary gage.
138 RARITAN RIVER BASIN 

Millstone River at Blackwells Mills, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°28'30", long 74°34'34". on left bank Just downstream from highway 

 bridge at Blackwells Mills, Somerset County, a quarter of a mile downstream from 

Mlddlebrush Brook.

Drainage area. 258 sq mi.

Records available . June 1903 to December 1904 (gage heights only), August 1921 to Septemoer 1954.Published as "at Millstone" 1903-4.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Nov. 18, 1933. Datum of gage Is 

"iT6.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. June 1903 to December 1904 staff gage

at bridge if miles downstream at different datum. Aug. 4, 1921, to Aug. 16, 1928,

staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 32 years (1922-54), 369 efs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,980 cfs Dec. 15 (gage height, 7.12 ft); minimum, 6.2 cfs Oct. 5, 6 (gage height, 1.15 ft).

1921-54: Maximum discharge, 18,300 cfs Sept. 21, 1938 (gage height, 15.29 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, about 5 cfs Sept. 16, 1923.

Remarks. Records excellent. 

& tfaritan Canal.

Water was probably interchanged between river and Delaware

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.16 7.1

1.3 23

1.5 61

1.7 114

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

6.3

222

470

810

2,340

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

&

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*26

17

12

10

7^1

9.0

26

28

21

27

46

44 

44

46

50

52

50

50

52

52

50

50

50

52

61

68

65

125

198

244

~3fia CUO

1,338.1

59.3

0.230

0.26

Nov.

190

153

111

77

65

58

135

162

178

194

TSS" 202

130

108

100

88

86

83

80

77

72

70

100

114

124

140

143

146

130

114

3,618

121

0.469

0.52

Dec.

1O2

94

91

£6

l7I

198

706

458

315

872

602

355 

633

1,830

2,530

939

586

370

292

248

222

218

222

202

175

168

157

146

153

150

146

13,244

427

1.66

1.91

Jan.

133

127

124

120

120

146

146

124

114

117

111

117 

114

108

TCff

130

171

160

157

157

575

44i TSS

360

296

274

335

405

274

235

190

6,811

220

O.S53

0.93

Feb.

168

164

168

186

182

171

157

140

136

133

130

114 

97

88

86

61 253"

385

283

239

231

400

340

283

335

705

315

238

_

6,298

225

0.872

0.91

Mar.

340

1,030

356

*1.790

164

500

410

340

301

274

248

222 

24T

783

798

500

410

335

283

580

470

355

310

265

328

600

410

350

310

261

244

14,851

479

1.86

2.14

Apr.

222

218

178

171

160

160

171

242

355

256

222

206 

198

168

157

164

713

1.250

733

524

375

296

244

231

214

202

202

296

296

244

9,068

302

1.17

1.30

May

206

178

175

603

410

301

248

433

500

410

395

320 

261

218

190

175

157

143

136

121

979

1.100 6*5

476

3S5

265

210

182

164

153

133

10,245

330

1,28

1.48

June

120

T32

91

83

77

65

61

58

54

50

48

61 

86

»100

97

100

91

77

68

61

54

48

40

40

40

40

36

29

28

"

1,934

64.5

0.250

0.28

July

28

29

28

28

11

34

31

31

29

25

23

22 

21

21

22

21

19

T5

22

21

22

23

22

22

21

23

*33

26

23

23

21

769

24.8

0.096

0.11

Aug.

21

il15

46

34

34

33

34

132

358

186

164 

143

111

72

56

46

38

38

52

78

77

63

63

58

*48

38

36

36

36

346

2,523

81.4

0.316

0.36

Sept.

261

182

171

153

124

86

65

ITS

100

83

1,800

ffl

656

375

301

546

335

315

310

256

239

202

194

190

171

160

130

108

100

10,762

359

1.39

1.55

Calendar year 1953 : Max 4,460 Min 7.1 Mean 397 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.86

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,330 Min 7.1 Mean 225 Cfsm 0.872 In. 11.80

discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). No peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
RARITAH RIVER BASIN 139

Raritan River at Bound Brook, H. J.

Location. Lat 40e 33'00n long 74°33 | 05", on left bank 120 ft upstream from Calco Dam 

and Cuckold Brook, half a mile southwest of borough of Bound Brook, Somerset County, 

and 1 mile downstream from Millstone River.

Drainage area. 779 sq mi.

Records available. September 1903 to March 1909, January 1945 to September 1954.

Gage . Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 18.06 ft above mean 

sea level, datum 1929. September 1903 to March 1909 staff and chain gages at highway 

bridge 1.4 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 9 years (1945-54), 1,233 cfs (adjusted, for diversion!.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,500 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 7.76 ft); 

minfinum, 58 cfs July 24.

1903-9, 1945-54: Maximum discharge, 30,600 cfs (revised) Dec. 31, 1948 (gage 

height, 16.14 ft), from rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs; minimum, that of 

July 24, 1954.

A stage of 16.3 ft (from floodmark), present site and datum, occurred Sept. 22,1938.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1949 has been revised to 

30,600 crs Dec. 31, 1948 (gage height, 16.14 ft), superseding figure published in 

WSP 1141.

Remarks. Records excellent except those below 100 cfs, which are good. Figures of discharge include water diverted 150 ft above dam to Calco plant and returned to river 

Juat below dam. Water diverted a mile above station by Elizabethtown Water Co. for 

municipal supply. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow.

Cooperation. Water-stage-recorder graph and record of diversion to plant furnished by 

Calco Chemical Division, American Cyanamid Co.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 'to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

8

7

8

9

10

11 

12

15

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

"ffi

Oct.

86

124

151

152 

115

97

100

9S

*90

Ii

97 

107

104

100

101

105

108

114

113

109

110

110

107

107

130

163

161

299

641

848

5,289

171 

14.1

Nov.

578

302

236

1S9 

159

147

CD?

411

368

367

387 

321

269

241

228

206

1S9

1S4

175

159

162

167

225

405

355

375" 412

331

292

253

8,141

271 

13.2

Dec.

252

228

212 m506

5,080

1,620

927

2,840

1,950 

1,100

1,960

6.S90 5,766

2,220

1,450

905

745

760-

665

656

651

572

465

480

450

400

453

439 

429

39,592

1,277 

14.0

Jan.

373

375

365

336 

314

399

408

'556" 2S2

364

351 

2S2

555

295

294

569

458

560

516

568

1,060

2^260

1,666

986

805

7S4

1,160

1,460

881

757 

608

18,741

605 

14.4

Feb.

519

546

546

582 

551

513,

452

582

426

412

408

515

244

ITT

32S

515

947

1.500

92S

767

757

1,220

1,040

859

948

947

1,180

944

_

18,862

674 

16.6

Mar.

1,010

5,920

5,240

5.780 

2,260

1,640

1,560

1,200

1,050

995

894

£JL2

2,250

2,510

1,390

1,150

970

S59

2,770

2,020

1,320

1,130

995

1,090

1,790

1,260

1,070

959

871 

816

49,953

1,611 

17.9

Apr.

752

691

647

590 

556

556

594

6S4

80S

642

590 

644

624

539

508

539

1,990

5.110

1,626

1,250

967

850

743

727

672

624

654

926

894

723

25,671

856 

18.4

May

617

610

634

2,750 

1,636

1,100

S94

1,740

1,860

1,400

1,310 

1,050

885

759

688;

629

566

559

505

494

2,520

2,670

1,400

1,060

872

754

595

546

535

540 

506,

52,450

1,046 

17.2

June

595 3~69"

337

285 

298

272

243

22S

212

202

227

25S

281

325

285

264

253

225

221

199

175 *165

156

224

180

167

160

135

128

T3§

6,987

233 

26.5

July

155

130

144

130 

188

168

150

158

158

153

137 

110

101

92

114

136

124

126

117

120

120

117

98

79

M

95

152

119

96

95 

90

5,776

122 

26.4

Aug.

97

95 in

411 

189

142

129

127

545

914

466 

316

254

206

173

143

129

115

119

465

446

496

271

200

164

138

134

130

129

115 

2,540

9,568

509 

25.8

Sept.

1,760

754

550

445

558

246

198

231

254

197

4.350 

3,220

1,660

1,080

723

635

1,610

1,080

977

1,200

880

794

704

547

486

446

451

56S

515

291

26,750

S91 

22.1

Adjusted \tar diversion

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

185 

0.257 

0.27

284

0.365 

0.41

Calendar year 1955: 

Water year 1953-54:

1,291 

1.66 

1.91

619 

0.795 

0.92

691 

0.887 

0.92

1,629 

2.09 

2.41

874 

1.12 

1.25

1,063 

1.36 

1.57

Observed

Max 15,400 Min 76 Mean 1,269 

Max 6,89O Mln 76 Mean 673

259 

0.532 

0.37

148 

0.190 

0.22

335 

0.427 

0.49

913 

1.17 

1.51

Adjusted

Mean 1,235 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.59 

Mean 692 Cfsm O.S88 In. 12.05

Peak discharge (baae. 12.000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Diversion from river 1 mile above station for municipal supply, equivalent in cubic feet per 

second. Records"furnished by Elizabethtown Water Co.
140 RARITAN RIVER BASIN

Oreen Brook at Plalnfield, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°36'SO", long 74°25'55", on left bank 20 ft downstream from Sycamore 

Avenue bridge in Plainfield, Union County, and 1 mile upstream from Stony Brook.

Drainage area. 9.75 sq mi.

Records available. May 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 70.37 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 16 years, 12.2 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 406 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 2.75 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 220 cfs as explained below; no flow Jan. 11.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 2,890 cfs July 23, 1938 (gage height, 5.82 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 220 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or backwater from 

sandbags on control, which are fair. Water diverted for municipal supply by Commonwealth Water Co. by pumping from wells in headwater area of Green Brook near Summit probably reduces flow at station. Diurnal fluctuation caused by unknown source during the 

year.

Revisions (water years). WSP 921: 1938-40.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

31

23

23

34

35

26

37 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*0.6

.6 

.6

.6

.5

1.3

1.3

.4

71

.2

.3

.3 

.3

.2

.1

.3

.1

.2

.1

.4

.1

.1

.1

1.2

.6

.1 

14

~~3.5 18

.9

47.2

1.52

-

-

Nov.

0.4

ti.1.1

.1

~3.9 16

1.4

.7

.3

.4

.1 

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

12

3.1

5.5

3.4

1.2 

.9

.1

.3

51.3

1.71

-

-

Dec.

0.3

.3

475

18

6.4

35

5.9

3.2

39

9.1

6.9

10 

-18 118

8.3

4.5

3.0

a2.2

a2.0

a2.2

a3.1

a2.6

1.7

1.3

1.6

1.2 

1.7

2.2

1.7 

1.4

311.2

10.0

_

-

Jan.

1.0

1.1 

.9

1.1

1.0

1.8

1.2

.6

1.1

.7

0

1.2

a. 8 

a. 6

al.6

2.8

2.2

a. 9

a. 6

1.8

22

16

4.6

4.4

6.5

16 

22

9.8

4.7 

3.9

152.9

4.93

-

-

Feb.

al.O

a2.2 

6.0

6.6

4.5

3.7

2.5

2.5

3.2

3.0

2.8

1.6

1.2 

1.4

1.9

2.4

23

s'.s

4.9

7.8

10

5.9

5.2

10

9.4

10 

6.2

_

-------

153.6

5.49

-

-

Mar.

27

29

53

IT

14

11

8.9

8.1

6.9

6.9

6.2

4.9

36

16

9.3

8.1

7.3

7.6

43

14

9.8

8.9

8.1

15

14

8.5 

7.3

6.9

6« 6 

5.9

452.2

14.6

-

-

Apr.

5.9

5.2 

4.9

4.1

3.8

3.8

4.1

5.5

4.1

3.3

4.1

8.2

4.4 

3.8

3.6

6.2

72

31

15

11

9.8

8.9

8.9

8.9

7.3

5.9

8.3 

11

6.9

5.2

285.1

9.50

-

-

May

4.6

5.6 

16 *73

17

12

9.8

62

30

32

20

15

12 

11

8.9

8.1

7.3

6.2

5.5

7.2

59

16

10

7.7

7.3

5.9

5.2 

4.9

5.4

5

0

 &

3.6

493.4

15.9

-

-

June

3.6

3.1 

3.1

2.9

2.6

1.9

1.8

2.3

2.0

2.5

2.3

2.2

fc*

1.8

1.9

2.0

1.6

1.6

.8

1.4

1.3

4.7

2.1

1.4

1.3

iff

1.0

1.1

^ 64.2

2.14

-

-

July

1.4

1.1 

1.0

.5

.6

1.1

1.0

1.3

ol.2

cl.l

ol.O

.9

1.0 

4.2

5.6

1.6

1.1

.4

75

1.3

.9

.9

.8

.8

.5

1.1

.9 

1.1

.9

.8

1.2

38.1

1.23

-

-

Aug.

1.4

.7 

18

3.9

1.4

1.0

.7

.6

32

5.6

l.S

1.3

.9 

.8

.5

1.0

.7

.6

3.7

3.9

7.2

1.9

1.3

.9

 8

1.0

.7 

.7

.4

48°

147.1

4.75

-

-

Sept.

4.1

1.8 

1.1

1.2

ii

.4

.6

1.8

1.7

2.4

154

 5T.5

3.3 

2.2

1.8

7.5 *11

3.4

9.0

5.8

*3.8

2.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.6

2.6 

1.0

1.1

1* 6

242.0

8.O7

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 305 Min 0.1 Mean 14.3 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 154 Min 0 Mean 6.68 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 375 cfs). Sept. 11 (4 a.m.) 406 ofs (2.75 ft).

a Mo gage-height record; discharge es 

c Backwater from sandbags on control.
RARITAN RIVER BASIN 141

Lawrence Brook at Farrlngton Dam, N. J.

Location.--Lat 40°27 I 00", long 74°27'05", on left tank 300 ft upstream from Farrlngton 

Dam, half a mile southwest of Mllltown, Middlesex County, and 5f miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 34.4 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1927 to September 1954.

Page. Water-stage recorder above concrete dam. Datum of gage is 25.73 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 26 years (1928-54), 37.7 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 643 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 25.36 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1927-54: Maximum discharge, 2,660 efs Sept. 21, 1938 (gage height, 26.18 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 400 cfs on basis of weir formula; no flow at times when 

gates In dam were closed and there was no flow over spillway.

Remarks. Records good. Figures of discharge Include flow over dam and through blow-off 

gates. Plow regulated by Parrlngton Reservoir (capacity, 87,600,000 cu ft).

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected and records of openings of blow-off gates 

furnished by employee of city of New Brunswick.

Revisions. WSP 781: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gsge height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Blov-off gate open or closed and water below crest of daa Oct. 1 

to Dec. 1, June 22 to Sept. 7)

24.3

24.3

24.4

24.6

24.7

0

1.1

3.2

8.3

13

24.8

24.9

25.0

25.2

50

113

194

410

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day! Oct.

3 ; 14

2 i 13

3 

4

5

7

S

9

10

12

13

14 

15

IS

17

18

19

20

?1

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

Itotil

13

13

6,3

0

7J

0

0

0

0

0

8.8

ft

7,4

S.8

6,8

5.9

*5,2

5 2

4 , 4

4.0

4,0

4 0

4.0

4,1

1-3

0

0

HOY, Dec.

0

; Z.I

158.2? 0

Mean! 5.10 i 0

(t) | +3.12] +13.3

S.5

9.9

75

45

31

64

50

35

67

221 

119

61

45

31

23

20

20

20

20

17

17

15

13

13

15

13

Jan.

13

12

Ts

1-!-

13

IS

13

12

13

17

13

13

13 

13

17

23

20

I7

17

75

70

35

27

23

23

31

40

27

1.084.5 683

35.0

+2.1

22.0

+0.1

Feb. i Mar. j Apr.

IE | 32 20 i& i 81

IT

17

17

17

15

*15

13

13

13

12

ft

13

42

40

31

23

23

45

35

27

35

35

31

27

_

628

22.4

+0.1

82 

121

55

40

31

2?

23

23

23

20

27

96

73

45

15

27

23

59

45

31

27

23

^8

34

40

31

21

1,294

41,7

0

17

15 

15

15

17

17

20

27

20

17

20

17

1313"

17

130

15461?

40

31

23

20

20

17

17

20

45

40

931

31.0

+0.1

May

20

20

22 

87

50

35

27

64

79

55

40

31

27

20 

20

17

17

15

13

TI

166

110

SI

40

35

27

23

20

17

23

17

1,214

39.2

-0.1

June ; July

13

11

9.9

9,5

14

14

Aug.

6.0

8,3

14 ' 12 

14 , If

9..-' li

8-6 1 14

3 ; 14

7.8! 14

7.5, 14

7.2

7.0

7.2

9.0

9.9 

9.5

9.2

9.0

8.8

8.5

8.0

7.5

12

18

16

14

14

14

14

14

315.8

10.5

-3.73

13

13

4.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9.4

15

15

15

6.0

225. 5

7.31

-4.88

If

12

12

12

* 1

C 1

6.1

6,1

6.1

6,1

6.1

6.1

*6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

B.I 6 » ""

6,1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

S.I

It!

226.6

7,31

+3.39

Sept.

0

TS

0 

0

0

0

.2

1.1

2.1

2.1

346

136

55

35 

27

31

55

3F

; .

? ^

2;

2?

17

IS

13

13

13

12

10

946.5

31.6

+5.1

Adjusted for change In contents In Farrlngton Reservoir

Me*..

Cf PI!

8.22 : 3.3

0.239 j 0,387

0.28 0.43

OaJ-i-KSar yea,' 1953 :

Wsc.r year 3 955-54:

37.1

1.08

1.25

22.1

0.642

0.74

22.5

0.654

41.7

1.21

0.6S j 1.40

31.1

0.904

1.01

39.1 6.77

1.14 3.197

1.31 0.22

2.43

0.071

0.08

10.7 1 36.7

0.311

0.36

i.07

1.19

Observed Adjusted

tax 608 Mln 0 Mean 40,2 Mean 40.2 Cfsm 1.17 In, 15.87

tax 348 Mln 0 Mean 21,1 Mean 22.7 Cfsm 0.660 In. 8.95

-eak dlscaaiMSfe (base. 4SO cfs).--Sept. 11 (J ts 2 p.m. \ P43 ofs (25.56 ft). 

T Dlschai'ge" p*asurement Bade on this day. 

: Change In contents in J?a:Tington Reservoir, equivalent In euV.c f«et per
142 RARITAN RIVER BASIN

South River at Old Bridge, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°24'09", long 74°21 I 58", on right abutment of Duhernal Dam, 1,500 ft 

downstream from Ireslck Brook and 0.6 mile south of Old Bridge, Middlesex County.

Drainage area. 94.6 sq ml.

Records available. August 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder above concrete dam. 

"datum of 1929.

Datum of gage Is at mean sea level,

Average discharge. 15 years, 142 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 1,970 cfs Sept. 12 (elevation, 11.04 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 770 cfs on basis of laboratory rating; minimum, 6.8 cfs 

Aug. 2, 3 (elevation, 9.24 ft).

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 4,250 cfs Sept. 15, 1944 (elevation, 11.71 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 770 cfs on basis of laboratory rating; minimum, 4 cfs 

Jan. 3, 1949.

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

Figures of discharge include flow over spillway and direct diversion from the pond by 

Peter J. Schweitzer Co. (average, about 4 cfs) for dilution of industrial wastes. 

Duhernal Water Co. and Schweitzer Co. pump water for industrial use from wells in the 

vicinity of the pond above station. The average pumpage from wells during the water 

year was 23 cfs, a part of which probably would have appeared as surface flow past the 

station.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder Inspected by employee of E. I. du Pont de Nemours 

& Co .

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

CfSffl

In.

Oct.

19

IS

16

15

T5

18

28

36

33

30

29

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

27

28

27

27

28

32

34

65 

162 

185

TTE J.J.O

1,242

40.1

-

-

Nov.

79

64

57

52

46

45

133

'233 356

141

124

60

72

74

70

68

64

62

58

57

57

57

70

128

120

120

109

88 

79 

70

2,835

94.5

-

-

Dec.

60

66

64

60

81

109

142

185

120

117

177

141

185

364

660

410

185

134

109

103

103

103

106

100

88

85

83

81 

81

PIOJ.

79

4,462

144

-

"

Jan.

77

74

72

72

70

70

70

68

60

68

72

66

74

a75

a75

a80

alOO

a90

a85

85

194

111 Tt5

109

98

98

106

117 

98

0«

OO

79

2,876

92.8

-

-

Feb.

66

70

77

95

103

90

83

77

74

74

72

68

"57 55

62

70

92

141

112

92

88

142

155

TI4

106

103

98

90

2,526

90.2

-

-

Mar.

88

138

141

306

215

134

109

103

100

95

92

85

88

200

332

185

128

114

103

123

170

128

112

100

106

177

155

117 

103 

98

95

4,240

137

-

"

Apr.

95

88

81

81

79

83

85

90

112

106

88

90

85

79

li

79

190

448

294

155

120

103

92

100

114

100

92

120 

141 

109

3,573

119

-

~

May

92

85

83

114

117

98

83

126

271

271

185

123

112

98

88

83

79

74

68

66

212

419

257

134

112

98

83

77 

72 

70

j>4

3,894

126

-

"

June

57

48

45

42

42

39

36

33

32

30

30

30

42

68

5B

50

46

42

39

33

30

26

26

28

30

28

23

i 

21

1,094

36.5

-

-

July

22

22

26

26

32

33

30

27

23

21

19

18

17

15

15

15

15

13

12

13

12

11

10

9.1

8.2

9.5

12

1

13 

12

11

9.1

530.9

17.1

-

 "

Aug.

7.8

iT^ 7.4

17

18

16

15

13

31

215

171

74

48

36

30

29

24

21

19

19

25

59

57

37

28

23

21

21 

19 

19

68

1,197.2

38.6

-

"

Sept.

204

118

68

50

40

33

JjQ

*62

48

483

1.700

66"fe

194

123

117

155

148

123

141

123

164

177

112

90

79

74

68 

60 

58

5,568

186

-

~

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,670 Mln 14 Mean 142 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,700 Mln 8.2 Mean 93.3 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 

1,970 cfs (11.04 ft).

700 cfa). Dee. 15 (6 to 10 p.m.) 745 cfs (10.51 ft); Sept. 12 (6 to 9 a.m.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

Lawrence Brook at Farrlngton Dam.
MATAWAN CREKK BASIN 143

Matawan Creek at Matawan, K. J.

Location. Lat 40"24"53", long 74"14'00", on right bank of Lake Lefferts, Ravine Drive, 

in Matawan, Monmouth County.

Drainage area.--6.11 sq mi.

Records available. August 1332 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder above concrete dam. Datum of gage is 13,98 ft above mean 

sea level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark).

Average discharge. 21 years (1932-47, 1948-54), 10.1 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Max 1murn discharge during ye&r, 73S cfs. Sept. 11 (gage height, 3.74 ft), from 

rating curve extended abcre 24 cfs on basis of computations of flow over dam, over 

road, and through waste gates; minimum, 1.3 cfs June 7-10, Aug. 2, 3 (gage height, 

1.10 ft).

1932-54: Maximum discharge, 1,390 cfs Sept. 21, 1938 (gage height, 4.34 ft), by 

computation of flow over dam, ever r-uad, and through waste gates; no flow for many 

days when water was below spillway and waste gates were closed.

Remarks. Records fair except tno-je for periods when waste gates were open or those of 

no gage-height record, which are poor. Figures of discharge represent flow over dam 

and through waste gataa. Plow regulated by Lake Lefferts and occasionally by operation of waste gates in da.-n.

Revisions (water years/.--VSP 1001- 1938(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period waste gates were open (gage 

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

1.1

1.2 

1.25

1.3

1.4

1.3

3.9

5.6

8.2

17

1.5

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

28

42

116

246

417

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Tff

Oct.

370"

3.3

3.9

4.2

5.3

8.2

6.0

5.3

4.6

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.6

4.2

4.9

5.3

5.6

5.6

4.9

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.2

3.9

14

28

17

9.6

188.8

6.09 

+0.21

Nov.

7.6 

a7.0

a4.5

a4.0

alTO"

a4.5

a2S

aTS

a9.0

7.0

aS. 5

aS.O

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.6

5.3

7.0

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.6

3.8

11

10

11

8.6

6.5

5.3

*4.6

227.9

7.60 

-0.13

Dec.

4.6 

4.2

3.9

77?

6.S

8.2

19

12

8.S

16

13

9.6

19

e!37 ~2"7

14

*8.8

6.5

5.3

4.9

4.9

5.3

5.6

5.3

4.9

4.9

4.2

3.9

3.3

4.2

4.2

383.5

12.4 

-0.02

Jan.

3.9 

3.6

3.6

 3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.0 770-

3.0

4.2

4.2

3.6

3.6

3.6

4.6

6.0

5.3

4.9

4.3

23

13

8.8

7.0

6.0

6.0

6.5

8.8

6.5

5.6

4.9

180.5

5.82 

+0.02

Feb.

4.2 

4.2

4.9

6.0

6.5

6.0

5.6

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.6

3.9

3.3

3.0 '373"

3.9

9.5

13

9.6

7.6

8.8

13

IS

10

10

10

8.2

7.0

-

201.5

7.20 

+0.08

Mar.

8.1 

16

27

39

H

8.8

7.6

6.5

a6.0

as. 5

as. 5

as. 5

a7.0

a20

als

alO

aS.O

*6.5

6.0

12

9.6

7.0

6.5

6.0

7.0

11

8.2

7.0

6.5

5.6

5.3

313.7

10.1 

-0.04

Apr.

5.3 

4.9

3.9

3.6 776-

3.9

4.2

7.8

13

8.2

7.0

6.5

5.6

5.3

4.9

5.6

38

51

IS

10

7.6

7.0

6.0

6.5

6.0

5.3

5.6

8.2

8.2

7.0

277.7

9.26 

+0.03

May

6.0 

5.6

5.6

8.2

7.6

6.0

5.3

13

3420"

12

8.8

7.0

6.0

5.6

5.3

4.6

4.6

6.0

6.0

21

18

10

7.6

6.5

5.6

4.6

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.3

266.4

8.59 

-0.13

June

2.7 

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.5

i4T7S

1.3

1.3

1.7

2.0

4.1

3.9

3.3

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.7

62.2

2.07 

-0.07

July

&

2.5

2.2

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.7

1.7

2.0

5.5

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.0

64.8

2.09 

0

Aug.

1.7

"2", 8"

sio

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

9.4

17

8.2

6.0

6.0

5.6

4.6

3.6

3.6

3.3

2.7

2.5

4.2

3.9

2.7

2.5

2.2

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.0

22.

142.8

4.61 

+0.50

Sept.

17 

7.6

5.3

3.6

3.3

3.3

TTB"

eio

5.3

207

14

8.8

6.5

6.0

*15

10

8.2

9.6

9.6

8.8

6.0

4.9

4.2

3.9

4.6

4.2

4.6

5.3

439.2

14.6 

-0.35

Adjusted for change In contents In Lake Lefferts

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

6.30 

1.03 

1.19

7.47 

1.22 

1.36

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

12.4 

2.03 

2.33

5.84 

0.956 

1.10

7.28 

1.19 

1.24

10.1 

1.65 

1.90

9.29 

1.52 

1.70

8.46 

1.38 

1.60

Observed

Max 272 Mln o.l Mean 10.4 

Max 207 Mln 1.3 Mean 7.53

2.00 

0.327 

0.37

2.09 

0.342 

0.39

5.11 

0.836 

0.96

14.3 

2.34 

2.61

Adjusted

Mean 10.4 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.18 

Mean 7.54 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.75

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Late Lefferts, equivalent In cubic feet per second.

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

and records for South River at Old Bridge and Swimming River near Red Bank, 

e waste gates through dam open.
144 NAVESINS RIVER BASIN

Swimming River near Red Bank, N. J,

Location. Lat 40°19'03", long 74°06'57", on right bank of Newman Springs Reservoir, 

4 miles upstream from mouth and 4 miles upstream from Red Bank, Monmouth County.

Drainage area.--48.5 sq mi.

Records available. July 1922 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder above dam. Datum of gage is 12.33 ft above mean s&a level, 

""datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 32 years, 76.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,370 cfs 3apb. 11 (gage helgnt, 5,5b ft,, 

minimum daily, 14 cfs Aug. 3-5.

1922-54: Maximum discharge, 8,910 cfs Oct. 27, 1943 (gage height, 8.96 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 600 cfs on basis of weir formula; no flow Apr. 29, 1925, 

when water was below spillway, waste gates were closed, and no water diverted.

Flood in July 1919 reached a stage of 7.84 ft, from floodmark (discharge about 

11,800 cfs).

Reir.ar-K3 . Records good. Figures of discharge represent flow over spillway and t*at«; 

oiverted above station for municipal supply.

Cooperation.-- Water-stage recorder inspected and record of diversion furnished by toch 

mouth Consolidated Water Co.

Revisions (water years).~WSP 781: Drainage area WSP 891: 1939.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Oct.

24

23

23

21 22

24

38

35

28

26

26

23

Nov.

37

34

32

31 

30

32

182

155

71

53

48

45

27J 42

'<>;; 40

Dec.

37

37

48

54

85

70

50

59

74

54

85

220

15 i C£ 59) 188

i fa ! :'&. J7

17 - - ; *J£

I - i .' 3 7

i ' ' ri! 3l>

r c t- 7 35

Ml

63

^46

48

53

2x ;rf 34J 52

23 | ?9

24 , 37

34| 51 SCSI

2? j 27" 55

£i ! iij 64

£7 ! *2

£ ' fcO

?9 I 59

50

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

50

44

39

-ffQJ 39

49

I 01.1

 

1.563

32. S 52.3

».67ij 1.08

0 ?7J L.SO

52

43

41

43

42

42

43

43

44

3,922

62.0

1.28

1,47

Jan.

38

39

40

40 

39

42

41

35

32

42

33

?3

^0

a

.«o

so

t5

i3

Feb.

36

42

46

68 

57

48

45

42

42

43

42

37

29

37

46

*47

oo

44 49

id

'- '-J

5?

4o

tt

50

^^

54

55

40

42

42

i .460

47.1

O.S.71

S.12

Mar.

48

74

70

^

60

56

56

54

52

SO

Apr,

52

50

45

H

43

51

48

55

48

45

50 i *9

C'f.

102

117

70

SI

65

*5S

*5 79

4?

ii "sF

77

58

16i'S

43

50

59

t oO

May

51

48

51

60 

55

46

79" 43

~5o 132

69

60

55

51

49

48

45

47

" i5? 45

Jl 44

'ja yi

i06

54! -,' 63

54 55! '.'01 59

Sb

51

48

46

-

_ . . _

----- -

1,383

49.4

1.02

1.06

56

BO

61

54

55

50

52

2,020

65.2

1.34

1.55

63! 52

5?.

5*; 49

45

'.'2 46

TO

s35

- 

i ?--;i

58.7

47

48

43

1,82*

58.8

i.2i 1.21

1.3E 1.40

June

37

35

34

34 

33

30

31

29

29

26

31

£9

3E

July

22

26

23

18 

28

29

24

25

25

24

21

23

24

47| 24

??| 19

~ %

»

11

£S

,;g*~A

19

26

23

26

24

13

lO

.:S

. -

6 Si

2f«._7

C ^ * 5

19

21

33

2?

23

23

23

21

19

2O

20

22

22

24

23

700

22.6

0.466

Aug.

22

18

14

T!

14

16

18

18

16

237

79

40

30

26

24

28

23

Zl

Zii

£i

2a

45

31

25

24

22

2O

19

20

20

1.19

1,271

Sept.

159

57

37

32 

28

28

26

35

38

27

939

325

107

76

60

60

35

-"]-

?5

ec

70

1.03

62

62

60

SO

52

47

4S

49

2,996

34. 5) 99.9

0.7111 2.06 oieai o.stj o,82| 2.30

Calendar year 1353: Max 626 Mln 21 Mean 32. 3 Cfsm l S3 In. 22.97

Water y.-ar 19^3-54: Max 939 Min H Mean 31 .", Cfsm A ob In, 14.26

Peak dlsenarge (base. 600 cfs). Sept. 11 (3 p.m.) 2,370 sf& (5.58 ft), 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MANASQUAN RIVER BASIN 145

Manasquan River at Squankum, N. J,

Location. Lat 40°09 ! 47", long 74 0 09'21", on right bank just downstream from ParmingdaleLakewood highway bridge in Squankum, Monmouth County, half a mile downstream from 

Marshbog Brook,

Drainage area. 43.4 sq mi.

Records available. July 1931 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 18.82 ft above /'san 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Aug, 13, 1S40, water-stage recorder at sits 80 ft 

upstream at same datum and concrete control 60 ft upstream 1 ft lower than cressat 

control.

Average discharge. 23 years, 72.9 cfs.

Extremes --Maximum discharge during year, 848 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 7.05 ft); minimum/I 6 cfs July 31, Aug. 1, 2 (gage height, 2.39 ft).

1931-54: Maximum discharge, 2,940 cfs Sept. 21, 1938 (gage height, 12.45 ft, from 

floodmark, site then in use), from rating curve extended above 900 cfs on basis of 

contracted-opening determination of peak flow; ninimum, 12,9 cfs Sept. 10, 1932.

Remarks.--Records good except those above 860 cfs, wnich are fair. 

Revisions (water.years) , WSP 781: 1934(M). WSP821: 1936(11).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

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

2.4 

2.6 

2.9

3.6 

5.0

246

394

2.4 

2.6 

2.9 

3.6

17

33

79

246

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

291

394

584

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Ll

12

13

14 

Ib

lo

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Oct.

24 

23

23

23

23

24

35

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

24

24

24

Nov.

33 

30

29

28

28

30

122" 233

70

55

48

46

44

42

41

to

38

38

37

36

36

36

68

?4 | 24 79

?5 | 26 1 64

Dec.

42 

42

40

45

69

58

116

76

61

81

74

61

97

300 

221

112

89

70

62

62

61

64

61

5?

52

Jan.

46 

46

44

44

44

47

44

42

42

49

44

48

43

42 

44

59

65

51

48

58

~93 146

65

58

Feb.

41 

43

47

62

52

48

46

43

44

43

42

40

36

38 

41

43

55

52

46

43

52

99

64

55

55 i 55

c.-i '' H\ 70 i 51 56

.:7 j 2a «i£.i 49 56

za ! 46 49 48

29 i t± 43

30 i 55 

31 ! 36

Total! 872

Mean 29.1

Cfair 0.647

In. 1 0.75

43

 , . _ 

1,513

s:.s

1,24

I. 58

K\

54

46

El

Mar.

*|

81

146

67

61

Apr.

54

51

48

46

47

49

49

58 49

55! 52

55

52

46

46

4S 47

56

130 

110

7fi

43

§

51

.>7 105

*8i 158

5S "89

93 77

Si

May

56 

54

54

62

55

51

47

113

166

101

81

67

59

55 

54

51

48

49

46

46

180

-? 54 1 126

62 1 78

5- 134 i 63

 .-J I!

e. > 77

47 i v-t 74

46 53 97

==5 72 40 46 i------ 

4.S | 44 - _ . _ -

2,i6i! 1,669 1 ,V4

76, 2| 5i.S

1.76! 1.24

2 Q'<! 1.43

4J, ^

i . ii

54 

54

 ' ' 

?,161

61

1,960

S9.7I 65.3

1 . 61 1 : . 50

1 18 1 1 85 i 1.68

57

51

47

47

+9

43

2,113

68.2

1,5?

June

39 

36

35

35

34

32

30

2S

29

29

30

30

58

45 

39

July

23 

23

22

23

SI

24

23

25

2?rn

21

20

81

£4

37 1 22

i5| 20

33

31

29

28

28

30

19

20

20

20

19

18

Aug.

tf

28

23

22

23

20

19

42

iii

Sept.

65 

35

29

27

25

23

22

Ho

£3

22

33 515

28

24

£3 

2?

a 2

21

19

*19

20

28

29

345

104

66 

54

81

81

51

52

51

48

64

22 1 K

34 i Ta! 22

25 j 18

2tS| 22

3S 22

221 20

25 19

9S8

19 

18

£55

32.3 21.1

0.741 0.49

1.81, C.33J 0.56

21

20

21

20

21

22 

119

910

2 s-* i

iS

41

S3

36

55

33

36

£,100

70.0

0~68j 1.61

0.78| 1,80

Ji'endar year 1953: Max 715 Hlr. £5 Mean 81.1 Cfsst 1 8"1 In. 25.37

Wat?r year 1953-b4: Max 515 Min 17 Mean 51.4 Cfsm 1.18 In, 16.07

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfa). Sept. 11 (12 p.m.) 848 ofa (7.05 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day^
146 TOMS RIVER BASIN

Toms River near Toms River, N. J.

Location. Lat 39°59'10", long 74°13'29", on left bank 1 mile downstream from Onion Branch 

and 2f miles northwest of village of Toms River, Ocean County.

Drainage area. 124 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1928 to September 1954.

Cage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 8.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929.

Average discharge. 25 years (1929-54), 207 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 719 cfs Sept. 13 (gage height, 7.83 ft); minimum, 77 cfs July 25 (gage height, 3.19 ft).

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 1,540 cfs Sept. 23, 1938 (gage height, 12.50 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 650 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 

56 cfs July 5, 1944 (gage height, 2.96 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.2 

5.0 

8.0

78

304

749

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In,

Oct.

89

86

85

8T

86

92

118

121

109

102

100

100

100

98

97

97

96

96

97

96

96

95

96

96

98

*103

107

137

190

220 

223

3,411

110

0.887

1.02

Nov.

217

186

165

153

132.

140

251

340

360

lil

381

301

248

217

195

182

171

162

156

152

149

147

176

230

252

274

264

246

218

196

6,655

223

1.80

2.00

Dec.

183

175

167

JLS1

171

180

225

237

243

250

239

230

235

298

385

426

462 455"

312

269

246

234

227

220

207

200

195

190

188

1 fl7 J.D I

186

7,528

243

1.96

2.26

Jan.

182

176

174

173

170

170

166

162

158

T3T

173

176

170

170

169

184

220

209

210

209

239

264

2S2

TTS

242

221

213

214

196

184 

179

6,091

196

1.58

1.83

Feb.

166

166

166

180

190

186

176

170

165

160

157

152

140

144

145

149

161

174

175

165

166

210

221

21 Q

206

193

182

171

4,854

173

1.40

1.46

Mar.

T§3" 169

200

241

259

273

25T

221

202

190

179

173

173

210

250

269

272

243

217

221

227

224

211

197

199

223

228

224

209

 i qe J.3O

187

6,720

217

1.75

2.02

Apr.

183

178

173

164

161

162

164

165

170

171

166

162

158

166

157

156

195

264

292

322

292

237

21S

312

361

434

4^6

402

413

407

7,221

241

1.94

2.17

May

346

295

273

278

300

287

244

269

336

399

574

442

365

298

266

247

238

227

221

218

308

418

534

435" 558

346

291

261

238

230 

223

9,881

319

2.57

2.96

June

155" 207

183

175

170

164

156

152

156

147

145

141

143

153

155

153

167

173

153

147

126

118

US

137

138

123

111

104 m

107

4,419

147

1.19

1.33

July

108

104

101

100

102

102

101

101

98

95

92

90

89

87

98

*107

97

92

91

94

96

88

85

81

li

95

115

T53

94

90 

87

2,960

95.5

0.770

O.S9

Aug.

82

^8~ 80

106

98

108

108

96

101

155

167

157

126

108

100

97

91

86

82

83

102

149

161

132

107

96

91

88

S7

86 

182

3,410

110

0.887

1.02

Sept.

269

278

278

221

160

129

113

104

99

.97.

290

454

639

iaST

468

320

278

257

248

244

231

232

228

220

206

183

166

153

146

145

7,493

250

2.02

2.25

Calendar year 1953: Max 846 Min 85 Mean 252 Cfsm 2.03 In. 27.61

Water year 1953-54: Max 639 Min 79 Mean 194 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.21

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CEDAR CREEK BASIN 

Cedar Creek at Lanoka Harbor, N. J.

147

Location. Lat 39°52'05", long 74°10'06", on right bank 20 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 9 at village of lanoka Harbor, Ocean jCounty,

Drainage area. 56.0 sq mi.

Records available. July 1932 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 13, 1933, water-stage recorder at site 70 ft downstream 

at same datum.

Average 'discharge. 22 years, 108 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 434 cfs Nov. 7 (elevation, 3.55 ft); minimum, 

19 cfs Feb. 5 (elevation, 2.16 ft).

1932-54: Maximum discharge, 1,050 cfs Oct. 28, 1943 (elevation, 4.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 300 cfs; maximum elevation, 6.45 ft Feb. 16, 1936 (backwater 

from ice and tide); minimum discharge, 12.9 cfs Oct. 2, 1947 (elevation, 2.13 ft). Flow 

regulated by cranberry bogs.

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

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.18

2.5

2.5

3.0

3.2

22

43

91

262

314

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

70

26

25

26

26

26

83

63

60

122

101

75

52

50

a90

a70

a6O

a50

a50

67

70

81

128

129

59: *;

58

84

122

126

2,221

71.6

1.28

1.47

Nov.

130

187

88

88

86

90

299 240"

209

216

175

129 *107

113

133

103

97

5455

38

90

113

110

114

137

160

113

119

113

81

3,884

129

2.30

2.58

Dec.

97

99

106

91

100

103

113

101

118

113

112

114

141

188

252

152

196

195

152

130

122

HO

43

55

81

91

91

103

91

91 

94

3,625

117

2.09

2.41

Jan.

94

94

94

94

94

94

91

86 m

88

94

100

150

159

^7

103

110

alOO

alOO

allO

a!2o

122

122

122

130

106

97

88

128

106

O

3,279

1O6

1.89

2.18

Feb.

94

79

65 ~~n. 133

64

86

86

86

83

83

83

81

83

81

75

86

88

88

88

91

106

103

103

103

103

100

97

-

2,440

87.1

1.56

1.62

Mar.

94

100

103

126

122

116

110

196

97

251

64

23

57

60

91

105

100

97

94

94

97

97

94

91

91

97

100

94

91

86 

88

5,084

99.5

1.78

2.05

Apr.

88

88

86

83

83

98

110

177

TT

98

156

65

~SS 51

67

77

106

156

153

156

81

78

91

153

110

1O6

116

145

157

122

3,161

105

1.88

2.10

May

111

195

103

89

23.

107

75

245

152

130

26

229

148

110

105

10O

97

91

86

86

149

209

199

191

168

145

126

116

115 

110

105

3,931

127

2.27

2.61

June

97

9T

91

91

88

88

86

85

83

96

60

75

78

81

81

81

81

81

78

75

75

70

75

75

75

75

70

70

70 

67

2,584

79.5

1.42

1.58

July

67

65

67

65

65

65

65

67

65

65

65

65

66

45

69.

*49'

53'

55

55

67

56

54

56

32

TS

58

60

60

58

61

1,854

59.8

1.07

1.23

Aug.

62

60

75

65

53

62

58

51

65

75

70

65

60

58

58

58

43

li55

37

70

86

81

70

65

60

58

58

55

55

 132

1,957

65.1

1.15

1.30

Sept.

160

152

126

103

83

73

67

65

63

55

250

277

255

272

184

149

152

149

133

126

116

113

68

95

112

91

86

83

81 

81

3,811

127

2.27

2.55

Calendar year 1953: Max 344 Mln 26 Mean 132 Cfsm 2.36 In. 31.95

Water year 1953-54: Max 299 Mln 22 Mean 97.6 Cfsm 1.74 In. ' 23.66

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for Toms River near Toms River ahdTSast Branch Wading River at Harrlsvllle.
148 MULLICA RIVER BASIN

Batsto River at Batsto, N. J.

Location. Lat 39°38'33", long 74°39'00", on right bank 30 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Batsto, Burlington County, and 1 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 70.5 sq mi.

Records available. October 1987 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Mar. 24, 1939; prior to Mar. 24, 1939, 

wooden control at site 50 ft downstream. Datum of gage is 1.4 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--26 years (1927-38, 1939-54), 126 cfs,

Kxcrenies.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 573 cfs Sept. 13; minimum, 40 cfs Jan. 13 

~~"Tg~3ge height, 1.96 ft); rcinimua daily, 46 cfs Aug. 9.

39£ -54: Maximum daily discharge, 1,130 cfs Apr. 23, 1952; minimum daily, 15 cfs 

Aug 3 , 1933.

A stags of 8.7 f; occurred cr ,'u- 20. 1939, from floadrnark on recorder shelter.

R_emarks. --Records good except those abf^e 150 cfs, which ore fair. Plow occasionally regu- 

- a ted by sluice gates and sawmill at dam 300 ft above station.

Revisions, WSP 781:

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year Octorn?r 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

ocb. Nov. DPO. ' Jan. Feb.

52! 112J 125

52 1 105

52

52

5 ; 54

6 54

82

73

§5

91

f , 53 j Z32

120

S3

'01 112

Mar,

105

99 j ioa 112

itm! ?s

103 120

101 ' 141

j I*' . , i I'M ;°1

Apr j May

1 

110 19 3

103 169

1011 !"1

95 i 141

91

10G, -: '"I 174 93

120! cS

8 56 1 T3P 13£

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

60

60

58

58

58

58

56

55

55

54

54

62

59

49

W

52

52

62

52

81

TTB- 126

114

1,928

62.2

0.882

1.02

141

171

146

136

127

97

114

105

86

86

89

89

88

88

120

120

139

161

161

156

144

132

3,590

120

1,70

1.89

145

\51

8?

66

6?

151 62

151

148

136 /:'s

J08

~5? 150

66

8fi

95

336 10J

Z6T

214

103

10*

17 7 | lOfl

124

139

141

134

125

118

114

112

110

105

4,722

152

2.16

2.49

120

132

134

134

*146

125

110

132

130

123

118

?,276

106

1.50

1.73

9S j YS? 93 9-7

37

93

93

89

86

84

82

84

SB

91

 Jr5

91

93

105

112

120

123

114

110

105

2,775

99.1

1.41

1.46

161

144

130

123

112

112

114

127

139

144

136

125

127

123

123

120

118

101

108

134

123

101

119

114

3,960

128

1.82

2.09

95

101

101

101

*84

82

84

82

78

120

139

182

182

188

161

139

125

141

130

125

151

206

214

3,695

123

1.74

1.95

136

127

101

T58

178

182

193

190

174

132

163

156

136

125

123

127

*171

198

247

2Tf

214

169

134

123

118

110

103

4,839

156

2.21

2.55

June97

5T

82

75

78

T6

80

73

73

73

73

71

71

75

64

71

68

70

68

68

64

63

61

58

52

54

54

52

54

55

2,066

68.9

0.977

1.09

July

55

58

61

W

54

56

60

55

55

55

50

49

49

49

50

50

50

50

50

55

52

52

50

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

1,613'

52.0

0.738

0.85

Aug.

49

49

55

55

48

48

48

48

46

4S

49

50

50

50

50

52

55

52

*50

49

49

70

80

75

58

52

52

52

52

52

75

1,668

53.8

0.763

0.88

Sept.

89

97

110

99

78

71

58

55

55

55

252

244

573

470

300

247

167

136

134

118

116

118

118

114

112

103

97

91

86

Q7 O£

4,445

148

2.10

2.34

Calendar year 1953: Max 721 Min 49 Mean 159 Cfsm 2.26 In. 30.65

Water year 1953-54: Max 573 Min 46 Mean 106 Cfsm 1.50 In- 20.34

Discharge measurement fade on this day.
MULLICA RIVER BASIN 149

East Branch, Wading River at Harrisville, N. J.

Location. Lat 39 0 39'47", long 74°31'26", 50 ft downstream from highway bridge at Harrisville, Burlington County, and half a mile upstream from confluence with West Branch.

Drainage area. 64.0 sq mi.

Records available. January 1931 to September 1954.

Gage, Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since June 23, 1939. Datum of gage is 

<T.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 22 years (1931-38, 1939-54), 86.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 346 cfs Nov. 8 (gage height, 4.67 ft); minimum, 

15 cfs Jan 23 (gage height, 2.72 ft), result of freezeup.

1931-54: Maximum discharge, 1,390 cfs Aug. 20, 1939 (gage height, 9.54 ft, from 

floodmark in recorder shelter), from rating curve extended above 640 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; practically no flow for several hours on Oct. 26, 1932, while pond above station was filling.

Remarks. Records excellent except those above 200 cfs, which are fair. Plow regulated 

occasionally by dam 200 ft above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.7 

2.9 

3.2

13 

3B 

92

3.6 

5.0

190

400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

34

34

35

44

35

35

44

41

38

44

46

41

38

37

37

43

38

35

34

34

34

34

34

32

3*

35

35

74

"ITS" 120 

92

1,406

45.4

0.709

0.82

Nov.

72

70

66

58

56

63

245

336

255

250

208

171

128

101

92

92

92

82

82

80

74

70

86

108

122

128

118

104

99 

94

3,642

121

1.89

2.12

Dec.

88

84

80

72

72

68

1M

104

99

97

97

94

104

168

223

220

178

138

118

106

99

97

97

86

76

74

72

72

72

72 

74

3,205

103

1.61

1.86

Jan.

72

70

70

68

68

67

65

63

55

67

72

68

74

82

76

84

94

90

84

88

110

~BT 113

108

97

94

97

92

86

78 

80

2,527

81.5

1.27

1.47

Feb.

78

76

74

74

72

67

63

61

61

61

61

59

SB- 58

63

65

70

70

67

63

72

~5? 104

88

84

80

76

74

-

1,998

71.4

1.12

1.16

Mar.

78

90

94

113

155

94

92

90

86

82

80

78

76

88

88

80

74

70

68

35

88

84

78

74

80

88

84

80

74

72 

74

2,589

83.5

1.30

1.50

Apr.

80

90

76

65

74

84

84

82

82

76

84

67

*59

56

54

59

97

135

122

101

92

84

86

104

135

150

125

161

171 

TI5

2,880

96.0

1.50

1.67

May

122

106

94

90

90

84

74

115

202

206

163

118

118

125

101

90

84

80

76

80

160

228

221

183

150

132

113

97

84

flO 

74

3,746

121

1.89

2.18

June

68

*55

61

58

56

54

52

51

51

51

51

51

51

49

49

51

51

49

46

44

44

44

44

46

44

44

43

40

38 

3TJ

1,484

49.5

0.773

0.86

July

38

51

38

37

40

35

34

37

37

35

34

34

32

*52

43

56

44

38

40

49

44

46

41

37

34

37

40

38

35

35 

32

1,203

38.8

0.606

0.70

Aug.

32

32

37

44

40

38

40

38

48

59

51

38

28

24

24

23

23

22

22

24

41

49

46

40

37

35

34

34

34

34 

81

1,152

37.2

0.581

0.67

Sept.

90

76

58

52

48

46

44

43

!3

44

196

242

225

194

143

*113

106

86

82

72

67

68

67

63

58

56

54

52

51

48

2,588

86.3

1.35

1.50

Calendar year 1953: Max 336 Min 30 Mean 105 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.20

Water year 1953-54: Max 336 Min 22 Mean 77.9 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.51

Peak discharge (base, 225 cfs). Nc

Dec. 16 (1 a.m.) 229 cfs (3.82 ft); 9

v. 8 (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.) 346 cfs (4.67 ft); Dec. 15 (7 p.m.) to 

lay 22 (4 to 10 p.m.) 239 cfs (3.88 ft), Sept. 12 (4 to 6 p.m.)

256 cfs (4.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
150 ABSECON CREEK BASIN

Absecon Creefc at Absecon, N. J.

Location. Lat 39 0 25'45", long 74°31'16", on right bank 30 ft (corrected) downstream fro* 

Doughty Pond of Atlantic City Water Department, 1 mile west of Absecon, Atlantic 

County, and 3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 16.6 sq mi.

Records available. Decemoer 1923 to April 1929, June 1933 to December 1938, May 1946 to 

September 1954.

Gage. Water-gtage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, 

3atum of 1929. Prior to May 1946, water-stage recorder and wooden control at same site 

at datum 0.16 ft lower.

Average discharge. 17 years (1924-28, 1933-38, 1946-54), 28.5 cfs (adjusted for diversion).

Remarks. Records fair. Figures of daily discharge represent only flow at gage. Diverslon from Doughty Pond for municipal supply of Atlantic City. Plow regulated by Doughty 

Pond, 30 ft above station and by Kuehnle Reservoir, 1? miles above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

7.9

6.6

6.6

4.3

4.3

98

TT

3.3

4.3

6.0

6.0

6.6

6.0

5.4

5.4

6.0

5.4

4.9

5.4

5.4

6.0

7.3

5.7

1.9

T75

5.4

4.9

27

39

30

15

358.9

11.6

9.49

Nov.

11

9.3

7.3

775

7.3

25

111

~7I 123

47

35

30

26

24

23

*22

22

20

19

18

18

18

37

44

38

34

27

23

20

19

939.7

31.3

6.35

Dec.

22

18

17

II

24

21

36

28

26

25

25

25

30

45

60

*51

41

31

28

27

30

31

31

31

36

36

35

35

35

34

35

967

31.2

3.96

Jan.

30

31

34

31

35

36

36

32

34

36

41

23

25

30

35

41

41

36

32

35

35

70

84

T3

63

21

.5

00"

.1

.1

1,026.7

33.1

4.54

Feb.

"T? 0.2

.5

.5

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

2.3

.2

.2

.2

22

 

49 .2

.2

.2

.5

7.8

14

18

21

2.0

IS

16

192.9

6.89

3.35

Mar.

22

24

27

31

25

17

16

16

14

18

16

15

15

27

26

19

13

10

3T

23

20

12

12

12

17

26

13

13

14

14

16

569

IS, 4

6.71

Apr.

IS

12

20

6.3

12

14

13

15

14

12

13

18

5.3

775

8.6

14

38

47

3T

21

16

14

15

18

17

14

15

21

17

15

501.5

16.7

8.40

May

17

17

16

19

58

*75

7T

70

68

65

51

35

28

21

7.3

7.9

11

8.6

9.3

9.3

8.6

7.3

7.3

3.9

j2_

.2

.5

18

31

31

28

803.4

25.9

5.54

June

 

11 .2

75

.5

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.5

.8

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.2

.5

.2

.2

.5

.5

1.2

.5

.8

1.2

1.3

.5

25.6

0.85

7.97

July

0.8

1.2

1.5

.5

.5

.5

.2

75

.8

.8

.8

.8

.5

.8

.9

4.4

T75

1.2

1.2

2.1

1.3

.5

1.4

1.2

.8

.'8

1.2

.8

.5

.8

.8

31.6

1.02

11. B

Aug.

1.2

.5

.5

.5

.4

.2

75

.5

.2

.5

.5

.2

.2

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

2.8

20.2

0.65

8.92

Sept.

4.8

10

6.6

4.6

.8

.8

i§ 1.2

1.2

3.0

i8l ^rs

39

20

13

12

12

10

10

12

12

12

9.4

7.5

7.3

7.3

7.0

3.3

2.8

2.8

420.9

14.0

5.44

Calendar year 1953: Max 123 Mln o.30 Mean 34,9

Water year 1953-54: Max 123 Mln Q Mean J.6.0

* Dlacharge measurement «ade on this day.

t Diversion above station from Doughty Pond for municipal supply of Atlantic City, equivalent In 

cubic feet per second; for calendar year 1953, 8.15 ofs; for voter year 1954, 6.90 cfB.
GREAT £00 HARBOR RIVER BASIN 151

Great Egg Harbor River at Folsom, N. J.

Location. Lat 39°35'42", long 74°51'06 n , on left bank 25 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 54, 1 mile south of Polsom, Atlantic County, and 2 miles upstream from Pennypot 

Stream.

Drainage area. 56.3 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1925 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Nov. 26, 1934. Datum of gage is 53.32 

rb above mean sea level, datum of 1929, Prior to Mar. 6, 1941, water-stage recorder at 

site 100 ft downstream at same datum. Mar. 6 to Oct. 5, 1941, staff gage at site 145ft 

downstream at datum 0.25 ft higher.

Average discharge. 29 years, 84.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 200 cfs Dec. 17 (gage height, 4.63 ft); mlnlSuin, 

 21 cfs July 24, 31, Aug. 1-3.

1925-54: Maximum discharge, 1,440 cfs Sept* 3, 1940 (gage height, 9.09 ft)j minimum, 

19 cfs Aug. 5, 1931.

Remarks. Records excellent. 

Revisions. WSP 781: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.5 

3.7 

5.0

21

46

259

'Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

33

30

TO

30

30

31

37

37

35

35

34

34

34

34

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

34

34

34

46

86

103

117

1,248

40.3

0.716

0.82

Nov.

135

152

114

89

72

66

67

72

77

80

84

89

92

94

94

91

86

SO

74

69

66

64

77

91

98

105

105

101

94

89

2,642

88.1

1.56

1.75

Dec.

79

74

71

B9~ 67

72

36

98

107

114

114

10S

110

131

165

195

198 m

148

127

110

101

96

92

89

S6

82

79

77

77

75

3,273

106

1.88

2.16

Jan.

74

72

71

71

69

69

71

71

69

69

71

72

71

69

67_

74

84

87

89

87

94

110

127

129

1TO

110

103

101

101

96fl*7

Of

2,655

85.6

1.52

1.75

Feb.

SO

75

74

74

74

72

71

69

67

67

66

64

61

SO" 60

61

64

 69

69

67

67

82

91

96

9?

87

84

80

-------

2,043

73.0

1.30

1.35

Mar.

77

86

98

115

132

140

T37

115

99

39

84

79

75

51

96

10S

112

107

92

39

92

92

91

82

80

87

92

94

89

84

80

2,972

95.9

1.70

1.96

Apr.

80

SO

80

74

71

69

67

69

72

71

67

66

63

61

S8

61

72

94

115

137

129

108

89

86

94

96

91

96

112

129

2,557

85.2

1.51

1.69

May

129

114

96

87

84

82

79

32

98

110

119

114

101

86

77

71

67

64

 ss 63

87

115

1S5

T22- 139

98

82

74

67

69

63

2,837

91.5

1.63

1.S7

June

54" 56

52

50

50

48

46

43

41

41

44

46

48

49

46

46

54

52

46

44

41

 39

40

40

37

37

35

33

33

34

1,325

44.2

0.785

0.88

July

33

33

33

34

34

35

34

34

33

33

31

30

30

29

36

34

31

31

30

30

29

as

28

25

24

24

24

23

23

22

2?

920

29.7

0.528

0.61

Aug.

21

ZT

22

23

24

24

23

22

25

37

37

34

30

28

26

26

26

25

24

23

35

48

41

35

33

31

31

30

30

29

55

919

29.6

0.526

0.61

Sept.

74

75

66

49

43

39

36

35

35

35

98

122

124

129

TT2

77

75

80

79

71

64

69

71

66

60

54

50

48

44

43

2,023

67.4

1.20

1.34

Calendar year 1953: Max 342 Mln 30 Mean 104 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.17

Water year 1953-54: Max 198 Mln 21 Bean 69.6 CfSB 1.24 In. 16.73

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
152 MAURICE RIVER BASIN 

Maurice River at Norma, N. J.

Location.~Lat 39°29'42", long 75°04'34", on right bank Just upstream from Almond Road 

Bridge at Norma, Salem County, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Blackwater 

Branch.

Drainage area. 113 sq mi.

Records available. June 1932 to September 1954.

e. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Dec. 27, 1937. Datum of gage Is 

"6.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 22 years, 174 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 410 cfs Dec. 15 (gage height, 3.47 ft); minimum 

daily, 31 cfs Aug. 1.

1932-54: Maximum discharge, 7,360 cfs Sept. 2, 1940 (gage height, 8.72 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3.000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 27 cfs 

Sept. 25, 1932.

Remarks. Records excellent. Occasional regulation by powerplant above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.3 33

2.4 50

2.7 111

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

306

435

704

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

67 

67

M

65

69

69

75

73

71 

71

69

67

67

65

65

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

65

83

149 

161

162

2,368

76.4

0.676

0.78

Nov.

233 

233

188

142

.79

79

87

97

111 

117

125

131

133

136

136

131

128

125

119

114

111

109

139

155

171

264

158

111

117 

119

4,098

137

1.21

1.35

Dec.

119 

119

119

117

TS3

119

142

142

139 

16.T

161

165

182

233

571

320

202

214

221

214

202

192

185

174

168

165

158

152

145 

142

139

5,404

174

1.54

1.78

Jan.

136 

131

128

125

123

122

133

122

ffi

128

125

125

125

122

136

142

142

142

149

178

188

193

196

196

192

192

188

178 

174

171

4,627

149

1.32

1.53

Feb.

161 

155

152

149

149

149

142

136

136 

133

131

125

119

117

Tl7

117

128

138

128

125

136

168

T68

168

168

165

158

152

-

3,980

142

1.26

1.31

Mar.

152 

168

182

217

229

221

217

206

196 

185

174

171

168

185

*188

188

188

185

182

185

185

178

171

165

168

174

171

168

158 

152

149

5,626

181

1.60

1.85

Apr.

155 

155

152

139

136

136

136

133

131 

128

128

122

117

114

m

125

161

19E

196

139

202

188

168

168

165

158

155

168

168 

171

4,585

153

1.35

1.51

May

171 

168

155

155

150

145

139

168

174 

171

174

174

168

155

145

136

111

109

111

117

171

174

J85

2^5

185$

178

152

133

122 

106

101

4,749

153

1.35

1.56

June

97 

94

87

81

64

42

40.

47

57 

62

67

73

87

85

83

85

89

89

83

58

62

60

64

69

69

89

64

69

65 

58

2,139

71.3

0.631

0.70

July

*

60

45

45

55

53

55

53 

53

57

75

55

55

64

58

53

47

42

40

58

47

47

47

48

53

57

55

47

f>f\

DU

43

1,612

52.0

0.460

0.53

Aug.

II

33

33

48

40

37

40

52 

75

57

53

52

50

48

55

60

40

48

60

57

62

67

64

67

65

83

48

62 

55

122

1,699

54.8

0.485

0.56

Sept.

117 

111

109

97

77

79

65

M

67 

75

169

229

192

168

145

122

79

85

97

119

168

139

104

71

73

75

75 

75

3,503

117

1.04

1.15

Calendar year 1953: Max 553 Min 50 Mean 196 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.53

Water year 1953-54: Max 371 Min 31 Mean 122 Cfsm 1.08 m. 14.60

Peak discharge (base. 575 efs). Dec. 15 (l to 4 p.m.) 410 cfs (3.47 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MAURICE RIVER BASIN 

Manantioo Creek near Millville, N. J.

153

Location. Lat 39 e25'12", long 74 e 58'00", on right bank at upstream side of MillvllleMilmay highway bridge, 4 miles northeast of Millville, Cumberland County, and 7 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 22.3 sq mi.

Records available. June 1931 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 36.63 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 23 years, 38.6 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 131 cfs Oct. 29 (gage height, 2.41 ft); minimum, 

8.8 cfs Aug. 1 (gage height, 1.10 ft).

1931-54: Maximum discharge, 1,050 cfs Aug. 20, 1939 (gage height, 6.21 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 1.4 cfs 

Aug. 16-18, 1936.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record or backwater 

from rocks, which are good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by small powerplant above 

station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of backwater from rocks (gage 

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

1.1

1.2 

1.4

8.8

14

26

1.7 

2.3

50

117

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Zsr4-

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

18

IS

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

19

IS

18

18

18

18

IS

18

IS

18

18

*18

18

18

18

19

19

34

101

*»

808

26.1

1.17

1.35

Nov.

50

39

33

26

11

18

55

58

42

39

31

35

42

42

41

39

35

33

31

30

30

29

38

59

57

52

46

39

36

35

1,151

38.4

1.72

1.92

Dec.

33

32

32

31

35

39

50

55

46

42

39

39

44

*73

108

89

62

50

45

42

42

42

42

40

38

37

36

36

35

35 

35

1,4O4

45.3

2.03

2.34

Jan.

33

33

33

32

32

32

32

31

30

31

34

34

32

31

31

37

45

43

38

38

50

45

*42

43

48

51

44

40 

38

1,193

38.5

1.73

1.99

Feb.

35

35

35

*37

36

35

33

32

31

30

30

30

 29 29

29

29

32

33

32

31

33

50

50

42

39

35

35

33

-

96O

34.3

1.54

1.60

Mar.

35

*41

47

48

42

38

38

36

35

34

33

41

47

a45

a42

a38

a35

37

39

36

34

41

39

35

32

32 

32

1,222

39.4

1.77

2.04

Apr.

33

32

32

30

30

31

31

31

32

31

30

29

27

27

27

28

44

63

60

58

37

30

20

24

26

27

29

36

37

34

1,006

33.5

1.50

1.68

May

24

30

32

32

31

30

20

25

35

36

33

30

28

27

27

25

25

27

26

30

66

67

55

27

29

32

30

28

27

25

985

31.8

1.43

1.64

June

*22

1g

18

19

IS

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

20

20

21

21

21

20

22

14

15

15

14

14

15

13

13

13

13

13

519

17.3

0.776

0.87

July

13

13

12

13

13

13

13

14

13

13

13

12

*12

012

c!3

c!4

c!4

c!3

cl4

C14

cl5

e!5

c!4

c!2

ell

cl3

cH

c!2

12

11 

12

400

12.9

0.578

1 0.67

Aug.

9.7

9.2

^7

11

10

10

10

9.7

12

13

15

14

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

10

12

15

16

14

14

18

15

13

12

12 

11

407.3

13.1

0.587

0.68

Sept.

39

24

11

11

12

13

13

12

12

13

86

96

68

40

20

11

15

18

20

21

21

24

23

21

19

18

17

16

16

16

746

24.9

1.12

1.24

Calendar year 1953: Max 207 Min 11 Mean 47.2 Cfsm 2.12 In. 28.76

Water year 1953-54: Max 108 Min 9.2 Mean 29.6 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18. O2

Peak discharge (base, 125 cfs). Oct. 29 (3 p.m.) 131 cfs (2.41 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for nearby stations.

c Backwater from rocks.
154 COHAHSEY RIVER BASIN

Loper Run near Bridgeton, N. J.

Location. Lat 39°28'20", long 75°14'55", on right bank of Silver Lake, 0.4 mile upstream 

from mouth and 4 miles' northwest of Bridgeton, Cumberland County.

Drainage area. 2.34 sq mi.

Records available. August 1937 to September 1954.

Page . Water-stage recorder above dam with concrete siphon spillway. Datum.of gage is 

47.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 16 years (1937-46, 1947-54), 1.46 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 12 cfs Dec. 14; no flow for part of many

1937-54: Maximum daily discharge, 94 cfs Sept. 1, 1940; no flow for many days. 

Remarks. Records fair. . Some regulation by Silver Lake.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2 

3

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

Oct.

1.1

1.5 

1.7 

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.4 

1.4 

10

1&

52.14 

1.68 

0.718 

0.83

Nov.

1.2

1.2 

2.0 

1.7

1.6

1.6 

1.5

1.5 

1.4

1.4

1.2 

1.1

1.1 

1.1

sa

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1.2 

1.2

43.61 

1.45 

0.620 

0.69

Dec.

1.2

1.5 

2.0 

1.5

1.5 

1.5

12 

1.4

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.2

1.2 

1,2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

52.40 

1.69 

0.722 

0.83

Jan.

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.6

1.1 

1.1

1.6

1.1 

1.4

i!s

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.5 

1.4 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

40.8 

1.32 

0.564 

0.65

Feb.

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.1

1.0 

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

i!o

1.2 

1.2 

ill

35.93 

1.28 

0.547 

0.57

Mar.

5.0 

.39

.93

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.2

4.8 

.39

.93

1.1 

1.0 

1.5

1,2 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.6

1.5 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.2

45.44 

1.47 

0.628 

0.72

Apr.

1.2 

1.1

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.1

1.0 

1.0

1.1 

5.0 TTe

1.5 

1.2

1.1 

1.1 

1.2 

1.4 

1.2

1.1 

1.1 

1.5 

1.2 

1.1

38.9 

1.30 

0.556 

0.62

May

1.0 

1.0

1.7 

1.1

1.0 

1.0 

5.1

H

1.4

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 1.1

4.5 

1.1 

1.0 

.93 

.93

.93 

. 93 

.83 

.83 

.83 

.73

44.44 

1.43 

0.611 

0.71

June

0.73 

.73 

.73 

.73 

.73

.73 

.73 

.64 

.64

.64 

.73

.*83

.73 

.73 

.73 

.64 

-64

.64 

.56 

.56 

.56 

.47

.47 

.47 

.39

tH

19.46 

0.649 

0.277

July

0.39 

.39 

.39 

.39 

.47

.64 

.56

.47 

.47

.39 

.39

.32 

.32 

Uu

.64 

.47 

.32 

.25 

.25

.19 

.19 

.19 

.19 

.13

!l9 

.19 

.19 

.13

10.90

0.352 

0.150 

~0.1T

Aug.

0.09 

.05 759

.09

.13

.13 

.13 

.13

.83 

.47 

.39 

.32 

.32

.32 

.32 

.25 

.19 

.25

3.9 

.83 

.56 

.47 

.39

.39 

.32 

.32 

.32

.32 

4.5

26.12 

0.843 

0.360 

0.42

Sept.

0.83 

.64 

.47 

.39 

.39

.39

ti

.32

.'73 

.64 

.56

.47 

.47 

.47 

.56 

.56

.64 

.83 

.64 

.47 

.47

.47 

.47 

.39 

.39 

.39

23. SB 

0.786 

0.336 

0.37

Calendar year 1953: Max 17 Mln 0.26 Mean 2.30 Cfsm 0.983 in. 13.36 

Water year 1953-54: Max 12 Mln 0.05 Mean 1.19 Cfsm 0.509 In. 6.89
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 155

East Branch Delaware River at Margaretville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°08 I 40", long 74°39'15", on right bank at downstream side of bridge to 

fairgrounds at southwest end of Margaretville, Delaware County, if miles downstream 

from Bush Kill.

Drainage area. 163 sq mi.

Records Available. February 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,302.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Sept. 9, 1937, chain gage and Sept. 9, 

1937, to Aug. 17, 1944, water-stage recorder, at same site at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 17 years, 308 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,890 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 6.51 ft); minimum, 9.2 cfs Oct. 3, 4, 5; minimum gage height, 1.83 ft Aug. 24.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 15,700 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 13.84 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 8,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 6.0 cfs Aug. 8, 

1949 (temporary regulation, cause unknown); minimum gage height, 0.89 ft Sept. 30, 

Oct. 1, 1943, present datum.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from leaves, or 

no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect or backwater from 

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

Oct. 1-29

1.9 18

2.0 33

2.1 53

2.2 79

Oct. 30 to Feb. 17 Feb. IS to Sept. 30

2.1 

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

45

131

376

895

2,450

1.84 14

2.0 35

2.2 82

2.5 181

3.0" 391

4.0 919

5.0 1,640

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

ell

ClO

c9.8

C9.2, ell

C26

63

49

37

30

27

25

24

23

21

20

19

19

IS

Cl7

C17

CIS

Cl6

CIS

CIS

C20

C21

»C52

C110

297 

ISff

1,186.0

38.3

0.235

0.27

Nov.

101

85

73

67 

58

Si55

67

64

69

84

85

97

97

95

138

149

153

160

163

163

163

*527

395

392

439

336

298

264

235

5,117

171

1.05

1.17

Dec.

220

200

175

167 

268

300

2.060

1,150

819

1,340

850

 699

667

661

776

538

430

360

330

320

320

328

310

240

220

225

214

194

190

183 1 ft/* loU

14,894

480

2.94

3.40

Jan.

145

140

145

135 

124

122

1

114

 90

96

114

108

90

73

 98" 74

90

78

SO

86

114

920

470

310

290

302

306

1.250

17375

700

620

500

8,839

285

1.75

2.02

Feb.

420

400

358

323

285

247

210

2O5

198

183

171

US

13O

155

235

606

1-780

 1,360

963

770

815

1,060

776

673

646

548

488

415

-

-------

14,538

519

3.18

3.32

Mar.

542

1.190

9S6

903

680

580

520

 483

425

459

359

305

305

382

350

290

270

247

239

4l>6~

410

368

363

336

413

574

459

439

434

 405

363

14,499

468

2.87

3.31

Apr.

330

300

230

245 

243

251

314

276

259

243

259

276

247

235

251

243

*814

705

 589

503

444

488

429

373

341

401

528

449

401

11,747

392

2.40

2.68

May

382

363

389

a70O 

a580

a50O

a460

a480

a440

aeoo

a900

7§6

699

599

518

454

396

 345

305

276

594

814

726

625

543

449

377

341

400

613

377

16,231

524

3.21

3.70

June

314

*305

272

247 

219

208

192

167

142

128

122

112

304

167

128

115

109

100

91

79

74

»74

135

100

77

74

72

72

68

7?

4,339

145

0.890

0.99

July

72

6T

57

53 

50

50

47

49

43

41

38

36

 32

30

aS2

a29

a28

a26

a26

a26

56 43

34

29

30

30

28

25

23

IT

30

1,198

38.6

0.237

0.27

Aug.

26

*23

27

40 

31

29

26

24

23

23

24

24

25

23

21

21

20

19

17

18

18

15

 14

2T

56

37

31

28

26

26

242

998

32.2

0.198

0.23

Sept.

181

97

72

59 

50

46

Tf

52

73

53

158

163

112

»94

85

174

208

142

135

122

128

112

100

91

85

82

77

70

64

3,088

0.632

0.70

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,690 Min 9.2 Mean 314 Cfsm 1.93 In. 26.13

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,060 Min 9.2 Mean 265 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.06

 Dlach5 

charge (base. 2.800 cfs). Dec. 7 (4:15 a.m.) 2,890 cfs (6.51 ft), 

harge measurement made on this day. 

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

and records for other stations In basin of East Branch Delaware River, 

c Backwater from leaves.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 6, 7, Dec. 1, 2, 17-21, 23-26, Dec. 31 to 

JanTTT, Jan. 5-24, Jan. 29 to (Feb. 2, Peb. 7, 8, 12-14, Mar. 5-7, 16, 17, Apr. 1-4 (fragmentary 

gage-height record Jan. 9, 10).
156 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Platte Kill at Dunraven, N. Y.

Location . ~Lat 42°08'00", long 74°41'40", on right bank at upstream side of highway

bridge in Dunraven, Delaware County, 0.6 mile upstream from mouth and 2f miles northeast of Arena.

Drainage area. 34.7 sq mi.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1954. 

Datum of gage is 1,296.23 ft above 

f 1943.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control.

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment o:

Average discharge. 13 years, 64.6 cfs,.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 770 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 4.78 ft); minimum, 1.4 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 2.095 ft).

1941-54: Maximum discharge, 3,810 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 8.01 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 940 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 7.49 ft; minimum, 0.9 cfs Sept. 26, 1943; minimum gage height, 2.065 ft Sept. 

1953.

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

Slight regulation by sawmills about 2 miles above station.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mov. 23 Nov. 23 to Sept. 30

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.6

1.5

2.9

4.8

7.6

16

2.9 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0

76

139

316

2.6 

2.9 

3.2 

3.5

16

40

82

149

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

31S 

580 

940

Note. Same as preceding 

tabTTTjelow 2.6 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

2TT

14

18

9,6

6.6

5.5

5.1

5.3

4.8

*4.3

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.5

5.1

4.3

*27

30

42

2T

257.3

8.30

0.239

0.28

Nov.

23

20

18

16

15

T2" 12

17

16

19

22

25

28

27

29

36

35

34

32

32

31

30

»133 ~§B"

116

108

86

79

69

63

1,277

43.6

1.23

1.37

Dec.

56

50

44

40

63

143

419

245

185

277

175

*161

141

158

151

112

88

80

74

70

70

74

62

50

45

47

45

42

40

39 XA £*.

3,281

106

3.05

3.52

Jan.

33

31

32

29

27

25

22

17

19

23

21

17

16

55" 15

19

16

16

17

*29

220

140

68

66

70

78

301

2BT

155

130

108

1,987

64.1

1.85

2.13

Feb.

92

84

76

66

58

52

50

48

45

42

37

28

53

43

60

160

531

15BT5

232

175

180

184

149

*141

141

119

105

93

-

-------

3,380

121

3.49

3.62

Mar.

112

139

134

118

104

96

88

78

#76

84

64

56

60

80

69

60

56

5O

50

109

99

96

92

84

115

116

105

101

99

#92

79

2,761

89.1

2.57

2.96

Apr.

74

64

58

52

51

58

59

55

49

46

55

55

49

49

47

52

223

IfS

161

*133

103

92

108

88

77

71

90

119

99

92

2,494

83.1

2.39

2.67

May

88

79

75

133

93

90

82

100

93

133

139

121T

112

93

eo

72

63

52

#47

43

79

104

95

92

86

72

63

59

84

99

63

2,693

86.9

2.50

2.89

June

59

#56

51

51

40

39

34

29

25

22

21

18

55

24

20

20

17

15

14

12

11

11

*13

10

8.4

8.2

9.3

9.6

8.4

LL*

718.2

23.9

0.689

0.77

July

9.2

7.8

6.7

6.3

5.8

5.6

5.2

6.0

5.3

4.8

4.4

4.1

»3.8

3.5

5.6

4.7

4.1

3.5

3.3

3.1

*11"~5~. 5

4.6

4.2

4.7

4.2

3.3

3.0

2.8

z'.s

153.6

4.95

0.143

0.16

Aug.

3.2

*2.7

3.7

5.2

3.8

3.3

2.8

2.5

2.4

2,1

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.1

1.8

1.9

2.1

1.9

19

6.2

4.7

3.5

3.1

5.0

59

176.0

5.68

0.164

0.19

Sept.

26

14

9.6

7.2

6.2

5.5

T7T

7.8

8.0

5.8

42

27

18

14

 13

49

51

zB

36

31

29

28

24

20

18

17

16

14

12

11

605.2

20.2

0.582

0.65

Calendar year 1953: Max 607 Min 1.3 Mean 63.1 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.69

Water year 1953-54: Max 531 Min 1.7 Mean 54.2 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.21

<*'Peakdl

.78 I

charge (base. 600 of a K Dec. 6 (11:30 p.m.) 748 cfs (4.75 ft)j Feb. 17 (7 a.m.) 770 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this -day. 

Note. Stage-dlacharee relation affected by ice Nov. 6, 7, 27, Dec. 17-21, 24-27, Dec. 31 to tfan. 

2, Jan. 4-18, 20-26, Jan. 28 to Feb. 3, Feb. 7-9, 12-16, Mar. 4-8, 11-14, 16-19, 22, 23, Apr. 2-4. .
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 157

Mill Brook at Arena, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42"06'25", long 74"43'45", on left bank 0.4 mile upstream from highway 

bridge, three-quarters of a mile southeast of Arena, Delaware County, and l£ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 25.0 sq ml.

Records available. February 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,298.54 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

"Toard of Water Supply, City of New York. Prior to Oct. 17, 1939, staff gage at site

0.2 mile downstream at different datum. Oct. 17 to Dec. 8, 1939, staff gage at present

site at different datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 57.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,030 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 6.20 ft); minimum, 2.6 cfs Oct. 3, 4, 5; minimum gage height, 2.85 ft Oct. 4, 5.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 4,500 cfs Sept. 21, 1938, from rating curve extended 

above 960 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of velocity-area study; maximum gage 

height, 9.92 ft Nov. 25, 1950; minimum discharge observed, 1.2 cfs Sept. 25, 26, 1939 

(gage height, 0.71 ft, site and datum then In use).

Remarks . Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect or fragmentary or no 

gage-height record, which are good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 20 Mar. 21 to Sept. 30

2.8 

3.0 

3.3 

3.7 

4.0

1.8

5.9

17

45

77

4.3 

4.7 

5.0 

6.0

134

263

391

915

2.87 

2.9 

3.1 

3.3

3.0

3.6

9.2

18

3.7 

4.1 

4.4 

5.0

45

92

161

391

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.8

2.7

2.6

tt

2.8

6.'4

7.1

5.5

5.4

5.2

4.9

4.8

4.5

*4.3

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.8

a3.8

a3.8

a3.7

a3.6

a3.6

a3.9

4.4

4.0

*9.9

35

75 

TZ

274.1

8.84

0.354

O.41

Nov.

33

27

23

21

18

IB- 16

18

IS

a21

a24

a27

a30

a29

a31

a42

a49

a52

*52

53

53

52

173

T2TT

127

131

102

86

73

RAD4

1,583

52.8

2.11

2.35

Dec.

58

52

47

45

87

157

605

23T

156

280

179

139

125

134

*127

100

80

68

62

60

54

54

50

40

35

36

34

31

30

23

2_4

3,209

104

4.16

4.77

Jan.

23

22

24

22

20

20

18

15

17

20

18

15

14

13

1?

17

14

14

15

30

*130

58

44

43

48

49

155" 203

102

86

70

1,358

43.8

1.75

2.02

Feb.

62

58

52

49

44

39

35

34

33

31

29

21

27

32

40

94

370

25T

160

122

166

280

176

*139

125

103

89

76

2,734

97.6

3.90

4.07

Mar.

102

200 T50"

150

110

94

82

72

*64

65

57

48

48

56

52

45

42

38

37

95

86

74

70

63

70

90

88

78

*75

67

61

2,459

79.3

3.17

3.66

Apr.

58

53

49

42

4Z

46

61

62

60

56

60

62

58

56

54

54

327

SIS

156

120

*100

86

90

78

70

64

70

80

73 

69

2,474

82.5

3.30

3.68

May

65

62

69

ISs- 194

us

93

100

92

136

142

127

113

98

86

75

65

58

*52

4!

115

125

122

105

92

77

67

61

82 

134

S3

3,004

96.9

3.88

4.47

June

75

*S7

59

53

46

42

37

33

29

26

23

21

72

f37

31

29

26

24

21

20

20

25

»59

32

25

24

25

24

21 

20

1,046

34.9

1.40

1.56

July

20" 23

f!9

f!7

16

14

13

14

12

11

10

9.4

*8.7

8.4

8.7

8.1

7.S

7.3

7.2

6.7

»9.5

S.O

7.0

7.3

7.2

6.7

6.3

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.2

316.0

10.2

0.408

0.47

Aug.

5.0

*4.7

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.1

4.7

4.4

4.3

4.1

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.0

4.1

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.3

»1T- 3.1

10

7.6

6.1

.5.5

5.0 

4.6

33

182.4

5.88

0.235

0.27

Sept.

23

14

11

9.0

8.1

itr^ l£

9.6

8.4

7.3

36

3T

24

20

*18

28

31

28

29

27

27

28

27

24

22

20

19

17

16 

15

594.6

19.8

0.792

0.88

Calendar year 1953: Max 606 Mln 2.4 Mean 60.0 Cfsm 2.40 In. 32.59

Water year 1953-54: Max 605 Mln 2.6 Mean 52.7 Cfsm 2.11 In. 28.61

Peak discharge (base. 740 efs). Dee. 7 (1:45 a.m.) 1,030 cfs (6.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement madeoh this day.

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

and records for other stations In basin of East Branch Delaware River.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected By Ice Nov. 5-8, 27, Dec. 17-19, 24-26, Dec. 31 to Jan. 25, 

Jan. 28 to Feb. 3, Feb. 6-16, 19, 20, Mar. 4-9, 12, 16-19, 22, Apr. 3, 4.
158 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Tremper Kill near Shavertown, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°07'15", long 74°49'10", on right bank 500 ft upstream from highway 

 bridge, 2£ miles northeast of Shavertown, Delaware County, 2£ miles upstream from mouth, 

and 2f miles northwest of Union Grove.

Drainage area. 33.0 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1937 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,285.87 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Aug. 5, 1937, 

staff gage at site 500 ft downstream at different datum. Aug. 5 to Sept. 28, 1937, 

staff gage at site a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 61.3 cfs.

Extremes. Mazlmum discharge during year. 884 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 3.93 ft); minimum, 

1.2 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 1.57 ft).

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 4,250 cfs Sept. 21, 1938 (gage height, 7.12 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0,7 cfs Sept. 4, 

1953 (gage height, 1.55 ft).

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

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 17 Feb. 18 to Sept. 30

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

3.2

6.4

11

17

25

2.4 

2.7 

3.1 

3.5 

4.0

67

139

298

551

941

1.58

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

1.4

3.6

6.4

10

16

2.1 

2.4 

2.8 

3.2 

4.0

25

71

174

354

941

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Itata:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.2

4. .9

4.6

4.2

TS

36

 43

29

24

23

20

20

18

16

15

14

13

13

12

11

11

10

10

9.8

9.3

10

9.6

*53

83

^o*

745.0

24.0

0.727

0.84

Nov.

71

61

53

45

40

33

3T

34

33

3S

41

41

44

43

41

44

44

43

41

40

37

36

*190 ITsus

136

106

92

79

67

1,870

62.3

1.89

2.11

Dec.

62

56

48

47

69

114

493

274

195

295

178

155

136

173

164

119

94

82

74

68

66

66

61

48

43

44

43

37

*36

35 

30

3,405

110

3.33

3.84

Jan.

29

27

28

24

22

23

20

15

17

21

19

16

15

14 30"

25

22

22

24

 27

165

110

58

54

58

60

lii 237J

150

120

96

1,838

59.3

1.80

2.07

Feb.

90

74

65

59

53

47

41

39

37

33

31

2&- 22

36

45

160

579

33?

223

162

197

235

171

*152

149

121

102

88

-

3,386

121

3.67

3.82

Mar.

99

125

TOT

96

88

78

74

69

*66

71

56

52

55

71

64

58

55

50

48

ITS

99

94

86

75

100

111

94

90

*90

82

71

2,485

80.2

-2.43

2.80

Apr.

66

60

54

44

IT

52

55

52

47

44

50

53

48

47

46

48

263

T9T

165

124

*104

88

106

86

75

69

88

116

99

90

2,479

82.6

2.50

2.79

Hay

84

75

69

97

69

64

58

84

79

127

140

*T2T

109

90

79

67

58

50

46

40

69

75

62

53

52

47

41

40

44

52 

35

2,182

70.4

2.13

2.46

June

30 '

*28

26

29

23

23

20

18

15

14

13

12

45

TS

16

15

12

11

9.8

9.1

'8.5

8.1

*8.5

7.8

6.9

7.2

8.3

8.3

7.9

7.0

466.4

15.5

0.470

0.53

July

8.7

T^T

6.7

6.1

5.6

5.0

4.9

5.8

4.9

4.5

4.2

3.9

*3.4

3.2

4.2

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.1

2.8

6.2

4.5

3.6

5.5

6.1

4.2

3.4

3.2

3.2 3 9

3 2

142.0

4.58

0.139

0.16

Aug.

3.0

*2.6

3.4

4.4

3.4

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.2

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.7

*25 iii

26

8.9

6.6

4.9

4.3

5.2 ii

212.8

6.86

0.208

0.24

Sept.

37

20

14

11

9.3

8.1

?^

11

12

8.9

16

14

11

*9.3

8.9

27

28- 43

30

27

24

24

22

18

17

16

15

13

12

11

526.8

17.6

0.533

0.59

Calendar year 1953: Max 622 Kin 0.8 Mean 63.6 Cfsm 1.93 In. 26.18

Water year 1953-54: Max 579 Kin 1.5 Mean 54.1 CfSffi 1.64 In. 22.25

ftj: Peak discharge (base. 700 cfs). Dec. 7 (2 a.m.) 772 cfs (3.79 ft); Feb. 17 (7 a;m.) 8B4 cfa (3.95

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6-8, Dec. 17-22, 24-26, Dec. 31 to Jan. 2, 

JanTT, 5, 7-9, 11-26, Jan. 28 to Feb. 2, Feb. 7-9, 12-16, Mar. 3-7, 11, 12, Apr. 3-5 (doubtful gageheight record Jan. 9).
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 159

Terry Clove Kill near Pepacton, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42 007'50", long 74"54'00", on left bank 600 ft upstream from wooden farm 

bridge, l£ miles upstream from confluence with Pall Clove Kill, and 3£ miles north of 

Pepacton, Delaware County.

Drainage.area. 14.1 sq mi.

Records available. February 1937 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,329.38 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of Board of Water Supply, City of New York. Prior to Oct. 1, 

1940, staff gage at site 600 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 26.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 426 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 2.78 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 160 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.4 cfs Aug. 24 

(gage height, 0.74 ft).

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 4,010 cfs May 23, 1942 (gage height, 5.49 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 800 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Aug. 29 to Sept, 4, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.70 ft Sept. 3, 

1953.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or those below 6 cfs, 

which are good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of lee effect (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

Oct. 1 to Dec. 6, Feb. 22 to July 24 Deo. 7 to Feb. 21 July 25 to Sept. 30

O.S 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

0.5 

1.6 

3.2 

5.6 

8.9

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.5 

3.0

20

42

91

272

497

1.0 3.3

1.1 5.9

1.2 9.8

1.3 15

1.4 23

1.7 64

2.0 130

2.5 300

0.76 

.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

0.5 

.8 

1.9 

3.5 

5.7

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

8.9

20

42

72

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

T77

19

17

12

10

9.7

8.9

8.3

7.4

*6.8

6.6

6.0

5.7

5.3

5.0

4.7

4.3

4.1

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.9

3.4

18

35

*53

15

313.3

10.1

0.716

0.83

NOV.

32

26

21

18

15

13

TI

14

14

17

17

17

18

16

16

17

16

16

15

15

14

13

»93SB"

76

70

56

48

38

32

845

28.2

2.00

2.23

Dec.

29

25

20

19

29

67

184

Tiff

87

118

75

68

62

76

68

53

42

36

31

29

29

30

24

19

16

17

16

14

*14

14

i§.

1,434

46.3

3.28

3.78

Jan.

13

12

12

11

9.5

9.3

8.4

6.2

6.6

7.5

6.8

6.4

6.0

5.6

77?

6.6

6.0

6.0

6.4

*8.0

66

30

24

22

26

27

125 -55-

58

48

42

720.7

23.2

1.65

1.90

Feb.

36

34

30

27

23

20

18

18

17

16

15

11

T?

14

26

76

296

108

79

114

123

*84

74

68

*56

46

38

-- -- > - -

1,642

58.6

4.16

4.33

Mar.

45

53

48

41

35

27

26

25

23

26

20

17

17

25

21

*18

17

15

TS

60

46

42

40

34

47

49

40

38

 37

32

27

1,006

32.5

E.30

2.65

Apr.

24

20

17

14

TT

17

20

18

17

15

19

20

17

17

16

17

-55 139

72

53

 45

38

55

41

36

32

46

58

49

43

1,078

35.9

2.55

2.84

May

40

32

29

45

30

27

24

47

45

106

112

TgT

72

56

46

37

29

24

21

19

28

28

22

17

16

14

12

12

14

14

9.7

1,118.7

36.1

2.56

2.95

June

8.5

 8.3

8.1

3.3

6.9

7.4

6.4

5.3

4.7

4.3

4.4

3.8

19

T.3

5.0

4.7

4.1

3.4

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.3

*3.5

2.7

2.1

2.3

5.2

5.9

3.0

2.5

154.6

5.15

0.365

0.41

July

4.0

2.1

2.3

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.0

*.9

.9

1.3

1.1

.9

.8

4

2.1

1.4

 1.1

.9

2.2

8.0

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

46.9

1.51

0.107

0.12

Aug.

0.9

*.9

1.?

1.7

1.3

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

.8

.8

.9

.8

.9

1.1

1.9

1.1

.8

.8

.6

75" .5

*22

12

4.3

3.0

2.3

1.9

2.7

_67

136.9

4.42

0.313

0.36

Sept.

15" 27

10

7.8

6.3

5.4

6.3

8.1

7.5

5.7

5.7

5.2

4.2

*3.7 378"

12

14

10

16

13

12

12

10

8.7

7.8

7.3

6.8

6.0

5.3

4.7

267.3

8.91

0.632

0.71

Calendar year 1953 : Max 276 Mln 0.1 Mean 27.5 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.51

Water year 1953-54 . Max 296 Mln 0.5 Mean 24.0 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.11

Peak discharge (base, 450 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6, 7, Dec. 17-22, 24-26, Dec. 31 to Jan. 2, 

JanTT, 7, 8, Jan. 12 to Feb. 2, Feb. 7, 8, 12, 13, 15, 16, 23-26, Mar. 4-7, 9-12, 16-19, 22, Apr. 3, 

4.
160 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

East Branch Delaware River at Downsville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42 0 04'35", long 74°59'25", on left bank at downstream side of covered highway bridge, 200 ft upstream from Downs Brook and 0.1 mile southeast of junction with 

State Highway 30 at Downsville, Delaware County.

Drainage area. 373 sq mi.

Records available. July 1941 to September 1954.

£. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,087.89"ft above mean sea level, datum of

929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Sept. 26, 1941, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,620 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 10.88 ft); minimum, 2.1 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 4.685 ft).

1941-54: Maximum discharge, 23,900 cfs Nov. 26, 1950 (gage height; 14.52 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs by logarithmic; plotting; minimum, that of 

Sept. 30, 1954; minimum gage height, 4.62 ft Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 1943. 

Maximum stage known, about 16 ft Oct. 9, 1903.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or shiftIng-control, which 

are fair. Since Sept. 15, 1954, entire flow (excep.t leakage through stoplogs) from 

371 sq ml stored in Pepacton Reservoir (usable capacity, 147,700,000,000 gal) for 

municipal supply of city of New York.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

z

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

(t)

Oct.

50

47

44

43

IT

100

241 

206

165

146

133

123

*115

106

98

93

87 

82

79

75

72

69

68

66

64

66 

66

185

323 

959

4,7O9

152

0.408

0.47

-

Nov.

535

446

385

332

297

260

2TC 

268

268

279

316

324

340

352

344

381

433 

438

*446

446

438

433

1,330

1,340

1,250

1.490 

1,170

1,020

880

772

17,283

576

1.54

1.72

-

Dec.

707

634

556

514

689

787

4,550 

3,380

2,320

2,870

2,330

1,800

1,680

1,580

*1,950

1,400

1,130 

820

800

780

760

760

720

56O

500

520 

500

465

*448

428

580

37,316

1,204

3.25

3.72

-

Jan.

280

280

340

310

290

280

260 

190

170

270

219

200

180

170

219

190

165 

TBF

190

*225

1,410

1,220

695

660

660

766 

2,300

2.7SO

1,800

1,500

1,140

19,428

627

1.68

1.94

-,

Feb.

1,000

920

880

760

660

560

490 

470

460

420

400 300'

:

J...24Q

4.080 

*4,050

2,590

1,85O

1)840

,.2,820

*2,120

1,680

1,670

%$0

l!o30

- .. , _

-»

ss.god

1'2$0

3 '43

5.5t

*^«v. -»»^.

Mar.

982.

2,110:

1,7101

1,950'

1,400.

1,200;

1,0*0, 

1,000

-880

*916,

,798'

ffjQ

629

701

791

*652

617 

572

545 '5TO"

1,040

900

902

832

840

1,240 

1,050

981

«|74

X-* a , 9XO

832

so, sad

- 986

2\64 3.3s

,

Apr.

765

,700

660

560 556'

56}.

714.

652 '

 6.40

588

594

633

617

585

572

566

fffiff

1^900

1,500

*1,250

1,050

1,090

1.O4O

895

820

873

1,140

1»J10

983

28,860

955

2.56

2.86

-

May

914

860

795

1 44O

1,320

1,140

1,040 

1,050

1/140

1,480

*2.140

1,780

1,530

1,280

1,100

969

846 

755

658

576

693

1,280

1,200

1,050

962

846 

715 '644

, 610

IjUO 

808

52,719

1,055

2.83

3.26

-

June -

675

BW

 571

517

462

420

584 

342

291

261

244

223

507

417

287

251

227 

208 189'

172'

158

153

*216

220

175

158 

156

158

153

143

8,935

298

O.799

0.89

-

July

151

155 135"

126

117

108

104 

98

96

90

83

79

*74

*69

68

72

71 

66

63

61

69

loo

81

68

71

66 

61

58

55 

5433-

2,650

84.8

0.227

0.26

-

Aug.

57

*52

52

55

61

54

49 

46

45

42

42

42

42

41

40

38

37 

37

34

32

31

30

29

28 *14"B"

97 

68

55

49 

46

227

1,701

54.9

0.147

0.17

-

Sept.

540 *2"6*5~

181

142

118-

104

94 

el04

el07

elll

ellS

e296

240

 190

*110

34

9.9

10

9.6

*9.4

8.9

*9.2

8.9

8.6

8.4 

8.0

7.4

7.2 

4.5

2,875.8

95.9

_

-

+1?A

Calendar year 1953: Max 77490 $in fo Mean 725 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.38 

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,5So Mih f.3 Mean 610 Cfsm In. -

Peak discharge (base. 7,2oO efaj;-^JB fleafe abiHre base.

* discharge measurement made on t^ll ajy.

t Change In contents, equivalent ±fl cubic feet per second, in Fepacton Reservoir; for water year 

1954, -1-10.2 cfs. Records furhished'by Board of Wats"? Supply, City of New York.

e Shifting-control method us'^d.

Note. Stage-discharge relatibh afftScte'd' by lee Nov. 6, 7, Dec. 18-27, Dec. 51 to Jan. lo, Jan. 12- 

14TT6VL9, 24-26, Jan. 29 to Feb. 14j :F»tii 29j Bar; 5-8, 21, 22, Apr. ,2-4.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 161

East Branch Delaware River at Harvard, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°01'15", long 75°07'05", on left bank at downstream side of highway bridge 

at Harvard, Delaware County, 400 ft upstream from Baxter Brook.

Drainage area. 443 sq mi.

Records available. October 1934 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,008.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 6,600 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 9.85 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Sept. 28, 29, 30; minimum gage height. 1.82 ft Sept. 30.

1934-54: Maximum discharge, ,31,400 , cfs Sept. . 22, ,1938 (gage height, , 16.93ft), from

rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at ga 

height 15.58 ft; minimum, that of Sept. 28, 29, 30, 1954; minimum gage height, 1. 

Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 1943.

1 ft

Remarks . Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are fair. Since Sept. 15, 1954, entire flow (except for leakage through 

stoplogs) from 371 sq mi stored in Pepacton Reservoir (usable capacity, 147,700,000,000 

gal) for municipal supply of city of New York.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

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

Oct. 1 to Nov. 23 Nov. 24 to Sept. 30

2.2 49 4.0

2.6 99 5.0

3.0 175 6.0

3.5 301

461

893

1,510

1.8 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

14

35

81

166

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

295

460

926

1,600

7.0 2,450

8.0 3,560

10.0 6,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

(t)

Oct.

66

62 

59

51

58

86

255

250

205

182

166 

153

143 

131

122

117

109

102

98

93

91

88

 85

82

80

80 

82

167 

326

"8%6 980

5,411

175

0.395

0.45

-

Nov.

651

547 

470

410

 360

320

330

325

322

325

368 

381

388 

404

397

410

475

490

493

497

493

486

1,270

*1,640

1,420

1.770 

1,400

1,220 

1,040

902

20,004

667

1.51

1.68

-

Dec.

811

733 

- 648

592

733

826

4.910

4,330

2,800

3,270

2,910 

2,170

2,000 

1,850

2,300

1,750

1,400

1,000

940

920

900

900

860

700

600

620 

588

543 

524

501

460

44,089

1,422

3.21

3.70

-

Jan.

340

340 

400

380

350

330

310

 230

220

340

270 

240

220 

210

260

230

200

205

230

280

940

1,660

920

780

780

820 

2,370

3.400 

2,250

1,900

1,400

22,805

736

1.66

1.91

Feb.

1,200

1,100 

1,020

920

800

7OO

620

560

540

500

470 

360

m460

1,160

4,550

 5.100

3,140

2,310

2,170

3,550

2,700

2,130

2,070

1,700 

1,510

1,280

43,290

1,546

3.49

3.63

Mar.

 1,190

2.370 

2,090

2,300

1,700

1,450

1,250

1,200

1,060

1,070

940 

780

740 

817

938

760

718

 661

626

996

1,280

al,100

al,100

al,020

al,040

al.SOO 

al,300

al,220 

1,200

1,120

1,020

36,556

1,179

2.66

3.07

-

Apr.

914

840 

760

640

620

639

 833

784

774

713

713 

817

753 

703

694

666

2,980

3.280

2,430

1,930

1,560

1,320

1,350

1,300

1,100

1,010 

1,050

1,390 

 1,410

1,230

35,203

1,173

2.65

2.96

-

May

1,130

1,050 

969

1,580

1,630

1,380

1,250

1,280

1,420

1,850

 2.890 

2,400

2,030 

1,680

1,420

1,220

1,050

902

 784

708

742

1,450

1,390

1,220

1,090

963 

811

723 

680

1,210

932

39,834

1,285

2.90

3.34

-

June

753

"670 

639

579

531

482

449

410

357

319

295 

278

504 

522

360

304

*278

252

230

205

188

177

202

 263

212

186 

175

179 

175

16ji

10,340

345

0.779

0.87

-

July

 166

175 

156

142

135

124

118

113

110

106

100 

94

 SB 

84

81

77

82

78

76

72

 74

95

96

80

76

77 

72

71 

66

61

63

3,008

97.0

0.219

0.25

-

Aug.

67

61 

62

63

67

66

58

55

52

53

53 

 50

49 

48

50

48

45

44

42

41

39

37

35

34

92

130 

88

72 

63

58

143

1,865

60.2

0.136

0.16

-

Sept.

568

 210

160

135

117

106

112

118

124

122 

319

269 

210

174

 77

46

30

32

31

*29

26

23

22

20

19 

18

17 

IS

16

3,487

116

-

-

+124

Calendar year 1953: Max 8,960 Min 31 Mean 852 Cfsm 1.92 In* 26.10

water year 1953-54: Max 5,100 Mln 16 Mean 728 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 8.800 cfs). N» peak above base. 

* Disischarge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, in Pepacton Reservoir; for water year 

1954, +10.2 cfs. Records furnished by Board of Water Supply, City of New York.

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

and records for nearby stations.

fiote.. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 3-7, Dec. 17-26, Dec. 31 to Jan. 21, Jan. 23- 

26, Jan. 28 to Feb. 16, Mar. 4-9, 11-13, 16, Apr. 2-S (no gage-height record Jan. 11-15).
162 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 

Beaver Kill near Turnwood, N. Y.

Location. -- Lat 42°02 I 05", long 74°43'55", on left bank 75 ft downstream from highway 

bridge , 300 ft downstream from Big Pond Outlet, and 1.3 miles northwest of Turnwood, 

Ulster County.

Drainage area. 40.8 sq ml.

Records available. November 1948 to September 1954.

e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,751.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of, 1943.

Average discharge. 6 years, 119 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,680 cfs Dee. 7 (gage height, 5.27 ft); minimum, 6.9 cfs Oct. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; minimum gage height, 0.62 ft Aug. 24.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 7,400 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 9.16 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; minimum, 4.4 cfs Aug. 24, 1949; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 24, 1954.

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

regulation by Alder, Beech, and Balsam Lakes.

Occasional

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 6 Dec. 7 to Aug. 31 Aug. 31 to Sept. 30

0.6 6.2

.8 12

1.1 26

1.4 45

1.9 100

2.5 196

3.0 321

0.6 

.9 

1.2 

1.6 

2.0

7.4

16

32

70

120

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.O

215

346

518

757

1,460

0.6 

.9 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

6.2

14

30

54

114

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsro

In.

Oct.

7.0

Tff

7.0

7.0

7.6

13

19 

14

11

10

9.7

9.3

9.0

»8.7

8.7

8.7

6.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

13

12

9.7

9.3

11

11

3*

56

TO" 120 

536.2

17.3

0.424.

0.49

Nov.

44

*38

35

33

31

29

TO 

34

31

31

32

32

34

34

33

44

57

65

70

72

72

73

221

155

*165

188

145

125

110

97

2,174

72.5

1.78

1.98

Dec.

88

80

73

77

146

279

1,020 

396

280

591

336

264

237

245

238

184

150

125

120

114

»105

101

101

86

80

78

72

68

67

63

56

5,920

191

4.68

5.40

Jan.

49

48

54

48

43

47

40 

31

37

43

58

38

35

33

37

36

31

31

32

35

110

84

52

58

*58

58

250

294

TTO

145

116

2,177

70.2

1.72

1.98

Feb.

94

102

98

96

87

80

68 

64

64

62

58

40

4T

52

60

130

757

!2?

274

220

422

730

»356

272

239

201

173

150

5,415

193

4.73

4.94

Mar.

277

537

SIT

260

200

165

145 

135

122

122

108

94

92

101

96

84

80

74

22B" 72

186

140

*129

119

134

213

182

160

152

144

129

4,991

161

3.95

4.55

Apr.

120

110

104

90a*.

*98

144 

124

119

110

126

135

119

116

113

116

33B~ 727

277

220

184

160

163

145

130

119

143

»169

145

130

4,926

164

4.02

4.49

May

124

117

164

512

30T

237

194 

234

213

275

290

242

208

182

162

145

130

117

107

101

*207

234

197

162

147

129

119

110

143

269

165

5,937

192

4.71

5.41

June

145

T3TT

119

109

97

91

83 

76

69

64

60

54

11269'

*58

54

49

45

40

38

36

37

64

42

36

33

33

37

36

33

1,949

65. 0

1.59

1.78

July

36

*40

3ff

26

24

24

22 

22

21

20

19

19

18

17

18

17

18

17

17

*16

19

17

16

15

16

16

15

14

14

14

12_

617

19.9

0.488

0.56

Aug.

12

11

13

15

12

11

11 

10

no11

111111

10

10

10

9.8

9.3

9.1

9.1

8.8

8.6

8.1

BT5

14

11

9.8

9.1

8.8

9.1 

34

346.1

11.2

0.275

0.32

Sept.

»23

13

11

9.7

8.9

8.4

8.4 

8.4

8.4

8.0

23

21

14

12

11

25

30

22

28

30

26

*?9~ 32

26

24

22

22

20

20

19

563.2

18.7

0.458

0.51

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,020 Kin 6.8 Mean 113 Cfsm 2.77 In. 37.68

Water iter year year -1330-04: 1953-54: wax Max 1,020 j.,uzu Mln win 7.O Y.u Mean nean 97.4 »f.« Cfsm uism 2.39 £.o» In. j.n. 32.41 oc.*x

Peak discharge (base, 1.000 ofB). Dec. 7 (1:30 a.m.) 1,680 cfs (5.27 ft); Feb. 17 (2:30 p.m.)

,02O cfs (4.41 ft); Feb. 22 (1 a.m.) 1,3OO cfs (4.79 ft); Man. 1 (11:30 p.m.) 1,22O cfs (4.69 ft);

>r. 17 (7 a.m.) 1,310 cfs (4.81 ft).

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 5-7, 

JanT~2"0-27, Jan. 29 to Feb. 3, Peb. 7-16, Mar. 4-9, 11, 12, 

record Jan. 30 to Feb. 3).

Dec. 18-20, 24, 25, Dec. 31 to Jan. 18, 

16-19, 22, Apr. 1-6 (doubtful gage-height
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 163

Beaver Kill at Craigie Clair, N. Y.

Location.~Lat 41°57'45", long 74°52'00", on left bank 100 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Craigie Clair, Sullivan County, 2* miles upstream ftfom Spring Brook, and 

2f miles northeast of Rockland.

Drainage area. 82 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,399.69 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Aug. 14, 1937, chain gage on highway bridge at same datum.

Average discharge.--17 years, 207 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,350 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 7.41 ft); minimum, 

11.5 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 2.645 ft).

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 10,300 cfs Sept. 27, 1942, from rating curve extended 

above 4,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; maximum gage height, 

10.77 ft Nov. 25, 1950; minimum discharge, 8.4 cfs Aug. 28, 1949; minimum gage height, 

2.315 ft Sept. 29, 1943.

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

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage height. In 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) -N

Oct. 1 to Dec. 6 Dec. 7 to Aug. 31 Sept. 1-30

2.6 S.8

2.8 24

3.1 53

3.5 127

4.0 260

4.5 451

5.0 714

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

8.

23

48

145

289

4.5 500

5.0 777

6.0 1,580

7.0 2,740

2.68

2.9

3.2

3.6

4.O

13

32

72

149

260

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2S

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

TS

12

12

13

24

34

28

22

20

19

19

18

 17

17

16

16 

15

15

15

15

14

20

17

17

19

19

45

73

103" 177

875

28.2

0.344

0.40

Nov.

84

*73

66

61

58

54

SB

62

57

57

61

60

62

62

61

70

84 

91

96

98

98

98

314

254

258

316

24T

208

181

1 163

3.5O8

117

1.43

1.59

Dec.

151

138

129

127

230

364

2.Q20

811

550

1,050

659

515

471

500

481

378

310 

280

260

235

 210

198

190

165

155

147

136

125

121

115

106

11,327

365

4.45

5.14

Jan.

94

90

106

90

80

86

74

58

TO

80

74

74

70

66

74

72

62 

62

64

70

220

170

104

112

 114

116

480

|42

3SC

330

270

4,460

144

1.76

2.02

Feb.

230

220

200

165

167

155

140

135

135

127

117

82m

104

118

234

1,580

854

550

438

642

1,220

676

*515

466

390

336

293

-

10,199

364

4.44

4.63

Mar.

405

940

33?

500

390

330

290

262

236

233

207

130

170

187

185

160

145 

140

135

357

326

260

*243

221

243

338

304

275

265

246

221

8,981

290

3.54

4.07

Apr.

210

192

175

160

150

 165

243

210

198

190

212

236

210

204

198

198

1.200 

744

520

412

346

296

308

269

243

221

262

 304

269

246

8,791

293

3.57

3.99

May

233

221

232

743

TTC

390

338

388

369

520

566

471

403

353

311

275

246 

218

201

182

 287

336

286

246

224

201

185

"2

TSS

366

240

9,870

318

3.88

4.48

June

210

T9Z

177

.169

152

143

132

119

110

102

96

88

165

115

 94

88

80 

75

71

66

62

62

95

71

61

58

54

56

56

53

3,072

102

1.24

1.39

July

53

*53

59

TS

41

3S

38

37

34

32

32

31

30

29

29

27

27 

27

27

*25

27

29

25

24

23

23

23

21

20

20

1 A

±a

967

31.2

0.380

0.44

Aug.

18

17

19

23

2.0

18

17

16 16

16

18

17

16

16

16

16

15 

14

13

13

13

ilr I?

12

15

19

16

14

14

14

42

517

16.7

0.204

0.23

Sept.

 45

25

19

16

15

14

14

14

14

13

29

38

26

22

22

34

ft

41

45

41

46

 45

40

36

34

33

31

29

26

894

29.8

0.363

0.41

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,020 Mln 12 Mean 204 Cfsm 2.49 In. 33.80

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,020 Mln 12 Mean 174 CfBm 2.12 In. 28.79

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). Dec. 7 (3:15 a.m.) 3,350 cfs (7.41 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6, 7, Dec. 17-20, 24, 25, Dec. 31 to Jan. 27, 

JanT~?9 to. Feb. 4, Feb. 7-9, 12-15, «ar. 4-7, 12, 13, 16-19, 22, Apr. 3-6.
164 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Wlllowemoc Creek near Llvlngston Manor, 'N. Y.

Location. Lat 41"S4 I 1S", long 74°48'50", on right bank three-quarters of a mile upstream 

from highway bridge In Llvlngston Manor, Sullivan County, and if miles upstream from 

Little Beaver Kill.

Drainage area. 63 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. August 1937 to September 1954.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,435.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 17 years, 155 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 1,500 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 3.29 ft); maximum 

gage height, 4.46 ft Jan. 27 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 11 cfs Oct. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 18, 

19, 22-25; minimum gage height, 0.065 ft Oct. 3, 4, 5.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 10;500 cfs Mar. 31, 1951 (gage height, 9.01 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 640 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 22, 1941, Sept, 4, 5, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.045 ft Nov. 1, 

1952.

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

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1

0.9 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

152

383

646

1,290

Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

0.09 12 

.3 30 

.6 77 

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 0.6 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

TT

11

11

12

17

24

19

16

15

15

14

*13

12

12

12

12

11

11

12

12

11

11

11

11

15

14

33

*40 

53

37

519

16.7

0.265

0.31

Nov.

28

25

20

19

18

16

T8

24

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

24

24

22

22

22

63

72

*80

"83 120

70

63 

58

1,089

36.3

0.576

0.64

Dec.

56

55

52

5?

106

160

35B" 989

263

697

395

288

284

317

346

250

200

170

150

140

*124

123

126

108

96

92

86

81

79 

75

70

6,426

207

3.29

3.79

Jan.

60

58

68

58

52

56

48

38

TS

52

48

48

45

42

48

46

40

40

42

46

170

120

64

68

*70

72

360

400

515

200 

165

2,906

93.7

1.49

1.72

Feb.

145

140

124

116

104

96

90

86

86

82

76

54

58

66

76

124

880

544

330

288

492

977

*I5B"

360

330

288

252

219

6,969

249

3.95

4.11

Mar.

373

828

*T77

430

310

250

220

198

175

178

160

140

135

155

165

 140

125

120

453" 110

317

230

194

171

192

292

230

194

185

158

7,433

240

3.81

4.39

Apr.

146

138

125

116

106

 113

178

152

138

123

158

208

165

146

138

146

4"86" 878

321

256

219

198

188

178

162

146

174

*238

205 

165

6,110

204

3.24

3.61

May

149

138

190

*834

407

309

249

350

342

596

537

370

292

249

216

188

168

152

138

126

 178

198

171

140

123

108

98

96

ITT

266

149

7,638

246

3.90

4.51

June

120

108

98

94

88

79

72

64

61

59

56

52

112

72

*59

54

52

47

42

37

33

33

41

40

35

34

33

34

32 

30

1,771

59.0

0.937

1.05

July

54

*34

30

30

29

28

26

27

*25

24

24

23

23

22

22

21

20

20

*20

19

23

22

19

18

18

18

17

14

*T5 

16

15

696

22.5

0.357

0.41

Aug.

17

16

18

24

20

18

17

16

*15

15

17

18

17

16

14

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

1212-

14

15

16

17

16 

17

59

531

17.1

0.271

0.31

Sept.

44

27

«23

20

18

18

24

24

22

18

32

29

21

18

11

34

40

28

32

40

33

37

30

*26

24

22

21

19

19

18

778

25.9

0.411

0.46

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,510 Min 11 Mean 148 Cfsm 2.35 In. 31.80

Water year 1953-54: Max 989 Min 11 Mean 117 Cfsm 1.86 In. 25.31

Peak discharge (base. 2,500 efs). Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6, 7, Dec. 16-21, 24-27, Dec. 31 to Feb. 17, 

MaF7~4~-7, 9, 11, 12, 15-19, 22, 29, Apr. 3-5.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 165

Little Beaver Kill near Livingston Manor, N. Y.

Location. Lat 41°52'20", long 74°47'55", on right bank 100 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 2f miles southeast of Livingston Manor, Sullivan County, and 3 miles upstream 

from Cattail Brook.

Drainage area. 19.8 sq mi.

Records available. July 1924 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,496.69 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Dec. 9, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 45.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 540 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 3.49 ft); minimum, 

1.6 cfs Oct. 1, 2; minimum gage height, 1.425 ft Aug. 24.

1924-54: Maximum discharge, 2,510 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 6.87 ft); maximum 

gage height. 8.7 ft Aug. 26, 1928 (from floodmarks); minimum discharge, 1.0 cfs Aug. 1, 

3, 5, 1936 (gage height, 1.23 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are fair. Some diversion from Lily Pond for Liberty water supply.

Revisions (water years). WSP 781: 1928(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 20 Bar. 21 to Sept. 30

1.44

1.47

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

2.6

3.7

9.1

18

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

98

176

344

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8

1.2

3.9

9.9

31

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

79

176

344

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.8

5.6

5.8

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.6

*9.4

4.2

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

3.0

7.9

8.7

4.4

6.4

6.4

18

*18

Tc- 24

178.7

5.76

0.291

0.34

Nov.

7.6

6.1

5.1

4.4

3.9

3.3

BTff

6.7

5.8

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.4

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

19

15

22

33

a2T

a!7

al4

a!2

270.0

9.00

0.455

0.51

Dec.

a 11

10

8.2

TH5

25

71

~93 301

63

238

103

76

87

109

113

66

44

37

33

33

*28

28

29

22

20

20

18

17

17

16

13

1,758.2

56.7

2.86

3.30

Jan.

12

12

13

11

9.8

11

10

8.0 9"7I

15

13

13

12

11

13

12

10

10

11

12

33

27

16

18

*18

18

155

T54

56

52

40

785.6

25.3

1.28

1.48

Feb.

33

31

29

28

25

23

22

21

21

19

17

13

14

17

20

70

TSB" 303

98

74

147

246

*122

83

76

65

54

47

__ - -_ _ .

1,883

67.2

3.39

3.54

Mar.

128

246

T55

132

78

58

50

46

39

39

34

30

28

45

41

*34

31

27

25

123

80

55

46

40

54

87

58

47

46

41

36

1,974

63.7

3.22

3.71

Apr.

33

30

28

25

23

*28

56

43

36

31

52

66

46

39

36

43

300

T55

98

73

55

46

47

43

36

35

40

*75

57

43

1,716

57.2

2.89

3.22

May

38

34

75

*305 TB2-

85

64

148

130

268

195

118

90

7O

60

47

39

35

*31

29

76

68

47

38

32

28

25

 63 24

132

57

2,583

83.3

4.21

4.85

June

45

3§

30

27

24

20

IB

16

14

12

11

8.4

24

19

*24

16

11

9.1

7.6

6.4

6.1

6.1

7.3

6.1

5.3

5.6

5.6

6.4

5.6

*4.6

436.2

14.5

0.732

0.82

July

6.7

STS

5.6

5.6

5.0

4.8

4.4

4.8

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.2

3.9

3.0

2.9

2.9

*3.0

2.9

5.3

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.6

2 3 

115.7

3.73

0.188

0.23

Aug.

2.6

2.4

5.3

5.1

3.6

3.6

3.0

2.7

*2.6

2.7

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.4

3.2

2.7

2.3

2.0

1.9

2.3

2.0

1.8

TT3

2.6

3.5

2.6

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.6

29

110.7

3.57

0.180

0.21

Sept.

*11

4.8

4.1

3.4

3.0

2.9

3HJ

3.0

3.2

4.9

13

8.4

5.3

3.9

5.3

18

14

as. 4

al4

al6

a!3

a21

alf

*a7.4

7.0

6.7

7.3

5.8

5.3

4.8

239.9

8.00

0.404

0.45

Calendar year 1953: Max 445 Mln 1.3 Mean 43.4 Cfsm 2.19 In. 29.78

Water year 1953-54: Max 305 Mln 1.8 Mean 33.0 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.66

Peak discharge (base. 730 ofs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for other stations In the Beaver Kill basin.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6, 7, Dec. 3, 4, 16-21, 23-27, Dec. 31 to 

Jan. 10, Jan. 13-18, Jan. 21 to Feb. 2, Feb. 5-10, 12-16, Bar. 5-7, 9-13, 15-19, Apr. 1-5 (doubtful 

gage-height record Jan. 15-17).
166 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Beaver Kill at Cooks Palls, N. Y.

Location. Lat 41 0 56'50", long 74°58'45", on left bank 125 ft downstream from highway bridge 

in Cooks Falls, Delaware County, and 5? miles downstream from Willowemoc Creek.

Drainage area. 241 sq mi.

Records available. July 1913 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,151.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Oct. 1, 1933, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 40 years (1914-54), 565 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 6,600 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 8.46 ft); maximum 

gage height, 9.63 ft Jan. 27 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 31 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 

0.64 ft).

1913-54: Maximum discharge, 31,600 cfs Mar. 31, 1951 (gage height, 16.02 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 11.73 and 15.52'ft; minimum, about 23 cfs Sept. 14-16, 1913 (gage height, 0.60 ft).

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

those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 521: Drainage area. WSP 781: 1933(M). WSP 891: 1936-39(M). 

WSP 1202, 1232:1550.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 17 Feb. 18 to Sept. 30

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

35

60

125

221

560

4.0 1,O60

5.0 1,760

6.0 2,760

8.0 5,730

0.6 28

.9 52

1.5 137

2.0 242

3.0 550

4.0 1,030

5.0 1,710

7.0 4,080

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

38

37

36

56

38

61

92

81

66

59

57

54

51 *53

49

48

46 

45

44

44

44

43

45

49

49

51

54

103

176

378

Z39

2,271

73.3

0.304

0.35

Nov.

183

*160

143

131

124

122

133

125

125

131

a!30

a!30

also

a!30

a!35

also 

aieo

a!65

a!65

a 165

al60

a580

*a500

481

672

5TS

439

381

339

7,019

234

0.971

1.08

Dec.

320

298

268

260

468

al,020

a4,900

al,960

al, 300

2,650

1,710

1,280

1,260

1,330

1,450

1,060

840 

680

620

580

540

508

497

410

370

350

330

304

292

277 

250

28,322

914

3.79

4.37

Jan.

190

190

250

215

185

200

*180

140

155" 125

160

160

155

150

175

165

145 

145

150

165

520

580

280

290

290

300

1,180

1.760

1,060

880

680

11,250

363

1.51

1.74

Feb.

560

580

520

480

430

390

340

300 *300

290

270

195

26O" 185

300

600

a5. 500 

a2,S60

al,500

al,200

a l,9oo

a5, 500

al,900

*1,360

1,260

1,060

926

804

-------

27,210

972

4.03

4.20

Mar.

1,010

2.880

1,696

1,570

1,100

900

780

727

640

641

560

500

470

527

578

480

440 

410

390

1,7555

1,040

780

*699

624

672

996

834

732

694

654

COO DOC

25,690

829

3.44

3.96

Apr.

542

500

460

410

590

410

»650

558

512

469

559

736

603

546

527

531

5.280 

2,676

1,560

1,070

911

804

785

717

628

570

652

859

*741

652

25,442

781

5.24

3.62

May

578

559

554

2.440

1,S&6

1,070

890

1,150

1,180

1,950

2,060

1,440

1,160

969

859

727

656 

562

*505

466

626

785

650

546

490

442

404

585

394

945 

582

27,524

881

3.66

4.22

June

480

452

398

382

346

525

298

267

242

228

216

195

544

280

225

204

*187 

170

159

148

134

132

166

157

134

127

122

125

125

117

6,861

229

0.950

1.06

July

*125

127

155

110

101

97

90

90

84

79

76 *74

71

70

71

67

65 

65

66

*64

71

76

62

57

57

57

55

51 *49

50 

47

2,546

75.7

0.514

0.56

Aug.

46

45

50

71

61

54

47

44

42

45

47 *47

46

42

45

44

41 

57

35

36

35

54

32

32

37

45

41

39

57

58 

142

1,455

46.2

0.192

0.22

Sept.

170

gg

*67

56

50

48

48

52

52

47

77

118

79

61

56

96

150 

112

122

159

150

141 *128

107

95

87

87

79

72

71

2,709

90.3

0.575

0.42

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,010 Mln 32 Mean 579 Cfsm 2.40 In. 32.60

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,900 Mln 32 Mean 454 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.60

Peak discharge (ba 

O cfs (7.55 ft; .

iase. 4.700 cfs).--Dec. 7 (time unknown) 6,600 cfs (8.46 ft); Apr. 17 (9:30 a.m.)

4,940

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for upstream stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6, 7, Dec. 16-20, 24-27, Dec. 31 to Jan. 27, 

JanT~59 to Feb. 16, Mar. 5-7, 9, 11-13, W-19, 22, Apr. 2-6.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 

East Branch Delaware River at Pishs Eddy, N. Y.

167

Location. Lat 41°58 1 00", long 75°10'50", on left bank at downstream side of railroad 

bridge at Flshs Eddy, Delaware County, just upstream from Fish Creek, 4| miles downstream from Beaver Kill and 11 miles upstream from confluence of East and West Branches 

near Hancock.

Drainage area. 783 sq ml.

Records available. November 1912 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 950.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Sept. 27, 1928, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 10.95 ft); minimum, 72 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 1.64 ft).

1912-54: Maximum discharge, 53,300 cfs Aug. 24, 1933 (gage height, 20.60 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 22,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 67 cfs Aug. 28, 

1949; minimum gage height, 1.51 ft Aug. 4, 5,.1936.

Flood of1'Oct. 9, 1903, reached a stage of 23.6 ft, from descriptions obtained in 

April 1939 from local residents who had experienced the flood (discharge, about 70,000 

cfs, from rating curve extended above 22,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or fragmentary or no gageheight record, which are fair and those for periods of shifting control, which are poor. 

Since Sept. 15, 1954, entire flow (except for leakage through stoplogs) from 371 sq ml 

stored In Pepacton Reservoir (usable capacity, 147,700,000,000 gal) for municipal supply 

of city of New York.

Revision. WSP 756: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

(t)

Oct.

127 

122

114

111

ITT

154

441

470

384

328

290

264

244

231

*216

203

193 

188

179

171

169

162

160

162

162

160

162

359

799

1,700

'

9,986

322

0.411

0.47

-

Nov.

1,080 

886

750

647

*571

500

490

3oTT

499

499

541

556

571

598

598

598

676 

694

*707

713

700

688

1,940

2,670

2,320

2,950

8, '410

2,080

1,810

1,580

31,810

1,060

1.35

1.51

-

Dec.

1,440 

1,300

1,150

1,04O

1,320

1,600

9.880

7,460

5,070

6,570

5,630

4,260

3,980

3,790

4,600

3,600

2,700 

2,050

1,900

1,850

1,800

1,750

1,680

1,400

1,160

1,200

1,100

1,020

967

9O8

800

84,975

2,741

3.50

4.04

-

Jan.

580 

620

740

680

600

600

*540

4OO

370

4T>0"

490

46O

440

420

480

450

400 

400

450

500

1,500

2,600

1,400

1,240

1,240

1,300

4,700

6.000

3,700

3,200

2,450

39,410

1,271

1.62

1.87

-

Feb,

2,000 

1,900

1.8OO

1,600

1,400

1,250

1,100

98O

*960

900

860

640

541 719-

851

1,800

9.110 

9,030

5,530

4,090

4,030

8,49O

5,640

4,200

3,930

3,260

2,870

2,470

-

81,951

2,927

3.74

3.89

-

Mar.

*2,550 

5,950

4,370

4,470

3,200

2,700

2,350

2,200

1,950

1,950

1,750

1,550

1.45O

1,550

1,760

1,500

1,400 

*1,350

1,500

2,100

2,600

2,190

2,100

1,950

1,900

2,660

2,430

2,250

2,170

2,050

1,880

71,540

2,508

2.95

5.40

-

Apr.

1,750 

1,650

1,500

1,550

1.500

1,500

1,670

1,610

*1,560

1,490

1,520

1,790

1,650

1,560

1,520

1,500

7,100 

6,760

4,680

3,690

3,000

2,580

2,520

2,450

2,150

2,000

2,040

2,590

*2,610

2,510

71,140

2,571

5.05

5.58

-

May

2,160 

2,050

1,950

4,O9O

5,570

2,870

2,520

2,760

5,170

4,550

6.250

4,346

5,960

3,270

2,760

2,590

2,100 

*1,860

1,670

1,550

1,59O

2,400

2,240

1,960

1,770

1,650

1,480

1,380

1.540

2,130

1,750

79,730

2,572

3.28

3.79

-

June

1.420 

1,300

1.250

1,130

1,040

947

889

794

715

649

615'

562

853

998

693

586

*535 

483

438

400

568

548

558

454

a570

a550

a320

a520

520

511

19,756

658

0.840

0.94

-

July

*508 

514

255

281

259

255

245

237

227

217

201

190

181

*170

166

160

160 

158

158

152

*154

164

173

154

144

140

154

*129

127

123

117

5,895

190

0.243

0.28

-

Aug.

119 

114

123

140

136

150

119

110

105

103

108

*105

103

101

1O3

105

98 

94

91

88

84

80

76

75

35

181

142

121

112

107

255

3,495

115

O.144

0.17

-

Sept.

762 

«T57

320

243

205

iai

170

175

185

188

194

587

395

299

f250

*f!92

194 

168

175

210

*174

164

158

*145

152

123

115

109

105

100

6,706

224

_

+124

Calendar year 1953 : Max 16,30O Mln 75 Mean 1,715 Cfsm 2.19 In. 29.73

Water year 1953-54 : Max 9,880 Mln 73 Mean 1,387 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 cfa).-

* Discharge measurement made on thl

-No peak above base, 

s day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Pepacton Reservoir, for water year 

1954, +10.2 cfa. Records furnished by Board of Water Supply, City of New York.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of upstream records and recorded range In 

stage.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6, 7, Dec. 17-21, 24-27, Dec. 51 to Feb. 12, 

MarTT-14, 16-20, Apr. 5-6 (no gage-height record Jan. 22-26). Shifting-control 

14, Feb. 18 to Mar. 1, July 22 to Aug. 3, Aug. 5-25, Aug. 27 to Sept. 2O.

ethod used Feb. 13,
168 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

West Branch Delaware River at Delhi, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°16'15", long 74°55'10", on left bank 300 ft downstream from Steele Brook, 

a quarter of a mile downstream from lower highway bridge In Delhi, Delaware County, and 

1 mile upstream from Little Delaware River.

Drainage area. 142 sq ml.

Records available. February 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,345.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 17 years, 240 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,560 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 5.76 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Aug. 23, 24 (gage height, 1.93 ft).

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 8,940 cfs Sept. 21, 1938 (gage height, 8.81 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 4.1 

cfs Aug. 28, 1949; minimum gage height, 1.68 ft Aug. 7, 1937.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect or backwater from leaves, 

are good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect or backwater from 

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

Oct. 1 to Nov. 23 Nov. 24 to Feb. 17 Feb. 17 to Sept. 3O

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

19 3.0

46 3.5

109 4.0

280

523

825

2.5

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

103

131

272

497

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

790 

1.62O 

2,740

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.5

9.0

18

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

280

523

826

1,710

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

23

21

21

20

23

. 113

*156

97

77

66

60

62

57

51

50

46

44 

42

40

39

38

37

36

36

035

c34

035

054

*c80 

244

T5T ico

1,863

60.1

0.423

0.49

Nov.

107

99

92

87

83

76

74

85

90

97

112

115

126

126

131

176

159

147

140

137

131

126

475

32T

324

446

*334

305:

272 

249

5,243

175

1.23

1.37

Dec.

237

214

186

176

252

236

1.200

757

616

890

576

497

507

492

*660

420

34O 

28O

270

297

305

334

29O

205

19O

200

189

169

165 

156

 125

11,431

369

2.60

2.99

Jan.

90

94

125

117

98

10O

86

58

90

74

72

68

66

*78

84

70 

62

82

100

667

420

230

235

260

260

854

430 

430

320

6,480

209

1.47

1.70

Feb.

300

305

288

256

230

19O

170

150

162

150

143

100

i5o~ 92

170

660

*1,S6O 

1,39(5

976

76O

877

1,200

747

637

625

518

469

378

13,923

497

3.50

3.65

Mar.

363

*641

257

470

350

330

310

309

*276

318

245

208

230

322

280

234

226 

2OO

197

524

417

354

345

314

*358

474

345

322

331 

318

3O1

10,369

334

2.35

2.72

Apr.

288

260

250

200

205

226

237

222

219

186

197

249

200

190

20O

200

l.OSO 

736

673

529

433

*368

513

454

350

327

394

638

496 

412

10,982

366

2.58

2.88

May

378

359

322

496

363

309

280

356

373

548

850

S25

540

433

368

314

*268 

234

211

194

3OO

579

485

363

327

280

237

230

264 

260

186

11,332

366

2.58

2.97

June

166

204

*169

169

143

131

123

104

92

83

83

74

243

1ST

181

243

169 

131

112

97

87

*84

222

126

90

83

92

95

81 

72

3,880

129

O.9O8

1.02

July

72

68

60

58

51

47

45

52

47

39

36

33

3O

*30

74.

44

35 

30

28

26

56

42

31

28

33

33

30

25

24

25

1,258

40.6

0.286

0.33

Aug.

22

19

*22

33

28

28

22

21

18

17

18

18

18

17

17

15

15

13

15

17

16

14

13

39

*61

36

29

25

23 

36

326

1,011

32.6

0.230

O.26

Sept.

250

TT7

85

68

56

51

47

47

49

42

40

60

42

*37

45

145

1O9 

81

72

70

64

68

62

56

51

49

47

43

40

37J

2,025

67.5 -

0.475

0.53

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,080 Mln 11 Mean 255 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.37

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,860 Min 13 Mean 219 Cfsm 1.54 In. 2O.91

Peak discharge (base, 1,900 ofs).--Feb. 17 (6 p.m.) 2,560 ofs (5.76 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

c c Backwater Backwater from from leaves. leaves.

Note. Stage discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6, 7, Dee. 16-19, 23-26, Dec. 31 to Jan. 3 

JanT~5"-20, 22-26, Jan. 28 to Feb. 1, Feb. 5-8, 12-15, Mar. 4-7, Apr. 2-5.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 169

Little Delaware River near Delhi, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°15'10", long 74°54'10", on left bank 15 ft downstream from highway bridge, 

a quarter of a mile downstream from Toll Gate Brook, 1? miles upstream from mouth, and 

2 miles south of Delhi, Delaware County.

Drainage area. 49.8 sq mi.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 1,390 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Dec. 14, 1939, staff or wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 92.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,360 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 5.14 ft); minimum, 2.8 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 1.64 ft).

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 4,530 cfs Aug. 13, 1953 (gage height, 7.78 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 830 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

maximum gage height, 8.5 ft Sept. 21, 1938 (from floodmarks); minimum discharge, 1.0 cfs 

Aug. 27, 1949; minimum gage height, 1.02 ft July 26, 1939.

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

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Jan. 20 Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

1.8 8.0

2.0 22

2.2 45

2.5 99

3.O 239

3.5 439

4.0 701

1.64

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

2.8

5.0

9.8

26

53

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

113 

26O 

441 

671 

1,260

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

-21

22

23

24

25

26

27.

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

11

9.9

IT- 9.6

71

*71

42

32

30

28

29

26

23

22

22

20

19

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

17

16

46

*57 

89

TTBT 58

888.5

28.7

0.576

0.66

Nov.

56

51

48

44

41

36

35

33

42

49

52

54

57

54

57

67

64

62

60

60

58

57

282

TZ7

229

205

*161

142

122

1O8

2,539

84.6

1.70

1.90

Dec.

101

88

76

73

109

197

683

*"SETJ

275

391

222

203

187

233

213

155

130

104

90

92

104

110

91

72

66

68

60

57

56

51

il

4,758

153

3.07

3.55

Jan.

32

35

44

40

34

35

30

80

2?

32

25

24

23

22

27

29

24

21

30

48

 630

118

84

82

90

109

433

252

180 

165

135

2,575

83.1

1.67

1.92

Feb.

116

110

100

90

80

68

54

56

50

49

48

34

31

4T

76

300

*830 256"

338

257

344

373

267

238

222

185

156

131

5,143

184

3.69

3.84

Mar.

136

175

145

135

116

104

10O

97

90

102

78

68

75

1O6

90

*78

74

68

70

252

170

160

150

131

*183

176

142

136

139 

123

113

3,771

122

2.45

2.82

Apr.

1O8

92

86

68

7O

78

78

80

72

65

76

80

7O

68

68

76

478

255

26O

197

161

*136

182

134

118

108

129

161

123

108

3,826

128

2.57

2.86

May

104

99

92

145

97

88

82

130

116

220

216

191

161

134

116

99

*86

76

70

63

115

154

123

111

106

90

78

78

88 

84

60

3,472

112

2.25

2.59

June

55

56

*52

53

44

41

36

31

27

25

25

22

74

S5

28

28

23

20

17

15

14

*16

35

19

14

13

T5

18

15 

13

877

29.2

0.586

0.65

July

15

13

12

11

9.8

9.2

8.9

13

9.5

8.4

7.6

7.2

6.5

*6.9

2O

9.2

7.9

7.2

6.9

*6.0

23

TT

7.6

6.7

9.5

7.4

6.0

5.4

670 

8.1

"

291.9

9.42

0.189

0.22

Aug.

5.2

4.8

*6.0

8.7

6.3

5.2

4.8

4.4

4.O

4.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.4

4.4

4.4

3.7

3.3

3.7

6.0

4.6

4.0 ir~ 3.1

»36

14

10

6.9

6.0 

15

1 C1 lol

375.5

12.1

0.243

0.28

Sept.

66

36

25

20

16

14

14

14

14

12.

17

20

13

*12

12

48

37

28

26

25

23

25

21

19

16

16

16

14

12 

12

643

21.4

0.430

0.48

Calendar year 195S Max 1,08O Mln 3.9 Mean 107 Cfsm 2.15 In. 29.11

Water year 1953-54: Max .830 Min 3.1 Mean 79.9 Cfsm 1.6O In. 21.77

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 6-8, Dec. 17-20, 24-27, Dec. 31 to Jan. 25, 

JanT~2~9 to Feb. 3, Feb. 6-16, Mar. 2-7, 10-12, 15-19, 21, 22, Apr. 2-4.
170 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

West Branch Delaware River at Walton, N, Y.

Location. Lat 42°10'00", long 75°08'25", on left bank In west end of fairgrounds at 

Walton, Delaware County, 100 ft downstream from West Brook.

Drainage area. 331 sq ml.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,190.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary'adjustment of 1943.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,690 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 9.72 ft); minimum, 29 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 2.285 ft).

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 14,300 cfs Dec. 11, 1952 (gage height, 12.67 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 29 cfs Sept. 5, 

1953, Aug. 24, 1954; minimum gage height, 2.215 ft Sept. 5, 1953.

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

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

2.4 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

Oct. 1 to July 31 Aug. 1 to Sept. 30

45

120

228

390

593

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

85S 

1,580 

3,800 

5,370

2.3 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

30

69

112

222

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

378

584

854

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

52

49

47

46

Iff

142

377

241

176

148

135

130

 125

114

106

102

98 

92

88 

S4

82

79

77

76

73

72

73

97

 164

Ml

3,963

128

0.387

0.45

Nov.

251

231 

212

195

183

165

1ST

178

188

195

231

237

248

251

248

294

301 

279

269

260

251

245

955

776

818

1.140

823

738

645

584

11,556

385

1.16

1.30

Dee.

545

503 

440

413

557

647

3.620

2,090

1,630

2,150

1,470

1,240

1,210

1,220

1,580

1,080

860 

700

620 

66O

680

727

675

500

460

470

444

398

386

358 

300

28,633

924

2.79

3.22

Jan.

215

220 

290

270

235

240

210

135

T35

210

175

16S

155

 150

180

190

170 

145

170 

215

1,600

900

540

540

620

620

2.330

1,910

1,180

1,120 

840

16,080

519

1.57

1.81

Feb.

740

720 

680

616

553

490

430

380

410

379

354

230

576" 210

430

1,770

5.170 

3,580

2,390 

1,850

2,050

2,980

 1,950

1,650

1,580

1,290

1,170

966

-

35,288

1,260

3.81

3.96

Mar.

919

1.380 

1,666

1,120

860

8OO

740

743

655

*722

602

511

541

670

670

545

536 

491

1,156"

1,020

883

870

782

 854

1,160

858

805

823

777 

738

24,774

799

2.41

2.78

Apr.

680

631 

607

500

507

515

571

515

532

463

475

575

495

463

475

467

2.940 

2,246

1,800 

1,380

1,120

 940

1,170

1,090

864

799

889

1,280

1,120

926

27,029

901

2.72

3.04

May

846

793 

727

1,070

323

706

655

790

864

1,430

2.170

1,550

1,370

1,110

940

805

*685 

593

528 

491

615

1,070

929

711

645

575

503

463

542

545 

413

26,057

841

2.54

2.93

June

358

420 

 372

354

320

294

269

234

207

242

254

205

718

4Tf

407

559

394 

314

263 

228

197

 186

389

298

205

183

200

205

188

163

9,063

302

0.912

1.02

July

iZi Tg?

145

137

125

117

111

118

114

101

94

87

81

 76

117

117

91 

81

74 

70

107

*118

90

79

83

83

76

76 

68

3,112

100

0.302

0.35

Aug.

58

50 

 56

63

67

53

54

48

45

42

41

42

44

41

42

42

40 

35

34 

36

38

36

 175

100

74

60

54

56 

648

2,245

72.4

0.219

0.25

Sept.

757

35ff

236

182

146

125

117

116

114

104

95

109

101

 88

83

186

293 

199

196 

182

161

168

157

138

125

119

114

104

96

89

5,040

166

0.508

0.57

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,620 Mln 31 Mean 601 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.65

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,170 Mln 33 Mean 528 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.68

Peak discharge (base. 4.600 cfsh Dec. 7 (8 a.m.) 4,600 cfs (8.53 ft)j Feb. 17 (2 p.m.) 6,690 cfs 

(9.72 ft).!

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6, 7, Dec. 17-20, 24-26, Dec. 31 to Jan. 26, 

JanT^S to Feb. 3, Feb. 6-9, 12-15, Mar. 4-7, Apr. 4.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 171

Dryden Creek near Granton, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42"07"20", long 75"14'45", on right bank 2,000 ft upstream from small

 tributary. 1.1 miles northeast of Granton, Delaware County, 1.2 miles upstream from 

mouth, and 3.2 miles northwest of Rook Rift.

Drainage area. 8.85 sq mi.

Records available. July 1952 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,180 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 253 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 3.41 ft); mini-

 mum, 0.3 cfs Aug. 23, 24, 28 (gage height, 1.28 ft).

1952-54: Maximum discharge, 390 cfs Dec. 11, 1952 (gage height, 3.93 ft); minimum, 

that of Aug. 23, 24, 28, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.235 ft Aug. 29, 30, 1,952.

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

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 17

1.25

1.3

1.4 

1.6

0.4

.9

2.1

6.4

1.8 

2.1 

2.4 

3.0

14

35

67

165

Feb. 18 to Sept. 30

1.29 0.3 1.6 6.4 

1.3 .4 1.8 15 

1.4- 1.6 2.1 35 

1.5 3.6

Note. Same as preceding 

tab~IT~above 2.1 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.7

^Y'.B 

.8

1.1

6.8

4.5

2.5

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

 1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

2.0

5.6

8.0 

3T?

60.0

1.94

0.219

0.25

Nov.

2.9

2.5

2.3

 2.1

2.0

T78" 1.7

2.0

2.4

2.7

2.8

2.5

2.4

2.2 

2.0

*2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

~5.9 21

10

9.4

7.6

6.7

6.1

5 .3Q

122.6

4.09

0.462

0.52

Dec.

5.7

5.4

H7.3

26

79

3g

27

39

24

23

22

31 

28

23

18

16

14

14

13

14

12

9.2

8.4

8.6

7.9

7.4

7.3

6.8 

5.8

548.9

17.7

2.00

2.31

Jan.

5.0

5.4

5.7 

5.2

4.8

5.1

4.7

*4.3

4.5

5.4

4.1

4.4

4.0

3.8 

4.0

4.2

3.7

3 4

174

7.4

40

3-9

11

11

13

13

 85

go

43

31 

25

444.5

14.3

1.62

1.87

Feb.

21

19

17 

16

14

12

11

10

10

9.6

8.9

6.4

6.2

775

12

42

12772*

51

39

53

59

43

39

*35

31

27

24

-

822.1

29.4

3.32

3.45

Mar.

31

36

33 

29

26

24

21

20

17

18

15

13

14

16 

14

12

*11

9.8

22

17

16

16

15

22

22

19

19

20

19 

17

593.4

19.1

2.16

2.49

Apr.

17

15

14 

12

12

13

14

*14

12

11

14

14

13

13 

12

12

112

60

48

35

30

26

32

26

24

*21

35

38

33

29

761

25.4

2.87

3.20

May

26

24

22 

36

26

24

22

26

23

48

46

41

33

27 

23

20

*17

15

13

12

16

15

11

10

9.2

8.0

7.4

7.3

8. .5

8. 7 

6.2

631.3

20.4

2.31

2.65

June

6.1

8.6

6.6

6.1

5.5

5.9

5.0

4.6

4.1

5.8

6.2

4.4

16

i.z

*6.1

5.3

4.8

4.4

4.0

3.7

4.4

6.6

4.2

3.4

3.6

3.3

3.5

*3.0

2.6

161.3

5.38

0.608

0.68

July

3.0

2.5

2*.4 

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

.9

.9

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.9

.8

*1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

.8

*.8

.9

1.0

4O.6

1.31

0.148

0.17

Aug.

0.8

*.7

2.0 

1.5

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.7

.7

*.9

.8

.8

.6 

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.6

.5

.4

if

.4

.5

.4

.3

.4

 6 

9^5

29.9

0.96

0.108

0.13

Sept.

2. A'

*l!2

.8 

.6

.6

.5

.6

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.5

tt

2.6

2.1

1.7

5.5

2.1

1.4

 1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

32.7

1.09

0.123

0.14

Calendar year 1953: Max 131 Mln 0.5 Mean 13.1 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.10

Water year 1953-54: Max 127 Mln 0.3 Mean 11.6 Cfsm 1.31 In.. 17.86

Peak discharge (base. 250 efs). Apr. 17 (4:30 a.m.) 253 cfs (3.41 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6, 7, Dec. 16-20, 24, 25, Dec. 31 to Jan. 2, 

JaKTT, 7-26, Jan. 31 to Feb. 2, Feb. 7, 8, 12-15, Mar. 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 15-19, 22, 30, 31, 

Apr. 2-5.
172 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Trout Creek near Rock Royal, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°10'40", long 75°16'45", on right bank at upstream side of farm bridge, 

400 ft downstream from Bullock Brook and 1.4 miles north of Rock Royal, Delaware 

County.

Drainage area. 20.4 sq ml.

Records available. June 1952 to September 1954.

I. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 1,170 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 514 cfs June 10 (gage height, 5.16 ft),.from 

rating curve extended above 210 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 4 

(gage height, 2.08 ft).

1952-54: Maximum discharge, that of June 10, 1954; minimum, 0.2 cfs Aug. 31, 1953 

(gage height, 2.00 ft).

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

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.5

g 5

.5

.5

.6

32

26

12

8.4

6.5

5.5

5.0

4.1

 3.5

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.1

1,9

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

3.5

9.9

30

14

187.3

6.04

0.296

0.34

Nov.

10

8.7

7.8

 6.9

6.1

5.2

5.6

6.3

7.2

8.1

7.6

6.7

6.1

5.9

5.9

5.7

5.3

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.4

68

34

45

46

34

30

27

24

446.5

14.9

0.730

0.81

Dec.

24

21

18

19

29

68

225

TSS

99

133

79

71

65

93

85

62

 48

39

37

37

36

38

31

24

21

22

21

19

18

17

12.

1,640

52.9

2.59

2.99

Jan.

11

12

14

13

11

12

11

9.4

9.6

11

9.8

10

9.4

8.8

9.0

9.4

8.2

Q t Q

16

125

43

25

26

28

39

224 ISs"

82

68

50

1,056.0

34.1

1.67

1.93

Feb.

40

39

36

32

29

26

21

20

21

20

18

13 13-

14

28

130

324

*Z55

139

102

125

127

89

82

 76

64

55

48

-

-------

1,931

69.0

3.38

3.52

Mar.

59

 8668"

56

47

42

39

37

31

32

27

22

26

33

28

25

 24

22

21

Bl

43

38

38

33

51

49

38

37

39

38

36

1,226

39.5

1.94

2.24

Apr.

33

29

27

24

24

29

29

 28

25

23.

28

29

25

25

23

25

278 162-

124

82

62

49

94

61

55

48

 71

81

62

54

1,709

57.0

2.79

3.12

May

47

40

40

84

49

44

39

51

48

138

139,

Tl4

84

64

51

42

 34

29

27

24

39

40

27

23

21

18

16

18

21

24

1 Ct .12

1,450

46.8

2.29

2.64

June

15

41

25

24

21

22

19

16

14

93

90

47

54

43

 35

28

23

18

15

12

12

20

12

8.6

8.3

7.2

7.7

 6.4

5^4

861.6

28.7

1.41

1.57

July

9.8

8.6

6.4

5.6

4.6

4.6

4.0

5.0

3.8

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.3

2.1

4.3

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.4

10

T.4

2.6

2.8

3.2

2.2

 1.7

 1.5

1.5

2.5

1.7

113.2

3.65

0.179

0.21

Aug.

1.4

1.2

2.1

3.3

2.1

1.8

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

 1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.7

33

65.9

2.13

0.104

0.12

Sept.

12

^f z'.65

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.7

1.6

1.2

1.1

1.0

TTF

.9

7.8 11

5.3

12

7.4

5.0

*5.2

4.2

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.5

2.1

1.9

1.8

109.1

3.64

0.178

0.20

Calendar year 1953: Max 279 Mln 0.3 Mean 30.2 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.10

Water year 1953-54: Max 324 Mln 0.5 Mean 29.6 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.69

P

ak discharge (base. 500 cfs). June 10 (7:30 p.m.) 514 cfs (5.16 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 6, 7, Dec. 17-20, 23-26, Dec. 30 to Jan 26, 

Jan7~2"9 to Feb. 2, Feb. 7-9, Mar. 4-7, 9-13, 15-19, 22, 30, Apr. 2-5.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 173

Trout Creek at Cannonsville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°05 I 45", long 75°19 I 20", on left bank at north end of Cannonsville,

 Delaware County, 0.6 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 49.5 sq mi.

Records available. September 1940 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,041.54 ft above mean sea level, datum 

"of 1939.

Average discharge. 14 years, 85.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,660 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 6.93 ft); min-

 ImumT 3.3 cfs Aug. 24, 25 (gage height, 2.225 ft).

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 4,600 cfs Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height, 9.95 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 2.2 cfs Aug. 31, 1953; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 24, 25, 1954.

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

Revisions (water years) 

Rating tables, water

Oct. 1 to Feb.

2.3 3.3 3.4 

2.4 6.1 4.0 

2.5 10 4.5 

2.7 22 5.0 

3.0 52 6.0

. WSP 951: 1941 (M).

year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

17 Feb.. 18 to July 21

114 2.3 6.2 3.1 69 2 

256 2.5 14 3.5 135 2 

407 2.8 35 4.0 256 2 

601 Note. Same as preceding z 

1,080 table above 4.0 ft.

(gage height,

July 21 to Se

.2 2.9 

.3 4.6 

.4 6.9 

.5 10

in

ipt.

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

feet,

30

15 

30 

51

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.0

5.9

37?

3.9

4.6

39

46

25

19

15

13

12

11

*9.8

9.0

8.6

7.9

7.1

6.7

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.3

6.1

6.1

6.0

8.1

12

II

401.2

12.9

0.261

0.30

Nov.

22

19

17

*15

14

12

13

14

15

17

18

16

15

15

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

^

85

97

72

65

59

54

955

31.8

0.642

0.72

Dec.

51

48

42

42

62

107

264"

203

272

179

156

154

185

200

147

120

100

90

86

86

88

78

58

50

52

50

43

41

40 

35

3,643

118

2.38

2.74

Jan.

28

32

34

31

»28

29

26

23

24

28

24

26

23

22

24

26

23

20

27

32

230

180

62

60

66

78

480

225

180 

135

2,546

82.1

1.66

1.91

Feb.

116

104

91

81

72

64

54

52

51

46

43

33

32

35

52

225

844

446

307

232

257

298

211

191

186

*158

143

122

4,547

162

3.27

3.42

Mar.

130

216

Tea

150

130

112

108

101

88

91

74

62

68

85

82

68

*66

62

58

135

113

100

97

89

' 117

129

104

97

106

100 

94

3,200

103

2.08

2.40

Apr.

89

80

74

64

64

69

76

*73

68

61

66

75

65

61

60

60

757

402

319

219

172

141

210

165

143

129

 184

219

181

156

4,502

150

3.03

3.38

May

137

124

111

*212

148

131

118

141

133

310

322

267

208

163

133

113

»96

82

73

64

83

105

70

59

54

47

40

40

49

56 

39

3,728

120

2.42

2.80

June

34

81

55

49

44

47

42

35

32

*111

179

86

Si5-

TTT

88

76

62

50

44

36

32

29

49

34

27

26

2425"

 24

24

1,771

59.0

1.19

1.33

July

23

24

2^

18

16

15

14

14

13

12

10

9.7

8.8

8.7

12

11

10

9.3

9.3

8.8

13

*9.8

7.5

6.6

7.4

6.4

*5.8

5.4

54

TTT 

6.1

347.0

11.2

0.226

0.26

Aug.

5.5

4.9

6.O

8.3

7.1

6.2

5.6

4.9

4.5

4.4

*4.8

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.7

Irt

3.6

3.7

3.5

3.6

3.9

186.5

6.02

0.122

0.14

Sept.

25

*I3

9.1

7.2

6.2

5.8

5.6

6.0

6.4

5.8

5.5

5.4

5.1

4.7

57T

11

17

12

22

17

13

*13

12

9.8

9.1

8.6

8.3

7.5

6.8

6.4

289.4

9.65

0.195

0.22

Calendar year 1953: Max 726 Min 2.3 Mean 74.9 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.55

Water year 1953-54: Max 844 Min 3.4 Mean 71.6 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.62

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 efa}. Apr. 17 (7:45 a.m.) 1,660 cfs (6.93 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 5-7, Dec. 17-20, 24-26, Dec. 31 to Jan. 5, 

JanTT to Feb.. 2, Feb. 7, 8, 12-16, Mar. 4-7, 11-13, 16-19, 22, 30, Apr. 3-5.
174 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 

West Branch Delaware River at Stilesville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°04'35", long 75°23'55", on left bank at Stilesville, Delaware County, 

0.4 mile upstream from Cold Spring Creek and 2 miles northeast of Deposit.

Drainage area. 456 sq mi.

Records available. July 1952 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,000 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,000 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 5.92 ft); minimum, 35 cfs Aug. 24, 25 (gage height, 0.66 ft).

1952-54: Maximum discharge, 14,400 cfs Dec. 11, 1952 (gage height, 7.96 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 35 cfs 

Sept. 4, 1953, Aug. 24, 25, 1954 (gage height, 0.66 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from aquatic 

vegetation, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of li 

from aquatic vegetation (gage height, In feet, and d 

feet per second)

_ce effect or backwater 

discharge, In cubic

Oct. 1 to Feb. 17 Feb. 18 to Sept. 3O

0.7 

.9 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

41

78

163

302

690

2.5 

3.0 

4.O 

6.0

1,230

1,930

3,690

8,220

1.1 

1.4 

1.8

27

56

125

237

478

&. 4 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

1,090

1,880

3,470

5,480

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

66

62

58

130

430

390

260

205

180

165

155

145

130

122

116 

110

102

98

94

92

 88

86

86

82 

82

100

142

474

473

4,835

156

0.342

0.3.9

Nov.

339

302

275

*259

235

515" 210

216

220

239

259

275

275

286

286

291

339 

321

302

291

286

275

860

1,270

979

1.460 

1,130"

985

869

768

14,312

477

1.05

1.17

Dec.

709

653

572

521

616

723

4.310

3,290

2,410

2,770

2,290

1,740

1,700

1,590

2,220

1,610

 1,300 

1,040

960

980

975

975

964

740

620

640 

598

538

504

481

430

39,469

1,273

2.79

3.22

Jan.

310

300

380

360

310

320

280

2"<3o~ 195

270

250

225

215

205

240

250

235 

200

230

300

1,900

1,400

740

720

820

840 

3,300

3.700

1,700

1,500

1,250

23,145

747

1.64

1.89

Feb.

1,100

1,000

960

920

740

700

620

560

 560

540

490

360

24Q

430

580

1,800

6,110 

 5,216

3,340

2,560

2,360

3,860

'2,730

2,280

*2,180

1,810 

1,660

1,380

__-__-_

47,100

1,682

3.69

3.84

Mar.

1,280

1.910

 1,550

1,550

1,300

1,140

1,080

1,080

926

937

860

680

660

794

893

700

 660 

640

600

1,075"

1,440

1,120

1,140

1,080

1,040

1,520 

1,250

1,130

1,140

 1,090

1,040

33,300

1,074

2.36

2.72

Apr.

959

893

820

700

680

660

761

 680

710

623

614

740

690

623

614

604

5.150 

3,540

2,650

2,060

1,640

1,380

1,510

1,590

1,260

*1,160 

1,240

1,680

1,740

1,400

38,081

1,269

2.78

3.11

May

1,260

1,160

1,070

1,460

1,350

1,110

1,020

1,050

1,300

1,600

 3.130

2,470

2,060

1,670

1,390

1,190

 1,010 

849

740

680

680

1,280

1,200

926

816

740 

632

568

632

690

551

36,284

1,170

2.57

2.96

June

456

518

502

449

428

387

355

320

286

 283

568

342

830

Tge

478

702

543 

428

361

308

276

257

349

470

3OO

250 

235

260

250

 225

12,184

406

0.890

0.99

July

215

225

I9T

185

170

160

150

145

145

135

122

114

106

100

106

*130

125 

106

100

94

 100

130

135

106

98

 96 

94

92

84

82

3,921

127

0.279

0.32

Aug.

77

71

75

82

77

80

69

64

58

54

 56

54

51

51

54

51

50 

46

42

40

40

40

40

40" 37

170 

103

82

71

67

208

2,100

67.7

0.148

0.17

Sept.

1.070

 476

308

233

190

164

154

151

138

135

125

114

128

120

109

125

296 

271

262

242

211

 194

194

176

157

147 

138

128

120

109

6,385

213

0.467

0.52

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,730 Mln 38 Mean 815 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.29

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,110 Mln 37 Mean 715 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.30

Peak discharge (base. 7.400 efs).--Feb. 17 (8:45 p.m.) 8,000 cfs (5.92 ft).

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 5-7, Dec. 17-20, 24-26, Dec. 31 to Feb. 16, 

KarTT-7, 11-13, 16-19, 22, 23, Apr: 3-5 (doubtful gage-height record Jan. 21-27} no gage-height 

record Jan. 29 to Feb. 5). Backwater from aquatic vegetation Oct. 1-28, June 25 to July 28.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 

Cold Spring Brook at China, N. Y.

175

Location. lat 42009'3511 , long 75*23'35", on left bank 1 mile upstream from China, Delaware County, 1.1 miles upstream from mouth, and 3 miles east of North Sanford.

Drainage area. 1.51 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1934 to September 1954.

g. Water-stage recorder and concrete control with V-notoh weir. Datum of gage is 

,490.76 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 19 years (1935-54), 2.65 cfs.

Extremes.~Maximum discharge during year, 100 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 3.515 ft, from 

recorded range in stage); minimum, 0.013 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 1.10 ft).

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 335 cfs Oct. 30, 1935 (gage height, 4.5 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 55 cfs on basis of theoretical rating; minimum, 

0.002 cfs Aug. 31, 1953 (gage height, 1.04 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect, backwater from construction work, or doubtful or no gage-height record, which are fair. TM.S station is 

operated in connection with a study of the effect of reforestation on streamflow. In 

addition to records of streamflow, records of precipitation, temperature, and groundwater levels are collected.

Revisions (water years). WSP 871: 1935-38.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.01S

.018

.017

.018

.026

*1.52

1.19

.64

.44

.34

.26

.214

.178

.149

.134

.119

.110

.097

.089

.085

.081

.077

.074

.074

.070

.066

.066

.216

.77

2 56 

1.72

11.436

0.389

0.244

0.28

Nov.

1.20

.92

.74

.62

.54

.40

.41

.42

.48

.68

.82

.90

.86

.76

.68

*.62

.56

.50

.46

.43

.39

.40

6.90

4717

4.87

4.77

3.50

2.91

2.32

2.04

45.27

1.51

1.00

1.11

Dec.

1.90

1.66

1.43

1.54

2.25

6.19

2Q. 4

S.33

6.09

8.19

5.42

4.65

4.29

5.53

6.00

4.53

3.72

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.25

dl.7

dl.4

dl.4

dl.3

*dl.!6

1.13

1.06

117.34

3,79

2.51

2.89

Jan.

0.80

.80

.76

.72

.68

.70

.66

.54

.54

.54

.50

.48

.45

.38

.40

.40

.38

.55

.37

.58

5.28

4.0

3.0

2.5

2.15

2.2

*20.8

14.3

7.6

5.6 

4.41

82.87

2.67

1.77

2.04

Feb.

3.50

3.00

2.64

2.32

2.11

1.84

1.6

1.45

1.36

1.26

1.16

.98

a. 96

al.04

al.8

a8.2

aae.p

al4.0

10.0

7.39

12.3

12.4

7.57

6.32

5.64

*4.77

4.05

3.72

-

151.38

5.41

3.58

3.73

Mar.

4.84

6.37

4.36

3.6

3.1

2.7

2.45

2.2

1.95

2.05

1.8

1.55

1.65

1.85

1.73

*1.55

1.5

1.45

1.7

5.70

4.36

3.6

3.33

3.06

4.66

5.06

3.92

3.52

3.52

3

0

 < 

2.97

95.30

3.07

2.03

2.35

Apr.

2.71

2.47

2.15

1.8

lil

2.08

2.39

2.57

2.31

2.10

2.59

 2.79

2.47

2.24

2.10

2.16

37.2

13.8

9.56

6.19

4.89

4.09

10.7

7.36

6.08

4.89

10.0

10.8

7.39

5. 8O

175.36

5.85

3.87

4.32

May

4.65

3.83

4.13

11.8

6.75

5.44

4.53

5.85

5.93

*13.6

10.0

7.22

5.67

4.53

3.61

3.00

2.40

1.90

1.66

1.38

2.38

2.82

2.04

1.66

1.40

1.16

.96

1.05

1.48

1.80 

1.16

125.79

4.06

2.69

3.10

June

0.92

1.78

1.43

1.64

1.26

1.33

 1.10

.84

.68

1.60

2.60

1.38

6.25

3.24

2.40

1.97

1.54

1.16

.88

.68

.54

.57

.77

.52

.40

.35

.30

.32

.27

 

38.916

1.30

0.861

0.96

July

0.249

.194

.194

.162

.165

*.162

.141

.141

.113

.105

.097

.089

.078

.075

.097

.078

.072

.065

.062

.053

.068

.085

.053

.053

.072

.059

.048

.042

.040

.035 

.035

2.960

0.095

0.063

0.07

Aug.

0.031

.029

.047

.068

.048

*.040

.035

.031

.027

.027

.029

.035'

.035

.031

.035

.042

.038

.029

.029

.035

.033

.027

.023

.018

.019

.023

.025

.023

.021

.025 

.US!

2.158

0.070

0.046

0.05

Sept.

0.243

.113

.075

.059

.050

.045

.042

*.056

.056

.048

.045

.048

.040

.058

.045

.42

.249

.39

ofii

758

c.34

c.27

0.20

0.17

0.15

c.135

*0.135

.118

.097

.086

5.153

0.172

0-.114

0.13

Calendar year 1953t Max 28.5 Min 0.006 Mean 2.50 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.42

Water year 1953-54: Max 37.2 Min 0.017 Mean 2.34 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.03

Peak discham 

of8 (3.46 ft).

(bane. 47 eta].--Feb. 17 (time unknown) 100 cfs (3.515 ft)s Apr. 17 (4 a.m.) 90.0

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

c.Backwater from construction work.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge'computed on basis of gage heights, weather records, 

notes by engineers, and records for nearby stations.

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ioe Hov. 6, 7, Dec. 18-22, 31, Jan. 1, 3-14, 17, 18, 

22^267 29, 30, Feb. 7, S, 12, Mar. 4-13, 16-19, 22, 30, Apr. 3-5 (doubtful gage-height record Dec. 

18-21, Jan. 4-14).
176 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Oquaga Creek at Deposit, N. 7.

Location. Lat 420 03'35", long 75°25'40", on left bank 200 ft upstream from washed-out dam 

at rear of Delaware Mills, 400 ft upstream from Mill Street Bridge in Deposit, Broome 

County, and 0.3 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 66 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1954.

e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 984.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929.

Average discharge. 14 years, 111 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge recorded during year, 2,620 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 5.56 ft); 

minimum, 1.3 cfs Aug. 23; minimum gage height, 1.06 ft Oct. 3, 4.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 4,400 cfs Mar. 82, 1948 (gage height, 9.81 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 740' cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum, 1.8 cfs Sept. 11, 1944, Sept. 3, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.90 ft Oct. 28, 

1951.

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

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of lee effect (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27 Jan. 27 to Apr. 17 Apr. 18 to Sept. 50

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.5 

1.8

1.8

4.0

7.0

22

51

2.1 

2.4 

2.8 

3.5 

4.0

96

169

341

755

1,060

1.4 16

1.6 30

1.9 70

2.2 136

2.6 282

3.0 508

5.0 2,120

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

1.2

3.1

5.6

8.9

20

38

2.1 

2.4 

2.8 

3.4 

4.0

82

160

332

715

1,220

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.4

3.4

3.3

1^2

379

50

B£

38

23

17

14

12

10

*9.4

8.4

7.8

7.0

6.4

6.1 

6.0

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.8

4.8

7.0

10 

61

40

471.9

15.2

0.230

0.27

Nov.

27

21

18

16

*14

12

13

14

15

21

28

26

25

23

21

20

18

17

15 

14

14

14

212

126

148

152

106

88

73 

64

1,375

45.8

0.694

0.77

Dec.

60

56

46

44

72

197

799

375

252

325

207

176

176

249

266

186

*140

116

104 

100

94

102

96

66

50

52

47

44

43

40*p ££

4,612

149

2.26

2.60

Jan.

20

31

35

32

27

28

24

21

22

25

20

21

19

18

19

20

18

11

20 

23

290

219

88

88

102

*104

580

380 

270

160

3,676

119

1.80

2.07

Feb.

135

118

106

94

82

70

56

48

52

45

41

21

20.

26

62

270

*1.600

680

420 

302

421

556

331

264

242

*189

159

139

-

6,549

234

3.55

3.69

Mar.

243

*.446.

287

220

160

13O

125

121

106

108

94

78

80

104

102

86

*82

78

222

179

150

135

124

173

203

150

134

131 

126

118

4,567

147

2.23

2.57

Apr.

104

92

84

70

SB

78

93

*89

87

80

85

107

89

83

81

83

1.500

576

393 

253

188

151

331

253

211

*174

275

387

281 

215

6,561

219

3.32

3.70

May

174

139

125

*386

240

192

157

196

164

*361

*327

253

199

154

125

102

*84

69

63 

58

63

86

60

51

44

36

32

61

39

4,108

133

2.02

2.31

June

32

83

63

111

78

71

60

47

36

*31

71

40

184

86

61

55

44

34

28 

22

18

16

29

22

16

13

13

13

*13 

11

1,401

46.7

0.708

0.79

July

10

9.6

8.5

8.7

8.5

15

10

8.9

7.5

6.7

6.0

5,6

4.8

4.6

*4.7

4.3

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.6

*4.3

3.6

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

*2.8

27B 

2 9

2.8

172.6

5.57

0.084

0.10

Aug.

2.7

2.6

3.6

4.1

3.2

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

*3.1

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.9

2.6

2.5

2.3

 1.9 

1.9

1.8

1.6

1*5

1.6

2.2

2.6

2.1

1.7

1.8 

2.5

Al Si

155.7

5.02

0.076

0.09

Sept.

38

*16

10

7.4

6.3

5.5

7.0

10

7.7

6.3

5.9

5.5

4.8

ill

4.4

16

27

17

IS 

41

25

23

*19

15

12

11

9.4

7.9

6.8 

6.1

423.2

14.1

0.214

0.24

Calendar year 1953: Max 987 Kin 2.0 Mean 94.0 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.33

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,600 Mln 1.5 Mean 93.3 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.20

discharge (base. 1.500 cfsl. Peb. 17 (time and discharge unknown); Apr. 17 (5:45 a.m.) 2,620 

era (5.56 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6, 7, Dec. 17-20, 23-27, Dec. 31 to Jan. 2, 

Jan. 4, 5, 7-18, 20, 21, 23-25, Jan. 28 to Feb. 18, Mar. 4-7, 9-19, 22, 23, Apr. 1-6 (no gage-height 

record Feb. 17, 18).
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 177

West Branch Delaware River at Hale Eddy, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°00'10", long 75°23'15", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge In Hale Eddy, Delaware-County, 9 miles upstream from confluence of East and 

West Branches near Hancock.

Drainage area. 593 sq ml.

Records available.--November 1912 to September 1954.

..--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 946.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Sept. 8, 1928, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 41 years (1913-54), 1,060 cfs.

Extremes, iteximum discharge during year, 10,200 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 10.01 ft); minimum, 38 cfs Aug. 25 (gage height, 1.32 ft).

1912-54: Maximum discharge, 28,900 cfs Mar. 22, 1948, from rating curve extended 

above 14,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of peak flow; maximum 

gage height, 15.8 ft Sept. 30, 1924, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge, 32 efs Aug. 4, 1936, Sept. 3, 1939, Aug. 28, 1949; minimum gage height, 1.03 ft 

Aug. 4, 1936.

Maximum discharge known, about 46,000 cfs Oct. 10, 1903 (gage height, 20.3 ft, from 

floodmarks).

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from 

aquatic vegetation, which are good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 871: 1916.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect or 

backwater from aquatic vegetation (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 17

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

61

99

199

367

599

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

10.0

1,240

2,100

4,610

10,200

Apr. 18 to Sept. 30

1.3 35 2.5 359 

1.6 86 3.0 597 

2.0 182 4.0 1,240 

Mote. Same as preceding 

table above 4.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet,per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

86

80 

76

12.

76

193

472

438

301

235

205

185

171

163

*150

140

131

126

117

110

106

101

97

95

95

91

89

108

134

461 

555

5,459

176

0.297

0.34

Nov.

379

333

308

281

*258

255

235

235

242

268

294

315

312

322

318

312

356

344

326

315

308

298

1,020

*1,470

1,160

1.650

1,300

1,100

964

858

16,096

537

0.906

1.01

Dec.

783

736 

652

599

696

1,310

5.740

3,750

2,720

3,250

2,460

1,980

1,950

2,000

2,650

1,960

1,550

1,200

1,080

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,090

820

700

720

660

610

574

548 

482

46,568

1,502

2.53

2.92

Jan.

380

380 

480

460

400

420

340

245

250

330

310

280

270

260

290

300

290

250

270

380

*2,000

1,950

920

880

1,000

1,020

4,220

4.860

2,740

2,230 

1,730

30,135

972

1.64

1.89

Feb.

1,500

1,250 

1,200

1,080

940

820

700

620

640

620

560

400

250

420

600

2,000

8.100

7,160

4,590

3,280

5,130

5,060

3,520

2,860

2,720

2,210

*1,980

1,650

-

-----

59,460

2,124

5.58

3.75

Mar.

1,660

2.810 

2,250

2,150

1,650

1,500

1,500

1,310

1,150

1,150

1,060

864

820

950

1,100

880

820

 802

765

1,560

1,790

1,400

1,420

1,510

1,510

1,890

1,550

1,590

1,590

*1,500 

1,250

42,511

1,565

2.50

2.65

Apr.

1,140

1,060 

960

860

800

800

930

864

*877

789

789

944

877

802

796

789

6.710

5,130

3,610

2,680

2,070

1,700

2,000

2,040

1,640

1,480

*1,720

2,580

2,280

1,820

51,557

1,711

2.89

5.22

May

1,590

1,460 

1,330

2,120

1,850

1,500

1,340

1,440

1,630

2,100

5.820

3,040

2,490

1,990

1,650

1,410

.1,200

*1,020

884

808

808

1,580

1,550

1,050

910

820

715

65JL

715

808 

662

44,487

1,435

2.42

2.79

June

540

668 

646

619

566

515

476

416

363

327

691

442

1.010

987

619

*750

646

505

420

565

515

281

569

518

343

277

252

281

281

*24j5

14,731

491

0.828

0.92

July

222 Hi205

194

191

171

160

158

152

140

128

118

112

*112

140

150

125

116

108

116

»140

160

125

110

*108

104

102

96

ft

4,411

142

0.259

0.28

Aug.

88

80 

86

96

90

90

82

76

69

65

67

 65

60

58

67

62

55

52

47

46

46

44

44

41

41

148

118

88

75

75 

329

2,441

78.7

0.133

0.15

Sept.

1.070

*538 

535

252

206

174

166

168

150

148

155

121

128

150

121

160

514

350

565

327

270

238

*258

212

194

179

171

166

158

150

7,312

244

0.411

0.46

Calendar year 1953: Max 10,100 Min 44 Mean 1,006 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.04

Water year 1953-54: Max 8,100 Min 41 Mean 890 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.36

Peak dlseharae (base. 9.600 efsK Feb. 17 (9:30 D.m.) 10.200 efs (10.01 ft).

 * Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 6, 7, Dee. 17-20, 24-27, Dee. 31 to Jan. 26 

Feb. 1-16, Mar. 4-7, 16, 17, 22, Mar. 30 to Apr. 6. Backwater from aquatic vegetation Oct. 1-5, 

July 14 to Aug. 6.
178 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Callicoon Creek at Callicoon, N. Y.

Location. Lat 41°45'40", long 75°02'55", on right bank 0.7 mile southeast of Callicoon, 

Sullivan County, 0.9 mile upstream from mouth, and 1.0 mile southwest of Hortonville.

Drainage area. Ill sq mi.

Records available. August 1940 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since July 1944. Datum of gage is 759.84 

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge.--14 years, 182 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,460 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 4.615 ft); minimum, 6.6 cfs Aug. 24 {gage height, 1.20 ft).

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 16,000 cfs Aug. 17, 1947 (gage height, 9.68 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum, 5.4 cfs Sept. 11, 12, 1944; minimum gage height (subsequent to construction 

of artificial control), 1.175 ft Sept. 4, 5, 1953.

__s. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or shifting control, which 

are fair.

Bating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 17 Feb. 17 to July 29

1.2 6.8

1.4 20

1.7 60

2.0 126

2.4 

2.9

3.5 

4.0

257

524

1,040

1,630

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

8.0

20

43

78

2.2 

2.7 

3.2

4.0

182

378

702

1,550

July 3O to Sept. 30

1.2 6.6

1.4 20

1.6 43 

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 1.6 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

e

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

CfBDl

In.

Oct.

!*£ ITf

8.2

8.2

9.4

17

*20

16

14

12

12

11

11

11

10

9.9

9.6

9.6

9.6

11

9.6

10

11 

11

12

14

16

36

55

12i

57

561. S

18.1

0.163

0.19

Nov.

49

36

30

*27

23

38

38

43

49

49

46

44

40

38

37

34

32

30

30

29

95

88

105

151

99

83

70

64

1,550

51.0

0.459

0.51

Dec.

62

60

54

52

62

269

1.550

466

*305

667

574

314

374

608

537

548

220

150

135

135

130

129

125 

92

82

80

74

71

71

71

62

7,529

245

2.19

2.52

Jan.

56

56

64

58

54

56

46

54

46

60

50

50

44

*58

50

40

32

36

80

100

64 

70

70

7O

720

616

290

250

1 Of) J.OU

3,458

111

1.00

1.15

Feb.

155

155

150

125

116

104

90

68

72

70

66

M

49

62

98

420

*1.110

615

424

332

435

755

404 

519

560

294

263

222

-

-------

7,317

261

2.55

2.45

Mar.

422

658

554

514

310

245

210

200

175

182

158

155

130

198

2O8

*165

145

130

125

505

525

230

212 

192

241

355

244

205

195

182

8,071

26O

2.54

2.70

Apr.

152

138

130

106 lai

115

212

167

138

122

159

255

*185

158

144

170

1.340

607

388

298

247

212

205 

212

179

158

181

562

278

215

7,337

245

2.21

2.46

May

182

167

234

1.340

540

360

286

500

480

1,190

875

*518

383

305

255

215

182

158

136

120

178

235

164 

133

118

102

89

85

116

291

125

10,060

525

2.95

3.37

June

S&

87

78

78

70

61

56

49

46

*42

42

38

55

49

39

37

34

30

27

23

22

22

26 

25

22

21

20

20

12

19

1,255

41.8

0.377

0.42

July

18

1£

17

18

18

18

17

18

16

16

15

15

14

*14

16

14

13

12

12

12

16

15

12 

12

12

15

11

no

*e9.9

e9.2

6&»0

440.1

14.2

0.128

0.15

Aug.

8.9

8.9

18

26

16

15

11

10

9.4

14

21

11

11

15

14

15

10

*8.6

8.5

8.6

8.5

8.5

fcf

20

18

IB

12

11

10

S2.

455.5

14.6

0.152

0.15

Sept.

70

37

26

20

17

15

11

11

*11

12

21

28

20

17

17

39

46

34

75

152.

87

100

65 

48

40

37

43

»35

30

26

1,188

39.6

0.357

0.40

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,47O Mln 5.9 Mean 187 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.86

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,350 Mln 7.5 Mean 135 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.47

Peak discharge (base. 2.200 ofa). Dee. 7 (Z a.m.) 2.460 cfs (4.615 ft): Aor. 17 (6 a.m.) 2.330

ef* (4.56 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

e Shifting-control method used. 

lj£te. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6, 7, Dec. 17-21, 23-27, Dec. 31 to Jan. 27, 

Jan. 29 to Feb. 4, Feb. 7-16, Mar. 5-9, 12, 13, 16-18, 22, Apr. 3-5.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 179

Tenmlle River at Tusten, N. Y.

.uocation. Lat 41°33'S011 , long 75°00 I 55", on left bank 0.5 mile downstream from East Branch 

Tenmlle River, three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth, and three-quarters of a 

mile northeast of Tusten, Sullivan County.

Drainage area. 45.0 sq ml.

Records available. May 1946 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 750 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 8 years, 70.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 828 cfs May 4 (gage height, 4.31 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.5 cfs Oct. 20-22, 24; minimum gage height, 0.675 ft Aug. 29.

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 1,870 cfs Nov. 26, 1950 (gage height, 6.05 ft); minimum 

daily, that of Oct. 20-22, 24, 1953; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 29, 1954,

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from leaves; 

which are fair. Slight seasonal regulation by Luxton Lake.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of iee effect or 

backwater from leaves (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 17

0.63 

.7

1.5

2.4

4.4

7.2

16

1.4 

1.8 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

37

82

207

327

685

Feb. 18 to Sept. 30

1.1 16 2.5 200 

1.4 36 3.0 325 

1.9 93 4.0 685

Mote. Same as preceding table below 1.1 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

 3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.5 

2.4

2.4

2.3 

2.3

2.5

*2.0

 1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

lt£

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.5

2.1

1.9

1.9

6.0

16

C£ 3s. 

38

165.5

i 5.34

0.119

0.14

Nov.

24 

18

14

*12 

9.8

£*£

13

14

14

15

17

16

16

17

16

15

15

14

13

12

12

11

22

31

32

31

26

23

554.4

18.5

0.411

0.46

Dec.'

21 

20

20

if

26

148

211

*126

140

122

95

124

171

229

151

106

78

66

61

60

56

55

46

40

39

36

34

34

33

31

2,615

84.4

1.88

2.16

Jan.

27 

27

26

25 

24

26

25

21

19

20

22

21

20

 20

24

23

20

17

17

19

26

33

28

29

28

27

73

190

117

92 

72

1,158

37.4

0.831

0.96

Feb.

56 

53

53

52 

48

44

39

33

35

34

32

23.

24

27

31

*47

247

222.

167

126

130

2O9

159

125

121

114

103

90

-

2,492

89.0

1.98

2.06

Mar.

101 

.255

200

250 

160

124

104

94

84

80

74

62

60

76

*97

84

72

62

58

79

94

76

70

62

66

99

92

77

71

66

58

3,007

97.0

2.16

2.49

Apr.

56 

52

49

46

44

65

67

58

50

52

76

*70

60

56

62

223

252

151

US

99

86

82

86

80

70

74

114

114

90

2,525

84.2

1.87

2.O9

May

77 

72

104

BIZ 

342

213

163

178

215

297

369

 229

171

138

115

99

86

74

66

59

106

175

118

92

8O

70

59

54

52 

56

13.

4,589

148

3.29

3.79

June

§

33

30 

26

24

23

21

18

*14

13

14

IB

20

IB

17

16

14

13

12

11

9.6

9.8

8.8

8.5

8.3

7.6

6.9

6*1 

6.1

506.7

16.9

0.376

0.42

July

JLS

6.7

6.6

7.0 

6.9

*6.9

6.9

6.7

6.4

5.8

5.6

5.2

4.8

4.7

4.8

4.2

4.1

4.1

. 4.2

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1 

4.2

4.2

158.1

5.10

0.113

0.13

Aug.

4.2 

4.1

4.6

3.7

*3.4

3.0

2.S

2.8

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.6

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.8

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.6

3.0

2.7

2.5

3.4

2.5 if*1

100.6

3.25

0.072

0.08

Sept.

8.5 

10

8.6

7.2 

7.0

7.9

7.9

7.2

 6.1

jL£

9.3

11

9.2

8.1

8.3

12

25

26

22

33.

31

27

22

16

14

12

11

*9.6

8.2 

7.4

398.1

13.3

0.296

0.33

Calendar year 1953: Max 700 Min 1.5 Mean 69.9 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21. 08

Water year 1953-54: Max 612 Min 1.5 . Mean 50.1 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.11

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by iee Nov. 6, 7, Dec. 17-19, 24, Dec. 31 to Jan. 4, 

Jan. 8, 9, 11-20, 23, 24, Feb. 1, 7, 8, 12-15, Mar. 4-14, 21, 22, Mar. 31 to Apr. 3. Backwater from 

leaves Oct. 2-30, Sept. 26-30.
180 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Delaware River above Lackawaxen River, near Barryville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 41°30'30", long 74°59'15", on left bank 1.6 miles upstream from Lackawaxen 

River and 5.8 miles northwest of Barryville, Sullivan County.

Drainage area. 2,023 sq mi.

Records available. Octobef 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 600.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during-year, 33,400 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height, 11.81 ft); minimum, 142 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 1.19 ft).

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 105,000 cfs May 23, 1942 (gage height, 23.19 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 55,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 122 cfs Sept. 5, 1953 (gage height, 1.11 ft).

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

 Sept. 15, 1954, entire flow (except leakage through stoplogs) from 371 sq mi stored in

Pepacton Reservoir (usable capacity, 147,700,000,000 gal) for municipal supply of city

of New York.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 7 Bee. 8 to Sept. 30

1.4 206

2.O 450

2.5 722

3.0 1,130

4.0 2,410

5.0 4,440

7.0 10,600

8.0 14,800

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3:0

144

242

450

745

1,170

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

2,500

4,550

10,900

19,200

23,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

24

25

26

27 

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

(t)

Oct.

2S4 

265

242

228

228

257 

333 

705 

964

784

659

596

552

507

488

474

441

432

401

388

375

358

349

337

345

354

341 

384

594

1,560

2.600

16,825

543

0.268

0.31

Nov.

2,250 

1,740

1,480

1,300

1,160

1,040 

1.020 

1,030 

1,020

1,020

1,090

1,180

1,270

1,320

1,330

1,320

1,330

1,420

1,420

1,370

1,350

1,330

1,820

5,010

4,590

5,160

5.320 

4,200

3,640

3,160

61,690

2,056

1.02

1.13

Dec.

*2,860 

2,630

2,390

2,160

2,120

2,580 

14,800 

18.400 

11,700

11,100

12,600

3,960

8,300

S,370

10,400

9,010

6,800

5,200

3,900

3,800

4,000

3,900

3,800

3,100

2,600

2,450

2,350 

2,250

2,150

2,080

1.900

178,660

5,763

2.85

3.28

-

Jan.

1,500 

1,300

1,550

1,700

1,450

1,450 

1,300 

1,000 

740

820

960

1,140

*1,140

1,060

1,000

1,060

1,000

940

900

1,100

1,300

3,700

3,800

2,600

2,700

*3,300

4,800 

17.500

10,400

7,800

6,400

87,410

2,820

1.39

1.61

Feb.

4,700 

4,300

4,200

3,800

3,300

2,900 

2,600 

2,300 

2,150

2,300

2,200

1,700

1,250

980

1,250

*2,530

13,700

17 000

12,400

9,580

16,500

14,800

10,700

9,870

8,640

7,460 

6,430

196,340

7,012

3.47

3.61

-

Mar.

5,820 

12.200

11,800

10,700

8,400

6,800 

5,600 

5,400 

4,800

4,410

4,290

3,760

3,300

3,400

*4,080

3,930

3,360

3,100

2.900

4,000

6,490

5,600

5,000

4,750

4,410

5,880

6,280 

5,280

4,930

4,780

4,430

169,880

5,480

2.71

3.12

-

Apr.

4,080 

3,700

3,400

3,100

2,800

2.760 

3,260 

3,700 

3,380

3,180

3,050

3,670

*3,830

3,360

3,180

3,220

13,400

20.100

13,000

9,830

7,660

6,280

5,710

6,280

5,520

4,830

4,550 

6,700

7,270

6,280

171,080

5,703

2.82

3.14

-

May

5,410 

4,930

4,750

9,110

9,780

7,210 

6,050 

6,760 

8,160

10,100

16.600

*13,300

10,300

8,300

6,790

5,770

4,900

4,200

3,650

3,240

3,280

4,060

4,930

4,330

3,670

3,320

2,960 

2,650

2.480

3,400

3,850

188 , 240

6,072

3.00

3.46

-

June

2.870 

2,430

2,360

2,250

2,110

1,940 

1,780 

1,660 

1,490

*1,350

1,240

1,490

1,400

2,410

2,050

1,560

1,540

1,430

1,230

1,060

960

876

820

820

1,090

926

790 

731

HZ

738

44,118

1,471

0.727

0.81

-

July

 1662

662

675

630

604 

598 

540 

509

474

455

432

401

375

371

341

320

324

371

345

324

341

312

324

384

345

308 

292

288

272

272

13,261

428

0.212

0.24

-

Aug.

257 

246

265

312

320

300 

284 

265 

*261

242

253

269

250

235

242

*242

242

224

203

190

180

170

156

150

176

203

183 

311

337

280

481

7,729

249

0.123

0.14

~

Sept.

1,190 

1.910

1,300

900

696

575 

498 

446 

*423

414

450

441

414

604

569

575

656

592

760

1,090

968

868

745

636

580

514

'493 

*455

414

384

20,560

685

-

-

+124

Calendar year 1953 : Max 40,700 Mln 126 Mean 3,812 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.58

Water year 1953-54 : Max 26,800 Mln 150 Mean 3,167 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 37.000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Pepacton Reservolrj for water year 

1954, +10.2 cfs. Records furnished by Board of Water Supply, City of New York.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6, 7, Dec. 17-29, Dec. 31 to Jan. 28, Jan.-30 

to Feb. 15, Mar. 5-9, 13, 18, 19, 22, 23, Apr. 2-5.
DELAWARE RIVHl BASIN 181

West Branch Lackawaxen River at Prompton, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°35 I 15", long 75°19'40", on right bank 1,500 ft upstream from highway 

bridge at Prompton, Wayne County, and 2,000 ft upstream from Van Auken Creek (formerly 

called Waymart Branch).

Drainage area. 59.7 sq ml.

Records available. August 1944 to September 1954. Prior to October 1952, published as 

Lackawaxen River at Prompton.

..--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,081.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 10 years, 116 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,020 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 5.18 ft, from 

rating curve extended above 430 cfs; minimum, 7.0 cfs Aug. 24; minimum gage height, 

0.83 ft Oct. 24.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 5,230 cfs Apr. 5, 1947, Nov. 25, 1950, from rating 

curve extended above 1,500 cfs; maximum gage height, 8.45 ft Apr. 5, 1947; minimum discharge, 4.4 cfs Sept. 9, 1944.

Flood of May 23, 1942, reached a stage of 16.7 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or those above 500 cfs, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used July 19 to Sept. 3O)

.9 

1.1 

1.3

5.0

8.0

17

31

56

1.7 

2.3 

3.0 

3.7

142 

330 

6O6 

976

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

21

19

19

14

14

20

*25

18

14

14

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

lo- 10

ll

10

10

10

12

12

12

29

34

-56 158 

645

20.8

0.348

0.40

Nov.

38

32

27

24

21

21

29

30

26

27

*30

31

36

45

48

64

63

53

45

40

36

34

156" 228

113

131

85

71

61

55

1,672

55.7

0.933

1.04

Dec.

53

52

46

43

58

148

645

2T53"

173

299

176

156

202

286

333

175

*130

105

86

90

93

87

85

56

56

52

50

48

48

46 

42

4,152

134

2.24

2.59

Jan.

35

48

40

36

33

36

32

29

26

29

28

27

25

23

24

27

26

23

*-S5 21

120

94

70

64

60

56

300

2T50"

150

120 

96

1,921

62.0

1.04

1.20

Feb.

78

76

78

70

64

54

47

45

50

45

43

40

35

4?

45

100

470

547

241

197

240

382

212

*190

237

191

173

145

-

3,935

141

2.36

2.45

Mar.

292

562

289

234

180

150

135

132

119

124

104

89

87

118

116

98

89

81

73

zTS

142

112

109

100

118

167

119

107

102

95

*87

4,542

147

2.46

2.83

Apr.

81

75

71

60

6T

67

109

89

81

70

82

124

91

79

77

108

951

378

283

225

182

153

148

142

124

119

156

313

222

173

4,894

163

2.73

3.05

May

145

132

140

*350

209

170

142

328

276

661

472

340

263

209

170

142

124

109

91

79

85

85

66

58

52

45

40

38

5T

80 

43

5,195

168

2.81

3.24

June

36

34

32

30

28

26

25

22

*21

32

96

35

83

49

36

34

31

28

25

22

21

19

21

22

21

21

20

20

22

18_

930

31.0

0.519

0.58

July

19

19

16

17

17

20

18

21

19

18

16

15

16

*18

23

19

17

16

15

19

28

19

14

12

11

13

11

9.6

9.6

8.8 

8.4

503.4

16.2

0.271

0.31

Aug.

11

10

12

26

13

9.6

8.4

8.8

9.2

12

19

17

14

11

13

14

11

9.6

*8.8

9.6

9.6

8.8

8.0

28~ 7.7

20

14

11

11

11 

200

576.1

18.6

0.312

0.36

Sept.

80

38

30

27

23

21

21

20

21

22

22

22

18

2T

24

54

48

33

47

192

73

75

*59

50

48

43

53

*43

35

30

1,293

43.1

0.722

0.81

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,120 Min 4.5 Mean 106 Cfsm 1.78 In. 2-4.12

Water year 1953-54: Max 951 Min 7.7 Mean 82.9 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.86

Peak discharge (base, 1.900 cfs).--Apr. 17 (8 a.m.) 2,020 cfs (5.18 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day,.

Note. Stage discharge relation affected by ice Nov.7, Dec. 16-20, 24-27, Jan. 1-5, Jan. 7 to 

Feb. 17, Mar. 5-7.
182 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Dyberry Creek at Dyberry, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°37'40", long 75°15'45", near center of span on upstream side of bridge 

on State Highway 90, 0.4 mile downstream from Big Brook, 0.6 mile south of Dyberry, 

Wayne County, and 4.5 miles north of Honesdale.

Drainage area. 63.2 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1954.

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

'84.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 11 years, 115 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,260 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 9.78 ft); minimum 

observed, 2.0 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 3.38 ft).

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 11,100 cfs July 10, 1952 (gage height, 14.6 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies;) minimum observed, that of Oct. 5, 1953.

Flood of May 23, 1942, reached a stage 15.86 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.9

*12

9.1

8.2

8.2

7.3

7.3

6.5

6.5

6.1

5.7

5.4

5.1

5.1

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

21

25

140

373.6

12.1

0.191

0.22

Nov.

32

25

20

16

14

12

ZT

29

25

25

»26

27

35

41

44

50

62 

56

50

45

40

38

144

rss

94

95

82

74

63

55

1,463

48.8

0.772

0.86

Dec.

50

46

42

38,

55

93

1.050

323

190

/517

196

155

166

257

578

190

»120 

83

76

80

85

76

76

60

58

50

46

48

45

45

43

4,495

145

2.29

2.65

Jan.

28

29

50

28

27

29

27

26

25

26

26

25

24

25

24

26

25 

25

22 SB82

60

47

43

41

59

207

125

86

70 

58

1,571

44.2

0.699

0.81

Feb.

52

50

54

50

46

40

35

32

34

35

31

28

26

35

32

110

500 

4155

214

155

200

520

»202

180

220

175

160

125

5,554

126

1.99

2.08

Mar.

549

770

512

190

122

99

101

104

99

95

86

76sr

1O8

112

97

86 

76

78

271

178

116

108

106

125

160

115

105

100

94

»88

4,805

155

2.45

2.85

Apr.

79

73

64

64

61

156" 57

97

86

76

85

108

86

73C

117

1.210 

«7

502

202

155

125

112

105

'I'-if"9*

'- ' 90

 ,, 116

502

214

144

4,977

166

2.65

2.93

May

125

125

144

 439

251

178

144

322

342

891

694

579

245

171

145

124

108 

95

86

79

86

104

79

68

57

52

49

46

55

179 

72

5,950

191

3.02

3.49

June

49

44

41

59

34

*51

28

53

50

24

54

54

26

26

24 

22

20

18

16

16

15

15

18

15

15

11

9.0

6*9

842.9

28.1

0.445

0.50

July

11

9.6

10

15

11

15

13

10

9.6

9.0

S.O

8.0

*6.9

6.4

11

8.0

6.9 

6.4

6.0

13

24

I?

9.0

8.0

8.0

8.5

6.9

6.0

6.0

5.2

292.6

9.44

0.149

0.17

Aug.

5.2

5.2

9.6

14

8.0

6.0

5.2

4.4

4.4

4.4

10

8.0

6.9

6.0

8.0

8.0

6.9 

5.6

*5.2

6.0

4.8

4.8

4.1

TTt

16

11

6.4

5.6

5.6

5.6 

275

480.0

15.5

0.245

0.28

Sept.

93

28

23

17

13

11

9.6

9.6

8.5

6.4

6.4

6.4

5.6

11*

24

32 

23

65

170

58

54

*42

52

27

19

22

22

20

19

883.1

29.4

0.465

0.52

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,310 Min 2.0 Mean 100 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.48

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,210 Min 2.0 Mean 80.7 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.34

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). Dec. 7 (3i30 a.m.) 1.650 cfs (8.79 ft)s Mar. 1 (10 p.m.) 1.600

cfB (8.68 ft); Apr. 17 (9 a.m.) 2,260 cfs (9.78 ft); May 10 (8 p.m.) 1,990 cfs (9.45 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. "
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 183

Lackawaxen River near Honesdale, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°33'45", long 75"14'55", 50 ft from left abutment on downstream side of 

Lemnizer Bridge (Brown Street) in Honesdale, Wayne County, and 1.2 miles downstream from 

Dyberry Creek.

Drainage area. 164 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1954.

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

946.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 6 years, 314 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,480 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 6.33 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 870 cfs; minimum observed, 16 cfs Oct. 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 

24, Aug. 8; minimum gage height observed, 0.51 ft Oct. 18. 19, 20, 21, 22, 24.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 12,400 cfs July 10, 1952 (gage height, 14.2 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 10 cfs Aug. 29, Sept. 1, 1953; minimum 

gage height observed, 0.33 ft July 1,2, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 24.5 ft in May 1942, from data furnished by Corps of Engineers 

(discharge, about 34,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or those above 900 cfs, which 

are fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

32

25 

25

21

21

28

»44

32

28

25

21 

20

20

20

19

19

19 

16

T5

16

16

16

17

16

19

21

20

54

110

544

128

1,228

39.6

0.241

0.28

Nov.

88

63 

53

44

40

40

54

66

SB

58

 70 

68

78

99

105

131

141 

128

111

102

88

86

466

318

254

318

224

174

153

141

3,819

127

0.774

0.87

Dec.

134

12B 

111

105

151

208,

2.150

828

526

793

526 

452

578

876

1,100

578

340 

 230

200

210

220

224

216

170

170

160

150

131

134

128

115

12,022

388

2.37

2.73

Jan.

88

105 

96

90

84

88

80

74

70

74

74 

72

66

62

M

72

70 

66

62

 68

130

230

185

160

150

135

940 '616"

430

300

240

5,105

165

1.01

1.16

Feb.

200

190 

190

170

155

135

115

110

120

110

105 

92

84

35

105

290

1.920 

1,156

660

526

563

968

578

476

 60S

476

452

379

-------

11,000

393

2.40

2.49

Mar.

803

1,840 

870

640

480

400

379

356

327

327

272 

254

228

318

356

272

241 

219

215

7T5T

478

356

309

285

320

450

327

295

277

254

»228

13,077

422

2.57

2.97

Apr.

215

197 

188

158

TSS

163

291

241

219

193

228 

332

264 232'

22$

304

2,920 

1,360

838

632

501

427

403

403

327

295.

392

776

632

476

13,988

466

2.84

3.17

May

403

356 

356

 938

605

476

403

821

806

1,760

1,840 

1,010

746

578

476

403

356 

295

264

237

272

300

223

193

176

154 ~ u '., 133

.' 'TSS

133

417

206

15,469

499

3.04

3.51

June

158

133 

120

108

108

94

79

72

»63

88

"52 214

182

129

97

90

82 

69

66

55

50

45

42

42

40

40

35

35

35

33

2,486

82.9

0.505

0.56

July

33

35 

32

35

33

40

37

40

35

33

29 

26

29

 29

50

42

31

26

26

30

51

50

29

24

20

25

21

19

T5

20

19

974

31.4

0.191

0.22

Aug.

18

T5

22

35

27

22

18

IB

20

20

27 

27

25

20

20

25

22 

19

»20

22

21

20

19

19

43

33

25

21

20

22

421

1,110

35.8

0.218

0.25

Sept.

207

93 

65

54

44

40

34

SB

34

34

40 

34

30

35

34

82

96 

62

87

372

162

168

 115

89

75

68

75

 68

57

52

2,439

81.3

0.496

0.55

Calendar year 1953; Max 2,920 Min 12 Mean 275 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.78

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,920 Mln 16 Mean 227 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.76

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 cfs). Pee. 7 (5 a.m.).5,000 efs (4.90 ft); Mar. 2 (1 a.m.) 3,400 cfs 

(5.30 ft); Apr. 17 (7:30 a.m.) 4,480 cfs (6.35 ft); May 10 (7 p.m.) 3,500 cfs (5.45 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 7, 8, Dec. 17-21, 24, 25, Dec. 31 to FeB. 15, 

Mar. 4-6.
184 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Middle Creek near Hawley, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°29'05", long 75°13'201' l on downstream side of left span of highway bridge 

near center pier, 0.1 mile downstream from Red Shale Brook, 2 miles northwest of Hawley, 

Wayne County, and 2,5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 78.4 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1944 to September 1954.

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

1,017.73 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 10 years, 134 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,030 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 8.35 ft); minimum 

observed, 2.5 cfs Aug. 28, 29 (gage height, 1.53 ft).

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 6,970 cfs July 10, 1952 (gage height, 14.17 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 13.22 ft; minimum observed, 2.3 cfs Sept. 4, 1953 (gage height, 1.39 ft). 

Flood of May 23, 1942, reached a stage of about 18 ft.

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

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 30; backwater from aquatic 

vegetation July 22-31, Aug. 2-10, 12-31, Sept. 7-10, 12-15)

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.1

Oct. 1-30

2.9

4.6 

7.2

2.3 21

2.6 41

3.0 80

3.3 114

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

1.9

Oct. 31 to Sept. 30

5.0 

8.7

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.6

83

143

228

471

1,030

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.6

3.3

3T£

3.5

3.7

4.9

*6.7

7.4

6.1

5.1

5.1

5.8

5.3

5.1

5.2

5.6

5.1 

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.8

6.7

4.9

6.7

18

-51 108

323.2

10.4

0.133

0.15

Nov.

35

27

22

17

li

14

20

23

24

*27

30

31

34

38

46

61

68 

73

68

58

48

45

143

143

104

116

88

73

63

56

1,609

53.6

0.684

0.76

Dec.

53

49

44

41

46

50

613

4137

218

294

244

166

244

358

530

280

150 

*122

96

100

98

93

90

54

47

45

43

40

42

40

37.

4,734

153

1.95

2.25

Jan.

31

36

33

31

29

31

28

25

24

26

26

25

23

22

23

25

24 

23

22

24

*78

120

84

62

58

52

120

270

150

110

84

1,719

55.5

0.708

0.82

Feb.

70

66

66

58

52

47

42

39

42

39

38

33

53" 30

36

80

480 4~5o

269

182

200

314

228

*174

209

174

166

143

_-__-

3,710

132

1.68

1.76

Mar.

232

940

W

314

209

luS

122

143

129

129

116

104

93

143

174

129

116 

104

93

190

172

122

116

104

104

142

129

104

98

*93

88

5,348

173

2.21

2.54

Apr.

83

83

78

64m

54

98

93

83

68

78

143

110

88,

83,

116

1,000 

6IT

363

238

182

143

143

174

136

116

130

332

291

191

5,446

182

2.32

2.58

May

150

136

129

313

*234

166

158

June

49

43

41

38

33

31

28

2S4i 24

338

593

144" 861

291

228

174

143

129 

104

93

83

r 104

,t ' 136

- 98

it") & QT. n

64

59

55

~S§ 53

63

5,887

190

2.42

2.79

*22

22

55

57

68

78

49

40

36 

29

24

21

19

17

15

14

13

12

12

ll~9.8

11

921.8

30.7

0.392

0.44

July

10

11

9.5

14

19

32

28

21

17

13

11

9,5

8.3

*7,2

7.9

9.5

8.7 

7.2

6.6

6.4

6.4

5.6

5.0

4.8

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.3

4.3

4.0

5.7

307.8

9.93

0.127

0.15

Aug.

3.4

3.0

3.6

4.0

4.5

4.3

3.9

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.4

4.2

4.3

4,0

4.0

3.8

3.6 

2.9

*2.9

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

3.2

3.0

2.6

2.5

2.5

279

.21

121.9

3.93

0.050

0.06

Sept.

78

5T

21

12

8.3

6.6

5.6

5.3

4.5

4.0

6.4

5.5

5.0

4.6

5.3

14

26

18

21

49

38

31

23

*15

12

9.8

8.1

9.0

8.3

7.9

493.2

16.4

0.209

0.23

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,280 Min 2.4 Mean 116 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.01

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,000 Min 2.5 Mean 83.9 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.53

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 efs). Mar. 2 (3 a.m.) 1,520 cfs (7.62 ft); Apr. 17 (11:30 a.m.) 2,030 

cfs (8.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 19, 20, 23, 24, Dec. 26 to Feb. 18.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 185

Lackawaxen River at Hawley, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°28'30", long 75"10 I 05", on left bank at Hawley, Wayne County, 300 ft 

downstream from Wallenpaupack Creek and 1,000 ft downstream from highway bridge. Records exclude flow of Wallenpaupack Creek, which is diverted around station to hydroelectric plant downstream.

Drainage area. 290 sq mi (excludes that of Wallenpaupack Creek, which is 228 sq mi).

Records lilable. August 1938 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. July

1908 to September 1917, October 1917 to December 1919 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), and August 1938 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department 

of Forest and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 869.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to 1938, chain gage at site 1,000 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 23 years (1909-12, 1913-17, 1938-54), 484 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,020 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 6.71 ft); minimum, 21 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 1.13 ft).

1908-19, 1938-54: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs May 23, 1942 (gage height, 20.1 ft, 

from floodmark in gage shelter), from rating carve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 7 cfs Aug. 20, 1911.

Flood in March 1936 reached a stage of 13.9 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 27,600 

cfs),

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 951: 1938-41.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 7 Dec. 8 to Sept. 3O

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

1.9 

2.5

19

39

84

154

390

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

5.3

640

970

1,520

3,230

3,820

1.15

1.2

1.5

1.8

2.1

2.5

22

26

63

122

228

420

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

5.7

. 720

1,090

1,630

3,230

4,660

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

Oct.

42

35

32

31

28

36

*54

49

40

34

31

29

27

26

26

26

25 

24

24

24

23

22 23~

23 j 23

24 i £4

25 i 24

26

27

28 

29

30

29

30

42

112

497 A.I? 31 £«

Total] 1,715

Mean 55.3

Cfsm 0.191

In- j 0.22

Nov.

140

106

88

77

66

61

52

94

92

*90

102

1O9

118

149

167

215

249 

249

215

193

167

154

555

562 155-

520

381

306 

261

230

6,188

206

0,710

0.79

I 

Dec. ] Jan.

215 1 145

200 1 175

176! 165

I5B" 167

231

3,730

T,590

938

1,260

994

769

1,010

1,390

2,060

*1,120

700 

500

410

430

445

420

145

142

139

130

120

115

120

125

120

110

T6S~ 100

115

115 

110

100

105

*230

400

400 i 370

2701 290

26Oi 260

240

216

195 

203

199

 T Q*

JLDO

21,107

681

2.35

230

1,200

1,300 

TOtf

500

380

8,361

270

0.931

2.71) 1.07

Feb.

330

320

310

290

250

220

200

180

200

185

175

150

140

IBT

170

400

2,780 

2,026

1,140

874

860

1,520

1,020

*804

93O

825

783

678

17,909

640

2,21

2.30

Mar.

l,n4C

5,650

ij£30

1,230

888

Apr,

395

375

350

291 SOT

727J 296

632

632

572

572

506

440

415

546

650

512

450 

400

365

854

846

608

542

488

518

818

620

506 

470

»450

420

22,999

742

2,56

470

435

395

330

360

596

482

410

385

470

4.610 

2,650

1,470

1,070

839

'. 699

i' fS57

X 713 ;_,-'. 596

 &> 530

618

1,340 

1,160

839

24,132

304

2.77

2.95 5.09

May

706

632

602

1,500

*1,070

818,

685

1,320

1,480

3,210

5,610

1,630

1,260

' 986

/ 818

692

59C 

500

435

400

488

560

415

350

315

277

246

228 

BT5" 220

330

27,158

876

3. 02

June

250

212

195

173

162

136

125

*113

104

99

215

162

273

24?

162

142

128 

110

99

91

82

77

73

72

66

63

60

56 

58

 57

3,858

12S

0.445

July

56

56

51

60

63

73

7?

68

60

54

50

46

42

*41

46

48

42 

42

41

41

43

57

42

36

32

34

34

31

31

30

28

1,450

43. S

0.351

3 4Si 0.49J 0,19

Aug.

28

26

31

40

43

36

31

28

29

31

32

40

36

32

31

32

31 

2S

*26

26

25

23

22

22

25

47

34

2S 

26

30

477

1,396

45.0

0.1E5

0.18

Sept.

402

145

101

80

66

56

50

47

44

43

54

48

43

42

55

90

145 

104

99

466

270

*246

165

125

108

97

99

97 

84

77

3,543

118

C.407

0.45

Calendar year 1953; Max 5,940 Min 16 Mean 477 Cf3R 1.64 In. 22.35

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,610 Min 22 Mean 383 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.92

Pete discharge (base, 6.000 cfs). Apr. 17 (12 m.) 7,020-cfs (6.71 ft)j May 10 (9 p.m.) 6,030 cfs

* Tap-charge measurement- made on this day.

Nct£,--Stage-discharge affected by ice Nov. 7, Dec. 17-2C, 23-26, Jan. 1, 2, Jan. 7 to Feb. 16.
186 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Wallenpaupack Creek at Wilsonville, Pa.

Location. At hydroelectric plant of Pennsylvania Power & Light Co. at lower end of penstock, at Klmble, 3 miles east of dam at lat 41°27'35", long 75°11'10" ) at Wilsonvine, Wayne County, and l£ miles south of Hawley.

Drainage area 228 sq ml.

Records available. October 1918 to September 1921 and June 1926 to September 1954 In 

reports of Geological Survey June to December 1909 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) and January 1910 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department 

of Forests and Waters.

Gage.--Prior to Nov. 3, 1925, staff gage at site 1,000 ft downstream from dam at datum 

1,146.78 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 38 years (1913-22, 1925-54), 368 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--1913-22. 1925-54: Maximum dally discharge, 4,840 cfs Mar. 29, 1914, no flow 

at times each year subsequent to Nov. 3, 1925.

Remarks. Records good. Dally discharge determined from flow through turbines, computed 

from records of generator output. On basis of data supplied by the Pennsylvania Power 

& Light Co., leakage from the penstock, not included in computed discharges, varies 

from 1 to 2 cfs in the late spring, summer and fall, and from 3 to 5 cfs during the 

remainder of the year; leakage through the turbines during shutdown periods varied 

from 1 to 3 cfs. No flow over spillway during year. Plow regulated by Lake Wallenpaupack (see p. 242).

Cooperation. Records of generator load, operation of powerplant, net operating head, and 

water-surface elevations in lake furnished by Pennsylvania Power & Light Co. in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Revisions. WSP 756: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

145

62

29

0

76?

756

629

105

108

0

O

338

523

426

1Z4

60

0

0

60

377

221

227

24

0

0

201

433

344

464

0

0

6,425

207

-

-'

Nov.

O

35

21

72

331

974

1ST

0

823

823

463

600

478

109

0

717

390

95

51

81

0

0

314

300

404

0

0

0

O 

149

7,388

246

-

-

Dec.

122

72

95

179

O

0

100

106

427

417

38

131

0

340

424

129

592

466

150

0

431

345

285

0

0

89

0

TOB" 653

305

0

6,384

206

-

-

Jan.

o

25

o

336

626

881

468

46

50

76

854

928

939

TIB

357

0

0

716

273

380

424

830

93

10

796

55

306

517

391 

O

0

11,099

358

-

-

Feb.

375

530

892

5BT

500

O

5

892

688

306

354

534

82

0

273

45

641

47

O

0

O

0

278

286

18

358

0

0

-

7,730

276

-

-

Mar.

564

'770 314

T3F

446

64

730"0

607

152

327.

227

11

0

377

324

394

36

18

0

0

255

172

29

460

0

0

0

170 

264

21fi

7,665

247

-

-

Apr.

12"O

81

0

440

331

374

352

224

O

0

199

O

72

271

329

0

0

36

256

506

402

387

0

0

343

306

 507o"

18

5,446

ise-

-

May

0

5

4S6

270

234

153

0

O

O

400

412

299

49O

474

O

0

580

662

502

631

~ 6880"

0

534

534

534

369

511

0 

0

0

8,763

283

-

-

June

569

544

606

605

O

0

52S

541

547

502

462

0

O

48O

483

732

542

492

O

0

527

815

TTff

654

230

0

0

0

0

O

10, 638

355

-

"

July

0

0

O

o

0

0

47

O

0

0

0

203

304

35S

275

114

0

0

322

565

297

140

O

O

0

197

254

240

152 

200

71

3,539

114-

-

Aug.

O

is¥

132

117

265

O

0

O

264

148

177

O

O

0

0

177

O

0

270

545

0

0

0

204

301

230

87

O

O 

250

150

3,301

106

-

"

Sept.

208"0

203

0

O

0

ISO

233

181

127

0

0

0

0

44

79

98

0

O

262

371

191

0

O

O

O

14

O

206 

952

3,349

112-

-

Calendar year 1 1953: Max 1.17O Mln 0 Mean 409 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 974 Mln 0 Mean 2Z4 Cfsm - In. -
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 187

Mongaup River near Mongaup, N. Y.

Location. Lat 41°27'40", long 74*45'25", on left bank of tailrace 250 ft downstream 

from Rio plant of Rockland Light & Power Co. and on right bank of natural channel, 

half a mile downstream from Palls Bush Kill, ij miles west of Rio, and 2| miles upstream from mouth and Mongaup, Sullivan County.

Drainage area. 202 sq mi.

Records available. August 1939 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorders. Datum of each gage is 629.05 ft above mean sea level 

[Rockland Light & Power Co. datum).

Average discharge. 15 years, 339 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 917 cfs May 11; minimum daily, 16 cfs

1939-54: Maximum daily discharge, 4,240 cfs Apr. 9, 1940; minimum daily, 6 cfs 

Oct. 1, 1939.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow in tailrace completely regulated by Rio powerplant. Plow 

in natural channel is runoff from area below Rockland Light & Power Co.'s Rio Dam, 

12 miles upstream, except during periods of spilling. Plow regulated by Toronto, 

Cliff Lake, and Swinging Bridge Reservoirs (see p. 242). Discharge figures given are 

those of combined flows In Rio tailrace and natural channel.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

65

60

34

16

163

229

85

*27

69

30

16

64

72

67

71

74

99

18

68

77

92

76

71

76

25

77

81

112

284

1ST

69

2,499

80.6

Nov.

22

86

71

44

136

274

24

26

120

110

120

107

119

73

2_1

85

98

74

30

86

67

35

225

108

500

24

108

76

24

221

2,914

97.1

Dec.

*192

126

140

152

63

25 49~6~

556

451

485

476

529

530

627

671

687

SBS

683

590

651

554

592

637

537

460

433

487

637

655

627

563

14,998

484

Jan.

45

13T

116

286

341

383

291

288

78

147

376

279

276

402

TBT

161

94

302

*304

310

265

386

107

77

286

210

300

297

269

117

84

7,168

231

Feb.

318

200

326

204

270

143

82

252

204

191

229

299

89

75

157

156

464

208

258

143

99

193

363

480

545

545

639

663 I 

7,791

278

Mar.

679

760

790

77?

*787

680

620

682

675

673

666

656

667

640

543

507

538

553

565

642

636

592

589

555

402

464

632

384

296

291

243

18,179

586

Apr.

198

329

344

160

216

214

169

246

303

247

206

230

179

*210

203

354

154

118

271

224

232

229

355

263

122

212

311

365

ITS 349-

7,129

238

May

351

438

456

585

697

594

626

776

846

824

917

9138"

718

677

666

670

408

244

336

417

502

462

586

493

367

333

 436

400

176

5953"

16,027

517

June

344

165

165

297

608

79

96

168

*155

191

251

65

39

165

240

168

67

101

237

22

297

221

200

22

140

487

20

3T

20

29

5,090

170

July

22

76

37

26

28

43

79

36

*21

179

19

53

72

143

59

48

23

20

154

49

161

129

52

341

TT

92

74

78

147

117

90

2,479

80.0

Aug.

24

63

134

39

*80

43

24

20

209

53

82

92

43

275

19.

174

*85

89

122

130

291

20

60

350 135-

179

79

22

43

216

175

3,380

109

Sept.

81

54

142

62

51

56

70

158

94

156

74

20

27

52

196

203

105

-33- 438

192

68

22

60

117

61

57

104

75

»122

190

3,140

105

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,520 Mln 16 Mean 352

Water year 1953-54: Max 917 Mln 16 Mean 249

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
188 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Delaware River at Port Jervis, N. Y.

Location. Lat 41 022'20", long 74°41'50", on right bank 250 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. 3. Highways 6 and 209 at Port Jervis, Orange County, Ij miles upstream from Neversink River, and 6.5 miles downstream from Mongaup River.

Drainage area. 3,076 sq mi.

Records available. October 1904 to September 1954.

Qage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 415.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 20, 1914, chain gage at highway bridge 250 ft upstream at same 

datum operated by U. S. Weather Bureau. June 20, 1914, to Aug. 13, 1928, staff or 

chain gages at highway bridge 250 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 50 years, 5,572 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 37,700 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height, 9.18 ft), release from ice Jam upstream; minimum observed, 254 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 0.81 ft); 

minimum daily, 280 ofs Aug. 23.

1904-54: Maximum discharge, 140,000 ofs May 23, 1942 (gage height, 17.76 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 89,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 175 cfs 

Sept. 23, 1908 (gage height, 0.6 ft); minimum daily, 175 cfs Sept. 23, 1908.

Maximum discharge known, 205,000 cfs Oct. 10, 1903 (gage height, 23.1 ft, reported 

by U. S. Weather Bureau), from rating curve extended above 70,000 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting and velocity-area studies; maximum stage known, 25.5 ft Mar. 8, 1904 (ice jam)

Remarks. Records excellent except those.for periods of ice effect or fragmentary or no 

gage-height record, which are good. Large diurnal fluctuations at medium and low flow 

caused by powerplants on tributary streams. Plow regulated by Lake Wallenpaupack, by 

Toronto, Cliff Lake, and Swinging Bridge Reservoirs (see p. 242), and by Pepacton 

Reservoir, since Sept. 15, 1954 (combined capacity, 31,800,000,000 cu ft).

Revisions (water years). WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 1031: 1905-36.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, ."» feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to D«c. 8 Dec. 9 to Sept. 30

1.0 359

1.5 713

2.0 1,300

3.0 3,330

4.0 6,380

6.0 15,300

8.0 28,300

0.8 248

1.5 718

2.0 1,300

2.5 2,210

3.0 3,410

4.0 6,560

6.0 15,500

9.0 36,300

Discharge, in cubic feet p<=>r sr:cnd, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11 

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,120

600

480

413

*f440

1,400

1,250

1,200 

1,270

1,180

872 

800

1,110

1,200 

1,060

754

726

568 

*538

605

907

732

707

a540

a500

a 540

a700 

1,110

1,520

2,86O

5.400

31,107

1,003

-

Nov.

3,130

2,410 

2,020

1,740

1,740

*2,030

2,150

1.520 

1,660

2,320

2,140 

2,190

2,320

2,040 

1,900

2,100

2,720

2,170 

2,100

2,010

1,980

al,950

a2,900

6,000

6,450

6,030

6.560 

5,260

4,490

4,220

88,250

2,942

-

Dec,

3,810

3,530 

3,220

3,080

82.900

83,000

a!2,400

a22.500 

316,000

a!4,500

15,600 

11,600

11,000

11,500 

14,700

12,900

10,200

7,980 

6,6OO

5,76O

6,140

6,250

*6,000

5,200

4,040

3,740

3,70O 

3,900

4,22O

3,760

3,470

243,200

7,845

-

Jan.

2,340

2,070 

2,030

2,730

2,750

2,980

2,900

2,100 

1,500

1.550

1,900 

2,600

2,700

2,600 

2,300

1,900

1,600

1,800 

2,100

1,900

2,350

4,500

5,OOO

4,280

3,950

*4,600

5,400 

19.500

13,400

9,490

8 , 200

124,820

4,026

-

Feb.

6,690

5,450 

6,400

5,800

5,200

4,300

3,700

3,800 

3,800

3,600

3,5OO 

3,300

2,400

1.550 

1,850

3,270

*13,500

51.500 

20,700

14,600

11,300

17,700

18,300

13,500

12,000

11,300

9,840 

8,590

__--_-

247,440

8,837

-

Mar.

S,200

16 .800 

16,600

15,000

12,300

9,600

8,000

8.180 

7,740

*6,730

6,630 

5,890

5,200

5,250 

*6,420

6,230

5,410

4,900 

4.500

5,45O

8,400

8,000

7,000

6,510

6,280

*7,320

8,350 

6, 930

6,500

6,390

5,910

242,620

7,826

-

Apr.

5,380

5,040 

4,870

4,340

4,24O

4,180

4,410

5,400 

4,740

4,490

4.110 

5,210

5,300

4,740 

*4,620

5,020

14,200

26.800

17,000

13,100

10,600

8,750

7,960

8,160

7,320

6,750

6,450 

9,040

9,770

8,660

23O, 650

7,688

-

May

7,340

6,840 

6,S70

11,.600

13,900

*30,500

8,750

8,820 

11,900

13,400

23.800 

18,400

14,400

11,800 

9,490

8,270

7,520

6,420 

5,930

5,250

5,900

6,170

7,040

6,650

5,790

*5,190

4,740 

.4,460

5 . 620

4,240

4,840

269,840

8,705

-

June

4.660

3,930 

3,770

3,630

3,490

2,740

2,740

2,860 

*2,650

2,510

2,470 

2,140

2,080

3,070 

3,660

2,830

2,720

2,440 

2,020

1,550

*1,720

1,990

2,160

1,850

1,72O

1,850

1,130 

878

827

858

72,943

2,431

-

July

858

843 

804

858

868

*864

880

922 

702

806

616 

587

777

920 

928

802

593

m859

965

892

670

668

602

586

712

717

762

642

670

23,420

755

-

A\!g,

495

f520

*659

561

618

731

f500

a 430 

f620

676

596 

f640

f520

f580 

f560

*f560

606

f430 

f500

f640

812

f460

a280

f500

672

766

634 

f460

f440

651

1.150

18,247

589

-

Sept.

2,210

m1 * 4^Q

S«5

805

a780

a880 

843

*852

785 

651

594

694 

940

1,040

1,120

1,450 

1,050

1,630

2,040

2,710

1,360

1,100

960

854

833 

785

*745

1,070

34,996

1,167

+124

Calendar year 1953: Max 52,100 Min 372 Mean 5,610

Water year 1953-54: Max 31,500 Min 280 Mean 4,459

Peak discharge (base. 41.OOP cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Pepacton Reservoir; furnished by 

Board of Water Supply, City of New York.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Delaware River above Lackawaxen River near Barryville, Wallenpaupack Creek at wilsonville, Laclcawaxen River at Hawley, and Mp 

gaup River near Mongaup.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 19, 23, 24, 27, 28, Jan. 7-23, 26-28, 31, 

Pet. 3-15, Mar. 6, 7, 13, 18. 19, 22, 23,
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 189

Neversink River near Claryville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 41"53'25", long 74"35'30", on left bank 50 ft downstream from covered highway bridge, 300 ft upstream from small tributary, 2 miles downstream from confluence of 

East and West Branches, and 3 miles southwest of Claryville, Sullivan County.

Drainage area. 65.6 sq mi.

Records available. July 1951 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,488.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,890 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 5.60 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 10 cfs Oct. 3, 4; 

minimum gage height, 1.365 ft Aug. 24.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 10,200 cfs July 10, 1952 (gage height, 7.83 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 9.4 cfs Sept. 1, 

2, 1953.

Maximum discharge known, 23,400 cfs (revised) Nov. 25, 1950, by slope-area determination, at site 1^ miles downstream.

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

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of iee effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 6 Dec. 7 to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

2.0 96

2.5 234

3.0 459

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

49

112

262

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

560

960

1,480

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

6.8

24

57

132

2.4 287

3.0 659

4.0 1,680

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 3.954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*11

11 

10

TT

13

23

40 

30

22

19

17

17

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

14

14

15

19

19

61

122

230 

fig ob

948

30.6

0.466

0.54

Nov.

56

45 

36

34

32

29

3ff 

42

37

36

39

39

42

42

39

54

71

90

90

88

81

81

309 2"U9~

197

226

160

136

119

110

2,607

86.9

1.32

1.48

Dec.

105

96 

 90

9?

182

287

1,400 "" 465

323

1,090

486

359

354

338

348

266

210

185

175

175

164

161

155

130

125

125

117

110

107

105

100

8,427

272

4.15

4.78

Jan.

86

86 

92

88

78

80

76 

66

68

82

75

»74

70

68

84

82

62

SB" 58

69

140

100

90

86

84

82

300

360

T3F

185

150

3,282

106

1.62

1.86

Feb.

130

140 

135

130

118

112

102 

96

104

 100

98

76" 74

93

100

195

925

468

300

270

567

 1,070 570"

348

310

274

245

219

_

-------

7,868

260

3.96

4.12

Mar.

679

*1,270 

657

*540

350

290

270 

240

215

205

180

160

154

194

186

150

135

124

12T

487

300

215

200

*186

219

354

270

230

226

213

194

9,217

297

4.53

5.23

Apr.

179

171 

150

140

155

147

 246 

205

182

161

204

238

190

175

168

176

 1,230 554"

376

307

269

242

226

213

194

179

222

264

217

190

7,560

252

3.84

4.29

May

179

168

5TS

*734 376"

302

260 

452

447

599

585

433

359

307

278

251

230

205

194

182

590

457

342

 278

242

209

190

179

219

340

209

10,012

323

4.9?

5.68

June

182

171 

161

151

138

129

121 

112

104

102

94

84

HO" 183

89

86

*79

72

68

64

*61

57

93

70

57

52

51

49

52" 48

2,890

96.3

1.47

1.64

July

57

BT

46

44

42

*39

37 

37

33

32

30

29

28

27

29

27

23

23

23

23

29

27

22

21

2T

26

23

21

*23

23

21

941

30.4

0.463

0.53

Aug.

21

20 

22

34

24

20

19 

19

17

16

19

20

18

16

16

*17

15

13

13

13

13

13

13

12 T5"

19

16

14

13

13

158

675

21.8

0.332

0.38

Sept.

92

4T 

29

26

21

19

17 

»TT

18

17

37

52

32

26

23

65

92

57

59

75

53

70

52

44

39

38

36

 32

30

30

1,240

41.3

0.630

0.70

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,980 Min 9.7 Mean 187 Cfsm 2.85 In. 38.75

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,400 Mln 10 Mean 151 Cfsm 2.30 In-. 31.23

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs). Mar. 1 (10:45 p.m.) 3,890 cfs (5.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 6, 7, Dec. 17-20, 23-26, Dec. 31 to Jan. 

Jan. 12-15, 17-19, 21-25, Jan. 27 to Feb. 9, Feb. 12-15, 19, 20, Mar. 4-12, 16-19, 21-23, 27, 

Apr. 3-5.
190 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Neversink River at Neversink, N. Y.

Location. Lat 41°49'10", long 74°38'15", on right bank 1,650 ft downstream from Neversink 

Reservoir, at downstream end of outlet channel, and 1 mile downstream from Neversink, 

Sullivan County.

Drainage area. 91.9 sq mi.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,255.24 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of Board of Water Supply, City of New York, Prior to Jan. 17, 1953, 

water-stage recorder at site 650 ft downstream at different datum. Jan. 17, 1953, to 

Apr. 16, 1954, water-stage recorder at present site at -datum 0.41 ft higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 72 cfs Sept. 24; maximum gage height, 2.65 ft 

Jan. 11 (datum then in use); no flow for part of each day Sept. 22-24.

1941-54: Maximum discharge, 22,300 cfs Nov. 25, 1950, from rating curve extended 

above 2,600 cfs on basis of contracted-opening and critical-depth determinations of peak 

flow; maximum gage height, 11.65 ft Sept. 27, 1942 (site and datum then in use); minimum 

discharge, that of Sept'. 22-24, 1954; minimum gage height observed, -1.66 ft Nov. 7, 1952 

(site and datum then in use).

Remarks. Records good. Since June 2, 1953, record indicates releases from Neversink 

Reservoir (see p. 243); part of flow stored for diversion to municipal supply of City 

of New York.

Revisions.--WSP 1272: Drainage area at former site.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of backwater from timber (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 16 Apr. 17 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.0

1.5 

2.0

8.1

11

29

53

0.2 

.3 

.5

1.4 

2.8 

6.9

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*13

*TS

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14 

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

14

14

14

15

TT

15

15

15

15

434

14.0

_

-

Nov.

15

15

15

16

JS

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15 

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

14

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.6

8.6

3*3

418.2

13.9

.

-

Dec.

8.8

tt

*8.8

9.2

9.2

10

12

12

12

14

14

14

14

it

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

ys

14

13

13

13

13

13

396.8

12.8

_

-

Jan.

13

12

11

I?

12

12

11

11

11

11

21

*39

2?

11 

11

11

11

*11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

'1111

11

11

403

13.0

_

-

Feb.

*11

IT

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11 *11

11

12

12

12

12

IS- 13

IS

13

13

13

13

13

328

11.7

_

-

Mar.

14

14

*14

14

14

13

TS

14

14

15

T5- 16

14

14 

15

15

14

15

15

15

13

14

15

*15

16

15

15

14

15

15

15

449

14.5

.

-

Apr.

14

15

TT

14

15

14

15

*14

14

14

14

*15

14

14 

14

10T5-

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

14

422

14.1

.

-

May

14

14

15

15

15

*15

12 T5-

15

16

12

15

19

TB; 

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

*16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

480

15.5

_

-

June

16 IB16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

16 

17

16

16

16

16

16

*16

17

17

17

17

17

17

*38

"zn~ 61 

bj.

600

20.0

-

-

July

61

ST

61

61

61

*61

61

61

61

60

60

60

60

60 

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

*60

51 *5T

*60

60 

60

1,851

59.7

.

-

Aug.

60

W

 55 61

60

*60

60

60

60

*60

60

60

60

60 

60

*60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60 

60

61

1,862

60.1

-

-

Sept.

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60 

60

60

60

60

61

31

16

*6.0

4$ 1.9

68

68

*64

61

62 

*67

1,625.9

54.2

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,800 Mln 2.4 Mean 197 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 68 Mln 1.9 Mean 25.4 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Backwater from timber Nov. 27 to Mar.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 

Neverslnk River at Woodbourne, N. Y.

191

Location.--Lat 41°45'25", long 74 0 35'55", on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream from 

highway bridge at Woodbourne, Sullivan County.

Drainage area. 113 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,180 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

To Sept. 20, 1938, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 877 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 3.46 ft); maximum 

gage height, 3.98 ft Dec. 6 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 13 cfa June 28; minimum gage 

height, 1.12 ft Sept. 24.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 22,000 cfs Nov. 26, 1950 (gage height, 11.19 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 

11.2 ft July 22, 1938, from floodmarks and graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge, 6.7 cfs June 27, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.795 ft Aug. 25, 27, 28, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or shifting control, which 

are fair. Since June 2, 1953, part of flow from 91.8 sq mi of drainage area stored in 

Neversink Reservoir (see p. 243) for municipal supply or city of New York.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

S

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*16

16

16

16

18

22

24

20

20

20

19

18 

18

18

18

17

17

18 

18 

*1B

18

18

18

19

20

22

20

34 

44 

67

26

675

21.8

-

-

Nov.

24

23

22

22

22

22

25

28

26-

*27

27

25 

24

23

24

23

22

22 

22 

22

22

22

23

25

19

17 

16

16

697

23.2

-

-

Dec.

16

16

16

16

21

32

179

63

49

130

74

61 

78

112

110

72

52

46 

43 

43

40

39

37

34

33

33

31

30 

30 

29

28

1,593

51.4

-

-

Jan.

26

24

26

24

22

23

21

19

20

23

22

54 

40

24

21

18

17

if20

26

33

27

25

24

23

38

ft 

44

36

877

28.3

-

-

Feb.

31

33

35

34

32

30

25

21

24

23

22

ft

22

 23

70

420

245 

110 

90

119

165

101

82

82

75

67

63

2,061

73.6

-

-

Mar.

141

218

*183

150

92

78

68

62

58

56

54

49 

48

73

68

56

50

46 

44

118

74

62

56

*53

65

86

63

56 

54

51 

49

2,381

76.8

-

-

Apr.

46

44

42

40

39

44

*71

54

48

44

58

70 

56

50

49

53

157

93 

72 

64

57

54

58

60

51

49

56

95 

69

54

1,797

59.9

-

-

May

49

48

68

265

100

#77

62

124

108

256

140

94 

81

69

62

55

49

47 

44 

44

95

74

56

*49

45

41

38

38 

36

59 

37

2,410

77.7

-

-

June

34

32

30

30

28

28

28

26

24

24

24

22

Si

38

26

26

*24

21 

20 

19

 18

18

19

18

18

18

18

27 

62

63

867

28.9

-

-

July

£i

65

62

65

64

*60

61

61

61

61

61

60 

61

61

61

60

59

60 

61 

60

60

60

60

60

60

*59

58 41

59

61 

60

1,868

60.3

-

-

Aug.

60

60

61

62

59

#58

58

59

59

SO

60

60 

60

60

60

*59

59

59 

59 

60

60

60

60

61

63

61

61

61 

60 

61

14

1,874

60.5

-

-

Sept.

64

#63

62

61

60

59

58

*58

59

60

61

63 

61

60

60

62

62

61 

ft

39

38

24

28

64

69

#67

62 

62 

#68

1,751

58.4

-

-

Calendar year 1953 : Max 3,450 Mln 8.2 Mean 240 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54 : Max 400 Mln 16 Mean 51.6 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurerent made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6, 7, Dec. 6, 17-21, 23-25, Dec. 31 to Feb. 20, 

Mar. 4-13, 15-19, 22, Apr. 1-5. Shifting-control method used June 10-18, 28, 29, July 9, 10, July 23 

to Sept. 30.
192 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Neversink River at Oakland Valley, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 41°29'45", long 74"38'45", on right bank 250 ft downstream from highway 

bridge known as Paradise Bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Oakland 

Valley, Sullivan County, and Bush Kill Creek, and 3-| miles northwest of Cuddebackville.

Pralnage area.--222 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1928 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 632.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Nov. 8, 1928, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,790 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 4.44 ft); maximum 

gage height, 5.21 ft (ice jam); minimum discharge, 30 cfs Oct. 12 (gage height, 1.245ft).

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 23,300 cfs Nov. 26, 1950 (gage height, 12.62 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,800 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum, 30 cfs Sept. 28, 29, 30, Oct. 1, 1941, Aug. 28, 1949, Oct. 12, 1953; minimum 

gage height, 1.245 ft Oct. 12, 1953.

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

June 2, 1953, part of flow from 91.8 sq mi stored in Neversink Reservoir (see p. 243) 

for municipal supply of city of New York.

Revisions.--WSP 756: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 2o Mar. 20 to Sept. 30

1.2 24

1.6 82

1.9 144

2.4 314

3.0 610

4.0 1,360

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

36

82

183

2.5 366

3.0 617

4.0 1,360

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

45

*41

40

40

40

49

63

56

47

43

37

32

34

43

44

41

45 

44

*43

40

36

36

46

43

57

66

71

106

220

*rtO 3U°

154

2,010

64.8

-

"

Nov.

112

96

87

76

70

66

78

84

79

 80

80

84

82

82

77

76

76 

74

71

68

66

M

140

155

T25

155

127

106

95

89

2,720

90.7

-

"

Dec.

89

89

87

93

108

125

998

555

356

566

458

348

448

541

705

468

340 

270

250

250

220

210

194

155

160

150

165

164

161

150

135

9,008

291

-

"

Jan.

122

118

130

118

110

*112

104

86

90

98

90

86

84

100

124

106

94 

88

100

108

145

180

ISO

135

130

124

200

400

260

240

200

4,232

137

-

"

Feb.

170

180

190

190

170

160

140

124

135

130

125

ss. 100

120

130

*210

900 

760

460

410

454

944

607

453

415

383

365

310

8,831

315

-

-

Mar.

347

1.140

811

1,080

580

440

380

348

306

298

*270

235

230

305

390

280

240 

220

111

335

353

260

242

225

*239

384

304

256

239

232

222

11,404

368

-

"

Apr.

205

190

180

160

150

154

262

235

199

174

218

402

285

*239

222

253

708 

630

430

345

293

263

249

297

235

209

218

349

341

249

8,344

278

-

"

May

209

202

223

1.020

606

 439

380

469

648

876

812

558

425

362

316

285

260 

232

218

199

375

493

345

281

239

 222

189

174

174

ISO

166

11,577

373

-

"

June

151

140

127

125

120

110

101

92

84

82

82

77

101

101

82

75

73 

69

64

61

64

55

50

*50

49

49

48

45

51

80

2,458

81.9

-

"

July

84

86

84

88

97

105

*88

88

82

78

80

78

77

77

86

77

75 

77

80

78

77

77

75

75

75

*80

75

 71

60.

82

75

2,485

80.2

-

"

Aug.

73

11

78

90

80

77

75

73

78

78

77

77

77

77

82

*78

73 

71

71

75

75

73

71

71

97

82

77

73

73

75

222

2,520

81.3

-

"

Sept.

218

111

92

84

80

80

78

88

82

 II

109

122

92

84

84

118

146 

115

152

299

175

149

113

78

83

117

125

115

*103

101

3,470

116

-

"

Calendar year 1953 : Max 4,760 Mln 32 Mean 438 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54 : Max 1,140 Mln 32 Mean 189 Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 5-7, Dec. 17-21, 24-27, Dec. 30 to Feb. 20, 

Mar. 4-7, 11, 12, 15-18, 22, Apr. 2-5.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 193

Neversink River at Godeffroy, N. Y.

Location. Lat 41°26'30", long 74°36'10", on right bank just upstream from highway bridge, 

half a mile downstream from Basher Kill, three-quarters of a mile southeast of Godeffroy, 

Orange County, 2 miles south of Cuddebackville, and 8f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 302 sq mi.

Records available. August to October 1903, August 1909 to April 1914 (gage heights and 

discharge measurements, also twice-daily figures of discharge for January 1911 to 

December 1912), .and July 1937 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. August to October 1903 and August 1909 to December 1913 in reports of State engineer and 

surveyor. August to October 1903 published as Navesink River at Godeffroy.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 460 ft (from topographic map). August

~^fo October 1903 staff gage at datum 1.02 ft lower. Aug. 22, 1909, to Jan. 21, 1910,

staff gage and Aug. 1, 1910, to Apr. 30, 1914, chain gage, at datum 2.00 ft lower.

1,930 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 5.46 ft); maximum 

minimum discharge, 46 cfs June 28 (gage height,

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year 

gage height, 6.30 ft Feb. 17 (ice jam 

2.72 ft).

1903, 1909-14, 1937-54: Maximum discharge 20,000 cfs Nov. 26, 1950 (gage height, 

11.79 ft); practically no flow July 21, 1911 (gage height, -0.3 ft, present datum).

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

June 2, 1953, part of flow from 91.8 sq mi stored in Neversink Reservoir (see p. 243) 

for municipal supply of city of New York. Prior to 1949, diurnal fluctuations at low 

and medium flow caused by powerplant at Cuddebackville.

Revisions.--WSP 821: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

In fee£, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 15 Mar. 15 to Aug. 31

2.6 52

3.1 90

3.4 167

3.8 337

4.4 743

5.0 1,360

6.0 2,700

2.9 62

3.2 111

3.5 210

4.0 496

4.5 900

5.0 1,400

Sept. 1-3O

3.1 79

3.4 154

3.8 328

4.0 445

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

63

*62

60

60

60

67

79

76

68

64

61

58

11

62

72

92

80

74

*69

63

62

58

64

63

73

82

87

132

310

m286

3,O55

98.5

-

-

Nov.

218

178

152

129

114

106

122

134

129

*134

134

137

134

134

129

127

124

119

114

109

105

103

2O6

264

238

278

246

210

188 

170

4,685

156

-

-

Dec.

167

161

155

155

175

205

1.480

1,040

813

995

898

735

831

949

1,170

898

70O

540

470

440

410

398

370

270

260

250

260

260

264 

256

225

16,200

523

-

-

Jan.

190

185

210

190

175

180

165

140

145

155

145

14O

125

155

200

180

160

150

*165

170

206

280

240

225

214

210

324

640

420 

390

32O

6,804

219

-

-

Feb.

270

280

282

287

274

256

220

185

210

205

190

*140

145

160

180

303

l.OOO

1,060

780

660

678

_1.1,90

879

711

647

' 602

587

517

-

12,898

461

-

-

Mar.

528

1,330

1,06O

1.470

960

740

660

610

538

504

*452

404

386

455

613

496

442

403

378

522

561

455

415

384

*396

561

489

428

396

3S4

 X CO J sa

17,779

574

-

-

Apr.

330

300

29O

270

250

255

364

353

302

271

304

532

422

*365

336

378

882

902

693

591

518

455

435

476

403

359

371

539

546 

442

12,934

431

-

-

May

378

359

365

1,260

976

*793

693

778

995

1,220

1.280

1,030

846

717

614

539

476

415

390

353

534

724

554

469

409

*371

330

3O2

291 

286

265

19,012

613

-

-

June

242

224

198

190

179

164

154

138

130

124

124

114

138

141

116

111

109

103

98

92

92

87

82

79

*76

74

73

65

64 

94

3,675

122

-

-

July

98

98

98

105

107

116

*105

105

98

96

94

92

90

88

98

90

88

88

90

88

87

85

84

84

88

*94

88

*87

IS 

90

2,883

93.0

-

-

Aug.

85

84

90

103

94

88

87

87

90

92

90

92

88

88

98

*96

90

87

90

92

92

90

88

87

111

103

92

90

90 

94

 253

3,001

96.8

-

-

Sept.

277

142

119

109

104

99

95

102

97

*93

127

148

114

104

106

142

179

151

192

580

254

219

183

139

127

168

176

165

*148 

142

4,601

153

-

-

Calendar year 1953 : Max 4,930 Mln 56 Mean 588 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54 : Max 1,480 Mln 57 Mean 295 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

jjote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6, 7, Dec. 4, 5, 17-21, 24-28, Dec. 31 

Jan. 20, Jan. 22-24, Jan. 28 to Feb. 2, Feb. 7-15, 17-2O, Mar. 5-7, Apr. 2-5.
194 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Delaware River at Montague, N. J.

Location. Lat 4l"18i30", long 740 47'50", on right bank at downstream side of bridge at 

Montague, Sussex County, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Saw Kill.

Drainage area. 3.480 sq mi.

Records available. March 1936 to February 1940 (gage heights only), February 1940 to 

September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 369.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Feb. 9, 1940, wire-weight gage on upstream side of left span of bridge, 

at datum 70 ft lower.

Average discharge. 14 years, 6,605 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 34,600 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 13.20 ft): 

minimum, 382 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 3.83 ft); minimum dally, 412 cfs Aug. 23.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 136,500 cfs May 23, 1942 (gage height, 25.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 90,000 cfs; minimum, that of Aug. 24, 1954; minimum dally 

that of Aug. 23, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 35.5 ft Oct. 10, 1903 (present datum), from floodmark.

Gage height of 28.45 ft (present datum) was observed Mar. 18, 1936 (discharge, 

164,500 cfs, from present rating purve extended above 90,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect, no gage-height recoroT or backwater from aquatic vegetation, which are good. Diurnal fluctuation'at 

medium and low flow caused by powerplants on tributary streams. Flow regulated by 

Lake Wallenpaupack, and by Toronto, Cliff Lake, Swinging Bridge, and Neverslnk Reservoirs (see p. 242) and since Sept. 15, 1954 by Pepacton Reservoir (usable capacity, 

147,700,000,000 gal). Diversion from Neverslnk Reservoir (see p. 248).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect or backwater 

from aquatic vegetation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In' cubic 

feet per second)

3.85 

4.1 

4.5 

5.0

398

605

1,090

1,960

7.0

9.0

13.0

6,300

13,700

33,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

S 

9 

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

(t),

Oct.

1,210

776

578 

524

499

1,400

1,500

1,290 

1,250 

1,350

1,010 

846

1,150

1,270

1,140

8S9

808

685 

 596

625

937

808

762

605

560

569

751

1,300

2,040 

3,790

4.140

35,628

1,149

-

Nov.

3,310

2,930

2,550 

2,180

1,920

2,220

2,300

1,810 

1.660 

2,670

2,610 

2,460

2,700

2,630

2,350

*2,260

3,160

2,800 

2,590

2,370

2,370

2,160

2,730

6,250

7,130

6,620

7,100

5,830

5,040 

4,580

100,290

3,343

-

Dec.

4,290

3,880

3,570 

3,370

3.290

3,440

17,200

*26.SOO 

17,200 

15,000

17,600 

13,200

12,500

12,900

16,900

14,900

11,700

9,650 

8,060

6,950

6,980

7,100

7,040

6,140

4,960

4,410

4,600

4,580

4,890 

4,410

4,120

281, 330

9,075

-

Jan.

3,010

2,630

2,590 

3,140

3,260

3,570

3,300

2,500 

2,000 

1.600

1,700 

2,500

2,800

3,000

3,000

2,500

2,200

2,000 

2,300

2,500

3,000

3,500

5,500

4,500

4,500

5,500

6,000

17.000

15,000 

10,000

9 

'

000

135,600

4,374

Feb.

7,500

6,300

7,340 

6,890

6,190

5,250

4,360

4,410 

4,340 

4,170

4,000 

3,300

3,000

2,400

2.100

3,790

11,100

52.400 

*23,200

16,600

12,600

18, 100

19,800

15, 100

13,500

12,600

11,200

9,820

271,860

9,709

-

Mar.

9,150

a!5,000

al9.000 

18,200

14,300

11,500

9,820

*9,440 

8,900 

7,790

7,580 

6,800

6,110

6,110

7,400

7,280

6,360

5,880 

5.300

6,050

9,300

9,240

7,940

7,460

7,040

8,340

9,370

7,880

7,370 

7,130

6,620

276,160

8,908

-

Apr.

6,220

5,660

5,440 

4,940

4,680

4,650

4,960

5,940 

5,380 

5,070

4.600 

*5,800

6,050

5,410

5,090

5,690

12,800

28. 700 

19,200

14,800

11,900

10,000

8,900

9,150

8,300

7,610

7,310

9,370

11,000 

9,860

254,480

8,483

-

May

8,300

7,730

7,670 

12,400

16,000

12,200

10, 100

9,790 

13,600 

14, 100

25.600 

21,300

16,600

13,600

11,100

9,480

 8,400

7,280 

6,710

5,940

6,680

7,430

7,970

7,550

6,680

 6,000

5,410

5,090

4.460 

4,6SO

5,330

305,130

9,843

-

June

5.090

4,436

4,120 

4,100

4,050

3,240

2,950

3,180 

2,990 

2,820

2,720 

2,670

2,440

*2,950

4,000

3,160

2,950

2,740 

2,460

1,830

1,630

2,180

2,260

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,440

978

898 

924

81,080

2,703

-

July

978

964

911 

978

1,010

1,010

1,010

1.080 

8SS 

833

808 

685

846

964

*1,060

937

695

ST5" 542 

992

992

1,020

797

685

792

*645

833

820

820 

808

820

26,783

864

- .

Aug.

655

499

740 

786

728

881

605

515 

605 

898

751 

788

569

578

736

551

786

542 

551

792

964

761

*412 T79"

924

937

833

587

533 

721

1.450

22,157

715

-

Sept.

2,590

2,720

2.830 

2,000

1,320

1,080

950

1,110 

1,110 

1,050

1,080 

898

*808

740

1,7550

1,280

1,440

1,680 

1,490

1,810

2,590

2,240

1,790

1,420

1,220

1,140

1,110

1,080

950 

*1,120

43, 726

1,458

+124

Calendar year 1953: Max 56,300 Mln 499 Mean 6,693 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54 : Max 32,400 Mln 412 Mean 5,025 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 34.000 cfs).--Feb. 18 (10 a.m.) 34,600 cfs (13.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record] discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

station at Belvldere.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Pepacton Reservoirj furnished by 

Board of Water Supply, City of Hew York.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 7-31, Feb. 1, 12-15. Backwater from aquatic 

vegetation Oct. 1-28,
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 195

Bush Kill at Shoemakers, Pa.

Location. Lat 41"05"15", long 75°02'20", on right bank at downstream end of wing wall of

 highway bridge, 0.1 mile downstream from Saw Creek, three-quarters of a mile northwest 

of Shoemakers, Monroe County, and 2 miles southwest of Bushkill.

Drainage area. 117 sq mi.

Records available. October 1920 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1954 in

 reports of Geological Survey. September 1908 to September 1915, October 1915 to September 1920 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), and October 1920 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters. Prior to October 

1928, published as Bushkill Creek near Shoemakers; October 1928 to September 1952, 

published as Bushkill Creek at Shoemakers.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 421.13 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

 Prior to Aug. 12, 1938, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 41 years (1908-15, 1920-54), 237 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 928 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 3.35 ft); minimum,

 BTTcfs Oct. 22, 23, 24 (gage height, 0.95 ft).

1908-54: Maximum discharge, 5,250 cfs July 24, 1920 (gage height, 7.2 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 2,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 4 cfs Sept. 21, 26, 1932.

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

 cRemical analyses for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

Revisions (water years). WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 1202: 1921, 1922-29(M), 1932(M),

 1933, 1935-36, 1938(M), 1939-40, 1942, 1945, 1946(M), 1948(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per aecond)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 6 Dec. 7 to Sept. 30

0.85 

.9

1.1

5.7

7.7

18

1.3 

1.5 

1.8

36

70

139

O.9 8.5

1.0 13

1.2 28

1.4 52

1.7 117

2.0 210

2.5 416

3.3 892

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.0

8.1

7.7

6.9

6.9

7.7

8.6

*10

11

9.9

9.O

8.6

8.1

7.7

7.3

7.3

7.3

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.1

tt

6.9

7.7

8.1

15

54

122 ~59~

490.1

15.8

0.135

0.16

Nov.

70

59

51

45

39

SB- 35

48

46

*48

51

53

55

60

62

66

72

72

68

64

60

57

96

1 119

112

132 TT5"

107

98

93

2,103

70.1

0.599

0.67

Dec.

89

83

76/

J&BT

128

836

5ET

426

544

475

411

445

583

630

*517

426

353

336

306

278

259

251

221

207

193

176

167

164

160 

151

9,611

310

2.65

3.05

Jan.

137

139

128

123

117

117

112

100

94

110

105

100

94

90

90

94

96

90

86

W

*98

130

105

92

110

105

180

230 150"

ISO 

125

3,577

115

0.983

1.14

Feb.

110

130

125

140

125

125

115

110

115

110

110

86

66

9T

100

120

330

320

240

225

275

475

*TTT

366

344

327

327

294

-

5,715

204

1.74

1.82

Mar.

321

642

654

768

WT

528

460

416

375

353

319

294

274

327

348

302

274

251

240

400

384

331

306

290

282

306

278

255

240

*232

221

11,278

364

3.11

3.58

Apr.

217

207

196

183

176

176

179

176

151

134

134

148

139

137

137

163

453

355- 522

393

353

319

306

315

2S6

263

322

407

375

327

7,749

258

2.21

2.46

May

302

294

289

594

550

*470

421

501

556

642

762

35T

561

, 481

416

375

340

306

278

259

319

375

323

282

259

240

214

203

200

1 QC L9O

173

11,835

382

3.26

3.76

June

157

IS?

134

125

117

107

100

 90

83

79

79

70

88

92

79

77

74

66

57

48

42

39

37

38

37

34

33

31

30

2£

2,217

73.9

0.632

0.70

July

28

28

26

32

57.

46

41

44

38

33

29

26

24

24

*31

28

24

21

20

20

20

18

17

16

14

14

13.

12

17

13 

12

781

25.2

0.215

0.25

Aug.

11

TT

12

14

16

16

14

12

16

21

21

21

20

19

18

18

16

*14

14

34

42

31

24

20

18

18

16

16

14 

17

244

798

25.7

O.22O

0.25

Sept.

TBO" 262

107

77

56

45

38

33

32

11

43

54

45

37

36

104

142

112

107

117

104

94

79

66

61

57

61

57

*51 

46

2,310

77.0

0.658

0.73

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,330 Mln 6.1 Mean 236 Cfsm 2.02 In. 27.35

Water year 1953-54: Max 836 Mln 6.1 Mean 160 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.57

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs). No peak'above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note_.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 8 to Feb.
196 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Flat Brook near Flatbrookville, N. J.

Location. Lat 41°06'24", long 74°57'09", on right bank 1 mile upstream from Flatbrook-

 ville, Sussex County, and !§ miles upsteam from mouth.

. Drainage area. 65.1 sq mi. 

Records available.--July 1923 to September 1954.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Aug. 19, 1929. Datum of gage is

 547.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Jan. 6, 1926, staff gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--31 years, 111 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,360 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 6.32 ft, from

 recorded range in stage), from rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs on basis of slopearea determination at gage height 12.58 ft (August 1955 flood); minimum, 8.0 cfs

i923-54?agMaximum discharge, "3,630 cfs Apr. 6, 1952 (gage height, 7.24 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 6.5 ft; minimum, 4 cfs Sept. 6, 7, 1923 (gage height, 1.35 ft).

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

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 781: 1924-25(M), drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

1.75

1.85

2.0

2.2

13

26

51

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.2

112

280

770

1,520

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

35

36

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.0

tt

8.0

8.0

8.0

9.2

il

11

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

12

12

12

*9.8

9.8

10

11

12

13

22

128

loo" 270

791.4

25.5

0.392

0.45

Nov.

66

51

40

35

30

28

35

40

41

44

44

44

45

48

47

45

44

40

37

a35

a35

a 30

a50

alOO aTO"

aSO

a70

a65

a60

a55

1,454

48.5

0.745

0.83

Dec.

a50

aSO

a45

al5

a70

a9O

al,500

*620

320

405

320

241

304

453

490

308

234

178

159

146

140

134 -tes

110

98

95

88

84

90

88

84

7,167

231

3.55

4.09

Jan.

72

72

70

68

65

68

63

53

50

45

b40

b55

b50

b45

b40

b40

b45

b40

b45

b50

b70

b90

b70

b70

b65

b65

alOO

140 -53

93

76

1,998

64.5

0.991

1.14

Feb.

64

72

74

84

80

72

66

*58

60

58

56

47

44

4T

53

84

138

163

115

95

107

155- 198

140

137

123

134

118

_--__-.

2,643

94.4

1.45

1.51

Mar.

136

347

278

428 Fr?

216

185

171

156

149

134

123

118

169

185

143

126

115

112

247

212

162

153

140

132

140

120

107

105

100

£3

5,280

170

2.61

3.02

Apr.

93

93

86

78

78

80

80

76

70

65

63

JZ

68

63

65

76

229

268

T5T

143

120

107

105

134

110

100

133

168

149

120

3,265

109

1.67

1.87

May

107

126

140

393

30T

212

178

198

216

230

237

188

162

143

132

126

112

102

93

88

181

249

159

129

118

107

90

86

84

88

li

4,852

157

2.41

2.77

June

66 53

60

56

53

43

48

44

41

40

40

36

45

48

40

38

37

36

35

32

30

29

28

28

25

25

24

24

23

?5

1,160

38.7

0.594

0.66

July

22

22

21

36

41

34

27

33

27

23

22

22

20

20

25

21

18

17

18

16

*16

16

15

14

13

14

13

12

12

12

II

633

20.4

0.313

0.36

Aug.

1010-

13

20

16

13

13

12

15

19

16

13

12

12

12

13

12

10

13

24

20

17

15

12

12

13

14

12

11

11

112

527

17.0

0.261

0.30

Sept.

 38 90

26

21

18

16

16

IB- 15

IS

24

32

22

18

18

45

50

35

37

54

41

35

29

25

22

22

22

21

19

18

860

28.7

0.441

0.49

Calendar year 1953 : Max 1,830 Min 8.0 Mean 124 Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.65

Water year 1953-54 : Max 1,500 Min 8.O Mean 83.9 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.49

Peak discharge (base, 650 cfs). --Dec. 7 (about 13 m.)2,360 cfs (6.32 ft); Dec. 14 (10 p.m.)

670 cfs (3.82 ft) . Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 1S 

Brodhead Creek at Minisink Hills, Fa.

Location.--Lat 41°00'00", long 75°08'50", on right bank 175 ft downstream from main 

building of Empire Box Corp. at Minisink Hills, Monroe County, 1 mile upstream from 

mouth, and 3 miles southeast of East Stroudsburg.

Drainage area. 259 sq mi.

Records available. November 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 304.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of ""1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,840 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 6.35 ft); minimum, 50 cfs Aug. 2 (gage height, -0.22 ft); minimum daily. 51 cfs Aug. 2.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 19,900 cfs Dec. 11, 1952 (gage height, 14.43 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,600 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; 

minimum, that of Aug. 2, 1954; minimum daily, that of Aug. 2, 1954.

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

Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant and mill above station.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1232; 1951(P) .

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-9, 17, 24-30)

Oct. 1 to Dee. 6

-0.3 66

.1 116

.5 196

1.0 330

1.5 490

Dee. 7 to Sept. 30

-0.3 41 1.5 523

-.1 65 2.0 BOO

.3 137 3.0 1,490

l.O 32O 5.0 3,290

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

82

79

81

81

81

87

106

*94

82

80

80

79

79

78

78

77

77 

77

76

74

70

TO

74

74

70

75

75

129

250

466

282

3,263

105

0.405

0.47

Nov.

236

196

170

163

141

161

182

173

168

*1B3

187

191

204

212

224

239

238 

237

222

212

20£)

196

384

370

372

438

37Z

348

324

301

7,244

241

0.931

1.04

Dec.

294

284

248, SSB'

302

312

3,210.

1,800

1,250

1,600

1,400

1,200

1,300

1,700

*1,B50

1,450

1,190 

950

830

766

702

663

614

513

471

444

419

396

403

354

27,550

889

3.43

3.96

Jan.

330

311

305

306

282

289

245",

244

220

257

230

230

220

210

2Tff

235

235 

220

220

243

327

*322

231

236

270

265

392

504

3T?

335

292

8,530

275

1.06

1.22

Feb.

269

311

306

332

304

296

276

262

266

262

262

217

Z55" 158

248

292

909 

806

618

546

956

1,570

*1, 170

980

900

780

740

660

.

14,928

533

2.06

2.14

Mar.

BOO

1,600

1,500

1,900

1,250

1,050

940

860

778

740

663

597

586

832

754

620

559 

518

1,Z4"0~ 494

950

830

770

707

759

830

668

608

 573

575

523

26,074

841

3.25

3.74

Apr.

509

475

453

415

410

398

449

398

364

340

327

377

327

311

STT

380

1,580 

1,260

1,020

860

758

690

652

663

575

523

659

BOO

696

586

17,566

586

2.26

2.52

May

528

6O1

791

1,890

l,4l<5

*1,160

980

1,430

1,350

1,590

1,660

1,370

1,190

1,020

920

830

748 

668

597

564

725

720

530

457

427

390

360

346

343

.364

511

26,270

847

3.27

3.77

June

283

m

238

240

230

214

202

*192

182

177

184

167

214

204

174

174

172 

144

125

131

126

118

120

124

116

103

93

55

105

99

5,018

167

0.645

0.72

July

99

95

87

99

124

116

106

116

112

86

82

82

78

76

*B9

87

76 

72

77

71

70

65

62

61

61

61

60

58

57

57

56_

2,498

80.6

0.311

0.36

Aug.

53

51

57

62

65

65

64

60

61

110

76

66

62

60

58

58

58 

*57

56

58

68

68

62

58

56

55

55

55

55

60

518

2,362

76.2

0.294

0.34

Sept.

130- 298

106

95

85

80

76

82

83

76

103

107

82

76

78

165

210 

158

156

189

141

148

107

101

92

90

92

85

*80

li

3,445

115

0.444

0.49

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,080 Hln 70 Mean 565 Cfsm 2.18 In. 29.64

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,210 Hln 51 Mean 397 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.77

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs). Dec. 7 (4:30 a.m.) 4,840 cfs (6.35 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 10-16, 18-23, Dee. 8-15, Jan. 11-19, Feb. 25 to Mar. 8; discharge 

estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, and records for nearby stations.
198 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 

Paulins Kill at Blairstown, N. J.

Location.--Lat 40°58'44", long 74°57>15", on right bank 1,200 ft upstream from bridge 

on State Highway 94 in Blairstovm, Warren County, 1,400 ft upstream from Blairs Creek, 

and 10 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 126 sq mi.

Records available. October 1921 to September 1964.

.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control (Aug. 1, 1931, to Aug. 3, 1941, concrete 

control at site 280 ft downstream). Datum of gage is 336.86 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to May 24, 1922, chain gage, and May 24, 1922, to July 31, 1931, 

water-stage recorder, at site of former highway bridge 1,300 ft downstream at different 

datum. Aug. 1, 1931, to July 28, 1939, water-stage recorder at site 100 ft downstream 

at present datum.

Average discharge.--33 years, 194 c-fs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1.400 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 4.79 ft); minimum, 3.3 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 1.21 ft); minimum daily, 13 cfs Aug. 1.

1921-54: Maximum discharge, 4,480 cfs Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height, 7.66 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of weir formula and slope-area determination at gage height 6.92 ft; minimum, about 2.8 cfs Nov. 1, 1922; minimum daily, 

5 cfs Aug. 13, 14, 1930.

Remarks. Records excellent. Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant above station and 

flow regulated slightly by Swartswood Lake.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 971: 1942.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.39

1.5

1.6 

1.8

2.0 

2.5 

3.9

143

381

973

Discharge, In cubic i'eet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

29

19

14

2T

21

26

26

25

21

25

19

24

21

23

18

19

20

20

23

23

20

22

25

22

16

27

25

37

110 

~94 175

1,011

32.6

0.259

0.3Q

Nov.

57

49

97

108

102

99

102

96

80

72

62

61

60

52

52

51

50

52

48

51

44

45

52

50

50

83

80

77

85

82

2,049

68.3

0.542

0.60

Dec.

80

76

68

51

53

68

936

892

484

6&5

618

432

468

731

950

595

423

325

270

245

235

225

230

203

177

162

154

151

158 

158

151

10,424

336

2.67

3.08

Jan.

143

140

136

136

130

117

113

107

104

99

63

37

99

78

71

70

SO

84

105

98

131

173

120

133

123

123

199

280 T59~

173

143

3,847

124

0.984

1.14

Feb.

130

133

133

154

154

140

130

120

120

113

113

99

83

W

90

117

240

314

535

203

207

309

270

230

230

230

260

230

-

4,877

174

1.38

1.44

Mar.

245

592

522

703

50T

409

361

336

*309

286

260

235

225

303

346

270

240

221

203

395

405

314

281

260

255

275

250

216

203

199

185

9,805

316

2.51

2.89

Apr.

181

170

166

151

143

151

170

162

147

130

130

140

126

123

153

136

286

351

2^5

221

199

181

181

225

194

181

207

270

245

203

5,558

185

1.47

1.64

May

181

185

194

515

552

376

309

320

351

356

361

297

260

230

207

190

173

166

154

151

225

297

216

181

166

158

140

133

130

T eg 1OO

154

7,493

242

1.92

2.21

June

122

ITS

103

95

87

81

76

72

67

64

62

59

72

70

63

59

57

53

49

45

47

38

41

41

46

38

30

35

34

34

1,845

61.5

0.488

0.54

July

32

33

34

30

38

38

34

39 38-

39

23

27

27

29

28

31

36

15

23

26

24

23

21

23

JL4

22

18

19

19

22

14

837

27.0

0.214

0.25

Aug.

13

m21

24

24

24

22

18

21

35

30

28

25

23

18

25

18

20

18

23

37

28

25

23

20

24

27

18

20

22

98

793

25.6

0.203

0.23

Sept.

153 ~SS

55

37

33

29

26

3?

28

36

46

72

54

43

46

71

*118

90

92

117

104

108

99

78

66

62

66

62

57

50

2,018

67.3

0.534

0.60

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,530 Mln ig Mean 207 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.31

Water year 1953-54: Max 950 Mln 13 Mean 139 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.92

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 efs). Dee. 7 (9 p.m.) 1,400 cfs (4.79 ft); Dec. 15 (3 a.m.) 1,090 cfs 

(4.16 ft;.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 199

Pequest River at Huntsville, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°58'49", long 74 046'38", on right bank. 20 ft upstream from highway

bridge in Huntsville, Sussex County, and three-eighths of a mile downstream from East

Branch .

Drainage area. 31.4 sq mi.

Records available . November 1939 to September 1954. 

Gage . Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 553.81 ft above mean

Sea level, datum of 1929. 

Average discharge . 15 years, 46.4 cfs. 

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 124 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 3.23 ft); minimum, 2.0 cfs July 29, 31 (gage height, 2.17 ft).

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 486 cfs (revised) July 20, 1945 (gage height, 4.68 ft);

minimum, 1.6 cfs Aug. 23, 1949 (gage height, 2.18 ft).

Revisions. Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1945 and 1949 have

been revised to 486 cfs July 20, 1945 (gage height, 4.6-8 ft) and 368 cfs Dec. 31, 1948

(gage

,

he water years 1945 and 1949, superseding those published in WSP 1031 and 1141, 

are given herewith:

July 20, 1945 ............... 462

Dec. 31, 1948.... ........... 335

Jan. 1, 1949............... 298

Month

Water year 1944-45 .............

Calendar year 1948 .............

Water year 1948-49 .............

Cfs-days

24,260

16,716.0

13,665.2

Maximum

463

335

335

Minimum

4.4

5.1

2.0

Mean

66.5

45.7

37.4

Per square 

mile

2.12

1.46

1.19

Runoff in 

inches

28.71

19.81

16.20

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

2.18

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.2

2.6

5.6

10

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

4.0

23

45

76

335

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

TZ

2.6

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.6

5.8

18

16

4.6

3.9

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.6

3.6

6.4

13

15 

10

157.6

5.08

0.162

0.19

Nov.

7.2

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.8

6.4

8.1

9.1

9.1

9.6

9.6

10

10

10

10

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.0

5_.l

11

14

14

18

16" 19

12

17

292.1

9.74

0.310

0.35

Dec.

11

TT

13

12

20

21

80

68

*52

71

71

61

68

87

99

86

74

61

55

48

45

44

46

43

39

35

34

32

32

33 

32

1,484

47.9

1.53

1.76

Jan.

29

28

27

27

25

25

24

20

22

20

b20" 15

b22

b21

b20

b21

to 15

b!9

17

18

33

35

31

28

26

2S

40

49

3T

37

30

809

26.1

0.831

0.96

Feb.

29

30

32

37

34

32

30

28

28

27

26

21

b!920-

22

28

*56

68

56

49

49

61

56

49

48

48

53

49

-

1,085

38.8

1.24

1.29

Mar.

55

93

91

~59 120

89

82

80

74

73

69

64

61

73

80

69

62

56

53

74

76

66

61

58

56

61

56

52

49

48 

45

2,145

69.2

2.20

2.54

Apr.

44

43

41

38

37

37

48

45

41

35

34

37

35

33

51

34

62

71

61

53

48

44

43

41

39

38

41

46

45

40

1,285

42.8

1.36

1.52

May

37

35

38

99

97

84

73

71

71

73

*76

68

61

53

49

46

44

41

39

39

84

74

59

51

46

41

38

35

3440"

37

1,713

55.3

1.76

2.03

June

33

30

27

25

23

22

20

19

18

17

17

16

21

20

20

19

17

*15

13

12

11

11

11

11

10

8.1

7.7

7.2

£46 .8

494.6

16.5

0.525

0.59

July

6.4

6.4

6.4

8.1

8.6

8.1

7.7

8.1

7.2

6.0

5.6

4.9

4.2

4.2

4.9

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.1

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.4

 2.9

2.4

2.2

144.9

4.67

0.149

0.17

Aug.

3.1

2.9

4.2

3.9

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.1

4.0

4,9

4.2

3.6

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.4

2T4

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.6

2.9

3.3

3.3

3.1

2.9

3.3 

32

129.4

4.17

0.133

0.15

Sept.

ZL

14

9.1

7.7

6.4

6.0

5.3

6^4

6.8

6.0

13

15

10

8.1

8.1

15

19

15

16

19

17

22

19

15

14

14

16

15

14

12

390.9

13.0

0.414

0.46

Calendar year 1953: Max 298 Min 2.4 Mean 46.7 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.19

Water year 1953-54: Max 120 Min 2.2 Mean 27.8 Cfsm 0.885 In. 12.01

Peak discharge (base, 125 cfs). No peak above base.

b Stage-discharge relatic
200 DELAWARE BASIN

Pequest River at fequest, N. J.

Location.--Lat 40°49 | 43", long 74°58i45' , on right bank at Pequest, Warren County, 100 ft 

upstream from Lehigh and Hudson River Railway bridge and 300 ft downstream from Furnace Brook.

Drainage area. 108 sq mi.

Records available. November 1921 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Sept. 29, 1929. Datum of gage is 

398.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to June 22, 1926, staff gage at 

site 10 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 33 years, 154 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year. 532 cfs May 41(gage height, 2.89 ft); minimum, 

SlTcFs Aug. 1-3 (gage height, 1.10 ftj.

1921-54: Maximum discharge, 1,810 cfs Mar. 14, 1936 (gage height, 4.97 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs; minimum, 15.0 cfs Sept. 11, 1944 (gage height,

Remarks . Records excellent.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, "In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.3 

1.6

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

183

357

587

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

23

22

Z2

22

22

23

26

25

25

25

25

24

24

23

31

36

30

26

24

23

23

23

22

23

28

27

26

39

79

~7tJ 115 

976

31.5

0.292

0.34

Nov.

51

43

37

35

15

34

34

44

50

54

54

54

52

51

48

45

43

40

39

36

36

36

55

71

65

78

TO

65

56

52

1,459

48.6

0.450

0.50

Dec.

52

48

44

47

78

86

323

287

213

315

284

229

252

325

565

302

242

170

161

161

144

144

151

138

122

115

111

107

109

1O9

109

5,340

172

1.59

1.S4

Jan.

99

95

91

91

89

87

87

66

71

82

45'

TO75

68

66

68

70

61

63

65

120

148

107

103

99

103

159

198

128

124

103

2,899

93.5

0.866

1.00

Feb.

86

115

103

120

115

109

101

93

93

93

91

74

60

54

80

95

211

262

135

164

170

235

192

164

159

156

175

159

3,754

134

1.24

1.29

Mar.

170

310

291

365

73T

259

235

226

210

204

192

178

172

223

242

204

180

167

154

243

248

207

186

175

178

195

178

161

151

156~ 141

6,472

209

1.94

2.23

Apr.

134

129

124

115

113

115

138

138

124

115

111

120

113

107

105

109

195

239

T5?

161

146

156

151

136

129

124

129

146

146

131

4,049

135

1.25

1.39

May

124

129

158

499

TS7

565

*270

252

252

242

256

229

201

178

167

156

146

138

131

129

175

213

189

159

141

131

122

118

US

144

129

6,118

197

1.82

2.11

June

111 TOT

95

89

86

82

78

75

70

68

68

68

73

73

70

68

66

61

63

56

54

51

50

50

47

43

48

45

45

42

1,992

66.4

0.615

0.69

July

42

40

37

36

44

44

40

42

40

37

36

34

53

32

36

59

55

55

52

51

29

28

26

25

25

27

26

24 ~S5

pato 

24

1,050

53.2

0.507

0.55

Aug.

21

20 2T

31

51

27

25

24

32

40

35

26

26

26

26

26

25

23

22

28

30

30

27

25

24

*23

22

23

23

26 ii

871

28.1

0.260

0.3O

Sept.

~7T Ill

50

40

34

53

31

30

51

31

44

51

45

39

55

48

84

68

7O

84

73

86

76

-J1

^54

51

51

50

47

44

1,623

' 54.1

0.501

0.56

Calendar year 1953: Max 651 Mln 22 Mean 165 Cfsm 1-53 In. 20.69

Water year 1953-54: Max 499 Mln 20 Mean 100 Cfsm 0.926 In. 12.60

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs). May 4 (2 p.m.) 532 cfs (2.89 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 

Beaver Brook near Belvidere, N. J.

201

Location. Lat 40°50'40", long 75°02'48", on right bank 2,000 ft upstream from mouth and 

a miles east of Belvidere, Warren County.

Drainage area.--36.2 sq mi.

Records available. May 1922 to September 1954.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 303.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge. 32 years, 53.0 efs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 246 cfs Dec. 15 (gage height, 3.07 ft): minimum, 2.0 cfs Aug. l, 2 Tgage height, 1.16 ft).

1922-54: Maximum discharge', 1,510 cfs Mar. 12, 1936 (gage height, 5.76 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 280 cfs on basis of skpe-area and contracted-opening determinations of peak flow; minimum daily, 1.2 cfs Sept. 7, 8, 11, 1944.

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

Revisions. WSP 781: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.17

1.25

1.3

1.4

1.5

2.1

3.4

4.6

7.3

11

1.7 

2.0 

2.4 

2.8 

3.1

21

44

94

174

255

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

3.2

3.1

2.9

4.6

24

53

182.6

5.89

0.163

0.19

Nov.

19

15

12

11

9.0

8.3

575

12

13

15

15

15

15

14

13

12

11

11

10

9.8

9.4

9.0

22

33

29

35

75

26

23

22

487.5

16.2

0.448

0.50

Dec.

20

19

18

17

?5

27

120

181

136

160

194

153

149

172

231

196

160

148

124

88

85

S2

80

70

59

55

52

49

49

49

46

3,012

97.2

2.69

3.09

Jan.

40

39

37

36

34

33

33

b26

b28

b25

b20

bZ5

b27

b26

b25

b26

26

b23

b23

b23

b35

b45

b40

b37

b35

37

58

b62

bTf

b47 

b42

1,060

34.2

0.945

1.09

Feb.

b35

b40

43

47

46

43

40

36

35

35

35

b30

b23

b?3

24

33

»69

85

64

56

60

86

75

69

67

67

74

66

_

------

1,407

,50.2

1 1.39

1.44

Mar.

67

108

109

143

113

106

101

92

86

79

71

67

85

90

74

66

60

56

86

86

72

69

65

66

76

65

59

56

53

5J.

2,503

80.7

2.23

2.57

Apr.

49

47

44

40

40

40

49

45

40

37

35

37

34

32

31

34

69

82~SS

56

51

47

44

46

43

40

43

50

47

40

1,357

45.2

1.25

1.39

Hay

37

38

44

109

T5§

84

74

78

82

76

79

67

61

54

51

48

45

42

40

39

58

58

44

39

37

34

30

29

3T

56

40

1,712

55.2

1.52

1.76

June

30

26

24

 22

20

19

18

16

15

15

15

14

16

16

14

14

13

12

11

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

11

10

9.8

9.0

574

9.6

438.2

14.6

0.403

0.45

July

7.0

6.7

6.4

7.6

8.6

7.9

7.3

6.7

6.1

5.5

5.3

4.8

4.3

5.0

5.3

4.8

4.3

4.6

4.6

4.1

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.4

151.3

4.88

0.135

0.16

Aug.

2.1

27T

3.3

3.4

3.1

2.7

2.6

2.4

4.3

6.1

5.0

4.1

3.6

3.2

3.2

. 3.2

2.9

2.6

2.7

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.7

18

1 110.7

3.57

0.099

0.11

Sept.

17

10

7.6

5.5

4.3

3.6

 37? 3.2

3.4

3.4

5.3

7.3

6.1

5.0

4.8

7.3

16

14

14

20

18

20

18

14

12

11

10

9.8

8.6

7.6

290.0

9.67

0.267

0.30

Calendar year 1953 : Max 388 Min 2.4 Mean 55.0 Cfsm 1.52 In: 20.64

Water year 1953-54 : Max 231 Hln 2.1 Mean 34.8 Cfsm 0.961 In. 13.05

Peak dlgcharge(base, 225 cfs). Dec. IS (6 to 10 a.m.) 246 cfs (3.07 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
202 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 

Delaware River at Belvidere, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°49'36", long 75°Q5'02", on left bank at Belvidere, Warren County, 

1,500 ft downstream from Request River.

Drainage area. 4,535 sq mi.

Records available. October 1922 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 226.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Jan. 1, 1929, staff gage at site 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 8,279 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 38,000 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 11.00 ft); minimum, 610 cfs Aug. 25 (gage height, 2.10 ft).

1922-54: Maximum discharge, 179,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 25.0 ft); minimum, 609 cfs Sept. 28, 29, 1943 (gage height, 2.11 ft).

Maximum discharge known, 220,000 cfs Oct. 10, 1903 (gage height, 28.6 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 170,000 cfs.

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

good. Flow regulated by Lake Wallenpaupack, and by Toronto, Cliff Lake, Swinging 

Bridge, and Neversink Reservoirs (see p. 242) and since Sept. 15, 1954 by Pepacton 

Reservoir (usable capacity, 147,700,000,000 gal). Diversion from Neversink Reservoir 

(see p. 248).

Revisions (water years). WSP 781: 1933(M). WSP 951: 1940-41, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 23, 24)

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

610

94O

1,590

3,500

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

11.0

6,300

14,300

24,600

38,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

al,30Q

al,6OO

al,100

760

768

720

1,460

1,670

1,470

1,470

1,500

1,240

1,060

1,340

1,470

1,400

1,110

1,040 

960 

845

864

1,150

1,060

1,000

940

874

811

1,160

2,130

4,240 

4.740

43,252

1,395

-

Nov.

4,620

3,980

3,240

2,850

2,520

2,480

3,080

3,020

2.400

2,500

.3,180

3,020

3,100

3,300

3,050

2,880

3,080

3,520 

3,120 

2,950

2,810

2,730

3,020

4,500

8,120

8.160

8,080

7,770

6,480

5,760

119,320

3,977

-

Dec.

5,490

5,O40

4,560

4. 250

4,280

4,300

17,300

33.800

23,900

20,300

21,600

18,600

16,500

17,700

21,500

21,000

16,600

13,400 

11,200 

9,600

8,920

*9,600

9,200

8,520

7,040

6,300

6,000

6,000

6,240

6,060 

5,580

370,380

11,950

-

Jan.

5,040

3,800

3,650

3,700

4,150

4,350

4,400

3,820

3,180

2,380

1.940

2,470

3,650

3,580

3,850

3,950

3,300

2,630 

2,460 

3,820

3,900

4,000

4,700

6,200

5,490

5,820

6,860

14,200

19.900

13,400 

10,600

165,190

5,329

-

Feb.

8,600

7,800

8,52O

8,880

8,0i!0

7,320

6,150

5,250

5,520

5,490

5,340

4,710

3,700

3,520

3.200

3,680

6,890

31.800 

29,200 

20,000

16,000

18,100

25,500

19,400

16,500

15,500

14,600

12,700

-

321,890

11,500

-

Mar.

11,600

17,700

24.900

24,300

20,900

16,400

13,9OO

12,500

12,200

11,100

10,100

9,640

8,680

8,840

9,720

10,100

9,120

8,220 

7.520 

9,080

11,200

12,600

11,200

10,200

9,680

10,100

11,500

10,900

9,600

9, 160 

8,920

371,580

11,990

-

Apr.

8,400

7,660

7,320

6,820

6,150

6,210

6,300

6,930

7,350

6,510

6.050

6,210

7,520

7,040

6,440

6,620

"9,730

51.800 

25,100 

18,600

15,100

15,000

11,300

11,200-

11,000

9,560

9,400

10,400

13,800

12,400

311,900

10,400

-

May

10,900

9,920

9,800

13,800

20,700

17,300

14,000

13,200

16,000

16,800

26,400

27.400

21,200

17,500

15,OOO

12,600

11,100

10,100 

9,080 

8,220

8,520

10,100

10,000

9,680

8,920

8,020

7,320

6,680

6,300

5.640

G 1.f\f\ O / OIAJ

388'jSOO

12,'S50X

-

June

6.370

6,060

5,310

5,070

4,980

4,420

3,720

3,750

3,700

3,480

3,360

3,240

3,120

3,100

3,950

4,300

3,620

3,380 

3,160 

2,710

2,230

2,330

2,570

2,690

2,36O

2.29O

2,290

1,780

1,440

1.340

102,120

3,404

-

July

1,360

1,400

1,340

1,28O

1.520

1,480

1,440

1,460

1,520

1,250

1,150

1,190

1,O20

1,100

1,290

1,380

1,260

1,000 

912 

836

1,200

1,160

1,210

1,020

864

1,010

*820

940

950

970 

930

36,262

1,170

-

'Aug.

892

836

744

820

980

902

940

836

811

864

1,040

921

912

845

696

902

680

828 

760 

760

864

1,060

1,060

*680

610

940

970

950

768

760 

1.690

27,321

881

-

Sept.

3,100

5.300

3,140

2,850

2,060

1,590

1,320

1,210

1,290

1,320

1,360

1,440

1,280

1,140

1.040

1,440

2,110

2,110 

2,270 

2,270

2,650

3,080

2,610

2,220

1,840

1.61O

1,580

1,480

1,420

1,290

57,420

1,914

+124

Calendar year 1953: Max 64,500 Min 645 Mean 8,697

Water year 1953-54: Max 33,800 Mln 610 Mean 6,343

Peak discharge (base. 40.000 cfa). Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Rlegelsvllle.

t Change In contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Pepacton Reservoir; furnished by 

Board 3f Water Supply, City of Hew York.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 203

Lehigh River at Stoddartsville , Pa.

Location Lat 41°07'45" long 75°37'40", on left bank 75 ft upstream from concrete fridge 

^^^IrsTate Highway 115, 'at Stoddartsville , Luzerne County, 1.9 miles upstream from Tobyhanna Creek, and 4 miles southwest of Thornhurst.

Drainage area. 91. 7 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1954.

Gaee Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,463.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^929 supplemlntary adjustment of 1943T Prior to Oct. 1, 1946, wire-weight gage at 

site 350 ft downstream at datum 2.14 ft lower.

Average discharge. 11 years, 197 cfs.

Extremes. -Maximum discharge during year, 1,200 cfs Dec 7 (gage height, 3.70 ft); minimum,

 TT-cTs Oct. 2; minimum gage height, 0.52 ft Oct. 2, Aug. 18, 19.

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 5,750 cfs Dec. 4, 1950 (gage height, 8.59 ft) ^om 

rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination at 

gage height 12.03 ft; minimum, that of Oct. 2, 1953; minimum gage height, that of

°0tFlood1 of3Ma5U22, 1 1942! 'reached a stage of 12,03 ft present site and datum (discharge, 9,800 cfs, by contracted-opening determination).

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

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ioe effect (gage 

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

0.5 

.6 

.7 

.8

1.1

Oct.

14

17

23

32

72

1 to Dec. 7

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

3.4

Dec. 8 to Sept. 30

158

316

790

1,020

0.5 

.6

1.0 

1.3

16

20

37

62

119

1.6 

2.O 

2.5 

3.1

194

329

543

845

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

T5

15

15

16

 23

33

25

21

19

19

18

19

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

17

17

17

25

23

21

54

81

308

169

1,119

36.1

0.394

0.45

Nov.

1O4

74

58

50

44

47

56

80

66

66

 66

64

67

74

83

100

122

136

136

131

126

133

594

365

279

262

211

182

161

146

3,883

129

1.41

1.57

Dec.

138

128

119 112*

T6T

174

976-

662

452

581

497

393

418

470

534

413

33O

280

260

245

 221

212

2O9

180

172

164

154

147

147

147

142

9,238

298

3.25

3.75

Jan.

134

124

121

124

117

115

106

102

96

111

87

105

90

86

94

110

100

86

*84

105

ISO

165

135

120

115

125

220

270

170

170

135

3,902

126

1.37

1.58

Feb.

120

125

130

128

121

117

106

102

111

102

96

80

78

106

106

135

372

36O

250

209

277

456

548

282

 268

247

240

218

-

5,290

189

2.06

2.15

Mar.

317

818

609

484

36O

30O

275

268

247

247

227

203

203

269

288

240

218

200

186

268

257

221

206

191

206

240

212

191

178

175

164

8,468

273

2.98

3.43

Apr.

 157

152

1S2

144

135

137

162

152

142

126

137

200

167

150

144

192

767

662

488

368

303

257

250

257

224

206

290

418

341

282

7,562

252

2.75

3.07

May

244

264

296

484

 401

322 274'

34?

sse

501

662

525

418

341

292

266'

234

209

191

186

232

268

218

186

170

152

137

130

130

1 ±5cR5>

128

8,707

281

3.06

3.53

June

113

108

102

92

88

79

76

69

66

 61

74

62

128

U3

88

79

71

60

54

48

46

44

53

57

46

43

37

38

46

40

2,081

69.4

0.757

0.84

July

36

35

31

57

22

61

52

67

54

43

37

 33

 32

32

67

48

39

34

34

37

33

30

28

27

25

24

24

24

23

22

22

1,188

38.3

0.418

0.48

Aug.

20

20

22

24

26

31

23

20

23

26

22

22

20

18

20

2O

18

!Z

18

 67

45

35

27

22

21

22

25

22

20

40

205

959

30.9

0.337

0.39

Sept.

190

TO

72

51

40

55

52

29

28

27

28

31

27

li

26

79

92

69

61

71

 57

56

46

37

32

30

35

33

28

26

1,506

50.2

0.547

0.61

Calendar year 1953! Max 1,260 Min 15 Mean 182 Cfsm 1.98 In. 27.00

Water year 1953-54: Max 976 Min 15 Mean 148 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.85

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 cfs). No peak above base.

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 7-9, Jan. 12 to Feb. 2, Feb. 12, 13, Mar. 5-7.
204 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Lehigh River at Tannery, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°02'25", long 75°45'45", on right bank 600 ft upstream from highway bridge 

at Tannery, Luzerne County, and l£ miles upstream from Black Creek.

Drainage area. 322 sq mi.

Records available. October 1919 to September 1921 and October 1928 to September 1954 in 

reports of Geological Survey. June 1914 to September 1919 (gage heights and discharge 

measurements only), October 1919 to September 1926, October 1926 to September 1927 

(gage heights and discharge measurements only), and October 1927 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,042.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Oct. 18, 1928, chain gage at bridge 

600 ft downstream at datum 12.65 ft lower.

Average discharge.--34 years (1919-26, 1927-54), 665 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during-year, 3,750 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 5.48 ft); minimum,

 63~c7s Oct. 22-24 (gage height, 1.05 ft).

1914-54: Maximum discharge, 29,600 cfs May 22, 1942 (gage height, 16.51 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,100 cfs on basis of current-meter measurement at gage 

height 12.68 ft and computation of peak flow over dam; minimum, 0.9 cfs Sept. 28, 1936; 

minimum daily, 7.2 cfs Aug. 5, 1936.

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

Aug. 1, 1951, some regulation at low flow by powerplant above station; no regulation 

subsequent to Aug. 1, 1951, when dam at White Haven was demolished.

Revisions (water years). WSP 681: 

34, 1935-36(M).

Drainage area. WSP 1171: 1920-21, 1922-28(M), 1933-

Ratlng tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-28)

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

1.1 

1.5

63

77

126

275

2.0 550

3.0 1,320

5.1 3,350

1.1 

1.3 

1.6

66

130

282

2.0 560

3.0 1,380

4.6 2,860

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22 

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

74

71 

71

68

71

*88

129

*99

88

80

77

77

74

74

71

68

68

68

68

68

68

£5 

65 

65

80

91

88

184

294

1.140 

 799

4,491

145

0.450

0.52

Nov.

520

375 

310

266

244

234

244

305

270

270

270

275

*290

325

345

419

514

596

570

526

490

490 

1.620 

1,510

1,140

1,060

842

715

602

538

16,175

539

1.67

1.87

Dec.

496

460 

424

408

520

634

3,320

2,390

1,650

1,980

1,700

1,370

1,460

1,750

1,890

1,460

1,190

935

858

813

 750

708 

694 

615

563

538

490

460

460

460 

442

31,888

1,029

3.20

3.68

Jan.

397

414 

380

375

365

360

350

305

305

350

270

330

290

260

280

340

320

270

250

300

500

560 

450 

400

360

380

*720

900

530

540 

450

12,351

398

1.24

1.43

Feb.

380

390 

410

402

375

360

340

315

320

310

300

260

250

315

300

375

1,160

1,370

967

771

911

1.890 

1,470 

1,160

1,050

*958

926

854

_

-------

18,889

675

2.10

2.18

Mar.

984

2.480 

2,060

1,700

1,330

1,100

958

926

862

854

822

742

710

910

1,D40

878

790

734

672

1,040

1,090

894 

830 

750

774

910J

838.

750

672

642 

605

30,347

979

3.04

3.50

Apr.

*568

530 

500

463

435

442

530

530

471

406

420

680

620

522

471

674

2.800

2,450

1,830

1,380

1,120

950 

918 

958

854

774

956

1,470

1,290

1,080

27,092

903

2.80

3.13

May

926

902

n.ooo

1,600

1,520

1,200

1,030

1,160

1,290

1,850

2.380

1,920

1,560

1,250

1,090

942

846

766

688

642

742

902 

782 

658

575

515

456

413

413

500 

420

30,938

998

3.10

3.57

June

352

326 

301

276

259

236

231

215

210

*200

261

236

387

379

288

259

236

210

200

184

170

161 

170 

194

170

161

152

143

156

156

6,879

229

0.711

0.79

July

143

130 

123

139

152

179

174

200

T89

161

148

*130

119

119

179

165

139

126

123

119

112

105 

98 

98

91

91

88

85

85

82 

12

3,971

128

0.398

0.46

Aug.

74

71 

82

82

101

116

101

88

94

112

101

98

98

91

91

98

85

76

76

*172

161

134 

116 

98

88

85

94

88

82

144 

470

3,467

112

0.348

0.40

Sept.

573

456 

307

236

184

139

119

112

108 101

112

123

123

112

176

522

568

435

345

*307

254

225 

189 

161

112

101

112

116

108

105

6,641

221

0.686

0.77

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,120 Mln 65 Mean 667 Cfsm 2.07 In. 28.13

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,320 Mln 65 Mean 529 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.30

Peak discharge (base. 3.500 ofa).--Dec. 7 (9:30 a.m.) 3,750 cfs (5.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Jfotej. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 11 to Feb. 3, Feb. 10-13, 15.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 205

Dilldown Creek near Long Pond, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°02'10", long 75°32'35", on left bank 60 ft upstream from timber bridge 

on Shucks Mill Road, 2.8 miles upstream from Mud Run, 4 miles northeast of Albrightsville, and 4.4 miles west of Long Pond, Monroe County.

Drainage area. 2.39 sq mi (determined from boundary survey by U. S. Forest Service). 

Records available. October 1948 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,665.07 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 6 years, 5.61 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year 50 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 2.175 ft); minimum, 

0.48 cfs Sept. 6 (gage height, 0.84 ft).

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 197 cfs July 10, 1952 (gage height, 3.195 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 80 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of Sept. 6, 

1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 8, 11, 17,

IS, Feb. 12, 13)

Oct. 30 to June 15 June 14 to Sept, 3O

1.0 

1.2

1.4

1.5

O.53 

.66 

1.10 

2.9O 

5.8 

8.1

0.95

1.0

1.1

1.2

0.94

1.20

1.85

2.7

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

5.5

10.5

19.6

33.5

O.8S

.9 

1.0

1.2

1.3

0.50

.63

1.07

2.60

3.65

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Das j '.jet.

1 I i.61

2 1 .61

31 .51 

4 i .61

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

?4

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

,63

»1 14

.76

.66

.65

65

.63

.35

.63

.62

.62

.61

.60

.60 

,60

.60

.58

.58

.57

. 58

,72

,60

.60

Nov.

1.17

1.10

1.07 

1.02

.99

1.02

1 15

3-10

1.18

1.26

1.25

*1.36

1.56

1.58

1.95

2.29

2.5

2.37 

2.21

2.09

2.09

2.03

7.8

3,05

3.95

3.1

2.65

2.18 2.55

6JD 2.5

40 2.5

1 * 38 j- - -

30.88 62,44

0,996

0.417

0.48

2. OS

0.870

0,9?

Dec.

2.5

2.48

2.38 

2735

4,05

10.3

^2. 9

7.6

6.8

12.0

7.0

7.6

9.3

15.5

10.7

7.7

6.9

*6.2 

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.3

4.8

4.7

4.6

4.2

4.15

4,4

4.2

4.0

208,01

6.71

2.81

3.E4

Jan.

3,65

3.5

3.6 

3.4

3.3

3,35

3.1

2.75

2.75

2,8

2.7

2.75

2.55

2.48

2.48

2.55

2.4

2.35

3-15

8.2

3785

2.9

2.7

2.65

3.0

5.1

4.05

2.95

2,9

2.6

98.85

3.19

1,33

1.54

Feb.

2.48

2.5

2.65 

2.65

2 55

2.4.6

2.34

2.30

2 38

E.30

2.25

1.95

1.9

2.09

2.55

3.15

12.7

4.7 

3.35

3.2

1173

7,2

6.3

*6.4

6.7

6.1

5.3

-

129.47

4.62

1.93

2.O1

Mar.

11.9

15.8

10.8 

10.4

7.5

6.8

6.6

6.7

6, 3

6.3

5.7

5.3

5.5

10.4

7.2

5.4

5.1

fcf

20.8

8.8

S.9

6.4

6,1

8.6

8.5

6.3

5,9

5,8

5,6

S 1

238.45

7.69

3,22

3.71

Apr.

*5.1

4.85

4.8 

4.2

4.2

5.1

6.3

4.8

4.O5

5.85

5.1

5.9

4.3

4.0

3.85

6.6

29

T0.4 

8.0

7,3

e'z 6.6

6.6

6.3

5.7

5.3

8.5

8,4

5,9

5.3

196. 3O

6.54

2,74

3.05

May

4.95

4.95

5.4 

12.3

6.5

*5.5

5.2

11.8

8,0

17.2

12.8

9.5

8.0

7.4

7.0

6.7

6.2

5,7 

5.4

5.8

6.6

5.8

4.95

4.6

4.45

4.05

3.85

3.9

4.6

5.7

3_.jj

208.60

6.73

2.82

3.25

June

3,5

3.4

3.2 

3.0

2,9

2 7

2,55

2.43

2,43

2,49

*4.3

2.65

6.4

2,75

2.43

2.43

2.18

1.96 

1.88

1.75

1.68

1.60

2.16

1.76

1,60

1.56

1.45

1.64

1.64

1.45

73.86

2.46

1,03

1.15

July

1.35

1.32

1.35 

1.70

1.64

1.42

1 80

1 75

1 26

1.19

1.16

1.10

*1.07

1.36

1.98

1.07

1.04

1.02 

1.02

.97

.92

.89

.87

.84

.87

.85

.80

.76

.76

.75

j.71

35.59

1.15

0.481

0.55

 

Aug.

0.72

.72

1.43 

1.08

1.20

.94

.74

.69

1.71

.93

.76

.74

.69

.67

.82

.70

.63

i768

*.80

.76

.67

.63

.65

.67

.63

.63

.65

1.67

_6.5

31.78

1.03

0.431

0.49

Sept.

O.98

.67

.60 

.59

.58

^§4

.82

.84

.64

.59

1.61

.69

.58

.59

.90

2^40

!74 

1.01

1.09

*.75

. ,'2

.60

. I~ c'

,fs!

.64

.74

.57

.56

.58

23.80

0.793

0.352

0.37

Calendar year. 1953: Max 56 Mln 0.57 Mean 5.13 Cfsm 2.15 In. 29.15

Water year 1953-54: Max 29 Min O.54 Mean 3.67 Cfsm 1.54 In. 2O.81

t'27T3'7>T. Peak discharge (base. 45 efsl. Dee. 7 (12:30 a.m.) 50 cfs (2.175 ft); Apr. 17 (6:30 a.m.) 46 ofs

* DiT-'-argp mf isurement -nade on this day.
206 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Wild Creek at Hatchery, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°55'25", long 75°33 I 30", on left bank at Hatchery, Carbon County, 0.5 

mile downstream from Cross Run, 2.2 miles upstream from Wild Creek Dam, and 4 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 16.8 sq ml.

Records available. February 1941 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 842.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 13 years, 38.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 168 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 2.93 ft); minimum, 

5.1 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, r.52 ft); minimum dally, 5.1 cfs Sept. 30.

1941-54: Maximum discharge, 1,250 cfs May 23, 1942 (gage height, 6.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 220 cfs; minimum, that of Sept. 29, 30, 1954; minimum 

dally, that of Sept. 30, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Occasional regulation at low flow by fish hatchery above station. 

Revisions. WSF 1051: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 6 Dec. 7 to Sept. 30

1.5

1.6 

1.8

5.1

7.5

15

2.0

2.1

1.5

1.7

1.8

4.7

10

14

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

26

58

105

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8 

*5.5

7.0

7.0

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

e5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.5

11

i§

16

8.7

207.3

6.69

0.398

0.46

Nov.

7.8

7.2

7.0

1*1 

6.7

6.7

7.8

7.5

7.5

7.8

7.8

*8.1

8.4 

8.7

9.7

11

11

10

9.3

8.7

8.4

8.4

19

13

14

15

12

12

12

11

290.2

9.67

0.576

0.64

Dec.

11

11

10

11 

13

34

85

50

43

69

51

48

51 

70

*66

59

56

51

46

45

42

41

39

36

34

32

31

29

30

28

26

1,248

40.3

2.40

2.76

Jan.

26

24

24

23 

22

22

21

20

19

19

18

18

17 

18

19

18

17

*15

17

17

23

20

16

15

16

17

21

23

18

18

17

598

19.3

1.15

1.32

Feb.

16

18

19

20 

19

18

17

17

17

17

17

15

it17

18

45

33

27

26

40

*51

45

43

42

42

51

38

_

748

26.7

1.59

1.66

Mar.

53

62

59

59 

56

53

51

50

47

46

44

42

1

41 

51

45

40

38

37

36

66

51

47

46

44

52

52

46

44

*43

42

40

1,483

47.8

2.85

3.28

Apr.

40

38

37

35 

34

35

36

33

31

29

29

31

28 

26

26

33

71

52

46

44

42

41

40

39

38

36

40

44

39

36

1,129

37.6

2.24

2.50

May

34

33

34

55 

44

*42

*?

60

53

95

90

78

72 

66

64

59

57

53

51

48

48

45

43

41

40

38

36

35

34

36

li

1,557

50.2

2.99

3.45

June

27

26 

26

I 24

23

*22

22

21

23

20

25 

20

18

21

18

18

17

16

15

15

16

15

14

13

14

13

13

12

585

19.5

1.16

1.30

July

12

11

11

it

1112

12

10

10

9.7

9.4

9.0 

9.7

*10

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.4

8.4

8.1

7.8

7.6

8.1

8.4

7.6

7.3

7.0

7.0

6.7

291.6

9.41

0.560

0.65

Aug.

6.7

7.0

1O

7.8 

7.3

7.0

6.7

6.5

9.6

8.1

7.6

7.3

6.5 

6.2

6.5

6.5

6.5

*5.5 '676

7.6

7.0

6.7

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

11

23

232.5

7.50

0.44.6

0.51

Sept.

8.7

7.0

6.5

6.2 

6.0

5.5

6.0

6.7

6.2

5.7

8.1

6.5

5.5 

5.3

5.7

9.3

7.3

6.2

9.1

U

7.8

6.2

6.0

*5.7

5.7

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.3

5.1

196.5

6.55

0.390

0.43

Calendar year 1953: Max 145 Min 5.5 Mean 36.1 Cfsm 2.15 In. 29.19

Water year 1953-54: Max 95 Mln 5.1 Mean 23.5 Cfsm 1.40 In. 18.96

Peak discharge (base. 250 cfsh No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 207

Pohopoco Creek near Parryville, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°50'00", long 75°40'40" , on right bank 1 mile downstream from Bull Run, 

1^2 miles north of Parryville, Carbon County, and 2.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 109 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 459.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 14 years, 238 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversion).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,120 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 3.57 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Aug. 29 (gage height, 0.75 ft).

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 5,300 cfs May 23, 1942 (gage height, 7.42 ft); minimum, 

23 cfs Sept. 29, 1943, Aug. 29, 1954.

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

 lated by Wild Creek Reservoir (see p. 243). Figures of daily discharge do not include 

diversion from reservoir to city of Bethlehem.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1051: Drainage area. WSP 1272: 1941-43 (monthly net ad- 

.lustment for diversion and change in reservoir contents).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 6 Dec. 7 to Sept. 30

24 O.75 23 2.O 

69 .8 28 2.5 

135 1.1 67 3.3

1.5 147 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

0.8

1.1 

1.4

292

493

950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

E

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

29

28

28

28

*22

30

38

30

28

28

27

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

27

28

28

29

29

54

70 

"57 110

1,061

34.2

+4.0

Nov.

44

4O

37

36

li

34

50

46

42

43

44

*48

49

49

52

59

59

54

52

50

49

49

90

84

80

92

SO

78

75 

73

1,672

55.7

+9.0

Dec.

71

69

67

66

75

118

898

537

353

526

452

388

384

*483

513

426

357

290

250

230

21O

20O

190

175

165

160

152

145

145 

138

131

8,364

270

+66.9

Jan.

122

118

114

111

107

105

103

98

90

92

80

94

82

82

88

88

76

*66

78

80

115

115

90

86

88

90

140

19O

155

150 

135

3,228

104

+30.8

Feb.

120

125

135

130

115

105

97

96

96

94

92

80

74

9O

94

94

216

214

177

164

228

*364

327

296

276

253

240

214

-

4,606

164

+33.3

Mar.

267

447

438

465

392

349

313

285

259

244

219

205

199

247

222

194

183

177

175

349

334

316

306

279

299

306

259

240

*231

225

214

8,638

279

+52.3

Apr.

211

196

188

175

167

167

183

162

150

140

138

145

133

129

122

142

390

357

316

279

256

240

225

214

199

188

196

208

183

167

5,966

199

+28.3

May

157

154

162

298

244

231

*225

306

3O6

498

638

558

465

396

349

316

289

262

244

225

225

202

186

172

167

157

147

140

138

154

 ^ "

8,137

262

+32.8

June

"114 118

107

103

97

94

*92

90

86

88

97

88

103

86

77

84

79

72

69

67

62

60

62

61

56

55

55

51

51

51

2,375

79.2

+22.4

July

46

45

44

46

49

46

45

48

44

39

38

37

35

36

45

*38

35

35

36

35

32

32

30

30

28

30

28

28

27

27

2Jj

1,140

36.8

+8.8

Aug.

25

25

32

37

3O

30

28

28

35

49

36

32

30

28

28

28

*28

27

38

44

34

32

30

28

28

27

26

25

23

38

151

1,080

34.8

+8.5

Sept.

98

55

45

41

36

35

37

34

48

42

35

32

34

49

58

44

52

79

62

58

49

45

44

42

42

39

38

*36

1,376

45.9

+7.9

Adjusted for diversion and change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

38.2 

0.350 

0.40

64.7 

O.594 

O.66

Calendar year 1953 : 

Water year 1953-54:

337 

3.09 

3.56

135 

1.24 

1.43

197 

1.81 

1.88

331 

3.04 

3.50

227 

2.08 

2.32

295 

2.71 

3.12

Observed

Max 1,160 Mln 27 Mean 204 

Max 898 Mln 23 Mean 131

102 

O.936 

1.04

45.6 

0.418 

0.48

43.3 

0.397 

0.46

53.8 

0.494 

0.55

Adjusted

Mean 229 Cfsm 2.1O In. 28.49 

Mean 156 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.40

Peak discharge (base, 1.1OO cfa).--Dee. 7 (5 a.m.) 1,120 cfs (3.57 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion from and change In contents In Wild Creek Reservoir equivalent In cubic feet per 

second; furnished by city of Bethlehem.

Note.--Stage-discharge Note. relation affected by Ice Dec. 18, 19, 25, Jan. 8 to Feb. 6, Feb. 8, 9,

2-14.
208 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Aquashicola Creek at Palmerton, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°48'20", long 75"35'55", on right bank 1,200' ft upstream from Sixth Street 

Bridge in Palmerton, Carbon County, and 1$ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 76.7 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1954.

;e_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 389.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1943..

Average discharge. 15 years, 162 cfs (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,570 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 6.50 ft;; minimum, 

7.9 cfs Aug. 9 (gage height, 2.21 ft), from rating curve extended below 19 cfs; minimum 

daily, 18 cfs Oct. 3, Aug. 17, 18.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 11,700 cfs July 10, 1945 (gage height, 13.63 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; minimum, 6.5 cfs Sept. 23, 1941, from rating curve extended below 25 cfs; 

minimum daily, 13 cfs Sept. 30, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Regulation at low flow by mills above station. Occasional dv.;*rsion from Pohopoco Creek into Aquashicola Creek above station. Figure of daily discharge do not include water diverted above station from Aquashicola Creek by the New 

Jersey Zinc Co.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1051: 1940-45 (monthly net diversion), drainage area,

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

16

37

63

117

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

237

374

745

1,250

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

J.JL

12

13

14

ib

',6

17

IS

19

30

?L

Z 9

L'5

24

25

26E"7

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

(0

Oct.

20

20

18

2T

*19

22

32

24

24

24

24

24

22

ZZ

iZ

?2

22

21

21

21

,._;

20

20

£.1

?1

21

21

41

84

~S5" 109

884

28.5

+3,4

Nov.

49

45

41

38

37

35

4T

42

*+2

-.3

i. 4"

' Ti

';£

i-i-

,-*

73

Ti

r £

:2

5? .".

;.oi

.20

j,?8

TI3

L13

103

93

2,034

67.8

+1.0

Dec.

88

83

76

76^

83

131

~T75" 1,240.

432

529

4S2

413

375

*474

Sb2

 *40

356

294

258

237

2i2

197

130

156

141

135

126

117

117

107

101

8,898

287

+0,2

Jan.

92

88

84

81

76

77

76

70

66

68

57

69

58

59

63

62

57

*oO

67

£7

H4

85

66

63

69

70

111

148

TI8

117

106

2,410

77.7

+1.4

Feb.

95

97

99

97

as

83

76

76

76

74

6i>

62

5£

55

u?

.118

IZc

121

ifo

300 w

22^

 197

173

149

3,532

126

+G.S

Mar.

196

384

334

426

368

302

2S8

224

20O

180

161.

144

139

180

151

132

128

Us" 124

297

302

268

237

210

221

2O3

173

165

181

156

149

6,758

218

+0.1

Apr.

141

*132

124

115

109

109

115

103

93

88

90

S3

34

79

77

1*9

£12

 253 502

£12

190

166

m

146

135

124

130

135

117

105

4,101

137 -0.1

May

97

95

108

210

194

187

*173

218

207

266

300

1?92~

;r47

a 20

1S7

J.77

365

J.49

lis

ICd

J.i5

124

107

99

95

83

8i

81

A3

105

TT_

4,3*2

156

-0.1

June

73

55

65

62

60

57

*56

52

50

62

53

52

63

55

49

37

52

48

47

43

41

39

41

41

38

37

3S

34

33

35

1,496

49.9

-0.4

July

32

32

29

33

35

32

32

33

29

27

27

26

25

26

36

'SO

i£

2 i

r'.l

J4

26

25

26

H3

?T

26

26

24

25

25

25

S63

27,8

-1.4

Aug.

24

22

33

3O

23

21

20

19

25

36

26

24

22

20

21

20

 IB" 18

32

52

32

24

19

22

22

19

19

19

20

47

26j3

1,012

32.6

+0.6

Sept.

~~$5 157

65

53

46

42

38

37

36

33

;>(,

43

M

Jc

S3

bi/ :"i6

<i5

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114

101

96

79

68

62

61

56

52

48

*44

"* ' '"

1,808

6O.3

-0.2

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

31.9 

0.416 

0..48

68.8 

0.897 

1.00

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

287 

3.74 

4.31

79.1 

1.03

1.19

127 

1.66 

1,73

218

2.84 

3.27

137 

1.79 

2.00

Observed

156 

2.03 

2.34

49.5 

0.645 

0.72

[

Max 1,240 Min 18 Mean 161 

Max 1,240 Min 18 Mean 106

Mean 164 

Mean 1O6

26,4 

0.344 

0.40

33.2 bO.l 

0.433 O.784 

0.50J 0.87

«djusted

Cfsm 2.14 In. 28.90 

Cfsm 1.38 In. 10,81

Peak discharge (base. l.OQO cfs). Deo. 7 (9:30 a.m.) 1,570 cfs (6.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Figures of net diversion, in cubic feet per second, include water diverted from Pohopooo Creek- to 

Aquashicola Creek plus water diverted above station by New Jersey Zinc Co.; furnished by New Jersey 

Zinc Co.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 209

Lehigh River at Walnutport, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°45'20", long 75°36'15", on left bank 0.3 mile upstream from highway 

bridge at Walnutport, Northampton County, and 0.4 mile upstream from Trout Creek.

Drainage area. 889 sq mi.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 350.27 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

l"929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge.--8 years, 2,008 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,700 cfs Dee. 7 (gage height, 6.26 ft); minimum, 212 cfs Oct. 23 (gage height, 1.63 ft1).

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 46,000 cfs Dec. 4, 1950 (gage height, 12.66 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 21,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of Oct. 23, 

1953.

Maximum stage known, 20.6 ft May 23, 1942, from floodmarks.

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

regulation by Wild Creek Reservoir (see p. 243).

Hating table, water year 1953'-54. except periods c.x ioe effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second-}

1.6 200 3,0 1,780

1.9 350 4.0 3,890

2.2 605 5.0 6,750

2.5 990 5.7 9,300

Dlsfiharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

2s

3C.

Oct.

250 

240

236

232

*232

260

514

508

270

255

250

240

240

240

256

236

232

228

228

232

228

228

224

2^4

228

236

24S

Nov.

962 

697

565

480

420

399

454

488

*545

515

525

535

565

628

686

798

920

1,000

1,020

948

892

364

1,990

2.540

1,990

1,970

1.630

365 1,430

6341 1,280

J.-5501 3,170

Dec.

1,100 

1,020

948

934

1,055"

1,340

9.100

6,100

4,140

4,780

4,390

3,650

3,890

4,650

*5,200

4,260

3,550

2,850

2,500

2,360

2,220

2,040

1,950

1,750

1,550

1,550

1,430

1,350

1,370

Jan.

1,120 

1,120

1,060

1,020

976

976

948

826

785

864

708

800

760

680

798

906

860

680

660

8TT

1,000

1,500

1,250

1,050

1,000

1,020

*1,320

2.100

1 600

1,320! 1,550

1 *9vT! : l t ;:-iC' 1 250

TjtaTJ 10,511 Zd,906

Meanj 359 964

Cfsmj 0.381

In. 0.44

1,08

Feb.

1,100 

1,200

1,240

1,240

1,180

1,100

1,040

934

962

948

934

780

640

TW

878

976

2,230

3,060

Mar.

2,640 

6.400

5,650

5,200

4,140

3,530

3,060

2,800

2,520

2,400

2,210

2,020

1,900

2,360

2,500

2,170

1,990

1,860

2, 240 ! 1,800

1,930

2,220

4,590

3,770

3,060

2,800

*2 , 54C

2,460

V?20"

3 :->.0

t. 640

2 , ^80

^,340

? 330

i o'aO

2,340

2,190; 2,150

Apr.

1,780 

*1,680

1,590

1,500

1,420

1,420

1,550

1,500

1,350

1,260

1.220

1,480

1,450

1,310

1,230

1,430

5,550

5,800

4,260

3,550

2,950

2,580

2,320

2,360

2,190

1,990

2.04O

?,770

- ! a,04C, 2,650

-- - - - i 1.950 1 2,260

85.572 31,998! 46, /82

?,760 1.0321 1.742

3.10

1.23 5.5S

1.161 1.96

1.34| 2.04

1,660! -_.-,-

86,630 66,420

2,801 2,214

3.15

3.63

2.49

2.78

May

2,020 

1,920

2,670

3,860

3,770

3,180

*2,750

3,060

3,180

4,440

5,950

5' 060

4,140

3,530

3,060

2,710

2,460

2,210

2,020

1,900

1,930

2,000

1,850

1,660

1,550

1,420

1.320

1,240

IjJSC

1,51?J

1,240

80,840

2,608

2,93

3.38

June

1.110 

1,040

976

920

850

798

*746

697

662

662

674

785

835

990

798

759

708

628

575

545

515

496

July

420 

399

385

413

462

480

446

480

488

392

371

Aug.

236 

232

275

308

285

280

285

255

283

364

326

285

350, 270

3361 250

420

*420

350

320

320

308

296

285

505 275

565 260

525

480

471

420

42?

437

------

20,593

687

0.773

0.86

265

280

270

255

245

245

240

10,904

352

0.396

0.46

240

245

240

*224 250"

384

357

314

270

245

240

236

228

232

224

357

1.220

9,440

305

0.343

0.39

Sept.

1,540 

878

640

496

406

550

514

520

326

296

418

357

320

302

302

558

906

759

769

892

697

595

505

437

392

344

326

35£

314

*302

15,193

506

0.669

0.84

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,790 Kin 224 Mean 1,849 Cfsm 2.08 In. 28.24

Water year 1953-54; Max 3,100 Min 224 Mean 1,358 Cfsit, 1.53 In. 2C.75

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs). --Dec. 7 (10 a.m.) 11.700 cfs (6.26 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day

Kote. Stage -discharge relation affected bj Ice Dec. 18, 19, 25, Jan. 12-14, 17-19, 21-25, Jan. 2S

to Feb. 'c., Feb. 12-14.
210 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Little Lehigh Creek near Allentown, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°34 I 55", long 75 0 29'00", on right bank at highway bridge in Allentown, 

Lehigh County, 0.8 mile upstream from Cedar Creek and 2.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 80.8 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1954. Prior to October 1946, published as 

"at Allentown.''

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 253.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 9 years, 111 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 747 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 3.82 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 320 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 30 cfs Sept. 29; 

minimum gage height, 1.76 ft June 21, 22.

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 1,300 cfs Aug. 18, 1946 (gage height, 5.14 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 730 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of Sept. 29, 

1954.

Flood of July 9, 1935, reached a stage of 9.5 ft, from information furnished by city 

of Allentown.

Remarks. Records fair. Occasional regulation at low flow by fish hatchery above'station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

61

58

58

58

64

76

82

76

73

70

70

67

*67

67

61

61

58

53

58

56

56

56

56

56

56

58

56

96

209

155

76

2,234

72.1

0.892

'1.03

Nov.

64

61

58

56

53

58

61

73

70

73

73

73

76

73

76

88

*82

73

67

64

61

58

~9T 121

102

101

76

70

64

61

2,180

72.7

0.900

1.00

Dec.

61

61

58

5gJ

701

92

548-'

217

140

239

161

143

179

254

*212

161

140

123

117

117

113

113

113

104

97

97

97

94

94

91.

91

4,253

137

1.70

1.96

Jan.

88

88

85

88

88

91

91

88

89

91

82

88

85

82

85

88

85

76

7F

76

134

T2S

85

79

80

J *82

^ 110

O> 117 'r 91

f 88

82

2,780

89.7

1.11

1.28

Feb.

79

85

85

85

79

79

76

76

79

76

76

67

67

67

70

82

107

107

88

85

114

140

W

94

97

101

107

91

_-___-

2,466

88.1

1.09

1.14

Mar.

149

*186

144

147

107

97

97

94

91

91

91

85

91

138

113

91

88

85

85

192

130

110

107

104

157

156

123

113

107

107

104

3,580

115

1.42

1.65

Apr.

104

101

101

94

94

94

110

104

*97

91

91

101

94

91

85

91

147

US

85

82

79

76

73

76

73

70

79

113

85

76

2,767

92.2

1.14

1.27

May

70

64

78

173

I5T

97

91

101

97

110

*110

97

94

88

82

79

73

73

73

70

97

91

70

67

61

64

58

5656"

67

58

2,572

83.0

1.03

1.18

June

56

58

56

53

53

53

56

53

50

53

50

56

70

58

61

*143 *8~2~

70

61

56

53

50

53

58

53

53

53

50

50

53

1,774

59.1

0.731

0.82

July

53

53

53

56

61

61

56

56

53

50

48

48

48

50

61

58

56

53

53

*53

50

50

50

50

48

49

48

48

45

TS

45

1,608

51.9

0.642

0.74

Aug.

42

IT

67

61

56

58

56

53

110

79

61

58

56

53

58

61

58

56

50

50

58

56

50

45

*48

45

45

42

45

60

156

1,835

59.2

0.733

0.84

Sept.

67

42

39

39

39

42

39

39

42

42

76

57

53

48

50

58

64

50

53

56

56

64

58

48

39

37

39

*39

34

4?

1,461

48.7

0.603

0.67

Calendar year 1953: Max 644 Min 53 Mean 151 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.35

Water year 1953-54: Max 548 Min 34 Mean 80.8 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.58

Peak discharge (base, 450 cfs). Dec. 7 (5 a.m.) 747 cfs (3.82 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 211

Jordan Creek at Allentown, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°37 I 25", long 75°29'00", on right bank 200 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 145, 0.5 mile northwest of city limit of Allentown, Lehigh County, and 

2.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 75.8 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and artificial control. Datum of gage is 259.82 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (Pennsylvania State highway benchmark).

Average discharge. 10 year's, 124 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,070 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 4.19 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,900 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 4.2 cfs July 31, 

Aug. 1, 6-9, 17-25, 28-30; minimum gage height, 1.55 ft Oct. 8-10, 14, 15, July 31, 

Aug. 1, 6-9, 17-25, 28-30.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 5,940 cfs Feb. 7, 1951 (gage height, 5.19 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,900 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 2.5 cfs Aug. 15, 

1946 (gage height, 1.50 ft); minimum daily, 3.4 cfs Oct. 15, 16, Nov. 6-8, 12, 1944.

Flood of May 23, 1942, reached a stage of 8.1 ft (probably affected by backwater from 

Lehigh River), from floodmark on highway bridge.

Remarks. Records fair. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station. 

Revisions. WSP 1171: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Feb. 12)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 7 Dec. 8 to Sept. 30

1.5 

1.55

1.6

1.7 

1.9

3.5

7.5

14

36

95

2.2 

2.6 

3.0 

3.7

231

523

96O

2,070

1.55

1.6

1.7

1.8

4.2

8.5

23

45

1.9 

2.2 

2.6 

2.9

75

210

490

795

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.5

7.5

7.5

6.7

6.7

7.5

8.9

7.5

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.5

*6.7

5.9

5.9

7.5

7.5

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.5

7.5

6.7

6.7

8.9

7.5

10

17

~sf

397.5

12.8

0.169

0.20

Nov.

24

16

14

12

12

8.9

13'8 .9

22

2O

20

2229-

31

39

58

*55

*47

36

31

27

24

63

67

57

99

79

76

69 

63

1,142.8

38.1

0.503

O.56

Dec.

58

50

41

so'

62

1,98O

685

350

524

490

357

322

*472

*630

450

309

210

174

163

140

126

109

86

-69

75

72

65

69, 

65

56

8,350

269

3.55

4.10

Jan.

40

48

48

48

33

43

, 35

 > 25

-" 29

v- 31

20

23

31

25

23

25

29

23

21

23

4O

113

72

59

56

56

*114

152" 203

113

65

1,636

52.8

0.697

O.80

Feb.

62

75

65

65

56

51

4O

35

43

48

45

23

20

59

33

45

95

132

86

75

82

163

13T

122

118

105

97

75

-

2,O16

72.0

0.950

O.99

Mar.

104

*54O

435

385

295

24O

194

158

131

118

101

82

79

135

122

93

93

86

79

348

335

269

216

174

198

2OO

154

144

140 

131

118

5,898

190

2.51

2.89

Apr.

105

93

82

72

65

65

86

69

*56

48

48

53

48

43

4O

45

170

154

126

109

97

89

82

79

72

62

65

93

79 

59

2,354

78.5

1.04

1.15

May

48

48

90

267

m

200

158

185

158

197

*234

234

200

168

144

122

109

113

82

72

75

62

53

48

43

43

35

35

35 

59

43

3,611

116

1.53

1.77

June

33

29

29

23

21

20

20

17

15

14

14

14

20

25

17

*86

5T

33

25

20

17

15

12

14

11

8.5

8.5

7.6 i'.e

634.8

21.2

0.280

O.31

July

7.6

e'.a

5.9

5.9

6.8

7.6

7.6

6.8

6.8

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

6.S

6.8

6.8

6.8

*6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.1 

5.1

4.2

206.7

6.67

O.O88

0.10

Aug.

 5TT 4.2

5.9

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.2

4.2

5.9

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

*4.2

5.1

5.1

4.2

4.2 

5.1

90

232. 0

7.48

O.O99

0.11

Sept.

67 3T

18

15

11

9.8

8.5

11 "

11

20

32

15

12

11

14

23

18

12

23

21

27

23

17

14

14

14

*14

12 

11

539.1

18.0

0.237

0.26

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,98O Mln 5.9 Mean 152 Cfsm 2.01 In. 27.28

Water year .1953-54: Max 1,980 Mln 4.2 Mean 74.0 Cfsm O.976 In. 13.24

Peak discharge (base. 1.300 cfs).--Dec. 7 (12 m.) 3,070 cfs (4.19 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
212 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Monooacy Creek at Bethlehem, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°38'30", long 75°22 I 50", on downstream side of right span of highway bridge 

at entrance to Monocacy Park at Bethlehem, Northampton County, 2.1 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 44.5 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1954.

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

Is 247.24 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 6 years, 59.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 351 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 4.1 ft, from graph 

based or. gage readings); minimum, 15 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 2.03 ft).

1348-54: Maximum discharge, 419 cfs July ?.8, 1951 (gage height, 4.42 ft); minimum, 

that of Sept. 26, 1954.

Flood of July 10, 1945, reached a stage of 9.74 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

5,200 cfs, by slope-area determination).'

Remarks^--Records fair. Some regulation at low flow by mill above station since April 1954-.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In aubic feet per second)

(Backwater from leaves and debris Nov. 4, 5,

11-13, 15, 17, 18)

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

3.7

61

141

269

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

35

3$

35

37

37

37

40

37

36

39

36

39

36

*37

36

37

36

36

35

35

36

39

41

36

36

41

36

41

63

56

44

1,204

38.8

0.872

1.01

Nov.

39

35

33

31

29.

31

32

38

36

38

38

38

39

38

39

44

41

*34

31

32

30

33

54

IS

47

51

41

41

42

38

1,139

38.0

0.854

0.95

Dee.

35

32

5?

36

45

43

26i

2751

141

158

124

116

124

157

*150

124

104

78

67

72

75

56

71

55

51

50

47

48

49

45

42

2,694

86.9

1.95

2.25

Jan. P?b.

401 5->

41

40

40

41

45

44

38

45

42

40

38

37

36

38

38

35

29

38

Z&

£4

S?

47

41

39

38

*57

61

48

44

42

1,316

42.5

0.955

1.10

37

44

44

44

46

39

33

33

36

37

31

24

28

29

29

53

57

41

41

45

62

B?

55

55

49

48

46

-------

1,182

42.2

0.948

0.99

Mar,

56

39

*87

90

w

75

69

62

59

56

55

57

48

68

57

49

30" 47

51

67

67

56

60

53

67

64

55

54

60

54

54

1,914

61.7

1.39

1.60

Apr.

56" 56

51

49

47

55

51

47

*44

40

45

41

44

39

47

36

48

55

45

47

45

42

38

45

35_

40

39

45

41

42

1,355

45.2

1.02

1.13

May

33

42

38

5740"

40

38

34

49

51

*47

48

36

42

36

45

37

41

34

35

32

33

33

37

32

35

35

35" 28

55 

36

1,209

39.0

0.876

1.01

June

31

35

28

34

34

35

35

35

30

29

29

35

49

52

31

32

31

*26

33

24_

29

24

29

25

33

31

27

29

24

29

928

30.9

0.694

0.78

July

24

24

27

28

27

23

27

23

30

25

31

2?

24

22

25

25

29

25

22

29

*23

24

22

29

22

29

24

25

20SB22

777

25.1

0.564

0.65

Aug.

27

 2T 20

22

25

20

24

24

31

28

28

27

24

25

28

29

28

28

24

30

27

23

24

28

*25

26

23

24

25

28

11

844

27.2

0.611

0.71

Sept.

28

27

24

23

24

21

24

24

27

23

28

24

22

23

20

24

26

21

21

24

21

23

23

21

20

20

23

21

*20

21

687

22.9

0.515

0.57

Calendar year 1953: Max 263 Mln 29 Mean 77.3 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.51

Water year 1953-54: Max 263 Mln 20 Mean 41.8 Cfsm 0.939 In. 12.75

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs). Dee. 7 (3 p.m.) 351 cfs (4.1 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 213

Lehlgh River at Bethlehem, Pa.

Location. Lat 40 e37'65", long 75 e21'55", on left bank 1,650 ft upstream from Mlnsi

 Trail Bridge at Bethlehem, Northampton County, and.2,400 ft downstream from Monooacy 

Creek.

Drainage area. --1.279 sq ml.

Recordsavailable. September 1902 to February 1905, April 1909 to December 1913, Octo-

 ber 'I9'T8 "to 'September 1921, and October 1928 to September 1954 in reports of Geological 

Survey. September 1902 to February 1905 and April 1909 to September 1941 In reports 

of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 208.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to October 1928, chain gage at New 

Street Bridge, 4,130 ft upstream at datum 2.49'ft higher.

Average discharge. 25 years (1929-54), 2,394 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,600 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 7.73 ft); mlni- 

 mum^~456 cfs Aug. 30 (gage height, 1.88 ft).

1902-5, 1909-54: Maximum discharge, 92,000 cfs May 23, 1942 (gage height, 23.47 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 50,000 cfs; minimum observed, 160 cfs Oct. 15, 1910. 

Flood of Feb. 28, 1902, reached a stage of 24.9 ft, from floodmark, site and datum 

in use prior to October 1928 (discharge, about 88,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records excellent. Some regulation at low flow by mills (corrected) above 

station and by Wild Creek Re'servolr (see p. 243).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1051: Drainage area. WSP 1141: 1929-34(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge.

In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 11, 14)

Oct. 31 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.4 

2.8 

3.2

500

805

1,290

1,950

1.9 

2.3 

2.7 

3.0

465

745

1,190

1,640

4.0 

5.0 

6.8

3,650

6,400

13,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19 

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

590

577

568

568

572

595

612

628

612

586

572

577

572

»572

577

577

572

Iff 

572

572

568

568

564 

564

568

572

711

1,310

r»§|9 1,9ZO

21,472

693

0.542

0.62

Nov.

1,390

1,100

924

821

764

728 852"

821

903

872

882

903

934

968

980

1,100

1,200

»1,320 

1,360 

1,290

1,220

1,150

2,000

5.300 

2,626

2,540

2,170

1.9OO

1,720

1,580

40,262

1,342

1.05

1.17

Dec.

1,460

1,380

1,300

1,250

1,360

1,670

13.000

9,000

5,810

6,700

6,250

5,100

5,380

6,250

*7,330

5,960

4,820

3,900 

3,410 

3,180

5,070

2,860

2,710

2,440 

2,190

2,130

1,990

1,920

1,920

1,850

1,770

119,360

3,850

3.01

3.47

Jan.

1,620

1,560

1,530

1,500

1,440

1,440

1,590

1,240

1,150

1,260

1,050

1,120

1,070

1,000

1,110

1,290

1,230

1,000 

980

1,430

1,990

1,650

1,500 

1,480

1,510

»1,780

2.910

2,190

2,110

1, 800

45,490

1,467

1.15

1.32

Feb.

1,610

1,660

1,720

1,740

1,620

1,530

1,440

1,340

1,340

1,580

1,540

1,150

921 i.olo"

1,250

1,330

2,180

4,030 

2,960 

2,480

2,550

4.960

4,560

3,900 

3,530

3,180

3,070

2,690

-

62,461

2,231

1.74

1.82

Mar.

5,130

*7.850

1,610

6,700

5,580

4,560

5,900

3,650

3,500

3,070

2,860

2,620

2,480

2,960

3,300

2,750

2,520

2,320 

2.230 

4,160

4,420

3,900

3,410

3,180 

3,180

3,650

3,180

2,880

2,710

2*480

112,280

3,622

2.83

3.26

Apr.

2,340

2,210

2,080

1,940

1,830

1,800

2,010

»2,010

1,850

1,670

1.58Q

1J770

1,880

1,740

1,610

1,670

5,300

7.010 

5,240 

4,290

3,650

3,180

2,960

2,960 

2,730

2,560

2,540

5,300

3,300

2 1860

81,870

2,729

2.13

2.38

May

2,540

2,560

3,070

4,690

4,690

4,030

3,530

3,650

4,030

4,640

*6,860

6,100

5,100

4,290

3,780

3,500

3,070

2,860 

2,560 

2,420

2,440

2,420

2,340

2,130 

1,970

1,870

1,720

1.620

1,636

2,020

1,740

99,470

3,209

2.51

2.89

June

1.510

1,386

1,330

1,250

1,180

1,110

1,090

1,040

1,000

1,060

1,000

1,090

1,180

1,340

1,120

1,270

 1,110

991 

892 

850

830

792

812

850 

821

754

736

728

711

720

30,547

1,018

0.796

0.89

July

720

686

652

720

728

774

720

754

694

660

652

630

578

668

694

652

600 

60S 

»585

572

566

552

546 

533

552

546

526

514

514

.-"

19,439

627

0.490

0.57

Aug.

492

492

602

592

578

546

535

535

724

638

630

578

559

533

526

526

526

509 

509 

609

652

622

566

»540 

526

533

509

492

476 

7l5

1^890

18,756

605

0.473

0.55

Sept.

1.890

1,220

991

812

694

630

608

600

600

578

717

668

622

578

572

707

1,190

1,050 

1,000 

1,200

1,100

980

840

745 

694

630

622

60S

»608

592

24,346

812

0.635

0.71

Calendar year 1953: Max 15,800 Mln 564 Mean 2,705 Cfsm 2.11 In. 28.69

Water year 1953-54: Max 13,000 Mln 476 Mean 1,851 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.65

Peak discharge (base. 11.000 cfa). Dec. 7 (2t30 p.m.) 16.600 cfa (7.73 ft).

 Discharge measurement made on this day.
214 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Musconetcong River at outlet of Lake Hopatcong, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°55'00", long 74°39'55", on left bank at highway bridge 300 ft downstream 

from Lake Hopatcong Dam in Landing, Morris County.

Drainage area.--25.6 sq mi.

Records available. July 1928 to September 1954.

Gage . Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 904.99 ft above mean 

sea level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark).

Average discharge.--26 years, 44.6 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 91 cfs May 10, 11 (gage height, 1.62 ft); minimum daily, 3.1 cfs Aug. 31.

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 534 cfs Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 3.17 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 340 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs for many days during March 1940.

Remarks. Records excellent. Plow regulated by Lake Hopatcong (see p. 243). 

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder operated by employee of Morris Canal & Banking Co. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 781: 1928(M), drainage area. WSP 1051: 1944-45.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.1 

6.9

14

1.0 

1.2 

1.6

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

IE

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

27

27

27

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

19

12

11

11

11

11

11 

10

9.6

8.8

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.8

8*4

513.4

16.6

-

-

Nov.

8.4

871

8.4

8.8

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

9.2

10

10

11 

12

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

306.4

10.2

-

-

Dec.

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

11

20

27

27

27

27 

27

27

29

30

30

30

26

18

14

14

13 

13

564

18.2

-

-

Jan.

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

15

16

.6

16

16

17

17 

19

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25 

25

554

17.9

-

-

Feb.

25

25

27

32

33

33

33

33

34

34

33

32

32

32

*32

31

30

35

35 

35

35

35

35

35

36

43

51

52

-

958

34.2

-

-

Mar.

43

33

30

35

39

39

39

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

4B 

42

42

42

*3r

37

37

35

34

34

34

34 

34

1,208

39.0

-

-

Apr.

29

19

11

4.7

4.7

5.8

10

12

12

10

11

15

12

14

15

20

42

56

M

62

59

61

61

54

51

50

53

50

45

971.2

32.4

-

-

May

46

45

46

76

83

81

75

81

85

87

89.

85

81

74

67

58

52

49

46 

44

60

69

67

63

57

54

48

42

II

39

1,933

62.4

-

-

June

33

30

27

23

20

14

13

12

10

9.2

10

9.6

13

12

11

13

8.5

6.6

6.0

5.5

4.7

4.7

5.0

4.7

4.7

5.0

5.2

5.5

5.5 

5.5

336.9

11.2

-

-

July

5^2

5.0

5.0

S.O

S.O

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.S

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5 

4.5

4.5

475

4.S

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.7

4.7 

4.7

4.7

143.6

4.65

-

-

Aug.

1*1

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.0

4.3

4.3

4.5

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.5 

4.5

4.5

4.0

4.0

3.8

*3.8

5.8

3.8

3.6

3.3 

3.4

lii

126.6

4.08

-

-

Sept.

3.6

4.7

4.7

5.2

5.7

6.0

15

21

25

25

25

25

26

27

27

27

29

30

30 

31

31

32

32

32

32

32

31

*32

51 

31

706.9

23.6

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 137 Min 8.4 Mean 41.3 Cfam - In.

Water year 1953-54: Max 89 Min 3.1 Mean 22.8 Cfam - In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 215

Musconetcong River near Hackettstown, N. J.

Location.--Lat 40°53'10", long 74°48'00", on right bank 75 ft upstream from Saxton Falls 

Dam, half a mile upstream from Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad bridge, and 

3 miles northeast of Hackettstown, Warren County.

Drainage area. 70.0 sq ml.

Records available.--September 1921 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder above concrete dam. Datum of gage Is 630.93 ft above mean 

sea level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark). Prior to Aug. 21, 1923, staff 

gage, and Aug. 21, 1923, to July 19, 1938, water-stage recorder, at site 2,000 ft downstream at datum 26.97 ft lower.

Average discharge.--33 years, 120 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 310 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 1.84 ft); minimum 

daily, 8.6 cfs July 24, 30, 31, Aug. 1.

1921-54: Maximum discharge, 1,430 cfs Mar. 12, 1936 (gage height, 5.88 ft, from 

floodmarks, site and datum then In use), from rating curve extended above 1,000'cfs; 

no flow part of Sept. 6, 1951, when water was below spillway, waste gate was closed, 

and no flow through swimming pool.

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

Figures of discharge represent flow over dam and through swimming pool. Flow regulated 

by Lake Hopatcong (see p. 243).

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder operated by employee of Morris Canal & Banking Co. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1051: 1944-45.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

£

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Qct.

33

33

39

60

69

69

69

63

60

50

42

39

39

36

31

31

31

30

30

32

*32

30

21

27

35

39

36

47

53

47

31

1,290

41.6

-

Nov.

27

27

27

30

30

32

35

32

32

35

35

36

*33

28

26

26

27

35

32

27

26

li

42

50

42

44

39

36

39

39

993

33.1

-

-

Dec.

42

39

a39

a36

a45

a50

a!50

al30

90

165

147

114

130

193

212

179

alSO

a!30

allo

alOS

alOO

alOS

106

alOO

a90

a85

a80

73

73

70

67

3,205

103

-

-

Jan.

61

57

57

57

57

61

57

51

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

64

64

57

57

57

88

99

77

84

77

67

81

88

70

70

70

2,055

66.3

_

-

Feb.'

70

70

74

88

88

84

81

77

81

81

77

70

M

70

70

74

123

14B

127

111

115

135

127

115

115

123

139

139

-

-------

2,736

97.7

_

-

Mar.

148

233

218

293

255

223

199

171

162

153

144

*135

131

158

158

140

144

144

95

158

166

144

135

127

127

131

119

111

103

102

98

4,825

156

_

-

Apr.

98

87

76

66

60

60

69

76

76

69

66

73

69

66

63

69

134

183

168

155

146

142

142

146

130

126

122

i34

130

114

3,115

104

»

-

May

110

110

121

262

253

221

202

211

226

226

236

221

802

178

164

150

133

125

113

109

168

211

178

164

142

129

121

109

 109 121

105

5,110

165

_

-

June

105

86

*62

62

72

55

42

36

30

30

27

27

32

30

27

27

25

20

18

18

IS

IB

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

991

33.0

_

-

July

18

18

16

20

23

25

20

16

16

20

11

10

13

11

11

11

11

11

9.9

9.9

9.9

8^6

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

*9.9

8.6

8.6

434.0

14.0

-

Aug.

a*i 9.9

16

14

13

11

9.9

9.9

20

30

20

16

16

14

14

14

13

11

13

14

16

16

14

13

*14

13

13

13

14

15

M

517.3

16.7

-

Sept.

83

53

42

33

27

25

23

20

23

25

59

73

56

50

50

69 lie

90

80

87

80

83

73

69

63

60

64

*64

57

54

1,753

58.4

-

Calendar year 1953 : Max 665 Min. 17 Mean 120 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54 : Max 293 Min 8.6 Mean 74.0 Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height reoordj discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for stations at outlet of Lake Hopatoong and near Bloomsbury.
216 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Musoonetcong River near Bloomsbury, N. J.

Location. Lat 40"40'20", long 75°03'40", on right bank Just downstr 

bridge 1? miles upstream from Bloomsbury, Hunterdon County, and S 

mouth.

jam from highway

r miles upstream from

Drainage area. 143 sq mi.

Records available. July 1903 to March 1907, July 1921 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Sept. 29, 1932. Datum of gage is 

ST74.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 12, 1904, staff gage, 

and Apr. 12, 1904, to Mar. 31, 1907, chain gage, at bridge 15 ft upstream at different 

datum. July 26 to Sept. 21, 1921, staff gage at bridge at present datum.

Average discharge.--33 years (1921-54), 231 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 692 efs May 4 (gage height, 2.95 ft); minimum, 

21 cfs Aug. 20, 21, Sept. 10; minimum daily, 44 efs Aug. 27.

1921-54: Maximum discharge, 3,650 efs Mar. 15, 1940 (gage height, 7.55 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs; minimum, 13 efs Aug. 26, 1932; minimum daily, 

38 cfs July 24, 1932.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by Lake Hopateong (see p. 247). Diurnal fluctuation caused by small powerplanta 

above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 521: Drainage area. WSP 851: 1929(M). WSP 1051: 1944-45.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.1 42

1.4 108

2.0 301

2.6 540

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

63

61

61

74 

88

100

103

96

36

83

79

68

68

65

63

59

55

55

55

59

57

55

57

57

68

65

61

*8S

132

132 

81

2,296

74.1

-

"

Nov.

68

65

51

57 

61

61

68

72

74

76

76

74

74

76

72

63

72

68

76

72

68

65

88

100

96

96

90

83

79

76

2,228

74.3

-

-

Dec.

79

79

76

74 

88

96

361

244

175

382

290

223

248

416

330

312

269

*b220

b210

197

187

181

181

171

159

159

150

141

141

135

130

6,154

199

-

-

Jan.

122

119

113

116 

113

119

116

98

108

bSO

b60

b95

blOO

b9O

b90

b90

b95

b85

b85

108

Ifi4

b!60

b!40

b!30

b!30

138

*165

175

150

136

135

3,647

118

-

-

Feb.

135

132

135

150 

150

144

141

135

b!20

b!20

bllO

blOO

bgO

bllO

b!20

130

197

231

204

184

191

227

207

194

191

194

214

214

4,466

160

-

-

Mar.

244

361

385

451 

399

349

323

294

279

265

251

237

234

287

283

251

240

244

223

294

297

262

244

234

240

258

230

220

214

207

1 Q7 i§Z

8,505

274

-

-

Apr.

19'1

191

175

162 

156

153

171

171

165

159

153

175

159

X5Q

150

156

269

265

251

240

234

240

230

220

220

237

227 

207

6,057

202

-

-

May

194

207

223

m

357

327

338

349

346

361

334

312

290

272

258

240

*227

217

214

279

323

290

265

248

230

217

207

200 

220

207

8,676

280

-

-

June

197

194

159

141 

150

150

130

119

113

103

103

98

111

113

103

93

96

90

83

81

86

76

79

76

72

70

68

74

70 

66

3,166

106

-

"

July

74

63

68

70 

72

12

70

72

57

65

63

61

65

65

72

57

59

59

61

55

53

55

48

51

49

53

55

51

47

H 48

1,862

60.1

-

"

Aug.

48

49

63

63 

59

56

51

51

72

74

74

68

50

55

55

57

51

51

53

67

61

61

57

57

53

53 *14

48

48 

59

1 GO i22

1.9O7

61.5

-

-

Sept.

iLL

108

90

79 

70

63

59

57

59

16

74

100

90

76

72

88

*156

138

127

138

122

130

124

111

100

96

98

96

96 

909

2,924

97.5

-

"

Calendar year 1953 : Max ,1,13O Mln 51 Mean 241 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1953-54 : Max 521 Min 44 Mean 142 Cfsm - In.

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 efs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on tills day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected'by Ice.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 

Delaware River at Riegelsvllle, N. J.

217

Location.--Lat 40°35'36", long 75°11'17", on left bank 20ft upstream from suspension 

bridge at Riegelsville, Warren County, and 600 ft upstream from Musconetcong River. 

Records include flow of Musconetcong River.

Drainage area. 6.328 sq mi (includes that of Musconetcong River).

Records available.--July 1906 to September 1954 (after September 1931, flow of Musconetcong River included).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 125.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Feb. 27, 1924, chain gage and/or staff gage at bridge 20 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--48 years, 11,230 cfs, including flow of Musconetcong River after 

Sept. 30, 1931 (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 46,800 cfs Dec. 8 (gage height, 12.80 ft); minimum, 1,210 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 1.69 ft).

1906-54: Maximum discharge, 210,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1936 (-gage height, 32.45 ft); minimum, not including flow in canal, 870 cfs Sept. 20, 1908 (gage height, 1.55 ft).

Maximum stage known, 35.9 ft Oct. 10, 1903, from floodmarks (discharge, about 

275,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records excellent. Plow regulated by Lakes Hopatcong and Wallenpaupack, and by 

Toronto, Cliff Lake, Swinging Bridge, and Neversink Reservoirs (see p. 242) and since 

Sept. 15, 1954, by Pepacton Reservoir (capacity, 147,700 ,000,000 gal). Diversion 

from Neversink Reservoir (see p. 248) and to Delaware Division Canal (see diversion 

below and see p. 525 for discharge measurements).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 641: 1926. WSP 951: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

1,220

1,680

3,720

4.0

8.0

12.4

6.6OO 

22,200 

44,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

It)

Oct.

1,820

1,940

2,120

1,730

1.620

1.66O

2,030

2,770

2,500

2,400

2,480

2,290

2,080

2,120

2,340

2,340

2,160

1,940

1,890 

1,760

1,680

1,800

2,010

1,850

1,850

1,750

1,660

1,990

3,970

6,080

7.200

73,830

2,382

65

Nov.

6,530

5,760

4,720

4,180

3,740

5 .450

3,970

4,530

3,720

3,550

4,31O

4,420

4,280

4,500

4,550

4,450

4,390

5,200

4,970 

4,640

4,360

4,260

5,050

7,630

10,400

11.500

10,500

10,200

8,720

7,750

170,010

5,667

65

Dec.

7,200

6,780

6,300

5.86O

5,950

6,080

29 , 100

44,300

34,200

30,700

30,300

27,000

24,200

26,400

31,500

30,200

24,500

19,400

15,900 

14,200

13,100

13,100

12,700

11,900

10,100

9,270

8,540

8,480

8,480

8,600

8,020

532,560

17,170

65

Jan.

7,440

6,170

5,640

5,670

5,980

6,210

6,300

5,640

4,880

4,180

3,700

5.540

4,880

4,580

5,050

5,610

4,940

4,020

3,650 

4,880

5,760

6,660

6,290

9,340

7,630

7,480

9,120

14,700

24.500

17,500

15,500

225,040

7,259

65

Feb.

11,200

10,000

10,200

11,200

10.1OO

9,340

8,180

7,050

6,900

7,200

7,050

6,340

4.910

5,200

4,910

5,170

8,400

32,500

25 , 200

20,500

23,400

31,600

26,000

21,700

20,300

19,100

16,900

-

------

 

405,550

14,480

65

Mar.

15,900

25,OOO

54.500

33,800

29,500

25,500

19,900

17,800

17,100

15,800

14,400

15,500

12,500

12,700

14,100

14,100

15,000

11,500

10.700 

15,600

16,500

17,600

*16,100

14,600

14,000

14,900

15,400

15, 500

13,500

12,700

12,500

525,200

16.940

65

Apr.

11,600

10,800

1O,1OO

9,660

8,960

8,800

9,150

9,580

9,910

8,960

8.480

8,510

9,820

9,580

8,760

8,840

14,500

55.900

34,100 

25,400

21,000

17,900

15,800

15,100

14,900

13,300

12,700

14,100

17,700

16,700

-------

420,210

14,010

65

May

14,900

15,200

15,700

19,000

26,700

25,800

19,400

18,200

20,900

22,800

52,400

56. 100

29,200

24,000

20,600

17,600

15,700

14,400

12,600 

11,600

11,500

15,300

15,100

12,900

12,000

10,600

9,760

9,000

8,600

8,540

8.510

524,610

16,920

65

June

6.540

8,100

7,170

6,780

6,66O

6,500

5,520

5,050

5,140

5,110

4,880

4,770

5,020

4,910

5,110

6,110

5,540

4,910

4,550 

4,250

5,650

5,250

5,770

5,840

5,720

5,590

5,250

5,140

2,540

2.400

147,150

4,905

65

July

2,360

2,400

2,300

2,560

2,500

2.600

2,540

2,500

2,580

2,580

2,140

2,190

1,960

1,890

2,210

2,580

2,270

2,010

1,850 

*1,710

1,820

1,960

2,010

1,890

1,680

1,710

1,650

1.570

1,680

1,680

1,680

64,420

2,078

60

Aug.

1,550

1,570

1,700

1,580

1,80O

1,710

1,650

1,710

1,900

1,890

1,900

1,890

1,680

1,650

1,490

1,490

1,500

1,560

1,570 

1,550

1,750

1,890

1,990

1,570

1.500

1,570

1,660

1,660

1,540

1,850

4.020

55,680

1,752

50

Sept.

5.520

4,940

4,420

4,510

5,590

2,620

2,500

2,140

2,060

2,170

2,540

2,520

2,520

2,070

1.920

2,190

5,550

5,700

5,600 

4,100

5,940

4,690

4,100

5,480

2,990

2,700

2,560

2,460

2,380

2,270

95,770

3,126

65

Calendar year 1953: Max 74,400 Mln 1,620 Mean 12,360

Water year 1953-54: Max 44,300 Mln 1,300 Mean 8,865

Peak discharge (base. 46.000 cfs). No peaVt above 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Diversion, In cubic feet per second, to Delaware Divljion Canal; for calendar year 1953, 65 cfs, 

for water year 1955-54, 65 cfs.
218 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Tohickon Creek near Pipersvllle, Pa.

Location. Lat 40 026'00", long 75°07'00", on right bank at highway bridge, 1.5 miles 

northeast of Pipersville, Bucks County, and 4.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 97.4 sq mi.

Records available. July 1935 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 258.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (tentative adjustment).

Average discharge. 19 years, 146 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,890 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 6.05 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs Aug. 2, 3 (gage height, 0.49 ft).

1935-54: Maximum discharge, 13,700 cfs Aug. 9, 1942 (gage height, 10.48 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,600 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 0.05 cfs Sept. 29. 1941; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 24, 29. Oct. 6, 

1941.

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

Regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.6 

.7 

.8 

.9

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14

1.6

2.5

3.8

5.9

9.1

18

32

1.7 

2.0 

2.4 

2.9 

3.5 

5.0

128

261

540

990

2,430

0.5

.6

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.2

Dee. 15 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

L 2.4 

) 2.9 

3.8

36

76

140

267

540

1,230

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.9

i.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.3

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

*2.3

2.1

1.9

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.7

3.1

3.2

13

767

1 250

163

2,256.1

72.8

0.747

0.86

Nov.

67

42

30

23

19

16

Iff

22

23

37

70

128

147

107

85

85

65

*52

42

35

30

27

516

384

212

366

126

82

64

53

2,973

99.1

1.02

1.14

Dec.

47

42

3S,

im&

203

2,550

408

174

1,900

508

246

691

2,070

769

*237

143

98

90

66

62

70

78

66

45

43

40

38

45

47

46

10,851

350

3.59

4.14

Jan.

36

34

34

32

30

35

30

25

26

27

18

19

18

19

21

24

26

20

17

So

300

450" 610

394

111

102

 262

320

155

115

100

3,430

111

1.14

1.31

Feb.

66

48

46

56

56

50

43

36

38

37

36

26

21

26

27

32

241

312

133

95

152

401

168

108

95

101

121

93

-

2,664

95.1

0.976

1.02

Mar.

393

855

*65T

674

170

120

99

89

82

80

73

63

87

610

357

145

103

84

73

382

231

113

89

76

261

475

177

116

101

95

84

7,008

226

2.32

2.68

Apr.

71

66

62

56

51

50

52

*65

57

45

39

37

38

37

32.

36

458

365

135

87

68

57

54

54

52

46

55

170

158

88

2,641

88.0

0.903

1.01

May

63

55

70

1,160

316

139

95

161

199

170

244

*128

89

68

56

48

43

37

33

32

52

99

61

40

32

28

24

21

18

18

15

3,614

117

1.20

1.38

June

16

14

11

9.8

9.0

7.5

6.7

5.9

5.1

5.8

12

9.5

9.8

7.8

5.9

7.5

9.0

*9.2

9.0

7.2

6.1

4.9

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.1

3.7

3.3

2.6

2^5

217.9

7.26

0.075

0.08

July

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.8

2.6

3.1

371

3.1

3.1

2.6

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.6

2.3

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.4

 1.6

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

"ft

57.9

1.87

0.019

0.02

Aug.

0.8

.7

15

26

15

8.3

5.9

4.4

11

34

26

13

9.2

6.7

5.9

5.1

4.6

3.9

3.3

5.9

15

17

16

*11

7.8

5.9

5.1

5.6

6.1

4.1

334_

632.3

20.4

0.209

0.24

Sept'.

~66 212

32

19

13

9.8

8.1

6.7

6.7

S.6

13

15

15

11

9.0

9.5

79

42

31

29

23

20

16

12

10

9.2

9.2

8.1

*7.0

6.4

753.3

25.1

0.258

0.29

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,75O Mln 1.7 Mean 170 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.66

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,350 Min 0.7 Mean 102 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.17

Peak discharge (base. 5.100 cfs). Dee. 7 (4:30 a.m.) 3,290 cfs (5.65 ft)} Dec. 14 (9:30 a.in 

3,890 cfs (6.05 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 18-21, 25-27, Jan. 1, 2, 8, 11-21, Jan. 

to Feb. 1, Feb. 3-14, Mar. 5, 6.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 219

Delaware & Raritan Canal at Kingston, N. J.

Location.--Lat 40°22'24", long 74 0 37'08", on right bank at canal lock at Kingston, Middlesex County, 160 ft south of State Highway 27.

Records available. March 1947 to September 1954.

Gage. Two water-stage recorders and concrete control. Datum of gage is 40.00 ft below 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Remarks. Records good. The canal diverts water from Delaware River at Raven Rock and 

discharges into Raritan River at New Brunswick. Some water wasted to the Millstone 

River 500 ft-above station. See p. 220 for records of Delaware & Raritan Canal at 

Trenton, about 14 miles upstream.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

36

43

19

9.1

25

.34

34

45

27

44

70

56

55

53

63

98

45

28

39

32

32

32

33

32

32

32

32

12

1.2

4TO

1,097.2

35.4

-

-

Nov.

214~6

55

39

27

48

71

49

65

51

57

S6

48

63

62

78

32

46

74

71

66

63

61

70

54

42

42

43

44

45

1,619

54.0

-

-

Dec.

45

46

46

46

47

48

48

48

47

48

48

47

49

23

68

55

47

47

47

47

47

48

48

48

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

1,481

47.8

-

-

Jan.

49

49

49

49

49

50

50

50

50

49

49

48

47

47

47

46

47

48

48

48

48

49

49

50

50

51

51

52

52

51

5C

1,522

49.1

-

-

Feb.

48

46

45

45

44

45

45

50

56

56

55

53

49

49

31

75

49

49

62

45

55

44

61

67

46

37

38

38

_

1,389

49.6

-

~

Mar.

3S

38

33

9.1

27

.2

12

55

34

54

32

49

48

31

33

33

51

65

75

75

74

54

41

42

43

43

42

43

44

17

1.5

1,235.8

39.9

-

-

Apr.

18

34

33

34

35

35

36

36

36

36

35

35

36

36

36

47

42

43

49

49

53

35

63

50

32

58

35

45

50

50

1,212

40.4

-

May

45

39

63

27

451

53

53

53

45

39

47

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

31

37

40

24

54

47

66

53

59

62

49

1,549

50.0

-

-

June

58

58

59

59

59

60

60

60

60

61

61

61

61

60

60

61

61

61

61

61

62

62

62

62

60

6C

59

60

62

6E

i.eie

60.5

-

"

July -

65

67

67

65

62

54

48

44

45

45

44

46

47

49

45

42

'45 43

55

59

58

56

51

49

49

50

50

51

47

40

3T

1,575

50.8

-

-

Aug.

41

43

43

45

46

45

45

50

58

58

55

54

52

52

51

49

49

44

39

32

28

41

47

50

50

49

43

40

40

40

40

1,419

45.8

-

~

Sept.

IS

39

40

43

46

45

45

45

45

46

59

55

51

49

45

46

47

47

48

47

47

47

46

46

44

41

42

45

47

47

1,379

46.0

-

"

Calendar year 1953 : Max 98 Mln 0.2 Mean 32.5 cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54 : Max 98 Mln 0.2 Mean 47.4 cfsm - In. -
220 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Delaware River at Trenton, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°13'18", long 74°46 t 38", on left bank 450 ft upstream from Calhoun Street 

Bridge at Trenton, Mercer County, and half a mile upstream from Assunpink Creek.

Drainage area. 6,780 sq ml.

Records available.--February 1913 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Prior to Oct. 2, 1928, chain gage on downstream side of highway bridge at site 500 ft 

downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 41 years, 11,810 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 46,300 cfs Dec. 8 (gage height, 6.02 ft); minimum, 1,420 cfs Aug. 27 (gage height, -0.47 ft). Plow in Delaware & Rarltan Canal not 

included.

1913-54: Maximum discharge, 227,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 16.66 ft); minimum, 1,220 cfs Sept. 18, 19, 1932. Plow in Trenton power race and Delaware & Raritart 

Canal not included. 

29 FQOQd of\ 0ct> n> 1903) reaohed a sta8e of about 20.7 ft (discharge estimated,

Maximum stage known, 22.8 ft Mar. 8, 1904, from floodmark (ice Jam).

Remarks.--Records excellent. Plow regulated by Lake Hopatcong and Wallenpaupack, and by 

Toronto, Cliff Lake, Swinging Bridge, Neversink Reservoirs (see p. 242; and"since 

Sept. 15, 1954 by Pepacton Reservoir (usable capacity, 147,700,000,000 gal). Diversion 

from Neversink Reservoir and to Delaware & Rarltan Canal (see preceding-page).

Revisions. WSP 951: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

-O.44 

0.0

.5 

1.0

1,470

2,340

3,780

5,710

2.0 

4.O

6.0

1O,7OO 

25,400 

46,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19 

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

*1,81O 

1,830

1,970

2,08O

1,850

1,77O

1,790 

2,O6O

2,650

2.39O

2,340

2,390

2,200

2,030

2,080

2,240 

2,270

2,100

1,990 

1,930

1,830

1.750 

1,850

1,990

1,970

1,930

1,850

1,990

2,740 

7,330

7,670

74,67O

2,409

-

Nov.

7,140 

6,54O

5,500

4,680

4,160

3,780

3.680 

4,050

4,450

3,95O

3,810

4,300

4,S7O

4,530

4,680

4,530 

4,490

*4,840

5,250 

4,880

4,610

4,380 

4,840

7,330

9,140

12.100

11,100

1O,7OO

9,570 

8,410

175,990

5,866

-

Dec.

7,620 

7,330

6,820

6.320

6,460

6,680

21,300 

42.000

*38,500

32,500

31,300

28,900

26,000

30,200

32,500

31,600 

26,70O

21,000

16,8OO 

15,100

13,400

12,700 

13,100

12,500

11,500

9,840

9,140

8,770

8,610 

8,930

8,460

552,580

17,830

-

Jan.

7,860 

6,910

6,010

5.88O

5,88O

6,410

6,46O 

6,230

5,290

4,680

4,OOO

3.600

5,200

4,80O

5,400

5,900 

5,200

4,3OO

3,900 

5,200

6,OOO

7,000 

6,6OO

10,000

8,200

8,110

9,03O

10,900

23.5OO 

19,400

15,200

233,050

7,518

-

Feb.

12,400 

10,40O

*9,99O

11,200

10,900

9,940

9,140 

8,010

7,14,0

7,520

7,430

7,240

6,360

5,290

5,460

5.170 

 6,340

21,80O

38,500 

26 , 9OO

21,300

21,700 

29,200

27,800

22,4OO

20,20O

19,5OO

17,700

4O6,73O

14,530

-

Mar.

16,400 

22,300

34 , 5OO

36.000

30,6OO

24,900

20,700 

18 , 3OO

17,000

16.OOO

14,500

13,500

12,800

13,900

14,70O

14,200 

* 13, 400

12,100

12,' 800

16,600

17,5OO 

16,500

14,800

14,600

15.6OO

15,400

15,600

14,OOO 

13,OOO

12, 600

536, 2OO

17,300

-

Apr.

12,000 

11,400

10,500

9,990

9,410

8,820

9,140 

9,570

9,990

9,570

8,930

S.460

9,250

*9,990

9,190

8,870 

11,800

29,40O

37,000 

27,000

21,900

18,400 

16,200

14,700

14,800

13,7OO

12,700

13,400

16,200 

17,200

419,480

13 , 98O

-

May

15,200 

X3,5OO

13,000

18,100

24,800

25,400

20,500 

18,300

19,400

22,200

27,800

56,900

30,200

24,800

21,100

18,100 

15,900

14,400

* 13, 000 

12,100

12,100

12,800 

13,600

13,000

12,2OO

11,400

10,400

9,62O

8,980 

8,980

8.46O

526,240

16,980

-

June

8.S70 

8,41O

7,960

7,190

6,870

6,730

6,14O 

5,370

5,370

5,210

5,130

4,920

5,O80

4,960

4,960

5,670 

6,01O

5,250

4,840 

4,380

3,980

3,46O 

*3,400

3,680

3,780

3,490

3,280

3,O70

2,870 

2,440

152,770

5,092

-

July

2,370 

2,290

2,290

2,270

2,370

2,520

2.570 

2,570

2,47O

2,570

2,290

2,080

2,100

1,930

1,930

2,100 

2.2OO

2,150

1,970 

*1,890

1,770

*1,810 

1,890

1,930

1,850

1,810

1,750

1,720

m1,680

64,480

2,080

-

Aug.

1,700 

1,610

1,770

1,890

1,730

1,810

1,750 

1,700

2,180

2,390

1,970

1,990

1,950

1,750

1,720

1,610 

1,580

*1,61O

1.480 

1,720

1,790

1,950 

2,010

2,030

1,730

*1,5OO

1,500

1,730

1,75O 

1,660

3,100

56,66O

1,828

-_

sept.

6.460 

i,670

5,000

4,570

4,120

3,280

2,740 

2,500

2,340

2,170

3,600

2,900

2,760

2,470

2,170

2.150 

3,020

4,190

3,920 

4,120

4,340

*4,570 

4,680

4,050

3,520

3,070

2,820

2,650

2,55O 

2,440

104,840

3,495

+124

Calendar year 1953: Max 83,100 Min 1,720 Mean 13,OOO

Water year 1953-54: Max 42,OOO Mln 1,48O Mean 9,051

Peak discharge (base. 50.000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Pepacton Reservoir; furnished by 

Board of Water Supply, City of New Yorjt.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 221

Assunpink Creek at Trenton, N. J.

Location. Lat 40°13'29", long 74°45'02", on left bank at Chambers Street Bridge in 

Trenton, Mercer County, ij miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 89.4 sq mi.

Records available. July 1923 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since July 10, 1932. Datum of gage is 

24.76 ft above mean sea level (New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark).

Average discharge. 31 years, 119 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 874 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 5.68 ft); minimum, 4.5 cfs July 25 (gage height, 1.99 ft).

1923-54: Maximum discharge, 3,320 cfs Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height, 10.74 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs; minimum, 1.0 cfs Aug. 21, Oct. 22, 1931 '(gage 

height, 0.25 ft); minimum daily, 4 cfs July 21, Aug. 8, Sept. 2, 1929.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. W3P 781: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year.1953-54 (gage" height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.0 3.9 3.0 137

2.1 11 4.0 365

2.3 30 5.O 65O

2.5 56

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21 

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

22

20

17

16

21

30

30

28

28

25

23 

27

*24

23

25

25

23

21

24

28

28 

27 

27

23

39

31

28

135

Teo" 203

116

1,297

41.8

0.468

0.54

Nov.

112

97

73

50

38

36

93

94

*97

117

"97 128 

72

57

48

42

41

38

37

37

31 

30 

78

75

96

107

100

89

80

70

2,160

72.0

0.805

0.90

Dec.

63

59

55

110

100

233

170

152

*227

160 

142

208

542

444

368

261

160

121

102

96 

97 

99

91

83

78

73

72

73

72

70

4,634

149

1.67

1.93

Jan.

66

62

60

62

64

80

75

66

57

57

56 

59

59

57

59

78

91

81

*81

89

186 

188 

129

126

114

105

112

114

89

81

67

2,670

86.1

0.963

1.11

Feb.-

60

63

69

75

73

69

63

59

60

60

59 

56

41

40

*46

59

100

104

91

78

86 

126 

109

100

146

135

124

104

.

2,255

80.5

0.900

0.94

Mar.

143

249

Z65

358

Z17

174

141

117

105

97

91 

"99 84

ZZ1

Z06

178

158

*1Z4

109

184

143 

1Z6 

116

99

159

199

152

133

117

105

100

4,769

154

1.72

1.98

Apr.

99

91

83

72

72

76

83

136

139

99

92

91

*80

73

69

81

280

375

273

206

145 

109 

107

99

89

88

128

135

123

109

3,702

123

1.38

1.54

May

94

80

88

168

150

121

100

133

126

121

121 

104

89

75

66

57

*56

57

52

66

331 

292 

228

199

145

102

83

72

63

57

50

3,546

114

1.28

1.48

June

50

46

42

41

35

30

32

32

32

32

55 

45

80

57

55

59

52

45

36

30

*30 

28 

37

40

35

52

21

21

20

20

1,190

39.7

0.444

0.50

July

21

23

18

15

17

21

21

22

19

14

12 

16

18

21

23

18

15

12

*28

30

19 

14 

9.3

1~7.1

26

21

19

14

12

10

548.4

17.7

0.198

0.23

Aug.

7.8

11

71

36

50

43

28

24

143

282

121 

91

78

52

30

*30

28

25

23

24

48 

41 

46

45

35

27

23

20

18

22

160

1,682.8

54.3

0.607

0.70

Sept.

94

100

99

84

63

36

36

52

40

40

614

453

386

338

217

155

139

104

94

89

92 

105 

*8&

86

83

78

69

56

49

45

3,987

133

1.49

1.66

Calendar year 1953: Max 982 Mln 16 Mean 140 Cfsm 1-57 in . 21.29 

Water year 1953-54: Max 614 Mln 7.1 Mean 88.9 cfsm 0.994 In . 13.51

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs). --Dec. 14 (6 p.m.) 850 cfs (5.60 ft)j Sept. 11 (5 p.m.) 874 cfs

(5.68 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Crosswicks Creek at Extonville, N. J.

Location.--Lat 40°08'15", long 74°36'02", on right baux: upstream from highway bridge at 

Extonville, Mercer County, half a mile upstream from Pleasant Run and 0.7 mile downstream from Mercer-Monmouth County line.

Drainage area. 83.6 sq mi.

Records available. August 1940 to October 1951, October 1952 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 24.94 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 13 years, 124 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,460 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 9.26 ft); minimum, 23 cfs July 25 (gage height, 2.35 ft).

1940-51, 1952-54: Maximum discharge, 3,360 cfs Sept. 1, 1940 (gage height, 12.05 ft); 

minimum, 13.1 cfs Feb. 14, 1942 (gage height, 2.24 ft).

Flood of Sept. 22, 1938, reached a stage of 13.0 ft (discharge, 4,100 cfs), from 

information by local residents.

Remarks. Records excellent except those above 250 cfs, which are good.

Rating table, water year 1953^54 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.3

2.4 

2.7 

3.1

16

30

84

194

3.5 

6.0 

9.0

299

681

1,320

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

30

35

33

32

30

32

55

46

40

40

38

38

40

40

40

38

40

41

40

40

41

40

41

40

48

59

48

104

'268

102

1,865

60.2

0.720

0.83

Nov.

80

74

68

66

62

60

230

"230 452

153

125

105

93

86

80

76

74

78

74

70

76

74

125

238

153

191

136

112

98 

89

3,628

121

1.45

1.61

Dec.

82

78

72

7O

107

110

216

190

125

*159

178

123

188

395

755

247

172

130

110

102

102

107

107

96

89

86

84

82

86 

86

84

4,618

149

1.78

2.05

Jan.

80

78

78

78

76

80

78

70

68

80

65

96

82

78

84

105

142

96

107

117

350

245

148

125

115

115

115

107

91 

86

82

3,317

107

1.28

1.48

Feb.

76

82

84

100

93

86

80

74

76

76

74

68

CO H70

76

91

107

84

78

80

162

100

100

93

86

80

-

2,424

86.6

1.04

1.08

Mar.

86

181

159

357

212

136

115

102

93

91

84

80

91

223

297

156

120

105

93

145

139

107

98

91

115

184

125

100

93 

89

86

4,153

134

1.60

1.85

Apr.

89

82

78

72

20

76

78

80

91

78

76

74

80

86

84

84

180

384

221

148

117

98

93

428

461

212

238

397

319 

. 188

4,762

159

1.90

2.12

May

148

128

117

172

148

120

107

181

360

362

241

172

136

117

102

96

91

91

84

82

313

726

SiT

184

142

120

102

86

55 

89

89

5,305

171

2.05

2.36

June

76

70

62

59

59

53

50

48

48

48

50

50

53

57

53

53

59

50

46

44

41

38

50

60

46

41

40

35

33 

35

1,507

50.2

0.600

0.67

July

36

35

33

33

36

38

36

38

35

32

30

30

29

29

36

41

33

30

30

30

27

27

26

26

23

57

48

36

33 

30

29

1,032

33.3

0.398

0.46

Aug.

27

26

40

50

41

82

48

36

69

153

72

50

44

40

36

36

*36

32

30

30

114

98

55

43

38

38

35

35

35 

33

205

1,707

55.1

0.659

0.76

Sept.

318

93

78

62

51

46

41

41

41

40

753

1.140

376

150

115

107

162

128

115

117

107

219

142

98

84

76

70

64

60 

60

4,954

165

1.97

2.20

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,170 Mln 30 Mean 146 cfsm 1.75 in. 23.65

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,140 Mln 23 Mean 108 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.47

Peak discharge (base, 650 cfs). Dt

(6.30 ft); May 22 (9 a.m.) 847 cfs (

3C. 15 (8 a.m.) 869 cfs (6.99 ft)j Apr. 24 (10 p.m.) 735 cfs 

S.88 ft); Sept. 12 (3 a.m.), 1,460 cfs (9.26 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 223

Neshaminy Creek near Laijghorne, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°10'25", long 74°57'30", on left bank at bridge on State Highway 213, 0.3

mile downstream from Mill Creek and 1.7 miles west of Langhorne, Bucks County. 

Drainage area. 210 aq mi.

Records available. October 1934 to September 1954. 

Sage. water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 40.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929,

supplementary adjustment of 1943. 

Average discharge. 20 years, 272 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,710 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 8.38 ft), from

rating curve extended above 4,700 cfs as explained below; minimum, 4.5 cfs Oct. 19 (gage

height, 0.53 ft).

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 24,800 cfs July 23, 1938 (gage height, 15.94 ft), from

rating curve extended above 4,700 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of

peak flow.; minimum, 3.5 cfs Oct. 1, 1951 (gage height, 0.60 ft); minimum daily, 7.1 cfs

Sept. 24, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 17.3 ft Aug. 23, 1933, from floodmarks (discharge, 30,000 cfs),

from rating curve extended above 4,700 cfs as explained above. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulatlon at low flow by mills above station. Occasional regulation by Springfield Lake

(capacity, 650 million gallons), completed in 1943; no significant regulation by that

lake except during the period May 1943 to January 1944, when the lake was filling, and

in September 1949 and July 1954. 

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water year 1949,

superseding those published in WSP 1141, are given herewith.

1949-Con. 

Sept. 5..

1949 

Sept. 1........ 72

2........ 103

3........ 89

4........ 82

114

198

72

57

Month

Water year 1948-49.... 

Calendar year 1949....

Cfs -days

101,731 

90,350

Maximum

7.80O 

4,490

Minimum

16 

11

Mean

279 

248

Per square 

mile

1.33 

1.18

Runoff In 

Inches

0.50

18.03 

16.00

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 3 Mar. 4 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.2 

1.6

8.5

16

26

54

94

222

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

6.3

386

645

990

2,670

3,980

.8 

1.0 

1.2

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.7

202

407

655

990

1,540

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

M6an

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

1T^ 9.9

16 

14

13

18

15

17

24

20

34

22

15

»14

9.9

10

22

20

14

15

12 

13

26

30

30

32

56

857

1.200 

140 ,

2,741.8

88.4

0.421

0.49

Nov.

74

56

46

42 

39

36

T5

52

60

74

72

81

90

81

68

67

63

58

»52

48

46

45 

62

114

94

148

ITS

85

74

67

2,053

68.4

0.326

0.36

Dec.

65

61

58

iff

168

1,580

402

211

1,100

473.

257/

1,040

5.910

1,010

»414

300

205,

200

190

162

159 

159

140

116

Us

110

105

105

108

105

13,199

426

2.03

2.34

Jan.

94

87

85

85 

81

85

90

72

76

83

65

70

67

- ,68

 - \ 70

74

76

70

63

57

440

1.250 

460

442

225

179

249

»371

185

150

5,639

182

0.867

1.00

Feb.

125

120

118

121 

118

108

94

85

90

90

90

72

63

715

76

79

102

272

140

113

116

255" 385 

162

172

166

215

162

-

3,774

135

0.643

0.67

Mar.

287

1,230

»1,050

1.500 

415

330

277

261

237

229

206

'5t52~ 187

897

654

328

265

233

214

400

350

241 

214

202

388

718

356

277

249

233

218

12,848

414

1.97

2.28

Apr.

206

184

180

154 

148

151

172

*202

237

165

144

148

130

118

TT8

127

573

584

28T5

210

180

162 

165

154

140

130

260

386

288

202

6,298

210

1.00

1.12

May

165

151

191

627 

3BT

241

191

223

358

237

257

 206

165

148

130

124

114

111

105

102

255

198 

137

108

99

99

83

86

81

86zi

5,501

177

0.843

0.97

June

73

58

62

58 

58

52

50

48

47

48

69

60

92

97

57

69

69

65

46

43

37

35 

»38

33

32

31

31

31

22

2*

1,545

51.5

0.245

0.27

July

24

29

27

35 

31

28

26

21

21

22

22

27

24

21

21

14

16

20

17

19

»17

16 

12

T5

32

85

5J

40

23

22

18

802

25.9

0.123

0.14

Aug.

13

TS

46

42 

73

149

73

33

592

629

105

54

37

28

24

23

18

15

18

26

268

50 

39

»34

24

24

17

23

24

25

456

2,996

96.6

0.460

0.53

Sept.

291

100

52

45 

38

31

29

4T

35

41

632

240

118

86

78

73

930

555

162

148

160

190 

127

86

89

86

81

76

71

*69

4,490

150

0.714

0.80

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,070 Mln 9.9 Mean 323 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.85

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,910 Mln 9.9 Mean 170 Cfsm 0.810 In. 10.97

Peak discharge (base. 3.600 cfs). Dec. 14 (12:30 p.m.) 6,710 cfs (8.38 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected'by ice Dec. 18, 19, Jan. 8, 9, 11-23, 25, Jan. 29 to 

FebTT, Feb. 12-14.
224 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

North Branch Rancocas Creek at Pemberton, N. J.

Location.--Lat 39°58'10", long 74°41'05", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Pemberton, Burlington County, and 12 miles upstream from confluence with 

South Branch.

Drainage area. 111 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1921 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder above concrete dams. Datum of gage is 31.19 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to June 9, 1923, staff gage and June 9, 1923, to 

Aug. 9, 1951, water-stage recorder,- at site 600 ft downstream at datum 6.54 ft lower.

Average discharge.--33 years, 165 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 690 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 2.56 ft); miniT 

mum, 44 cfs July 25, Aug. 30 (gage height, 1.46 ft).

1921-54: Maximum discharge, 1,730 cfs Aug. 21, 1939 (gage height, 10.77 ft, from 

floodmark in recorder shelter, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended 

above 1,300 cfs; minimum daily, 9 cfs Sept. 29, 1932.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods when waste gate was open, which are 

good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods when waste gate waia open (gage 

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

1.4

1.5 

1.7

27

57

139

2.2 

3.0

422

1,090

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

60

60 

60

60

60

60

76

76

76

84

99

84

72

*76

64

76

68

64

60

60

60

60

60

60 

72

80

76

108

197

208

163

2,539

81.9

0.738

0.85

Nov.

121

113 

108

91

87

81

160

245

339

256

245

213

187

168

153

144

135

121

113

108

117

117

153

203 

229

245

229

223

203

182

5,092

170

1.53

1.71

Dec.

168

153 

139

150 Til

149

192

203

203

213

197

192

197

324

422

364

339

273

229

203

182

163

153

158 

153

149

149

149

149

144

135

6,118

197

1.77

2.05

Jan.

130

126 

126

130

130

130

130

126

126

130

139

139

144

144

177

218

218

182

182

192

245

262

223

182

163

158

153

158

153

144

139

4,999

161

1.45

1.67

Feb.

135

130 

130

139

135

130

126

126

126

121

117

113

108

Toe

108

108

121

135

130

126

130

163

168

TeS

158

158

153

149

_ j

3,719

133

1.20

1.25

Mar.

153

173 

203

"§55 250

223

203

187

177

173

163

158

163

208

229

223

208

192

229

234

218

192

173 m

168

168

IBS

182

153

144

5,853

189

1.70

1.96

Apr.

144

139 

135

130

121

121

130

139

144

139

130

121

117

117

113

117

182

250

268

250

187

173

182

370 

590

279

250

326

357

302

5,823

194

1.75

1.95

May

245

234 

218

250

234

203

203

229

345

484

436

250

279

268

234

223

197

177

158

*153

303

e505

e S14

e328

e247

250

215

177

163

el51 

8,261

266

2.40

2.77

June

e!45 eT§i

113

104

99

99

105

88

84

99

95

95

87

87

95

95

91

91

91

87

76

87

*95

84;

80

64

76

60

eTo4

2,832

94.4

0.850

0.95

July

80

64 

64

64

68

68

68

72

60

57

57

53

53

53

60

76

60

53

57

50

50

50

50

50

11

72

72

68

60

57

50

1,863

60.1

0.541

0.62

Aug.

12

50 

57

53

60

80

72

64

84

130

130

99

80

68

60

64

57

53

47

S3!

57

64

64

60 

57

57

50

50

47

47

105

2,066

66.6

0.600

0.69

Sept.

168

177

135

91

72

68

72

60

57

ft

415

657

557

339

256

 2^5

239

229

208

197

192

203

203

182 

158

153

144

136

JL21

117

-

5,902

197

1.77

1.98

Calendar year 1953 : Max 764 Mtn 57 Mean 214 Cfsm 1.93 In. 26.20

Water year 1953-54 : Max 657 Mln 47 Mean 151 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.45

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs) .--Sept; -12 (10 a.m.) 690 ofs (2.56 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Waste gate open; discharge computed from gate openings.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 225

Schuylkill River at Pottsville, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°41'00", long 76°11'10", on upstream side of Palo Alto Highway bridge at 

Pottsville, Schuylkill County, 1.3 miles downstream from Mill Creek.

Drainage area. 53.4 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 599.24 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, suppelementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge.--11 years, 119 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 970 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 4.36 ft); minimum 

 observed, 11 cfs July 30, Aug. 2, 8 (gage height, 1.13 ft).

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 4,800 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 7.9 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs; minimum observed, 

that of July 30, Aug. 2, 8, 1954; minimum gage height observed, 1.10 ft Sept. 10, 1944. 

Flood in May 1942 reached a stage of 8.8 ft (discharge, 6,170 cfs, from rating curve 

extended above 2,000 cfs).

Remarks . Records fair. Some regulation at low flow by mine pumpage above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP-1051: 1944-45.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Backwater from debris Oct. 3-29] stage-discharge relation affected 

by ice Jan. 7-19, 23, 24, Jan. 30 to Feb. 13)

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.8

Oct. 1 to May 10

2.4 

3.0 

3.6

168

325

550

May 11 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

1.8 

2.4 

3.2

57

162

395

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

in.

Oct.

34

30

34

27

27

37

29

20

20

24

20

 22

20

25

25

20

18

23

17

25

23

ZZ

17

23

19

19

25

41I?

46

31

817

26.4

0.494

0.57

Nov.

22

2 1

25

25

23

22

33

30

28

25

25

30

. 34

39

39

 39

44

39

34

37

34

41

91

63

95

102

§4

88

84

82

1,388

46.3

0.867

0.97

Dec.

78

78

"SB 61

75

249

255

226

252

213

190

202

 248

238

202

168

158

148

139

130

122

122

94

108

102

92

86

78

67

71

4,817

155

2.90

5.35

Jan.

61

57

45

54

47

56

52

40

42

44

35

40

34

34

38

45

37

31

30

32

57

49

46

45

»43

55

3275

63

56

52

1.474

47,5

0.890

1.03

Feb.

45

47

54

56

54

52

47

46

46

44

44

37

34

35

53

50

150

104

84

88

172

202

252

168

168

158

158 isd

2,538

90.6

1.70

1.77

Mar.

 372

550 4T8"

377

280

252

238

213

202,

168

158

13CJ 139'

179

148

122

105

155

108

1S2

130

122

122

108

157

130

130

122

107

122

107

5,843

188

3.52

4.07

Apr.

108

85

102

96

 84

92

c 99

J 91

AS 68

'V 78

81

69

71

52

IT

93

344

255

238

213

168

158

148

139

130

113

139

139

122

94

3,770

126

2.36

2.63

May

108

97

88

178

168

168

158

158

158

 428

395

342

295

237

198

185

162

141

132

120

118

118

101

71

67

71

67

61

75

97

79

4,836

156

2.92

3.37

June

58

71

57

56

48

45

50

50

47

40

49

47

58

39

 40

47

36

35

43

29

32

33

48

34

31

35

34

31

36

35

1,302

43.4

0.813

0.91

July

31

26

31

29

31

24

25

36

21

31

25

24

21

21

30

21

29

23

»20

20

28

17

19

20

23

17

16

19

15

i5

729

23.5

0.440

0.51

Aug.

16

14

155

26

18

20

22

14

32

20

24

22

24

23

32

16

16

20

18

17

30

25

18

17

20

15

*17

22

18

43

49

698

22.5

0.421

0.49

Sept.

28

18

15

28

26

28

22

24

27

21

33

29

19

29

34

25

20

36

39

21

28

34

22

30

31

26

 23

22

25

25

795

26.5

0.496

0.55

Calendar year 1953: Max 834 Mln 16 Mean 117 Cfsm 2.19 In. £9,75

Water year 1953-54: Max 550 Mln 13 Mean 79.5 Of SB 1.49 In. go. 22

Peak discharge (base. 600 cfs).--Dec. 6 (10 p.m.) 850 cfs U.20 ft); Mar. 1 (6 p.m.) 970 cfs 

Discharge measurement made en this day.
226 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Little Sohuylklll River at Tamaqua, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°48 I 20", long 75°58'20", on left bank at pumping plant of Panther Valley

Water Co., 0.6 mile upstream from Tamaqua, Sohuylklll County, and 0.8 mile upstream

from Panther Creek. 

Drainage area . 42 . 9 sq ml. 

Records available . October 1919 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1954 In

reports of Geological Survey. June 1916 to September 1919 (gage heights and discharge

measurements only) and October 1919 to September 1941 In reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters . 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and broad-crested weir. Datum of gage Is 817.48 ft above

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to June 21,

1927, chain gage at site 3.600 ft downstream at datum 28.64 -ft lower. 

Average discharge . --35 years (1919-54), 95.3 cfs (adjusted for diversion and, since October 1943, for storage) . 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 4.62 ft); minimum, 7.0 cfs Aug. 27, 28, 29 (gage height, 1.27 ft).

1916-54: Maximum discharge, 4,310 cfs May 22, 1942 (gage height, 7. 95. ft); minimum

dally, 3.0 cfs Dec. 23, 1930. 

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or backwater from debris,

which are fair. Flow regulated by Still Creek Reservoir (see p. 243). Water diverted

from reservoir for municipal and mining use. 

Revisions (water years 1.--WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 971: 1942.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect or backwater 

from debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 3O

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

6.S 

8.8

13

28

2.3 

2.7 

3.0

3.7

58 

140 

£32 

518

1.2

1.3 

1.5

5.5

7.7

12.5

1.9 24

2.1 33

2.3 58

Note. Sane as preceding 

taTJTeTabove 2.3 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

ft)

Oct.

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.0

12

12.5

9.8

»9.4

9.0

8.8

8.6

8.2

 8.1

8.2

8.4

10

8.6

8.2

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.8

776" 7.6

7.6

7.8

28

23

37

15

342.6

11.1

+3.6

Nov.

14.5

13

12.5

12

11.5

11

T5

17.5

15

16.5

17

18.5

 21

23

25

30

31

SO

28

27

26

26

92

5*

73

70

58

55

52

48

941.0

31.4

+3.5

Dec.

45

42

38

37

55

140

497

Ttl

202

238

165

165

168

237

222

190

160

130

112

103

92

 86

77

68

61

60

54

53

54

50

46

3,922

127

+29.4

Jan.

43

42

41

38

37

37

34

31

S3

35

"33* 28

 29

30

31

33

31

30

30

31

77

*1>?

46

45

43

41

63

66

57

50

46

1,263

40.7

+9.3

Feb.

39

41

46

46

44

42

38

38

38

36

35

26

25

IfT

33

33

132

90

77

73

162

 256

FT?

177

154

135

116

103

2,298

82.1

+17.6

Mar.

361

495

282

219

177

151

133

121

109

94

84

84

109

90

75

73

il75

168

126

123

121

109

128

114

96

92

»90

90

84

4,514

146

+33:2

Apr.

87

83

79

72

68

65

63

54

48

45

48

58

50

45

IS.

73

470 3"s"T

260

212

180

157

135

118

116

103

131

135

103

84

3,516

117

+ 11.2

May

77

79

»90

192

148

138

133

143

128

350

331

274

225

193

162

140

130

109

96

96

90

75

65

63

60

51

47

44

17

75

50

3,901

126

+6.2

 June

40

42

37

35

32

31

*30

29

28

28

28

26

36

30

27

30

26

22

21

19.5

19

18.5

23

22

18.5

17.5

16.5

16

16

IS. 5

780.0

26.0

+3.3

July

15.5

14.5

14.5

17

17

15.5

15.5

15.5

14

13.5

13

 12

11.5

12.5

19

13.6

12

11

10.5

9.8

10

9.8

9.3

9.1

8.8

9.3

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.4

7.9

375.5

12.1

+3.1

Aug.

7.9

7.7

12.5

10.5

10

11

9.3

8.8

14

14

11

10.5

9.3

8.8

9.1

9.1

*11

7.9

10.5

IS. 5

10

9.1

8.4

7.9

7.9

7.5

7.3

7.3

25 7.1

54

361.9

11.7

+ 1.9

Sept.

20

12.5

11.5

10.5

10

9.5

9.3

10.5

11

11.5

14

11

.9.3

tf~ 8.6

IS. 5

11

10

27

 33

17

15

13

11.5

11

11

11.5

10.5

10

10

384.2

12.8

+3.4

Adjusted for diversion and change in reservoir contents

Mean

Cfam 

In.

14.7 

0.343 

0.40

34. S 

0.8H 

0.9

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54!

) 156 

t 3.64 

I 4.20

50.0 

1.17 

1.35

99.7 

2.33 

2.42

179 

4.17 

4.81

128 

2.98 

3.32

132 

3.08

3.55

Observed

Max 871 Mln 7.6 Mean 91.9 

Max 497 Min 7.1 Mean 61.9

29.3 

0.683 

0.76

15.2 

0.354 

0.41

13,6 

0.317 

0.37

16.2 

0.378 

0.42

Adjusted

Mean 101 Cfsm 2/35 In. 52.14 

Mean 72.4 Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.92

Peak discharge (base. 700 efs). Dee. 7 (H30 a.m.) 791 cfs (4.18 ft); Mar. 1 (8 p.m.) 1,100 cfs 

(4.62 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this flat

t Diversion from and change'In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second. In Still Creek 

Reservoir, furnished by Panther Valley Wacei' Co.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6, 7, Dec. 25, Jan. 8, 12-15, 18, 22-27, Jan. 

29 to ?eb. 2, Feb. 12, 13. Backwater from debris Oct. 1-14.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 227

Sohuylklll River at Berne, Pa.

Location.~Lat 40°31'20", long 75°59'55", on right bank at highway bridge at Berne, Berks 

County, 0.5 mile upstream from Mill Creek and 6.5 miles downstream from Little Schuylkill River.

Drainage area. 355 sq mi.

Records available. August 1947 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 310.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 7 years , 800 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 8,290 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 9.19 ft); minimum, 

76 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 4.27 ft).

1947-54; Maximum discharge, 24,200 bfs Dec. 4, 1950; maximum gage height, 14.52 ft 

Nov. 26, 1950; minimum discharge, 31 cfs Sept. 2, 1949.

Flood in May 1942 reached a stage of 15.0 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 26,900 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulatlon at low flow by mine pumpage above station. Records of chemical analyses and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1954 are given In WSP 1350.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 7 Dec. 8 to Sept. 30

4.3 101

4.5 157

4.7 264

5.0 489

5.5 930

6.0 1,480

7.0 2,860

8.3 5,780

4.3 84

4.5 167

4.7 277

5.0 485

5.5 910

6.0 1,530

7.0 3,120

8.0 5,130

Discharge, In'cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsrn

In.

Oct.

134

125

131

140

131

Kl

178

137

125

125

137 

 128

125

125

120

122

125

128

128

117

120

122

125

125

128

125

117

265

306

m

4,805

155

0.437

0.50

Nov.

188

165

147

140

137

140

165

183

188

183

204 

216

234

258

299

*306

285

264

252

234

228

234

592

546

546

735

6 O5

546

489

450

9,159

305

0.859

0.96

Dec.

410

380

357,

327/

TO

632

5.770-

2,780

1,880

2,140

1,630 

1,430

1,610

 2,100

2,280

1,800

1,430

1,150

940

890

801

*747

688

608

545

538

508

478

500

462

432

36,653

1,182

3.33

3.84

Jan.

396

382

362

355

328

341

328

300

303

310

270 

290

280

270

300

340

310

260

250

750

580

620

450

450

430

470

660

*5"4"5 720

552

480

12,222

394

1.11

1.28

Feb.

440

460

470

470

432

410

376

355

362

362

348 

290

260

3155

328

315

644

817

824

584

1,050

2.200 i,y*o

1,420

1,240

1,120

998

860

.

19,275

688

1.94

2.02

Mar.

*1,910

5.020

3,490

2,940

2,280

1,840

1,540

1,310

1,140

1,020

900 

801

792

1,070

965

801

765

729

720

1,530

1,390

1,200

1,990

965

1,220

1,250

1,080

1,010

943

810

43,511

1,404

3.95

4.56

Apr.

774

720

656

616

*584

584

648

568

522

492

485 

522

470

462

440

560

2.640

2,520

1,920

1,530

1,270

1,100

987

890

820

765

774

998

810

712

26,839

895

2.52

2.81

May

672

664

830

1,570

1,350

1,200

1,070

1,140

1,030

*2,350

2.680 

2,800

1,760

1,450

1,220

1,080

976

870

756

720

696

632

584

545

515

478

432

JSS

440

470

31,488

1,016

2.86

3.30

June

396

3gg

369

335

309

296

277

271

254

260

277 

248

355

283

 248

260

254

214

209

209

203

188

214

248

193

183

188

167

 TBT

172

7,636

255

0.718

0.80

July

167

162

155

160

190

165

149

167

154

136

140 

136

118

122

183

149

126

131

*126

114

107

111

99

95

107

118

99

88

5?

88

go OU

4,042

130

0.366

0.42

Aug.

95

92

122

162

122

118

111

107

183

219

149 

126

111

107

122

131

107

99

103

122

131

144

114

99

95

103

 95

88$5

1 VI 1OU

424

4,026

130

0.366

0,42

Sept.

282

IS?

136

126

118

118

114

103

111

103

107 

122

107

95

92

136

131

103

114

198

140

122

103

95

88

103

 103

92

84

3,600

120

0.338

0.58

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,770 Min 110 Mean 811 Cfsm 2.28 In. 31.02

water year 1953-54: Max 5,770 Mln 84 Mean 557 Cfsn 1.57 In. 21.29

Peak discharge (base. 4. 

7,150 cfs 18.77" ft)'.

400 cfs).--Dec. 7 (6:50 a.m.) 8.290 cfs (9.19 ft); Mar. 2 (12:50 a.m.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 

12TH7

19, Jan. 8, 10-27, Jan. 31 to Feb. 2, Feb.
22B DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Tulpehooken Creek near Reading, Pa.

ong

stream from Cacoosing Creek, 2.5 miles upstream from mouth, and 3.5 miles northwest of 

square at Reading, Berks County.

Drainage area. 211 sq ml.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1954.

g. Water-stage recorder.- Datum of 

29, supplementary adjustment of 19

ge is 216.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,280 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 5.68 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 51 cfs July 31, 

Aug. I (gage height, 1.22 ft); minimum dally, 56 cfs Aug. 1.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 10,100 cfs Sept. 1, 1952 (gage height, 8,65 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 46 cfs Aug. 31, 

Sept. 1, Oct. 5-7, 1951 (gage height, 1.19 ft); minimum dally, that of Aug. 1, 1954.

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

Ton at low flow by mills above station.

Some reguRating table, water year 1955-54, except periods of ioe effect (gage 

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

1.8

1.5 

1.8 

8.1

47

122

227

368

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

4.7

614

1,020

1,990

2,820

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

86

S6

86

86

92

100 111

97

94

92

100

 94

84

99

92

92

86

92

89

92

92

92

92

94

97

97

94

155

232

it156

3,395

110

0.521

0;60

Nov. '

134

125

116

108

IP!

105

120

148

134

141

141

150

170

156

170

 181

164

144

134

128

119

116

206

174

184

lii 192

178

160

150

4,492

ISO

0.711

0.79

Dec.

147

131

125,

TSo

14 1'

306

2.740,

1,080

704

869

607

554

664

1,020

933

704

559

*446

395

379

358

348

322

275

253

253

244

231

244

227 

219

15,583

503

2.38

2. 75

Jan.

196

196

192

188

1S1

184

174

150

160

167

140

150

135

156

178

170

150

125

155

156

242

298

205

200

 208

211

334

384

7SS

260 

235

6,155

199

0.943

1.08

Feb.

220

227

219

227

204

192

178

170

178

178

174

135

TO5

164

164

229

231

184

178

208

308

555

240

248

266

283

253]

-------

5,792

207

0.981

1.02

Mar.

»69S

1.320

§59

783

600

526

469

434

^ 390

368

327

303

Y fSl7

^ ,;4S7

> O384

' 338

312

294

284

565

411

379

353

327

482

494

411

400

379

358

332

14,445

466

2.21

2.55

Apr.

327

298

279

257 853

248

289

248

^ 223

i V 215 Vs

208

211

200

192

TSS

261

578

35?

384

339

303

275

266

257

240

227

261

358

270

236

8,344

278

1.32

1.47

May

219

219

234

602

400

348

317

342

384

 762

658

532

452

390

353

322

298

279

261

257

261

231

215

208

200

192

T78~ 178

188

248

9,909

320

1.52

1.75

June

164

167

156

ISO

144

138

134

128

125

128

150

128

170 fi?

128

 160

138

125

116

108

105

102

105

108

100

100

100

51SI

92

3,796

127

0.602

0.67

July

94

100

92

89

1Q8

105

97

97

89

86

82

82

79

72

92

98

79

72

 74

76

72

84

76

69

67

69

69

67

65

65 

60

2,520

81.3

0.385

0.44

Aug.

56

60

113

131

128

175

100

86

S65

536

196

150

131

116

108

111

105

94

95

153

200

205

138

116

111

 102

100

94

89

97

4,277

138

0.654

0.75

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,740 Mln 84 Mean 410 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.41

Sept.

159

TTb

105

100

92

92

89

92

105

89

97

89

82

79

79

100

97

84

86

92

86

100

86

76

76

-ft

76

74

76

2,717

90.6

0.429

0.48

Water year -1953-54: Max 2,740 Mln 56 Mean 223 CTs* 1.06 In. 14.35

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfa). Dec. 7 (6:30 a.m.) 4,280 efs (5.68 ft); Mar. 1 (9:30 p.m.) 

2,100 ofs (4.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 8, 11-13, 17, 18, 23, 29-31, Feb. 12, 13.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 229

Schuylklll River at Pottstown, Pa.

location.-*Lat 40°14'30", long 75°39>05", on right bank at Hanover Street Bridge in 

Potwtown, Montgomery County, 0.3 mile downstream from Manatawny Creek.

Drainage^ area. 1 .147 sq mi.

Records available.-"October 1931 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey 

August 1927 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests .

Waters. and

gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 117.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1989, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Nov. 23, 1928, chain gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 27 years (1927-54), 1,927 cfs. 

Ext »es. Maximum discharge during year. 15.900 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 9»91 ft): miniB, 213 cfs Aug. 1 (gage height, 1.09 ft). 

1927-54: Maximum discharge, 50,800 cfs May 23, 1942 (gage height, 20.15 ft): minimum, 87 cfs Aug. 13, 1930 (gage height, 0.43 ft); minimum daily, 175 cfs Sept. 19,

Maximum stage known, 21.0 ft Feb. 28, 1902, from floodmarks (discharge, 53,900 cfs). 

Remarks. Records excellent. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station. 

Reyl3jLon8.-*W3P 766: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year, 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In oublc feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 12-14)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 7 Dec. 8 to Sept. 30

1.3 

3.0 

6.0 

8.5

3 SB

1,980

7,020

12,400

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

7.2

220

375

1,030

2,140

5,210

9,460

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Pay

i

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IS

13

14

15

16'

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfaro

In.

Oct.

424

408

330

362

408

442

467

492

433

399

399

424

»4£4

390

408

382

382

382

399

399

374

365 35B"

374

339

416 

416

535

1,150

1.750

1,020

15,398

497

0.433

0.50

Nov.

697

598

553

501 *zi

484

571

643

724

733

724

769

832

S23

832

931

 877

796

780

706

679

661 

982

1,310

1,120

1.400 

1,310

1,160

1,080

1,020

24,752

825

0.719

0.80

Dec.

958

904

841

144 UT

1,000

18.400

8,610

5,040

5,920

4,870

3,950

4,530

5,640

6,280

4,870

3,870

 3,000

2,460

2,320

2,140

2,020 

1,900

1,720

1,500

1,450 

1,420

1,360

1,380

1,340

1,250

96,816

3,123

2.72

3.14

Jan.

1,170

1,110

1,090

l,dso

1,030

1,020

1,000

930

860

900

S30

720

760

720

810

990

990

800

820

1,360

1,840 

1,440

1,260

1,240

 1,270 

1,620

2.140

1,786

1,620

1,420

35,312

1,139

0.993

1.14

Feb.

1,240

1,310

1,310

1,320

1,240

1,160

1,080

1,020

1,010

1,050

1,030

920

740

?55

900

950

1,120

1,900

1,620

1,420

1,450

5.040 

3,600

2,580

2,390

2,200 

2,260

1,900

_

__--_--

41,910

1,497

1.31

1.36

Mar.

.3,120

9.290

7,230

6,470

 4,870

4,030

3,390

3,000

2,650

2,460

2,200

2,020

1,900

2,580

2,720

2,140

1,960

1,900

1.780

3,3?0

3,790

3,080 

2,720

2,460

2,840

3,630 

2,860

2,650

2,520

2,390

2,200

100,220

3,233

2.82

3.25

Apr.

2,080

1,960

1,840

1,670

1,620

1,560

 1,780

1,720

1,560

1,370

1,320

1,360

1,360

1,240

1.230

1,370

2,890

4.550

3,550

2,930

2,520

2,260 

2,080

1,960

1,780

1,720 

1,840

2,390

2,200

1,780

59,470

1,982

1.73

1.93

May

1,620

1,560

1,760

3,790

3,630

2,930

2,580

2,520

2,790

3,510

5.580

 4,536

3,710

3,080

2,720

2,460

2,200

2,080

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,670 

1,500

1,410

1,340

1,280 

1,180

1,110

1.100

1,450

1,450

71,860

2,318

2.02

2.33

June

1.120

1,020

990

920

840

790

770

740

720

702

730

740

800

940

800

850

730

720

644

608

 590

563 

554

599

599

536 

502

468

460 4§8"

21,563

719

0.627

0.70

July

563

586

468

443

520

590

494

477

477

443

400

400

392

367

460

486

400

559

567

367

343

 327 

319

303

295

311 

343

295

280

265

258

12,398

400

0.349

0.40

Aug.

242

235 5l8"

511

511

705

426

351

668

1.400

807

563

486

434

409

434

443

375

367

628

967

883 

590

460

418

 400 

392

375

359

367

787

,16,511

533

0.465

0.54

Sept,

1.120

673

502

452

426

409

392

400

426

400

468

426

400

375

359

426

460

443

409

452

511

426 

392

343

519

327 

 355

355

527

519

13,052

455

0.579

0.42

Calendar year 1953: Max 13,100 Hln 365 Mean 2,394 Cfam 2.09 In. 28.33

Water year 1953-54: Max 12,400 Hin 235 Mean 1,395 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.51

discharge (base. 7. 

11,000 cl cfs (7.95 ft).

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

200 cfs).--Dec. 7 (4:50 p.m.) 15,900 cfs (9.91 ft); Mar. 2 (9 a.m.)
230 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Perkiomen Creek at Graterford, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°13'45", long 75°27'10", on left bank 1,650 ft upstream from highway 

bridge at GraterjEbrd, Montgomery County, half a mile upstream from Landis Brook, and 

2f miles north of Collegeville.

Drainage area. 279 sq mi.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. June 

1914 to September 1916, October 1916 to September 1926 (gage heights and discharge 

measurements only), and October 1926 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania 

Department of Forests and Waters. Prior to October 1950, published as "at Graters 

Ford."

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 112.37 ft above mean sea level {Pennsylvania State highway benchmark). June 1914 to Sept. 13, 1927, chain gage at site 1,650 

ft downstream at datum 3.29 ft lower and Sept. 7, 1921, to Sept. 13, 1927, staff gage 

at present site and datum (both gages used 1921-27).

Average discharge. 30 years (1914-16, 1926-54), 401 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,740 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 8.68 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 0.90 ft); minimum daily. 21 cfs July 28, 30.

1914-54: Maximum discharge, 39,900 cfs July 9, 1935 (gage height, 18.26 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis- of slope-area determination at gage 

height 16.23 ft; minimum, 4.7 cfs Oct. '5, 1941; minimum daily, 5.6 cfs Oct. 5, 1941.

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

regulation ;at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 1171: 1935(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Some

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

19

27

52

93

189

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

6.2

324

640

1,080

3,340

5,020

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

in.

Oct.

30

29

27

2T

31

34

36

39

37

36

36

39

*36

38

32

37

34

35

38

38

35

37

36

38

38

48

49

83

1.690

1,640

300

4,683

151

0.541

0.62

Nov.

167

120

98

86

75

70

14

115

136

170

244

366

412

324

285

329

*24S

197

159

 136

126

117

1,080 iSl

850

802

372

295

230

197

8,481

283

1.01

1.13

Dec.

185

167

146

159

7f4

261

4,400

920

525

4,150

1,320

928

1,940

5,000

1,900

900

470

*320

290

260

250

257

275

218

170

170

160

155

189

182

170

26,685

861

3.09

3.56

Jan.

146

142

136

139

130

136

130

113

120

133

110

115

105

115

120

130

135

110

Tis" 100

1,200

2.050

940

620

340

*300

1,020

794

330

280

250

10,604

342

1.23

1.41

Feb.

220

189

182

190

175

155

135

125

139

135

130

115

100

155

115

146

418

507

270

222

400

839

4133"

304

290

266

350

257

6,879

246

0.882

0.92

Mar.

1,420

1,820

1,460

1,310

*524

389

335

324

290

280

248

222

254

1,270

742

394

314

266

244

1,060

542

350

300

266

1,080

1,090

51S

394

340

300

pep £Q£

18,606

600

2.15

2.48

Apr.

244

222

205

182

170

178

*248

226

197

159

149

156

142

133

133

174

1.020

706

350

262

218

193

182

189

174

156

319

633

418

280

8,020

267

0.957

1.07

May

222

201

216

3.260

800

473

361

469

441

633

674

*400

309

257

226

205

182

170

152

159

266

248

174

142

136

126

106

98

||yo

96

11,396

368

1.32

1.52

June

82

84

77

68

65

59

57

52

49

49

51

52

51

68

52

340

154

*82

68

61

56

52

54

68

57

52

49

45

'TiT 36 

JO

2,098

69.9

0.251

0.28

July

44

45

44

37

45

5249"

46

42

38

32

34

30

27

33

32

32

28

30

26

26

*27

23

23

23

25

23

21

25

21

22

1,005

32.4

0.116

0.13

Aug.

26

£3

4T

84

88

122

51

36

113

286

98

61

49

39

37

36

35

36

35

44

230

202

86

59

«49

46

39

37

37

36

j.150

3,314

107

0.384

0.44

Sept.

395

T57

91

68

56

48

44

41

44

44

86

130

68

51

46

54

154

109

79

84

77

72

56

46

45

39

38

*36

37

37

2,322

77.4

0.277

0.31

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,860 Mln 26 Mean 537 Cfsm 1.92 In. £6.12

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,000 Mln 21 Mean 285 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.87

Peak discharge (base. 6.800 efs) . Dec. 7 (6:30 a.m.) 8,800 cfs (8.27 ft); Dec. 10 (11 a.m.) 

9,030 Cfs (8.43 ft); Dec. 14 (12:30 p.m.) 9,740 cfs (8.68 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 7, Dec. 19-21, 25-28, Jan. 9, 11-26, Jan. 29 

to Feb. 1, Feb. 4-8, 10-14.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 231

Schuylkill River at Philadelphia, Pa.

Location. Lat 39°58'00", long 75°11'20", on right bank Just upstream from Fair-mount

 DaHTn Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 8.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Recoil avaiiabIe:--JanuaS'l898 to December 1912 (January 1898 to December 1902, records 

of daily i'low Included only that wasted over flashboards), September 1931 to

Gag|e --w£ter-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 5.74 ft above mean 

i sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Sept. 24, 1931, sites and datum unknown. 

Average discharge. -32 years (1903-12, 1931-54), 2,833 cfs (adjusted for diversion . 

Extremes-Maximum discharge during year, 23,600 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 9.36 ft); min-

 fmumT 39 cfs July 31, Aug. 1 (gage height, 5.52 ft). v, e1 ^t 14 B 

1898-1912, 1931-54: Maximum discharge, 98,000 cfs Mar. 1, 1902 (gage height, 14.8 

ft), from rating curve extended above 46,000 cfs; no flow over dam at times; minimum

135,000 of., from rating

charge do not include diversion above station by city of Philadelphia for municipal 

water supply. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures at Belmont J^lter 

Plant (16 miles upstream) and at Passayunk and Schuylkill Avenue (5.7 miles downstream), and suspended pediment loads at Manayunk (5 miles upstream), for the water 

year 1954 are given In WSP 1350. 

Revisions. WSP 756: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

5.5

5.6

5.7

5.8

27

90

190

350

5.9 

6.2 

7.0 

8.4

580

1,750

5,950

15,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS 

19

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

262

248

248

248

248

255

297

280

280

248

262

248

248

m

248

248

248 

233

248

248

248 

233 

233

233

262

280

553

1,820

5.910

2,666

17,098

552

292

Nov.

994

580

455

392

332

350

480

530

640

700

730

874

1,110

1,110 

1,030!

990

1,070

874 

730

640

580

580 

1,170 

2,470

1,750

2.740

1,9 80

1,570

1,350

1,110

29,911

997

282

Dec.

990

910

S02

766

l.oSB"

1,150

13,800

13,500

7,030

10,900

7,760

5,460

7,950

14.300 

10 ] 400

7,090

»5,290

4,080 

3,270

3,020

2,760

2,610 

2,460 

2,170

1,840

1,660

1,660

1,490

1,490

1,530

1,400

141,058

4,550

284

Jan.

1,230

1,150

1,110

1,030

990

990

990

874

802

874

802

610

580

730 

700

990

1,150

.838 

610

766

1,730

4.010 

2)420 

1,840

1,620

1,530

2,130

»3,220

2,610

1,980

1,710

42,616

1,375

292

Feb.

1,400

1,310

1,440

1,4OO

1,350

1,230

1,070

990

950

990

990

910

700

§70" 610 

802

1,110

1,970 

2,220

1,660

1,710

3,060 

4.140 

3,330

2,960

2,710

2,660

2,510

_

 

46,852

1,673

298

Mar.

2,500

11.600

10^400

* 10, 600

6,670

5,290

4,520

3,920

3,480

3,070

2,860

2,560

2,420

3,840 

4,940

3,270

2,660

2,460 

2.270

3,690

5,460

4,140 

3,700 

3,590

3,880

6,190

4,580

3,700

3,380

3,170

2,910

137,720

4,443

280

Apr.

2,710

2,510

2,270

2,080

1,890

1,800

1,840

2,220

1,940

1,570

1,490

1,440

1,400

1,270 

1.190

1,350

2,960

6.370 

4,740

3,920

3,330

3,020 

2,710 

2,460

2,270

2,130

2,130

2,610

3,070

2,710

73,400

2,447

287

May

2,220

2,030

1,840

7,100

5,846

4,190

3,480

3,220

3,270

3,380

4,580

5,510

 4,800

4,020 

3,430

3,070

2,660

2,460 

2,270

2,080

2,130

2,170 

1,980 

1,660

1,490

1,400

1,270

1,150

1,070

1.030 i,ls6

87,950

2,837

289

June

1,190

1,030

910

833

766

700

640

580

555

530

505

570

620

720 

700

1.200

780

630 

560

500

460

434

434 

392

392

392

392

332

262

262

18,276

609

307

July

262

413

413

350

350

350

434

392

332

332

332

280

233

204 

233

233

233

248 

233

156

145

125 

108 

108

133

332

204

168

134

90

51

7,611

246

324

Aug.

39

5T

128

262

315

413

480

434

395

1,080

1,230

703

434

350 

315

280

233

219 

204

168

1,190

1,610 

700 

413

297

233

204

204

248

204

1.660

14,696

474

305

Sept.

2.500

1,110

555

350

350

230

233

205

235

250

505

555

413

297 

233

205

248

297 

330

300

315

413 

350 

280

233

219

190

190

205

205

12,051

402

298

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

CfBm 

In.

844 

0.446 

0.51

1,279 

0.676 

0.75

4,834 

2.55 

2.94

1,667 

0.881 

1.02

1,971 

1.04 

1.08

4,723 

2.49 

2.87

2,734 

1.44 

1.61

3,126 

1.65 

1.90

Observed

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

Max 21,000 Mln 179 Mean 3,503 

Max 14,800 Mln 39 Mean 1,724

916 

0.484 

0.54

570 

0.301 

0.35

779 

0.412 

0.48

700 

0.370 

0.41

Adjusted

Mean 3,797 Cfsm 2.01 In. 27.23 

Mean 2,019 Cfsra 1.07 In. 14.46

Peak discharge (base. 

ft).

18.000 efs). Dee. 7 (3:30 p.m.) 23,200 cfs (9.28 ft); Dec. 14 (3:30 p.m.)

23,60O cfs (9.36

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion, In cubic feet per second, for municipal water supply; furnished by city of Philadelphia.

Note . No gage-height record Mar. 23, 24, June 12-21; discharge estimated on basis of records for 

nearby stations. Doubtful gage-height record Sept. 8-11, 16, 19-21, 28-30; discharge estimated on 

basis of recorded graph, weather records, and records for nearby station.
232 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Mantua Creek at Pitman, N. J.

Location. Lat 39°44'14", long 75°06'53", on left abutment of Wadsworth Dam, 0.9 mile 

east of Pitman, Gloucester County, and 2 miles upstream from Porch Branch.

Drainage area. 6.75 sq mi.

Records available. April to August 1940, May 1941 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder above concrete dam. Datum of gage is 68.51 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 13 years (1941-54), 11.9 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 65 cfs Dec. 14, Sept. 11 {gage height, 1.47); 

minimum, 4.2 cfs July 14, Aug. 1, 2 (gage height, 0.99 ft).

1940-54: Maximum discharge, about 4,200 cfs Sept. 1, 1940 (gage height, 6.64 ft), 

by computation of flow over dam and through break in earth dike; minimum, 8.2 cfs 

July 24, 25, 1944 (gage height, 0.95 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Slight regulation by pond Just above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0:9

1.0

1.1

1.8

4.9

12

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

22

70

200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7 

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.7

{TTO~

8.7

8.7

1O 

13 

10

10

9.5

9.5 

8.7

8.7

8.7

*8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.7

8.7

8.7 

9.5

9.5

9.5

19 

34 20"

12

326.8

10.5

1.56

1.80

Nov.

11 

11

12

11

10

10 

13 

12

12

13

13 

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

*10

9.5

14'

TJ

12

12

11

10 

10

10

343.0

11.4

1.69

1.89

Dec.

fia'.s

9.5

14

12 

21

13 

12

16

*13

12

16

4?- 2T

14

13

12

11

11

11

11

12

11 

11

11

11

10 

10

10

10

409.0

13.2

1.96

2.25

Jan.

10 

10

10

94JT3

10 

9.5

9.5 

9.5

9.5

11

11

10

9.5

9.5

14

13

10

10

*12

18

TS

11

11 

11

11

10

10 

9.5

9 5

9 ,5

330.5

10.7

1.59

1.82

Feb.

8.7 

8.7

*8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7 

8.7

8.7 

8.7

8.0

8.0 

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

10

9.5

8.7

8.7

12

TO" 14

8.7 

9.5

8.7

8.7

8.7

251.5

8.98

1.33

1.39

Mar.

11 

13

T4~ 19

18

11 

10

14 

10

7.3

H8.7

16

13

10

9.5

8.7

8.7

12

8.0

6.7

6.7

6.7 

11

12

9.5

9.5 

9.5

8.7

9

e

 D

325.1

10.5

1.56

1.79

Apr.

9.5 

9.5

9.5

9

9

*8.7 

8.7

8.0

8.0

8.0 

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.3

8.7

21

Tf

12

10

9.5

8.7

9.5

12 

10

10

18

17

12

11

314.3

10.5

1.56

1.73

May

14 

17

9.5

16

*8.7

fci

11

11

10 

9.5

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

10

20

TS

10

9.5 

9.5

8.7

8.7

8.7 

8.7 

8.0

8.0

313.7

10.1

1.50

1.73

June

*7.3 

6.7

7.3

7.3

7.3

6.7 

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.6 

10

~ff. 7

8.0

7.3

9.5

8.7

8.0

7.3

6.7

6.7

6.1

6.1

6.1 

6.1

5.5

5.5

H4.9

208.0

6.93

1.03

1.15

July

4.9 

4.9

4.9

5.5

6.1

H

6.7

6.1

6.1 

5.5

*4.9

4.9

7.3

6.1

5.5

4.9

5.5

7.3

6.1

5.5

4.9

H

4.5

4.5

4.5 

4.9

4.5

4.5

171.3

5.53

0.819

0.94

Aug.

H4.5

4.9

4.9

4.9 

4.9

7.6

8.7

*6.1 

5.5

4.9 4.9-

4.5

4.9

4.9

4.5

4.5

5.3

11

8.7

6.7

5.5 

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9 

4.9

4.9

aa.

188.6

6.08

0.901

1.04

Sept.

11 

7.3

6.7

6.1

6.1

5.5

5. '5

5.5

42

14

7.3

6.7

6.7

6.7

15

10

7.3

7.3

7.3

12

8.7

7.3 

7.3

8.7

6.7

6.7 

6.7

6.7

262.6

8.75

1.30

1.45

Calendar year 1953: Max 42 Mln 8.0 Mean 13.7 Cfsm 2.03 In. 27.51

Water year 1953-54: Max 42 Mln 4.2 Mean 9.44 Cfsm 1.40 In. 18.98

Peak discharge (base. 50 cfs). Dec. 14 (11 a.m.) 65 cfs (1.47 ft)j Sept. 11 (ll a.m.) 85 cfs 

(1.47 ft}.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 233

Ridley Creek at Moylan, Pa.

Location . Lat 390 54'10", long 75°23'35", on left bank 3 ft upstream from Fox Bank 

Bridge at Moylan, Delaware County, and 1 mile south of Media.

Drainage area. 31.9 sq ml.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1954 (discontinued) in reports of Geological 

Survey. August 1931 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests 

and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 87.36 ft above mean sea level (Pennsylvania 

Railroad benchmark) .

Average discharge. 23 years, 43.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 670 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 3.89 ft); minimum, 

2.1 cfs Oct. 2; minimum gage height, 0.48 ft Aug. 1, Sept. 15; minimum daily discharge, 

4.2 cfs Aug. 1.

1931-54: Maximum discharge,- 5,720 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 10.84 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; minimum, 0.1 cfs Feb. 22, 1942 (gage height, 0.32 ft), result of freezeup; 

minimum daily, 2.4 cfs Sept. 8, 1944.

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

.urnal fluctuation at low flow by small reservoir above station. Figures of discharge 

do not include diversion of about 1.1 cfs to borough of Media for municipal use.

Revisions (water year 

1938

ions (water years 1.--WSP 756: Drainage Drainage area. WSP 1202: 1933, 1934[M), 1935-36,

38, 1939 (P), 1940, 1942(P), 1946(P), 1950.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 11, 18, 23j 

backwater from leaves Oct. 11-29)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14

-29) 

Dec. 15 to Sept. 30

0.7

.9

1.2

1.6

6.6

15

31

66

2.0 120

2.5 216

3.0 345

0.4 

.5

.8

3.0

4.3

6.3

13

1.2 

1.6 

2.0

32

66

120

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

9.8

12

11

13

16 

20

12

13

12

12

15

12

12

*12

10

10

11

12

1*4

12

12

15

17

18

17

17

36 

iSi

69 

26

645.2

20.8

0.652

0.75

Nov.

22

20

20

IS

19

20 

28

28

29

30

32

36

36

31

30

33

26

22

*22

21

30

21

56

36

38

38

27

26 

23

23

831

27.7

0.868

0.97

Dec.

21

21

21

21

34

34 

152

44

34

91

5%

97

3,25

73

*% 

*40y

34

33

34

34

34

34

30

29

29

29

29 

29

29 

28

1,588

51.2

1.61

1.85

Jan.

26

26

27

27

26

26 

26

24

25

27

f

'

25

25

28

43

38

26

29

32

ill

49

31

32

31

32

34

 30 

27

28 

26

993

32.0

1.00

1.16

Feb.

25

27

29

29

27

26 

26

25

26

26

26

23

m24

24

25

34

29

24

24

48

50

34

31

33

30

30

27

802

28.6

0.897

0.93

Mar.

77

76

99

*76

42

38 

36

35

34

33

SL

31

38

93

52

38

36

34

34

85

44

37

36

35

63

58

41

37 

36

36 

36

1,477

47.6

1.49

1.72

Apr.

37

34

33

31

32

*36 

40

35

33

30

31

31

29

29

28

33

80

52

36

34

30

30

35

43

34

32

82

92 

46

38

1,186

39.5

1.24

1.38

May

35

34

36

86.

43

37 

34

44

40

38

36

33

*30

29

30

29

28

29

26

34

50

36

30

27

26

27

24

24 

24

26 

IS

1,047

33.8

1.06

1.22

June

22

21

20

21

20

19 

18

17

17

17

18

17

17

17

19

12.

23

19

17

17

*15

15

23

19

16

14

13

ft

12

547

18.2

0.571

0.64

July

11

13

12

12

13

it13

12

11

9.7

9.3

9.3

9.0

12

11

9.3

9.0

9.3

8.3

6.6

7.1

*6.3

6.3

7.0

8.3

7.7

7.6 

6.1

5.6

293.0

9.45

0.296

0.34

Aug.

4.2

5.4

38

24

15

12 

12.

9.6

23

30

14

10

10

9.0

10

11

11

9.3

8.6

16

13

15

*9.6

10

7.2

7.6

7.5

8.5 

7.6 

6.4

32.

464.5

15.0

0.470

0.54

Sept.

19

12

9.5

8.4

8.0

8.4 

7.4

7.6

6.6

7.6

SI

15

11

9.6

7.8

11

11

9.4

10

11

16

17

12

9.3

9.0

9.1

7.8

8.3 

7.4 

 7.2

320.4

10.7

0.335

0.37

Calendar year 1953: Max 379 Min 9.4 Mean 59.1 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.13

Water year 1953-54: Max 325 Min 4.2 Mean 27.9 Cfsm 0.875 In. 11.87

Peak discharee (base. 750 cfs). No neak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
234 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Chester Creek near Chester, Pa.

Location. Lat 39°52'10", long 75°24'30", on right bank 10 ft upstream from Dutton Mill 

Bridge and 3 miles northwest of Chester, Delaware County.

Drainage area. 61.1 sq mi.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. 

August 1931 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and 

Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 23.41 ft above mean sea level (Pennsylvania 

Railroad benchmark).

Average discharge. 23 years, 81.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1.630 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 6.47 ft); mlnimum, 11 cfs Aug. 2 (gage height, 0.49 ft).

1931-54: Maximum discharge, 9,730 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 16.21 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.3 cfs Aug. 7, 1934 (gage height, 0.28 ft); minimum daily, 6.5 cfs Sept. 25, 

1941.

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

Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 1202: 

1938-40, 1942(M); 1943(P), 1945(M), 1946-49(P), 1950.

1932, 1933-35(M), 1936,

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 11-14, IS, 

19, 23, Feb. l)

Oct. 1 to May 3 May 4 to Sept. 3O

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.2

26

42

90

163

351

681

O.5 

.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.3

11

25

38

84

154

2O8

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

29

§

28

28

34

42

31

30

30

30

30

29

28 *29

29

28

27

28

28

28

27

31

29

30

30

31

70

.sSi

55

1,402

45.2

0.740

0.85

Nov.

45

42 

38

36

2A.

37

50

56

59

67

70

77

75

65

59

69

59

48

*44

44

42

43

110.

74

83

82

57

52

48

46

1,711

57.0

0.933

1.04

Dec.

45

43

42

41

69

62

313

88

68

176

87>

91

207 sis: 173

103

.68,

76y

63

65

66

67

66

59

55

56

55

55

56

55 

54

3,216

104

1.70

1.96

Jan.

51,

50 

51

52

50

50

49

50

52

51

41

r 56

53

: 1 52

54

96

i

82

58

60

72

252

98

62

62

61

62

64

58

*51

52 

50

2,OO8

64.8

1.06

1.22

Feb.

47

50 

54

56

51

49

47

46

48

48

48

42

40

43

47

48

65

54

45

44

111

' 11065

59

68

61

61

54

-

1,561

55.8

0.913

0.95

Mar.

ISO

172 

220

*161

95

84

78

74

71

69

£i

64

81

200

110

84

76

72

71

180

96

83

76

74

135

125

87

81

77

74 

76

3,190

103

1.69

1.94

Apr.

,78

70 

64

58

60

*66

76

74

69

61

61

62

SS.

56

56

63

171

114

76

66

63

60

70

91

68

65

158

SH

101

SO

2,427

80.9

1.32

1.48

May

73

70 

86

122

88

71

65

86

84

78

70

64

*59

58

60

58

57

58

54

73

106

74

59

56

56

56

52

52

52

50 

18

2,170

7O.O

1.15

1.32

June

47

45

44

45

44

42

42

40

39

40

41

4O

38

37

37

,§6

45

40

37

34

32

*30

35

32

29

28

28

24

24 

25

1,120

37.3

0.610

0.68

July

24

27 

25

25

27

26

26

23

21

20

20

19

26

24

19

18

18

18

16 *16

*15

14

14

16

16

14

14

13. 

13

621

20.0

0.327

0.38

Aug.

12

11 

64

38

24

25

20

18

32

49

23

19

17

1616-

18

22

17

16

20

22

29

*21

19

18

16

16

16

18

16 

life

814

26.3

0.430

0.50

Sept.

37

22 

20

18

17

1£

16

16

16

16

i£

26

19

18

17

20

24

20

20

20

24

38

22

19

18

18

17

16

16

*17

629

21.0

0.344

0.38

Calendar year 1953 : Max 799 Mln 27 Mean 113 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.19

Water year 1953-54: Max 672 Mln 11 Mean 57.2 Cfsm 0.936 In. 12.70

Peak discharge (base. 1.400 efa). Dec. 14 (9 a.m.) 1.630 ofs (6.47 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 5 to Apr. 6, Aug. 20, 21j discharge estimated on basis of 

weather records and records for nearby stations.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 235 

Christina River at Coochs Bridge, Del.

Location. Lat 39°38'16", long 750 43'46", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 0.3 mile south of Coochs Bridge, New Castle County, 3.3 miles upstream from 

Muddy Run, and 3.5 miles south of Newark.

Drainage area. 20.S sq ml.

Records available. April 1943 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 25.6 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Sept. 14, 1944, wire-weight gage on upstream side 

of bridge at same datum. 

Average discharge. 11 years, 26.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge' during year, 1,000 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 9.87 ft); minimum daily, 0,4 cfs Aug. 1.

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 2,620 cfs May 1, 1947 (gage height, 12.41 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.4 cfs July 26, 1944, Aug. 1, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Low and 

Hum flow regulated by mill above station.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except perloda of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

1.7 0.7 3.0 37 1.6 O.I 2.5 21

1.8 1.8 4.0 95 1.7 .8 3.0 44

2.0 4.8 5.0 165 1.8 2.2 4.0 115

2.2 8.8 6.O 255 2.O 5.7 4.3 139

2.5 17 7.4 435 2.2 1O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.6

3.1

3.1

sts

3.9

5.0

3.8

4.0

4.3

2.3

7.6

4.1

2.7

3.9

3.3

4.8

1.8

7.1

5.9

4.1

4.3

4.6

4.8

2.0

8.3

4.7

6.2

9.4

347.6

11.2

0.546

0.63

Nov.

6.8

9.3

6.7

T3

6.4

5.3

14

15

20

26

32

32

26

38

33

22

17

14

9.7

8.5

8.8

58

22

41

26

15

10 

9.0

11

553.1

18.4

0.696

1.00

Dec.

9.0

9.1

*8.1

9.0

10

23

159

23

15

60

20

51

92

421

51

26

20

15

14

14

14

15

14

12

11

12

11

13 

12

12 

11

1,186.2

38.3

1.87

2.15

Jan.

10

11

11

13

10

10

 12

10

11

blO

13

10

10

11

31

b30

b!5

18

55

122.

29

18

12

14

20

20

17 

13

13 

12

599.4

19.3

0.941

1.09

Feb.

11

13 *14

14

14

10

11

12

11

11

11 bio

b7.0

9.0

12

11

14

14

11

8.9

39

35

18

14

17

15

14

12

392.9

14.0

0.683

0.71

Mar.

182

*71

100

52

26

22

19

18

17

18

17

20

22

136

39

23

20

17

17

128

31

21

19

17

35

33

21

16 

17

-ft

1,209

39.0

1.90

2.19

Apr.

19

16

15

13

14

14

15

16

15

14

13

15

13

12

13

13

60

31

18

14

13

12

25

70

20

23

36

ft

18

679

22.6

1.10

1.23

May

16

14

23 log

23

16

15

16

19

16

14

13

9.9

9.0

12

11

11

11

10

16

21

13

10

11

9.7

1O

9.3

7.2 

12

9.2 

1*0

504.3

16.3

0.795

O.91

June

7.7

 7.6

7.2

9.5

6.8

5.5

6.5

6.9

6.8

6.7

7.2

9.3

5.3

7.5

7.2

7.5

8.4

8.7

5.1

5.1

4.0

3.4

7.1

4.6

2.4

4.6

2.1

7.3

----- -*

184.0

6.13

0.299

0.33

July

4.1

4.2

4.2

2.1

3.0

6.7

3.8

6.0

2.5

 7.4

1.9

4.4

1.7

1.8

11

5.4

3.8

2.1

2.6

4.6

2.8

.*!

4.7

3.6

2,4

2.3

3.1

 1.9 

1.9

1.4 

2.7

113.0

3.65

0.178

O.2O

Aug.

0.4

3.1

9.4

5.9

 3.8

2.9

2.8

.7

8.2

6.2

3.9

2.7

2.2

3.3

2.1

3.4

6.1

3.4

3.4

5.5

11

5.9

6.7

2.7

3.0

3.5

4.9

2.7 

2.7 

2.7

 8.3

133.5

4.31

0.210

0.24

Sept.

 5.4

2.6

4.7

2.7

2.5

2.1

1.3

1.2

1.6

2.4

2.6

1.8

4.6

1.6

1.8

1.6

9.3

3.7

6.5

7.3

3.3

12

4.9

4.3

2.9

2.1

.5

1.7 

2.5 

1.5

104.2

3.47

0.169

0.19

Calendar year 1953: Max 629 Mln 1.4 Mean 32.6 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.56

Water year 1953-54: Max 421 Mln 0.4 Mean 16.5 Cfsm 0.805 In. 10.87

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice
236 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

White Clay Creek above Newark, Del.

Location.--Lat 39°42 f 50", long 75 0 45'35", on downstream side of right abutment of Tweeds 

Mill Bridge, 0.9 mile downstream from small tributary, 1.7 miles southeast of 

Delaware-Maryland-Pennsylvania State corner, 2.1 miles downstream from DelawarePennsylvania State line, and 2.2 miles north of Newark, New Castle County.

Drainage area. 66.7 sq mi.

Records available. February 1952 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 78.6 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929,

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1/840 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 5.92 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Aug. 2 (gage height, 0.67 ft).

1952-54: Maximum discharge, 2,780 efs Mar. 11, 1952 (gage height, 7.50 ft, from 

high-water mark In well); minimum, that of Aug. 2, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or doubtful or no gage-height 

record, which are fair. Records do not Include a mean discharge of 0.13 cfs diverted 

above station by plant of E. I. duPont de Nemours & Co.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 23 Apr. 24 to Sept. 30

0.3 

1.0 

1.5

19

34

134

2.0 

3.3

245

660

7..0

12

19

1.0 

1.5

42

134

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 1.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

26

25

26

26

28

30

36

28

28

30

30

28

26

26

28

28

28

26

26

28

28

28

28

30

32

31

31

66

322

110 

49

1,312

42.3

0.634

0.73

Nov.

41

37

36

*34

34

37

b42

b66

57

62

68

74

78

70

80

84

70

59

51

48

46

46

no

70

84

78

57

53

48

46

1,766

58.9

0.883

0.98

Dec.

*44

11

41

41

49

53

301

84

66

138

76

96

186

632

149

99

82

b64

b62

a62

a62

68

64

57

b53

55

53

53

55

53 

51

2,990

96.5

1.45

1.67

Jan.

49

49

49

49

48

*49

46

44

a46

51

a44

a45

a44

342

a45

a90

a64

a42

a50

b74

242

99

aS 6

a60

a62

66

72

62

bSl

b49 

b48

1,897

61.2

0.918

1.06

Feb.

b48

*51

53

51

49

48

44

44

48

48

46

41

a3_7

all

46

48

62

49

44

42

79

82

57

51

53

53

53

49

-

1,417

50.6

0.759

0.79

Mar.

362

*176

158

132

84

76

70

68

66

64

62

62

78

169

97

74

68

64

64

237

97

78

74

70

108

103

76

72

68

#fifi ~OO

68

3,111

100

1.50

1.73

Apr.

72

64

62

59

59

62

66

66

62

59

59

59

55

53

53

62

134

84

64

59

55

53

163

134

81

78

154

189

96 

83

2,399

80.0

1.20

1.34

May

76

72

96

 272

100

83

76

85

83

79

74

71

67

66

66

62

62

60

57

87

87

67

60

57

59

56

52

52

54 

51

46

2,335

75.3

1.13

1.30

June

i£ *45

44

45

44

41

39

38

37

38

39

37

37

36

37

45

41

36

34

32

30

29

28

28

27

26

26

22

23 

24

1,054

35.1

0.526

0.59

July

24

23

22

24

28

28

26

23. *24

23

22

21

20

19

29

23

20

19

21

19

18

18

16

16

15

16

16

14

*13 

13

12

631

20.4

0.306

0.35

Aug.

11

11

52

30

*21

22

18

18

28

32

23

18

18

17

18

21

26

18

18

1Z3

72

39

27

24

22

21

20

21

22

19

*47

927

29.9

0.448

0.52

Sept.

29

22

20

19

18

18

1Z

17

18

17

27

22

18

18

17

24

52.

25

32

28

32

43

25

22

21

21

19

18

19 

19

697

23.2

0.348

0.39

Calendar year 1953: Max 927 Min 25 Mean 108 Cfsm 1.62 In. 21.91

Water year 1953-54: Max 632 Min 11 Mean 56.3 Cfsm O.844 In. 11.45

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 cfs). Dec. 14 (8:50 a.m.) 1,840 cfs (5.92 ft); Aug. 20 (7 p.m.) 1,640 

efs (5.56 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 237

White Clay Creek near Newark, Del.

Location. Lat 39°42'00", long 75°41'10", on left bank 300 ft upstream from Baltimore 

& Ohio Railroad bridge, 0.4 mile downstream from Pike Creek, and 3.5 miles east of 

Newark, New Caatle County.

Drainage area. 87.8 sq mi.

Records available. November 1931 to September 1936, June 1943 to September 1954.

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 11.6 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Nov. 17, 1931, to Sept. 30, 1936, at site 15 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 15 years (1932-36, 1943-54), 118 efs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,550 ofs Dec. 14 (gage height, 11.20 ft); minimum, 12 cfs July 26 (gage height, 3.66 ft); minimum daily. 18 cfs Aug. 1, 2,

1931-36, 1943-54: Maximum discharge, 6,230 cfs Aug. 23, 1933 (gage height, 16.05 

ft, from floodmark); minimum, 9.1 cfs Sept. 18, 1932; minimum gage height, that of 

July 26, 1954; minimum daily discharge, 12 cfs Sept. IS, 26, 1932.

Maximum stage known, 23 ft in July 193? (probably affected by backwater from railroad bridge which has since been raised and widened), from information by Baltimore & 

Ohio Railroad.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from snowdrifts, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station. Records 

do not include a mean discharge of 0.13 cfs diverted above station by plant of E'. I. 

du Pont de Nemours & Co.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1051: 1933(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect or 

backwater from snowdrifts (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

3.7

3.8

3.9 

4.1 43

4.5 

5.0 

7.0 

8.2

104

200

687

1,090

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

31 

30

za. 30

31

35

40

34

34

34

35

35

33

32

32

33

33

32

33

33

32

32

33

33

33

34

33

62

m68

1,682

54.3

0.618

0.71

Nov.

53

51

48

44

*12

46

058

b82

80

83

95

102

106

93

loo

115

91

78

70

62

59

59

141

100

109

115

76

70

65

60

2,354

78.5

O.894

1.00

Dec.

*58 

53

52

52

66

77

407

118

88

189

106

127

269

1.060

226

144

115

b95

b88

b88

88

90

88

78

77

78

76

74

74

76

74

4,351

140

1.59

1.84

Jan.

70

70

70

70

66

*66

62

58

59

66

b58

b60

b58

b54

b60

b!20

b90

b55

b70

b95

307

144

b90

b85

88

90

91

88

b70

b70

b66

2,566

82.8

0.943

1.09

Feb.

b62 bee

*72

72

66

62

60

58

64

64

60

53

b46

b56

60

62

77

68

59

56

101

118

77

71

74

71

71

64

-

1,892

67.6

0.770

0.80

Mar.

4g2 

281

229

*195

118

104

95

90

86

84

82

fifi

90

253

140

102

91

86

86

334

136

108

100

95

133

140

99

93

90 *88

91

4,261

137

1.56

1.80

Apr.

97 

88

S3

78

78

82

86

83

83

77

77

80

74

72

72

80

172

118

86

78

76

74

162

246

111

109

198

268

133

111

3,232

108

1.33

1.37

May

100 

93

113

350

133

*109

99

108

109

99

99

90

84

83

83

80

77

77

74

102

126

86

77

72

72

72

66

66

65

65

S3.

2,987

96.4

1.10

1.27

June

55 

*53

51

53

52

50

47

46

43

46

47

44

43

43

51

56.

52

46

43

41

39

37

36

35

33

33

34

29.

29

31

1,297

43.2

0.492

0.55

July

31 

31

28

31

35

37

32

41

31

29

29

*27

27

26

li.

31

27

25

26

25

24

23

23

21

23

20

21

21

*21

20

1Q -ii

847

27.3

0.311

0.36

Aug.

if

67

41

*28

28

28

25

39

41

31

Zl

24

24

26

27

33

26

23

1£2

137

52

33

30

28

27

26

27

27 

26

64

1,192

38.5

0.438

0.50

Sept.

*38 

27

25

24

23

23

23

22

37

29

24

23

23

27

79

33

44

37

42

68

32

28

26

26

26

24

24 

24

926

30.9

0.352

0.39

Calendar year 1953 : Max 1,300 Mln 29 Mean 143 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.03

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,060 Mln 18 Mean 75.6 Cfsm 0.861 In. 11.68

Peak discharge (base. 2.600 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

c Backwater from snowdrifts .
238 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Red Clay Creek at Wooddale, Del.

Location.--Lat 39°45'52", long 75°38'08", on right bank 12 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 48, 0.3 mile south of Wooddale, New Castle County, and 2.3 miles north 

or Marshallton.

Drainage area.--47.0 sq mi.

Records available. April 1943 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 90 ft (from topogr?p ?« m?p i' Prior to Sept ' 21 ' 1950 > wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator at 

site 10 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--11 years, 66.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,260 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 4.98 ft); minimum, 4.8 cfs July 24; minimum daily, 7.5 cfs July 25, Aug 1

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 2,810 cfs July 5, 1945 (gage height, 7.29 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 4.5 cfs 

Sept. 11, 1951; minimum daily, that of July 25, Aug. 1, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from snowdrifts, 

which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station. Records of water 

temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1141: 1948. WSP 1272: 1951(m).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect or 

backwater from snowdrifts (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

2.2 2'.3

2.4

2.5

5.6

12

21

32

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.6

50

110

185

480

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

in.

Oct.

T9" 19

19

19

20

22

24

21

20

21

20

20

20

19

20

20

20

19

19

20

20

19

20

19

21

22

21

45

~~8T 304

34

1,007

32.5

0.691

0.80

Nov.

29

26

26

25

«24

25

C33

39

40

44

50

55

58

48

50

53

42

37

32

31

30

29

88

IS

65

53

39

35

34

32

1,220

40.7

0.866

0.97

Dec.

32

31

30

3T

39

40

230

58

46

106

55

67

156

459

TCT

76

63

55

50

50

50

53

50

44

42

42

42

40

42

40

39

2,275

73.4

1.56

1.80

Calendar year 1953: Max 700

Jan.

37

37

39

37

35

*37

34

34

32

37

b34

b35

b34

b31

77

57

b32

40

53

~72~ 194

46

44

46

46

46

40

37

37

35

1,429

46.1

0.981

1.13

Feb.

34

35

*39

37

35

34

32

32

34

34

32

31

28

3T

34

35

46

37

32

32

77f>3~

40

39

39

39

35

34

.

1,050

37.5

0.798

0.83

Mar.

161

96

119

88

55

50

46

46

44

44

42

4?

55

127

68

50

46

46

44

171

66

53

53

50

85

77

55

50

48

*48

48

2,077

67.0

1.43

1.64

Apr.

50

46

44

40

44

46

50

50

44

40

40

42

39

37

37

44

112

61

46

42

39

37

81

96

50

48

163

-^164

60

1,768

58.9

1.25

1.40

May

55

53

53

~5S 174

55

53

63

60

53

50

46

44

44

46

44

42

42

39

70

73

50

42

40

42

39

37

37

37

35

31.

1,617

52.2

1.11

1.28

June

 30" 31

29

30

28

26

26

26

25

26

26

24

25

24

28

30

29

26

24

23

22

21

22

21

20

19

18

17

17

18

731

24.4

0.519

0.58

July

17'

17

16

17J

19 1

20

21

17

*17

17

17

17

16

15

20

17

15

17

14

14

13

13

12

§.4

Jj.5.

12

12

*12

11

10

10

461.9

14.9

0.317

0.37

Aug.

3T3- 7.5

47

22

«16

17

14

13

22

25

17

14

13

13

13

16

17

13

13

111

60

26

19

17

15

15

14

14

15

15

66

708.8

22.9

0.487

0.56

Sept.

22

*18

15

14

IT

14

15

15

14

14

29

IS

15

14

14

19

26

19

20

20

21

24

18

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

516

17.2

0.366

0.41

Mln 19 Mean 84.3 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.37

Water year 1953-54: Max 459 Mln 7.5 Mean 40.7 Cfsm 0.866 In. 11.77

Peak discharge (base. 1,800 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

c Backwater from snowdrifts.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 239

Brandywine Creek at Wilmington, Del.

Location. Lat 39°46'10", long 75°34 I 20", on right bank in Rookford Park; 0.2 mile downstream from Henry Clay Bridge, in Wilmington, New Castle County, and 4.2 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 314 sq mi.

Records available. December 1946 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 68.23 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 7 years (1947-54), 491 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,780 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 7.13 ft); minimum, 58 cfs Aug. 2, 3 (gage height, 2.39 ft); minimum daily, 62 cfs Aug. 2.

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 11,500 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 11.34 ft in gage 

well, 12.3 ft from floodmarkj; minimum, about 30 cfs Dec. 26, 1948, during period of 

ice effect; minimum daily, 62 cfs Aug. 2, 1954,

Remarks. Records good except those below 200 cfs during period October to December and 

those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation from mills above 

station. Records include a mean discharge of 1.62 cfs diverted just above station by 

plant of E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., most of which is returned below station. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended sediment loads for the 

water year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage height 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14 Dec. 15 to Aug. 3 Aug. 4 to Sept. 30

Z.5 SO

2.8 160

3.0 250

3.3 420

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

2.6 80

2.9 163

3.2 290

3.5 470

4.0 S50

5.7 2,290

2.4 60

2.9 165

3.2 300

3.5 520

4.0 920

5.2 1,930

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

?2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

101

98

56" 94

98

106

131

114

*109

109

109

106

103

101

101

103

103

101

101

98

101

101

98

98

103

109

*106

195

"&T5 729

Ola 

5>*e £3D

4,637

150

0.478

0.55

Nov.

167

147

137

128

«125

131

167

196

200

212

224

245

255

240

228

260

240

208

185

167

160

157

264

25B" 335

325

228

196

178

170

6,130

204

0.650

0.73

Dec.

163

*157

153

147

TB?

184

1,070

456

280

822

548

372

802

2,270

1,120

568

432

b325

b280

306

284

284

284

250

222

232

222

218

232

232

222

13,319

430

1.37

1.58

Jan.

204

200

200

200

193

196

*190

176

172

190

b!60

bT55

b!70

b!70

b200

294

b350

b!90

236

267

158" 712

2SO

306

262

262

300

320

236

218

204

7,934

256

0.815

0.94

Feb.

182

214

218

*214

204

196

193

182

200

196

204

196

b!60 TS6"

186

196

245

272

209

193

283

*4I

315

245

245

240

256

232

.

6,292

2Z5

0.717

0.75

 Mar.

601

1,550

*756

736

448

380

346

320

306

300

278

272

?9T

608

544

365

320

294

289

808

552

402

358

346

453

640

440

380

352

339

*332

14,369

464

1.48

1.70

Apr.

346

320

300

278

272

289

339

313

306

278

267

262

245

245

240

262

504

544

339

284

262

250

299

313

267

262

544

800 578"

402

10,160

339

1.08

1.20

May

346

326

410

1.870

*736

512

440

456

480

520

528

418

380

352

346

332

320

313

300

364

568

410

326

294

2S4

284

262

256

262

245

227

13,167

425

1.35

1.56

June

218

218

*214

209

204

196

193

190

1S2

1S2

190

186

176

168

172

555" 240

186

172

162

155

150

150

145

140

138

136

126" 124

126

5,257

175

 0.557

0.62

July

*126

126

122

122

12S

330" 134

128

120

*114

112

108

104

102

116

116

104

100

98

96

92

90

88

82

78

82

82

*80

*74

72ii

3,194

103

0.328

0.38

Aug.

64

21B" 62

265

145

*142

133

108

130

578

184

125

108

102

100

105

112

100

*90

100

152

280

174

122

110

102

98

98

98

95

271

4,363

141

0.449

0.52

Sept.

 194

T25

108

98

95

88

82

80

^

85

125

125

100

32

82

9S

122

110

105

108

*110

167

122

98

90

88

85

82

SO

82

3,108

104

0.351

0.57

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,050 Min 94 Mean 565 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.46

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,270 Min 62 Mean 252 Cfsm 0.803 In. 10.90

Peak discharge (ba 

5,640 cfs (6.94 ft).

base. 5,500 cfs). Dec. 14 (4:50 p.m.) 5,780 cfs (7.15 ft); May 4 (10:40 a.m.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
240 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Shellpot Creek at Wilmington, Del.

Location. Lat 39°45'39", long 75°31'10", on right bank 100 ft northeast of intersection 

of Forty-fourth and Pine Streets in Sellers Park, 700 ft downstream from highway bridge 

on North Market Street in Wilmington, New Castle County, and 0.2 mile downstream from 

Matson Run.

Drainage area. 7.46 sq mi.

Records available. December 1945 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 25 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 8 years (1946-54), 10.2 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 830 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 3.92 ft); minimum, 

0.3 cfs July 25.

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 4,080 cfs July 9, 1952 (gage height, 7.97 ft in gage 

well, 8.6 ft from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 620 cfs on basis of computation of flow over dam at gage height 6.52 ft, and contracted-opening determinations 

at gage heights 6.52 and 7.97 ft; minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 16, 17, 18, 1948.

Maximum stage known since at least 1940, that of July 9, 1952. Flood of Aug. 1, 

1945, reached a stage of about 8.5 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good'except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from rocks and' 

debris, or no gage-height record, which are fair.

Bating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect or 

backwater from rocks and debris (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

0.3

.6 

1.3 

2.8 

4.8 

8.6

1.8

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

2.8

15

24

51

93

150

270

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.5

.5

tf

.5

1.5

1.1

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.7

.5

.6

6.4

"5.1 48

1.8

76.8

2.48

0.332

0.38

Nov.

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1 I^o

«1.2

3.2

6.5

9.5

9.2

9.7

S.I

6.5

4.8

3.5

3.9

2.4

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.4

11

4.7

13

6.7

3.1

2.4

2.1

2.0

127.6

4.25

0.570

0.64

Dec.

1.8

1.8

al.7

as"1"

a3

a45

aS

a4

al5

ah

a7

a 25

3240

alS

5.7

4.1

3.7

3.9

3.9

4.3

3.9

3.1

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

z'.B

467.6

15.1

2.02

2.33

Jan.

2.6

2.6

2.9

2.8

2.4

2.6

*2.3

2.3

2.3

2.6

b2.3

b2.5

b2.3

b2.5

3.3

18

13

6.4

4.8

30

"9.6 44

5.7

5.1

5.7

6.0

7.2

6.8

4.1

3 9

sis

211.7

6.83

0.916

1.06

Feb.

2.9

3.7

4.6

4.8

4.1

3.5

3.1

2.9

3.3

3.3

3.1

2.6

2.0

273

2.9

3.3

7.6

4.3

3.1

2.9

 IB" 30

6.4

6.5

15

12

9.6

6.0

170.8

6.10

0.818

0.85

Mar.

78

22

«62

20

9.7

7.6

6.8

6.4

5.7

5.7

4.8

4.6 y~7

62

14

7.6

6.4

5.7

5.5

37

9.4

6.4

5.7

5.1

23

14

7.2

6.0

5.7

5.1

*5. 7

472.5

15.2

2.04

2.36

Apr.

6.8

5.1

4.8

4.1

4.3

4.8

5.1

4.8

4.6

3.9

4.1

4.1

3.5

3.3

3.3

4.3

33

13

6.4

4.8

4.3

4.1

27

25

8.1

7.2

61

55

11

7 r 6

316.4

10.5

1.41

1.58

May

6.4

6.0

S.4

27

7.6

6.0

5.6

10

12

6.4

5.4

4.S

4.3

4.1

4.3

3.9

3.5

3.3

2.9

7.2

12

5.4

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

1.6

177.6

5.73

0.768

0.89

June

1.4

1.3

*1.3

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

2.7

3.3

1.6

1.1

1.0

.8

.9

.8

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.8

77

.7

36.1

1.20

0.161

0.18

July

0.7

.8

.7

.7

.9

.7

1.2

1.5

.7

*.5

.5

.6

.6

1.0

2.8

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

A

71

.4

.5

.4

*.4

.5

.5

.5

21.6

0.70

0.094

0.11

Aug.

0.4

.4

10

2.9

1.0

*.e

.6

.5

4.1

1.7

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.9

.9

.6

.5

4.5

6.2

1.8

.9

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

2.0

38

84.9

2.74

0.367

0.42

Sept.

1.8 *.9

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

11

1.2

.8

.6

.5

1.5

4.9

1.0

1.1

.9

9.4

5.8

.9

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

50.5

1.68

0.225

0.25

Calendar year 1953: Max 240 Min 0.4 Mean 11.9 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.69

Water year 1953-54:_ Max 240 Min 0.4 Mean 6.07 Cfsm 0.814 In. 11.05

Peak discharge (base, 550 cfs). Dec. 14 (time unknown) 830 cfs (3.92 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

Hote. Backwater from rocks and debris June 13 to July 10.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 241

Salem River at Woodstown, N. J.

Location. Lat 39°38'36", long 7&°l9<S2n , on right end of Memorial Lake Dam at Woodstown, 

Salem County, a quarter of a mile upstream from small brook and 0.3 mile downstream 

from Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines bridge.

Drainage area. 14.6 sq mi.

Records available. December 1941 to September 1954. Prior to October 1952, published as 

Salem Creek at Woodstown.

Sage. Water-stage recorder above concrete dam. Datum of gage is 29.49 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 12 years (1942-54), 20.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 386 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 1.87 ft); no flow 

Part of day Nov. 28, just after waste gate was closed and water was below spillway.

1941-54: Maximum discharge, 3,240 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 4.23 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 220 cfs on basis of laboratory rating; no flow for short 

periods during many years just after waste gate was closed and water was below spillway.

Maximum discharge known, 22,000 cfs Sept. 1, 1940 (gage height, 7.98 ft, from floodmark in recorder shelter), based on slope-area determination of peak flow at site half 

a mile downstream.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record or when waste 

gate was open, which are poor. Figures of discharge represent flow over dam and 

through waste gate.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period when waste gate 

was open and Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.00 

1.02 

1.04 

1.06 

1.1-

0.2 

.4 

1.3 

2.8 

7.3

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

26

55

92

195

490

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4 

4

4

4

4.5

5

7

6.5

6

5.5

5

5

5

5

*5.0

5

5

5.5

6

6

6

5.5 

5

4.5

4.5

5

6

10

35

55

15

254.5

8.21

0.562

0.65

Nov.

10 

8

6.5

6

6

7

9

10

11

14

15

14

13

11

10

9.5

9

8.5

8

*7.6

8.5

10

Iff

16

14

12

4

4T2

296.0

9.87

0.676

0.75

Dec.

fc*

7.3

8.7

24

18

65

24

16

29

*22

18

42

~I3~ 197

22

16

14

12

12

12

12 

12

12

10

10

10

10

10

10 

10

715.7

23.1

1.58

1.82

Jan.

LJ. 

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

10

15

12

10

10

10

22

26

16

14

42

73

55 

18

18

18

*20

24

26

14

12 

12

529.3

17.1

1.17

1.35

Feb.

10 

10

*10

12

12

10

10

10

10

10

10

8.7

7.3

FT

8.7

10

12

12

10

10

26

§

16

16

16

14

. 14

_

361.4

12.9

0.884

0.92

Mar.

32

44

68

20

16

14

14

12

12

12

12

14

54

30

16

14

12

12

28

16

12 

To" 10

18

20

14

12

12

12

12

636

20.5

1.40

1.62

Apr.

12 

10

10

8 7

FT

no

10

12

12

10

10

10

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

39

32

16

12

10

10 

10

12

12

10

27

22

16

12

398.2

13.3

0.911

1.01-

May

10 

10

11

30

*16

10

10

14

24

14

12

8.7

8.7

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7

7

8

18

15 

11

8

7

7

6

5.5

5

4.5

4,

320.6

10.3

0.705

0.82

June

*3.7 

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

4TB- 4.8

3.7

3.7

5.7

3.7

3.7

2.8

2.8

2.0

2.0 

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1 . ;

1 3

1.3

1.3

82.6

2.75

0.188

0.21

July

0.8 

.4if

.8

2^.0

2.0

2.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.3

.8

.4

JLi

3.7

2.8

2.0

1.3

1.3

1.3

.8 

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

36.6

1,18

0.081

0.09

Aug.

0.2

'.Z

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

2.4

1.4

.4

.2

.2

.4

.4

.8

1.3

.8

.8

2.3

11

12 

4.3

3.7

2.8

8.8

2.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

24

83.9

2.71

0.186

0.21

Sept.

13 

6.0

3.7

3.7

3.7

2.8 *2T8~

2.8

2.8

2.8

16" 40

6.0

3.7

2.8

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.8

6.3

14 

6.0

3.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

179.0

5.97

0.409

0.46

Calendar year 1953: Max 197 Min 0.2 Mean 21.7' Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.20

Water year 1953-54: Max 197 Min 0.2 Mean 10.7 Cfsm 0.733 In. 9.91

Peak discharge (base, 350 efs). Dee. 14 (11 a.m.) 586 efs (1.87 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Waste gate open and lake drawn down Oct. 1 to Nov. 28; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for Alloway Creek at Alloway. Ho gage-height record May 18-31; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records 

for Alloway Creek at Alloway.
242 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Delaware River basin

Lake Wallenpaupack. Lat 41°27'35", long 75°11 I 10", at dam on Wallenpaupack Creek at Wilsonville, Wayne County, Pa., l£ miles south of Hawley and 1.5 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area, 228 sq mi. Records available, October 1950 to September 1954 in reports 

of Geological Survey. January 1926 to September 1950 in files of Harrisburg district 

office, Geological Survey. Staff gage. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by 

Pennsylvania Power and Light Co.). Maximum contents during water year 1950-51, 152,900 

acre-ft Apr. 15 {elevation, 1,189.15 ft); minimum, 63,400 acre-ft Oct. 29, 30, Nov. 1-4 

(elevation, 1,172.80 ft). Maximum contents during water year 1951-52. 168,000 acre-ft 

July 12 (elevation, 1,191.75 ft); minimum, 45,150 acre-ft Oct. 26-28 (elevation, 

1,169.25 ft). Maximum contents during water year 1952-53, 149,400 acre-ft May 6 

(elevation, 1,188.55 ft); minimum, 57,200 acre-ft Nov. 20 (elevation, 1,171.60 ft). 

Maximum contents during water year 1953-54, 141,640 acre-ft May 16 (elevation, 1,187.20 

ft); minimum, 59,460 acre-ft Nov. 17 (elevation, 1,172.05 ft). Maximum contents during 

period 1926-54, 168,900 acre-ft May 28, 1942 .(elevation, 1,191,90 ft); minimum (after 

first filling), 19,240 acre-ft Dec. 1, 2, 1936 (elevation, 1,164.05 ft).

Reservoir formed by concrete gravity type, earth-fill dam, with concrete spillway, 

at elevation 1,176.00 ft, in two sections. Spillway equipped with roller gate, 14 ft 

high, on each section. Storage began Nov. 3, 1925; water in reservoir first reached 

minimum pool elevation in January 1926. Total capacity at elevation 1,190.0 ft (top 

of gates) is 209,300 acre-ft, of which 157,800 acre-ft is controlled storage above 

elevation 1,160.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for generation of hydroelectric 

power. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Records furnished by Pennsylvania Power and Light Co.

Swinging Bridge Reservoir. Lat 41°34'25", long 74°47'00", at dam on Mongaup River if miles 

northwest of Fowlersville. Sullivan County, N. Y. Drainage area, 118 sq mi. Records 

available, October 1950 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. January 

1930 to September 1950 in files of Rockland Light and Power Co. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Rockland Light and Power Co.). 

Maximum contents during water year 1950-51, 1,440,000,000 cu ft Mar. 31 (elevation, 

1,071.3 ft); minimum, 704,000,000 cu ft Aug. 4 (elevation, 1,050.6 ft). Maximum contents during water year 1951-52, 1,432.000,000 cu ft Apr. 29 30 (elevation, 1,071.1 

ft); minimum, 734,000,000 cu ft Oct. 6 (elevation, 1,051.6 ft). Maximum contents during 

water year 1952-53, 1,420,000,000 cu ft Apr. 27 (elevation, 1,070.8 ft); minimum, 

840,000,000 cu ft Jan. 17 (elevation, 1,055.0 ft).. Maximum contents during water year 

1953-54, 1,416,000,000 cu ft May 9 (elevation, 1,070.7 ft); minimum, 862,000,000 cu ft 

Jan. 26 (elevation, 1,055.7 ft).

Reservoir is formed by an earth-fill dam. Storage began Jan. 19, 1930. Usable 

capacity, 1,387,000,000 cu ft between elevations 1,010.0 ft (minimum operating pool) 

and 1,070.0 ft (top of permanent flashboards), Dead storage, about 212,700,000 cu ft 

below elevation 1,010.0 ft. Reservoir is used for storage of water for power. Figures 

given herein represent contents above 1,010.0 ft. Records furnished by Rockland Light 

and Power Co.

Toronto Reservoir. Lat 41°37'15", long 74°49'55", at dam on Black Lake Creek 2i miles 

southeast of village of Black Lake, Sullivan County, N. Y. Drainage area, 23.2 sq mi. 

Records available, October 1950 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1926 to September 1950 in files of Rockland Light and Power Co. Staff gage read 

daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Rockland Light and Power Co.). 

Maximum contents during water year 1950-51, 1,151,000,000 cu ft Apr. 5, 6 (elevation, 

1,221.0 ft); minimum, 26,000,000 cu ft Aug. 13-26 (elevation, 1,170.3 ft). Maximum contents during water year 1951-52,'1,160,000,000 cu ft Apr. 17-20, June 2 (elevation, 

1,221.2 ft); minimum, 41,000,000 cu ft Oct. 1 (elevation, 1,172.2 ft). Maximum contents 

during water year 1952-53, 1,151,000,000 cu ft Apr. 14 (elevation, 1,221.0 ft); minimum, 

622,000,000 cu ft Jan. 25 (elevation, 1,205.4 ft). Maximum contents during water year 

1953-54, 957,000,000 cu ft May 31 to July 11 (elevation, 1,216.1 ft); minimum, 

405,000,000 cu ft Jan. 8-10 (elevation, 1,195.4 ft).

Reservoir is formed by an earth-fill dam completed July 24, 1926. Storage began 

Jan. 13, 1926. Usable capacity, 1,108,000,000 cu ft between elevations 1,165.0 ft (minimum operating pool) and 1,220.0 ft (top of permanent-flashboards). Dead storage, about 

26,800,000 cu ft below elevation 1,165.0 ft. Reservoir is used for storage of water for 

power. Figures given herein represent contents above 1,165.0 ft. Records furnished by 

Rockland Light and Power Co.

Cliff Lake Reservoir. Lat 41°35'00", long 74°47'40", at dam on Black Lake Creek 2j miles 

northwest of Fowlersville, Sullivan County, N. Y. Drainage area, 6.46 sq mi (excluding 

area above Toronto Reservoir). Records available, October 1950 to September 1954 in 

reports of Geological Survey. January 1939 to September 1950 in files of Rockland 

Light and Power Co. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level 

(levels by Rockland Light and Power Co.). Maximum contents during water year 1950-51 

144,000,000 cu ft Apr. 4-7 (elevation, 1,072.2 ft); minimum, 26,000,000 cu ft Aug. 2 

(elevation, 1,051.3 ft). Maximum contents during water year 1951-52, 147,000,000 cu ft 

Apr. 16-21, May 28 to June 3 (elevation, 1,072.5 ft); minimum, 27,000,000 cu ft Oct. 7 

(elevation, 1,051.8 ft). Maximum contents during water year 1952-53, 148,000,000 cu ft 

Apr. 28, 29 (elevation, 1,072.6 ft); minimum, 52,000,000 cu ft Jan. 8 (elevation, 

1,058.3 ft). Maximum contents during water year 1953-54, 143,000,000 cu ft Aug. 1 

(elevation, 1,072.0 ft); minimum, 43,000,000 cu ft Jan. 26 (elevation, 1,056.2 ft). 

Reservoir is formed by a concrete gravity-type dam. Storage began Jan. 6, 1939. 

Usable capacity, 142,600,000 cu ft between elevations 1,039.0 ft (minimum operating 

pool) and 1,072.0 ft (top of permanent flashboards). Reservoir is used for storage of 

water for power. Water is received from Toronto and Lebanon Lake Reservoirs and is 

discharged through a tunnel into Swinging Bridge Reservoir. Figures given herein represent contents above 1,039.0 ft. Records furnished by Rockland Light and Power Co.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 243 

Reservoirs In Delaware River basin Continued

Neverslnk Reservoir. La t 41 0 49'20", long 74°38'30", at gatehouse at Neverslnk Dam on 

Neversink River, half a mile downstream from Neversink, Sullivan County, N. Y. Drainage area, 91.8 sq mi. Records available, June 1953 to September 1954. Electriccontact gage read daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Board of Water 

Supply, City of New York). Maximum contents during period June to September 1953, 

2,203,000,000 gal July 26, 27, 28 (elevation, 1,319.0 ft); minimum, 1,764,000,000 gal 

June 27 (elevation, 1,314.9 ft, reservoir filling). Maximum contents during water year 

1953-54, 29,090,000,000 gal May 24. 25 (elevation, 1,422.47 ft); minimum, 2,003,000,000 

gal Oct. 1 (elevation, 1,317.14 ft).

Reservoir Is formed by an earth-fill dam, rock-faced; storage began June 2, 1953. 

Capacity, 35,460,000,000 gal between elevations 1,314.00 ft (elevation of intake chamber) and 1,440.00 ft (crest of spillway); dead storage, 1,680,000,000 gal. Reservoir 

impounds water for diversion through Neversink-Grahamsville tunnel to Rondout Reservoir 

on Rondout Creek, in Hudson River basin, for water supply of City of New York. Figures 

given herein represent total contents. No diversion prior to Dec. 3, 1953. Records 

furnished by Board of Water Supply, City of New York.

Wild Creek Reservoir . Lat 40°53'50"\ long 75°33'50". at dam on Wild Creek, 1.6 miles upstream from mouth, and 2.4 miles south of Ha tcheryx.. Carbon County, Pa. Drainage area, 

22.2 sq mi. Records availabl^Oetober 1950 to September 1954 in reports of Geological 

Survey. January 1941 to September 1950 in files or Harrisburg district office, Geological Survey. Staff gage. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level (levels by city of Bethlehem). Maximum contents during water year 1950-51, 12,170 acre-ft Jan. 23 (elevation, 

820.58 ft); minimum, 9,110 a-cre-ft Nov. 3 (elevation, 809.08 ft). Maximum contents 

during water year 1951-52, 12,260 acre-ft July 10 (elevation, 820.86 ft); minimum, 

9,280 acre-ft Oct. 30 (elevation, 809.84 ft). Maximum contents during water year 1952- 

53, 12,260 acre-ft Nov. 22 (elevation, 820.87 ft); minimum, 8,620 acre-ft Sept. 30 

(elevation, 806.97 ft). Maximum contents during water year 1953-54, 12,130 acre-ft 

May 10 (elevation, 820.44 ft); minimum, 6,260 acre-ft Dec. 5 (elevation, 795.65 ft). 

Maximum contents during period 1941-54, 12,880 acre-ft May 23, 1942 (elevation, 822.93 

ft); minimum (after first filling), 5,900 acre-ft Feb. 23, 1945 (elevation, 793.45 ft).

Reservoir formed by an earth-fill dam, with concrete ungated spillway at elevation 

820.00 ft. Storage began Jan. 27, 1941; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool 

elevation in February 1941. Total capacity at elevation 820.00 ft is 12,500 acre-ft, of 

which 12,000 acre-ft is controlled storage. Reservoir is used for municipal water 

supply. Figures given herein represent usable contents. There are no gates on spillway 

and regulation is done by valves on pipe through dam. Records furnished by city of 

Bethlehem.

Lake Hopateong . Lat 40°55'00", long 74°39 I 50", in gatehouse of Lake Hopatcong Dam on 

Musconetcong River and at Landing, Morris County, N. J. Drainage area, 25.6 sq mi. 

Records available, October 1950 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. 

February 1887 to September 1945 (gage heights only) in reports of New Jersey Department 

of Conservation and Economic Development, Division of Water Policy and Supply. October 

1945 to September 1950 in files of Trenton district office, Geological Survey. Gage, 

water-stage recorder. Prior to June 24, 1928, daily readings obtained by measuring from 

high-water mark to water surface converted to gage height, present datum. Datum of gage 

is 914.57 ft above mean sea level (New Jersey Geological Survey datum). Maximum contents during water year 1953-54, 5,735,000,000 gal May 10, 11 (gage height, 9.44 ft);

minimum observed, 3,424,000,000 gal Oct. 21 (gage height, 6.40 ft). Maximum contents 

during period 1887-1954, ,6,357,000,000 ,,, gal May 3, 1945 (gage height, 10.21 ft); minimum 

gage height observed, 0.73 ft Dec. 15, 1945.

Lake is formed by concrete spillway and earth fil-1; dam completed about 1828. Crest 

of spillway was lowered 0.11 ft in 1925. Usable capacity, about 6,000,000,000 gal between gage heights -3.1 ft (sill of lowest gate) and 9.89 ft (crest of spillway). Flow 

regulated by four gates (3 by 5ft) . One 24-inch pipe with gate valve to recreation 

fountain 250 ft downstream from dam. Dead storage not known; records given herein 

represent capacity above gage height 1.0 ft. Lake used for recreation.

Still Creek Reservoir. Lat 40°51'25", long 75°59'30", at dam on Still Creek, 1 mile upstream from mouth, and 2.3 miles north of Hometown, Schuylkill County, Pa. Drainage 

area, 8.5 sq mi. Records available, October 1950 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1933 to September 1950 in files of Harrisburg district office, 

Geological Survey. Staff gage. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Panther 

Valley Water Co.) Maximum and minimum contents during water year 1950-51 not determined. Maximum contents during water year 1951-52, 8,500 acre-ft Apr. 28 (elevation, 

1,182.71 ft); minimum, 7,500 acre-ft Oct. 31 (elevation. 1,179.25 ft). Maximum contents during water year 1952-53, 8,560 acre-ft Jan. 25 (elevation, 1,182.88 ft); minimum, 6,790 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 1,176.71 ft). Maximum contents during water year 

1953-54, 8,480 acre-ft Apr. 17 (elevation, 1,182.62 ft); minimum, 5,710 acre-ft Nov. 23 

(elevation, 1,172.79 ft). Maximum contents during period 1933-54, 8,560 acre-ft 

Jan. 25, 1953 (elevation, 1,182.88 ft) but may have been greater during 1950 and 1951 

water yearsi minimum, 390 acre-ft Feb. 26, 1933 (elevation, 1,132.00 ft).

Reservoir formed by earth-fill dam, with ungated concrete spillway at elevation 

1,182.00 ft. Storage began in February 1933. Capacity at elevation 1,182.00 ft is 

8,290 acre-ft. Reservoir is used for municipal water supply. Figures given herein 

represent total contents. There are no gates on spillway and regulation is done by 

valves on pipe through dam. Records furnished by Panther Valley Water Co.
244 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Delaware River basin Continued

Month-end elevation and Contents, October 1950 to September 1954

Date

Dec. 31.. ...............

Calendar yeaf 1950. . . .

Water year 1950-51, . . .

Des. 31.................

Calendar year 1951. . . .

Water year 1951-52....

Oct. 31.................

Dec. 31.................

Calendar year 1952. . , .

Water year 1952-53....

Calendar year 1953. . . .

Water year 1953-54. . . .

Lake Wallenpaupaokt

Elevation 

(feet)

1,175.25 

1,172.80 

1,177.70 

1,184.55

-

1,184.75 

1,186.35 

1,187.00 

1,186.95 

1,183.95 

1,181.75 

1,180.70 

1,177.05 

1,173.40

-

1,173.40 

1,169.35 

1,175.15 

1,178.75

-

1,183.85 

1,182.65 

1,185.60 

1,189.55 

1,189.40 

1,186.40 

1,186.75 

1,181.55 

1,179.35

-

1,179.35 

1,174.75 

1,176.60 

1,183.25

-

1,186.55 

1,186.20 

1,187.60 

1,187.95 

1,187.25 

1,183.55 

1,179.15 

1,176.60 

1,175.45

-

1,175.45 

1,173.20 

1,173.70 

1,178.00

-

1,176.05 

1,176.80 

1,180.30 

1,183.55 

1,186.95 

1,183.95 

1,182.75 

1,181.75 

1,181.20

-

Contents (acrefeet)

76,120 

63,360 

89,180 

126,680

-

127,800 

136,800 

140,500 

140,220 

123,320 

111,120 

105,380 

85,670 

66,480

-

66,480 

45,650 

75,595 

94,850

-

122,760 

116,080 

132,560 

155,190 

154,320 

137,080 

139,075 

110,025 

98,090

-

98,090 

73,500 

83,280 

119,400

-

137,940 

135,940 

143,920 

145,920 

141,920 

121,080 

97,010 

83,280 

77,185

-

77,185 

65,440 

68,040 

90,800

-

80,365 

84,340 

103,220 

121,080 

140,215 

123,320 

116,625 

111,120 

108,100

-

Change In 

contents 

(equivalent 

in efs)

-208 

+434 

+610

+84.9

+18,2 

+162 

+60.3 

-4.8 

-275 

-205 

-93.4 

-321 

-322

-13.3

-339 

+503 

+313

-44.0

+454 

-116 

+268 

+380 

-14.2 

'290 

+32.5 

-472 

-201

+43.5

-400 

+164 

+587

+33.8

+302 

-36.0 

+130 

+33.6 

-65.1 

-350 

-391 

-223 

-102

-28.9

-191 

+43.7 

+370

-39.5

-170 

+71.6 

+307 

+300 

+311 

-284 

-109 

-89.5 

-50.8

+42.7

Swinging Bridge Reaervoirt

Elevation 

(feet)

1.066.5 

1,062.0 

1,069,9 

1,062.8

-

1,065.85 

1,069.3 

1,071,3 

1,064.75 

1,061.3 

1,055.4 

1,051.45 

1,051.4 

1,052.7

-

1,052.7 

1,052,9 

1,065.8 

1,065.4

-

1,070.5 

1.059.6 

1,070.5 

1,071,1 

1,069.9 

1,064.4 

1,066.5 

1,066.2 

1,065.1

-

1,065.1 

1,060.1 

1,060.2 

1,060.2

-

1,066.8 

1,060.8 

1,070.1 

1,069.7 

1,065.0 

1,065.2 

1,064.8 

1,064.4 

1,062.2

-

1,062.2 

1,065.1 

1,064.5 

1,057.5

-

1,058.0 

1,065.5 

1,059.2 

1,067.9 

1,068.5 

1,063.3 

1,064.7 

1,064.5 

1,063.0

-

Contents 

(millions 

of cubic 

feet)

1,248 

1,078 

1,383 

1,103

-

1,200 

1,359 

1,440 

1,180 

1,053 

853 

730 

728 

767

-

767 

773 

1,221 

1,206

-

1,408 

993 

1,408 

1,432 

1,383 

1,167 

1,248 

1,237 

1,194

-

1,194 

1,010 

1,014 

1,014

-

1,260 

1,035 

1,391 

1,375 

1,190 

1,198 

1,182 

1,167 

1,085

-

1,085 

1,194 

1,171 

922

-

938 

1,210 

979 

1,303 

1,327 

1,126 

1,179 

1,111 

1^115

-

Change in 

contents 

(equivalent 

in cfs)

-63.5 

+118 

-103

+5.5

+34.4 

+65.7 

+30.3 

-100 

-47.4 

-77.8 

-45.9 

-.7 

+15.0

-15.3

+2.2 

+173 

-5,6

+3,1

+75,4 

-166 

+155 

+9.3 

-18.3 

-83.3 

+30.3 

-4.1 

-16.6

+13.5

-68.7 

+1.5 

0

-6.1

+91.8 

-93.0 

+133 

-6.2 

-69.1 

+3.1 

-6.0 

-5.6 

-31.6

-3.5

+40.7 

-8.9 

-93.0

-2.9

+6,0 

+112 

-86.3 

+125 

+9.0 

-77.5 

+19.8 

-3.0 

-21.6

+.9

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 245

Reservoirs in Delaware River basin Continued

Month-end elevation and contents, October 1950 to September 1954

Date

Oct. 31..................

Dec. 31. .................

Calendar year 1950. ....

Feb. 28..................

Mar. 31..................

May 31..................

Water year 1950-51. .... 

Sept. 30, 1951............

Dec. 31..................

Calendar year 1951. ....

Apr. 30..................

July 31. .................

Water year 1951-52.....

Oct. 31..................

Nov. 30. .................

Dec. 31..................

Calendar year 1952.....

May 31. .................

July 31. .................

Water year 1952-53. ....

Oct. 31..................

Dec. 31..................

Calendar year 1953. ....

Feb. 28..................

Water year 1953-54. ....

Toronto Reaervolrt

Elevation 

(feet)

1,188.0 

1,180.7 

1,188.5 

1,198.5

-

1,804.3 

1,212.0 

1,218.5 

1,219.7 

1,208.4 

1,189.0 

1,180.1 

1,170.8 

1,172.2

-

1,172.2 

1,177.7 

1,191.9 

1,198.0

-

1,205.4 

1,210.1 

1,216.0 

1,220.7 

1,221.1 

1,220.1 

1,220.1 

1,216.5 

1,213.6

-

1,213.6 

1,213.3 

1,212.6 

1,212.7

-

. 1,207.4 

1,212.3 

1,319.4 

1,220.8 

1,220.2 

1,219.9 

1,213.9 

1,210.3 

1,210.2

-

1,210.2 

1,201.0 

1,201.3 

1,199.5

-

1,196.7 

1,201.6 

1,207.0 

1,210.5 

1,216.1 

1,216.1 

1,207.5 

1,201.4 

1,201.8

-

Contents 

(millions 

of cubic 

feet)

257 

144 

266 

467

-

594 

815 

1,047 

1,095 

705 

274 

134 

30 

41

-

41 

99 

334 

457

-

622 

755 

953 

1,138 

1,155 

1,112 

1,112 

972 

868

-

868 

858 

835 

838

-

676 

825 

1,083 

1,142 

1,117 

1,104 

879 

761 

758

-

758 

518 

525 

487

-

431 

531 

665 

768 

957 

957 

679 

527 

536

-

Change In 

contents 

(equivalent 

In cfs)

-42.2 

+47.1 

+75.0

+10.1

+47.4 

+91.4 

+86.6 

+18.5 

-146 

-166 

-52.3 

-38.8 

+4.2

-6.8

+21.6 

+90.7 

+45.9

-.3.

+61.6 

+53.1 

+73.9 

+71.4 

+6.4 

-16.6 

0 

-52.3 

-40.1

+26.2

-3.7 

-8.9 

+1.1

+12.0

-60.5 

+61.6 

+96.3 

+22.8 

-9.3 

-5.0 

-84.0 

-44.1 

-1.2

-3.5

-89.6 

+2.7 

-14.2

-11.1

-20.9 

+41.3 

+50.0 

+39.7 

+70.6 

0 

-104 

-56.7 

+3.5

-7.04

Cliff Lake Reservolrt

Elevation 

(feet)

1,068.8 

1,062.0 

1,069.8 

1,063.7

-

1,066.5 

1,070.0 

1,070.4 

1,069.0 

1,071.5 

1,071.0 

1,051.5 

1,051.8 

1,052.6

-

1,052.6 

1,053.3 

1,066.0 

1,066,3

-

1,070.6 

1,061.5 

1,071.8 

1,072.4 

1,072.5 

1,064.7 

1,066.5 

1,067.0 

1,065.4

-

1,065.4 

1,060.1 

1,060.8 

1,064.4

-

1,070.3 

1,062.7 

1,071.3 

1,072.4 

1,067.5 

1,065.6 

1,068.1 

1,064.5 

1,062.3

-

1,062.3 

1,070.5 

1,064.9 

1,069.5

-

1,057.7 

1,066.0 

1,059.6 

1,068.0 

1,068.3 

1,063.3 

1,071.9 

1,069.8 

1,063.3

-

Contents 

(millions 

of cubic 

feet)

117 

72 

125 

82

-

100 

126 

129 

118 

138 

134 

26 

27 

30

-

30 

32 

97 

99

-

131 

69 

141 

146 

147 

88 

100 

104 

93

-

93 

61 

65 

86

-

129 

76 

137 

146 

107 

94 

112 

87 

73

-

73 

130 

90

122

-

49 

97 

58 

111 

113 

79 

142 

125 

79

-

Change In 

contents 

(equivalent 

In cfs)

-16.8 

+20.4 

-16.1

+1.0

+6.7 

+10.8 

+1.1 

-4.2 

+7.4 

-1.5 

-40.3 

+.4 

+1.2

-2.8

+.7 

+25.1 

+.7

+.5

+11.9 

-24.8 

+26.9 

+1.9 

+.4 

-22.8 

+4.5 

+1.5 

-4.2

+2.0

-11.9 

+1.5 

+7.8

-.4

+16.1 

-21.9 

+22.8 

+3.5 

-14.5 

-5.0 

+6.7 

-9.3 

-5.4

-.6

+21.3 

-15.4 

+11.9

+1.2

-27.3 

+19.9 

-14.5 

+20.4 

+.7 

-13.1 

+23.5 

-6.4 

-17.7

+.2

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
246 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Delaware River basin Continued

Month-end elevation and contents, October 1950 to September 1954

Date

Dec. 31.................

Calendar year 1950. . . .

Sept. 30. ................

Water year 1950-51....

Calendar year 1951. . . .

Water year 1951-52....

Calendar year 1952....

May 31. ................

Calendar year 1953....

May 31.................

Neversink Reservoir*

Elevation 

(feet)

:

-

1,316.3 

1,318.9 

1,317.37 

1,317.14

-

1,317.14 

1,321.35 

1,333.88 

1,360.43

-

1,363.07 

1,380.81 

1,398.39 

1,410.18 

1,428.20 

1,410.70 

1,405.24 

1,408.62 

1,402.02

-

Contents 

(millions 

of 

gallons)

:

-

0 

1,913 

2,192 

2,024 

2,003

-

2,003 

2,469 

4,096 

9,093

, -

9,699 

14,259 

19,787 

24,089 

88,974 

24,293 

28,226 

21,280 

21,063

-

Change In 

contents 

(equivalent 

In cfs)

:

-

+98.7 

+13.9 

-8.39 

-1.08

+8.49

+23.3 

+83.9 

+249

+38.5

+30.3 

+252 

+876 

+222 

+244 

-241 

-103 

-47.8 

-11.8

+80.8

Wild Creek Reservolrt

Elevation 

(feet)

813.38. 

809.54 

817.28 

820.10

-

820.37 

820.31 

820.44 

880.20 

820.03 

819.58 

819.51 

817.71 

814.16

-

814.16 

809.86 

819.96 

820.26

-

820.78 

820.07 

820.21 

820.42 

820.47 

820.00 

820.03 

820.58 

819.87

-

819.87 

816.45 

880.32 

820.14

-

880.37 

820.28 

820.37 

880.37 

820.22 

819.72 

817.29 

812.60 

806.97

-

806.97 

800. 69 

796.84 

809.53

-

811.55 

813.86 

820.17 

820.12 

820.02 

817.65 

813.52 

810.37 

806.76

-

Contents 

(aorefeet)

10,250 

9,220 

11,330 

12,030

-

12,110 

12,090 

18,130 

12,060 

18,010 

11,920 

11,900 

11,450 

10,470

-

10,470 

9,290 

11,990 

12,080

-

18,230 

12,020 

18,060 

12,130 

12,140 

12,000 

12,010 

12,170 

11,970

-

11,970 

11,100 

12,100 

12,040

-

12,110 

12,080 

12,110 

12,110 

12,070 

11,940 

11,340 

10,040 

8,620

-

8,620 

7,180 

6,380 

9,220

-

9,740 

10,390 

12,050 

12,040 

12,010 

11,440 

10,290 

9,420 

8,570

-

Change In 

contents 

(equivalent 

In cfs)

-16.7 

+35.5 

+11.4

+5.8

+1.3 

-.4 

+.7 

-1.2 

-.8 

-1.5 

-.3 

-7.3 

-16.5

+.3

-19.2 

+45.4 

+1.5

+.1

+2.4 

-3.7 

+.7 

+1.8 

+.2 

-2.4 

+.2 

+2.6 

-3.4

+8.1

-14.2 

+16.8 

-1.0

-.1

+1.1 

-.5 

' +.5 

0 

-.7 

-2.2 

-9.8 

-21.1 

-23.9

-4.6

-23.4 

-13.4 

+46.2

-3.9

+8.5 

+11.7 

+27.0 

-.2 

-.5 

-9.6 

-18.7 

-14.2 

-14.3

-.1

t Elevation at 12 p.m. 

t Elevation at 12 p.m. by interpolation.
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN 247

Reservoirs in Delaware River basin Continued

Month-end gage-height or elevation and contents, October 1950 to September 1954

Date

Calendar year 1950. ....

Sept. 30. .................

Water year 1950-51.....

Calendar year 1951.....

Mar. 31..................

Sept. 30.... ..............

Water year 1951-52.....

Calendar year 1952.....

Apr. 30. ..... .........

Water year 1952-53.....

Oct. 31..................

Calendar year 1953.....

Mar. 31..................

May 31..................

Water year 1953-54.....

Lake Hopatcongtt

Oage 

height 

(felt)

8.44 

7.78 

8.80 

7.76

-

7.94 

8.23 

9.31 

9.33 

9.27 

9.14 

9.20 

8.61 

7.96

-

7.96 

7.72 

8.69 

8.60

-

8.75 

7.60 

8.17 

8.92 

9.46 

9.15 

9.01 

9.08 

9.01

-

9.01 

7.82 

9.16 

8.56

-

7.93 

7.07 

8.70 

9.40 

9.18 

8.67 

8.11 

7.73 

6.91

-

6.91 

6.60 

6.62 

7.78

-

7.96 

8.10 

9.01 

9.28 

9.26 

8.86 

8.41 

8.62 

8.42

-

Contents 

(millions 

of 

gallons)

4,945 

4,438 

5,225 

4,423

-

4,558 

4,782 

5,631 

5,647 

5,598 

5,493 

5,542 

5,077 

4,573

-

4,573 

4,393 

5,139 

5,069

-

5,186 

4,304 

4,735 

5,318 

5,752 

5,501 

5,388 

5,445 

5,388

-

5,388 

4,468 

5,509 

5,038

-

4,551 

3,908 

5,147 

5* 703 

5,526 

5,124 

4,688 

4,401 

3,791

-

3,791 

3,568 

3,582 

4,438

-

4,573 

4,681 

5,388 

5,607 

5,590 

5,272 

4,921 

5,084 

4,930

-

Change In 

contents 

(equivalent 

In cfs)

-25.3 

+40.6 

-40.0

+4.1

+6.7 

+12.4 

+42.4 

+.8 

-2.4 

-5.4 

+2.4 

-23.2 

-26.0

-1.6

-8.9 

+38.1 

-3.5

+2.7

+5.8 

-46.9 

+21.8 

+30.3 

+21.7 

-12.9 

-5.7 

+2.8 

-2.9

+3.5

-45.9 

+53.7 

-23.5

-.1

-24.4 

-35.5 

+61.8 

+28.7 

-8.8 

-20.8 

-21.7 

-14.3 

-31.4

-6.8

-11.1 

+.7 

+42.7

-2.5

+6.7 

+6.0 

+35,3 

+11.3 

-0.8 

-16.4 

-17.5 

+8.1 

-8.0

+4.8

Still Creek Reservolrt

Elevation 

(feet)

1,176.66 

1,174.66 

1,178.79 

(a)

-

1:1 1,182.67 

1,182.42 

1,182.25 

1,181.58 

1,182.17 

1,181.83 

1,180.67

-

1,180.67 

1,179.25 

1,182.33 

1,182.46

-

1,182.50 

1,182.33 

1,182.42 

1,182.58 

1,182.58 

1,181.58 

1,182.33 

1,182.33 

1,181.83

-

1,181.83 

1,179.00 

1,182.42 

1,182.33

-

1,182.42 

1,182.42 

1,182.50 

1,182.42 

1,181.58 

1,182.00 

1,180.52 

1,178.40 

1,176.71

-

1,176.71 

1,174.62 

1,172.88 

1,177.00

-

1,176.08 

1,177.42 

1,182,40 

1,182.48 

1,182.38 

1,182.08 

1,181.38 

1,181.08 

1,180.88

-

Contents (acrefeet)

6,780 

6,230 

7,370 h>)

-

(b) 

(b) 

8,490 

8,420 

8,360 

8,160 

8,340 

8,240 

7,900

-

7,900 

7,500 

8,390 

8,430

-

8,440 

8,390 

8,420 

8,460 

8,460 

8,160 

8,390 

8,390 

8,240

-

8,240 

7,430 

8,420 

8,390

-

8,420 

8,420 

8,440 

8,420 

8,160 

8,290 

7,850 

7,260 

6,790

-

6,790 

6,220 

5,740 

6,870

-

6,620 

6,990 

8,410 

8,430 

8,400 

8,310 

8,100 

8,020 

7,960

-

Change In 

contents 

(equivalent 

In cfs)

-8.9 

+19.2

-

-1.2 

-1.0 

-3.4 

+2.9 

-1.6 

-5.7

+1.5

-6.5 

+15.0 

+.7

+.2

+.2 

-.9 

+.5 

+.7 

0 

-.5 

+.4 

0 

-.3

-.5

-13.2 

+16.6 

-.5

-.1

+.5 

0+;s -.3' 

-.4 

+.2 

-.7 

-1.0 

-.8

-2.0

-9.3 

-8.1 

+18.4

-2.1

-4.1 

+6.7 

+23.1 

+.3 

-.5 

-1.5 

-3.4 

-1.3 

-1.0

+1.6

t Elevation at 12 p.m. 

tt Oage height at 12 p.m. 

a .Reservoir overflowing; 

b Contents indeterminate

actual elevation unknown.
248 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN

Diversions from Delaware River basin

Water diverted from Neversink Reservoir, N. Y., on Neversink River to Rondout Reservoir 

on Rondout Creek, in Hudson River basin, for municipal supply of city of New York. Records 

furnished by Board of Water Supply, city of New York.

Water diverted by Delaware & Raritan Canal from Delaware River at Raven Rock, N. J. for 

municipal and industrial use. Water is discharged into the Raritan River at New Brunswick 

Records of discharge in Delaware & Raritan Canal at Calhoun St., Trenton, based on monthly 

discharge measurements and records for Delaware & Raritan Canal at Kingston, about 14 miles 

upstream. See page 219 for records of daily discharge at Kingston.

Piversions, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to Seotember

Month

October. ...............

Calendar year 1953. .....

February. .............

March.... ............ .

April .....................

July. .....................

September. ................

Water year 1953-54. . ....

Neversink Reservoir

0 

0 

94.5

8.03

90.2 

101 

106 

90.8 

173 

347 

77.4 

16.3 

10.6

92.0

Delaware & Raritan

1954

Canal

45 

60

55

------ 2S_ _ _ _ _ .

55 

55 

45 

45 

55 

65 

55 

50 

50

53

LEIPSIC RIVER BASIN 

Leipsic River near Cheswold, Del.

Location. Lat 39°13 I 56", long 75°37'56", on left bank 75 ft dovmstream from hightfay bridge, 

0.4 mile dovmstream from confluence of Taylor and Pinks Branches, 1.9 miles east of 

Kenton, and 2.6 miles northwest of Cheswold, Kent County.

Drainage area. 9.2 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1931 to October 1933, April 1943 to September 1954.

gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 15 ft (from topographic map). Oct. 1, 

1931, to Oct. 31, 1933, staff gage at bridge 75 ft upstream at different datum. Apr. 9, 

1943, to Aug. 9, 1951, staff gage and crest-stage indicator at bridge 75 ft upstream 

from present site at present datum.

Average discharge.--13 years (1931-33, 1943-54), 11.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 103 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 2.79 ft); minimum, 

1.3 cfs June 25.

1931-33, 1943-54: Maximum discharge, 441 cfs July 9, 1952 (gage height, 5.44 ft), 

but may have been greater Aug. 23, 1933 (gage height, 6.1 ft, present site, datum then 

in use, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.9 cfs Aug. 19, 1931.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1232: 1933(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.2 *fri

3)2

3.0

7.2

4.6

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.6

4.6

5.0

6.8

5.0

5.3

14

47

20 5 9

198.8

6.41

0.697

0.80

Nov.

5.3

5,0 

5.0

4.8

ITs

5.6

9.2

9.8

*10

11

12

11

9.2

8.0

7.7

7.4

6.8

6.5

6.2

6T.2

6.2

6.2

14

8". 9

11

8.3

6.5

6.2

5.9

5.9

230.6

7.69

0.836

0.93

Dec.

5.9

5.6

*s!6

6.8

7.5

18

7.7

6.8

9.6

7.1

8.9

16

65

21

10

8.3

7.4

7.1

7.7

8.3

8.9

7.7

6.8

6.8

7.1

6.8

6.8

7.1

6.8

6.8

320.5

10.3

1.12

1.30

Calendar year 1953: Max 106

Jan.

6.5

6.5 

6.8

6.8

6.S

6.5

6.5

*6.2

675

7.7

7.8

7.1

6.5

6.2

8.0

16

13

8.1

8.0

17

20

11

10

9.8

11

16

'go" 23

12

12

11

320.0

10.3

1.12

1.29

Feb.

9.8

11 

10

10

9.8

9.5

9.2

*9.2

9.8

9.5

9.5

8.9

8^0

975

10

9.5

12

9.8

9.2

9.2

18

18

11

10

11

10

9.5

9.5

-

-------

290.4

10.4

1.13

1.17

Min 2.8

Mar.

20

ft

21

*12

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

11

24

15

10

9.5

8.9

8.9

17

11

9.2

8.9

8.6

17

14

10

9.5

8.9

8.6

11

390.0

12.6

1.37

1.58

Apr.

 12

9.2 

8.6

8.0

9.2

8.9

8.6

11

9.2

8.0

7.7

7.4

7 B 1

7.1

7.1

10

2516-

9.8

8.0

7.4

7.1

7.1

11

8.6

7.7

8.0

17

9.8

7.7

289.3

9.64

1.05

1.17

May

7.1

6.8 

10

37

11

8.6

*7.7

10

8.3

7.7

6.8

6.5

6.2

5.9

6.2

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

8.6

15

7.7

5.9

5.3

5.6

5.0

5.6

5.0

4.6

5.9

' '

246.8

7.96

0.865

1.00

June

4.0

TTo

3.8

*4.0

4.0

3.6

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.6

3.0

3.0

2.8

3.P

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.2

3.0

3.2

2.6

2.8

2.5

95.2

3.17

0.345

0.38

July

2.4

2.4 

2.4

3.0

3.4

3.6

*3.6

4.2

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

6.2

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

Hj.* y

83.1

2.68

0.291

0.34

Aug.

1.9

 2.0 

1.9

'277 1.8

3.1

2.3

2.2

3.8

3.3

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.5

2.9

3.6

2.4

2.7

4.2

11

4.4

2.9

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.S

2.6 

12

100.9

3.25

0.353

0.41

Sept.

3.4

2.8 

*2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

3.2

"3.6 19

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.5

2.6

9.6

3.8

3.8

4.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

106.3

3.54

0.385

0.43

Mean 13.2 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.47

Water year 1953-54: Max 65 Min l.S Mean 7.32 Cfsm 0.796 In. 10.80

Peak discharge (base. 120 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
INDIAN RIVER BASIN 249

Stockley Branch at Stockley, Del.

Location. Lat 38°38'19", long 75°20 r 3l", on left bank at highway bridge In Stockley, 

Sussex County, 1.6 miles upstream from mouth and 4.4 miles southeast of Georgetown.

Drainage area. 5.5 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. April 1943 to September 1954.

Gaee.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 24.54 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 16, 1950, staff gage and crest-stage Indicator 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 7.30 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 30 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 2.70 ft); minimum, 

1.0 cfs part of each day Aug. 11-19, 25-28.

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 132 cfs June 4, 1948 (gage height, 5.0 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 50 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum observed, 0.13 cfs Sept. 1-11, 1944.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1141: 1948(P).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7

1.8

1.9

0.4 

1.3 

2.9

2.0 

2.3

5.4

20

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27 

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a2.9

a2.8

a2.8

a2.7

a2.7

a5.1

a2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4 

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

H2.9

2.7

84.2

2.72

0.495

0.57

Nov.

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

4.5

5.5' 4.0

5.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

H4.5

4.0

3.8 

3.8 

3.6

5.6

96.9

3.23

0.587

0.66

Dec.

' 3.6

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.8

3.3

3.5

5.6

3.5

3.6

4.6

17

To

7.8

7.4

6.6

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2 

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.4 

5.4 

5.4

5.2

5.2

169.4

5.46

0.993

1.15

Jan.

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.3

4.5

4.5

4.8

4.5

4.0

4.O

4.5

7.0

6.2

5.2

5.4

5.4

7.0

7.8

7.8 

7.4

7.4

9.2

if 

11

9.7

8.7

201.9

6.51

1.18

1.57

Feb.

 8.2

8.2

7.8

7.4

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.2

5.2

5.2

7.8

8.2

7.0 

6.6

7.0

7.0

6.2 

5.8

_-___--

188.6

6.74

1.25

1.28

Mar.

11 11

16

20

T5

12

11

10

9.7

9.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

12

11

9.2

8.2

8.2

7.8

10

8.7

7.8

7.4 

7.0

10

11

8.7 

8.2 

7.8

7.4

 7.4

305.3

9.85

1.79

2.06

Apr.

7.4

7.0

6.6

5.8

6.6

6.6

6.2

6.6

7.0

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.8

17

16

11

9.2

8.2

7.8

7.8 

9.2

8.2

7.4

7.8

10

249.0

8.30

1.51

1.68

May

8.7

8.2

7.8

7.4

6.6

6.2

5.8

6.6

6.2

5.8

5.4

5.2

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.6

5.2

11

7.4

5.8 

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.5 

4.3 

4.3

4.0

5.8

176.9

5.71

1.04

1.20

June

5.6

576

*5.5

5.5

5.5

5.1

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.7

2.9

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2 

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

Til

1.9

78.1

2.6O

0.475

0.53

July

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.9

3.5

2.9

2.7

*4.4

2.5

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

5.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

l.S

1.8 

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6 

1.4 

1.4

T75' 1.5

65.5

2.04

0.571

0.45

Aug.

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

*1.4

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1*0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.6

1.9

1.5

1.2 

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.1

1.1

iil

59.0

1.26

0.229

O.26

Sept,

 1.8

1.6

1.4

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.6

5.5

*17

3.8

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.6

2.5

2.2

2.2 

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0 

ll9

1.9

76.0

2.55

0.460

0.51

Calendar year 1953: Max 44 Min 2.0 Mean 7.59 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.73

Water year 1953-54: Max 20 Min 1.0 Mean 4.74 Cfsm 0.862 In. 11.70

Peak discharge (base. 45 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

and records for nearby stations.
250 POCOMOKE RIVER BASIN 

Pocomoke River near Willards, Md.

Location.--Lat 380 23'20", long 75°19'30", on left bank 30 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 50, at Wicomico-Worcester County line, 0.6 mile upstream from Burnt Mill 

Branch, 1.3 miles east of Willards, Wicomico County, and 1.3 miles west of Whaleysville.

Drainage area. 60.5 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1949 to September 1954.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 10 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 679 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 11.33 ft); minimum, 

 4TB~~cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 2.10 ft).

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 830 cfs June 1, 1952; maximum gage height, that of

Apr. 28, 1954; minimum discharge, 3.8 cfs Sept. 5-9, 1950; minimum gage height, that of

Aug. 19, 1954.

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

are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 28 to May 13)

2.0 

2.Z 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

4.4

6.7

12

28

44

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.7

68

216

422

638

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1964

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

To

10

9.8

9.6

9.8

9.6

9.6

9.4

9.1

9.1

8.9

8.7

8.5

8.5

8.5

38.1

dS.l

dS.l 

dS.O

d7.8

d7.8

d7.8

d7.7

d7.7

d7.7

d7.5 

175 

9.2 

S. 9

8*3

271.3

8.75

0.145

0.17

Nov.

8.0 

8.0

*8.0

8.0

d7.8

10

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14 

14

14

13

16

35

36

41

35 

32 

30

543.8

18.1

0.299

0.33

Dec.

 29 

28

26

25

25

24

26

26

26

28

31

32

46

152

169

115

88

70

58 

52

50

50

48

45

42

41

40 

38 

38

37

36

1,541

49.7

0.821

0.95

Jan.

35 

33

33

33

*32

32

31

30

29

2?

32

34

30

30

31

60

82

61

56 

55

56

81

109

103

110

144

m128 

107

93

2,078

67.0

1.11

1.28

Feb.

 70?i

64

59

55

51

48

47

46

44

42

40

39

38

37

38

38

36 

35

38

78

72

63

62

59

53 

49

1,453

51.9

0.858

0.89

Mar.

66 

*138

169

301

T5T

144

118

101

88

80

73

69

70

88

102

85

73

64

58 

67

73

63

57

52

56

84

74 

64 

58 

*54

51

2,831

91.3

1.51

1.74

Apr.

54 

56

52

48

49

56

54

50

47

43

41

40

38

37

35

40

138

230

171 

127

101

84

70

62

58

52

62 

*654 *576~ 

347

3,45Z

115

1.90

2.12

May

198 

TIT

115

99

87

76

66

78

108

93

*78

66

58

52

51

49

46

43

42

136

166

129

100

78

63

52 

46 

43 

47

45

2,492

80.4

1.33

1.53

June

f

*30

28

26

24

22

21

20

26

33

29

25

23

23

22

22

22

20 

19

18

17

16

15

15

14

14 

13 

13 

12

655

21.8

0.360

0.40

July

12 

12

11

11

11

16

16

17

14

13

12

11

14

15

13

12

11 

10

9.8

9.6

9.2

8.9

a8.6

a8.3

a7.9 

a7.6 

a7.3 

a7.1

a6.8

367.1

11.8

0.195

0.23

Aug.

a6.6 

a6.4

a6.4

a6.4

*a7.0

9.4

9.2

aS.O

a7.0

 6.4

6.3

5.9

5.7

5.4

5.3

5.3

*5.2

5.1

e

13

15

10

8.5

8.0

7.7

7.3 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2

10

228.6

7.37

0.122

0.14

Sept.

11 

*9.4

8.5

8.0

7.7

7.5

7.3

7.2

8.0

8.6

47

83

4l

31

24

21

19

18

16

16

15

15

14

13

13

13 

 12 

12 

11

541.2

18.0

0.298

0.33

Calendar year 1953: Max 651 Mln 7.5 Mean 69.2 Cfam 1.14' In. 15.53

Water year 1953-54: Max 634 Mln 5,0 Mean 45.1 Cfam 0.745 In. 10.11

charge (base. 500 cfsk Mar. 4 (2 a.m.) 382 cfs (7.65 ft); Apr. 28 (4:30 p.m.) 679 cfs

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for nearby stations.

d Computed from doubtful gage-height record.
POCOMOKE RIVER BASIN 251

Nasaawango Creek near Snow Hill, Md.

Location. Lat 38°13'45", long 75°28 I 20", on right bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 12, 0.5 mile up3tream from Furnace Branch, 0.6 mile downatream from Millville Creek, and 5.5 miles northwest of Snow Hill, Worcester County.

Drainage area. 44.9 sq mi.

Records available. December.1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 10 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 430 cfs Apr. 30 (gage height, 6.51 ft); minimum, 

1.4 cfs Aug. 16.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 988 cfs Aug. 16, 1953 (gage height, 7.82 ft); minimum, 

that of Aug. 16, 1954.

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

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water year 1953, 

superseding those published in WSP 1272, are given herewith:

Aug. 22, 1953........ 92

Aug. 23, 1953........ 61

Month

Water year 1952-53....

Cfs-days

22,111.1

Maximum

913

Minimum

1.8

Mean

60.6

Per square 

mile

1.35

Runoff in 

Inches

18.30

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

1.2

3.0

5.7

9.5

27

49

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.5

63

101

169

306

427

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.0 

5.4

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.5

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

tt

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

9.3

~T 10 P

f . O

6.3

149.5

4.82

0.107

0.12

Nov.

5.7 

5.4

*5.1

5.1

4.8

15

23

18

14

12

12

11

10

9.5

9.0

8.6

8.2

7.8

7.8

7.4

7.4

8.2

17

22

!§

21

18

16

14

14

362.0

12.1

0.269

0.30

Dec.

*13 

13

12

11

T?

12

13

13

12

16

16

17

24

48

54

58

60

55

35

27

24

23

23

21

20

19

18

18

18

18 

17

735

23.7

0.528

0.61

Jan.

16 

16

15

15

*15

15

14

14

13

T3

18

18

16

14

20

31

35

33

39

37

36

49

59

60

65

68

76

92

94

oTOJ

68

1,159

37.4

0.833

0.96

Feb.

56 

IS

*43

38

34

31

28

26

26

24

24

23

21

20

21

21

21

21

20

I9.

26

45

48

51

53

47

40

34

910

32.5

0.724

0.75

Mar.

45 

*6fl

90

170

207

180

126

89

70

61

55

52

50

58

65

67

64

58

50

51

51

49

48

43

46

53

52

51

47

*41 

35

2,192

70.7

1.57

1.82

Apr.

35 

33

31

28

32

34

37

38

37

31

27

26

23

22

11

36

78

148

195

164

108

72

56

45

36

32

33

132

325

405

2,320

77.3

1.72

1.92

May

281 

TfT

110

79

67

58

51

64

72

72

*67

57

46

36

31

28

25

23

24

24

40

51

57

59

47

32

25

21

20

T8~ 18

1,774

57.2

1.27

1.47

June

tf

*14

12

10

8.6

7.4

7.0

6.3

6.3

7.8

7.0

6.0

5.4

6.6

10

11

10

8.2

6.6

5.4

4.8

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.6

2.4

57T

222.0

7.40

0.165

0.18

July

2.6 

2.4

2.4

2.8

7.3

10

*6.9

17

IS

9.0

6.0

4.2

3.5

3.0

3.2

3.5

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

178

1.8

2.0

1.8

128.8

4.15

O.092

0.11

Aug.

1.7 

TTB" 1.6

1.6

 1.7

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

»1.6

1.7

1.6

1.7

2.1

4.8

3.8

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.8

2.0

8.6

66.2

2.14

0.048

0.05

Calendar year 1953: Max 913 Min 1.8 Mean 56.0 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.90

Sept.

5.9 

*3.2

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.6

T^

4.1

40

fl

24

32

26

16

10

8.2

7.8

7.4

7.4

6.6

5.4

4.8

4.2

3.8

3.2

3.0

»2.8

2.6

265.8

8.86

0.197

0.22

Water year 1953-54: Max 405 Mln 1.6 Mean 28.2 Cfsm 0,628 In. 8.51

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs). Mar. 5 (l to 3 p.m.) 209 ofs (5.39 ft)} Apr. 19 (3 to 4 p.m.) 200 

cfs 15.31 ft); Apr. 30 (4 a.m.)' 430 cfs (6.51 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 14-30} discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations.
252 MANOKIN RIVER BASIN 

Manokin Branch near Princess Anne, Md.

Location. Lat 38°12'50", long 75 0 40'18", on right bank 5 ft downstream from farm bridge, 

1.4 miles northeast of Princess Anne, Somerset County, and 1.6 miles upstream from con 

fluence with Loretto Branch.

Drainage area. 5.8 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1951 to September 1954.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 15 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 41 cfs Mar. 3, Apr. 17; maximum gage height, 

3.03 ft Apr. 17; no flow Aug. 4, 8, 14.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 210 cfs Aug. 14, 1953 (gage height, 5.96 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 42 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow Aug. 4, 8, 14, 195^

Remarks. Records good except those for period of backwater from drifting snow, which are 

fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 1-6)

0.9

1.0

1.1 

1.4

Oct. 1 to Mar. 3 

0.1

Har. 4 to Sept. 30

1.2 

4.0

1.7 

2.0 

2.4

8.0

13

22

0.72 

.8

1.0

1.1

0

.1

.4

.8

1.3

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.6

3.4

6.5

12

27

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

tt

.1 

.1

4.6

0.15

0.026

0.03

Nov.

0.3

. 2 *7?

.2

.3

c.8

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3 

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

1. 2

.7

.6

.6

.6 

.6

.5

.5

11.8

0.39

0.067

0.08

Dec.

»0.5

ft

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.7

.5

.8

1.4

e

2.7

2.2 

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.1

41.7

1.35

0.233

O.27

Jan.

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

*.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.1

1.0

.8

.8 

1.6

5.2

4.2 

2.7

2.4

2.5

3.0

8.5

8.5

6.5

8.1

11

To"

7.0

6.0

5

0 c.

119.0

3.84

0.662

0.76

Feb.

4.6

»4.2

3.8

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.9 

1.9

1.9

2.0 

1.9

1.7

Ii£

3.4

,7.8 's.o

4.0

4.3

3.7

3.0 

2.7

------

85.6

3.06

0.528

0.55

Mar.

11

 14

21

22

IT

7.7

6.1

5.1

4.4

4.0

3.4

3.9

4.4

8.1 

6.6

4.8

3.9 

3.4

3.1

5.5

4.5

3.5

3.2

2.9

3.7

4.7

'3.4 

3.0 

2.8

»2.6 

P c

6*3.

190.2

6.14

1.06

1.22

Apr.

2.9

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.6

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.0

576

6.7 II9.9

5.9

4.4

3.6

3.1

2.7

2.5

2.3

4.3

24 

13

7.7

172.4

5.75

0.991

1.11

May

5.2

4.0

3.4

4.2

3.8

3.0

2.6

»4.0

3.0

2.5

2.1

2.0 

2.0

1.8

1.6 

1.5

1.5

1.6

3.0

2.4

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3 

1.2 

1.2

1.1

~ * 

79.2

2.55

0.440

0.51

June

0.9

*. 9

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5 

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

ft 

.2

.2

14.9

0.50

0.086

0.10

July

0.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.4

».3

1.1

^

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.3

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

6.8

0.22

0.038

0.04

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1 »o

.1

.1

.1

0

1.3

1.5.

.2

.1

.1

0 

.1

».l

.1 

.1

.1

.5

1.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.2

.2

.1 

 1.4

8.8

0.28

0.048

O.O6

Sept.

0.3

.2

.1

. 1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.5

»4.6

T7o

.6

.5 

.4

.4

.3 

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3 

.2

.'2

13.6

0.45

0.078

0.09

Calendar year 1953 : Max 86 Mln O.I Mean 3.61 Cfsm O.622 In. 8.44

Water year 1953-54: Max 26 Mln 0 Mean 2.05 Cfsm O.353 In. 4.82

Peak discharge (base, 30 cfs). Kar

ft); Apr. 28 (4s 20 a.m.} 32 ofs (2.77

.3(8 p.m.) 41 cfs (3.02 ft); Apr. 17 (2 p.m.) 41 cfs (3.03 

ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

o Backwater from drifting snow.
WICOMICO RIVER BASIN 253

Beaverdam Creek near Salisbury, Md.

Location. Lat 38°21'05", long 75 034'll" ( on upstream side of Schumaker Dam between spill-

 way and emergency floodgates, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Beaglin Branch and 

2 miles southeast of Salisbury, Wicomico County.

Drainage area. 19.5 sq mi.

Records available. October 1929 to September 1954. Prior to October 1948, published as 

East Branch Wicomico River near Salisbury.

Sage. Water-stage recorder and concrete spillway of dam for control. Datum of gage is

 tT.93 ft above mean sea level (city of Salisbury benchmark). Prior to Sept. 28, 1938, 

at site on left bank at dam at datum 9.02 ft higher.

Average discharge. 18 years (1930-32, 1938-54), 22.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 502 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 11.45 ft); minimum

 daily, 1 cfs June 30, July 1 (leakage under dam and through floodgates following closing 

of floodgates).

1929-54: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred Aug. 23, 1933j when dam was 

partly washed out; maximum gage height, 14.31 ft Aug. 4, 1948, from high-water mark in 

well; minimum daily discharge recorded, 0.6 cfs during several periods in 1938 and 

1939 (leakage under dam and through floodgates following closing of floodgates).

Remarks.--Records good except those for Apr. 28, 29, June 28 to Aug. 25, which are fair.

 Records include flow over spillway plus leakage through floodgates. Occasional regulation at low and medium flow by mill above station.

Revisions. WSP 1232: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

10

9.5

9.4

9.9

12

11

8.5

9.4

15

9.4

8.1

8.1

11

16

8.8

8.0

7.2

^8" 6.9

8.0

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.2

7.2

7.2

17

T5

10

7.2

298.5

9.63

0.494

0.57

Nov.

10

11

*8.3

9.7

8.8

15

19

13

13

12

12

11

8.8

7.5

7.5

9.2

7.8

8.2

7.4

6.7

7.0

9.1

18

20

13

12

12

11

10

*10

328.0

10.9

0.559

0.63

Dec.

12

11

9.1

11

9.1

8.6

11

11

10

12

13

14

19

36

31

29

26

21

18

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

15

19

14

13

8 . 1

485.9

15.7

0.805

0.93

Jan.

7.7

T35

1011 *11

10

10

10

1011

15

14

18

9.0

11

20

18

19

21

24

21

27

26

25

28

31

37

40

34

30

27

594.7

19.2

0.985

1.13

Feb.

25

*24

19

19

20

18

17

19

16

16

16

1516-

16

15

14

16

15

16

!£

18

26

IT

23

22

22

18

18

-

513

18.3

0.938

0.98

Mar.

25

*32

43

73

35

40

36

32

21

21

22

24

23

26

28

26

25

23

22

26

23

23

22

21

24

23

22

22

21

*21

20

865

27.9

1.43

1.65

Apr.

22

20

19

19

22

21

22

17

17

19

16

16

13

IT

13

20

40

67

49

32

31

26

22

21

20

19

25

181

*TS3

112

1,097

36.6

1.88

2.09

May

60

47

37

35

32

29

27

33

31

*31

28

25

23

23

23

22

21

20

22

24

35

33

35

28

24

21

20

19

17

16

14

851

27.5

1.41

1.62

June

13

*13

13

12

12

12

12

11

10

10

12

11

9.2

8.7

13

23

21

15

11

10

9.4

9.2

9.0

8.4

8.2

8.0

7.4

~Z26

1

340.5

11.4

0.585

0.65

July

1

15

13

13

13

13

*13

13

11

e9.2

e7.9

e5.0

e4.5

e7.9

alO

a9.5

a9

a8.5

a8

&7.9

e6.3

e6.0

e6.3

e5.2

e4.1

e3.7

e3.5

e3.7

15

5.4

11

265.6

8.57

0.439

0.51

Aug.

10

9.8

9.6

*9.4

9.3

9.6

9.6

9.3

9.2

9.2

9.3

8.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

*5.8

6.1

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.2

6.3

6.5

*7.6

6.3

4.8

4TS

5.8

6.4

7.0

*2£

243.1

7.84

0.402

0.46

Sept.

10 .

8.5

7.4

5.8

5.3

4.8

5^

6.4

18

21

-£5 108

20

14

13

12

11

8.6

10

9.0

11

8.6

7.4

9.0

8.2

7.4

10

9.5

*12

8.6

436 .3

14.5

0.744

0.83

Calendar year 1953: Max 369 Mln 4.8 Mean 27.8 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.35

Water year 1953-54: Max 181 Min l Mean 17.3 Cfsm O.887 In. 12. O5

. . * Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

e Leakage through floodgates estimated.

Note. Flow through floodgates Apr. 28, 29, June 28 to July 9, July 29 to Aug. 25; discharge oomputed on basis of flow through 1, 2, or 3 floodgates, over spillway, and leakage through closed floodgates.
254 NANTICOKE RIVER BASIN

Gravelly Pork near Brldgevllle, Del.

Location. Lat 38°43'42n , long 75°33'43", on left bank at highway bridge, 0.3 mile downstream from Gum Branch, 1.4 miles upstream from Greens Pond, and 2.5 miles southeast of 

Brldgevllle,, Sussex County.

Drainage area. 75.4 sq ml.

Records available. April 1943 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and timber control. Altitude of gage Is 15 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Apr. 19, 1947, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 86.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 248 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 4.53 ft); minimum, 

18 cfs part of each day Aug. 26-30.

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 830 cfs June 5, 1948 (gage height, 6.40 ft); minimum 

observed, 6.3 cfs Sept. 29, 1943.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1111: 1947. WSP 1232: 1945-49.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge.

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 29, 30, Dec. 14-18, Jan. 17, 

Jan. 22 to Feb. 1, Feb. 22-25, Mar. 2-10, 14-18, 20-22, 26, 

27, Apr. 18, 19, Apr. 28 to May 2, May 21, 22, Sept. 11, 12)

1.8 

2.0 

3.0

14

28

103

4.0 

4.2

209

240

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

25

24

22

22

22

24

24

24

24

24

22

24

24

25

25

25

24

21

22

22

22

21

21

20

20

20

64

137

87

1,060

34.2

0.454

0.52

Nov.

58

48

43

»40

37.

54

85

81

79

80

80

77

72

65

61

58

57

53

51

48

48

46

69

99

57

93

81

72

65

61

1,958

65.3

0.866

0.97

Dec.

59

»57

55

54

61

89

91

82

76

70

70

96

140

199

209

155

127

107

99

97

97

95

90

85

83

81

79

78

76

2,903

93.6

1.24

1.43

Jan.

71

68

68

69

67

»65

62

60

58

60

70

66

58

53

55

89

109

101

91

93

108

116

120

117

116

124

153

192

TST

150

127

2,946

95.0

1.26

1.45

Feb.

113

107

105

*101

98

94

89

86

86

83

81

76

69

69

72

70

72

73

68 'SI

82

143

166

144

119

107

98

91

_

2,626

93.8

1.24

1.30

Mar.

106

160

196

*229

240

201

155

131

119

112

107

103

102

124

159

167

138

115

105

117

125

113

101

96

105

121

113

100

94

*3T

4,040

130

-1.72

1.99

Apr.

101

101

94

86

86

89

86

86

92

83

78

74

70

68

65

70

102

140

134

103

86

78

73

83

79

73

72

149

210

206

2,917

97.2

1.29

1.44

May

156

US

*96

101

99

89

79

88

89

86

77

70

62

60

58

54

52

51

52

59

116

125

101

77

65

59

54

52

48

45

43

'2,373

76.5

1.01

1.17

June

41

40

39

»38

35

34

34

34

33

34

34

33

31

35

38

46

35

35

33

31

30

29

29

29

28

27

25

24

25

24

986

32.9

0.436

0.49

July

24

25

25

44

55

126

128

»I5S

58

41

37

33

33

31

68

83

48

37

34

33

31

29

29

28

26

25

25

24

24

22

1,354

43.7

0.580

0.67

Aug.

21

20

»20

19

22

30

24

22

20

22

21

21

21

20

19

20

29

22

20

21

24

22

19

19

19

18

IS

19

18

*18

75_

703

22.7

0.301

0.35

Sept.

62

34

23

24

22

22

212"T

24

27

135

Mi155

85

48

41

39

39

38

39

39

39

37

35

33

31

30

30

30

29

. 1,369

45.6

0.605

0.68

Calendar year 1953: Max 450 Mln 20 Mean 97.9 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.63

Water year 1953-54! Max 240 Mln 18 Mean 69.1 Cfsm 0.916 In. 12.46

Peak discharge (base. 450 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurament made oh this day.
NANTICOKE RIVER BASIN 255

Trap Pond Outlet near Laurel, Del.

Location. lat 38°31'40", long TS'aa'OO", on left bank at downstream end of concrete

 spillway channel, 200 ft downstream from Trap Pond Dam and 5 miles southeast of laurel, 

Sussex County.

Drainage area. 16.7 sq mi.

Records available. June 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 20 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 148 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 2.51 ft); minimum,

 OT~cfs Aug. 22, 23, 29, 30 (gage height, 0.50 ft). ,_,. < ft.^ 

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 200 cfs Jan. 29, Mar. 25, 1952 (gage height, 2.74 ft); 

minimum, that of Aug. 22, 23, 29, 30, 1954.

Reaarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Trap Pond.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.5 

.6

.9

1.1

0.01 

.40 

2.5 

4.1 

9.1

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.4

21

40

69

127

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

30

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.4 

1.5

1.7

2.1

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.7

1.2

1.1

.96

1.1

1.1

1.3

j^

8.3

5.2

3.1

67.66

2.18

0.131

0.15

Nov.

2.4

3.2

2.3

3.1 

271

7.7

12

7.7

5.6

5.2

5.4

5.0

4.8

4.3

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.9

4.1

4.5

14

20

16

13

11

9.1

8.8

8 5

202.8

6.76

0.405

0.45

Dec.

7.4

*8.0

7.7

8.3 

8.5

8.8

8.8

8.3

8.0

9.1

9.4

11

16

35

39

25

18

15

14

13

13

13

12

11

11

10

10

10

10

9 8

8*3

594.4

12.7

0.760

0.88

Jan.

9.4

9.1

8.5

9.1 

9.1

8.5

8.0

8.3

8.3

8.5

11

8.8

57S" 7.3

10

18

20

16

14

14

16

35

22

30

20

23

32

32" 38

24

31

487.4

15.7

0.940

1.09

Feb.

*18

18

17

16 

15

14

14

13

12

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

10

To

17

23

31

18

16

15

14

14

-

399

14.2

0.850

0.89

Mar.

22

34

40

ft

34

26

23

21

19

18

18

18

23

25

22

19

17

17

21

20

18

16

15

20

32

21

18

 16

14

15.

720

23.2

1.39

1.60

Apr.

15

14

13

13 

15

16

15

13

12

11

10

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

15

34

66

47

29

22

18

17

17

16

15

20

106

125

77

808.6

27.0

1.62

1.80

May

48

35

26

23 

21

19

18

19

21

19

17

14

14

12

12

14

12

11

11

12

21

23

20

15

12

11

9.8

11

10

10

530.8

17.1

1.02

1.18

June

*7.4

6.1

6.1

5.2 

4.5

4.1

4.3

3.9

2.8

11

15

8.4

7.6

14

9.8

8.8

8.0

7.7

6.6

5.9

5.4

4.8

3.9

3.8

3.6

3.3

2.7

2.5

278

3.0

194.0

6.47

0.387

0.43

July

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.5 

2.3

*1.7

2.9

8.2

4.4

2.8

3.2

1.8

1.8

2.3

3,9

3.1

2.5

2,4

2.3

2.3

2.3

3.3

2.0

1.6

116

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

T72- 1.2

75.2

2.43

0.146

0.17

Aug.

0.96

.76

*.76

.67 

.76

.96

1.1

.96

.96

.86

.86

.86

.96

.76

.40

.35

*.40

.49

.49

.49

.12

.05

.12

.40

.49

.40

.20

.16

.05

.03

.30

17.13

0.553

0.033

0.04

Sept.

*0.58

.35

.25

.12 

.37

.67

.67

.49

.30

1.6

38

IT

6.8

4.8

4.5

4.1

3.8

5.0

4.8

7.0

7.1

3.8

3.0

2.8

3.8

2.8

2.7

*2.4

3.3

2.2

133 . 10

4.44

0.266

0.30

Calendar year 1953: Max 135 Min 0.7- Mean 16.9 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.72

Water year 1953-54: Max 125 Min 0.03 Mean 11.0 Cfsm 0.659 In. 8.98

Peak discharge (base. 100 efs).--Apr. 28 (9 p.m.) 148 cfs (2.51 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
256 NANTICOKE RIVER BASIN

Holly Branch near Laurel, Del.

Location. Lat 38 0 32'20", long 75°35'55", on left bank 5 ft upstream from culvert on highway, If miles southwest of Laurel, Sussex County, and 2.6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--2.19 sq mi.

Records ayailable. August 1950 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder and wooden control. Datum of gage is 24.86 ft above mean sea 

Tevel, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2.4 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 1.20 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 12 cfs Mar. 24, 1952 (gage height, 1.69 ft); no flow for 

many days each year.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

.9

0. 

.01 

.04 

.15

1.0

1.1

1.2

.43 

1.2 

2.3

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

o

0

Dec.

O

*0

0

0

0

0

c

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.03

.04

.05

.05

.04

.02

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.23

0.007

0.0032

0.004

Jan.

0

3

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.15

.26

.32

.35

.3?

1.40

0.045

0.021

0.02

Feb.

*0.32

.32

.32

.26

.23

.21

.17

.17

.19

.13

.11

.07

.05

.06

.06

.04

.05

.01

 50

.05

.05

.01

.04

.07

.05

.01

0

-

_-__ -_

3.05

0.109

0.050

0.05

Mar.

*0.15

.07

.24

.32

.39

.43

.43

.39

.35

.35

.29

.26

.23

.35

.26

.23

.21

.19

.191

.26

.17

.11

.11

.08

.13

.13

.08

.08

*.08

.08

.05

6.69

0.216

0.099

0.11

Apr.

0.05

.02

.03

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.06

.03

.02

0

0

0

.01

.04

0

.01

.11

1.7

1.5

5.78

0.193

0.088

0.10

May

1.3

1.1

1.0

.92

.83

*.67

.60

.60

.54

.48

.39

.35

.29

.29

.23

.21

.19

.17

.15

.17

.21

.19

.15

.13

.13

.08

.08

.07

.07

.05

.02

11.66

0.376

0.1T2

0.20-

June

*0.02

.02

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.21

.M

.08

.08

.05

.03

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.58

0.019

0.0087

0.01

July

(*)

{*)

0

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

(*)

0

0

.0

0

Sept.

(*)

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

0

Calendar year!953 s Max 5.4 Min 0 Mean 0.661 Cfsm 0.302 In. 4.09

Water year 1953-54 : Max 2.2 Min 0 Mean 0.081 Cfsm 0.037 In. 0.49

Peak discharge (base, 4.5 efa). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
NANTICOKE RIVER BASIN 257

Marshyhope Creek near Adamsville,- Del.

Location. la t 38°51'00", long 75°40'29", on left bank 10 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

1.5 miles northeast of Adamsvllle, Kent County, 1.7 miles upstream from Saullsbury 

Creek, and 5.3 miles northwest of Greenwood.

Drainage area. --44. 8 sq mi.

Records available. April 1943 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 30 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Hbv. 24, 1953, wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator at site 10 ft downstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 52.9 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 328 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 7.43 ft); minimum, 

4.1 cfs Aug. 14, 19, 26.

1943-54: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred July 1, 1946 (gage height, 9.63 

ft); minimum observed, 2.7 cfs Sept. 19, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 14.5 ft in August 1937, from information by local residents.

Remarks . Records fair.

Revisions (water years ).--WSP 1141: 1948. WSP 1202: 1946(M)

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6/L

7.1

7.3

7.1

7.1

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.9

7.3

7.3

7.5

7.5

8.3

8.3

8.3

12

22

23

15

363.9

8.51

0.190

0.22

Nov.

12

10

9.8

*9.3

9.1

9.8

12

14

16

20

27

30

25

22

20

19

17

16

15

15

14

14

24

40

3T

35

28

24

20

19

578.0

19.3

0.431

0.48

Dec.

18

17

17

 16

18

19

46

44

31

28

26

24

66

146

248

164

94

64

48

42

39

39

38

34

30

30

28

27

27

0/» to 

oeto

1,520

49.0

1.09

1.26

Jan.

25

24

24

24

23

23

*22

22

21

22

24

24

22

21

22

42

74

50

37

62

86

80

78

69

71

114

182

TTT

110

76

63

1,708

55.1

1.23

1.42

Feb.

49

45

44

41

38

36

33

 32

32

31

30

28

27

26

27

27

28

28

26

26

44

153

T8T

69

60

54

44

38

-

1,220

43.6

0.973

1.01

Mar.

64

190

158

*217

161

98

74

63

55

50

45

43

44

114

Hi

148

90

68

57

82

83

62

52

45

51

71

58

48

43

40 *Io

2,633

84.9

1.90

2.19

Apr.

52

50

44

38

36

38

37

43

112

73

53

45

38

35

33

32

69

128

84

58

45

38

34

40

39

35

34

214

*293 

JS5

2,020'

67.3

1.50

1.68

May

86

60

*45

101 156"

60

42

70

75

56

44

35

30

26

24

23

21

20

20

20

31

40

28

23

20

19

17

16

15

14

15

1,195

38.5

0.859

0.99

June

13

13

12

*12

12

11

11

10

9.8

9.5

9.5

9.1

8.5

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.3

8.7

8.1

7.7

7.5

7.3

7.1

6.9

6.9

7.9

7.3

6.9

6_.5

279.1

9.27

0.207

0.23

July

6.5

11

7.3

6.9

15

6735*

17

*11

9.1

8.1

7.3

6.9

6.3

40

40

20

13

11

10

9.5

8.9

8.3

7.9

7.5

7.3

6.7

6.7

6.1

5 9

5.8

429.0

13.8

0.308

0.36

Aug.

5.4

5.2

*5.4

5.0

5.4

6.5

5.9

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.0

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.6

5.2

4.4

4.3

4.4

5.6

5.9

5.9

5.2

4.4

4.1

473

4.8

4.8

 4.4

n.

161.1

5.20

0.116

0.13

Sept.

16

11

6.9

5.8

5.Z

4.8

4.6

4.4

673

6.3

81

88

36

19

13

11

10

9.5

9.5

9.3

9.3

10

8.9

8.1

7.9

7.5

7.3

6.9

6.7

6 .7

436.9

14.6

0.326

0.36

Calendar year 1953: Max 496 Mln 5.9 Mean 61.1 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.51

Water year 1953-54: Max 293 Mln 4.1 Mean 34.1 Cfsm 0.761 In. 10.33

Peak discharge (base, 450 cfs). Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
258 NANTICOKE RITO BASIN

Faulkner Branch at Federalsburg, Md.

Location. Lat 38°42'45", long 75°47'35", on right bank 25 ft downstream from highway bridge 

on Nichols Road, 0.9 mile upstream from mouth, and 1 mile northwest of Federalsburg, 

Caroline County.

Drainage area.--?.10 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and-concrete control. Altitude of gage is 15 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 45 cfs July 7; maximum gage height, 2.00 ft 

Mar. 2, July 7; no flow for part of each day Aug. 8, 11, 14; minimum daily discharge, 

0.6 cfs Aug. 14.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 212 cfs Dec. 21, 1951 (gage height, 3.16 ft), from rating curve extended above 79 ofs by logarithmic plotting; no flow for part of each day 

Aug. 8, 11, 14, 1954; minimum daily discharge, 0.6 cfs Aug. 14, 1954.

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

Diversion for irrigation above station during. August.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

0.5 

1.6 

3.4 

6.1

1.5 

1.7 

1.9

9.8

21

35

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6 

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.9

1.8

1.8

5.3

8.3

4.2

2.8

63.5

2.05

0.289

0.33

Nov.

2.6

2.4

2.2

*2.2

2.0

2.4

3.0

3.2

3.7

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.2 

5.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

5.2

4.7

4.4

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.4

98.1

3.27

0.461

0.51

Dec.

3.4

3^

3.4

3.4

4.2

4.2

6.1

5.0

4.7

5.0

5.0

5.7

7.4

21

15

11

9.8

9.0

8.6

8.2

7.8

7.8

7.4

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.8

217.0

7.00

0.986

1.14

Jan.

5.8

5.5

5.8

5.5

5.2

5.5

 5.0

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.5

aS.O

a4.7

aB"7o

a 11

a 10

a7.5

6.8

7.8

9.4

12

12

12

13

18

23 ISIS

14

12

280.7

9.05

1.27

1.47

Feb.

11

11

11

10

9.4

9.0

8.2

8.2

8.6

7.8

7.4

6.8

6.8

6.8 

6.8

6.8

7.1

6.4

6.4

6.1

14

T3- 19,

12

13

12

9.8

9.4

-

263.8

9.42

1.33

1.38

Calendar year 1953: Max 51 Mln 1.4

Mar.

21

30

25

*29

20

17

15

14

13

13

12

12

12

20

18

14

13

11

11

14

12

10

9.8

9.0

13

14

11

9.8

9.4

9.0

9*8

450.8

14.5

2.04

2.36

Apr.

11

9.4

8.6

7.8

8.2

8.2

7.8

7.8

7.4

6.8

7.1

6.8

6.4

TX 

6.4

6.8

14

11

9.O

7.8

7.1

6.8

7.1

7.8

7.1

6.4

8.2

25

15

11

266.2

8.87

1.25

1.39

May

9.8

8.6

8.5

*14

To

8.6

7.7

13

9.8

9.0

7.4

6.8

6.4

6.1 

6.1

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.8

8.6

6.4

5.5

5.2

5.0

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.7

3.4

214.5

6.92

0.975

1.12

June

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.O

2.0

5.6

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.9 

2.7

2.8

2.4

?.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

TT2

1.2

63.7

2.12

O.299

0.33

July

1.2

TT

2.3

3.6

7.8

15

9.6

13

 3.7

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.9 

18

4.7

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

 1.4

1.4

123.1

3.97

O.599

O.64

Aug.

1.3

1.3

 1.3

1.2

1.8

2.4

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.1

.8

.9

1.1

.6 ITT

1.3

1.3

 1.1

1.7

2.4

2.4

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

5.4

44.4

1.43

O.201

O.25

Sept.

1.8

1.4

 1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0 TJD

1.2

1.5

13 ^5.2

2.2

2.0 

1.9

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

 1.2

58.9

1.96

0.276

0.31

Mean 8.94 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.11

Water year 1953-54: Max 30 Mln 0.6 Mean 5.88 Cfsm O.828 In. 11.21

Peak discharge (base. 6Q cfs) . No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for nearby stations.
NANTICOKE RIVER BASIN 259

Rewastlco Creek near Hebron, Md.

Location. Lat 38°24>40", long 75°45'15", on left wing wall of old mill sluiceway, 10 ft 

upstream from bank of stoplogs, on right bank of Rewastlco Pond at outlet, 1.5 miles 

upstream from Little Creek, 2.8 miles north of Quantico, and 3.5 miles southwest of 

Hebron, Wicomico County.

Drainage area. 12.2 sq mi.

Records available. December 1949 to September 1954.

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1.8 ft above mean sea level, datum of-1929. 

'lor to May 16, 1950, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 91 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 4.44 ft); minimum, 

1.1 cfs Aug. 4, 5, 15 (gage height, 2.22 ft).

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 98 cfs Jan. 28, 1952 (gage height, 4.78 ft); minimum, 

1.0 cfs Oct. 21-23, 1950; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 4, 5, 15, 1954.

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

ecords comprised of flow through sluiceway and through 42-inch culvert.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2,1

2.0

7.2

7.5

F7I

3.8

84.2

2.72

0.223

0.26

Nov.

3.1

*2.7

2.4

2.3

2.2

3.4

6.3

5.6

4.8

4.0

S.8

3.4

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

6.0

8.1

578

4.8

4.0

3.8

3.5

*3.5

111.8

3.73

0.306

0.34

Dec.

3.4

3.4

3.3

374

3.9

3.9

4.8

4.4

3.8

4.4

4.6

4.6

7.8

19

1?

8.3

6.3

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1 

5.1

178.5

5.76

0.472

0.54

Jan.

4.9

4.7

4.9

 4.9

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.5

6.1

5.5

5.4

5.3

5.8

12

10

6.6

6.0

6.3

6.9

9.9

10

8.8

9.4

14

20

Tf

13

11

11

247.8

7.99

0.655

0.76

Feb.

9.8

*9.5

9.2

8.9

8.6

7.8

7.5

7.3

7.5

7.3

7.3

6.8

6.8

7.0

7.3

7.3

7.8

7.3

6.8

6.5

13

22

13

10

11

9.8

8.9

8.3

250.3

8.94

0.733

0.76

Mar.

*18

25

22

26

T5

14

13

12

11

11

10

11

12

16

15

12

11

9.8

9.8

13

12

10

9.2

8.9

11

12

10

9.5

*8.9

8.6 

S 1

 

397.8

12.8

1.05

1.21

Apr.

9.8J

9.2

8.1

7.5

9.5

9.8

9.2

8.3

7.8

7.3

7.3

7.3

6.8

6.5

675

8.1

16

20

15

11

10

9

8.5

8.5

8

7.5

9

60

TO

30

381.8

12.7

1.04

1.16

May

20

T5

11

12

12

*11

9.8

11

11

10

9.2

8.6

8.0

8.3

8.3

7.5

7.2

7.0

7.5

8.0

13

11

7.8

6.7

6.5

6.2

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.3

5.1

281.4

9.08

0.744

0.86

June

4.7 *4.7

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.5

4.4

5.5

4.5

4.0

3.8

4.0

772" 9.8

5.1

4.5

3.8

3.5

3.3

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.2

?72

2.2

121.4

4.05

0.332

0.37

July

2.2

2.1

2.3

6.0

4.2

*3.7

3.3

8.8

577

3.6

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.5

3.7

4.4

3.0

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.5

89.1

2.87

0.235

0.27

Aug.

1.2

17?

1.2

*1.2

1.3

2.0 2.-Q

1.7

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.5

2.6

2.3

2.0

4.6

14"5.8

4.4

2.9

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1

0

 O

 7.4

83.2

2.68

0.220

0.25

Sept.

5.5

3.5

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

T7S- 1.4

1.9

 29

. 15

6.7

4.0

5.5

3.0

2.9

3.0

3.8

4.0

4.0

3.4

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

 2.1

2.0

125.7

4.12

0.338

0.38

Calendar year 1953: Max 66 Mln 1.3 Mean 10.4 Cfsm 0.852 In. 11.59

Water year 1953-54: Max 60 Mln 1.2 Mean 6.44 Cfsm 0.528 In. 7.16

Peak discharge (base. 40 cfs). Apr. 28 (time unknown) 91 cfs (4.44ft); Sept. 11(8:40 a.m.) 41 cfs 

(5.62 ft}.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Apr. 17 to May 5j discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In 

stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
260 TRANSQUAKING RIVER BASIN

Chicamscoraloo River near Salem, Md.

Location. Lat 38°30'45", long 75°52'50", on left bank 30 ft downstream from Big Mill 

Pond dam, 1.6 miles east of Salem, Dorchester County, 3.5 miles northwest of Vienna, 

and 13 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 15.0 sq mi.

Recordsavailable. April 1951 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 10 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 106 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 2.85 ft); minimum, 3.1 cfs Aug. 5 (gage height, 0.51 ft).

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 326 cfs (revised) Jan. 28, 1952 (gage height, 3.92 ft); 

minimum recorded, 1.8 cfs June 1-3, 1951.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1952 has been revised to 326 

cfs Jan. 28, 1952 (gage height, 3.92 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 1232.

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

Some regulation by Big Mill Pond.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods 

In the water year 1952, superseding those published in WSP 1232, are given herewith:

1952 

Jan. 28........... 174

29........... 177

Apr. 27........... 202

28........... 172

Month

Water year 1951-52. 

Calendar year 1952.

Cfs -days Maximum

202 

202

Minimum

4.6 

4.6

Mean

22.0 

20.7

Per 

square 

mile

1.47 

1.38

Runoff In 

Inches

19.94 

18.73

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.5

Oct. 1 to Apr. 28

2.0 

2.4 

2.8

3.6

5.7

8.3

20

36

61

100

Apr. 29 to Sept. 30

0.5 3.0 1.3 14 

1.0 8.9 1.5 20

Note.--Same as preceding 

table above 1.5 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.2

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.6

4.5

4.3

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.2

3.8

1*1

4.6

5.8

5.5

5.8

18

60

35

15

249.9

8.06

0.537

0.62

Nov.

9.4

*8.3

7.9

7.6

ZiZ

11

13

14

14

14

14

13

11

10

9.9

9.9

9.6

9.4

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

17

20

16

14

12

10

9.6

,9.6

338.2

11.3

0.753

0.84

Dec.

9.7

9.2

 9^0

9.6

12

11

17

13

11

11

10

12

20 ia35

24

18

16

15

15

15

15

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

466.5

15.0

1.00

1.16

Jan.

12

12

12

*12

12

12

11

10

10

11

14

12

10

U.

12

22

21

14

13

14

26

32

28

24

24

28

42

45

32

28

24

588.7

19.0

1.27

1.46

Feb.

*21

21

21

20

19

18

16

15

16

15

15

14

13

13

13

13

14

13

IS.

12

25

55

35

27

29

27

23

20

-

_______

555

19.8

1.32

1.38

Mar.

*34

65

51

£6

44

34

29

26

24

23

21

21

21

30

34

26

22

20

19

39

28

21

19

18

21

25

21

18

*17

18

1£

871

28.1

1.87

2.16

Apr.

19

17

17

14

17

18

17

16

14

12

12

12

11

11

11

14

31

36

26

19

16

14

14

16

14

13

16

90

60

40

637

21.2

1.41

1.58

 

May

IS

25

22

28

28

*24

20

25

25

21

18

15

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

14

21

19

14

12

11

11

10

10

10

9.7

8.8

520.5

16.8

1.12

1.29

June

*8.5

8.8

8.1

8.1

7.5

7.3

7.1

6.9

6.7

7.1

7.5

7.1

11

 11

13

11

9.9

9.4

8.6

7.9

7.5

7.1

6.7

6.1

5.8

5.6

5.8

5.2

5_!

5.1

252.5

8.42

0.561

0.63

July

5.2

5.1

5.0

6.3

6.1

*5.5

5.9

1°

7.6

6.7

6.3

6.1

5.9

5.8

7.7

7.4

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.5

AdL

5.0

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.0

4.5

178.9

5.77

0.385

0.44

Aug.

4.2

4.1

4.0

*3.9

5.6

4.0

4.2

4.1

1,1

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.9

4.0

3.9

4.2

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.2

4.1

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.8

127.7

4.12

0.275

0.32

Sept.

*4.8

4.3

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.S

.25

10

5.6

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.5

5.5

6.0

6.0

5.0

.5

.2

.1

.0

.0

4.0

*3.9

3.8

158.2

5.27

0.351

0.39

Calendar year 1953: Max 91 Min 2.8 Mean 16.8 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.24

Water year 1953-54: Max 90 Min 3.6 Mean 13.5 Cfsm 0.900 In. 12.27

" Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note..--No gage-height record Nov. 1, Jan. 1-3, Apr. 29 to May 5, Aug. 9-31, Sept. 17-29; discharge 

Estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
CHOPTANK RIVER BASIN 261

Shades Branch near Chapeltown, Del.

Location. Lat 39"04'45", long 75"41"05", on downstream side of right abutment of highway 

bridge, 1.6 miles south of Chapeltown, Kent County, 3.0 miles upstream from mouth, and 

3.1 miles west of Willow Grove.

Drainage area. 11.6 sq mi.

Records available. January 1951 to September 1954.

Gaj>e. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 45 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 298 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 5.70 ft); no flow 

for part of each day July 22 to Aug. 2, Aug. 13, 19, Sept. 7, 9, 10; minimum daily discharge, 0.3 cfs Aug. 1, 14, 18, 23, 24.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 642 cfs Dec. 21, 1951 (gage height, 7.27 ft); no flow 

for part of each day July 22 to Aug. 2, Aug. 13, 19, Sept. 7, 9, 10, 1954; minimum 

daily discharge, that of Aug. 1, 14, 18, 23, 24, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair. 

Diversion for irrigation above station during July, August, and September.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of shifting-control (gage 

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

0.2 

.3 

.5

.5 

4.0

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.8

*.6~3

.8

.8

1.8

1.2

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

3.5

20

IS

4.2

64.4

2.08

0.179

0.21

Nov.

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.6

6.0

2.8

*3.1

4.0

5.7

6.8

5.9

5.2

5.0

4.6

4.2

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.1

2.8

5.7

7.6

8.2

8.8

?77

5.9

5.5

5.0

138.2

4.61

0.397

0.44

Dec.

5.0

4.6

4.4

*47£

5.0

5.2

20

13

10

12

11

11

23

~55 162

28

21

17

15

14

14

15

15

13

12

12

11

10

10

9.8 

9.4

570.0

18.4

1.59

1.83

Jan.

8.8

8.2

8.2

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.2

*6.7

6.5

6.8

8.2

7.6

6.1

373

6.8

19

25

16

15

43

47

31

28

26

29

71

85

55

31

25

21

685.6

22.1

1.91

2.20

Feb.

18

17

16

15

14

13

11

*11

12

10

9.8

9.0

8.0

8.0

7.6

9TO- 7.2

8.8

7.6

7.4

22

32

IS

16

18

16

14

13

_

369.4

13.2

1.14

1.18

Mar.

49

48

58

"*3054

22

19

16

15

14

13

12

T?

60

37

23

18

16

14

24

19

15

13

12

22

24

17

15

14

13

13

731

23.6

2.03

2.34

Apr.

*15

14

12

11

12

13

12

12

11

10

10

9.8

9.2

9.0

8.6

9.4

31

27

17 '-' 13

11

10

10

12

12

10

10

23

16

13

393.0

13.1

1.13

1.26

May

11

10

15

81

29

19

*14

15

15

13

11

10

8.8

8.2

7.8

7.6

7.6

7.4

7.4

8.6

19

15

11

9.0

8.0

7.6

6.8

6.7

6.3

3.7

5.2

406.7

13.1

1.13

1,30

June

4.6

471

4.4

*4.0

3.7

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.8

3.5

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

 .85-

. o

71.6

2.39

0.206

0.23

July

0.6

.6

.6

.6

2.0

1.8

.9

.8

.5

.5

.4

74

n.o

1.4

6.1

3.1

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.0

1.1

1.2

.5

.8

.5

.5 

.5

37.4

1.21

0.104

0.12

Aug.

0.3 *T5

.9

.6

1.0

.9

.6

.5

1.0

.6

.4

.4

.4

.3

.5

.4

.4

.3

.4

.6

1.2

.9

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4 

4.1

20.7

0.67

0.058

0.07

Sept.

1.2

.8

*.6

.8

.9

.9

.8

1.2

1.2

2.5

20

TO

2.8

1.0

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.6

.9

.9

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

75

55.0

1.83

0.158

0.18

Calendar year 1953: Max 228 Min 0.5 Mean 18.6 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.71

Water year 1953-54: Max 162 Min 0.3 Mean 9.71 Cfsm 0.837 In. 11.36

Peak discharge (base. 260 cfs). Dec. 14 (10 a.m.) 298 cfs (5.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used May 30 to June 4, June 9 to Sept. 30.
262 CHOPTANK RIVER BASIN

Choptank River near Greensboro, Md.

Location. Lat SS'Sg'SO", long 75°47'10", on left tank at highway bridge, 0.1 mile upstream from Gravelly Branch and 2.0 miles northeast of Greensboro, Caroline County.

Drainage area. 113 sq ml.

Records available. January 1948 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage Is 5 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years, 137 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,180 cfs Dec. 15 (gage height,-6.62 ft); minimum, 9.2 cfs Aug. 4, 5 (gage height, 1.84 ft).

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 3,640 cfs Dec. 22, 1951 (gage height, 9.99 ft); minimum, 

6.5 cfs July 29, 30, 1949 (gage height, 1.81 ft).

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

Some regulation at low flow by mill above station.

Rating tablea, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 15 Dec. 16 to Sept. 30

1.8 6.5

1.9 13

2.1 35

2.3 69

3.0 240

5.0 740

6.2 1,050

1.8

1.9 

2.1

6.5

13

35

2.3 70

3.0 230

5.0 680

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*a!5

a!4

a!3

a!3

alg.

12

18

13

12

12

12

12

12

13

15

14

17

23

14

14

14

13

13

15

16

14

14

22

106

198

Ho

815

26.3

0.233

0.27

Nov.

42

35

34

34

"31

29

47

90

61

47

54

52

47

55

71

63

51

35

35

32

41

52

56

76

11

92

77

52

58

54

1,600

53.3

0.472

0,53

Dec.

47

42

40

40

53

56

100

138

120

94

99

90

122

392

1.050

578

178

122

118

101

105

109

109

107

99

95

92

71

66

85

58

4,576

148

1.31

1.51

Jan.

56

68

68

66

68

64

66 56

44

53

90

105

a 90

a 60

a47

103

175

228

156

146

287

381

250

197

189

260

520

662

461

222

189

5,427

175

1.55

1.79

Feb.

a!40

a!20

138

125

113

109

103

95

82

85

80

80

82

80

59

50

71

95

90

82

99

240

291

156

162

144

120

109

-- -__ _ .

3,200

114

1.01

1.05

Mar.

162

526

506

580 49?

220

191

168

138

144

136

' 132

111

203

545

402

220

138

140

170

212

191

148

109

118

195

212

135

140

120

132

7,032

227

2.01

2.31

Apr.

144 "148

146

105

94

135

148

105

105

115

105

90

"TT

97

78

142

338

165

154

120

115

109

118

120

113

95

158

244

160

4,007

134

1.19

1.32

May

146

122

113

272

*570

236

160

178

170

122

103

88

76

54

46

42

40

40

53

58

91

135

128

73

44

56

58

46

42

36 1

32

3,434

111

0.982

1.13

June

30

31

32

si

32

31 29

30

26

22

29

26

25

26

23

26

28

30

29

24

19

24

23

16

22

18

20

16

Te

22

758

25.3

0.224

0.25

July

17

17

15

IS

58

130

38

20

24

20

15 14

12

T§

46

52

22

19

18

18

21

21

16

14

14

14

16

12

12

12

12

756

24.4

0.216

0.25

Aug.

13

"11

11

11

12

21

14

12

13

14

12

11

12

11

12

13

16

14

12

18

28

29

II

18

14

14

13

13

14

13

25

462

14.9

0.132

0.15

Sept.

24

17

16

16

14

13

*!£.

it

15

13

66

22

22

16

17

19

18

17

17

16

17

19

16

20

15

16

15

"14

623

20.8

0.164

0.21

Calendar year 1953 : Max 1,200 Mln 12 Mean 156 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.75

Water year 1953-54 : Max 1,050 Mln 11 Mean 89.6 CfBm 0.793 In. 10.77

Peak discharge (base. 1.300 cfs).--

* Discharge measurement made on thj

No peak above base, 

s day.

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

and records for nearby stations.
CHOPTANK RIVER BASIN 263

Tuokahoe Creek near Ruthsburg, Md1 .

Location. Lat 38°58'00", long 75°56'35", on downstream side of right abutment of highway

 bridge, 0.1 mile downstream from Blockston Branch, 2.6 mijles downstream from confluence 

of German Branch and Mason Branch, 2.6 miles south of Ruthsburg, Queen Annes County, 

and 3.4 miles north of Queen Anne.

Drainage area. 85.2 sq ml.

Records available. March 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 10 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 666 cfs Dec. 15 (gage height, 4.11 ft); minimum,

 14 cfs July 31, Aug. 1, 2, 4, 5, 14, 15, Sept. 5-7, 28-30; minimum gage height, 0.18 ft 

Aug. 4, 5.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 1,570 cfs Dec. 22, 1951 (gage height, 5.56 ft); minimum, 

that of July 31, Aug. 1, 2, 4, 5, 14, 15, Sept. 5-7, 28-30, 1954; minimum gage height, 

that of Aug. 4, 5, 1954.

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

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. I to Dec. 14, 

JUly 7 to Sept. 30 Dec. 15 to July 6

0.2

1.0 

1.5

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.2

140

206

306

357

1.0 

1.5

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.7

146

202

284

506

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October, 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*18

IB

18

18

18

19

23

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

20

20

21 

21

21

25

24

24

32

147 m

1,069

34.5

0.405

0.47

Nov.

57

34

30

28

*2B

28

36

44

51

63

79

82

69

57

48

45

41

37

35

33

32

32 

57

M

70

75

57

48

43

40

1,463

48.8

0.573

0.64

Dec.

38

37

»36

3§

45

41

122

122

80

79

83

66

136

347

502

344

200

142

106

91

88

89 

85

77

70

68

67

63

63

61 

59

3,437

111

1.30

1.50

Jan.

56

54

55

57

54

53

»50

48

47

55

60

58

a55

a48

a52

102

165

a!46

117

133

180

170 

8150

a!40

140

171

284

511

247

191 

150

3,596

116

1.36

1.57

Feb. 

125

113

106

102

»97

90

83

78

78

76

73

67

59

59

67

65

71

73

64

60

94

188 

154

134

111

99

88

78

-

2,552

91.1

1.07

1.11

Mar.

136

415

296

324

 252

187

148

126

112

105

98

96

92

207

300

226

172

134

114

159

139

131 

111

97

108

156

128

115

98

90 

95

4,899

158

1.85

2.14

Apr.

 109

104

95

80

78

86

86

83

78

69

66

64

59

57

3§

64

117

174

152

122

85

70 

67

104

97

90

79

192

TfT

143

2,895

96.5

1.13

1.26

May

102

78

>0

228

*1]§7

]J65

116

88

80

71

65

56

52

49

51

49

46

44

44

50

87

85 

65

49

45

43

40

38

137

36

ili

2,246

72.5

0.651

0.98

June

33

32

31

32

31

30

 29

28

28

23

28

27

29

74

34

35

31

29

28

26

25

24 

24

23

25

23

29

24

 22 22

882

29.4

0.345

0.38

July

21

21

20

21

48

550

200

84

54

28

25

*24

23

21

104

86

54

26

24

22

21

21 

20

19

18

18

17

16

16

15 

T5

1,412

45.5

0.534

0.62

Aug.

14

 15

16

15

16

27

19

16

19

19

17

16

15

15

15

17

23

17

17

26

33

39 

22

19

18

21

18

18

18

17 

22

599

19.3

0.227

0.26

Sept.

19

 17

16

16

15

14

14

16

15

16

46

31

22

20

18

10

17

16

18

20

19

18 

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

*14

539

18.0

0.211

0.24

Calendar year 1953: Max 741 Mln 16 Mean 127 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.23

Water year 1953-54: Max 502 Mln 14 Mean 70.1 pfsm 0.823 In. 11.17

Peak discharge (base. 750 cfs). Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
264 CHOPTANK RIVER BASIH

Beaverdam Branch at Matthews, Md.

Location. Lat 38°48'40", long 75°58'15", on left bank 50 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 328, 1 mile west of Matthews, Talbot County, 1.2 miles upstream from 

mouth, and 6 miles northeast of Easton.

Drainage area. 5.85 sq mi.

Records available. July 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 10 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 133 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 2.85 ft); minimum, 0.02 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 1.02 ft).

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 276 cfs Sept. 1, 1952 (gage height, 4.11 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 140 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow for part of each 

day Aug. 14-16, Sept. 8, 9, 1950, Sept. 8-11, 13, 14, 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of doubtful gage-height record, which are

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14 Dec. 15 to Sept. 3O

1.0 0

1.1 .35

1.2 1.3

1.3 2.9

1.4 5.2

1.5 10

2.0 52

2.3 79

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

0

.32 

1.1 

2.4 

5.0

1.5 . 9.0

1.6 15

2.0 56

2.2 73

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

O.29

.24

724

.24

.24

.35

.63

.63

.55

.50

.50

.45

.40

.35

.35

.35

.35

.35

.35

.29

.29

.29

.29

.29

.53

.35

.35

8.0

40

TT

2 8

72.84

2.35

0.402

O.46

Nov.

1.6

1.0

. SS

.79

«.7O

l.O

2.6

4.1

5.6

7.8

8.8

6.0

4.1

3.3

2.9

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

~8".0 12

6.7

4.9

3.3

2.9

2.6

2.4

1O7.76

3.59

0.614

O.69

Dec.

2.4

2.2

*2.0 17o3.3

3.9

21

5.7

3.9

6.3

4.1

6.0

15

72

TT

7.4

5.4

4.O

3.5

3.8

4.4

5.0

4.0

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

2 8'

227.7

7.35

1.26

1.45

Jan.

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.6

*2.4

2.1

2.1

3.5

5.0

3.0

2.1

2,0

4.1

22

14

5.5

7.8

15

13

12

11

9.0

11

24

29

T3

7.4

7.O

6.2

247.6

7.99

1.37

1.57

Feb.

4.9

5.8

5.8

*5.8

5.0

4.4

3.8

3.8

4.O

4.0

3,8

3.0

2.4

375

3.8

3.5

4.O

3.5

3.0

3.0

27

2T'7.8

6.2

9.O

6.6

5.O

4.4

_-___--

167.3

5.98

1.02

1.06

Mar.

44

29

24

*18

9.0

7.4

6.6

6.2

5.8

5.4

5.4

6.2

6.6

46

14

7.8

6.6

6.. 2

5.8

12

6.6

5.0

4.6

IS" 4.4

11

6.6

5.4

5.0

4.6

5.8

349.4

11.3

1.93

2.22

Apr.

*9.6

6.2

5.0

4.O

5.4

5.4

4.6

13

9.5

5.4

4.6

4.4

3.5

3.5

3.2

4.6

24

10

5.8

4.0

3.2

1~3.0

20

7.4

7.8

13

73

T4

8.6

3OO.7

1O.O

1.71

1.91

May

6.6

5.4

15

*47

TS

6.6

5.0

6.6

7.8

6.2

4.O

3.2

2.6

2.6

3.2

2.8

2.3

2.1

2.3

5.5

17

5.2

2.8

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

,86^

182 . 66

5.89

1.01

1.16

June

O.77

.68

.60

*.68

.60

.52

.52

.45

.38

2.1

1.0

.68

.52

.91

.86

.86

.86

.68

.52

.38

.32

.27

.38

.27

.27

.27

.27

.22

72T

.22

17.28

0.576

O.098

0.11

July

0.27

.38

.32

.22

2.3

.52

.32

.32

*.27

.22

.22

.18

.18

.14

4.1

.45

.27

.18

.18

.18

.18

.18

.18

.14

.14

.14

.10

.10

.10

.07

, 757

12.62

0.407

O.O7O

O.O8

Aug.

0.07

*7lO

.14

.07

.28

.27

.18

.14

.18

.18

.14

.10

.10

.10

.18

.22

.22

.14

.14

.18

.40

!l8

.18

.14

.14

.18

.22

.22

.18

5.62

O.181

0.031

O.O4

Sept.

0.22

.22

*.10

.07

.07

.07

.04

.07

.26

.22

~722 1.4

.22

.18

.18

.22

.18

.27

.27

.27

.27

.27

.18

.18

.18

.18

.18

.18

.14

*.14

6.65

0.222

O.O38

0.04

Calendar year 1954 : Max 129 Mln 0.24 Mean 8.57 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.89

Water year 1954-55 : Max 73 Mln O.04 Mean 4.65 Cfsm O.795 In. 10.79

Peak discharge (base. 100 efsK Dee. 14 (1:45 p.m.) 112 cfs (2.64 ft); Apr. 28 (5:2O a.m.) 133 cfs 

(2.85 ft).

* Discharge measurement made this day.

Note. Doubtful gage-height record Oct. 9-23j discharge estimated on basis of recorder graph, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
WYE RIVER BASIN 265

Sallie Harris Creek near Carmichael, Md.

Location. Lat 38°57'55", long 76°06'30", on left bank 30 ft upstream from bridge on 

U. 3. Highway 50, 2 miles northeast of Carmichael, Queen Annes County, 2.2 miles 

northwest of Wye Mills, and 2.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 8.09 sq mi.

Records available. June 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 15 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 116 cfs Dec. 14; maximum gage height, 4.74 ft 

May 4; minimum discharge, 1.3 cfs Sept. 29; minimum gage height, 0.38 ft Aug. 1, 4.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 327 cfs Apr. 27, 1952 (gage height, 5.65 ft); minimum, 

that of Sept. 29, 1954; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 1,4, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair Oct. 1 to Feb. 25 except those for periods of no gage-height record or indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are poor; records good Feb. 26 to 

Sept. 30 except those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are 

fair.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.3

2.2

T3

2.3

*2.4

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.8

3.2

3.4

3.6

4.2

4.2

4.1

7.4

39

24 

5.4

150.1

4.84

0.598

0.69

Nov.

3.7

3.3

3.3

3.2

*T3

4.3

8.0

9.7

11

13

12

10

7.5

6.1

5.4

5.2

4.7

4.6

4.3

4.2

4.3

4.4

12

12

8.4

8.1

5.2

4.7

4.1

3.9

193.8

6.46

0.799

0.89

Dec.

3.8

3.7

*3.6

377

5.9

5.7

21

10

5.8

9.2

7.0

7.3

22

77

34

11

7.3

5.8

5.0

5.8

6.4

6.6

6.0

4.9.

4.6

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.2 

4.2

310.1

10.0

1.24

1.43

Jan.

4.0

4.1

4.5

4.7

4.2

4.2

*4.1

3.9

 4.0

5.5

6.5

5.1

4.5

4.0

5.9

20

22

10

7.3

20

20

12

11

9.6

elO

e!5

e30

a35

aTT

alO 

a8

326.1

10.5

1.30

1.50

Feb.

a7.5

a7

a6.6

a6.4

*6.2

6.1

5.6

5.3

5.8

5.6

*5.6

5.1

5.1

5.0 sTa

*5.3

6.2

5.8

5.1

5.0

16

*20~.3

6.1

6.4

6.9

6.4

6.2

191.4

6.84

0.845

0.88

Mar.

36

43

20

20

*10

8.3

7.7

7.3

7.0

7.0

6.9

7.4

7.3

43

40

10

7.8

7.3

7.1

15

9.1

*7.0

6.9

12~6.7

11

7.5

6.9

6.8

6.7 

8.1

406.8

13.1

1.62

1.87

Apr.

*11

7.3

6.7

6.2

6.7

6.7

6.5

7.8

6.5

6.0

6.0

*6.0

5.7

5.7

5^6

6.9

18

15

7.4

6.3

5.9

5.7

11

22

8.5

8.1

9.5

*34

T3

7.5

279.2

9.31

1.15

1.28

May

6.5

6.1

14

*66

Te

7.7

6.5

e6.8

7.8

*6.0

5.3

4.9

4.6

4.6

5.2

4.8

4.4

4.3

4.6

5.8

*9.4

6.0

4.6

4.1

4.1

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.5

3,2

241.6

7.79

0.963

1.11

June

3.1

3.1

2.9

3.3

3.2

2.9

*2.8

2.8

2.7

3.2

2.9

2.7

3.3

~5.6 22

11

5.8

4.2

3.8

3.4

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.5

7TS

2.5

2.5

121.4

4.05

0.501

0.56

July

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.7

5.7

2.9

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.6

*2.5

2.5

2.5

17.

3.3

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

T7&- 1.8

1.8

91.8

2.96

0.366

0.42

Aug.

1.8

*l79

1.8

1.8

2.5

2.7

2.0

1.8

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.5

 1.9

2.7

4.7

9.3

4.4

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.0 

2.2

76.4

2.46

0.304

0.35

Sept.

2.0

1.9

*1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.1

1^2.4

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.4

2.5

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

iil

1.6

1.6

1.6

 1.6

60.8

2.03

0.251

0.28

Calendar year 1953: Max 113 Min 2.1 Mean 10.4 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.48

Water year 1953-54: Max 77 Min 1.6 Mean 6.71 Cfsm 0.829 In. 11.26

Peak discharge (base. 150 efsK No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for nearby stations.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings Feb. 5-25.
266 CHESTER RIVER BASIN

Unicorn Branch near Milllngton, Md.

Location. Lat 39°15'00", long 75°51'40", on right bank 50 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 313, 0.9 mile upstream from mouth, and 1.4 miles southwest of Mlllington, 

Kent County.

Drainage area.--22.3 sq mi.

Records available. January 1948 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 15 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years, 25.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 157 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 3.32 ft); minimum, 

4.8 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 1.83 ft); minimum daily, 5.1 cfs Sept. 7.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 456 cfs Apr. 28, 1952 (gage height, 4.41 ft); minimum, 

1.3 cfs Sept. 15, 1949 (gage height, 1.70 ft); minimum dally, that of Sept. 7, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Occasional regulation at low flow by fish hatchery above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In oublo feet per second)

l.B

1.9

2.0

4.0

7.8

14

2.2

2.5 

2.7

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.0

9.0

9.0 

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.0

8.4

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

B.

8.4

7.B

T7B

B.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

12 

49

70 

ToJ.O

382.7

12.3

0.552

0.64

Nov.

13

12

*12 

11

10

12

13

13

13

15

11

17

17

15

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

14

17

17

17

14

13 

12

12

406

13.5

0.605

0.68

Dec.

12

12

 11 

11

13

13

25

21

16

18

IB

17

28

73

90

34

27

22

20

20

20

21

20

19

IB

17

17

17 

17

17 

16

700

22.6

1.01

1.17

Jan.

16

16

it

15

15

15

15

15

16

21

17

16

16

18

29

37

28

22

30

45

37

30

30

30

37

47

ft

31 

28

797

25.7

1.15

1.33

Feb.

25

25

25 

24

22

22

21

20

21

21

20

18

17

17

19

19

20

20

19

18

26

43

33

27

26

25

22

21

----- -

636

22.7

1.02

1.06

Mar.

30

57

41

33

29

27

26

24

24

22

24

37

54

36

29

26

25

33

33

28

25

22

30

41

33

28 

26

24 

25

1,022

33.0

1.48

1.70

Apr.

*29

27

24 

22

22

24

22

22

22

20

19

19

IB

17

17

19

34

45"SO

24

21

19

17

22

22

21

21

36 

31

25

711

23.7

1.06

1.19

May

21

20

2B 

79

50

30

25

22

22

20

18

17

16

15

16

15

14

14

14

16

24

22

17

14

14

13

13

12 

12

12

_11

634

20.5

0.919

1.06

June

11

10

10 

*9.7

9.7

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.4

9.0

8.4

9.0

19

12

10

10

10

9.7

9,7

9.0

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

7.8

to

7.8

283.0

9.43

0.423

0.47

July

7.4

7.4

7.4 

7.4

8.4

9.0

8.4

SjJ.

8.4

7.8

7.4

*7.4

7.0

7.0

9.7

8.4

7.4

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.7

7.4

7.0

6.7 

6.7

H

231.7-

7.47

0.335

0.39

Aug.

6.7

*6.5

^3 

6.3

6.7

7.4

7.0

6.7

8.4

10

7.8

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.0

7.0

6.7

*6.7

9.0

18

14

9.7

7.8

7.4

7.0

6.7

6.7 

7.4

7.4 

8.4

243.3

7.85

0.352

0.41

Sept.

7.8

7.4

6.7 

6.7

6.3

6.3

111

?^

6.7

6.7

~9.7 11

8.4

7.0

6.7

7.0

6.7

6.3

8.4

8.4

7.8

7.4

7.8

7.4

7.0

6.7

6.7

6.7 

6.3

6.3

215.7

7.19

0.322

0.36

Calendar year 1953: Max 175 Win 7.8 Mean 28.8 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.55

Water year 1953-54: Max 90 Mln 5.1 Mean 17.2 Cfsm 0.771 In. 10.46

Peak discharge (base. 180 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CHESTER RIVER BASIN 267

Morgan Creek near Kennedyvllle, Md.

Location. Lat 39°16'50", long 76 000'55", on right bank 200 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

2 miles southwest of Kennedyvllle, Kent County, and 4f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 10.5 sq ml.

Records available.--May 1951 to September 1954.

Page. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage Is 15 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 244 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 5.12 ft); minimum, 

2.9 cfs July 31, Aug. 1, 2 (gage height, 1.29 ft).

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 414 cfs (revised) Dec. 21, 1951 (gage height, 6.49 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 310 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of 

July 31, Aug. 1,2, 1954.

Revisions. Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1952 and 1953 have been 

revised to 414 cfs Dec. 21, 1951 (gage height, 6.49 ft) and 328 cfs Dec. 11, 1952 (gage 

height, 5.82 ft), superseding figures published In WSP 1232 and 1272, respectively.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. Revised figure of discharge, In cubic feet per second, for high-water period In 

the water year 1952, superseding figure published In WSP 1232, Is given herewith:

Dec. 21, 1951.

Month

Water year 1951-52 .................

Cfs-days

580.5

Maximum

258 

258

Revised peak discharge. 1951-52; Dec. 21 (8 a.m.) 414 cJ 

(5.53 ft); Aug. 28 (8 p.m.) 256 ofs (5.22 ft); Sept. 1 (l p

Minimum

5.6 

5.4

Mean

18.7 

13.6

Per square

mile

1.78 

1.30

hj (6.49 ft); Feb. 4 (8:30 a.m 

m.) 274 cfs (5.37 ft).

itunoff in 

Inches

2.06 

17.66

.) 294 cfs

. . .. . . .. . . 1952-53: Dec. 11 (9:20 a.m.) 528 cfs (5.82 ft); Jan. 24 (5 p.m.) 500 cfs (5.58 ft); Mar. 16

(12:15 a.m.) 265 cfs (5.29 ft); Mar. 26 (12:40 a.m.) 312 cfs (5.68 ft).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.29

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

5.0

5.1

5.0

9.5

22

40

2.5 

5.0 

5.5 

4.0 

4.2

54

68

90

125

143

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954-

Day

1

2

3

4

5-

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.8

T78

5.0

5.0

5.5

6.5

8.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.5

6.0

6.5

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.5

5.6

6.8

7.0

6.5

6.5

13

47

CQDO

15

504.3

9.82

0.955

1.08

Nov.

8.5

8.0

*7.0

7.0

6.5

7.0

10

17

15

15

14

14

12

11

11

10

9.0

8.5

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.5

15

14

12

12

10

8.5

8.0

8.0

509.0

10.5

0.981

1.09

Dec.

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

12

11

22

12

8.0

15

11

15

54

156 ."SBIS

9.5

7.5

6.0

775

9.0

10

9.5

8.0

7.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5 

8.0

498.5

16.1

1.53

1.77

Jan.

7.5

7.5

8.0

8.5

7.5

8.0

7.0

 6.5

7.0

8.5

5.6 itr~

8.5

7.5

9.5

17

16

9.0

8.5

18

55

T5

12

11

11

17

21

12

8.5

8.5 

8.0

540.6

11.0

1.05

1.21

Feb.

7.0

8.5

9.0

8.5

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.5

8.5

8.5

8.0

6.0

5.3

775

9.5

8.5

9.5

8.0

7.0

7.0

14

15

a!o

8.5

8.0

7.5

7.5

 --

235.8

8.55

0.795

0.85

Mar.

58

44

TL

 19

9.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.0

8.0

7.5

8.0

11

54

19

8.0

7.0

7.0

7.5

14

8.0

6.5

S75

6.5

14

15

7.5

7.5

7.0

7.0 

9.5

389.0

12.5

1.19

1.38

Apr.

10

7.0

6.5

6.0

7.0

7.5

7.5

7.0

6.5

6.0

6.5

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

8.5

16

11

6.5

5.6

5.6

5.5

575

9.0

7.0

6.5

7.0

 17

e'.o

226.6

7.55

0.719

0.80

May

5.6

5.6

25

114

7.0

6.0

6.5

6.5

6.0

5.6

5.5

5.0

5.0

8.0

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

8.5

12

7.0

5.5

4.8

5.5

4.8

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

T75

517.5

10.2

0.971

1.12

June

4.0

4.0

5.8

4.5

4.2

4.0

5.8

3.8

5.6

3.8

4.0

3.8

4.2

9.0

T75

4.2

4.5

4.2

4.0

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.5

5.5

5.4

5.5

5.5

5.2 572- 

3.2

119.9

4.00

0.581

0.42

July

5.4

3.4

5.4

3.4

4.0

4.2

5.8

4.5

3.8

3.6

3.5

 5.5

5.4

5.2

5.5

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.5

3.4

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1 

5.0

575

108.3

5.49

0.532

0.38

Aug.

3.0

T7T

*3.4

5.2

5.6

4.2

5.4

5.2

5.0

4.2

5.5

3.2

5.1

5.1

5.4

5.6

4.2

5.4

3.5

5.3

11 . "5.0

4.0

5.5

5.5

3.4

5.4

5.5

5.4 

3.4

5.8

124.5

4.02

0.585

0.44

Sept.

5.5

 3.4

3.4

3.2

57?

3.2

3.4

4.0

5.6

5.8

6.5

4.2

3.6

5.6

5.5

5.8

3.6

3.6

"5.o 10

5.6

6.0

4.5

4.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

3.8 

3 8

129.0

4.50

0.410

0.46

Calendar year 1955: Max 152 Mln 4.8 Mean 15.6 Cfsm 1.50 In. 17.64

Water year 1955-54: Max 156 Mln 5.0 Mean 8.50 Cfsm 0.810 In. 10.98

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs). Dec. 14 (12:45 p.m.) 244 cfs (5.12 ft); May 4 (2 a.m.) 212 cfs

(4.80 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
268 CHESTER RIVER BASIN

Southeast Creek at Church Hill, Md.

Location.~Lat 39°07'57", long 75°58'51", on right bank 10 ft upstream from culvert on 

private road, 600 ft downstream from small tributary, 0.7 mile south of Church Hill, 

Queen Annes County, and 5^ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 12.5 sq ml.

Records available. June 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 20 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 297 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 5.58 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 66 cfs as explained below; minimum, 1.4 cfs Aug. 1, 

Sept. 5, 6; minimum gage height, 1.29 ft Aug. 1, Sept. 29.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 804 cfs Aug. 13, 1952 (gage height, 7.91 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 66 cfs on basis of computation of flow through culverts 

and over road at gage heights 4.80, 6.32, 6.36, 7.19, and 7.91 ft; minimum, that of 

Aug. 1, Sept. 5, 6, 1954; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 1, Sept. 29, 1954.

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

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7

1.6 

2.9 

4.5 

9.0

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

4.4

20

64

127

162

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.9

2.8

TX

2.9

*2.9

3.9

3.5

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.9

3.5

3.5

7.8

42

IS

5.5

157.4

5.08

0.406

0.47

Nov.

4.7

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.9

7.0

7.5

9.0

11

12

Iff

8.2

7.0

6.5

6.1

5.5

5.3

5.1

4.9

4.9

4.9

11

7.8

9.9

7.8

5.9

5.5

5.1

5.1

199.3

6.64

0.531

0.59

Dec.

5.1

4.9

*4.7

B^T

7.8

8.2

33

9.0

7.2

13

7.5

16

27

154 ~2?

12

9.3

7.8

7.5

8.0

8.5

8.8

7.8

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.0

451.6

14.6

1.17

1.34

Jan.

6.5

6.5

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.8

*6.5

6.3

TS

8.0

7.2

b6.8

6.5

9.7

30

22

11

10

30

22

14

b!3

13

18

39

44 33-

14

13

11

442.9

14.3

1.14

1.32

Feb.

9.9

11

10

9.9

9.6

9.3

8.8

9.0

9.6

8.8

8.8

7.8

7.5 S72-

9.0

8.5 ir

8.8

8.0

8.0

28

W

12

10

11

9.9

8.8

8.8

_

-------

290.0

10.4

0.832

0.86

Mar.

82SB37

*26

15

13

11

11

10

10

9.9

10

10

52

22

14

12

11

11

21

13

10

10

23 9.6

17

12

11

11

10

13

565.5

18.2

1.46

1.68

Apr.

17

12

10

9.3

12

11

10

9.9

8.8

8.5

8.5

8.2

7.8

7.8

8.0

11

34isii

8.8

7.8

7.5

T^

16

10

8.8

12

30

13

9.3

356.9

11.9

0.952

1.06

May

8.2

7.5

35

84TB-

*11

8.8

9.9

10

8.5

7.5

6.8

6.5

6.5

8.0

7.0

6.3

6.3

6.3

9.5

17

8.5

6.3

6.1

6.3

5.9

5.5

5.3

5.3

4.7

4^5

345.0

11.1

0.888

1.03

June

4.3

4.7

4.5

4.9

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.9

4.2

4.3

4.2

5.3

9.8

tt

5.3

5.1

4.5

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.4

T^

4.9

4.2

3.5

3.5

3.4

131.8

4.39

0.351

0.39

July

3.4

3.5

3.2

3.4

40

13

4.2

4.2

3.4

3.4

3.2

*3.2

3.2

2.9

46

4.0

3.2

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.9

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.1

ZJP

183.0

5.90

0.472

0.54

Aug.

i47TS

2.6

2.5

3.1

3.2

2.5

2.1

3.7

3.1

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.5

3.1

3.1

*2.5

5.6

4.5

8.8

T3

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.5 3 2

94.0

3.03

0.242

0.28

Sept.

2.5

2.4

*2.1

1.9

1.7

1.6 ITS

1.9

1.7

2.0

5.9

rr

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.2

2.1

4.0

3.1

3.

3.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

73.2

2.44

0.195

0.22

Calendar year 1954: Max 166 Min 2.8 Mean 16.1 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.47

Water year 1954-55: Max 154 Min 1.6 Mean 9.02 Cfsm 0.722 In. 9.78

Peak discharge (base. 250 efs). Dee. 14 (12:30 p.m.) 297 cfs (5.58 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SASSAFRAS RIVER BASIN 269

Jacobs Creek near Sassafras, Md.

Location.~Lat 39 e21'50", long 75 049'13", on upstream right wing wall of bridge on 

State Highway 290, 1.2 miles southwest of Sassafras, Kent County, and 1.4' miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 5.39 sq ml.

Records available. June 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 10 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 86 cfs May 3 (gage height, 3.41 ft); minimum, 

2.0 cfs June 27, July 28, Sept. 29.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 166 cfs July 9, 1952 (gage height, 4.68 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 73 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of June 27, 

July 28, Sept. 29, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.0

4.0

3.8

3~7f

4.2

3.8

 3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.8

3.8

4.1

4.0

4.0

4.S

, ~5.4 18

4.1

134.7

4.35

0.807

0.93

Nov.

3.8

3.S

*3.8

3.6

3.6

4.0

4.8

475

4.4

4.5

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.6

4.6

3.8

3.9

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.2 3-72

116.7

3.89

0.722

0.81

Dee.

3.2

37T

*3.2

3.2

3.9

3.7

4.1

3.5

3.3

4.1

3.5

4.5

5.1

15"

8.5

5.3

5.5

4.4

4.2

4.1

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3 7

3.6

145.6

4.70

0.872

1.00

Jan.

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.5

*3.3

3.3

3.7

4.5

3.7

3.5

3.5

4.0

5.1

4.8

4.6

4.2

5.3

7.2

772

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.9

6.5

6.2

5.6

4 9

4.5

143.0

4.61

0.855

0.99

Feb.

4.2

4.4

4.4

*4.4

4.1

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.0

3.S

3.8

3.7

3.6

377

3.8

3.8

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.8

5.1

5.1

776" 5.6

4.6

4.4

4.1

4.0

116.5

4.16

0.772

0.80

Mar.

7.2

7.6

S.5

779

*6.5

6.0

5.3

4.9

4.6

4.5

4.4

4.1

4.5

6.5

6.8

5.9

5.1

4.5

4.2

5.2

5.2

4.6

4.2

4.0

4.5

3.6

4.2

4.8

4.2

3.3 

»377

160.5

5.18

0.961

1.11

Apr.

3.8

4.1

3.8

3.7

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.1

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.6

376

3.7

4.1

5.5

6.6

5.1

4.4

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.8

4.0

3.8

4.1

5.1

5.1

4.0

124.6

4.15

0.770

0.86

May

3.6

3.5

14

23-5.9

5.8

*4.9

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.7

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.8

4.4

4.4

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.9

3TO

3.0

.3.0

3.0

149.7

4.83

0.896

1.03

June

2.8'

2.9

*579

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

f.3_

573

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2 3

74.6

2.49

0.462

0.51

July

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.5

*2.5

2.5

2.6

4.1

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

1457?

2 z'.s3

79.9

2.58

0.479

0.55

Aug.

2.3

*F75

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

3.2

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.9

2.9

3.0

2.6

*2.8

3.0

5.4

57?

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.2

86.8

2.80

0.519

0.60

Sept.

2.8

*2.8

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.9

3.5

3.7

4.1

5.5

375

3.8

3.6

3.6

3. :7

3.0

3.1

4.0

3.5

3.7

3.5

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.6

2.8

2.5

2.6

96.6

3.22

0.597

0.67

Calendar year 1953: Max 36 Min 3.2 Mean 6.72 cfsm 1.25 In. 16.93

Water year 1953-54: Max 23 Min 2.3 Mean 3.92 Cfsm 0.727 In. 9.86

Peak discharge (base. 40 cfs}. Oct. 29 

(2.45 ft); May 3 (8:10 p.m.) 86 cfs (3.41

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

(3 p.m.) 57 cfs (2.80 ft); Dec. 14 (7:30 a.m.) 42 cfs 

ft).
270 ELK RIVER BASIN

Big Elk Creek at Elk Mills, Md.

Location. Lat 39°39'26", long 75°49'20", on right bank 100 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Elk Mills, Cecil County, 3^ miles north of Elkton, and 7 miles upstream from 

confluence with Little Elk Creek.

Drainage area. 52.6 sq mi.

Records available. April 1932 to September 1954.

e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 68.5 ft above mean sea* level, datum of 

"929. Prior to May 17, 1946, wire-weight gage at bridge 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 21 years (1932-35, 1936-54), 70.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,340 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 5.61 ft); minimum, 7.2 cfs Aug. 2 (gage height, 2.42 ft).

1932-54: Maximum discharge, 10,600 cfs July 5, 1937 (gage height, 14.5 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; 

minimum observed, 7 cfs Sept. 19, 22-24, 1932 (gage height, 2.09 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 19 ft in June 1884, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1232; 1948-51.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

(gage

2.6 13 3.5 166 2.4 6.0 3.0 71

2.8 37 4.0 331 2.7 26 3.5 190

3.0 66 4.4 525 2.8 37 3.8 285

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

21

 So 18

20

20

23

29

24

23

24

23

23

23

22 

23

24

23

22

22

23

23

23

24

25

28

28

28

50

246 

95

40

1,060

34.2

0.650

0.75

Nov.

33

30

29 

*28

27.

28

40

64

47

50

56

50

63

58 

68

74

63

51

45

41

40

38

88

62

65

67

47

45

41 

40

1,486

49.5

0.941

1.05

Dec.

*38

37

If

41

46

262

68

54

111

64

70

145

495 

106

77

66

b62

b60

60

57

58

57

51

b47

b47

50

48

50 

48

48

2,495

80.5

1.53

1.76

Jan.

45

45

47 

47

*44

47

44

b41

b41

45

b41

b37

b35

b41 

b50

b70

b60

b45 «b50

b62

b!85

b76

b51

b51

51

52

56

51

b44 

b43

b40

1,637

52.8

1.00

1.16

Feb.

b37

*44

44 

44

43

41

40

b38

41

41

41

b33

b27

b34 

38

41

51

44

37

37

59

64

45

43

44

43

44

41

1,179

42.1

0.800

0.83

Mar.

324

 152

 116 

109

65

60

56

56

52

54

60

142 

82

60

56

52

54

183

82

63

62

58

85

91

63

60

58 

*56

56

2,567

82.8

1.57

1.81

Apr.

60

54

50 

43

49

50

54

50

49

46

48

49

44

i

50

104

69

50

46

44

43

134

104

62

67

98

~75 138

1,883

62.8

1.19

1.33

May

56

54

97 

*273

86

67

60

65

63

67

63

56

52

50 

50

48

46

46

44

67

73

50

44

43

43

43

38

38

40 

38

35

1,895

61.1

1.16

1.34

June

34

*33

32 

33

32

29

28

28

27

28

29

27

26

29 

30

32

32

27

26

25

24

23

22

22

22

22

22

19

19 

20

802

26.7

0.508

0.57

July

20

19

18 

20

22

23

*20

24

20

19

18

18

16

16 

23

19

16

16

16

16

14

14

13

12

12

12

13

*11

11 

10

 

510.0

16.5

0.314

0.36

Aug.

8.4

7 > Q

*li

18

17

15

13

20

22

18

15

13

13 

14

17

24

16

15

30

35

24

18

16

16

16

16

16

16 

15

*22

565.2

18.2

0.346

0.40

Sept.

20

16

15 

13

13

13

13

11

TZ

12

18

17

13

13 

13

16

69

22

28

24

22

35

20

18

17

17

16

16

16 1 6

564

18.8

0.357

0.40

Calendar year 1953: Max 836 Mln 18 Mean 86.0 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.19

Water year 1953-54: Max 495 Mln 7.8 Mean 45.6 Cfsm 0.867 In. 11.76

Peak discharge (base. 1.700 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ELK RIVER BASIN 271

Little Elk Creek at Childs, Md.

Location. Lat 39°38'30", long 75°52'00n , on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, CK2 mile southeast of Childs, Cecil County, 1.6 miles upstream from Laurel Run, 

2.4 miles northwest of Elkton, and 6.1 miles upstream from confluence with Big Elk 

Creek.

Drainage area. 26.8 sq mi (corrected).

Records available. October 1948 to September 1954.

Gage_. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 66.72 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 38.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,280 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 4.49 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 490 cfs as explained below; minimum, 0.4 cfs July 31, 

Sept. 5 (gage height, 1.31 ft); minimum daily, 3.3 cfs July 31.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 2,420 cfs Sept. 1, 1952 (gage height, 6.36 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 490 cfs on basis of slope-area determination and computation of peak flow over dam three-quarters of a mile upstream at gage height 5.24 ft: 

minimum, that of July 31,.Sept. 5, 1954; minimum daily, that of July 31,1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height recoroor those below 5 cfs, which are fair. Some regulation by paper mills above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1232: 1949-51.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

Mar. Z to Sept. 30

5.5

14

28

44

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

66

230

465

1.5

1.6

3.2

7.6

1.7 

l.S

Mote. Same as preceding 

table above l.S ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

9.9

12

8.9

8.9

8.9

7.3

8.1

8.9

8.1

8.9

8.9

8.1

6.6

171

8.9

8.9

8.1 

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.9

13 

144

47 

17

454.3

14.7

0.549

0.63

Nov.

13

13

11

»TC

11

13

18

24

23

24

28

33

33

30

39

39

31

24

20

17

17

17 

49

28

38

33

23

20 

17 

17

714

23.8

0.888

0.99

Dec.

 17

i§Te

16

19

28

198

35

27

61

31

45

103 427 "58

36

30

24

23

23

23

24 

24

21

20

20

20

2O 

20 

20

19

1,464

47.2

1.76

2.03

Jan.

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

17

blS

bl4

bl3

bj5

b!9

40

37

b21

21

42

~42 149

b23

25

25

27

28

28 

21 

21

20

814

26.3

0.981

1.13

Feb.

18

 19

20

20

19

19

17

17

17

19

17

b!4

bll

19

19

24

20

17

17

39

42 

25

23

21

21

21

20

571

20.4

0.761

0.79

Mar.

217

*73

76

53

31

27

25

24

23

23

22

23

27

103

42

28

27

24

24

134

3S

28 

25

24

40

41

28

27 

24

24 

24

1,349

43.5

1.62

1.87

Apr.

28

24

23

22

22

22

23

22

20

M

19

22

19

19

19

24

d60

35

24

20

20

20 

55

77

31

35

51

H30

932

31.1

1.16

1.29

May

27

27

 59

~~43 IS 9

33

30

30

31

30

33

30

27

24

24

24

22

22

22

24

33

25 

19

18

20

22

19

19 

19 

19

9SO

31.6

1.18

1.36

June

16

15

15

16

15

14

15

14

14

14

15

14

14

56

33

18

16

15

15

12

12

13

11

10

9.5

11

11

10w

461.8

15.4

0.575

0.64

July

11

10

7.0

7.0

8.2

9.5

 10

13

TT

10

10

9.2

9.4

11

11

12

9.8

8.2

8.8

8.2

8.2

7.0 

7.6

5.8

3.6

7.3

7.0

 7.0 

5.9

5.4 

5*5

262.4

8.46

0.316

O.36

Aug.

5.4

dlo~ 5^0

»dS.2

7.0

8.2

7.6

6.2

10

12

9.5

7.6

7.6

7.0

6.4

7.0

11

9.5

7.0

7.6

d!2

d!2 

dll

dlO

8.8

8.S

8.2

7.6 

7.6 

8.2

9.5

268.5

8.66

0.323

0.37

Sept.

10

7.6

7.6

7.6

4.2

7.0

6.4

5.4

5.4

5.9

5.9

7.0

6.4

5.9

5.9

8.8

10

9.5

12

13

11

if8.2

7.0

7.3

8.8

6.4 

7.0 

7.0

239.2

7.97

0.297

0.33

Calendar year 1953: Max 587 Mln 6.6 Mean 45.3 Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.94

Water year 1953-54: Max 427 Mln 3.3 Mean 23.3 Cfsm 0.869 In. 11.79

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 efs).--

 * Discharge measurement made on thl

Dec. 14 (7:40 a.m.) 1,280 cfs (4.49 ft), 

s day..

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.
272 NORTHEAST RIVER BASIN

Northeast Creek at Leslie, Md;

Location. Lat 39°37'40", long 75 056'40", on left bank at downstream side of highway

 bridge, 0.7 mile northeast of Leslie, Cecil County, 1.5 miles southeast of Bay View, 

and 1.7 miles upstream from confluence-with Little Northeast Creek.

Drainage area. 24.3 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 115.0 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 35,8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 834 cfs May 4 (gage height, 3.79 ft); minimum,

 2.4 cfs Aug. 1, 2 (gage height, 1.41 ft); minimum daily, 2.4 cfs Aug. 2.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 2,410 cfs Dec. 21, 1951 (gage height, 6.08 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 920 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

5.06 ft; minimum, 1.4 cfs Mar. 3, 1950, result of freezeup; minimum daily, that of 

Aug. 2, 1954.

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

regulation at low flow by powerplant above station.

Revisions (water years).~WSP 1232: 1949-51.

Slight

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect 

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

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.8

2.2 

4.6

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.2

42

98

187

370

480

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October'1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.8

5.5

375

5.5

5.8

6.4

7.1

6.4

6.1

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.1

5.8

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.8

5.5

o .0

5.8

5.5

5.8

6.1

6.4

6.8

6.4

13

69 jffr bo

13

326.4

10.5

0.432

0.50

Nov.

10

*8.6

8.2

T73- 7.8

8.2

11

15

17

21

25

29

31

28

33

39

26

19

15

14

13

12

~SS 44

33

34

18

16

14

*14

599.6

20.0

0.823

0.92

Dec.

14

T3- 13

13

15

20

241

38

25

67

32

40

136

438 ~SS

36

29

b23

b22

22

23

26

26

21

18

20

19

19

21

20

20

1,556

50.2

2.07

2.38

Jan.

17

17

18

18

*17

18

17

15

blS

17

b!4

b!3

b!2

bTT

b!8

b35

b40

b25

23

45

197

TS

b25

24

25

29

31

32

20

20

b!7

876

28.3

1.16

1.34

Feb.

*b!6

17

19

18

17

16

15

14

16

17

17

b!3

blO

bTS

14

17

23

20

15

14

42

23" 49

18

18

17

17

15

520

18.6

0.765

0.80

Mar.

*149

-76- 249

70

28

24

22

22

21

21

19

K5

23

116

44

25

21

19

19

171

39

25

23

21

39

44

25

22

*21

20 

20

1,458

47.0

1.93

2.23

Apr.

25

20

18

16

16

17

18

16

14

TT

14

17

14

14

14

17

60

34

20

16

14

14

24

105 TS36

44

104

37 

29

836

27.9

1.15

1.28

May

25

23

*31

401

T5

30

25

26

24

27

27

22

18

17

18

18

17

17

15

27

33

20

16

14

14

15

13

13

13 

12

li

1,027

33.1

1.36

1,57

June

*11

10

10

10

10

10

9.6

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.6

9.1

9.1

9.1

37.

12 .

11

9.6

8.6

8.2

7.8

7.4

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.8

575- 5.5

5 .8

287.8

9.59

0.395

0.44

July

6.1

6.8

6.1

6.1

7.1

7.4

6.8

*8.2

STff

5.8

5.8

5.2

5.2

5.2

6.1

6.4

.9

.6

.6

.6

.3

.3

.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

*3.3

3.3 

3.1

2.8

158.7

5.12

0.211

0.24

Aug.

2.6

1T~ 2.4

*6.8

4.6

4.3

4.0

3.5

4.9

6.4

5.8

4.3

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.6

6.1

4.9

4.0

4.3

26

TZ

5.8

4.9

4.6

4.3

4.6

4.0

4.3 

*4.0

4.6

176.0

5.68

0.234

0.27

Sept.

5.2

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.3

2.8

57T

3.1

3.8

4.0

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.8

4.3

4.0

5.8

6.8

5.2

6.1

5.2

4.3

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.3 

3.3

119.7

3.99

0.164

0.18

Calendar year 1953: Max 773 Min 4.1 Mean 43.1 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.05

Water year 1953-54: Max 438 Min 2.4 Mean 21.8 Cfsm 0.897 In. 12.15

Peak discharge (base. 800 of a). May 4 (10:30 a.m.) 834 eta (3.79 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

Oaks Creek at Index, N. Y.

273

Location. Lat 42°40'00", long 74 0 57'35", on right bank 200 ft upstream from highway

 bridge at Index, Otsego County, half a mile upstream from mouth, and 3 miles southwest 

of Coop'erstown.

Erainage area. 103 sq mi.

Fecords available. November 1929 to September 1932, March 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,174.50 ft above mean

 sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 5, 1932, staff gage and Jan. 5 

to Sept. 30, 1932, wire-weight gage, at highway bridge 200 ft downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge. 19 years (1930-32, 1937-54), 170 cfs.

lixtremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 5.21 ft); maxi- 

" mum gage height, 5.33 ft Feb. 17 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 5.1 cfs

1929-32^ 1937-54! Maximum'discharge, 2,500 cfs Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height, 6.60 ft); 

maximum gage height, 6.69 ft Dec. 30, 1942 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 3.7 cfs Sept. 4, 

1953; minimum gage height, 2.045 ft Aug. 27, 28, 1949.

Remarks..--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from aquatic 

vegetation, which are fair.

Revisions. WSP 821: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect or 

backwater from aquatic vegetation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 17 Feb. 18 to Sept. 30

2.1

2.2 

2.5 

2.8

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

108

210

397

951

2.1 

2.3

4.9

14

2.5 

2.8

Note. Same as preceding 

taBIe~above 2.8 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.3

5T?

19

35

25

16

C15

Cl4

c!5

c!5

c!5

c!4

c!4

c!4

C14

c!3

C13

C12

*c!2

12

13 

13

13

12

13

16

41 

3T

468.7

15.1

0.147

0.17

Nov.

24

23

22

21

21

19

2T

22

23

26

31

31

31

30

29

28

28

26

26

26

25

24

69

BZ

52

69

58

52

49

49

1,017

33.9

0.329

0.37

Dec.

49

*48

46

45

*T

68

258

T5T

128

178

159

137

132

132

170

b!35

b!20

blOO

b!02

119

126

162

b!75

b!30 

b!30

140

135

128

126

*123

b!08

3,824

123

1.19

1.38

Jan.

b86

b96

108

100

98

93

87

b70

b72

b74

b70

b72

b58

b68

b80

83

b68

b56 bBo"

b68

t>140

b98

b84

b90 

b!04

bl!2

b260

b340

tffJo"

232

216

3,483

112

1.09

1.26

Feb.

207

210

201

196

*190

184

176

173

173

170

168

b!22

bT3C

135

b!55

b290

b760

bT>?0"

*b520

b520

568

694

600

563 

547

517

488

450

-

9,747

348

3.38

3.52

Mar.

441

474

T4T

423

b380

b350

b340

327

304

304

b270

b240

236

236

226

b!95

*b!75

bTTB"

176

289

b270

b225

239

236 

266

327

285

270

270

270 

263

8,923

288

2.80

3.22

Apr.

263

252

266

236

226

236

266

263

263

249

266

304

274

263

256

266

640

5TT

460

*432

397

368

372

351 

323

307

319

401

355 

319

9,710

324

3.15

3.51

May

300

288

270

400

335

307

285

326

347

379

488

10?

384

355

331

304

277

252

236

*216

226

307

281

256 

239

226

207

193

187 

210

170)

8,988

290

2.82

3.25

June

176

527

3156"

343

304

292

266

242

220

196

178

162

193

159

142

130

117

106

98

89

81

73

*72

66 

62

58

58

58

54

48

4,950

165

1.60

1.79

July

IB- 47

43

41

39

37

36

34

32

31

30

28

27

27

27

25

24

23

22

20

21

*20

19

17 

17

17

16

17

17 

17

l£j

832

26.8

0.260

0.30

Aug.

15

14

14

14

14

14

12

11

12

10

12

13

13

11

12

11

11

10

9.5

9.1

8.6

7.7

7.3

7.0 

*T?5

7.9

7.9

7.3

7.5 

8.1

21

339.2

10.9

0.106

0.12

Sept.

20

15

ell

C9.4

C9.2

C9.4

- C9.2

C9.0

C8.6

C8.4

C9.2

C9.2

C8.6

CIO

C9.6

CIS

c!4

c!2

C9.8

09.4

C9.2

C9.2

*C9.8

8.8 

8.1

7.9

8.6

8.1

7.9 

7.7

299.3

9.98

0.097

0.11

Calendar year 1953 : Max 820 Mln 4.3 Mean 155 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.46

Water year 1953-54 : Max 760 Mln 5.3 Mean 144 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.00

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

c Backwater from aquatic vegetation.
274 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Susquehanna River at Colllersville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42 "29'55", long 74 "58 "55", on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream 

from powerplant of New York State Electric & Gas Corp., and half a mile north of 

Colliersville, Otsego County.

Drainage area. 351 sq mi.

Records available. May 1907 to December 1908, July 1924 to September 1954.

;e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,110.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Sept. 7, 1908, powerplant records. Sept. 7 to Dec. 31, 1908, staff gage at site a quarter of a mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 30 years (1924-54), 576 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,880 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 6.02 ft); minimum, 21 cfs on many days Sept. 12-30; minimum gage height, 1,52 ft Oct. 20, 21, 22; 

minimum daily discharge, 21 cfs Sept. 12, 13, 25, 28, 29.

1924-54: Maximum discharge, 8,740 cfs Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 8.13 ft); minimum, 1.2 cfs Sept. 5 1946 (gage height, 1.105 ft); minimum daily, 1.6 cfs Sept. 5, 

1946.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from weeds and debris, 

shifting control, or fragmentary gage-height record, which are fair. Plow regulated 

by Otsego Lake. Large diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant above station.

Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of shifting control 

or backwater from weeds and debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 7 Dec. 8 to Sept. 30

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

22

36

77

137

2.5 332

3.0 5S6

4.0 1,260

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

12

22

36

77

137

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

344

59S

1,260

2,300

3,840

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3 

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

f23

f2T 

23 

23

23

- 170

155

56 

56

64

64 

54

54

47

70

64

24

23

52

23

43

*49

74

24

24

46

49

48 

100

250" 264 

2,032

65.5

0.187

0.22

Nov.

89

92 

87 

87

91

69

BT

80 

95

97

138 

143

124

140

116

138

161

104 

98

97

90

71

379

416

T&5

373

296

270 

174

207

4,705

157

0.447

0.50

Dec.

186

*200 

213 

160

Z3T

265

1,160

1,220 

659

746

7S3 

534

526

575

747

498

394

366 

337

380

466

607

629

467

312

488

402

384 

459

*354 

309

15,083

487

1.39

1.60

Jan.

204

328 

292 

359

244

290

243

179 

220

208

260 

237

177

TBT

202

208

181

192 

181

212

*64S

699

363

363

329

409

1,050

1.470 

1^220

853

636

12,638

408

1.16

1.34

Feb.

725

612 

650 

627

580

635

373

499 

522

446

463 

330 332"

392

526

1,060

2,180

5.470 

2,760

2,030

1,920

2,360

2,310

1,870

*1,750

1,700

1,600

1,390

34,172

1,220

3.48

3.62

Mar.

1,370

1.560 

1,410 

1,290

1,210

1,060

1,050

1,010 

1,000

830

836 

782

609

730

712

749

*545 353" 

558

757

1,130

616

714

6S8

686

1,030

971

610 

716

824

741

27,347

882

2.51

2.90

Apr.

648

721 

556 

75?

675

695

959

1,050 

886

915

887 

1,020

928

806

S07

806

1,720

2.740 

1,990

*1,650

1,470

1,390

1,330

1,430

1,200

935

985

1,190 

1,540

1,280

33,968

1,132

3.23

3.60

May

1,120

836 

1,050 

1,130

1,250

1,150

906

996 

1,340

1,320

1,810 

1^670

1,440

1,290

1,230

1,030

876

830 

751

*736

744

1,150

1,510

1,110

1,130

951

947

335 

688 

1,070"

893

33,789

1,090

3.11

3.58

June

587

1,720 

2.060 

1,530

1,310

1,160

995

902 

869

843

f617 

f674

757

684

450

597

310

368 

276

295

238

235

*239

256

105

195

208

193 

215 

157

19,045

635

1.81

2.02

July

164

174 

155 

124

130

111

181

126 

120

115

104 

128

107

91

253

25

8T

66 

100

91

96

*91

87

87

90

91

87

84 

90 

102

S6

3,423

110

0.313

0.36

Aug.

92

72 

96 

111

62

~S2" 123

74 

105

57

90 

88

92

49

67

98

73

74 

69

73

96

24

66

71

*24

62

23" 23

24 

65

114

2,219

71.6

0.2O4

0.24

Sept.

-g? 204

67 

76

23

22

22

22 

22

73

24

21

2T

111

25

25

140

25 

25

76

24

112

*23

22

21

22

22

21 

21 

62

1,473

49.1

0.140

0.16

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,360 Mln 22 Mean 529 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.47

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,470 Mln 21 Mean 520 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.14 '

Peak discharge (base. 3.300 cfs).--Feb. 18 (5:30 p.m.) 3,880 cfs (6.02 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partial gage-height record and 

records of powerplant operation.

Note. Shifting-control method used or backwater from weeds and debris Oct. 1-29. Shlftlngcontrol method used June 15, June 17 to Sept. 30.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 275

Charlotte Creek at Davenport Center, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°26'30", long 74°56 l 05n , on right bank 200 ft downstream from Pumpkin 

Hollow, 1,000 ft downstream from site of former highway bridge, and three-quarters 

of a mile downstream .from Davenport Center, Delaware County.

Drainage area. 163 sq ml.

Records available. June 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,192.64 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted .

Average discharge. 16 years, 253 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,870 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 6.16 ft)5 mlnimum, 14 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 0.31 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 14,000 cfs Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height, 9.65 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 4.5 cfs Sept. 2, 3, 1939 (gage height, 0.16 ft).

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

Revisions (water years).--WSP 921: 1938-39.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 17 Feb. 18 to Sept. 30

0.3

.5

.7

1.0

1.5

14

32

58

118

278

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,000

1,710

2,600

3,680

0.3 

.5 

.7

1.0- 

1.5

115

278

Mote. Same as preceding 

taf>Te~above 1.5 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

1

5

6

7 

S

9

10

11

12

13

11

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

18

17

16

TS

17

97

205 

120

81

66

58

55

50

15

12

38

36 

34

32

32

30

*30

29

28

27

26

26

36

61

209

TT5

1,699

51.8

0.336

0.39

Nov.

89

77

70

65

61

55 55 

68

77

85

97

102

113

116

123

167

161 

117

131

123

113

111

171

T55

359

460

311

271

210

222

1,895

163

1.00

1.12

Dec.

216

 205

179

173

236

288

1,600 

772

590

825

580

176

158

114

562

b390

b290 

b245

b230

b250

b280

b370

387

b210

b215

b205

b200

199

»199

b!75

b!40

11,619

375

2.30

2.65

Jan.

b!25

b!35

147

134

121

118

bl!2 b98

b92

bl20"

b!25

bl!2

blOS

b!20

b!30

bl!8

bl!2 

b!16

blOO

b!24

b720

*b360

b220

b!85

b!95

b260

bl.240

960

b540

b420

b360

7,827

252

1.55

1.79

Feb.

b340

339

310

278

251

b210

blS5 

b!90

189

173

164

b!35 bT4"o"

b!45

308

1,030

3.010 

1,460

*950

785

953

1,350

785

656

613

539

530

444

16,462

588

3.61

3.76

Mar.

449

790

357

503

404

373

360 

335

294

339

270

222

240

267

294

222

 205 

185

179

155

418

306

302

290

397

548

391

343

347

322

318

10,979

354

2.17

2.50

Apr.

322

2S6

322

244

251

282

343

310

286

240

275

391

294

274

270

278

1.660 

911

719

576

 476

408

666

576

467

422

534

987

702

562

14,334

478

2.93

3.27

May

485

467

404

669

476

404

369 

4S2

512

691

'518" 845

534

444

386

339

290 

244

222

*205

380

706

599

431

369

310

263

233

230

267 

188

13,062

421

2.58

2.98

June

160

179

166

157

134

123

113 

98

85

75

S3

73

287

T3T

103

101

85 

69

61

54

50

50

*75

63

48

48

50

53

50

«

2,867

95.6

0.587

0.65

July

39

40

37

34

31

29

28 

31

28

25

23

23

22

28

76.

41

31 

27

25

24

30

*26

21

7T

27

27

24

21

24 

£8

ooto

< 919

29.6

0.182

0.21

Aug.

24

23

23

40

33

33

29 

25

24

25

27

28

28

24

22

21

20 

19

19

19

18

17

16

2T

*33

24

21

19

19 

44

341

1,079

34.8

0.213

0.25

Sept.

248

TOT

66

52

43

37

33 

35

37

32

30

33

29

27

TT

110

108 

66

54

49

43

42

»39

36

33

32

32

31

28 

27

1,563

52.1

0.320

0.36

Calendar year 1953": Max 2,110 Mln 8.2 Mean 219 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.75

Water year 1953-51: Max 3.-010 Mln 16 Mean 239 Cfsm 1.17 In. 19.93

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 efa). Feb. 17 (2 p.m.) 3,870 cfB (6.16 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice (no gage-height record Jan. 7-12. 14-19).
876 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Otego Creek near Oneonta, N. Y.

miles south of West Oneonta, 

miles west of Oneonta, Otsego County.

Location . Lat 42 "27 "00", long 75 "06 '50", on right bank 

 If miles upstream from mouth, and 2| m

Drainage area. 108 sq mi.

Records available. August 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,047.99 ft above mean sea level (levels 

by Corps of Engineers ) .

Average discharge. 14 years, 175 c-fs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,330 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 10.31 ft); minImum, 9.2 cfs Sept. 29; minimum gage height, 1.53 ft Oct. 2, Aug. 28, 29.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 6,000 cfs Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 14.10 ft, from 

high-water mark in well), from rating curve extended above 3,200 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 5.6 cfs Sept. 2, 1953 (gage height, 1.40 ft, backwater from weeds).

Remarks . --Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from weeds or 

debris, or doubtful or no gage-height records, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ioe effect or backwater 

from weeds or debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet 

per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 17 Feb. 18 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

6, 

26

56

85

146

3.0

5.0

8.0

10.0

281

708

1,380

2,160

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.2

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

140

260

690

1,350

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

TT

11

12

12

58

~TZ 125

48

39

33

30

27

25

25

24

24 

22

21

20

*20

19

19

18

18

17

317

a20

23

82

59

962

31.0

0.287

0.33

Nov.

43

38

334

a32

31

30

3T

32

36

a40

a43

43

41

40

39

37

a35 

a34

33

32

32

32

a89

a!32 aUO"

128

99

85

79

75

1,565

52.2

0.483

0.54

Dec.

a75

*a74

69

68 35"

138

777

TBT

276

379

281

234

226

223

334

b235

b!70 

b!55

b!45

b!60

176

243

259

b!75

b!60

blSO

b!35

130

*128

119

b98

6,249

202

1.87

2.15

Jan.

b80

b86

94

89

82

83

77

b66

64

W

b82

b74

b72

b82

b84

b80

b76 

b78

d64

77

442

*b!85

b!45

b!40

151

164

899

906

508

474

412

5,996

193

1.79

2.06

Feb.

372

372

312

268

195

b!45

b!25

b!30

125

117

b!25

b!06

bTT2"

b!30

b205

502

1.710 

*1,210

628

494

642

896

488

383

402

329

305

268

11,096

396

3.67

3.82

Mar.

275

381 278"

b250

b205

b!95

b!85

187

168

201

163

136

138

165

170

133

129 

 118

112

d3TS

d298

204

209

201

258

358

245

221

233

223

213

6,567

212

1.96

2.26

Apr.

216

192

221

170

170

199

258

218

201

173

194

258

192

175

168

168

1,200 

663

441

344

*285

248

327

312

245

223

268

634

463

324

9,150

305

2.82

3.15

May

280

270

242

608

365

295

262

370

411

493

914 STB"

402

315

268

235

201 

175

*158

147

173

282

209

156

136

118

102

96 55 

165

102

8,562

276

2.56

2.95

June

190

722

3BT

322

248

216

192

156

131

116

173

116

356

175

129

225

147 

116

98

84

72

*66

71

61

52

53

55

61

57 

46

4,859

162

1.50

1.67

July

45

4912"

36

32

32

30

30

27

26

24

23

22

23

48

26

22 

21

20

19

*22

20

19

18

18

20

19

18

TO 

22

20

813

26.2

0.243

0.28

Aug.

20

19

20

20

19

22

18

17

17

17

17

19

18

17

17

16

14

14

14

14

14

13

12

13

*14

14

1212"

13 

15

75

556

17.9

0.166

0.19

Sept.

SB- 70

26

20

19

17

16

19

19

17

17

17

16

16

17

25

26 

22

20

17

16

15

*15

14

13

12

11

11

10 

TT

579

19.3

0.179

0.20

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,740 Min 6.0 Mean 154 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.31

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,710 Min 10 Mean 156 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.60

Peak discharge (base. 1,700 cfs). Feb. 17 (7 p.m.) 2,330 cfs (10.31 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated from reconstructed gage-height graph based on recorded 

range In stage and records for nearby- stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice (doubtful gage-height record Jan. 11-18).

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based on' 

records for nearby stations.

Note. Backwater from weeds and/or debris Oct. 1-29, Aug. 4-30, Sept. 2-30.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 277

East Sidney Reservoir at East Sidney, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°19'45", long 75°13 I 45", at East Sidney Dam on Ouleout Creek, 0.1 mile 

upstream from highway bridge at East Sidney, Delaware County, 4 miles upstream from 

mouth, and 4j miles east or Unadllla.

Drainage area. 102 sq mi (measured by Corps of Engineers).

Records available. November 1949 to September 1952 (monthly elevations and contents), 

October 1952 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 1,158.29 ft Feb. 19; minimum, 1,115.48 ft Oct. 4, 5. 

1949-54: Maximum elevation, 1,167.92 ft Mar. 30, 1950; minimum, 1,115.01 ft Aug. 31, 

1953.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by concrete dam and rock-fill dike, completed by Corps of 

Engineers in June 1950 for flood control; first used for flood regulation on Mar. 28, 

1950. Usable capacity, 33,550 acre-ft between elevations 1,115.0 ft (sill of conduits) 

and 1,203.0 ft (crest of spillway). Dead storage, 56 acre-ft. Floods are controlled 

by operation of five gates. Water is stored during high flows and released when downstream conditions warrant.

Cooperation. Capacity curve furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Elevation, In feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1955 to September 1954

Day

a

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Oct.

15.6

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.6

20.0

19.0

17.9

17.4

17.2

17.0

16.9

16.7

16.5

16.5

16.4

16.3

16.2

16.1

16.1

16.0

16.0

16.0

16.0

16.0

15.9

15.9

16.21

17.0 

18 7

17.7

Nov.

17.5

17.3

17.1

17.0

16.9

16.7

16.9

16.9

17.1

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.2

17.1

17.0

17.0

16.9

16.9

16.9

21.5

19.6

21.6

20.5

19.8

19.4

19.1 

18 8

Dec.

18.6

IS. 3

18.1

18.2

18.6

22.8

29.9

23.6

22.3

23.1

21.3

21.0

20.5

22.8

21.4

20.5

19.5

19.2

19.2

19.5

19.3

19.6

18.9

18.4

18.5

18.2

18.0

17.8

17.8 

17 -6

16.9

Jan.

17.4

17.4

17.4

17.2

17.1

17.0

16.8

16.6

16.8

16. S

16.8

16.7

16.6

16.6

16.7

16.7

16.5

16.6

16.6

19.9

24.3

19.6

19.4

19.3

19.2

20.3

31.0

23.7

21.9 

21.0

20.0

Feb.

19.8

19.7

19.2

18.9

18.5

18.2

17.8

18.2

17.9

17.8

17.6

16.8

17.2

17.3

22.3

26.4

48.3

56.6

54.3

43.4

32.8

28.2

23.3

22.5

21.7

21.7

20.8

20.1

-

 

Mar.

20.5

20.8

21.3

19.9

19.6

19.2

19.5

18.9

18.8

18.8

18.5

18.4

18.4

19.2

18.5

18.6

18.5

18.3

18.5

21.9

20.2

20.2

19.7

19.3

21.6

20.6

19.7

19.5

19.6

13 Q. Oft 

19.7

Apr.

19.5

19.1

19.0

19.0

18.6

19.0

18.8

18.9

18.4

18.2

19.6

19.2

18.7

18.7

18.6

18.8

37.5

29.9

23.9

21.8

20.8

20.2

23.8

21.5

21.1

20.5

22 2

23.3

21.5 

20.8

May

20.3

20.0

19.8

21.6

20.2

19.9

19.4

21.2

20.3

30.0

26.4

23.4

21.9

21.0

20.2

19.5

19.0

18.6

18.4

18.1

21,6

20.4

19.2

18.6

18.4

18.0

17.8

19.0

19.0 

18 >6

17.9

June

17.8

18,9

18.2

13.3

17.9

17.8

17.5

17.2

17.0

23.0

18.8

18.2

21.9

19.5

20.3

19.0

18.3

17.8

17.4

17.2

16.9

17.2

17.4

16.9

16.6

16.7

16.8

16.9

16.6 

16 .5

July

16.8

16.7

16.6

16.4

16.2

16.2

16.2

16.4

16.1

16.0

16.0

15.9

15.8

17.0

17.2

16.4

16.2

16.0

16.0

15.9

16.6

16.2

16.0

16.0

16.0

15.9

15.8

15.8

15.8 

15 *8

15.8

Aug.

15.7

15.7

15.8

15.9

15.8

15.3

15.7

15.7

15.6

15.8

15.9

15.9

15.9

15.8

15.8

15.7

15.7

15.6

15.7

15.7

15.6

15.6

15.5

17.0

16.6

16.2

16.0

15.9

15.9 

16.5

26.1

Sept.

20.1

18.6

17.9

17.4

17.1

16. S

16.8

16.9

16.7

16.5

16.5

16.4

16.2

16.2

16.4

18.4

17.4

17.2

17.3

17.0

17.0

16.9

16.8

16.6

16.5

16.5

16.4

16.3

16.2 

i J.O K . ^J,

Note. Add 1,100.0 ft to obtain elevations above mean sea level.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1955 to September 1954

Date

Sept. 30.... ................

Calendar year 1953......

Mav 31

Water year 1953-54......

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,115.6

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

63

-

148

ftQ

.-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre- feet)

-21

-i;

81

-347

-1-5

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
278 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Ouleout Creek at East Sidney, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42"20'00", long 75°14'05", on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream 

from highway bridge, half a mile downstream from East Sidney Dam, at East Sidney, Delaware County, and 85 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 102 sq mi.

Records available. August 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,086.31 ft above mean sea level (levels 

Iby Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 13, 1947, at site half a mile upstream at datum 

27.30 ft higher.

Average discharge. 14 years, 171 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,770 cfs Feb. 19 (gage height, 3.99 ft); minimum, 9.4 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 0.625 ft).

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 7,250 cfs Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 7.62 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 1.2 cfs (result of construction operations) Aug. 13, 14, 17, 1949 (gage 

height, 0.32 ft).

Maximum discharge known, 16,700 cfs in July 1935, by computation of flow over dam 

and from floodmarks.

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

November 1949, flow regulated by East Sidney Reservoir (see preceding page).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Since

Oct. 1 to Dec. 7 Dec. 8 to Aug. 31

0.6

.7

.8

1.0

1.2

8.3

14

21

43

76

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

154

354

955

1,780

8.1

13

20

1.0 

1.2

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

150

545

940

1,780

Sept. 1-30

0.9 26

1.0 37

1.2 68

1.5 138

2.0 330

3.0 940

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Oct.

12

11

11

11

11

72

T2"9~ 229

93

76

65

60

53

46

42

38

34

30 

28

27

26

25

 24

23

22

22

21

25

33

195

113

1,607

51.8

Nov.

86

76

71

65

60

55

55

60

63

72

80

80

76

74

72

72

71

67 

63

60

58

58

324

273

245

354

255

218

192

171

3,524

117

Dec.

154

142

*123

115

154

154

986

755

455

542

393

314

309

308

447

300

238

183

176

190

190

197

187

135

120

123

115

105

*102

98

87

7,870

254

Jan.

55

80

82

74

69

70

58

b50

bB7

63

b66

b62

61

b68

70

67

63

b66 

b60

70

b600

 341

b!85

b!65

180

187

674

'538 791

336

262

5,417

175

Feb.

b215

212

197

176

150

132

b!12

b!04

112

102

95

b60 bTZ"

b76

154

571

792

69 

943

1.610

1,270

1,050

633

439

403

 332

318

258

10,657

381

Mar.

235

340

271

266

194

183

173

173

150

160

138

112

123

150

160

126

126

 118 

115

285

292

215

219

201

217

314

235

205

215

208

205

6,124

198

Apr.

201

180

183

144

147

153

173

153

147

126

132

208

160

144

150

144

1,040

1.110 

683

424

322

*262

440

422

322

292

304

470

398

314

9,348

312

May

271

246

215

382

283

235

215

244

283

409

870

m

449

337

275

231

190

157 

 138

123

168

304

212

166

141

123

108

105

TBT

190

120

7,957

257

June

100

179

141

138

118

102

95

80

70

190

272

132

551 278

190

201

153

118 

95

78

65

 60

91

70

53

47

56

55

53

46

3,877

129

July

47

53

47

43

34

31

29

36

32

27

23

20

18

19

119

52

34

28 

24

21

34

 36

25

21

20

20

18

16

TS

17

17

977

31.5

Aug.

17

15

16

20

20

18

16

14

13

13

17

17

17

16

14

13

12

11 

TI

11

11

11

11

15

80

 35

25

19

17

39

427

991

32.0

Sept.

419

T7?

114

86

70

58

51

51

50

41

37

35

30

26

25

98

93

65 

70

65

56

56

51 45

40

36

34

31

28

26

2,060

68.7

Adjusted for change In contents In East Sidney Reservoir

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

52.4 

0.514 

0.59

116 

1.16

1.2S

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

253 

2.48 

2.86

176 

1.73 

1.99

381 

3.74 

3.89

197 

1.93 

2.23

312 

3.06

3.41

255 

2.50 

2.89

Observed

Max 1,430 Mln 4.4 Mean 168 

Max 1,610 Mln 11 Mean 166

129 

1.26 

1.41

-31.4 

0.308 

0.35

37.6 

0.369 

0.43

'62.8 

0.616 

0.69

Adjusted

Mean 168 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.41 

Mean 166 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.03

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 279

Susquehanna River at Unadllla, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°19'15", long 75°19'00", on right bank 25 ft downstream from highway bridge 

at Unadilla, Otsego County, and 1 mile upstream from Carrs Creek.

Drainage area. 984 sq ml.

Records available. June 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 996.08 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 16 years, 1,609 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,700 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 10.38 ft); minimum, 80 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 1.68 ft, backwater from weeds).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 21,500 cfs Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 13.94 ft); minimum dally, 58 cfs Oct. 16, 1939.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect or backwater from weeds, 

which are good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions {water years).--WSP 851: 1938(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect or 

backwater from weeds (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

cubic feet per second)

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

79

153

293

518

1,240

5.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

2,200

4,980

8,640

13,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3 

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

112

130 

88 

tfJZ

106

245

1.000 

740

430

340

300

290

290

245

230

230

215

180 

170

190

160

*165

180

190

160

150

160

180

210

675

922

8,785

283

0.288

0.33

Nov.

605

428 

398 

363

339

322

307 

BT8

348

394

416

478

488

486

500

493

564

558

478

446

420

407

1,100

1.970

1,360

1,970

1,520

1,300

1,180

1,020

20,976

699

0.710

0.79

Dec.

979

930 

*873 

828

886

1,060

5,580 

4,980

3,340

3,660

3,260

2,410

2,380

2,170

3,130

2,260

bl,800

bl,350 

bl,350

bl.500

1,560

1,850

2,100

bl,600

bl,400

1,300

1,390

* 1,140

1,200

1,080

b960

60,306

1,945

1.98

2.28

Jan.

b720

b920 

b88Q. 

b940

b760

b820

684 

560

562

725

766

624

542

525

538

602

566

494 

635

560

b2,700

b2,450

bl,600

bl,300

bl,300

*1,480

4,530

6, 770

4,010

3,180

2,370

45,017

1,452

1.48

1.70

Feb.

2,090

2,050 

2,070 

1,860

1,710

b 1,500

bl,300 

b 1,180

1,270

1,410

1,000

980

791

l.OTTJ

1,230

4,090

9,550

10.500 

7,986

6,950

6,300

7,850

6,330

4,950

4,630

*4,130

3,950

3,420

_

_-.--_--

-------

101,881

3,639

3.70

3.85

Mar.

3,180

4.120 

3,720 

3,350

2,810

2,520

2,350 

2,380

2,280

2,120

1,980

1,790

1,530

1,850

1,760

1,760

1,390

*1,420 

1,550

2,150

5,230

2,050

2,070

1,960

2,050

5,150

2,770

2,250

1,960

2,260

2,080

71,540

2,308

2.55

2.70

Apr.

2,050

1,960 

1,890 

1,880

1.700

1,800

2,240 

2,390

2,120

2,050

1,910

2,600

2,300

1,950

1,950

1,900

6,380

8.220 

5,870

4,520

*5,680

3,310

3,680

4,180

3,240

2,860

2,770

4,440

4,760

3,840

--------

94,420

5,147

5.20

3.57

May

5,270

2,790 

2,640 

4,050

5,700

5,040

2,710 

2,650

3,620

3,820

6.220

5,010

4,140

3,460

5,070

2,680

2,200

1,950 

*1,800

1,600

1,700

3,000

3,520

2,730

2,180

2,140

1,790

1,600

1,620

1,820

1,770

88,270

2,847

2.89

3.34

June

1,190

2,470 

5.250 

2 , 780

2,350

2,070

1,890 

1,600

1,500

2,170

1,910

1,570

2,720

2,060

1,420

1,570

1,200

1,010 

902

691

722

*595

748

688

616

450

524

570

516

520

.... 

42,272

1,409

1.45

1.60

July

459

468 

434 

403

346

338

312

374

317

292

279

262

274

282

574

484

243

255 

240

252

286

*285

254

234

234

248

244

250

23T

242

264

9,640

511

0.316

0.36

Aug.

242

233 

226 

25S

282

237

280 

212

232

250

208

250

240

230

190

195

215

190 

180

180

180

160

155

175

270

*180

175

135

130

2015

1.080

7,370

238

0.242

0.28

Sept.

1.680

840 

520 

380

330

250

230 

230

235

215

245

200

190

180

235

300

430

410 

310

280

290

250

300

*220

210

190

190

180

175

165

9,860

329

0.334

0.37

Calendar year 1953: Max 11,500 Min 76 Mean 1,538 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.19

Water year 1953-54: Max 10,300 Min 88 Mean 1,535 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.17

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 cfs). Feb. 18 (5 a.m.) 11,700 cfs (10.38 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice (no gage-height record Jan. 2-6). 

Note. Backwater from weeds Oct. 1-29, Aug. 12-51, Sept. 2-50.
280 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Unadilla River near New Berlin, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°38'35", long 75°19'25", on right bank 150 ft upstream from site of old 

highway bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from Shawler Brook, and 1? miles north 

of New Berlin, Chenango County.

Drainage area. 196 sq mi.

Records available. July 1924 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,089.90 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. I, 1933, staff gage at highway 

bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 331 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2.490 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 6.97 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 1.41 ft).

1924-54: Maximum discharge, 6,600 cfs Sept. 1, 1950 (gage height, 9.95 ft)j minimum, 

8.0 cfs Oct. 8, 9, 1939,

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from aquatic vegetation, or no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions. WSP 756: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect or 

backwater from aquatic vegetation (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second;

Oct. 1 to Nov. 23, 

Feb. 19 to Sept. 30 Nov. 24 to Feb. 18

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

7.5

16

36

98

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

6.0

218

390

1,180

1,710

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

46

91

201

363

5.0 

6.0 

6.5

1,160

1,710

2,110

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

17

16

16

15 

TS

25

64

76

49

36

30

29

29

28

26

25

24 

23

23

23

*23

23

22

22

21

21

21

23

25

87

100

978

31.5

0.161

0.19

Nov.

62

46

40

36

35

33

34

37

39

45

49

48

44

41

39

36

35 

34

33

3_2

33

34

92

123

T3

121

105

81 

70

65

1,610

S3. 7

0.274

0.31

Dec.

*64

64

59

56

73

91

4J2- sro

218

267

263

201

188

180

267

b205

b!22 

bl!8

b!22

144

*173

895

397

b240

tags

235

198

180 

178

165

blE5

5,925

191

0.974

1.12

Jan.

b!06

b!25

138

131 

123

109

blOO

b92

b94

b96

b90

b88

b86

b76

79

82

b80 

b72

74

*84

368

b410

b290

b235

218

226

902

1.180 

bTOO

b440

b380

7,274

235

1.20

1.38

Feb.

b330

341

320

300 

273

248

215

b205

212

193

185

b!35

b!25

tiISS

186

779

2.080 *2/66b1,340

1,030

1,130

1,640

1,120

865

803

731

711

625

18,315

654

3.34

3.48

Mar.

636

~S7e 811

598 

b420

b370

b410

372

346

375

310

272

262

286

300

*246

237 

230

 sis 218

648

434

431

416

528

775

586

498 

502

510

457

13,769

444

2.27

2.61

Apr.

457

420

446

368 

560

446

609

540

510

423

438

625

487

423

397

420

1.250 

1,110

831

*687

574

491

605

582

468

423

488

859 

743

544

16,964

565

2.88

3.22

May

457

420

405

1.140 

893

656

555

644

767

679

771

656

586

494

423

368

324 

286

269

259

*256

688

679

487

379

524

272

246 

556

a370 

a310

15,321

494

2.52

2.91

June

a240

a540

a680

aSSG 

a490

a405

364

300

249

224

209

201

474

292

209

195

165 

140

123

111

102

98

115

*104

85

84

B3

121 

113

«Q89

7,175

239

1.22

1.36

July

SO

75

66

61 

56

54

52

50

46

44

42

41

40

39

37

36

34 

33

32

31

*30

29

28

26

25.

29

29

27 

27 

27

29

1,255

40.5

0.207

0.24

Aug.

29

27

28

28 

27

27

27

26

26

26

28

29

35

37

35

29

27 

26

25

24

23

22

21

*20

3?

45

30

25 

22 

22

I§

901

29.1

O.f48

0.17

Sept.

167

USe

64

44 

36

37

33

33

28

26

39

80

62

44

43

56

82 

72

54

46

*42

37

40

40

37

34

35

44 

40 

34

1,537

51.2

0.261

0.29

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,350 Mln 15 Mean 266 Cfem 1.36 In. 18.43

Water year 1953-54! Max 2,080 Mln 15 Mean 249 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.28

Peak discharge (base, 2.800 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

at Roekdale and Butternut Creek at Morris.

b Stage-dlsoharge relation affected by Ice (doubtful gage-height record Jan. 29-31, Feb. 13, 14), 

Note.-»Baekwater from aquatic vegetation Oct. 1-21, July 12 to Aug. 23, Sept. 14-21*
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 281

Sage Brook near South New Berlin, N. Y.

Location.~Lat 42°31'55", long 75°25'30", on right bank 1| miles upstream from mouth and 

2f miles west of South New Berlin, Chenango County.

Drainage area. 0.70 sq mi.

Records available. November 1932 to September 1954.

f

. Water-stage recorder and concrete control with V-notch weir. Datum of gage is 

,430.17 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by New York State Conservation Department).

Average discharge. 21 years (1933-54), 1.08 efs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28.0 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 3.15 ft); minimum, 0.004 cfs Oct. 2, 3, 4, 5 (gage height, 1.055 ft).

1932-54: Maximum discharge, 287 efs July 22, 1945 (gage height, 5.53 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 17 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; minimum, 0.0002 Cfs Sept. 19, 20, 1939.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from, debris, 

which are fair, and those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. This 

station is operated in connection with a study of the effect of reforestation on 

streamflow. In addition to records of streamflow, records of precipitation, temperature, and ground-water levels are collected.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 871: Drainage area. WSP 1081: 1934-44.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect or backwater from 

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

Oct. 1-5, 

Aug. 5 to Sept. 30 Oct. 6 to Aug. 4

1.05

1.09

1.14

1.2

0.004

.010

.026

.057

1.3

1.4

1.5

0.141

.29

.48

1.12

1.14

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

0.018

.026

.057

.147

.30

.54

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

2.7

0.82

1.79

3.32

10.3

14.7

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.006

.005

.004

Tool"

.006

*.37

.26

.153

.096

.068

.048

.045

.035

.030

.028

.026

.026 

.024 

.022

.022

.026

.028

.020

.020

.020

.O2O

.018

.024

.080 

. 1 J.9VJ Qr>

.087

1.812

O.O58

0.083

0.10

Nov.

0.071

.060

.051

.045

.042

.032

7358

.042

.060

.O6O

.051

.048

.048

.048

.048

*.045

.042 

.040 

.040

.038

.038

.038

.73

755

.51

.66

.48

.36

a. 29

a. 26

4.865

0.162

0.231

0.26

Dec.

0.238

.229

^213

72l3

.27

.60

a3.3

aI79

al.4

al.8

al.4

al.2

al.l

al.16

al.6

al.24

al.10 

al.02 

8. 96

a. 96

a. 92

el. 6

1.5

.96

c.76

c.74

c.7O

*c.62

.61

'.5059 

31 .403

1.01

1.44

1.67

Jan.

O.46

.42

.44

.44

.40

.39

.36

.30

.30

.30

.27

.26

a. 24

a. 22

a. 23

a. 24

a. 215 tip 1.55

1.06

.68

.50

.50

.51

.66

*O~ 6.59

2.45

1.8

1 5O

28.486

0.919

1.31

1.51

Feb.

1.24

1.10

.99

.91

.82

.76

.66

.58

.58

.56

.50

.40

^39

.43

.82

3.77

13.1 

5.64 

3.90

3.32

6.74

6.80

3.90

3.23

2.87

2.55

*a2.25

al.95

70.76

2.53

3.61

3.76

Mar.

a2.7

3.91

2.6

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.34

1.24

1.16

1.3S

l.OO

.88

.79

1.01

.97

*.82

.74

7§

4.19

2.6

1.8

1.62

1.45

2.64

2.96

2.00

1.75

1.9

1.6

1.55

53.37

1.72

2.46

2.84

Apr.

1.35

1.24

1.20

1.00

,,96

1.53

2.11

1.85

1.50

1.30

1.76

*1.91

1.50

1.34

1.24

1.39

6.96 

3.6O 

2.87

2.32

1.85

1.64

2.98

2.32

1.91

1.67

2.40

7.O6

4.10

3 .05

67.91

2.26

3.23

3.61

May

2.47

1.97

1.98

5.50

3.05

2.47

2.04

2.94

2.71

2.39

*2.04

1.73

1.50

1.22

1.01

.86

.74 

.63 

.60

.54

.61

.81

.61

.48

.41

.33

.28

.27

741

.67

.42

43.72

1.41

2.01

2.32

June

0.70 Oz~ 4,52

1.72

1.17

1.01

*.84

.67

.55

.48

.42

.50

2.91

1.04

.66

.55

.46 

.38

.31

.26

.229

.26

.229

.191

.165

.206

.198

a. 23

a. 18

a. 15

22.988

O.766

1.09

1.22

July

aO.ll

a. 11

a. 096

a. 096

a.O96

*a.076

.079

.068

.054

.048

.042

.040

758~ .035

.60

.26

.142 

.100 

.075

.064

.172

.075

.060

.051

.048

.045

.055

.055

.078

.054

.048

5.272

0.106

0.151

0.17

Aug.

O.O40

a. 055

a. 052

a. 050

*a.028

.024

.026

.022

.028

.052

.042

C.O58

C.026

C.O18

c.022

.018

.011 

.O1O 

,016

.020

.017

.014

.010

.007

.014

.014

.011

.007

.007

.018

.42

1.057

0.034

0.049

0.06

Sept.

0.098

.064

.045

.032

.026

.022

.022

*.020

.017

.016

.064

.024

.017

.020

.049

.214

.098 

.082 

.082

.060

.057

.048

.058

.035

.032

.030

*.030

.024

.022

.020

1.408

0.047

0.067

O.O7

Calendar year 1953: Max 19.1 Min 0.001 Mean 0.92O Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.84

Water year 1953-54: Max 13.1 Min O.OQ4 Mean O.907 Cfsm 1.3O In. 17.59

Peak discharge (base. 21 efs). Feb. 17 (6 a.m.) 28.0 cfs (3.15 ft).

» Discharge measurement madeon this day. , .,

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of weather records and recorded range in 

stage.

c Backwater from debris.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 6-8, Dec. 51 to Jan. 3, Jan. 7-9, 2O-23, 28- 

30, Feb. 2, 7-15, Mar. 3-6, 8-12, 16-19, 21, 22, Mar. 27 to Apr. 5 (no gage-height record Feb. 9-15). 

Backwater from ice and debris Dec. 23, 24.
282 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

Butternut Creek at Morris, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°32'45", long 75°14'20", on right bank 15 ft upstream from highway bridge 

at Morris, Otsego County, and 1,100 ft upstream from Calhoun Creek.

Drainage area. 59.6 sq mi.

Records available. June 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,096.51 ft above mean sea level (Corps 

of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 16 years, 96.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,680 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 6.29 ft, partly 

obstructed intake); minimum, 1.9 cfs Nov. 6 (gage height, 1.605 ft); minimum daily, 

2.0 cfs Oct. 24, Nov. 6, 14.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 3,200 cfs Sept. 1, 1950 (gage height, 7.76 ft); minimum daily, 1.3 cfs Sept. 24, 1939.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or fragmentary gageheight record, which are good, and those for period of partly obstructed intake, which 

are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 921: 1939.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 17 Feb. 18 to Sept. 3O

1.8

1.9 

2.1 

2.4

1.8

4.0

7.0

12

24

48

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

124

223

365

751

1,360

1.6

1.7

2.0 

4.5

1.8

1.9

8.0

12

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 1.9 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.2

4.5

2.9

4.3

3.8

14

38

Zff

17

5.8

7.9

16

8.7

8.7

12

11

2.2 

2.2

14

11

*8.5

4.2

2.1

373- 2.0

15

10

2.2

10

13

5.5

291.0

9.39

0.158

0.18

Nov.

9.2

17

12

11

10

2.0 jr^

6.1

16

12

12

12

11

2.0

5.6

16

13 

12

8.2

3.7

12

2.2

32

32

26

42

3T

28

24

28

452.6

15.1

0.253

0.28

Dec.

*23

23

22

Z?

33

43

278

T2T

97

153

106

89

90

100

147

b96

72 

65

62

73

83

111

117

76

73

77

70

68

64

*b66

50

2,575

83.1

1.39

1.61

Jan.

44

49

51

53

39

44

40

36

31

40

39

38

33

f34

33

34

b25 b3B~

30

*34

148

98

b84

73

72

76

515

475?

188

169

139

2,727

88.0

1.48

1.70

Feb.

114

116

104

95

87

79

71

70

68

64

60

b48

b43

b5!J

80

291

1,040 

 540

370

330

400

520

.350

300

290

230

190

170

6,170

220

3.69

3.85

Mar.

175

260 T50"

165

135

125

120

122

110

120

98

82

82

94

96

*78

74 

72

230" 70

165

124

122

120

165

200

145

135

140

130

125

4,059

131

2.20

2.53

Apr.

125

116

124

96 100"

116

145

125

114

98

110

160

116

106

104

110

640 330"

250

*20O

170

150

200

165

145

130

160

360

240

180

5,185

173

2.90

3.24

May

155

145

130

210" 36O

175

155

190

220

250

330

220

180

145

130

120

110 

96

90

*86

96

155

112

88

78

66

60

BO- 56

112

62

4,442

143

2.40

2.77

June

58

300 TTT

180

122

114

108

90

78

86

120

78

230

122

120

180

112 

86

68

62

58

54

*56

44

38

42

44

48

38

34_

2,945

98.2

1.65

1.84

July

32

37

25

27

25

25

22

21

19

14

18

20

17

20

17

15

7.6 

12

18

15

*15

16

14

13

4.5

17

14

12

12

4.0

srr

529.8

17.1

0.287

0.33

Aug.

9.8

17

14

12

5.5

9.3

6.1

8.4

11

11

12

12

13

12

12

12

11 

10

9.4

9.6

7.1

15~ 4.5

*11

8.0

8.0

4.7

7.5

5.6

8.4

23

319.9

10.3

0.173

0.20

Sept.

31

T?

5.0

4.0

9.1

8.4

16

10

2.7

ST7

3.4

6.8

14

2.9

8.6

11

16 

4.5

9.4

12

9.8

*8.7

9.1

7.2

3.6

5.2

11

3.9

9.5

10

280.0

9.33

0.157

0.17

Calendar year 1953: Max 946 Mln 2.0 Mean 84.3 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.19

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,040 Mln 2.0 Mean 82.1 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.70

Peak discharge (base, 1.400 cfs).--Feb. 17 (about 2:30 p.m.) 1,680 cfs (6.29 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights. 

Note. Partly obstructed Intake Feb. 17 to June 23; discharge computed on basis of discharge mea 

urements, weather records, engineers' and observer's notes, and records for nearby stations.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 283

Unadllla River at Rockdale, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°22»35", long 75°24'20", on right bank 400 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Rockdale, Chenango County, and three-quarters of a mile downstream from Kent 

Brook.

Drainage area. 518 sq mi.

Records available. November 1929 to September 1933, January 1937 to September 1954.

Qage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 992.11 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 30, 1933, wire-weight gage at bridge 400 ft upstream at datum 0.73 ft higher.

Average discharge. 20 years (1930-33, 1937-54), 831 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6.900 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 8.95 ft); minimum, 40 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 3.66 ft).

1929-33, 1937-54: Maximum discharge, 17,400 cfs Dec. 31, 1942 (gage height, 12.98 

ft); minimum dally, 33 cfs Sept. 25, 26, 1939.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from weeds or 

debris, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 711: 1930(M). WSP 821: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect or 

backwater from weeds or debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 13 Feb. 19 to Sept. 30

3.4

3.5

3.6 

3.8 

4.0

29

43

61

110

183

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

502

946

2,060

5,180

6,990

3.6 61

3.8 110

4.0 186

4.5 525

5.0 950

6.0 1,930

8.0 5,090

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

1920 '

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

47

43

ifi

42 

45

76

150

165

140

110

86

78

76

70

68

66

64

62

60

60

66

66

*62

58

56

54

56

66

68

102 

185

2,587

77.0

0.149

0.17

Nov.

165

124

110

96 

88

88

86

Si

88

104

108

110

108

102

96

92

100

96

92

86

88

88

155

525

287

325

545

270

231

212

4,349

145

0.280

0.51

Dec.

207

197

*197

1§5 

226

565

1.450

1,420

844

927

956

718

647

658

965

820

420

370

370

440

519

700

1,000

700

560

656

569

510

486

*455 

580

18,905

610

1.18

1.56

Jan.

510

540

358

351 

520

500

280

260

.260

280

270

260

250

250

230

245

220

225

215

235

1,100

1,400

760

620

580

*620

2,500

5.000

1,800

1 250 

1^040

19,909

642

1.24

1.43

Feb.

900

920

880

820 

740

660

530

580

552

510

480

580

350

400

552

1,740

5,150

6.220

5,660

2,550

2,440

5,950

2,980

2,090

1,970

*1,740

1,720

1,550

-

47,024

1,679

5.24

5.58

Mar.

1,450

1.980

1,720

1,550 

1,180

1,000

1,000

1,060

899

986

874

720

686

738

848

695

644

618

*584

1,580

1,810

1,190

1,090

1,030

1,110

1,820

1,500

1,250

1,210

1 240 

l!l40

54,982

1,128

2.18

2.51

Apr.

1,150

1,050

1,090

950 

390

950

1,500

1,260

1,200

995

942

1,560

1,190

986

933

882

2,920

3.220

2,100

1,720

1,440

*1,240

1,370

1,540

1,210

1,090

1,110

2,110

2,110

1 530

41,838

1,395

2.69

3.00

May

1,270

1,160

1,060

2.550 

2,220

1,600

1,570

1,470

1,850

1,730

1,990

1,700

1,480

1,260

1,080

950

840

720

*644

627

602

988

1,330

968

746

627

554

477

455

729 

610

35,415

1,142

2.20

2.54

June

458

1,420

1.770

1,460 

1,270

995

916

765

636

559

704

542

1,540

1,130

704

763

618

485

408

363

*328

294

321

314

263

250

275

294

314

269

20,406

680

1.31

1.47

July

250

238

207

186 

175

160

150

150

155

125

120

116

114

120

330.

150

124

108

108

108

116

114 *108

102

94

SSL

94

92

92

94 

92

4,260

137

0.264

0.51

Aug.

88

92

96

94 

92

86

84

84

80

80

32

84

86

86

86

84

76

72

72

72

70

66

88

*72

80

72

68

78 

480

2,900

95.5

0.181

0.21

Sept.

36Q

290

190

135 

110

104

100

102

100

92

94

100

125

120

104

150

165

180

150

125

116

*110

102

100

94

94

92

92

92

S&.

3,856

129

0.249

0.28

Calendar year 1955 : Max 7,000 Mln 40 Mean 706 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.52

Water year 1953-54: Max 6,220 Mln 40 Mean 647 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.97

Peak discharge (baae. 7.500 cfs). Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 16-20, 24, 25, Dec. 51 to Jan. 2, Jan. 5 to 

Feb. 8, Feb. 11-14, Mar. 4-7. Backwater from weeds and/or debris Oct. 1 to Nov. 25. Backwater from 

weeds July 5 to Sept. 30.
284 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Susquehanna River at Conklin, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42 "02 '10", long VSMS'IO'1 , on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Conklin. Broome County, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Little 

Snake Creek and 3f miles downstream from Pennsylvania State line.

Drainage area. 2,240 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1912 to September 1954.

Sage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 840.95 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 4, 1914, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 41 years (1913-54), 3,638 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 29,000 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 14.55 ft); 

minimum, 192 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 1.66 ft, from reconstructed gage-height graph, 

water below intake).

1912-54: Maximum discharge, 61,600 cfs Mar. 18, 1936; maximum gage height, 20.83' 

ft Mar. 22, 1948; minimum discharge, 106 cfs Sept. 16, 1913 (gage height, 1.32 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or fragmentary gageheight record, which are good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill several 

miles above station.

Revisions. WSP 696: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 17 Feb. 18 to Sept. 30

1.7 203

2.0 302

2.5 512

3.0 786

4.0 1,730

5.0 3,080

7.0 6,870

9.0 11,700

1.9 366

2.5 512

3.0 786

4.0 1,73O

5.O 3,080

7.0 6,72O

10.0 14,000

14.0 26,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

221

218

215

209

2lF

297

422

1,100 

1.510

956

706

596

517

489

475

435

409

405

376

340

321

329

306

291

298

310

 302

288

311

492 

660

13,819

446

0.199

0.23

Nov.

1,320

1,100

814

688

633

586

596

565 

546

570

649

729

800

855

841

827

807

834

848

780

717

682

1,540

2,170

*3,000

2,770

5.020

2,560

2,160

1,930

35,937

1,198

0.535

0.60

Dec.

1,750

1,700

1,580

1.490

1,500

1,860

8,200

10.700 

7,850

6,460

6,590

5,490

4,570

4,860

5,670

5,850

4,560

5,000

2,550

2,600

3,02O

5,050

3,500

5,670

2,860

2,470

2,500

2,400

2,180

2,100

'

118,150

3,811

1.70

1.96

Jan.

1,900

1,450

1,600

1,550

*1,750

1,650

1,450

1,250 

980

960

860

1,060

960

860

880

920

960

880

860

920

3,100

5,400

4,900

3,700

3,200

3,600

6,000

15.000

11,200

7,200

5,600

90,600

2,925

1.30

1.50

Feb.

4,800

4,500

»4,520

4,230

3,860

3,500

3,000

2,900 

2,460

2,640

2,500

1,900

1.650

1,800

2,050

3,820

16,000

26.000

19,000

13,900

12,400

16,000

15,000

*11,100

9,450

8,440

7,580

7,060

--- 

212,040

7,573

3.58

5.52

Mar.

6,540

9 .610

9,110

*7,800

6,460

5,380

4,740

4,710 

4,510

4,420

4,220

3,740

5,590

5,550

4,110

5,720

5,440

5,000

2,870

5,720

5,790

6,060

4,470

*4,290

4,150

5,500

6,280

5,260

4,550

4,400

4,600

154,170

4,975

2.22

2.56

Apr.

4,280

4,060

3,860

3,670

5,490

5.550

5,800

4,490 

4,490

4,010

3,750

3,960

4,780

4,200

3,720

3,600

12,800

16,800

13,500

9,760

7,650

6,360

6,740

7,560

7,140

5,940

*5, 700

7,600

9,450

8,290

188,780

6,293

2.81

5.13

May

6,660

5,740

5,070

7,020

8,990

7,390

6,060

5,940 

6,540

8,320

9,540

10.200

8,260

6,890

5,780

5,060

4,420

*3,750

3,510

3,020

2,820

5,180

4,620

5,040

3,990

5,290

5,080

2,630

2.470

2,610 

2j 860

164,350

5,302

2.57

2.73

June

2,670

2,640

4,810

5.820

5,040

4,130

3,550

3,180 

2,720

2,440

f4,110

f3,480

3,520

5,470

5,740

2,740

2,720

2,510

1,890

1,690

1,450

1,570

1,500

1,270

1,260

1,200

981

975 i,o5o

*fl,O70

80,544

2,685

1.20

1.54

July

f990

9T6

885

865

775

711

660

638 

611

611

560

531

498

480

494

774

956

654

480

462

453

480

507

489

462

431

397

*431

414

401 

 572

18,384

593

0.265

0.31

Aug.

388

396

596

407

595

374

576

372 

422

543

569

566

536

32O

372

405

350

504

310

514

274

291

523

271

33T

326

*448

326

329

557 

f702

11,276

564

0.162

0.19

Sept.

f2,020

2.560

1,680

1,120

814

649

570

502 

457

426

475

453

440

367

426

512

675

901

965

1,170

895

736

677

611

622

484

466

453

*418

384

22,924

764

0.541

O.38

Calendar year 1953: Max 24,400 Mln 159 Mean 3,255 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.74

Water year 1953-54: Max 26,000 Mln 209 Mean 3,044 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.45

Peak discharge (base. 25.000 efs). Feb. 18 (10:45 a.m.) 29,000 cfs (14.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 18-20, Dec. 31 to Feb. 2, Feb. 8, 11-15,
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 285

Chenango River at Sherburne, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°40'45", long 75°30'40", on left bank Just upstream from Pratts Bridge, 

half a mile west of Sherburne, Chenango County, and half a mile downstream from Handsome Brook.

Drainage area. 264 sq mi.

Records available. May 1938 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,037.0 ft above mean sea level (furnished 

By U. S. Weather Bureau). July 22 to Dec. 9, 1953, wire-weight or reference-point 

gage, and Dec. 10, 1953, to Sept. 30, 1954, water-stage recorder, at temporary site 

1^ miles downstream at different datum, during period of highway bridge construction.

Average discharge. 16 years, 419 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,190 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 13.72 ft); minimum, 26 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 7.06 ft, from graph based on gage readings).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 7,000 cfs Sept. 1, 1950 (gage height, 9.88 ft); maximum gage height, 9.99 ft Dec. 30, 1942 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 17 cfs Sept. 25, 

1939 (gage height. 2.80 ft).

Maximum stage known, 10.6 ft Mar. 18, 1936, from records of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from debris, 

doubtful gage-height record, or those based on once-daily wire-weight-gage readings, 

which are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill several miles 

above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 851: 1938(M).

Rating; tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to June 2

7.0 19

7.5 78

8.0 142

8.5 227

9.0 337

10.0 620

12.0 1,390

13.5 2,030

June 3 to Sept. 30

7.1 26 8.0 139 

7.5 67 8.5 227 

Mote. Same as preceding 

table above 8.5 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In. .

Oct.

29

28 

28

2730-

45

76

74

64

56

51

48

45

43

43

42

42 

41

40

40

»39

37

37

37

36

36

36

37 

41

51

68

1,347

43.5

0.165

0.19

Nov.

66

54 

48

45

44

42

13

45

47

51

54

51

50

49

48

48

47 

47

45

44

43

43

79

97

84

102

91

82 

78

73

1,740

58.0

0.220

0.25

Dec.

»67

68 

67

 ss 62

76

295

229

188

225

210

180

167

168

264

b200

blSO 

b!65

185

175

*159

247

342

b235

b235

223

187

178 

167

159

b!30

5,469

176

0.667

0.77

Jan.

b!30

136 

1S5

b!30

b!25

b!18

b!08

blOO

b98

b!04

blOO

b98

b92

b88

b94

b92

b86 

b84

b88

»b94

b540

d450

d320

d270

d245

d270

1,120'

dl.220i 

d760

d620

d540

8,455

273

1.03

1.19

Feb.

d440

d440 

d430

d400

d360

d330

d310

d310

d310

299

260

b215

b!90

VttS

»b290

b880

»1.870 

1,590

1,200

1,100

1,420

1,800

1,270

1,040

968

876

868

781

20,472

731

2.77

2.88

Mar.

809

1.180 

900

812

d660

d580

d540

515

b480

509

429

b370

370

404

415

*354

337 

313

306 735"

680

522

518

483

634

854

676

608 

644

624

578

17,839

575

2.18

2.51

Apr.

575

536 

560

477

471

556

746

676

634

554

584

725

599

545

506

530

1,250 

972

»848

753

652

575

722

652

575

521

554

897 

781

641

19,667

656

2.48

2.77

May

563

515 

506

1,500

972

802

714

818

826

722

641

602

563

494

426

372

323 

286

268

249

*239

454

412

330

283

245

216

199 

206

311

239

15,096

487

1.84

2.13

June

231

1.110 

830

792

652

575

494

407

352

313

279

237

596

362

283

247

218 

186

169

149

136

147

206

*162

137

137

142

169 

169

145

10,032

334

1.27

1.41

July

136

' 123 

108

98

93

83

83

76

72

70

63

66

62

59

63

62

60 

55

56

52

*51

51

50

47

48

47

48

44 

46

51

48

2,076

67.0

0.254

0.29

Aug.

c44

042 

042

C44

C42

c41

042

c41

C40

040

C46

C49

C52

C49

C46

C44

042 

d41

040

C40

038

C35

C33

*C33

C50

c48

C42

C39 

C37

C40 

140

1,403

45.2

0.171

0.20

Sept.

193

137

107

87

74

65

59

54

51

47

75

75

63

65

63

76

88 

79

72

65

*57

54

51

50

47

46

48

48 

44

i3

2,088

69.6

0.264

0.29

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,910 Mln 27 Mean 330 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.98

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,870 Mln 27 Mean 290 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.88

Peak discharge (base. 3.500 efs). Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on"this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

c Backwater from debris.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based on 

weather records and records for nearby stations.

Mote. Discharge Oct. 1 to Dec. 10 computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
286 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Canasawacta Creek near South Plymouth, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°33'50", long 75 033'10", on right bank 1.4 miles southeast of South 

Plymouth, Chenango County, 2 miles northeast of Norwich, 2.8 miles downstream from 

East Branch, and 4.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 58.3 sq mi.

Records available. September 1945 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Aug. 6, 1953. Datum of gage is 

1,077.80 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 9 years, 106 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,080 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 4.15 ft): maximum gage height. 4.29 ft Jan. 27 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 0.7 cfs Aug. 24 (gage 

height, 1.57 ft).

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 5,910 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 5.33 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,900 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.5 cfs 

Sept. 30, 1952, Aug. 29, 31, Sept. 1, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.61 ft July 29, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or fragmentary gage-height 

record, which are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by gristmill 1.8 miles 

above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1141: 1945-47.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27 Jan. 23 to Sept. 3O

1.6 

1.65

1.7

1.8 

2.0

1.1

2.2

3.8

8.6

24

2.3 69

2.6 147

3.0 316

3.5 6OO

1.58

1.6

1.65

1.7

1.8 

2.0

0.8 

1..1 

2.0 

3.6 

8.3 

24

2.2

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

50 

87 

17S 

315 

600 

958

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

85

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.6

2.4

3] 1

2.9

3.3

15

21

13

9.0

7.5

6.6

7.1

6.6

6.1

5.3

5.3

4.7

4.7

4.8

*4.0

4.5

4.2

4.3

3.7

3.3

3.7

3.5

4.3

4.8

26

15

213.3

6.88

0.118

0.14

Nov.

11

9.2

8.4

8.2

6.3

6.3

7.0

8.1

8.5

10

11

9.7

9.7

8.2

. 8.1

7.4

7.3

6.5

6.5

6.0

6.3

6.3

42

35

27

42

29

23

20

19

408.0

13.6

0.233

0.26

Dec.

 18

17

16

T7

34

49

239

TI4

82

135

96

80

76

80

126

84

64

52

54

60

64

 119

140

84

86

78

66

62

58

55

44

2,349

75 k 8

1.30

1.50

Jan.

40

46

48

46

42

40

35

29

28

32

26

26

24

22

26

24

21

32

165

87

74

64

60

76

390

130

112

98

2,145

69.2

1.19

1.37

Feb..

88

90

83

 72

62

56

54

54

52

46

43

40

 84

 290

 720 456"

280

245

489

503

295

243

234

212

178

156

5,131

183

3.14

3.27

Mar.

204

354

225

178

150

130

118

104

96

110

90

78

77

95

89

75

72

»72~ 66

357

228

170

149

130

254

261

186

153

160

149

135

4,715

152

2.61

3.01

Apr.

121

110

110

100

92.

135

187

161

133

110

167

187

133

121

110

f!26

f481

Tfl

225

167

136

 112

173

136

112

102

130

317

209

153

4,827

161

2.76

3.08

May

130

112

121

512

557

195

156

297

229

182

149

136

115

94

81

71

60

52

47

44

 43

55

43

35

30

26

23

22

27

42

25

3,413

110

1.89

2.18

June

33

5QQ 12~2

122

83

73

65

52

43

35

31

32

295

87

60

55

47

39

32

28

28

34

34

26

 20

22

30

36

27

20

1,911

63.7

1.09

1.22

July

20

15

15

13

13

12

11

11

8.4

7.8

7.5

6.9

5.8

6.7

11

8.6

6.5

6.3

5.7

5.2

*14

10

6.9

5.6

5.4

6.2

5.2

4.0

B'.O

G, 7

278.7

8.99

0.154

0.18

Aug.

6.6

5.7

5.2

4.0

4.6

4.1

3.7

3.0

4.1

3.6

3.2

4.3

3.8

3.2

3.3

3.4

2.6

2.2

1.8

3.1

2.3

1.1

2.3

*1. 1 i!s

1.2

2.2

1.5

A2TT

40

132.6

4.28

0.073

0.08

Sept.

19

9.3

6.2

4.5

3.7

3.5

2.4

g.l

3^2

2.7

14

e.o

4.5

4.3

3.9

ISTS

11

8.7

7.7

7.1

 6.2

4.6

5.5

3.6

4.3

4.5

3.2

3.2

3.5

199.4

6.65

0.114

0.13

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,180 Mln 0.5 Mean 84.5 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.69

Hater year 1953-54: Max 720 Min 0.9 Mean 70.5 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.42

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfs). Mo peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement Bade on this day. 

f Fragmentary gage-height record] discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16-21, 23-28, Dec. 31 to Jan. 2, Jan. 4, 5, 

7-2T7~23-25, 27, Jan. 29 to Feb. 2, Feb. 4-9, 11, 13-20, Mar. 5-7, 9, 12, 17-19, 22, Apr. 3, 4.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 287

Chenango River at Greene, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°19'30", long 75°46'15", on left bank 1,700 ft downstream from highway 

bridge in Greene, Chenango County, and half a mile downstream from Birdsall Creek.

Drainage area. 598 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 892.58 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

(Jorps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 17 years, 921 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,670 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 10.96 ft); mlnimum, 56 cfs Oct. 4; minimum gage height, 1.84 ft Oct. 29.

1937-54; Maximum discharge, 18,900 cfs Dec. 31, 1942 (gage height, 18.33 ft); minimum, 37 cfs Sept. 20, 1939.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect ot backwater from weeds, 

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect or backwater 

from weeds (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 17

2.7 

3.0 

4.O 

6.0

325

427

841

2,100

Feb. 18 to Sept. 30

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

301

437

870

2,100

3,640

5,550

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

64

62

60

58

IS

73

125

15s

114

100

92

84

80

78

78

76

74

74 

74

72

72

72

72

72

70

68

63

*70

72

64 

108

2,454

79.2

0.132

0.15

Nov.

125

110

100

94

90

36

36

90

92

93

100

93

96

94

92

92 

92

90

86

88

135

210

200

235

S4S nS

190

175

3,666

122

0.204

O.23

Dec.

165

165

155

«150

ITS

225

1430 i,6s6

688

737

746

593

546

523

765

724

503

500 

534

569

534

«565

798

658

587

589

493

434

413

392 

335

16,491

532

0.890

1.03

Jan.

350

360

360

340

310

310

260

210

200

215

180

180

175

160

170

170

160

T56" 155 

180

540

1,000

520

380

410

450

1,400

2.900

1,876

1,420 

1,120

16,615

536

0.896

1.03

Feb.

935

851

856

760

680

600

540

520

520

520

480

410

330

37?

440

1,300

*4,000

Stolo1

2,390

2,500

4,150

3,250

2,340

2,170

1,900

1,860

1,640

44,092

1,575

2.63

2.74

Mar.

1,570

2.440

2,200

1,360

1,510

1,310

1,140

1,150

1,040

1,120

1,020

856

827

370

970

336

766

729 

*688

1,520

2,080

1,390

1,290

1,170

1,240

2,100

1,680

1,380

1,330

1,360 

1,290

40,712

1,313

2.20

2.53

Apr.

1,230

1,120

1,130

1,000

945

970

1,340

1,310

1,260

1,090

1,010

1,450

1,280

1,100

1,020

998

2,620

2.770 

2,020

1,730

1,440

1,250

1,440

1,680

1,320

 1,180

1,150

1,910

2,110

1,570

42,443

1,415

2.37

2.64

May

1,320

1,160

1,070

2,520

2.620

1,890

1,600

1,860

2,180

1,740

1,590

1,390

1,250

1,090

940

817

716

631 

576

547

502

563

729

597

 510

452

398

370

452

483

32,933

1,062

1.78

2.05

June

317

1,960

2.000

1,566

1,300

1,070

950

794

662

576

513

456

1,090

1,060

801

644

522

441 

384

340

314

304

346

376

323

301

3l4

340

360

340

21,203

707

1.18

1.32

July

 310

320

230

250

220

205

200

205

185

170

155

145

140

145

390

250

185

155 

145

130

140

ISO

 140

125

120

112

106

102

100 

17!!? J.UO

116

5,502

177

0.296

0.34

Aug.

104

96

96

93

94

90

86

36

84

34

S3

34

86

92

96

92

84

80 

76

76

72

70

70

84

 82

88

64

Oft OD

240.

2,810

90.6

0.152

0.17

Sept.

US 555

250

205

170

150

135

130

118

114

175

225

185

155

145

240

380

280 

290

270

215

200

175

160

150

140

130

130

 135

125

6,017

201

0.336

0.37

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,720 Min 56 Mean 741 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.64

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,730 Mln 58 Mean 644 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.60

Peak discharge (base. 6.800 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 1-23, Feb. 4-17. Backwater from weeds 

Oct. 1 to Dec. 6, June 29 to Sept. 30.
288 SUSQJJEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

Genegantslet Creek at Smithville Flats, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°23 I 40", long 75°48'15", on left bank 530 ft dovmstream from highway 

bridge at Smithville Plats, Chenango County, and 1,500 ft downstream from Pond Brook.

Drainage area. 83.1 sq mi.

Records available. June 1938 to September 1954.

page. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 16 years, 141 cfs.

Extremes.-Maximum discharge during year, 1,410 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 6 98 ft); minimum, 2.6 cfs Sept. 15 (gage height, 2.09 ft, backwater from .aquatic vegetation and

deb1938-54: Maximum discharge, 5,890 cfs Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 10.4 ft, from 

floodmark on outside gage), from rating cuve extended above 2,800 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 0.48 cfs (discharge measurement) Sept. 19, 1939 (gage height, l.7d 

ft).

Remarks.-Records excellent except those above 1,500 cfs or below 10 cfs, which are good, 

 ana-those for periods of fragmentary gage-height record, ice effect, or backwater from

aquatic vegetation or debris, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low and medium

flow caused by gristmill 800 ft above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 851: 1938(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect or backwater 

from aquatic vegetation or debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 17 Feb. 18 to Sept. 30

2.1

2.2

3.2

6.1

11

18

37

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

91

185

305

615

1,420

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

18

87 

1S2

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

304

615

985

Note. Same as preceding table 

below~2.4 ft_.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.0

3.6

376

3.7

3.7

10

21

14

11

9.3

7.8

7.2

7.8

8.6

6.8

6,4

6.0

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

3.8

4.0

*4.5

4.6

11

16

218.4

7.05

0.085

0.10

Nov.

11

9.3

8.6

7.6

7.3

6.7

7 ~ g

8.0

8.8

9.8

11

11

11

11

11

10

9.3

8.8

8.3

7.8

7.8

7.6

39

37

29

4333"

27

22

20

449.3

15.0

0.181

0.20

Dec.

19

18

17

*16

21

46

T59" 288

104

131

107

85

80

82

136

96

66

56

58

60

63

96

 138

98

90

79

68

61

58

52

43

2,497

80.5

0.969

1.12

Jan.

41

47

48

44

39

39

35

31

29

33

31

30

29

28

30

30

25

2325*

32

86

102

78

70

*68

70

320

383 225"

190

135

2,396

77.3

0.930

1.07

Feb.

108

116

102

91

80

70

58

58

60

56

50

38

38

44

56

*185

*740

452

354

562

752

404

296

272

244

225

200

6,731

240

2.89

3.01

Mar.

233

454

307

227

180

145

135

130

119

135

112

96

96

111

120

100

92

395

365

235

202

*174

259

366

246

195

195

180

165

5,941

192

2.31

2.66

Apr.

145

132

135

108

101

109

153

145

124

102

129

197

149

124

115

126

713

444

318

237

182

149

*256

249

189

159

169

386

312

216

6,073

202

2.43

2.72

May

169

141

147

767

4Tf

285

216

388

378

264

204

172

145

115

94

76

64

54

50

45

44

48

41

36

*32

28

25

25

28

50

34

4,592

148

1.78

2.06

June

36

410

2T5

174

120

96

81

59

45

39

34

29

f!24

*f80

51

42

36

30

26

21

20

18

25

19

il

17

24

27

23

19

1,952

65.1

0.783

0.87

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,O40 Mln 2.5 Mean 97.2 Cfsm 1.17

July

31

33

26

21

17

16

16

18

15

13

12

11

10

12

M

19

15

12

11

10

13

13

*10

9.3

8.6

9.3

8.8

7.2

6.8.

IT

10

461.0

14.9

0.179

0.21

Aug.

8.8

8.0

7.6

7.8

7.6

6.8

6.6

'5.6 6.2

5.6

6.0

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.2

6.0

5.2

5.0

4.5

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.8

4.6

4.8

*5.6

5.4

4.8

4.5

6.0

25.

204.7

6.60

0.079

0.09

Sept.

IITf

12

10

8.4

.-7.2

6.6

6,2

5.8

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.4

5.6

5.6

12

15

12

14

15

jy

10

9.0

8.6

8.0

7.4

6.8

*6.6

6.2

5.6

282.6

9.42

0.113

0.13

In. 15.90

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,020 Min 3.6 Mean 87.1 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.24

Peak discharge (base. 2.600 cfs). No peak! above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16-20, 24, 25, Dec. 30 to Jan. 2, Jan. 4-27, 

Jan. 29 to Feb. 2, Feb. 6-18, Mar. 5-8, 11, 12, 16, 17, 22, 31, Apr. 1, 3, 4. Backwater from aquatic 

vegetation and/or debris Oct. 1-6, 11-30, July 27 to Sept. 30.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 289

Shackham Brook near Truxton, N. Y.

__i. Lat 42 e46'00", long 76 e01'10", on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream 

from small tributary, three-quarters of a mile upstream fronr mouth, and 5 miles north 

of Truxton, Cortland County.

Drainagq area.--3.12 sq mi.

Records available. November 1932 to September 1954.

QB,ge. Water-stage recorder and concrete control with V-notch weir. Datum of gage is 

T.281.52 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 21 years (1933-54), 5.81 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 161 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 3.60 ft); minimum, 

0.006 cfs Sept. 10 (gage height, 1.09 ft), when flow was temporarily reduced during 

dredging of stream.

1932-54: Maximum discharge, 487 cfs June 3, ?^47, from rating curve extended above 

170 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 4.45 ft June 24, 1940; minimum 

discharge, 0.042 cfs Sept. 4, 1953 (gage height, 1.20 ft), except during period of 

dredging Sept. 10, 1954.

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

backwater from rocks or gravel, which are fair. This station is operated in connection 

with a study of the effect of reforestation on streamflow. In addition to records of 

streamflow, records of precipitation, temperature, and ground-water levels are collected. 

Weekly records of ground-water levels for the water year 1954 are published in WSP 1321.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 851: 1933-36.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect or 

backwater from rocks or gravel (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 28 Aug. 28 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.25

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8

0.042

.071

.113

.232

.42

.67

1.48

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.4

2.91

6.45

13.3

21.5

35.5

60.5

102

1.21

1.25

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

l.T

0.050

.078

.124

.262

.47

.78

1.23

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.061

.061

.061

.061

.068

.150

.246

a. 156

a. 113

a. 098

a. 123

a. 128

a. 118

a. 108

a. 098

a. 090

a. 086

a. 086

*a.082

.082

.082

.082

.082

.082

.082

.082

.082

.153

.170

.221

3.834

0.124

0.040

0.05

Nov.

0.168

.150

.145

.140

.128

.021

.145

.166

.215

.31

.30

.30

.42

.39

.37

.33

.28

.239

.212

.198

.192

.205

«4.07

1731

.90

.88

.67

b.56

.52

.47

14.524

0.484

0.155

0.17

Dec.

0.47

.46

oJ£

.53

1.38

1.18

3.68

2.46

2.00

5.49

3.53

2.91

2.48

3.11

4.58

3. IS

b2.5

bl.9

bl.75

*b2.05

2.55

6.54

7.06

b479

b4.3

b3.9

a3.55

a3.18

3.00

2 82 

b2!os

89.94

2.90

0.929

1.07

Jan.

bl.85

bl.85

b2.1

b2.05

bl.9

bl.8

bl.6

bl.4

bl.4

bl.24

bl.10

b.98

b.84

bjlg

bl.02

1.14

bl.06

*b.94

.98

1.85

b7.8

b5.0

b4.0

b3.4

b3.0

b3.8 isa

blO.4

b8. 2

b6. 2 

b5.0

103.02

3.32

1.06

1.23

Feb.

b4.5

b4.6

4.29

3.96

3.65

3.36

b3.0

b2.9

b2.7

2.56

2.36

bl.35

bl.75

b2.05

b4.1

27.3

,7.1.5

25.6

16.9

15.6

42.5

26.7

16.2

15.1

13.9

12.7

11.0

12.6

.

355.23

12.7

4.07

4.23

Mar.

*16.3

19.0

13.6

bll.O

b8.6

b7.2

b6.2

b5.4

b4.8

b4.9

b3.8

b3.6

b3.6

b4.1

b3.6

bS.g

b3.2

b3.3

b3.8

17.7

bll.O

b9.0

8.29

7.66

16.1

*16.8

12.0

10.7

11.9

b8.6

b7.4

266.35

8.59

2.75

3.17

Apr.

b6.6

b6.4

b6.2 bsa

b6.2

13.7

14.0

14.0

10.4

8*52

11.1

9.72

7.66

6.94

6.15

6.94

20.0

1178

*10.7

8.75

7.29

11.3

16.2

11.2

9.70

8.07

9.06

12.7

9.21

7.66

293.57

9.79

3.14

3.50

May

6.61

5.85

18.1

ILuL

17.2

12.6

9.70

10.1

8.52

6.94

6.15

5.57

4.65

3.85

3.36

3.00

2.64

2.32

2.10

1.89

2.80

4.15

2.64

*2.17

1.95

1.7

1.55

1.5

1.5

1.4

JU5

195.91

6.32

2.03

2.34

June

1.65

4.03

f.73

2.32

1.95

1.90

1.75

1.55

1.4

1.3

1.25

1.3

2.6

1.14

1.02

.92

.80

.74

*.68

.64

.62

.68

.64

.58

u56

.72

.72

.84

.64

 56

38.23

1.27

0.407

0.46

July

0.52

.47

.43

.38

.34

.31

.30

.27

.24

.23

.22

.21

.20

.185

.185

.17

.16

.155

«.15

*.13

.135

.122

.108

.098

.104

.094

.086

.082

.094

.094 

.090

6.362

0.205

0.066

0.08

Aug.

0.086 -'086

.090

.090

.082

.082

.078

.082

.032

.074

.074

.078

.078

.074!

.072

.070

.068

.064

,070

.072

*.068

.058

.052

.047

.050

.050

.047

.044

.053

.081 

^99

3.092

0.100

0.032

0.04

Sept.

0.50

.172

.124

.100

.090

.082

.100

.108

.086

.067

.096

.090

.089

.126

.114

.236

.236

.171

.193

.164

.152

.135

.114

.104

.100

.131

*.130

.104

.095

.086

3.895

0.130

0.042

0.05

Calendar year 1953 : Max 56 Mln 0.047 Mean 4.11 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.88

Water year 1953-54: Max 71.5 Mln 0.044 Mean 3.76 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.39

Peak discharge (base. 88 efs). Feb. 17 (7:30 

(3.48 ft)j May 4 (2:30 a.m.) 113 cfB (3.44 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Albrlght Greek at East Homer.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice, (no gage-height record Jan. 22-26).

Note. Backwater from rocks and/or gravel May 25 to June 1, June 5 to Aug. 28.

(7:30 a.m.) 161 cfs (3.60 ft)j Feb. 21 (6 p.m.) 124 cfs
290 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Albright Creek at East Homer, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°40'10", long 76°06'15", on left bank a quarter af a mile upstream from 

highway bridge in East Homer, Cortland County, and half a mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 7.08 sq ml.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1954. Prior to October 1947, published as 

East Homer Creek at East Homer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. 

Average discharge. 15 years (1939-54), 12.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 370 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 3.19 ft); maximum 

gage height, 3.26 ft Jan. 23 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 0.110 cfs Oct. 3, 4, 5 (gage 

height. 0.62 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 787 cfs June 3, 1947, from rating curve extended above 

220 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 3.80 ft Dec. 30, 1942, from 

graph based on outside-gage reading; no flow for part of Aug. 24, 1953; minimum daily 

discharge, 0.050 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 4, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from gravel, 

variable outside-inside gage relationship, or no gage-height record, which are fair. 

This station is operated in connection with a study of the effect of reforestation on 

streamflow. In addition to records of streamflow, records of precipitation, temperature, and ground-water levels are collected. Weekly records of ground-water levels 

for the water year 1954 are published In WSP 1321.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect or backwater from 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 17 Feb. 18 to Sept. 30

0.62

.7

.8 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

0.11

.30

.61

1.65

3.78

6.80

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.9

10.4

17.0

29.4

50.0

89.0

203

1.2

1.3 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

3.01

3.78

6.80

10.1

16.3

2.2 

2.4

2.6

2.7

27.6 

49.0 

89.0 

12O

Discharge, In cubic) feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.130

.130 

.110 Tiid)

!l20

.75

1.38

.85

.51

.40

.37

.48

.37

.32

.30

.27

.25

.235 

*.220

.220

.210

.210

.210

.200

.200

.200

.200

.65

.53

Hf Of

12.735

0.411

0.058

O.O7

Nov.

0.63

.51 

.43

.37

.36

.31

^26

7BT

.80

1.34

1.44

1.41

1.53

1.35

1.07

.84

.69

.61 

.55

.49

.46

.48

*12 "Os 7

2.73

2.66

2.11

1.79

1.72

1.62

45.55

1.52

0.215

0.24

Dec.

1.72

1.72 

145

T7BT

4.63

3.96

9.76

5.92

6.36

13.2

7.95

6.94

6.15

10.7

all. 7

a8.10

6.6

5.6 

5.4

*a6.27

7.45

15.1

13.0 sis

8.6

8.2

7.36

6.80

6.53

5.70

4.5

218.01

7.03

0.993

1.15

Jan.

4.4

4.7 

5.2

4.5

4.1

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.3

2.9

2.7

2.4

li

2.9

2.5

*2.5 

2.6

7.4

34

20

15

13

11.0

11.6

40

16.5

13

11.0

9.4

266.4

8.59

1.21

1.40

Feb.

8.8

9.6 

9.50

8.50

7.65

6.6

6.0

6.0

5.81

5.48

4.99

4.0

3.1

4.2

12.5

82

162

58.9 

35

36.6

100

64.2

37.0

36.2

32.0

27.6

23

25.7

-

823.73

29.4

4.15

4.33

Mar.

*39.2

8*

25

23

21

19.5

17.5

15.5

17

12.5

11.0

10.6

12.5

12.0

9.0

8.8

l6"72

38.1

21.4

20

19.8

18.8

41.0

*32.0

23.9

20.8

23.2

17.5

16.5

651.9

21.0

2.97

3.42

Apr.

16

15 

14.5

15.5

27.3

26.2

24.9

18.8

15.9

27.5

19.8

16.7

15.5

13.7

18.5

45.1

*22[o

17.5

15.1

17.9

24.5

16.5

15.5

13.7

17.4

24.9

17.1

14.5

582.1

19.4

2.74

5.06

May

15.1

11.9 

56.1

120

"47.1

52.9

24.6

25.5

20.5

16.5

15.7

12.5

10.5

9.10

8.05

7.06

6.27

5.48 

5.26

4.49

IS. 6

17

1O.O

»7.6

6.8

5.6

4.76

4.76

5.94

4. 64

3 30

559.01

17.4

2.46

2.85

June

17.4

ffc*

13.1

10.1

10.3

S.35

6.93

6.0

5.4

5.0

9.0

26

8.0

7.8

7.0

5.8

4.9 

*4.2

5.8

3.5

5.8

5.4

3.9

5.2

4.5

*7.96

8.2

4.6

3 8

251.74

8.59

1.19

1.52

July

7.0

175 

3.4

3.0

4.1

2.9

3.1

2.45

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.45

1.3

1.25

1.7

1.20

1.06

.90 

*.84

*.76

1.02

.86

.72

.84

.80

.82

.62

'.70

.52

55.61

1.75

0.244

0.28

Aug.

0.5O

.44

.49

.68

.54

.52

.57

.51

.50

.28

.51

.44

.44

.52

.50

.28

.25

.21 

.27

.30

*.245

.22

.195

715

.245

.25

.18

.195

.54

5^0

14.750

0.475

0.067

0.08

Sept.

1**

.90 

.68

.56

.49

.44

.66

.64

.52

.49

.47

.44

.40

75T

.62

1.5

.98

.84 

1.22

1.06

.82

1.18

.90

.80

.68

.64

*.90

*.72

.62

.54

22.55

0.752

0.106

0.12

Calendar year 1953: Max 1O3 Min- O.O50 Mean 8.46 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.24

Water year 1953-54: Max 162 Min O.110 Mean 9.54 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18. SO

Peak discharge (base. 52o efs). Feb. 17 (8:30 a.m.) 370 cfs (3.19 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Shackham Brook near Truxton.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 3, 17-19, 24-26, Dec. 31 to Feb. 2, Feb. 6-8, 

12-16, 19, 27, Mar. 4-19, 22, Mar. 30 to Apr. 4 (no gage-height record Dec. 17-19, Jan. 24-27; 

doubtful gage-height record Mar. 8-15). Backwater from gravel June 9-26, June 28 to Sept. 29 (fragmentary gage-height record July 19, 20; no gage-height record Aug. 21 to Sept. 8). Variable outsideinside gage relationship May 22-26 (fragmentary gage-height record May 23, 24); discharge computed 

on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, engineers' notes, and records for Shackham 

Brook near Truxton.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 291

Tloughnloga River at Cortland, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 42°36 I 10n , long 76°09 l 35n , on right bank at upstream side of Elm Street 

Bridge at Cortland, Cortland County, 0.4 mile downstream from confluence of East and 

West Branches.

Drainage area. 296 sq mi (including 16 sq mi, the flow from which may be diverted into 

DeRuyter Reservoir in Oswego River basin).

Records available. May 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,087.19 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted, prior to Oct. 1, 1939, at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 16 years, 489 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,420 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 6.43 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 0.96 ft, backwater from weeds and/or debris); minimum 

daily, 26 cfs Oct. 2.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 10,000 cfs Apr. 5, 1950 (gage height, 10.82 ft); minimum, 9.8 cfs Sept. 20, 1939; minimum daily, 19 cfs Sept. 17, 24, 1939.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from weeds or 

debris, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by mills on 

West Branch.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect or 

backwater from weeds or debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 4)

Oct. 1 to May 4 May 4 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

24

50

84

153

240

3.0 660

4.0 1,270

5.0 2,060

7.0 4,040

1.1 30

1.3 58

1.5 94

2.0 219

2.5 390

3.0 610

4.0 1,180

5.0 1,930

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

51

26

2§

31 

28

40

42

47

42

40

37

38

37

37

37

36

34 

32

33

*34

31

33

30

32

33

33

34

34

37

44

52.

1,103

35.6

0.120

0.14

Nov.

44

44

36

37 

36

H

4?

38

41

44

48

52

50

50

48

48

45

41

40

40

40

41

170

213

TfT

123

103

*91

82

78

1,972

65.7

0.222

0.25

Dec.

75

73

69

ft

87

189

206

142

23S

259

194

172

173

328

245

181 

157

b!60

*b!70

176

274

429

353

b270

260

228

208

197

1 JLO fl7f

162

5,959

192

0.649

0.75

Jan.

146

167

158

167 

151

143

129

121

b!22

b!35

b!25

b!18

bl!4

bl!2

b!22

b!22

b!02 

b94

*b9T

b!25

496

549

437

395

327

305

823

994

64T

601 

511

8,656

279

0.943

1.09

Feb.

464

436

422

375 

343

307

278

266

267

255

235

185

b!75

bT55~

b245

962

2,770 

5,010

1,740

1,260

1,700

2,860

1,830

1,280

1,250

1,080

1,010

933

26,133

933

3.15

3.28

Mar.

 1,050

1.650

1,300

1,040 

863

758

671

646

580

590

514

456

454

484

491

427

403 

135

408

985

1,110

770

782

726

879

 1,330

985

827

S68

8X8 

729

23,977

773

2.B1

3.01

Apr.

691

664

694

m

757

1,120

978

933

772

837

1,020

818

718

660

705

1.420 

1,370

1,050

896

774

699

*998

891

744

710

707

1,090

987

796

25,711

857

2.90

3.23

May

700

635

764

 2,550 

1,790

1,240

996

954

972

820

717

660

596

512

455

414

365 

334

321

301

305

422

379

 315

280

253

231

220

215

240 

204

19,160

618

2.09

2.41

June

216

560

458

371 

316

292

279

240

212

194

183

201

141 m

343

412

300 

250

222

202

185

192

251

207

 182

191

234

280

253

211

8,728

291

0.983

1.10

July

l2S" 260

195

175 

170

165

155

145

130

118

108

100

94

90

92

84

76 

74

70

 66

76

66

64

58

58

62

62

56

31

76 

74

3,311

107

0.361

0.42

Aug.

74

64

58

56 

60

58

54

52

50

50

50

49

52

52

50

52

48 

44

46

46

46

43

 44

36

40

42

39

38

340

1,810

58.4

0.197

0.23

Sept.

230

15ff

124

96 

82

70

68

68

64

64

56

40

BT

54

56

64

64 

72

82

74

64

64

62

58

56

52

*54

52

50

48

2,190

73.0

0.247

0.28

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,790 Mln 26 Mean 357 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.38

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,010 Mln 26 Mean 355 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.19

Peak discharge (base, 4,400 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Backwater from weeds and/or debris Oct. 1 to Nov. 23, July 3 to Sept. 30.
292 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

Otselio River at Cincinnatus, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 42°32'30", long 75°54'00", on right bank 150 ft upstream from Mead Brook 

and 300 ft downstream from highway bridge at Cincinnatus, Cortland County.

Drainage area. 148 sq mi.

Records available. June 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,031.26 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge.--16 years, 276 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,700 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 8.38 ft); minimum, 8.6 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 2.93 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 8,390 cfs Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 10.67 ft); maximum gage height, 10.68 ft Apr. 4, 1950; minimum discharge, 3.8 cfs Sept. 25, 1939; minmum gage height, 2.32 ft Oct. 24, 25, 1947.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from weeds and 

debris, no gage-height record, or shifting control, which are fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.4

fcg 9.4

9.4

14

18

19

18

15

14

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

»11

10

10

10

10

10

9.4

9.4

10

11

30

32

398. 0

12.8

0.086

O.10

Nov.

23

19 

18

16

15

15

17

17

17

18

19

20

23

22

21

19

18

18

17

17

16

16

35

48

35

41

41

 35

31

30

700

23.3

0.157

0.18

Dec.

29

28 

~sr 27

37

54

242

166

123

192

172

138

131

140

219

160

116

92

102

112

 123

188

301

TSS

171

170

150

130

118

112

90

4,048

131

0.885

1.02

Jan.

74

86 

90

86

78

76

68

58

50

60

56

52

48

44

52

54

43

40

«4T

54

250

190

150

135

14O

140

580

66O

350

330

250

4,400

142

0.959

1.11

Feb.

195

210 

190

170

150

122

110

110

116

108

100

80

78

If

122

*630

2.130

1,326

824

713

1,470

1,970

954

717

676

581

523

495

-------

14,960

534

3.61

3.76

Mar.

643

1,140 1 Wl

560

450

370

320

310

280

305

260

215

220

257

255

219

2OO

185

155

754

655

440

*426

376

578

6756

495

412

434

387

343

13,171

425

2.87

3.31

Apr.

321

293 

318

252

246

314

496

431

377

309

422

557

387

337

299

324

1.140

693

547

434

356

3O2

 436

356

302

275

294

652

480

363

12,313

410

2.77

3.09

May

312

278 

296

928

551

430

360

473

442

353

306

284

252

211

181

164

146

133

125

115

108

135

129

1O2

 87

76

66

62

OT

95

76

7,342

237

1.60

1.84

June

65

39? 

272

211

171

157

142

111

94

82

76

66

494 2o~9~

159

184

150

125

102

87

72

82

113

87

66

»77

108

157

137

101

4,356

145

0.980

1.09

July

110

T¥

77

e66

e60

662

e58

e56

e52

e46

e42

e40

37

36

43

34

31

29

28

*27

39

30

26

24

23

24

22

19

27

39

1,331

42.9

0.290

0.33

Aug.

23

20

21

22

2O

18

17

15

15is

17

18

18

17

16

15

15

13

13

15

13

 13

12

12

12

13

12

11

10

IZ

3£

494

15.9

0.107

0.12

Sept.

32" 48

23

19

17

17

16

15

13

12

12

12

11

T?

12

19

19

317

a!7

a!7

a!6

a!5

a!5

a!4

a!3

12

13

 13

12

12

495

16.5

0.111

0.12

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,180 Min 7.3 Mean 207 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19. O4

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,130 Min 9.O Mean 175 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.07

Peak discharge (base, 4.400 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated from reconstructed gage-height graph based on observer's notes, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

e Shifting-control method used.

Hate..--Stage discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 16-2O, Dec. 27 to Feb. 15, Mar. 4-9, 12, 13, 

17-19,22. Backwater from debris Oct. 1 to Dec. 6. Backwater from weeds and debris Sept. 3-30.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 293

Otselio River near Upper Lisle, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°25'20", long 75"57"00", on left bank 300 ft downstream from Salzbury 

Bridge, half a mile downstream from Barry Run, 2 miles upstream from Upper Lisle, 

Broome County, and 9 miles upstream from Whitney Point Reservoir.

Drainage area. 216 sq mi.

Records available. January 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 985.75 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 17 years, 393 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,320 efs Feb. 22 (gage height, 5.22 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Oct. 3, 4 (gage height, 0.64 ft, backwater from aquatic vegetation).

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 12,400 cfs Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 10,43 ft, from 

recorded range in stage); maximum gage height, 19.35 ft Mar. 23, 1948, from floodmark 

(backwater from Whitney Point Reservoir); minimum discharge, 6.7 cfs Sept. 25, 1939 

(gage height, 0.61 ft, backwater from weeds).

Maximum discharge known, 15,-400 cfs July 8, 1935 (gage height, 12.35 ft, from floodmarks at gaging station), by slope-area determination.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from 

aquatic vegetation or debris, which are good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect or backwater, 

from aquatic vegetation or debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

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

0.6

.7

.8

1.0

1.3

12

21

33

66

138

1.7 

2.3 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

281

610

1,130

2,030

3,070

0.7 

.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

18

42

79

130

194

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

412

1,090

2,010

3,070

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12.

12

12

12

12

16

17

18

20

19

17

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

14

13

13

14

23 

39

489

15.8

0.073

0.08

Nov.

34

29

27

25

25

22

23

25

25

25

25

26

28

29

29

27

27

26

26

26

25

25

36

59

53

53

57

52

46

*44

979

32.6

0.151

0.17

Dec.

44

42

*2

40

45

65

336

280

182

249

272

199

185

185

341

257

blSO

blSO

blSO

b!55

165

242

**2£

b290

b260

b245

213

192

178

171 

b!45

5,934

191

0.884

1.02

Jan.

b!25

b!55

b!4o

b!35

b!24

b!22

b!04

b88

b84

b98

b94

b90

b86

b80

b90

b92

b76

bJ2

b82

blOS

b440

b560

b260

b235

»b240

b240

bl,040

1.260

578

b540 

b340

7,778

251

1.16

1.34

Feb.

b280

b300

b290

b260

b230

b200

b!70

b!70

b!75

b!65

b!55

blSO

bl22

b!40

b!70

b760

2,690

1,920

1,110

926

1,550

2.750

1,280

890

860

738

697

637

-

19,765

706

3.27

3.40

Mar.

740

1.510

950

*752

b580

b470

b400

418

371

407

342

288

292

328

352

284

267

259

2&L

868

914

574

 556

490

657

1,060

686

556

568

537 

.479

17,202

555

2.57

2.96

Apr.

450

397

423

338

553

370

622

525

511

402

466

774

519

440

402

415

1.600

1,030

759

618

496

418

629

569

445

 402

417

941

761

549

17,021

567

2.62

2.93

May

456

402

456

1.600

913

663

549

737

752

562

479

434

386

323

275

239

212

191

177

163

151

177

184

151

133

 119

106

103 121 130 

119

11,443

369

1.71

1.97

June

106

480

424

301

251

220

209

177

148

133

122

111

 SI*

*300

205

224

187

157

136

122

111

108

136

122

101

103

133

167

177

139

5,926

198

0.917

1.02

July

ML

145

112

96

88

90

86

84

76

68

62

58

56

54

64

58

49

46

44

41

47

50

 40

37

34

36

34

£3.

33

49 

44

1,961

63.3

0.293

0.34

Aug.

38

34

33

33

32

30

29

28

28

28

29

29

29

29

28

27

27

25

25

25

24

21

 21

22

21

21

20

20

13.

19 

29

823

26.5

0.123

0.14

Sept.

52

42

33

28

25

24

24

22

22

21

20

19

19

19

20

25

27

26

26

26

25

22

21

20

19

Ifi

18

*1S

18

18

717

23.9

0.111

0.12

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,980 Mln 12 Mean 294 Cfsm- 1.36 In. 18.45

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,750 Mln 12 Mean 247 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.49

Peak discharge (base. 5.600 cfs). Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Backwater from aquatic vegetation and/or debris Oct. 1-31, July 3 to Sept. 30.
294 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Whitney Point Reservoir at Whltney Point, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°20'30", long 75*57'55", on left bank at Whltney Point Dam on Otselio 

River, 0.9 mile upstream from mouth and 1.0 mile north of Whltney Point, Broome County.

Drainage area. 255 sq ml.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 965.70 ft Feb. 23; minimum, 950.49 ft Oct. 3, 4,

1942-54: Maximum elevation, 1,005.0 ft Mar. 23, 1948; minimum, 950.4 ft Sept. 2-4, 

1953.

Remarks. Reservoir Is formed by earth-fill dam with concrete spillway, completed by Corps 

oT~Ehgineers in 1942 for flood control; first used for flood regulation on Mar. 9, 1942. 

Usable capacity, 86,440 acre-ft between elevations 950.0 ft (sill of gates) and 1,010.0 

ft (crest of spillway) above mean sea level. Dead storage, 28 acre-ft. Figures given 

herein represent total contents. Floods are controlled by operation of three gates. 

Water is stored during high flows and released when downstream conditions warrant.

Elevation at 12 p.m., in feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

 31

Oct.

50.5

50.5

50.5

50.5

50.5

50.6

50.7

50.7

50.7

50.7

50.7

50.7

50.7

50.6

50.6

50.6

50.6

50.6

50.6

50.6

50.6

50.6

50.6

50.6

50.6

50.6

50.6

50.5

50.5

50.6

51.0

Nov.

50.9

50.9

50.8

50.8

50. S

50.8

50.8

50.7

50.7

SO. 7

50.7

50.7

50.7

50.8

50.8

50.8

50.8

50.8

50.8

50.8

50.8

50.8

50.9

51.4

51.3

51.3

51.3

51.2

51.2

51.1

Dec.

51.1

51.1

51.1

51.1

51.1

51.8

54.7

53.6

52.8

53.8

53.5

53.0

52.8

53.1

54.4

53.5

52.7

52.2

52.3

52.7

52.7

53.7

55.0

53.6

53.5

53.3

a53.1

52.8

52.7

52. 6

52.1

Jan.

52.0

52.4

52.3

52.3

52.2

52.1

51.9

51.7

51.6

aSl.S

51.7

51.8

51.6

51.4

51.6

51.7

a51.5

51.3

51.6

51.8

54.1

54.0

53.3

53.2

53.2

53.2

58.1

58.9

55.9

55. 3 

54.3

Feb.

53.7

54.1

53.9

53.6

53.4

53.1

52.8

52.8

52.9

52.7

52.6

52.1

52.2

a52.3

52.9

57.4

64.2

65.1

a63.5

a61.5

62.3

65.7

64.6

62.5

60.7

59.1

58.1

57.4

 

Mar.

57.9

61.3

60.5

59.0

57.4

56.3

55.7

55.5

55.1

55.4

54.8

54.2

54.2

a55.1

 54.9

54.2

54.0

53.9

54.0

58.6

59.3

57.8

57.1

56.4

57.7

59.7

58.5

57.2

56.9

56.6 

56.1

Apr.

55.8

55.3

55.5

54.8

54.7

55.2

56.7

56.4

56.2

55.4

55.9

57.5

56.6

55.8

55.3

55.5

61.8

61.0

59.7

58.2

56.8

55.8

57.4

57.0

56.2

55.6

55.9

58.9

58.6 57 2

May

56.1

55.5

56.6

61.9

60.7

59.0

57.4

58.2

58.4

57.3

56.3

55.8

55.2

54.6

54.1

53.7

53.4

53.1

52.9

52.8

52.7

53.1

53.0

52.6

52.4

52.2

52.1

52.1

52.1

52.4

a52.2

June

52.1

55.9

55.1

54.3

53.7

53.4

53.2

52. S

52.5

52.3

52.1

52.1

56.3

54.3

53.2

53.3

52.9

52.5

52.3

52.1

52.0

52.0

52.3

52.1

51.9

51.9

52.2

52.7

52.7 52 3

July

52.4

52.4

52.1

51.9

a51.6

51.7

51.7

51.6

51.5

51.4

51.3

51.3

51.2

51.2

51.4

51.3

51.2

51.1

51.1

51.1

51.1

51.2

51.1

51.0

51.0

51.2

51.1

51.0

51.1

51.3

51.3

Aug.

51.1

51.0

51.0

51.0

51.0

51.0

50.9

50.9

50.9

50.9

50.9

50.9

50.9

50.9

50.9

50.9

50.9

50.8

50.8

50.8

50.8

50.8

50.8

50.8

50.8

50.8

50.7

50.7

50.7 50 7

5l!l

Sept.

51.5

51.3

51.1

51.0

50.9

a50.9

50.9

50.9

50.S

50. S

50. S

50.8

50.7

50.7

50.8

51.0

51.0

51.0

51.1

51.0

51.0

50.9

50.9

50.9

50.9

50.8

SO. 8

50.8

50.8

50* 8

a No gage-height record; elevation at 12 p.m. estimated from reconstructed gage-height graph based 

on weather records, normal pattern for rise, and records for Otsellc River near Upper Lisle. 

Note. Add 900.0 ft to obtain elevations above mean sea level.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1955 to September 1954

Pate

Calendar year 1953. .....

Jan. 31...................

Hay 31...................

Sept. 30...................

Water year 1953-54......

Elevation 

(feet)-t

952 1

-

QC>7 O

952 3

rtCi »

950. S

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

EC

43

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

-53

_O1 *

-7

+5

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 295

Tioughnloga River at Itaska, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°17'55", long 75°54'30", on right bank at Itaska, Broome County, 3f miles 

downstream from Otselic River and village of Whitney Point and 6 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 735 sq mi.

Records available. October 1929 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 917.97 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Average discharge. 25 years, 1,236 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,970 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 7.13 ft); minimum, 49 cfs Oct. 3, 5 (gage height, 0.80 ft, backwater from weeds).

1929-54: Maximum discharge, 61,100 cfs July 8, 1935 (gage height, 16.61 ft from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 22,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area and 

slope-area studies and studies of peak discharges of flood of July 8, 1935, at downstream stations; minimum, 39 cfs Sept. 25, 1939; minimum gage height, 0.75 ft Oct. 16, 

1939 (backwater from aquatic vegetation).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from 

weeds, which are fair. Since 1942, high flows regulated by Whitney Point Reservoir 

(see preceding page).

Revisions (water years). WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 1001: 1935-38.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect or backwater 

from weeds (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 17 Feb. 18 to Sept. 30

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

58 

100 

157 

Z66 

518

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

7.0

870

1,330

2,510

7,680

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

77

100

157

265

506

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

840

1,300

2,450

3,760

7,380

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

56

54

54

5256-

84

90

86

86

82

80

76

74

72

70

68

66 

66

66

66

64

64

64 

64

64

64

66

*69 

73 

108

1 OR

2,212

71.4

Nov.

124

111

98

86

84

82

85

98

95

98

103

108

116

119

116

114

108 

103

98

95

91

91

176

323

270

234

212 

190 

*180

4,162

139

Dec.

170

164

157

1ST

167

208

602

830

555

550

775

600

524

518

938

870

600 

430

420

480

530

644

1.160 

960

740

720

640

574 

530 

500

*440

17,153

553

Jan.

380

466

472

470

460

401

370

280

270

320

300

290

280

270

300

310

250 

230

250

320

800

1,450

1,100 

920

820

860

2,200

2,820 

2,350

1,550

1 250

22,809

736

Feb.

1,100

980

*960

900

820

740

600

580

580

560

520

400

380 4"50

540

1,700

6,130

4,690

3,620

4,270

5,980

4,92O 

3,720

3,380

2,920

2,630

2,390

63,130

2,255

Mar.

2,480

«3.S30

3J440

2,860

2,300

1,900

1,600

1,560

1,390

1,420

1,310-

1,090

1,040

1,130

1,280

1,070

974 

947

920

2,116"

2,820

2,220

*2,070 

1,870

2,090

3,070

2,580

2,140 

2,030

1,970

1,780

59,391

1,916

Apr.

1,660

1,500

1,520

1,340

1,290

1,400

2,050

2,010

1,960

1,630

1,590

2,350

1,990

1,660

1,500

1,480

3.780 

3,680

3,000

2,490

2,040

1,690

2,350 

2,340

1,910

*1,700

1,710

2,740 

2,730

2 230

61,320

2,044

May

1,840

1,580

1,530

4,850

4,290

3,150

2,510

2,490

2,640

2,250

1,900

1,660

1,490

1,260

1,070

938

840 

744

675

641

596

795

780 

641

559

*500

451

*

530

468

44,525

1,436

June

428

1,170

1,320

974

788

695

662

578

495

451

420

390

1.700

1,380

815

856

709 

571

490

430

400

380

460 

450

370

540

3§o

460 

520

430

19,522

651

July

*410

520 4"10

350

320

300

290

290

260

240

220

210

195

190

210

210

180 

170

160

155

170

185

160 

145

140

140

*140

m155 

180

6,975

225

Aug.

165

155

150

145

140

140

130

122

116

116

124

124

125

124

125

124

116 

108

106

110

108

98

*94 

98

102

94

90

86 

84

90 

220

3,729

120

sept.

470

300

230

185

155

140

130

125

122

114

114

102

98

98

102

135

140 

130

165

165

140

124

118 

*110

106

98

96

94 

90

86

4,282

143

Adjusted for change In contents in Whitney Point Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

71.5 

0.097 

0.11

139 

0.189 

0.21

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

554 

0.754 

0.87

738 

1.00 

1.16

2,262 

3.08 

3.20

1,912 

2.60 

3.00

Observed

2,047 

2.79 

3.11

1,429 

1.94 

2.24

Max 6,440 Min 52 Mean 935 

Max 6,670 Mln 52 Mean 847

651 

0.886 

0.99

224 

0.305 

0.35

120 

0.163 

0.19

143 

0.195 

0.22

Adjusted

Mean 935 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.26 

Mean 847 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.65

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 17-20, 24-27, Dec. 30 to Jan. 1, Jan. 4, 5, 

7-27, Jan. 30 to Feb. 16, Mar. 5-7. Backwater from weeds Oct. 1-25, June 20 to Sept. 30.
296 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Chenango River near Chenango Porks, N.

Location.--Lat 42°13'05", long 75°50'55", on left bank l£ miles downstream from Tloughnloga River and village of Chenango Porks, Broome County.

Drainage area. 1,492 sq ml.

Records available. November 1912 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 871.73 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

(Torps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 2, 1914, staff gage at site 300 ft upstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge. 41 years (1913-54), 2,445 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,500 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 8.65 ft); maxImum gage height, 9.02 ft Jan. 28 (Ice Jam); minimum discharge, 106 cfs Oct. 4 (gage 

height, 2.41 ft).

1912-54: Maximum discharge, 96,000 cfs July 8, 1935 (gage height, 20.3 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 32,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 84 cfs Sept. 19, 25, 1939 (gage height, 2.24 ft).

Remarks.-"Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect or backwater from 

weeds, which are good. Since 1942, flood flows controlled by Whltney Point Reservoir 

(see p. 294).

Revisions (water yearsK--WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 891: 1935-36.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect or backwater 

from weeds (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

3.0 620 6.O 5,830

3.5 1,190 7.0 8,510

4.0 1,910 9.0 16,OOO

5.0 3,670

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19 

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

130 

122

118

122" 116

195

250

Ho

225

210

190

180

170

165

160

155

150

150 

150 

145

145

145

145

145

145

140

145

*150 

155 

205

245

5,108

165

Nov.

300 

270

230

210

195

185 195-

205

200

205

215

230

240

240

240

230

215

210 

205 

200

195

195

320

640

G55

580

540

480 

430 

*390

8,790

293

Dec.

370 

360

340

330

360

470

2,OOO

2.500

1,570

1,510

1,790

1,440

1,300

1,240

1,950

1,890

1,300

l.OOO 

1,040 

1,160

1,180

1,320

2,100

1,850

1,500

1,450

1,300

1,160 

1,080 

1,000

920

38,580

1,245

Jan.

820 

S40

920

880

840

*780

700

580

520

580

520

520

490

460

500

520

470

440 

360 

540

1,400

2,600

1,800

1,450

1,350

1,500

3,500

m3 900

3*OOO

44,280

1,428

Feb.

2,450 

2,150

2,100

*1,850

1,65O

1,450

1,450

1,200

1,180

1,240

1,100

880

720

860

1,OOO

2,600

1O,4OO

13.100 

9,050 

6,640

7,110

11,500

9,120

6,610

6,OOO

5,260

4,880

4,380

117,730

4,205

Mar.

4,300 

6.720

6,150

*5,100

4,130

3,500

3,500

2,990

2,720

2,830

2,660-

2,250

2,150

2,280

2,6OO

2,250

2,020

1,940 

1.860 

4,030

5,460

4,060

3,69O

*3,370

3,500

5,550

4,680

3,830 

3,630

3,630 

3,380

110,360

3,560

Apr.

3,20O 

2,920

2,920

2,66O

2 .520

2,6OO

3,550

3,590

3,480

2,990

2,810

4,030

3,560

3,030

2,780

?,69O

6,900

7.240 

5,580 

4,640

3,830

3,270

4,060

4,510

3,610

3,250

*3,250

5,040 

5,370 

4,200

114,080

,3,803

May

3,5OO 

3,050

2,S60

8.560

7,690

5,610

4,530

4,700

5,440

4,510

3,870

3,400

5,080

2,670

2,520

2.O2O

1,780

1,570 

1,410 

1,350

1,260

1,48O

1,660

1,410

*1,220

1,090

977

918

93o

1,100

1,100

86,865

2,802

June

941 

5,590

3.850

2,870

2,450

2,040

1,850

1,580

1,540

1,180

1,O6O

965

2,750

2,840

1,850

1,760

1,410

1,160 

1,000 

884

S16

774

873

907

784

710

74T

827 

918 

*8Z6

45,316

1,511

July

763 

941

787

690

620

582

564

573

520

48O

450

430

400

400

60O

560

430

38O 

360 

330

540

570

550

510

290

280

*260

250 

245

260

500

14,112

455

Aug.

290 

260

26O

260

260

250

240

225

215

215

250

225

225

225

240

240

215

195 

195 

195

190

185

170

Ho

215

205

*185

185 

185 

205

530

6,895

222

Sept.

1.040 

700

520

430

36O

330

290

290

270

260

2 SO

360

320

290

280

360

540

460 

500 

490

410

570

550

510

500

270

270

260 

*245 

.= 230 

11,385

380

Adjusted for change in contents in Whltney Point Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

165 

0.111 

0.15

293 

0.196 

0.22

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1955-54:

1,245 

0.834 

0.96

1,450 

0.958 

1.11

4,212 

2.82 

2.94

3,557 

2.38 

2.75

5,306 

2.55 

2.85

2,795 

1.87 

2.16

Observed

Max 15,100 Mln 116 Mean 1,853 

Max 15,100 Min 116 Mean 1,655

1,511 

1.01 

1.13

455 

0.305 

0.35

222 

0.149 

0.17

379 

0.254 

0.28

Adjusted

Mean 1,853 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.87 

Mean 1,653 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.05

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16-2O, Dec. 23 to Feb. 17, Mar. 6, 7. 

water from weeds Oct. 1 to Dec. 7, July 9 to Sept. 3O.
SUSQJJEHANNA RIVER BASIN 297

Susquehanna River at Vestal, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°05'30", long 76°03'25", on left bank 400 ft downstream from highway 

 bridge at Vestal, Broome County, and 800 ft upstream from Big Choeonut Creek.

Drainage area. 3.960 sq ml.

Records available.--March 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 799.19 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--17 years, 6,353 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 40,600 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 17.13 ft); minimum, 350 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 1.13 ft, backwater from weeds).

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 92,400 cfs Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height, 27.73 ft); minimum dally, 250 cfs Sept. 24, 25, 1939; minimum gage height, 0.98 ft Oct. 20, 1939.

Flood In March 1936 reached a stage of about 30.5 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

107,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect, backwater from weeds, 

orTragmentary gage-height record, which are good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of lee effect or 

backwater from weeds (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

2.6 

3.0 

5.0

1,480

1,850

4,400

8.0

12.0

17.0

1O.OOO 

20,80O 

40,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

390

370 

360

350

STO

580

700

fl,020

fl.650i

1,356

1,020

840

760

700

660

640

580

580 

560

520

490

490

480

460

460

470

*470

460 

470

620

780

19,650

634

0.160

0.18

Nov.

1,300

1,500 

1,180

1,000

900

840

840

840

800

B55

900

1,OOO

1,080

1,140

1,120

1,100

1,080

1,060 

1,080

1,040

960

920

2,050

2,700

3.700

3,600

3,700

3,400 

2,800

2,500

46,930

1,564

0.395

0.44

Dec.

2,250

2,150 

2,OOO

*1,900

1,850

2,100

9,600

12,900

16,466

8,490

8,530

7,550

6,300

6,350

8,110

8,290

6,500

b5,000 

b3,800

b3,500

b4,200

4,590

5,410

6,010

4,770

4,070

4,010

3,770 

3,450

3,250

b3,100

164,200

5,297

1.34

1.54

Jan.

b2 , 600

b2,350 

2,580

2,490

*2,550

2,670

b2,200

bl,300

1,510

1,560

bl.550 bi.eoo

bl,500

bl,400

bl,450

bl.500

bl,500

bl,400 

b 1,400

bl,550

4,590

6,990

7,240

5,450

4,750

4,960

11,400

21,200 

17,466

11,500

9,560

142,100

4,584

1.16

1.33

Feb.

7,160

6,400 

*6,760

6,400

5,760

5,360

b4,600

b4,100

3,890

4,000

b3,800

b3,300

bg.SOO

1, §46

3,070

5,590

23,600

59.300 

32,466

22,800

20,500

28,800

26,800

 19,800

16,500

14,700

13,400

12,100

346,030

12,360

3.12

3.25

Mar.

11,400

17.500 

16,860

14,400

11,700

9,680

8,330

8,150

7,S10

7,570

7,370

6,500

5,920

6,280

7,300

6,630

5,990

5,450 

5,060

7",0?6

11,300

11 , 100

8,930

*8.190

7,870

10,900

11,760

9,910 

8,760

8,450

8,550

282,570

9,115

2.30

2.65

Apr.

8,010

7,510 

7,160

6,820

6,370

6.190

7,Sio

8,390

8,450

7,610

6,900

7,970

8,840

7,910

6,990

6,630

18,600

25.900 

21,660

15,900

12,500

10,400

10,900

12,600

11,700

9,930

*9,540

13,300 

15,600

13,900

321,430

10,710

2.70

3.02

May

11,100

9,490 

8,490

17,200

18.700

14,800

11,700

11,100

12,600

13,OOO

13,9OO

14,200

12,100

10,300

8,740

7,590

6,720

*5,790 

5,110

4,690

4,360

4,640

5,990

6,800

5,760

4,700

4,360

3,770 

5.60O

S,666

4,000

269,040

8,679

2.19

2.53

June

3,920

6,050 

8,410

9*090

8,010

6,650

5,740

5,110

4,366

3,886

4,720

5,210

5,660

8,700

6,460

5,330

4,400

3,920 

3,120

2,760

2,440

2,230

2,2OO

2,196

2,160

1,970

1,800

1.790 

* 1,956

1,980

132,210

4,407

1.11

1.24

July

1,800

1.880 

1,760

1,620

1,500

1,370

1,320

1,280

1,200

1,190

1,080

1,000

960

920

1,000

1,250

1,500

1,220 

960

840

820

860

S60

840

760

740

680

*660 

3§0

660

680

33,870

1,093

0.276

0.32

Aug.

680

680 

680

700

6SO

640

620

620

620

640

620

620

600

580

620

640

620

560 

520

520

520

480

555

540

546

560

560

*600 

520

560

760

18,660

600

0.152

6.17

Sept.

2,050

3.600 

2,506

1,750

1,350

1,080

960

860

800

760

800

860

820

740

760

1,000

1,180

1,400 

1,500

1,700

1,500

1,250

1,120

1,026

980

S80

800

780 

740

 TOO

36,240

1,208

0.305

0.34

Calendar year 1953: Max 39,800 Mln 340 Mean 5,323 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.24

Water year 1953-54: Max 39,300 Min 350 Mean 4,967 Cfsro 1.25 In. 17.01

Peak discharge (base, 46,000 cf s) .--No peak above base.

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.

Note. Backwater from weeds Oct. 1 to Dec. 7, July 11 to Sept. 30.
298 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

Owego Creek near Owego, N. Y.

Location. La t 42°07'45", long 76°16'15", on right bank 300 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

half a mile upstream from Catatonk Creek, and If miles north of Owego, Tioga County.

Drainage area. 186 sq mi.

Records available. January 1930 to September 1954.

Gage. Mater-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 820.82 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of

~1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1936, wire-weight gage at bridge 250 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 269 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,900 cfs May 4 (gage height, 7.54 ft); minimum,

 8~6~~cfs Aug. 12 (gage height, 0.195 ft).

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 23,500 cfs July 8, 1935 (gage height, 10.50 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 8.4 cfs Sept. 18, 1939.

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

backwater from debris, which are fair.

Revisions. WSP 756: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

I?

12

13

15

23

17

15

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

 12

12

12

14

12

400

12.9

0.069

0.08

Nov.

12

12

12

11

11

13

It

15

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

11

11

12

36

27

23

21

19

18

495

16.5

0.089

0.10

Dec.

18

17

17

17

/19

22

220

149

100

129

124

98

91

134

419

224

114

78

88

93

96

130

281

150

128

125

110

100

96

90

76

3,553

115

0.618

0.71

Jan.

52

56

72

76

*74

7465'

b47

b52

b56

b52

b49

b44

b39

b42

43

b39

42

b225

b!65

b!35

b!04

b!02

106

*b900

b680

b330

308

b225

4,326

140

0.753

0.86

Feb.

b!55

b!75

179

161

b!40

133

114

108

114

108

98

b66 b76"

80

108

630

*2,560

1,390

859

724

1,140

1,490

790

*657

675

698

644

538

-

14,630

522

2.81

2.93

Mar.

584

1,080

735

587

b420

b350

308

318

286

322

280

220

214

301

330

250

235

223

209

64T

534

401

431

397

*561

755

493

414

444

389

360

13,077

422

2.27

2.61

Apr.

345

297

286

238

241

260

297

260

241

209

214

337

257

226

217

223

1.590

851

S23

584

449

364

754

690

 538

475

718

1,140

752

570

14,446

482

2.59

2.89

May

458

389

434

 5.. 180

1,160

796

608

641

723

506

410

360

326

266

220

189

166

 149

135

124

116

140

120

102

95

86

79

21

80

122

87

12,344

398

2.14

2.47

June

79

228" 420

164

133

129

138

110

93

87

80

74

196

133

98

91

82

72

64

58

52

50

60

58

49

44

43

19

 47 

43

3,024

101

0.543

0.60

July

40

35

34

34

32

30

27

26

25

22

22

21

20

19

22

21

19

a!8

a!7

a!6

a!9

a!7

a!6

a!6

a!5

15

 15

15

14 

TT

14

670

21.6

0.116

0.13

Aug.

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

11

12

12

14

14

13

13

12

13

13

13

12

15

17

14

14

*13

13 

14

96.

498

16.1

0.087

0.10

Sept.

Ill

42

27

22

20

19

19

20

19

18

11

T7

17

17

18

25

33

30

30

35

31

30

27

24

22

22

22

21

*20 

20

795

26.5

0.142

0.16

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,720 Min 11 Mean 200 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.58

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,180 Min 11 Mean 187 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.64 

Peak discharge (base. 5.800 efs). Feb. 17 (2:15 p.m.) 3 4 970 cfs (6.78 ft); May 4 (7:15 a.m.) 

4,900 cfs (7.54 ft}. * Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations. . b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--Backwater"from debris Oct. 1 to Dec. ' 

Del

Note.--Backwater'from debris Oct. 1 to Dec. 7. Backwater from Ice and/or debris Dec. 17-19, 24, 

c. 26 to Jan. 5.

Dean Creek at Spencer, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 42°12'10", long 76°29 | 50", on right bank 25 ft upstream from small tributary, 85 ft downstream from highway bridge on Spencer Road at Spencer, Tioga County, 

and 1.2 miles upstream from South Branch Catatonk Creek.

Drainage area. 8.03 sq mi.

Records available.--July to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control with V-notch weir. Datum of gage is 

379.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 15 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 4.32 ft); no flow 

for many days.

Remarks.--Records good.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, July to September 1954

Aug. 31......... 8.0

Sept. 1......... 1.9

2......... .2

16......... .3

Sept. 17......... 1.8

18......... .5

20......... 1.3

21......... .3

Note. Plow occurred only on days shown above. Discharge 

measurement made Aug. 31; observation of no flow July 1, 

Sept. 30.

Month

September. .......................

Cf s-day s

6.3

Maximum

1.9

Minimum

0

Mean

.21

Per square 

mile

.026

Runoff in 

inches

.03
SUSQJJEHANNA RIVER BASIN 299

Susquehanna River near Waverly, N. Y.

>.--Iat 410 59 1 05", long 76°30'05", cin left barik 1,000 ft upstream from Cayuta Creek, 

ft upstream from bridge at Sayre, Pa., and 2f miles downstream from Waverly, Tloga 

County, N. Y.

Drainage area. 4,780 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. February 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 743.96 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 17 years, 7,512 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 43,900 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 11.15 ft); minimum, 350 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 0.75 ft, backwater from aquatic vegetation or 

debris).

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 112,000 cfs Dec. 31, 1942 (gage height, 19.70 ft); maximum gage height, 19.84 ft Mar. 22, 1948; minimum discharge, 247 cfs Sept. 24. 25, 1939 

(gage height, 0.52 ft).

Flood in March 1936 reached a stage of about 21.4 ft, from flood profile (discharge, 

128,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from aquatic 

vegetation or debris, or no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 17 Apr. 18 to Sept. 30

0.7 350

1.0 5BO

1.5 1,200

2.0 2,040

3.0 4,340

5.0 11,400

9.0 31,000

12.0 49,000

0.8 452

1.0 630

1.5 1,300

2.0 2,220

3.0 4,710

5.0 11,600

9.0 32,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

410

400

380

360 

355

480 

700

800

1,160

1.600

1,350

1,060

900

820

740

720

700

640 

620

600

580

540

520

520

490

»480 

500

500

490

520 

640

20,600

665

0.159

0.16

Nov.

800

1,4"55

1,450

1,170 

1,100

910 

910

910

862

850

862

994

1,140

1,260

1,550

1,300

1,250

1,200 

1,180

1,200

1,160

1,080

2,140

 3,110

 3,380

4,010 

3,710

3,740

3,210

2 >780

50,508

1,677

0.551

0.39

Dec.

2,550

2,350

2,260

2,150 

2.Q9B

2,170 

7,450

15.600

12,600

9,690

9,240

8,720

7,200

6.690

89,760

89,200

88,000

85,800 

84,060

3,610

4,570

4,930

5,530

6,280

b6,000

4,630 

4,280

4,030

3,740

3,480

3,500

179,960

5,805

1.21

1.40

Jan.

b2,700

b2,500

2,570

«b2,700 

2,670

2,800 

2,570

b2,100

bl,700

bl,750

bl.450

bl,650

bl,550

bl,450

bl,500

bl,550

bl,550

bl,450 

bl,450

bl,700

b4,500

b6,000

8,350

6,790

5,340

5,240 

11,000

22,400

20,500

14,100

11 300

154,880

4,996

1.05

1.20

Feb.

8,310

*7,050

7,200

7,100 

6,580

5,980 

5,500

4,600

4,540

4,230

4,120

3.630

b2 .500

3,210

2,910

5,020

22,500

42,200 

38,300

27,400

24,200

31,700

 30,900

24,200

19,900

18,500 

17,200

15,100

-

595,760

14,060

2.94

5.06

Mar.

14,400

21.900

21, 166

18,300 

14,400

11,800 

9,990

9,350

9,090

8,640

8,570

7,7QO

6,860

7,140

8,610

8,060

7,060

6,480 

5.910

6,960

11,800

12,800

10,900

9,460

 9,090

11,900 

13,400

11,900

10,400

9,760

9,760

533,490

10,760

2.25

2.59

Apr.

9,380

8,750

8,170

7,810 

7,280

7.060 

7,770

9,120

9,420

8,790

7,770

8,550

9,650

9,160

8,150

7,560

17,900

51.000 

28,100

21,400

16,300

13,100

13,100

15,600

 14,800

12,800 

11,600

17,400

19,000

18,200

384,470

12,820

2.68

2.99

May

14,400

12,000

10,600

30,500

20,900 

15,900

14,000

16,300

15,500

16,500

16,600

15,100

12,500

10,400

a, 950

 7,800

6,880 

6,090

5,540

5,180

5,150

5,850

7,070

6,650

5,600 

4.980

4,550

4.250

4,366

4,440

341,100

11,000

2.30

2.65

June

4,600

7,030

8,950

10.200 

9,376

7,900 

6,780

6,030

5,320

4,650

4,520

5,980

5,860

8,580

8,100

6,480

5,200

4,740 

5,960

5,360

3,020

2,660

2,550

2,550

2,550

2,400 

2,180

 2.040

2.080

2,220

151,850

5,061

1.06

1.18

July

2.160

2,000

2,080

1,900 

1,770

1,620 

1,460

1,410

1,350

1,270

1,240

1,140

1,040

1,030

1,000

1,070

1,550

1,500 

1,240

1,000

902

874

874

874

874

 835 

785

755

714

714

37,525

1,210

0.255

0.29

Aug.

724

714

735

748 

748

724 

682

640

640

662

693

651

651

640

651

672

 662

662 

602

582

575

564

535" 527

620

630 

620

611

651

592

902

20,308

655

0.137'

0.16

Sept.

1,410

3,190

5.546

2,44ft 

1,800

1,450 

1,200

1,080

958

874

810

87 4

348

822

902

1,240

1,410 

1,620

1,770

1,920

1,620

1,400

1,280

1,150

1,080 

986

874

848

 810

40,788

1,560

0.285

0.52

Calendar year 1953: Max 40,000 Mln 350 Mean 6,109 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.54

Water year 1953-54: Max 42,200 Mln 360 Mean 5,778 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.39

Peak discharge (base. 52.000 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at Vestal and Towanda.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Backwater from aquatic vegetation and/or debris Oct. 1 to Nov. 3.
300 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Location. Lat 41°47'25"

Corey Creek near Mainesburg, Pa.

long 77 000'55", on right bank 30 ft upstream from township 

bridge, 500 ft upstream from small tributary, 1.1 miles downstream downstream from Mairainesburg,

Tioga County, 3j miles east of Mansfield t and 4^ miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area. 12.2 sq mi. 

Records available. May to September 1954. 

Gage. Water*stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,337.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. . 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period^ 152 cfs June 1 (gage height, 3.53 ft, from

crest-stage indicator); minimum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 1, 2, 22, 23, 24; minimum gage height,

1.31 ft Aug. 24. 

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

TETs" station is operated in connection with a study of the effect of comprehensive soil

conservation measures on streamflow and suspended sediment loads. Records of suspended

sediment loads for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, Hay to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

May

a23

a21

a22

a|g

aS5

*35

26

33

26

20

16

14

12

9.6

8.4

June

25

41

T5

28

15

12

9.0

6.8

5.8

4.8

4.2

3.3

6.5

3.5

2.9

July

0.9

.7

.7

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

1.0

.7

.6

.5

.5

.3

.4

1.6

'Aug.

0.1

T2

.6

1.6

.7

.5

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

Sept.

1.1

*.7

.5

.3

.3

.2

72

.7

.7

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.5

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total. ......................................... 

Mean. ..........................................

May

7.3

6.1

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.2

3.5

3.2

2.9

*3.5

2.4

274

2.8

14

8.8

3.9

442.4 

14.3

1.17

1.35

June

2.3

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.4

1.1

1.0

*3.2

5.8

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.2

1.0

.9

-

208.3 

6.94

0.569

0.63

July

0.7

.5

.4

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

7Z

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

17.2 

0.56

0.046

0.05

Aug.

0.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

1.0

*4.1

14.5 

0.47

0.039

0.04

Sept.

2.8

1.1

.8

.7

.6

.5

.7

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

17.4 

0.58

0.048

0.05

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations 

nearby streams.

Note. Discharge computed on basis of wire-weight-gage readings prior to June

Elk Run near Mainesburg, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°48'50", long 76°57'55", near right bank on downstream side of highway 

bridge, half a mile upstream from small tributary, 2.7 miles northeast of Mainesburg, 

Tioga County, 5| miles upstream from mouth, and 5.8 miles east of Mansfield.

Drainage area. 10.2 sq mi.

Records available. May to September 1954.

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

of gage is 1,385.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 210 cfs June 1 (gage height, 3.35 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow July 30, Aug. 2, 21-23.

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

This station is operated as the control station in connection with a study of the 

effect of comprehensive soil conservation measures on streamflow and suspended sediment 

loads of Corey Creek. Records of suspended sediment loads for the water year 1954 are 

given in WSP 1350.

Rating tables, May 1 to Sept. 30, 1954 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

May 1 to June 1

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

2.2 

S.'O 

9.2

20

35

61

1.2

1.3

1.4

June 2 to Sept. 30

0 1.6 

.3 1.8 

2.2

2.6

2.7

1.4 

2.6

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, May to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

May

a22

a20

a21

a56

a35

*35

23

29

26

21

19

18

13

9.8

8.7

June

37

69

14

20

14

14

13

8.7

6.5

6.7

5.6

4.5

8.3

4.8

4.2

July

0.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

1.1

Aug.

0;1

0

.1

1.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

Sept.

2.0 «'.7

.4

.3

.3

.2

7?

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.6

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff in inches. ..............................

May

7.3

6.4

5.6

4.8

4.2

3.8

3.4

3.2

3.1

*3.1

2.5

2.2

2V7

14

11

5.3

443.1

1.62

June

3.8

3.3

a2.8

a2.3

al.7

al.2

al.l

*3.0

a6.0

al.5

al.l

a. 9

175

1.0

.9

-

261.9

0.95

July

0.9

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

*0

.1

20.7

0.08

Aug.

0.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

.2

.6

.5

.4

.2

.2

.6

*4.5

12.0

0.04

Sept.

0.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

-

12.7

0.05

Discharge measurement or observation of no fl 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on 

Mainesburg and stations on nearby streams.

ow made on this day. 

basis of records for Corey Creek near
SUSQOEHANNA RIVER BASIN 301

Tioga River at Tioga, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°54'30", long 77°07'45", on left bank 130 ft upstream from highway bridge 

at Tioga, Tioga County, and three-quarters of a mile upstream from Crooked Creek.

Drainage area. 282 sq mi.

Records available. June 1938 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,021.0 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Sept. 9, 1953, at site 20 ft upstream 

at datum 2.11 ft higher. Sept. 9, 1953, to Aug. 10, 1954, at temporary site 130 ft 

downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 331 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,800 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 9.62 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,400 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 11, 

13, 14, 15 (gage height, 1.84 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 39,000 cfs May 27, 1946 (gage height, 15.47 ft, present 

datum), from rating curve extended above 5,800 cfs on basis of slope-area and contractedopening determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 5.6 cfs Sept. 1, 1939.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect, shifting-control, or those 

computed from twice-daily reference point or wire-weight-gage readings, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 871: 1938.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect, (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

3.0

30

60

110

320

3.5 610

4.0 1,020

5.0 2,150

6.0 3,720

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

7.0

15

26

57

106

166

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

327

617

1,020

2,150

5,650

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

16

16

15

TS

18

88

98

56

45

39

35

34 *29

26

25

24

24

23

21

21

20

18

17

18

18

18

18

24

*27

24

22

893

28.8

0.102

0.12

Nov.

21

19

19

18

15

18

24

34

*40

45

52

52

60

70

78

88

90

82

78

*67

62

,64

1,110

472

330

275

213

189

169

149

4,006

134

0.475

0.53

Dec.

134

124

*110

107

T35

173

512

360

*295

320

290

230

215

215

584

350

175

160

145

150

165

160

340

221

170

190

165

140

124

120

108

6,687

216

0.766

O.S8

Jan.

102

102

110

*124

102

82

74

68

60

66

60

50

43

55

54

58

52

*46

50

54

250

180

120

110

120

140

740

365

200

210

155

3,992

129

0.457

0.53

Feb.

150

170

180

160

140

124

98

94

98

94

90

70

62

120

*200

5~0"5 867

340

300

680

792

486

466

540

716

673

554

8,826

315

1.12

1.16

Mar.

5,470

*3,260

1,520

950

679

469

420

410

390

418

353

310

304

482

464

396

308

299

280

398

406

308

508

276

356

553

412

353

*418

406

406

19,782

638

2.26

2.61

Apr.

374

353

332

304

267

314

434

369

322

280

267

308

276

246

234

259

1,450

832

762

585

480

423

660

615

492

446

550

2.140

1,160

854

16,388

546

1.94

2.16

May

847

1,690

1,390

«4.430

1,630

1,100

808

843

822

611

516

457

406

348

294

263

234

204

1S6

176

163

150

141

135

132

138

126

115

457

251

19,331

624

2.21

2.55

June

255

1.280

578

739

492

401

322

259

219

186

163

147

228

188

*132

118

109

98

86

74

65

61

78

84

63

52

45

43

43

40

6,648

222

0.787

0.88

July

40

39

39

53

66

92

55

55

*47

40

37

33

32

30

61

42

34

30

SO

29

27

25

24

23

24

61

39

27

24

25

23

1,210

39.0

0.138

0.16

Aug.

29

29

29

61

6T

42

33

27

25

*23

20

20

20

18

20

18

18

15

14

14

14

13

13

11

T3

13

14

14

13

14

34

702

22.6

0.080

0.09

Sept.

37

27

19

16

14

13

12

*13

17

15

14

13

12

u

T3

37

39

35

25

SO

87

28

23

20

18

17

18

16

14

13

599

20.0

0.071

0.08

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,530 Mln 10 Mean 301 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.48

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,430 Min 11 Mean 244 Cfam 0.865 In. 11.75
302 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Crooked Creek at Tioga, Pa.

Location. Lat 41 "54'05", long 77"08'55", on right bank 30 ft upstream from New York Central Railroad bridge, 1 mile southwest of Tioga, Tioga County, 1 mile upstream from 

Elkhorn Creek, and 3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 122 sq mi.

Records available. May 1953 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,690 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 11.42 ft, from 

high-water mark in well); minimum, 2.5 cfs Sept. 13 (gage height, 2.57 ft).

1953-54: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 1, 1954; minimum, that of Sept. 13, 1954.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the period May to September 1953 has been revised to 3,970 cfs May 26, 1953 (gage height, 10.78 ft, from high-water mark), superseding figure published in WSP 1272.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from debris, 

which are fair.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water period 

in May 1953, superseding those published in WSP 1272, are given herewith:

May 26, 1953........ 1,450

Month

May 1953...... ...........

C fa-days

9,073

Maximum

1,450

Minimum

102

Mean

293

Per square 

mile

2.40

Runoff in 

inches

2.77

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

2.75

2.8

3.O

3.5

4.0

4.5

Oct. 1 to May 3

5.6

7.1

15

53

121

218

343

640

975

1,350

1,880

May 4 to Sept. 3O

2.57 2.5 3.O 17 

2.6 3.0 3.5 53 

2.8 9.2

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 3.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.0

5.9

§, 8

tTS

6.4

7.8

10

T.6

7.1

6.4

6.4

6.5

6.6

*6.5

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.0

6.8

7.1

7.4

7.6

7.7

8.4

8.7

9.0

9.6

10 

9*8

7.4

227.9

7.35

0.060

0.07

Nov.

8.2

8.0

7.7

7.4 57o"

7.8

10

11

13

17

18

17

19

18

17

15

13

12

10

 10

9.8

9.9

188

68

40

32

24

19

17 

15

669.8

22.3

O.183

O.2O

Dec.

14

13

12

T?

15

16

32

30

 24

40

40

30

27

33

101

53

28

b25

24

24

27

42

91

37

39

33

27

25

24 

22

18

978

31.5

0.258

0.30

Calendar year 1953: Max -

Jan.

b!6

16

18

16

15

b!4

12

10

11

blO

8.9

bS.O

7.0

6.5

775

8.0

b7.6

*b7.2

7.8

10

44

18

b!4

12

12

14

b410 T55~

b76

83

b48

1.102.O

35.5

0.291

0.34

Feb.

b38

41

39

36

b29

b24

b20

b!8

b20

19

b!6

bll

btl

12

16

»b45

b215

131

89

82

39O

2(32"

170

152

160

166

b!55

164

-

2,551

91.1

O.747

0.78

Min -

Mar.

1,300

'1.540

 582

333

b240

b!75

b!5O

b!45

132

 131

*108

92

90

141

127

91

80

72

69

tfJI

107

74

80

74

112

177

131

121

162

 151

152

7,048

227

1.86

2.15

Apr.

160

151

149

116

113

143

194

164

142

126

118

119

100

89

M

96

675 3"5~7~

 350

239

190

158

195

188

147

131

239

445

275

225

5,878

196

1.61

1.79

May

261

669

413

*1 36O

523

351

263

316

239

188

156

140

121

102

87

76

68

60

53

48

43

40

35

32

32

31

2"§~ 26

151 2 O5

98

6,213

200

1.64

1.89

June

252

1.280

348

345

200

154

118

93

74

61

52

43

66

48

 37

32

28

25

23

20

19

17

23

39

23

19

16

15

15

14

3,499

117

0.959

1.07

July

14

13

13

13

13

14

13

14

 12

11

11

10

9.2

9.0

19

14

11

11

10

9.2

8.9

8.6

7.5

7.2

8.4

13

7.8

6.8

7.0

7.2

6.6

332.4

10.7

O.088

0.10

Aug.

6.2

5.6

5.6

6.4

STS

5.4

4.6

4.2

4.4

 4.6

4.9

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.6

4.9

4.9

4.1

4.0

4.1

4.0

3.7

3.6

5.4

3.6

3.8

4.1

3.3

3.2

5.0

138.0

4.45

0.036

0.04

Sept.

4.4

3.4

3.1

3.0

2.9

3.0

 2.9

3.2

3.9

3.7

3.3

3.0

276- 2.6

3.3

8.9

S75

4.9

4.9

5.0

4.6

5.8

5.0

4.4

4.1

4.2

4.6

4.1

4.0 

4.0

123.1

4.10

0.034

0.04

Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,540 Min 2.6 Mean 78.8 Cfsm 0.646 In. 8.77

Peak discharge (base, 2,400 cfs). Mar. 1 (about 10:30 p.m.) 5.690 cfs (11.42 ft); May 4 (4:3O

a.m.) 2,420 cfs (9.68 ft;; June 2 (4:3O a.m.) 2,59O cfs (9.85 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Note. Backwater from debris July 26 to Sept. 12.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 303

Cowanesque River near Lawrencevllle, Pa.

Location. Lat 41 059'10n , long 77"09"00", on left bank three-quarters of a mile downstream 

from Cook Creek, If miles southwest of Lawrencevllle, Tloga County, and 2f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 295 sq ml.

Records available. June 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10.900 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 9.17 ft); maximum gage height, 9.23 ft Jan. 27 (Ice Jam); minimum discharge, 1.7 cfs Sept. 14, 15 

(gage height, 2.31 ft).

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 13,400 cfs Mar. 24, 1953 (gage height, 9.83 ft); maximum gage height, 10.18 ft Jan. 1, 1952 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, that of Sept. 14, 

15, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, backwater from aquatic vegetatlon or debris, or partly obstructed Intake, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

2.45

2.5

2.55

2.6

2.8

3.0

6.0

9.0

16

25

36

110

3.5

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

252

499

850

1,340

2,810

4,720

2.3

2.35

2.4

2.45

2.5

2.6 

2.8

1.8

3.0

4.9

8.1

14

28

63

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

109

276

52 S

885

1,390

2,820

4,720

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.8

6.4 

6.0

g ,2

7.0

9.0

10

14

15

15

15

12

10

 9.4

9.0

8.6

8.4 

8.2

8.0

7.6

7.4 

7.2

7.4

7.6

10

12

14

17

Tf

17 

17

321.2

10.4

0.035

0.04

Nov.

16

13 

11

10

10

IS 9.0

18

18

29

37

36

36

59

40

44

40 

35

 28

25

21 

21

58

82

56

45

40

35

30

27

915.0

30.5

0.103

0.12

Dec.

25

22 

19

18

26

51

54

48

 45

102

80

68

66

92

76

41 

57

55

34

59 

64

250

TC?

70

68

56

44

40

57 

50

1,739

56.1

0.190

0.22

Jan.

27

28 

51

30

26

25

21

18

20

18

16

15

15

T4

15

16

15 

13

16

22

110 

80

37

55

58

 45

ISO- 960

180

190

110

2,614

84.5

0.286

0.55

Feb.

70

74 

70

66

60

52

45

40

40

58

55

26

77

52

60

250

 740 

540

250

210

1.040 

820

470

590

370

330

28$

352

6,573

255

0.797

0.85

Mar.

2', 940 5.130- 

 1,310

' 760

540

420

370

347

309

335

276>

221'

218

275

281

195

175 

16S

156

207

252 

153

W

150

195

495

506

260

387

371

547

15,685

506

1.72

1.98

Apr.

405

591 

401

275

*280

rs 449

, 787

N 620

505

406

' 557

406

510

256

240

285

1.590 

834

1,080

704

541 

443

760

660

482

411

840

1,510

869

672

17,769

592

2.01

2.24

May

573

1,420 

1,530

*2.510

997

767

604

941

797

566

459

411

557

289

240

206

172 

150

152

119

109 

99

90

81

76

74

65

59

448 

192

14,417

465

1.58

1.82

June

873

3.760 

1,026

8S8

549

421

302

252

229

196

175

156

250

155

 104

82

63 

58

50

45

39 

55

45

105

57

40

55

28

25

24

10,044

335

1.14

1.27

July

22

19 

19

19

20

19

17

 17

18

16

14

11

8.9

7.4

27

30

Tf 

14

12

7.8

7.8 

7.0

6.0

5.4

5.7

6.4

5.7

4.6

4.0

3.8 

5.5

596.8

12.8

0.045

0.05

Aug.

5.6

4.0 

4.4

4.0

5.4

5.4

5.5

5.2

3.3

 5.6

5.8

5.4

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.2 

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.7 

2.5

2.2

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.5

2.7

2.6

5.0 

5.6

96.4

5.11

0.011

0.01

Sept.

3.2

5.0 

4.6

4.2

5.5

5.5

5.2

 3.2

2.7

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.0

1.8

FTf

4.2

6.8 

18

TI

15

11 

10

9.0

8.6

7.8

7.4

7.4

5.8

5.2

4.9

176.2

5.87

0.020

0.02

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,750 Mln 4.4 Mean 235 Cfsm 0.797 In. 10.81

Water year 1955-54: Max 5,760 Mln 1.8 Mean 194 Cfsm 0.658 In. 8.95

Peak discharge (base. 6.300 cfs).--Mar. 1 (11:50 p.m.) 10,900 cfs (9.17 ft); June 2 (6 a.m.) 9,640 

cfs (8.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 16 to Feb. 26, Mar. 4-7. Backwater from 

aquatic vegetation and/or debris Oct. 1 to Dec. 14. Backwater from debris Aug. 11 to Sept. 50. 

Intake partly obstructed June 15-25; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, gage 

heights, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
304 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Tloga River at Lindley, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°Ol'4S", long 77°07'55", on left bank Just downstream from highway bridge 

at Lindley, Steuben Countyf 6 miles upstream from Canisteo River.

Drainage area. 770 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1930 to September 1954.

fla^e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 963.94 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of-1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 9, 1937, wire-weight gage on 

bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. -24 years, 793 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,600 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 16.51 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Sept. 14 (gage height, 2.895 ft, backwater from "debris).

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 75,000 cfs May 28, 1946 (gage height. 22.87 ft, from 

high-water mark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 31,000 of8 on basis of 

velocity-area and slope-area studies at gage height 19.2 ft and conveyance study and 

slope-area determination at gage height 22.87 ft; minimum, 6.1 cfs Sept. 1, 1939 (gage 

height, 2.81 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from debris, 

which are good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 871: 1938.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar1 . 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 3O

2.9 

3.1 

3.5 

4.0

30

74

206

422

4.5 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

705

1,060

3,090

5,800

2.8

2.9 

3.1

3.4 157

4.0 428

5.0

7.0

10.0

13.0

1,100

3,150

7,570

13,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

CfBDl

In.

Oct.

33

32

31

31

32

56

;4S

91

68

56

55

52

48 *46

44

42

41

39

39

37

37

36 

36 

37

39

41

42

49

55

54

50

1,497

48.3

0.063

0.07

Nov.

48

48

44

42

42

ilft

37

*73

80

96

99

105

128

138

148

152

141

124

108

99

96

jy.590

S50

511

412

312

270

245

222

6,367

212

0.275

0.31

Dec.

202

188

173

 iP

TfT

245

580

480

*360

430

480

360

340

34.0

S2Q.

b500

b270

b240

b230

b830

b250

b290 

b700 

438

b3BO

b330

b290

b245

b225

b215

blSO

10,380

335

0.435

0.50

Jan.

b!65

blSO

b!75

b!45

blSO

b!40

b!22

bllO

b!04

bl!2

b98

b84

b7O

\M

bS4

b86

b80

b78

b84

b98

b!65

«b480 

b240 

b2lO

b215

b!95

bl.800

bl,35b

b490

b500

b360

8,248

266

0.345

0.40

Feb.

b300

b310

b340

b310

b280

b250

b225

b200

b200

b!90

b!70

b!40

bllS

bll4

 16S

646

2,230

1,430

844

704

2,380

2.670 

1,440 

1,180

1,330

1,390

1,440

1,350

-

22,367

799

1.04

l.OS

Mar.

5,040

12.700

 4,286

8,560

1,720

1,320

1,130

1,120

965

1,000

845 iio

694

930

1,060

734

642

597

558

692

838

615 

545

581

1,380

950

803

1,020

1,020

48,575

1,567

2.04

2.35

Apr.

1,040

1,010

98S

745

 754

955

1,600

1,280

1,090

908

824

943

789

6S2

642

714

4,140

2,540

2,680

1,900

1,440

1,180 

1,700 

1,820

1,300

1,140

1,740

4 ,760

2,760

2,070

46,134

1,538

2.00

2.23

May

1,690

4,580

3,230

9.400

3,880

2,6SO

2,030

2,390

2,310

1,650

*1,330

1,170

1,020

S52

714

623

S39

468

412

375

335

306 

274 

247

230

230

202

190

633

1 **; 390-

46,022

1,485

1.93

2.22

June

1,440

6.920

3,340

2,280

1,450

1,120

866

668

533

434

370

316

510

461 297

247

226

198

176

154

137

123 

126 

235

164

126

108

98

95

AO89

22,307

744

0.966

l.OS

July

84

78

73

73

98

iii Joi

89

*SJ

76

68

63

56

51

SO

101

73

63

58

54

50

48 

44 

41

39

61

68

49

40

2,047

66.0

0.086

.0.10

Aug.

36

44

41

55

70

62

50

42

3S *36

38

35

34

30

32

33

31

29

26

25

25

24

23

ft

25

25

25

24

24

33

1,060

34.2

0.044

0.05

Sept.

40

38

30

27

23

22

21

*21

21

22

22

21

20

19

22

33

45

40

43

40

38 

34

31

28

28

26

23

22

904

30.1

O.O39

0.04

Calendar year 1953: Max 11,400 Mln 23 Wean 7i2 Cfsm 0.925 In. 12.56

Water year 1953-54: Max 12,700 Mln 19 Mean 592 Cfsm 0.769 In. 10.43

Peak dlscharee (base. 9,800 of s). --Mar. 2 (Z a.m.) 25.600 cfs (16.51 ft): May 4 (8:15 a.m.)

13,OOP Cfs (12.86 ft)i June 2 (3:30 a. raj 11,500 cfs (12.13 ft).

* Discharge measurement made pn this day.

b Stage-discharge'relation affected by Ice. .

HQte. Backwater from debris Dec. 7-15, Aug. 10 to Sept. 30.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 305

Arkport Reservoir near Arkport, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°23 I 45", long 77°43 I 00", on right bank 1,000 ft upstream from Arkport Dam, 

on Canisteo River, 1.3 miles west of Arkport, Steuben County, and 1.3 miles upstream 

from small tributary.

Drainage area. 30.5 sq mi.

Records available. January 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers ).

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 1,237.05 ft Apr. 27; minimum, 1,227.20 ft 

Aug. 24.

1951-54: Maximum elevation, 1,251.88 ft Mar. 31, 1951; minimum, 1,226.80 ft Jan. 13, 

1951.

Remarks. Arkport Reservoir is created by an earth-fill dam with concrete spillway, completed by Corps of Engineers in 1940 for flood control; first used for flood regulation 

on Mar, 31, 1940. Usable capacity, 7,936 acre-ft between elevations 1,218.0 ft (sill 

of conduit) and 1,304.0 ft (crest of spillway). No dead storage. The flood-control 

works consist of a pressure conduit and a side channel spillway and are not provided 

with gates. Water is stored during high flows and released gradually.

Elevation at 12 p.m. in feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Oct.

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.6

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5 

27. 5

2?!s

HOV.

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.6

27.6

27.6

27.6

a27.6

27.7

27.7

27.7

27.7

27.7

27.7

27.8

27.7

27.7

27.7

27.7

27.6

27.6

27.6

28.0

27.8

27.8

27.7

27.7

27.7

27.6 27 » 6

Dec.

27.6

27.6

27.6

27.7

27.8

27.8

27.8

27.8

27.8

28,1

27.9

27.9

27.8

27.8

27.8

27.8

27.9

27.8

27.7

27.7

27.9

28.8

28.2

27.9

27.9

27.8

27.8

27.8

27.8 

27.7

27.7

Jan.

27.7

27.7

27.7

27.7

27.7

27.6

27.6

27.6

27.7

27.8

27.7

27.7

27.7

27.7

27.6

27.6

27.7

27.7

27.6

29.0

28.2

28.4

28.6

28.3

27.8

28.0

30.0

28.9

30.5

29.9 

30.2

Feb.

30.2

29.7

29.1

28.6

28.1

27.8

27.7

27.9

27.6

27.6

27.7

27.6

27.6

828.2

29.0

28.9

28.6

28.4

28.5

28. S

28.6

28.1

28.0

28.0

27.9

27.8

27.9

a27.9 - '

Mar.

29.1

28.4

28.2

28.0

27.9

27.8

27.8

27.8

27.9

27.8

27.8

27.8

27.9

27.8

27.7

27.8

27.8

27.8

27.8

827.8

a27.7

27.8

27.7

27.7

28.5

a28.2

a28.1

a28.8

28.2

28. 1 

28.0

Apr.

28.0

28.8

28.1

28.2

28.8

28.8

28.2

28.3

28.0

27.9

28.6

28.1

27.9

27.9

27.9

28.2

28.3

27.9

28.1

27.9

27.8

27.9

27.9

27.8

27.9

27.8

36.5

28.6

28.3

28. 2

May

28.5

28.6

29.4

28.2

28.0

27.9

28.3

28.2

28.0

27.9

27.8

27.8

27.7

27.7

27.6

27.6

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.5

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

27,4

27.4 

27.4

June

28.0

27.6

27.6

27.8

27.7

27.7

27.5

27.5

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.5

27.6

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.4

27.3

27.3

27.3

27.4

27.4

27.3

27.3

27.3

27.2

27.3

27.3

27 3

July

27.3

27.3

27.3

27.3

27,3

27.3

27.3

27.3

27.3

27.3

27.3

27.3

27.2

27.3

27.2

27.2

27.2

27.2

27.2

27.2

27.2

27.2

27.2

27.2

27.3

27.2

27.2

27.2

27.3

27.2 

, 27.3

Aug.

27.3

27.2

27.3

27.3

27.3

27.3

27.2

27.2

27.2

27.2

27.3

27.2

27.2

27.3

27.2

27.2

27.2

27.2

27.2

27.2

27.2

27.2

27.2

27.3

27.2

27.2

27.2

27.2

27.2

27 3 

Zl'.S

Sept.

27.2

27.2

27.2

27.2

27.2

87.2

27.2

27.2

27.2

27.2

27.2

27,2

27.2

27.2

27.2

27.8

27,2

27.3

27.2

27.2

27.3

27.3

27.3

27.3

27.3

27,3

27.5

27.3

27.3

07 »

£ f «O

a No gage-height record; elevation at 12 p.m. estimated on basis of recorded range In stage 

records for Canisteo River at Arkport.

Hote . Add 1,200.0 ft to obtain elevations above mean aea level.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

and

Date

Dee. 31..................

Calendar year 1953.....

Feb. 28..................

Apr. 30, .................

May 31..................

July 31..................

Aug, 31... ...,,..., .,.,,. 

Sept. 30. .................

Water year 1953-54

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,227.7

-

1,228.2

1,227.3 

1,227.3

Consents 

(acre-feet)

76

-

71

70 

70

Change in contents 

during month 

l(aore-feet)

+1

-2

 t-4

0 

0

-3

t Elevation at 12 p.a.
306 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Canlsteo River at Arkport, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°23'45", long 77°42'50", on left bank 1,000 ft downstream from Arkport 

Dam and 0.9 mile west of Arkport, Steuben County.

Drainage area. 30.5 sq ml.

Records available. January 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,202.10 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers),

Average discharge. 17 years, 34.0 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 640 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 2.94 ft, from 

graph based on Arkport Reservoir elevations); minimum, 0.2 cfs July 28 (gage height, 

0.535 ft).

1937-54: Maximum discharge. 2,000 cfs Mar. 5, 1938, Feb. 20, 1939; maximum gage 

height, 5.63 ft Feb. 19, 1939 (Ice Jam): practically no flow July 30, 1938, Sept. 30, 

1939 (result of construction operations).

Maximum discharge known, 4,820 cfs during flood of July 8, 9, 1935, slope-area 

determination.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, backwater from debris, or 

no gage-height record, which are fair. Since November 1939, flows above 500 cfs controlled by detention In Arkport Reservoir (see preceding page).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 22)

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

0.6 

.7

0.9 

3.0 

6.B 

12

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

0.6 

.7 

.8 

.9

1.0

0.8

2.8

6.3

11

17

1.2 

1.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5

34

76

137

224

391

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19 

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6 

1.5

1.5

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

*cl.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9 

1.8

1.8 

1.8

1.8

1.8 

1.8

2.2

2^3

2.3

2.3 

2.3

2.3 2 z'.z3

60.2

1.94

Nov.

2.3

2.2 

2.2

2.2

2.6

3.0

3.3

4.1

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.5

5.9

8.3

7.5 

6.1

 4.9 

4.5

4.3

4.1 

IS

20

12

9.7

7.5 

6.1

5.2

4.9

202.7

6.76

Dec.

4.7

4.5

4 a 3

ll'

10

13

11

9.1

32

24

17

13

12

15

blO

b7.0 

b7.4

b8.2 

9.4

11

II

b24

b!5

14

bll 

10

*9.8

a9.4

ao. 8

504.9

16.3

Jan.

a6.6

a8.6

a8.8

as.ea8.0

a7.4

b6. 6

b6.2

b7.0

b7.2

b6.6

b6.0

b5.6

b5.S

b6.4

b6.2

b5.6 

b5.2

b5.0 *b31

b215

b!9 

b!7

b!6

b!5

b!8

173

bee

b32

b33

b22

886.4

28.6

Feb.

b20

20

16

16 

b!4

b!2

blO

11

11

9.4

8.6

b7.4

b7.2

bll

b290

a!95

a360 

*aTlO

a 94 

a92

8205

a96 

aSO

41

40

33

b27 

32

1,838.6

65.7

Mar.

Ill

"84 139

b49 

b36

b28

b24 *22

b21

23

b20.

b!6

17

24

20

b!7

b!6 

b!4

15 

23

b!9

b!3 

15

13

94

88

45 

45

105

54

43

1,253

40.4

Apr.

b40 *79

blOl

b58 

104

190

114

112

62

40

83

78

44

31

2T_

37

229 

70

79 

58

40

31 

57

38

36

33

234 

~§5 322

56

2,573

85.8

May

47

75

181

^fl

49

46

118

64

41

32

*29

25

20

17

15

13 

11

10 

9.8

8.8

8.1 

7.4

6.8

6.5

6.3

5.1 

5.9

6.8

7.0

6, 3

1,150.6

37.1

June

10

29

14

58 

22

31

16

11

8.4

*6.8

6.1

5.5

20

9.4

6.3

5.5

4.6 

4.0

3.6 

3.0

2.8

3.9 

4.8

4.0

3.2

2.8

2.5 

2.4

2.2

^72

305.0

10.2

July

2.1

1.7

3.3

2)4

2.0

*2.4

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.1 

1.1

1.3

1.1 

1.0

.9

1.0

1.1

1.1 

.9

1.2

1.4

1.4

47.4

1.53

Aug.

1.5

1.2

2.0

fa

 1.6

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.3

1.2 

1.0

1.1 

1.2

1.0

1.0

ito

1.2

1.2

1.1 

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.5

40.4

1.30

Sept.

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0 

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.0

.9

1.0

.9

.S

*.9

1.3

1.4

1.2 

1.2

1.4 

1.2

1.3

1*6 

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

cl.l 

Cl.O

Cl.O

ol. 0

33.8

1,13

Adjusted for change In contents In Arkport Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1.94 

0.064 

0.07

6.79 

0.223 

0.25

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

16.3 

0.534 

0.62

29.4 

0.964 

1.11

64.8 

2.12 

2.21

40.5 

1.33 

1.53

85.8 

2.81 

3.14

Observed

Max 578 Mln 1.1 Mean 32.2 

Max 360 Mln 0.8 Mean 24.4

36.9 

1.21 

1.39

10.1 

0.331 

0.37

1.53 

0.050 

0.06

1.30 

0.043 

0.05

1.13 

0.037 

0.04

Adjusted

Mean 32.2 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.32 

Mean 24.4 Cfsm 0.800 In. 10.84

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record} discharge estimated on basis of elevations of Arkport Reservoir and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice (no gage-height record Jan. 7). 

c Backwater from debris.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 307

Karr Valley Creek at Almond, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°18'40", long 77 0 45'05", on right tank 500 ft downstream from MoHenry 

Valley Creek, three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth, and 1 mile upstream from 

Almond, Allegany County.

Drainage area. 27.6 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. 

|jy Corps of Engineers).

Datum of gage is 1,353.68 ft above mean sea level (levels

Average discharge. 17 years, 30.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 803 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 4.78 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 30 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

6.31 ft; maximum gage height, 5.08 ft Jan. 27 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 0.3 cfs 

Sept. 3 (gage height, 2.855 ft).

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 5,900 cfs July 18, 1942 (gage height, 8.8 ft, from 

floodmarks) , from rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; practically no flow for several hours on Aug. 15, 16, 17, 1939 

(gage height, 1.03 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from debris, or 

variable outside-inside gage relationship, which are fair.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

0.9

.9

.9 

4.8

1.8

378

*1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.2 

1.2

01.2

01.2

cl.2

cl.l

01. 1

01. 1

01. 1

01.1

ol.l

01.4

01.5

01.4

01.3

01.6

cl.6

01.5

01.3

38.9

1.25

0.045

O.05

Nov.

'01.3

01.3

01.3 

01.3

01.3

01.4

b2.2

02.3

02.3

02.4

02.3

02.3

c2.8 

C4.2

c7.4

cS.O

C5.6

*04.2

3.6

3.0

2.8

2.9

28

10

7.7

6.1

5.0

4.1

3.7

3.4

134.2

4.47

0.162

0.18

Dec.

3.2

3.0

lil 

3.0

9.7

8.6

14

9.8

7.7

28

14

1O

8.6 

8.0

10

b6.4

b4.4

b4.6

b5.0

5.6

6.8

68

41

b21

b!3

bll

b8

6.6

6.3

*6. 1

b4.6

358.9

11.6

0.420

0.48

Jan.

b4.4

b5.2

5.6 

b5.4

5.0

4.4

b3.9

b3.7

b4.6

b4.8

b4.4

b3.6

b3.3 

*b3.6

b4.2

b4.1

b3.7

b3.4

8T~ 3.2

b22O

b!2

bll

blO

b9.4

bll

b!80

b27

b!6

b!7

b!2

692.9

22.4

0,812

0.93

Feb.

b!3

b!4

b!2 

bll

b8.2

b6.8

b5.4

b5.8

b5.8

5.2

4.6

b4.1

b4.0 

b5.4

b250

159

260

*81

72

66

183

74

39

33

31

24

18

21

-

1,416.3

50.6

1.83

1.91

Mar.

130

122

68 

b39

b33

b22

b20

*b!9

b!8

23

b!7

b!3

b!6 

25

b!8

b!5

b!4

b!2

b!3

28

b!6

blO

IE

b9.6

86

66

43

42

64

b43

b37

1,093.6

35.3

1.28

1.47

Apr.

b36

*b52

58 

b49

68

210

96

104

47

36

58

45

31 

25

22

42

220

60

80

52

36

29

46

35

36

32

225

T55

72

47

2,139

71.3

2.58

2.88

May

58

82

185 

T?0

60

43

46

110

56

38

30

*27

*21 

15

12

9.8

8.6

7.8

7.0

6.5

5.8

5.6

5.2

4.6

4.4

4.2

5.9

3.9

5.8

6.3

4.4

1,046.8

33.8

1.22

1.41

June

18

52

18 

M

M

42

16

9.8

6.8

*5.2

4.6

4.2

30 

8.6

5.6

4.8

4.0

3.2

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.6

3.4

3.5

2.8

2.4

2.1

2.0

1.9

1 1-°A 

377.2

12.6

0.457

0.51

July

1.7

1.4

M1.8

1.6

 1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

.9 

1.2

1.9

1.3

1.1

1.0

l.O

1.1

1.3

1.1

.9

.7

1.6

1.3

.9

.8

.9

1.1

1.3

41.4

1.34

0.049

0.06

Aug.

1.3

1.1

1.0 

1.2

*1.2

l.'l

1.0

.0

.9

.9

1.1

112

1.0 

.8

1.3

1.0

.9

.8

.9

.8

.6

.4

74

.9 ia

1.1

.9

.6

.7

.7

.7

28.8

0.93

0.034

0.04

Sept.

0.7

.5

7t

.4

.4

.5

.5

*.5

.5

C.5

0.4

0.4 

0.4

0.9

01. 1

0.8

0.7

0.7

0.5

0.7

01. 0

C.S

0.7

0.6

0.5

0.6

0.5

0.5

0.4

17.5

0.58

0.021

0.02

Calendar year 1953: Max 974 Mln O.6 Mean 25.6 Cfsm 0.928 In. 12.57

Water year 1953-54: Max 260 Mln 0.4 Mean 20.2 Cfsm 0.732 In. 9.94

Peak discharge (base. 2,OOP cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

o Backwater from debris.

Note.--Variable outside-Inside gage relationship Feb. 25 to Mar. 3, Mar. 10, 14, 20, 25-29, Apr. 3, 

5-14, Apr. 17 to May 13, June 1-6, 13, June,26 to July 12; discharge computed from reconstructed 

gage-height graph based on engineers' and observer's notes, outslde-gage readings, and records for 

nearby stations.
308 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Almond Reservoir near Almond, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°20'50", long 77°42'20", at Almond Dam on Canaeadea Creek, 2 miles northeast of Almond, Allegany County, and 3 miles upstream from mouth and Hornell, Steuben 

County.

Drainage area. 56 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1949 to September 1952 (monthly elevations and contents), October 

1952 to September 1954.

Bage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engi- 

. neers).

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 1,244.18 ft Feb. 17; minimum, many days below 

intake (Invert elevation, 1,231.0 ft).

 1949-54: Maximum elevation, 1,265.12 ft Mar. 24, 1953; minimum, many days each year 

below intake (invert elevation, 1,231.0 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam with concrete spillway, completed by Corps 

of Engineers In June 1949 for flood control; first used for flood regulation on Mar. 28, 

1950. Usable capacity, 14,800 aere-f.t between elevations 1,229.0 ft (sill of gates) 

and 1,300.0 ft (crest of spillway). No dead storage. Floods are controlled by the 

operation of three gates. Water is stored during high flows and released when downstream conditions warrant.

Elevation at 12 p.m., In feet, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov.

31.2

Dec.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

31.9

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

34.7

31.5

-

.

-

-

.

-

-

Jan.

_

.

-

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

37.6

32.5

31.4

31.1

_.

-

31.9

34.6

32.5

333.5

332.7

331.4

Feb.

331.6

31.3

-

.

-

_

.

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

38.4

38.1

35.4

34.1

34.7

34.7

37.0

33.7

32.9

33.1

32.5

32.1

32.9

32.5

_

_ _____

Mar.

42.6

36.0

34.0

32.6

32.2

31.7

332.6

32.4

32.2

32.0

31.8

31.3

31.7

31.4

31.3

31.2

31.1

_

31.7

31.1

31.1

-

_

34.8

32.5

31. S

34.3

32.7

32.1

32.2

Apr.

32.4

36.1

32.2

33.1

35.3

40.9

33.9

34.1

32.8

32.2

34.2

32.5

331.9

331.8

331.9

333.0

334.3

332.7

33.4

32.5

32.0

331.9

332.4

331.8

332.0

331.7

42.5

34.6

33.1

32.3

May

37.0

33.2

42.5

34.0

32.8

32.3

34.0

33.7

32.4

332.0

331.9

331.7

331.5

331.3

331.2

331.1

331.1

_

-

_

_

_

..

-

_

_

_

331.2

-

June

34.7

331.7

331.5

(132. 1

32.1

331.7

331.3

331.1

_

-

_

32.0

331.2

^

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

.

_______

July Aug. Sept.

3 Doubtful gage-height record; elevation at 12 p.m. estimates on basis of records for Canaeadea 

Creek near Hornell Or from reoonstruete3 gage-height graph.

Note.--The water surface was below the lowest Intake (elevation, 1,231.0 ft) Oct. 1 to Nov. 22, 

Nov. 24 to Dec. 9, Dec. 11-21, Dec. 24 to Jan. 19, Jan. 24, 25, Feb. 3-14, Mar. 18, 19, 23, 24, May 

18-28, 30, 31, June 9-11, June 14 to Sept. 30. A33 1.200.O ft to obtain elevations above mean sea 

level.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Nov. 30. .................

Bee. 31.... ..............

Calen3ar year 1953.....

Sept. 30... ...............

Water year 1953-54. ....

Elevation 

(feet)t

*

-

1, 

1, 

1.2

1,:

23 

23 

3 

3<

1.4 

'..5 

.2 

.3

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

0 

O 

O 

0

-

1 

2 

1 

1 

O 

0 

0 

0 

0

-

Change In contents 

3urlng month 

(acre-feet)

0 

0 

0

0

+1 

+1 -1 

0 -1 

O 

0 

0 

0

0

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

* Water surface below Intake.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 309

Canacadea Creek near Hornell, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42 020'05", long 77°41'00", on right bank 35 ft downstream from Morris

Bridge near Hornell, Steuben County, 1.5 miles downstream from Almond Dam, and 2 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--58.7 sq ml.

Records available. October 1940 to December 1942, October 1944 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Oct. 23, 1940, to Dec. 31, 1942, at 

site 185 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--12 years (1940-42, 1944-54), 64.0 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 870 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 2.80 ft); minimum, 4.3 cfs Feb. 12 (gage height, 0.83 ft).

1940-42, 1944-54: Maximum discharge, 9,430 cfs May 17, 1945 (gage height, 5.14 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 3,400 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height 

height, 6.65 ft June 3, 1947; minimum discharge, 2.2 cfs July 22, 19S3 (gage height,

Maximum discharge known, 21,000 cfs during flood in July 1935, by slope-area determination of peak flow.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or fragmentary or no gageheight record, which are fair. Since October 1948, high flows regulated by Almond 

Reservoir (see p. 308).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect, 

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

1.0

1.1 

1.3

4.8

7.8

14

22

46

1.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5

86

179

318

592

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

37

38

29 

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Oct.

7.8 

7.8

7.6

7.6

Zi3-

9.6

10

9.0

8.4

8.4

8.4

*8.7

8.1 

S.I

8.1

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.3

8.4

7.8 

7. .8

8.7

9.3

8.7

8.1

9.0

9.3 

9.3

8.7

258.5

8.34

Nov.

8.7 

8.7

8.1

7 g 8

TTff

8.1

b9.8

11

12

13

12

13

13 

14

22

23

18

 16

15

13

12

12

33

24

20

17

16

14 

14

499.0

16.6

Dec.

13 

13

I!

12

35

25

42

29

23

96

50

35

28 

27

35

b24

b!6

b!9

b22

b28

b35 imb43

b31

b30

b24

23

22 

 22

b!6

1,112

35.9

Jan.

b!5 

b!7

19

19

18

16

b!3

b!2

b!5

b!6

b!3

b!2

8*

b!4

b!4

b!3

b!2

*bll

b58

278

b32 

b28

b26

b25

b28

368

b86

b44 

b46

b33

1,324

42;7

Feb.

b33 

b39

34

34

b27

b23

b!8

b20

b21

20

18

b!4

b20"

370

305

f580

«fT§7"

152

151

416

199 

104

89

82

64

b50

59

-

3,142

112

Mar.

257 

299 16"6

87

b68

b54

b48

 46

b44

55

b44

b35

41 

55

44

b37

b35

b31

b32

58

42

b28 

33

29

147

149

79

66

138 

83

b70

2,400

77.4

Apr.

b70 

«b!06

162

b94

145

'ST9" 414

241

137

89

123

121

77 

62

59

82

410

142

171

115

82

64 

103

75

70

60

332

393

169 

109

4,556

151.

May

109 

166

209

344

99

93

206

121

84

6.6

 60

53 

42

36

31

27

24

23

22

20

19 

18

18

18

16

16

16

22 

23

18

2,157

69JS

June

36 

129

44

145

55

80

38

26

22

*19

17

15

5S 

23

18

16

15

14

12

12

12

13 

20

18

13

12

11

10

trf

922.8

30.8

July

9.9 

9.0

13

11

10

9.6

*9.3

9.3

S.4

8.1

8.1

7.8

7.0 

6.6

8.1

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

8.1

7.0 

6.8

6.6

15.

12

8.1

7.3

8.1 

8.7

8.7

272.8

8.80

Aug.

H.7

8.1

9.0

8.7

*7.8

7.3

7.3

7.0

7.0

8.1

8.7

7.8 

7.3

9.0

7.3

6.6

6.3

6.8

7.0

6.3

6.0 

5.6

5.9

7.8

7.3

6.8

6.3

6.6 

6.6

6.3

229.3

7.40

Sept.

6.6 

6.0

5.6

5.3

5.8

5.8

6.0

5.6

*5.0 576"

6.0

6.3

6.3 

5.8

5.6

9.3

775

6.8

7.3

6.6

6.0

9.0 

8.1

7.0

6.6

6.8

7.0

6.0

5.8 

5.6

192.2

6.41

Adjusted for change In contents in Almond Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

8.34 

0.142 

0.16

16.6 

0.282 

0.32

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

35.9 

0.612 

0.70

42.7 

0.727 

0.84

112 

1.91 

1.99

77.4 

1.32 

1.52

152 

2.59 

2.89

69.5 

1.18 

1.37

Observed

Max 1,290 Hin 6.4 Mean 55.5 

Max 580 Hln 5.0 Mean 46.8

30.8 

0.525 

0.58

8.80 

0.150 

0.17

7.40 

0.126 

0.15

6.41 

0.109 

0.12

Adjusted

Mean 55.5 Cfsm 0.945 In. 12.82 

Mean 46.8 Cfsm 0.797 in. 10.81

* Discharge measuurment made on this day.

a N0 gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of elevations of Almond Reservoir and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice (no gage-height record Dec. 16-21).

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.
310 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Canisteo River below Canacadea Creek, at Hornell, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°18 I 50", long 77°39'05", on right bank 200 ft upstream from Erie Railroad 

bridge in Hornell, Steuben County, 0.25 mile upstream from Crosby Creek, and 1.5 miles 

downstream from Canacadea Creek.

Drainage area. 159 sq mi.

Records available. August 1942 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,131.10 ft above mean 

sea level (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 12 years, 165 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,360 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 7.67 ft); minimum, 

14 cfs Aug. 22, Sept. 4, 6, 9, 10, 21; minimum gage height, 2.71 ft Dec. 17.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 9,340 cfs May 26, 1943 (gage height, 13.30 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,700 cfs on basis of critical-depth determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 9.3 cfs Mar. 4, 1947; minimum gage height, 0.76 ft Nov. 18, 20, 1944.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, fragmentary or no gageheight record, or shifting control, which are fair. Records include daily diversion 

(about 1.3 cfs) just above control by Erie Railroad Co. An unknown but relatively small 

amount of water diverted is returned to stream below control. City of Hornell diverts 

an average of about 3.5 cfs for municipal supply from Carrington Creek, a tributary 

above station; sewage enters river below gage. Since November 1939, flood flows regulated by Arkport Reservoir (see p. 305), and, since October 1948, by Almond Reservoir 

(see p. 308).

Cooperation. Records of diversion above station furnished by Erie Railroad Co. and, from 

Carrington Creek, by city of Hornell.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

18

19

18

18 

18

24

24

22

21

20

20

*22

20

20

19

20

19 

18

20

20

22

22 

22

23

24

24

24

27

23

24

24

661

21.3

0.134

0.15

Nov.

23

24

22

23

24

27

29

31

32

32

29

30

32

42

50

41 

*33

30

27

24

23

147

80

52

44

37

32

30

29

1,101

36.7

0.231

0.26

Dec.

27

26

25

ft

53

75

62

49

138

111

82

68

67

78

b58

b32 

b38

b45

b52

62

ITS

b88

b62

67

51

48

47

*46

b31

2,243

72.4

0.455

0.52

Jan.

b28

b30

43

44 

40

b36

b28

b24

33

b34

t>26

b24

25

b27

b23 

b22

*b22

b58

b540

b86 

b64

b60

b58

64

735

blTO"

101

108

b72

2,670

86.1

0.542

0.62

Feb.

b70

b78

b76

b70 

b64

b56

b46

b47

b54

bSO

b43

b29

b28

b36

b640

676

1.210 

*b430

b340

352

921

477 

258

a215

al98

a!63

al36

150

-

__-__--

6,913

247

1.55

1.62

Mar.

761

823

423

b250 

b!75

bl45

129

 122

111

124

108

b88

b92

120

104

b88

b84 

bSO

b78

115

103

1

75

290

352

198

154

320

208

174

6,051

195

1.23

1.42

Apr.

173

 246

419

235 

332

778

587

478

288

207

266

286

190

151

139

177

933 

344

374

278

211

166 

231

180

165

156

f809

1.210

407

270

10,686

356

2.24

2.50

May

240

402

485

949 

355

262

a 223

a 480

a292

a212

3187

«a!68

147

118

102

90

82 

72

66

66

62

58 

55

51

52

48

46

a44

a55

a60

a 48

5,580

180

1.13

1.31

June

al53

a222

96

225 

111

a!39

a!02

a74

a57

*48

a 43

a42

a!21

a69

52

50

43 

40

36

34

34

40 

52

45

36

33

31

30

29

28

2,118

70.6

0.444

0.50

July

28

26

34

29 

27

26

25

 26

25

23

23

23

22

21

25

22

21 

21

22

21

23

21 

20

26

20

19

f20

f23

f22

733

23.6

0.148

0.17

Aug.

f

-

21

25 

25

*22

19

18

18

18

19

21

19

18

22

19

18 

16

17

17

16

if

17

20

18

17

16

16

18

18

583

18.8

0.118

0.14

Sept.

18

16

16

tt

14

16

16

15

14

16

16

16

16

*18

21

17 

17

18

17

17

20 

18

17

16

16

17

16

15

15

494

16.5

0.104

0.12

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,390 Min 3.5 Mean 133 Cfsm 0.836 In. 11.34

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,210 Min 14 Mean 109 Cfsm 0.686 In. 9.33

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated from reconstructed gage-height graph based on 

recorded range In stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights. 

Hote. Shifting-control method used Hov. 6 to Jan. 11.
SUSQJJEHANNA RIVER BASIN 311

Canisteo River at West Cameron, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°13'20", long 77°25'05", on right bank 250 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, a quarter of a mile southeast of West Cameron, Steuben County, and 2 miles 

upstream from Cameron.

Drainage area. 342 sq mi.

Records available. January 1930 to September 1931, February 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,037.71 ft above 

mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 30, 1931, wire-weight 

gage on highway bridge 250 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 18 years (1930-31, 1937-54), 347 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,150 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 11.61 ft); minimum, 21 cfs Sept. 10, 11, 30; minimum gage height, 3.19 ft Sept. 30.

1930-31, 1937-54: Maximum discharge, 17,600 cfs May 28, 1946 (gage height, 18.09 

ft); minimum daily, 12 cfs Aug. 28, Aug. 30 to Sept. 3, 1939.

Maximum discharge known, 35,000 cfs during flood of July 8, 9, 1935, by slope-area 

determination.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from aquatic 

vegetation, which are fair.

Revisions. WSP 821: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

S3

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

32

30

29

29

28

33

36

35

34

33

32

32

 32

32

30

30

30

29

29

29

29

29

32

30

33

33

33

35

36 

35

35

964

31.7

0.093

0.11

Nov.

33

33

32

30

30

30

35

36

43

54

58

60

62

66

82

116

*95

62

66

59

53

52

120

162

T5T

62

74

64

58 

53

1,925

64.2

0.186

0.21

Dec.

52

49

47

55

65

107

120

131

101

*161

226

145

116

109

127

100

56

62

70

82

96

260

'550 629

160

160

120

112

109

103

DOOt

4,099

132

0.366

0.45

Jan.

68

74

66

77

75

70

56

49

66

68

52

48

50

54

50

48

*47

50

620

300

135

125

120

130

1.340

I'tfO

210 

220

145

5,223

166

0.491

0.57

Feb.

140

155

150

140

125

112

92

94

108

100

86

60

56

72

760

1,370

»2.110

1,070

764

756

2,030

1,460

740

563

512

430

313

356

-

14,726

526

1.54

1.60

Mar.

1,620

2. 850

1,300

755

520

410

350

336

277

*314

264

215

230

252

243

206

195

165

192

249

271

U6"6 165

174

398

909

526

410

702 

572

480

 15,778

509

1.49

1.72

Apr.

476

539

1,020

561

601

*1,530

1,700

1,190

677

615

535

705

461

382

340

382

1,800

996

930

762

577

459

535

494

405

397

946

2.560

1,190 

785

24,790

826

2.42

2.70

May

615

1,160

1,420

2.240

1,120

805

640

1,030

890

650

*521

45S

397

329

277

246

217

192

179

167

155

146

137

130

128

124

115

111

195

135

15,076

466

1.42

1.64

June

552

1.920

673

659

430

400

280

200

155

130

116

96

220

155

104

 112

90

78

66

60

56

54

112

124

76

62

56

49

47

*!

7,182

239

0.699

0.76

July

45

43

48

50

48

46

46

*46

46

45

44

43

41

41

44

45

43

40

41

41

44

44

39

36

37

§1

15

36

3|

34

1,327

42.6

0.125

0.14

Aug.

36

zS

31

34

36

33

29

26

25

25

*26

28

27

26

28

29

26

24

25

25

24

 25 22

23

27

26

25

24

23 

26

26

647

27.3

0.080

0.09

Sept.

26

24

23

22

22

24

23

 24

23

SI

21

22

22

22

24

30

31

30

29

26

27

29

31

28

27

25

24

24

23 

21

750

25.0

0.073

0.08

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,770 Min 27 Mean 296 Cfsm 0.665 In. 11.75

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,850 Mln 21 Mean 254 Cfsm 0.743 In. 10.09

Peak discharge (base. 6.?.00 of a). Mar. 1 (10:30 p.m.) 6,150 ofa (11.61 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice HOT. 7, Dec. 16-22, 24-26, Dec. 31 to Jan. 2, 

Jan. 7 to Feb. 15, Mar. 5-7, 12, 13, 17, 16, 22, 26, 31 (no gage-height record Dec. 16-21). Backwater from aquatic vegetation Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, June 5 to Sept. 30.
312 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

Tuscarora Creek near South Addison, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°04'00", long 77°17'00", on left bank 0.9 mile downstream from Elk Creek, 

lij- miles upstream from South Addison, Steuben County, and 3£ miles southwest of Addison.

Drainage area. 114 sq mi.

Records available. February 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,059.18 ft above 

mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 17 years, 100'cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,020 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 6.65 ft); no 

flow Aug. 1 to Sept. 30.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 14,000 cfs May 27, 1946, Mar. 30, 1951; maximum gage 

height, 8.79 ft Mar. 30, 1951; no flow Sept. 2, 3, 6, 9, 11-26, 1939, Sept. 7 to 

Oct. 28, 1941, Aug. 1 to Sept. 30, 1954.

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

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage height. 

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

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27 Jan. 27 to Sept. 30

1.15

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

0.6

1.3

3.6

7.4

14

23

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

35

65

155

266

472

1.05

1.1

1.15

1.2

1.3

1.4

0

.2

.6

1.3

3.6

7.4

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5

14

22

32

59

122

219

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

469

822

1,300

2,630

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.7 

.6 TS"

.8

.9

1.4

TTT

1.0

1.1

1.2

.9

.8

*.8

.8

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.8

.7

*.8

.8

.9

1.0

1.0

.8

.9

1.2

1.2 

1.3

1.3

28.7

0.93

0.008

0-.01

Nov.

1.4 

1.2 

1.0

rr

1.3

1.4

1.8

1.8

2.2

2.8

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.9

4.4

4.8

*4.9

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.8

3.9

7.3

9.6 575"

7.2

6.1

5.5

5.1

4.9

118.8

3.96

0.035

0.04

Dec.

4.4 

4.2 

3.9

3.8

4TT

4.2

5.1

5.5

6.1

*8.3

12

11

9.6

12

20

b!2

b8. 8

b8.0

7.4

7.7

9.4

17

61 bZB~

b21

19

14

12

11

b5. 6

365.9

11.8

0.104

0.1Z

Jan.

t>5.4 

b6. 4

7.0

6.8

6.1

5.9

b4.2

b3.6

3.9

b3.S

b2.8

b2.3

bl.8

bl.9

2.0

2.0

bl.8

bl.4

blT?

3.2

39

10

b8.2

b7.8

*b9.0

11

352 F5o"

b38

41 

b22

691.9

22.3

0.196

0.23

Feb.

b!7 

19 

17

17

b!6

b!3

11

10

9.6

8.8

7.1

b5.8

b£70~

6.8

87

*131

402

b!45

b!08

b82

545 279"

123

98

94

83

b62

90

-

2,493.1

89.0

0.781

0.81

Mar.

*1, ' 96'9 500 

374

164

b!06

b84

b70

72

bee

83

69

S3

52

£2

66

50

43

40

37

56

59

35

41

34 125"

210

112

88

203

 143

150

5,222

168

1.47

1.70

Apr,

166 

143 

176

98

92

272

410

244

161

115

96

110

83

68

63

75

653

Z5T

338

196

139

105

206

172

125

110

263

418

214

153

5/718

191

1.68

1.87

May

144 

432

441

923 3T2-

208

156

356

297

170

*125

103

85

66

S3

44

37

30

26

23

20

18

16

14

12

12

10

9.3

60

30

4,259.3

137

1.20

1.39

June

544 

1,140 

 57?

184

103

83

56

39

30

24

20

17

34

25

17

*16

15

12

9.4

7.7

6,8

5.7

6.6

11

7. -4

5.7

4.4

3.9

3.5

3.1

2,706.2

90.2

0.791

0.88

July

ZT3- 2.7 

2.2

2,3

2.2

Z.O

1,8

1.8

1.6

l.S

1.4

1.3

1.0

.9

».8

.7

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1 

TT

32.9

1.06

0.009

0.01

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,630 Mln 0.3 Mean 72.3 Cfsm 0.634 In. 8.61

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,500 Mln 0 Mean 59.3 Cfsm 0.520 In. 7.06

Peak discharge (base, 5,600 cfs). Mar. 1 (7 p.m.) 7,020 cfs (6.65 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
SUSQUEHASNA RIVER BASIN 313

Tioga River near Erwins, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°07'15", long 77°07'45", on right bank 20 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, half a mile downstream from Erwins, Steuben County, and 3 miles upstream from 

confluence with Cohocton River.

Drainage area. 1.370 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1918 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 931.24 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to June 21, 1931, chain gage on highway bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 36 years, 1,355 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32,400 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 14.30 ft, from 

high-water mark in well); minimum, 26 cfs SepK 8, 9 {gage height, 0.40 ft).

1918-54: Maximum discharge, 94,000 cfs May|28, 1946 (gage height, 23.54 ft, from 

high-water mark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 44,000 cfs on basis 

of slope-area determinations at gage heights 18.82 and 23.54 ft; minimum, 18 cfs 

Sept. 2, 3, 1939; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 8, 9, 1954.

Remarks. Records excellent except those fo!r periods of ice effect, partly obstructed 

InTake, or fragmentary gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 696: Drainage area. WSP: 1935-38.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Nov. 23, 

Mar. 2 to Sept. 30 Nov. 23 to Mar. 2

0.45

.5

.7 

1.0 

1.5

34

43

83

161

365

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

650

1,500

2,650

4,050

0.9 

1.3 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

120

254

612

1,450

2,630

5.0

7.0

9.0

12.0

4,050

7,810

13,100

22,900

Note. Same as following 

table above 5.0 ft.

Discharge, in oubio feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

S

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfs(ti

In.

Oct.

70

64

62

5S 

60

79

176

Tlf

122

109

101

97

*94

*88

83

81

79

77

77

77

75

75

75

75

81

83

85

97

101

104

101

2,755

88.9

0.065

0.07

Nov.

99

94

90

85 

85

83

9Q

104

122

138

164

177

180

204

223

247

*286

259

230

200

183

174

1.520

1,676

658

528

419

354

308

279

8,653

288

0.210

0.23

Dec.

250

231

227

212 

53T

326

601

*651

510

510

746

582

488

471

996

715

429

383

359

b360

b380

1)420

bl.240

8f2

563

575

505

429

398

378

313

15,351

495

0.361

0.42

Jan.

b290

b320

308

b260 

b270

250

216

b!95

b!85

b200

bl75

blSO

b!25

fo 140

blSO

b!55

b!45

b!40

blSO

bl-75

bSOO

b860

b470

b370

b380

*b350

b2,400

b5.200

bSSb'

b900

b640

14,749

476

0.347

0.40

Feb.

493

b520

569

516 

466

408

b350

375

313

313

b280

b215

b220

212 *2ls"

b2,300

4,410

3,330

1,960

1,670

3,890

5,410

2,630

2,000

2,060

1,950

2,010

1,900

41,035

1,466

1.07

1.11

Mar.

f6,220

f 20, 000

4^010 

2,580

2,000

1,680

1,680

1,430

1,490

1,320

1,100

1,000

1,190

1,510

1,060

921

856

796

928

1,270

798

856

#iTKS

2,630

1,840

1,420

1,880

1 990

1 780

74,557

2,405

1.76

2.02

Apr.

1,850

1,830

2,260

1,650 

*1,540

2,290

4,270

2,940

f2,630

f 1,880

1,590

1,860

1,540

1,250

1.120

1,190

6,170

4,560

4,280

3,330

2,470

2,000

2,620

2,900

2,130

1,910

2,360

8,180

3J450

83,000

2,767

2.02

2.25

May

2,730

6,330

5,320

14.300 

6,360

4,290

3,280

3,780

4,080

*2,860

2,280

1,990

1,730

1,440

1,190

1,050

904

803

724

684

637

581

533

470

448

438

406

365

1 , 690

904

73,155

2,360

1.72

1.99

June

1,550

12.200

4,100

3,300 

2,350

1,750

1,400

1,020

780

660

560

500

680

820

*520

440

420

370

320

280

250

225

243

387

331

247

208

187

174

164

36,436

1,215

0.887

0.99

July

155

146

146

146 

164

174

180

TST

149

138

127

*119

111

104

114

158

135

111

101

94

88

88

83

75

70

77

129

99

79

72

72

3,665

118

0.086

0,10

Aug.

75

75

85

85 

104

104

88

77

*68

62

68

64

62

62

62

62

64

58

54

51

51

47

45

41

4f

51

54

54

52

51

52

1,975

63.7

0.046

0.05

Sept.

75

72

64

56 

49

43

 41

38

3?

43

43

41

40

40

49

68

85

92

94

IT

81

83

77

75

68

62

58

56

52

47

1,811

60.4

0.044

0.05

Calendar year 1953: Max 19,000 Min 54 Mean 1,177 Cfsm 0.859 In. 11,67

Water year 1953-54: Max 20,000 Min 38 Mean 978 Cfsm 0.714 In. 9.68

Peak dlseharige 

fs

(base. 17.000 cfs). Mar.,2 (about 4i30 a.m.) 32,400 cfs (14.30 ft); May 4 (10:30 

a.m.) 18,700 o (10.79 ft)j June 2 (6:30 a.m.) 18,600 cfs (10.76 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.

Hote. Partly obstructed intake June 4-22; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurement, 

outside-inside gage relationship, gage heights, weather records, and records for upstream and downstream stations.
314 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

Cohocton River at Cohocton, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42'30'00", long 77 030'00", on left bank 450 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Cohocton, Steuben County, and 800 ft downstream from small tributary.

Drainage area. 53.3 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 225 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 3.74 ft); minlmum 3.2 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 1.615 ft Nov. 7.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 444 cfs Apr. 1, 1951 (gage height, 4.89 ft); minimum, 

0.5 cfs Sept. 28, 1952 (gage height, 1.34 ft, result of construction upstream).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from aquatic 

vegetation or debris, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect or backwater 

from aquatic vegetation or debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 17

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.1 

2.5

4.7

7.9

12

30

65

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.9

Feb. 18 to Sept. 3O

2.4 

4.7 

7.S 

17

2.2 

2.5 

3.5 

3.8

36

64

1S9

234

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.2

7.2

7.0

6.6

6.4

7.2 

9.0

10

 11~9".2

8.4

7.S

7.2

6.6

6.6

6.2

5.8

5.4

WTS

6.8

6.2

5.6

5.4

5.6

5.S

5.8

6.0

6.6

7.0

7. 6

8.0

216.8

6.99

0.131

0.15

Nov.

7.2

7.0

6.2

5.8

5.6

H5.6

9.0

13

13

14

 14 

14

16

iJr

17

17

15

13

12

12

12

15

13

13

12

11

11

10

342,0

11.4

0.214

0.24

Dec.

10

10

11 9.6

15

16 

16

15

14

16

 19

20

18 

17

IS

17

15

14

15

17

IS

21

28

4455"

31

28

26

25

24

21

608.6

19.6

0.368

0.42

Jan.

IS

19

20

19

17

15 

13

11

12

13

11

10

Iff

*9.6

10

9.2

9.6

10

15

31

33

26

24

23

24

54

70

47

49

40

6S0.8

22.0

0.413

0.4S

Feb.

33

35

36

33

31

30 

28

26

25

26

24

IS

21

45

SO

155

1S6

ITS

151

147

151

*13S

122

109

97

85

76

2,102

75.1

1.41

1.47

Mar.

97

165

201

T74

145

124 

US

97

*S4

78

71

64

59 

58

57

51

43

46

45IB"

53

57

52

53

61

83

103

102

117

129

131

2,776

89.5

1.68

1.94

Apr.

121

112

111

103

98

115 

153

182

 179

153

138

126

112 

98

38

85

104

103

108

109

101

94

93

87

83

81

137

220

218

3,676

123

2.31

2.56

May

200

135

175

195

210

195 

172

165

153

142

126

113

104 

*94

84

74

67

61

55

51

47

43

40

37

35

33

32

33

41

44

41

3,052

93.5

1.85

2.13

June

38

52

62

58

52

60 

68

BT

50

43

 38

34

45 

60

47

39

34

31

29

23

27

32

38

39

30

26

23

22

21

-12.

1,204

40.1

0.752

0.84

July

18

16

19

 19 

18

17

18

IS

IS

18

18 

19

21

19

19

18

17

16

15

15

14

13

12

11

10

9.2

8.6 

37T

S* 6

495.8

16.0

0.300

0.35

Aug.

3.4

8.2

7.3

7.4

8.0

8.2

3.0

7.2

6.8

6.8

*6.8

8.0

8.8

&'.Z

7.4

7.2

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.8

6.6

6.0

5.2

4.9

4.6

4J6

4.7

5.0

~ 0

6.2

210.6

6.79

0.127

0.15

Sept.

7.2

7.4 ~Q

e'.z

5.4

5.0 

4.9

5.0

5.6

5.4

5.0

5.2

4.9

5.4

*5.2

6.0

6.6

7.0

7.0

6.6

5.3

6.0

6.2

5.8

5.4

5.4

4.7

4.6

3.8

5.6

169.3

5.64

0.106

0.12

Calendar year 1953: Max 302 Mln 5.4 Mean 44.4 Cfsm 0.833 In. 11. 3O

Water year 1953-54: Max 220 Mln 3.6 Mean 42.6 Cfsm 0.799 In. 10.85

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 25, Dec. 3O to Feb. 17, Mar. 5-7, 9, 12. 

Backwater from aquatic vegetation and/or debris Oct. 1 to Nov. 9 (no gage-height record Oct. 27-31). 

Backwater from aquatic vegetation June 20 to Sept. 30. Backwater from debris Nov. 10 to Dec. 15, 

Dec. 21-23 (no gage-height record Nov. 11, 12, Nov. 26 to Dec. 4). Backwater from Ice and debris 

Dec. 16-20, 24.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 315

Fivemile Creek near Kanona, H. Y.

Location. Lat 4g 823'15", long 77°21'30", on left bank just downstream from highway 

bridge, l| miles upstream from mouth snd Kanona, Steuben County.

Drainage area. 68.0 sq mi.

Records available.--February 193? to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,171.30 ft above mean sea level (levels 

Uy Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 17 years, 70.9 cfs. 

Ext _s. Maximum discharge during year, 1,280 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 3.62 ft), release 

rrom upstream ice Jam; minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.42 ft).

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 2,620 cfs Mar. 28, 1950 (gage height, 4.38 ft); maximum 

gage height, 6.10 ft Mar. 31, 1940 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 0.04 cfs Sept. 27, 

29, 1941; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 30, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from debris, 

vfhTch are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect or backwater from 

debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 17 Feb. 17 to Sept. 30

0.5 

.6 

.7 

.8

1.8

2.8

5.5

9.7

16

24

0.42 

.5 

.6 

.7 

.9

1.1

0.6

1.2

2.5

4.9

14

32

1.4 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

72

192

364

665

1,80O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

H1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.1

2.2

*2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.4

4.1

16

4.7

81.5

2.63

O.O39

0.04

Nov.

H2.2

2.0

273

2.7

3.O

4.5

3.1

3.3

3.2

2.9

*2.8

2.9

4.1

3.4

2.8

3.3

3.2

3.1

2.8

2.8

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.4

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.1

96.8

3.23

0.048

0.05

Dec.

3.1 

3.0

2.9

37T

4.1

4.2

3.9

3.8

3.7

5.1

*7.2

5.8

6.5

5.8

7.9

7.4

7.0

6.8

7.2

7.4

7.4

17

SB- 28

20

16

13

11

11

9.4

8*0

271.7

8.76

0.129

0.15

Jan.

7.8 

8.0

8.4

8.2

7.4

7.2

6.4

5.6

6.0

6.2

5.6

5.2

.8

.6

* .8

.0

.5

-4

475

5.4

32

24

16

13

12

14

64

52

36

31

23

437.0

14.1

0.207

0.24

Feb.

19 

19

20

21

20

17

15

13

13

12

11

T6" 1O

11

108

300

640

JQg

 186

146

215

246

137

105

96

86

70

81

3,O19

108

1.59

1.65

Mar.

164 

411

255

150

100

86

78

65

*62

59

53

46

43

52

56

50

46

43

43

81

76

59

6O

57

196

281

136

106

179

134

115

3,345

108

1.59

1.83

Apr.

113 

136

231

141

136

 216

295

216

155

113

105

111

86

74

68

82

308

192

161

138

107

86

87

77

76

71

277

686

336

173

5,052

168

2.47

2.76

May

138 

206

223

627 5§5"

173

132

179

161

144

111

91

81

*68

57

49

42

36

34

31

28

25

23

20

22

17

16

?T

29

23

18

3,150

102

1.50

1.72

June

42 

115 -53

45

35

56

4O

27

21

18

*15

14

65

37

22

34

24

17

14

12

11

12

25

19

13

12

10

9.2

8.4

itr832.8

27.8

0.409

O.46

July

6.8 

6.2

8.0

T7T

*6.0

5.4

5.6

5.1

4.9

4.7

4.4

3.8

4.2

5.6

4.0

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.5

3.3

3.0

2.4

1.8

2.5

1.9

2.0

2.4

3.O 

03.2

133.8

4.32

0.064

0.07

Aug.

C2.6 

02.5

C2.4

C2.5

C2.5

C2.3

01. 9

Cl.6

Cl.5

cl.8

*o2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

2.O

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

172- .9

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.3 

2.0

5.0

55.6

1.79

0.026

0.03

Sept.

&

1.4

1.2

1.2

.9

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

al.l

al.2

al.l

al.O

*al.2

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

1.0

.9

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

» 6

32.6

1.O9

0.016

0.02

Calendar year 1953: Max 975 Mln 1.8 Mean 50.5 Cfsm 0.743 In. 10.07

Water year 1953-54: Max 686 Mln 0.6 Mean 45.2 Cfsm 0.665 In. 9.02

Peak discharge (base, 880 cfa).~Feb. 17 (12:45 p.m.) 1,280 cfs (3.62 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for nearby stations.

c Backwater from debris.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 16-19, 23-26, Dec. 50 to Feb. 17, Feb. 27, 

Mar7~?-7, 9, 12.
316 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Mud Creek near Savona, If. Y.

Location. Lat 42«18'30", long 77"11'50", on right bank Just upstream from small tributafy entering from east, 2 miles upstream from Savona, Steuben County, and ffloUth.

Drainage area. 76.1 sq ml.

Records available. July 1918 to December 1919 (published as "at Savona"), March 1937 to 

"September 1954.

Qage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete controli Datum of gage Is 1,049.63 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 191£ (levels by Corps of Engineers), Prior to December 

1919, staff gage at site If miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 18 years (1918-19, 1937-54), 42.9 Cfs.

Extremes, Maximum discharge during yaar. 436 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 3.45 ft); minimum, 

cTTofs Oct. 10 (gage height, 0,55 ft),

1918-19. 1937-54: Maximum discharge, 1,610 cfs June 3, 1947, Mar* 29, 1950: maximum 

gaga height, 6.22 ft Mar. 29, 1950; minimum discharge, 0,04 cfs Sept, 31, 22, 23, 1941 

Tgage height, 0.53 ft).

Rei pks,--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, no gage-height record, or 

"clcwater from debris, which are fair. Flow regulated by Lake Lamoka. During each

yaar, a large part of flow from 45 sq mi of drainage area is diverted Into Keuka Lake

for power development,

RAClng tables, water year 1965-54, except periods of ice effect or baetarater. from 

debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in oubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. it Feb. 18 to Sept. 30

O.S5 

.6 

,7

0.6 

1.1 

2.9 

5.6

1.0 

1.2

1,5 2.r

15

29

60

128

1.0

1.2 

1.6

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

128

322

600

Note. -Same as preceding 

tabl«"T>elow 1.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day Oct.

1 

?

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13/ ¥'

1'S

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsn

In.

1.1 

1.0

1.0

C.9

Cl.O

c.9

c.9

cl.O

»c.9

,J_

.7

.8

.9 

.8

.8

1.2

1.3

1.1

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.4

1.6

2.3

£45TT

1.9

1.8

1.4

1.3

38.7

1.25

-

Nov.

fc*

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

2.1

3.6

4.0

4.3

4.4

4.2

*3.8 

4.0

5.5

5.0

3.5

2.6

2.2

2.1

2.1

2,8

5.2

4.9

4.4

3.8

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.6

92.0

3.07

M

*

Dec.

2.6 

2.5

2.4

£4?7S

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.6

2.9

*S.O

2.8

3.5 

4.7

6^9.

5.0

D4.0

b3.6

3.5

3.0

3.4

4.4

5.6

5.3

4.6

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

b3.9

112.8

3.64

-

Jan.

b3.8 

b3.9

4.0

3.9

3.5

3.4

b3.1

b2.8

b2.9

3.0

2.7

2.6

b2.5 

b2.4

*b2.6

2.4

b2.4

b2.3

b5T5"

2.8

7.7

5.6

b3.9

3.3

3.1

3.5

ai£

aTF

alO

a8. 6

a6 3

144.5

4.66

-

Feb.

5.0

4.7

5.2

5.4

5.2

4.6

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.6

b3.4

b3.3 

bSTT

8.0

23

107

119 b56"

b39

45

58

*b40

30

28

25

b22

26

685.6

24.5

_

-

Mar.

59 

181

US

b68

Apr.

35 

40

60

45

b41 i 34

b28

b26

25

«22

21

19

17

17 

20

20

18

16

15

14

16

16

14

12

I?

20

50

40

28

34

37

33

1,055

34.0

.

-

*46

75

64

51

39

36

40

34 

28

25

25

120

112

79

69

55

44

47

49

45

44

80

246

415 32TT

2,408

80.3

_

-

May

175

131

n;

274 m.

264

131

82

100

98

56

43

35 

*38

43

26

18

13

11

9.4

6.5

5.4

7.3

7.7

6.3

6.1

5.4

35^ 5.2

28

19

2,190.3

70.7

.

-

June

17 

98

66

36

26

26

22

16

11

9.2

*9.4

7.5

21 

20

13

9.4

7.7

7.3

6.1

6.3

7.1

7.2

6.1

5.0

4.7

4.3

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.0

482.3

16.1

-

-

July

2.8 

2.7

3.1

3.0

3.4

*3.6

3.5

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.3 

2.2

2.3

4.0'

27T

2.2

2.0

1.5

1.6

3.1

2.1

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.7

1.6

74.2

2.39

*

-

Aug.

H2.2

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.6

1.7

1.6

2.0

2.1

 1.6

1.0 

1.3

1.9

2.5

2.1

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

j9

iTt

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.8

55.1

1.78

-

-

Sept.

1.6 

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

**

*1.3

1.6

1.7

1*8

T75

1.4

1.5

1,5

1.4

!.">

i.e

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.3

42.8

1.43

_

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 545 Mln 0.6 Mean 25.4 Cfsm O.334 In. 4.53

Water year 1953-54! Max 415 Mln 0.7 Mean 20.2 Cfsm 0.265 in. 3,63

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record} discharge estimated from reconstructed gage-height graph based on 

recorded range In stage, weather records, and records for Flvemlle Creek near Kantlna,

Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

Backwater from debris. '
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 317

Cohocton River near Campbell, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42 "15'10", long 77°13'00", on left bank just downstream from highway 

bridge, If miles upstream from Michigan Creek and 2 miles upstream from Campbell, 

Steuben,County.

Drainage area. 472 sq mi.

Recorda available, July 1918 to September 1954,

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,016.58 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Mar. 5, 1937, chain gage on highway bridge at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 36 years, 444 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,700 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 5.38 ft)? minlmum, 18 cfs Sept. 7, 10; minimum gage height, 0.53 ft Nov. 4, 5, 6.

1918-54: Maximum discharge, 41,100 cfs July 8, 1935 (gage height, 11.6 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area, 

and slope-area determinations of peak flow and by logarithmic plotting: minimum, 8 cfs 

Sept. 6, 7, 1934.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from 

Weeds or debris, which are fair. During each year, a large part of flow from 45 sq mi 

of drainage area above Lake Lamoka Outlet on Mud Creek, a tributary above this 

station,'is diverted into Keuka Lake for power development.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 891: 1935.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

37

37

37

35

33

37

39

42

*42

42

39

41

39

37

37

35

35 

35

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

41

42

44

44

50

52

1,211

39.1

_

-

Nov.

46

46

41

39

11

37

64

58

58

66

70

68

*66

66

72

80

74 

66

64

58

54

54

84

-§6 100

80

70

66

60

58

1,868

62.9

_

-

Dec.

56

56

52sees

76

74

72

68

72

*92

88

82

84

100

92

74 

70

80

92

110

140

253

185

170

165

150

150

146

130

114

3,217

104

-

Jan.

102

1O4

110

102

94

86

76

66

72

76

66

60

56

58

62

62

a60

80

240

215

155

140

*130

135

390

400

26<J

270

230

4,065

131

-

Feb.-

190

200

205

190

175

170

160

155

150

155

145

102

Tiff

125

270

1,060

2.100 

1,480

986 aia

1,120

1,210

*804

675

614

548

450

491

14,858

531

_

-

Mar.

1,060

3,000

1,720

1,120

840

680

580

548

*472

466

407

346

346

362

362

325

310 

Ho" 290

357

413

310

346

310

535

1,090

753

621

823

760

710

20,552

663

_

-

Apr.

703

744

1,120

774

746

*1,110

1,560

1,290

1,100

879

796

826

682

594

541

561

1,460 

1,160

1,030

918

781

675

696

655

594

587

993

2.930

2,106

1,600

30,205

1,007

_

-

May

1,220

1,440

1,520

2.590

1,990

1,520

1,160

1,300

1,200

1,040

856

753

682

*587

529

454

396 

346

315

290

266

244

227

211

203

191

177

IBT

246

248

199

22,581

728

_

-

June

272

l.j.50

54S

436

346

384

341

271

231

207

*191

177

326

285

223

220

195 

165

145

135

130

135

205

165

145

130

125

114

104

96

7,577

253

_

-

July

92

84

92

-9T 108

*90

82

84

80

72

72

70

66

58

70

66

60 

56

"52 60

58

56

50

46

44

43

42

39

39

44

44

2,013

64.9

_

-

Aug.

48

54

4T

50

52

52

44

41

39

37

42

*46

44

42

48

50

44 

41

39

39

37

35

35

33

35

35

35

35

32

33

46

1,289

41.6

_

-

Sept.

39

37

32

27

26

22

21

24

26

20

22

24

22

24

27

*35

35 

32

35

33

27

32

32

28

27

27

26

26

22

22

832

27.7

_

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,830 Win 33 Mean 338 Cfsm 0.716 In. 9.71

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,000 Min 20 Mean 302 Cfsm 0.640 In. 8.70

Peak discharge (base. 4.200 cfs). Mar. 2 (1:45 a.m.) 4,700 efs (5.38 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 24-28, Dec. 31 to Feb. 71, Feb. 27, Mar. 4-7, 

22. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice, weeds, and debris Dec. 16-22. Backwater from weeds 

and debris Oct. 1 to Dec. 15. Backwater from weeds June 16 to Sept. 30.
318 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

Newtown Creek at Elmira, N. y.

location. Lat 42°06'15", long 76°47'55", on left bank 200 ft downstream from Linden Place 

Bridge in Elmira, Chemung County, and li miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 79.8 sq mi.

Records available. May 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 834.53 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

(Torps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 16 years, 88.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,930 cfs ,May 4 (gage height, 12.34 ft); minimum, 9.4 cfs Jan. 17 (gage height, 4.37 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 3,460 cfs Dec. 30, 1942; maximum gage height, 16.02 ft 

Mar. 28, 1950; practically no flow Aug. 17, 1938.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or shifting control, which 

are fair.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

12

13

13

13 

14

20

IT

15

13

12

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

10 9.7

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

13

 13

13

12

377.7

12.2

0.153

0.18

Nov.

12

11

TZ

12 

12

12

14

13

 13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

 13

13

13

26

75

21

18

17

15

14

14

422

14.1

0.177

0.20

Dec.

14

14

13

TS 

13

13

14

#22

19

22

27

23

20

21

50

42

b24

b!7

bl8

b!9

21

24

51

b3T

27

26

22

20

20

19

17

696

22.5

0.282

0.32

Jan.

16

17

19

»18 

bl8

b!8

b!6

b!3

b!4

15

14

b!3

b!2

b!2

b!3

b!2

bll

bTT

13

15

93

 33

b27

b26

b27

27

225

IS*

59

62

b40

1,013

32.7

0.410

0.47

Feb.

b34

b35

36

38 

35

32

26

25

27

25

b22

b!5

bTT

18

 39

108

*689

S57

174

140

242

209

120

113

135

208

170

153

-

3,138

112

1.40

1.46

Mar.

301

735

m

179 

113

b86

78

77

6S

*72

68

57

57

72

80

61

58

52

50

HT

80

54

57

52

111

155

90

74

*112

97

101

3,632

117

1.47

1.69

Apr.

102

88

82

63 

63

86

108

86

73

64

60

76

67

60

57_

5S

283

153

217

146

111

93

241

180

130

123

191

361

T5T

147

3,760

125

1.57

1.75

May

131

201

183 '»1.160

547

224

175

202

216

*152

124

110

1OO

87

76

69

61

57

52

49

47

45

41

39

38

36

35

IS

87

86

55

4,328

140

1.75

2.02

June

83

413 T39-

130 

91

78

69

58

51

47

44

39

74

54

42

*39

35

33

30

28

26

27

29

26

24

22

21

22

21

20

1,815

60.5

0.758

0.85

July

18

19

20

Iff 

19

19

19

18

17

li

16

 16

16

16

18

18

17

17

16

16

20

19

19

18

17

17

16

16

17

18

17

544

17.5

0.219

0.25

Aug.

IS

18

19

19 

16

14

13

13

 13

14

14

13

12

13

14

13

13

12

13

14

12

11

10

IT

12

14

14

14

13

14

21

434

14.0

0.175

0.20

Sept.

17

15

14

14 

13

12

*I?

12

12

14

17

16

16

18

23

20

16

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

427

14.2

0.178

0.20

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,270 Min 9.7 Mean 67.2 Cfsm 0.842 In. 11.45

Water year 1953-54: Max i, 160 Min 9.7 Mean 56.4 Cfsm 0.707 In. 9 -59

Peak discharge (base, 2,100 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, June 20 to Sept. 30.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 319

Chemung River at Chemung, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42 eOO l 10", long 76 e38'00", on right bank 60 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, three-quarters of a mile southwest of Chemung, Chemnng County, and 10 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 2.530 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1903 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 778.63 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 10, 1930, chain gage on highway 

bridge 60 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 48 years (1905-13, 1914-54), 2,489 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 37,300 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 14.70 ft); minimum, 82 cfs Sept. 8, 11; minimum gage height, 2.25 ft Sept. 11.

1903-54: Maximum discharge, 132,000 cfs May 28, 1946 (gage height, 23.97 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 65,000 cfs on basis of slope-area and velocity-area studies 

at gage height 19.57 ft and slope-area and contracted-opening determinations at gage 

height 23.97 ft; minimum, 49 cfs Aug. 14, 1911 (gage height, 1.47 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect or backwater from weeds, 

which are good. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 

1954 are given in WSP 1350.

Revisions (water years). WSP 696: Drainage area. WSP 891: 1935-39.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect or 

backwater from weeds (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

5.0

491

910

1,450

2,900

6.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

4,950

10,600

17,500

29,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

135

130 

T3ff

135 

140

185

175

195

250 Z2"0"

200

190

180

175

170

165

160

155

150

150

150

150

150 

145 

145

 ISO

150

165 

175

180

1 J.OV ATI

5,130

165

0.065

0.08

Nov.

ISO

175 

165

155 

150

150

160

175

195

215

230

260

270

280

300

320

360

390

370

340

310

290

540 

 1.800 

1, H'O

840

700

600 

520

460

12,040

401

0.158

0.18

Dec..

420

400 

380

3BO" 360

380

600

920

872

797

853

1,020

824

806

1,070

1,410

b920

b720

b660

b620

b640

692

966 

1.620 

1, 120

862

882

762 

718

650

b620

23,924

772

0.305

0.35

Jan.

b520

b470 

535

 528 

444

471

b430

b4OO

b370

b3SO

b310

6270

b250

b240

b270"

b290

bSOO

b270

bSOO

b450

704

1,270

1,490 

b900 

b900

b860

bl,450

6.170 

2,320

bl,750

b 1,450

26,762

863

0.341

0.39

Feb.

bl.080

*bl, 100 

1,150

1,070 

930

882

684

636

671

626

580

b440 b4"50"

b460

498

1,920

6,650

8,970

4,790

3,690

3,780

9,990

 5,330 

3,830 

3,750

b3,700

b3, 600

3,590

74,847

2,673

1.06

1.10

Mar.

4,840

28.500 

14,600

8,650 

5,210

4,230

3,240

3,100

2,750

2,570

2,490

2,120

1,910

2,080

2,650

2,170

1,820

1,660

1,570

1,650

2,120

1,860

1.550 

1,616 

 1, 560

3,640

3,760

2,800 

2,880

3,770 

3 ' 280

126,640

4,085

1.61

1.86

Apr.

3,360

3,320 

3,570

3,590 

2,820

3,070

6,470

5,460

4,900

3,750

3,130

3,220

3,100

2,550

2,290

2.250

6,490

9,550

6,990

6,520

4,770

3,870

4,140 

5,290 

 4,060

3,650

3,610

12,100 

10, 800

7,270

145, 940

4,865

1.92

2.15

May

5,630

9,460 

8,630

 23. 500 

15,400

9,130

6,800

6,160

7,860

5,830

4,630

3,960

3,470

2,970

2,550

2,220

 1,930

1,700

1,510

1,380

1,260

1,150

1,050 

970 

900

853

815

5TTJ

1,890

1,840

137,137

4,424

1.75

2.02

June

1,310

15.900 

8,186

4,900 

4,300

3,030

2,630

2,040

1,640

1,390

1,210

1,070

1,190

1,580

1,240

1,070

940

853

753

667

611

564

557 

634 

735

626

535

 470 

430

400

59,455

1,982

0.783

0.87

July

38Q 3Bo"

350

340 

350

360

360

350

320

300

280

260

240

230

225

215

245

240

210

195

190

165

190 

180 

170

 165

170

195 

195

165

160

7,775

251

0.099

0.11

Aug.

155

155 

175

215 

255

195

205

190

175

165

160

150

155

150

160

155

 ISO

150

140

135

125

116

110 

108 

106

104

TUT

110 

112

125

205

4,666

151

0.060

0.07

Sept.

145

120 

135

130 

120

104

96

66

84

BT

86

88

86

86

86

150

175

155

175

200

160

150

150 

140 

140

135

130

125 

122

 108

3,753

125

0.049

0.06

Calendar year 1953 : Max 34,600 Mln 125 Mean 2,037 Cfsm 0.805 In. 10.92

Water year 1953-54: Max 28,500 Mln 84 Mean 1,721 Cfsm 0.680 In. 9.24

Peak discharge (base, 50,000 cfs).--Mar. 2 (4 p.m.) 37,300 cfs (14.70 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

Note.--Backwater from weeds Oct. 1 to Dec. 8, June 28 to Sept. 30.
320. SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Susquehanna River at Towanda, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°45'55", long 76°26'25", on right bank under Bridge Street Bridge at 

Towanda, Bradford County, if miles upstream from Towanda Creek.

Drainage area. 7,797 sq mi.

Records available. October 1918 to October 1920 and October 1931 to September 1954 in 

 reports of Geological Survey. January 1914 to September 1918 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) and October 1918 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania 

Department of Forests and Waters. Sage-height records collected at same site since 

October 1892 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 694.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~T"929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Oct. 1, 1892, to Sept. 30, 1914, staff gage,

Oct. 1, 1914, to Oct. 16, 1934, chain gage, and Oct. 17, 1934, to Sept. 30, 1938,

wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 36 years (1918-54), 10,290 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 65,500 cfs May 4 (gage height, 12.48 ft); minimum, 479 cfs Oct. 4, 5 (gage height, 0.01 ft).

1892-1954: Maximum discharge, 191,000 cfs May 29, 1946 (gage height, 25.08 ft); minimum, 379 cfs Sept. 25, 1939 (gage height, -0.23 ft).

Maximum stage known prior to 1892, 25.0 ft Mar. 17, 1865 (discharge, about 188,000 

cfs).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. 

67~suspended sediment loads for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

Revisions. WSP 756: Drainage area.

Records

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect 

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

Oct. 1 to Jan. 28 Jan. 29 to Sept. 3O

o.O 

.5 

1.0 

2.0 

4.0 

7.1

47O

1,020

1,820

4,200

12,100

28,400

0.2

.5

1.0

2.0

4.0

8.0

11.3

670

1,060

1,920

4,510

12,600

34,000

56,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

551

 524

515 

488 4"9T

682

842

1,030

1,150

1,780

1,64O

1,390

1,180

1,060

968

916

890

842 

794 

77O

759

 737

693

682

660

630

640

671

693 

715

748

26,137

843

0.108

0.12

Nov.

929

1,350"

1,660 

1,420

1,220

1,120

1,130

1,100

1,09O

1,090

1,100

1,190

1,330

1,490

1,590

1,610

1,610

1,610 

1,590 

1,570

1,500

1,410

2,710

*4,86O

 4,860

5,210

4,690

4,520

4,O50 

3,49O

64,O99

2,137

0.274

O.31

Dec.

3,160

2,870

 2,730 

2,550

2,490

2,530

5,68O

14. 400

14,400

11.20O

10,300

10,100

8,700

8,100

11,400

11,400

9,70O

6,900

5,040 

4,360

5,210

5,760

6,320

7,900

7,300

5,94O

5,390

5,040

4,690 

4,360

4,050

2O9.97O

6,773

0.869

l.OO

Jan.

3,620

3,060

3,160 

3,310

3,240

3,280

 3,210

2,640

2,150

2,360

bl,600

bl,250

bl,2OO

bl,450

bl,6OO

b2,2OO

b2,100

bl,700 

bl,600 

b2,000

b2,500

b6,900

10,6OO

9,100

7,300

6,700

12,200

28,400

24, 500 

18,000

13,5OO

186,430

6,014

O.771

0.89

Feb.

10,400

8,800

8,800 

8,800

7,950

7,320

6,520

5,440

5,440

5,120

 4,960

4,660

2.940

3,650

3,790

5,570

23,300

52,300 

46,700 

33,700

29,200

41,400

38,300

30,400

25,000

23,500

23,500

20, 000

-

487,460

17,410

2.23

2.33

Mar.

19,800

47,5OO

43, 100 

29,800

21,500

17,OOO

14,500

13,000

12,600

11,700

 11,700

10,800

9,680

9,900

11,700

11,200

9.9OO

9,020 

8.160 

8,5BO

13,400

15, 500

13,500

11,700

11,200

14,500

18,000

16,000

14,000 

14.OOO

13,500

486,440

15,690

2.01

2.32

Apr.

13, 500

12,600

12,2OO 

12,2OO

1O, 8OO

10, 600

13,60O

15, 500

14,500

13,500

11,700

11,700

13,000

12,600

 11,000

»1O. 4OO

20, 100

41.100

34,600 

29,200

22,000

17,500

17,OOO

20, 5OO

19,500

17,OOO

15,500

27,000

3O, 400 

25,600

536,400

17,880

2.29

2.56

May

21,000

2O,50O

20,500 

56,500

46, 400

31,600

24,000

20,500

24,000

21,500

21.00O

20, 500

19,000

16,000

13, 50O

11,70O

10,400

9,24O 

7,950 

7,120

6,520

6,330

6,520

7,950

 7,950

6,720

5,780

5,440

5,120 

5,760

6,520

495,340

15,980

2.05

2.36

June

5,960

16,800

19,1OO 

15, 500

14,500

11,700

9,900

8,580

7,320

6,330

5,780

6,920

7,32O

9,900

1O, 4OO

8,160

6,520

5,780 

4,960 

4,360

3,790

3,430

3,150

 3, 150

3,210

3,130

2,790

2,520

2.470 

2,570

216,000

7,200

0.923

1.03

July

2,570

2)330

2,350 

2,280

2,120

2,020

1,840

1,780

1,680

1,580

1,520

1,42O

1,310

1,240

1,24O

1,210

1,390

1,720 

1,580 

1,290

1,O9O

1,060

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,03O

1,000

948

920 

 920

QOl Ojjl

45,469

1,467

O.188

0.22

Aug.

9O7

881

934 

976

990

948

920

894

881

881

976

881

855

842

855

894

881

868 

829 

778

754

730

706

682

T4?

829

778

778

842 

855

1.270

26,837

866

O.lll

0.13

Sept.

1,63O

 2, 660

4,080 

3,070

2,240

1,780

1,490

1,350

1,230

1,100

1,030

990

1,555"

1,080

1,O8O

1.O9O

1,390

1,650 

1,880 

2,020

2,220

2,060

,720

,560

,440

,340

,270

,140

,080 

1,030

48,780

1,626

0.209

0.23

Calendar year 1953: Max 64,000 Min 479 Mean 8,356 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.55

Water year 1953-54: Max 56,300 Min 488 Mean 7,752 Cfsm O.994 In. 13.50

Peak discharge (base, 66,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 321

Towanda Creek near Monroeton, Pa.

Location. Lat 41 "42'25", long 76"28"20", on left bank 10 ft upstream from Lehigh Valley

 Railroad bridge, 1,000 ft upstream from South Branch Towanda Creek, and half a mile 

south of Monroeton, Bradford County.

Drainage area.. 215 sq mi.

Records available. October 1920 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1954 in

 reports of Geological Survey. January 1914 to September 1916, October 1916 to September 1920 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), and October 1920 to September 

1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 753.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

(29, supplementary - adjustment .. . . of - 1943. .-.- prior to Oct. 1, 1942, chain gage at site

mile upstream at datum 20.44 ft higher.

Average discharge. 36 years (1914-16, 1920-54), 285 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,600 cfs May 4 (gage height, 9.56 ft), from 

 rating curve extended above 9,500 cfs as explained below; minimum, 5.0 cfs Aug. <J4;

minimum gage height, 0.17 ft July 20.

1914-54: Maximum discharge, 31,300 cfs May 28, 1946 (gage height, 12.53 ft), from

rating curve extended above 9,500 cfs on basis of slope-area and contracted-opening

determination at gage height 10.33 ft; minimum observed, 0.7 cfs Sept. 15, 17, 21, 22,

1932.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 1051: 1943-44(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

2S 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.6

9.3

9.1

9,1

10

34

21

17

16

14

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

10 

11

12

12

13

13 

14 

18

17

470.1

15.2

0.071

0.08

Nov.

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

18

18

20

22

24

32

40

52

78

80

64

52

41

35

31

*1.250 

*628

440

367

290

245 

207

1 Aft J.OO

4,295

143

0.665

0.74

Dec.

165

154

142

134

256

295

1.170

621

459

523

431

358

326

766

1,010

536

385

280

290

255

233

224

250 

190

175

155

135

124 

120

116

-US

10,388

335

1.56

1.80

Jan.

96

100

96

87

82

79

 76

40

54

70

45

38

36

45

66

66

52

43

54

70

280

242

155 

165

146

138

720

1ST 

354

330 

255

4,717

152

0.707

0.82

Feb.

219

219

194

173

150

13S

120

105

110

96

 92

116

106

146

957

607

412

358

1,260

1,310

531

555

805

687

525

10,753

384

1.79

1.86

Mar.

1,050

2,570

17250"

767

521

412

362

362

322

340

 304

*259

250

403

416

295

264

241

228

IBT

399

300

290 

264

286

403

308

272 

282 

272

264

14,357

463

2.15

2.48

Apr.

237

215

207

175

160

165

190

175

155

135

150

160

160

140

135

*154

1,220

791

580

464

576

522

414 

480

570

310

450

1.870 

1,000 

682

12,022

401

1.87

2.08

May

521'

708

1,100

6.320-

1,860

1,100

750,

950

900

620

500

440

560

310

273

227

186

157

158

125

115

106

96 

*85

*80

76

68

534

173

20,938

675

3.14

3.62

June

136

1.570

644

547

427

332

\ 257

^ 196

X 154

150

146

118

306

223

143

120

102

86

74

65

58

52

49 

*52

47

40

36

32 

51 

30

6,203

207

0.963

1.07

July

28

24

22

29

51

"70 158

53

44

55

50

27

22

20

26

28

22

18

18

*16

16

14

12 

10

10

79

34

21 

*16 

13

15

981

31.6

0.147

0.17

Aug.

20

21

22

45

45

54

27

21

18

16

19

18

14

12

15

15

11

9.0

7.4

9.0

10

9.0

6.6 

5.8

372

6.6

8.2

8.2 

8.2 

13

195

673.2

21.7

0.101

0.12

Sept.

26

12

 32

24

20

18

14

14

15

14

13

15

11

10

13

26

34

27

21

27

34

26

22 

17

15

15

12

11 

9.0 

8.2

631.2

21.0

O.O98

0.11

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,240 Mln 3.7 Mean 260 Cfsm 1.31 In. 16.44

Water year 1953-54: Max 8,320 Mln 5.8 Mean 237 Cfsm I.IQ In. 14.95

AO,ouv vjt o \?.?D iu/.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 18, 19, 24-27, Jan. 1, 2, 5, 7-21, 23, 27, 

307~Feb. 5, 7-13.
322 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

North Pork Mehoopany Creek near Lovelton, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°31'50", long 76»09'20", on left bank 0.5 mile upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 87, 0.5mile downstream from Douglas Hollow, 1.7 miles downstream from 

Lovelton, Wyoming County, and 2.1 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 35.2 sq mi.

Records available. December 1940 to September 1954. Prior to October 1952, published as 

North Branch Mehoopany Creek near Lovelton.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 842.67 ft aboye mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943".

Average discharge.--13 years (1941-54), 47.'4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 960 cfs Mar. 1, Apr. 17 (gage height, 5.00 ft); 

minimum, 0.7 cfs July 31 (gage height, 1.83 ft).

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 9,300 cfs Mar. 11, 1952 (gage height, 8.76 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,400 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 2, 

3, 1943.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1202: 1942-44(M), 1946-50. WSP 1272: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods pf Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. Z to Sept. 30

1.9 0.9

2.0 2.2

2.1 4.7

2.3 13

2.6 34

2.9 68

3.5 180

4.0 336

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4

0.5

1,2

2,6

4.9

8.7

20

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.3

45

81

177

336

483

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.6

1.7

1,4

1.6

1.6

4.7

6.0 

4.1

3.1

2.6

2.2

2.0 2.0-

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7 

1.7

1.6

1.6

*1.7

1.7

2.2

4.7

4.7

5.0

6.3

8.8

|0

129.9

4.19

0.119

0.14

Nov.

12

11

10

9.1

8.2

8.2

12 

10

10

12

14

15

22

28

33

38

40

38 

33

29

25

23

104

Hgl

*68

61

47

41

37

33

895.5

29.8

0.847

0.95

Dec,

32

28

26

26

49

68

220 

IT?

91

115

78

65

60

131

115

81

56

40 

43

38

36

36

36

31

27

24

22

20

20

20

ipi

1,771

57.1

1.62

1.87

Jan.

15

17

16

16

14

12

 10

6.4

10

11

6.6

6.0

15 5.8

11

10

7.4

7.0 

10

12

45

31

24

28

22

23

74

sT

42

45

639.2

20.6

0.585

0.68

Feb.

32

32

28

27

25

23

20

17

18

15

*13

8.4

15

21

19

26

300

138

106

262

236

152

121

112

94

78

^

-- -

2,224.4

79.4

2.26

2.35

Mar.

223

277

190

129

89

68,

60' 57 

57

57

*45

40

40

60

51

40

38

f

69

53

43

42

40

45

52

41

38

38

37 

35

2,125

68.5

1.95

2.25

Apr.

32

29

28

23

23

24

32 

28

24

22

23

29

2624*

»2g

34

470

135

92

70

57

74

73

60

52

74

118

95

80

2,087

69.6

1.98

2.20

May

68

61

66

225

12?

99

80

95

101

138

109

92

77

62

51

42

36

30 

26

23

22

21

18

16

14

/X »13

\^ 12

Y t>. 11 '} 4?

" 38 

27

1,847

59.6

1.69

1.95

June

27

22

18

20

16

14

12 

10

8.7

8.7

9.7

7.9

38

17

11

8.3

7.4

5.9 

5.6

4.6

4.4

3.9

4.1

*3.9

3.2

3.2

2.8

£42TS

2.8

305.5

10.2

0.290

0.32

July

2.6

2.3

2.1

4.3

5.6

4.4

3.6 

3.6

3.0

2.6

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.7

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.6 

2.4

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.2

1.0

1.1

1.4

1.1

1.0

 1.0

.8

^2

85.8

2.12

0.060

0.07

Aug.

1.0

.9

2.1

2.6

2.1

1.6

1.2 

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1*

1.2

1.6

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.6 

11

47.1

1.52

0.043

0.05

Sept.

5.6

*2.8

2.1

1.7

1.4

1.2

fc*

1.1

1.2

2.8

2.6

2.0

1.7

2.0

4.9

4.6

3.0

2.8

4.6

3.2

2.6

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

68.3

2.28

0.065

0.07

Calendar year 1953: Max 415 Mln 0.8 Mean 40.0 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.41

Water year 1953-54: Max 470 Mln 0.7 Mean 33.4 Cfsm 0.949 In. 12.90

Peak discharge (base. 600 cfs). P«

ft); Apr. 17 (5 a.m.) 960 cfs (5.00 i

sb. 17 (1 p.m.) 708 cfs (4.68 ft); Mar. 1 (8 p.m.) 960 cfs (5.00 

t).

 Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affecfed by ice Dec. 

FebTT, Feb. 7-15, 17, Apr. 4.

17-19, 24, 25, Dec. 31 to Jan. 2, Jan. 6 to
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 323

Tunkhannock Creek at Dixon, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°33'30", long 75°53'40", on left bank 20 ft downstream from highway bridge 

at Dixon, Wyoming County, 3 miles northeast of Tunkhannock, and 4 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 383 sq mi.

Records available October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1954 in 

reports of Geological Survey. January 1914 to September 1918 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) and October 1918 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania 

Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 610.50 ft above mean sea level (Pennsylvania 

State highway benchmark). Prior to Aug. 10, 1938, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 36 years, 541 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,800 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 10.36 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,200 cfs as explained below; minimum, 18 cfs July 18, 19, 

31, Aug. 2, 24; minimum gage height, 1.04 ft Oct. 3.

1914-54: Maximum discharge, 32,200 efs Apr. 5, 1947 (gage height, 13.96 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,200 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; minimum, 9.0 cfs Aug. 12, 1930 (gage height, 0.73 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or shifting control, which 

are fair.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 1051: 1920, 1921(M), 1932-33, 

1934-35(M), 19367 1938(M), 1939-40, 1942-44, 1945(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ioe effect or shifting 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

17

24

77

150

245

2.5 

3,0 

4.0 

6.0

458

751

1,600

4,06O

1.7

1.8

1.9 

2.1 

2.5

6.0

20

43

119

321

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.1

670

1,610

4,350

8,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

21

20 

"So 19

22

32

67

69

52

43

38

36

33

32

30

28

28 

27

27

27

*27

27

27

27

30

33

39

46

72

218

196

1,413

45.6

0.119

0.14

Nov.

131

104 

90

79

73

69

73

77

101

106

123

134

156

189

195

195

198 

185

167

150

139

131

345

386

*310

484

355

270

225

198

5,403

180

0.470

0.52

Dec.

192

179 

164

153

T7?

212

2.580

1,230

800

1,270

858

698

1,040

1,580

1,520

918

607 

360

370

409

395

363

363

259

225

245

218

198

192

185

170

18,132

585

1.53

1.76

Jan.

105

155 

159

147

131

*139

123

96

ITT

134

111

116

105

111

134

142

136 

123

136

142

1,050

649

360

340

368

363

1.910

1,730

981

926

738

11,971

386

1.01

1.16

Feb.

540

560 

494

484

438

381

316

240

270

*252

218

160

140

TTO

192

495

3,010- 

2,390

1,700

1,360

1,840

2,89O

1,750

1,410

1,500

1,230

1,110

934

«

26,474

946

2.47

2.57

Mar.

1,180

4. 240 

2,320

1,900

1,270

1,020

840

832

696

678

*568

459

432

626

704

508

445 

387

357

T9T

755

538

508

459

459

730

552

466

419

40O

381

25/926

836

2.18

2.52

Apr.

357

327 

237

5SO" 26O

265

513

459

419

345

369

6O2

489

*408

 394^

480

8.600. 

3,960

2,380

1,660

1,230

957

1,090

1,150

849

730

1.O4O

2,640

l,83fl

1 * 350

35,720

1,191

3.11

3.47

May

1,090

930 

1,160

3.890

2,386

1.7SO

1,400

1,500

1,450

2,410

2,960

2,070

1,660

1.3OO

1,060

849

668 

522

445

419

413

560

419

321

271

*229

169

153" 150

562

363

33,593

1,084

2.83

3.26

June

244

282 

255

229

198

169

150

119

103

90

111

115

314

331

,733

193

160 

142

124

111

94

82

*74

67

56

49

43

4049"

53

4,286

143

0.373

0.42

July

46

38 

35

46

148

249

1ST

111

82

56

43

38

30

24

43

46

2S 

SB- 20

36

30

30

38

33

3O

28

28

*26

*22

20

20

1,586

51.2

0.134

0,15

Aug.

22

-&18 

46

59

38

33

28

28

24

63

86

56

40

38

35

35 

30

28

30

28

24

22

2O

30

49

38

26

22

24

288

1,334

43.0

0.112

0.13

Sept.

*348

155 

103

74

53

46

38

35

35

30

30

26

24

22

2T

43.

107 

82

78

248

193

155

132

107

86

70

74

78

63

56

2,615

87.2

0.228

0.25

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,370 Kin 14 Mean 483 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17. 1O

Water year 1953-54: Max 8,600 Min 18 Mean 462 Cfsm . 1.21 In. 16.35

Peak discharge (base. 5.700 cfs). Mar. 2 (4:30 a.m.) 6.72O efs (7.27 ft); Apr. 17 (11:30 a.m.) 

15,BOO ofs 110.36 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note . Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 18, 19, 25, Jan. 1, 2, 8, 13, 21, 23, 24, 

PebTT, 2, 8, 12, 13. Shifting-control method used Feb. 7, 9-11, 14-16, Mar. 2, 'Apr. 4-17, May ] 

30, June 3, 9-11, June 14 to July 6, July 19, 2O.
324 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Lackawanna River at Archbald, Pa.

Location. Lat 41"30'15", long 75 032'35", on right bank in Archbald, Lackawanna County, 

0.5 mile upstream from White Oak Run and Gilmartin Street Bridge.

Drainage area. 108 sq mi.

Records available. January 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 889.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

, 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 14 years, 202 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,110 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 5.09 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Oct. 27 (gage height, 1.13 ft); minimum daily, 19 cfs Oct. 19, 23.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 9,510 cfs May 22, 1942 (gage height, 10.58 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,200 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 3.0 cfs Oct. 9, 11, 1943; minimum daily, 17 cfs Oct. 12, 1941, Oct. 10,

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

Regulation at low flow by mine pumps above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2 

1.5

15

42

S5

148

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

268

488

1,130

2,010

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

24

23

24

27

23

31

27

24

26

24

27

21

20

20

20

22

23 

24

il25

*20

20

19

21

27

22

20

33

54

90

100

895

28.9

0.268

0.31

Nov.

71

57

52

42

36

33

4?

44

46

43

44

48

57

70

80

98

119 

130

110

108

98

89

546

29TT

261

283

220

184

158

132

3,392

113

1.05

1.17

Dec.

127

*114

io£

108

132

248

~T33 1.100

424

5161

407

351

400

509

615

433

310 

235

215

205

198

187

181

148

136

127

119

108

108

104

M

8,696

281

2.60

2.99

Jan.

85

85

89

82

80

*78

78

65

67

71

65

62

60

55

57

64

58 

57

5058-

264

212

163

150

139

127

489

576

33T

279

217

4,313

139

1.29

1.49

Feb.

176

168

168

153

139

127

112

98

106

*96

89

78

66

75

82

145

810 6"5o

453

373

403

638

429

351

382

343

310

276

7,307

261

2.42

2.52

Mar.

458

1.050

681

514

396

326

283

268

236

*233

201

176

173

190

210

180

158 

145

250" 135

250

210

200

180

190

258

220

195

176

170

163

8,485

274

2.54

2.92

Apr.

158

146

143

123

119

126

187

173

168

146

180

247

214

*195

"5

209

1,510. 

997

650

483

387

314

306

318

272

233

280

483

448

351

9,753

325

3.01

3.36

May

310

290

330

560

450

351

306

428

433

756

955

75T

575

430

370

318

264 

230

2O7

187

*190

198

179

146

136

127

114

128" 106

164

119

10,081

325

3.01

3.47

June

96

96

94

89

89

80

65

62

60

79

188

TZ5

187

139

108

100

93 

82

80

71

64

61

*60

57

61

65

59

56

56

55

2,575

85.8

0.794

0.89

July

54

53

54

57

li

54

53

48

43

49

48

44

43

44

48

41

43 

41

37

36

36

40

38

38

37

34

34

*33

33

31

3T

1,341

43.3

0.401

0.46

Aug.

34

32

30

38

26

30

36

28

30

36

40

33

32

32

33

29

26 

26

28

29

31

30

24

25

32

27

25

30

28

28

*141

1,049

33.8

0.313

0.36

Sept.

153

94

76

59

52

48

45

42

36

41

42

40

34

33

33

55

39 

49

69

154

100

98

76

64

62

60

55

54

47

46

1,862

62.1

0.575

0.64

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,700 Min 19 Mean 192 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.20

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,510 Mln 19 Mean 164 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.58

Peak discharge (base. 2.100 cf"s). Apr. 17 (6 a.m.) 2,110 ofs (5.09 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 14-16, 18-25, May 1-5, 14, 15; discharge estimated on basis of 

recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 3'25

Lackawanna River at Old Forge, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°21'30", long 75"44"40", on right bank 150 ft upstream from Delaware, 

Lackawanna and Western Railroad bridge in Old Forge, Lackawanna County, and 0.6 mile 

upstream from St. Johns Creek.

Drainage area. 332 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1954.

fcage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 595.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 16 years, 565 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,750 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 6.59 ft); minimum, 69 cfs Oct. 23 (gage height, 1.78 ft); minimum daily, 87 cfs Oct. 16.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 20,900 cfs May 23, 1942 (gage height, 15.30 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 69 cfs Sept. 26, Oct. 14, 1943, Oct. 23, 1953; minimum gage height, 

that of Oct. 23, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful, fragmentary, or no gage-height 

record, which are fair. Regulation at low flow by mine pumps above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 951: 1940(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.7

Oct. 1 to Dec. 7

72

118

217

410

3.2

4.0 

5.0

805

1,740

3,170

Dec. 8 to Sept. 30

1.8 

2.1 

2.5

76

151

308

3.0 627

4.0 1,740

6.0 4,750

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

97

99

103

103

104

145

118

95

108

110

106

111

106

100

101

87 lie

103

87

93

*d96

99

90

109

105

99

107

161

276

'S55 316

3,775

122

0.367

0.42

Nov.

177

151

142

129

122

121

TST

170

160

160

164

160

173

198

221

229

284

312

302

284

275

257

790

TIT

592

561

468

410

364

OQQ CyO

8,521

284

0.855

0.95

Dec.

280

*280

253

Sii 2ST

611

2,720

1,490

978

1,370

1,080

926

1,020

1,340

1,520

1,110

855

636

588

535

493

473

448

388

365

344

313

267

285

276

262

22,035

711

2.14

2.47

Jan.

258

233

214

216

*212

217

206

178

191

191

174

177

171

158

168

195

18S

145

TBT

180

640

480

360

330

300

280

724

1.150

568

565

460

9,710

313

0.943

1.09

Feb.

420

400

410

370

350

320

290

240

280

*250

230

216

215" 188

196

268

1.550

1,400

978

825

805

1,300

1,000

825

875

796

825X

70?,

16,501

589

1.77

1.85

Mar.

2.480

2,220

1,940

1,340

1,030

885

786 695'

652

*619

542

493

500

557

557

473

- 430

390

360

T05

660

560

460

430

450

580

560

500

450

430

410

23,139

746

2.25

2.59

Apr.

399

399

422

359

325

354

595

441

599

382

592

604

521

*479.

466

617

4.200

2)740

1,800

1,290

968

BOS

815

825

670

ffr 596

, ^740

V'i,190

" 1,090

1,020

25,679

856

2.58

2.88

May

875

916

S25

1,560

1,340

1,050

865

1,150

1,100

2,550

2^600

2,680

1,610

, 1,280

1,050

905

721

627

535

500

*580

652

528

429

393

565

544

358" 518

457

544

29,057

937

2.82

3.25

June

276

267

262

250

254

217

202

195

191

199

308

426

448

355T

242

210

206

214

206

195

185

180

*177

154

151

148

154

158

148

142

6,668

222

0.669

0.75

July

139

141

151

255

TST

171

161

141

155

159

134

131

133

123

169

128

139

125

122

125

117

114

114

128

120

107

T22

*131

138

120

141

4,258

137

0.413

0.48

Aug.

124

126

157

142

140

128

129

108

119

122

155

125

114

122

117

113

112

117

dl80

112

102

88

55

95

110

117

104

110

102

134

»d415

4,032

130

0.592

0.45

Sept.

'555' 248

168

151

154

117

110

TST

117

120

148

117

114

120

156

212

159

122

148

188

206

181

158

151

161

177

156

142

142

154

4,579

155

0.461

0.51

Calendar year 1953 : Max 4,560 Min 87 Mean 574 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23,46

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,200 Min 87 Mean 433 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.69

Peak discharge (base. 4.200 cfs). Apr. 17 (9 a.m.) 5,750 cfs (6.59 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based on 

recorded graph, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 20-26, 28, Feb. 1-9, 22, 25, Mar. 17-31, Apr. 27, June 20-22; 

discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for nearby stations. Fragmentary 

gage-height record Jan. 19, 27, 29, 31, Feb. 10, 21, Apr. 1, 4-10, 12, 13, 23-25, Apr. 28 to May 6, 

May 31, June 2, 7, 10, 12-15, 18, 19, 25, SB, 30, July 3, 4, 6, 27, 28, Sept. 21; discharge computed 

from partly estimated gage heights.
326 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Susquehanna River at Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°15 I 00", long 75°52'55", on left bank at foot of West Union Street,

Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, 800 ft downstream from North Street Bridge and 1.6 miles 

upstream from Toby Creek.

Drainage area. 9.960 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--March 1899 to December 1913, October 1918 to September 1921, and 

October 1931 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. March 1899 to September 1941 In reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters. Gage-height 

records collected at same site since November 1890 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 512.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~T929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Dec. 18, 1927, staff or chain gages 

1,300 ft downstream at Market Street Bridge; Jan. 17, 1928, to Oct. 30, 1929, chain 

gage 800 ft upstream at North Street Bridge; Oct. 31, 1929, to Oct. 15, 1943, waterstage recorder at Market Street Bridge; and Oct. 16, 1943, to Mar. 23, 1949, wireweight gage at North Street Bridge; all gages at same datum.

Average discharge. 55 years (1899-1954), 13,460 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 78.900 cfs May 5 (gage height, 16,85 ft); minimum, 768 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 0.28 ft).

1890-1954: Maximum discharge, 232,000 cfs Mar. 20, 1936 (gage height, 33.07 ft); 

minimum, 617 cfs Sept. 18, 1939; minimum gage height, 0.28 ft Sept. 3, 4, Oct. 4, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 33.1 ft Mar. 18, 1865, from floodmarks (discharge, about 

232,000 cfs).

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 351: Drainage area. WSP 781: 1902(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.3 

1.0 

2.0 

3.0

780

1,410

2,780

4,910

6.0

10.0

17.0

14,700

35,300

80,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

850

*836 

808 

787

TST

850

913

1,000

1,310

1,500

1,650

2.100

2,000

1,780 

1,530

1,410

1,300

1,220

1,200 

1.-130

1,070

1,040

984

968

984

936

936

1,090

1,160 

1,780

1,840

37,749

1,218

0.122

0.14

Nov.

1,590

1.420 

1,450 

1,910 

2,180

1,910

1,910

1,840

1,780

1,780

1,780

1,840

1,910

2,180 

2,470

2,700

2,860

2,950

2,950 

2,780

2,700

2,540

3,180

5,880

7,640

7.800

7,490

6,730

6,290 

5,720

98,160

3,272

0.329

0.37

Dec.

*5,040

4,540 

4,130 

5.950 

3,950

4,500

10,100

15,500

19.000

19, OOO

16,300

14,300

14,300

13,600 

16,300

17,600

15,500

12,500

10,100 

7,800

7,030

7,490

8,110

8,430

9,400

8,750

7,800

6,880

6,580 

6,290

5,860

310,680

10,020

1.01

1.16

Jan.

5,300

4,910 

4,660 

4,420 

*4,420

4,420

4,420

3,840

3,220

2,860

b2,500

bl,700

bl,500

bl,600 

bl,900

3,040

3,130

b2,700

b2,400 

3,040

3,840

4,910

blO,000

bll.OOO

b8,000

b4,500

b3,800

b!6,000

57,700 

36,600

21,000

217,350

7,011

0.704

0.81

Feb.

16,500

13, 200 

11,400 

11,100 

10,700

9,730

9,070

7,300

*7,030

6,880

b6,400

b6,000

b4,500

3,840 

4,220

6,140

13,700

50,500

59.600 

49,S66

58,900

47,300

52,500

44,300

36,500

30, 600

51,200

27,800

616,410

22,010

2.21

2.50

Mar.

24,600

45,200 

64.200 

48^000 

35,300

26,200

20,000

18,100

*16,800

15,900

15,100

14,700

13,600

12,800 

14,700

15,900

14,700

12,800

12,100 

12,500

14,000

17,600

18,600

16,300

14,700

15,100

19,000

21,000

18,600 

16,800

16,800

641,700

20,700

2.08

2.40

Apr.

16,300

15,900 

15,100 

14,300 

14,000

12,800

12, 660

15,900

17 , 600

16,800

15,500

14,300

14,000

*15,100 

14,500

15,200

52,400

48,600

50,600 

42,500

55,500

26,200

22,000

24,000

25,600

23,000

21,000

26,800

41,300 

43,700

699,100

25,500

2.54

2.61

May

51,200

26,200 

27,300 

46,500 

74.700

51,200

37,700

30,000

29,000

34, 100

34,700

30,000

27,300

24,000 

20, 500

17,200

15,100

13,200

11,800 

*10, 400

9,730

9,070

8,450

8,430

9,730

9,730

8,430

7,340

7,050 

7,490

7,800

685,810

22,120

2.22

2.56

June

8,110

7,800 

22,100 

20,500 

17,600

15,900

15,200

11,400

10,100

8,750

7,800

7,180

8,430

9,730 

11,100

11,800

9,750

8,110

7,030 

6,290

5,500

*4,780

4,420

4,060

3,730

3,730

3,840

3,520

3,520 

5.150

262,490

8,750

0.879

0.98

July

5,150

5,220 

5,150 

5.320 

3,220

3,220

5,150

2,950

2,470

2,400

2,250

2,110

2,040

1,910 

1,910

1,780

1,650

1,650

1,840 

2,180

1,980

1,650

1,480

1,400

1,340

1,540

1,390

*1,410

1,560 

1,220

1.190

65,270

2,105

0.211

0.24

Aug.

1,180

1,150 

1,190 

1,270 

1,560

1,340

1,500

1,210

1,190

1,160

1,140

1,210

1,280

1,190 

1,100

1,090

1,070

1,050

1,110 

1,180

1,070

960

§06" 892

906

984

899

960

976 

1,110

*1,720

55,115

1,133

0.114

0.15

Sept.

2,520

2,620 

2,470 

3,700 

5/750

2,950

2,470

2,180

1,340

1,650

1,590

1,520

1,450

1.380 

1,390

1,650

1,650

1,720

2,040 

2,520

2,860

2,950

2,860

2,470

2,250

2,110

1,910

1,780

1,780 

1,590

65,200

2,173

0.218

0.24

Calendar year 1953: Max 78,200 Min 780 Mean 11,470 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.65

Water year 1953-54: Max 74,700 Min 787 Mean 10,230 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.94

Peak discharge (base. 82,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 327

Toby Creek at Luzerne, Pa.

location.--Lat 41 016'55", long 75°53'45", on right bank 150 ft upstream from bridge on 

U.' S. Highway 309 in Luzerne, Luzerne County, 0.5 mile upstream from outlet works of 

flood basin, and 2.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Dra.iyiage area. 32.4 sq mi.

Records available. August 1941 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 574.60 ft above mean 

,sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge.--13 years, 49.0 cfs (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,200 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 3.21 ft); mini^- 

 mum, 1*5 cfs July 23, 24 (gage height, 0.17 ft).

1941-54: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred Dec. 30, 1942; minimum, 0.1 

cfs Sept. 12, 1944; minimum daily, 0.5 cfs Sept. 20, Oct. 8, 1946.

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

wh"Tch are fair. Some regulation by Huntsville Reservoir 5.9 miles above gage (usable 

capacity, 256,900,000 cu ft). Diversion from reservoir for municipal supply.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

OCt

0.2

.3

.5

.7

.9

. 1 to

2.0

3.3

8.7

18

34

Feb

1

1

1

2

. 17

.1

.4

.7

.0

57

112

208

343

Peb. 18

0.3 3.8

.4 6.0

.5 9.3

.7 19

.9 35

to July (

1.1

1.4

1.7

E.I

2.6

3

59

117

216

408

723

July

0.2

.3

.4

 .5

9 to

1.7

2.8

4.7

8.0

Sept.

0.7

.9

1.1

30

18

34

58

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

2.6

2.5

2.6

3.6

3.5

7.3

4.2

3.2

2.4

3.0

3.6

3.2

2.4

2.9

3.0

2.5

2.6

2.1

tt *2.3

10

2.5

2.2

2.3

4.0

3.5

3.4

18

18

~9.6 25 

160.6

5.18

3.41

NOV.

6.7

5.8

5.0

4.5

3.9

4.3

12

8.5

8.0

9.9

11

12

16

17

17

16

15

12

11

9.5

8.7

8.4

24

IS

21

23

16

14

12

11

359.2

12.0

3.21

Dec.

11

*9.9

7.3

T5

15

79

-§5 184

46

107

58

52

52

146

92

59

42

37

35

26

24

23

22

17

16

15

13

12

13

12

12

1,309 . 7

42.2

3.09

Jan.

11

12

13

12

*12

13

12

3.0

10

12

9.0

7.4

7.0

tt

11

10

8.8

8.4

10

11

54

35

25

27

22

23

90

51

32

33

30

628.6

20.3

3.85

Peb.

26

25

28

29

26

23

21

18

*18

18

15

10

IT

19

17

23

IEO" 261

103

83

124

166

108

100

112

96

75

67

.

1,782

63.6

4.21

Mar.

137

i^T55

123

90

70

61

59

*54

54

47

40

46

72

61

46

41

36

35

143

91

65

62

55

74

81

58

52

48

51

43

2,242

72.3

3.45

Apr.

39

35

37

29

26

32

41

36

29

2!5

34

44

*33

30

31

68

702

SIS

198

125

92

71

95

89

70

58

114

135

103

83

2,822

94.1

3.49

May

72

136

166

373

22T

145

106

141

123

366

281

189

131

101

83

69

56

47

40

*36

37

35

28

23

25

19

18

17

2T

29

19

3,153

102

3.31

June

14

|8

TS

16

14

11

9.3

8,2

7.9

6.9

6.4

6.6

25

10

8.2

8.9

7.5

6.0

5.0

4_.8

5.0

*5.0

5.5 6.0-

5.8

5.5

5.0

4.8

5.3

5.3

275.9

9.20

4.56

July

5.0

4.6

4.4

5.0

12

6.0

6.6

~5.o 14

3.6

3.9

3.1

2.7

4.2

7.1

3.6

3.4

3.7

3.0

2.2

2.2

2.0

 1.7

T3

3.2

3.6

2.8

*2.2

2.3

3.0

2.6

132.0

4.26

5.15

Aug.

4.2

3.2

4.5

3.8

3.3

5.6

6.0

5.6

13

10

7.6

3.8

4.0

3.4

3.6

4.4

3.0

2.8

6.9

6.1

3.1

3.8

3.0

3.2

4.2

9.0

3.4

2.6

572

7.6

49

198.9

6.42

4.38

Sept.

*11

T.O

4.0

3.6

3.8

3.5

2.8

2.6

3.4

3.4

4.6

2.8

2.6

2.8

5.0

11

5.4

4.4

6.9

5.2

5.5

4.9

4.0

2.6

2.7

3.4

3.8

2.8

2.2

tt

128.5

4.28

3.96

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

8.59 

0.265 

0.31

15.2 

0.469 

0.52

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

45.3 

1.40 

1.61

24.2 

0.747 

0.86

67.8 

2.09 

2.18

75.8 

2.34 

2.70

97.6 

3.01 

3.36

105 

3.24 

3.74

Observed

Max 563 Min 1.9 Mean 39.8 

Max 702 Min 1.7 Mean 36.1

13.8 

0.426 

0.48

9.41 

0.290 

0.53

10.8 

0.333 

0.38

8.24 

0.254 

0.28

Adjusted

Mean 43.7 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.31 

Mean 39.9 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.75

Peak discharge (base, 650 cfs). Apr. 17 (4:30 a.m.) 1,200 cfs (3.21 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on thite day.

t Diversion, in cubic feet per second, for municipal supply; furnished by Scranton-Spring Brook 

Water Service Co.

Note. No gage-height record June 23 to July 7; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in 

stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice 

De. 17-19, 25, Jan. 1, 2, 8-27, 29, Peb. 1, 11-15.
328 SUSQ.UEHANNA RIVER BASIM

Solomon Creek at Wllkes-Barre, Pa.

Location. Lat 41 0 13'40", long 75°54'15", on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge of 

Central Railroad of Pennsylvania at southwest city limit of Wllkes-Barre, Luzerne 

County, 0.4 mile downstream from Spring Run, and 3.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 15.7 sq ml.

Records available. March 1940 to September 1954.

Page.--Hater-stage recorder and broad-crested weir. Datum of gage Is 548.31 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average diacharge. 14 years, 24.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,010 cfs Dec. 6 (gage height, 4.01ft), from 

rating curve extended above 65 cfs; minimum, 0.7 cfs July 31 (gage height, 1.15 ft); 

minimum dally, 2.1 cfs July 21, Aug. 23.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 2,770 cfs Aug. 17, 1947 (gage height, 6.40 ft), from 

rating curve extended abow 350 cfs; minimum, 0.6 cfs Aug. 16, 25, 1940, Sept. 22, 24, 

1951; minimum gage height, 0.14 ft, Aug. 16, 25, 1940; minimum daily discharge, 1.8 cfs 

July 17, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 11.4 ft Sept. 16, 1933, from floodmark.

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

Regulation at low flow by mine pumps above station.

Rating tables, water year 19S3-S4 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 23)

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.9

Oct. 1 to Apr. 16

2.2 

2.5 

2.7 

3.2

Apr. 17 to Sept. 30

1.7

3.0

8.5

20

41

80

140

455

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

1.9

3.3

5.8

12.5

26

8.3 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

51

80

140

325

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.0

5.6

5.1

4.8 

4.9

8.2

3.9

3.6 

6.5

3.8

3.7

3.6

fcf

3.0

5.7

4.5

S.I

4.3

 4.0

3.3 

3.3

3.8

2.9

3.2

2.8

2.4

9.8

it

21

227.5

7.34

0.468

0.54

Nov.

18

15

12.5

10 

8.2

6.4

10.5

9.1 

8.5

8.9

10.5

12

14.5 

17.5

21

24

29

31

30

27

24 

21

49

37

32

27

23

21

686.6

22.9

1.46

1.63

Dec.

 16.5

14

13

IV, 

13,

203

395 

64

152) ,

68 ^

64

100 

140

90

52

39

33

30

25

22 

20

19

16

15

14

12

11

12 

11

IS

1,779.5

57.4

3.66

4.22

Jan.

9.0

10

9.5

9.5 

 9.2

8.0

8.9

fcf

8.0

8.5

1 9.3

<k 8.9 

V 8.0

9.3

9.5

8.5

8.4

8.4

13

26 

24

21

18

17.5

18

17.5

15.5 

13

403.4

13.0

0.828

0.96

Feb.

15

15

13

14 

13

12

11

8.2 

 8.8

7.6

8.6

7.6

1$**

9.5

8.8

40

ft

21

19

25 

30

24

23

24

22

21

18

-

463.4

16.6

1.06

1.10

Mar.

45

35 

30

25

22

20

 18

20

18

20

16.5 

21

18

16.5

15.5

15

14~.S

19.5

16.5 

16.5

15.5

15

20

18

15.5

15.5

14.5 

16

16

672.5

21.7

1.38

1.59

Apr.

14.5

13

11

10.5 

10

10.5

9.3

9.2 

10.5

il

12

12.5

 11.5 

11.5

12

20

~£5 54

36

30

25 

22

25

24

20

17

25

32

27 

22

587.9

19.6

1.25

1.39

May

20

19

25

53 

43

38

33

35 

32

2S7.

1*3

77

56 

44

36

30

30

23

23

 18.5

22 

20

18.5

16.5

15.5

12.5

11

12

16 

13.5

£*§.

1,142.8

36.9

2.35

2-.U

June

12

18

9.5

9.5 

8.5

6.3

6.2

6.7 

8.1

7.6

7.3

7.2

H.o5.5

5.5

4.5

5.9

7.1

 5.3

5.2

16

4.3

6.1

5.6

5.0

7.6

6.4 

6.5

220.9

7.36

0.469

0.52

July

9.9

9.6

7-. 9

f.T

6.4

8.0

5.9 

5.7

7.3

6.9

5.9

5.6 

8.0

6.7

5.4

5.9

7.4

5.4

3.9

fct

5.2

4.9

5.2

6.3

«4.4

3.3

3.1 

2.5

2*8

184.4

5.95

0.379

0.44

Aug.

3.4

3.2

5.8

4.4 

6.9

3.1

2.3

3.1 

4.8

5.1

5.2

6.3

5.2

4.5

4.7

5.3

4.5

4.7

34

7.6

2.9 

2.7

g.l

3.0

3.7

5.1

5.0

2.4

10.5 

6*2

53

220.7

7.12

0.454

0.52

Sept.

 9.1

3.2

2.4

s'. 4

3.3

3.0

5.0 

3.2

3.5

6.8

4.2

4.8 

3.1

4.4

7.4

5.1

3.3

7.4

6.9

5.0 

3.8

3.3

2.8

6.5

3.6

5.0

4.0

3.3 

4.0

135.0

4.50

0.287

0.32

Calendar year 1953: Max 393 Mln 1.8 Mean 25.3 Cfsra 1.61 In. 21.88

Water year 1953-54: Max 393 Mln 2.1 Mean 18.4 Cfsra 1.17 In. 15.94

Peak aiacharge (base, 520 of a]. Dec, 6 (12 p.m.) 1,010 cfs (4.01. ft), Mar. 1 (time and discharge 

_nknotm" Bay 10 (ioTSo a.m.) 351 cfs (3.04 ft); Aug. 19 (5:30 p.m.) 507 cfs (3.28 ft)j Aug. 29 

(10:30 p.m.) 325 cfs (3.00 ft). ,

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Kpte. Ho gage-height record Kov. 17-2O, Dec. 8, 9, 11-17, Dec. 22 to Jan. 5, Feb. 2-9, Feb. 13 

to Mar. 10, Apr. 15 to Nay 3, Sept. 27-30; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 329

Wapwallopen Creek near Wapwallopen, Pa.

in.--Lat 41°03'35 ! , long 76 0 05'40", on left bank 100 ft upstream from Harts Bridge, 

 * es southeast of Wapwallopen, Luzerne County, and 3.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 45.8 aq mi.

Records available. October 1919 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1954 in 

reports of Geological Survey. October 1919 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

0§£e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 752.41 ft above mean sea level (Pennsylvania Railroad benchmark). Prior to Mar. 15, 1930, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 34 years (1920-54), 63.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 698 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 4.46 ft); minimum, 

2.7 cfs Aug. 2, 3 (gage height, 0.55 ft); minimum daily, 3.1 ofs Aug. 1, 2.

1919-54: Maximum discharge, 2,980 ofs July 22, 1952 (gage height, 8.96 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs; minimum, 1.3 cfs Oct. 3, 1943; minimum dailv, 

1.5 cfs Aug. 31, 1953.

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

ulation at low flow by gristmills above station.

Drainage area.

Some regRating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

0.5 

.6 

.7 

.8

1.1

1.8

3.6

6.9

12

30

1.5 

2.0

3.0 

4.0

64

138

339

575

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.9

4.4

*!4

4.6

7.4

16

10

7.3

6.9

6.2

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

 4.9

4.6

4.6

4.9

4.9 

5.9

5.5

5.9

18

20

Si

319.9

10.3

0.225

0.26

Nov.

24

19

18

16

15

3~? 14

31

21

22

25

28

35

42

48

50

55

58

54

48

44

40

198

TI5 

107

99

72

63

45

51

1,502

50.1

1.09

1.22

Dec.

*49

44

41

40

4?

104

fCB" 455

154

228

166

149

171

253

209

154

126

110

105

98

82

75

70

56 

52

53

48

46

47

44

41

3,517

113

2.47

2.86

Jan.

36

34

36

«36

34

34

32

25

33

39

30

24

23

50

36

32

29

27

36

43

130

110

86

94 

80

84

150 ' 90

72

76

68

1,689

54.5

1.19

1.37

Feb.

56

50

53

48

43

43

36

 38

40

36

34

30

28

fS

45

42

224

147

99

86

119

158

113

105 

111

100

96

83

-

2,107

75.2

1.64

1.71

Mar.

182

338

247

217

160

130

118

 110

100

96

83

74

76

108

93

72

66

62

60

98

76

62

. 60

Se- 57

es

66

61

61

61

59

'3,229

104

2.27

2.62

Apr.

56

55

52

47

45

49

57

51

45

42

49

70

 54,

49

47

84

331

5IT

175

142

121

104

111

111 

92

80

108

177

124

105

2,844

94.8

2.07

2.S1

May

94

87

126

324

203

164

138

140

131

338

297

225

181

151

126

108

93

80

»72

66

71

80

64

56 

53

48

44

40

40

53

39

3,732

120

2.62

3.03

June

34

43

35

31

30

28

26

24

21

19

20ie

35

26

20

21

19ie

15

12

13

12

19

22 

16

13

16

12

13

13

645

21.5

0.469

0.52

July

12

9.5

7.3

11

14

11

12

TJT

8.6

8.2

7.7

6.6

6.5

15

II1

71.3

5.9

6.2

6.9

5.5

4.9

4.6

w

4.4

*4.1

4.6

5.2

4.9

4.1

248.6

8.02

0.175

0.20

Aug.

3.1

37T

4.8

9.0

6.6

8.2

6.2

4.6

5.2

8.6

7.3

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.9

5.5

4.9

3.6

3.4

20

9.5

6.9

5.5

4.9 

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.1

*9.5

56

241.2

7.78

0.170

0.20

S«pt.

30

IS

10

7.7

6.2

5.2

3.5

5.2

6.6

6.2

10

8.2

6.6

5.2

4.9

7.3

10

.6.9

8.2

14

12

13

9.5

7.3 

6.2

6.2

8.2

7.7

6.2

5.9

261.1

8.70

0.190

0.21

Calendar year!9S3 : Max 455 Mln 1.5 Mean 62.7 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.58

Water yearl953-54 : Max 455 Mln 3.1 Mean 55.7 CfBm 1.22 In. 16.51

Peak discharge (base. 5sO cfs). Dec. 7 (4 a.m.) 698 cfs (4.46 ft); Mar. 1 (11:30 p.m.) 601 cfs 

(4.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 18, 19, 24, 25, Dec. 31 to Jan. 2, Jan. 8 to 

PebTT, Feb. 5, 7, 6, 11-15, Mar. 5, 6.
330 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Pishing Creek near Bloomsburg, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°04'40", long 76°25'55", on left bank 25 ft downstream from highway

 Bridge, 0.3 mile upstream from Deerlick Run, 0.9 mile west of Orangeville, and 

5.5 miles'northeast of Bloomsburg, Columbia County.

Drainage area. 274 sq mi.

Records available. June 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 540.68 ft above mean sea level (Reading Co. 

benchmark).

Average discharge.--16 years, 479 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,140 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 7.58 ft), from

 rating curve extended above 5,300 cfs as explained below; minimum, 17 cfs Oct. 4 (gage

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 18,100 cfs Mar. 31, 1940 (gage height, 12.08 ft, from 

floodmark in gage well), from rating curve extended above 5,300 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of peak flow; minimum, 7.6 cfs July 19, 1939 (gage 

height, 1.71 ft); minimum daily, 16 cfs Sept. 18, 24, 1948, Sept. 3, 1953.

Flood of Mar. 18, 1936, reached a stage of 11.86 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

17,600 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height record, which are fair. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow, caused by mill above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1202: 1939-42, 1948(P), 1950.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect -(gage 

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

1.9 15 3.0 402

2.0 23 3.5 699

2.1 36 4.0 1,130

2.2 SO 6.0 3,540

2.5 170 7.0 5,070

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

ZO

Zl

22

23

24

Z5

26

Z7

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

21

21 

21

it

23

32 

35

27

25

25

22

22

22

22

22

22

20

*19

19

20

20

21

21

21

Z3

23

29

36

g

745

24.0

0.088

0.10

Nov.

36

33 

30

28

27

35 

38

42

44

44

44

42

42

44

42

44

52

60

70

60

54

93

174

150

222

lUS?

158

137 

*122

2,186

72.9

0.266

0.30

Dec.

122

118 

110

SS

325

1.470 

910

618

1,160

968

706

665

919

968

699

533

b370

b370

357

328

304

286

231

200

209

187

179

170

166 

150

14,125

456

1.66

1.92

Jan.

129

137 

129

 125 

122

125

114 

89

86

92

86

b86

b74

15

86

86

b80

b74

79

82

114

b220

b!95

b!65

162

162

618

1,000

631

562

b405

6,197

200

0.730

0.84

Feb.

b315

352 

338

314 

281

254

226 

 196

213

204

196

D145

b!40

TS5

166

209

1,490

1,690

1,110

862

1,080

2.050

1,466

1,190

1,190

997

914

781

-

18,533

662

2.42

2.52

Mar.

1,130

d2.750 

d2,056

(11,600 

dl,150

d890

d740 

*d645

568

550

509

454

460

600

612

521

476

444

'Sfe" 418

870

714

645

574

686

896

736

672

631 

587

521

25,045

80S

2.95

3.40

Apr.

465

412 

392

357 

338

323

428 

382

342

Hi

328

382

»347

328,

31$

418

4.600

37025

1,850

1,270

 959

*tf (849 ^ 79!?

645

780

1,430

1,190

978

25,846

862

3.15

3.51

May

813

736 

706

2.100 

1,766

1,250

978 

978

988

1,160

1,270

968

789

665

574

504

444

392

 357

328

309

286

258

236

222

218

196

179

276

209

20,281

654

2.39

2.75

June

174

196 

196

192 

187

158

141 

125

114

107

150

133

265

162

133

122

107

92

86

*82

79

82

92

86

76

70

66

63

60

3,827

128

0.467

0.52

July

54

52 

49

52 

92

76

76 

82

76

63

57

52

46

40

63

49

44

38

38

36

32

30

29

28

27

*51

36

32

28 

25

24

1,467

47.3

0.173

0.20

Aug.

23

23

24

40 

40

52

33

30

32

30

30

29

28

27

27

25

24

24

29

28

25

23

22

24

25

23

21

 Iff

47

888

28.6

0.104

0.12

Sept.

99

40

30

28

25

25 

25

27

27

25

25

24

23

22

25

27

29

36

52

54

52

42

35

32

30

32

32

30 

28

1,033

34.4

0.126

0.14

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,110 Mln 16 Mean 391 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.40

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,600 Mln 18 Mean 329 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.32

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs). Apr. 17 (5:30 p.m.) 6,140 ofs (7.58 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded graph, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 331

Little Fishing Creek at Eyers Grove, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°04'50", long 76 <> 30 I 40" ) 15 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 42, 

0.7 mile southeast of Eyers Grove, Columbia County, 3 miles southeast of Mlllvllle, and 

5.1 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 56.5 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 558.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 14 years, 85.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,620 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 5.34 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 1-5, Aug. 2, 3; minimum gage height, 1,02 ft Oct. 2.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 3,100 cfs Mar. 11, 1952 (gage height, 7.34 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs; minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 1, 1953 (gage height, 

0.94 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1001: 1943.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. l to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

0.2

.6

1.8

3.8

6.8

12

1.6 

1.9 

2.4 

3.0 

4.0

19

59

161

356

770

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

0.1 

.4

1.4

3.2

6.2

11

1.6 

2.0 

2.S 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

20

61

187

358

770

1,380

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1'2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.5 472

.2

.4

2.4

7.9

2.7

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.9 

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

*1.4

.9

1.0

1.1

1.5

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.8

3.4

7.4

S oO 

1.2

52.1

1.68

0.030

0.03

Nov.

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.1

175

1.2

2.0

3.8

6.5

6.5

7.2

6.5

6.2 

5.S

5.6

5.2

4.4

3.6

3.6

2.9

2.5

2.5

22

IS

8.4

13

9.9

6.6

5.2

*6. 2

 166.1

5.60

0.099

0.11

Dec.

6.2

ITS

6.5

6.5

20

46

227

87

56

140

95

60

78 

175

159

103

73

46

50

50

39

31

27

16

17

20

17

16

16

14

12

1,740.4

56.1

0.993

1.15

Jan.

9.3

13

12

*10

11

13

9.9

7.5

8.9

6.2

7.6

7.4

6.1 

7.0

7.6

7.4

6.6

6.2

7.2

7.0

13

25

19

17

16

17

290

525

260

184

120

1,459.0

47.1

0.834

0.96

Feb.

55

60

62

53

43

38

29

*19

35

31

23

12

IS 

16

23

35 m190

133

225

315

234

182

164

149

135

126

-

3,190

114

2.02

2.10

Mar.

550

919 408"

236

148

110

94

*85

72

71

61

53

103

103

97

86

78

72

147

112

112

105

68

141

155

150

139

116

105

85

4,675

157

2.78

3.21

Apr.

71

64

61

50

46

49

64

53

45

39

50

53

*44 

45

45

*92

834

442

230

146

112

94

126

112

106

99

149

266

256

187

4,054

135

2.39

2.67

May

139

144

126

702 4"l4"

220

148

133

105

94

78

71

61 

54

49

46

40

35

*34

32

31

27

24

19

23

20

17

15

If

GOXfl 

le

2,976

96.0

1.70

1.96

June

14

22

16

26

18

13

12

8.8

6.1

12

20

9.5

It

11

9.0

8.0

6.3

5.8

4.2

*4.8

4.7

6.0

8.5

4.9

2.3

3.7

3.6

1.6

ii*

317.6

10.6

0.168

0.21

July

2.6

1.4

1.6

3.7

7.1

5.5

4.6

13

5.1

2.0

1.9

2.7

1.2 

1.0

15

5.2

2.3

1.2

1.2

1.7

1.6

1.2

.8

.7

.6

*.6

.6

1.4

.e

.7

 * 

69.9

2.90

0.051

0.06

Aug.

05

l'.4 3

5.0

7.6

13

^.5

2.6

2.2

1.7

3.1

3.5

2.0

1.4

1.6

2.3

1.3

1.0

1.3

2.0

1.6

.9

.9

.9

1.0

.8

.9

1.0

.6

*.3

10

77.0

2.48

0.044

0.05

Sept.

9.4

2.5

1.8

1.7

.8

.6

.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.6

.6

17*

1.0

.9

1.7

2.2

3.5

10

7.6

5.9

4.2

2.2

2.4

1.4

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.3

75.8

2.53

0.045

0.05

Calendar year 1953 : Max 839 Min 0.1 Mean 67.5 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.23

Water year 1953-54: Max 919 Mirv 0.2 Mean 52.3 Cfsm 0.926 In. 12.56

Peak discharge (base. 1.200 cfs). Mar. 1 (9 p.m.) 1.620 cfs (5.34 ft).
332 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Susquehanna River at Danville, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°57'30", long 76°3'?'10", on right bank 200 ft upstream from Mill Street 

Bridge at Danville, Montour Cpunty, and 0.8 mile upstream from Mahoning Creek.

Drainage area. 11.220 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.. March 1899 to December 1913, October 1918 to September 1921, and July 

1932 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. March 1899 to December1 1903" 

and March 1905 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and 

Waters.

. Water~s tage recorder. Datum of gage is 431.29 ft above mean Sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to June 29, 1939, chain or wire-weight 

gage at or near Mill Street Bridge at sapie datum.

Average discharge. 51 years (1899-1900, 1901-3, 1905-31, 1932-54), J5.230 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 82,100 cfs May 5 (gage height, 14.71 ft); minimum, 1,010 cfs Oct. 4, 5 (gage height, 1.84 ft)

1899-1954: Maximum discharge, 250,000 cfs Mar. 80, 1936; maximum gage height, 30.7 

ft Mar. 9, 1904, from floodmarks (ice jam); minimum discharge, 690 cfs Sept. 20, 1939 

(gage height, 1.61 ft).

Maximum stage known prior to 1899, 28 ft Mar. 18, 1865.

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

Revisions. WSP 756: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice. effect (gage 

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

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

940

1,290

2,390

3,790

4.0

7.0

11.0

15.0

7,350

22,200

50,200

35,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

23

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,180

1,110

1,080

1.020

 1,040

1,110 

1,180

1,220

1,200

1,440

1,650

1,760

2,240

2,240

2,020

1,840

1,710

1,580

1,540 

1,460

1,420

1,350

1,310

1,270

1,250

1,270 

1,220

1,380

1,650 

1 ; 690

2.360

45,790

1,477

0.132

0.15

Nov.

2,220

2,090

1,840

2,000

2,390 

2,490

2,290

2,320

2,220

2,220

2,240

 2,290

2,470

2,680

3,030

3,290

3,520

3,580 

3,520

3,400

3,260

3,680

4,950

7,680

9.280 

8,880

8,420

7,470

6,990

114,510

3,817

0.340

0.38

Dec.

6,360

5,730

5,200

4,350

4.720

5,020 

13,300

18,400

20,900

23.600

22,900

13,800

18,000

18,200

 19,800

21,400

19,700

17,000

14,400 

11,400

9,460

8,600

9,100

9,320

9,550

10,200 

9,860

8,380

7,750 

7 350 5)910

386,160

12,460

l.U

1.28

Jan.

6,470

5,950

5,510

5,120

5,020

5,020 

5,020

4,950

3,980

3,490

2,800

1,900

1.550

1,600

2,000

2,900

3,600

3,300

2,600 

3,100

3,700

 4,700

8,400

11,000

9,400

5,300 

4,200

7,500

30,000 

34.300

27,300

221,680

7,151

0.637

0.73

Feb.

20,900

16,800

14,000

12,800

12,500

11,700 

10,600

9,550

8,520

7,750

7,510

7,200

5,300

4,680

4,650

5,260

8,020

35,800

60.300 

56,100

44,600

46,100

55,200

 50,800

42,100

35,300 

32,800

32,400

659,740

23,560

2.10

2.19

Mar.

30,000

44,800

67.800

62,900

44,600

t

3,400 

6,500

22,900

20,000

19,100

18,200

17,200

16,100

15,400

15,600

17,200

16,800

15,200

13.600 

14,200

15,600

17,200

20,300

19,400

17,600

17,400 

13,600

22,700

27,400 

25 000

 18 ! ',300

751,000

24,230

2.16

2.49

Apr.

18,000

17,400

16,800

15,800

15,200

14,600 

13.900

14,800

18,200

17,600

17,100

16,000

15,200

16,000

16,200

15,800

30,600

54,400

57.900 

48,900

40,800

31,600

26,400

25,100

27,500

26,700 

24,500

25,700

38,200

42,400

759,300

25,310

2.26

2.52

May

36,700

30,600

 27,900

39,200

76.900

64,500 

45,200

36,000

31,800

36,200

42,100

36,500

32,300

29,100

25,000

21,300

18,600

16,300

14,600 

13,000

11,600

10,900

10,300

9,640

9,730

10,800 

10,100

8,830

8.020

9,420 

8,520

780,660

25,180

2.24

2.59

June

8,700

9,010

10,600

25.400

19,200

17,800 

15,600

 13,000

11,400

10,000

8,920

3,060

7,880

9,960

10,100

12,300

11,500

9,500

7,930 

7,030

6,250

5,370

4,990

4,890

4,320

4,130 

4,070

4,0*0

3,780 

3.520

278,260

9,309

0.830

0,93

July

3,340

3,320

3,340

3,340

3.460

3,430 

3,370

3,430

3,170

2,780

2,680

2,520

 2,360

2,260

2,340

2,290

2,070

2,000

1,910 

2,020

2,340

2,220

1,930

1,7*0

1,650

1,650 

1,630

1,560

1,560

1,540 

1.440

74,710

2,410

0.215

0.25

Aug.

1,380

1,350

1,400

1,460

1,500

1.650 

1,630

1,540

1,560

1,540

1,440

1,400

1,420

1,440

1,440

1,380

 1,330

1,290

1,310 

1,560

1,630

1,380

1,250

1,150

1,130

1.110 

1,156

. 1,150

1,110

1,200 

1,500

42,780

1,380

0,123

0.14

Sept.

2,340

2,550

2,760

2,570

3,600

3.640 

3,060

2,620

2,320

2,020

1,910

1,820

1,690

1,580

1.500

1,580

1,800

1,820

1,930 

2,290

 2,520

2,950

2,980

2,890

2,650

2,390 

2,290

2,120

1,960 

1,910

70,060

2,335

0.208

0.23

Calendar year 1953: Max 80,500 Min 991 Mean 13,060 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.79

Water year 1953-54: Max 76,900 Min 1,020 Mean 11,470 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.88

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 11-29, Feb. 12, 13.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 333

West Branch Susquehanna River at Bower, Pa.

Lgcation.--Lat 40°53'50", long 78°40'40", on right bank on downstream side of highway 

bridge at Bower, Clearfielfl County, 4.6 miles downstream from Chest Creek and Mahaffey,

Drainage area. 315 sq mi.

Records available!.--October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1954 in 

reports of Geological Survey. October 1913 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Qage.. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,206.39 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1907. Prior to Oct. 17, 1989, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average, discharge. 41 years (1913-64), 552 Cfs.

Extremes. Maximuni discharge during year, 10,200 cfs M»r. 2 (gage height, 12.95 ft); minimum. 27 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 3.88 ft).

1918-54: Maximum discharge, 31,500 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 19.74 ft, from 

floodmark in gage shelter), from rating curve extended above 7,200 cf§ on basis of 

slop'e-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 14 cfs Aug. 89, 1939; minimum daily, 

16 cfs Sept. 29, Oct. 1, 6, 13, 1930, Aug. 29. Aug. 31 to Sept. 2. 1939.

Maximum stage known prior to 1913, about 18.5 ft May 31, 1889 (discharge, about 

87,000 ofs).

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

sional regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Occa254."WSP 726: Drainage area.

dating tables, water year 1953-54, except period* of ice effect 

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

(gage

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

3.9 

4.2 

4.5 

5.0

29

62

106

231

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

8.9

416

651

1,260

3, HO

4.1 

4.4 

4.8 

5.5

54

94

177

439

6.0

7.0

9.0

11.6

675

1,26,0

3,230

7,220

Discharge, In cubic feet per secpnd, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

36

*32

30

32 

45

76

73

51

46

41

39

39

37

36

37

35

34

35

40

40

35

32

32

32

54

34

36 

58

70

49 

44

1,290

41.6

0,132

0.15

Nov.

39

37

36 

33

22

34

38

49

58

*52

44

43

41

39

43

42

37

33

33

34

33

48

74

72

 SI

75 

60

54

55

1,385

46.2

0.147

0.16

Dec.

56

52

49

i

93

224

*190

125

146

164

127

132

215

500

292

170

120

110

150

170

180

150

125

145

160

145 

140

150

157 

125

4,678

151

0.479

0.55

Jan.

114

120

132

157 

125

125

110

105

Tl5

240

190

180

160

150

*170

180

190

160

155

170

1,350

1,450

782

631

546

455

m816

732 

546

13,443

434

1.38

1.59

Feb.

367

450

408

356 

299

£64

216

116

170

£06

164

87

82

155

178

*241

373

732

576

482

574

935

755

693

732

699

693 

600

.

------

11,602

414

1.31

1.37

Mar.

3,090

7 ,120

2,800

1,640 

1,120

885

725

675

572

554

489

426

417

539

563

457

417

382

ggQ

575

see

466

 466

426

1,290

2,O30

1,380 

1,120

2,040

1,850

1,420

36,896

1,190

3.78

4.36

Apr.

1,090

885

802

650 

558

591

625

558

480

iil

452

611

489

439

438

1,500

2.080

T7§40"

1,120

657

700

591

625

775

615

554

*676 

1,400

1,060

857

24,035

801

2.54

2,84

May

725

611

658

1.020 

750

650

591

857

725

620

549

521

448

378

329

302

271

239

213

194

180

164

157

145

137

132

124 

117

T55

271 

172

12,448

402

1.28

1.47

June

*153

787

470

744 

550

413

313

253

206

170

351

253

213

180

275

581

329

408

264

197

167

154

1.600

696

439

333

268 

206

172

145

11,292

376

1.19

1.33

July

"143

154

122

S35 

3B2

45g

232

306

213

160

143

126

109

97

161

141

99

90

88

84

78

71

66

61

65

65

60 

59

69

112

78

4,385

141

0.448

0.52

, Aug.

 22.

78

73Q

217

523

243

170

321

439

329

*219

167

139

132

137

232

191

148

128

115

106

94

86

65

86

85 

76

72

72 

80

5,894

190

0.603

0,70

Sept.

78

66

74

75 

67

64

60

68

67

58

69

70

Si

ft

*58

74

62

67

119

318

171

186

163

117

99

91

90 

82

74

67

2,773

92.4

0.293

0,33

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,860 Min 30 Mean 491 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.15

Water year 1953-54: Max 7,160 Min 30 Mean 357 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.37

Peak aiseharae (base. 4,400 ofs). Mar. 2 (2:30 a.m.) 10.20O ofs (12. 95 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. --Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Dee, 18-27, Jan. 2, 7»21, Feb. 13.
334 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Clearfleld Creek at Dlmeling, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°58'15", long 78°24'25", on right bank on downstream side of highway 

bridge at Dimeling, Clearfleld County, 400 ft downstream from Little Clearfield Creek.

Drainage area. 371 sq mi.

Records available. October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1954 In 

reports of Geological Survey. October 1913 to September 1941 In reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,146.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Oct. 17, 1928, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 41 years (1913-54), 574 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 12.89 ft); minimum, 45 cfs Oct. 24, 25 (gage.height, 3.49 ft).

1913-54: Maximum discharge, 30,600 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 18.49 ft, from 

floodmark in gage shelter), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs; minimum, 6 cfs 

Oct. 1, 9, 1925; minimum dally, 7,1 cfs Oct. .1, 1925.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height recoroT which are fair. Occasional regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 891: 1936-39.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. ZZ to Sept. 30

3.5 

3.7 

4.1 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

68

133

239

442

720

3.5 

3.9 

4.4 

5.0 

6.0

50

102

212

442

1,030

7.0

9.0

11.0

12.3

1,810

4,110

7,610

10,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

53

*50

48

IS

49

66

78

JI

66

62

57

55

54

52

51

49

50 

48

48

47

47

47

47

47

47

48

49

67 

71 

63

62

1,695

54.7

0.147

0.17

Nov.

56

52

49

48

47

IS

51

54

55

66

*74

75

71

67

64

61

57 

54

53

51

50

50

62

82

112

99

96

88 

76 

72

1,938

64.6

0.174

0.19

Dec.

68

67

64

66

76

99

173

*265

181

158

172

160

155

239

666

437

240 

135

130

180

200

220

180

150

160

180

170

160 

160

170

130

5,611

181

0.488

0.56

Jan.

110

115

130

150

120

115

105

100

Ho

230

180

170

150

*140

155

175

185 

165

150

160

560

1,350

812

603

575

488

1,340

1.440 

810

780

586

12,259

395

1.06

1.23

Feb.

370

457

413

368

322

281

244

180

200

226

212

130

"20? 120

218

*244

402 

679

462

394

671

dl.200 di'o'o

d700

d760

696

644

542

12,137

433

1.17

1.22

Mar.

5,110

10 j 600

3,96(1

2,100

1,430

1,100

932

870

720

679

609

520

478

558

597

493

432 

404 585* 498"

597

452

*428

408

918

1,900

1,350

1,140 

1,630

1,630

1,350

44,278

1,428

3.85

4.44

Apr.

1,140

965

870

720

620

609

661

615

520

447

428

493

457

385

576

1,280

1.940 

1,700

1,280

998

840

714

771

1,060

870

780

*1,060

1,760 

1,430

1,170

26,959

899

2.42

2.70

May

965.

840

810

965

780

d670

d630

d850

780

d650

d600

575

525

d450

d390

d350

d310 

281

271

251

d230

d220

d200

dlSS

176

174

167

m299.

d245

14,191

458

1.23

1.42

June

*d240

2.050

1,290

1,280

1,000

720

569

447

363

318

405

306

292

258

354

324

281 

306

312

221

189

174

536

630

292

226

191

167 

151

140

14,032

468

1.26

1.41

July

*134

132

130

230

104

274

207

189

179

147

124

113

102

97

136

161

130 

99

91

86

83

79

72

70

67

64

61

60 

61

78

73

3,833

124

0.334

0.38

Aug.

82

70

466

345

204

246

238

147

148

385

362

*251

181

147

136

130

136 

217

IBS

144

126

120

102

92

88

89

86

80 

76

72

72

5,226

169

0.456

0.52

Sept.

83

S2

78

73

68

66

60

60

65

60

60

58

55

5i

*55

59

68 

89

75

152

189

146

"128*

100

38

83

78 

75

68

2,597

86.6

0.233

0.26

Calendar year 1953; Max 5,300 Win 46 Mean 562 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.57

Water year 1953-54: Max 10,600 Mln 46 Mean 397 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.50

Peak discharge (base. 4.500 cfs). Mar. 2 (12 m.) 12,200 Cfs (12.89 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based on 

ecorded graph, occasional outside-gage readings, weather records, and records for nearby stations. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 17 to Jan. 22, Feb. 1, 8, 9, 12, 13.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 335

Moshannon Creek at Osceola Mills, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°SO'55", long ?8 0 16'05", en left bank 10 ft upstream from Pennsylvania 

Railroad bridge at Osceola Mills, Clearfleld County, and 0.1 mile downstream from Trout 

Run.

Drainage area. 68.8 sq ml.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,446.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 14 years, 111 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,760 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 9.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs on basis of contracted-opening computations at 

gage heights 7.58 and 9.00 ft; minimum, 8.2 cfs Dec. 3 (gage helgh't, 1.65 ft).

1940-54: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 1, 1954; minimum, 7.3 cfs Oct. 11, 1943 

(gage height, 1.58 ft); minimum daily, 8.5 cfs Oct. 10, 11, 1943. 

Maximum stage known, 17.7 ft Mar. 18, 1936.

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

which are fair.

Revisions (water years) . WSF 1232: 1941-46, 1948, 1950-51, drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14 Dec. 15 to Sept. 30

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.4

6.0

10

23

42

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.2

7.0

12

26

65

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

110

209

551

1,410

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*Ti

15

15

22

26'

22

19 

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15 

15

15

15

17

16

16

23

19 

16

15

523

16.9

0.246

0.28

Nov.

15 

15

15

17

15

14

18

21 

24 «a20

15

14

13

12

10

10

10

10

9.2

9.2

9.2 

9.2

35

17

15

15

13

12

12 

11

434.8

14.5

0.211

0.24

Dec.

12 

10

9. 2 i?r

22

17

42

*25 

21

29

25

25

30

73

85

51

39

33

31

34

39 

44

36

26

28

30

30

32

34

33 

28

985.2

31.8

0.462

0.53

Jan.

24

27

32

30

25

24

22

ft

40

30

28

25

 24

28

30

28

24

26

46

16O 

99

36

76

75

80

178

TI7

96

97 

86

1,708

55.1

0.801

0.92

Feb.

78 

82

79

73

68

62

57

50 

54

52

51

33

48

 50

108

77

58

55

m120

125

124

122

107, 100'

_ -*

2,189

78.2

1.14

1.18

Mar.

1.390* 

1,340

71S

474

346

269

, ', 233 -' 204 

179

166

147

134 >-;'^38

^7x143

; > 125

110

102

97

96

124

100 

94

*96

92

2T52~

195

f 164

170

251

22S 

204

8,331

269

3.91

4.50

Apr.

[

- 185 

172

164

145

152

132

151

117 

105

97

100

104

91

24S

547

285

251

214

187 

168

210

192

166

170

 228

242

212

199

5,180

173

2.51

2.80

May

183 

168

170

185

154

149

162 m183

174

164

149

134

124

115

107

99

91

90

82 

76

72

68

65

61

58

58

78

61 

51

3,721

120

1.74

2.01

June

 82 

163

111

196

145

138

125

113 

104

99

118

92

108

a96

al40

a!20

alio

a!30

al20

allO

102 

96

139

91

a80

a72

a66

62

59

55

3,242

108

1.57

1.75

July

 55 

43

47

~~75 112

64

54

58 

47

42

39

35

34

34

63

35

30

28

30

28

28 

26

24

24

22

21

21

26 

20

1,210

39.0

0.567

0.65

Aug.

20 

21

100

34

36

32

25

22 

58

48

62

 30

26

23

26

28

28

21

59

33

28 

25

21

21

21

23

20

19

IS

Is

19

965

31.1

0.452

0.52

Sept.

IS 

16

19

15

14

14

13

17

15

14

14

13

12

12

 17

16

13

13

26

26

18 

20

14

13

12

12

14

12

11

T5

455

15.2

0.221

0.25

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,320 Mln 9.2 Mean 117 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.16

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,390 Mln > 9.2 Mean 79.3 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.63

Peak discharge (base. 600 efs). Mar. 1 (6 p.m.) 2,760 cfs (9.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In! stage and records for 

nearby stations.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec, 17-19, 24, Jan. 1, 2, 5-9, 18, 23, 29, Feb. 1, 8,IZy 13.
336 SDSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

West Branch Susquehanna River at Karthaus, Pa.

ocation. Lat 41°06'55", long 78 "06 '40", on left bank 900 ft upstream from highway bridge 

arthaus, Clearfield d County, 1,000 ft upstream from Mosquito Creek, and 3.3 milea

downstream from Moshannon Creek. Records include flow of Mosquito Creek,

Drainage area. 1,462 sq mi, includes that of Mosquito Creek.

Records available. February 1940 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. Octo- 

 ber I111 to September 1920 (gage heights only) and February 1940 to September 1941 in 

reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 830.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

'929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Sept. 30, 1920, chain gage at site

900 ft downstream at datum 20.88 ft lower. Feb. 21 to Sept. 30, 1940, chain gage at

site 900 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 2,463 cfs.

98.. Maximum discharge during year, 33,100 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 11.42 ft); minimum, 161 cfs Sept. 15; minimum gage height, 0.70 ft Nov. 6.

1918-SO, 1940-54: Maximum discharge, 50,900 efs Apr. 1, 1940 (gage height, about 

13.9 ft); minimum, 109 cfs Sept. 30, 1943 (gage height, 0.48 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 24.5 ft Mar. 18, 1936, from floodmark at highway bridge 

(discharge, about 135,000 cfs).

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

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 2 Mar. 3 to Sept. 30

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

165

377

538

916

2,000

4.0 3,680

6.0 6,640

8.0 15,400

11.2 31,900

0.7 158

1.0 266

1.5 560

2.0 980

3.0 2,060

4.0 3,830

6.0 8,650

8.9 19,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

204

196

190

182

1S2

215

253

277

294 gff

237

226

211

200

196

190

190

186 

162

182

178

176

ITS

179

179

179

176

 204 

233 

249

245

6,437

206

0.142

0.16

Nov.

237

211

196

1S2

176

168

US

204

211

222

230

249

237

233

230

218

207

200

193

193

166

132

233

265

26$

320

546 sf?

320 

231

6,921

231

0.158

0.18

Dec.

261

257

245

 237

177

294

403

565

770

649

579

592

592

599

878

1.510

1,060

552 

403

596

739

858

916

717

469

532

620

678 

635 

620

565

18,668

602

0.412

0.47

Jan.

435

452

532

572

506

506

*411

392

403

513

506

400

380

500

600

640

S80 

540

620

*660

1,000

1,900

1,400

1,600

1,100

1,300

m% $ 820 

2,270

34,556

1,115

0.763

0.88

Feb.

1,700

1,620

 1,800

1,560

1,400

1,240

1,110

940

800

858

 970

720

768" 380

900

1,050

1,360

2,640 

2,500

2,000

2,540

1,900

-4,440

3,680

3,530

3,470

3,180

2,820

54,926

1,962

1.34

1.40

Mar.

9,280

51.900

19,000

10,600

6,320

5,720

4,700

4,040

3,520

3,120

2,850

2,600

2,350

2,430

2,660

2,510

2,130

 2,000 

1.660

2,260

2,600

2,510

2,200

2,200

2,620

6,700

6,560

5,500 

5,960

7,310 

6,560

172,530

5,565

3.61

4.39

Apr.

5,610

4,810

4,150

3,520

3,030

2,850

3,120

3,030

2,680

2,350

2,200

2,430

2,510

2,280

2, ,150.

3,200

7,310

B.IOP 

6,810

5,610

4,590

3,830

3,520

4,040

3,940

3,320

*3,58O

6,810 

7,060

5,840

124,260

4,142

2.83

3.16

May

4.920 lyifo

3,720

4,370

4,260

3,520

3,120

3,940

4,370

3,940

3,520

3,220

2,940

2,510

2,200

2,000

1,860

1,680 

1,570

1,460

1,360

1,250

1,160

1,080

1,040

971

899

1/525

1,410 

1,460

75,792

2,445

1.67

1.93

June

1,310

3,720

*5.500

4,480

4,480

3,520

,2,850

2,350

2,080

2,150

1,680

1,620

1,740

1,520

1,410

2,070

2,060

1.74Q 

1,620

1,460

1,220

1,080

1,260

3,140

1,990

1,460

1,200

1,020 

917

OlVl OUy

63,447

2,115

1.45

1.61

July

*723

675

628

992

1,440

1,570

1,410

1,200

1,040

962

792

691

612

553

628

707

691

612 

504

438

344

299

350

324

299

285

271

275

299

20,122

649

0.444

0.51

Aug.

340

340

619

1.310

1,206

*845

998

860

628

605

1,120

1,050

809

612

532

490

484

497 

656

663

560

451

396

366

324

313

299

299 

275

HI

18,477

596

0.408

0.47

Sept.

250

*246

271

262

241

225

214

214

211

203

203

200

189

186

189

233

221

203 

246

258

325

715

511

575

432

340

304

280 

258

VAC C4O

8,451

282

0.193

0.21

Calendar year 1953: Max 20,600 Min 168 Mean 2,266 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.03

Water year 1953-54: Max 31,900 Min 168 Mean 1,856 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.37

Peak discharge (base. 13.000 cfs). Mar. 2 (6 a.m.) 33,100 cfs (11.42 ft).

Not£. Stage-discharge relation affected'by ice Jan. 12-27, Feb. 1, 8, 9, 11-13, 15.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 337

Driftwood Branch Slnnemahonlng Creek at Sterling Run, Pa.

Location. Lat 41 e 24'45", long 78 ell'50", on downstream side of first pier from right

 bank of highway bridge at Sterling Run, Cameron County, 300 ft upstream from Sterling 

Run.

Drainage area. 272 sq mi.

Records available. November 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1954

 In reports of Geological Survey. September 1913 to September 1917 (gage heights and 

discharge measurements only) and November 1918 to September 1941 In reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 894.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

.929, supplementary adjustment of 1943, Oct. 1, 1913, to Sept. 30, 1931, chain gage 

and Oct. 1, 1931, to Sept. 30, 1932, water-stage recorder, at same site and datum. 

Oct. 1, 1932, to Sept. 30, 1942, staff gage at site 800 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 35 years (1919-54), 458 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,100 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 7.45 ft), from

 rating curve extended above 6,200 cfs as explained below; minimum, 1.7 cfs Sept. 7 

(gage height, -0.60 ft).

1913-17, 1918-64: Maximum discharge, 47,800 cfs July 18, 1942 (gage height, 14.70 

ft, from floodmarks at highway bridge), from rating curve extended above 6,200 cfs on 

baeis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum observed, 0.4 cfs Sept. 7, 

12-14, 1930.

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

Revisions.--WSP 1272: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13

12

10

9.8

46

65 

3?

29

25

23

22

21

17

17

16

16

15

15

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

*30 

47

31

26

680.8

22.0

0.081

0.09

Nov.

22

21

19

17

17

16

29

36

47

67

74

79

86

86

83.

70

56

46

40

38

34

63

96

83

125

JQ^

S3 

72

61

1^697

66.6

0.208

0.23

Dec.

56

51

*H

103

138

328 

262

227 

497

511

385

309

293

332

267

180

145

175

205

198

248

390

340

320

360

304

232 

207

176

154

7,507

242

O.890

1.03

Jan.

145

150

158

135

125

*122

98 

80

150

100

92

88

90

115

125

110

105

110

120

300

380

270

350

430

380

1,450

1.510 

1,090

797

604

9,869

318

1.17

1.35

Feb.

541

462

366

320

277

236

185 

155

195 

171

 140

74

70

155

180

277

581

737

672

604

1,720

2.180

l',486

1,130

938

828

7O9

629

15,987

571

2.10

2.19

Mar.

4,720

5.910

2,490

1,510

1,040

780

642 

558

486 

465

413

364

358

400

394

352

*340

324

443

458

420

432

406

635

1,300

1,220

980 

910

810

717

30,601

987

3.63

4.18

Apr.

650

572

550

472

446

496

618 

653

634 

595

626

753

726

690

634

658

1,430

1,550

1,320

1,050

870

 726

682

595

528

486

831

2.470 

7,110"

1,400

25,826

861

3.17

3.53

May

1,000

800

690

810

735

674

602 

1,020

1.120 

Sfi'O

771

634

514

420

370

329

290

252

225

200

176

158

135

119

111

*99

84

81 

255

250

162

14,054

453

1.67

1.92

June

162

841

55?

780

658

528

413 

329

263 

215

176

144

208

144

123

135

107

95

70

56

45

45

92

66

42

35

32

28 

28

26

6,585

220

O.809

0.90

July

*25

22

20

29

41

29

51 

116

52 

32

26

24

21

23

416

119

61

41

35

31

28

25

23

21

20

18

17

14 

T5

20

28

1,425

46.0

0.169

0.19

Aug.

18

rs

17

17

*17

14

13 

10

9.0 

7.9-

9.0

12

10

10

9.4

10

12

12

12

9.4

7.9

6:3

6.0

4.8

STf

14

14

11 

7.9

7.5

7.9

338.7

10.9

0.040

0.05

Sept.

 7.9

7.1

6.3

6.0

4.5

2.8

M9.6

14

9.O

7.1

7.9

7.5

9.0

22

24

16

19

66

30

44

38

26

20

16

14

13 

12

10

473.1

15.8

0.056

0.06

Calendar year 19S3: Max 10,600 Mln 3.3 Mean 456 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.74

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,910 Min 2.0 Mean 315 CfsB 1.16 In. 15.72

Peak discharge (base. 4,700 cfs).--Mar. 1 (8 p.m.) 12,100 cfs (7.45 ft). 

* Discharge" measurement made on this day.

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 6, 7, Dee. 18-20, 23-25, Jan. 1, 2, 4, 

Feb. 7-9, 11-15, Mar. 22 (no gage-height rtscord Jan. 13-20).
338 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Sinnemahoning Greek at Sinnemahoning, Pa.

Location. Lat 41 "19"00", long 78"06"10", on left bank 0.2 mile upstream from Grove Run 

and 0.7 mile upstream from Pennsylvania Railroad bridge at Slnnemahonlng, Cameron 

County.

Drainage area. 68S sq ml.

Records available. July 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 769.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 16 years, 1,150 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24,100 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 12.25 ft); minimum, 9.7 cfs Sept. 7, 8, 9, 10 [gage height, 1.43 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 59,800 cfs July 18, 1942 (gage height, 21.58 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 31,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 1.2 cfs Sept. 4, 1939 (gage height, 1.18 ft); minimum dally, 1.4 cfs 

Sept. 3, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 21.94 ft Mar. 18, 1936, from floodmark (discharge, 61,200 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 31,000 cfs as explained above).

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

which are fair.

Revisions. WSP 1272: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of iee effect (gage 

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

Oct. l to Jan. 27 Jan. 28 to Sept. 30

1.5 17

1.7 43

2.0 109

2.3 218

2.7 455

3.3 1,050

4.4 2,880

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2,5

7.6

16

42

82

181

334

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

9.7

719 

1,320 

2,150 

6,110 

16,OOO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

25

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

28

26 

24

25

58

158 TTS81

61

52

47

42

39

37

36

34

35

32

32

30

30 

29

29

29

29

30

*41 

138

106 

76

1,552

50.1

0.073

0.08

Nov.

61

52 

45

40

40

39

52

70

83

115

134

134

137

134

128

115

101

91

79

72

65 

86

149

154

176

184

TBT

151

112

2,973

99.1

0.145

0.16

Dec.

104

99 

* 95

86

IT?

228

591

455

346

676

'555' 966

518

455

551

471

500

240

280

330

530

360 

620

5SO

540

6OO

580

450 

400

346

260

12,449

402

0.587

0.68

Jan.

250

260 

280

252

218

218

*175

145

140

75T

175

160

153

155

200

210

190

185

185

197

430

700 

500

560

747

706

2,700

5.560 

2,286

1,850 

1,290

19,134

617

0.901

1.04

Feb.

890

1,000 

780

665

567

504

438

330

420

550

*310

230

170

m

440

500

1,150

1,900

1,580

1,400

5,810

5,270 

3,740

2,980

2,690

2,260

2,060

1,750

38,546

1,377

2.01

2.09

Mar.

8,090

15.900 

7,046

4,340

2,900

2,100

1,750

1,600

1,400

1,300

1,150

1,050

980

1,050

1,100

930

 875

831

81O

1.T30"

1,520

1,150 

1,190

1,090

1,450

3,070

2,980

2,510 

2,420

2 150

1^920

77,566

2,502

3.65

4.21

Apr.

1,680

1,470 

1,380

1,140

1,050

1,050

1,510

1,510

1,250

1,120

1,130

1,520

1,410

1,540

1,240

1,440

5,070

5,740

5,450

2,780

2,510

#1,940 

1,770

1,650

1,400

1,260

5,930

9.040 

5,966

4,040

67,100

2,257

5.27

5.64

May

2,980

f^jfjj

2)550

2,010

1,770

1,580

2,600

2,780

2,510

2,060

1,720

1,380

1,150

950

831

759

645

576

527

466

432 

384

353

328

306

#294

275

654

445

37,859

1,221

1.78

2.06

June

435

2,200 

1,756

1,940

1,650

1,510

1,010

800

645

542

459

391

587

484

564

990

635

576

452

366

311

277 

464

366

267

222

186

154 

142

152

20,287

676

0.987

1.10

July

#116

106 

96

128

272

173

176

336

248

158

126

104

90

82

506

296

162

116

98

87

78

67 

56

49

44

42

44

41 

38

5T

71

4,060

131

0.191

0.22

Aug.

58

44

46

 44

42

58

34

31

28

27

27

29

29

31

31

29

31

31

56

36

32 

25

18

M.

18

28

29 

24

20

22

980

31.6

0.046

0.05

Sept.

*19

17

16

17

16

14

11

10

TT

12

23

17

14

15

13

19

41

39

42

94

82

75 

104

7?

51

39

58

58 

35

32

1,027

54.2

0.050

0.06

Calendar year 1955: Max 15,500 Mln 8.0 Mean 1,080 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.42

Water year 1953-54: Max 15,900 Min 10 Mean 777 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.59

Peak discharge (base, 8,400 cfs). Mar. 1 (12 p.m.) 24,100 cfs (12.25 ft); Apr. 27 (10:30 p.m.)

11,OOO cfs (7.96 ft;.

* Discharge measurement made on this- day. 

Note. No eaee-heleht record Dec. 18-29. Jan. 15-19. Mar. 5-15: dlscharee estimated on basis of
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 339

First Fork Slnnemahoning Creek near Sinnemahoning, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41 0 24'05", long 78°01'30", on right bank 350 ft downstream from Woodrock 

Run, 1,500 ft upstream from Roaring Run, three-quarters of a mile downstream from First 

Fork Dam, and 1\ miles northeast of Sinnemahoning, Cameron County.

Drainage area. 245 sq mi.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1954.

g.. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 878.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of

929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Mar. 31, 1954, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,000 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 5.64 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 6.4 cfs Sept. 9; minimum gage height, 0.06 ft 

Aug. 24.

Maximum discharge known, 80,000 cfs July 18, 1942, by slope-area determination.

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

which are fair. Construction of First Fork Dam, to create a flood-control reservoir, 

began during the year, but no appreciable regulation has resulted to date.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27 Jan. 28 to Sept. 30

0.3 

.4 

.5

B.4 

12 

17 

27 

44

0.9 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

97

212

382

770

1,250

0.0 

.1 

.3 

.5 

.7 

.9

7.0

24

43

71

124

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

4.8

272

506

1,000

2,160

3,620

5,140

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.8

9.8

9.S

11

12

4030"

18

16

14

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.5

f^

9.5

10

13

15

»1B

22

18

15

425.7

13.7

0.056

0.06

Nov.

13

13

13

12

T£

12

12

16

25

36

42

44

61

68

77

82

120

110

100

85

77

71

94

145

149

157

134

123

104 

94

2,101

70.0

0.286

0.32

Dec.

91

82

*77 

71

9T

114

191

227

227

415

4S1

455

357

319

350

262

b210

blBO

b230

262

252

237

273

313

302

273

268

252

212 

203

160

7,412

239

0.976

1.13

Jan.

141

145

155 

130

117

110

*b90

b70

b84

130

94

85

80

Iff

97

104

94

91

91

94

188

238

160

171

279

262

1,170

1.400

1,140 

950

310

3,850

285

1.16

1.34

Feb.

680

544

462 

327

270

220

180

140

164

*156

b!30

76

66

1ST

148

169

496

1,000

890

760

1,630

2.560

1,770

1,320

1,000

860

760

660

17,659

631

2.58

2.68

Mar.

2,340

5.020

2,320 

1,220

683

553

530

525

525

489

445

327

313

300

279

279

275

*272

270

T%5

620

562

580

520

794

1,610

1,360

1,190

1,020 

900

BOO

27,371

BBS

3.60

4.15

Apr.

720

640

591 

506

454

454

525

591

630

630

650

730

740

740

670

650

1,520

2,030

1,610

1,280

1,060

*BBO

810

710

660

610

864

*2,100

2.290 

1 7 30 J

28,075

936

3.82

4.26

May

1,300

1,210

1,160 

1,300

1,280

1,130

960.

1,220

1.500

1,400

1,140

900

720

562

471

396

341

293

254

225

198

174

156

136

124

115

*99

135

209

193

148

19,419

626

2.56

2.95

June

180

931

1.010 

930

740

610

439

388

313

260

208

179

250

174

152

128

115

96

80

69

65

61

63

57

50

45

42

38

37

*34_

7,794

260

1.06

1.18

July

32

29

23 

61

66

41

45

76

49

37

33

30

28

30

166

74

45

37

34

31

28

25

22

20

19

20

20

17

IS

21

24

1,206

38.9

0.159

0.18

Aug.

20

IB

21 

20

»22

20

17

15

15

15

16

15

15

13

14

15

17

15

15

14

12

11

10

10~ 9.7

IE

14

12

10

14

14

460.7

14.9

0.061

0.07

Sept.

*13

12

11 

9.3

8.2

7.6

7.0 r^ *8.5

11

8.5

7.9

7.6

7.6

*9.7

20

32

20

21

52

36

47

45

*29

20

16

15

12

12 

10

523.5

17.4

0.071

0.08

Calendar year 1953: Max 

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,020

Min - 

Mln 7.0

Mean - 

Mean 332

Cfsm - In.

Cfsm 1.36 - In. 18.40

Peak discharge (base, 4.300 cfs). Mar. 1 (12 p.m.) 7,000 ofs (5.64 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Ho gage-height record Oct. 5, 9, 10, 17, 24, 29-31, Nov. 21, 22, Dec. 5, 6, 12, 15, Jan. 3, 

11, 31, Feb. 5-8, 12, 13, 21, 26-28, Mar. 4, 7, 17, 19-21, 23, 24, 30; discharge estimated on basis 

of records for nearby stations.
340 SUSQUPANNA RIVER BASIN 

Kettle Creek at Cross Pork, Pa.

Location. Lat 4;°28'30", long 77°49'35", on right bank just upstream from bridge on State

 Highway 144, 0.2 mile downstream from Potter-Clinton County line and 0.9 mile downstream 

from Cross Fork, Potter County.

Drainage area. 136 sq mi.

Records available. November 1940 to September 1954.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,027.12 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

"of 1912.

Average discharge. 13 years (1941-54), 241 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,670 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 6.32 ft), from

 rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs as explained below; minimum, 4.6 cfs Sept. 7, 8; 

minimum gage height, 0.70 ft Oct. 3, 4.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 12,400 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 11.04 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 10.38 ft; minimum, 3.2 cfs Sept. 30, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.62 ft Sept. 2, 

3, 1953. Maximum stag? known, about 14.0 ft Mar. 18, 1936, from Information by local residents (discharge, about 20,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs as explained above).

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

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 3O

0.7

.S

1.0

1.2

1.5

2.0 220

2.5 391

3.0 643

4.1 1,370 1.1 

1.3

4.O 

7.5

13

29

53 

107

2.0 

2.5 

3.O 

4.0 

5.7

208

388

635

1,290

2,960

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.7

7.0

7^0

8.3

38

18

J3

12

11

11

10

10

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.8 

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.4 

8.4

8.4

12

13

*U

16

21

15 

13

378.0

12.2

0.090

0.10

Nov.

12

11 

1O

10

9^6

9.6

13

16

22

22

22

24

28

34

43

55

61

64 

58

51

47

47 

104

94

84

72

66

58

54

1,299.2

43.3

0.318

0.36

Dec.

5O

*45 

42

5s"

57

133

146

149

230

249

23?

211

211

226

192

135

110 

150

166

131

131 

155

169

211

192

174

155

138

126 

109

4,528

146

1.07

1.24

Jan.

102

99 

92

83

75

*75

70

43

70

56

50

47

47

62

60

56

52 

54

56

115

130 

86

100

150

135

450

592 S5o"

335

4,349

140

1.03

1.19

Feb.

278

239 

204

174

152

133

114

96

105

*92

80

45

40

TO

82

101

230

288 

285

275

778

1.1SO 

' BSO

642

601

440

385

361

8,230

294

2.16

2.25

Mar.

1,360

2,860 

1,500

912

624

462

376

318

267

247

214

188

179

185

174

158

*151

ill

230

278

303 

3O6

278

334

480

552

520

470

417 

372

15,007

484

3.56

4.10

Apr.

333

299 

271

234

211

214

221

227

230

237

264

281

285

288

285

299

1,020

1.180 

648

608

*47O

392 

368

318

296

281

371

915

1,010

785

13,041

435

3.20

3.57

May

618

630 

635

785

737

602

490

558

596

564

470

388

318

260

221

194

169

148 

136

122

111

101 

93

83

83

 76

69

159

485 

389

260

10,536

340

2.SS

2,36

June

260

755 

1553"

737

824

485

372

288

230

188

161

134

181

116

101

91

83

74 

66

59

55

50 

52

46

40

38

34

31

31

 Za_

6,073

202

1.49

1.66

July

28

27 

24

67

48

36

37

48

32

26

24

22

20

21

69

33

26

24 

24

21

19

18 

16

16

15

17

15

14

H 

17

15

833

26.9

0.198

0.23

Aug.

17

14 

17

27

*TS

14

12

11

11

10

1O

11

11

9.5

11

12 '

11

11 

9.0

9.5

9.0

7.5 

6.7

14sTr

8.5

11

9.0

T.I 

8 .0

352.8

11.4

0.084

0.10

Sept.

12

10 

8.0

7.1

6.3

5.5

4.9

575

16

9.5

7.5

7.1

6.3

5.9

8.6

20

19

12 

19

23

17

26 IB*

14

11

10

10

9.5

8.5 

7.5

 345.7

11.5

O.085

0.09

Calendar y»er 1953: Ma* 2,810 Mln 4.7 «ean 209 Cfsm 1,54 in. 2O.87

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,860 Mln 4.9 Mean 178 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.77

Peak discharge (bay, 2.400 of a). Mar. 2 (12;3O a.m.) 3,670 efa (6.32 ft).

* Dlaenarge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Hov. 7, De», 17-19, Jan. 8-.Z7, freb. 8, 9, 11-15.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 341

West Branch Susquehanna River at Renovo, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°19'30", long 77°45'05", on left bank an upstream side of Eight Street

 Bridge at Renovo, Clinton County, 1 mile upstream from Paddy Run.

Drainage area. 2,975 sq mi.

Records available. October 1919 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1954 in

 reports of Geological Survey. January 1908 to September 1915, October 1915 to September 

1919 (gage heights only), and October 1919 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania 

Department of Forests and Waters, aage-height records collected July 1895 to December 

1903 and October 1905 to September 1951 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 634.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Mar. 17, 1930, staff or chain gages 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--42 years (1908-15, 1919-54), 4,839 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 77,100 cfa Mar. 2 (gage height, 14.79 ft); min-

 ImumT 205 cfs Nov. 7 (gage height, -0.34 ft).

1895-1903, 1905-54: Maximum discharge, 236,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 29.39 

ft, from floodmark in gage shelter), from rating curve extended above 87,000 cfs on 

basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 80 cfs Dec. 6, 1908 (gage

6 Maximum'stage known prior to 1895, 27.3 ft June 1, 1889, from floadmark (discharge, 

about 211,000 cfs).

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 781: 1909(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect 

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

-0.3

.0

.5

1.0

2.0

220

379

792

1,420

3,070

3.0 

5.0

11.0

13.0

5,220

11,600

25,000

45,400

69,000

Discharge, in oublo feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

260

256

242 

238

238

297 

386

532

T7T

434

379 

336

313

286

276

260

252

242

242

238

238

234

229 '52"?

229

229

 238

265 

292

427

427

9,215

297

0.100

0.12

Nov.

379

355

313 

276

256

247 

234

'34TT

324

361

400 

448

4S6

516

524

540

557

549

524

478

441

420

478

659

763

763

824

T9T 

724

650

14,629

488

0.164

0.18

Dec.

573

*540

524 

309" 494

650 

968

1,620

1,700

1,920

2,790 

2,440

2,180

2,020

2,350

2,790

2,500

1,500

1,300

1,500

1,650

1,800

2,100

2,050

1,800

1,850

1,900

1,800 

1,600

1,500

1,300

50,218

1,620

0.545

0,63

Jan.

1,050

1,000

1,150 

1,200

1,150

1,050 

900

760

800

900

800 

600

540 m

900

1,100

1,100

1,050

1,000

n.oso

1,050

1,300

2,800

E,200

1,900

1,700

3,700

12,OOQ 

9,686"

7,250

6,100

68,480

2,209

0.743

0.86

Feb.-

4,520

3,980

4,080 

3,660

3,160

2,880 

2,440

2,020

1,840

*1,920

1,840 

1,700

1,000

860

1,350"

1,500

2,800

5,710

6,520

3,460

7,000

15,000

14,000

10,400

9,320

8,320

7,700

6,960

137,890

4,925

1.66

1.72

Mar.

16,000

68.200

42,000 

23,000

15,600

11,600 

9,320

8,000

7,100

6,380

5,840 

5,220

4,750

4,750

5,100

4,980

*4,520

4,190

3,980

4,520

5,580

5,710

5,460

5,220

5,340

10,800

13,600

11,200 

10,800

12,000

11,600

35E,360

11,370

3.82

4.40

Apr.

9,680

8,640

7,700 

6,810

5,840

5,460 

5,970

5,970

5,710

5,340

5.100 

5,580

5,710

5,580

5,340

5,710

12,200

17,800

15,600

12,400

*10,000

8,640

7,700

7.700

7,550

6,810

7,880

22,500 

20,500

15,600

273,020

9,101

3.06

3.41

May

12.400

10, 400

9,520 

10,400

10,400

3,980 

8,000

9,320

11,200

10,400

a, 980

8,000

6,660

5,710

4,980

4,520

4,080

5,660

3,360

3,070

2,790

2,520

2,350

2,180

2,020

*1,940

1,800

1,770 

4,080

5,100 

5,980

184,370

5,947

2.00

2.30

June

3,360

7,290

11.200 

10,460

9,680

8,000 

6,520

5,340

4,410

4,190

3,560 

3,150

3,360

3,260

2,700

3,460

3,760

3,260

2,680

2,610

2,180

1,880

1,920

3,040

3,360

2,260

1,840

1,550 

1,340

 1,190

122,960

4,099

1.38

1.54

July

1,080

968

866 

968

1,720

2,180 

2,000

2,020

1,780

1,430

1,230 

1,010

877

792

951

1,500

1,140

968

813

677

606

509

420

456

427

400

379

367 

36T 

414

400

29,715

959

0.322

0.37

Aug.

427

448

540 

803

1,710

*1,130 

898

1,140

856

686

717 

1,260

1,030

813

668

598

557

549

573

753

734

598

509

448

414

379

355

355 

555 

348

350

20,981

677

0.228

0.26

Sept.

307

313

302 

313

307

292 

265

*256

247

238

238 

242

242

234

229

260

281

324

352

407

464

575

834

m

677

520

434

379 

548 

324

10,881

363

0.128

0.14

Calendar year 1953: Max 44,600 Hln 220 Mean 4,716 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.51

Water year 1953-54: Max 68,200 Hln 229 Mean 3,492 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.93

Peak discharge (base, 31,000 cfs). Mar. 2 (6:50 a.m.) 77,100 cfs (14.79 ft).

* Discharge measurement mafle on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 17 to Jan. 28, Feb. 12-17.
342 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Spring Creek near Axemann, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°53'25", long 77°47'40", on right bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 

1.6 miles west of Axemann, Centre County, 1.7 miles southwest of Bellefonte, and 2.5 

miles upstream from Logan Branch.

Drainage area.--87.2 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 788.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 14 years, 90.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 750 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 4.09 ft); minimum, 

29 cfs Jan. 18 (gage height, 1.93 ft), result of freezeup.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 1,670 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage .height, 5.44 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 650 cfs; minimum, 9.6 cfs Nov. 24, 1941 (gage height, 1.69 

ft); minimum dally, 23 cfs Nov. 7, 23, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 8.6 ft in March 1936, from Information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Occasional regulation at low flow by fish hatchery above station.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

1.9

2.0 

2.4

3.1

25

38

110

300

2.0 

E.I 

2.4 

3.0 

3.5

36

45

103

267

459

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

46

44

44

42

48

48

50

TO

48

44

44

44

42

42

41

38

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

44

*42

46

44

1,349

'43.5

0.499

O.58

Nov.

44

44

42

44

46

47

52

48

48

47

47

46

46

46

44

42

44

42

42

42

44

49

86

5?

47

44

42

41

41

1,390

46.3

0.531

0.59

Dec.

41

40

38

41

42

53

47

46

48

47

46

47

53

55

53

50

47

46

46

46

46

44

41

41

41

42

42

42

41

41

1,393

44.9

0.515

O.59

Jan.

41

41

42

41

41

42

40

*41

41

42.

42

41

38

42

42

44

41

37

IT

40

42

47

42

42

41

42

67

60

58

55

1,378

44.5

0.510

0.59

Feb.

55

55

53

53

53

52

50

50

50

48

48

*47

50

55

53

58

56

55

53

70

SI

80

83

85

83

81,

78/

1,683

60.1

0.689

0.72

Mar.

284

450-

m

233

194

172

157

146

133

131

f) 11S

- * FllO

' 113

* 118

106

96

89 * 5?

89

119

103

98

101

101

118

1EO

113

110

131

120

126

4,495

145

1.66

1.92

Apr.

Ill

112

106

103

101

1O6

108

103

96

87

89

87

82

8O

8T

1O6

168

149

144

131

126

12O

160

164

151

146

188

*270 230" 

210

3,919

131

1.50

1.67

May

191

175

185

224

194

180

180

23O

T9T

188

177

167

159

146

138

133

126

120

118

116

110

103

98

96

96

89

87

87

98 

96

££.

4,385

141

1.62

1.87

June

89

120

*96

ITS- 154

103

101

96

92

92

96

85

85

80

88

82

7B

76

72

70

68

70

76

68

66

64

60

62

62 

62

2,526

84.2

0.966

1.08

July

6O

*57

57

64

6£

64

60

58

57

56

54

52

51

52

60

54

52

52

52

51

52

51

48

48

48

48

4S

48

54 

52

45_

1,674

54.0

O.619

0.71

Aug.

43

44

54

45

50

SO

*46

45

56

BT

48

45

45

44

45

45

48

44

49

50

46

44

43

43

43

43

42

41

IT 

43

42

1,418

45.7

0.524

O.6O

Sept.

40

*40

41

40

40

39

39

40

39

40

42

40

39

40

41

42

40

4O

41

40

40

42

40

40

43

4O

44

40

4O 

40

1,212

40.4

0.463

0.52

Calendar year 1953: Max 795 Mln 38 Mean 1O3 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.04

Water year 1953-54: Max 450 Mln 37 Mean 73.5 Cfsm O.843 In. 11.44

Peak discharge (base. 550 efs). Mar. 1 (1O p.m.) 750 cfs (4.09 ft). 

* Discharge measurement madeon this day.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 343

North Bald Eagle Creek at Blanchard, Fa.

Location. Lat 410 03'05", long 77°36«10", on left bank at end of Smith's Lane, 0.7 mile 

upstream from Marsh Creek and 0.9 mile south of Blanchard, Centre County.

Drainage area. 339 sq mi.

Records available.--May to September 1954.

;§,. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 579.79 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 1,300 cfs June 2 (gage height, 5.44 ft); minimum, 128 cfs Sept. 7, 8, 25 (gage height, 3.64 ft).

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, Hay 1 to Sept. 3O, 1954 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.6 

3.8 

4.0

117

180

270

4.5 

5.2

558

1,060

Discharge, In cubic feet per second. May to September. 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Har. Apr. May

1,000

940

1,100

1.200 

920

720

666

1,030

908

832

*747

686

621

564

521

491

461

431

408

396

391

362

345

329

318

307

296

 281 353-

TQ A

oy*

296

18,314

591

1.74

2.01

June

286

*2U

5tE

810 

615

534

467

408

368

345

416

340

345

302

307

351

291

275

256

241

232

222

256

232

214

209

2O1

197

193 

TOT 49O

10,569

352

1.04

1.16

July

188

*180

180

337 352"

295

222

232

205

188

180

180

173

173

201

193

170

170

170

166

162

156

152

148

148

145

145

i!£T5?

173

152

5,780

186

0.594

0.63

Aug.

145

142

218 IBB" 

166

176

*159

148

162

180

162

152

145

142

145

148

152

148

148

159

156

145

139

139

139

139

139

137

1ST

137

159

4,751

153

0.451

0.52

Sept.

156

IS?

 139

137 

134

131

1ST

134

134

134

142

137

134

134

137

*139

134

131

137

137

137

145

142

134

131

137

134

134

131

131

4,090

136

0.401

0.45

Calendar year : Max Hln Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Hln Mea» Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
344 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

North Bald Eagle Creek at Beech Creek Station, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°03'55", long 77 "34 '00", at downstream end of center pier of highway 

bridge just downstream from Beech Creek at Beech Creek Station, Clinton County.

Drainage area. 559 sq ml.

Records available. October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1954 In 

reports of Geological Survey. June 1910 to September 1941 In reports of Pennsylvania 

Department of Forests and Waters. Prior to October 1928, published as Bald Eagle Creek 

at Beech Creek Station.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. 

State highway benchmark).

Datum of gage is 571.74 ft above mean sea level (Pennsylvania 

Prior to Jan. 10, 1930, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 44 years, 794 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 9.24 ft); minimum, 

131 cfs Oct. 1; minimum gage height, 1.63 ft Sept. 7, 8.

1910-54: Maximum discharge, 25,600 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 14.42 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 18 cfs Jan. 9, 

1931 (gage height, 1.14 ft), result of freezeup; minimum daily, 25 cfs Jan. 22, 23, 1931.

Remarks . Records good. Some diurnal regulation at low flow by gristmills above station. 

Revisions (water years ).--WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 1001: 1931(m). WSP 1111: 1936(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 19, Jan. 13)

1.6 

1.9 

2.5 

3.0

128

241

629

1,030

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

2,130

5,250

9,010

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

134

m

134

134 

139

TSo" 160

156

150

145

145

142

142

142

139

139

139

139

139

139

142

142

145

145

145

145

145 

150 

*150

148

145

4,453

144

0.258

0.30

Nov.

145

145

145

142 14"2

14,2

164

164

167

175

175

167

164

160

160

156

156

153

150

145

145

161

1,220

429

295

246

222 

203 

190 

183

6,411

214

0.383

0.43

Dec.

183

179

*Tf9~ 171

241

274

713

506

367

386

354

319

336

514

847

577

367

284

330

342

330

330

319

227

246

268

257 

252 

246

241

232

10,417

336

0.601

0.69

Jan.

199

222

241

232 

213

218

203

*183

179

213

179

179

175

183

183

194

194

171

TfT

183

219

392

348

324

342

348

Vffi 

962

675

11,786

380

0.680

0.78

Feb.

527

607

548

484 

417

404

360

307

348

324

307

*236

183

257

295

307

576

683

505

464

1,090

1,640

1,230

1,140

1,130

1,050

970 

888

17,277

617

1.10

1.15

Mar.

4,220

8,900

4,090

2,700 

1,940

1,520

1,310

1,240

1,090

1,050

954

863

847

962

912

807

760

721

*72T

1,210

1,080

962

929

863

1,440

1,870

1,580 

1,410 

1,580

1,460

1,360

51,351

1,656

2.96

3.42

Apr,

1,210

1,090

1,060

929 

855

855

904

831

760

705

713

728

675

152" 644

1,450

3,430

2,700

2,060

1,630

1,360

1,220

*1,420

1,630

1,460

1,360

1,770 

3,770 

3,000

2 340

43,211

1,440

2.58

2.87

May

1,870

1,750

1,940

2,060 

1,690

1,520

1,360

1,940

1,690

1,580

1,410

1,260

1,090

970

879

815

760

690

644

614

585

541

505

471

450

430

411 

*392 BTB"

649

484

31,976

1,031

1.84

2.13

June

471

1,490

1,040

1.510 

1,186

1,050

912

807

713

644

721

599

622

534

491

548

471

437

392

360

342

324

379

342

301

284

268 

252 

*246 "oTc

C*O

17,976

599

1.07

1.20

July

241

227

222

429 

ITf

412

307

342

268

236

218

213

203

199

246

227

199

183

183

183

179

171

164

160

164

164

160 

153 

T8T

199

171

7,004

226

0.404

0.47

Aug.

171

164

440

52T 

218

218

*186

171

186

218

203

183

171

164

167

175

179

171

171

175

183

167

156

153

150

153

153 

148 

145 

T2F

175

5,780

186

0.333

0.36

Sept.

171

TBT

*150

14S 

142

139

136

14?

148

145

153

145

142

139

145

*160

160

153

164

167

160

171

164

150

145

148

148 

148 

145

142

4,523

151

0.270

0.30

Calendar year 1953: Max 9,570 Bin 134, Mean 828 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.10

Water year 1953-54: Max 8,900 Bin 134, Mean 581 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.12

Peak discharge (base. 5.700 cfs). Har. 2 (5 a.m.) 11,600 cfs T9-24 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

Pine Creek at Cedar Run, Pa.

345

Location.--Lat 41°31'20", long 77°26'55" on left bank at downstream side of highway bridge 

at Cedar Run, Lycomlng County, 2,000 ft downstream from Cedar Run and 1.2 miles upstream 

from Gamble Run.

Drainage area. 604 sq ml.

Records available. October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1954 In 

reports of Geological Survey. July to September 1918 (gage heights only) and October 

1918 to September 1941 In reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters. 

Gage-height records collected at same site since 1920 are contained In reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 780.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

'929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Feb. 13, 1930, chain gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--35 years (1919-54), 806 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,700 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 8.76 ft); minimum, 26 cfs Aug. 25, Sept. 7, 8 (gage height, 1.62 ft).

1918-54: Maximum discharge, 52,000 cfs May 28, 1946 (gage height, 14.39 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 5.1 cfs Sept. 6, 1929; minimum gage height, 0.80 ft Nov. 28, 1930; minimum daily discharge, 5.8 cfs Sept. 6, 1929.

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

Revisions.--WSP 756: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27 Jan. 28 to Sept. 30

1.65

1.7

1.8 

2.0

27

38

70

168

2.5 520

3.0 980

3.5 1,610

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

22

44

77

179

539

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

7.3

997

2,370

4,300

10,500

11,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

34

34

31

3T

36

125

~5S 130

66

56

49

46

44

44

41

38

38

38

38

36

36

36

36

44

59

63

 63

78 

87

87

70

1,710

55.2

0.091

0.11

Nov.

63

56

49

46

46

44

38

63

78

91

105

109

135

162

174

217

229

223

211

186

168

168

1,570

972

638

537

426

359 

309

275

7,747

258

0.427

0.48

Dec.

249

*229

211

205

555

295

737

710

612

815

S90

794

738

738

1,060

813

620

540

640

800

620

600

700

520

500

540

500

470 

457

418

380

17,656

570

0.944

1.09

Jan.

300

280

309

275

*282

255

229

140

125

200

160

130

110

TIo

236

282

275

262

275

295

420

480

345

366

404

426

1,200

1,870 

1,580

1,440

1,120

14,191

458

0.758

0.87

Feb.

880

856

699

622

531

475

397

340

 397

346

309

230

180

557J

380

499

1,000

1,040

865

836

2,140

3,540

2,540

2,050

1,840

1,680

1,540

1,390

27,652

988

1.64

1.70

Mar.

6,680

11,600

6,046

3,640

2,540

1,900

1,580

1,430

1,250

1,170

997

865

808

925

956

*762

744

699

674 925"

987

875

935

884

1,120

1,740

1,650

1,610 

1,710

1,540

1,420

60,656

1,957

3.24

3.73

Apr.

1,310

1,190

1,130

946

894

946

1,240

1,230

1,240

1,180

1,170

1,180

1,040

956

915

966

3,320

3.640

3,060

*2,290

1,900

1,620

1,610

1,520

1,280

1,180

1,360

3,490 

3,250

2,800

49,853

1,662

2.75

3.07

May

2,250

4,220

3,740

5,570

3,960

2,970

2,290

2,370

2,050

1,900

1,690

1,490

1,280

1,060

915

808

726

639

580

531

483

436

397

360

 367

353

302

552 

1,040

1,400

894

47,393

1,529

2.53

2.92

June

780

2,540

2', 7 10

2,620

1,980

1,610

1,280

1,020

836

699

597

523

622

491

390

353

324

298

255

229

204

191

198

198

168

157

140

124 

 119

iM

21,762

725

1.20

1.34

July

110

96

91

146

174

146

119

130

124

96

86

77

73

73

218

173

105

86

73

70

66

59

53

50

47

50

47

44 4"4

47

44

2,827

91.2

0.151

0.17

Aug.

56

50

56

 6363"

63

50

44

39

37

34

37

34

34

39

39

42

37

37

37

32

30

30

28

28

30

39

47 

42

37

37

1,271

41.0

0.068

0.08

Sept.

53

56

44

39

34

30

28

*26

35

42

39

32

30

30

34

53

82

70

66

59

66

73

73

66

56

47

44

44 

44

39

1,431

47.7

0.079

0.09

Calendar year 1953: Max 9,100 Mln 18 Mean 779 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.53

Water netum yeai year 1953-54: j.*7au-*j4: Max no*. 11,600 ii,ouu Mln 1*14.11 26 t-v Mean i*i^ctii 696 ooo Cfsm u± ism 1.15 ± . 0.3 In. xii. 15.65 xo.u^j

Peak discharge (base, 5,900 cfs). Mar. I (11 p.m.) 17.700 cfs (8.76 ft); May 4 (6:50 a.m.) 6,790 

cfs (5.91 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 17-28, Dec. 31 to Jan. 2, Jan. 8-14, 27, 

FebTT, 8, 12-15.
346 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Blockhouse Creek near English Center, Pa.

Location. Lat 410 28'30", long 77°13'50", on right bank just downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 284, 0.7 mile upstream from Black Creek, 1.7 miles upstream from confluence with Texas Creek, and 5 miles northeast of English Center, Lycoming County.

Drainage area. 37.7 sq mi.

Records available. November 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,041.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 13 years (1941-54), 60.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,900 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 6.93 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 550 cfs as explained below; minimum, 0.8 cfs Sept. 7, 8, 13, 

14 (gage height, 0.90 ft).

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 5,480 cfs May 27, 1946 (gage height, 8.81 ft), fromrating curve extended above 550 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 0.7 cfs Sept. 26, 27, 1943 (gage height, 0.73 ft); minimum daily, 0.8 cfs 

Sept. 29, 30, 1941, Sept. 27, 1943, Sept. 7, 8, 13, 14, 1954.

Maximum stage known, .9.0 ft Mar. 18, 1936, from floodmark (discharge, 5,780 cfs), 

from rating curve extended above 550 cfs as explained above.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 951: 1941. WSP 1031: 1942-44(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

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

1.0 1.8 0.9 0.8 2.0 77

1.2 7.5 1.0 2.0 '2.5 155

1.3 12 1.1 4.2 , 3.0 277

1.5 27 1.2 7.3 3.5 446

1.7 45 1.3 12 4.O 695

1.6 34 4.3 870

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

. 2.3

2.0

ITS' 1.8

2.3

3718~

9.3

7.2

6.1

5.5

5.2

5.0

4.4

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.0

3.O

3.0

3.3 

4.4

»4.4

4.4

5.2

5.5

5.2

5.0

175.7

5.67

0.150

0.17

Nov.

4.7

4.4

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.3

3^5

5.5

6.1

7.9

10

11

16

17

16

16

14

12

10

9.7

8.8

9.8

361

TT? 

89

71

54

46

39

35

1,005.2

33.5

0.889

0.99

Dec.

*32

30

26

26

44

54

134

91

82

96

72

63

62

87

161

73

52

45

60

49

45

46

49

32 

36

32

30

27

27

26

24

1,713

55.3

1.47

1.69

Jan.

19

20

21

19

*19

20

19

14

19

22

15

12

11

15

25

23

19

18

20

22

40

35

25

31 

27

28

160

93

76

64

1,029

33.2

O.881

1.02

Feb.

54

62

50

42

36

32

27

19

*22

21

19

15

18" 12

32

35

109

67

54

50

312

TTf

185

166 

144

193

155

14(5

-------

2,348

83.9

2.23

2.32

Mar.

847

357

323

206.

14/

114

98

93

78

77

66

56

54

83

71

*58

54

51

89" 50

70

60

61

55 

79

93

78

78

91

82

76

4,097

132

3.50

4.04

Apr.

67

.j 61

55

45

43

45

47

43

37

34

34

38

33

31

31

43

217

157

129

*103

85

72

77

71 

60

53

82

178

149

133

2,254

75.1

1.99

2.22

May

1147

128

271

848 3"g3"

223

172

174

138

11S

103

89

76

64

56

49

43

37

34

31

27

25

22

19 

*22

19

16

21

105

90

53

3,550

115

3.05

3.50

June

/ 57

136" 271

152

98

80

64

52

43

40

/ 38

29

60

31

25

22

20

17

15

13

12

11

10

9.S 

8.5

7.7

7.0

6.6

*6.6

5^9

1,348.1

44.9

1.19

1.33

July

5.6

5.0

4.5

LS

14

18

~5. 8

11

8.1

6.6

5.6

5.0

4.5

4.8

12

7.7

5.6

5.0

5.0

4.5

4.2

3.7

3.0

2.6 

2.4

2.6

3.0

2.6

2.0

2\t

186.4

6.01

0.159

0.18

Aug.

2.8

3.0

8.5

 9.8

5.9

5.0

4.0

3.0

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.6

3.O

2.8

2.2

2.4

4.9

3.5

2.4

2.0

fct

2.2

3.7

2.4

2.0

1.8

2.4

101.3

3.27

0.087

0.10

Sept.

3.0

2.4

1.9

1.4

1.2

1.0

.3 *78~

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8

1.6

4.O

4.2

3.O

4.5

4.8

3.7

3.7

3.0

2.4 

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

63.7

2.12

0.056

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max S32 Mln 1.2 Mean SO. 6 Cfsra 1.34 In. 18.23

Water year 1953-54: Max 848 Mln 0.8 Mean 49.0 Cfsm 1.3O In. 17.62

Peak discharge (base, I.IOO cfs).-- Nov. 23 (6:3O a.m.) 1.28O cfs (4.94 fth Mar. 1 (7 p.m.) 2,900

cfs (6.93 ft); May 4 (2l30 a.m.) 1,42O cfs (5.15 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage -discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 17-26, 24, 25, Jan. 1, 2, 8, 9, 12-27, Jan. 30 

to Feb. 1, Feb. 7-16, Mar. 6, 7, 22.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 347

Lycoming Creek near Trout Run, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°25'05", long 77°02'00", on right bank 150 ft upstream from highway

bridge, 300 ft upstream from Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, half a mile downstream from 

Grays Run, and 2^ miles upstream from village of Trout Run, Lycoming County.

Drainage area. 173 sq mi.

Records available. October 1919 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1954 in 

reports of Geological Survey. December 1913 to September 1916, October 1916 to September 1919 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), and October 1919 to September 

1941 (water years 1927 and 1930 revised) in reports of Pennsylvania Department of 

Forests and Waters.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 693.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

""jr929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to May 26, 1939, chain gage at site 150 

ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 37 years (1914-16, 1919-54), 272 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,800 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 11.24 ft); mini- 

 mum, 5.5 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 1.71 ft).

1913-54: Maximum discharge, 21,800 cfs May'27, 1946 (gage height, 19.37 ft), from

rating curve extended above 9,200 cfs; minimum, 3.2 cfs Sept. 27, 1936; minimum daily,

4.0 cfs Sept. 19-24, 27, 28, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those ft>r periods of ice effect, which are fair. Records of 

chemical analyses for water year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

Revisions (water years). WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 921: 1933, 1934(M), 1935-39.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 26-3O)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. Z to Sept. 3O

1.65 

1.8 

2.0 

Z.I

2.2

2.3

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.6

126

340

650

1,510

2,920

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

14

22

48

87

168

3.0 

4.0 

S.O 

8.0

356

850

1,510

4,420

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.3

6.5

6.2

5.8

79

126

48

38

31

29

25

23

21

20

19 

18

17

16

16

15

15 

16

16

*16

16

18

19

22

23

804.1

25.9

0.150

0.17

Nov.

24

23

21

19

18

17

22

27

33

44

51

69

90

100

106

100 

93

80

66

59

58

1,790 

662

475

398

313

254

215

189

5,440

181

1.05

1.17

Dec.

*172

153

137

137

287

377

1,200 

729

550

652

500

421

394

518

730

500

390 

280

300

282

268

259

272 

198

181

181

164

149

141

137

130

10,789

348

2.01

2.32

Jan.

106

106

106

103

*96

93

85 

58

62

74

52

44

40

64

62

52 

46

48

53

125

110

82 

88

77

71

660

7550"

420

403

300

4,385

141

0.815

0.94

Feb.

240

246

228

210

185

168

141 

130

*126

119

113

7O

54

5?

90

123

691 

503

376

336

1,940

1,870

1,060 

850

795

1,010

880

718

_

13,354

477

2.76

2.87

 Mar.

2,880

2.980

1,510

1,000

740

570,

498 

467

424

428

369

319

299

409

394

*323

295 

?75~ 271

592

467

394

377 

340

404

503

402

/ 373

415

385

356

19,459

628

3.63

4.18

Apr.

319

291

275

241

230

233

252 

241

223

198

194

223

201

191

188

233

1,160 

822

646

*526

445

394

441 

441

369

336

415

940

795

658

12,121

404

2.34

2.61

May554

770

1,180

4,510

1,720

1,090

822 

910

740

610

516

450

385

331

291

260

226 

205

184

168

153

141

130 

119

*116

111

99

W

390

476

241

17,798

574

3.32

3.85

June

208

*981

508

670

465

573

307 

248

212

191

188

153

257

184

141

124

116 

104

92

85

74

66

62 

61

65

48

44

*41

40

57

6,129

204

1.18

1.32

July

36

55

51

64

91

165

74

57

45

40

34

32

52

48

45

40 

57

54

31

28

25

24 

22

?2

28

31

29

27

26

22

1,330

42.9

0.248

0.29

Aug.

27

28

59

*52

21

57

43 

34

31

28

26

24

22

20

21

21

19 

18

18

32

28

22

18 

17

ii

18

31

24

20

20

78

959

50.5

0.175

0.20

Sept.

SI55

40

34

28

22

*20 

21

21

21

21

20

19

18

24

40

45 

43

49

53

55

59

55 

45

39

34

32

27

24

20

1,064

35.5

0.205

0.23

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,410 Mln 5.8 Mean 262 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.52

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,310 Mln 5.8 Mean 256 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.13

Peak discharge (base, 2,900 cfs). Nov. 23 (6:30 a.m.) 3,740 cfs (7.44 ft); Feb. 21 (4 p.m.) 4.3OO 

cfs (7.90 ft); Bar. 1 (9s30 p.m.) 8,8pO cfs (11.24 ft); May 4 (4 a.m.) 7,23O cfs (10.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 18, Jan. 8, 11-14, 17-19, 22-24, 27-29, 31, 

FebTT, 12, 13.
348 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

West Branch Susquehanna River at Williamsport, Pa.

Location. Lat 41 "14'15", long 76°59'55", on left bank at upstream edge of Market Street 

Bridge at Williamsport, Lycoming County, 350 ft upstream from Hagermans Run.

Drainage area.--5.682 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1895 to December 1913, October 1918 to September 1921, and October 1931 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. March 1895 to September 

1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Qage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 494.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Oct. 1, 1928, chain gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 59 years, 8,870 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 117,000 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 19.97 ft); minimum, 508 cfs Sept. 12; minimum gage height, -0.22 ft Oct. 4.

1895-1954: Maximum discharge, 264,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 33.57 ft, from 

floodmark in gage shelter), from rating curve extended above 210,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 162 cfs Sept. 17, 1943 (gage height 

-0.57 ft); minimum daily, 250 cfs June 30, July 10, 1912.

Maximum stage known prior to 1895, 32.4 ft June 1, 1889 (discharge, about 252,000 

cfs).

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

lation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions. WSP 756: Drainage area.

Some reguRating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 2

-0.2 540

1.0 2,320

2.0 4,240

4.0 9,600

7.0 2O,700

11.0 41,200

16.0 77,800

16.1 98,OOO

Mar. 3 to Sept. 3O

-0.2 460

.8 1,940

2.0 4,240

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 2.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

5

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

638

610

554

540 

596

778

848

1,070

1,060

1,040

946

862

792

736

680

666

610

582

582

568

*554

554

540

568

652

652

638

638

652

750

Zl,636

698

0.123

0.14

Nov.

904

890

834

736 

680

666 855"

834

820

918

974

1,000

1,100

1,180

1,330

1,440

1,480

1,520

1,510

1,480

1,360

1,350

6,540

6,820

4,350

3,800

3,300

2,930

2,660

*2,400

56,626

1,888

0.332

0.37

Dec.

*2,160

1,950

1,810

1.760 

1,940

2,430

6,670

6,720

5,940

6,200

6,330

6,460

5,940

6,070

7. 840

7,560

6,59O

4,580

3,700

4,020

4,240

4,460

4,460

4,240

3,500

3,910

3,910

4,020

3,800

3,700

3,100

140,010

4,516

0.795

0.92

Jan.

2,500

2,400

2,580

*2,660 

2,580

2,400

2,160

1,980

1,540

1,620

1,4OO

960

900

1,150"

1,400

2,080

2,080

1,940

1,820

1,970

1,900

2,100

2,300

3,500

3,300

3,000

5,000

11,000

15.000

13 500 ulsoo

110,170

3,554

0.625

0.72

Feb.

9,600

7,560

7,280

7,560 

7,000

5,810

5,120

*4,470

3,800

3,6OO

3,600

3,670

2,640

2,160

2,08O

3,040

6,610

10,300

11,200

10,200

11,000

25,400

25.600

20,700

18,300

16,700

16,30O

14,700

266,000

9,500

1.67

1.74

Mar.

19,400

97,500

67, 600

48,000 

31,600

23,400

18,300

15,900

14,000

12,600

11,600

10, 200

9,300

9,300

*9,900

9,300

8,700

8,120

7,840

8,700

10,200

10,500

10,200

9,900

9,900

13,500

19,500

19,100

17,500

17 900

17,9OO

817,360

19,910

3.50

4.04

Apr.

16,300

14,400

13,000

11,600 

10,500

9,600

9,600

10,200

9,900

9,300

8.700

8,700

9,000

9,000

8,700

9,000

16,000

29,600

p 28, 000

23,400

19,100

15,900

14,400

14,400

13,600

13,000

12,200

27,300

56.400

29,f&0

450,400

15,350

2.70

3.01

May

23,400

23,000

23,400

38.200 

31,406

25,200

19,900

18,700

20,300

19,500

17,500

15,500

13,600

11,600

10,200

9,000

8,120

7,280

6,590

5,940

5,420

5,060

4,580

*4,240

3,910

3,700

3,500

5.300

12] 900

17,500

13,000

125,440

13,720

2.41

2.78

June

9,600

12,800

19,500

20.500 

18,700

15,9OO

15,500

10,800

9,000

7,84O

7,280

6,550

5,940

6,460

5,420

4,700

5,500

5,420

4,700

4,130

3,70O

3,200

2,920

2,920

3,770

4,020

5,100

*2,550

2,230

2.040

225,870

7,462

1.51

1.47

July

1,870

1,720

1,590

1,670 

2,040

2,640

3.100

3,0l6

2,820

2,460

2,110

1,860

1,640

1,580

1,590

1,550

1,990

1,720

1,50O

1,340

1,160

1,050

906

780

738

780

766

710

697 1-ZO Too

794

48,919

1,578

0.278

0.32

Aug.

794

*752

*1,300

1,530 

1,480

1,990

1,750

1,590

1,400

1,590

1,110

990

1,290

1,590

1,250

1,080

948

906

920

962

1,050

1,120

1,050

878

794

738

724

724

671 6Q-7 OW I

1,830

34,878

1,125

0.198

0.25

Sept,

1.470

1,666

SOS

724 

684

632

 632

593

580

568

544

520

144

544

*568

619

658

724

920

1,080

1,020

990

962

1,170

1,230

1,120

1>110

962

850

80S

24,634

821

0.144

0.16

Calendar year 1953 : Max 77,700 Min 540 Mean 8,357 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.93

Water year 1953-54 : Max 97,500 Min 520 Mean 6,«57 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.90

Peak discharge (base. 51,000 ofs).--Mar. 2 (7 p.m.) 117,000 cfs (19.97 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 19, 31, Jan. 1, 11-15, 21-31 (fragmentary 

gage-height record Jan. 21).
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 349

Loyalsock Creek at Loyalsock, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°19'25", long 76 054'40", on left bank Just downstream from highway bridge 

at Loyalsock, Lycomlng County, 2.5 miles downstream from Wallis Run and 7.3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 443 sq ml.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. July 

1925 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 585.63 ft above mean sea level (Pennsylvania 

State highway benchmark).

Average discharge. 29 years (1925-54), 737 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 cfs May 4 (gage height, 8.01 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs as explained below; minimum, 27 cfs Oct. 3, 4 

(gage height, 2.48 ft).

1925-54: Maximum discharge, 51,200 cfs Nov. 16, 1926, and Nov. 26, 1950, from rating 

curve extended above 10,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 12.20 

ft; maximum gage height, 12.32 ft Nov. 26, 1950; minimum discharge, 12 cfs Sept. 26, 1939.

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

chemical analyses for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

Revisions (water years) WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 871: 1937-38(M). WSP 1051: 

192 (M}, 19331MJ, 1936(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.4

Oct. 1 to May 4

16 4.0

46 4.5

83 5.0

150 6.0

360 7.2

May 5 to Sept. 30

859

1,460

2,330

4,500

8,600

2.5 

2.7

3.0 

3.4

153

360

Note. Same as preceding 

tabTi~above 3.4 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6*7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

32

30

29

27

TO

56

101

130

99

79

65

61

56

54

50

46

44

43

41

41

41

40

38 

38

38

*36

36

38 

40 

40

167

1,666

53.7

0.121

0.14

Nov.

143

110

94

76

67

61

BT

67

72

96

99

105

126

163

202

227

270

281

287

242

217

197

1,930 

1,290

810

859

651

526 

443 

*394

10,172

339

0.765

0.85

Dec.

380

354

323

310

614

1,020

5,140

2,496

1,550

2,350

1,880

1,390

1,240

1,750

2,630

1,630

1,100

720

780

720

677

625

591 

495

421

421

374

341 

329 

317

292

33,254

1,073

2.42

2.79

Jan.

237

248

248

*253

232

227

212

150

160

192

155

140

130

I6T

202

227

192

140

188

207

386

723

401 

472

510

435

1,500

1.790 

1,600

891

700

12,715

410

0.926

1.07

Feb.

640

630

526

480

421

380

323

*270

304

310

287

190

155

2TT

264

323

2,720

2,800

1,610

1,260

3,350

5.250

2,630 

1,950

1,740

1,610

1,550

1,280

33,470

1,195

2.70

2.81

Mar.

2,630

5.810

3,150

2,250

1,610

1,250

1,120

1,090

976

1,000

923

790

751

859

*1,010

790

705

651

608

l,I5o"

1,320

988

912 

810

839

1,160

976

859 

849

810

742

39,338

1,269

2.86

3.30

Apr.

659

599

550

480

465

450

526

534

480

428

414 4"4T

450

428

421

465

4.170

3,400

1,950

1,380

1,140

965

*988 

1,240

1,010

891

975

2,150 

1,830

1,430

31,311

1,044

2.36

2.63

May

1,220

1,210

1,650

8,600

3,580

2,330

1,710

1,630

1,830

1,430

1,420

1,150

988

849

723

634

558

495

443

394

360

335

317 

*281

270

253

272- 228

1,200

1,420

829

38,579

1,244

2.81

3.24

June

616

1.370 isS

923

770

625

518

443

360

310

440

360

438

568

408

421

360

280

228

199

174

161

153 

150

139

129

111

*105 

94

91

11,877

396

0.894

1.00

July

91

86

73

149

232

268

204

174

146

129

97

91

77

70

84

94

84

73

60

60

66

60

53 

49

51

53

55

60 

51

47

44

2,931

94.5

0.213

0.25

Aug.

46

*44

*57

84

161

126

91

73

58

57

49

47

44

41

43

41

43

41

41

43

46

47

44 

41

38

38

36

7$ 

39

*39

2>280

3,916

126

0.284

0.33

Sept.

989

4l4

242

178

139

108

91

84

79

75

66

62

66

60

53

66

122

119

122

129

136

122

10Q 

86

82

77

70

73 

70

60

4,148

138

0.312

0.3b

Calendar year 1953 : Max 7,100 Mln 22 Mean 657 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.11

 Water year 1953-54 : Max 8,600 Mln 27 Mean 612 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.76

(7

Per year 1955-&4 ; Max 8,600_____Mln 27_____Mean 612_____Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.76_________

Peak discharge (base, 6.400 efs). Dec. 7 (8 a.m.) 6,600 cfs (6.71 ft); Feb. 21 (10 p.m.) 9,280 cfs 

v ,'.33 ft;; Mar. 2 11:30 a.m.) 9,500 cfs (7.38 ft); Apr. 17 (12 m.) 7,200 cfs (6.84 ft)» May 4 (5:30 

a.m.) 12,200 cfs (8.01 ft).

* Discharge measurement made this day.

Note . Stage -discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 17-20, Jan. 8, 9, 11-13, 18, 27, 29, Jan. 31 to 

Feb. 2, Feb. 12, 13, Mar. 6.
350 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Muncy Creek near Sonestown, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41 "21"25", long 76"32"05", on right bank 150 ft .downstream from Slip Run, 

185 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 464, and 1.2 miles east of Sonestown, 

Sullivan County.

Drainage area. 23.8 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,025.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 14 years, 49.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 988 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 4.73 ft); minimum, 

1.3 cfs Oct. 2-4; minimum gage height, 1.70 ft July 31, Aug. 18, 19.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 7,310 cfs Mar. 11, 1952 (gage height, 8.61 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,400 cfs; minimum, 0.8 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1953. 

Flood in March 1936 reached a stage of about 9.3 ft.

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

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to May 28 May 29 to Sept. 30

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

1.3

3.2

7.0

18

44

2.8 

3.1 

3.5 

4.0

151

289

530

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.4 

3.0 

5.8

2.1 

2.3 

2.7

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.8

14

8.3

3.9

3.0

2.5

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

*2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

4.3

5.0

 

17Q1 A

0 . 4

106.8

3.45

0.145

0.17

Nov.

5.4

4.6

3.9

3.6

5.0

3.0

5.4

5.4

5.0

6.6

8.4

9.4

14

15

16

18

18

19

18

16

15

14

*7140"

48

38

33

29

25

563.7

18.8

0.790

0.88

Dec.

24

22

2L

2?

65

174

309

I5T

88

209

112

88

74

135

103

74

58

40

50

43

37

35

33

26

24

24

22

21

20

19

17.

2,115

68.2

2.87

3.30

Jan.

14

15

16

15

13

14

12

*8.0

11

12

9.0

7.4

7.0

11

10

9.0

8.4

11

10

56

35

25

32

29

28

150

64

SO

45

818.8

26.4

1.11

1.28

Feb.

38

41

34

31

28

25

20

15

20

19

IS

*8.0

14 7.6

15

18

400

182

105y

78,

484-

279

143

112

94 ,

92

7(£

64

2,457.6

87.8

3.69

3.84

Mar.

211

218

T4T

96

74

62

54

50

46

52

45

*40

40

56

50

41

38

3536-

119

78

62

v 56 .; " so

61

65

53

50

50

47

43

2,119

68.4

2,87

3.31

Apr.

39

35

34

29

29

30

37

32

29

27

29

30

28

27

26

*43

394

Tgg

98

73

60

53

83

73

62

55

78

96

74

65

1,924

64.1

2.69

3.01

May

59

55

71

257

T£5

95

79

102

95

84

73

63

54

47

41

36

32

29

25

24

22

20

17

*14

15

13

12

11

68

46

24

1,711

55.2

2.32

2.67

June

20

23

19

35

25

19

17

15

13

13

17

12

26

16

13

12

12

10

8.6

7.5

6.8

6.1

8.3

7.2

*5.8

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.6

389.8

13.0

0.546

0.61

July

4.0

3.5

3.5

10" 21

7.2

6.5

8.3

5.8

4.6

4.3

3.8

3.3

3.4

7.2

4.3

3.5

2.8

2.8

3.5

2.6

2.4

2.0

1.9

2.3

5.8

2.8

2.0

*1.9

1.8

1.6

140.4

4.53

0.190

0.22

Aug.

2.6

2.0

12

16

7.2

5.8

3.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.4

2.2

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.6

4.0

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

2.9

2.8

2.0

1.8

2.2

20

120.2

3.88

0.163

0.19

Sept.

9.0

4 .9

*3.3 2.6'

2.2

1.9

1.8

2.4

2.6

1.8

2.6

2.4

1.9

1.6

T35

9.0

6.1

4.0

7.3

7.2

5.5

6.1

4.3

3.3

2.8

3.0

3.8

3.0

2.6

2.2

114.2

3.81

0.160

0.18

Calendar year 1953: Max 648 Min 0.9 Mean 39.9 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.77

Water year 1953-54: Max 484 Mln 1.3 Mean 34.5 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.66

Peak discharge (base, cfs). Ho peak above base

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 7, Dec. 17-19, 24, 25, Dec. 31 to Jan. 2, 

Jan. 7 to Feb. 1, Feb. 7-17, Mar. 4-7, 9, 16-18, 22, Apr. 4.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 351

West Branch Susquehanna River at Lewisburg, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°58'05", long 76°52 I 25", on left bank at downstream side of left abutment 

of Market Street Bridge at Lewisburg, Union County, 0.2 mile downstream from Buffalo 

Creek and 7.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 6,847 sq mi.

Records available. December 1939 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. September 1913 to August 1923 (gage heights only) and December 1939 to September 1941 in 

reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gag...--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 428.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Sept. 21, 1913, to Sept. 30, 1919, staff gage, 

Oct. 1, 1919, to Aug. 31, 1923, chain gage, and Dec. 7, 1939, to July 2, 1940, wireweight gage, all at same site and datum. Since Oct. 1, 1942, water-stage recorder for 

station on Susquehanna River at Sunbury used as an auxiliary gage for this station.

Average discharge. 14 years (1940-54), 10,950 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 118,000 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 18.51 ft); minimum, 713 cfs Oct. 4, 5 (gage height, 0.93 ft).

1913-23, 1939-54: Maximum discharge, 262,000 cfs May 29, 1946 (gage height, 28.43 

ft); minimum not determined.

Maximum stage known, 32.1 ft Mar. 19, 1936, from floodmarks (discharge, 287,000 cfs, 

from slope-area determination at Watsontown).

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

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Backwater from Susquehanna River Mar. 2-4, May 5, 6)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 23 Nov. 24 to Aug. 31 Sept. 1-30

0.9 

1.1 

1.5

680

910

1,490

2.0 

2.5

2,480

3,820

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

790 

1,490 

2, BOO 

5,480

5.0

8.0

14.0

18.6

13,000

28,400

70,000

109,000

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.9

810

1,560

2,580

5,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

850 

802

768

735

862

9S8

1,080

1.270 

1,246

1,180

1,110

1,010 

949

910

874

850

814

779

768

768

757

735

746

768

850

826

826

838 

838

874

27,411

884

0.129

0.15

Nov.

949 

1,100

1,050

1,000

923

'53B" 850

1,040

1,010 

1,030

1,150

 1,180

1,220 

1,350

1,460

1,640

. 1,710

1,790

1,800

1,790

1,700

1,580

3,790

10. 100

6,266

5,020

4,530

3,850

3,490 

3,070

68,368

2,279

0.333

0.37

Dec.

2,830 

2,550

2,320

2.200

2,270

3,010

9,210

10,800

8,500 

8,700

9,350

8,640

8,110 

8,180 ni.ioo

10, 600

S,990

7,240

5,280

5,020

5,380

5,480

5,680

5,580

4,720

4,720

4,890

4,790

4,690 

4,500

4,250

189,580

6,115

0.893

1.03

Jan.

3,640 

3,150

3,010

3, ISO

3,230

3,090

2,880

2,550

2,120 

1,890

1,900

1,200

1.100 

1,150

1,600

2,200

2,600

2,500

2,200

2,250

2,250

 2,500

2,700

4,100

4,300

3,700

5,800

12,500

20.000 

18, 566

15,000

138,790

4,477

0.654

0.75

Feb.

12,000 

9,400

9,000

9,000

8,600

7,400

6,260

5,680

5,320 

4,560

4,530

3,500

3,700 

2,700

2.500

2,900

7,950

15,500

14,900

13,500

13,800

30,500

33.900

 27,666

23,200

20, 600

20,000

18,000

-

336,500

12,020

1.76

1.83

Mar.

19,300 

83,200

109,000

69,900

42,500

30,700

23,200

 19,700

17,300 

15,600

14,300

12,800

11,700 

11,500

12,000

11,800

10,900

10,000

9.470

10,700

12,700

13,000

12,600

12,000

12,000

14 , 800

20,100

22,200

20,200 

20,OOO

 20,300

725,470

23,400

3.42

3.94

Apr.

18,800 

16,800

15,100

13,700

12 , 400

11,400

11,200

11,700

11,400 

10,800

10, 200

10,000

10,400 

10,200

9.950

10,300

18,300

35,400

35,700

29,800

23,700

19,800

17,800

17,800

17,000

15,800

14,900

24,000

42.700 

37,666

544,050

18,140

2.65

2.96

May

29,500 

27 , 100

*28,000

52.800

48^800

35,400

27,500

23,200

24,600 

24,000

21,800

19,200

16,900 

14,700

12,800

11,400

10,200

9,230

8,420

7,690

7,100

6,570

5,990

5,550

5,180

4,850

4,530

4.250

8,400 

19,800

16,600

542,060

17,490

2.55

2.94

June

12,100 

14,400

19,900

22.700

21^400

18,400

15,600

*13,000

11,000 

9,390

8,700

7,900

7,300 

7,620

7,200

5,960

5,920

6,540

5,990

5,250

4,720

4,190

3,850

3,610

3,730

5,150

4,190

3,320

2,850 

2,600

264,480

8,816

1.29

1.44

July

2,380 

2,250

2,070

2,010

2,380

2,850

3,640

3.820

3,556 

3,210

2,750

2,380

 2,140 

1,910

2,140

1,970

2,090

2,340

1,990

1,810

1,660

1,490

1,360

1,240

1,120

1,140

1,150

1,110

1,070 

1.040

1,100

63,160

2,037

0.298

0.34

Aug.

1,120 

1,120

1,}.70

1,720

1,910

1,970

2,380

1,910

1,640 

1,700

1,580

1,380

1,280 

1,590

1,580

1,430

1,300

 1,180

1,150

1,200

1,200

1,270

1,300

1,220

*1,100

1,030

949

923

886 

9TF

6.290

47,395

1,529

0.223

0.26

Sept.

4.920 

2,300"

1,670

1,370

1,180

1,110

1,010

996

954 

901

862

888

836 

TS3S

S36

862

927

1,010

1,160

1,510

 1,600

 1,560

1,480

1,410

1,580

1,510

1,460

1,390

1,230 

1,100

40,458

1,349

0.197

0.22

Calendar year 1953: Max 78,600 Min 735 Mean 10,080 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.99

Water year 1953-54: Max 109,000 Min 735 Mean 8,186 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.23

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 11 to Feb. 6, Feb. 13-16.
352 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Susquehanna River at Sunbury, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°51'10", long 76°48'-10", on left bank 50 ft downstream from highway" 

bridge at Sunbury, Northumberland County, 0.7 mile upstream from Shamokin Creek, and 

Itr miles downstream from West Branch Susquehanna River.

Drainage area.--18.300 sq ml, approximately.

Records available . October 1937 to September 1954 In reports of Geological Survey. June 

1918 to September 1937 (gage heights only) and October 1937 to September 1941 In reports 

of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters. , ,

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 419.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustement of 1943. June 24, 1918, to Sept. 3, 1919, staff gage, 

Sept. 4 to December 1919, water-stage recorder, December 1919 to July 1920, staff 

gage, July 1920 to February 1922, water-stage recorder, and February 1922 to Sept. 30, 

1923, staff gage, all at site 3,700 ft upstream at datum 1.00 .ft higher. Oct. 1, 1923, 

to Nov. 20, 1934, staff or chain gage at site 3,700 ft ups'tre*am at present datum. 

Nov. 21, 1934, to Dec. 12, 1937, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--17 years (1937-54), 26,220 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 186,000 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 12.30 ft); mlnimum, 1,850 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 0.38 ft). -

1918-54: Maximum discharge, 556,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 26.85 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 430,000 cfs; minimum, 1,220 cfs Sept. 25, 

26, 27, 1939 (gage height, 0.23 ft).

Maximum stage known prior to 1918, 22.5 ft In March 1865.

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

Revisions (water years1.--WSP 891: 1936(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 2 Mar. 3 to Sept. 30

0.3

.6

1.0

2.0

1,650

2,600

4,700

13,100

3.0 24,500

8.0 102,000

9.0 121,000 1.0 

2.0

1,900

2,600

4,700

13,100

3.0 24,900

8.0 102,000

13.0 200,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

I

Z

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

£8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

2,110

2,020

1,930

1,900 

1.S50

*2,050

2,140

2,280

2,400

2,520

2,820

2,820

3,000

3.250

3,000

2,780

2,600

2,480

2,360

2,280

2,200

2,170

2,110

2,080

2,110

2,110

2,140

2,200

2,440

2,600

3,000

73,750

2,379

0.130

0.15

Nov.

3,200

3,350

3,050

2,870 

2,820

3,200

3,550

3,400

3,450

3,350

3,350

*3,450

3,550

3,770

4,100

4,640

5,160

5,490

5,700

5,700

5,560

5,220

5,640

14,500

14,000

14,800

14,300

13,200

12,000

11,100

187,470

6,249

0.341

0.38

Dec.

10,300

9,200

8,420

7,820 

7,570

8,420

20,000

29,800

29,500

32,300

53.600

28,400

26,400

26,400

31,100

*32,200

29,800

24,900

20,600

17,300

15,300

14,400

14,700

15,000

14,500

14,900

14,800

13,700

12 , 900

12,400

11,600

588,250

18,980

1.04

1.20

Jan.

11,200

9,670

9,040

8,770 

8,590

8,500

8,330

7,800

6,100

5,200

4,300

3,200

2.700

2,800

3,500

4,800

6,000

5,900

4,900

5,400

5,900

7,200

10,000

12,500

14,500

9,800

8,800

20,000

50,000

52.200

41,900

359,500

11,600

0.634

0.73

Feb.

31,800

27,000

22,700

21,400 

20,900

19,800

17,600

16,500

14,900

13,400

12,800

11,000

9,400

8,000

7.800

8,590

15,700

46,000

75,200

72,000

59,500

75,000

90.500

80,806

*67,200

57,500

53,200

51,500

-------

1,007,490

SB, 980

1.97

S.05

Mar.

49,000

120,000

182.000

138,000 

89,900

65,400

51,200

43,700

38,700

35,600

33,200

30,700

28,600

27,500

27,700

29,100

28,400

25,900

23. 900 ,

24,200

28,200

29,800

33 , 200

32,800

305*00

32,200

37,100

44,600

43,700

40 j 500

39,500

$1,484.9

47,900

2.62

3.02

Apr.

*37,700

34,900

32,600

30,100 

28,000

26,300

25.300

26,300

29,800

29,100

28,000

26,600

25,700

25,900

26,500

26,600|

46,400

9O, 100

9S. 2 00

80,400

65,700

53,000

45,200

43,300

44,400

43,300

39,900

46,700

79,900

81,300

* 1,31 4.2

43,810

2.39

2.67

May

67,200

58,600

55,300

*89,900 

127.000

110,000

78,200

62,400

56,900

57,800

64,800

58,700

51,500

46,100

40,200

35,200;

30,700

27,000

24,000

21>500

19,300

17,900

16,800

15,600

15,000

15,600

15,200

15.800

14,900

28,300

26 200

* 1,362.1

43,940

2.40

2.77

June

21,500

20,600

29,000

47.600 

41,900

37,400

32,800

26,900

*22,flOO

20,000

18,000

16,300

15,200

16,9.00

17,500

18,000

17,700

16,200

14,400

12,800

11,500

10,200

9,310

8,770

8,330

9,130

8,500

7,740

6,930

6.570

550,280

18,340

1.00

1.12

July

5,980

5,700

5,360

5,560 

5,770

6,290

6,930

7.490

7,010

6,210

5,630

5,020

4,580

*4,280

4,460

4,400

4,160

4,340

4,040

3,820

3,940

3,820

3, "450

3,100

2,870

2,780

2,780

2, 740

2,690

2,640

2^600

140,640

4,537

0.248

0.29

Aug.

2,560

2,520

2,600

3,050 

3,450

3,550

3,990

3,720

3,400

3,300i

3', 250

'2,960

2,780

2,960

3,100

2,920

2,690

*2,480

2,440

2,690

2,870

2,740

2,600

2,480

2,280

2,200

2.110

2,140

2.050

2,080

6j_31Q

90,270

2,912

0.159

0.18

Sept.

8.560

5^420

4,580

4,040 

4,160

4,960

4,340

'3,820

3,350

3,050

2,780

2,690

2,560

2,440

2.560

2,400

2,560

2,820

3,050

3,600

4,100

*4,280

4i580

4,340

4,220

4,040

3,770

3,600

3,250

3,000

112.S20

3,751

0.205

0.23

Calendar year 1953: Max 161,000 Mln 1,800 Mean 23,460 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.42

Water year 1953-54: Max 182,000 Mln 1,8SO Mean 19,920 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14,79

Peak discharge (base. 180.000 cfs). Mar. 3 (9:30 a.m.) 186,000 cfs (12.30 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by loe Jan. 8-29, Feb. 12-15.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

Shamokin Creek at Weigh Scale, Pa.

353

Location. Lat 40°48'30", long 76°35'05", on right bank at Weigh Scale, Northumberland 

County, 1 mile downstream from Trout Run and 2 miles northwest of Shamokin.

Drainage area. 54.2 sq mi.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1954.

;e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 608.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustement of 1943.

Average discharge. 14 years (1940-54), 92.4 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 848 cfs May 29 {gage height, 2.87 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 320 cfs; minimum, 12 cfs Oct. 5, 12, 26, Aug. 30, Sept. 6, 

7; minimum gage height, 0.49 ft Nov. 2.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 2,590 cfs Nov. 9, 1943, from rating curve extended 

above 600 cfs; maximum gage height, 4.74 ft Nov. 8, 1943; minimum discharge, 3.2 cfs 

Feb. IS, 1940 (gage height, 0.42 ft); minimum daily, 9.8 cfs Jan. 5, 1947.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

poor. Regulation by mine pumps above station.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

0.6 

.8 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

22

38

77

158

331

0.5 

.8 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

14

35

69

151

327

599

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

34

35

31

28

22.

*47

36

35

35

32

29

22

34

35

36

35

34

30

25

35

35

38

*43

34

29

22

35

37

33

1,067

34.4

0.635

0.73

Nov.

27

24

37

37

36

37

35

39

36

44

46

49

*45

42

30

23

45

40

39

34

40

29

90

55

68

55

44

48

34

 31

1-,H34

41.1

0,758

0.85

Dec.

41

38

28

43

50

138

186

107

93

120

104

101

86

127

 108

97

89

83

80

82

57

71

67

62

58

51

55

40

60

72

64

2,458

79.3

1.46

1.69

Jan.

65

54

50

*46

64

66

59

51

46

58

53

47

44

55

55

49

26

35

*51

71

80

67

57

41

39

57

99

74

80

52

42

1,733

55.9

1.03

1.19

Feb.

54

70

68

64

71

49

41

*50

59

59

64

60

42

41

43

56

162

98

90

82

98

103

96

 98

96

100

86

71

2,071

74.0

1.37

1.42

Mar.

290

25T

224

185

168

140

1H6

 106

103

111

94

96

94

106

82

73

69

87

83

97

87

63

W

75

104

85

80

86

65

77

*81

3,470

112

2.07

2.38

Apr.

85

71

84

79

62_

78

85

72

73

76-

91

68

68

70

86

*145

378

ISI

159

145

129

131

120

124

103

93

121

116

106

95

3,302

110

2.03

2.27

May

91

80

*103

256

157

141

131

126

115

264

168

157

138

131

122

113

106

102

100

98

94

89

83

*80

80

80

75

74

120

115

76

3,665

118

2.18

2.51

June

72

~7T 100

66

60

62

55

 64

54

62

63

56

100

68

76

66

60

62

60

62

49

60

77

58

 56

57

56

43

TS

49

1,820

63.0

1.16

1.30

July

49

46

48

50

4l

38

44

36

39

40

35

31

 33

45

42

33

39

33

29

32

29

30

31

33

38

*24

3S

31

29

31

35

1,127

36.4

0.672

0.77

Aug.

32

25

46

34

39

34

34

29

48

33

30

32

33

31

32

29

*32

32

37

50

49

40

41

44

45

46

40

29

24

23

TT

1,114

35.9

0.662

0.76

Sept.

24

26

 27

30

24

17

29

44

44

43

45

39

41

41

48

47

25

28

33

20

*32

30

26

33

55

59

4l

50

44

43

1,088

36.3

0.670

0.75

Calendar year 1953: Max 495 Mln 14 Mean 81.8 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.51

Water year 1953-54: Max 378 Min 17 Mean 66.4 Cfsm 1,23 In. 16.62

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs). Feb. 17 (3:30 a.m.) 736 cfs (2.71 ft)j Mar. 1 (5 p.m.) 703 cfs

(2. 68' ft); Apr. 17 (2 a.m.) T>77 cfs (2.77 ft); May 29 (9 p.m.) 848 Cf8 (2.87 ft)j June 13 (1 a.m.)

812 cfB (2.82 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note."-Doubtful gage-height record Jan. 2-4, Feb. 18-20, May 31 to June 5, June 13-19, July 13; 

discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph baaed on recorded graph, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.
354

Snyder County 

Drainage area. 301 sq mi.

SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

Perm Creek at Perms Creek, Pa.

77°02'55"(corrected), on left bank 200 ft downstream from 

 ""' three-quarters of a mile northeast of Perms Creek,

Reqprds available. October 1931 to September 1954 in reports of ecological Survev OPWaters! 929 t0 September 1941 ln «*«*» of Pennsylvania DepartmlnTof lores?! "fed

°h f8*8 ls 5?6 ' 72 ft ?bove mean sea leve1 ' adjuatment 

, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 25 years (1929-54), 422 cfs.

fe*^r2R^/S;^±a^it? :TiSf?t'St Vgage helghfc - 9 - 02 ft): minlmum '

1929-54: Maximum discharge, 14,900 cfs Sept. 16, 1934 (gage height 13 00 ft) from '

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 891: 1934(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

OCt.

44

42

41

42 

»42

51

57

56

50

49

46

46

44

48

48

45

44

41

39

41

45

44

44

44

50

48

46

56 

50 

50

46

1,440

46.5

0.154 o.ie

Nov.

45

39

1C

45

45

39

64

71

78

71

64

»66

63

66

66

68

78

73

73

64

62

56 

114 3T51

172

136

. 120

108 

87

76

2,831

94.4

0.314

0.35

Dec.

85

71

69

68 

5T

109

270

261

189

236

248

£06

218

362

465

»340

250

210

200

250

224

203 

180

150

165

160

155

148 

134 

124

110

5,949

192

0.638

0.74

Jan.

100

105

110

104 

102

108

99

88

110

120

90

68

S5

94

80

86

80

70

»76

80

86

130 

160

150

120

130

330

1.350 

1,050

700 

400

6,466

209

0.694

0.80

Feb.

280

310

330

281 

240

210

190

150

170

180

170

130

110 TXS

170

160

320

390

280

255

535

1.080 

' 779

674

»692

644

650

560

10,080

360

1.20

1.25

Mar.

2,260

5,520

2,860

2,000 

1,490

1,210

1,020

950

810

750

652

577

551

619

568

478

452

421

13?

780

630

536 

521

488

628

810

668

640 

690

679

619

31,309

1,010

3.36

3.87

Apr.

»562

526

512

474

447

456

507

456

404

376

373

388

361

342

355

544

1,140

1,060

915

780

690

630 

848

915

780

720

912

1,490 

I'tSS

1,100

20,348

678

2.25

i 2.51

May

988

988

»1,430

*4.540 

2,760

2,040

1,650

1,690

1,330

1,210

1,100

950

845

750

674

619

572

521

483

465

456

409 

376

353

335

320

299

288 

4755 

526

357

29,730

959

3.19

3.67

June

306

413

373

ZS*- 

555

447

400

365

»335

331

404

357

494

446

396

404

346

310.

282

262

246

227 

272

249

215

198

189

178 

176 

170

10,083

336

1.12

1.25

July

162

158

150

206 

246

292

215

230

198

168

162

140

138

*135

152

158

133

122

119

117

113

109 

102

100

98

94

98

91 

"ST 86 

04

101

4,487

145

0.482

0.55

Aug.

86

81

101

132 

129

132

120

101

120

146

132

112

96

86

78

84

91

84

»82

84

84

76 

67

65

63

65

65

58 

56

iM

2,887

93.1

0.309

0.36

Sept.

78

65

58

52 

47

44

42

46

46

42

46

56

38

33

Sff

58

50

47

78

60

»67

99 

8T

63

50

47

50

48 

46 

46

1,622

54.1

0.180

0.20

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,980 Mln 39 Mean 455 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.52

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,520 Mln 33 Mean 349 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.73

Peak discharge (base, 3,100 cfs). --Mar. 2 (3:30 a.m.) 7,060 cfs (9.02 ft) } May 4 (7:30 a.m.) 5,240

cfB (7.7Z ft;.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice NOT. 7, Dec. 17-20, 24-27, Jan. 1-3, Jan. 8 to 

FebtT, Feb. 5-19.
SUSQIIEHANNA RIVER BASIN 355

East Mahantango Creek near Dalmatla, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°36'40", long 76"54'45", on right bank at highway bridge 2 miles 

upstream from mouth and 3$ miles south of Dalmatla, Northumberland County.

Drainage area. 168 sq mi.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1954 In reports of Geological Survey. 

October iSzs to September 1941 In reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and 

Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 400.50 ft above mean sea level (Pennsylvania State highway benchmark). Prior to Feb. 11, 1930, chain gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 25 years (1929-54), 226 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during years, 4.350 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 8.51 ft); minimum, 4.0 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 0.97 ft); minimum daily. 7.4 cfs Oct. 4.

1929-54: Maximum discharge, 10,600 cfs Aug. 24,'1933r (gage height, 13.66 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs; minimum, 1.5 cfs Sept. 21, 1932 (gage height, 

0.84 ft).

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

regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 891: 1933(M).

Some

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 1

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 7)

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

Oct. 1 to Dec. 7

6.5

12

30

57

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.8

147

303

522

1,640

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.8

Dec. 8 to Sept. 3O

7.2

13

36

101

2.3 

3.0

4.0 

6.7

235

490

995

2,920

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.1

11

9.4

fc*

 15

14

17

15

13

9.6

15

13

13

12

11

10

8.9

19

12

13

13

9.6

14

13

15

14

29

44

36

484.0

15.6

0.096

0.11

Nov.

16

24

18

15 

15

14

33

23

40

34

30

37

 36

37

45

52

51

46

42

32

27

25

iiX TS5 ill

109

90

73

62

54

1,553

51.9

0.320

0.36

Dec.

50

46

44

§

137

1.600

' 6§9

393

385

314

277

314

545

 696

473

352

261

216

213

175

156

140

114

99

133

103

93

38

86 

79

8,337

269

1.66

1.91

Jan.

70

74

74

67 

60

69

62

52

58

54

35

30

37

34

40

50

40

*?9~ 27

32

40

140

100

70

64

74

170

438- 660

290 

180

3,220

104

0.642

0.74

Feb.

140

160

148

138 

120

110

100

82

88

93

90

64

80"

87

84

309

482

341

270

379

1.020

696.

 534

448

378

334

284

-

7,119

254

1.57

1.63

Mar.

1,560

2.920

17335"

980 

696

538

444

389

331

300

264

226

223

274

277

223

207

198

187

248

229

195

181

SsB" 172

363

317

293

274

261 

 235

14,641

472

2.91

3.36

Apr.

220

201

184

164 

151

146

162

148

136

119

119

138

126

114

110

163

1.450

1,666

696

530

428

366

320

284

248

226

257

331

264

226

9,087

303

1.87

2.09

May

2O4

195

 207

J%

602

486

428

370

749

800

602

477

395

338

300

264

232

204

198

192

167

146

128

123

114

103

97

95

145 

112

10,222

330

2.04

2.35

June

92

134

121

93 

82

75

68

 67

 60

62

64

60

178

T5s

82

110

79

65

56

55

49

44

56

52

52

43

40

39

34

35

2,148

71. 3

0.442

0.49

July

32

30

27

55 

49.

45

37

42

37

31

27

27

 23

21

27

39

31

20

25

30

29

20

24

20

13

18

18

15

13

15

630

26.8

0.165

0.19

Aug.

11

13

13

17 

26

31

27

19

35

53

43

35

24

19

15

23

 24

21

24

22

16

15

21

19

25

20

17

15

9.8

39

714.8

23.1

0.143

0.16

Sept.

ITS- 39

24

19 

13

13

18

14

14

14

14

11

15

12

12

14

12

13

9.3

23

 23

22

18

14

11

15* 8.2

13

10

10

476.0

15.9

0.098

0.11

Calendar year .1953: Max 2,520 Min 6.0 Mean 247 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.68

Water year 1953-54: Max 2.92O Min 7.4 Mean 161 Cfsm 0.994 In. 13.50

Peak discharge (base. 1.900 cfs) . Dee. 7 (8:3O a.m.) 2,130 cfs (5.52 ft)j .Har. 1 (12 p.m.) 

4,350 cfs (8.51 ft); Apr. 17 (about "1:30 p.m.) about 2,O20 cfs (about 5.46 ft). 

 Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 1, 2, 8-28, Jan. 3O to Feb. 2, Feb. 5-9,
356 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Frankstown Branch Juniata River at Williamsburg, Pa.

I<ocatlQn.--Iat 400 27'4S", long 78°12'00", on left bank 10 ft downstream from highway bridge 

at'Williamsburg, Blair County, and 2.5 miles upstream from Clover Creek.

Drainage area. 291 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1919 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1954 in 

reports of Geological Survey. October 1916 to September 1919 (gage heights and disicharge measurements only) and October 1919 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania 

Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 831.78 ft above mean sea level (Pennsylvania Railroad benchmark). Prior to Aug. 14, 1928, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 35 years (1919-54), 393 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,600 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 13.98 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,100 cfs as explained below; minimum, 24 cfs Feb. 13 (gage 

height, 1.24 ft); minimum daily, 57 cfs Nov. 4.

1916-54: Maximum discharge, 47,600 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 18.58 ft, from 

floodmark In gage shelter), from rating curve extended above 7,300 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, .13 cfs July 24, 1934 (gage height, 0.97 

ft); minimum daily, 31 cfs Dec. 24, 25, 1930.

Maximum stage known, 19.1 ft June 1, 1889, from floodmark (discharge, about 35,500 

cfs).

irks.--Records good. Regulation at low flow by mills above station. 

L.--WSP 756: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

52

82

153

268

590

5.0

7.0

9.0

10.1

1,010

2,240

3,880

5,030

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

1920-

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

62

63 

68

64

67

7270"

67

66

66

65

64

64

63

65

65

63

66

62

63

63

62

62

63

64

61

S3

67

67

61

62

2,OOO

64.5

0.222

0.26

Nov.

61

58 

59

*5lSTr

60

67

70

70

67

64

62

61

62

61

59

59

58

59

59

60

64

~§7 119

76

73

70

70

68

66

1,984

66.1

0.227

0.25

Dec.

68

67 

"5S" 65

78

74

98

83

*76

 77

78

75

82

120

142

100

77

67

70

73

76

77

78

70

65

66

68

67

72

71

68

2,416

77.9

O.268

0.31

Jan.

64

65 

7O

68

68

67

65

62

64

78

58

15

*70

68

67

80

93

72

80

79

130

263

134

134

128

128

566

444

245

231

153

3,959

128

0.440

0.51

Feb.

130

176 

146

127

111

117

102

89

103

100

103

82

83

90

105

*154

173

130

122

218

331

24T

228

249

228

209

187

-

4,201

150

0.515

0.54

Mar.

3,990

4,840 

1,390

90O

625

485

418

408

352

340

. 296

276

289

392

340

288

263

246

241

7T§

418

367

361

*322

736

913

700

590

608

520

434

22,927

740

2.54

2.93

Apr.

386

325 

370

322

299

299

355

299

265

244

241

244

221

207

25T

763

1,240

S<56

720

590

485

418

640

625

538

547

1,160

*1,160

8 7O

7OO

15,714

524

1.80

2.01

May

614

763 

B55

555

434

392

375

555

408

367

346

340

302

276

252

238

224

211

193

221

257

193

172

157

162

153

141

134

186

168

133

9,530

307

1.05

1.22

June

266

*l,040

396

L jLgp

555

399

319

265

231

276

300

211

304

172

166

178

169

295

185

157

143

132

305

174

141

128

115

108

102

*1QO

8,352

278

0.955

1.07

July

104

100 

92

237

H5

151

120

122

110

98

93

89

87

84

234

129

97

90

89

87

83

82

76

74

72

69

7O

68

138

88

3,286

106

0.364

0.42

Aug.

75

72 

95

89

83

111

84

73

137

1ST

*117

97

82

78

76

SO

125

87

78

77

77

82

75

72

70

69

72

66

70

89

2,659

85.8

0.295

0.34

Sept.

72

68 

69

71

63

61

61

59

66

58

73

66

58

60

64

100

*83

67

157

124

118

217

1C?

89

80

76

78

71

64

64

2,466

82.2

0.282

0.32

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,76O Mln 57 Mean 383 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.89

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,940 Mln 57 Mean 218 Cfsm 0.749 In. 10.18

Peak discharge (base. 4.20O cfs). Har. 1 (ll:30 p.m.) 13,60O cfs (13.98 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 357

Little Juniata River at Tipton, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°3? I 40", long 78°17'38", on left bank at Tipton, Blair County, 100 ft 

downstream from bridge on 0. S. Highway 220 and 150 ft downstream from Tipton Run.

Drainage area. 93.7 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 946.76 ft above mean sea level (Pennsy}- 

vania State highway benchmark).

Average discharge. 9 years, 154 cfs.

gxtremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,130 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 8.46 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,700 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 11 cfs Nov. 17, 

22, 29, 30, Dec. 2, 3, Sept. 14; minimum gage height, 1.09 ft Sept. 14.

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 5,700 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 9.06 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,700 cfs by logarithmic! plotting; minimum daily, 10 efs 

Sept. 20, 1949, Oct. 14, 15, 1951.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1202: 1946(P), 1948.

Rating tabj.es, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect, 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 3O

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

11

18

38

81

140

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

5.9

263

436

890

1,520

2,280

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

12

28

66

140

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 2.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*13

T3

14

13

ii

16

15

16

16

15

13

14

15

16

15

16

15

14

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

18

16

16

16

477

15.4

0.164

0.19

Nov.

15

14

15

17

16

15

16

20

18

*16

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

29

15

17

13

12

13

12

12

442

14.7

0.157

0.18

Dec.

13

13

13

15

20

15

39

18

*17

23

18

20

22

74

39

31

27

32

43

31

31

30

26

37

39

37

31

35

31

30

911

29.4

0.314

0.36

Jan.

24

26

29

29

27

27

26

21

24

28

20

2T

20

*20

27

32

23

21

29

40

70

92

64

66

70

73

280

255

150

140

110

1,829

59.0

0.630

0.73

Feb.

92

105

90

79

71

65

57

48

54

50

48

32

26

35

37

45

*94

75

58

55

201

,T53

155

160

151

147

121.

Ill,

-

2,445

87.3

0.932

0.97

Mar.

2,220.

1,300

700

449

325

255

222

202

178

167

142

1 ? £'ff34

, IIRI

!>' 125

110

100

96

9T

207

149

136

136

*121

412

352

266

238

263

230

202

9,817

317

3.38

3.90

Apr.

^

183

167

158

134

123

131

132

, 117

 0 96

:. " eg

95

95

80

IS.

91

256

614

455

303

241

202

232

404

319

275

327

558

*500

385

319

7,116

237

£.53

2.82

May

281

246

238

207

176

160

175

197

160

151

144

138

123

115

IDS

100

96

89

80

87

77

68

62

59

62

52

50

48

82

62

A!

3,740

121

1.29

1.48

June

*347

585 376"

506

325

260

209

176

182

161

173

119

119

96

93

86

99

95

69

59

55

57

196

69

58

51

50

41

40

*37.

4,789

160

1.71

1.90

July

44

36

32

~SS 104

41

35

40

30

28

27

26

24

24

73

27

23

22

22

20

18

17

17

15

16

17

17

1425-

29

17

936

30.2

0.322

0.37

Aug.

17

15

55

23

61

44

24

19

92

BT

*42

26

21

18

21

53

47

26

23

22

21

19

17

17

17

18

15

14

T4

19

18

889

28.7

0.306

0.35

Sept.

16

14

18

14

13.

13

13

14

14

16

14

13

13

13

30

30

15

*14

66

44

76

gl

32

25

21

19

20

18

17

17

703

23.4

0.250

0.28

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,070 Mln 12 Mean 147 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.32

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,220 Mln 12 Mean 93.4 Cfsm 0.997 In. 13.53

Peak discharge (base. 1.100 cfs). Bar. 1 (2i30 p.m.) 5,130 cfs (8.46 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 17-19, 23-26, Jan. 1, Jan. 8 to Feb. 1, 

FebT~5, 12, 13.
358 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

South Bald Eagle Creek at Tyrone, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°41'00", long 78°14'05", on left bank 0.2 mile upstream from plant of 

West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co. at Tyrone, Blair County, 0,2 mile upstream from 

Laurel Run, and 1.3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 44.1 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1954.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 921.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. iOct. 1, 1944, to Nov. 15, 1950, water-etage 

recorder and Nov.16, 1950, to Nov. 30, 1952 k wire-weight gage and high-water staff 

gage, at site half a mile downstream at datum 17.99 ft lower.

Average discharge. 10 years, 82.7 cfs (adjusted for diversion from October 1950 to November 1952)7

Extremes. Maximum'discharge during year, 2,170 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 4.98 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs; milnimum, 2.6 cfs Nov. 7; minimum gage height, 

0..64 ft Sept. 7, 13-15.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 5,140 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 7.5 ft, from 

floodmarks, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs 

on basis of contracted-opening determination of peak flow; minimum., that of Nov. 7, 

1953; minimum daily, 4.7 cfs Sept. 20, 1949, Nov. 6, 18, 1953", Sept. 7, 13, 14, 1954. 

Maximum stage knowni about 15 ft Mar. 17 or 18, 1936 (site and datum in use prior 

to Dec. 1, 1952).

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

EcTUct. 1, 1950, daily discharges were affected by diversion from the basin of a small 

quantity of water for boiler feed makeup for the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co. Prom 

Oct. 1, 1950, to Nov. 30, 1952, in addition to the effects of the above diversion, 

daily discharges were affected by the diversion into the basin, by the West Virginia, 

Pulp and Paper Co., of water from ground-water sources. Daily discharges subsequent to 

Nov. 30, 1952, are not affected by diversion!.

Rating tables", water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27 Jan. 28 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.1

3.0 

5.5 

9.3

15

22

1.3 43

1.6 92

2.0 £01

2.3 323

0.6 

.7 

.3

1.1 

1.5

3.3

7.1

12

36

90

1.9 180

2.4 370

3.0 695

3.6 1,070

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

 5.2

4-_9_

479

5.2 

9.1

8.5 

7.2

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.5

5.8

5.8 

6.2

6.2

7.2

6.5

7.6

6.9

6.5

5.8

194.4

6.27

0.142

0.16

Nov.

5.3

5.2

5.2

5.2 

5.2

H6.2

6.9

*6.9

6.2

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.7

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

^t.O

7.2

7.2

6.5

5.8

5.8

5.5

178.6

5.95

0.135

0.15

Dec.

5.8

5.S

5.5

575 

9.8

9.8 

32

16

*11

15

14

14

19

44

44

25

17

15

16

20

19

19

16 

13

16

17

16

17

17

16

13

523.5

16.9

0.383

0.44

Jan.

12

13

16

14 

13

14 

13

11

12

14

10

10

9.6

*9.3 1F~

15

11

10

16

20

32

58

38 

41

44

47

320

335

80

71

54

1,179.9

38.1

0.864

1.00

Feb.

45

52

45

41 

39

35 

30

26

32

29

27

22

16

zT

22

25

*68

46

36

33

159

T2TT

95 

90

84

82

70

64

-

1,462

52.2

1.18

1.23

Mar.

1.060

#663

400

254 

177

136 

123

110

95

90

79

71

78

38

76

67

61^

59 1 M183

123

106

97 

*S4

159

153

129

124

166

146

129

5,353

173

3.92

4.51

Apr.

116

103

94

80 

73

73 

71

64

56

51

54

54

43

45

5?

205

415

S1F

175

131

10B

. 95

116 

101

87

88

*170

183

146

123

3,432

114

2.59

2.89

May

110

95

106

83 

77

71 

81

134

Tiff

108

99

90

79

70

63

58

52

48

44

45

41

38

35 

33

32

30

23

27

39

30

25

1,936

64.1

1.45

1.67

June

230

*393

*256

530" 396 

153 

114

90

77

70

69

54

46

41

94

64

54

51

43

38

35

34

45 

33

30

28

25

23

22

*21

2,362

95.4

2.16

2.41

July

21

20

20

H

21 

20

21

17

17

15

14

14

13

21

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

10 

9.9

9.4

9.4

8.1

179

13

13

1 9 4

460.9

14.9

0.338

0.39

Aug.

3.5

3.5

23

TT 

11

10 

8.9

8.5

23

14

*10

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

3.9

7.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.6

6.7 

6.7

7.1

7.6

6,7

6.7

Ho. J.

16

293.5

9.63

0.218

0.25

Sept.

8.0

7.1

7.6

6.7 

5.9

5.1 

i4

Ef75

5.5

5.9

5.9

5.5

4.7

4.7

5.9

7.6

5.9

*5.1

13

10

16

17

-ff.9

7.1

6.7

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.9

5 

Q 9

216.7

7.22

0.164

0.18

Calendar year 1953: Max 986 Mln 4.7 Mean 74.1 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.82

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,060 Mln 4.7 Mean 49.7 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.28

Peak discharge (base. 940 cfs). Mar. 1 (2:30 p.m.) 2,170 cfs (4.98 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made' on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 16, 17, Jan. 1, 2, Jan. 12 to Feb.. 2, 

PebTT, 8, 10-15.
SOSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 359

Little Juniata River at Spruce Creek, Pa.

B rt £0nf1 78° 08^5 \on,r1?^ bank 15° ft downstream from Pennsylva-

°f SprU°e Creek ' Huntln*d°n County, d

Drainage area. 220 sq mi. 

Records available . --June 1938 to September 1954.

»sr ls 751 - 15 ft above mean sea ievei ' **» °f

Average discharge . 16 years, 367 cfs.

Extremes . -^teximum discharge during year, 9,600 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height ' 11 53 ft) from

S ' 6°° cfs " Wained below; SSlSSTyfi cfs Sept! 'l4 L5

.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 23,100 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 15.77 ft) from 

rating curve extended above 5,600 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow 

maximum gage height, 15.82 ft Nov. 25, 1950 (backwater from unknown cause); minimum discharge, 45 cfs Sept 26, 1943, Oct. 4, 1949; minimum gage height, 1.41 ft Sept. 26, 

1943; minimum daily discharge, 58 cfs Oct. 9, 1943.

Maximum stage known, about 19.1 ft Mar. 18, 1936, from floodmarks 175 ft downstream 

(discharge 39,800 cfs, from rating curve extended above 5,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting above slope -area determination at gage height 15.77 ft).

Remarks . --Records good. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 27)

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

67

135

265

436

5.0 

7.0 

8.4

1,340

2,950

4,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

83

81

SI

81

91

87

86

86

84

63

83

84

84

84

84

S3

81

83

83

83

83

83

84

83

83

87

86

mOA

81

2,611

84.2

0.383

0.44

Nov.

81 

80

80

80

 81

81

89

89

92

89

86

84

83

81

81

78

80 

78

78

80

80

81

115 -SB86

89

81

81

ep

77

2,516

83.9

0.381

0.43

Dec.

80 

80

77Sff

95

91

144

loll

 95

102

102

99

111

137

207

146

119 

102

97

108

110

110

117

101

102

108

106

104

108

106

104

3,394

109

0.495

0.57

Jan.

95 

101

101

104

99

97

95

91

87

10?

87

95

*91

91

91

106

113 

94

91

99

157

227

150

153

162

167

650 ?_~_

385

343

316

259

5,005

161

0.732

0.85

Feb.

221 

238

218

199

184

174

159

148

153

146

146

121

101

TSS

137

142

 234 

213

169

157

429

470 sto"

358

349

329

293

268,

-

6,247

223

1.01

1.08

Mar.-

4.390- 

2,360

1,570

1,060

805

633

552

513

44T

421

370

336

339

370

339

296

271 

262.

259

535

418

370

363

 332

691

761

633

572

654

592

532

22,650

731

3.32

3.83

Apr.

494 

436

418

360

336

329

374

316

277

253

259

268

244

229

244

622

' 1.330 

1,016

761

633

532

494

740

654

572

576

989

*1,010

850

718

16,326

544

2.47

2.76

May

552"

572

532

451

410

410

572

459

440

421

399

367

336

312

293

280 

268

250

253

244

221

202

194

194

181

174

171

216

199

162

10,429

336

1.53

1.76

June

852

 1.750

890

1,380

828

654

532

436

381

413

434

306

290

253

320

280

250 

281

221

199

189

179

382

213

181

168

157

146

142

 155

12,825

427

1.94

2.17

July

142 

133

125

215

16?

146

129

135

123

111

110

106

104

101

160

113

101 

97

97

94

92

90

89

86

84

84

84

85

IT?

125

92

3,527

114

0.518

0.60

Aug.

90 

83

152

10S

118

153

101

91

179

1TST

 127

106

94

89

92

92

145

97

94

94

91

87

84

84

83

83

83

80

ftoo

94

3,183

103

0.468

0.54

Sept.

84 

80

81

81

74

74

73

75

74

77

78

74

71

7T

80

99

81

 75

121

134

129

III

94

87

84

84

83

81

80

2,687

89.6

0.407

0.45

Calendar year 1953; Max 4,210 Mln 77 Mean 380 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.45

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,390 Hln 71 Mean 250 Cfsm 1:14 In. 15.46

Peak discharge (base, 3.00O cfs). Har. 1 fS:30 D. m.) 9.600 cfs (11.53 ft) s June 1 (9 D.m.) 3.690

ofB J7.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
360 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Juniata River at Huntingdon, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°29'05", long 78 001'10", on right bank 450 ft downstream from Smithfield 

Bridge at Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, and 0.8 mile upstream from Standing Stone Creek.

Drainage area. 816 sq mi.

Records available. September 1941 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. May 

1895 to September 1914, October 1920 to February 1923 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), and September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and 

Waters. May 1895 to December 1938 (gage heights only) are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau. Prior to October 1950, published as Frankstown Branch Juniata River at 

Huntingdon.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 599.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. May 1895 to September 1914 staff gage at site 

1,500 ft downstream at datum 3.95 ft lower. October 1920 to February 1923 chain gage 

at site 450 ft upstream at datum 0.03 ft higher.

Weather Bureau records:. May 1895 to April 1931 and March to July 1936, staff gage 

at site 1,500 ft downstream at datum 3.95 ft lower. April 1931 to July 1934, chain gage 

and July 1934 to March 1936, August 1936 to December 1938, wire-weight gage, at site 

450 ft upstream at datum 0.03 ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge. 31 years (1895-98, 1899-iai4, 1941-54), 1,134 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,800 cfs Mar. 1 <gage height, 11.25 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Aug. 2 (gage height, 0.36 ft); minimum daily, 174 cfs July 28, Sept. 9.

1895-1938, 1941-54: Maximum discharge, 81,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 21.87 

ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; minimum observed, 14 cfs Feb. 8, 1948, Aug. 2, 1954; minimum 

gage height observed, 0.27 ft Feb. 8, 1948.

Remarks. Records good. Regulation at low flow by hydroelectric plant above station. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in 

WSP 1350.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 19, Jan. 12-14, 19)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

1-0 175

1.5 437

2.0 800

3.0 

5.0 

6.5

1,730

4,250

6,740

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

166

386

700

1,560

5.0 4,110

7.0 7,720

8.7 11,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

278

242 

235

243

282

£56" 295

229

275

292

246

213

258

236

279

266

232

245

238

256

229

258 

214

257

254

268

288

262

240

278

232

7,900

255

0.312

0.36

Nov.

218

265 

221

268

 *243

220

293

295

270

258

288

259

276

252

244

256

232

286

234

238

238

291 

4"S5 535

312

246

262

260

228

263

8,163

272

0.333

0.37

Dec.

262

280 

249

254

245

322

382

406

325

*270

307

362

304

422

687

424

363

336

280

320

264

336 

324

320

276

279

293

302

277

320

256

10,045

324

0.397

0.46

Jan.

297

278 

232

318

251

304

244

276

254

251

302

270

 220 350"

271

332

312

300

245

334

313

636 

548

375

446

466

1,220

1.850

948

848

669

13,890

448

0.549

0.63

Feb.

512

575 

574

510

485

596

596

401

558

586

542

564

252

516

560

594

554

*628

492

460

662

1.290 

910

810

966

848

822

700

-

15,721

561

0.687

0.72

Mar.

6,700

11,500 

4,110

2,900

1,990

1,610

1,410

1,550

1,140

1,020

895

898

848

955

1,010

765

775

690

Tt53~

1,150

1,170

979 

945

*847

*1,540

2,220

1,720

1,510

1,610

1,510

1,380

57,613

1,858

2.28

2.65

Apr.

1,160

1,010 

1,040

911

804

866

960

896

6S9

702

742

750

684

610

647

1,510

3,190

2 , 710

2,100

1,660

1,510

1,160 

1,660

1,820

1,510

1,510

2,480

3,170

*2,460

2,040

42,741

1,425

1.75

1.95

May

1,820

1.880 

i,720

1,660

1,450

1,150

1,140

1,650

1,460

1,170

1,190

1,040

1,050

901

844

786

747

684

657

732

701

671 

581

551

485

522

490

504

525

588

448

29,757

960

1.18

1.36

June

497

*5,160 

i,66&

2,570

1,770

1,560

1,090

905

797

801

1,080

795

686

610

652

692

571

675

622

496

469

416 

749

617

476

441

359" 544

 544

359

26,065

869

1.06

1.19

July

514

572 

514

483

59°

442

388

350

365

260

515

274

255

317

324

470

216

312

219

213

220

244 

212

215

185

185

187

174

254

504

237

9,176

296

0.563

0.42

Aug.

198

187 

24T

292

318

360

279

230

555

*467

520

518

225

255

209

261

550

311

235

259

258

253 

220

228

230

214

191

225

211

208

240

8,109

262

0.521

0.57

Sept.

280

195 

206

195

208

191

192

208

174

T55

201

204

198

188

192

*277

*276

201

317

385

353

552 

W

288

227

253

216

192

247

203

7,356

245

0.300

0.54

Calendar year 1953: Max 10,500 Min 213 Mean 1,134 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.85

Water year 1953-54: Max 11,500 Min 174 Mean 648 Cfsm 0.794 In. 10.80

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 cfs). Mar. 1 (10 p.m.) 17.800 cfs (11.25 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SUSQDEHANNA RIVER BASIN 361

Standing Stone Creek near Huntingdon, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°31'25", long 77°58'15", on downstream side of left abutment of bridge on 

State Highway 545, 3£ miles northeast of Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, and 3.5 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 128 sq mi.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1929 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 617.81 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Frior to Feb. 4, 1930, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years (1930-54), 148 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,990 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 7.51 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,900 cfs; minimum, 8.9 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 0.89 ft).

1929-54: Maximum discharge, 8,500 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 10.96 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,900 cfs; minimum, 2.8 cfs Feb. 11, 1931 (gage height, 

0.64 ft); minimum daily, 7.6 cfs Sept. 12-14, 18-26, 1932.

Flood of June 1, 1889, reached a stage of 9.38 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 6,770 

cfs).

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

Revisions (water years) . WSP 781: 1931(M) . WSP 951: 1936(M) . WSP 1202: 1946-48(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. Z to Sept. 30

0.9 10 

1.2 44 

Note. Same as 

following table 

above 1.2 ft.

0.9 

l.O 

1.2 

1.5

9.5

18

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.3

190

456

820

2,020

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

T5 

16

16 

19

22

23

24

23

22

21

21

20

19

ii

21

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

19

20

19

18

17

17

17

595

19.2

0.150

0.17

Nov.

15

15

15

14 

TI

»14

18

26

23

24

24

23

21

20

19

18

17

16

15

14

14

18

86m29

23

20

17

16

15

659

22.0

0.172

0.19

Dec.

15

15 

14

IT 

17

23

89

66

38

 48

59

42

48

90

133

76

48

46

44

46

42

38

36

32

31

32

31

29

29

OQ£C5

27

1,326

42.8

0.334

0.39

Jan.

24

29 

29

27 

23

21

20

19

23

25

19

»23

22

21

21

25

28

21

23

23

31

40

30

31

32

32

330

TTO- 480

125

84

1,848

59.6

0.466

0.54

Feb.

74

86

71

54 

44

49

38

30

40

37

38

28

 55 22

 38

41

128

155

90

75

117

238

147

138

206

179

168

139

2,503

89.4

0.698

0.73

Mar.

1,220

1.980 

682

474 

322

258

220

211

183

177

155

137

147

199

164

135

121

118

116

250

202

162

151

139

306

 358

250

213

243

220

190

9,703

313

2.45

2.82

Apr.

168

151 

145

127 

119

118

139

123

106

95

97

114

101

94

?4

217

757

4Tf

295

234

195

177

362

327

262

236

463

 720

472

355

7,310

244

1.91

2.12

May

339

440

418

1.100 

555

425

349

542

380

341

295

258

224

195

175

160

147

135

121

131

153

116

101

90

85

82

73

70

77

110

73

7,760

250

1.95

2.25

June

67

174 

 111

»346 

TS?

127

103

88

76

76

163

95

73

65

75

75

65

59

52

48

44

42

67

52

41

38

34

30 35

32

2,532

84.4

0.659

0.74

July

30

28 

27

52 

56

46

36

40

34

28

27

24

22

28

34

34

24

22

20

20

18

18

16

14

14

14

14

13

16

24

22

809

26.1

0.204

0.24

Aug.

16

14 

20

21 

24

27

23

16

31

 41

30

22

18

16

16

18

23

20

16

30

35

23

18

14

16

16

14

14

13

14

14

633

20.4

0.159

0.18

Sept.

16

14 

13

14 

13

11

lT~ 9.5

12

14

14

16

14

12

14

 18

18

16

20

32

28

38

32

20

16

14

16

16

14

14

509.5

17.0

0.133

0.15

dalendar year 1953: Max 1,720 Mln 14 Mean 148 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.74

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,980 Mln 9.5 Mean 99.1 Cfsm 0.774 In. 10.52

Peak discharge (base. 1.600 efs). Mar.. 2 (3:30 a.m.) 2,990 cfs (7.51 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 17-19, 24, 31, Jan. 1, Jan. 5 to Feb. 1, 

Feb. 4, 5, 7-16.
363 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Dunning Creek at Belden, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°04'20", long 78°29'35", on left bank 10 ft upstream from covered highway 

bridge, 0.8 mile southeast of Belden, Bedford County, 3.8 miles north of Bedford, and 

4.3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 172 sq mi.

Records available. May 1939 to September 1954.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,051 ,,16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustments of 1943 'and\ 1944,

Average discharge. 15 years, 216 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,430 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 11.43 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs; minimum, 5.2 cfs Jan. 8 (gage height, ft.02 ft), 

result of freezeup.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 1, 1954; minimum, that of Jan. 8, 1954. 

Maximum stage known, 17.8 ft Mar. 18, 1936, from floodmarks (backwater from Raystown 

Branch Juniata River; discharge about 16,900 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 971: 1940(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 25, 27, Jan. 1,-18, 29, 30, 

Feb. 12, 13, Mar. 6} shifting-control method used Jan. 31 to Feb. 11, 

Feb. 14-21, 28, Mar. 1; backwater from rocks Aug. 2 to Sept. 13, 

Sept. 18-30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

19

35

59

117

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

8.2

500

898

1,210

2,010

2,710

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

12

16

33

74

150

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

8.5

545

900

1,210

2,010

2,940

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

14

14" 14

14

16

16

16

16

16

19

16

14

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

17

502

16.2

0.094

0.11

Nov.

17

17

17

*16

16

16

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

18

29

26

22

21

21

20

18

18

550

18.3

0.106

0.12

Dec.

18

18

18

18

19

20

*22

24

22

22

22

22

24

34

46

33

25

22

21

23

25

26

30

25

20

24

23

22

24

24

24

740

23.9

0.139

0.16

Jan.

it

20

22

22

20

20

21

19

20

21

*21

25

23

21

*22

30

33

29

32

32

55

167

112

96

75

73

273

239

160

135

106

1,962

63.3

0.368

0.42

Feb.

84

94

77

70

61

58

49

36

54

51

55

34

25

TZ

*46

54

83

92

79

79

130

178

TS3

163

160

139

12S;

112,

2,393

85.5

0.497

0.52

Mar.

2,660

2.880

916

543

366

275

230

" 234

v 179

172

154 .,v\ fiso

236

342

297

260

226

202

186

480

398

*350

309

251

334

418

354

338

313

276

222

14,551

469

2.73

3.15

Apr.

132

154

208

164

157

161

175

150

128

116

112

112

99

92

iTJT

282

581

545

402

305

234

194

238

243

226

*206

346

545" 691

422

7,571

252

1.47

1.64

May

358

546" 494

280

222

194

182

264

206

226

214

218

179

161

144

128

119

109

96

167

179

109

92

82

78

74

66

159" 63

91

*66

5,396

174

1.01

1.17

June

84

329

131

346

TT?

122

96

80

130

219

182

114

90

72

61

53

60

80

57

47

44

44

90

56

44

41

35

31

30

29

2,969

99.0

0.576

0.64

July

31

*32

29

28

39

50

35

39

35

28

25

24

21

22

221

56

36

32

30

27

24

24

23

20

18

18

17

16

T8

33

OCcO

1,077

34.7

0.202

0.23

Aug.

20

20

22

22

21

24

21

18

24

32

24

23

*20

18

22

27

45

28

26

34

62

75

26

22

20

18

18

17

16

19

28

783

25.3

0.147

0.17

Sept.

18

16

16

16

15

15

14

T4

14

14

16

16

*15

14

18

27

20

18

19

24

44

63

26

23

21

20

18

18

18

624

20.8

0.121

0.13

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,010 Mln 13 Mean 220 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.35

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,880 Mln 14 Mean 107 Cfsm 0.62E In. 8.46

Peak discharge (base, 2,300 cfs). Mar. 1 (8:30 o-m.) 6.430 cfs (11.43 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 363

Brush Creek at Gapsville, Vs..

Location. lat 390 57'20", long 78°15'15", on left bank 50 ft upstream from covered bridge, 

three-quarters of a mile northwest of Gapsville, Bedford County, and 65 miles upstream 

from Shaffer Creek.

Drainage area. 36.8 sq mi.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. November 1929 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and 

Waters."

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,128.39 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Feb. 7, 1930, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--23 years (1931-54), 45.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,750 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, about 6.8 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 520 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0,5 cfs 

Oct. 2 (gage height, 1.33 ft).

1929-54: Maximum discharge, 6,870 cfs Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 9.81 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs; minimum, 0.2 cfs Aug. 28, Sept. 12, 20-23, 1932.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 781: 1934(M). WSP 821: 1936(M). WSP 891: 1939.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.7

75" .6

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.9

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.6

2.4

276

1.6

33.1

1.07

0.029

0.03

Nov.

1.3

1.2

1.2

*1.2

1.2

1.1

T7I

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

16.5

6*1

3.1

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.0

65.2

2.17

0.059

0.07

Dec.

2.0

2^0

2.0

2.8

3.4

 14"T.I

4.1

3.6

3.2

3.1

5.9

12.5

14

8.3

5.3

3.9

3.4

3.1

3.7

3.6

3.2

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.2

134.4

4.34

0.118

0.14

Jin.

2.2

275" 2.0

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

*2.0

2.2

2.2

2.0

*2.0

2.6

5.0

4.6

3.2

3.7

8.9

IS" 21

10

8.6

9.2

21

17.5

11.5

10.5

7.5

189.8

6.12

' 0.166

0.19

Feb.

6.2

7.1

7.1

6.3

5.5

5.3

4.6

4.1

5.0

4.8

4.6

3.4

2_._8

^75

*3.9

4.6

9.6

11

7.6

6.6

26

44

30

26

28

26

23

21

-------

336.9

12.0

0.326

0.34

Mar.

335" 686

172

120

87

67

56

48

39

35

31

29

45

71

65

58

52

47

49

139

115

*98

85

68

61

57

45

40

37

35

31

2,903

93.6

2.54

2.93

Apr.

29

26

26

23

21

20

21

20

19.5

17.5

18.5

20

*19.5

19

20

25

63

58

58

55

50

46

47

44

38

*36

51

TIB" 143

99

1,248.0

41.6

1.13

1.26

May

88

117

115

113

97

85

83

99

87

93

85

77

66

58

52

47

42

39

34

73

100

85

76

66

59

50

42

37

61

83

*56

2,265

73.1

1.99

2.29

June

61

112

84

ISO" 200

102

81

65

52

44

65

39

32

27

26

26

24

25

21

18

16

14

13.5

12.5

11

10

9.7

*8.3

7.8

111

1,343.9

44.8

1.22

1.36

July

7.1

6.6

6.5

8.6

7.8

11.5

7.3

6.6

5.7

4.8

4.6

4.2

3.7

3.7

66

11

6.6

5.5

5.1

5.0

5.3

4.6

3.9

3.2

3.0

2.6

2.0

175

2.0

2.2

2.4

221.1

7.13

0.194

0.22

Aug.

2.2

1.8

TTff

4.4

3.8

7.4

4.1

2.7

4.7

8.5

7.6

3.9

*3.0

2.5

8.3

10

10

6.4

4.1

3.6

24

2T

11.5

7.6

6.2

5.1

5.3

5.0

4.1

4.8

7*8

207.2

6.68

0.182

0.21

Sept.

4.4

3.2

2.8

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

 1.7

1.5 275"

21

T.9

4.8

5.0

5.5

9.5

19

11

7.3

5.7

4.8

4.1

3.4

3.0

2.6

147.6

4.92

0.134

0.15

Calendar year 1953 : Max 1,100 win 0.6 Mean 48.2 cfsm 1.31 In. 17.81

Water year 1953-54: Max 686 Min 0.6 Mean 24.9 cfsm 0.677 In. 9.19

Peak discharge (base, 480 cfs). Ha

* Discharge measurement made on thl

ir. 1 (about 5 p.m.) 1,750 cfs (about 6.8 ft), 

s day.
364 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Raystown Branch Juniata River at Saxton, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°12'55", long 78°15'55", on left bank at former site of highway bridge, 

500 ft downstream from present bridge on State Highway 913, 0.5 mile west of Saxton, 

Bedford County, and 1.5 mile? upstream from Shoup Run.

.Drainage- area. 756 sq mi.

Records available. October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1954 in 

reports of Geological Survey. August 1911 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania 

Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 795.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

""l"929, supplementary adjustments of 1943 and 1944. Prior to Oct. 1, 1931, chain gage at 

site 0.8 mile downstream at datum 4.82 ft lower.

Average discharge. 43 years (1911-54), 910 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,700 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 12.20 ft); minimum, 62 cfs Jan. 11 (gage height, 1.03 ft), result of freezeup.

1911-54: Maximum discharge, 80,500 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 24.54 ft, from 

flopdmark in gage shelter), from rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 52 cfs Oct. 17, 18, 1930.

Maximum stage known prior to 1911, 23.0 ft, present site, June 1, 1889, from floodmarks (discharge, about 71,300 cfs).

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

latlon at low flow by mills above station.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Some reguOct. 1 to Jan. 28 Jan. 29 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.4 

1.9 

2.2

78

180

452

670

1.1 

1.4 

1.9 

3.0

188

453

1,390

5.0 3,770

9.0 10,100

10.8 14,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

as

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Ttttal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

92

107 -SB87

81

84

84

84

84

84

84

81

87

87

84

84

87

87

84

87

87

84

84

84

84

84

84

87

87 

92 

92

2,686

86.6

0.115

0.13

Nov.

90

90 

92

*92

87.

87

95

92

90

95

92

90

90

90

90

90

92

90

90

90

87

92

168

153

172

149

124

117

104 

101

3,081

103

0.136

0.15

Dec.

101

98 

95

92

10T

98

*127

124

124

134

117

117

127

162

184

SCO" 215

125

130

149

134

134

117

105

100

105

110

104

110 

107 

100

3,849

124

0.164

0.19

Jan.

90

94 

104

104

90

86

82

80

84

100

 76

m

96

92

88

100

120

100

110

115

150

220

190

450

400

340

360

560

597 

4"3tJ 

320

5,918

191

0.253

0.29

Feb.

250

306 

274

222

206

205

165

125

150

135

145

125

100 1*8"

*158

158

197

245

300

260

260

386

579 £50"

473

487

434

403

7,376

263

0.348

0.36

Mar.

3,670

13,900 

4,630

2,740

1,810

1,200

992

974

775

694

632

710

579

SIT

1,120

1,100

816

734

662

953

1,810

1,390

1,240

974

903

*1,080

1,110

885

833 

816 

734

51,277

1,654

2.19

2.52

Apr.

662

565 

550

662

514

467

473

487

494

415

390

422

378

355

344

384

853

1,490

1,240

992

859

734

670

694

662

*609

710

1,300

1,700 

1,340

21,415

714

0.944

1.05

May

1,140

1,640 

1,640

1,390

1,160

938

868

859

920

833

850

767

750

655

572

528

514

507

428

52T

1,320

1,130

816

694

617

594

480

428

551 

786 

 594

25,496

822

1.09

1.25

June

434

958 

1,220

1,320

1.440

903

734

572

494

565

884

902

617

447

422

349

311

327

384

306

241

218

241

205

227

188

161

 150

147 

140

15,507

517

0.684

0.76

July

134

130 

134

147

150

169

140

169

150

134

127

120

111

109

500

1,060

384

222

173

150

140

134

127

127

114

106

97

97

92 

1T7 

103

5,667

183

0.242

0.28

Aug.

103

lOTT 

114

124

130

134

134

124

143

*173

192

236

201

154

140

181

274

227

222

222

236

602

5BT

345

250

210

184

161

150 

150

161

6,339

204

0.270

0.31

Sept.

165

180 

150

130

117

106

103

100

97

95

97

95

92 »i5o~

103

143

316

266

192

180

207

306

493

SZT

236

197

173

154

140

127

5,187

173

0.229

0.26

Calendar year 1953: Max 11,000 Mln 81 Mean 922 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.56

Water year 1953-54: Max 13,900 Mln 76 Mean 421 Cfsm 0.557" In. 7.55

Peak discharge (base, 7.700 cfs). Mar. 2 (4:30 a.m.) 17,700 cfs (12.20 ft). 

* Discharge measurement maae on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 17-19, 24-27, Dec. 31 to Jan. 2, Jan. 6- 

31, Feb. 1, 7-13, Mar. 6.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 365

Great Trough Creek: near Marklesburg, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°21'00", long 78°Q7'50", on left bank 40 ft downstream from highway

bridge, 0.5 mile upstream from mouth, and 3 miles southeast of Marklesburg, Huntingdon 

County.

Drainage area.--84.6 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1931 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1930 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 714.48 ft above mean 

sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 24 years (1930-54), 94.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,140 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 4.89 ft); mini-1 mum, 1.0 cfs Oct. 4, 5 (gage height, 0.37 ft).

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 8,400 cfs Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 8.46 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,600 cfs; minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 22, 23, 1932, Sept. 3, 

1934, Dec. 18, 1943.

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

Revisions (water years).--WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 1202: 1930-31(M), 1932, 1936-37, 

1940-43, 1945(M), 1946, 1948(M).

Hating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

0.35

.4

.5

.6

.8 

1.0 

1.4

0.8

1.3

2.4

3.8

7.6

13

27

1.5

1.6 

1.9 

2.3 

2.8 

3.4

32

43

102

227

485

900

2.2

2.7

3.9

7.3

12.5

30

1.7 

2.0 

2.4 

3.0 

3.8

55

123

264

615

1,210

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.4

1,8

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.8 

1.9

47.0

1.52

0,018

0.02

Nov.

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

TTff

1.8

2.2

2.7

*2.7

3.0

3.4

3.4

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

18

24^8\4

5.2

4.3

3.8

3.4

3.4

122.7

4.09

0.048

0.05

Dec.

3.2

3.0

2.7

377

3.5

4,1

6.8

15.5

8.8

*6.8

6.6

6.8

6.6

13.5

20

8.0

6.6

5.7

5.2

5.9

7.2

5.6

3.4

3.0

3.4

3.6

3.6

4.1

3.8 

3 2

219.2

7.07

0.084

0.10

Jan.

3.0

2.7

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.3

27T

2.7

2.5

3.0

*3.4

2.9

2.6

3.2

3.6

2.5

2.7

4.0

9.1

27

27

50

27

21

54

95

?¥

49 

34

494.4

15.9

0.188

0.22

Feb.

23

25

21

14.5

11.5

11

8.6

7.4

8.8

8.4

8.2

5.8

4"73~ 4.0

*7.9

10.5

24

41

*23

20

53

120 ~TS

61

93

79

69

56

-

------

891.9

31.9

0.377

0.39

Mar.

891

1,170

428

277

170

125

110

102

88

81

70

64

64

95

86

66

59

57

57

136

118

*86

83

74

116

172

138

123

115

110 

100

5,431

175

2.07

2.39

Apr.

86

72

86

76

64

59

66

64

57

50

48

49

46

43

47

82

230

235

192

152

129

110

102

95

83

*76

106

329 '525"

182

3,238

108

1.28

1.42

May

165

218 '222

251 255-

204

175

207

175

149

140

123

110

95

83

74

68

63

55

93

200

129

107

95

90

85

68

58

55

63 

*49

3,902

126

1.49

1.72

June

48

135

88

107

86

66

55

48

40

46

233

Tiff

81

63

52

55

48

48

40

32

28

25

34

31

23

18.5

16

13

9.8

1,698.3

56.6

0.669

0.75

July

10

9.6

8.0

15.5

27

22

17.5

15

12.5

9.3

7.8

6.9

6.2

5.4

68

38

IB

12

9.3

7.3

7.8

6.7

6.0

5.2

4.5

3.9

3.3

2.7

2.5

4i4

376.3

12.1

0.143

0.17

Aug.

4.6

4.0

4.8

4.2

5.5

5.8

6.5

5.2

6.0

*8.3

8.9

6.2

5.6

4.4

4.0

3.7

19,5

12.5

8.3

6.0

6.9

10.5

13.5

7.8

5.6

4.6

4.5

3.9

5.8

3.8 

4*8

203.9

6.58

0.078

0.09

Sept.

3.7

3.8

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.2

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.6

2.6

2.2

*2.2

2.5

3.3

3.4

4.2

5.2

4.6

8.2

14.6

IS" 21

6,4

5.0

4.2

3.8

3.4

3.1

143.0

4.77

0.056

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,400 Min l.Q Mean 86.6 Cfsra 1.02 In. 13.90

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,170 Min 1.0 Mean 45,9 Cfsm 0.543 In. 7.38

Peak discharge (base, 950 cfs). Mar. 1 (2:30 p.m.) 2,140 cfs (4.89 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ioe Bee. 17, 18, 25-26, Dee. 30 to Jan. 20, Jan. 23-27j

Jan. 31 to Feb. 2, Feb. 4-14, 18-20, Mar. 5-7.
366 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Raystown Branch Juniata River near Huntingdon, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°25 I 35", long 78°01'50", 5 ft downstream from left abutment of highway 

bridge at Hawn Bridge, 6 miles south of Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, and 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 957 sq mi.

Records available. January 1946 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 620.08 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

Average discharge. 8 years, 1,093 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,800 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 14.23 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Aug. 28, 31 (gage height, 1.66 ft); minimum daily, 22 cfs Dec. 26, Jan. 10,

'1946-54: Maximum discharge, 24,500 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 16.74ft), from 

rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of computation of flow over dam at gage 

height 31.0 ft; minimum, 12 cfs Oct. 21, 22, 1947, Oct. 21, 1949, Aug. 8, 1950, July 23, 

24, 1952; minimum daily, 13 cfs June 8, 1952.

Flood of Mar. 18, 1936, reached a stage of 31.0 ft (discharge, 87,000 cfs, by computation of flow over dam).

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by mills, powerplants, and Raystown Reservoir 

(capacity not known) above station.

Revisions. WSP 1081: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 18, 19, 

Feb. 12, 14)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 2

1.7

1.8

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.6

20

29

4O

76

136

274

3.O

4.O

6.0

11.0

12.7

555

1,480

3,69O

11,500

14,700

Mar. 3 to Sept. 30 

1.7 19

1.8

1.9

2.1

Mote. Same as preceding table above 

2.1 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

145

117

25 

23

171

160

171

139

138

25

24

24

68

86

71

86

42

25

167

113

79

86

75

97

25

127

140

108

113 

72

24

2,766

89.2

-

-

Nov.

214

107

25 

109

*102

68

52

96

197

139

62

97

135

27

65

117

136

135

148

128

24

23

301 m

199

129

128

134

89 

167

3,497

117

-

-

Dec.

96

133

136 

167

56

59

282

154

154

*127

115

153

77

245

281

145

194

183

62

150

244

196

144

124

59

22

154

125

102 

141

158

4,438

143

-

-

Jan.

56

94

58 

201

107

135

98

54

73

22

184

84

*22

22

168

147

43

26

160

163

232

198

222

348

435

436

798

674

673 

614

276

6,823

220

_

-

Feb.

228

36O

335 

362

237

192

177

253

167

169

194

110

3O

33

336

244

195

*274

30O

323

405

438

588

6O3

674

524

706

406

8,863

317

_

-

Mar.

3,650

14.700

7,950 

4,O9O

2,860

2,040

1,580

1,380

1,230

1,020

943

405

25

295

1,110

1,430

1,210

1,360

503

866

1,230

1,780

1,580

1,480

*1,480

1,150

1,530

1,480

1,430

1,240 

787

63,814

2,059

-

-

Apr.

1,200

398

1,09O 

439

1,080

793

497

768

354

437

539

780

586

274

423

920

1,070

1,680

1,880

1,630

1,43O

1,43O

894

1,130

556

682

1,410

1,480

*1,730

1.940

29,520

984

-

-

May

1,680

1,730

2,36O 

2,040

1,780

1,530

1,430

1,400

1,O30

1,410

1,O9O

986

1,080

671

791

633

921

553

447

827

984

1,63O

1,430

896

763

1,020

496

406

1,080 

582

682

34,358

1,108

_

-

June

802

1,120

1

*1,380 

1.430

1,430

1,430

934

579

689

393

925

1,130

1,090

532

540

48O

517

269

375

4O6

363

350

244

253

236

310

170

221

*224 

168

18,995

633

_

-

July

176

191

96

314

162

187

226

178

220

164

122

195

94

223

266

945

972

137

276

87

178

181

144

118

138

161

103

142

183 

177

54

6,810

220

_

-

Aug.

54

168

114 

148

165

174

127

125

289

*184

173

177

231

185

125

173

229

271

251

241

326

212

942

3T9

250

288

192

153

154 

220

196

6,856

221

_

-

Sept.

222

194

194 

161

115

97

97

101

135

109

79

75

142

87

116

*104

122

407

333

223

233

454

240

221

180

166

191

214

5,736

191

_

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 14,200 Min 22 Mean 1,132 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 14,700 Min 22 Mean 527 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efal. Mar. 2 (11:30 a.m.) 17,800 cfs (14.23 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 367

Juniata River at Mapleton Depot, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°23'30", long 77 0 56'10", on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Scrub Run and a third of a mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 376 at 

Mapleton Depot, Huntingdon County.

Drainage area. 2,030 sq ml.

Records available. December 1937 to September 1954.

,. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 557.31 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

'929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 16 years (1938-54), 2,414 cfs.

iremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 34.100 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 17.14 ft); minimum, 99 cfs Oct. 12 (gage height, 1.30 ft); minimum dally, 270 cfs Jan. 14.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 76,800 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 26.4 ft, from 

high-water mark In well), from rating curve extended above 31,000 cfs; minimum, 90 cfs 

Oct. 2, 1938; minimum dally, 173 cfs Sept. 23, 1940; minimum gage height, 1.30 ft 

Oct. IS, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 38.2 ft Mar. 18, 1936, from floodmark (discharge, 145,000 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 31,000 cfs on basis of data for station at Newport).

;ks_.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. 

.ow flow by hydroelectric plants and mills above station.

Regulation

Revisions (water years). WSP 921: 1940(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

1.8 249 3.0 913

2.0 330 4.0 1,700

2.5 584

Note. Same as following 

table above 4.0 ft.

1.9 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

279

578

910

1,700

2,730

7.0 5,740

11.0 14,200

15.0 26,000

16.4 31,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

414

405

312

275 

395

492

47?

414

428

376

271

Z3T

340

330

360

346

352

284

418

390

342

326

348

348

326

363

419

380 

390

413 

273

11,300

365

0.180

0.21

Nov.

388

448

305

360 

313

360

330

380

*430

435

467

347

400

379

284

400

380

470

400

389

394

320

736

812 SIB"

502

462

430 

421

455

12,745

425

0.209

0.23

Dec.

388

390

423

470 

471

414

664

725

549

506

*558

538

524

801

1,070

890

689

570

435

529

610

584

496

584

366

380

SOB" 330

505

509 

478

16,952

547

0.269

0.31

Jan.

400

356

405

518 

471

436

431

361

293

376

466

*420

320

270

4T50"

520

500

400

380

500

600

720

1,000

720

1,150

1,000

2,140

3,400 

1,840

1,670

1,170

23,633

762

0.375

0.43

Feb.

960

987

1,080

854 

876

717

736

688

595

640

634

520

310

290

75T

638

908

*1,190

924

888

1,140

2,000

1, 670

1,760

1,770

1,800

1,670

1,350

28,324

1,012

0.499

0.52

Mar.

10,600

51, 100

16,400

8,540 

5,910

4,430

3,540

3,190

2,800

2,490

2,070

1,820

1,400

1.390

2,320

2,450

2,350

2,150

1,620

2,260

2,740

3,150

2,830

2,640

*3,400

4,250

3,970

3,540 

3,540

*3,470

2,430

144, 800

4,671

2.30

2.65

Apr.

2,790

1,910

2,360

1,630 

2,260

1,900

1,700

1,850

1,410

1,320

1,360

1,770

1,530

1,180

1.090

2,650

5,730

5,400

4,750

3,980

3,470

2,990

3,100

3,620

2,690

2,440

4,610

5,910 

*57070~

4,750

87,220

2,907

1.43

1.60

May

4,280

4,430

4,910

5.400 

4,260

3,470

3,260

3,960

3,270

3,200

2,830

2,620

2,570

1,980

2,100

1,780

1,830

1,700

1,360

1,830

2,010

2,510

2,270

1,770

1,490

1,910

1,290

1,100 

1,320

1,780

1,010

79,520

2,565

1.26

1.46

June

1,390

4,340

*3,400

4,480 

3,680

3,030

2,410

1,770

1,770

1,340

2,160

2,240

1,970

1,410

1,450

1,420

1,260

1,170

1,030

1,070

1,020

898

1,090

1,150

737

806

669

671 

*649

618

51,098

1,703

0.839

0.94

July

569

560

524

786 

1,040

742

716

686

631

544

468

555

514

440

598

1,210

1.660

424

512

528

476

552

377

338

410

440

303

452

544

490

18,521

597

0.294

0.34

Aug.

348

3g6

410

482 

528

650

483

412

*556

771

580

582

463

478

502

436

531

718

456

543

636

505

996

g4Z

475

578

430

424

410

410 

476

16,477

532

0.262

0.30

Sept.

594

398

426

357 

402

330

300

347

304

378

318

315

366

319

318

398

*420

452

676

758

685

858

1,200

498

530

578

372

422 

432

450

14,197

473

0.233

0.26

Calendar year 1953: Max 26,600 Mln 271 Mean 2,510 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.78

Water year 1953-54: Max 31,100 Mln 270 Mean 1,383 Cfsm 0.681 In. 9.25

Peak discharge (base. 12,500 Cfs). Mar. 2 (2 p.m.) 34,100 cfs (17.14 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 18, 19, Jan. 12-26, Feb. 12-14.
368 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Aughwick Creek near Three Springs, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°12'45", long 77°55'30", on right bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on 

Stage Highway 377, 300 ft upstream from East Broad Top Railroad bridge, 350 ft upstream 

from Three Springs Creek, and 3| miles northeast of village of Three Springs, Huntingdon County. Records include flow of Three Springs Creek.

Drainage area. 205 sq mi, includes that of Three Springs Creek.

Records available. May 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 618.65 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 16 years, 241 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,000 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 14.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,900 cfs as explained below; minimum, 6.6 cfs Oct. 2 (gage 

height, 1.88 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 20,600 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 18.04 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,900 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; minimum, 3.9 cfs Sept. 4, 5, 1953; minimum gage height, 1.79 ft Aug. 31, 

1938.

Maximum stage known, about 19.3 ft June 1, 1889 (discharge, 24,000 cfs).

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

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Backwater from aquatic vegetation Nov. 23, 24, Dec. 7, 8, 13-16; 

Shifting-control method used Feb. Zl, 22, Mar. 1, 4-6, 13, 14, 

20-Z2, 25, 26, Apr. 17, 18, Z7)

Oct. 1-to Apr. 28 Apr. 29 to Sept. 30

1.8

1.9 

2.5 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6

3.0

7.5

41

73

112

190

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

10.0

330

710

1,800

3.Z80

4,480

1.9 

Z.3 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0

7.5

24

66

135

Z65

1,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.0

7^6

8.5

8.0

9.5

11

9.5

9.0

10

13

13

14 

14

11

11

11

11

16

15

14

14

16

15

16

16

15

16

16 

21 

28

20

415.5

13.4

0.065

0.08

Nov.

18

16

14

12

12

*U

if

17

20

22

24

21 

20

18

18

18

17

16

16

17

16

19

145

69

43

34

30

28 

26

25

777

25.9

0.126

0.14

Dec.

24

23

22

zS

27

31

125

80

56

53

*56

51 

64

164

227

98

64

52

45

51

46

49

45

33

28

30

31

29 

35

31 

28

1,721

55.5

0.271

0.31

Jan.

22

22

30

30

22

24

25

19

20

22

20

*22 

26

24

22

25

30

23

25

31

42

76

90

86

74

70

250

393 185-

150

100

2,000

64.5

0.315

0.36

Feb.

80

84

75

60

56

58

46

37

47

47

46

37

52

36

43

81

*130

84

72

356

415- 780

298

320

264

242.

190^

4,041

144

0.702

0.73

Mar.

4.58O4.3OO

1,280

877

570

446

35S

306C

267

239

200f

519^

432

334

274

232

204

204

734

590

446

379

312

*428

486

376

340 

312

288

250

20,241

653

3.19

3.67

Apr.

197

151

171

149

120

.,-; 114 V'' 129

">' 122

110

96

1

95

1

102 

93

8795"

135

522

474

358

292

242

208

190

178

151

141

338

1,960 

*906

588

8., 509

284

1.39

1.54

May

452

610

821

1.200

700

511

398

678

516

439

353

313 

237

195

168

151

135

127

114

225

533

277

209

172

161

146

124

112

124

10,478

338

1.65

1.90

June

101

218

*164

772

598

265

200

164

139

122

561

273 

182

139

148

178

114

104

90

69

56

50

62

58

44

38

36

*31 

28

11

4,831

161

0.785

0.88

July

28

28

28

32

36

65

44

34

29

25

22

20

18

16

323

132

46

32

25

21

21

20

18

16

14

12

9.9

9.1 

8.3

13

1,159.3

37.4

0.182

0.21

Aug.

12

9.9

15

19

23

24

21

18

*32

55

44

30 

22

17

16

20

150

66

37

76

88

318

lU

56

42

34

28

24 

21

20

26

1,475.9

47.6

0.232

0.27

Sept.

34

25

28

20

18

14

12

11

11

9.9

9.9

9.5 

9.1

***! 11_

62

81

38

32

56

83

334

13T

67

46

38

32

27 

24

22

1,312.1

43.7

0.213

0.24

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,760 Min 4.3 Mean 230 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.21

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,380 Min 7.0 Mean 156 Cfsm 0.761 In. 10. S3

Peak discharge (base, 2.100 efs).--Mar. 1 (10:30 p.m.) 12,000 cfs (14.25 ft); Apr.. 28 (6 a.m.) 

2,690 cfs (8.33 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 17-19, 21, 24-28, 31, Jan. 1-3, 5-27, Jan. 29 

to Feb. 1, Feb. 4-14 (no gage-height record Jan. 23, 24).
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 369

Kishacoqulllas Creek at Reedsville, Pa.

Location.-Lat 40°39'15", long 77°35'00", on left bank 150 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 322, 1 mile southeast of Reedsville, Mifflin County, and 1 mile downstream from Honey Creek.

Drainage area. 164 sq ml.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1954.

a°Bg.-"Water"Stage reoorder - Datum of gage is 551.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 14 years (1940-54), 227 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 3,520 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 8.48 ft) from 

rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs as explained below; minimum, 19 cfs Oct 1, 

Nov. 4, 5 {gage height, 1.47 ft).

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 9,830 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 13.12 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow.; minimum daily, 14 cfs Jan. 9-12, 1940.

Flood in March 1936 reached a stage about 1 ft higher than that of Nov. 25, 1950.

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

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect 

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

1.5 

1.8 

2.5 

3.0

20

32

85

US

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.O

397

775

1,320

2,080

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

22

23 

22

21

27

24

23

23

24

23

22

2523" 

23

23

22

22

21

24

22

21

21

22

22

21

24

23

24

22

22

21

699

22.5

0.137

0.16

Nov.

21

TS 

22

21

*21

a21

a24

a27

a25

a26

a26

26

26 

24

24

26

25

25

24

23

23

26

146 -®5

48

41

36

32

29

29

959

32.0

0.195

0.22

Dec.

28

27 

26

2T

28

39

110

75

*60

80

78

66

68 

94

112

86

68

60

56

58

57

54

51

40

40

41

43

40

39

38

35

1,724

55.6

0.339

0.39

Jan.

32

34 

35

35

31

32

30

29

28

30

b27

b28

bSO 

*b26TT8"

29

b28

1}26

b28

28

30

b31

b27

b29

31

31

252

245

135

128

100

1,631

52.6

0.321

0.37

Feb.

90

97 

94

86

80

77

74

69

69

69

68

b54

b49 

BT

*57

60

162

133

102

95

283

373

30T

296

307

294

270,

242-

-

4,005

143

0.872

0.91

Mar.

1,470

1, 950 

1,220

870

645

530

478

428

382

352

313

280

avcffgf ^ ^-1/262

230

213

204

201 354-

310

*288

283

265

404

397

364

. 364

391

361

327

14,720

475

2.90

3.34

Apr.

/ 299

280 

265

242

227

220

232

208

186

174

172

174

159 

152

150

223

452

397

379

352

321

302

391

361

330

316

431

565

478

8,933

298

1.82

2.03

May

44<V

460 

833

*2,050

1,250

945

775

798

625

585

512

460,

382

347

324

299

275

257

265

267

227

204

186

176

162

152

143

209

153

14, 302

461

2.81

3.24

June

*137

172 

146

294

182

164

152

140

184

191

145

145 

132

128

129

117

108

102

95

89

85

101

90

82

79

74

71

70

68

3,878

129

0.787

0.88

July

66

62 

59

88

89

~8T 102

80

70

66

62

*57

55 

55

75

65

57

56

53

50

48

45

43

41

43

40

39

38

42

38

1,803

58.2

0.355

0.41

Aug.

38

36 

40

42

41

50

38

38

50

55

*50

46

40 

38

38

39

42

38

46

64_

60

50

42

38

36

36

34

33

3T

33

35

1,299

41.9

0.255

0.29

Sept.

35

32 

32

30

30

30

28

29

29

28

28

26

27

75

28

28

26

29

36

S2

39

3S

30

28

26

26

27

25

24

871

29.0

0.177

0.20

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,750 Min 21 Mean 231 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.11

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,030 Mln 21 Mean 150 Cfsm 0.915 In. 12.44

Peak discharge (base. 1,100 cfs). Mar. 1 (7 p.m.) 3,520 Cfs (8.48 ft)} May 4 (2 a.m.) 2,710 cfs 

(7.71 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record} discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
370 SDSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Tuscarora Creek near Port Royal, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°30'55", long 77°25'10", on left bank 100 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

2 miles southwest of Port Royal, Junlata County, and 3-g- miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 214 sq ml.

Records available. October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1954 In 

reports or Geological Survey. August 1911 to September 1941 In reports of Pennsylvania 

Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 420.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Aug. 5, 1931, at site 100 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 43 years (1911-54), 260 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,350 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 12.48 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 6.0 cfs Jan. 8, 

result of freezeup; minimum gage height, 2.59 ft Feb. 12, result of freezeup.

1911-54: Maximum discharge, 19,400 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 19.73 ft, from 

high-water mark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 21.60 ft Mar. 19, 1936, from floodmark (backwater from Juniata River); minimum discharge observed, 1 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 4-6, 14, 

18, 1913, Sept. 21, 1914.

Maximum stage known prior to 1911, 20.5 ft June 1, 1889 (backwater from Juniata 

River).

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

shirting-control, which are fair. Some regulation at medium and low flows by gristmills above stations.

Revisions. WSP 756: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

83

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

cram

In.

Oct.

15

14

14

12

15

17

20

24

25

24

24

23

24

23

22

23

24

24

25

26

27

28

30

30

33

38

37

38

40

42

T7T Ob

795

25.6

0.120

0.14

Nov.

29

24

24

22

*2J.

21

25

31

36

38

40

38

34

33

30

30

28

27

24

24

23

24

175

TBT

83

66

55

52

47

44

1,309

43.6

0.204

0.23

Dec.

43

43

41

41

48

60

349

248

 129

129

135

108

142

316

505

222

133

b74

67

108

87

80

67

b37

Iff

52

52

4Z

49

45

41

3,541

114

0.533

0.62

Jan.

29

37

43

43

31

34

37

24

33

33

 23

2T

32

32

29

30

34

34

34

33

35

44

48

74

68

65

290

450

2TCT

160

110

2,208

71.2

0.333

0.38

Feb.

SB

92

80

70

66

70

58

50

58

60

56

50

41

55

*49

56

106

178

113

94

322

990

Z5B

301

308

258

248/

199,

4,564

163

0.762

0.79

Mar.

2,340

4, 190-

1, 200

892

563

440

369

334

281

258

228

205

zo£

316

264

219

203

192

187

TIT

376

 301

270

239

388

548

402

342

312

284

252

17,014

549

2.57

2.96

Apr.

219

195

198

190

165

160

182

177

154

140

138

\ 151

' v 135

T30" 130

230

820 5SO"

430

331

267

236

219

208

190

182

209

687

528

377

7,938

265

1.24

1.38

May

316

348

428

 2,480

1, ISO

730

548

791

678

548

452

373

320

270

239

219

198

187

168

202

358

221

175

154

143

136

124

114

110

T5?

112

12,454

402

1.88

2.16

June

 95

146

148

Z5B" 293

149

124

108

97

163

192

183

116

99

88

87

94

83

76

68

64

60

70

71

62

56

53

53

53

51

3,222

107

0.500

0.56

July

51

49

48

60

74

88

61

51

44

37

34

*30

28

27

46

90

4T

26

24

22

20

18

20

20

18

15

IT

18

18

18

20

1,136

36.6

0.171

0.20

Aug.

19

18

22

27

28

41

32

26

32

69

 57

31

23

20

20

21

24

29

29

21

22

33

37

27

22

20

18

17

16

IT

81

899

29.0

0.136

0.16

Sept.

112

T?

27

31

32

23

21

20

20

19

19

20

18 IS"

19

30

33

34

29

57

60

86

95

49

36

32

29

28

25

24

1,088

36.3

0.170

0.19

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,000 Min 12 Mean 244 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.47

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,190 Min 12 Mean 154 Ctam 0.720 In. 9.77

Peak discharge (base, 5,700 cfs).--Mar. 2 (5:30 a.m.) 7,350 cfs (12.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 7-10, Jan. 26-30, Feb. 1-14, Apr. 13-19; discharge estimated on 

basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, or records for nearby stations. Shifting-control 

method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 6, Nov. 11 to Dec. 14, Dec. 16, 17, Dec. 19-23, Dec. 25 to Jan. 25, June 

27 to Sept. 30.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 371

Cocolamus Creek near Millerstown, Pa.

Location. Lat 40 C 33'55", long 77°07'05", on right bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on State

 Highway 17, 2.3 miles northeast of Millerstown, Perry County, and 3 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 57.2 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1931 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. Pebruary 1930 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and 

Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 425.50 ft above mean 

sea level (Pennsylvania state highway benchmark).

Average discharge. 24 years (1930-54), 78.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,650 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 7.49 ft); minimum

 8.4 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 1.14 ft).

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 4,560 cfs Aug. 24, 1933, Nov. 25, 1950; maximum gage 

height, 8.20 ft Aug. 24, 1933; minimum discharge, 0.7 cfs Aug. 15, 1932 (gage height, 

0.81 ft); minimum daily, 1.3 cfs Aug. 28, 1932, Aug. 21, 1944.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or shifting control, which 

are fair. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by gristmills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 1081: 1932-33, 1934(M), 1935-36.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect or shifting 

control (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27 Jan. 28 to Sept. 30

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

2.5

3.6

5.1

10.5

20

2.2 

2.5 

2.8 

3.2

36

76

152

318

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

2.5

3.4

4.8

10

19

35

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.2

74

119

223

450

696

1,350

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

ftf

2.9

3.1

3.4

6.8

8.1

5.7

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.6

5.3

5.7

4.9

6.3 

7.6

9^0 

7.9

153.8

4.96

0.087

0.10

Nov.

5.5 

4.9

4.6

4.6

 4.5

4±5

5.5

10

9.7

9.7

11

9.7

10.5

11

13.5

14.5

14.5

12.5

10

8.7

7.9

7.9

51

30

21

IS

13.5

13 

11.5 

10.5

363.5

12.1

0.212

0.24

Dec.

10.5 

10

1*0

9.4

19

37

281

101

66

*82

'57

56

70

222

178

101

63

44

46

45

38

35

32

21

24

26

24

21 

21 

19

16.5

1,784.4

57.6

1.01

1.16

Jan.

10.5 

14

16

15

10

14

12

8.0

10

11

*7.0

9.0

10

9.0

8.0

10

9.4

8.0

9.0

9.0

10

11

9.0

10

11

11

150

210 

140 

78

58

906.9

29.3

0.512

0.59

Feb.

38 

47

39

34

30

28

21

18

25

24

21

13

12

16

 19

23

174

122

88

71

541

525

227

174

149

125

104

94

2,802

100

1.75

1.82

Mar.

1.550 

867

388

232

160

125

114

109

92

90

76

66

74

92

76

66

63

51

58

128

94

84

*80

71

200

219

160

131 

114 

99

82

5,597

181

3.16

3.64

Apr.

71 

60

56

47

43

42

49

41

33

30

32

34

30

26

27

132

498

231

149

114

94

80

76

66

58

52

78

134 

109 

92

2,584

86.1

1.51

1.68

May

84 

96

300

700

sTo

 188

143

146

106

114

88

78

68

60

56

49

44

39

36

49

46

34

28

24

23

21

19

««*

68 

23

3,088.5

99.6

1. 7.4

2.01

June

*19.5 

57

31

73

39

30

23

20

18.5

17.5

20

17

41

20

19

21

17.5

15.5

14

13

12

11.5

17.5

13

11.5

10.5

9.4

f*

8.7

637.7

21.3

0.372

0.41

July

8.1 

7.3

7.3

15

14.5

16.5

11.5

13.5

11

8.4

7.6

*7.0

6.0

5.6

11

10.5

7.3

6.5

6.3

6.3

5'. 2

4.3

3.8

3.3

3.1

.3.2

3.0

H4.0 

4.6

227.6

7.34

0.128

0.15

Aug.

3.3 

2.7

4.4

8.1

8.2

16

9.2

17

14.5

16

*11

9.7

7.0

5.6

5.2

6.3

7.6

6.3

7.4

25

12

11.5

8.4

7.0

10.5

9.7

7.8

6.5 

5.8

7.7 

139

416.4

13.4

0.234

0.27

Sept.

16.5

13.5

10.5

9.7

8.4

8.4

9.4

7.8

7.6

7.0

5.8

*5.2

5.8

8.7

8.7

7.0

7.6

8.7

8.7

13.5

9.2

7.0

6.3

6.0

5.8

5.8 

5.4

4.8

292.8

9; 7 6

0.171

0.19

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,630 Mln 2.8 Mean 80.4 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.08

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,330 Mln 2.7 Mean 51.7 Cfsm 0.904 In. 12.26

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 cfs). Feb. 21 (8:30 p.m.) 1,260 cfs (5.03 ft); Mar. 1 (8 p.m.) 3,650 

cfs (7.49 ft); May 4 (time unknown) 1,020 cfs (4.58 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 17-19, Jan. 1, 2, 5-31, Feb. 7-13. Shiftingcontrol method used June 19-22, June 24 to Aug. 7, Aug. 9-19, 21-30, Sept. 6-21, 23-30.
372 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Juniata River at Newport, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°28 I 45", long 77 0 07'45", on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge 

at Newport, Perry County, 1,000 ft upstream from Little Buffalo Creek.

Drainage area. 3,354 sq mi.

Records available. March 1899 to December 1913, October 1918 to September 1921, October 

1923 to September 1926, and October 1931 to September 1954 in reports of Geological 

Survey. March 1899 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests 

and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 363.93 ft above mean sea level datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to July 16, 1929, chain gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 53 years (1899il905, 1907-54), 4,336 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 51,000 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 16.77 ft); minimum, 241 cfs Jan. 8 (gage height, 2.78 ft), result of freezeup; minimum daily, 416 ofs 

Oct. 15, 21.

1899-1954: Maximum discharge, 190,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 34.24 ft, from 

floodmark in gage shelter), from rating curve extended above 100,000 cfs; minimum, that 

of Jan. 8, 1954; minimum daily, 286 ofs Sept. 25, 1932.

Maximum stage known, 35.9 ft June 1, 1889. from floodmarks (discharge, 209,000 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 100,000 cfs).

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

ulation at low flow by powerplants and mills above station. Records of suspended sediment loads and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

Revisions (water years). WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 781: 1902(M). WSP 921: 1936(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

2.9 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0

335

635

1,060

2,040

6.0

12.0

15.3

7,160 

27,9OO 

43,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

H 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

635

635

547

547

547

485

465

624

660

624

613

580

505

425 

JtiS.

475

465

525

525

475

416

547

536

495

515

495

525

547

591

648 

591

16,679

638

0.160

0.18

Nov.

569

525

475

591

525

*iS5

640

635

580

602

685

685

660

580 

591

624

525

495

580

580

613

591

1,020

1,400

1.600

1,140

872

794

698

672

20,972

699

0.208

0.23

Dec.

648

602

648

591

672

730

1,890

1,780

1,720

*1,530

1,340

1,160

1,210

2,000

2.580

2,560

2,260

1,340

699

1,230

1,410

1,170

1,110

878

788

921

851

788

660

748 

722

37,236

1,201

0.358

0.41

Jan.

680

726

685

613

635

664

748

572

520

540

620

640

540

450 

580

740

800

720

640

680

800

920

1,100

1,250

1,700

1,500

2,100

4,500

5.200

3,470 

3,120

38,453

1,240

0.370

0.43

Feb.

2,560

1,930

1,690

1,800

1,650

1,470

1,290

1,090

1,110

1,120

1,010

840

520

460 

¥62

830

1,620

2,040

*2,13p

2,040

2,940

5. .740

5,470

4,300

4,040

3,920

3,800

3,430

-

61,802

2,207

0.658

0.69

Mar.

7,920

43.100

38,900

19,600

12,200

8,990

7,020

6,020

5,340

4,940

4,42O

3,920

3,550

5.4SQ 

3,430

3,800

4,040

3,920

3,550

3,920

4,680

4,940

*5,070

4,680

5,070

6,720

6,870

6,300

5,740

5,600 

5,340

255,020

8,162

2.43

2.81

Apr.

4,300

4,420

3,670

3,800

3,190

3,430

3,550

3,310

3,090

2,880

2,420

2,490

2,740

8,650 

2.58Q

2,540

6,460

10,000

8,370

7,020

5,880

5,200

4,810

4,810

5,200

4,300

4,170

7,720

10.600

*8,060

143,460

4,782

1.43

1.59

May

7,160

6,870

7,610

16.100

13,400

9,630

7,460

7,460

8,060

6,720

6,300

5,470

5,070

4,680 

4,040

3,920

3,550

3,310

3,430

2,900

3,550

4,170

4,040

3,670

3,190

2,810

2,880

2,470

2.150

2,260 

3,050

167,380

5,399

1.61

1.86

June

2,190

*2,330

5,040

5,340

6.580

5,200

4,420

3,800

2,860

2,700

3,020

3,430

3,920

3,050 

2,670

2,310

2,440

2,170

1,950

1,780

1,610

1,530

1,570

1,530

1,760

1,450

1,190

1,120

m978

80,869

2,696

O.S04

0.90

July

946

916

844

1,090

1,190

1,650

1,390

1,190

1,140

946

962

830

735

*788 

8§8

830

1,190

2.150

1,580

794

735

766

624

735

602

602

580

580

580

CCQ gpg 

624

29,005

936

0.279

0.32

Aug.

722

708

558

S£8

66O

788

830

872

858

858

*981

1,060

886

816 

735

735

748

646

790

1,090

900

931

978

946

1,570

991

748

774

722

660 

1.950

27,071

873

0.260

0.30

Sept.

1,110

900

858

774

710

698

624

591

558

536

547

515

558

1S5 

515

*602

591

602

698

915

1,120

1,120

1,120

1.710

1,340

840

802

774

685

602

23,510

784

0.234

0.26

Calendar year 1953 ! Max 41,600 Min 416 Mean 4,187 Cfsm 1,25 In. 16.93

Water year 1953-54 : Max 43,100 Min 416 Mean 2,464 Cfsm 0.735 In. 9,9ft

Peak discharge (base. 29.0QO efs). Mar. 2 (7:30 p.m.) 51,000 cfs (16.77 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 7, Jan. 9-29, Feb. 12-14.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 373

Bixler Run near Loysville, Pa

Location. Lat 40°22'15", long 77°24'10", on right bank 400 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 850 at Bixler, 2.3 miles upstream from mouth, and 3.6 miles west of Loysville, Perry County.

Drainage area. 15.0 sq mi.

Records available. January to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 601.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 14, 1954, wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator 400 ft downstream at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 517 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 4.52 ft, site then 

in use): maximum gage height. 4.58 ft June 4; minimum discharge, 3.6 cfs Sept. 12, 13, 

14, 15 (gage height, 3.23 ft).

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

is operated in connection with a study of the effect of soil conservation practices on 

streamflow and suspended sediment loads. Records of suspended sediment loads for the 

water year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

Rating tables, Jan. 28 to Sept. 30, 1954, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

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

Jan. 28 to Mar. 1

1.35

1.4

1.5 

1.9

3.7

6.1

13

32

2.3 

2.8 

3.3 

3.5

94

160

198

Mar. 2 to May 13 

8.7

May 14 to Sept. 30

1.45

1.5

1.9

2.3

2.9

32

50

105

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5 

3.9

3.2 

4.4 

5.9 

9.2

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, January to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec . Jan.

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

*14

11 

10

6.7

-

-

-

-

Feb.

8.7

7.3

6.7

6.1

5.5

b5.0

b4.5

*5.0

b5.6

5.5

b5.0

b4.1

b4.5

5.0

*5.5

5.5

17

9.4

8.0

7.3

89

58

31

25

23

22

18

16

-

413.2

14.8

0.987

1.02

Mar.

194

*98

69

42

31

25

24

21

20

18

17

16

26

24

18

16

16

15

19

30

16

*15

15

15

*40

32

23

22

20 

19

17

973

31.4

2.09

2.41

Apr.

16

14

16

13

13

13

14

13

IP.

10

11

1111

10

11

19

53

31

23

19

17

16

16

14

14

13

18

*20

16 

14

489

16.3

1.09

1.21

 

May

14

14

92

li

42

31

29

35

24

24

20

19

18

18

16

15

14

13

12

19

15

12

11

9.7

9.2

8.4

8.0

7.6

8.0 

10

6.9

668.8

21.6

1.44

1.66

June

8.7

*19

11

28

11

8.8

7.6

6.9

6.7

14

15

8.0

7.2

6.4

6.7

6.7

6.4

5.9

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.2

6.4

5.4

5.0

4.9

JLl

4.8

4.8 

4.8

246.5

8.22

0.548

0.61

July

4.8

4.6

4.5

6.2

6.2

5.0

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.5

*4.5

6.6

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

U, *4.1

4.1 

4.2

4.1

145.2

4.68

0.312

0.36

Aug.

1*0

4.1

4.8

*4.2

5.8

4.8

4.2

4.2

9.7

5.0

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.5

4.5

4.1

4.1

4.1

5.6

4.5

4.1

4.6

4.2

4.1

4.0

4.0

4.1 

8.0

IP.

150.8

4.86

0.324

0.37

Sept.

4.6

4.4

4.5

4.2

4.1

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.9

3*6

3.6

3.6

4.4

*4.5

4.0

3.9

5.0

4.7

5.5

5.2

4.2

4.1

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.8 

3.6

124.9

4.16

0.277

0.31

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Peak discharge (base. 160 efs). Feb. 21 (4 p.m.) 180 cfs (3.41 ft); Mar. 1 (4 p.m.) 517 cfs 

(4.52 ft); May 3 (9 p.m.) 354 cfs (4.08 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-"1 -1 "charge relation affected by Ice.
374 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Sherman Creek at Shermandale, Pa.

Location. Lat 40 0 19'25", long 77°10'05", on left bank on downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 34 at Shermandale, Perry County, l£ miles upstream from Pishing Run.

Drainage area. 200 sq ml.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1954 In reports of Geological Survey.

September 1929 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and 

Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 422.63 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Jan. 29, 1930, chain gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years (1929-54), 286 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,710 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 7.32 ft); minimum, 

16 cfs Jan. 8 (gage height, 0.86 ft), result of freezeup.

1929-54: Maximum discharge, 18,800 cfs Aug. 24, 1933 (gage height. 14.05 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs; minimum, 3.9 cfs Dec. 1, 1930 (gage height, 0.72 

ft); minimum daily, 10 cfs Dec. 24, 25, 1930, Sept. 30, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 20.34 ft July 22, 1927, from floodmark (discharge, about 37,000 

cfs).

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

which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

{Shifting-control method used Aug. 9-13, 16-26, Aug. 30 to

Sept. 1, Sept. 20, 22, 23)

0.8

.9

1.0

1.2

1.5

19

30

61

129

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.9

284

740

1,380

3,040

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

22

23

11

22 

27

32

26

29

28

34

24

32

30

23

28

28

31

26

28

28

28

29

29

30

36

36

36

55

54

44 

42

957

30.9

0.154

0.18

Nov.

37

34

34

35

26

*31

42

46

59

58

57

54

50

41

46

50

43

36

38

28

36

36

270.

159

86

68

63

49

41

44

1,697

56.6

0.283

0.32

Dec.

50

40

43

40 

55

113

884

299

176

*188

179

144

226

639

546

295

205

137

155

168

137

122

109

87

100

116

86

76

73

73 

67

5,628

182

0.910

1.05

Jan.

50

54

58

61 

49

51

52

42

58

54

10

50

56

*54

48

52

60

54

58

58

62

120

140

130

110

115

320 SM

325

262 

145

3,322

107

0.535

0.62

Feb.

168

182

151

126 

105

90

76

70

84

85

83

60

54

72

*79

77

221

232

159

137

1,430

1.850

768

565

546

453

401

340

-

8,664

309

1.54

1.61

Mar.

2,000

2.570

1,310

1,000 

670

555

480

453

397

376

333

502

363

584

448

380

344

317

310

686

489

*405

380

337

557

619

466

418

389

364 

325

18,627

601

3.00

3.46

Apr.

295

263

260

242 

223

216

277

239

207

185

191

210

185

176.

176

310

1.160

740

527

422

360

321

306

280

266

260

363

850

619

*503

10,632

354

1.77

1.98

May

440

397

836

5.040 

1,290

880

713

1,040

713

670

560

494

427

572

337

306

284

263

259

276

548

249

207

188

176

168

151

142

a!35

a!80 

al35

15,656

505

2.52

2.91

June

a!20

*a240

188

255 

200

142

122

106

97

95

162

117

92

86

77

79

85

77

68

61

65

52

89

86

52

44

46

48

42

11

3,030

101

0.505

0.56

July

39

58

54

58

61

67

51

47

67

56

55

55

59

*45

82

100

71

57

55

41

37

51

55

29

24

27

28

27

26

28 

22

1,566

44.1

0.220

0.25

Aug.

12.

21

37

38 

45

69

44

36

90

*90

54

41

31

22

24

35

34

31

33

28

76

69

58

45

32

32

26

27

20

38 

511

1,754

56.6

0.283

0.55

Sept.

152

74

65

42

41

46

32

52

29

50

30

28

32

*59

50

42

43

88

75

95

79

54

34

54

58

33

27 

31

1,469

49.0

0.245

0.27

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,860 Min 17 Mean 320 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.70

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,040 Min 17 Mean 199 Cfsm 0.995 In. 13.54

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). Feb. 21 (10 p.m.) 5,710 cfs (6.48 ft)j Mar. 1 (8 p.m.) 4,710 

cfs (7.52 ft); May 4 (5 a.m.) 4,520 efs (6.96 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 27, 28, Jan. 1, 2, 8-27, 29, Feb. 5-9, 12-14.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 375

Clark Creek near Carsonville, Pa.

Location. Lat 40"27"35", long 76 045'10", on right bank 0.3 mile downstream from Clark 

Creek Dam, if miles southeast of Carsonville, Dauphin County, and 15 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 22.5 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control (corrected). Datum of gage is 552.32 

~Irt above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to 

Jan. 6, 1939, water-stage recorder at site about 1,700 ft (corrected) upstream at datum 

9.49 ft higher. Jan. 6, 1939, to July 27, 1940, chain gage at site 100 ft downstream 

at different datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 39.2 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversion since 1941).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 185 cfs May 11 (gage height, 2.81 ft); minimum, 

1.0 cfs Jan. 7 (gage height, 0.73 ft).

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 988 cfs Nov. 13, 1937, from rating curve extended above 

400 cfs; maximum gage height, 4.81 ft May 27, 1946; minimum daily discharge, 0.2 cfs 

Jan. 29 to Feb. 3, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those below 4.0 cfs or those for period of no gage-height 

record, which are fair. Plow regulated by Clark Creek Reservoir (capacity, 

5,260,000,000 gal). Diversion from reservoir to city of Harrisburg.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

1.9 

1.0 

1.2

0.8 

1.5 

2.4 

3.6 

6.9

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.4

12

21

43

110

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

 total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.7

4.7

5.8

4.7

6.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.4

£ii

4.4

5.6

4.4

4.4

4.5

6.0

5.5

4.4

5.4

JL£

4.4

4.4

4.5

5.4

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.5

150.1

4.84

-2.26

Nov.

JLA

4.4

4.4

5.9

5.4

4.5

4.5

4.5

5.6

*6.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.4

6.5

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

ill

6.0

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.4

5.3

146.1

4.87

+3.87

Dec.

5.9 ia

5.4

4.4

4.4

5.5

6.2

5.8

*4.5

5.8

4.5

4.7

4.8

1*3

6.2

4.8

a4.7

a4.7

a4.7

a4.7

a4.5

a7.0

a4.5

a4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.4

5.1

155.5

5.02

+18. 6

Jan.

4.2

4.4

4.4

5.5

4.9

ixi

2.5

3.3

3.6

3.9

5.2

5.4

4.2

4.

4.

4.

4.

*4.

5.1

4.5

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.4

5.4

4.5

£16.

4.4

4.2

4.2

136.1

4.39

+6.75

Feb.

5.2

5.7

4^4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

5.7

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

6.0

lil

5.1

*4.8

4.8

7.0

6.2

6.2

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.1

-

143.8

5.14

+32.4

Mar.

16

10.5

9.2

7.8

6.7

6.4

6.2

6.0

7.1

5.8

5.8-

5.6

5.8

6.5

8.1

5.8

5.8

5.6

6.0

6.9

6.2

6.0

*7.0

6.0

7.6

6.9

6.4

6.4

6.4

7.9

6.0

216.4

6.98

+85.5

Apr.

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.6

6.8

7.4

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.9

5.5

5,1

5.8

ii

7.8

6.9

7.7

6.4

7.7

6.0

5.8

6.0

7.0

7.1

*6.4

6.2

6 .0

_

196.3

6.54

+69.3

May

5.8

5.6

6.4

9.2

6.5

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.2

39

125

93

81

65

51

45

40

32

28

25

22

17.5

15.5

13.5

11

9.0

7.8

6.8

5.0

9.5

7.4

785.9

25.4

+50.6

June

7.8

8^7

7.1

4.7

A.4

4.7

4.7

5.7

*5.9

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.7

4.4

4.7

5.4

5.9

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

6.2

4.7

5.3

4.4

4.5

4.4

5.2

6.2

4.7

155.9

5.20

+6.00

July

IxZ

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.5

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

6.2

5.0

5.0

*4.8

4.8

4.8

*4.8

6.3

4.8

5.8

4.8

L2.

4.7

4.7

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

155.6

5.02

-2.92

Aug.

AJ

4.7

5.3

4.7

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

6.2

*6.1

5.0

5.6

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

6.3

4.8

5.1

5.0

5.3

5.0

4.8

6^5

5.1

5.7

4.8

4.8

4.8

6

0

 c.

5.1

160.1

5.16

+1.22

Sept.

6.3

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.4

4.8

5.5

4.8

4.8

4.8

*4.8

lii

4.8

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.8

5.8

6.1

4.7

1*5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.7

5.3

4.5

5.2

149.7

4.99

-2.12

Adjusted for diversion and change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

2.58 

0.115 

0.13

8.74 

0.38E 

0.42

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

23.6 

1.05 

1.21

11.1 

0.493 

0.57

37.5 

1.67 

1.74

92.5 

4.11 

4.74

75.8 

3.37 

3.76

76.0 

3.38 

3.90

Observed

Max 330 Mln 4.1 Mean 25.8 

Max 103 Mln 1.1 Mean 6.99

11.2 

0.498 

0.56

2.10 

0.093 

0.11

6.38 

0.283 

0.33

2.87 

0.128 

0.14

Adjusted

Mean 38.0 Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.90 

Mean 29.2 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.62

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion above station for municipal supply and change In contents In Clark Creek Reservoir, 

equivalent In cubic feet per second; furnished by city of Harrisburg.

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

releases from Clark Creek Reservoir.
376 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Conodoguinet Creek near Hogestown, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°15'10", long 77°01'15", on left bank 1,000 ft upstream from highway 

bridge, three-eighths of a mile downstream from Hogestown Run, and 1 mile northeast 

of Hogestown, Cumberland County.

Drainage area.--470 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1931 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey.

September 1929 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and 

Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 351.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Aug. 3, 1931, chain gage at site 

1,000 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.-^25 years (1929-54), 554 cfs,

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,840 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 6.08 ft); minimum, 

55 cfs Jan. 11 (gage height, 0.86 ft), result of freezeup.

1929-54: Maximum discharge, 15,700 cfs Mar. 12, 1952 (gage height, 12.16 ft); minimum, 24 cfs Dec. 16, 1930; minimum daily, 26 cfs Dec. 23, 1930.

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

diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

80

127

220

422

3.0 

4.0 

5.9

950

1,690

3,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

110

107

107

107

107

117

122

117

117

157

80

149

114

86

102

112

112

110

107

98

114

86

134

80

96

114

108

129

144

152

127

3,522

114

0.243

0.28

Nov.

120

112

110

107

104

*102

108

120

122

127

130

130

130

122

120

120

114

110

110

104

104

110

315

350

273

196

167

152

138

133

4,260

142

0.302

0.34

Dec.

124

120

114

114

120

175

*904

990

575

488

483

409

542

974

1.470

885

590

380

275

337

337

300

273

225

160

165

185

180

174

177

170

12,415

400

0.851

0.98

Jan.

158

138

147

147

144

138

133

120

105

110

90

105

130

125

130

140

145

*120

160

164

167

193

235

350

312

265

320

640

490

390

310

6,321

204

0.434

0.50

Feb.

220

257

246

231

210

186

177

161

141

161

170

135

110.

140

149

147

272

*528

435

345

431

5.210

1,690

1,050

918

765

738

620

13,843

494

1.05

1.10

Mar.

1,060

5.510

2,100

1,740

1,160

918

765

710

650

590

528

488

474

786

1,020

795

666

580

524

867

1,300

885

738

635

*688

950

765

645

590

546

501

28,174

909

1.93

J2.25

Apr.

465

422

396

388

358

341

354

354

325

296

284

284

276

261

257

305

839

1,050

699

560

483

426

400

379

371

409

418

1,280 <j4i

ooo

14,825

494

1.05

1.17

May

699

688

882

2.910

1,920

1,220

950

1,170

1,420

1,160

1,020

825

710

605

542

496

452

431

392

388

470

478

366

325

300

288

276

257

250

265 

255

22,390

722

1.54

1.77

June

220

246

265

257

269

253

210

*189

180

174

186

196

193

174

161

158

281

196

170

155

144

138

141

158

135

127

117

110

110

107

5,400

180

0.583

0.43

July

107

110

107

120

138

155

147

144

*122

112

107

104

104

102

120

117

149

150

114

107

100

95

95

95

95

93

93

89

91

91 

93

5,420

110

0.234

0.27

Aug.

93

95

98

102

114

112

112

107

122

155

127

120

150

105

96

*105

98

95

94

100

117

189

344

202

152

127

107

98

96 

102

197

3,887

125

0.266

0.51

Sept.

567

279

177

149

149

150

119

107

100

95

87

87

85.

86

89

*102

154

190

152

180

206

236

428

275

200

164

144

150

122

113

4,900

163

0.547

0.59

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,120 Mln 80 Mean 606 Cfsra 1.29 In. 17.49

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,510 Mln 80 Mean 338 Cfsra 0.719 In. 9.77

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs). Mo peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6, 7, Dec. 18, 19, 24-27, Jan. 8, 9, 11-19, 

27-51, Feb. 12-14.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 377

Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°15'10", long 76°52'30"

from sanitary dam, 3,700 ft downstream from Walnut Street~Bridge in'Harrisburg, Dauphin

on left bank at Nagle Street, 500 ft upstream

County, and 1.1 miles upstream from Paxton Creek.

Drainage area. 24.100 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1890 to September 1954.

.--Water-stage recorder and concrete-slab control. Datum of gage is 290.01 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Supplementary wireweight gage at Walnut Street Bridge at same datum. Prior to Oct. 1, 1930, chain gage 

at Walnut Street Bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 64 years, 34,570 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 242.000 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 13.15 ft at 

Nagle Street and 14.44 ft at Walnut Street); minimum. 2,680 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 

2.77 ft at Nagle Street and 2.84 ft at Walnut Street).

1890-1954: Maximum discharge, 740,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 29.23 ft at 

Nagle Street and 30.33 ft at Walnut Street); minimum, 1,600 cfs Nov. 29, 1930, caused 

by temporary storage behind ice Jam upstream (gage height, 2.48 ft at Nagle Street and 

2.56 ft at walnut Street).

Maximum stage known during period 1786 to 1890, 26.8 ft at Walnut Street June 2, 

1889 (discharge, about 620,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Records .of chemical analyses for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

Revisions. All records prior to Oct. 1, 1923, have been revised. The revision was made 

in connection with the power project at Conowingo, Md., a project under the jurisdiction 

of the Federal Power Commission. A complete set of the revised records is on file at 

the Geological Survey, Washington, D. C., and also at the Pennsylvania Department of 

Forests and Waters, Division of Hydrography, Harrisburg, Pa.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 3 Mar. 4 to Sept. 30

2.8 

3.0 

3.3 

4.0

2,800

4,200

7,800

19,500

5.0

7.5 

1O.O 

12.8

43,300

110,000

163,000

232,000

2.8 

3.1 

3.5

3,100

5,300

10,600

4.0 20,000

5.0 44,300

7.5 110,000

Mote. Same as preceding 

table above 7.5 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3,280

3,160

3,040

2,860

2.800

2,860

2,800

2,860

3,040 

3,400

3,560

3,480

3,800

3,720

3,800

4.040

3,880

3,640

3,480

3,400

3,220

3,160

3,160

3,220

3,100

3,040

3,040

3,340

3,480 

3,400

3,800

102,860

3,318

0.138

0.16

Nov.

3480

3,950

4,040

4,040

3,880

3,720

3,880

4,900

5,440 

4,800

4,800

4,700

4,700

4,800

4,800

5,200

5,680

6,280

6,540

6,960

6,820

6,820

7,950

9,150

17.400

16,700

16,500

16,000

14,400

13,400

221, 740

7,391

0.307

0.34

Dec.

12,400

11,400

10,500

9,750

9.500

9,600

15,800

31,300

34,200 

32,900

35,400

34,200

30,500

30,500

36,700

38.000

36,700

30,500

23,500

22,800

19,900

18,400

17 , 100

16,000

15,000

16,000

16,900

16,500

15,600

14,800 

14 , 100

676,250

21,810

0.905

1.04

Jan.

13,100

12,400

11,600

10,800

10,500

10,400

10,000

8,600

8,600 

8,500

5,900

3,900

5 . 600

4,200

5,000

6,200

8,600

7,600

7,400

7,200

8,400

7,800

7,520

8,300

11,000

14,500

18,000

23,000

36,000

52,000 

50,000

400,620

12,920

0.536

0.62

Feb.

42,000

35,400

30,300

26,500

24,500

23,600

22,100

19,700

18,200 

16,500

15,500

13,500

10,500

8,800

10,500

11,900

11,900

25,400

68,500

83,900

73,300

86,500

106 , 000

104,000

86,500

73,300

63,000

58,300

-

-----

n, 170.1

41,790

1.73

1.81

Mar.

60,000

146,000

232,000

203,000

136,000

99,400

75,600

59,700

51,800 

45,800

42 , 900

38,800

36,200

35,000

35,000

35,000

36,200

35,000

31,700

31.200

33,700

37,500

38,800

41,500

40,200

42,900

45,800

51,800

54,900

51,800 

48,700

*J,953.9

63,030

2.62

3.02

Apr.

47,200

42 , 900

40,200

37,5OO

35,000

33,000

32,000

31,400

32,000 

35,000

33,000

32,200

31,000

50,200

30,500

31,700

42,800

96,800

117,000

108,000

90,400

73,600

59,700

53,300

53,300

53,300

50,200

*51,800

86,000

104,000

tl,589

52,970

2.20

2.45

May

92,700

77,900

*72,200

102,000

150,000

146,000

*U 0,000

88,100

77,900 

73,600

80,600

77,900

67,600

58,100

51,800

44,300

38,800

35,000

*31,700

29,000

27,000

26,100

24,300

23,200

21,500

20,400

20,400

*20,000

18.200

22 80O 

33*400

*1,762,5

56,850

2.36

2.72

June

28,800

25,200

27,400

42,900

54.900

45,800

'40,200

35,000

29,800 

26,100

24,300

22,300

22,300

21,300

21,700

21,300

21,700

21,300

19,400

17,400

15,200

14,100

13,200

12,100

* 11, 600

10,900

10,800

10,300

9,700

8 f _96 0

685,960

22,870

0.949

1.06

July

8,400

*7,840

7,440

7,310

7,980

7,840

8,960

9,100

9.400 

9,100

8,260

7,570

6,920

6,290

6,400

5,960

5,960

6,070

6,920

6,070

5,210

5,120

5,030

4,760

4,490

4,190

3,980

3,910

3,840

3,840 

5.700

197,860

6,383

0.265

0.31

Aug.

3,640

*3,580

3,840

3,640

4,050

4,760

4,670

4,850

5.740 

5,300

4,940

4,760

4,670

4,260

4,190

4,260

4,330

4,120

3,980

4,190

' 4,580

4,490

4,330

4,260

4,190

4,490

3,840

3,580

3.400

i,4ib

5,070

133,460

4,305

0.179

0.21

Sept.

7,110

10.800

7,700

6,290

5,630

5,030

5,850

5,630

5,120 

4,580

4,260

3,910

3,700

3,770

3.640

3,770

3,640

3,640

3,840

4,190

4,760

5 .520

5,740

6, ISO

6,400

5,850

5,300

5,030

4,760

4,400

156,040

5,201

0.216

0.24

Calendar year 1953: Max 203,000 Min 2,640 Mean 31,090 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.51

Water year 1953-54: Max 232,000 Min 2,800 Mean 24,800 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.98

Peak discharge (base. 180,000 cfs).--Mar. 3 (3 p.m.) 242,000 cfs (13.15 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 18, 19, 24-26, Jan. 7-20, Jan. 24 to Feb. 1,
378 SUSQUEHAHNA RIVER BASIN

Yellow Breeches Creek near Camp-Hill, Pa. 

(Formerly published as Yellow Breeches Creek at Dimsted Is Mill)

Location. Lat 40°13'30", long 76°53'50", on left bank 50 ft downstream from single span 

highway bridge, 150 ft downstream from Olmsted Mill dam, 1 mile southeast of Camp Hill, 

Cumberland County, and 3.1 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 216 sq ml (revised).

Records available. October 1918 to December 1919, and June to September 1954 In reports 

of Geological Survey. March 1909 to December 1919 In reports of Water Supply Commission of Pennsylvania. Prior to June 1954, published as at Olmsted's Mill."

;e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 301.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. March 1909 to December 1919 chain gage at 

bridge 50 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 8 years (1910-16, 1917-19), 316 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period June to September 1954, 298 cfs Aug. 20 (gage 

height, 1.67 ft); minimum, 31 cfs Aug. 2 (gage height, 0.31 ft, from reconstructed 

graph based on normal regulation pattern); minimum daily, 79 cfs Aug. 2.

1909-19, 1954: Maximum discharge, 5,550 cfs Aug. 22, 1915 (gage height, 8.61 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 3,700 cfs; minimum, 

that of Aug. 2, 1954, minimum dally, that of Aug. 2, 1954.

Flood of July 22, 1953, reached a stage of 9.4 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 3,940 

cfs, from rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. The Mechanlosburg Water Co. diverted water at a point about 

4 miles upstream from station for municipal water supply, equivalent to a mean discharge at station of 1.2 cfs. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill 

above station.

Rating table, June 17 to Sept. 3d, 1954 (gage height. 

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

0.6 

1.1

73

167

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, June to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfstn

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

_ _ _ _ _ ,

Mar. Apr. Hay June

.

-

_

_

-

.

-

-

.

-

_

-

-

.

-

.

*149

146

139

137

133 

136

128

131

124

123

123

119

123

US

-

-

-

-

July

127

121

121

131

135

141

149

Tso

 129

125

106

112

116

116

131

133

137

127

119

108

112 

116

112

112

110

110

106

110

106

1O4

104

3,716

120

0.556

0.64

Aug.

116

79

112

105

99

103

103

101

121

120

106

103

105

102

105

106

 102

96

101

144

min105

105

104

98

103

97

 106

121

3,363

108

O.5OO

0.58

Sept.

112

101

102

96

95

104

101

97

104

 94

93

17

100

93

95

121

121

108

125

Tie

112 

112

1O6

108

106

97

*99

99

101

103

3,120

104

0.481

0.54

Calendar year : Max Hln Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Hln Mean Cfstn In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SDSQUEHANMA RIVER BASIN 379

Swatara Creek at Harper Tavern, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°24'10", long 76°34'40" on left bank 10 ft downstream from State Highway 

934, at Harper Tavern, Lebanon County, 6 miles northwest of Annville, and 8£ miles below mouth of Little Swatara Creek.

Drainage area. 333 sq mi.

Records available. October 1919 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1954 in 

reports of Geological Survey. December 1918 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 356.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

i929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to July 16, 1931, chain gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 35 years (1919-54), 574 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,870 efs Dec. 7 (gage height, 8.38 ft); minimum 

daily, 34 cfs Aug. 1,2.

1918-54: Maximum discharge, 25,300 cfs Aug. 24, 1933 (gage height, 17.53 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 8 cfs Sept. 24, 25, 1932.

Maximum stage known, 25.6 ft June 1, 1889, from floodmark (discharge, 53,000 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs).

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

which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 726: Drainage area. WSP 1202: 1948.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

49

46

39

42

46

51

70

68

57

52

52

52

49

44

46

44

42

44

46 

52

49

49

52

52

54

62

57

108

153 

231

Tjg

1,997

64.4

0.193

0.22

Nov.

97

76

62

57

44

42.

49

78

 114

116

133

147

178

167

176

187

158

139

122

116

108

105

505

402

380

592

388

333

276 

243

5,590

186

0.559

0.62

Dec.

228

205

181

170

212

526

5.370

1,980

1.22Q

1,770

 1,190

1,030

1,360

1,950

1,700

1,220

970

7O9

630 

595

542

514

491

372

322

349

315

294

326

304 

276

27,321

881

2.65

3.05

Jan.

228

232

225

218

192

196

189

145

k

!35

140

120

 130

130

125

140

200

180

130

115 

125

230

800

580

430

360

370

700

1,260

630

491

9,882

319

0.958

1.10

Feb.

384

455

409

396

322

294

259

228

230

238

235

165

17i5

180

196

209

551

 682

455 

 392

876

1.890

1,220

970

821

736

688

566

-

14,217

508

1.53

1.59

Mar.

" 1,690

3.710

2,210

1,980

1,390

1,160

1,000

910

792

736

630

566

661

1,290

970

736

661

595

556 

1,100

850

698

656

595

 1,100

1,290

940

850

764

709

636

32,431

 1,046

3.14

3.62

Apr.

595

542

491

434

400

388

528

434

357

322

315

337

304

283,

276^

585

3.220

2,050

1,420 

1,090

910

792

698

636

580

532

583

940

709

576

21,327

711

2.14

2.38

May

514

473

555

2,670

 1,640

1,220

1,000

940

910

3.89tf

2,920

1,780

1,360

1,090

940

82i

709

641

561 

537

537

451

400

360

334

319

272

259

341

TOO IOC

371

29,597

955

2.87

3.31V

June

276

266

245

 212

196

186

161

140

126

126

134

137

236

291

181

224

173

137

118 

112

104

96

109

123

101

96

90

78

72

12

4,616

154

0.462

0.52

July

70

70

67

74

98

96

 83

78

74

69

65

62

57

62

92

80

63

55

54 

52

51

47

44

40

37

37

37

36

36

5S

35

1,856

59.9

0.180

0.21

Aug.

34

34

54

70

90

169

97

65

 208

423

155

105

84

74

70

74

76

63

92 

141

178

222

111

81

104

78

67

63

59

59

77

3,277

106

0.318

0.37

Sept.

119

76

62

55

51

47

44

44

43

43

44

43

 41

41

42

49

51

47

51 

55

61

59

52

47

45

40

38

37

1,501

50.0

0.150

0.17

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,370 Min 31 Mean 690 Cfsm 2.07 In. 28.15

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,370 Min 34 Mean 421 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.16

Peak discharee (base. 4.800 cfs). Dec. 7 (12:30 p.m.) 6,870 cfs (8.38 ft)j Mar. 2 (3:30 a.m.)

5,670 cfs (7,42 ft); May 10 (7 p.m.) 6,270 cfs (7.89 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record July 14-16, 24, 26-30, Aug. 1, 2, 11-17; discharge estimate on basis 

of recorded range in stage, weather records, or records for nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 8-27, Feb. 9, 12-14.
380 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Manada Creek at Manada Gap, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°23'50", long 76°42'35", on left bank just upstream from highway bridge 

at Manada Gap, Dauphin County, 3 miles northwest of Shellsville and 9 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 13.5 sq mi.

Records available. September 1937 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 516.07 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 17 years, 24.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 462 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 4.46 ft); minimum, 

1.7 cfs Nov. 7; minimum gage height, 1.28 ft Aug. 2.

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 2,650 cfs Aug. 16, 1942 (gage height, 8.60 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 790 cfs; minimum, 0.3 cfs Dec. 25, 1943; minimum daily, 

0.8 cfs Sept. 29, Oct. 9, 1941.

Remarks. Record fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second)

(Backwater from debris Oct. 12-28, Nov. 1-10, 13, 17-23; stagedischarge relation affected by Ice Dee. 19, 24, 25, Jan. 1, 

5, 8, Feb. 1, 8, 12, 13; shifting-control method used June 

28-30, July 2, 3, Aug. 1, 9, 10, 19-21, 25)

1.35

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8

1.7 

2.2 

3.6 

5.8 

12.5

2.1 

2.4 

3.0 

3.4

27

50

122

192

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2 1

2TT

2.2

2.3

2.6

4.4

3.8

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.7

8.6

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2 

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.8

3.3

3.6

3.4

9.4

576 

4.8

4.2

97.6

3.15

0.233

0.27

Nov.

3.8

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.4

2.2

578

*3.1

2.8

4.0

5.8

6.4

6.1

6.4

6.9

6.6 

5.1

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

-8.5 23

8.S

7.5

6.1

5.8

5.3 

5.1

162.6

5.42

0.401

0.45

Dec.

4.8

4.6

4.4

474

5.8

31

63

29

21

30

*20

22

24

55

42

31 

23

18

15

13.5

12

11.5

9.8

6.9

7.5

6.9

6.6

6.4

6.9 

6.4

5.8

548.2

17.7

1.31

1.51

Jan.

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.2

4.8

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

*4.6

4.6

4.4

5.8

5.6 

4.6

3.8

5.1

5.1

7.3

7.6

5.3

4.6

5.6

6.4

16

TS~ 16.5

11.5

9.8

197.3

6. 35

0.471

0.54

Feb.

8.5

9.1

9.5

9.1

8.5

7.8

6.6

6.1

6.6

6.6

6.4

4.6

478

5.1

5.6

6.4 

46

28

23

*20

53

52

42

36

32

28

23.

21.

515.3

18.4

1.36

1.42

Mar.

185

150

109

77

58

45

36

30

25 ^

2<£,

16.5

41

34

30 

26

24

24

41

29

26

25

23

*59

55

46

40

34

30

25

1,411.5

45.5

3.37

3.89

Apr.

24

22

20

17.5

17

18.5

19

15

12.5

? 11.5

11.5

12

11.5

11

9.S

38 

-96 182

64

46

36

31

28

24

23

21

26

*35

27 

24

933.8

31.1

2.30

2.57

May

22

21

33

116 ^70

53

43

40

32

95

69

55

44

36

32

29

26

24

22

24

19

16.5

15

13.5

13.5

13

12

11.5

T975 

24

13 5

1,057.0

34.1

2.53

2/91

June

12.5

17

12.5

*11.5

10

9.1

8.8

8.2

7.8

9.0

8.5

7.2

7.2

6.4

7.8

7.5

6.6

5.8

5.8

5.3

5.1

5.1

8.8

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.2

4.0 

5,8

224.9

7.50

0.556

0.62

July

3.8

3.6

3.8

7.2

6.6

5.3

5.1

5.1

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.6

*3.4

3.7

7.8

3.8 

3.4

3.3

3.4

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

273 

2 3

'

114.8

3.70

0.274

0.32

Aug.

2.2

272

3.7

3.2

5.2

3.6

2.8

2.6

*20

6.0

3.6

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.0 

3.0

2.6

7.5

6.6

14

7.5

5.3

4.2

6.8

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.1 

4.5

4.8

150.7

4.86

0.360

0.42

Sept.

3.3

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.4

278

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.4

»2.4

2.4

3.4

H2.8

3.5

3.1

3.7

3.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2 c O

85; 2

2.84

0.210

0.23

Calendar year 1953: Max 258 Mln 2.1 Mean 25.4 Cfsm 1.8S In. 25.55

Water year 1953-54: Max 185 Mln 2.1 Mean 15.1 Cfsm -1.12 In. 15.15

Peak discharge (base, ISO cfs).-- Me

(3.77 ft); May 4 (1:30 a.m.) 194 cfs

ir. 1 (3:3O p.m. 

(3.41 ft).

462 cfs (4.46 ft); Apr. 17 (3:30 a.m.) 274 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SUSQPEHANNA RIVER BASIN 381

West Conewago Creek near Manchester, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°04'55", long 76 0 43'10", on left bank 500 ft upstream from bridge on

 State Highway 24 and 1.5 miles north of Manchester, York County.

Drainage area. 510 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1928 to September 1954. Prior to October 1931, published as 

Conewago Creek near Manchester.

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 263.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge.--25 years (1929-54), 576 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,740 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 8.30 ft); min-

 ImuET 5.1 cfs Aug. 1, 2 (gage height, 1.18 ft).' ,,«.,,

1926-54: Maximum discharge, 47,600 cfs Aug. 24, 1933 (gage height, 24.14 ft); minimum, 1.9 cfs Oct. 13, 1941; minimum gage height, 1.16 ft Aug. 7, 8, 1930.

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

diurnal fluctuation at low flow by gristmills above station.

Revisions.--WSP 741: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect 

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

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.9 

2.4

6.0

12

27

80

168

3.0 

3.5 

5.0 

7.2

321

532

1,570

4,130

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*15

26 

29

15

12

27

23~~ 8.1

19

17

18

20

15

10

19

26

21

14

15

22

13

11

24

30

28

23

21

28

48

68

96

761.1

24.6

0.048

0.06

Nov.

88

64 

48

»46

43

38

4T

50

42

56

72

78

74

72

70

64

64

68

51

46

47

44

57

124

151

122

90

83

72

59

2,029

67.6

0.133

0.15

Dee,

59

58 

62

54

55

160

2,240

 1,020

358

419

613

450

941

2,220

1,920

704

419

260

203

200

195

190

186

170

134

136

142

133

136

136

129

14,102

455

0.892

1.03

Jan.

Ill

108 

104

104

108

106

103

88

76

91

58

72

76

74

*76

90

94

66

56

So

110

412

497

304

252

237

482

895 410"

321

214

5,885

190

0.373

0.43

Feb.

200

232

195

192

189

189

155

130

147

149

140

90

97

115

101

 117

285

689

335

232

390

1.550

746

459

407

307

364

318

8,600

307

0.602

0.63

Mar.

1,410

4^020 

1,440

1,620

830

637

522

487

445

394

360

34"9 332

1,000

1,250

597

445

379

346

806

1,020

554

428

*383

510

1,000

722

477

415

371

338

23,887

771

1.51

1.74

Apr.

318

299 

269

242

217

215

229

239

227

195

178

174

174

162

155

175

2,280

1,590

733

492

371

311

280

260

272

416

*423

961

792

473

13,122

437

0.857

0.96

May

364

311 

374

5.820

1,450

801

586

609

735

1,750

1,420

798

614

482

407

371

555

505

269

298

425

356

250

208

190

178

172

T16" 158

280

232

18,704

603

1.18

1.56

June

158

155 

*140

155

117

106

96

88

80

80

77

78

78

82

72

71

61

74

74

65

52

48

48

41

38

35

31

25

25

3T

2,255

75.2

0.147

0.16

July

42

42 

28

24

23

24

26

59

*BT

50

52

44

31

30

55

54

28

50

58

54

26

24

21

14

L-o

8.1

10

9.2

8.6

16

11

882.9

28.5

0.056

0.06

Aug.

6. cr or

14

25

29

31

28

24

34

47

57

*56

34

30

26

27

16

14

23

24

121

308

24T

126

76

61

44

41

36

26

24

1,618.0

52.2

0.102

0.12

Sept.

159" 191

75

58

42

30

22

22

27

27

25

22

22

17

15

29

»34

28

36

58

55

71

57

43

57

30

25

22

20

26

1,271

42.4

0.083

0.09

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,940 

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,020

Min 

Min

Mean 

Mean

674

255

Cfsm 

Cfsm

1.32 In. 

0.500 In.

17.94

6.79

Peak discharge (base, 10,800 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 12-21,
382 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Codorus Creek at Spring Grove, Pa.

Location. Lat 39°52'15", long 76°51'50", on left bank 500 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 116 at Spring Grove, York County, and 0.5 mile downstream from Bunch 

Creek.

Drainage area. 74.3 sq mi.

Records available. March 1932 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

1929 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 436.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Jan. 18, 1930, chain gage, and Jan. 18, 

1930, to Sept. 9, 1941, water-stage recorder, at bridge 500 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 24 years (1929-31, 1932-54), 78.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,910 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 6.42 ft); minimum, 

0.2 cfs July 4 (gage height, 0.47 ft); minimum daily, 5.0 cfs Oct. 25.

1929-54: Maximum discharge, 11,200 cfs Aug. 23, 1933 (gage height, 11.84 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; no 

flow for part of day Oct. 26, 1947; minimum dally, 0.8 cfs Oct. 26, 1947.

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

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 6 Dec. 7 to Mar. 1

0.65

.7

.8 

1.0 

1.2

5.0

8.2

17

44

74

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.2

16

41

117

206

445

815

Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

0.6 2.8

.65 5.4

.7 8.8

.8 18

1.0 45

1.5 122

2.2 252

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*12

11 

11

11

11

12

12

13

11

11

12

12

12

11

12

11

10

12

14

11

10

11

15

5.0

12

22

24

21 

36

414.0

13.4

0.180

0.21

Nov.

11

12 

10

 11

12

13

11

20

2O

22

20

20

18

16

15

13

11

11

11

7.4

9.0

9.8

5o~ 40

18

17

14

13

9.9

11

446.1

14.9

0.201

0.22

Dec.

11

IT 

11

11

13

73

781 »ToT

67

136

74

101

133

327

155

107

78

60

55

55

52

54

51

44

40

38

37

36

40 

37

34

2,825

91.1

1.23

1.41

Jan.

32

32 

33

32

31

31

28

24

26

28

20

5?

 24

24

28

44

48

31

32

37

173

58

52

49

57

62

49

41 

40

34

1,316

42.5

0.572

0.66

Feb.

31

36 

37

34

32

31

28

28

31

29

28

22

18

23

28

»28

47

32

28

28

68

41

38

38

37

34

32

943

33.7

0.454

0.47

Mar.

383

170

120

96

87

SO

75

70

68

66

62

71

118

78

66

62

58

60

108

69

62

62

 57

78

70

60

57

56 

54

52

2,791

90.0

1.21

1.40

Apr.

54

48 

46

42

42

44

45

44

38

37

37

37

34

34

34

48

144

66

51

45

41

41

41

48

73

 63

73

106

63 

56

1,575

52.5

0.707

0.79

May

51

48 

74

181

80

68

63

64

58

259

109

93

78

7O

72

65

65

57

52

101

76

58

51

48

SO

44

42

44

41 

39

M

2,211

71.3

0.960

1.11

June

32 8

28

28

26

25

25

22

24

24

21

22

22

21

23

22

19

16

16

15

14

14

12

11

12

11

14

14 

13

607

20.2

0.272

0.50

July

15

15 

6.4

6.2

14

8.9

5.1

 61

6.8

7.1

7.4

6.7

6.1

5.4

10

S.8

8.8

8.8

12

11

12

15

13

11

8.8

8.8

8.1

7.4

8.1 

10

10

281.8

9.09

0.122

0.14

Aug.

9.6

18 8.1 

1O

10

9.6

9.6

10

14

12

11

 10

11

10

8.8

8.8

*17

8.8

13

67

101

41

17

12

11

10

11

11

11 

48

 

150

679.5

21.9

0.295

0.54

Sept.

50

19 

16

12

11

11

12

11

11

12

13

12

11

12

13

14

*12

11

*?.

15

10

15

11

11

11

10

11

11

11 

11

410

13.7

0.184

0.21

Calendar year 1953: Max 781 Min 5.0 Mean 85.1 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.54

Water year 1953-54: Max 781 Min 5.0 Mean 39.7 Cfsm 0.534 In. 7.26

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). Dee. 7 (6i30 a.m.) 1,910 cfs (6.42 ft); Mar. 1 (5:30 p.m.)

1,060 ,uou cfs uj.e (4.94 \«.9« ft). j. i»y .

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 17-24, Oct. 31 to Nov. 3, Aug. 6-17; discharge estimated on 

basis of discharge measurement and records for nearby stations.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 383

South Branch Codorus Creek near York, Pa.

Location. Lat 39°55'10", long 76 045'00", on right bank 100 ft downstream from dam of

 pumping station of York Water Co., 200 ft upstream from Pennsylvania Railroad bridge,

half a mile upstream from mouth, and 3 miles southwest of York, York County.

Drainage area.~117 sq mi.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. May 

1925 to September 1927 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) and October -1927 

to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 373.03 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1907.

Average discharge. 27 years (1927-54), 134 cfs (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,440 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 6.77 ft); no flow 

for parts of several days in August and September; minimum daily discharge, 0.1 cfs 

Sept. 4, 5.

1925-54: Maximum discharge, 19,300 cfs. Aug. 23, 1933 (gage height, 17.97 ft, from 

floodmark in gage house), by contracted-opening determination of peak flow; no flow on 

part of day Oct. 8, 1941, and parts of several days in August and September 1954; minimum daily discharge, 0.1 cfs Oct. 8, 9, 1941, Sept. 4,5, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Regulation at low flow by pumping plant above station. Diversion 

aBove station for municipal supply of York.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage 

in cubic feet per

height. In feet, and discharge, 

second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 20 Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

0.6 

.7

1.0 

1.3

3.3

7.5

14

33

75

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

4.7

129

215

500

890

1,210

0.35 

.4 

.45 

.5 

.55 

.6

.4 

1.0 

1.9 

3.1 

4.8

0.7 

.8 

1.0 

1.4 

2.0 

2.7

9.7

16

36

97

222

404

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

 6.1

8.1

9.9

9.9

11

16

20 

11

11

12

13

15

9.3

8.1

8.7

9.9

8.7

8.1

12

8.1

8.7 

9.3

8.7

13

22

16

13

60

70

HI

615.6

19.9

25.5

Nov.

27

21

18

 16

15

18

32 

48

42

44

44

46

 49

49

59

64

92

54

33

30

30 

31

108

59

59

55

44

45

39 

33

1.304

43.5

23.2

Dec.

30

29

26

IS

35

112

1.210 

*266

177

267

174

177

310

500

342

264

201

160

141

135

127 

125

116

101

94

97

92

85

92 

82

75

5,668

183

23.2

Jan.

70

72

73

67

61

64

58 

52

51

58

*56

52

56

85

91

66

64

67

III

112

99

93

95

105

88

76 

76

68

2,504

80.8

23.4

Feb.

61

71

71

68

63

60

63 

56

60

59

57

46

"55 38

56

 56

87

63

53

50

HI66

62

57

60

60

60

-

1,757

62.8

23.8

Mar.

362

396 rrs

236

189

168

157 

144

130

126

118.

122

122

187

142

112

106

106

101

170

126 

105

101

 97

136

124

105

103

99

86

4,647

150

24.0

Apr.

93

88

84

77

74

71

83 

76

68

82

93

88

61

282~§

32

TOB" 162

77

65

62 

57

56

69

81

116 *84i

157

93

79

2,390

79.7

24.3

May

79

79

83

TIB" 253

101

92 

97

92

169

110

97

81

77

81

83

74

71

63

149

126 

86

76

68

60

59

56

57

57 

52

45

2,791

90.0

23.6

June

424^0"

 38

39

35

35

32 

28

23

23

30

21

24

23

19

23

21

16

12

10

8.6 

7.6

3.5

2?

7.6

9.7

8.6

6.6

7.5 

9.7

629.4

21.0

31.2

July

6.1

10

11

17

20

5.7

15 

 13

18

9.7

11

9.8

15

9.7

24.

2.5

5.0

4.1

6.5

 6.1

12 

17

16

11

3.1

5.1

6.9

2.4

5 2

6.5

309.4

9.98

28.1

Aug.

4.7

3.2

21

2.5

7.2

1.3

4.4

2.0

3.1

1.6

.4

* .4

2.6

.3

2.8

5.2

11

2.6

.8

46

93 

3T

5.4

.9

2.0

.9

1.4

2.5

2.6 

2.8

12

280.6

9.05

24.1

Sept.

1.8

2.4

.3

~^T

1.3

2.1 

1.9

2.1

.9

4.7

.7

.4

1.4

.7

5.1

*1.0

2.9

36

15

2.3 

7.1

1.4

1.2

2.4

2.6

.3

5.8

3.1 

6 .4

113.5

3.78

23.5

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

45.4 

0.388 

0.45

66.7 

O.570 

0.64

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

206 

1.76 

2.03

104 

0.889 

1.02

86.6 

0.740 

0.77

174 

1.49 

1.72

104 

0.889 

0.99

Observed

Max 1,210 Hin 2.7 Mean 143 

Max 1,210 Mln 0.1 Mean 63.0

114 

0.974 

1.12

52.2 

0.446 

0.50

38.1 

0.326 

0.38

33.2 

0.284 

0.33

27.3 

0.233 

0.26

Adjusted

Mean 169 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.63 

Mean 87.8 Cfsm 0.750 In. 10.21

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 cfs). Dec. 7 (6 a.m.) 2,440 cfs (6.77 ft); Mar. 1 (10 p.m.) 1,050 cfs 

(4.36 ftj.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion above station, equivalent in cubic feet per second, for municipal supply of city of 

York; furnished by York Water Co.
384 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Codcrus Creek near York, Pa.

Location. Lat 39°56'45", long 76°45'20", on left bank 0.9 mile upstream from Richland 

Avenue Bridge, 1.9 miles downstream from South Branch Codorus Creek, and 2 miles southwest of York, York County.

Drainage area. 222 sq mi.

Records.available.--August 1940 to September 1954 in reports of Geological Survey. October 

19lS~to August 1923, August 1926 to September 1932 (gage heights and discharge measurements only], and August 1940 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of 

Forests and Waters. Published as tr at York" 1915-32.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 356.39 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Sept. 30, 1932, chain gage at site 1.6 miles downstream 

at different datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1940-54), 250 cfs (adjusted for diversion and, since September 

1942, for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,880 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 8.76 ft); minimum, 

12 cfs Aug. 2 (gage height, 1.55 ft).

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 7,770 cfs Dec. 4, 1950 (gage height, 12.03 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,300 cfs; minimum, 6.9 cfs Sept. 8, 1941.

Maximum stage known, about 24.0 ft Aug. 23, 1933 (at present site and datum), from 

floodmark 500 ft downstream (discharge, about 32,000 cfs).

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

Regulation at low flows by mills and pumping plant above station. Diversion above 

station for municipal supply of York. Since September 1942, flood flows regulated by 

Indian Rock Reservoir (capacity, 28,000 acre-ft).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 7 Dec. 8 to Sept. 3O

2.0 

2.5

61

152

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.2

272

582

1,020

2,450

1.6

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 144

3.0 277

4.0 665

4.8 1,040

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

*21

23

24

24

26

33

36 

28

28

28

27

31

24

24

24

27

24

24

28

26

27

27

26

29

36

30

29

95

alOO 

a!90

5F2

1,181

38.1

+25.5

Nov.

a48

a41

a36

*34

3_3

36

56 

79

77

80

79

79

82

80

87

92

110

84

57

51

50

51

145

10T

89

94

74

74

64 

57

2,126

70.9

+23.2

Dec.

54

51

I8- 48

60

126

2.590

*476

287

480

290

267

553

*968

653

444

320

249

206

209

193

188

178

148

140

142

136

126

138 

126

119

9,813

317

+23.3

Jan.

106

108

110

108

98

101

96 

87

86

92

96- 84

*94

87

91

126

153

97

98

110

476

309

168

159

157

157

185

162

128 

132

117

4,178

135

+23.5

Feb.

99

122

117

115

108

101

101 

92

101

99

96

79

67

39

94

*92

128

115

91

84

124

ITg- 188

106

106

110

110

101

2,954

106

+23.7

Mar.

629

-546 1.050

468

338

297

268 

252

226

212

198.

201

196

346

267

209

188

180

175

505

220

185

176

*166

252

229

180

175

168 

162

151

8,571

276

+24.0

Apr.

159

148

140

128

128

126

140 

126

119

124

156

134

112

76

.75.

83

346

204

146

122

113

106

103

120

129

*246

158

341

190 

157

4,435

148

+24.3

May

148

146

179

720

277

217

193

195

178

526

290

257

198

178

185

176

159

155

138

282

259

173

151

134

150

124

117

119

117 

110

98

6,507

203

+23.5

June

91

92 *B5*

85

79

76

70 

64

57

60

68

55

55

57

50

55

54

45

59

56

32

31

28

45

28

30

29

27

3T 

33

1,585

52.8

+51.2

July

30

31

34

34

46

32

34 

*23

52

25

22

20

50

25

49

20

20

21

25

21

25

34

35

28

19

20

25

17

20 

20

19

830

26.8

+28.1

Aug.

19

16

55

23

24

18

20 

17

25

20

18

*16

17

16

18

22

43

20

17

92

211

ITT

36

20

18

17

17

18

18 

25

179

1,202

38.8

+24.2

Sept.

53

31

24

20

17

16

16 

15

T7

16

20

16

16

17

16

25

*20

19

74

54

20

28

19

17

18

18

16

20

20 

18

696

23.2

+25.4

Adjusted for diversion and change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

63.6 

0.286 

0.33

94.1 

0.424 

0.47

Calendar year 1953 : 

Water year 1953-54:

340 

1.53 

1.76

158 

0.712 

0.82

130 

0.586 

0.61

300 

1.35 

1.56

172 

0.775 

0.86

226 

1.02 

1.18

Observed

Max 2,390 Min 19 Mean 260 

Max 2,590 Min 15 Mean 120

84.0 

0.578 

0.42

54.9 

0.247 

0.28

65.0 

0.284 

0.53

46.6 

0.210 

0.23

Adjusted

Mean 286 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.45 

Mean 145 Cfsm 0.655 In. 8.85

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion from South Branch Codorus Creek in cubic feet per second, for municipal supply of York, 

furnished by York Water Co., and change in contents in Indian Rock Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet 

per second, furnished by Corps of Engineers.

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

nearby stations.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 385

Susquehanna River at Marietta, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°03'15", long 76°31'50", on left bank 420 ft upstream from Chickies Creek 

and I mile downstream from Marietta, Lancaster County. Records include flow of Chickies 

Creek.

Drainage area.--25.990 sq mi, approximately (includes that of Chickies Creek). 

Records available. October 1931 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 200.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 23 years, 36,350 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 246,000 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 47.50 ft); minimum 2,200 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 31.65 ft).

1931-54: Maximum discharge, 787,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 60.73 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 460,000 cfs; minimum, 618 cfs Sept. 26, 1932 (gage height, 

30.89 ft), when York Haven powerplant was shut down in order to obtain current-meter 

measurements at low water; minimum daily, 1,380 cfs Sept. 26, 1932.

Maximum stage known prior to 1931, 58.3 ft June 2, 1889, from floodmark (discharge, 

about 630,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge below 8,000 cfs regulated by Metropolitan Edison Co. 

plant at York Haven. Accuracy of records for entire period has been verified independently by Pennsylvania Water and Power Co. and Safe Harbor Water Power Corp. by comparison 

with records obtained at Safe Harbor, Holtwood, and Conowingo powerplants below station.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record furnished by the Safe Harbor Water Power Corp. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 781: 1933(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 11 

to Feb. 3, Feb. 13-15)

32.2

33.0

34.0

3,610

6,330

11,200

38.0

42.0

47.0

46,100

113,000

232,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3,760

5,720

5,550

5,500

5,200

5,110

5,470

2,850

5,110

5,550

5,760

5,760

5,700

4,050

5,900

4,200

4,200

4,180

5,810

5,750

3,670

*5,550

5,590

5,390

5,650

5,450

5,500

5,780

4,510 

4,510 

5,900

115,950

5,676

0.141

0.16

Nov.

4,560

4.090

4,600

4,490

4,240

4,240

4,840

4,580

6,170

5,950

5,420

5,280

5,440

5,500

5,570

5,650

6,150

6,510

7,050

7,260

7,450

7,500

8,400

9,610

14,600

18,000

18,000

17,500

16,000 

14,700

238,710

7,957

0.306

0.34

Dec.

13,700

12,800

11,200

10,900

10,600

10,500

22 400

55^ 400

59,800

58,600

59,800

41,000

56,200

58,600

43,500

44,800

42 200

56 ',200

29,000

26,500

25,900

21,600

20,100

18,700

17,000

18,000

18,700

18,700

18,000 

16,500 

15,600

788,100

25,420

0.978

1.15

Jan.

14,000

14,000

15,100

12,500

11,200

11,400

11,200

9,610

9,360

9,360

6,700

4,600

4,000

4,500

5,400

6,800

9,400

8,600

8,200

8,000

9,400

8,600

8,400

9,000

11,500

16,000

19,000

25,000

58,000 

56,000

457,650

14,120

0.543

0.63

Feb.

47,000

40,000

55,000

50,900

28,000

26,500

24,600

22,500

20,100

18,700

17 , 500

14,600

11,500

9,600

12,000

15,000

15,000

18,000

58,100

84,800

79,500

84,800

105,000

107,000

92,OOO

79,500

69,600

63 , 300

----'--

*1, 229. 5

43,910

1.69

1.76

Mar.

66,500

155,000

250,000

219,000

155,000

111,000

85 , 000

66,500

58 , 800

51 , 500

47,400

45,500

59,800

59,800

41,000

57,400

58,600

57,400

35,100

54 , OOP

36,200

59,800

41,000

43,500

45,500

47,400

48,700

54,500

60,500 

57 , 500 

52,900

(1=2,091.2

67,460

2.60

2.99

Apr.

50,100

47,400

45,500

59,800

57,400

55,100

34,000

31,900

31,900

35,100

34,000

32,900

31,900

30,900

30,900

31,900

43,800

87 , 500

120,000

115,000

95,700

79,500

66,500

57^500

55,800

57,500

*54,500

55,800

72,500 

105,000

*1,640.5

54,680

2.10

2.55

May

97,600

85,000

74,500

95,100

148,000

157,000

121,000

93,800

81,500

81,500

86,500

92,000

74,500

64,900

57,500

50,100

45 , 500

58 , 600

54,000

51,900

29,000

27,100

25,400

24,600

23,100

21,600

20,800

20,800

19,400 

19 , 400 

32,100

tl,869.2

60,300

2.32

2.67

June

31,900

27 , 100

24,600

54,700

55,800

51 , 500

45,500

58,600

51,900

27 , 100

24,600

25,100

22,500

22,500

20,800

22,500

21,600

21,600

20,100

18,700

16,600

15,000

14,000

15,400

12,500

12,000

10,900

11,200

10,100 

9,860

709,460

23,650

0.910

1.02

July

9,110

8,860

7,670

7,680

8,530

8,280

8,840

9,610

9,860

9 , 860

9,110

7,900

7,600

6,800

6,760

6,420

6,100

6,060

6,760

7,060

6,27O

5,400

5,540

5,220

4,990

4,440

4,250

5,880

5,870 

5.850 

3,830

209,990

6,774

0.261

0.30

Aug.

3,650

3", 670

4,130

4,330

3,840

4,510

5,350

5,180

6,230

7,440

6,360

5,530

5,170

4,990

4,420

4,420

4,840

4,450

4,200

4,200

5,720

5,840

5,340

5,020

4,520

4,720

4,900

3,820

5,790 

5,720 

4,140

148,220

4,781

0.184

0.21

Sept.

6,740

10,200

10,000

7,480

6,170

5,750

5,590

6,580

5,840

5, -000

5,080

4,240

5,860

5,750

5,700

4,150

4,110

5.670

4,040

4,480

4,6-40

5,650

5,960

6,280

7,010

6,840

6,140

5,660

5,440 

5,120

168,730

5,624

0.216

0.24

Calendar year 1955 : Max 

Water year 1955-54 : Max

214,000

250,000

Mln 2,700 

Mln 2,850

Mean 

Mean

54,840

26,430

Cfsm 

Cfsm

1.54

1.02

18.19

15.80

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.
386 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Conestoga Creek at Lancaster, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°03'00", long 76°16'40" on left bank at Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, 50 

ft downstream from small tributary, 500 ft downstream from diversion dam of city waterworks, and 0.75 mile east of Lancaster, Lancaster County.

Drainage area. 324 sq mi.

Records available. September 1928 to September 1954.

gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 245.63 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943, Prior to May 1, 1933, at 

site 600 ft upstream at different datum, excluding small tributary.

Average discharge. 24 years (1928-31, 1933-54), 393 cfs (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,600 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 9.45 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs as explained below; minimum, 26 cfs Sept. 29 

(gage height, 2.59 ft).

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 22,800 cfs Aug. 24, 1933 (gage height, 17.52 ft, from 

floodmark in recorder shelter), from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determination of peak flow; probably no flow at times; minimum daily discharge, 

7 cfs Aug. 11, 1930.

Remarks. Records good. Regulation at low flow by waterworks and mill above station. Diversion above station for municipal supply of Lancaster.

Revisions. WSP 1202: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 6 Dec. 7 to Sept. 30

2.8 

3.2 

3.6 

4.0

53

138

284

501

2.6 

2.9 

3.2 

3.6

27

75

147

295

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

7.4

504

1,220

3,270

3,780

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

78

64

63

64

67

66

68

86

74

72

60

90

66

70

64

68

*60

53

75

59

70

60

56

60

55

80

72

86

149 

480

TcJT XDO

2,703

87.2

18.8

Nov.

113

98

87

84

77

U87

102

*128

130

138

144

*161

158

158

220

191

164

141

123

109

111

178

246 170"

236

176

141

133 

128

4,202

140

17.1

Dec.

120

116

111

111

116

149

3.780 ~78?

510

1,140

660

498

944

*1,520

1,090

709

583

481

425

425

404

398

398

342

309

304

295

286

295 

286

269

17,856

576

16.6

Jan.

248

240

232

236

221

221

210

188

188

199

178

T85

179

185

*188

213

256

196

199

192

407

674

300

265

265

418

456

282 

278

244

8,023

259

16.4

Feb.

236

244

244

240

229

217

210

202

206

210

213

188

*172 132"

182

206

313

372

240

213

225

278" 374

236

244

240

291

244

-

6,651

238

16.3

Mar.

703

2.090

850

916

622

564

522

504

470

458

425.

398

404

668

589

409

373

352

347 70~§~

534

415

S8S

373

526

*729

481

425

420 

404

383

17,448

563

16.1

Apr.

388

368

342

323

318

314

352

337

333

291

282

282

256

252

256

278

554" 588

347

295

274

261

256

252

252

248

351

586

410 

323

9,892

330

16.9

May

282

274

282

920

*567

420

373

378

442

754

687

493

431

398

368

352

337

328

295

323

415

328

282

261

244

252

225

225

225 

265

217

11,643

376

16.7

June

199

196

178

172

162

158

 146

147

142

136

138

144

136

133

178

146

132

123

123

121

104

100

91

93

86

94

94

77

4,027

134

20.2

July

84

81

73

83

88

109

92

90

86

83

77

70

68

*66

93

72

67

75

*63

59

60

47

55

55

49

52

45

38 

37

33

2,142

69.1

20.5

Aug.

33

35

58

86

92

98

96

70

91

324

134

96

78

62

66

82

*70

70

58

68

159" 758

181

128

115

100

91

76

79 

90

118

3,992

129

20.4

Sept.

155" 190

90

74

77

75

82

64

62

62

64

68

86

60

*60

67

73

70

73

81

65

68

63

57

51

43

6T

54

51 

50

2,153

71.8

20.4

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Cfsro 

In.

106 

0.327 

0.38

157 

0.485 

0.54

593 

1.83 

2.11

275 

0.849 

0.98

254 

0.784 

0.82

579 

1.79 

2.06

347 

1.07 

1.19

393 

1.21 

1.40

Observed

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

Max 3,780 Min 50 Mean 525 

Max 3,780 Min 33 Mean 249

154 

0.475 

0.53

89.6 

0.277 

0.32

149 

0.460 

0.53

92.2 

0.285 

0.32

Adjusted

Mean 543 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.78 

Mean 267 Cfsm 0.824 In. 11.18

Peak discharge (.base. .8,600 of s) .--Dee. 7 (1:30 p.m.) 6,600 cfs (9.45 ft); Mar. 2 (2:30 a.m.) 3,910 

cfs (7.52 ft;.

* Discharge measurement Hiaae on this day.

t Diversion above station fev municipal sup 

city of Lancaster.

is day.

cipal supply, equivalent in cubic feet per second; furnished by
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 387

Octoraro Creek near Rising Sun, Md.

Location. Lat 39 041'27", long 76°07'38", on right bank 10 ft downstream from Porter Bridge, 

300 ft downstream from Love Run, 3-| miles upstream from mouth, and 3? miles west of 

Rising Sun, Cecil County.

Drainage area. 193 sq mi.

Records available. April 1932 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 73.77 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to May 19, 1946, wire-weight gage at bridge 10 ft upstream at same datum.

AveraRe discharge. 21 years (1932-35, 1936-54), 258 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversion 

since October 1951).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,930 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 6.80 ft); minimum, 

18 cfs July 30, 31, Aug. 2; minimum gage height, 3.42 ft July 31.

1932-54: Maximum discharge, 35,000 cfs Aug. 9, 1942 (gage height, 17.57 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, that 

of July 30, 31, Aug. 2, 1954.

Floods of 1884 and 1918 reached stages of 24.3 and 16.5 ft respectively, present 

datum, from floodmarks.

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

diurnal fluctuation caused by mills above station. Flow regulated by Pine Grove Reservoir beginning Feb. 22, 1951 (capacity, 2,800,000,000 gal). Diversion above station by 

Octoraro Water Co., and from Pine Grove Reservoir beginning November 1951 by Chester 

Municipal Authority for municipal supply of Chester and surrounding boroughs.

Revisions (water years). WSP 951: 1933, 1935(M), 1936(M). WSP 1051: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

3.9 

4.1 

4.5

32

59

99

197

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5

390

690

1,090

1,580

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

67

67

63

63

63

68

76

68

67

65

65

67

67

63

59

59

59

59

57

57

56

54

54

56

63

65

63

93

353

436

2,778

89.6

-1-31.8

Nov.

137

*10S

95

84

li

78

123

117

132

135

135

139

146

149

154

186

186

166

144

128

121

117

185

225

ISe

180

159

139

128

*119

4,179

139

-1-19.2

Dec.

114

110

106

103

TI2

126

614

349

216

513

405

284

468

1.160

693

296

277

235

206

206

206

203

206

191

177

172

172

172

175

172

166

8,605

278

+21.1

Jan.

159

154

154

156

*154

154

154

144

137

144

b!40

b!25

bl!5

bT35

b!70

200

b230

b!80

b!80

197

390

3ST

b220

b!85

183

177

189

186

164

156

152

5,545

179

+17.0

Feb.

b!40

*146

146

144

139

137

135

130

142

137

137

135

bllO

bT2O"

128

132

154

162

139

132

162

219

191

164

159

152

154

146

4,092

146

+20.2

Mar.

*531

1.040

452

400

285

245

225

222

209

209

203

200

206

309

296

231

203

194

1ST

385

313

238

219

209

242

289

245

219

*206

203

203

8,828

285

+19.1

Apr.

206

197

191

177

172

172

180

183

172

159

159

166

156

154

154

164

231

248

197

169

159

152

ITS

206

169

183

206

330

25g

200

5,643

188

+18.5

May

180

175

*251

336" 656

238

206

200

194

234

270

219

194

183

177

175

169

166

162

196

242

194

169

159

154

152

144

137

139

139

130

6,334

204

+16.2

June

*126

123

117

112

110

106

101

97

93

88

91

88

86

99

146

95

97

91

88

84

76

74

70

68

63

57

57

57

53

53

2,666

88.9

+19.5

July

54

57

54

56

57

67

65

*72

BT

56

49

46

41

35

45

45

40

34

32

32

31

32

31

50

28

27

26

*26

26

25 

24

1,304

42.1

+23.2

Aug.

24

22

*52

55

57

53

46

40

45

53

61

49

42

38

36

36

49

43

35

68

65

63

49

43

40

39

39

36

35

*34

40

1,387

44.7

+28.0

Sept.

49

45

40

35

35

31

30

30

34

38

46

42

42

40

39

46

43

41

51

48

49

56

36- 59

46

41

39

39

38

36

1,264

42.1

+24.5

Adjusted for diversion and change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

121 

0.627 

0..73

158 

0.819 

0.92

Calendar year 1953 : 

Water year 1953-54:

299 

1.55 

1.78

196 

1.02 

1.17

166 

0.860 

0.90

304 

1.58 

1.82

206 

1.07 

1.19

220 

1.14 

1.32

Observed

Max 2,070 Min 54 Mean 307 

Max 1,160 Mln 22 Mean 144

108 

0.560 

0.63

65.3 

0.338 

0.39

72.7 

0.377 

0.43

66.6 

0.345 

0.39

Adjusted

Mean 328 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.07 

Mean 166 Cfsm 0.860 In. 11.67

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion above station and diversion from and change in contents In Pine Grove Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per second; furnished by Octoraro Water Co. and Chester Municipal Authority, respectively.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
388 SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

Basin Run at Liberty Grove, Md.

Location. Lat 39"39'30", long 76°06'10", on left bank 100 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

0.9 mile east of Liberty Grove, Cecil County, 1.0 mile southwest of Colora, and 3 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 5.31 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 220 ft (from topographic map) .

Average discharge. 6 years, 6.97 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 460 cfs May 3 (gage height, 3.58 ft), from rating 

curve extended above 150 cfs as explained below; minimum, 0.04 cfs July 27 (gage height, 

0.69 ft); minimum daily, 0.9 cfs Aug. 2.

1948-54; Maximum discharge, 1,440 cfs July 4, 1951 (gage height, 6.06 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 150 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 3.80 and 6.06 ft; minimum, that of July 27, 1954; minimum daily, that of Aug. 2,

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

which are fair. Occasional diversions for irrigation of about 60 acres above station 

during June, July, and August.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to May 3, Aug. 21 to Sept. 3O May 4 to Aug. 2O

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.0 

2.6 

5.8

1.2

1.4 

1.6

18

1.0

0.1 

1.0 

3.1 

6.2

1.1

1.2 

1.4

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.0

270

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.2

3.7

27 "5.4

3 2

101.7

3.28

0.618

0.71

Nov.

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.4

274

2.6

3.8

3.8

4.4

4.7

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

6.3

5.8

3.8

3.4

3.4

2.9

2.9

a2.9

a7

a5

a6

a5

4.0

3.8

3.4

*3.4

120.9

4.03

0.759

0.85

Dec.

3.2

377

3.2

3.2

3.4

8.1

24

5.4

4.7

11

5.0

17

10

50

8.3

6.3

5.4

5.0

b4.7

5.0

5.0

5.4

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

234.2

7.55

1.42

1.64

Jan.

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.8

b3.5

b3

a2.5

a3

a4

8.6

5.8

3.8

3.8

13

17

6.3

b5.4

5.0

5.0

5.4

5.4

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.0

153.4

4.95

0.932

1.07

Feb.

*b3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.8

4.0

4.7

3.4

b2.9

372

3.8

3.4

4.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

9.0 6.3'

4.4J

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

_^ - __ _ -

113.7

4.06

0.765

0.80

Mar.

*36

11

12

8.3

6.3

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

6.5

15

6.8

5.4

5.0

4.7

5.0

21

6.3

5.0

5.0

4.7

8.2

6.8

5.0

5.0

*5.0

5.0 5 4

240.1

7.75

1.46

1.68

Apr.

.4

.0

.7

.4

.4

.7

.7

.4

.0

.0

.0

.4

.0

.0

.0

.4

1

.8

.7

.4

.0

.0

31

15

8.9

8.3

17

16

7.8

6.3

215.7

7.19

1.35

1.51

May

5.8

5.4

60

35

8.4

6.6

6.2

6.2

5.8

6.6

5.5

5.2

5.2

4.8

5.2

4,8

5.2

5.2

5.2

8.1

6.2

5.2

4.8

4.8

5.2

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.2 472"

253.3

8.17

1.54

1.77

June

*4.2

3.9

3.6

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.1

3.6

3.1

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

1.7

TTs

1.9

94.2

3.14

0.591

0.66

July

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.8

2.6

2.4

*2.6

1.9

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.7

2.6

1.9

1.9

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.8

*1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

*I75

1.0

1.5

1.3

1.4

60.8

1.96

0.369

0.43

Aug.

1.4

.9

*3.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.4

2.4

1.9

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

6.1

3.5

2.2

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

*1.6

1.8

57.5

1.85-

0.348

0.40

Sept.

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.6

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.6

1.4

1.6

2.7

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

40.9

1.36

0.256

0.29

Calendar year 1953: Max 90 Min 1.8 Mean 8.07 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.61

Water year 1953-54: Max 60 Min 0.9 Mean 4.62 Cfsm 0.870 In. 11.81

Peak discharge (base, 200 efs). Dee 14 (4 a.m.) 200 cfs (2.22 ft); Apr. 23 (8:50 p.m.) 210 cfs 

(2.28 ft); May 3 (10 p.m.) 460 cfa (3.58 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SUSQUEHAMA RIVER BASIN 389

Deer Creek at Rocks, Md.

Location. Lat 39°37'49", long 76°24'13", on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, three-quarters of a mile southeast of 

Rocks, Harford County, 1.2 miles upstream from Stirrup Run, and 7 miles northwest of

Bel Air.

Drainage area. --94. 4 sq mi.

Records available. October 1926 to September 1954.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 250.40 ft above mean

sea level (city of Baltimore benchmark).

Average discharge. 28 years, 125 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year. 2,130 cfs May 2 (gage height, 6.71 ft); minimum, 

19 cfs Sept. 14 (gage height, 1.81 ft); minimum daily, 25 cfs Sept. 14.

1926-54: Maximum discharge uncertain, occurred Aug. 23, 1933 (gage height, 17.7 ft, 

from floodmarks); minimum, 8 cfs Dec. 16, 1930, Jan. 26, 1939; minimum daily, 13 cfs 

Aug. 2, 1931.

Remarks . --Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some 

regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions (water years) . --WSP 726: Drainage area. WSP 1171: 1933 (M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.8 18 3.0 212

2.1 45 3.5 403

2.4 87 4.0 665

2.7 144

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

57

56

57

56

*57

58

60

56

56

56

56

56

53

53

53

53

51

51

52

51

51

50

51

50

52

51

51

92

327

177 

84

2,134

68.8

0.729

0.84

Nov.

73

68

64

61

58

63

77

b82

82

87

87

96

98

94

98

96

85

79

73

70

68

68

236

109

120

109

89

84

79

77

2,630

87.7

0.929

1.04

Dec.

*73

68

67

68

82

101

452

140

116

376

152

200

235

571

218

174

148

b!30

b!25

120

118

116

113

101

b98

b96

96

94

96

94 

91

4,729

153

1.62

1.86

Jan.

87

85

87

87

84

85

82

79

79

84

b76

b70

b68

b84

96

118

bllO

b96

98

96

207

T32

b!05

105

10O

101

*105

94

87

87 

t>82

2,956

95.4

1.01

1.16

Feb.

b80

87

85

82

81

77

76

76

82

81

84

74

b62

b80

79

79

JL07

85

76

74

105

105

87

84

84

82

81

77

-

2,312

82.6

0.875

0.91

Mar.

346

2T8

180

159

130

118

113

113

109

105

105

105

111

146

118

105

100

96

98

128

105

96

96

96

124

118

101

100

98

94 "ojf

So

3,829

124

1.31

1.51

Apr.

101

94

91

87

87

89

92

*89

82

81

81

82

79

79

79

91

161

TTT

94

87

85

82

84

96

91

105

98

148

105

96

2,827

94.2

0.998

1.11

May

91

376

243

603

185

154

138

130

124

136

120

111

109

105

113

107

101

101

96

150

130

109

101

94

96

92

87

89

89

85

4,344

140

1.48

1.71

June

79

*77

74

76

74

74

71

70

70

71

73

68

68

68

67

70

68

64

61

60

57

56

55

53

52

52

50

46

47

47

1,918

63.9

0.677

0.76

July

50

51

46

49

56

63

52

60

50

47

47

45

43

42

58

46

43

42

43

40

43

45

39

36

36

36

33

33

*31

31 

30

1,366

44.1

0.467

0.54

Aug.

30

30

118

45

40

43

37

37

45

45

40

35

35

32

36

40

43

37

34

43

89

64

43

39

39

37

36

37

38

37 

-37

1,341

43.3

0.459

0.53

Sept.

36

33

33

29

30

30

28

29

30

*30

30

30

30

25

28

35

34

32

82

49

39

43

36

32

32

31

32

30

29

30

1,017

33.9

0.359

0.40

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,020 Hin 50 Mean 158 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.68

Water year 1953-54: Max 603 Hin 25 Mean 86.0 Cfsm 0.911 In. 12.37

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
390 BUSH RIVER BASINBynum Run near Bel Air, Md.

Location.--Lat 39°32'5l", long 76°19'44", on left bank at downstream side of highway

bridge, just upstream from small tributary, and 1.4 miles northeast of Bel Air, Harford 

County. Records include flow of small tributary.

Drainage area.--7.7 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1954. June 1944 to April 1951 at site 

0.5 mile downstream, published as "at Bel Air"; records not equivalent.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 250 ft.(from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 482 cfs Dee. 14 (gage height, 6.57 ft); minimum, 

0.2 efs Sept. 14, 15.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 2,190 efs July 4, 1951, Nov. 21, 1952 (gage height, 

7.15 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,100 efs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 

that of Sept. 14, 15, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair. Records do not include a mean discharge of 0.15 efs diverted above 

station for municipal supply of Bel Air.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 23-28)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 23 Nov. 24 to Sept. 30

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

0.6

1.5

4.9

11

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

0.3

.6

1.8

3.3

9.6

23

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

117

167

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1.1

.9

171

1.2

1.4

*1.5

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.2

1.5

1.2

1.1

.9

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.6

1.6

2.0

2.1

2.3

2.4

1.6

2.0

4.0

52

TI

3.3

109.5

3.53

0.458

0.53

Nov.

2.6

*2.3

1.8

1.8

1.6

2.3

6.0

7.3

9.8

12

16

17

16

13

14

10

6.2

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.6

29

8.4

14

8.4

5.2

4.2

3.9

3.7

235.6

7.85

1.02

1.14

Dec.

*3.1

3.0

2.7

370

4.6

26

74

12

8.4

48

12

33

30

~20 147

12

8.0

5.6

5.4

6.0

6.5

8.0

6.5

4.8

4.4

4.6

4.1

4.4

5.0

4.8

4.6

521.5

16.8

2.18

2.52

Jan.

4.2

3.9

4.4

4.1

*3.9

4.1

3.5

3.1

377

4.8

6.0

5.2

4.4

4.4

5.8

20

14

6.9

5.6

19

39

T4

8.2

6.0

7.3

11

*9.1

5.4

4.2

4.2

3.5

242.9

7.84

1.02

1.17

Feb.

3.1

4.6

4.6

4.2

3.7

3.3

3.0

2.8

4.6

4.2

3.7

2.5

2.0

Z7*

3.7

3.5

8.7

4.1

2.7

2.7

31

T9

8.0

6.0

5.6

4.8

3.7

3.5

-

155.7

5.56

0.722

0.75

Mar.

*89

2?

30

16

9.6

8.0

7.3

6.9

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

11

35

13

7.5

6.5

5.8

6.2

38

11

7.3

7.1

6.2

25

16

8.2

6.9

6.0

5.4

677

442.0

14.3

1.86

2.13

Apr.

9.6

6.0

5.0

4.1

4.2

4.6

7.8

*5.2

3.7

3.3

3.9

4.2

3.3

3.1

3.3

13

35

TT

6.2

4.6

3.9

3.5

10

16

8.9

9.1

16

27

9.8

6 7

252.0

8.40

1.09

1.22

May

S.,2

5.B *11

56

10

7.3

6.0

6.2

5.2

5.8

4.8

4.4

3.9

3.9

5.0

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.5

16

7.5

4.2

3.5

3.0

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.4

209.3

6.75

0.877

1.01

June

2.2

*2.4

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.8

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.5

774

2.1

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.0

 

.8Q

. o

55.0

1.83

0.238

0.27

July

1.8

1.7

1.1

1.0

1.4

1.4

1.6

*2.5 T72-

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

1.7

1.0

.7

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4 

.4

28.9

0.93

0.121

0.14

Aug.

0.3

.3

3.6

1.1

.6

.8

.5

.4

1.4

UO

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.9

1.0

.4

.7

4.4

8.8

271

.8

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4 

.5

34.6

1.12

0.145

0.17

Sept.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

 Tf

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

1.2 "TT

.4

.4

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

12.1

0.40

0.052

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 422 Min 0.6 Mean 15.2 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.83

Water year 1953-54: Max 147 Min 0.3 Mean 6.30 Cfsm 0.818 In. 11.11

(6.46 Peak ft). discharge (base, 350 cfs).--Dec. 14 (6:30 a.m.) 482 cfs (6.57 ft); Mar. 1 (2:30 p.m.) 420 cfs 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
GUNPOWDER RIVER BASIN 391

Little Palls at Blue Mount, Md.

Location. Lat 390 36'16", long 76°37'16", on left bank at downstream side of Pennsylvania 

Railroad bridge, 0.2 mile north of Blue Mount, Baltimore County, 0.6 mile upstream from 

mouth, 0.9 mile downstream from First Mine Branch, and 1.2 miles south of White Hall.

Drainage area. 52.9 sq mi.

Records available. June 1944 to September 1954.

Qage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 305 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--10 years, 73.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,390 cfs May 2 (gage height, 4.88 ft); minimum, 

15 cfs Sept. 9, 14, 15; minimum dally, 16 cfs Sept. 7. 8, 10, 12-15,

1944-54: Maximum discharge. 5,730 cfs Sept. 10, 1950 (gage height, 11.93 ft In gage 

well, 13.32 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determination at gage height 11.10 ft, and contracted-opening determination 

of peak flow; minimum, 6.0 cfs Feb. 20, 1947; minimum daily,that of Sept. 7, 8, 10, 12- 

15, 1954.

Flood in August 1933 reached a stage of about 14 ft, from information by Pennsylvania 

Railroad.

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

those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. Occasional slight diurjial 

fluctuation at low flow caused by mill above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1111: 1944(M), 1945-47(P).

Rating table, water year 1953.-54, except periods of ice effect 

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

O.57

.7 

1.0

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

141

395

425

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

32

32

32

32

32

*34

32

32

32

32

32

32

31

31

31

31

31

30

31

32

31

30

30

31

32

32

32

71

167

TT

46

1,223

39.5

O.747

0.86

Nov.

4O

37

36

35

34

36

44

44

48

49

52

52

52

49

47

46

42

39

39

38

38

38

~52 100

69

53

47

44

42

41

1,383

46.1

0.871

O.97

Dec.

40

*39

38

39

45

5S

19O

68

58

155

74

102

122

290

100

80

68

62

eo

eo

60

62

58

56

52

52

52

52

52

52

51

2,347

75.7

1.43

1.65

Jan.

50

5O

50

50

50

48

46

46

46

49

42

40

38

4?

52

74

68

50

50

64

112 ^76

64

58

58

60

60

*52

b48

48

b46

1,687

54.4

1.03

1.19

Feb.

b43

48

48

47

46

44

43

b43

46

46

47

b39

b37

b43

44

44

67

49

44

44

68

62

52

49

49

49

47

46

_--__-.

1,334

47.6

0.90O

0.94

Mar.

245

TI6

105

84

b72

66

63

62

59

57

57

56

60

78

63

56

54

53

55

7O

57

53

54

53

73

64

57

56

54

*53

54

2,157

69.6

1.32

1.52

Apr.

56

52

51

48

49

51

52

49

47

46

47

46

44

«

44

56

96

60

52

49

47

47

48

54

52

57

65

78

59

53

1,598

53.3

1.01

1.12

May

51

162

160

295

155

86

79

76

73

86

70

66

63

62

68

62

59

57

56

98

72

62

56

53

57

53

51

51

52

48

2,435

78.5

1.48

1.71

June

4643"

*43

43

41

40

40

38

38

4O

40

37

44

40

37

39

38

35

33

33

32

31

31

29

28

28

27

26 Ti

27

1,074

35.8

0.677

0.76

July

30

30

27

28

±1

36

34

*35

29

28

27

26

25

24

38

26

24

24

24

24

29

26

22

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

18

812

26.2

0.495

0.57

Aug.

17

18

54

*f3

23

24

21

20

28

24

21

20

20

19

23

31

31

21

21

26

41

3O

24

22

22

21

20

22

23

22

23

755

24.4

0.461

0.53

Sept.

20

19

19

18

18

IS

16

16

*17

16

19

16

16

16

16

24

20

19

4O

26

26

25

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

588

19.6

0.371

0.41

Calendar year 1953: Max 533 Mln 26 Mean* 84. 4 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.66

Water year 1953-54: Max 295 Mln 16 Mean 47.7 Cfsm O.9O2 In. 12.23

Peak discharge (base. 1.5OO efs).--Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected, by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 3- to Jan. 27; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in 

stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
392 GUNPOWDER RIVER BASIN

Slade Run near Glyndon, Md.

Location. Lat 39°29'40", long 76°47'45", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

Longenecker Road, 1.6 miles northeast of Glyndon, Baltimore County, 1.1 miles upstream 

from mouth, and 2.6 miles northeast of Reisterstown.

Drainage area. 2.27 sq mi.

Records available. September 1947 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 420 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 7 years, 2.74 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 113 cfs July 5 (gage height, 2.71 ft); minimum, 

0.02 cfs Aug. 18, caused by regulation from unknown source; minimum daily, 0.4 cfs 

Sept. 12-14.

1947-54: Maximum discharge, 448 cfs Sept. 1, 1952 (gage height, 4.53 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 92 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of Aug. 18, 

1954; minimum daily, that of Sept. 12-14, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from snow, or 

doubtful gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1, 

May 20 to Sept. 30 ar. 2 to May 19

0.4

.9

2.3

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.2 

2.8 

5.5 

9.6

Discharge, in cubic fee* per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

* .3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.5

.2 

.9

.5

45.1

1.45

0.639

0.74

Nov.

.4

.3

* .3

.3

.3

.4

c .6

.6

.5

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.9

.9

.9

.8

.6

.5

1.5 

1.5

48.2

1.61

0.709

0.79

Dec.

1.5

1.4

TTs

1.5

1.5

4.1

6.8

2.3

2.1

4.3

2.3

5.0

3.3

12

3.1

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.9

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1 D

.8

83.7

2.70

1.19

1.37

Jan.

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

*1.6

1.6

1.5

T75

1.6

1.8

1.6

bl.S

1.5

1.6

2.3

1.9

bl.6

1.6

3.0

3.3

¥75

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

*1.8

1.8 

1.8

1.6

58.1

1.87

0.824

0.95

Feb.

1.5

TTs

1.8

1.8

1.6

dl.6

dl.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

bl.S

1.6

1.6

1.6

2.5

1.9

l.B

1.8

2.9

?73

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

-

51.4

1.84

0.811

0.84

Mar.

d!2

*4".0

4.0

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

3.0

3.7

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.8

2.4

2.2

274

2.4

3.0

2.6

d2.4

d2.4

2.4 

2.2

2.4

92.9

3.00

1.32

1.52

Apr.

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.4

*2.1

?7T

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.8

4.2

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.8

3.0

2.4 

2 .4

72.9

2.43

1.07

1.19

May

2.2

2.2

d5.2

*d7.1

?78

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.9

2.2

dl.9

dl.9

1.9

1.7 2'.3

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

68.7

2.22

0.978

1.13

June

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.1

*1.0

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8 

. 8

33.0

1.10

0.485

0.54

July

1.7

1.3

1.0

.9

8^5

1.8

*1.4

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

1.8

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

dl.l

dl.O

.7

.6

.6

.6.6-

.6

.6 

.6

.6

38.0

1.23

0.542

0.62

Aug.

0.6

^6

*2.0

.7

1.0

.9

.7

.7

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.8

.8

.8

.6

.7

.9

1.5

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8 

. 8

'

25.9

0.84

0.370

0.42

Sept.

0.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

*.5

.5

.6

d.9

.4

74

.4

.5

.6

.6

.6

1.4

.9

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6 

.6

19.2

0.64

0.282

0.31

Calendar year 1953: Max 23 Min 1.0 Mean 3.20 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.12

Water year 1953-54: Max 12 Min 0.4 Mean 1.75 Cfsm 0.771 In. 10.42

Peak discharge (base, 90 cfs).--July 5 (3:30 p.m.) 113 cfs (2.71 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

c Backwater from snow.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from partly reconstructed gage-height graph based 

on weather records and records for nearby stations.
GUNPOWDER RIVER BASIN 

Western Run at Western Run, Md.

393

Location.--Lat 39°30'38", long 76°40'37", on right bank 100 ft downstream from bridge on 

Western Run Road, 0.3 mile southeast of Western Run, Baltimore County, 2.5 miles northwest of Cockeysville, and 3.2 miles upstream from Beaverdam Run.

Drainage area. 59.8 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1944 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 260 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 10 years, 77.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 914 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 4.07 ft): minimum, 

16 cfs Sept. 14, 15.

1944-54: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred Aug. 18, 1946 (gage height 

10.62 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 14, 15, 1954.

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

Revisions ( water years). WSF 1171; 1946 (M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

0.95 

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.4

47

94

225

365

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

35

34

34

35

36

*37

37

35

36

36

35

35

34

34

34

34

33

33

33

34

33

33

33

33

34

33

34

116

176

102

57

1,378

44.5

0.744

0.86

Nov.

51

47

*43

40

19

40

53

51

57

59

57

55

51

49

47

45

43

41

41

40

40

41

147

71

76

64

57

55

51

49

1,600

53.3

0.891

1.00

Dec.

49

*45

45

45

53

74

228

86

74

175

91

125

149

336

126

102

86

78

b72

71

68

71

66

62

57

57

57

55

*55

55

51

2,764

89.2

1.49

1.72

Jan.

51

51

53

53

53

53

49

49

49

53

b47

b45

b43

b48

b60

84

74

b54

b54

68

133

86

b70

64

66

68

68

*59

57

57

57

1,876

60.5

1.01

1.17

Feb.

b52

57

57

55

53

51

49

51

55

53

53

b46

b44

49

51

49

76

57

51

49

81

76

62

59

59

57

53

53

-

1,558

55.6

0.930

0.97

Mar.

281

*133

111

94

81

76

71

68

66

64

64

64

71

94

76

66

64

62

62

78

62

57

57

57

84

76

66

64

59

*57

59

2,444

78.8

1.32

1.52

Apr.

64

57

55

53

53

55

64

57

53

51

51

51

47

47

47

57

105

71

66

62

57

55

55

64

57

59

62

81

64

59

1,779

59.3

0.992

1.11

May

57

59

72

*197 "74

66

59

59

55

64

55

51

49

49

53

49

47

45

43

74

66

55

51

47

49

45

43

43

45

43

40

1,804

58.2

0.973

1.12

June

39

39

37

37

36

36

*35

34

34

39

39

34

63

88

40

40

37

36

32

31

31

29

29

28

28

28

27

25

26

26

1,083

36.1

0.604

0.67

July

26

36

27

27

81

45

*31

60

31

28

28

28

27

25

45

26

24

24

25

24

24

24

22

21

20

20

20

19

19

18

TS

893

28.8

0.482

0.56

Aug.

17

17

44

*22

22

26

21

20

24

22

20

19

18

18

20

21

22

19

19

24

55

28

24

22

21

21

20

21

21

22

22

712

23.0

0.385

0.44

Sept.

20

19

19

18

18

17

17

17

*17

17

19

17

17

16

Te

23

19

18

27

26

22

26

20

19

19

18

18

17

18

17

571

19.0

0.318

0.36

Calendar year 1953 : Max 701 Mln 28 Mean 93.0 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.13

Water year 1953-54: Max 336 Mln 16 Mean 50.6 Cfsm 0.846 In. 11.50

Peak discharge (base. 850 efs). Dec. 14 (9:45 a.m.) 887 cfs (3.99 ft); Mar. 1 (3:30 p.m.) 914 cfs

(4.07 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
394 GUNPOWDER RIVER BASIN

Gunpowder Palls near Carney, Md.

Location.--Lat 39°25'25", long 76°30'40", on left bank 1 mile downstream from Cowen Run, 

2 miles north of Carney, Baltimore County, and 2f miles downstream from Loch Raven Dam.

Drainage area. 314 sq mi.

Records available. September 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 135 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 748 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 3.74 ft); mlnlmum, 1.2 cfs Sept. 7.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 7,000 cfs July 9, 1952 (gage height, 9.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of Sept. 7, 

1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of backwater from snow, which are fair. 

Figures of discharge do not include water diverted at Loch Raven Dam for municipal 

supply of Baltimore and occasional small diversions just below Loch Raven Dam to maintain Lake Montebello at capacity. Plow completely regulated by Prettyboy and Loch 

Raven Reservoirs (combined usable capacity, 43,270,000,000 gal).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 7)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7

1.3

2.2

3.5

5.6

8.6

18

1.8

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

25

36

98

185

370

605

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

444.4

4.4

4.8

5.8 

6.3 

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.6

6.0

6.9 

9.0

9.7

9.7 

9.0

10

13

19

81

0V

542.7

17.5

+214

Nov.

f.O

5.3

4^8"

c5.8 

o8.O 

6.6

7.2

7.6

7.6

7.2

6.6

6.3

6.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.2

7.2

6.9 

6.9

12

9.0 

9.3

9.0

7.6

7.6

7.2

6.9

237.0

7.90

+254

Dec.

6.9 

6.9

6.9

7.2

7.9

9.1 

26 

10

9.3

65

91

86

210

538 SlB"

290

170

109

58

35

24 

16

16

9.O 

7.2

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6 

6.3

2,369.0

76.4

+396

Jan.

6.0 

6.0

6.3

6.3

*5.8

5.8 

5.8 

£*§. sTS

6.3

7.2

6.6

5.8

5.8

7.2

11

9.7

6.9

6.9

9.0

15

TT

9.0

8.6 

8.6

9.3

9.0

8.2

7.2

7.6

7 ft t D

236.9

7.64

+296

Feb.

7.2 

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.6

7.2 

7.2 

7.2

7.9

7.9

7.6

7.2

g a g

7!2

7.6

9.7

8.2

7.2

6.9

I

9.7

9.3 

9.0

8,6

7.9

7.9

.

------

233.1

8.32

+269

Mar.

66 

241

342

338

230

158 

112 

*93

86

72

56

46

46

110

140

103

72

48

34

52

70 

62

42

II

76

72

60

52

46 

35

3,027

97.6

+324

Apr.

42 

31

29

19

14

ft20

24

16

14

23

16

15

14

27

117

its" 155

84

54 

32

19

20

19

20

16

46

50

36

1,124

37.5

+276

May

25 

41

*140

435 390"

262 

167 

143

122

140

128

93

64

42

35

36

29

21

IS

27

60 

46

29

18 

13

10

8.6

7.9

7.2

6.9 

6.5

2,567.9

82.5

+272

June

6.0 

6.0

6.0

6.O

5.8

5.8 

5.3 

5.5

5.5

5.6

5.8

5.6

6.5

13

8.6

8.6

8.2

7.6

6.9

6.6

5.8 

5.6

S.O

4.8

5.6

7.6

5.5

S.O

4.8

188.2

6.27

+169

July

4.8 

5.0

4.8

4,6

1±

7.6 

5.5 

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.0

4.0

5.8

6.0

4.8

3.8

3.8

5.8

5.5

5.8 

4.6

3.6

3.4 

3.4

3.0

3.0

5.0

2.9

|v|

157.7

4.44

+155

Aug.

1.8

12

*5.6

5.2

4.2 

2.9 

2.4

4.4

5.5

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.8

5.8

2.6

2.4

5.5

6.9 

4.2

2.9

2.5 

2.5

2.4

2.4

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

102.2

3.50

+133

Sept.

2.6 

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.7

341.5

1.6

2.0

1.9

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.6

3.5

&£

2.6 

2.5

2.0

1.9 

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.7

58.4

1.95

+97.9

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,570 Mln 3.0 Mean 220

Water year 1953-54: Max 538 Mln 1.4 Mean 29.7

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion above station from Loch Raven Reservoir for municipal supply of Baltimore and change 

in contents in Prettyboy and Loch Raven Reservoirs, equivalent in cubic feet per second; for calendar year 1953, +283 cfss for water year 1954, +236 cfs. Records furnished by Baltimore Department 

of Public Works.

c Backwater from snow.
GUNPOWDER RIVER BASIN 395

Little Gunpowder Palls at Laurel Brook, Md.

Location. Lat 39°30'18", long 7e°25'56", on right bank 700 ft upstream from Laurel Brook, 

tf.4 mile southwest of Laurel Brook railroad station, Harford County, 1 mile downstream 

from Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, and 5 miles southwest of Bel Air.

Drainage area. 36.1 sq mi.

Records available. December 1926 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 261.43 ft above mean sea level (city of 

Baltimore benchmark).

Average discharge. 27 years (1927-54), 47.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 755 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 4.13 ft); minimum, 

7.8 cfs Aug. 1, 2 (gage height, 0.79 ft).

1926-54: Maximum discharge, 9,200 cfs Aug. 23, 1933 (gage height, 10.3 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 5.70, 6.15, and 10.3 ft; minimum, 3.1 cfs Feb. 15, 1931, Mar. 15, 1932, 

Feb. 20, 1947; minimum gage height, 0.59 ft Feb. 20, 1947.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 726: 1927-31, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

8.1

16

26

50

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

105

186

311

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

20

19 

19

19 

20

21

21 

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

18

15

18

19

19 

18

18

19

20

20

20

38

165

i£oc 

32

819

26.4

0.731

0.84

Nov.

28

*26 

25

25 

2*

25

b30 

32

35

37

39

39

37

34

32

30

28

27

26

25

25 

25

85

35

42

36

32

30

28

973

32.4

0.898

1.00

Dec.

27

f

28 

31

38

142 

44

38

133

47

67

82

234

65

50

43

b39

b38

37

37 

39

38

34

b33

b32

32

32

32

32

32

1,608

51.9

1.44

1.66

Jan.

30

30 

30

30 

*29

29

28 

28

28

30

b26

b24

b23 b?6~

30

45

b43

b32

32

41

b84

Ml

b39

36

39

38

33

30

30

28

1,059

34.2

0.947

1.09

Feb.

b27

29 

30

29 

28

27

26 

26

28

28

30

b26

b23

?T

27

28

39

31

28

28

49 

IS

34

32

31

30

29

28

841

30.0

0.831

0.87

Mar.

191

73

55 

44

40

38 

*37

36

35

35

35

39

65

44

38

35

34

34

43

35 

32

3?

32

49

44

36

35

34

32

33

1,423

45.9

1.27

1.47

Apr.

36

33 

31

30 

30

30

36 

32

30

2£

29

29

28

28

28

35

74i?35

32

30 

29

30

33

31

30

33

51

35

32

1,010

33.7

0.934

1.04

May

31

85 

*66

***

39

36 

36

34

37

34

32

31

30

34

32

30

30

30

47

39 

32

30

28

31

29

27

27

27

iL*

1,171

37.8

1.05

1.21

June

2322" 

21

21 

20

20

20 

19

19

20

20

19

19

23

20

20

20

18

18

16

16 

16

15

14

14

14

13

12

II

13

538

17.9

0.496

0.55

July

13

20 

14

14 

17

20

16 

*27

17

16

15

14

13

13

22

15

13

13

13

13

18 

21

14

12

12

12

11

10

*9.8

9.4

9.0

456.2

14.7

0.407

0.47

Aug.

8.4

40^

16 

13

15

13 

12

18

15

12

11

10

10

12

14

24

12

12

22

§

15

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

474.5

15.3

0.424

0.49

Sept.

11

10 

10

10 

9.8

9.4

w8.7

8.7

12

9.8

9.0

8.7

8.7

13

12

10

13 

15

11

11

10

10

10

9.4

9.4

9.4

321.8

10.7

0.296

0.33

Calendar year 1953 : Max 576 Min 16 Mean 61.4 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.10

Water year 1953-54: Max 234 Min 8.1 Mean 29.3 Cfsm 0.812 In. 11.02

Peak discharge (base. 1.400 cfs). 

* Discharge measurement made on thl

No peak above base, 

s day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
396 PATAPSCO RIVER BASIN

Cranberry Branch near Westminster, Md.

Location. Lat 39°35'35", long 76°58'05", on left bank 80 ft upstream from small wooden 

bridge, half a mile upstream from mouth, and 1.8 miles northeast of Westminster, 

Carroll County.

Drainage area. 3.40 sq mi.

Records available. September 1949 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 670 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--5 years, 4.35 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 75 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 3.0 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 10 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.6 

cfs July 25, 31.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 720 cfs July 4, 1951 (gage height, 5.14 ft, from highwater mark in well), from rating curve extended above 200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, that of July 25, 31, 1954.

Remarks. --Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

0.5 

1.3 

2.5 

4.2

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

6.6

14

25

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.3

T73

1.3 

1.4

1.4

1.6

 1.5

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4 

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3 

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

3.6

M2.0

53.6

1.73

0.509

0.59

Nov.

1.9

1.7

1.6 

*1.5

1.5

1.4

275

2.2

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.7 

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7 

1.6

1.7

1.7

5.9

2,5

2.7

2.2

2.1

2.1 

2.0 

1.9

64.6

2.15

0.632

0.71

Dec.

1.9

1.9

fc*

2.1

d!6

*d!4

4.2

3.6

11

4.0

8.8 

6.1

15

5.3

4.2

3.6

3.0

2.8 

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.1

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.8 

2.7 

2.7

2.5

144.5

4.66

1.37

1.58

Jan.

2.4

2.4

2.5 

2.4

2.4

*2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

b2.1

d27T 

d2.1

d2.1

d2.2

3.8

3.0

2.5

2.5 

5.2

6.6

375

b2.8

2.8

3.O

3.3

3.1

2.7 

*2.5 

2.5

2.2

85.9

2.77

0.815

0.94

Feb.

2.1

2.4

2.4 

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.4

2.4

2.2

fcf

2.O

2.5

2.5

3.8

2.7

2.4 

2.4

4.7

37T

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.7

2.4

2.2

69.9

2.50

0.735

O.76

Mar.

d20

d5.4

*d5.0 

3.8

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.O

2.7

2.8

2.8 

3.3

4.4

3.O

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5 

3.8

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.4

T77

3.1

2.8

2.7 

2.5 

2.5

2.7

113.6

3.66

1.08

1.24

Apr.

2.8

2.5

2.4 

 572- 2.2

2.4

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2 

2.2

2.2

2.2

3.5

d8.0

3.5

2.7 

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.8

3.0

2.8

4.4

4.O 

2.8 

2.5

84.5

2.82

O.829

0.92

May

2.4

2.2

d4.5 

7^2

*3.3

3.1

3.1

4.2

3.6

5.9

3.3

3.1 

2.8

2.7

3.3

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.5 

4.5

3.1

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.2 

2.2 

2.0

1.9

95.1

3.07

0.903

1.04

June

1.9

2.1

1.9 

1.9

1.9

1.7

*1.6

1.5

1.5

1.3.

1.9

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.5 

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

t* 

1.1

-------

47.2

1.57

O.462

0.52

July

d2.6

1.6

1.3 

1.3

dl.9

dl.4

*2.0

1.9

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2 

1.1

1.2

d5.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8 

.8

.8

A!

42.9

1.38

O.4O6

0.47

Aug.

0 '77

*d3.0

1.1

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0 

1.0

.9

1.2

1.5

1.4

1.0

1.4 

1.7

d4.1

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

d3.2

d3.4

45.3

1.46

0.429

0.5O

Sept.

1.4

1.2

1.1 

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1 1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.4

1.2

1.1

fci

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1 

1.0 

1.4

35.4

1.18

0.347

O.39

Calendar year 1953 : Max 25 Min 1.3 Mean 4.61 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.41

Water year 1953-54 : Max 20 Min 0.7 Mean 2.42 Cfsm O.712 In. 9.66

Peak discharge (base, 80 efa). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from partly reconstructed gage-height graph 

based on recorded graph, floodmark, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
PATAPSCO RIVER BASIN 397

North Branch Patapsco River at Cedarhurst, Md.

Location. Lat 39°30'00", long 76°53'00", on left bank at downstream side of private footlbridge at Cedarhurst, Carroll County, 0.8 mile downstream from Roaring Run and 8 miles 

southeast of Westminster.

Drainage area.--56.6 sq mi.

Records available. September 1945 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 425 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 9 years, 73.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 1,250 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 5.44 ft); minimum, 

3.7 cfs Oct. 11 (gage height, 1.13 ft), result of filling pond above station; minimum 

daily, 12 cfs Aug. 2, Sept. 14.

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 3,510 cfs July 4, 1951 (gage height, 9.59 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, that of 

Aug. 2, Sept. 14, 1954.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by mill above 

station. Records do not include a mean discharge of 0.92 cfs diverted above station 

for municipal supply of Westminster; sewage effluent discharged Into Little Pipe-Creek.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.4 

1.6

11

17

40

2.0 

3.0

123

390

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

d25

d24

d24

d24 

d25

d26

*d26

24

24

24

25

24

23 

23 

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

25

22

23

71

92

71 

34

902

29.1

0.514

0.59

Nov.

32

28

*27

26 

25

27

32

34

40

43

41

41

38 

34 

33

32

29

28

29

29

29

29

85

IS

43

38

36

36

33

30

1,050

35.0

0.618

0.69

Dec.

30

30

30

33 

37

151

~TT 355

57

187

73

129

136 

283 

111

79

67

55

51

53

51

53

50

43

41

43

41

41

43

41 

40

2,505

80.8

1.43

1.65

Jan.

38

38

3S

38 

37

*37

36

34

34

37

32

34

30 

33 

40

57

51

37

40

54

"65 123

50

50

48

51

51

*43

41

41

36

1,374

44.3

0.783

0.90

Feb.

35

37

40

38 

37

34

34

34

38

37

36

29

34 

34

37

59

40

37

36

76

sT

44

43

43

41

40

40

-

1,119

40.0

0.707

0.74

Mar.

310

128

*111

88 

71

65

61

57

55

53

S3

53

57 

77 

57

51

48

46

18

77

53

50

48

46

87

69

55

53

50

48

50

2,175

70.2

1.24

1.43

Apr.

53

46

44

43 

43

44

51

46

41

38

40

40

37 

37 

38

51

116

59

50

44

43

40

40

48

50

57

53

*84

55

48

1,479

49.3

0.871

0.97

May

48

46

163

 26!

79

73

75

67

95

65

59

55 

53 

63

53

50

48

46

75

461

d48

d44

d41

d43

d41

338

d38

d3S

d37

d36

2,041

65.8

1.16

1.34

June

d34

d33

»d32

30 

29

26

27

27

27

34

32

27

29 

f

30

30

27

25

24

23

22

22

21

20

20

18

M

T7

17

793

26.4

0.466

0.52

July

20

32

20

21 

98

33

*44

79

27

24

23

22

20 

20 

71

24

22

21

23

20

21

21

18

17

16

16

15

14

TZ

14

14

844

27.2

0.481

0.55

Aug.

13

17 

20

25

18

16

23

21

19

17

16 

15 

19

25

35

17

16

25

50

40

21

19

19

18

17

18

19

40

 

754

24.3

0.429

0.50

Sept.

25

21

18

16 

15

14

14

14

*14

14

15

14

13

12. 

13

23

16

15

31

14

26

27

17

16.

16

16

15

14

14

14

516

17.2

0.304

0.34

Calendar year 1953: Max 

Water year 1953-54: Max

451

355

Min 

Min

Mean 

Mean

80.3

42.6

Cfsm 1.42 

Cfsm 0.753

In. 

In.

19.27

10.22

Peak discharge (base, 1.200 cfs). Dec. 7 (12:45 a.m.) 1,250 cfs (5.44 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height records discharge computed on basis of change in stage when Intake was 

flushed, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

Kote. No gage-height record Aug. 6 to Sept. 5} discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In 

stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
398 PATAPSCO RIVER BASIN

North Branch Patapsco River near Marriottsville, Md.

Location. Lat 39*21'56", long 76 e53'06", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge 0.9 mile downstream from Liberty Dam, 1.2 miles northeast of Marriottsville, 

Howard County, and 2.3 miles upstream from confluence with Soutft Branch.

Drainage area. 165 sq mi.

Records available. October 1929 to September 1954.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 269.78 ft above mean sea level (city of 

' Itimore benchmark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,870 cfs May 4 (gage height, 7.77 ft); minimum, 

 O~cfs Sept. 10-16, 17-19, 21-30.

1929-54: Maximum discharge, 19,500 cfs Aug. 24, 1933 (gage height, 20.8 ft), from

rating curve extended above 2,700 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, that

of Sept. 10-16, 17-19, 21-30, 1954.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are good, and those for periods of no gage-height record or those below 

5 cfs, which are fair. Plow regulated by Liberty Reservoir beginning July 22, 1954 

(usable capacity, 42,072,000,000 gal). Diversion above station for municipal supply of 

Westminster (sewage effluent discharged into Little Pipe Creek) and from Liberty Reservoir beginning Feb. 26, 1953, for municipal supply of Baltimore.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 9-30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 7 Dec. 8 to Sept. 30

2.6

2.7 

2.9 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.5

8.9

14

29

67

130

290

830

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

0.2

.7

1.7

3.4

5.9

9.6

15

2.9 

3.1 

3.4

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

31

56

115

293

1,020

1,470

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

30

23

3T

32

40

54

38

»33

33

34

35

34

33

32

33

33

32

32

32

30

24

23

23

25

25

27

30

157

217

238

108

1,577

50.9

+36.0

Nov.

93

74

51

38

36

36

52

48

71

61

52

52

62

56

52

48

44

38

31

19

17

T5

249

T4T

106

85

71

67

62

43

1,877

62.6

+39.8

Dec.

12

16 9.9

*a!4

.%30

a65

aSOO

216

158

466

238

213

d474

864

553

248

163

107

174

b!70

161

158

156

138

b!20

bl!5

b!30

125

130

128

122

6,277.9

203

+ 19.5

Jan.

115

113

113

95

52

o2

42

39

56

63

53

aso

a 30

a28

alOO

a 110

a65

a65

alOO

a290 a2"I6"

alSO

a!40

a 120

a 130

a 135

a 125

a 130 »128

118

3,042

98.1

+35.7

Feb.

b84

63

63

61

56

53

68

52

52

59

58

43

SI bTS

79

66

102

97

61

68

135

219

TSS

93

89

79

95

91

2,237

79.9

+42.2

Mar.

686

39?

300

282

213

197

186

d!77

d!69

166

161

166

166

242

203

172

161

156

d!53

d210

174

156

153

150 2C9"

216

174

163

158

156

156

6,523

210

+1.1

Apr.

166

153

145

135

135

135

138

115

102

91

91

79

»63

6"3" 61

81

308

210

148

150

140

135

132

153

148

166

158

245

180

158

4,184

139

+ 15.4

May

148

145

236

324

251

225

232

194

191

136

177

158

143

158

174

143

128

135

169

197

153

135

115

125

104

71

70

TO

70

79

5,796

187

+ 13.1

June

6438*

31

»29

26

24

21

20

17

24

33

10

5.6

17

12

13

27

7.6

4.7

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.4

»3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.8

3T5

4.7

461.4

15.4

+59.8

July

S.O

12

5.3

3.4

152

2O8 -81

154

79

70

64

49

25

12

104

52

25

35

58

56

52

22

2.2

.6

il

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

1,329.3

42.9

+41.3

Aug.

0.4

.5

1.8 -7$

.7

.8

.5

.4

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.6

.7

.4

.4

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

75

.4

16.4

0.53

+ 72.8

Sept.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.Z.

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

7.6

0.25

+53.0

Calendar year 1953 : Max 1,340 Mln 7.7 Mean 224

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,090 Mln 0.2 Mean 91.3

Peak discharge (base. 2.200 cfs). Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversions for municipal supplies of Westminster and Baltimore and change In contents In Liberty 

Reservoir, equivalent In cubic feet per second; for calendar year 1953, +19.9 cfs; for water year 

195*. +35.7 cfs. Records furnished by Maryland Water Works Co. and Baltimore Department of Public 

Works, respectively.

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

diversion from Liberty Reservoir, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height records discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph.
PATAPSCO RIVER BASIN 399

South Branch Patapsco River at Henrytown, Md.

Location. Lat 39*21'05", long 76°54'50", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 101 at Henryton, Carroll County, 1.3 miles upstream from Piney Run, 

2.3 miles upstream from confluence with North Branch, and 3.2 miles southeast of 

Sykesville.

Drainage area. 64.4 sq mi.

Records available. August 1948 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 289.15 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 82.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,070 cfs May 3 (gage height, 4.18 ft); minimum, 7.6 cfs Aug. 1 (gage height, 1.68 ft).

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 4,930 cfs May 26, 1952 (gage height, 11.04 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,900 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 7.88 ft; minimum, that of Aug. 1, 1954.

Remarks . Records excellent except those for period of doubtful gage-height record, which 

are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.7

i.a

1.9 

2.1

8.5

13

20

51

2.4 

2.6 

3.0

130

220

470

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

-11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

20

19

15

19

19

20

21

19

20

 20

21

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

21

21

23

79

86 'SE

DO

33

795

25.6

0.398

0.46

Nov.

28

27

26

24

f4

26

33

34

36

39

37

36

34

31

30

28

27

27

27

27

27

27

~43 107

40

36

33

33

30

30

1,007

33.6

0.522

0.58

Dec.

23fe

2S

»30

34

57

222

63

51

139

68

87

127

283

TT9

84

66

51

47

51

48

51

48

42

39

40

40

39

40

39

37

2,126

68.6

1.07

1.23

Jan.

36

36

36

36

36

36

34

33

33

36

37

37

33

36

37

48

60

45

43

43

76

79 less

51

53

60

55

47

*45

42

1,403

45.3

0.703

0.81

Feb.

40

43

42

40

39

37

36

36

40

40

40

34

28

36

39

39

71

47

40

39

73

7T

51

47

48

45

43

42

1,226

43. S

0.680

0.71

Mar.

Tie- 262

US

94

73

68

63

60

58

55

53

55

60

92

66

53

51

48

48

73

53

48

48

47

79

66

53

51

48

48

53

2,190

70.6

1.10

1.26

Apr.

53

53

4S

47

45

47

58

53

45

43

43

45

»42

40

40

53

141

76

60

53

51

47

47

51

53

68

87

162 -54

.66

1,806

60.2

0.935

1.04

May

63

71

249

298 m

102

97

99

S4

99

79

71

66

63

79

66

63

60

53

89

76

60

53

51

51

48

45

45

47

45

42

2,543

S2.0

1.27

1.47

June

40

39

37

»37

36

34

34

33

33

34

36

33

31

30

34

42

36

33

30

27

26

24

23

21

20

20

19

17

IS

18

695

29.8

0.463

0.52

July

35

±S.

2T

21

21

24

24

27

20

13

16

17

16

16

41

20

17

16

17

17

40

19

16

14

13

13

12

*11

11

10

9 8

617.8

19.9

0.309

0.36

Aug.

S.5

1^

37

14

15

26

16

14

20

18

16

14

13

12

15

35

54

Te

15

20

27

27

17

16

16

15

14

15

16

35

54

639.0

20.6

0.320

0.37

Sept.

19

16

14

13

12

11

11

11

13

11

12

10

9.4

9.0

9.0

10

9.8

9.0

20

2£

16

16

12

11

11

10

9.0

~S7S 8.5

8.5

365.7

12.2

0.189

0.21

Calendar year 1953: Max 463 Mln 18 Mean 83.5 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.61

Water year 1953-54: Max 298 Mln 8.5 Mean 42.8 Cfsm 0.665 In. 9.02

Peak discharge (base, 1.200 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge for Jan. 10-30 computed from doubtful gage-height record.
400 PATAPSCO RIVER BASIN

Piney Run near Sykesville, Md.

Location. Lat 39°22'55", long 76°58'00", on left bank 75 ft downstream from highway bridge, 

IT; miles north of Sykesville, Carroll County, and Sir miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 11.4 sq mi.

Records available. September 1931 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 450 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--83 years, 12.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 275 cfs May 3 (gage height, 3.80 ft); minimum, 

1.5 cfs Aug. 1, 2.

1931-54: Maximum discharge recorded, 2,100 cfs July 24, 1946 (gage height, 6.95 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 260 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

height 4.16, 4.88, 5.39, 5.76, 6.04 and 6.95 ft; minimum, 0.4 cfs Jan. 25, 1939; minimum daily, 1.2 cfs Sept. 17-21, 25, 26, 1932.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from snow, which 

are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1171: 1933(M), 1944(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect or backwater from 

snow (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.86

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

1.5 

1.9 

3.2 

5.1 

8.2

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

2.9

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

*3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.7

3TT

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.J.

3.7

3.7

5.7

3.7

3.9

13

20 "5.7

5.6

151.4

4.88

0.428

0.49

Nov.

5.1

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.5

04.5

05.6

5.9

6.8

7.4

7.1

6.8

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.4

5.1

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

18

T.4

7.1

6.5

5.9

5.9

5.4

5.4

182.3

6.08

0.533

0.59

Dec.

5.4

5.1

4.9

57T

5.9

15

36

*10

8.6

29

11

23

19

T6- 59

12

9.5

b7.6

b?.?

7.8

8.2

8.2

8.2

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.5

374.9

12.1

1.06

1.22

Jan.

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.6

b6.0

be. 2

b5.6

b5.0

bFT?

6.5

11

b9.8

b7.0

7.1

12

21

IT

b9.0

9.0

9.5

11

10

8.2

*7.1

7.1

b6.4

244.4

7.88

0.691

0.80

Feb.

b6. 2

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.2

6.2

5.9

6.0

6,5

6.5

6.5

b5.2

b4.6

b574

6.2

6.2

13

7.8

6.8

6.5

15

IT

8.6

7.8

7.8

7.4

7.1

6.8

_

203.3

7.26

0.637

0.66

Mar.

63

2T

19

14

11

9.9

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.5

11

17

11

9.0

8.6

8.6

8.6

15

9.5

8.6

8.2

872

16

12

9.5

9.0

8.6

8.2

9.0

388.5

12.5

1.10

1.27

Apr.

9.9

9.0

8.2

7.4

7.4

7.8

10

8.6

7.4

7.1

7.4

7.4

6.8

6.8

67ff

9.9

~9.9 20

8.2

7.4

7.1

6.8

6.8

9.0

7.8

7.8

11

15

9.9

8.6

263.2

8.77

0.769

0.86

May

8.2

22

53

5?

*18

15

14

14

11

14

11

9.9

9.0

9.0

11

9.5

8.6

8.2

7.8

15

11

9.0

7.8

7.1

7.4

7.1

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.2

5.9

401.5

13.0

1.14

1.31

June

5.6

STJ

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.9

4.9

4.5

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.0

BTff

3.0

130.0

4.33

0.380

0.42

July

4.0

4.3

3.5

3.5

3.7

*4.1

3.7

3.9

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.6

8.6

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.2

2.9

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

*1.9

1.8

1.7

98^0 s'.ie

0.277

0.32

Aug.

T76- 1.5

4.5

2.5

3.0

3.7

2.6

2.5

3.6

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.7

5.3

4.4

2.9

2.9

5.9

8.7

4.7

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.4

9.8 875-

118.1

3.81

0.334

0.39

Sept.

4.3

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.0

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.6 276-

2.7

2.6

2.6

5.3

5.9

3.9

3.7

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

96.0

3.20

0.281

0.31

Calendar year 1953: Max 100 Mln 3.7 Mean 15.1 Cfsm 1.32 In. 18.00

Water year 1953-54: Max 63 Mln 1.5 Mean 7.26 Cfsm 0.637 In. 8.64

Peak discharge (base, 440 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

c Backwater from snow.
PATAPSCO RIVER BASIN 401

Patapsco River at Hollofield, Md.

Location. Lat 39°18'36", long 76°47'39", on right bank at downstream side of highway

bridge at Hollofield, Howard County, 0.3 mile downstream from Dogwood Run and 3.0 miles 

north of Ellicott City.

Drainage area. 285 sq mi.

Records available. May 1944 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 190 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,900 cfs May 4 (gage height, 4.80 ft); minimum, 

14 cfs Aug. 2 (gage height, 1.00 ft); minimum daily, 18 cfs Sept. 14.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 13,500 cfS June 2, 1946 (gage height, 11.62 ft); minimum, 6 cfs Sept. 6, 1944 (gage height, 0.83 ft); minimum daily, that of Sept. 14, 1954.

Flood in August 1933 reached a stage of 19.5 ft, from information by Maryland State 

Roads Commission.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are fair. Low flow regulated by mills above station through June 1954. 

Flow regulated by Liberty Reservoir beginning July 22, 1954. Diversion above station 

for municipal supply of Westminster (sewage effluent discharged into Little Pipe Creek) 

and from Liberty Reservoir beginning Feb. 26, 1953, for municipal supply of Baltimore.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 6 Dec. 7 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.6

47

80

153

275

507

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

1.9 

2.4 

3.0 

4.0

174

399

830

1,870

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

66

74

59

M

75

105

84

84

74

75

78

83

78

67 

79

78

67

75

76

73

69

66

71

62

71

64

92

231

419

424

T57T loo

3,231

106

+36.0

Nov.

153

139

111

91

*84

89

115

115

147

145

133

125

133

125 

115

111

105

96

91

76

15

a75

a440 26~5

206

170

145

133

125

125

4,053

135

+39.8

Dec.

72

71

7T

*71

95

154

1,400

367

279

765

383

403

705

1,490 

583

405

307

192

b270

b290

b260

256

252

223

196

185

b215

211

215

204

196

10,786

348

+ 19.5

Jan.

185

185

185

185

138

112

107

112

113

144

144

b!40

blOS

blOO 

bT30"

178

b275

b!65

b!60

211

470

367

230

b275

244

244

252

232

207

*219

207

6,021

194

+35.7

Feb.

b!70

167

158

151

141

135

141

138

135

144

141

126

b80

b!30 

174

158

211

223

158

148

223

25"6~ 399

192

192

171

181

178

4,821

172

+42.2

Mar.

696

1,210

502

502

351

326

297

288

274

266

256

266

270

399 

351

274

256

248

244

322

288

248

244

236 322"

367

284

256

252

244

252

10,591

342

+1.1

Apr.

274

252

240

223

219

223

248

223

196

181

181

174

*144

138 

T55

174

516

372

266

244

232

219

215

240

240

270

270

549 32"6

279

7,466

249

+15.4

May

256

252

386

1.750

5S5

411

357

378

326

331

312

284

261

244 

261

288

248

215

219

297

346

261

232

204

207

200

154

148

148

144 

TTff 148

9,783

316

+13.1

June

141

TOT

94

*92

83

83

81

78

72

77

100

75

59

57 

86

65

83

81

64

54

48

48

48

*48

44

44

47

38

38

41

2,073

69.1

+59.8

July

42

64

53

44

44

T26~ 360

193

126

104

97

90

61

46 

122

110

59

48

81

83

107

77

39

36

33

25

24

 22

22

21

2_0

2,379

76.7

+41.3

Aug.

19 rs

69

3?

35

35

34

33

36

36

30

25

24

22 

23

27

69

31

27

37

41

48

31

28

27

27

27

26

26

29

62

1,042

33.6

+72.8

Sept.

35

26

26

26

24

23

22

21

20

22

23

22

19

18 

«T?

19

20

20

23

48

31

31

26

26

25

24

22

22

21

21

725

24.2

+53.0

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,310 Mln 47 Mean 389

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,730 Mln 18 Mean 173

Peak discharge (base. 2.900 efs). May 4 (3 a.m.) 2,900 efs (4.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversions for municipal supplies of Westminster and Baltimore and change in contents in Liberty 

Reservoir, equivalent In cubic feet per second; for calendar year 1953, +19.9 cfs; for water year 

1954, +35.7 cfs. Records furnished by Maryland Water Works Co. and Baltimore Department of Public 

Works, respectively.

a Mo gage-height record} discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
402 SOUTH RIVER BASIN

North River near Annapolis, Md.

Location.---Lat 38"59'09", long 76"37'21", on left bank 500 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 450 (formerly U. S. Highway 50), 0.8 mile upstream from mouth, and 

7 miles west of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County.

Drainage area. 8.5 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--December 1931 to September 1954.

Gage.. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 10 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Nov. 2, 1933, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years (1932-54), 11.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 110 cfs May 4 (gage height, 2.29 ft); minimum, 

2.4 cfs July 30, 31, Aug. 1,2.

1931-54: Maximum discharge, 5,000 cfs Aug. 2, 1944 (gage height, 6.22 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 260 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 1.5 cfs 

Sept. 1, 2, 4, 1932.

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

indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect or indefinite 

stage-discharge relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to July 6 July 7 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.2

1.3

4.6

8.4

13

1.5 26

1.7 43

1.9 62

1.0 2.4

1.1 4.6

1.2 8.2

1.3 

1.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.5

44B7?

5.9

6.3

8.0

8.0

*6.3

6.3

6.3

6.7

6.7

6.3

6.3

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

12

28

10

261.7

8.44

0.993

1.15

Nov.

8.9

8.4

8.0

575

8.0

8.4

12

12

12

12

12

11

9.7

9.3

9.3

8.9

8.9

8.4

8.4

*8.0

8.0

8.0

20

1J

11

10

8.9

8.9

8.0

8 .0

296.4

9.88

1.16

1.30

Dec.

8.0

8.0

8.0

*8.0

9.3

8.9

24

11

9.7

13

9.7

12

19

39

^

12

blO

b8. 4

bS.O

b8.4

1011

9.7

b7.6

b7.6

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.9

8 .4

8 .4

351.2

11.3

1.33

1.54

Calendar year 1953: Max 84

Jan.

7.6

7.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.1 *7.1

8.9

b5.2

b6.8

b5.4

bS.O biifTo"

*20

14

8.6

9.7

13

20

blO

14

a 11

a!4

a20

a!6

b!3

a!2 

a 11

alO

325.6

10.5

1.24

1.42

Feb.

a8.4

a9.4

a9.4

a9.0 *8.9

8.9

8.4

8.2

9.3

8.9

8.4

b7.0

b6.0

574

9.3

8.9

9.7

8.4

7.6

8.0

17 14"

9.3

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.0

8.0

-

253.5

9.05

1.06

1.11

Min 4.9

Mar.

27

24

16

14

11

*10

10

9.7

9.3

9.3

9.3

11

11

SI17

12

11

10

10

14

10

9.3

579" 8.9

13

12

9.3

8.9

8.9 12' 9 3

385.1

12.4

1.46

1.68

Apr.

14

10

9.7

8.4

8.4

8.9

9.7

11

10

*8.4

8.4

8.0

8.0

7.6

10

19

12

10

9.0

8.4

8.0

17 *20

12

16

20

44

TT

14

374.5

12.5

1.47

1.64

May

12

11

25

6219"

15

13 *13

12

12

11

11

10

9.6

12

11

10

9.6

10

20

13

9.6

8.8

8.4

8.0

*6.8

6.6

6.8

8.4

8.6

6.8

400.0

12.9

1.52

1.75

June

S7&- 6.4

5.6

6.0

5.6

5.2

*5.0

4.8

4.7

5.0

6.0

5.2

5.0

6.4

6.0

5.4

5.0

4.7

4.5

4.3

 4.2

4.2 *4.6

4.3 *4.1

3.9

3.8

3.7

3.8

147.0

4.90

0.576

0.64

July

*4.3

4.3

4.0

4.0

4.5

*5.2

4.1 *6.2

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.3

3.1

3.1

20

5.6

4.1

3.8

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.8

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.9

2/7 r/r

133.3

4.30

0.506

0.58

Aug.

ftt

3.8 *3.1

4.9

9.9

4.1

3.6

6.2

5.3

4.1

3.3

3.1

3.1

4.1

4.6

6.6

3.8

4.4

7.5

IS.6.2

4.1

3.8

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.4

4.6

4.1

3.8

147.3

4.75

0.559

0.64

Sept.

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.9

3.6

3.3

3.3

4 3*7T4

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.3

3.1

4.1

3.8

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

2^7

98.9

3.30

0.388

0.43

Mean 13.6 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.80

Water year 1953-54: Max 62 Min 2.7 Mean 8.70 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.88

Peak discharge (base, 100 efs). May 4 (1 a.m.) 110 cfs (2.29 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Apr. 12 to July 6; discharge estimated on basis of . 

11 discharge measurements, engineers' notes, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
PATOXENT RIVER BASIN 403

Patuxent River near Unity, Md.

Location. Lat 39 0 14'18n > long 77°03'23", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 97, 0.6 mile upstream from Cattail Creek, 0.8 mile upstream from Triadelphia Reservoir, and 1.1 miles northeast of Unity, Montgomery County.

Drainage area. 34.8 sq mi.

Records available. July 1944 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 364.76 ft above mean 

sea level (Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission benchmark). Prior to Aug. 14, 1946, 

wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 42.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 494 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 4.78 ft); minimum, 

3.0 cfs Aug. 2, Sept. 29, 30.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 8,060 cfs Aug. 1, 1945 (gage height, 13.58 ft, from 

crest-stage indicator), from rating curve extended above 320 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determination of peak flow; minimum, 2.1 cfs Aug. 25-28, 1944.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1111: 1947.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.0 

4.0 

7.9

12

2.2 

2.6 

5.0 

5.5

24

57

103

185

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

10

10

*9.7

10 

10

11

11

10

11

11

11

11

10 

10

10

10

10

10

9.7

10

10

9.7

9.7

10

10

10

11

28 

16

389.8

12.6

0.362

0.42,

Nov.

14

13

13

12 

T2

12

16

17

19

20

20

19

17 

16

16

15

14

14

d!4

d!4

d!4

14

61

26

22

20

18

18

17

16

533

17.8

0.511

0.57

Dec.

*16

15

*15

16 

19

34

135

33

27

69

33

52

60 

174

52

38

31

b27

b25

24

25

26

24

21

20

20

20

20

21

20 

20

1,132

36.5

1.05

1.21

Jan.

18

18

19

19 

18

18

i7-

T7

*17

20

20

b20

b!9 

20

21

32

30

b23

22

30

54

38

b29

26

28

31

30

24

22

22 

20

742

23.9

0.687

0.79

Feb.

b!9

*21

21

20

19

18

17

17

19

20

19

17

b!6 

bTf

18

18

39

28

23

*22

42

38

30

28

28

26

24

23

647

23.1

0.664

0.69

Mar.

^n170

59

48 

41

38

35

34

32

31

30

32

34 

52

38

32

30

29

29

40

31

28

28

27

34

32

*28

28

27

26 

30

1,225

39.5

1.14

1.31

Apr.

34

30

27

25 

25

26

30

27

24

23

24

24

II

22

32

82

44

36

32

29

28

27

34

30

32

42

99

46

39

1,017

33.9

0.974

1.09

May

*35

33

34

a

36

34

38

33

37

31

28

27 

26

33

29

25

25

24

34

32

25

22

21

20

20

18

18

19

18

11

917

29.6

0.851

0.98

June

16

15

14

14 

13

13

12

*12

12

13

14

12

12 

11

!!

24

17

15

13

12

11

11

10

9.2

8.8

9.2

11

7.9

7.9

7.9

398.9

13.3

0.382

0.43

July

7.9

12

8.4

7.9 

13

13

9.7

12

*9.2

8.8

7.9

7.4

7.0 

6.6

25

8.4

7.0

6.6

7.0

6.6

8.4

7.0

5.8

5.0

4.7

*4.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

3,8 

3,5

244.0

7.87

0.226

0.26

Aug.

5±i

3.5

»17

5.8 

8.5

12

6.6

5.8

7.9

8.8

7.4

5.8

5.4

5.0

6.6

7.9

10

6.6

6.6

8.4

8.S

9.7

7.4

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.2

6.6

6.6

t

273.9

8.84

0.254

0.29

Sept.

8.8

7JO

6.6

5_8

5.4

*5.0

5.0

5.0

7.0

6 ,.6

6.6

5.8

5.4 

5.0

5.0

6.6

6.2

5.8

6.2

7.4

6.6

6.2

4.7

4.4

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.0

37?

164.8

5.49

0.158

0.18

Calendar year 1953: Max 390 Mln 9.2 Mean, 48.0 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.72

Water year 1953-54: Max 174 Mln 3.0 Mean 21.1 Cfsm 0.606 In. 8.22

Peak .discharge (base. 770 cfsK Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

d Doubtful gage-height records discharge computed from gage-height graph reconstructed on basis of 

normal pattern, westher records, snd records for Cattail Creek at Roxbury Mills.
404 PATUXENT RIVER BASIN

Cattail Creek at Roxbury Mills, Md.

Location. Lat 39"15 T 17", long 77°02'43", on left bank 0.2 mile downstream from unnamed 

tributary from left bank and highway bridge, 0.5 mile southeast of Roxbury Mills, 

Howard County, and 1.3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 27.7 sq mi.

Records available. July 1944 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Oct. 19, 1945, staff gage at same site and datum. 

Sltitude of gage is 370 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 10 years, 30.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 436 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 5.19 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 300 cfs as explained below; minimum, 3.2 cfs Aug. 2 (gage 

height, 0.77 ft).

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 1,060 cfs May 25, 1952 (gage height, 9.29 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 300 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 8.97 ft and logarithmic plotting; minimum, 2.9 cfs Aug. 26, Sept. 8, 1944 (gage 

height, 0.76 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from logjam, or 

no gage-height record, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill 

at Roxbury Mills.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect or backwater from 

logjam (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second')

1.0 

1.2

3.4

3.9

6.7

10

18

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

36

78

132

187

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 *,

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

11

10

*10

1111

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

12

12

12

12

12 

12

12

12

12

12

13

34

46

25

*16

441

14.2

0.513

O.59

Nov.

14

14

13

T3

13

13

16

17

19

20

20

18

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

14 

14

a 90

a25

a21

a!9

a!7

a!7

al6

a!5

556

18.5

0.668

0.75

Dec.

*15

14

14

15

18

050

C114

28

24

082

29

062

54

c!75 ~44

33

28

25

b23

23

24 

26

24

21

20

20

20

20

21

20

20

1,106

35.7

1.29

1.48

Jan.

19

18

2O

19

18

18

17

17

*17

20

20

b!9

b!8

19

20

32

30

b23

22

38

57 

33

b27

25

26

31

28

23

22

22

20

738

23.8

0.859

0.99

Feb.

b!9

*20

20

19

18

18

17

17

18

19

18

16

b!5

16

17

17

37

22

20

*19

« 

30

23

22

22

20

20

19

_

_____..

581

20.8

0.751

0.78

Mar.

cll8 ~46

44

33

28

26

25

24

23

23

23

24

26

46

28

24

23

23

22

29

23 

22

21

21

27

25

*22

SO

20

20

23

902

29.1

1.05

1.21

Apr.

25

22

20

18

19

20

22

20

18

17

17

17

16

16

16

24

53

27

23

20

19 

18

18

22

37

33

072

086

35

28

798

26.6

O.96O

1.07

May

*25

23

27

~Ss 50

23

23

25

22

24

20

20

19

18

23

20

18

18

17

25

22

18

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

15.

636

20.5

0.740

O.85

June

13

12

12

12

11

11

10

*10

10

11

11

10

9.8

9.4

18

13

12

11

10

9.8

9.1 

8.7

8.4

.8.0

7.7

7.7

8.O

7.0

776

7.0

304.6

10.2

0.368

0.41

July

18

13

8.4

8.0

9.1

9.4

8.4

9.8

*8.0

7.4

6.7

6.4

6.1

5.8

13

6.7

6.1

6.1

5.8

5.5

10 

6.4

5.5

5.2

5.0

*4.7

4.4

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.9

225.3

7.27

0.262

0.30

Aug.

^4177

*21

5.5

8.4

9.7

5.8

5.2

6.7

6.1

5.5

5.0

4.7

4.4

5.5

7.9

11

5.2

5.2

6.4

6.7 

6.7

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.5

5.O

5.2

5.2

7.0

8*0

201.5

6.50

0.235

0.27

Sept.

5.5

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.2

*3.9

3.7

3.7

4.4

4.2

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.7

4.4

4.2

3.9

4.4

5.5

4.4 

5.0

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.4

124.8

4.16

O.15O

0.17

Calendar year 1953: Max 240 Mln 1O Mean 36.0 Cfsm 1.3O In. 17.65

Water year 1953-54: Max 175 Mln 3.4 Mean 18.1 Cfsm O.653 In. 8.87

Peak discharge (base, 41O efs). Dee. 14 (8 a.m.) 436 cfs (5.19 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

c Backwater from logjam.
PATUXENT RIVER BASIN 405

Patuxent River near Laurel, Md.

Location. Lat 39°06'45", long 76 052'15", on left bank 0.3 mile downstream from Rocky 

Gorge Dam, 0.4 mile upstream from Walker Branch, and 1.0 mile northwest of Laurel, 

Prince Georges County.

Drainage area. 133 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 150 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 10 years, 133 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 620 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 3.23 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Aug. 11 (gage height, 1.03 ft); minimum daily, 10 cfs Apr. 22.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 5,200 cfs Sept. 1, 1952 (gage height, 10.47 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of 

Aug. 11, 1954; minimum daily, that of Apr. 22, 1954.

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

do not include diversion by pumps of part of low flow into Anacostia River basin and 

at Willis School filtration plant for supply of Washington Suburban Sanitary District. 

Plow regulated by Triadelphia Reservoir (usable capacity, 6,582,000,000 gal, corrected), 

and, since March 1954, by Rocky Gorge Reservoir (usable capacity, 5,920,000,000 gal)..

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect 

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

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

134 

245 

48O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October, 1953 ,to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

ft

Oct.

24

24

22

22

24

28

28

27

27

26

20

21

22

24

23

24

23

17

16

19

20

19

19

12

24

22

23

69

73

53 

34

829

26.7

-

33.0

Nov.

33

32

33

32

31

34

34

38

*37

44

43

38

29

32

30

33

32

29

34

34

37

37

79

39

48

50

44

48

44

39

1,147

38.2

-

37.7

Dec.

30

34

28

33

34

50

199

59

40

158

71

94

136

434

264

86

125

120

120

122

131

229

224

154

191

79

58

58

55

53 

51

3,520

114

-

42.2

Jan.

48

53

53

51

53

51 ' 43

44

*44

51

b50

b40

b38

b48

b64

103

100

b56

b66

83

144

164

blS5

bl!4

108

122

128

105

95

67 

63

2,384

76.9

-

29.5

Feb.

b54

61

61

63

75_

73

71

71

71

69

73

65

b44

b58

58

48

58

55

45

44

53

59

40

38

38

35

*35

33

1,548

55.3

-

42.5

Mar.

173

192

ISB" 237

122

75

34

28

19

14

15

16

17

16

15

18

19

20

19

21

21

16

15

15

17

17

18

20

16

14 

18

1,441

46.5

-

98.8

Apr.

18

17

16

23

20

17

20

15

18

*21

19

16

15

13

12

16

19

13

18

13

13

10

16

23

30

20

24

23

43

Hi.

630

21.0

-

Ill

May

144

141

107

2O8

TOT

147

147

147

147

128

98

98

98

98

98

67

47

47

48

48

47

48

47

45

61

63

75

39

29

29

2,669

86.1

-

23.4

June

*21

20

21

27

31

20

20

"17

17

29

29

24

16

20

19

29

31

31

25

17

23

17

20

19

23

21

29

35

31

_13

695

23.2

-

31. 0

July

12

32

44

44

43

25

24

16

16

21

14

13

15

12

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

11

3T

43

48_

658

21.2

-

13.8

Aug.

36

16

17

18

12

16

17

12

16

*16

14

20

17

17

17

17

17

*14

17

18

19

17

17

17

21

24

20

17

17

17 

17

547

17.6

-

19.4

Sept.

19

Tf

18

18

18

18

17

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

14

15

18

18

505

16.8

-

10.7

Calendar year 1953; Max 1,370 Mln 12 Mean 162 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54; Max 434 Mln 1O Mean 45.4 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion to Northwest Branch Anacostia River and at Willis School filtration plant for water 

supply of Washington Suburban Sanitary District, and change In contents In Triadelphia and Rocky' 

Gorge Reservoirs, equivalent in cubic feet per second; for calendar year 1953, +34.3 cfs; for water 

year 1954, -t-41.0 cfs. Records furnished by Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission.

b Stage-discharge relation'affected by ice.
406 PATUXENT RIVER BASIN

Little Patuxent River at Gullford, Md.

Location. Lat 390 10'04", long 76°5I I 07", on left bank 75 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

1 mile west of Guilford, Howard County, 3 miles upstream from Middle Patuxent River, 

and 4 miles north of Laurel.

Drainage area. 38.0 sq mi.

Records available. May 1932 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage Is 260 ft (from 

topographic map). Prior to June 25., 1946, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 41.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 645 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 6.28 ft); minimum, 

4.2 cfs Sept. 30.

1932-54: Maximum discharge, 5,300 cfs Sept. 1, 1952 (gage height, 13.26 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; minimum, 3.6 cfs Sept. 10 to Oct. 4, 1932; minimum gage height, 1.38 ft 

Sept. 29, 1941.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no 

gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

2.6

2.7

2.8

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

47

218

415

2.45

2.5

2.6

4.6

6.6

11

2.8 

3.1 

4.0

24

56

211

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total 

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

»15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

n15

15

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

35 

75

5J

25

589 

19.0

0.500

0.58

Nov.

22

20

19

18

IS

19

27

29

33

36

33

29

26

24

23

22

21

20

20

20

20

21

57

33

36

32

27

26 

23

*23

777 

25.9

0.682

0.76

Dec.

22

22

21

?Z

23

32

d!65

d45

d38

d!25

d50 dei

d96

366

37T

d50

42

b39

b36

35

36

38

36

31

b30

30

29

30 

31

30

29

1,734 

55.9

1.47

1.70

Jan.

28

27

29

28

27

27

25

55" 24

29

b26

b25

b24

t>24

30

54

51

b34

b34

61

d76

d¥T

b42

40

40

43

43

40 

37

37

36

1,113 

35.9

0.945

1.09

Feb.

*b31

32

33

31

29

28

26

d26

30

29

28

24

b22

b3TJ

28

27

35

30

26

26

53

47

34

32

32

30

*27

27

853 

30.5

0.803

0.83

Mar.

350" 236

d60

d50

d43

d40

d37

d35

d34

d33

d32

d34

d37

d80

d45

d40

d37

d35

d34

d45

d36

d32

d31

d30

d40

d41

d32

d30 

d29

d29

d35

1,432 

46.2

1.22

1.40

Apr.

d43

33

30

26

28

28

30

29

27

26

26

26

24

2¥

24

39

*d84

d45

d34

d29

27

26

39

40

39

46

66

d!35 355"

d42

1,169 

39.0

1.03

1.14

May

d36

d34

d34

d60

d35

*d29

28

32

28

38

28

25

23

23

30

27

24

24

23

40

35

26

23

22

21

20

20

20 

20

20

18

866 

27.9

0.734

0.85

June

17

IS

16

16

16

15

15

*15

14

16

16

14

13

13

13

15

15

14

13

13

12

11

11

10

9.5

9.5

10

8.5 

S^

9.0

394.0 

13.1

0.345

0.39

July

9.0

10

9.2

9.2

9.6

_11

9.6

11

9.6

9.2

9.2

8.7

8.2

7.4

18

9.6

8.7

8.2

8.7

7.8

8.7

8.7

7.4

6.6

6.6

6.2

6.2

5.8 

5.8

5.4

571

264.7 

8.54

0.225

0.26

Aug.

5.0

571

25

T. 6

*9.6

14

8.7

7.8

10

9.2

8.2

7.4

7.0

6.6

8.2

9.2

17

8.2

8.2

11

11

11

8.7

8.2

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.2 

8.2

7 8

7i4

289.2 

9.33

0.246

0.28

Sept.

6.6

6.6

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.0

5.4

7.4

S7S

7.0

5.8

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.2

7.0

7.0

6.6

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.0

5.0

It! 4.6

173.6 

5.79

0.152

0.17

Calendar year 1953: Max 716 Min 13 Mean 57. S Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.67

Water year 1953-54: Max 366 Min 4.6 Mean 26.5 Cfsm 0.697 In. 9.45

Peak discharge (base. 600 cfs). Dec. 14 (11:30 a.m.) 645 cfs (6.29 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partly reconstructed gage-height 

graph, available outside-gage readings, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 30 to Nov. 4, June 5 to July 2; discharge estimated on basis of 

1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
PATUXENT RIVER BASIN 407

Little Patuxent River at Savage, Md.

Location.--Lat 390 08'00", long 76°48'58", on left bank 400 ft downstream from bridge 

on U. S. Highway 1, half e. mile southeast of Savage, Howard County, and 1 mile downstream from Middle Patuxent River.

Drainage area. 98.4 sq mi.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 125 ft (from 

topographic map).

Average discharge. 14 years (1940-54), 103 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,710 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 5.63 ft); minimum daily, 12 cfs Aug. 1, 2, Sept. 7, 8, 28-30.

1939-54: Maximum discharge, 6,280 cfs Sept. 1, 1952 (gage height, 13.15 ft); minimum daily, 7.0 cfs Sept. 19, 1943.

Maximum stage known, about 17.5 ft in August 1933, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are fair. Occasional regulation from unknown source above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.1

12

16

29

50

2.5

2.6 

5.0 

4.0

82

157

500

805

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50 

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

42

41

41

41

41

42

45

40

41

*41

41

40

38

37

35

40

58

37

57

38

57

57

57

58

41

41

41

93

144

m

1,526

49.2

0.50O

0.58

Nov.

54

50

48

47

46

47

59

64

73

80

78

71

64

59

58

56

54

51

51

50

51

52

-55 155

80

76

64

62

59 

*56

1,904

65.5

0.645

O.72

Dec.

55

54

52

5?

58

59

589

110

84

294

122

130

275

25B" 788

135

1O8

b98

b90

b90

86

89

86

75

b72

b70

69

69

75 

71

69

4,076

151

1.33

1.54

Jan.

66

66

67

69

67

67

64

62

B?

71

b70

b66

b64

b62

b80

125

a!53

a90

a 80

105

b220

aTS5

a!20

allO

a!05

allO

al!5

alOO

91 

91

84

2,815

90.8

0.925

1.06

Feb.

*b76

80

82

76

75

71

69

67

75

75

71

64

b56 bSO"

69

69

82

82

67

66

106

125 ~Sf

78

76

75

*71

69

-

2,128

76.0

0.772

0.80

Mar.

508

252

169

154

112

103

96

93

89

89

84

89

91

252

158

105

96

91

89

112

95

80

78

76

5J

105

84

78

76 

76

86

5,725

120

1.22

1.41

Apr.

110

91

82

75

75

76

78

76

73

67

69

69

64

SI

64

105

218

118

89

78

73

69

111

105

105

238

136

447

TB7

1 1 ft iJ-O

5,295

110

1.12

1.24

May

100

95

91

16*

^5

*86

82

98

82

96

80

75

67

67

78

78

67

66

66

104

105

75

66

61

58

58

54

55

58 

55

48

2,429

78.4

0.797

0.92

June

47

5S

44

44

43

42

40

40

58

42

44

58

56

35

35

58

41

58

34

55

31

29

29

27

26

26

27

22

Z7 

23

1,060

35.5

0.359

0.40

July

25

*29

25

24

27

54

27

30

27

25

24

22

19

18

50

28

22

22

22

20

25

24

19

17

16

16

15

14

14 

15

15

702

22.6

0.250

0.27

Aug.

12

I?

85

3T

*25

47

25

21

25

28

23

2O

18

17

21

27

50

25

22

52

30

51

22

19

18

18

18

18

20 

18

18

794

25.6

0.26O

0.50

Sept.

IS

16

15

14

13

13

iS. 17

17

16

16

14

14

13

13

14

16

16

16

18

20

IS

16

14

14

14

15

12

12 

12

441

14.7

0.149

0.17

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,620 Mln 35 Mean 147 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20. SO

Water year 1953-54: Max 788 Mln 12 Mean 68.2 Cfsm 0.693 In. 9.41

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 cfs). Dec. 14 (12 m.) 1,710 cfs (5.63 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

weather records, and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
408 PATUXENT RIVER BASIN

Dorsey Run near Jessup, Md.

Location.--Lat 39°07'15", long 76°47'00", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 647, 0.6 mile southeast of Port George G. Meade Junction (formerly 

Annapolis Junction), 1.0 mile upstream from mouth, and 2 miles south of Jessup, Anne 

Arundel County.

Drainage area. 11.6 sq mi.

Records available. July 1948 to September 1954. Prior to October 1951, published as 

"at Annapolis Junction,"

Ga%e. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 120 ft (from 

Topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years, 15.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 340 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 5.21 ft); minimum, 1.6 cfs July 28, 29, 30, Aug. 1.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 1,250 cfs Sept. 1, 1952 (gage height, 11:99 ft, from 

high-water mark In gage house), from rating curve extended above 390 cfs on basis of 

contracted-opening determination of peak flow; minimum, that of July 28, 29, 30, 

Aug. 1, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or backwater from unknown 

cause, which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1141; 1948(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect or backwater (gage 

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

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.9 

4.2 

8.4

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

42

128

234

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 '

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.5

5.1

4.8

4T5

5.1

6.4

5.9

4.8

5.1

*5.1

5.1

5.5

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.5

5.1

4.8

5.5

5.1

5.5 

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.9

5.9

5.9

17

5115"

9.4

240.6

7.76

0.669

0.77

Nov.

7.9

7.4

6.9

6.4

^T

7.4

10

13

14

13

12

10

8.9

8.4

8.4

8.4

.9

,4

,4

.4

.9 

.4

21

IT

16

12

10

9.4

8.4

»8.4

290.1

9.67

0.834

0.93

Dec.

7 9

7 9

T9- 7 4

8 4

12

42

14

12

33

16

44

38

~3T 140

20

16

13

12

12

12 

13

12

10

10

9.4

9.4

10

9.4

9 4

8^9

608.0

19.6

1.69

1.95

Jan.

8.4

8.4

8.9

8.9

8.4

8.4

7.9

7.4

TTT

9.4

b8.8

bS.O

b7.4

7.9

9.4

27

20

bll

12

25

32 

b2T

b!7

16

22

31

25

16

14

13

12

439.0

14.2

1.22

1.41

Feb.

*11

12

12

11

11

10

8.9

9.4

11

11

9.4

7.9

6.9

5T

9.4

8.4

11

10

8.4

8.4

H12

11

11

10

»8.9

8.9

300.3

10.7

0.922

0.96

Mar.

86

c3¥

33

24

16

15

14

13

12

12

12

12

14

63

24

16

14

13

12

22

14 

12

12

12

19

19

14

12

11

IT

14

612

19.7

1.70

1.93

Apr.

21

13

12

1O

11

11

10

10

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.4

S~T 7.9

17

 53

16

12

10

9.4 

8.9

19

21

16

23

38

62

25

20

491.6

16.4

1.41

1.58

May

16

14

20

T8- 34

13

11

13

11

12

10

8.9

8.4

7.9

11

9.4

7.9

7.9

7.9

18

12 

8.4

6.9

5.9

6.4

5.9

5.5

STS

7.4

6.4

5.5

333.1

10.7

0.922

1.07

June

»4.2

3.9

3.6

4.5

4.8

3.4

2.9

3.4

3.4

3.6

4.2

3.4

3.2

3,4

2.9

3.6

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.2

2,9 

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.9

2.5

27T

2.7

100.1

3.34

0.288

0.32

July

2.5

2.5

2.1

2.1

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.6

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

U

3.4

2.7

2.5

2.9

2.5

2.9 

2.3

2.1

1.9

TTT

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

85.5

2.76

0.23S

0.27

Aug.

1.9

Fa

7.0

3.4

*4.5

5.1

2.9

2.5

3.6

3.2

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.1

2.9

4.2

4.8

2.7

2.9

12

~5M15

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

3.2

122.4

3.95

0.341

0.39

Sept.

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.7

*2.1

2.1

2,1

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.9

2.3

2.9

3.2 372-

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.3

71.6

2.39

0.206

0.23

Calendar year 1953; Max 241 Min 3.4 Mean 21.1 Gfsm 1.82 In. 24.70

Watef year 1953-54: Max 140 Min 1.9 Mean 10.1 Cfsm 0.871 In, 11.84

Peak discharge (base. 500 efs). Dee. 14 (9:30 a.m.) S40 ofs (5.21 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

c Backwater from unknown cause.
PATOXENT RIVER BASIN 409

Western Branch near Largo, Md.

Location. Lat 388 52'34", long 76°47'54", on right bank 85 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 202, 200 ft downstream from small tributary, 0.1 mile upstream from 

Southwest Branch, 2.3 miles southeast of Largo, Prince Georges County, and 4.8 miles 

northwest of Upper Marlboro.

Drainage area. 30.3 sq mi.

Records available. November 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 50 ft (from 

topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 614 cfs May 4 (gage height, 6.38 ft); minimum, 

1.1 cfs Aug. 1 (gage height, 1.20 ft).

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 1,500 cfs Nov. 21, 1952 (gage height, 7.68 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 650 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determinations at 

gage heights 7.16 and 7.68 ft; minimum, that of Aug. 1, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ioe effect (gage 

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

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.1

1.8

3.0

5.7

9.9

16

1.8

Z.o

s.o

4.0 

5.0

23

44

190

Discharge, in cubio feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.7

14JTT

4.4

4.7

6.0

7.2

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.7

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

14

103

68

35

367.7

11.9

0.394

0.45

Nov.

22

16

13

12

11

11

16

18

21

25

23

19

18

16

15

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

41

32

31

26

22

19

17

16

548

18.3

0.606

0.67

Dec.

15

14

13 *T3

14

14

59

41

31

29

22

32

63

253

IBS

70

42

b28

b23

22

23

25

22

19

18

17

17

17

18

1 10P

1 J.OP

1,170

37.7

1.25

1.44

Jan.

16

16

16

16

IS

16

14

IT

14

19

19

b!7

b!5

b!5

19

42

b50

b40

b33

b38

72

65

65

54

48

68

96

W

53

40

32

1,119

36.1

1.20

1.38

Feb.

24

26

25

23

*21

20

19

18

19

19

19

16

bis

IS

19

17

19

17

16

16

36

38

35

29

25

22

19

19

605

21.6

0.715

0.75

Mar.

94

-53- 126

65

52

 38

32

28

26

24

23

^S

26

94

98

58

41

32

28

36

30

28

25

23

42

41

35

30

27

26

32

1,368

44.1

1.46

1.68

Apr.

41

37

32

26

24

2$

23

27

34

*27

24

22

19

IS

19

21

44

44

36

27

22

19

22

31

29

48

58

184

1ST

54

1,137

37.9

1.25

1.40

May

37

29

138

364

137

67

44

38

31

27

24

23

22

21

26

24

20

19

19

31

31

26

20

17

15

14

13

12

IS

19

13

1,339

43.2

1.43

1.65

June

12

T.9

8.9

8.4

8.0

7.6

*6.4

5.7

5.4

12

8.4

7.6

8.4

7.6

6.4

7.2

6.8

5.4

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.6

d3.0

d3.0

d3.0

d3.4

d4.2

d2.9

d2.8

d2 , §

183.3

6.11

0.202

0.23

July

d2.8

2.S

2.3

2.3

*2.6

4.2

2.9

5.0

3.4

2.9

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.2

15

5.0

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.6

2. -3

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6 1.5-

92.0

2.97

0.098

0.11

Aug.

1.3

T75

1.8

*1.6

2.2

6,0

2.5

2.0

3.9

3.4

2.6

2.1

1.9

1.8

2.1

2.8

3.0

2.0

4.4

6.4

7.2

6TT

3.9

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.5

2.6

3.0

2.6

2 ' 3

94.6

3.05

0.101

0.12

Sept.

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.8

1.6

3~T 1.5

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.8

1.9

2.2

2.3

tt

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

47.5

1.58

0.052

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 650 Min 3.1 Mean. 43. 6 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.60

Water year 1953-54: Max 364 Min 1.3 Mean 22.1 Cfsm 0.732 In. 9.94

charge (base. 500 cfs). Dec. 14 (9:30 

May 4 (12:30 a.m.) 614 cfs (6.38 ft).

Peakdisch 30 a.m.) 428 cfs (5.40 ft); Apr. 28 (l a.m.) 397 cfs

(5.14 ft);

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from gage-height graph partly reconstructed on 

basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.
410 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

North Branch Potomac River at Kitzmiller, Md.

Location. Lat 39 0 23'25", long 79°10'40", on left bank in Kitzmiller, Garrett County, 

a quarter of a mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 38 and 1.2 miles downstream 

from Wolfden Run.

Drainage area. 225 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,579.84 ft above mean 

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

Average discharge. 5 years, 418 ofs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,280 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 9.02 ft); minimum, 

4.6 cfs Oct. 3-7 (gage height, 1.45 ft)

1949-54: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 1, 1954; minimum, that of Oct. 3-7, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, or fragmentary, or no gagehelght record, or once-daily Telemark gage readings, which are fair. Regulation at low 

flow by Stony River Reservoir, 29 miles above station (capacity, 1,533,000,000 gal at 

crest of spillway, and 1,800,000,000 gal with 2 ft of flashboards).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.45

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

12

29

53

110

193

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

S.O 

7.0

340

585

910

1,770

2,970

4,640

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

(t)

Oct.

5.4 

5.0

4.6

TJS

4.S

4.6

5.4

5.4

5.8

6.7

24

29

*29

30

29

30

50

30

30

50

30

30

30

30

30

30 

51

33

44

50 

4T

723.1

23.3

-

_

-16.6

Nov.

36 

33

32

31

*31

31

32

32

32

33

33

32

32

32

32

31

31

31

31

31

32

33

S3

69

15

46 

42

40

b28

b35

1,080

3S.O

.

_

-17.9

Dec.

38 

35

b25

blTJ

94

75

*222

130

66

b58

75

b62

128

267

274

bl!8

b66

b5S

b5S

bSO

b54

b!60

36S

134

b88

b76 

b70

b62

69

71

64

3,159

102

.

_

+5.7

Jan.

bSO 

bB?

b56

*92

b70

71

55

b60

b62

b320

2S2

b!75

blOO

blOO

b33O

b640

SOS

b280

308

512

bl.750

98S

515

390

372

398 

490

440

328

296

213

10,277

332

_

_

+25.9

Feb.

210 

223

200

187

»172

157

b!35

blOO

bllTJ

b!55

b210

b!40

b!20

b!50

b380

470

684

525

41S

354

448

495

367

328

316

380 

440

376

-

8,278

296

_

_

+9.8

Mar.

4.530 

8,180

1,580

978

*731

b560

b480

500

536

693

627

693

1,810

2,610

1,470

1,010

791

705

669

1,400

918

651

574

*475

435

651 

480

416

gSg.Q

a4T35

435

30,168

973

.

_

+5.7

Apr.

385 

354

358

340

328

316

*308

289

266

240

219

277

2 4O

216

355

675

840

'8755

455

390

340

304

292

289

281

240 

233

465

385

312

10,576

353

_

_

+ 13.3

May

320 

324

349

358

*308

277

270

372

308

324

336

408

3350

a 310

289

270

251

328

f304

g653

f884

530

421

362

320

285 

262

266

244

255

200

10,738

346

_

.

+9.9

June

131 

403

285

*281

258

251

196

203

255

457

707

465

328

412

312

273

778

2.010

l,oYo

568

421

328

344

277

210

175 

184

135

110

90

11,967

399

_

_

0

July

88 

*78

69

66

66

69

61

66

80

 53

42

38

36

35

gl.400

358

184

128

115

112

135

200

120

78

61

50 

44

*38

35

33

3_1

3,969

128

.

_

-0.6

Aug.

30 

Tf

g280

f230

g430

g960

g320

a205

g290

g290

f200

141

112

97

f!70

g270

f865

412

285

270

fl,310

973

536

398

358

1.520 

812

495

398

336

332

13,369

431

_

_

+0.2

Sept.

273 *2T5

184

152

128

108

99

108

103

128

266

148

108

90

80

78

71

64

83

250

184

230

132

97

82

73 

67

63

59

5_§

3,781

126

_

_

-14.9

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,700 Mln 4.6 Mean 352 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.24

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,530 Mln 4.6 Mean 29S Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.87

Peak discharge (base, 3.400 cfs}.-

cfs (6.52 ft); July 15 (about 7 a.m.

-Mar. 1 (10 a.m.) 9,280 cfs (9.02 ft)s Mar. 13 (8:30 p.m.) 3,760 

about 3,500 cfs.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, In Stony River Reservoir, for calendar 

year 1953, -2.3 ofs; for water year 1954, +1.7 cfs. Records furnished by West Virginia Pulp and 

Paper Co.

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

weather records, and records for downstream stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage-height graph.

g Computed from graph based on once-daily Telemark gage readings and gage-height graph for station 

at Luke.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 

Savage River near Barton, Md.

411

Location. Lat 39°34'05", long 79 006'10", on right bank 0.9 mile upstream from Bear Pen 

Run, 1.5 miles downstream from Poplar Lick Run, and 5.4 miles northwest of Barton, 

Allegany County.

Drainage area. 49.1 sq mi.

Records available. September 1948 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage Is 1,605 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years, 70.7 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,030 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 4.52 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Jan. 1, result of freezeup.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 2,630 cfs Sept. 21, 1950 (gage height, 5.00 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 2, 1953 (gage height, 1.23 ft).

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

Frostburg diverts about 0.5 cfs from headwaters of stream for municipal supply.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.28

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.0 

1.3 

2.8 

5.0

8.6

14

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.6

24

59

111

220

495

985

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1.2

1.0

T75

1.0

1.0

2.2

2.4

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.8

2.8

3.3

A A c .0

50.2

1.62

0.033

0.04

Nov.

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.8

 1.6

1.5

ITS

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.1

5.0

TT7

4.2

4.0

3.1

2.. 9

2.4

2.4

69.7

2.32

0.047

0.05

Dec.

2.6

2.6

2.2

575

4.0

4.5

8.6

6.6

4.5

4.0

3.5

4.2

6.6

22

18

9.0

5.6

4.3

3.6

4.0

5.2

9.0

11

6.0

4.7

3.8

3.2

3.9

5.4

5.2

4.0

184.7

6.05

0.123

0.14

Jan.

3.3

S7I

5.2

*6.0

3.9

5.0

4.5

4.2

4.2

7.0

6.6

5.0

4.5

4.7

8.0

17

17

4.0

13

47

120 T5o"

60

45

40

40

45

35

25

20

17

720.5

23.2

0.473

0.55

Feb.

15

16

*17

13

11

11

7.6

is 7.2

10

9.0

8.0

7.4

8.6

*15

15

20

21

18

16

30

45

TT

39

36

34

32

30

-

-------

542.8

19.4

0.395

0.41

Mar.

921

443

270

179

125

100

80

70

64

70

64

*59

113

242

195

143

105

89

83

154

147

127

111

89

86

86

73

69

64

59

51

4,531

146

2.97

3.43

Apr.

45

37

37

32

30

28

*28

28

25

22

22

23

21

20

2T

45

108

~5T 111

70

59

51

47

41

39

34

34

53

45

43

1,294

43.1

0.878

0.98

May

41

39

37

*36

32

30

31

41

36

47

57

73

76

70

61

55

51

49

39

104

168

137

105

83

69

53

45

39

39

34

11

1,804

58.2

1.19

1.37

June

25

43

*34

51

45

39

34

31

30

55

57

47

39

37

28

24

46

251

Tf§

105

70

47

36

28

22

38

53

24

18

lj>

1,551

51.7

1.05

1.17

July

14

12

10

9.1

10

9.6

*8.6

9.1

7.3

6.2

5.6

5.3

5.0

4.2

83

25

15

11

9.6

10

24

15

9.6

7.0

5.6

4.5

3.8

3.3

3.1

3.3

2 9

i^J

351.7

11.3

0.230

0.27

Aug.

3.8

4.2

15

*9.1

10

14

8.2

5.6

7.0

11

7.7

5.0

4.2

123 3.5

126

157

T8

47

39

85

78

55

41

31

36

30

24

21

24

25

1,128.3

36.4

0.741

0.85

Sept.

*19

14

12

10

8.6

7.3

6.6

777

7.7

12

17

11

7.7

6.6

11

30

18

12

17

27

48

57

37

27

21

18

14

12

11

9.6

516.8

17.2

0.350

0.39

Calendar year 1953: Max 780 Mln 0.7 Mean 63.1 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.45

Water year 1953-54: Max 921 Mln 1.0 Mean 34.9 Cfsm 0.711 In. 9.65

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs). --Mar. 1 (ll a.m.) 2,030 cfs (4.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 16 to Jan. 6, Jan. 10 to Feb. 3, Feb. 7-21,

Mar. 5-7. 
412 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Crabtree Creek near Swanton, Md.

Location. Lat 39°30'00", long 79"09'35", on left bank 0.9 mile upstream from Middle Fork, 

1.0 mile downstream from Springlick Run, and 5.0 miles northeast of Swanton, Garrett 

County.

Drainage area. 16.7 sq mi.

Records available. September 1948 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,529.06 ft above mean 

sea level (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 6 years, 29.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 426 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 2.55 ft, from reconstructed gage-height graph); minimum, 0.1 cfs Dec. 3 (gage height, 0.56 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.8 cfs Nov. 6.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 3,260 cfs July 12, 1949 (gage height, 5.01 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 210 cfs on basis of slope-area and contracted-opening determinations of peak flow; minimum, that of Dee. 3, 1953; minimum daily, that of Nov. 6, 

1953.

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

record, or backwater from temporary dam on control, which are fair. Small diversion 

above station by Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect or 

baclcwater from temporary dam on control (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

0.8 

.9 

2.0 

3.4 

5.6 

9.0

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

14

30

54

93

153

282

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.9

T75

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

3.3

2.3 lie

40.2

1.30

0.078

0.09

Nov.

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

172

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

.9

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.4

2.5

TTT

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.4

39.7

1.32

0.079

0.09

Dec,

1.5

1.4

1-0

T7ff

2.2

2.4

*5.9

2.6

2.1

2.2

2.0

2.2

3.1

9.0

772

4.2

3.0

d2.5

d2.2

d2.5

d3.1

5.9

6.7

d3.6

d2.8

d2.4

d2.0

d2.5

3.2

3.1

2 5

98.6

3.18

0.190

0.22

Jan.

2.1

TT

3.0

3.1

2.4

2.5

*2.5

2.5

2.6

4.5

4.0

3.0

2.5

2.7

7.0

10

10

7.0

12

32

 6T 86

37

27

22

19

22

18

14

12

9.4

448.0

14.5

0.868

1.00

Feb.

11

11

*9.8

9.4

8.2

7.4

5.6

5.2

7.0

6.6

5.6

*4.7

4.3

575

7.0

7.0

9.6

10

8.4

7.6

12

18

T5

13

12

13

12

11

_

256.4

9.16

0.549

0.57

Mar.

d270

13s

96

62

*46

35

29

25

23

?5

26

24

54

115

91

62

47

38

39

54

53

49

45

38

47

59

57

49

40

36

30

1,811

58.4

3.50

4.03

Apr.

25

*22

21

18

17

16

16

15

14

13

12

12

11

TT

15

25

45

4T5

35

30

26

23

21

20

19

18

19

25

21

18

623

20.8

1.25

1.39

May

16

18

22

*21

21

20

22

26

29

33

33

35

35

32

29

25

24

23

20

39

66

35

46

36

30

25

22

19

18

16

JL3

873

28.2

1.69

1.94

June

12

13

*12

13

12

10

9.8

11

13

20

38

35

73

dlSO

d!74

84

84

d245

155

80

51

37

31

22

IS

18

16

12

10

9.0

1,495.8

49.9

2.99

3.33

July

8.6

7.1

6.8

7.1

7.1

6.5

*5.6

5.4

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.6

3.8

li

5.1

4.2

3.8

3.6

4.0

5.1

4.0

3.2

2.9

c».6

c2.5

C2.3

c2.2

cZ.l

c2.1

cl.9

146.4

4.72

0.283

0.33

Aug.

02.2

cZ73

3.8

*2.6

8,5

7.3

3.2

2.9

5.7

4.0

3.2

2.6

2.3

2.2

21

17

22

1?

9.4

8.2

14

14

12

10

8.6

15

13

12

9.8

20

22

292.8

9.45

0.566

0.65

Sept.

16

13

9.8

*7.8

6.5

5.4

4.6

4.8

4.2

8.5

10

6.2

5.1

4.4

4.6

4.8

3.8

3.6

675

12

14

18

TI

12

9.8

7.8

6.8

5.6

5.1

4.2

239.3

7.98

0.478

0.53

Calendar year 1953: Max 245 Min 0.8 Mean 25.5 Cfam 1.53 In. 20.71

Water year 1953-54: Max 270 Min 0.8 Mean 17.4 Cfam 1.04 In. 14.17

Peak discharge (base. 330 cfa). Mar. 1 (about 10 a.m.) 426 cfs (2.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

c Baclcwater from temporary dam on control.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partly reconstructed gage-height 

graph.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 13-28, Apr. 4-30J discharge estimated on basis of recorded range 

In stage when availablei weather records, and records for nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation 

affected by ice Dec. 16-21, 24-28, Jan. 1-3, 5, 9-21, 23, 24, Jan. 29 to Feb. 1, Feb. 7-12.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 413

Savage River below Savage River Dam, near Bloomlngton, Md.

Location. Lat 39°30'05", long 79°07'25", on left bank 0.7 mile downstream from Savage 

 River Dam, 1.1 miles downstream from Crabtree Creek, and 3.2 miles northwest of 

Bloomlngton, Garrett County.

Drainage area. 106 sq ml.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control, 

mean sea level (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Datum of gage Is 1,276.40 ft above

Average discharge. 6 years, 161 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,620 cfs Sept. 14 (gage height, 5.51 ft); mln-

 ImumT 1.4 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 0.66 ft); minimum dally, 7.0 cfs Feb. 18.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 4,910 cfs Jan. 8, 1952 (gage height, 6.78 ft); minimum, 

0.5 cfs July 31, Aug. 1, 1951; minimum dally, 0.6 cfs July 27-31, Aug. 5, 6, 9, 10, 

1951.

Remarks. Records good. Diversions above station by Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and by

 cTETes of Frostburg and Westernport for municipal supply. Flow regulated by Savage 

River Reservoir since December 1950 (capacity, 20,000 acre-ft).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 3 ar. 4 to Sept. 30

0.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

5.

7.

11

23

49

103

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

212

362

575

920

1,950

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

13

19

45

106

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.6

211

362

575

920

1,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

(t)

Oct.

88

88

90 

TO

88

87

87

87

85

85

87

67

61

64

64

64

63

63

63

61

61

61

61

61

61

60

60

60

56

48

40

2,161

69.7

_

_

-68.6

Nov.

44

50

53 

56

58

 58

58

58

57

57

57

57

57

57

56

56

55

55

55

57

59

S?

50

31

22.

30

36

41

43

49

1,531

51.0

_

_

-47.1

Dec.

44

43

48 

tt

18

8.5

7.6

7.3

TTT

7.3

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.1

7.8

7.6

7.6

*7.3

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.6

7.6

7.3

7.3

.3

.3

.6

.6

.6

. 6

395.2

12.7

_

_

+0.1

Jan.

26

41

37 

29

13

10

11

21

23

17

7.3

7.3

7.2

TTT

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.2

7.3

7.6

8.5

8.1

7.8

8.1

8.1

8.1

52

84

3T

82

82

733.8

23.7

-

_

+34.6

Feb.

82

82

82 

*82

49

23

23

13

8.1

8.1

7.8

7.8

8.0

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.0

*22? 

T.8

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

52

82

82

82

1,082.4

38.7

-

_

+2.6

Mar.

96

609

*1.920 

*1,500

349

84

84

86

86

86

86

86

87

90

872

547

88

88

»88

90

42

12

12

12

63

98

98

98

98

*68

12

7,635

246

_

_

+72.6

Apr.

12

T?

12 

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

IT

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

357

11.9

-

_

+84.2

May

12

IF

*12 

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

20

116

111

96

87

83

74

CO

OO

934

30.1

-

+90.8

June

55

77

69 

*83

79

71

59

57

55

82

118

103

111

204

238

146

148

845

59T

326

206

140

109

83

65

65

58

55

42

55

4,416

147

-

_

-0.4

July

34

29

24 

23

27

24

*23

25

24

30

42

53

57

68

*33

12

T?

12

12

12

12

16

21

21

27

46

58

68

73

73

Ii

1,067

34.4

-

_

-14.3

Aug.

82

82

82 

*55

25

12

T?

12

12

12

12

12

17

26

36

34

33

70

158" 111

109

109

109

108

108

108

108

108

108

111 

109

2,040

65.8

-

+0.5

Sept.

109

108

108 

*108

108

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

104

"H113

102

102

100

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

3,097

103

-

-69.1

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,190 Mln 7.3 Mean 135 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.35 Ac-ft

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,920 Mln 7.0 Mean 69.7 Cfsm 0.658 In. 8.93 Ac-ft

*"Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Savage River Reservoir; for calandar 

year 1953, -2.9 cfs; for water year 1954, +7.4 cfs. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Note.--So recorder record Oct. 17 to Nov. 1; discharge computed from graph based on once- or 

twice-dally Telemark gage readings, log of gate operations, and recorded range In stage.
414 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

North Branch Potomac River at Luke,

Location. Lat 39°28'45", long 79°03'55", on right bank 0.2 mile downstream from Savage 

River and 0.5 mile northwest of Luke, Garrett County.

Drainage area. 404 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 946.25 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 5 years, 665 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 10,500 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 9.35 ft)'; 

minimum, 49 cfs Jan. 1, result of freezeup.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 11,200. cfs June 13, 1951 (gage height, 10.28 ft); maximum gage height, 11.66 ft Dec. 18, 1951 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 32 cfs Oct. 20, 

1951.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, shifting control, or doubtful gage-height record, which are fair. Flow regulated by Stony River Reservoir, 45 

miles above station (see p. 410) and, since December 1950, by Savage River Reservoir, 

5 miles above station (see preceding page).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect or shifting 

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

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

54

103

172

310

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

7.1

601

1,350

3,450

4,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

31 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

0.

Oct.

95

95

95

95

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

90

 US

92

95

92

92

92

92

92

92 

92

92

92

92

92

92

95

103

106 ~55

2,894

93.4

_

_

-85.1

Nov.

90

90

90

90

92

92

95

95

92

92

92

92

92

92

90

90

90

90

87

90

92 

95

103

-50- 125

81

37

87

87

84

2,754

91.8

_

_

-65.0

Dec.

98

87

90

90

93

116

181

196

103

79

*87

87

110

249

369

b!70

b96

b80

b76 b3B"

b88 

b88

b430

b2Z5

b!30

bllO

b90

b80

b86

90 

b84

4,054

131

_

__

+5.8

Jan. "

b76

103

98

109

100

92

72

b75

90

b260

b320

b210

b!40

bl!4

b250

b780

b660

b300

342

471

bl.800 

1,270

614

448

413

436

608

687

*431

397 

310

12,077

390

_

_

+60.5

Feb.

285

352

305

290

242

206

176

b!35

T57

172

228

*b!65

b!40

b!70

d323

d582

d684

d5SB"

d666

d402

d385 

d608

d435

d363

d391

d454

d595

d526

10,026

358

_

+12.4

Mar.

d4.870

*3,l40

3,570

*2,890

1,350

842

b700

708

708

864

842

842

1,740

2,900

2,540

1,820

1,070

962

886

1,560

1,180 

850

778

641

647

916

778

654

588

557 

595

42,988

1,387

_

_

+78.3

Apr.

477

*454

448

436

413

397

385

363

336

305

285

305

315

333" 270

799

221 557

654

538

465 

413

391

380

369

326

305

508

532

413

13,464

449

_

_

+97.5

May

402

397

436

431

391

342

*321

448

397

385

419

508

495

408

374

347

321

408

397

714

dl,280 

770

557

454

d560

520

448

436

402

385 

315

14,468

467

.

_

+101

June

270

*546

442

460

402

402

310

285

363

604

886

742

501

785

864

588

994

5.450

2,S30

1,330

d954 

721

621

551

408

347

385

290

219

157

21,107

704

_

-0.4

July

135

' *125

*106

103

103

103

100

98

109

98

92

55

*95

100

1.520

559

237

157

129

125

165 

202

176

116

95

98

103

106

109

103 

100

5,562

179

.

_

-14.8

Aug.

To"9" 106

333

367

*448

1,230

460

246

270

331

223

165

132

122

d245

d450

dl,050

614

436

397

1,250 

1,320

792

d640

d580

*dl,550

1,130

721

d600

d580 

570

17,367

560

_

_

+0.7

Sept.

431

758

310

*275

246

238

214

210

214

210

374

260

210

195

161

197

189

180

189

363

342 

397

295

237

214

301

189

180

176

168

7,413

247

_

-84.0

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,750 Min 72 Mean 599 Cfsm 1.43 In. 20.13

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,870 Min 72 Mean 422 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.19

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, In Stony River and Savage River Reservoirs; for calendar year 1953, -5.2 cfs; for water year 1954, +9.1 cfs. Records furnished by West 

Virginia Pulp and Paper Co. and Corps of Engineers, respectively.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of reconstructed gage-height graph arid 

comparisons with nearby stations.

Note. Shifting-control method used Feb. 9-17, 19-25, Mar. 1-4, Apr. 1 to May 1.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 415

Georges Creek at Franklin, Md.

Location. Lat 39°29'38", long 79°02'42", on right bank at Franklin, Allegany County, 

it miles upstream from Westernport and mouth.

Drainage area. 72.4 sq mi.

Records available. Hay 1905 to July 1906 (published as "at Westernport"}, October 1929 

to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 958.96 ft above mean sea level (West 

Virginia Pulp & Paper Co. benchmark). May 4, 1905, to July 16. 1906, chain gage at 

bridge three-quarters of a mile downstream at different datum. Oct. 16, 1929, to 

Oct. 1, 1937, water-stage recorder at site 95 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 25 years (1929-54), 75.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,190 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 7.87 ft); minlmum, 1.8 cfs Feb. 8, result of freezeup.

1905-6, 1929-54: Maximum discharge, 8,500 cfs Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 9.6 ft, 

site then In use), from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determination of peak flow; minimum, 1.6 cfs Oct. 2, 4-8, 1930.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are fair. Records include about 0.5 cfs of sewage from city of 

Frostburg, which obtains its water supply from Big Piney Run (Monongahela River basin) 

and Savage River. A negligible discharge diverted above station by Frostburg Water Co. 

for municipal supplies of Eckhart and Welsh Hill. Records include drainage from numerous active and abandoned coal mines.

Revisions. WSP 726: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height In feet, and discharge. 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

3.06

3.1

3.2

3.3 

3.5

3.6

4.9

8.5

13

28

3.8 

4.1 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

62

118

234

449

1,000

3.07 4.7

3.1 5.9

3.2 10

3.3 16

3.5 32

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

4.9

56

116

265

430

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

£6

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.6 1S7£

3.6

3.6

»3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.9

4.2

6.6

57F

5.2

119.0

3.83

0.053

0.06

Nov.

.8

.6

.2

.2

.2

* .2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

TT

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

4.2

4.6

U.

^.6

7.0

6.0

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.9

144.2

4.81

0.066

0.07

Dec.

4.9

4.6

»TT

4.9

6.0

6.6

15

9.0

7.0

6.0

5.6

7.0

9.3

33

55

12

9.3

b7.0

b6.6

b7.6

b8.0

8.9

8.9

6.0

6.3

6.0

5.6

6.0

»6.3

6.0

5.6

259.6

8.37

0.116

0.13

Jan.

4.9

4.9

6.0

6.6

5.2

5.6

*4.9

4.9

4.9

5.6

5.6

6.0

5.2

4.6

57?

14

14

b8.0

b9.4

11

b68 &T

b20

b!7

18

16

19

15

12

10

be.o

390.9

12.6

0.174

0.20

Feb.

b8.0

*S.4

8.S

8.5

7.7

7.7

6.6

5.2

7.4

7.1

7.0

b4.9

b4.5

b57Z

7.4

7.4

9.7

10

S.5

7.7

12

IE- 17

12

11

12

12

10

245.7

8.78

0.121

0.13

Mar.

d960

»d335

224

145

102

75

59

56

50

46

41

41

100

156

111

*89

75

64

79

230

14S

116

98

79

107

102

81

71

66

61

*55

4,077

132

1.82

2.09

Apr.

43

40

40

33

30

29

29

27

22

20

20

20

17

16

75

47

102 -7S

64

56

48

46

47

43

40

36

39

58

44

56

1,199

40.0

0.552

' 0.62

May

32

31

 32

29

27

 26

35

47

35

50

59

63

52

47

44

41

40

41

34

191

182

129

104

87

73

59

52

51

46

34

PRtO

1,794

57.9

0.800

0.92

June

45

*95

52

51

44

35

29

26

21

27

25

17

14

14

11

10 i5?

285

T7S

111

83

63

48

38

29

35

56

26

20

 17

1,605

53.5

0.739

0.82

July

15

13

»12

13

17

14

13

13

11

11

10

10

9.3

10

ii

*14

9.8

8.8

8.8

9.3

18

11

8.8

7.5

7.1

6.7

6.3

5.9

5.5

5.5 

5.1

353.4

11.4

0.157

0.18

Aug.

4.7

 5TT

7.5

5.5

9.6

8.6

6.3

5.5

8.8

7.5

6.3

5.1

4.7

4.7

70

42

39

14

9.3

8.3

38

26

14

10

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.8

7.9

96 

»BT

588.3

19.0

0.262

0.30

Sept.

38

22

14

11

9.8

8.3

7.9

5^

8.3

IS

23

12

9.3

7.9

11

23

12

9.8

14

26

51

55

27

18

14

12

10

9.8

9.3

9.3

504.0

16.8

0.232

0.26

Calendar year 1953: Max 900 Mln 3.0 Mean 78.2 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.67

Water year 1953-54: Max 960 Mln 3.6 Mean 30.9 Cfsm 0.427 In. 5.78

Peak discharge (base. 1.2OO efs). Mar. 1 (12:30 p.m.) 2,190 cfs (7.87 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made oh this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from partly reconstructed gage-height graph. 

Mote. No gage-height record Oct. 8 to Nov. 3, Nov. 7-20, Dec. Z, 6-10, Feb. 2, 3j discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
416 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

New Creek near Keyser, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°24'35", long 79"00'05", on right bank at highway bridge, 0.2 mile downstream from Block Run, 1.5 miles south of Keyser, Mineral County, and 3.0 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 45.7 sq mi.

Records available. April 1930 to September 1931, July 1947 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of'gage is 870 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Sept. 30, 1931, staff gage at site 0.1 mile upstream at different datum. July'21, 1947, 

to July 18, 1948, staff gage at presept -Bite and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years'(1930-31, 1947-54), 42.8 cfs

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 4.27 ft); minimum, 

1.3 cfs Oct. 1-3 (gage height, 0.64 ft).

1930-31, 1947-54: Maximum discharge, 2,410 cfs June 17, 1949 (gage height, 6.37 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 820 cffc on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum observed, 0.5 cfs Aug. 16, 1947 (gage height, 0.54 ft).

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

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used July 14 to Sept. 30}

.9 

1.0

0.8

2.4

5.6

11

18

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.9

38

83

195

480

Discharge, In cubic feet per aecond, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

HO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1.3

T7S

1.4

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

*2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.7

3.7

5.6 4"75

2.7

70.5

2.27

0.050

0.06

Nov.

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

»8.3

475

3.4

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.1

81.2

2.71

0.059

0.07

Dec.

2.2

2.1

m2.2

2.7

2.7

5.6

4.3

3.0

2.7

2.4

3.0

4.6

18

15

8.8

7.8

5.3

4.5

5.0

*4.5

4.0

3.5

3.0

4.6

4.6

4.0

4.6

4.0

3.7

3.0

145.5

4.69

0.103

0.12

Jan.

3.4

3.4

3.7

4.0

4.0

4.0

5.0

3.4

3.7

3.7

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.0

3T5

6.0

10

8.0

6.0

*8.0

50

B7J

30

20

15

13

11

8.3

9.9

9*4

9.4

320.3

10.3

0.225

0.26

Feb.

7.0

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.3

4.6

4.0

4.0

4.3

4.0

3.0

2.7

575

3.5

*3.7

4.6

5.0

4.6

4.3

8.8

17

1?

11

9.9

9.9

9.9

8.8

_._ --

174H

6.23

0.136

0.14

Mar.

473

175

94

63

48

38

29

26

22

11

21

25

99

160

112

76

*58

48

47

30

60

52

47

41

38

38

32

30

27

28

27

2,133

68.8

1.51

1.74

Apr.

24

22

- 22

21

19

IS

18

17

16

ii

14

15

14

14

26

42

68

61

54

44

38

34

31

32

29

25

25

»29

25

23

836

27;9

0.611

0.68

May

22

22

23

21

20

18

20

21

18

17

17

17

15

14

14

13

13

13

12

57

66

BT

41

*34

30

24

21

18

17

14

12

715

23.1

0.505

0.58

June

11

14

12

9.9

8.8

7.8

6.7

6.1

577

8.3

12

12

9.4

8.3

6.7

6.1

39

292

TT?

92

»58

39

31

25

21

17

15

12

11

10

980.3

32.7

0.716

0.80

July

10

8.3

7.2

7.8

7.2

6.7

5.6

6.1

5.3

5.0

4.6

4.3

4.0

3.7

36

9,9

6.7

5.6

*5.3

5,3

5.6

5.0

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.0

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

1.9

190.4

6.14

0.134

0.15

Aug.

1.6

T75

5.3

3.7

4.6

7.2

4.0

3.4

4.3

4.0

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.1

5.3

*5.0

6.1

3.4

2.7

2.7

67

TT

12

11

9.9

11

8.8

7.2

6.1

13

9 9

251i5

8.11

0.177

0.20

Sept.

6.1

575

4.3

3.7

3.4

3.P

*.4

3..0

3.0

3.7

5.6

4.0

3.4

3.0

2.7

3.0

2,7

2.4

3.0

5.0

»4.6

4.6

3.7

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.1

771

2.1

101.6

3.39

0.074

0.08

Calendar year 1953: Max 458 fiin 1.1 Mean 42.1 Cfsm 0.921 In. 12.51

Water year 1953-54: Max 473 Mln 1.3 Mean 16.4 Cfsm 0.359 In. 4.88

Peak discharge (base. 400 cfs).--Mar. 1 (9:30 a.m.) 1,100 ofs (4.27 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 19-23, Jan. 11-26, Feb. 1, 2, 8, 9,
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 417

from

North Branch Potomac River at Pinto, Md.

Location.--Lat 39°33'57", long 78°50'22", on right bank at downstream side of Western

 Maryland Railway bridge at Pinto, Allegany County, 3.6 miles downstream from Mill

Creek.

Drainage area. 596 sq mi.

Record? available.--October 1938 to September 1954. 

Sage. "water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 648.23 ft above mean sea level (Corps of

 Engineers benchmark). Prior to Dec. 9, 1938, wire-iweight gage at highway bridge 250 ft

downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 848 cfs (unadjusted). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 13.00 ft,

reconstructed gage-height graph); minimum, 59 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 1.56 ft). 

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 35,200 cfs (revised) Oct. 16, 1942 (gage height,

22.87 ft); minimum, 31 cfs Dec. 18, 19, 1943 (gage height, 1.37 ft).

Flood of Mar. 29, 1924, reached a stage of about 24 ft (discharge, about 55,000 cfs).

Flood of Mar. 17. 1936, reached a stage of about 23.5 ft, from floodmarks (discharge,

about 50,000 cfs).

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1943 has been revised to

35,200 cfs Oct. 16, 1942 (gage height, 22.87 ft), superseding figure published in

WSP 971. 

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by Stony River Reservoir,

66 miles above station (see p. 410) and since December 1950, by Savage River Reservoir

(see p. 413). 

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water period

 in 'the water year 1943, superseding those published in WSP 971, are given herewith:

Oct. 15, 1942.........20,600 Oct. 16, 1942.........21,500

Month Cfs-days Maximum

21,500

Minimum

181

64

47

Mean

2,265

1,056

1,080

Per square 

mile

_

1.77

1.81

Runoff In 

Inches

_

24.05

24.60

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

89

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

(t)

Oct.

104

102

100

1OT

*100

102

100

100

100

102

104

104

102

104

107

107

104

109 

111

107

107 

107 

107

107

107

107

109

118

130 XEB" 

126

3,322

107

-

.

-85.1

Nov.

Ill

104

aToTT

104

107

109

114

114

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

111 

109

109

111 

121 

150

148

155

116

111

114

114

111

3,446

115

-

-

-65.0

Dec.

114

114

 107

111

118

133

161

264

172

123

98

116

118

220

427

288

b!60

b!06 

b84

78

111 

104 

297

303

blSO

b!20

114

104

95

104

104

4,718

152

-

.

4-5.8

Jan.

93

93

121

123

138

114

109

89

W

111

378

252

b!70

b!35

blSO

b520

b860

b400 

b410

b600

bi,600

HS? b550

b520

488

587

719

545

483

412

13,495

435

-

_

4-60.5

Feb.

308

 349

340

322

300

231

211

175

153

172

195

231

b!55

blSO

2CST

555

550

813 

75?

478

427 

663 

540

437

407

462

619

566

-

10,771

385

_

_

+12.4

Mar.

d5,150

d4,300

3,850

3,570

1,780

1,050

888

862

825

914

967

901

1,340

3,760

*2,950

*2,530

1,350

1,180 

1,070

1,900

1,720 

1,180 

1,020

894

869

1,090

1,060

875

795

742

*783

52,165

1,683

.

_

+78.3

Apr.

652

571

540

534

493

478

467

442

407

363

340

331

378

322 sz?

904

1,160

1.190

894

736

635 

561 

529

508

483

442

402

519

702

*534

16,843

561

_

+97.5

May

483

493

524

519

514

447

412

488

519

*478

508

545

608

503

452

427

387

dUT

483

d678

1.770 

1,120 

856

707

668

652

566

534

514

472

432

18,176

586

_

,.

+101

June

359

 561

625

534

503

478

407

349

397

d555

d856

a940

d635

d652

d907

685

d824

4.220 

3,290

1,840

1,190 

875 

691

652

483

392

437

354

267

*221

25,179

B39

_

_

-0.4

July

198

178

158

143

140

148

135

126

121

138

121

116

118

114

1,75?

896

363

221 

169

153

180 

183 

238

163

128

114

118

121

126

126

121

6,624

214

_

-14.8

Aug.

118 »T2T

153

395

271

1,260

676

344

259

368

284

208

169

150

229

478

838

842 

529

442

784 

1,920 

953

707

592

1,210

1,460

862

668

608

*707

18,607

600

 ^

_

+0.7

Sept.

529

337

368

318

284

256

236

234

238

245

378

383

279

241

209

234

221

205 

208

298

427 

452 

383

288

249

227

211

201

195

192

8,623

287

_

_

-84.0

Calendar year 1953 : Max 5,690 Mln 78 Mean 796 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.13

Water year 1953-54 : Max 5,150 Mln 78 Mean 499 Cfsm 0.837 In. 11.35

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, in Stony River and Savage River Reservoirs; for calendar year 1953, -5.2 cfs; for water year J.954, +9.1 cfs. Records furnished by West 

Virginia Pulp and Paper Co. and Corps of Engineers, respectively.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for upstream and downstream stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from partly reconstructed gage-height graph.
418 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Wills Creek below Hyndman, Pa.

Location.--Lat 39°48'43", long 78°43'00", on left bank 150 ft upstream from county hlghway bridge, 150 ft downstream from Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, 0.35 mile downstream 

from Little Wills Creek, and half a mile south of Hyndman, Bedford County.

Drainage area. 146 sq ml.

Records available. June 1951 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 891.37 ft above mean sea level (Pennsylvania Railroad benchmark).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,680 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 8.42 ft); minimum, 2.2 cfs Oct. 4, 5 (gage height, 1.38 ft).

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 7,680 cfs May 31, 1953 (gage height, 8.98 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs part of each day Sept. 2-5, 1953 (gage height 1.26 ft).

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

which are fair, and those below 3 cfs, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 3O

1.36

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.2

2.Z 

2.9 

5.9

11

18

40

92

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.O 

5.0 

7.0

2O8

381

656

996

1,900

4,430

1.44

1.5

1.6 

1.8

6.4

8.8

14

30

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

56

116

208

Note. Same as preceding table 

above 2.6 ftDischarge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.2

2T2

2.4

2.7

2.7

3.2

3.4

3.7

3.4

5.4

 5.4

3.7

5.7

5.4

3.7

3.7

3.9

5.7

3.7

3.7

3.9

5.9

4.2

4.5

5.2

6.5

5^9

115.6

3.66

0.025

0.03

Nov.

5.6

4.9

4.5

4.2

5.9

3.9

3.9

4.2

a4.5

a4.9

a5. 2

 4.9

4.9

4.9

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

5.2

24

IS

12

12

9.2

8.1

6.5

5.6

194.8

6.49

0.044

O.O5

Dec.

5.9

6.3

5.2

7TT

8.1

11

15

18

13

12

 10

11

17

47

54

28

16

13

9.8

10

12

14

14

9.2

10

10

9.2

9.8

10

12

9.2

436.8

14.1

0.097!

. 0.11

Jan.

8.6

8.6

9.6

10

7.1

 10

9.2

8.6

7.6

10

9.0

8.2

7.6

7.0

16

30

90

30

50

100

150

76

70

66

80

60

40

45 

30

1,132.1

36.5

0.250

0.29

Feb.

26

29

29

27

*25

24

18

12

T5

18

22

15

15

15

26

40

56

62

52

49

86

119

-109

100

88

76

67

1,332

47.6

0.326

0.34

Mar.

5.240

1,710

750

464

310

235

188

171

143

158

124

T59" 119

562

547

 297

242

208

197

412

391

347

297

238

208

201

165

146

138

135

124

12,246

395

2.71

5.12

Apr.

Ill

98

1O7

39

83

79

81

79

 75

68

68

73

68

64

73

109

255

310

271

216

HZ

155

155

138

119

107

116

208

194

188

3,959

131

0.897, l.ob

May

177

271

2T35"

168

 155

116

119

145

121

158

140

149

145

158

130

119

109

104

91

184

246

231

205 174'

149

124

107

95

91

79

66

4,467

144

0.986

1.14

June

66

138

89

 107

91

81

71

66

73

151

358

273

a!65

119

95

83

89

127

98

81

a68

a56

aSO

a44

a56

a33

a51

a27

a24

aZl

2,741

91.4

0.626

O.70

July

a!9

a!7

a!5

a!6

a!8

*a40

23

20

18

15

13

12

11

9.8

102 n

41

25

20

18

17

a56

a40

18

12

10

8.8

8.C

6.8

6.4

6*8

6.4

649 £

20.9

0.143

0.17

Aug.

6.4 im 15

20

 15

24

17

10

18

37

34

20

14

11

22

39

1O7

49

35

43

182

TBTJ

93

68

52

46

41

35

27

32

1,297.8

41.9

0.287

0.33

Sept.

24

*1S

16

14

11

11

9.3 IT 

12

17

30

20

15

12

14

63

39

30

30

36

58

81 SB42

35

29

24

20

18

17

813.8

27.1

0.186

0.21

Calendar year 1955 : Max 4,260 Mln 1.1 Mean 196 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.20

Water year 1955-54 : Max 3,24O Mln 2.2 Mean 80.4 Cfsm 0.551 In. 7.49

Peak discharge: (ba«e. 2.1OO efs). Mar. 1 (1 p.m.) 6,680 cfs (8.42 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

weather records, and records for nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 16-27, Jan. 2-4 and Jan. 8 to Feb. 15.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 419

Wills Creek near Cumberland, Md.

Location. Lat 39°40i07", long 78°47'18", on right bank at downstream side of Western 

Maryland Railway bridge, 2 miles upstream from Cumberland, Allegany County, and mouth.

Drainage area. 247 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1905 to July 1906 (published as "at Cumberland"), October 1929 to 

September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 640.89 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). May 6, 1905, to July 14, 1906, chain gage at highway bridge 

200 ft upstream at different datum. Oct. 18, 1929, to Mar. 17, 1936 (corrected), 

water-stage recorder and Apr. 1, 1936, to Mar. 19. 1937, tape gage, at upstream side 

of railroad bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 25 years (1929-54), 318 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,640 cfs Mar, 1 (gage height, 8.70 ft); minimum, 12 cfs part of each day Oct. 1-3, 5-9, 13; minimum daily, 13 cfs Oct. 4, 5, 7, 8. 

1905-6, 1929-54: Maximum discharge, 38,100 cfs Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height,, 20.2 ft» 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determinations at gage heights 13.45 and 20.2 ft; minimum, 9 cfs Oct. 14, 1930.

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

include drainage from numerous active and abandoned coal mines. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by quarry upstream.

Revisions (water years). WSP 711: 1930(M). WSP 726: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.36

1.7

2.1

2.5

3.0

81

150

294

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.O

525

842

1,710

4,520

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 19$3 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total 

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

14

14

14

13

T3

14

13

13

*15

15

15

14

14

15

15

15

17

16

14

15

15

16

15

17

17

15

17

19

23

rr

21

484 

15.6

0.063

0.07

Nov.

20

18

18

17

T7

17

20

19

18

18

19

19

19

20

19

17

17

18

17

17

19

22

44

45

3?

34

*28

24

22

19

660 

22.0

0.089

0.10

Dec.

19

5S

20

20

22

26

36

34

32

32

28

29

34

68

84

60

b32

b27

b23

b23

b25

b27

b28

b22

b21

b22

b23

b22

25

25

26

935 

30.2

0.122

0.14

Jan.

20

21

24

25

*24

22

24

20

20

23

b21

b!9

b!8

b!7

*b20~

b30

b45

b60

bSO

b52

b!40

*b210

bT35

b!20

bl!4

bllO

b!40

b!20

b76

b80

b56

1,851 

59.7

0.242

0.28

Feb.

b48

b52

b56

53

50

50

b39

b26

b35

b33

b40

b32

b28

b29

b33

*b50

66

*82

69

65

87

144

ra

128

121

109

101, s£

1,842 

65'. 8

0.266

0.28

Mar.

3,460

2,360

1,040

651

b420

b320

b250

236

197

184

172

165

' 263

537

487

403

 337

290

287

690

583

503

431

346

306

306

242

212

203

197

182

16,260 

525

2.13

2.45

Apr.

165

146

154

138

125

119

121

 117

114

102

99

102

98

*94

lO?

170

354

'550" 421

314

262

229

226

209

184

170

180

287

265

258

5,712 

190

0.769

0.86

May

239

321

276

232

187

168

*16S

217

180

192

197

209

203

194

187

174

163

161

140

334

471 m333

276

239

203

174

163

154

138

116

6,793 

219

0.887

1.02

June

112

209

150

152

134

125

107

101

*99

154

393

TTS

203

157

173

152

226

314

209

163

138

114

101

90

77

74

72

60

53

50

4,438 

148

0.599

0.67

July

48

45

44

45

46

68

51

*46

42

39

36

32

29

29

607

125

74

60

52

49

77

64

48

41

36

33

30

26

25. Jg

yeto

1,997 

64.4

&.261

0.30

Aug.

26

25 37

41

*36

40

42

31

28

48

54

42

32

29

66

71

139

78

58

57

228 '556-

128

98

76

66

64

55

48

60

66

2,075 

66.9

0.271

0.31

Sept.

50

41

*36

32

29

27

26 g?

26

46

55

45

33

28

44

130

81

60

59

59

98

138 ~9T

76

62

54

46

41

37

35

1,614 

53.8

0.218

0.24

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,540 Mln 13 Mean 340 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.66

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,460 Mln 13 Mean 122 Cfsm 0.494 In. 6.72

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 efs). Har. 1 (4 p.m.) 7,640 cfs (8.70 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
420 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

North Branch Potomac River near Cumberland, Md.

Location.--Lat 39°37'16", long 78M6'S4", on left bank at downstream side of Wileys Ford 

B,^?ge^ 2 miles soufch of Cumberland, Allegany County, |and 2.1 miles downstream from Wills Creek.

Drainage area. 875 sq mi.

Records available. May 1929 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 585.22 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to June 18, 1929, chain gage at same site and flaturn.

Average discharge. 25 years, 1,197 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,000 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 15.96 ft)- minimum, 97 cfs Dec. 19.

1929-54: Maximum discharge, 88,200 cfs Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 29.1 ft) from 

rating curve extended above 21,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum (river only), 12 cfs Sept. 22, 1932f Igage ..height, 2.38 ft); minimum 

daily (including flow in canal), 38 cfs Sept. 24, 1932.

Maximum stage known, 29.2 ft June 1, 1889 (discharge, about 89,000 cfs). Flood of 

Mar. 29, 1924, reached a stage of 28.4 ft (discharge, about 82,000 cfs)

Remarks.--Records excellent except those computed from once-daily tape-gage readings or 

those for periods of no gage-height record, which are good. Regulation by reservoir 

on Stony River, about 79 miles above station (see p. 410), and since December 1950 

by reservoir on Savage River (see p. 413). Small amount of inflow from industrial' 

wastes and sewage from city of Cumberland from water diverted from Evitts Creek, mouth of which is below station.

Revisions. WSP 726: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

111

195

411

746

5.0

7.0

10.0

1,660

3,930

8,190

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

It) -

Oct.

125 

123

118

118

121

118

116

Tie

123

116

116

121

121

116

118

123

121

118 

123

123

118

121 

123

121

118

123

123

133

143

T43

141

3,801

123

-

_

-85.1

Nov.

135 

121

121

121

118

gllS

g!21

g!28

gl28

g!25

g!23

g!25

g!25

g!25

121

123

121

121 

121

118

118

137 

192

185

195

152

133

 135

130

130

3,966

132

_

_

-65.0

Dec.

123 

138

123

128

133

141

202

259.

246

173

133

133

155

253

492

416

g250

160 

118

TXS

130

146 

214

422

223

g!52

g!57

143

133

138 

143

5,902

190

_

_

+5.8

Jan.

133

111

TJ§

g!66

g!66

169

141

133

g!35

146

363

317

242

»182

182

445

948

546 

387

479

1,420

2.220 

1, 15*0

738

668

610

746

913

684

602 

516

15,807

510

_

_

-t-60.5

Feb.

401 

433

450

406

385

331

286

246

220

220

»246

Z86

230

'530' 206

514

595

'B9T 879 

689

535

771 

 730

588

548

568

684

676

_

13,050

466

_

_

-t-12.4

Mar.

7.900 

7,620

4,710

4,450

2,390

1,560

1,270

1,180

1,080

1,130

1,210

1,140

1,480

4,060

3,450

3,210

1,810

1,560 

 1,460

2,480

2,440

1,810 

1,560

1,360

1,240

1,410

1,410

1,190

1,080

1.010

1,030

70,690

2,280

_

_

+78.3

Apr.

879 

762

738

699

646

617

610

 582

548

498

467

461

504

450 4"56

969

1,560

1.760 

1,410

1,150

974

836 

803

754

699

661

624

787

1,050

870

23,824

794

.

.

+97.5

May

3760 

aS40

a820

3780

3720

646

610

707

746

684

730

771

 845

738

668

624

582

582 

639

930

2.240

1,690 

1,320

1,090

948

904

787

730

699

632 

575

26,037

840

-

-

+101

June

516 

723

870

723

661

610

555

479

 498

662

1,320

1,410

956

862

1,180

939

1,020

4.020 

3,890

2,220

1,510

1,120 

854

779

595

479

410

450

345

*286

31,042

1,035

-

1 -

-0.4

July

257 

238

212

195

192

216

198

179

166

169

163

152

152

157

1.73O

1,350

516

317 

242

223

253

269 

273

230

176

157

149

T55

 152

160 

152

9,150

295

-

-

-14.8

Aug.

146 

1ST

182

348

350

1,100

876

422

299

380

380

269

223

192

291

522

808

1,100 

624

504

759

2.240 

1,260

888

707

1,010

1,740

1,030

762

 668 

812

21,049

B79

-

-

+0.7

Sept.

610

m

411

354

321

290

269

261

261

286

359

467

326

278

273

364

321

269 

269

299

541

595 

516

385

321

286

265

242

234

226

10,390

346

_

_

-84.0

Calendar year' 1953: Max 8,350 Mln 116 Mean 1,159 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.92'

Water year'T7953-54: Max 7,900 Mln 111 Mean 643 Cfsm 0.735 In. 9.98

Peak discharge (base. 10.000 efs).--Man 1 (8:30 p.m.) 19,000 cfs (15.96 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Stony River and Savage River Reservoirs, equivalent In cubic feet per second; for calender year 1953, -5.2 cfs; for water year 1954, +9.1 cfs. Records furnished by West 

Virginia Pulp & Paper Co. and Corps of Engineers, respectively.

a No gage-height record} discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.

g Computed from once-daily tape-gage readings.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 421

Evltts Creek near Centervllle, Pa.

Location. Lat 39°47'23', long 78°38'48", on left bank 2 miles upstream from Thomas

W. Koon Dam, 3 miles south of Centervllle, Bedford County, and 7 miles upstream from 

Rock Gully Creek.

Drainage area. 30.2 sq ml.

Records available. September 1932 to September 1954. Prior to October 1952, published 

as "near Bedford Valley." ,

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 1,027.59 ft above 

mean sea level (city of Cumberland benchmark).

Average discharge. 22 years, 30.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,700 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 4.35 ft, from 

reconstructed gage-height graph), from rating curve extended above 200 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determinations at gage heights 4.64 and 7.13 ft; minimum, 2.3 cfs Dec. 25 

(gage height, 1.02 ft) result of freezeup.

1932-54: Maximum discharge, 5,240 cfs Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 7.13 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 400 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 4.64 and 7.13 ft; minimum, 1.2 cfs July 27, 1934 (gage height, 0.96 ft). 

Maximum stage known, about 8 ft, from floodmark, date unknown.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.4 

1.6

2.1

3.1

4.7

11

22

1.8 

2.0 

2.4 

2.9 

3.3

46

81

184

411

700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.8

278

2.8

2.9

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.7 

375

3.4

99.7

3.22

0.107

0.12

. Nov.

3.1

37T

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

*3.2

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.2

4.7

12 -5.1

4.3

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.5 

3.5

111.6

3.72

0.123

0.14

Dec.

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.8

4.1

7.3

4.7

4.0

4.5

4.1

4.3

5.7

12 "T.9

5.3

4.1

3.7

3.5

3.7

3.8

4.0

3.7

3.1

b5.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.5 

3.4

134.0

4.32

0.143

0.17

Jan.

3.1

37T

3.5

3.8

3.5

»3.5

3.4

3.4

5.4

3.5

b3.3

b3.2

b3.1

3.1

3.5

5.7

6.5

b4.8

b4.1

4.7

11

14

bT.2

b5.2

5.3

6.7

14

b9.0

b5.4

b4.8 

b3.7

161.5

5.21

0.173

0.20

Feb.

b3.7

b4.1

4.9

4.7

4.3

4.3

4.1

b4.0

4.0

b4.0

b3.8

b3.2

b3.0

375

4.0

4.3

8.5

6.7

5.1

4.7

9.0

11

T.3

7.0

7.6

7.6

7.0,

6.5J

151.9

5.42

0.179

0.19

Mar.

d640

96

68

b48

b37

31

28

, 24

A pi

, 22

\O 22

50

\O 62

440

13="

34

*32

29

34

92

54

44

42

36

35

38

30

27

25

23

22

1,955

63.1

2.09

2.41

Apr.

21

19

21

19

17

17

17

16

*14

13

14

14

13

13

17

24

55

35

28

25

24

22

22

22

20

23

28

»38

27

25

663

22.1

0.732

, 0.82

May

24

25

23

23

20

*19

21

22

19

22

22

21

19

17

17

16

16

16

14

46

48 sis

27

25

22

20

19

18

19

16

15.

679

21.9

0.725

0.84

June

19

58

22

*38

24

21

19

18

22

21

d230 -59

43

34

31

28

29

35

22

19

17

16

14

12

11

11

9.9

8.3

7.9

7^5

906.4

30.2

1.00

1.12

July

7.9

6.7

6.2

6.2

9.6

7.0

6.5

6.2

5.3

4.7

4.5

»4.3

3.8

4.3

*1Z

6.2-

4.5

4.1

4.7

5;8

11

5.7

4.3

3.8

3.4

3.1

2.9

2.8

278

2.9

2 9

171.1

5.52

0.1S3

0.21

Aug.

2.6

*3!s

3.5

4.3

4.9

3.4

3.0

3.7

5.5

5.9

3.5

3.1

3.0

6.6

6.6

8.3

4.3

3.4

3.8

16 -5.1

4.9

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.2

5.1

4.7

147.7

4.76

0.158

0.18

Sept.

3.7

3.2

*2.9

2.8

2.B

2.6

2.5

275

3.0

3.1

3.7

3.1

2.9

2.8

3.0

S.I

3.7

3.4

4.1

4.3

8.3

775

4.1

3.4

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.8

2*8

106.8

3.56

0.11S

0.13

Calendar year 1953: Max 830 Min 2.8 Mean 34.4 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.46

Water year 1953-54: Max 640 Min 2.5 Mean 14.5 Cfsm 0.480 In. 6.53

Peak discharge (base. 400 cfs). Mar. 1 (l p.m.) 1,700 cfs^ (4.35 ft)j June 11 (2 a.m.) 836 cfs 

(3.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ipe.

d Doubtful gage-height records discharge' computed from gage-height graph partly reconstructed on 

basis of records from nearby stations and normal pattern.
422 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Patterson Creek near Headsvllle, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°26'35", long 78°49 1 20tl , on right bank 100 ft downstream from Hazel Run, 

1 "mile downstream from Cabin Run, 4 miles northeast of Headsvllle, Mineral County, and 

8 miles east of Keyser.

Drainage area. 219 sq ml.

Records available. August 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 624.90 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 11, 1946, wire-weight gage on bridge 1 mile upstream at datum 6.14 ft higher.

Average discharge. 16 years, 161 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,650 cfs Mar. 1 {gage height, 10.46 ft); minimum, 2.5 ofs Oct. 2 (gage height, 2.02 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 15,300 cfs Oct. 15, 1942 (gage height, 13.00 ft, site 

and datum then In use); minimum, that of Oct. 2, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 17.2 ft Mar. 17, 1936 (former site and datum), from floodmark 

(discharge, 16,000 ofs, computed on basis of slope-area studies).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 951: 1939-40.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.7

2.5

6.0

13

35

85

3.3 

6.0 

8.0 

8.7

244

1,200

2,300

2,880

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.9

1*8

3.6

2.8

3.6

5.0

5.3

5.3

5.6

5.6

6.7

7.4

6.7

*5.6

6.7

8.8

6.0

6.0

7.4

7.4

8.8

9.5

10

14

14

11

13

17

22

ft

274.5

8.85

0.040

0.05

Nov.

15

12

11

11

10

9.5 11 '

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

9.5

8.8

8.8

8.1

8.1

9.2

 74

42

22

15

12

11

9.5 

8.8

426.3

14.2

0.065

0.07

Dec.

8.1 a'.i

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.8

19

18

15

14

12

12

23

150

140

72

42

33

23

28

 25

25

23

16

12

13

14

14

14 

14

13

833.3

26.9

0.123

0.14

Jan.

12

IS

11

12

12

12

12

12

11

12

13

13

12

10

12

18

42

52

46

 46

123

289

144

98

85

79

85

64

49 

46

1,481

47.8

0.218

0.25

Feb.

34

38

35

34

30

29

25

21

20

20

21

18

12

15

20

 22

24

23

22

20

29

56

59

56

51

46

42

39

-

861

30.8

0.141

0.15

Mar.

2.SSO

1,400

496

256

197

160

136

119

105

96

89

103

785

1,280

685

365

 244

191

171

320

269

205

177

152

149

147

126

112

103 

98

11,712

378

1.73

1.99

Apr.

89

77

74

70

64

63

63

61

56

51

51

51

46

103

252

2155

177

136

112

96

87

85

81

72

68

 74

72 

64

2,642

88.1

0.402

0.45

May

56

72

81

68

59

54

48

54

49

48

45

42

41

34

33

34

31

30

30

103

171

16T

77

 61

52

45

38

35

33 

29

25

1,685

54.4

0.248

0.29

June

25

36

29

24

21

18

16

15

Tf

221

170

92

51

36

56

69

254

1.170

614

262

 141

96

74

58

45

41

35

27

23 

20

3,756

125

0.571

0.64

July

IS

16

14

14

12

12

12

11

11

12

9.5

8.1

7.4

6.0

50

51

^4

17

 13

13

13

14

11

10

8.1

7.4

6.0

6.0

5.6 

5.3

5.0

422.4

13.6

0.062

0.07

Aug.

4.6

3.9 i§

33

19

24

24

16

13

13

12

8.8

8.1

6.7

20

 19

24

16

14

12

842

361

121

74

68

54

43

36

31 

124

340

2,397.1

77.3

0.353

0.41

Sept.

109

63

43

33

27

21

19

18

17

15

16

24

20

16

14

18

13

12

12

15

 19

22

17

14

12

11

10

9.5

ITo»o

657.1

21.9

0.100

0.11

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,090 Mln 2.8 Mean 167 Cfsm 0.763 In. 10.36

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,880 Mln 2.8 Mean 74.4 Cfsm 0.340 In. 4.62

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs).--

(7.04 ft)j June 18 (12:30 p.m.) 1,58C

Mar. 1 (4 p.m.) 5,650 cfs (10.46 ft); Mar. 13 (8 p.m.) 1,740 cfs 

cfs (6.75 ft): Aug. 21 (3:30 p.m.) 1,920 cfs (7.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 423

South Branch Potomac River at Franklin, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°38'14", long 79°20'14", on left bank half a mile southwest of Franklin, 

Pendleton County, 2 miles upstream from Friends Run, and 2-| miles downstream from 

Thorn Creek.

Drainage area. 188 sq ml.

Records available. April 1940 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and improved natural control. Datum of gage is 1,692.5 ft 

above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 14 years, 172 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,470 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 7.31 ft); minimum, 24 cfs Sept. 16-18, 30; minimum gage height, 1.44 ft Dec. 25, Jan. 13.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 15,000 cfs June 17, 1949 (gage height, 11.40 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 6,400 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 17 cfs Dec. 23, 1943 (gage height, 1.40 ft). 

Maximum stage known, about 13 ft In March 1936.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet tier second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to July 15 July 16 to Sept. 30

1.4 22

1.6 37

1.8 59

2.1 110

2.4 192

2.8 

3.5 

5.0 

5.3

370

860

2,660

3,100

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5

37

75

140

242

3.0 

3.5 

3.9

495

860

1,250

1.5 

1.7

2.0

2.1

26

43

85

103

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

27

27

27

28

28

*28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28 

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28 

28

28

28

29

29

38

45

3§ 

32

90S

29.3

0.161

0.19

Nov.

31

31

31

30

29

29

31

29

29

*29

29

29

29

29 

29

28

28

28

29

31 

52

43

40

40

36

35

32

35

957

31.9

0.175

0.20

Dec.

34

32

3?

35

42

41

87

*55

46

81

63

55

87

134 

119

83

59

51

52

55

49

49 

48

35

37

41

40

40

40

39 

38

1,699

54.8

0.301

0.35

Jan.

33

36

38

39

36

37

34

36

35

39

44

38

 31

42 

44

104

154

100

90

127

226

'2T9

162

146

192

215

172

140

123 

104

3,110

100

0.549

0.64

Feb.

90

87

83

76

70

66

60

48

59

54

 57

48

42

49 

52

52

57

55

52

51

315

295 

200

169

154

137

123

112

.

-------

2,713

96.9

0.532

0.55

Mar.

5.040

1,190

675

447

312

250

208

*187

170

161

152

400

588

602 

459

340

271

234

228

489

340

276 

246

212

197

219

194

184

170

167

184

12,792

413

2.27

2.61

Apr.

134

177

173

167

170

 ISO

362

357

259

219

197

187

164

149 

143

187

342

298

255

215

194

177 

164

170

187

164

155

149

135

124

5,954

198

1.09

1.22

May

114

124

140

135

124

117

114

119

104

101

 95

93

84

84 

132

122

114

114

117

152

146

132 

127

117

110

151

350

238

194

170

146

4,180

135

0.742

0.85

June

149

T55

119

110

99

89

80

*75

84

74

117

93

79

75 

110

93

89

112

112

97

88

75 

. 75

66

57

54

57

50

47

45

2,613

87.1

0.479

0.53

July

45

42

56

75

50

66

*48

63

55

46

43

42

40

39 

165

98

65

55

50

45

48

47 

41

38

36

34

33

32

31

1,589

51.3

0.282

0.52

Aug.

50

53

*40

34

56

55

58

55

54

58

52

30

30

29 

30

30

30

31

51

29

33

32 

51

51

32

34

38

44

37

55

45

1,061

34.2

0,188

0.22

Sept.

32" 35

30

28

27

26

26

28

27

27

27

26

26

*25 

25

25

24

24

26

31

34

35

27

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

818

27.5

0.150

0.17

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,760 Min 27 Mean 159 Cfsm 0.874 In, 11.88

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,040 Min 24 Mean 105 Cfsm 0.577 In. 7.85

Peak discharge (base. 1,300 cfs). Mar. 1 (9 a.m.) 6.470 cfs (7.31 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
424 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

North Fork of South Branch Potomac River at Cabins, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°59'05", long 79°14 I 10", on left bank 380 ft upstream from highway

bridge at Cabins, Grant County, if miles downstream from Jordan Run, 3 miles upstream 

from mouth, and 6 miles west of Petersburg, Grant County.

Drainage area. 314 sq mi.

Records available. February 1940 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,050.13 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 14 years, 376 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,800 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 11.15 ft); min- 

 HurnT 5.0 cfs Oct. 1-5, 9-11; minimum gage height, 2.73 ft Oct. 1-5.

1940-54: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs June 17, 1949 (gage height, 18.0 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 4,400 cfs on Basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, that of Oct. 1-5, 9-11, 1953; minimum gage height, 1.68 

ft Sept. 16, 17, 1946.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1272: 1945.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In oublo feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 24, Jan. 11-13)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

2.7

2.8

2.9 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0

5.0

10

18

63

127

282

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.5 

8.7

505

815

1,620

3,290

5,500

2.8 10

3.2 63

3.5 133

4.0 302

4.5 535

5.0 880

6.0 1,780

7.0 2,950

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.0

s!o

5.0

5.0

5.5

*5.5

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

6.0

6.0

6.5

7.0

8.0

8.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

9.0

10

12

11

21

219.5

7.08

0.023

0.03

Nov.

27

21

17

15

13

12

11

11

10

10

*9.5

9^5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

10

11

19

43

45

32

27

23

19

17

486.0

16.2

0.052

0.06

Dec.

15

14

14

13

16

24

82

58

43

86

72

82

132

195

122

80

48

46

53

48

43

*71

60

38

44

49

46

42

40

38

1,724

55.6

0.177

 0.20

Jan.

34

32

30

32

36

34

30

28- 28

32

60

60

50

61

117

344

484

268

232

322

942

692

495

376

394

465

470

355

298

226

7,947

256

0.815

0.94

Feb.

175

187

161

140

122

108

95

67

74

82

90

82

60

95

190

264

*305

250

215

342

666

BTO

399

350

313

329

298

6,036

216

0.688

0.71

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,230 Mln 5.0

Mar.

5.480

2, 900

1,580

1,000

688

508

412

368

322 3"ST

334

576

1,480

1,840

1,440

984

709

565

*480

647

654

559

480

416

364

421

408

385

364

381

421

27,488

887

2.82

3.26

Apr.

421

412

440

430

421

426

*475

508

460

398

364

342

294

260

246

314

605

775

1550"

524

430

368

330

302

306

272

264

268

250

218

11,783

393

1.25

1.40

May

201 2~5T

322

376

351

310

279

279

246

232

214

221

*211

201

232

287

275

272

264

322

440

376

330

287

253

232

455 4^'g

355

291

239

9,026

291

0.927

1.07

June

204

225

191

168

150

139

123

*110

130

142

228

338

253

221

188

168

206

465

455

330

250

194

162

148

112

93

107

125

83

69

5,777

193

0.615

0.68

July

63

56

46

61

67

61

71

107

*110

75

58

49

43

38

1.480

782

330

228

172

139

115

128

107

81

65

54

44

42

37

34

.51.

4,774

154

0.490

0.57

Aug.

30

3T

61

83

*88

221

162

97

79

75

71

54

44

40

43

48

77

63

56

75

264

344

288

172

159

390

32T

246

191

153

162

4,144

134

0.427

0.49

Mean 338 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.61

Sept.

148

157

83

67

58

49

43

43

38

37

36

34

32

30

*24

28

31

23

21

54

60

60

54

43

34

27

23

19

17

li

1,339

44.6

0..142

0.16

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,480 Mln 5.0 Mean 221 Cfsm 0.704 In. 9.57

Peak_dlscharge (base, 5,500 cfs). Mar. 1 (12 m.) 12,800 cfs (11.15 ft); July 15 (11 a.m.) 4,020 ofs 

(7.77 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 425

South Branch Potomac River near Petersburg, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°59'34", long 79°10'26", on right bank 1.2 miles downstream from North 

Fork of South Branch Potomac River and 2? miles west of Petersburg, Grant County.

Drainage area. 642 sq mi.

Records available. June 1328 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 962.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Dec. 4, 1928, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 683 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,200 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height. 11.50 ft); min- 

 ImumT 53 cfs Feb. 13 (gage height, 1.04 ft); minimum daily, 58 cfs Oct. 4.

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 62,000 cfs June 17, 1949 (gage height, 22.83 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 43 cfs Oct. 2, 1930; minimum daily, 44 cfs Sept. 29, 30, Oct. 1, 8, 1930. 

Maximum stage known prior to 1949, 21.2 ft, from floodmarks, sometime in 1877,

Remarks. Records good. Occasional low-flow regulation from powerplant 800 ft upstream. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 951: 1939-41. WSP 1141: 1932, 1933(M), 1936-38.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 19, Jan. 13)

1.1 

1.4 

2.0 

2.5

60

120

323

630

3.0 

4.0 

7.0 

7.9

1,000

1,900

6,000

7,620

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

59 

59

59

58

W

60

 SO

60

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

60

60

60

60

6O

60

62 

63

62

63

65

65

73

90

96

94

2,002

64.6

0.101

0.12

Nov.

92 

85

80

76

74

73

73

72

72

 71

71

70

70

70

70

'68" 68

68

68

68

70

68 

88

108

128

1O8

103

96

90

84

2,402

80.1

0.125

0.14

Dec.

80 

80

76

74

13

78

92

177

*156

128

184

180

177

274

406

294

22O

161

150

144

142

136 

150

162

115

108

123

118

115

110

108

4,591

148

0.231

0.27

Jan.

101 

98

94

¥6

1O3

101

98

96

94

94

147

150

 120

120

160

404

745

493

389

442

1,190

1.510 

1,150

835

672

686

828

82O

658

540

435

13,289

429

O.668

0.77

Feb.

348 

338

310

281

252

242

207

184

171

187

187

194

150

lit \S5

277

348

418

357

310

412

1.150 

910

722

644

553

581

500

-

1O.542

376

0.586

0.61

Mar.

7.540 

5,260

2,730

1,790

1,270

1,O40

842

745

*637

6O9

6O2

B2T

2,150

2,730

2,240

1,580

1.23O

1,040

902

1,190

1,230

1,08O 

948

820

715

768

768

708

658

658

730

46,033

1,485

2.31

2.67

Apr.

752 

730

738

738

715

745

895

1,000

925

79O

708

665

581

506

480

574

1,040

1.51Q

1,150

962

820

715 

637

602

616

581

533

540

500

435

21,983

733

1.14

1.27

May

395 

442

547

644

616

547

493

500

455

412

383

*383

362

338

353

513

474

461

448

535

745

637 

56O

493

435

406

96O

90?

745

616

5OO

16,330

527

0.821

0.95

June

448 

467

400

352

323

285

267

238

259

285

417

630

435

378

362

378

395

752

805

62?

480

383 

323

277

252

2OO

214

238

190

165

11,221

374

0.583

O.65

i July

156 

147

134

168

194

159

184

 194

220

171

147

131

120

115

1.620

1,320

602

383

302

252

200

238 

187

165

134

134

125

115

108

103

98^

8,326

269

0.419

0.48

Aug.

ft

125

159

177

294

281

159

150

134

139

123

110

101

96

101

128

134

118

134

320

487 

319

259

214

506

T55

357

306

252

*270

6,598

213

0.332

0.38

Sept.

m177

150

136

120

108

108

106

98

94

92

90

84

78

80

84

74

73

94

1L23

123 

123

108

88

80

74

71

7O

66

3,254

108

0.168

0.19

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,230 Mln 58 Mean 65O Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.77

Water year 1953-54! Max 7,540 Mln 58 Mean 4O2 Cfsm O.626 In. 8. SO

Peak discharge (base. 6.OOO cfs). --Mar. 1 (4 p.a. ) 16,200 cfs (11.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
426 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Big Spring at Masonville, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°55'15", long 79 005'10", on right bank of Spring RUn, at State fish 

hatchery, Masonville, Grant County, and 6 miles southeast of Petersburg.

Records available. August 1945 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 1,180 ft (from 

topographic map). Prior to May 14, 1951, water-stage recorder at site half a mile 

upstream at different datum. May 14, 1951, to Feb. 5, 1952, staff gage at site 200 ft 

downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 13.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 53 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 1.78 ft); minimum, 

 STEFTfs Jan. 7, 8, Aug. 19, 20.

1945-54: Maximum discharge, 600 cfs June 18, 1949 (gage height, 2.68 ft, site and

datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 100 cfs by logarithmic plotting;

minimum, 4.9 cfs Oct. 6-8, 1947.

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

Big Spring, which emerges several places half a mile above gage, is the source of 

entire flow except during wet weather when surface drainage from about 1 sq mi enters 

the stream above gage. Flow from surface sources is included in the records but is 

relatively small except during heavy rains.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.7

6.0

9.5

15

32

43

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

 7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5 

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.9

775

il

7.5

7.2

228.4

7.37

-

-

Nov.

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

* .5

.5

.5

.5 

.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

JL1

7.9

7.5

7.5

7.5

6.9

?79

6.9

218.6

7.29

-

-

Dec.

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.5

7.2

*6.9

6.9

7.2

7.5

7.5

fil 577

7.9

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.9

6.6

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6*6

6.3

219.8

7.09

-

-

Jan.

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

.6*0

6.O

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

*6.3

6.0 

6.0

6.6

6.9

6.6

6.6

7.9

9.5

8.7

8.3

8.3

7.9

9.5

~9.1 10

8.3

7.9

7.5

222.9

7.19

-

-

Feb.

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.9

77?

7.2

7.2

»6.9

6.9

6.9 

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.2

7.5

7.9

779

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

201.5

7.20

-

-

Mar.

39

40

25

20

15

14

12

11

 10

10

10

1011

17 

17

15

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

10

10

9.5

¥75

9.5

10

442.5

14.3

-

-

Apr.

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

»9.5

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

f*

11

21

24

?T

17

15

14

13

14

14

13

13

12

12

11

367.7

12.3

-

-

May

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.5

9.1

9.1

9.1

*8.7

8.1

8.3 

8.3

8.7

8.7

8.3

8.3

9.1

11

IT

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.1

291.6

9.41

-

-

June

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

S.7

8^

8.3

8.3

*8.7

10

23

24

19

16 

17

21

22

3336"

26

21

18

16

15

14

13

12

12

11

10

461.7

15.4

-

-

July

9.5

975

9.5

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

»9.5

9.5

8.7

8.7

8.7

a8.6

a.8.6 

a9.0

a.8.6

a.B.2

aS.O

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.5

7.5

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

fit> . b

6.6

254.3

8.20

-

-

Aug.

6.6

6.9

6.9

6.6

*7.2

7.2

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.6 

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.0

57ff

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.5

77s

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

212. 7

6.86

-

-

Sept.

7.5

7.9

8.3

8.7

779

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.5

7.9

7.5

7.5

7.2

6.9 

 6.6

6.6

6.6

6.3

673

a6. 5

a7.0

a7.0

a7.0

a7.0

a7.0

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.6

214.5

7.15

-

-

Calendar year 1953: Max 72 Min 6.3 Mean 13.7 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-54: Max 40 Mln 6.0 Mean 9.14 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 427

South Pork of South Branch Potomac River at Brandywine, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°37'53", long 79 0 14'^x', near center of span on upstream side of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 33, 0.1 mile upstream from Hawes Run and 0.4 mile north of Brandywine, Pendleton County.

Drainage area. 102 sq mi.

Records available. August 1943 to September 1954.

;e. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage Indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

s 1,558.35 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 11 years, 101 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 9.46 ft); mlnimum observed, 4.2 cfs Aug. 16; minimum gage height, 1.63 ft Sept. 17, 18.

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 41,200 cfs June 17, 1949 (gage height, 14.6 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum observed, 1.8 cfs Sept. 1, 2, 1953; minimum gage height 

observed, 0.95 ft Aug. 10, 14, 15, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1141: 1945(M), 1947(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 31 to Nov. 22)

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

Oct. 1 to Feb. 28

2.7

6.4

12

19

29

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

86

190

346 1.9 

2.1 

2.4

Mar. 1 to Sept. 30

3.S 

5.6 

8.6

14

32

72

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.5 

7.3

136

240

490

B40

2,320

5,170

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.6

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.9

*5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.7

6.0

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.4

7.0

7.5

12

149" 2

6.4

193.1

6.23

0.061

0.07

Nov.

6.4

5.7

5.3

5.3

4.9

4.9

6.0

5.7

4.9

*4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.6

476

4.6

4.6

4.9

5.3

5.3

16

T5

12

11

10

9.2

8.1

8. X

201.8

6.73

0.066

0.07

Dec.

8.1

7.0

7 .0

7.0

11

10

20

 21

16

25

29

30

56

72

86

51

35

25

18

20

17

18

16

9.2

8.6

8.6

9.2

11

12

11

9 2

683.9

22.1

0.217

0.25

Jan.

8.6

9.8

9.8

9.8

8.6

8.6

9.2

8.6

7 5

eTT

8.6

*11

11

10

12

15

15

10

10

15

50

150

150

100

70

100

250

195

129

100

72

1,572.2

50.7

0.497

0.57

Feb.

51

52

47

40

35

32

29

27

21

19

*23

21

18

19

20

16

15

T5

16

19

150

T90" 334

129

100

81

67

117

1,703

60.8

0.596

0.62

Mar.

5.140

791

325

224

166

111

89

*79

69

63

60

239

375

325

264

201

142

111

232

685

325

209

151

118

98

111

102

102

98

91

116

11,212

362

3.55

4.09

Apr.

148

154

142

124

111

 111

325

248

176

134

111

93

79

69

66

74

248

240

180

131

107

91

79

89

91

79

72

66

60

53

3,751

125

1.23

1.37

May

47

51

64

54

47

42

41

41

36

33

*30

29

28

26

44

56

54

54

56

93

126

116

98

79

66

82

350

T66

118 ^22

87

2,314

74.6

0.731

0.84

June

87

74

62

53

42

38

33

*31

30

29

100

62

40

44

121

86

70

77

69

56

42

35

33

29

24

21

22

16

13

13

1,452

48.4

0.474

0.53

July

13

11

20

96

IT

28

*20

22

20

17

13

12

10

8.6

60

47

25

18

14

11

11

11

8.6

7.7

6.8

5.9

5.4

5.4

5.1

5.6

5.1

584.2

18.8

0.184

0.21

Aug.

5.1

5.1

5.9

 5.1

5.4

7.1

6.2

5.1

5.1

4.9

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

? -77

.1

.9

.5

5.1

5.4

5.1

5.9

9.1

8.6

12

-S-.3 20

12'8 0

199.6

6.44

0.063

0.07

Sept.

8.0

ITff

6.2

5.6

5.2

4.9

4.9

5.6

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.9

 4.9

4.9

4.5

475

4.5

4.9

6.2

7.4

7.4

6.8

6.2

5.2

5.1

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.9

165.2

5.51

0.054

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,980 Mln 1.8 Mean 83.8 Cfsm 0.817 In. 11.06

Water year 1953-54: Max 5,140 Mln 4.2 Mean 65.8 Cfsm 0.645 In. 8.75

Peak discharge (base. 1.600 efs). Mar. 1 (5:30 a.m.) 10,200 cfs (9.46 ft). 

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 13-27; discharge estimated on basis of 

weather accords, engineers' notes, and record for station at Moorefleld.
428 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

South Pork of South Branch Potomac River near Moorefield, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39"00'44", long 78°57'23", on right bank 0.2 mile downstream from Stony 

Creek, 3j miles south of Moorefield, Hardy County, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 283 sq mi.

Records available. June 1928 to September 1935, August 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 861.51 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Mar. 11, 1940, chain or wire-weight gage at Harness 

Pork Bridge 2 miles upstream at datum about 31 ft higher.

Average.discharge. 23 years, 211 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,700 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 9.45 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Oct. 1-5; minimum gage height,.1.07 ft Sept. 17-19, 29. 30.

1928-35, 1938-54: Maximum discharge, 39,000 cfs June 18, 1949 (gage height, 16.1 

ft), from rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of 

peak flow; minimum observed, 8.0 cfs Aug. 12, 13, 1930.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 781: 1933(M). WSP 1141: 1940, 1942-43, 1945, 1948(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 18-20)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

8.0

14

24

37

79

233

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

5.S

460

755

1,580

2,720

3,880

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 1.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

12

12

12

12

13

*15

13

14

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16 

16

17

18

19

20

21

20

21

21

33

27

555

17.9

0.063

0.07

Nov.

25

23

23

22

21

20

19

19

19

19

*18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17 

17

17

17

17

24

24

24

28

27

27 

25

24

623

20.8

0.073

0.08

Dec.

23

22

22

21

23

22

29

28

*33

37

33

39

48

65

97

105

82

52

43

50

43

39

37

36

30

29

29

25 

25

25

25

1,217

39.3

0.139

0.16

Jan.

25

24

24

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

27

23

*~2J3" 21

24

27

33

25 

25

40

104

174

231

193

158

146

225

262

161

140

2,493

80.4

0.284

0.33

Feb.

114

97

95

84

74

68

63

54

50

46

46

*41

37

37

34

34

39

36 

34

34

34

158

250

190

161

146

125

114

2,295

82.0

0.290

0.30

Mar.

3.820

Z, 810

967

581

396

311

250

207

*177

155

143

137

398

605

599

466

352

284 

237

433

617

435

347

284

241

218

211

203 

193

190

190

16,457

531

1.88

2.16

Apr.

218

246

275

258

237

218

*241

406

347

280

241

211

186

164

155

164

319

557 

460

360

288

241

211

196

190

190

174

170 

161

149

7,513

250

O.S83

0.99

May

134

125

149

186

161

143

131

122

117

105

97

*89

84

74

8?

95

102

105 

108

125

214

275

250

207

177

152

278

m222

186

4,940

159

0.562

0.65

June

164

155

134

117

105

97

84

74

 79

77

179

267

183

181

444

440

329

329 

360

284

207

161

134

111

95

79

72

63 

54

47

5,105

170

0.601

0.67

July

47

40

37

72

128

82

63

68

*51

47

42

37

34

30

97

330

128

92 

72

58

52

51

47

40

35

32

28

25 

26

25

21

1,937

62.5

0.221

0.25

Aug.

22

21

23

*20

30

35

26

22

24

21

20

19

18

 25 16

20

22

18 

18

20

56

47

34

26

28

40

37

33 

30

32

38

836

27.0

0.095

0.11

Sept.

33

35

28

24

22

20

20

20

19

18

19

18

17

16

*16

16

16

14 

15

16

18

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

M

14

554

18.5

0.065

0.07

Calendar year 1953 : Max 3,110 Min 11 Mean 193 Cfsm 0.682 In. 9.25

Water year 1953-54 : Max 3,820 Min 12 Mean 122 Cfsm 0.431 In. 5.84

Peak discharge (base 2.8OO efs).--Mar. 1 (8 p.m.) 11,700 cfs (9.45 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 429

Gage

South Branch Potomac River near Springfield, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°26 I 49", long 78°39 I 16", on left bank at highway bridge 2 miles east of 

Springfield, Hampshire County, and 13 miles upstream from confluence with North 

Branch.

Drainage area. 1,471 sq mi.

Records available. June 1894 to February 1896, June 1899 to February 1902, August 1903 

to July 1906, August 1928 to September 1954.

J

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 562.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. June 1894 to February 1896 wire-weight gage at Baltimore & Ohio Railroad bridge 

lit miles upstream at different datum. June 26, 1899, to Feb. 2, 1902, wire-weight 

gage at highway bridge 10 miles upstream at different datum. Aug. 8, 1928, to Sept. 24, 

1928, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years (1899-1901, 1903-5, 1928-54), 1,256 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 29,200 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 17.31 ft); minimum, 75 cfs Dec. 19; minimum gage height, 0.94 ft Dec. 19, Sept. 30.

1894-96, 1899-1902. 1903-6, 1928-54T'Maximum discharge, 143,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 

(gage height, 34.2 ft), by slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 50 cfs 

Aug. 5, 1930; minimum gage height, 0.64 ft Sept. 4, 1934.

Maximum stage known prior to 1928, about 34 ft in November 1877, from floodmarks 

(discharge, 140,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 800: 1932(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 19, 2O, Jan. 18, 19)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.2 

1.7 

3.0 

6.0 

8.1

90

16O

445

1,530

4,750

7,420

0.9 

1.3 

1.9 

4.0 

9.O 

14.0

111

267

628

2.5OO

8,700

18,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

90

90

88

88

88

88

90

93

93

93

96

99 

99

*96

96

96

99

99

102

102

102

102

102 

105

105

108

108

124 

156

184

,_ Tf§

3,260

105

0.071

0.08

Nov.

148

136

132

124

117

111

111

111

108

105

105

102 

93

99

99

105

102

102

102

102

102

105

*169 

207

179

179

179

160 

152

140

3,786

126

0.086

0.10

Dec.

128

120

114

114

114

114

136

160

160

272

228

202 

332

432

608

600

494

348

300

270

*244

249

239 

218

239

284

179

165 

179

174 

169

7,585

245

0.167

0.19

Jan.

160

152

148

148

144

144

148

148

144

148

169

212 

218

202

218

255

431

850

700

676

830

2.150 i,s6o

1,480

1,260

1,050

1,120

1,300 

1,220

1,020 

862

19,507

629

0.428

0.49

Feb.

724

622

600

557

508

466

419

386

332

308

308

308 

338

302

249

*260

338

438

543

487

466

572

1.440 

1,220

1,010

905

812

804

15,722

562

0.382

0.40

Mar.

7,390

18.500

5,970

3,670

2,600

1,980

1,670

1,400

1,260

1,110

1,060

1.040 

1,980

4,150

4,270

3,120

*2,350

1,900

1,670

1,580

2,210

2,030

1,720 

1,540

1,360

1,260

1,310

1,220 

1,130

1,090 

1,110

84,650

2,731

1.86

2.14

Apr.

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,220

1,180

1,130

1,180

1,440

1,540

1,400

1,220

1,110 

1,020

907

839

864

1,350

2.350

2,260

1,900

1,580

1,360

1,180 

1,080

1,030

1,030

1,060

1,020 

950

864

37,604

1,253

0.852

0.95

May

780

725

764

873

968

890

814

764

749

710

643

614 

592

571

544

557

672

650

650

764

1,310

1,310

1,130 

*977

864

757

687

1.410 

1,310

1,080 

898

26,027

840

0.571

0.66

June

788

788

757

658

571

524

472

448

460

466

650

1,010 

1,030

741

1,060

1,440

1,310

1,900

2.080

1,62O

1,180

890

710 

600

517

454

400

339 366"

339

24,568

819

0.557

. 0.62

July

302

287

262

258

267

377

317

292

349

328

292

258 

235

213

253

1.690

1,360

749

*537

423

371

322

302 

312

262

230

205

192 

188

176 

173

11,782

380

0.258

0.30

Aug.

158

ISO" 154

213

205

277

328

355

287

230

205

184 

176

165

188

*188

180

173

192

184

330

737

635 

435

388

394

598

571 

454

400 

371

9,535

308

0.209

0.24

Sept.

360

34T

297

230

213

188

176

165

154

150

147

140 

137

130

130

140

121

121

147

173

*140

150

165 

162

158

147

130

121 

111

j.08

5,055

168

0.114

0.13

Calendar year 1953: Max 11,500 Hln 88 Mean 1,154 Cfsm 0.785 In. 10.65

Water year 1953-54: Max 18,500 Hin 88 Mean 682 Cfsm 0.464 In. 6.30

Peak discharge (base. 10.000 cfs). Mar. 2 (7 a.m.) 29,200 cfs (17.31 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
430 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Sawpit Run near Oldtown, Md.

Location.--Lat 39°32'50", long 78°33'20", on left bank 900 ft upstream from bridge on

State Highway 51, 1.0 mile upstream from mouth, and 3.0 miles east of Oldtown, Allegany 

County.

Drainage area. 5.0 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. --October 1947 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 574.06 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--? years, 4.03 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 590 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 4.30 ft, from

reconstructed gage-height graph), from rating curve extended above 110 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determination at gage height 4.72 ft; no flow at times during several 

months.

1947-54: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 1, 1954; no flow at times each year.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageHeight record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of loe effect 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. 1 to Sept. 30

1.07

1.10

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

.01 

.04 

.13 

.36 

.92 

2.2

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

2.9

4.8

9.3

22

54

98

154

1.08

1.10

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

.01 

.05 

.18 

.46 

1.1 

2.3

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

2.9

8.7

21

52

97

154

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

tf

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.02

755

.01 

*0

0.11

0.004

0.00080

0.0008

Nov.

0

7J

o

0

0

0

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

*.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.03

.40

75T

.03

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01

0.74

0.025

0.0050

0.006

Dec.

~70Z 0.0.1

.02

.02

.02

.10

.38

.07

.04

.06

.04

.10

.33

*3.6

1.9

.92

.54

.22

.13

.27

.24

.27

.18

.06

.03

.04

.04

.04

.06

.06 

.05

9.86

0.318

0.064

0.07

Jan.

0.04

.03

754

.04

.03

.04

.03

*.03

.03

.04

.03

b.03

.03

.03

.04

b.20

b.70

b.60

b.S6

b.70

1.7

5.7

bTTTJ

bl.4

1.4

1.6

3.6

1.9

bl.O

b.70 

b .49

24.76

0.799

0.160

0.18

Feb.

bO.44

b.49

b.54

b.40

b.36

b.36

b.25

b.25

.30

.24

b.22

b.08

.05

715

.20

.30

.40

.30

.22

.18

.68

1.6

T7S

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

-

----

15.26

0.545

0.109

0.11

Mar.

d!52 -5?

10

5.1

b3.6

2.8

2.4

2.1

1.7

*1._6_

1.6

1.8

9.7

19

11

6.1

4.2

3.3

4.3

20

10

*5.8

4.5

3,1

4.2

4.5

3.6

3.3

2.8

2.6 

2 

'

3

333.0

10.7

2.14

2.48

Apr.

Z.O

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

.85

.72

.78

.78

.66

*.60

TST

*1.4

7.0

571

3.1

2.3

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.5

2.1

2.0

1.7

51.70

1.72

0.344

0.38

May

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.1

.85

*.78

.85

1.1

.78

.92

.85

.72

.60

.50

.50

.46

.42

.38

.35 47g373" 7.3

2.0

1.4

1.1

.85

.72

.60

al.7

al.6 

.66

40.99

1.32

0.264

0.30

June

15

*16-5.1

3.1

1.8

1.2

.92

.66

.46

.32

6.5

1.8

1.1

.85

.55

.50

.66

1.5

.92

.55

.32

.12

.06

.03

.02

.01

.01

0

*S

0

60.06

2.00

0.400

0.45

July

0

S

0

0

.04

.02

.01

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

.57

.06

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.80

0.026

0.0052

0.006

Aug.

0

S

0

0

.01

.01

0

0

0

.01

.01

0

0

0

.41

.05

.02

*.01

.01

.01

~3\4 16

al.2

a. 50

a.ZS

a. 22

a. 11

a. 06

a. 05

a. 06 

*a. 12

22.52

0.726

0.145

0.17

Sept.

0.05 -^33

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0

s

0

0

.01

0

0

.01

.01

.03

.02

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0.27

0.009

0.0018

0.002

Calendar year 1953: Max 126 Mln 0 Mean 4.69 Cfsm 0.938 In. 12.75

Water year 1953-54: Max 152 Min 0 Mean 1.53 Cfsm 0.306 In. 4.15

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs).-- Mar. 1 (ll a.m.) 590 cfs (4.30 ft)'.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a a No HV gage-height &age-Jiej.gni< record} recv-raj discharge aiscra estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records,

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

d Doubtful gage-height reoordj discharge computed from partly reconstructed gage-height graph.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 431

Potomac River at Paw Paw, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39"32'13", long 78°27'28", on left bank 250 ft upstream from highway bridge 

at Paw Paw, Morgan County, and 3.3 miles downstream from Little Cacapon River.

Drainage area. 3,109 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1954.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 487.88 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Mar. 25, 1939, wire-weight gage at highway bridge 

250 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 3,092 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 50,300 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 25.06 ft); mlnimum, 233 cfs Oct. 3, 4.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 111,000 cfs Oct. 16, 1942 (gage height, 38.36 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 66,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 216 cfs 

Sept. 11, 1944.

Maximum stage known, 54.0 ft Mar. 18, 1936 (discharge, 240,000 cfs, from rating 

curve extended above 66,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks. Records excellent except those below 500 cfs, which are good, and those for 

perTod of ice effect, which are fair. Low flow affected by Stony River Reservoir (see 

p. 410) and, since December 1950, by Savage River Reservoir (see p. 413),

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 2 Mar. 3 to Sept. 30

3.1 

3.3 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

233

302

390

672

1,420

6.0

8.0

12.0

17.0

23.0

2,340

4,760

11,600

24,100

43,000

3.28 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

312

415

700

1,490

6.0

8.0

11.0

2,440

4,850

9,620

Mote. Same as preceding 

table above 11.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

(t)

Oct.

249

243

236

233

239

243

243

239

239

249

246

246

249

249

249

252 

255

259

255

255

259 

255

255

255

259

259

269

296

336

358 

381

8,112

262

-

-

-85.1

Nov.

367

340

315

310

306

298

298

298

298

298

295

291

295

287

287

287 

291

287

287

287

284 

298

456

572

526

466

419

385

362

*344

10,134

338

-

-

-65.0

Dec.

340

327

331

310

315

336

410

481

560

531

509

450

498

845

1,410

1.460 

1,190

754

602

560

509 

476

476

602

608

471

455

395

381

381 

372

17,345

560

-

-

+5.8

Jan.

358

344

3JI

344

358

362

358

344

336

327

b370

b640

b700

b640

b560

b720 

bl,300

bl,800

bl,650

bl,400

bl,400 

4.620

3,720

2,810

2,300

1,980

2,000

2,330

2,270

1,870

1,600

40,138

1,295

-

-

+60.5

Feb.

1,350

*1,180

1,150

1,090

999

922

803

713

623

572

572

584

584

537

520

537 

971

1,170

1,370

1,360

1,120 

1,220

2,120

2.190

1,880

1,720

1,640

1,730

-

31,238

1,116

-

-

+12.4

Mar.

13,600

39 . 800

14,400

10,200

6,720

4,710

3,680

3,140

2,800

2,580

2,580

*2,550

3,110

9,300

9,750

8,010 

5,520

4,320

3,740

5,120

6,120 

*5,170

4,320

3,680

3,310

3,310

3,360

3,040

2,750

2 590 2 '.490

195,770

6,315

-

_

+78.3

Apr.

2,490

2,330

2,240

2,220

2,170

2,050

2,020

2,120

2,390

2,200

1,960

1,820

*1,720

1,650

1.550

1,720 

2,990

4.880

4,630

3,790

*3,150 

2,710

2,450

2,290

2,150

2,020

2,040

2,130

2,350

2 240

72,450

2,415

-

+97-. 5

May

1,950

1,830

1,910

1,940

1,990

1,890

1,730

1,720

1,770

1,710

1,660

*1,650

1,640

1,620

1,470

1.590 

1,430

1,450

1,450

1,680

4.600 

4,080

3,180

2,650

2,270

2,060

1,850

2,020

2,430

2,120 

 1,800

62,920

2,050

-

-

+101

June

1,750

2,530

2,140

2,050

1,740

1,470

1,540

1,180

1,110

1,580

3,120

2,980

2,740

2,060

2,120

3,140 

2,770

5,800

8.070

5,140

3,510 

2,630

2,080

1,740

1,520

1,240

1,140

1,030

882 

*78S

71,167

2,572

-

-

-0.4

July

680

611

575

520

542

605

654

558

542

558

553

487

440

*410

1,560

2.980 

2,710

1,590

1,100

858

756 

756

654

674

548

465

405

560

556 

547

554

25,968

775

-

-14.8

Aug.

520

512

547

400

709

712

1,690

1,100

815

605

714

581

465

415

465

687 

928

1,570

1,060

850

1,680 

5.800

2,820

1,930

1,490

1,350

2,280

2,140

1,610 

1,540

*1,700

56,665

1,185

-

+0.7

Sept.

1.550

1,200

1,010

815

687

605

548

526

492

482

514

611

605

509

460

558 

595

498

460

605

623 

890

890

735

599

536

492

440

410 

*595

19,518

644

-

-

-84.0

Calendar year 1953: Max 25,600 Min 233 Mean 3,021 Cfsm 0.972 In. 13.19

Water year 1953-54: Max 39,800 Mln 233 Mean 1,614 Cfsm 0.519 In. 7.05

Peak dlscharsce (base, 20,000 cfs). Mar. 2 (8:30 a.m.) 50,300 cfs (25.06 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Stony River and Savage River Reservoirs, equivalent In cubic feet per 

second; for calendar year 1953, -5.2 cfsj for water year 1954, +9.1 cfs. Records furnished by West 

Virginia Pulp & Paper Co. and Corps of Engineers, respectively.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
432 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Cacapon River near Great Cacapon, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°34'43", long 78°18'34", on left bank at Rock Ford,-3 miles southwest 

or Great Cacapon, Morgan County, and 6$ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 677 sq mi.

Records available. December 1922 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 456.78 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

jShgineers benchmark). Prior to Nov. 10, 1933, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 31 years (1923-54), 566 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27,100 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 17.30 ft); minirnum, 48 efs Aug. 1, 2 (gage height, 0.47 ft).

1922-54: Maximum discharge, 87,600 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 30.1 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 52,000 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting; minimum, 35 

cfs Sept. 21, 22, 1932 (gage height, 0.35 ft).

Maximum stage known prior to 1923, 24.7 ft in May 1889, from floodmarks (discharge, 

57,500 cfs).

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 800: 1924(M). WSP 921: Drainage area. WSP 951: 1936-37.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ioe effect (gage 

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

0.5 

.8 

1.4 

2.0 

3.0

50

83

193

350

780

5.0

7.0

11.0

14.0

1,940

3,750

10,500

17,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

58

57

56

-55 55

58

57

57

55

56

56

57

58

59

*58

58

58

- 59

59

59

59

58

58

58

59

59

59

67

90

155" 103 

1,915

61.8

0.091

0.11

Nov.

104

93

84

75

70

66

68

68

68

68

68

67

68

68

67

67

66

66

66

64

64

69

130

230 235"

142

118

98

89

83

2,659

88.6

0.131

0.15

Dec.

79

76

7B- 75

75

78

106

119

127

132

121

116

128

237

612

480

329

217

165

161

134

 127

116

112

109

113

94

88

88

86

86

4,661

150

0,222

0.26

Jan,

83

82

80

79

78

78

76

76

75

75

b75

b75

b75

b80

b90

104

101

b90

b90 biio

163

428

§l£ 40f

298

288

280

3 IE

320

272

227

5,239

169

0.250

0.29

Feb.

186

175

161

161

161

151

140

128

118

111

108

103

96

b95

98

J£ *1(3T

106

112

114

119

140

453 420"

350

317

285

254

-

4,855

173

0.256

0.27

Mar.

3,180

17.400

3,660

2,010

1,320

930

755

635

536

456

410

378

388

690

1,560

1,350

980

780

635

658

805

705

586

522

492

468

488

460

402

385

564

44,328

1,430

2.11

2.44

Apr.

364

357

335

317

312

304

306

364

374

341

315

298

293

285

267

1267

348

1,360

1,380

980

755

612

522

468

476

432

388

 428

518

452

14,218

474

0.700

0.78

May

385

344

347

456

590

532

424

388

357

329

312

309

283

260

240

222

220

224

207

222

1,420

2,220

1,320

905

658

518

416

347

320

315

399

15,489

500

0.739

0.85

June

396

304

264

267

232

198

171

155

145

142

263

810

635

374

272

227

484

476

~$55 955

554

*374

283

227

184

161

134

114

100

94

9,850

328

0.484

0.54

July

92

82

76

82

82

iSi T5T

100

86

75

78

86

78

70

71

83

103

86

82

78

70

66

61

58

56

55

54

53

51

51

50

2,320

74.8

0.110

0.13

Aug.

48

4§

52

54

58

60

64

67

82

78

75

67

61

58

68

74

 80

80

76

68

116

293

335

164

182

138

116

103

96

109 

267

3,337

108

0.160

0.18

Sept.

310 T63-

118

92

79

73

64

62

59

56

56

54

54

52

54

64

59

58

57

62

83

79

69

63

59

57

54

53

52

51

2,268

75.6

0.112

0.12

Calendar year 1953: Max 8,240 Mln 53 Mean 579 Cfsm 0.855 In. 11.61

Water year 1953-54: Max 17,400 Win 48 Mean 304 Cfsm -0.449 In. 6.12

Peak discharge (base. 5.900 cfs). Mar. 2 (12 m.) 27,100 cfs (17.30 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
POTOMAC RIVEK BASIN 433

Little Tonoloway Creek near Hancock, Md.

Location. Lat 39°42'45", long 78°13'55", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 100 ft downstream from unnamed tributary and 2.8 miles northwest of Hancock, 

Washington County.

Drainage area. 16.9 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1947 to September 1954. Prior to October 1951, published as 

Tonoloway Creek near Hancock.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 457.51 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--?, years. 17.8 cfs;

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 1,170 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 6.96 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs many days in October, July, August, and September.

1947-54: Maximum discharge, 1,180 cfs Nov. 21, 1952 (gage height, 7.01 ft); no flow 

at times.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for period of backwater from unknown cause, which are 

poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of backwater (gage 

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

Got. 1 to Mar, 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1,9

0.03

.6

2.0

4.1

6.9

15

E.I 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.4

27

62

128

210

410

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

0.04

.4 

1.2 

2.5 

4.3 

6.8

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

14

24

38

65

125

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

p.!

.1

( ^

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

3.5

0.11

0.0065

0.008

Nov.

 0,2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

6.5

"3.4 24

2.0

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

46.1

1.54

0.091

O.10

Dec.

0.8

.ul

.7

*.8

1.0

4.7

18

*6.9

4.6

a5.8

a5.2

a5.4

a7.4

a40

a21

a9.2

a5.8

a5.0

a4.6

4.4

3.4

a2.5

al.8

al.5

al.5

al.6

al.6

al.6

al.6 1.6

1.5

172.2

5.55

0.328

0.38

Jan.

1.5

1.5

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.2

bl.3

bl.2

JUl

1.1

1.2

4.8

7.7

*5.4

5.1

4.8

12

22

b!2

b8.0

b8.0

8.4

12

b8.4

bS.O

b4.5

b3.8

154.0

4.97

0.294

0.34

Feb.

»b4.0

4.4

4.6

4.4

3.6

3.1

2.3

2.3

2.7

2.5

*2.3

bl.S

JL1

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.9

2i7

2.1

2.0

5.4

8.8

7.7

8.4

9.6

8.6

-

121.9

4.35

0.257

0.27

Mar.

408

118

50

*33

25

*22

19

17

15

14

14

13

19

29

30

24

19

*17

20

61

41

29

22

18

16

14

12

10

10

*9.2

JL.fi

1,156.2

37.3

2.21

2.54

Apr.

7.4

6.5

6.5

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.4

4.7

4.3

4.5

*4.5

4.1

4.3

5.5

7.4

1§

13

12

10

8.9

8.0

7.7

7.4

6.2

5.9

6.5

7.7

 5.9

5.4

207.1

6.90

0.408

0.46

May

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.1

3.9

4.3

5.9

4.5

4.9

4.3

*4.1

3.7

3.3

3.1

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.4

8.4

 12

7.7

5.6

4.5

4.1

 3.3

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.5

liS

135.2

4.36

0.258

0.30

June

2.5

3.3

2.2

3.7

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

».9

IS

3.5

2.2

1.5

2.0

2.0

1.8

2.0

1.4

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.4

.3

>2'.Z

.2

.2

 2

52.8

1.76

0.104

0.12

July

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.3

.2

.2

.1

71

.1

.1 *.i

.1

*.7

.2

.1

.7

4.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

!i

6.2

0.20

0.012

0.01

Aug.

0.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.1

.1

.1

.2

.8

.2

,1

.1

.7

2.4

1.9

.6

.6

1.1

41

13

4.9

3.0

1.9

1.4

*1.1

.9

.7

.6

 8

79.5

2.56

0.151

0.17

Sept.

*0.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.!

. 1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*. 1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.3

.6

i£

.8

* . 3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

C.2

7.2

0.24

0.014

O.O2

Calendar year 1953 : Max 390 Mln 0.1 Mean IB. 5 Gfsm 1.09 In. 14.84

Water year 1953-54 : Ma£ 408 Mln 0.1 Mean 5.87 Cfsm 0.347 In. 4.72

f eaK discharge ibase, zoo els). Mar. 1 (11110 a.m.; 1,170 era 16.96 ftj.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and irecords for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by J.ce 

c Backwater from unknown cause.
434 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Potomac River at Hancock, Md.

Location.~Lat 39°41'49", long 78°10'39", on left bank 0.2 mile downstream from Little

 TonoToway Creek, half a mile downstream from new highway bridge at Hancock, Washington 

County, and 1.1 miles upstream from Tonoloway Creek (formerly called Great or Big 

Tonoloway Creek).

Drainage area. 4,073 sq mi.

Records available. October 1932 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 383.46 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

 of 1912. Oct. 1, 1932, to Aug. 27, 1934, chain gage and Aug. 28, 1934 to Jan. 5, 1935, 

Mar. 18, 1936, to Jan. 20, 1937, wire-weight gage, on former highway bridge Just upstream at same datum. Jan. 6, 1935, to Mar. 18, 1936, water-stage recorder at present 

site and datum

Average discharge.--22 years, 4,035 cfs. .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 72,100 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 24.52 ft); mini-

 mum, 263 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 2.28 ft).

1932-54: Maximum discharge, 340,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 47.6 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 120,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum observed, 180 cfs Oct. 4, 1932 (gage height, 2.01 ft).

Maximum stage known prior to 1932, about 40 ft in May 1889 (discharge, about 

220,000 cfs). . . . . Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height

 record, which are good. Slight regulation at low flow from powerplants upstream Low 

flow affected slightly by Stony River Reservoir (see p. 410) and since December 1950 

by Savage River Reservoir (see p. 413). Records of water temperatures for the water 

year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

Revisions (water years). WSP 781: 1933(M). WSP 801: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

2.5

2.6 

3.0 

4.0

29O

455

790

1.83O

6.O 

10.0 

15.0 

22.0

4,800

13,500

29,300

59,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

(t)

Oct.

32O

310

315

305

500

300

300

300

300

300

310

325

300

335

325

320

330

340

362

340

330

335

325

340

340

351

346

384

425

*455 

469

10,437

337

-

-

-85.1

Nov.

511

518

469

431

401

390

395

395

419

395

390

395

395

407

362

390

395

390

390

390

413

419

650

724

900

aSOO

a720

a640

a600

557

14,651

488

-

-

-65.0

Dec.

541

525

483

469

Hi

a460

557

623

686

780

742

724

686

1,010

1,710

2.170

1,910

1,440

920

880

790

752

668

668

b740

b760

677

623

541

*525 

504

25,013

807

-

-

+5.8

Jan.

490

497

476

455

455

469

462

518

469 462'

455

581

812

810

800

830

96O

bl,550

b2,100

b2,OOO

bl,700

2,900

b5.40O

b4,100

2,940

2,520

2,300

2,480

2,740

2,440 

2,080

47,251

1,524

-

-

+60.5

Feb.

1,790

1,60O

*1,460

1,420

1,330

1,240

1,160

1,020

940

840

771

742

7*2

790

752

124.

752

1,190

1,410

1,510

1,590

1,390

1,850

2.870

2,530

2,250

2,130

2,040

-

-----

38,813

1,386

-

-

+12.4

Mar.

9,800

58.700

27,300

14,300

10,200

6,830

5,180

4,240

3,700

3,310

3,100

3,070

3,060

7,17O

12,600

10,500

8,110

*5,870

4,940

6,080

7,900

7,210

5,700

4,850

4,270

4,030

4,000

3,880

3,420

3,190 

2.980

259,490

8,371

-

-

+78.3

Apr.

2,950

2,840

2,700

2,560

2,56O

2,470

2,390

2,430

2,660

2,710

2,460

*2,230

2,110

2,040

1,930

1.870

2,510

5,160

6.570

5,47O

4,420

3,630

3,180

2,940

2,740

2,600

2,440

2,560

2,800

2,900

88,830

2,961

-

-

+97.5

May

2,600

2,310

2,300

2,460

2,590

2,590

2,350

2,230

2,220

2,200

2,110

2,050

1,990

1,980

1,860

1,730

1.660

1,740

1,710

1,810

3,820

7.510

5,230

4,050

3,510

2,770

2,510

2,230

2,630

2,750 

2,420

81,480

2,628

-

-

+101

June

*2,180

2,500

2,670

2,510

2,330

1,930

1,680

1,510

1,550

1,500

2,160

4,150

3,860

5,020

2,540

2,910

3,420

3,910

9.140

7,490

5,OOO

5,600

2,750

2,200

1,880

1,600

1,550

1,250

1,100

970

84,020

2,801

-

-

-0.4

July

 920

780

704

686

614

659

733

771

650

625

641

652

581

555

565

1,590

3.350

2,550

1,570

1,170

960

850

850

714

714

589

518

*437

407

 407 

590

26,918

868

-

-

-14.8

Aug.

590

573.

595

384

455

772

940

1,570

1,150

920

724

780

652

518

555

565

820

1,010

1,480

1,150

1,540

5,070

4.180

2,760

2,010

1,600

1,510

2,560

2,000

1,600 

1,490

59,661

1,279

-

-

+0.7

Sept.

*g. 05Q

1,600

1,270

1,080

890

762

659

652

573

549

525

557

659

650

565

565

605

650

575

549

686

742

970

950

790

659

581

541

*490

455

22,827

761

-

.

-84.0

Calendar year 1953 : Max 34,400 Mln 290 Mean 3,964 Cfsm 0.973 In. 13.21

Water year 1953-54: Max 58,700 Mln 300 Mean 2,026 Cfsm O.497 In. 6.75

Peak discharge (base. 25.000 cfal. Mar. 2 (4:50 P.m.) 72,100 cfs (24.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents of reservoirs on Stony and Savage Rivers, equivalent In cubic feet per seconds 

for calendar year 1953, -5.2 cfs; for water year 1955-54, +9.1 cfs. Records furnished by West 

Virginia Pulp and Paper Co. and Corps of Engineers, respectively.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for adjacent days and records for 

upstream stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 435

Back Creek near Jones Springs, W. Va.

Location.--lat 39°30'43", long 78°02'15", near right bank on upstream side of highway

bridge, 1.3 miles southeast of Tomahawk, 3.5 miles northeast of village of Jones Springs, 

Berkeley County, and 9 miles upstream from Tllhance Creek.

Drainage area. 243 sq mi.

Records available. July 1928 to September 1931 (published as "near Hedgesville"), August 

1938 to September 1954.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily, oftener during 

nigh stages. Datum of gage is 416.42 ft above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers 

benchmark). Prior to Sept. 30, 1931, chain gage at highway bridge 1.3 miles west of 

Hedgesville and 5 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 16 years (1938-54), 201 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,200 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 13.20 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum observed, 6.9 cfs Aug. 2 (gage height, 1.53 ft).

1928-31, 1938-54: Maximum discharge, 22,400 efs Oct. 15, 1942 (gage height, 25.17 

ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 6,200 cfs on basis of currentmeter measurement of 14,500 cfs made at Hedgesville; minimum observed, 0.9 cfs Aug. 6, 

1930.

Maximum stage known prior to October 1942, 25.0 ft Mar. 17 or 18, 1936, from floodmarks (discharge, 22,000 efs, from rating curve extended above 6,200 cfs).

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

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7 to Hov. 23)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 3O

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.3

2.9 

3.4 

4.8

151

272

856

1.5

1.8

1.9 

2.2

6.0

16

22

53

3.0

3.5

9.0

10.5

194

343

2,950

3,950

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

10

10

9.4

9.4

-LI

9.7

11

10

9.4

9.1

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.1

*9.4

9.4

9.4

9.7

10

11

10

9.4

9.4

10

9.4

9.7

10

12

15

28

23

338.9

10.9

0.045

0.05

Nov.

13

9.4

8.2

7.9

7.6

Itfi

872

8.2

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.4

9.1

8.8

8.8

8.5

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.5

23

*95

47

31

25

22

18

17

468.3

15.6

O.O64

0.07

Dec.

16

15

15

16

16

18

45

89

53

43

39

38

75

256

Ifil

160

103

81

76

52

42

*44

40

38

36

26

24

26

28

26

26

1,963

63.3

0.260

0.3O

Jan.

23

22

19

22

22

20

19

it

18

18

b!8

b!8

b!8

b!8

19

22

32

b30

b30

b4O

*61

256

160

b!30

118

103

126

118

88

79

71

1,758

56.7

0.233

0.27

Feb.

51

55

57

57

53

47

45

40

38

38

35

b30

21

20.

29

29

32

39

45

39

41

110

12*

110

110

103

96

81

-

_______

1,585

56.6

0.233

0.24

Mar.

844

3.890

886

541

343

245

206

174

155

136

118

114

136

275

439

308

232

*194

164

218

232

184

164

146

146

155

146

118

111

104

.J!

11,221

362

1.49

1.72

Apr.

93

90

80

72

64

61

67

83

70

61

54

54

54

51

51

57

106

232

174

136

118

102

93

107

127

105

93

184

184

146

2,969

99.0

0.407

0.45

May

118

100

90

88

90

70

61

64

61

56

51

47

43

39

35

34

33

29

26

33

J57

232

146

102

*78

59

48

39

35

33

53

2,250

72.6

0.299

O.34

June

34

27

24

21

18

16

17

16

15

15

j_Q2

2O3

85

51

40

35

30

27

27

29

27

18

*15

13

12

11

11

16

16

12

1,181

39.4

0.162

0.18

July

11

13

11

12

12

18

18

17

14

12

11

10

9.6

9.3

17

92

29

16

31

56

24

16

14

13

12

11

9.9

9.3

9.0

-LJ.

8.4

553.9

17.9

O.O74

0.08

Aug.

8.4

7.8 7.8'

2_£

8.4

11

10

12

12

11

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

14

14

*16

15

17

14

99

13£

114

61

37

28

24

24

21

18

175

1,257.7

40.6

0.167

0.19

Sept.

137

64

39

27

20

16

14

14

12

11

11

10

10

9.6

9.0

12

12

11

11

13

16

*18

16

14

12

10

9.6

9.0

8.1

JUS

583.1

19.4

O.080

0.09

Calendar year 1953 : Max 2,230 Mln 7.0 Mean 206 Cfsm 0.848 In. 11.54

Water year 1953-54 : Max 3,890 Mln 7.0 Mean 71.6 Cfsm 0.295 In. 3.98

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 cfa.. Mar. 2 (9 a.m.) 6,20O efs (13.20 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
436 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Conococheague Creek at Fairview, Md.

Location. Lat 39°42'57", long 77°49'28", on right bank 0.7 mile upstream from highway 

bridge in Fairview, Washington County, 2 miles upstream from Rockdale Run, and 6f miles 

northwest of Hagerstown.

Drainage area. 494 sq mi.

Records available. June 1928 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 391.77 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Dec. 6, 1932, chain gage at'highway bridge 0.7 mile downstream at 

datum 2.85 ft lower. Dec. 6, 1932, to Oct. 7, 1933, staff gage at site 200 ft downstream from former site at datum 4.84 ft lower than present datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 579 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,600 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 7.82 ft); minimum, 

41 cfs Aug. 1; minimum daily, 59 cfs July 26.

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 17,100 cfs Nov. 22, 1952 (gage height, 15.16 ft, from 

high-water mark in well); minimum, 22 cfs Dec. 16, 1930; minimum daily, 25 cfs Nov. 28, 

1930.

Maximum stage known, about 16.5 ft sometime in 1889, from information by local residents (discharge, about 22,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are fair. Low flow partly regulated by small pqwerplants near Mercersburg, Pa.

Revisions (water years). WSP 756: Drainage area. WSP 821: 1935(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

1.2

1.3 

1.7 

2.3

170

358

3.0 650

4.0 1,220

6.0 2,810

1.0 48

1.2 78

1.6 155

2.0 270

3.0 709

4.0 1,270

6.0 2,810

7.0 3,750

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

88

86

86

86

79

*95

93

90

90

84

88

SI

91

83

84

83

84

84

!£

91

86

84

84

86

84

84

91

126

IM

116

106

2,817

90.0

0.184

0.21

Nov.

100

95

91

*90

88

M

95

99

108

108

108

104

102

100

97

91

97

93

91

90

93

88

756

412

224

173

144

133

124

110

4,188

140

0.283

0.32

Dec .

112

104

104

102

120

151

1,100

600

396

423

343

362

560

1.460

938

568

419

321

264

280

267

239

224

186

168

173

16S

148

160

146

144

10,747

347

0.702

0.81

Jan.

128

126

128

128

124

124

120

110

104

112

95

90

85

90

110

140

180

140

150

170

220

350

300

270

260

260

320

400

290

260

220

5,604

181

0.366

0.42

Feb.

199

218

213

221

*193

175

160

142

151

156

15S

140

115 its

131

142

186

296

257

207

486

2.010

1,030

733

680

586

560

500

10,170

363

0.735

0.77

Mar.

1,800

5.500

1,500

1,700

900

600

540

500

450

420

410

400

400

700

1,000

600

480

420

400

SOO

950

900

793

714

699

793

659

592

564

546

514

25,244

814

1.65

1.90

Apr.

486

451

429

403

378

361

370

366

*333

306

292

299

284

267

267

295

575

669

500

438

399

370

366

378

349

337

337

982

886

674

12,847

428

0.866

0.97

May

583

654

799

1,410

1,120

859

745

1.440

1,200

1,070

*996

854

740

654

592

541

500

473

429

453

578

451

374

337

318

306

284

260

260

254

240

19,754

637

1.29

1.49

June

222

250

295

385

595

263

228

213

191

*183

213

231

190

162

162

277

254

194

174

153

142

135

131

123

*125

119

113

100

106

99

5,828

194

0.393

0.44

July

100

99

99

86

95

128

133

106

97

90

83

77

83

*77

106

166

111

93

119

97

86

78

75

66

67

59

65

64

60

62

65

2,792

90.1

0.182

0.21

Aug.

60.

60

68

66

*72

80

76

75

67

85

95

72

67

61

68

92

166

119

90

458

531

803

345

222

168

140

123

111

99

100

 757

5,396

174

0.352

0.41

Sept.

469

250

185

148

137

113

106

106

100

97

95

16

ee

88

80

102

140

125

106

188

180

438

302

194

158

140

111

111

104

97

4,632

154

0.312

0.35

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,720 Miri 76 Mean 671 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.45

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,500 Kin 59 Mean 301 Cfsm 0.609 In. 8.30

Peak discharge (base. 4'..500 efsK Mar. 1 (9:30 p.m.) 4,600 cfs (7.82 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Ho gage-height record Feb. 28,.Mar. 1, Mar. 3-22; discharge estimated on basis of partly 

reconstructed graph, normal recession pattern, weather records, and records for'nearby stations. 

Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 11-31, Feb. 12-14.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 437

Opequon Creek near Berryville, Va.

Location. Lat 39°10'40", long 78°04'20", on left bank 35 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 340, 0.2 mile upstream from Abrams Creek, and 5.0 miles west of Berryville, Clarke County.

Drainage area.--58 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 503.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 26, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 39.2 cfs.

Extremes..--Maximum discharge during year, 2,250 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height 7.87 ft); minimum, 

1.5 cfs Sept. 28; minimum daily, 1.6 cfs Sept. 28.

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 3,710 ofs Dec. 4, 1950 (gage height, 10.03 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.8 cfs Oct. 22, 

1951; minimum daily, 1.2 cfs Oct. 7, 1947.

Flood in October 1942 reached a stage of 18.4 ft', from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 6)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 2 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.4

1.6 

1.8

3.0

4.6

6.6

8.6

12

29

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

53

137

238

487

815

1,230

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6

1.9

3.6

6.3

10

27

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

48

71

147

242

353

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.8

3.6

5.2

4.3

4.6

4.4

4.8

4.4

3.5

4.8

4.3

*4.0

4.1

3.8

4.0

1.1

4.1

4.0 

4.6

4.4

4.1

4.3

4.3

5.2

5.8

JLl

6.8

4. 8

142.0

4.58

0.079

0.09

Nov.

4.1

3.3

4.6

4.3

4.0

4.1

4.6

4.6

3.6

5.2

4.1

*4.1

4.4

4.1

4.3

3.2

4.6

4.3

3.8

3.8

3.8 

4.3

4.6

.5.8

4.4

4.3

3.3

4.3

3.8

5.0

124.7

4.16

0.072

0.08

Dec.

4.1

3.6

1*5

3.5

3.5

4.3

23

9.6

7.6

*7.0

7.0

7.6

42

200

46

18

11

11

8.2

8.0

7.4 

7.8

7.6

6.6

6.4

5.8

6.4

6.2

7.0

6.4

6.4

502.5

16.2

0.279

0.32

Jan.

5.6

6.0

6.2

^Z

6.4

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.8

6.2

6.0

7.2

6.8

6.2

*6.8

8.9

41

23

15

15

122 

67

45

29

30

61

53

29

20

18

14

682.7

22.0

0.379

0.44

Feb.

14

14

12

*12

11

11

10

8.6

11

10

10

8.6

8.2

9.3

8.2

8.9

11

11

10

9.6

58 

83

39

26

24

19

15

14

-

486.4

17.4

0.300

0.31

Mar.

825

229

105

*65

46

37

31

31

26

24

23

26

31

93

64

38

31

27

25

56

38

31

27

25

25

26

22

18

IS

1Z

19

2,099

67.7

1.17

1.35

Apr.

19

19

17

14

14

14

16

15

12

12

12

11

12

11

*11

12

33

24

18

15

12 

11

11

12

12

28

23

ZS

29

18

543

18.1

0.312

0.35

May

14

13

299

235

59

*34

25

24

16

15

14

12

10

10

10

10

8.2

9.0

8.2

22

42 

20

12

9.0

9.5

7.5

7.5

7.2

7.5

6.9

.5*1

981.9

31.7

0.547

0.63

June

7.2

6.3

5.4

5.4

5.0

4.7

3.8

5.7

5.4

*5.0

135

21

9.0

7.2

39

17

10

8.6

6.9

6.3

4.4 

6.3

5.0

4.7

4.4

5.4

5.0

1*2

4.7

4.7

361.7

12.1

0.209

0.23

July

5.0

4.4

4.7

16

15

15

7.5

10

6.3

5.0

4.7

3.6

5.0

4.2

*120

10

6.9

24

20

7.8

6.0

5.7

4.7

4.2

4.0

3^

4.7

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.4

342.2

11.0

0.1?0

0.22

Aug.

3.6

1*0

4.0

3.8

*4.4

6.9

4.2

4.2

3.8

5.0

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.0

4.4

4.7

5.7

3.6

3.6

5.4

ff

5.7

5.4

4.7

10

5.0

4.2

4.2

5.0

16

184.9

5.96

0.103

0.12

Sept.

5,4

4.0

3.6

3.2

3.2

2.2

2.6

5.4

3.6

3.4

3.2

2.8

2.2

E.6

3.4

*3.2

3.2

3.6

3.2

3.0

3.4 

3.6

3.0

2.6

2.4

3.0

2.6

1=1

3.2

3.2

95.6

3.19

0.055

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 725 Mirt 3.0 Mean 37.3 Cfsm 0.643 In. 8.70

Water year 1953-54: Max 825 Min 1.6 Mean 17.9 Cfsm 0.309 In. 4.20

Peak discharge (base. 1.900 efs). Mar. 1 (5 p.m.) 2,250 cfs (7.87 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
438 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Abrams Creek near Winchester, Va.

Location.--Lat 39°10 I 40", long 78°05'10", on right bank 0.9 mile upstream from mouth 

and 4.4 miles east of Winchester, Frederick County.

Drainage area. 16.5 sq mi.

Records available. July 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 526.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929.

Average discharge. 5 years, 18.4 cfs.

Extremes-. - -Maximum discharge during year, 379 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 3.87 ft); minimum, 

4.8 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 1.42 ft).

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 962 cfs Dec. 4, 1950 (gage height, 6.16 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 410 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of Sept. 19, 

1954.

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

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.5

1.6

4.3

6.8

10

1.7 

2.1 

2.4

18

62

102

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13'

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a8

a8

a8

a8

a8

a8

a8

a8

a8

a8

a8

a8

as

a8

*a8

8.3

8.6

9.4

10

10

10 

1O

10

11

11

12

10

12

16

7.5

1*2

283.0

9.13

O.553

0.64

Nov.

7.2

7.5

7.2

7.2

6.8

7.2

7.9

7.5

7.9

7.5

7'. 2

*7.9

8.3

7.9

7.5

8.6

8.3

8.3

7.9

7.9

7.9 

7.9

IS

7.9

7.5

6.8

7.5

7.9

6.8

7.2

231.1

7.70

0.467

0.52

Dec.

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.2

8.2

11

1^1

6.3

*7.5

7.9

13

9.4

32

12

9.8

8.6

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.6 

8.3

.9

.5

.9

.9

.9

.6

.9

9

e!3

279.4

 9.01

0.546

0.63

Jan.

8.3

8.3

9.0

8.6

9.0

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.3

9.8

9.4

10

10*9.4

9.0

12

*?

¥>79.4

10

22 

16

a!3

alO

a!5

a!3

a!2

alO

a9

a8fi' 5 

325.8

10.5

0.636

0.73

Feb.

a7.5

a7.5

a7.5

*a7.5

7.5

7.9

7.5

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6^6

7.5

6.8

9.0

6.8

6.6

6.8

18 

15

9.8

9

8.6

8.3

7.5

7.5

-

228.3

8.15

O.494

0.51

Mar.

*98

38

26

*16

14

12

10

11

10

1O

11

12

13

20

15

12

11

10

10

17

12 

11

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.4

9.0

9.0

9 O 

9\B

484.6

15.6

O.945

1.09

Apr.

9.8

9.0

8.6

8.3

8.6

7.9

8.3

7.5

7.5

1*2

7.2

7.5

7.2

7.2

*7.5

8.3

12

8.3

8.3

7.5

7.5 

7.2

13

1O

alO

a 11

a!2

314

a 11 

alO

269.4

8.98

0.544

0.61

May

a!2

a!6

a21

al7

a 11

*a9

8.6

8.3

8.3

8.3

7.9

a7.5

a7

a6.8

a6.6

8.6*5

a6.5

a6.5

a8

a20

a40 

a32

322

315

312

3 11

310

39

39

31O

312

384.8

12.4

0.752

0.87

June

39

a7.5

36.5

36

a.5,1

a5.5

35.5

a5.5

6.6

*6.3

13

9.0

8.6

8.6

8.3

7.9

7.9

8.6

.5

.2

.9 

.2

.5

6.6

6.6

11

7.5

6.6

7.5

6.6

245.5

8.18

O.496

O.55

July

8.3

6.6

12

7.5

8.6

7.2

6.8

6.8

7.2

6.8

6.6

6.8

6.6

6.8

*52

8,3

7.2

22

11

7.9

8.6 

7.5

7.2

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.0 

6.3

l»fi

286.8

9.25

0.561

O.65

Aug.

5^6.

6.3

6.8

5.8

8.6

*7.5

6.3

6.3

9.8

6.8

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

12

8.9

8.6

6.6

8.6

13

18 

8.6

8.3

7.9

9.0

9.4

7.9

7.5

6.8 

13

8.6

257.7

8.31

0.504

O.58

Sept.

7.9

7.5

7.5

7.2

6.6

7.5

8.6

8.6

8.3

8.3

7.5

.6*3

7.2

7.9

7.5

 7.2

6.8

6.6

6.8

9.0

9.8 

7.9

7.2

7.5

6.8

6.3

7.5

7.5

7.5 

7.5

226.3

7.54

0.457

0.51

Calendar year 1953: Max 184 Mln 6.3 Mean 16.9 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.88

Water year 1953-54: Max 98 Mlri 5.5 Mean 9.6O Cfsm 0.582 In. 7.89

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). Mar. 1 (11 a.m.) 379 cfs (3.87 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Mo gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, recorded range 

In stage, weather records, and records for Opequon Creek near Berryvllle.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 439

Opequon Creek near Martinsburg, W. Va.

_.~Lat 39°25'25", long 77°56'20", on right bank 300 ft upstream from Evans Run, 

miles upstream from Tuscarora Creek, and 3 miles southeast of Martinsburg, Berkeley County.

Drainage area.--272 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1905 to July 1906, July 1947 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 350 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to July 1906, staff gage at approximately the same site at different datum. July 23, 

1947, to July 22, 1948, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years (1947-54), 229 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,470 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 9.68 ft); minimum, 

30 cfs Aug. 13 (gage height, 1.29 ft).

1947-54: Maximum discharge, 9,100 cfs Dec. 4, 1950 (gage height, 14.12 ft); minimum 

observed, 25 cfs Oct. 25, 1947; minimum gage height observed, 1.26 ft Dec. 31, 1947. 

Maximum stage known, about 17.5 ft in March 1936, from information by local residents.

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

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14 Dec. 15 to Sept. 30

1.5 

1.9 

3.5 

3.3

49

93

196

376

1.3 

1.8 

3.3 

7.3

33

82

161

1,490

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

«

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

33

24

35

26

37

38

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

57

56

55

56

56

58

57

57

56

57

56

55

54

54

55

*55

54

54

54

54

53

54

54

54

54

54

54

60

69

86.

61

1,763

56.9

0.309

0.24

Nov.

56

54

53

54

53

53

56

56

55

54

54

53

53

52

52

51

53

50

53

52

53

52

56

*58

56

53

50

19

49

49

1,589

53.0

0.195

0.22

Dec.

li

49

49

49

50

56

88

99

64

58

54

58

107

365

337

137

94

73

b70

72

67

*64

62

58

54

52

50

51

53

52

49

2,589

83.5

0.307

0.35

Jan.

48

46

47

48

46

47

46

44

45

46

b45

b45

b45

b45

b50

60

b70

b60

b60

78

*124

250

144

bllO

94

110

177

137

95

83

76

2,421

78.1

0.287

0.33

Feb.

68

67

67

66

63

60

54

55

54

56

54

51

11

48

50

49

*57

60

55

51

76

371

179

133

105

97

87

78

-

2,146

76.6

0.283

0.39

Mar.

651

1.490

467

337

224

183

155

143

133

119

113

114

119

157

347

165

135

*132

114

165

181

135

126

116

111

116

107

97

94 

93

90.

6,618

313

0.783

0.90

Apr.

94

89

87

83

79

83

83

83

76

72

71

73

70

§2.

70

73

92

111

88

81

74

70

75

131

108

92

110

537

*192 

124

2,935

97.8

0.360

0.40

May

104

93

118

793

288

163

136

122

105

97

90

87

81

78

76

75

73

71

70

80

144

107

84

74

*71

69

66

14

71 

93

68

3,700

119

0.438

0.51

June

63

63

60

58

55

55

52

51

53

55

200

155

81

71

84

108

76

70

66

59

57

54

*56

51

50

48

77

54

11 

48

2,075

69. E

0.254

0.38

July

50

53

49

61

73

73

68

56

58

50

47

46

44

43

189

133

60

54

156

*80

63

58

51

46

44

44

41

40

39

38

3£

1,931

62.3

0.339

0.36

Aug.

37

36

38

37

40

46

46

38

39

46

41

35

33

11

41

54

*49

44

35

44

432.

381

95

73

63

58

63

53

50 

57

177

2,210

71.3

0.263

0.30

Sept.

84

63

55

50

48

45

44

43

48

43

43

41

37

36

36

41

38

39

41

53

46

*46

39

35

34

34

32

32

33 

33

1,289

43.0

0.158

0.18

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,710 Mln 49 Me<»n 323 Cfsm 0.820 In. 11.16

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,490 Min 31 Mean 85.7 Cfsm 0.315 In. 4.36

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 cfs). Mar. 2 (7:30 a.m.) 2,470 cfs (9.68 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
440 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Tusearora Creek above Martinsburg, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°28'10", long 77°58'15", on left bank at Martinsburg, Berkeley County, 

0.6 mile upstream from Dry Run and 3.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 11.3 sq mi,

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1954.

Gage, Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 450 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Jan. 5, 1949, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--6 year$? 12.7 cfs.

Extremes.. Maximum discharge during year, 65 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 2.83 ft); minimum, 

0.2 cfs May 27 (gage height, 0.74 ft),

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 222 cfs July 22, 1953 (gage height, 4.73 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 130 cfs; minimum that of May 27, 1954.

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1202: 1949, 1950(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.1

1.2 

1.4

Oct. 1 to Mar

2.6 

4.0 

8.2

Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

1.8 

2,0

0.8 

.9

1.0

0.3

.9

1.8

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

4.4

8.2

13

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.9

3.9

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.6

*3.6

3.6

1x1

a3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

a3.4

a3.5

a4.0

a5.0

asis

115.5

3.73

0.330

0.38

Nov.

a3.3

3.2

3,2

3.3

3.3

3.3

a3.3

a3.S

3.3

3.2

3.2

a3.2

a3.2

a3.2

a3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

a3.0

a3.0

a3.0

a3.2

5.6

*3.0

3.0

2^2

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

94.3

3.14

0.278

0.31

Dec.

a2.9

a2.9

2.9

3.0

2.9

3.8

6.0

3.2

2.9

3.0

2.9

3.9

4.6

11

5.4

4.4

3.9

b3.7

b3.5

3.4

3.3

*3.2

3.0

2.9

2.9

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2*9 ixi

112.8

3.64

0.322

0.37

Jan.

£xi

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

g.6

2.7

b217

b2.6

b2.6

2.7

2.6

3.0

3.4

b3.0

2.9

2.9

*3.9

JLZ

b3.5

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.3 

3.2

93.0

3.00

0.265

0.31

Feb.

3,2

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.0

2x9

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

b3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

*3.3

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.6

!xl

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.0

-

87.5

3.1-2

0.276

0.29

Mar.

25

13

9.6

6.9

a6.0

a5.8

a5.6

a5.6

5.6

5.4

Sxl

5.2

6.1

8.6

6.9

6.3

5.9

*5.9

6.3

8.0

6.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.7

6.7

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

219.0

7.06

0.625

0.72

Apr.

£xl

5.4

5.2

5.1

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.3

4.3

5.2

4.6

3.7

Ixi

3.3

3.4

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.6

5.7

3.8

*3,6

3.7

127.2

4.24

0.375

0.42

May

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.3

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.4

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.5

1.6

2.4

2.8

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

*1.3

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.3

ixl

69.6

2.25

0.199

0.23

June

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.0

1.3

1.0

.5

.7

1.3

2^5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.5

1.0

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.3

1.1

.8

*.8

1.1

.7

.5

.4

.7

.9

34.5

1.15

0.102

0.11

July

0.7

.8

.8

1.4

1x5

1.4

1.1

.9

1.2

1.4

.7

.8

.4

.8

1.1

.7

.8

.9

.9

*.8

.8

.9

.7

.4

.7

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7 

.6

27.3

0.881

0.078

0.09

Aug.

0.7

.8

1.0

.9

1.1

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.0

.6

1.8

1.6

*1.5

-L!

.7

.5

12

2.5

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.5 

1.4

48.6

1.57

0.139

0.16

Sept.

1.3

1.1

.8

.8

.8

*1

1.3

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.9

.8

.9

1.0

1.3

.8

1.2

1.1

1.3

1x1 *.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

1.2

1.1

 9

29.4

0.980

0.087

0.10

Calendar year 1953: Max 74 Mln 2.7 Mean 12.8 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.43

Water year 1953-54: Max 25 Min 0.3 Mean 2.90 Cfsm 0.257 In. 3.49

Peak discharge (base. 100.cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 441

Antletam Creek near Sharpsburg, Md.

Location. Lat 39°27'01", long 77°43'52", on left bank 400 ft downstream from Burnside 

Bridge, 1 mile southeast of Sharpsburg, Washington County, and 4 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 281 sq ml.

Records available. June 1897 to August 1905, August 1928 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 311.00 ft above mean 

sea level (adjustment of 1912), June 24, 1897, to Aug. 5, 1905, staff gage Just downstream from Middle Bridge, 1.2 miles upstream at different datum. Aug. 21, 1928, to 

July 13, 1933, staff gage at Burnside Bridge at same datum,

Average discharge. 26 years (1928-54), 262 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 880 cfs Mar, 2 (gage height, 4.20 ft); minimum, 

45 cfs July 27; minimum daily, 63 cfs Aug. 2.

1928-54: Maximum discharge, 7,720 cfs July 18, 1949 (gage height, 11.23 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs; minimum, 35 cfs Jan. 15, 1931; minimum daily, 

50 cfs Sept. 29, 1930, Feb. 1, Oct. 4, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 11.9 ft in July 1928, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height

record, which are fair. Plow slightly regulated by powerplant above station. Records 

include pumpage from Potomac River for municipal supply of Hagerstown. This water 

later enters Antietam Creek above station as sewage.

Revisions (water years). WSP 726: Drainage area. WSP 781: 1933(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.1 

2.3

2.7 

3.0 

4.0

184

290

780

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

2122'

23

24

B5

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1O1

99

1O1

101 *ioi

101

108

HO

103

103

103

101

101

99

99

103

103

99

95

97

92

99

99

95

99

97

97

112

131

117

106

3,172

102

-9.2

Nov.

101

99

99

99

*97

101

110

110

110

110

108

106

103

103

101

103

97

101

99

99

99

101

119

1M

108

99

97

97

97

97

3,094

105 -9.4

Dec.

92

95

95

92

106

112

312

187

131

128

126

124

165

249

236

157

b!35

bl!5

bllO

117

115

110

110

103

101

99

99

99

100

100

100

4,020

130

-8.3

Jan.

95

95

95

95

95

95

90

90

85

90

85

80

15

80

90

110

120

*90

95

99

117

138

126

no

no

110

no

110

106

103

103

3,092

99.7

-8.2

Feb.

92

97

99

103

99

97

95

92

95

95

95

88

88

92

115

115

108

99

124

150

133

119

117

117

119

112

-

2,932

105

-7.5

Mar.

208

655

362

358

278

246

226

212

*203

193

190

187

181

229

240

196

181

179

17£

236

243

206

196

193

209

228

206

190

184

184

184

7,157

231

-6.3

Apr.

181

176

168

162

157

157

165

157

152

147

145

145

14S

143

140

145

203

218

170

160

157

152

152

168

162

157

170

218

200

176

4,946

165

-5.8

May

170

168

190

505

358

286

258

274

250

262

*304

254

243

229

215

2O9

198

196

187

187

200

176

165

157

152

152

143

145

142

14T

13fi

6,658

215

-5.8

June

133

135

145

1ST

126

119

122

115

115

115

135

131

115

140

U2

122

126

117

112

106

106

101

103

99

99

99

95

97

88 

97

3,456

115

-7.2

July

92

90

90

88

97

126

90

88

86

84

82

75

80

*80

155

124

95

80

86

90

90

90

84

80

73

73

SI

71

69 

*69

67

2,689

88.7

-8.9

Aug.

65

63

75

71

71

99

84

71

73

82

78

69

65

65

73

99

99

101

78

103

182

181

112

88

88

80

78

75

75 

126

160

2,829

91.3

-9.0

Sept.

*11,5

9t>

84

78

M

71

75

73

75

80

75

73

71

71

71

90

97

82

84

112

92

95

88

82

69

73

71

71

71 

95

2,443

81.4

-9.2

Adjusted for pumpage

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

92.8 

0.330

0.38

93.6

0.33! 

0.37

122 

0.434 

0.50

9.15 

0.326 

0.38

97.5 

0.347 

0.36

225 

0.801 

O.92

159 

0.566 

0.63

209 

0.744 

0.86

Observed

Calendar year 1953 : 

Water year 1953 -54 j

Max 1,140 Mln 92 «ean 326 

Max 655 Mln 63 Mean 127

108 

0.384 

0.43

77.8 

0.377 

0.32

82.3 

0.293 

0.34

72.2 

0.257 

0.29

Adjusted

Mean 319 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.36 

ffean 119 Cfsm 0.423 In. 5,78

Peak discharge [base, ^.500 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Pumpage, in cubic f«et per second, from Potomac River for municipal supply of Hagerstown; furnished by city of Hagerstown.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Hotg, No gage-height record Dec. 29 to Jan. 18j discharge estimated on basis of recorded range 

in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
442 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

North River near Stokesville, Va.

Location. Lat 38°20'05", long 79"14'20", on right bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 

2.7 miles upstream from city of Staunton dam, 3.7 miles upstream from Broad Run, 5.0 

miles west of Stokesville, Augusta County, and 7.7 miles upstream from Skidmore Pork.

Drainage area. 23.4 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1946 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,048.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Average discharge. 8 years, 29.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1.850 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 6.78 ft); minimum, 

0.30 cfs Oct. 2-24 (gage height, 1.90 ft).

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 11,100 cfs June 17, 1949 (gage height, 10.9 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 680 cfs on basis of computation of peak 

flow over dam; minimum, that of Oct. 2-24, 1953.

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

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 3 to Apr. 16)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 23 Nov. 24 to June 9 June 10 to Sept. 30

1.9 

1.95

0.30 

.59

1.9

2.0

2.1 

Z.Z

2.3

2.4

0.28

.80

1.6

3.0

5.4

10

2.5 

2.7 

2.9 

3.2 

4.0 

5.0

16

36

67

162

520

1,150

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

0.37 

.94 

1.7 

2.8 

4.6

2.3 7.5

2.5 18

2.7 36

3.0 95

3.2 162

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

?.5

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.35

.30

730

.30

*.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.35

.35

.35

.40

.40 

.40

.40

9.90

0.319

0.014

0.02

Nov.

0.40

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 45

a. 45

a. 45

a.

a.

a. : a.

a.

a.

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 45

a. 55 a75"0~

a. 45

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4 

a. 4

12.50

0.417

0.018

0.02

Dec.

aO.4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

al'.O

*a2.5

2.1

2.5

4.2

4.8

6.1

11

22

25

19

14

11

7.9

6.5

6.1

5.4

4.5

4.2

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.0

2.9

2,1

2 ' 5

183.7

5.93

0.253

 0.29

Jan.

2.5

2.5

2.5

*2.4

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.0

275

2.1

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.5

8.2

15

16

17

33

42

44

37

30

34

Feb.

*18

16

15

13

12

10

8.9

7.9

6.9

6.5

6.1

5.7

5.4

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

153

~8T 158

54

41

33

48 26

T2~ 1 22

34

27

-

483.7

15.6

0.667

0.77

731.2

26.1

1.12

1.17

Mar.

1.010

322

148

101

66

45

35

*29

22

21

"2^T 20

67

101

105

84

65

51

48

127

124

92

70

53

42

49

49

49

46

40

*44

3,152

102

4.36

5.03

Apr.

45

46

46

44

39

40

49

60

 56

48

40

33

25

20

18

29

250" 232

152

114

89

65

54

51

44

40

37

34

29 

24

May

20

19

*18

16

14

13

13

13

12

11

11

9.4

8.9

574

20

27

35

39

41

58

75

81

73

56

45

40

40

37

35

33

y^

1,803

60.1

1:1?

949.7

30.6

1.31

1.51

June

24

22

18

14

12

9.4

*7.9

6.1

5.7

12

30

34

26

21

24

46

89

145

T3T

101

62

40

29

22

16

11

9.1

7.2

6.0

5.1

991.5

33.0

1.41

1.57

July

4.6

4.0

3.6

6.9

6.6

5.7

5.1

9.1

7.2

5.4

4.6

*3.8

3.4

2.9

8.7

15

T.3

6.3

5.1

4.6

4.4

4.0

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.5

2.2

- 2.0

1.7 

1.6

'

150.5

4.85

0.207

0.24

Aug.

1.7 *T7T

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

.94

.94

.94

.94

.88

.81

.75

.75

.75

.75

.88

.94

.94

1.1

1.3

1.3 

1.3

1.4

36.61

1.18

0.050

0.06

Sept.

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

*.88

.75

.69

.63

.63

.57

.52

.52

.52

.47

.47

.42

75T

.63

.63

.63

.57

.57

.57

.52

.52

.52

.52 

.47

22.19

0.740

0.032

0.04

Calendar year 1953: Max 469 Min 0.30 Mean 22.5 Cfsm 0.962 In. 13.04

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,010 Min 0.30 Mean 23.4 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.59

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). Feb. 21 (3 p.m.) 282 cfs (3.50 ft); Mar. 1 (8:30 a.m.) 1,850 cfs

t&,78 ft); Apr. 17 (12 m.) 248 cfs (3.47 ft).

* Eischarge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 443

North River near Burketown, Va.

Location.--Lat 38°20'25", long 78°54'50", on right bank 0.8 mile downstream from Pleasant 

Run, 2.8 miles northeast of Burketown, Augusta County, and 8.5 miles upstream from 

Middle River.

Drainage area. 375 sq mi.

Records available. June 1926 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,103.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Dec. 12, 1938, staff gage at site 3.0 miles downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge.--28 years, 385 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,550 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 14.30 ft); minimum, 46 cfs Oct. 7, 8, and a few days in November; minimum gage height, 1.80 ft Oct. 7, 8.

1926-54: Maximum discharge, 62,600 cfs June 18, 1949 (gage height, 36.3 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs on basis of 1 slope-area determination at gage height 32.4 ft, 2 at gage height 36.3 ft, and 1 contracted-opening 

determination at gage height 36.3 ft; minimum observed, 20 cfs Sept. 24, 1930 (gage 

height, 1.16 ft, site and datum then in use).

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

good. Occasional small diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1171: 1936(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

46

85

224

420

4.0 

7.0 

9.0

935

2,910

4,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

55

55

53

55

53

53

51

50

51

55

53

51

51

55

53

53

53

53

55

55

66

57

55

57

55

53

55

60

66

53

48

1,688

54.5

0.145

0.17

Nov.

48

48

*48

48

48

50

51

50

48

48

48

48

50

48

48

48

48

48

48

50

51

57

79

57

51

50

48

48

4646"

1,504

50,1

0.134

0.15

Dec.

48

TO

48

48

50

53

*77

59

55

62

55

57

77

-9? 108

77

68

66

66

66

64

64

62

60

59

60

59

59

59

59

57

1,942

62.6

0.167

0.19

Jan.

57

55

5T

*57

57

59

55

55

57

59

72

62

60

57

59

70

74

70

70

72

79

106

139

167

155

173

295

276

231

202

173

3,230

104

0.277

0.32

Feb.

155

153

141

133

128

123

116

113

110

108

103

99

94

94

94

92

96

90

87

FT

616

1,270 7§4"

560

424

348

288

251

_

6,767

242

0.645

0.67

Mar.

4,240

3,056

1,560

1,020

713

565

465

*394

335

303

276

327

570

935

964

794

625

522

474

1,690

1,360

964

740

595

503

493

452

434

416

411

26,580

857

2.29

2.64

Apr.

447

456

465

442

411

420

522

646

620

526

460

403

352

315

291

311

942

1,240

906

687

546

456

507

377

348

315

303

291

269

251

14,425

481

1.28

1.43

May

234

227

258

*238

221

211

205

202

192

183

170

164

155

153

157

167

167

180

205

273

377

411

390

343

295

262

258

276

369

276

470

7,699

248

0.661

0.76

June

288

227

202

183

164

153

*144

aT30~

alSO

a260

3620

3380

3350

3950

54T

373

460

3600

3650

620

465

364

303

251

221

198

183

164

158

153

9,965

332

0.885

0.99

July

150

147

158

176

144

141

139

147

130

123

118

116

*108

1O6

206

141

120

118

118

116

118

118

110

106

101

96

94

92

87

W

90

3,824

123

0.328

Aug.

85

81

*81

81

81

83

77

74

74

74

68

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

62

84

92

7?

64

64

85

74

74

66

64

60

IS

2,238

72.2

0.193

0.38 0.22

Sept.

60

57

57

55

55

53

51

*53

53

55

53

51

5050"

50

57

51

51

53

60

60

57

53

51

51

51

51

51

51

50

1,601

53.4

0.142

0.16

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,380 Mln 46 Mean 342 Cfsm 0.912 li,. 12.36

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,240 Mln 46 Mean 223 Cfsm 0.595 In. 3.08

teak dlschsrge (bsse, 2.500 efs). Msr. 1 (3:30 p.m.) 9,550 cfs (14.30 ft); June 14 (time unknown) 

3,680 cfs ^8.00 ft).

* Discharge messurement made on this day.

3 Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on bssls of records for South River nesr Wsynesboro 3nd 

Middle River near Grottoes.
444 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Castle Spring near Churchville, Va.

Location. Lat 38°13'35", long 79"11"20", 50 ft south of State Highway 725 and 1.4 miles

west of Churchville, Augusta County. 

Records available. October 1941, August 1947, October 1949 to September 1954 (discharge

measurements only). 

Extremes. 1941. 1947, 1949-54: Maximum discharge measured, 2.22 cfs Jan. 19, 1953;

minimum measured, 0.926 cfs Sept. 14, 1953. 

Remarks. Discharge measurements made monthly 75 to 300 ft downstream from source.

Discharge measurements, In cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1953 to September 1954

Oct. 

Nov. 

Dec.

5..... 0.95

2. .... 1.15

7..... 1.15

Jan. 4..... 1.24

Feb. 

Mar. 

Apr. 

May

1..... 1.36

7..... 1.43

12..... 2.04

3..... 1.81

June 7..... 1.73

July 12..... 1.58

Aug. 2..... 1.49

Sept. 7..... .973

Bell Creek at St. Pauls Chapel, near Staunton, Va.

Location.--Lat 35*10'00", long 79"07"35", on right bank 400 ft upstream from culvert on

State Highway 720, 500 ft southwest of St. Pauls Chapel, and 3.0 miles west of Staunton,

Augusta County. 

Drainage area. 0.61 sq mi.

Records available. May 1948 to September 1954. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir. Altitude of gage is 1,520 ft

(from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 6 years, 0.104 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1.9 cfs June 8 (gage height, 1.05 ft); no flow

for many days.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 193 cfs Apr. 13, 1949 (gage height, 1.86 ft), from

rating curve extended above 10 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no

flow for many days. 

Remarks. Records fair. 

Cooperation. Records of daily discharge furnished by Soil Conservation Service, records

reviewed by Geological Survey. Observations of no flow made about once a month.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

.014

.058

.16

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

Z9

30 

31

Tcfcal

Mean

CfSm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

0

Feb.

0

ff

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o .01

0

0

Q

0

0

0

-

-------

o.oi

0,0004

0.. 00066

0,0007

Mar.

Tf 0.06 

0"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0.07

0.002

0.0033

0.004

Apr.

0

0

0

0

May

0

0

0

0

June

0

ff

0

0

0

0

0

.06

0

.01

.02

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.09

0.003

0.0049

0.005

July

0

ff

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.0.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0.01

0.0003

0.00049

0.0006

Aug.

0

ff

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0.01

0.0003

0.00049

0.0006

Sept.

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 0.14 Mln 0 Mean 0.005 Cfsm 0.0082 In. 0.12

Water year 1953-54: Max 0.06 Min 0 Mean 0.0005 Cfsm 0.00082 In. o.Ol
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 445

Bell Creek near Staunton, Va.

Location. Lat 38°11'00", long 79°07'05", on left bank 1.2 miles upstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 250 and 3.2 miles northwest of Staunton,- Augusta County.

Drainage area. 3.8 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1948 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir. Altitude of gage is 1,470 ft 

Tfrom topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years, 0.228 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, d.2 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 1.38 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 722 cfs June 20, 1949 (gage height, 2.74 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 50 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

2.67 ft; no flow for many days.

Remarks. Records fair.

Cooperabion. Records of daily discharge furnished by Soil Conservation Service; records 

reviewed by Geological Survey. Observations of no flow made about once a month.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.5 

.6 

.7

.005

.045

.13

0.9

1.0

1.1

0.26 

.42 

.93

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

..03

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

-------

0.03

0.001

0.0026

0.003

Mar.

0.81

.02

.02

.01

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

.08

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.02

.01

0

0

0 

0

1.04

0.034

0.0089

0.001

Apr.

0

0

0

0

May

0

0

0

0

June

0

B

0

0

0

0

0

.18

^30

.20

.14

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.82

0.027

0.0071

0.008

July

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 3.32 Mln 0 Mean 0.029 cfsm 0.0076 In. 0.10

Water year 1953-54: Max 0.81 Min 0 Mean 0.005 Cfsm 0.0013 In. 0.01
446 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Bell Creek at Pranks Mill, near Staunton, Va.

Location. Lat 38 0 13'10", long 79°06'35", on right tank 0.3 mile southwest of Pranks Mill, 

0.4 mile upstream from mouth, and 5.0 miles northwest of Staunton, Augusta County.

Drainage area. 9.6 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available . May 1948 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 1,350 ft (by barometer) .

Average discharge. 6 years, 2.04 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 76 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 1.96 ft); minimum, 

0.02 cfs Oct. 7, 12, 13, Sept. 13, 14 (gage height, 0.30 ft).

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 912 cfs June 28, 1949 (gage height, 4.86 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 160 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

4.10 ft; minimum, that of Oct. 7, 12, 13, 1953, Sept. 13, 14, 1954.

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

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge. In cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 

0.7

22)

0.3 

.4 

.5 

.6

0.02 

.16 

.46

1.2

1.0

1.1

2.4 

4.2 

9.5

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31 

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.08

.08

.06

.06

.06

.05

.05

.06

.06

.06

.05

.04

.04

.05

.05

.05

,05

.06

.06

.08

,06

.05

a. 05

a. 05

a. 05

a. 05

a. 05

a. 07

a. 10 

a. 07

a. 07

1.82

0.059

0.0061

0.007

Nov.

aO. 14

*a72T

.21

.14

.21

.30

.27

.36

.39

.30

.24

.27

.27

.21

.27

.36

.24

.21

.27

.27

.33

.33

.27

.21

.33

.30

.42

.36

.30 

.42

8.47

0.282

0.029

0.03

Dec.

0.30

.30

.27

.27

.24

.33

.46

a. 27

a. 24

a. 25

a. 27

a. 26

a. 33

a. 50

a. 50

a. 36

a. 30

a. 27

a. 27

a. 30

a. 27

a. 25

a. 24

a. 22

a. 21

a. 21

a. 21

a. 21

a. 21 

a. 21

a. 20

8.73

0.2S2

0.029

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 37

Jan.

aO.20

a. 20

a. 16

*a.l2 vtr

.27

.21

.30

.18

.18

.39

.21

.21

.16

.24

.74

.60

.36

.36

.36

.30

.50

.67

.39

.60

1.0

795

.80

.60 

.60

.39

12.46

0.402

0.042

0.05

Feb.

*O.39

.42

.46

.30

.21

.33

.24

.30

.30

.27

.24

. ^g

.16

.18

.36

.24

.30

.21

.16

.18

3.8

274

1.6

1.3

1.1

.95

.87

.87

-

18,30

0.654

0.068

0.07

Mar.

~4~.4 13

3.6

2.7

S.2

2.O

1.7

1.7

*1.3

1.2

1.1

1.3

1.5

2.0

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.6

4.6

3.6

2.9

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.8

1.4

1.5

1.5 

1.0

1.3

72.7

2.35

0.245

0.28

Apr.

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.3

1.4

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.0

.95

1.0

*1.0

.60

.60

.53

.67

.80

.74

.74

.46

.42

.39

.39

.39

.46

.46

.39

.56

.39 

39

23.03

0.768

0.080

0.09

May

O.42

.39

*.60

.39

.42

.46

.42

.46

.42

.67

.39

.42

.39

.53

.67

.60

.74

.42

.67

2.3

2.4

T7S

1.4

1.4

1.1

.80

.87

.74

.74 

80 is?

24.50

0.790

0.082

0.09

June

0.46

.46

.46

.42

.42

.53

*.60

.30

.53

1.2

1.5

.60

.46

.67

.46

.42

.53

.53

.46

.42

.60

.36

.33

.27

.27

.24

.24

.21

!21

14.37

0.479

0.050

0.06

July

0.18

.16

/16

.16

.16

.18

.24

.24

.18

.18

.16

*.27

.21

.14

^39

.24

.18

.16

.16

.16

.21

.18

.18

.16

.14

.14

.16

.14

tl4

.12

5.60

0.181

0.019

0.02

Aug.

0.11

*.ll

.11

.11

.14

.18

.11

.11

.09

.09

.08

.08

.08

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.11

.11

.11

.21

.59

.24

.16

.16

.14 

.12

.11

3.89

0.125

0.013

0.01

Sept.

0.11

.09

.08

.06

.08

.08

*.06

.08

.06

.06

.06

.06

.05

.04

705

.06

.05

.05

.08

.14

.08

.06

.06

.06

.08

.08

.08

.06

.05 

.06

2.07

0.069

0.0072

0.008

Mln 0.04 Mean 1.26 Cfsm 0.131 in. 1.77

Water year 1953-54: Max 13 Mln 0.04 Mean 0.537 Cfsm 0.056 in. 0.74

Peak discharge (base. 100 cfs). Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record^ discharge estimated on basis of records for Middle River near Grottoes.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 

Middle River near Grottoes, Va.

447

Location.--Lat 38 0 15'42", long 78°51'44", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 256 at Mount Meridian, Augusta County, 1.8 miles upstream from mouth and 2.0 

miles west of Grottoes, Rockingham County.

Drainage area.--360 sq mi.

Records available. February 1925 to September 1954.

Gage. Water stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,061.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 1, 1938, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 27 years (1927-54), 310 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,940 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 11.86 ft);minimum, 

40 cfs Sept. 16 (gage height, 2.20 ft).

1925-54: Maximum discharge, 24,500 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 28.57 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 15.000 cfs; minimum observed, 22 cfs 

Sept. 21, Oct. 3, 12, 1930 (gage height, 1.90 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Small diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above sta'- 

tion.

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 1051: 1928-29, 1930(M), 1932, 1935-37, 1938(M), 1940. WSP

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 22; stage-discharge 

relation affected by Ice Dec. 18, 19, Jan. 13, 14)

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1

64

99

146

251

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

8.0

385

720

1,600

2,130

Mar. 2 to Aug. 25 Aug. 26 to Sept. 30

2.4 

3.0 

4.0

70

156

385

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 4.0 ft.

2.4 

2.7

58

94

139

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

73

72

71

70

 73

73

75

78

75

71

75

72

73

72

73

73

68

72

72

75

71 

73

72

70

70

74

90

121

77

2,323

74.9

0.208

0.24

Nov.

71

 71

72

71

71

72

72

74

74

74

71

74

71

71

71

72

72

72

68

71

71

73 

107

105

90

84

83

83

78

79

2,285

76.2

0.212

0.24

Dec.

80

80

79" 78

84

86

 112

113

98

102

110

106

110

200

206

154

121

110

110

131

109

103 

96

91

85

84

86

87

85

86 

84

3,266

105

0.292

0.34

Jan.

79

79

79

 79

82

82

7§- 77

77

82

107

96

95

105

116

126

196

183

161

139

139

183 

235

217

189

276

400

SB?

281

228

193

4,845

156

0.433

0.50

Feb.

169

159

146

138

131

126

118

113

110

110

109

103

96

58" 91

98

99

99

98

95

224

1.220

54S

371

286

240

208

181

-

5,581

199

0.553

0.58

Mar.

1,810

2,120

855

650

475

385

 342

305

270

248

5T8- 231

352

460

492

415

352

312

295

814

755

528 

430

360

325

328

310

288

280

265 

265

15,565

502

1.39

1.60

Apr.

278

262

258

245

242

240

250

290

295

260

240

227

209

193

189

195

225

385

290

242

219 

203

195

191

211

205

191

181

169

7,128

238

0.661

0.74

May

164

162

 167

187

191

183

175

171

162

152

147

140

135

1ST

166

162

151

152

201

691

1.040

372

300

252

225

205

189

203

213 

244

7,548

243

0.675

0.78

June

199

156

145

136

132

127

*125

124

1ST

231

562

325

293

991

S3?

355

400

720

702

460

325

255 

219

191

171

156

147

135

128

125

8,858

295

0.819

0.92

July

122

119

118

112

119

118

118

119

114

109

101

101

 100

97

125

HO" 199

109

105

104

105

105 

101

94

92

90

89

86

83

17 

89

3,370

 109

0.303

0.35

Aug.

81

 82

82

80

82

95

92

82

80

80

77

72

7?

72

72

78

77

78

78

80

89

83 

89

87

121

 1315$

79

104

91 

77

2,631

84.9

0.226

0.27

Sept.

71

67

67

66

64

64

65

 65

58

51

65

59

64

60

65

59

 94'g"6~

67

80

94

77 

69

62

62

60

65

60

61

61

2,001

66.7

0.185

0.21

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,740 Mln 66 Mean 261 Cfsm 0.725 In. 9.83

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,120 Win 58 Mean 179 Cfam 0.497 In. 6.77

Pgak dlacharga (baae, 

2,070 ofa (7.88 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

2.000 efs) . Mar. 1 (10:30 p.m.) 4,940 cfa (11.86 ft)) June 14 (12 p.m.)
448 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

South River near Waynesboro, Va.

Location. Lat 38°03'27", long 78°54'30", on right bank 80 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 664, 1.3 miles southwest pf post office at Waynesboro, Augusta County, 

and 2.4 miles downstream from Back Creek.

Drainage area. 136 sq mi.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,296.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 1,680 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height 6.56 ft); minimum, 

25 cfs Sept. 16 (gage height, 2.40 ft).

1952-54: Maximum discharge, 2,410 cfs Mar. 25, 1953 (gage height, 7.20 ft); minimum, 

that of Sept. 16, 1954.

Flood in October 1942 reached a stage of 14.3 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. --R ecords good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in oubio feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 30-38)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14 Dec. 15 to Sept. 30

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.2

30

53

83

134

174

3.3 

3.5 

3.7 

3.0

33

40

70

135

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

365

430

800

1,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

3

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

 33

33

32

33

33

32

32

32

33

32

32

32

11SI

31

32

31

32

32

32

33

34

35

34

34

33

35

39

*43 

^oy

38

1,035

33.4

0.246

0.28

Nov.

38

37

37

37

37

37

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

39

43

39

38

37

 56" 36 

1,168

38.9

0.286

0.33

Dec.

36

35

35

36

36

40

113

74

58

69

68

63

74

Tfo- 174

110

S6

68

62

61

58

55

52

48

44

44

44

43

42

»40

«Q

OQ

1,975

63.7

a. 468

0.54

Jan.

38

38

38

37

37

37

36

35

36

38

42

38

42

38

38

58

83

73

67

68

68

80

82

78

74

98

150

133

 110

102

90

1,980

63.9

0.470

0.54

Feb.

82

78

74

68

67

64

60

58

58

56

55

50

48

45

49

49

56

52

49

49

356" 530

330

180

152

*130

110

103

-

3,993

107

0.787

0.82

Mar.

876

720

455

364

286

338

210

185

165

153

140

162

175

193

303

185

168

155

160

490

358

2S8

£28

198

183

182

168

153

143

138

*135

7,831

253

1.S6

2.14

Apr.

133

120

113

108

10S

110

110

106

100

94

94

94

90

88

5f

96

203

205 ITT

150

135

123

112

110

110

138

142

125

110

*102

3,585

120

0.882

0.98

May

94

90

94

113

94

88

84

84

78

74

72

70

68

Tz

115

112

102

104

120

202

600

47J6"

292

230

192

165

145

130

118

115

103

4,424

143

1.05

1.21

June

 94

86

8$

76

70

67

66

66

78

70

~SS 106

70

76

94

68

74

86

78

67

62

60

58

54

52

49

48

46

43

47

2,075

69.2

0.509

0.57

July

 42

40

40

43

44

49

44

49

48

43

42

a40

a40

a40

a50

a77

aBT

a45

a42

a42

a42

a42

a40

a38

a37

a36

a35

a35

a33 *a3B~

35

1,325

42.7

0.314

0.36

Aug.

35

36

38

37

37

37

36

35

35

35

34

33

33

33

34

34

33

33

33

33

33

31

31

30

3T

31

32

32

34

*32

32

1,043

33.6

0.247

0.28

Sept.

31

31

3;;

3if

3.1

30

31

30

30

2!)

20

2»

2!i

20

2JI

2£l

2£l

2£l

2EI

30

30

26

28

28

38

27

2T

£8

38

 37

868

28.9

0.212

0.24

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,540 Min 31 Mean 129 Cfsm 0.949 In. 13.85

Water year 1953-54: Max 876 Mln 27 Mean 83.0 Cfsm 0.610 In. 8.28

Peak discharge (base. 1,000 cfg). Feb. 31 (1 p.m.) 1,020 cfs (5.49 ftk Mar. 1 (9:30 a.m.) 1,680

cfs (6.56 ft}. \ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. \ 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Middle River near Orottoes and

North River near Burketown.
POTOMftC RIVER BASIN 449

South Pork Shenandoah River near Lynnwood, Va.

Location.~Lat 38 0 19'20", long 78°45'30", on left tank 1.2 miles northeast of Lynnwood, 

Rockingham County, and 3.3 miles downstream from confluence of North and South rivers.

Drainage area. 1,076 sq mi.

Records available. September 1930 to September 1954,

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,013.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 24 years, 1,010 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,000 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 14.12 ft); minimum, 101 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 1.87 ft); minimum daily, 168 cfs Sept. 30.

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 80,000 cfs Oct. 15, 1942 (gage height, 27.2 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of computations 

of flow over dam at gage heights 23.60 and 27.2 ft; minimum, 32 cfs Sept, 20, 1932 

(gage height, 1.63 ft); minimum daily, 93 cfs Sept. 21, 29, 1930. 

Maximum stage known since at least 1870, that of Oct. 15, 1942.

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

Small diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1171: 1933(M) .

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

3.0

140

228

338

796

6.0

9.0

11.0

3,350

6,380

9,160

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

199

194 

194

194

194

199

194

190

194

194

199

199

199

194

194

194

199

190 

194

194

199

209

194

190

190

190

190

228

309

?49 

204

6,254

202

0.188

0.22

Nov.

180

T94 

*199

190

190

190

194

194

194

199

199

199

190

190

190

190

194

194 

190

190

185

194

264

275

228

209

194

190 185'

180

5,954

198

0.184

0.21

Dec.

185 185- 

190

190

199

204

292

*326

270

264

292

275

286

458

628

456

371

286 

275

292

286

270

270

254

. 238

228

238

233

228

228 

233

8,630

278

0.258

0.30

Jan.

233

' 223 

223

223

228

228

218

218

214

223

286

264

238

228

233

259

397

384 

364

345

358

441

548

564

525

628

908

956 7§0~

676 

604

12,217

394

0.366

0.42

Feb.

540

*494 

463

434

419

391

384

364

358

351

345

332

321

303

309

309

326

321 

309

297

777

3.440

1,960

1,360

1,080

900

780

684

-

18,351

655

0.609

0.63

Mar.

6,300

8,110 

3,710

2,630

1,840

1,480

1,240

1,080

980

900

844

852

1,200

1,760

1,960

1,680

1,400

1,200 

1,080

2,810

3,080

2,180

1,720

1,400

1,240

1,200

1,120

1,030

996

948 

956

58,926

1,901

1.77

2.04

Apr.

996

980 

980

956

908

900

964

1,160

1,200

1,040

948

876

804

748

700

708

1,200

2.040 

1,680

1,360

*1,120

972

876

844

788

788

788

748

692

652

29,416

981

0,912

1.02

May

612

580 

620

668

652

612

588

572

556

525

501

486

471

463

517

548

525

525 

668

1,200

2.810

1,880

1,440

1,160

980

860

780

756

844

812 

1,000

25,211

813

0.756

0.87

June

1,080

636

572

533

494

463

441

*434

533

556

1,240

812

1,110

2.650

2,150

1,040

1,080

1,64O 

1,840

1,440

1,080

860

748

644

572

525

494

463

441

426^

26,977

899

0.836

0.93

July

411

404 

463

463

397

391

378

391

371

358

338

321

321

309

434

564

456

358 

338

338

338

332

321

309

297

286

280

270

259

5cT £D4

264

11,024

356

0.331

0.38

Aug.

259

244 

*238

238

244

275

259

233

228

228

223

214

204

204

204

204

209

199 

199

a220

a270

a250

a230

a230

a510

a300

a250

a220

a250

a230 

a230

7,296

235

0.218

0.25

Sept.

a200

a!9X> 

a!90

a!90

alSO

alSO

a!90

*a!85

180

180

180

176

172

176

172

180

238

T95

180

204

228

209

185

176

176

172

172

176

172

168

5,567

186

0.173

0.19

Calendar year 1953: Max 11,800 Min 180 Mean 911 Cfsm 0.847 In. 11.51

water year l95?-54: Max 8,110 Min 168 Mean 591 Cfsm 0.549 In. 7.46

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs). --Mar. 1 (9 p.m.) 15,000 cfs (14.12 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

North River near Burketown and Middle River near Grottoes.

Yagers Spring near Luray, Va.

Location. Lat 38°40'50", long 78°27'25", 200 ft upstream from Hawksbill Creek and 1.0

mile north of Luray, Page County. 

Records available. April 1930, September 1944, August 1947, October 1949 to September

1954 [discharge measurements only). 

Extremes. 1930. 1944, 1947, 1949-54: Maximum discharge measured, 15.8 cfs Mar. 20, 1951;

minimum measured, 4.50 cfs Sept. 3, 1954. 

Remarks. Discharge measurements made monthly a short distance below source.

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 

to September 1954

Oct. 6..... 5.06 

Nov. 4..... 5.56 

Dec. 8..... 7.15 

Jan. 5..... 8.36

Feb. 2..... 10.9 

Mar. 9..... 10.2 

Apr. 13..... 10.3 

May 4..... 8.55

June 8..... 6.81

July 14..... 5.70

Aug. 5..... 5.02

Sept. 9..... 4.50
450 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

South Pork Shenandoah River at Front Royal, Va.

Location.--Lat 38°54'50", long 78°12'40", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 1.0 mile west of Front Royal, Warren County, and 3.5 miles upstream from 

confluence with North Fork.

Drainage area. 1,638 sq ml.

Records available. June 1899 to July 1906, September 1930 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 469.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~i:929. June 1899 to July 1906 staff gage at site 1 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 30 years (1899-1905, 1930-54), 1,655 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,900 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 10.74 ft); mln- 

 ImumT 130 cfs Sept. 6 (gage height, 1.39 ft); minimum dally, 140 cfs Sept. 6.

1899-1906, 1930-54: Maximum discharge, 130,000 cfs Oct. 16, 1942 (gage height, 

34.8 ft, from floodmark In gage well), from rating curve extended above 92,000 cfs on 

basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 59 cfs Jan. 30, 1934 (gage 

height, 0.56 ft); minimum dally, 103 cfs Sept. 30, 1930.

Remarks.--Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by powerplants 

above station. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1954 are given In WSP 1350.

Revisions (water years). WSP 951: 1936(M). WSP 1171: 1935(M), 1937(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

369

362

355

341

348

348

*327

320

355

334

362

334

341

376

369

341 

362

406

348

362

369

362

341

362

406

369

355

376 

500

681 s5o"

11,771

380

0.232

0.27

Nov.

446

414

355

334

*334

348

376

369

369

348

334

308

5BT

320

334

348 

369

348

334

355

362

355

414

406

500

ISO- 510

390 

376

362

11,182

373

0.228

0.25

Dec.

350

340

350

350

341

369

540

540

560

 630

520

500

530

780

995

1.150 

TTSSo716

697

660

517

569

526

534

520

500

460

450 

470

450

467

17,391

561

0.342

0.39

Jan.

452

4J4

421

421

414

*421

414

399

429

429

437

429 2|i 5&T

551

526 

534

578

795

669

735

726

716

805

835

962

1,110

1.520 

1,496

1,370

1,100

20,994

677

0.413

0.49

Feb.

951

877

*785

765

697

707

641

632

623

509

569

569

560

534

534

534 

509

509

543

526

641

795

3050 2,fi6o

2,030

1,580

1,290

1,220

25,957

927

0.566

0.59

. Mar.

6,440

17.000

8 ]990

5,250

3,900

2,940

2,450

2,100

1,820

*1,640

1,440

1.450

1,460

2,030

2,660

2,800 

2,520

2,170

1,890

2,170

3,680

3,750

3,010

2,520

2,170

1,960

1,820

1,700 

1,640

1,520

1,520

98,390

3,174

1.94

2.24

Apr.

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,480

1,470

1,440

1,490

,520

,640

,700

,640

,480

1,370

*1,280

1,250

1.220

l,sio

1,700

2.870

2,5"SO

2,170

1,820

1,600

1,480

1,680

1,640

1,550

1,690 

1,530

1,320

48,520

1,617

0.987

1.10

May

1,220

1,040

1,040

1,080

*1,150

1,130

1,060

1,040

938

882

882

798

666 6?2"

757

896 

980

1,040

910

1,050

3,150

5.100

3,600

2,800

2,310

1,960

1,640

1,530 

1,440

1,390

1,440

45,611

1,471

0.898

1.04

June

1,340

1,960

1,290

952

966

868

784

744

 718

1,090

1,220

1,750

1,960

1,820

3,380

3.680 

2,400

1,780

2,100

2,850

2,480

2,202

1,480

1,280

1,030

766

836

682 

536

sSTT

45,298

1,510

0.922

1.03

July

536

484

308

536

536

575

588

710

484

332

497

526

393

176

*5SZ

471 

780

S46- 850

562

296

471

484

458

458

356

344

368 

356

284

332

14,753

476

0.291

0.34

Aug.

332

272

296

419

 368

432

344

320

380

380

356

356

272

272- 200

296 

248

248

406

368

497

380

356

471

432

432

344

523 

588

5l?3

549

11,660

376

0.230

0.27

Sept.

458

484

344

260

188

1*Q

Tf6

200

248

 344

575

456

332

272

248

260 

212

188

176

484

520

484

508

424

412

388

388

364 

340

352

10,175

339

0.207

0.23

Calendar year 1953: Max 22,300 Min 308 Mean 1,457 Cfsm 0.889 In. 12.06

Water year 1953-54: Max 17iOOO Mln 140 Mean '991 Cfsm 0.605 In. 8.23

Peak discharge (base. 8.500 cfs). Mar. 2 (5:30 p.m.) 19,900 ofs (10.74 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 451

Happy Creek at Front Royal, Va.

Location. Lat 38 0 54'20", long 78 0 11'10", on left bank 30 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

1.0 mile south of Front Royal, Warren County, 2.3 miles upstream from Leach Run, and 

2.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 13.8 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1948 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 610.12 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Oct. 1, 

1949, staff gage at site 0.3 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 15.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 955 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 4.84 ft); minimum, 

070~4cfs Aug. 4 (gage height, 1.15 ft).

1948-54: Maximum discharge observed, 2,490 cfs Oct. 5, 1948 (gage height, 6.40 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 250 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; no flow during several periods between Aug. 25 and Sept. 4, 1953.

Remarks. Records good. Some diversion above station for Front Royal\municipal water 

supply. Moderate diurnal fluctuation caused by municipal reservoir operation.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

2.0 

4.4

7.4

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

5.5

11

21

44

78

178

340

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.26

.22

.18

715

.22

.32

.32

*.32

.32

.26

.22

.22

.26

.22

.45

.45

.45

.52

.52

.32

.38 

.26

.26

.32

.38

.60

.45

1.2

i*

^.6 

2.2

31.88

1.03

0.075

0.09

Nov.

1.4

1.2

.90

.69

».6Q

1.0

1.8

3.4

3.9

4.7

3.6

3.1

3.1

2.6

2.2

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.0 

1.0

16-5.8

3.6

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.3

1.3

76.09

2.54

0.184

0.21

Dec.

1.2

.90

755

1.0

1.2

1.6

18

6.1

 4.4

3.9

3.1

4.6

9.5

32

IS

8.4

5.0

3.6

3.1

2.6

2.9 

2.9

2.4

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

144.40

4.66

0.338

0.39

Jan.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.90

 750-

1.0

1.0

1.4

b2.0

bl.8

bl.5

bl.4

2.2

b3.5

b5.2

b4.3

b4.0

9.5

16 

12

9.8

7.4

6.4

14

18

15

8.8

7.0

5.3

162.30

5.24

0.380

0.44

Feb.

3.9

4.1

3.6

*3.1

2.9

2.4

2.2

1.6

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.3

.90 iTS1.3

1.6

3.1

2.2

1.8

1.6

12 

14

15

8.4

7.0

5.8

4.7

4.1

110.00

3.93

0.285

0.30

Mar.

322

TT

60

39

27

21

18

14

12

10

*9.5

11

9.8

19

18

15

13

12

12

24

18 

16

14

12

11

12

9.1

8.8

8.0 w

886.0

28.6

2.07

2.39

Apr.

8.8

8.0

7.4

7.4

7.4

7'.0

6.7

6.4

5.8

5.3

5.3

5.6

5.0 »57&

5.8

9.1

23

20

16

14

12 

11

13

17

16

18

28

37

5T

21

379.6

12.7

0.920

1.03

May

18

16

14

14

11

*9.8

9.1

9.8

9.8

11

8.4

7.7

6.7 677

12

9.5

8.0

7.7

7.4

26

38 

2T

18

14

11

9.5

8.0

8.0

11

10

6.7

380.8

12.3

0.891

1.03

June

5.8

5.0

4.4

3.9

3.9

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.6

*14~5\3

3.9

4.4

3.6

3.4

5.0

5.3

3.6

2.6

2.0

1.6

1.8

1.4

1.3

.90

1.0

.79

~SS .60

. D9

101.48

3.38

0.245

0.27

July

2.2

1.4

.90

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.3

5.8

2.4

1.4

1.2

.90

.60

.60

9.0

*2.0

.90

.79

.60

.45

.32 

.60

.38

.26

.22

.22

.22

 U

7TS

.18 

.14

39.90

1.29

0.093

0.11

Aug.

0\18

.'16

.20

.12 *7?B"

2.4

.79

.60

.79

.69

.60

.45

.38

.26

.60

.60

.38

.45

.45

1.6

fc!

3.3

1.0

.90

.52

.69

.52

.52

.69 

.52

33.92

1.09

0.079

0.09

Sept.

0.52

.45

.52

.26

.26

,52

.32

~75o 1.3

*.45

.38

:45

.60

.32

.52

.26

.38

.38

.38

.52

.45 

.45

.26

.26

.26

.26

.60

.22

7?6

.32

12.99

0.433

0.031

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 266 Min 0.03 Mean 13.1 Cfsm 0.949 In. 12.93

Water year 1953-54: Max 322 Min 0.12 Mean 6.46 Cfsm 0.468 In. 6.38

Peak discharge (base, 120 efa). Har. 1 (8:30 a.m.) 955 cfs (4.84 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
452 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

North Fork Shenandoah River at Cootes Store, Va.

Location. Lat 38°38'13", long 78°51'll", on right bank at Cootes Store, Rookingham County, 

 300 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 259 and 3.7 miles upstream from Linville 

Creek.

Drainage area. 215 sq mi.

Records available. February 1925 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,051.8 ft above mean 

sea level (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Nov. 15, 1937, chain gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 187 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,440 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 11.88 ft); minimum, 

0.9 cfs Sept. 28-30 (gage height, 1.84 ft).

1925-54: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs Oct. 15, 1942 (gage height, 25.3 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 9,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

determination of peak flow; minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 1, 1929, Aug. 22 to Sept. 3, 1930.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 726: 1928-31. WSP 781: 1929(M). WSP 951: 1936, 1939(M). 

WSP 1171:1935, 1937, 1938(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

128

433

680

1,580

3,280

4,420

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.3

ITS

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.3

3.5

5.6

4.7

4.3

66.4

2.14

O.O10

0.01

Nov.

3.9

3.7

*3.7

3.7

3.7

a4.0

a4.4

a4.3

a4.1

a4.1

a4.3

a4.1

a4.1

a4.1

a3.9

a4.1

a4.2

a4.2

a4.2

a4.3

a4.4

a5.0

aS.O

alTo

aS.O

a4.5

a4.0

a3.8

a3.6

a3.6

129.0

4.30

0.020

0.02

Dec.

a3.6

a3.6

a3.5

a3.5

a3.5

a3.5

a4.8

a4.6

7.9

7.9

7.5

12

27

55- 64

38

27

21

20

19

18

17

16

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

10

481.7

15.5

0.072

0.08

Jan.

10

9.9

9.5

9.5

*9.5

9.1

8.7

8.3

8.3

9.9

12

9.9

7.9

tt

9.5

16

34

30

33

45

84

87

70

67

65

98

202

TBY

121

101

82

1,433.5

46.2

0.215

0.25

Feb.

68

63

53

48

41

38

33

28

28

26

25

21

20

19

19

19

19

17

16

IS

658

2S8~ 937

189

147

121

101

87

-------

3,125

112

0.521

0.54

Mar.

5,920

1,490

658

403

282

202

157

128

*114

101

92

1ST

147

360

421

329

254

202

182

658

488

360

282

214

176

166

142

128

121

118

128

12,524

404

1.88

2.17

Apr.

138

142

162

162

152

147

176

202

182

152

138

125

114

101

94

101

498

358

391

296

234

189

182

221

176

152

138

133

121

111

5,628

188

0.874

0.98

May

101

94

118

*166

138

118

111

101

92

87

77

68

68

70- 56

77

75

75

77

220

555

415

303

221

162

155

157

208

176

254

176

4,705

152

0.707

0.82

June

155

108

87

70

58

49

45

*38

49

45

270

316

214

247

152

214

282

769

6T?

379

221

138

104

80

72

50

43

33

28

25

4,929

164

0.763

0.85

July

23

20

19

36

3T

23

20

20

19

17

14

13

12

11

56

29

25

20

19

16

16

16

14

12

11

9.9

8.7

7.9

6.8

6.8

6.2

556.3

17.3

0.080

0.09

Aug.

5.6

5.0

*4.7

4.1

5.6

6.2

277

3.9

5.9

3.7

3.5

2.9

2.7

2.5

277

5.1

2.9

2.7

2.7

5.6

4.1

5.7

5.9

5.5

5.6

5.5

4.7

4.5

4.5

5.9

5.7

125.7

4.05

0.019

0.02

Sept.

5.5

sTJ

5.1

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.5

*2.5

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.5

1.7

2.1

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9 79"

1.0

52.2

1.74

0.0081

0.009

Calendar yearl953 : Max 4,440 Mln l.o Mean 189 Cfsm 0.879 In. 11.91

Water yearl953-54 : Max 3,920 Mln 0.9 Mean 92.4 Cfsm 0.430 In. 5.84

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 efs). Mar. 1 (12:30 p.m.) 8,440 ofs (11.88 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded Irange Ir 

and records for station at' Mount Jackson.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 453

Plains Mill Spring near New Market, Va.

Location. Lat 38°38'10", long 78 0 43'20", 2.8 miles west of New Market, Shenandoah County. 

Records available. October 1949 to September 1954 (discharge measurements only). 

Extremes. 1945-54: Maximum discharge measured, 8.92 cfs Jan. 20, 1953; minimum measured,

4.85 cfs Jan. 5, 1954. Remarks . Discharge measurements made monthly 100 to 350 ft downstream from source.

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 

to September 1954

Oct. 6....... 5.18

Nov. 4....... 6.16

Dec. 8....... 5.25

Jan. 5....... 4.85

Feb. 2....... 5.02

Mar. 9....... 6.04

Apr. 13....... 6.02

May 4....... 6.01

June 8....... 6.53

July 13....... 5.99

Aug. 3....... 5.25

Sept. 8....... 5.49

North Pork Shenandoah River at Mount Jackson, Va.

Location. Lat 38°44'44", long 78"38'21", on downstream side near center of span of bridge

 on State Highway 698 at Mount Jackson, Shenandoah County, 0.3 mile downstream from Mill

Creek.

Drainage area. 509 sq ml.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1954. 

Sage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage Indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage Is

tT38.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Average discharge. 11 years, 378 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,400 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 13.60 ft).from

 rating curve extended above 8,300 cfs as explained below; minimum, 17 cfs Sept. 26-30; 

minimum gage height observed, 2.24 ft Sept. 18.

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 23,400 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 16.0 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 6,400 cfs on basis of peak runoff for 

flood in October 1942 for stations at Cootes Store and near Strasburg; minimum, that of 

Sept. 26-30, 1954; minimum gage-height observed, 2.19 ft Aug. 16, 17, 1947.

Flood in October 1942 reached a stage of 20.2 ft> from floodmarks (discharge, about 

80,000 cfs). 

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 13 to Dec. 15)

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.6

14

30

50

111

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

259

720

2,150

4,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

40

40

40

38

4?

*42

38

42

42

46

44

42

42

42

42

42

44

42

42

46

44 

44

46

50

50

56

85

50

~67 104

50

1,484

47.9

0.094

0.11

Nov.

42

40

4?

*42

42

42

50

48

46

46

48

46

46

46

42

44

46

46

46

46

48 

48

163 TOT:

61

46

44

42

40

40

1,529

51.0

0.100

0.11

Dec.

r 40

40

38

38

36

38

114

*94

72

61

64

70

156

301

2f39~

208

152

125

104

111

104 

85

85

78

78

67

75

70

58

67

67

2,935

94.7

0.186

0.21

Jan.

61

58

60

61

*58

58

56

50

BU

53

75

75

61

67

67

85

152

145

145

145

251 

280

259

243

219

251

570 4"0~8

343

28C

247

4,933

159

0.312

0.36

Feb.

219

*204

189

174

159

149

138

128

125

111

111

104

98

98

98

98

94

94

81

SI

871 

'550" 960

408

343

301

259

227

_

6,449

230

0.452

0.47

Mar.

4.810

3,140

1,370

900

670

545

452

408

*364

343

'3?2~ 301

430

695

780

645

520

452

475

1,510

960 

720

595

498

452

452

386

364

343

322

343

24,567

792

1.56

1.80

Apr.

364

343

364

364

343

343

386

408

386

343

322

301

*280

301

280

301

595

"6"20~ 780

498

408 

364

430

475

386

343

330

322

301

259

11,540

385

0.756

0.84

May

251

239

259

*408

322

280

255

251

227

211

2OO

185

174

152

TSS

196

177

174

181

301

1,160 

720

520

430

343

301

301

322

364

364

322

9,779

315

0.619

0.71

June

280

235

204

181

159

138

135

*125

125

145

498

520

595

545

908

475

430

840

900

595

408 

322

259

215

181

159

152

135

125

118

10,107

337

0.662

0.74

July

125

111

104

114

135

118

104

111

101

91

81

78

75

*72

85

167

TTT

91

91

78

78 

78

72

70

64

61

56

50

46

36

50

2,714

87.5

0.172

O.2O

Aug.

46

42

44

*42

53

58

56

48

46

46

42

34

34

34

42

42

42

34

32

TO

48 

46

46

42

46

46

42

43

42

46

42

1,353

43.6

0.086

0.10

Sept.

36

34

34

30

30

26

26

26

*26

26

24

24

22

20

24

42

*3ff

24

26

30

34 

32

26

22

18

18

17

T8

17

17

787

26.2

0.051

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 7,45O Min 36 Mean 396 Cfsm O.778 In. 10.57

Water year 1953-54: Max 4,81O Min 17 Mean 214 Cfsm 0.420 In. 5.71

Peak: discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). Mar. 1 (about 4 p.m.) 15,400 efs (15.6O ft), 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
454 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Stony Creek at Columbia Furnace, Va.

Location.--Lat 38°51 I 65", long 78°37'45", on right bank 0.8 mile south of Columbia Furnace, 

Shenandoah County, 3.6 miles downstream from Little Stony Creek, 4.7 miles northwest of 

Edinburg, and 6.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 76 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1947 to September 1954.

Gage. Staff gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 895.29 

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 

of 1944.

Average discharge. 7 years, 72.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,370 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 6.66 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of flood of 

Oct. 15, 1954, at gage height 7.43 ft; minimum, 5.1 cfs Sept. 3-15 (gage height, 0.60 

ft).

1947-54: Maximum discharge, 3,490 cfs (revised), Dec. -4, 1950 (gage height, 6.80 

ft), from rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs as explained above; minimum, that of 

Sept. 3-15, 1954.

Flood in October 1942 reached a stage of 11.5 ft, by levels to point indicated by 

local resident.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1951 has been revised to 3,490 

cfs Dec. 4, 1950 (gage height, 6.80 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 1202.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.2

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

85

194

520

990

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.1

6.8

6.6

ITS

6.8

6.8

*7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

11

19 rs

12

253.8

8.19

0.108

0.12

Nov.

8.4

8.0

175

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

28

15

12

10

10

9.2

8.8

8.4

279.0

9.30

0.122

0.14

Dec.

8.0

175

8.0

8.4

8.8

8.8

23

18

 13

13

12

12

31

66

38

26

18

18

17

16

15

15

14

14

12

12

10

11

11

11

10

506.0

16.3

0.214

0.25

Jan.

8.8

178

11

11

9.6

*10

10

10

10

12

15

16

14

13

14

19

26

31

21

23

63

27

28

33

26

32

85

fS

27

30

23

710.2

22.9

0.301

0.35

Feb.

17

22

*23

22

20

19

16

15

17

16

17

15

15

15

li

14

16

15

14

15

197

TiT

85

62

52

47

40

33

.

1,000

35.7

0.470

0.49

Mar.

947 4"55

250

132

112

93

75

68

72

*68

48

66

69

158

121

94

77

68

62

265

136

106

85

75

66

69

55

48

47

43

TT

4,082

132

1.74

2.01

Apr.

48

48

43

42

41

40

42

37

36

31

31

31

*2828"

28

32

280

125

104

87

71

62

56

102

94

62

61

77

61

55

1,883

62.8

0.826

0.92

May

50

52

112

510

*T47

104

82

75

61

63

63

48

42

40

45

42

37

32

154" 31

220

104

85

72

58

50

55

43

55

72

55

2,495

80.5

1.06

1.22

June

45

45

34

29

28

25

24

*26

25

23

36

41

29

25

22

36

27

114

89

42

40

28

28

24

21

18

18

14

14

12

982

32.7

0.430

0.48

July

14

12

10

11

12

11

17

19

15

12

10

9.6

8.0

*8.0

12

11

8.0

7.7

7-rl

7.7

6.8

7.4

6.8

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.3

5-4 571

6.3

6.3

292.0

9.42

0.124

0.14

Aug.

5.7

5.7

6.6

*6.0

10

14

T.8

6.6

7.7

7.1

6.3

6.0

5.4 574"

7.4

6.6

7.1

6.3

6.0

6.6

8.4

8.4

8.0

7.1

7.7

7.7

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6*3

221.3

7.14

0.094

0.11

Sept.

5.7

5.7

5.1

571

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

*5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

6.6

*6.6

6.3

6.3

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.3

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

168.0

5.60

0.074

0.08

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,610 Min 6.3 Mean 76.5 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.67

Water year 1953-54: Max 947 Min 5.1 Mean 35.3 Cfsm 0.464 In. 6.31

Peak discharge (base. 600 cfs). Mar. 1 (about 1 p.m.) 5,570 cfs (6.66 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 455

North Pork Shenandoah River near Strasburg, Va.

Location. Lat 38°58'36", long 78"20'11", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 55, 1.5 miles southeast of Strasburg, Shenandoah County, 2.2 miles upstream from Cedar Creek, and 10 miles upstream from confluence with South Pork.

Drainage area. 772 sq mi.

Records available. March 1925 to September 1954,

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 494.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 21, 1930, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 578 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11.500 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 13.63 ft); minimum, 61 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 1.65 ft); minimum daily, 62 cfs Sept. 7.

1925-54: Maximum discharge, 100,000 cfs Oct. 16, 1942 (gage height, 31.2 ft, from 

high-water mark in gage well), from rating curve extended above 46,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 6 cfs Feb. 9, 1934 (gage height, 1.52 ft); minimum daily, 41 cfs 

Sept. 26, Oct. 1, 1930.

Remarks. Records good, 

above station.

Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplants and mills

Revisions (water years). WSP 951: 1936(M). WSP 1001: 1931. 

1933(MJ,1936-37.

WSP 1171: 1929(M),

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, a

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 12-14)

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

155

395

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

11.0

690

2,160

3,920

8,160

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

118

105

126

105" 90

139

*120

113

102

118

113

97

133

113

123

102

110

107

105 

129

95

102

113

180

113

93

120

123

149 m

2,597

116

0.150

0.17

Nov.

115

105

120

*118

107

93

126

97

86

IBS

113

97

110

107

100

102

97

105

105 

105

107

110

102

142

137

163

129

115

95

93

3,421

114

0.148

0.17

Dec.

126

102

97

110

102

I3-

iSS

136

*178

163

133

136

152

266

477

477

307

302

247 

206

174

170

185

152

145

197

102

110

133

155

115

5,584

180

0.233

0.27

Jan.

136

107

15z~ 100

126

*149

105

107

113

123

123

130

140

150

178

145

142

202

252 

247

247

302

395

430

318

318

361

"571 720

453 

389

7,381

238

0.308

0.36

Feb.

345

297

*286

262

252

237

185

206

189

219

185

182

174

152

156

152

215

155

155 

152

142

970

1.170

744

600

506

430

378

-

9,076

324

0.420

0.44

Mar.

2,510

8.16Q

2,820

1,760

1,280

995

827

726

642

*571

530

5T4" 500

702

1,060

1,100

925

762

678 

794

960

1,240

995

841

738

678

660

577

553

518 

500

36,126

1,165

1.51

1.74

Apr.

512

524

500

512

518

494

488

530

542

512

488

465

430

 401

384

384

453

960

1.060

56S

714

606

553

595

702

618

583

600

542

488

17,020

567

0.734

0.82

May

436

412

407

583

*788

583

500

447

436

412

378

339

323

291

291

297

323

302

276

3zT

770

1.3BO

995

774

618

530

453

436

447

565 

553

15,668

505

0.654

0.75

June

482

401

350

302

262

247

224

215

*237

240

328

547

672

700

612

890

553

553

1,030 

1.060

762

536

430

345

286

242

224

197

211

170

13,308

444

0.575

0.64

July

163

155

155

120

142

TI9- 170

163

170

126

129

133

123

120

*136

133

133

170

139 

126

126

123

118

118

118

110

107

102

|7

3T 

97

4,068

131

0.170

0.20

Aug.

97

95

95

*95

105

107

107

105

156" 113

95

88

88

90

97

93

90

84

84 

105

105

107

102

93

93

88

93

95

86

71

73

2,941

94.9

0.123

0.14

Sept.

84

84

84

84

79

70

73

73

73

75

73

73

73

79

75

-§B- 102

88

84

82

84

84

82

77

75

75

73

75

2,358

78.6

0.102

0.11

Calendar year 1953: Max 8,060 Mln 86 Mean 612 Cfsm 0.793 In. 10.77

Water year 1953-54: Max 8,160 Mln 62 Mean 330 Cfsm 0.427 In. 5.81

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 cfs). Mar. 2 (9 a.m.) 11,500 cfs (13.63 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this. day.
456 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Cedar .Creek near Winchester, Va.

Location. Lat 39 "04 '50", long 78°19'45", on left bank 0.2 mile upstream from Fawcett 

Run, 0.3 mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 628, 1.3 miles downstream from 

Froman Run, and 11.4 miles southwest of Winchester, Frederick County.

Drainage area. 101 sq mi.

Records available . June 1937 to September 1954.

^

Qage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 647.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge. 17 years, 87.6 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 4,340 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 13.30 ft); min-

 ImumT 6.7 cfs Sept. 27-29 (gage height, 1.25 ft).

1937-54: Maximum discharge, 22,000 cfs Oct. 15, 1942 (gage height, 27.0 ft, from

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting;

minimum recorded, 1.8 cfs Feb. 19, 1941 (gage height, 1.04 ft), result of low temperature; minimum daily, 5 cfs Aug. 24-31, Sept. 6, 1938, July 19-23, 1942.

Flood of Mar. 17, 1936, reached a stage of about 25 ft, from information by local

residents (discharge, about 18,000 cfs). 

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

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

7.9

7.9

8.3

8.7

9.6

9.6

10

10

11

11

10

10

10

9.6

10

»10

9.6

9.6

10

10

10

10

11

11

12

12

13

17

37

2T

13

359.8

11.6

0.115

0.13

Nov.

11

10

10

il

9.6

10

11

12

12

12

12

*12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

13

55

26

18

15

13

12

12

11

407.2

13.6

0.135

0.15

Dec.

11

TT

11

11

12

13

28

25

is

*18

17

18

47

-J6 160

41

25

28

24

21

19

18

17

15

16

17

14

13

13

13

12

782

25.2

0.250

0.29

Jan.

11

T?

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

12

15

17

16

15

17

25

60

55

37

37

102

T6

41

53

39

46

58

45

37

34

28

959

30.9

0.306

0.35

Feb.

24

27

28

*28

25

24

22

19

22

18

21

17

14

24

18

18

22

24

20

20

98

143

88

71

67

58

50

44

-----

1,054

37.6

0.372

0.39

Mar.

1,900

750

392

*242

167

129

107

95

83

76

69

76

97

208

177

125

106

95

88

214

157

121

107

95

92

90

78

71

66

 gr 63

6,202

200

1.98

2.28

Apr.

66

63

60

56

54

52

62

57

51

48

48

48

43

42

43

*56

154

134

107

a 100

a 90

a80

a70

a!30

allO

a75

a75

a 95

a 80

a70

2,219

74.0

0.733

0.82

Hay

a60

a80

a!80

a300

a!90

*a!20 " 92

92

78

82

69

63

55

50

52

50

43

39

a39

a!50

a!90

a!30

a 100

a 88

a70

a65

a?0

a55

a70

a85

a 65

2,872

92.6

0.917

1.06

June

a55

a55

a45

a37

a35

a31

a30

a32

a31

a29

a ~86 150

57

44

37

33

45

89

71

56

45

37

32

28

24

22

20

18

16

T6

1,306

43.5

0.431

0.48

July

16

16

14

25

17

18

16

18

16

14

13

12

12

11

 19

16

12

12

12

11

11

12

11

9.4

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.6

8.2

^2

8 2

403.2

13.0

0.129

0.15

Aug.

7.8

7.4

9^

9.4

13

*23

12

9.4

12

13

11

8.6

7.8

7.8

12

15

11

9.4

8.6

11

50

32

18

14

12

12

11

11

11

12

14

416.0

13.4

0.133

0.15

Sept.

11

9.4

8.6

8.2

7.8

7.8

7.8

9.0

8.2

8.2

8.6

8.6

8.2

7.8

7.8

*To- 15

7.8

7.8

9.4

10

9.4

8.2

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.0

6.7

T3

7.4

254.9

8.50

0.084

0.09

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,050 Hin 7.9 Mean 101 Cfsra 1.00 In. 13.59

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,900 Hin 6.7 Mean 47.2 Cfsm 0.467 In. 6.34

Peak discharge (base. 1,000 cfs). Mar. 1 (1:30 p.m.) 4,340 cfa (13.30 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made onthis day.

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

Stony Creek at Columbia Furnace.

Marlboro Spring at Marlboro, Va.

Location.--Lat 39°05 I 00", long 78°19'20", at Marlboro, Frederick County, 4.4 miles

northwest of Middletown. 

Records available. August 1947, October 1949 to September 1954 (discharge measurements

only). 

Extremes. 1947. 1949-54: Maximum discharge measured, 9.99 cfs June 5, 1952; minimum

measured, 2.26 cfs Sept. 17, 1954. 

Remarks. Discharge measurements made monthly 15 to 30 ft downstream from source.

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1953 to September 1954

Oct. 15...... 3.53

Nov. 12 ...... 3.04

Dec. 10...... 2.87

Jan. 14...... Z.88

Feb. 4...... 3.18

Mar. 4...... 5.88

Apr. 16...... 4.17

May 6...... 3.52

June 10...... 2.78

July 15...... 2.7

Aug. 6...... 2.50

Sept.17...... 2.26
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 457

Passage Creek at Buckton, Va.

Location. Lat 38°57'29", long 78°16'01", on right bank 350 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 55, 1.2 miles south of Buckton, Warren County, 1.4 miles upstream from 

mouth, and 4.2 miles west of Riverton.

Drainage area. 87 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1905 to July 1906 (gage heights only), April 1932 to September 

1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 525.14 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. October 1905 to July 1906 staff gage at site 1 mile downstream at different datum. Apr. 4, 1932, to Oct. 7, 1937, chain gage at site 350 ft 

downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 22 years (1932-54), 69.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,960 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 8.80 ft); minimum, 

1.4 cfs July 31 (gage height, 2.73 ft).

1932-54: Maximum discharge, 21,000 cfs Oct. 15, 1942 (gage height, 15.5 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 0.1 

cfs Aug. 5, 1932 (gage height, 1.38 ft, site and datum then in use).

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

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by fish hatchery above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

3.0

3.1 

3.3 

3.5

1.2

2.6

3.6

5.2

9.7

17

3.7 

4.0 

4.4 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

3Z

74

162

356

850

2,290

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

3.2

2.8

2.4

3.2

3.6

3.8

2.9

2.3

1.8

175

2.3

2.6

3.0

3.1

2.8

3.0

3.1

3.4

3.5

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.7

4.1

4.2

6.2

TB" 15

9.7

129.7

4.18

0.048

0.06

Nov.

7.2 

6.4

5.6

5.5

5T6

5.6

6.8

7.0

7.4

8.0

8.2

8.0

7.7

7.2

7.0

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.4

6.8

26

28

15

11

9.2

8.7

8.0

7.7

262.0

8.73

0.100

0.11

Dec.

7.2 

7.2

7.0

6.8

6.6

8.5

32

34

*19

15

13

14

46

130 ~9T5

42

25

18

15

15

14

14

13

10

9.0

9.2

9.7

9.4

9.4

9*4 

9.0

667.4

21.5

0.247

0.28

Jan.

8.2 

8.0

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.7

7.4

b8~7.2

b!3

blO

b9

b9

12

23

b40

b27

b22

38

78

61

43

40

34

51

128 ~TZ

51

40 

33

913.3

29.5

0.339

0.39

Feb.

29 

27

25

*22

21

19

17

15

15

15

15

13

10 9.4

13

12

13

14

14

12

72

~Sz 171

61

54

47

40

37

_

. 894.4

31.9

0.367

0.38

Mar.

1,620 

940

307

218

154

121

99

85

74

68

63

68

78

153

150

106

85

78

84

282

154

114

99

85

80

87

74

68

64

61

7f~ bo

5,782

187

2.15

2.48

Apr.

63 

63

58

54

52

52

52

54

50

44

43

42

38

*3434"

40

89

104 -76-

63

55

51

50

61

58

58

57

72

61

54

1,682

56.1

0.645

0.72

May

48 

44

43

44

40

34

33

32

31

31

28

26

22

21

27

36

28

24

22

42

289

137

89

68

55

47

39

34

65

84 

39

1,602

51.7

0.594

0.68

June

28 

21

18

15

13

12

11

10

*alO

a!8

a60

a25

a!7

a!4

a!2

alO

a!2

a26

a21

a!7

a!4

a 11

alO

a9

a8

a7

a6

a5.5

aS.O

a4.5

450.0

15.0

0.172

0.19

July

a4.5 

a4.5

a4.2

a7.3

aS.O

a5.3

a4.8

a5.5

aS.O

a4.5

a4.0

a3.5

a3.5

a3.2

*a5.5

7.4

E7Z

4.4

3.8

3.6

3.2

3.3

3.6

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.0 

270

125.4

4.05

O.O47

0.05

Aug.

1.6 ITS

1.6

1.6

2.6

4.6

5.6

4.4

3.9

3.5

2.9

2.5

2.S

 1.9

2.5

2.7

2.8

3.1

7.9

9.7

19

TS

8.0

5.6

4.4

3.9

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.3 

19

153.2

4.94

0.057

0.07

Sept.

8.4 5T6"

4.1

3.4

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.4

7.2

5.6

4.1

5.1

4.1

5.3

4.1

4.6

3.4

3.0

3.2

2.4

2.0

275

109.0

3.63

0.042

0.05

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,040 Mln 1.7 Mean 62.2 Cfsm 0.715 In. 9.69

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,620 Mln 1.6 Mean 35.0 Cfsm 0.402 In. 5.46

Peak discharge (base, 1,OOO cfs). Mar. 1 (10 p.m.) 2,960 cfs (8.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record} discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements,

In stage, and records for Cedar Creek near Winchester and Goose Creek near Leesburg.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice

recorded range
458 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Shenandoah River at Millville, W. Va.

Location Lat 39°16«55", long 77°47 1 22", on left bank 0.4 mile downstream from Cattail 

Run, 1 mile upstream from Millville, Jefferson County, and 5 miles upstream from 

Harpers Perry and mouth.

Drainage area. 3,040 sq mi.

Records available. April 1895 to March 1909, August 1928 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 293.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Apr. 15, 1895, to Mar. 31, 1909, staff gage at site three-quarters of a mile 

downstream at datum 0.32 ft higher.

Average discharge. 26 years (1928-54), 2,560 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 31,200 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 12.12 ft); minimum, 385 cfs Sept. 11, 20 (gage height, 1.27 ft); minimum daily, 415 cfs Sept. 17, 30.

1895-1909, 1928-54: Maximum discharge, 230,000 cfs Oct. 16. 1942 (gage height, 

32.4 ft, from floodmarks); minimum, about 59 cfs Oct. 4, 1930 (gage height, 0.39 ft); 

minimum daily, 194 cfs July 24, 1930.

Flood in 1870 reached practically same stage as flood of Mar. 18, 1936, 26.4 ft 

(discharge, 151,000 cfs).

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

fair. Regulation by hydroelectric plants, particularly that of Potomac Edison Co., 

half a mile above station.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 2 Mar. 3 to Sept. 30

1.4 455

2.0 900

3.0 1,920

4.0 3,380

6.0 7,600

8.0 13,500

10.0 21,000

12.0 30,500

1.3 400

2.0 835

3.0 1,820

4.0 3,250

6.0 7,490

8.0 13,100

10.5 23,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsn

In.

Oct.

567

541

534

515

534

515

497

554

 503

509

522

509 

670 

503

497

522

548

528

522

580

574

574

528

515 

541

503

608

560

746

981

 

17,541

566

0.186

0.21

Nov.

990

T7o

730

674

594

534

548

629

615

643

567

 615 

546 

567

567

560

522

650

580

548

594

629

a660

a700 

a840

a900

aeoo

a720

aseo 

a620

19, 572

652

0.214

0.24

Dec.

a580

a540

a155~

601

567

658

786

1,010

1,040

963

918

1,030 

1,040 

1,330

2.180

1,940

1,830

1,630

1,210

981

1,090

1,030

794

1,080 

811

762

754

900

746 

615

706

30, 722

991

0.326

0.38

Jan.

738

666

730

622

644

623

657

673

623

616

770

714 

72~9"

692

1,110

868

1,120

981

1,420

1,340

1,680

1,520

1,500 

1,490

1,610

1,900

2,040

2.560 

2,386

2,180

35,693

1,151

0.379

0.44

Feb.

1,810

1,620

1,510

1,370

1,290

1,250

1,200

1,120

1,030

1,100

963

909 

954 

909

909

'555 845

902

900

863

855

1,240

2,630

4.880 

3, 470

2,770

2,320

2,000

-

42,574

1,520

0.500

0.52

Mar.

4,410

27.700

23, 100

10,600

7,150

5,300

4,180

3,460

3,020

2,680

2,410

2.210 

2,210 

2,380

3,650

4,360

4,100

3,510

3,050

2,920

4,060

 6,150

5,000

4,040 

3,440

3,030

2,820

2,650

2,440

2

*rtf1 t ouu 

2 230

160,570

5,180

1.70

1.96

Apr.

2,190

2,170

2,200

2,150

2,070

2,070

2,060

2,080

2,120

2,240

2,240

2,080 

1,970 

1,830

1.720

1,760

1,890

2,190

3,250

3.990

3,340

2,830

2,470

2,310 

2,310

2,550

2,520

2,900

2,840

2,440

70,780

2,359

0.776

0.87

May

2,160

1,940

1,930

2,120

2,230

2,300

»2,020

1,870

1,760

1,670

1,580

1,510 

1,480 

1.280 1,316

1,350

1,330

1,460

1,480

1,460

1,840

5.810

'C755

4,120 

3,250

2,680

2,370

2,000

1,840

1,970

2 ,060

67,960

2,192

0.721

0.83

June

1,920

1,740

2,030

1,540

1,210

1,210

1,050

1,040

1,080

924

1,560

1,740 

1,920 

2,150

2,200

g.460

3,460

2,350

2,020

2,720

3,110

2,580

2,160

1,680 

1,460

1,290

1,170

1,040

1,000

DQQ Pgg

53, 713

1,790

0.589

0.66

July

851

883

812

711

746

820

907

835

949

820

664

697 

782 

718

768

805

753

711

1,160

^ 60

 798

632

632

670 

607

625

638

547

500

505

22,871

738

0.243

0.28

Aug.

500

483

511

472

529

607

571

517

547

632

535

505 

505 

478

494

456

 505

517

 gTs" 435

924

820

697

638 

517

607

535

553

523

92 6,

17,836

575

0.189

0.22

Sept.

601

5^5

505

571

478

450

461

430

500

 420

420

445 

547 

440

450

435

441 455

440

425

466

488

505

450 

472

440

445

435

430 

415

14,024

467

0.154

0.17

Calendar year 1953: Max 30,700 Mln 497 Mean 2,601 Cfsn 0.856 In. 11.62

Water year 1953-54: Max 27,700 Mln 415 Mean 1,517 Cfsn 0.499 In. 6.78

Peak discharge (base. '15. 000 cfs).-

* Discharge measurement made on fchl:

-Mar. 3 (2 a.n.) 31,200 cfs (12.12 ft). 

s day.

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

and a summation of records for upstream stations In basin.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 459

Little Catoctin Creek at Harmony, Md.

Location. Lat 39°28'55", long 77°32'20", on right bank at upstream side of county highway bridge, 0.9 mile southwest of Harmony, Frederick County, 2.6 miles north of 

Middletown, and 2.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 8.9 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1947 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 540 ft (from 

topographic map).

Average discharge.--? years, 10.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 135 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 2.86 ft); minimum, 

0.4 cfs part of each day July 28 to Aug. 2.

1947-54: Maximum discharge, 5,400 cfs Aug. 20, 1952 (gage height, 8.49 ft in gage 

well, 9.82 ft from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 220 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determinations at gage heights 3.87, 5.58, and 6.82 ft, and contractedopening determination of peak flow; minimum, that of July 28 to Aug. 2, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are fair. Small diversion above station for municipal water supply of 

Middletown.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1141: 1947.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 6 Dec. 7 to June 15 June 15 to Sept. 30

1-.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

0.6

1.4

3.0

6.4

12

20

1.67

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.3

1.2

1.5

3.6

9.7

16

49

1.55

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

0.4

.7

1.6

4.5

12

20

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

O.8

Ts

.8

.8

.8

.8

*.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1 

1.2

2.0

2.1

T7I

1.0

31.4

1.01

0.113

0.13

Nov.

l.O

1.0

1.0

*1.0

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.2

fcS 1.3

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

37.0

1.23

0.138

0.15

Dec.

1.1

T7T

1.1

1.2

1.6

14

14

2.4

2.2

*5.4

2.2

9.2

7.3 

26

7.9

4.8

b3.O

b2.S

b2.5

b2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4 

bl.8

bl.9

bl.8 

bl.8

bl.9

b2.0

bl.8

bl.7

134.4

4.34

0.488

0.56

Jan.

bl.6

bl.6

bl.7

bl.8

bl.7

bl.6

bl.5

bl.5

1.5

1.6

bl.5

bl.4

*blfl

1.9

3.6

b2.4

bl.9

2.2

3.2

11

b5.8

b4.0 

3.6

3.6

4.2 

4.2

b3.1

b3.0

b2.7

b2.5

84.4

2.72

0.306

0.35

Feb.

b2.5

b2.6

*2.8

b2.5

b2.3

b2.3

b2.O

b£.0

b2.1

b2.1

b2.1

bl.8

bl.9 

b2.0

b2.1

2.1

10

5.4

3.6

3.2

7.9

7.9

6.1 

5.4

5.4

514 

*4.2

4.2

_

103.9

3.71

O.417

0.43

Mar.

34

14

13

11

blO

b9.2

8.5

7.9

7.3

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7 

9.7

6.7

5.4

5.4

4.8

6^7

11

6.7

*5.4

5.4 

4.8

11

9.1 

7.9

7.3

6.7

6.7

6.7

269.1

8.68

0.975

1.12

Apr.

6.7

6.1

5.4

4.8

4.8

4.8

7.3

5.4

"472

4.8

4.8

4.2 

4.2

4.8

9.7

39

14

13

11

10

9.7

9.7 

9.7

12

12

15

13

9.7

8.5

272.5

9.08

1.02

1.14

May

7.9

7.9

8.5

*9.1

6.7

6.7

7.3

8.5

7.3

12

9.1

8.5

7.9 

7.3

7.9

7.9

7.3

7.3

6.7

7.3

6.7

5.4

4.8 

4.8

4.8

4.2

3.6

4.2

4.2

3.6

2.8

2O8.2

6.72

0.755

O.87

June

2.8

3.6

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

*2.2

2.2

2.4

3.2

2.2

2.1 

2.4

5.1

2.6

2.4

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4 

1.4

1.4

H1.2

1.2

1.2

64.9

2.16

0.243

0.27

July

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

4.9

1.5

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0 

1.0

*8.1

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

.8 

.8

.8

.6 

.6

.4

*.4

.5

.4

41.9

1.35

0.152

0.18

Aug.

0*1

.5 i.o

.6

1.5

1.0

.7

.7

.9

.8

.8

.6

.6 

.6

1.1

1.0

1.0

.7

1.0

1.2

11

1.4

1.0 

.9

.9

.8 

.9

.9

.8

d!8

d?.5

55.8

1.80

0.202

0.23

Sept.

dl.2

*dl.O

.9

.8

.8

j_

1.1

.8

.8

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8 

.8

.8

.7 

.7

.7

.7

2.6

27.4

0.91

0.102

0.11

Calendar year 1953: Max 65 Mln O.8 Mean 10.3 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.72

Water year 1953-54: Max 39 Mln 0.4 Mean 3.65 Cfsm 0.410 In. 5.54

Peak discharge (base, 200 efs). No peak above base. 

" Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of engineers' notes, partly reconstructed gage-height graph, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
460 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Catoctin Creek near Mlddletown, Md.

Location. Lat 39°25'35", long 77°33'25", on right bank 300 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 17, 1.3 miles south of Middletown, Frederick County, and 2ij- miles downstream from Little Catoctin Creek.

Drainage area. 66.9 sq mi.

Records available. August 1947 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 385 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 7 years, 85.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,280 cfs Aug. 30 (gage height, 4.26 ft); minimum daily, 1.5 cfs July 31, Aug. 1.

1947-54: Maximum discharge, 7,760 cfs July 18, 1949 (gage height, 11.18 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum daily, that of July 31, Aug. 1, 1954.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 19 Mar. 20 to Sept. 30

2.6 

3.5

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

1.9 

2.2

29

60

116

203

317

0.08 

.2 

.3 

.4

.5 

.6

1.5

5.7 

8.4

0.7 

.8 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

1.9

135

222

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

3.3

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.9

3.2

*3.5

3.5

3.7

3.8

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.O

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.2

5.4

5.6

5.8

7.2

18

22

14

9 5

170.5

5.50

0.082

0.09

Nov.

7.5

6.1 

5.6

*5.4

5.1

5.4

7.8

8.8

9.5

9.8

9.8

9.2

8.1

7.9

7.2

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.1

6.6

7.5

24

18

13

11

9.8

9.5

8.4

8.4

261.2

8.71

0.130

0.15

Dec.

8.1

7.8

7.5

87T

11

45

191

39

*27

41

33

42

72

190

84

45

26

23

22

23

23

23

21

17

18

17

16

17

17

16

15

1,145.5

37.0

0.553

0.64

Jan.

14

14 

14

14

12

11

10

10

10

11

11

10

io"- 9 0

*14

21

28

19

21

22

54

90

50

38

35

35

37

32

30

28

27

741.0

23.9

0.357

0.41

Feb.

26

*27 

27

24

22

22

19

18

17

16

16

13

14

15

15

16

39

37

26

23

47

70

50

45

45

42

*39

35

_

-------

805

28.8

0.430

0.45

Mar.

299

214 

162

142

112

94

82

75

69

*63

58

55

54

86

68

58

55

54

54

107

83

70

69

64

86

90

76

69

67

66

63

2,764

89.2

1.33

1.54

Apr.

61

56 

53

46

44

44

54

46

*39

36

36

36

32

30

31

41

~98 200

83

72

66

61

58

67

58

69

62

159

86

77

1,901

63.4

0.948

1.06

May

72

67 

63

90

64

55

54

69

56

114

*85

76

67

63

63

56

51

49

45

46

50

39

34

30

29

28

24

24

24

31 

24

1,642

53.0

0.792

0.91

June

22

ft

19

18

16

15

*14

13

13

19

16

13

18

22

24

18

16

12

9.2

7.8

6.7

5.7

5.3

5.3

9.0

8.1

5.5

177

405.0

13.5

0.202

0.23

July

6.0

5.7 

6.2

6.2

20

30

13

10

8.4

5.7

4.3

3.5

2.9

2.6

*74.

18

8.8

6.0

5.1

7.5

4.9

7.5

4.0

2.7

2.3

2.1

d2.0

dl.8

dl.7

*1.6 

dl.5

276.0

8.90

0.133

0.15

Aug.

dl.5

dl.8 

3.6

2.3

7.5

14

8.1

3.8

4.1

4.7

4.7

2.9

2.4

2.1

3.1

6.4

9.9

8.4

5.5

16

93

35

13

8.1

6.4

4.9

4.1

4.1

4.0

183

514.4

16.6

0.248

0.29

Sept.

16

8.1

6.4

5.3

4.1

4.0

3.6

3.8

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.4

iul

6.4

5.7

5.3

7.2

13

14

11

7.0

5.3

4.5

4.1

3.8

3.5

3.4

15

203.0

6.77

0.101

0.11

Calendar year 1953: Max 655 Mm 2.6 Mean 83.8 C fsm 1-25 In . 16.99

Water year 1953-54: Max 299 mn 1.5 Mean 29.7 cfsm 0.444 in . 6.03

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs). Aug. 30 (6 p.m.) 1,280 cfs (4.26 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

tj Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurement, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 16 to Jan. 14, Jan. 21 to Feb. 3, Feb. 5,
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 

Potomac River at Point of Rocks, Md.

461

Location.--Lat 39°16'25", long 77°32'35", on left bank at downstream side of highway

bridge at Point of Rocks, Frederick County, a third of a mile downstream from Catoctin 

Creek and 6 miles upstream from Monocacy River.

Drainage area. 9,651 sq mi.

Records available. February 1895 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 200.54 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 7, 1929, chain gage on downstream side of highway bridge at 

same datum.

Average discharge.--58 years (1896-1954), 9,403 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 109,000 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 18.65 ft); minimum, 940 cfs Oct. 24 (gage height, 0.57 ft).

1895-1954: Maximum discharge, 480,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 41.03 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 300,000 cfs on basis of adjustment of figure of peak 

flow at station near Washington for inflow and storage, and slope-area determination 

of peak flow; minimum, 540 cfs Sept. 10, 1914 (gage height, 0.38 ft).

Flood of June 2, 1889, reached a stage of 40.2 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

about 460,000 cfs, from rating curve extended as explained above).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height

record, which are good. Low flow affected slightly since 1913 by Stony River Reservoir 

(see p. 410) and since December 1950 by Savage River Reservoir (see p. 413).

Revisions (water years). WSP 192: 1895-1905. WSP 781: 1924(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

0.6 1,000

1.3 2,510

2.0 4,610

4.0 12,400

7.0

12.0

17.0

27,000

57,000

95,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

3

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In,

Oct.

1,240

1,220

1,180

1,120

1,140

1,180

1,160

1,140

1,180

1,160

1,140

1,160

1,160

1,260

1,140

1,160 

1,140

1,180

1,160

1,140

1,220

1,240

1,220 

1,100

1,140

1,140

1,180

1,280

1,440

l.t.65Q

1,550

37,520

1,210

0.125

O.U

Nov.

1,910

1,670

1,570

1,550

1,480

1,400

1,460

1,420

1,420

1,400

1,440

1,360

1,360

1,260

1,320

1,320 

1,300

1,280

1,360

1,260

1,280

1,280

1,740 

1,840

2.790

2,440

2,440

2,160

1,860

1,630

48,000

1,600

0.166

0.18

Dec.

1,610

1,570

1,480

1,500

1.460

1,550

2,510

2,490

*3,360

2,920

2,660

2,680

2,970

4,050

6,000

6)260

5,250

3,950

2,920

2,810

2,760

2,510 

2,490

2,000

2,020

2,020

2,200

1,950

1,780

1,800

88,860

2,866

0.297

0.34

Jan.

1,860

1,840

1,720

1,610

1,590

1,570

1,530

1,590

1,550

1,530

1,670

bl.400

bl,600

bl,900

2,130

2,490 

b2,100

b2,000

b2,600

b3 , 000

b3,900

b4,000

b4,600 

8.440

7,290

6,260

5,970

5,970

6/470

6,550

6,000

102,780

3,315

0.343

0.40

Feb.

*4,820

4,160

3,790

3,540

3,420

3,160

2,940

2,710

2,710

2,610

2,410

2,340

2,110

2,060

1,950

2,020 

2,390

2,270

2,290

2,760

3,050

3,730

6,960 

9.240

8,480

7,330

6,470

5,860

-

_______

107,580

3,842

0.398

0.41

Mar.

6.700

66,900

87.700

38,400

25,500

19,000

14,200

11,600

10,000

8,920

8,050

7,370

7,220

7,520

14,200

20,100

17 , 500

14 , 300

11,500

10,600

14,300

17 , 400

15,500 

12,800

11,100

10,000

9,520

9,000

8,560

7,820

7,410

530,690

17,120

1.77

2.05

Apr.

7,100

6,840

6,700

6,360

6,150

6,040

6,080

5,930

5,900

6,040

6,290

*5,970

5,390

5,210

4,890

4.860 

5,750

6,290

10,200

12,700

10,800

9,160

7,940 

7,410

6,880

6,810

6,840

7,860

8,720

3,170

211,280

7,043

0.730

0.81

May

7,480

6,810

7,440

8,520

9,760

8,520

7,670

7,030

7,250

7,180

6,660

6,290

5,860

5,360

5,070

5,000 

4,610

4,500

4.470

4,500

4,920

10,500

15,500 

11,800

9,240

7,750

6,730

5,930

5,430

5,570

6,040

219,190

7,071

0.733

0.84

June

5,570

5,100

5,070

5,720

4,890

5,000

4,060

3,630

*3,330

3,100

3,330

4,920

7,250

7,440

6,290

6,660 

7,410

6,960

6,620

12 , 400

11,800

8,880

6,920 

5,360

a4,400

3,820

a3,300

a2,900

a2,700

a2,500

167,330

5,578

0.578

0.64

July

a2,350

a2,250

a2 , 100

al,950

al,850

al,900

a2,100

a2,200

a2,100

a2 , 000

al,800

1,690

1,670

1,740

2,060

1,840 

1,820

2,940

4,560

3,420

2,680

2,440

2,180 

2,020

1,740

1,500

1,530

1,500

al,400

1,340

al;250

63,720

2,055

0.21S

0.25

Aug.

1.080

al,100

1,140

1,140

1,100

1,300

1,280

1,340

1,570

2,180

2,180

1,930

1,630

1,530

1,550

1,550 

*1,460

1,400

1,630

1,320

3,220

3,790

5,640 

6.290

4,540

3,480

2,920

2,560

2,760

3,360

3,480

71,950

2,321

0.240

0.28

Sept.

3,540

5.820

3,270

2,680

2,290

2,090

1,930

1,480

*1,400

1,440

1,360

1,320

1,360

1,340

1.240

1,260 

1,340

1,400

1,480

1,460

1,610

1,630

1,570 

1,860

1,970

1,910

1,690

1,480

1,380

1,380

53,980

1,799

0.186

0.21

Calendar year 1953 : Max 75,900 Mln 1,100 Mean 9,338 cfsm 0.968 in. 13.13

Water year 1953-54 : Max 87,700 Mln 1,080 Mean 4,665 cfsm 0.483 in. 6.55

Pe&k discharge (base. 35.000 cfs).--Mar. 3 (4:30 a.m.) 109,000 cfs (18.65 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a NB gage-height recordj discharge estimated On basis of weather records and a summation of upstream Stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
462 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Monocacy River at Bridgeport, Md.

Location. Lat 39°40'43", long 7V°14'06", on right bank 60 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 32, at Bridgeport, Carroll County, 0.9 mile upstream from Cattail Branch, 

3.4 miles northwest of Taneytown, and 4.8 miles downstream from confluence of Rock and 

Marsh Creeks at Maryland-Pennsylvania State line.

Drainage area. 173 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1942 to September 1954.

_. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datura of gage is 340.83 ft above mean 

sea level (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to May 3, 1946, staff gage and creststage indicators at site 0.3 mile downstream at datum 0.98 ft lower.

Average discharge. 12 years, 207 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,020 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 9.28 ft); minimum, 

0.2 cfs Aug. 2.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 15,000 cfs May 21, 1943 (gage height, 20.53 ft, former 

site and datum), from rating curve extended above 6,700 cfs on basis of logarithmic 

plotting and velocity-area studies; minimum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 27, 28, 1944.

Remarks. Records excellent except those below 10 cfs, which are good, and those for 

periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. Occasional regulation at low flow 

from unknown source above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.55

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

Z.I 

2.3 

£.5

0.3

.6

1.5

5.0

10

18

34

2.8 

3.2 

3.6 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

68 

148 

£68 

425 

95O 

2,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.7

3.5

2.6

2.4

2.8

3.2

3.0 

2.6

2.8

2.4

2.6 

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.9

5.7

5.7

5.5 

5.0

4.9

4.5

4.9

5.5

7.5

13

M15

173.4

5.59

0.032

0.04

Nov.

12

*8.8

7.0

5.7

4.5

.3.1

6.4 

8.3

11

13

13

13

11 

10

9.4

8.8,

8.3

7.7

7.5

7.2

7.2

7.5

10

28

23

15

13

12

10 

9.4

311.6

10.4

0.060

0.07

Dec.

8.8

8.0

7.6

7,6

10

80

1,000

20o

120

250

140

180

300 

900

400

270

185

116

80

80

72 

74

70

54

42

39

41

37

39 

36

35

4,882.0

157

0.908

1.05

Jan.

34

32

30

30

28

28

26 

25

25

26

24

23

22 

26

32

40

50

40

*36

37

Too

80

74

70

100

130

100

76 

64

54

1,592

51.4

0.297

0.34

Feb.

50

52

56

48

47

47

34 

27

32

31

40

25

if

22

27

139

143

78

58

m195

141

151

126

120

90

-

2,819

101

0.584

0.61

Mar.

1.230

1,060

500

476

181

148

131 

*131

111

101

88

95

1O3 

581

296

156

126

105

94

433

226 

138

122

105

146

296

159

120

103 

92

7,737

250

1.45

1.66

Apr.

81

76

68

59

52

51

53 

54

47

42

39

40

37

li

34

42

1.210

286

148

103

81 

68

62

92

74

82

74

339

156

103

3,687

123

0.711

0.79

May

82

102

417

1.900

322

*195

148 

369

204

375

220

162

129

105

94

88

76

73

64

65

103 

70

54

46

41

42

42

55

44 

36

32

5,755

186

1.08

1.24

June

25

23

23

21

18

16

15 

13

12

12

12

16

14 

12

24

62

34

21

16

13

11 

9.1

8.0

7.0

6.4

6.2

5.7

'675 5.0

7.0

473.8

15.8

0.091

0.10

July

7.0

7.5

*5.0

4.5

5.5

6.4

6.0 

jp

5^3

.7

.5

.1 

.7

.0

.O

.7

.9

.5

.9

.3

.7

.9

3.3

2.8

2.6

2.0

1.3

1.0 

.9

 * 

137.8

4.45

0.026

0.03

Aug.

O.4

*.3

.8

6.2

7.5

5.3

3.5 

2.6

2.8

3.7

4.1

4.7

4.3

4.1

5.7

6.7

6.7

9.4

11

11

42

76

31

15

9.7

6.7

5.5

4,9

4.3

4,1 

9* 8

309.8

9.99

0.058

0.07

Sept.

20

13

8.0

5.7

4.1

3.0

2,6 

2.3

2.3

1.8

1.5

1.2

tl

.9

1.7

1.8

5.0

7.2

7.0

15 

12

7.2

5.0

4.5

4.3

3.7

2.4

2.0

1.7

148.7

4.96

0.029

0.03

Calendar year 1953c Max 4,260 Mln 0.9 Mean 193 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.11

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,900 Mln 0.3 Mean 76.8 Cfsm 0.444 In. 6.03

Pea* discharge (base. 5.800 cfs). Mar. 1 (9 p.m.) 4,020 cfs (9.28 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Ho gage-height record Dec. 3 to Jan. 18, Jan. 21 to Feb. lj discharge estimated on basis 

of weather records and records for nearby stations.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 463

Big Pipe Creek at Brucevllle, Md.

Location.--Lat 39°36'45", long 77°14'10", on left bank 300 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 71, 800 ft downstream from Bruceville, Carroll County, and 3j miles upstream from Detour and confluence with Little Pipe Creek.

Drainage area. 102 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1947 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 340 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years (1948-54), 120 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,790 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 7.09 ft); minimum, 2.4 cfs July 28; minimum daily, 7.4 cfs Aug. 1.

1947-54: Maximum discharge, 9,500 cfs July 12, 1949 (gage height, 11.92 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 8.38 ft and slope-conveyance study; minimum, that of July 28, 1954; minimum 

daily, that of Aug. 1, 1954.

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

good, and those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused 

by mills above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

0.6 

.7

1.1

4.6

7.8

13

20

42

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

107

217

520

1,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

2S

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

22

21

22

22

23

24

a23

a23

a23

a23

a22

a22

a22

*a22

22

23

23

22

22

22

23 

24

24

26

27

27

28

65

73

93

40

898

29.0

0.284

0.33

Nov.

33

*30

29

27

27

26

32

42

44

47

47

47

43

40

37

37

33

31

30

30

30

31

126

62

47

46

38

37

34

33

1,196

39.9

0.391

0.44

Dec.

32

31

31

32

37

249

1.1SO

144

101

266

121

199

291

663

207

142

111

b86

b8 4

b82

80 

85

80

b62

b5B

b54

b56

57

63

59

57

4,770

154

1.51

1.74

Jan.

51

51

51

56

50

50

47

44

44

47

b38

b3B

b36

b40

50

71

bB6

b58

*b60

63

222 

b!40

bl!6

b90

83

103

121

85

66

b60

b54

2,171

70.0

0.686

0.79

Feb.

b49

b58

62

57

54

51

49

44

51

50

50

b41

b32

b46

49

50

81

63

50

49

95 

107

73

66

66

65

62

56

_-_-__.

1,626

58.1

0.570

0.59

Mar.

484

294

193

148

113

100

92

*90

85

81

78

81

83

159

105

83

78

73

71

163

100 

81

78

75

135

125

90

85

80

76

73

3,652

118

1.16

1.33

Apr.

76

68

63

56

56

57

75

60

53

49

50

50

46

46

46

61

293

159

94

80

71 

65

60

70

66

81

78

123

78

70

2,270

75.7

0.742

0.83

May

65

63

109

260

107

*88

85

96

83

148

96

83

75

68

75

71

63

63

59

80

90

63

56

50

49

49

42

44

49

46

.38

2,413

77.8

0.763

0.88

June

37

'36 38

36

36

33

31

32

30

29

36

30

28

29

29

36

30

30

27

23

23 

23

21

20

20

18

17

18

14

16

826

27.5

0.270

0.30

July

16

26

17

16

21

34

23

28

21

18

17

18

*15

13

39

27

16

14

19

15

16 

14

14

13

11

12

*12

*10

*8.2

*8.2

8.7

540.1

17.4

0.171

0.20

Aug.

7.4

*9. 2

*89

*25

*18

*23

16

14

16

18

16

*17

15

10

13

24

32

*21

17

48

166 

65

28

23

20

18

20

19

20

*229

212

1,268.6

40.9

0.401

0.46

Sept.

29

25

23

22

20

20

22

20

20

18

18

16

16

18

22

19

23

31

22 

24

21

18

16

17

16

16

 15

14

642

21.4

0.210

0.23

Calendar year 1953 : Max 1,150 Min 20 Mean'126 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.74

water year 1953-54: Max 1,150 Mln 7.4 Mean 61.0 Cfsm 0.598 In. 8.12

Peak discharRe (base, 1,600 cfs). --Dec. 7 (l a.m.) 2,790 cfs (7.09 ft).

* .uiscnarge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
464 POTOMAC RIVEH BASIN

Little Pipe Creek at Avondale, Md.

Location. Lat 39°33'40", long 77°02'40", on left bank at downstream side of private

bridge, 0.1 mile downstream from Copps Branch, 0.5 mile northwest of Avondale, Carroll 

County, and 3.0 miles southwest of Westminster.

Drainage area.--7.8 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1947 to September 1954,

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 525 ft (from 

Topographic map).

Average discharge.--? years, 9.56 cfs (adjusted for inflow),

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 361 cfs July 5 (gage height, 4.26 ft), from 

rat ing curve extended above 130 cfs as explained below; minimum, 1.4 cfs July 1 (gage 

height, 1.36 ft), result of storage behind temporary earth dam upstream; minimum daily, 

3.3 cfs Sept. 26.

1947-54: Maximum discharge, 1,480 cfs Sept. 1, 1952 (gage height, 7.60 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 130 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

heights 3.85 and 5,50 ft, and contracted-opening determination at 7,60 ft; minimum, 

that of July 1, 1954; minimum daily, 3.0 cfs Sept. 13, 1947.

Remarks.--Records good. Records include pumpage from Patapsco River basin for municipal 

supply of Westminster which is discharged as sewage into Little Pipe Creek above 

station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1272: 1947-52.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. Z to Aug. 21 Aug. 22 to Sept. 30

1.55 4.1

1.6 5.6

1.7 9.5

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.1

3.4 

6.4

10

16

37

1.5

1.6

1.7

3.1

5.9

10

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September J954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.9

5.2

*4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

4,4

4.4

4.4

4,4

4,4

4.4

4.6

11

14

6.6 

5.2

162.2

5.23

0.72

Nov.

4.9

4.9

4.6

*4/6

4.9

5.2

6.2

6.2

6.6

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

13

5.9

5.9

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

169.8

5.66

0.69

Dec.

4.9

479

4.9

5.6

5,2

49

29

10

10

26

10

26

15

44

15

12

11

10

9.0

9,0

9.0

9.0

8,6

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.8

7.8

7.4 

7.0

397.1

12.8

0.70

Jan.

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

*6.6

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.9

6.2

8.2

7.0

6.6

6.6

9.0

14

9.0

8.2

7.8

8.2

8.6

8.2

7.4

*7.4

7.0

6. 2

224.9

7.25

0,86

Feb.

6.6

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.2

6.2

7.0

6.6

6.2

6.2

5.9

6.2

6.6

6.2

9.4

6.6

6.2

6.2

10

7.8

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.2

_

 

190.7

6.81

0.87

Mar.

~15 40

*15

12

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.1

9.1

9.1.

8.6

10

12

9.1

8.6

8.2

8.2

8.6

12

8.2

8.6

8.6

8.6

14

9.6

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

332.4

10.7

0.88

Apr.

8.2

7.8

7.4

7.0

7.4

7.8

8.2

7.4

*7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

11

15

8.6

7.8

7,8

7.4

7.4

7.8

8.6

8.2

7.8

11

9.1

8.2

7.8

243.7

8.12

0.87

May

7.8

7.4

32

16

*12

10

10

9.1

8.6

12

8.6

8.2

7.8

7.8

9.1

7.8

8.2

7.8

7.4

12

8.2

7.4

7.0

7.0

7.4

7.0

6.7

6.7

6,7

6,4

296.1

9.55

1.02

June

5.6

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.4

*5.4

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.0

4.8

5.0

4.4

4.4

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.4

4. 2

4.2

4.4

154.8

5.16

1.15

July

3.9

5.0

4.8

4.8

-£§

6,4

*20

8.2

6.0

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

11

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.4

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.9

.3.6

204.1

6,58

1.10

Aug.

g >4

*3.4

14

4.8

6.8

5.4

4.4

4.2

5.4

4.8

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

5.0

6.5

5.4

4.8

6,3

17

30

7.5

5.9

5.9

5,6

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.9

9.0 

7.5

210.2

6.78

1.10

Sept,

5.6

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.0

3.8

*3.8

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

5.3

3.8

3.8

7. 1

4.6

6.9

4.6

4.0

3.8

3.8

3^3

3.5

3.5

3.5

3,8

128.2

4.27

1,12

Adjusted for pumpage from Fatapsco River basin

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

4.51 

0.578 

0.67

4.97 

0.637 

0.71

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

12.1 

1.55 

1.79

6.39 

0.819 

0.94

5.94 

0.762 

0.79

9.82 

1.26 

1.45

7.25 

0.929 

1.04

8.53 

1.09

1.26

Observed

Max 55 Mln 4.3 Mean 11.7 

Max 49 Mln 3.3 Mean 7.44

4.01 

0.514 

0.57

5.48 

0.703 

0.81

5.68 

0.728 

0.84

3.15 

0.404 

0.45

Adjusted

Mean 11.0 Cfsm 1.41 in. 19.03 

Mean 6.52 Cfsm 0.836 ln . 11.32

Peak discharge (base, 250 cfs).--July 5 (3:45 p.m.) 361 cfs (4.26 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Pumpage, In cubic feet per second, from Patapsco River basin for municipal supply of Westminster; 

furnished by Maryland Water Works Co.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 465

Owens Creek at Lantz, Md.

Location. Lat 39°40'36", long 77°27'50" ( on right bank half a mile west of Lantz Post 

Office (Deerfleld station on Western Maryland Ry.), Frederick County, 1^ miles south 

of Sabillasvllle, and 4f miles northwest of Thurmont.

Drainage area. 5.70 sq ml.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage Is 965 ft (from 

Topographic map).

Average discharge. 23 years, 9.32 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 308 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 3.62 ft); minimum, 

0.16 cfs Jan. 11 (gage height, 0.90 ft), result of freezeup.

1931-54: Maximum discharge, 3,270 cfs Dec. 1, 1934 (gage height, 8.4 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 750 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 5.11 and 6.30 ft; minimum, 0.06 cfs Oct. 8, 1941, Sept. 7, 1944, not including 

water diverted above gage; minimum daily, including water diverted above gage, 0.18 cfs 

Sept. 20, 1932, Sept. 30, Oct. 7, 8, 1941.

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

which are fair. A small diversion is occasionally made to Victor Cullen State Hospital at Cullen (formerly Maryland Tuberculosis Sanatorium at Sabillasville), half 

a mile abose station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1S02: 1935(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.95

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5 2.6

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water yeai- October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

.20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

0.34

.26

728

.34

.47

.54

.50

*.42

.40

.40

.54

.52

.40

.33

.47

.52

.43

.33

.47

.43

.36

.54

.52

.50

.54

.52

.42

1.4

1.4

1.0

.71

16.32

0.526

0.085

Nov.

0.54

.62

*.59

.59

.54

.47

.83

.97

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

.80

.65

.62

.71

.68

.57

.52

.68

.80

2.6

T7T

1.1

.97

.74

.68

.74

.68

25.39

0.846

0.022

Dec.

0.57

.54

755

.77

1.7

12

17

2.6

1.8

4.5

£.0

4.2

5.6

~6.0 20

3.5

2.5

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.4

1.1

105.57

3.41

0

Jan.

bl.O

bl.l

bl.3

1.4

bl.l

1.2

bl.O

b.90

bl.O

1.1

"b.80

*bl.O

b.90

b.95

1.2

2.0

2.3

1.8

1.5

2.0

17

7.0

3.2

2.9'

2.9

3.2

3.8

3.0

2.8

2.7

2 3

76.35

2.46

0

Feb.

2.2

2.4

2.2

b2.0

bl.7

bl.7

bl.4

bl.4

bl.6

bl.7

1.9

1.3

bl.2

T75

2.0

2.1

8.3

3.4

2.6

2.4

14

9.0

6.0

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.2

3.9

-

97.3

3.48

0

Mar.

70

26

24

18

b!3

bll

11

*9.8

8.7

8.1

7x6

10~~ 7.&

16

11

9.0

8.4

7.8

8.5

18

11

9.4

9.4

8.4

12

11

9.0

8.4

8.1

8.1

7.8

405.5

13.1

0

Apr.

7.8

7.0

6.6

5.8

5.8

5.8

7.0

*5.8

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.2

4.4

6.6

27

13

11

9.8

8.7

8.1

9.0

9.8

11

12

14

16

13

11

264.2

8.81

0

May

11

9.8

14

IS

12

11

12

14

11

*22_

14

14

12

11

11

9.4

8.7

8.1

7.3

9.4

7.8

6.3

5.6

5.2

5.0

4.4

4.4

4.4

5.9

4.8

3.7

297.2

9.59

0

June

3.4

3.6

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.8

*2.6

2.5

2.4

2.6

3.4

2.4

3.7

4.5

2.5

2.7

2.6

2.4

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.1

1.1

69.8

2.33

0

July

1.0

.97

.93

1.0

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

.93

.86

.83

.77

*.68

.70

3.2

.86

.80

.77

.80

.74

1.0

.77

.57

.52

.47

.47

.42

.40

.38

.38 ZA

26.06

0.841

0

Aug.

0.31

.38

*1.2

.50

1.0

.89

.38

.42

.94

.65

.54

.40

.38

.36

.99

.79

1.0

.45

1.3

2.3

11

2.0

.89

.68

.62

.54

.57

.59

.57

1.1

*1.1

34.84

1.12

0.02

Sept.

0.62

.52

.45

.30

.28

.39

.44

.44

.41

.32

.32

.29

.44

.46

.44

.66

.56

.40

.84

.90

.82

.70

.54

.49

.37

.29

.30

.45

.45

.45

14.34

0.478

0.065

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Cf am 

In.

0.611 

0.107 

0.12

0.86E 0.15' 

0.1

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

3.41 

0.598 

0.69

2.46 

0.432 

0.50

3.48 

0.611 

0.64

13.1 

2.30 

2.65

8.81 

1.55 

1.73

9.59 

1.68 

1.94

Observed

Max 95 Mln 0.26 Mean 9.29 

Max 70 Mln 0.26 Mean 3.93

2.33 

0.409 

0.46

0.841 

0.148 

0.17

1.14 

0.200 

0.23

0.543 

0.095 

0.11

Adjusted

Mean 9.30 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.14 

Mean 3.95 Cfsm 0.693 In. 9.41

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs).--Mar. 1 (12 m.) 308 cfs (3.62 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion, in cubic feet per second, to Victor Cullen State Hospital at Cullen (formerly Maryland Tuberculosis Santorium at Sabillasville).

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 14-21, Dec. 9-25,-Jan. 17 to Feb. 2, Sept. 4-30j discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, records for nearby stations, and records 

of daily diversions.
466 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Hunting Creek at Jiratown, Md.

Location. Lat 39°35'40", long 77°23'50", on right bank just downstream from highway 

bridge, 0.4 mile southwest of Jimtown, Frederick County, about 2-j miles southeast of 

Thurmont, and 2jj miles upstream from Little Hunting Creek.

Drainage area. 18.4 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 355 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--5 years, 29.9 cfs.

Extremes.--1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,130 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 

4.86 ft, from crest-stage indicator reading), from rating curve extended above 500 cfs 

by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 1.8 cfs Aug. 27, Sept. 4, 17.

1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 321 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 

2.86 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Aug. 1, 2.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 1,170 cfs (revised) Sept. 1, 1952 (gage height, 

4.94 ft), from rating curve extended above 500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 

that of Aug. 1, 2, 1954.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1952 has been revised to 

1,170 cfs Sept. 1, 1952 (gage height, 4.94 ft), superseding figure published in 

WSP 1232.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from leaves, or 

doubtful gage-height record, which are fair. Slight regulation at irregular intervals 

caused by pumpage at recreation camp near Foxville, Md.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods 

in the 1952 water year, superseding those published in WSP 1232, are given herewith:

1952 

Jan. 2. 

Feb. 4. 

Mar. 11. 

19.

... 233 

... 300 

... 598 

... 171 

Apr. 27.......... 510

1952-Con.

Apr. 28.......... 391

May 25.......... 190

Aug. 20.......... 73

Sept. 1.......... 437

2.... ...... 182

Month

May. ............................

Water year 1951-52. ............

Cfs-days

2,041 

1,487 

2,503 

2,709 

1,733 

244.5 

1,057.1

Revised peak discharge (base, 450 cfs). --IS

Mar. 11 (6 a.m.; 985 cfa (4.57 ft); Apr. 27 ('

Maximum

233 

300 

598 

510 

190 

73 

437 

598

Minimum

32 

22 

22 

32 

22 

2.0 

5.7 

1.9

Mean

65.8 

51.3 

80.7 

90.3 

55.9 

7.89 

35.2 

38.5

Per square 

mile

3.58 

2.79 

4.39 

4.91 

3.04 

.429 

1.91 

2.09

Runoff In 

Inches

4.13 

3.01 

5.06 

5.48 

3.50 

.49 

2.14 

28.47

51-52: Feb. 4 (1:30 a.m.) 722 cfs (3.93 ft); 

:30 a.m.) 778 cfs (4.07 ft); May 25 (8 p.m.) 682 cfs
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Hunting Creek at Jimtown, Md. Continued 

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

467

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.3

11

13

9.6

9.1

9.1

8.5 

8.5

8.5

9.1

17

11

9.6

8.5

8.0

7.6

7.3

7.0

6.7

6.5

6.3

6.1

6.0

5.9

5.8

5.7

5.6

5.6

5.5

5.5 

5.5

244.4

7.88

0.428

0.49

Nov.

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.3

5.3

*5.3

5.3

6.1

7.0

9.1

9.6

7.5

6.6

5.7

6.6

9.6

6.6

8.5

10

181

513

442

109

65

49

42

35

31

26

£6

1,649.3

55.0

2.99

3.33

Dec.

24

23

*24

24

*88

64

42 

36

33

51

176

67

53

43

37

33

31

29

26

25

39

45

32

29

27

25

24

b21

b21

21 

22

1,235

39.8

2.16

2.50

Jan.

23

22

26

25

21

*19

19 

40

104

91

86

64

50

46

52

67

60

93

69

60

74

67

55

TSQ- 339

86

73

69

57

49

46

2,082

67.2

3.65

4.21

Feb.

43

*37

36

35

32

32

50 

35

31

28

28

36

32

28

85

53

42

35

34

34

70

45

37

36

35

34

32

28

1,081

38.6

2.10

2.18

Mar.

27

26

38

89

46

39

35 

35

34

*33

32

36

65

47

107

98

67

85

91

65

55

50

47

279

137

272

139

114

92

78

69

2,427

78.3

4.26

4.91

Apr.

63

58

50

47 ' 42

50

137 

72

69

76

61

63

*89

74

61

58

52

48

46

42

40

36

34

31

30

37

46

31

28

33

1,604

53.5

2.91

3.24

May

42

33

29

*27

29

40

56 

52

37

33

30

28

45

52

64

41

105 -60

48

41

37

55

39

31

33

31

26

23

21

25

93

1,306

42.1

2.29

2.64

June

*80

48

37

33

28

25

26 

23

22

20

18

18

20

20

18

16

16

17

16

14

13

13

12

11

11

10

10

10

9.1

8*6

622.7

20.8

1.13

1.26

July

8.6

7.8

7.8

6.8

8.5

13

10 

6.8

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.2

4.4

4.6

4.4

*3.9

3.7

3.5

3.7

3.7

65 3.3

281

19

12

9.1

7.8

6.4

6.3

6.2

5.7

546.0

17.6

0.957

1.10

Aug.

5.7

5.7

5.2

5.7

*9.0

6.2

6.2 

30

43

15

9.6

7.8

6.7

6.2

5.7

4.8

5.7

5.7

4.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.4

2^

2.5

2.5

2 5

2 5

227.4

7.34

0.399

0.46

Sept.

2.5

*2.8

M

-

8.2

9.0

3'.!

3.1

3.1

2.8

4.4

6.2

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.8

2.8

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

c2.8

c2.6

02.4

102.0

3.40

0.185

0.21

Calendar year 1952: Max 598 Min 1.9 Mean 43.3 Cfsm 2.35 In. 32.06

Water year 1952-53: Max 513 Mln 2.2 Mean 36.0 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.53

Peak discharge (base. 450 efs). Nov. 21 (9:30 p.m.) 1,130 cfs (4.86 ft); Mar. 24 (6 a.m.) 730 cfs 

(3.95 ft); July 23 (3 a.m.) 1,040 cfs (4.68 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

c Backwater from leaves.

Note. Doubtful gage-height record Oct. 2 to Nov. 6; discharge computed on basis of gage heights, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.2 

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

*2.0

272

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.5

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.1

2.8

2.8

3.1

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

5.7

478

4.4 

2.8

92.8

2.99

0.162

0.19

Nov.

2^2 

2.2

*2.2

2.8

2.8

3.1

4.0

4.0

4.4

4.4

4.4

3.7

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.4

3.7

7.8

5.2

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.8

107.9

3.60

0.196

0.22

Dec.

2.8 

2.8

2.5

3.1

4.8

36

60

11

7.8

21

9.6

17

21

61

21

12

8.4

6.2

6.7

7.3

6.7

6.7

6.7

4.8

4.8

5.2

4.8

5.2

5.2

5.7 5 2

383.0

12.4

0.674

0.77

Jan.

4.4 

4.8

5.2

5.7

4.4

4.4

4.4

3.7

4.4

4.4

b3.4

b4.0

b4.4

4.4

4.4

8.4

b9.6

b7.4

b6.6

d9.0

53

b22

b!3

12

12

15

18

11

8.4

8.4

6.7

286.9

9.25

0.503

0.58

Feb.

6.7 

*7.8

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

5.2

5.2

6.7

6.7

6.7

4.4

T74

5.2

6.7

6.7

22

12

9.6

8.4

11

32

20

18

17

16

13

12

------

^326.2

11.6

0.630

0.66

Mar.

HI

55

41

29

26

22

*22

21

20

19

19

26

46

28

22

21

21

22

57

32

25

24

22

40

36

26

25

22

22

22

985

31.8

1.73

1.99

Apr.

22

20

19

17

17

18

19

*16

13

T3

14

14

13

13

13

40

129

53

40

34

29

26

25

29

40

36

42

49

34

30

877

29.2

1.59

1.77

Calendar year 1953: Max 339 Min 2.0 Mean 29.0

May

28 

28

26

34

24

*22

26

38

26

44

32

28

24

22

22

21

19

18

17

21

20

16

14

12

12

12

12

12

23

18

11.

682

22.0

1.20

1.38

June

9.6 

10

8.4

7.8

7.3

6.7

6.2

6.2

6.2

*6.7

11

6.7

7.3

12

19

12

9.6

7.8

6.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.0

3.7

3.1

¥77

3.7

215.7

7.19

0.391

0.44

July

3.4 

2.8

3.4

2.8

4.8

4.4

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.1

2.5

2.5

2.2

*1.8

5.2

3.1

2.2

2.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.4

80.3

2.59

0.141

0.16

Aug.

1.2 

1.2

*3.1

2.0

2.0

3.4

2.0

1.6

2.5

2.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

2.0

2.5

3.1

2.0

2.0

3.7

23

^§".7

3.7

2.8

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.2

*19

7.8

116.7

3.76

0.204

0.24

Sept.

3.4 

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.4

T76

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.6

2.5

2.5

2.2

4.4

Ail

3.7

3.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

66.9

2.23

0.121

0.14

Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.39

Water year 1953-54: Max 129 Mln 1.2 Mean 11.6 Cfsm 0.630 In. 8.54

Peak dlschai-Ke (base, 450 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee. 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded gage height, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
468 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Fishing Creek near Lewistown, Md.

Location.--Lat 39°31'35", long 77°28'00", on left bank immediately upstream from Fishing 

Creek Reservoir, 50 ft downstream from Little Fishing Creek and 4.5 miles west of Lewistown, Frederick County.

Drainage area.--7.1 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1947 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 735 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 7 years, 12.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 65 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 2.10 ft); minimum, 

0.9 cfs Sept. 30.

1347-54: Maximum discharge, 500 cfs July 12, 1949 (gage height, 3.73 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 100 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1954.

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

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.16

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.0

1.5 

3.0 

5.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

8.7

14

30

52

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.5 

175

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

*1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

3.0

376

1 9

1.6

50.0

1.61

0.227

0.26

Nov.

1.5 

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5 

1.6

3.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

T7S

47.5

1.58

0.223

0.25

Dec.

-fcf

1.2

1.4

1.8

6.6

10

2.7

2.5

4.4

2.7

3.7

4.6

9.2

4.8

3.7

3.2

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2 2

99.3

3.20

0,451

0.52

Jan.

2.2 

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

b2.0

bl.9

bl.8

T7§

1.8

1.8

2.5

b2.2

a2.0

al.8

a2.5

Hb3.7

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.0

3.0

3.0

83.6

2.70

0.380

0.44

Feb.

b2.8 

*3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.0

b2.7

b2.5

2.7

2.7

2.7

5.8

3.4

3.0

3.0

fit

4.8

4.8

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.8

102.3

3.65

0.514

0.54

Mar.

18 

H

15

14

12

12

12

12

11

11

10

9.6

10

13

10

8.7

8.3

8.3

9.1

14

10 

10

10

10

12

12

10

10

10

10

10

346.0

11.2

1.58

1.81

Apr.

10 

10

9.6

8.7

8.7

9.1

11

*9.1

8.7

7.9

8.3

8.7

8.3

7.9

8,3

14

42

28

25

23

21 

19

18

17

17

17

20

23

20

20

458.3

15.3

2.15

2.40

May

19 

18

19

19

17

16

17

18

16

23

18

18

18

18

17

16

16

15

14

14

13 

12

11

10

10

9.6

9.1

8.7

8.7

7.9

7.6

453.6

14.6

2.06

2.38

June

7.2 

7.6

772

7.2

6.8

6.5

6.2

5.9

5.6

*5.6

6.2

5.4

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.4

4.8

4.6

4.1

3.9 

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.2

ffo

3.0

151,0

5.03

0.708

0.79

July

3.0 

2.8

2.8

2.8

4.6

3.8

3.0

3.2

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.2

6.7

2.5

2.3

2.5

2.7

2.7

3.0 

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

82.5

2.66

0.375

0.43

Aug.

1.5 

1.5

*2.5

1.8

2.3

2.3

1.8

1.6

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.4

2.5

1.9

9^0 

2.3

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

4.2

*2.0

64.9

2.09

0.294

0.34

Sept.

1.5 

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.5

1.2

1.1

2.2

276

1.6 

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

37.6

1.25

0.176

0.20

Calendar year 1953: Max 66 Mln 1.2 Mean 12.2 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.23

Water year 1953-54: Max 42 Mln 1.0 Mean 5.42 Cfsm 0.763 In. 10.36

Peak discharge (base. 150 cfs). No peak above base. * Dlscha'" harge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 469

Linganore Creek near Frederick, Md.

Location. Lat 39°24'55", long 77°20 I 00", on left bank 2^ miles upstream from mouth and 

4 miles east of Frederick, Frederick County.

Drainage area. 82.3 sq mi.

Records available. November 1931 to March 1932, September 1934 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 270 ft (from 

topographic map). Nov. 27, 1931,' to Mar. 26, 1932, staff gage at Frederick pumping 

station, l£ miles downstre^am at different datum. Sept. 12, 1934, to Sept. 25, 1946, 

staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--20 years (1934-54), 86.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,180 cfs May 3 (gage height, 7.67 ft); minimum, 

9.0 cfs Aug. 2.

1931-32, 1934-54: Maximum discharge, 4,100 cfs Apr. 27, 1952 (gage height, 11.34 

ft), from rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

at gage height 10.01 ft; maximum gage height, 12.22 ft June 2, 1946; minimum discharge 

observed, 6.0 cfs Oct. 9, 1941.

Flood of Aug. 23 or 24, 1933, reached a stage of 10.5 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

2,920 cfs).

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

Records of water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

Revisions (water years). WSP 891: 1937(M), 1938-39.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gagfc 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1, 

Jure 16 to Sept. 3O Mar. 2 to June 15

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

2.5

9.5

15

25

50

3.0 

3.5 

4.O 

4.5

106

217

357

522

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

2.9

3.4 

4.O 

5.0

192

357

726

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf srn

In.

Oct.

17

16

17

17

17

18

18

17

17

18

18

17

16

*17

17

17

17

16

16

17

16

16

16

17

18

17

18

40

34

40

22

594

19.2

0.233

0.27

Nov.

21

20

19

19

18

19

25

29

31

31

29

27

25

23

22

22

21

20

20

20

20

21

~33 103

28

25

22

22

21

21

777

25.9

0.315

0.35

Dec .

21

2O

*20

21

24

165

410

58

46

155

58

128

170

US- 463

79

59

b44

b43

b45

b44

45

43

35

b32

b34

33

34

36

33

32

2,548

82.2

0.999

1.15

Jan.

29

29

30

30

28

29

27

26

26

28

b25

b24

bZ3

b26

32

47

56

b38

38

41

b!35 ~73

b54

54

49

60

60

47

42

42 

37

1,285

41.5

0.504

0.58

Feb.

b34

*38

38

35

33

32

29

29

32

32

32

b25

b24

bSS

30

30

62

42

34

33

62

62

47

44

44

42

38

36

-

1,047

37.4

0.454

0.47

Mar.

368

168

123

93

76

70

65

63

59

56

55

56

57

92

66

56

52

51

51

85

60

52

52

49

77

70

58

55

53

51 

52

2,391

77.1

0.937

1.08

Apr.

56

50

47

43

43

44

55

46

42

39

40

42

*38

37

37

53

~9T 208

71

60

54

51

49

65

56

78

105

177

91

76

1,944

64.8

0.787

0.88

May

68

66

475

650 ITSIS!

116

116

95

128

89

81

73

69

84

72

65

63

60

77

72

59

53

51

50

47

44

44

44

44 

39

3,303

107

1.30

1.49

June

37

37

36

35

34

32

31

*30

3O

31

33

29

28

37

147

45

33

31

28

26

24

23

22

21

20

20

20

17

T9

18

974

32.5

0.395

0.44

July

54

57

23

22

27

29

Z2

23

21

20

19

18

17

16

148

24

21

19

20

18

30

19

17

15

14

14

13

13

12 

1Z

n.

788

25.4

0.309

0.36

Aug.

10

9.5

84

*17

17

26

16

14

19

17

14

13

12

12

15

IS

46

15

17

53

90

37

20

18

17

16

15

16

15 

60

71

819.5

26.4

0.321

0.37

Sept.

21

18

17

15

14

14

13

13 14

13

14

12

12

11

11

18

13

12

17

31.

17

28

14

13

13

12

1Z

11

11 

11

445

14.8

0.180

0.20

Calendar year 1953: Max 651 Min 15 Mean 92.8 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.31

Water year 1953-54 : Max 650 Min 9.5 Mean 46.3 Cfsm 0.563 In. 7.64

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 cfs). --Dec. 7 (12:30 a.m.) 1.6OO cfs (6.50 ft); May 3 (11:30 p.m.)

2,180 cfs (7.67 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-'discharge relation affected by ice.
470 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Monoeaey River at Jug Bridge, near Frederick, Md.

Location. Lat 39°24'13", long 77 0 21'58", on right bank a quarter of a mile upstream from 

Jug Bridge, 0.35 mile downstream from Linganore Creek, and 2t miles east of Frederick, 

Frederick County.

Drainage area. 817 sq mi.

Records available.-"November 1929 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 231.92 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 25 years, 925 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,590 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 9.37 ft); minimum daily, 51 cfs Aug. 2.

1929-54: Maximum discharge, 51,000 cfs Aug. 24, 1933 (gage height, 28.1 ft); minimum, 35 efs Oct. 1, 1930.

Maximum stage known, 30 ft in June 1889, from floodmarks (discharge, 56,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 711: 1930. WSP 726: 1889(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50 

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

116

111

106

106

106

108

108

106 *106

104

106

108

106

106

106

106

104

101 TOT

101

104

106

101

104

104

106

111

167

246

£62 

272

3,805

125

0.151

0.17

Nov.

182

152

158

129

121

118

T52

146 170

176

182

182

173

164

152

145

140

155

129

126

129

158

554

346

229

207

185

170

161

149

5,058

168

0.206

0.25

Dec.

140

155

152 T32

146

288

5.980

1,370

593

1,110

1,050

775

2,010

5,450

2,760

1,150

764

b520

b420

464

442

415

409

561

296

b280

299

279

286

289 

279

25,002

807

0.988

1.14

Jan.

262

246

242

246

246

259

233

220

210

217

b!85

b!6"5

b!90

b215

246

272

365

b320

b340

520

656

1.260

b780

b600

552

518

966

1,070

602

b460 

b380

12,858

414

0.507

0.58

Feb.

b310 361

542

551

506

289

275

246

246

262

259

b240

b!75

200

256

255

415

617

442

546

500

1.890

985

658

597

574

514

464

-

12,511

440

0.539

0.56

Mar.

1,490

4.880

1,910

2,120

1,170

926

794

728

664

607

574

564

555

1,060

1,560

812

637

578

541

1/160"

1,280

776

647

607

704

1,170

944

704

657

588 

569

31,956

1,031

1.26

1.45

Apr.

560

527

482

434

396

592

442

450

584

550

358

346 *551

524

528

572

2.840

2,110

1,050

794

658

588

555

612

657

999

786

1,520

1,150

818

21,555

718

0.879

0.98

May

695

676

1,200

4.510

2,040

1,200

944

1,180

1,120

1,190

1,520

890

764

652

632

607

557

500

475

464

555

496

400

546

524

517

299

296

510

546 

292

25,575

825

1.01

1.16

June

269

272

272

262

249

226

207 195

192

192

207

225

195

198

549

565

28f

217

176

152

T5~8 138

145

138

143

158

167

145

140

158

6,146

205

0.251

0.28

July

170

164 *164

115

124

225

175

129

161

116

101

96 96

92

506

164

126

94

104

116

188

116

99

90

86

86

86

88

86

61

5,904

126

0.154

0.18

Aug.

59

51

170

170

116

*124

116

94

99

99

94

88

82

80

86

86

126

152 152

179

470

720

289

182

140

124

116

111

111 

171

872

5,509

178

0.218

0.25

Sept.

565 210

167

140

124

115

108

101

106

99

96

92

88

88

88

96

99

106

111

201

204

185

176

155

116

101

96

90

88 

88

5,877

129

0.158

0.18

Calendar year 1955: Max 7,710 Min 101 Mean 965 Cfsm 1.18 In. 15.98

Water year 1955-54: Max 4,880 Min 51 Mean 432 Cfsm 0.529 In. 7.16

Peak discharge (base. 8.800 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 6, Mar. 50 to Sept. 50.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 

Bennett Creek at Park Mills, Md.

471

Location. Lat 39°17'40", long 77°24'30", on left bank 75 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 0.2 mile south of Park Mills, Frederick County, 1.8 miles upstream from mouth, 

and 3.7 miles southwest of Urbana.

Drainage area. 62.8 sq mi.

Records available. July 1948 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage reconder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 240 ft (from 

topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years, 70.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,150 cfs June 26 (gage height, 4.32 ft); minimum, 4.8 cfs Aug. 1, 2.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 3,230 cfs Nov. 21, 1952 (gage height, 10.34 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 8.12 ft; minimum, that of Aug. 1, 2, 1954.

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

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage .height. In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.97

1.0

1.1

1.2

5.2 

6.2

19

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.6

45

80

195

425

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13

12

12

12

12

13

13

12

13

13

13

13

13

*12

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

37

ii

18

480

15.5

0.247

0.28

Nov.

17

16

16

15

IS

16

21

22

*26

26

24

21

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

59

31

27

24

21

20

19

19

639

21.3

0.339

0.38

Dec.

19

19

18

T9

24

109

238

45

36

*116

45

114

114

390

108

72

b54

b42

b41

42

41

42

38

32

b30

b32

31

32

34

31 

28

2,036

65.7

1.05

1.21

Jan.

27

27

28

27

26

26

25

24

25

26

b25

b23

b21

25

*30

48

53

b38

39

b52

b!20 b68"

b52

b50

48

58

55

45

41

41

36

1,229

39.6

0.631

0.73

Feb.

b33

*36

36

34

32

32

31

b30

34

34

32

28

b25

28

30

28

70

42

34

32

78

70

50

47

45

42

39

38

-

1,090

38.9

0.619

0.65

Mar.

250

136

102

80

63

56

53

 50

45

44

44

44

45

79

58

47

44

41

42

66

48

42

42

39

48

47

41

39

39 

38

42

1,854

59.8

0.952

1.10

Apr.

45

41

39

35

35

35

42

38

34

31

32

*34

30soso

59

221

89

63

53

47

44

41

48

46

56

110

~52 226

66

1,782

59.4

0.946

1.06

May

58

53

173

225

68

65

66

55

*65

52

47

44

41

56

47

41

39

38

45

45

36

34

31

31

28

27

27

28

27

24

1,698

54.8

0.873

1.01

June

22

22

20

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

21

18

18

18

19

29

21

19

18

16

15

13

13

12

11

156

35

16

15

14

691

23.0

0.366

0.41

July

15

16

13

13

85

29

18

19

15

14

13

*11

10

9.5

64

13

11

10

11

9.5

9.5

9.5

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.0

6.6

6.2

6.2

6.2 5 .8

479.0

15.5

0.247

0.28

Aug.

 5T2 5 2

10

*7.5

11

19

8.5

7.0

11

11

11

7.5

6.6

6.2

12

12

20

8.5

9.5

15

19

14

10

9.0

9.5

9.0

8.5

9.0

9.0

~52 243

595.7

19.2

0.306

0.35

Sept.

16

13

11

10

9.5

9.5

8.5

9.0

11

10

9.5

8.5

8.0

7.5

7.5

9.0

8.5

10

10

11

11

11

8.5

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.0

6.6

6.6 

6.6

277.8

9.26

0.147

0.16

Calendar year 1953: Max 613 Mln 12 Mean 75.9 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.39

Water year 1953-54: Max 390 Mln 5.2 Mean 35.2 Cfsm 0.561 In. 7.62

Peak discharge (base. 1.200 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
472 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Goose Creek near Leesburg, Va.

Location.--Lat 39°01'10", long 77°34'40", on left bank 400 ft upstream from highway-bridge 

at Evergreen Mills, 1.4 miles downstream from Little River, 6.7 miles south of Leesburg, 

Loudoun County, and 10.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 338 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1909 to December 1912, January 1930 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 248.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943. July 12, 1909, to Dec. 31, 1912, 

staff gage at site 1,000 ft downstream at different datum. Jan. 21, 1930, to Nov. 28, 

1938, chain gage at site 400 ft downstream at datum 4.20 ft lower than present datum.

Average discharge.--24 years (1930-54), 304 cfs.

Extremes.. Maximum discharge during year, 2,320 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 4.82 ft); minimum, 3.0 cfs July 30, 31 (gage height, 1.40 ft).

1909-12, 1930-54: Maximum discharge, 45,000 cfs Aug. 26, 1937 (gage height, 26.86 

ft, from floodmarks, site and datum then in use), Oct. 16, 1942 (gage height, 22.9 ft, 

present datum), from rating curve extended above 9,400 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 22.9 ft; minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Sept. 29, 1941.

Maximum stage known, about 29 ft in May or June 1889, chain gage datum, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 851: 1935-37. WSP 951; 1933(M), 1937.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 9-Z9, Nov. 10-2Z, June 27 

to Aug. 19, Sept. 24-30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14 Dec. IS to Sept. 30

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

1.9

5.2

7.7

11

23

47

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

65

193

410

825

1,390

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

3.0

4.0

6.0

9.0

21

41

70

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

135

235

410

825

1,390

1,990

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

9.4

8.4

7.7

7.2

*6.4

6.7

8.O

9.0

9.7

12

12

15

17

21

28

32

37

60 m90

801.5

25.9

0.077

0.09

Nov.

49

32

26

23

21

22

29

33

33

32

32

*30

27

22

20

20

18

17

IT

17

17

18

105

144

eS

40

31

26

24 

23

1,011

33.7

0.100

0.11

Dec.

22

22

t

"

24

49

330

158

*79

85

75

85

211

949

214

135

80

90

82

80

82

78

59

48

54

54

51

51 

51

50

3,826

123

0.364

0.42

Jan.

42

48

51

48

44

45

44

41

41

45

46

65

54

*45

49

78

150

130

118

138

294

260

190

228

196

263

"57$ 365

200 

179

1 CP J.OC

3,937

127

0.364

0.43

Feb.

112

138

*125

118

106

98

90

80

94

86

82

76

49

60

74

72

96

135

96

82

121

'246 555

200

179

159

135

122

3,366

120

0.355

0.37

Mar.

563

505" 984

449

310

270

242

221

196

182

172

182

207

482

456

320

302

249

224

420

320

249

232

214

214

242

204

176

168

m

9,279

299

0.885

1.02

Apr.

ZOO

193

165

144

135

135

138

135

125

110

108

112

106

^102

151

1,220

749

468

355

290

252

286

673

395

320

435

1«700

542

10,586

353

1.04

1.16

May

430

360

325

370

 290

260

235

282

221

207

190

172

156

144

165

200

150

138

132

144

290

190

147

130

120

110

10&

Jo232 

130

6,220

201

0.595

0.69

June

100

90

84

80

78

68

64

60

62

62

116

148

84

104

82

59 *54

62

62

50

44

38

36

32

29

UTZ5

46

37 

29

1,950

65.0

0.192

0.21

July

29

59

45

28

28

114

42

33

30

24

17

13

11

9.5

 236

84

82

12

ISO

35

14

11

8.7

6.9

5.4

4.4

3.7

3.4

3.2 

3.1

3*0

958.3

30.9

0.091

0.10

Aug.

5.2

3.4

3.6

3.5

*4.8

9.0

20

9.0

6.3

15

20

8.4

5.2

3.8

4.0

4.8

6.6

6.6

5.6

306

168

110

62

34

25

23

24

19

17 

18 

21

969.8

31.3

0.093

0.11

Sept.

53

28

18

14

12

10

9.0

25

56

33

24

16

12

10

9.5

*8.7

8.7

9.5

11

15

18

16

18

16

13

12

10

B.7

9.4 

8.1

516.6

17.2

0.0.51

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,590 Mln 6.4 Mean 335 Cfsm 0»991 In. 13.47

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,700 Mln 3.0 Mean 119 Cfsm 0.352 In. 4.77

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). No peak above base.

v Discharge measurement made on this day.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 473

Seneca Creek at Dawsonville, Md.

Location. Lat 39°07'4l", long 77°20'13", on right bank 60 ft downstream from highway

bridge, 150 ft downstream from confluence of Great Seneca and Little Seneca Creeks, and 

half a mile east of Dawsonville, Montgomery County.

Drainage area. 101 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1930 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 214.15 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Sept. 26 to Nov. 9, 1930, chain gage, and Nov. 10, 1930, 

to Apr. 11, 1934, water-stage recorder, at highway bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 97.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,240 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 5.45 ft); minimum, 9.6 cfs July 31.

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 9,300 cfs Aug. 24, 1933 (gage height, 10.3 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening and flow-overroad determination at gage height 9.78 ft; minimum observed, 1.7 cfs Sept. 28, 29, 

1930 (gage height, 0.56 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are fair. Small diversion for irrigation above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 726: Drainage area. WSP 1232: 1930. WSP 1272: 1933.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

 1.7

1.8

1.9 

2.1

5.6

11

19

29

61

2.4 

2.8 

3.3 

4.0

134

283

503

770

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

28

27

26

2ff

28

28

29

28

29

30

30

29

29

29

29

29

29

28

28

28

27

27

27

28

30

30

29

83

120

AA 

9O

45

1,111

35.8

0.354

0.41

Nov.

40

39

37

36

35

36

45

48

50

54

52

47

43

42

40

40

39

39

37

37

39

39

~BT 159

56

52

47

45

43

*42

1,425

47.5

0.470

0.52

Dec.

42

42

40

4?

47

93

d405

96

76

168

92

148

213

652

T77

117

94

1)74

b72

74

74

74

72

61

b56

1)58

57

59

59

57

56

3,447

111

1.10

1.27

Jan.

52

52

52

52

50

52

50

48

48

52

1)56

b54

1)47

b52

59

84

92

1)60

67

78

b!85

ISS

1)90

89

89

112

112

87

76

76

69

2,268

73.2

0.725

0.84

Feb.

*b60

67

67

63

61

59

56

b52

61

59

59

52

b46

BT

57

56

80

65

59

56

100

~w106

72

69

65

61

61

1,801

64.3

0.637

0.66

Mar.

T50" 282

128

117

94

87

80

78

74

72

72

74

76

143

101

82

74

69

69

94

76

69

67

65

7S

80

69

67

65.

65

69

2,826

91.2

0.903

1.04

Apr.

*80

72

65

61

61

61

63

61

56

54

54

56

52

B?

52

85

283

117

89

76

69

65

65

112

82

204

240

388

147

114

3,036

101

1.00

1.12

May

99

106

89

-57 131

78

76

84

74

78

72

67

63

61

76

67

61

61

59

69

72

57

54

50

48

47

45

43

52

56

42_

2,124

68.5

0.678

0.78

June

*39

37

35

33

32

30

29

29

28

29

33

29

28

27

86

114

39

35

32

29

27

26

25

24

23_

255

1ST

32

28

27

1,371

45.7

0.452

0.50

July

29

26

24

25

27

54

28

37

26

24

23

22

20

19

172

29

24

23

23

21

21

21

18

16

16

15

13

12

12

11

10

841

27.1

0.268

0.31

Aug.

12 *T?

87

21

60

65

23

20

23

23

26

20

17

16

29

29

32

22

28

77

42

32

24

21

20

21

20

21

21

d66

96

1,026

33.1

0.328

0.38

Sept.

25

?T

19

18

17

15

14

15

17

17

16

15

15

14

13

15

15

17

17

18

19

17

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

1°

465

15.5

0.153

0.17

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,700 Min 26 Mean 131 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.54

Water year 1953-54: Max 652 Min 10 Mean 59.6 Cfsm 0.59O In. 8.OO

Peak discharge (base, 1.30Q cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partly reconstructed gage-height 

graph.
474 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Difficult Run near Great Palls, Va.

Location. Lat 38°58'33", long 77°14 I 46", on right bank 300 ft downstream from Rocky Run, 

0.7 mile upstream from mouth, and 1.5 miles southeast of Great Palls National Park, 

Fairfax County.

Drainage area. 58 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1934 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 151.4 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge.--19 years (1935-54), 56.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 748 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 6.59 ft); minimum, 

4.4 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.28 ft).

1934-54: Maximum discharge, 2,890 cfs June 13, 1936, Oct. 28, 1937 (gage height, 

10.6 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 

3.4 cfs sometime during period Oct. 8-21, 1941 (gage height, 2.21 ft, from recorded 

range in stage).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 951: 1936(M), 1937-38, 1939-40(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 27-30)

Oct. 1 to June 26 June 27 to Sept. 30

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

13

25

62

114

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

186

286

558

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

4.0

4.5

6.0

11

2.8 

3.0

3.5 

4.0

18

28

62

112

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October _1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

1*

II

14

14

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

15 

15

 16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

18

18

18

71

Ibo 

30

683

22.0

0.379

0.44

Nov.

25

23

22

22

.21

22

29

29

34

38

*37

32

29 

27

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

25

63

39

32

30

27

27

26 

25

855

28.5

0.491

0.55

Dec.

25

?4" 24

24

26

35

249

58

44

112

56

80

135 

448

ToT

66

52

45

44

42

42

43

40

36

34

34

34

34

34 

34

33

2,092

67.5

1.16

1.34

Jan.

32

31

32

31

31

31

30

30

29

3?

43

38

38 

*32

37

67

76

50

44

64

117

78

67

60

60

113

124

7 g

60

55

51

1,659

53.5

0.922

1.06

Feb.

46

47

*46

43

41

40

38

37

39

39

38

35

s37

37

44

39

36

34

44

42

41

39

37

36

1,140

40.7

0.702

0.73

Mar.

98

84

66

66

51

47

44

43

42

41

4°.

16

51 

181

TI

60

52

49

47

67

53

47

45

44

55

60

50

47

45 

44

47

1,796

57.9

0.998

1.15

Apr.

60

58

50

45

44

44

44

43

39

38

38

39

37 

*35

3*

55

16474"

54

47

43

41

39

48

43

39

40

114

54 

45

1,548

51.6

0.890

0.99

May

41

38

40

*4"J 86

39

37

43

39

36

34

33

31 

31

37

39

33

31

31

39

41

32

29

27

25

24

24

22

4T

45

27

1,122

36.2

0.624

0.72

June

24

22

20

20

18

18

18

17

17

16

18

16

IS 

14

80

*74

25

22

19

18

16

15

14

14

13

34

41

16

14 

13

681

22.7

0.391

0.44

July

15

14

12

12

11

14

12

14

12

12

11

9.5

8.9 

*8.6

11

13

10

9.5

8.9

8.6

20

12

9.2

7.6

7.2

7.2

6.6

6.0

5.8 

5.6

5.4

340.6

11.0

0.190

0.22

Aug.

42

11

*14

24

10

8.6

40

28

14

10

8.9 

8.0

11

13

13

9.8

9.5

108

36

20

14

13

12

12

11

11

12 

11

11

556.9

18.0

0.310

0.36

Sept.

179" 9.5

8.3

7,8

7.4

7.0

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.2

5.7

5.4 

5.4

5.3

 5.5

5.5

6.2

6.8

7.6

6.6

5.8

5.3

5.1

5.0

4.8

4.6

*4.5

4.5

4.4

184.9

6.16

0.106

0.12

Calendar year 1953: Max 602 Mln 14 Mean 73.2 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.12

Water year 1953-54: Max 448 Mln 4.4 Mean 34.7 Cfsm 0.598 In. 8.12

Peak discharge (base, 650 cfsh Dec. 14 (10 a.m.) 748 cfs (6.59 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 475

Potomac River near Washington D. C.

Location. Lat 38°57'36", long 77 008'33", on right bank l£ miles northeast of Langley, 

Fairfax County, Va., 2 miles upstream from District of Columbia boundary line, and 

2£ miles upstream from Chain Bridge.

Drainage area. 11.560 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1930 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 38.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to June 7, 1930, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 11,260 cfs (adjusted for diversions).

Extreme s. Maximum discharge during year, 116,000 cfs Mar. 3 {gage height, 12.47 ft, from 

Telemark-gage reading); minimum, 886 cfs Aug. 2, 3.

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 484,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 28.1 ft); minimum, daily, 448 cfs Aug. 25, 1930 (does not include 334 cfs diverted at Great Falls 

for water supply).

Flood of June 2, 1889, was of approximately the same magnitude as that of Mar. 19, 

1936.

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

or once-daily Telemark-gage readings, which are good. Diversion at Great Falls 

through aqueducts for municipal water supply of Washington, I). C. Low flow affected 

slightly by Stony River Reservoir (see p. 410) and since December 1950 by Savage River 

Reservoir (see p. 413).

Revisions. WSP 726: Drainage area.

Rating table, water 3ear 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 16 to Dec. 10)

1.0 

1.4 3.0

2.5 

3.0

880

1,140

1,810

3,060

4,940

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

13.0

10,300

17,100

37,1300

77,200

136,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19 

20

21

22

33

24

25

36

37

38

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,300 

1,300

1,200

1,160 

1,130

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,130

1,150

1,130

l.UO

1,100

1,180

 1,130

1,130 

1,110

1,130 

1,150

1,120

1,180

1,360

1,230

1,160

1,140

1,170

1,530

1,810

1,960

1,810

38,110

1,339

331

Nov.

1,760 

1,930

1,810

1,700 

1,640

1,610 

1,700

1,630

1,620

1,650

1,650

1,670

1,620

1,610

1,550

1,550

1,550 

1,550

1,510 

1.55O

 1,530

1,530

1,750

3,130

2,330

2.780

2,476

2,400

3,240

1,890

53,770

1,793

235

Dec.

1,680 

1,650

1,650

1.580 

1,640

1,600 

3,320

6,480

4,040

4,310

3,890

3,810

4,600

8,710

10, 800

9,820

8,090 

6,800

5,260 

4,390

3,810

3,530

3,430

3,160

2,970

2,500

2,500

2,530

2,640

2,500

2,300

125,980

4,064

358

Jan.

2,330 

2,240

2,330

2,180 

2,300

2,130 

3,030

1,930

1,980

2,040

2,130

bl.500

bS,200

b2,100

b3,400

H,690

3,060 

b3,000

3,060 

3,500

4,990

5,880

b5,600

8,090

10.000

8,830

7,870

7,540

 7,330

7,380

7,060

127,440

4,111

285

Feb.

6,380 

5,310

4,900

4,510 

4,150

3,960 

3,700

3,420

3,360

3,160

3,090

2,940

3,730

3.500

2, 646

2,500

2,640 

2,970

3,190 

3,060

3,500

4,390

6,380

8,600

9.700

8,940

7,760

6,950

-

127,130

4,540

360

Mar.

7.010 

34,500

ffl.09,000

g63,000 

g35,500

a35,000 

a!8,500

g!4,500

g!3,200

gll,000

g9,880

g9,330

a9,000

a8,800

g!2,000

g31,400

g31,000 

g!7,300

g!3,500 

a!2,000

a!4,000

a!9,500

gl8,300

glS.300

g!3,000.

gll,900

all, 000

alo, 600

glO.100

g9,700

g8,940

606,660

19,570

362

Apr.

g8,710 

8,200

7,870

7,540 

7,320

7,010 

6,950

6,900

6,690

6,590

6,800

6,800

6,380

5,930

5.690

 5,690

8,150 

11,200

10,000 

15.100

13,000

11,300

9,760

10,000

8,830

8,320

8,480

13,300

11,000

10,800

357,000

8,567

357

May

9,580 

8,770

8,150

11,000 

14,000

11,300 

9,700

8,830

8,600

8,830

8,540

8,200

7,330

6,800

6,430

6,330

5,930 

5,540

5^450 

5,450

5,500

6,330

14.400

13,800

10,800

9,000

7,760

6,900

6,330

5,980

6,180

357,410

8,304

331

June

6,280 

5,740

5,360

5,540 

5,640

5,130 

5,030

4,370

3,890

3,600

3,430

 3,700

5,450

7,370

7,540

7,320

7,060 

7,540

6,850 

7,600

13.600

16,400

8,040

6,380

5,030

4,430

4,390

3,460

3,840

3.810

174,400

5,813

337

July

3,640 

3,550

3,400

2,320 

2,110

1,940 

2,130

3,270

2.22Q

3,150

2,330

2.020

1,760

1,680

3,130

2,550

2,110 

1,900

2,830 

4.190

3,360

3,670

2,400

3,070

1,960

1,680

1,360

1,250

1,360

1,230

l.j.00

66,450

2,144

301

Aug.

1,000 

923 i,o"5o"

1,000 

1,110

 1,380 

1,200

1,180

1,340

1,550

1,980

3,110

1,870

1,560

1,460

1,510

1,560 

1,390

1,270 

1,850

2,180

3,390

4,430

5,590

5.690

4,190

3,320

2,810

3,470

3,530

3,810

68,612

2,213

325

Sept.

4.000 

5,766

3,640

3,130 

2,530

2,180 

1,940

1,780

1,480

1,170

1,360

1,140

1,110

1.080

1,130

1,000

1.050 

1,120

1,210 ijseo

1,340

1,560

1,550

1,490

1,680

1,850

1,850

1,610

1,370

1,300

53,590

1,753

325

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,550 

0.134 

0.15

2,01' 

0.174 

0.1S

Calendar year 1953: 

Water year 1953-54:

4,423 

0.383 

0.44

4,396 

0.380 

0.44

4,900 

'0.434 

0.44

19,930 

1.73 

1.98

8,924 

0.772 

0.86

Observed

Max 94,600 Min 1,100 Mean 11,410 

Max 109,000 Mln 922 Mean 5,358

8,635 

0.746 

0.86

6,140 

0.531 

0.59

2,445 

0.313 

0.24

3,538 

0.220 

0.25

2,078 

0.180 

0.20

Adjusted

Mean 11,740 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.78 

Mean 5,680 Cfsm 0.491 In. 6.64

Peak discharge (base. 45.000 ofs).--Mar. 3 (3 to 3s30 p.m.) 116 

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

,000 cfs (12.47 ft).

t Diversion for municipal supply of Washington, in cubic feet per second, furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of record for adjacent days and records for 

upstream stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from once-daily (or more frequent) Telemark-gage readings. '
476 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 

Little Falls Branch near Bethesda, Md.

Location. Lat 38°57'27", long 77°06'3l", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

Massachusetts Avenue, 2.0 miles southwest of Bethesda, Montgomery County.

Drainage'area. 4.1 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. June 1944 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 170 ft {from, 

topographic map).

Average discharge. 10 years, 3.44 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 661 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 3.48 ft); no flow 

July 31,- Aug. 1.

1944-54: Maximum discharge, 2,340 cfs July 31, 1945 (gage height, 7.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 630 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

5.63 ft; no flow at times in 1944, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1171: 1945.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to July 14

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

0.06 

.17 

.61

1.5

3.6

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

7.7

14

22

32

46

July 15 to Sept. 30

0.9 0.00

1.0 .02

1.1 .16 

Note. Same as

preceding table

above 1.1 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

aO.15

a. 14

a. 14

a. 13

a7l3~

a. 45

a. 25

a. 20

*.20

.20

.20

.20

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.15

.15

.15

.14

.15

.14

.13

.42

11

27

TT.3

.50

44.81

1.45

0.354

0.41

Nov.

0.42

.39

.35 73B-

.35

1.8

5.9

2.3

1.7

al.Z

a. 80

a. 60

*.46

.46

.42

.42

.42

.39

.39

.39

.61

.50

6.4 a9"70-

a2.2

a. 90

a. 70

a. 60

a. 55

a. 50

33.37

1.11

0.271

0.30

Dec.

aO.48 *.46

74T

.61

.68

11

10

1.2

1.1

13

1.3

17

3.6

36~Z*.5

2.0

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

.92

.76

.76

.76

.76

.76

.76

.84

. 68

115.59

3.73

0.910

1.05

Jan.

0.68

.68

a. 80

a. 72

a. 66

a. 60

*b.56

b.52

bTB?

b2.2

bl.4

b.90

b.70

a. 80

sZ.Q

a7.0

a2.0

al.O

al.O

al.5

a!2

a4.5

aZ.Q

al.5

a2.O

aS.O

a5.0

a2.5

al.7

*1.4

1.3

68.14

2.20

0.537

0.62

Feb.

bl.O

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

.92

bl.O

1.2

1.1

1.0

.84

7ST

.92

.92

.92

3.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

9.0

TTff

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

_

__-__-

40.96

1.46

0.356

0.37

Mar.

~Z.S 18

6.6

2.1

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.7

2.1

4.6

17

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

*4.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

C?

2.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.8

4.9

101.0

3.26

0.795

0.92

Apr.

2.8

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.8

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.5

1.0

175^ .92

4.1

*11

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

3.9

3.3

1.3

1.4

18

37.0

2.3

2.0

81.32

2.71

0.661

0.74

May

1.8

1.5

18

T.3

2.3

2.1

2.8

2.5

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

4.1

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.8

9.0

1.7

1.2

1.0

.84

.92

776" .76

.76

.92

1.4

1.1

76.96

2.48

0.605

0.70

June

O.92

.84

.68

*.55

.50

.46

a. 46

a. 46

*.42

.42

.61

.35

.30

.30

15_

.92

.50

.46

.39

.35

.35

.30

.97

720- .20

8.5

.61

.25

.25

.20

36.72

1.22

0.298

0.33

July

7.4

.92

.30

.20

.25

.20

6.3

*.78

.17

.12

.09

.08

.OS

.08

20

.25

.13

.08

.10

.40

d.60

d.35

d.20

d.12

d.05

d.08

d.03

d.02

d.Ol

d.Ol

dO

39.40

1.27

0.310

0.36

Aug.

dO

d.Ol

32

.30

16

*1.2

.20

.08

dS.O

d3.3

.42

.10

.08

.06

2.3

.72

1.5

.08

5.7

dS.O

d7.4

.76

.20

.13

.10

.10

.10

.43

.35

*.08

*.06

86.76

2.80

0.683

0.79

Sept.

0.05

.05

.06

.06

.04

.04

.05

.05

.10

.05

.05

.05

.04

.OS

.05

.OS

.12

1.2

1.7

.77

.25

.OS

.06

.05

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.18

5.58

0.186

0.045

0.05

Calendar year 1953: Max 58 Min 0.13 Mean 4.21 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.94

Water year 1953-54: Max 36 Min 0 Mean 2.00 Cfsm 0.488 In. 6.64

Peak discharge (base. 450 cfs). Aug. 3 (1:40 a.m.) 661 cfs (3.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

weather records, and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height recordj discharge computed on baais of partly reconstructed gage-height 

graph, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 477

Rock Creek at Sherrlll Drive, Washington, D. C.

Location. Lat 38°58'2l", long 77°02'2S", on left bank 600 ft downstream from Sherrill 

Drive Bridge in Rock Creek Park in Washington and 7f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 62.2 sq mi.

Records available. October 1929 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 148.99 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 25 years, 57.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 933 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 4.51 ft); minimum, 3.9 cfs Aug. 1, 2 (gage height, 1.14 ft).

1929-54: Maximum discharge, 6,700 cfs Aug. 24, 1933 (gage height, 11.6 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,200 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination at 

gage height 11.15 ft; minimum, 0.5 cfs Oct. 1-7, 1930 (gage height, 1.04 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent. Small amount of inflow from overflowing sewer first noted 

in June 1953, and not reported after October 1953.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1272: 1933(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.15

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.8

4.5

7.8

16

41

98

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

3.4

177

297

456

584

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

15

14

14

15

16

16

14

14

15

15

15

*13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

15

96

-95 157

29

750

24.2

0.389

0.45

Nov.

23

21

20

?<5

20

23

39

36

35

35

33

30

28

26

25

24

23

23

22

22

22

23

96

21

36

31

28

26

25

24

883

29.4

0.473

0.53

Dec.

24

23

2T

24

25

60

*329

57

42

204

61

106

163

578

nT

64

52

41

41

42

41

42

41

36

34

35

36

35

35

35

34

2,478

79.9

1.28

1.48

Jan.

.31

31

31

33

31

31

30

28

?5

33

35

30

29

30

34

80

74

39

44

57

~8T 133

57

55

63

91

84

55

46

44

41

1,512

48.8

0.785

0.90

Feb.

36

41

39

38

36

35

34

34

*36

36

35

33

28

37

34

34

46

39

34

33

73

55

44

38

38

38

35

34

_

_---_..

1,080

38.6

0.621

0.65

Mar.

258

150

93

76

52

47

44

44

41

41

41

44

50

176

76

52

47

44

42

64

46

41

39

38

51

61

46

41

41

41

49

1,989

64.2

1.03

1.19

Apr.

63

50

42

38

38

38

39

38

35

35

35

35

34

33

3T

64

*186

72

47

41

38

36

52

66

46

174

151

"91 486

66

2,203

73.4

1.18

1.32

May

55

55

79

72

47

42

42

49

41

38

38

36

35

34

44

39

33

33

34

61

46

34

30

29

28

26

£6

25

W

49

29

1,277

41.2

0.662

0.76

June

26

25

*24

24

23

22

22

21

21

22

23

22

21

24

155

68

25

24

22

20

18

18

16

14

n

33

60

16

14

14

829

27.6

0.444

0.50

July

40

25

14

12

12

14

18

18

14

13

12

11

11

11

197

23

14

12

11

11

10

9.3

8.5

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.4

5.7

5.7

5.1 37i

570.1

18.4

0.296

0.34

Aug.

4.5

57?

-15 155

55

84

15

11

34

18

12

9.3

7.8

7.8

20

20

18

12

47

78

39

18

13

10

10

12

11

11

12

9.3

8.5

787.5

25.4

0.408

0.47

Sept.

7.8

7.1

*6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

5.7

5.7

8.5

7.8

6.4

5.7

5.1

BTT

5.1

7.8

6.4

9.3

8.5

14

10

9.3

7.1

6.4

5.7

5.7

7.1

5.7

5.1

5.1

208.8

6.96

0.112

0.12

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,180 Min 13 Mean 85.7 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.70

Water iter year year 1953-54: 1955-54; Max Max 578 578_____Hln Min 4.5 4.5 Mean Mean 39.9 59.9 Cfsm Cfsm 0.641 0.641 In. In. 8.71 8.71

Peak discharge (base, 680 efs). Dec. 14 (5:30 p.m.) 924 cfs (4.48 ft): Apr. 28 (9:30 a.m.) 

i3 cfs (4.51 ft)j June 15 (5 p.m.) 811 cfs (4.11 ft); Aug. 3 (2:30 a.m.) 846 cfs (4.22 ft).

* * Discharge H1 fl(?hflT*crp* measurement mpfl fniT»p*niP*nt: made martp on r>r\ this Mil a day. c\f>v
478 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Northeast Branch Anacostia River at Riverdale, Md.

Location. Lat 38 0 57'37 n , long 76°55'34", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

Riverdale Road in Riverdale, Prince Georges County, If miles downstream from Indian 

Creek and if miles upstream from confluence with Northwest Branch.

Drainage area. 72.8 sq mi.

Records available. August 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 14.00 ft above mean 

sea level (Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission benchmark). Prior to June 12, 1942, 

wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 81.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 889 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 6.10 ft in gage 

well, 6.7 ft from outside gage); minimum, 7.0 cfs Aug. 1 (gage height, 2.66 ft).

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 3,680 cfs July 18, 1945; maximum gage height, 12.93 ft 

Oct. 16, 1942; minimum discharge observed, 5.6 cfs Sept. 29, 30, Oct. 1, 1941.

Maximum stage known, about 15.5 ft Aug. 23 or 24, 1933, from floodmarks (discharge, 

10,500 cfs, from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area study),

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

which are fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

3Q 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

19

19

19

19

19

23

22

19

*1818"

10

16

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

78

T55 

64

1,096

35.4

0.486

0.56

Nov.

40

33

30

29 '2?

32

52

53

54

57

53

44

38

35

33

32

31

30

29

»29

30

30

74

60

46

42

37 

35

1,280

42.7

0.587

0.65

Dec.

34

33

33

42

»212

95

57

144

80

»146

224

*576

*TS7z

107

77

61

b54

55

54

55

53

48

45

43

43

43

44 

43

43

2,881

92.9

1.28

1.47

Jan.

41

40)

40

41

40

40

40

39

38

3§

b50

b48

M6

b44

45

 140

130

b74

64

85

158

135

b!04

91

105

148

169

US

75 

62 

55

2,344

75.6

1.04

1.20

Feb.

48

51

»50

48

45

43

40

40

43

43

42

36

*b32

36

41

40

50

45

40

39

92

»101

T5

54

50

47

43

41

-

1,350

48.2

0.662

0.69

Mar.

254

284

T75

143

*98

76

67

59

57

54

54

61

 68

257

191

100

75

65

59

»96

76

61

56

52

Se

91

72

61

54 

54 

67

3,018

97.4

1.34

1.54

Apr.

96

76

64

54

48

48

52

63

48

42

41

41

39

38

»39

53

138

100

65

52

46

42

75

106

75

96

*161

447

94

2,516

83.9

1.15

1.29

May

74

63

162

lie"

77

63

»68

68

75

64

54

49

47

»52

53

46

43

46

74

71

 52

42

36

34

32

30

29

34 

34

26

1,950

62.9

0.864

1.00

June

24

23

22

22

21

20

19

18

*18

67

44

28

22

22

1S6

 69

36

29

24

21

19

18

18

16

15

17

24

15

14 

13

844

28.1

0.386

0.43

July

15

*1S

12

12

12

12

16

21

16

13

12

*11

10

9.4 ise

32

18

15

13

12

12

11

10

9.4

8.7

8.4

»7.8

9.0

7.8

7.5

493.5

15.9

0.218

0.25

Aug.

7.2 57'8.0

»22

47

 55 67

17

21

18

16

12

11

11

17

19

27

17

»24

48

60

34

21

16

14

14

13

15

16 

 14

13

722.2

23.3

0.320

0.37

Sept.

12

11

11

10

9.8

9.4

8.7

9.4

12

12

11

9.8

9.0

3,4

KT

9.4

9.8

13

12

al4

al2

a!2

a 11

*10

9.8

9.8

9.4

8.7

8.7 

8.7

310.2

10.3

0.141

0.16

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,890 Mln 11 Mean 97.4 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.14

Water year 1953-54: Max 576 Mln 7.2 Mean 51.5 Cfsm 0.707 In. 9.61

Peak discharge (base. 1.250 cfs). 

* Discharge measurement made on thl

No peak above base, 

s day.

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

and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 479

Northwest Branch Anacostia River near Colesville, Md.

Location. Lat 39°03'55", long 77 0 01'48"-, on right bank 400 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 183, If miles southwest of Colesville, Montgomery County, 3 miles upstream from Burnt Mills, sind 10 miles upstream from Sligo Branch.

Drainage area. 21.3 sq mi.

Records aviilable. February 1924 to September 1954.

Page. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 264.85 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Apr. 18, 1932, staff gage at bridge 400 ft 

downstream at same datum. Apr. 18, 1932, to Apr. 11, 1934, staff gage at present site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 22.7 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 772 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 6.66 ft); minimum, 4.7 cfs June 28.

1924-54: Maximum discharge, 4,910. cfs Aug. 8, 1953 (gage height, 10.99 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,200 efs on basis of contracted-opening and flow-overroad determination of peak flow, but may have been greater Aug. 23, 1933 (gage height, 

9.3 ft, from floodmarks); minimum discharge, 0.4 cfs Aug. 11-12, 1930, Sept. 2, 1932.

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

which are fair. Records include inflow pumped from Patuxent River to augment water 

supply for Washington Suburban Sanitary District, which began Aug. 12, 1939.

Revisions (water years1.--WSP 601; 1924(M). WSP 1141: 1933(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of Ice effect- (gage 

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

1.7

1.8 

2.0

7.0

12

25

2.4

S.O 

4.0

70

169

320

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

 total 

Mean

Cfsn

In.

(t)

Oct.

16

16 16

20

20

20

IB

18

16

18

19

19

18

18

le

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

24

42 

2ff

587 

18.9

-

-

11.01

Nov.

13

15

17

14

14

16

22

20

19

21

18

14

13

12

12

11

11

10

Iff

11

11

12

IB- 25

17

14

13

12

11

11

434

14.5

-

-

2.98

Dec.

 10

Iff

10

16

16

31

87

20

19

74

21

33

28

-55- 320

35

28

25

26

24

24

22

21

17

18

17

16

16

15

15 

14

1,083 

34.9

-

-

0.95

Jan.

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

IT

13

12

12

12

15

 31

25

22

20

30

55

Iff

31

30

35

40

35

30

26

25

21

884

22.1

-

_

1.72

Feb.

20

13

17

16

15

14

14

14

15

15

14

13

IS

14

14

14

17

IS

14

14

50

TK

18

17

18

16

14

14

-

450 

16.1

-

_

0.25

Mar.

"SB- 129

37

28

21

19

18

18

17

I!

16

13

 21

74

29

21

19

18

17

23

18

16

18

16

25

24

 19

18

17

17 

20

801 

25.8

-

_

0

Apr.

25

21

18

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

13

IS

IS

27.

72

27

20

17

16

16

28

25

22

43

105

AW

fcO

848 

28.3

-

_

0.36

May

20

19

18

IB- 22

16

15

13

16

15

14

14

13

13

16

15

16

14

13

21

17

13

11

12

19

14

10

17

20

14

11

479 

15.5

.

_

1.12

June

 20

13

13

13

13

13

18

20

19

20

19

13

21

20

24

9.8

17

Iff^ 9.3

16

20

17

17

20

20

20

13

11

20

18

527.1

17.6

-

_

11.77

July

18

17

17

13

18

18

18

IB- 12

18

18

18

17

19

32

18

18

17

14

17

17

17

17

16

18

18

18

18

16

18 

17

552

17.8

-

_

15.73

Aug.

17

 IB

29

18

33

22

20

20

21

21

20

19

18

18

21

22

22

21

25

22

20

18

18

18

19

20

20

18

19

19 

20

636

20.5

-

-

17.23

Sept.

IS

19

IB

13

18

18

18

17

18

16

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

16

18

18

18

17

16

16

535 

17.8

-

-

18.54

Calendar year 1955: Max 401 Min 10 Mean 35.9 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1953-541 Max 320 Mln 9.3 Mean 20.9 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 600 efs). Dee. 14 (tine unknown) 680 cfs (6.20 ft); Apr. 28 (12:30 a.m.) 

77B ofa 18.88 ft).

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Inflow from pumpage from Patuxent River "basin, In cubic feet per second) for calendar year 1953, 

-3.75 cfai for water year 1954, -6.84 cfs. Records furnished by Washington Suburban Sanitary 

Commission.

Mote. No gage-height record Nov. 5-30, Dec. 12 to Jan. 14, Jan. 18 to Feb. 2) discharge estimated 

on basis of reconstructed graph, recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby 

stations. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 12-14,
480 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 

Northwest Branch Anacostia River near Hyattsville, Md.

Location. Lat 38°57'09", long 76°58'00", on right bank at downstream side of Queens 

Chapel Road Bridge, 1 mile west of Hyattsville, Prince Georges County, and 0.8 mile 

downstream from Sligo Branch.

Drainage area. 49.4 sq mi.

Records available. July 1938 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 17.30 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 22, 1938, wire-weight gage, Oct. 22, 1938, to Sept. 17, 1951, 

water-stage recorder, and Sept. 17, 1951, to Aug. 29, 1952, staff gage and crest-stage 

indicator, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 37.9 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,980 cfs June 15 (gage height, 10.69 ft, from 

crest-stage indicator); minimum, 1.7 cfs Aug. 1.

1938-54: Maximum discharge, 3,360 cfs Sept. 1, 1952 (gage height, 11.4 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 0.8 cfs Oct. 3, 7, 1941, Aug. 26, 1943. 

Maximum stage known, about 13.5 ft in August 1933.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, fragmentary, or doubtful 

gage-height record, which are fair. Low flow regulated by storage and diversion (to 

Morse filtration plant) at Burnt Mills Dam, 7 miles above station, and by inflow pumped 

from Patuxent River basin as required for water supply for Washington Suburban Sanitary 

District.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 971: 1942(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet

per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 14, Aug. 4, 5)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 6

2.9 2.4

3.0 4.3

3.1 7.4

3.2 12

3.4 

3.7 

4.2

30

80

2O4

2.9

3.0

3.1 

3.3

Dec. 7 to June 15 

3.5 3.6 95

4.0 178

18 5.2 500

44

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

June 16 to Sept. 30 

1.4 3.4 13

2.6 3.5

4.6 3.8

8.0 4.3

59

154

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

(t)

Oct.

3.9

3.7

377

3.9

4.1

6.7

5.4

*4.8

5.1

4.8

4.3

4.1

4.6

4.8

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

5.7

5.4

4.8

*4.8

6.0

7.8

7.0

8.2

61

181 d30"

5.7

414.7

13.4

-

-

+7.02

Nov.

4.6

4.3

574

4.3

4.3

8.4

25

11

8.2

8.7

7.8

6.7

5.7

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.6

*5.4

5.4

5.7

~9.6 46

13

7.4

6.7

4.8

4.3

4.3

245.9

8. 2O

-

-

+13.7

Dec.

4.3

4.1

473

4.8

5.7

29

*182

28

15

d!50

30

*112

116

*494

75

41

30

22

24

22

22

19

18

12

14

13

12

14

13

13

11

1,554.2

50.1

-

-

+15.7

Jan.

10

9.4

9,4

10

8.7

8.7

8.7

*8.0

20 7.3

b!6

b!5

b!4

14

24

*108 ~52

b28

25

37

92

55

b38.

b36

58

65

60

33

23

20 

18

931.2

30.0

-

-

+16.2

Feb.

b!5

17

*16

13

13

12

11

11

15

14

12

8.7

*b9.0

13

10

8.7

22

12

 STo 8.0

d56

*37

18

14

12

10

8.0

8.7

-

412.1

14.7

-

-

+17.3

Mar.

d250 ~90"

d66

d34

*d25

20

17

16

15

15

16

20

24

d!95

47

28

22

19

17

*d43

20

15

13

12

40

31

*19

18

17

16 

30

1,210

39.0

-

-

+19.9

Apr.

37

25

20

16

16

14

16

26

14

12

12

11

9.4

974

*10

25

d!50

41

24

18

17

12

74

*d44

31

d!05

207

d410

55

37

1,497.8

49.9

-

-

+18.6

May

29

19

116

77

26

19

18

*24

19

16

14

12

11

10

*15

13

10

9.4

13

d34

23

13

9.4

8.7

8.7

*8.0 876"

8.0

11

13

623.2

20.1

-

-

+17.4

June

7.3

6.7

*6.1

6.7

6.7

6.1

6.7

6.7

6.7

15

8.7

6.1

5.1

6.7

f430

*f50

11

9.8

6.8

5.8

5.2

4.9

6.8

4.6

4.1

16

11

5.2

4.1

4.4

681.0

22.7

-

-

+7.98

July

17

*8.0

4.9

5.2

4.6

5.5

17

10

3.5

3.1

3.3

*3.1

3.1

3.1

114

4.6

4.6

4.1

3.9

2.8

2.6

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.6

*2.2

2.0

27?

2.2

2.2

281.8

9.09.

-

-

t£S56

Aug.

1.9

3.3

133

~ T.6

*74

36

6.4

5.8

17

8.0

4.9

4.4

3.9

3.7

11

11

9.8

3.7

*30

37

32

6.1

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.7

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.1 

*3.1

480.4

15.5

-

*

+?.82

Sept.

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.4

0 -I Iff

4.8

2.8

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.8

5.2

4.6

5.8

3.9

3.5

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.6

*3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

92.8

3.09

-

-

-0.22

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,100 Mln 3.7 Mean 54.5 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1954-55: Max 494 Mln 1.9 Mean 23.1 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 1.250 ofs). June 15 (about 6:3O p.m.) 2,980 cfs (1O.69 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion from and change In contents In Burnt Mills Reservoir, and diversion from Patuxent River 

basing for calendar year 1953, +15.2 cfs; for water year 1954, +11.6 cfs. Records furnished by 

Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based on recorded graph, crest-stage-indicator readings where available, normal pattern, occasional recorded 

drops when Intakes were flushed, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

f Fragmentary gage-height record,- discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based on 

crest-stage-indicator reading and normal pattern.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 481

Fourmlle Run at Alexandria, Va.

Location. Lat 38°50'36", long 77°04 I 46 n , on right bank at Alexandria 120 ft downstream 

from Washington and Old Dominion Railroad bridge, 0.2 mile downstream from State Highway 350, and 2.1 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 14.4 sq ml.

Records available. May 1951 to September 1954.

Page. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 22.55 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 854 cfs May 3 (gage height, 4.22 ft)} minimum, 

0.6 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 1.55 ft); minimum, daily, 0.8 cfs Sept. 8, 12.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 3,450 cfs May 5, 1953 (gage height, 8.50 ft); minimum, 

that of Sept. 8, 1954.

Flood of June 7-8, 1947, reached a stage of 7.2 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

2,250 cfs, by slope^area method).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Regulation occurred after Sept. 1.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14 Dec. 15 to Mar. 14 Mar. 15 to Sept. 30

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

1.7 

2.5 

4.1 

8.7

2.2 

2.4

2.8

2.9

34

48

77

13S

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

5.8

11

30

91

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

0.8 

1.4 

2.4 

4.1 

8.7

2.2 24

2.4 48

2.6 77

2.8 115

3.1 200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1 

2.2

4.3

2.8

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.1

*2.1

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.7

33

84

aT5

a6.5

204.5

6.60

0.458

0.53

Nov.

85.5

84.8

a4.5

a4.5 

a4.6

a5.8

a7.4

alO

a 11

a7.4

«a6.0

6.8

6.2

6.2

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.8

6.2

"6.2 28

12

4.9

4.1

47T

4.1

4.1

205.4

6.85

0.476

0.53

Dec.

4.1

3.7

3.5

1:7

18

34

87.4

«a7.4

38

7.4

47

20

154

17

13

11

9.4

9.4

8.9

8.9

8.4

8.4

7.4

7.4

7.9

7.9

8.4

7.9

7.9

7.4

488.1

15.7

1.09

1.26

Jan.

6.48 6*8

7.4

7.4 

6.8

7.9

a7.5

87.5

87.5

9.6

10

a8

*a7

aS

1.7

66

17

8.9

10

16

18

24

15

14

38

48

24

13

10

10

9.4

451.2

14.6

1.01

1.16

Feb.

8.4

8.9

*8.9

8.4 

8.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

8.4

7.4

7.4

6.8

54

O

6.8

6..B 13'

7.4

7.4

7.4

36

T5

8.9

8.4

8.4

7.9

6.3

6.3

-

252.8

9.03

0.627

0.65

Mar.

56

13 30

13 

a 11

a 11

alO

a9.5

a9a9"

a9

11

12

72

15

812

a 11

a 11

a 11

15

a 11

alO

a9.5

a9

14

a!2

alO

a9

a9

alO

16

465.0

15.0

1.04

1.20

Apr.

13

6.8

6.2

5.3 

5.3

5.7 '7.4

10

5.3

4.9

5.7

4.9

46

*4.6

5.3

10

35

8.7

7.4

9.4

8.7

8.0

22

9.4

89

a9

70

^S

a!3

a 11

353.6

11.8

0.819

t 0.91

May

a9.5

a8.5

186

43

13

a!2

11

10

alO

alO

a9.5

88.5

a8

88

alO

a9

88

87

88

17

alO

87.5

86.5

86

a5.5

85.5

a5. 2

4.6

5.7

4, 6

480.1

15.5

1.08

1.24

June

4.1

4.1

3.9

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.1

3.3

4.3

3.5

3.3

3.0

27

 6.2

4.6

3.9

3.3

3.7

2.8

2.5

3.5

2.5

19

4.6

3.1

2.7

2.3

146.6

4.89

0.340

0.38

July

3.9

2.2

1.7

7.8

3.4

3.1

3.5

2.4

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.5

*1.4

23

2.4

2.4

2.0

2.3 lie

2.5

2.4

2.3

1.9

1.7

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.2

91.7

2.96

0.206

0.24

Aug.

12

3.9

12

5.2

1.6

1.6

17

4.3

2.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

7.8

5.6

6.0

2.5

8.8

11

16

3.7

2.0

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.6

3.7

2.4

1.5

1*6

152.9

4.93

0.342

0.39

Sept.

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

JL.O

ito

1.2

1.2

.8

2.2

1.8 1.7

2.0

1.6

272" 6.0

4.3

3.5

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.7

1« 6

58.2

1.94

0.135

0.15

Calendar year 1953: Max 587 Min 2.0, Mean 18.5 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.47

Water year 1953-54: Max 188 Mln 0.8 - Mean 9.18 Cfsm 0.638 In. 8.64

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs).~Dee. 14 (5i30 a.m.) 791 cfs (4.13 ft); May 3 (6 p.m.) 854 cfe 

(4.22 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; dlsqharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, 

recorder graph, and records for Aoootlnk Creek near Annandale.
482 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Henson Creek at Oxon Hill, Md.

Location. La t 38°47'05", long 76°58'50", on left bank 100 ft downstream from bridge on 

Tucker Road, 1.0 mile south of Oxon Hill, Prince Georges County, and 1.4 miles upstream 

from Carey Branch.

Drainage area. 16.7 sq mi.

Records available. June 1948 to September 1954.

Gage . Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 62 ft (from topographic map) .

Average discharge. --6 years, 21.5 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 471 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 3.06 ft); no flow 

at times during July, August, and September.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 2,920 cfs May 5, 1953 (gage height, 7.27 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 520 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 6.63 and 7.27 ft; no flow at times during July, August, and September 1954.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Small diversion above station for irrigation of truck farm. Some regulation at low flow by 

sand and gravel plant above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1232: 1949(M), 1950.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

0.28 

.3 

.4 

.5 

.6 

.7

0

.1

.6

1.8

3.8

7.0

1.0

1.1 

1.5 

1.9

11

18

26

37

113

195

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.3

H2.1

2.5

3.8

3.6

2.9

3.1

3.1

2~7 3.1

2!g

2.9

3.1

3.1

3.4

3.1

2.7

3.1

2.9 

3.1

3.4

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.8

15

13

308.9

9.96

0.596

0.69

Nov.

9.3

7.4 

6.6

6.3

6.0

7.4

16

15 ' 16

18

16

11

9.8

 9.8

9.3

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.7

7.7

8.1 

7.7

3314"

20

15

11

10

9.8

8.5

340.7

11.4

0.683

0.76

Dec.

8.5

til

8.5

9.8

12

57

18

14

18

13

39

38

"36 194

25

20

18

18

17

16 

16

14

12

13

12

11

11

11

11

9 fi

717.2

23.1

1.38

1.60

Jan.

9.8

9.8 

10

8.9

8.9

9.3

*8.1

7,7

8.9

12

15

blO

b8.0

b7.6

12

52

30

b!9

18

30

32 

33

b2a

25

33

53

15

28

23

22

19

636.0

20.5

1.23

1.42

Feb.

16

17 

16

16

16

16

14

14

15

14

14

11

bTT

12

12

12

14

12

12

12

H16

16

15

14

14

12

422

15.1

0.904

0.94

Mar.

74

*32 

38

28

22

20

18

16

16

16

16

19

20

84

5T

24

22

20

19

28

1

20 

17

17

16

22

19

18

16

14

IS

21

758

24.5

1.47

1.69

Apr.

24

18 

16

14

14

14

14

15

13

12

12

11

11

11

1°

14

41

19

14

12

12

10

12

16

12

10

34

77 n

18

534

17.8

1.07

1.19

May

16

14 

96

39

29

22

19

19

16

*14

14

14

12

12

18

14

11

11

11

23

15 

11

9.3

7.7

7.7

7.0

7.0

6.6

7.0

7.0

5.5

564.6

18.2

1.09

1.26

June

4.4

4.1 

3.8

4.4

4.7

3.8

3.1

3.1

2.7

4.1

4.1

3.4

2.7

2.1

3.1

4.4

4.4

3.6

3.1

2.3

1.6, 

1,3

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.5

3.1

1.1

1.1

.iJa

86.5

2.88

0.172

0.19

July

2.1

4.9

1.8

1.5

1.5

*2.1

1.5

2.1

1.6

1.2

1.1

1.2

.4

.4

6J;

1.8

1.1

.8

.8

.7

.4 

.6

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

O

O

36.6

1.18

0.071

0.08

Aug.

O

0

O

.6

4.0

.7

.4

*11~B".o

2.7

.7

.6

.6

3.4

2.5

5.0

1.6

1.3

1.5

2.5 

2.1

1.1

.7

.8

.7

.5

.9

1.3

.9

.5

53.8

1.74

0.104

0.12

Sept.

O.3

.1 

.1

.1

0

0

O

O

0

O

0

.1

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

O

0

.9

~7B

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.2

.1

0

6.1

0.20

0.012

0.01

Calendar year 1953: Max 557 Mln 1.2 Mean 29.9 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.30

Water year 1953-54: Max 194 Mln 0 Mean 12.2 Cfsm 0.731 In. 9.95

Eeajc discharge (base. 400 cfs). Oct. 29 (3s30 p.m.) 401 ofs (2.77 ft); Dee. 14 (6s30 a.m.) 471

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

Accotlnk Creek near Annandale, Va.

483

Location. Lat 38°48 l 40tl , long 77 0 13'50", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 620, 0.2 mile upstream from Long Branch (formerly called Little Run) and 2.3 

miles southwest of Annandale, Fairfax County.

Drainage area. 23.6 sq mi.

Records available. March 1947 to September 1954 (fragmentary prior to October 1947).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 190.91 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Stone 

& Webster Engineering Corp.). Prior to May 12, 1949, staff gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 28.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 584 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 4.20 ft); minimum, 

 0.10 cfs Sept. 25, 26 (gage height, 0.99 ft).

1947-54: Maximum discharge, 3,950 cfs June 8, 1947 (gage height, 9.9 ft, from

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 900 cfs; minimum, that of Sept. 25, 26,

1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1O-27, Aug. 29 to Sept. 7, 

Sept. 12-15, 20-30)

Oct. 1 to May 3 Hay 4 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

3.7

7.6

14

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

21

56

102

3OO

0.85 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

O.O5 

.22 

2.1 

5.3

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.8 

2.1

16

25

35

71

116

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1,1

*1.6

1.9

2.1

1.9

2.3

2.6

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

2.8

3.0

14

72 

25

6.4

175.0

5.65

0.239

0.28

Nov.

5.3

4.9

4.5

475

4.5

5.3

8.2

11

11

12

11

8.2

7.2

6.8

6.4

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.0

6.4

35

1?

11

8.8

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.8

246.4

8.21

0.348

0.39

Dec.

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.4

6.8

10

98

*17

14

76

20

54

53

~37 238

22

17

14

13

14

14

14

13

11

11

11

11

11

12

11

11

859.0

27.7

1.17

1.35

Jan.

10

1011

10

10

1111

1111

12

16

12

*11

11

14

48

33

18

19

44

46

37

29

24

30

84

59

31

22

21

19

735

23.7

1.00

1.15

Feb.

16

*18

16

16

15

15

14

14

15

14

14

12

11

12

14

13

17

14

12

12

36

55

17

16

16

15

14

14

437

15.6

0.661

0.69

Mar.

56

*35

32

30

21

20

19

18

17

17

16

20

22

114

39

24

21

20

19

33

21

18

18

16

20

23

19

17

17

17

22

8O1

25.8

1.09

1.26

Apr.

31

22

19

16

16

16

18

17

16

15

15

15

14

13

IS

15

65

39

24

18

16

16

16

17

17

17

41

91

25

20

694

23.1

0.979

1.O9

May

18

16

139

*101

32

25

22

25

20

19

18

16

15

15

20

18

15

14

15

22

19

14

12

11

11

11

10

10

2O

16

9.6

728.6

23.5

0.996

1.15

June

9.1

8.6

8.1

7.6

7.2

6.8

6.8

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.6

6.8

6.0

7.2

38.

*18

8.1

6.8

6.4

5.6

5.3

5.3

4.5

4.2

3.9

6.4

10

4.2

3.5.

3.5

237.1

7.90

0.335

0.37

July

4.5

4.5

3.5

3.5

4.5

8.6

Z7S

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.3

2.1

2.3

*1.9

6.0

3.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.8

2.9

2.6

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

.95

.95

'.75 95 

84.50

2.73

0.116

0.13

Aug.

0. 75

1.3

15

*2.6

2.9

8.6

6.8

l.S

9.5

16

7.2

4.9

3.9

3.5

5.6

9.6

11

7.6

19

27.

17

6.4

4.5

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

209.25

6.75

0.286

0.33

Sept.

1.8 in

.95

.75

.60

.40

.40

.75

.75

.95

.95

.22

.22

.22

*.22

.22

.30

.30

.40

.30

.30

.22

.17

.13

.10

.10

.17

.17

.17

.17

13.50

0.450

0.019

O.O2

Calendar year 1953: Max 462 Mln 1.6 Mean 3O.7 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.67

Water year 1953-54: Max 238 Mln 0.1O Mean 14.3 Cfsm 0.6O6 In. 8.21

Peak discharge (base, 40O cfs). Dec. 14 (12:3O p.m.) 584 cfs (4.2o fth Hay 3 (9 p.m.) 551 cfs

(4.03 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
484 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Long Branch near Annandale, Va.

Location. Lat 38°48'39", long 77°14'07", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on

 State Highway 620, 0.3 mile upstream from Accotink Creek and 2.5 miles southwest of

Annandale, Fairfax County. 

Drainage area. 3.9 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1947 to September 1954 (fragmentary prior to October 1947).

Prior to October 1950, published as Little Run near Annandale. 

Gage. Staff gage, crest-stage indicator, and V-notch sharp-crested weir; gage read twice

 aaily. Datum of gage is 198.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Stone & Webster Engineering Corp.). Prior to 

Oct. 15, 1947, staff gage at upstream side of bridge at datum 0.06 ft higher. Oct. 15, 

1947, to May 27, 1949, staff gage at site 150 ft downstream at datum 1.46 ft lower than 

present datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 5.49 cfs.

Extremes.-*I^5T-5la: Maximum discharge observed during water year, 590 cfs Sept. 1 (gage

 height, 4.80 ft); minimum observed, 0.66 cfs Oct. 24, 25 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 510 cfs May 5 (gage height, 4.40 ft); 

minimum observed, 1.1 cfs Sept. 1-5, 24-30 (gage height, 0.90 ft).

1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 85 cfs June 15 (gage height, 2.67 

ft); no.flow Sept. 30.

1947-54: Maximum discharge, 1,100 cfs June 8, 1947 .(gage height, 7.7 ft, from 

floodmarks, datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 86 cfs; no flow 

Sept. 30, 1954. 

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

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1954, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used July 1O to Aug. 1, 1952)

Oct. 1, 1951, to Nov. 20, 1952, 

Jan. 25 to May 5, 1953

Nov. 21, 1952, to Jan. 24, 1953, 

May 6, 1953, to Sept-. 30, 1954

0.80 0.66 1.6 13 0.26 0 1.1 1.9

.90 .97 1.8 23 .3 .01 1.2 2.6

1.0 1.4 2.O 35 .4 .06 1.3 4.1

1.1 1.8 2.2 49 .5 .20 1.4 6.6

1.2 2.4 2.4 63 .6 .35 1.6 15

1.3 3.5 2.8 105 .7 .55 2.O 36

1.4 5.3 3.O 170 .8 .80 2.5 71

1-.5 8.2 3.3 260 .9 1.1 2.8 1O5

1.0 1.4

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.97 

.97

.97

.97

.97

.94

.94

.90

.90

.87

1.7

TT3

1.1

.97

.97

*.97

.97

.94

.90

.90

.77 

.77

.71

.66 

797

1.2

1.0

.97

.97

.84

.74

29.72

0.959

0.246

0.28

Nov.

11 

2.3

4.0

2.6

2.3

1.8

*20

T.9

2.8

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

1.9 

1.8

1.7

1.7 

1.7

1.4

1.2

27T

2.4

2.3

94.3

3.14

0.805

0.90

Dec.

2.3 

2.2

272

2.2

6.3

4.3

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.3

3.1

5.3

§

7.4

4.5 

4.5

6.3

4.9

4.5

3.2

3.4

4.7

166.4

5.37

1.38

1.59

Jan.

*f

3.6

3.5

5.6

19

6.8

5.3

5.3

4.9

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

*4.3

3.5

3.5

4.3

3.8

3.5

6.6 

18

6.0

5.1 

3.8

9.4

10

2312"

6.3

4.1

206.7

6.67

1.71

1.97

Feb.

e4.3

5.1

22_

*8.6

6.8

6.3

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.3

5.3

5.3

7.4

8.6

5.1

4.9

4.5

4.5 

4.5

4.5

4.5 

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.1

4.1

__ __ __ _

169.4

5.84

1.50

1.62

Mar.

fc*

6.8

10

6.3

5.1

4.5

4.3

4.1

4.1

24

8.6

5.8

5.1

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.1

~T.5 26

4.5 

4.1

11

7.8 

7.8

6.0

5.3

4.7

7.8

7.1

6.3

218.2

7.04

1.81

2.09

Apr.

6.3 

6.6

6.6

6.3

20

6.0

5.1

4.7

*4.9

4.5

4,1

1*0

17

9.8

9.0

6.3

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.1 

4.7

4.5

6.8 

56

32

36

37

27

16

367.8

12.3

3.15

3.51

May

6.8 

6.0

5.1

4.5

5.8

5.1

*4.5

4.1

3.8

3.8

4.5

16

5.3

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.5

6.6

4.7 

4.0

3.6

22^

22

4.7

4.1

20

60

130

385.7

12.4

3.18

3.67

June

"5.1 16 

4.9

*4.7

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.4

4.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

3.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

3.4 

3.2

5.1

3.1 

2.6

2.3

2.2

272

2.2

2.3

118.9

3.96

1.02

1.14

July

2.2 

2.2

2.1

3.1

2.2

1.8

1.8

22

6.8

3.4

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.8

2.2

2.4 

1.8

 1.6

1.6 

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

.97

797

80.14

2.59

0.-S64

0.77

Aug.

0.97 274~

1.3

1.3

1.6

2.5

3.2

*3.0

2.3

3.1

2.3

3.8

T79

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.9

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.7 

2.1

1.7

1.7 

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

59.97

1.93

0.495

0.57

Sept.

3.8

*3.4

2.9

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5 

2.1

1.8

1.7 

1.6

1^5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

154.1

5.14

1.32

1.47

Calendar year 1951: Max 124 Mln 0.66 Mean 5.10 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.74

Water year 1951-52: Max 130 Mln 0.66 Mean 5.60 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.58

Peak discharge (base. 6O efs). Dec. 21 (time unknown) 130 cfs (2.9 ft); Mar. 19 (time unknown) 

130 cfs (2.88 ft); Apr. 25 (time unknown) 130 cfs (2.89 ft); May 25 (time unknown) 130 cfs (2.90 

ft)-i May 31 (time unknown) 17O cfs (2.95 ft); July 8 (time unknown) 105 cfs (2.80 ft); Sept. 1 (7:1O 

a.m.) 59O cfs (4.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Long Branch near Annandale, Va. Continued 

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

485

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17 

18

19 

20

21

22 

25

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.9

1.9

2.5

T7f

1.7

1.4

*1.4

1.5

1.5

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

JU5

1.5

46.9

1.51

0.387

0.45

Nov.

ii!

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.3

4.0

2.8

1.8

*67_ 

22

18 

20

4.5

4 4*11

4.0

5.8

4.0

186.4

6.21

1.59

1.77

Dec.

4.0

4.0

5.8

575

10

8.8

6.5

5.4

4.9

*4.7

11"5.1

4.5

4.1

4.1

4.0

3.8

4.9

4.9 

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.1

3.8

3.8

6.9

155.7

5.02

1.29

1.49

Jan.

10

6.3

5.7

5.1

6.9

16

22

22

16

15

9.6

8.4

7.5

5.1

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9 

4.9

46

11

6.8

4.9

4.5

4.5

*li

4.1

284.1

9.16

2.55

2.71

Feb.

4.1

4.0

4.0

*4.0

4.0

ie"3.52

9.4

8.2

7.8

6.8

6.3

5.8

20

22.

6.3

5.1

4.5

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

-

187.2

6.69

1.72

1.79

Mar.

4.7

9.0

20

28

18

8.6

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.5

5.1

6.0

5.1

57

85

29

6.8

5.8

4.9 

4.5

"lo- 260

se

22

6.6

5.8

5.6

5.3

676.8

21.8

5.59

6.44

Apr.

5.3

5.5

5.3

4.9

4.9

4.7 *T7T

5.3

8.2

9.0

7.4

7.1

9.8

T78

6.3

5.6

5.3 

5.3

5.5 

5.5

5.6 

5.5

5.5 

5.5

6.8

5.6

4.9

4.7

4.7

180.5

6.02

1.54

1.72

May

6.6

6.6

6.8

5.6

49

*60

60

12

11

7.8

7.2

6.6

6.6

52

7.8

105 "15 

10

11 

26

7.5 

6.6

6.6 

6.0

5.7

5.1

4.9

iH

98

658.9

20.6

5.28

6.09

June

65

15

6.3

5.7

5.4

4.9

9.6

6.6

6.0

5.4

4.9

4.7

5.4

5.7

5.1

4.9

4.5 

4.1

4.0 

3.6

5.2 

5.2

2.9 

2.9

2.6

2.5

4.0

4.0

2.5

205.7

6.86

1.76

1.96

July

2.5

2.4

5.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

*4.1

3.3

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7 

1.6

1.6

1.5

iP

2~.l

2.6

2.6

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.4

79.9

2.58

0.662

0.76

Aug.

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.5

4.7

275

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

2.9 

2.1

*2.0 

1.8

1.6 

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.2

T7?

1.2

1.2

60.6

1.95

0.500

0.58

Sept.

i x

T7T i!i 1.1

4.1

12"2.3

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

*1.2

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

50.9

1.70

0.456

0.49

Calendar year 1952: Max 150 Min 1.5 Mean 5.87 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.52

Water year 1952-53: Max 260 Min 1.1 Mean 7.54 Cfsm 1.93 In. 26.25

Peak discharge (base. 60 efa). Nov. 20 (time unknown) 310 cfs (3.50 ft); Dec. 11 (time unknown) 

98 cfs (2.76 ft); Jan. 24 (time unknown) 85 cfs (2.64 ft); Mar. 15 (time unknown) 185 cfs (3.05 ft); 

Mar. 24 (time unknown) 410 cfs (3.88 ft); May 5 (about 10 p.m.) 510 cfs (4.40 ft); Way 14 (time unknown) 105 cfs (2.80 ft); May 16 (time unknown) 230 cfs (3.20 ft); May 31 (time unknown) 470 cfs 

(.4.18 ft). * Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.1

.92

.86

.86

.80

.92

1.0

.96

.95

.92

1.0

.95

.92 

*.92

.92

.92

.92

.92

.92

.92

.92

.92

.92

.92

.98

.98 

1.1

24

T.I

4.1

4.0

65.56

2.11

0.541

0.62

Nov.

3.6

2.9

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.6

1.9

3.2

2.9

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.9 

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

4.1

26

IS

14

12

8.8 

5.1

3.6

2.0

1.7

136.5

4.55

1.17

1.30

Dec.

1.6

1.5

1.4

1±1 T7J

6.6

18

*4.1

4.9

18

a4

a9

a20 ~35

a6

a4.5

b3.6

b3.1

b2.8

b3.0

b3.0

b2.9

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.3 

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3 z'.z

150.1

4.84

1.24

1.43

Jan.

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2

a.2

a2.5

a3.2

a2.5

a2.5 

a2.5

a3.0

alO

a7

a4

a4

a9

a9

a8

a6

a5

a6

a!6 a!2~

B.6

a4.5

a4

a4

148.7

4.80

1.23

1.42

Feb.

a3.5

*a3.5

a3.3

a3.3

a3

a3

a3

a3

a3

a3

a2.8

a2.5

afff

a2.8

a2.7

a3.5

a2.8

a2.5

a2.5

a|

a5

a3.5

a3.3

a3.3

a3 

a3

a3

89.6

3.20

0.821

0.85

Mar.

a 11

*4.7

a4

a3.3

a3

a3

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.7

3.0

3.8

5.4 

"6.0 25

4.5

4.3

4.0

3.8

5.7

4.0

3.5

3.8

3.5

4.3

4.1 

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.5

4.7

147.2

4.75

1.22

1.41

Apr.

5.7

4.1

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.6

442.7

4.9

"4.5 18

3.6

3.2

2.9

2.9

3.6

3.8

3.3

3.2

10

17

6.0

4.5

140.2

4.67

1.20

1.34

May

4.0

3.6

26

*T6

4.7

4.0

3.5

3.8

3.3

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.6 

2.6

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.4

3.5

4.1

3.0

2.4

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.8 

2.0

1.8

2.4

2.3

2.0

125.5

4.05

1.04

1.20

June

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.2

1.5 

1.3

7.5

*2.1

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

.98

.95 

.92

.98

1.0

,89

45.02

1.50

0.385

0.43

July

0.98

.86

.80

.78

1.0

.95

.75

.92

.78

.78

.72

.68

.60 

*.53

1.1

.65

.45

.45

.51

.39

.49

.47

.34

.41

.72

.47 

.26

.26

.24

.20

JL§.

18.70

0.603

0.155

0.18

Aug.

0.17

^2T

.34

*.17

.60

.75

.32

.26

1.1

5.5

.59

.34

.32 

.26

.47

.34

.57

.32

.34

.34

.86

.59

.54

.29

.30

.32 

.28

.29

.28

22

!22

14.55

0.469

0.120

0.14

Sept.

0.18

.14

.16

.08

.05

.05

.05

.04

.05

.10

.05

.04

.05 

.05

*.05

.04

.05

.10

.18

.26

.34

.30

.28

.28

.55

tfi

.08

.04

a.

4.22

0.141

0.056

0.04

Calendar year 1953: Max 260 Min 0.80 Mean 7.44 Cfsm 1.91 In. 25.89

Water year 1953-54: Max 26 Min 0 Mean 2.97 Cfsm 0.762 In. 10.36

Peak discharge (base, 60 cfs). May 3 (time unknown) 80 cfs (2.62 ft); June 15 (time unknown) 85

cfs (2.67 ft). * Discharge measurement Bade on this day.

gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements and records for 

Accotlnk Creek near Annandale. b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
486 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Accotlnk Creek near Accotlnk Station, Va.

Location. Lat 38°45'15", long 77 012'09", on left bank 100 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

1.4 miles northwest of Accotink Station, Fairfax County, and 1.6 miles downstream from 

Calamo Branch.

Drainage area. 37.0 sq mi.

Records available. May 1949 to September .1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 121 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 5 years, 41.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,220 cfs May 4 (gage height, 9.84 ft); minimum, 

0.9 cfs Aug. 12; minimum gage height, 3.36 ft Oct. 1.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 2,060 cfs Sept. 1, 1952 (gage height, 12.74 ft); minimum, that of Aug. 12, 1954; minimum gage height, 3.13 ft Oct. 6-16, 1951.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor. Field maneuvers by U. S. Army cause some regulation. Occasional regulation by Fort Belvoir Reservoir about 3 miles upstream. No diversion from reservoir; 

water travels in stream channel to a point near U. S. Highway 1, downstream from gage, 

at which point it is pumped to Fort Belvoir treatment plant.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.7

1)7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.1

2.1 

2.6

*2.S

3.8

5.5

4.9

4.0

6.4

9.6

9.2

13

11 

2.6

4.0

3.5

4.0

26

122

egDO

9.2

520.9

10.4

0.281

0.52

Nov.

6.0

4.2

4.2

5.5

2.6

4.6

10

7.1

11

15

*15

15 

10

8.7

8.7

7.8

7.4

6.7

7.1

7.1

7.4

8.2

£16

10

9.2

9.2

6.4

7.1

505.0

10.1

0.275

0.50

Dec.

8.7

6.4

6.4

7.1

8.7

11

154

31

*22

115

34

67 

114

548

32

25

22

20

20

20

21

21 

16

17

17

17

17

18 

17

17

1,508.5

42.2

1.14

1.31

Jan.

16

17

18

15

16

18

18

To" 13

19

26

20

17

20

47

53

27

25

42

78

56

39 

32

34

110

124

70

41

_*rt eou

1,102

35.5

0.959

1.11

Feb.

e26

e27

e25

eZ5

e25

eZ3

e22

e21

e22

e22

eZl

e20 

e!8

©Tff

e20

eZO

e23

e25

eZO

e20

e50

elO

e35 

eZ5

e24

e23

e22

e26

-

686

24.5

0.662

0.69

Mar.

88

#72

57

59

36

33

30

30

29

29

27

35 

38

~6T 214

25

21

2T

29

69

42

23

29 

22

31

40

25

25

25 

24

36

1,327

42.8

1.16

1.34

Apr.

62

38

33

20

21

22

30

29

14

16

18

20 

14

*17

19

29

166

68

38

30

23

21

25 

36

30

22

88

320

44

1,382

46.1

1.25

1.40

May

35

30

297

*342 e36~

e30

e30

e30

e30

e30

e25

e25 

e25

e25

eZ5

eZO

e20

eZO

eZO

25

23

e20

e20 

e20

eZO

e20

23

22

54 

48

14

1,578

44.5

1.20

1.58

June

11

11

7.4

e8

e8

e8

e8

e8

e8

e8

e7

e7 

e7

e7

21

*55

eff

e6

e6

e6

e6

e5

e5 

e5

e5

e5

22

7.7

5.8

5.0

280.9

9.36

0.253

0.28

July

3.6

6.8

10

12

13

3.5

3.5

3.4

5.6

8.0

9.6

10 

8.4

*7.7

3.4

el. 5

el. 5

el. 5

el. 5

1.9

1.8

2.2

.**

el. 5

7.1

8.4

8.8

7.7

7.1

6.8

170.7

5.51

0.149

0.17

Aug.

6.8

7.1

6.5

*5.8

10

9.6

3.4

1.6

15

4.2

1.2

J*

13

11

11

13

7.4

5.6

8.8

15

10

7.7 

7.1

e4

e4

e4

e4

e3

e3

e3

211.6

6.85

0.185

0.21

Sept.

e5

1.8

1.6

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

3.2 

3.5

8.8

*4TO~

5.3

3.3

4.0

3.6

3.8

3.6

1.9

3.2 

3.1

2.0

1.8

2.5

2.4

5.2

4.2

98.2

5.27

0.088

0.10

Calendar year 1953: Max 712 Mln 1.7 Mean 46.6 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.13

Water year 1953-54: Max 348 Hln 1.0 Mean 23.5 Cfsm 0.635 In. 8.61

Peak discharge (base. 600 cfs). Dec. 14 (9:50 a.m.) 720 cfs (8.55 ft)j Apr. 28 (1:50 p.m.) 700 

ofs (8.49 ft)j May 4 (12»30 a . m.j 1,220 efs (9.84 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near 

Annandale.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 

Cedar Run near Warrenton, Va.

487

Location. Lat 38°44'30", long 77°47'15", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 672, 1.9 miles north of Warrenton, Fauquier County, and 14.5 miles upstream from Licking Run.

Drainage area. 13.0 sq mi.

Records available . July 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 319.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T"929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 302 cfs Aug. 20 (gage height, 5.74 ft); minl- 

 mum, 0.06 cfs Oct. 1-4 (gage height, 2.40 ft).

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 2,600 cfs Dec. 4, 1950 (gage height, 8.42 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 300 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination at 

gage height 8.11 ft; minimum, 0.04 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1953.

Flood in October 1942 reached a stage of about 13 ft, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks. Records good except those below 0.5 cfs, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 31 to Nov. 9; stage-discharge 

relation affected by ice Jan. 16-18)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 3O

2.4 0.06

2.5 1.0

2.6 3.1

2.8 

3.0 

3.2

8.7

16

26

2.25

2.3

2.4

2.5

O.O7 

.20 

.78

1.8

2.6 3.6

2.8 11

3.0 19

3.4 39

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

O.O6

'.06

.06

.09

.14

19

!l9

.19

.19

*.26

.19 

.19

.19

.19

.19

.19

.19

.14

.14

.14

.26

.26

.33

.33

.56

1.8

H.33

13.30

0.429

0.033

0.04

Nov.

0.19

TT4~

!l9

.26

.43

1.0

 1.4

1.0

.85

.70

.56 

.56

.56

.56

.56

.43

.43

.43

.56

.56

2.6

16

1.0

.85

.56

.56 

.56

.56

20.80

0.693

0.053

O.O6

Dec.

P-ll '.56

.56

.85

3.7

2.2

1.4

3.1

1.8

2.9

4.9 

~.2 22

4.7

2.6

2.0

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 

1.2

1.2

1.2

86.29

2.78

0.214

0.25

Jan.

t*

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.8

*2.6

2.0

1.8 

1.6

2.O

5.0

5.5

4.5

4.1

7.2

7.8

7.5

7.8

5.7

6.6

18

IS

12 

8.7

7.2

5.7

154.7

4.99

0.384.

0.44

Feb.

»5.2 

4.9

4.4

3.9

3.4

3.1

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

1.6

I?!

2.0

2.0

3,1

2.2

2.0

2.0

6.9

14.

57?

4.9

4.4

3.9

3.1

3.1

93.3

3.33

0.256

0.27

Mar.

*17 

16

15

13

10

9.0

7.0

5:8

5.4

4.8

5.8

6.6

15

12

10

9.0

8.2

14

10

9.0

8.2

7.0

6.6

6.6

5.4

5.1 

4.8

fc*

283.0

9.13

0.702

0.81

Apr.

6.2 

5.4

5.1

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.2

3.4

3.2

3.2

*3.0

frf

3.0

14

36

23

17

13

11

9.4

9.4

10

8.6

7.8

16

24

16

13

288.2

9.61

0.739

, 0.82

May

11 

10

 18

16

13

11

9.0 

9.0

7.4

6.2

4.8

4.2

3.6 

3.4

5.8

4.5

3.6

3.2

3.2

6.2

8.2

5.4

3.9

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.2

2.2 

2.2

2.6

1|J3

190.2

6.14

0.472

0.54

June

1.6 

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2 

1.3

1.3

1.1

30.

175

1.3

 1.4

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.2

1.0

.78

.71

1.5

.86

.71

.65

.65

ti

.59

35.53

1.18

0.091

0.10

July

7.3

1.8

.86

.78

1.0

1.0

370"

i!s

1.2

1.0

».78

.65 

.59

7.9

1.3

.78

.78

1.3

.71

.71

.71

.53

.41

.35

.29

.24

!20

.20

46.77

1.51

0.116

0.13

Aug.

0.16 "729"

*.53

.35

2.8

2.8 

59

'.41

.41

.29

.20

.20 

.16

.29

.41

.29

.20

1.3

21

3.2

1.7

1.0

.71

.59

.53

.47

.47 

.47

2.1

1.4

51.67

1.67

0.128

0.15

Sept.

~74T 0.65 

.41

.29

.24

.24

75B"

.35

.35

.35

.29

».24

.20

.20

.47

.29

.24

.24

.41

.59

.65

.65

.55

.41

.47

.41

.24 

.29 

.24

10.96

0.365

0.028

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 264 Min O.O6 Mean 11.6 Cfsm 0.892 In. 12.05

Water year 1955-54: Max 36 Mln . 0.06 Mean 3.49 Cfsm O.268 In. 3.64

Peak discharge (base. 25O cfe).--Aug. 20 (6 p.m.) 302 efs (5.74 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Cedar Run near Catlett, Va.

Location. Lat 38°38 T 12", long 77°37'3l", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 233, 0.9 mile downstream from Licking Run and 1.4 miles southeast of 

Catlett, Fauquler County.

Drainage area. 93.5 sq ml.

Records available. July 1950 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 199.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,180 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 7.13 ft); no 

flow Sept. 19-30.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 5,570 cfs Dec. 4, 1950 (gage height, 14.60 ft); no flow 

Sept. 19-30, 1954.

Maximum stage known, about 22 ft Oct. 15, 1942, from Information by local residents.

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

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice 'Jan. 11, 12, 22-24)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 23 Nov. 24 to Sept. 30

1.92

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8

0.1 

.4

1.4

2.9

9.0

18

34

1.75

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

.02 

.3

1.0 

2.1 

3.6 

5.9

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

9.4

14

29

64

228

454

765

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

O.7

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

'.I 

. 2

.2

*.5

:e

.8 

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1 1.1

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.9 

3.4

. 7.4

1?-

29

8 0

100.9

3.25

0.035

O.O4

Nov.

4.2 

2.9

2.1

1.9

.LI

1.8

2.5

4.0

*5.1 

5.7

5.4

5.1

4.2

3.7 

3.7

3.7

3.1

3.1

2.9

3.1

3.4

4.O

5.7

"7.4 12

5.9 

5.3

4.6

4.2

4.2

126.6

4.22

O.O45

0.05

Dec.

4.0 

4.0

3.8

378

4.0

5.3

86

29

16 

44

27

54

101

572

114

52

34

27

23

14

15

17

17

12

8.9

17 

9.4

8.1

8.1

8 1

6.1

1,346.6

43.4

0.464

0.53

Jan.

7.4 

7.1

7.1

6.6

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.6

frf

*10

12

9.9

8.1 

8.9

55

142

96

56

131

154

90

70

80

112

360 

305

131

74

49

38

2,060.6

66.5

0.711

O.82

Feb.

37 

41

39

34

30

27

23

19

20

18

18

15

11

13 

13

13

16

20

15

13

54

93

48

36

35

31 

26

23

-

783

28. 0

0.299

0.31

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,160 Min O.I

Mar.

*204 

152

122

112

70

56

47

41

36 

34

30

36

55 m

93

72

58

49

136

75

52

45

39

36

40

35

30

28

f§

2,415

77.9

O.833

0.96

Apr.

55 

45

35

29

27

27

27

26

22

16

16

*16

14 T!

86

570

166

98

69

52

42

36

42

36

34 

31

109

61

44

1,861

62.0

0.663

0.74

May

35 

31

*86

98

49

36

31

32

29 

25

21

18

16

14 

17

31

22

16

16

20

39

27

19

13

11

8.5 

7.4

6.8

6.8

7.4

7.4

796.3

25.7

0.275

0.32

June

5^9 

4.6

4.0

3.6

4.2

3.8

3.1

3.1

3.4 

3.2

3.2

5.6

4.2

*3.2 

4.2

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.9

2.6

2.1

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6 

1.3

1.0

.6

jj.

87. 0

2.90

O.O31

0.03

July

1

1.2 

56 ~3.4

3.8

2.6

3.2

3.6

5O

12 

4.6

3.2

*2.4

1.9

1.9

9.4

21

5.0

3.1

6.2

4.6

2.8

2.3

2.1

1.8

1.4

1.0 

.9

.6

.5

.5

 iS.

219.6

7.08

0.076

0.09

Aug.

0.2 

.1

*.05

,02

755

15

9.9

3.2

1.9 

1.6

2.8

1.7

1.3

.9 

.8

.8

.7

.6

32

77

74

21

7.1

4.0

2.4

1.9 

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.4

268.25

8.65

O.O93

0.11

Sept.

2^9 

2.1

1.3

1.1

.9

.9

a. 6

a. 4

a. 2 

a. 2

a.l

a.l

*a.05

.05 

,02

.01

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

o

10.95

0.365

0.0039

0.004

Mean 74.3 Cfsm O.795 In. 10. 8O

Water year 1953-54: Max 572 Min 0 Mean 27.6 Cfsm O.295 In. 4.OO

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 efs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.

No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near Warrenton.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 489

Broad Run at Buckland, Va.

Location.--Lat SSMe'SO", long 77°40'22", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 29, at Buckland, Prince William County, 1.1 miles upstream from South Run.

Drainage area. 50.3 sq mi.

Records available. July 1950 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 284.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 348 cfs July 18 (gage height, 3.05 ft)- minimum. 

OTTcf s Sept. 13, 14 , 26-30.

1950-54; Maximum discharge, 3,750 cfs Dec. 4, 1950, corrected (gage height. 8.97 

ft); minimum, that of Sept. 13, 14, 26-30, 1954.

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

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

CPsm

In.

Oct.

1*1 

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.5

*2.5

2.5 

2.4

2.4

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

3.6

3.8

4.2

4.4

5.6

6.0

6.2

6.2

14

22

TT

6.2

139.5

4.50

0.089

0.10

Nov.

5.2 

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

6.8

7.8

*8.6

9.0

8.2

9.1

a6.0 

a4.5

a4.0

33.8

a3.6

a3.5

a3.4

a3.4

a3.6

a5.0

~6.6 a!3

5.0

4.6

a4.4

a4.1

a3.9

a3.7

165.2

5.51

0.110

0.12

Dec.

a3.7 

a3.6

a3.5

a4.0

a5.0

a25

#70

14

12

14

13

14

40

176

58

33

a!9

a!5

al6

a!5

a!4

a!5

a!4

a!2

a 11

alO

a9

a9

a9

a9

a8

673.8

21.7

0.431

0.50

Jan.

a8 

a9

a9

a8

a8

a8

a8

a7

a8

aS

*a!4

a!3

a 11 

a!2

a!8

32

46

38

29

33

53

42

46

33

34

92

95

54

39

a34

a31

880

28.4

0.565

0.65

Feb.

*a24 

25

24

22

20

19

a!5

a!5

a!5

a 14

a!2

a9

a9 

a 11

a!2

a!5

a!7

a 13

a 13

a22

a70

50

31

26

24

22

20

19

_

588

21.0

0.417

0.43

Mar.

*84 

82

62

54

48

40

35

30

27

25

24

27

32

97

65

46

38

35

32

62

41

33

31

28

27

30

26

24

22

22 

24

1,253

40.4

0.803

0.93

Apr.

30

29

24

a22

a20

a20

a20

a!9

a!6

a!5

a!5

*a!4

aTS

a!4

a20

~9? 207

60

46

36

32

33

79

42

35

43

107

54

43

1,213

40.4

0.803

0.90

May

35 

30

*42

M

30

24

22

24

23

a22

a21

a!9

al8 

a!7

al8

22

a20

a!6

a!5

a!6

34

a27

a!9

a!6

a!4

a!3

a!2

a 11

a 11

22

a±o oi a

675

21.8

0.433

0.50

June

a!3

a 11

alO

a9

a9

a8

a8

a7

a7

a7

a 10

a!3

al6 

*a!2

alO

a7.5

a6.5

a7

a7

a6

a5.4

a4.6

a4.3

a4.0

a3.5

a3.2

a4.6

a6.4

a4.8

a3.8

228.6

7.62

0.151

0.17

July

a3.5 

a5

36

34.4

a3.3

a9

a7

34.4

83.5

a3.0

a2.5

a2.1

al.7 

al.5

as

as

as

a25

a30

*ae.5

a3.0

al.7

al.3

al.2

al.l

al.l

al.2

al.4 *1.5

1.4 

1.4

152.7

4.93

0.098

0.11

Aug.

1.4 

1.3

 1.6

1.5

2.6

5.5 TTi

1.4

1.2

2.4

1.6

1.2

1.1 

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

3.2

3.9

2.4

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2 

1.7

52.1

1.68

0.033

0.04

Sept.

ti.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

*.7 

.7

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.0

.9

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

26.7

0.89

0.018

0.02

Calendar year 1953 : Max 720 Min 2.2 Mean 48.6 Cfsm 0.966 In. 13.10

Water year 1953-54 : Max 207 Min 0.7 Mean 16.6 Cfsm 0.330 In. 4.47

Peak discharge (base, 650 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, and records for 

Qoose Creek near Leesburg and Cedar Run near Catlett.
490 POTOMAC RIVEfl BASIN

Bull Run near Manassas, Va.

Location. Lat 38°47'50", long 77°27'30", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 616, 0.5 mile downstream from Cub Run and 3.2 miles north of Manassas, 

Prince William County.

Drainage area. 147 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1954.

~Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 138.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,960 cfs Dec. 14, Mar. 1; maximum gage height, 

9.02 ft Dec. 14; minimum, 0.1 cfs on many days in September; minimum gage height, 1.02 

ft Aug. 1.

1950-54: Maximum discharge, 11,200 cfs Nov. 22, 1952; minimum, that of September 

1954; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 1, 1954.

Remarks . Records fair except those for periods .of no gage-height record and those below 

1 cfs , which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 13-26, Sept. 1-3O; stage discharge 

relation affected by Ice Dec. 18, 19, Jan. 18)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 16 Jan. 17 to Sept. 3O

1.0 

1.05

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

0.18

.40

.80

2.2

4.0

9.4

17

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

32

82

153

318

835

1,470

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

0.1

.2

.4

2.1

8.3

16

28

2.0 

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

44

89

173

326

835

1,120

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26 

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.64

.64

a. 6

a. 6 

a. 6

a. 6

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 4

a. 4

*a.4

.64

1.0

.64

.40

.48

.64

-4*.

754

'.56 .48

1.0

.90 

1.7

1.6 

a2

a5 

alO

aii

8

62.10

2.00

0.014

0.02

Nov.

a9

a7

a6

a4 

a4

a4

a4

a4

*a4.5

6.7

8.2

7.9

6.7

5.8

4.8

4.2

3.8

3.4

3.2

Ivfi

3.0

3.4

6.7

if

9.4 

7.0

5.8 

4.6

4.2

180.3

6.01

0.041

0.05

Dec.

4 0

475

4.2

5.O 

7.0

8.2

*162

45

25

86

42

68

262

1 , igp zis

71

39

26

20

17

17

19

18

15 

12

10 

10

11 

11

11 

11

2,445.4

78.9

0.537

0.62

Jan.

11

10

9.7

9.7 

9.7

10

10

9.1

6.5

10

 18

20

16

13

14

79

309

120

86

207

527

222

187

142 

165

"SS5

201 

113

90

70

3,948.7

127

0.864

1.00

Feb.

*57

54

53

48 

40

36

31

26

27

27

26

22

18

T5

20

24

28

26

21

55

So

59 

52

47 

39

34

-------

1,184

42.3

0.288

0.30

Mar.

768

401

230

201 

111

81

65

58

51

47

43

518*3

'557 913

149

103

78

64

183

120

69

58

52 

49

67 

61

48 

43

iS

46

4,630

149

1.01

1.16

Apr.

81

87

61

47 

40

39

40

39

32

26

24

23

21

T5

96

275

138

81

58

48

41

69 

67

49

54

670 

180

104

3,558

119

0.810

0.90

May

70

58

 169

m

60

49

51

46

40

35

32

28

25

29

38

31

26

24

25

28

29

21

16 

14

12 

11

«

14

16

1,432

46.2

0.314

0.36

June

"8.3 11

7.3

6.1 

5.1

4.2

3.6

3.6

3.3

2.7

4.5

3.6

3.0

 3.0

2.7

2.4

3.3

2.7

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.5

2.7

1.8 

.8

.6 

.5

JL*

.4

.4

95.2

3.17

0.022

0.02

July

0.8

.5

.4

2ff

7.7

11

T.3

5.1

3.3

2.4

 1.8

1.1

.7

2.4

.9

.8

.7

4.7

.7

.7

.8

.7

1.5 

.9

.5 

.4

.3 

.3

.3

.3

62.9

2.03

0.014

0.02

Aug.

~^0.2 e'.i

7.7

11

23

10

3.9

3.3

5.4

12

5.4

1.8

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

3.2

50

25

12

5.4

2.4 

.8

.4 

.4

.3 

.3

.3

3.1

197.9

6.38

0.043

0.05

Sept.

~J°3 2 7

.*2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.'l

.1

.1

.1

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.'2

.2

7.3

0.24

0.0016

0.002

Calendar year 1953: Ma* 2,760 Mln 0.30 Mean 131 Cfsm 0.891 In. 12.12

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,180 Mln 0.1 Mean 48.8 Cfsm 0.332 In. 4.50

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 ofs). No neak above base

Boharge measurement nade on this day. 

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

(loose Creek near Leeaburg and Seuth Pork Quant loo Creek nesr Independent Hill.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 491

Occoquan Creek near Occoquan, Va.

Location. Lat 38°42'20", long 77°19'35", on left bank 1.6 miles upstream from Sandy Run, 

4.8 miles upstream from Occoquan, Prince William County, and 5.9 miles downstream from 

Bull Run.

Drainage area. 546 sq mi.

Records available. February 1913 to May 1916, December 1920 to September 1923, June 1937 

to September 1954.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 76.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Apr. 27, 1913, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years (1913-16, 1921-23, 1937-54), 490 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,400 cfs Dec. 14 {gage height, 11.31 ft); minlmum, 18 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.62 ft).

1913-16, 1920-23, 1937-54: Maximum discharge, 37,000 cfs Oct. 16, 1942 (gage height, 

27.6 ft, from high-water mark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 15,000 

cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum not determined; minimum daily, 1.0 cfs Dec. 11, 

12, 1941.

Flood In April 1937 reached a stage of 24.87 ft, from high-water mark In gage house 

(discharge, 29,200 cfs, from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting).

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

are fair. Plow regulated by dams above station on Occoquan Creek and Bull Run from 

June 1937 to November 1949. Only occasional regulation since.

Revisions (water years). WSP 951: 1937-41. WSP 1171: 1938-41(M).

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

16

27

47

97

178

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

423

600

1,930

3,440

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

29

26

a26

a26

26

23

a23

aZZ

22

22

821

21

21

21

30

44

JB

24

24

25

25

25

25

25

23

22

22

26

39

29

37

1

810 

26.1

0.048

0.06

Nov.

59

57

49

a47

a47

846

a44

a43

a42

*a38

34

34

33

33

32

31

a30

329

a£B

25

28

a28

a28

29

29

29

28

28

28

ago

1,067 

35.6

0.065

0.07

Dec.

a28

a29

a30

a33

a38

aSO

a400

a300

188

366

366

228

868

3.520

1,940

522

313

202

141

131

122

122

128

alio

alOO

a 90

alOO

alOO

392

~QO B3C

a 92

10,671 

344

0.630

0.73

Jan.

390

380

a 90

395

385

360

380

380

375

380

385

*3lOO

97

124

li

135

679

504

740

408

1,520

912

680

640

541

932

2.960

3900

35OO

a400

3350

14,116 

455

O.833

0.96

Feb.

3300

3270

250

226

192

172

154

131

85

109

120

125

141

16

80

114

87

128

92

145

97

4~53 566

288

*237

215

184

157

-

5,194 

186

0.341

0.36

Mar.

896

2.210

680

890

522

394

329

283

250

228

206

202

246

1

1,890

1,990

720

868

720

640

546

640

380

300

269

248

250

255

226

202

176 

175

17,834 

575

1.05

1.21

Apr.

239

352

286

230

194

180

174

174

161

150

135

122

*114

110

I2Z

109

3125

3230

3500

3400

3300

3240

3210

204

310

246

211

1.020

680

394

7,907 

264

0.484

0.54

May

321

237

421

1.200

560

339

262

237

217

174

104

155

184

93

89

128

150

130

122

131

150

157

141

107

95

84

82

ITS

92

150

113

6,538 

211

0.386

0.44

June

91

75

65

59

55

60

60

58

57

57

60

355

350

346

*42

36

29

29

28

27

27

27

27

28

28

28

28

28

28

31

1,319 

44.0

0.081

0.09

July

34

34

34

34

34

32

32

32

31

31

31

32

*32

32

32

31

31

33

34

31

32

32

32

32

32

35

35

34

31

31

31

1,OO4 

32.4

0.059

0.07

Aug.

31

31

31

*30

335

33O

335

41

51

59

40

334

332

331

330

330

331

331

833

36

197

Tos

60

44

340

a36

a35

a36

337

a39

1,528 

49.3

0.090

0.10

Sept.

a41

MS. a40

a37

a35

a32

330

a32

335

336

335

333

331

330

«330

30

30

31

32

23

23

22

21

20

20

20

IS

1§

19

22

873 

29.1

0.053

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,330 Mln 21 Mean 504 Cfsm 0.923 In. 12.53

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,320 Mln 19 Mean 189 Cfsm 0.346 In. 4.69

Peak discharge (base. 8.000 efs). Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this dsy.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, recorder graph, weather records, and records for Ooose Creek nesr Leesburg.
492 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Mattaworaan Creek near Pomonkey, Md.

Location. Lat 38°35'45", long 77°03'25", on left bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 227, 80 ft downstream from Old Womans Run, and 1.2 miles southeast of 

Pomonkey, Charles County.

Drainage area. 57.7 sq mi.

Records available. November 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 40 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 485 cfs Dec. 15 (gage height, 4.33 ft); no flow 

at times.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 1,920 cfs Sept. 11, 1950 (gage height, 5.88 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 310 efs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; no flow at times each year.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.01

1.06

1.1

1.15

l.Z

1.3

1.4

1.3 

3.3 

7.0

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

12

30

58

153

218

340

570

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

114

TT! lib

393

12.7

0.220

0.25

Nov.

30

16

14

10

8.8

8.8

14

22

30

44

50

40

30

*24

20

17

16

14

12

12

12

12

30

68

48

49

30

22

19

16

738.6

24.6

0.426

0.48

Dec.

16

15

1414"

22

26

119

108

64

80

76

73

163

366

441

318

123

74

54

53

51

50

44

37

33

30

28

28

28

26

26

2,607

84.1

1.46

1.68

Jan.

24

22

22

22

20

22

20

19

18

2T

43

30

23

20

22

89

144

94

72

98

122

116

111

103

103

159

229

229

140

91

72

2,321

74.9

1.30

1.50

Feb.

55

55

51

*45

41

36

32

28

34

34

30

26

22

24

26

26

32

30

26

22

67

151

100

65

56

49

41

35

_

1,239

44.2

0.766

0.80

Mar.

97

232

242

190

136

*88

70

60

53

49

44

47

54

152

228

154

87

67

56

101

90

61

51

44

46

51

42

36

33

32

37

2,730

88.1

1.53

1.76

Apr.

62

*52

42

34

33

35

36

34

30

28

26

26

24

22

2T

33

111

122

62

41

30

26

24

28

26

24

30

159

208

150

1,550

51.7

0.896

1.00

May

60

39

36

129

145

69

40

33

28

26

22

20

18

17

20

26

20

16

16

20

26

17

12

10

8.8

7.4

6.5

6.1

5.7

6. 1 

4.6

908.2

29.3

0.508

0.59

June

3.0

2.0

1.3

.9

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

*.2

.1

0

0

0

0

3.0

2.4

.9

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

15.8

0.53

0.0092

0.01

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.4

.8

.4

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.9

0.06 o.ooio

o.ooi

Aug.

0

0

0

o

Sept.

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 689 Mln 0 Mean 62.7 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.75

Water year 1953-54: Max 448 Mln 0 Mean 34.3 Cfsm 0.594 In. 8.07

Peak discharge (base. 400 cfs).--Dec. 15 (3 p.m.) 485 cfs (4.33 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 493

South Fork Quantico Creek near Independent Hill, Va.

Location. Lat 38°35'14", long 77'25'44", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 619, 3.4 miles south of Independent Hill, Frince William County, 5.6 miles west 

of Dumfries, and 6.5 miles upstream from Quantico Creek.

Drainage area. 7.50 sq ml.

Records available. May 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 238.88 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 183 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 4.80 ft); no flow 

Sept. 26-30.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 870 cfs Sept. 1, 1952 (gage height, 7.98 ft); no flow 

Sept. 26-30, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those below 1 cfs, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 24, July 8-11)

Oct. 1 to July .18 July 19 to Sept. 30

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

0.07 

.29 

1.2 

3.0 

5.0

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.3

0.03 

.25 

1.2 

5.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

28

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

*.5

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.8

.9

.9

.9

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

2.4

15

3.2

.9

37.6

1.21

0.161

0.19

Nov.

0.6

.5

.5

.5

.±1

.5

.7

.9

1.5

*2.1

1.9

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.7

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

3.0

2.1

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

.9

31.3

1.04

0.139

0.16

Dec.

0.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

2.6

*15

3.8

2.4

12

4.0

10

12

78

11

4.8

3.6

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1 

1.9

193.7

6.25

0.833

0.96

Jan.

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.4

3.6

*2.4

1.9

1.9

2.4

14

10

4.2

4.2

14

14

9.4

7.1

5.4

6.4

19

26

11

6.0

4.8 

4.0

189.4

6.11

0.815

0.94

Feb.

*3.4

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.1

271

2.4

2.4

3.4

2.8

2.4

2.4

"9.0 15

4.6

4.0

3.8

3.4

3.0

3.0

-

------

101.3

3.62

0.483

0.50

Mar.

57

*16

15

11

7.1

5.0

4.6

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.8

4.6

5.7

42

14

7.4

5.4

4.6

4.6

16

7.1

4.8

4.6

4.2

4.0

4.2

3.8

3^6

3.6

3.6 

5.0

284.5

9.18

1.22

1.41

Apr.

8.5

5.0

4.4

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

*2.8

278

2.8

3.6

26

9.4

5.4

4.2

3.6

3.4

4.2

5.0

4.0

3.6

3.8

14

6.8

4.4

159.3

5.31

0.708

0.79

May

3.6

3.0

*6.0

15

4.8

3.8

3.4

3.8

3.2

3.4

2.8

2.6

2.3

2.3

3.6

3.4

2.4

2.3

2.6

5.4

3.4

2.1

1.5

1.5

*1.4

1.1

ITT

1.1

18

2.6

122.3

3.95

0.527

0.61

June

1.7

^L^*4 1.1 1.1.9

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

.8

.5

.5

1.4

*.7

.7

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

ii

22.5

0.75

0.100

0.11

July

0.8

1.1

.9

.9

1.4

.8

.8

1.1

.8

.5

.3

*.2

72

.2

.4

.2

.2

2.3

4.8

T5T

.7

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

22.0

0.71

0.095

0.11

Aug.

0.1

.07

*.06

^04

.2

1.5

1.4

.8

.6

.6

.4

.4

.2

.2

.3

.4

.6

.4

.6

3^0

2.3

1.7

1.4

1.1

.8

.7

.6

.7

a. 4

a. 3

a. 2

22.07

0.712

0.095

0.11

Sept.

aO.l

a. 09

a. 07

a. 05

a. 04

a. 03

a.OZ

a. 02

a. 01

a. 01

a. 01

a. 01

a. 01

*a.01

a. 01

a. 01

a. 02

a. 02

a. 02

a. 03

a. 07

a. 05

a. 03

a. 02

a. 01

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

0.77

0.026

0. 0035

0.004

Calendar year 1953: Max 94 Min 0.1 Mean' 7.18 Cfsm 0.957 In. 13.02

Water year 1953-54: Max 78 Min 0 Mean 3.25 Cfsm 0.433 In. 5.89

(4.51 Peak ft). discharge (base. 120 efs).--Dee. 14 (11 a.m.) 183 cfs (4.80 ft); Mar. 1 (4 p.m.) 157 cfs 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for North Branch Chopawamslc Creek near Independent Hill.
494 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

North Branch Chopawamsic Creek near Independent Hill, Va.

Location. Lat 38°33'58", long 77°25'48n , on left bank 1.0 mile upstream from Chopawamsic 

Creek, 4.8 miles south of Independent Hill, Prince William County, and 5.5 miles west 

of Dumfries.

Drainage area. 5.79 sq mi.

Records available. May 1951 to September 1954.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 216.43 ft above mean sea level (Bureau of 

Yards and Docks benchmark).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 110 cfs Dec. 14, Mar. 1 (gage height, 4.95 ft); 

Minimum, 0.01 cfs Sept. 11-15, 27-30; minimum gage height, 1.53 ft Sept. 30.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 298 cfs Nov. 21, 1952; minimum, that of Sept. 11-15, 

27-30, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those below 0.1 cfs, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14 Dec. 15 to Sept. 3O

1.7 

l.B

1.9

2.0 

2.2

O.O4 

.59 

1.7 

3.0 

6.2

2.4 11

2.7 18

3.0 27

3.6 49

1.45

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

.02

.12

.42

1.4

2.5

2.0 

2.2 

2.6 

3.0 

3.3

3.8

6.9

16

27

37

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

~7T5 0.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.17

.23

.23

.23

.23

.29

».29

.23

.23

.23

.23

.23

.29

.36

.36

.43

.43

.51

.59

.59

.59

1.3

13 ~E~.2 

.59

24.78

 6.779

0.138

0.16

Nov.

0.36

.29

.23

753

.23

.29

.59

.78

.88

«.99

.88

.59

.51

.51

.43

.43

.43

.43

.36

.36

.45

.43

-758 1.9

.68

.59

.51

.43

.36

.36

16.37

0.546

0.094

O.10

Dec.

0.36

!36

.36

.36

1.4

8.1

 1.8

1.2

7.8

2.2

6.1

7.4

47

Tl

5.4

3.7

2.5

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7 

1.7

132.20

4.26

0.736

0.85

Jan.

1.7

T76" 1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

2.O

2.9

*2.0

1.6

1.7

2.0

11

7.5

3.6

3.6

11

12

8.6

5.8

4.8

5.7

11

To" 23

6.0

4.8 

3.7

158.9

5.13

0.886

1.02

Feb.

 3.2

3.3

3.1

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

T75

2.0

1.9

3.1

2.3

2.2

2.0

-5.5 15

3.8

3,2

2.9

2.7

2.3

2.4

85.6

3.06

0.528

0.55

Mar.

37

 T?

11

8.0

5.0

4.1

3.6

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.8

3.S

4.4

30

10

5.7

4.6

3.8

3.7

11

5.6

4.0

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.3

2.9

2.8

2.8

ITS" 2.7

208.1

6.71

1.16

1.34

Apr.

6.5

4.4

3.6

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.4

2.5

2.4

*2.3

2,2

2.2

2.9

-B-.9 20

4.3

3.2

2.9

2.5

2.S

3.2

2.7

2.3

2.5

6.5

4.4

2.9

116.5

3.88

0.670

O.75

May

2.3

2.0

 3.7

7.5

37T

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.3

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

2.5

2.3

1.7

1.6

1.9

4.0

2-.S

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.1

1.1

178" 1.0

5.6

3.8 

1.5

73.9

2.38

0.411

0.47

June

TTo" 1.1

.92

.82

.71

.62

.62

.62

.55

.55

1.0

.71

.71

1.0

.62

.62

.71

.71

.62

.55

.42

.37

.32

.32

.27

.23

.23

.20

.17

.15

IT.Aft

0.581

0.100

0.11

July

0^*20

.27

.20

.20

2.4

1.6

.62

.92

.48

.42

.32

.23

*.20

.20

.62

.37

.23

3.1

~^5 4.8

.42

.37

.27

.23

.23

.20

.17

.15

.14

715" .13 

20.37

0.657

0.113

0.13

Aug.

' 0.12

.14

*.13

.13

.37

.62

727

.17

.14

.13

.13

.12

.11

.11

.13

.13

.14

.12

.55

.48

.27

.15

.12

.11

.10

.09

.08

758

.08

.08 

.08

5.44

0.175

O.O30

0.03

Sept.

 O.07 To"6

.05

.05

.04

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.02

.01

ToT

 <01

.01

.02

.02

.07

.06

.06

.07

.06

.06

.05

.04

.03

.02

.01

.01

.01

1.07

0.036

0.0062

0.007

Calendar year 1953: Max 70 Mln 0.1 Mean 5.39 Cfsm O.931 In. 12.63

Water year 1953-54: Max 47 Mln 0.01 Mean 2.36 Cfsm 0.4O8 In. 5.52

Peak discharge (base, 90 cfs). Dec. 14 f7:3O a.m.} 11O ofs (4.95 ft): Mar. 1 fl:3O p.m.) 110 ofs

(4.95 ft) .

 Discharge measurement made on this day.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 495

Middle Pork Chopawamsic Creek near Garrisonville, Va.

Location. Lat 38°33'26", long 77"25'32", on left bank 300 ft upstream from highway culvert, 0.4 mile upstream from confluence with North Branch Chopawamsic Creek, and 5.6 

miles north of Garrisonville, Stafford County.

Drainage area. 4.51 sq mi.

Records available. May 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 192.48 ft above mean sea level (Bureau of 

Yards and Docks benchmark).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 47 cfs Dec. 14, Mar. 1 (gage height, 3.39 ft); 

minimum, 0.01 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 1.55 ft Sept. 30.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 235 cfs Nov. 21, 1952; minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1954; 

minimum gage height, that of Sept. 30, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 0.10 cfs, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting control method used Aug. 20 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1, July 5 to Sept. 30 Mar. 2 to July 4

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

0.01 

.05 

.12 

.27 

.76

1.5

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

2.6 

2.8

2.3 

4.5

8.5

14

20

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0

0.26 

.59 

1.2 

2.7

2.2 

2.4

2.6

5.2

9.4

14

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.15

.14

.12

7IZ

.12

.14

.21

.23

.19

.19

.19

.17

».19

.17

.17

.19

.21

.21

.21

.23

.25

.27

.27

.30

.33

.37

.45

1.5

S.5 ?rr

1.0

18.89

0.609

0.135

0.16

Nov.

0.76

.69

.56

.56

.50

.69

.97

1.1

1.2

»1.6

1.4

1.1

.97

.90

.90

.83

.83

.76

.76

.76

.83

.90

1.9

T75

1.2

1.2

1..1

 1.0

.97

.97

29.51

0.984

0.218

0.24

Dec.

~^T 0.97

.97

1.0

1.1

1.4

4.8

*2.0

1.7

4.9

2.6

3.6

4.5

~5.4 20

3.0

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

85.91

2.77

0.614

0.71

Jan.

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

2.0

2.6

 1.6

1.3

T7J

1.7

4.9

3.5

2.0

2.2

5.4

5.8

4.0

3.1

2.8

2.9

6.6

10-J.s

3.1

2 a

 d

g- c

90.9

2.93

0.650

0.75

Feb.

»2.2

2.3

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.6

ITS

1.7

1.8

1.8

2.3

1.9

1.8

1.8

6.3 3-76-

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.9

-

61.2

2.19

0.486

0.51

Mar.

17

*T.7

6.9

5.4

4.0

3.5

3,2

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.8

3.4

3.7

13

6.2

4.2

3.6

3.4

3.4

7.1

4.2

3.4

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

275" 2.5

2.5

2.5

3 7 

 I

140.1

4.52

1.00

1.15

Apr.

4.9

3.6

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.9

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.5

*2.4

271

2.5

2.9

~J.9 11

3.5

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.5

3.6

2.8

2 .5

96.8

3.22

0.714

0.80

May

2.3

2.2

3.4

*6.7

37T

2.6

2.5

2.7

2.5

2.7

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.7

2.5

2.1

2.1

2.2

3.6

2.7

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

i4T7S

2.6

2.4

1.6

76.0

2.45

0.543

0.63

June

1.4

T^

1.2

1.1

.76

.88

.88

.94

.88

.76

1.4

1.0

.94

1.3

*.94

.88

1.2

1.2

.94

.76

.70

.54

.54

.49

Jit

.45

.64

.59

.54

.54

26.00

0.867

0.192

0.21

July

0.76

.88

.76

.82

2.1

1.2

.50

.97

.62

.45

.37

.33

*.37

.27

.76

.45

.30

.90

-TfO 2.3

.37

.37

.27

.23

.21

.19

.17

.15

.15

.15

,14

18.01

0.581

0.129

0.15

Aug.

0.15

.19

».16

.15

.33

.37

715

.16

.16

.17

.17

.16

.15

.14

.21

.23

.23

.16

.18

.13

.09

.06

.05

76T

.05

.06

.06

.07

.OS

.07

.06

4.49

0.145

0.032

0.04

Sept.

0.06

.06

.06

.06

.04

.02

.03

.03

.03

.04

.04

.05

.05

».04

.05

.06

.06

.07

.07

.07

.09

76T

.05

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.02

^01

1.44

0.046

0.011

0.01

Calendar year 1953: Max 37 Mln 0.12 Mean 3.76 Cfsm 0.834 In. 11.31

Water year 1953-54: Max 20 Mln 0.01 Mean 1.78 Cfsm 0.395 In. 5.36

Peak discharge (base, 60 cfs). No peak above base. 

" Discharge measurement made on this day.
496 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

South Branch Chopawamsic Creek near Garrisonville, Va.

Location.--Lat 38°32 I 22" (corrected), long 77°25'30", on right bank 1.8 miles upstream 

from mouth and 4.3 miles north of Garrisonville, Stafford County.

Drainage area. 2.56 sq mi.

Records available . May 1951 to September 1954.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 206.03 ft above mean sea level (Bureau of 

Yards and Docks benchmark).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 126 cfs May 29 (gage height, 5.00 ft); minimum, 

 OTOT~efs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.67 ft).

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 320 cfs Mar. 15, 1953 (gage height, 7.07 ft), from

rating curve extended above 150 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of Sept. 29,

1954.

Remarks. Records good except those below 1 cfs, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge.

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-29, Jan. 19 to Mar. 1, 

Aug. 20 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 30 to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.8 

3.1

0.45

.35

1.4

3.2

12

23

1.6

1.7

0.01 

.02 

.19 

.70

1.4

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.6

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.23

.23

.23

.23

.23

.23

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

*.20

.20

.20

.20

7TB- .18

.18

.18

.20

.20

.27

.32

.48

.48

.57

15

33

T.O

.57

56.19

1.81

0.707

0.82

Nov.

0.49

745- 45

.45

.45

.45

.57

.73

.73

*.65

.65

.57

.53

.53

.53

.53

.49

.49

.49

.49

.49

.45

.85

777

.69

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

17.22

0.574

0.224

0.25

Dec.

~76T 0.61

.61

.61

.61

.77

4.8

*1.3

.90

3.6

2.0

2.0

3.9

8.1

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.0

1.0

.95

.95

.85

.81

.81

.81

.77

.77

.77

.73

.73

47.47

1.53

0.598

0.69

Jan.

0.73

.69

.69

.69

.69

.65

7SF

.65

.65

.65

.65

*.77

.90

.85

1.0

1.7

1.8

3.0

1.8

3.9

5.4

3.2

3.4

2.6

2.2

4.8

9.9

S7T

3.6

2.6

2.2

68.71

2.22

0.867

1.00

Feb.

1.8

 1.6

1^4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

.95

.90.

4.4 rr1.1

.95

.77

.69

.61

.53

35.90

1.28

0.500

0.52

Mar.

22

¥4". 9

5.9

4 . 1

sis

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.4

2.5

13

4.1

2.6

2.1

1.9

1.8

4.5

2.3

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.2 4 a 1 . 6

107.7

3.47

1.36

1.57

Apr.

2.2

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0 *T7T

1.0

1.0

1.6

?78~ 9.9

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

2.1

3.0

1.6

1.4

53.1

1.77

0.691

0.77

May

1.2

1.2

2.4

*5.5

TTff

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

.94

.82

.88

1.2

.94

.40

.30

735",

.30,

.30

.30

.30

5.4

1.2

52

39.00

1.26

0.492

0.57

June

0.35

.35

.40

.52

.58

.58

.58

.58

.58

.58

.88

7BT

.58

.64

*.52

.58

.64

.58

.46

.40

.40

.35

.35

.35

.35

735- .30

.35

.35

.35

14.52

0.484

0.189

0.21

July

0.58

.58

.40

.40

2.1

1.4

.82

.70

.35

.30

.26

.22

*.19

.13

75?

.22

.13

1.6

as

al

a. 6

a. 45

a. 35

a. 3

a. 25

a. 23

a. 21

a. 18

a. 17

a. 16 

a. 16

20.96

0.676

0.264

0.30

Aug.

aO.14

a. 16

.16

* . 11

1.4

.88

.40

.26

.22

.22

.19

.19

.16

.13

.16

.22

.35

.22

4.0

^58

.19

.07

.05

.04

.04

.03

ToT

.03

.03

.03 

.03

10.72

0.346

0.135

0.16

Sept.

0.02

,oz

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

*.03

.05

.04

.04

.05

.04

.04

.04

.03

.03

.03

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

0.80

0.027

0.011

0.01

Calendar year 1953: Max 38 Min 0.1 Mean 2.58 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.68

Water year 1953-54: Max 33 Min 0.02 Mean 1.29 Cfsm 0.504 In. 6.87

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs). Oct. 29 (2 p.m.) 76 cfs (3.99 ft); Mar. 1 (10 a.m.; 69 cfs (3.81ft);

May 29 (5 p.m.; 1Z6 cfs (5.00 ft); Aug. 19 (4 p.m.) 72 cfs (4.06 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for North Branch Chopawamsic

Creek near Independent Hill.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 497

Beaverdam Run near Garrisonville, Va.

Location. Lat 38 0 30'25", long 77°25'45", on left bank 3.4 miles upstream from mouth and 

2.2 miles north of Garrisonville, Stafford County.

Drainage area. 12.7 sq mi.

Records available. May 1951 to September 1954.

Gage,--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 150.43 ft above mean sea level (Bureau of 

yards and Docks benchmark).

Extremes.-Maximum discharge during year, 123 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 3.70 ft); minimum 

observed, 0.01 cfs Aug. 4, but may have been less during period of indefinite stagedischarge relation.

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 975 cfs Nov. 21, 1952 (gage height, 6.34 ft); minimum 

observed, that of Aug. 4, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record and 

indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except period of Indefinite stage-discharge 

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

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

1.2 

3.1 

6.2

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.2

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.16

.13

715

.13

.13

.16

.17

.17

.20

.20

.20

.23

*.27

.27

.27

.30

.42

.30

.30

.30

.30

.38

.38

.42

.47

.52

.90

2.9

-9-.0 24

3*5

47.21

1.52

0.120

0.14

Nov.

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

ITS

2.2

2.6

*2.9

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.6

3.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.8

4.1

47T

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.1

2.9

81.8

2.73

0.215

0.24

Dee.

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.7

277

2.8

11

*6.4

4.4

12

6.2

6.6

16

74

22

9.3

6.6

6.6

6.2

4.4

a4.1

a4.0

a3.7

a3.5

3.5

4.5

3.8

a3.3

a3.3

a3.2

fi » n ao . c.

248.6

8. 02

0.631

0.73

Jan.

a5.1

a3.p

a3.0

a3.o

as.O

a2.8

alTs

a2.8

a2. 8

3.4

6.2

*5.8

4.4

3.1

3.6

14

12

13

7.0

14

27

15

16

9.8

10

20

a40

£30

al6

a 11

a9

316.6

1O.2

O.S03

0.93

Feb.

as

*a7

36

a6

a5.5

a5

a5

a5

a5

a5

a5

a4.S

a5. 5

a5

as

a4.2

a4.2

a4.1

a4

a3.8

a!3

a5

3.4,. 5

a4

a3.3

a3

a2.6

a2.5

-

144. S

5.17

O.407

0.42

Mar.

a8. 5

*a50

2?

24

14

11

10

9.3

9.0

8.S

8.2

Ktf

12

48

34

21

16

14

14

23

19

14

13

12

12

11

11

9.8

9.5

9.3

9*8

495.9

16.0

1.26

1.45

Apr.

15

15

13

11

10

9.8

9.5

9.5

10

9.5

a8

a7

*a6

a5.7

5.6

7.2

50-

alo

as

a7

a7

a7

a7

a7

a7

a7.5

a!2

a!5

a8.5

a7

311.8

10.4

0.819

0.91

May

aS

a6

a!3

*a25~5.3

7.4

6.S

7.4

7.0

7.2

6.4

5.5

4.6

4.6

6.8

7.2

a6

a5

aS.S

a6.5

8.0

5.5

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.3

3.1

2.6

BTT

11

3*8

206.9

6.67

0.525

0.61

June

2.9 2-^

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.7

2.2

1.9

al.8

*al.8

2.0

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.4

1.1

.90

.84

.72

.57

.57

.57

.47

.38

^34

47.26

1.58

0.124

0.14

July

0.2

.2

.2

.2

 2.

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.1

TT *.l

.1

.1

.3

73

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

6.15

0,198

O.016

0.02

Aug.

0.04

.04

.04

*.04

.04

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

715- .15

.15

.15

.15

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

2.72

O.088

0.0069

0.008

Sept.

0.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.04

.04

.04

*.04

.04

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01

ToT

.01

.01

.01

1.20

0.040

0.0031

O.OO3

Calendar year!953 : Max 173 Min 0.1 Mean 11.9 Cfsm O.937 In. 12.73

Water yearl953-54 : Max 74 Mln 0.01 Mean 5.24 Cfsm 0.413 In. 5. SO

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorder' graph, weather records, and records for South Branch Chopawamsic Creek near Garrisonville.

Note. Stage-discharge relation Indefinite July 1 to Sept. 30; discharge'estimated,on basis of 

3 discharge measurements and records for nearby stations.
498 POTOMAC RIVER BASIN

Chaptico Creek at Chaptico, Md.

Location.---Lat 38°22'45", long 76°46'50", on right bank at downstream side of wooden highway bridge, 0.8 mile north of Chaptico, St. Marys County, and 0.8 mile upstream from 

Chaptieo Bay.

Drainage area.--10.7 sq mi.

Records available. June 1947 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 15 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 7 years, 11.1 efs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 354 cfs Oct. 29 (gage height, 4.88 ft); no flow 

at times during June, July, August, and September.

1947-54: Maximum discharge, 7,800 cfs Sept. 10, 1950 (gage height, 8.56 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 280 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

no flow at times in 1954.

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

small diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Aug. 19

Occasional

Aug. 2O to Sept. 30

1.10

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

.18 

1.1 

2.5 

4.6

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

3.0 

3.6 134

1.12 0

1.2 .24

1.3 1.2

1.4 2.6

1.5 5.1

1.6 8.9

1.7 14

1.9 24

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

O.38

.46

.38

.46

.54

.63

.84

.54

.54

.63

.63

.46

.46

.46

.46

.63

.46

.46

.54

.63

.63

.63

.73

.84

2.0

1.7

1.6

3.2

7.0

179.92

5.8O

O.542

O.63

Nov.

4.9

4.1

3.8

3.6

111

4.6

7.8

8.4

8.8

ii

12

9.6

8.1

6.7

6.1

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.4

11

7.8

7.8

6.7

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.4

188.0

6.27

O.586

O.65

Dec.

4.4

4.1

*4 ^

4!l

7.4

5.8

16

7.4

6.4

13

7.8

11

19

76

18

11

8.8

b7.4

b7.O

7.0

7.4

7.8

6.7

5.8

5.8

6.1

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

313.1

10.1

0.944

1.09

Jan.

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.9

5.2

4.6

4.6

4.6

6.1

9.6

b6.6

b5.2

*b4.5

574

28

15

b8.O

8.8

10

9.6

blO

b8.8

b8.4

bll

20

30

19

12

10 

9.2

3O2.6

9.76

0.912

1.05

Feb.

b8.0

8.8

8.4

*7.8

7.4

7.0

7.0

b6.8

7.4

6.7

6.7

5.8

b4.6

bBTs

6.4

6.1

7.4

6.1

5.8

5.8

29

16

9.6

8.8

8.8

7.8

7.0

7.O

229.8

8.21

0.767

O.8O

Mar.

32

18

16

14

11

9.6

9.2

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.1

12

10

35

16

10

9.2

8.8

8.4

13

8.8

7.8

7.8

7.4

9.6

8.8

.8

.4

~.0 

.0

352.3

11.4

1.07

1.22

Apr.

9.6

*7.4

6.7

6.7

7.O

7.0

7.0

6.4

6.1

5.8

6.1

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.8

7.8

22

10

7.4

6.4

5.8

5.5

5.5

6.1

5.8

5.2

11

13- 32

8.4

251.2

8.37

0.782

O.87

May

7.0

6.1 *5.8

19

7.4

6.1

5.5

6.7

5.8

6.4

4.9

4.4

4.1

4.4

5.2

4.6

3.8

4.1

5.2

12

7.8

4.6

3.8

3.4

3.O

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.2

1.7

165.3

5.33

O.498

0.57

June

1.6

1.3

1.2

3.3

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.1

.96

.96

*1.2

.73

.54

.38

.38

5.9

272

1.4

1.1

.73

.54

.38

.24

.18

.13

.09

.13

.02

O

O

28.99

0.966

0.090

0.10

July

O

O

O

O

O

*2.1

.31

.54

.54

.18

.04

.01

O

O

.07

,31

.04

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0 

O

O

4.14

0.134

O.O13

O.O1

Aug.

0

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0

2.2

.18

.02

O

O

0

0

.05

.06

6.3

21

3.0

1.7

.65

.31

.31

.24

.18

.75

.65 .'2439

38.23

1.23

0.115

0.13

Sept.

0.09

T6T

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

O

0

0

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0

O

0

0.13

O.OO4

O.OO037

0.0005

Calendar year 1953: Max 130 Mln O.13 Mean 11.9 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15. 1O

water year 1953-54: Max 13O Min 0 Mean 5.63 Cfsm O.526 In. 7.12

Peak discharge (base, 160 cfs). --Oct. 29 (7 p.m.) 354 cfs (4.88 ft); Dec. 14 (1O:3O a.m.) 198 cfs

(4.15 ft}.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 499

St. Marys River at Great Mills, Md.

Location.--Lat 38°14'36", long 76°30'13", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 471 in Great Mills, St. Marys County, 0.3-mile downstream from Western 

Branch.

Drainage area . 24.0 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1946 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 10 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 8 years, 23.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 296 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 4.55 ft); minimum, 

T72~cfs Aug. 2 (gage height, 1.21 ft).

1946-54: Maximum discharge, 954 cfs July 16, 1949 (gage height, 9.91 ft); minimum, 

that of Aug. 2, 1954.

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

Rating table, water year 1953-54, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.1

2.6

5.1

9.3

15

1.8 

2.0 

2.4 

3.5

33

60

103

196

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

3.8

3.5

375

3.5

3.5

4.0

4.5

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.B

4.0

4.2

4.8

4.8

4.5

13

26

*17

8.8

170.4

5.50

0.229

0.26

Nov.

6.6

5.8

5.4

5.1

F7i

17

28

19

15

12

9.8

8.3

7.4

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

23

18

14

13

9.3

8.3

7.4

7.0

303.1

10.1

0.421

0.47

Dec.

7.0

7.0

T~4 6.6

11

9.8

17

12

9.3

11

9.3

13

29

"56 158

24

17

13

bll

11

12

13

12

9.3

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8 . B

8,3

546.8

17.6

0.733

0.85

Jan.

7.8

7.8

8.3

8.3

8.3

7.8

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.8

13

b9.6

b7.4

*b7.0 15~

67

47

b21

18

17

29

b37

b27

b23

b29

76

b!90

162

61

36

28

1,000.7

32.3

1.35

1.55

Feb.

22

21

21

18

17

15

14

13

14

13

13

12

b9.6

11

12

12

13

12

11

11

60

71

32

23

22

19

15

14

540.6

19.3

0.804

0.84

Mar.

89

~60 100

54

32

24

21

19

17

17

15

22

22

41

36

23

19

17

16

20

16

14

13

13

16

16

13

13

12

I?

12

814

26.3

1.10

1.26

Apr.

14

*12

12

11

12

12

12

12

10

9.3

10

10

8.8

973

9.3

19

52

30

18

13

12

11

11

22

15

13

19

53

27

18

496.7

16.6

0.692

0.77

May

14

12

12

70

33

19

14

14

14

12

9.3

8.8

7.8

9.3

9.8

8.3

7.0

7.0

8.3

12

21

12

8.3

6.6

6.2

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.1

386.4

12.5

0.521

0.60

June

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.S

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

*3.3

3.3

3.1

2.8

2.6

~9.8 43

5.8

4.5

3.8

3.5

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.3

2^1

142.7

4.76

0.198

0.22

July

2.1

1.9

5.6

8.3

14

25

^.2

22

7.0

4.2

3.8

3.3

3.1

2.6

3.5

3.8

3.1

2.6

3.8

3.3

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1^4

153.7

4.96

0.207

0.24

Aug.

1.5 T74

1.9

1.6

1.7

2.3

1.7

1.6

*1.7

8.2

12

4.0

2.8

2.4

2.3

3.2

7.0

3.5

7.6

23.

8.3

5.1

3.5

3.1

2.6

2.6

2.8

7.8

6.2

4.2

3.8

141.2

4.55

0.190

0.22

Sept.

3.1

2.8

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.6

T7T

2.1

3.8

2.8

2.3

'2.1 2.1

1.9

1.9

4.2.

3.5

3.1

3.3

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

1 . 

'

70.4

2.35

0.098

0.11

Calendar year 1953: Max 426 Mln 2.3 Mean '20. 6 Cfsm 0.858 In. 11.66

Water year 1953-54: Max I9o Mln 1.3 Mean 13.1 Cfsm 0.546 In. 7.39

Peak discharge (base. 400 efs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
500 RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER BASIN

Rappahannock River near Warrenton, Va.

Location. Lat 38°41'05", long 77°54'15", on left bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on 

U.S. Highway 211, 0.9 mile downstream from Carter Run, 6.2 miles southwest of Warrenton, Pauquier County, 15 miles upstream from Hazel River, and at mile 53.0.

Drainage area. 192 sq mi.

Records available. August 1942 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 312.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943. Oct. 8, 1942, to Dec. 17, 1944, wireweight gage 50 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge . 12 years, 202 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,350 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 5.91 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.5 cfs Sept. 30.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 32,000 cfs Oct. 15, 1942 (gage height, 23.5 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 24,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, that of Sept. 30, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 8-28j stage-discharge 

relation affected by Ice Jan. 12)

1.35

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

1.1

1.6

3.3

6.0

15

27

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

4.5

13O 

210 

700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.8

4.2

3.9

3^?

3.9

4.2

3.9

*3.9

4.S

5.4

6.4

7.6

8.0

7.6

7.6

8.4

9.2

10

11

12

12

12

12

14

14

15

16

40

46

48 

3TT

389.4

12.6

0.066

0.08'

Nov.

22

19

17

17

i§

16

20

23

25

26

26

*25

23

22

21

Zl

22

22

21

21

22

23

"65- 108

40

32

28

26

25

24

818

27.3

0.142

0.16

Dec .

24

23

*22

23

27

46

270

106

60

70

58

51

132

375

252

128

81

72

81

65

58

55

51

42

39

42

43

42

42

40

39

2,459

79.3

0.413

0.48

Jan.

38

38

36

35

34

35

*34

3333-

37

52

45

41

41

44

75

135

79

86

88

145

138

112

128

104

155

294

210

142

128

104

2,699

87.1

0.454

0.52

Feb.

95

95

86

79

73

67

61

62

70

62

*64

53

51

5T

60

58

70

88

62

57

121

300

178

140

123

110

93

82

------

2,515

89.8

0.468

0.49

Mar.

524

375" 635

*315

228

195

172

158

138

128

119

130

145

240

243

183

162

145

132

279

219

180

168

150

140

150

128

117

112

110

115

6,239

201

1.05

1.21

Apr.

130

123

112

99

99

99

106

97

84

77

79

79

72

70

72

139

45B" 664

279

219

180

160

186

465

309

300

309

465

324

270

6,072

202

1.05

1.17

May

231

24O

375

32?

219

183

*162

168

152

145

126

121

108

104

135

142

108

101

99

110

198

132

108

93

82

77

70

8*

113

353

138

4,801

155

0.807

0.93

June

108

88

73

68

60

54

51

68

65

55

~55 172

110

152

90

68

*73

99

79

62

52

47

47

42

35

33

33

30

25

24

2,062

68.7

0.358

0.40

July

32

50

30

24

25

25

64

~52 159

36

28

25

22

20

*81

60

29

23

21

20

19

20

19

14

12

10

8.8

8.0

7.2

6.8

g_Q

957.6

30.9

0.161

0.19

Aug.

6.0

7.6

8.8

6.8

12

40

26

14

10

11

12

7.6

*6.0

6.4

7.6

8.4

10

8.8

9.2

80

~5o 104

32

20

16

12

10

9.6

9.2

40

24

625.0

20.2

0.105

0.12

Sept.

14

T5

7.6

6.4

a5.5

a4.5

a4.0

a3.5

a3.0

a3.0

a7.0

a8. 5

a5.5

a4.5

*a3.5

a4.0

a4.0

a3.5

a3.2

a3.5

a3.8

a4.0

a4.5

a4.0

a3.8

a2.5

a2.0

al.8

al.6

al.5

138.2

4.61

0.024

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,700 Mln 3.19 Mean 177 Cfsm 0.922 In. 12.55

Water year 1953-54: Max 664 Mln 1.5 Mean 81.6 Cfsm 0.425 In. 5.78

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, records for station at Remington, ana Hazel River at Rlxeyvllle.
RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER BASIN 

Rush River at Washington, Va.

501

Location.--Lat 38°43' , long 78°09' , on left bank 20 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 211 and 522 and half a mile east of Washington, Rappahannock County.

Drainage area. 15.2 sq mi.

Records available. August 1953 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 598 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. 1953: Maximum discharge during period August to September, 32 cfs Aug. 9 (gage 

height, 1.83 ft); no flow Sept. 3, 4.

1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 610 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 4.30 ft); 

no flow many days.

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

Rating tables, Aug. 1, 1953, to Sept. 30, 1954 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 18, 19, 25, 26, Jan. 6, 

Feb. 8, 10, 13, 14)

Aug. 1, 1953, to June 10, 1954 

0

June 11 to Sept. 30, 1954

0.9

.95 .05 

1.0 .20 

1.05 .44 

1.1 .80

1.15

1.2

1.25

1.3

1.4

1.3 

2.1 

3.1 

4.6 

7.8

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

12

45

120

230

370

0.85 

.9

1.0

1.1

.01 

.35 

1.2

1.2 2.8

1.3 5.2

1.4 8.8

1.6 19

Discharge In cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Aug.

al.O

*a.8o

.90

1.0

Sept.

0.01

.01

S.

0

.01

2.3

1.1

.50

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Aug.

5,9

3.7

1.5

1.1

.90

.72

.57

.57

Total

Sept.

0.33

.24

.20

.24

.24

.17

.17

.11

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

5.2

2.1

1.2

.90

.72

.64

.50

.38

Sept.

0.0?

.05

.05

.14

.24

.24

.28

.24

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug.

0.28

.24

.14

.05

.03

.01

.01

0.09

Sept.

0.20

.20

.20

.17

.14

.08

-

0.02

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and 

records for nearby stations.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, Water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

19

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.03

.03

-iSl

.01

.01

.01

.01

*.03

.01

.03

.01

.08

.14

.17

.20

.24

.24

.24

.28

.28

.33

.33

.38

.44

.50

.50

.64

1.7

5^ 

4.0

1.4

18.08

0.583

0.038

0.04

Nov.

1.1

.90

.80

.80

*JJ2

.80

1.1

1.4

1.7

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.9

18

6.4

4.3

2.7

2.3

2.1

1.7 

1.5

68.92

2.30

0.151

0.17

Dec.

1.5

1.4

.LuS

1.5

2.3

4.7

16

7.4

5.8

*5.2

3.7

4.9

7.8

*33

18

12

8.6

5

5.5

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.7 

2.7

2.5

188.0

6.06

0.399

0.46

Jan.

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

*1*2.

1.9

1.9

2.5

4.0

3.7

3.4

2.9

3.1

8.6

9.8

9

7.0

7.8

12

14

15

10

10

19

23

18

14

12

11

238.7

7.70

0.507

0.58

Feb.

9.4

7.8

7.4

*6.7

6.1

5.8

5.2

5

4.9

4.5

4.3

3.7

4.0

4.0

3,4

3.4

6.7

5.5

4.9

4.6

25

31

23

20

17

14

12

12

-

261.3

9.33

0.614

0.64

Mar.

*242

82

53

39

32

28

24

21

18

16

*a!4

a!7

a!9

a35

a35

a30

a25

a20

a24

a38

a30

a26

a24

a20

a!9

a!9

a!6

a!5

a!4 

al3

a!6

1,024

33.0

2.17

2.50

Apr.

a!8

a 16

a!4

a!3

a!3

a!2

a!3

a!2

alo

a9.5

a9.0

a9.0

a8. 5

*a'8~7o aS.O

20

64

43

36

30

26

22

24

28

49

62

50

44

36 

32

739.0

24.6

1.62

1.81

May

27

29

36

32

26

24

*21

19

17

16

14

12

11

11

16

12

11

9^

9.8

16

29

24

20

17

16

12

14

15

14

14

9.8

554.4

17.9

1.18

1.36

June

8.6

7.8

6.7

6.1

5.5

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.3

*18

8.0

7.2

8.4

5.8

6.4

9.6

12

9.6

7.6

6.1

5.2

6.1

4.3

3.6

3.0

2.8

2.0

1.8

JU6

186.5

6.22

0.409

0.46

July

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

2.2

4.6

2.6

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.0

.90

il

*3.2

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.0

.90

1.1

.80

.53

.35

.25

.16

.06

.02 

.01

£

44.78

1.44

0.095

0.11

Aug.-

0

0

0

0

*.09

.80

.40

.20

.16

.20

.06

.01

.01

0

.01

.01

.16

.16

.12

.12

1.6

l^i

1.5

.80

.60

.46

.40

.46

.40 

.30

' 25

11.48

0.370

0.024

0.03

Sept.

0.12

.04

.01

.01

.01

a0

0

.01

*^5

.80

.40

.25

.16

.12

.25

.30

.25

.20

.25

.35

.35

.20

.16

.09

.06

.02

.01

.01 

.01

6.94

0.231

0.015

0.02

Calendar year 1953: Max 

Water year 1953-54: Max 242

Mln - 

Mln 0 9.16

Cfsm - In.

Cfsm 0.603 In. 8.18

Peak discharge (base. 50O efs). Mar. 1 (8 a.m.) 610 cfs (4.30 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Cedar 

Run near Warrenton and Rappahannock River near Warrenton.
502 RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER BASIN

Thornton River near Laurel Mills, Va.

Location. Lat 38°38', long 78°04', near left bank on downstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 729, 2 miles southeast of Laurel Mills, Rappahannock County, 3 miles downstream 

from Battle Run, and 4§ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 142 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1954.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Crest-stage indicator since November 1950. Datum 

of gage is 342.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 11 years, 162 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,950 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 10.18 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 1.1 cfs 

Sept. 28, 30.

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 13,000 cfs Dec. 4, 1950 (gage height, 17.22 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of 

Sept. 28, 30, 1954.

Flood of Oct. 15, 1942, reached a stage of 26.8 ft, from floodmark (discharge, about 

40,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1141: 1948(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 23, Mar. 3 to Sept. 30

0.65 0.8 1.2 24 

.7 1.5 1.4 45 

.8 4.0 1.7 90 

.9 7.0 2.0 150 

1.0 12 

Note. Same as following table 

above 2.O ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Nov. 24 to Mar. 2

1.0 16 3.0 390

1.2 30 4.0 670

1.5 66 5.0 1,020

2.0 150 7.0 2,000

2.5 265

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsro

In.

Oct.

4.3

3.8

2.8

4.3

2.2

2,0

2.8

*3.0

3.8

3.2

4.9

5.5

4.0

6.7

4.3

7.0

6.7

7.5

6.7

7.5

8.5

9.5

10

10

12

10

12

82

45

52

46

390.0

12.6

0.089

0.10

Nov.

39

43

17

18

16

16

28

19

20

25

19

*18

16

17

19

18

16

18

18

18

19

22

252

79

44

34

31

26

26

24

975

32.5

0.229

0.26

Dec.

26

23

*£2

24

26

25

178

91

52

55

44

44

126

265

215

121

79

56

65

62

46

47

41

39

29

37

31

32

37

35

32

2,005

64.7

0.456

0.53

Jan.

16

28

28

29

30

*29

28

26

28

29

37

55

27

31

33

51

130

46

56

73

121

130

104

121

91

154

290

202

140

130.

88

2,391

77.1

0.543

0.63

Feb.

67

85

70

67

62

53

48

40

51

38

*44

41

32

55

44

41

44

46

44

45

58

271

170

121

121

90

82

73

-

-------

2,003

71.5

0.504

0.52

Mar.

302

1.890

697

*390

365

278

170

140

130

122

120

140

140

140

180

140

140

128

165

465

215

140

140

140

124

160

124

114

128

140

112

7,779

251

1.77

2.04

Apr.

120

124

130

116

124

116

130

128

110

88

86

72

80

69

*76

98

650

340

315

252

170

170

140

228

160

565

365

481

340

278

6,121

204

1.44

1.61

May

228

170

290

415

215

170

*160

170

130

128

116

128

90

94

128

120

112

100

102

108

278

150

122

116

116

82

18

170

80

140

80

4,586

148

1.04

1.20

June

64

56

52

46

39

35

33

37

39

38

80

86

62

202

85

64

*113

130

120

75

63

52

44

46

34

31

27

26

23

23

1,825

60.8

0.428

0.48

July

20

22

20

18

18

19

16

52

33

26

20

18

16

16

*££

41

28

16

15

14

12

12

14

10

6.7

7.5

4.0

3.5

2.8

2.5

1^5

570.5

18.4

0.130

0.15

Aug.

1.5

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.5

8.0

10

7.5

6.1

4.9

3.5

3.0

*3.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.4

! !

4.6

32

16

16

9.5

6.4

5.5

4.9

4.9

2.8

3.8

10

184.2

5.94

0.042

0.05

Sept.

9.5

5.2

4.3

3.5

2.2

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.4

11

9.5

5.2

4.3

4.3

*3.0

3.8

3.8

2.8

3.2

4.0

3.8

3.2

1.4

1.5

3.0

1.4

U,

1.2

1.1

114.0

3.80

0.027

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,110 Min 2.0 Mean 158 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.12

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,890 Min 1.1 Mean 79.3 Cfsm 0.558 In. 7.60

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 efs). Mar. 2 (8 p.m.) 3,950 cfs (10.18 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER BASIN 503

Hazel River at Rixeyville, Va.

Location. Lat 38°35'30" J long 77°57 1 55", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 229, 0.4 mile upstream from Waterford Run, 1.1 miles northeast of Rixeyville, Culpeper County, 2.8 miles downstream from Thornton River, and 9.1 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--286 sq mi.

Records available. August 1942 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 288.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 12 years, 352 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,650 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 12.80 ft); minimum, 4.0 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.92 ft).

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 60,000 cfs Oct. 15, 1942 (gage height, 31.8 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 27,000 efs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of 

Sept. 30, 1954.

Flood of Apr. 26, 1937, reached a stage of 28.4 ft, from floodmarks, from information by local residents (discharge, 43,500 cfs).

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

which are fair. Prior to September 1948, moderate diurnal fluctuation caused by small 

power dam above station. Records of suspended sediment loads and water temperatures 

for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 971: 1942.

Hating table, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 1-17)

1.95

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4

4.0

6.0

12

23

50

3.0 

4.0 

7.0 

8.0

160

426

1,540

1,990

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a!4

a!2

a 11

alO

a 11

a 11

a 11

*a!2

a!3

a!4

al5

a!7

a!7

a!8 

a!8

a!9

a!9

a!9

a20

a20

a2O

a21

a21

a22

a23

a23

31

104

us

6£

932

30.1

0.10S

0.12

Nov.

52

43

4O

39

36

36

42

46

47

47

46

*44

43

42 

42

42

40

39

39

39

42

44

205

186

96

74

62

56

53

5C

1,712

57.1

0.200

0.22

Dec.

50

47

*44

46

56

70

426

215

131

133

115

104

182

516

283

194

147

154

160

129

117

108

91

89

1O2

102

84

80

77 

75

4,847

156

O.545

O.63

Jan.

68

75

67

65

65

65

64

60

60

65

87

b75

b75

b80 

b90

131

205

156

173

145

203

229

239

247

194

250

516

426

305

255 

219

4,954

160

0.559

O.64

Feb.

184

182

169

154

141

131

121

110

121

110

mo102

93.

102 

110

98

111

127

106

100

215

501

322

261

232

2O3

173

154

-

4,543

162

0.566

O.59

Mar.

1.910

1,810

1,060

*788

578

471

397

356

314

283

255

266

294

397 

397

322

289

269

250

501

426

365

333

3O3

280

291

258

234

222

212 

229

14,360

463

1.62

1.87

Apr.

250

222

210

196

198

200

217

212

191

173

173

169

156

152 

*156

. 215

£42

694

532

426

368

325

303

412

426

788

642

626

456

397

10,332

344

1.20

1.34

May

339

297

484

516

356

300

266

266

245

234

205

194

175

169 

222

263

191

173

171

196

368

303

255

219

196

175

ISi

104,

368

412 

247

8,673

280

0.979

1.13

June

203

171

147

137

117

110

102

111

110

276

280

229

139

222

247

*252

368

311

237

189

156

139

125

1O4

89

86

75

64

.59.

5,252

175

0.613

O.68

July

59

59

52

49

50

50

47

84

84

56

47

42

37

31 

*120

140.

68

54

49

46

40

44

46

a 40

a28

a21

a!9

a!7

a!5

a!4

1,521

49.1

0.172

0.20

Aug.

a!3

a!2

a 11

a!2

a!6

a25

a35

a23

*a!7

15

14

11

10

9.O

8.0

9.0

11

10

10

36

100

44

37

28

22

20

16

15

14

44 

114

821.0

26.5

O.O93

0.11

Sept.

40

23

18

14

11

10

9.0

8.0

7.0

7.0

59.

28

16

11 

10

*15

12

10

10

1O

12

13

11

8.0

7.O

6.0

5.6

4.8

4.4

.....**?

403.8

13.5

0.047

0.05

Calendar year 1953 : Max 2.7OO Min lo Mean 312 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.82

Water year 1953-54 : Max 1,91O Min 4.0 Mean 16O Cfsm 0.559 In. 7.58

Peak discharRe (base. 2.5OO cfs). Mar. 1 (6 p.m.) 4.65O cfs (12. 80 ft).

Warrenton and at Remington.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
504 RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER BASIN

Rappahannock River at Remington, Va.

Location. Lat 38°31'50", long 77°48'50", on left bank 80 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 29 at Remington, Fauquier County, 0.3 mile upstream from Tinpot Run, 0.4 mile 

downstream from Ruffans Run, 2.5 miles downstream from Hazel River, and at mile 35.2.

Drainage area. 616 sq mi.-

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 252.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Nov. 21, 1951, wire-weight 

gage at bridge 80 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 695 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,130 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 10.41 ft); minimum, 6.2 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.62 ft).

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 27,200 cfs Dec. 5, 1950 (gage height, 19.42 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 30.0 ft Oct. 16, 1942. from floodmarks (discharge, about 90,000 

cfs, from comparison with flow at Kellys Ford).

Remarks.--Records good. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended 

sediment loads for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1171: 1944.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 28-30, July 1, 3-7, 1O-13, 15-21, 

23, Aug. 7, 22, 23, Sept. 1; stage-discharge relation affected 

by ice Dec. 19-21)

Oct. 1 to Nc

2.8 

5.O 

5.5 

5.7

23

17

46

118

272

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9 

5.0

Nov. 24 to Sept. 5O 

5.0 3.2 

3.5 

4.O 

5.O 

9.0

100

205

480

1,150

4,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

25

23

20

18

20

21

21

*21

24

25

27

30

32

34

32

34

36

34

36

36

36

38

38

40

42

42

44

72

1£7

238 

140

1,526

49.2

O.08O

0.09

Nov.

96

77

70

68

66

64

68

77

83

86

86

*83

79

77

75

75

72

72

72

72

72

77

118

448

201

144

118

106

98

95

2,995

99.8

0.162

O.18

Dec.

92

90

*90

90

98

124

662

545

275

250

250

210

344

1.220

1,150

578

385

241

230

250

250

232

214

181

127

148

193

177

162

154

9,17O

296

0.481

0.55

Jan.

144

137

144

140

134

137

*134

12J.

127

137

201

144

140

162

181

241

415

333

355

425

480

545

48O

610

48O

578

1.080

905

610

512 

415

1O,653

344

0.558

0.64

Feb.

344

355

328

290

275

255

236

197

228

214

*21O

197

169

205

214

197

205

255

218

193

260

905

675

512

448

415

355

316

-

8,671

310

0.503

0.52

Mar.

1,270

5.450

1,640

*1,360

1,010

838

708

642

578

512

48O

480

578

870

940

708

610

545

512

87O

905

708

642

578

545

545

512

448

448

ill 

448

24,795

800

1.30

1.50

Apr.

512

480

448

385

385

585

585

385

355

328

322

322

300

290

*285

415

1.850

1,570

1,080

838

7 OS

642

578

970

838

1,290

1,010

1,360

1,010

838

20,564

685

1.11

1.24

May

708

642

940

1.150

740

610

545

*545

512

480

448

385

355

544

585

545

415

555

555

585

675

610

480

415

555

558

506

772

578

940 

545

16,838

543

0.881

1.02

June

415

344

300

275

250

228

214

236

255

585

415

578

522

£21

448

415

*544

512

512

585

500

246

214

201

165

151

144

127

112

103.

9,271

3O9

O.5O2

0.56

July

105

175

121

95

90

92

88

289

201

124

98

82

73

67

*100

355

130

88

75

69

65

65

65

65

55

45

58

*36

32

27

3,008

97.0

0.157

0.18

Aug.

26

24

22

22

27

36

75

57

39

32

28

28

*24

19

IS

18

18

19

23

58

254

109

82

59

43

36

35

28

27

28

271

1,563

50.4

0.082

0.09

Sept.

69

41

32

27

23

20

18

15

15

15

51

38

24

19

*18

17

18

15

14

15

16

18

20

18

14

11

9.6

8.0

8.0

6.8

609.4

20.3

0.033

0.04

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,180 Min 18 Mean 607 Cfsm 0.985 In. 13.39

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,450 Min 6.8 Mean 3OO Cfsm O.487 In. 6.61

Peak discharge (base. 6.OOP cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER BASIN 505

Mountain Run near Culpeper, Va.

Location (revised). Lat 38°28'50", long 78°03 I 10", on left bank 30 ft upstream from highway bridge, 3 miles west of Culpeper, Culpeper County, and 14? miles upstream from 

Jonas Run.

Drainage area.--14.7 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1949 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 370 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--5 years, 16.3 cfs.

Extremes.--igsi^SS: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,150 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 

8.54 ft); minimum, 1.7 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 1.76 ft).

1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 2,550 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 

10.52 ft); minimum, 1.8 cfs Sept. 17, 18, 29, 30; minimum gage height, 1.67 ft Sept. 30.

1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year. 265 cfs June 9 (gage height, 5.55 ft); 

minimum, 0.09 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.18 ft).

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 3,250 cfs (revised), Dec. 4, 1950 (gage height, 

11.20 ft), from rating.curve extended above 2,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1954.

Revisions. Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1950 and 1951 have been 

revised to 2,650 cfs Sept. 13, 1950 (gage height 10.65 ft) and 3,250 cfs Dec. 4, 1950 

(gage height 11.20 ft), superseding figures published in WSP 1171 and 1202, respectively. 

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

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods 

 in the water years 1950-51, superseding those published in WSP 1171 and 1202, are given 

herewith:

1950 

Sept.10...... 222

13...... 625

1951 

Dec. 4...... 712

1951-Con. 

Feb. 7...... 206

June 10...... 285

28...... 79

Month

Water year 1949-50....

Calendar year 1950....

Water year 1950-51....

Cfs -days

6,501.5

7,567.6

Maximum

625

712

712

Minimum

2.8

2.8 

14

2.8

1.8

Mean

17.8 

48.7

20.7

20.5

Per square 

mile

1.21 

3.31

1.41

2.17

1.39

Runoff in 

inches

3.56

16.46 

3.82

19.15

2.42

18.95

Revised peak discharge.--1949-50; May 31 (8:30 p.m.) 830 cfs; Sept. 10 (8 p.m.) 

1,100 ofsj Sept. 13 (9 a.m.) 2,650 cfsj Sept. 14 (7 p.m.) 710 cfs.

1950-51: Dec. 4 (8 a.m.) 3,250 cfs (11.20 ft); Dec. 7 (8 p.m.) 400 cfs (6.64 ft); 

Feb. 7 (12 m.) 570 cfs (7.22 ft); June 10 (5:30 a.m.) 910 cfs (8.08 ft); June 28 

(6:30 p.m.) 570 cfs (7.20 ft).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.0 

1.9

1.9 l^e

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.9

2.0

2.1

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.6

2.7

3.0

S^A

2.7

2.7

2.9

2.8

2.8 

2.8

74.5

2.40

0.163

0.19

Nov.

17 

6.3

27

7.0

5.5

5,2

M

12

8.4

7.4

6.8

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.8

6.5

6.3

5.9

5.7

*5.5

5.4

5.4

5.5

5.7

5.9

9.6

7.2

6.3

6.3

5 9

275.4

9.18

0.624

0.70

Dec.

5.9 

5.9

*5^7

10

48

16

12

12

13

10

9.2

8.6

7.7

7.9

16

11

8.9

13

13

17

192

49

28

22

20

20

17

13

13

14

15

653.8

21.1

1.44

1.66

Jan.

14

13

12

14

48

30

22

18

16

60

30

23

19

18

16

14

*14

16

13

13

il

35

32

20

18

21

28

62

45

26 

21

742

23.9

1.63

1.88

Feb.

20 

20

94

12*

39

28

22

*18

16

15

14

12

12

11

11

25

34

20

16

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

741

25.6

1.74

1.88

Mar.

tf

28

34

26

20

16

14

13

13

116

37

*30

25

22

20

18

17

88

34

27

23

37

36

34

26

24

43

28

24 

22

922

29.7

2.02

2.33

Apr.

24 

32

22

20

42

27

22

20

18

17

*16

16

18

28

20

18

16

14

13

13

12

11

11

33

108

79

193

114

53

38

1,068

35.6

2.42

2.70

May

30 

26

23

21

22

32

*20

18

18

22

58

52

29

23

20

18

16

16

18

28

20

15

14

14

32

19

15

15

81

42 

30

805

26.0

1.77

2.04

June

27 

19

16

14

*13

11

11

9.6

11

11

9.2

8.4

8.1

7.9

8.1

11

7.4

7.0

6.1

5,9

6.3

7.4

19

9.9

8.1

6.8

7.7

7.7

6.1

7.9

308.6

10.3

0.701

0.78

July

7.0 

5.9

5.5

5.7

7.0

5.7

5.7

28

17

14

*8.4

7.2

6.3

5.9

5.4

5.4

6.8

5.4

11

9.9

5.5

5.2

5.5

4.8

4.3

4.3

4.1

3^

10

5.4

4 6

230.8

7.45

0.507

0.58

Aug.

7.0 

23

6.8

9.9

7.4

8.1

8.1

16

19

16

8.6

7.4

8.4

7.4

*6.3

11

12

7.4

7.4

11

11

aS.O

a7. 0

a6.2

aS.O

a5. 8

a§^6

a5.6

a5.8

5.9

6.8

301.9

9.74

0.663

0.76

Sept.

*»

J.2

8.9

7.7

7.2

9.2

8.4

7.2

*6.8

6.3

5.9

5.7

5.4

5.5

5.5

Sil

5.2

12

7.4

6.1

17

12

7.9

6.8

6.3

5.7

5.5

5.4

5.5

433.7

14.5

0.986

1.10

Calendar year 1951 : Max 285 Min 1.8 Mean 16.7 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.43

Water year 1951-52 : Max 206 Min 1.0 Mean 17.9 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.60

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfsl. Dec. 21 (5 p.m.) 365 cfs (6.37 ft); Feb. 4 (12:30 a.m.) 870 cfs 

(7.98 ft); Mar. 11 (8 a.m.) 365 cfs (6.41 ft); Apr. 27 (7:30 p.m.) 510 cfs (6.95 ft); Sept. 1 (3a.m.) 

1,150 cfs (8.54 ft). * Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Thornton River near Laurel Mills and Rapidan River near Culpeper.
506 RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER BASIN

Mountain Run near Culpeper, Va. Continued

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.4

7.5

7.0

5.7

5.5

5.4

5.4

«5.2

5.5

6.5

11

7.4

6.5

6.1

5.7

5.7

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.4

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.7 

5.7

5.5

5.7

183.9

5.93

0.403

0.46

Nov.

5.7

5.7

5.9

7.0

6.1

5.9

5.7

5^5

5.5

8.9

7.9

7.0

*6.3

6.1

52

16

11

10

11

456

642

95

46

36

30

29

26

24 

22

24

1,619.2

54.0

3.67

4.10

Dec.

22

22

21

20

32

32

26

24

22

25

118

37

30

26

23

22

*20

19

18

18

24

20

19

18

16

16

15

tt

14

22

770

24.8

1.69

1.95

Jan.

34

30

32

24

20

18

21

30

94

87

45

33

26

22

*20

19

 17

17

16

15

18

18

16

109

42

30

26

25 

22

20

20

966

31.2

2.12

2.44

Feb.

20

18

18

17

16

16

26

20

18

16

*16

20

16

15

51

31

25

21

20

19

11

36

28

25

23

22

19

18

684

24.4

1.66

1.73

Mar.

16

18

22

39

28

22

20

22

22

20

18

24

100

38

178

75

41

53

*44

33

28

26

26

96

*192

62

41

34 

30

26

25

1,419

45.8

3.12

3.60

Apr.

26

25

22

22

20

22

38

25

24

24

20

22

104

43

32

*32

25

24

24

22

20

18

18

17

1£

28

20

18 

16 

20

787

26.2

1.78

1.99

May

20

16

14

15

16

15

16

14

13

12

11

11

*10

alO

a45

a60

a25

a21

a!8

a23

a27

a20

a!7

a!5

a!3

a!2

a 11

alO 

a! a9 5 alo"

538.5

17.4

1.18

1.36

June

a!6

a!3

a 11

a9.5

a8.5

a8

a!3

a 11

a9.5

a8

al

a9

all

a!3

a 11

alO

a!3

a!3

a!2

alO

a!4

a!2

alO

a9

a8.5

a8

a7.5

a9.5 

a!4 

a8

323.0

10.8

0.735

0.82

July

a7

a7

a8

a7

a6

a7

a7

a6.5

*a6

5.4

5.2

4.8

5.0

4.8

4.4

4.6

4;3

4.3

a3.6

a4.0

a4.3

a4.0

a4.5

a4.0

a3.0

a2.8

a2.6

a2.5 

a2.3

t * 

a2.6

146.7

4.73

0.322

0.37

Aug.

a2.9

a2.7

a3.5

a4.0

*a4.5

a3.6

a3.4

a3.0

a2.7

a5.4

a4.2

a3.0

a2.7

a2.6

a2.4

a2.5

a55

alO

a6

a5.2

a4.8

a4.3

a4.0

a3.7

a3^

3.5

3.4

3.1 

3.1 

3.0

2.8

146.3

4.72

0.321

0.37

Sept.

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.2

5.6

3.2

3.0

2.6

2.3

*2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.9

1*1

1.8

1.9

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0 

1.8 

1.8

67.3

2.24

0.152

0.17

Calendar year 1952: Max 642 Min 3.9 Mean 22.2 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.56

Water year 1952-53: Max 642 Min 1.8 Mean 21.0 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.36

Peak discharge (base. 300 cfs).--Nov. 21 (3 p.m.) 2,550 cfs (10.52 ft)j Dec. 11 (3 a.m.) 365 cfs 

(6.38 ft); Mar. 15 (8 p.m.; 750 ofs (7.67 ft); Mar. 25 (1:30 p.m.) 570 ofs (7.22 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurement and records for 

Thornton River near Laurel Mills and Rapidan River near Culpeper.

Discharge,, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

JU1

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.3

*2.0

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.6

5.0

6.8

3.2

2 0

 O

73.1

2.36

0.161

0.19

Nov.

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

3.2

3.6

3.4

3.0

2.9

*2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

3.0

1*2

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

86.0

2.87

0.195

0.22

Dec.

2.8

2.8

*2.8

3.4

3.6

12

17

6.0

5.4

10

6.2

9.6

12

64

17

11

8.6

7.1

6.2

6.2

6.5

6.8

6.2

5.6

5.4

5.

5.

5.

5.

5. 

5 2

276.4

8.92

0.607

0.70

Jan.

1*8

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

*5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

6.0

8.0

6.2

5.0

5.4

5.8

13

13

9.8

8.6

14

15

17

15

12

15

28

26

16

12

11

9.2

316.0

10.2

0.694

0.80

Feb.

8.3

8.6

8.3

7.7

7.4

7.1

6.5

6.2

6.5

6.0

*6.2

5.8

sa

5.8

6.0

5.8

7.7

6.2

5.8

5.8

ia13

9.5

8.6

8.3

7.7

7.1

7.7

-

-------

214.0

7.64

0.520

0.54

Mar.

11

30

*26

19

15

13

12

12

11

10

9.7

15

19

38

22

16

15

13

13

26

16

13

12

12

12

12

11

10

10

£il

12

537.1

17.3

1.18

1.36

Apr.

15

12

11

10

11

12

11

9.4

8.2

7.9

7.9

7.6

Zi£ *7.0

7.3

32

55.

25

17

13

12

10

10

11

12

12

12

12

9.7

8.8

393.8

13.1

0.891

0.99

May

8.2

7.3

7.3

7.6

6.6

6.4

*6.6

7.6

7.0

7.3

6.6

6.2

6.0

6.2

11

8.2

6.6

6.4

7.0

13

14

8.8

7.0

6.6

6.4

6.0

6.4

9.4

6.8

6.6

5.6

232.7

7.51

0.511

0.59

June

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.2

4.8

4.8

5.6

6.2

14

Si

10

5.2

3.8

3.6

6.1

6.8

*5.8

5.4

4.0

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.2

1*1

2.3

2.1

2.2

2.2

165.5

5.52

0.376

0.42

July

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.5

4.2

2.7

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.5

*1.5

5*1

2.3

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.'7

2.2

1.6

1.2

1.1

.98

.92

.92

.80

.80

80

61.62

1.99

0.135

0.16

Aug.

0.62

.56

.62

.62

.98

1.6

.92

.74

.68

.68

.62

.47

*.38

^5

.41

.56

.41

.35

.56

3.6

.98

1.2

1.2

.98

.98

.92

.86

1.0

1.1

1*0

4.0

32.95

1.06

0.072

0.08

Sept.

1.2

1.0

.98

.92

.86

.74

.62

.62

.56

.86

IxS

1.1

.98

al.O

a. 4

*a.2

a. 3

a. 4

a. 3

a. 3

*a.4

.20

.17

.17

.18

.17

.12

.oa .10

.10

16.55

0.552

0.038

0.04

Calendar year 1953: Max 192 Min 1.7 Mean 15.1 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.96

Water year 1953-54: Max 73 Min 0.10 Mean 6.59 Cfsm 0.448 In. 6.09

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements and records for 

Rapidan River near Culpeper.
RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER BASIN 507

Rapidan River near Ruckersville, Va.

Location. Lat 38°16'50", long 78 0 20'25", on left bank at upstream side of bridge onU. S. 

Highway 29, 0.2 mile downstream from Elk Run, 1.7 miles upstream from White Run, 2.1 

miles downstream from South River, 3.6 miles northeast of Ruckersville, Greene County, 

and at mile 63.5.

Drainage area.--Ill sq mi.

Records available.--September 1942 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 439.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge.--12 years, 164 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,070 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 7.95 ft); minimum, 

3.8 cfs Oct. 1-5 (gage height, 0.46 ft), but may have been less during period of no 

gage-height record.

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs Oct. 15, 1942 (gage height, 20.8 ft, from 

floodmark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 3.8 cfs Sept. 4, 5, Oct. 1-5, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.34 ft 

during period July 26 to Aug. 2, 1944, from recorded range in stage.

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

Occasional small diversions for irrigation above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1171: 1944-45(P).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1

0.4

.5

.7

l.O

1.5

2

5

18

43

116

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

237

550

915

1,870

Mar. 2 to Sept. 30 

O.3 3.O

8.2

18

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above O.7 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

4.1

378- 3.8

3.8

4.1

4.4

4.7

5.0

*5.6

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.8

7.4

7.4

7.4

8.O

8.0

8.0

8.6

9.2

9.8

10

12

34

126C t- bo 

47

451.1

14.6

0.132

0.15

Nov.

36

30

27

24

20

20

23

24

24

22

21

22

*20

18

17

18

17

17

17

17

21

24

~rs 157

48

38

33

30

28

27

914

30.5

0.275

0.31

Dec.

25

25

24

*25

31

133

290

124

92

124

92

92

116

480 24"8~

172

130

105

95

84

76

74

67

60

56

56

51

49

49

47

44

3,136

101

0.910

1.05

Jan.

42

41

41

39

38

38

*36~ 36

36

42

53

53

66

44

45

74

93

70

69

72

78

100

103

95

96

130

166

141

122

112

102

2,273

73.3

0.660

0.76

Feb.

92

90

84

79

75

71

65

62

63

59

55

55

50

55

54

53

67

64

58

56

179

229

T74

152

136

124

109

1O3

_

2,513

89.8

O.SO9

O.84

Mar.

1.410

807

532

383

*311

259

224

197

176

157

143

176

192

265

232

2O2

184

169

166

320

254

229

207

192

182

174

154

143

134

123

T3T

8,436

272

2.45

2.82

Apr.

138

124

120

116

116

126

118

114

109

105

105

102

96

95

93_

*105

429

337

288

240

210

187

182

179

207

285

251

234

210

197

5,228

174

1.57

1.75

May

179

166

164

189

164

154

*145

141

132

128

116

1O7

100

98

14T

126

111

1O5

109

237

54i 2BT

215

184

164

145

130

138

126

122

103

4,734

153

1.38

1.59

June

96

88

81

76

71

67

63

68

"TO 102

100

78

65

64

79

67

74

*74

64

53

47

42

41

37

32

31

28

25

24

IT

1,840

61.3

0.552

0.62

July

24

23

21

25

24

22

21

30

25

20

19

17

16

14

104

*50

30

24

22

19

19

22

19

16

14

12

11

10

8.6

8.2

7.8

697.6

22.5

O.203

0.23

Aug.

6.3

5.7

6.0

5.7

6.3

14

12

7.8

7.O

6.0

*5.4

4.6

4.2

±£47?

4.8

5.1

4.8

12

16_

11

10

10

a9

a8

a7

&1

a7

a7

a6

a7

230.9

7.45

O.O67

O.O8

Sept.

a!5

a 11

as

a7

a6

a6

a5

a5

a5

4.8

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

*4.4

4.2

5.1

8.2

7.0

6.3

5.7

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.0

174.9

5.83

O.O53

0.06

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,310 Min 3.8 Mean 148 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.06

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,410 Min 3.8 Mean 83.9 Cfsm O.756 In. 10.26

Peak discharge (base, 1.400 efs). Mar. 1 (12 m.) 3.O7O cfs (7.95 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near Culpeper and 

Robertsori River near Locust Dale.
RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER BASIN

Robertson River near Locust Dale, Va.

Location. Lat 38°20', long 78°06', on right bank 100 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 614, 1 mile upstream from Great Run, 1^ miles east of Locust Dale, Madison 

County, 1.7 miles upstream from mouth, and 3 miles downstream from Crooked Run.

Drainage area.--180 sq ml.

Records available. July 1943 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 283.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge.--11 years, 225 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,900 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 9.63 ft); minimum, 1.2 cfs Sept. 7, 13 (gage height, 0.59 ft); minimum dally, 1.8 cfs Sept. 13, 27.

1943-54: Maximum discharge 9,900 cfs Nov. 4, 1947 (gage height, 16.46 ft); minimum, 

that of Sept. 7, 13, 1954; minimum dally, that of Sept. 13, 27, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 23.9 ft Oct. 15, 1942, from floodmarks (discharge, about 44,000 

cfs).

Remarks. Records excellent. 

9 miles above station.

Large diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1171: 1948(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

0.7 

.9

1.2 

1.5

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

173

443

776

1,490

0.55 

.6

1.0

1.2 

2.2 

5.0 

9.5

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

47

89

180

430

1,120

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

18

18

17

18

13_

ZO

21

21

*22

24

26

27

26

26

26

26

25

24

26

24

25

27

28

28

28

27

29

48

 130T2

47

937

30.2

0.168

0.19

Nov.

44

46

34

36

37

33

48

44

48

36

40

40

*39

38

38

38

38

37

37

37

37

44

112

~n118

60

54

52

48

46

1,431

47.7

0.265

0.30

Dec.

49

41

44

*46

54

60

347

146

107

137

108

102

155

608

33?

197

149

128

137

123

100

97

87

80

76

83

74

72

72

70

68

3,950

127

0.706

0.81

Jan.

65

64

63

61

61

61

59

60- 56

63

81

77

105

80

83

100

144

139

121

112

140

144

149

142

139

191

285

HI

169

149

133

3,507

113

0.628

0.72

Feb.

123

115

110

107

102

92

90

86

90

86

84

*76

70

76

77

77

90

84

76

79

163

267

T5e

161

148

133

118

118

3,086

110

0.611

0.64

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,100 Min 13

Mar.

1.440

975

572

430

322

268

234

210

192

176

162

190

214

358

278

224

202

188

178

328

262

226

208

194

190

188

170

160

152

ISO- 146

9, 197

297

1.65

1.90

Apr.

176

156

148

140

142

154

150

150

138

133

133

126

115

114

H4

*196

3~8T 538

£90

236

206

186

176

184

192

230

236

220

184

170

5,718

191

1.06

1.18

May

156

144

190

210

170

*158

152

156

146

144

131

127

115

TT7

158

176

146

136

138

186

364

258

216

190

166

150

138

479

iSS

166

136

5,515

178

0.989

.. 1.14

June

122

112

99

95

88

78

83

80

86

112

107

105

76

110

193

261

156

*150

131

107

92

83

74

70

66

59

63

47

50

43_

2,978

99.3

0.552

0.62

July

46

47

54

50

46

45

45

57

50

47

41

39

30

32

93.

*80

41

41

39

28

30

33

27

27

24

23

18

17

15

14

14

1,193

38.5

0.214

0.25

Aug.

4.0

10

14

18

5.8

33

21

17

8.4

18

*4.3

10

10

3.1

2.8

12

12

9.5

90

122

27

16

26

16

17

15

16

17

8.5

20

32

635.4

20.5

0.114

0.13

Sept.

18

IT

12

11

14

2.4

3.9

9.0

6.6

7.4

15

2.8

1.8

ST7J

6.6

7.5

*6.6

14

2.8

2.6

11

10

9.2

8.5

14

2.8

1.8

6.2

5.8

6.2

241.5

8.05

0.045

0.05

Mean 201 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.14

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,440 Min 1.8 Mean 105 Cfsm 0.583 In. 7.93

Peak discharge (base. 1.700 efs). Mar. 1 (5:30 p.m.) 2,900 cfs (9^63 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER BASIN 509

Rapidan River near Culpeper, Va.

Location. Lat 38°21'01", long 77°58'31", on left bank 0.7 mile upstream from Cedar Run 

and bridge on U. S. Highway 522, 8.5 miles south of Culpeper, Culpeper County, and at 

mile 29.6.

Drainage area. 465 sq mi.

Records available. November 1930 to September 1954,

;e_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 241.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 24 years, 535 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,100 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 8.02 ft); minimum, 

2.9 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 0.28 ft); minimum daily, 4.1 cfs Sept. 27.

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 58,100 cfs Oct. 16, 1942 (gage height, 30.3 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, that of Sept, 27, 1954.

Remarks. Records excellent; Low flow regulated by mill at Rapidan. Occasional small 

diversions for irrigation above station. Records of water temperatures and suspended 

sediment loads for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1350.

Revisions (water years). WSP 741: 

WSP 1171: 1932(M), 1933-35.

1931. WSP 801: 1934(M), 1936(M). WSP 1081: 1943-4

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 21-3O)

Oct. 30 to Sept. 30

0.6

.8

1.0

1.3 

1.5

13

36

67

140

211

0.15 

.2 

.3 

.5 

.7 

.9

3.5

4.5

7.6

18

34

59

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

122

222

475

1,190

2,9OO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

2C

21

22

22>

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Me»n

cr sm

In.

Oct.

30

24

28

24

17

28

28

*31

28

£6

32

30

32

33

32

34

30 

27

32

53

34

35

34

32

32

39

37

57

207

246

TST

1,463

47.2

0.102

0.12

Nov.

86

91

82

56 70"

67

66

73

91

84

72

69

*71

70

68

80

73 

68

74

72

62

71

126

317

177

122

120

96

82

97

2,753

91.8

0.197

0.22

Dec.

89

80

76

*M

88

93

697

452

270

303

307

239

374

1.220

928

535

390 

265

222

265

235

214

192

171

154

145

158

145

139

1 "^Q j.oy 

136

8,805

284

0.611

0.70

Jan.

128

120

120

122

125

112

*114

1O4

TOT

110

164

136

112

117

136

177

317 

244

261

279

343

348

390

368

353

481

691

558

423

368

327

7,745

250

0.538

0.62

Feb.

288

274

265

248

226

211

199

188

192

181

177

*164

142

T58" 139

158

174 

192

168

154

230

658

1ST

406

363

327

284

265

_

6,912

247

0.531

0.55

Mar.

2,O8O

2,770

1,470

1,190

*882

717

620

542

481

434

395

434

574

947

845

632

542 

487

452

990

786

639

574

523

481

481

434

401

385

358 

355

22,909

739

1.59

1.83

Apr.

406

368

332

322

322

343

343

327

3O7

284

288

284

261

252 *25B"

353

1,190 

1,070

786

652

561

493

458

481

452

83O

698

646

542

487

14,394

480

1.03

1.15

May

452

412

463

505

440

*385

368

368

348

332

312

288

261

298" 256

406

327 

298

3O3

458

1,150

737

580

499

434

395

348

693

429

374

327

13,246

427

O.918

1.06

June

288

256

231

218

192

177

181

174

203

261

218

265

195

199

252

499

256

*274

261

222

192

164

139

134

122

102

100

100

84

80

6,039

201

0.432

O.48

July

7O

74

73

109

80

86

72

80

90

72

74

65

55

52

105

*288

TH 

77

84

67

52

56

56

52

35

52

34

30

36

31

29

2,250

72.6

0.156

0,18

Aug.

24

20

16

18

23

25

37

32

27

28

*23

19

18

18

13

23~ 8.0

19

23

163

46

25

30

36

23

25

23

24

19

24

37

889.0

28.7

0.062

O.O7

Sept.

52

3?

22

19

20

14

11

15

14

16

17

11

10

17

17

*16

9.6

12

8.8

5.6

13

13

8.4

8.7

9.2

5.9

4.1

T75

6.O

6.3

421.4

14.0

0.030

O.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,800 Min 13 Mean 484 Cfsm 1.O4 In. 14.12

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,770 Min 4,1 Mean 241 Cfsm 0.518 In. 7.01

Peak discharge (base. 4,500 efs). Mar. 1 (12 p.m.) 5,100 cfs (8.02 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
510 RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER BASIN

Rappahannock River near Prederioksburg, Va.

Location La t 38°19'20", long 77°31'05", on right bank 1.6 miles upstream from dam of 

Virginia Electric & Power Co., 2.2 miles downstream from Motts Run, 3.8 miles upstream 

from Predericksburg, Spotsylvania County, and at mile 4.4.

Drainage area. --1. 599 sq mi.

Records available. --September 1907 to September 1954.

-oo reoorder ' Datum of gage is 56.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Jan. 6, 1922, staff or chain 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 47 years, 1,690 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,600 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 6.36 ft)- minimum daily, 25 cfs Sept. 24, 25, 30.

1907-54: Maximum discharge, 140,000 cfs Oct. 16, 1942 (gage height, 25.9 ft from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 62,000 cfs on basis of flow over dam and 

?J°.P1 e 7area determinations at gage heights 25.1 and 25.9 ft; minimum, 5 cfs Oct. 11, 12 

1930 (gage height, -0.23 ft).

Flood in June 1889 was probably several feet lower than that of Oct. 16, 1943.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 801: 1924(M). WSP 951: 1937(M).

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 27-30, July 2-4, 

9-11, 18, 19, Aug. 22)

Oct. 1-29 Oct. 30 to Sept. 30

0.0 

.1 

.3

40

53

95

187

400

-0.2

0.0

.4

25

55

135

260

460

1.8 

2.5 

4.0

5.5

890

1,730

4,500

9,020

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*88

68

63

62

56

55

55

50

52

58

63

62

58

68

70

78

82

72

80

78

75

82 

80

85

85

88

85

142

383 

*810

^S5 Oby

3,802

123

0.077

0.09

Nov.

360

268

218

208

190

175

T5T

184

197

218

236

225

211

200

204

190

190

204

194

187

200

197 

211

292

681

454

330

284

264 

*242

7,411

247

0.154

0.17

Dec.

228

236

225

?2~5" 218

242

443

1,550

842

786

810

674

980

3,670

4,170

3,440

1,080

762

569

590

681

611 

555

502

442

350

385

436

412

*390

385

26,889

867

0.542

0.62

Jan.

375

350

340

340

340

335

325

325

310

325

395

335

424

390

400

527

899

1,110

778

990

1,550

1,380 

1,260

1,150

1,170

1,640

3.050

2,290

*1,470

1,120 

980

26,673

860

0.538

0.62

Feb.

850

762

754

709

660

618

576

534

508

527

508

490

454

4TS- 390

478

490

514

555

496

604

1,340 

1,580

1,110

*962

882

802

723

-

19,294

689

0.431

0.45

Mar.

1,130

9.010

4,060

3,240

2,370

1,840

1,540

1,320

1,190

1,080

1,000

971

al,010

a2,000

a3,000

a2,000

al,500

al,200

al,100

a2,500

al,900

al,500 

al,300

al,200

al,100

al,100

al.OOO

a920

a920 

a860

*a940

55,801

1,800

1.13

1.30

Apr.

1,030

1,140

980

908

858

882

908

890

858

794

762

762

738

709

695

730

3,330

4,280

2,450

1,860

1,500

1,290 

1,160

1,210

1,500

2,210

1,970

2,130

2,000 

*1 500

42,034

1,401

0.876

0.98

May

1,300

1,160

1,190

1,870

1,600

1,160

1,000

962

962

917

866

802

754

709

7BT

962

1,010

818

778

953

1,570

1,990

TTSTo"

1,070

944

858

794

754

1,570 

1,080

1,210

33,677

1,086

0.679

0.78

June

*850

746

660

597

548

496

454

478

502

520

754

818

778

625

899

935

971

TStJ

850

778

646

555 

478

412

385

335

296

268

256 

256

17,856

595

0.372

0.42

July

*236

315

250

246

236

222

204

225

325

315

264

208

197

184

184

200

310" 618

232

197

197

175 

155

152

148

140

122

112

112 

*9494"

6,669

215

0.134

0.15

Aug.

86

78

74

66

65

66

57

59

110

115

98

78

70

63

63

56- 56

57

63

68

169

IS152

135

122

108

90

86

80 *72

2,926

94.4

0.059

0.07

Sept.

154

140- 169

108

92

72

64

56

52

44

36

a30

a30

a35

56

50

42

36

38

44

43

34 

a30

a25

a25

a30

36

36

a30

a25

1,662

55.4

0.035

0.04

Calendar year 1953: Max 17,800 Min 50 Mean 1,512 Cfsm 0.946 In. 12.83

Water year 1953-54: Max 9,010 Min 25 Mean 670 Cfsm 0.419 In. 5.69

Peak discharge (base. 16.000 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Remington.
RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER BASIN 511

Cat Point Creek near Montross, Va.

Location. Lat 38°02'23", long 76°49'38", on right bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 637, 1.7 miles west of Farmers Fork, 3.8 miles south of Montross, Westmoreland County, and 11.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 45 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1943 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2 ft (by barometer). Prior to Aug. 19, 

1953, staff gage near right bank on downstream side of highway bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 37.2 cfs.

Extremes,. Maximum discharge during year, 253 cfs July 20 (gage height, 5.33 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.2 cfs Sept. 26-30; minimum gage height, 1.20 ft July 14, 15.

1943-54: Maximum discharge observed, 1,010 cfs July 18, 1945 (gage height. 7.08 ft): 

no flow Sept. 18-20, 1943.

Flood in September 1935 was over bridge floor (elevation, 9.3 ft).

Remarks.. -Records fair except those for periods of ice effect and indefinite stage-discharge 

relation}, which are poor. Low flow regulated by gristmill at Montross.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of ice effect and indefinite 

stage-discharge relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

3 to May 5

1

1

1

1

2

Oct. 1

June 17

.2 0.4

.4 .8

.6 1.5

.8 2.9

.0 6.0

to Nov. 23,

to Sept. 30

2

3,

4

5

.5

.O

.0

.0

22

45

115

207

1

1

1

1

2

.2

.3

.5

.7

.0

Nov. 24 to

May 6 to

1.0

1.5

3.5

6.5

13

Mar.

June

2.

3,

4

5

. 2,

16

.4

.0

.0

.0

25

52

117

207

Mar. 3

1.8

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

]

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.5

T7T

1.7

2.0

2.2

2.1

*2.7

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.5

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.4

3.0

3.0

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.7

3.1

4.4

4.8

3.4

16

~55 70 

29

244.4

7.88

0.175

0.20

Nov.

16

44

14

3_.9.

8.1

22

39

32

26

24

*24

19

16

16

26

15

14

13

13

13

16

22

28

30

20

18

22

25

23

16

618.0

20.6

0.458

0.51

Dec.

13

*13

16

19

26

33

40

33

28

30

25

26

76

1|4 us

76

62

24

b!8

b!6

b!6

20

42

39

16

13

12

12

11

11

i°

1,010

32.6

0.724

0.83

Jan.

10

Iff

11

11

*11

11

11

20

20

13

b!5

b!5

b!4

12

20

60

88

41

22

20

24

37

88

50

37

56

92

147

103

71 

45

1,185

38.2

0.849

0.98

Feb.

32

47

53

28

21

20

46

23

*19

23

22

20

19

20

16

14

15

24

16

14

61

62

35

35

26

21

26

18

779

27.8

0.618

0.64

Mar.

47

*83

5?

76

58

35

28

26

26

24

24

39

48

60

46

65

30

25

24

33

26

51

42

22

24

24

21

19

25

37 

23

1,159

37.4

0.831-,

0.96

Apr.

22

20

18

16

18

20

21

29

19

16

16

16

*1515-

39

34

60

72

33

21

18

18

36

27

25

38

17

16

22

18

755

25.2

0.560

0.62

May

14

28

15

52

*42

12

8 7

8 3

9 3

9 1

7 9

8 1

10

11

15

11

7.9

6.0

8.9

24

41

13

7.7

5.9

5.0

4.4

4.1

3.8

ST5

23 

8.9

431.5

13.9

0.309

0.36

June

5.3

4.1

3.5

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.6

*1.4

94

15

3.9

2.3

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

.9

. 8

171.1

5.70

0.127

0.14

July

0.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.5

1.1

.9

1.6

1.0

.7

.6

*.5

~7§ .4

.7

.6

.5

68

181

35

3.6

1.3

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6 

.5

308.3

9.95

0.221

0.25

Aug.

~50.5

.6

.6

.7

1.0

.9

.9

1.1

2.5

*1.8

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

2.3

3.1

20

72

T.O

2.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.9

2.5

3.1

2.7 

e2.0

147.4

4.75

0.106

0.12

Sept.

el.O

eTT

e.5

e.5

e.5

}-

)"

I-

)"

]"

12.2

0.41

0.0091

0.01

Calendar year 1953 : Max 195 Kin 1.0 Mean 31.8 Cfsm 0.707 In. 9.58

Water year 1953-54 : Max 181 Win 0.2 Mean 18.7 Cfsm 0.416 In. 5.62

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs). July 20 (8 a.m.) 253 cfs (5.33 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

e Stage-discharge relation indefiniteJ discharge estimated on basis of records for Piscataway Creek 

near Tappahannock.
512 RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER BASIN

Piscataway Creek near Tappahannock, Va.

Location'. Lat 37°52'37", long 76°54'03", on right bank at upstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 360, 0.6 mile south of Henley Pork, 2.3 miles downstream from Sturgeon 

Swamp, and 4.2 miles southwest of Tappahannock, Essex County.

Drainage area. 28.1 sq mi.

Records available. July 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 75 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height, 2.97 ft); minimum, 

JJ.02 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.40 ft).

1951-54: Maximum discharge, 164 cfs Mar. 25, 1952 (gage height, 3.77 ft): minimum, 

that of Sept. 30, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those below 1 cfs, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 31 to Dec. 15, 

Apr. 18 to Sept. 30 Dec. 16 to Apr. 17

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

2.8

4.0

6.9

13

21

39

0.4 

.5 

.6 

.7 

.8 

.9

1.0

O.O2 

.04 

.07 

.10 

.25 

.55 

.95

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

2.9

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

4.0

3.9

3.6

77B- 3.5

3.9

*4.8

4.6

4.4

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.4

4.7

5.0

S.I

5.7

6.4

7.0

7.2

7.6

8.0

8.4

8.4

8.6

8.6

12

31

38

TT

248.4

8.01

O.285

0.33

Nov.

11

9.4

8.9

8.4

8.1

10

17

21

20

18

*17

15

12

11

1O

10

9.7

9.4

9.2

9.4

10

9.9

14

28

20

16

13

11

10

10

386.4

12.9

O.459

0.51

Dec.

10

*9.9

ID 9.7

12

12

15

15

12

12

12

12

22

44

64

33

22

18

16

17

18

18

17

15

14

15

15

14

14

14

14

545.6

17.6

0.626

0.72

Jan.

13

13

13

14

*13

13

12

T2

12

12

15

16

14

13

17

38

47

28

21

19

19

26

47

44

32

36

52

So" 71

34

29

795

25.6

O.911

1.05

Feb.

26

24

23

22

20

19

19

18

*19

18

17

16

15

TT

17

16

16

17

15

15

22

54

IS

23

21

19

17

16

576

20.6

0.733

0.76

Mar.

22

38

*27

32

24

21

19

18

18

17

17

19

26

31

4JL

26

21

20

19

24

23

19

18

18

19

21

18

17

17

16

TT

683

22.0

O.783

0.90

Apr.

19

17

16

15

16

17

16

16

19

16

15

15

14

*14

14

25

52

4T

24

17

16

14

13

12

12

12

12

11

20

14

537

17.9

0.637

0.71

May

11

10

9.4

24

*32_

14

12

12

13

11

10

9.7

9.2

1O

15

18

12

12

14

22

28

16

11

9.7

8.9

7.9

7.3

10

9.1

8.7

6.6

403.5

13.0

0.463

0.53

June

5.5

4.8

4.2

4.1

3.6

3.3

3.2

3.5

3.2

3.0

4.3

3.6

2.8

2.4

*2.2

15

30

Tff

7.O

5.1

4.1

3.3

2.8

2.4

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.6

TTS

144.5

4.82

0.172

O.19

July

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.6

3.7

4.5

2.2

1.8

1.6

 1.3

3.O

9.8

T7T

2.4

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.1

.95

.87

.71

.71

.63

.55

62.32

2.01

0.072

0.08

Aug.

0.52

.59

1.0

.95

.95

1.6

1.3

.91

.75

.87

 1.1

.79

.59

.49

757

.63

.59

.87

1.2

1.2

770" 2.2

1.4

1.0

.83

.83

.87

1.2

1.3

1.1

.95

31. 1O

1.00

O.O36

0.04

Sept.

~rre O.67

.43

.31

.20

.18

.14

.09

.09

.10

.59

.55

.37

*.34

.34

.34

.31

.22

.22

.22

.40

.46

.25

.15

.18

.34

.20

.08

.06 

.03

8.35

0.278

0.0099

0.001

Calendar year 1953: Max 102 Min 1.6 Mean 22.5 Cfsra 0.8O1 In. 10.88

Water year 1953-54: Max 71 Min 0.03 Mean 12.1 Cfsm O.431 In. 5.82

Peak discharge (base, 120 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PIAKSATAKK RIVER BfiSIB 513

Dragon Run near Church View, Va.

Location (revised). Lat ^ ti'OO", long 76-43'351',, on left bank 40© ft Aawnstream from 

bridge on state Highway 602, 0.8 mile upstream from. Briery Swamp, 1.9 mllea downstream 

from Tim Branch Swamp-, 2.6 miles west of Church View, Middlesex County, and 2.9 miles 

east of Dragonvllle.

Drainage area. 86 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. August 1943 to September 1354.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 34.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929.

Average discharge. 11 years, 80.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge daring year, 153 cfs Apr. 20 fgage height, 4.79 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1943-54: Maximum discharge, 3,840 efs July 19, 1945 (gage height, 9.91 ft); no 

flow for many days In 1954.

Flood In September 1935 reached a stage of about 17 ft. from Information by local 

residents.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are poor.

Rating tables, Mater year 1953-54 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 2S Jan. 26 to Sept. 3d

3.5 

3.7

3.9 

4.1

3.8 

6.2

11

IS

4.3 

4.5 

4.8

32

65

145

2.8

2.9

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

3.6

0 

.2 

.5

1.8 

4.0 

7.6

3.8 

4.0 

4.2

4.4

4.5

13

21

35

60

156

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.8

5.1

5.9

9.8

14 

15

160.2

5.17

o;oeo

0.07

Nov.

14

13 iy

13

13

16

23

28

31 *51

37

35

30

26

22

19

17

16

16

16

16

16

18

24

27

28

28

26

23

22

663

22.1

. 0.257

0.29

Dee.

»20

2O

19

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

26

31

65

95

98

BF

61

40

31

29

29

28

25

22

20

22

19

19

19 

18

1.O22

33.0

0.384

0.44

Jan.

18

IS

IS

17

*17

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

17

20

42

70

72

70

75

63

SO

10O

105

133

143

135

125

120

117 

109

1,822

58.8

0.684

OU79

Feb.

90

72

60

53

46

40

38

34

 33

33

32

30

28

27

29

29

29

28

27

215

33

104

122

TI2

99

78

56

45

1,438

51.4

0.598

0.62

Mar.

49

*62

76

97

54

78

66

56

47

40

35

35

35

53

72

74

70

62

53

47

43

37

34

33

32

33

32

29

29

I

1,556

50.2

0.584

0.67

ftpp.

29

29

29

27

26

26

26

26

26

24

23

23

*23

22

21

32

64

133

151

1ST

138

99

66

46

34

29

26

25

31

35

1,440

48.0

0.558

0.62

Calendar year 1953: Max 248 Mln 0.88 Mean 53.4

May

42

38

33

35

*30

25

23

23

23

22

22

20

19

19

19

20

20

21

23

28

40

4"0" 44

33

29

23

20

17

15

13 

12

789

25.5

0.279

0.34

June

12

TT

10

9.3

6.8

7.S

7.2

7.0

6.2

5.4

5.O

4.6

4.6

6.2

5.O

4.8

5.8

7.0

7.8

S.6

8.6

8.6

7.8

7.0

6.0

4.8

3.8

2.9

2.3

1.7

197.6

6.59

0.077

0.09

Cfsm 0.621

July

1.2

'.6

.7

.9

.8

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.1

O

tr

0

.1.1.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

7.3

0.24

0.0028

0.003

Aug.

ao

atT

ao

a.l

a.2_

a. 2

a. 2

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

.1

O

O

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

1.2

0.04

0.00047

0.0005

Sept.

0

0

0

0

In. 8.41

Water year 1953-54: Max 151 Mln 0 Mean 24.9 Cfsm O.290 In. 3.93

Peak discharge (base. 430 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement madeon this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearb 

stations.
514 WARE RIVER BASIN

Beaverdam Swamp near Ark, Va.

Location. Lat 37°28'15", long 76°33'50", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 606, 1.4 miles upstream from Beech Swamp, 2.3 miles north of Ark, Gloucester County, and 4.3 miles northwest of Gloucester.

Drainage area. 7.1 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1954.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and wooden control. Datum of gage is 36.43 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 5 years, 3.91 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 40 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 2.95 ft); minimum, 

0.01 cfs on many days; minimum gage height, 0.96 ft Sept. 9.

1949-54: Maximum discharge, 86 cfs July 17, 1950; maximum gage height, 3.42 ft 

Aug. 15, 1953; no flow July 31 to Aug. 2, 1953; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 9, 

1954.

Remarks. Records fair above 0.5 cfs and poor below.

Rating tables, iter year 1953-54 (gage height. In feet, and discharge. In 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 23, Dec. 14 to Mar. 3, 

July 4 to Sept. 30

Nov. 24 to Dec. 13, Mar. 4 to July 3

0.96

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

O.O1 

.01 

.02 

.03 

.08 

.29 

.79

1.7

1.8 

2.0

2.6 

2.8

1.7

2.8

5.5

9.0

14

23

33

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

0.02 

.03 

.08 

.38

1.0

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

3.7

7.3

12

22

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

0.72

.65

.49

.44

74?

*.54

.65

.59

.65

.65

.65

.59

.59

.59

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.72

.72

.79

.79

.86

.95

To" 1.0

20.97

0.676

0.095

0.11

Nov.

1.0 or

1.0

al.2

al.8

a3.0

a4.2

a4.2

a3.8

*a3.5

3.5

2.4

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

3.3

4.7 iTCr

3.7

2.6

2.5

2.2

2.2

73.1

2.44

0.344

0.38

Dec.

»2.2

2.2

2.2

2.5

3.4

2.9

2.9

2.5

2.3

6.6

5.0

6.4

13

27

TS

4.0

3.0

2.4

2.1

2.3

2.5

2.7

2.5

2.3

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.O

2.0

2.0

2.0

134.7

4.35

0.613

0.71

Jan.

2.0

2.1

2.4

2.4

*2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

T7T

1.7

2.5

2.3

1.8

1.7

6.3

19

T.5

3.0

2.8

2.8

6.5

13

14

5.8

6.1

9.4

12

6.3

3.6

3.1

2.9

153.0

4.94

0.696

0.80

Feb.

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.0

*2.3

2.1

2.1

1.9

T79- 1.5

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.8

14

33

-ff.l

3.5

3.1

2.8

2.5

2.5

110.5

3.95

0.556

0.58

Mar.

11

*12

7.6

14

6.1

4.8

4.5

4.3

4.2

4.0

3.7

4.5

4.5

15 -5.3

4.8

4.2

3.8

3.7

6,7

4.5

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.1

TTT

3.1

17O.6

5.50

0.775

0.89

Apr.

4.7

3.7

3.2

3.1

3.4

3.5

3.8

3.8

4.8

3.2

3.2

a2.9

*a2.5

2.6

2.6

5.0

10

~S. 3

3.2

2.7

2.3

2.2

2.1

1.9

2.1

1.9

1.7

27T

3.4

2.3

99.2

3.31

0.466

0.52

May

1.7

1.5

1.1

5.3

*3.1

2.2

2.2

20

5.0

3.4

2.5

2.2

1.9

4.3

5.1

4.0

2.7

6.3

5.5

7.3

~5.5 22

3.2

2.5

1.9

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.0

130.7

4.22

0.594

0.68

June

0.75

.63

.51

.46

.42

.38

.34

.46

.38

.38

.42

.34

.38

1.6

*.56

2.3

ITS

.90

.62

.38

.30

.20

.14

.06

.03

.03

.02

70?

.02

.02

14.60

0.487

0.069

0.08

July

0.02

.02

.02

.59

.79

.29

.10

.09

1.2

.65

.23

.11

*.O9

.02

.44

1.7 "7T4

.20

.26

.16

.06

.13

.11

a. 07

a. 04

a. 04

*a.O2

.01

TOT

.01

.01

7.93

0.256

0.036

0.04

Aug.

0.01

aToT

aj.10

767

.02

.02

a. 02

a. 03

a. 04

a. 07

*a.09

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

0.84

0.027

0.0038

0.004

Sept.

0.02

.01

TOT

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.20

7D7 .02

*.02

.02

.02

.02

.05

.03

.05

.18

.11

.07

.07

.06

.05

.04

.03

*.03

.03

1.24

0.041

0.0058

0.007

Calendar year 1953 : Max 40 Mln 0 Mean 3.64 Cfsm 0.513 In. 6.96

Water year 1953-54: Max 33 Mln 0.01 Mean 2.51 Cfsm 0.354 In. 4.80

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements and records for 

Plscataway-Creek near Tappahannock and Dragon Run near Church View.
YORK RIVER BASIN 

North Anna River near Doswell, Va.

515

Location. Lat 37°53'15", long 77°29'15", on left bank 1.5 miles upstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 1, 2.5 miles northwest of Doswell, Hanover County, and 4.4 miles upstream 

from Bull Run.

Drainage area. 439 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1929 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 55.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Nov. 7, 1930, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 393 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,270 cfs Dec. 15 (gage height, 7.85 ft); minimum, 4.2 cfs Sept. 18, 23-30.

1929-54: Maximum discharge, 18,300 cfs Apr. 27, 1937 (gage height, 33.58 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 1 cfs Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 2, 1932.

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

Fair. Prior to November 1943, occasional diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by 

mill above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1171: 1943.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 16

0.3

.4

.6

.8

1.0

1.5

12

15

28

51

83

197

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

365

571

730

1,340

2,340

0.0 

.1 

.2

Dec. 17 to Sept. 3O

4.0 0.6 

4.5 .8 

7.0 1.0 

16

Note. Same as preceding 

tab"Ie~above 1.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

17

16

15

14

 T?

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

16

17

18

19

19

21

22

21

20

20

19

18

21

22

21 

27

136

342 

225

1,199

38.7

0.088

0.10

Nov.

115 ~T? 

58

51

47

48

54

57

*69

76

74

69

64

61

58

58

58

58

58

58

57

59

70

83

97

89

78 

70

65

*62

1,993

66.4

0.151

0.17

Dec.

62

62 

61 5Z

70

74

99

290

181

132

289

211

294

1,060

2 .070

734

273

189

132

170

158

141

141

134

121

111

107

115

109

109 

109

7,870

254

0.579

0.67

Jan.

105

99 

97

 99

97

97

99

97

SB- 93

119

175

115

155

125

205

501

357

234

222

320

417

475

397

312

397

555" 921 

466

301 

256

8, 343

269

0.613

0.71

Feb.

219

200 

197

189

175

165

160

*150

150

152

148

143

132

118

T3Z

141

143

168

170

143

221

790

4T58"

287

247

234

208 

189

5,859

209

0.476

0.50

Mar.

399

1.560 

954

640

484

338

287

259

240

222

214

217

320

510

1,090

586

357

297

266

350

615

373

287

259

244

244

234 

211

203

200 

197

12,657

408

0.929

1.07

Apr.

197

203 

192

181

173

178

186

186

175

160

155

*160

162

152

T5Z

178

546

1,150

567

327

259

228

211

211

247

860

1,220 

471

301

244

9,632

321

0.731

0.82

May

217

197 

189

*244

259

200

173

173

175

181

186

160

148

145

189

301

280

225

231

538

850 7So~

389

256

211

189

173 

158

155

148 

141

7,871

254

0.579

0.67

June

130

117 

107

101

91

87

83

83

95

184

141

125

125

*al!5

allO

a310 a?nr

a!90

a!50

a!30

a!20

alOO

a92

aSO

alOS

a70

a66 

a62

a60 

a40

3,544

118

0.269

0.30

July

a52

a60 

a54

a50

a5S

a58

a58

a48

a86

a!20

a90

*a50

42

38

65

69

ISO

W

73

50

44

41

38

36

35

33

29 

27

25

22 

ii

1,727

55.7

0.127

0.15

Aug.

16

17 

21

18

20

20

17

16

17

*18

17

16

15

13

12

11

IT

27

29

29

41

48

IT

32

26

25

23 

23

21 

19

17

676

21. 3

0.050

0.06

Sept.

15

U 

12

11

9.8

9.0

7.4

6.5

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.0

*4.5

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.3

4.2

175

4.4

4.4

*4.3

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2 

4.2

4.2 

4.2

184.9

6.16

0.014

0.02

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,170 Min 13 Mean 345 Cfsm 0.786 In. 10.66

Water year 1953-54: Max 2,070 Mln 4.2 Mean 169 Cfsm 0.385 In. 5.24

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for Pamunkey River near Hanover and South Anna River near 

Ashland.
516 YORK RIVER BASIN

Hudson Creek near Boswells Tavern, Va.

Location. Lat 38°02', long 78°11', on right bank at upstream side of bridge on U. S. 

Highway 15, 2.7 miles south of Boswells Tavern, Louisa County, 4.8 miles north of 

Zion Crossroads, 5 miles upstream from mouth, and 10 miles west of Louisa.

Drainage area. 4.1 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Oct. 6, 1952. Altitude of gage is 

 316 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 6 years, 5.24 cf-s.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 166 cfs Mar. 1 {gage height, 4.93 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 680 cfs June 10, 1951 (gage height, 7.30 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 250 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow for many days 

in 1953, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Records of suspended sediment loads and water temperatures for 

the water year 1954 are given in-WSP 1350.

Rating table, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 16, 18-20)

1.19

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

O

.01 

.02 

.10 

.48

1.3

1.7 

1.9 

2.3 

2.9 

3.6

2.5 

7.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29 

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

O 

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.04

.04

.05

»O5

.06

.07

.07

.08

.09

.09

.10

.11

.11

».ll

.24

' ±£ TTs

.62

.42

5.65

0.182

0.044

0.05

Nov.

0.32 

.28

TST

.37

.37

.42

.54

.54

.60

.54

.48

.42

».42

.48

.48

.48

.48

.48

.48

.43

.54

.60

.74

75T

.60

.60

.54

.48

.48 

«.48

14.71

0.490

0.120

0.13

Dec.

0.48 "748"

.43

.54

.60

1.6

4.1

1.1

1.0

5.7

1.6

4.0

4.4

38

~5. 2

2.1

1.5

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

.90

.82

.82

.74

.74

.74 

.74

.74

85.32

2.75

0.671

0.77

Jan.

0.90 

.82

.90

».82

.90

.90

.82

.74

175~ .67

2.0

1.1

.82

.62

1.2

10

6.0

2.9

2.9

5.2

3.7

6.8

4.8

3.5

4.8

16- 11

4.3

2.7

2.3

1.9

97.21

3.14

0.766

0.88

Feb.

1.7 

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

 1.4

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

MT72

1.3

1.3

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.3

7.8

475

2.5

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.7

2.0

-

54.0

1.93

0.471

0.49

Mar.

~9\8 66 

9.0

6.0

3.9

3.3

2.9

2.5

2.3

2.1

570- 2.0

5.2

20

6.5

4.1

3.3

3.1

3.5

15

5.2

3.7

3.3

3.1

3.3

3.1

2.5

2.5

2.3 

2.1

2.1

208.7

6.73

1.64

1.89

Apr.

2.5 

2.0

2.0

1.9

2.1

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.8

 1.8

1.7

T7T

1.8

18

26-5.8

5.2

3.7

3.1

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.9

4.1

2.7

2.1

1.9 

1.9

117.3

3.91

0.954

1.06

May

1.8 

1.7

 1.7

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5

T7T

3.1

2.7

1.8

1.9

3.3

IS

19

4.8

2.9

2.1

1.9

1.-9

1.7

1.6

2.3 

2.5

1.6

96.0

3.16

0.771

0.69

June

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.1

.90

.90

.62

.86

.98

1.05

.96

.82

.78

».84

1.6

? Q

fit

1.6

1.0

.74

.60

.54

.54

.42

.37

.37

.42

.26

-4*- 

724

27.17

0.906

0.221

0.25

July

0.24 

.24

.20

.54

.54

.54

.24

.54

.42

.32

.24

».20

.11

.09

2.0

.74

.42

.32

.37

.26

.32

.42

.32

.16

.10

.06

.02

.02

.01

76T

.01

10.04

0.324

0.079

0.09

Aug.

0.01 

.01

.24

.04

.05

.26

.08

.02

«.01

.01

00*

0

O

0

0

0

.12

.08

.09

.11

.20

.09

.03

.50

.37

.13

.11

.10 

.07

.04

2.79

0.090

0.022

0.03

Sept.

~7oT 0.02

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0.03

0.001

0.00024

0.0003

Calendar year 1953: Max 47 Mln 0 Mean 3.21 Cfsm 0.783 In. 10.63

Water year 1953-54: Max 66 Mln 0 Mean 1.98 Cfsra 0.483 In. 6.53

Peak discharge (base. 240 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
YORK RIVER BASIN 517

South Anna River near Ashland, Va.

Location. Lat 37°47'48", long 77°32'57", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 54, 4.5 miles northwest of Ashland, Hanover County, and 7.6 miles upstream from Newfound River.

Drainage area. 393 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 83.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

JT929.

Average discharge. 23 years (1931-54), 369 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,860 cfs Mar. 3 

mum, 9.3 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.31 ft).

1930-54: Maximum discharge, 13,700 cfs Apr. 28, 1937 (gage height, 22.77 ft); minimum dally, 4 cfs for several days in September 1932.

Flood of Aug. 15, 1928, reached a stage of about 24 ft (discharge, about 14,500 

cfs).

Remarks. Recorda excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

rair. Small diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by gristmills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 801: 1935(M).

Rating tables, water year 1955-54 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

ge height, 7.83 ft); miniOct. 31 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

2.3 

2.6 

3.3

154

330

1.3 9.0

1.4 12

1.6 27

2.0 67

2.5 139

3.0 249

5.0 83S

8.0 1,940

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

n

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

37

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

20

21

la

18

 18

T6" 16

19

20

22

23

19

22

19

20

20

20

23 

23

20

21

23 

33

29

27

23

26

31

53

315

357

1,335

43.1

0.110

0.13

Nov.

139

93

75

61

56

53

48

51

 49

53

49

43

47

48

50

46

54

52 

44

TT

52

45 

a50

a60

a70

a65

a60

a65

a55 *a52

1,737

57.9

0.147

0.16

Dec.

55

53

61

55

79

113

1S1

155

121

244

231

821

1.360

1,260

346

204

150

128

120

118 

117

110

104

96

89

93

93

90

90

6,838

221

0.562

0.65

Jan.

37

36

85

 83

85

83

63

82

79

32

96

107

107

120

133

249

452

520 

311

221

201

564

60S

548

424

506

1,080

638

384 

298

9,662

312

0.794

0.92

Feb.

246

218

201

133

173

159

153

*143

139

137

136

131

118

117.

US

120

129

133 

139

136

258

fff

384

279

246

221

192

-

 6,251

223

0.567

0.59

Mar.

465

1,250

1.740

906

623

411

330

234

257

236

213

316

276

520

975

719

411

314 

273

287

 520

478

319

262

236

226

223

206

190

1S1 

179

13,731

443

1.13

1.30

Apr.

1S6

184

179

167

159

152

161

175

179

159

144

*141

137

134

12S

2S7

729

1.320 

864

a450

a300

a250 

213

199

204

411

S55

504

292

Of C

t J.O

9,419

314

0.799

0.89

May

181

163

161

*54S

398

244

181

167

157

163

152

137

131

134

311

411

346

257

291

60S

1,290

1.320 "iris

344

249

204

181

211

171

1 9Q iff

9,969

322

. O.S19

0.94

June

129

118

107

115

92

93

82

80

39

99

107

90

78

*82

82

230

206

143

113

alOO

a90

a75 

a70

a60

a 80

a50

a50

a45

a45

2,845

94.8

0.241

0.27

July

a35

845

a40

a35

a45

a45

a40

a35

a65

alOS

a!30 »a75

56

38

52

154

218

TOT

71

67

a60

a55 

a50

43

39

35

33

33

25 

25

23.

1,879

60.6

0.154

0.16

Aug.

21

a20

825

a25

29

21

23

20

23 *{£

69

39

33

20

17.

17

17

36 

67

33

33

40 

40

40

37

35

52

44

50 

41

33

1,087

35.1

0.039

0.10

Sept.

362~5

32

21

25

IS

17

18

18

21

20

22

*12

11

12

12

11

10 

12

14

16

12 

13

11

11

12

10

12

11 

9.9

490.9

16.4

0.042

0.05

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,580 Mln 15 Mean 322 Cfsm 0.819 In. 11.13

Water year 1953-54: Max 1,740 Mln 9.9 Mean 179 Cfsm 0.455 In. 6. IS

Peak discharge (base. 2.200 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, 2 discharge 

measurements, weather records, and records for Pamunkey River near Hanover and North Anna River 

near Doswe11.
518 YORK RIVER BASIN

Pamumkey River near Hanover, Va.

Location. Lat 37°46'03", long 77°19'57", near center of span on downstream side of 

bridge on State Highway 614, 0.3 mile upstream from Mechumps Creek, 2.0 miles east 

of Hanover, Hanover County, and 7.0 miles upstream from Mlllpond Creek.

Drainage area. 1,072 sq mi.

Records available. December 1941 to September 1954.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice dally. Datum of gage is 14.72 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 12 years (1942-54), 996 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,310 cfs Dec. 16; maximum gage height, 14.15 

ft Dec. 16, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge, 15 cfs Sept. 26 

(gage height, 1.30 ft).

1941-54; Maximum discharge, 19,000 cfs Dec. 6, 1948; maximum gage height, 24.2 ft 

Dec. 7, 1948, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 26, 

1954.

Flood In August 1928 reached a stage of 32.6 ft, from information by local resi<- 

dents.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except periods computed by using 

rate of change in stage as a factor (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 2-14)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 16 Dec. 17 to Sept. 30

1.6 34

2.0 75

3.0 216

6.0 813

11.0 2,120

14.0 3,160

1.3 15

1.5 30

2.0 75

3.0 205

5.0 575

7.0 1,040

11.0 2,120

14.0 3,160

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to Sept;ember 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

51

52

52

39

55

*49

52

41

43

71

37

3?

60

58

50

51

48

57

49

63

71

66

55 

53

43

62

71

96

306

420 

726

2,991

96.5

0.090

0.10

Nov.

500

270

183

152

145

124

160

145

160

*191

183

175

167

160

152

152

160

175

167

160

160

145

175 

208

225

252

199

225

183

183

5,636

188

0.175

0.20

Dec.

*183

175

175

1S3

191

199

252

306

480

460

381

540

642

kl,460

k2,860

k2.920

kl,290

707

447

393

429

393

375 

357

339

303

285

303

285

285 

285

17,883

577

0.538

0.62

Jan.

285

269

269

*269

253

253

253

253

237

253

303

303

313

375

465

575

845

1,120

870

663

597

870

1,500 

kl,280

1,100

1,100

k2,000

k2,740

kl,780

kl,010 

845

23,248

750

0.700

0.81

Feb.

707

641

575

553

509

487

465

*429

411

411

411

393

357

357

357

375

375

375

411

393

487

kl,470

kl.790 

kl,040

795

685

597

531

-

16,387

585

0.546

0.57

Mar.

*663

k2,200

k5.060

2,180

kl,440

1,140

845

751

685

619

597

597

685

1,020

kl,920

kl,900

kl.100

870

729

751

1,020

1,240

870 

707

641

619

597

575

531

509 

487

31,548

1,018

0.950

1.10

Apr.

509

509

509

465

447

447

447

465

4S7

447

411

411

*393

375

375

509

kl,380

k2.56Q

k2,l20

kl,140

845

685

597 

553

553

748

k2,160

kl,480

920

663

23,610

787

0.734

0.82

May

531

465

429

 641

995

729

531

465

429

429

447

411

357

357

531

895

895

707

636

kl,710

k2,000

2.550

kT,60b 

970

663

531

465

447

429

375 

339

22,739

734

0.685

0.79

June

321

303

269

253

237

205

205

191

205

237

303

253

237

*221

205

221

447

487

353

253

221

191

177 

142

205

129

129

117

111

TIT

6,889

230

0.215

0.24

July

87

111

105

93

105

105

105

87

149

221

321

*205

205

129

123

243

321

35J7

52T

156

129

123

117 

99

75

81

87

75

65

65 

70

4,435

143

0.133

0.15

Aug.

38

42

70

65

57

59

59

36

41

«81

111

87

87

70

38

2%

4l

75

99

142

105

87

87 

105

75

87

99

81

70

75 

75

2,286

73.7

0.069

0.08

Sept.

70.

65

56

43

34

32

31

32

28

25

37

41

»£3

36

28

24

24

22

18

16.

27

28

21 

21

22

16

18

25

21

19

908

30.3

0.028

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 6,570 Min 32 Mean 817 Cfsm 0.762 In. 10.34

Water year 1953-54: Max 3,060 Min 16 Mean 434 Cfsm 0.405 In. 5.51

Peak discharge (base. 4,200 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

k Computed by using rate of change in stage as a factor.
YORK RIVER BASIN 519

Totopotomoy Creek near Atlee, Va.

Location. Lat 37°40'09", long 77°22'58", on right bank at upstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 301, 0.7 mile upstream from Opossum Creek and 1.6 miles northeast of 

Atlee, Hanover County.

Drainage area. 6.0 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1954.

G . Water-stage recorder. 

"3 ft (by barometer).

Concrete control since Oct. 2, 1952. Altitude of gage is

Average discharge. 6 years, 5.15 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 52 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 3.85 ft); minimum, 

0.02 efs July 6 (gage height, 1.58 ft).

1948-54: Maximum discharge, 192 cfs Nov. 21, 1952 (gage height, 6.27 ft); minimum, 

0.01 cfs June 27, 1952 (gage height, 1.49 ft).

Flood probably in July 1945 reached a stage of 7.5 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

280 cfs, from rating curve extended above 190 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record and indefinite 

stage-discharge relation, which are poor. Occasional small diurnal fluctuations, cause 

unknown.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54, except period of Indefinite stage-discharge 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 22 Feb. 23 to Sept. 3O

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2

0.30 

.94 

2.1 

3.9 

8.0

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.O 

3.6

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

O.O3 

.30 

1.0 

1.8 

3.0

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.O 

3.5

5.S 

9.5

16

24

38

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21-

22

23

24

25

26

27

2S

29

30

31

Tota3

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

O.40

.35

..30

755

.40

*.40

.57

.45

.45

.45

.45

.40 

.40

.45

.51

.51

.51

.51

.51

.51

.51

.51

.51

.57

.57

.57

.64

7.0

26

10

3.5

59.21

1.91

0.318

0.37

Nov.

2.6

2.1

2.0

.1.6

1*1

1.7

2.8

3.7

3.7

*4.1

3.5

2.6 

2.3 

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.6

2.6

4.1

3.9

3.3

2.6

2.4

2.0

 1.8

73.5

2.45

0.408

0.46

Dec.

Izl

1.7

1.7

2.1

3.3

3.3

S.O

5.3

3.9

3.1

2.9

7.0 

13 

40

20

11

7.2

5.3

4.7

5.5

4.1

3.9

3.5

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.9

3.3

184.7

5.96

0.993

1.14

Jan.

3.7

2.4

2.1

2.1

*2.0

2.0

2.0

ill

2.0

3.5

3.9

2.8 

3.0 

3.5

4.$

10

12

8

6

5.0

5.0

7

12

13

9

11

20

23

14

10

214.3

6.91

1.15

1.33

Feb.

7

7

6'

6

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.5

4.5 

4.0 

175

4.5

4.5

4.0

4.5

4.0

4.0

6

If

9

6.5

5.5

5.0

4.5

4.5

152.0

5.43

0.905

0.94

Mar.

8

*20

12

14

9.1

6.8

5.5

4.8

4.5

4.3

4.0

5.8 

5.4 

13

13

7.2

5.5

5.0

5.0

10

7.2

4.8

4.4

4.1

4.3

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.5

3 5

ili

209.8

6.77

1.13

1.30

Apr.

4.3

3.3

2.9

2.6

2.9

3.S

3.3

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.8

*2.6 

2.5 

2.5

2.6

21

36

25

14

7.7

5.7

4.8

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.0

7

5.0

193.8

6.46

1.08

1.20

May

3.5

3.0

3.0

*14

8.1

4.8

3.6

3.7

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.6 

2.5 

4.3

14

13

6.5

4.7

6.1

2O

24

13

7.2

4.5

3.6

3.0

2.6

2.8

2.5

2.0 

1.7

193.4

6.24

1.04

1.20

June

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0 

.84 

*1.3

.34

1.8

T75

1.2

1.0

.84

.70

.63

.56

.42

.42

.36

.36

.30

 #

27.69

0.923

0.154

0.17

July

0.21

.42

.21

.IS

.18

.12

.15

.15

111

.42

.21

.21 

*.15 

.12

.77

.92

.42

.25

.25

.21

.15

.21

.15

.10

.10

.10

.10

.08

.08

' Ofl

7.86

0.254

0.042

O.O5

Aug.

o^oe

, 18

.21

.15

.12

.15

.08

.08

.12

.12

*.08

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.2

2

1

1.5

1

.5

.4

.3

.2

.5

.5

.3

.3

.3 

.2

11.07

0.357

0.060

0.07

Sept.

0.2

f ^

},

.1

1"

) :

3.5

0.12

0.020

0.02

Calendar year 1953 : Max 56 Mln 0.09 Mean 5.70 Cfsm 0.950 In. 12.90

Water year 1953-54 : Max 4O Mln 0.06 Mean 3.65 Cfsm 0.608 In. 8.25

Peak discharge (base. 45 cfs).--Dee. 14 (1:30 p.m.) 52 cfs (3.85 ft); Apr. 17 (5 p.m.) 46 cfs 

(3.71 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 22, 23, Jan. 13 to Mar. 2, Mar. 26-30, Apr. 23 to May 4; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurement and records for Plscataway Creek near Tappanannoek. Stage-discharge relation Indefinite Aug. 12 to Sept. 30; discharge estimated on basis of 

2 discharge measurements and records for nearby stations.
520 YORK RIVER BASIN

Mattaponi River near Bowling Green, Va.

Location. --Lat 38°03'42", long 77 e23'10", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 22 miles northwest of Bowling Green, Caroline County, 2.4 miles upstream 

from South River, and 7.1 miles downstream from confluence of Matta and Poni Rivers.

Drainage area. 251 sq mi.

Records available. September 1942 to September 1954.

gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 85.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge. 12 years, 240 cfs.

Extremes . -'Maximum discharge during year, 557 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 6.04 ft); no flow

1942-54: Maximum discharge, 7,000 cfs Oct. 17, 1942 (gage height, 17.45 ft) from 

rating curve extended above 3,600 cfs; no flow Sept. 22-30 1954

fi ^°^15-1 AufUS^ i9? 8 reached a Sta8e -° f 19 -5 ft, from relative difference of this 

flood and flood of Oct. 17, 1942, at Milford 4 miles downstream (discharge, 8,900 cfs 

from .rating curve extended above 3,600 cfs).

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

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1031: 1543.

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 4 Mar. 5 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

l.S 

2.0

2.0

4.0

8.0

15

25

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0

52

92

145

212

557

O.S4 

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

0 

.4

.9

1.6

3.6

6.6

12

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

24

56

98

214

369

557

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.0

2.2

2.1

271 

2.1

2.2

 3.2

3.0

2.3

3.8

3.3

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.7

2.8

2.3

2.9

2.8 

2.5

2.5 

2.8

2.8

2.9

3.1

4.0

3.7

8.4

65

IS*

368. S

11.9

0.047

0.05

Nov.

90

51

42

33 

24

18

20

27

30

39

 48

50

33

36

31

22

30

30

27 

24

20 

21

22

34

36

44

29

38

28

22

999

3.33

0.133

0.15

Dec.

35

*32

29

M

36

5O

58

52

52

65

70

90

130

190

250 246"

230

180 

130

92 

82

82

75

63

58

55

52

53

52 

52

2,697

37.0

0.347

0.40

Jan.

52

50

47

46 

55

*64

51

48

47

40

67

87

94

87

76

118

204

234

242

176

162 

227

272

280

264

250

335

459

517

395 

220

5,266

170

0.677

0.78

Feb.

162

143

131

123 

114

107

100

95

95

92

92

90

85

85

90

90

90

90

90 

100

140 

200

220

210

190

160

140

130

-

3,454

123

0.490

0.51

Mar.

230

344

 468 m

344

235

138

166

152

141

139

169

257

395

497

517

295

201 

214

272 

295

235

183

170

170

165

150

134

129

lg6

8,002

258

1.03

1.19

Apr.

126

129

123

124 

117

115

115

116

116

112

106

102

97

*87

82

94

187

360

m

201 

133

116

129

147

145

154

228

156

113

4,693

156

0.622

0.69

May

96

36

82

176 

*208

158

111

101

99

108

103

89

76

70

102

151

150

121

125 

264

ft

176

115

89

75

67

82

73

62

jj8

3,871

125

0.498

0.57

June

55

43

40

35 

32

19

17

26

27

19

25

40

28

17

30

*29

24

17

15 

14

10 

14

12

11

8.7

8.1

7.6

5.3

JL3

5.3

639.3

21.3

0.085

0.09

July

6.0

17

14

11 

17

17

15

14

11

S.I

6.0

*6.6

8.7

11

9.6

8.7

7.3 

15

12 

9.6

7.8

6.4

4.8

4.0

3.3

3.0

3.0

2.7

o c g .°

302.6

9.76

0.039

0.04

Aug.

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.5 

Z.5

2.9

3.0

2.7

2.6

7.0

6.8

*3.7

2.8

2.8

2.3

2.3

2.9

3.4

5.0 

9.5

16 

20

11

7.0

4.6

4.0

3.4

3.1

3.1

2.9

S^A

150.9

4.37

0.019

0.02

Sept.

2^0

1.3

1.5

1.3 

1.1

.9

?7

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.05

.03 

.02

.01 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13.01

0.434

0.0017

0.002

Calendar year 1953 : Max 1,920 Hln 2.1 Mean 214 Cfsm 0.353 In. 11.53

Water year 1953-54 : Max 557 Hln 0 Mean 83.4 Cfsm 0.332 In. 4.49

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 efa). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 3-5, Dec. 5 to Jan. 6, Feb. 11 to Mar. 1, Aug. 14-20, Aug. 31 to 

sept. Zl; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements and records for station near

Beulahvllle.
YORK RIVER BASIN 521

Mattaponi River near Beulahville, Va.

Location. Lat 37*53'18", long 77 e09'48", on right bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 

2.4 miles north of Beulahville, King William County, and 2.7 miles downstream from 

Maracossic Creek.

Drainage area. 619 sq mi.

Records available. September 1941 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 13.99 ft above mean sea level. Prior to 

Oct. 19, 1942, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 584 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,160 cfs Jan. 30 (gage height, 9.06 ft); minimum, 7.3 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 1.01 ft).

1941-54: Maximum discharge, 8,700 cfs July 20, 1945 (gage height, 20.0 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum, that of Sept. 29, 30, 1954.

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

Rating tables, water year 1953-54 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1 to Dec. 13, July 12-15)

Oct. 1 to May 6 May 7 to Sept. 30

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

30

47

80

126

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

236

550

1,130

1.0 

1.3 

2.0 

3.0

7.0

17

54

129

4.0 236

6.0 550

9.0 1,130

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

51

42

47

38

31

34

*39

45

47

49

39

37

38

43

46

48

49

40

38

39

41

51

46

55

48

46

56

70

235

412

536

2,439

78.7

0.127

0.15

Nov.

372

242

196

157

136

125

146

168

201

230

 269

269

242

206

174

152

162

146

131

141

131

126

146

201

201

212

1S4

184

157

136

5,543

185

0.299

0.33

Dec.

146

*136

126

III

162

162

234

276

242

242

312

290

3SS

622

910

1,030

1.050

990

830

586

404

3SO

380

356

319

269

256

236

249

242

242

12,208

394

0.637

0.73

Jan.

256

224

218

21S

21S

*21S

224

224

212

196

218

249

283

304

319

412

568

622

586

550

550

550

695

S10

810

S10

S70

1,010

1.130 iliib

1,090

15,774

509

0.822

0.95

Feb.

990

7l4

566

514

480

429

396

364

364

 356

349

334

304

"295

297

312

312

312

297

342

586

752

790

752

676

514

429

-

13,106

468

0.756

0.79

Mar.

480

714

 870

970

1.030

1,030

950

752

586

514

463

463

514

640

752

850

690

910

S70

695

640

658

658

622

550

497

480

446

429 

412

36Q

20,715

66S

1.08

1.24

Apr.

396

396

388

356

356

364

349

356

364

356

319

297

290

 269 269"

334

604

870

950

¥50

870

714

4SO

3SS

380

404

412

372

429 

446

13,728

458

0.740

0.83

May

349

2S3

249

364

*497

586

446

356

312

319

312

290

256

242

304

480

56S

497

480

56S

890

1.030

930

a500

a350

8270

a240

a220

a270

a 2 30

a200

12,888

416

0.672

0.77

June

a!90

aTTC

a!40

al20

allO

aS5

a62

a58

a85

a 90

a65

aS5

al30

a90

a 60

*a90

105

110

105

93

79

74

69

69

58

S3

49

45

If

2, £24

87.5

0.141

0.16

July

41

42

54

74

79

fil

89

92

14S

129

94

67

55

*50

73

168

163

114

79

72

64

56

56

56

43

36

32

32

34

27

?9

2,229

71.9

0. 116

0.13

Aug.

a2S

26

45

67

63

63

5S

41

34

30

36

*31

27

25

26

25

26

30

41

73

143

143

109

93

74

6S

70

62

56 

41

36

1,690

54.5

0.08S

0.10

Sept.

33

35

27

29

a28

a26

a25

823

322

321

26

26

ais

817 »a!6

a!6

alS

alS

alS

alS

a!4 *12

12

12

10

9.7

9.7

8.5

H*

552.9

18.4

0.030

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,750 Mln 24 Mean 566 Cfsm 0.914 In. 12.38

Natar year 1953-54: Max 1,130 Mln S.2 Mean 284 Cfsm 0.4S9 In. 6.21

* Discharge measurement tnada on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements and records for 

station near Bowling Orean.
522 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Measurements of streamflow in the North Atlantic 'slope basins, New York to York River 

made at points other than regular gaging stations are given in the following table. Most 

of these measurements were made during periods of base flow when streamflow is primarily 

from ground-water storage. These measurements when correlated with the simultaneous discharge of a nearby stream where continuous records are available will give a picture of' 

the low-flow potentiality of stream. For many sites measurements have been made in other 

years.

Determinations of peak flow at points other than regular gaging stations are given in 

a separate table on page 532.

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the North Atlantic slope basins, New York to York River 

during water year October 1953 to September 1954

Hudson River basin, H. Y.

Date

Aug. 5

1

Nov. 5

5

Apr. 8

20

16

12

19

28

28

Oct. 8 

Apr. 12

May 26

27

Aug. 26 

26

26

26

Oct. 27

May 20

27

1

May 20

May 26 

Aug. 27

Stream

Schroon River. . .

feeder.

Qlowegee Creek 

Spring.

Anthony Kill....

Moyer Creek. ....

Plotter Kill....

Wynants Kill. . . .

East Branch 

Hunger Kill. 

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Hudson River. . . .

Glowegee Creek. .

Hudson River. . . .

Mohawk River. ...

Hudson River. . . .

Hunger Kill.. ... 

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

Locality

Lat 43°52'30", long 73°44'25", 

at Severance.

near Glens Falls.

Lat 43° IS '35", long 73° 37 '05",

gage 2, at Glens Falls.

near Hudson Falls.

near Dunham Basin. 

Lat 43°01'50", long 73°55'40", 

at West Milton.

near Malta (site A).

Lat 42°55'05", long 73°42'55", 

at Mechanlcvllle.

Lat 43°02'30", long 75°04'15", 

at Frankfort.

near I lion.

at Mohawk.

at Mohawk.

near Scotia.

near Nlskayuna.

Lat 42°42'15"; long 73°42'05",

at Rensselaer.

Lat 42°42'30", long 73°54'40", 

at Gullderland. 

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

173 

3.37

_

62.4

21.8

1.56

33.7

1.58

Discharge 

(cfs)

78.0 

2.03

5.56

134

126

161

128

119

112

133

.11

123

1.89

7.16

15.1

8.72

3 99

2 54

3.59 

3.17
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 523

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the North Atlantic slope basins, New York to York River 

during water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Hudson River basin, H. Y. Continued

Date

Sept. 2 

15

Aug. 23

Sept. 1

May 20

15

July 8

8 

8

Mar. 9

June 24

Mar. 9

24

Mar. 25

Mar. 24

Mar. 24 

Sept. 28 

Mar. 24 

24 

Sept. 29

Mar. 25

Mar. 25

Mar. 24

Mar. 24

Mar. 24

Mar. 25

Mar. 25 

Sept. 29

Mar. 25

Mar. 24

Stream

East Branch 

Hunger Kill.

Normans Kill. ...

Saw Kill........ 

Esopus Creek. . . ,

Breakneck Brook.

Phi lips e Brook 

tributary . 

Arden Brook. ....

Arden Brook 

tributary. 

Castle Rock 

Brook.

Brook.

Shrub Oak Brook.

Peekskill Hollow 

Creek.

East Branch 

Croton River.

East Branch 

Croton River 

tributary.

East Branch 

Croton River.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Hunger Kill.....

Hudson River. . . .

Esopus Creek. . . . 

Hudson River. . . .

Hudson River. . . .

Philipse Brook. . 

Hudson River. . . . 

Arden Brook. .... 

Hudson River. . . .

Peekskill Hollow 

Creek.

Hudson River. . . .

Croton River. . . .

East Branch 

Croton River.

Croton River. . . .

Locality

Lat 42°42 r 30", long 73°54't 40", 

at Oullderland.

Lat 42°38'05", long 73°48'10", 

at Albany.

at Brookview.

at Cedar Hill near Selkirk.

near Sawkill. 

Lat 41° 58 '45", long 74° 00 '50", 

near Sawkill. 

Lat 41° 59 '40", long 73° 59 '55", 

at Lake Katrine Bridge, near 

Sawkill.

near New Hampton.

near New Hampton.

near New Hampton.

near New Hampton. 

Lat 41°26'20", long 73"58'25", 

at Storm King.

near Cold Spring.

at Cold Spring.

near Cold Spring.

near Oar ri son.

Lat 41°23'20", long 73°56'05", 

near Garrison. 

Lat 41° 22 '25", long 73° 56 '40", 

at Qarrison. 

Lat 41°22'25", long 73°56'45", 

at Qarrison. 

Lat 41°22'O5", long 73°56'55", 

at Qlenclyffe.

near Manitou School.

at Manitou School.

near Manitou.

near Peekskill.

at Continental Village.

Lat 41° 21 '05", long 73° 50 '45", 

at Adams Corners.

at Oregon.

Lat 41°20'00", long 73°52'45", 

at Oregon.

Lat 41°30U5", long 73°35'50", 

at Akins Corners.

Lat 41°i30'50", long 73°38'05", 

at West Patterson.

near Haviland Hollow.

Lat 41°21'00", long 73°39'50", 

at Croton Falls.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

1.56

169

326

41.6 

369

8.69

1.32

1.65

4.63

.23 

1.08 

.06 

.24

.40

.55

.58

9.27

1.83

42.6

17.6

3.85

10.1

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

3.18 

2.99

21.6

5.32

8.74

3. SO

19.5

4.51 

22.6

.70

10.9

6.28

1.40

3.64

2.64

7.02

3.08

7.25

.35 

1.24

:28

.67 

.26

.76

.34

1.06

.46

1.13

3.57

17.9 

11.0

3.62

82.7

37.7

9.20

22.7

72.7
524 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the North Atlantic slope basins, New York to York River 

during water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Hudson River basin, H. Y. Continued

Date

Mar. 25

Mar. 24

Mar. 24

Mar. 24

May 11

July 9

Stream

Stump Pond 

Stream. 

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

Watermellon 

Creek.

tributary.

Muscoot River...

Saw Mill River. .

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Middle Branch 

Croton River.

New Croton 

Reservoir.

New Croton 

Reservoir.

Hudson River. . . .

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

Locality

Lat 41°30'35", long 73°41'00", 

at Lundingtonville.

Lat 41°21'05", long 73°41'50", 

near Lake Lincolndale.

at Lake Lincolndale.

Lat 41°21'10", long 73°42'55",

at Lake Lincolndale.

Lat 41°20'20", long 73° 46 '10", 

near Baldwin Place.

At waterworks, 2 miles above 

gaging station, at Yonkers.

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

5.33

1.06 

1.67

.27

12.9

~

Discharge 

(efs)

10.8 

4.34

2.70 

3.28

1.55

.61

.12

19.1 

19.9

87.3 

84.4

32.9

4.72

0

Rarltan River basin, N. J.

Sept. 23

Dec. 1

1

Duck Pond Run. . .

Bound Brook. ....

Stony Brook. ....

Green Brook. ....

At bridge, 1 mile northeast of 

Intersection of U. S. Highway 

1 and Mercer County Route 

533 at Clarkaville.

At bridge on South Lincoln 

Avenue at Middlesex.

Ry. overpass of Possumtown 

Road, Plscataway Township, 

near Bound Brook.

-

2.08

9.02

Delaware River basin

Oct. 14 

July 29

28 

Oct. 27

July 28

Oct. 27

Oct. 27

July 28

28 

28

Oct. 27 

July 27

Oct. 26

July 27

Oct. 26

July 27

Aug. 30

Oct. 26

July 27

Aug. 30

Oct. 26

May 6

18

June 4

11

Aug. 31

July 27 

Oct. 26

July 27

Aug. 30

Oct. 26

July 27

Oct. 26

July 27

Oct. 26

Nov. 18

Dec. 15 

Jan. 27

Mar. 2 

Apr. 8

May 11

June 17

July 20

Sept. 2 9

Coles Clove Kill 

Shehawken Creek.

Dyberry Creek... 

Wallenpaupack 

Creek.

Raymond Kill. . . .

Raymond Kill. . . .

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

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

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

Creek. 

Pequest River. . .

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

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

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

Tobyhanna Creek. 

Quakake Creek. . .

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

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

Lizard Creek. . . .

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

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

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

SchaeT er Run. . . .

Monocacy Creek. .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

East Branch 

Delaware River

Delaware River..

Lackawaxen River 

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

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

Delaware River. .

Lehlgh River. . . .

Little Lehlgh

Creek

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

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

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

Lat 4E°06'20", long 74"54'10", 

near Pepacton, N. Y. ('former 

gaging station). 

Near Starlight, Pa. ...........

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

Near Newfoundland, Pa. ........

Near Mllford, Pa. .............

. . . .do (below Swale Brook) ....

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

Near Blakeslee Corners, Pa....

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

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

....&o. .......................

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

28.0

_

-

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

15.0 

.39

19.8 

11.8

3.51

2.20

1.13 

0

1.67

59 9

32.3

2 34

191

110

3P.5
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 525

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the North Atlantic slope basins, Mew York to York River 

during water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Delaware River basin Continued

Date

May 18 

Mar. 22

July 19

Oct. 2B 

26

28

Aug. 30

27

33

Stream

Delaware Division Canal. 

Musconetcong 

River.

tan Canal.

Creek.

South Branch 

Rancocas Creek

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

North Branch Big 

Timber Creek.

Creek.

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

Creek.

Creek.

Brandywlne 

Creek. 

Sucker Run.... ..

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Lehlgh River. . . . 

Delaware River..

Creek.

Rancocas Creek 

Rancocas Creek. .

Big Timber Creek

Creek. 

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

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

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

Locality

At Durham aqueduct, 1 mile 

south of Rlegelsvllle, Fa. 

At mouth, In Rlegelsvllle, 

N. J.

N. J.

N. J.

At State Route 38, near Mt. 

Holly, H. J.

At State Route 42, near 

Runnemede, N. J.

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

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

Near Coatesville, Ps. .........

Drainage 

area 

(sqml)

156

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

Discharge 

(efs)

65.9 

321

67.9

44 1

49.6

58.6

26.7

73.6

83.7

.01

5.13

63.8

745 

78.2

15.5

43.4

.95

5.25

3.52

.78

3.21

1.76

78.2

11.3

2.25

8.42

16.4

.65

Oct. 6

5

6

Mills Branch....

Mill Pond Outlet.

Chester River. . .

Langford Creek. .

At bridge on county road, 1.6 

miles upstream from mouth 

and 2.1 miles northwest of 

Mllllngton.

544, 0.7 mile north of 

Ewingville and 1.8 miles 

west of McGinnes.

213 at south limits of 

Centervllle. 

At spillway of dam, 1.4 miles 

east of Langford and 3.0 

miles southwest of Chestertown.

9.98 

5.27

11.2

5.10

1.41 

1.27

4.90

3.34

Oct. 5

Worton Creek basin, Hd.

Mill Creek. ..... Worton Creek. . . . At bridge on county road, 0.3 

mile northeast of St. James 

Church and £ mile north of 

Hanesville .

5.17 1.24

Elk River basin, Md.

Oct. 8 Little Bohemia 

Creek.

Bohemia River. . . At bridge on county road, 0.2 

mile southwest of St. 

Francis Xavier Church and 

2 miles northwest of Warwick.

2.45 1.81
526 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the North Atlantic slope basins, New York to York River 

during water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Northeast River basin, Md.

Date

28

Stream

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

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

Locality

mile northwest of Leslie 

and Z.I miles northwest 

of North East.

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Discharge 

(cfs)

.44

Susquehanna River basin

Aug. 24 

24 

24 

24

Oct. 20 

Aug. 26

Oct. 20

Sept. IS

Nov. 24

23

May 17

Sept. IS

IS

Oct. 26

Oct. 26

Oct. 26

July 27

29

29

29

29

SO

29

Nov. 11 

Dec. 17

Mar. 31

May 4

Sept. 23

Dec. 2

Mar. 10

Aug. 31

July SO

30

Oct. 27

Jan. 7

Mar. 18

June 3

Martin Brook. . . . 

Depot Creek. .... 

Carrs Creek. ....

Crumb Brook. ....

North Creek. ....

Cayuta Creek. . . .

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

Helmer Creek. . . .

South Branch 

Michigan 

Creek.

Sugar Creek. ....

Mill Creek. .....

Wyalusing 

Creek.

Lackawanna River

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

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

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

Mill Creek. .....

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

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

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

Susquehanna 

River. 

Carrs Creek. ....

Susquehanna 

River.

Unadllla River. .

River.

River.

Trout Brook. ....

Susquehanna 

River.

Canisteo River. . 

Michigan Creek. .

River.

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

River.

River.

Creek.

River.

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

River.

quehanna 

River.

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

Lat 42 "20 '35", long 75° 18 '50", 

near Unadilla, N. Y. 

Lat 42°17'15", long 75°15'45", 

at Sidney Center, N. Y. 

Lat 42°17'40", long 750 15'45", 

at Sidney Center, N. Y.

near Unadilla, N. Y. 

Lat 42°48'40", long 75°1S'40", 

near Leonards ville, N. Y.

at North Brookfield, N. Y.

Lat 42°S7'10", long 76°05'25", 

near McGraw, N. Y.

near Halsey Valley, N. Y. 

Lat 428 00'3(r, long 76° 31 '35", 

at Waverly, N. Y.

Lat 42°11'00", long 77°20'40", 

near Cameron Mills, N. Y. 

Lat 42°1S'00", long 77°19'00", 

at Risingville, N. Y.

Near West Burlington, Pa. .....

Near Forest City, Pa. .........

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

2.21 

.603 

20.1

2.99

_

2.14

4.87

140

4.07 

.96

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

0 

.00 

.48

2.24

0

.31

64.1

32 S

CJ

.03 

.08

2.90

.08

19.0

5.00

g gQ

251

352
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 527

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the North Atlantic slope basins, New York to York River 

during water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Susquehanna River basin Continued

Date

July 1

27

Oct. 27

July 28

Oct. 27

Sept. 9

Oct. 27

Sept. 16

Oct. 27

16

Sept. 1

Oct. 27

July 28

Sept. 1

Oct. 27

July 28

Oct. 28

Oct. 21

Nov. 30

Feb. 8

Mar. 15

Apr. 19

May 24

June 28

30

Oct. 26

Oct. 26 

July 27

Oct. 28

July 29

Aug. 30

Oct. 26 

July 27

Oct. 26 

July 29

Oct. 27

26

26

26

Sept. 1

Stream

Sinnemahoning 

Creek.

Freeman Fun .....

Baker Run.. .....

South Pork Beech 

Creek.

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

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

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

Pine Run. .......

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

...:do..........

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

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

Little Bear

Creek.

Rock Run. ....... 

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

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

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

Muddy Run ....... 

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

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

Little Buffalo 

Creek. 

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

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

Pine Creek. .....

Piney Creek. ....

Spruce Creek. . . .

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

quehanna 

River.

Sinnemahoning 

Creek, 

do

Creek.

Sinnemahoning 

Creek.

Creek. 

First Pork Sinnemahoning 

Creek.

West Branch Susquehanna 

River.

Creek.

Beech Creek. ....

Creek.

quehanna 

River.

West Branch Susquehanna 

River.

Muncy Creek. .... 

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

Creek.

West Branch Susquehanna 

River.

Buffalo Creek. . .

Branch Juniata 

River.

Little Juniata

River. 

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

Locality

Near Lock Haven, Pa. ..........

Near Showshoe, Pa. ............

Near Linden, Pa. ..............

do

Near Mawrglen, Pa. ............

Near Milton, Pa. ..............

Near Lewisburg, Pa. ...........

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

Discharge 

(ofs)

21.5

2.57

1.96

1.96

1.02

3.06

1 32

1.39

38.9

.05

0 

0

4 32

1.43

2.13 

2 50

34.3
528 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Mlscellaae&UB discharge i 

during

neaaureaents in the Horth Atlantic slope basins, Maw fork to York River 

water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Susquehanna River basin Continued

Date

Aug. 30

Stream

Creek.

Creek.

Creek.

Creek.

tary.

Creek.

Creek. 

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from --

.do. .. .

River.

River.

River.

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

Locality

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

Drainage 

area 

(sqal)

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

Dls charge 

(cfs)

1.82

4.42

3.42

148

152

2.89

2.77

93.1

4.06

.20

.18

7.08

8.66

8.58

Bush River basin, Md.

July 20 

29

Sept.lO

Winters Run.. .. .

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

Otter Point 

Creek.

.-...do........'..

At bridge on U. S. Highway 

1, ij miles southwest of 

Bel Air.

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

37.0 10.6 

6.49

7.35

Patapsco River basin. Md.

Apr. 17 Chattalonee 

Spring.

Jones Falls ..... i mile northwest of road intersection at Stevenson.

-

Patuxent River basin, Md.

Apr. 15 Patuxent River. . Chesapeake Bay.. 1,000 ft downstream from Mink 

Hollow pumping station and 

l£ miles northeast of 

Ashton.

110

0.89

61.2

Potomac River basin

Oct. 7

15 

15

July 9 

Sept. 29

Oct. 22

Aug. 30

6

July 9

Sept. 29

July 9 

Sept. 29

July 9

Hatchery Spring.

Breakneck Run 

Hatchery 

Spring. 

Sleepy Creek. . . .

Hogue Creek. ....

Conococheague 

Creek.

Red Bud Run. .... 

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

Johnson Run... . .

Sleepy Creek. . . . 

Potomac River. . .

Back Creek. .....

Conococheague 

Creek.

Potomac River. . .

Opequon Creek. . .

1.2 miles upstream from confluence of Johnson Run and 

Sawmill Branch and 2.6 miles 

west of Petersburg, W. Va. 

At Ridge, 0.8 mile upstream 

from mouth of Breakneck Run, 

W. Va. 

At Stage Highway 9, 0.2 mile 

downstream from Meadow 

Branch and 6 miles east of 

Berkley Springs, W. .Va.

north of Oalnesboro, Va. 

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

On U. S. Highway 522, l£ miles 

southeast of Cainesboro, Va.

75 ft downstream from Western 

Maryland Ry. bridge at Willlamsport, Md.

southwest of Winchester, Va.

On State Highway 656, 3 miles 

east of Winchester, Va.

miles west of Berryville, 

Va.

0.18 

.29

-

_

563

_

-

_

1.38

.30 

.18

2.81

75.5

1.25
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 529

Miscellaneous discharge i 

during

leasurements In the North Atlantic slope basins, New York to York River 

water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Fotomac River basin Continued

Date

Sept. 29 

Oct. 16 

22

Aug. 30 

Oct. 22 

Aug. 30 

Oct. 22 

Aug. 30 

July 7

Sept. 27 

July 7

Sept .2 7 

July 7

Sept. 27 

July 7

Sept. 27 

July 7

Sept. 27 

July 7

Sept. 27 

July S

Sept. 27 

July 6

Sept. 27 

July 6

Sept. 27 

July 6

Sept. 27 

July 6

Sept. 27 

July 6

Sept. 27 

27

July 6

Sept. 27 

Oct. 1

July 8 

Sept. 28 

Oct. 1

July 8 

Sept. 28 

July 7

Sept. 28 

July 7

Sept. 28 

July 7

Sept. 28 

July 8

Sept. 28 

July 8

Sept. 28 

July 14

Sept. 28 

July 8

Sept. 28 

July 8

a Eat Ira

Scream

Dry March Run. . .

West Branch 

Antletam 

Creek.

Marsh Creek. ....

Toms Creek. .....

Little River. . . . 

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

Briery Branch. . .

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

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

Middle River. . . .

Jennings Branch.

Edison Creek. . . .

Lewis Creek. .... 

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

Christians Creek

South River. ....

Back Creek. ..... 

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

Little Hawksblll 

Creek.

Hawksbill Creek. 

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

North Pork 

Shenandoah 

River.

Llnvllle Creek..

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

Big Spring ...... 

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

Little Stony 

Creek.

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

Toms Brook. ..... 

ated.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Opequon Creek. . .

Antletam Creek. .

Monocacy River. .

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

North River. .... 

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

...vdo..........

Muddy Creek. ....

Orassey Creek. . .

North River. ....

Middle River....

Jennings Branch.

Middle River....

South Pork 

Shenandoah 

River. 

South River. ....

Hawksbill Creek.

South Fork 

Shenandoah 

River.

Shenandoah River

North Pork 

Shenandoah 

River.

Stony Creek. ....

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

North" Pork Shenandoah River.

Locality

On State Highway 645, 5.5 

miles west of Berryville, 

Va. 

At middle gage at Mlddleway, 

W. Va., 1.5 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Near Palrf leld, Pa. ........... 

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

At forest trail above North 

River Gap near Stokesville, 

Va. 

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

On State Highway 613, 1 mile 

north of Spring Creek, Va.

On State Highway 731, below 

dam at Mount Solon, Va.

On State Highway 847, at 

Rawleys Springs, Va.

On U. S. Highway 33, 1 mile 

west of Hint on, Va. 

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

On U. S. Highway 11, at Harrlsonburg, Va.

On U. S. Highway 250, 2 miles 

east of Churchville, Va.

On State Highway 42, i mile 

west of Churchville, Va.

On State Highway 254, near 

Churchville, Va.

On State Highway 42, f mile 

west of Churchville, Va.

On State Highway 793, northeast of Staunton, Va.

On U. S. Highway 250, east of 

Staunton, Va.

On State Highway 662, at 

Greenville, Va.

On State Highway 624, 1 mile 

east of Lyndhurst, Va.

On State Highway 642, at 

Luray, Va.

On State Highway 12, at Luray, 

Va.

On State Highway 259, i mile 

north of Pulks Run, Va.

On State Highway 838, at 

Broadway, Va.

On State Highway 259, southeast of Broadway, Va.

On U. S. Highway 211, 1.3 

miles east of New Market, 

Va.

On State Highway 698, 0.4 mile 

above dam at Mount Jackson, 

Va.

On State Highway 781, at 

Liberty Furnace, Va.

On State Highway 749, above 

Woodstock water supply 

reservoir, Va.

On U. S. Highway li; at Tome 

Brook, Va.

Drainage 

area 

(sqmi)

3.67

Discharge 

(cfs)

3.07 

1.31 

14.6

12.8 

2.87 

2.40 

1.63 

.65 

2.83

a. 005 

0

0 

9.00

3.13 

13.3

.66 

1.19

.15

1.49

.56 

30.0

11.8 

2.73

.88 

2.57

1.51 

2.55

1.23 

13.0

8.47 

20 .0

11.4 

3.91

6.57

0

.91

7.26 

3.44 

8.87

14.2 

8.74 

16.9

.64 

12.4

5.0O 

.210

0 

32.3

11.5 

8.24

2.96 

2.02

2.45 

2.97

.65 

1.57
530 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the North Atlantic slope basins, New York to York River 

during water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Potomac River basin Continued ____

Date

Sept. 2 9

Sept. 27

July 7

27

July 7

July 7

July 8

July 7

July 8 

Sept. 29

July 8

Sept. 29

July 8 

Sept. 29

Stream

North Pork Goose 

Creek.

Broad Run .......

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

Broad Run. ......

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

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

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

Neabsco Creek. . . 

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

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

Potomac Creek. . . 

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Shenandoah 

River.

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

Goose Creek. ....

Potomao River. . .

Occoquan Creek. .

Potomac River. . .

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

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

Locality

Brook, Va'.

Markham, Va.

plane, Va.

west of Mlddleburg, Va.

On State Highway 722, 4| miles 

south of Purcellvllle, Va.

miles west of Aldie, Va.

burg, Va. 

On State Highway 7, 9 miles 

east of Leesburg, Va.

Fairfax, Va.

Chain Bridge, Va.

south of crossing with State 

Highway 236 near Alexandria, 

Va.

On State Highway 17, near 

Warrenton, Va.

Wanassas, Va.

north of Brents vl lie, Va.

649, near Brentsvllle, Va.

miles north of Catharpin, 

Va.

Manassas, Va.

miles north of Manassas, Va.

On State Highway 1, 4 miles 

north of Dumfries, Va.

north of Dumfries, Va.

fries, Va.

Marine Corps Reservation at 

Triangle, Va.

Marine Corps Reservation 

near Triangle, Va.

Garrisonville, Va.

On U. S. Highway 1, 4.5 miles 

north of Fredericksburg, Va. 

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

~

_

-

_

~

_

_

_

-

_

"

Discharge 

(cfs)

1.19

.042

3 93

.12

1.27

97

29

1.17 

0

a Estimated.

Rappahannock River basin, Va.

July 7

7

 7

6

7

Jordan River. . . .

Unnamed stream. .

Rappahannock

River.

Carter Run. .....

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

Rappahanno c k

River.

Jordan River. . . .

Rappahanno ck

River.

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

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

On State Highway 637, 3.5

miles east of Flint Hill.

On State Highway 637, 3g miles

east of Flint Hill.

On State Highway 647, 4 miles

east of Flint Hill.

On State Highway 688, at

Waterloo. 

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

_

-

-

-

4.75

.12

10.4

5.90

4.91
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 531

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the North Atlantic slope tasins, New York to York River 

during water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

Rappahannock River basin, Va. Continued

Date

July 6

July 6

Sept. 27

July 6

July 7

Sept. 2 7

July 7

Oct. 1

July 8

July 8

9

July 6 

Sept. 2 7

July 6

27

28

28

Oct. 1

Oct. 2 

Sept. 30

Stream

Hughes River. . . .

Thornton River

Thorn ton 

River.

Battle Run. .....

Conway River. . . .

Rapidan River. . . 

Robertson River.

Whlteoak Run ....

Hosklns Creek. . . 

,. ..do. .........

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

River.

Hazel River. ....

Thornton River. .

River.

Rapidan River. . .

Rappahannock 

River.

Rapidan River. . .

Robertson River.

Rappahannock 

River. 

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

Locality

Waterloo .

northeast of Slate Mills.

On State Highway 231, 3.5 

miles west of Slate Mills.

U. S. Highways 211 and 552, 

at Sperryville.

U. S. Highways 211 and 522 

at Sperryville.

2.1 miles north of Sperryville.

On State Highway 618, 0.6 mile 

east of Laurel Mills.

ton.

southeast of Remington.

miles west of Wolf town.

On State Highway 230, 3 miles 

northeast of Stanardsvllle .

north of Stanardsvllle.

Hear Orange, 5 miles above 

city raservoir intake and 

dam. 

On State Highway 231, at Banco.

On State Highway 231, 0.8 mile 

north of Madison.

miles south of Culpeper.

east of U. S. Highway 522, 

near Burr Hill.

Hill.

ness.

On State Highway 624, 2.5 

miles north of Dunbrook. 

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

_

_

~

_

_

_

~

_

_

_

-

_

:-

_

Discharge 

(cfs)

1.78

.69

4.43

.49

9.54 

.53

2.79

.23

1.93

.52

.63

0

3.44

0

0

0

0

.89

6.40 

.068

4.38

3.16

15.1 

1.16

4.21

0

0

0

.22

2.74 

.29

Ware River basin, Va.

Oct. 6 

6

Sept. 30

Oct. 6

Sept. 30

Unnamed stream. .

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

Beaverdam Swamp.

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

Beaverdam Swamp.

Ware River. .....

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

On State Highway 606, O.5 mile 

north of Ark.

On State Highway 616, 0.9 mile 

north of Gloucester.

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

-

-

0.12

.10

1.38

.009

York River basin. Va.

Oct. 1 

5

26

Oct. 1 

July 6

Oct. 1 

July 6

Sept. 2 9

Oct. 1 

July 6

Hudson Creek. . . . 

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

South Anna River

New Found River. 

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

North Fork. ..... 

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

South Anna River

Pamunkey River. .

South Anna River

North Anna River 

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

At Taylors Farm, 1 mile east 

of Thelma.

On State Highway 27, 4 miles 

south of Louisa.

On State Highway 685, 3.5 

miles west of Gum Tree.

On U. S. Highway 522, 2 miles 

north of North Anna River. 

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

-

-

-

-

0.102

.932 

5 94

1.48

.668 

3.43
532 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the North Atlantic slope basins, New York to York River 

during water year October 1953 to September 1954 Continued

York River basin, Va. Continued

Date

Oct. 1

Oct. 1 

July 6

Oct. 1 

July 6

July 6

Oct. 1

July 6

Oct. 2 

July 7

Sept. 29

Oct. 2

July 7

30

Oct. 2 

July 7

Sept. 30

Oct. 2

July 7

July 7

Sept. 30

Stream

North Anna River

Little River. . . .

Ni River. .......

Reedy Creek. ....

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

Beverly Run .....

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

PamunJcey River. .

North Anna River

Poni River. .....

Mattaponi River.

Haracossic Creek

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

Locality

north of North Anna River. 

On U. S. Highway 522, 9 miles 

north of Mineral.

On 0. S. Highway 1, 1 mile 

north of Gum Tree.

On State Highway 208, 2.4 

miles northeast of Spotsylvania.

miles south of Spotsylvania. 

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

south of Snell.

southeast of Spotsylvania.

On U. S. Highway 301, 3.2 

miles north of Dawn.

west of Sparta.

On State Highway 630, 4.7 

miles east of Sparta.

miles west of Aylett.

Stevens Church. 

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

-

~

_

_

_

-

_

~

_

_

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.004

3.53

.18

5.25 

5.21

.073 

1.14

a. 01

.023

.161

0

.25

0

.702 

.33

.005

6.12

2.34

2.21

5.74 

13.7

1.84

2.03

0

1.41

0

a Estimated.

The following table contains determinations of peak discharge made at crest stage by 

indirect methods at points other than regular gaging stations In the area covered by this 

report in the State of New York.

Miscellaneous determinations of peak discharge during water year October 1953 to September 1954

Date

Apr. 17

Jan. 24

June 10

10

10

10

Stream

Llpe Creek. .....

Peekskill Hollow

Creek.

Martin Brook. . . .

Depot Creek. ....

Carrs Creek. ....

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Mohawk River. . . .

Hudson River. . . .

Susquehanna

River.

Carrs Creek. ....

Susquehanna

River.

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

Locality

Lat 42°56'35", long 74°37'50",

at Fort Plain.

Lat 41°18'45", long 73°54'27",

at dam of waterworks, near

Peekskill.

Lat 42°20'35", long 75°18'50",

near Unadilla.

Lat 42" 17 "15", long 75" 15 "45",

at Sidney Center.

Lat 42°17'40", long 75°15'45",

at Sidney Center.

Lat 42° 18 '50", long 75° 20 '06",

at South Unadilla.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

1.27

-

2.21

.603

20.1

29.5

Discharge 

(cfs)

114

848

1,260

1,660

3,400

7,730
INDEX

Abrams Creek near Winchester, Va...... 438

Absecon Creek at Absecon, N. J........ 150

Accotlnk Creek, near Accotlnk Station

Va. 486 

near Annandale, Va.................. 483

Accuracy of field data and computed

results......................... 8-9

Acre-foot, definition of.............. 3

Adams, Mass., Hoosic River at......... 60

Adamsville, Del., Marshyhope Creek

near............................ 257

Agencies other than Geological Survey f

records collected by............ 13

Albright Creek at East Homer, N. Y.... 290

Alexandria, Va., Pourmile Run at...... 481

Allegheny Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of..................... 525

Allentown, Pa., Jordan Creek at....... 211

Little Lehigh Creek near............ 210

Almond, N. Y., Almond Reservoir near.. 308 

Karr Valley Creek at................ 307

Almond Reservoir near Almond, N. Y.... 308

Ambrose Brook, N. J., discharge measurement of...................... 524

Amityville Creek, N. Y., discharge

measurement of.................. 40

Anaeostia River, Northeast Branch, at

Riverdale, Md................... 478

Northwest Branch, near Colesville,

Md.............................. 479

near Hyattsville, Md.............. 480

Annandale, Va., Accotink Creek near... 483 

Long Branch near...................484-485

Annapolis, Md., North River near...... 402

Annsville Creek, N. Y., discharge

measurements of................. 523

Anthony Kill, N. Y., discharge measurements of..................... 522

Antietam Creek, near Sharpsburg, Md... 441 

West Branch, discharge measurements

of.............................. 529

Aquabogue Creek, N. Y., discharge

measurement of.................. 38

Aquashicola Creek at Palmerton, Pa.... 208

Aquia Creek, Va., discharge measurement of......................... 530

Archbald, Pa., Lackawanna River at.... 324

Arden Brook, N. Y., discharge measurement of...................... 523

tributary of, discharge measurement

of.............................. 523

Arena, N. Y., Hill Brook at........... 157

Ark, Va., Beaverdam Swamp near........ 514

Arkport, N. Y., Arkport Reservoir near 305 

Canisteo River at................... 306

Arkport Reservoir near Arkport, N. Y.. 305 

Arlington, Vt., Batten Kill at........ 56

Ashland, Va., South Anna River near... 517 

Assunpink Creek-at Trenton, N. J...... 221

Atlee, Va., Totopotomoy Creek near.... 519

Aughwick Creek near Three Springs, Pa. 368 

Avondale, Md., Little Pipe Creek at... 464 

Awixa Creek, N Y., discharge measurements of........................ 40

Awosting, N. J., Wanaque River at..... 109

Axemann, Pa., Spring Creek near....... 342

Babylon, N. Y., Carlls River at....... 31

Sampawams Creek at.................. 30

Back Creek (tributary to Potomac

River), Va., discharge measurements of........................ 528

near Jones Springs, W. Va........... 435

Back Creek (tributary to South River),

Va., discharge measurement of... 529 

Baker Run, Pa., discharge measurement

of.............................. 527

Barryville, N. Y., Delaware River near 180 

Barton, Md. Savage River near......... 411

Basin Run at Liberty Grove, Md........ 388

Batsto River at Batsto, N. J.......... 148

Batten Kill, at Arlington, Vt......... 56

Batten Kill at Battenville, N. Y.......

Battenville, N. Y., Batten Kill at.....

Battle Run, Va., discharge measurement 

of...............................

Bay Shore, N. Y., Penataquit Creek at..

Beacon, N. Y., Pishkill Creek at.......

Beaver Brook near Belvidere, N. J......

Beaver Kill, at Cooks Palls, N. Y......

at Craigie Clair, N. Y...............

near Turnwood, N. Y..................

Beaver. Swamp Brook near Harrison, N. Y.

Beaverdam Branch at Matthews, Md.......

Beaverdam Creek (tributary to Atlantic 

Ocean), at Brookhaven, N. Y., 

discharge measurements of........

Beaverdam Creek (tributary to Atlantic 

Ocean) at Westhampton, N. Y., 

discharge measurement of.........

Beaverdam Creek (tributary to Wicomico 

River) near Salisbury, Md........

Beaverdam Run near Garrisonville, Va...

Beaverdam Swamp, Va., discharge

measurements of..................

near Ark, Va.........................

Beech Creek, Pa., discharge measurement 

of...............................

South Pork, discharge measurement of.

Beech Creek Station, Pa., North Bald

Eagle Creek at...................

Bel Air, Md., Bynum Run near...........

Belden, Pa., Dunning Creek at..........

Bell Creek, at Pranks Mill, near

Staunton, Va.....................

at St. Pauls Chapel, near Staunton, 

Va...............................

near Staunton, Va....................

Bell Run, Pa., discharge measurements 

of...............................

Belleville, N. J., Second River at.....

Bellport Creek, N. Y., discharge measurements of......................

Belvidere, N. J., Beaver Brook near.... 

Delaware River at....................

Bennett Branch. See Sinnemahoning 

Creek, Bennett Branch.

Bennett Creek at Park Mills, Md........

Berne, Pa., Schuylkill River at........

Berryville, Va., Opequon Creek near....

Bethesda, Md., Little Palls Branch near

Bethlehem, Pa., Lehigh River at........

Monocacy Creek at....................

Beulahville, Va., Mattaponi River near.

Beverly Run, Va., discharge measurements of............^............

Big Elk Creek at Elk Mills, Md.........

Big Pipe Creek at Bruceville, Md

Big Spring 

Creek

Big Spring

Va., discharge measurements of...

Big Timber Creek, North Branch, discharge measurement of.............

Bixler Run near Loysville, Pa..........

Black River (Lamington River) near

Pottersville, N. J...............

Blacks Run, Va., discharge measurements 

of...............................

Blackwells Mills, N. J., Millstone

River at.........................

Blairstown, N. J., Paulins Kill at.....

Blanchard, Pa., North Bald Eagle

Creek at.........................

Blind Brook at Rye, N. Y...............

Blockhouse Creek near English Center, 

Pa...............................

Bloomington, Md., Savage River near....

Bloomsburg, Pa., Pishing Creek near....

Bloomsbury, N. J., Musconetcong River 

near.............................

Blue Mine Brook near Wanaque, N. J.....

Blue Mount, Md., Little Palls at.......

Bond Creek at Dunham Basin, N. Y.......

533

tributary to South Mill

at Masonville, W. Va......

tributary to Stony Creek),

Page 

57 

57

531

29

97

201

166

163

162

16

264

39

38

253

497

531

514

527

527

344

390

362

446

444

445

526

122

39

201

202

471

227

437

476

213

212

521

532

270

463

426

529

525

373

135

529

138

198

343

15

346

413

330

216

114

391

55
534 INDEX

Boonton, N. J., Rockaway River

at.............................106,

Boonton Reservoir, contents of.......123.

Boswejls Tavern, Va., Hudson Creek

near............................

Bound Brook, N. J., Raritan River at..

Bound Brook {tributary to Green Brook), 

N. J., discharge measurement of.

Bower, Pa., West Branch Susquehanna

River at........................

Bowling Green, Va., Mattaponi River

near............................ 5,

Bowman Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of.........................

Brandywine, W. Va., South Fork of

South Branch Potomac River at...

Brandywine Creek, at Wilmlngton, Del.. 

East Branch, discharge measurements 

of..............................

Breakneck Brook, N. Y., discharge

measurements of.................

Breakneck Run (Hatchery Spring) W. Va. 

discharge measurement of........

Bridgeport, Md.; Monocaoy River at....

Brldgeton, N. J., Loper Run near......

Bridgeville, Del., Gravelly Fork near.

Briery Branch, Va., discharge measurement of.........................

Broad Run (tributary to Cedar River)

at Buckland, Va..................

Broad Run (tributary to Conocheague 

Creek, West Branch), Pa., discharge measurement of...........

Broad Run [tributary to Occoquan

Creek), Va., discharge measurements of........................

Broad Run (tributary to Potomac River), 

Va., discharge measurements of..

Brodhead Creek at Minisirik Hills, Pa..

Bronx River at Bronxville, N. Y.......

Brown's Creek, East Branch, N. Y.,

discharge measurement of........

West Branch, N. Y., discharge measurement of......................

Brown's Run, Va., discharge measurements of........................

Bruceville, Md., Big Pipe Creek at....

Brusfc Creek at Gapsville, Pa..........

Buckland, Va., Broad Run at...........

Buckton, Va., Passage Creek at........

Bull Run, Va., discharge measurement 

of..............................

near Manassas, Va...................

Burketown, Va., North River near......

Burtonsville, N. Y., Schoharie Creek 

at..............................

Bush Kill at Shoemakers, Pa...........

Butler Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of.........................

Butternut Creek at Morris, N. Y.......

Bynum Run near Bel Air, Md............

Cabins, W. Va., North Fork of South

Branch Potomac River at.........

Cacapon River near Great Cacapon,

W. Va...........................

Callicoon Creek at Callicoon, N. Y....

Camp Hill, Pa., Yellow Breeches Creek 

near............................

Campbell, it. Y., Cohocton River near..

Canacadea Creek near Hornell, N^'Y....

Canasawacta Creek near South Plymouth, 

N. Y............................

Canistear Reservoir, N. J., contents

of.............................123

Canisteo River, at Arkport, N. Y......

at West Cameron, N. Y...............

below Canacadea Creek, at Hornell, 

N. Y............................

Cannonsville, N. Y., Trout Creek at...

Canopus Creek, N. Y. (discharge

measurements of.................

Carlls River, at Babylon, N. Y........

Carman Creek, N. Y., discharge measurement of......................

Caimans River, at Yaphank, N. Y.......

discharge measurements of...........

Carmichael, Md., Sallie Harris Creek 

near............................

Carney, Md., Gvnpowder Falls near.^...

107

124

516

139

524

333

520

526

427

239

525

523

528

462

154

254

529

489

528

530

530

197

18

39

39

531

463

363

489

457

530

490

443

76

195

526

282

390

Page

Carrs Creek, N. Y., discharge measurements of.....................526 ,532

Carsonville, Pa., Clark Creek near.....5, 375

Carter Run, Va., discharge measurements of........................530-531

Castle Rock Brook, N. Y., discharge

measurement of................... 523

Castle Spring near Churchville, Va..... 444

Cat Point Creek near Montross, Va...... 511

Catlett, Va., Cedar Run near........... 488

Catoctin Creek (tributary to Potomac 

River in Maryland) near Middle-r 

town, Md......................... 460

Catoctin Creek (tributary to.PQtomac 

River in Virginia), discharge 

measurement of................... 530

Catskill Creek at Oak Hill, N. Y....... 83

Cattail Creek at Roxbury Mills, Md..... 404

Cayuta Creek, N. Y., discharge measurements of......................... 526

Cedar Creek (tributary to Atlantic

Ocean) at Lanoka Harbor,. N. J.... 147

Cedar Creek (tributary to North Fork

Shenandoah River) near Winchester,

Va............................... 456

Cedar River below Chain Lakes, near

Indian Lake, N. Y........ ....... 42

Cedar Run (Potomac River basin) , Va. ,

discharge measurement of......... 530

near Catlett, Va..................... 488

near Warrenton, Va................... 487

Cedar Run (Rappahannock River basin),

Va., discharge measurement of.... 531

Cedar Run, Pa., Pine Creek at.......... 345

19

397

421

3

28

261

498

275

105

528 

Chemung River at Chemung, N. Y......... 319

Chenango River, at Greene, N. Y........ 287

at Sherburne, N.-Y................... 285

near Chenango Forks , N. Y. ........... 296

Chester Creek near Chester, Pa......

Chester River basin, Md., discharge 

measurements in .

Cedar Swamp Creek at Glen Cove, N. Y... 

Cedarhurst, Md., North Branch Patapsco

River at.........................

Centerville, Pa., Evitts Creek near....

Cfs-day, definition of.................

Champlin Creek at Islip, N. Y..........

Chapeltown, Del., Shades Branch near... 

Chaptico Creek at Chaptico, Md.........

Charlotte Creek at Davenport Center,

N. Y.............................

Chatham, N. J., Passaic River near.....

Chattalone Spring, Md., discharge

measurement of.

234

525 

gaging-station records in. .......'.. .266-268

Chestnut Creek at Grahamsville, N. Y... 

Cheswold, Del., Leipsic River near..... 

Chicamacomico Hiver near Salem, Md..... 

Chickies Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of .......................

86

248

260

528 

Childs, Md., Little Elk Creek at....... 271

China, N. Y., Cold Spring Brook at..... 175

Chopawamsic Creek, Middle Fork, near 

424 Garrisonville, Va................ 495

North Branch, near Independent Hill, 

432 Va............................... 494

178 South Branch, near Garrisonville, Va. 496 

Choptank River near Greensboro, Md..... 262

378 Choptank River basin, Del.-Md., gaging317 station records in..............261-264

309 Christians Creek, Va., discharge measurements of...................... 529

286 Christina River at Coochs Bridge, Del.. 235 

Church Hill, Md., Southeast Creek at... 268 

124 Church View, Va., Dragon Run near...... 513

306 Churchville, Va., Castle Spring near... 444 

311 Cincinnatus, N. Y., Otselic River at... 292 

Clark Creek near Carsonville, Pa.......5, 375

310 Clark Creek Reservoir, capacity of..... 375

173 Claryville, N. Y., Neversink Elver near 189 

Clearfield Creek at Dimeling, Pa....... 334

523Clendon Brook, N. Y., discharge meas31 urements of...................... 522

Cliff Lake Reservoir, contents of.....242-245

40 Clifton, N. J., Weasel Brook at........ 121

24 Clinton Reservoir, N. J., contents of.123,124 

38 Clover Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of.......................... 527

265 Cocolamus Creek near Millerstown, Pa... 371 

394 Codorus Creek, at Spring Grove, Pa..... 382
INDEX 535

Page 

Codorus Creek, near York, Pa.......... 384

South Branch, near York, Pa......... 383

Cohocton River, at Cohocton, N. Y..... 314

near Campbell, N. Y................. 317

Cohoes, N. Y., Mohawk River at........ 77-78

Coldbrook, N. Y., Esopus Creek at..... 84

Cold Spring Brook (Delaware River

basin) at China, N. Y........... 175

Cold Spring Brook (Streams on Long 

Island) at Cold Spring Harbor, 

N. Y............................ 21

Coles Clove Kill, N. Y., discharge

measurement of.................. 524

Colesville, Md., Northwest Branch

Anacostia River near............ 479

Colliersville, N. Y., Susquehanna

River at........................ 274

Columbia Furnace, Va., Stony Creek at. 454 

Computations, accuracy of results of.. 8-9 

Conestoga Creek at Lancaster, Pa...... 386

discharge measurements of........... 528

Conklin, N. Y., Susquehanna River at.. 284 

Conklingville, N. Y., Sacandaga Reservoir at......................... 51

Connetquot River near Oakdale, N. Y... 37

Conococheague Creek at Pairview, Md... 436

discharge measurements of........... 528

Conodoguinet Creek, Pa., discharge

measurements of................. 528

near Hogestown, Pa.................. 376

Conoy Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of........................ 528

tributary of, discharge measurement

of.............................. 528

Contents, definition of............... 3

Control, definition of................ 3

Conway River, Va., discharge measurement of......................... 531

Coochs Bridge, Del., Christina River

at.............................. 235

Cooks Palls, N. Y., Beaver Kill at.... 166

Cooperation, record of................ 1-2

Cootes Store, Va., North Fork Shenandoah River at................... .452

Copper Mine Brook, N. Y., discharge

measurements of................. 523

Corey Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of........................ 526

near Mainesburg, Pa................. 300

Corsica River, Md., discharge measurements of........................ 525

Cortland, N. Y., Tioughnioga River at. 291 

Covington River, Va., discharge measurement of...................... 531

Cowanesque River near Lawrenceville, 

Pa 303 

Crabtree Creek near Swanton, Md....... 412

Craigie Clair, N. Y., Beaver Kill at.. 163 

Cranberry Branch near Westminster, Md. 396 

Crooked Creek at Tioga, Pa............ 302

Cross Fork, Pa., Kettle Creek at...... 340

Crosswicks Creek at Extonville, N. J.. 222 

Croton River at New Croton Dam, near

Croton, N. Y.................... 98

East Branch, discharge measurements

of.............................. 523

tributary of, discharge measurements of........................ 523

Crum Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of........................ 525

Crumb Brook, N. Y., discharge measurements of..................... 526

Cub Run, Va., discharge measurement of 530 

Cubic feet per second per square mile,

definition of................... 3

Cubic foot per second, definition of.. 3 

Culpeper, Va., Mountain Run near.....505-506

Rapidan River near.................. 509

Cumberland, Md., North Branch Potomac

River near...................... 420

Wills Creek near.................... 419

Cupsaw Brook near Wanaque, N. J....... J12

Curry Brook, N. Y., discharge meas-...

urements of..................... 523

Dalmatia, Pa., East Mahantango Creek

near............................ 355

Danville, Pa.. Susquehanna River at... « 332 

Darby Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of........................

Data, accuracy of...................... 8-9

explanation of....................... 4-8

Davenport Center, N. Y., Charlotte

Creek at......................... 275

Dawsonville, Md., Seneca Creek at...... 473

Dean Creek at Spencer, N. Y............ 298

Deer Creek at Rocks, Md................ 389

Delaware & Raritan Canal, at Kingston,

N. J............................. 219

discharge measurements of............ 525

diversion from....................... 248

Delaware Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 528

Delaware Division Canal, N. J., discharge measurement of............ 525

diversion from....................... 217

Delaware River, above Lackawaxen River,

near Barryville, N. Y............ 180

at Belvidere, N. J................... 202

at Montague, N. J.................... 194

at Port Jervis, N. Y................. 188

at Riegelsville, N. J................ 217

at Trenton, N. J..................... 220

East Branch, at Downsville, N. Y..... 160

at Flshs Eddy, N. Y................ 167

at Harvard, N. Y................... 161

at Margaretville, N. Y............. 155

West Branch, at Delhi, N. Y.......... 168

at Hale Eddy, N. Y................. 177

at Stilesville, N. Y............... 174

at Walton, N. Y.................... 170

Delaware River basin, Del.-N. J.-N. Y.-

Pa., discharge measurements in..524-525 

gaging-station records in...........155-248

reservoirs in.......................242-247

Delhi, N. Y., Little Delaware River

near............................. 169

West Branch Delaware River at........ 168

Deposit, N. Y., Oquaga Creek at........ 176

Depot Creek, N. Y., discharge measurement of.........................526,532

Difficult Run, Va., discharge measurements of......................... 530

near Great Palls, Va................. 474

Dilldown Creek near Long Pond,.Pa...... 205

Dimeling, Pa., Clearfield Creek at..... 334

Dixon, Pa., Tunkhannock Creek at....... 323

Dorsey Run near Jessup, Md............. 408

Dosoris Brook, N. Y., discharge measurements of...................... 38

Doswell, Va., North Anna River near.... 515

Downsville, N. Y., East Branch Delaware

River at......................... 1'60

Dragon Run near Church View, Va........ 513

Drainage area, definition of........... 3

Driftwood Branch. See Sinnemahoning

Creek, Driftwood Branch. 

Dry March Run, Va., discharge measurement of.........................528-529

Dry River, Va., discharge measurement

of............................... 529

tiryden Creek near Granton, N. Y........ 171

Duck Pond Run, N. J., discharge

measurements of.................. 524

Dunham Basin, N. Y., Bond Creek at..... 55

Glens Palls feeder at................ 54

Dunning Creek at Belden, Pa............ 362

Dunraven, N. Y. , Platte Kill at........ 156

Dyberry Creek at Dyberry, Pa........... 182

discharge measurement of............. 524

Eagle Bridge, N. Y., Hoosic River near. 66 

East Canada Creek at East Creek, N. Y.. 73 

East Creek, N. Y., East Canada Creek at 73 

East Homer, N. Y., Albright Creek at... 290 

East Mahantango Creek near Dalmatia,

Pa............................... 355

East Meadow Brook at Preeport, N. Y.... 35

East Patchogue, N. Y., Swan River at... 25 

East Sidney, N. Y., East Sydney Reser-

' voir at.......................... 277

Ouleout Creek at..................... 278

East Sidney Reservoir at East Sidney,

N. Y............................. 277

Echo Lake, N. J., contents of.........123,124

Edison Creek, Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 529

Elizabeth River at Elizabeth

N. J............................. 126

525 Elk Mills, Md., Big Elk Creek at....... 270
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Elk River basin, Md., gaglng-statlon

records in.....................270-271

Elk Run near Mainesburg, Pa........... 300

Elmlra, N. Y., Newtown Creek at....... 318

English Center, Pa., Blockhouse Creek

near............................ 346

Equlnunk Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of..................... 524

Erwlns, N. Y., Tioga River near....... 313

Esopus Creek at Coldbrook, N. Y....... 84

discharge measurements of........... 523

Evltts Creek near Centervllle, Pa...i. 421 

Extonvllle, N. J., Crosswlcks Creek at 222 

Eyers Grove, Pa., Little Pishing Creek

at.............................. 331

-Fairvlew, Md., Conococheague Creek at. 436

Palls Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of........................ 526

Far Hills, N. J., North Branch Bar! tan

River near...................... 134

Farrington Dam, N. J., Lawrence Brook

at.............................. 141

Faulkner Branch at Federalaburg, Md... 258

Pederalsburg, Md., Faulkner Branch

at.............................. 258

Fishing Creek (Potomac River basin)

near Lewlstovm, Md.............. 468

Fishing Creek (Susquehanna River

basin) near Bloomsburg, Pa...... 330

Pishklll Creek at Beacon, N. Y........ 97

Fishs Eddy, N. Y., East Branch Delaware River at................... 167

Pivemlle Creek near Kanona, N. Y...... 315

Flat Branch, Va., discharge measurement of......................... 530

Flat Brook near Flatbrookville, N. J.. 196

Flemington, N. J., Walnut Brook near.. 132

Floods, special reports on............ 12

Florida, N Y., Quaker Creek at....... 92

Folsom, N. J., Great Egg Harbor River

at..............................14,151

Foreman Branch, Md., discharge measurements of..................... 525

Forge River, N. Y., discharge measurements of..................... 39

Port Plain, N. Y., Otsquago Creek at., 74

Foundry Brook, N. Y., discharge

measurements of................. 523

Four-mile Run at Alexandria, Va........ 481

Franklin, Md., Georges Creek at....... 415

Franklin, W. Va., South Branch

Potomac Blver at../............. 423

Frankstown Branch. See Juniata River, 

Frankstown Branch.

Frederick, Md., Linganore Creek near.. 469 

Monocacy River near................. 470

Predericksburg, Va., Rappahannock

River near...................... 510

Freeman Run, Pa., discharge measurement of.......................

Freeport, N. Y., East Meadow Brook at. 35

Fresh Pond Creek, N. Y., discharge

measurements of................. 38

Front Royal, Va., Happy Creek at...... 451

South Fork Shenandoah River at...... 450

Gapsvllle, Pa., Brush Creek at........

Gardiner, N. Y., Wallkill River at....

Gardnervllle, N. Y., Rutgers Creek at.

Garnetts Creek, Va., discharge measurement of......................

Garrisonvllle, Va., Beaverdam Run near 

Middle Fork Chopawamslc Creek near.. 

South Branch Chopawamsic Creek near.

Genegantslet Creek at Smithville

Flats, N. Y.....................

treorges Creek at Franklin, Md.........

Glen Cove, N. Y., Cedar Swamp Creek at

Glens Falls feeder at Dunham Basin,

N. Y............................

at Glens Falls, N. Y................

discharge measurements of...........

Glowegee Creek at West Milton, N. Y...

Glowegee Creek Spring, N. Y., discharge measurement of...........

Glyndon, Ma., Slade Run near..........

Godeffroy, N. Y., Neverslnk River at..

Goose Creek, Va., discharge measurements of........................

363

95

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Goose Creek, near Leesburg, Va......... 472

North Fork, discharge measurement of. 530 

Grahamsville, N. Y., Chestnut Creek at. 86 

Granton, N. Y., Dryden Creek near...... 171

Graterf ord, Pa., Perklomen Creek at.... 230

Gravelly Fork near Bridgevllle, Del.... 254

Great Cacapon, W. Va., Cacapon River

near............................. 432

Great Egg Harbor River at Folsom,

N. J.............................14,151

Great Falls, Va., Difficult Run near... 474 

Great Mills, Md., St. Marys River at... 499 

Great Pond Outlet, N. Y., discharge

measurements of.................. 38

Great Trough Creek near Marklesburg,

Pa............................... 365

Green Brook at Plalnfleld, N. J........ 140

Green Island, N. Y., Hudson River at... 79-80 

Green River at Willlamstown, Mass...... 63

Greene, N. Y., Chenango River at....... 287

Greens Brook, N. Y., discharge measurement of....................... 39

Greensboro, Md., Choptank River near... 262 

Greenwood Branch, N. J., discharge

measurement of................... 525

Greenwood Lake, N, J., contents of....123,124

Griffin, N. Y., East Branch Sacandaga

River at.......:................. 49

Grottoes, Va., Middle River near....... 447

Grove Pun, Pa., discharge measurement

of............................... 527

Gullford, Md., Little Patuxent River

at............................... 406

Gunpowder Falls near Carney, Md..,..^.. 394 

Gunpowder River basin, Md., gagingstation records in..............391-395

Hackensack River at New Mllford,

N. J............................. 102

at Rivervale, N. J................... 100

Hackensack River basin, N. J., diversions from....................... 104

gaging-station records in........;..100-104

reservoirs in........................ 103

flackettstown, N. J., Musconetcong

River near....................... 215

Hadley, N. Y., Hudson River at......... 48

Sacandaga River near................. 52

Hagermans Run, Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 527

Hale Eddy, N. Y., West Branch Delaware

River at.......................... 177

Hancock, Md. , Little Tonoloway Creek

near............................. 433

Potomac River at..................... 434

Hanover, Va., Pamunkey River near...... 518

Happy Creek at Front Royal, Va......... 451

Harmony Md., Little Catoctln Creek at. 459

Harper Tavern, Pa., Swatara Creek at... 379

Harrisburg, Pa., Suequehanna River at.. 377 

' n, N. Y., Beaver Swamp Brook 

near............................. 16

Harrisville, N. J., East Branch Wading

River at.......................... 149

Harvard, N. Y., East Branch Delaware

River at......................... 161

Hatchery, Pa,, Wild Creek at........... 206

Hatchery Spring, W. Va., discharge

measurements of.................. 528

527 Harris on

90 Hawksblll Creek, Va., discharge

measurements of.................. 529

532 Hawley, Pa., Lackawaxen River at....... 185

497 Middle Creek near.................... 184

495 Hazel River at Rlxeyvllle, Va.......... 503

496 discharge measurement of.............. 531

Headsville, W. Va., Patterson Creek 

288 near............................. 422

415 Hebron, Md., Rewastico Creek near...... 259

19 Helmer Creek, N. Y., discharge measurements of......................... 526

54 Henrytown, Md., South Branch Patapsco

53 River at......................... 399

522 Henson Creek at Oxon Hill, Md.......... 482

58 Herring Run, Va., discharge measurements of......................... 532

522 High Bridge, N. J., South Branch Rari392 tan River near................... 130

193Hinckley, N. Y.', West Canada Creek at.. 69

Hogestown, Pa., Conodoguinet Creek 

530 near............................. 376
INDEX 537

Hogue Creek, Va., discharge measurement of.........................

Holland Patent, N. Y., Ninemile feeder 

near............................

Hollofield, Md., Patapsco River at....

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528

70

401

Holly Branch near Laurel, Del......... 256

Honesdale, Pa., Lackawaxen River near. 

Hook Pond inlet, N. Y., discharge

measurement of..................

Hook Pond Outlet, N. Y., discharge

measurement of..................

Hoosic River at Adams, Mass...........

near Eagle Bridge, N. Y.............

near Williamstown, Mass.............

North Branch, at North Adams, Mass..

183

38

38 

60 

66 

62 

61 

Hope, N. Y., Sacandaga River near..... 14,50

Hornell, N. Y., Canacadea Creek near.. 309 

Canisteo River at................... 310

Horse Brook, N. Y., discharge measurements of.

Hosklns Creek, Va., discharge measurements of.....................

Hudson Creek, Va., discharge measurement of.

40

531

531 

near Boswells Tavern, Va............ 516'

Hudson River at Gooley, near Indian

Lake,- N. Y...................... 43

at Green Island, N. Y............... 79-80

at Hadley, N. Y..................... 48

at Mechanicville, N. Y.............. 67

at North Creek, N. Y................ 46

near Newcomb, N. Y.................. 41

Hudson River basin, N. Y., discharge

measurements in................522-524

gaglng-station records in........... 41-99

Hughes River, Va., discharge measurements of........................ 531

Hunger Kill, N. Y., East Branch, discharge measurements of.......... 523

Hunting Creek at Jimtown, Md.........466-467

Huntingdon, Pa., Juniata River at..... 360

Raystown Branch Juniata River near.. 366 

Standing Stone Creek near........... 361

Huntingdon Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of...................... 526

Huntsville, N. J., Pequest River at... 199 

Hutchlnson River at Pelhara, N. Y...... 17

Hyattsville, Md., Northwest Branch

Anacostia River near............ 480

Hydrologic conditions................. 13

diagram of.......................... 14

Hyndman, Pa., Wills Creek below....... 418

Independent Hill, Va., North Branch

Chopawamsic Creek near.......... 494

South Pork Quantico Creek near...... 493

Index, N. Y., Oaks Creek at........... 273

Indian Brook, N. Y., discharge measurements of..................... 523

Indian Lake, N. Y:, Cedar River near.. 42 

Hudson River near................... 43

Indian Lake Reservoir near.......... 44

Indian River near................... 45

Indian Lake Reservoir near Indian

Lake, N. Y...................... 44

Indian River near Indian Lake.'N. Y... 45 

Islip, N. Y., Champlln Creek at....... 28

Itaska, N. Y., Tioughnioga River at... 295 

Ithan Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of......................... 525

Jacobs Creek near Sassafras, Md....... 269

Jennlngs Branch, Va., discharge measurement of...................... 529

Jessup, Md., Dorsey Run near.......... 408

Jimtown, Md., Hunting Creek at.......466-467

Jones Springs, W. Va., Back Creek near 435 

Jordan Creek at Allentown, Pa......... 211

Jordan River, Va., discharge measurement of......................... 530

Juniata River, at Huntingdon, Pa...... 360

at Mapleton Depot, Pa............... 367

at Newport, Pa...................... 372

Prankstown Branch, at Williamsburg,

Pa.

Raystown Branch, at Saxton, Pa.

356 

364 

hear Huntingdon, Pa............... 366

Kanona, N. Y., Pivemile Creek near.... 315 

Karr Valley Creek at Almond,

N. Y............................ 307

Karthaus, Pa., West Branch Susquehanna

River at......................... 336

Kast Bridge, N. Y., West Canada Creek

at............................... 71

Kayaderosseras Creek near West Milton,

N. Y............................. 59

Kennedyville, Md., Morgan Creek near... 267 

Kettle Creek (Delaware River basin),

Pa., discharge measurements of... 524 

Kettle Creek (Susquehanna River basin)

at Cross Pork, Pa................ 340

Keyser, W. Va., New Creek near......... 416

Klnderhook Creek at Rossman, N. Y...... 82

Kingston, N. J., Delaware & Raritan

Canal at......................... 219

Kishacoquillas Creek at Reedsville,

Pa............................... 369

Kitzmiller, Md., North Branch Potomac

River at......................... 410

Lackawack, N. Y., Roundout Creek near.. 87 

Lackawanna River, at Archbald, Pa...... 324

at Old Forge, Pa..................... 325

discharge measurements of............ 526

Lackawaxen River, at Hawley, Pa........ 185

discharge measurements of............ 524

near Honesdale, Pa................... 183

West Branch, at Prompton, Pa......... 181

Lake Hopatcong, N. J., contents of....243,247

Musconetcong River at outlet of...". 214 

Lake Wallenpaupack, contents of.......242,244

Lamlngton (Black) River near Pottersville, N. J...................... 135

Lancaster, Pa., Conestoga Creek at..... 386

Langhorne, Fa., Neshamlny Creek near... 223 

Lanoka Harbor, N. J., Cedar Creek at... 147 

Lantz, Md., Owens Creek at............. 465

Largo, Md., Western Branch near........ 409

Latlmore Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of...................... 528

Laurel, Del., Holly Branch near........ 256

Trap Pond Outlet near................ 255

Laurel, Md., Patuxent River near....... 405

Laurel Brook, Md., Little Gunpowder

Palls at......................... 395

Laurel Mills, Va., Thornton River near, 502 

Lawrence Brook at Farrington Dam, N. J. 141 

Lawrenceville, Pa., Cowanesque River

near............................. .303

Leesburg, Va., Goose Creek near........ 472

Lehigh River, at Bethlehem, Pa......... 213

at Stoddartsville, Pa................ 203

at Tannery, Pa....................... 204

at Walnutport, Pa.................... 209

Leipsic River near Cheswold, Del....... 248

Leslie, Md., Northeast Creek at........ 272

Lewis Creek, Va., discharge measurement

of............................... 529

Lewisburg, Pa., West Branch Susquehanna

River at......................... 351

Lewistown, Md., Pishing Creek near..... 468

Liberty Grove, Md., Basin Run at....... 388

Lindenhurst, N. Y., Santapogue River at 32 

Lindley, N. Y., Tioga River at......... 304

Linganore Creek near Frederick, Md..... 469

Linville Creek, Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 529

Lipe Creek, N. Y., discharge measurement of.......................... 532

Lisha Kill, N. Y., discharge measurements of......................... 522

Little Bear Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of....................... 527

Little Beaver Kill near Livlngston

Manor, N. Y...................... 165

Little Bohemia Creek, Md., discharge

measurements of.................. 525

Little Buffalo Creek, Pa., discharge

measurements of.................. 527

Little Bushkill Creek, Pa., discharge

measurements of.................. 524

Little Catoctin Creek at Harmony, Md... 459 

Little Chickies Creek, Pa., discharge

measurements of.................. 528

Little Conestoga Creek, Pa., discharge

measurements of.................. . 528

Little Creek, Va., discharge measurements of......................... 530

Little Delaware River near Delhi, N. Y. 169 

Little Elk Creek at Childs, Md......... 271

Little Palls, N. Y., Mohawk River near. 72
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Little Falls at Blue Mount, Md........ 391

Little Falls Branch near Bethesda, Md. 476

Little Fishing Creek at Eyers Grove,

Pa.............................. 331

Little Gunpowder Falls at Laurel

Brook, Md....................... 395

Little Hawkshlll Creek, Va., discharge measurements of.......... 529

Little Hooslc River at Petersburg,

N. Y............................ 64

Little Junlata River at Spruce Creek,

Pa.............................. 359

at Tlpton, Pa....................... 357

Little Lehlgh Creek near Allentown,

Pa.............................. 210

Little Neshamlny Creek, Pa., discharge

measurement of.................. 525

Little Northklll Creek, Pa., discharge

measurement of.................. 525

Little Patuxent River at Gullford, Md. 406 

at Savage, Md....................... 407

Little Pipe Creek at Avondale, Md..... 464

Little River (tributary to Goose

Creek), Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 530

Little River (tributary to North 

Anna River), Va., discharge 

measurements of................. 532

Little River (tributary to North

River), Va., discharge measurement of......................... 529

Little Schuylklll River at Tamaqua,

Pa.............................. 226

Little Stony Creek, Va., discharge

measurement of.................. 529

Little Tonoloway Creek near Hancock,

Md.............................. 433

Llvlngston Manor, N. Y., Little

Beaver Kill near................ 165

Wlllowemoc Creek near............... 164

Lizard Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of........................ 524

Locust Dale, Va., Robertson River near 508

Lodl, N. J., Saddle River at.......... 120

Long Branch near Annandale, Va....... 484-'

Long Glade Run, Va., discharge measurements of..................... 529

Long Island, N. Y., streams on,

gaglng-station records for...... 19-40

Long Pond, Pa., Dllldown Creek near...

Long Pond Outlet, N. Y., discharge

measurement of..................

Loper Run near Brldgeton, N. J........ 154

Lovelton, Pa., North Pork Mehoopany

Creek near...................... 322

Lowes Corners, N. Y., Rondout Creek 

near..........................

Loyalsock Creek at Loyalsock, Pa....

Loysvllle, Pa., Bixler Run near....... 373

Luke, Md., Potomac River at........... 414

Luray, Va., Yagers Spring near......

Luther Brook, N. Y., discharge measurement of....................

Luzerne, Pa., Toby Creek at........... 327

Lycomlng Creek near Trout Run, Pa..... 347

Lynnwood, Va., South Fork Shenandoah

River near...................... 449

McDonald Branch. See Blsphams Mill 

Creek, McDonald Branch.

McGowan Creek, N. Y., discharge measurement of...................... 522

McMlchaels Creek, Pa., discharge

measurements of................. 524

Macopln intake dam, N. J., Pequannock

River at........................ 108

Mahwah, N. J., Ramapo River near...... 116

Maiden Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of...............'......... 525

Mainesburg, Pa., Corey Creek near.....

Elk Run near........................ 300

Malverne, N. Y., Pines Brook at.....

Manada Creek at Manada Gap, Pa........ 380

Manantlco Creek near Mlllville, N. J..

Manasquan River at Squankum, N. J..... 145

Manassas, Va., Bull Run near.........

Manatawny Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of....................

Manchester, Pa., West Conewago Creek

near............................ 381

Manokin Branch near Princess Anne, Md.

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Mantua Creek at Pitman, N. J........... 238

Manville, N. J., Raritan River at...... 137

Map of the United States............... 11

Mapleton Depot, Pa., Juniata River at.. 367 

Maracossic Creek, Va., discharge

measurements of.................. 532

Marcus Hook Creek, Pa., discharge

measurement of................... 525

Margaretville, N. Y., East Branch

Delaware River at................. 155

Marietta, Pa., Susquehanna River at.... 385

Marklesburg, Pa., Great Trough Creek

near.-............................ 365

Marlboro Spring at Marlboro, Va........ 456

Marriottsville, Md., North Branch

Patapsco River near.............. 398

Marsh Creek (tributary to Monocacy

River), Pa., discharge measurement of.......................... 529

Marsh Creek (tributary to North Bald 

Eagle Creek), Pa., discharge 

measurement of................... 527

Marsh Creek (tributary to Pine Creejc),

Pa., discharge measurement of.... 527

Marsh Run, Va., discharge measurements

531

Marshyhope Creek near Adamsville, Del.. 257 

Martin Brook, N. Y., discharge measurements of........................526-532

Martinsburg, W. Va., Opequon Creek

near............................. 439

Tuscarora Creek above................ 440

Masonville, W. Va., Big Spring at...... 426

Massapequa Creek at Massapequa, N. Y... 33 

Mat River, Va., discharge measurements

of............................... 532

Matawan Creek at Matawan, N. J......... 143

Mattaponi River near Beulahville, Va... 521 

near Bowling Green, Va...............5, 520

Mattawoman Creek near'Pomonkey, Md..... 492

Matthews, Md., Beaverdam Branch at..... 264

Maurice River at Noraa, N. J........... 152

Maurice River basin, N. J., gagingstation records in..............152-153

485 Mechanicville, N. Y., Hudson River at.. 67 

Mehoopany Creek, North Fork, near

Lovelton, Pa..................... 322

Meshoppen Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of...................... 526

205 Michigan Creek, South Branch, N. Y.,

discharge measurement of......... 526

38 Middle Creek near Hawley, Pa........... 184

Middle River, Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 529

near Grottoes, Va,................... 447

Middletown, Md./Catoctin Creek near..-. 460 

85 Mill Brook at Arena, N. Y.............. 157

349 Mill Creek (tributary to Atlantic Ocean) 

at Huntington, N. Y., discharge 

measurement of................... 38

449Mill Creek (tributary to Hudson River),

discharge measurements of........ 522

522 Mill Creek (tributary to Juniata

River), Pa., discharge measurements of ......................... 528

Mill Creek (tributary to Lackawanna

River), Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 526

Mill Creek (tributary to Sangerfield 

River), N. Y., discharge measurements of...................... 526

Mill Creek (tributary to Shenandoah 

River, North Fork), Va., discharge measurement oT............ 529

Mill Creek (tributary to Sugar Creek),

Pa., discharge measurements of... 526 

Mill Creek (tributary to Worton Creek),

Md., discharge measurement of.... 525

Mill Neck Creek at Mill Neck, N. Y..... 20

300 Mill Pond Outlet, Md., discharge meas00 urements of...................... 525

36 Millburn Creek, N. Y,, discharge measurement of....................... 40

153 Miller Creek, N. Y., discharge measurement of.......................... 522

490 Millerstown, Pa., Cocolamus Creek near. 371 

Millington, Md., Unicorn Branch near... 266

525 Millington, N. J., Passaic River near.. 104 

Mills Branch, Md., discharge measurements of......................... 525

252 Millstone River at Blackwells Mills, N. J. 138
INDEX 539

Millville, N. J., Manantico Creek

near............................ 153

Millville, W. Va., Shenandoah River at 458

Mine Run, Va., discharge measurement

of.............................. 531

Minisink Hills, Pa., Brodhead Creek at 197

Mohagen Brook, N. Y., discharge

measurement of.................. 523

Mohawk River, at Cohoes, N. Y......... 77-78

below Delta Dam, near Rome, N. Y.... 68 

near Little Falls, N. Y............. 72

Mohegan Outlet, N. Y., discharge

measurements of................. 523

Mongaup River near Mongaup, N. Y...... 187

Monks, N. J., Wanaque River at........ 110

Monocacy Creek (tributary to Lehigh

River), at Bethlehem, Pa........ 212

discharge measurements of........... 524

Monocacy Creek (tributary to Schuylkill River), Pa., discharge 

measurement of.................. 525

Monocacy River, at Bridgeport, Md... . 462 

at Jug Bridge, near Frederick, Md. . 470

Monroeton, Pa., Towanda Creek near.. . 321

Montague, N. J., Delaware River at.. . 194

Montross, Va r , Cat Point Creek near. . 511

Moordener Kill, N. Y., discharge

measurements of................. 523

Moorefield, W. Va., South Fork of

South Branch Potomac River near. 428

Morgan Creek near Kennedyville, Md.... 267

Morris, N. Y., Butternut Creek at..... 282

Morristown, N. J., Whippany River at.-. 108

Moshannon Creek at Osceola Mills, Pa.. 335

Mosquito Creek, Pa., discharge

measurements of................526-527

Mossy Creek, Va., discharge measurement of......................... 529

Motts Creek, N. Y., discharge measurement of......................... 40

Mount Jackson, Va., North Fork

Shenandoah River at............. 453

Mountain Run (tributary to Rapidan

River), Va., discharge measurement of......................... 531

Mountain Run (tributary to Rappahannock River) near Culpeper, Va..505-506

Moyer Creek, N. Y., discharge measurement of...................... 522

Moylan, Pa., Ridley Creek at.......... 233

Mud Creek (tributary to Atlantic

Ocean), N. Y., discharge measurement of...................... 39

Mud Creek (tributary to Cohocton,

N. Y.) near Savona, N. Y........ 316

Muddy Run, Pa., discharge measurements of.....................

Mullica River basin, N. J., gagingstation records in.............148-149

Muncy Creek near Sonestown, Pa........ 350

Murray Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of......................... 526

Musconetcong River,'at outlet of lake

Hopatcong, N. J................. 214

discharge measurements of........... 525

near Blooms bury, N. J................ 216

near Hackettstown, N. J............. 215

Muscoot River, N. Y., discharge

measurements of................. 524

Nantocoke River basin, Del.-Md.,

gaging-station records in......254-259

Nassau and Suffolk Counties, N. Y.,

streamflow investigation in..... 38-40

Nassawango Creek near Snow Hill, Md... 251 

Neabsco Creek, Va., discharge measurement of...................... 530

Neguntatogue Creek, N. Y., discharge

measurements of................. 40

Neshaminy Creek near Langhorne, Pa.... 223

Neshanic River at Reaville, N. J...... 133

Neversink Reservoir, contents of.....243,246

diversion from...................... 248

Neversink River, at Godeffroy, N. Y... 193 

'at Neversink, N. Y..................

at Oakland Valley, N. Y............. 192

at Woodbourne, N. Y................. 191

near Claryville, N. Y............... 189

New Berlin, N. Y., Unadilla River near """ 

New Bridge Creek, N. Y., discharge

measurements of.................

New Creek near Keyser, W. Va........... 4l6

New Found River, Va., discharge measurements of...................... 531

New Market, Va., Plains Mill Spring

near............................. 453

New Milford, N. J., Hackensack River at 103

Newark, Del., White Clay Creek above... 236 

White Clay Creek near................ 237

Newcomb, N. Y., Hudson River near...... 41

Newport, Pa., Juniata River at......... 372

Newtown Creek at Elmira, N. Y.......... 318

Ni River, Va., discharge measurements

of............................... 532

Ninemile feeder near Holland Patent,

N. Y............................. 70

Ninemile Run, Pa., discharge measurement of.......................... 527

Nissequogue River, N. Y., discharge

measurements of.................. 38

near Smithtown, N. Y................. 22

Hittany Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of.......................... 527

Norma, N. J., Maurice River at......... 152

Normans Kill, N. Y., discharge measurements of......................... 523

North Adams, Mass., North Branch Hoosic

River at.....;................... 61

North Anna River, Va., discharge

measurements of.................. 532

near Doswell, Va..................... 515

North Fork of, discharge measurements of........................531-532

North Bald Eagle Creek, at Beech Creek

Station, Pa...................... 344

at Blanchard, Pa..................... 343

North Bennington, Vt., Walloomsac River

near............................. 65

North Creek, N. Y., discharge

measurements of.................. 526

Hudson River at...................... 46

North River (Potomac River basin), near

Burketown, Va.................... 443

near Stokesville, Va................. 442

Worth River (South River basin) near

Annapolis, Md.................... 402

Northeast Creek at Leslie, Md.......... 272

Nortfckill Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of...................... 525

Oak Hill, N. Y., Catskill Creek at..,.. 83 

Oak Ridge Reservoir, N. J., contents

of..............................123,124

Oakdale, N. Y., Connetquot River near.. 27 

Oakland Valley, N. Y., Neversink River

' at............................... 192

Oaks Creek at Index, N. Y.............. 273

52?|0ccoquan Creek near Occoquan, Va....... 491

Octoraro Creek near Rising Sun, Md..... 387

Old Bridge, N. J., South River at...... 142

Old Forge, Pa., Lackawanna River at.... 325

Oldtown, Md., Sawpit Run near.......... 430

Oneonta, N. Y., Otego Creek near....... 276

Opequon Creek, Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 528

near Berryville, Va.................. 437

near Martinsburg, W. Va..............' 439

Oquaga Creek at Deposit, N..Y.......... 176

Oradell Reservoir, contents of......... 103

Order, downstream, of listing gaging

stations......................... 4

Orowoc Creek, N. Y., East Branch, discharge measurement of............ 39

West Branch, discharge measurements

of............................... 40

Osceola Mills, Pa., Moshannon Creek at. 335 

Otego Creek near Oneonta, N. Y......... 276

Otselic River, at Cincinnatus, N. Y.... 292

near Upper Lisle, N. Y...............5, 293

Otsquago Creek at Fort Plain, N. Y..... 74

Ouleout Creek at East Sidney, N. Y..... 278

_ Owego Creek near Owego, N. Y........... 298

246 Owens Creek at Lantz, Md............... 465

Oxon Hill, Md., Henson Creek at........ 482

190|Palmerton, Pa., Aquashicola Creek at... 208 

Pamunkey River near Hanover, Va........ 518

19l|Paradise Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of....................... 524

280|park Creek, Pa., discharge measurement

of............................... 525

40|Park Mills, Md., Bennett Creek at...... 471
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Parryville, Pa., Pohopoeo Creek near.. 207 

Parsonage Creek, N. Y., discharge

measurements of................. 40

Pascack Brook at Westwood, N. J....... 101

Passage Creek at Buckton, Va.......... 457

Passaie River, at Paterson, N. J...... 119

near Chatham, N. J.................. 105

near Millington, N. J............... 104

Passaic River basin, N. J., diversions

in.............................. 125

gaging-station records in,.........104-125

reservoirs in.....................,123-124

Patapsco River, at Hollofield, Md..... 401

North Branch, at Cedarhurst, Md..... 397

near Marriottsville, Md........... 398

South Branch, at Henryton, Md....... 399

Patapsco River basin, Md., gagingstation records in.............396-401

Patchogue Creek, at Patchogue, N. Y... 26 

discharge measurements of........... 39

Paterson, N. J., Passaic River at..... 119

Patterson Creek near Headsville, W. Va. 422 

Patuxent River, Md., discharge

measurement of.................. 528

near Laurel, HA....:................ 405

near Unity, Md...................... 403

Patuxent River basin, Md., gagingstation records in.............403-409

Paulina Kill at Blairstown, N. J...... 198

Paw Paw, W. Va., Potomac River at.....14,431

Peconic River, at Riverhead, N. Y...., 23

discharge measurements of........... 38

Peekskill Hollow Creek, N. Y,, discharge measurements of.........523,532

Pelham, N. Y., Hutchinson River at.... 17

Pellets Island Mountain, N.'Y.,

Wallkill River at............... 93

Pemberton, N. J., North Branch

Rancocas Creek at............... 224

Penataquit Creek at Bay Shore, N. Y... 29 

Perm Creek at Perms Creek, Pa,........ 354

Pennypack Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of..................... 525

Pepacton, N. Y., Terry Clove Kill

near............................ 159

Pequannock River at Macopin intake

dam, N. J....................... '108

Pequest River, at Huntsville, N. J.... 199

at Pequest, N. J.................... 200

discharge.measurements of........... 524

Perkiomen Creek, at Graterford, Pa.... 230

Petersburg, N. Y., Little Hoosic

River at........................ 64

Petersburg, W. Va., South Branch

Potomac River near.............. 425

Philadelphia, Pa., Schuylkill River at 231 

Philipse Brook, N. Y., discharge

measurements of................. 523

tributary of, discharge measurement of......................... 523

Phillipsburg, N. Y., Wallkill River

near............................ 94

Pigeon Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of.

530

Pimmit Run, Va., discharge measurement of.........................

Pine Creek (tributary to Perm Creek), 

Pa., discharge measurements of..

Pine Creek (tributary to West Branch 

Susquehanna River), at Cedar 

Run, Pa.........................

discharge measurements of........... 527

Pine Island, N. Y., Pochuck Creek near

Pine Run, Pa., discharge measurements of........................ 527

Pines Brook at Malverne, N. Y.....'..

Piney Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of......................... 527

Plney Run near Sykesville, Md......... 400

Pinto, Md., North-Branch Potomac

River at........................ 417

Pipersville, Pa., Tohickon Creek near. 218

Piscataway Creek near Tappahannock,

Va..............................

Pitman, N. J., Mantua Creek at........ 232

Plainfield, N. J., Green Brook at..... 140

Plains Mill Spring near New Market,

Va.............................. 453

Platte Kill at Dunraven, N. Y......... 156

Plotter Kill, N. Y., discharge

measurement of................... 522

Plum Brook, N. Y., discharge measurements of...................... 524

tributary of, discharge

measurement of................... 524

Po River, Va., discharge measurements

of............................... 532

Pochuck Creek near Pine Island, N. Y... 91 

Pocomoke River near Willards, Md....... 250

Pocomoke River basin, Md., gagingstation records in..............250-251

Poesten Kill near Troy, N. Y........... 81

Pohick Creek, Va., discharge measurements of......................... 530

Pohopoeo Creek near Parryville, Pa..... 207

Point of Rocks, Md., Potomac River at.. 461 

P.omonkey, Md., Mattawoman Creek near... 492 

Pompton Lakes, N. J., Ramapo River at.. 117 

Pompton River at Pompton Plains, N. J.. 118, 

Poquessing Creek, Pa., discharge

measurements of.................. 525

Port Jervis, N. Y., Delaware River at.. 188 

Port Royal, Pa., Tuscarora Creek near.. 370 

Potomac Creek, Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 530

Potomac River, at Hancock, Md.......... 434

at Paw Paw, W. Va....................14,431

at Point of Rocks, Md................ 461

near Washington, D. C ................ 475

North Branch, at Kitzmiller, Md...... 410

at Luke, Md........................ 414

at Pinto, Md....................... 417

near Cumberland, Md................ 420

South Branch, at Franklin, W. Va..... 423

near Petersburg, W. Va............. 425

near Springfield, W. Va............ 429

North Fork of, at Cabins, W. Va... 424 

South Fork of, at Brandywine,

W. Va............................ 427

near Moorefield, W. Va........... 428

Potomac River basin, D. C.-Md.-Va.- 

W. Va., discharge'measurements 

in..............................528-530

f aging-station records in...........410-499 tersville, N. J., Lamington (Black)

River near....................... 135

Pottstown, Pa., Schuylkill River at.... 229

Pottsville, Pa., Schuylkill River at... 225

Powells Creek, Va., discharge measurement of....................... 530

Prattsville, N.' Y., Schoharie Creek at. 75

Princess Anne, Md,, Manokin Branch

near............................. 252

Prompton, Pa., West Branch, Laekawaxen

River at......................... 181

Publications on streamflow by Geological Survey....................... 9-10

by State agenc ies.................... 12

Quakake Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 524

Quaker Brook, N. Y., discharge

measurement of................... 523

Quaker Creek at Florida, N. Y.......... 92

525 Quantico Creek, Va., discharge measurement of....................... 530

South Fork, near Independent Hill,

Va............................... 493

527 Quantuck Creek, N. Y., discharge measurement of....................... 38

345 Rahway, N. J., Rahway River at......... 128

"27 Robinsons Branch Rahway River at..... 129

91 Rahway River, at Rahway, N. J.......... 128

near Springfield, N. J............... 127

Robinsons Branch, at Rahway, N. J.... 129

36 Rahway River basin, N. J., gagingstation records in..............127-129

Ramapo River, at Pompton Lakes, N. J... 117 

near Mahwah, N. J.................... 116

Rancocas Creek, North Branch, at

Pemberton, N. J.................. 224

South Branch, discharge measurement

of............................... 525

512 Rapidan River, Va., discharge measurements of......................... 531

near Culpeper, Va.................... 509

near Ruckersville, Va................ 507

Rappahannock River, at Remington, Va... 504 

discharge measurement of............. 530

near Fredericksburg, Va.............. 510

near Warrenton, Va................... 500
INDEX 541

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Rappahannock River basin, Va., discharge measurements in.........530-531

gaging-station records in..........500-512

Raritan River, at Bound Brook, N. J... 139 

at Manville, N. J................... 137

North Branch, near Par Hills, N. J.. 134 

near Raritan, N. J................ 136

South Branch, at Stanton, N. J...... 131

near High Bridge, N. J............ 130

Raritan River basin, N. J., discharge

measurement in.................. 524

gaging-station records in..........130-142

Rattlesnake Brook, N. Y., discharge

measurements of.................. 39

Raymond Kill, Pa., discharge measurements of........................ 524

Raystown Branch. See Juniata River,

Raystown Branch.

Reading, Pa., Tulpehocken Creek near.'. 228 

Reaville, N. J., Neshanic River at.... 133

Red Bank, N. J., Swimming River near.. 144 

Red Bud Run, Va., discharge measurement of......................... 528

Red Clay Creek at Wooddale, Del....... 238

Reedsville, Pa., Kishacoquillas Creek

at.............................. 369

Reedy Creek, Va., discharge measurement of......................... 532

Remington, Va., Rappahannock River at. 504 

Renovo, Pa., West Branch Susquehanna

River at........................ 341

Rewastico Creek, Md., near Hebron, Md. 259 

Ridley Creek at Moylan, Pa............ 233

fllegelsville, N. J., Delaware River at 217 

Rlngwood Creek near Wanaque, N. J..... Ill

Rio Orande, N. Y., discharge measurements of..................... 523

Rising Sun, Md., Octoraro Creek near.. 387 

Riverbank, N. Y., Schroon River at.... 47

Riverdale, Md., Northeast Branch

Anacostia River at.............. 478

Riverhead, N. Y., Peconic River at.... 23

Rivervale, N. J., Hackensack River at. 100 

Rixeyville,,Va., Hazel River at....... 503

Roaring Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of......................... 526

Robertson River, Va., discharge

measurement of.................. 531

near Locust Dale, Va................ 508

Robinsons Branch. See Rahway River,

Robinsons Branch.

Rock Creek at Sherrill Drive, Washington, D. C....................... 477

Rock Royal, N. Y., Trout Creek near... 172 

Rock Run, Pa., discharge measurement

of.............................. 527

Rockaway River, above reservoir, at

Boonton, N. J................... 106

below reservoir, at Boonton, N. J.. 

Rockdale, N. Y., Onadilla River at... 

Rocks, Md., Deer Creek at............

Rocky River Reservoir. See Candlewood Lake. 

Rome, N. Y., Mohawk River near.......

Rondout Creek, at Rosendale, N. Y....

near Lackawack, N. Y...............

near Lowes Corners, N. Y...........

Rosendale, N. Y., Rondout Creek at... 

Roslyn Brook, N. Y., discharge measurement of.....................

Rossman, N. Y., Kinderhook Creek at.. 

Roxbury Mills, Md., Cattail Creek at. 

Ruckersville, Va., Rapidan River near 

Runoff In inches, definition of

Rush River at Washington, Va.......... 501

Rutgers Creek at Gardnerville, N. Y... 90

Ruthsburg, Md., Tuckahoe Creek near... 263

Rye, N. Y., Blind Brook at............ 15

Sacandaga Reservoir at Conkllngville, 

N. Y...........................

Sacandaga River, at Stewarts Bridge 

near Hadley, N. Y..............

East Branch, at Griffin, N. Y.......

near Hope, N. Y..................... 14,50

Saddle River at Lodi, N. J..........

Sagaponack Lake inlet, N. Y., discharge measurement of.........

Sage Brook near South New Berlin,

N. Y..........................

St. Marys River at Great Mills, Md.....

Salem, Md., Chicamacomico River near... 

Salem River at Woodstown, N. J.........

Salisbury, Md., Beaverdam Creek near... 

Sallie Harris Creek near Carmichael,

Md...............................

Sampawams Creek at Babylon, N. Y.......

discharge measurements of............

Santapogue River at Lindenhurst, N. Y.. 

discharge measurement of.............

Sassafras, Md., Jacobs Creek near. 

Savage, Md., Little Patuxent River at.. 

Savage River, below Savage River Dam,

near -Bloomington, Md.............

near Barton, Md......................

Savage River Reservoir, capacity of....

Savona, N. Y., Mud Creek near..........

Saw Kill, N. Y., discharge measurement 

of...............................

Saw Mill River at Yonkers, N. Y........

'discharge measurements of............

Sawmill Creek,-N. Y., discharge measurement of.......................

Sawpit Run near Oldtown, Md............

Saxton, Pa., Raystown Branch Juniata

River at.........................

Schaefer Run, Pa., discharge measurement of..........................

Schoharle Creek, a't Burtonsville,

N. Y.............................

at Prattsville, N. Y.................

Schroon River at Riverbank, N. Y.......

discharge measurement of.............

Schuylkill River, at Berne, Pa.........

at Philadelphia, Pa..................

at Pottstown, Pa.....................

at Pottsville, Pa....................

Seaford Creek, N. Y., discharge measurement of.......................

Seamans Creek, N. Y., discharge measurements of......................

Seatuck Creek, N. Y., discharge measurement of........................

East Branch, N. Y., discharge measurement of.......................

Second River at Belleville, N. J.......

Seneca Creek at Dawsonville, Md........

Shackham Brook near Truxton, N, Y......

Shades Branch near Chapeltown, Del.....

Shamokin Creek at Weigh Scale, Pa......

Sharpsburg, Md., Antletam Creek near... 

Shaver. Greek, Pa., discharge measurements of.........................

Shavertown, N. Y., Tremper Kill near... 

Shawnee Branch. See Juniata River,

Shawnee Branch. 

Shehawkin Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of......................

-__-__,jot Creek at Wilmington, Del......

Shenandoah River,'at Millvllle, W. Va.. 

North Pork, at Cootes Store, Va......

at Mount Jackson, Va...............

discharge measurement of...........

near Strasburg, Va.................

South Pork, at Front Royal, Va.......

near Lynnwood, Va..................

ie, N. Y., Chenango River at....

Creek at Shermandale, Pa.......

Shoemakers, Pa., Bush Kill at..........

Shohola Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of.........................

Shrub Oak Brook, N. Y., discharge measurements of......................

Sinnemahoning Creek, at Slnnemahoning, 

Pa...............................

Bennett Branch, discharge measurement of..........................

Driftwood Branch, at Sterling Run, 

Pa...............................

First Fork, near Sinnemahoning, Pa... 

SI'ade Run near Glyndon, Md..............

Sleepy Creek, W. Va., discharge measurements of......................

Smiths Creek, Va., discharge measurements of.........................

N. Y., Nissequogue River 

near.............................

iville Flats, N. Y., Genegantslet 

Creek at.........................

Hill, Md., Nassawango Creek near..

107 Shellpot

283 "

389

68

88

87

85 Sherburne,

88 Sherman

38

82

404

507

3

51

120 Smithtown,

38 Smithv

281 Snow

Page

260

241

253

265

30

40

32

'269 40

407

413

411

414

316

523

99

524

38

430

364

524

76

75

47

522

227

231

229

225

40

40

39

39

122

473

289

261

353

441

528

158

524

240

458

452

453

529

455

450

449

285

374

195

524

523

338

527

337

339

392

528

529

22

288

251
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Solomon Creek at Wilkes-Barre, Pa..... 328

Sonestown, Pa., Muncy Creek near,..... 350

South Addison, N. Y., Tuscarora Creek

near............................ 312

South Anna River, Va., discharge

measurements of................. 531

near Ashland, Va.................... 517

South Bald Eagle Creek at Tyrone, Pa.. 358

South New Berlin, N. Y., Sage Brook

near............................ 281

South Plymouth, N. Y., Canasawacta

Creek near...................... 286

South River (tributary to North River)

at Waynesboro, Va............... 448

South River (tributary to Rapidan

River), Va., discharge measurement of......................... 531

South River (tributary to Raritan

River) at Old Bridge, N. J...... 142

South River (tributary to South Pork 

Shenandoah River), Va., discharge measurement of........... 529

Southeast Creek at Church Hill, Md.... 268

Spencer, N. Y., Dean Creek at......... 298

Splitrock Reservoir, N. J., contents

of.............................123,124

Spring Brook, N. Y., discharge

measurement of.................. 526

Spring Creek (tributary to North Bald

Eagle Creek) near Axemann, Pa... 342

Spring Creek (tributary to White Deer 

Hole Creek), Pa., discharge 

measurements of................. 527

Spring Grove, Pa., Codorus Creek at.... 382

Springfisld, N. J., Rahway River near. 127

Springfield, W. Va., South Branch

Potomac River near.............. 429

Spruce Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of.........................

Spruce Creek, Pa., Little Juniata

River at......................... 359

Squankum, N. J., Manasquan River at... 145

Stage-discharge relation, definition

of.............................. 3

Standing Stone Creek near Huntingdon,

Pa.............................. 361

Stanton, N. J., South Branch Raritan

River at........................ 131

Starrucca Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of...................... 526

Staunton, Va., Bell Creek

near.......................444,445,446

Sterling Run, Pa., Driftwood Branch

Sinnemahoning Creek at.......... 337

Stilesville, N. Y., West Branch Delaware River at................... 174

Still Creek Reservoir, contents of...244,247

Stockley Branch at Stockley, Del...... 249

Stoddartsville, Pa., Lehigh River at.. 203

Stokesville, Va., North River near.... 442

Stony Creek at Columbia Furnace, Va... 454

Stony Hollow Run, N. Y., discharge

measurement of.................. 38

Stony Run, Md., discharge measurements

of.............................. 525

Strasburg, Va., North Pork Shenandoah

River near...................... 455

Strong Creek, N. Y., discharge measurement of...................... 40

Stump Pond Stream, N. Y., discharge

measurements of................. 524

Sucker Run, Pa., discharge measurement of......................... 525

Suffolk and Nassau Counties, N. Y.,

streamflow investigation in..... 38-40

Sugar Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 526

Sugarloaf'Brook, N. Y., discharge

measurements of................. 523

Sunbury, Pa., Susquehanna River at.... 352

Susquehanna River, at Colliersville,

N. Y............................ 274

a.t Conklin, N. Y.................... 284

at Danville, Pa 

at Harrisburg, Pa

at Marietta, Pa..................... 385

 - - - ........... 352

........... 320

........... 279

at Vestal, N. Y..................... 297

at Sunbury, Pa. 

at Towanda, Pa. 

at Unadilla, N. Y.

326 

near Waverly, N. Y.................. 299

at Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

Susquehanna River, West Branch,

at Bower, Pa..................... 333

West Branch at Karthaus, Pa.......... 336

at Lewisburg, Pa................... 351

at Renovo, Pa...................... 341

at Williamsport, Pa................ 348

Susquehanna River basin, N. Y.-Pa.-Md.,

discharge measurements in.......526-528

gaging-station records in...........273-389

Swale Brook, Pa., discharge measurement of.......................... 524

Swan River at East Patchogue, N. Y..... 25

Swanton, Md., Crabtree Creek near...... 412

Swatara Creek at Harper Tavern, Pa..... 379

Swiftwater Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of...................... 524

Swimming River near Red Bank, N. J..... 144

Swinging Bridge Reservoir, contents

of..............................242,244

Sykesville, Md., Piney Run near........ 400

Ta River, Va., discharge measurements

of............................... 532

Tamaqua, Pa., Little Schuylkill River

at............................... 226

Tannery, Pa., Lehigh River at.......... 204

Tappahannock, Va.,.Piscataway Creek

near............................. 512

Tenmile River at Tusten, N. Y.......... 179

Terms, and abbreviations, definition

of............................... 3-4

Terrell River, N. Y., discharge measurement of....................... 39

Terry Clove Kill near Pepacton, N. Y... 159

Thornton River, near Laurel Mills, Va.. 502

North Pork, discharge measurements of 531

South Pork, discharge measurement of. 531

Three Springs, Pa., Aughwick Creek

near............................. 368

Three Springs Creek, Pa., discharge

measurements of.................. 528

Tioga, Pa., Crooked Creek at........... 302

Tioga River at....................... 301

Tioga River, at Lindley, N. Y........... 304

at Tioga, Pa..................:...... 301

near Erwins, N. Y.................... 313

Tioughnioga River, at Cortland, N. Y... 291 

at Itaska, N. Y...................... 295

Tipton, Pa., Little Juniata River at... 357 

Toby Creek at Luzerne, Pa.............. 327

Tobyhanna Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of....................... 524

Tohickon Creek near Pipersville, Pa.... 218

Toms Brook, Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 529

Toms Creek, Pa., discharge measurement

of............................... 529

Toms River near Toms River, N. J....... 146

Toronto Reservoir, contents of........242-245

Tory Creek, N. Y., discharge measurement of.......................... 522

Totopotomoy Creek near Atlee, Va....... 519

Towanda, Pa., Susquehanna River at..... 320

Towanda Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of.......................... 526

near Monroeton, Pa................;.. 321

Trap Pond Outlet near Laurel, Del...... 255

Tremper Kill near Shavertown, N. Y,.... 158

Trenton, N. J., Assunpink Creek at..... 221

Delaware River at.................... 220

Trout Creek (tributary to Delaware

River, West Branch) at Cannonsville, N. Y...................... 173

near Rock Royal, N. Y................ 172

Trout Creek (tributary to Schuylkill 

River), Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 525

Trout Run (tributary to Sinnemahoning 

Creek, Bennett Branch), Pa., 

discharge measurement of......... 527

Trout Run (tributary to Susquehanna 

River, West Branch), Pa., discharge measurement of............ 526

Trout Run., Pa., Lycoming Creek near...- 347 

Troy, N. Y., Poesten Kill near......... 81

Truxton, N. Y., Shackham Brook

near............................. 289

Tuckahoe Creek near Ruthsburg, Md...... 263

Tulpehocken Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of...................... 525

near Reading, Pa..................... 228

Tunkhannock Creek at Dixon, Pa......... 323
INDEX 543

Turkey Run, W. Va., discharge measurement of......................... 529

Turnwood, N. Y., Beaver Kill near..... 162

Tuscarora Creek (tributary to Canlsteo

River) near South Addlson, N. Y. 312

Tuscarora Creek (tributary to Goose

Creek), Va., discharge measurement of......................... 530

Tuscarora Creek (tributary to Junlata

River) near Port Royal, Pa...... 370

Tuscarora Creek (tributary to Opequon

Creek) above MartInsburg, W. Va. 440

Tusten, N. Y., Tenmile River at....... 179

Tuthllls Creek, N. Y., discharge measurements of..................... 39

Tyrone, Pa., South Bald Eagle Creek at 358

Unadllla, N. Y., Susquehanna River at. 279 

Unadllla River, at Rockdale, N. Y..... 283

near New Berlin, N. Y............... 38X)

Unicorn Branch near Mllllngton, Md.... 266

Unlonvllle, N. Y., Wallklll River near 89 

Unity, Md., Patuxent River near....... 403

Upper Lisle, N. Y., Otsellc River

near............................5, 293

Valley Stream, N. Y., Watts Creek at.. 37 

Vestal, N. Y., Susquehanna River at... 297 

Vloman Kill, N. Y., discharge measurements of..................... 523

WSP, definition of.................... 3

Wading River (tributary to Atlantic 

Ocean), N. Y., discharge measurements of..................... 38

Wading River (tributary to Mulllca

River), East Branch, at Harrlsville, N. J..................... 149

Wallenpaupack Creek, at Wilsonville,

Pa.............................. 1-86

discharge measurements of........... 524

Wallklll River, at Gardiner, N. Y..... 95

at Pellets Island Mountain, N. Y.... 93

near Phlllipsburg. N. Y............. 94

near Unionvijle, N. Y............... 89

Walloomsac River near North Bennlngton, Vt......................... 65

Walnut Brook near Flemlngton, N. J.... 132

Walnutport, Pa., Lehigh River at...... 209

Walton, N. Y., West Branch Delaware

River at........................ 170

Wanaque, N. J.,- Blue Mine Brook near.. 114 

Cupsaw Brook near................... 112

Rlngwood Creek near................. Ill

Wanaque River at.................... 115

West Brook near..................... 113

Wanaque Reservoir, N. J., contents of. 124 

Wanaque River, at Awosting, N. J...... 109

at Monks, N. J...................... 110

at Wanaque, N. J.................... 115

Wantagh Stream at Wantagh, N. Y....... 34

Wappinger Creek near Wappingers Palls,

N. Y............................. 96

Wapwallopen Creek near Wapwallopen,

Pa.............................. 329

War Branch, Va., discharge measurements of........................ 529

Ware River basin, Va.,. discharge

measurements In................. 531

Warrenton, Va., Cedar Run near........ 487

Rappahannock River near............. 500

Washington, D. C., Potomac River near. 475 

Rock Creek at....................... 477

Washington, Va., Rush River at........ 501

Watermellon Creek, N. Y., discharge

measurement of.................. 524

Watts Creek at Valley Stream, N. Y.... 37

discharge measurements of........... 40

Waverly, N. Y., Susquehanna River naar 299 

Waynesboro, Va., South River near..... 448

Weasel Brook at Clifton, N. J......... 121

Weigh Scale, Pa., Shamokln Creek at... 353 

West Brook, N. Y., discharge measurements of........................ 39

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West Brook near Wanaque, N. J.......... 113

West Cameron, N. Y., Canisteo River at. 311

West Canada Creek, at Hlnckley, N. Y... 69 

at Kast Bridge, N. Y................. 71

West Conewago Creek, Pa., discharge

measurements of.................. 528

near Manchester, Pa.................. 381

West Creek, Pa., discharge measurements

of............................... 527

West Milton, N. Y., Glowegee Creek at.. 58 

Kayaderosseras Creek near............ 59

West Seatuck Creek, N. Y., discharge

measurements of.................. 39

Western Branch near Largo, Md.......... 409

Western Run at Western- Run, Md......... 393

Westminster, Md., Cranberry Branch

near............................. 396

Westwood, N. J., Pascack Brook at...... 101

Whlppany River at Morristown, N. J..... 108

Whiskey Creek, Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 529

White Brook, N. Y., discharge measurement of.......................... 38

White Clay.Creek, above Newark, Del.... 236 

near Newark, Del..................... 237

Whlteoak Run, Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 531

Whitney Lake Outlet, N. Y., discharge

measurement of................... 38

Whitney Point Reservoir at Whitney

Point, N. Y...................... 294

Wild Creek at Hatchery, Pa............. 206

Wild Creek Reservoir, contents of.....243,246

Wilderness Run, Va., discharge

measurements of.................. 531

Wllkes-Barre, Pa., Solomon Creek at.... 328 

Susquehanna River at................. 326

Willards, Md., Pocomoke River near..... 250

Willetts Creek, N. Y., discharge measurement of....................... 40

Williamsburg, Pa., Frankstown Branch

Juniata River at................. 356

Willlamsport, Pa., West Branch

Susquehanna River at............. 348

Williamstown, Mass., Green River at.;.. 63 

Hoosic River near.................... 62

Willowemoc Creek near Livingston Manor,

N. Y................. ............ 164

Wills Creek below Hyndman, .Pa.......... 418

near Cumberland, Md.................. 419

Wilmlngton, Del., Brandywlne Creek

at............................... 239

Shellpot Creek at.................... 240

Wilsonville, Pa., Wallenpaupack Creek

at............................... 186

Winchester, Va., Abrams Creek

near............................. 438

Cedar Creek near.,................... 456

Winters Run, Md., discharge measurements of......................... 528

Woodbourne, N. Y. , Neversink River

at............................... 191

Woodellff Lake, contents of.'........... 103

Wooddale, Del., Red Clay Creek at...... 238

Woodstown, N. J., Salem River at....... 241

Work, division of...................... 2-3

scope of............................. 1

Wyalusing Creek, Pa., North Branch,

discharge measurement of......... 526

Wynants Kill, N. Y., discharge

measurement of................... 522

Wysox Creek, Pa., discharge measurement

of................................ 526

Yagers Spring near Luray, Va........... 449

Yaphank, N. Y., Carmans River at....... 24

Yellow Breeches Creek, Pa., discharge

measurements of.................. 528

near Camp Hill, Pa................... 378

Yonkers, N. Y., Saw Mill River at...... 99

York, Pa., Codorus Creek near.......... 384

South Branch Codorus Creek near...... 383

York River basin, Va., gaging-station

records in......................515-521

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